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
................................................ 8
Board Layout
.................................................................................................8
Block Diagram
...............................................................................................9
Mechanical Diagram
....................................................................................9
System Memory
.......................................................................................... 10
Jumper Settings
......................................................................................... 10
Power-on/Clear CMOS ................................................................................ 10
USB Power Select ....................................................................................... 11
COM2/DIO Select ....................................................................................... 11
Front Panel I/O Ports
................................................................................ 12
USB Ports ................................................................................................... 12
COM1 (Serial) Port ...................................................................................... 13
Mic-in jack.................................................................................................. 14
RJ45 LAN Ports ........................................................................................... 14
Rear Panel I/O Ports
................................................................................. 15
DVI-I Port .................................................................................................. 15
VGA Port .................................................................................................... 16
micro HDMI ................................................................................................ 16
DC-in ......................................................................................................... 17
Line-out jack .............................................................................................. 17
COM2 (Serial) Port/Isolated 4-bit DIO .......................................................... 18
I/O Connectors
........................................................................................... 19
Digital I/O Connector .................................................................................. 19
Expansion slots ........................................................................................... 19
Chassis Intrusion Connector ........................................................................ 20
Cooling Fan Connectors............................................................................... 20
LEDs .......................................................................................................... 21
Battery ....................................................................................................... 21
CompactFlash Socket .................................................................................. 22
Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup
............................................................... 23
Overview
..................................................................................................... 23
AMI BIOS Setup Utility
............................................................................. 24
Main .......................................................................................................... 24
Advanced ................................................................................................... 24
Chipset ...................................................................................................... 30
Boot........................................................................................................... 32
Security ...................................................................................................... 33
Save & Exit ................................................................................................ 33
Updating the BIOS
.................................................................................... 34
Chapter 4 - Supported Software
........................................................... 35
Appendix A - nLite and AHCI Installation Guide
........................... 49
nLite
............................................................................................................... 49
AHCI
.............................................................................................................. 53
Appendix B - Watchdog Sample Code
................................................ 55
Appendix C - Troubleshooting
................................................................ 56
Appendix D - Troubleshooting
................................................................ 57
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