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Intel Q77 Technical Manual

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TECHNICAL MANUAL
Of
Intel Q77 Express Chipset
Based Mini-ITX M/B
NO. G03-NF9E-R11-F
Revision: 2.0
Release date: October 1, 2019
Trademark:
* Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are
subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.

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  • Page 1 TECHNICAL MANUAL Intel Q77 Express Chipset Based Mini-ITX M/B NO. G03-NF9E-R11-F Revision: 2.0 Release date: October 1, 2019 Trademark: * Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.
  • Page 2 Environmental Protection Announcement Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding. To minimize pollution and ensure environment protection of mother earth, please recycle.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENT ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY INSTRUCTION................iii USER’S NOTICE ........................iv MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION ..................iv ITEM CHECKLIST ........................iv CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF THE MOTHERBOARD FEATURE OF MOTHERBOARD................1 SPECIFICATION ......................2 LAYOUT DIAGRAM....................3 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION JUMPER SETTING .....................

  • Page 4: Environmental Safety Instruction

    Environmental Safety Instruction Avoid the dusty, humidity and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet. 0 to 60 centigrade is the suitable temperature. (The figure comes from the request of the main chipset) Generally speaking, dramatic changes in temperature may lead to contact malfunction and crackles due to constant thermal expansion and contraction from the welding spots’...

  • Page 5: User's Notice

    USER’S NOTICE COPYRIGHT OF THIS MANUAL BELONGS TO THE MANUFACTURER. NO PART OF THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT MAY BE REPRODUCED, TRANSMITTED OR TRANSLATED INTO ANY LANGUAGE IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE MANUFACTURER.

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction Of The Motherboard Feature Of Motherboard

    Chapter 1 Introduction of the Motherboard Feature of Motherboard ® Intel Q77 express chipset ® Supports 3 and 2 Generation Intel Core™ i7, Core™ i5, Core™ i3 series processor in LAG1155 Package Support 2 * DDRIII SO-DIMM 1066-1333 MHz up to 16GB and dual channel function ®...

  • Page 7: Specification

    1-2 Specification Spec Description Design Mini-ITX form factor 6 layers ; PCB size: 17.0x17.0cm Intel Q77 Express Chipset Chipset Supports 3 and 2 Generation Intel® Core™ i7, CPU Socket Core™ i5, Core™ i3 series processor in LAG1155 Package * for detailed CPU support information please visit our website...

  • Page 8: Layout Diagram

    KBMS header x1 LVDS header x1 LVDS Inverter header x1 HDMI_SPDIF header x1 GPIO header x1 TX-RXCOM header x1 CIR header x1 NICLED header x2 Speaker header x1 PWRLED header x1 Front panel header x1 Layout Diagram Rear IO Diagram RJ-45 LAN Ports DVI-D Port Serial Port...
  • Page 9 Audio Header NICLED Header HDMI_SPDIF Header *PCI Express x16 Slot (PE1) CIR Header ® *Note: PE1 slot supports PCI-Express 2.0 x16 specification when using Intel Sandy Bridge CPU and ® supports PCI-Express 3.0 x16 specification when using Intel Ivy Bridge CPU.
  • Page 10 Motherboard Jumper Position JBAT CASE_OPEN LAN Chip LAN Chip Audio Chip...
  • Page 11 Connectors Connector Name ATXPWR ATX Power Connector ATX12V ATX 12V Power Connector SATA1/SATA2 Serial ATAIII Connectors SATA3/SATA4/SATA5/SATA6 Serial ATAII Connectors HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface USB3 USB 3.0 Port Connector x2 KB(from UK1) PS2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector COM1_2 Serial Port Connector x2 DVI(Top) DVI-D Port Connector DVI(Bottom)
  • Page 12 JW_FP Front Panel Header(PWR LED/ 10-pin Block HD LED/ /Power Button /Reset) CPU FAN CPU FAN Header 4-pin Block SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2 SYSFAN1/2 Header 3-pin Block Jumper Jumper Name Description JBAT CMOS RAM Clear Function Setting 3-pin Block KB/MS/USB 3.0 Port Power On Function Setting 3 pin Block USB Port 2.0 Power On Function Setting 3-pin Block USB1/2 Header Power On Function Setting...

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2-1 Jumper Setting (1) JBAT (3-pin): Clear CMOS JBAT 1-2 Short： Normal； 2-3 Short： Clear CMOS CMOS Clear Setting (2) JP1 (3-pin): KB/MS/Rear Panel USB3.0 Port Power On Function Setting 1-2 closed : KB/MS/Rear Panel USB 3.0 Port Power-on Disabled (Default)； 2-3 closed: KB/MS/ Rear Panel USB 3.0 Port Power-on Power-on Enabled...
  • Page 14 (3) JP9 (3-pin): Rear Panel USB 2.0 Port Power On Function Setting 1-2 closed : Rear Panel USB 2.0 Port Power-on Disabled (Default); 2-3 closed: Rear Panel USB 2.0 Port Power-on Enabled (4) JP3(3-pin): USB 1/2 Header Power On Function Setting 1-2 closed : USB1/2 Header Power-on Disabled (Default);...
  • Page 15 (5) JP2 : Mini PCI-E Power VCC3.3V/ 3VSB Function Select 1-2 closed: MINI PCI-E VCC= VCC3.3V; 2-3 closed: MINI PCI-E VCC=3VSB (6) JP4 (3-pin): LVDS PVCC 5V / 3.3V Function Select 1-2 closed: LVDS PVCC= 5V 2-3 closed : LVDS PVCC= 3.3V...
  • Page 16 (7) JP5 (3-pin): Inverter 5V/12V Select 1-2 closed: Inverter 12V selected; 2-3 closed: Inverter 5V select (8) JP6(6-pin): COM2 Header RS232/422/485 Function Select 1-2 closed: RS232; 3-4 closed : RS485; 5-6 closed : RS422...
  • Page 17 (9)CASE_OPEN(2-pin): Case Open Message Display Function Select Pin 1-2 shorted: Case open display function enabled. Use needs to enter BIOS and enable ‘Case Open Detect’ function. In this case if you case is removed, next time when you restart your computer a message will be displayed onscreen to inform you of this.

  • Page 18: Connectors And Headers

    Connectors and Headers 2-2-1 Connectors (1) Rear Panel Connectors RJ-45 LAN Ports DVI-D Port Serial Port Line-IN USB 3.0 Ports Line-OUT MIC-IN Serial Port HDMI Port VGA Port USB 2.0 Ports (2) ATXPWR (24-pin block): Power Connector...
  • Page 19 (3) ATX12V (4-pin block): ATX12V Type Power Connector Pin1 Pin No. Definition +12V +12V (4) SATA1/SATA2: Serial-ATAIII Port connector These connectors are high-speed SATAIII ports that support 6 GB/s transfer rate. Pin No. Defnition...

  • Page 20: Headers

    (5) SATA3/SATA4/SATA5/SATA6:SATAII Port connector These connectors are high-speed SATAII ports that support 3 GB/s transfer rate. Pin No. Defnition 2-2-2 Headers (1) FP_AUDIO (10-pin): Line-Out, MIC-In Header This header connects to Front Panel Line-out, MIC-In connector with cable. FP_AUDIO Pin 1 Line-Out, MIC Header...
  • Page 21 (2) KBMS (6-pin): PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Header Pin1 (3) INVERTER (7-Pin): LVDS Inverter Header Pin No. Definition Pin 1 Backlight Brightness...
  • Page 22 (4) LVDS (36-Pin): LVDS Header Pin 2 Pin 1 Pin NO. Pin Define Pin NO. Pin Define Pin 1 LVDSB_DATAN3 Pin 2 LVDSB_DATAP3 Pin 3 LVDSB_CLKBN Pin 4 LVDSB_DATABP Pin 5 LVDSB_DATAN2 Pin 6 LVDSB_DATAP2 Pin 7 LVDSB_DATAN1 Pin 8 LVDSB_DATAP1 Pin 9 LVDSB_DATAN0...
  • Page 23 (5) HDMI_SPDIF (2-pin): HDMI-SPDIF Out header Pin1 HDMI_SPDIF Header (6) GPIO (10-pin): GPIO Header Pin 1...
  • Page 24 (7) TX-RX (4-Pin): RS422/485 Header Pin 1 (8) CIR (8-Pin): CIR Header Pin 1...
  • Page 25 (9) NIC_LED1/NIC_LED2(2-pin): LANLED Pin1 (10) USB1 (20-pin): USB 3.0 Port Header Pin 1...
  • Page 26 (11) USB2 (10-pin): USB 2.0 Port Header Pin 1 (12) PWR LED(3-pin): PWR LED Header The Power LED is light on while the system power is on. Connect the Power LED from the system case to this pin header. (13) SPEAK (4-pin): Speaker Header This 2-pin header connects to the case-mounted speaker.
  • Page 27 (14) JW-FP(10-pin): Front Panel Header Pin 1 (15) CPUFAN1 (4-pin)/SYSFAN1 (3-pin)/SYSFAN2 (3-pin): FAN Speed Headers Pin1 Pin1 SYSFAN2 CPUFAN Pin1 +12V Fan Power Fan Clock SYSFAN2...

  • Page 28: Chapter 3 Introducing Bios

    Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS The BIOS options in this manual are for reference only. Different Notice! configurations may lead to difference in BIOS screen and BIOS screens in manuals are usually the first BIOS version when the board is released and may be different from your purchased motherboard. Users are welcome to download the latest BIOS version form our official website.

  • Page 29: Bios Menu Screen

    BIOS Menu Screen The following diagram show a general BIOS menu screen: Menu Bar General Help Items Current Setting Value Menu Items Function Keys BIOS Menu Screen Function Keys In the above BIOS Setup main menu of, you can see several options. We will explain these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first see a short description of the function keys you may use here: Press←→...

  • Page 30: Getting Help

    Press <Enter> to select. Press <+>/<–> keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters for the active option. [F1]: General help. [F2]: Previous value. [F3]: Optimized defaults. [F4]: Save & Reset. Press <Esc> to quit the BIOS Setup. Getting Help Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the top right corner the screen.

  • Page 31: Main Menu

    Main Menu Main menu screen includes some basic system information. Highlight the item and then use the <+> or <-> and numerical keyboard keys to select the value you want in each item. System Date Set the date. Please use [Tab] to switch between data elements. System Time Set the time.

  • Page 32: Advanced Menu

    3-7 Advanced Menu Legacy OpROM Support Launch External PxE OpROM/Launch LAN1 PXE OpROM/Launch LAN2 PXE OpROM Use this item to enable or disable boot option for legacy network devices. Launch Storage OpROM Use this item to enable or disable boot option for legacy mass storage devices with option ROM.
  • Page 33 ► PCI Subsystem Settings Press [Enter] to enter and make settings for the following sub-items: PCI 64bit Resources Handing: Above 4G Decoding Use this item to enable or disable 64bit capable devices to be decoded in above 4G address space(only if system support 64 bit PCI decoding). PCI Common Settings: PCI Latency Timer Use this item to set value to be programmed into PCI latency timer register.
  • Page 34 If set as [Enabled] it will allow generation of extended synchronization patterns. Link Training Retry Use this item to define number of retry attempts software will take to retrain the link if previous training attempt was unsuccessful. Link Training Timeout(uS) Use this item to define number of microseconds software will wait before polling ‘Link Training’...
  • Page 35 The optional settings are: [IDE Mode]; [AHCI Mode]; [RAID Mode]. ► Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology Use this item to enable or disable Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology ► PCH-FW Configuration Press [Enter] to see ME information and make settings for Firmware Update Configuration.
  • Page 36 Intel AMT Use this item to enable or disable Intel Active Management Technology. BIOS Hotkey Pressed The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. MEBx Selection Screen The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. Hide Un-Configure ME Confirmation The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
  • Page 37 Use this item to set the time-out value for control, bulk, and interrupt transfers. Device reset time-out Use this item to set USB mass storage device start unit command time-out. Device power-up delay Use this item to set maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the host controller.
  • Page 38 Press [Enter] to make settings for CPU PPM Configuration: CPU PPM Configuration: EIST Use this item to enable or disable Intel SpeedStep. CPU C3 Report Use this item to enable or disable CPU C3 (ACPI C2) report to OS. CPU C6 Report Use this item to enable or disable CPU C6 (ACPI C3) report to OS.

  • Page 39: Chipset Menu

    CPUFAN / SYSFAN1/ SYSFAN2 Full Speed Temp Use this item to set CPUFAN/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2 full speed temp. Fan will run at full speed when above this temperature. CPUFAN / SYSFAN1/ SYSFAN2 Idle Temp Use this item to set CPUFAN/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2 idle speed temperature. Fan will run at idle speed when below this temperature.
  • Page 40 ► USB Devices Configuration Press [Enter] to further setting USB device configuration. USB Device Configuration: XHCI Pre-Boot Driver Use this item to enable or disable XHCI Pre-Boot Driver Support. XHCI Mode The optional settings are: [Smart Auto]; [Auto]; [Enabled];[Disabled]. HS Port #1 Switchable/ HS Port #2 Switchable/HS Port #3 Switchable/HS Port #4 Switchable The optional settings are: [Disabled];...
  • Page 41 NFER Use this item to enable or disable PCI Express device Non-Fatal Error Reporting. Use this item to enable or disable PCI Express device Correctable Error Reporting. Use this item to enable or disable PCI Express Completion Timer T0. SEFE Use this item to enable or disable Root PCI Express System Error on Fatal Error.
  • Page 42 Use this item to enable or diable integrated LAN to wake the system. Onboard Lan2 Device Use this item to control the PCI Express root port. DeepSx Power Policies Use this item to configure the Deep Sx Mode configuration. High Precision Event Timer Configuration High Precision Timer The optional settings are: [Enabled];...
  • Page 43 only. LCD Control Primary IGFX Boot Display The optional settings are [VBIOS default]; [CRT]; [HDMI]; [LVDS]. Secondary IGFX Boot Display The optional settings are [Disabled]; [CRT]; [HDMI]; [LVDS]. * Note: The above item shall appear when Primary IGFX Boot Display set as [CRT], [HDMI] or [LVDS].

  • Page 44: Boot Menu

    3-9 Boot Menu Boot Configuration Setup Prompt Timeout Use this item to set number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. Bootup Numlock State Use this item to select keyboard numlock state. The optional settings are: [On]; [Off]. Quiet Boot The optional settings are: [Enabled];...

  • Page 45: Security Menu

    Use this item to set display mode for option ROM. The optional settings are: [Force BIOS]; [Keep Current]. Interrupt 19 Capture The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled]. Boot Option Priorities: Boot Option #1/ Boot Option #2 Use this item to decide system boot order from available options. Hard Drive BBS Priorities Use this item to set the order of the legacy devices in this group.

  • Page 46: Save & Exit Menu

    3-11 Save & Exit Menu Save Changes and Reset This item allows user to reset the system after saving the changes. Discard Changes and Reset This item allows user to reset the system without saving any changes. Restore Defaults Use this item to restore /load default values for all the setup options. Save as User Defaults Use this item to save the changes done so far as user defaults.
  • Page 47 This item is for attempts to launch EFI shell application (Shell x64.efi) from one of the available filesystem devices.

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