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Table of Contents Check Your Package ..........................ii ◆Product Configuration List ......................ii ◆Product Configuration Image ....................ii Copyright ............................iii Trademarks ............................iii Certification ............................iii Technical Support ..........................iii Table of Contents ..........................iv 1. INTRODUCTION About the Product ..........................6 ◆Features.............................
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5.SYSTEM RESOURCES Intel Coffee lake-S PCH ........................26 Main Memory ............................ 26 Installing the Single Board Computer ....................26 ◆Chipset Component Driver ..................... 26 ◆Intel® HD Graphics 630 ......................27 ◆Intel LAN I210AT/I219LM Gigabit Ethernet Controller ............27 6.BIOS SETUP Introduction ............................
1. Introduction About the Product ® GSPI-Q3700-LLVA, a PICMG 1.3 Single Host Board (SHB), with Intel generation Processor which supported from Core i7/i5/i3 to Celeron and Pentium. GSPI-Q3700-LLVA implements flexible PCI Express Gen 3 expansion with dedicated processor SKU. GSPI-Q3700-LLVA adopts Intel Q370 PCH, providing up to 128GB DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM system memory ®...
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Liability The obligation of the warrantor is solely to repair or replace the product. In no event will the warrantor be liable for any incidental or consequential damages due to such defect or consequences that arise from inexperienced usage, misuse, or malfunction of this device. Safety precaution Understand the following definitions and precautions to use the product safely.
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To prevent corruption of files, always shutdown the OS before turning off this product. CONTEC reserves the right to refuse to service a product modified by the user. In the event of failure or abnormality (foul smells or excessive heat generation), unplug the power cord immediately and contact your retailer.
2 . System Reference Specification Table 2.1. Functional specification Model GSPI-Q3700-LLVA 8th/ 9th Gen Intel® Core™/Celeron/ Pentium 35~65W processors ® Chipset Intel Q370 PCH System BIOS AMI UEFI BIOS Up to 128 GB non-ECC DDR4 on four so-DIMM sockets. Supports dual System memory channel DDR4 2133 MHz SDRAM Graphics...
3 . Hardware setup Jumpers and Connectors This Chapter indicates the locations of jumpers, headers and connectors. Users may find useful information related to hardware settings in this chapter. Figure 3.1. Jumpers and I/O panel Orientation GSPI-Q3700-LLVA User’s Manual...
Jumpers Setting For users to customize GMB-AC2460-LLVA features. In the following sections, Short means covering a jumper cap over jumper pins; Open or N/C (Not Connected) means removing a jumper cap from jumper pins. Users can refer to Figure 3.1. Jumpers and I/O panel Orientation for jumper positions and table 3.1. to 3.4. for jumper functions and signal descriptions.
Table 3.4. JP6: AT/ATX Mode Select PIN No. Signal Description 1-2, Short AT mode 1-2, Open ATX mode Connector Setting Connector Allocation I/O peripheral devices are connected to the interface connectors Table 3.5. Connector Function List Connector Function Remark Front Panel Pin Header Header 8Px2/2.54mm J2/J3/13/14 USB 2.0/ 3.1 connector...
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Table 3.6. J1: Front Panel Connector PIN No. Description PIN No. Description PWR_LED (+) PWR_LED (-) I219_LAN (+) I219_LAN (-) BUZZER I210_LAN (-) Ground I210_LAN (+) Power Button Signal HDD_LED (+) Reset Signal HDD_LED (-) Ground Table 3.7. J2/J3/13/14: USB 2.0/ 3.1 Connector PIN No.
5 . System Resources Intel Coffee lake-S PCH Intel® Q370 Chipset Main Memory GSPI-Q3700-LLVA provides 4 x 260-pin SO-DIMM sockets which supports DDR4 non-ECC memory. The maximum memory can be up to 128GB. Memory clock and related settings can be detected by BIOS via SPD interface.
◆Intel® HD Graphics 630 GSPI-Q3700-LLVA has integrated Intel® HD Graphics 630 which supports DirectX 12、OpenCL 2.0、 OpenGL 4.5. It is the most advanced design to gain an outstanding graphic performance. GSPI-Q3700- LLVA supports VGA+DVI-D by DVI-I connector on bracket, and onboard HDMI display output. This combination makes GSPI-Q3700-LLVA an excellent performance hardware.
6 . BIOS Setup Introduction The following section describes the BIOS setup program. The BIOS setup program can be used to view and change the BIOS settings for the module. Only experienced users should change the default BIOS settings. BIOS Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power on Self Test) process.
◆Configuration Use this menu to set up the items of special enhanced features CPU Configuration CPU Configuration Parameters GSPI-Q3700-LLVA User’s Manual...
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Feature Option Description Enabled Enable/Disable CPU Flex Ratio CPU Flex Ratio Override Disabled Programming Number of cores to enable in each Active Processor Cores processor package. Enabled Enable or Disable Hyper-Threading Disabled Hyper-Threading Technology Max Non-Turbo Performance Select the performance state that Boot performance mode Max Battery the BIOS will set starting from...
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Enabled Package C State Demotion Package C-State Demotion Disabled Enabled Package C State Un-demotion Package C-State Un-demotion Disabled Disable – Sets bit 30 of Enabled C State Pre-Wake POWER_CTL MSR(0x1FC) to Disabled 1 to disable the C state Pre-Wake When set, will map IO_read Enabled instructions sent to IO registers IO MWAIT Redirection...
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Chipset Configuration Configuration chipset feature Feature Option Description Enabled VT-d VT-d Capability Disabled Enable/Disable above 4GB Above 4GB MMIO Enabled MemoryMappedIO BIOS assignment BIOS assignment Disabled This is enabled automatically when Aperture Size is set to 2048MB Enabled Control Detection of the HD-Audio HD Audio Disabled device...
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AMT Configuration Configure Intel® Active Management Technology Parameters Feature Option Description When disable AMT BIOS Features are no Enabled longer supported and user is no longer able AMT BIOS Features Disabled to access MEBx Setup. Note: This option does not disable Manageability Features in FW ME Unconfig.
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Graphic Configuration Configuration graphic settings Feature Option Description Auto Select which of IGFX/PEG/PCI Graphics IGFX Primary Display device should be Primary Display Or select SG for Switchable Gfx. PCIe Auto Keep IGFX enable based on the Internal Graphics Enabled setup options. Disabled 128M 160M...
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512M, 1024M 1536M 2048M, 24M, 44M, 256M Select DVMT5.0 Total Graphic Memory DVMT Total Gfx Mem 128M size used by the Internal Graphics Device GSPI-Q3700-LLVA User’s Manual...
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Power Control Configuration System Power Control Configuration Parameters Feature Option Description Enables or Disables System ability to Enabled Enable Hibernation Hibernate (OS/S4 Sleep State). This Disabled option may be not effective with some OS. Select the highest ACPI sleep state the S3 (Suspend to RAM) ACPI Sleep State system will enter when the SUSPEND...
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PCI/ PCIe Configuration PCI, PCI-X and PCI Express Settings Feature Option Description 1x16 PEG Port Land Width Set PEG port Lane width 1x8+2x4 GSPI-Q3700-LLVA User’s Manual...
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PC Express Root Port7, Port9, Port21 Feature Option Description PCI Express Root Enabled Control the PCI Express Root Port. Port 7/9/21 Disabled Auto Set the ASPM Level: Force L0s – Force all links to L0s State ASPM 7/9/21 AUTO-BIOS auto configure L0sL1 DISABLE –...
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LAN Configuration Configuration on Board LAN device. Feature Option Description Enabled PCH LAN Controller Enable or disable onboard NIC Disabled Enabled Enable or disable integrated LAN to Wake on LAN Disabled wake the system. Enabled Intel I210 LAN Controller Intel I210 LAN Controller. Disabled Enabled Enable or disable integrated LAN to...
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Enabled Support to Enable/Disable IPSEC IPSEC Certificate Disabled certificate for Ikev Wait time in seconds to press ESC key to PXE boot wait time abort the PXE boot Number of times the presence of media Media detect count will be checked SATA Configuration SATA device options settings.
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Serial ATA Port 0~5 Enabled Port 0~5 Enable or Disable SATA Port Disabled Enabled Hot Plug Designates this port as Hot Pluggable Disabled Hard Disk Drive Identify the SATA port is connected to SATA Device Type Solid State Drive Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive USB Configuration USB Configuration Parameters Feature...
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TPM Configuration Trusted Computing Setting Feature Option Description Enables or Disables BIOS support for security Enabled device. O.S. will not show Security Device. Security Device Support Disabled TCG EFI protocol and INT1A Interface will not be available. Enabled SHA-1 PCR Bank Enables or Disables SHA-1 PCR Bank Disabled Enabled...
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Select the TCG2 Spec Version Support TCG_1_2 TCG_1_2: The Compatible mode for Win8/Win10 TPM2.0 UEFI Spec Version TCG_2 TCG_2: Support new TCG2 protocol and event format for Win10 or later Physical Presence Select to Tell O.S. to Support PPI Spec Spec Version Version 1.2 or 1.3 TPM 1.2 will restrict support to TPM 1.2 devices,...
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Serial Port 1 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 1 (COM A) Feature Option Description Enabled Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM) Disabled Enabled Enable/Disable RS-485 Auto RS-485 Auto Flow Control Disabled Flow Function Auto IO=3F8h; IRQ=4 IO=240h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12 Select an optimal setting for Super Change Settings IO Device...
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Serial Port 2 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 2 (COM B) Feature Option Description Enabled Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM) Disabled Enabled Enable/Disable RS-485 Auto RS-485 Auto Flow Control Disabled Flow Function Auto IO=2F8h; IRQ=3 Select an optimal setting for Super IO=240h;...
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Serial Port 3 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 3 (COM C) Feature Option Description Enabled Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM) Disabled RS-232 RS-232/422/485 Serial port 3 RS-232/422/485 RS-485 HALF DUPLEX Control Option Control Option RS-422 FULL DUPLEX Enabled Enable/Disable RS-485 Auto Flow RS-485 Auto Flow Control...
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Serial Port 4 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 4 (COM D) Feature Option Description Enabled Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM) Disabled RS-232 RS-232/422/485 Serial port 3 RS-232/422/485 RS-485 HALF DUPLEX Control Option Control Option RS-422 FULL DUPLEX Enabled Enable/Disable RS-485 Auto Flow RS-485 Auto Flow Control...
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H/W Monitor Monitor hardware Status Feature Option Description Enabled Smart CPU Fan Function Enable or Disable Smart CPU Fan Disabled Thermal Cruise™ Mode Fan Speed Cruise™ CPU Fan Mode Smart Fan Mode Select Smart Fan™ III Mode CPU Tolerance Temp CPU Fan Tolerance Temperature CPU Start Target Temp CPU Start Fan Target Temperature.
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System Start Fan Target System Start Target Temp Temperature. System Full Target Temp System Full Fan Target Temperature. Serial Port Console Redirection Serial Port Console Redirection Feature Option Description Enabled Console Redirection Console Redirection Enable or Disable Disabled GSPI-Q3700-LLVA User’s Manual...
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Console Redirection Settings Feature Option Description A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some transmission errors. Even: parity bit is 0 if the num of 1’s in ANSI the data bits are even. Odd: parity bit is 0 if VT100 num of 1’s in the data bits is odd.
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None Even Enable VT-UTF8 Combination Key Support Parity for ANSI/VT100 terminals Mark Space With this mode enabled only text will be sent. Stop Bits This is to capture Terminal data. None Flow Control Enables or disables extended terminal resolution Hardware RTS/CTS VT-UTFB Combo Enabled Select FunctionKey and KeyPad on Putty...
◆Security Feature Option Description [Setup] check password when enter setup screen. Setup Password Check Mode [Power on] check password on every Power on time system power on. Administrator Password Set Administrator Password GSPI-Q3700-LLVA User’s Manual...
◆Boot Feature Option Description Number of seconds to wait for setup activation Setup Prompt Timeout key. 65535(0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting. Bootup NumLock State Select the keyboard NumLock state Enabled CSM Support Enable/Disable CSM support Disabled Do not launch Controls the execution of UEFI and Network UEFI Legacy Network 0pROM...
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UEFI and Legacy This option controls Legacy/UEFI Boot option UEFI only ROMs priority Legacy only Enabled Enables or disables Quiet Boot option and Full Screen LOGO Disabled Full screen Logo. Enabled Post Report Post Report Support Enabled/Disabled Disabled Enabled Summary Screen Summary Screen Support Enabled/Disabled Disabled UEFI...
◆Save and Exit Feature Option Description Save Changes and Reset Reset the system after saving the changes. Discard Changes and Reset Reset system setup without saving any changes. Restore/Load Default values for all the Restore Defaults setup options. Reset the system after saving the changes. UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell (Boot option filter: UEFI only) Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application...
7 . Troubleshooting This section provides a few useful tips to quickly get GSPI-Q3700-LLVA running with success. This section will primarily focus on system integration issues, in terms of BIOS setting, and OS diagnostics. ◆Hardware Quick Installation ATX Power Setting Unlike other Single board computer, GSPI-Q3700-LLVA supports ATX only.
It is recommended to do this so you can be sure the system is running with the BIOS setting that Contec has highly endorsed. As a matter of fact, users can load the default BIOS setting at any time when system appears to be unstable in boot up sequence.
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GSPI-Q3700-LLVA User’s Manual CONTEC CO.,LTD July 2020 Edition 3-9-31, Himesato, Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka 555-0025, Japan Japanese http://www.contec.com/jp English http://www.contec.com/ Chinese http://www.contec.com/cn All rights reserved. This product and this document are protected by copyright law. Unauthorized copying, duplication, reproduction, and tampering are prohibited.
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