Aaeon GENE-QM57 User manual

SubCompact Board GENE-QM57
GENE-QM57
Intel
® Core™i7/i5 Mobile/Celeron®
Processor
Intel®QM57/HM55
10/100/1000Base-TX
2 SATA 3.0Gb/s, CompactFlash
2 COM, 8 USB2.0, Digital I/O
1MiniCard
GENE-QM57 Manual Rev.A 3rd Ed.
July 2013

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Copyright Notice
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AAEON assumes no liabilities resulting from errors or omissions in
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AAEON reserves the right to make changes in the product design
without notice to its users.

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Acknowledgments
All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their
respective owners.
AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc.
CFast™ is a trademark of the CompactFlash Association (CFA).
Intel®, Coreand Celeron®are trademarks of Intel®
Corporation.
Microsoft Windows®is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.
ITE is a trademark of Integrated Technology Express, Inc.
IBM, PC/AT, PS/2, and VGA are trademarks of International
Business Machines Corporation.
SoundBlaster is a trademark of Creative Labs, Inc.
All other product names or trademarks are properties of their
respective owners.

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Packing List
Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the
following materials have been shipped:
DVD-ROM for manual (in PDF format) and drivers
GENE-QM57
If any of these items should be missing or damaged, please
contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.

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Contents
Chapter 1 General Information
1.1 Introduction................................................................1-2
1.2 Features....................................................................1-3
1.3 Specifications............................................................1-4
Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide
2.1 Safety Precautions....................................................2-2
2.2 Location of Connectors & Jumpers...........................2-3
2.3 Mechanical Drawing..................................................2-5
2.4 List of Jumpers..........................................................2-7
2.5 List of Connectors .....................................................2-8
2.6 Setting Jumpers ........................................................2-10
2.7 CMOS Selection (JP1)..............................................2-11
2.8 LVDS(1)-Inverter +5V/ +12V Selection (JP3) ...........2-11
2.9 LVDS(1)-Inverter Voltage/PWM Control Selection (JP4)
.........................................................................................2-11
2.10 LVDS Panel +5V/+3.3V Selection (JP5).................2-11
2.11 Auto Power Button / Front Panel Button Selection (JP6)
.........................................................................................2-11
2.12 COM2 Ring/+5V/+12V Selection (JP7)...................2-11
2.13 PWM Signal Inverter/Non-Inverter Selection (JP10)2-12
2.14 Output Power Connector (CN3)..............................2-12
2.15 VGA / DVI Display Connector (CN5).......................2-12

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2.16 LVDS (1)- Inverter +5V/+12V Connector (CN6)......2-13
2.17 LVDS (1) LCD Connector (CN7).............................2-13
2.18 LPT Connector (CN10) (Optional)...........................2-14
2.19 Fan Connector (CN12)............................................2-15
2.20 USB Connector (CN13)...........................................2-15
2.21 USB Connector (CN14)...........................................2-15
2.22 USB Connector (CN16)...........................................2-15
2.23 USB Connector (CN17)...........................................2-16
2.24 USB Connector (CN18)...........................................2-16
2.25 USB Connector (CN19)...........................................2-16
2.26 Audio 2.1 Channel Connector (CN20)....................2-17
2.27 Front Panel (CN21).................................................2-17
2.28 PS2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector (CN22)...............2-17
2.29 UIM Connector (CN25) ...........................................2-18
2.30 Digital I/O Connector (CN26)..................................2-18
2.31 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (CN28)....................2-19
2.32 RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connector (CN30)......2-19
2.33 DVI Connector (CN32) (Optional)...........................2-20
2.34 12V Power Jack Connector (CN33)........................2-21
2.35 Output +5V_DUAL / PSON# /SM Bus Connector (CN34)
.........................................................................................2-21
2.36 +5VSB External Input Connector (CN35) ...............2-21
Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup
3.1 System Test and Initialization. ..................................3-2
3.2 AMI BIOS Setup........................................................3-3

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Chapter 4 Driver Installation
4.1 Installation.................................................................4-3
Appendix A Programming The Watchdog Timer
A.1 Programming .........................................................A-2
A.2 ITE8712 Watchdog Timer Initial Program..............A-6
Appendix B I/O Information
B.1 I/O Address Map....................................................B-2
B.2 Memory Address Map............................................B-3
B.3 IRQ Mapping Chart................................................B-4
B.4 DMA Channel Assignments...................................B-4
Appendix C Mating Connector
C.1 List of Mating Connectors and Cables.................. C-2
Appendix D RAID & AHCI Settings
D.1 Setting RAID......................................................... D-2
D.2 Setting AHCI....................................................... D-12

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General
Chapter
1
Information

SubCompact Board GENE-QM57
1.1 Introduction
AAEON, a leading embedded boards manufacturer, is pleased to
announce the debut of their new generation 3.5” SubCompact
Board—GENE-QM57. The GENE-QM57 is a cutting-edge product that
provides high performance and low power consumption in the
embedded market.
GENE-QM57 adopts the latest Intel®Core™ i7/i5 Mobile/ Celeron®
(32nm) processor. The system memory deploys with 204-pin DDR3
SODIMM up to 4 GB. In addition, Intel®82574L & 82577LM supports
two 10/100/100Base-TX that allow faster network connections. One
Mini Card, two SATA 3.0Gb/s and one CFast™ are configured on the
GENE-QM57. Moreover, GENE-QM57 also equips eight USB2.0, two
COM, one keyboard and one mouse ports for flexible I/O expansions.
The display of GENE-QM57 supports CRT/LCD, DVI/LCD
simultaneous/ dual view displays and up to 24-bit dual channel LVDS.
This brand new SubCompact board is developed to cater to the
requirements of Automation, Medical, ticket machine, transportation,
gaming, KIOSK, and POS/POI applications.
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1.2 Features
Intel®Core™ i7/i5 Mobile/ Celeron®(32nm) Processor
Intel®QM57/HM55
SODIMM DDR3 800/1066, Max. 4 GB
Gigabit Ethernet x 2
CRT,24-Bit Dual-Channel LVDS LCD, DVI
2CH HD Audio
SATA 3.0Gb/s x 2 (Optional RAID), CompactFlashx 1
USB2.0 x 8, COM x 2, 8-Bit Digital I/O
Mini Card x 1
+12V Only Operation
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