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5.5 Boot

Use the

Boot

menu (

BIOS Menu 16

) to configure system boot options.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Advanced

PCIPNP

Boot

Security

Chipset

Exit

Boot Settings

⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯

> Boot Settings Configuration

> Boot Device Priority
> Removable Drives

Configure settings
during system boot.

Select

Screen

↑

↓

Select

Item

Enter Go to SubScreen
F1 General

Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC Exit

BIOS Menu 16: Boot

5.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration

Use the

Boot Settings Configuration

menu (

BIOS Menu 17

) to configure advanced

system boot options.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Advanced

PCIPNP

Boot

Security

Chipset

Exit

Boot Settings Configuration

⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯

Quick Boot

[Enabled]

Quiet Boot

[Enabled]

AddOn ROM Display Mode

[Keep Current]

Bootup Num-Lock

[On]

Spread Spectrum Function

[Disabled]

Allows BIOS to skip
certain tests while
booting. This will
decrease the time needed
to boot the system.

Select

Screen

↑

↓

Select

Item

Enter Go to SubScreen
F1 General

Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC Exit

BIOS Menu 17: Boot Settings Configuration

Summary of Contents for PCIE-Q57A

Page 1: ...ard Page I IEI Technology Corp User Manual PCIE Q57A MODEL PICMG 1 3 CPU Card Supports Intel Core i3 i5 i7 CPU VGA Dual PCIe GbE USB 2 0 Six SATA 3Gb s RS 232 Audio and Intel AMT 6 0 Rev 1 02 16 November 2011 PCIE Q57A CPU Card ...

Page 2: ...r 2011 1 02 Modified Section 2 3 1 Optional Items 2 November 2010 1 01 Added a note for VGA port about Intel quad core processor limitation Added a note for CPU installation about Intel Core i7 processor limitation Updated fan installation diagram 6 May 2010 1 00 Initial release ...

Page 3: ...mages 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 t...

Page 4: ... 13 3 1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS 14 3 1 1 PCIE Q57A Layout 14 3 1 2 Peripheral Interface Connectors 15 3 1 3 External Interface Panel Connectors 16 3 2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS 16 3 2 1 12V Power Connector 16 3 2 2 Audio Kit Connector 17 3 2 3 Digital I O Connector 18 3 2 4 Fan Connector CPU 19 3 2 5 Floppy Disk Connector 19 3 2 6 Front Panel Connector 20 3 2 7 Infrared Interface Conn...

Page 5: ...n 36 4 4 2 Socket LGA1156 Cooling Kit Installation 39 4 4 3 DIMM Installation 41 4 5 JUMPER SETTINGS 42 4 5 1 Clear CMOS Jumper 42 4 6 CHASSIS INSTALLATION 44 4 6 1 Airflow 44 4 6 2 CPU Card Installation 44 4 7 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS 44 4 7 1 Dual RS 232 Cable with Slot Bracket 44 4 7 2 SATA Drive Connection 45 4 7 3 USB Cable Dual Port with Slot Bracket 47 4 8 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL ...

Page 6: ...Configuration 74 5 3 8 ACPI Configuration 75 5 3 9 AHCI Configuration 76 5 3 9 1 AHCI Port n 77 5 3 10 USB Configuration 78 5 4 PCI PNP 79 5 5 BOOT 82 5 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration 82 5 5 2 Boot Device Priority 84 5 5 3 Hard Disk Drives 85 5 5 4 Removable Drives 86 5 6 SECURITY 86 5 7 CHIPSET 87 5 7 1 Northbridge Configuration 88 5 7 1 1 Video Function Configuration 90 5 7 2 Southbridge Config...

Page 7: ...ld up Recovery Partition 117 C 2 5 Create Factory Default Image 119 C 3 SETUP PROCEDURE FOR LINUX 124 C 4 RECOVERY TOOL FUNCTIONS 127 C 4 1 Factory Restore 129 C 4 2 Backup System 130 C 4 3 Restore Your Last Backup 131 C 4 4 Manual 132 C 5 OTHER INFORMATION 133 C 5 1 Using AHCI Mode or ALi M5283 VIA VT6421A Controller 133 C 5 2 System Memory Requirement 135 D TERMINOLOGY 136 E WATCHDOG TIMER 141 F...

Page 8: ...ion 22 Figure 3 9 Keyboard Mouse Connector Location 23 Figure 3 10 Parallel Port Connector Location 24 Figure 3 11 SATA Drive Connector Locations 25 Figure 3 12 COM Connector Pinout Locations 26 Figure 3 13 SPI Flash Connector 27 Figure 3 14 USB Connector Pinout Locations 28 Figure 3 15 PCIE Q57A External Peripheral Interface Connector 28 Figure 3 16 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector 29 Figure 3 17 VGA Con...

Page 9: ...ion Creation Commands 115 Figure C 6 Launching the Recovery Tool 117 Figure C 7 System Configuration for Windows 117 Figure C 8 Build up Recovery Partition 118 Figure C 9 Press any key to continue 118 Figure C 10 Press F3 to Boot into Recovery Mode 119 Figure C 11 Recovery Tool Menu 119 Figure C 12 About Symantec Ghost Window 120 Figure C 13 Symantec Ghost Path 120 Figure C 14 Select a Local Sourc...

Page 10: ...ol Main Menu 128 Figure C 27 Restore Factory Default 129 Figure C 28 Recovery Complete Window 129 Figure C 29 Backup System 130 Figure C 30 System Backup Complete Window 130 Figure C 31 Restore Backup 131 Figure C 32 Restore System Backup Complete Window 131 Figure C 33 Symantec Ghost Window 132 ...

Page 11: ...ble 3 8 Front Panel Connector Pinouts 21 Table 3 9 Infrared Connector Pinouts 22 Table 3 10 Keyboard Mouse Connector Pinouts 23 Table 3 11 Parallel Port Connector Pinouts 24 Table 3 12 SATA Drive Connector Pinouts 25 Table 3 13 COM Connector Pinouts 26 Table 3 14 SPI Flash Connector 27 Table 3 15 USB Port Connector Pinouts 28 Table 3 16 LAN Pinouts 29 Table 3 17 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector LEDs 29 Ta...

Page 12: ... BIOS Menu 11 ACPI Configuration 75 BIOS Menu 12 AHCI Configuration 76 BIOS Menu 13 AHCI Port n Configuration Menu 77 BIOS Menu 14 USB Configuration 78 BIOS Menu 15 PCI PnP Configuration 80 BIOS Menu 16 Boot 82 BIOS Menu 17 Boot Settings Configuration 82 BIOS Menu 18 Boot Device Priority Settings 84 BIOS Menu 19 Hard Disk Drives 85 BIOS Menu 20 Removable Drives 86 BIOS Menu 21 Security 86 BIOS Men...

Page 13: ...PCIE Q57A PICMG 1 3 CPU Card Page 1 1 Introduction Chapter 1 ...

Page 14: ... processor also supports a PCIe x16 slot on the backplane The PCIE Q57A supports two GbE interfaces through the Intel 82578DM Ethernet PHY with Intel AMT 6 0 support and the Intel 82583V Ethernet controller The integrated Intel Q57 Express Chipset supports six SATA 3Gb s drives and RAID 0 1 5 10 Twelve USB 2 0 channels one PCIe x4 channel and PCI channels provide flexible expansion options High De...

Page 15: ...PCIE Q57A PICMG 1 3 CPU Card Page 3 1 2 Connectors The connectors on the PCIE Q57A are shown in the figure below Figure 1 2 Connectors ...

Page 16: ...PCIE Q57A PICMG 1 3 CPU Card Page 4 1 3 Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below Figure 1 3 PCIE Q57A Dimensions mm ...

Page 17: ... Q57A PICMG 1 3 CPU Card Page 5 1 3 1 External Interface Panel Dimensions External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown in 5Figure 1 4 Figure 1 4 External Interface Panel Dimensions mm ...

Page 18: ...d Page 6 1 4 Data Flow 5Figure 1 5 shows the data flow between the two on board chipsets and other components installed on the motherboard and described in the following sections of this chapter Figure 1 5 Data Flow Block Diagram ...

Page 19: ... supported system max 8 GB Audio Support 7 1 channel HD Audio kit with Realtek ALC888 codec LAN One Intel 82578DM PCIe GbE PHY with iAMT 6 0 LAN2 One Intel 82583V PCIe GbE controller LAN1 Super I O ITE IT8718F BIOS AMI BIOS label Watchdog Timer Software programmable supports 1 255 sec system reset Expansion PCIe Support one PCIe x16 slot on backplane Support one PCIe x4 slot on backplane PCI Suppo...

Page 20: ...ctors Storage Serial ATA Six SATA 3 0 Gb s connectors support RAID 0 1 5 10 FDD One 34 pin floppy disk drive connector Environmental and Power Specifications Power Supply ATX power supported Power Connector One internal 4 pin power connector for power supply Power Consumption 3 3V 0 89A 5V 4 62A 12V 0 51A Vcore_12V 4 35A 5VSB 0 14A 3 3 GHz Intel Core i5 660M CPU with two 1066 MHz 2 GB 1066 MHz DDR...

Page 21: ...PCIE Q57A PICMG 1 3 CPU Card Page 9 2 Unpacking Chapter 2 ...

Page 22: ...tatic discharge Self grounding Touch a grounded conductor every few minutes to discharge any excess static buildup Use an anti static pad When configuring any circuit board place it on an anti static mat Only handle the edges of the PCB Don t touch the surface of the motherboard Hold the motherboard by the edges when handling 2 2 Unpacking Precautions When the PCIE Q57A is unpacked please do the f...

Page 23: ...IE Q57A was purchased from or contact an IEI sales representative directly by sending an email to 32sales iei com tw The PCIE Q57A is shipped with the following components Quantity Item and Part Number Image 1 PCIE Q57A CPU card 6 SATA cable P N 32000 062800 RS 1 Dual RS 232 cable P N 19800 000051 RS 1 Dual USB cable with bracket P N CB USB02 RS 1 Mini jumper pack 2 54mm P N 33100 000079 RS 1 Util...

Page 24: ...llowing optional components Item and Part Number Image Audio kit_ 7 1 Channel P N AC KIT 888HD R10 CPU cooler P N CF 1156A R10 FDD cable P N 32200 000017 RS KB MS cable P N 19800 000075 RS Parallel port cable P N 19800 000049 RS SATA power cable P N 32102 000100 100 RS P N 32102 000100 200 RS 4 port USB cable P N CB USB14 RS ...

Page 25: ...PCIE Q57A PICMG 1 3 CPU Card Page 13 3 Connectors Chapter 3 ...

Page 26: ...PU Card Page 14 3 1 Peripheral Interface Connectors This chapter details all the jumpers and connectors 3 1 1 PCIE Q57A Layout The figures below show all the connectors and jumpers Figure 3 1 Connector and Jumper Locations ...

Page 27: ...eader DIO1 Fan connector CPU 4 pin wafer CPU_FAN1 Fan connector CPU 4 pin wafer CPU_FAN2 Floppy disk drive connector 34 pin box header FDD1 Front panel connector 14 pin header F_PANEL1 Infrared connector 5 pin header IR1 Keyboard and mouse connector 6 pin wafer KB MS1 Parallel port connector 26 pin box header LPT1 SATA drive connector 1 7 pin SATA SATA1 SATA drive connector 2 7 pin SATA SATA2 SATA...

Page 28: ...3 External Interface Panel Connectors The table below lists the connectors on the external I O panel Connector Type Label Ethernet connector RJ 45 LAN1 Ethernet connector RJ 45 LAN2 USB port USB port USB_C1 USB port USB port USB_C2 VGA port connector 15 pin female VGA1 Table 3 2 Rear Panel Connectors 3 2 Internal Peripheral Connectors The section describes all of the connectors on the PCIE Q57A 3 ...

Page 29: ...r Connector Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V Table 3 3 CPU 12V Power Connector Pinouts 3 2 2 Audio Kit Connector CN Label J_AUDIO1 CN Type 10 pin header 2x5 CN Location See Figure 3 3 CN Pinouts See Table 3 4 This connector connects to an external audio kit Figure 3 3 Audio Connector Location ...

Page 30: ...or CN Label DIO1 CN Type 10 pin header 2x5 CN Location See Figure 3 4 CN Pinouts See Table 3 5 The digital I O connector provides programmable input and output for external devices The digital I O provides 4 bit output and 4 bit input Figure 3 4 Digital I O Connector Locations Pin Description Pin Description 1 GND 2 VCC 3 Output 3 4 Output 2 5 Output 1 6 Output 0 7 Input 3 8 Input 2 9 Input 1 10 I...

Page 31: ...e fan connector attaches to a CPU cooling fan Figure 3 5 CPU Fan Connector Location Pin Description 1 GROUND 2 12V 3 Rotation Signal 4 PWM Control Signal Table 3 6 CPU Fan Connector Pinouts 3 2 5 Floppy Disk Connector CN Label FDD1 CN Type 34 pin header 2x17 CN Location See Figure 3 6 CN Pinouts See Table 3 7 The floppy disk connector is connected to a floppy disk drive ...

Page 32: ...MOTOR ENABLE A 11 GND 12 DRIVE SELECT B 13 GND 14 DRIVE SELECT A 15 GND 16 MOTOR ENABLE B 17 GND 18 DIRECTION 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 WRITE DATA 23 GND 24 WRITE GATE 25 GND 26 TRACK 0 27 GND 28 WRITE PROTECT 29 GND 30 READ DATA 31 GND 32 SIDE 1 SELECT 33 GND 34 DISK CHANGE Table 3 7 Floppy Disk Pinouts 3 2 6 Front Panel Connector CN Label F_PANEL1 CN Type 14 pin header 2x7 ...

Page 33: ...the motherboard These indicators and switches include Power button Reset Power LED HDD LED Speaker Figure 3 7 Front Panel Connector Location FUNCTION PIN DESCRIPTION FUNCTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 5V 2 5V 3 N C 4 N C Power LED 5 GROUND 6 N C 7 PWR_BTN Speaker 8 Speaker Power Button 9 PWR_BTN 10 N C 11 5V 12 RESET HDD LED 13 HDD_LED Reset 14 GROUND Table 3 8 Front Panel Connector Pinouts ...

Page 34: ...infrared receiver for use with remote controls Figure 3 8 Infrared Connector Location Pin Description 1 VCC 2 NC 3 IR RX 4 GND 5 IR TX Table 3 9 Infrared Connector Pinouts 3 2 8 Keyboard Mouse Connector CN Label KB MS1 CN Type 6 pin wafer 1x6 CN Location See Figure 3 9 CN Pinouts See Table 3 10 The keyboard mouse connector connects to a PS 2 Y cable that can be connected to a PS 2 keyboard and mou...

Page 35: ...Keyboard Data 5 Keyboard Clock 6 GROUND Table 3 10 Keyboard Mouse Connector Pinouts 3 2 9 Parallel Port Connector CN Label LPT1 CN Type 26 pin box header CN Location See Figure 3 10 CN Pinouts See Table 3 11 The parallel port connector connects to a parallel port connector interface or some other parallel port device such as a printer ...

Page 36: ...2 17 PRINTER SELECT LN 5 DATA3 18 GND 6 DATA4 19 GND 7 DATA5 20 GND 8 DATA6 21 GND 9 DATA7 22 GND 10 ACKNOWLEDGE 23 GND 11 BUSY 24 GND 12 PAPER EMPTY 25 GND 13 PRINTER SELECT Table 3 11 Parallel Port Connector Pinouts 3 2 10 SATA Drive Connectors CN Label SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 and SATA6 CN Type 7 pin SATA drive connectors CN Location See 5Figure 3 11 CN Pinouts See 5Table 3 12 ...

Page 37: ...speeds as high as 3 0 Gb s Figure 3 11 SATA Drive Connector Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 TX 3 TX 4 GND 5 RX 6 RX 7 GND Table 3 12 SATA Drive Connector Pinouts 3 2 11 Serial Port Connectors RS 232 CN Label COM1 and COM2 CN Type 10 pin header 2x5 CN Location See 5Figure 3 12 CN Pinouts See 6Table 3 13 These connectors provide RS 232 communications ...

Page 38: ... DSR 3 Receive Data RXD 4 Request To Send RTS 5 Transmit Data TXD 6 Clear To Send CTS 7 Data Terminal Ready DTR 8 Ring Indicator RI 9 Ground GND 10 N C Table 3 13 COM Connector Pinouts 3 2 12 SPI Flash Connector CN Label JSPI1 CN Type 8 pin header 2x4 CN Location See Figure 3 13 CN Pinouts See Table 3 14 The 8 pin SPI Flash connector is used to flash the BIOS ...

Page 39: ...TION 1 VCC 2 CE 3 SO 4 N C 5 GND 6 CLOCK 7 SI 8 N C Table 3 14 SPI Flash Connector 3 2 13 USB Connectors CN Label USB1 USB2 USB3 and USB4 CN Type 8 pin header 2x4 CN Location See Figure 3 14 CN Pinouts See Table 3 15 The USB connectors connect to USB devices Each pin header provides two USB ports ...

Page 40: ... 7 GND 8 VCC Table 3 15 USB Port Connector Pinouts 3 3 External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel 6Figure 3 15 shows the PCIE Q57A external peripheral interface connector EPIC panel The PCIE Q57A EPIC panel consists of the following 2 x Ethernet connectors 2 x USB connectors 1 x VGA connector Figure 3 15 PCIE Q57A External Peripheral Interface Connector ...

Page 41: ...RD1P0 5 TRD1P2 2 TRD1N0 6 TRD1N2 3 TRD1P1 7 TRD1P3 4 TRD1N1 8 TRD1N3 Table 3 16 LAN Pinouts The RJ 45 Ethernet connector has two status LEDs one green and one yellow The green LED indicates activity on the port and the yellow LED indicates the speed See 6Table 3 17 Speed LED Activity Link LED STATUS DESCRIPTION STATUS DESCRIPTION Off 10 Mbps connection Off No link Green 100 Mbps connection Yellow ...

Page 42: ... ports The ports connect to both USB 2 0 and USB 1 1 devices PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 2 DATA 3 DATA 4 GROUND Table 3 18 USB Port Connector Pinouts 3 3 3 VGA Connector CN Label VGA1 CN Type 15 pin Female CN Location See 6Figure 3 15 CN Pinouts See 6Figure 3 17 and 6Table 3 19 The PCIE Q57A has a single 15 pin female connector for connectivity to standard display devices Figure 3 17 VGA Connector ...

Page 43: ...lay will show No display output when connected to the on board VGA port The following table lists all Intel Core i5 and i3 family processors that support Intel HD Graphics Intel Core i5 650 Intel Core i5 655 Intel Core i5 660 Intel Core i5 661 Intel Core i5 670 Intel Core i5 680 Intel Core i3 530 Intel Core i3 540 Intel Core i3 550 Intel Core i3 560 Reference Intel Core i3 Desktop CPU http ark int...

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Page 45: ...other 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 th...

Page 46: ...s described in this manual should be carefully followed in order to prevent damage to the PCIE Q57A PCIE Q57A 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 PCIE Q57A installation instructions and configuration options Wear an electrostatic discharge cuff ESD o Electronic com...

Page 47: ...ng list items listed in Chapter 3 are indeed present If any of the unpacking list items are not available please contact the PCIE Q57A vendor reseller vendor where the PCIE Q57A was purchased or contact an IEI sales representative 4 4 CPU CPU Cooling Kit and Memory Installation WARNING A CPU should never be turned on without the specified cooling kit being installed If the cooling kit heat sink an...

Page 48: ...h the pins at the bottom of the CPU When handling the CPU only hold it on the sides CAUTION Intel Core i7 900 processor series uses LGA1366 socket and support Intel X58 Chipset Only Intel Core i7 800 processor series of the Intel Core i7 processor family can be installed into the on board LGA1156 socket of the PCIE Q57A To install the CPU follow the steps below Step 1 Disengage the load lever by p...

Page 49: ...otective cover The black protective cover can be removed by pulling up on the tab labeled Remove See Figure 4 2 Figure 4 2 Remove Protective Cover Step 3 Inspect the CPU socket Make sure there are no bent pins and make sure the socket contacts are free of foreign material If any debris is found remove it with compressed air ...

Page 50: ...ches on the CPU with the socket alignment keys Step 7 Insert the CPU Gently insert the CPU into the socket If the CPU pins are properly aligned the CPU should slide into the CPU socket smoothly See Figure 4 3 Figure 4 3 Insert the Socket LGA1156 CPU Step 8 Close the CPU socket Close the load plate and pull the load lever back a little to have the load plate be able to secure to the knob Engage the...

Page 51: ...it can be purchased separately See Chapter 3 The cooling kit comprises a CPU heat sink and a cooling fan WARNING Do not wipe off accidentally or otherwise the pre sprayed layer of thermal paste on the bottom of the heat sink The thermal paste between the CPU and the heat sink is important for optimum heat dissipation To install the cooling kit please follow the steps below Step 1 A cooling kit bra...

Page 52: ... Gently place the cooling kit on top of the CPU Make sure the four threaded screws on the corners of the cooling kit properly pass through the holes of the cooling kit bracket Step 4 Secure the cooling kit by fastening the four retention screws of the cooling kit Step 5 Connect the fan cable Connect the cooling kit fan cable to the fan connector on the PCIE Q57A Carefully route the cable and avoid...

Page 53: ...s far as they can See Figure 4 6 Step 2 Align the DIMM with the socket Align the DIMM so the notch on the memory lines up with the notch on the memory socket See Figure 4 6 Step 3 Insert the DIMM Once aligned press down until the DIMM is properly seated Clip the two handles into place See Figure 4 6 Step 4 Removing a DIMM To remove a DIMM push both handles outward The memory module is ejected by a...

Page 54: ... Before the PCIE Q57A is installed in the system the jumpers must be set in accordance with the desired configuration The jumpers on the PCIE Q57A are listed in 6Table 4 1 Description Type Label Clear CMOS 3 pin header J_CMOS1 Table 4 1 Jumpers 4 5 1 Clear CMOS Jumper Jumper Label J_CMOS1 Jumper Type 3 pin header 1x3 Jumper Settings See 6Table 4 2 Jumper Location See 6Figure 4 8 If the PCIE Q57A f...

Page 55: ...e 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 in 6Table 4 2 Clear CMOS Description Short 1 2 Keep CMOS Setup Default Short 2 3 Clear CMOS Setup Table 4 2 Clear CMOS Jumper Settings The location of the clear CMOS jumper is shown in 6Figure 4 8 below Figure ...

Page 56: ... onto the backplane carefully align the CPU card edge connector with the CPU card socket on the backplane To do this please refer to the reference material that came with the backplane Next secure the CPU card to the chassis To do this please refer to the reference material that came with the chassis 4 7 Internal Peripheral Device Connections This section outlines the installation of peripheral de...

Page 57: ...n a bracket To secure the bracket to the chassis please refer to the reference material that came with the chassis Step 0 4 7 2 SATA Drive Connection The PCIE Q57A is shipped with two SATA drive cables and one SATA drive power cable 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...

Page 58: ...ion 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 11 Step 4 Connect the SATA power cable Connect the SATA power connector to the back of the SATA drive See Figure 4 11 ...

Page 59: ...le To connect the USB cable connector please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connectors The locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Align the connectors The cable has two connectors Correctly align pin 1on each cable connector with pin 1 on the PCIE Q57A USB connector WARNING If the USB pins are not properly aligned the USB device can burn out ...

Page 60: ...rs See Figure 4 12 Figure 4 12 Dual USB Cable Connection Step 4 Attach the bracket to the chassis The USB 2 0 connectors are attached to a bracket To secure the bracket to the chassis please refer to the installation instructions that came with the chassis Step 0 4 8 External Peripheral Interface Connection The following external peripheral devices can be connected to the external peripheral inter...

Page 61: ...nnectors The RJ 45 connectors enable connection to an external network To connect a LAN cable with an RJ 45 connector please follow the instructions below Step 1 Locate the RJ 45 connectors The locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 4 Step 2 Align the connectors Align the RJ 45 connector on the LAN cable with one of the RJ 45 connectors on the PCIE Q57A See Figure 4 13 Figure 4 13 LA...

Page 62: ...evice please follow the instructions below Step 1 Located the USB connectors The locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 4 Step 2 Align the connectors Align the USB device connector with one of the connectors on the PCIE Q57A See Figure 4 14 Figure 4 14 USB Device Connection Step 3 Insert the device connector Once aligned gently insert the USB device connector into the on board connec...

Page 63: ... is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Align the VGA connector Align the male DB 15 connector on the VGA screen cable with the female DB 15 connector on the external peripheral interface Step 3 Insert the VGA connector Once the connectors are properly aligned with the insert the male connector from the VGA screen into the female connector on the PCIE Q57A See 6Figure 4 15 Figure 4 15 VGA Connector Step 4 S...

Page 64: ...e follow the steps below Step 1 Insert the CD into a CD drive connected to the system NOTE If the installation program doesn t start automatically Click Start My Computer CD Drive autorun exe Step 2 The driver main menu appears Figure 4 16 Figure 4 16 Introduction Screen Step 3 Click PCIE Q57A Step 4 A new screen with a list of available drivers appears Figure 4 17 ...

Page 65: ...PCIE Q57A PICMG 1 3 CPU Card Page 53 Figure 4 17 Available Drivers Step 5 Install all of the necessary drivers in this menu S t e p 0 ...

Page 66: ...PCIE Q57A PICMG 1 3 CPU Card Page 54 5 BIOS Screens Chapter 5 ...

Page 67: ...before the DELETE key is pressed restart the computer and try again 5 1 2 Using Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight items press ENTER to select use the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries press F1 for help and press ESC to quit Navigation keys are shown in Key Function Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item on the left hand side Right arrow...

Page 68: ...ot after changes to the system configuration is made CMOS defaults Use the jumper described in Chapter 5 5 1 5 BIOS Menu Bar The menu bar on top of the BIOS screen has the following main items Main Changes the basic system configuration Advanced Changes the advanced system settings Chipset Changes the chipset settings Boot Changes the system boot configuration Security Sets User and Supervisor Pas...

Page 69: ... Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 67 Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 1 Main System Overview The System Overview lists a brief summary of different system components The fields in System Overview cannot be changed The items shown in the system overview include AMI BIOS Displays auto detected BIOS information o Version Curr...

Page 70: ...ipheral devices through the following sub menus WARNING Setting the wrong values in the sections below may cause the system to malfunction Make sure that the settings made are compatible with the hardware CPU Configuration see Section 5 3 1 IDE Configuration see Section 5 3 2 Floppy Configuration see Section 5 3 3 Super IO Configuration see Section 5 3 4 Hardware Health Configuration see Section 5...

Page 71: ...ht 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 2 Advanced 5 3 1 CPU Configuration Use the CPU Configuration menu BIOS Menu 3 to view detailed CPU specifications and configure the CPU BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Configure Advanced CPU Settings Module Version 01 08 Manufacturer Intel Intel Celeron CPU G1101 2 27GHz Frequency 2 26GHz BCLK Speed 133MHz Cache L1 1...

Page 72: ...IDER Configuration Disabled Configure SATA as IDE SATA 1 IDE configuration Enhanced SATA 2 IDE configuration Enhanced Primary IDE Master Not Detected Primary IDE Slave Not Detected Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected Third IDE Master Not Detected Fourth IDE Master Not Detected IDE RAID AHCI Disabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 ...

Page 73: ...entering setup BIOS 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 BIOS Menu 4 allows changes to the configurations for the I...

Page 74: ... 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 whether the LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive is supported or not Block Mode Block mode boosts IDE drive pe...

Page 75: ...ed channel CD DVD The CD DVD option specifies that an IDE CD ROM drive is attached to the specified IDE channel The BIOS does not attempt to search for other types of IDE disk drives on the specified channel ARMD This option specifies an ATAPI Removable Media Device These include but are not limited to ZIP LS 120 LBA Large Mode Auto Use the LBA Large Mode option to disable or enable BIOS to auto d...

Page 76: ...mode program timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined 0 PIO mode 0 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 3 3 MB s 1 PIO mode 1 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 5 2 MB s 2 PIO mode 2 selected with a...

Page 77: ...OS option enables or disables this function Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects HDD SMART support Disabled Prevents BIOS from using the HDD SMART feature Enabled Allows BIOS to use the HDD SMART feature 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Use the 32Bit Data Transfer BIOS option to enables or disable 32 bit data transfers Disabled Prevents the BIOS from using 32 bit data transfers Enabled DEFAULT Allows BIOS to...

Page 78: ...neral Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 67 Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 6 Floppy Configuration Floppy A B 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 5 3 4 Super IO Configuration Use the Super IO Configuration menu BIOS Menu 7 to set or change the configuratio...

Page 79: ...egatrends Inc BIOS Menu 7 Super IO Configuration Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Use the Serial Port1 Address option to select the Serial Port 1 base address Disabled No base address is assigned to Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 DEFAULT Serial Port 1 I O port address is 3F8 and the interrupt address is IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 Serial Port 1 I O port address is 3E8 and the interrupt address is IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port...

Page 80: ...e Serial Port2 Mode option to select the Serial Port2 operational mode Normal DEFAULT Serial Port 2 mode is normal IrDA Serial Port 2 mode is IrDA ASK IR Serial Port 2 mode is ASK IR Parallel Port Address 378 Use the Parallel Port Address option to select the parallel port base address Disabled No base address is assigned to the Parallel Port 378 DEFAULT Parallel Port I O port address is 378 278 P...

Page 81: ... than the Normal mode 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 ECP EPP The parallel port is compatible with both ECP and EPP devices described above Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Use the Parallel...

Page 82: ...5 RPM VCCP 1 136 V 1 1V 1 152 V 3 3V 3 264 V 5V 5 080 V 12V 12 032 V 1 05V 1 040 V 1 6V V_SM 1 616 V 5V_DUAL 5 080 V VBAT 3 072 V Fan configuration mode setting Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 67 Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 8 Hardware Health Configuration Mode Setting Full On Mode Use the Mode Setting option t...

Page 83: ...WARNING CPU failure can result if this value is set too high When the fan is off it will only start when the temperature exceeds this setting Minimum Value 0 C Maximum Value 127 C Start PWM 070 This is the initial speed of the fan when it first starts spinning PWM Minimum Mode 0 PWM Maximum Mode 127 Slope PWM 1 PWM A bigger value will increase the fan speed in big amounts A smaller value will incr...

Page 84: ... Mode 0 PWM Maximum Mode 127 Hardware Health Monitoring The following system parameters and values are shown The system parameters that are monitored are System Temperatures o System Temperature Sensor o CPU Temperature Sensor Fan Speeds o CPU_FAN1 Speed o CPU_FAN2 Speed Voltages o VCCP o 1 1V o 3 3V o 5V o 12V o 1 05V o 1 6V V_SM o 5V_DUAL o VBAT ...

Page 85: ... BIOS settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Configure Remote Access type and parameters Remote Access Disabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 67 Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 9 Remote Access Configuration Remote Access Disabled Use the Remote Access option to enable or disa...

Page 86: ...bled Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 67 Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 10 Intel AMT Configuration Intel AMT Support Enabled Use the Intel AMT Support option to enable or disable the Intel AMT support Disabled The Intel AMT function is disabled Enabled DEFAULT The Intel AMT function is enabled Unconfigure AMT ME D...

Page 87: ...long will the Ctril P screen stay when booting up the system 5 3 8 ACPI Configuration The ACPI Configuration menu BIOS Menu 11 configures the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI and Power Management APM options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit ACPI Settings Suspend mode S1 POS Set the ACPI state used for System suspend Select Screen Select Item Enter G...

Page 88: ...ice is treated as a master and hardware assisted native command queuing Use the AHCI Settings menu BIOS Menu 12 to report on the auto detection of devices connected to the onboard SATA drive connectors BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit AHCI Settings AHCI BIOS Support Enabled AHCI Port0 Not Detected AHCI Port1 Not Detected AHCI Port2 Not Detected AHCI Port3 Not Dete...

Page 89: ...ort0 Device Not Detected SATA Port0 Auto S M A R T Enabled Select the type of device connected to the system Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 67 Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 13 AHCI Port n Configuration Menu SATA Port n Auto Use the SATA Port n option to enable the system to auto detect the type of drive connect...

Page 90: ...gacy USB Support Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Enables USB host controllers Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 67 Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 14 USB Configuration USB Configuration The USB Configuration field shows the system USB configuration The items listed are Module Version x xxxxx xxxxx USB Device...

Page 91: ...l the system even when there is no USB driver loaded onto the system Disabled Legacy USB support disabled Enabled DEFAULT Legacy USB support enabled Auto Legacy USB support disabled if no USB devices are connected USB2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Use the USB2 0 Controller Mode option to set the speed of the USB2 0 controller FullSpeed The controller is capable of operating at 12 Mb s HiSpeed DEFAULT...

Page 92: ...l 6 Available DMA Channel 7 Available Available Specified IRQ is available to be use the PCI PnP devices Reserved Specified IRQ is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 67 Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 15 PCI PnP Configuration IRQ Available Use the IRQ address to specify what IRQ...

Page 93: ...s reserved 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 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 Disabled DEFAULT No memory block reserved for legacy ISA devices 16K 16 KB reserved for legacy ISA devic...

Page 94: ...u 16 Boot 5 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration Use the Boot Settings Configuration menu BIOS Menu 17 to configure advanced system boot options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Enabled Quiet Boot Enabled AddOn ROM Display Mode Keep Current Bootup Num Lock On Spread Spectrum Function Disabled Allows BIOS to skip certain tests whil...

Page 95: ... ROM Display Mode Keep Current Use the AddOn ROM Display Mode option to allow add on ROM read only memory messages to be displayed Force BIOS The system forces third party BIOS to display during system boot Keep Current DEFAULT The system displays normal information during system boot Bootup Num Lock On Use the Bootup Num Lock BIOS option to specify if the number lock setting must be modified duri...

Page 96: ...led The spread spectrum mode is enabled 5 5 2 Boot Device Priority Use the Boot Device Priority menu BIOS Menu 18 to specify the boot sequence from the available devices The drive sequence also depends on the boot sequence in the individual device section BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 2nd Boot...

Page 97: ...BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Hard Disk Drives 1st Drive Hard Drive 1 2nd Drive Hard Drive 2 3rd Drive Hard Drive 3 Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 67 Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 19 Hard Disk Drives ...

Page 98: ... Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 67 Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 20 Removable Drives 5 6 Security Use the Security menu BIOS Menu 21 to set system and user passwords BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Passwor...

Page 99: ...pervisor Password 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 installed select this field and enter the password After the password has been added Install appears next to Change User Password 5 7 Chipset Use the Chipset menu BIOS Menu 22 to access the Northbridge and Southbridge configura...

Page 100: ...orthbridge Configuration Use the Northbridge Chipset Configuration menu BIOS Menu 23 to configure the Northbridge chipset BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Northbridge Configuration PCI MMIO Allocation 4GB To 3072MB Memory Hole Disabled Initiate Graphic Adapter PEG PCI IGD Graphics Mode Select Enabled 32MB IGD GTT Graphic smemory size No VT mode 2MB NB PCIE Configu...

Page 101: ... Graphic Adapter PEG PCI 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 PCI IGD PCI PEG PEG IGD PEG PCI DEFAULT IGD Graphics Mode Select Enable 32MB Use the IGD Gr...

Page 102: ...lect DVMT Mode DVMT Fixed Memory 256 MB DVMT Mode Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 67 Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 24 Video Function Configuration DVMT Mode Select DVMT Mode Use the DVMT Mode Select option to select the Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT operating mode DVMT Mode DEFAULT Graphics memory i...

Page 103: ... Boot Disabled GbE Wake Up From S5 Disabled HAD Controller Enabled Restore on AC Power Loss Last State Resume on Keyboard Mouse Enabled Resume on PCI Express Wake Enabled PME Resume Disabled RI Resume Disabled RTC Resume Disabled PCIE Ports Configuration PCIE Port 0 Enabled PCIE Port 1 Enabled PCIE Port 2 Enabled PCIE Port 3 Enabled I82574L Controller Enabled I82574L LAN Boot Disabled Disabled Ena...

Page 104: ...oller Disabled DEFAULT Cannot be booted from a remote system through the Intel 82578DM GbE controller GbE Wake Up From S5 Disabled Use the GbE Wake Up From S5 option to enable the Intel 82578DM GbE controller to wake up from S5 state Enabled Can wake up from S5 state through the Intel 82578DM GbE controller Disabled DEFAULT Cannot wake up from S5 state through the Intel 82578DM GbE controller HDA ...

Page 105: ... to rouse the system from a suspend or standby state That is the system is roused when the mouse is moved or a button on the keyboard is pressed Disabled Wake event not generated by activity on the keyboard or mouse Resume On KeyBoard Wake event generated by activity on the keyboard Resume On Mouse Wake event generated by activity on the mouse Enabled DEFAULT Wake event generated by activity on th...

Page 106: ... standby state That is the system will be roused by an incoming call on a modem Disabled DEFAULT Wake event not generated by an incoming call Enabled Wake event generated by an incoming call RTC Resume Disabled Use the RTC Resume option to specify the time the system should be roused from a suspended state Disabled DEFAULT The real time clock RTC cannot generate a wake event Enabled If selected th...

Page 107: ...roller is disabled I82574L LAN Boot Disabled Use the I82574L LAN Boot option to enable the Intel 82574L GbE controller to boot the system Disabled DEFAULT Cannot be booted from a remote system through the Intel 82574L GbE controller Enabled Can be booted from a remote system through the Intel 82574L GbE controller 5 7 3 ME Subsystem Configuration The ME Subsystem Configuration menu BIOS Menu 25 al...

Page 108: ...gatrends Inc BIOS Menu 26 ME Subsystem Configuration BootBlock HECI Message Enabled The BootBlock HECI Message option is enabled by default and can not be changed HECI Message Enabled Use the HECI Message BIOS option to enable or disable HECI message Disabled The HECI message disabled Enabled DEFAULT The HECI message enabled End Of Post S5 HECI Message Enabled Use the End Of Post S5 HECI Message o...

Page 109: ...s are shown in the system ME KT Disabled Use the ME KT option to enable or disable the Keyboard and Text redirection KT function on an AMT capable system KT is also known as Serial Over Lan SOL Disabled DEFAULT The KT function of the ME is disabled Enabled The KT function allows a management system to control an Intel AMT client system remotely The keyboard interface of a managed client system suc...

Page 110: ... to save the changes made to the BIOS options and to exit the BIOS configuration setup program Discard Changes and Exit Use the Discard Changes and Exit option to exit the BIOS configuration setup program without saving the changes made to the system Discard Changes Use the Discard Changes option to discard the changes and remain in the BIOS configuration setup program Load Optimal Defaults Use th...

Page 111: ...PCIE Q57A PICMG 1 3 CPU Card Page 99 Appendix A A Intel AMT Configuration ...

Page 112: ...l AMT Configuration Advanced ME Subsystem Configuration Chipset Step 4 Configure the Intel Management Engine BIOS extension MEBx see Section A 2 below Step 5 The following dialog window is displayed after the OS is loaded to show the Intel AMT status on the PCIE Q57A is enabled S t e p 0 Figure A 1 Intel Active Management Technology Status Dialog A 2 Intel Management Engine BIOS Extension This sec...

Page 113: ...ntel R Standard Manageability Configuration Intel R Quiet System Technology Configuration Exit ESC Exit Select ENTER Access Intel R ME Password Figure A 2 Intel Current ME Password Step 3 Please change default password before continuing Figure A 3 Intel ME passwords must be between 8 and 32 characters long have at least one upper case character one lower case character one number and a special cha...

Page 114: ...l R ME v6 0 30 1203 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Right Reserved MAIN MENU Intel R ME General Settings Intel R Standard Manageability Configuration Intel R Quiet System Technology Configuration Exit ESC Exit Select ENTER Access Intel R ME New Password Figure A 3 Intel ME New Password ...

Page 115: ... to remotely control and perform administrative tasks through a graphical user interface in Windows The functions of the iEZMan application include Power Management Schedule Power Management Remote Access Group Management Patch Management Alert and Events For more information regarding the iEZMan application please refer to the instruction manual of the iEZMan ...

Page 116: ...PCIE Q57A PICMG 1 3 CPU Card Page 104 Appendix B B BIOS Menu Options ...

Page 117: ...ansfer Enabled 65 Floppy A B 66 Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 67 Serial Port1 Mode Normal 67 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 68 Serial Port2 Mode Normal 68 Parallel Port Address 378 68 Parallel Port Mode Normal 68 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 69 Mode Setting Full On Mode 70 Temp Limit of OFF 000 71 Temp Limit of Start 020 71 Start PWM 070 71 Slope PWM 1 PWM 71 CPU Fan PWM Control 070 72 Hardware Health Mo...

Page 118: ...p Current 83 Bootup Num Lock On 83 Spread Spectrum Function Disabled 84 Change Supervisor Password 87 Change User Password 87 Memory Hole Disabled 89 Initiate Graphic Adapter PEG PCI 89 IGD Graphics Mode Select Enable 32MB 89 PEG Port Enabled 90 DVMT Mode Select DVMT Mode 90 DVMT FIXED Memory 256 MB 90 ASF Support Enabled 91 GbE LAN Boot 82578DM Disabled 92 GbE Wake Up From S5 Disabled 92 HDA Cont...

Page 119: ...L LAN Boot Disabled 95 BootBlock HECI Message Enabled 96 HECI Message Enabled 96 End Of Post S5 HECI Message Enabled 96 ME HECI Enabled 96 ME IDER Disabled 97 ME KT Disabled 97 Save Changes and Exit 98 Discard Changes and Exit 98 Discard Changes 98 Load Optimal Defaults 98 Load Failsafe Defaults 98 ...

Page 120: ...PCIE Q57A PICMG 1 3 CPU Card Page 108 Appendix C C One Key Recovery ...

Page 121: ...ool as shown in 77Figure C 1 to backup or restore Windows system five setup procedures are required 1 Hardware and BIOS setup see Section 77C 2 1 2 Create partitions see Section 77C 2 2 3 Install operating system drivers and system applications see Section 77C 2 3 4 Build up recovery partition see Section 77C 2 4 5 Create factory default image see Section 77C 2 5 After completing the five initial ...

Page 122: ...for the operating system while the second partition will be invisible to the operating system and contain the backup made by the one key recovery software The partition created for recovery images must be big enough to contain both the factory default image and the user backup image The size must be calculated before creating the partitions Please take the following table as a reference when calcu...

Page 123: ...ported OS versions are listed below Microsoft Windows o Windows XP Service Pack 2 or 3 required o Windows Vista o Windows 7 o Windows CE 5 0 o Windows CE 6 0 o Windows XP Embedded Linux o Fedora Core 12 Constantine o Fedora Core 11 Leonidas o Fedora Core 10 Cambridge o Fedora Core 8 Werewolf o Fedora Core 7 Moonshine o RedHat RHEL 5 4 o RedHat 9 Ghirke o Ubuntu 8 10 Intrepid o Ubuntu 7 10 Gutsy o ...

Page 124: ... partition see Section 77C 2 4 Step 5 Create factory default image see Section 77C 2 5 S t e p 0 The detailed descriptions are described in the following sections NOTE The setup procedures described below are for Microsoft Windows operating system users For Linux system most setup procedures are the same with Microsoft Windows except for several steps which is described in Section 77C 3 C 2 1 Hard...

Page 125: ...e p 0 C 2 2 Create Partitions To create the system backup the main storage device must be split into two partitions three partitions for Linux The first partition will be for the operating system while the second partition will be invisible to the operating system and contain the backup made by the one key recovery software Step 1 Put the recovery CD in the optical drive of the system Step 2 Boot ...

Page 126: ...lowing commands marked in red to create two partitions One is for the OS installation the other is for saving recovery files and images which will be an invisible partition Press Enter after entering each line below system32 diskpart DISKPART list vol DISKPART sel disk 0 DISKPART create part pri size ___ DISKPART assign letter N DISKPART create part pri size ___ DISKPART assign letter F DISKPART e...

Page 127: ...PCIE Q57A PICMG 1 3 CPU Card Page 115 system32 format F fs ntfs q v Recovery y system32 exit Figure C 5 Partition Creation Commands ...

Page 128: ...system onto the unlabelled partition The partition labeled as Recovery is for use by the system recovery tool and should not be used for installing the operating system or any applications NOTE The operating system installation program may offer to reformat the chosen partition DO NOT format the partition again The partition has already been formatted and is ready for installing the new operating ...

Page 129: ...key to boot from the recovery CD It will take a while to launch the recovery tool Please be patient Figure C 6 Launching the Recovery Tool Step 4 When the recovery tool setup menu appears press 2 then Enter Figure C 7 System Configuration for Windows Step 5 The Symantec Ghost window appears and starts configuring the system to build up a recovery partition In this process the partition which is cr...

Page 130: ...idden and the recovery tool is saved in this partition Figure C 8 Build up Recovery Partition Step 6 After completing the system configuration press any key in the following window to reboot the system Figure C 9 Press any key to continue Step 7 Eject the recovery CD S t e p 0 ...

Page 131: ...llow the steps below Step 1 Turn on the system When the following screen displays 77Figure A 2 press the F3 key to access the recovery tool The message will display for 10 seconds please press F3 before the system boots into the operating system Figure C 10 Press F3 to Boot into Recovery Mode Step 2 The recovery tool menu appears Type 4 and press Enter 77Figure A 3 Figure C 11 Recovery Tool Menu S...

Page 132: ...ge 120 Figure C 12 About Symantec Ghost Window Step 4 Use mouse to navigate to the option shown below 77Figure C 13 Figure C 13 Symantec Ghost Path Step 5 Select the local source drive Drive 1 as shown in 77Figure C 14 Then click OK ...

Page 133: ...n in 77Figure C 15 Then click OK Figure C 15 Select a Source Partition from Basic Drive Step 7 Select 1 2 Recovery NTFS drive and enter a file name called iei 77Figure C 16 Click Save The factory default image will then be saved in the selected recovery drive and named IEI GHO WARNING The file name of the factory default image must be iei GHO ...

Page 134: ...E Q57A PICMG 1 3 CPU Card Page 122 Figure C 16 File Name to Copy Image to Step 8 When the Compress Image screen in 77Figure C 17 prompts click High to make the image file smaller Figure C 17 Compress Image ...

Page 135: ... 18 Image Creation Confirmation Step 10 The Symantec Ghost starts to create the factory default image 77Figure C 19 Figure C 19 Image Creation Complete Step 11 When the image creation completes a screen prompts as shown in 77Figure C 20 Click Continue and close the Ghost window to exit the program Figure C 20 Image Creation Complete ...

Page 136: ...ows Please follow the steps below to setup recovery tool for Linux OS Step 1 Hardware and BIOS setup Refer to Section 77C 2 1 Step 2 Install Linux operating system Make sure to install GRUB v0 97 or earlier MBR type and Ext3 partition type Leave enough space on the hard drive to create the recover partition later NOTE If the Linux OS is not installed with GRUB v0 97 or earlier and Ext3 the Symante...

Page 137: ... DISKPART list vol DISKPART sel disk 0 DISKPART create part pri size ___ DISKPART assign letter N DISKPART exit system32 format N fs ntfs q v Recovery y system32 exit Step 4 Build up recovery partition Press any key to boot from the recovery CD It will take a while to launch the recovery tool Please be patient When the recovery tool setup menu appears type 3 and press Enter 77Figure C 23 The Syman...

Page 138: ...ecovery tool main menu by modifying the menu lst To first access the recovery tool main menu the menu lst must be modified In Linux system enter Administrator root When prompt appears type cd boot grub vi menu lst Figure C 24 Access menu lst in Linux Text Mode Step 6 Modify the menu lst as shown below ...

Page 139: ...ate a factory default image Follow Step 2 Step 12 described in Section 77C 2 5 to create a factory default image C 4 Recovery Tool Functions After completing the initial setup procedures as described above users can access the recovery tool by pressing F3 while booting up the system The main menu of the recovery tool is shown below ...

Page 140: ...e saved in the hidden partition 8 Restore your last backup Restore the last system backup image 9 Manual Enter the Symantec Ghost window to configure manually 10 Quit Exit the recovery tool and restart the system WARNING Please do not turn off the system power during the process of system recovery or backup WARNING All data in the system will be deleted during the system recovery Please backup the...

Page 141: ...er in the main menu Step 2 The Symantec Ghost window appears and starts to restore the factory default A factory default image called iei GHO is created in the hidden Recovery partition Figure C 27 Restore Factory Default Step 3 The screen is shown as in 77Figure C 28 when completed Press any key to reboot the system Figure C 28 Recovery Complete Window ...

Page 142: ...e main menu Step 2 The Symantec Ghost window appears and starts to backup the system A backup image called iei_user GHO is created in the hidden Recovery partition Figure C 29 Backup System Step 3 The screen is shown as in 77Figure C 30 when system backup is completed Press any key to reboot the system Figure C 30 System Backup Complete Window ...

Page 143: ...tep 1 Type 3 and press Enter in the main menu Step 2 The Symantec Ghost window appears and starts to restore the last backup image iei_user GHO Figure C 31 Restore Backup Step 3 The screen is shown as in 77Figure C 32 when backup recovery is completed Press any key to reboot the system Figure C 32 Restore System Backup Complete Window ...

Page 144: ...ollow the steps below Step 1 Type 4 and press Enter in the main menu Step 2 The Symantec Ghost window appears Use the Ghost program to backup or recover the system manually Figure C 33 Symantec Ghost Window Step 3 When backup or recovery is completed press any key to reboot the system S t e p 0 ...

Page 145: ...g one key recovery Please follow the steps below to install the SATA RAID AHCI driver Step 1 Copy the SATA RAID AHCI driver to a floppy disk and insert the floppy disk into a USB floppy disk drive The SATA RAID AHCI driver must be especially designed for the on board SATA controller Step 2 Connect the USB floppy disk drive to the system Step 3 Insert the One Key Recovery CD into the system and boo...

Page 146: ...age 134 Step 5 When the following window appears press S to select Specify Additional Device Step 6 In the following window select a SATA controller mode used in the system Then press Enter The user can now start using the SATA HDD ...

Page 147: ...tep 4 in Section 77C 2 2 Create Partitions to finish the whole setup process S t e p 0 C 5 2 System Memory Requirement To be able to access the recovery tool by pressing F3 while booting up the system please make sure to have enough system memory The minimum memory requirement is listed below Using Award BIOS 128 MB system memory Using AMI BIOS 512 MB system memory ...

Page 148: ...PCIE Q57A PICMG 1 3 CPU Card Page 136 Appendix D D Terminology ...

Page 149: ...able Media Device ARMD is any ATAPI device that supports removable media besides CD and DVD drives ASKIR Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared ASKIR is a form of modulation that represents a digital signal by varying the amplitude volume of the signal A low amplitude signal represents a binary 0 while a high amplitude signal represents a binary 1 BIOS The Basic Input Output System BIOS is firmware that i...

Page 150: ...er level interface description for USB 2 0 Host Controllers GbE Gigabit Ethernet GbE is an Ethernet version that transfers data at 1 0 Gbps and complies with the 3IEEE 802 3 2005 standard GPIO General purpose input IrDA Infrared Data Association IrDA specify infrared data transmission protocols used to enable electronic devices to wirelessly communicate with each other L1 Cache The Level 1 Cache L...

Page 151: ...transfer rates compared to other storage like hard drives SATA Serial ATA SATA is a serial communications bus designed for data transfers between storage devices and the computer chipsets The SATA bus has transfer speeds up to 1 5 Gbps and the SATA 3Gb s bus has data transfer speeds of up to 3 0 Gbps S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology S M A R T refers to automatic status c...

Page 152: ...PCIE Q57A PICMG 1 3 CPU Card Page 140 USB 2 0 supports 480Mbps data transfer rates VGA The Video Graphics Array VGA is a graphics display system developed by IBM ...

Page 153: ...PCIE Q57A PICMG 1 3 CPU Card Page 141 Appendix E E Watchdog Timer ...

Page 154: ... A 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 E 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 count...

Page 155: ...the 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 156: ...PCIE Q57A PICMG 1 3 CPU Card Page 144 Appendix F F Hazardous Materials Disclosure ...

Page 157: ...the 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 sh...

Page 158: ...rcuit Board X O O O O X Metal Fasteners X O O O O O Cable Assembly X O O O O X Fan Assembly X O O O O X Power Supply Assemblies X O O O O X 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...

Page 159: ...品可能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 X O O O O X 显示 X O O O O X 印刷电路板 X O O O O X 金属螺帽 X O O O O O 电缆组装 X O O O O X 风扇组装 X O O O O X 电力供应组装 X O O O O X 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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