IEI Technology HPCIE-C236 User manual

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User Manual
MODEL:
HPCIE-C236
Half-Size PICMG 1.3 CPU Card Supports 6th Generation LGA1151
Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 v5 Series, Core™ i3, Pentium® or Celeron® CPU,
Intel® C236 Chipset, ECC/non-ECC DDR4 SO-DIMM, Dual Intel® PCIe
GbE, VGA, iDP, USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s, mSATA, Intel® AMT and RoHS
Rev. 1.01 – February 6, 2017

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Revision
Date Version Changes
February 6, 2017 1.01 Updated 2.4 Optional Items
October 24, 2016 1.00 Initial release

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Manual Conventions
WARNING
Warnings appear where overlooked details may cause damage to the
equipment or result in personal injury. Warnings should be taken
seriously.
CAUTION
Cautionary messages should be heeded to help reduce the chance of
losing data or damaging the product.
NOTE
These messages inform the reader of essential but non-critical
information. These messages should be read carefully as any directions
or instructions contained therein can help avoid making mistakes.
HOT SURFACE
This symbol indicates a hot surface that should not be touched without
taking care.

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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................... 2
1.2 FEATURES................................................................................................................... 3
1.3 CONNECTORS ............................................................................................................. 4
1.4 DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................... 5
1.5 DATA FLOW................................................................................................................ 6
1.6 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................... 7
2 PACKING LIST........................................................................................................... 10
2.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS.......................................................................................11
2.2 UNPACKING PRECAUTIONS........................................................................................11
2.3 PACKING LIST........................................................................................................... 12
2.4 OPTIONAL ITEMS...................................................................................................... 13
3 CONNECTORS ........................................................................................................... 15
3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 16
3.1.1 HPCIE-C236 Layout........................................................................................ 16
3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 17
3.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............................................................... 18
3.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS...................................................................... 18
3.2.1 +12V ATX Power Connector ........................................................................... 18
3.2.2 Audio Kit Connector........................................................................................ 19
3.2.3 Battery Connector............................................................................................ 20
3.2.4 Buzzer Connector............................................................................................. 21
3.2.5 Chassis Intrusion Connector............................................................................ 21
3.2.6 CRT FW Update Connector............................................................................. 22
3.2.7 DDR4 SO-DIMM Slots .................................................................................... 23
3.2.8 Digital I/O Connector...................................................................................... 24
3.2.9 EC Debug Connector....................................................................................... 25
3.2.10 Fan Connector (CPU).................................................................................... 26

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3.2.11 Front Panel Connector................................................................................... 27
3.2.12 I2CConnector................................................................................................ 28
3.2.13 Internal DisplayPort Connector.................................................................... 29
3.2.14 Keyboard and Mouse Connector ................................................................... 30
3.2.15 LAN LED Connectors.................................................................................... 31
3.2.16 PCIe Mini Slot................................................................................................ 32
3.2.17 Power Button ................................................................................................. 33
3.2.18 RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connectors ....................................................... 34
3.2.19 SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connector ........................................................................ 35
3.2.20 SMBus Connector .......................................................................................... 36
3.2.21 SPI Flash Connector...................................................................................... 37
3.2.22 USB 2.0 Connectors....................................................................................... 38
3.3 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL ......................................... 39
3.3.1 Ethernet Connectors ........................................................................................ 39
3.3.2 USB 3.0 Connectors......................................................................................... 40
3.3.3 VGA Connector................................................................................................ 40
4 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 42
4.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 43
4.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 43
4.3 SOCKET LGA1151 CPU INSTALLATION ................................................................... 45
4.4 SOCKET LGA1151 COOLING KIT INSTALLATION ..................................................... 48
4.5 SO-DIMM INSTALLATION ....................................................................................... 50
4.6 FULL-SIZE PCIE MINI CARD INSTALLATION............................................................. 50
4.7 HALF-SIZE PCIE MINI CARD INSTALLATION............................................................. 52
4.8 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION......................................................................................... 55
4.8.1 AT/ATX Power Mode Setting ........................................................................... 55
4.8.2 Clear CMOS Button......................................................................................... 55
4.8.3 PCIe x4 Channel Mode Setup.......................................................................... 56
4.8.4 PCIe x16 Channel Mode Setup........................................................................ 57
4.8.5 Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper.................................................... 57
4.8.6 USB Power Selection....................................................................................... 58
4.9 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS........................................................ 59
4.9.1 SATA Drive Connection ................................................................................... 59
4.10ADDING USB 3.0 DRIVERS TO A WINDOWS 7INSTALLATION IMAGE ...................... 60

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4.11 INTEL®AMT SETUP PROCEDURE ........................................................................... 62
5 BIOS.............................................................................................................................. 64
5.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 65
5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 65
5.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 65
5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 66
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot after Configuration Changes.............................................. 66
5.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 66
5.2 MAIN........................................................................................................................ 66
5.3ADVANCED............................................................................................................... 68
5.3.1 ACPI Settings................................................................................................... 69
5.3.2 AMT Configuration.......................................................................................... 70
5.3.3 Super IO Configuration ................................................................................... 71
5.3.3.1 Serial Port n Configuration....................................................................... 72
5.3.4 iWDD H/W Monitor......................................................................................... 75
5.3.4.1 Smart Fan Mode Configuration................................................................ 76
5.3.5 RTC Wake Settings........................................................................................... 77
5.3.6 Serial Port Console Redirection ...................................................................... 78
5.3.6.1 Legacy Console Redirection Settings....................................................... 80
5.3.7 CPU Configuration .......................................................................................... 81
5.3.8 SATA Configuration.......................................................................................... 83
5.3.9 NVMe Configuration........................................................................................ 84
5.3.10 USB Configuration......................................................................................... 85
5.3.11 iEi Feature...................................................................................................... 86
5.4 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................... 87
5.4.1 System Agent (SA) Configuration .................................................................... 88
5.4.1.1 Graphics Configuration............................................................................. 89
5.4.1.2 PEG Port Configuration............................................................................ 91
5.4.1.3 Memory Configuration ............................................................................. 92
5.4.2 PCH-IO Configuration .................................................................................... 93
5.4.2.1 PCI Express Configuration....................................................................... 95
5.4.2.2 HD Audio Configuration........................................................................... 97
5.5 SECURITY................................................................................................................. 98
5.6 BOOT........................................................................................................................ 99

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5.7 SAVE &EXIT.......................................................................................................... 101
6 SOFTWARE DRIVERS............................................................................................ 102
6.1AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS ............................................................................ 103
6.2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ...................................................................................... 103
A REGULATORY COMPLIANCE............................................................................ 105
B PRODUCT DISPOSAL............................................................................................ 107
C BIOS OPTIONS........................................................................................................ 109
D TERMINOLOGY ......................................................................................................112
E DIGITAL I/O INTERFACE......................................................................................116
E.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................117
E.2ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLE 1...........................................................................118
E.3ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLE 2...........................................................................118
F WATCHDOG TIMER................................................................................................119
G HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE....................................................... 122

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: HPCIE-C236 .................................................................................................................2
Figure 1-2: Connectors ..................................................................................................................4
Figure 1-3: HPCIE-C236 Dimensions (mm)..................................................................................5
Figure 1-4: Data Flow Diagram......................................................................................................6
Figure 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors .............................................................................16
Figure 3-2: +12V ATX Power Connector Pinout Location ........................................................18
Figure 3-3: Audio Connector Location.......................................................................................19
Figure 3-4: Battery Connector Location.....................................................................................20
Figure 3-5: Buzzer Connector Location .....................................................................................21
Figure 3-6: Chassis Intrusion Connector Location...................................................................22
Figure 3-7: CRT FW Update Connector Location......................................................................22
Figure 3-8: DDR4 SO-DIMM Slot Locations ...............................................................................23
Figure 3-9: Digital I/O Connector Location ................................................................................24
Figure 3-10: EC Debug Connector Location..............................................................................25
Figure 3-11: CPU Fan Connector Location................................................................................26
Figure 3-12: Front Panel Connector Location ...........................................................................27
Figure 3-13: I2C Connector Location ..........................................................................................28
Figure 3-14: Internal DisplayPort Connector Location.............................................................29
Figure 3-15: Keyboard and Mouse Connector Location...........................................................30
Figure 3-16: LAN LED Connector Locations .............................................................................31
Figure 3-17: PCIe Mini Slot Location..........................................................................................32
Figure 3-18: Power Button Location...........................................................................................33
Figure 3-19: RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connector Locations................................................34
Figure 3-20: SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connector Locations..............................................................35
Figure 3-21: SMBus Connector Location...................................................................................36
Figure 3-22: SPI Flash Connector Location...............................................................................37
Figure 3-23: USB 2.0 Connector Locations ...............................................................................38
Figure 3-24: External Peripheral Interface Connector..............................................................39
Figure 3-25: Ethernet Connector.................................................................................................39
Figure 3-26: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................41

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Figure 4-1: Disengage the CPU Socket Load Lever..................................................................45
Figure 4-2: Remove Protective Cover.........................................................................................46
Figure 4-3: Insert the Socket LGA1151 CPU..............................................................................47
Figure 4-4: Close the Socket LGA1151 ......................................................................................47
Figure 4-5: Cooling Kit Support Bracket....................................................................................49
Figure 4-6: SO-DIMM Installation................................................................................................50
Figure 4-7: Removing the Retention Screw...............................................................................51
Figure 4-8: Inserting the Full-size PCIe Mini Card into the Slot at an Angle..........................51
Figure 4-9: Securing the Full-size PCIe Mini Card ....................................................................52
Figure 4-10: Removing the Standoff...........................................................................................53
Figure 4-11: Installing the Standoff ............................................................................................53
Figure 4-12: Inserting the Half-size PCIe Mini Card into the Slot at an Angle........................54
Figure 4-13: Securing the Half-size PCIe Mini Card..................................................................54
Figure 4-14: AT/ATX Power Mode Switch Location..................................................................55
Figure 4-15: Clear CMOS Button Location.................................................................................55
Figure 4-16: BIOS Switch Location.............................................................................................56
Figure 4-17: Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper Location ........................................57
Figure 4-18: SATA Drive Cable Connection...............................................................................59
Figure 4-19: SATA Power Drive Connection..............................................................................60
Figure 4-20: Windows 7 USB 3.0 Creator Utility........................................................................61
Figure 4-21: Update Process is Complete .................................................................................62
Figure 6-1: Available Drivers.................................................................................................... 104

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: HPCIE-C236 Specifications..........................................................................................9
Table 2-1: Packing List.................................................................................................................12
Table 2-2: Optional Items.............................................................................................................14
Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors...............................................................................17
Table 3-2: External Peripheral Connectors................................................................................18
Table 3-3: +12V ATX Power Connector Pinouts........................................................................19
Table 3-4: Audio Connector Pinouts ..........................................................................................19
Table 3-5: Battery Connector Pinouts........................................................................................20
Table 3-6: Buzzer Connector Pinouts.........................................................................................21
Table 3-7: Chassis Intrusion Connector Pinouts......................................................................22
Table 3-8: CRT FW Update Connector Pinouts.........................................................................23
Table 3-9: Digital I/O Connector Pinouts....................................................................................24
Table 3-10: EC Debug Connector Pinouts .................................................................................25
Table 3-11: CPU Fan Connector Pinouts ...................................................................................26
Table 3-12: Front Panel Connector Pinouts...............................................................................27
Table 3-13: I2C Connector Pinouts..............................................................................................28
Table 3-14: Internal DisplayPort Connector Pinouts ................................................................29
Table 3-15: Keyboard and Mouse Connector Pinouts..............................................................30
Table 3-16: LAN1 LED Connector (LED_LAN1) Pinouts...........................................................31
Table 3-17: LAN2 LED Connector (LED_LAN2) Pinouts...........................................................31
Table 3-18: PCIe Mini Slot Pinouts..............................................................................................33
Table 3-19: RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connector Pinouts.....................................................34
Table 3-20: DB-9 RS-232/422/485 Pinouts..................................................................................35
Table 3-21: SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connector Pinouts....................................................................35
Table 3-22: SMBus Connector Pinouts ......................................................................................36
Table 3-23: SPI Flash Connector Pinouts ..................................................................................37
Table 3-24: USB 2.0 Connector Pinouts.....................................................................................38
Table 3-25: LAN Pinouts ..............................................................................................................39
Table 3-26: USB 3.0 Port Pinouts................................................................................................40
Table 3-27: VGA Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................41

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Table 4-1: AT/ATX Power Mode Switch Settings.......................................................................55
Table 4-2: BIOS Switch Settings.................................................................................................56
Table 4-3: PCIe x16 Channel Mode Setup..................................................................................57
Table 4-4: Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper Settings.............................................57
Table 4-5: BIOS Options and Configured USB Ports................................................................58
Table 4-6: USB Power Source Setup..........................................................................................58
Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys................................................................................................66
Table 5-2: BIOS Options and Configured USB Ports................................................................94

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BIOS Menus
BIOS Menu 1: Main.......................................................................................................................67
BIOS Menu 2: Advanced..............................................................................................................68
BIOS Menu 3: ACPI Configuration..............................................................................................69
BIOS Menu 4: AMT Configuration...............................................................................................70
BIOS Menu 5: Super IO Configuration........................................................................................71
BIOS Menu 6: Serial Port n Configuration Menu.......................................................................72
BIOS Menu 7: iWDD H/W Monitor ...............................................................................................75
BIOS Menu 8: Smart Fan Mode Configuration ..........................................................................76
BIOS Menu 9: RTC Wake Settings..............................................................................................77
BIOS Menu 10: Serial Port Console Redirection.......................................................................78
BIOS Menu 11: Legacy Console Redirection Settings .............................................................80
BIOS Menu 12: CPU Configuration.............................................................................................81
BIOS Menu 13: SATA Configuration...........................................................................................83
BIOS Menu 14: NVMe Configuration...........................................................................................84
BIOS Menu 15: USB Configuration.............................................................................................85
BIOS Menu 16: iEi Feature...........................................................................................................86
BIOS Menu 17: Chipset................................................................................................................87
BIOS Menu 18: System Agent (SA) Configuration....................................................................88
BIOS Menu 19: Graphics Configuration.....................................................................................89
BIOS Menu 20: PEG Port Configuration.....................................................................................91
BIOS Menu 21: Memory Configuration.......................................................................................92
BIOS Menu 22: PCH-IO Configuration........................................................................................93
BIOS Menu 23: PCI Express Configuration (For BIOS1) ..........................................................95
BIOS Menu 24: PCI Express Configuration (For BIOS2) ..........................................................95
BIOS Menu 25: PCI Express Port 1/2/3/4....................................................................................96
BIOS Menu 26: HD Audio Configuration....................................................................................97
BIOS Menu 27: Security...............................................................................................................98
BIOS Menu 28: Boot.....................................................................................................................99
BIOS Menu 29: Save & Exit.......................................................................................................101

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Chapter
1
1 Introduction

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1.1 Introduction
Figure 1-1: HPCIE-C236
The HPCIE-C236 is a half-size PICMG 1.3 CPU card. It accepts a Socket LGA1151 Intel®
Xeon® E3-1200 v5 Series, Core™ i3, Pentium® or Celeron® processor and supports two
260-pin 2133/1867 MHz dual-channel DDR4 SO-DIMM modules up to 32 GB.
The HPCIE-C236 provides two GbE interfaces through the Intel® I219LM (with Intel®
AMT 11.0 support) and the Intel® I210 PCIe controllers. The integrated Intel® C236
chipset supports two SATA 6Gb/s drives with RAID 0/1 function. In addition, the
HPCIE-C236 includes VGA and iDP interfaces for dual independent display.
Two USB 3.0 on the rear panel, four USB 2.0 by pin headers, two RS-232/422/485 and
one PCIe Mini interface (supports mSATA and USB 2.0) provide flexible expansion
options. High Definition Audio (HDA) support ensures HDA devices can be easily
implemented on the HPCIE-C236.

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1.2 Features
Some of the HPCIE-C236 motherboard features are listed below:
Half-size PICMG 1.3 CPU card
6th generation LGA1151 Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 v5 Series, Core™ i3,
Pentium® or Celeron® processor supported
Intel® C236 chipset
Two 260-pin 2133/1867 MHz dual-channel ECC/non-ECC unbuffered DDR4
SO-DIMMs support (system max. 32 GB)
Two Intel® PCIe GbE connectors (LAN1 with Intel® AMT 11.0 support)
Dual independent display by VGAand iDP interfaces
One full-size/half-size PCIe Mini slot supports mSATA and USB 2.0
Two SATA 6Gb/s connectors support RAID 0/1 function
Two USB 3.0 ports on the rear I/O
Four USB 2.0 ports via internal pin headers
Two RS-232/422/485 serial ports
High Definition Audio
RoHS compliant

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1.3 Connectors
The connectors on the HPCIE-C236 are shown in the figure below.
Figure 1-2: Connectors

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1.4 Dimensions
The main dimensions of the HPCIE-C236 are shown in the diagram below.
Figure 1-3: HPCIE-C236 Dimensions (mm)

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1.5 Data Flow
Figure 1-4 shows the data flow between the system chipset, the CPU and other
components installed on the motherboard.
Figure 1-4: Data Flow Diagram

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1.6 Technical Specifications
The HPCIE-C236 technical specifications are listed below.
Specification/Model HPCIE-C236
Form Factor Half-size PICMG 1.3 CPU card
CPU Supported 6th generation LGA1151 Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 v5 Series,
Core™ i3, Pentium® or Celeron® CPU
PCH Intel® C236
Memory Two 260-pin 2133/1867 MHz dual-channel ECC/non-ECC
unbuffered DDR4 SO-DIMMs support (system max. 32 GB)
Graphics Engine
Intel® HD Graphics Gen9 engine supports DirectX 11/12,
OpenCL 2.x and OpenGL 4.3/4.4
Decode/encode for HEVC, VP8, VP9, VDENC
Display Output
Supports dual independent display
One VGA (via Chrontel CH7517A, up to 1920x1200@60 Hz)
One iDP interface for HDMI, LVDS, VGA, DVI and DisplayPort
(up to 3840x2160@60 Hz)
Ethernet Controllers
LAN1: Intel® I219LM PCIe GbE controller with Intel® AMT 11.0
support
LAN2: Intel® I210 PCIe GbE controller
Audio Supports 7.1-channel HD audio by IEI AC-KIT-892HD kit
Expansion
One PCIe Mini slot supports mSATA and USB 2.0
16-lane PCIe link from CPU via golden finger:
Supports one PCIe x16, or two PCIe x8, or two PCIe x4 + one
PCIe x8 slots on the backplane (configured via BIOS)
4-lane PCIe link from PCH via golden finger:
Supports four PCIe x1 slots or one PCIe x4 slot on the
backplane (configured via BIOS switch)
Super I/O Controller Fintek F81866
Watchdog Timer Software programmable supports 1~255 sec. system reset
BIOS UEFI BIOS