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Aaeon EMB-Q170A Manual - 3.7

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Summary of EMB-Q170A

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    Industrial motherboard emb-q170a.

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    Ii e11970 first edition august 2016 copyright notice this document is copyrighted, 2016. All rights are reserved. The original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, t...

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    Iii contents chapter 1: product overview 1.1 package contents ......................................................................... 1-1 1.2 features ........................................................................................ 1-1 1.3 specifications ......................................

  • Page 4: Appendix

    Iv 3.4 chipset menu ............................................................................... 3-9 3.4.1 systemagent(sa)configuration ................................... 3-9 3.4.2 pch-ioconfiguration ..................................................... 3-9 3.5 security menu ......................

  • Page 5: 1.1

    1-1 chapter 1: general information 1.1 package contents check your industrial motherboard package for the following items. 1 x industrial motherboard 1 x sata cable 1 x i/o shield 1 x support cd if any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your distributor or sales representative immedia...

  • Page 6: 1.3

    Emb-q170a 1-2 1.3 specifications (continued on the next page) system cpu intel ® 6th generation core™ i7 / i5 / i3, pentium ® lga 1151 socket processor, max. 65w tdps chipset intel ® q170 express chipset memory 2 x so-dimms, max. 32gb, ddr4 2133/1867 mhz, non-ecc (vertical type) dual channel memory ...

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    1-3 chapter 1: general information i/o storage 2 x sata 6.0gb/s, support raid 0/1/5/10 1 x m.2 slot(m-key), 22 x 80mm (sata, pcie x4) at the bottom side usb 4 x usb 3.0 ports (4 ports at the rear i/o) 6 x usb 2.0 ports (2 ports at the rear i/o, 4 ports at mid board) display i/o 1 x vga, 3 x dp audio...

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    Emb-q170a 1-4 others supported os windows ® 7 32-bit / 64-bit (does not support xhci and ide) windows ® 8.1 64-bit windows ® 10 64-bit linux fedora accessories 1 x sata cable 1 x i/o shield 1 x support dvd note: specificationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice..

  • Page 9: Chapter 2

    2-1 chapter 2: motherboard information chapter 2 motherboard information 2.1 before you proceed take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. Caution! • unplugthepowercordfromthewallsocketbeforetouchingany component. • beforehand...

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    Emb-q170a 2-2 emb-q170a eatx_pwr2 super i/o clrtc1 at_atx 17.0cm(6.7in) 17.0cm(6.7in) eatx_pwr1 ddr4_dimm_a1 (64bit, 260-pin module) ddr4_dimm_b1 (64bit, 260-pin module) sata6g_1 128mb bios sata6g_2 spi_1 m.2(socket3) dp2 dp1 vga1 dp3 kbms_usb2_56 audio1 lan1_usb3_12 lan2_usb3_34 f_panel1 f_panel2 u...

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    2-3 chapter 2: motherboard information connectors/jumpers/slots page 1. Atxpowerconnectors(24-pineatxpwr1,4-pineatx_pwr2) 2-16 2. Cpuandchassisfanconnectors(4-pincpu_fan1,4-pincha_fan1) 2-17 3. Digitali/oconnector(10-pindio1) 2-21 4. Intel ® lga1151cpusocket 2-6 5. Serialportconnectors(10-pincom1~2)...

  • Page 12: 2.3

    Emb-q170a 2-4 2.3 screw size 2.3.1 component side 170.18 170.18 15.59 38.43 60.43 85.93 83.91 148.59 29.40 99.31 104.09 126.09 161.01 112.00 146.53 121.15 5.21 16.15 84.95 83.55 92.42 120.46 133.92 109.20 126.60 57.02 125.48 153.67 152.78 149.61 152.27 150.50 0.00 34.37 14.32 10.92 18.74 32.39 10.49...

  • Page 13: 2.3.2

    2-5 chapter 2: motherboard information 2.3.2 solder side 170.18 6.35 163.83 20.13 31.21 92.23 125.60 6.35 163.83 20.13 95.14 115.60 135.60 109.97 140.47 95.14 0.00 10.16 33.02 47.08 66.58 58.66 84.58 91.79 102.58 122.08 136.91 165.10 165.10 135.03 170.18 0.00

  • Page 14: 2.4

    Emb-q170a 2-6 2.4 central processing unit (cpu) thismotherboardcomeswithanintel ® 6thgenerationcore™i7/i5/i3,pentium ® lga1151socketprocessor. Important:unplugallpowercablesbeforeinstallingthecpu. Caution! • uponpurchaseofthemotherboard,ensurethatthepnpcapison thesocketandthesocketcontactsarenotbent...

  • Page 15: 2.4.1

    2-7 chapter 2: motherboard information 2.4.1 installing the cpu 1 a b 2 3 caution! Ensurethatyouinstallthecorrectcpudesignedforlga1151 only.Donotinstallacpudesignedforlga1155andlga1156socketson thelga1151socket..

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    Emb-q170a 2-8 a b c 4 5.

  • Page 17: 2.4.2

    2-9 chapter 2: motherboard information 2.4.2 cpu heatsink and fan assembly installation caution!Applythethermal interfacematerialtothecpu heatsinkandcpubeforeyou install the heatsink and fan if necessary. To install the cpu heatsink and fan assembly b a a b 1 2 3 4.

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    Emb-q170a 2-10 a b b a to uninstall the cpu heatsink and fan assembly 2 1.

  • Page 19: 2.5

    2-11 chapter 2: motherboard information 2.5 system memory thismotherboardcomeswithtwodoubledatarate4(ddr4)smalloutlinedual inlinememorymodules(so-dimm)sockets.Thefigureillustratesthelocationof theddr4so-dimmsockets: installing a dimm to install a so-dimm emb-q170a emb-q170a 260-pin ddr4 so-dimm sock...

  • Page 20: 2.6 Jumpers

    Emb-q170a 2-12 2.6 jumpers 1. Clear rtc ram (3-pin clrtc1) thisjumperallowsyoutocleartherealtimeclock(rtc)ramincmos. Youcanclearthecmosmemoryofsystemsetupparametersbyerasing thecmosrtcramdata.Theonboardbuttoncellbatterypowerstheram dataincmos,whichincludesystemsetupinformationsuchassystem passwords....

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    2-13 chapter 2: motherboard information 2. Com1 ring/+5v/+12v selector (6-pin com1_v1) setting pins +12v 1-2 +5v 3-4 ring(default) 5-6 com1_v1 1 2 3 4 5 6 +12v +5v ring (default) emb-q170a emb-q170a com1 ring/+5v/+12v selection 3. At/atx mode selection (3-pin at_atx) pins atxmode(default) 1-2 atmode...

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    Emb-q170a 2-14 pins 1-2 enablesthechassisintrusiondetectionfeature 3-4 disables the chassis intrusion detection feature (default) 4. Chassis intrusion jumper (4-1 pin chassis1) this connector is for a chassis-mounted intrusion detection sensor or switch. Connectoneendofthechassisintrusionsensororswi...

  • Page 23: 2.7 Connectors

    2-15 chapter 2: motherboard information 2.7 connectors 2.7.1 rear panel connectors lan port speed led activity link led act/link led speed led status description status description off nolink off 10mbpsconnection orange linked orange 100mbpsconnection blinking dataactivity green 1 gbps connection 2 ...

  • Page 24: 2.7.2

    Emb-q170a 2-16 2.7.2 internal connectors 2. Battery connector (2-pin battery1) thisconnectorisforthelithiumcmosbattery. 7. Displayport connectors. Theseportsconnectdeviceswithdisplayport connector. 8. Usb 2.0 ports.These4-pinuniversalserialbus(usb)portsareforusb 2.0/1.1devices. Emb-q170a emb-q170a b...

  • Page 25: Emb-Q170A Fan Connectors

    2-17 chapter 2: motherboard information caution: do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufficientairflowinsidethesystemmaydamagethemotherboard components.Thesearenotjumpers!Donotplacejumpercapsonthefan connectors! 3. Chassis / cpu fan connectors (4-pin cha_fan1, 4-pin cpu_...

  • Page 26: Emb-Q170A Usb2.0 Connectors

    Emb-q170a 2-18 5. Usb 2.0 connectors (10-pin usb78 and usb910) theseusbconnectorscomplywithusb2.0specifications. Neverconnecta1394cabletotheusbconnector.Doingsowilldamagethe motherboard. Notes: • theusbmodulecableispurchasedseparately. • intel ® hasreleasedanofficialwindows ® 7xhcidrivercreator util...

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    2-19 chapter 2: motherboard information 7. System panel connectors (10-1 pin f_panel1~2) theseconnectorssupportseveralchassis-mountedfunctions. • system power led (2-pin pwr_led) this2-pinconnectorisforthesystempowerled.Connectthechassis powerledcabletothisconnector.Thesystempowerledlightsupwhen you...

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    Emb-q170a 2-20 8. Serial port connectors (10-pin com1~2) theseconnectorsareforserial(com)ports.Connecttheserialportmodule cabletothisconnector,theninstallthemoduletoaslotopeningattheback of the system chassis. Notes: • thecommoduleispurchasedseparately. • com1alsosupportsrs-232/rs-422/rs-485.Seethet...

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    2-21 chapter 2: motherboard information 9. Digital i/o connector (10-pin dio1) thisconnectorincludes8i/olines(in/outprogrammable).Allofthedigital i/olinesareprogrammableandeachi/opincanbeindividuallyprogrammed tosupportvariousdevices. 10. M.2 socket 3 (bottom) thissocketallowsyoutoinstallanm.2(ngff)...

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    Emb-q170a 2-22.

  • Page 31: Chapter 3

    3-1 chapter 3: bios setup chapter 3 bios setup 3.1 bios setup use the bios setup to update the bios or configure settings. The bios screens include navigation keys and help to guide you in using the bios setup program. Entering bios setup at startup to enter bios setup at startup: press during the p...

  • Page 32: Menu Bar

    3-2 emb-q170a menu bar the menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: main for changing the basic system configuration. Advanced for changing the advanced system settings. Chipset for viewing and changing chipset settings. Security for setting up bios security settings. Boot for cha...

  • Page 33: 3.3.2

    3-3 chapter 3: bios setup 3.3.2 trusted computing security device support [enable] allows you to enable or disable bios support for security devices. Configuration options: [disable] [enable] sha-1 pcr bank [enabled] allows you to enable or disable sha-1 pcr bank. Configuration options: [enabled] [d...

  • Page 34: 3.3.3

    3-4 emb-q170a 3.3.3 sataconfiguration sata controller(s) [enabled] allows you to enable or disable sata devices. Configuration options: [enabled] [disabled] sata mode selection [ahci] allows you to set the sata configuration. [ahci] set to [ahci] when you want the sata hard disk drives to use ahci (...

  • Page 35: 3.3.6

    3-5 chapter 3: bios setup 3.3.6 sioconfiguration the items in this menu allow you to configure super io settings. [*active*] serial port 1 use this device [enabled] allows you to enable or disable this logical device. Configuration options: [enabled] [disabled] the following two items appear only wh...

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    3-6 emb-q170a the following item appears only when you set fan control mode to [manual mode]. Pwm/dc voltage output [255] sets the voltage allocated for fan control. Input value range: [0~255] the following items appear only when you set fan control mode to [auto mode]. Temperature source [peci agen...

  • Page 37: 3.3.8

    3-7 chapter 3: bios setup the following items appear only when you set fan control mode to [auto mode]. Temperature source [systin] allows you to select the temperature source. Configuration options: [systin] [peci agent 0] temperature 1~4 [xx] input temperature setting. The values range from 0~255....

  • Page 38: 3.3.10  Power Management

    3-8 emb-q170a the following item appears only when you set di0 port1/2/3/4 to [output]. Output level [high] configuration options: [high] [low] di0 port5~di0 port8 [input] configuration options: [input] [output] 3.3.10 power management power mode [atx type] select power supply mode. Configuration op...

  • Page 39: 3.4

    3-9 chapter 3: bios setup resume from pcie/ri [enabled] enables or disables the resume from pcie/ri function. Configuration options: [enabled] [disabled] 3.4 chipset menu the chipset menu items allow you to change configuration options for the north bridge and south bridge. 3.4.1 systemagent(sa)conf...

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    3-10 emb-q170a 3.5 security menu the security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. 3.5.1 administrator password if you have set an administrator password, we recommend that you enter the administrator password for accessing the system. Otherwise, you might be able to see or c...

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    3-11 chapter 3: bios setup . 4. Confirm the password when prompted. To clear the user password, follow the same steps as in changing a user assword, but press when prompted to create/confirm the password. After you clear the password, the user password item on top of the screen shows not installed. ...

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    3-12 emb-q170a 3.7 save & exit menu save changes and reset once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the save & exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved. When you select this option, a confirmation window appears. Select yes to save changes and reset. Discard...

  • Page 43: Appendix

    Emb-q170a a-1 appendix notices federal communications commission statement this device complies with part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • this device may not cause harmful interference. • this device must accept any interference received including interfe...

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    A-2 emb-q170a 電子電氣產品有害物質限制使用標識要求：圖中之數字為產品之環保 使用期限。僅指電子電氣產品中含有的有害物質不致發生外洩或突變 從而對環境造成污染或對人身、財產造成嚴重損害的期限。 部件名稱 有害物質 鉛 (pb) 汞 (hg) 鎘 (cd) 六價鉻 (cr(vi)) 多溴聯 苯(pbb) 多溴二苯 醚(pbde) 印刷電路板及其 電子組件 × ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 外殼 × ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 電源適配器 × ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 外部信號連接頭 及線材 × ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 中央處理器與內 存 × ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 本表格依據 sj/t 11364 的規定編制。 ○...