IEI Technology IMBA-Q770 User manual

IMBA-Q770 ATX Motherboard
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IEI Technology Corp.
User Manual
MODEL:
IMBA-Q770
ATX Motherboard for 22nm LGA 1155 Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3
CPU, Intel® Q77 Chipset, DDR3, Dual HDMI/DVI-I, Dual Intel®
PCIe GbE, USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s, HD Audio and RoHS
Rev. 1.01 – 4 February, 2013

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Revision
Date Version Changes
4 February, 2013 1.01 Added RAID support description
13 August, 2012 1.00 Initial release

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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................... 2
1.2 FEATURES................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 CONNECTORS ............................................................................................................. 3
1.4 DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................... 4
1.5 DATA FLOW................................................................................................................ 5
1.6 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................... 6
2 PACKING LIST............................................................................................................. 9
2.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 10
2.2 UNPACKING PRECAUTIONS....................................................................................... 10
2.3 PACKING LIST............................................................................................................11
2.4 OPTIONAL ITEMS...................................................................................................... 12
3 CONNECTORS ........................................................................................................... 14
3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 15
3.1.1 IMBA-Q770 Layout.......................................................................................... 15
3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 16
3.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............................................................... 17
3.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS...................................................................... 17
3.2.1 +12V Power Connector................................................................................... 17
3.2.2 ATX Power Connector ..................................................................................... 18
3.2.3 Battery Connectors .......................................................................................... 20
3.2.4 DDR3 DIMM Slots........................................................................................... 21
3.2.5 Digital I/O Connector...................................................................................... 21
3.2.6 Fan Connector (CPU)...................................................................................... 22
3.2.7 Fan Connectors (System)................................................................................. 23
3.2.8 Front Panel Audio Connector.......................................................................... 24
3.2.9 Front Panel Connector .................................................................................... 25
3.2.10 I2C Connector................................................................................................ 26
3.2.11 Keyboard/Mouse Connector........................................................................... 27

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3.2.12 Parallel Port Connector ................................................................................ 28
3.2.13 PCI Slots ........................................................................................................ 29
3.2.14 PCIe x1 Slots.................................................................................................. 30
3.2.15 PCI Express x4 Slot........................................................................................ 31
3.2.16 PCI Express x16 Slot...................................................................................... 31
3.2.17 SATA 3Gb/s Drive Connectors....................................................................... 32
3.2.18 SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connectors....................................................................... 33
3.2.19 Serial Port Connector, RS-422/485................................................................ 34
3.2.20 Serial Port Connectors, RS-232..................................................................... 35
3.2.21 SMBus Connector .......................................................................................... 36
3.2.22 SPI ROM Connector...................................................................................... 37
3.2.23 TPM Connector.............................................................................................. 38
3.2.24 USB Connectors............................................................................................. 39
3.3 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL ......................................... 40
3.3.1 Audio Connector .............................................................................................. 40
3.3.2 Ethernet and USB 3.0 Connectors................................................................... 41
3.3.3 HDMI Connectors............................................................................................ 42
3.3.4 Serial Port and DVI-I Connector..................................................................... 43
3.3.5 USB 2.0 Connector .......................................................................................... 45
4 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 46
4.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 47
4.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 47
4.2.1 Socket LGA1155 CPU Installation .................................................................. 49
4.2.2 Socket LGA1155 Cooling Kit Installation........................................................ 52
4.2.3 DIMM Installation........................................................................................... 54
4.3 JUMPER SETTINGS .................................................................................................... 55
4.3.1 AT/ATX Power Select Jumper.......................................................................... 56
4.3.2 Clear CMOS Jumper........................................................................................ 56
4.3.3 DVI-I/VGA Select Jumper................................................................................ 57
4.3.4 Flash Descriptor Security Override................................................................. 58
4.3.5 USB Power Select Jumpers.............................................................................. 59
4.3.6 Wake-on LAN Jumper ...................................................................................... 60
4.4 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS........................................................ 61
4.4.1 SATA Drive Connection ................................................................................... 61

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4.5 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION ................................................... 62
4.5.1 Audio Connector .............................................................................................. 62
4.5.2 DVI-I Display Device Connection ................................................................... 63
4.5.3 HDMI Display Device Connection.................................................................. 64
4.5.4 LAN Connection............................................................................................... 65
4.5.5 Serial Device Connection ................................................................................ 66
4.5.6 USB Connection (Dual Connector)................................................................. 67
4.6 INTEL®AMTSETUP PROCEDURE............................................................................. 68
5 BIOS.............................................................................................................................. 70
5.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 71
5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 71
5.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 71
5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 72
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot after Configuration Changes.............................................. 72
5.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 72
5.2 MAIN........................................................................................................................ 73
5.3ADVANCED............................................................................................................... 74
5.3.1 ACPI Settings................................................................................................... 75
5.3.2 RTC Wake Settings........................................................................................... 76
5.3.3 Trusted Computing........................................................................................... 77
5.3.4 CPU Configuration.......................................................................................... 78
5.3.5 SATA Configuration ......................................................................................... 80
5.3.6 Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology....................................................................... 81
5.3.7 Intel TXT(LT) Configuration............................................................................ 82
5.3.8 AMT Configuration.......................................................................................... 82
5.3.9 USB Configuration........................................................................................... 84
5.3.10 F81866 Super IO Configuration.................................................................... 85
5.3.10.1 Serial Port n Configuration..................................................................... 85
5.3.10.2 Parallel Port Configuration..................................................................... 91
5.3.11 F81866 H/W Monitor..................................................................................... 92
5.3.11.1 Smart Fan Mode Configuration .............................................................. 94
5.3.12 Serial Port Console Redirection .................................................................... 95
5.3.13 iEi Feature ..................................................................................................... 98
5.4 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................... 99

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5.4.1 PCH-IO Configuration .................................................................................. 100
5.4.1.1 PCH Azalia Configuration...................................................................... 101
5.4.2 System Agent (SA) Configuration .................................................................. 102
5.4.2.1 Graphics Configuration........................................................................... 102
5.4.2.2 Memory Configuration ........................................................................... 105
5.5 BOOT...................................................................................................................... 105
5.6 SECURITY............................................................................................................... 107
5.7 SAVE &EXIT.......................................................................................................... 108
6 SOFTWARE DRIVERS.............................................................................................110
6.1AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS .............................................................................111
6.2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .......................................................................................111
6.3 CHIPSET DRIVER INSTALLATION..............................................................................113
6.4 GRAPHICS DRIVER INSTALLATION...........................................................................116
6.5 LAN DRIVER INSTALLATION...................................................................................119
6.6AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................................................................... 123
6.7 INTEL®RAPID STORAGE TECHNOLOGY DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................ 125
6.8 USB 3.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................................................................ 128
6.9 INTEL®AMTDRIVER INSTALLATION .................................................................... 131
A BIOS OPTIONS ........................................................................................................ 134
B ONE KEY RECOVERY........................................................................................... 137
B.1 ONE KEY RECOVERY INTRODUCTION .................................................................... 138
B.1.1 System Requirement....................................................................................... 139
B.1.2 Supported Operating System......................................................................... 140
B.2 SETUP PROCEDURE FOR WINDOWS........................................................................ 141
B.2.1 Hardware and BIOS Setup ............................................................................ 142
B.2.2 Create Partitions ........................................................................................... 142
B.2.3 Install Operating System, Drivers and Applications..................................... 146
B.2.4 Build-up Recovery Partition.......................................................................... 147
B.2.5 Create Factory Default Image....................................................................... 149
B.3AUTO RECOVERY SETUP PROCEDURE.................................................................... 154
B.4 SETUP PROCEDURE FOR LINUX.............................................................................. 159
B.5 RECOVERY TOOL FUNCTIONS ................................................................................ 162
B.5.1 Factory Restore ............................................................................................. 164

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B.5.2 Backup System............................................................................................... 165
B.5.3 Restore Your Last Backup.............................................................................. 166
B.5.4 Manual........................................................................................................... 167
B.6 RESTORE SYSTEMS FROM A LINUX SERVER THROUGH LAN.................................. 168
B.6.1 Configure DHCP Server Settings.................................................................. 169
B.6.2 Configure TFTP Settings............................................................................... 170
B.6.3 Configure One Key Recovery Server Settings............................................... 171
B.6.4 Start the DHCP, TFTP and HTTP ................................................................. 172
B.6.5 Create Shared Directory................................................................................ 172
B.6.6 Setup a Client System for Auto Recovery...................................................... 173
B.7 OTHER INFORMATION............................................................................................ 176
B.7.1 Using AHCI Mode or ALi M5283 / VIA VT6421A Controller....................... 176
B.7.2 System Memory Requirement ........................................................................ 178
C TERMINOLOGY ..................................................................................................... 179
D DIGITAL I/O INTERFACE..................................................................................... 183
D.1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 184
D.2 DIO CONNECTOR PINOUTS ................................................................................... 184
D.3ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLES........................................................................... 185
D.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function .................................................................... 185
D.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function.................................................................. 185
E WATCHDOG TIMER............................................................................................... 186
F INTEL® MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER.......................................................... 189
F.1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... 190
F.1.1 Precautions .................................................................................................... 190
F.2 FEATURES AND BENEFITS ....................................................................................... 191
F.3 ACCESSING THE INTEL®MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER.......................................... 191
F.4 INSTALLING THE OPERATING SYSTEM TO THE RAIDARRAY.................................. 192
G HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE....................................................... 193
G.1 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE TABLE FOR IPB PRODUCTS CERTIFIED AS
ROHS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002/95/EC WITHOUT MERCURY ..................................... 194

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: IMBA-Q770...................................................................................................................2
Figure 1-2: Connectors ..................................................................................................................3
Figure 1-3: IMBA-Q770 Dimensions (mm)....................................................................................4
Figure 1-4: Data Flow Diagram......................................................................................................5
Figure 3-1: Connectors and Jumpers.........................................................................................15
Figure 3-2: +12V Power Connector Location.............................................................................18
Figure 3-3: ATX Power Connector Pinout Location..................................................................19
Figure 3-4: Battery Connector Locations...................................................................................20
Figure 3-5: DDR3 DIMM Slot Locations......................................................................................21
Figure 3-6: Digital I/O Connector Location ................................................................................22
Figure 3-7: CPU Fan Connector Location..................................................................................23
Figure 3-8: System Fan Connector Locations...........................................................................24
Figure 3-9: Front Panel Audio Connector Location..................................................................25
Figure 3-10: Front Panel Connector Location ...........................................................................26
Figure 3-11: I2C Connector Location..........................................................................................27
Figure 3-12: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Location..................................................................28
Figure 3-13: Parallel Port Connector Location..........................................................................29
Figure 3-14: PCI Slot Locations ..................................................................................................30
Figure 3-15: PCIe x1 Slot Locations ...........................................................................................30
Figure 3-16: PCIe x4 Slot Location .............................................................................................31
Figure 3-17: PCIe x16 Slot Location ...........................................................................................32
Figure 3-18: SATA 3Gb/s Drive Connector Locations..............................................................33
Figure 3-19: SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connector Locations..............................................................34
Figure 3-20: RS-422/485 Connector Location............................................................................35
Figure 3-21: Serial Port Connector Location.............................................................................35
Figure 3-22: SMBus Connector Location...................................................................................36
Figure 3-23: SPI Connector Location .........................................................................................37
Figure 3-24: TPM Connector Location........................................................................................38
Figure 3-25: USB Connector Pinout Locations.........................................................................39
Figure 3-26: External Peripheral Interface Connector..............................................................40

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Figure 3-27: Audio Connector.....................................................................................................41
Figure 3-28: Ethernet Connector.................................................................................................41
Figure 3-29: HDMI Connector......................................................................................................43
Figure 3-30: Serial Port Connector Pinouts...............................................................................44
Figure 3-31: DVI-I Connector.......................................................................................................44
Figure 4-1: Disengage the CPU Socket Load Lever..................................................................49
Figure 4-2: Remove Protective Cover.........................................................................................50
Figure 4-3: Insert the Socket LGA1155 CPU..............................................................................51
Figure 4-4: Close the Socket LGA1155 ......................................................................................51
Figure 4-5: Cooling Kits...............................................................................................................52
Figure 4-6: Cooling Kit Support Bracket....................................................................................53
Figure 4-7: DIMM Installation.......................................................................................................54
Figure 4-8: AT/ATX Power Mode Jumper Location...................................................................56
Figure 4-9: Clear BIOS Jumper Location ...................................................................................57
Figure 4-10: DVI-I/VGA Select Jumper Location .......................................................................58
Figure 4-11: Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper Location ........................................58
Figure 4-12: USB Power Select Jumper Locations...................................................................59
Figure 4-13: Wake-on LAN Connector Pinout Location ...........................................................60
Figure 4-14: SATA Drive Cable Connection...............................................................................61
Figure 4-15: SATA Power Drive Connection..............................................................................62
Figure 4-16: Audio Connector.....................................................................................................63
Figure 4-17: DVI-I Connection .....................................................................................................64
Figure 4-18: HDMI Connection....................................................................................................65
Figure 4-19: LAN Connection......................................................................................................66
Figure 4-20: Serial Device Connection.......................................................................................67
Figure 4-21: USB Connection......................................................................................................68
Figure 6-1: Introduction Screen............................................................................................... 112
Figure 6-2: Available Drivers.................................................................................................... 112
Figure 6-3: Chipset Driver Welcome Screen........................................................................... 113
Figure 6-4: Chipset Driver License Agreement...................................................................... 114
Figure 6-5: Chipset Driver Read Me File ................................................................................. 114
Figure 6-6: Chipset Driver Setup Operations ......................................................................... 115
Figure 6-7: Chipset Driver Installation Finish Screen............................................................ 116
Figure 6-8: Graphics Driver Welcome Screen ........................................................................ 117
Figure 6-9: Graphics Driver License Agreement.................................................................... 117

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Figure 6-10: Graphics Driver Setup Operations..................................................................... 118
Figure 6-11: Graphics Driver Installation Finish Screen ....................................................... 118
Figure 6-12: Windows Control Panel....................................................................................... 119
Figure 6-13: System Control Panel.......................................................................................... 119
Figure 6-14: Device Manager List ............................................................................................ 120
Figure 6-15: Update Driver Software Window ........................................................................ 121
Figure 6-16: Locate Driver Files............................................................................................... 121
Figure 6-17: LAN Driver Installation ........................................................................................ 122
Figure 6-18: LAN Driver Installation Complete....................................................................... 122
Figure 6-19: InstallShield Wizard Welcome Screen ............................................................... 123
Figure 6-20: Audio Driver Software Configuration................................................................. 124
Figure 6-21: Restart the Computer .......................................................................................... 124
Figure 6-22: SATA RAID Driver Welcome Screen.................................................................. 125
Figure 6-23: SATA RAID Driver License Agreement.............................................................. 126
Figure 6-24: SATA RAID Driver Read Me File......................................................................... 126
Figure 6-25: SATA RAID Driver Setup Operations................................................................. 127
Figure 6-26: SATA RAID Driver Installation Finish Screen ................................................... 127
Figure 6-27: USB 3.0 Driver Welcome Screen........................................................................ 128
Figure 6-28: USB 3.0 Driver License Agreement.................................................................... 129
Figure 6-29: USB 3.0 Driver Read Me File............................................................................... 129
Figure 6-30: USB 3.0 Driver Setup Operations....................................................................... 130
Figure 6-31: USB 3.0 Driver Installation Finish Screen ......................................................... 130
Figure 6-32: Intel® ME Driver Welcome Screen ..................................................................... 132
Figure 6-33: Intel® ME Driver License Agreement................................................................. 132
Figure 6-34: Intel® ME Driver Setup Operations.................................................................... 133
Figure 6-35: Intel® ME Driver Installation Finish Screen ...................................................... 133
Figure B-1: IEI One Key Recovery Tool Menu ........................................................................ 138
Figure B-2: Launching the Recovery Tool.............................................................................. 143
Figure B-3: Recovery Tool Setup Menu .................................................................................. 143
Figure B-4: Command Prompt ................................................................................................. 144
Figure B-5: Partition Creation Commands.............................................................................. 145
Figure B-6: Launching the Recovery Tool.............................................................................. 147
Figure B-7: Manual Recovery Environment for Windows..................................................... 147
Figure B-8: Building the Recovery Partition........................................................................... 148
Figure B-9: Press Any Key to Continue .................................................................................. 148

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Figure B-10: Press F3 to Boot into Recovery Mode............................................................... 149
Figure B-11: Recovery Tool Menu ........................................................................................... 149
Figure B-12: About Symantec Ghost Window........................................................................ 150
Figure B-13: Symantec Ghost Path ......................................................................................... 150
Figure B-14: Select a Local Source Drive ............................................................................... 151
Figure B-15: Select a Source Partition from Basic Drive ...................................................... 151
Figure B-16: File Name to Copy Image to ............................................................................... 152
Figure B-17: Compress Image.................................................................................................. 152
Figure B-18: Image Creation Confirmation............................................................................. 153
Figure B-19: Image Creation Complete................................................................................... 153
Figure B-20: Image Creation Complete................................................................................... 153
Figure B-21: Press Any Key to Continue ................................................................................ 154
Figure B-22: Auto Recovery Utility.......................................................................................... 155
Figure B-23: Disable Automatically Restart............................................................................ 155
Figure B-24: Launching the Recovery Tool............................................................................ 156
Figure B-25: Auto Recovery Environment for Windows ....................................................... 156
Figure B-26: Building the Auto Recovery Partition................................................................ 157
Figure B-27: Factory Default Image Confirmation ................................................................. 157
Figure B-28: Image Creation Complete................................................................................... 158
Figure B-29: Press any key to continue.................................................................................. 158
Figure B-30: IEI Feature ............................................................................................................ 159
Figure B-31: Partitions for Linux.............................................................................................. 160
Figure B-32: System Configuration for Linux......................................................................... 161
Figure B-33: Access menu.lst in Linux (Text Mode).............................................................. 161
Figure B-34: Recovery Tool Menu ........................................................................................... 162
Figure B-35: Recovery Tool Main Menu.................................................................................. 163
Figure B-36: Restore Factory Default...................................................................................... 164
Figure B-37: Recovery Complete Window.............................................................................. 164
Figure B-38: Backup System.................................................................................................... 165
Figure B-39: System Backup Complete Window ................................................................... 165
Figure B-40: Restore Backup ................................................................................................... 166
Figure B-41: Restore System Backup Complete Window..................................................... 166
Figure B-42: Symantec Ghost Window ................................................................................... 167
Figure B-43: Disable Automatically Restart............................................................................ 174

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: IMBA-Q770 Specifications...........................................................................................8
Table 2-1: Packing List.................................................................................................................12
Table 2-2: Optional Items.............................................................................................................13
Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors...............................................................................17
Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors..............................................................................................17
Table 3-3: +12V Power Connector Pinouts................................................................................18
Table 3-4: ATX Power Connector Pinouts .................................................................................19
Table 3-5: Battery Connector (BT2) Pinouts..............................................................................21
Table 3-6: Digital I/O Connector Pinouts....................................................................................22
Table 3-7: CPU Fan Connector Pinouts......................................................................................23
Table 3-8: System Fan Connector Pinouts ................................................................................24
Table 3-9: Front Panel Audio Connector Pinouts .....................................................................25
Table 3-10: Front Panel Connector Pinouts...............................................................................26
Table 3-11: I2C Connector Pinouts.............................................................................................27
Table 3-12: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Pinouts .....................................................................28
Table 3-13: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts .............................................................................29
Table 3-14: SATA 3Gb/s Drive Connector Pinouts....................................................................33
Table 3-15: SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connector Pinouts....................................................................34
Table 3-16: RS-422/485 Connector Pinouts ...............................................................................35
Table 3-17: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Pinouts...................................................................36
Table 3-18: SMBus Connector Pinouts ......................................................................................37
Table 3-19: SPI Connector Pinouts.............................................................................................38
Table 3-20: TPM Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................39
Table 3-21: USB Port Connector Pinouts...................................................................................40
Table 3-22: LAN Pinouts ..............................................................................................................41
Table 3-23: Connector LEDs........................................................................................................42
Table 3-24: USB 3.0 Port Pinouts................................................................................................42
Table 3-25: HDMI Connector Pinouts .........................................................................................43
Table 3-26: Serial Port Connector Pinouts ................................................................................43
Table 3-27: DVI-I Connector Pinouts ..........................................................................................44

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Table 3-28: USB 2.0 Port Pinouts................................................................................................45
Table 4-1: Jumpers.......................................................................................................................55
Table 4-2: AT/ATX Power Mode Jumper Settings.....................................................................56
Table 4-3: Clear BIOS Jumper Settings......................................................................................57
Table 4-4: DVI-I/VGA Select Jumper Settings............................................................................57
Table 4-5: Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper Settings.............................................58
Table 4-6: USB Power Select Jumper Settings .........................................................................59
Table 4-7: Wake-on LAN Connector Pinouts.............................................................................60
Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys................................................................................................72

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BIOS Menus
BIOS Menu 1: Main.......................................................................................................................73
BIOS Menu 2: Advanced..............................................................................................................75
BIOS Menu 3: ACPI Settings .......................................................................................................75
BIOS Menu 4: RTC Wake Settings..............................................................................................76
BIOS Menu 5: Trusted Computing..............................................................................................78
BIOS Menu 6: CPU Configuration...............................................................................................79
BIOS Menu 7: SATA Configuration.............................................................................................80
BIOS Menu 8: Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology .........................................................................81
BIOS Menu 9: Intel TXT(LT) Configuration ................................................................................82
BIOS Menu 10: AMT Configuration.............................................................................................83
BIOS Menu 11: USB Configuration.............................................................................................84
BIOS Menu 12: F81866 Super IO Configuration........................................................................85
BIOS Menu 13: Serial Port n Configuration Menu.....................................................................85
BIOS Menu 14: Parallel Port Configuration Menu.....................................................................91
BIOS Menu 15: H/W Monitor........................................................................................................93
BIOS Menu 16: Smart Fan Mode Configuration ........................................................................94
BIOS Menu 17: Serial Port Console Redirection.......................................................................96
BIOS Menu 18: IEI Feature...........................................................................................................98
BIOS Menu 19: Chipset................................................................................................................99
BIOS Menu 20: PCH-IO Configuration..................................................................................... 100
BIOS Menu 21: PCH Azalia Configuration Menu.................................................................... 101
BIOS Menu 22: System Agent (SA) Configuration................................................................. 102
BIOS Menu 23: Graphics Configuration.................................................................................. 103
BIOS Menu 24: LCD Control..................................................................................................... 104
BIOS Menu 25: Memory Configuration.................................................................................... 105
BIOS Menu 26: Boot.................................................................................................................. 105
BIOS Menu 27: Security............................................................................................................ 107
BIOS Menu 28: Save & Exit.......................................................................................................108

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Chapter
1
1 Introduction

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1.1 Introduction
Figure 1-1: IMBA-Q770
The IMBA-Q770 is an ATX motherboard. It accepts a Socket LGA1155 Intel® Core™
i7/i5/i3 processor and supports four 240-pin 1600/1333 MHz DDR3 DIMM modules up to
32 GB. The IMBA-Q770 includes dual HDMI and DVI-I ports. Expansion and I/O include
three PCI slots, one PCIe x16 slot, one PCIe x4 slot, two PCIe x1 slots, four USB 3.0 by
rear panel, two USB 2.0 by rear panel, eight USB 2.0 by pin headers, two SATA 6Gb/s
connectors, four SATA 3Gb/s connectors and six COM ports.
1.2 Features
Some of the IMBA-Q770 motherboard features are listed below:
ATX form factor
LGA1155 CPU socket
Intel® Q77 chipset
Dual-channel DDR3 DIMMs support up to 32 GB
Dual Intel® PCIe GbE (LAN2 with Intel®AMT 8.0 support)
Three independent displays via dual HDMI and DVI-I connectors
Supports USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s
Supports PCI Express Generation 3.0 at 8 GT/s I/O bandwidth
One PCIe x16 slot
One PCIe x4 slot

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Two PCIe x1 slots
Three PCI card expansion slots
One external RS-232 serial port
Four internal RS-232 serial port connectors
One internal RS-422/485 serial port connector
High Definition Audio
RoHS compliant
1.3 Connectors
The connectors on the IMBA-Q770 are shown in the figure below.
Figure 1-2: Connectors

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1.4 Dimensions
The main dimensions of the IMBA-Q770 are shown in the diagram below.
Figure 1-3: IMBA-Q770 Dimensions (mm)

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1.5 Data Flow
7Figure 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