Commell FS-A77 User Manual

FS-A77

PICMG1.3 Full-size CPU Card

User’s Manual

Edition 1.4

2014/3/13

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Copyright

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Packing List:

Please check the package content before you starting using the board.

Hardware:

FS-A77 PICMG1.3 Full-size CPU Card motherboard x 1

Cable Kit:

PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Cable x 1

(OALPS2/MKN)/ (1040551)

4-pin to 3-pin ATX cable x 1

(OAL-ATX-C)/ (1040184)

USB Cable x 1

(OALUSBA-1)/ (1040172)

Audio Port Cable x 1

(OALPJ-HD)/ (1040120)

DB9 cable x 1 & DB25 cable x 1

(FS-A77TXG2/ FS-A77FTXG2 Only)

(OAL2S1P)/ (1040191)

DB25 & DB9 cable x 1

(FS-A77TXG/ FS-A77FTXG Only

(

OAL1S1P)/ (1040041

)

CPU Cooler x 1

(OHS-P-M-H)/

11

Printed Matters:

Driver CD (Including User’s Manual) x 1

Optional:

USB3.0 Cable

(OALUSB3)/ (1040531)

SATA Cable x 2

(OALSATA3-L)/ (1040529)

DVI module with bracket x 1

(BADPDVIP_A&OALDVI-DF13)/

(4120008021&1040483)

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Index

Chapter 1 <Introduction>.............................................................6

1.1 <Product Overview>.....................................................................................6

1.2 <Product Specification>................................................................................7

1.3 <Mechanical Drawing>.................................................................................9

1.4 <Block Diagram>........................................................................................10

Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup>..................................................11

2.1 <Connector Location>................................................................................11

2.2 <Jumper Location & Reference>................................................................12

2.3 <Connector Reference>.............................................................................13

2.3.1 <Internal Connectors>.............................................................. 13

2.3.2 <External Connectors>.............................................................13

2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup>........................................................................14

2.4.1 <CPU Setup>.............................................................................14

2.4.2 <Memory Setup>....................................................................... 15

2.5 <CMOS & ATX Setup>...............................................................................16

2.6 <Serial ATA Interface>................................................................................17

2.7 <Ethernet Interface>...................................................................................18

2.8 <Onboard Display Interface> .....................................................................19

2.8.1 <Analog Display>.......................................................................19

2.8.2 <Digital Display>........................................................................20

2.8.3 <DVI Interface>..........................................................................24

2.9 <Integrated Audio Interface>...................................................................... 25

2.10 <USB Interface>.......................................................................................27

2.11 <Serial Port>.............................................................................................29

2.12 <PCIE Mini Card and SIM Interface>.......................................................32

2.13 <GPIO and SMBUS Interface>.................................................................33

2.14 <Power Supply and Fan Interface >.........................................................34

2.15 <Switch and Indicator>.............................................................................36

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Chapter 3 <System Setup>.......................................................37

3.1 <Audio Configuration>................................................................................37

3.2 <Display Properties Setting> ......................................................................38

3.3 <SATA configuration> .................................................................................40

3.4 <SATA RAID Configuration>.......................................................................41

Chapter 4 <BIOS Setup>.............................................................43

Appendix A <I/O Port Pin Assignment>..........................45

A.1 <Serial ATA Port> .......................................................................................45

A.2 <IrDA Port>.................................................................................................45

A.3 <VGA Port>................................................................................................45

A.4 <LAN Port>.................................................................................................45

A.5 <LAN LED Port>.........................................................................................46

A.6 <Parallel Port>............................................................................................46

Appendix B <Flash BIOS>.........................................................47

B.1 <Flash Tool>...............................................................................................47

B.2 <Flash BIOS Procedure> ...........................................................................47

Appendix C <Programming GPIO’s>.................................48

Appendix D <Programming Watchdog Timer >.........49

Contact Information.......................................................................50

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Chapter 1 <Introduction>

1.1 <Product Overview>

FS-A77 the 3rd Generation Intel of the PICMG1.3 Full-size CPU Card Motherboard,

supports 3

rd

Generation Intel® Core™ i7, Core™ i5, Core™ i3 Mobile Processor and
features Intel QM77 chipset, integrated HD Graphics, DDR3 memory, REALTEK High
Definition Audio, Serial ATA with RAID function for a system and Intel Gigabit LAN.

Intel Ivy Bridge Processor

The 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ processor family mobile is the next generation of
64-bit, multi-core mobile processor built on 22- nanometer process technology. Based
on a new micro-architecture.

New features for Intel QM77 chipset

The board integrates Intel QM77 chipset, supports integrated HD Graphics, built-in high
speed mass storage interface of Serial ATA interface with RAID function, High Definition
Audio with 2 channels surrounding sound.

All in One multimedia solution

Based on Intel QM77 chipset, the board provides high perf ormance onboard graphics,
24-bit dual channel LVDS interface, DVI and 2 channels High Definition Audio, to meet
the very requirement of the multimedia application.

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1.2 <Product Specification>

General Specification

Form Factor PICMG 1.3 Full-size CPU Card
CPU 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7, Core™ i5, Core™ i3 Mobile Processor

Package type: rPGA988B

Memory 2 x DDRIII SO-DIMM 1066/1333/1600 MHz up to 16GB

Support Non-ECC, unbuffered memory only

Chipset Intel QM77
Real Time Clock Chipset integrated RTC with onboard lithium battery
Watchdog Timer Generates a system reset with internal timer for 1min/s ~255min/s
Power Management Supports ACPI 3.0 compliant,
Serial ATA Interface 4 x serial ATAII interface with 300MB/s transfer rate

2 x serial ATAIII interface with 600MB/s transfer rate
Support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and Intel Rapid Storage Technology

VGA Interface Onboard DSUB15 connector for VGA interface
LVDS Interface Onboard 24-bit dual channel LVDS connector with +3.3V/+5V/+12V

supply

DVI Interface Onboard DVI with 20-pin connector
Audio Interface Realtek ALC888 HD Audio
LAN Interface

1 x Intel 82579LM Gigabit LAN (Support iAMT8.0)
1 x Intel 82574L Gigabit LAN

GPIO interface Onboard programmable 8-bit Digital I/O interface
Extended Interface PICMG 1.3 Interface Support 1 PCI-Express x16 and 1 PCI-Express x4

or 4 PCI-Express x1, 4 PCI bus master, 4 USB2.0 Interface
and 1 x PCIE mini card socket

Internal I/O Port 5x RS232, 1 x RS232/422/485, 1 x SMBUS, 1 x GPIO, 4 x USB 2.0,

4 x USB 3.0, 1 x IrDA, 1 x LVDS,1 x LPT, 6 x Serial ATA, 1 x LCD
inverter, 1 x Front panel Audio and 1 x CDIN

External I/O Port DB15 VGA port, RJ45 LAN port, PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port
Power Requirement +5V, +12 DC input & 5V

SB

Requirement

Dimension 338 mm x 126 mm (L x W)
Temperature Operating within 0~60 centigrade

Storage within –20~85 centigrade

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Ordering Code

FS-A77TXDG Intel PGA988B+ QM77 Onboard VGA, LVDS, DVI, USB2.0, USB3.0,

COM, HD Audio, SATAII ,SATAIII, SMBUS, LPC, IrDA, GPIO and PCI
Express mini card, 1 x Giga LAN
Support Four X1 & One X16 PCI Express interface

FS-A77FTXDG Intel PGA988B+ QM77 Onboard VGA, LVDS, DVI, USB2.0, USB3.0,

COM, HD Audio, SATAII ,SATAIII, SMBUS, LPC, IrDA, GPIO and PCI
Express mini card, 1 x Giga LAN
Support One X4 & One X16 PCI Express interface

FS-A77TXDG2 Intel PGA988B+ QM77 Onboard VGA, LVDS, DVI, USB2.0, USB3.0,

COM, HD Audio, SATAII ,SATAIII, SMBUS, LPC, IrDA, GPIO and PCI
Express mini card, 2 x Giga LAN

Support Four X1 & One X16 PCI Express interface

FS-A77FTXDG2 Intel PGA988B+ QM77 Onboard VGA, LVDS, DVI, USB2.0, USB3.0,

COM, HD Audio, SATAII ,SATAIII, SMBUS, LPC, IrDA, GPIO and PCI
Express mini card, 2 x Giga LAN
Support One X4 & One X16 PCI Express interface

The specifications may be different as the actual production.
For further product information please visit the website at

TUhttp://www.commell.com.twUT

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1.3 <Mechanical Drawing>

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1.4 <Block Diagram>

QM77

W25X64 SPI

1 x Intel 82574L
1 x Intel 82579LM

1 x RS232/422/485
1 x RS232 & GPIO
1 x LPT & IrDA

3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7,
Core™ i5, Core™ i3
Mobile Processor

1 x PCI Express x16

2 x 204-pin DDR3
SO-DIMM
1066/1333/1600 MHz
up to 16GB

1 x LVDS

4 x Serial ATAII

8 x USB2.0
4 x USB3.0

1 x PCI Express mini card

1 x DVI

1 x CRT

2 x Serial ATAIII

4 x RS232

ALC888 HD Audio

F81216

SI383

PCI Bus

1 x PCI Express x4 or
4 x PCI Express x1

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Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup>

2.1 <Connector Location>

JFRNT

SYSFAN

SO-DIMM1

DC_IN

CD_IN

CPUFAN

CN_AUDIO

CN_IR

CN_SMBUS

MINI_CARD

SO-DIMM2

SATA2/4/6

SATA1/3/5

CN_USB3

CN_DIO

COM6/5/4/3/2/1

CN_LPC

CN_INV

CN_LVDS

CN_DVI

JSPD2

JACT1

JACT2

CN_LPT

CN_USB4

PS2 COM1 RJ45_1 CRT

FS-A77TXDG

FS-A77TXDG2

PS2 RJ45_2 RJ45_1 CRT

JSPD1

CN_USB3-02
CN_USB3-01

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2.2 <Jumper Location & Reference>

Jumper Function

JRTC CMOS Operating/Clear Setting
JVLCD Panel Voltage Setting
JAT Power mode select
JP1 Com1 Voltage Setting (For Pin 9)
JP2 Com2 Voltage Setting (For Pin 9)
JP3 Com3 Voltage Setting (For Pin 9)
JP4 Com4 Voltage Setting (For Pin 9)
JCSEL1

JCSEL2

CN_COM2 RS-232 RS422 RS485 Setting
CN_IR IrDA Setting

JVUSB USB Voltage Setting

JVLCD

JRTC

JAT

JP1

JP2

JVUSB

JP4

JP3

JCSEL1

JCSEL2

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2.3 <Connector Reference>

2.3.1 <Internal Connectors>

Connector Function Remark

CPU Socket rPGA988B for PGA988 CPU
SO-DIMM 1/2 204 -pin DDR3 SO-DIMM socket
SATA 1/2 7-pin Serial ATAIII connector
SATA 3/4/5/6 7-pin Serial ATAII connector
DC_IN 4-pin power supply connector
CN_AUDIO 5 x 2-pin audio connector
CD_IN 4-pin CD-ROM audio input connector
CN_DIO 6 x 2-pin digital I/O connector
CN_USB 3/4 5 x 2-pin USB2.0 connector
CN_USB3-01/02 10 x 2-pin USB3.0 connector
CPUFAN 4-pin CPU cooler fan connector
SYSFAN 3-pin system cooler fan connector
CN_LVDS 20 x 2-pin LVDS connector
CN_INV 5-pin LCD inverter connector
CN_IR 5-pin IrDA connector
CN_COM 1/2/3/4/5/6 9-pin RS232
CN_LPC 5 x 2-pin LPC connector

JFRNT

14-pin front panel switch/indicator

connector
Mini-PCIE 2 x 52-pin Mini-PCIE socket
JAT Power mode select
CN_LPT 13 x 2-pin printer connector
JSPD 1/2 LAN Speed LED connector
JACT 1/2 LAN Activity LED connector

2.3.2 <External Connectors>

Connector Function Remark

RJ45 1/2 1 x RJ45 LAN connector
CRT DB15 and analog VGA connector
PS/2 PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector

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2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup>

2.4.1 <CPU Setup>

The board comes with the socket rPGA988 for Intel Ivy Bridge Processor, Please
follow the instruction to install the CPU properly.

1. Use the flat-type screw drive
to unlock the CPU socket

Unlock wa

y

C

2. Follow the pin direction to install
the processor on the socket

3. Lock the socket

Socket CPU
Check point

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2.4.2 <Memory Setup>

The board provides 2 x 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM to support 1066/1333/1600MHz DDR3
memory module up to 16GB.
Support Non-ECC, unbuffered memory only.

SO-DIMM1

SO-DIMM2