3
Copyright
.............................................................................................................2
Trademarks
........................................................................................................2
FCC and DOC Statement on Class B
.....................................................2
About this Manual
..........................................................................................4
Warranty
............................................................................................................4
Static Electricity Precautions
......................................................................4
Safety Measures
..............................................................................................4
About the Package
.........................................................................................5
Chapter 1 - Introduction
.............................................................................6
Specifications
................................................................................................6
Features
..........................................................................................................7
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation
................................................ 9
Board Layout
.................................................................................................9
System Memory
............................................................................................9
Installing the DIMM Module ........................................................................ 10
Jumper Settings
......................................................................................... 11
Clear CMOS Data ........................................................................................ 11
Auto Power-on Select .................................................................................. 12
USB Power Select ....................................................................................... 12
COM 1 RS232/422/485 Select ..................................................................... 13
SATA DOM Power Select ............................................................................. 14
Digital I/O Power Select .............................................................................. 14
Digital I/O Output State .............................................................................. 15
Mini PCIe Signal Select ............................................................................... 15
Mini PCIe Power Select ............................................................................... 16
Rear Panel I/O Ports
................................................................................. 17
12V DC-in (BE171)/19~24V DC-in (BE173) .................................................. 17
Graphics Interfaces ..................................................................................... 18
RJ45 LAN Ports ........................................................................................... 18
USB Ports ................................................................................................... 19
Audio ......................................................................................................... 20
I/O Connectors
........................................................................................... 20
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors ...................................................................... 20
SATA (Serial ATA) Power Connectors - BE171/BE173 .................................... 21
Digital I/O Connector .................................................................................. 21
Digital I/O Power Connector ........................................................................ 21
Cooling Fan Connectors............................................................................... 22
Front Panel Connector ................................................................................ 22
COM (Serial) Ports ...................................................................................... 23
SMBus Connector ....................................................................................... 24
ATX Power Connector ................................................................................. 24
S/PDIF Connector ....................................................................................... 25
Expansion Slots .......................................................................................... 25
Chassis Intrusion Connector ........................................................................ 26
LPC Connector ............................................................................................ 26
Standby Power LED .................................................................................... 27
Battery ....................................................................................................... 27
Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup
............................................................... 28
Overview
..................................................................................................... 28
AMI BIOS Setup Utility
............................................................................. 29
Main .......................................................................................................... 29
Advanced ................................................................................................... 29
Chipset ...................................................................................................... 40
Boot........................................................................................................... 43
Security ...................................................................................................... 44
Save & Exit ................................................................................................ 44
Updating the BIOS
.................................................................................... 45
Chapter 4 - Supported Software
........................................................... 46
Chapter 5 - Digital I/O Programming Guide
.................................... 56
Appendix A - Watchdog Sample Code
................................................ 58
Appendix B - System Error Message
................................................... 59
Appendix C - Troubleshooting
................................................................ 60
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