IEI Technology IMBA-G412ISA User manual

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IEITechnology Corp.
User Manual
MODEL:
IMBA-G412ISA
ATX Motherboard for Intel® Core™2 Duo/Quad CPU,
800/1066/1333 MHz FSB, DDR3, VGA, LAN, S ATA 3Gb/s,
PCIe x16, PCI, ISA, USB, HDAudio, RoHS Compliant
Rev. 2.00 – 6 March, 2012

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Revision
Date Version Changes
6 March, 2012 2.00 Update the version number
20 January, 2012 1.01 Update the BIOS section
26 October, 2010 1.00 Initial release

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Copyright
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Table ofContents
1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................... 2
1.2 BENEFITS ................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 FEATURES................................................................................................................... 3
1.4 CONNECTORS ............................................................................................................. 4
1.5 DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................... 5
1.6 DATA FLOW................................................................................................................ 6
1.7 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 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 Audio Connector.............................................................................................. 18
3.2.2 CPU Fan Connector........................................................................................ 19
3.2.3 System Fan Connectors.................................................................................... 20
3.2.4 CPU Power Input Connector........................................................................... 21
3.2.5 Digital I/O Connector...................................................................................... 22
3.2.6 Front Panel Connector .................................................................................... 22
3.2.7 IDE Connector................................................................................................. 23
3.2.8 Infrared Interface Connector........................................................................... 25
3.2.9 Memory Slot..................................................................................................... 25
3.2.10 PCIe Power Input Connector......................................................................... 26

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3.2.11 Power Connector............................................................................................ 27
3.2.12 RS-232 Serial Port Connectors...................................................................... 28
3.2.13 RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connector......................................................... 29
3.2.14 SATA Drive Connectors ................................................................................. 30
3.2.15 SMBus Connector .......................................................................................... 30
3.2.16 SPI Flash Connector...................................................................................... 31
3.2.17 TPM Connector.............................................................................................. 32
3.2.18 USB Connectors............................................................................................. 33
3.3 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL ......................................... 34
3.3.1 Audio Connectors............................................................................................. 35
3.3.2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector ............................................................................ 35
3.3.3 LAN Connectors............................................................................................... 36
3.3.4 Parallel Port Connector .................................................................................. 37
3.3.5 Serial Port Connector (COM1) ....................................................................... 38
3.3.6 USB Connectors............................................................................................... 39
3.3.7 VGA Connector................................................................................................ 39
4 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 41
4.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 42
4.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 42
4.3 BASIC INSTALLATION ............................................................................................... 44
4.3.1 CPU Installation.............................................................................................. 44
4.3.2 Cooling Kit Installation ................................................................................... 47
4.3.3 DIMM Installation ........................................................................................... 49
4.3.4 Motherboard Installation................................................................................. 49
4.4 JUMPER SETTINGS .................................................................................................... 50
4.4.1 AT/ATX Power Select Jumpers ........................................................................ 50
4.4.2 Clear CMOS Jumper........................................................................................ 51
4.4.3 COM 2 Function Select Jumper....................................................................... 52
4.4.4 CompactFlash® Setup..................................................................................... 53
4.4.5 CF Voltage Select Jumper................................................................................ 53
4.4.6 USB Power Select Jumpers.............................................................................. 54
4.5 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS........................................................ 55
4.5.1 SATA Drive Connection ................................................................................... 55
4.5.2 Dual RS-232 Cable with Slot Bracket.............................................................. 57

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4.6 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION ................................................... 58
4.6.1 Audio Connector.............................................................................................. 58
4.6.2 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connection........................................................... 59
4.6.3 LAN Connection............................................................................................... 60
4.6.4 Parallel Device Connection............................................................................. 61
4.6.5 Serial Device Connection ................................................................................ 62
4.6.6 USB Device Connection................................................................................... 63
4.6.7 VGA Monitor Connection ................................................................................ 64
4.7 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ........................................................................................ 65
5 BIOS.............................................................................................................................. 66
5.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 67
5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 67
5.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 67
5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 68
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot after Configuration Changes.............................................. 68
5.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 68
5.2 MAIN........................................................................................................................ 69
5.3ADVANCED............................................................................................................... 70
5.3.1 CPU Configuration.......................................................................................... 71
5.3.2 IDE Configuration........................................................................................... 71
5.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave ............................................................................. 73
5.3.3 Super IO Configuration ................................................................................... 79
5.3.4 Hardware Health Configuration...................................................................... 83
5.3.5 Power Configuration ....................................................................................... 86
5.3.5.1 ACPI configuration................................................................................... 87
5.3.6 Remote Access Configuration.......................................................................... 88
5.3.7 USB Configuration........................................................................................... 91
5.3.8 Trusted Computing........................................................................................... 93
5.4 PCI/PNP................................................................................................................... 94
5.5 BOOT........................................................................................................................ 96
5.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration............................................................................. 96
5.6 SECURITY................................................................................................................. 98
5.7 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................. 100
5.7.1 North Bridge Chipset Configuration ............................................................. 100

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5.7.2 South Bridge Chipset Configuration.............................................................. 102
5.8 EXIT....................................................................................................................... 104
A BIOS OPTIONS ........................................................................................................ 106
B TERMINOLOGY.......................................................................................................110
C ONE KEY RECOVERY............................................................................................114
C.1 ONE KEY RECOVERY INTRODUCTION .....................................................................115
C.1.1 System Requirement .......................................................................................116
C.1.2 Supported Operating System..........................................................................117
C.2 SETUP PROCEDURE FOR WINDOWS.........................................................................118
C.2.1 Hardware and BIOS Setup.............................................................................118
C.2.2 Create Partitions............................................................................................119
C.2.3 Install Operating System, Drivers and Applications..................................... 122
C.2.4 Build-up Recovery Partition.......................................................................... 123
C.2.5 Create Factory Default Image ...................................................................... 125
C.3 SETUP PROCEDURE FOR LINUX.............................................................................. 130
C.4 RECOVERY TOOL FUNCTIONS ................................................................................ 133
C.4.1 Factory Restore............................................................................................. 135
C.4.2 Backup System............................................................................................... 136
C.4.3 Restore Your Last Backup.............................................................................. 137
C.4.4 Manual .......................................................................................................... 138
C.5 OTHER INFORMATION ............................................................................................ 139
C.5.1 Using AHCI Mode or ALi M5283 / VIA VT6421A Controller ...................... 139
C.5.2 System Memory Requirement........................................................................ 141
D WATCHDOG TIMER .............................................................................................. 142
E DIGITAL I/O INTERFACE..................................................................................... 145
E.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 146
E.2 DIO CONNECTOR PINOUTS.................................................................................... 146
E.3ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE EXAMPLE .......................................................................... 146
F HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE........................................................ 147
F.1 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE TABLE FOR IPB PRODUCTS CERTIFIED AS
ROHS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002/95/EC WITHOUT MERCURY..................................... 148

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List ofFigures
Figure 1-1: IMBA-G412ISA.............................................................................................................2
Figure 1-2: Connectors ..................................................................................................................4
Figure 1-3: Dimensions (mm)........................................................................................................5
Figure 1-4: Data Flow Diagram......................................................................................................6
Figure 3-1: Connectors and Jumpers.........................................................................................16
Figure 3-2: Audio Connector Location.......................................................................................19
Figure 3-3: CPU Fan Connector Location..................................................................................20
Figure 3-4: System Fan Connector Locations...........................................................................20
Figure 3-5: CPU Power Input Connector Location....................................................................21
Figure 3-6: Digital I/O Connector Location ................................................................................22
Figure 3-7: Front Panel Connector Location.............................................................................23
Figure 3-8: IDE Connector Location...........................................................................................24
Figure 3-9: Infrared Connector Location....................................................................................25
Figure 3-10: Memory Card Slot Location ...................................................................................26
Figure 3-11: PCIe Power Input Connector Location .................................................................26
Figure 3-12: Power Connector Location ....................................................................................27
Figure 3-13: Serial Port Connector Locations...........................................................................28
Figure 3-14: RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connector Location..................................................29
Figure 3-15: SATA Drive Connector Location...........................................................................30
Figure 3-16: SMBus Connector Locations.................................................................................31
Figure 3-17: SPI Flash Connector...............................................................................................32
Figure 3-18: TPM Connector Pinout Location ...........................................................................33
Figure 3-19: USB Connector Pinout Locations.........................................................................34
Figure 3-20: External Peripheral Interface Connector..............................................................34
Figure 3-21: Audio Connector.....................................................................................................35
Figure 3-22: PS/2 Pinout and Configuration..............................................................................36
Figure 3-23: Parallel Port Connector Location..........................................................................38
Figure 3-24: Serial Port Pinouts..................................................................................................38
Figure 3-25: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................39
Figure 4-1: Intel LGA775 Socket .................................................................................................44

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Figure 4-2: Remove Protective Cover.........................................................................................45
Figure 4-3: CPU Socket Load Plate.............................................................................................45
Figure 4-4: Insert the Socket LGA775 CPU................................................................................46
Figure 4-5: Cooling Kits...............................................................................................................47
Figure 4-6: Securing the Heat sink to the IMBA-G412ISA........................................................48
Figure 4-7: DIMM Installation.......................................................................................................49
Figure 4-8: AT/ATX Power Select Jumper Location..................................................................51
Figure 4-9: Clear BIOS Jumper Location...................................................................................52
Figure 4-10: COM 2 Function Select Jumper Location.............................................................52
Figure 4-11: CompactFlash® Setup Jumper Location .............................................................53
Figure 4-12: LCD Voltage Selection Jumper Location..............................................................54
Figure 4-13: USB Power Select Jumper Location.....................................................................55
Figure 4-14: SATA Drive Cable Connection...............................................................................56
Figure 4-15: SATA Power Drive Connection..............................................................................57
Figure 4-16: Dual RS-232 Cable Installation ..............................................................................58
Figure 4-17: Audio Connector.....................................................................................................59
Figure 4-18: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector.........................................................................60
Figure 4-19: LAN Connection......................................................................................................61
Figure 4-20: Parallel Device Connector......................................................................................62
Figure 4-21: Serial Device Connector.........................................................................................63
Figure 4-22: USB Connector........................................................................................................64
Figure 4-23: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................65
Figure C-1: IEI One Key Recovery Tool Menu .........................................................................115
Figure C-2: Launching the Recovery Tool...............................................................................119
Figure C-3: Recovery Tool Setup Menu ...................................................................................120
Figure C-4: Command Mode......................................................................................................120
Figure C-5: Partition Creation Commands...............................................................................121
Figure C-6: Launching the Recovery Tool...............................................................................123
Figure C-7: System Configuration for Windows .....................................................................123
Figure C-8: Build-up Recovery Partition..................................................................................124
Figure C-9: Press any key to continue.....................................................................................124
Figure C-10: Press F3 to Boot into Recovery Mode................................................................125
Figure C-11: Recovery Tool Menu ............................................................................................125
Figure C-12: About Symantec Ghost Window.........................................................................126
Figure C-13: Symantec Ghost Path ..........................................................................................126

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Figure C-14: Select a Local Source Drive ................................................................................127
Figure C-15: Select a Source Partition from Basic Drive .......................................................127
Figure C-16: File Name to Copy Image to................................................................................128
Figure C-17: Compress Image...................................................................................................128
Figure C-18: Image Creation Confirmation..............................................................................129
Figure C-19: Image Creation Complete....................................................................................129
Figure C-20: Image Creation Complete....................................................................................129
Figure C-21: Press Any Key to Continue .................................................................................130
Figure C-22: Partitions for Linux...............................................................................................131
Figure C-23: System Configuration for Linux..........................................................................132
Figure C-24: Access menu.lst in Linux (Text Mode)...............................................................132
Figure C-25: Recovery Tool Menu ............................................................................................133
Figure C-26: Recovery Tool Main Menu...................................................................................134
Figure C-27: Restore Factory Default.......................................................................................135
Figure C-28: Recovery Complete Window...............................................................................135
Figure C-29: Backup System.....................................................................................................136
Figure C-30: System Backup Complete Window ....................................................................136
Figure C-31: Restore Backup....................................................................................................137
Figure C-32: Restore System Backup Complete Window......................................................137
Figure C-33: Symantec Ghost Window ....................................................................................138

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: Technical Specifications..............................................................................................9
Table 2-1: Packing List.................................................................................................................13
Table 2-2: Optional Items.............................................................................................................14
Table 3–1: Internal Peripheral Connectors................................................................................18
Table 3–2: External Peripheral Connectors...............................................................................18
Table 3-3: Audio Connector Pinouts ..........................................................................................19
Table 3-4: CPU Fan Connector Pinouts......................................................................................20
Table 3-5: System Fan Connector Pinouts (SYS_FAN1)..........................................................21
Table 3-6: System Fan Connector Pinouts (SYS_FAN2 and SYS_FAN3)...............................21
Table 3-7: CPU Power Input Connector Pinouts.......................................................................21
Table 3-8: Digital I/O Connector Pinouts....................................................................................22
Table 3-9: Front Panel Connector Pinouts.................................................................................23
Table 3-10: IDE Connector Pinouts.............................................................................................24
Table 3-11: Infrared Connector Pinouts.....................................................................................25
Table 3-12: PCIe Power Input Connector Pinouts.....................................................................27
Table 3-13: Power Connector Pinouts........................................................................................28
Table 3-14: Serial Port Connector Pinouts ................................................................................29
Table 3-15: RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connector Pinouts.....................................................30
Table 3-16: SMBus Connector Pinouts ......................................................................................31
Table 3-17: SPI Flash Connector.................................................................................................32
Table 3-18: TPM Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................33
Table 3-19: USB Port Connector Pinouts...................................................................................34
Table 3-20: Keyboard Connector Pinouts..................................................................................36
Table 3-21: LAN Pinouts..............................................................................................................37
Table 3-22: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts .............................................................................37
Table 3-23: Serial Port Pinouts....................................................................................................38
Table 3-24: USB Port Pinouts......................................................................................................39
Table 3-25: VGA Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................40
Table 4-1: Jumpers.......................................................................................................................50
Table 4-2: AT/ATX Power Select Jumper Settings....................................................................51

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Table 4-3: Clear BIOS Jumper Settings......................................................................................51
Table 4-4: COM 2 Function Select Jumper Settings.................................................................52
Table 4-5: CompactFlash® Setup Jumper Settings..................................................................53
Table 4-6: LCD Voltage Selection Jumper Settings..................................................................54
Table 4-7: USB Power Select Jumper Settings .........................................................................54
Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys................................................................................................68

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BIOS Menus
BIOS Menu 1: Main.......................................................................................................................69
BIOS Menu 2: Advanced..............................................................................................................70
BIOS Menu 3: CPU Configuration...............................................................................................71
BIOS Menu 4: IDE Configuration.................................................................................................72
BIOS Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration...........................................................74
BIOS Menu 6: Super IO Configuration........................................................................................79
BIOS Menu 7: Hardware Health Configuration..........................................................................84
BIOS Menu 8: Power Configuration............................................................................................87
BIOS Menu 9: ACPI Configuration..............................................................................................88
BIOS Menu 10: Remote Access Configuration..........................................................................89
BIOS Menu 11: USB Configuration.............................................................................................92
BIOS Menu 12: Trusted Computing............................................................................................93
BIOS Menu 13: PCI/PnP Configuration.......................................................................................94
BIOS Menu 14: Boot.....................................................................................................................96
BIOS Menu 15: Boot Settings Configuration.............................................................................97
BIOS Menu 16: Security...............................................................................................................99
BIOS Menu 17: Chipset..............................................................................................................100
BIOS Menu 18: North Bridge Chipset Configuration..............................................................101
BIOS Menu 19: South Bridge Chipset Configuration..............................................................102
BIOS Menu 20: Exit.....................................................................................................................104

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Chapter
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1Introduction

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1.1 Introduction
Figure 1-1: IMBA-G412ISA
The IMBA-G412ISA is an ATX motherboard with an 800/1066/1333 MHz front side bus.
The LGA775 socket accepts Intel® Core™2 Duo/Quad processors and the motherboard
supports two DDR3 DIMMs up to 4.0 GB each (8.0 GB total). The IMBA-G412ISA
includes VGA output with up to QXGA resolution. Multiple expansion cards may be added,
including PCIe x16, PCI and ISA interface. Other features include four SATA 3Gb/s, dual
PCIe GbE, digital I/O, five RS-232 serial ports, one RS-232/422/485 serial ports, one
parallel port, audio jacks and eight USB ports.
1.2 Benefits
Some of the IMBA-G412ISA motherboard benefits include:
Powerful graphics
Staying connected with both wired LAN connections
Speedy running of multiple programs and applications
Multiple expansion capabilities

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1.3 Features
Some of the IMBA-G412ISA motherboard features are listed below:
ATX form factor
RoHS compliant
LGA775 CPU socket
Supports two DDR3 DIMMs
Supports dual display by VGAport and an optional PCIe x16 SDVO
expansion card
Two Gigabit Ethernet connectors
Four SATA connectors
Eight USB ports
Six serial ports
Supports PCI and ISA expansion cards with following combinations
oFive PCI cards and one ISA card
oFour PCI cards and two ISA cards

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1.4 Connectors
The connectors on the IMBA-G412ISA are shown in the figure below.
Figure 1-2: Connectors

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1.5 Dimensions
The main dimensions of the IMBA-G412ISA are shown in the diagram below.
Figure 1-3: Dimensions (mm)

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1.6 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