Asus Q370I-IM-A User’s Manual

Q370I-IM-A

Industrial Motherboard

E16517 Revised Edition (V2) March 2020

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Contents

Chapter 1 Product overview

1.1 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1

1.2 Features ........................................................................................ 1-1

1.3 Specications ............................................................................... 1-2

Chapter 2 Motherboard information

2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1

2.2 Motherboard layout ...................................................................... 2-2

2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-4

2.3.1 Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-5

2.3.2 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation ................... 2-7

2.4 System memory ........................................................................... 2-9

2.5 Jumpers ...................................................................................... 2-10

2.6 Connectors ................................................................................. 2-14

2.6.1 Rear panel connectors .................................................. 2-14

2.6.2 Internal connectors ....................................................... 2-16

Chapter 3 BIOS setup

3.1 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 3-1

3.1.1 BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 3-2

3.2 Main menu .................................................................................... 3-2

3.2.1 System Date [Day MM/DD/YYYY] .................................. 3-2

3.2.2 System Time [HH:MM:SS] .............................................. 3-2

3.3 Advanced menu ........................................................................... 3-3

3.3.1 Start ASUS EzFlash ........................................................ 3-3

3.3.2 PCH-FW Conguration ................................................... 3-3

3.3.3 Trusted Computing ......................................................... 3-4

3.3.4 Platform Misc Conguration ............................................ 3-4

3.3.5 CPU Conguration .......................................................... 3-5

3.3.6 System Agent (SA) Conguration ................................... 3-6

3.3.7 PCH Storage Conguration ............................................ 3-7

3.3.8 Onboard Devices Conguration ...................................... 3-8

3.3.9 ACPI Settings ................................................................ 3-10

3.3.10 LVDS Conguration ...................................................... 3-10

3.3.11 APM Conguration ........................................................ 3-10

3.3.12 NCT6116D Super IO Conguration .............................. 3-11

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3.3.13 NCT6116D HW Monitor ................................................ 3-12

3.3.14 Serial Port Console Redirection .................................... 3-15

3.3.15 Intel TXT Information .................................................... 3-15

3.3.16 USB Conguration ........................................................ 3-16

3.3.17 NVMe Conguration ...................................................... 3-17

3.3.18 HDD Secure Erase ....................................................... 3-17

3.3.19 Dynamic Digital IO ........................................................ 3-17

3.3.20 Network Stack Conguration ........................................ 3-17

3.4 Security menu ............................................................................ 3-17

3.5 Boot menu .................................................................................. 3-19

3.6 Save & Exit menu ....................................................................... 3-21

3.7 Event Logs .................................................................................. 3-21

3.7.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings ............................. 3-21

3.7.2 View Smbios Event Log ................................................ 3-22

Appendix

Notices .......................................................................................................A-1

ASUS contact information .......................................................................A-5

Chapter 1

Product overview

1.1 Package contents

Check your industrial motherboard package for the following items.

1 x ASUS Q370I-IM-A Motherboard

1 x Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s cables

2 x M.2 screw packages

1 x ASUS I/O Shield

NOTE: If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.

1.2 Features

• Intel® socket 1151 for 9th/8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7/ i5/ i3, Pentium®, and Celeron® processors

• Two Dual Channel DDR4 2666/2400/2133MHz Non-ECC SO-DIMMs up to

32GB

• 4 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s, 7 x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 6 x USB 2.0, 4 x COM headers

• 1 x PCIe x16 slot, 1 x MiniPCIe, 1 x M.2 (Key E, 2230) for Wi-Fi/BT devices, 1

x M.2 (Key M, 2260/2280) with PCIe and SATA modes for SSD

• Multi-display: 2 x DisplayPort, 1 x DVI-D, LVDS, eDP

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1.3 Specications

Intel® socket 1151 for 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7/ i5/ i3, Pentium®,

CPU

Chipset Intel® Q370 Chipset

Memory 2 x SO-DIMM, max.32GB, DDR4 2666*/2400/2133 MHz SDRAM

Graphics

Expansion slots

Storage

LAN Dual Intel® Lan: 1 x Intel® I219LM, 1 x Intel® I211AT

Audio Realtek® ALC887-VD2 High Denition Audio CODEC

Rear panel I/O ports

Front panel I/O ports

and Celeron® processors

Supports Intel® 14nm CPU

Supports up to 65W

Integrated graphics processor - Intel® HD Graphics support

Multi-VGA output support: DP/DVI-D/LVDS/eDP ports

- Supports DVI-D output with a maximum resolution of 1920 x

1200 @ 60Hz

- Supports 2x DisplayPort outputs with a maximum resolution

of 4096 x 2304 @ 60 Hz

- Supports LVDS output with a maximum resolution of 1920 x

1200 @ 60Hz

1 x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slot

1 x MiniPCIe, Full/Half mini-PCIe with SATA

1 x M.2 socket 1 (Key E, 2230) for WiFi/BT device supports PCIE

and CNVI WiFi module

1 x M.2 socket 3 (Key M, 2260/2280) with PCIe and SATA modes

- 4 x SATA Gen3.0 up to 6.0 Gb/s ports

- 1 x Full/Half mSATA connector (shared with MiniPCIe slot)

2 x DP connectors

4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

4 x USB 2.0 ports

2 x LAN (RJ45) ports

1 x P/S2 keyboard port

1 x P/S2 mouse port

1 x COM port (RS232/422/482)

2 x Audio jacks 3 x COM headers(3 x RS232)

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 connector supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen

1 ports

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 stick socket

1 x USB 2.0 connector supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports

1 x CPU Fan connector

1 x Chassis Fan connector supports DC/PWM mode

1 x Chassis intrusion header

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1 x Front panel audio connector(AAFP)

1 x System panel connector

1 x Clear CMOS header

1 x Speaker connector

1 x LPC Debug header

1 x S/PDIF connector

1 x I2C header

1 x AT/ATX mode selection header

1 x 24-pin ATX power connector

1 x 4-pin ATX power connector

Front panel I/O ports

1 x SPI TPM header

1 x M.2 socket 1 (Key E, 2230) for WiFi/BT device supports PCIE

and CNVI WiFi module

1 x M.2 socket 3 (Key M, 2260/2280) with PCIe and SATA modes

4 x SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors

1 x WDT_EN header

1 x eDP port

1 x LVDS header

1 x Flat panel display brightness connector

1 x Display panel VCC power selection header 1 x Display panel backlight power selection header

1 x Back Light power enable selection header

GPIO 1 x 8-bit GPIO header

Manageability WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME

Watch dog timer Yes

Power requirement

Operation Temperature

Non-Operation Temperature

AT/ATX mode

DC in 12V

0~60°C

-40~85°C

Relative Humidity 0%~85%

Windows® 10 (64-bit)

OS support

Windows® 10 IoE Enterprise

Ubuntu

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RedHat Enterprise

OS support

Operation Temperature

Non-Operation Temperature

Relative Humidity 0%~85%

Certication CE, FCC

Form Factor Mini-ITX Form Factor, 6.7”x 6.7” (17.0cm x 17.0cm)

NOTE: Specications are subject to change without notice.

Fedora Workstation

OpenSUSE

0~60°C

-40~85°C

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Chapter 2

Motherboard information

2.1 Before you proceed

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.

CAUTION!

• Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any

component.

• Before handling components, use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely

grounded object or a metal object, such as the power supply case, to avoid damaging them due to static electricity.

• Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them.

• Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic

pad or in the bag that came with the component.

• Before you install or remove any component, always remove the AC power

by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, or components.

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2.2 Motherboard layout

NOTE: Place four screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the

motherboard to the chassis.

CAUTION! Do not overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard.

Place this side towards the rear of the chassis

CPU_FAN

KBMS

USB9111213

DP12

DVI

COM1

LAN2_U32G1_56

LAN1_U32G1_34

AUDIO

AAFP

ALC

887-VD2

VCC_PWR_SEL

BKLTEN_SEL BKLPWR_SEL

LVDS

LCD_BLKT_PANEL

GPIO_CON

SPDIF_OUT

WGI

211AT

Intel

I219LM

CLRTC

2223

EATXPWR

BATT_CON

17.0cm(6.7in)

U32G1_12

ATX12V

LGA1151

DDR4 SO-DIMM_B1*

DDR4 SO-DIMM_A1*

PCIEX16

54 62 31

SATA6G_3 SATA6G_4 SATA6G_5 SATA6G_6

USB_E12

U32G1_10

COM2

COM4

WDT_EN

COM3

CHA_FAN

M.2_(SOCKET3)

Intel Q370

MSATA_MPCIE

ASM1480

2280

Super

I/O

M.2(WIFI)

AT_ATX_SEL

201921

LPC_DEBUG

32Mb BIOS

TPM

DIS_ME

2260

EDP

17.0cm(6.7in)

SPEAKER

CHASSIS

F_PANEL

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Connectors/Jumpers/Slots

1. CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 4-pin CHA_FAN) 2-18

2. Display panel VCC power selection (6-pin VCC_PWR_SEL) 2-11

3. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) 2-23

4. USB 3.2 Gen 1 connector (20-1 pin U32G1_12) 2-16

5. SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_3-6) 2-19

6. LPC Debug header 2-22

7. SPI_TPM connector (14-1 pin SPI_TPM) 2-18

8. M.2 socket 3 2-21

9. Serial port connectors (10-1 pin COM2, COM3, COM4) 2-23

10. USB 3.2 Gen 1 port (U32G1_10) 2-16

11. USB 2.0 connector (10-1pin USB_E12) 2-17

12. mSATA/mPCIe combo slot (MSATA_MPCIE) 2-22

13. DIS_ME connector (3-pin DIS_ME) 2-11

14. Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) 2-26

15. Speaker connector (4-1 pin SPEAKER) 2-20

16. Chassis Intrusion header (4-1 pin CHASSIS) 2-13

17. System panel connector (10-1 pin F_PANEL) 2-19

18. M.2 Wi-Fi 2-21

19. I2C connector 2-24

20. AT/ATX mode selection (3-pin AT_ATX_SEL) 2-11

21. WDT Enbale jumper (2-pin WDT_EN) 2-12

22. Clear RTC RAM (2-pin CLRTC) 2-10

23. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) 2-25

24. DDR4 SO-DIMM slots 2-9

25. Intel® LGA1151 CPU socket 2-4

26. RTC Battery header (2-pin BATT_CON) 2-20

27. General purpose input/output connector (GPIO_CON) 2-17

28. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT) 2-26

29. LVDS connector (30-pin LVDS) 2-20

30. Flat panel display brightness connector (6-pin LCD_BLKT_PANEL) 2-25

31. Display panel backlight power selection (3-pin BKLT_PWR_SEL) 2-10

32. Back Light power enable selection (3-pin BKLTEN_SEL) 2-12

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2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA1151 socket designed for the Intel® 9th/8th Generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3, Pentium processors.

IMPORTANT: Unplug all power cables before installing the CPU.

CAUTION!

• Upon purchase of the motherboard, ensure that the PnP cap is on

the socket and the socket contacts are not bent. Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing, or if you see any damage to the PnP cap/socket contacts/motherboard components. The manufacturer will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment/transit-related.

• Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. The manufacturer will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the

motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA1151 socket.

• The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts

resulting from incorrect CPU installation/removal, or misplacement/loss/ incorrect removal of the PnP cap.

, and Celeron®

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2.3.1 Installing the CPU

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CAUTION! LGA1156 CPU is not compatible with the LGA1151 socket. DO NOT install an LGA1156 CPU on the LGA1151 socket.

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2.3.2 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation

CAUTION! Apply the Thermal

Interface Material to the CPU heatsink and CPU before you install the heatsink and fan if necessary.

To install the CPU heatsink and fan assembly

3 4

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To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan assembly

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2.4 System memory

This motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate 4 (DDR4) Small Outline Dual Inline

Memory Module (SO-DIMM) sockets. The gure below illustrates the location of the DDR4

SO-DIMM sockets:

Channel Sockets

Channel A SO-DIMM_A1*

Channel B SO-DIMM_B1*

SO-DIMM_B1* SO-DIMM_A1*

Recommendedmemoryconguration

DIMM_A1*

DIMM_B1*

Installing a DIMM

1 2

To remove a DIMM

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DIMM_B1* DIMM_A1*

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2.5 Jumpers

1. Clear RTC RAM (2-pin CLRTC)

This header allows you to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data of the system setup information such as date, time, and system passwords.

CLRTC

Connector type

HEADER 1x2p, 2.54mm pitch, S/T

To erase the RTC RAM:

1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord.

2. Use a metal object such as a screwdriver to short the two pins.

3. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer.

4. Hold down the <Del> key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup

to re-enter data.

NOTE: If the steps above do not help, remove the onboard battery and move the jumper again to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data. After clearing the CMOS, reinstall the battery.

2. Display panel backlight power selection (3-pin BLKT_PWR_SEL)

BKLPWR_SEL

1 2

12V 5V

12V 1-2

5V (Default) 2-3

2 3

(Default)

Pins

2-10

Connector type

HEADER 1x3p, 2.54mm pitch, S/T

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3. Intel® ME jumper (3-pin DIS_ME)

This jumper allows you to enable or disable the Intel® ME function. Set this jumper to pins 1-2 to enable (default) the Intel® ME function and to pins 2-3 to disable it.

DIS_ME

Connector type

Normal

(Default)

HEADER 1x3p, 2.54mm pitch, S/T

2 3

Disable intel ME function

4. Display panel VCC power selection (6-pin VCC_PWR_SEL)

VCC_PWR_SEL

3.3V

(Default)

12V

Setting Pins

3.3V (Default) 1-2

5V 3-4

12V 5-6

Connector type

HEADER 2 x 3p, 2.54mm pitch, S/T

5. AT/ATX mode selection (3-pin AT_ATX_SEL)

AT_ATX_SEL

21 2 3

ATX mode

(Default)

Pins

1-2 (Default) ATX mode

2-3 AT mode

Connector type

HEADER 1x3p, 2.54mm pitch, S/T

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