Contents CI770A/C Warning!........................... Hardware Notice Guide ..................... CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INFORMATION ................ 1-1 MAJOR FEATURE......................1-2 SPECIFICATION ......................1-3 INSTALLING THE CPU/ NORTH BRIDGE CHIP HEATSINK.(SOCKET VERSION)... 1-4 VERTICAL SODIMM ASSEMBLY GUIDE ..............1-5 INSTALLING THE CFAST (OPTION) ................1-6 DIRECTIONS FOR INSTALLING THE MINI CARD ............
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LPT INTERFACE (LINE PRINT TERMINAL) .............. DVI-D / VGA / HDMI / DP / LVDS CONNECTOR ............3-10 COM PORT CONNECTOR ..................3-11 AUDIO PORT CONNECTOR ..................3-12 AUDIO AMPLIFIER CLESS AB TWO CHANNEL 2W / CH ........3-13 SPDIF DIGITAL PHOTO OUT CONNECTOR ............3-14 DIGITAL INPUT / OUTPUT / WATCH DOG TIME ............
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4-7-7 F71869 SUPER IO CONFIGURATION ..............4-7-7-1 SERIAL PORT 1 CONFIGURATION & SERIAL PORT 2 CONFIGURATION ..4-7-8 F71869 H/W MONITOR ..................4-7-9 F81216 SECOND SUPER IO CONFIGURATION ..........4-7-9-1 SERIAL PORT 3~6 CONFIGURATION ............. 4-7-10 SERIAL PORT CONSOLE REDIRECTION ............4-7-11 NETWORK STACK ....................
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Copyright This manual is copyrighted and all rights are reserved. It does not allow any non authorization in copied, photocopied, translated or reproduced to any electronic or machine readable form in whole or in part without prior written consent from the manufacturer.
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Warning ! 1. Battery Battery on board is consumables. We doesn’t guarantee the life time of it. 2. Fanless solution with HDD Please be aware of specification & limitation for HDD when fanless solution is implemented. 3. We will not give further notification if there is any change about the product information and the manual.
Hardware Notice Guide 1. Before installing the power supply with this motherboard, please attach the 12V/DC ( 4 pin connector )of the adapter to motherboard first. After that, plug the adapter power to AC outlet. Always normally shut down the computer before you move the system unit or remove the power supply from the motherboard.
Networking, POS and Automation Control applications. High-performance and power-efficient communication platform, the embedded motherboard of CI770A/C is specially designed for advanced POS systems where the economical use of power is in high demand. Also, the high performing CI770A/C comes with two DDR3 1066/1333 MHz SO-DIMM slots with up to 16GB memory and four SATA ports.
1-3 Installing the CPU / PCH Heatsink. (Socket Version) 1. Install CPU bracket under the CPU first. 2.1. Locate Pin1 in the socket,look for a golden narrow. Golden arrow Socket Pin1 2. Use screw driver and screw the socket 2.2. Lock the CPU socket by securing the screw in anti-clockwise direction.
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3. Peel-off the Elastic Silicone sticker under 3.2 Insert the system fan power cable to the Heat Sink. the pin header (FAN1) on board. 3.1 Tighten the HEAT SINK on the motherboard. Pay attention to tighten the screws diagonally.
1-6 Directions for installing the Mini Card 1. Unscrew the screw on the board 2. Plug in the Mini Card in a 45 angle 3. Gently push down the Mini Card and screw the screw back.
Please follow section 1-6, 2-1 and 2-2 to check the delivery package and unpack carefully. Please follow the jumper setting procedure. 2-1 Unpacking Precaution The CI770A/C board has been well packed with an anti-static bag to protect its sensitive components and circuitry from damage due to static electric discharge. NOTE! 1.
2-2 Unpacking checkup First of all, please follow all necessary steps of section 2-1 to protect CI770A/C from electricity discharge. With reference to section 1-7, please check the delivery package again with following steps: 1. Unpack the CI770A/C board and keep all packing material, manual and driver disc etc, do not dispose ! 2.
2-6 Install Memory This motherboard provides one 204-pin Small Outline Dual In-line Memory Module (SODIMM) socket for memory expansion available maximum to 2GB/4GB/8GB DDR3 SDRAM. DDR3 clock supports: DDR3 1066/1333MT/S Valid Memory Configurations Total Memory DIMM1 System Accept or Not Max.
NOTE! When you install DIMM module fully into the DIMM socket, the eject tab should be locked into the DIMM module very firmly and fit into its indention on both sides. Please refer to page 9 for installation of memory module. WARNING! Once you hear "...
2-8 Jumper Setting Description A jumper is ON as a closed circuit with a plastic cap covering two pins. A jumper is OFF as an open circuit without the plastic cap. Some jumpers have three pins, labeled 1, 2, and 3. You could connect either pin 1 and 2 or 2 and 3. The below figure 2.2 shows the examples of different jumper settings in this manual.
Note: Do not clear CMOS unless JSB1 Description 1. Troubleshooting *open *Normal Set 2. Forget password short CMOS Data clear 3. You fail over-clocking system Note: normal work is open jumper JSB1 Short *Open 2-10 JSB2: ME RTC Data clear A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in ME RAM.
2-13 COM port pin9 select RI signal or Voltage source JVC1: COM1 PIN9 select JVC2: COM2 PIN9 select JVC3: COM3 PIN9 select JVC4: COM4 PIN9 select JVC5: COM5 PIN9 select JVC6: COM6 PIN9 select JVC1/2/3/4/5/6 Description *1-2 COM port pin9 use RI signal COM port pin9 use +5V voltage COM port pin9 use +12V voltage Note : 1.
Chapter-3 Connection This chapter provides all necessary information of the peripheral's connections, switches and indicators. Always power off the board before you install the peripherals. 3-1 List of Connectors CA12: Mic-in (down side) / Line out (up side) phone jack. CA3: Line-out/Line-in/Mic-in 2x5 pin (2.0mm) wafer.
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List of Connectors CIO1: DI port 0 ~ 3, DO port 0 ~ 3 2x5 pin (2.0mm) wafer. CIO2: DI port 4 ~ 7, DO port 4 ~ 7 2x5 pin (2.0mm) wafer. CIO3: DI port 8 ~11, DO port 8 ~ 11 2x5 pin (2.0mm) wafer(TBD) CIO4: DI port 12 ~15, DO port 12 ~ 15 2x5 pin (2.0mm) wafer(TBD).
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List of Connectors MPCE2: Mini card port 2 sockets 52pin. SIM1: SIM port 1 card socket. SIM2: SIM port 2 card socket. CFP1: Front panel port 2x5 pin (2.54mm) wafer. SWP1: Power On/Off switch wafer. FAN1: CPU fan 1x3 pin (2.54mm) wafer. FAN2: System fan 1x3 pin (2.54mm) wafer.
3-2 FAN Connector FAN1: CPU FAN connector (3pin 2.5mm wafer) FAN2: System FAN connector (3pin 2.5mm wafer) PIN NO. Description +12V FAN speed detect Note: DC in +12V by switch to FAN power +12V, so DC in need stable +12V input FAN2 FAN1 pin1...
CU14: USB14 port (4pin 1.25mm Wafer) PIN NO. Description +5V or +3.3V USB DATA - USB DATA + Note: 1.PIN 1 Voltage select from JSU14 pin1 CU14 CUL1 / CUL2 LAN + USB connector CUL1/CUL2 (Down side): USB3.0/2.0 Type A jack Description PIN NO.
3-9 DVI-D / VGA / HDMI / DP / LVDS Connector CDG1: DVI 12bit connector down side (DB Connector) PIN NO. Description PIN NO. Description PIN NO. Description Data 0 - Data 2 - Data 1 - Data 0 + Data 2 + Data 1+ I C-CLK...
3-10 COM Port Connector COM2 default support RS232/RS422/RS485 mode COM1/3/4/5/6 default support RS232 mode RS232 Mode connector (D-SUB 9pin) CC12: COM1 (up side) / COM2 (down side) port connector CC34: COM3 (up side) / COM4 (down side) port connector CC2: COM2 Single port connector. (The location share with CC12) CC4: COM4 Single port connector.
3-11 Audio Port Connector The CI650A/C has an on-board AC'97 3D sound interface. There are the connectors of LINE OUT, MIC-IN connectors. The MIC-IN Jack header are for audio sound input. The LINE-OUT connector is a 4-pin Jack for audio sound output. CA12: Up side Line out (3.5mm phone jack) PIN NO.
3-14-1 IO Device:F75111 under DOS The Sample code source you can download from Source file: F75111_Dos_Src.rar http://tprd.info/lexwiki/index.php/IO_Device:F75111_under_DOS Binary file: F75111_Dos_Bin.rar USERNAME & PASSWORD: sf How to use this Demo Application 1.Boot Ms-Dos Operating System 2.execute "75WDT.EXE" binary file 3.Input 1 to Enable WDT timer or input 0 to Disable it. 4.input numbers of second for chip countdown and Reset Computer Introduction Enable Watch Dog Timer...
3-14-2 IO Device: F75111 under Windows The Sample code source you can download from Source file: F75111_DIOSrc.rar http://tprd.info/lexwiki/index.php/IO_Device:F75111 Binary file: F75111_DemoBin.rar USERNAME & PASSWORD: sf How to use this Demo Application 1. Press the "Start" button to test DIO function 2.
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p.s. f75111 send "F75111_SetWDTEnable(BYTE byteTimer)" including a parameter "timer", if there's no disable signal (F75111_SetWDTDisable()) to stop it before timer countdown to 0, System will reboot. if there's disable signal received, resent Enable WDT signal, for a loop to prevent from reboot Introduction Initial Internal F75111 port address (0x9c) define GPIO1X, GPIO2X, GPIO3X to input or output...
Disable WatchDog void F75111_SetWDTDisable () WriteByte(F75111_INTERNAL_ADDR,WDT_CONFIGURATION,0x00); // Disable WatchDog 3-14-3 IO Device: F75111 VB6 under Windows The Sample code source you can download from Source file: 75111_VB_v10.rar http://tprd.info/lexwiki/index.php/IO_Device:F75111_VB6 Binary file: 75111_VB_Src.rar USERNAME & PASSWORD: sf How to use this Demo Application A Function - Enable WDT timer ,Key-in the value by seconds then system will reboot after value which you key-in in left text box !! B Function - Disable WDT timer ,Push down the button then WDT timer value will be clear !!
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SDK Function Introduction Function EnableWDT Function EnableWDT(timer As Integer) Call WriteI2CByte(&H3, &H3) Call WriteI2CByte(&H37, timer) Call WriteI2CByte(&H36, &H73) End Function Function DisableWDT Function DisableWDT() Call WriteI2CByte(&H36, &H0) End Function Function SetDOValue Function SetDOValue(dovalue As Integer) Call WriteI2CByte(&H23, &H0) Call WriteI2CByte(&H20, &HFF) Call WriteI2CByte(&H2B, &HFF) Call WriteI2CByte(&H21, dovalue) End Function...
3-14-4 IO Device: F75111 under linux The Sample code source you can download from Source file: F75111v2.0L.tar.gz http://tprd.info/lexwiki/index.php/IO_Device:F75111_under_linux Binary file: F75111v2.0LBin.tar.gz USERNAME & PASSWORD: sf How to compile source code 1. Compile source code with Code::Blocks download and install the Code::Block with command "apt-get install codeblocks" Open an exist project(F75111.cbp) in Code::Blocks, click the compile button ( add an option 'pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0 gthread-2.0' in "Project->Build Option->...
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1. Press the "Start" button to test DIO function 2. Press the "Enable" button to test WDT function 3. Press the "Disable" button to disable WDT 4. Check the "Enable Loop" box and press "Enable" to do WDT loop test 5.
3-17 Touch screen device CT1: Touch screen (2x5 pin 2.0mm wafer) Default use USB interface, can change COM interface By OEM BOM For 8- wire type pin define Description Description PIN NO. PIN NO. Bottom Bottom Sense Top Sense Right Right Sense Left Left Sense...
3-18 DC 12V-IN external Connector CPI1: DC 12V-IN external Connector (4pin mini din connector) CPI1 Note: DC in from adapter plug in CPI11: DC 12V-IN Internal Connector (2x2pin 4.2mm ATX connector) The location share with CPI1 Note: This connector share with CPI1 for OEM CPI13: DC 12V-IN Internal Connector (4pin 2.0mm wafer) pin1 CPI13...
3-23 Front Panel connector CFP1 Front panel connector (2x5pin 2.54mm wafer) PIN NO. Description PIN NO. Description Power button GND Power button pin Reset GND Reset pin Power LED + Power LED - HDD LED+ HDD LED- LAN LED+ LAN LED- SWP1 PB connector (2pin 2.0mm wafer) CFP1 SWP1...
Chapter 4 Introduction of BIOS The BIOS is a program located in the Flash Memory on the motherboard. This program is a bridge between motherboard and operating system. When you start the computer, the BIOS program gains control. The BIOS first operates an auto-diagnostic test called POST (Power on Self Test) for all the necessary hardware, it detects the entire hardware devices and configures the parameters of the hardware synchronization.
4-2 BIOS Menu Screen The following diagram show a general BIOS menu screen Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit Menu Bar BIOS Vendor CI770C/A Set the Date. Use Tab to switch between Processor Information Date elements. Name IvyBridge Brand String Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 Frequency...
4-4 Getting Help Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the top right corner the screen. Status Page Setup Menu/ Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item.
System Date Set the Date. Please use [Tab] to switch between data elements. System Time Set the Time. Please use [Tab] to switch between data elements. 4-7 Advanced Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit ►ACPI Settings System ACPI Parameters. ►S5 RTC Wake Settings ►CPU Configuration ►SATA Configuration...
4-7-2 S5 RTC Wake Settings Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit Enable or disable Wake system with Fixed Time [ Disabled ] System wake on alarm Wake system with Dynamic Time event. When enable, [ Disabled ] System will wake on the hr :: min :: sec specified →←: Select Screen ↑...
4-7-3 CPU Configuration Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit CPU Configuration Number of cores to enable in each processor package. Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QE CPU @ 2.30GHz CPU Signature 306a9 Microcode Path Max CPU Speed 2300 MHz Min CPU Speed 1200 MHZ CPU Speed 2300 MHZ...
4-7-4 SATA Configuration Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit SATA Controller(s) [Enabled] Enable or disable SATA Device. SATA Mode Selection [IDE] →←: Select Screen ↑ ↓ : Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save &...
SATA Controller Speed Indicates the maximum speed the SATA controller can support. The optional settings: Gen1, Gen2, Gen3. Software Feature Mask Configuration Please refer section 4-7-4-1-1 4-7-4-1-1 ►Software Feature Mask Configuration Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit RAID0 [Enabled] Enable or disable RAID0 feature.
SATA Controller(s) SATA Mode Selection SATA Controller Speed ►Software Feature Mask Configuration Please refer section 4-7-4-1-1 Alternate ID Report alternate Device ID The optional settings: Enabled, Disabled. 4-7-5 USB Configuration Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit Enables Legacy USB USB Configuration support.
EHCI Hand-off This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI handoff support. The EHCI ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver. The optional settings are: Enabled, Disabled. 4-7-6 SMART Settings Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit Smart Settings Run SMART Self Test on all HDDs during POST.
Serial Port 0 Configuration Please refer section 4-7-7-1 Serial Port 1 Configuration Please refer section 4-7-7-1 Power Failure This item specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs. [Keep last state] Restores the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurred. [Bypass mode] Restores the system to the bypass mode.
4-7-8 F17869 H/W Monitor F17869 H/W Monitor Press [Enter] to view PC health status. This section shows the status of your CPU, Fan, and overall system. This is only available when there is Hardware Monitor function onboard. 4-7-9 F81216 Second Super IO Configuration Main Advanced Chipset...
4-7-9-1 Serial Port 3~6 Configuration Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit Serial Port 3~6 Configuration Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM) Serial Port [ Enabled ] Device Settings IO=260h; IRQ=11; Change Settings [ AUTO ] →←: Select Screen COM3 422/485 control flow [Disabled] ↑...
Wake on LAN Use this item to enable or disable integrated LAN to wake the system. 4-8-1-1 ► PCI Express Configuration Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit PCI Express Configuration PCI Express Configuration settings ►Mini PCIe 1 ►Mini PCIe 2 →←: Select Screen ↑...
PCI Express Root Port 3/4 Control the PCI Express Root Port. The optional settings are: Enabled, Disabled. PCIe Speed Select PCI Express port speed. The optional settings are: Auto, Gen1, Gen2. 4-8-1-1-2 ► PCI Express x 1 Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save &...
USB Port Pre-Port Disable Control Use this item to control each of the USB ports (0~13) disabling. The optional settings are: Disabled, Enabled. 4-8-1-3 ►PCH Azalia Configuration Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit PCH Azalia Congiguration Control Detection of the Azalia device.
4-8-2-1-1 ►LCD Control Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit Graphics Configuration Select the Video Device which will be activated during POST. This has Primary IGFX Boot Display [ CRT ] no effect if external Secondary IGFX Boot Display [ LVDS ] graphics present.
LCD Panel Type This item allows you to select the panel resolution This item allows you to select the panel resolution 1. VBIOS Default 2. 1024 X 600 LVDS 800 X 600 LVDS 4. 1024 X 768 LVDS1 5. 1280 X 1024 LVDS 6.
Gate A20 Active UPON REQUEST- GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services. ALWAYS- do not allow disabling GA20. CSM parameters Please refer section 4-9-1 4-9-1 CSM parameters Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit This option controls Boot option filter [Legacy only] what devices system Launch PXE OpROM policy...
Administrator Password & User Password To set up an administrator password: 1. Select Administrator Password. The screen then pops up an Create New Password dialog. 2. Enter your desired password that is no less than 3 characters and no more than 20 characters.
Chapter 5 DRIVER INSTALLATION There is a system installation DVD in the package. This DVD does not only include all the drivers you need but also some other free application programs and utility programs. In addition, this DVD also includes an auto detect software telling you which hardware is installed and which driver is needed so that your system can function properly.
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AUTOMATIC DRIVER INSTALLATION menu 1. INF install Intel Ivy Bridge chipset driver 2. VGA install onboard VGA driver 3. SOUND install VIA HD Audio Codec driver 4. LAN to the LAN driver Readme file 5. COM to the COM driver Readme file 6.
5-1 INF Install Intel Ivy Bridge Chipset Driver 1. At the "AUTOMATIC DRIVER 2. At the "Intel® Chipset Device Software" INSTALLATION menu" screen, screen, click "Next". click "INF". 3. At the "License Agreement" screen, 4. At the "Readme File Information" screen, click "Yes".
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5. Click "Next" 6. Click "Finish" to restart computer. NOTE: SYSTEM INSTALL will auto detect file path For Windows XP 64/32-bit, Windows 7 64/32-bit and windows 8 64/32-bit X:\driver\INTEL\IVY_SAN\inf\infinst_autol.exe For Windows 8.1 64/32-bit...
5-2 VGA Install Intel Ivy Bridge VGA Driver 1. At the "AUTOMATIC DRIVER 2. At the "Intel® HD Graphics Driver" screen, INSTALLATION menu" screen, click "Next". click "VGA". 3. At the "Welcome to the Setup Program” 4. At the "License Agreement” screen, screen, Click “Next”...
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5. At the "Readme File Information” 6. At the "Setup Progress” screen, screen, Click “Next”. Click “Next”. 7. Click “Finish” to restart computer NOTE: SYSTEM INSTALL will auto detect file path For Windows XP 64bit X:\driver\INTEL\IVY_SAN\vga\winxp64\winxp64_145110.exe For Windows XP 32bit X:\driver\INTEL\IVY_SAN\vga\winxp\winxp_145110.exe For Windows 7 64bit and Windows 8 64bit X:\driver\INTEL\IVY_SAN\vga\ WIN_7_8_64\ win64_152812.exe...
5-3 SOUND Install Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 1. At the "AUTOMATIC DRIVER 2. Click "Next". INSTALLATION menu" screen, click "SOUND". 3. Click "Finish" to restart computer NOTE: SYSTEM INSTALL will auto detect file path For Windows XP 32/64 bit X:\driver\INTEL\IVY_SAN\SOUND\WDM_R270.exe For Windows 7 32/64 bit and Windows 8 32/64 bit X:\driver\INTEL\IVY_SAN\SOUND\Vista_Win7_Win8_R270.exe...
5-4 USB 3.0 Install Intel USB 3.0 extensible Host Controller Driver 1. At the "AUTOMATIC DRIVER 2. At the "Intel® USB 3.0 extensible Host INSTALLATION menu" screen, Controller Driver" screen, Click" Next. Click "USB 3.0". 3. At the "License Agreement" screen, 4.
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5. Click "Next" 6. Click "Finish" to restart computer NOTE: The path of the file For Windows 7 32/64-bit X:\driver\INTEL\IVY_SAN\USB3_0\INTEL\Setup.exe...
5-5 ME Install Intel Management Engine Interface Driver 1. Plaese Check Device Manager 2. At the "Intel® Management Engine ”PCI Simple Communications Components” screen, Click” Next. Controllers” 3. At the "Setup Progress” screen, 4. Click “Next” Click “Next”...
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5. At the "Readme File Information” 6. At the "Setup Progress” screen, screen, Click “Next”. Click “Next”. NOTE: The path of the file For Windows XP 32/64 bit and Windows 7 32/64-bit X:\driver\INTEL\ME TOOL\MEI-Only Installer\MEISetup.exe...
Appendix A: Power Consumption Test Condition Item Spec i7-3610QE, i5-3610ME SDRAM DDR3 1600 / 16GB Operating System Windows 7 Test Program 3D Mark 11 Advanced Edition HDD 3.5" SATA Standard HDD HDD 2.5" SATA Slim Type HDD Test Result for reference ! Start up Operation Shut down...
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