IEI Technology KINO-QM57A, User Manual

Page 1: ...I IEI Technology Corp User Manual KINO QM57A MODEL Mini ITX Motherboard Supports Intel Core i5 i7 CPU VGA LVDS HDMI Dual GbE Eight USB 2 0 Six SATA 3Gb s PCIe x16 PCI mini and iAMT 6 0 Rev 1 00 8 Apr...

Page 2: ...KINO QM57A Mini ITX SBC Page II Revision Date Version Changes 8 April 2010 1 00 Initial release...

Page 3: ...s 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 r...

Page 4: ...Optional Items 12 3 CONNECTORS 14 3 1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS 15 3 1 1 KINO QM57A Layout 15 3 1 2 Peripheral Interface Connectors 16 3 1 3 External Interface Panel Connectors 17 3 2 INTERNAL P...

Page 5: ...DMI Connector 41 3 3 4 Power Connector 12 V Power Adapter 42 3 3 5 Serial Port Connector COM1 42 3 3 6 USB Connectors 43 3 3 7 VGA Connector 43 4 INSTALLATION 45 4 1 ANTI STATIC PRECAUTIONS 46 4 2 INS...

Page 6: ...GA Monitor Connection 68 4 9 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 69 5 BIOS SCREENS 72 5 1 INTRODUCTION 73 5 1 1 Starting Setup 73 5 1 2 Using Setup 73 5 1 3 Getting Help 74 5 1 4 Unable to Reboot After Configuratio...

Page 7: ...Supported Operating System 112 C 2 SETUP PROCEDURE FOR WINDOWS 114 C 2 1 Hardware and BIOS Setup 115 C 2 2 Create Partitions 115 C 2 3 Install Operating System Drivers and Applications 118 C 2 4 Build...

Page 8: ...24 Figure 3 9 Front Panel Connector Location 25 Figure 3 10 Keyboard Mouse Connector Location 26 Figure 3 11 LVDS LCD Connector Pinout Location 27 Figure 3 12 PCIe Mini Card Slot Location 28 Figure 3...

Page 9: ...on 63 Figure 4 14 Dual RS 232 Cable Installation 64 Figure 4 15 Audio Connector 66 Figure 4 16 LAN Connection 67 Figure 4 17 Serial Device Connector 68 Figure 4 18 VGA Connector 69 Figure 4 19 Introdu...

Page 10: ...ion Complete 125 Figure C 17 Image Creation Complete 125 Figure C 18 Press Any Key to Continue 126 Figure C 19 Partitions for Linux 127 Figure C 20 System Configuration for Linux 128 Figure C 21 Acces...

Page 11: ...3 12 LVDS LCD Port Connector Pinouts 27 Table 3 13 PCIe Mini Card Slot Pinouts 29 Table 3 14 PCIe x16 Side A Pinouts 30 Table 3 15 PCIe x16 Side B Pinouts 31 Table 3 16 CPU 12V Power Connector Pinout...

Page 12: ...6 Table 4 4 COM 4 Function Select Jumper Settings 57 Table 4 5 LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Settings 58 Table 4 6 LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Settings 59 Table 4 7 ME RTC Register Jumper Settings 60...

Page 13: ...enu 8 Serial Port n Configuration Menu 82 BIOS Menu 9 Hardware Health Configuration 86 BIOS Menu 10 AMT Configuration 87 BIOS Menu 11 Serial Port Console Redirection 88 BIOS Menu 12 Console Redirectio...

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Page 15: ...KINO QM57A Mini ITX SBC Page 1 1 Introduction Chapter 1...

Page 16: ...QM57 Express Chipset supports two GbE LAN through the Intel 82577 Ethernet controller with iAMT 6 0 support and the Intel 82574L Ethernet controller The Intel QM57 also supports six SATA 3Gb s drives...

Page 17: ...KINO QM57A Mini ITX SBC Page 3 1 2 Connectors The connectors on the KINO QM57A are shown in the figure below Figure 1 2 Connectors...

Page 18: ...KINO QM57A Mini ITX SBC Page 4 1 3 Dimensions 1 3 1 Board Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below Length 170 mm Width 170 mm Figure 1 3 KINO QM57A Dimensions mm...

Page 19: ...NO QM57A Mini ITX SBC Page 5 1 3 2 External Interface Panel Dimensions External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown in 6Figure 1 4 Figure 1 4 External Interface Panel Dimensions...

Page 20: ...ge 6 1 4 Data Flow 6Figure 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...

Page 21: ...Realtek ALC888 HD 7 1 channel audio codec LAN One Intel 82577 PCIe GbE controller with iAMT 6 0 support One Intel 82574L PCIe GbE controller Super I O Fintek F81865 BIOS AMI BIOS label Watchdog Timer...

Page 22: ...5V SATA power connectors Environmental and Power Specifications Power Supply 12 V only ATX and AT power supported Power Connector One internal 4 pin Molex power connector for power supply One externa...

Page 23: ...KINO QM57A Mini ITX SBC Page 9 2 Unpacking Chapter 2...

Page 24: ...c 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 25: ...as purchased from or contact an IEI sales representative directly by sending an email to 32sales iei com tw The KINO QM57A is shipped with the following components Quantity Item and Part Number Image...

Page 26: ...r Image CPU cooler P N CF 989A RS Dual RS 232 422 485 cable P N 19800 000110 RS Dual USB cable with bracket P N CB USB02 RS PCIe Mini wireless LAN card 802 11b g P N WMUSB V01 RS PCIe Mini wireless LA...

Page 27: ...KINO QM57A Mini ITX SBC Page 13 CPU cooler P N CF 989B RS...

Page 28: ...KINO QM57A Mini ITX SBC Page 14 3 Connectors Chapter 3...

Page 29: ...SBC Page 15 3 1 Peripheral Interface Connectors This chapter details all the jumpers and connectors 3 1 1 KINO QM57A Layout The figures below show all the connectors and jumpers Figure 3 1 Connector a...

Page 30: ...M2 Digital I O connector 10 pin header DIO1 Fan connector CPU 4 pin wafer CPU_FAN1 Fan connector system 3 pin wafer SYS_FAN1 Front panel connector 10 pin header F_PANEL1 Infrared connector 5 pin heade...

Page 31: ...ector 4 pin wafer CN2 SATA power connector 4 pin wafer CN4 SPDIF connector 5 pin header SPDIF1 SPI Flash connector 8 pin header JSPI1 USB connector 1 8 pin header USB1 USB connector 2 8 pin header USB...

Page 32: ...ribes all of the connectors on the KINO QM57A 3 2 1 Audio Connector CN Label FRONT PANEL1 CN Type 10 pin header 2x5 CN Location See Figure 3 2 CN Pinouts See Table 3 3 The audio connector is connected...

Page 33: ...acklight Inverter Connector CN Label INVERTER1 CN Type 5 pin wafer 1x5 CN Location See Figure 3 3 CN Pinouts See Table 3 4 The backlight inverter connector provides the backlight on the LCD display co...

Page 34: ...or CN Label 80PORT1 CN Type 12 pin header 2x6 CN Location See Figure 3 4 CN Pinouts See Table 3 5 The connector is for BIOS debug only Figure 3 4 BIOS Debug Connector Locations Pin Description Pin Des...

Page 35: ...utput for external devices The digital I O provides 4 bit output and 4 bit input Figure 3 5 Digital I O Connector Locations Pin Description Pin Description 1 GND 2 VCC 3 Output 3 4 Output 2 5 Output 1...

Page 36: ...tor Pinouts 3 2 6 Fan Connector System CN Label SYS_FAN1 CN Type 3 pin wafer 1x3 CN Location See 6Figure 3 7 CN Pinouts See 6Table 3 8 The cooling fan connector provides a 12V 500mA current to the coo...

Page 37: ...IPTION 1 Rotation Signal 2 12V 3 GND Table 3 8 12V Fan Connector Pinouts 3 2 7 Infrared Interface Connector CN Label IR1 CN Type 5 pin header 1x5 CN Location See Figure 3 8 CN Pinouts See Table 3 9 Th...

Page 38: ...ared Connector Pinouts 3 2 8 Front Panel Connector CN Label F_PANEL1 CN Type 10 pin header 1x10 CN Location See Figure 3 9 CN Pinouts See Table 3 10 The front panel connector connects to external swit...

Page 39: ...r Button 3 PWR_BTN Power LED 8 PWR_LED 4 HDD_LED 9 RESET HDD LED 5 HDD_LED Reset 10 RESET Table 3 10 Front Panel Connector Pinouts 3 2 9 Keyboard Mouse Connector CN Label KB_MS1 CN Type 6 pin wafer 1x...

Page 40: ...ATA 3 MS CLK 4 KB DATA 5 KB CLK 6 GROUND Table 3 11 Keyboard Mouse Connector Pinouts 3 2 10 LVDS LCD Connector CN Label LVDS1 CN Type 30 pin crimp 2x15 CN Location See 6Figure 3 11 CN Pinouts See 6Tab...

Page 41: ...A_Y2 9 A_CK 10 A_CK 11 A_Y3 12 A_Y3 13 GND 14 GND 15 B_Y0 16 B_Y0 17 B_Y1 18 B_Y1 19 B_Y2 20 B_Y2 21 B_CK 22 B_CK 23 B_Y3 24 B_Y3 25 GND 26 GND 27 VCC VCC3 28 VCC VCC3 29 VCC VCC3 30 VCC VCC3 Table 3...

Page 42: ...LAN WLAN cards Figure 3 12 PCIe Mini Card Slot Location PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 PCIE_WAKE 2 3 3V 3 N C 4 GND 5 N C 6 1 5V 7 CLKREQ 8 N C 9 GND 10 N C 11 CLK 12 N C 13 CLK 14 N C 15 GN...

Page 43: ...5V 49 N C 50 GND 51 N C 52 3 3V Table 3 13 PCIe Mini Card Slot Pinouts 3 2 12 PCI Express x16 Slot CN Label CONN1 CN Type PCIe x16 slot CN Location See Figure 3 13 CN Pinouts See Table 3 14 Side A Tab...

Page 44: ...2 PWRGD A33 RSVD A54 GND A75 GND A13 GND A34 GND A55 GND A76 HSIp 14 A14 REFCLK A35 HSIp 4 A56 HSIp 9 A77 HSIn 14 A15 REFCLK A36 HSIn 4 A57 HSIn 9 A78 GND A16 GND A37 GND A58 GND A79 GND A17 HSIp 0 A3...

Page 45: ...B76 GND B14 HSOp 0 B35 GND B56 GND B77 GND B15 HSOn 0 B36 GND B57 GND B78 HSOp 15 B16 GND B37 HSOp 5 B58 HSOp 10 B79 HSOn 15 B17 PRSNT 2 B38 HSOn 5 B59 HSOn 10 B80 GND B18 GND B39 GND B60 GND B81 PRS...

Page 46: ...CPU 12V Power Connector Pinouts 3 2 14 SATA Drive Connectors CN Label S_ATA1 S_ATA2 S_ATA3 S_ATA4 S_ATA5 and S_ATA6 CN Type 7 pin SATA drive connectors CN Location See 6Figure 3 15 CN Pinouts See 6Tab...

Page 47: ...ON 1 GND 2 TX 3 TX 4 GND 5 RX 6 RX 7 GND Table 3 17 SATA Drive Connector Pinouts 3 2 15 SATA Power Connector CN Label CN1 CN2 and CN4 CN Type 4 pin wafer 1x4 CN Location See Figure 3 16 CN Pinouts See...

Page 48: ...upport 1 A 2 GND 3 GND 4 12V support 1 A Table 3 18 SATA Power Connector Pinouts 3 2 16 Serial Port Connector RS 232 422 485 CN Label COM4 CN Type 14 pin header 2x7 CN Location See Figure 3 17 CN Pino...

Page 49: ...D 10 GND 11 TXD485 12 TXD485 13 RXD485 14 RXD485 Table 3 19 Serial Port Connector Pinouts 3 2 17 Serial Port Connectors RS 232 CN Label COM2 and COM3 CN Type 10 pin header 2x5 CN Location See 6Figure...

Page 50: ...erminal Ready DTR 8 Ring Indicator RI 9 Ground GND 10 N C Table 3 20 COM Connector Pinouts 3 2 18 SPDIF Connector CN Label SPDIF1 CN Type 5 pin header 1x5 CN Location See Figure 3 19 CN Pinouts See Ta...

Page 51: ...le 3 22 The 8 pin SPI Flash connector is used to flash the BIOS Figure 3 20 SPI Flash Connector PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 SPI_VCC 2 GND 3 SPI_CS 4 SPI_CLK 5 SPI_SO 6 SPI_SI 7 NC 8 NC Table 3 2...

Page 52: ...TA 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 GND 8 VCC Table 3 23 USB Port Connector Pinouts 3 3 External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel 6Figure 3 22 shows the KINO QM57A external peripheral interface connector EP...

Page 53: ...r CN Label AUDIO_CV1 CN Type Audio jack CN Location See Figure 3 22 The audio jacks connect to external audio devices Line Out port Lime Connects to a headphone or a speaker With multi channel configu...

Page 54: ...N DESCRIPTION 1 CT1 6 MDI2 2 MDI0 7 MDI2 3 MDI0 8 MDI3 4 MDI1 9 MDI3 5 MDI1 10 GND Table 3 24 LAN Pinouts The RJ 45 Ethernet connector has two status LEDs one green and one yellow The green LED indica...

Page 55: ...he HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface connector connects to digital audio or video sources PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 HDMI_DATA2 13 N C 2 GND 14 N C 3 HDMI_DATA2 15 HDMI_SCL 4 HDMI_DATA1...

Page 56: ...adapter PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 12V 2 GND 3 12V 4 GND 5 GND Table 3 27 Power Connector Pinouts 3 3 5 Serial Port Connector COM1 CN Label COM1 CN Type DB 9 CN Location See Figure 3 22 CN Pinouts See Table...

Page 57: ...3 29 The KINO QM57A has four external USB 2 0 ports The ports connect to both USB 2 0 and USB 1 1 devices PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 5 VCC 2 DATA 6 DATA 3 DATA 7 DATA 4 GROUND 8 GROUN...

Page 58: ...e connector for connectivity to standard display devices Figure 3 26 VGA Connector PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 RED 9 VGAVCC 2 GREEN 10 GROUND 3 BLUE 11 NC 4 NC 12 DDCDAT 5 GROUND 13 HSYNC 6 GROU...

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Page 60: ...her electrical component is handled the following anti static precautions are strictly adhered to Wear an anti static wristband Wearing a simple anti static wristband can help to prevent ESD from dama...

Page 61: ...cribed in this manual should be carefully followed in order to prevent damage to the KINO QM57A KINO QM57A components and injury to the user Before and during the installation please DO the following...

Page 62: ...st items listed in Chapter 3 are indeed present If any of the unpacking list items are not available please contact the KINO QM57A vendor reseller vendor where the KINO QM57A was purchased or contact...

Page 63: ...e the correct cooling kit is properly installed To install a socket G CPU onto the KINO QM57A follow the steps below WARNING When handling the CPU only hold it on the sides DO NOT touch the pins at th...

Page 64: ...Make sure the IHS integrated heat sink side is facing upwards Step 4 Correctly position the CPU Match the Pin 1 mark with the cut edge on the CPU socket See Figure 4 1 Step 5 Align the CPU pins Caref...

Page 65: ...erwise 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 pl...

Page 66: ...ing kit clamps Step 3 Secure the cooling kit Gently place the heat sink and cooling kit onto the CPU Make sure the hooks are properly secured to the bracket To secure the cooling kit close the top lev...

Page 67: ...SO DIMM Push the memory in at a 20 angle See Figure 4 4 Step 4 Seat the SO DIMM Gently push downwards and the arms clip into place See Figure 4 4 Step 0 4 5 Jumper Settings NOTE A jumper is a metal b...

Page 68: ...VDS Voltage Select 3 pin header J_VLVDS1 ME RTC Register 3 pin header J_ME_RTC1 SPI ROM Program Select 3 pin header J_SPI iTPM Enable Reserved 3 pin header J_ITPM1 Table 4 1 Jumpers 4 5 1 AT Power Sel...

Page 69: ...A fails to boot due to improper BIOS settings the clear CMOS jumper clears the CMOS data and resets the system BIOS information To do this use the jumper cap to close pins 2 and 3 for a few seconds th...

Page 70: ...4 3 Clear CMOS Description Short 1 2 Keep CMOS Setup Default Short 2 3 Clear CMOS Setup Table 4 3 Clear CMOS Jumper Settings The location of the clear CMOS jumper is shown in 6Figure 4 7 below Figure...

Page 71: ...efault Short 3 4 RS 422 Short 5 6 RS 485 Table 4 4 COM 4 Function Select Jumper Settings Figure 4 8 COM 4 Function Select Jumper Location 4 5 4 LVDS Panel Resolution Jumper Jumper Label J_PID1 Jumper...

Page 72: ...5 6 LVDS1 1400 x 1050 48 bit Short 1 2 3 4 5 6 LVDS1 1440 x 900 48 bit Short 7 8 LVDS1 1600 x 900 48 bit Short 1 2 7 8 LVDS1 1600 x 1200 48 bit Short 3 4 7 8 LVDS1 1680 x 1050 48 bit Short 1 2 3 4 7 8...

Page 73: ...eader 1x3 Jumper Settings See Table 4 6 Jumper Location See Figure 4 10 The LVDS Voltage Selection jumpers allow the LVDS screen voltages to be set The jumper sets the voltage connected to LVDS1 The L...

Page 74: ...Location See Figure 4 11 The ME RTC Register jumper saves or clears the ME RTC registers The ME RTC Register jumper settings are shown in Table 4 3 Setting Description Short 1 2 Save ME RTC registers...

Page 75: ...r Location See Figure 4 12 The SPI ROM Program Select jumper saves or clears the ME RTC registers The SPI ROM Program Select jumper settings are shown in Table 4 3 Setting Description Short 1 2 Progra...

Page 76: ...per is reserved for future use Jumper Label J_ITPM1 Jumper Type 3 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 4 9 Jumper Location See Figure 4 13 The iTPM enable jumper enables or disables the iTPM function...

Page 77: ...ve into the system and hot air to move out The KINO QM57A must be installed in a chassis with ventilation holes on the sides allowing airflow to travel through the heat sink surface In a system with a...

Page 78: ...al RS 232 cable please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the connectors The locations of the RS 232 connectors are shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the cable connectors Insert one connector into ea...

Page 79: ...ed 4 8 1 Audio Connector The audio jacks on the external audio connector enable the KINO QM57A to be connected to a stereo sound setup To install the audio devices follow the steps below Step 1 Identi...

Page 80: ...ors on the KINO QM57A The RJ 45 connectors enable connection to an external network The external USB Series A receptacle connectors provide easier and quicker access to external USB devices Follow the...

Page 81: ...n the external peripheral interface See 6Figure 4 16 Step 0 4 8 3 Serial Device Connection The KINO QM57A has a single female DB 9 connector on the external peripheral interface panel for a serial dev...

Page 82: ...nnector is connected to a CRT or VGA monitor To connect a monitor to the KINO QM57A please follow the instructions below Step 1 Locate the female DB 15 connector The location of the female DB 15 conne...

Page 83: ...either side of the connector Step 0 4 9 Software Installation All the drivers for the KINO QM57A are on the CD that came with the system To install the drivers please follow the steps below Step 1 In...

Page 84: ...KINO QM57A Mini ITX SBC Page 70 Figure 4 19 Introduction Screen Step 3 Click KINO QM57A Step 4 A new screen with a list of available drivers appears Figure 4 20...

Page 85: ...KINO QM57A Mini ITX SBC Page 71 Figure 4 20 Available Drivers Step 5 Install all of the necessary drivers in this menu S t e p 0...

Page 86: ...KINO QM57A Mini ITX SBC Page 72 5 BIOS Screens Chapter 5...

Page 87: ...ore 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...

Page 88: ...fter 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 Change...

Page 89: ...ime elements Select Screen Select Item EnterSelect F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit Version 2 00 1201 Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 1 Main...

Page 90: ...values in the sections below may cause the system to malfunction Make sure that the settings made are compatible with the hardware Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Main Adv...

Page 91: ...mized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit Version 2 00 1201 Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 3 ACPI Configuration ACPI Sleep State S1 CPU Stop Clock Use the ACPI Sleep State option to specify...

Page 92: ...EnterSelect F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit Version 2 00 1201 Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 4 CPU Configuration The CPU Configuration men...

Page 93: ...4 Not Present SATA Port5 Not Present SATA Mode IDE Mode 1 IDE Mode 2 AHCI Mode 3 RAID Mode Select Screen Select Item EnterSelect F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Ex...

Page 94: ...m EnterSelect F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit Version 2 00 1201 Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 6 USB Configuration USB Devices The USB Dev...

Page 95: ...figuration Use the Super IO Configuration menu BIOS Menu 7 to set or change the configurations for the FDD controllers parallel ports and serial ports Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Meg...

Page 96: ...Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit Version 2 00 1201 Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 8 Serial Port n Configuration Menu 5 3 5 1 1 Serial Port 0 Configuration Serial Port Enabled U...

Page 97: ...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 addr...

Page 98: ...FAULT The serial port IO port address and interrupt address are automatically detected IO 3E8h IRQ 11 Serial Port I O port address is 3E8h and the interrupt address is IRQ11 IO 3E8h IRQ 10 11 Serial P...

Page 99: ...errupt address are automatically detected 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 interrup...

Page 100: ...1 192 V 5V 5 045 V 12V 11 792 V 1 5V 1 504 V VSB3V 3 312 V VBAT 3 216 V Select Screen Select Item EnterSelect F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit Version 2 00 12...

Page 101: ...T ME Disabled AMT Help Select Screen Select Item EnterSelect F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit Version 2 00 1201 Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS M...

Page 102: ...n Disabled Console Redirection Settings COM2 Console Redirection Disabled Console Redirection Settings COM3 Console Redirection Disabled Console Redirection Settings The settings specify how the host...

Page 103: ...Extends VT100 to support color function keys etc VT UTF8 Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes Select Screen Select Item EnterSelect F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimi...

Page 104: ...G Setting the wrong values for the Chipset BIOS selections in the Chipset BIOS menu may cause the system to malfunction Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Chips...

Page 105: ...ve to Active Delay 4 Read CAS Precharge tRTP 5 Initate Graphic Adapter PEG IGD IGD Memory 32M Select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device Select Screen Select Item EnterSelect F...

Page 106: ...outhbridge chipset Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Chipset Select AT ATX Power ATX Restore AC Power Loss Last State Audio Configuration Azalia HD Audio Enabled Enable Disa...

Page 107: ...nabled 5 4 3 Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion Use the Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion menu to configure the video device connected to the system Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Chipset I...

Page 108: ...tem Configuration options are listed below Select by Panel ID DEFAULT 800x600 18bit 1024x768 18bit 1024x768 24bit 1280x800 18bit 1280x1024 48bit 1366x768 18bit 1400x1050 48bit 1400x900 48bit 1600x900...

Page 109: ...2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 17 ME Subsystem ME Subsystem Enabled Use the ME Subsystem option to enable or disable the Intel ME Subsystem Disabled Disable the Intel ME Subsystem Enabled DEF...

Page 110: ...ect Item EnterSelect F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit Version 2 00 1201 Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 18 Boot Quiet Boot Enabled Use the Q...

Page 111: ...el 82577 PCIe GbE controller Enabled Can be booted from a remote system through the Intel 82577 PCIe GbE controller 82574 PXE OpROM Disabled Use the 82574 PXE OpROM option to enable the Intel 82574 PC...

Page 112: ...User s password is set then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup In Setup the User will have Administrator rights Administrator Password User Password Set Setup Admi...

Page 113: ...g the changes Select Screen Select Item EnterSelect F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit Version 2 00 1201 Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 20 Ex...

Page 114: ...ard Changes option to discard the changes and remain in the BIOS configuration setup program Restore Defaults Use the Restore Defaults option to load the optimal default values for each of the paramet...

Page 115: ...KINO QM57A Mini ITX SBC Page 101 Appendix A A Intel AMT Configuration...

Page 116: ...uding AMT Configuration Advanced ME Subsystem 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 O...

Page 117: ...poration All Right Reserved MAIN MENU Intel R ME General Settings Intel R AMT Configuration Exit ESC Exit Select ENTER Access Intel R ME Password Figure A 2 Intel Current ME Password Step 3 Enter a ne...

Page 118: ...ion Exit ESC Exit Select ENTER Access Intel R ME New Password Figure A 3 Intel ME New Password Step 5 Select Intel AMT Configuration and press Enter Figure A 4 Intel R Management Engine BIOS Extension...

Page 119: ...n SOL IDER KVM Configuration Previous Menu ESC Exit Select ENTER Access Figure A 5 Select KVM Configuration Step 7 When the screen in Figure A 6 prompts select User Opt in and press Enter Intel R Mana...

Page 120: ...in Configuration from remote IT Previous Menu ESC Exit Select ENTER Access User Consent is not required for KVM session User Consent is required for KVM session Figure A 7 KVM User Opt in Step 9 Make...

Page 121: ...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...

Page 122: ...KINO QM57A Mini ITX SBC Page 108 Appendix B B BIOS Menu Options...

Page 123: ...to 83 Serial Port Enabled 84 Change Settings Auto 84 Serial Port Enabled 85 Change Settings Auto 85 PC Health Status 86 AMT Enabled 87 Unconfigure AMT ME Disabled 87 Console Redirection 88 Terminal Ty...

Page 124: ...C Page 110 82577 PXE OpROM Disabled 97 82574 PXE OpROM Disabled 97 Administrator Password 98 User Password 98 Save Changes and Reset 99 Discard Changes and Reset 99 Save Changes 99 Discard Changes 100...

Page 125: ...KINO QM57A Mini ITX SBC Page 111 Appendix C C One Key Recovery...

Page 126: ...e key recovery software C 1 1 System Requirement 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 calcu...

Page 127: ...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 Ubuntu 6 10 Edgy...

Page 128: ...p Procedure for Windows Prior to using the recovery tool to backup or restore system a few setup procedures are required Step 11 Hardware and BIOS setup Step 12 Create partitions Step 13 Install opera...

Page 129: ...e to the KINO QM57A and insert the recovery 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...

Page 130: ...o 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 diskpa...

Page 131: ...KINO QM57A Mini ITX SBC Page 117 system32 format F fs ntfs q v Recovery y system32 exit Figure C 3 Partition Creation Commands...

Page 132: ...tition 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 offe...

Page 133: ...tient Step 4 When the recovery tool setup menu appears press 2 then Enter Figure C 4 System Configuration for Windows Step 5 The Symantec Ghost window appears and starts configuring the system to buil...

Page 134: ...120 Figure C 5 Build up Recovery Partition Step 6 After completing the system configuration press any key in the following window to reboot the system Figure C 6 Press any key to continue Step 7 Ejec...

Page 135: ...low the steps below Step 1 Turn on the system When the following screen displays Figure A 2 press the F3 key to access the recovery tool The message will display for 10 seconds please press F3 before...

Page 136: ...Page 122 Figure C 9 About Symantec Ghost Window Step 4 Use mouse to navigate to the option shown below Figure C 10 Figure C 10 Symantec Ghost Path Step 5 Select the local source drive as shown in Fig...

Page 137: ...Figure A 4 Then click OK Figure C 12 Select a Source Partition from Basic Drive Step 7 Select 1 2 Recovery NTFS drive and enter a file name called iei Figure A 5 Click Save The factory default image...

Page 138: ...KINO QM57A Mini ITX SBC Page 124 Figure C 13 File Name to Copy Image to Step 8 When the Compress Image screen in Figure A 6 prompts click High to make the image file smaller Figure C 14 Compress Image...

Page 139: ...15 Image Creation Confirmation Step 10 The Symantec Ghost starts to create the factory default image Figure C 16 Figure C 16 Image Creation Complete Step 11 When the image creation completes a screen...

Page 140: ...Please follow the steps below to setup recovery tool for Linux OS Step 1 Hardware and BIOS setup Refer to Section C 2 1 Step 2 Install Linux operating system Make sure to install GRUB v0 97 or earlie...

Page 141: ...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 N fs ntfs q v Re...

Page 142: ...C 20 System Configuration 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 system enter...

Page 143: ...tory default image Follow Step 2 Step 12 described in Section C 2 5 to create a factory default image S t e p 0 C 4 Recovery Tool Functions After completing the initial setup procedures as described a...

Page 144: ...ved 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 the...

Page 145: ...he 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 24 Restore F...

Page 146: ...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 26 Backup System Step 3 The screen...

Page 147: ...ype 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 28 Restore Backup Step 3 The screen is shown as in Fig...

Page 148: ...w 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 30 Symantec Ghost Wind...

Page 149: ...KINO QM57A Mini ITX SBC Page 135 Appendix D D Terminology...

Page 150: ...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 va...

Page 151: ...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 pu...

Page 152: ...nsfer 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 ha...

Page 153: ...KINO QM57A Mini ITX SBC Page 139 USB 2 0 supports 480Mbps data transfer rates VGA The Video Graphics Array VGA is a graphics display system developed by IBM...

Page 154: ...KINO QM57A Mini ITX SBC Page 140 Appendix E E Watchdog Timer...

Page 155: ...IOS 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 Ti...

Page 156: ...system resets Example program INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER W_LOOP MOV AX 6F02H setting the time out value MOV BL 30H time out value is 48 seconds INT 15H ADD THE APPLICATION PROGRAM HERE CMP EXIT_AP 1...

Page 157: ...KINO QM57A Mini ITX SBC Page 143 Appendix F F Hazardous Materials Disclosure...

Page 158: ...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 Pe...

Page 159: ...it 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 cont...

Page 160: ...KINO QM57A Mini ITX SBC Page 146 RoHS RoHS Pb Hg Cd CR VI PBB PBDE X O O O O X X O O O O X X O O O O X X O O O O O X O O O O X X O O O O X X O O O O X O O O O O O O SJ T11363 2006 X SJ T11363 2006...