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C&T Solution CT-AIB01 User manual

Manual is about: Intel Q77 Express Chipset Based M/B for LGA 1155 Quad Core Ready Intel Core Processor

Summary of CT-AIB01

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    User's manual of intel q77 express chipset based m/b for lga 1155 quad core ready intel core processor no. G03-naf93-f rev: 1.0 release date: may 11, 2012 trademark: * specifications and information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are subject to change at ...

  • Page 2: Table of Content

    Ii environmental safety instruction ........................................................................... Iii environmental protection annoucement.............................................................. Iii user’s notice ......................................................................

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    Iii environmental safety instruction z avoid the dusty, humidity and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet. Z 0 to 40 centigrade is the suitable temperature. (the figure comes from the request of the main chipset) z generally speaking, dramatic changes in...

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    Iv user’s notice copyright of this manual belongs to the manufacturer. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it may be reproduced, transmitted or translated into any language in any form or by any means without written permission of the manufacturer. This manual co...

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    1 chapter 1 introduction of the motherboard 1-1 specification spec description design z atx form factor; pcb size: 30.0 x24.4 cm chipset z intel q77 express chipset lga1155 cpu socket z supports 3 rd and 2 nd generation intel ® core™ i7, core™ i5, core™ i3 series processor in lag1155 package * for d...

  • Page 6: 1-2 Layout Diagram

    2 1-2 layout diagram rear io diagram motherboard internal diagram rj-45 lan ports usb 3.0 ports line-in/ optical spdif out line-out mic-in usb 2.0 ports serial port 1 vga port atx 12v power connector atx power connector lga1155 cpu socket dvi-d port hdmi port serial port 2 audio connectors usb 3.0 p...

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    3 *note: 1.Pe1 slot supports pci-express 2.0 x16 specification when using intel ® sandy bridge cpu and supports pci-express 3.0 x16 specification when using intel ® ivy bridge cpu; 2. Msata slot is selectable with full size mini pci-e and share with sata6; 3. Edp connector is only optional for custo...

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    4 jp8 com4 header pin9 function select 6-pin block jp9 com6 header pin9 function select 6-pin block jp10 com8 header pin9 function select 6-pin block jp11 com10 header pin9 function select 6-pin block jp12 com4 header rs232/485/422 function select 6-pin block case_open case open message display func...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2

    5 chapter 2 hardware installation 2-1 jumper setting (1) jbat (3-pin): clear cmos 2-3 short： clear cmos jbat jbat 1-2 closed : normal; 1 3 cmos clear setting (2)jp2 (3-pin): mini pci-e power vcc 3.3v/3.3 vsb select 2-3 closed ： mini pci-e vcc= 3.3vsb jp2 jp2 1-2 closed ： mini pci-e vcc= 3.3v; 1 3 1 ...

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    6 *note: jp3 is optional for customize model with edp connector. (4) jp1 (6-pin): com1 port pin9 function select 3-4 closed : +12v; jp1 1-2 closed: rs232; 1 5-6 closed : +5v 1 1 (5) jp4 (6-pin): com3 port pin9 function select 3-4 closed : +12v; jp4 1-2 closed: rs232; 1 5-6 closed : +5v 1 1 (6) jp5(6...

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    7 (7) jp6(6-pin): com7 port pin9 function select 3-4 closed : +12v; jp6 1-2 closed: rs232; 1 5-6 closed : +5v 1 1 (8) jp7(6-pin): com9 port pin9 function select 3-4 closed : +12v; jp7 1-2 closed: rs232; 1 5-6 closed : +5v 1 1 (9) jp8(6-pin): com4 port pin9 function select 3-4 closed : +12v; jp8 1-2 ...

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    8 (10) jp9(6-pin): com6 port pin9 function select 3-4 closed : +12v; jp9 1-2 closed: rs232; 1 5-6 closed : +5v 1 1 (11) jp10(6-pin): com8 port pin9 function select 3-4 closed : +12v; jp10 1-2 closed: rs232; 1 5-6 closed : +5v 1 1 (12) jp11(6-pin): com10 port pin9 function select 3-4 closed : +12v; j...

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    9 (13) jp12 (6-pin): com4 header rs232/485/422 function select 3-4 closed : rs485; jp12 1-2 closed: rs232; 1 5-6 closed : rs422 1 1 (14) case_ open (2-pin): case open message display function select pin 1-2 shorted: case open display function enabled. Use needs to enter bios and enable ‘case open de...

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    10 2-2 connectors and headers 2-2-1 rear i/o back panel connectors (1) usb 3.0 port connector: usb4 these usb 3.0 connectors are for user to connect usb 3.0 compatible devices to the system board. (2) d-sub 15-pin connector: vga vga connector is the 15-pin d-subminiature female connector; it is for ...

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    11 2-2-2 motherboard internal connectors (1) power connector (24-pin block): atxpwr atx power supply connector: this is a new defined 24-pins connector that usually comes with atx case. The atx power supply allows using soft power on momentary switch that connect from the front panel switch to 2-pin...

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    12 (2) atx 12v power connector (8-pin block): atx12v this is a new defined 8-pin connector that usually comes with atx power supply. The atx power supply which fully supports amd am3 processor must including this connector for support extra 12v voltage to maintain system power consumption. Without t...

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    13 (5) edp(40-pin): edp connector pin no. Pin define pin no. Pin define pin 1 nc pin 21 lcd_gnd pin 2 gnd pin 22 lcd_gnd pin 3 edp_data3n pin 23 edp_hpd pin 4 edp_data3p pin 24 gnd pin 5 gnd pin 25 gnd pin 6 edp_data2n pin 26 gnd pin 7 edp_data2p pin 27 gnd pin 8 gnd pin 28 edp_bklt_en pin 9 edp_dat...

  • Page 18: 2-2-3 Header Pin Definition

    14 2-2-3 header pin definition (1) fp_audio (10-pin): line-out, mic-in header this header is connected to front panel line-out, mic connector with cable. Line-out, mic header fp_ audio pin 1 mi c 1 -r li ne o u t -l mi c 1 -l li n e o u t -r nc gn d nc nc nc 2 (2) cdin1(4-pin): cd audio-in header cd...

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    15 (4) kbms (6-pin): ps/2 keyboard & mouse header gn d kb c l k kb _ da t a pin1 ms _ da t a vc c ms c l k (5) speak (4-pin): speaker header this 4-pin header connects to the case-mounted speaker. See the figure below. (6) pwr led(3-pin): pwr led header the power led is light on while the system pow...

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    16 (8) cir (8-pin): cir header cir header g nd nc a t x 5 vsb ci r l e d v cc ci r _ w b 2 pin 1 ci r r x (9) usb 3.0 port header (20-pin): usb1 this usb 3.0 header is used for connecting the additional usb 3.0 port plugs. By attaching an optional usb 3.0 cable, your can be provided with two additio...

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    17 (9) com3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10 (10-pin): serial port header dcd pin1 pin6 pin5 si n so u t dt r gn d ds r rt s ct s ri (10) tx-rxcom (4-pin): rs422/485 header pin 1 tx d n rx d p tx d p 3 rx dn 2 4 (11) gpio_con (10-pin): gpio header 9 gp io _ 30 gn d gp io _ 3 2 gp io _ 3 4 gp io _ 3 6 gp io _ 31 gp io...

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    18 (12) tpm header (20-pin):tpm 19 cl k v cc3 .3 lf r a m e - r eset la d 3 gn d vc c 5 v key /n c 2 pin 1 20 la d 2 la d 1 la d 0 sm b_ c l k sb 3 .3 v g nd g nd sm b_ d a t a ser ir q n c /g nd gp io lp c_ p d - (13) parallel (26-pin): parallel port header pin 1 parallel header pin 2 pin no. Pin d...

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    19 (14)lan1led/lan2led (2-pin): lanled header pin1 led- led+ (15)sm_bus (4-pin): sm bus header pin 1 vcc5v smbus clk smbus data gnd (16) sysfan1 (3-pin), sysfan2 (4-pin), cpufan1 (4-pin): fan headers sysfan1 c ont ro l fa n c loc k + 1 2 v fa n p o w e r pin1 gn d pin1 gn d +1 2 v f a n p o we r fa ...

  • Page 24: Chapter 3

    20 chapter 3 introducing bios notice! The bios options in this manual are for reference only. Different configurations may lead to difference in bios screen and bios screens in manuals are usually the first bios version when the board is released and may be different from your purchased motherboard....

  • Page 25: 3-3

    21 bios menu screen 3-3 function keys in the above bios setup main menu of, you can see several options. We will explain these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first see a short description of the function keys you may use here: z press ←→ (left, right) to sele...

  • Page 26: 3-5 Menu Bars

    22 press f1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the help window, press esc>. 3-5 menu bars there are six menu bars on top of bios screen: main to change system basic configuration advanced to change sy...

  • Page 27: 3-7 Advanced Menu

    23 3-7 advanced menu scroll down to view more setting options: legacy oprom support launch external pxe oprom/launch lan1 pxe oprom/launch lan2 pxe oprom use this item to enable or disable boot option for legacy network devices. Launch storage oprom use this item to enable or disable boot options fo...

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    24 pci common settings: pci latency timer use this item to set value to be programmed into pci latency timer register. Vga palette snoop use this item to enable or disable vga palette registers snooping. Perr# generation use this item to enable or disable pci device to generate perr#. Serr# generati...

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    25 s3 video repost use this item to enable or disable s3 video report. ► wakeup function settings press [enter] to make settings for the following sub-items: wake system with fixed time use this item to enable or disable system wake on alarm event. When set as [enabled], system will wake on the hour...

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    26 ► intel(r) rapid start technology use this item to enable or disable intel(r) rapid start technology ► pch-fw configuration press [enter] to see me information and make settings for firmware update configuration. Firmware update configuration press [enter] to make settings for me fw image re-flas...

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    27 device reset time-out use this item to set usb mass storage device start unit command time-out. Device power-up delay use this item to set maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the host controller. ‘auto’ uses default value: for a root port it is 100 ms, for a hub...

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    28 ► second super io configuration ► com3/com4/ com5/com6 configuration serial port use this item to enable or disable serial port (com). Change settings use this item to select an optimal setting for super io device. Serial port mode select use this item to set serial port as [rs232] or [rs422/485]...

  • Page 33: 3-8 Chipset Menu

    29 use this item to set cpufan/sysfan1/sysfan2 full speed temp. Fan will run at full speed when above this temperature. Cpufan / sysfan1/ sysfan2 idle temp use this item to set cpufan/sysfan1/sysfan2 idle speed temperature. Fan will run at idle speed when below this temperature. Sysfan1/ sysfan2 sto...

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    30 xhci maximum primary stream array size. *note: the above item shall not appear when xhci mode is set as [disabled]. Ehci1/ ehci2 use this item to enable or disable usb ehci (usb 2.0) support. One ehci controller must always be enabled. The optional settings are: [enabled]; [disabled]. Usb port pr...

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    31 azalia hd audio the optional settings are: [disabled]; [enabled];[auto]. Azalia internal hdmi codec use this item to enable or disable internal hdmi codec for azalia. Onboard lan1 controller use this item to enable or disable onboard lan controller. Wake on lan1 from s5 use this item to enable or...

  • Page 36: 3-9 Boot Menu

    32 * note: the above item shall appear when primary igfx boot display set as [crt] or [hdmi]. ► nb pcie configuration press [enter] to make settings for the following sub-items: nb pcie configuration: peg0-gen x the optional settings are: [auto]; [gen1]; [gen2]; [gen3]. Peg0 aspm the optional settin...

  • Page 37: 3-10 Security Menu

    33 boot configuration: setup prompt timeout use this item to set number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. Bootup numlock state use this item to select keyboard numlock state. The optional settings are: [on]; [off]. Quiet boot the optional settings are: [enabled]; [disabled]. Fast boot the...

  • Page 38: 3-11 Save & Exit Menu

    34 3-11 save & exit menu save changes and reset this item allows user to reset the system after saving the changes. Discard changes and reset this item allows user to reset the system without saving any changes. Restore defaults use this item to restore /load default values for all the setup options...