COMMELL MS-C78 User Manual

MS-C78

Micro ATX Motherboard

User’s Manual

Edition 1.1

2014/06/03

MS-C78 User’s Manual

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Packing List:

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

Hardware:

MS-C78 Micro ATX motherboard x 1

Cable Kit:

SATA Cable x 2

(OALSATA3-L)

(1040529)

DB25 & DB9 cable x 1

(OAL1S1P)

(1040041)

VGA cable x 1 (OALVGAN-S)

(1040568)

I/O Shield x 1

(OPLATE-MCDLA)

(1270055)

Printed Matters:

Driver CD (Including User’s Manual) x 1

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Index

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

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

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

1.3 <Mechanical Drawing>.................................................................................7

1.4 <Block Diagram>..........................................................................................8

Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup>....................................................9

2.1 <Connector Location>.................................................................................. 9

2.2 <Jumper Location & Reference>................................................................ 10

2.3 <Connector Reference>............................................................................. 11

2.3.1 <Internal Connectors>.............................................................. 11

2.3.2 <External Connectors>............................................................. 11

2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup>........................................................................ 12

2.4.1 <CPU installation>..................................................................... 12

2.4.2 <Memory Setup>.......................................................................13

2.5 <CMOS & ATX Setup>............................................................................... 14

2.6 <Serial ATA Interface>................................................................................15

2.7 <Ethernet Interface>...................................................................................16

2.8 <Onboard Display Interface> .....................................................................17

2.8.1 <Analog Display>.......................................................................17

2.8.2 <Digital Display>........................................................................18

2.8.3 <VGA Interface>........................................................................ 22

2.9 <Integrated Audio Interface>...................................................................... 23

2.10 <USB Interface>.......................................................................................24

2.11 <Serial Port>............................................................................................. 26

2.12 <MSATA Interface>...................................................................................29

2.13 <GPIO and SMBUS Interface>.................................................................30

2.14 <Power Supply and Fan Interface >......................................................... 31

2.14.1 <Power Input>..........................................................................31

2.14.2 <Fan connector> ..................................................................... 32

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2.15 <Switch and Indicator>.............................................................................33

Chapter 3 <System Setup>.......................................................34

3.1 <Audio Configuration>................................................................................34

3.2 <Display Properties Setting> ......................................................................35

3.3 <SATA configuration> .................................................................................37

3.4 <SATA RAID Configuration>.......................................................................38

Chapter 4 <BIOS Setup>.............................................................40

Appendix A <I/O Port Pin Assignment>..........................41

A.1 <Serial ATA Port>.......................................................................................41

A.2 <IrDA Port>.................................................................................................41

A.3 <LAN Port>.................................................................................................41

A.4 <Parallel Port>............................................................................................42

Appendix B <Flash BIOS>.........................................................43

B.1 <Flash Tool>...............................................................................................43

B.2 <Flash BIOS Procedure> ...........................................................................43

Appendix C <Programming GPIO’s>.................................44

Appendix D <Programming Watchdog Timer >.........45

Contact Information.......................................................................46

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Chapter 1 <Introduction>

1.1 <Product Overview>

MS-C78 the 4th Generation Intel of the Micro ATX motherboard, supports 4th Generation

Intel® Core™ i7, Core™ i5, Core™ i3, Celeron, Pentium 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 Definition Audio with 2 channels surrounding sound.

Flexible Extension Interface

The board provides, MSATA socket, Mini-PCI socket, one PCIEx16 slot and one PCIEx4 slot, and two PCI slot.

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1.2 <Product Specification>

General Specification

Form Factor Micro ATX motherboard CPU

Memory

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

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

Internal I/O Port

External I/O Port

Power Requirement Standard ATX 24-pin (20-pin is compatible) power supply and P4 4-pin 12V Dimension 244mm x 244mm Temperature Operating within 0~60 centigrade

Ordering Code

MS-C78 Onboard DVI, Display Port, CRT, LVDS, 2 x Gigabit LAN, USB3.0 & 2.0,

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

Supports 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7/ i5/ i3/ Celeron/ Pentium Desktop Processor. Package type: FCLGA1150 Four DDR3/DDR3L (support 1.5V) 1333/1600 DIMM up to 32GB Support Non-ECC, unbuffered memory only

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)

Onboard DVI connector

Onboard Display port connector

1 x Intel® I217-LM Gigabit LAN

One PCIE X 16 slot & one PCIE X 4 slot, One MSATA, One Mini PCI, Two PCI slot. (mSATA only Support SATAIII) 4 x RS232, 1 x GPIO port, 1 x Front panel Audio, 1 x IrDA connector, 1 x CRT, 1 x SMBUS connector, 1 x LVDS, 1 x LPC, 1 x LPT, 6 x USB2.0 and 2 x USB3.0 ports, 4 x SATAIII 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port, 1 x RS232, 1 x RS232/422/485, 1 x DVI port, 1 x Display port, 2 x RJ45 LAN ports, 4 x USB3.0 ports and 1 x 2 Channel Audio.

Storage within –20~85 centigrade

Serial Port, SATAIII, IrDA, Realtek HD Audio, Mini PCI, PCIE x16 & x4, PCI, SMBUS, GPIO, LPC, LPT, mSATA.

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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

1 x PCI Express x4

2 x PCI

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

Processor

, Core™ i3, Celeron,

Q87

W83627DHG-P

TSI383

4 x 240-pin DDR3 LO-DIMM 1333/1600 MHz up to 32GB

1 x mSATA

6 x USB 3.0 6 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 1 x PS/2

F81216

4 x RS232

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Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup>

2.1 <Connector Location>

DDRIII_B2 DDRIII_B1

DDRIII_A2 DDRIII_A1

S_ATA4 S_ATA3 S_ATA2 S_ATA1

MSATA

CN_LVDS

CN_12V

CPUFAN

ATX

CN_USB3-1

CN_USB2-3/2/1

SYSFAN

JFRNT

MINIPCI

CN_LPC

CN_LPT

COM3

CN CN_COM4

COM5

CN CN

COM6

CN_IR

CN_CRT

CN_INV

CN_AUDIO

PCIE_16X

CN_DIO

CN_SMBUS

PCIE_4X

PCI 1

PCI 3

PS2

COM1+COM2

DVI

Display Port

USB_RJ45_1/2 Audio

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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

JVUSB

JP2

JCSEL2

JCSEL1

JP1

10-

JAT

JRTC

JVLCD

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2.3 <Connector Reference>

2.3.1 <Internal Connectors>

Connector Function Remark

CPU LGA1150 CPU Socket DDRIII A-1/2 &

B-1/2 SATAIII 1/2/3/4 7-pin Serial ATAIII connector DC_12V 4-pin +12V additional power supply connector ATX 24-pin power supply connector CN_AUDIO 5 x 2-pin audio connector CN_DIO 6 x 2-pin digital I/O connector CN_USB2-1/2/3 10-pin USB connector CN_USB3 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_IR 5-pin IrDA connector CN_COM 3/4/5/6 CN_LPC 5 x 2- pin LPC connector CN_LPT 13 x 2-pin printer connector JFRNT 14-pin front panel switch/indicator connector PCIE_16X 164-pin x16 PCIE slot PCIE_4X 64-pin x4 PCIE slot PCI 120-pin PCI slot MSATA 2 x 52-pin Mini-PCIE socket MiniPCI 124-pin MiniPCI slot JAT Power mode select

240 -pin DDR3 LO-DIMM socket

9-pin RS232

2.3.2 <External Connectors>

Connector Function Remark

USB_RJ45 1/2 2 x USB3.0 and 1 x RJ45 LAN connector DVI + Display port DVI connect and Display port connector COM 1/2 Serial port connector PS/2 PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector AUDIO Audio connector

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2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup>

2.4.1 <CPU installation>

MS-C78 has a LGA1150 CPU socket onboard; please check following steps to install

the processor properly.

Attention If MS-C78 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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2.4.2 <Memory Setup>

MS-C78 has four 240-pin DDR3/DDR3L DIMM support up to 32GB of memory capacity

and 1.5 Voltage. The memory frequency supports 1333/1600 MHz. Only Non-ECC memory is supported.

DDRIII_B2 DDRIII_B1

DDRIII_A2 DDRIII_A1

Please check the pin number to match the socket side well before installing memory module.

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