COMMELL ME-C79 User Manual
ME-C79
Micro ATX Motherboard
User’s Manual
Edition 1.4
2014/10/09
ME-C79 User’s Manual
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Packing List:
Please check the package content before you starting using the board.
Hardware:
ME-C79 Micro ATX motherboard x 1 (include Cooler Fan)
Cable Kit:
SATA Cable x 2
(OALSATA3-L)/ (1040529)
DB25 & DB9 cable x 1
(OAL1S1P)/ (1040041)
I/O Shield x 1
(OPLATE-MCDLA)/ (1270055)
VGA cable x 1
(OALVGAN-S)/ (1040568)
Printed Matters:
Driver CD (Including User’s Manual) x 1
Optional :
USB3.0 Cable
OALUSB3
DVI VGA Cable x 1
(OALDVIVGA)/ (1040078)
1040531
COM Port Cable
OAL1S)/ (1040032
USB2.0 Cable x 1
OALUSBA-1
1040172
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Index
Chapter 1 <Introduction>..............................................................................1
1.1 <Product Overview>.....................................................................................1
1.2 <Product Specification>................................................................................2
1.3 <Mechanical Drawing>.................................................................................3
1.4 <Block Diagram>..........................................................................................4
Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup>........................................................................5
2.1 <Connector Location>..................................................................................5
2.2 <Jumper Location & Reference>..................................................................6
2.3 <Connector Reference>...............................................................................7
2.3.1 <Internal Connectors> .....................................................................7
2.3.2 <External Connectors>....................................................................7
2.4 <Memory Setup>..........................................................................................8
2.5 <CMOS & ATX Setup>.................................................................................9
2.6 <Serial ATA Interface>................................................................................10
2.7 <Ethernet Interface>................................................................................... 11
2.8 <Onboard Display Interface>......................................................................12
2.8.1 <External Display>.........................................................................12
2.8.2 <Internal Display>..........................................................................13
2.9 <Integrated Audio Interface>...................................................................... 18
2.10 <USB Interface>.......................................................................................19
2.11 <Serial Port>............................................................................................. 21
2.12 <Mini PCI Card and mSATA Interface> .................................................... 24
2.13 <GPIO and SMBUS Interface>.................................................................25
2.14 <Power Supply and Fan Interface >.........................................................26
2.14.1 <Power Input>..............................................................................26
2.14.2 <Fan connector>..........................................................................27
2.15 <Switch and Indicator>.............................................................................28
Chapter 3 <System Setup>.........................................................................29
3.1 <Audio Configuration>................................................................................ 29
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3.2 <Display Properties Setting>......................................................................30
3.3 <SATA configuration>.................................................................................32
3.4 <SATA RAID Configuration>....................................................................... 33
Chapter 4 <BIOS Setup> .............................................................................35
Appendix A <I/O Port Pin Assignment>.....................................................36
A.1 <Serial ATA Port>.......................................................................................36
A.2 <IrDA Port>................................................................................................36
A.3 <LAN Port>................................................................................................36
A.4 <LPC Port>................................................................................................36
Appendix B <Flash BIOS> ..........................................................................37
B.1 <Flash Tool> ..............................................................................................37
B.2 <Flash BIOS Procedure>...........................................................................37
Appendix C <Programming GPIO’s>.........................................................38
Appendix D <Programming Watchdog Timer >........................................39
Contact Information.....................................................................................40
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Chapter 1 <Introduction>
1.1 <Product Overview>
ME-C79 the 4th Generation Intel of Micro ATX motherboard, supports 4th Generation
Intel® Core™ i7, Core™ i5, Core™ i3, Celeron Mobile Processor and features Intel
DH82QM87 chipset, integrated HD Graphics, DDR3L memory, REALTEK High
Definition Audio, Serial ATA with AHCI and RAID function for a system and Intel Gigabit
LAN.
Intel Haswell Bridge Processor
The 4th 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 DH82QM87 chipset
The DH82QM87 chipset provides better CPU, graphics, media performance, flexibility
and more enhanced security that is suitable for a variety of intelligent systems the ideal
choice.
All in One multimedia solution
Based on Intel DH82QM87 chipset, the board provides high performance onboard
graphics, CRT, 24-bit dual channel LVDS interface, DisplayPort, DVI and 2.1 channels
High Definition Audio, to meet the very requirement of the multimedia application.
Flexible Extension Interface
The board provides one PCIe x16, one PCIe x4, two PCI, one mini PCI and one mSATA.
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1.2 <Product Specification>
General Specification
Form Factor Micro ATX motherboard
CPU 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7, Core™ i5, Core™ i3, Celeron® Mobile
ProcessorPackage. Type: FCBGA1364
Memory 4 x DDR3L DIMM 1333/1600 MHz up to 32GB
Support Non-ECC, unbuffered memory only
Chipset Intel® DH82QM87 PCH
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 4 x serial ATA3 interface with 600MB/s transfer rate (Only for SATA3)
Support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and Intel Rapid Storage Technology
Display Interface Intel® 4th Generation Core mobile processor integrated HD Graphics 4600
1 x CRT (Onboard 2x8 pin-header)
1 x DVI (Rear I/O Port)
1 x DisplayPort (Rear I/O Port)
1 x LVDS (Onboard 24-bit dual channel connector with +3.3/+5/+12V supply)
Audio Interface Realtek ALC888 HD Audio
LAN Interface 1 x Intel® I210-AT Gigabit LAN
1 x Intel® I217-LM Gigabit LAN (Support iAMT9.0)
GPIO Interface Onboard programmable 12 pin-header, 8-bit Digital I/O interface
Extended Interface 1 x PCIe x16 slot, 1 x PCIe x4 slot, 2 x PCI slot , 1 x mini PCI slot,
1 x mSATA(Only for SATA3)
Internal I/O Port 4 x RS232,1 x SMBUS, 1 x GPIO, 2 x USB3.0, 4 x USB2.0, 1 x IrDA, 1 x
CRT, 1 x LVDS, 1 x LCD inverter, 1 x LPC, 4 x Serial ATA3 , 1 x Parallel port
and 1 x Front panel Audio
External I/O Port 1 x PS/2, 2 x LAN, 1 x DVI, 1 x DisplayPort, 4 x USB3.0, 1 x RS232/422/485,
1 x RS232,and 1 x HD Audio
Power Requirement Standard 24-pin ATX power supply (20-pin is compatible) and P4 4-pin 12V
Dimension 244mm x 244mm
Temperature Operating within 0~60 centigrade
Storage within -20~85 centigrade
Ordering Code
i7-4700EQ Mobile Processor, Onboard CRT, LVDS, DVI, DisplayPort,
ME-C7917L
ME-C7917P
The specifications may be different as the actual production.
For further product information please visit the website at
SATA3, USB2.0, USB3.0, HD Audio ,LAN , SMBUS, LPC, GPIO, IrDA, PS/2,
mini PCI, mSATA, LPT.
Celeron 2002E Mobile Processor, Onboard CRT, LVDS, DVI, DisplayPort,
SATA3, USB2.0, USB3.0, HD Audio ,LAN , SMBUS, LPC, GPIO, IrDA, PS/2,
mini PCI, mSATA, LPT.
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1.3 <Mechanical Drawing>
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1.4 <Block Diagram>
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Channel A
4 x DDR3L DIMM 1333/1600
MHz up to 32GB
PCI-E x16
1 x PCIe x16
1 x LVDS
1 x DisplayPort
1 x DVI
4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7, Core™
i5, Core™ i3, Celeron Mobile Processor
eDP
DDI
FDI DMI
1 x CRT
4 x SATA3
(Not support SATA2)
CRT SATA3
SATA3
ALC888 HD Audio
SPI Flash
SPI
1 x SMBUS
1 x LPC(TPM)
LPC
5 x RS232
F81216D
DH82QM87
PCI-E x1
TSI383
USB3.0
USB2.0
PCI-E x1
PCI-E x4
1 x mSATA
2 x External USB
2 x Internal USB
2 x Internal USB
1 x Intel® I217-LM
1 x Intel® I210-AT
1 x PCIe x4
2 x PCI
1 x mini PCI
1 x RS232/422/485
1 x RS232
1 x PS/2
W83627DHG-P
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1 x GPIO
1 x IrDA
1 x LPT
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Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup>
2.1 <Connector Location>
CN_COM6
CN_COM5
CN_COM4
CN_COM3
CN_LPC
CN_DIO
CN_SMBUS
CN_AUDIO
JVLCD
JP1, JCSEL1, JCSEL2
JP2, CN_IR
CN_CRT
JP4, JP3
CN_LPT
MINIPCI
CN_LVDS
CN_INV
MSATA
CN_12V
CPUFAN
JAT
JRTC
SATA3-4
SATA3-3
SATA3-2
SATA3-1
DDR3-A1
DDR3-A2
DDR3-B1
DDR3-B2
JFRNT
SYSFAN
CN_USB2-2, CN_USB2-1
CN_USB3
ATX
JVUSB
PS/2 DVI RJ45-1/2 Audio
DisplayPort USB3.0-1/2
COM2
COM1
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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 Com2 Voltage Setting (For Pin 9)
JP4 Com2 Voltage Setting (For Pin 9)
JCSEL1
JCSEL2
JVUSB
CN_COM2 RS-232 RS422 RS485 Setting
CN_IR IrDA Setting
USB Voltage Setting
JVLCD
JP1, JCSEL1, JCSEL2
JP2
JP4, JP3
JRTC
JAT
JVUSB
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2.3 <Connector Reference>
2.3.1 <Internal Connectors>
Connector Function Remark
CPU FCBGA 1364 CPU
DDR3-A/B 240-pin DDR3L DIMM slot
SATA3-1/2/3/4 7-pin Serial ATA3 connector
CN_12V 4-pin additional DC12V input connector
ATX 24-pin power input connector
CN_AUDIO 5 x 2-pin audio connector
CN_DIO 6 x 2-pin digital I/O connector
CN_USB2 5 x 2-pin USB2.0 connector
CN_USB3-1/2 10 x 2-pin USB3.0 connector
CPUFAN 4-pin CPU cooler fan connector
SYSFAN 3-pin System cooler fan connector
CN_CRT 8 x 2-pin CRT connector
CN_LVDS 20 x 2-pi n LVDS connector
CN_INV 5-pin LCD inverter connector
CN_IR 5-pin IrDA connector
CN_COM1/2 19-pin RS232/485/422 for COM2
CN_COM3/4, 5/6 10 x 2-pin RS232
CN_LPC 6 x 2-pin LPC connector
CN_SMBUS 5-pin SMBUS connector
JFRNT 7 x 2-pin front panel switch/indicator connector
MSATA 52-pin Mini-PCIe slot
MINIPCI 124-pin MiniPCI slot
CN_LPT 13 x 2 printer connector
PCIe x16 164-pin x16 PCIE slot
PCIe x4 64-pin x4 PCIE slot
PCI 1/2 120-pin PCI slot
2.3.2 <External Connectors>
Connector Function Remark
DisplayPort + DVI 20-pin DisplayPort and 24+5-pin DVI connector
COM1/2 DB9 Serial port connector
PS/2 PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector
USB_RJ45-1/2 2 x USB3.0 and 1 x RJ45 LAN connector
AUDIO Audio connector
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2.4 <Memory Setup>
The board provides 4 x 240-pin DDR3L DIMM to support 1333/1600MHz up to 32GB.
Support Non-ECC, unbuffered memory only.
Please check the pin number to match the socket side well
before installing memory module.
DDR3-A1
DDR3-A2
DDR3-B1
DDR3-B2
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2.5 <CMOS & ATX Setup>
The board’s data of CMOS can be setting in BIOS. If the board refuses to boot due to
inappropriate 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
Jumper: JAT
Type: Onboard 3-pin jumper
JAT Mode
1-2 AT Mode
2-3 ATX Mode
Default setting:2-3
3
1
JAT
3
1
JRTC
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