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Chapter 1 Introduction
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Table of Contents
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 - Concept
....................................................................... 8
COM Express Module Standards
..............................................................8
Specification Comparison Table
...............................................................9
Chapter 3 - Hardware Installation
...............................................
10
Board Layout
............................................................................................... 10
Block Diagram
............................................................................................. 10
Mechanical Diagram
.................................................................................. 11
System Memory
.......................................................................................... 12
Installing the DIMM Module ....................................................................... 13
Connectors
................................................................................................... 14
CPU Fan Connector.................................................................................... 14
COM Express Connectors ........................................................................... 14
COM Express Connectors Signal Discription ................................................. 17
Standby Power LED
................................................................................... 25
Cooling Option
............................................................................................ 25
Installing BT968 onto a Carrier Board
................................................. 26
Installing the COM Express Debug Card
............................................. 29
Chapter 4 - BIOS Setup
............................................................... 32
Overview
....................................................................................................... 32
AMI BIOS Setup Utility
............................................................................. 33
Main ......................................................................................................... 33
Advanced .................................................................................................. 33
Chipset ..................................................................................................... 40
Security .................................................................................................... 45
Boot ......................................................................................................... 45
Save & Exit ............................................................................................... 46
Updating the BIOS
.................................................................................... 46
Notice: BIOS SPI ROM
............................................................................. 47
Chapter 5 - Supported Software
........................................................... 48
Chapter 6 - GPIO Programming Guide
............................................... 61
Appendix A - nLite and AHCI Installation Guide
........................... 62
nLite
............................................................................................................... 62
AHCI
.............................................................................................................. 66
Appendix B - Watchdog Sample Code
................................................ 68
Appendix C - System Error Message
................................................... 69
Appendix D - Troubleshooting
................................................................ 70
