IEI Technology IMBA-Q670, User Manual

Page 1: ...ODEL IMBA Q670 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard for Intel Core i7 i5 i3 Quad Dual Core CPU Intel Q67 Chipset DDR3 VGA DVI HDMI Dual Intel PCIe GbE Intel AMT 7 0 Support Two USB 3 0 Ports Five COM Ports Two SAT...

Page 2: ...version 24 February 2012 2 01 Modified Table 3 16 RS 422 485Connector Pinouts 9 September 2011 2 00 Modified for R20 version 16 August 2011 1 02 Modified Section 4 3 1 AT ATX Power Select Jumper Adde...

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...

Page 4: ...L ITEMS 12 3 CONNECTORS 14 3 1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS 15 3 1 1 IMBA Q670 Layout 15 3 1 2 Peripheral Interface Connectors 16 3 1 3 External Interface Panel Connectors 17 3 2 INTERNAL PERIPHERA...

Page 5: ...25 USB Connectors 41 3 3 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL 42 3 3 1 Audio Connector 43 3 3 2 Ethernet and USB Connector 43 3 3 3 HDMI Port Connector 44 3 3 4 Keyboard Mouse Connector 45 3...

Page 6: ...72 5 1 2 Using Setup 72 5 1 3 Getting Help 73 5 1 4 Unable to Reboot after Configuration Changes 73 5 1 5 BIOS Menu Bar 73 5 2 MAIN 74 5 3 ADVANCED 76 5 3 1 ACPI Settings 77 5 3 2 RTC Wake Settings 78...

Page 7: ...T DRIVER INSTALLATION 117 6 4 GRAPHICS DRIVER INSTALLATION 120 6 5 LAN DRIVER INSTALLATION 123 6 6 AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION 127 6 7 USB 3 0 DRIVER INSTALLATION 129 6 8 INTEL AMT DRIVER AND APPLICATIO...

Page 8: ...DHCP TFTP and HTTP 180 B 6 5 Create Shared Directory 180 B 6 6 Setup a Client System for Auto Recovery 181 B 7 OTHER INFORMATION 184 B 7 1 Using AHCI Mode or ALi M5283 VIA VT6421A Controller 184 B 7 2...

Page 9: ...IMBA Q670 ATX Motherboard Page ix G HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE 201 G 1 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE TABLE FOR IPB PRODUCTS CERTIFIED AS ROHS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002 95 EC WITHOUT MERCURY 202...

Page 10: ...ector Location 26 Figure 3 10 Front Panel Connector Location 27 Figure 3 11 I2C Connector Location 28 Figure 3 12 Keyboard Mouse Connector Location 29 Figure 3 13 Parallel Port Connector Location 30 F...

Page 11: ...Wake on LAN Connector Pinout Locations 60 Figure 4 11 SATA Drive Cable Connection 61 Figure 4 12 SATA Power Drive Connection 61 Figure 4 13 Audio Connector 62 Figure 4 14 DVI Connector 63 Figure 4 15...

Page 12: ...Figure 6 26 USB 3 0 Driver Update Complete 131 Figure 6 27 Intel ME Driver Welcome Screen 132 Figure 6 28 Intel ME Driver License Agreement 133 Figure 6 29 Intel ME Driver Read Me File 133 Figure 6 30...

Page 13: ...163 Figure B 23 Disable Automatically Restart 163 Figure B 24 Launching the Recovery Tool 164 Figure B 25 Auto Recovery Environment for Windows 164 Figure B 26 Building the Auto Recovery Partition 165...

Page 14: ...IMBA Q670 ATX Motherboard Page xiv Figure B 43 Disable Automatically Restart 182...

Page 15: ...ts 26 Table 3 10 Front Panel Connector Pinouts 27 Table 3 11 I2C Connector Pinouts 28 Table 3 12 Keyboard Mouse Connector Pinouts 29 Table 3 13 Parallel Port Connector Pinouts 30 Table 3 14 SATA 3Gb s...

Page 16: ...VGA Connector Pinouts 47 Table 3 30 DVI Connector Pinouts 47 Table 4 1 Jumpers 57 Table 4 2 AT ATX Power Mode Jumper Settings 58 Table 4 3 Clear BIOS Jumper Settings 58 Table 4 4 Wake on LAN Connector...

Page 17: ...87 BIOS Menu 13 Serial Port n Configuration Menu 88 BIOS Menu 14 Parallel Port Configuration Menu 94 BIOS Menu 15 F81866 H W Monitor 96 BIOS Menu 16 Smart Fan Mode Configuration 97 BIOS Menu 17 Seria...

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Page 19: ...IMBA Q670 ATX Motherboard Page 1 Chapter 1 1 Introduction...

Page 20: ...and I O include four PCI card slots one PCIe x16 card slot one PCIe x4 card slot one PCIe x1 slot two USB 3 0 ports on the rear panel by ASMedia ASM1042 four USB 2 0 by rear panel eight USB 2 0 by pin...

Page 21: ...xpansion slot One PCIe x4 card expansion slot One PCIe x1 card expansion slot Supports four dual channel DDR3 DIMMs One external RS 232 serial port Four internal RS 232 serial port connectors One inte...

Page 22: ...IMBA Q670 ATX Motherboard Page 4 1 4 Connectors The connectors on the IMBA Q670 are shown in the figure below Figure 1 2 Connectors...

Page 23: ...IMBA Q670 ATX Motherboard Page 5 1 5 Dimensions The main dimensions of the IMBA Q670 are shown in the diagram below Figure 1 3 IMBA Q670 Dimensions mm...

Page 24: ...IMBA Q670 ATX Motherboard Page 6 1 6 Data Flow 8Figure 1 4 shows the data flow between the system chipset the CPU and other components installed on the motherboard Figure 1 4 Data Flow Diagram...

Page 25: ...Engine Support for DX10 1 and OpenGL3 0 Full MPEG2 VC1 AVC Decode Audio Realtek ALC662 HD Audio codec Line in Line out Mic BIOS UEFI BIOS Digital I O 8 bit 4 bit input 4 bit output Ethernet Controlle...

Page 26: ...a internal 26 pin box header USB ports Two external USB 3 0 ports on rear IO by ASMedia ASM1042 Two external USB 2 0 ports on rear IO Eight internal USB 2 0 ports by four pin headers Serial ATA Four S...

Page 27: ...IMBA Q670 ATX Motherboard Page 9 Chapter 2 2 Packing List...

Page 28: ...ic 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...

Page 29: ...or vendor the IMBA Q670 was purchased from or contact an IEI sales representative directly by sending an email to 33sales ieiworld com tw The IMBA Q670 is shipped with the following components Quanti...

Page 30: ...nal Items The following are optional components which may be separately purchased Item and Part Number Image Dual ports USB cable with bracket P N 19800 003100 300 RS SATA Power Cable P N 32102 000100...

Page 31: ...ge LGA1155 LGA1156 cooler kit 95W P N CF 1156E R11 RS 422 485 cable P N 32205 003800 300 RS Parallel port cable P N 19800 000049 RS Dual RS 232 cable P N 19800 000051 RS 20 pin Infineon TPM module S W...

Page 32: ...IMBA Q670 ATX Motherboard Page 14 Chapter 3 3 Connectors...

Page 33: ...therboard Page 15 3 1 Peripheral Interface Connectors This chapter details all the jumpers and connectors 3 1 1 IMBA Q670 Layout The figures below show all the connectors and jumpers Figure 3 1 Connec...

Page 34: ...tor system 1 3 pin wafer SYS_FAN1 Fan connector system 2 3 pin wafer SYS_FAN2 Fan connector CPU 4 pin wafer CPU_FAN1 Front panel audio connector 10 pin header FP_AUDIO1 Front panel connector 14 pin he...

Page 35: ...USB2 USB3 USB4 Table 3 1 Peripheral Interface Connectors 3 1 3 External Interface Panel Connectors The table below lists the connectors on the external I O panel Connector Type Label Audio connector A...

Page 36: ...ATX Power Connector CN Label ATX1 CN Type 24 pin ATX CN Location See Figure 3 2 CN Pinouts See Table 3 3 The ATX power connector connects to an ATX power supply Figure 3 2 ATX Power Connector Pinout...

Page 37: ...if battery is replaced by an incorrect type Only certified engineers should replace the on board battery Dispose of used batteries according to instructions and local regulations CN Label BAT1 BT2 CN...

Page 38: ...ctor Locations Pin Description 1 GND 2 Battery Table 3 4 Battery Connector BT2 Pinouts 3 2 3 CPU Power Connector CN Label CPU12V1 CN Type 4 pin Molex CN Location See Figure 3 4 CN Pinouts See Table 3...

Page 39: ...or Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V Table 3 5 CPU Power Connector Pinouts 3 2 4 DDR3 DIMM Slots CN Label CHA_DIMM1 CHA_DIMM2 CHB_DIMM1 CHB_DIMM2 CN Type DDR3 DIMM slot CN Location S...

Page 40: ...ations 3 2 5 Digital I O Connector CN Label DIO1 CN Type 10 pin header CN Location See Figure 3 6 CN Pinouts See Table 3 6 The digital I O connector provides programmable input and output for external...

Page 41: ...RIPTION 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 Input 0 Table 3 6 Digital I O Connector Pinouts 3 2 6 Fan Connector CPU CN Label CPU_FAN1 CN Type 4 pin...

Page 42: ...Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 12 V 3 FANIO1 4 PWM Table 3 7 CPU Fan Connector Pinouts 3 2 7 Fan Connector System CN Label SYS_FAN1 SYS_FAN2 CN Type 3 pin wafer CN Location See Figure 3 8 CN Pin...

Page 43: ...IN NO DESCRIPTION 1 FANIO 2 12 V PWM 3 GND Table 3 8 System Fan Connector Pinouts 3 2 8 Front Panel Audio Connector CN Label FP_AUDIO1 CN Type 10 pin header CN Location See Figure 3 9 CN Pinouts See T...

Page 44: ...2_R 4 PRESENCE 5 LLINE2 R 6 MIC2 JD 7 F_SENSE 8 NC 9 LLINE2 L 10 LINE2 JD Table 3 9 Front Panel Audio Connector Pinouts 3 2 9 Front Panel Connector CN Label F_PANEL1 CN Type 14 pin header CN Location...

Page 45: ...ACPILED Speaker 2 Beep Power 3 NC 4 NC 5 GND 6 NC Power Button 7 PWRBT_SW _C 8 PC Beep 9 GND Reset 10 NC HDD LED 11 HDDLED 12 EXTRST 13 HDDLED 14 GND Table 3 10 Front Panel Connector Pinouts 3 2 10 I2...

Page 46: ...2 PCH_GP38_PU 3 PCH_GP39_PU 4 GND Table 3 11 I2C Connector Pinouts 3 2 11 Keyboard Mouse Connector CN Label KB_MS1 CN Type 6 pin wafer CN Location See Figure 3 12 CN Pinouts See Table 3 12 The keyboar...

Page 47: ...K 4 KB DATA 5 KB CLK 6 GROUND Table 3 12 Keyboard Mouse Connector Pinouts 3 2 12 Parallel Port Connector CN Label LPT1 CN Type 26 pin box header CN Location See Figure 3 13 CN Pinouts See Table 3 13 T...

Page 48: ...D1 4 RPD2 5 RPD3 6 RPD4 7 RPD5 8 RPD6 9 RPD7 10 SIO_ACK 11 SIO_BUSY 12 SIO_PE 13 SIO_SLCT 14 SIO_AFD 15 SIO_ERR 16 SIO_INIT 17 SIO_SLIN 18 GND 19 GND 20 GND 21 GND 22 GND 23 GND 24 GND 25 GND 26 NC Ta...

Page 49: ...xpansion module to be connected to the board Figure 3 14 PCI Slot Locations 3 2 14 PCIe x1 Slot CN Label PCIEX4_1 CN Type PCIe x1 slot CN Location See Figure 3 18 The PCIe x1 slot provides PCIe x1 sig...

Page 50: ...PCIe x4 slot CN Location See Figure 3 18 The PCIe x4 slot is for PCIe x4 expansion cards Figure 3 16 PCIe x4 Slot Location 3 2 16 PCIe x16 Slot CN Label PCIEX16_1 CN Type PCIe x16 slot CN Location Se...

Page 51: ...Slot Location 3 2 17 SATA 3Gb s Drive Connector CN Label SATA34 SATA56 CN Type 14 pin SATA connector CN Location See Figure 3 18 CN Pinouts See Table 3 14 The SATA drive connectors can be connected to...

Page 52: ...N_B 4 GND 11 GND 5 SATARXN_A 12 SATARXN_B 6 SATARXP_A 13 SATARXP_B 7 GND 14 GND Table 3 14 SATA 3Gb s Drive Connector Pinouts 3 2 18 SATA 6Gb s Drive Connector CN Label SATA1 SATA2 CN Type 7 pin SATA...

Page 53: ...nnector Location Pin Description 1 GND 2 SATATXP 3 SATATXN 4 GND 5 SATARXN 6 SATARXP 7 GND Table 3 15 SATA 6Gb s Drive Connector Pinouts 3 2 19 Serial Port Connector RS 422 485 CN Label COM4 CN Type 4...

Page 54: ...ides RS 422 or RS 485 communications Figure 3 20 RS 422 485 Connector Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 RXD485 3 TXD485 2 RXD485 4 TXD485 Table 3 16 RS 422 485Connector Pinouts 3 2 20 S...

Page 55: ...D1 6 NCTS1 2 NDSR1 7 NDTR1 3 NSIN1 8 XRI1 4 NRTS1 9 GND 5 NSOUT1 10 GND Table 3 17 Serial Port Connector Pinouts 3 2 21 SMBus Connector CN Label SMBUS_1 CN Type 4 pin wafer CN Location See Figure 3 22...

Page 56: ...Pin Description 1 5V_DUAL 2 SMBCLK 3 SMBDATA 4 GND Table 3 18 SMBus Connector Pinouts 3 2 22 SPDIF Connector CN Label SPDIF1 CN Type 5 pin header CN Location See Figure 3 23 CN Pinouts See Table 3 19...

Page 57: ...tor Location PIN DESCRIPTION 1 5V 2 NC 3 SPDIFOUT 4 GND 5 SPDIFIN Table 3 19 SPDIF Connector Pinouts 3 2 23 SPI ROM Connector CN Label JSPI1 CN Type 8 pin header CN Location See Figure 3 8 CN Pinouts...

Page 58: ...ESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 3 3V 2 GND 3 SPI_CS0 4 SPI_CLK 5 SPI_SO0 6 SPI_SI 7 NC 8 NC Table 3 20 SPI Connector Pinouts 3 2 24 TPM Connector CN Label TPM1 CN Type 20 pin header CN Location See Fi...

Page 59: ...7 LAD3 8 LAD2 9 3V 10 LAD1 11 LAD0 12 GND3 13 SCL 14 SDA 15 SB3V 16 SERIRQ 17 GND1 18 GLKRUN 19 LPCPD 20 LDRQ Table 3 21 TPM Connector Pinouts 3 2 25 USB Connectors CN Label USB1 USB2 USB3 USB4 CN Typ...

Page 60: ...ON 1 5V 2 GND 3 DATA 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 GND 8 5V Table 3 22 USB Port Connector Pinouts 3 3 External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel The figure below shows the external peripheral interface co...

Page 61: ...Out port Lime Connects to a headphone or a speaker With multi channel configurations this port can also connect to front speakers Microphone Pink Connects a microphone Figure 3 28 Audio Connector 3 3...

Page 62: ...sent received B off 10 Mb s green 100 Mb s orange 1000 Mb s Table 3 24 Connector LEDs The USB connector can be connected to a USB device The USB 2 0 ports are labeled as USB01 and the USB 3 0 ports a...

Page 63: ...HDMI_DATA0 21 HDMI_GND 10 HDMI_CLK 22 HDMI_GND 11 GND 23 HDMI_GND 12 HDMI_CLK Table 3 26 HDMI Connector Pinouts 3 3 4 Keyboard Mouse Connector CN Label KB_MS2 CN Type Dual PS 2 CN Location See Figure...

Page 64: ...mmunications device PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 NDCD 6 NDSR 2 NRXD 7 NRTS 3 NTXD 8 NCTS 4 NDTR 9 NRI 5 GND Table 3 28 Serial Port Connector Pinouts Figure 3 30 Serial Port Connector Pinout...

Page 65: ...ts Figure 3 31 VGA Connector The DVI connector connects to a monitor that supports DVI video input PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 DVI_TMDS_C_DATA2 2 DVI_TMDS_C_DATA2 3 GND 4 NC 5 NC 6 DVI_DDC_SCLK...

Page 66: ...IMBA Q670 ATX Motherboard Page 48 Chapter 4 4 Installation...

Page 67: ...and 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...

Page 68: ...om the body and helps prevent ESD damage Place the IMBA Q670 on an antistatic pad o When installing or configuring the motherboard place it on an antistatic pad This helps to prevent potential ESD dam...

Page 69: ...alled DO NOT touch the pins at the bottom of the CPU When handling the CPU only hold it on the sides To install the CPU follow the steps below Step 1 Disengage the load lever by pressing the lever dow...

Page 70: ...perly The contact array should be facing the CPU socket 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 or...

Page 71: ...a little to have the load plate be able to secure to the knob Engage the load lever by pushing it back to its original position Figure 4 4 There will be some resistance but will not require extreme p...

Page 72: ...g Kits CF 1156A RS R11 and CF 1156E R11 The cooling kit can be bought from IEI The cooling kit has a heatsink and fan WARNING Do not wipe off accidentally or otherwise the pre sprayed layer of thermal...

Page 73: ...t 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 cooli...

Page 74: ...ar as they can See Figure 4 7 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 7 Step 3 Insert the DIMM Once al...

Page 75: ...lastic clip and to OPEN a jumper means removing the plastic clip from a jumper The hardware jumpers must be set before installation Jumpers are shown in Table 4 1 Description Label Type AT ATX power s...

Page 76: ...umper Location 4 3 2 Clear CMOS Jumper Jumper Label J_CMOS1 Jumper Type 3 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 4 3 Jumper Location See Figure 4 9 To reset the BIOS move the jumper to the Clear BIOS po...

Page 77: ...el WOL_SEL1 CN Type 3 pin header CN Location See Figure 4 10 CN Pinouts See Table 4 4 The Wake on LAN connector allows the user to enable or disable the Wake on LAN WOL function PIN NO DESCRIPTION Sho...

Page 78: ...TA Drive Connection The IMBA Q670 is shipped with four 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 SA...

Page 79: ...e 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 12 Step 4 Connect the SATA power cable optional Connect the SATA powe...

Page 80: ...tility will automatically detect input or output The lime green top audio jack does not support input from a microphone To install the audio devices follow the steps below Step 1 Identify the audio pl...

Page 81: ...pter Step 2 Align the DVI I connector Align the male DVI I connector on the digital display device cable with the female DVI I connector on the external peripheral interface Step 3 Insert the DVI I co...

Page 82: ...e location is shown in a previous section Step 2 Align the connector Align the HDMI connector with the HDMI port Make sure the orientation of the connector is correct Step 3 Insert the HDMI connector...

Page 83: ...ectors Align the RJ 45 connector on the LAN cable with one of the RJ 45 connectors on the IMBA Q670 See Figure 4 16 Figure 4 16 LAN Connection Step 3 Insert the LAN cable RJ 45 connector Once aligned...

Page 84: ...7 Figure 4 17 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector 4 5 6 Serial Device Connection The IMBA Q670 has a single female D sub 9 connector on the external peripheral interface panel for a serial device Follow the...

Page 85: ...ector The external 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 Q670 Step 1 Locate the USB Ser...

Page 86: ...follow 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 con...

Page 87: ...e the Intel AMT function follow the steps below Step 1 Make sure the CHA_DIMM1 socket is installed with one DDR3 DIMM Step 2 Connect an Ethernet cable to the RJ 45 connector labeled LAN2 Step 3 The AM...

Page 88: ...word as it requires the Intel default password is admin NOTE To change the password enter a new password following the strong password rule containing at least one upper case letter one lower case let...

Page 89: ...IMBA Q670 ATX Motherboard Page 71 Chapter 5 5 BIOS...

Page 90: ...in one of two ways 1 Press the DEL or F2 key as soon as the system is turned on or 2 Press the DEL or F2 key when the Press DEL or F2 to enter SETUP message appears on the screen 0 If the message dis...

Page 91: ...4 Save changes and Exit BIOS 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 highlig...

Page 92: ...loads default settings The following sections completely describe 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 BIOS Menu...

Page 93: ...Memory Frequency 1333 MHz PCH Information Name CogarPoint Stepping 05 B3 TXT Capability of Supported Platform PCH LAN PHY Revision C0 ME FW Version 8 0 4 1441 ME Firmware SKU 5MB System Date Tue 03 0...

Page 94: ...user configurable fields System Date xx xx xx Use the System Date option to set the system date Manually enter the day month and year System Time xx xx xx Use the System Time option to set the system...

Page 95: ...alues F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 2 Advanced 5 3 1 ACPI Settings The ACPI Settings menu BIOS Menu 3 configures the...

Page 96: ...he RAM is maintained The computer returns slower to a working state but more power is saved 5 3 2 RTC Wake Settings The RTC Wake Settings menu BIOS Menu 4 configures RTC wake event Aptio Setup Utility...

Page 97: ...t generate a wake event Enabled If selected the following appears with values that can be selected Wake up every day Wake up date Wake up hour Wake up minute Wake up second After setting the alarm the...

Page 98: ...Item EnterSelect Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 5 Trusted Computing TPM...

Page 99: ...C 2011 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 6 CPU Configuration Intel Virtualization Technology Disabled Use the Intel Virtualization Technology option to enable or disable virtualization on the system...

Page 100: ...nfiguration menu BIOS Menu 7 lists the following CPU details Processor Type Lists the brand name of the CPU being used CPU Signature Lists the CPU signature value Microcode Patch Lists the microcode p...

Page 101: ...p F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 8 SATA Configuration SATA Controller s Enabled Use the SATA Contro...

Page 102: ...be enabled disabled if SMX is enabled VT and VT d support must also be enabled prior to TXT Secure Mode Extensons SMX Enabled Intel TXT LT Support Disabled Select Screen Select Item EnterSelect Chang...

Page 103: ...Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 11 1210 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 10 AMT Configuration AMT Enabled Use AMT option to enable or di...

Page 104: ...al Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 11 USB Configuration USB Devices The USB Devices Enabled fie...

Page 105: ...C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced F81866 Super IO Configuration F81866 Super IO Chip Fintek F81866 Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port 2 Configuration Serial Port 3 Configuration Serial Port...

Page 106: ...s F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 13 Serial Port n Configuration Menu 5 3 9 1 1 Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port...

Page 107: ...n to enable or disable the serial port Disabled Disable the serial port Enabled DEFAULT Enable the serial port Change Settings Auto Use the Change Settings option to change the serial port IO port add...

Page 108: ...t IO port address and interrupt address Auto DEFAULT The serial port IO port address and interrupt address are automatically detected IO 3E8h IRQ 10 Serial Port I O port address is 3E8h and the interr...

Page 109: ...etected IO 2E8h IRQ 10 Serial Port I O port address is 2E8h and the interrupt address is IRQ10 IO 3E8h IRQ 10 11 Serial Port I O port address is 3E8h and the interrupt address is IRQ10 11 IO 2F8h IRQ...

Page 110: ...ly detected IO 2D0h IRQ 10 Serial Port I O port address is 2D0h and the interrupt address is IRQ10 IO 3F8h IRQ 10 11 Serial Port I O port address is 3F8h and the interrupt address is IRQ10 11 IO 2F8h...

Page 111: ...ly detected IO 2D8h IRQ 10 Serial Port I O port address is 2D8h and the interrupt address is IRQ10 IO 3F8h IRQ 10 11 Serial Port I O port address is 3F8h and the interrupt address is IRQ10 11 IO 2F8h...

Page 112: ...F4 Save ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 14 Parallel Port Configuration Menu Parallel Port Enabled Use the Parallel Port option to enable or disable the pa...

Page 113: ...D Printer Mode Use the Device Mode option to select the mode the parallel port operates in Configuration options are listed below STD Printer Mode Default SPP Mode EPP 1 9 and SPP Mode EPP 1 7 and SPP...

Page 114: ...mart FAN Configuration Select Screen Select Item EnterSelect Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megat...

Page 115: ...perature 4 30 Select Screen Select Item EnterSelect Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc...

Page 116: ...up Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced COM1 Console Redirection Disabled Console Redirection Settings COM2 Console Redirection Disabled Console Redirection Settings COM3 Console...

Page 117: ...DEFAULT The target terminal type is VT100 VT UTF8 The target terminal type is VT UTF8 ANSI The target terminal type is ANSI Bits per second 115200 Use the Bits per second option to specify the serial...

Page 118: ...trends Inc BIOS Menu 18 IEI Feature Auto Recovery Function Disabled Use the Auto Recovery Function BIOS option to enable or disable the auto recovery function of the IEI One Key Recovery Disabled DEFA...

Page 119: ...ipset 5 4 1 PCH IO Configuration Use the PCH IO Configuration menu BIOS Menu 20 to configure the PCH chipset Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Chipset Auto Power Button Stat...

Page 120: ...reduce power consumption in the S5 state When enabled the system can only be powered up using the power button Disabled DEFAULT Power Saving Function support disabled Enabled Power Saving Function sup...

Page 121: ...iguration Azalia Enabled Azalia Internal HDMI Codec Enabled Control Detection of the Azalia device Select Screen Select Item EnterSelect Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defa...

Page 122: ...e video device connected to the system Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced VT d Capability Support VT d Disabled Graphics Configuration NB PCIe Configuration Memory C...

Page 123: ...Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 24 Graphics Configuration Primary Display Auto Use the Primary Display...

Page 124: ...Total Gfx Mem Max Use the DVMT Total Gfx Mem option to specify the maximum amount of memory that can be allocated as graphics memory Configuration options are listed below 128 MB 256 MB Maximum Defaul...

Page 125: ...Device Disabled Select Screen Select Item EnterSelect Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends I...

Page 126: ...Memory Configuration submenu BIOS Menu 26 to configure the Memory settings Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Chipset Memory Information Total Memory Not Present CHA_DIMM1 N...

Page 127: ...sion 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 27 Boot Bootup NumLock State On Use the Bootup NumLock State BIOS option to specify if the number lock setting must be modified during...

Page 128: ...o set the Option ROM display mode Force BIOS DEFAULT Sets display mode to force BIOS Keep Current Sets display mode to current Launch PXE OpROM Disabled Use the Launch PXE OpROM option to enable or di...

Page 129: ...this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup In Setup the User will have Administrator rights The password must be 3 to 20 characters long Administrator Password User Passwor...

Page 130: ...t Item EnterSelect Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 29 Exit Save Changes a...

Page 131: ...ge 113 Save as User Defaults Use the Save as User Defaults option to save the changes done so far as user defaults Restore User Defaults Use the Restore User Defaults option to restore the user defaul...

Page 132: ...IMBA Q670 ATX Motherboard Page 114 6 Software Drivers Chapter 6...

Page 133: ...t Graphic LAN Audio USB 3 0 Intel AMT o Intel Management Engine Components driver o Intel IT Director application Installation instructions are given below 6 2 Software Installation All the drivers fo...

Page 134: ...ge 116 Figure 6 1 Introduction Screen Step 3 Click IMBA Q670 Step 4 A new screen with a list of available drivers appears Figure 6 2 Figure 6 2 Available Drivers Step 5 Install all of the necessary dr...

Page 135: ...Access the driver list See Section 6 2 Step 2 Click Chipset Step 3 Locate the setup file and double click on it Step 4 The setup files are extracted as shown in Figure 6 3 Figure 6 3 Chipset Driver Sc...

Page 136: ...e 6 4 Chipset Driver Welcome Screen Step 7 The license agreement in Figure 6 5 appears Step 8 Read the License Agreement Step 9 Click Yes to continue Figure 6 5 Chipset Driver License Agreement Step 1...

Page 137: ...11 Click Next to continue Figure 6 6 Chipset Driver Read Me File Step 12 Setup Operations are performed as shown in Figure 6 7 Step 13 Once the Setup Operations are complete click Next to continue Fig...

Page 138: ...8 Chipset Driver Installation Finish Screen 6 4 Graphics Driver Installation To install the Graphics driver please do the following Step 1 Access the driver list See Section 6 2 Step 2 Click VGA and s...

Page 139: ...Graphics Driver Welcome Screen Step 6 The License Agreement in Figure 6 10 appears Step 7 Click Yes to accept the agreement and continue Figure 6 10 Graphics Driver License Agreement Step 8 Setup Ope...

Page 140: ...s are complete click Next to continue Figure 6 11 Graphics Driver Setup Operations Step 10 The Finish screen in Figure 6 12 appears Step 11 Select Yes I want to restart this computer now and click Fin...

Page 141: ...Step 1 Access the driver list See Section 6 2 Step 2 Click LAN Step 3 Locate the Autorun file and double click it Step 4 The Intel Network Connection menu in Figure 6 13 appears Step 5 Click Install...

Page 142: ...r Welcome Screen Step 7 Click Next to continue Step 8 The License Agreement in Figure 6 15 appears Step 9 Accept the agreement by selecting I accept the terms in the license agreement Step 10 Click Ne...

Page 143: ...een in Figure 6 16 appears Step 12 Select program features to install Step 13 Click Next to continue Figure 6 16 LAN Driver Setup Options Step 14 The Ready to Install the Program screen in Figure 6 17...

Page 144: ...6 Figure 6 17 LAN Driver Installation Step 16 The program begins to install Step 17 When the driver installation is complete the screen in Figure 6 18 appears Step 18 Click Finish to exit Figure 6 18...

Page 145: ...Section 6 2 Step 2 Click Audio and select the folder which corresponds to the operating system Step 3 Double click the setup file Step 4 The InstallShield Wizard starts to extracting files Figure 6 19...

Page 146: ...audio driver installation begins See Figure 6 21 Figure 6 21 Audio Driver Installation Step 8 When the installation is complete the screen in Figure 6 22 appears Step 9 Select Yes I want to restart m...

Page 147: ...driver list See Section 6 2 Step 2 Click USB 3 0 Step 3 Locate the setup file and double click on it Step 4 A Welcome Screen appears Figure 6 23 Step 5 Click Next to continue Figure 6 23 USB 3 0 Driv...

Page 148: ...3 0 Driver License Agreement Step 8 The Install screen appears and displays the progress of the installation 9Figure 6 25 Figure 6 25 USB 3 0 Driver Installation Screen Step 9 When the installation i...

Page 149: ...erface Intel ME Interface Serial Over LAN SOL driver Local Manageability Service LMS User Notification Service UNS Intel ME WMI provider Intel Active Management Technology NAC Posture Plug in Intel Co...

Page 150: ...Step 5 When the setup files are completely extracted the Welcome Screen in Figure 6 27 appears Step 6 Click Next to continue Figure 6 27 Intel ME Driver Welcome Screen Step 7 The license agreement in...

Page 151: ...IMBA Q670 ATX Motherboard Page 133 Figure 6 28 Intel ME Driver License Agreement Step 10 The Read Me file in Figure 6 29 appears Step 11 Click Next to continue Figure 6 29 Intel ME Driver Read Me File...

Page 152: ...med as shown in Figure 6 30 Step 13 Once the Setup Operations are complete click Next to continue Figure 6 30 Intel ME Driver Setup Operations Step 14 The Finish screen in Figure 6 31 appears Step 15...

Page 153: ...T Director application please do the following NOTE For Windows XP system please make sure to install the net Framework 3 5 before installing the Intel IT Director application The net Framework 3 5 se...

Page 154: ...in Figure 6 32 appears Step 6 Click Next to continue Figure 6 32 IT Director Welcome Screen Step 7 The license agreement in Figure 6 33 appears Step 8 Accept the agreement by selecting I accept the t...

Page 155: ...nt Step 10 Continue to choose the installation type and the destination folder for the IT Director application Step 11 The Ready to Install the Program screen in Figure 6 34 appears Step 12 Click Inst...

Page 156: ...n is complete the screen in Figure 6 35 appears Step 15 Click Next to configure the system for remote monitoring or Cancel to exit the program and configure the system later Figure 6 35 IT Director In...

Page 157: ...on Tool Welcome Screen NOTE It is recommended to open the Intel IT Director Getting Started Guide shown in Figure 6 36 to fully understand the configuration process Step 17 Select whether this is the...

Page 158: ...ing Password Step 18 Follow the instructions to create a new password or enter the password created previously Step 19 When the configuration is complete the screen in Figure 6 38 appears Step 20 Clic...

Page 159: ...nstalling the Intel IT Director in a Windows Vista system please install the network adapter driver The driver is located at 7 iAMT iTPM Driver Utility AMT Hot Fix V1 0C0206 of the driver CD Follow th...

Page 160: ...IMBA Q670 ATX Motherboard Page 142 Appendix A A BIOS Options...

Page 161: ...abled 85 Unconfigure ME Disabled 85 USB Devices 86 Legacy USB Support Enabled 86 Serial Port Enabled 88 Change Settings Auto 88 Serial Port Enabled 89 Change Settings Auto 89 Serial Port Enabled 90 Ch...

Page 162: ...d Disabled 104 Primary Display Auto 105 DVMT Pre Allocated 256 MB 105 DVMT Total Gfx Mem Max 106 Primary IGFX Boot Display VBIOS Default 106 PCIEX16_1 Gen X Auto 107 Enable PEG Auto 107 Detect Non Co...

Page 163: ...IMBA Q670 ATX Motherboard Page 145 Appendix B B One Key Recovery...

Page 164: ...ore from the factory default image after encountering a Blue Screen of Death BSoD or a hang for around 10 minutes Please refer to Section B 3 for the detailed setup procedure The IEI One Key Recovery...

Page 165: ...used with IEI products The software will fail to run and a warning message will appear when used on non IEI hardware To create the system backup the main storage device must be split into two partiti...

Page 166: ...y installed B 1 2 Supported Operating System The recovery CD is compatible with both Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems OS The supported OS versions are listed below Microsoft Windows o Win...

Page 167: ...Installing unsupported OS versions may cause the recovery tool to fail B 2 Setup Procedure for Windows Prior to using the recovery tool to backup or restore a few setup procedures are required Step 1...

Page 168: ...ecovery CD Step 4 Turn on the system Step 5 Press the DELETE key as soon as the system is turned on to enter the BIOS Step 6 Select the connected optical disk drive as the 1st boot device Boot Boot De...

Page 169: ...en prompted press any key to boot from the recovery CD It will take a while to launch the recovery tool Please be patient Figure B 2 Launching the Recovery Tool Step 3 The recovery tool setup menu is...

Page 170: ...he 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...

Page 171: ...IMBA Q670 ATX Motherboard Page 153 Figure B 5 Partition Creation Commands...

Page 172: ...ystem onto the unlabelled partition The partition labeled Recovery is for use by the system recovery tool and should not be used for installing the operating system or any applications NOTE The operat...

Page 173: ...e system Step 3 Boot the system from the recovery CD When prompted press any key to boot from the recovery CD It will take a while to launch the recovery tool Please be patient Figure B 6 Launching th...

Page 174: ...ocess the partition created for recovery files in Section B 2 2 is hidden and the recovery tool is saved in this partition Figure B 8 Building the Recovery Partition Step 6 After completing the system...

Page 175: ...ow the steps below Step 1 Turn on the system When the following screen displays Figure B 10 press the F3 key to access the recovery tool The message will display for 10 seconds please press F3 before...

Page 176: ...ge 158 Figure B 12 About Symantec Ghost Window Step 4 Use mouse to navigate to the option shown below Figure B 13 Figure B 13 Symantec Ghost Path Step 5 Select the local source drive Drive 1 as shown...

Page 177: ...in Figure B 15 Then click OK Figure B 15 Select a Source Partition from Basic Drive Step 7 Select 1 2 Recovery NTFS drive and enter a file name called iei Figure B 16 Click Save The factory default i...

Page 178: ...BA Q670 ATX Motherboard Page 160 Figure B 16 File Name to Copy Image to Step 8 When the Compress Image screen in Figure B 17 prompts click High to make the image file smaller Figure B 17 Compress Imag...

Page 179: ...re B 18 Image Creation Confirmation Step 10 The Symantec Ghost starts to create the factory default image Figure B 19 Figure B 19 Creating Image Step 11 When the image creation completes a screen prom...

Page 180: ...BSoD or a hang for around 10 minutes To use the auto recovery function follow the steps described in the following sections CAUTION The auto recovery function can only run on a Microsoft Windows syste...

Page 181: ...ry CD This utility MUST be installed in the system otherwise the system will automatically restore from the factory default image every ten 10 minutes Figure B 22 Auto Recovery Utility Step 3 Disable...

Page 182: ...igure B 24 Launching the Recovery Tool Step 5 When the recovery tool setup menu appears press 4 then Enter Figure B 25 Auto Recovery Environment for Windows Step 6 The Symantec Ghost window appears an...

Page 183: ...uration the following message prompts to confirm whether to create a factory default image Type Y to have the system create a factory default image automatically Type N within 6 seconds to skip this p...

Page 184: ...ing the system configuration press any key in the following window to restart the system Figure B 29 Press Any Key to Continue Step 10 Eject the One Key Recovery CD and restart the system Step 11 Pres...

Page 185: ...ll automatically restore from the factory default image Step 0 B 4 Setup Procedure for Linux The initial setup procedure for Linux system is mostly the same with the procedure for Microsoft Windows Pl...

Page 186: ...arked in red to create a partition for recovery images system32 diskpart DISKPART list vol DISKPART sel disk 0 DISKPART create part pri size ___ DISKPART assign letter N DISKPART exit system32 format...

Page 187: ...B 32 Manual Recovery Environment for Linux Step 5 Access the recovery tool main menu by modifying the menu lst To first access the recovery tool main menu the menu lst must be modified In Linux enter...

Page 188: ...mage S t e p 0 B 5 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 However if the...

Page 189: ...aved in the hidden partition 3 Restore your last backup Restore the last system backup image 4 Manual Enter the Symantec Ghost window to configure manually 5 Quit Exit the recovery tool and restart th...

Page 190: ...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 B 36 Rest...

Page 191: ...main menu Step 5 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 B 38 Backup System Step 6 The s...

Page 192: ...p 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 B 40 Restore Backup Step 3 The screen shown in Figu...

Page 193: ...ow 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 B 42 Symantec Ghost Win...

Page 194: ...nt OS includes Windows 2000 Windows 7 Windows XP Windows XP Embedded Windows Vista Windows Embedded Standard 7 Prior to restoring client systems from a Linux server a few setup procedures are required...

Page 195: ...default settings dhcpd conf CentOS Use the following command to show the DHCP server sample location vi etc dhcpd conf The DHCP server sample location is shown as below Use the following command to co...

Page 196: ...entOS apt get install tftpd hpa xinetd syslinux Debian Step 2 Enable the TFTP server by editing the etc xinetd d tftp file and make it use the remap file The vvv is optional but it could definitely he...

Page 197: ...shown below vi etc xinetd d tftp B 6 3 Configure One Key Recovery Server Settings Step 1 Copy the Utility RECOVERYR10 TAR BZ2 package from the One Key Recovery CD to the system server side Step 2 Ext...

Page 198: ...etd reload etc init d xinetd restart etc init d dhcp3 server restart B 6 5 Create Shared Directory Step 1 Install the samba yum install samba Step 2 Create a shared directory for the factory default i...

Page 199: ...ur environment For example Step 5 Modify the hostname vi etc hostname Modify RecoveryServer B 6 6 Setup a Client System for Auto Recovery Step 1 Disable the automatically restart function before creat...

Page 200: ...aunch PXE OpROM Enabled Step 3 Continue to configure the Boot Option Priorities BIOS option of the client system Boot Option 1 remain the default setting to boot from the original OS Boot Option 2 sel...

Page 201: ...e from the factory default image every ten 10 minutes Step 6 Restart the client system from LAN If the system encounters a Blue Screen of Death BSoD or a hang for around 10 minutes it will automatical...

Page 202: ...ntrollers such as ALi M5283 or VIA VT6421A the SATA RAID AHCI driver must be installed before using one key recovery Please follow the steps below to install the SATA RAID AHCI driver Step 1 Copy the...

Page 203: ...IMBA Q670 ATX Motherboard Page 185 Step 5 When the following window appears press S to select Specify Additional Device...

Page 204: ...covery tool setup menu Continue to follow the setup procedure from Step 4 in Section B 2 2 Create Partitions to finish the whole setup process S t e p 7 B 7 2 System Memory Requirement To be able to a...

Page 205: ...IMBA Q670 ATX Motherboard Page 187 Appendix C C Terminology...

Page 206: ...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 is first run when the computer is turned on and can...

Page 207: ...ion 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 chi...

Page 208: ...has transfer speeds up to 1 5 Gbps and the SATA II 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 chec...

Page 209: ...IMBA Q670 ATX Motherboard Page 191 Appendix D D Digital I O Interface...

Page 210: ...o enable the DIO functions NOTE For further information please refer to the datasheet for the Super I O chipset D 2 DIO Connector Pinouts PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 VCC 3 Output 3 4...

Page 211: ...e 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 M...

Page 212: ...IMBA Q670 ATX Motherboard Page 194 Appendix E E Watchdog Timer...

Page 213: ...NT 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...

Page 214: ...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...

Page 215: ...IMBA Q670 ATX Motherboard Page 197 Appendix F F Intel Matrix Storage Manager...

Page 216: ...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 F 1 1 Precauti...

Page 217: ...SATA drives 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 EXACTL...

Page 218: ...rating System to the RAID Array To install the operating system to the RAID array some extra steps are necessary during the installation process Step 1 Prepare a RAID driver floppy disk on another com...

Page 219: ...IMBA Q670 ATX Motherboard Page 201 Appendix G G Hazardous Materials Disclosure...

Page 220: ...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 P...

Page 221: ...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 con...

Page 222: ...IMBA Q670 ATX Motherboard Page 204 RoHS RoHS Pb Hg Cd CR VI PBB PBDE O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O SJ T11363 2006 X SJ T11363 2006...