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Please check the package content before you starting using the board.
LS-377Q the new generation of the 3.5 miniboard, supports Intel Core i7, Core i5 and
Core i3 Processors and features Intel QM57 chipset, integrated HD Graphics, DDR3
memory, REALTEK High Definition Audio, Serial ATA and 1 x Intel Gigabit LAN.
Intel Arrandale and Clarkfield Processor
The board supports Intel Core i7, Core i5 and Core i3 Processors with, 8MB Intel®
Smart Cache, to provide more powerful performance than before.
New features for Intel QM57 chipset
The board integrates Intel QM57 chipset, to provide new generation of the mobile
solution, supports integrated HD Graphics, DDR3 800/1066 MHz memory, built-in high
speed mass storage interface of Serial ATA, High Definition Audio with 7.1 channe ls
surrounding sound.
All in One multimedia solution
Based on Intel QM57 chipset, the board provides high performance onbo ard graphics,
24-bitdual channel LVDS interface, DVI and 7.1 channels High Definition Audio, to meet
the very requirement of the multimedia application.
Flexible Extension Interface
The board provides, one mini-PCIE socket, one mini-PCI socket.
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1.2 <Product Specification>
General Specification
Form Factor 3.5’’ Miniboard
CPU Intel® Core™ i7, Core™ i5, Core™ i3, Celeron®, and Pentium® Mobile
Processor
Package type: rPGA988A
Memory 1 x DDRIII SO-DIMM 800/1066 MHz up to 4GB
Chipset Intel QM57
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 2.0 compliant,
Serial ATA Interface 2 x serial ATAII interface with 300MB/s transfer rate
VGA Interface Intel integrated extreme GMA 4500MHD (Graphic Media Accelerator)
supply
DVI Interface DVI interface
Audio Interface Realtek ALC888 HD Audio
LAN Interface 1 x Intel 82574L Gigabit LAN
GPIO Interface Onboard programmable 8-bit Digital I/O interface
Extended Interface 1 x Mini PCIE socket, 1 x Mini PCI socket to support Mini PCI Type IIIA
Internal I/O Port 1 x RS232/422/485, 1 x SMBUS, 1 x GPIO port, 4 x USB ports, 1 x IrDA,
2 x Serial ATA, 1x LVDS, 1 x DIO, 1x LCD inverter connector, 1 x Audio
connector and 1 x DCOUT connector
Exte rnal I/O Por t 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port, 1 x RJ45 LAN ports, 1 x VGA port, 2 x
USB2.0 ports, 1 x RS232 port
Power Requirement 9~24V full range DC Input
Dimension 146mm x 101mm
Temperature Operating within 0~60 centigrade
SATA, SMBUS, Mini PCI and PCIE mini card
MPX-7202 PCI Express mini card supports
2 x USB 3.0 provides up to 4.8Gbps of transferring rate.
The specifications may be different as the actual production.
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1.3 <Mechanical Drawing>
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1.4 <Block Diagram>
1 x CRT
1 x LVDS
1 x DVI
2 x Serial ATA
ALC888 HD
Audio
Intel® Core™ i7, Core™ i5,
Core™ i3, Celeron® and
Pentium®
Mobile Processor
QM57
1 x 204-pin DDR3
SO-DIMM
800/1066 MHz up to
4GB
1 x PCI Express mini card
1 x Mini-PCI
6 x USB 2.0
1 x Intel 82574L
IO W83627DHG-P
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1 x COM & GPIO & IrDA
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Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup>
2.1 <Connector Location>
DIO
SYSFAN
CPUFAN
DC_OUT
JFRNT
Mini Card
IR
COM2
DVI
USB
HD Audio
Mini-PCI
LVDS
SATA
DC_IN
CN_INV
CD_IN
SO-DIMM
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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
JP2 Com2 Voltage Setting
JP1/JP2
JAT
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Jumper: JAT
Type: onboard 3-pin header
Power Mode JAT
AT Mode 1-2
Default setting: ATX Mode
Jumper: JP1 (COM 1)
Type: onboard 6-pin header
Pin1 with 5V signal 1-2,5-6
Pin9 with 12V signal
Default setting: 5-6
Jumper: JP2 (COM 2)
Type: onboard 6-pin header
ATX Mode
2-3
Power Mode JP1
3-4,5-6
1
Power Mode JP2
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6
5
Pin1 with 5V signal 1-2,5-6
2
1
3-4,5-6
6
5
Pin9 with 12V signal
Default setting: 5-6
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2.3 <Connector Reference>
2.3.1 <Internal Connectors>
Connector Function Remark
CPU Socket rPGA989 for PGA988 CPU
SO-DIMM 204 -pin DDR3 SO-DIMM socket
SATA1/2 7-pin Serial ATA connector
DC_IN DC 9~24V input 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 1/2 5 x 2-pin USB 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
JFRNT 10-pin front panel switch/indicator
connector
Mini-PCI 124-pin Mini-PCI socket Type IIIA
Mini-PCIE 52-pin Mini-PCIE socket
CN_COM2 9-pin RS422/485/232
JAT Power mode select
2.3.2 <External Connectors>
Connector Function Remark
RJ45 RJ45 LAN connector
COM1 + CRT COM1 Con nect DB15 and analog VGA connector
PS/2 PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector
USB 2 x USB
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2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup>
2.4.1 <CPU Setup>
The board comes with the socket rPGA-988A for Intel Arrandale and Clarkfield
Processor, Intel® Smart 8MB Cache. Please follow the instruction to install the CPU
properly.
Unlock wa
1. Use the flat-type screw
drive to unlock the CPU
socket
2. Follow the pin direction to install
the processor on the socket
3. Lock the socket
4. CPU socket has 989 pins
Check point
Socket-M CPU
Check point
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2.4.2 <Memory Setup>
The board provides 1 x 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM to support 800/1066MHz DDR3
memory module up to 4GB.
SO-DIMM
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2.5 <CMOS Setup>
The board’s data of CMOS can be setting in BIOS. If the board refuses to boot due
to inappropriat e CMOS settings, here is how to proceed to clear (reset) the CMOS
to its default values.
Jumper: JRTC
Type: Onboard 3-pin jumper
JRTC Mode
1-2 Clear CMOS
2-3 Normal Operation
Default setting: 2-3
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2.6 <Serial ATA Interface>
Based on Intel QM57, the board provides four Serial ATAII interfaces with up to
300MB/s of transfer rate.
SATA Port 1/2
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2.7 <Ethernet Interface>
The board integrates with one Intel PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controllers, as the PCI
Express x 1 can speed up to 250MB/s of transfer rate instead of late PCI bus with
133MB/s of transfer rate. The Intel Gigabit Ethernet supports triple speed of
10/100/1000Base-T, with IEEE802.3 compliance and Wake-On-LAN supported.
RJ45 LAN connector
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2.8 <Onboard Display Interface>
Based on Intel Arrandale CPU with built-in HD Graphic, the board provides one DB15
connector on real external I/O port, one 40-pin LVDS interface with 5-pin LCD backlight
inverter connector optional or Secondary CRT connectorand provides optional 26-pin
DVI interface.
The board provides dual display function with clone mode and extended desktop mode
for CRT, LCD and DVI.
2.8.1 <Analog Display>
Please connect your CRT or LCD monitor with DB15 male connector to the onboard
DB15 female connector on rear I/O port or optional Secondary CRT connect.
CRT
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2.8.2 <Digital Display>
The board provides one 40-pin LVDS connector for 24-bit single/dual channel panels,
supports up to 1920 x 1200 (UXGA) resolution, with one LCD backlight inverter
connector and one jumper for panel voltage setting.
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CN_INV
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1 2
CN_LVDS
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JVLCD
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5
Effective patterns of connection: 1-2 / 3-4 / 5-6
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3
5
Warning: others cause damages
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Connector: CN_INV Connector: JVLCD
Type: 5-pin LVDS Power Header Type: 6-pin Power select Header
For the cables, please follow the pin assignment of the c onnec tor to make a c able, becaus e
every panel has its own pin assignment, so we do not provide a standard cable; please find
a local cable manufacture to make cables.
LCD Installation Guide:
1. Preparing the LS-377, LCD panel and the backlight inverter.
2. Please check the datasheet of the panel to see the voltage of the panel, and set
the jumper JVLCD to +12V or +5V or +3.3V.
3. You would need a LVDS type cable.
Panel side
For sample illustrator only
4. To connect all of the devices well.
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After setup the devices well, you need to select the LCD panel type in the BIOS.
The panel type mapping is list below:
BIOS panel type selection form (BIOS Version:1.0)
18-bit Single channel 24-bit Dual channel
NO. Output format NO. Output format
1 640 x 480 11 1280 x 768
2 800 x 480 12 1280 x 1024
3 800 x 600 13 1600 x 1200
4 1024 x 768 14 1920 x 1080
5 1280 x 800 15 1920 x 1200
18-bit Dual channel
6 1280 x 768
24-bit Single channel
7 1024 x 768
8 1280 x 768
9 1280 x 800
10 1366 x 768
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2.8.3 <DVI Interface>
The board provides an option 26-pin DVI interface
Connector: CN_DVI
Connector type: 26-pin header connector (pitch = 2.00mm)
The board integrates onboard audio interface with REALTEK ALC888 codec, with Intel
next generation of audio standard as High Defin ition Audio, it offers more sound and
other advantages than former ALC888 audio compliance.
The main specifications of ALC888 are:
z High-performance DACs with 100dB S/N ratio
z 8 DAC channels support 16/20/24-bit PCM format for 7.1 audio solution
z 16/20/24-bit S/PDIF-OUT supports 44.1K/48K/96kHz sample rate
z Compatible with ALC888
z Meets Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0 audio requirements
The board provides 7.1 channels audio phone jacks on rear I/O port, and Line-in/MIC-in
ports for front I/O panel through optional cable.
1
2
10
1
9
CN
Audio
4
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CD_IN
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Connector: CN_AUDIO
Type: 10-pin (2 x 5) header (pitch = 1.27 x 2.54 mm)
Connector: CN_SMBUS
Type: 5-pin header for SMBUS Ports
Pin Description
1 VCC
2 N/C
3 SMBDATA
4 SMBCLK
5 Ground
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12
SMBUS
1 2
CN_DIO
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2.11 <Power Supply>
2.11.1 <Power Input>
The board requires onboard 4-pin DC-input connector voltage range is from 9V to 24V,
or onboard 20-pin ATX2.0, for the input current, please take a reference of the power
consumption report on appendix.
Connector: DC_IN
Type: 4-pin DC power connector
Pin Description Pin Description
1 Ground 2 Ground
3 +9~24V 4 +9~24V
DC_IN
1
3
4
2
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2.13.2 <Power Output>
Connector: DC_OUT
Type: 4-pin connector for +5V/+12V output
Pin Description
1 +12V
2 GND
3 GND
4 +5V
Note: Maximum output current 12V/1A, 5V/1A
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2.12 <Switch and Indicator>
The JFRNT provides front control panel of the board, such as power button, reset and
beeper, etc. Please check well before you connecting the cables on the chassis.
Connector: JFRNT
Type: onboard 10-pin (2 x 5) 2.54-pitch header
Function Signal PIN Signal
Power
Speaker
HDD LED
Power LED
Reset
2
1
JFRNT
10
9
PWRBT- 1 2 PWRBT+
SPK- 3 4 SPK+
HLED- 5 6 HLED+
GND 7 8 PWLED+
Reset- 9 10 GND
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Chapter 3 <System Setup>
3.1 <Audio Configuration>
The board integrates Intel® QM57 with REALTEK® ALC888 codec. It can support
2-channel or 7.1 channel sound under system configuration. Pleas e follow the steps
below to setup your sound system.
1. Install REALTEK HD Audio driver.
2. Lunch the control panel and Sound Effect Manager.
3. Select Speaker Configuration
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3.2 <Display Properties Setting>
Based on Intel QM57 with HD GMA (Graphic Media Accelerator), the board supports
two DACs for display device as different resolution and color bit.
Please install the Intel Graphic Driver before you starting setup display devices.
1. Click right button on the desktop to lunch display properties
2. Click Advanced button for more specificity setup.
Click Graphics Properties... for
advanced setup
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4. This setup options can let you define each device settings.
Click Monitor to setup the CRT
monitor for Resolution and
Refresh Rate
Click Intel® Dual Display
Clone to setup the dual
display mode as same screen
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Chapter 4 <BIOS Setup>
The motherboard uses the Phoenix BIOS for the system configuration. The Phoenix
BIOS in the single board computer is a customized version of the industrial standar d
BIOS for IBM PC AT-compatible computers. It supports Intel x86 and compatible CPU
architecture based processors and computers. The BIOS provides critical low-level
support for the system central processing, memory and I/O sub-systems.
The BIOS setup program of the single board computer let the customers modify the
basic configuration setting. The settings are stored in a dedicated battery-backed
memory, NVRAM, retains the information when the power is turned off. If the battery
runs out of the power, then the settings of BIOS will come back to the default setting.
The BIOS section of the manual is subject to change without notice and is provided here
for reference purpose only. The settings and configurations of the BIOS are current at
the time of print, and therefore they may not be exactly the same as that displayed on
your screen.
To activate CMOS Setup program, press <DEL> key immediatel y after you turn on
the system. The following message “Press DEL to enter SETUP” should appear in the
lower left hand corner of your screen. When you enter the CMOS Setup Utility, the Main
Menu will be displayed as Figure 4-1. You can use arrow keys to select your function,
press <Enter> key to accept the selection and enter the sub-me nu.
The PS/2 connector supports standard PS/2 keyboard directly or both PS/2 keyboard
and mouse through for PS/2 Y-cable.
Connector: PS/2
Type: 6-pin Mini-DIN connector on bracket
Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6
Description KBCLK MSCLKGROUNDVCC KBDATAMSDATA
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Appendix B <Flash BIOS>
B.1 <Flash Tool>
The board is based on Phoenix BIOS and can be updated easily by the BIOS auto
flash tool. You can download the tool online at the address below:
File name of the tool is “Phlash16.exe”, it’s the utility that can write the data into the
BIOS flash ship and update the BIOS.
B.2 <Flash BIOS Procedure>
1. Please make a bootable floppy disk.
2. Get the last .bin files you want to update and copy it into the disk.
3. Copy Phlash16.exe to the disk.
4. Power on the system and flash the BIOS. (Example: C:/Phlash16 XXX.ROM)
5. Restart the system.
Any question about the BIOS re-flash please contact your distributors or visit the
web-site at below:
http://www.commell.com.tw/support/support.htm
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Appendix C <System Resources>
C.1 <I/O Port Address Map>
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C.2 <Memory Address Map>
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C.3 <System DMA & IRQ Resources>
DMA:
IRQ:
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Appendix D <Programming GPIO’s>
The GPIO’can be programmed with the MSDOS debug program using
simple IN/OUT commands.The following lines show an example how to
do this.
GPIO0…..GPIO7 bit0……bit7
-o 2 E 87 ;enter configuration
-o 2E 87
-o 2E 07
-o 2F 09 ;enale GPIO function
-o 2E 30
-o 2F 02 ;enable GPIO configuration
-o 2E F0
-o 2F xx ;set GPIO as input/output; set ‘1’ for input,’0’for
output
-o 2E F1
-o 2F xx ;if set GPIO’s as output,in this register its value can
be set
Optional :
-o 2E F2
-o 2F xx ; Data inversion register ; ‘1’ inverts the current valus
of the bits ,’0’ leaves them as they are
-o 2E 30
-o 2F 01 ; active GPIO’s
For further information ,please refer to Winbond W83627DHG datasheet.
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Appendix E <Programming Watchdog Timer >
The watchdog timer makes the system auto-reset while it stops to work for a period.
The integrated watchdog timer can be setup as system reset mode by program.
Timeout Value Range
- 1 to 255
- Second or Minute
Program Sample
Watchdog timer setup as system reset with 5 second of timeout
2E, 87
2E, 87
2E, 07
2F, 08 Logical Device 8
2E, 30 Activate
2F, 01
2E, F5 Set as Second*
2F, 00
2E, F6 Set as 5
2F, 05
* Minute: bit 3 = 0; Second: bit 3 = 1
You can select Timer setting in the BIOS, after setting the time options, the system
will reset according to the period of your selection.
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Appendix F <How to setting RS-232/RS-422/RS-485>
JCSEL1
Function JCSEL2 JCSEL1
IrDA
RS-422
RS-485
RS-232
2
1
8
7
2
1
12
JCSEL2
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