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Manual iBASE ET876 COM Express® Mini Modul with Intel® Atom™ x7/x5/ Pentium®/ Celeron® Apollo Lake Processor QC x7/ E3950, QC x5/ E3940, DC x5/ E3930 The information contained in this document has been carefully researched and is, to the best of our knowledge, accurate.
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ET876 Series COM Express Type 10 Module Atom™ x7/x5 SoC ® With Intel User’s Manual Version 1.0 (June 2020)
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Trademarks All the trademarks, registrations and brands mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. ET876 Series User’s Manual...
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0.1% by weight (1000 ppm) except for cadmium, limited to 0.01% by weight (100 ppm). • Lead (Pb) • Mercury (Hg) • Cadmium (Cd) • Hexavalent chromium (Cr6+) • Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) • Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) ET876 Series User’s Manual...
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Danger of explosion if the internal lithium-ion battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions or recycle them at a local recycling facility or battery collection point. ET876 Series User’s Manual...
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Software in use (such as OS and application software, including the version numbers) If repair service is required, you can download the RMA form at http://www.ibase.com.tw/english/Supports/RMAService/. Fill out the form and contact your distributor or sales representative. ET876 Series User’s Manual...
Chapter 1 General Information The information provided in this chapter includes: • Features • Packing List • Optional Accessories • Specifications • Block Diagram • Product View • Board Dimensions...
Introduction ® ET876 is a COM Express Type 10 module with Intel Atom™ x7/x5 (QC / DC) processor. It comes with type 10 pinouts and complies with the PICMG COM.0 Rev.3.0 specifications for ultra-low power consumption. This product features LPDDR4 memory slots, and provides DDI display and LVDS or eDP interface connection, and high-speed I/O such as USB 3.0, SATA III and...
• This User’s Manual Optional Accessories IBASE provides optional accessories as follows. Please contact us or your dealer if you need any. • Heat spreader (HSET876-X-1 for ET876-X7/ X5Q/ X5) Specifications Product Name ET876 • Windows 10 (64-bit) Operating System •...
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With Intel Atom™ x7/x5: -40 ~ 85°C (-40 ~ 185°F) Temperature • Storage: -40 ~ 90 °C (-40 ~ 194°F) Relative 90 %, non-condensing at 60°C Humidity All specifications are subject to change without prior notice. ET876 Series User’s Manual...
Product View Top View Bottom View Photos of ET876 *The photos above are for reference only. Some minor components may differ. Dimensions Unit: mm ET876 Series User’s Manual...
Hardware Configuration This section provides information on jumper settings and connectors on the ET876 in order to set up a workable system. On top of that, you will also need to install crucial pieces such as the CPU and the memory before using the product. The topics covered are: •...
Connector Location Board diagram of ET876 2.1.1 COMe Module Type 10 Connector (RECS1) B110 A110 Row A Row B Row A Row B Signal Signal Signal Signal GND (FIXED) GND (FIXED) RSVD RSVD GBE0_MDI3- GBE0_ACT# GPO2 GBE0_MDI3+ LPC_FRAME# PCIE_TX3+ PCIE_RX3+...
Follow the instructions below to complete the installation. Insert the disk enclosed in the package with the board. Click Intel on the left pane and then Intel(R) Apollolake Chipset Drivers on the right pane. Click Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility. ET876 Series User’s Manual...
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Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process. On the Readme File Information screen, click Install for installation. When the driver is completely installed, restart the computer for changes to take effect. ET876 Series User’s Manual...
Read the Readme File Information and then click Next until the installation starts. Choose a destination folder for installation. When the driver is completely installed, click Finish and restart the computer for changes to take effect. ET876 Series User’s Manual...
Click Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. On the Welcome screen of the InstallShield Wizard, click Next. Click Next until the installation starts. When the driver is completely installed, restart the computer for changes to take effect. ET876 Series User’s Manual...
Click Intel(R) TXE Drivers. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next. Accept the license agreement and click Next until the installation starts. As the driver has been sccessfully installed, restart the computer for changes to take effect. ET876 Series User’s Manual...
When the Welcome screen to the InstallShield Wizard appears, click Next. Accept the license agreement and click Next. After reading the Readme File Information, click Next for installation. As the driver has been sccessfully installed, restart the computer for changes to take effect. ET876 Series User’s Manual...
LAN Driver Installation Click LAN Card on the left pane and then Intel LAN Controller Drivers on the right pane. Click Intel(R) I21x Gigabit Network Drivers.. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next. ET876 Series User’s Manual...
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On the Setup Options screen, tick the checkbox to select the desired driver(s) for installation. Then click Next to continue. The wizard is ready for installation. Click Install. As the installation is complete, restart the computer for changes to take effect. ET876 Series User’s Manual...
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Chapter 4 BIOS Setup This chapter describes the different settings available in the AMI BIOS that comes with the board. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: • Main Settings • Advanced Settings • Chipset Settings • Security Settings •...
These defaults have been carefully chosen by both AMI and your system manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability. Changing the defaults could make the system unstable and crash in some cases. ET876 Series User’s Manual...
ET876-X7LV8G. Main Settings BIOS Setting Description System Date Sets the date. Use the <Tab> key to switch between the data elements. System Time Set the time. Use the <Tab> key to switch between the data elements. ET876 Series User’s Manual...
Displays CPU configuration parameters. USB Configuration Displays USB configuration parameters. Network Stack Netowrk Stack settings. Configuration CSM Configuration Enables / Disables option ROM execution settings, etc. [1]: DP to LVDS Configuration is available for ET876-X7LV8G and ET876-420LVM8G. ET876 Series User’s Manual...
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EFI protocol and INTIA interface will not be available. Pending operation Schedule an operation for the security device. Note: Your computer will reboot during restart in order to change state of security device. Options: None, TPM Clear ET876 Series User’s Manual...
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4.4.2 ACPI Settings Setting Description ACPI Sleep Selects an ACPI sleep state (Suspend Disabled or S3) State where the system will enter when the Suspend button is pressed. ET876 Series User’s Manual...
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BIOS Setup 4.4.3 DP to LVDS Configuration Note: DP to LVDS Configuration is only available for ET876-X7LV8G & ET876-420LVM8G. BIOS Setting Description LVDS Support Enables / Disables eDP to LVDS. are the settings when LVDS Support is enabled. Below ET876 Series User’s Manual...
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F81964 Super IO Configuration BIOS Setting Description Serial Port 1 Configuration Set parameters of Serial Port 1 (COMA). Serial Port 2 Configuration Set parameters of Serial Port 1 (COMB). 4.4.4.1. Serial Port 1 Configuration 4.4.4.2. Serial Port 2 Configuration ET876 Series User’s Manual...
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BIOS Setup 4.4.5 F81804SEC Super IO Configuration BIOS Setting Description Serial Port 1 Configuration Set parameters of Serial Port 1 (COMA). Serial Port 2 Configuration Set parameters of Serial Port 2 (COMB). 4.4.5.1. Serial Port 1 Configuration ET876 Series User’s Manual...
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4.4.5.2. Serial Port 2 Configuration ET876 Series User’s Manual...
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Options: Always on, Always off Temperatures / These fields are the parameters of the hardware Voltages monitoring function feature of the motherboard. The values are read-only values as monitored by the system and show the PC health status. ET876 Series User’s Manual...
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Enables / Disables the number of cores to enable Cores in each processor package. Monitor Mwait Enables / Disables Monitor Mwait. 4.4.8.1. Socket 0 CPU Information 4.4.8.2. CPU Power Management 4.4.8.3. Active Processor Core 4.4.8.4. Monitor Mwait ET876 Series User’s Manual...
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Maximum time the device will take before it delay properly reports itself to the Host Controller. “Auto” uses default value: for a root port it is 100 ms, for a hub port, the delay is taken from hub descriptor. ET876 Series User’s Manual...
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Option ROM. • Immediate executes the trap right away • Postponed executes the trap during legacy boot. Boot option filter Controls the priority of Legacy and UEFI. Network Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy PXE OpROM. ET876 Series User’s Manual...
Security Settings BIOS Setting Description Administrator Sets an administrator password for the setup Password utility. User Password Sets a user password. Secure Boot Customizable secure boot settings. ET876 Series User’s Manual...
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Customization Secure Boot mode to STANDARD mode or CUSTOM mode, this change is effect after save. And after reset, the mode will return to STANDARD mode. Restore Factory Force System to User Mode. Configure NVRAM to ET876 Series User’s Manual...
New Boot Option Controls the placement of newly detected UEFI Policy boot options. Boot mode select Selects a Boot mode, Legacy / UEFI. Boot Option Priorities Sets the system boot order priorities for hard disk, CD/DVD, USB, Network. ET876 Series User’s Manual...
Restore Defaults Restores / Loads defaults values for all the setup options. Save as User Defaults Saves the changes done so far as User Defaults. Restore User Defaults Restores the user defaults to all the setup options. ET876 Series User’s Manual...
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Address Device Description 0x0000F090-0x0000F097 Standard SATA AHCI Controller 0x0000F080-0x0000F083 Standard SATA AHCI Controller 0x0000F060-0x0000F07F Standard SATA AHCI Controller 0x00000040-0x00000043 System timer 0x00000050-0x00000053 System timer ET876 Series User’s Manual...
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