IEI Technology IMB-Q354 User manual

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IEI Technology Corp.
User Manual
Intel® Q35 Chipset microATX Motherboard Supports
LGA775 Intel® Core™2 Quad/Core™2 Duo/Celeron® CPU,
8 GB DDR2, Six SATA 3Gb/s, Twelve USB 2.0,
One PCIe x16, One PCIe x4, Two PCI and Dual PCIe GbE
MODEL:
IMB-Q354
Rev. 1.10 – 14June, 2012

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Revision
Date Version Changes
14 June, 2012 1.10 Updated for R11 version
5 November, 2008 1.00 Initial release

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Copyright
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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................ 16
1.1 OVERVIEW................................................................................................................ 17
1.2 FEATURES................................................................................................................. 18
1.3 CONNECTORS ........................................................................................................... 19
1.4 DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................. 20
1.5 DATA FLOW.............................................................................................................. 21
1.6 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................... 22
2 UNPACKING............................................................................................................... 24
2.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 25
2.2 UNPACKING PRECAUTIONS....................................................................................... 25
2.3 PACKAGE CONTENTS................................................................................................ 26
2.4 OPTIONAL ITEMS...................................................................................................... 27
3 CONNECTOR PINOUTS........................................................................................... 28
3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 29
3.1.1 IMB-Q354 Layout............................................................................................ 29
3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 30
3.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............................................................... 31
3.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS...................................................................... 32
3.2.1 ATX Power Connector ..................................................................................... 32
3.2.2 CPU Power Connector.................................................................................... 33
3.2.3 Digital Input/Output (DIO) Connector............................................................ 34
3.2.4 Fan Connector, CPU (12V, 4-pin).................................................................... 35
3.2.5 Fan Connector, System (+12V, 3-pin).............................................................. 36
3.2.6 Floppy Disk Connector (34-pin)...................................................................... 37
3.2.7 Front Audio Connector.................................................................................... 39
3.2.8 Front Panel Connector .................................................................................... 40
3.2.9 Infrared Interface Connector........................................................................... 41
3.2.10 PCIe Power Connector.................................................................................. 42
3.2.11 SATA Drive Connectors.................................................................................. 43

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3.2.12 Serial Port Connector (COM2, COM 3 and COM4)..................................... 44
3.2.13 SPDIF Connector........................................................................................... 45
3.2.14 SPI Flash Connector...................................................................................... 46
3.2.15 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Connector.................................................. 47
3.2.16 USB Connectors (Internal)............................................................................ 48
3.3 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL ......................................... 49
3.3.1 Audio Connectors............................................................................................. 49
3.3.2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector ............................................................................ 50
3.3.3 LAN and Dual USB Combo Connectors.......................................................... 51
3.3.4 Parallel Port, Serial Port and VGA Combo Connector................................... 52
4 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 55
4.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 56
4.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 57
4.2.1 Installation Notices.......................................................................................... 57
4.2.2 Installation Checklist....................................................................................... 58
4.3 UNPACKING.............................................................................................................. 59
4.3.1 Unpacking Precautions.................................................................................... 59
4.4 CPU, CPU COOLING KIT AND DIMM INSTALLATION .............................................. 59
4.4.1 Socket LGA775 CPU Installation.................................................................... 60
4.4.2 Socket LGA775 CF-520 Cooling Kit Installation............................................ 63
4.4.3 DIMM Installation........................................................................................... 65
4.4.3.1 DIMM Purchasing Guidelines.................................................................. 66
4.4.3.2 DIMM Installation Order.......................................................................... 66
4.4.3.3 DIMM Installation Guidelines.................................................................. 67
4.5 JUMPER SETTINGS .................................................................................................... 68
4.5.1 Clear CMOS Jumper........................................................................................ 69
4.5.2 COM Port Pin 9 Setting Jumpers .................................................................... 70
4.5.3 COM Port Pin 9 Voltage Setting Jumpers ....................................................... 71
4.6 CHASSIS INSTALLATION............................................................................................ 73
4.6.1 Airflow.............................................................................................................. 73
4.6.2 Motherboard Installation................................................................................. 73
4.7 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS........................................................ 73
4.7.1 Dual RS-232 Cable Connection....................................................................... 73
4.7.2 SATA Drive Connection ................................................................................... 74

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4.7.3 USB Cable (Dual Port).................................................................................... 76
4.7.4 PCIe x16 Expansion Card Installation............................................................ 77
4.8 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION ................................................... 78
4.8.1 Audio Connection............................................................................................. 78
4.8.2 LAN Connection (Single Connector)............................................................... 79
4.8.3 Parallel Device Connection............................................................................. 80
4.8.4 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connection ........................................................... 81
4.8.5 Serial Device Connection ................................................................................ 82
4.8.6 USB Device Connection................................................................................... 83
4.8.7 VGA Monitor Connection ................................................................................ 84
5 AMI BIOS..................................................................................................................... 86
5.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 87
5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 87
5.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 87
5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 88
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes.............................................. 88
5.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 88
5.2 MAIN........................................................................................................................ 89
5.3ADVANCED............................................................................................................... 90
5.3.1 CPU Configuration.......................................................................................... 91
5.3.2 IDE Configuration........................................................................................... 92
5.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave ............................................................................. 93
5.3.3 Floppy Configuration....................................................................................... 97
5.3.4 Super IO Configuration ................................................................................... 98
5.3.5 Hardware Health Configuration.................................................................... 102
5.3.6 ICP Power Configuration.............................................................................. 104
5.3.6.1 ACPI Configuration ................................................................................ 105
5.3.6.2 Power Configuration............................................................................... 105
5.3.7 AHCI Configuration....................................................................................... 107
5.3.7.1 AHCI Port n ............................................................................................ 108
5.3.8 Intel AMT Configuration................................................................................ 109
5.3.8.1 ME Subsystem Configuration..................................................................110
5.3.9 Intel VT-d Configuration.................................................................................112
5.3.10 Remote Access Configuration.......................................................................113

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5.3.11 Trusted Computing ........................................................................................114
5.3.12 USB Configuration........................................................................................115
5.3.13 IEI Feature....................................................................................................117
5.4 PCI/PNP..................................................................................................................118
5.5 BOOT...................................................................................................................... 121
5.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration........................................................................... 121
5.6 SECURITY............................................................................................................... 123
5.7 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................. 124
5.7.1 NorthBridge Configuration............................................................................ 125
5.7.2 Southbridge Configuration ............................................................................ 127
5.8 EXIT....................................................................................................................... 129
6 SOFTWARE DRIVERS............................................................................................ 131
6.1AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS ............................................................................ 132
6.2 DRIVER CDAUTO-RUN.......................................................................................... 132
6.3 INTEL®CHIPSET DRIVER....................................................................................... 134
6.4 INTEL®GRAPHICS MEDIAACCELERATOR DRIVER ................................................ 138
6.5 INTEL®82566DM GIGABIT LAN CONNECT DEVICE DRIVER ............................... 143
6.6 INTEL®82573 PCI EXPRESS GIGABIT ETHERNET CONTROLLER DRIVER .............. 149
6.7 REALTEK HDAUDIO DRIVER (ALC662) INSTALLATION........................................ 157
6.7.1 BIOS Setup..................................................................................................... 157
6.7.2 Driver Installation ......................................................................................... 158
6.8 INTEL®MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER DRIVER INSTALLATION................................ 161
6.9 INTEL®ACTIVE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY DRIVER INSTALLATION.................. 166
7 INTEL®AMT CONFIGURATION ......................................................................... 171
7.1 INTEL®AMTSETUP PROCEDURE........................................................................... 172
7.2 INTEL®MANAGEMENT ENGINE BIOS EXTENSION................................................. 173
7.3 USING THE INTEL®AMT WEB INTERFACE ............................................................. 177
A BIOS OPTIONS........................................................................................................ 181
B TERMINOLOGY...................................................................................................... 185
C DIO INTERFACE...................................................................................................... 190
C.1 DIO INTERFACE INTRODUCTION.......................................................................... 191
C.2 DIO CONNECTOR PINOUTS.................................................................................... 191

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C.3ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLES........................................................................... 192
C.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function..................................................................... 192
C.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function.................................................................. 192
D WATCHDOG TIMER................................................................................................ 193
E COMPATIBILITY.................................................................................................... 196
E.1 COMPATIBLE OPERATING SYSTEMS........................................................................ 197
E.2 COMPATIBLE PROCESSORS ..................................................................................... 197
E.3 COMPATIBLE MEMORY MODULES.......................................................................... 197
F INTEL®MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER........................................................... 199
F.1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... 200
F.1.1 Precautions .................................................................................................... 200
F.2 FEATURES AND BENEFITS ....................................................................................... 201
F.3 ACCESSING THE INTEL®MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER........................................... 201
F.4 RAID CONFIGURATION.......................................................................................... 202
F.4.1 Creating a RAID Volume................................................................................ 202
F.4.2 Deleting a RAID Volume................................................................................ 207
F.4.3 Resetting a Disk to Non-RAID....................................................................... 209
F.4.4 Exiting the Matrix Storage Manager ..............................................................211
G HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE....................................................... 213
G.1 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL DISCLOSURE TABLE FOR IPB PRODUCTS CERTIFIED AS
ROHS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002/95/EC WITHOUT MERCURY..................................... 214

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard ..........................................................................17
Figure 1-2: IMB-Q354 Overview...................................................................................................19
Figure 1-3: IMB-Q354 Dimensions (mm) ....................................................................................20
Figure 1-4: Data Flow Block Diagram.........................................................................................21
Figure 3-1: Connector and Jumper Locations...........................................................................29
Figure 3-2: ATX Power Connector Pinout Locations................................................................32
Figure 3-3: CPU Power Connector Location..............................................................................34
Figure 3-4: DIO Connector Location...........................................................................................35
Figure 3-5: +12V Fan Connector Location.................................................................................36
Figure 3-6: +12V Fan Connector Location.................................................................................37
Figure 3-7: 34-pin FDD Connector Location..............................................................................38
Figure 3-8: Front Audio Connector Location (10-pin)...............................................................39
Figure 3-9: Front Panel Connector Pinout Locations (14-pin).................................................40
Figure 3-10: Infrared Connector Location..................................................................................41
Figure 3-11: PCIe Power Connector Location ...........................................................................42
Figure 3-12: SATA Drive Connector Locations .........................................................................43
Figure 3-13: Serial Connector Location .....................................................................................44
Figure 3-14: SPDIF Connector Location ....................................................................................45
Figure 3-15: SPI Flash Connector Locations.............................................................................46
Figure 3-16: TPM Connector Location........................................................................................47
Figure 3-17: USB Connector Locations......................................................................................48
Figure 3-18: IMB-Q354 External Peripheral Interface Connector ............................................49
Figure 3-19: Audio Connector.....................................................................................................50
Figure 3-20: PS/2 Pinouts ............................................................................................................50
Figure 3-21: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector......................................................................................51
Figure 3-22 Parallel Port Connector Pinout Locations.............................................................53
Figure 3-23: COM1 Pinout Locations..........................................................................................54
Figure 3-24: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................54
Figure 4-1: Intel® LGA775 Socket...............................................................................................60
Figure 4-2: Remove the CPU Socket Protective Shield............................................................61

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Figure 4-3: Open the CPU Socket Load Plate............................................................................62
Figure 4-4: Insert the Socket LGA775 CPU................................................................................63
Figure 4-5: IEI CF-520 Cooling Kit...............................................................................................64
Figure 4-6: Securing the Heat sink to the PCB Board ..............................................................65
Figure 4-7: DDR2 Channels .........................................................................................................66
Figure 4-8: Installing a DIMM.......................................................................................................68
Figure 4-9: Clear CMOS Jumper .................................................................................................70
Figure 4-10: COM Port Pin 9 Setting Jumper Locations...........................................................71
Figure 4-11: COM Port Pin 9 Voltage Setting Jumper Locations ............................................72
Figure 4-12: Dual RS-232 Cable Installation ..............................................................................74
Figure 4-13: SATA Drive Cable Connection...............................................................................75
Figure 4-14: SATA Power Drive Connection..............................................................................75
Figure 4-15: Dual USB Cable Connection..................................................................................76
Figure 4-16: PCIe x16 Installation...............................................................................................77
Figure 4-17: Audio Connectors...................................................................................................79
Figure 4-18: LAN Connection......................................................................................................80
Figure 4-19: Parallel Device Connector......................................................................................81
Figure 4-20: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector.........................................................................82
Figure 4-21: Serial Device Connector.........................................................................................83
Figure 4-22: USB Device Connection.........................................................................................84
Figure 4-23: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................85
Figure 6-1: Introduction Screen............................................................................................... 133
Figure 6-2: Available Drivers.................................................................................................... 133
Figure 6-3: Intel® Chipset Driver Directory............................................................................. 134
Figure 6-4: Intel® Chipset Driver Setup Icon.......................................................................... 135
Figure 6-5: Intel® Package Manager........................................................................................ 136
Figure 6-6: Intel® Setup Welcome Screen.............................................................................. 136
Figure 6-7: Intel® Chipset Driver License Agreement........................................................... 137
Figure 6-8: Readme File............................................................................................................ 137
Figure 6-9: Intel® Chipset Driver Complete Installation Screen........................................... 138
Figure 6-10: Select the Operating System .............................................................................. 139
Figure 6-11: Intel® Driver Directory......................................................................................... 139
Figure 6-12: Intel® VGA Driver Setup Icon ............................................................................. 140
Figure 6-13: GMA Driver Readme File..................................................................................... 141
Figure 6-14: GMA Driver File Extraction ................................................................................. 141

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Figure 6-15: GMA Driver Installation Welcome Screen ......................................................... 141
Figure 6-16: GMA Driver License Agreement......................................................................... 142
Figure 6-17: GMA Driver Installing Notice .............................................................................. 142
Figure 6-18: GMA Driver Installation Complete...................................................................... 143
Figure 6-19: Intel® 82566DM Driver Directory Icon................................................................ 144
Figure 6-20: Intel® 82566DM Operating System..................................................................... 145
Figure 6-21: Select Operating System Type ........................................................................... 145
Figure 6-22: Driver Directory.................................................................................................... 146
Figure 6-23: Intel® 82566DM Device Driver Startup Icon ...................................................... 146
Figure 6-24: Intel® 82566DM Welcome Screen....................................................................... 147
Figure 6-25: Intel® 82566DM Driver License Agreement....................................................... 147
Figure 6-26: Intel® 82566DM Driver Setup Options ............................................................... 148
Figure 6-27: Intel® 82566DM Driver Installation Ready Window .......................................... 148
Figure 6-28: Intel® 82566DM Driver Installation Progress.................................................... 149
Figure 6-29: Intel® 82573 Driver Directory Icon ..................................................................... 150
Figure 6-30: Intel® 82573 Operating System.......................................................................... 151
Figure 6-31: Select Operating System Type ........................................................................... 151
Figure 6-32: Driver Directory.................................................................................................... 152
Figure 6-33: Intel® 82573 Driver Startup Icon......................................................................... 152
Figure 6-34: Intel® 82573 License Agreement........................................................................ 153
Figure 6-35: Intel® 82573 File Location Select....................................................................... 154
Figure 6-36: Intel® 82573 Installation Files Extraction.......................................................... 154
Figure 6-37: Intel® PRO Network Connections window........................................................ 155
Figure 6-38: Intel® PRO Network Connections Welcome ..................................................... 155
Figure 6-39: License Agreement.............................................................................................. 156
Figure 6-40: Setup Type............................................................................................................ 156
Figure 6-41: Intel® 82573 Driver Installation Progress.......................................................... 157
Figure 6-42: The InstallShield Wizard Starts .......................................................................... 158
Figure 6-43: Preparing Setup Screen ...................................................................................... 158
Figure 6-44: InstallShield Wizard Welcome Screen ............................................................... 159
Figure 6-45: Audio Driver Software Configuration................................................................. 159
Figure 6-46: Installation Wizard Updates the System............................................................ 160
Figure 6-47: Restart the Computer .......................................................................................... 160
Figure 6-48: SATA RAID Driver Installation Program............................................................ 161
Figure 6-49: SATA RAID Setup Program Icon ........................................................................ 162

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Figure 6-50: InstallShield Wizard Setup Screen..................................................................... 162
Figure 6-51: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Screen .............................................................. 163
Figure 6-52: Matrix Storage Manager Welcome Screen ........................................................ 163
Figure 6-53: Matrix Storage Manager Warning Screen.......................................................... 164
Figure 6-54: Matrix Storage Manager License Agreement.................................................... 164
Figure 6-55: Matrix Storage Manager Readme File................................................................ 165
Figure 6-56: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Complete.......................................................... 165
Figure 6-57: IAMT Driver Directory.......................................................................................... 166
Figure 6-58: IAMT Driver Installation Icon .............................................................................. 167
Figure 6-59: IAMT Welcome Screen......................................................................................... 167
Figure 6-60: IAMT License Agreement.................................................................................... 168
Figure 6-61: IAMT Readme File ................................................................................................ 168
Figure 6-62: IAMT Setup Operations ....................................................................................... 169
Figure 6-63: Completed Installation......................................................................................... 169
Figure 6-64: IAMT Driver Directory.......................................................................................... 170
Figure 6-65: HECI Driver Installation Icon............................................................................... 170
Figure 7-1: Intel® Active Management Technology Status Dialog....................................... 172
Figure 7-2: Intel® Current ME Password................................................................................. 173
Figure 7-3: Change Intel® ME Password ................................................................................ 174
Figure 7-4: Verify New Password............................................................................................. 174
Figure 7-5: Intel® AMT Configuration...................................................................................... 174
Figure 7-6: Provision Model .....................................................................................................175
Figure 7-7: Intel® AMT 3.0 Mode.............................................................................................. 175
Figure 7-8: Enterprise................................................................................................................ 176
Figure 7-9: Enable Network Interface...................................................................................... 176
Figure 7-10: Exit......................................................................................................................... 177
Figure 7-11: Intel® AMT Web Address .................................................................................... 178
Figure 7-12: Intel® AMT Web Login Dialog............................................................................. 179
Figure 7-13: Intel® AMT Web Interface.................................................................................... 180

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: Technical Specifications............................................................................................23
Table 2-1: Package List Contents...............................................................................................27
Table 2-2: Package List Contents...............................................................................................27
Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors...............................................................................31
Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors..............................................................................................32
Table 3-3: ATX Power Connector Pinouts .................................................................................33
Table 3-4: CPU Power Connector Pinouts.................................................................................34
Table 3-5: DIO Connector Pinouts..............................................................................................35
Table 3-6: +12V Fan Connector Pinouts.....................................................................................36
Table 3-7: +12V Fan Connector Pinouts.....................................................................................37
Table 3-8: 34-pin FDD Connector Pinouts .................................................................................38
Table 3-9: Front Audio Connector Pinouts................................................................................39
Table 3-10: Front Panel Connector Pinouts (14-pin).................................................................41
Table 3-11: Infrared Connector Pinouts.....................................................................................42
Table 3-12: PCIe Power Connector Pinouts...............................................................................42
Table 3-13: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts...............................................................................44
Table 3-14: Serial Connector Pinouts.........................................................................................45
Table 3-15: SPDIF Connector Pinouts........................................................................................45
Table 3-16: SPI Flash Connector Pinouts ..................................................................................46
Table 3-17: TPM Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................47
Table 3-18: USB Port Connector Pinouts...................................................................................48
Table 3-19: PS/2 Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................51
Table 3-20: LAN Pinouts ..............................................................................................................51
Table 3-21: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector LEDs.............................................................................52
Table 3-22: USB Port Pinouts......................................................................................................52
Table 3-23: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts .............................................................................53
Table 3-24: RS-232 Serial Port (COM 1) Pinouts .......................................................................54
Table 3-25: VGA Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................54
Table 4-1: Jumpers.......................................................................................................................69
Table 4-2: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings....................................................................................70

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Table 4-3: COM Port Pin 9 Setting Jumper Settings.................................................................71
Table 4-4: COM Port Pin 9 Voltage Setting Jumper Settings...................................................72
Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys................................................................................................88

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BIOS Menus
Menu 1: Main.................................................................................................................................89
Menu 2: Advanced........................................................................................................................91
Menu 3: CPU Configuration.........................................................................................................91
Menu 4: IDE Configuration...........................................................................................................92
Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration.....................................................................94
Menu 6: Floppy Configuration.....................................................................................................98
Menu 7: Super IO Configuration .................................................................................................99
Menu 8: Hardware Health Configuration................................................................................. 103
Menu 9: ICP Power Configuration............................................................................................ 104
Menu 10: ACPI Configuration................................................................................................... 105
Menu 11: Power Configuration................................................................................................. 106
Menu 12: AHCI Configuration................................................................................................... 108
Menu 13: AHCI Port n Configuration Menu............................................................................. 109
Menu 14: Intel AMT Configuration........................................................................................... 110
Menu 15: Me Subsystem Configuration.................................................................................. 111
Menu 16: Intel VT-d Configuration........................................................................................... 113
Menu 17: Remote Access Configuration [Advanced]............................................................ 114
Menu 18: Trusted Computing................................................................................................... 115
Menu 19: USB Configuration.................................................................................................... 116
Menu 20: IEI Feature.................................................................................................................. 118
Menu 21: PCI/PnP Configuration ............................................................................................. 119
Menu 22: Boot............................................................................................................................ 121
Menu 23: Boot Settings Configuration.................................................................................... 121
Menu 24: Security...................................................................................................................... 124
Menu 25: Chipset....................................................................................................................... 125
Menu 26: North Bridge Configuration ..................................................................................... 126
Menu 27: South Bridge Chipset Configuration ...................................................................... 128
Menu 28: Exit.............................................................................................................................. 129

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1 Introduction
Chapter
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1.1 Overview
Figure 1-1: IMB-Q354 microATX Motherboard
The IMB-Q354 microATX form factor motherboard (Figure 1-1) is an LGA775 Intel®
Core™2 Quad, Intel® Core™2 Duo or Intel® Celeron® CPU processor platform. Both
45nm core (Wolfdale, Yorkfield) and 65nm core (Conroe) processors are supported.
Up to four 2.0 GB 667 MHz or 800 MHz un-buffered DDR2 SDRAM DIMM are supported
by the Intel® Q35 graphics memory controller hub (GMCH). The Intel® Q35 GMCH also
has a single PCI Express x16 (PCIe x16) expansion lane for a PCIe x16 graphics card.
The integrated Intel® ICH9DO I/O controller hub (ICH) supports six SATA 3Gb/s drives
with data transfer speeds of 3.0 Gbps with SATA RAID configuration support. Twelve USB
2.0 channels, one expansion PCIe x4 channel and two expansion PCI channels provide
flexible expansion options. Support for a (optional) trusted platform module (TPM)
provides additional system security during system boot-up.

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1.2 Features
Some of the IMB-Q354 features are listed below.
Supports the following Intel® LGA775 processors:
oIntel® Core™2 Duo (45nm and 65nm)
oIntel® Core™2 Quad (45nm and 65nm)
oIntel® Celeron® (65nm)
Supports four 240-pin 2 GB 667 MHz or 800 MHz DDR2 DIMMs
Six SATA 3Gb/s drives with transfer rates of 3.0 Gbps supported
Twelve USB 2.0 devices supported (eight onboard and four on the rear panel)
Dual GbE Ethernet connectors
microATX form factor
RoHS compliant
SupportsATX power supplies

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1.3 Connectors
The IMB-Q354 has a wide variety of peripheral interface connectors. Figure 1-2 is a
labeled photo of the peripheral interface connectors on the IMB-Q354.
Figure 1-2: IMB-Q354 Overview

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1.4 Dimensions
The dimensions of the board are listed below:
Length: 243.84mm
Width: 243.84mm
Figure 1-3: IMB-Q354 Dimensions (mm)