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IEI Technology IMB-Q870-i2 User Manual

Microatx motherboard with lga1150 intel core i7/i5/i5, pentium or celeron cpu, intel q87 chipset, dual gbe , ddr3, dvi,hdmi
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IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard
MODEL:
IMB-Q870-i2
microATX Motherboard with LGA1150 Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3,
Pentium® or Celeron® CPU, Intel® Q87 Chipset, Dual GbE,
DDR3, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, VGA, USB 3.0, COM Ports
Four SATA 6Gb/s Ports, IPMI 2.0 and RoHS

User Manual

Page i
Rev. 1.01 –13 March, 2014

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard MODEL: IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard with LGA1150 Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3, Pentium® or Celeron® CPU, Intel® Q87 Chipset, Dual GbE, DDR3, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, VGA, USB 3.0, COM Ports Four SATA 6Gb/s Ports, IPMI 2.0 and RoHS User Manual Page i Rev.
  • Page 2 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Revision Date Version Changes 13 March, 2014 1.01 Deleted I C information 7 January, 2014 1.00 Initial release Page ii...
  • Page 3 IMB-Q870-i2 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 CONNECTORS ......................15 3.1 P ..............16 ERIPHERAL NTERFACE ONNECTORS 3.1.1 IMB-Q870-i2 Layout..................16 3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..............17 3.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............... 18 3.2 I ..............19 NTERNAL ERIPHERAL ONNECTORS 3.2.1 ATX Power Connector ..................19 3.2.2 Battery Connector....................
  • Page 5 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 3.2.11 Front Panel Connector................... 29 3.2.12 iRIS Module Slot .................... 30 3.2.13 Keyboard and Mouse Connector ..............31 3.2.14 LAN LED Connectors ..................32 3.2.15 Memory Card Slots ..................33 3.2.16 PCI Express Power Connector ..............34 3.2.17 Power Button ....................
  • Page 6 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 4.3.3 Flash Descriptor Security Override..............64 4.3.4 PCIe x16 Interface Setup ................. 65 4.3.5 USB Power Select .................... 65 4.4 I ............66 NTERNAL ERIPHERAL EVICE ONNECTIONS 4.4.1 SATA Drive Connection ................... 66 4.5 E ........... 68...
  • Page 7 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 5.3.8 USB Configuration................... 95 5.3.9 F81866 Super IO Configuration ..............96 5.3.9.1 Serial Port n Configuration ............... 97 5.3.10 iWDD H/W Monitor ..................102 5.3.10.1 Smart Fan Mode Configuration ............103 5.3.11 Serial Port Console Redirection..............105 5.3.12 iEi Feature ....................
  • Page 8 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard C.1.1 System Requirement ..................157 C.1.2 Supported Operating System................. 158 C.2 S ................ 159 ETUP ROCEDURE FOR INDOWS C.2.1 Hardware and BIOS Setup ................160 C.2.2 Create Partitions ................... 160 C.2.3 Install Operating System, Drivers and Applications........164 C.2.4 Building the Recovery Partition..............
  • Page 9 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard F.1 H IPB P AZARDOUS ATERIALS ISCLOSURE ABLE FOR RODUCTS ERTIFIED AS HS C 2002/95/EC W ........205 OMPLIANT NDER ITHOUT ERCURY Page ix...
  • Page 10 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard List of Figures Figure 1-1: IMB-Q870-i2 .........................2 Figure 1-2: Connectors ........................4 Figure 1-3: IMB-Q870-i2 Dimensions (mm) ..................5 Figure 1-4: Data Flow Diagram......................6 Figure 3-1: Connectors and Jumpers..................16 Figure 3-2: ATX Power Connector Location ................19 Figure 3-3: Battery Connector Location..................21 Figure 3-4: Chassis Intrusion Connector Location..............22...
  • Page 11 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-28: USB 3.0 Connector Location .................45 Figure 3-29: External Peripheral Interface Connector ..............46 Figure 3-30: Audio Connector .....................46 Figure 3-31: Serial Port Connector Pinouts................50 Figure 3-32: VGA Connector .......................51 Figure 3-33: DVI-I Connector .......................52 Figure 4-1: Disengage the CPU Socket Load Lever..............56 Figure 4-2: Remove Protective Cover..................57...
  • Page 12 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-7: Chipset Driver Installation Finish Screen............130 Figure 6-8: Graphics Driver Welcome Screen ................ 131 Figure 6-9: Graphics Driver License Agreement..............131 Figure 6-10: Graphics Driver Read Me File ................132 Figure 6-11: Graphics Driver Setup Operations ..............132 Figure 6-12: Graphics Driver Installation Finish Screen ............
  • Page 13 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure C-12: About Symantec Ghost Window ................ 168 Figure C-13: Symantec Ghost Path ..................168 Figure C-14: Select a Local Source Drive ................169 Figure C-15: Select a Source Partition from Basic Drive ............169 Figure C-16: File Name to Copy Image to ................170 Figure C-17: Compress Image....................
  • Page 14 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard List of Tables Table 1-1: IMB-Q870-i2 Specifications..................8 Table 2-1: Packing List.........................12 Table 2-2: Optional Items......................14 Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors ................18 Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors ....................18 Table 3-3: ATX Power Connector Pinouts .................20 Table 3-4: Battery Connector Pinouts ..................21 Table 3-5: Chassis Intrusion Connector Pinouts ..............22...
  • Page 15 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Table 3-29: USB 2.0 Port Pinouts....................47 Table 3-30: PS/2 Connector Pinouts...................47 Table 3-31: USB 2.0 Port Pinouts....................48 Table 3-32: LAN2 Pinouts ......................48 Table 3-33: USB 3.0 Port Pinouts....................49 Table 3-34: LAN1 Pinouts ......................49 Table 3-35: HDMI Connector Pinouts ..................50 Table 3-36: Serial Port Connector Pinouts ................50...
  • Page 16 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard BIOS Menus BIOS Menu 1: Main ........................84 BIOS Menu 2: Advanced ......................85 BIOS Menu 3: ACPI Configuration ....................86 BIOS Menu 4: RTC Wake Settings ....................87 BIOS Menu 5: Trusted Computing ....................88 BIOS Menu 6: CPU Information....................89 BIOS Menu 7: SATA Configuration .....................92 BIOS Menu 8: Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology .................93...

  • Page 17: Introduction

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Chapter Introduction Page 1...

  • Page 18: Introduction

    1.1 Introduction Figure 1-1: IMB-Q870-i2 The IMB-Q870-i2 is a microATX motherboard. It accepts a Socket LGA1150 Intel® Core™ i7, Core™ i5, Core™ i3, Pentium® or Celeron® processor and supports four 240-pin 1333/1066 MHz dual-channel DDR3 DIMM modules up to 32.0 GB maximum.

  • Page 19: Features

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 1.3 Features Some of the IMB-Q870-i2 motherboard features are listed below: microATX form factor RoHS compliant LGA1150 Intel® Core™ i7, Core™ i5, Core™ i3, Pentium® or Celeron® processor supported Intel® Q87 Chipset Four 240-pin 1333/1066 MHz dual-channel DDR3 DIMMs with up to 32.0 GB...

  • Page 20: Connectors

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 1.4 Connectors The connectors on the IMB-Q870-i2 are shown in the figure below. Figure 1-2: Connectors Page 4...

  • Page 21: Dimensions

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 1.5 Dimensions The main dimensions of the IMB-Q870-i2 are shown in the diagram below. Figure 1-3: IMB-Q870-i2 Dimensions (mm) Page 5...

  • Page 22: Data Flow

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 1.6 Data Flow F igure 1-4 shows the data flow between the system chipset, the CPU and other components installed on the motherboard. Figure 1-4: Data Flow Diagram Page 6...

  • Page 23: Technical Specifications

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 1.7 Technical Specifications IMB-Q870-i2 technical specifications are listed below. Specification/Model IMB-Q870-i2 Form Factor microATX CPU Supported LGA1150 Intel® Core™ i7, Core™ i5, Core™ i3, Pentium® or Celeron® processor supported Chipset Intel® Q87 Integrated Graphics Intel® HD Graphics Gen 7.5 supports DirectX 11.1, OpenCL 1.2, OpenGL 3.2, Full MPEG2, VC1, AVC Decode...

  • Page 24: Table 1-1: Imb-Q870-I2 Specifications

    (3.90GHz Intel® i7-4770K CPU with four 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 DIMMs) -20ºC ~ 60ºC/-4°F ~ 140°F Operating Temperature Humidity 5% ~ 95% (non-condensing) Physical Specifications Dimensions 244 mm x 244 mm 1200 g / 680 g Weight GW/NW Table 1-1: IMB-Q870-i2 Specifications Page 8...

  • Page 25: Packing List

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Chapter Packing List Page 9...

  • Page 26: Anti-Static Precautions

    Only handle the edges of the PCB: Don't touch the surface of the motherboard. Hold the motherboard by the edges when handling. 2.2 Unpacking Precautions When the IMB-Q870-i2 is unpacked, please do the following: Follow the antistatic guidelines above. Make sure the packing box is facing upwards when opening.

  • Page 27: Packing List

    If any of the components listed in the checklist below are missing, do not proceed with the installation. Contact the IEI reseller or vendor the IMB-Q870-i2 was purchased from or contact an IEI sales representative directly by sending an email to ales@ieiworld.com.tw.

  • Page 28: Optional Items

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Quantity Item and Part Number Image Quick Installation Guide Table 2-1: Packing List 2.4 Optional Items The following are optional components which may be separately purchased: Item and Part Number Image IPMI 2.0 adapter card with AST2400 BMC chip...
  • Page 29 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Item and Part Number Image Parallel port cable (P/N:19800-000049-RS) LGA1155/LGA1156 cooler kit (1U chassis compatible, 73W) (P/N: CF-1156A-RS-R11) LGA1155/LGA1156 cooler kit (95W) (P/N: CF-1156E-R11) DisplayPort to HDMI converter board for IEI IDP connector (P/N: DP-HDMI-R10) DisplayPort to 24-bit dual-channel LVDS converter board...

  • Page 30: Table 2-2: Optional Items

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Item and Part Number Image 20-pin Infineon TPM Module, S/W management tool, firmware V3.17 (P/N: TPM-IN01-R11) Table 2-2: Optional Items Page 14...

  • Page 31: Connectors

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Chapter Connectors Page 15...

  • Page 32: Peripheral Interface Connectors

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 3.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors This chapter details all the jumpers and connectors. 3.1.1 IMB-Q870-i2 Layout The figures below show all the connectors and jumpers. Figure 3-1: Connectors and Jumpers Page 16...

  • Page 33: Peripheral Interface Connectors

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors The table below lists all the connectors on the board. Connector Type Label ATX Power connector 24-pin connector ATX1 Battery connector Battery holder BAT1 Chassis intrusion connector 2-pin header CHASSIS1 CPU power connector...

  • Page 34: External Interface Panel Connectors

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Connector Type Label SATA 6Gb/s drive connectors 7-pin SATA connector S_ATA1, S_ATA2, S_ATA3, S_ATA 4 Serial port, RS-232 40-pin box header COM3-6 Serial port, RS-422/485 4-pin wafer COM2 SMBus connector 4-pin wafer SPI flash connector 8-pin header...

  • Page 35: Internal Peripheral Connectors

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 3.2 Internal Peripheral Connectors The section describes all of the connectors on the IMB-Q870-i2. 3.2.1 ATX Power Connector CN Label: ATX1 24-pin ATX CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 3-2 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-3 The ATX power connector connects to an ATX power supply.

  • Page 36: Battery Connector

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Description Description Power good 5VSB +12V +12V +3.3V Table 3-3: ATX Power Connector Pinouts 3.2.2 Battery Connector CAUTION: Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Only certified engineers should replace the on-board battery.

  • Page 37: Chassis Intrusion Connector

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-3: Battery Connector Location Description BAT+ BAT-(GND) Table 3-4: Battery Connector Pinouts 3.2.3 Chassis Intrusion Connector CN Label: CHASSIS1 2-pin header CN Type: CN Location: F igure 3-4 CN Pinouts: T able 3-5 The chassis intrusion connector is for a chassis intrusion detection sensor or switch that detects if a chassis component is removed or replaced.

  • Page 38: Cpu Power Connector

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-4: Chassis Intrusion Connector Location Description +3.3VSB CHASSIS OPEN Table 3-5: Chassis Intrusion Connector Pinouts 3.2.4 CPU Power Connector CN Label: CPU12V1 CN Type: 4-pin connector CN Location: See Figure 3-5 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-6 The CPU power input connector provides power to the CPU.

  • Page 39: Displayport Connector

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-5: CPU Power Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION +12V +12V Table 3-6: CPU Power Connector Pinouts 3.2.5 DisplayPort Connector CN Label: CN Type: 19-pin box header CN Location: See Figure 3-6 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-7 The DisplayPort connector supports HDMI, LVDS, VGA, DVI and DisplayPort graphics interfaces with up to 3840x2160 resolutions.

  • Page 40: Digital I/O Connector

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-6: DisplayPort Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION AUXP LANE1N AUXN LANE1P LANE2P LANE3N LANE2N LANE3P LANE0P AUX_CTRL_DET_D LANE0N +3.3V Table 3-7: DisplayPort Connector Pinouts 3.2.6 Digital I/O Connector CN Label: DIO1 CN Type:...

  • Page 41: Ec Debug Connector

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-7: Digital I/O Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION Output 3 Output 2 Output 1 Output 0 Input 3 Input 2 Input 1 Input 0 Table 3-8: Digital I/O Connector Pinouts 3.2.7 EC Debug Connector...

  • Page 42: Fan Connector (Cpu)

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-8: EC Debug Connector Location Description Description EC_EPP_STB# EC_EPP_AFD# EC_EPP_PD0 EC_EPP_PD1 EC_EPP_INIT# EC_EPP_PD2 EC_EPP_SLIN# EC_EPP_PD3 EC_EPP_PD4 EC_EPP_PD5 EC_EPP_BUSY EC_EPP_PD6 EC_EPP_KSI5 EC_EPP_PD7 EC_EPP_KSI4 Table 3-9: EC Debug Connector Pinouts 3.2.8 Fan Connector (CPU) CN Label: CPU_FAN1 CN Type:...

  • Page 43: Fan Connectors (System)

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-9: CPU Fan Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION +12 V FANIO Table 3-10: CPU Fan Connector Pinouts 3.2.9 Fan Connectors (System) CN Label: SYS_FAN1, SYS_FAN2 CN Type: 3-pin wafer CN Location: See Figure 3-10 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-11 Each fan connector attaches to a system cooling fan.

  • Page 44: Front Panel Audio Connector

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-10: System Fan Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION FANIO +12 V (PWM) Table 3-11: System Fan Connector Pinouts 3.2.10 Front Panel Audio Connector CN Label: FRONT-PANEL1 CN Type: 10-pin header CN Location: See Figure 3-11 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-12 This connector connects to speakers, a microphone and an audio input.

  • Page 45: Front Panel Connector

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-11: Front Panel Audio Connector Location Description Description LMIC2-L AUD_GND LMIC2-R PRESENCE# LLINE2-R MIC2-JD FRONT-IO LLINE2-L LINE2-JD Table 3-12: Front Panel Audio Connector Pinouts 3.2.11 Front Panel Connector CN Label: F_PANEL1 CN Type: 14-pin header CN Location:...

  • Page 46: Iris Module Slot

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-12: Front Panel Connector Location FUNCTION DESCRIPTION FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Power LED Speaker Beep Power IPMI LED IPMI ID_LED+ IPMI ID_LED- Power Button PWRBT_SW# Speaker PC Beep HDD LED Reset EXTRST- SATA_LED# Table 3-13: Front Panel Connector Pinouts 3.2.12 iRIS Module Slot...

  • Page 47: Keyboard And Mouse Connector

    The iRIS module slot is designed to install the IEI iRIS-2400 IPMI 2.0 module only. DO NOT install other modules into the iRIS module slot. Doing so may cause damage to the IMB-Q870-i2. Figure 3-13: iRIS Module Slot Location 3.2.13 Keyboard and Mouse Connector...

  • Page 48: Lan Led Connectors

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-14: Keyboard and Mouse Location Description Mouse Data Mouse Clock Keyboard Data Keyboard Clock Table 3-14: Keyboard and Mouse Connector Pinouts 3.2.14 LAN LED Connectors CN Label: LED_LAN1, LED_LAN2 CN Type: 2-pin header CN Location: F igure 3-15...

  • Page 49: Memory Card Slots

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-15: LAN LED Connector Locations Description +3.3V LAN1_LED_LINK#_ACT Table 3-15: LAN1 LED Connector (LED_LAN1) Pinouts Description +3.3V LAN2_LED_LINK#_ACT Table 3-16: LAN2 LED Connector (LED_LAN2) Pinouts 3.2.15 Memory Card Slots CN Label: CHA_DIMM1, CHA_DIMM2, CHB_DIMM1, CHB_DIMM2 CN Type:...

  • Page 50: Pci Express Power Connector

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-16: Memory Card Slot Locations 3.2.16 PCI Express Power Connector CN Label: ATXPWR1 CN Type: 4-pin connector CN Location: See Figure 3-17 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-17 The PCIe power connector provides extra power to the PCIe expansion card.

  • Page 51: Power Button

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-17: PCIe Power Location Description VCC +5V VCC +12V Table 3-17: PCIe Power Pinouts 3.2.17 Power Button CN Label: PWR_SW1 Push button CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 3-18 The on-board power button controls system power.

  • Page 52: Sata 6Gb/S Drive Connectors

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-18: Power Button Location 3.2.18 SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connectors CN Label: S_ATA1, S_ATA2, S_ATA3, S_ATA4 CN Type: 7-pin SATA drive connectors CN Location: See Figure 3-19 See Table 3-18 CN Pinouts: The SATA drive connectors can be connected to SATA drives.

  • Page 53: Serial Port Connectors, Rs-232

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Description SATA_TX+ SATA_TX- SATA_RX- SATA_RX+ Table 3-18: SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connector Pinouts 3.2.19 Serial Port Connectors, RS-232 CN Label: COM3-6 CN Type: 40-pin box header CN Location: See Figure 3-20 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-19 The connector provides four RS-232 ports connection.

  • Page 54: Serial Port Connector, Rs-422/485

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION COM3 COM4 COM5 COM6 Table 3-19: COM3~6 Serial Port Connector Pinouts 3.2.20 Serial Port Connector, RS-422/485 CN Label: COM2 CN Type: 4-pin wafer CN Location: See Figure 3-21 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-20 Used for RS-422/485 communications.

  • Page 55: Figure 3-22: Rs-422/485 Connector Location

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-21: RS-422/485 Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION RXD422- RXD422+ TXD422+/TXD485+ TXD422-/TXD485- Table 3-20: RS-422/485 Connector Pinouts Use the optional RS-422/485 cable to connect to a serial device. The pinouts of the DB-9 connector are listed below.

  • Page 56: Smbus Connector

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 3.2.21 SMBus Connector CN Label: 4-pin wafer CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 3-22 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-22 The SMBus (System Management Bus) connector provides low-speed system management communications. Figure 3-22: SMBus Connector Location DESCRIPTION SMB_DATA...

  • Page 57: Spi Flash Connector, Ec

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard CN Location: See Figure 3-23 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-23 The SPI flash connector is used to flash the SPI ROM. Figure 3-23: SPI Flash Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION +3.3V SPI_CS# SPI_SO SPI_CLK...

  • Page 58: Tpm Connector

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard The SPI flash connector is used to flash the EC ROM. Figure 3-24: SPI EC Flash Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION +3.3V SPI_CS# SPI_SO SPI_CLK SPI_SI Table 3-24: SPI EC Flash Connector Pinouts 3.2.24 TPM Connector...

  • Page 59: Usb 2.0 Connectors

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-25: TPM Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION LCLK LFRAME# LRERST# LAD3 LAD2 +3.3V LAD1 LAD0 SB3V SERIRQ GLKRUN# LPCPD# LDRQ# Table 3-25: TPM Connector Pinouts 3.2.25 USB 2.0 Connectors CN Label: USB1, USB2...

  • Page 60: Usb 3.0 Connector

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard CN Pinouts: See Table 3-26 The USB 2.0 connectors connect to USB 2.0 devices. Each pin header provides two USB 2.0 ports. Figure 3-26: USB 2.0 Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION USB_DATA- USB_DATA+ USB_DATA+ USB_DATA- Table 3-26: USB 2.0 Connector Pinouts...

  • Page 61: External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-27: USB 3.0 Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION USB_DATA+ USB3_RX- USB_DATA- USB3_RX+ USB3_TX+ USB3_TX- USB3_TX- USB3_TX+ USB3_RX+ USB_DATA- USB3_RX- USB_DATA+ Table 3-27: USB 3.0 Connector Pinouts 3.3 External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel The figure below shows the external peripheral interface connector (EPIC) panel. The...

  • Page 62: Audio Connector

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 3-28: External Peripheral Interface Connector 3.3.1 Audio Connector CN Label: AUDIO_CV1 CN Type: Audio jack CN Location: See Figure 3-28 The audio jacks connect to external audio devices. Line In port (Light Blue): Connects a CD-ROM, DVD player, or other audio devices.

  • Page 63: Keyboard/Mouse And Usb 2.0 Connectors

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 3.3.2 Keyboard/Mouse and USB 2.0 Connectors CN Label: K/M_USB1 PS/2, USB 2.0 CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 3-28 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-28 and Table 3-29 The USB 2.0 connector can be connected to a USB device.

  • Page 64: Ethernet And Usb 3.0 Connectors

    CN Label: LAN1_USB1 CN Type: RJ-45, USB 3.0 CN Location: See Figure 3-28 See Table 3-32 and Table 3-33 CN Pinouts: There are two external USB 3.0 connectors on the IMB-Q870-i2. DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION USB_DATA- USB_DATA- USB_DATA+ USB_ DATA+ USB3_RX- USB3_RX-...

  • Page 65: Hdmi Port Connector

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION USB3_TX- USB3_TX- USB3_TX+ USB3_TX+ Table 3-32: USB 3.0 Port Pinouts A 10/100/1000 Mb/s connection can be made to a Local Area Network. LAN1 also supports Intel® AMT 9.0. DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION LAN1_MDI0P LAN1_MDI2P LAN1_MDI0N LAN1_MDI2N LAN1_MDI1P...

  • Page 66: Serial Port Connector (Com1)

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION HDMI_GND HDMI_DATA0# HDMI_GND HDMI_CLK HDMI_GND HDMI_GND HDMI_CLK# Table 3-34: HDMI Connector Pinouts 3.3.6 Serial Port Connector (COM1) CN Label: COM1 CN Type: DB-9 connector CN Location: See Figure 3-28 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-35 The serial port connects to a RS-232 serial communications device.

  • Page 67: Vga And Dvi Connectors

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 3.3.7 VGA and DVI Connectors CN Label: VIDEO1 15-pin Female, 24-pin header CN Type: CN Location: See Figure 3-28 CN Pinouts: See Table 3-36 and Table 3-37 The VGA connector connects to a monitor that accepts a standard VGA input.

  • Page 68: Figure 3-33: Dvi-I Connector

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION Hot Plug Detect DVI_DATA2# HPDET DVI_DATA2 DVI_DATA0# DVI_DATA0 DDC CLK DDC DATA DVI_CLK DVI_DATA1# DVI_CLK# Table 3-37: DVI Connector Pinouts Figure 3-32: DVI-I Connector Page 52...

  • Page 69: Installation

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Chapter Installation Page 53...

  • Page 70: Anti-Static Precautions

    Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components, including the IMB-Q870-i2. Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD. It is therefore critical that whenever the IMB-Q870-i2 or any other electrical component is handled, the following anti-static precautions are strictly adhered to.
  • Page 71 This helps to prevent potential ESD damage. Turn all power to the IMB-Q870-i2 off: When working with the IMB-Q870-i2, make sure that it is disconnected from all power supplies and that no electricity is being fed into the system.

  • Page 72: Socket Lga1150 Cpu Installation

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 4.2.1 Socket LGA1150 CPU Installation WARNING: CPUs are expensive and sensitive components. When installing the CPU please be careful not to damage it in anyway. Make sure the CPU is installed properly and ensure the correct cooling kit is properly installed.

  • Page 73: Figure 4-2: Remove Protective Cover

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 4-2: Remove Protective Cover 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 74: Figure 4-3: Insert The Socket Lga1150 Cpu

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Step 6: Align the CPU pins. Locate pin 1 and the two orientation notches on the CPU. Carefully match the two orientation notches on the CPU with the socket alignment keys. Step 7: Insert the CPU. Gently insert the CPU into the socket. If the CPU pins are properly aligned, the CPU should slide into the CPU socket smoothly.

  • Page 75: Socket Lga1150 Cooling Kit Installation

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 4-4: Close the Socket LGA1150 Step 9: Connect the 12 V power to the board. Connect the 12 V power from the power supply to the board. Step 0: 4.2.2 Socket LGA1150 Cooling Kit Installation WARNING: DO NOT attempt to install a push-pin cooling fan.

  • Page 76: Figure 4-6: Cooling Kit Support Bracket

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard WARNING: Do not wipe off (accidentally or otherwise) the pre-sprayed layer of thermal paste on the bottom of the heat sink. The thermal paste between the CPU and the heat sink is important for optimum heat dissipation.

  • Page 77: Dimm Installation

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Step 5: Connect the fan cable. Connect the cooling kit fan cable to the fan connector on the IMB-Q870-i2. Carefully route the cable and avoid heat generating chips and fan blades. 4.2.3 DIMM Installation To install a DIMM, please follow the steps below and refer to Figure 4-7.

  • Page 78: Iris-2400 Module Installation

    The iRIS module slot is designed to install the IEI iRIS-2400 IPMI 2.0 module only. DO NOT install other modules into the iRIS module slot. Doing so may cause damage to the IMB-Q870-i2. To install the iRIS-2400 module, please follow the steps below and refer to Figure 4-8.

  • Page 79: System Configuration

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Step 5: Removing the iRIS-2400 module. To remove the iRIS-2400 module, push both handles outward. The module is ejected by a mechanism in the socket.Step 0: NOTE: After installing the iRIS-2400 module, use LAN2 port to establish a network connection.

  • Page 80: Clear Cmos Button

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 4.3.2 Clear CMOS Button To reset the BIOS, remove the on-board battery and press the clear CMOS button for three seconds or more. The clear CMOS button location is shown in Figure 4-10. Figure 4-10: Clear CMOS Button Location 4.3.3 Flash Descriptor Security Override...

  • Page 81: Pcie X16 Interface Setup

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 4-11: Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper Location 4.3.4 PCIe x16 Interface Setup The PCIe x16 interface setup is made through the BIOS options in “Chipset PCH-IO Configuration” BIOS menu. Use the PCIEX16 Power option to configure the PCIe x16 channel mode.

  • Page 82: Internal Peripheral Device Connections

    This section outlines the installation of peripheral devices to the onboard connectors. 4.4.1 SATA Drive Connection The IMB-Q870-i2 is shipped with two SATA drive cables. To connect the SATA drives to the connectors, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Locate the connectors.

  • Page 83: Figure 4-12: Sata Drive Cable Connection

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 4-12: 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 4-13.

  • Page 84: External Peripheral Interface Connection

    This section describes connecting devices to the external connectors on the IMB-Q870-i2. 4.5.1 Audio Connector The audio jacks on the external audio connector enable the IMB-Q870-i2 to be connected to a stereo sound setup. Each jack supports both input and output. When connecting a device, the High Definition Audio utility will automatically detect input or output.

  • Page 85: Dvi Display Device Connection

    4.5.2 DVI Display Device Connection The IMB-Q870-i2 has a single female DVI-I connector on the external peripheral interface panel. The DVI-I connector is connected to a digital display device. To connect a digital display device to the IMB-Q870-i2, please follow the instructions below.

  • Page 86: Hdmi Display Device Connection

    Step 0: 4.5.3 HDMI Display Device Connection The HDMI connector transmits a digital signal to compatible HDMI display devices such as a TV or computer screen. To connect the HDMI cable to the IMB-Q870-i2, follow the steps below. Step 1: Locate the HDMI connector.

  • Page 87: Lan Connection

    Locate the RJ-45 connectors. The locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 3. Step 2: Align the connectors. Align the RJ-45 connector on the LAN cable with one of the RJ-45 connectors on the IMB-Q870-i2. See Figure 4-17. Page 71...

  • Page 88: Ps/2 Keyboard And Mouse Connection

    Step 0: 4.5.5 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connection The IMB-Q870-i2 has a PS/2 connector on the external peripheral interface panel. The PS/2 connector is used to connect to a keyboard or a mouse to the system. Follow the steps below to connect a keyboard or a mouse to the IMB-Q870-i2.

  • Page 89: Serial Device Connection

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 4-18: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector 4.5.6 Serial Device Connection The IMB-Q870-i2 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-Q870-i2.

  • Page 90: Usb Connection (Dual Connector)

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 4-19: Serial Device Connector Step 3: Secure the connector. Secure the serial device connector to the external interface by tightening the two retention screws on either side of the connector. Step 0: 4.5.7 USB Connection (Dual Connector) The external USB Series "A"...

  • Page 91: Vga Monitor Connection

    Figure 4-20: USB Connector 4.5.8 VGA Monitor Connection The IMB-Q870-i2 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-Q870-i2, please follow the instructions below.

  • Page 92: Intel ® Amt Setup Procedure

    ® 4.6 Intel AMT Setup Procedure The IMB-Q870-i2 is featured with the Intel® Active Management Technology (AMT). To enable the Intel® AMT function, follow the steps below. Step 1: Make sure at least one of the memory sockets is installed with a DDR3 DIMM.

  • Page 93: Ipmi Setup Procedure

    The IMB-Q870-i2 features Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) that helps lower the overall costs of server management by enabling users to maximize IT resources, save time and manage multiple systems. The IMB-Q870-i2 supports IPMI 2.0 through the optional iRIS-2400 module. Follow the steps below to setup IPMI.

  • Page 94: Using The Iei Iman Web Gui

    IP address, follow the steps below: a. Copy the Ipmitool.exe file to a bootable USB flash drive. b. Insert the USB flash drive to the IMB-Q870-i2 c. The IMB-Q870-i2 boots from the USB flash drive d. Enter the following command: ipmitool 20 30 02 01 03 00 00 (there is a space between each two-digit number) e.

  • Page 95: Figure 4-23: Iei Iman Web Gui

    Figure 4-23: IEI iMAN Web GUI NOTE: To understand how to use the IEI iMAN Web GUI, please refer to the iRIS-2400 Web GUI user manual in the utility CD came with the IMB-Q870-i2. The user manual describes each function in detail. Page 79...

  • Page 96: Bios

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Chapter BIOS Page 80...

  • Page 97: Introduction

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 5.1 Introduction The BIOS is programmed onto the BIOS chip. The BIOS setup program allows changes to certain system settings. This chapter outlines the options that can be changed. NOTE: Some of the BIOS options may vary throughout the life cycle of the product and are subject to change without prior notice.

  • Page 98: Getting Help

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Function Decrease the numeric value or make changes Esc key Main Menu – Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu -- Exit current page and return to Main Menu...

  • Page 99: Main

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard The following sections completely describe the configuration options found in the menu items at the top of the BIOS screen and listed above. 5.2 Main The Main BIOS menu (BIOS Menu 1) appears when the BIOS Setup program is entered.
  • Page 100 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit BIOS Information Set the Date. Use Tab to BIOS Vendor American Megatrends switch between Data Core Version 4.6.5.4 elements.

  • Page 101: Advanced

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard System Date [xx/xx/xx] Use the System Date option to set the system date. Manually enter the day, month and year. System Time [xx:xx:xx] Use the System Time option to set the system time. Manually enter the hours, minutes and seconds.

  • Page 102: Acpi Settings

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 5.3.1 ACPI Settings The ACPI Settings menu (BIOS Menu 3) configures the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) options. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced ACPI Settings Select the highest ACPI sleep state the system...

  • Page 103: Rtc Wake Settings

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard S3 (Suspend to The caches are flushed and the CPU is powered RAM) off. Power to the RAM is maintained. The computer returns slower to a working state, but more power is saved. 5.3.2 RTC Wake Settings The RTC Wake Settings menu (BIOS Menu 4) configures RTC wake event.

  • Page 104: Trusted Computing

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Enabled If selected, the following appears with values that can be selected: *Wake up every day *Wake up date *Wake up hour *Wake up minute *Wake up second After setting the alarm, the computer turns itself on from a suspend state when the alarm goes off.

  • Page 105: Cpu Information

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Security Device Support [Disable] Use the Security Device Support option to configure support for security devices. Security Device support is disabled. Disable EFAULT Enable Security Device support is enabled. 5.3.4 CPU Information Use the CPU Information submenu (BIOS Menu 6) to view detailed CPU specifications and configure the CPU.
  • Page 106 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Microcode Patch: Lists the microcode patch being used. Max CPU Speed: Lists the maximum CPU processing speed. Min CPU Speed: Lists the minimum CPU processing speed. CPU Speed: Lists the CPU processing speed. Processor Cores: Lists the number of the processor core Intel HT Technology: Indicates if Intel HT Technology is supported by the CPU.
  • Page 107 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Intel Virtualization Technology [Disabled] Use the Intel Virtualization Technology option to enable or disable virtualization on the system. When combined with third party software, Intel® Virtualization technology allows several OSs to run on the same system at the same time.

  • Page 108: Sata Configuration

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 5.3.5 SATA Configuration Use the SATA Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 7) to change and/or set the configuration of the SATA devices installed in the system. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced SATA Controller(s)

  • Page 109: Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard RAID Configures SATA devices as RAID device. 5.3.6 Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology Use the Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology menu to configure Intel® Rapid Start Technology support. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced...

  • Page 110: Amt Configuration

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 5.3.7 AMT Configuration The AMT Configuration submenu (BIOS Menu 9) allows Intel® Active Management Technology (AMT) options to be configured. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Intel AMT [Enabled] Enable/Disable Intel(R) Un-Configure ME...

  • Page 111: Usb Configuration

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Disabled Disable ME unconfigure EFAULT Enable ME unconfigure Enabled 5.3.8 USB Configuration Use the USB Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 10) to read USB configuration information and configure the USB settings. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc.

  • Page 112: F81866 Super Io Configuration

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard keyboard can control the system even when there is no USB driver loaded onto the system. Enabled Legacy USB support enabled EFAULT Disabled Legacy USB support disabled Auto Legacy USB support disabled if no USB devices are connected 5.3.9 F81866 Super IO Configuration...

  • Page 113: Serial Port N Configuration

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 5.3.9.1 Serial Port n Configuration Use the Serial Port n Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 12) to configure the serial port n. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Serial Port n Configuration Enable or Disable Serial...
  • Page 114 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard IO=3F8h; Serial Port I/O port address is 3F8h and the interrupt IRQ=3, 4 address is IRQ3,4 Serial Port I/O port address is 2C0h and the interrupt IO=2C0h; address is IRQ3, 4 IRQ=3, 4 IO=2C8h; Serial Port I/O port address is 2C8h and the interrupt...
  • Page 115 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Device Mode [RS422/485] Use the Device Mode option to configure the COM2 serial port. Enables serial port RS422/485 support. RS422/485 EFAULT 5.3.9.1.3 Serial Port 3 Configuration Serial Port [Enabled] Use the Serial Port option to enable or disable the serial port.
  • Page 116 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Disabled Disable the serial port Enable the serial port Enabled EFAULT Change Settings [Auto] Use the Change Settings option to change the serial port IO port address and interrupt address. Auto The serial port IO port address and interrupt address EFAULT are automatically detected.
  • Page 117 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Auto The serial port IO port address and interrupt address EFAULT are automatically detected. Serial Port I/O port address is 2D0h and the interrupt IO=2D0h; address is IRQ10 IRQ=10 IO=2C0h; Serial Port I/O port address is 2C0h and the interrupt...

  • Page 118: Iwdd H/W Monitor

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard IO=2C0h; Serial Port I/O port address is 2C0h and the interrupt IRQ=10, 11 address is IRQ10, 11 Serial Port I/O port address is 2C8h and the interrupt IO=2C8h; address is IRQ10, 11 IRQ=10, 11 IO=2D0h; Serial Port I/O port address is 2D0h and the interrupt...

  • Page 119: Smart Fan Mode Configuration

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard PC Health Status The following system parameters and values are shown. The system parameters that are monitored are: System Temperatures: CPU Temperature System Temperature Fan Speeds: CPU Fan Speed System Fan Speed Voltages: CPU_CORE +12V +5VSB +3.3V +3.3VSB...
  • Page 120 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Smart Fan Mode Configuration Smart Fan Mode Select CPU_FAN1 Smart Fan Control [Auto Mode] Fan start temperature Fan off temperature Fan start PWM --------------------- Fan slope PWM : Select Screen ↑...

  • Page 121: Serial Port Console Redirection

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Fan slope PWM Use the + or – key to change the Fan slope PWM value. Enter a decimal number between 1 and 64. 5.3.11 Serial Port Console Redirection The Serial Port Console Redirection menu (BIOS Menu 15) allows the console redirection options to be configured.
  • Page 122 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Console Redirection [Disabled] Use Console Redirection option to enable or disable the console redirection function. Disabled the console redirection function Disabled EFAULT Enabled Enabled the console redirection function The following options are available in the Console Redirection Settings submenu when the Console Redirection option is enabled.
  • Page 123 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Parity [None] Use the Parity option to specify the parity bit that can be sent with the data bits for detecting the transmission errors. None No parity bit is sent with the data bits. EFAULT The parity bit is 0 if the number of ones in the data Even bits is even.

  • Page 124: Iei Feature

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 5.3.12 iEi Feature Use the iEi Feature menu (BIOS Menu 16) to configure IEI One Key Recovery function. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced iEi Feature Auto Recovery Function Reboot and recover...

  • Page 125: Chipset

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 5.4 Chipset Use the Chipset menu (BIOS Menu 17) to access the PCH-IO and System Agent (SA) Subsystem configuration menus. WARNING! Setting the wrong values for the Chipset BIOS selections in the Chipset BIOS menu may cause the system to malfunction.

  • Page 126: Pch-Io Configuration

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 5.4.1 PCH-IO Configuration Use the PCH-IO Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 18) to configure the PCH chipset. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. Chipset Auto Power Button Status [Disabled (AT)] Select AC power state...

  • Page 127: Table 5-2: Bios Options And Configured Usb Ports

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Enabled Power Saving Function support enabled PCIEX16 Power [1 x16 PCIE] Use the PCIEX16 Power BIOS option to configure the PCIe x16 channel mode on the motherboard. 1 x16 PCIE Configure the PCIe x16 slot as one PCIe x16...

  • Page 128: Pci Express Configuration

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 5.4.1.1 PCI Express Configuration Use the PCI Express Configuration submenu (BIOS Menu 19) to configure the PCI Express slots. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. Chipset PCI Express Configuration PCIEX1_1 Setting > PCIEx1_1 Slot >...

  • Page 129: Pch Azalia Configuration

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Enabled Detect if a non-compliance PCI Express device is EFAULT connected to the PCI Express port. 5.4.1.2 PCH Azalia Configuration Use the PCH Azalia Configuration submenu (BIOS Menu 20) to configure the PCH Azalia codec. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc.

  • Page 130: System Agent (Sa) Configuration

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 5.4.2 System Agent (SA) Configuration Use the System Agent (SA) Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 21) to configure the video device connected to the system. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Config Graphics >...

  • Page 131: Graphics Configuration

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 5.4.2.1 Graphics Configuration Use the Graphics Configuration submenu (BIOS Menu 22) to configure the graphics settings. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. Chipset Graphics Configuration Primary Display [Auto] DVMT Pre-Allocated [256M] --------------------- DVMT Total Gfx Mem...
  • Page 132 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 128M 128 MB of memory used by internal graphics device 256 MB of memory used by internal graphics 256M EFAULT device 512M 512 MB of memory used by internal graphics device DVMT Total Gfx Mem [MAX] Use the DVMT Total Gfx Mem option to specify the maximum amount of memory that can be allocated as graphics memory.
  • Page 133 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. Chipset LCD Control Select the Video Device which will be activated Primary IGFX Boot Display [VBIOS Default] during POST. This has no effect if external graphics present.

  • Page 134: Nb Pcie Configuration

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 5.4.2.2 NB PCIe Configuration Use the NB PCIe Configuration submenu (BIOS Menu 24) to configure the northbridge PCIe settings. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. Chipset NB PCIe Configuration PEG0 Not Present PEG0-Gen X...

  • Page 135: Memory Configuration

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Detect Non-Compliance [Enabled] Use the Detect Non-Compliance option to detect non-compliance PCIe device in PEG. Do not detect non-compliance PCIe device in PEG Disabled Enabled Detect non-compliance PCIe device in PEG EFAULT 5.4.2.3 Memory Configuration Use the Memory Configuration submenu (BIOS Menu 25) to configure the Memory settings.

  • Page 136: Boot

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 5.5 Boot Use the Boot menu (BIOS Menu 26) to configure system boot options. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit Boot Configuration Select the keyboard...
  • Page 137 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Quiet Boot [Enabled] Use the Quiet Boot BIOS option to select the screen display when the system boots. Normal POST messages displayed Disabled Enabled OEM Logo displayed instead of POST messages EFAULT Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS] Use the Option ROM Messages option to set the Option ROM display mode.

  • Page 138: Security

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 5.6 Security Use the Security menu (BIOS Menu 27) to set system and user passwords. Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit Password Description Set Administrator Password If ONLY the Administrator’s password is set,...
  • Page 139 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Aptio Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit Save Changes and Reset Exit the system after Discard Changes and Reset saving the changes. Restore Defaults Save as User Defaults...

  • Page 140: Software Drivers

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Chapter Software Drivers Page 124...

  • Page 141: Available Software Drivers

    Intel® AMT Installation instructions are given below. 6.2 Software Installation All the drivers for the IMB-Q870-i2 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 142: Figure 6-1: Introduction Screen

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-1: Introduction Screen Step 3: Click IMB-Q870. Step 4: A new screen with a list of available drivers appears (Figure 6-2). Figure 6-2: Available Drivers Step 5: Install all of the necessary drivers in this menu.

  • Page 143: Chipset Driver Installation

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 6.3 Chipset Driver Installation To install the chipset driver, please do the following. Step 1: Access the driver list. (See Section 6.2) Step 2: Click “1-Chipset”. Step 3: Locate the setup file and double click on it.

  • Page 144: Figure 6-4: Chipset Driver License Agreement

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-4: Chipset Driver License Agreement Step 9: The Read Me file in Figure 6-5 appears. Step 10: Click Next to continue. Figure 6-5: Chipset Driver Read Me File Page 128...

  • Page 145: Figure 6-6: Chipset Driver Setup Operations

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Step 11: Setup Operations are performed as shown in Figure 6-6. Step 12: Once the Setup Operations are complete, click Next to continue. Figure 6-6: Chipset Driver Setup Operations Step 13: The Finish screen in Figure 6-7 appears.

  • Page 146: Graphics Driver Installation

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-7: Chipset Driver Installation Finish Screen 6.4 Graphics Driver Installation To install the Graphics driver, please do the following. Step 1: Access the driver list. (See Section 6.2) Step 2: Click “2-Graphics” and select the folder which corresponds to the operating system.

  • Page 147: Figure 6-8: Graphics Driver Welcome Screen

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-8: Graphics Driver Welcome Screen Step 6: The License Agreement in Figure 6-9 appears. Step 7: Click Yes to accept the agreement and continue. Figure 6-9: Graphics Driver License Agreement Page 131...

  • Page 148: Figure 6-10: Graphics Driver Read Me File

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Step 8: The Read Me file in Figure 6-10 appears. Click Next to continue. Figure 6-10: Graphics Driver Read Me File Step 9: Setup Operations are performed as shown in Figure 6-11. Step 10: Once the Setup Operations are complete, click Next to continue.

  • Page 149: Lan Driver Installation

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Step 11: The Finish screen in Figure 6-12 appears. Step 12: Select “Yes, I want to restart this computer now” and click Finish. Step 0: Figure 6-12: Graphics Driver Installation Finish Screen 6.5 LAN Driver Installation To install the LAN driver, please do the following.

  • Page 150: Figure 6-13: Windows Control Panel

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-13: Windows Control Panel Step 2: The system control panel window in Figure 6-14 appears. Step 3: Click the Device Manager link (Figure 6-14). Figure 6-14: System Control Panel Step 4: A list of system hardware devices appears (Figure 6-15).

  • Page 151: Figure 6-15: Device Manager List

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Step 6: Select Update Driver Software. See Figure 6-15. Figure 6-15: Device Manager List Step 7: The Update Driver Software Window appears (Figure 6-16). Page 135...

  • Page 152: Figure 6-16: Update Driver Software Window

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-16: Update Driver Software Window Step 8: Select “Browse my computer for driver software” and click N to continue. Step 9: Click Browse to select “X:\3-LAN” directory in the Locate File window, where “X:\” is the system CD drive. (Figure 6-17).

  • Page 153: Usb 3.0 Driver Installation

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-18: LAN Driver Installation Step 12: The Finish screen appears. Click Close to exit. Step 13: Right-click the other Ethernet controller that has question marks next to it as shown in Figure 6-15. Repeat Step 6...

  • Page 154: Figure 6-19: Usb 3.0 Driver Welcome Screen

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Step 3: Locate the setup file and double click on it. Step 4: A Welcome Screen appears (Figure 6-19). Step 5: Click Next to continue. Figure 6-19: USB 3.0 Driver Welcome Screen Step 6: The license agreement in Figure 6-20 appears.

  • Page 155: Figure 6-20: Usb 3.0 Driver License Agreement

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-20: USB 3.0 Driver License Agreement Step 9: The Read Me file in Figure 6-21 appears. Step 10: Click Next to continue. Figure 6-21: USB 3.0 Driver Read Me File Step 11: Setup Operations are performed as shown in Figure 6-22.

  • Page 156: Figure 6-22: Usb 3.0 Driver Setup Operations

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-22: USB 3.0 Driver Setup Operations Step 13: The Finish screen in Figure 6-23 appears. Step 14: Select “Yes, I want to restart this computer now” and click Finish.Step 0: Figure 6-23: USB 3.0 Driver Installation Finish Screen...

  • Page 157: Audio Driver Installation

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 6.7 Audio Driver Installation To install the Realtek High Definition (HD) Audio driver, please follow the steps below. 6.7.1 BIOS Setup Step 1: Enter the BIOS setup. To do this, reboot the system and press D during POST.

  • Page 158: Figure 6-24: Installshield Wizard Welcome Screen

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-24: InstallShield Wizard Welcome Screen Step 6: Click Next to continue the installation. Step 7: InstallShield starts to install the new software as shown in Figure 6-25. Figure 6-25: Audio Driver Software Configuration Step 8: After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen appears (Figure 6-26).

  • Page 159: Intel® Amt Driver Installation

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-26: Restart the Computer Step 1: 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 Finish to restart the computer.

  • Page 160: Figure 6-27: Intel® Me Driver Welcome Screen

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Step 4: Locate the setup file and double click it. Step 5: When the setup files are completely extracted the Welcome Screen in Figure 6-27 appears. Step 6: Click Next to continue. Figure 6-27: Intel® ME Driver Welcome Screen Step 7: The license agreement in Figure 6-28 appears.

  • Page 161: Figure 6-28: Intel® Me Driver License Agreement

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-28: Intel® ME Driver License Agreement Step 10: Setup Operations are performed as shown in Figure 6-29. Step 11: Once the Setup Operations are complete, click Next to continue. Figure 6-29: Intel® ME Driver Setup Operations Step 12: The Finish screen in Figure 6-30 appears.

  • Page 162: Figure 6-30: Intel® Me Driver Installation Finish Screen

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure 6-30: Intel® ME Driver Installation Finish Screen Page 146...

  • Page 163: Abios Options

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Appendix BIOS Options Page 147...
  • Page 164 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Below is a list of BIOS configuration options in the BIOS chapter. 　 System Date [xx/xx/xx] ......................85 　 System Time [xx:xx:xx] .......................85 　 ACPI Sleep State [S1 (CPU Stop Clock)] ................86 　 Wake System with Fixed Time [Disabled] .................87 　...
  • Page 165 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 　 Fan slope PWM ......................... 105 　 Console Redirection [Disabled] ..................106 　 Terminal Type [VT100+] ....................106 　 Bits per second [115200]....................106 　 Data Bits [8] ........................106 　 Parity [None]........................107 　 Stop Bits [1] ........................107 　...
  • Page 166 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Page 150...

  • Page 167: B Terminology

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Appendix Terminology Page 151...
  • Page 168 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard AC ’97 Audio Codec 97 (AC’97) refers to a codec standard developed by Intel® in 1997. 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.
  • Page 169 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard 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. The digital inputs and digital outputs are general control signals that control the on/off circuit of external devices or TTL devices.
  • Page 170 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard LVDS Low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) is a dual-wire, high-speed differential electrical signaling system commonly used to connect LCD displays to a computer. POST The Power-on Self Test (POST) is the pre-boot actions the system performs when the system is turned-on.

  • Page 171: C One Key Recovery

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  • Page 172: One Key Recovery Introduction

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard C.1 One Key Recovery Introduction The IEI one key recovery is an easy-to-use front end for the Norton Ghost system backup and recovery tool. This tool provides quick and easy shortcuts for creating a backup and reverting to that backup or reverting to the factory default settings.

  • Page 173: System Requirement

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard After completing the five initial setup procedures as described above, users can access the recovery tool by pressing <F3> while booting up the system. The detailed information of each function is described in Section C.5. NOTE: The initial setup procedures for Linux system are described in Section C.3.

  • Page 174: Supported Operating System

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard partitions. Please take the following table as a reference when calculating the size of the partition. OS Image after Ghost Compression Ratio Windows® 7 7 GB 5 GB Windows® XPE 776 MB 560 MB Windows® CE 6.0...

  • Page 175: Setup Procedure For Windows

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard NOTE: The auto recovery function (described in Section C.3) and the restore through LAN function (described in Section C.6) are not supported in the Windows CE 5.0/6.0 operating system environment. Linux Fedora Core 12 (Constantine) Fedora Core 11 (Leonidas)

  • Page 176: Hardware And Bios Setup

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Step 3: Install operating system, drivers and system applications (see Section C.2.3) Step 4: Build the recovery partition (see Section C.2.4) or build the auto recovery partition (see Section C.3) Step 5: Create factory default image (see Section C.2.5) S t e p 0 : The detailed descriptions are described in the following sections.

  • Page 177: Figure C-2: Launching The Recovery Tool

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard second partition will be invisible to the operating system and contain the backup made by the one key recovery software. Step 1: Put the recovery CD in the optical drive of the system. Step 2: Boot the system from recovery CD. When prompted, press any key to boot from the recovery CD.

  • Page 178: Figure C-4: Command Prompt

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure C-4: Command Prompt Step 5: The command prompt window appears. Type the following commands (marked in red) to create two partitions. One is for the OS installation; the other is for saving recovery files and images which will be an invisible partition.

  • Page 179: Figure C-5: Partition Creation Commands

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure C-5: Partition Creation Commands Page 163...

  • Page 180: Install Operating System, Drivers And Applications

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard NOTE: Use the following commands to check if the partitions were created successfully. Step 6: Press any key to exit the recovery tool and automatically reboot the system. Please continue to the following procedure: Build the Recovery Partition.S t e p 0 :...

  • Page 181: Building The Recovery Partition

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard C.2.4 Building the Recovery Partition Step 1: Put the recover CD in the optical drive. Step 2: Start the system. Step 3: Boot the system from the recovery CD. When prompted, press any key to boot from the recovery CD. It will take a while to launch the recovery tool. Please...

  • Page 182: Figure C-8: Building The Recovery Partition

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Step 5: The Symantec Ghost window appears and starts configuring the system to build a recovery partition. In this process the partition created for recovery files in Section C.2.2 is hidden and the recovery tool is saved in this partition.

  • Page 183: Create Factory Default Image

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard C.2.5 Create Factory Default Image NOTE: Before creating the factory default image, please configure the system to a factory default environment, including driver and application installations. To create a factory default image, please follow the steps below.

  • Page 184: Figure C-12: About Symantec Ghost Window

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure C-12: About Symantec Ghost Window Step 4: Use mouse to navigate to the option shown below (Figure C-13). Figure C-13: Symantec Ghost Path Step 5: Select the local source drive (Drive 1) as shown in Figure C-14. Then click OK.

  • Page 185: Figure C-14: Select A Local Source Drive

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure C-14: Select a Local Source Drive Step 6: Select a source partition (Part 1) from basic drive as shown in Figure C-15. Then click OK. Figure C-15: Select a Source Partition from Basic Drive Step 7: Select 1.2: [Recovery] NTFS drive and enter a file name called...

  • Page 186: Figure C-16: File Name To Copy Image To

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure C-16: File Name to Copy Image to Step 8: When the Compress Image screen in Figure C-17 prompts, click High to make the image file smaller. Figure C-17: Compress Image Page 170...

  • Page 187: Figure C-18: Image Creation Confirmation

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Step 9: The Proceed with partition image creation window appears, click Yes to continue. Figure C-18: Image Creation Confirmation Step 10: The Symantec Ghost starts to create the factory default image (Figure C-19). Figure C-19: Image Creation Complete Step 11: When the image creation completes, a screen prompts as shown in Figure C-20.

  • Page 188: Auto Recovery Setup Procedure

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Step 12: The recovery tool main menu window is shown as below. Press any key to reboot the system. S t e p 0 : Figure C-21: Press Any Key to Continue C.3 Auto Recovery Setup Procedure...

  • Page 189: Figure C-22: Auto Recovery Utility

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard CAUTION: The setup procedure may include a step to create a factory default image. It is suggested to configure the system to a factory default environment before the configuration, including driver and application installations. Step 1: Follow the steps described in Section C.2.1 ~ Section C.2.3 to setup BIOS, create partitions and install operating system.

  • Page 190: Figure C-23: Disable Automatically Restart

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure C-23: Disable Automatically Restart Step 4: Reboot the system from the recovery CD. When prompted, press any key to boot from the recovery CD. It will take a while to launch the recovery tool. Please be patient!

  • Page 191: Figure C-25: Auto Recovery Environment For Windows

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Step 5: When the recovery tool setup menu appears, press <4> then <Enter>. Figure C-25: Auto Recovery Environment for Windows Step 6: The Symantec Ghost window appears and starts configuring the system to build an auto recovery partition. In this process the partition created for recovery files in Section C.2.2 is hidden and the auto recovery tool is saved in this partition.

  • Page 192: Figure C-27: Factory Default Image Confirmation

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard process (The default option is YES). It is suggested to choose YES for this option. Figure C-27: Factory Default Image Confirmation Step 8: The Symantec Ghost starts to create the factory default image (Figure C-28). Figure C-28: Image Creation Complete...

  • Page 193: Setup Procedure For Linux

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Step 10: Eject the One Key Recovery CD and restart the system. Step 11: Press the <DELETE> key as soon as the system is turned on to enter the BIOS. Step 12: Enable the Auto Recovery Function option (Advanced...

  • Page 194: Figure C-30: Partitions For Linux

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard NOTE: If the Linux OS is not installed with GRUB (v0.97 or earlier) and Ext3, the Symantec Ghost may not function properly. While installing Linux OS, please create two partitions: Partition 1: / Partition 2: SWAP NOTE: Please reserve enough space for partition 3 for saving recovery images.

  • Page 195: Figure C-31: Manual Recovery Environment For Linux

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard system32>format N: /fs:ntfs /q /v:Recovery /y system32>exit Step 4: Build the recovery partition. Press any key to boot from the recovery CD. It will take a while to launch the recovery tool. Please be patient. When the recovery tool setup menu appears, type <3>...

  • Page 196: Recovery Tool Functions

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Step 6: Modify the menu.lst as shown below. Step 7: The recovery tool menu appears. (Figure C-33) Figure C-33: Recovery Tool Menu Step 8: Create a factory default image. Follow Step 2 Step 12 described in Section C.2.5 to create a factory default image.

  • Page 197: Figure C-34: Recovery Tool Main Menu

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Figure C-34: Recovery Tool Main Menu The recovery tool has several functions including: 1. Factory Restore: Restore the factory default image (iei.GHO) created in Section C.2.5. 2. Backup system: Create a system backup image (iei_user.GHO) which will be saved in the hidden partition.

  • Page 198: Factory Restore

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard C.5.1 Factory Restore To restore the factory default image, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Type <1> and press <Enter> in the main menu. Step 2: The Symantec Ghost window appears and starts to restore the factory default. A factory default image called iei.GHO is created in the hidden Recovery partition.

  • Page 199: Backup System

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard C.5.2 Backup System To backup the system, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Type <2> and press <Enter> in the main menu. Step 2: The Symantec Ghost window appears and starts to backup the system. A backup image called iei_user.GHO is created in the hidden Recovery partition.

  • Page 200: Restore Your Last Backup

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard C.5.3 Restore Your Last Backup To restore the last system backup, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Type <3> and press <Enter> in the main menu. Step 2: The Symantec Ghost window appears and starts to restore the last backup image (iei_user.GHO).

  • Page 201: Manual

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard C.5.4 Manual To restore the last system backup, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Type <4> and press <Enter> in the main menu. Step 2: The Symantec Ghost window appears. Use the Ghost program to backup or recover the system manually.

  • Page 202: Restore Systems From A Linux Server Through Lan

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard C.6 Restore Systems from a Linux Server through LAN The One Key Recovery allows a client system to automatically restore to a factory default image saved in a Linux system (the server) through LAN connectivity after encountering a Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) or a hang for around 10 minutes.

  • Page 203: Configure Dhcp Server Settings

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard The detailed descriptions are described in the following sections. In this document, two types of Linux OS are used as examples to explain the configuration process – CentOS 5.5 (Kernel 2.6.18) and Debian 5.0.7 (Kernel 2.6.26). C.6.1 Configure DHCP Server Settings...

  • Page 204: Configure Tftp Settings

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Edit “/etc/dhcpd.conf” for your environment. For example, add next-server PXE server IP address; filename “pxelinux.0”; C.6.2 Configure TFTP Settings Step 1: Install the tftp, httpd and syslinux. #yum install tftp-server httpd syslinux (CentOS) #apt-get install tftpd-hpa xinetd syslinux...

  • Page 205: Configure One Key Recovery Server Settings

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Debian Replace the TFTP settings from “inetd” to “xinetd” and annotate the “inetd” by adding “#”. #vi /etc/inetd.conf Modify: #tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin..(as shown below) #vi /etc/xinetd.d/tftp C.6.3 Configure One Key Recovery Server Settings Step 1: Copy the Utility/RECOVERYR10.TAR.BZ2 package from the One Key...

  • Page 206: Start The Dhcp, Tftp And Http

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Step 2: Extract the recovery package to /. #cp RecoveryR10.tar.bz2 / #cd / #tar –xvjf RecoveryR10.tar.bz2 Step 3: Copy “pxelinux.0” from “syslinux” and install to “/tftboot”. #cp /usr/lib/syslinux/pxelinux.0 /tftpboot/ C.6.4 Start the DHCP, TFTP and HTTP Start the DHCP, TFTP and HTTP. For example:...
  • Page 207 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard WARNING: The file name of the factory default image must be iei.gho. Step 3: Confirm the operating system default settings: smb.conf. #vi /etc/samba/smb.conf Modify: [image] comment = One Key Recovery path = /share/image browseable = yes writable = yes...

  • Page 208: Setup A Client System For Auto Recovery

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard C.6.6 Setup a Client System for Auto Recovery Step 1: Disable the automatically restart function before creating the factory default image. Go to: My Computer Properties Advanced. Click the Settings button of Startup and Recovery. Deselect “Automatically restart”. Click OK to save the settings and exit.
  • Page 209 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Boot Option #1 remain the default setting to boot from the original OS. Boot Option #2 select the boot from LAN option. Step 4: Save changes and exit BIOS menu. Exit Save Changes and Exit Step 5: Install the auto recovery utility into the system by double clicking the Utility/AUTORECOVERY-SETUP.exe in the One Key Recovery CD.

  • Page 210: Other Information

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard NOTE: A firewall or a SELinux is not in use in the whole setup process described above. If there is a firewall or a SELinux protecting the system, modify the configuration information to accommodate them. C.7 Other Information C.7.1 Using AHCI Mode or ALi M5283 / VIA VT6421A Controller...
  • Page 211 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Step 3: Insert the One Key Recovery CD into the system and boot the system from the Step 4: When launching the recovery tool, press <F6>. Step 5: When the following window appears, press <S> to select “Specify Additional Device”.
  • Page 212 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Step 6: In the following window, select a SATA controller mode used in the system. Then press <Enter>. The user can now start using the SATA HDD. Page 196...

  • Page 213: System Memory Requirement

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Step 7: After pressing <Enter>, the system will get into the recovery tool setup menu. Continue to follow the setup procedure from Step 4 in Section C.2.2 Create Partitions to finish the whole setup process. S t e p 7 : C.7.2 System Memory Requirement...

  • Page 214: D Digital I/O Interface

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  • Page 215: Introduction

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard D.1 Introduction The DIO connector on the IMB-Q870-i2 is interfaced to GPIO ports on the 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 216: Enable The Dio Output Function

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard D.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function The BIOS interrupt call INT 15H controls the digital I/O. An assembly program to enable digital I/O output functions is listed below. AX, 6F09H Sets the digital port as output BL, 09H...

  • Page 217: E Watchdog Timer

    IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Appendix Watchdog Timer Page 201...
  • Page 218 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard NOTE: The following discussion applies to DOS environment. Contact IEI support or visit the IEI website for specific drivers for other operating systems. The Watchdog Timer is provided to ensure that standalone systems can always recover from catastrophic conditions that cause the CPU to crash. This condition may have occurred by external EMIs or a software bug.
  • Page 219 IMB-Q870-i2 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 220: F Hazardous Materials Disclosure

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  • Page 221 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard F.1 Hazardous Materials 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 222 IMB-Q870-i2 microATX Motherboard Part Name Toxic or Hazardous Substances and Elements Lead Mercury Cadmium Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated Biphenyls Diphenyl (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) Chromium (CR(VI)) (PBB) Ethers (PBDE) Housing Display Printed Circuit Board Metal Fasteners Cable Assembly Fan Assembly Power Supply...
  • Page 223 IMB-Q870-i2 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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