Commell FS-A74 User manual

FS-A74
PICMG1.3 Full-size CPU Card
User’s Manual
Edition 1.4
2013/10/9

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Packing List:
Please check the package content before you starting using the board.
Hardware:
FS-A74 PICMG1.3 Full-size CPU Card motherboard x 1
Cable Kit:
SATA Cable x 2
(1040529)
Printed Matters:
Driver CD (Including User’s Manual) x 1
DVI module with bracket x 1
(4120008021 & 1040075)
USB Cable x 1
(1040172)
4-pin to 3-pin ATX cable x 1
(1040184)
PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Cable x 1
(1040134)
Audio Port Cable x 1
(1040120)
DB25 & DB9 cable x 1
(FS-A74TDG/ FS-A74FTDG Only)
(
1040041
)
DB9 cable x 1 & DB25 cable x 1
(FS-A74TDG2/ FS-A74FTDG2 Only)
(
1040191
)

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Index
Chapter 1 <Introduction>.............................................................6
1.1 <Product Overview>.....................................................................................6
1.2 <Product Specification>................................................................................7
1.3 <Mechanical Drawing>.................................................................................9
1.4 <Block Diagram>........................................................................................10
Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup>..................................................11
2.1 <Connector Location>................................................................................ 11
2.2 <Jumper Location & Reference>................................................................12
2.3 <Connector Reference>.............................................................................13
2.3.1 <Internal Connectors>..............................................................13
2.3.2 <External Connectors>.............................................................13
2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup> ........................................................................14
2.4.1 <CPU Setup>.............................................................................14
2.4.2 <Memory installation>...............................................................15
2.5 <CMOS & ATX Setup>...............................................................................15
2.6 <Serial ATA Interface>................................................................................16
2.7 <Ethernet Interface>...................................................................................17
2.8 <Onboard Display Interface> .....................................................................18
2.8.1 <Analog Display>.......................................................................18
2.8.2 <DVI Display >...........................................................................19
2.9 <Integrated Audio Interface>......................................................................20
2.10 <USB Interface>.......................................................................................22
2.11 <Serial Port>.............................................................................................24
2.12 <GPIO and SMBUS Interface>.................................................................26
2.13 <Power Supply and Fan Interface >.........................................................27
2.14 <Switch and Indicator>.............................................................................28
Chapter 3 <System Setup>.......................................................29
3.1 <Audio Configuration>................................................................................29
3.2 <Display Properties Setting>......................................................................30

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Chapter 4 <BIOS Setup>.............................................................32
Appendix A <I/O Port Pin Assignment>..........................34
A.1 <Serial ATA Port> .......................................................................................34
A.2 <IrDA Port>.................................................................................................34
A.3 <VGA Port>................................................................................................34
A.4 <LAN Port>.................................................................................................34
A.5 <LAN LED Port>.........................................................................................35
A.6 <Parallel Port>............................................................................................35
Appendix B <Flash BIOS>.........................................................36
B.1 <Flash Tool>...............................................................................................36
B.2 <Flash BIOS Procedure> ...........................................................................36
Appendix C <System Resources>......................................37
C.1 <I/O Port Address Map>.............................................................................37
C.2 <Memory Address Map>............................................................................39
C.3 <System IRQ Resources> .........................................................................40
Appendix D <Programming GPIO’s>.................................41
Appendix E <Programming Watchdog Timer >.........42
Contact Information.......................................................................43

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Chapter 1 <Introduction>
1.1 <Product Overview>
FS-A74 the 2nd Generation Intel of the PICMG1.3 Full-size CPU Card motherboard,
supports 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7, Core™ i5, Core™ i3 and Pentium/Xeon ®
Desktop Processor and features Intel Q67 chipset, integrated HD Graphics, DDR3
memory, REALTEK High Definition Audio, SerialATA and Intel Gigabit LAN.
Intel®FCLGA1155 processor
The Intel®I3/I5/I7/Pentium/Xeon®
processor now comes with a new form factor with
1155-pin FCLGA package, for 1066/1333MHz front-side-bus, 12MB L2 cache, for 65nm
and 45nm manufacturing technology, the PLGA processor without pin header on solder
side can make user installing the processor on the socket easier.
Intel®Q67 PCH chipset
The Intel Q67 integrates DDR3 1066/1333MHz for memory, and HD Graphic technology
for new graphic engine. The Q67 integrates with up to 8 USB2.0 interfaces, and serial
ATAII interface with RAID function.

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1.2 <Product Specification>
General Specification
Form Factor PICMG1.3 Full-size CPU Card
CPU 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ I3/I5/I7/Pentium/Xeon®processor
With LGA1155 socket
Package type: FCLGA 1155
Memory 2 x 240-pin DDR3 1066/1333MHz SDRAM up to 16GB
Unbufferred, none-ECC memory supported only
Chipset Intel® BD82Q67 PCH
BIOS Phoenix 16Mb SPI flash BIOS
Green Function Power saving mode includes doze, standby and suspend modes.
ACPI version 1.0 and APM version 1.2 compliant
Watchdog Timer System reset programmable watchdog timer with 1 ~ 255 sec./min.
of timeout value
Real Time Clock Chipset built-in RTC with lithium battery
Serial ATAII Intel® Q67 PCH integrates 4 Serial ATA II interface& 2 Serial ATA IIl
RAID 0, 1,5,10 Intel Matrix Storage Technology supported
Multi-I/O Port
Chipset Intel® Q67 PCH with Winbond® W83627DHG-P Controller
Serial Port Four RS-232 and one RS232/422/485 serial ports
USB Port Eight Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ports with 480Mbps of transfer rate
IrDA Port One IrDA compliant Infrared interface supports SIR
K/B & Mouse External PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports on rear I/O panel
GPIO One 12-pin Digital I/O connector with 8-bit programmable I/O
Interface
Smart Fan One CPU fan connectors for fan speed controllable
VGA Display Interface
Chipset Intel® Clear Video integrated HD Graphics Technology
Frame Buffer Up to 1.7GB shared with system memory
Display Type CRT, LCD monitor with analog display
Onboard DVI interface
Connector External DB15 female connector on rear I/O panel
Onboard 26-pin DVI Connector
Ethernet Interface
Controller One Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet controller
One Intel 82579LM Gigabit Ethernet controller
(FS-A74TDG&FS-A74FTDG Only)
Type Triple speed 10/100/1000Base-T
Auto-switching Fast Ethernet
Full duplex, IEEE802.3U compliant
Connector Two External RJ45 connectors with LED on rear I/O panel

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Expansive Interface
PCI-Express One X16 and one X4 or X1 on PICMG 1.3 Interface
PCI Four PCI bus master on PICMG 1.3 Interface
Audio Interface
Chipset Intel® integrated Q67with Realtek ALC888HD Audio
Intel High Definition Audio compliance
Interface 2 channels sound output
Connector Internal 10-pin header for line-out, MIC-in, 4-pin header for CD-IN
Power and Environment
Power
Requirement +5V, +12 DC input & 5VSB Requirement
Dimension 338 (L) x 126 (W) mm
Temperature Operating within 0 ~ 60P
O
p
C (32 ~ 140P
O
p
F)
Storage within –20 ~ 85P
O
p
C (-4 ~ 185P
O
p
F)
Ordering Code
FS-A74TDG Onboard VGA, DVI, 8 x USB2.0, 6 x serial Port, 6 x SATA, HD Audio,
GPIO, 2 x PCI Express mini card, 4 x PCI Bus master,
1 x Giga LAN (82579LM)
Support Four X1 & One X16 PCI Express interface
FS-A74FTDG Onboard VGA, DVI, 8 x USB2.0, 6 x serial Port, 6 x SATA, HD Audio,
GPIO, 2 x PCI Express mini card, 4 x PCI Bus master,
1 x Giga LAN (82579LM)
Support One X4 & One X16 PCI Express interface
FS-A74TDG2 Onboard VGA, DVI, 8 x USB2.0, 6 x serial Port, 6 x SATA, HD Audio,
GPIO, 2 x PCI Express mini card, 4 x PCI Bus master, 2 x Giga LAN
Support Four X1 & One X16 PCI Express interface
FS-A74FTDG2 Onboard VGA, DVI, 8 x USB2.0, 6 x serial Port, 6 x SATA, HD Audio,
GPIO, 2 x PCI Express mini card, 4 x PCI Bus master, 2 x Giga LAN
Support One X4 & One X16 PCI Express interface
The specifications may be different as the actual production.

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1.3 <Mechanical Drawing>

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1.4 <Block Diagram>
SPI BIOS
1 x Intel 82574L & 1 x 82579LM
2 x 240-pin DDR3
1066/1333MHz up to
16GB
4 x SATAII & 2 x SATA III
8 x USB 2.0
2 x PCI Express mini card
1 x DVI
1 x CRT
4 x RS232
1 x PCI Express x4 or
4 x PCI Express x1
4 x PCI Bus master
Intel Q67
2 x Serial ports
8-bit GPIO
IrDA
Parallel port
25Q64CV
W83627D-P
2nd Generation Intel® Core™
I3/I5/I7/Pentium/Xeon® processor
1 x PCI Express x 16

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Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup>
2.1 <Connector Location>
SYSFAN
CPUFAN
CN_PS
DC_IN
CN_12V
JFRNT
DDR3_A&B
CN_AUDIO
CN_IR
CN_SMBUS
MINI_CARD1&2
SATA1/2/3/4/5/6
CN_USB1 CN_DIO
CDIN
COM6/5/4/3/2/1
CN_DVI
JSPD2
JACT1
JACT2
CN_LPT
CN_USB2
CN_USB3
CN_USB4
PS2 COM1 RJ45_1 CRT
FS-A74TDG & FS-A74FTDG
FS-A74TDG2 & FS-A74FTDG2
PS2 RJ45_2 RJ45_1 CRT
JSPD1

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2.2 <Jumper Location & Reference>
Jumper Function
JRTC CMOS Operating/Clear Setting
JAT Power mode select
JP1 Com1 Voltage Setting (For Pin 9)
JP2 Com2 Voltage Setting (For Pin 9)
JP3 Com3 Voltage Setting (For Pin 9)
JP4 Com4 Voltage Setting (For Pin 9)
JCSEL1
JCSEL2 CN_COM2 RS-232 RS422 RS485 Setting
CN_IR IrDA Setting
JVUSB USB Voltage Setting
Jumper: JAT
Type: Onboard 3-pin jumper
JAT Mode
1-2 AT Power mode
2-3 ATX Power mode
Default setting
JRTC
JVUSB
JAT
JCSEL2 JP4 JP3 JCSEL1 JP2 JP1
JAT
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2.3 <Connector Reference>
2.3.1 <Internal Connectors>
Connector Function Remark
CPU LGA1155 CPU socket
DDRIIIA&B 240 –pin DDR3 SDRAM DIMM socket
SATA 1/2 7-pin Serial ATAIII connector
SATA 3/4/5/6 7-pin Serial ATAII connector
CN_12V 4-pin +12V additional power supply connector
CN_AUDIO 5 x 2-pin audio connector
CDIN 4-pin CD-ROM audio input connector
CN_DIO 6 x 2-pin digital I/O connector
CN_USB 1/2/3/4/5/6 5 x 2-pin USB connector
CPUFAN 4-pin CPU cooler fan connector
SYSFAN 4-pin system cooler fan connector
CN_IR 5-pin IrDA connector
CN_COM1/2/3/4/5/6 9-pin com connector
JFRNT 14-pin front panel switch/indicator connector
Mini-Card1/2 2 x 52-pin Mini-PCIE socket
CN_LPT 13 x 2-pin printer connector
JSPD 1/2 LAN Speed LED connector
JACT 1/2 LAN Activity LED connector
CN_DVI 13 x 2-pin DVI connect
2.3.2 <External Connectors>
Connector Function Remark
RJ45 1/2 1 x RJ45 LAN connector
CRT DB15 and analog VGA connector
PS/2 PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector

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2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup>
2.4.1 <CPU Setup>
FS-A74 has a LGA1155 CPU socket onboard; please check following steps to install the
processor properly.
Attention If FS-A74 need RMA please Keep CPU socket cover on the CPU Socket.
Warning If CPU Socket internal Pin damage We could not provide warranty.
2nd Generation Intel® Core™
I3/I5/I7/Pentium/Xeon® processor
Package type: 1155 pin FCLGA
FSB: 1066/1333MHz
1. Lift this bar
2. Uncover this plate
Checked point
3. Place the CPU on the top o
f
the
p
ins
3. Cover this plate
4. Lock this bar
Notice: Please place the CPU on the pins tenderl
y
to avoid bendin
g
the pins

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2.4.2 <Memory installation>
FS-A74 has two 240-pin DDR3 DIMM support up to 16GB of memory capacity. The
memory frequency supports 1066/1333 MHz. Only Non-ECC memory is supported.
2.5 <CMOS Setup>
The board’s data of CMOS can be setting in BIOS. If the board refuses to boot due
to inappropriate CMOS settings, here is how to proceed to clear (reset) the CMOS
to its default values.
Jumper: JRTC
Type: Onboard 3-pin jumper
JRTC Mode
1-2 Clear CMOS
2-3 Normal Operation
Default setting: 2-3
DDRIIIA&B
JRTC
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2.6 <Serial ATA Interface>
FS-A74 has Four Serial ATA II & Two Serial ATA III interfaces with RAID function, the
transfer rate of the Serial ATA II can be up to 300MB/s & Serial ATA III can be up to
600MB/s. Please go to http://www.serialata.org/ for more about Serial ATA technology
information. Based on Intel® PCH, it supports Intel®Matrix Storage Technology with
combination of RAID 0,1,5 and 10. The main features of RAID on Intel® Q67 PCH are
listed below:
1. Supports for up to RAID volumes on a single, two-hard drive RAID array.
2. Supports for two, two-hard drive RAID arrays on any of six Serial ATA ports.
3. Supports for Serial ATAATAPI devices.
4. Supports for RAID spares and automatic rebuild.
5. Supports on RAID arrays, including NCQ and native hot plug.
For more information please visit Intel’s official website.
For more about the system setup for SerialATA, please check the chapter of SATA
configuration.
SATA1/2/3/4/5/6

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2.7 <Ethernet Interface>
The board integrates with one Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet & one Intel 82579LM
controllers, as the PCI Express bus. The Intel 82574L supports triple speed of
10/100/1000Base-T, with IEEE802.3 compliance and Wake-On-LAN supported.
82574L 82579LM
PS2 COM1 RJ45_1 CRT
FS-A74TDG & FS-A74FTDG
FS-A74 TDG2 & FS-A74FTDG2
PS2 RJ45_2 RJ45_1 CRT
82579LM

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2.8 <Onboard Display Interface>
Based on Intel Q67 chipset with built-in graphics, the board provides one DB15
Connector on real external I/O port and the board also provides 26-pin DVI interface
Notice: When you install any PCI Graphic card, the onboard graphics would be disabled
automatically.
2.8.1 <Analog Display>
Please connect your CRT or LCD monitor with DB15 male connector to the onboard
DB15 female connector on rear I/O port.
FS-A74TDG2 & FS-A74FTDG2
CRT
CRT
FS-A74TDG & FS-A74FTDG

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2.8.2 <DVI Display >
The board also comes with a DVI interface with Chrontel for digital video interface.
Connector: CN_DVI
Connector type: 26-pin header connector (pitch = 2.00mm)
Pin Number Assignment Pin Number Assignment
1 TX1+ 2 TX1-
3 Ground 4 Ground
5 TXC+ 6 TXC-
7 Ground 8 PVDD
9 N/C 10 N/C
11 TX2+ 12 TX2-
13 Ground 14 Ground
15 TX0+ 16 TX0-
17 N/C 18 HPDET
19 DDCDATA 20 DDCCLK
21 GND 22 N/C
23 N/C 24 N/C
25 N/C 26 N/C
1 25
2 26
CN_DVI