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Chapter 4 Supported Software

Chapter 4

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Summary of Contents for BE17

Page 1: ...1 BE170 BE171 BE173 Mini ITX Industrial Motherboard User s Manual A35200522 ...

Page 2: ...C Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reason able protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and ...

Page 3: ...4V 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 Intrusi...

Page 4: ...atic electrical discharge can damage computer components without causing any signs of physical damage You must take extra care in han dling them to ensure against electrostatic build up 1 To prevent electrostatic build up leave the system board in its anti static bag until you are ready to install it 2 Wear an antistatic wrist strap 3 Do all preparation work on a static free surface 4 Hold the dev...

Page 5: ... COM port cable Serial ATA data cable BE170 Serial ATA data with power cable BE171 BE173 I O Shield Power adapter 100W 12V BE171 Power adapter 120W 19V BE173 The board and accessories in the package may not come similar to the information listed above This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold For more information about the standard package in your region plea...

Page 6: ...he 2 2GHz 3 0GHz 17W The following specifications will be available upon request Please contact your sales representative for more information 425B AMD RX 425BB Quad Core 4M Cache 2 5GHz 3 4GHz 35W 28nm process technology Chipset AMD A77E Fusion Controller Hub Super I O Address NCT6106 4Eh System Memory Two 204 pin SODIMM sockets Supports DDR3 DDR3L 1600 1866 2133MHz Supports up to 16GB system mem...

Page 7: ... 3 at 16GB s bandwidth 8GB s in each direction Important The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support 720mA Wake On USB This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state RTC Timer The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power on on the set date and time ACPI STR The system board is...

Page 8: ...or data transmission reduces power consumption and is backward compatible with USB 2 0 It is a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals Power Failure Recovery When power returns after an AC power failure you may choose to either power on the system manually or let the system power on automati...

Page 9: ... DC in jack default or 4 pin power connector optional SATA power connectors are populated on BE171 and BE173 only 24 pin ATX power connector is populated on BE170 only JP14 JP12 JP13 USB 3 0 0 1 Power Select JP8 USB 3 0 2 3 Power Select JP9 JP15 2 1 10 9 2 1 10 9 Mini PCIe LAN 1 USB 0 1 USB 3 0 LAN 2 USB 2 3 USB 3 0 DC in 4 pin power optional USB 2 0 1 Digital I O 12 24 ATX Power 1 13 USB 5 USB 2 ...

Page 10: ...letely different However we highly recommend using identical DIMMs Not all slots need to be populated Dual Channel DIMMs of the same memory configuration are on different channels Installing the DIMM Module Note The system board used in the following illustrations may not resemble the actual board These illustrations are for reference only 1 Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connec...

Page 11: ...n Wait for a few seconds and set JP1 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now plug the power cord and power on the system 2 3 On Clear CMOS Data 1 2 On Normal default 7 Seat the module vertically pressing it down firmly until it is completely seated in the socket The ejector tabs at the ends of the socket will automatically snap into the locked position to hold the module in place 6 Grasp...

Page 12: ... flicker JP8 JP9 JP10 and JP11 are used to select the power of the USB ports Selecting 5V_standby will allow you to use a USB device to wake up the system USB Power Select Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support 1 5A For 3 or more USB ports the 5V_standby power source of your power supply must ...

Page 13: ...3 5 2 4 6 1 3 2 4 On RS232 default 3 5 4 6 On RS422 Full Duplex RS485 Note When COM 1 RS232 422 485 is selected JP4 and JP5 must be set in accordance to JP3 1 3 5 2 4 6 JP3 RS485 COM 1 1 2 On RS232 default 6 4 2 5 3 1 RS422 Full Duplex 3 4 On RS422 Full Duplex 6 4 2 5 3 1 5 6 On RS485 6 4 2 5 3 1 RS232 2 1 9 RXD DCD TXD DTR GND DSR RTS CTS RI 2 1 9 RXD RXD TXD TXD NC NC NC NC NC 2 1 9 DATA DATA TX...

Page 14: ...ATA port 0 provides adequate space for SATA DOM JP2 is used to select the power level of SATA DOM 1 2 On GND default 2 3 On 5V JP2 SATA 0 1 3 2 1 3 2 Digital I O Power Select 2 3 On 5V 1 2 On 5V_standby default JP12 is used to select the power of DIO Digital I O signal JP12 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 15: ...used to select the state of DIO output pull high or pull low When selecting pull high the power selection will be the same as JP12 s setting 2 3 On GND 1 2 On 5V or 5V_standby default DIO 0 3 JP13 DIO 4 7 JP14 3 1 2 3 1 2 Mini PCIe Signal Select JP6 is used to select the Mini PCIe signal PCIe or mSATA JP6 2 5 8 11 3 6 9 12 On mSATA 1 4 7 10 2 5 8 11 On PCIe default 12 10 3 1 12 10 3 1 ...

Page 16: ...fi com 16 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Chapter 2 Mini PCIe Power Select JP7 1 3 2 1 3 2 JP7 is used to select the power supplied with the Mini PCIe 2 3 On 3 3V mSATA 1 2 On 3 3V_standby Mini PCIe default ...

Page 17: ...100W 120W power and is considered a low power solution Connect a DC power cord to this jack Use a power adapter with 12V for BE171 or 19 24V for BE173 DC output voltage Using a voltage higher than the recommended one may fail to boot the system or cause damage to the system board The 12V for BE171 or 19 24V for BE173 DC in jack on the system board co lays with a 4 pin power connector optional as t...

Page 18: ...h is devel oped by VESA delivers higher performance features than any other digital interface The display ports consist of the followings 4 DP ports RJ45 LAN Ports LAN 1 Features LAN 2 LAN 2 LAN 1 1 Intel I210 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller 1 Realtek RTL8111EP Ethernet controller supports DASH for remote management The two LAN ports allow the system board to connect to a local area networ...

Page 19: ...tional USB ports may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis and then insert the USB port cables to a connector Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse The Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function Jumper Setting JP8...

Page 20: ...dequate space for SATA DOM SATA 0 7 RXN GND TXP TXN GND 1 RXP GND SATA 2 0 3Gb s Front Audio Line out Line in Mic in Rear audio Rear Audio The system board is equipped with 3 audio jacks A jack is a one hole connecting interface for inserting a plug Line in Jack Light Blue This jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player tape player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc Line ...

Page 21: ...the other end to your storage device SATA Power 0 12V 5V Ground 1 Ground 4 SATA Power 1 SATA Power 2 SATA Power 3 The 8 bit Digital I O connector provides powering on function to external devices that are con nected to these connectors Digital I O Connector Digital I O Power Connector Digital I O Connector Pins Function 0 DIO7 1 DIO6 2 DIO5 3 DIO4 4 DIO3 5 DIO2 6 DIO1 7 DIO0 1 4 12V Ground 5V_stan...

Page 22: ...witch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system PWR BTN Power Switch This switch is used to power on or off the system PWR LED Power Standby LED When the system s power is on this LED will light When the system is in the S1 POS Power On Suspend state it will blink every second When the system is in the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state it will blink every 4 seconds Pin Pin Assignment P...

Page 23: ...for more information The serial ports are asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A compatible UARTs that can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial devices Connecting External Serial Ports Your COM port may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the serial port ...

Page 24: ... unit is designed to fit the 24 pin connector in only one orientation Make sure to find the proper orientation before plugging the connector The system board requires a minimum of 300 Watt power supply to operate Your system configuration CPU power amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power is provided we strongly recom mend...

Page 25: ...DIF Expansion Slots PCI Express x16 Mini PCI Express PCI Express x16 Slot Install PCI Express x16 graphics card that comply to the PCI Express specifications into the PCI Express x16 slot To install a graphics card into the x16 slot align the graphics card above the slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot The retaining clip of the slot will automatically hold the g...

Page 26: ... on and a chassis intrusion occurred an alarm will sound When the system s power is off and a chassis intrusion occurred the alarm will sound only when the system restarts 1 2 Ground Signal Chassis Intrusion 2 1 The LPC connector is used for the debug function and its pin functions are listed below Pins Pin Assignment Pins Pin Assignment 1 CLK 2 LAD1 3 RST 4 LAD0 5 FRAME 6 VCC_ 3V 7 LAD3 8 GND 9 L...

Page 27: ...ly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to local ordinance Standby Power LED This LED will lit red when the system is in the standby mode It indicates that there is power on the system board Power off the PC and then unplug the power cord prior to installing any devices Failure to do so will cause severe damage to ...

Page 28: ...quire an operating system to run After you power up the system the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the message Press DEL to run setup will appear on the screen If the message disappears before you respond restart the system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by pressing the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously Legends Scro...

Page 29: ... American Megatrends Inc Save Exit Chipset Version 2 17 1246 Copyright C 2015 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Changes and Reset ESC Exit BIOS Information Project Name BIOS Version Memory Information Total Memory System Language System Date System Time Access Level BE17x 56 16A 4080 MB DDR3 En...

Page 30: ... RAM function Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Changes and Reset ESC Exit Trusted Computing This section is used to configure the Trusted Computing Settings Enables or Disables BIOS support for security device O S will not show Security Device TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available Aptio Setup Uti...

Page 31: ...Copyright C 2015 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 17 1246 Copyright C 2015 American Megatrends Inc CPU Configuration NX Mode SVM Mode Node 0 Information Advanced Enabled Enabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Changes and Reset ESC Exit NX Mode Enable or disable No execute page protection function SVM Mode Enable o...

Page 32: ...ults F4 Save Changes and Reset ESC Exit DDR3 Voltage Setting Select the DDR3 Voltage Setting The options are Auto 1 5V 1 35V and 1 25V IDE Configuration This section is used to configure the IDE device Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2015 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 17 1246 Copyright C 2015 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 ...

Page 33: ...ends Inc Management Component Transport Protocol MCTP Configuration Realtek LAN card DASH function Enabled MCTP Support Disabled Advanced Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Changes and Reset ESC Exit MCTP Support Enable or disable the MCTP support Realtek LAN card DASH function Enable Disable Aptio Setup Utility Copyri...

Page 34: ...ct Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Changes and Reset ESC Exit Enable or Disable Serial Port COM Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2015 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 17 1246 Copyright C 2015 American Megatrends Inc Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port Device Settings Change Settings RS485 Auto Flow Support Advanced Enabled IO 3F8h I...

Page 35: ...ngs Change Settings Advanced Enabled IO 3E8h IRQ 10 Auto Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Changes and Reset ESC Exit Enable or Disable Serial Port COM Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2015 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 17 1246 Copyright C 2015 American Megatrends Inc Serial Port 4 Configuration Serial Port Device ...

Page 36: ...tility Copyright C 2015 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 17 1246 Copyright C 2015 American Megatrends Inc Smart Fan Mode Configuration System Fan Mode SysFan Temp Target SysFan Temp Tolerance CPU Fan Mode CpuFan Temp Target CpuFan Temp Tolerance Advanced Thermal CruiseTM Mode 55 3 Thermal CruiseTM Mode 55 3 Smart Fan Mode Configuration System CPU Fan Mode Select the smart fan mode SysFan Temp Tar...

Page 37: ...nfigure the console redirection of serial COM port 1 Console Redirection En able or Disable Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2015 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 17 1246 Copyright C 2015 American Megatrends Inc COM 1 Console Redirection Console Redirection Settings RTL8111EP LAN PCI Bus1 Dev2 Func0 Console Redirection Console Redirection Settings Advanced Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Ch...

Page 38: ... setting is 1 stop bit Communication with slow devices may require more than 1 stop bit Flow Control Flow control can prevent the data losss from the buffer overflow When sending data if the receiving buffers are full a stop signal can be sent to stop the data flow Once the buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to re start the flow The hardware flow control uses two wires to send start stop...

Page 39: ...can Megatrends Inc Version 2 17 1246 Copyright C 2015 American Megatrends Inc Network Stack Ipv4 PXE Support Ipv6 PXE Support PXE boot wait time Media detect time Advanced Enabled Enabled Enabled 0 0 Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Changes and Reset ESC Exit Network Stack Enable or disable UEFI network stack Ipv4 PX...

Page 40: ...at BIOS will Use To For Output Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Changes and Reset ESC Exit Primary Video Device Select the primary video device IGD Video or NB PCIe Slot Video That BIOS will be used for display output Integrated Graphics Enable the integrated graphics controller Disabled Auto or Force When the integr...

Page 41: ... Optimized Defaults F4 Save Changes and Reset ESC Exit SB SATA Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2015 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 17 1246 Copyright C 2015 American Megatrends Inc OnChip SATA Channel OnChip SATA Type Save Exit Advanced Boot Security Main Chipset Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Chang...

Page 42: ...ious Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Changes and Reset ESC Exit Enabled North Bridge Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2015 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 17 1246 Copyright C 2015 American Megatrends Inc North Bridge Configuration Memory Information Total Memory 4080MB DDR3 Socket 0 Information Save Exit Advanced Boot Security Main Chipset View Information related to Socket 0 Select Screen S...

Page 43: ...erein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys When set to Off the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys Quiet Boot Enable or disable the quiet boot function CSM Parameters Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2015 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 17 1246 Copyright C 2015 American Megatrends Inc Save Exit Advanced Boot Security Main Chipset Select Screen Select Item Enter Selec...

Page 44: ...es Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2015 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 17 1246 Copyright C 2015 American Megatrends Inc Save Changes and Reset Discard Changes and Reset Save Options Save Changes Discard Changes Restore Defaults Save as User Defaults Restore User Defaults Boot Override Chipset Advanced Main Boot Security Save Exit Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help...

Page 45: ... restore user default Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility AFUDOS EXE Please contact technical support or your sales representative for the files To execute the utility type A AFUDOS BIOS_File_Name b p n then press Enter C AFU AFUDOS afudos filename B P N AMI Firmware Update Utility APTIO v2 25 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc All Rights ...

Page 46: ...ations required to enhance the performance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Mainboard Utility CD will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup For Windows 8 1 For Windows 7 ...

Page 47: ...e Installation Utility To install the driver click AMD Embedded GPU and Chipset Software Installation Utility on the main menu 1 Select the language you would like the installation to display and then click Next 3 After completing installation click Finish 2 Click Express and then click Next ...

Page 48: ...AN Drivers on the main menu 2 Click I accept the terms in the li cense agreement then click Next 1 Setup is now ready to install the LAN driver Click Next 4 Click Install to begin the instal lation 5 After completing installation click Finish 3 Select the program features you want to install then click Next ...

Page 49: ...ers To install the driver click Realtek LAN Drivers on the main menu 3 Click Install to begin the instal lation 4 After completing installation click Finish 1 Setup is ready to install the driver Click Next 3 Select the program features you want to install then click Next ...

Page 50: ...r 3 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next 1 Setup is now ready to install the audio driver Click Next 2 Follow the remainder of the steps on the screen clicking Next each time you finish a step 3 Click Yes I want to restart my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect Realtek Audio Driver To install ...

Page 51: ...ter 4 Supported Software Chapter 4 8 The installation is completed and click Finish 4 Enter the necessary information and then click Next 5 Select a setup type and then click Next 6 Click Install to begin the installation ...

Page 52: ...Next HW Utility HW Utility provides information about the board HW Health Watchdog and DIO To access the utility click HW Utility on the main menu 2 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next 1 Setup is ready to install the HW Utility drifer Click Next Note If you are using Windows 7 you need to access the operating system as an administrator to be able to install the ut...

Page 53: ...www dfi com 53 Chapter 4 Supported Software Chapter 4 WatchDog HW Health Set The DFI Utility icon will appear on the desktop Double click the icon to open the utility Information HW Health ...

Page 54: ...ulation works on the specific DP port the signal will be simulated Even though the DP port is disconnected to the screen the system still detects the connection between them II If you use more than one DP port and enable the DP Emulator on the specific DP port even though the cable connected the DP port to the screen is removed the system still de tects the connection between the DP port and the s...

Page 55: ...k Change Destination Folder to select another folder 2 Click Install to begin installa tion 3 Click Finish to exit installation 2 Status I The block of Enable DP Emulator is used to set the present status of the specific DP port Checked means the simulation on the DP port is enabled unchecked means disabled II When you click the Default button all DP ports will be set to Disabled ...

Page 56: ... reads from this register reflect the value that is in the flip flop contolling the output selection not the actual pin value BIT O 7 O 6 O 5 O 4 O 3 O 2 O 1 O 0 DEFAULT 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Register 0 Input Port Register Register 1 Onput Port Register The Polarity Inversion Register register 2 allows polarity inversion of the pins defined as inputs by the Configuration Register If a bit in this regist...

Page 57: ...ata if Mode 1 SetBit Data TempPinNum Input else ClrBit Data TempPinNum Output I2C_WriteByte SLAVE_ADDR CONFIG_PORT Data return 1 GPIO Output Process define SLAVE_ADDR define INPUT_PORT define OUTPUT_PORT define INVERSION_PORT define COMFIG_PORT GpioOut int PinNum int Level BYTE Data BYTE TempPinNum PinNum 8 Pin0 7 I2C_ReadByte SLAVE_ADDR OUTPUT_PORT Data if Level 0 ClrBit Data TempPinNum else SetB...

Page 58: ...1 WDT Control WDT timer MOV DX 4EH MOV AL 07H Ready to Program Logical Device OUT DX AL MOV DX 4FH MOV AL 08H Select Logical Device 8 OUT DX AL MOV DX 4EH MOV AL F1H Select watchdog timer register OUT DX AL MOV DX 4FH MOV AL 10H Set watchdog timer value OUT DX AL MOV DX 4EH MOV AL F0H Select watchdog Control Register OUT DX AL MOV DX 4FH MOV AL 02H Set Watchdog Control Value OUT DX AL 1 Exit exten...

Page 59: ...e which setting is correct either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection FLOPPY DISK S fail 80 Unable to reset floppy subsystem FLOPPY DISK S fail 40 Floppy type mismatch Hard Disk s fail 80 HDD reset failed Hard Disk s fail 40 HDD controller diagnostics failed Hard Disk s fail 20 HDD initialization error Hard Disk s fail 10 Unable to recalibrate fi...

Page 60: ...that the video input cable is properly attached to the monitor and the system s display adapter 4 Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the monitor s brightness control knob The picture seems to be constantly moving 1 The monitor has lost its vertical sync Adjust the monitor s vertical sync 2 Move away any objects such as another monitor or fan that may be creating a magnetic field aroun...

Page 61: ...rks by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly If the serial device does not work either the cable or the serial device has a problem If the serial device works the problem may be due to the onboard I O or the address setting 4 Make sure the COM settings and I O address are configured correctly Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed 1 Make su...

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