IMB205 Series ® Intel ™ ™ Socket 1156 Core i7 / Core i5 / ™ ® Core i3 / Pentium Processor ATX Industrial Motheroard User’s Manual
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ESD Precautions Computer boards have integrated circuits sensitive to static electricity. To prevent chipsets from electrostatic discharge damage, please take care of the following jobs with precautions: Do not remove boards or integrated circuits from their anti-static packaging until you are ready to install them. Before holding the board or integrated circuit, touch an unpainted portion of the system unit chassis for a few seconds. It discharges static electricity from your body.
Table of Contents Disclaimers ............................................................................................ ii ESD Precautions .................................................................................. iii CHAPTER 1.................................................................................................. 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 1 1.1 Specifications.................................................
2.4.22 2.4.23 2.4.24 2.4.25 2.4.26 Internal power Connector: CN40 ..................................... 31 SMBUS Connector: CN41 ................................................. 31 PCI Slots ............................................................................ 31 PCI Express x1, x4 Slots .................................................. 31 PCI Express x16 Slot ........................................................ 32 CHAPTER 3.....................................................................
FUNCTION ................................................................................................. 86 APPENDIX D ............................................................................................ 103 ® Intel iAMT SETTINGS ............................................................................ 103 D.1 Entering MEBx ............................................................... 103 D.2 Set & Change Password................................................ 104 ® D.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION The IMB205 ATX industrial Motherboard supports LGA1156 socket ® ™ ™ ™ ® for Intel Core i7 / Core i5 / Core i3 / Pentium processors with 32/45nm technology .The board integrates Intel® Q57 that deliver outstanding system performance through high-bandwidth interfaces, multiple I/O functions for interactive applications and various embedded computing solutions.
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IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual z USB Interface Tweleve USB ports (four on the Rear I/O, eight ports by 2x5-pin 2.54 pin-header) z Onboard Graphics Intel® Clarkdale integrated Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) processors which goes with Intel® Q57 chipset with VGA,DisplayPort out(Note 2) Memory Size -- Intel DVMT supported Resolution -- VGA output up to a resolution of 2048x1536 pixels with 32-bit color at 75 Hz and DisplayPort output up to 2560x 1600 at 60 Hz.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Watchdog Timer Reset Supported (1-255 levels) z NOTE 1. Intel support Turbo Boost Technology depends on the CPU types. 2. When use the onboard DisplayPort and D-Sub ports, you must install an Intel CPU with integrated graphics. 3. Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB. 4.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual CHAPTER 2 JUMPERS AND CONNECTORS 2.
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IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.3.1 COM1 Mode Select Jumpers for RS-232/422/485 (JP4, JP7, JP8) These jumpers select the COM1 port’s communication mode to operate RS-232 or RS-422/485.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.3.2 COM1~COM4 Mode Select Jumpers (JP1, JP2, JP5, JP6) These jumpers select the COM1~COM4 ports’ pin-1 to operate DCD with +5V and +12V power, and pin-8 or pin-9 to operate RI with +5V and +12V.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Description COM2 (CN3B) 10 Function Jumper Setting Pin 1=12V JP6 Pin 1=5V JP6 *Pin 1=DCD (Default) JP6 Pin 9=12V JP6 Pin 9=5V JP6 *Pin 9=RI (Default) JP6 Jumpers and Connectors
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Description COM3 (CN12) Jumpers and Connectors Function Jumper Setting Pin 1=12V JP2 Pin 1=5V JP2 *Pin 1=DCD (Default) JP2 Pin 8=12V JP2 Pin 8=5V JP2 *Pin 8=RI (Default) JP2 11
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Description COM4 (CN16) 12 Function Jumper Setting Pin 1=12V JP1 Pin 1=5V JP1 *Pin 1=DCD (Default) JP1 Pin 8=12V JP1 Pin 8=5V JP1 *Pin 8=RI (Default) JP1 Jumpers and Connectors
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.3.3 Audio Output Select Jumper (JP3) This jumper makes the selection of Audio output.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.3.4 CMOS Clear Jumper (JP12) You may need to use this jumper is to clear the CMOS memory if incorrect BIOS settings.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4 Connectors Connectors connect this board with other parts of the system. Loose or improper connection might cause problems. Make sure all connectors are properly and firmly connected.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4.1 DisplayPort Connector (CN1) DisplayPort is a digital display interface standard. This connector is used to connect a monitor with DisplayPort inputs. Pin Signal 1 LANE 0 2 GND 3 LANE 0# 4 5 LANE 1 GND 6 LANE 1# 7 LANE 2 8 GND 9 10 LANE 2# LANE 3 11 GND 12 LANE 3# 13 GND 14 15 GND AUX CH 16 GND 17 AUX CH# 18 Hot Plug Detect 19 NC 20 DP_PWR(3.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4.2 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector (CN2) The board supports a keyboard and Mouse interface.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4.3 COM1/2 Connector (CN3) CN3 is a double deck D-Sub connector. The upper CN3A is a standard 9-pin DB9 connector for the Serial Port1 RS-232(COM1), jumper selectable with the +5V/12V power capability is on DCD and RI, depending on the jumper setting.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4.4 VGA Connector (CN4) The board supports CRT/ VGA with a 15-pin D-Sub connector for the CRT VGA display. Pin Signal 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 NC 5 GND 6 GND 7 GND 8 GND 9 +5V 10 GND 11 NC 12 DDC DATA 13 Horizontal Sync 14 Vertical Sync 15 DDC CLK CN4 2.4.5 High Definition Audio Jack Connector (CN5) After installing onboard audio driver, you may connect speaker to Line Out jack, microphone to MIC in jack.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4.6 Ethernet with USB Connectors (CN6, CN7) The board is equipped with two high performance Plug and Play Ethernet interface fully compliant with the IEEE 802.3 standard. To connect the board to 10-Base-T, 100-Base-T or 1000 Base-T hub, just plug one end of cable to the Ethernet connector and connect the other end (phone jack) to a 10-Base-T, 100-Base-T or 1000 Base-T hub. The lower double-deck USB Connector (CN6B, CN7B) supports USB 2.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual LAN LED Indication Description CN6A/CN7A Activity Link LED OFF : No Link Blinking : Data Activity A Speed LED OFF :10 Mbps data rate Green : 100 Mbps data rate Orange : 1G Mbps data rate B Pin 1,5 Signal +5V CN6B 2 USB D8- 3 USB D8+ 4,8 GND 6 USB D9- 7 USB D9+ Pin 1,5 Signal +5V 2 USB D10- 3 USB D10+ 4,8 CN7B GND 6 USB D11- 7 USB D11+ Jumpers and Connectors 21
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4.7 Audio CD-In Connector: CN9 This connector is provided for external audio input. Pin Description 1 CD IN_L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD IN_R CN9 2.4.8 Internal Mouse Connector (CN10) The board provides the Internal Mouse interface with a 5-pin connector Pin Signal 1 Mouse Clock 2 Mouse Data 3 NC 4 GND 5 +5V CN10 2.4.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4.10 COM3/COM4 Connectors (CN12, CN16) The board has the onboard serial ports COM3, 4 (CN12, CN16), two 2x5-pin 2.54 pitch box-header to support RS-232. Pin Pin Signal Data Carrier Detect 1 (DCD) Signal 2 Data Set Ready (DSR) 3 4 Receive Data (RXD) Request to Send (RTS) 5 Transmit Data (TXD) 6 Clear to Send (CTS) 7 Data Terminal Ready (DTR) 8 Ring Indicator (RI) 10 NC 9 2.4.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4.12 Digital I/O Port (DIO) Connector (CN20) The board is equipped an 8-channel digital I/O connector CN20 that meets requirements for a system customary automation control. The digital I/O can be configured to control cash drawers, sense warning signals from an Uninterrupted Power System (UPS), or perform store security control. The digital I/O is controlled via software programming.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4.14 Floppy Disk Port Connector (CN24) The board provides a 34-pin header type connector CN24 supporting floppy drives. The floppy drives may be any one of the following types: 5.25" 360KB/1.2MB and 3.5" 720KB/1.44MB/2.88MB.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4.15 Print Port Connector (CN25) Print Port Connector This board has a multi-mode parallel port to support the following modes: 1. Standard Mode IBM PC/XT, PC/AT and PS/2™ are compatible with bi-directional parallel port. 2. Enhanced Mode Enhanced parallel port (EPP) is compatible with EPP 1.7 and EPP 1.9 (IEEE 1284 compliant). 3. High Speed Mode Microsoft and Hewlett Packard extended capabilities port (ECP) is IEEE 1284 compliant.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4.16 CPU Fan Connector (CN26) A CPU fan is always needed for cooling CPU heat. The CPU fan connector provides power to the CPU fan.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4.17 USB Connectors (CN27, CN28, CN31, CN34) The 10-pin standard Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors, CN27/29/33/45, on this board are for installing versatile USB interface peripherals.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4.19 Front Panel Connector (CN35) Power LED This 3-pin connector, designated at Pins 1 and 5 of CN35, connects the system power LED indicator to its respective switch on the case. Pin 1 is +, and pin 5 is assigned as -. The Power LED lights up when the system is powered ON. Pin 3 is defined as GND. External Speaker and Internal Buzzer Connector Pins 2, 4, 6, and 8 of CN35 connect to the case-mounted speaker unit or internal buzzer.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4.20 ATX Power Connector (CN36) Steady and sufficient power can be supplied to all components on the board by connecting the power connector. Please make sure all components and devices are properly installed before connecting the power connector. If you use a 24-pin ATX power supply, please remove the small cover from the power connector before plugging in the power cord, otherwise, please do not remove it. Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 3.3V 13 3.3V 2 3.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4.22 Internal power Connector: CN40 This connector CN40 is for support power. Pin 2.4.23 Description 1 +12V 2 -12V 3 +5V 4 -5V 5 3,3V 6 5VSB 7 GND 8 GND CN40 SMBUS Connector: CN41 This connector CN41 is for SMBUS interface support. Pin Description 1 SMB_CLOCK 2 NC 3 GND 4 SMB_DATA 5 +5V CN41 2.4.24 PCI Slots The PCI Slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card and other cards that comply with PCI specifications.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2.4.26 PCI Express x16 Slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 2.0 graphic cards comply with the PCI Express specifications. Refer to the figure delow for the location of the slots.
IMB205 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual CHAPTER 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ® Before installing the processor, please access Intel website for more detailed information http://www.intel.com . 3.1 Installing the Processor NOTE Before installing the CPU, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Introduction to LGA1156 CPU socket Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket.
IMB205 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Locate the LGA1156 CPU socket on the motherboard. Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU into the motherboard CPU socket. 1. Press the load lever of LGA1156 CPU socket with your thumb and then move it sideways until it is released from the retention tab, then lift the load lever up.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow until load plate is completely lifted. 3. Remove the protective cap from the CPU socket. The cap is used to protect the CPU socket against dust and harmful particles. Remove the protective cap only when you are about to install the CPU.
IMB205 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 4. Be careful not touch pin-pad of CPU and pin of CPU socket. 5. Insert the CPU into the CPU socket. The yellow triangular mark on the CPU must align with the bottom left corner of the CPU socket. Note that the alignment keys are matched. Visually inspect if the CPU is seated well into the socket. If not, take out the CPU with pure vertical motion and reinstall. NOTE The CPU fits in only one correct orientation.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 6. Close the load plate, and then push down the load lever, ensuring that the front edge of the load plate slides under the shoulder screw(1), insert the load lever under the retention tab(2). 3.1.1 Installing the heatsink and fan NOTE When you buy a boxed Intel ® processor, the package includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly. If you purchased a separate CPU, ensure that you only use Intel ® -certified heatsink and fan.
IMB205 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, ensuring that the four fasteners match the holds on the motherboard. 2. Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 3. Make sure the CPU fan cable is plugged to the CPU fan connector (CN26) on the motherboard. 3.1.2 Uninstalling the heatsink and fan Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the CPU fan connector (CN26) on the motherboard then rotate each fastener counterclockwise.
IMB205 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 1. Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard. 2. Remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 3.2 Installing the Memory The board supports four 240-pin DDR3 DIMM memory sockets with maximum memory capacity up to 16GB. NOTE A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. Please follow steps below to install the memory modules: 1 2 Push down latches on each side of the DIMM socket.
IMB205 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 3.2.1 Daul Channel Memory Configurtion This motherboard provides four DDR3 memory sockets and support Daul Channel Technology.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Due to CPU limitations, read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Channel mode. 1. Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR3 memory module is installed. 2. When enabling Dual Channel mode with two or four memory modules, it is recommended that memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips are used for optimum performance.
IMB205 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual CHAPTER 4 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION 4.1 Microprocessors The IMB205 Series supports Intel ® Core ™ i7 / Core ™ i5 / Core ™ i3 / Pentium ® processors, which make your system operated under Windows ® XP, Windows ® Vista, Windows ® 7and Linux environments. The system performance depends on the microprocessor. Make sure all correct settings are arranged for your installed microprocessor to prevent the CPU from damages. 4.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 4.4 I/O Port Address Map Intel ® Core ™ i7 / Core ™ i5 / Core ™ i3 / Pentium ® processors can communicate via I/O ports. There are total 1KB port addresses available for assignment to other devices via I/O expansion cards.
IMB205 LGA775 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 4.5 Interrupt Controller (IRQ) Map The IMB205 Series is a 100% PC compatible control board. It consists of 16 interrupt request lines, and four out of them can be programmable. The mapping list of the 16 interrupt request lines is shown as the following table.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual CHAPTER 5 AMI BIOS SETUP UTILITY This chapter provides users with detailed description how to set up basic system configuration through the AMIBIOS8 BIOS setup utility. 5.1 Starting To enter the setup screens, follow the steps below: 1. 2. Turn on the computer and press the key immediately. After you press the key, the main BIOS setup menu displays.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Å Left/Right The Left keys allow you to select a setup screen. ÇÈ Up/Down The Up and Down keys allow you to select a setup screen or sub-screen. +− Plus/Minus The Plus and Minus keys allow you to change the field value of a particular setup item. Tab The key allows you to select setup fields. F1 The key allows you to display the General Help screen.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 5.3 Main Menu When you first enter the Setup Utility, you will enter the Main setup screen. You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab. There are two Main Setup options. They are described in this section. The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below. z System Time/Date Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time or System Date using the keys. Enter new values through the keyboard.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 5.4 Advanced Menu The Advanced menu allows users to set configuration of the CPU and other system devices.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 52 AMI Bios Setup Utility
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual z CPU Configuration This screen shows the CPU Configuration, and you can change the value of the selected option. ¾ Hardware Prefetcher You can let the processor fetches data and instructions from the memory into the caches that are likely to be required in the near future. This reduces the latency associated with memory reads.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual z IDE Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the IDE Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. For items marked with “f”, please press for more options. 54 ¾ SATA#1 IDE Configuration Use this item to control the onboard SATA controller. Here are the options for your selection, Compatible, Enhanced.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual ¾ Third IDE Master Select one of the hard disk drives to configure IDE devices installed in the system by pressing for more options. ¾ Fourth IDE Master Select one of the hard disk drives to configure IDE devices installed in the system by pressing for more options.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual z SuperIO Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the SuperIO Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. 56 ¾ Serial Port1 Address This option specifies the base I/O port address and Default setting is 3F8 ¾ Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I/O port address and Default setting is 2F8.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual ¾ Serial Port4 Address This option specifies the base I/O port address and Default setting is 2E8 ¾ Parallel Port Address This item allows you to determine the I/O address for onboard parallel port. There are several options for your selection. z Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual z Hardware Health Configuration This screen shows the Hardware Health Configuration, and a description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. ¾ 58 H/W Health Configuration This screen displays the temperature of CPU and System, Fan Speed, Vcore, etc.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual z ACPI Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the ACPI Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. ¾ General ACPI Configuration Scroll to this item and press to view the General ACPI Configuration sub menu, which contains General ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) options for your configuration.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 60 ¾ Advanced ACPI Configuration Scroll to this item and press to view the Advanced ACPI Configuration sub menu, which contains Advanced ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) options for your configuration. ¾ Advanced ACPI Configuration/ACPI Version Features Allow you to select Version for the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI). Here are the options for your selection, ACPI v1.0, ACPI v2.0 and ACPI v3.0.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual z AHCI Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the AHCI Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. ¾ AHCI BIOS Support You can enable or disable this item to control the AHCI function of the SATA controller.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual z Intel AMT Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Intel AMT Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. 62 ¾ Intel AMT Support You can enable this item to support AMT (active management technology) function to follow up the procedure for the access to AMI program screen. ¾ Unconfigure AMT/ME Use this item to unconfigure the AMT/ME settings.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual z Intel VT-d Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Intel VT-d Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. ¾ Intel VT-d Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) extends Virtualization Technology (VT) roadmap, by providing hardware assists for virtualization solution.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual z Remote Access Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Remote Access Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. ¾ 64 Remote Access Use this item to enable or disable the Remote Access function.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual z PCI Express Configuration This screen shows the PCI Express Configuration, and you can change its value. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. ¾ Active State Power-Management Use this item to enable or disable the function of Active State Power-Management to provide you with lower power consumption. The default setting is Disabled.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual z Trusted Computing You can use this screen to select options for the Trusted Computing, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. ¾ 66 TCG/TPM SUPPORT Use this item to control the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) function and Default setting is No.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual z USB Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the USB Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. ¾ Legacy USB Support Use this item to enable or disable support for USB device on legacy operating system. The default setting is Enabled. ¾ USB 2.0 Controller Mode Use this item to configure the USB 2.0 controller. The default setting is HiSpeed.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 5.5 PCI PnP Menu The PCI PnP menu allows users to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. 68 ¾ Clear NVRAM Use this item to clear the data in the NVRAM (CMOS). Here are the options for your selection, No and Yes. ¾ Plug & Play O/S When the setting is No, Use this item to configure all the devices in the system.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual ¾ PCI Latency Timer This item controls how long a PCI device can hold the PCI bus before another takes over. The longer the latency, the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus before handing it over to another PCI device. There are several options for your selection. ¾ Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA This item allows BIOS to choose an IRQ to assign for the PCI VGA card. Here are the options for your selection, No and Yes.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 5.6 Boot Menu The Boot menu allows users to change boot options of the system. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: Boot Settings Configuration Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives For items marked with “f”, please press for more options.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual z Boot Settings Configuration ¾ Quick Boot Enabling this item lets the BIOS skip certain tests while booting. The default setting is Enabled. ¾ AddOn ROM Display Mode This item selects the display mode for option ROM. The default setting is Force BIOS. ¾ Boot Num-Lock Use this item to select the power-on state for the NumLock. The default setting is On.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual z ¾ Wait For ‘F1’ Of Error If this item is enabled, the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs. The default setting is Enabled. ¾ Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display If this item is enabled, the system displays the message “Press DEL to run Setup” during POST. The default setting is Enabled. ¾ Interrupt 19 Capture If this item is enabled, this function makes the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. The default setting is Disabled.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 5.7 Security Menu The Security menu allows users to change the security settings for the system. ¾ Supervisor Password This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set. If the password has been installed, Installed displays. If not, Not Installed displays. ¾ User Password This item indicates whether a user password has been set. If the password has been installed, Installed displays. If not, Not Installed displays.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 5.8 Chipset Menu The Chipset menu allows users to change the advanced chipset settings. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: North Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration ME Subsystem Configuration For items marked with “f”, please press for more options.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual z North Bridge Configuration ¾ Memory Remap Feature Use this item to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. Only 64-bit OS supports this function. ¾ DRAM Frequency This item allows you to control the Memory Clock.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 76 ¾ Memory Hole You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When this area is reserved it cannot be cached. Check the user information of peripherals that need to use this area o f system memory for the memory requirements. Here are the options, Disabled and 15M-16M. ¾ Initiate Graphic Adapter When using multiple graphics cards, this item can select which graphics controller to be the primary display device during boot.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual z South Bridge Configuration ¾ USB Functions This item allows you to enabled or disabled USB functions. ¾ GbE LAN Boot This item allows you to enabled or disabled Intel® WG82578DM LAN Boot ROM. ¾ GbE Wake Up From S5 This item specifies whether the system will be awakened from the S5 power. ¾ HDA Controller This item allows you to enable or disabled the HD audio support.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual ¾ 78 Restore on AC Power Loss This item can control how the PC will behave once power is restored following a power outage, or other unexpected shutdown.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual z ME Subsystem Configuration It is strongly recommended that you do not modify these options unless you are an advanced user. ¾ ME HECI Configuration/ME-HECI Host Embedded Communication Interface (HECI) provides an interface for the exchange of message between the host software and the ME firmware. Here are the options for your selection, Disabled and Enabled.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual ¾ 80 ME HECI Configuration/ME-KT When set to [Enabled], the KT function helps redirect keyboard and POST message to the remote management console and thus facilitates the control of the client machine through the network. Here are the options for your selection, Disabled and Enabled.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 5.9 Exit Menu The Exit menu allows users to load your system configuration with optimal or failsafe default values. ¾ Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes, select this option to leave Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect. Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press . Select Ok to save changes and exit.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 82 ¾ Load Optimal Defaults It automatically sets all Setup options to a complete set of default settings when you select this option. The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance, but may not work best for all computer applications. In particular, do not use the Optimal Setup options if your computer is experiencing system configuration problems. Select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press .
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual APPENDIX A WATCHDOG TIMER Watchdog Timer Setting After the system stops working for a while, it can be auto-reset by the Watchdog Timer. The integrated Watchdog Timer can be set up in the system reset mode by program.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual z Timeout Value Range 1 to 255 Minute / Second z Program Example 2E, 87 2E, 87 2E, 07 2F, 08 Logical Device 8 2E, 30 Activate 2F, 01 2E, F5 2F, N Set Minute or Second N=08 (Min),00(Sec) 2E, F6 2F, M Set Value M = 00 ~ FF Note#: N=00 M= 00h: Time-out Disable 01h: Time-out occurs after 1 second 02h: Time-out occurs after 2 second 03h: Time-out occurs after 3 second ……………………….......................................
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual APPENDIX B Digital I/O Using the Digital Output Function O 2E 87 O 2E 87 O 2E 07 O 2F 08 O 2E 30 O 2F 02 Setting DIO is active O 2E E0 O 2F 00 00: The respective DIO is programmed as an Output port O 2E E1 O 2F NN NN: Setting Output value Example NN=01 representative Output value is “00000001”, DIO1 is Output high the rest DIO2~DIO8 all Output low.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual APPENDIX C CONFIGURING SATA FOR RAID FUNCTION Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) for RAID Function Please follow up the steps below to configure SATA hard drive(s): (1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system. (2) Enter the BIOS Setup to configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence. (3) Configure RAID by the RAID BIOS. (4) Install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (2)-1-1 Turn on your system, and then press the Del button to enter BIOS Setup during running POST (Power-On Self Test). If you want to create RAID, just go to the Advanced Settings menu/IDE configuration, select the Configure SATA as, and press for more options.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (2)-1-2 88 A list of options appears, please select RAID.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (2)-2 Set CDROM for First Boot Device under the Boot Settings menu to boot CD-ROM after system restarts.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (2)-3 Save and exit the BIOS Setup. (3) Configuring RAID by the RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 if you do not want to create a RAID. (3)-1 90 After the POST memory testing and before the operating system booting, a message "Press to enter Configuration Utility" shows up, accordingly, press to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (3)-2 After you press , the Create RAID Volume screen will appear. If you want to create a RAID array, select the Create RAID Volume option in the Main Menu and press ENTER.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (3)-3-1 92 After entering the CREATE VOLUME MENU screen, you can type the disk array name with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be special characters) in the item “Name”.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (3)-3-2 When finished, press ENTER to select a RAID level. There are three RAID levels, RAID0, RAID1 and RAID5 & RAID10. Select a RAID level and press ENTER.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (3)-4 94 Set the stripe block size. The KB is the standard unit of stripe block size. The stripe block size can be 4KB to 128KB. After the setting, press ENTER for the array capacity.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (3)-5 After setting all the items on the menu, select Create Volume and press ENTER to start creating the RAID array.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (3)-6 96 When prompting the confirmation, press “Y“to create this volume, or “N“to cancel the creation.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual After the creation is completed, you can see detailed information about the RAID Array in the DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION section, including RAID mode, disk block size, disk name, and disk capacity, etc.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual Delete RAID Volume If you want to delete a RAID volume, select the Delete RAID Volume option in Main Menu. Press ENTER and follow on-screen instructions. Please press [ESC] to exit the RAID BIOS utility. Now, you can proceed to install a SATA driver controller and the operating system.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk To install the operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First of all, please format a blank floppy disk. Secondly, follow up these steps below to produce a SATA driver disk.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (5) Installing the SATA controller driver during the OS installation Now, the SATA driver disk is ready, and BIOS settings configured, you can proceed to install Windows 2000/XP onto your SATA hard drive using the SATA driver. Here is an example for Windows XP installation. (5)-1 100 Restart your system to boot the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk, and press F6 button as soon as you see the message "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver".
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (5)-2 When you see the screen below, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver and press “S”.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual (5)-3 If the Setup correctly recognizes the driver of the floppy disk, a controller menu will appear below. Use the ARROW keys to select Intel® ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/PCH SATA RAID Controller and press ENTER. Then it will begin to load the SATA driver from the floppy disk. NOTE 102 If a message on the screen saying that one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA driver again from the driver DVD.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual APPENDIX D Intel® iAMT SETTINGS ® ® The Intel Active Management Technology (Intel iAMT) has decreased a major barrier to IT efficiency that uses built-in platform capabilities and popular third-party management and security applications to allow IT a better discovering, healing, and protection their networked computing assets.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual D.2 Set & Change Password 1. You will be asked to set a password when first log in. The default password is ‘admin’.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 2. You will be asked to change the password before setting ME. 3. You must confirm your new password while revising. The new password must contain: (example:!!11qqQQ) (default value) z Eight characters z One upper case z One lower case z One number z One special symbol, such as ! 、 $ or ; ， (、 " , excepted) Underline ( _ ) and space are valid characters for password, but they won’t make higher complexity.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual D.3 Intel ® iAMT Web Console 1. From a web browser, please type http ://( IP ADDRESS):16992, ® which connects to Intel iAMT Web. Example: http://10.1.40.214:16992 2. To log on, you will be required to type in username and password for access to the Web.
IMB205 LGA1156 ATX Motherboard User’s Manual 3. Enter the iAMT Web. 4. Click Remote Control, and select commands on the right side. 5. When you have finished using the iAMT Web console, close the Web browser.
