Half-size isa-bus embedded 5x86-133 cpu card with amd am5x86-133 mhz cpu, 8 mb edo dram, flat panel / crt svga, 10/100 mbps lan interfaces, four serial ports and diskonchip socket (16 pages)
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FS-A77 User’s Manual Copyright Copyright 2012, all rights reserved. This document is copyrighted and all rights are reserved. The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice to make improvements to the products. This document contains proprietary information and protected by copyright. No part of this document may be reproduced, copied, or translated in any form or any means without prior written permission of the manufacturer.
FS-A77 User’s Manual Packing List: Please check the package content before you starting using the board. Hardware: FS-A77 PICMG1.3 Full-size CPU Card motherboard x 1 Cable Kit: SATA Cable x 2 (OALSATA3-L)/ (1040529) DVI module with bracket x 1 (BADPDVIP_A&OALDVI-DF13)/ (4120008021&1040483)
FS-A77 User’s Manual Chapter 1 <Introduction> 1.1 <Product Overview> FS-A77 the 3 Generation Intel of the PICMG1.3 Full-size CPU Card Motherboard, supports 3 Generation Intel® Core™ i7, Core™ i5, Core™ i3 Mobile Processor and features Intel QM77 chipset, integrated HD Graphics, DDR3 memory, REALTEK High Definition Audio, Serial ATA with RAID function for a system and Intel Gigabit LAN.
FS-A77 User’s Manual 2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup> 2.4.1 <CPU Setup> The board comes with the socket rPGA988 for Intel Ivy Bridge Processor, Please follow the instruction to install the CPU properly. Unlock way Socket CPU Check point 1. Use the flat-type screw drive 2.
FS-A77 User’s Manual 2.4.2 <Memory Setup> The board provides 2 x 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM to support 1066/1333/1600MHz DDR3 memory module up to 16GB. Support Non-ECC, unbuffered memory only. SO-DIMM1 SO-DIMM2...
FS-A77 User’s Manual 2.5 <CMOS & ATX Setup> The board’s data of CMOS can be setting in BIOS. If the board refuses to boot due to inappropriate CMOS settings, here is how to proceed to clear (reset) the CMOS to its default values.
FS-A77 User’s Manual 2.6 <Serial ATA Interface> FS-A77 has Four Serial ATA II(SATA Port3/4/5/6) & Two Serial ATA III(SATA Port1/2) interfaces with RAID function, the transfer rate of the Serial ATA II can be up to 300MB/s & Serial ATA III can be up to 600MB/s. Please go to http://www.serialata.org/...
FS-A77 User’s Manual 2.7 <Ethernet Interface> The board integrates with two Intel PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controllers, as the PCI Express x1 can speed up to 250MB/s of transfer rate instead of late PCI bus with 133MB/s of transfer rate. The Intel Gigabit Ethernet supports triple speed of 10/100/1000Base-T, with IEEE802.3 compliance and Wake-On-LAN supported.
FS-A77 User’s Manual 2.8 <Onboard Display Interface> Based on Intel CPU with built-in HD Graphic, the board provides one DB15 Ivy Bridge connector on real external I/O port, one 40-pin LVDS interface with 5-pin LCD backlight inverter connector and provides 20-pin DVI interface.
FS-A77 User’s Manual 2.8.2 <Digital Display> The board provides one 40-pin LVDS connector for 24-bit single/dual channel panels, supports up to 2048 x 1536 (UXGA) resolution, with one LCD backlight inverter connector and one jumper for panel voltage setting. CN_INV...
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FS-A77 User’s Manual Connector: CN_INV Connector: JVLCD Type: 5-pin LVDS Power Header Type: 6-pin Power select Header Description Description +12V LCDVCC (3.3V) Reserved (Note) LCDVCC (5V) LCDVCC (12V) Default: 1-2 ENABKL Note: Reserved for MB internal test Please treat it as NC...
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LCD Installation Guide: Preparing the FS-A77, LCD panel and the backlight inverter. Please check the datasheet of the panel to see the voltage of the panel, and set the jumper JVLCD to +12V or +5V or +3.3V.
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FS-A77 User’s Manual After setup the devices well, you need to select the LCD panel type in the BIOS. The panel type mapping is list below: BIOS panel type selection form (BIOS Version:1.0) Single / Dual channel Single / Dual channel...
FS-A77 User’s Manual 2.8.3 <DVI Interface> The board provides one 20-pin DVI connector, Supports up to 1920 x 1080 resolution. Connector: CN_DVI/DP Type: onboard 20-pin connector for DVI connector Connector model: HIROSE DF13-20DP-1.25V E&T 3950-B20C-00R or similar (HIROSE DF13-20DP-1.25V compatible)
FS-A77 User’s Manual 2.9 <Integrated Audio Interface> The board integrates onboard audio interface with REALTEK ALC888 code, with Intel next generation of audio standard as High Definition Audio, it offers more vivid sound and other advantages than former HD audio compliance.
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FS-A77 User’s Manual Connector: CN_AUDIO Type: 10-pin (2 x 5) header (pitch = 2.54mm) Description Description MIC_L Ground MIC_R Speaker_R MIC Detect SENSE Speaker_L Speaker Detect Connector: CDIN Type: 4-pin header (pitch = 2.54mm) Description CD – Left Ground Ground...
FS-A77 User’s Manual 2.10 <USB Interface> FS-A77 integrates four USB3.0 ports and four USB2.0 ports. The specifications of USB3.0 are listed below: Interface USB3.0 Intel®QM77 Controller Transfer Rate Up to 5Gb/s Voltage The specifications of USB2.0 are listed below: Interface USB2.0...
FS-A77 User’s Manual 2.11 <Serial Port> The board supports five RS232 serial port and one jumper selectable RS232/422/485 serial ports. The jumper JCSEL1 & JCSEL2 can let you configure the communicating modes for COM2. CN_COM6/5/4/3/2/1 Connector: COM1/3/4/5/6 Type: 9-Pin box header...
The MPX-SDVOD card will not work if it is placed in other slot. Please also be noted that this slot is the only slot for MPX-SDVOX card but a customized BIOS is needed for the MPX-SDVOX card. Please contact Commell for customized BIOS for your MPX-SDVOX card.
FS-A77 User’s Manual 2.13 <GPIO and SMBUS Interface> The board provides a programmable 8-bit digital I/O interface; you can use this general purpose I/O port for system control like POS or KIOSK. Connector: CN_DIO Type: 12-pin (6 x 2) header (pitch = 2.0mm)
FS-A77 User’s Manual 2.14 <Power Supply and Fan Interface > The FS-A77 provides a standard ATX power supply with 4-pin ATX connector and the board provides one 4-pin fan connector supporting smart fan for CPU cooler and one 4-pin cooler fan connectors for system and Northbridge chip. please connect this well before you finishing the system setup.
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FS-A77 User’s Manual Connector: DC_IN Type: 4-pin DC power connector Description Description +12V Ground Ground Connector: CPUFAN Type: 4-pin fan wafer connector Description Description Ground +12V Fan Speed Detection Fan Control Connector: SYSFAN Type: 3-pin fan wafer connector Description Description...
FS-A77 User’s Manual 2.15 <Switch and Indicator> The JFRNT provides front control panel of the board, such as power button, reset and beeper, etc. Please check well before you connecting the cables on the chassis. Connector: JFRNT Type: onboard 14-pin (2 x 7) 2.54-pitch header...
FS-A77 User’s Manual Chapter 3 <System Setup> 3.1 <Audio Configuration> The board integrates Intel® QM77 with REALTEK® ALC888 code. It can support 2-channel sound under system configuration. Please follow the steps below to setup your sound system. Install REALTEK HD Audio driver.
FS-A77 User’s Manual 3.2 <Display Properties Setting> Based on Intel QM77 with HD Graphic, the board supports two DACs for display device as different resolution and color bit. Please install the Intel Graphic Driver before you starting setup display devices.
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FS-A77 User’s Manual 3. This setup options can let you define each device settings. Click Monitor to setup the CRT monitor for Resolution and Refresh Rate Click Intel® Dual Display Clone to setup the dual display mode as same screen...
FS-A77 User’s Manual 3.3 <SATA configuration> SATA Mode: This option can let you select whether the Serial ATA hard drives would work under normal IDE mode or RAID mode. The RAID mode need more than one HDD is applied. -40-...
FS-A77 User’s Manual 3.4 <SATA RAID Configuration> The board integrates Intel® QM77 PCH with RAID function for Serial ATA drives, and supports the configurations below: RAID 0 (Stripping): Two hard drives operating as one drive for optimized data R/W performance. It needs two unused drives to build this operation.
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FS-A77 User’s Manual Please press <CTRL+I> to enter the RAID configuration menu. You can setup the RAID under operation system for Microsoft® Windows XP SP1 , please install the Intel® Application Accelerator Ver.4.5 later to support RAID configuration with Intel® Matrix Storage Technology.
FS-A77 User’s Manual Chapter 4 <BIOS Setup> The motherboard uses the Phoenix BIOS for the system configuration. The Phoenix BIOS in the single board computer is a customized version of the industrial standard BIOS for IBM PC AT-compatible computers. It supports Intel x86 and compatible CPU architecture based processors and computers.
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FS-A77 User’s Manual A.5 <LAN LED Port> Connector: JSPD1/2 Type: 5-pin header for LAN Speed LED connector When Lan speed 10/100Mbps Description LED- LED+ When Lan speed 1Gbps Description LED+ LED- Connector: JATC1/2 Type: 5-pin header for LAN Activity LED connector...
FS-A77 User’s Manual Appendix B <Flash BIOS> B.1 <Flash Tool> The board is based on Phoenix BIOS and can be updated easily by the BIOS auto flash tool. You can download the tool online at the address below: http://www.phoenix.com/en/home/ http://www.commell.com.tw/Support/Support_SBC.htm File name of the tool is “Phlash.exe”, it’s the utility that can write the data into the...
FS-A77 User’s Manual Appendix C <Programming GPIO’s> The GPIO’can be programmed with the MSDOS debug program using simple IN/OUT commands.The following lines show an example how to do this. GPIO0…..GPIO7 bit0……bit7 -o 2 E 87 ;enter configuration -o 2E 87...
FS-A77 User’s Manual Appendix D <Programming Watchdog Timer > The watchdog timer makes the system auto-reset while it stops to work for a period. The integrated watchdog timer can be setup as system reset mode by program. Timeout Value Range...
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