COMMELL FS-A78 User Manual

FS-A78

PICMG1.3 Full-size CPU Card

User’s Manual

Edition 1.1

2014/3/13

FS-A78 User’s Manual

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Packing List:

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

Hardware:

FS-A78 PICMG 1.3 Full-size CPU Card motherborad x 1

Cable Kit:

SATA Cable x 2

(OALSATA3-L)/ (1040529)

USB2.0 Cable x 1

(OALUSBA-1)/ (1040172)

VGA Cable x 1

OALVGA-S-7)/ (1040556

PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Cable x 1

(OALPS2/MKN)/ (1040551)

Audio Port Cable x 1

(OALPJ-HD)/ (1040120)

DVI module with bracket x 1

BADPDVIP_A&OALDVI-DF13)/

4120008021&1040483

Printed Matters:

Driver CD (Including User’s Manual) x 1

Optional:

USB3.0 Cable x 1
(OALUSB3) (Optional)
(OALUSB3)/ (1040531)

DB25 & DB9 cable x 1

(FS-A78G01/ FS-A78G04 Only)

OAL1S1P)/ (1040041

DB9 cable x 1 & DB25 cable x 1

(FS-A78G201/ FS-A78G204 Only)

(OAL2S1P)/ (1040191)

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Index

Chapter 1 <Introduction>..............................................................................5

1.1 <Product Overview> ..................................................................................... 5

1.2 <Product Specification>................................................................................6

1.3 <Mechanical Drawing>.................................................................................8

1.4 <Block Diagram>..........................................................................................9

Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup>......................................................................10

2.1 <Connector Location>................................................................................ 10

2.2 <Jumper Location & Reference>................................................................ 11

2.3 <Connector Reference>.............................................................................12

2.3.1 <Internal Connectors> ................................................................... 12

2.3.2 <External Connectors>..................................................................12

2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup>........................................................................ 13

2.4.1 <CPU installation>......................................................................... 13

2.4.2 <Memory Setup> ........................................................................... 14

2.5 <CMOS & ATX Setup>............................................................................... 15

2.6 <Serial ATA Interface>................................................................................ 16

2.7 <Ethernet Interface>...................................................................................17

2.8 <Onboard Display Interface> .....................................................................18

2.8.1 <Analog Display>........................................................................... 18

2.8.2 <Digital Display>............................................................................19

2.8.3 <VGA Interface>............................................................................ 23

2.8.4 <DVI Interface >............................................................................. 24

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

2.10 <USB Interface>.......................................................................................26

2.11 <Serial Port>............................................................................................. 28

2.12 <MSATA Interface>................................................................................... 30

2.13 <GPIO and SMBUS Interface>.................................................................31

2.14 <Power Supply and Fan Interface >......................................................... 32

2.14.1 <Power Input> .............................................................................32

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2.14.2 <Fan connector> ..........................................................................33

2.15 <Switch and Indicator> .............................................................................34

Chapter 3 <System Setup> .........................................................................35

3.1 <Audio Configuration> ................................................................................35

3.2 <Display Properties Setting>.......................................................................36

3.3 <SATA configuration>..................................................................................38

3.4 <SATA RAID Configuration> .......................................................................39

Chapter 4 <BIOS Setup> .............................................................................41

Appendix A <I/O Port Pin Assignment>.....................................................43

A.1 <Serial ATA Port>........................................................................................43

A.2 <IrDA Port>.................................................................................................43

A.3 <LAN Port>.................................................................................................43

A.4 <Parallel Port>............................................................................................44

Appendix B <Flash BIOS>...........................................................................45

B.1 <Flash Tool>...............................................................................................45

B.2 <Flash BIOS Procedure> ...........................................................................45

Appendix C <Programming GPIO’s>.........................................................46

Appendix D <Programming Watchdog Timer >........................................47

Contact Information.....................................................................................48

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Chapter 1 <Introduction>

1.1 <Product Overview>

FS-A78 the 4th Generation Intel of the PICMG 1.3 Full-size CPU Card Motherboard ,

supports 4
Desktop Processor and features Intel Q87 chipset, integrated HD Graphics, DDR3
memory, REALTEK High Definition Audio, Serial ATAIII with RAID function for a system
and Intel Gigabit LAN.

Intel Haswell Processor

The 4th Generation Intel® Core™ processor family desktop is the next generation of
64-bit, the processors are based on Intel® microarchitecture formerly known as Haswell,
manufactured on 22nm process technology with 3-D tri-gate transistors.

Features for Intel Q87 chipset

The board integrates Intel Q87 chipset, supports integrated HD Graphics, built-in high
speed mass storage interface of Serial ATAIII interface with RAID function, High

th

Generation Intel® Core™ i7, Core™ i5, Core™ i3, Celeron, Pentium

Definition Audio with 2 channels surrounding sound.

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1.2 <Product Specification>

General Specification

Form Factor PICMG 1.3 Full-size CPU Card
CPU Supports 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7/ i5/ i3/ Celeron/ Pentium Desktop

Processor.
Package type: FCLGA1150

Memory Two DDR3/DDR3L (support 1.5V) 1333/1600 DIMM up to 16GB

Support Non-ECC, unbuffered memory only

Chipset Intel Q87 Express chipset
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 4.0 compliant
Serial ATA Interface Intel® Q87 PCH built-in 4 x Serial ATAIII interface up to 600MB/s Support RAID 0,

1, 5, 10 and Intel Rapid Storage Technology.

(not support SATA II device)

VGA Interface Intel® Clear Video integrated HD Graphics Technology
DVI Interface

LVDS Interface Onboard 24-bit dual channel LVDS connector with +3.3V/+5V/+12V supply

Display port Interface

Audio Interface Intel® integrated Q87 with Realtek ALC888 HD Audio.
LAN Interface 1 x Intel® I210 Gigabit LAN

GPIO interface Onboard programmable 8-bit Digital I/O interface
Extended Interface Support 1 PCI-Express x16 and 1 PCI-Express x4 or 4 PCI-Express x1, 4 PCI,

Internal I/O Port

External I/O Port 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port, 1 x Display port, 2 x RJ45 LAN ports
Power Requirement Need Backplane from Standard 24-pin ATX power supply (20-pin is compatible)

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

Onboard DVI connector

Onboard Display port connector

1 x Intel® I217-LM Gigabit LAN

MSATA
(mSATA only Support SATAIII)
1 x RS232/422/485, 5 x RS232, 1 x GPIO port, 1 x Audio connector, 1 x IrDA
connector, 1 x SMBUS connector, 1 x CRT, 1 x LVDS, 1 x DVI, 1 x LPC, 1 x
LPT(Parallel port), 4 x USB2.0 and 6 x USB3.0 ports, 4 x SATAIII

and P4 4-pin 12V(Onboard)

Storage within –20~85 centigrade

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Ordering Code

FS-A78G01 DVI, CRT, LVDS, Display port, USB3.0 & 2.0, 6 x Serial Port, SATAIII, IrDA, GPIO,

LPC, LPT, Realtek HD Audio, SMBUS, mSATA, 1 x Gigabit LAN (I217LM).
Support 1 PCI-Express x16 and 4 PCI-Express x1

FS-A78G04 Onboard DVI, CRT, LVDS, Display port, USB3.0 & 2.0, 6 x Serial Port, SATAIII,

IrDA, GPIO, LPC, LPT, Realtek HD Audio, SMBUS, mSATA, 1 x Gigabit LAN

(I217LM).

Support 1 PCI-Express x16 and 1 PCI-Express x4

FS-A78G201 Onboard DVI, CRT, LVDS, Display port, USB3.0 & 2.0, 6 x Serial Port, SATAIII,

IrDA, GPIO, LPC, LPT, Realtek HD Audio, SMBUS, mSATA, 2 x Gigabit LAN.
Support 1 PCI-Express x16 and 4 PCI-Express x1

FS-A78G204 Onboard DVI, CRT, LVDS, Display port, USB3.0 & 2.0, 6 x Serial Port, SATAIII,

IrDA, GPIO, LPC, LPT, Realtek HD Audio, SMBUS, mSATA, 2 x Gigabit LAN.
Support 1 PCI-Express x16 and 1 PCI-Express x4

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

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1.3 <Mechanical Drawing>

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1.4 <Block Diagram>

1 x PCI Express x16

1 x DVI

1 x Display port

1 x LVDS

1 x CRT

4 x Serial ATAIII

ALC888 HD Audio

W25Q128 SPI

4 x PCI

4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7,
Core™ i5
Pentium

Processor

, Core™ i3, Celeron,

Q87

TSI383

W83627DHG-P

2 x 240-pin DDR3
LO-DIMM
1333/1600 MHz
up to 16GB

1 x mSATA

6 x USB 3.0
4 x USB 2.0

1 x Intel I210
1 x Intel I217-LM

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

4 x PCI Express x1 or
1 x PCI Ex

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F81216D

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Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup>

2.1 <Connector Location>

N_USB2-1

FAN
FAN

12V

RNT

(FS-A78G201 & FS-A78G204)

DDRIII_A/B

CN_DVI

SATA3_1
SATA3_2
SATA3_3
SATA3_4

CN_LVDS

CN_USB3-3
CN_USB3-2
CN_USB3-1

CN_DIO

CN_USB2-2

MSATA

CN_COM

6/5/4/3/2/1

CN_LPC

CN_SMBUS

CN_IR

CN_LPT

CN_AUDIO

Display port

CN_CRT

I217-LM

I210

PS2

CN_INV

(FS-A78G01 & FS-A78G04)

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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)
JCSEL1

JCSEL2
JVUSB USB Voltage Setting

COM2 RS-232 RS422 RS485 Setting
CN_IR IrDA Setting

JVLCD

JVUSB

JCSEL2

JAT

JP1

JRTC

JCSEL1

JP2

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2.3 <Connector Reference>

2.3.1 <Internal Connectors>

Connector Function Remark

CPU LGA1150 CPU Socket
DDRIII A/B 240 -pin DDR3 LO-DIMM socket
SATAIII 1/2/3/4 7-pin Serial ATAIII connector
DC_12V 4-pin +12V additional power supply connector
CN_AUDIO 5 x 2-pin audio connector
CN_DIO 6 x 2-pin digital I/O connector
CN_USB2-1/2 10-pin USB connector
CN_USB3-1/2/3 20-pin USB3.0 connector
CPUFAN 4-pin CPU cooler fan connector
SYSFAN 3-pin system cooler fan connector
CN_CRT 16-pin VGA connector
CN_LVDS 20 x 2-pin LVDS connector
CN_INV 5-pin LCD inverter connector
CN_DVI 10 x 2-pin DVI connect
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
CN_LPT 13 x 2-pin printer connector
JFRNT 14-pin front panel switch/indicator connector
MSATA 1 x 52-pin Mini-PCIE socket
JAT Power mode select

2.3.2 <External Connectors>

Connector Function Remark

RJ45 1 1 x RJ45 LAN conn ector
Display port Display port connector
PS/2 PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector
COM1 1 x DB9 connector

(FS-A78G01 & FS-A78G04)

Connector Function Remark

RJ45 1/2 2 x RJ45 LAN connector
Display port Display port connector
PS/2 PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector

(FS-A78G201 & FS-A78G204)

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2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup>

2.4.1 <CPU installation>

FS-A78 has a LGA1150 CPU socket onboard; please check following steps to install the

processor properly.

Attention If FS-A78 need RMA please Keep CPU socket cover on the CPU Socket.

Warning If CPU Socket internal Pin damage We could not provide warranty.

1. Lift this bar

Intel® I3/I5/I7/Celeron/Pentium processor Package
type: 1150 pin FCLGA
FSB:1333/1600MHz

Checked point

2. Uncover this plate

3. Place the CPU on the top of
the pins

4. Lock this bar

5. Cover this plate

Notice: Please place the CPU on the pins tenderly to avoid bending the pins

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