RX370Q User’s Manual Safety Information Electrical safety ⚫ To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. ⚫ When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected.
Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. Motherboard User’s Manual and Device Drivers Motherboard User’s Manual and Device Drivers can be downloaded at BCM Advanced Research website: http://www.bcmcom.com/bcm_support_drivers.htm 2.
Packing List Before you begin installing your single board, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: 1 x RX370Q Micro-ATX Main board ⚫ 1 x I/O Shield ⚫ If any of the above items is damaged or missing, please contact your...
RX370Q User’s Manual RX370Q Motherboard Features This chapter briefly describes the features of Board RX370Q. The Table summarizes the major features of this board as below: Specifications Summary General SPEC Intel® Coffee Lake Processor Processor Supports LGA1151 C2/C4/C6 Core i, Pentium, Celeron Up to 95W TDP 4 x 30μ...
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RX370Q User’s Manual Intel® i219-LM PHY LAN Controller Type 1 x Gigabit LAN Intel® i211-AT PCIe LAN Controller (Co-Lay Intel® i210-AT) Type 1 x Gigabit LAN BIOS AMI® UEFI BIOS Type 256Mb SPI BIOS Expansion Slot (30μ Gold Plated) (Black) 1 x PCIe x 16 Slot (Slot One) (30μ...
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RX370Q User’s Manual Back I/O Panel 1 x RS-232/422/485 Connector (Gold Plated) (30μ Gold Plated) HDMI 1 x HDMI Connector (30μ Gold Plated) (4k/2k Capable) 2 x DisplayPort Connector LAN & USB 2 x RJ45 & Dual USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Stacked) 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Ports...
RX370Q User’s Manual Chapter 1 - Product Introduction 1.1 Before you Proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.
RX370Q User’s Manual resulting from incorrect installation/removal, misplacement/loss/incorrect removal of the PnP cap. ⚫ Install the CPU fan and heatsink assembly before you install motherboard to the chassis. If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, make sure that you have properly applied Thermal Interface Material to the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan assembly.
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RX370Q User’s Manual 2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B) until it is released from the retention tab. Retention tab Load lever To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU.
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RX370Q User’s Manual 4. Position the CPU over the socket, making sure that the gold triangle is on the top-left corner of the socket then fit the socket alignment key into the CPU notch. CPU notch Gold triangle Alignment key 5.
RX370Q User’s Manual 1.3.2 Installing the CPU Heatsink and Fan Intel® Core™ i7/ i5/ i3 LGA1151 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. ⚫ Install the motherboard to the chassis before you install the CPU fan and heatsink assembly.
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RX370Q User’s Manual 2. Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place. 3. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled J_CPU_FAN1. Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components.
RX370Q User’s Manual 1.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU Heatsink and Fan To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard. 2. Rotate each fastener counterclockwise 3. Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard.
RX370Q User’s Manual 1.4 System Memory 1.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four 288-pin Double Data Rate 4 (DDR4) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. DDR4 SDRAM, an abbreviation for double data rate fourth generation synchronous dynamic random-access memory, is a type of synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) with a high bandwidth ("double data rate") interface.
RX370Q User’s Manual 1.4.2 Installing a DIMM Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. 1. Locate the DIMM socket on the board.
RX370Q User’s Manual 1.5 Expansion Card the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards.
RX370Q User’s Manual 1.6 Jumpers 1.6.1 Clear CMOS (CLCMOS1) This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data.
RX370Q User’s Manual 1.6.2 AT/ATX Power Mode Select (JPSON1) This jumper allows you to select ATX Mode or AT mode 1.6.3 COM POWER SETTING (J27,J25,J33,J42,J40,J44) This jumper allows you to select COM1~6 to support Ring/+12V/+5V...
RX370Q User’s Manual 1.6.6 LVDS Backlight PWM Source Selection (LVDSBKL1) 1.6 Connectors DO NOT recommend mix matching GOLD plated connectors with TIN one. 1.7.1 Rear panel connectors Item Name Function Description COM6 Serial COM Port The Serial COM port 6 supports RS-232/422/485...
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RX370Q User’s Manual HDMI HDMI Port The HDMI port Connector DUSB_H USB 3.1 These two Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are Gen1 port available for connecting USB 3.1 devices USBC_1 USB 3.1 This is USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C connector Gen2 port LAN_DUS USB 3.1...
RX370Q User’s Manual 1.7.2 CPU and System fan connectors (J_CPU_FAN1, J_FIO_FAN1, J_RIO_FAN1) Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector. 1.7.3 Front Panel connector (J_FIO_1) This Connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel.
RX370Q User’s Manual ⚫ ATX Power Button/Soft-off Button (Pin 6-8) This 2-pin connector is for the system power button. Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft-off mode depending on the BIOS settings.
RX370Q User’s Manual 1.7.5 Serial Port Connectors (COM1~5) 1. DCD 2. RXD# 3. TXD# 4. DTR 5. GND 6. DSR 7. RST 8. CTS 9. RI 10. KEY 1.7.6 Serial ATA Connector (SATA1~6 ) SATA 1~6 support SATA 3.0. These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives.
RX370Q User’s Manual 1.7.7 USB connectors (FP_USB2_1, FP_USB2_2, FP_USB2_3) These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the optional USB module cable to any of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of system chassis.
RX370Q User’s Manual Chapter 2 - BIOS Setup 2.1 BIOS Menu Page Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit Item help BIOS Information BIOS Vender American Megatrends Core Version 5.13 Compliancy UEFI 2.7 ; PI 1.6 BIOS Version RX370Q (71601) V0.01...
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RX370Q User’s Manual Field Name Compliancy Default Value UEFI 2.7 ; PI 1.6 Comment This field is not selectable. There is no help text associated with it. Field Name BIOS Version Default Value Display the version of the BIOS Comment This field is not selectable.
RX370Q User’s Manual 2.2 Advanced Page Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit ►CPU Configuration Item help ►PCH-FW Configuration ►Trusted Computing ►ACPI Settings ►SMART Settings ►Super IO Configuration ►Hardware Monitor ►S5 RTC Wake Settings ►Intel TXT Information ►AMI Graphic Output Protocol Policy (Available when UEFI video) ►USB Configuration...
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RX370Q User’s Manual Field Name Super IO Configuration Help System Super IO Chip Parameters. Comment Press Enter when selected to go into the associated Sub-Menu. Field Name Hardware Monitor Help Monitor hardware status Comment Press Enter when selected to go into the associated Sub-Menu.
RX370Q User’s Manual 2.2.1 CPU Configuration Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit CPU Configuration Item help Type Intel(R) Core(TM) CPU i7-8700 CPU@ 3.20 GHz 0x906EA Speed 3200 MHz L1 Data Cache 32 KB x 6 L1 Instruction Cache...
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RX370Q User’s Manual Field Name L1 Instruction Cache Default Value L1 Instruction Cache Size Comment This field is not selectable. There is no help text associated with it. Field Name L2 Cache Default Value L2 Cache Size Comment This field is not selectable. There is no help text associated with it.
RX370Q User’s Manual Field Name Intel Trusted Execution Technology Default Value [Disabled] Possible Value Enabled Disabled Help Enables utilization of additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel (R) Trusted Execution Technology. Changes require a full power cycle to take effect. 2.2.2 PCH-FW Configuration...
RX370Q User’s Manual Field Name ME Firmware Status 2 Default Value 0x80108106 Comment This field is not selectable. There is no help text associated with it. Field Name Manageability Features State Default Value [Enabled] Possible Value Enabled Disabled Help Enable/Disable Intel(R) Manageability features. NOTE:This option disables/enables Manageability Features support in FW.
RX370Q User’s Manual Field Name ASF support Default Value [Enabled] Possible Value Enabled Disabled Help Enable/Disable Alert Standard Format support. Field Name USB Provisioning of AMT Default Value [Disabled] Possible Value Enabled Disabled Help Enable/Disable of AMT USB Provisioning. 2.2.3 Trusted Computing...
RX370Q User’s Manual Field Name TPM2.0 UEFI Spec Version Default Value [TCG_2] Possible Value TCG_1_2 TCG_2 Help Select the TCG2 Spec Version Support,TCG_1_2: the Compatible mode for Win8/Win10,TCG_2: Support new TCG2 protocol and event format for Win10 or later. 2.2.4 ACPI Settings...
RX370Q User’s Manual 2.2.5 SMART Settings Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit Item help SMART Settings SMART Self Test [Disabled] →←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/- : Change Opt F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save &...
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RX370Q User’s Manual Field Name Serial Port 1 Configuration Help Set Parameters of Serial Port 1 (COMA) Comment Press Enter when selected to go into the associated Sub-Menu. Field Name Serial Port 2 Configuration Help Set Parameters of Serial Port 2 (COMB) Comment Press Enter when selected to go into the associated Sub-Menu.
RX370Q User’s Manual 2.2.6.1 Serial Port 1 Configuration Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit Serial Port 1 Configuration Item help Serial Port [Enabled] →←: Select Screen Device Settings IO=2E8h; IRQ=7; ↑↓: Select Item Enter: Select Change Settings [Auto]...
RX370Q User’s Manual 2.2.6.2 Serial Port 2 Configuration Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit Serial Port 2 Configuration Item help Serial Port [Enabled] →←: Select Screen Device Settings IO=2F0h; IRQ=7; ↑↓: Select Item Enter: Select Change Settings [Auto]...
RX370Q User’s Manual 2.2.6.3 Serial Port 3 Configuration Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit Serial Port 3 Configuration Item help Serial Port [Enabled] →←: Select Screen Device Settings IO=3E8h; IRQ=7; ↑↓: Select Item Enter: Select Change Settings [Auto]...
RX370Q User’s Manual 2.2.6.4 Serial Port 4 Configuration Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit Serial Port 4 Configuration Item help Serial Port [Enabled] →←: Select Screen Device Settings IO=3F8h; IRQ=4; ↑↓: Select Item Enter: Select Change Settings [Auto]...
RX370Q User’s Manual 2.2.6.5 Serial Port 5 Configuration Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit Serial Port 5 Configuration Item help Serial Port [Enabled] →←: Select Screen Device Settings IO=2F8h; IRQ=3; ↑↓: Select Item Enter: Select Change Settings [Auto]...
RX370Q User’s Manual 2.2.6.6 Serial Port 6 Configuration Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit Serial Port 6 Configuration Item help Serial Port [Enabled] →←: Select Screen Device Settings IO=2E0h; IRQ=7; ↑↓: Select Item Enter: Select Change Settings [Auto]...
RX370Q User’s Manual 2.2.7 Hardware Monitor Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit PC Health Status Item help CPU Temperature : xx °C →←: Select Screen CPU VR Temperature : xx °C ↑↓: Select Item DIMM Temperature : xx °C...
RX370Q User’s Manual 2.2.7.1 Smart Fan Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit Smart Fan Item help Smart Fan Function [Disabled] →←: Select Screen ►Smart Fan Mode Configuration ↑↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/- : Change Opt F1: General Help...
RX370Q User’s Manual 2.2.7.1.1 Smart Fan Mode Configuration Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit Item help CPU Fan Setting Temperature 1 Temperature 2 Temperature 3 Temperature 4 FD/RPM 1 FD/RPM 2 FD/RPM 3 FD/RPM 4 Front Fan Setting...
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RX370Q User’s Manual Field Name Temperature 1 Default Value By thermal fan profile. Possible Value By temperature. Help The value of temperature 1 Field Name Temperature 2 Default Value By thermal fan profile. Possible Value By temperature. Help The value of temperature 2...
RX370Q User’s Manual 2.2.8 S5 RTC Wake Settings Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit Wake system from S5 [Disabled] Item help Wake up hour Wake up minute Wake up second →←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item Enter: Select...
RX370Q User’s Manual 2.2.9 Intel TXT Information Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit Intel TXT Information Item help Chipset Production Fused →←: Select Screen BiosAcm Production Fused ↑↓: Select Item Chipset Txt Supported Enter: Select CPU Txt Supported...
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RX370Q User’s Manual Field Name Output Select Default Value By attached device. Possible Value eDP(LVDS Control enabled) / DP1 / DP2 / HDMI3 Help Output Interface Field Name LCD Panel Type Default Value [1920x1080 24bit Dual Channel] Possible Value 800x600 18bit Single Channel...
RX370Q User’s Manual 2.2.11 USB Configuration Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit USB Configuration Item help USB Module Version USB Controllers: 1 XHCI USB Devices: 1 Keyboard, 1Mouse, 2 Hubs Legacy USB Support [Enabled] →←: Select Screen XHCI Hand-off [Enabled] ↑↓: Select Item...
RX370Q User’s Manual 5 sec 10 sec 20 sec Help The time-out value for Control, Bulk, and Interrupt transfers. Field Name Device reset time-out Default Value [20 sec] Possible Value 10 sec 20 sec 30 sec 40 sec Help USB mass storage device Start Unit command time-out.
RX370Q User’s Manual be available. Field Name Ipv6 PXE Support (Available when Network stack Enabled) Default Value [Enabled] Possible Value Disabled Enabled Help Enable/Disable Ipv6 PXE Boot Support. If disabled IPV6 PXE boot support will not be available. 2.2.13 CSM Configuration...
RX370Q User’s Manual Field Name Video (Available when CSM Support Enabled) Default Value [UEFI] Possible Value Do not launch UEFI Legacy Help Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM Field Name Other PCI devices (Available when CSM Support Enabled)
RX370Q User’s Manual 2.2.15 Intel (R) Rapid Storage Technology Available configure the RST as down below and after system reboot. Chipet->PCH-IO-Configuration ->SATA amd RSTT configuration -> SATA Mode Selection -> Intel RST Premium With Intel Optane System Acceleration (selected) Main...
RX370Q User’s Manual setup item. Field Name Backlight Control Default Value [PWM Normal] Possible Value PWM Inverted PWM Normal Help Back Light Control Setting Field Name LVDS Control Default Value [Disabled] Possible Value Disabled Enabled Help Enabled/Disabled the LVDS. Field Name...
RX370Q User’s Manual Possible Value Auto / Force X1 / Force X2 / Force X4 / Force X8 Help Force PEG link to retrain to X1/2/4/8 Field Name ASPM (Suppress if no card detected) Default Value [Auto] Possible Value Disabled / Auto / ASPM L0s / ASPM L1 / ASPM L0sL1 Help Control ASPM support for the PEG 0.
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RX370Q User’s Manual Field Name USB Configuration Help USB Configuration settings Comment Press Enter when selected to go into the associated Sub-Menu. Field Name HD Audio Configuration Help HD Audio Subsystem Configuration Settings Comment Press Enter when selected to go into the associated Sub-Menu.
RX370Q User’s Manual 2.3.2.2 SATA And RST Configuration Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit SATA And RST Configuration Item help SATA Mode Selection [AHCI] PCIe Storage Dev On Port 9 [Not RST Controlled] →←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item...
RX370Q User’s Manual Value Display the installed SATA port device. Comment This field is not selectable. There is no help text associated with it. 2.3.2.3 USB Configuration Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit USB Configuration Item help XHCI Compliance Mode...
RX370Q User’s Manual Value [Enabled] Possible Value Disabled / Enabled Help Enable/Disable USB ports of USB2 Header 1. Field Name Front IO USB2 Header 2 Power Value [Enabled] Possible Value Disabled / Enabled Help Enable/Disable USB ports of USB2 Header 2.
RX370Q User’s Manual 2.4 Security Page Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit Password Description Item help If Only the Administrator's password is set, then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup.
RX370Q User’s Manual Field Name ME Update Value [Disabled] Possible Value Disabled / Enabled Help Flash Security Override. Field Name Secure Boot Help Secure Boot Configuration Comment Press Enter when selected to go into the associated Sub-Menu. Field Name Secure Flash Update...
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RX370Q User’s Manual Field Name Enroll Efi Image Help Allow the image to run in Secure Boot mode. Enroll SHA256 Hash certificate of a PE image into Authorized Signature Database (db) Field Name Remove ‘UEFI CA’ from DB Help Device Guard ready system must not list 'Microsoft UEFI CA' Certificate in...
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RX370Q User’s Manual Field Name Forbidden Signatures Default Value Size:0, Keys:0, Key source: No Keys Help Enroll Factory Defaults or load certificates from a file: 1.Public Key Certificate: a)EFI_SIGNATURE_LIST b)EFI_CERT_X509 (DER) c)EFI_CERT_RSA2048 (bin) d)EFI_CERT_SHAXXX 2.Authenticated UEFI Variable 3.EFI PE/COFF Image(SHA256)
RX370Q User’s Manual 2.4.3 Secure Flash Update Built-In BIOS flash tool. To store RX370Q ROM file into the USB drive and select the ROM file path along with the “Path for ROM image”.The system will reboot to the “Flash BIOS” page.
RX370Q User’s Manual 2.5 Boot Page Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit Boot Configuration Item help Setup Prompt Timeout Bootup NumLock State [On] Boot mode select [UEFI] FIXED BOOT ORDER Priorities Boot Option #1 [USB Floppy] Boot Option #2...
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RX370Q User’s Manual Field Name Boot mode select Default Value [UEFI] Possible Value LEGACY UEFI Help BIOS boot mode. Windows 10 select [UEFI] DOS select [Legacy] Field Name Boot Option #1 Default Value [USB Floppy] Possible Value USB Floppy, CD/DVD, USB CD/DVD, Hard Disk , USB Key, USB Hard Disk ,...
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RX370Q User’s Manual Field Name Boot Option #8 (UEFI Only) Default Value [UEFI AP:EFI:Built-in EFI Shell] Possible Value USB Floppy, CD/DVD, USB CD/DVD, Hard Disk , USB Key, USB Hard Disk , Network, Disabled, (UEFI Only)UEFI AP:UEFI: Build-in EFI Shell...
RX370Q User’s Manual 2.6 Save & Exit Page Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit Save Options Item help Discard Changes and Exit Save Changes and Reset Discard Changes and Reset Restore Defaults →←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item...
RX370Q User’s Manual Drivers Installing Note Microsoft Windows update. DO the Microsoft Windows update before to install BCM drivers for RX370Q or you might experience failure on some drivers installation . How to do that. You could through the LAN2 port for the Microsoft Windows update .
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