EAX-Q77 Intel® Q77 with Core™ i7/ i5/ i3 ATX Motherboard Quick Installation Guide Ed – 12 March 2014 Part No: E2017AQ7701R...
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1.2 Packing List Before you begin installing the single board, make sure that the following materials are included in the package: 1 x EAX-Q77 ATX Motherboard 1 x CD-ROM contains OS drivers/QIG/User’s Manual 2 x COM cable ...
EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide Hardware Installation 2.1 Before Installation Before installing the motherboard, take note of the following considerations and safety information. Warning! Always disconnect the power cord from the chassis before working on the motherboard. Only experienced electronics personnel should open the PC chassis.
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1. Press the lever and slide it out of the hook. 2. Lift to open the socket cover. 3. Install the CPU making sure the gold triangle is located in the correct direction. EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide 5...
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EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide Warning! Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket. If the CPU does not fit, check for proper orientation. Forcing the CPU into the socket may damage the CPU. 4. Close the socket cover.
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Perform the following steps to install the CPU fan and heat sink: 1. Apply the thermal grease onto the center of the CPU socket surface. 2. Align and install the CPU fan and heat sink. 3. Tighten the heat sink screws. EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide 7...
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EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide 4. Connect the fan header onto the CPU fan connector on the motherboard. Note: Make sure the heat sink and the CPU top surface are in total contact to avoid CPU overheating problems that may cause the system to hang or be unstable.
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EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide 2.4 Installing a Memory Module EAX-Q77 provides four (4) 240-pin DDR3 Dual In-Line Memory Module (DIMM) sockets which support data transfer rates of 1333 and 1600 MT/sec. The total maximum memory size is 32 GB. Perform the following steps to install a memory module to the motherboard: 1.
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EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide 2.5 Jumper and Connector List 2.5.1 Jumper List You can configure your board to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers. A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch. It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them.
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PCI Express x4 slot PCI1 PCI slot PCI2 PCI slot PCI3 PCI slot PCI4 PCI slot PWR_FAN Power fan header SATAIII_1 Serial ATA 3 connector SATAIII_2 Serial ATA 3 connector SATAII_1 Serial ATA 2 connector EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide 11...
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EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide Label Function SATAII_2 Serial ATA 2 connector SATAII_3 Serial ATA 2 connector SATAII_4 Serial ATA 2 connector SPDIF_O SPDIF header SPK_OUT Speaker out header SYS_FAN System fan header EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide...
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2.6 Setting Jumpers & Connectors 2.6.1 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLR_CMOS) Default Clear CMOS PINS Signal -RTCRST 2.6.2 Serial Port 2 5V / 12V Power Select Jumper (JCOM2) +12V Ring (Default) Signal PINS Signal RI2-/5V/12V NRI2- RI2-/5V/12V +12V RI2-/5V/12V EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide 13...
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EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide 2.6.3 Serial Port 1 Signal Select Jumpers (JRS1/JRS2/JRS3) JRS1 RS232 RS422 RS485 Signal PINS Signal RXD232 RXD 422 RXD 485 (Default) JRS2 RS422/RS485 RS232 Signal PINS Signal RS485_B RS485_A NDCD1_D- NRXD1_D- NDCD1- NRXD1- JRS3 RS422 RS232...
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EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide 2.6.5 COM Port Headers (COM2/COM3/COM4/COM5/COM6) COM2 Signal PIN PIN Signal NDCD2- NRXD2- NTXD2- NDTR2- NDSR2- NRTS2- NCTS2- RI2-/5V/12V COM3 Signal PIN PIN Signal NDCD3- NRXD3- NTXD3- NDTR3- NDSR3- NRTS3- NCTS3- NRI3- EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide...
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EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide COM4 Signal PIN PIN Signal NDCD4- NRXD4- NTXD4- NDTR4- NDSR4- NRTS4- NCTS4- NRI4- COM5 Signal PIN PIN Signal NDCD5- NRXD5- NTXD5- NDTR5- NDSR5- NRTS5- NCTS5- NRI5- EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide 17...
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EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide COM6 Signal PIN PIN Signal NDCD6- NRXD6- NTXD6- NDTR6- NDSR6- NRTS6- NCTS6- NRI6- 2.6.6 Front Panel Audio Header (F_AUDIO) F_AUDIO Signal PIN PIN Signal MIC_L AGND MIC_R -ACZ_DET HPOUT_R SRTN1 FAUDIO_JD HPOUT_L SRTN2 EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide...
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Front panel headphone left channel SRTN1 Jack detection for front panel microphone SRTN2 Jack detection for front panel headphone FAUDIO_JD Front panel jack detect 2.6.7 USB Pin Header (F_USB5) F_USB5 Signal USB Power -FUSBP12 +FUSBP12 EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide 19...
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EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide 2.6.8 USB 3.0 Header (F_USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3 / F_USB3 / F_USB4) F_USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3 / F_USB4 F_USB1 F_USB2 Signal PIN PIN Signal Signal PIN PIN Signal USB Power USB Power USB Power...
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EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide 2.6.9 CPU Fan Header (CPU_FAN) CPU_FAN Signal +12V TACH_CPUFAN PWM_CPUFAN 2.6.10 Power Fan Header (PWR_FAN) PWR_FAN Signal +12V TACH_PWRFAN PWM_PWMFAN EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide 21...
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EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide 2.6.11 System Fan Header (SYS_FAN) SYS_FAN Signal +12V TACH_SYSFAN PWM_SYSFAN 2.6.12 Low Pin Count Header (LPC) Signal PIN PIN Signal LAD0 VCC3 LAD1 -PFMRST LAD2 -LFRAME LAD3 LPCCLK33_LPC SERIRQ 5VDUAL EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide...
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2.6.13 Front Panel Header (F_PANEL) F_PANEL Signal PIN PIN Signal -PWRBT_F -SYS_RST MPD+ SATALED- -INTRUDER STB_LED+ STB_LED- 2.6.14 General Purpose I/O Connector (GPIO_CN) GPIO_CN Signal PIN PIN Signal PCH_GPIO1 PCH_GPIO49 PCH_GPIO6 PCH_GPIO19 PCH_GPIO7 PCH_GPIO21 PCH_GPIO17 PCH_GPIO22 SMBCLK SMBDATA EAX-Q77 Quick Installation Guide 23...
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