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Summary of Contents for IEI Technology PCIE-Q350
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card PCIE-Q350 CPU Card IEI Technology Corp. MODEL: PCIE-Q350 Intel® Q35 Northbridge PICMG 1.3 CPU Card supports Intel® LGA775 Core™2 Quad/Core™2 Duo/Celeron® CPU 8GB DDR2, Six SATA 3Gb/s, Twelve USB 2.0 One PCIe x16, Four PCIe x4, Four PCI and PCIe GbE...
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Revision Date Version Changes 16 May, 2013 1.30 Updated for R13 version. 25 October, 2012 1.20 Updated for R12 version. 23 February, 2011 1.12 Modified Chapter 6: BIOS Screens. 20 May, 2009 1.11 Modified compatible operating system list in Appendix G.
Cautionary messages should also be heeded to help reduce the chance of losing data or damaging the PCIE-Q350. Cautions are easy to recognize. The word “caution” is written as “CAUTION,” both capitalized and bold and is followed. The italicized text is the cautionary message.
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card CAUTION: This is an example of a caution message. Failure to adhere to cautions messages may result in permanent damage to the PCIE-Q350. Please take caution messages seriously. NOTE: These messages inform the reader of essential but non-critical information. These messages should be read carefully as any directions or instructions contained therein can help avoid making mistakes.
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Copyright COPYRIGHT NOTICE The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve reliability, design and function and does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer.
PCIE-Q350 from or contact an IEI sales representative directly. To contact an IEI sales representative, please send an email to sales@iei.com.tw. The items listed below should all be included in the PCIE-Q350 package. 1 x PCIE-Q350 single board computer 3 x SATA power cables...
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card 2.9.1 System Monitoring ................... 34 2.9.2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control........... 34 2.9.3 Power Consumption..................35 2.10 E ....................35 XPANSION PTIONS 2.10.1 Expansion Options Overview................. 35 2.10.2 IEI Expansion PICMG 1.3 Backplanes ............35 2.10.3 IEI Chassis .....................
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card 4.3 E ......... 60 XTERNAL ERIPHERAL NTERFACE ONNECTOR ANEL 4.3.1 LAN Connector ....................61 4.3.2 USB Connector ....................62 4.3.3 VGA Connector ....................62 5 INSTALLATION ......................64 5.1 A ..................65 STATIC RECAUTIONS 5.2 I ................
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card 5.9.1 LAN Connection (Single Connector) ............... 88 5.9.2 USB Device Connection (Single Connector) ........... 89 5.9.3 VGA Monitor Connection ................90 6 BIOS SCREENS......................92 6.1 I ......................93 NTRODUCTION 6.1.1 Starting Setup....................93 6.1.2 Using Setup ...................... 93 6.1.3 Getting Help.....................
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card 7.1 A ................133 VAILABLE OFTWARE RIVERS 7.2 D CD A ..................133 RIVER 7.3 I ® C ..................135 NTEL HIPSET RIVER 7.4 I ® G ..........139 NTEL RAPHICS EDIA CCELERATOR RIVER 7.5 I ®...
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card F.1 C ................ 191 OMPATIBLE PERATING YSTEMS F.2 C ..................191 OMPATIBLE ROCESSORS F.3 C ................192 OMPATIBLE EMORY ODULES F.4 C CD ROM D ................193 OMPATIBLE RIVES Page XIII...
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card List of Figures Figure 1-1: PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card ................2 Figure 1-2: PCIE-Q350 Overview [Front View]................4 Figure 2-1: PCIE-Q350 Dimensions (mm) ..................9 Figure 2-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm) ............10 Figure 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram ..................11 Figure 2-4: Front Side Bus (FSB) ....................15...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card BIOS Menus Menu 1: Main ..........................95 Menu 2: Advanced ........................97 Menu 3: CPU Configuration......................97 Menu 4: IDE Configuration......................98 Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration..............100 Menu 6: Super IO Configuration ....................104 Menu 7: Hardware Health Configuration ................. 106 Menu 8: ICP Power Configuration....................
1.1 Overview Figure 1-1: PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card The PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 form factor CPU card (Figure 1-1) is an LGA775 Intel® Core™2 Quad, Intel® Core™2 Duo or Intel® Celeron® CPU processor platform. Both 45nm core (Wolfdale, Yorkfield) and 65nm core (Conroe) processors are supported. (For a full list of supported processors please refer to Section 2.3)
PICMG 1.3 form factor RoHS compliant Supports ATX power supplies 1.2 PCIE-Q350 Overview 1.2.1 PCIE-Q350 Overview Photo The PCIE-Q350 has a wide variety of peripheral interface connectors. Figure 1-2 is a labeled photo of the peripheral interface connectors on the PCIE-Q350. Page 3...
6 x SATA 3Gb/s drive connectors 2 x Serial port connectors 1 x TPM connector 1 x SDVO control connector 3 x USB 2.0 connectors The PCIE-Q350 has the following external peripheral interface connectors on the board rear panel. Page 4...
2 x USB 2.0 connectors 1 x VGA connector The PCIE-Q350 has the following on-board jumpers: Clear CMOS 1.2.3 Technical Specifications PCIE-Q350 technical specifications are listed in Table 1-1. See Chapter 2 for details. Specification PCIE-Q350 Form Factor PICMG 1.3 LGA775 Intel®...
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card 10-pin header 7.1 channel HD audio kit with RealTek ALC883 Audio codec and dual audio streams supported One PCIe x1 Intel® 82573L (MAC and PHY) GbE controller Two RS-232 serial ports through onboard pin-headers Twelve USB 2.0 devices supported: Six by onboard pin-headers USB2.0...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card 3.3V@3A, 5V@5.1A, +12V@4.23A and 5VSB@0.28A (2.66 GHz E6700 Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU with a 1066MHz Power Consumption FSB and four 2.0 GB, 667 MHz DDR2 DIMM running 2Dmark® 2001 SE 330) Temperature 0ºC – 60ºC (32ºF - 140ºF)
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card 2.1.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown in Figure 2-2. Figure 2-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm) 2.2 Data Flow Figure 2-3 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.
Intel® directly. 2.3.4 Supported Intel® Core™2 Duo (Conroe-2M) Processors Table 2-1 lists the Conroe-2M core Intel® Core™2 Duo processors supported on the PCIE-Q350. All the processors in Table 2-1 are 65nm LGA775 processors with the following features: Enhanced Halt State (C1E) Enhance Intel®...
Table 2-1: Supported Intel® Core™2 Duo (Conroe) Processors 2.3.5 Supported Intel® Celeron® (Conroe L) Processors Table 2-1 lists the Conroe L core Intel® Celeron® processors supported on the PCIE-Q350. All the processors in Table 2-1 are 65nm LGA775 processors with the following features: Execute Disable Bit...
The memory controller on the Intel® Q35 Northbridge can support up to 8.0 GB of DDR2 SDRAM. Four DDR2 SDRAM DIMM sockets on the PCIE-Q350 are interfaced to the Intel® Q35 Northbridge memory controller. The DDR2 sockets are shown in Figure 2-5.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card CAUTION: If more than one DDR2 DIMM is being installed in the system, please purchase two DIMM that have the same capacity and operating frequency. Each DIMM socket can support DIMMs with the following specifications:...
PCIe ports on the Intel® Q35. The SDVO interface provides 1.0 MHz point-to-point connectivity between the Intel® Q35 and an SDVO device. The PCIE-Q350 supports a single SDVO device on a compatible IEI backplane. The SDVO device is installed in the...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure 2-6: SDVO Connector Some of the capabilities of the Intel® Q35 SDVO port are listed below: Multiplexed with the PCIe x16 graphics port signals Drives pixel clocks up to 270 MHz Supports a single-channel SDVO device.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure 2-7: VGA Connector Some of the capabilities of the Intel® Q35 analog CRT port are listed below: 400 MHz Integrated 24-bit RAMDAC Up to 2048x1536 @ 75 Hz refresh Hardware Color Cursor Support DDC2B Compliant Interface 2.4.7 Intel®...
1.3 backplane. ® 2.5.2 Intel ICH9DO Features The ICH9DO Southbridge chipset on the PCIE-Q350 has the features listed below. Complies with PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 11 Complies with PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.3 and supports 33MHz PCI operations...
The IEI® AC-KIT-888HD HDA audio kit is optional. If an IEI® AC-KIT-888HD HDA audio kit is required please contact the vendor or reseller the PCIE-Q350 was purchased from or contact and IEI® sales representative directly by sending an email to sales@iei.com.tw.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card NOTE: If an HDA audio kit is going to be installed on the backplane, the HDA controller must be enabled in the BIOS settings. To enable the HDA controller please refer to Section 6.7.2 (the South Bridge Configuration menu) on page 129.
The bus masters interfaced to the two backplane PCI channels and the two PCI channels that come from the PCI bridge are all interfaced to the PCI edge connector on the bottom of the PCIE-Q350 as specified by the PICMG 1.3 form factor. ®...
The ICH9DO comprises six full/low speed USB controllers that support the standard Universal Host Controller Interface (UHCI) Revision 1.1. Each controller supports two USB devices ensuring up to twelve USB 1.1 devices can be connected to the PCIE-Q350. Page 24...
USB port. 2.5.10.2 PCIE-Q350 USB Implementation Only eight of the Intel® ICH9DO USB ports are implemented on the PCIE-Q350. Two USB ports (USB Port 1 and USB Port 2) are connected to two external connectors and six USB ports (USB Port 3 to USB Port 8) are connected to three 8-pin onboard pin-headers.
2.6 PCIE-Q350 PCIe Bus Components 2.6.1 PCIe Bus Overview The PCIE-Q350 has one PCIe x16 channel from the Intel® Q35 Northbridge and six PCIe x1 lanes from the Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge. The PCIe bus lanes are interfaced to the following devices.
Figure 2-13: PCIe x16 Edge Connector 2.6.3 PCIe x1 Expansion Four of the six PCIe x1 expansion channels on the PCIE-Q350 are interfaced to four PCIe x1 connectors on a backplane through an edge connector on the bottom of the CPU card.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure 2-15: Intel® 82573L PCIe GbE Controller Some of the features of the Intel® 82573L are listed below: 2 Gbps peak bandwidth per direction PCI Express Rev 1.0a specification High bandwidth density per pin Wide,pipelined internal data path architecture...
One of the Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge PCI lanes is connected to an ITE IT8209 PCI arbiter. One set of SYSGNT# and SYSREQ# on the ITE IT8209 supports three PCI Masters thereby enabling the PCIE-Q350 to support an additional two PCI Masters. The ITE IT8209 PCI arbiter is shown in Figure 2-16 below.
Southbridge and to two PCI masters on the ITE IT8209 PCI arbiter. The PCI bus edge connector on the PCIE-Q350 is interfaced to the PCI bus on the backplane thereby connecting the PCI backplane expansion boards to the Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge. The PCI bus edge connector is shown in Figure 2-17.
Winbond TPM module For more information about these modules please refer to Chapter 3 or contact the PCIE-Q350 reseller or vendor. Alternatively, please contact IEI at sales@iei.com.tw. 2.8.3 Super I/O Chipset The ITE IT8718F Super I/O chipset is connected to the Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge through the LPC bus.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card The ITE IT8718F is an LPC interface-based Super I/O device that comes with an integrated Environment Controller. Some of the features of the iTE IT8718F chipset are listed below: PC98/99/2001, ACPI and LANDesk Compliant Enhanced Hardware Monitor...
2.8.3.6 Super I/O GPIO Ports The Super I/O has 48 programmable GPIO ports of which 16 are implemented on the PCIE-Q350. The GPIO connector has 16 programmable bits, 8-bit input and 8-bit output. 2.8.3.7 Super I/O Infrared The Super I/O has dedicated infrared (IrDA) pins that are interfaced to an IrDA connector.
The super I/O wathdog timer has a maximum time resolution of 1 minute or 1 second with a maximum or either 65,535 minutes or 65,535 seconds. 2.9 Environmental and Power Specifications 2.9.1 System Monitoring Three thermal inputs on the PCIE-Q350 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitor the following temperatures: CPU Temperature System Temperature...
These backplanes and chassis are listed below. 2.10.2 IEI Expansion PICMG 1.3 Backplanes The backplanes listed in Table 2-4 are compatible with the PCIE-Q350 and can be used to develop highly integrated industrial applications. All of the backplanes listed below have 24-pin ATX connector and a 4-pin ATX connector.
Table 2-4: Compatible IEI PICMG 1.3 Backplanes 2.10.3 IEI Chassis IEI chassis available for PCIE-Q350 system development are listed in Table 2-5. For more information about these chassis please consult the IEI catalog or contact your vendor, reseller or the IEI sales team at sales@iei.com.tw.
When the PCIE-Q350 is unpacked, please do the following: Follow the anti-static precautions outlined in Section 3.1. Make sure the packing box is facing upwards so the PCIE-Q350 does not fall out of the box. Make sure all the components shown in Section 3.3 are present.
If some of the components listed in the checklist below are missing, please do not proceed with the installation. Contact the IEI reseller or vendor you purchased the PCIE-Q350 from or contact an IEI sales representative directly. To contact an IEI sales representative, please send an email to sales@iei.com.tw.
Figure 4-1 shows the on-board peripheral connectors, rear panel peripheral connectors and on-board jumpers. Figure 4-1: Connector and Jumper Locations 4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors Table 4-1 shows a list of the peripheral interface connectors on the PCIE-Q350. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found below. Connector Type...
8-pin header USB3 Table 4-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors 4.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors Table 4-2 lists the rear panel connectors on the PCIE-Q350. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 4.3 on page 60. Connector Type Label...
Internal peripheral connectors are found on the motherboard and are only accessible when the motherboard is outside of the chassis. This section has complete descriptions of all the internal, peripheral connectors on the PCIE-Q350. 4.2.1 ATX Power Connector CN Label:...
The IEI® AC-KIT-888HD HDA audio kit is optional. If an IEI® AC-KIT-888HD HDA audio kit is required please contact the vendor or reseller the PCIE-Q350 was purchased from or contact and IEI® sales representative directly by sending an email to sales@iei.com.tw.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure 4-7: Front Panel Connector Location FUNCTION DESCRIPTION FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Power LED LED+ Speaker SPEAKER+ LED- Power PWRBTSW+ SPEAKER - Button PWRBTSW- Reset HDD LED IDE LED+ RESET+ IDE LED- RESET- Table 4-8: Front Panel Connector Pinouts (14-pin)
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card CN Location: See Figure 4-9 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-10 The keyboard and mouse connector can be connected to a standard PS/2 cable or PS/2 Y-cable to add keyboard and mouse functionality to the system.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card The six SATA drive connectors are each connected to second generation SATA drives. Second generation SATA drives transfer data at speeds as high as 300 Mbps. The SATA drives can be configured in a RAID configuration.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card The 10-pin serial port connector provides a second RS-232 serial communications channel. The COM 2 serial port connector can be connected to external RS-232 serial port devices. Figure 4-11: Serial Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO.
DATAM- Table 4-15: USB Port Connector Pinouts 4.3 External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel Figure 4-15 shows the PCIE-Q350 external peripheral interface connector (EPIC) panel. The PCIE-Q350 EPIC panel consists of the following: 1 x DVI connector 1 x PS/2 connector...
CN Pinouts: See Table 4-16 The PCIE-Q350 is equipped with one built-in RJ-45 Ethernet controller. The controller can connect to the LAN through the RJ-45 LAN connector. There are two LEDs on the connector indicating the status of LAN. The pin assignments are listed in the following...
CN Type: USB port CN Location: See Figure 4-15 See Table 4-18 CN Pinouts: The PCIE-Q350 has four external USB 2.0 ports. The ports connect to both USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices. PIN NO. DESCRIPTION USB_P USB_N USB_5V Table 4-18: USB Port Pinouts 4.3.3 VGA Connector...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card The PCIE-Q350 has a single 15-pin female connector for connectivity to standard display devices. Figure 4-17: VGA Connector DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION GREEN BLUE VCC / NC DDC DAT HSYNC VSYNC DDCCLK Table 4-19: VGA Connector Pinouts...
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components, including the PCIE-Q350. Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD. It is therefore critical that whenever the PCIE-Q350, or any other electrical component is handled, the following anti-static precautions are strictly adhered to.
PCIE-Q350 is installed. All installation notices pertaining to the installation of the PCIE-Q350 should be strictly adhered to. Failing to adhere to these precautions may lead to severe damage of the PCIE-Q350 and injury to the person installing the motherboard. 5.2.1 Installation Notices...
Allow screws to come in contact with the PCB circuit, connector pins, or its components. 5.2.2 Installation Checklist The following checklist is provided to ensure the PCIE-Q350 is properly installed. All the items in the packing list are present The CPU is installed...
Running a CPU without a cooling kit may also result in injury to the user. The CPU, CPU cooling kit and DIMM are the most critical components of the PCIE-Q350. If one of these components is not installed the PCIE-Q350 cannot run.
The LGA775 socket is shown in Figure 5-1. Figure 5-1: Intel® LGA775 Socket To install a socket LGA775 CPU onto the PCIE-Q350, follow the steps below: Page 69...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card WARNING: When handling the CPU, only hold it on the sides. DO NOT touch the pins at the bottom of the CPU. Step 1: Remove the protective cover. Remove the black protective cover by prying it off the load plate.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure 5-3: Open the CPU Socket Load Plate Step 3: Inspect the CPU socket Make sure there are no bent pins and make sure the socket contacts are free of foreign material. If any debris is found, remove it with compressed air.
WARNING: It is strongly recommended that you DO NOT use the original heat sink and cooler provided by Intel® on the PCIE-Q350. IEI’s cooling kit (CF-520) includes a support bracket that is combined with the heat sink mounted on the CPU to counterweigh and balance the load on both sides of the PCB.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure 5-5: IEI CF-520 Cooling Kit An IEI Socket LGA775 CPU cooling kit shown in Figure 5-5 can be purchased separately. The cooling kit comprises a CPU heat sink and a cooling fan. WARNING: Do not wipe off (accidentally or otherwise) the pre-sprayed layer of thermal paste on the bottom of the [Fan model#] heat sink.
Step 6: Connect the fan cable. Connect the cooling kit fan cable to the fan connector on the PCIE-Q350. Carefully route the cable and avoid heat generating chips and fan blades. Step 0: 5.4.3 DIMM Installation...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card 5.4.3.1 DIMM Purchasing Guidelines WARNING: Only use DDR2 DIMMs. If DDR DIMMs are used the system may be irreparably damaged. When purchasing the DDR2 DIMM, please follow the guidelines below: ONLY purchase DDR2 DIMM Have a frequency of 667 MHz or 800 MHz Have a maximum capacity of 2.0 GB...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card On the PCIE-Q350, each channel is interfaced to two 240-pin DIMM sockets in the following order (see Figure 5-7 above): Channel A: DIMM1 and DIMM2 Channel B: DIMM3 and DIMM4 When populating the DDR2 DIMM sockets, populate them in the following order to...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure 5-8: Installing a DIMM Step 3: Insert the DIMM. Once properly aligned, the DIMM can be inserted into the socket. As the DIMM is inserted, the white handles on the side of the socket will close automatically and secure the DIMM to the socket.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Before the PCIE-Q350 is installed in the system, the jumpers must be set in accordance with the desired configuration. The jumpers on the PCIE-Q350 are listed in Table 5-1. Description Label Type Clear CMOS J_CMOS1...
The PCIE-Q350 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 an individual power supply unit, the cooling fan of a power supply can also help generate airflow through the board surface.
5.6.2 Backplane Installation Before the PCIE-Q350 can be installed into the chassis, a backplane must first be installed. Please refer to the installation instructions that came with the backplane and the chassis to see how to install the backplane into the chassis.
Next, secure the CPU card to the chassis. To do this, please refer to the reference material that came with the chassis. 5.7 Internal Peripheral Device Connections 5.7.1 Peripheral Device Cables The cables listed in Table 5-3 are shipped with the PCIE-Q350. Quantity Type Dual RS-232 cable...
An optional audio kit that is separately ordered connects to the 9-pin audio connector on the PCIE-Q350. The audio kit consists of five audio jacks. One audio jack, Mic In, connects to a microphone. The remaining four audio jacks, Front-In, Front-Out, Rear-Out and subwoofer connect to four speakers including a subwoofer.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Step 3: Connect the audio devices. Connect the speakers and the subwoofer to the appropriate audio jack shown in Figure 5-11. 5.7.3 Dual RS-232 Cable Connection The dual RS-232 cable consists of two connectors attached to two independent cables.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Step 3: Secure the bracket. The dual RS-232 connector has two D-sub 9 male connectors secured on a bracket. To secure the bracket to the chassis please refer to the reference material that came with the chassisStep 0: 5.7.4 SATA Drive Connection...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure 5-14: SATA Power Drive Connection 5.7.5 USB Cable (Dual Port) The PCIE-Q350 is shipped with a dual port USB 2.0 cable. To connect the USB cable connector, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Locate the connectors.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Step 3: Insert the cable connectors. Once the cable connectors are properly aligned with the USB connectors on the PCIE-Q350, connect the cable connectors to the onboard connectors. See Figure 5-15. Figure 5-15: Dual USB Cable Connection Step 4: Attach the bracket to the chassis.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Step 1: Find the PCIe x16 socket on the backplane. Step 2: Align the edge connectors on the bottom of the PCIe x16 graphics card with the socket. See Figure 5-16. Figure 5-16: PCIe x16 Installation...
5.8.2 SDVO Device Installation To install an SDVO device on the backplane, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Make sure the PCIE-Q350 is properly installed on the backplane Step 2: Locate the PCIe x16 graphics card slot Step 3:...
Step 0: 5.9.2 USB Device Connection (Single Connector) There are two external USB 2.0 connectors. Both connectors are perpendicular to the PCIE-Q350. To connect a USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 device, please follow the instructions below. Step 1: Located the USB connectors. The locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 4.
Step 0: 5.9.3 VGA Monitor Connection The PCIE-Q350 has a single female DB-15 connector on the external peripheral interface panel. The DB-15 connector is connected to a CRT or VGA monitor. To connect a monitor to the PCIE-Q350, please follow the instructions below.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure 5-19: VGA Connector Step 4: Secure the connector. Secure the DB-15 VGA connector from the VGA monitor to the external interface by tightening the two retention screws on either side of the connector. Step 0:...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card 6.1 Introduction A licensed copy of AMI BIOS is preprogrammed into the ROM BIOS. The BIOS setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This chapter describes how to access the BIOS setup program and the configuration options that may be changed.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card F1 key General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F2 /F3 key Change color from total 3 colors. F2 to select color forward. F10 key Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu Table 6-1: BIOS Navigation Keys 6.1.3 Getting Help...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card 6.2 Main The Main BIOS menu (BIOS Menu 1) appears when the BIOS Setup program is entered. The Main menu gives an overview of the basic system information. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card The System Overview field also has two user configurable fields: System Time [xx:xx:xx] Use the System Time option to set the system time. Manually enter the hours, minutes and seconds. System Date [xx/xx/xx] Use the System Date option to set the system date. Manually enter the day, month and year.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Advanced Settings Configure CPU ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction > CPU Configuration > IDE Configuration > SuperIO Configuration Select Screen >...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Manufacturer: Lists the name of the CPU manufacturer Frequency: Lists the CPU processing speed FSB Speed: Lists the FSB speed Cache L1: Lists the CPU L1 cache size Cache L2: Lists the CPU L2 cache size Ratio Actual: Clock speed ratio 6.3.2 IDE Configuration...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Configure SATA#n as [IDE] Use the Configure SATA#n as BIOS option to specify whether the drive connected to the nth SATA port is a standard IDE drive, a standard SATA drive (AHCI mode) or a SATA drive in a RAID configuration mode.
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Primary IDE Master Select the type of device ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ connected to the system Device :Not Detected Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) [Auto]...
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card 32Bit Data Transfer: Enables 32-bit data transfer. Type [Auto] Use the Type BIOS option select the type of device the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) is complete. Not Installed BIOS is prevented from searching for an IDE disk drive on the specified channel.
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card channel. Block (Multi Sector Transfer) [Auto] Use the Block (Multi Sector Transfer) to disable or enable BIOS to auto detect if the device supports multi-sector transfers. Disabled BIOS is prevented from using Multi-Sector Transfer on the specified channel.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card DMA Mode [Auto] Use the DMA Mode BIOS selection to adjust the DMA mode options. BIOS auto detects the DMA mode. Use this value if the IDE Auto EFAULT disk drive support cannot be determined.
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Configure ITE8718 Super IO Chipset Allows BIOS to select ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Serial Port Base Addresses Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Serial Port1 Mode [Normal] Serial Port2 Address...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] Use the Serial Port2 Address option to select the Serial Port 2 base address. No base address is assigned to Serial Port 2 Disabled 2F8/IRQ3 Serial Port 2 I/O port address is 3F8 and the interrupt...
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ CPU_FAN Mode Setting [Full On Mode] ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ CPU Temperature :33ºC/91ºF System Temperature #1 :41ºC/105ºF CPU FAN Speed :1967 RPM SYS FAN Speed...
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card When the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is in the PWM Manual Mode, the following parameters can be set. CPU Fan PWM control CPU Temp. Limit of OFF [000] WARNING: Setting this value too high may cause the fan to stop when the CPU is at a high temperature and therefore cause the system to be damaged.
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card and enter a decimal number between 000 and 127. The temperature range is specified below. Minimum Value: 0°C Maximum Value: 127°C CPU Fan Start PWM [070] The Fan 3 Start PWM option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card CPU Temperature System Temperature Fan Speeds: The CPU cooling fan speed is monitored. CPU Fan Speed System Fan Speed Voltages: The following system voltages are monitored CPU Core DDR2 +1.80V +3.30V +12.0V +5VSB VBAT 6.3.5 ICP Power Configuration Use the ICP Power Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 8) to setup ACPI configuration and power configuration.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit ACPI Settings Select the ACPI state ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ used for System suspend Suspend mode [S1 (POS)] Select Screen ↑ ↓ Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen...
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Power Configuration Power Off ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Power On Last State Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State] Advanced Resume Event Controls Resume On KeyBoard/Mouse [Disabled] Resume On PCI-Express WAKE#...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Mouse Enabled Wake event generated by activity on the keyboard or mouse Resume on PCI-Express WAKE# [Enabled] The Resume on PCI-Express WAKE# BIOS option specifies if the system is roused from a suspended or standby state when there is activity on the PCI-Express bus.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit AHCI Settings Some SATA CD/DVD in AHCI ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ mode need to wait ready longer > AHCI Port0 [Not Detected] > AHCI Port1 [Not Detected] > AHCI Port2 [Not Detected] >...
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit AHCI Port0 Select the type of device ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ connected to the system Device :Not Detected ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ SATA Port0 [Auto] S.M.A.R.T. [Enabled] Select Screen ↑ ↓...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card 6.3.7 Remote Access Configuration Use the Remote Access Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 13) to configure remote access parameters. The Remote Access Configuration is an AMIBIOS feature and allows a remote host running a terminal program to display and configure the BIOS settings.
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card These configuration options are discussed below. Serial Port Number [COM1] Use the Serial Port Number option to select the serial port used for remote access. COM1 System is remotely accessed through COM1 EFAULT COM2 System is remotely accessed through COM2 NOTE: Make sure the selected COM port is enabled through the Super I/O configuration menu.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Redirection After BIOS POST [Always] Use the Redirection After BIOS POST option to specify when console redirection should occur. Disabled The console is not redirected after POST Redirection is active during POST and during Boot...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Enabled Legacy USB support enabled EFAULT Legacy USB support disabled if no USB devices are Auto connected USB2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] Use the USB2.0 Controller Mode option to set the speed of the USB2.0 controller.
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card WARNING: Setting wrong values for the BIOS selections in the PCIPnP BIOS menu may cause the system to malfunction. IRQ# [Available] Use the IRQ# address to specify what IRQs can be assigned to a particular peripheral device.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Reserved The specified DMA is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices Available DMA Channels are: DM Channel 0 DM Channel 1 DM Channel 3 DM Channel 5 DM Channel 6 DM Channel 7 Reserved Memory Size [Disabled] Use the Reserved Memory Size BIOS option to specify the amount of memory that should be reserved for legacy ISA devices.
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Disabled No POST procedures are skipped Some POST procedures are skipped to decrease Enabled EFAULT the system boot time Quiet Boot [Enabled] Use the Quiet Boot BIOS option to select the screen display when the system boots.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Lock LED light on the keyboard is lit. Boot From LAN Support (82573L) [Disabled] Use the BOOT From LAN Support (82573L) option to enable the Intel® 82573L PCIe GbE controller to boot the system. Disabled...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card this field and enter the password. After the password has been added, Install appears next to Change Supervisor Password. Change User Password Use the Change User Password to set or change a user password. The default for this option is Not Installed.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card 6.7.1 North Bridge Configuration Use the North Bridge Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 21) to configure the Northbridge chipset settings. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit North Bridge Configuration ENABLE: Allow remapping ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯...
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card 15 MB–16 MB Between 15 MB and 16 MB of memory is reserved for ISA expansion cards Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI] Use the Initiate Graphic Adapter option to select the graphics controller used as the primary boot device.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card 6.7.2 South Bridge Configuration Use the South Bridge Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 22) to configure the Southbridge chipset. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Southbridge Configuration Enabled ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Disabled HAD Controller...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Enabled The Alert Standard Format (ASF) controller is activated EFAULT and can communicate with a remote management server. Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Use the Spread Spectrum option to reduce the EMI. Excess EMI is generated when the system clock generator pulses have extreme values.
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Save Changes and Exit Use the Save Changes and Exit option to save the changes made to the BIOS options and to exit the BIOS configuration setup program. Discard Changes and Exit Use the Discard Changes and Exit option to exit the BIOS configuration setup program without saving the changes made to the system.
Audio driver Installation instructions are given below. 7.2 Driver CD Auto-run All the drivers for the PCIE-Q350 are on the CD that came with the system. To install the drivers, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Insert the CD into a CD drive connected to the system.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure 7-1: Introduction Screen Step 3: Click PCIE-Q350. Step 4: A new screen with a list of available drivers appears (Figure 7-2). Figure 7-2: Available Drivers Step 5: Select the driver to install from the list in Figure 7-2. Detailed driver installation instructions follow below.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card 7.3 Intel® Chipset Driver To install the Intel® chipset driver, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Select PCIE-Q350 from the list in Figure 7-1. Select INF from the list in Figure 7-2. Step 2: Step 3: The window shown in Figure 7-3 appears.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Step 12: The Readme file in Figure 7-8 appears. Figure 7-8: Readme File Step 13: Click N to continue. Step 14: The driver is then installed. Step 15: When the installation process is complete, the Setup Complete screen appears.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Step 16: To complete the chipset driver installation, click F Step 0: INISH 7.4 Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver To install the chipset driver, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Select the VGA driver from the list in Figure 7-2.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Step 7: Click on the VGA driver installation icon in See Figure 7-12. Step 8: The Readme information file shown in Figure 7-13 appears. Figure 7-13: GMA Driver Readme File Step 9: Click N to extract the GMA driver files. See Figure 7-14.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure 7-15: GMA Driver Installation Welcome Screen Step 11: To continue the installation process, click N Step 12: The license agreement in Figure 7-16 appears. Figure 7-16: GMA Driver License Agreement Step 13: Click the Y in Figure 7-16 to continue.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure 7-17: GMA Driver Installing Notice Step 15: A confirmation screen shown in Figure 7-18 appears. Figure 7-18: GMA Driver Installation Complete Step 16: After selecting when to restart the computer in Figure 7-18, click F INISH 7.5 Intel®...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Step 5: Select the Operating System in Figure 7-20. Step 6: The window in Figure 7-21 appears. Step 7: In Figure 7-21 select the operating system type installed on the system. Figure 7-21: Select Operating System Type Step 8: The window in Figure 7-22 appears.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure 7-24: Intel® 82573 License Agreement Step 12: Accept the license terms and agreements in and click N to continue. Step 13: Next, select the directory in which the files must be saved. See Figure 7-25.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Step 15: The driver begins to extract the installation files. See Figure 7-26. Figure 7-26: Intel® 82573 Installation Files Extraction Step 16: The Intel® PRO Network Connections window appears. See Figure 7-27. Figure 7-27: Intel® PRO Network Connections window...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Step 18: The Intel® PRO Network Connections Welcome screen in Figure 7-28 appears. Figure 7-28: Intel® PRO Network Connections Welcome Step 19: Click N to continue. Step 20: A new License Agreement appears. See Figure 7-29.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Step 22: The Setup Type window in Figure 7-30 appears. Figure 7-30: Setup Type Step 23: Select the setup type in Figure 7-30 and click N to continue. Step 24: The drivers are installed. See Figure 7-31.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card 7.6 Realtek HD Audio Driver (ALC883) Installation To install the Realtek High Definition (HD) Audio driver, please follow the steps below. NOTE: This driver only needs to be installed if an external audio kit with a RealTek ALC883 codec is installed.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure 7-32: Select the Audio CODEC Step 3: Double-click the ALC883 folder. Step 4: Double-click the appropriate operating system folder (Figure 7-33). Figure 7-33: Select the OS Step 5: Double-click the appropriate operating system version folder (Figure 7-34).
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure 7-34: Select the OS Version Step 6: Double-click the Setup.exe program icon in Figure 7-35. Figure 7-35: Locate the Setup Program Icon Step 7: The InstallShield Wizard starts (Figure 7-36). Page 153...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure 7-36: The InstallShield Wizard Starts Step 8: The InstallShield Wizard is prepared to guide the user through the rest of the process (Figure 7-37). Figure 7-37: Preparing Setup Screen Step 9: Once initialized, the InstallShield Wizard welcome screen appears (Figure 7-38).
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure 7-38: InstallShield Wizard Welcome Screen Step 10: Click N to continue the installation. Step 11: InstallShield starts to install the new software as shown in Figure 7-39. Figure 7-39: Audio Driver Software Configuration Step 12: The Installation Wizard updates the system as shown in Figure 7-40.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure 7-40: Installation Wizard Updates the System Step 13: After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen appears (Figure 7-41). Figure 7-41: Restart the Computer Step 14: The confirmation screen offers the option of restarting the computer now or later.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card ® 7.7 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver Installation To install the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager driver, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Select SATA from the list in Figure 7-2. A new window opens (Figure 7-42).
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure 7-43: SATA RAID Setup Program Icon Step 5: Figure 7-44 shows the InstallShield Wizard preparing to guide the user through the rest of the process. Figure 7-44: InstallShield Wizard Setup Screen Page 158...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure 7-49: Matrix Storage Manager Readme File Step 11: Read the Readme file information and click N Step 12: After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen appears (Figure 7-50). Figure 7-50: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Complete...
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Step 13: The confirmation screen offers the option of restarting the computer now or later. For the settings to take effect, the computer must be restarted. Click F INISH restart the computer. Step 0: Page 162...
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card System Overview .........................95 System Time [xx:xx:xx] .......................96 System Date [xx/xx/xx] ......................96 SATA#1 Configuration [Enhanced]..................98 Configure SATA#n as [IDE]....................99 IDE Master and IDE Slave....................99 Auto-Detected Drive Parameters..................100 ...
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Serial Port Mode........................ 115 Redirection after BIOS POST................... 115 Terminal Type........................115 Serial Port Number [COM1]....................116 Base Address, IRQ [3F8h,4]..................... 116 Serial Port Mode [115200 8,n,1]..................116 ...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card B.1 DIO Interface Introduction The DIO connector on the PCIE-Q350 is interfaced to GIO ports on the iTE Super I/O chipset. The DIO has both 8-bit digital inputs and 8-bit digital outputs. The digital inputs and digital outputs are generally control signals that control the on/off circuit of external devices or TTL devices.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Output 7 20 (GP27) General purpose I/O port 2 bit 7 B.3 Assembly Language Samples B.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function The BIOS interrupt call INT 15H controls the digital I/O. An assembly program to enable digital I/O input functions is listed below.
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card NOTE: The following discussion applies to DOS environment. IEI support is contacted or the IEI website visited for specific drivers for more sophisticated operating systems, e.g., Windows and Linux. The Watchdog Timer is provided to ensure that standalone systems can always recover from catastrophic conditions that cause the CPU to crash.
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card NOTE: When exiting a program it is necessary to disable the Watchdog Timer, otherwise the system resets. Example program: ; INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER W_LOOP: AX, 6F02H ;setting the time-out value BL, 30 ;time-out value is 48 seconds ;...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card D.1 Introduction The Intel® ICH9DO chipset can provide data protection for serial ATA (SATA) disks via the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager using one of three fault-tolerant RAID levels: RAID 1, 5 or 10. When using two hard drives, matrix RAID allows RAID 0 and RAID 1 functions to be combined, where critical files can be stored on RAID 1, and RAID 0 can be used for non-critical items such as software.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card CAUTION! Do not accidentally disconnect the SATA drive cables. Carefully route the cables within the chassis to avoid system down time. D.2 Features and Benefits Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5 and 10 Supports connectivity to two or more disk drives...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Step 3: Save and Exit BIOS. After the SATA support option is enabled, save and exit the BIOS. Step 4: Reboot the system. Reboot the system after saving and exiting the BIOS. Step 5: Press Ctrl+I. During the system boot process, press Ctrl+I when prompted to enter the RAID configuration software.
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure D-1: Matrix Storage Manager Main Menu Step 2: Name the RAID volume. Enter a name for the RAID volume, or press E NTER accept the default volume name. Upper and lower case alphabetic, numeric, space, and underscore characters are all applicable for naming an array.
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card NOTE: RAID 0 and RAID1 levels require a minimum of two hard drives. RAID 10 level requires a minimum of four hard drives. RAID5 level requires a minimum of three hard drives. Figure D-3: Choose the Raid Level Step 4: Select the Stripe Size.
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure D-4: Select the Stripe Size Step 5: Enter the Volume Capacity. Enter the volume capacity, or press E NTER accept the default capacity. See Figure D-5. Figure D-5: Enter the Volume Capacity Step 6: Create the RAID Volume.
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure D-6: Create the RAID Volume Step 7: Create RAID Volume Verification. After reading the warning, press Y to create the RAID volume as specified, or N to return to the Create RAID Volume menu.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card D.4.2 Deleting a RAID Volume WARNING! All data stored on the member drives of a RAID volume are destroyed during the RAID deletion process. Make sure any data to be saved has been moved or backed up before deleting a RAID volume.
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Step 2: Select RAID Volume to be Deleted. Use the arrow keys to highlight the RAID volume to be deleted and press E . See Figure D-9. NTER Figure D-9: Select RAID Volume to be Deleted Step 3: Delete Volume Verification.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure D-11: Non-RAID Disks D.4.3 Resetting a Disk to Non-RAID WARNING! All data stored on the disk drive of a RAID volume is destroyed when resetting it to non-RAID. Make sure any data to be saved has been moved or backed up before resetting a disk to non-RAID.
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure D-12: Reset Disk to Non-RAID Menu Step 2: Select Disks to Reset. Use the arrow keys to scroll through the disk drives and press S to select which drives are to be reset as non-RAID. After all the...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure D-14: Reset Disk Verification Step 4: Disk Drive and RAID Volume Status. After the disk drives have been reset, the Matrix Storage Manager Main menu is shown indicating the status of the RAID volumes and disk drives. See Figure D-15.
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Figure D-16: Exit Menu Step 2: Exit Verification. Press Y to exit the Matrix Storage Manager, or N to return to the Main menu. See Figure D-17. Step 0: Figure D-17: Exit Verification Page 185...
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card E.1 Hazardous Material Disclosure Table for IPB Products Certified as RoHS Compliant Under 2002/95/EC Without Mercury The details provided in this appendix are to ensure that the product is compliant with the Peoples Republic of China (China) RoHS standards. The table below acknowledges the presences of small quantities of certain materials in the product, and is applicable to China RoHS only.
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PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Part Name Toxic or Hazardous Substances and Elements Lead Mercury Cadmium Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) Chromium Biphenyls Diphenyl Ethers (CR(VI)) (PBB) (PBDE) Housing Display Printed Circuit Board Metal Fasteners Cable Assembly Fan Assembly...
PCIE-Q350 F.1 Compatible Operating Systems The following operating systems have been successfully run on the PCIE-Q350. Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (32-bit) Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (64-bit)
1066 MHz F.3 Compatible Memory Modules NOTE: The memory modules listed below have been tested on the PCIE-Q350 other memory modules that comply with the specifications may also work on the PCIE-Q350 but have not been tested. The following memory modules have been successfully tested on the PCIE-Q350 Manufacturer Model No.
PCIE-Q350 PICMG 1.3 CPU Card F.4 Compatible CD ROM Drives NOTE: The CD ROM drives listed below have been tested on the PCIE-Q350 other CD ROM drives s that comply with the specifications may also work on the PCIE-Q350 but have not been tested.
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