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MAX-C246A

3.1.2 

Menu bar

The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:

Main

For changing the basic system configuration.

Advanced

For changing the advanced system settings.

Chipset

For viewing and changing chipset settings.

Security

For setting up BIOS security settings. 

Boot

For changing the system boot configuration.

Save & Exit

For selecting the exit options and loading default settings.

To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on the 

keyboard until the desired item is highlighted.

3.1.1 

BIOS menu screen

3.2 

Main menu

The Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information, and 

allows you to set the system date, time, language, and security settings.

3.2.1 

System Date [Day MM/DD/YYYY]

Allows you to set the system date.

3.2.2 

System Time [HH:MM:SS]

Allows you to set the system time.

Summary of Contents for MAX-C246A

Page 1: ...Industrial Motherboard MAX C246A...

Page 2: ...ect to change without notice While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy the original manufacturer assumes no liabilities resulting from errors o...

Page 3: ...an assembly installation 2 8 2 5 System memory 2 10 2 5 1 Installing a DIMM 2 10 2 6 Jumpers 2 12 2 7 Connectors 2 16 2 7 1 Rear panel connectors 2 16 2 7 2 Internal connectors 2 18 Chapter 3 BIOS set...

Page 4: ...on 3 15 3 4 Chipset menu 3 16 3 4 1 System Agent SA Configuration 3 16 3 4 2 PCH IO Configuration 3 16 3 5 Security menu 3 17 3 5 1 Administrator Password 3 17 3 5 2 User Password 3 17 3 6 Boot menu 3...

Page 5: ...Intel 8th 9th Generation Coffee Lake S Coffee Lake S Refresh Core i9 i7 i5 i3 Pentium 14nm CeleronTM Xeon E 2200 2100 LGA 1151 socket Processor Max 95W E 2278GE 8C16T Four DDR4 2666 2400 2133 MHz max...

Page 6: ...steps by software program H W Monitor Temperature Monitor on CPU Chassis Voltage Monitor on Vcore 5V 3 3V 12V Fan Monitor on CPU Chassis Smart Fan Control CPU Fan x1 Chassis Fan x 2 Power State S3 S4...

Page 7: ...85 COM1 Pin9 supports 5V 12V RI optional USB 2 x USB 2 0 headers support additional 3 USB ports 2 x 5PIN p 2 54mm Fan 1 x CPU Fan connector 4 pin 2 x Chassis Fan connector s 4 pin DIO 1 x 8 bit Digita...

Page 8: ...MAX C246A 1 4...

Page 9: ...p or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object such as the power supply case to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them When...

Page 10: ...TA6G_3 SATA6G_4 SATA6G_1 SPI_1 SATA6G_2 BUZZER1 AUDIO1 KBMS _USB31 _12 LAN2_USB3_910 USB31_3456 LAN1_USB3_78 HDMI_12 24 4cm 9 6in 256Mb BIOS EATX_PWR2 VGA DP 24 4cm 9 6in COM3 COM4 COM2 COM1 COM5 COM6...

Page 11: ...OS programmable connector 8 pin SPI_1 2 18 8 Chassis intrusion connector 4 1 pin CHASSIS 2 14 9 Serial ATA 6 0Gb s connectors 7 pin SATA6G_1 4 2 21 10 System panel connector 10 1 pin F_PANEL 2 20 11 C...

Page 12: ...MAX C246A 2 4 2 3 Screw size 2 3 1 Component side...

Page 13: ...2 5 Chapter 2 Motherboard information 2 3 2 Solder side...

Page 14: ...socket and the socket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components The manufacturer...

Page 15: ...oard information 2 4 1 Installing the CPU 1 A B 2 3 CAUTION Ensure that you install the correct CPU designed for LGA 1151 only DO NOT install a CPU designed for LGA1155 and LGA1156 sockets on the LGA1...

Page 16: ...ean the CPU heatsink and CPU before you install the heatsink and fan Apply the Thermal Interface Material to the CPU heatsink We recommend that you use a fan with TDP over 130W when you install an i9...

Page 17: ...2 9 Chapter 2 Motherboard information A B B A To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan assembly 2 1...

Page 18: ...s A DDR4 module is notched differently from a DDR DDR2 or DDR3 module DO NOT install a DDR DDR2 or DDR3 memory module to the DDR4 slot According to Intel CPU spec DIMM voltage below 1 2 V is recommend...

Page 19: ...2 11 Chapter 2 Motherboard information 3 To remove a DIMM A B...

Page 20: ...cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 3 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 4 Hold down the Del key during t...

Page 21: ...2 COM1 RS422 RS485 terminator 2 pin J1 4 3 AT ATX Mode selection 2 pin ATX_AT Pins 1 2 Default ATX mode 2 3 AT mode MAX C246A MAX C246A H W AT ATX mode selection 2 1 2 3 ATX mode Default AT mode ATX_...

Page 22: ...mponent is removed or replaced The signal is then generated as a chassis intrusion event By default the pin labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap Remove the jumper caps only...

Page 23: ...jumper allows you to force the Intel Management Engine ME to boot from recovery mode when ME becomes corrupted MAX C246A MAX C246A Intel ME flash security selection 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 DIS_ME Enabled ME fl...

Page 24: ...and USB 3 1 Gen 2 ports are controlled by the xHCI controller Some legacy USB devices must update their firmware for better compatibility 3 HDMI ports These ports are for a High Definition Multimedia...

Page 25: ...r a speaker 8 Microphone port pink This port connects to a microphone 9 USB 3 1 Gen 1 ports Blue Type A These 9 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports connect to USB 3 1 Gen 1 2 0 devices NOTES We strongl...

Page 26: ...nectors are for ATX power supply plugs The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors complet...

Page 27: ...A_FAN1 2 Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector MAX C246A MAX C246A Fan connectors CHA_FAN1...

Page 28: ...D Activity LED cable to this connector The HDD LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD ATX power button soft off button 2 pin PWR_BTN This 2 pin connector is for the syst...

Page 29: ..._TXP3 GND GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1 GND SATA6G_4 SATA6G_2 GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4 GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXN2 RSATA_RXP2 GND MAX...

Page 30: ...SIO Configuration for details MAX C246A MAX C246A Serial port COM connectors PIN 1 COM2 DCD TXD GND RTS Ring RXD DTR DSR CTS PIN 1 COM1 DCD 422TXD 485TXD TXD 422RXD GND RTS Ring 5V 12V RXD 422TXD 485T...

Page 31: ...E key slot supports type 2230 WI FI devices The M 2 M key slot supports PCIe3 0 x4 and SATA mode design and type 2280 storage devices 10 Digital I O connector 10 pin DIO1 This connector includes 8 I...

Page 32: ...the system off then back on Do this option only if you failed to enter BIOS Setup using the first two options NOTE Using the power button reset button or the Ctrl Alt Del keys to reboot a running ope...

Page 33: ...oot configuration Save Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is hi...

Page 34: ...hyper threading processor to appear as two logical processors to the operating system allowing the operating system to schedule two threads or processes simultaneously Enabled Two threads per activat...

Page 35: ...you to enable or disable Storage Hierarchy Configuration options Enabled Disabled Endorsement Hierarchy Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Endorsement Hierarchy Configuration options Enabled Disa...

Page 36: ...l ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands RAID Set to RAID when you want to create a RAID configuration f...

Page 37: ...rol Enabled Allows you to enable or disable CPU Smart Fan Control Configuration options Enabled Disabled The following sub items appear only when you set CPU Smart Fan Control to Enabled Fan Control M...

Page 38: ...Out Step Up Time 10 Determines the amount of time Fan Out takes to increase its value by one step Input value range 0 255 Fan Out Step Down Time 10 Determines the amount of time Fan Out takes to decre...

Page 39: ...trol Configuration options Enabled Disabled The following sub items appear only when you set CHA_FAN1 Smart Fan Control to Enabled Fan Control Mode SMART FAN IV Mode Configuration options Manual Mode...

Page 40: ...ease its value by one step Input value range 0 255 Fan Out Step Up Time 10 Determines the amount of time Fan Out takes to increase its value by one step Input value range 0 255 Fan Out Step Down Time...

Page 41: ...2 Smart Fan Control Enabled Allows you to enable or disable CHA _FAN2 Smart Fan Control Configuration options Enabled Disabled The following sub items appear only when you set CHA_FAN2 Smart Fan Contr...

Page 42: ...l Temperature 75 Determines the amount of time Fan Out takes to decrease its value by one step Input value range 0 255 Fan Out Step Up Time 10 Determines the amount of time Fan Out takes to increase i...

Page 43: ...decrease its value by one step in intervals of 0 1 seconds Input value range 0 255 3 3 6 SIO Configuration The items in this menu allow you to configure Super IO settings Active Serial Port 1 Use this...

Page 44: ...ttings This item appears only when you set Use this device to Enabled and allows you to select an optimal setting for Super I O devices Configuration options Use Automatic Settings IO 240h IRQ 11 DMA...

Page 45: ...ogical device Configuration options Enabled Disabled Possible Use Automatic Settings Allows you to select an optimal setting for Super I O devices Configuration options Use Automatic Settings IO 258h...

Page 46: ...Disabled Disabled Disables system wake up from S5 Fixed Time The system will wake up at the specified hr min sec Dynamic Time The system will wake up at the current time plus a specified number of mi...

Page 47: ...evice which will be activated during POST This setting has no effect if an external graphics device is present The secondary boot display selection appears based on your selection and the VGA mode is...

Page 48: ...Enter Current Password box key in the current password then press Enter 3 From the Create New Password box key in a new password then press Enter 4 Confirm the password when prompted To clear the adm...

Page 49: ...of the screen shows Not Installed 3 6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options 3 6 1 Boot Configuration Quiet Boot Enabled This item enables disables Quiet Boot Config...

Page 50: ...re saved When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Yes to save changes and reset Discard Changes and Exit This option allows you to exit the Setup program without saving your ch...

Page 51: ...3 20 MAX C246A...

Page 52: ...ipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equi...

Page 53: ...A 2 MAX C246A Pb Hg Cd Cr VI PBB PBDE SJ T 11363 2006 SJ T 11363 2006 2002 95 EC...

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