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KTD-N0850-B Page 4 Contents Contents Introduction ..................... 7 Installation procedure ................ 8 Installing the board .......................... 8 Requirement according to IEC60950 ....................9 System Specification ................ 10 Component main data ........................10 System overview ..........................14 Processor Support Table ........................16 System Memory support ........................
Page 7 Introduction Introduction This manual describes the KTQM77/mITX board made by KONTRON Technology A/S. The boards will also be denoted KTQM77. The KTQM77 board is based on the QM77 chipset, support 3 generation Intel® i7 -, i5 -, i3 2Core and 4Core mobile processors.
1 Installation procedure 1.1 Installing the board To get the board running, follow these steps. If the board shipped from KONTRON has already components like RAM, CPU and cooler mounted, then relevant steps below, can be skipped. 1. Turn off the PSU (Power Supply Unit) Warning: Turn off PSU (Power Supply Unit) completely (no mains power connected to the PSU) or leave the Power Connectors unconnected while configuring the board.
Installation procedure KTD-N0850-B Page 9 1.2 Requirement according to IEC60950 Users of KTQM77 should take care when designing chassis interface connectors in order to fulfil the IEC60950 standard: When an interface/connector has a VCC (or other power) pin, which is directly connected to a power...
KTD-N0850-B Page 10 System Specification 2 System Specification 2.1 Component main data The table below summarizes the features of the KTQM77/mITX embedded motherboard. Form factor KTQM77/mITX: miniITX (170,18 mm by 170,18 mm) Processor Support the following 3 Generation Intel® Core™ (Ivy Bridge M) processors via Socket G2 (rPGA 988B ) ZIF Socket •...
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KTD-N0850-B Page 11 System Specification Video Intel ® i3, i5 & i7 3 Generation Mobile processors support Intel ® HD Graphics 4000. eDP (Embedded DisplayPort) directly from processor. Analogue VGA and digital display ports (DVI, 2x DP, LVDS) via the Mobile Intel ®...
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Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. BIOS • Kontron Technology / AMI BIOS (EFI core version) • Support for ACPI 3.0 ( Advanced Configuration and Power Interface), Plug & Play Suspend (S1 mode)
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-20°C – 70°C; lower limit of storage temperature is defined by specification restriction of on-board CR2032 battery. Board with battery has been verified for storage temperature down to -40°C by Kontron. 5% - 95% relative humidity (non-condensing) Electro Static Discharge (ESD) / Radiated Emissions (EMI): All Peripheral interfaces intended for connection to external equipment are ESD/ EMI protected.
KTD-N0850-B Page 14 System Specification 2.2 System overview The block diagram below shows the architecture and main components of the KTQM77. The key ® component on the board is the Intel QM77 (Panther Point) Mobile Express Chipset. Some components (PCI slots) are optional depending on board type.
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KTD-N0850-B Page 15 System Specification KTQM77/mITX Users Guide...
CPU’s are indicated by text. Some processors in the list are distributed from Kontron, those CPU’s are marked by an * (asterisk). However please notice that this marking is only guide line and maybe not fully updated. Processor...
(worst-case) ambient operating temperature and the actual load of processor. The Kontron PN 1044-9447 is “Active Cooler for KTQM67/KTQM77” capable of being used for processors (fully loaded) having Thermal Guideline up to 45W @ 60ºC ambient temperature.
KTD-N0850-B Page 18 System Specification 2.5 KTQM77 Graphics Subsystem The KTQM77 equipped with Intel ® i3, i5 or i7 processor, supports Intel ® HD Graphics 4000. All KTQM77 versions support eDP (Embedded DisplayPort) directly from processor, and analogue VGA and digital display ports (DVI, 2x DP, LVDS) via the Mobile Intel ® QM77 Chipset. The Analogue VGA and DVI-D are sharing the DVI-I connector.
KTD-N0850-B Page 19 System Specification 2.6 Power Consumption In order to ensure safe operation of the board, the ATX12V power supply must monitor the supply voltage and shut down if the supplies are out of range – refer to the hardware manual for the actual power supply specification.
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KTD-N0850-B Page 20 System Specification The principal test system and test equipment used Tektronix TDS5104B KTQM67 Tektronix TCPA300 Tektronix TCP312 ATX supplies Fluke 289 Current Fluke 179 Tektronix TDS5104B Probe ATX rail switch Note: Power consumption of PSU (power loss), Monitor and HDD are not included.
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KTD-N0850-B Page 21 System Specification a) Low Power Setup KTQM77/mITX ATX+12V PSU DOS Idle, Mean, No external load Current draw Power consumption Supply +12V 0,140 1,680 +12V P4 1,222 14,664 0,411 2,055 +3V3 0,557 1,838 -12V 0,035 0,42 5VSB 0,007...
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KTD-N0850-B Page 22 System Specification b) Low Power Setup KTQM77/mITX +12V only PSU DOS Idle, Mean, No external load Current draw Power consumption Supply +12V P4 1,721 20,652 Total 20,7 Windows 7, mean 3DMARK2005 ( first scene ) & BiT 6...
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KTD-N0850-B Page 23 System Specification c) High Power Setup KTQM77/mITX ATX+12V PSU DOS Idle, Mean, No external load Current draw Power consumption Supply +12V 0,932 11,184 +12V P4 1,102 13,224 0,452 2,260 +3V3 0,553 1,825 -12V 0,036 0,432 5VSB 0,007...
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System Specification KTD-N0850-B Page 24 d) High Power Setup KTQM77/mITX +12V only PSU DOS Idle, Mean, No external load Current draw Power consumption Supply +12V P4 2,499 29,988 Total 30,0 Windows 7, mean 3DMARK2005 ( first scene ) & BiT 6...
KTD-N0850-B Page 27 Connector Definitions 4 Connector Definitions The following sections provide pin definitions and detailed description of all on-board connectors. The connector definitions follow the following notation: Column Description name Shows the pin-numbers in the connector. The graphical layout of the connector definition tables is made similar to the physical connectors.
KTD-N0850-B Page 28 IO-Area Connectors 5 IO-Area Connectors 5.1 Display connectors (IO Area) The KTQM77 provides one on-board DVI-I port (both digital and analogue), two on-board DP’s (DisplayPort), one on-board eDP (Embedded DisplayPort) and one on-board LVDS panel interface. Two graphic pipes are supported;...
KTD-N0850-B Page 29 IO-Area Connectors 5.1.2 DP Connectors (DP0/DP1) (J40/J39) The DP (DisplayPort) connectors are based on standard DP type Foxconn 3VD51203-H7JJ-7H or similar. Signal Description Type Note Lane 0 (p) LVDS Lane 0 (n) LVDS Lane 1 (p) LVDS...
KTD-N0850-B Page 30 IO-Area Connectors 5.2 Ethernet Connectors The KTQM77 supports three channels of 10/100/1000Mb Ethernet, one (ETH1) is based on Intel® Lewisville 82579LM Gigabit PHY with AMT 7.0 support and the two other controllers (ETHER2 & ETHER3) are based on Intel® Hartwell 82574L PCI Express controller.
KTD-N0850-B Page 31 IO-Area Connectors 5.3 USB Connectors (IO Area) The KTQM77 board contains two EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface) and one XHCI (Extensible Host Controller Interface). The two EHCI controllers, EHCI1 and EHCI2, supports up to fourteen USB 2.0 ports allowing data transfers up to 480Mb/s. The XHCI controller supports four USB 3.0 ports allowing data transfers up to 5Gb/s.
KTD-N0850-B Page 32 IO-Area Connectors 5.3.1 USB Connector 0/1 (USB0/1) USB Ports 0 and 1 are mounted together with DP0 port and supports USB3.0/USB2.0. Note Type Signal Signal Type Note USB1- USB1+ 5V/SB5V RX1- TX1+ RX1+ TX1- USB0- USB0+ 5V/SB5V...
KTD-N0850-B Page 33 IO-Area Connectors 5.3.2 USB Connector 2/3 (USB2/3) USB Ports 2 and 3 are mounted together with DP1 port and supports USB3.0/USB2.0. Note Type Signal Signal Type Note USB3- USB3+ 5V/SB5V RX3- TX3+ RX3+ TX3- USB2- USB2+ 5V/SB5V...
KTD-N0850-B Page 34 IO-Area Connectors 5.4 Audio Connector (IO Area) The on-board Audio circuit implements 7.1+2 Channel High Definition Audio with UAA (Universal Audio Architecture), featuring five 24-bit stereo DACs and three 20-bit stereo ADCs. The Following Audio connector is available in IO Area.
KTD-N0850-B Page 35 Internal Connectors 6 Internal Connectors 6.1 Power Connector (ATX/BTXPWR) The KTQM77 boards are designed to be supplied from a standard ATX (or BTX) power supply. Alternatively supplied by single +12V +/-5% (mITX version only). Use of BTX supply is not required for operation, but may be required to drive high-power PCIe cards.
KTD-N0850-B Page 36 Internal Connectors 6.2 Fan Connectors (FAN_CPU) (J28) and (FAN_SYS) (J29) The FAN_CPU is used for the connection of the FAN for the CPU. The FAN_SYS can be used to power, control and monitor a fan for chassis ventilation etc.
KTD-N0850-B Page 37 Internal Connectors 6.3 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse connector (KBDMSE) (J27) Attachment of a PS/2 keyboard/mouse can be done through the pinrow connector KBDMSE (J27). Both interfaces utilize open-drain signalling with on-board pull-up. The PS/2 mouse and keyboard is supplied from SB5V when in standby mode in order to enable keyboard or mouse activity to bring the system out from power saving states.
KTD-N0850-B Page 38 Internal Connectors 6.4 Display connectors (Internal) The KTQM77 provides internal display connectors: one on-board eDP (Embedded DisplayPort) and one on-board LVDS panel interface. For IO Area Display Connectors (DVI-I and two DP’s), see earlier section. Two graphic pipes are supported; meaning that up to two independent displays can be implemented using any two of display connectors (IO Area - and Internal connectors) with the exception of the combination eDP + LVDS.
KTD-N0850-B Page 39 Internal Connectors 6.4.2 LVDS Flat Panel Connector (LVDS) (J20) Two graphic pipes are supported; meaning that up to two independent displays can be implemented using any two of display connectors (IO Area - and Internal connectors) with the exception of the combination eDP + LVDS.
KTD-N0850-B Page 40 Internal Connectors 6.5 SATA (Serial ATA) Disk interface (J21 – J26) The KTQM77 has an integrated SATA Host controller (PCH in the QM77 chipset) that supports independent DMA operation on six ports. One device can be installed on each port for a maximum of six SATA devices.
KTD-N0850-B Page 41 Internal Connectors 6.6 USB Connectors (USB) The KTQM77 board contains two EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface) host controllers (EHCI1 and EHCI2) that support up to fourteen USB 2.0 ports allowing data transfers up to 480Mb/s. Legacy Keyboard/Mouse and wakeup from sleep states are supported. Over-current detection on all fourteen USB ports is supported.
KTD-N0850-B Page 42 Internal Connectors 6.6.3 USB Connector 10/11 (USB10/11) (J11) USB Ports 10 and 11 are supplied on the internal USB10/11 pinrow connector J11. Note Type Signal Signal Type Note PWR 5V/SB5V 5V/SB5V PWR USB10- USB11- USB10+ USB11+ 9 10...
KTD-N0850-B Page 43 Internal Connectors 6.7 Firewire/IEEE1394 connectors (J13,J14) The KTQM77 support two IEEE Std 1394a-2000 fully compliant ports at 100M bits/s, 200M bits/s and 400M bits/s. 6.7.1 IEEE1394 connector (IEEE1394_0) (J14) Pull Pull Note Ioh/Iol Type Signal PIN Signal Type Ioh/Iol...
KTD-N0850-B Page 44 Internal Connectors 6.8 Serial COM1 – COM4 Ports (J15, J16, J17, J18) Four RS232 serial ports are available on the KTQM77. The typical definition of the signals in the COM ports is as follows: Signal Description Transmitted Data, sends data to the communications link. The signal is set to the marking state (-12V) on hardware reset when the transmitter is empty or when loop mode operation is initiated.
KTD-N0850-B Page 45 Internal Connectors 6.9 Audio Connectors The on-board Audio circuit implements 7.1+2 Channel High Definition Audio with UAA (Universal Audio Architecture), featuring five 24-bit stereo DACs and three 20-bit stereo ADCs. The following Audio connectors are available as Internal connectors.
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KTD-N0850-B Page 49 Internal Connectors Signal Description CASE OPEN, used to detect if the system case has been opened. This signal’s status CASE_OPEN# is readable, so it may be used like a GPI when the Intruder switch is not required.
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KTD-N0850-B Page 50 Internal Connectors GPIO in more details. The GPIO’s are controlled via the ITE IT8516F Embedded Controller. Each GPIO has 100pF to ground, clamping Diode to 3V3 and has multiplexed functionality. Some pins can be DAC (Digital to Analogue...
Internal Connectors KTD-N0850-B Page 51 6.11 “Load Default BIOS Settings” Jumper (J37) The “Load Default BIOS Settings” Jumper (J37) can be used to recover from incorrect BIOS settings. As an example, incorrect BIOS settings coursing no display to turn on can be erased by the Jumper.
KTD-N0850-B Page 52 Internal Connectors 6.12 SPI Recover Jumper (J4) The SPI Recover Jumper is used to select BIOS Recovery Flash instead of BIOS Default Flash. Normally SPI Recovery Jumper is not installed and board boots on the BIOS Default Flash. Only in case the Default BIOS gets corrupted (board do not boot) follow the procedure: 1.
KTD-N0850-B Page 53 Internal Connectors 6.14 XDP-CPU (Debug Port for CPU) (J32) The XDP-CPU (Intel Debug Port for CPU) connector is not mounted and not supported. XDP connector layout (pads) is located on the backside of PCB and is prepared for the Molex 52435-2671 (or 52435- 2672).
KTD-N0850-B Page 54 Internal Connectors 6.15 XDP-PCH (Debug Port for Chipset) (J33) The XDP-PCH (Intel Debug Port for Chipset) connector is not mounted and not supported. XDP-PCH connector layout (pads) is located on the backside of PCB (below J35 connector on mITX version) and is prepared for the Molex 52435-2671 (or 52435-2672).
KTD-N0850-B Page 55 Slot Connectors 7 Slot Connectors (PCIe, miniPCIe, PCI) 7.1 PCIe Connectors All members of the KTQM77 family supports one (x16) (16-lane) PCI Express port, one x1 PCI Express port and two miniPCI Express ports. The 16-lane (x16) PCI Express (PCIe 2.0 and PCIe 3.0) port can be used for external PCI Express cards inclusive graphics card.
KTD-N0850-B Page 57 Slot Connectors 7.1.2 miniPCI-Express mPCIe0 (J34) The miniPCI Express port mPCIe0 is located on the backside. Beside miniPCIe cards the mPCIe0 also supports mSATA SSD cards. Note: no USB signals are available. Note Type Signal Signal Type...
KTD-N0850-B Page 58 Slot Connectors 7.1.3 miniPCI-Express mPCIe1 (J35) The miniPCI Express port mPCIe1 is located on the backside. Note: no USB or mSATA signals are available. Note Type Signal Signal Type Note WAKE# +3V3 +1.5V CLKREQ# PCIE_mini CLK# PCIE_mini CLK...
Onboard/mating connector KTD-N0850-B Page 60 8 On-board - & mating connector types The Mating connectors / Cables are connectors or cable kits which are fitting the On-board connector. The highlighted cable kits are included in the “KTQM67 Cable & Driver Kit” PN 826598, in different quantities depending on type of connector.
KTD-N0850-B Page 64 BIOS - Main 10 BIOS The BIOS Setup is used to view and configure BIOS settings for the board. The BIOS Setup is accessed by pressing the <Del> -key after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins.
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BIOS - Advanced KTD-N0850-B Page 72 Notes: Intel HT Technology (Hyper Threading Technology) is a performance feature which allows one core on the processor to appear like 2 cores to the operating system. This doubles the execution resources available to the O/S, which potentially increases the performance of your overall system.
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KTD-N0850-B Page 75 BIOS - Advanced Submenu Software Feature Mask Configuration description: Function Selection Description Disabled RAID0 Enable or disable RAID0 feature. Enabled Disabled RAID1 Enable or disable RAID1 feature. Enabled Disabled RAID10 Enable or disable RAID10 feature. Enabled Disabled RAID5 Enable or disable RAID5 feature.
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KTD-N0850-B Page 76 BIOS - Advanced Remaining SATA Configuration menu description: Function Selection Description Disabled Port 0 Enable or Disable SATA Port. Enabled Disabled Hot Plug Designates this port as Hot Pluggable. Enabled Disabled External SATA External SATA Support. Enabled...
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KTD-N0850-B Page 79 BIOS - Advanced Function Selection Description Set timer to wait before sending AMT Wait Timer (Note1) 0 - 65535 (Note4) ASF_GET_BOOT_OPTIONS. Disabled Disable ME (Note1) Set ME to Soft Temporary Disabled. Enabled Disabled (Note1) Enable/Disabled Alert Specification Format.
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KTD-N0850-B Page 91 BIOS - Advanced Function Selection Description Disabled System Temperature Ext Type LM75 @ 0x90 (note1) OneWire @ GPIO16 Disabled Disabled = Full speed. Fan Cruise Control Thermal (note2) Thermal: Regulate according to specified ºC. (System Fan) Speed Speed: Regulate according to specified RPM.
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KTD-N0850-B Page 107 BIOS - Chipset Function Selection Description Enabled Enable or disable XHCI Pre-Boot Driver XHCI Pre-Boot Driver support. Disabled Smart Auto Auto xHCI Mode Mode of operation of xHCI controller. Enabled Disabled Allows for HS port switching between xHCI and HS Port #1 Switchable EHCI.
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KTD-N0850-B Page 111 BIOS - Chipset Function Selection Description Graphics Turbo IMON Graphics turbo IMON current values supported Current (14 – 31). Auto Select which of IGFX/PEG/PCI Graphics device IGFX Primary Display should be Primary Display Or select SG for Switchable Gfx.
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KTD-N0850-B Page 113 BIOS - Chipset Function Selection Description Select the Video Device which will be VBIOS Default activated during POST. (DVI-A, default 1) This has no effect if external graphics (DVI-D, default 1) present. Primary IGFX Boot Display (LVDS display)
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KTD-N0850-B Page 114 BIOS - Chipset Function Selection Description VBIOS Default NTSC_M NTSC_M_J NTSC_433 PAL_B PAL_G PAL_D PAL_H PAL_I PAL_M PAL_N SECAM_L Select the ability to configure a TV1 Standard SECAM_B TV Format. SECAM_D SECAM_G SECAM_H SECAM_K HDTV_STD_SMPTE_240M_1080i59 HDTV_STD_SMPTE_240M_1080i60 HDTV_STD_SMPTE_295M_1080i50...
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KTD-N0850-B Page 115 BIOS - Chipset Function Selection Description Valid only for ACPI. Legacy = ALS Support through the IGD INT10 Enabled ALS Support function. Disabled SCPI = ALS support through an ACPI ALS driver. Select the Active LFP Configuration.
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KTD-N0850-B Page 118 BIOS - Chipset Function Selection Description Auto Configure PEG0 B0:D1:F0 PEG0 – Gen X GEN1 Gen1-Gen3 Gen2 Disabled Auto Control ASPM support for the PEG: Device 1 PEG0 ASPM ASPM L0s Function 0. This has no effect if PEG is not the currently active device.
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KTD-N0850-B Page 123 BIOS - Chipset Function Selection Description Default DIMM profile Custom Profile DIMM profile Select DIMM timing profile that should be used. XMP Profile 1 XMP Profile 2 Auto 1067 1333 1600 Maximum Memory Frequency Selections in Memory Frequency Limiter Mhz.
KTD-N0850-B Page 132 BIOS – Beep/POST 11 AMI BIOS Beep Codes Boot Block Beep Codes: Number of Description Beeps Insert diskette in floppy drive A: ‘AMIBOOT.ROM’ file not found in root directory of diskette in A: Base Memory error Flash Programming successful...
KTD-N0850-B Page 133 OS Setup 12 OS Setup Use the Setup.exe files for all relevant drivers. The drivers can be found on KTQM77 Driver CD or they can be downloaded from the homepage http://www.kontron.com/ For some OS like Win7 when installing OS via USB DVD, USB Keyboard/Mouse, please connect the USB DVD, USB Keyboard/Mouse to USB2.0 ports only or disable USB3.0 in BIOS.
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