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5.3.7 AHCI Configuration

Use the

AHCI Configuration

Settings menu (

BIOS Menu 12

) to report on the

auto-detection of devices connected to the onboard SATA drive connectors.

BIOS Menu 12: AHCI Configuration

AHCI Port n [Not Detected]

Use the

AHCI Port n

BIOS option to check what AHCI (Advanced Host Controller

Interface) devices are detected to a specified SATA drive connector. If a device is

detected, selecting the BIOS option, e.g. “

AHCI Port 3

” opens a new window.

Summary of Contents for IMBA-XQ354S

Page 1: ...XQ354S Motherboard Page i User Manual MODEL IMBA XQ354S ATX Motherboard for Intel Core 2 Duo Quad GbE PCIe x16 VGA SATA with RAID 0 1 5 10 PCI PCIe x4 HD Audio RoHS Compliant Rev 1 10 July 7 2014 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...IMBA XQ354S Motherboard Page ii Revision Date Version Changes July 7 2014 1 10 Initial release ...

Page 3: ...es arising out of the use or inability to use the product or documentation even if advised of the possibility of such damages This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical electronic or other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer TRADEMARKS All registered trad...

Page 4: ...Failure to adhere to warning messages may result in permanent damage to the IMBA XQ354S or personal injury to the user Please take warning messages seriously CAUTION Cautionary messages should also be heeded to help reduce the chance of losing data or damaging the IMBA XQ354S Cautions are easy to recognize The word caution is written as CAUTION both capitalized and bold and is followed The text is...

Page 5: ...contained therein can help avoid making mistakes Notes are easy to recognize The word note is written as NOTE both capitalized and bold and is followed by text The text is the cautionary message A note message is shown below NOTE This is an example of a note message Notes should always be read Notes contain critical information about the IMBA XQ354S Please take note messages seriously ...

Page 6: ...1 2 3 1 Package Contents 11 2 3 2 Optional Items 12 3 CONNECTOR PINOUTS 14 3 1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS 15 3 1 1 IMBA XQ354S Layout 15 3 1 2 Peripheral Interface Connectors 16 3 1 3 External Interface Panel Connectors 17 3 2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS 18 3 2 1 ATX CPU Power Connector 18 3 2 2 ATX Power Connector 19 3 2 3 Audio Connector 20 3 2 4 CD In Connector 21 3 2 5 Digital I O Conn...

Page 7: ...ctor 43 3 3 3 Keyboard and Mouse Connector 44 3 3 4 Parallel Port Connector 45 3 3 5 Serial Port Connector 46 3 3 6 USB Ports 47 3 3 7 VGA Connector 47 4 INSTALLATION 49 4 1 ANTI STATIC PRECAUTIONS 50 4 2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS 51 4 2 1 Installation Notices 51 4 2 2 Installation Checklist 52 4 3 CPU CPU COOLING KIT AND DIMM INSTALLATION 53 4 3 1 Socket LGA775 CPU Installation 53 4 3 2 Socket ...

Page 8: ...4 6 7 Audio Connector 76 5 BIOS SETUP 78 5 1 INTRODUCTION 79 5 1 1 Starting Setup 79 5 1 2 Using Setup 79 5 1 3 Getting Help 80 5 1 4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes 80 5 1 5 BIOS Menu Bar 80 5 2 MAIN 81 5 3 ADVANCED 82 5 3 1 CPU Configuration 84 5 3 2 IDE Configuration 85 5 3 2 1 IDE Master IDE Slave 87 5 3 3 Floppy Configuration 92 5 3 4 Super IO Configuration 93 5 3 5 Hardware Heal...

Page 9: ...E DRIVERS 126 6 1 AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS 127 6 2 STARTING THE DRIVER PROGRAM 127 6 3 CHIPSET DRIVER 129 6 4 GRAPHICS DRIVER 131 6 5 LAN DRIVER 135 6 6 AUDIO DRIVER 138 6 6 1 BIOS Setup 138 6 6 2 Driver Installation 138 6 7 INTEL MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER DRIVER 140 A BIOS OPTIONS 145 B TERMINOLOGY 148 C DIGITAL I O INTERFACE 152 C 1 INTRODUCTION 153 C 2 DIO CONNECTOR PINOUTS 153 C 3 ASSEMBLY LANG...

Page 10: ...S AND BENEFITS 160 E 3 ACCESSING THE INTEL MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER 160 E 4 INSTALLING THE OPERATING SYSTEM TO THE RAID ARRAY 161 F HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE 162 F 1 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE TABLE FOR IPB PRODUCTS CERTIFIED AS ROHS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002 95 EC WITHOUT MERCURY 163 ...

Page 11: ...ation 25 Figure 3 10 Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations 27 Figure 3 11 Infrared Connector Pinout Locations 28 Figure 3 12 PCIe x4 Connector Locations 29 Figure 3 13 PCIe x16 Connector Location 30 Figure 3 14 PCI Slot Location 33 Figure 3 15 SATA Drive Connector Locations 36 Figure 3 16 SPDIF Connector Pinout Locations 37 Figure 3 17 Serial Port Connectors Pinout Locations 38 Figure 3 18 SPI Fl...

Page 12: ...n 68 Figure 4 14 SATA Drive Cable Connection 69 Figure 4 15 SATA Power Drive Connection 70 Figure 4 16 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector 71 Figure 4 17 LAN Connection 72 Figure 4 18 Parallel Device Connector 73 Figure 4 19 Serial Device Connector 74 Figure 4 20 USB Connector 75 Figure 4 21 VGA Connector 76 Figure 4 22 Audio Connector 77 Figure 6 1 Start Up Screen 128 Figure 6 2 Drivers 128 Figure 6 3 ...

Page 13: ...igure 6 18 InstallShield Wizard Welcome Screen 139 Figure 6 19 Installation Wizard Finished 139 Figure 6 20 InstallShield Wizard Setup Screen 140 Figure 6 21 Matrix Storage Manager Setup Screen 141 Figure 6 22 Matrix Storage Manager Welcome Screen 141 Figure 6 23 Matrix Storage Manager Warning Screen 142 Figure 6 24 Matrix Storage Manager License Agreement 142 Figure 6 25 Matrix Storage Manager Re...

Page 14: ...ector Pinouts 24 Table 3 10 34 pin FDD Connector Pinouts 26 Table 3 11 Front Panel Connector Pinouts 27 Table 3 12 Infrared Connector Pinouts 28 Table 3 13 PCIe x4 Pinouts 30 Table 3 14 PCIe x16 Side A Pinouts 31 Table 3 15 PCIe x16 Side B Pinouts 32 Table 3 16 PCI Slot 35 Table 3 17 SATA Drive Connector Pinouts 36 Table 3 18 SPDIF Connector Pinouts 37 Table 3 19 Serial Port Connector Pinouts 38 T...

Page 15: ...nector Pinouts 47 Table 4 1 Jumpers 60 Table 4 2 Clear CMOS Jumper Settings 61 Table 4 3 COM Port Pin 9 Function Select Jumper Settings 63 Table 4 4 COM Port Pin 9 Voltage Setting Select Jumper Settings 64 Table 4 5 SPDIF Out Selection Jumper Settings 65 Table 5 1 BIOS Navigation Keys 80 ...

Page 16: ... 100 BIOS Menu 11 Advanced ACPI Configuration 102 BIOS Menu 12 AHCI Configuration 103 BIOS Menu 13 Remote Access Configuration Advanced 104 BIOS Menu 14 Trusted Computing 107 BIOS Menu 15 USB Configuration 108 BIOS Menu 16 PCI PnP Configuration 110 BIOS Menu 17 Boot 112 BIOS Menu 18 Boot Settings Configuration 113 BIOS Menu 19 Boot Device Priority Settings 115 BIOS Menu 20 Hard Disk Drives 116 BIO...

Page 17: ...IMBA XQ354S Motherboard Page 1 Chapter 1 1 Introduction ...

Page 18: ... provide advanced storage capabilities with 3Gb s data transfer rates RAID 0 support allows for increased data throughput for applications requiring quick data access RAID 1 5 and 10 provide data redundancy allowing for the failure of one or more disks without losing data Graphics capabilities include a VGA port on the rear panel and a PCIe x16 graphics card slot The graphics card slot supports th...

Page 19: ...ays available and will reboot if the system crashes Powerful processor options are ideal for computing intensive applications Data is protected through fast and reliable SATA RAID storage 1 3 Features Some of the IMBA XQ354S motherboard features are listed below ATX form factor RoHS compliant LGA 775 CPU socket PCI and PCIe expansion slots Supports four DDR2 DIMMs up to 2 0 GB each One Gigabit Eth...

Page 20: ...IMBA XQ354S Motherboard Page 4 1 4 Connectors The connectors on the IMBA XQ354S are shown in the figure below Figure 1 2 Overview ...

Page 21: ...IMBA XQ354S Motherboard Page 5 1 5 Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below Length 305 mm Width 244 mm Figure 1 3 IMBA XQ354S Dimensions mm ...

Page 22: ...IMBA XQ354S Motherboard Page 6 1 6 Data Flow 6Figure 1 4 shows the data flow between the system chipset the CPU and other components installed on the motherboard Figure 1 4 Data Flow Block Diagram ...

Page 23: ...Slots 1 x PCIe x16 slot 3 x PCIe x4 slot 3 x PCI slot BIOS AMI BIOS Graphics VGA integrated in Intel Q35 Floppy Disk Drives Two 5 25 360 KB or 1 2 MB floppy disk drives FDD and or 3 5 720 KB 1 44 MB or 2 88 MB FDD Serial Ports Six RS 232 ports supported with two from the iTE IT8718F super I O and four from the Fintek F81216DG Peripherals 1 x Parallel port supporting normal EPP and ECP modes 12 x U...

Page 24: ...rts TPM v1 2 and above Power Supply ATX supported Fans 1 x 4 pin CPU cooling fan 2 x 3 pin system cooling fans Power Consumption 3 3 V 2 96 A 5 V 6 92 A 5 VSB 1 61 A 12 V 2 77 A 2 66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E6850CPU with 1333 MHz FSB and 8 0 GB of DDR2 memory running 3DMark 2001 Operating temperature 0ºC 60ºC requires cooler and silicone heat sink paste Humidity 0 95 non condensing Dimensions 305 mm ...

Page 25: ...IMBA XQ354S Motherboard Page 9 Chapter 2 2 Packing List ...

Page 26: ...i static wristband can help to prevent ESD from damaging the board Self grounding Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting material During the time the board is handled frequently touch any conducting materials that are connected to the ground Use an anti static pad When configuring the IMBA XQ354S place it on an antic static pad This reduces the possibility of ESD damaging the IMBA...

Page 27: ... or contact an IEI sales representative directly by sending an email to 32sales ieiworld com 2 3 1 Package Contents The IMBA XQ354S is shipped with the following components Quantity Item and Part Number Image 1 IMBA XQ354S 2 Dual RS 232 cable P N 19800 003600 100 RS 1 Single RS 232 cable P N 19800 010900 200 RS 6 SATA cable P N 32801 000703 400 RS 1 I O Shielding P N 45014 0025C0 00 RS 1 Mini jump...

Page 28: ...ility CD 1 Quick Installation Guide Table 2 1 Packing List 2 3 2 Optional Items The IMBA XQ354S is shipped with the following components Item and Part Number Image Dual USB cable w bracket P N 19800 003100 300 RS 4 port USB cable P N 19800 000100 200 RS RS 232 422 485 cable P N 3200 000063 RS CPU cooler P N CF 775A RS ...

Page 29: ...11 20 pin Infineon TPM software management tool firmware V3 17 P N TPM IN01 R11 PCIe x16 VGA output SDVO card supports dual display IEI CPU board only P N SDVO 100VGA R10 PCIe x16 DVI output SDVO card supports dual display IEI CPU board only P N SDVO 100DVI R10 Table 2 2 Optional Items ...

Page 30: ...IMBA XQ354S Motherboard Page 14 Chapter 3 3 Connector Pinouts ...

Page 31: ...ipheral interface connector locations Section 3 1 2 lists all the peripheral interface connectors seen in Section 63 1 2 3 1 1 IMBA XQ354S Layout 6Figure 3 1 shows the on board peripheral connectors rear panel peripheral connectors and on board jumpers Figure 3 1 Connector and Jumper Locations ...

Page 32: ...eader FPAUDIO1 CD in connector 4 pin header CDIN1 Digital I O connector 10 pin header DIO1 Fan connector CPU 4 pin wafer CPU_FAN1 Fan connector System 3 pin wafer SYS_FAN1 SYS_FAN2 Floppy disk connector 34 pin box header FDD1 Front panel connector 14 pin header F_PANEL1 Infrared connector 5 pin header IR1 PCI connectors PCI slot PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCIe x4 connectors PCIe x4 slot PCIEX4_1 PCIEX4_2 PCIE...

Page 33: ... Panel Connectors 6Table 3 2 lists the rear panel connectors on the IMBA XQ354S Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 63 1 Connector Type Label Audio jacks six Audio jacks AUDIO1 Keyboard and mouse connectors Dual PS 2 KB_MS1 LAN connector RJ 45 LAN1_USB01 Parallel port connector D sub 26 female 3IN1_DSUB1 RS 232 serial port connector D sub 9 male 3IN1_DSUB1 USB 2 0 por...

Page 34: ... has complete descriptions of all the internal peripheral connectors on the IMBA XQ354S 3 2 1 ATX CPU Power Connector CN Label CPU12 V1 CN Type 4 pin ATX power connector CN Location See 6Figure 3 2 CN Pinouts See 6Table 3 3 The 4 pin ATX power connector is connected to an ATX power supply Figure 3 2 AT Power Connector Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 GND 3 12 V 4 12 V Table 3 3 ATX Power Connec...

Page 35: ... ATX connector is connected to an external ATX power supply Power is provided to the system from the power supply through this connector Figure 3 3 ATX Power Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 3 3 V 13 3 3 V 2 3 3 V 14 12 V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5 V 16 PS ON 5 GND 17 GND 6 5 V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 NC 20 NC 9 VCC5SB 21 5 V ...

Page 36: ...Connector Pinouts 3 2 3 Audio Connector CN Label FPAUDIO1 CN Type 10 pin header CN Location See 6Figure 3 4 CN Pinouts See 6Table 3 5 The 10 pin audio connector is connected to external audio devices including speakers and microphones for the input and output of audio signals to and from the system Figure 3 4 Audio Connector Pinouts ...

Page 37: ...N C 9 Line left 10 GND Table 3 5 Audio Connector Pinouts 3 2 4 CD In Connector CN Label CD_IN1 CN Type 4 pin header CN Location See 6Figure 3 5 CN Pinouts See 6Table 3 6 The 4 pin audio CD in connector is connected to an external audio CD device for the input and output of audio signals from a CD player to the system Figure 3 5 Audio CD In Connector Location ...

Page 38: ...N Label DIO1 CN Type 10 pin header CN Location See 6Figure 3 6 CN Pinouts See 6Table 3 7 The digital input output connector is managed through a Super I O chip The Digital I O connector pins are user programmable Figure 3 6 Digital I O Connector Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 VCC 3 Output 3 4 Output 2 5 Output 1 6 Output 0 7 Input 3 8 Input 2 ...

Page 39: ... See 6Table 3 8 The cooling fan connector provides a 12 V 500mA current to a CPU cooling fan The connector has a rotation pin to get rotation signals from fans and notify the system so the system BIOS can recognize the fan speed Please note that only specified fans can issue the rotation signals Figure 3 7 CPU Fan Connector Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 12 VCC 3 Rotation Signal 4 Control Tab...

Page 40: ... provides a 12 V 500mA current to a system cooling fan The connector has a rotation pin to get rotation signals from fans and notify the system so the system BIOS can recognize the fan speed Please note that only specified fans can issue the rotation signals Figure 3 8 System Fan Connector Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 12 V 3 Fan Speed Detect Table 3 9 System Fan Connector Pinouts ...

Page 41: ...ts See 6Table 3 10 The floppy disk connector is connected to a floppy disk drive The IMBA XQ354S supports the following floppy disk drives 360 KB 720 KB 1 2 MB 1 44 MB 2 88 MB Figure 3 9 34 pin FDD Connector Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 REDUCE WRITE 3 GND 4 N C 5 N C 6 N C 7 GND 8 INDEX 9 GND 10 MOTOR ENABLE A ...

Page 42: ... 28 WRITE PROTECT 29 GND 30 READ DATA 31 GND 32 SIDE 1 SELECT 33 GND 34 DISK CHANGE Table 3 10 34 pin FDD Connector Pinouts 3 2 9 Front Panel Connector CN Label F_PANEL1 CN Type 14 pin header CN Location See 6Figure 3 10 CN Pinouts See 6Table 3 11 The front panel connector connects to external switches and indicators to monitor and control the motherboard These indicators and switches include Powe...

Page 43: ...6 N C Power Button 7 Power Button 8 Speaker 9 Power Button Reset 10 N C HDD LED 11 5 V 12 RESET 13 HDLED 14 GND Table 3 11 Front Panel Connector Pinouts 3 2 10 Infrared Interface Connector CN Label IR1 CN Type 5 pin header CN Location See 6Figure 3 11 CN Pinouts See 6Table 3 12 The infrared interface connector supports both Serial Infrared SIR and Amplitude Shift Key Infrared ASKIR interfaces ...

Page 44: ...SCRIPTION 1 VCC 2 NC 3 IR RX 4 GND 5 IR TX Table 3 12 Infrared Connector Pinouts 3 2 11 PCI Express x4 Slots CN Label PCIE4X_1 PCIE4X_2 and PCIE4X_3 CN Type PCIe x4 slots CN Location See 6Figure 3 12 CN Pinouts See 6Table 3 13 PCIe x4 expansion devices can be inserted into the PCIe x4 slots ...

Page 45: ...SMDAT A7 N C A8 N C B7 GND B8 3 3 V A9 3 3 V A10 3 3 V B9 N C B10 3 3 V A11 RESET A12 GND B11 WAKE B12 N C A13 REFCLK A14 REFCLK B13 GND B14 HSOp 0 A15 GND A16 HSIp 0 B15 HSOn 0 B16 GND A17 HSIn 0 A18 GND B17 N C B18 GND A19 N C A20 GND B19 HSOp 1 B20 HSOn 1 A21 HSIp 1 A22 HSIn 1 B21 GND B22 GND A23 GND A24 GND B23 HSOp 2 B24 HSOn 2 A25 HSIp 2 A26 HSIn 2 B25 GND B26 GND A27 GND A28 GND B27 HSOp 3 ...

Page 46: ...CN Location See 6Figure 3 13 CN Pinouts See 6Table 3 14 Side A 6Table 3 15 Side B PCIe x16 expansion devices can be inserted into the PCIe x16 slot Figure 3 13 PCIe x16 Connector Location PIN NAME PIN NAME PIN NAME PIN NAME A1 Name A22 HSIn 1 A43 HSIp 6 A64 HSIp 11 A2 PRSNT 1 A23 GND A44 HSIn 6 A65 HSIn 11 A3 12v A24 GND A45 GND A66 GND A4 12v A25 HSIp 2 A46 GND A67 GND A5 GND A26 HSIn 2 A47 HSIp ...

Page 47: ...SIp 0 A38 GND A59 GND A80 HSIp 15 A18 HSIn 0 A39 HSIp 5 A60 HSIp 10 A81 HSIn 15 A19 GND A40 HSIn 5 A61 HSIn 10 A82 GND A20 RSVD A41 GND A62 GND A21 GND A42 GND A63 GND Table 3 14 PCIe x16 Side A Pinouts PIN NAME PIN NAME PIN NAME PIN NAME B1 12v B22 GND B43 GND B64 GND B2 12v B23 HSOp 2 B44 GND B65 GND B3 RSVD B24 HSOn 2 B45 HSOp 7 B66 HSOp 12 B4 GND B25 GND B46 HSOn 7 B67 HSOn 12 B5 SMCLK B26 GND...

Page 48: ... HSOn 15 B17 PRSNT 2 B38 HSOn 5 B59 HSOn 10 B80 GND B18 GND B39 GND B60 GND B81 PRSNT 2 B19 HSOp 1 B40 GND B61 GND B82 RSVD 2 B20 HSOn 1 B41 HSOp 6 B62 HSOp 11 B21 GND B42 HSOn 6 B63 HSOn 11 Table 3 15 PCIe x16 Side B Pinouts 3 2 13 PCI Slots CN Label PCI1 PCI2 and PCI3 CN Type PCI Slot CN Location See 6Figure 3 14 CN Pinouts See 6Table 3 16 The PCI slot enables a PCI expansion module to be connec...

Page 49: ...RIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION A1 TRST B1 12 V A2 12 V B2 TCK A3 TMS B3 GND A4 TDI B4 TDO A5 5 V B5 5 V A6 INTA B6 5 V A7 INTC B7 INTB A8 5 V B8 INTD A9 RESERVED3 B9 PRSNT1 A10 5 V B10 RESERVED1 A11 RESERVED4 B11 PRSNT2 A12 GND B12 GND A13 GND B13 GND A14 3 3 V_AUX B14 RESERVED2 ...

Page 50: ...6 B23 AD27 A24 GND B24 AD25 A25 AD24 B25 3 3 V A26 IDSEL B26 C BE3 A27 3 3 V B27 AD23 A28 AD22 B28 GND A29 AD20 B29 AD21 A30 GND B30 AD19 A31 AD18 B31 3 3 V A32 AD16 B32 AD17 A33 3 3 V B33 C BE2 A34 FRAME B34 GND A35 GND B35 IRDY A36 TRDY B36 3 3 V A37 GND B37 DEVSEL A38 STOP B38 GND A39 3 3 V B39 LOCK A40 SDONE B40 PERR A41 SBO B41 3 3 V A42 GND B42 SERR A43 PAR B43 3 3 V A44 AD15 B44 C BE1 A45 3...

Page 51: ...68 AD0 B68 AD1 A59 5 V B59 5 V A60 REQ64 B60 ACK64 A61 5 V B61 5 V A62 5 V B62 5 V Table 3 16 PCI Slot 3 2 14 SATA Drive Connectors CN Label SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 and SATA6 CN Type SATA drive connectors CN Location See 6Figure 3 15 CN Pinouts See 6Table 3 17 The six SATA drive connectors are each connected to a SATA drive SATA drives transfer data at speeds as high as 3Gb s The SATA drives...

Page 52: ... NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 TX 3 TX 4 GND 5 RX 6 RX 7 GND Table 3 17 SATA Drive Connector Pinouts 3 2 15 SPDIF Connector CN Label SPDIF1 CN Type 5 pin header CN Location See 6Figure 3 16 CN Pinouts See 6Table 3 18 Use the SPDIF connector to connect digital audio devices to the system ...

Page 53: ... Table 3 18 SPDIF Connector Pinouts 3 2 16 Serial Port Connectors CN Label COM2 COM3 COM4 COM5 COM6 CN Type 9 pin box headers CN Location See 6Figure 3 17 CN Pinouts See 6Table 3 19 The 10 pin serial port connectors provide a RS 232 serial communications channels The serial port connectors can be connected to external RS 232 serial port devices ...

Page 54: ... RXD 3 Transmit Data TXD 4 Data Terminal Ready DTR 5 Ground GND 6 Data Set to Ready DSR 7 Request to Send RTS 8 Clear to Sent CTS 9 Ring Indicator RI 10 N C Table 3 19 Serial Port Connector Pinouts 3 2 17 SPI Flash Connector CN Label JSPI1 CN Type 8 pin header CN Location See 6Figure 3 18 CN Pinouts See 6Table 3 20 The SPI connector is for flashing the SPI BIOS ...

Page 55: ...DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 2 GND 3 CS 4 CLOCK 5 SO 6 SI 7 NC 8 NC Table 3 20 SPI Flash Connector 3 2 18 Trusted Platform Module TPM Connector CN Label TPM1 CN Type 20 pin header CN Location See 6Figure 3 19 CN Pinouts See 6Table 3 21 The Trusted Platform Module TPM connector secures the system on boot ...

Page 56: ... 2 GND2 3 LFRAME 4 KEY 5 LRESET 6 5 V 7 LAD3 8 LAD2 9 3 V 10 LAD1 11 LAD0 12 GND3 13 SCL 14 SDA 15 SB3 V 16 SERIRQ 17 GND1 18 GLKRUN 19 LPCPD 20 LDRQ Table 3 21 TPM Connector Pinouts 3 2 19 USB Connectors CN Label USB45 USB67 USB89 and USB1011 CN Type 8 pin header CN Location See 6Figure 3 20 CN Pinouts See 6Table 3 22 ...

Page 57: ...ear panel The USB ports are used for I O bus expansion Figure 3 20 USB Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 2 GND 3 DATA 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 GND 8 VCC Table 3 22 USB Port Connector Pinouts 3 3 External Interface Connectors 6Figure 3 21 shows the IMBA XQ354S motherboard external interface connectors The IMBA XQ354S on board external interface connectors are show...

Page 58: ...nected to external audio devices as specified below CEN LFE Out Orange Connects to the center speaker and sub woofer Surround Out Black Connects to a speaker on the left and right Side Out Gray Connects to side speakers Line In port Light Blue Connects a CD ROM DVD player or other audio devices Line Out port Lime Connects to a headphone or a speaker With multi channel configurations this port conn...

Page 59: ...abel LAN1 CN Type RJ 45 CN Location See 6Figure 3 21 CN Pinouts See 6Table 3 23 A 10 100 1000 Mb s connection can be made to a Local Area Network PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 TX 5 N C 2 N C 6 RX 3 TX 7 N C 4 RX 8 N C Table 3 23 Ethernet Connector Pinouts Figure 3 23 Ethernet Connector ...

Page 60: ...ption GREEN ON 100 MB OFF 10 MB YELLOW ON Linked Flashing Activity Table 3 24 Connector LEDs 3 3 3 Keyboard and Mouse Connector CN Label KB_MS1 CN Type PS 2 CN Location See 6Figure 3 21 CN Pinouts See 6Table 3 25 and 6Figure 3 24 The IMBA XQ354S has two PS 2 connectors on the mounting bracket for easy connection to a PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse Figure 3 24 PS 2 Connector PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO...

Page 61: ...e 26 pin parallel port connector connects to a parallel port connector interface or some other parallel port device such as a printer PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 STROBE 14 AUTO FORM FEED 2 DATA 0 15 ERROR 3 DATA 1 16 INITIALIZE 4 DATA 2 17 PRINTER SELECT LN 5 DATA 3 18 GROUND 6 DATA 4 19 GROUND 7 DATA 5 20 GROUND 8 DATA 6 21 GROUND 9 DATA 7 22 GROUND 10 ACKNOWLEDGE 23 GROUND 11 BUSY 24...

Page 62: ...ype D sub 9 connector CN Location See 6Figure 3 21 CN Pinouts See 7Table 3 27 and 7Figure 3 26 The RS 232 serial connector provides serial connection in the RS 232 mode PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RxD 7 RTS 3 TxD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 GND Table 3 27 Serial Port Pinouts Figure 3 26 Serial Port Pinout Locations ...

Page 63: ...N DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 5 V 5 5 V 2 D3 6 D4 3 D3 7 D4 4 GND 8 GND Table 3 28 USB Connector Pinouts 3 3 7 VGA Connector CN Label VGA CN Type D sub 15 pin female connector CN Location See 7Figure 3 21 CN Pinouts See 7Figure 3 27 and 7Table 3 29 The standard 15 pin female VGA connector connects to a CRT or LCD monitor PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 RED 6 GROUND 11 NC 2 GREE...

Page 64: ...IMBA XQ354S Motherboard Page 48 Figure 3 27 VGA Connector ...

Page 65: ...IMBA XQ354S Motherboard Page 49 Chapter 4 4 Installation ...

Page 66: ...her electrical component is handled the following anti static precautions are strictly adhered to Wear an anti static wristband Wearing a simple anti static wristband can help to prevent ESD from damaging the board Self grounding Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting material During the time the board is handled frequently touch any conducting materials that are connected to the ...

Page 67: ...ge to the IMBA XQ354S IMBA XQ354S components and injury to the user Before and during the installation please DO the following Read the user manual o The user manual provides a complete description of the IMBA XQ354S installation instructions and configuration options Wear an electrostatic discharge cuff ESD o Electronic components are easily damaged by ESD Wearing an ESD cuff removes ESD from the...

Page 68: ...t The following checklist is provided to ensure the IMBA XQ354S is properly installed All the items in the packing list are present A compatible memory module is properly inserted into the slot The jumpers have been properly configured The IMBA XQ354S is inserted into a chassis with adequate ventilation The correct power supply is being used The following devices are properly connected o RS 232 ca...

Page 69: ...also result in injury to the user The CPU CPU cooling kit and DIMM are the most critical components of the IMBA XQ354S If one of these component is not installed the IMBA XQ354S cannot run 4 3 1 Socket LGA775 CPU Installation NOTE To enable Hyper Threading Technology the CPU chipset and operating system must all support Hyper Threading Technology WARNING CPUs are expensive and sensitive components...

Page 70: ...U Step 1 Remove the protective cover Remove the black protective cover by prying it off the load plate To remove the protective cover locate the REMOVE sign and use your fingernail to pry the protective cover off See 7Figure 4 2 Figure 4 2 Remove the CPU Socket Protective Shield Step 2 Open the socket Disengage the load lever by pressing the lever down and slightly outward to clear the retention t...

Page 71: ...ressed air Step 4 Orientate the CPU properly Make sure the IHS Integrated Heat Sink side is facing upward Step 5 Correctly position the CPU Match the Pin 1 mark with the cut edge on the CPU socket Step 6 Align the CPU pins Locate pin 1 and the two orientation notches on the CPU Carefully match the two orientation notches on the CPU with the socket alignment keys Step 7 Insert the CPU Gently insert...

Page 72: ... Connect the CPU 12 V cable to the 12 After the cooling kit is installed connect the CPU cable to the CPU 12 V power connector Step 0 4 3 2 Socket LGA775 CF 520 Cooling Kit Installation WARNING It is strongly recommended that you DO NOT use the original heat sink and cooler provided by Intel on the IMBA XQ354S The cooling kit includes a support bracket that is combined with the heat sink mounted o...

Page 73: ...elow Step 1 Place the cooling kit onto the socket LGA775 CPU Make sure the CPU cable can be properly routed when the cooling kit is installed Step 2 Properly align the cooling kit Make sure the four spring screw fasteners can pass through the pre drilled holes on the PCB Step 3 Mount the cooling kit Gently place the cooling kit on top of the CPU Make sure the four threaded screws on the corners of...

Page 74: ...the fan cable Connect the cooling kit fan cable to the fan connector on the IMBA XQ354S Carefully route the cable and avoid heat generating chips and fan blades Step 0 4 3 3 DIMM Installation WARNING Using incorrectly specified memory modules may cause permanent damage the IMBA XQ354S Please make sure the memory modules comply with the recommended memory specifications To install a DIMM please fol...

Page 75: ...M must be oriented in such a way that the notch in the middle of the DIMM must be aligned with the plastic bridge in the socket See 7Figure 4 7 Step 3 Insert the DIMM Once properly aligned the DIMM can be inserted into the socket As the DIMM is inserted the white handles on the side of the socket will close automatically and secure the DIMM to the socket See 7Figure 4 7 Step 4 Removing a DIMM To r...

Page 76: ... is installed in the system the jumpers must be set in accordance with the desired configuration The jumpers on the IMBA XQ354S are listed in 7Table 4 1 Description Label Type Clear CMOS J_CMOS1 3 pin header COM3 Pin 9 setting J_COM_F3 3 pin header COM4 Pin 9 setting J_COM_F4 3 pin header COM5 Pin 9 setting J_COM_F5 3 pin header COM6 Pin 9 setting J_COM_F6 3 pin header COM3 Pin 9 voltage setting J...

Page 77: ... clip back to pins 1 and 2 If the CMOS Settings Wrong message is displayed during the boot up process the fault may be corrected by pressing the F1 to enter the CMOS Setup menu Do one of the following Enter the correct CMOS setting Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults After having done one of the above save the changes and exit the CMOS Setup menu The clear CMOS jumper settings are shown i...

Page 78: ...specified as either 5 V or as 12 V To do this please refer to the following section The COM Port Pin 9 Function Select jumpers configure pin 9 on the COM3 COM4 COM5 and COM6 connectors Pin 9 on COM3 COM4 COM5 and COM6 can be set as either a ring RI signal or as a power source The COM Port Pin 9 Function Select jumper selections options are shown in 7Table 4 3 COM Port Jumper Pin 9 Voltage Input Pi...

Page 79: ...re 4 9 below Figure 4 9 COM Port Pin 9 Function Select Jumper Location 4 4 3 COM Port Pin 9 Voltage Setting Select Jumper Label J_COM_V3 J_COM_V4 J_COM_V5 and J_COM_V6 Jumper Type 3 pin header Jumper Settings See 7Table 4 4 Jumper Location See 7Figure 4 10 NOTE To specify pin 9 on the COM ports as either 5 V or 12 V output pin 9 on the respective jumper must be set to the voltage function and not ...

Page 80: ...ptions are shown in 7Table 4 4 COM Port Jumper Pin 9 5 V Pin 9 12 V COM3 J_COM_V3 Short 1 2 Short 2 3 COM4 J_COM_V4 Short 1 2 Short 2 3 COM5 J_COM_V5 Short 1 2 Short 2 3 COM6 J_COM_V6 Short 1 2 Short 2 3 Table 4 4 COM Port Pin 9 Voltage Setting Select Jumper Settings The COM Port Pin 9 Voltage Setting Select jumper location is shown in 7Figure 4 10 below Figure 4 10 COM Port Pin 9 Voltage Setting ...

Page 81: ...l speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder via a coaxial cable The SPDIF Out Selection jumper specifies the connection type Jumper settings are shown in 7Table 4 5 and the jumper location is shown in 7Figure 4 11 SPDIF_OUT Description 1 2 RCA connector Default 2 3 Optical connector Table 4 5 SPDIF Out Selection Jumper Settings Figure 4 11 SPDIF Out Selection Jumper Pino...

Page 82: ...surface 4 5 2 IMBA XQ354S Installation To install the IMBA XQ354S motherboard into the chassis please refer to the reference material that came with the chassis 4 5 3 Dual RS 232 Cable with Slot Bracket The dual RS 232 cable slot connector consists of two connectors attached to two independent cables Each cable is then attached to a D sub 9 male connector that is mounted onto a slot To install the...

Page 83: ...ingle RS 232 cable consists of one serial port connectors attached to a serial communications cable that is then attached to a D sub 9 male connector that is mounted onto a bracket To install the single RS 232 cable please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connector The location of the RS 232 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the cable connector Insert the connector into the ser...

Page 84: ...ce material that came with the chassisStep 0 4 5 5 SATA Drive Connection Two Cables The IMBA XQ354S is shipped with six SATA drive cables To connect the SATA drives to the connectors please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connectors The locations of the SATA drive connectors are shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the cable connector Insert the cable connector into the on board SATA drive co...

Page 85: ... Step 3 Connect the cable to the SATA disk Connect the connector on the other end of the cable to the connector at the back of the SATA drive See Figure 4 15 Step 4 Connect the SATA power cable Connect the SATA power connector to the back of the SATA drive See Figure 4 15 ...

Page 86: ...o the external peripheral interface connectors Keyboard and mouse connectors Serial port devices VGA screens Parallel port devices Ethernet connection USB devices Audio jacks To install these devices connect the corresponding cable connector from the actual device to the corresponding IMBA XQ354S external peripheral interface connector making sure the pins are properly aligned ...

Page 87: ... the dual PS 2 connector The location of the dual PS 2 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the keyboard mouse connector Insert a PS 2 keyboard or mouse connector into the appropriate PS 2 connector on the external peripheral interface connector See 7Figure 4 16 Figure 4 16 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector 4 6 2 LAN There is one external RJ 45 LAN connector The RJ 45 connector enables connec...

Page 88: ...LAN cable RJ 45 connector into the on board RJ 45 connector Step 0 4 6 3 Parallel Device Connection The IMBA XQ354S has a single female D sub 25 connector on the external peripheral interface panel for parallel devices Follow the steps below to connect a parallel device to the IMBA XQ354S Step 1 Locate the D sub 25 connector The location of the D sub 25 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Inser...

Page 89: ...vice The IMBA XQ354S has a single male D sub 9 connector on the external peripheral interface panel for a serial device Follow the steps below to connect a serial device to the IMBA XQ354S Step 1 Locate the D sub 9 connector The location of the D sub 9 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the serial connector Insert the D sub 9 connector of a serial device into the D sub 9 connector on th...

Page 90: ...rnal USB Series A receptacle connectors provide easier and quicker access to external USB devices Follow the steps below to connect USB devices to the IMBA XQ354S Step 1 Locate the USB Series A receptacle connectors The location of the USB Series A receptacle connectors are shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert a USB Series A plug Insert the USB Series A plug of a device into the USB Series A receptacl...

Page 91: ...w the instructions below Step 1 Locate the female D sub 15 connector The location of the female D sub 15 connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Align the VGA connector Align the male D sub 15 connector on the VGA screen cable with the female D sub 15 connector on the external peripheral interface Step 3 Insert the VGA connector Once the connectors are properly aligned with the insert the male conn...

Page 92: ... setup To install the audio devices follow the steps below Step 1 Identify the audio plugs The plugs on your home theater system or speakers may not match the colors on the rear panel If audio plugs are plugged into the wrong jacks sound quality will be very bad Step 2 Plug the audio plugs into the audio jacks Plug the audio plugs into the audio jacks If the plugs on your speakers are different an...

Page 93: ...ices Line Out port Lime Connects to a headphone or a speaker With multi channel configurations this port connect to front speakers Microphone Pink Connects a microphone Figure 4 22 Audio Connector Step 3 Check audio clarity Check that the sound is coming through the right speakers by adjusting the balance front to rear and left to right Step 0 ...

Page 94: ...IMBA XQ354S Motherboard Page 78 Chapter 5 5 BIOS Setup ...

Page 95: ...arting Setup The AMI BIOS is activated when the computer is turned on The setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 Press the DELETE key as soon as the system is turned on or 2 Press the DELETE key when the Press Del to enter SETUP message appears on the screen If the message disappears before the DELETE key is pressed restart the computer and try again 5 1 2 Using Setup Use the arrow ke...

Page 96: ...rward F10 key Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu Table 5 1 BIOS Navigation Keys 5 1 3 Getting Help When F1 is pressed a small help window describing the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item appears To exit the Help Window press ESC or the F1 key again 5 1 4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes If the computer cannot boot after changes to th...

Page 97: ...the configuration options found in the menu items at the top of the BIOS screen and listed above 5 2 Main The Main BIOS menu 7BIOS Menu 1 appears when the BIOS Setup program is entered The Main menu gives an overview of the basic system information BIOS Menu 1 Main Î System Overview The System Overview lists a brief summary of different system components The fields in System Overview cannot be cha...

Page 98: ...he System Overview field also has two user configurable fields Î System Time hh mm ss Use the System Time option to set the system time Manually enter the hours minutes and seconds Î System Date DAY dd mm yyyy Use the System Date option to set the system date Manually enter the day month and year 5 3 Advanced Use the Advanced menu to configure the CPU and peripheral devices through the following s...

Page 99: ... Super IO Configuration 93 5 3 5 Hardware Health Configuration 96 5 3 6 APM Configuration 100 5 3 7 AHCI Configuration 103 5 3 8 Remote Access Configuration 104 5 3 9 Trusted Computing 107 5 3 10 USB Configuration 108 BIOS Menu 2 Advanced ...

Page 100: ...figure the CPU BIOS Menu 3 CPU Configuration The CPU Configuration menu 7BIOS Menu 3 lists the following CPU details Manufacturer Lists the name of the CPU manufacturer Frequency Lists the CPU processing speed FSB Speed Lists the FSB speed Cache L1 Lists the CPU L1 cache size Cache L2 Lists the CPU L2 cache size Ratio Actual Clock speed ratio ...

Page 101: ... 4 IDE Configuration Î SATA n Configuration Enhanced Use the SATA n BIOS option to enable the nth SATA drive port Î Enhanced DEFAULT The nth SATA drive port is activated Î Disabled The nth SATA drive port is disabled Î Configure SATA n as IDE Use the Configure SATA n as BIOS option to configure the nth SATA port as an IDE drive a SATA drive AHCI mode or a SATA drive in a RAID configuration ...

Page 102: ... auto detects the presence of IDE devices BIOS displays the status of the auto detected IDE devices The following IDE devices are detected and are shown in the IDE Configuration menu Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Third IDE Master Fourth IDE Master The IDE Configuration menu 7BIOS Menu 4 allows changes to the configurations for the IDE devices install...

Page 103: ...he grayed out items in the left frame are IDE disk drive parameters automatically detected from the firmware of the selected IDE disk drive The drive parameters are listed as follows Device Lists the device type e g hard disk CD ROM etc Type Indicates the type of devices a user can manually select Vendor Lists the device manufacturer Size List the storage capacity of the device LBA Mode Indicates ...

Page 104: ...2Bit Data Transfer Enables 32 bit data transfer Î Type Auto Use the Type BIOS option select the type of device the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after the Power On Self Test POST is complete Î Not Installed BIOS is prevented from searching for an IDE disk drive on the specified channel Î Auto DEFAULT The BIOS auto detects the IDE disk drive type attached to the specified channel This setting shoul...

Page 105: ... Multi Sector Transfer on the specified channel The data to and from the device occurs one sector at a time Î Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects Multi Sector Transfer support on the drive on the specified channel If supported the data transfer to and from the device occurs multiple sectors at a time Î PIO Mode Auto Use the PIO Mode option to select the IDE PIO Programmable I O mode program timing cycl...

Page 106: ... DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 2 1 MB s Î SWDMA1 Single Word DMA mode 1 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 4 2 MB s Î SWDMA2 Single Word DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 8 3 MB s Î MWDMA0 Multi Word DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 4 2 MB s Î MWDMA1 Multi Word DMA mode 1 selected with a maximum data transfer rate...

Page 107: ... A R T Auto Use the S M A R T option to auto detect disable or enable Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART on the drive on the specified channel S M A R T predicts impending drive failures The S M A R T BIOS option enables or disables this function Î Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects HDD SMART support Î Disabled Prevents BIOS from using the HDD SMART feature Î Enabled Allows BIOS t...

Page 108: ...ion menu to configure the floppy disk drive connected to the system BIOS Menu 6 IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration Î Floppy A Use the Floppy A B option to configure the floppy disk drive Options are listed below Disabled 360 KB 51 4 1 2 MB 51 4 720 KB 31 2 1 44 MB 31 2 2 88 MB 31 2 ...

Page 109: ... 3F8 IRQ4 Use the Serial Port1 Address option to select the Serial Port 1 base address Î Disabled No base address is assigned to Serial Port 1 Î 3F8 IRQ4 DEFAULT I O port address is 3F8 and the interrupt address is IRQ4 Î 3E8 IRQ4 I O port address is 3E8 and the interrupt address is IRQ4 Î 2E8 IRQ3 I O port address is 2E8 and the interrupt address is IRQ3 Î Serial Port1 Mode Normal Use the Serial ...

Page 110: ...rrupt address is IRQ3 Î Serial Port2 Mode Normal Use the Serial Port2 Mode option to select the Serial Port2 operational mode Î Normal DEFAULT Serial Port 2 mode is normal Î IrDA Serial Port 2 mode is IrDA Î ASK IR Serial Port 2 mode is ASK IR Î Parallel Address 378 The Parallel Port Address BIOS option assigns the I O port address of the parallel port The following address options are available Î...

Page 111: ... between the system and the parallel port device and the transmission rates between the two are much faster than the SPP mode Î EPP ECP The parallel port operates in the extended capabilities port ECP mode The ECP mode supports bi directional communication between the system and the parallel port device and the transmission rates between the two are much faster than the Normal mode The parallel po...

Page 112: ...the operating temperature fan speeds and system voltages BIOS Menu 8 Hardware Health Configuration Î FAN Mode Setting Full On Mode Use the FAN Mode Setting option to configure the fan mode options for the following fans CPU fan System fan 1 System fan 2 The fan mode setting options are listed below Î Full On Mode DEFAULT Fan is on all the time ...

Page 113: ...herefore cause the system to be damaged The CPU Temp Limit of OFF option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode Use the CPU Temp Limit of OFF option to select the CPU temperature at which the cooling fan should automatically turn off To select a value select the CPU Temp Limit of OFF option and enter a decimal number between 000 and 127 The temperature range is...

Page 114: ...art PWM option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode Use the Fan 3 Start PWM option to select the PWM mode the fan starts to rotate with after the temperature specified in the Temperature 3 Limit of Start is exceeded The Super I O chipset supports 128 PWM modes To select a value select the Fan 3 Start PWM option and enter a decimal number between 000 and 127 T...

Page 115: ... that are monitored are System Temperatures The following system temperatures are monitored o CPU Temperature o System Temperature 1 o System Temperature 2 Fan Speeds The CPU cooling fan speed is monitored o CPU fan speed o System fan 1 speed o System fan 2 speed Voltages The following system voltages are monitored o CPU Core o DDR2 1 8 V o 3 30 V o 5 00 V ...

Page 116: ...u 7BIOS Menu 10 to configure the drive connected to SATA connector n BIOS Menu 10 AHCI Port n Configuration Menu Î Restore on AC Power Loss Last State Use the Restore on AC Power Loss BIOS option to specify what state the system returns to if there is a sudden loss of power to the system Î Power Off The system remains turned off ...

Page 117: ...a button on the keyboard is pressed Î Disabled DEFAULT Wake event not generated by activity on the keyboard or mouse Î Enabled Wake event generated by activity on the keyboard or mouse Î Disabled DEFAULT Wake event not generated by an incoming call Î Enabled Wake event generated by an incoming call Î Resume on PCI Express WAKE Enabled Use the Resume PCI Express WAKE BIOS option to enable activity ...

Page 118: ...BIOS Menu 11 Advanced ACPI Configuration Î Suspend Mode S1 POS Use the Suspend Mode option to specify the sleep state the system enters when it is not being used Î S1 POS The system enters S1 POS sleep state The system appears off The CPU is stopped RAM is refreshed the system is running in a low power mode Î S3 STR DEFAULT The system enters S3 STR sleep state ...

Page 119: ... of devices connected to the onboard SATA drive connectors BIOS Menu 12 AHCI Configuration Î AHCI Port n Not Detected Use the AHCI Port n BIOS option to check what AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface devices are detected to a specified SATA drive connector If a device is detected selecting the BIOS option e g AHCI Port 3 opens a new window ...

Page 120: ...Remote Access Configuration is an AMIBIOS feature and allows a remote host running a terminal program to display and configure the BIOS settings BIOS Menu 13 Remote Access Configuration Advanced Î Remote Access Disabled Use the Remote Access option to enable or disable access to the remote functionalities of the system Î Disabled DEFAULT Remote access is disabled ...

Page 121: ... access Î COM1 DEFAULT System is remotely accessed through COM1 Î COM2 System is remotely accessed through COM2 NOTE Make sure the selected COM port is enabled through the Super I O configuration menu Î Base Address IRQ 3F8h 4 The Base Address IRQ option cannot be configured and only shows the interrupt address of the serial port listed above Î Serial Port Mode 115200 8 n 1 Use the Serial Port Mod...

Page 122: ...cted after POST Î Boot Loader Redirection is active during POST and during Boot Loader Î Always DEFAULT Redirection is always active Some OSes may not work if set to Always Î Terminal Type ANSI Use the Terminal Type BIOS option to specify the remote terminal type Î ANSI DEFAULT The target terminal type is ANSI Î VT100 The target terminal type is VT100 Î VT UTF8 The target terminal type is VT UTF8 ...

Page 123: ... 7BIOS Menu 14 to configure settings related to the Trusted Computing Group TCG Trusted Platform Module TPM BIOS Menu 14 Trusted Computing Î TCG TPM Support No Use the TCG TPM Support option to configure support for the TPM Î No DEFAULT TPM support is disabled Î Yes TPM support is enabled ...

Page 124: ...gure the USB settings BIOS Menu 15 USB Configuration Î USB Functions Enabled Use the USB Function BIOS option to enable or disable USB function support Î Disabled USB function support disabled Î Enabled DEFAULT USB function support enabled Î Legacy USB Support Enabled Use the Legacy USB Support BIOS option to enable USB mouse and USB keyboard support ...

Page 125: ...sabled if no USB devices are connected Î USB 2 0 Controller Enabled Use the USB 2 0 Controller BIOS option to enable or disable the USB 2 0 controller Î Disabled USB 2 0 controller disabled Î Enabled DEFAULT USB 2 0 controller enabled Î USB2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Use the USB2 0 Controller Mode option to set the speed of the USB2 0 controller Î FullSpeed The controller is capable of operating a...

Page 126: ...he IRQ address to specify what IRQs can be assigned to a particular peripheral device Î Available DEFAULT The specified IRQ is available to be used by PCI PnP devices Î Reserved The specified IRQ is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices Available IRQ addresses are IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 ...

Page 127: ...served for use by Legacy ISA devices Available DMA Channels are DM Channel 0 DM Channel 1 DM Channel 3 DM Channel 5 DM Channel 6 DM Channel 7 Î Reserved Memory Size Disabled Use the Reserved Memory Size BIOS option to specify the amount of memory that should be reserved for legacy ISA devices Î Disabled DEFAULT No memory block reserved for legacy ISA devices Î 16K 16 KB reserved for legacy ISA dev...

Page 128: ...IMBA XQ354S Motherboard Page 112 5 5 Boot Use the Boot menu 97BIOS Menu 17 to configure system boot options BIOS Menu 17 Boot ...

Page 129: ... Configuration Î Quick Boot Enabled Use the Quick Boot BIOS option to make the computer speed up the boot process Î Disabled No POST procedures are skipped Î Enabled DEFAULT Some POST procedures are skipped to decrease the system boot time Î Quiet Boot Disabled Use the Quiet Boot BIOS option to select the screen display when the system boots Î Disabled DEFAULT Normal POST messages displayed ...

Page 130: ...e the keyboard Number Lock automatically To use the 10 keys on the keyboard press the Number Lock key located on the upper left hand corner of the 10 key pad The Number Lock LED on the keyboard lights up when the Number Lock is engaged Î On Allows the Number Lock on the keyboard to be enabled automatically when the computer system boots up This allows the immediate use of the 10 key numeric keypad...

Page 131: ...ble devices The following options are available 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device BIOS Menu 19 Boot Device Priority Settings 5 5 3 Hard Disk Drives Use the Hard Disk Drives menu to specify the boot sequence of the available HDDs When the menu is opened the HDDs connected to the system are listed as shown below 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive ...

Page 132: ...e list BIOS Menu 20 Hard Disk Drives 5 5 4 CD DVD Drives Use the CD DVD Drives menu to specify the boot sequence of the available CD DVD drives When the menu is opened the CD drives and DVD drives connected to the system are listed as shown below 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive ...

Page 133: ...s are shown in the list BIOS Menu 21 CD DVD Drives 5 5 5 Removable Drives Use the Removable Drives menu 7BIOS Menu 22 to specify the boot sequence of the available FDDs When the menu is opened the FDDs connected to the system are listed as shown below 1st Drive 2nd Drive ...

Page 134: ...IMBA XQ354S Motherboard Page 118 NOTE Only installed removable drives are shown in the list This menu does not show if there are no removable drives BIOS Menu 22 Removable Drives ...

Page 135: ...is Not Installed If a supervisor password must be installed select this field and enter the password After the password has been added Install appears next to Change Supervisor Password Î Change User Password Use the Change User Password to set or change a user password The default for this option is Not Installed If a user password must be cleared select this field and enter the password After th...

Page 136: ...Chipsets Use the Chipset menu to access the Northbridge and Southbridge configuration menus WARNING Setting the wrong values for the Chipset BIOS selections in the Chipset BIOS menu may cause the system to malfunction BIOS Menu 24 Chipset ...

Page 137: ...set Configuration Î Memory Remap Feature Enabled Use the Memory Remap Feature option to allow the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory to be remapped Enabling this option allows full use of 4 GB or more RAM in Windows VISTA which reports only up to 3 12 GB when this feature is disabled Î Enabled DEFAULT Overlapped PCI memory can be remapped Î Disabled Overlapped PCI memory cannot ...

Page 138: ... cards Î Initiate Graphic Adapter Use the Initiate Graphic Adapter option to select the graphics controller used as the primary boot device Select either an integrated graphics controller IGD or a combination of PCI graphics controller a PCI express PEG controller or an IGD Configuration options are listed below IGD PEG IGD PEG PCI DEFAULT PCI PEG PCI IGD Î Internal Graphics Mode Select Enable 8 M...

Page 139: ...roller Disabled Use the HDA Controller option to enable the Southbridge high definition audio controller If the optional AC KIT 833HD has been connected to the system or any other HDA device this option should be enabled Î Disabled DEFAULT Southbridge HDA controller is disabled Î Enabled Southbridge HDA controller is enabled Î ASF Support Enabled Use the ASF Support BIOS to allow remote management...

Page 140: ...r is activated and can communicate with a remote management server 5 8 Exit Use the Exit menu 7BIOS Menu 27 to load default BIOS values optimal failsafe values and to save configuration changes BIOS Menu 27 Exit Î Save Changes and Exit Use the Save Changes and Exit option to save the changes made to the BIOS options and to exit the BIOS configuration setup program ...

Page 141: ...tion to discard the changes and remain in the BIOS configuration setup program Î Load Optimal Defaults Use the Load Optimal Defaults option to load the optimal default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus F9 key can be used for this operation Î Load Failsafe Defaults Use the Load Failsafe Defaults option to load failsafe default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus ...

Page 142: ...IMBA XQ354S Motherboard Page 126 Chapter 6 6 Software Drivers ...

Page 143: ...rivers can be installed on the system 6 3 Chipset Driver 129 6 4 Graphics Driver 131 6 5 LAN Driver 135 6 6 Audio Driver 138 6 7 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver 140 Installation instructions are given below 6 2 Starting the Driver Program To access the driver installation programs please do the following Step 1 Insert the CD ROM that came with the system into a CD ROM drive attached to the sys...

Page 144: ...IMBA XQ354S Motherboard Page 128 Step 2 The screen in 7Figure 6 1 appears Figure 6 1 Start Up Screen Step 3 Click IMBA XQ354S Step 4 The list of drivers in 7Figure 6 2 appears Figure 6 2 Drivers ...

Page 145: ...low the steps below Step 1 Click INF in the driver menu Step 2 Browse through the folders and double click infinst911 autol Step 3 The Welcome screen appears 7Figure 6 3 Figure 6 3 Intel Setup Welcome Screen Step 4 Click NEXT to continue Step 5 The Intel license agreement screen appears 7Figure 6 4 ...

Page 146: ...30 Figure 6 4 Intel Chipset Driver License Agreement Step 6 Click YES to accept the agreement and continue Step 7 The Readme file contents are displayed 7Figure 6 5 Figure 6 5 Readme File Step 8 Click NEXT to begin the installation ...

Page 147: ...Installation Screen Step 10 To exit the installation click FINISH S t e p 0 6 4 Graphics Driver To install the chipset driver please follow the steps below Step 1 Click VGA in the driver menu and select the folder which corresponds to the operating system Step 2 Double click the driver file Step 3 The version information file appears 7Figure 6 7 ...

Page 148: ...herboard Page 132 Figure 6 7 Graphics Driver Readme File Step 4 Click NEXT to continue Step 5 The welcome screen appears 7Figure 6 8 Figure 6 8 Graphics Driver Installation Welcome Screen Step 6 Click NEXT to continue ...

Page 149: ...rboard Page 133 Step 7 The license agreement appears 7Figure 6 9 Figure 6 9 GMA Driver License Agreement Step 8 Click YES to continue Step 9 The Readme file appears 7Figure 6 10 Figure 6 10 GMA Driver Installing Notice ...

Page 150: ...4 Step 10 Click NEXT to continue Step 11 The driver installation progress is shown 7Figure 6 11 Figure 6 11 GMA Driver Installation Complete Step 12 Click NEXT to continue to the final screen Figure 6 12 GMA Driver Installing Notice ...

Page 151: ...ete the installation S t e p 0 6 5 LAN Driver To install the LAN drivers please follow the steps below Step 1 Click LAN in the driver menu and click the Intel folder Step 2 Select the folder which corresponds to the operating system Step 3 Double click the driver file Step 4 The welcome screen appears 7Figure 6 13 Figure 6 13 LAN Driver Welcome Screen Step 5 Click NEXT to continue Step 6 The licen...

Page 152: ...se Agreement Step 7 Accept the conditions of the license agreement and click NEXT to continue Step 8 The Setup Options screen appears 7Figure 6 15 Figure 6 15 LAN Driver Setup Options Step 9 Select the setup options default recommended and click NEXT to continue ...

Page 153: ... are ready to install Click INSTALL to begin the installation process 7Figure 6 16 Figure 6 16 LAN Driver Installation Ready Window Step 11 Click INSTALL to begin the driver installation Step 12 The window shows the installation is complete 7Figure 6 17 ...

Page 154: ...he BIOS setup To do this reboot the system and press DEL during POST Step 2 Go to the Southbridge Configuration menu Enable the High Definition Audio controller Step 3 Press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS setup The system reboots S t e p 0 6 6 2 Driver Installation To install the audio driver please follow the steps below Step 1 Select AUDIO in the driver menu and select the ALC888 fold...

Page 155: ... 4 The audio driver InstallShield wizard begins 8Figure 6 18 Figure 6 18 InstallShield Wizard Welcome Screen Step 5 Click NEXT to continue the installation Step 6 Don t click on any screens until the final screen appears 8Figure 6 19 Figure 6 19 Installation Wizard Finished ...

Page 156: ...er Driver To install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver please follow the steps below Step 1 Select SATA in the driver menu Step 2 Double click the Intel Matrix Storage Manager folder Step 3 Double click the IATA89CD exe program icon Step 4 8Figure 6 20 shows the InstallShield Wizard preparing to guide the user through the rest of the process Figure 6 20 InstallShield Wizard Setup Screen Step...

Page 157: ...tup Screen Step 6 8Figure 6 22 shows the Matrix Storage Manager welcome screen Figure 6 22 Matrix Storage Manager Welcome Screen Step 7 Click NEXT and a warning appears 8Figure 6 23 Read the warning carefully and decide whether or not to continue the installation process ...

Page 158: ...Click NEXT and a license agreement appears 8Figure 6 24 Figure 6 24 Matrix Storage Manager License Agreement Step 9 Read the license agreement To accept the terms and conditions stipulated in the license agreement shown click YES and the Readme information file shown in 8Figure 6 25 appears ...

Page 159: ...25 Matrix Storage Manager Readme File Step 10 Read the Readme file information and click NEXT Step 11 After the driver installation process is complete a confirmation screen appears 8Figure 6 26 Figure 6 26 Matrix Storage Manager Setup Complete ...

Page 160: ...otherboard Page 144 Step 12 The confirmation screen offers the option of restarting the computer now or later For the settings to take effect the computer must be restarted Click FINISH to exit the wizard S t e p 0 ...

Page 161: ...IMBA XQ354S Motherboard Page 145 Appendix A A BIOS Options ...

Page 162: ...0 S M A R T Auto 91 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled 91 Floppy A 92 Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 93 Serial Port1 Mode Normal 93 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 94 Serial Port2 Mode Normal 94 Parallel Address 378 94 Parallel Port Mode Normal 94 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 95 FAN Mode Setting Full On Mode 96 CPU Temp Limit of OFF 000 97 CPU Temp Limit of Start 020 97 CPU Fan Start PWM 070 98 Slope PWM 1 1 PWM ...

Page 163: ...ailable 111 Reserved Memory Size Disabled 111 Quick Boot Enabled 113 Quiet Boot Disabled 113 AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS 114 Bootup Num Lock Off 114 Boot From LAN Support 82573L Disabled 114 Change Supervisor Password 119 Change User Password 119 Memory Remap Feature Enabled 121 Memory Hole Disabled 122 Initiate Graphic Adapter 122 Internal Graphics Mode Select Enable 8 MB 122 HDA Controller...

Page 164: ...IMBA XQ354S Motherboard Page 148 Appendix B B Terminology ...

Page 165: ...a binary 0 while a high amplitude signal represents a binary 1 BIOS The Basic Input Output System BIOS is firmware that is first run when the computer is turned on and can be configured by the end user CODEC The Compressor Decompressor CODEC encodes and decodes digital audio data on the system CompactFlash CompactFlash is a solid state storage device CompactFlash devices use flash memory in a stan...

Page 166: ...edStep Technology EIST allows users to modify the power consumption levels and processor performance through application software The application software changes the bus to core frequency ratio and the processor core voltage FSB The Front Side Bus FSB is the bi directional communication channel between the processor and the Northbridge chipset GbE Gigabit Ethernet GbE is an Ethernet version that ...

Page 167: ...ransfers between storage devices and the computer chipsets The SATA bus has transfer speeds up to 1 5 Gb s and the SATA II bus has data transfer speeds of up to 3 0 Gb s S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology S M A R T refers to automatic status checking technology implemented on hard disk drives UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver transmitter UART is responsible for asynchro...

Page 168: ...IMBA XQ354S Motherboard Page 152 Appendix C C Digital I O Interface ...

Page 169: ...ease refer to the datasheet for the Super I O chipset C 2 DIO Connector Pinouts The Digital I O port pins and their pin numbers are listed in the table below Pin Description Super I O Pin No Super I O Pin Description 1 Ground N A N A 2 VCC N A N A 3 Output 3 20 GP27 4 Output 2 21 GP26 5 Output 1 22 GP25 6 Output 0 23 GP24 7 Input 3 24 GP23 8 Input 2 25 GP22 9 Input 1 26 GP21 10 Input 0 27 GP20 Tab...

Page 170: ...ates the INT 15H BIOS call C 3 2 Enable the DIO Output Function The BIOS interrupt call INT 15H controls the digital I O An assembly program to enable digital I O output functions is listed below MOV AX 6F09H Sets the digital port as output MOV BL 09H INT 15H Initiates the INT 15H BIOS call ...

Page 171: ...IMBA XQ354S Motherboard Page 155 Appendix D D Watchdog Timer ...

Page 172: ... BIOS function call INT 15H is used to control the Watchdog Timer INT 15H AH 6FH Sub function AL 2 Sets the Watchdog Timer s period BL Time out value Its unit second is dependent on the item Watchdog Timer unit select in CMOS setup Table D 1 AH 6FH Sub function Call sub function 2 to set the time out period of Watchdog Timer first If the time out value is not zero the Watchdog Timer starts countin...

Page 173: ...e system resets EXAMPLE PROGRAM INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER W_LOOP MOV AX 6F02H setting the time out value MOV BL 30 time out value is 48 seconds INT 15H ADD THE APPLICATION PROGRAM HERE CMP EXIT_AP 1 is the application over JNE W_LOOP No restart the application MOV AX 6F02H disable Watchdog Timer MOV BL 0 INT 15H EXIT ...

Page 174: ...IMBA XQ354S Motherboard Page 158 Appendix E E Intel Matrix Storage Manager ...

Page 175: ...e hard drives appears to an operating system as a contingent storage space The operating system will not be able to distinguish the physical disk drives contained in a RAID configuration E 1 1 Precautions One key benefit a RAID configuration brings is that a single hard drive can fail within a RAID array without damaging data With RAID1 array a failed drive can be replaced and the RAID configurati...

Page 176: ...s to the system Connect two or more SATA drives to the system Make sure the drives have the same capacity are the same type and have the same speed NOTE Make sure the SATA drives are EXACTLY the same when they are configured in a RAID configuration If they are not the same size disk drive capacity is sacrificed and overall performance affected Step 2 Enable SATA drives in BIOS Start the computer a...

Page 177: ...erating system to the RAID array some extra steps are necessary during the installation process Step 1 Prepare a RAID driver floppy disk on another computer If installing on the RAID array a RAID driver floppy disk must be made The RAID driver floppy disk utility is on the CD in the 5 SATA Floppy Configuration Utility folder The floppy disk will be formatted and the drivers installed Step 2 Restar...

Page 178: ...IMBA XQ354S Motherboard Page 162 Appendix F F Hazardous Materials Disclosure ...

Page 179: ...e presences of small quantities of certain materials in the product and is applicable to China RoHS only A label will be placed on each product to indicate the estimated Environmentally Friendly Use Period EFUP This is an estimate of the number of years that these substances would not leak out or undergo abrupt change This product may contain replaceable sub assemblies components which have a shor...

Page 180: ...uit Board O O O O O O Metal Fasteners O O O O O O Cable Assembly O O O O O O Fan Assembly O O O O O O Power Supply Assemblies O O O O O O Battery O O O O O O O This toxic or hazardous substance is contained in all of the homogeneous materials for the part is below the limit requirement in SJ T11363 2006 X This toxic or hazardous substance is contained in at least one of the homogeneous materials f...

Page 181: ...包含有较短的环境友好使用期限的可替换元件像是电池或灯管这些元件将会单独标示出来有毒有害物质或元素部件名称铅 Pb 汞 Hg 镉 Cd 六价铬 CR VI 多溴联苯 PBB 多溴二苯醚 PBDE 壳体 O O O O O O 显示 O O O O O O 印刷电路板 O O O O O O 金属螺帽 O O O O O O 电缆组装 O O O O O O 风扇组装 O O O O O O 电力供应组装 O O O O O O 电池 O O O O O O O 表示该有毒有害物质在该部件所有物质材料中的含量均在 SJ T11363 2006 标准规定的限量要求以下 X 表示该有毒有害物质至少在该部件的某一均质材料中的含量超出 SJ T11363 2006 标准规定的限量要求 ...

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