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diff --git a/Documentation/mainboard/asrock/h77pro4-m.md b/Documentation/mainboard/asrock/h77pro4-m.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..45c603d7a3 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/mainboard/asrock/h77pro4-m.md @@ -0,0 +1,174 @@ +# ASRock H77 Pro4-M + +The ASRock H77 Pro4-M is a microATX-sized desktop board for Intel Sandy +Bridge and Ivy Bridge CPUs. + +## Technology + +```eval_rst ++------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ +| Northbridge | :doc:`../../northbridge/intel/sandybridge/index` | ++------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ +| Southbridge | Intel H77 (bd82x6x) | ++------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ +| CPU socket | LGA 1155 | ++------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ +| RAM | 4 x DDR3-1600 | ++------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ +| Super I/O | Nuvoton NCT6776 | ++------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ +| Audio | Realtek ALC892 | ++------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ +| Network | Realtek RTL8111E | ++------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ +| Serial | Internal header (RS-232) | ++------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ +``` + +## Status + +Tests were done with SeaBIOS 1.14.0 and slackware64-live from 2019-07-12 +(linux-4.19.50). + +### Working + +- Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge CPUs (tested: i5-2500, Pentium G2120) +- Native RAM initialization with four DIMMs +- PS/2 combined port (mouse or keyboard) +- Integrated GPU by libgfxinit on all monitor ports (DVI-D, HDMI, D-Sub) +- PCIe graphics in the PEG slot +- All three additional PCIe slots +- All rear and internal USB2 ports +- All rear and internal USB3 ports +- All six SATA ports from the PCH (two 6 Gb/s, four 3 Gb/s) +- All two SATA ports from the ASM1061 PCIe-to-SATA bridge (6 Gb/s) +- Rear eSATA connector (multiplexed with one ASM1061 port) +- Gigabit Ethernet +- Console output on the serial port +- SeaBIOS 1.14.0 and 1.15.0 to boot Windows 10 (needs VGA BIOS) and Linux via +extlinux +- Internal flashing with flashrom-1.2, see +[Internal Programming](#internal-programming) +- External flashing with flashrom-1.2 and a Raspberry Pi 1 +- S3 suspend/resume from either Linux or Windows 10 +- Poweroff + +### Not working + +- Booting from the two SATA ports provided by the ASM1061 +- Automatic fan control with the NCT6776D Super I/O + +### Untested + +- EHCI debug +- S/PDIF audio +- Other audio jacks than the green one, and the front panel header +- Parallel port +- Infrared/CIR +- Wakeup from anything but the power button + +## Flashing coreboot + +```eval_rst ++---------------------+------------+ +| Type | Value | ++=====================+============+ +| Socketed flash | yes | ++---------------------+------------+ +| Model | W25Q64.V | ++---------------------+------------+ +| Size | 8 MiB | ++---------------------+------------+ +| Package | DIP-8 | ++---------------------+------------+ +| Write protection | no | ++---------------------+------------+ +| Dual BIOS feature | no | ++---------------------+------------+ +| Internal flashing | yes | ++---------------------+------------+ +``` + +The flash is divided into the following regions, as obtained with +`ifdtool -f rom.layout backup.rom`: +``` +00000000:00000fff fd +00200000:007fffff bios +00001000:001fffff me +``` + +### Internal programming + +The main SPI flash can be accessed using flashrom. By default, only +the BIOS region of the flash is writable. If you wish to change any +other region (Management Engine or flash descriptor), then an external +programmer is required. + +The following command may be used to flash coreboot: + +``` +$ sudo flashrom --noverify-all --ifd -i bios -p internal -w coreboot.rom +``` + +The use of `--noverify-all` is required since the Management Engine +region is not readable even by the host. + +```eval_rst +In addition to the information here, please see the +:doc:`../../flash_tutorial/index`. +``` + +## Hardware monitoring and fan control + +There are two fan headers for the CPU cooler, CPU_FAN1 and CPU_FAN2. They share +a single fan tachometer input on the Super I/O while some dedicated logic +selects which one is allowed to reach it. Two GPIO pins on the Super I/O are +used to control that logic. The firmware has to set them; coreboot selects +CPU_FAN1 by default, but the user can change that setting if it was built with +CONFIG_USE_OPTION_TABLE: + +``` +$ sudo nvramtool -e cpu_fan_header +[..] +$ sudo nvramtool -w cpu_fan_header=CPU_FAN2 +$ sudo nvramtool -w cpu_fan_header=None +$ sudo nvramtool -w cpu_fan_header=Both +``` + +The setting will take effect after a reboot. Selecting and connecting both fan +headers is possible but the Super I/O will report wrong fan speeds. + +Currently there is no automatic, OS-independent fan control, but a software +like `fancontrol` from the lm-sensors package can be used instead. + +## Serial port header + +Serial port 1, provided by the Super I/O, is exposed on a pin header. The +RS-232 signals are assigned to the header so that its pin numbers map directly +to the pin numbers of a DE-9 connector. If your serial port doesn't seem to +work, check if your bracket expects a different assignment. Also don't try to +connect it directly to a device that operates at TTL levels - it would need a +level converter like a MAX232. + +Here is a top view of the serial port header found on this board: + + +---+---+ + N/C | | 9 | RI -> pin 9 + +---+---+ + Pin 8 <- CTS | 8 | 7 | RTS -> pin 7 + +---+---+ + Pin 6 <- DSR | 6 | 5 | GND -> pin 5 + +---+---+ + Pin 4 <- DTR | 4 | 3 | TxD -> pin 3 + +---+---+ + Pin 2 <- RxD | 2 | 1 | DCD -> pin 1 + +---+---+ + +## eSATA + +The eSATA port on the rear I/O panel and the internal connector SATA3_A1 share +the same controller port on the ASM1061. Attaching an eSATA drive causes a +multiplexer chip to disconnect the internal port from the SATA controller and +connect the eSATA port instead. This can be seen on GP23 of the Super I/O +GPIOs: it is '0' when something is connected to the eSATA port and '1' +otherwise. |