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IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard
IEI Technology Corp.
MODEL:
IMB-Q354
Intel® Q35 Chipset microATX Motherboard Supports
LGA775 Intel® Core™2 Quad/Core™2 Duo/Celeron® CPU,
8 GB DDR2, Six SATA 3Gb/s, Twelve USB 2.0,
One PCIe x16, One PCIe x4, Two PCI and Dual PCIe GbE
Rev. 1.10 – 14 June, 2012

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard IEI Technology Corp. MODEL: IMB-Q354 Intel® Q35 Chipset microATX Motherboard Supports LGA775 Intel® Core™2 Quad/Core™2 Duo/Celeron® CPU, 8 GB DDR2, Six SATA 3Gb/s, Twelve USB 2.0, One PCIe x16, One PCIe x4, Two PCI and Dual PCIe GbE...
  • Page 2 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Revision Date Version Changes 14 June, 2012 1.10 Updated for R11 version 5 November, 2008 1.00 Initial release Page 2...
  • Page 3 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Copyright COPYRIGHT NOTICE The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve reliability, design and function and does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer. In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    PTIONAL TEMS 3 CONNECTOR PINOUTS................... 28 3.1 P ..............29 ERIPHERAL NTERFACE ONNECTORS 3.1.1 IMB-Q354 Layout .................... 29 3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..............30 3.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............... 31 3.2 I ..............32 NTERNAL ERIPHERAL ONNECTORS 3.2.1 ATX Power Connector ..................32 3.2.2 CPU Power Connector ..................
  • Page 5 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 3.2.12 Serial Port Connector (COM2, COM 3 and COM4)........44 3.2.13 SPDIF Connector................... 45 3.2.14 SPI Flash Connector..................46 3.2.15 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Connector..........47 3.2.16 USB Connectors (Internal) ................48 3.3 E ......... 49 XTERNAL...
  • Page 6 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 4.7.3 USB Cable (Dual Port)..................76 4.7.4 PCIe x16 Expansion Card Installation ............77 4.8 E ........... 78 XTERNAL ERIPHERAL NTERFACE ONNECTION 4.8.1 Audio Connection..................... 78 4.8.2 LAN Connection (Single Connector) ............... 79 4.8.3 Parallel Device Connection................80 4.8.4 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connection ............
  • Page 7 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 5.3.11 Trusted Computing ..................114 5.3.12 USB Configuration..................115 5.3.13 IEI Feature ....................117 5.4 PCI/P P........................118 5.5 B ........................121 5.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration................121 5.6 S ....................... 123 ECURITY 5.7 C ......................... 124 HIPSET 5.7.1 NorthBridge Configuration................125 5.7.2 Southbridge Configuration ................
  • Page 8 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard C.3 A ................192 SSEMBLY ANGUAGE AMPLES C.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function..............192 C.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function ..............192 D WATCHDOG TIMER....................193 E COMPATIBILITY ....................196 E.1 C ................ 197 OMPATIBLE PERATING YSTEMS E.2 C...
  • Page 9 Figure 3-14: SPDIF Connector Location ..................45 Figure 3-15: SPI Flash Connector Locations................46 Figure 3-16: TPM Connector Location..................47 Figure 3-17: USB Connector Locations..................48 Figure 3-18: IMB-Q354 External Peripheral Interface Connector ..........49 Figure 3-19: Audio Connector .....................50 Figure 3-20: PS/2 Pinouts ......................50 Figure 3-21: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector..................51 Figure 3-22 Parallel Port Connector Pinout Locations .............53...
  • Page 10 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 4-3: Open the CPU Socket Load Plate................62 Figure 4-4: Insert the Socket LGA775 CPU................63 Figure 4-5: IEI CF-520 Cooling Kit....................64 Figure 4-6: Securing the Heat sink to the PCB Board ..............65 Figure 4-7: DDR2 Channels ......................66 Figure 4-8: Installing a DIMM.......................68...
  • Page 11 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-15: GMA Driver Installation Welcome Screen ............141 Figure 6-16: GMA Driver License Agreement ................. 142 Figure 6-17: GMA Driver Installing Notice ................142 Figure 6-18: GMA Driver Installation Complete..............143 Figure 6-19: Intel® 82566DM Driver Directory Icon..............144 Figure 6-20: Intel®...
  • Page 12 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-50: InstallShield Wizard Setup Screen ..............162 Figure 6-51: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Screen .............. 163 Figure 6-52: Matrix Storage Manager Welcome Screen ............163 Figure 6-53: Matrix Storage Manager Warning Screen............164 Figure 6-54: Matrix Storage Manager License Agreement ............ 164 Figure 6-55: Matrix Storage Manager Readme File ..............
  • Page 13 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard List of Tables Table 1-1: Technical Specifications....................23 Table 2-1: Package List Contents ....................27 Table 2-2: Package List Contents ....................27 Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors ................31 Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors ....................32 Table 3-3: ATX Power Connector Pinouts .................33 Table 3-4: CPU Power Connector Pinouts .................34...
  • Page 14 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Table 4-3: COM Port Pin 9 Setting Jumper Settings ..............71 Table 4-4: COM Port Pin 9 Voltage Setting Jumper Settings...........72 Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys ....................88 Page 14...
  • Page 15 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard BIOS Menus Menu 1: Main ..........................89 Menu 2: Advanced ........................91 Menu 3: CPU Configuration......................91 Menu 4: IDE Configuration......................92 Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration..............94 Menu 6: Floppy Configuration.....................98 Menu 7: Super IO Configuration ....................99 Menu 8: Hardware Health Configuration ................. 103 Menu 9: ICP Power Configuration....................

  • Page 16: Introduction

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Chapter Introduction Page 16...

  • Page 17: Overview

    1.1 Overview Figure 1-1: IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard The IMB-Q354 microATX form factor motherboard (Figure 1-1) is an LGA775 Intel® Core™2 Quad, Intel® Core™2 Duo or Intel® Celeron® CPU processor platform. Both 45nm core (Wolfdale, Yorkfield) and 65nm core (Conroe) processors are supported.

  • Page 18: Features

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 1.2 Features Some of the IMB-Q354 features are listed below. Supports the following Intel® LGA775 processors: Intel® Core™2 Duo (45nm and 65nm) Intel® Core™2 Quad (45nm and 65nm) Intel® Celeron® (65nm) Supports four 240-pin 2 GB 667 MHz or 800 MHz DDR2 DIMMs Six SATA 3Gb/s drives with transfer rates of 3.0 Gbps supported...

  • Page 19: Connectors

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 1.3 Connectors The IMB-Q354 has a wide variety of peripheral interface connectors. Figure 1-2 is a labeled photo of the peripheral interface connectors on the IMB-Q354. Figure 1-2: IMB-Q354 Overview Page 19...

  • Page 20: Dimensions

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 1.4 Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below: Length: 243.84mm Width: 243.84mm Figure 1-3: IMB-Q354 Dimensions (mm) Page 20...

  • Page 21: Data Flow

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 1.5 Data Flow Figure 1-4 shows the data flow between the two on-board chipsets and other components installed on the motherboard and described in the following sections of this chapter. Figure 1-4: Data Flow Block Diagram Page 21...

  • Page 22: Technical Specifications

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 1.6 Technical Specifications IMB-Q354 technical specifications are listed in Table 1-1. Specification IMB-Q354 Form Factor microATX LGA775 Intel® Core™2 Quad System CPU LGA775 Intel® Core™2 Duo LGA775 Intel® Celeron® Front Side Bus (FSB) 800 MHz, 1066 MHz or 1333 MHz Intel®...

  • Page 23: Table 1-1: Technical Specifications

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Four by external connectors SATA Six SATA 3Gb/s drives supported RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 SATA RAID Levels Keyboard/mouse By external PS/2 connector through the ITE IT8712F super I/O One 8-bit digital input/output connector; 4-bit input/4-bit output...

  • Page 24: Unpacking

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Chapter Unpacking Page 24...

  • Page 25: Anti-Static Precautions

    When the IMB-Q354 is unpacked, please do the following: Follow the anti-static precautions outlined in Section 2.1. Make sure the packing box is facing upwards so the IMB-Q354 does not fall out of the box. Make sure all the components shown in Section 2.3 are present.

  • Page 26: Package Contents

    If some of the components listed in the checklist below are missing, please do not proceed with the installation. Contact the IEI reseller or vendor you purchased the IMB-Q354 from or contact an IEI sales representative directly. To contact an IEI sales representative, please send an email to sales@iei.com.tw.

  • Page 27: Optional Items

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard USB cable (P/N: CB-USB02-RS) Mini jumper Pack Quick Installation Guide Utility CD Table 2-1: Package List Contents 2.4 Optional Items CPU cooling kit (P/N: CF-520-RS) CPU cooling kit (P/N: CF-775A-RS) Infineon TPM module (P/N: TPM-IN01-R11) Table 2-2: Package List Contents...

  • Page 28: Connector Pinouts

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Chapter Connector Pinouts Page 28...

  • Page 29: Peripheral Interface Connectors

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 3.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors Section 3.1.1 shows peripheral interface connector locations. Section 3.1.2 lists all the peripheral interface connectors seen in Section 3.1.1. 3.1.1 IMB-Q354 Layout Figure 3-1 shows the on-board peripheral connectors, rear panel peripheral connectors and on-board jumpers.

  • Page 30: Peripheral Interface Connectors

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors Table 3-1 shows a list of the peripheral interface connectors on the IMB-Q354. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found below. Connector Type Label ATX power connector 24-pin ATX connector ATX1 Cooling fan connector, CPU...

  • Page 31: External Interface Panel Connectors

    USB connector 8-pin header USB1011 Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors 3.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors Table 3-2 lists the rear panel connectors on the IMB-Q354. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 3.3. Connector Type Label Audio connector...

  • Page 32: Internal Peripheral Connectors

    Internal peripheral connectors are found on the motherboard and are only accessible when the motherboard is outside of the chassis. This section has complete descriptions of all the internal, peripheral connectors on the IMB-Q354. 3.2.1 ATX Power Connector CN Label:...

  • Page 33: Cpu Power Connector

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V -12V PS_ON Power good 5VSB +12V +12V 3.3V Table 3-3: ATX Power Connector Pinouts 3.2.2 CPU Power Connector CN Label: CPU12V1 CN Type: 4-pin power connector (2x2) CN Location:...

  • Page 34: Digital Input/Output (Dio) Connector

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-3: CPU Power Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION +12V +12V Table 3-4: CPU Power Connector Pinouts 3.2.3 Digital Input/Output (DIO) Connector CN Label: DIO1 CN Type: 10-pin header (2x5) CN Location: See Figure 3-4 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-5 The digital input/output connector is managed through a Super I/O chip.

  • Page 35: Fan Connector, Cpu (12V, 4-Pin)

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-4: DIO Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION Ground Output 3 Output 2 Output 1 Output 0 Input 3 Input 2 Input 1 Input 0 Table 3-5: DIO Connector Pinouts 3.2.4 Fan Connector, CPU (12V, 4-pin)

  • Page 36: Fan Connector, System (+12V, 3-Pin)

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-5: +12V Fan Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION +12VCC Rotation Signal Control Table 3-6: +12V Fan Connector Pinouts 3.2.5 Fan Connector, System (+12V, 3-pin) CN Label: SYS_FAN1 CN Type: 3-pin header (1x3) CN Location: See Figure 3-6...

  • Page 37: Floppy Disk Connector (34-Pin)

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-6: +12V Fan Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION +12V Rotation Signal Table 3-7: +12V Fan Connector Pinouts 3.2.6 Floppy Disk Connector (34-pin) CN Label: FDD1 CN Type: 34-pin header (2x17) CN Location: See Figure 3-7 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-8 The floppy disk connector is connected to a floppy disk drive.

  • Page 38: Figure 3-7: 34-Pin Fdd Connector Location

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-7: 34-pin FDD Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION Density Select# INDEX# MOTOR ENABLE A# DRIVE ENABLE B# DRIVE ENABLE A# MOTOR ENABLE B# DIRECTION# STEP# WRITE DATA# WRITE GATE# TRACK 0# WRITE PROTECT#...

  • Page 39: Front Audio Connector

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 3.2.7 Front Audio Connector CN Label: FRONT_PANEL1 CN Type: 10-pin header (2x5) CN Location: See Figure 3-8 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-9 Figure 3-8: Front Audio Connector Location (10-pin) PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION MIC_L MIC_R...

  • Page 40: Front Panel Connector

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 3.2.8 Front Panel Connector CN Label: F_PANEL1 CN Type: 14-pin header (2x7) CN Location: See Figure 3-9 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-10 The front panel connector connects to external switches and indicators to monitor and controls the motherboard. These indicators and switches include:...

  • Page 41: Infrared Interface Connector

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Power PWRBTN+ SPEAKER Button PWRBTN- Reset HDD LED RESET- IDE LED- GROUND Table 3-10: Front Panel Connector Pinouts (14-pin) 3.2.9 Infrared Interface Connector CN Label: CN Type: 5-pin header (1x5) CN Location: See Figure 3-10 CN Pinouts:...

  • Page 42: Pcie Power Connector

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard IR-TX Table 3-11: Infrared Connector Pinouts 3.2.10 PCIe Power Connector CN Label: PCIE_12V1 CN Type: 4-pin wafer (1x4) CN Location: See Figure 3-11 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-12 The 4-pin PCIe power connector is connected to a power supply to power the PCIe expansion card.

  • Page 43: Sata Drive Connectors

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 3.2.11 SATA Drive Connectors CN Label: SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4, SATA5 and SATA6 CN Type: 7-pin SATA drive connectors (1x7) CN Location: See Figure 3-12 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-13 The six SATA drive connectors are each connected to second generation SATA drives.

  • Page 44: Serial Port Connector (Com2, Com 3 And Com4)

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Table 3-13: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts 3.2.12 Serial Port Connector (COM2, COM 3 and COM4) CN Label: COM2, COM3 and COM4 CN Type: 10-pin header (2x5) CN Location: See Figure 3-13 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-14 The 10-pin serial port connector provides a second RS-232 serial communications channel.

  • Page 45: Spdif Connector

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Data Terminal Ready (DTR) Ring Indicator (RI) Ground (GND) Table 3-14: Serial Connector Pinouts 3.2.13 SPDIF Connector CN Label: SPDIF1 CN Type: 5-pin header (1x5) CN Location: See Figure 3-14 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-15 Use the SPDIF connector to connect digital audio devices to the system.

  • Page 46: Spi Flash Connector

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 3.2.14 SPI Flash Connector CN Label: JSPI1 CN Type: 8-pin header (2x4) CN Location: See Figure 3-17 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-18 The 8-pin SPI Flash connector is used to flash the BIOS. Figure 3-15: SPI Flash Connector Locations PIN NO.

  • Page 47: Trusted Platform Module (Tpm) Connector

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 3.2.15 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Connector CN Label: TPM1 CN Type: 20-pin header (2x10) CN Location: See Figure 3-16 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-17 The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) connector secures the system on bootup. An optional TPM (see packing list in Chapter 3) can be connected to the TPM connector.

  • Page 48: Usb Connectors (Internal)

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 3.2.16 USB Connectors (Internal) CN Label: USB45, USB67, USB89 and USB1011 CN Type: 8-pin header (2x4) CN Location: See Figure 3-17 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-18 The 2x4 USB pin connectors each provide connectivity to two USB 1.1 or two USB 2.0 ports.

  • Page 49: External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel

    CN Location: See Figure 3-18 The three audio jacks on the external audio connector enable the IMB-Q354 to be connected to external audio devices as specified below. Line In port (Light Blue): Connects a CD-ROM, DVD player, or other audio devices.

  • Page 50: Keyboard/Mouse Connector

    Figure 3-19: Audio Connector 3.3.2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector CN Label: KB_MS1 CN Type: Dual PS/2 CN Location: See Figure 3-18 CN Pinouts: See Figure 3-20 and Table 3-19 The IMB-Q354 keyboard and mouse connectors are standard PS/2 connectors. Figure 3-20: PS/2 Pinouts Page 50...

  • Page 51: Lan And Dual Usb Combo Connectors

    CN Pinouts: See Table 3-20 The IMB-Q354 is equipped with two built-in RJ-45 Ethernet controllers. The controllers can connect to the LAN through two RJ-45 LAN connectors. There are two LEDs on the connector indicating the status of LAN. The pin assignments are listed in the following...

  • Page 52: Parallel Port, Serial Port And Vga Combo Connector

    Orange 1 GbE Table 3-21: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector LEDs The IMB-Q354 has four external USB 2.0 ports. The ports are integrated into two dual USB and LAN combo connectors. The ports connect to both USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices.

  • Page 53: Figure 3-22 Parallel Port Connector Pinout Locations

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard The IMB-Q354 includes one on-board parallel port accessed through one 25-pin D-type female connector. The parallel port is usually connected to a printer. The connector is show in Figure 3-22 and the pinouts are shown in Table 3-23.

  • Page 54: Figure 3-23: Com1 Pinout Locations

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-23: COM1 Pinout Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION Table 3-24: RS-232 Serial Port (COM 1) Pinouts The female DB-15 VGA connector connects to standard VGA displays. The connector is show in Figure 3-24 and the pinouts are shown in Table 3-25.

  • Page 55: Installation

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Chapter Installation Page 55...

  • Page 56: Anti-Static Precautions

    Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components, including the IMB-Q354. Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD. It is therefore critical that whenever the IMB-Q354, or any other electrical component is handled, the following anti-static precautions are strictly adhered to.

  • Page 57: Installation Considerations

    IMB-Q354 is installed. All installation notices pertaining to the installation of the IMB-Q354 should be strictly adhered to. Failing to adhere to these precautions may lead to severe damage of the IMB-Q354 and injury to the person installing the motherboard. 4.2.1 Installation Notices...

  • Page 58: Installation Checklist

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard When working with the IMB-Q354, make sure that it is disconnected from all power supplies and that no electricity is being fed into the system. Before and during the installation of the IMB-Q354 DO NOT: Remove any of the stickers on the PCB board. These stickers are required for warranty validation.

  • Page 59: Unpacking

    Running a CPU without a cooling kit may also result in injury to the user. The CPU, CPU cooling kit and DIMM are the most critical components of the IMB-Q354. If one of these components is not installed the IMB-Q354 cannot run.

  • Page 60: Socket Lga775 Cpu Installation

    The LGA775 socket is shown in Figure 4-1. Figure 4-1: Intel® LGA775 Socket To install a socket LGA775 CPU onto the IMB-Q354, follow the steps below: Page 60...

  • Page 61: Figure 4-2: Remove The Cpu Socket Protective Shield

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard WARNING: When handling the CPU, only hold it on the sides. DO NOT touch the pins at the bottom of the CPU. Step 1: Remove the protective cover. Remove the black protective cover by prying it off the load plate. To remove the protective cover, locate the “REMOVE” sign and use your fingernail to pry the protective cover off.

  • Page 62: Figure 4-3: Open The Cpu Socket Load Plate

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 4-3: Open the CPU Socket Load Plate Step 3: Inspect the CPU socket Make sure there are no bent pins and make sure the socket contacts are free of foreign material. If any debris is found, remove it with compressed air.

  • Page 63: Socket Lga775 Cf-520 Cooling Kit Installation

    WARNING: It is strongly recommended that you DO NOT use the original heat sink and cooler provided by Intel® on the IMB-Q354. IEI’s cooling kit (CF-520) includes a support bracket that is combined with the heat sink mounted on the CPU to counterweigh and balance the load on both sides of the PCB.

  • Page 64: Figure 4-5: Iei Cf-520 Cooling Kit

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 4-5: IEI CF-520 Cooling Kit An IEI Socket LGA775 CPU cooling kit shown in Figure 4-5 can be purchased separately. The cooling kit comprises a CPU heat sink and a cooling fan. WARNING: Do not wipe off (accidentally or otherwise) the pre-sprayed layer of thermal paste on the bottom of the CF-520 heat sink.

  • Page 65: Dimm Installation

    Step 6: Connect the fan cable. Connect the cooling kit fan cable to the fan connector on the IMB-Q354. Carefully route the cable and avoid heat generating chips and fan blades. Step 0: 4.4.3 DIMM Installation...

  • Page 66: Dimm Purchasing Guidelines

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 4.4.3.1 DIMM Purchasing Guidelines WARNING: Only use DDR2 DIMMs. If DDR DIMMs are used the system may be irreparably damaged. When purchasing the DDR2 DIMM, please follow the guidelines below: ONLY purchase DDR2 DIMM Have a frequency of 667 MHz or 800 MHz Have a maximum capacity of 2.0 GB...

  • Page 67: Dimm Installation Guidelines

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard On the IMB-Q354, each channel is interfaced to two 240-pin DIMM sockets in the following order (see Figure 4-7 above): Channel A: DIMM1 and DIMM2 Channel B: DIMM3 and DIMM4 When populating the DDR2 DIMM sockets, populate them in the following order to...

  • Page 68: Jumper Settings

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 4-8: Installing a DIMM Step 3: Insert the DIMM. Once properly aligned, the DIMM can be inserted into the socket. As the DIMM is inserted, the white handles on the side of the socket will close automatically and secure the DIMM to the socket. See Figure 4-8.

  • Page 69: Clear Cmos Jumper

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Before the IMB-Q354 is installed in the system, the jumpers must be set in accordance with the desired configuration. The jumpers on the IMB-Q354 are listed in Table 4-1. Description Label Type Clear CMOS J_CMOS1 3-pin header...

  • Page 70: Com Port Pin 9 Setting Jumpers

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Load Failsafe Defaults. After having done one of the above, save the changes and exit the CMOS Setup menu. The clear CMOS jumper settings are shown in Table 4-2. Clear CMOS Description Short 1 - 2 Keep CMOS Setup...

  • Page 71: Com Port Pin 9 Voltage Setting Jumpers

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard J_COM_F2 Description Short 1 – 2 COM 2 RI Pin use voltage Short 2 – 3 COM 2 RI Pin use RI Default J_COM_F3 Description Short 1 – 2 COM 3 RI Pin use voltage Short 2 – 3...

  • Page 72: Figure 4-11: Com Port Pin 9 Voltage Setting Jumper Locations

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard The COM Port Pin 9 Voltage Setting jumpers configure pin 9 on COM 2/COM 3/COM 4 as either a +5V or +12V power source. The COM Port Pin 9 Voltage Setting jumpers selection options are shown in Table 4-3.

  • Page 73: Chassis Installation

    The IMB-Q354 must be installed in a chassis with ventilation holes on the sides allowing airflow to travel through the heat sink surface. In a system with an individual power supply unit, the cooling fan of a power supply can also help generate airflow through the board surface.

  • Page 74: Sata Drive Connection

    0: 4.7.2 SATA Drive Connection The IMB-Q354 is shipped with two SATA drive cables and one SATA drive power cable. To connect the SATA drives to the connectors, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Locate the connectors.

  • Page 75: Figure 4-13: Sata Drive Cable Connection

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 4-13: SATA Drive Cable Connection Step 3: Connect the cable to the SATA disk. Connect the connector on the other end of the cable to the connector at the back of the SATA drive. See Figure 4-14.

  • Page 76: Usb Cable (Dual Port)

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 4.7.3 USB Cable (Dual Port) The IMB-Q354 is shipped with a dual port USB 2.0 cable. To connect the USB cable connector, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Locate the connectors. The locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 3.

  • Page 77: Pcie X16 Expansion Card Installation

    0: 4.7.4 PCIe x16 Expansion Card Installation A PCIe x16 expansion card can be installed on the IMB-Q354 using the PCIe x16 expansion slot. To install a PCIe expansion card into the PCIe socket, please follow the steps below and refer to Figure 4-16.

  • Page 78: External Peripheral Interface Connection

    USB devices VGA monitors To install these devices, connect the corresponding cable connector from the actual device to the corresponding IMB-Q354 external peripheral interface connector making sure the pins are properly aligned. 4.8.1 Audio Connection Audio signals are interfaced through three phone jack connections. The red phone jack is for Mic In, blue is for Line In and green is for Speaker Out.

  • Page 79: Lan Connection (Single Connector)

    Locate the RJ-45 connectors. The locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 4. Step 2: Align the connectors. Align the RJ-45 connector on the LAN cable with one of the RJ-45 connectors on the IMB-Q354. See Figure 4-18. Page 79...

  • Page 80: Parallel Device Connection

    RJ-45 connector into the onboard RJ-45 connector. Step 0: 4.8.3 Parallel Device Connection The IMB-Q354 has a single female DB-25 connector on the external peripheral interface panel for parallel devices. Follow the steps below to connect a parallel device to the IMB-Q354.

  • Page 81: Ps/2 Keyboard And Mouse Connection

    Step 0: 4.8.4 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connection The IMB-Q354 has a dual PS/2 connector on the external peripheral interface panel. The dual PS/2 connector is used to connect to a keyboard and mouse to the system. Follow the steps below to connect a keyboard and mouse to the IMB-Q354.

  • Page 82: Serial Device Connection

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 4-20: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector 4.8.5 Serial Device Connection The IMB-Q354 has a single male DB-9 connector on the external peripheral interface panel for a serial device. Follow the steps below to connect a serial device to the IMB-Q354.

  • Page 83: Usb Device Connection

    Step 1: Located the USB connectors. The locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 4. Step 2: Align the connectors. Align the USB device connector with one of the connectors on the IMB-Q354. See Figure 4-22. Page 83...

  • Page 84: Vga Monitor Connection

    Step 0: 4.8.7 VGA Monitor Connection The IMB-Q354 has a single female DB-15 connector on the external peripheral interface panel. The DB-15 connector is connected to a CRT or VGA monitor. To connect a monitor to the IMB-Q354, please follow the instructions below.

  • Page 85: Figure 4-23: Vga Connector

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 4-23: VGA Connector Step 4: Secure the connector. Secure the DB-15 VGA connector from the VGA monitor to the external interface by tightening the two retention screws on either side of the connector. Step 0: Page 85...

  • Page 86: Ami Bios

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Chapter AMI BIOS Page 86...

  • Page 87: Introduction

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 5.1 Introduction A licensed copy of AMI BIOS is preprogrammed into the ROM BIOS. The BIOS setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This chapter describes how to access the BIOS setup program and the configuration options that may be changed.

  • Page 88: Getting Help

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard F1 key General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F2 /F3 key Change color from total 16 colors. F2 to select color forward. F10 key Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys 5.1.3 Getting Help...

  • Page 89: Main

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 5.2 Main The Main BIOS menu (BIOS Menu 1) appears when the BIOS Setup program is entered. The Main menu gives an overview of the basic system information. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset...

  • Page 90: Advanced

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard The System Overview field also has two user configurable fields: System Time [xx:xx:xx] Use the System Time option to set the system time. Manually enter the hours, minutes and seconds. System Date [xx/xx/xx] Use the System Date option to set the system date. Manually enter the day, month and year.

  • Page 91: Cpu Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Advanced Settings Configure CPU ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction > CPU Configuration > IDE Configuration > Floppy Configuration > SuperIO Configuration >...

  • Page 92: Ide Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard The CPU Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 3) lists the following CPU details: Manufacturer: Lists the name of the CPU manufacturer Brand String: Lists the brand name of the CPU being used Frequency: Lists the CPU processing speed...

  • Page 93: Ide Master, Ide Slave

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard SATA#1 Configuration [Enhanced] Use the SATA#n BIOS option to enable the n SATA drive port. The n SATA drive port is disabled Disabled Enhanced The n SATA drive port is activated EFAULT Configure SATA as [IDE] Use the Configure SATA as option to configure SATA devices as normal IDE devices.

  • Page 94: Menu 5: Ide Master And Ide Slave Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Primary IDE Master Select the type of device ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ connected to the system Device :Not Detected ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) [Auto] Select Screen...
  • Page 95 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 32Bit Data Transfer: Enables 32-bit data transfer. Type [Auto] Use the Type BIOS option select the type of device the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) is complete. Not Installed BIOS is prevented from searching for an IDE disk drive on the specified channel.
  • Page 96 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Block (Multi Sector Transfer) [Auto] Use the Block (Multi Sector Transfer) to disable or enable BIOS to auto detect if the device supports multi-sector transfers. Disabled BIOS is prevented from using Multi-Sector Transfer on the specified channel. The data to and from the device occurs one sector at a time.

  • Page 97: Floppy Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Auto BIOS auto detects the DMA mode. Use this value if the IDE EFAULT disk drive support cannot be determined. S.M.A.R.T [Auto] Use the S.M.A.R.T option to auto-detect, disable or enable Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) on the drive on the specified channel. S.M.A.R.T predicts impending drive failures.

  • Page 98: Super Io Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit Floppy Configuration Select the type of floppy ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ drive connected to the system Floppy A [Disabled] Select Screen ↑ ↓ Select Item Change Field Select Field...

  • Page 99: Menu 7: Super Io Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Configure ITE8712 Super IO Chipset Allows BIOS to select ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Serial Port Base Addresses Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] IR Mode [IrDA] IR Duplex Mode [Half Duplex] Parallel Port Address...
  • Page 100 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard IR Duplex Mode [Half Duplex] Use the IR Duplex Mode option to select the infrared port operational mode. IR port mode is full-duplex Full Duplex Half Duplex IR port mode is half-duplex EFAULT Parallel Port Address [378] Use the Parallel Port Address option to select the parallel port base address.
  • Page 101 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Serial Port5 IRQ [10] Use the Serial Port5 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 5. Serial port 5 IRQ address is 10 EFAULT Serial port 5 IRQ address is 11 Serial Port2 Address [3E8] Use the Serial Port2 Address option to select the Serial Port 2 base address.

  • Page 102: Hardware Health Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Serial port 3 IRQ address is 10 EFAULT Serial port 3 IRQ address is 11 Serial Port4 Address [2E0] Use the Serial Port4 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 4. Disabled No base address is assigned to serial port 3...

  • Page 103: Menu 8: Hardware Health Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring Fan configuration mode ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ setting CPU_FAN1 Mode Setting [Full On Mode] ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ CPU Temperature :46ºC/114ºF PWM Temperature :29ºC/84ºF System Temperature :31ºC/87ºF CPU_FAN1 Speed...

  • Page 104: Icp Power Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Fan Speeds: The CPU cooling fan speed is monitored. CPU_FAN1 Speed SYS_FAN1 Speed Voltages: The following system voltages are monitored CPU Core DDR2 1.8V +3.30V +5.00V +12.0V FSB +1.2V +1.5V +1.25V VBAT 5.3.6 ICP Power Configuration Use the ICP Power Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 9) to configure advanced ACPI configuration options.

  • Page 105: Acpi Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 5.3.6.1 ACPI Configuration The ACPI Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 10) configures the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI). BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit ACPI Settings Select the ACPI state ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ used for System Suspend.

  • Page 106: Menu 11: Power Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Power Configuration Select the ACPI state ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ used for System Suspend. Restore on AC Power Loss [Power On] Advanced Resume Event Controls Resume On KeyBoard/Mouse [Disabled] Resume on PME#...

  • Page 107: Ahci Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Resume on PME# [Disabled] Use the Resume on PME# BIOS option to enable activity on the PCI PME (power management event) controller to rouse the system from a suspend or standby state. Disabled Wake event not generated by PCI PME controller...

  • Page 108: Ahci Port N

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit AHCI Settings While entering setup, ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices. > AHCI Port0 [Not Detected] This displays the status > AHCI Port1 [Not Detected] of auto detection of IDE >...

  • Page 109: Intel Amt Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit AHCI Port0 Select the type of device ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ connected to the system Device :Not Detected ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ SATA Port0 [Auto] S.M.A.R.T. [Enabled] Select Screen ↑ ↓ Select Item...

  • Page 110: Me Subsystem Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Configure Intel AMT Parameters Disabled ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Enabled Intel AMT Support [Disabled] > ME Subsystem Configuration Select Screen ↑ ↓ Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help...

  • Page 111: Menu 15: Me Subsystem Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit ME Subsystem Configuration Disabled ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Enabled BootBlock HECI Message [Enabled] HECI Message [Enabled] End of Post S5 HECI Message [Enabled] ME HECI Configuration ME-HECI [Enabled] Select Screen...

  • Page 112: Intel Vt-D Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Disabled The HECI message is disabled when the system is off. The HECI message enabled when the system is off. Enabled EFAULT ME-HECI [Enabled] The ME-HECI option is enabled by default and can not be changed. ME-IDER [Disabled] Use the ME-IDER option to enable or disable the IDE-Redirection (IDE-R) function on an AMT-capable system.

  • Page 113: Remote Access Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Disabled Enabled Intel VT-d [Disabled] Select Screen ↑ ↓ Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.61 ©Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.

  • Page 114: Trusted Computing

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Configure Remote Access type and parameters ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Remote Access [Disabled] Select Screen ↑ ↓ Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.61 ©Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.

  • Page 115: Usb Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Trusted Computing ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ TCG/TPM SUPPORT [No] Select Screen ↑ ↓ Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.61 ©Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.

  • Page 116: Menu 19: Usb Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit USB Configuration Disabled ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Enabled Module Version – 3.0.0-14.4 USB Devices Enabled: None Select Screen ↑ ↓ USB Functions [Enabled] Select Item USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Change Field...

  • Page 117: Iei Feature

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Use the Legacy USB Support BIOS option to enable USB mouse and USB keyboard support. Normally if this option is not enabled, any attached USB mouse or USB keyboard does not become available until a USB compatible operating system is fully booted with all USB drivers loaded.

  • Page 118: Pci/Pnp

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit IEI Feature ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Auto Recovery Function [Disabled] Select Screen ↑ ↓ Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.61 ©Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.

  • Page 119: Menu 21: Pci/Pnp Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Advanced PCI/PnP Settings Available: Specified IRQ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ is available to be use the PCI/PnP devices WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections Reserved: Specified IRQ may cause system to malfunction...
  • Page 120 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ 11 IRQ 14 IRQ 15 DMA Channel# [Available] Use the DMA Channel# option to assign a specific DMA channel to a particular PCI/PnP device. Available The specified DMA is available to be used by...

  • Page 121: Boot

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 5.5 Boot Use the Boot menu (BIOS Menu 22) to configure system boot options. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Boot Settings Configure settings ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ during system boot. > Boot Settings Configuration Select Screen ↑...
  • Page 122 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Quick Boot [Enabled] Use the Quick Boot BIOS option to make the computer speed up the boot process. No POST procedures are skipped Disabled Enabled Some POST procedures are skipped to decrease EFAULT the system boot time Quiet Boot [Enabled] Use the Quiet Boot BIOS option to select the screen display when the system boots.

  • Page 123: Security

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard automatically when the computer system boots up. This allows the immediate use of the 10-key numeric keypad located on the right side of the keyboard. To confirm this, the Number Lock LED light on the keyboard is lit.

  • Page 124: Chipset

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Security Settings ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Supervisor Password :Not Installed User Password :Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Select Screen Change User Password ↑ ↓ Select Item Change Field Select Field...

  • Page 125: Northbridge Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard WARNING! Setting the wrong values for the Chipset BIOS selections in the Chipset BIOS menu may cause the system to malfunction. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Advanced Chipset Settings ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ WARNING: Setting wrong values in below section may cause system to malfunction.

  • Page 126: Menu 26: North Bridge Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit North Bridge Chipset Configuration ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Memory Remap Feature [Enabled] PCI MMIO Allocation: 4GB to 3072MB Memory Hole [Disabled] Select Screen Initate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI] ↑ ↓ Internal Graphics Mode Select...

  • Page 127: Southbridge Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI] Use the Initiate Graphic Adapter option to select the graphics controller used as the primary boot device. Select either an integrated graphics controller (IGD) or a combination of PCI graphics controller, a PCI express (PEG) controller or an IGD. Configuration...

  • Page 128: Menu 27: South Bridge Chipset Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit South Bridge Chipset Configuration High Definition Audio ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Controller HAD Controller [Enabled] ASF Support [Enabled] Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Select Screen ↑ ↓ Select Item Change Field Select Field...

  • Page 129: Exit

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Use the Spread Spectrum option to reduce the EMI. Excess EMI is generated when the system clock generator pulses have extreme values. Spreading the pulse spectrum modulates changes in the extreme values from spikes to flat curves, thus reducing the EMI.
  • Page 130 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Discard Changes and Exit Use the Discard Changes and Exit option to exit the BIOS configuration setup program without saving the changes made to the system. Discard Changes Use the Discard Changes option to discard the changes and remain in the BIOS configuration setup program.

  • Page 131: Software Drivers

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Chapter Software Drivers Page 131...

  • Page 132: Available Software Drivers

    Audio driver Installation instructions are given below. 6.2 Driver CD Auto-run All the drivers for the IMB-Q354 are on the CD that came with the system. To install the drivers, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Insert the CD into a CD drive connected to the system.

  • Page 133: Figure 6-1: Introduction Screen

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-1: Introduction Screen Step 3: Click IMB-Q354. Step 4: A new screen with a list of available drivers appears (Figure 6-2). Figure 6-2: Available Drivers Step 5: Select the driver to install from the list in Figure 6-2. Detailed driver installation instructions follow below.

  • Page 134: Intel® Chipset Driver

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 6.3 Intel® Chipset Driver To install the Intel® chipset driver, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Select IMB-Q354 from the list in Figure 6-1. Select INF from the list in Figure 6-2. Step 2: Step 3: The window shown in Figure 6-3 appears.

  • Page 135: Figure 6-4: Intel® Chipset Driver Setup Icon

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-4: Intel® Chipset Driver Setup Icon Step 6: Click on the infinst_autol setup icon in Figure 6-4. Step 7: The Intel® Package Manager begins to extract the installation files. See Figure 6-5. Page 135...

  • Page 136: Figure 6-5: Intel® Package Manager

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-5: Intel® Package Manager Step 8: The Intel® Setup Welcome screen. See Figure 6-6. Figure 6-6: Intel® Setup Welcome Screen Step 9: Click N to continue. Step 10: The Intel® license agreement in appears. Page 136...

  • Page 137: Figure 6-7: Intel® Chipset Driver License Agreement

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-7: Intel® Chipset Driver License Agreement Step 11: Accept the terms and conditions by clicking Y Step 12: The Readme file in Figure 6-8 appears. Figure 6-8: Readme File Step 13: Click N to continue. Step 14: The driver is then installed.

  • Page 138: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-9: Intel® Chipset Driver Complete Installation Screen Step 16: To complete the chipset driver installation, click F Step 0: INISH 6.4 Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver To install the chipset driver, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Select the VGA driver from the list in Figure 6-2.

  • Page 139: Figure 6-10: Select The Operating System

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-10: Select the Operating System Step 3: Select the operating system from those shown in Figure 6-10. Step 4: A new window appears. See Figure 6-11. Figure 6-11: Intel® Driver Directory Page 139...

  • Page 140: Figure 6-12: Intel® Vga Driver Setup Icon

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Step 5: Click the directory icon in Figure 6-11. Step 6: A new window appears. See Figure 6-12. Figure 6-12: Intel® VGA Driver Setup Icon Step 7: Click on the VGA driver installation icon in See Figure 6-12.

  • Page 141: Figure 6-13: Gma Driver Readme File

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-13: GMA Driver Readme File Step 9: Click N to extract the GMA driver files. See Figure 6-14. Figure 6-14: GMA Driver File Extraction Step 10: The welcome screen shown in Figure 6-15 appears. Figure 6-15: GMA Driver Installation Welcome Screen...

  • Page 142: Figure 6-16: Gma Driver License Agreement

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Step 12: The license agreement in Figure 6-16 appears. Figure 6-16: GMA Driver License Agreement Step 13: Click the Y in Figure 6-16 to continue. Step 14: The installation notice shown in Figure 6-17 appears. Figure 6-17: GMA Driver Installing Notice Step 15: A confirmation screen shown in Figure 6-18 appears.

  • Page 143: Intel® 82566Dm Gigabit Lan Connect Device Driver

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-18: GMA Driver Installation Complete Step 16: After selecting when to restart the computer in Figure 6-18, click F INISH 6.5 Intel® 82566DM Gigabit LAN Connect Device Driver To install the Intel® 82566DM Gigabit LAN connect device driver, please follow the steps below.

  • Page 144: Figure 6-19: Intel® 82566Dm Driver Directory Icon

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-19: Intel® 82566DM Driver Directory Icon Step 3: Click on the Intel® 82566DM directory icon in Figure 6-19. Step 4: The window in Figure 6-20 appears. Page 144...

  • Page 145: Figure 6-20: Intel® 82566Dm Operating System

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-20: Intel® 82566DM Operating System Step 5: Select the Operating System in Figure 6-20. Step 6: The window in Figure 6-21appears. Step 7: In Figure 6-21 select the operating system type installed on the system. Figure 6-21: Select Operating System Type Step 8: The window in Figure 6-22 appears.

  • Page 146: Figure 6-22: Driver Directory

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-22: Driver Directory Step 9: Click on the directory icon in Figure 6-22. Step 10: A window containing the Intel® 82566DM driver startup icon appears. See Figure 6-23. Figure 6-23: Intel® 82566DM Device Driver Startup Icon Step 11: Double click the Intel®...

  • Page 147: Figure 6-24: Intel® 82566Dm Welcome Screen

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Step 12: The driver begins to extract the installation files. Step 13: The Welcome screen in Figure 6-24 appears next. Step 14: Click N to continue. Figure 6-24: Intel® 82566DM Welcome Screen Step 15: The license agreement in Figure 6-25 appears.

  • Page 148: Figure 6-26: Intel® 82566Dm Driver Setup Options

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Step 16: Accept the conditions of the license agreement and click N to continue. Step 17: The Setup Options screen in Figure 6-26 appears next. Figure 6-26: Intel® 82566DM Driver Setup Options Step 18: Select the required installation configuration in Figure 6-26 and click N continue.

  • Page 149: Intel® 82573 Pci Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller Driver

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Step 20: Click I in Figure 6-27. NSTALL Step 21: The program starts to install the driver. The window in appears. Figure 6-28: Intel® 82566DM Driver Installation Progress Step 22: When the installation is finished. Click F in the termination screen.

  • Page 150: Figure 6-29: Intel® 82573 Driver Directory Icon

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-29: Intel® 82573 Driver Directory Icon Step 3: Click on the Intel® 82573L directory icon in Figure 6-29. Step 4: The window in Figure 6-30 appears. Page 150...

  • Page 151: Figure 6-30: Intel® 82573 Operating System

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-30: Intel® 82573 Operating System Step 5: Select the Operating System in Figure 6-30. Step 6: The window in Figure 6-31 appears. Step 7: In Figure 6-31 select the operating system type installed on the system.

  • Page 152: Figure 6-32: Driver Directory

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-32: Driver Directory Step 9: Click on the directory icon in Figure 6-22. Step 10: A window containing the Intel® 82573 driver startup icon appears. See Figure 6-32. Figure 6-33: Intel® 82573 Driver Startup Icon Step 11: Click the startup icon in Figure 6-33.

  • Page 153: Figure 6-34: Intel® 82573 License Agreement

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Step 12: The License Agreement for the Intel® 82573 appears. See Figure 6-34. Figure 6-34: Intel® 82573 License Agreement Step 13: Accept the license terms and agreements in and click N to continue. Step 14: Next, select the directory in which the files must be saved. See Figure 6-35.

  • Page 154: Figure 6-35: Intel® 82573 File Location Select

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-35: Intel® 82573 File Location Select Step 15: Click N to continue. Step 16: The driver begins to extract the installation files. See Figure 6-36. Figure 6-36: Intel® 82573 Installation Files Extraction Step 17: The Intel® PRO Network Connections window appears. See Figure 6-37.

  • Page 155: Figure 6-37: Intel® Pro Network Connections Window

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-37: Intel® PRO Network Connections window Step 18: Click I in Figure 6-37. NSTALL RIVERS Step 19: The Intel® PRO Network Connections Welcome screen in Figure 6-38 appears. Figure 6-38: Intel® PRO Network Connections Welcome Step 20: Click N to continue.

  • Page 156: Figure 6-39: License Agreement

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-39: License Agreement Step 22: Accept the terms and conditions in Figure 6-39 and click N to continue. Step 23: The Setup Type window in Figure 6-40 appears. Figure 6-40: Setup Type Step 24: Select the setup type in Figure 6-40 and click N to continue.

  • Page 157: Realtek Hd Audio Driver (Alc662) Installation

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-41: Intel® 82573 Driver Installation Progress Step 26: When the driver is installed. Click F in the termination screen. Step 0: INISH 6.7 Realtek HD Audio Driver (ALC662) Installation To install the Realtek High Definition (HD) Audio driver, please follow the steps below.

  • Page 158: Driver Installation

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 6.7.2 Driver Installation To install the audio driver please follow the steps below. Step 1: Select AUDIO from the list in Figure 6-2. Step 2: Double-click the ALC662 folder. Step 3: Locate the Setup.exe program icon and double-click it.

  • Page 159: Figure 6-44: Installshield Wizard Welcome Screen

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-44: InstallShield Wizard Welcome Screen Step 7: Click N to continue the installation. Step 8: InstallShield starts to install the new software as shown in Figure 6-45. Figure 6-45: Audio Driver Software Configuration Step 9: The Installation Wizard updates the system as shown in Figure 6-46.

  • Page 160: Figure 6-46: Installation Wizard Updates The System

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-46: Installation Wizard Updates the System Step 10: After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen appears (Figure 6-47). Figure 6-47: Restart the Computer Step 11: The confirmation screen offers the option of restarting the computer now or later.

  • Page 161: Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Driver Installation

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard ® 6.8 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver Installation To install the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager driver, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Select SATA from the list in Figure 6-2. A new window opens (Figure 6-48).

  • Page 162: Figure 6-49: Sata Raid Setup Program Icon

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-49: SATA RAID Setup Program Icon Step 5: Figure 6-50 shows the InstallShield Wizard preparing to guide the user through the rest of the process. Figure 6-50: InstallShield Wizard Setup Screen Page 162...

  • Page 163: Figure 6-51: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Screen

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Step 6: Figure 6-51 shows the Matrix Storage Manager software configuring the installation process. Figure 6-51: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Screen Step 7: Figure 6-52 shows the Matrix Storage Manager welcome screen. Figure 6-52: Matrix Storage Manager Welcome Screen...

  • Page 164: Figure 6-53: Matrix Storage Manager Warning Screen

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-53: Matrix Storage Manager Warning Screen Step 9: Click N and a license agreement appears (Figure 6-54). Figure 6-54: Matrix Storage Manager License Agreement Step 10: Read the license agreement. To accept the terms and conditions stipulated in...

  • Page 165: Figure 6-55: Matrix Storage Manager Readme File

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-55: Matrix Storage Manager Readme File Step 11: Read the Readme file information and click N Step 12: After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen appears (Figure 6-56). Figure 6-56: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Complete...

  • Page 166: Intel® Active Management Technology Driver Installation

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Step 13: The confirmation screen offers the option of restarting the computer now or later. For the settings to take effect, the computer must be restarted. Click F INISH restart the computer. Step 0: 6.9 Intel® Active Management Technology Driver Installation To install the Intel®...

  • Page 167: Figure 6-58: Iamt Driver Installation Icon

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-58: IAMT Driver Installation Icon Step 4: Double click the setup icon in Figure 6-58. Step 5: The window in Figure 6-59 appears. Figure 6-59: IAMT Welcome Screen Step 6: Click N to continue. The License Agreement in Figure 6-60 appears.

  • Page 168: Figure 6-60: Iamt License Agreement

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-60: IAMT License Agreement Step 7: Agree to the terms and conditions in the license agreement by clicking Y Step 8: The IAMT Readme file in Figure 6-61 appears Figure 6-61: IAMT Readme File Step 9: Click N to continue.

  • Page 169: Figure 6-62: Iamt Setup Operations

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-62: IAMT Setup Operations Step 11: When the Setup Operations in Figure 6-62 are complete, the window in Figure 6-63 appears. Figure 6-63: Completed Installation Step 12: Click F to complete the IAMT installation. INISH Step 13: Go back to iAMT and Utilities directory (Figure 6-64).

  • Page 170: Figure 6-64: Iamt Driver Directory

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-64: IAMT Driver Directory Step 14: Click on the HECI directory icon. The window in Figure 6-65 appears. Figure 6-65: HECI Driver Installation Icon Step 15: Double click the setup icon in Figure 6-65. Step 16: Follow the step-by-step installation process to install the HECI driver.

  • Page 171: Intel Amt Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Chapter ® Intel Configuration Page 171...

  • Page 172: Intel ® Amt Setup Procedure

    ® 7.1 Intel AMT Setup Procedure The IMB-Q354 is featured with the Intel® Active Management Technology (AMT). To enable the Intel® AMT function, follow the steps below. Step 1: Make sure the DIMM1 socket is installed with one DDR2 DIMM.

  • Page 173: Intel ® Management Engine Bios Extension

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard ® 7.2 Intel Management Engine BIOS Extension This section describes the essential steps for using the Intel® Management Engine BIOS extension (MEBx). Step 1: A screen prompts the user to press <Ctrl+P> after a single beep during boot-up process.

  • Page 174: Figure 7-3: Change Intel® Me Password

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard letter, one lower case letter, one digit and one special character, and be at least eight characters). (Figure 7-3) Figure 7-3: Change Intel® ME Password Step 4: Verify the new password by entering again (Figure 7-4). Figure 7-4: Verify New Password Step 5: Select Intel®...

  • Page 175: Figure 7-6: Provision Model

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 7-6: Provision Model Step 7: When the screen in Figure 7-7 prompts, enter N and press Enter. Figure 7-7: Intel® AMT 3.0 Mode Step 8: A message prompts to confirm to Change to Small Business (Figure 7-8). Enter Y and press Enter.

  • Page 176: Figure 7-8: Enterprise

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 7-8: Enterprise Step 9: Select TCP/IP (in Intel AMT Configuration) and press Enter. A message prompts for disabling network interface. Enter N to enable network interface. Figure 7-9: Enable Network Interface Step 10: Enable or disable DHCP. DHCP is enabled by default. If DHCP is disabled, enter...

  • Page 177: Using The Intel Amt Web Interface

    7.3 Using the Intel AMT Web Interface NOTE: Prior to use the Intel® AMT web interface, please make sure the Intel® AMT drivers are properly installed in the IMB-Q354 and the Intel® AMT enabled confirmation dialog window displays after boot-up. Page 177...

  • Page 178: Figure 7-11: Intel® Amt Web Address

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard To access an Intel® AMT client system from a remote console, follow the steps below. Step 1: Obtain the IP address of the client system. Step 2: On the remote management console, open a web browser. Step 3: If DHCP is enabled in the TCP/IP menu of the Intel®...

  • Page 179: Figure 7-12: Intel® Amt Web Login Dialog

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 7-12: Intel® AMT Web Login Dialog Step 6: Enter admin as the user name (Figure 7-12). Step 7: Enter the password changed in the Intel® MEBx configuration (Section 7.2, Step 3). If the password remained as default, enter Abab12!@ Step 8: Press OK and the Intel®...

  • Page 180: Figure 7-13: Intel® Amt Web Interface

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure 7-13: Intel® AMT Web Interface NOTE: To enhance the platform manageability of the IMB-Q354, work with the Independent Software Vendors (ISV) to implement the Intel® AMT management utility on the system. Page 180...

  • Page 181: Abios Options

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Appendix BIOS Options Page 181...
  • Page 182 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 　 System Overview .........................89 　 System Time [xx:xx:xx] .......................90 　 System Date [xx/xx/xx] ......................90 　 Intel (R) Virtualization Tech. [Disabled] ................92 　 SATA#1 Configuration [Enhanced]..................93 　 Configure SATA as [IDE].....................93 　 IDE Master and IDE Slave....................93 　...
  • Page 183 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 　 Resume on PME# [Disabled] ................... 107 　 Resume on Ring [Disabled] ..................... 107 　 AHCI Port n [Not Detected] ....................108 　 SATA Port n [Auto] ......................109 　 S.M.A.R.T [Enabled]......................109 　 Intel AMT Support [Disabled]................... 110 　...
  • Page 184 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 　 Change Supervisor Password ..................124 　 Change User Password....................124 　 Memory Remap Feature [Enabled].................. 126 　 Memory Hole [Disabled] ....................126 　 Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI] ................. 127 　 Internal Graphics Mode Select [Enable, 8MB] ............... 127 　...

  • Page 185: B Terminology

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Appendix Terminology Page 185...
  • Page 186 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is an OS-directed configuration, power management, and thermal management interface. AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is a SATA Host controller register-level interface. The Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) interface connects storage devices including hard disks and CD-ROM drives to a computer.
  • Page 187 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard and falling edges of the clock signal. Direct Memory Access (DMA) enables some peripheral devices to bypass the system processor and communicate directly with the system memory. DIMM Dual Inline Memory Modules are a type of RAM that offer a 64-bit data bus and have separate electrical contacts on each side of the module.
  • Page 188 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard L2 Cache The Level 2 Cache (L2 Cache) is an external processor memory cache. Liquid crystal display (LCD) is a flat, low-power display device that consists of two polarizing plates with a liquid crystal panel in between.
  • Page 189 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard UHCI The Universal Host Controller Interface (UHCI) specification is a register-level interface description for USB 1.1 Host Controllers. The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is an external bus standard for interfacing devices. USB 1.1 supports 12Mbps data transfer rates, while USB 2.0 supports 480Mbps data transfer rates.

  • Page 190: Cdio Interface

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Appendix DIO Interface Page 190...

  • Page 191: Dio Interface Introduction

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard C.1 DIO Interface Introduction The DIO connector on the IMB-Q354 is interfaced to GPIO ports on the ITE IT8712F Super I/O chipset. The DIO has both 4-bit digital inputs and 4-bit digital outputs. The digital inputs and digital outputs are generally control signals that control the on/off circuit of external devices or TTL devices.

  • Page 192: Assembly Language Samples

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard C.3 Assembly Language Samples C.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function The BIOS interrupt call INT 15H controls the digital I/O. An assembly program to enable digital I/O input functions is listed below. AX, 6F08H Sets the digital port as input Initiates the INT 15H BIOS call C.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function...

  • Page 193: D Watchdog Timer

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Appendix Watchdog Timer Page 193...
  • Page 194 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard NOTE: The following discussion applies to DOS environment. IEI support is contacted or the IEI website visited for specific drivers for more sophisticated operating systems, e.g., Windows and Linux. The Watchdog Timer is provided to ensure that standalone systems can always recover from catastrophic conditions that cause the CPU to crash.
  • Page 195 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard NOTE: When exiting a program it is necessary to disable the Watchdog Timer, otherwise the system resets. Example program: ; INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER W_LOOP: AX, 6F02H ;setting the time-out value BL, 30 ;time-out value is 48 seconds ;...

  • Page 196: E Compatibility

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Appendix Compatibility Page 196...

  • Page 197: Compatible Operating Systems

    The following operating systems have been successfully run on the IMB-Q354. Microsoft Windows XP (SP2) Fedora Core 7 E.2 Compatible Processors The following Intel® LGA775 processors have been successfully tested on the IMB-Q354. Model Number Frequency 65nm Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6850 3.0 GHz...
  • Page 198 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard The following memory modules have been successfully tested on the IMB-Q354. Manufacturer Model No. Capacity Speed Twinmos 8D25JK-TT 512 MB 800 MHz UMAX RMUMX-512DDR667C 512 MB 667 MHz Page 198...

  • Page 199: F Intel Matrix Storage Manager

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Appendix ® Intel Matrix Storage Manager Page 199...

  • Page 200: Introduction

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard F.1 Introduction The Intel® ICH9DO chipset can provide data protection for serial ATA (SATA) disks via the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager using one of three fault-tolerant RAID levels: RAID 1, 5 or 10. When using two hard drives, matrix RAID allows RAID 0 and RAID 1 functions to be combined, where critical files can be stored on RAID 1, and RAID 0 can be used for non-critical items such as software.

  • Page 201: Features And Benefits

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard CAUTION! Do not accidentally disconnect the SATA drive cables. Carefully route the cables within the chassis to avoid system down time. F.2 Features and Benefits Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5 and 10 Supports connectivity to two or more disk drives...

  • Page 202: Raid Configuration

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Step 3: Save and Exit BIOS. After the SATA support option is enabled, save and exit the BIOS. Step 4: Reboot the system. Reboot the system after saving and exiting the BIOS. Step 5: Press Ctrl+I. During the system boot process, press Ctrl+I when prompted to enter the RAID configuration software.
  • Page 203 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure F-1: Matrix Storage Manager Main Menu Step 2: Name the RAID volume. Enter a name for the RAID volume, or press E NTER accept the default volume name. Upper and lower case alphabetic, numeric, space, and underscore characters are all applicable for naming an array. See Figure F-2.
  • Page 204 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard RAID 0 and RAID1 levels require a minimum of two hard drives. RAID5 level requires a minimum of three hard drives. RAID10 level requires a minimum of four hard drives. Figure F-3: Choose the Raid Level Step 4: Select the Stripe Size.
  • Page 205 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure F-4: Select the Stripe Size Step 5: Enter the Volume Capacity. Enter the volume capacity, or press E NTER accept the default capacity. See Figure F-5. Figure F-5: Enter the Volume Capacity Step 6: Create the RAID Volume. Press E to create the RAID volume as specified.
  • Page 206 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure F-6: Create the RAID Volume Step 7: Create RAID Volume Verification. After reading the warning, press Y to create the RAID volume as specified, or N to return to the Create RAID Volume menu. Formatted: Bullet See Figure F-7.

  • Page 207: Deleting A Raid Volume

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard F.4.2 Deleting a RAID Volume WARNING! All data stored on the member drives of a RAID volume are destroyed during the RAID deletion process. Make sure any data to be saved has been moved or backed up before deleting a RAID volume.
  • Page 208 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Step 9: Select RAID Volume to be Deleted. Use the arrow keys to highlight the RAID volume to be deleted and press E . See Figure F-9. NTER Figure F-9: Select RAID Volume to be Deleted Step 10: Delete Volume Verification.

  • Page 209: Resetting A Disk To Non-Raid

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure F-11: Non-RAID Disks F.4.3 Resetting a Disk to Non-RAID WARNING! All data stored on the disk drive of a RAID volume is destroyed when resetting it to non-RAID. Make sure any data to be saved has been moved or backed up before resetting a disk to non-RAID.
  • Page 210 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure F-12: Reset Disk to Non-RAID Menu Step 13: Select Disks to Reset. Use the arrow keys to scroll through the disk drives and press S to select which drives are to be reset as non-RAID. After all the...

  • Page 211: Exiting The Matrix Storage Manager

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure F-14: Reset Disk Verification Step 15: Disk Drive and RAID Volume Status. After the disk drives have been reset, the Matrix Storage Manager Main menu is shown indicating the status of the RAID Formatted: Bullet volumes and disk drives. See Figure F-15.
  • Page 212 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Figure F-16: Exit Menu Step 17: Exit Verification. Press Y to exit the Matrix Storage Manager, or N to return to the Main menu. See Figure F-17. Step 0: Figure F-17: Exit Verification Page 212...

  • Page 213: G Hazardous Materials Disclosure

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Appendix Hazardous Materials Disclosure Page 213...

  • Page 214: Hazardous Material Disclosure Table For Ipb Products Certified As Rohs Compliant Under 2002/95/Ec Without Mercury

    IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard G.1 Hazardous Material Disclosure Table for IPB Products Certified as RoHS Compliant Under 2002/95/EC Without Mercury The details provided in this appendix are to ensure that the product is compliant with the Peoples Republic of China (China) RoHS standards. The table below acknowledges the presences of small quantities of certain materials in the product, and is applicable to China RoHS only.
  • Page 215 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard Part Name Toxic or Hazardous Substances and Elements Lead Mercury Cadmium Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) Chromium Biphenyls Diphenyl Ethers (CR(VI)) (PBB) (PBDE) Housing Display Printed Circuit Board Metal Fasteners Cable Assembly Fan Assembly Power Supply...
  • Page 216 IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard 此附件旨在确保本产品符合中国 RoHS 标准。以下表格标示此产品中某有毒物质的含量符 合中国 RoHS 标准规定的限量要求。 本产品上会附有”环境友好使用期限”的标签，此期限是估算这些物质”不会有泄漏或突变”的 年限。本产品可能包含有较短的环境友好使用期限的可替换元件，像是电池或灯管，这些 元件将会单独标示出来。 部件名称 有毒有害物质或元素 铅 汞 镉 六价铬 多溴联苯 多溴二苯醚 (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) (CR(VI)) (PBB) (PBDE) 壳体 显示 印刷电路板 金属螺帽 电缆组装 风扇组装 电力供应组装 电池 O: 表示该有毒有害物质在该部件所有物质材料中的含量均在 SJ/T11363-2006 标准规定的限量要求以下。 X: 表示该有毒有害物质至少在该部件的某一均质材料中的含量超出 SJ/T11363-2006 标准规定的限量要求。...

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