Commell MS-C78 User manual

MS-C78
Micro ATX Motherboard
User’s Manual
Edition 1.0
2014/02/24

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I/O Shield x 1
(OPLATE-MCDLA)
(1270055)
Packing List:
Please check the package content before you starting using the board.
Hardware:
MS-C78 Micro ATX motherboard x 1
Cable Kit:
SATA Cable x 2
(OALSATA3-L)
(1040529)
Printed Matters:
Driver CD (Including User’s Manual) x 1
VGA Cable x 1
(OALVGA-S-7)
(1040556)
DB25 & DB9 cable x 1
(OAL1S1P)
(1040041)

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Index
Chapter 1 <Introduction> ............................................................................5
1.1 <Product Overview>.....................................................................................5
1.2 <Product Specification>................................................................................6
1.3 <Mechanical Drawing>.................................................................................7
1.4 <Block Diagram>..........................................................................................8
Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup>......................................................................9
2.1 <Connector Location>..................................................................................9
2.2 <Jumper Location & Reference>................................................................10
2.3 <Connector Reference>............................................................................. 11
2.3.1 <Internal Connectors> ................................................................... 11
2.3.2 <External Connectors>.................................................................. 11
2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup> ........................................................................12
2.4.1 <CPU installation>.........................................................................12
2.4.2 <Memory Setup>...........................................................................13
2.5 <CMOS & ATX Setup>...............................................................................14
2.6 <Serial ATA Interface>................................................................................15
2.7 <Ethernet Interface>...................................................................................16
2.8 <Onboard Display Interface> .....................................................................17
2.8.1 <Analog Display>...........................................................................17
2.8.2 <Digital Display>............................................................................18
2.8.3 <VGA Interface> ............................................................................22
2.9 <Integrated Audio Interface>......................................................................23
2.10 <USB Interface>.......................................................................................24
2.11 <Serial Port>.............................................................................................26
2.12 <MSATA Interface>...................................................................................29
2.13 <GPIO and SMBUS Interface>.................................................................30
2.14 <Power Supply and Fan Interface >.........................................................31
2.14.1 <Power Input> .............................................................................31
2.14.2 <Fan connector>..........................................................................32

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2.15 <Switch and Indicator>.............................................................................33
Chapter 3 <System Setup>........................................................................34
3.1 <Audio Configuration>................................................................................34
3.2 <Display Properties Setting> ......................................................................35
3.3 <SATA configuration> .................................................................................37
3.4 <SATA RAID Configuration>.......................................................................38
Chapter 4 <BIOS Setup>............................................................................40
Appendix A <I/O Port Pin Assignment>....................................................42
A.1 <Serial ATA Port> .......................................................................................42
A.2 <IrDA Port>.................................................................................................42
A.3 <LAN Port>.................................................................................................42
A.4 <Parallel Port>............................................................................................43
Appendix B <Flash BIOS>.........................................................................44
B.1 <Flash Tool>...............................................................................................44
B.2 <Flash BIOS Procedure> ...........................................................................44
Appendix C <Programming GPIO’s>........................................................45
Appendix D <Programming Watchdog Timer >.......................................46
Contact Information...................................................................................47

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Chapter 1 <Introduction>
1.1 <Product Overview>
MS-C78 the 4th Generation Intel of the Micro ATX motherboard, supports 4th Generation
Intel® Core™ i7, Core™ i5, Core™ i3, Celeron, Pentium Desktop Processor and
features Intel Q87 chipset, integrated HD Graphics, DDR3 memory, REALTEK High
Definition Audio, Serial ATAIII with RAID function for a system and Intel Gigabit LAN.
Intel Haswell Processor
The 4th Generation Intel® Core™ processor family desktop is the next generation of
64-bit, the processors are based on Intel® microarchitecture formerly known as Haswell,
manufactured on 22nm process technology with 3-D tri-gate transistors.
Features for Intel Q87 chipset
The board integrates Intel Q87 chipset, supports integrated HD Graphics, built-in high
speed mass storage interface of Serial ATAIII interface with RAID function, High
Definition Audio with 2 channels surrounding sound.
Flexible Extension Interface
The board provides, MSATA socket, Mini-PCI socket, one PCIEx16 slot and one PCIEx4
slot, and two PCI slot.

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1.2 <Product Specification>
General Specification
Form Factor Micro ATX motherboard
CPU Supports 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7/ i5/ i3/ Celeron/ Pentium Desktop
Processor.
Package type: FCLGA1150
Memory Four DDR3/DDR3L (support 1.5V) 1333/1600 DIMM up to 32GB
Support Non-ECC, unbuffered memory only
Chipset Intel Q87 Express chipset
Real Time Clock Chipset integrated RTC with onboard lithium battery
Watchdog Timer Generates a system reset with internal timer for 1min/s ~255min/s
Power Management Supports ACPI 4.0 compliant
Serial ATA Interface Intel® Q87 PCH built-in 4 x Serial ATAIII interface up to 600MB/s Support
RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and Intel Rapid Storage Technology.
(not support SATA II device)
VGA Interface Intel® Clear Video integrated HD Graphics Technology
DVI Interface Onboard DVI connector
LVDS Interface Onboard 24-bit dual channel LVDS connector with +3.3V/+5V/+12V supply
Display port Interface Onboard Display port connector
Audio Interface Intel® integrated Q87 with Realtek ALC888 HD Audio.
LAN Interface 1 x Intel® I210 Gigabit LAN
1 x Intel® I217-LM Gigabit LAN
GPIO interface Onboard programmable 8-bit Digital I/O interface
Extended Interface One PCIE X 16 slot & one PCIE X 4 slot, One MSATA, One Mini PCI, Two
PCI slot.
(mSATA only Support SATAIII)
Internal I/O Port 4 x RS232, 1 x GPIO port, 1 x Front panel Audio, 1 x IrDA connector,
1 x CRT, 1 x SMBUS connector, 1 x LVDS, 1 x LPC, 1 x LPT, 6 x USB2.0 and
2 x USB3.0 ports, 4 x SATAIII
External I/O Port 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port, 1 x RS232, 1 x RS232/422/485, 1 x DVI port,
1 x Display port, 2 x RJ45 LAN ports, 4 x USB3.0 ports and
1 x 2 Channel Audio.
Power Requirement Standard ATX 24-pin (20-pin is compatible) power supply and P4 4-pin 12V
Dimension 244mm x 244mm
Temperature Operating within 0~60 centigrade
Storage within –20~85 centigrade
Ordering Code
MS-C78 Onboard DVI, Display Port, CRT, LVDS, 2 x Gigabit LAN, USB3.0 & 2.0,
Serial Port, SATAIII, IrDA, Realtek HD Audio, Mini PCI, PCIE x16 & x4, PCI,
SMBUS, GPIO, LPC, LPT, mSATA.
The specifications may be different as the actual production.
For further product information please visit the website at TUhttp://www.commell.com.twUT

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1.3 <Mechanical Drawing>

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1.4 <Block Diagram>
Q87
W25Q128 SPI
1 x Intel I210
1 x Intel I217-LM
1 x RS232/422/485
1 x RS232 & GPIO & IrDA
& LPC & LPT
1 x PS/2
4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7,
Core™ i5, Core™ i3, Celeron,
Pentium Processor
1 x PCI Express x16
4 x 240-pin DDR3
LO-DIMM
1333/1600 MHz
up to 32GB
W83627DHG-P
1 x LVDS
4 x Serial ATAIII
6 x USB 3.0
6 x USB 2.0
1 x mSATA
1 x DVI
1 x CRT
4 x RS232
ALC888 HD Audio
F81216
1 x Display port
TSI383
2 x PCI
1 x PCI Express x4
1xminiPCI

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Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup>
2.1 <Connector Location>
PS2 USB_RJ45_1/2 Audio
DVI
Display Port
COM1+COM2
MSATA
CN_DIO
CPUFAN
CN_12V
CN_INV
CN_LPC
CN_AUDIO
CN
_
COM3
CN_CRT
CN_LVDS
CN_IR CN_SMBUS
CN_USB3-1 JFRNT SYSFAN
DDRIII_A2
ATX
S_ATA3
CN_USB2-3/2/1
CN
_
COM4
CN
_
COM5
CN
_
COM6
PCI 3
PCIE_16X PCIE_4X
PCI 1
CN_LPT
DDRIII_B1
DDRIII_B2
DDRIII_A1
S_ATA2
S_ATA1
S_ATA4
MINIPCI

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2.2 <Jumper Location & Reference>
Jumper Function
JRTC CMOS Operating/Clear Setting
JVLCD Panel Voltage Setting
JAT Power mode select
JP1 Com1 Voltage Setting (For Pin 9)
JP2 Com2 Voltage Setting (For Pin 9)
JCSEL1
JCSEL2 COM2 RS-232 RS422 RS485 Setting
CN_IR IrDA Setting
JVUSB USB Voltage Setting
JVLCD
JRTC
JAT
JP1
JP2
JVUSB
JCSEL1
JCSEL2

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2.3 <Connector Reference>
2.3.1 <Internal Connectors>
Connector Function Remark
CPU LGA1150 CPU Socket
DDRIII A-1/2 &
B-1/2 240 -pin DDR3 LO-DIMM socket
SATAIII 1/2/3/4 7-pin Serial ATAIII connector
DC_12V 4-pin +12V additional power supply connector
ATX 24-pin power supply connector
CN_AUDIO 5 x 2-pin audio connector
CN_DIO 6 x 2-pin digital I/O connector
CN_USB2-1/2/3 10-pin USB connector
CN_USB3 20-pin USB3.0 connector
CPUFAN 4-pin CPU cooler fan connector
SYSFAN 3-pin system cooler fan connector
CN_CRT 16-pin VGA connector
CN_LVDS 20 x 2-pin LVDS connector
CN_INV 5-pin LCD inverter connector
CN_IR 5-pin IrDA connector
CN_COM
3/4/5/6 9-pin RS232
CN_LPC 5 x 2-pin LPC connector
CN_LPT 13 x 2-pin printer connector
JFRNT 14-pin front panel switch/indicator connector
PCIE_16X 164-pin x16 PCIE slot
PCIE_4X 64-pin x4 PCIE slot
PCI 120-pin PCI slot
MSATA 2 x 52-pin Mini-PCIE socket
MiniPCI 124-pin MiniPCI slot
JAT Power mode select
2.3.2 <External Connectors>
Connector Function Remark
USB_RJ45 1/2 2 x USB3.0 and 1 x RJ45 LAN connector
DVI + Display port DVI connect and Display port connector
COM 1/2 Serial port connector
PS/2 PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector
AUDIO Audio connector

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2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup>
2.4.1 <CPU installation>
MS-C78 has a LGA1150 CPU socket onboard; please check following steps to install
the processor properly.
Attention If MS-C78 need RMA please Keep CPU socket cover on the CPU Socket.
Warning If CPU Socket internal Pin damage We could not provide warranty.
Notice: Please place the CPU on the pins tenderly to avoid bending the pins
Intel® I3/I5/I7/Celeron/Pentium processor Package
type: 1150 pin FCLGA
FSB:1333/1600MHz
1. Lift this bar
2. Uncover this plate
4. Lock this bar
3. Place the CPU on the top of
the pins
Checked point
5. Cover this plate

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2.4.2 <Memory Setup>
MS-C78 has four 240-pin DDR3/DDR3L DIMM support up to 32GB of memory capacity
and 1.5 Voltage. The memory frequency supports 1333/1600 MHz. Only Non-ECC
memory is supported.
DDRIII_A1
DDRIII_B2
Please check the pin number to match the socket side well
before installing memory module.
DDRIII_B1
DDRIII_A2

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2.5 <CMOS & ATX 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
Jumper: JAT
Type: onboard 3-pin jumper
JAT Mode
1-2 AT Mode
2-3 ATX Mode
Default setting:2-3
JRTC
JAT
1
3
1
3

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2.6 <Serial ATA Interface>
MS-C78 has Four Serial ATA III interfaces with RAID function, the transfer rate of the
Serial ATA III can be up to 600MB/s, but not supports SATAII device. 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® Q87 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 Serial ATA, please check the chapter of SATA
configuration.
SATA3-1
SATA3-2
SATA3-4
SATA3-3

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2.7 <Ethernet Interface>
The board integrates with one Intel I210 Gigabit Ethernet & one Intel I217-LM controllers,
as the PCI Express bus. The Intel I210 & I217-LM supports triple speed of
10/100/1000Base-T, with IEEE802.3 compliance and Wake-On-LAN supported.
Onboard Intel® I217-LM GbE controller support Intel® AMT 9.0 feature on primary LAN
port. The BIOS is ready to support Intel® AMT 9.0 feature. The necessary prerequisite is
your CPU must support Intel® vPro technology, ex : Intel® Core™ i7
For further instruction about the Intel® AMT features and set up, please refer to the
iAMT Setting.pdf.
RJ45 LAN connector
I210
I217-LM

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2.8 <Onboard Display Interface>
Based on Intel Q87 chipset with built-in HD Graphic, the board provides one DVI
connector & one Display port on real external I/O port, one 40-pin LVDS interface with
5-pin LCD backlight inverter connector and provides 16-pin VGA interface.
The board provides dual display function with clone mode and extended desktop mode
for DVI, Display port, VGA and LVDS.
2.8.1 <Analog Display>
Please connect your DVI & Display port or LCD monitor with male connector to the
onboard female connector on rear I/O port .
DVI
Display port

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2.8.2 <Digital Display>
The board provides one 40-pin LVDS connector for 24-bit single/dual channel panels,
supports up to 2048 x 1536 (UXGA) resolution, with one LCD backlight inverter
connector and one jumper for panel voltage setting.
Effective patterns of connection: 1-2 / 3-4 / 5-6
Warning: others cause damages
JVLCD
6 2
5 1
5
1
2
39
40
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
CN_INV
CN_LVDS

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Connector: CN_INV Connector:JVLCD
Type: 5-pin LVDS Power Header Type: 6-pin Power select Header
Pin Description
1 +12V
2 Reserved (Note)
3 GND
4 GND
5 ENABKL
Note: Reserved for MB internal test
Please treat it as NC.
Connector: CN_LVDS
Type: onboard 40-pin connector for LVDS connector
Connector model: HIROSE DF13-40DP-1.25V
Pin Signal Pin Signal
2 LCDVCC 1 LCDVCC
4 GND 3 GND
6 ATX0- 5 BTX0-
8 ATX0+ 7 BTX0+
10 GND 9 GND
12 ATX1- 11 BTX1-
14 ATX1+ 13 BTX1+
16 GND 15 GND
18 ATX2- 17 BTX2-
20 ATX2+ 19 BTX2+
22 GND 21 GND
24 ACLK- 23 BTX3-
26 ACLK+ 25 BTX3+
28 GND 27 GND
30 ATX3- 29 BCLK-
32 ATX3+ 31 BCLK+
34 GND 33 GND
36 DDCPCLK 35 SMBCKL
38 DDCPDATA 37 SMBDATA
40 N/C 39 SPDIFO
Pin Description
1-2 LCDVCC (3.3V)
3-4 LCDVCC (5V)
5-6 LCDVCC (12V)
Default: 1-2