IEI Technology NANO-QM871 User manual

NANO-QM871 EPIC SBC
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User Manual
EPIC SBC with 4th Generation 22nm Intel
®
Mobile Core™
i7/i5/i3 or Celeron® Processor, Dual HDMI, LVDS, VGA,
Dual GbE, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.0, PCIe Mini, PCIe/104,
Intel® AMT 9.0
,
Audio and RoHS
MODEL:
NANO-QM871
Rev. 1.01 – 24 April, 2014

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Revision
Date Version Changes
24 April, 2014 1.01 Modified LAN pinouts
24 December, 2013 1.00 Initial release

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Copyright
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
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improve reliability, design and function and does not represent a commitment on the part
of the manufacturer.
In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or
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other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer.
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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................... 2
1.2 FEATURES................................................................................................................... 3
1.3 CONNECTORS ............................................................................................................. 4
1.4 DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................... 5
1.5 DATA FLOW................................................................................................................ 6
1.6 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................... 7
2 PACKING LIST............................................................................................................. 9
2.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 10
2.2 UNPACKING PRECAUTIONS....................................................................................... 10
2.3 PACKING LIST............................................................................................................11
2.4 OPTIONAL ITEMS...................................................................................................... 12
3 CONNECTOR PINOUTS........................................................................................... 14
3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 15
3.1.1 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 Audio Connector .............................................................................................. 17
3.2.2 Battery Connector............................................................................................ 18
3.2.3 Digital I/O Connector...................................................................................... 19
3.2.4 EC Debug Port................................................................................................. 20
3.2.5 Fan Connector (CPU)...................................................................................... 21
3.2.6 Fan Connector (System) .................................................................................. 22
3.2.7 Keyboard and Mouse Connector ..................................................................... 23
3.2.8 LAN Active LED Connector............................................................................. 24
3.2.9 LVDS Connector.............................................................................................. 24
3.2.10 LVDS Backlight Connector............................................................................ 25
3.2.11 PCIe Mini Card Slot....................................................................................... 26

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3.2.12 PCIe/104 Slot................................................................................................. 28
3.2.13 Power Button Connector................................................................................ 31
3.2.14 Power Connector (12V)................................................................................. 32
3.2.15 Power LED and HDD LED Connector ......................................................... 32
3.2.16 Reset Button Connector ................................................................................. 33
3.2.17 RS-232 Serial Port Connectors...................................................................... 34
3.2.18 RS-422/485 Serial Port Connector (COM3).................................................. 35
3.2.19 SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connectors....................................................................... 36
3.2.20 SATA Power Connectors................................................................................ 37
3.2.21 SMBus Connector .......................................................................................... 38
3.2.22 SO-DIMM Connector..................................................................................... 38
3.2.23 SPI Flash Connector...................................................................................... 39
3.2.24 SPI Flash Connector (EC)............................................................................. 40
3.2.25 TPM Connector.............................................................................................. 41
3.2.26 USB 2.0 Connector ........................................................................................ 42
3.3 EXTERNAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS....................................................................... 43
3.3.1 Ethernet Connectors ........................................................................................ 43
3.3.2 HDMI Connectors............................................................................................ 44
3.3.3 USB 2.0 Connector .......................................................................................... 45
3.3.4 USB 3.0 Connector .......................................................................................... 45
3.3.5 VGA Connector................................................................................................ 46
4 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 47
4.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 48
4.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 48
4.3 COOLING KIT INSTALLATION.................................................................................... 50
4.4 SO-DIMM INSTALLATION ....................................................................................... 52
4.5 PCIE MINI CARD INSTALLATION .............................................................................. 53
4.6 JUMPER SETTINGS .................................................................................................... 54
4.6.1 AT/ATX Mode Selection................................................................................... 55
4.6.2 Clear CMOS..................................................................................................... 55
4.6.3 LVDS Voltage Selection.................................................................................... 56
4.6.4 LVDS Resolution Selection .............................................................................. 57
4.7 CHASSIS INSTALLATION............................................................................................ 58
4.7.1 Airflow.............................................................................................................. 58

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4.7.2 Motherboard Installation................................................................................. 59
4.8 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS........................................................ 59
4.8.1 AT/ATX Power Connection.............................................................................. 59
4.8.2 Audio Kit Installation....................................................................................... 61
4.8.3 LVDS LCD Installation.................................................................................... 62
4.8.4 SATA Drive Connection ................................................................................... 64
4.8.5 Single RS-232 Cable........................................................................................ 65
4.9 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION ................................................... 66
4.9.1 HDMI Display Device Connection.................................................................. 66
4.9.2 LAN Connection............................................................................................... 67
4.9.3 USB Connection (Dual Connector)................................................................. 68
4.9.4 VGA Monitor Connection ................................................................................ 69
4.10 INTEL®AMTSETUP PROCEDURE........................................................................... 70
5 BIOS.............................................................................................................................. 72
5.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 73
5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 73
5.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 73
5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 74
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot after Configuration Changes.............................................. 74
5.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 74
5.2 MAIN........................................................................................................................ 76
5.3ADVANCED............................................................................................................... 77
5.3.1 ACPI Settings................................................................................................... 78
5.3.2 RTC Wake Settings........................................................................................... 79
5.3.3 Trusted Computing........................................................................................... 80
5.3.4 CPU Configuration.......................................................................................... 82
5.3.5 SATA Configuration ......................................................................................... 84
5.3.6 Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology....................................................................... 85
5.3.7 AMT Configuration.......................................................................................... 86
5.3.8 USB Configuration........................................................................................... 87
5.3.9 iWDD H/W Monitor......................................................................................... 88
5.3.9.1 Smart Fan Mode Configuration................................................................ 88
5.3.10 F81866 Super IO Configuration.................................................................... 90
5.3.10.1 Serial Port n Configuration..................................................................... 90

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5.3.11 F81866 H/W Monitor..................................................................................... 93
5.3.12 Serial Port Console Redirection.................................................................... 94
5.3.13 iEi Feature ..................................................................................................... 97
5.3.14 ICP Board ...................................................................................................... 98
5.4 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................... 99
5.4.1 System Agent (SA) Configuration .................................................................. 100
5.4.1.1 Graphics Configuration........................................................................... 100
5.4.1.2 NB PCIe Configuration........................................................................... 103
5.4.1.3 Memory Configuration ........................................................................... 104
5.4.2 PCH-IO Configuration .................................................................................. 105
5.4.2.1 PCI Express Configuration..................................................................... 106
5.5 BOOT...................................................................................................................... 107
5.6 SECURITY............................................................................................................... 109
5.7 SAVE &EXIT...........................................................................................................110
6 SOFTWARE DRIVERS.............................................................................................111
6.1AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS .............................................................................112
6.2 STARTING THE DRIVER PROGRAM ...........................................................................112
6.3 CHIPSET DRIVER INSTALLATION..............................................................................114
6.4 GRAPHICS DRIVER INSTALLATION...........................................................................117
6.5 LAN DRIVER INSTALLATION.................................................................................. 120
6.6 USB 3.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................................................................ 125
6.7AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................................................................... 128
6.8 INTEL®AMTDRIVER INSTALLATION .................................................................... 130
A BIOS OPTIONS ........................................................................................................ 133
B ONE KEY RECOVERY........................................................................................... 136
B.1 ONE KEY RECOVERY INTRODUCTION .................................................................... 137
B.1.1 System Requirement....................................................................................... 138
B.1.2 Supported Operating System......................................................................... 139
B.2 SETUP PROCEDURE FOR WINDOWS........................................................................ 140
B.2.1 Hardware and BIOS Setup ............................................................................ 141
B.2.2 Create Partitions ........................................................................................... 141
B.2.3 Install Operating System, Drivers and Applications..................................... 145
B.2.4 Building the Recovery Partition.................................................................... 146

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B.2.5 Create Factory Default Image....................................................................... 148
B.3AUTO RECOVERY SETUP PROCEDURE.................................................................... 153
B.4 SETUP PROCEDURE FOR LINUX.............................................................................. 158
B.5 RECOVERY TOOL FUNCTIONS ................................................................................ 161
B.5.1 Factory Restore ............................................................................................. 163
B.5.2 Backup System............................................................................................... 164
B.5.3 Restore Your Last Backup.............................................................................. 165
B.5.4 Manual........................................................................................................... 166
B.6 RESTORE SYSTEMS FROM A LINUX SERVER THROUGH LAN.................................. 167
B.6.1 Configure DHCP Server Settings.................................................................. 168
B.6.2 Configure TFTP Settings............................................................................... 169
B.6.3 Configure One Key Recovery Server Settings............................................... 170
B.6.4 Start the DHCP, TFTP and HTTP................................................................. 171
B.6.5 Create Shared Directory................................................................................ 171
B.6.6 Setup a Client System for Auto Recovery...................................................... 172
B.7 OTHER INFORMATION............................................................................................ 175
B.7.1 Using AHCI Mode or ALi M5283 / VIA VT6421A Controller....................... 175
B.7.2 System Memory Requirement ........................................................................ 177
C TERMINOLOGY ..................................................................................................... 178
D DIGITAL I/O INTERFACE..................................................................................... 182
D.1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 183
D.2 DIO CONNECTOR PINOUTS ................................................................................... 183
D.3ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLES........................................................................... 184
D.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function .................................................................... 184
D.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function.................................................................. 184
E HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE ....................................................... 185
E.1 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE TABLE FOR IPB PRODUCTS CERTIFIED AS
ROHS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002/95/EC WITHOUT MERCURY ..................................... 186

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: NANO-QM871...............................................................................................................2
Figure 1-2: Connectors ..................................................................................................................4
Figure 1-3: NANO-QM871 Dimensions (mm) ...............................................................................5
Figure 1-4: Data Flow Diagram......................................................................................................6
Figure 3-1: Connector and Jumper Locations...........................................................................15
Figure 3-2: Audio Connector Location.......................................................................................18
Figure 3-3: Battery Connector Location.....................................................................................19
Figure 3-4: Digital I/O Connector Location ................................................................................20
Figure 3-5: EC Debug Port Location...........................................................................................21
Figure 3-6: CPU Fan Connector Location..................................................................................22
Figure 3-7: System Fan Connector Location.............................................................................22
Figure 3-8: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Location....................................................................23
Figure 3-9: LAN Active LED Connector Location......................................................................24
Figure 3-10: LVDS Connector Location......................................................................................25
Figure 3-11: LVDS Backlight Inverter Connector......................................................................26
Figure 3-12: PCIe Mini Card Slot Location.................................................................................27
Figure 3-13: PCIe/104 Slot Location ...........................................................................................28
Figure 3-14: Power Button Connector Location........................................................................31
Figure 3-15: Power Connector Location ....................................................................................32
Figure 3-16: Power LED and HDD LED Connector Location ...................................................33
Figure 3-17: Reset Button Connector Location.........................................................................34
Figure 3-18: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Location................................................................34
Figure 3-19: RS-422/485 Serial Port Connector Location.........................................................35
Figure 3-20: SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connector Locations..............................................................36
Figure 3-21: SATA Power Connector Locations .......................................................................37
Figure 3-22: SMBus Connector Location...................................................................................38
Figure 3-23: SO-DIMM Connector Locations.............................................................................39
Figure 3-24: SPI Flash Connector Location...............................................................................39
Figure 3-25: EC SPI Flash Connector Location.........................................................................40
Figure 3-26: TPM Connector Location........................................................................................41

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Figure 3-27: USB Connector Locations......................................................................................42
Figure 3-28: External Interface Connectors...............................................................................43
Figure 3-29: Ethernet Connector.................................................................................................43
Figure 3-30: HDMI Connector......................................................................................................44
Figure 3-31: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................46
Figure 4-1: Install Support Bracket.............................................................................................50
Figure 4-2: Align the Cooling Kit.................................................................................................51
Figure 4-3: Secure the Cooling Kit..............................................................................................52
Figure 4-4: SO-DIMM Installation................................................................................................53
Figure 4-5: PCIe Mini Card Installation.......................................................................................53
Figure 4-6: AT/ATX Mode Selection Jumper Location..............................................................55
Figure 4-7: Clear CMOS Jumper Location .................................................................................56
Figure 4-8: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Location .............................................................57
Figure 4-9: LVDS Resolution Selection Jumper Location........................................................58
Figure 4-10: Power Cable to Motherboard Connection............................................................60
Figure 4-11: Connect Power Cable to Power Supply................................................................61
Figure 4-12: Audio Kit Cable Connection ..................................................................................62
Figure 4-13: LVDS Connector......................................................................................................63
Figure 4-14: Backlight Inverter Connection...............................................................................64
Figure 4-15: SATA Drive Cable Connection...............................................................................65
Figure 4-16: Single RS-232 Cable Installation ...........................................................................66
Figure 4-17: HDMI Connection....................................................................................................67
Figure 4-18: LAN Connection......................................................................................................68
Figure 4-19: USB Connector........................................................................................................69
Figure 4-20: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................70
Figure 6-1: Start Up Screen ...................................................................................................... 113
Figure 6-2: Drivers..................................................................................................................... 113
Figure 6-3: Chipset Driver Welcome Screen........................................................................... 114
Figure 6-4: Chipset Driver License Agreement...................................................................... 115
Figure 6-5: Chipset Driver Read Me File ................................................................................. 115
Figure 6-6: Chipset Driver Setup Operations ......................................................................... 116
Figure 6-7: Chipset Driver Installation Finish Screen............................................................ 117
Figure 6-8: Graphics Driver Welcome Screen........................................................................ 118
Figure 6-9: Graphics Driver License Agreement.................................................................... 118
Figure 6-10: Graphics Driver Read Me File............................................................................. 119

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Figure 6-11: Graphics Driver Setup Operations..................................................................... 119
Figure 6-12: Graphics Driver Installation Finish Screen ....................................................... 120
Figure 6-13: Windows Control Panel....................................................................................... 121
Figure 6-14: System Control Panel.......................................................................................... 121
Figure 6-15: Device Manager List ............................................................................................ 122
Figure 6-16: Update Driver Software Window ........................................................................ 123
Figure 6-17: Locate Driver Files............................................................................................... 123
Figure 6-18: LAN Driver Installation ........................................................................................ 124
Figure 6-19: LAN Driver Installation Complete....................................................................... 124
Figure 6-20: USB 3.0 Driver Welcome Screen........................................................................ 125
Figure 6-21: USB 3.0 Driver License Agreement.................................................................... 126
Figure 6-22: USB 3.0 Driver Read Me File............................................................................... 126
Figure 6-23: USB 3.0 Driver Setup Operations....................................................................... 127
Figure 6-24: USB 3.0 Driver Installation Finish Screen ......................................................... 127
Figure 6-25: Audio Driver Welcome Screen............................................................................ 128
Figure 6-26: Audio Driver Installation...................................................................................... 129
Figure 6-27: Audio Driver Installation Complete.................................................................... 129
Figure 6-28: Intel® ME Driver Welcome Screen ..................................................................... 130
Figure 6-29: Intel® ME Driver License Agreement................................................................. 131
Figure 6-30: Intel® ME Driver Setup Operations.................................................................... 131
Figure 6-31: Intel® ME Driver Installation Finish Screen ...................................................... 132
Figure B-1: IEI One Key Recovery Tool Menu ........................................................................ 137
Figure B-2: Launching the Recovery Tool.............................................................................. 142
Figure B-3: Recovery Tool Setup Menu .................................................................................. 142
Figure B-4: Command Prompt ................................................................................................. 143
Figure B-5: Partition Creation Commands.............................................................................. 144
Figure B-6: Launching the Recovery Tool.............................................................................. 146
Figure B-7: Manual Recovery Environment for Windows..................................................... 146
Figure B-8: Building the Recovery Partition........................................................................... 147
Figure B-9: Press Any Key to Continue .................................................................................. 147
Figure B-10: Press F3 to Boot into Recovery Mode............................................................... 148
Figure B-11: Recovery Tool Menu ........................................................................................... 148
Figure B-12: About Symantec Ghost Window........................................................................ 149
Figure B-13: Symantec Ghost Path ......................................................................................... 149
Figure B-14: Select a Local Source Drive ............................................................................... 150

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Figure B-15: Select a Source Partition from Basic Drive ...................................................... 150
Figure B-16: File Name to Copy Image to ............................................................................... 151
Figure B-17: Compress Image.................................................................................................. 151
Figure B-18: Image Creation Confirmation............................................................................. 152
Figure B-19: Image Creation Complete................................................................................... 152
Figure B-20: Image Creation Complete................................................................................... 152
Figure B-21: Press Any Key to Continue ................................................................................ 153
Figure B-22: Auto Recovery Utility.......................................................................................... 154
Figure B-23: Disable Automatically Restart............................................................................ 154
Figure B-24: Launching the Recovery Tool............................................................................ 155
Figure B-25: Auto Recovery Environment for Windows ....................................................... 155
Figure B-26: Building the Auto Recovery Partition................................................................ 156
Figure B-27: Factory Default Image Confirmation ................................................................. 156
Figure B-28: Image Creation Complete................................................................................... 157
Figure B-29: Press any key to continue.................................................................................. 157
Figure B-30: IEI Feature ............................................................................................................ 158
Figure B-31: Partitions for Linux.............................................................................................. 159
Figure B-32: Manual Recovery Environment for Linux ......................................................... 160
Figure B-33: Access menu.lst in Linux (Text Mode).............................................................. 160
Figure B-34: Recovery Tool Menu ........................................................................................... 161
Figure B-35: Recovery Tool Main Menu.................................................................................. 162
Figure B-36: Restore Factory Default...................................................................................... 163
Figure B-37: Recovery Complete Window.............................................................................. 163
Figure B-38: Backup System.................................................................................................... 164
Figure B-39: System Backup Complete Window ................................................................... 164
Figure B-40: Restore Backup ................................................................................................... 165
Figure B-41: Restore System Backup Complete Window..................................................... 165
Figure B-42: Symantec Ghost Window ................................................................................... 166
Figure B-43: Disable Automatically Restart............................................................................ 173

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: Technical 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: Audio Connector Pinouts ..........................................................................................18
Table 3-4: Battery Connector Pinouts........................................................................................19
Table 3-5: Digital I/O Connector Pinouts....................................................................................20
Table 3-6: EC Debug Port Pinouts..............................................................................................21
Table 3-7: CPU Fan Connector Pinouts......................................................................................22
Table 3-8: System Fan Connector Pinouts ................................................................................23
Table 3-9: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Pinouts .......................................................................23
Table 3-10: LAN Active LED Connector Pinouts.......................................................................24
Table 3-11: LVDS Connector Pinouts.........................................................................................25
Table 3-12: Backlight Inverter Connector Pinouts....................................................................26
Table 3-13: PCIe Mini Card Slot Pinouts ....................................................................................28
Table 3-14: PCIe/104 Slot Pinouts...............................................................................................31
Table 3-15: Power Button Connector Pinouts...........................................................................31
Table 3-16: Power Connector Pinouts........................................................................................32
Table 3-17: Power LED and HDD LED Connector Pinouts.......................................................33
Table 3-18: Reset Button Connector Pinouts............................................................................34
Table 3-19: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Pinouts...................................................................35
Table 3-20: RS-422/485 Serial Port Connector Pinouts............................................................35
Table 3-21: DB-9 RS-422/485 Pinouts.........................................................................................36
Table 3-22: SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connector Pinouts....................................................................37
Table 3-23: SATA Power Connector Pinouts.............................................................................37
Table 3-24: SMBus Connector Pinouts ......................................................................................38
Table 3-25: SPI Flash Connector Pinouts ..................................................................................40
Table 3-26: EC SPI Flash Connector Pinouts ............................................................................40
Table 3-27: TPM Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................41

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Table 3-28: USB Port Connector Pinouts...................................................................................42
Table 3-29: LAN Pinouts ..............................................................................................................43
Table 3-30: Connector LEDs........................................................................................................44
Table 3-31: HDMI Connector Pinouts .........................................................................................44
Table 3-32: External USB 2.0 Port Pinouts ................................................................................45
Table 3-33: External USB 3.0 Port Pinouts ................................................................................46
Table 3-34: VGA Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................46
Table 4-1: Jumpers.......................................................................................................................54
Table 4-2: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Settings................................................................56
Table 4-3: LVDS Resolution Selection Jumper Settings..........................................................58
Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys................................................................................................74

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BIOS Menus
BIOS Menu 1: Main.......................................................................................................................76
BIOS Menu 2: Advanced..............................................................................................................78
BIOS Menu 3: ACPI Settings .......................................................................................................78
BIOS Menu 4: RTC Wake Settings..............................................................................................79
BIOS Menu 5: Trusted Computing..............................................................................................81
BIOS Menu 6: CPU Configuration...............................................................................................82
BIOS Menu 7: SATA Configuration.............................................................................................84
BIOS Menu 8: Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology .........................................................................85
BIOS Menu 9: AMT Configuration...............................................................................................86
BIOS Menu 10: USB Configuration.............................................................................................87
BIOS Menu 11: iWDD H/W Monitor .............................................................................................88
BIOS Menu 12: Smar Fan Mode Configuration..........................................................................89
BIOS Menu 13: F81866 Super IO Configuration........................................................................90
BIOS Menu 14: Serial Port n Configuration Menu.....................................................................90
BIOS Menu 15: F81866 H/W Monitor...........................................................................................93
BIOS Menu 16: Serial Port Console Redirection.......................................................................94
BIOS Menu 17: iEi Feature...........................................................................................................97
BIOS Menu 18: ICP Board............................................................................................................98
BIOS Menu 19: Chipset................................................................................................................99
BIOS Menu 20: System Agent (SA) Configuration................................................................. 100
BIOS Menu 21: Graphics Configuration.................................................................................. 101
BIOS Menu 22: NB PCIe Configuration ................................................................................... 103
BIOS Menu 23: Memory Configuration.................................................................................... 104
BIOS Menu 24: PCH-IO Configuration..................................................................................... 105
BIOS Menu 25: PCI Express Configuration ............................................................................ 106
BIOS Menu 26: Boot.................................................................................................................. 107
BIOS Menu 27: Security............................................................................................................ 109
BIOS Menu 28: Save & Exit.......................................................................................................110
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Chapter
1
1 Introduction

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1.1 Introduction
Figure 1-1: NANO-QM871
The NANO-QM871 is an EPIC SBC with a 4th generation 22nm Intel® mobile Core™
i7/i5/i3 or Celeron® processor and Intel® QM87 Express Chipset. Storage on the board is
handled by two SATA 6Gb/s ports and one PCIe Mini socket for connecting a hard drive,
optical drive or SSD.
The board has three types of graphics outputs that support triple independent display. A
VGA output connects to a VGA monitor. One LVDS connector supports 18/24-bit
dual-channel display. Two HDMI connectors support HDMI 1.4a specification.
Other slots and connectors include PCIe/104 Type 2 slot, RS-232 ports, RS-422/485 port,
Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0 ports, USB 2.0 ports, TPM, SMBus and digital I/O.

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1.2 Features
Some of the NANO-QM871 motherboard features are listed below:
EPIC form factor
4th generation 22nm Intel® mobile Core™ i7/i5/i3 or Celeron® processor
One 204-pin 1600/1333 MHz DDR3/DDR3L (1.35V) SO-DIMM supported
(system max. 8.0 GB)
Dual GbE
Intel® AMT 9.0 support
Supports triple independent display with dual HDMI+VGA/dual
HDMI+LVDS/HDMI+VGA+LVDS
One PCIe Mini card slot with mSATA support
One PCIe/104 Type 2 slot
Complete I/O with six USB (two USB 3.0, four USB 2.0), two SATA 6Gb/s,
three COM (two RS-232, one RS-422/485) and audio
RoHS compliant

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1.3 Connectors
The connectors on the NANO-QM871 are shown in the figure below.
Figure 1-2: Connectors

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1.4 Dimensions
The main dimensions of the NANO-QM871 are shown in the diagram below.
Figure 1-3: NANO-QM871 Dimensions (mm)