DFI AL701, User Manual

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3 User's Manual | AL701
Table of Contents
Copyright ........................................................................................................................................2
Trademarks ....................................................................................................................................2
FCC and DOC Statement on Class B ...........................................................................................2
Notice: ............................................................................................................................................2
About this Manual .........................................................................................................................4
Warranty ........................................................................................................................................4
Static Electricity Precautions .......................................................................................................4
Safety Measures ...........................................................................................................................4
About the Package........................................................................................................................5
Optional Items ...............................................................................................................................5
Before Using the System Board ...................................................................................................5
Chapter 1 - Introduction................................................................................................................6
Specifications .........................................................................................................................6
Features ..................................................................................................................................7
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation ................................................................................................8
Board Layout...........................................................................................................................8
LED ..........................................................................................................................................8
System Memory .....................................................................................................................9
Heat Sink ................................................................................................................................. 9
Assembly ..............................................................................................................................10
I/O Connectors .....................................................................................................................11
MXM Connector .............................................................................................................11
Signal Descriptions ..............................................................................................................14
Pin Types ........................................................................................................................14
PCI Express Interface Signals Descriptions ................................................................14
UART Interface Signals .................................................................................................14
Gigabit Ethernet Signals ................................................................................................15
Serial ATA Interface Signals .........................................................................................15
USB Interface Signals ..................................................................................................16
SDIO Interface Signals .................................................................................................17
High Definition Audio Signals/AC’97 ...........................................................................17
LVDS Flat Panel Signals ................................................................................................17
DisplayPort Interface Signals .......................................................................................19
HDMI Interface Signals .................................................................................................19
LPC Interface Signals ....................................................................................................20
SPI Interface Signals .....................................................................................................20
CAN Bus Interface Signals ...........................................................................................21
Power Control Signals ...................................................................................................21
Power Management Signals .........................................................................................21
Miscellaneous Signals ..................................................................................................22
Manufacturing Signals ..................................................................................................22
Thermal Management Signals .....................................................................................23
Fan Control Implementation .........................................................................................23
Input Power Pins ...........................................................................................................23
Chapter 3 - Supported Software ................................................................................................24
Auto-run Menu ......................................................................................................................24
Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility ...........................................................................24
Intel HD Graphics Drivers ...................................................................................................25
Audio Drivers ........................................................................................................................26
Intel LAN Driver ...................................................................................................................27
Intel Serial IO Drivers ...........................................................................................................28
Intel Trusted Execution Engine Drivers ...............................................................................29
Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3 ..................................................................................................30