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GENE-QM77 ® Intel 3rd Generation Core i7/i5 Mobile Processor 10/100/1000Base-TX Ethernet 2 USB3.0, 6 USB 2.0, 4 COM, 8-bit Digital I/O 2 SATA 6.0Gb/s (Optional RAID) 1 CFast™, 1 Mini Card, LPC GENE-QM77 Manual Rev.A 2nd Ed. Feb. 24, 2014...
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AAEON assumes no liabilities resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. AAEON reserves the right to make changes in the product design without notice to its users.
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 Acknowledgments All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc. ...
Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: Cooler DVD-ROM for Manual (in PDF Format) and Drivers GENE-QM77 If any of these items should be missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 Contents Chapter 1 General Information 1.1 Introduction ..............1-2 1.2 Features ..............1-3 1.3 Specifications ............1-4 Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2.1 Safety Precautions ..........
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 2.15 Touch Screen 4/5/8-wire Selection (JP10) ... 2-14 2.16 Clear CMOS (JP11) ..........2-14 2.17 AT/ATX Power Supply Mode Selection (JP12) ..2-14 2.18 LVDS Port 1 Inverter/Backlight Connector (CN1) .
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 2.39 Realtek LAN (RJ-45) Port (CN23) ......2-35 2.40 Intel LAN (RJ-45) Port (CN24) ......2-36 2.41 USB Port 1 and Port 2 (CN25) ......
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 B.4 DMA Channel Assignments.……………………… . B-5 Appendix C Mating Connector C.1 List of Mating Connectors and Cables....C-2 Appendix D RAID &...
One CFast™ and two SATA 6.0Gb/s (Optional RAID) interfaces provide ample storages. With dual Gigabit Ethernet, four COM ports, two USB3.0 and six USB2.0, the GENE-QM77 meets the requirements of today’s demanding applications. Display requirements are met with an abundance of interfaces such as CRT, DVI, and LVDS.
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 1.2 Features ® Intel 3rd Generation Core™ i7/i5 Mobile Processor ® Intel QM77/HM76 204-pin DDR3 1066/1333/1600 MHz SODIMM x 1, Up to 8 GB ...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 1.3 Specifications System From Factor 3.5” ® Processor Intel 3rd Generation Core™i7/i5 Mobile processor ...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 Display: Supports CRT/LCD, DVI/LCD simultaneous / dual view displays ® Chipset Intel QM77/HM76 integrated Shared system memory up to ...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 2.1 Safety Precautions Always completely disconnect the power cord from your board whenever you are working on it.
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 2.2 Location of Connectors and Jumpers Component Side Component Side Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 Solder Side Solder Side Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 2.4 List of Jumpers The board has a number of jumpers that allow you to configure your system to suit your application.
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 2.5 List of Connectors The board has a number of connectors that allow you to configure your system to suit your application.
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 CN20 CPU FAN CN22 +5V Output for SATA HDD CN23 Realtek LAN (RJ-45) Port CN24 Intel LAN (RJ-45) Port CN25 USB Ports 1 and 2 VGA / DVI Ports (depend on hardware...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 2.6 Setting Jumpers You configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers. A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch. It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them.
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 2.7 LVDS Port 2 Operating VDD Selection (JP2) 1 2 3 1 2 3 +3.3V Function +3.3V (Default) 2.8 LVDS Port 1 Backlight Inverter VCC Selection (JP3) 1 2 3...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 2.10 LVDS Port 1 Operating VDD Selection (JP5) 1 2 3 1 2 3 +3.3V Function +3.3V (Default) 2.11 LVDS Port 1 Backlight Lightness Control Mode Selection (JP6)
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 PWM Mode 2.13 COM2 Pin8 Function Selection (JP8) +12V Ring Function +12V Ring (Default) 2.14 Front Panel Connector (JP9) Signal PWR_BTN- PWR_BTN+...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 PWR_LED+ H/W RESET- H/W RESET+ 2.15 Touch Screen 4/5/8-Wire Selection (JP10) 1 2 3 1 2 3 4/8-wire mode 5-wire mode JP10...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 2.18 LVDS Port 1 Inverter/ Backlight Connector (CN1) BLK_PWR BKL_CONTROL BKL_ENABLE Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level BKL_PWR +5V / +12V BKL_CONTROL...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 2.20 USB2.0 Port 7 and Port 8 (CN3) +5VSB USB7_D- USB7_D+ USB8_D+ USB8_D- +5VSB Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level +5VSB...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 USB5_D- DIFF USB5_D+ DIFF USB6_D+ DIFF USB6_D- DIFF +5VSB 2.22 USB2.0 Port 3 and Port 4 (CN5) +5VSB USB3_D- USB3_D+...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 +5VSB 2.23 External +5VSB Input (CN6) PS_ON# +5VSB Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level PS_ON# +3.3V +5VSB 2.24 LVDS Port 2 Inverter/ Backlight Connector (CN7) BLK_PWR...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 2.25 Audio I/O Port Connector (CN8) MIC_L MIC_R GND_AUDIO LINE_L_IN LINE_R_IN GND_AUDIO LEFT_OUT GND_AUDIO RIGHT_OUT +5V_AUDIO Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level BKL_ENABLE BKL_CONTROL LCD_PWR +3.3V/+5V LVDS_A_CLK- DIFF LVDS_A_CLK+ DIFF LCD_PWR +3.3V/+5V LVDS_DA0- DIFF LVDS_DA0+...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 LVDS_DB2+ DIFF LVDS_DB3- DIFF LVDS_DB3+ DIFF LCD_PWR +3.3V/+5V LVDS_B_CLK- DIFF LVDS_B_CLK+ DIFF Note: LVDS1 LCD_PWR can be set to +3.3V or +5V by JP5. 2.27 LVDS Port 2 Connector (CN10) PIN 29 PIN 30...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 LVDS_DA0- DIFF LVDS_DA0+ DIFF LVDS_DA1- DIFF LVDS_DA1+ DIFF LVDS_DA2- DIFF LVDS_DA2+ DIFF LVDS_DA3- DIFF LVDS_DA3+ DIFF DDC_DATA +3.3V DDC_CLK...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 2.28 COM Port 2 Connector (CN11) RS-232 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level ±9V ±9V ±9V RI/+5V/+12V IN/ PWR +5V/+12V...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 RS422_RX+ RS422_TX+ ±5V RS422_RX- NC/+5V/+12V +5V/+12V RS-485 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level RS485_D- ±5V RS485_D+ ±5V NC/+5V/+12V +5V/+12V...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 2.29 LPT/ Digital I/O Port Connector (CN12) LPT Mode LPT Mode DIO Mode AFD# STROBE# ERROR# DIO0 PRINT# DIO1...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 ACK# BUSY SLCT Note: LPT / Digital IO can be set by BIOS setting. Default is LPT Function DIO Mode PT Mode DIO Mode...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level DIO0 DIO1 DIO2 DIO3 DIO7 DIO6 DIO5 2-27 Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 DIO4 GPIO Port # / Location I/O Port Pin Name (Pin #) Access Address Port 1/DIO0 Bit 0 of 0xA06 Port 2/DIO1 Bit 1 of 0xA06...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 ±9V 2.31 LPC Port Connector (CN14) LAD0 LAD1 LAD2 LAD3 +3.3V LFRAME# LRESET# LCLK LDRQ0 LDRQ1 SERIRQ Pin Name Signal Type...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 SERIRQ +3.3V 2.32 COM Port 4 Connector (CN15) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level ±9V ±9V ±9V 2.33 UIM Card Module (CN16) UIM_PWR...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level UIM_PWR UIM_RST UIM_CLK UIM_VPP UIM_DATA 2.34 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Combo Port Connector (CN17) KB_DATA KB_CLK +5VSB...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 2.35 +5VSB Output w/SMBus (CN18) SMB_DATA SMB_CLK PS_ON# +5VSB Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level SMB_DATA +3.3V SMB_CLK +3.3V...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 LEFT EXCITE RIGHT EXCITE TOP SENSE BOTTOM SENSE LEFT SENSE RIGHT SENSE 8 Wires 4 Wires 5 Wires 4-wire UL(Y)
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 4 Wires 5 Wires 5-wire UL(Y) TTOM UR(H) LL(L) LR(X) SENSE(S) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level UL(Y) UR(H) LL(L)
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level FAN_POWER FAN_TAC 2.38 +5V Output for SATA HDD (CN22) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level 2.39 Realtek LAN (RJ-45) Port (CN23)
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 MDI2- DIFF MDI1- DIFF MDI3+ DIFF MDI3- DIFF 2.40 Intel LAN (RJ-45) Port (CN24) ACT/LINK SPEED Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 USB2_SSTX− DIFF USB2_SSTX+ DIFF 2.42 VGA / DVI Ports (depend on hardware configuration) (CN26) C3 C4 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 DDC_DATA HSYNC VSYNC DDC_CLK Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level TMDS_DAT2+ DIFF TMDS_DAT2- DIFF VGA_DDC_CLK VGA_DDC _DATA DVI_DDC_CLK DVI_DDC_DATA VSYNC...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 TMDS_DAT0+ DIFF TMDS_CLK+ DIFF TMDS_CLK- DIFF GREEN BLUE HSYNC GND_ANALOG 2.43 COM Port 1 (D-SUB 9) (CN27) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 ±9V 2.44 CFast Slot (CN28) Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level SATA_TX+ DIFF SATA_TX- DIFF SATA_RX- DIFF SATA_RX+ DIFF...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 PC12 PC13 +3.3V +3.3V PC14 +3.3V +3.3V PC15 PC16 PC17 2.45 DDR3 SODIMM Slot (CN29) Standard specification 2.46 Mini Card Slot (CN30) Pin Name Signal Type...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 PCIE_REF_CLK+ DIFF UIM_RST UIM_VPP W_DISABLE# +3.3V PCIE_RST# +3.3V PCIE_RX- DIFF +3.3VSB +3.3V PCIE_RX+ DIFF +1.5V +1.5V SMB_CLK +3.3V PCIE_TX-...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 USB_D+ DIFF +3.3VSB +3.3V +3.3VSB +3.3V +1.5V +1.5V +3.3VSB +3.3V 2.47 SATA Port 1 (SATA1) Pin 1 Pin 7 Pin Name Signal Type...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 SATA_TX- DIFF SATA_RX- DIFF SATA_RX+ DIFF 2.48 SATA Port 2 (SATA2) Pin 1 Pin 7 Pin Name Signal Type Signal Level SATA_TX+...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 Below Table for China RoHS Requirements 产品中有毒有害物质或元素名称及含量 AAEON Main Board/ Daughter Board/ Backplane 有毒有害物质或元素 部件名称 铅...
3. The CMOS memory has lost power and the configuration information has been erased. The GENE-QM77 CMOS memory has an integral lithium battery backup for data retention. However, you will need to replace the complete unit when it finally runs down.
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 3.2 AMI BIOS Setup AMI BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration.
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 Chapter D river Installation 4 -1 Chapter 4 Driver Installation...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 The GENE-QM77 comes with an AutoRun DVD-ROM that contains all drivers and utilities that can help you to install the driver automatically.
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 4.1 Installation: Insert the GENE-QM77 DVD-ROM into the DVD-ROM drive. And install the drivers from Step 1 to Step 10 in order. Step 1 – Install Chipset Driver 1.
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 3. Follow the instructions that the window shows 4. The system will help you install the driver automatically ®...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 Step 7 – Install RAID & AHDI Driver Please refer to the Appendix D RAID & AHDI Settings Step 8 –...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 A.1 Programming GENE-QM77 utilizes ITE IT8728F chipset as its watchdog timer controller. Below are the procedures to complete its configuration and the AAEON intial watchdog timer program is also attached based on which you can develop customized program to fit your application.
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 There are three steps to complete the configuration setup: (1) Enter the MB PnP Mode; (2) Modify the data of configuration registers; (3) Exit the MB PnP Mode.
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 WatchDog Timer Configuration Registers Configure Control (Index=02h) This register is write only. Its values are not sticky; that is to say, a hardware reset will automatically clear the bits, and does not require the software to clear them.
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 WatchDog Timer Control Register (Index=71h, Default=00h) WatchDog Timer Configuration Register (Index=72h, Default=00h) WatchDog Timer Time-out Value Register (Index=73h, Default=00h) Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 A.2 ITE8728F Watchdog Timer Initial Program .MODEL SMALL .CODE Main: CALL Enter_Configuration_mode CALL Check_Chip mov cl, 7 call Set_Logic_Device ;time setting mov cl, 10 ;...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 ; game port enable mov cl, 9 call Set_Logic_Device Initial_OK: CALL Exit_Configuration_mode MOV AH,4Ch INT 21h Enter_Configuration_Mode PROC NEAR MOV SI,WORD PTR CS:[Offset Cfg_Port] MOV DX,02Eh...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 Exit_Configuration_Mode ENDP Check_Chip PROC NEAR MOV AL,20h CALL Read_Configuration_Data CMP AL,87h JNE Not_Initial MOV AL,21h CALL Read_Configuration_Data CMP AL,12h JNE Not_Initial Need_Initial:...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 MOV DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+06h] IN AL,DX Read_Configuration_Data ENDP Write_Configuration_Data PROC NEAR MOV DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+04h] OUT DX,AL XCHG AL,AH MOV DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+06h] OUT DX,AL...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 push ax push cx xchg al,cl mov cl,07h call Superio_Set_Reg pop cx pop ax Set_Logic_Device endp ;Select 02Eh->Index Port, 02Fh->Data Port Cfg_Port DB 087h,001h,055h,055h DW 02Eh,02Fh...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 C.1 List of Mating Connectors and Cables The table notes mating connectors and available cables. Connector Function Mating Connector Available...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 AAEON CN14 LPC Port SHR-12V-S-B 1703120130 Cable Serial COM Port 4 Port CN15 Molex 51021-0900 1701090150...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 D.1 Setting RAID OS installation to SETUP RAID Mode Step 1: Extract the f6fly-x86.zip from “Driver CD -> Step7-RAID&AHCI\WinXP_32”...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 Step 3: Configure SATA Controller to RAID mode in BIOS SETUP Menu: Advanced -> SATA Configuration -> SATA Mode -> RAID Mode Step 4: Configure DVD/CD-ROM drive as the first boot device.
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 Step 5: Save changes and exit BIOS SETUP Step 6: Press CTRL-I to enter RAID Configuration Utility Appendix D RAID &...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 Step 7: Choose “1. Create RAID Volume” Step 8 – Configure RAID parameters for the system Appendix D RAID &...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 Step 9 – Choose “Create Volume” and confirmed in next warning message. Appendix D RAID & AHCI Settings...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 Step 10 – Exit RAID Configuration Utility and Reboot to DVD/CD-ROM device to install OS Step 11 – Press “F6” to install RAID driver Step 12 –...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 Step 13 – Choose “Intel(R) Mobile Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller” Step 14 – It will show the model you selected and then press ”ENTER”. Windows Setup will continue to install OS.
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 D.2 Setting AHCI OS installation to SETUP AHCI Mode Step 1: Extract the f6fly-x86.zip from “Driver CD -> Step7 - RAID&AHCI\WinXP_32”...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 Step 3: Configure SATA Controller to RAID mode in BIOS SETUP Menu: Advanced -> SATA Configuration -> SATA Mode -> AHCI Mode Step 4: Configure DVD/CD-ROM drive as the first boot device.
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 Step 5: Save changes and exit BIOS SETUP Step 6 – Boot to DVD/CD-ROM device to install OS Step 7 –...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 Step 8 – Press “S” to install AHCI driver Step 9 – Choose “Intel(R) 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller”...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 Step 10 – It will show the model you selected and then press ”ENTER”. Windows Setup will continue to install OS. D-13 Appendix D RAID &...
S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 E.1 Electrical Specifications for I/O Ports Reference Signal Name Rate Output LVDS Port 1 Inverter / +5V/2A or Backlight +12V/2A...
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S u b C o m p a c t B o a r d G E N E - Q M 7 7 CFast Slot CN28 +3.3V +3.3V/0.5A +3.3VSB +3.3V/1.1A Mini Card Slot CN30 +1.5V +1.5V/0.375A LPC Port CN14 +3.3VCC +3.3V/0.5A Appendix E Electrical Specifications for I/O Ports...
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