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IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard
IEI Technology Corp.
MODEL:
IMBA-H610
ATX Motherboard for LGA1155 Intel® Core™
i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® CPU, Intel® H61 Chipset, DDR3,
VGA/DVI-D, Dual Realtek PCIe GbE, USB 2.0, SATA 3Gb/s,
Rev. 1.02 – 29 October, 2012
HD Audio and RoHS

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard IEI Technology Corp. MODEL: IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard for LGA1155 Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® CPU, Intel® H61 Chipset, DDR3, VGA/DVI-D, Dual Realtek PCIe GbE, USB 2.0, SATA 3Gb/s, HD Audio and RoHS User Manual Page i Rev. 1.02 – 29 October, 2012...
  • Page 2 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Revision Date Version Changes 1.02 Updated Section 3.2.16 Serial Port Connector, RS-422/485 29 October, 2012 1.01 Added Section 3.3.5 Serial Port Connector (COM2) 29 August, 2012 Updated Section 3.3.4 Serial Port Connector (COM1) Updated Appendix B: One Key Recovery 1.00...
  • Page 3 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 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. In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    PTIONAL TEMS 3 CONNECTORS ......................13 3.1 P ..............14 ERIPHERAL NTERFACE ONNECTORS 3.1.1 IMBA-H610 Layout..................14 3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..............15 3.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............... 16 3.2 I ..............16 NTERNAL ERIPHERAL ONNECTORS 3.2.1 12V Power Connector..................16 3.2.2 ATX Power Connector ..................
  • Page 5 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 3.2.12 PCI Slots ......................27 3.2.13 PCIe x1 Slots....................28 3.2.14 PCI Express x16 Slot..................29 3.2.15 SATA 3Gb/s Drive Connectors............... 29 3.2.16 Serial Port Connector, RS-422/485..............30 3.2.17 Serial Port Connectors, RS-232..............31 3.2.18 SMBus Connector ..................32 3.2.19 SPI ROM Connector ..................
  • Page 6 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 4.5.5 Serial Device Connection ................60 4.5.6 USB Connection (Dual Connector) ..............61 4.5.7 VGA Monitor Connection ................62 5 BIOS ..........................64 5.1 I ......................65 NTRODUCTION 5.1.1 Starting Setup....................65 5.1.2 Using Setup ...................... 65 5.1.3 Getting Help.....................
  • Page 7 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 6.1 A ................105 VAILABLE OFTWARE RIVERS 6.2 S ..................105 OFTWARE NSTALLATION 6.3 C ................107 HIPSET RIVER NSTALLATION 6.4 G ................110 RAPHICS RIVER NSTALLATION 6.5 LAN D ...................113 RIVER NSTALLATION 6.6 A ................115 UDIO RIVER NSTALLATION A BIOS OPTIONS ......................117...
  • Page 8 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard C TERMINOLOGY ..................... 163 D DIGITAL I/O INTERFACE..................167 D.1 I ...................... 168 NTRODUCTION D.2 DIO C ................... 168 ONNECTOR INOUTS D.3 A ................168 SSEMBLY ANGUAGE AMPLES D.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function ..............168 D.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function..............169 E WATCHDOG TIMER....................
  • Page 9 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard List of Figures Figure 1-1: IMBA-H610 ........................2 Figure 1-2: Connectors ........................3 Figure 1-3: IMBA-H610 Dimensions (mm) ..................4 Figure 1-4: Data Flow Diagram......................5 Figure 3-1: Connectors and Jumpers..................14 Figure 3-2: 12V Power Connector Location................17 Figure 3-3: ATX Power Connector Pinout Location..............18 Figure 3-4: Battery Connector Locations...................19...
  • Page 10 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 3-27: Serial Port Connector (COM2) Pinouts ..............40 Figure 3-28: VGA Connector .......................41 Figure 4-1: Disengage the CPU Socket Load Lever..............45 Figure 4-2: Remove Protective Cover..................46 Figure 4-3: Insert the Socket LGA1155 CPU................47 Figure 4-4: Close the Socket LGA1155 ..................47 Figure 4-5: Cooling Kits .......................48...
  • Page 11 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 6-15: LAN Driver Installation Complete............... 114 Figure 6-16: Audio Driver – Extracting Files................115 Figure 6-17: Audio Driver Welcome Screen................116 Figure 6-18: Audio Driver Installation..................116 Figure 6-19: Audio Driver Installation Complete ..............116 Figure B-1: IEI One Key Recovery Tool Menu ................ 122 Figure B-2: Launching the Recovery Tool ................
  • Page 12 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure B-31: Partitions for Linux....................144 Figure B-32: System Configuration for Linux................. 145 Figure B-33: Access menu.lst in Linux (Text Mode) .............. 145 Figure B-34: Recovery Tool Menu ................... 146 Figure B-35: Recovery Tool Main Menu .................. 147 Figure B-36: Restore Factory Default ..................
  • Page 13 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard List of Tables Table 1-1: IMBA-H610 Specifications ...................7 Table 2-1: Packing List.........................11 Table 2-2: Optional Items......................12 Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors ................16 Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors ....................16 Table 3-3: 12V Power Connector Pinouts ..................17 Table 3-4: ATX Power Connector Pinouts .................18 Table 3-5: Battery Connector (BT2) Pinouts................20...
  • Page 14 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Table 4-1: Jumpers ........................51 Table 4-2: AT/ATX Power Mode Jumper Settings ..............52 Table 4-3: Clear BIOS Jumper Settings..................52 Table 4-4: USB Power Select Jumper Settings .................53 Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys ....................66 Page xiv...
  • Page 15 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard BIOS Menus BIOS Menu 1: Main ........................67 BIOS Menu 2: Advanced ......................68 BIOS Menu 3: ACPI Configuration ....................69 BIOS Menu 4: TPM Configuration ....................70 BIOS Menu 5: CPU Configuration ....................71 BIOS Menu 6: CPU Configuration ....................72 BIOS Menu 7: SATA Configuration .....................73 BIOS Menu 8: Intel TXT(LT) Configuration ................74...

  • Page 16: Introduction

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Chapter Introduction Page 1...

  • Page 17: Introduction

    240-pin 1333/1066 MHz DDR3 DIMM modules up to 16.0 GB. The IMBA-H610 includes a VGA and DVI-D port. Expansion and I/O include four PCI slots, one PCIe x16 slot, two PCIe x1 slots, four USB 2.0 by rear panel, six USB 2.0 by pin header, four SATA 3Gb/s connectors, six COM ports,...

  • Page 18: Connectors

    One internal RS-422/485 serial port connector Two Realtek PCIe Gigabit Ethernet connectors (LAN1 with ASF 2.0 support) Four SATA 3Gb/s connectors High Definition Audio RoHS compliant 1.3 Connectors The connectors on the IMBA-H610 are shown in the figure below. Figure 1-2: Connectors Page 3...

  • Page 19: Dimensions

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 1.4 Dimensions The main dimensions of the IMBA-H610 are shown in the diagram below. Figure 1-3: IMBA-H610 Dimensions (mm) Page 4...

  • Page 20: Data Flow

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 1.5 Data Flow F igure 1-4 shows the data flow between the system chipset, the CPU and other components installed on the motherboard. Figure 1-4: Data Flow Diagram Page 5...

  • Page 21: Technical Specifications

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 1.6 Technical Specifications IMBA-H610 technical specifications are listed below. Specification/Model IMBA-H610 Form Factor LGA1155 Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® CPU CPU Supported Intel® H61 Chipset Memory Two 240-pin 1333/1066 MHz unbuffered DDR3 SDRAM DIMMs support (system max. 16.0 GB) Graphics Engine Intel®...

  • Page 22: Table 1-1: Imba-H610 Specifications

    (3.10 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-2400 CPU with 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 memory) -10ºC ~ 60ºC Operating Temperature Humidity 5% ~ 95% (non-condensing) Physical Specifications Dimensions 244 mm x 305 mm Weight GW/NW 1200 g / 700 g Table 1-1: IMBA-H610 Specifications Page 7...

  • Page 23: Packing List

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Chapter Packing List Page 8...

  • Page 24: Anti-Static Precautions

    Only handle the edges of the PCB: Don't touch the surface of the motherboard. Hold the motherboard by the edges when handling. 2.2 Unpacking Precautions When the IMBA-H610 is unpacked, please do the following: Follow the antistatic guidelines above. Make sure the packing box is facing upwards when opening.

  • Page 25: Packing List

    If any of the components listed in the checklist below are missing, do not proceed with the installation. Contact the IEI reseller or vendor the IMBA-H610 was purchased from or contact an IEI sales representative directly by sending an email to ales@iei.com.tw.

  • Page 26: Optional Items

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Quantity Item and Part Number Image Quick Installation Guide Table 2-1: Packing List 2.4 Optional Items The following are optional components which may be separately purchased: Item and Part Number Image Dual ports USB cable with bracket...

  • Page 27: Table 2-2: Optional Items

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Item and Part Number Image LGA1155/LGA1156 cooler kit (1U chassis compatible, 65W) (P/N: CF-1156D-RS) RS-422/485 cable (P/N: 32200-074800-RS) Parallel port cable (P/N: 19800-000049-RS) Dual RS-232 cable (P/N: 19800-000051-RS) 20-pin Infineon TPM module, S/W management tool, firmware v3.17...

  • Page 28: Connectors

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Chapter Connectors Page 13...

  • Page 29: Peripheral Interface Connectors

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 3.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors This chapter details all the jumpers and connectors. 3.1.1 IMBA-H610 Layout The figures below show all the connectors and jumpers. Figure 3-1: Connectors and Jumpers Page 14...

  • Page 30: Peripheral Interface Connectors

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors The table below lists all the connectors on the board. Connector Type Label +12V ATX power supply connector 4-pin Molex CPU12V1 ATX Power connector 24-pin ATX ATX1 Battery connector 2-pin wafer Battery holder...

  • Page 31: External Interface Panel Connectors

    VGA and DVI connector 15-pin female, VIDEO1 24-pin header Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors 3.2 Internal Peripheral Connectors The section describes all of the connectors on the IMBA-H610. 3.2.1 12V Power Connector CN Label: CPU12V1 CN Type: 4-pin Molex CN Location:...

  • Page 32: Atx Power Connector

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 3-2: 12V Power Connector Location Description +12V +12V Table 3-3: 12V Power Connector Pinouts 3.2.2 ATX Power Connector CN Label: ATX1 24-pin ATX CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 3-3 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-4 The ATX power connector connects to an ATX power supply.

  • Page 33: Figure 3-3: Atx Power Connector Pinout Location

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 3-3: ATX Power Connector Pinout Location Description Description +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V -12V PS_ON- +12V +12V +3.3V Table 3-4: ATX Power Connector Pinouts Page 18...

  • Page 34: Battery Connectors

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 3.2.3 Battery Connectors CAUTION: Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Only certified engineers should replace the on-board battery. Dispose of used batteries according to instructions and local regulations. CN Label: BAT1, BT2...

  • Page 35: Ddr3 Dimm Slots

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Description Battery+ Table 3-5: Battery Connector (BT2) Pinouts 3.2.4 DDR3 DIMM Slots CN Label: CHA_DIMM1, CHB_DIMM1 CN Type: DDR3 DIMM slot F igure 3-5 CN Location: The DIMM slots are for DDR3 DIMM memory modules. Figure 3-5: DDR3 DIMM Slot Locations 3.2.5 Digital I/O Connector...

  • Page 36: Fan Connector (Cpu)

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 3-6: Digital I/O Connector Location Description Description Output 3 Output 2 Output 1 Output 0 Input 3 Input 2 Input 1 Input 0 Table 3-6: Digital I/O Connector Pinouts 3.2.6 Fan Connector (CPU) CN Label: CPU_FAN1...

  • Page 37: Fan Connectors (System)

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 3-7: CPU Fan Connector Location Description +12 V FANIO1 Table 3-7: CPU Fan Connector Pinouts 3.2.7 Fan Connectors (System) CN Label: SYS_FAN1, SYS_FAN2 CN Type: 3-pin wafer CN Location: See Figure 3-8 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-8 The fan connector attaches to a cooling fan.

  • Page 38: Front Panel Audio Connector

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 3-8: System Fan Connector Location Description FANIO +12 V (PWM) Table 3-8: System Fan Connector Pinouts 3.2.8 Front Panel Audio Connector CN Label: FP_AUDIO1 CN Type: 10-pin header CN Location: See Figure 3-9 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-9 This connector connects to speakers, a microphone and an audio input.

  • Page 39: Front Panel Connector

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 3-9: Front Panel Audio Connector Location Description Description LMIC2_L AUD GND LMIC2_R PRESENCE# LLINE2-R MIC2-JD F_SENSE LLINE2-L LINE2-JD Table 3-9: Front Panel Audio Connector Pinouts 3.2.9 Front Panel Connector CN Label: F_PANEL1 CN Type: 14-pin header...

  • Page 40: I2C Connector

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 3-10: Front Panel Connector Location Function Description Function Description Power LED ACPILED Speaker Beep Power Power Button PWRBT_SW#_C PC Beep Reset HDD LED HDDLED EXTRST- HDDLED- Table 3-10: Front Panel Connector Pinouts 3.2.10 I2C Connector CN Label:...

  • Page 41: Parallel Port Connector

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 3-11: I2C Connector Location Description +5V_DUAL PCH_GP38_PU PCH_GP39_PU Table 3-11: I2C Connector Pinouts 3.2.11 Parallel Port Connector CN Label: LPT1 CN Type: 26-pin box header CN Location: See Figure 3-12 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-12 The parallel port connector connects to a parallel port connector interface or some other parallel port device such as a printer.

  • Page 42: Pci Slots

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 3-12: Parallel Port Connector Location Description Description STROBE# DATA0 DATA1 DATA2 DATA3 DATA4 DATA5 DATA6 DATA7 ACKNOWLEDGE# BUSY PAPER EMPTY PRINTER SELECT AUTO FORM FEED # ERROR# INITIALIZE# PRINTER SELECT LN# Table 3-12: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts 3.2.12 PCI Slots...

  • Page 43: Pcie X1 Slots

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard The PCI slot enables a PCI expansion module to be connected to the board. Figure 3-13: PCI Slot Locations 3.2.13 PCIe x1 Slots CN Label: PCIEX1_1, PCIEX1_2 CN Type: PCIe x1 slot CN Location: See Figure 3-14 The PCIe x1 slot is for PCIe x1 expansion cards.

  • Page 44: Pci Express X16 Slot

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 3-14: PCIe x1 Slot Locations 3.2.14 PCI Express x16 Slot CN Label: PCIEX16_1 CN Type: PCIe x16 slot See Figure 3-15 CN Location: The PCIe x16 expansion card slot is for PCIe x16 expansion cards. Figure 3-15: PCIe x16 Slot Location 3.2.15 SATA 3Gb/s Drive Connectors...

  • Page 45: Serial Port Connector, Rs-422/485

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard CN Location: See Figure 3-16 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-13 The SATA drive connectors can be connected to SATA drives and support up to 3Gb/s data transfer rate. Figure 3-16: SATA 3Gb/s Drive Connector Location Description Description...

  • Page 46: Serial Port Connectors, Rs-232

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard CN Location: See Figure 3-17 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-14 This connector provides RS-422 or RS-485 communications. Figure 3-17: RS-422/485 Connector Location Description RXD422- RXD422+ TXD422+/TXD485+ TXD422-/TXD485- Table 3-14: RS-422/485Connector Pinouts 3.2.17 Serial Port Connectors, RS-232 CN Label:...

  • Page 47: Smbus Connector

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 3-18: Serial Port Connector Location Description Description -NDCD1 -NCTS1 -NDSR1 -NDTR1 NSIN1 -XRI1 -NRTS1 NSOUT1 Table 3-15: Serial Port Connector Pinouts 3.2.18 SMBus Connector CN Label: SMBUS_1 CN Type: 4-pin wafer CN Location: See Figure 3-19...

  • Page 48: Spi Rom Connector

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 3-19: SMBus Connector Location Description +5V_DUAL SMBCLK SMBDATA Table 3-16: SMBus Connector Pinouts 3.2.19 SPI ROM Connector CN Label: JSPI1 8-pin header CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 3-20 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-17 The SPI connector is used to flash the BIOS.

  • Page 49: Tpm Connector

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 3-20: SPI Connector Location Description Description +3.3V SPI_CS0 SPI_CLK SPI_SO0 SPI_SI Table 3-17: SPI Connector Pinouts 3.2.20 TPM Connector CN Label: TPM1 CN Type: 20-pin header CN Location: See Figure 3-21 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-18 The TPM connector connects to a TPM module.

  • Page 50: Usb Connectors

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 3-21: TPM Connector Location Description Description LCLK GND2 LERAME# LRESRT# LAD3 LAD2 LAD1 LAD0 GND3 SB3V SERIRQ GND1 GLKRUN# LPCPD# LDRQ# Table 3-18: TPM Connector Pinouts 3.2.21 USB Connectors CN Label: USB2, USB3, USB4 CN Type:...

  • Page 51: External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 3-22: USB Connector Pinout Locations Description Description DATA- DATA+ DATA+ DATA- Table 3-19: USB Port Connector Pinouts 3.3 External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel The figure below shows the external peripheral interface connector (EPIC) panel. The EPIC panel consists of the following:...

  • Page 52: Audio Connector

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 3.3.1 Audio Connector CN Label: AUDIO_CV1 Audio jack CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 3-23 The audio jacks connect to external audio devices. Line In port (Light Blue): Connects a CD-ROM, DVD player, or other audio devices.

  • Page 53: Keyboard/Mouse Connector

    10 Mb/s blinking: data is being sent/received green: 100 Mb/s orange: 1000 Mb/s Table 3-21: Connector LEDs The IMBA-H610 has four external USB 2.0 ports. The ports connect to both USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices. DESCRIPTION DATA - DATA + Table 3-22: USB Port Pinouts 3.3.3 Keyboard/Mouse Connector...

  • Page 54: Serial Port Connector (Com1)

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard The PS/2 ports are for connecting a PS/2 mouse and a PS/2 keyboard. DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION Keyboard Data Mouse Data Keyboard Clock Mouse Clock Table 3-23: PS/2 Connector Pinouts 3.3.4 Serial Port Connector (COM1) CN Label: COM1 (top)

  • Page 55: Serial Port Connector (Com2)

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 3.3.5 Serial Port Connector (COM2) CN Label: COM1 (bottom) DB-9 connector CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 3-23 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-25 and Figure 3-27 The serial port connects to a RS-232 serial communications device. PIN NO.

  • Page 56: Figure 3-28: Vga Connector

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION GREEN BLUE VGAVCC DDCDAT HSYNC VSYNC DDCCLK Table 3-26: VGA Connector Pinouts Figure 3-28: VGA Connector The DVI connector connects to a monitor that supports DVI video input. DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION DVI_DATA2#_C DVI_DATA2_C DVI_SCL DVI_SDA DVI_DATA1#_C...

  • Page 57: Installation

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Chapter Installation Page 42...

  • Page 58: Anti-Static Precautions

    Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components, including the IMBA-H610. Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD. It is therefore critical that whenever the IMBA-H610 or any other electrical component is handled, the following anti-static precautions are strictly adhered to.
  • Page 59 This helps to prevent potential ESD damage. Turn all power to the IMBA-H610 off: When working with the IMBA-H610, make sure that it is disconnected from all power supplies and that no electricity is being fed into the system.

  • Page 60: Socket Lga1155 Cpu Installation

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 4.2.1 Socket LGA1155 CPU Installation WARNING: CPUs are expensive and sensitive components. When installing the CPU please be careful not to damage it in anyway. Make sure the CPU is installed properly and ensure the correct cooling kit is properly installed.

  • Page 61: Figure 4-2: Remove Protective Cover

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 4-2: Remove Protective Cover 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.

  • Page 62: Figure 4-3: Insert The Socket Lga1155 Cpu

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 4-3: Insert the Socket LGA1155 CPU Step 8: Close the CPU socket. Close the load plate and pull the load lever back a little to have the load plate be able to secure to the knob. Engage the load lever by pushing it back to its original position (Figure 4-4).

  • Page 63: Socket Lga1155 Cooling Kit Installation

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 4.2.2 Socket LGA1155 Cooling Kit Installation WARNING: DO NOT attempt to install a push-pin cooling fan. The pre-installed support bracket prevents the board from bending and is ONLY compatible with captive screw type cooling fans. Figure 4-5: Cooling Kits The cooling kit can be bought from IEI.

  • Page 64: Figure 4-6: Cooling Kit Support Bracket

    Secure the cooling kit by fastening the four retention screws of the cooling kit. Step 5: Connect the fan cable. Connect the cooling kit fan cable to the fan connector on the IMBA-H610. Carefully route the cable and avoid heat generating chips and fan blades.Step 0:...

  • Page 65: Dimm Installation

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 4.2.3 DIMM Installation To install a DIMM, please follow the steps below and refer to Figure 4-7. Figure 4-7: DIMM Installation Step 1: Open the DIMM socket handles. Open the two handles outwards as far as they can. See Figure 4-7.

  • Page 66: Jumper Settings

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 4.3 Jumper Settings NOTE: A jumper is a metal bridge used to close an electrical circuit. It consists of two or three metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them. To...

  • Page 67: Clear Cmos Jumper

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard The AT/ATX Power Select jumper specifies the systems power mode as AT or ATX. Setting Description Closed ATX power (Default) Open AT power Table 4-2: AT/ATX Power Mode Jumper Settings Figure 4-8: AT/ATX Power Mode Jumper Location 4.3.2 Clear CMOS Jumper...

  • Page 68: Usb Power Select Jumpers

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 4-9: Clear BIOS Jumper Location 4.3.3 USB Power Select Jumpers Jumper Label: USB_PWR2, USB_PWR3, USB_PWR4, LAN1_USB01_PWR1, LAN2_USB23_PWR1 Jumper Type: 3-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 4-4 Jumper Location: See Figure 4-10 The USB Power Select jumper specifies the USB power.

  • Page 69: Internal Peripheral Device Connections

    This section outlines the installation of peripheral devices to the onboard connectors. 4.4.1 SATA Drive Connection The IMBA-H610 is shipped with four SATA drive cables. To connect the SATA drives to the connectors, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Locate the connectors.

  • Page 70: Figure 4-11: Sata Drive Cable Connection

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 4-11: SATA Drive Cable Connection Step 3: Connect the cable to the SATA disk. Connect the connector on the other end of the cable to the connector at the back of the SATA drive. See Figure 4-12.

  • Page 71: External Peripheral Interface Connection

    This section describes connecting devices to the external connectors on the IMBA-H610. 4.5.1 Audio Connector The audio jacks on the external audio connector enable the IMBA-H610 to be connected to a stereo sound setup. Each jack supports both input and output. When connecting a device, the High Definition Audio utility will automatically detect input or output.

  • Page 72: Dvi Display Device Connection

    4.5.2 DVI Display Device Connection The IMBA-H610 has a single female DVI-D connector on the external peripheral interface panel. The DVI-D connector is connected to a digital display device. To connect a digital display device to the IMBA-H610, please follow the instructions below.

  • Page 73: Lan Connection

    Locate the RJ-45 connectors. The locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 4. Step 2: Align the connectors. Align the RJ-45 connector on the LAN cable with one of the RJ-45 connectors on the IMBA-H610. See Figure 4-15. Page 58...

  • Page 74: Ps/2 Keyboard And Mouse Connection

    Step 0: 4.5.4 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connection The IMBA-H610 has a dual PS/2 connector on the external peripheral interface panel. The dual PS/2 connector is used to connect to a keyboard and mouse to the system. Follow the steps below to connect a keyboard and mouse to the IMBA-H610.

  • Page 75: Serial Device Connection

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 4-16: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector 4.5.5 Serial Device Connection The IMBA-H610 has two female DB-9 connectors on the external peripheral interface panel for two serial devices. Follow the steps below to connect a serial device to the IMBA-H610.

  • Page 76: Usb Connection (Dual Connector)

    4.5.6 USB Connection (Dual Connector) The external USB Series "A" receptacle connectors provide easier and quicker access to external USB devices. Follow the steps below to connect USB devices to the IMBA-H610. Step 1: Locate the USB Series "A" receptacle connectors. The location of the USB Series "A"...

  • Page 77: Vga Monitor Connection

    Figure 4-18: USB Connector 4.5.7 VGA Monitor Connection The IMBA-H610 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 IMBA-H610, please follow the instructions below.

  • Page 78: Figure 4-19: Vga Connector

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 4-19: 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: Page 63...

  • Page 79: Bios

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Chapter BIOS Page 64...

  • Page 80: Introduction

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 5.1 Introduction The BIOS is programmed onto the BIOS chip. The BIOS setup program allows changes to certain system settings. This chapter outlines the options that can be changed. 5.1.1 Starting Setup The UEFI BIOS is activated when the computer is turned on. The setup program can be activated in one of two ways.

  • Page 81: Getting Help

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Function Esc key Main Menu – Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu -- Exit current page and return to Main Menu General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option...

  • Page 82: Main

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 5.2 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. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

  • Page 83: Advanced

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard System Date [xx/xx/xx] Use the System Date option to set the system date. Manually enter the day, month and year. System Time [xx:xx:xx] Use the System Time option to set the system time. Manually enter the hours, minutes and seconds.

  • Page 84: Acpi Settings

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 5.3.1 ACPI Settings The ACPI Settings menu (BIOS Menu 3) configures the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) options. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced ACPI Settings Select the highest ACPI sleep state the system...

  • Page 85: Trusted Computing

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 5.3.2 Trusted Computing Use the Trusted Computing menu (BIOS Menu 4) to configure settings related to the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Trusted Platform Module (TPM). Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced TPM Configuration...

  • Page 86: Cpu Information

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced CPU Configuration Socket specific CPU Information > CPU Information Intel Virtualization Technology [Disabled] ---------------------- : Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter Select Change Opt. General Help...

  • Page 87: Bios Menu 6: Cpu Configuration

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced CPU Configuration Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz CPU Signature 206a7 ---------------------- Microcode Patch Max CPU Speed 3100 MHz : Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item...

  • Page 88: Sata Configuration

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 5.3.4 SATA Configuration Use the SATA Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 7) to change and/or set the configuration of the SATA devices installed in the system. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced SATA Configuration (1) IDE Mode.

  • Page 89: Intel Txt(Lt) Configuration

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard to 4 storage devices. Enhanced Configures the on-board ATA controller to be in Enhanced mode. In this mode, IDE channels and SATA channels are separated. This mode supports up to 6 storage devices. Some legacy OS do not support this mode.

  • Page 90: Usb Configuration

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 5.3.6 USB Configuration Use the USB Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 9) to read USB configuration information and configure the USB settings. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced USB Configuration USB Support Parameters...

  • Page 91: Super Io Configuration

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard keyboard can control the system even when there is no USB driver loaded onto the system. Enabled Legacy USB support enabled EFAULT Disabled Legacy USB support disabled 5.3.7 Super IO Configuration Use the Super IO Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 10) to set or change the configurations for the FDD controllers, parallel ports and serial ports.

  • Page 92: Serial Port N Configuration

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 5.3.7.1 Serial Port n Configuration Use the Serial Port n Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 11) to configure the serial port n. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Serial Port n Configuration Enable or Disable Serial...
  • Page 93 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard IO=3F8h; Serial Port I/O port address is 3F8h and the interrupt IRQ=3, 4 address is IRQ3, 4 Serial Port I/O port address is 2F8h and the interrupt IO=2F8h; address is IRQ3, 4 IRQ=3, 4 IO=2C0h; Serial Port I/O port address is 2C0h and the interrupt...
  • Page 94 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard IO=2C8h; Serial Port I/O port address is 2C8h and the interrupt IRQ=3, 4 address is IRQ3, 4 5.3.7.1.3 Serial Port 3 Configuration Serial Port [Enabled] Use the Serial Port option to enable or disable the serial port.
  • Page 95 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 5.3.7.1.4 Serial Port 4 Configuration Serial Port [Enabled] Use the Serial Port option to enable or disable the serial port. Disabled Disable the serial port Enable the serial port Enabled EFAULT Change Settings [Auto] Use the Change Settings option to change the serial port IO port address and interrupt address.
  • Page 96 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 5.3.7.1.5 Serial Port 5 Configuration Serial Port [Enabled] Use the Serial Port option to enable or disable the serial port. Disabled Disable the serial port Enable the serial port Enabled EFAULT Change Settings [Auto] Use the Change Settings option to change the serial port IO port address and interrupt address.

  • Page 97: H/W Monitor

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Disabled Disable the serial port Enable the serial port Enabled EFAULT Change Settings [Auto] Use the Change Settings option to change the serial port IO port address and interrupt address. Auto The serial port IO port address and interrupt address EFAULT are automatically detected.

  • Page 98: Bios Menu 12: H/W Monitor

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced PC Health Status Smart FAN Configuration CPU Temperature :+50 C SYS Temperature :+33 C CPU FAN Speed :2209 RPM SYS FAN Speed :N/A VCC3V :+3.360 V V_core :+1.224 V...

  • Page 99: Fan 1 Configuration

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 5.3.8.1 FAN 1 Configuration Use the FAN 1 Configuration submenu (BIOS Menu 13) to configure fan 1 temperature and speed settings. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced PC Health Status CPU Smart Fan control...

  • Page 100: Fan 2 Configuration

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Target Temp. Sensor [CPU Temperature] Use the Target Temp. Sensor option to set the target CPU temperature. Sets the target temperature sensor to the CPU EFAULT Temperature temperature. Sets the target temperature sensor to the System System Temperature1 setting.

  • Page 101: Bios Menu 14: Fan 2 Configuration

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced PC Health Status SYS Smart Fan control [Auto by Duty-Cycle] Target Temp Sensor [CPU Temperature] Temperature Bound 1 Temperature Bound 2 Temperature Bound 3 Temperature Bound 4...

  • Page 102: Serial Port Console Redirection

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard System Sets the target temperature sensor to the System Temperature1 Temperature1 setting. Sets the target temperature sensor to the System System Temperature2 setting. Temperature2 Temperature Bound n Use the + or – key to change the fan Temperature Bound n value. Enter a decimal number between 0 and 127.

  • Page 103: Bios Menu 15: Serial Port Console Redirection

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced COM0 Console Redirection Console Redirection [Disabled] Enable or Disable > Console Redirection Settings COM1 Console Redirection [Disabled] > Console Redirection Settings COM2 Console Redirection [Disabled] > Console Redirection Settings...
  • Page 104 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Bits per second [115200] Use the Bits per second option to specify the serial port transmission speed. The speed must match the other side. Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds. 9600 Sets the serial port transmission speed at 9600.
  • Page 105 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Stop Bits [1] Use the Stop Bits option to specify the number of stop bits used to indicate the end of a serial data packet. Communication with slow devices may require more than 1 stop bit. Sets the number of stop bits at 1.

  • Page 106: Iei Feature

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Enabled Enables the recorder mode. Resolution 100x31 [Disabled] Use the Resolution 100x31 option to enable or disable 100x31 resolution of the extended terminal. Disables 100x31 resolution of the extended terminal. Disabled EFAULT Enabled Enables 100x31 resolution of the extended terminal.

  • Page 107: Chipset

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced iEi Feature Auto Recovery Function Reboot and recover Auto Recovery Function [Disabled] system automatically within 10 min, when OS crashes. Please install Auto Recovery API service before enabling this function.

  • Page 108: North Bridge Configuration

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit > North Bridge North Bridge Parameters > South Bridge > Integrated Graphics --------------------- : Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter Select Change Opt.
  • Page 109 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/IGD] Use the Initiate Graphic Adapter option to select the graphics controller used as the primary boot device. Select either an integrated graphics controller (IGD) or a combination of PCI graphics controller, a PCI express (PEG) controller or an IGD. Configuration...

  • Page 110: South Bridge Configuration

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 352 M 352 MB of memory used by internal graphics device 384 MB of memory used by internal graphics 384 M device 416 M 416 MB of memory used by internal graphics device 448 M 448 MB of memory used by internal graphics...

  • Page 111: Bios Menu 19: Southbridge Chipset Configuration

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Chipset Auto Power Button Status [OFF] Specify what state to go to when power is Wake Event Configuration re-applied after a power Restore AC Power Loss [Power Off] failure (G3 state).
  • Page 112 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Resume on PME/GbE [Enabled] Use the Resume on PME/GbE option to enable or disable resuming from PCI PME# signal, GbE controller or some on-chip devices. Disabled Disables Resume on PME/GbE option Enables Resume on PME/GbE option Enabled...

  • Page 113: Integrated Graphics

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Enabled Enables the internal HDMI codec for High Definition Audio EFAULT 5.4.3 Integrated Graphics Use the Integrated Graphics menu (BIOS Menu 20) to configure the video device connected to the system. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

  • Page 114: Boot

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard DVMT Memory [Maximum] Use the DVMT/FIXED Memory option to specify the maximum amount of memory that can be allocated as graphics memory. Configuration options are listed below. 128 MB 256 MB Maximum EFAULT IGD - Boot Type [AUTO] Use the IGD - Boot Type option to select the display device used by the system when it boots.
  • Page 115 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Bootup NumLock State [On] Use the Bootup NumLock State BIOS option to specify if the number lock setting must be modified during boot up. Allows the Number Lock on the keyboard to be EFAULT enabled automatically when the computer system boots up.

  • Page 116: Security

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Force Sets display mode to force BIOS. BIOS Sets display mode to current. Keep EFAULT Current 5.6 Security Use the Security menu (BIOS Menu 22) to set system and user passwords. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

  • Page 117: Exit

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 5.7 Exit Use the Exit menu (BIOS Menu 23) to load default BIOS values, optimal failsafe values and to save configuration changes. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save &...
  • Page 118 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Save as User Defaults Use the Save as User Defaults option to save the changes done so far as user defaults. Restore User Defaults Use the Restore User Defaults option to restore the user defaults to all the setup options.

  • Page 119: Software Drivers

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Chapter Software Drivers Page 104...

  • Page 120: Available Software Drivers

    Audio Installation instructions are given below. 6.2 Software Installation All the drivers for the IMBA-H610 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.

  • Page 121: Figure 6-1: Introduction Screen

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 6-1: Introduction Screen Step 3: Click IMBA-H610. Step 4: A new screen with a list of available drivers appears (Figure 6-2). Figure 6-2: Available Drivers Page 106...

  • Page 122: Chipset Driver Installation

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Step 5: Install all of the necessary drivers in this menu. S t e p 0 : 6.3 Chipset Driver Installation To install the chipset driver, please do the following. Step 1: Access the driver list. (See Section 6.2) Step 2: Click “Chipset”.

  • Page 123: Figure 6-4: Chipset Driver Welcome Screen

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 6-4: Chipset Driver Welcome Screen Step 7: The license agreement in Figure 6-5 appears. Step 8: Read the License Agreement. Step 9: Click Yes to continue. Figure 6-5: Chipset Driver License Agreement Step 10: The Read Me file in Figure 6-6 appears.

  • Page 124: Figure 6-6: Chipset Driver Read Me File

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Step 11: Click Next to continue. Figure 6-6: Chipset Driver Read Me File Step 12: Setup Operations are performed as shown in Figure 6-7. Step 13: Once the Setup Operations are complete, click Next to continue. Figure 6-7: Chipset Driver Setup Operations...

  • Page 125: Graphics Driver Installation

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Step 14: The Finish screen in Figure 6-8 appears. Step 15: Select “Yes, I want to restart this computer now” and click Finish.Step 0: Figure 6-8: Chipset Driver Installation Finish Screen 6.4 Graphics Driver Installation To install the Graphics driver, please do the following.

  • Page 126: Figure 6-9: Graphics Driver Welcome Screen

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 6-9: Graphics Driver Welcome Screen Step 6: The License Agreement in Figure 6-10 appears. Step 7: Click Yes to accept the agreement and continue. Figure 6-10: Graphics Driver License Agreement Step 8: Setup Operations are performed as shown in Figure 6-11.

  • Page 127: Figure 6-11: Graphics Driver Setup Operations

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Step 9: Once the Setup Operations are complete, click Next to continue. Figure 6-11: Graphics Driver Setup Operations Step 10: The Finish screen in Figure 6-12 appears. Step 11: Select “Yes, I want to restart this computer now” and click Finish.Step 0:...

  • Page 128: Lan Driver Installation

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 6.5 LAN Driver Installation To install the LAN driver, please do the following. Step 1: Access the driver list. (See Section 6.2) Step 2: Click “LAN”. Step 3: Locate the Autorun file and double click it. Step 4: The Welcome screen in Figure 6-13 appears.

  • Page 129: Figure 6-14: Lan Driver Installation

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 6-14: LAN Driver Installation Step 8: The program begins to install. Step 9: When the driver installation is complete, the screen in Figure 6-15 appears. Step 10: Click Finish to exit. Figure 6-15: LAN Driver Installation Complete...

  • Page 130: Audio Driver Installation

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 6.6 Audio Driver Installation To install the audio driver, please do the following. Step 1: Access the driver list. (See Section 6.2) Step 2: Click “Audio” and select the folder which corresponds to the operating system. Step 3: Double click the setup file.

  • Page 131: Figure 6-17: Audio Driver Welcome Screen

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure 6-17: Audio Driver Welcome Screen Step 7: The audio driver installation begins. See Figure 6-18. Figure 6-18: Audio Driver Installation Step 8: When the installation is complete, the screen in Figure 6-19 appears. Step 9: Select “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” and click Finish.

  • Page 132: Abios Options

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Appendix BIOS Options Page 117...
  • Page 133 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Below is a list of BIOS configuration options in the BIOS chapter. 　 System Overview .........................67 　 Memory Information ......................67 　 System Date [xx/xx/xx] ......................68 　 System Time [xx:xx:xx] .......................68 　 ACPI Sleep State [S1 (CPU Stop Clock)] ................69 　...
  • Page 134 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 　 CPU Smart Fan control [Auto by Duty-Cycle]..............86 　 Target Temp. Sensor [CPU Temperature] .................86 　 Temperature Bound n......................87 　 Segment 1 Speed (PWM).....................87 　 Console Redirection [Disabled] ..................88 　 Terminal Type [ANSI]......................88 　 Bits per second [115200].....................89 　...
  • Page 135 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 　 User Password ........................101 　 Save Changes and Reset ....................102 　 Discard Changes and Reset .................... 102 　 Restore Defaults ....................... 102 　 Save as User Defaults ...................... 103 　 Restore User Defaults ...................... 103...

  • Page 136: B One Key Recovery

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Appendix One Key Recovery Page 121...

  • Page 137: One Key Recovery Introduction

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard B.1 One Key Recovery Introduction The IEI one key recovery is an easy-to-use front end for the Norton Ghost system backup and recovery tool. This tool provides quick and easy shortcuts for creating a backup and reverting to that backup or reverting to the factory default settings.

  • Page 138: System Requirement

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard After completing the five initial setup procedures as described above, users can access the recovery tool by pressing <F3> while booting up the system. The detailed information of each function is described in Section B.5. NOTE: The initial setup procedures for Linux system are described in Section B.3.

  • Page 139: Supported Operating System

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard partitions. Please take the following table as a reference when calculating the size of the partition. OS Image after Ghost Compression Ratio Windows® 7 7 GB 5 GB Windows® XPE 776 MB 560 MB Windows® CE 6.0...

  • Page 140: Setup Procedure For Windows

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Linux Fedora Core 12 (Constantine) Fedora Core 11 (Leonidas) Fedora Core 10 (Cambridge) Fedora Core 8 (Werewolf) Fedora Core 7 (Moonshine) RedHat RHEL-5.4 RedHat 9 (Ghirke) Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid) Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy) Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy) Debian 5.0 (Lenny) Debian 4.0 (Etch)

  • Page 141: Hardware And Bios Setup

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard The detailed descriptions are described in the following sections. NOTE: The setup procedures described below are for Microsoft Windows operating system users. For Linux, most of the setup procedures are the same except for several steps described in Section B.3.

  • Page 142: Figure B-2: Launching The Recovery Tool

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Step 2: Boot the system from recovery CD. When prompted, press any key to boot from the recovery CD. It will take a while to launch the recovery tool. Please be patient! Figure B-2: Launching the Recovery Tool Step 3: The recovery tool setup menu is shown as below.

  • Page 143: Figure B-4: Command Prompt

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure B-4: Command Prompt Step 5: The command prompt window appears. Type the following commands (marked in red) to create two partitions. One is for the OS installation; the other is for saving recovery files and images which will be an invisible partition.

  • Page 144: Figure B-5: Partition Creation Commands

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure B-5: Partition Creation Commands Page 129...

  • Page 145: Install Operating System, Drivers And Applications

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard NOTE: Use the following commands to check if the partitions were created successfully. Step 6: Press any key to exit the recovery tool and automatically reboot the system. Please continue to the following procedure: Build the Recovery Partition.S t e p 0 :...

  • Page 146: Build-Up Recovery Partition

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard B.2.4 Build-up Recovery Partition Step 1: Put the recover CD in the optical drive. Step 2: Start the system. Step 3: Boot the system from the recovery CD. When prompted, press any key to boot from the recovery CD. It will take a while to launch the recovery tool. Please...

  • Page 147: Figure B-8: Building The Recovery Partition

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Step 5: The Symantec Ghost window appears and starts configuring the system to build a recovery partition. In this process the partition created for recovery files in Section B.2.2 is hidden and the recovery tool is saved in this partition.

  • Page 148: Create Factory Default Image

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard B.2.5 Create Factory Default Image NOTE: Before creating the factory default image, please configure the system to a factory default environment, including driver and application installations. To create a factory default image, please follow the steps below.

  • Page 149: Figure B-12: About Symantec Ghost Window

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure B-12: About Symantec Ghost Window Step 4: Use mouse to navigate to the option shown below (Figure B-13). Figure B-13: Symantec Ghost Path Step 5: Select the local source drive (Drive 1) as shown in Figure B-14. Then click OK.

  • Page 150: Figure B-14: Select A Local Source Drive

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure B-14: Select a Local Source Drive Step 6: Select a source partition (Part 1) from basic drive as shown in Figure B-15. Then click OK. Figure B-15: Select a Source Partition from Basic Drive Step 7: Select 1.2: [Recovery] NTFS drive and enter a file name called...

  • Page 151: Figure B-16: File Name To Copy Image To

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure B-16: File Name to Copy Image to Step 8: When the Compress Image screen in Figure B-17 prompts, click High to make the image file smaller. Figure B-17: Compress Image Page 136...

  • Page 152: Figure B-18: Image Creation Confirmation

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Step 9: The Proceed with partition image creation window appears, click Yes to continue. Figure B-18: Image Creation Confirmation Step 10: The Symantec Ghost starts to create the factory default image (Figure B-19). Figure B-19: Image Creation Complete Step 11: When the image creation completes, a screen prompts as shown in Figure B-20.

  • Page 153: Auto Recovery Setup Procedure

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Step 12: The recovery tool main menu window is shown as below. Press any key to reboot the system. S t e p 0 : Figure B-21: Press Any Key to Continue B.3 Auto Recovery Setup Procedure...

  • Page 154: Figure B-22: Auto Recovery Utility

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Step 1: Follow the steps described in Section B.2.1 ~ Section B.2.3 to setup BIOS, create partitions and install operating system. Step 2: Install the auto recovery utility into the system by double clicking the Utility/AUTORECOVERY-SETUP.exe in the One Key Recovery CD. This utility MUST be installed in the system, otherwise, the system will automatically restore from the factory default image every ten (10) minutes.

  • Page 155: Figure B-24: Launching The Recovery Tool

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Step 4: Reboot the system from the recovery CD. When prompted, press any key to boot from the recovery CD. It will take a while to launch the recovery tool. Please be patient! Figure B-24: Launching the Recovery Tool Step 5: When the recovery tool setup menu appears, press <4>...

  • Page 156: Figure B-26: Building The Auto Recovery Partition

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure B-26: Building the Auto Recovery Partition Step 7: After completing the system configuration, the following message prompts to confirm whether to create a factory default image. Type Y to have the system create a factory default image automatically. Type N within 6 seconds to skip this process (The default option is YES).

  • Page 157: Figure B-28: Image Creation Complete

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Step 8: The Symantec Ghost starts to create the factory default image (Figure B-28). Figure B-28: Image Creation Complete Step 9: After completing the system configuration, press any key in the following window to restart the system.

  • Page 158: Setup Procedure For Linux

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit iEi Feature ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Auto Recovery Function [Enabled] Recover from PXE [Disabled] Select Screen ↑ ↓ Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.61 ©Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.

  • Page 159: Figure B-31: Partitions For Linux

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Partition 1: / Partition 2: SWAP NOTE: Please reserve enough space for partition 3 for saving recovery images. Figure B-31: Partitions for Linux Step 3: Create a recovery partition. Insert the recovery CD into the optical disk drive.

  • Page 160: Figure B-32: System Configuration For Linux

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard recovery partition. After completing the system configuration, press any key to reboot the system. Eject the recovery CD. Figure B-32: 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.

  • Page 161: Recovery Tool Functions

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Step 7: The recovery tool menu appears. (Figure B-34) Figure B-34: Recovery Tool Menu Step 8: Create a factory default image. Follow Step 2 Step 12 described in Section B.2.5 to create a factory default image. B.5 Recovery Tool Functions After completing the initial setup procedures as described above, users can access the recovery tool by pressing <F3>...

  • Page 162: Figure B-35: Recovery Tool Main Menu

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure B-35: Recovery Tool Main Menu The recovery tool has several functions including: 1. Factory Restore: Restore the factory default image (iei.GHO) created in Section B.2.5. 2. Backup system: Create a system backup image (iei_user.GHO) which will be saved in the hidden partition.

  • Page 163: Factory Restore

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard B.5.1 Factory Restore To restore the factory default image, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Type <1> and press <Enter> in the main menu. Step 2: The Symantec Ghost window appears and starts to restore the factory default. A factory default image called iei.GHO is created in the hidden Recovery partition.

  • Page 164: Backup System

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard B.5.2 Backup System To backup the system, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Type <2> and press <Enter> in the main 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.

  • Page 165: Restore Your Last Backup

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard B.5.3 Restore Your Last Backup To restore the last system backup, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Type <3> and press <Enter> in the main menu. Step 2: The Symantec Ghost window appears and starts to restore the last backup image (iei_user.GHO).

  • Page 166: Manual

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard B.5.4 Manual To restore the last system backup, please follow 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.

  • Page 167: Restore Systems From A Linux Server Through Lan

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard B.6 Restore Systems from a Linux Server through LAN The One Key Recovery allows a client system to automatically restore to a factory default image saved in a Linux system (the server) through LAN connectivity after encountering a Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) or a hang for around 10 minutes.

  • Page 168: Configure Dhcp Server Settings

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard B.6.1 Configure DHCP Server Settings Step 1: Install the DHCP #yum install dhcp (CentOS, commands marked in red) #apt-get install dhcp3-server (Debian, commands marked in blue) Step 2: Confirm the operating system default settings: dhcpd.conf. CentOS Use the following command to show the DHCP server sample location: #vi /etc/dhcpd.conf...

  • Page 169: Configure Tftp Settings

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard filename “pxelinux.0”; B.6.2 Configure TFTP Settings Step 1: Install the tftp, httpd and syslinux. #yum install tftp-server httpd syslinux (CentOS) #apt-get install tftpd-hpa xinetd syslinux (Debian) Step 2: Enable the TFTP server by editing the “/etc/xinetd.d/tftp” file and make it use the remap file.

  • Page 170: Configure One Key Recovery Server Settings

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Debian Replace the TFTP settings from “inetd” to “xinetd” and annotate the “inetd” by adding “#”. #vi /etc/inetd.conf Modify: #tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin..(as shown below) #vi /etc/xinetd.d/tftp B.6.3 Configure One Key Recovery Server Settings Step 1: Copy the Utility/RECOVERYR10.TAR.BZ2 package from the One Key...

  • Page 171: Start The Dhcp, Tftp And Http

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard B.6.4 Start the DHCP, TFTP and HTTP Start the DHCP, TFTP and HTTP. For example: CentOS #service xinetd restart #service httpd restart #service dhcpd restart Debian #/etc/init.d/xinetd reload #/etc/init.d/xinetd restart #/etc/init.d/dhcp3-server restart B.6.5 Create Shared Directory Step 1: Install the samba.

  • Page 172: Setup A Client System For Auto Recovery

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Modify: [image] comment = One Key Recovery path = /share/image browseable = yes writable = yes public = yes create mask = 0644 directory mask = 0755 Step 4: Edit “/etc/samba/smb.conf” for your environment. For example: Step 5:...

  • Page 173: Figure B-43: Disable Automatically Restart

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Figure B-43: Disable Automatically Restart Step 2: Configure the following BIOS options of the client system. Advanced → iEi Feature → Auto Recovery Function → Enabled Advanced → iEi Feature → Recover from PXE → Enabled Boot → Launch PXE OpROM → Enabled...
  • Page 174 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard MUST be installed in the system, otherwise, the system will automatically restore from the factory default image every ten (10) minutes. Step 6: Restart the client system from LAN. If the system encounters a Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) or a hang for around 10 minutes, it will automatically restore from the factory default image.

  • Page 175: Other Information

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard NOTE: A firewall or a SELinux is not in use in the whole setup process described above. If there is a firewall or a SELinux protecting the system, modify the configuration information to accommodate them. B.7 Other Information B.7.1 Using AHCI Mode or ALi M5283 / VIA VT6421A Controller...
  • Page 176 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Step 5: When the following window appears, press <S> to select “Specify Additional Device”. Page 161...

  • Page 177: System Memory Requirement

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Step 6: In the following window, select a SATA controller mode used in the system. Then press <Enter>. The user can now start using the SATA HDD. Step 7: After pressing <Enter>, the system will get into the recovery tool setup menu.

  • Page 178: C Terminology

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Appendix Terminology Page 163...
  • Page 179 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard AC ’97 Audio Codec 97 (AC’97) refers to a codec standard developed by Intel® in 1997. ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is an OS-directed configuration, power management, and thermal management interface. AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is a SATA Host controller register-level interface.
  • Page 180 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard DIMM Dual Inline Memory Modules are a type of RAM that offer a 64-bit data bus and have separate electrical contacts on each side of the module. The digital inputs and digital outputs are general control signals that control the on/off circuit of external devices or TTL devices.
  • Page 181 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard LVDS Low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) is a dual-wire, high-speed differential electrical signaling system commonly used to connect LCD displays to a computer. POST The Power-on Self Test (POST) is the pre-boot actions the system performs when the system is turned-on.

  • Page 182: D Digital I/O Interface

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  • Page 183: Introduction

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard D.1 Introduction The DIO connector on the IMBA-H610 is interfaced to GPIO ports on the Super I/O chipset. The DIO has both 4-bit digital inputs and 4-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.

  • Page 184: Enable The Dio Output Function

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard AX, 6F08H Sets the digital port as input Initiates the INT 15H BIOS call D.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function The BIOS interrupt call INT 15H controls the digital I/O. An assembly program to enable digital I/O output functions is listed below.

  • Page 185: E Watchdog Timer

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  • Page 186 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard NOTE: The following discussion applies to DOS environment. Contact IEI support or visit the IEI website for specific drivers for other operating systems. The Watchdog Timer is provided to ensure that standalone systems can always recover from catastrophic conditions that cause the CPU to crash. This condition may have occurred by external EMIs or a software bug.
  • Page 187 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 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 ;...

  • Page 188: F Hazardous Materials Disclosure

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  • Page 189: Hazardous Materials Disclosure Table For Ipb Products Certified As Rohs Compliant Under 2002/95/Ec Without Mercury

    IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard F.1 Hazardous Materials 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.
  • Page 190 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard Part Name Toxic or Hazardous Substances and Elements Lead Mercury Cadmium Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated Biphenyls Diphenyl (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) Chromium (CR(VI)) (PBB) Ethers (PBDE) Housing Display Printed Circuit Board Metal Fasteners Cable Assembly Fan Assembly Power Supply...
  • Page 191 IMBA-H610 ATX Motherboard 此附件旨在确保本产品符合中国 RoHS 标准。以下表格标示此产品中某有毒物质的含量符 合中国 RoHS 标准规定的限量要求。 本产品上会附有”环境友好使用期限”的标签，此期限是估算这些物质”不会有泄漏或突变”的 年限。本产品可能包含有较短的环境友好使用期限的可替换元件，像是电池或灯管，这些元 件将会单独标示出来。 部件名称 有毒有害物质或元素 铅 汞 镉 六价铬 多溴联苯 多溴二苯 醚 (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) (CR(VI)) (PBB) (PBDE) 壳体 显示 印刷电路板 金属螺帽 电缆组装 风扇组装 电力供应组装 电池 O: 表示该有毒有害物质在该部件所有物质材料中的含量均在 SJ/T11363-2006 标准规定的限量要求以下。 X: 表示该有毒有害物质至少在该部件的某一均质材料中的含量超出 SJ/T11363-2006 标准规定的限量要求。...

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