ADLINK Technology NuPRO-A331 User manual

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Manual Rev.: 2.02
Revision Date: May 27, 2016
Part No: 50-13067-1020
NuPRO-A331
Full-Size PICMG 1.0 Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3
Q57 Express Chipset SBC
User’s Manual

Revision History
Revision Release Date Description of Change(s)
2.00 2010/12/31 Initial release
2.01 2011/02/17 Correct PICMG “1.3” to “1.0”, update DVI cable
P/N, remove SATA power cable from packing list
2.02 2016/5/27 I/O spec listing adjusted

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Preface
Copyright 2016 ADLINK Technology Inc.
This document contains proprietary information protected by copy-
right. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be repro-
duced by any mechanical, electronic, or other means in any form
without prior written permission of the manufacturer.
Disclaimer
The information in this document is subject to change without prior
notice in order to improve reliability, design, and function and does
not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer.
In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, spe-
cial, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or
inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of
the possibility of such damages.
Environmental Responsibility
ADLINK is committed to fulfill its social responsibility to global
environmental preservation through compliance with the Euro-
pean Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) direc-
tive and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
directive. Environmental protection is a top priority for ADLINK.
We have enforced measures to ensure that our products, manu-
facturing processes, components, and raw materials have as little
impact on the environment as possible. When products are at their
end of life, our customers are encouraged to dispose of them in
accordance with the product disposal and/or recovery programs
prescribed by their nation or company.
Trademarks
Product names mentioned herein are used for identification pur-
poses only and may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks
of their respective companies.

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Using this Manual
Audience and Scope
The NuPRO-A331 User’s Manual is intended for hardware
technicians and systems operators with knowledge of installing,
configuring and operating industrial grade single board computers.
Manual Organization
This manual is organized as follows:
Preface: Presents important copyright notifications, disclaimers,
trademarks, and associated information on the proper understand-
ing and usage of this document and its associated product(s).
Chapter 1, Introduction: Introduces the NuPRO-A331, its fea-
tures, specifications and mechanical drawing.
Chapter 2, Hardware Information: Provides information on
board layout, connectors and jumpers for configuring the
NuPRO-A331.
Chapter 3, Getting Started: Illustrates how to install components
on the NuPRO-A331 such as CPU, heatsink, and memory mod-
ules.
Chapter 4, Driver Installation: Provides information on how to
install the NuPRO-A331 device drivers.
Chapter 5, BIOS Setup: Describes basic navigation for the
AMIBIOS®8 BIOS setup utility.
Appendix A, Watchdog Timer: Presents information on imple-
menting the watchdog timer.
Appendix B, System Resources: Presents information on I/O
mapping, IRQ routing, and resource allocation.
Important Safety Instructions: Presents safety instructions all
users must follow for the proper setup, installation and usage of
equipment and/or software.
Getting Service: Contact information for ADLINK’s worldwide
offices.

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Conventions
Take note of the following conventions used throughout this
manual to make sure that users perform certain tasks and
instructions properly.
Additional information, aids, and tips that help users perform
tasks.
Information to prevent minor physical injury, component dam-
age, data loss, and/or program corruption when trying to com-
plete a task.
Information to prevent serious physical injury, component
damage, data loss, and/or program corruption when trying to
complete a specific task.
NOTE:
NOTE:
CAUTION:
WARNING:

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Revision History...................................................................... ii
Preface.................................................................................... iii
Table of Contents.................................................................. vii
List of Figures........................................................................ xi
List of Tables........................................................................ xiii
1 Introduction ........................................................................ 1
1.1 Overview.............................................................................. 1
1.2 Features............................................................................... 2
1.3 Specifications....................................................................... 3
1.4 Block Diagram ..................................................................... 5
1.5 Functional Description ......................................................... 6
1.6 Mechanical Drawing ............................................................ 8
1.7 I/O Connectivity ................................................................... 9
1.8 Power Consumption .......................................................... 10
1.9 Package Contents ............................................................. 14
2 Hardware Information...................................................... 15
2.1 Rear Panel I/O Ports.......................................................... 15
2.2 Board Layout ..................................................................... 18
2.3 Onboard Connectors ......................................................... 19
2.4 Jumpers............................................................................. 28
3 Getting Started ................................................................. 29
3.1 Installing the CPU.............................................................. 29
3.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink................................. 33

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3.3 Installing Memory Modules................................................ 34
3.4 Installing the Power Connectors........................................ 36
4 Driver Installation.............................................................. 37
4.1 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver ........................... 37
4.2 Intel® Q57 Express Chipset Driver.................................... 38
4.3 Display Driver..................................................................... 38
4.4 Ethernet Driver................................................................... 39
4.5 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Utility............................ 39
4.6 TPM Driver......................................................................... 40
4.7 ISA Driver........................................................................... 40
4.8 Audio Driver....................................................................... 41
4.9 Management Engine.......................................................... 41
5 BIOS Setup........................................................................ 43
5.1 Starting the BIOS............................................................... 43
5.2 Main Setup......................................................................... 47
5.3 Advanced BIOS Setup....................................................... 48
5.3.1 CPU Configuration.........................................................49
5.3.2 IDE Configuration ..........................................................50
5.3.3 Super IO Configuration..................................................51
5.3.4 Hardware Health Configuration .....................................52
5.3.5 ACPI Settings ................................................................55
5.3.6 AHCI Configuration........................................................56
5.3.7 Remote Access Configuration .......................................57
5.3.8 Trusted Computing ........................................................59
5.3.9 USB Configuration.........................................................60
5.4 PCI/PnP Settings............................................................... 62
5.4.1 IRQ/DMA .......................................................................62
5.4.2 Enable ISA PnP Configuration.......................................62
5.5 Boot Settings ..................................................................... 63
5.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration...........................................63
5.5.2 Boot Device Priority.......................................................65

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5.5.3 Boot Device Groups.......................................................65
5.6 Security Setup ................................................................... 66
5.7 Chipset Setup.................................................................... 68
5.7.1 Graphics and Memory Configuration.............................69
5.7.2 PCH Configuration.........................................................70
5.8 Exit Menu........................................................................... 71
A Appendix: Watchdog Timer..............................................73
A.1 Sample Code..................................................................... 73
B Appendix: System Resources..........................................77
B.1 System Memory Map......................................................... 77
B.2 Direct Memory Access Channels....................................... 77
B.3 IO Map............................................................................... 78
B.4 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines............................................ 79
Important Safety Instructions.............................................. 85
Getting Service...................................................................... 87

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