AS-C74 User’s Manual Packing List Please check package component before you use our products. Hardware: AS-C74 Full size ATX motherboard x 1 Cable Kit: SATA Cable x 2 (OALSATA-L) USB Cable x 1(Option) (OALUSBA-1) DB25 & DB9 cable x 1...
AS-C74 User’s Manual Chapter1 <Introduction> 1.1 <Product Overview> AS-C74 is the motherboard with last Intel desktop technology with Mini-ITX form factor. ® ® Based on Intel Q67, the board integrates I3/I5/I7/Pentium/Xeon processor 1155-pin ® socket, DDR3 memory socket, Intel HD Graphic technology, Serial ATA II with RAID function for a powerful desktop system.
AS-C74 User’s Manual 1.3 <Block Diagram> 4 x 240-pin DDR3 1066/1333MHz up to 32GB 6 x Serial ATA Intel 82574L 12 x USB2.0 ports 2 x GLAN Mini-PCIe card slot Intel Q67 HD Audio PCI-E x16 & x4 Mini-PCI slot 5 x PCI slot 2 x Serial ports IrDA...
AS-C74 User’s Manual 2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup> 2.4.1 <CPU installation> AS-C74 has a LGA1155 CPU socket onboard; please check following steps to install the processor properly. Attention If AS-C74 need RMA please Keep CPU socket cover on the CPU Socket. Warning If CPU Socket internal Pin damage We could not provide warranty.
AS-C74 User’s Manual 2.4.2 <Memory installation> AS-C74 has four 240-pin DDR3 DIMM support up to 32GB of memory capacity. The memory frequency supports 1066/1333 MHz. Only Non-ECC memory is supported. DDR3 A1/2 DDR3 B1/2 96-pin 144-pin Please check the pin number to match the socket side well before installing memory module.
AS-C74 User’s Manual 2.5 <CMOS Setup> The board’s data of CMOS can be setting in BIOS. If the board refuses to boot due to inappropriate CMOS settings, here is how to proceed to clear (reset) the CMOS to its default values. Jumper: JRTC Type: Onboard 3-pin jumper JRTC...
AS-C74 User’s Manual 2.6 <Serial ATA installation> AS-C74 has Four Serial ATA II & Two Serial ATA III interfaces with RAID function, the transfer rate of the Serial ATA II can be up to 300MB/s & Serial ATA III can be up to 600MB/s. Please go to http://www.serialata.org/ for more about Serial ATA technology information.
AS-C74 User’s Manual 2.7 <LAN installation> The board integrates with two Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet controllers, as the PCI Express bus. The Intel 82574L supports triple speed of 10/100/1000Base-T, with IEEE802.3 compliance and Wake-On-LAN supported. LAN1 LAN2 LAN Installation...
AS-C74 User’s Manual 2.8 <Onboard Display Interface> Based on Intel Q67 chipset with built-in graphics, the board provides one DB15 Connector on real external I/O port and the board also provides 26-pin DVI interface Notice: When you install any PCI Graphic card, the onboard graphics would be disabled automatically.
AS-C74 User’s Manual 2.8.2 <DVI Display > The board also comes with a DVI interface with Chrontel for digital video interface. Connector: CN_DVI Connector type: 26-pin header connector (pitch = 2.00mm) Pin Number Assignment Pin Number Assignment TX1+ TX1- Ground Ground TXC+ TXC-...
AS-C74 User’s Manual 2.9 <Audio Installation> The board integrates onboard audio interface with REALTEK ALC888 codec, with Intel next generation of audio standard as High Definition Audio, it offers more vivid sound and other advantages than former HD audio compliance. The main specifications of ALC888 are: High-performance DACs with 100dB S/N ratio 2 DAC channels support 16/20/24-bit PCM format for 2 audio solution...
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AS-C74 User’s Manual Connector: CN_AUDIO Type: 10-pin (2 x 5) header (pitch = 2.54mm) Description Description MIC_L Ground MIC_R ACZ_DET Speaker_R MIC Detect SENSE Speaker_L Speaker Detect Connector: CDIN Type: 4-pin header (pitch = 2.54mm) Description CD – Left Ground Ground CD –...
AS-C74 User’s Manual 2.10 <GPIO and SMBUS interface> The board provides a programmable 8-bit digital I/O interface, and a SMBUS (System management bus) interface for control panel application. Connector: CN_DIO Type: onboard 2 x 6-pin header, pitch=2.0mm Description Description Ground Ground GP10 GP14...
AS-C74 User’s Manual 2.11 <USB Installation> AS-C74 integrates eight USB2.0 ports. The specifications of USB2.0 are listed below: Interface USB2.0 Controller Intel Q67 PCH Transfer Rate Up to 480Mb/s Voltage The Intel® Q67 contains two Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) and five Universal Host Controller Interfaces (UHCI), it can determine whether your connected device is for USB1.1 or USB2.0, and change the transfer rate automatically.
AS-C74 User’s Manual 2.12 <Power and Fan Installation> The AS-C74 provides a standard ATX power supply with 24-pin ATX connector and additional 12V connector, and the board provides one 4-pin fan connectors supporting smart fan for CPU cooler and one 3-pin cooler fan connectors for system and Northbridge chip.
AS-C74 User’s Manual 2.13 <Serial Port> The board supports Three RS232 serial port and one jumper selectable RS232/422/485 serial ports. The jumper JCSEL1 & JCSEL2 can let you configure the communicating modes for COM2. COM1 COM3 COM2 Connector: COM2 Type: 9-pin header connector for COM2 Description Description DCD/422TX-/485-...
AS-C74 User’s Manual 2.14 <Switch and Indicator> The JFRNT provides front control panel of the board, such as power button, reset and beeper, etc. Please check well before you connecting the cables on the chassis. Connector: JFRNT Type: onboard 14-pin (2 x 7) 2.54-pitch header Function Signal Signal...
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AS-C74 User’s Manual Chapter 3 <System Configuration> 3.1 <SATA configuration> SATA Mode: This option can let you select whether the Serial ATA hard drives would work under normal IDE mode or RAID mode. The RAID mode need more than one HDD is applied.
AS-C74 User’s Manual 3.2 <SATA RAID Configuration> The board integrates Intel® Q67 PCH with RAID function for Serial ATA II drives, and supports the configurations below: RAID 0 (Stripping): Two hard drives operating as one drive for optimized data R/W performance.
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AS-C74 User’s Manual Please press <CTRL+I> to enter the RAID configuration menu. You can setup the RAID under operation system for Microsoft® Windows XP SP1, please install the Intel® Application Accelerator Ver.4.5 later to support RAID configuration with Intel® Matrix Storage Technology.
AS-C74 User’s Manual 3.3 <Audio Configuration> The board integrates Intel® Q67 PCH with REALTEK® ALC888 codec. It can support 2-channel sound under system configuration. Please follow the steps below to setup your sound system. Install REALTEK HD Audio driver. Lunch the control panel and Sound Effect Manager. Select Speaker Configuration 4.
AS-C74 User’s Manual 3.4 <Display Properties Setting> Based on Intel Q67 with HD Graphic, the board supports two DACs for display device as different resolution and color bit. Please install the Intel Graphic Driver before you starting setup display devices. 1.
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AS-C74 User’s Manual This setup options can let you define each device settings. Click Monitor to setup the CRT monitor for Colors, Resolution and Refresh Rate Click Intel® Dual Display Clone setup dual display mode as same screen...
AS-C74 User’s Manual Chapter 4 <BIOS Setup> The motherboard uses the Phoenix BIOS for the system configuration. The Phoenix BIOS in the single board computer is a customized version of the industrial standard BIOS for IBM PC AT-compatible computers. It supports Intel x86 and compatible CPU architecture based processors and computers.
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AS-C74 User’s Manual Appendix C <Programming GPIO’s> The GPIO’can be programmed with the MSDOS debug program using simple IN/OUT commands.The following lines show an example how to do this. GPIO0…..GPIO7 bit0……bit7 -o 2E 87 ;enter configuration -o 2E 87 -o 2E 07 -o 2F 09 ;enale GPIO function -o 2E 30...
AS-C74 User’s Manual Appendix D <Watch Dog timer Setting > The watchdog timer makes the system auto-reset while it stops to work for a period. The integrated watchdog timer can be setup as system reset mode by program. Timeout Value Range - 1 to 255 - Second or Minute Program Sample...
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