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LS-378 User’s Manual Copyright Copyright 2012, all rights reserved. This document is copyrighted and all rights are reserved. The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice to make improvements to the products. This document contains proprietary information and protected by copyright. No part of this document may be reproduced, copied, or translated in any form or any means without prior written permission of the manufacturer.
LS-378 User’s Manual Packing List: Please check the package content before you starting using the board. Hardware: LS-378 3.5“ Miniboard x 1 Cable Kit: SATA Cable x 2 DC Power Cable x 1 (1045029) (1040433) DVI module with bracket x 1 (4120008011 &...
LS-378 User’s Manual Chapter 1 <Introduction> 1.1 <Product Overview> LS-378 the 2 Generation Intel of the 3.5 inch miniboard, supports 2 Generation Intel® Core™ i7, Core™ i5, Core™ i3 and Celeron® Mobile Processor and features Intel QM67 chipset, integrated HD Graphics, DDR3 memory, REALTEK High Definition Audio, Serial ATA with RAID function for a system and Intel Gigabit LAN.
LS-378 User’s Manual 1.4 <Block Diagram> Generation Intel® Core™ i7, Core™ i5, Core™ i3 and Celeron® Mobile Processor 1 x 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM 1066/1333/1600 MHz up to 8GB 1 x CRT 2 x PCI Express mini card 1 x LVDS QM67 6 x USB 2.0...
LS-378 User’s Manual 2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup> 2.4.1 <CPU Setup> The board comes with the socket rPGA988 for Intel SandyBridge Processor, Please follow the instruction to install the CPU properly. Unlock way Socket CPU Check point 1. Use the flat-type screw drive 2.
LS-378 User’s Manual 2.4.2 <Memory Setup> The board provides 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM to support 1066/1333/1600MHz DDR3 memory module up to 8GB. Non-ECC, unbuffered memory supported only SO-DIMM...
LS-378 User’s Manual 2.5 <CMOS & ATX 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.
LS-378 User’s Manual 2.6 <Serial ATA Interface> LS-378 has Two Serial ATA III(SATA Port1/2) interfaces with RAID function, the transfer rate of the Serial ATA III can be up to 600MB/s. Please go to http://www.serialata.org/ more about Serial ATA technology information.
LS-378 User’s Manual 2.7 <Ethernet Interface> The board integrates with one Intel 82579LM controllers, The Intel Gigabit Ethernet supports triple speed of 10/100/1000Base-T, with IEEE802.3 compliance. RJ45 LAN connector...
LS-378 User’s Manual 2.8 <Onboard Display Interface> Based on Intel CPU with built-in HD Graphic, the board provides one Sandy Bridge DB15 connector on real external I/O port, one 40-pin LVDS interface with 5-pin LCD backlight inverter connector and provides 26-pin DVI interface.
LS-378 User’s Manual 2.8.2 <Digital Display> The board provides one 40-pin LVDS connector for 24-bit single/dual channel panels, supports up to 2048 x 1536 (UXGA) resolution, with one LCD backlight inverter connector and one jumper for panel voltage setting. CN_INV...
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LS-378 User’s Manual Connector: CN_INV Connector: JVLCD Type: 5-pin LVDS Power Header Type: 6-pin Power select Header Description Description +12V LCDVCC (3.3V) Reserved (Note) LCDVCC (5V) LCDVCC (12V) Default: 1-2 ENABKL Note: Reserved for MB internal test Please treat it as NC.
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LCD Installation Guide: Preparing the LS-378, LCD panel and the backlight inverter. Please check the datasheet of the panel to see the voltage of the panel, and set the jumper JVLCD to +12V or +5V or +3.3V.
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LS-378 User’s Manual After setup the devices well, you need to select the LCD panel type in the BIOS. The panel type mapping is list below: BIOS panel type selection form (BIOS Version:1.0) Single / Dual channel Single / Dual channel...
LS-378 User’s Manual 2.9 <Integrated Audio Interface> 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.
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LS-378 User’s Manual Connector: CN_AUDIO Type: 10-pin (2 x 5) 1.27mm x 2.54mm-pitch header Description Description MIC_L Ground MIC_R Speaker_R MIC Detect SENSE Speaker_L Speaker Detect Connector: CDIN Type: 4-pin header (pitch = 2.54mm) Description CD – Left Ground Ground...
LS-378 User’s Manual 2.10 <USB Interface> LS-378 integrates six USB2.0 ports. The specifications of USB2.0 are listed below: Interface USB2.0 Intel®QM67 Controller Transfer Rate Up to 480Mb/s Voltage USB1/2 CN_USB1 CN_USB2 Connector: CN_USB1/2 Type: 10-pin (2 x 5) header (pitch = 2.54mm)
LS-378 User’s Manual 2.11 <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 Connector: COM1 Type: 9-pin D-sub male connector on bracket for COM1/3...
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LS-378 User’s Manual CN_COM2 JCSEL2 JCSEL1 Jumper: JP1/JP2 (COM1/2) Type: onboard 6-pin header Power Mode JP1/2/3/4 Pin 9 with 5V Power Pin 9 with 12V Power Standard COM port Default setting: 5-6 -30-...
MPX-SDVOD card will not work if it is placed in other slot. Please also be noted that this slot is the only slot for MPX-SDVOX card but a customized BIOS is needed for the MPX-SDVOX card. Please contact Commell for customized BIOS for your MPX-SDVOX card.
LS-378 User’s Manual 2.12.1 <SIM Setup> Step1. SIM card holder is marked by circle. Slide the cap toward OPEN direction. Step 2. Make sure that the cap is now at the OPEN position. Step 3. Flip the cap up for inserting a SIM card into.
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LS-378 User’s Manual Step 4. Insert a SIM card as shown in the photo. Be sure that the corner cut is on top and the golden pads are up. Step 5. Now, flip down the cap as shown in the photo.
LS-378 User’s Manual 2.13 <GPIO and SMBUS Interface> The board provides a programmable 8-bit digital I/O interface; you can use this general purpose I/O port for system control like POS or KIOSK. Connector: CN_DIO Type: 12-pin (6 x 2) header (pitch = 2.0mm)
LS-378 User’s Manual 2.14 <Power Supply and Fan Interface > 2.14.1 <Power Input> The board requires DC input with 4-pin header, the input voltage range is from 9V to 24V, for the input current, please take a reference of the power consumption report on appendix.
LS-378 User’s Manual 2.14.3 <Fan connector> The board provides one 4-pin fan connectors supporting smart fan for CPU cooler and one 3-pin cooler fan connectors for system. SYSFAN CPUFAN Connector: CPUFAN Type: 4-pin fan wafer connector Description Description Ground +12V...
LS-378 User’s Manual 2.15 <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 10-pin (2 x 5) 2.54-pitch header...
LS-378 User’s Manual Chapter 3 <System Setup> 3.1 <Audio Configuration> The board integrates Intel® QM67 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.
LV-67J User’s Manual 3.2 <Display Properties Setting> Based on Intel QM67 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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LV-67J User’s Manual 3. This setup options can let you define each device settings. Click Monitor to setup the CRT monitor for Resolution and Refresh Rate Click Intel® Dual Display Clone to setup the dual display mode as same screen -41-...
LV-67J User’s Manual 3.3 <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. -42-...
LV-67J User’s Manual 3.4 <SATA RAID Configuration> The board integrates Intel® QM77 PCH with RAID function for Serial ATA drives, and supports the configurations below: RAID 0 (Stripping): Two hard drives operating as one drive for optimized data R/W performance. It needs two unused drives to build this operation. RAID 1 (Mirroring): Copies the data from first drive to second drive for data security, and if one drive fails, the system would access the applications to the workable drive.
LS-378 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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LS-378 User’s Manual A.5 <LAN LED Port> Connector: JSPD1/2 Type: 5-pin header for LAN Speed LED connector When Lan speed 10/100Mbps Description LED- LED+ When Lan speed 1Gbps Description LED+ JACT LED- JSPD Connector: JATC1/2 Type: 5-pin header for LAN Activity LED connector...
LS-378 User’s Manual Appendix B <Flash BIOS> B.1 <Flash Tool> The board is based on Phoenix BIOS and can be updated easily by the BIOS auto flash tool. You can download the tool online at the address below: http://www.phoenix.com/en/home/ http://www.commell.com.tw/Support/Support_SBC.htm File name of the tool is “Phlash.exe”, it’s the utility that can write the data into the...
LS-378 User’s Manual Appendix D <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 2 E 87 ;enter configuration -o 2E 87...
LS-378 User’s Manual Appendix E <Programming Watchdog Timer > 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...
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