IEI Technology ECN-581A-QM57 User manual

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IEI Technology Corp.
User Manual
MODEL:
ECN-581A-QM57
Socket G1 Intel® Core
™
i5 CPU Embedded System with Dual
DVI, GbE, Four USB 2.0, SATA 3Gb/s, PCIe mini, Two RS-232
and Intel® AMT 6.0, RoHS Compliant
Rev. 1.00 – 29 July 2010

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Revision
Date Version Changes
29 July 2010 1.00 Initial release

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Copyright
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improve reliability, design and function and does not represent a commitment on the part
of the manufacturer.
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consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the product or
documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................. 2
1.2 MODEL VARIATIONS ................................................................................................... 2
1.3 FEATURES................................................................................................................... 2
1.4 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................... 3
1.5 FRONT PANEL............................................................................................................. 4
1.6 CONNECTOR PANEL.................................................................................................... 5
1.7 DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................... 6
2 UNPACKING................................................................................................................. 7
2.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS........................................................................................ 8
2.2 UNPACKING PRECAUTIONS......................................................................................... 8
2.3 UNPACKING CHECKLIST............................................................................................. 9
3 INSTALLATION ..........................................................................................................11
3.1 INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS................................................................................... 12
3.2 HARD DISK DRIVE (HDD) INSTALLATION................................................................ 12
3.3 MOUNT THE SYSTEM................................................................................................ 16
3.3.1 Mounting the System with Mounting Brackets................................................. 16
3.4 JUMPER SETTINGS .................................................................................................... 18
3.4.1 AT Auto Button Power Select Jumper Settings ................................................ 19
3.4.2 AT/ATX Power Select Jumper Settings ............................................................ 20
3.4.3 Clear CMOS Jumper........................................................................................ 20
3.4.4 ME RTC Register Jumper................................................................................ 21
3.4.5 ME RTC Flash Security Override Jumper....................................................... 22
3.5 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS................................................... 23
3.5.1 Audio Connector .............................................................................................. 24
3.5.2 DVI Display Device Connection...................................................................... 25
3.5.3 LAN Connection (Single Connector)............................................................... 26
3.5.4 Serial Device Connection ................................................................................ 27
3.5.5 USB Connection (Dual Connector)................................................................. 28

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3.5.6 VGA Monitor Connection ................................................................................ 29
4 BIOS.............................................................................................................................. 31
4.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 32
4.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 32
4.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 32
4.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 33
4.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes.............................................. 33
4.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 33
4.2 MAIN........................................................................................................................ 34
4.3ADVANCED............................................................................................................... 35
4.3.1 ACPI Configuration......................................................................................... 36
4.3.2 CPU Configuration.......................................................................................... 37
4.3.3 SATA Configuration ......................................................................................... 38
4.3.4 USB Configuration........................................................................................... 39
4.3.5 Super IO Configuration ................................................................................... 41
4.3.5.1 Serial Port n Configuration....................................................................... 41
4.3.6 H/W Monitor.................................................................................................... 44
4.3.6.1 Smart Fan Mode Configuration................................................................ 44
4.3.7 AMT Configuration.......................................................................................... 49
4.3.8 Serial Port Console Redirection ...................................................................... 50
4.3.8.1 Console Redirection Settings.................................................................... 51
4.4 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................... 53
4.4.1 Northbridge Configuration.............................................................................. 54
4.4.2 Southbridge Configuration .............................................................................. 55
4.4.3 Integrated Graphics......................................................................................... 57
4.5 BOOT........................................................................................................................ 58
4.6 SECURITY................................................................................................................. 60
4.7 EXIT......................................................................................................................... 61
A INTEL® AMT CONFIGURATION.......................................................................... 63
A.1 INTEL®AMTSETUP PROCEDURE ............................................................................ 64
A.2 INTEL®MANAGEMENT ENGINE BIOS EXTENSION.................................................. 64
A.3 IEI EASY MANAGER APPLICATION .......................................................................... 69
B ONE KEY RECOVERY............................................................................................. 70

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B.1 ONE KEY RECOVERY INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 71
B.1.1 System Requirement......................................................................................... 71
B.1.2 Supported Operating System........................................................................... 71
B.2 SETUP PROCEDURE FOR WINDOWS.......................................................................... 73
B.2.1 Hardware and BIOS Setup .............................................................................. 74
B.2.2 Create Partitions ............................................................................................. 74
B.2.3 Install Operating System, Drivers and Applications....................................... 77
B.2.4 Build-up Recovery Partition............................................................................ 77
B.2.5 Create Factory Default Image......................................................................... 79
B.3 SETUP PROCEDURE FOR LINUX................................................................................ 84
B.4 RECOVERY TOOL FUNCTIONS .................................................................................. 87
B.4.1 Factory Restore ............................................................................................... 89
B.4.2 Backup System................................................................................................. 90
B.4.3 Restore Your Last Backup................................................................................ 91
B.4.4 Manual............................................................................................................. 92
C SAFETY PRECAUTIONS......................................................................................... 93
C.1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS............................................................................................. 94
C.1.1 General Safety Precautions............................................................................. 94
C.1.2 Anti-static Precautions.................................................................................... 95
C.2 MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING PRECAUTIONS ........................................................ 95
C.2.1 Maintenance and Cleaning ............................................................................. 95
C.2.2 Cleaning Tools................................................................................................. 96
D HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE......................................................... 97
D.1 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE TABLE FOR IPB PRODUCTS CERTIFIED AS
ROHS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002/95/EC WITHOUT MERCURY ....................................... 98

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: ECN-581A-QM57..........................................................................................................2
Figure 1-2: ECN-581A-QM57 Front Panel.....................................................................................5
Figure 1-3: ECN-581A-QM57 Peripheral Connectors..................................................................5
Figure 1-4: Physical Dimensions (millimeters)............................................................................6
Figure 3-1: Retention Screws Removal......................................................................................13
Figure 3-2: HDD Bracket Retention Screws (Inside).................................................................14
Figure 3-3: HDD Retention Screws.............................................................................................15
Figure 3–4: HDD Installation........................................................................................................15
Figure 3-5: Mounting Screw Holes..............................................................................................16
Figure 3-6: Mounting Bracket Retention Screws ......................................................................17
Figure 3-7: Wall Mounting............................................................................................................18
Figure 3-8: AT Auto Button Select Jumper Settings.................................................................19
Figure 3-9: AT/ATX Power Select Jumper Location..................................................................20
Figure 3-10: Clear CMOS Jumper ...............................................................................................21
Figure 3-11: ME RTC Register Jumper Location.......................................................................22
Figure 3-12: ME RTC Security Override Jumper Location.......................................................23
Figure 3-13: Peripheral Connectors (Front Panel)....................................................................23
Figure 3-14: Peripheral Connectors (Rear)................................................................................24
Figure 3-15: Audio Connector.....................................................................................................25
Figure 3-16: DVI Connector .........................................................................................................26
Figure 3-17: LAN Connection......................................................................................................27
Figure 3-18: Serial Device Connector.........................................................................................28
Figure 3-19: USB Connector........................................................................................................29
Figure 3-20: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................30
Figure A-1: Intel® Active Management Technology Status Dialog.........................................64
Figure A-2: Intel® Current ME Password...................................................................................65
Figure A-3: Intel® ME New Password.........................................................................................66
Figure A-4: Intel® AMT Configuration........................................................................................66
Figure A-5: Select KVM Configuration .......................................................................................67
Figure A-6: KVM Configuration...................................................................................................67

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Figure A-7: KVM User Opt-in.......................................................................................................68
Figure A-8: Exit.............................................................................................................................68
Figure B-1: Recovery Tool Setup Menu .....................................................................................75
Figure B-2: Command Mode........................................................................................................75
Figure B-3: Partition Creation Commands.................................................................................76
Figure B-4: System Configuration for Windows .......................................................................78
Figure B-5: Build-up Recovery Partition....................................................................................78
Figure B-6: Press any key to continue.......................................................................................79
Figure B-7: Press F3 to Boot into Recovery Mode....................................................................79
Figure B-8: Recovery Tool Menu ................................................................................................80
Figure B-9: About Symantec Ghost Window.............................................................................80
Figure B-10: Symantec Ghost Path ............................................................................................81
Figure B-11: Select a Local Source Drive ..................................................................................81
Figure B-12: Select a Source Partition from Basic Drive .........................................................81
Figure B-13: File Name to Copy Image to ..................................................................................82
Figure B-14: Compress Image.....................................................................................................83
Figure B-15: Image Creation Confirmation................................................................................83
Figure B-16: Image Creation Complete......................................................................................83
Figure B-17: Image Creation Complete......................................................................................84
Figure B-18: Press Any Key to Continue ...................................................................................84
Figure B-19: Partitions for Linux.................................................................................................85
Figure B-20: System Configuration for Linux............................................................................86
Figure B-21: Access menu.lst in Linux (Text Mode).................................................................86
Figure B-22: Recovery Tool Menu ..............................................................................................87
Figure B-23: Recovery Tool Main Menu.....................................................................................88
Figure B-24: Restore Factory Default.........................................................................................89
Figure B-25: Recovery Complete Window.................................................................................89
Figure B-26: Backup System.......................................................................................................90
Figure B-27: System Backup Complete Window ......................................................................90
Figure B-28: Restore Backup......................................................................................................91
Figure B-29: Restore System Backup Complete Window........................................................91
Figure B-30: Symantec Ghost Window ......................................................................................92

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: Model Variations...........................................................................................................2
Table 1-2: Technical Specifications..............................................................................................4
Table 2-1: Package List Contents...............................................................................................10
Table 3-1: Jumpers.......................................................................................................................19
Table 3-2: AT Auto Button Power Select Jumper Settings ......................................................19
Table 3-3: AT/ATX Power Select Jumper Settings....................................................................20
Table 3-4: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings....................................................................................21
Table 3-5: ME RTC Register Jumper Settings ...........................................................................22
Table 3-6: ME RTC Security Override Jumper Settings............................................................22
Table 4-1: BIOS Navigation Keys................................................................................................33

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Chapter
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1 Introduction

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1.1 Overview
Figure 1-1: ECN-581A-QM57
The ECN-581A-QM57 embedded system is a fanless system with two DVI ports for dual
display. It is powered by the 32 nm Intel® Core™ i5 processor, uses the Intel® QM57
chipset and has 2.0 GB of DDR3 memory. The ECN-581A-QM57 supports a 2.5” SATA
HDD with up to 3 Gb/s data transfer rate.
1.2 Model Variations
The model variations of the ECN-581A-QM57 series are listed below.
Models CPU CPU Speed Wireless
ECN-581A-R10/QM57-I5/2GB Intel® Core™ i5 processor 2.4 GHz No
ECN-581AW-R10/QM57-I5/2GB Intel® Core™ i5 processor 2.4 GHz Yes
Table 1-1: Model Variations
1.3 Features
The ECN-581A-QM57 features are listed below:
32 nm Intel® Core™ i5 processor
2.0 GB of DDR3 SDRAM SO-DIMM preinstalled
Supports 2.5” SATA HDD and PCIe mini card
Two DVI ports for dual display
Audio line-out, Mic-in and line-in jacks
One Gigabit Ethernet port
Four USB 2.0 ports
Two RS-232 serial ports

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Intel® AMT 6.0
RoHS compliant
1.4 Technical Specifications
The ECN-581A-QM57 technical specifications are listed in Table 1-2.
System
SBC NANO-QM57A
CPU and Models 2.4 GHz 32 nm Intel® Core™ i5 processor
Chipset Intel® QM57
Memory 2.0 GB of DDR3 SO-DIMM preinstalled
Real-time Clock Battery backup RTC
Watchdog Timer Software programmable supports 1~255 sec. system reset
Ethernet Controller One Intel® 82577 PCIe GbE controller with Intel® AMT 6.0 support
Audio Realtek ALC888 HD 7.1 channel audio codec
Multimedia MPEG-2 decoding
WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) support
Hardware acceleration for MPEG2 VLD/iDCT
Blu-ray support @ 40 Mb/s
DirectX 10
I/O and Indicators
Ethernet 1 x 10/100/1000 Mb/s
Serial Ports 2 x RS-232
USB Interfaces 4 x USB 2.0 ports
Display 1 x DVI-I
1x DVI-D
Audio One Line-out jack; one Mic-in jack; one line-in jack
Storage
HDD Supports one 2.5” SATA 3Gb/s HDD/SSD

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Power
Power Adapter 12 V DC input 60W power adaptor with ERP and PSE certificates
Power Supply +12 V DC
Power Consumption 60 W
Power Connector One locking power jack
Power Button One power button
Environmental and Mechanical
Operating Temperature -20°C ~ 50°C (with HDD) with air flow*
*Ambient air speed per IEC-68-2-2 standard
Shock Half-sine wave shock 3G, 11ms, 3 shocks per axis
Vibration Operating Random Vibration Mode (MIL-STD-810F 514.5C-2)
Chassis Construction Aluminum Alloy
Mounting Wall mount
Physical Dimensions 180 mm x 138 mm x 50 mm (W x D x H)
Weight (Net/Gross) 1.1 kg / 2 kg
EMC/Safety CE, FCC class A
Table 1-2: Technical Specifications
1.5 Front Panel
The front panel of the ECN-581A-QM57 contains one power button to power up the
system and three audio jacks. The button is also a LED indicator that shows power and
HDD status:
Blue: power on
Orange: HDD activity
1 x Audio line-out
1 x Audio line-in
1 x Audio mic-in

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Figure 1-2: ECN-581A-QM57 Front Panel
1.6 Connector Panel
All external peripheral interface connectors are located on the front panel of the
ECN-581A-QM57 . The peripheral interface connectors are shown in Figure 1-3.
Figure 1-3: ECN-581A-QM57 Peripheral Connectors
Connectors and buttons on the rear panel include the following.
1 x 12 V DC locking power input jack
1 x DVI-I port
1 x DVI-D port
2 x RS-232 serial ports
4 x USB ports
1 x Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 port
1 x Reset button
1 x Wireless antenna connector (wireless model only)

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1.7 Dimensions
The physical dimensions are shown below:
Figure 1-4: Physical Dimensions (millimeters)

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Chapter
2
2 Unpacking

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2.1 Anti-static Precautions
WARNING:
Failure to take ESD precautions during installation may result in
permanent damage to the ECN-581A-QM57 and severe injury to the
user.
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components,
including the ECN-581A-QM57. Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD. It is
therefore critical that whenever the ECN-581A-QM57 or any other electrical component is
handled, the following anti-static precautions are strictly adhered to.
Wear an anti-static wristband: Wearing a simple anti-static wristband can
help to prevent ESD from damaging the board.
Self-grounding: Before handling the board, touch any grounded conducting
material. During the time the board is handled, frequently touch any
conducting materials that are connected to the ground.
Use an anti-static pad: When configuring the ECN-581A-QM57, place it on
an antic-static pad. This reduces the possibility of ESD damaging the
ECN-581A-QM57.
2.2 Unpacking Precautions
When the ECN-581A-QM57 is unpacked, please do the following:
Follow the anti-static precautions outlined in Section 2.1.
Make sure the packing box is facing upwards so the ECN-581A-QM57 does
not fall out of the box.
Make sure all the components shown in Section 2.3 are present.

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2.3 Unpacking Checklist
NOTE:
If some of the components listed in the checklist below are missing,
please do not proceed with the installation. Contact the IEI reseller or
vendor you purchased the ECN-581A-QM57 from or contact an IEI
sales representative directly. To contact an IEI sales representative,
please send an email to [email protected].
The ECN-581A-QM57 is shipped with the following components:
Quantity Item and Part Number Image
1 ECN-581A-QM57 multimedia box
1 Power adapter (12 V DC, 60 W)
1 Power cord
2 Wall mount brackets
4 Screws for wall mount brackets
4 Screws for HDD installation
1 2dbi wireless antenna
(wireless model only)

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Quantity Item and Part Number Image
1 User manual and driver CD
Table 2-1: Package List Contents

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Chapter
3
3 Installation