Document Outline

• IMB-Q354 uATX Motherboard
  • 1 Introduction
    • 1.1 Overview
      • 1.1.1 IMB-Q354 Features
    • 1.2 IMB-Q354 Overview
      • 1.2.1 IMB-Q354 Overview Photo
      • 1.2.2 IMB-Q354 Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers
      • 1.2.3 Technical Specifications
  • 2 Detailed Specifications
    • 2.1 Dimensions
      • 2.1.1 Board Dimensions
      • 2.1.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions
    • 2.2 Data Flow
    • 2.3 Compatible Processors
      • 2.3.1 Supported Processors Overview
      • 2.3.2 Supported Intel® Core™2 Quad (Yorkfield) Processors
      • 2.3.3 Supported Intel® Core™2 Duo (Wolfdale) Processors
      • 2.3.4 Supported Intel® Core™2 Duo (Conroe) Processors
      • 2.3.5 Supported Intel® Celeron® (Conroe) Processors
    • 2.4 Intel® Q35 Northbridge Chipset
      • 2.4.1 Intel® Q35 Northbridge Chipset
      • 2.4.2 Intel® Q35 Front Side Bus (FSB) Support
      • 2.4.3 Intel® Q35 Memory Controller
      • 2.4.4 Intel® Q35 PCIe x16 Interface
      • 2.4.5 Intel® Q35 Graphics and Display Features
      • 2.4.6 Intel® Q35 Analog Display Capability
      • 2.4.7 Intel® Q35 Direct Media Interface (DMI)
    • 2.5 Intel® ICH9DO Southbridge Chipset
      • 2.5.1 Intel® ICH9DO Overview
      • 2.5.2 Intel® ICH9DO Features
      • 2.5.3 Intel® ICH9DO High Definition Audio Implementation
      • 2.5.4 Intel® ICH9DO Ethernet Controller
        • 2.5.4.1 Intel® 82566DM Gigabit LAN Connect Device
      • 2.5.5 Intel® ICH9DO Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface
      • 2.5.6 Intel® ICH9DO PCI Interface
      • 2.5.7 Intel® ICH9DO PCIe x4 Bus
      • 2.5.8 Intel® ICH9DO Real Time Clock
      • 2.5.9 Intel® ICH9DO SATA Controller
      • 2.5.10 Intel® ICH9DO Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) BIOS
      • 2.5.11 Intel® ICH9DO USB Controller
        • 2.5.11.1 Intel® ICH9DO USB Controller Overview
        • 2.5.11.2 IMB-Q354 USB Implementation
    • 2.6 IMB-Q354 PCIe Bus Components
      • 2.6.1 PCIe Bus Overview
      • 2.6.2 PCIe x16 Slot
      • 2.6.3 PCIe x4 Slot
      • 2.6.4 Intel® 82573L PCIe GbE Controller
    • 2.7 PCI Bus Components
      • 2.7.1 PCI Bus Overview
      • 2.7.2 PCI Slots
    • 2.8 LPC Bus Components
      • 2.8.1 LPC Bus Overview
      • 2.8.2 TPM Module
      • 2.8.3 Super I/O chipset
        • 2.8.3.1 Super I/O LPC Interface
        • 2.8.3.2 Super I/O 16C550 UARTs
        • 2.8.3.3 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor
        • 2.8.3.4 Super I/O Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) Controller
        • 2.8.3.5 Super I/O Fan Speed Controller
        • 2.8.3.6 Super I/O Keyboard/Mouse Controller
        • 2.8.3.7 Super I/O GPIO Ports
        • 2.8.3.8 Super I/O Infrared
        • 2.8.3.9 Super I/O Parallel Port
        • 2.8.3.10 Super I/O Watchdog Timer
      • 2.8.4 Fintek F81216DG LPC Serial Port Chipset
    • 2.9 Ethernet LAN Controllers
    • 2.10 Environmental and Power Specifications
      • 2.10.1 System Monitoring
      • 2.10.2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control
      • 2.10.3 Power Consumption
  • 3 Unpacking
    • 3.1 Anti-static Precautions
    • 3.2 Unpacking
      • 3.2.1 Unpacking Precautions
    • 3.3 Unpacking Checklist
      • 3.3.1 Package Contents
    • 3.4 Optional Items
  • 4 Connector Pinouts
    • 4.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors
      • 4.1.1 IMB-Q354 Layout
      • 4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors
      • 4.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors
    • 4.2 Internal Peripheral Connectors
      • 4.2.1 ATX Power Connector
      • 4.2.2 Audio CD In Connector
      • 4.2.3 CPU Power Connector
      • 4.2.4 Digital Input/Output (DIO) Connector
      • 4.2.5 Fan Connector, CPU (12V, 4-pin)
      • 4.2.6 Fan Connector, System (+12V, 3-pin)
      • 4.2.7 Floppy Disk Connector (34-pin)
      • 4.2.8 Front Audio Connector
      • 4.2.9 Front Panel Connector
      • 4.2.10 Infrared Interface Connector
      • 4.2.11 PCIe Power Connector
      • 4.2.12 SATA Drive Connectors
      • 4.2.13 Serial Port Connector (COM2, COM 3 and COM4)
      • 4.2.14 SPDIF Connector
      • 4.2.15 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Connector
      • 4.2.16 USB Connectors (Internal)
    • 4.3 External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel
      • 4.3.1 Audio Connectors
      • 4.3.2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector
      • 4.3.3 LAN and Dual USB Combo Connectors
      • 4.3.4 Parallel Port, Serial Port and VGA Combo Connector
  • 5 Installation
    • 5.1 Anti-static Precautions
    • 5.2 Installation Considerations
      • 5.2.1 Installation Notices
      • 5.2.2 Installation Checklist
    • 5.3 Unpacking
      • 5.3.1 Unpacking Precautions
    • 5.4 CPU, CPU Cooling Kit and DIMM Installation
      • 5.4.1 Socket LGA775 CPU Installation
      • 5.4.2 Socket LGA775 CF-520 Cooling Kit Installation
      • 5.4.3 DIMM Installation
        • 5.4.3.1 DIMM Purchasing Guidelines
        • 5.4.3.2 DIMM Installation Order
        • 5.4.3.3 DIMM Installation Guidelines
    • 5.5 Jumper Settings
      • 5.5.1 Clear CMOS Jumper
      • 5.5.2 COM Port Pin 9 Setting Jumpers
      • 5.5.3 COM Port Pin 9 Voltage Setting Jumpers
    • 5.6 Chassis Installation
      • 5.6.1 Airflow
      • 5.6.2 Motherboard Installation
    • 5.7 Internal Peripheral Device Connections
      • 5.7.1 Peripheral Device Cables
      • 5.7.2 Dual RS-232 Cable Connection
      • 5.7.3 SATA Drive Connection
      • 5.7.4 USB Cable (Dual Port)
      • 5.7.5 PCIe x16 Expansion Card Installation
    • 5.8 External Peripheral Interface Connection
      • 5.8.1 Audio Connection
      • 5.8.2 LAN Connection (Single Connector)
      • 5.8.3 Parallel Device Connection
      • 5.8.4 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connection
      • 5.8.5 Serial Device Connection
      • 5.8.6 USB Device Connection
      • 5.8.7 VGA Monitor Connection
  • 6 AMI BIOS
    • 6.1 Introduction
      • 6.1.1 Starting Setup
      • 6.1.2 Using Setup
      • 6.1.3 Getting Help
      • 6.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes
      • 6.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar
    • 6.2 Main
    • 6.3 Advanced
      • 6.3.1 CPU Configuration
      • 6.3.2 IDE Configuration
        • 6.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave
      • 6.3.3 Floppy Configuration
      • 6.3.4 Super IO Configuration
      • 6.3.5 Hardware Health Configuration
      • 6.3.6 ACPI Configuration
      • 6.3.7 AHCI Configuration
        • 6.3.7.1 AHCI Port n
      • 6.3.8 Intel AMT Configuration
        • 6.3.8.1 ME Subsystem Configuration
      • 6.3.9 Remote Access Configuration
      • 6.3.10 Trusted Computing
      • 6.3.11 USB Configuration
        • 6.3.11.1 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration
    • 6.4 PCI/PnP
    • 6.5 Boot
      • 6.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration
      • 6.5.2 Boot Device Priority
      • 6.5.3 Hard Disk Drives
    • 6.6 Security
    • 6.7 Chipset
      • 6.7.1 NorthBridge Configuration
      • 6.7.2 Southbridge Configuration
    • 6.8 Exit
  • 7 Software Drivers
    • 7.1 Available Software Drivers
    • 7.2 Driver CD Auto-run
    • 7.3 Intel® Chipset Driver
    • 7.4 Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver
    • 7.5 Intel® 82566DM Gigabit LAN Connect Device Driver
    • 7.6 Intel® 82573 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller Driver
    • 7.7 Realtek HD Audio Driver (ALC883) Installation
      • 7.7.1 BIOS Setup
      • 7.7.2 Driver Installation
    • 7.8 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Driver Installation
    • 7.9 Intel® Active Management Technology Driver Installation
  • 8 Intel® AMT Configuration
    • 8.1 Intel® AMT Setup Procedure
    • 8.2 Intel® Management Engine BIOS Extension
    • 8.3 Using the Intel® AMT Web Interface
  • A BIOS Options
  • B Terminology
  • C DIO Interface
    • C.1 DIO Interface Introduction
    • C.2 DIO Connector Pinouts
    • C.3 Assembly Language Samples
      • C.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function
      • C.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function
  • D Watchdog Timer
  • E Address Mapping
    • E.1 Address Map
    • E.2 1st MB Memory Address Map
    • E.3 IRQ Mapping Table
    • E.4 DMA Channel Assignments
  • F Compatibility
    • F.1 Compatible Operating Systems
    • F.2 Compatible Processors
    • F.3 Compatible Memory Modules
  • G Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
    • G.1 Introduction
      • G.1.1 Precautions
    • G.2 Features and Benefits
    • G.3 Accessing the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
    • G.4 RAID Configuration
      • G.4.1 Creating a RAID Volume
      • G.4.2 Deleting a RAID Volume
      • G.4.3 Resetting a Disk to Non-RAID
      • G.4.4 Exiting the Matrix Storage Manager
  • H Hazardous Materials Disclosure
    • H.1 Hazardous Material Disclosure Table for IPB Products Certified as RoHS Compliant Under 2002/95/EC Without Mercury
  • I Index