Atx industrial motherboard with intel q35 chipset (94 pages)
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IMB-M46 User’s Manual ATX Motherboard with 10th Gen Intel Core™ i9/i7/i5/i3 Processors ® and Intel ® Q470E Chipset Manual Rev.: Revision Date: June 22, 2022 Part Number: 50M-00080-1000...
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Preface Copyright Copyright 2022 ADLINK Technology, Inc. This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical, electronic, or other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer.
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IMB-M46 Revision History Revision Description Date Initial release 2022-06-22 Preface...
Table of Contents Preface ..........................ii Table of Contents ......................iv List of Figures ........................vi List of Tables ........................vii Introduction ........................ 1 Packing List ......................1 Optional Accessories ....................1 Specifications ......................3 Core System ......................3 I/O Interface ......................3 Video ........................
IMB-M46 1 Introduction ADLINK IMB-M46 ATX is an industrial motherboard supporting 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i9/i7/i5/i3 desktop processors, an Intel® Q470E Chipset, and 5 PCIe expansion slots to provide a cost-competitive embedded computing solution. It includes high-speed data transfer interfaces such as PCIe 3.0, USB 3.2 Gen2, and SATA 6 Gb/s (SATA III), and dual-channel DDR4 2400/2666/2933 MHz RAM for industrial automation applications.
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IMB-M46 2.11 Functional Block Diagram Figure 1: Functional Block Diagram M.2 (Key M, 2242 / 2260 / 2280) with PCIe x4 and SATA3 shares the same source with SATA3_5 and • SATA3_6 Ports • When using M.2 PCIe x4 SSD, both SATA3_5 and SATA_6 Ports are disabled.
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IMB-M46 4 Connector Pinouts See 3.1 Connector Locations on page 7 for connector locations. Rear IO Connectors 4.1.1 HDMI Signal Signal HDMI1_CON_DP2 HDMI1_CON_DN2 HDMI1_CON_DP1 HDMI1_CON_DN1 HDMI1_CON_DP0 HDMI1_CON_DN0 HDMI1_CON_CKP HDMI1_CON_CKN HDMI1_DDC_CLK HDMI1_DDC_DATA +5V_HDMI HDMI1_CON_HPD 4.1.2 DisplayPort Signal Signal CN_DDPx0+ CN_DDPx0- CN_DDPx1+...
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4.1.3 VGA Connector Signal Signal VGA_CON_RED VGA_CON_GREEN VGA_CON_BLUE +5V_HDMI VGA_DDCDAT VGA_CON_HS VGA_CON_VS VGA_DDCCLK 4.1.4 COM 1-2 Connector Stack (Top connector COM1, Bottom connector COM2) Signal RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 DCD# Tx/Rx- Tx/Rx+ DTR# DSR# RTS# CTS# No Power/ 5V/12V Connector Pinouts...
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IMB-M46 4.1.5 Ethernet Connectors (LAN1, LAN2) Dual 10/100/1000Mbit/s LAN Ethernet controllers based on Intel® i219LM/i225LM, support PXE and WOL over both LANs.In BIOS menu only LAN 1 have wake on LAN option 10BASE- 1000BASE-T T/100BASE-TX LAN_MDI0+ LAN_MDI0- LAN_MDI1+ LAN_MDI2+ LAN_MDI2-...
Onboard Headers / Connectors 4.2.1 CPU_FAN1, SYS_FAN1, SYS_FAN2 Signal Description Ground +12 V FAN Power Tach FAN Tachometer FAN PWM The fan header supports +12 V at 1 A maximum 4.2.2 Chassis Fan Connectors (+12V) 4.2.3 System Panel Header 4.2.4 COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6 4.2.5 SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4, SATA5, SATA6...
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IMB-M46 4.2.6 USB Connectors USB 2.0 Header USB 3.2 Gen 1 Headers 4.2.7 Front Panel Audio Header 4.2.8 ATXPWR1 Signal Signal +3.3 V +3.3 V +3.3 V -12 V Ground Ground +5 V PS-ON# (power supply remote on/off) Ground Ground...
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Signal Signal +12 V +5 V +12 V +5 V 3.3V Ground 4.2.9 ATX12V1 Signal Signal Ground +12V Ground +12V Ground +12V Ground +12V 4.2.10 Printer Port / GPIO Header Printer Port GPIO 4.2.11 LPC Header This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) system, which can securely store keys, digital certificates, passwords, and data.
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IMB-M46 4.2.12 SPDIF Header SPDIF header provides SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA card and allows the system to connect with HDMI Digital TV / projector / LCD devices. Connect the SPDIF connector of an HDMI VGA card to this header.
Jumper and Swtich Settings 4.3.1 Clear CMOS Jumpers CLRMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. To clear and reset the system parameters back to factory default, turn off and unplug your system from power, wait for 15 seconds, and use a jumper cap to short pin2 and pin3 on CLRMOS1 for 5 seconds.
IMB-M46 4.3.6 Chassis Intrusion Headers 4.3.7 Digital Input / Output Default Value Setting 4.3.8 PWR_BAT1 4.3.9 PCIe Isolation Jumper 4.3.10 DACC1 Note: ACC function is used to auto clear CMOS when the system boots improperly.. Expansion Slots There are 5 PCI Express slots, 2 PCI slots, 3 M.2 sockets and 1 SIM socket on this motherboard.
IMB-M46 5 Driver Installation Download the requisite drivers for your system from the IMB-M46 product page at: https://www.adlinktech.com/Products/Industrial_Motherboards_SBCs/ATXMotherboards/IMB-M46 Driver Installation...
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IMB-M46 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines 6.3.1 IRQ Lines PIC Mode Table 5: IRQ Lines PIC Mode IRQ# Device System timer COM2 COM1 COM3, COM4 System CMOS/real time clock COM5, COM6 Numeric data processor Intel Serial IO GPIO Host Controller Intel Chipset Smbus HD Audio Controller Note: These IRQs can be used for PCI devices when onboard device is disabled.
PCI Features 6.4.1 PCI Configuration Space Map Table 7 PCI Configuration Space Map Device Function Routing Description Number Number Number Intel Host Bridge Internal Intel VGA Controller Internal Intel USB 3.0 XHCI Internal Intel Data acquisition/signal process Internal Intel Communication device Internal Intel AHCI 1.0 controller Internal...
IMB-M46 7 UEFI Setup Menu Structure This section presents the primary menus of the UEFI Setup Utility. Use the following table as a quick reference for the contents of the UEFI Setup Utility. The subsections describe the submenus and options for each menu item.
7.2 Main Menu Upon entering the UEFI Setup Utility, the Main Menu is displayed, providing read-only information about your system and also allows you to set the System Date and Time. Refer to the screenshots and tables below for details of the submenus and settings.
IMB-M46 Advanced Menu Contains the configurations for the following: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, Storage Configuration, Super IO Configuration, AMT Configuration, ACPI Configuration, USB Configuration, and Trusted Computing. Feature Description Instant Flash Updates system UEFI without requiring to enter operation systems.
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7.3.1 Advanced > CPU Configuration Feature Description Intel Hyper Threading Technology Allows multiple threads to run on each core, thereby improving the overall performance on threaded software Active Processor Cores Selects the number of cores to enable in each processor package CPU C States Support Optimizes power saving.
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IMB-M46 7.3.2 Advanced > Chipset Configuration Feature Description Primary Graphics Adapter Switches the boot priority of your graphic adapter between PCI Express and Onboard Above 4G Decoding Enables 64-bit capable devices to be decoded in Above 4G Address Space VT-d Enables Intel®...
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7.3.3 Advanced > Storage Configuration Feature Description SATA Controller(s) Enables the SATA Controller feature SATA Mode Selection Selects SATA mode SATA Aggressive Link Power Configures SATA Aggressive Link Power Management Management Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T. Enables the Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology feature UEFI Setup...
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IMB-M46 7.3.4 Advanced > Super IO Configuration Feature Description COM (1-6) Sets the parameters of COM 1-6 Type Select Selects the port type: RS232, RS422, or RS485 (for COM 1,2) Parallel Port Enables the Parallel port Device Mode Selects the device mode according to your connected device...
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7.3.5 Advanced > AMT Technology Feature Description AMT BIOS Features Enables Intel® Active Management Technology BIOS Extension ASF support Enables Alert Specification Format USB Provisioning of AMT Enables AMT USB Provisioning Secure Erase mode Changes Secure Erase module behavior: as explained below Simulated: Performs SE flow without erasing SSD ...
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IMB-M46 Feature Description ASF Sensors Table Enables ASF Sensor Table Non-UI Mode Resolution Sets resolution for non-UI text mode UI Mode Resolution Sets resolution for UI text mode Graphics Mode Resolution Sets resolution for graphics mode 7.3.6 Advanced > ACPI Configuration...
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7.3.7 Advanced > USB Configuration Feature Description Legacy USB Support Enables support for legacy USB devices: Enabled: Enables support for legacy USB UEFI Setup Only: USB devices can only be used under UEFI setup and Windows / Linux OS USB Power Control Controls USB power UEFI Setup...
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IMB-M46 7.3.8 Advanced > Trusted Computing Feature Description Security Device Support Enables BIOS support for security devices UEFI Setup...
Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen This screen allows you to monitor the status of your system and installed devices, such as CPU temperature, mothboard temeprature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the ctritical voltage. Feature Description FAN Setting (CPU, CHA1,2,3) Sets the speed for CPU Fan1, Chassis Fan1, Chassis Fan2, Chassis Fan 3 Case Open Feature Enables case open detection feature...
IMB-M46 Security Screen The Security Screen lets you change or clear the supervisor / user passwords for the system. Feature Description Administrator Password Sets Administrator Password User Password Sets User Password Secure Boot Enables support for Secure Boot UEFI Setup...
Boot Screen This section displays the avaialbe devices on your system for you to configure the boot priority and settings. Feature Description Boot From Onboard LAN Enables Boot From Onboard LAN feature Setup Prompt Timeout Displays the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key Bootup Num-Lock Enables automatically activation of the Numeric Lock upon boot-up Full Screen Logo...
IMB-M46 Safety Instructions Read and follow all instructions marked on the product and in the documentation before you operate your system. Retain all safety and operating instructions for future use. Please read these safety instructions carefully. • Please keep this User‘s Manual for later reference.
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