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TECHNICAL MANUAL

 

 

Of

 

Intel Q370 Express Chipset

 

 

Based Mini-ITX M/B 

 

 

NO. G03-NF796-F

 

Revision: 4.0

 

Release date: October 1, 2019

 

 

Trademark:

 

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Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are 

 

subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.

 

Summary of Contents for JNF796-Q370

Page 1: ... NF796 F Revision 4 0 Release date October 1 2019 Trademark Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only and are subject to change at any time without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer ...

Page 2: ...i Environmental Protection Announcement Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding To minimize pollution and ensure environment protection of mother earth please recycle ...

Page 3: ...AYOUT DIAGRAM 3 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 JUMPER SETTING 9 2 2 CONNECTORS AND HEADERS 14 2 2 1 CONNECTORS 14 2 2 2 HEADERS 18 CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING BIOS 3 1 ENTERING SETUP 24 3 2 BIOS MENU SCREEN 25 3 3 FUNCTION KEYS 25 3 4 GETTING HELP 26 3 5 MENU BARS 26 3 6 MAIN MENU 27 3 7 ADVANCED MENU 28 3 8 CHIPSET MENU 42 3 9 SECURITY MENU 46 3 10 BOOT MENU 49 3 11 SAVE EXIT MENU 50 TABLE OF CONT...

Page 4: ...boots when it is moved from a cold environment to a warmer one to avoid condensation phenomenon These water drops attached on PCB or the surface of the components can bring about phenomena as minor as computer instability resulted from corrosion and oxidation from components and PCB or as major as short circuit that can burn the components Suggest starting the computer until the temperature goes u...

Page 5: ...OUT NOTICE MANUFACTURER PROVIDES THIS MANUAL AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFIT LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OF DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE PRODUCTS AND CORPORATE NAMES APPEARING IN THIS MANUAL MAY OR MAY NOT BE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OR COPYRIGHTS OF THEIR RESPECT...

Page 6: ... 6 COM port COM1 2 support RS232 422 485 Support 5 SATAIII 6Gb s Devices with RAID 0 1 5 10 mode 1 Mini SATA slot full size share with Mini PCIe Support 1 PCIE 3 0 x16 slot 1 full size Mini PCIE slot full size share with Mini SATA and 1 half size Mini PCIE slot Support HDMI port DP port VGA port 24 bit dual channel LVDS with support for 3 independent displays Support Smart FAN function Supports AC...

Page 7: ...ATA share slot MPEST 1 half size Mini PCIE slot MPE 1 SIM card slot SIMCARD Storage 5 SATAIII 6G s ports with support for RAID 0 1 5 10 mode 1 full size Mini SATA Mini PCIE share slot MPEST Gigabit LAN Chip Integrated with 1 Intel i211AT Gigabit Ethernet LAN chip 1 Intel i219 LM Gigabit PHY LAN chip Support Fast Ethernet LAN function of providing 10 100 1000Mbps Ethernet data transfer rate Audio C...

Page 8: ...3 1 Gen 1 header for 4 USB 3 1 Gen 1 ports 1 Front panel audio header 1 PS2 Keyboard Mouse header 1 LAN Status LED header 4 RS232 serial port header 1 GPIO header 1 SMBUS header 1 LVDS header 1 Inverter header 1 3 Layout Diagram Rear IO Diagram VGA Port HDMI Port USB 3 1 Gen 1 Ports DP Port RJ 45 LAN Ports USB 1 Gen 2 Ports Line In Line Out MIC COM1 RS232 422 485 Serial Port COM2 RS232 422 485 Ser...

Page 9: ...ini PCIE MSATA Share Slot MPEST Intel Chipset 4 RS232 Serial Port Header COM3 4 5 6 5 SATAIII Ports SMBUS Header Front Panel Header LVDS Inverter LVDS Header Half size Mini PCIE Slot MPE LAN_LED Header Front Panel Audio Header CPUFAN Connector Header GPIO Port Header PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Header USB 2 0 Port Header USB 3 1 Gen 1 Port Headers DDR4 SODIMM Slots SODIMM1 SODIMM2 ...

Page 10: ...ard slot SIMCARD only works when compatible SIM card installed communication card installed in the full size Mini PCIE MSATA share slot MPEST in this case you will not be able to use the MSATA function at the same time SIM Card Slot SIMCARD ...

Page 11: ...6 Motherboard Jumper Positions JP4 JP1 JP5 JBAT AT_COPEN JP3 JPX8 ...

Page 12: ...en Display Select 4 pin Block JPX8 PCIEX16 Normal bifurcation Select 2 pin Block Connectors P N Name COM12 RS232 422 485 Serial COM Port Connector X2 VGA VGA Port Connector HDMI HDMI Port Connector DP Display Port Connector USB3 USB 3 1 Gen 1 Port Connector X2 UL2 UL1 Top RJ 45 LAN Connector X2 Middle Bottom USB 3 1 Gen 2 Port Connector X4 AUDIO Top Line in Connector Middle Line out Connector Bott...

Page 13: ...0 USB 3 1 Gen 1 Port Header 19 pin Block FP_AUDIO Front Panel Audio Header 9 pin Block PS2KBMS PS2 Keyboard Mouse Header 6 pin Block LAN_LED LAN Status LED Header 4 pin Block COM3 4 5 6 RS232 Serial Port Header 9 pin Block GPIO GPIO Port Header 10 pin Block SMBUS SMBUS Header 4 pin Block LVDS LVDS Header 30 pin Block INVERTER LVDS Inverter Header 8 pin Block ...

Page 14: ...2 Closed Clear CMOS One Touch 1 2 Open Normal Default Pin 1 2 of JBAT Clear CMOS Pin1 2 2 Pin1 Pin 3 4 of JBAT 6 pin Flash Descriptor Override Select 3 4 Open Normal Default Pin 3 4 of JBAT Flash Descriptor Override 3 4 Closed Disable Flash Descriptor Security override Pin1 2 4 3 3 4 Pin1 2 JBAT JBAT ...

Page 15: ...ide 5 6 Closed PWROK Override Pin1 2 4 3 3 4 Pin1 2 5 6 5 6 Note PWROK override is for manufacturing test only JP1 4 pin COM1 Port Pin9 Function Select JP1 COM1 Port Pin9 Function Select 5 3 1 4 2 6 1 3 5 2 4 6 1 3 5 2 4 6 2 4 Closed Pin9 RING Default 3 4 Closed Pin9 5V 6 4 Closed Pin9 12V JBAT JP1 ...

Page 16: ...ion Select 5 3 1 4 2 6 1 3 5 2 4 6 1 3 5 2 4 6 2 4 Closed Pin9 RING Default 3 4 Closed Pin9 5V 6 4 Closed Pin9 12V JP4 3 pin LVDS Inverter Backlight VCC Select 1 3 1 3 JP4 Inverter Backlight VCC Select 1 2 Closed Inverter 5V Selected 2 3 Closed Inverter 12V Selected JP3 JP4 ...

Page 17: ...C 5V 6 4 Closed VCC 12V Pin 1 2 of AT_COPEN 4 pin ATX Mode AT Mode Select Pin1 4 3 2 Pin 1 2 of AT_COPEN ATX AT Mode Select 1 2 Open ATX Mode Selected Default 1 2 Closed AT Mode Selected Pin1 2 3 4 ATX Mode Selected Press power button to power on after power input ready AT Mode Selected Directly power on as power input ready JP5 AT_COPEN ...

Page 18: ...ion In this case if your case is removed next time when you restart your computer a message will be displayed on screen to inform you of this JPX8 2 pin PCIEX16 Slot Normal bifurcation Select Pin1 JPX8 PCIEX16 Slot Function Select 1 2 Open PCIEX16 Normal 1 2 Closed PCIEX16 bifurcation to 2X8 Slot Pin1 Pin 1 2 Open Normal function as PCIEx16 slot Pin 1 2 Closed PCIEX16 slot bifurcate to 2 PCIEx8 sl...

Page 19: ...specification Display Port To the system to corresponding display device with compatible DP cable RJ 45 LAN Port This connector is standard RJ 45 LAN jack for Network connection USB 3 1 Gen 1 Port To connect USB keyboard mouse or other devices compatible with USB 3 1 Gen 1 specification Ports support up to 5Gbps data transfer rate USB 3 1 Gen 2 Port To connect USB keyboard mouse or other devices c...

Page 20: ...to set Transmission Mode Select for COM1 COM2 at first before using specialized cable to connect different pins of this port For RS422 Mode RS422TX B RS422TX A RS422RX A RS422RX B B For RS485 Mode RS485 D B RS485 D A 2 ATXPWR 24 pin block Main Power Connector PIN ROW1 ROW2 1 3 3V 3 3V 2 3 3V 12V 3 GND GND 4 5V Soft Power on 5 GND GND 6 5V GND 7 GND GND 8 Power OK 5V 9 5V Stand by 5V 10 12V 5V 11 1...

Page 21: ...Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V Pin1 2 3 4 4 SATA1 2 3 4 5 7 pin SATAIII Port connector These are high speed SATAIII port that supports 6GB s transfer rate Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND SATA2 SATA5 SATA1 SATA3 SATA4 ...

Page 22: ...17 5 CPUFAN 4 pin CPU Fan Connector Fan Speed GND Pin1 12V Fan Power Control 6 SYSFAN 4 pin System Fan Connector Pin1 12V Fan Power GND Fan Speed Control CPUFAN SYSFAN ...

Page 23: ... 2 2 Headers 1 JW_FP 9 pin Front Panel Header GND RSTSW Pin 1 2 HDDLED HDDLED VCC PWRLED PWRLED PWRBTN GND 2 FP_USB20 9 pin USB 2 0 Port Header DATA NC GND DATA GND VCC DATA Pin 1 VCC DATA 2 JW_FP FP_USB20 ...

Page 24: ...D2 D2 VBUS 11 Pin1 10 VBUS SSRX1 SSRX1 GND0 SSTX1 SSTX1 GND1 D1 D1 NC 4 FP_AUDIO 9 pin Line Out MIC In Header This header connects to Front Panel Line out MIC In connector with cable 2 MIC_JD DETECT GND SENSE LINE_OUT2_R Pin1 MIC2_L MIC2_R LINE_OUT2_L LINE_OUT2_JD FP_USB31 FP_USB30 FP_AUDIO ...

Page 25: ...20 5 PS2KBMS 6 pin PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Header GND KB_CLK KB_DATA Pin1 MS_DATA VCC MS_CLK 6 LAN_LED 4 pin LAN Status LED Header Pin1 LAN1_LED 3 4 2 LAN1_LED LAN2_LED LAN2_LED PS2KBMS LAN_LED ...

Page 26: ...in RS232 Serial Port Header GND Pin1 6 MDCD MSIN MSO MDTR MDSR MRTS MCTS MRI 8 GPIO 10 pin GPIO Port Header GND VCC Pin 1 2 SIO_GP40 SIO_GP42 SIO_GP44 SIO_GP46 SIO_GP41 SIO_GP43 SIO_GP45 SIO_GP47 GPIO COM3 COM4 COM6 COM5 ...

Page 27: ...ctor Pin1 Pin No Definition 1 Backlight Enable 2 Backlight PWM 3 PVCC 4 PVCC 5 GND 6 GND 7 Backlight Up SW 8 Backlight Down SW Warning Find Pin 1 location of the inverter and make sure that the installation direction is correct Otherwise serious harm will occur to the board display panel INVERTER SMBUS ...

Page 28: ...Pin 23 LVDSA_DATAP1 LVDSA_DATAN2 Pin 22 Pin 21 LVDSA_DATAP2 LVDS_CLKAN Pin 20 Pin 19 LVDS_CLKAP LVDSA_DATAN3 Pin 18 Pin 17 LVDSA_DATAP3 GND Pin 16 Pin 15 GND GND Pin 14 Pin 13 GND NC DDC_CLK Pin 12 Pin 11 NC DDC_DATA LVDSB_DATAP0 Pin 10 Pin 9 LVDSB_DATAN0 LVDSB_DATAP1 Pin 8 Pin 7 LVDSB_DATAN1 LVDSB_DATAP2 Pin 6 Pin 5 LVDSB_DATAN2 LVDS_CLKBP Pin 4 Pin 3 LVDS_CLKBN LVDSB_DATAP3 Pin 2 Pin 1 LVDSB_DAT...

Page 29: ...ts the entire hardware device and configures the parameters of the hardware synchronization Only when these tasks are completed done it gives up control of the computer to operating system OS Since the BIOS is the only channel for hardware and software to communicate it is the key factor for system stability and in ensuring that your system performance as its best 3 1 Entering Setup Power on the c...

Page 30: ...s We will explain these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter but let us first see a short description of the function keys you may use here Press left right to select screen Press up down to choose in the main menu the option you want to confirm or to modify Press Enter to select Menu Bar Menu Items Current Setting Value Function Keys General Help Items ...

Page 31: ...1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press Esc 3 5 Menu Bars There are six menu bars on top of BIOS screen Main To change system basic configuration Advanced To change system advanced configuration Chipset To change chipset configuration Security Password settings Boot To change boot ...

Page 32: ...nformation Highlight the item and then use the or and numerical keyboard keys to select the value you want in each item System Date Set the date Please use Tab to switch between date elements System Time Set the time Please use Tab to switch between time elements ...

Page 33: ...et as Enabled a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology Intel R SpeedStep tm This item allows more than two frequency ranges to be supported The optional settings are Disabled Enabled C States The optional settings are Disabled Enabled Use this item to enable or disable CPU Power Management When set as Enabled it allows CPU to go to C states when it s...

Page 34: ...able SATA port Hot Plug Use this item to designate this port as Hot Pluggable The optional settings are Disabled Enabled PCH FW Configuration Press Enter to view Management Engine technology parameters and make settings in the following sub item Firmware Update Configuration Press Enter to make settings for ME FW Image RE Flash ME FW Image Re Flash Use this item to enable or disable ME FW Image Re...

Page 35: ... the following sub item Activate Remote Assistance Process Use this item to trigger CIRA boot Note Network Access must be activated first from MEBx Setup The optional settings are Disabled Enabled When set as Enabled user can make further settings in CIRA Timeout CIRA Timeout OEM defined timeout for MPS connection to be established The setting range is from 0 to 255 0 use the default timeout value...

Page 36: ... Force Secure Erase This item is for user to force Secure Erase on next boot The optional settings are Disabled Enabled OEM Flags Settings Use this item to configure OEM flags Press Enter to make settings for in the following sub items Hide Unconfigure ME Confirmation Prompt Use this function to enable or disable Hide Unconfigure ME Configuration Prompt when attempting ME unconfiguration The optio...

Page 37: ...e following sub items Security Device Support Use this item to enable or disable BIOS support for security device O S will not show security device TGG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available The optional settings are Disabled Enabled When set as Enabled user can make further settings in the following items Pending Operation Use this item to schedule an operation for the security de...

Page 38: ...nt time increased minute s PS2 KB MS Wake up The optional settings are Enabled Disabled Use this item to enable or disable PS2 KB MS wake up from S3 S4 S5 This function is supported when ERP Support is set as Disabled USB S3 S4 Wake up The optional settings are Enabled Disabled Use this item to enable or disable USB wake up from S3 S4 state This function is supported when ERP Support is set as Dis...

Page 39: ...al Port 2 Configuration Press Enter to make settings for the following items Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable serial port COM The optional settings are Disabled Enabled When set as Enabled user can make further settings in the following items Change Settings Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device Changing setting may conflict with system resources Transmission...

Page 40: ...ect AT or ATX Mode on MB jumper at first refer to Page 12 Pin 1 2 of AT_COPEN jumper for ATX Mode AT Mode Select Case Open Detect Use this item to detect case has already open or not show message in POST The optional settings are Disabled Enabled When set as Enabled system will detect if COPEN has been short or not refer to Page 13 Pin 3 4 of AT_COPEN jumper for Case Open Detection if Pin 3 4 of A...

Page 41: ...Temperature Use this item to select system shutdown temperature The optional settings are Disabled 70o C 158o F 75o C 167o F 80o C 176o F 85o C 185o F 90o C 194o F Serial Port Console Redirection COM1 Console Redirection The optional settings are Disabled Enabled When set as Enabled the following sub items shall appear Console Redirection Settings The settings specify how the host computer and the...

Page 42: ...end of a serial data packet A start bit indicates the beginning The standard setting is 1 stop bit Communication with slow devices may require more than 1 stop bit The optional settings are 1 2 Flow Control Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow When sending data if the receiving buffers are full a stop signal can be sent to stop the data flow Once the buffers are empty a start si...

Page 43: ... Rows and Columns supported redirection The optional settings are 80x24 80x25 Redirect After POST The optional settings are Always Enable Bootloader When Bootloader is selected then Legacy Console Redirection is disabled before booting to legacy OS When Always Enabled is selected then Legacy Console Redirection is enabled for legacy OS Default setting for this option is set to Always Enabled Seria...

Page 44: ...r side Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds The optional settings 9600 19200 57600 115200 Flow Control Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow When sending data if the receiving buffers are full a stop signal can be sent to stop the data flow Once the buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to re start the flow Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start stop si...

Page 45: ...e time out value for control bulk and interrupt transfers The optional settings are 1 sec 5 sec 10 sec 20 sec Device reset time out Use this item to set USB mass storage device start unit command time out The optional settings are 10 sec 20 sec 30 sec 40 sec Device power up delay Use this item to set maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the host controller Auto us...

Page 46: ...tect Count Use this item to set number of times presence of media will be checked Use either or numeric keys to set the value CSM Configuration Press Enter to make settings for the following sub items Compatibility Support Module Configuration CSM Support Use this item enable or disable CSM support The optional settings are Disabled Enabled Option ROM execution Network This option controls the exe...

Page 47: ...7 I219 LM XX XX XX XX XX XX This item shows current network brief information 3 8 Chipset Menu System Agent SA Configuration Press Enter to make settings for the following sub items VT d The optional settings are Enabled Disabled Memory Configuration Press Enter to view brief information for the working memory module Graphics Configuration Press Enter to make further settings for Graphics Configur...

Page 48: ...t the secondary Display device The optional settings are Disabled VGA DP HDMI Internal Graphics Use this item to keep IGFX enabled based on the setup options The optional settings are Auto Disabled Enabled Aperture Size Use this item to select the Aperture Size Above 4GB MMIO BIOS assignment is automatically enabled when selecting 2048MB aperture To use this feature please disable CSM Support The ...

Page 49: ...00 24bit Dual 1280 x 1024 24bit Dual 1680 x 1050 24bit Dual 1920 x 1080 24bit Dual LVDS FW Write Protect Use this item to enable or disable LVDS FW Update Protect The optional settings are Disabled Enabled PEG Port Configuration Press Enter to make further settings for PEG port options PEG Port Configuration PCIEX16 Slot Enable Root Port Use this item to enable or disable the root port The optiona...

Page 50: ...ration HD Audio This item controls detection of the HD Audio device The optional settings are Disabled Enabled Disabled HDA will be unconditionally disabled Enabled HAD will be unconditionally enabled Onboard Lan1 Controller Use this item to enable or disable corresponding onboard NIC device or controller Wake on LAN Enable Use this item to enable or disable integrated LAN to wake the system Onboa...

Page 51: ...ttings are Always On Always Off Former State 3 9 Security Menu Security menu allow users to change administrator password and user password settings Administrator Password If there is no password present on system please press Enter to create new administrator password If password is present on system please press Enter to verify old password then to clear change password Press again to confirm th...

Page 52: ...Custom mode This change is effective after save After reset this mode will return to Standard mode In Custom mode Secure Boot Policy variables can be configured by a physically present user without full authentication When set as Custom user can make further settings in the following items that show up Restore Factory Keys Use this item to force system to User Mode to install factory default Secur...

Page 53: ...Ready Remove UEFI CA from DB Device Guard ready system must not list Microsoft EFI CA Certificate in Authorized Signature database db Restore DB defaults Use this item to restore DB variable to factory defaults Secure Boot Variable Size Keys Key Source Platform Key PK Key Exchange Keys Authorized Signature Forbidden Signature Authorized TimeStamps OS Recovery Signatures Use this item to enroll Fac...

Page 54: ... wait for setup activation key Bootup Numlock State Use this item to select keyboard numlock state The optional settings are On Off Quiet Boot The optional settings are Disabled Enabled Boot Option Priorities Boot Option 1 Boot Option 2 Use this item to decide system boot order from available options ...

Page 55: ...es Default Options Restore Defaults Use this item to restore load default values for all the setup options Save as User Defaults Use this item to save the changes done so far as user defaults Restore User Defaults Use this item to restore the user defaults to all the setup options Boot Override UEFI Built in EFI Shell Press this item and a dialogue box shall appear to ask if user wish to save conf...

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