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Chapter 1 Introduction

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CD9A3 Series

COM Express Mini

User’s Manual

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Summary of Contents for CD9A3 Series

Page 1: ...www dfi com Chapter 1 Introduction 1 CD9A3 Series COM Express Mini User s Manual A25500308...

Page 2: ...M Express ModuleTM Base Specification http www picmg org FCC and DOC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Pa...

Page 3: ...gram 10 Mechanical Diagram 11 System Memory 12 Connectors 13 CPU Fan Connector 13 COM Express Connectors 14 COM Express Connectors Signal Discription 16 Standby Power LED 21 Cooling Option 21 Installi...

Page 4: ...r system unit Static 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 u...

Page 5: ...ed above This may differ in accordance with the sales region or models in which it was sold For more information about the standard package in your region please contact your dealer or sales represent...

Page 6: ...ss solution CD9A3 26B20 Intel AtomTM N2600 1 6GHz 2x 512K L2 3 5W TDP dual core Cooling option heatsink fanless solution Chipset Intel NM10 Express chipset System Memory 2GB DDR3 onboad Graphics Intel...

Page 7: ...ding graphics responsiveness These enhancements deliver the performance and compat ibility needed for today s and tomorrow s business applications Supports LVDS and DDI HDMI DVI and DisplayPort for up...

Page 8: ...the different types of COM Express modules CD9A3 Series is a COM Express Mini The dimension is 84mm x 55mm 106 00 91 00 70 00 51 00 4 00 18 00 6 00 0 00 16 50 4 00 0 00 Extended Basic Compact Mini 74...

Page 9: ...s 1 1 1 A B6 System I O System Management Connector Feature COM Express Module Base Specification Type 6 No IDE or PCI add DDI USB3 Min Max DFI CD9A3 Series Type 10 A B A B Thermal Protection 0 1 1 A...

Page 10: ...Single Channel SPI Intel Atom D2550 N2800 N2600 DDI CK505 SPI Flash USB 2 0 8x SYS Fan PCIe x1 3x SPI SPI 8 bit LPC EC IT8518VG SMBus HDA Link DDR3 800 1066MHz non ECC Single Channel 24 bit Single Ch...

Page 11: ...50 Module PCB The height of the highest parts 3 50 8 00 Module PCB Carrier Board 43 50 2 00 Heatsink 0 00 0 00 2 00 5 80 63 50 0 00 76 00 80 00 4 00 0 00 47 00 51 00 4 00 47 00 51 00 0 00 4 00 2 70 4...

Page 12: ...ble you can provide some ESD protection by wear ing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with...

Page 13: ...IOS will display the cur rent speed of the cooling fan Refer to chapter 3 of the manual for more information 3 1 Sense Power Ground COM Express Connectors The COM Express connectors are used to interf...

Page 14: ...USB6 B36 USB7 A37 USB6 B37 USB7 A38 USB_6_7_OC B38 USB_4_5_OC A39 USB4 B39 USB5 A40 USB4 B40 USB5 A41 GND FIXED B41 GND FIXED A42 USB2 B42 USB3 A43 USB2 B43 USB3 A44 USB_2_3_OC B44 USB_0_1_OC A45 USB0...

Page 15: ...FIXED A106 VCC_12V B106 VCC_12V B52 RSVD A107 VCC_12V B107 VCC_12V B53 RSVD A108 VCC_12V B108 VCC_12V B54 GPO1 A109 VCC_12V B109 VCC_12V B55 RSVD A110 GND FIXED B110 GND FIXED Row B Row A Row B INK100...

Page 16: ...T A28 I O CMOS 3 3V 3 3V PU 10K to 3 3V Connect to LED and recommend current limit resistor 220 to 3 3V ATA parallel and serial or SAS activity indicator active low Signal Pin Pin Type Pwr Rail Tolera...

Page 17: ...e DDI n _AUX pair as the DDC channel Carrier DDI n _DDC_AUX_SEL should be connected to pin 13 of the DisplayPort Signal Pin Pin Type Pwr Rail Tolerance CD9A3 Series Carrier Board Description USB0 A46...

Page 18: ...arrier Board Description LVDS_A0 A71 LVDS_A0 A72 LVDS_A1 A73 LVDS_A1 A74 LVDS_A2 A75 LVDS_A2 A76 LVDS_A3 A78 LVDS_A3 A79 LVDS_A_CK A81 LVDS_A_CK A82 LVDS_VDD_EN A77 O CMOS 3 3V 3 3V PD 100K to GND Con...

Page 19: ...d FAN_PWNOUT B101 O OD CMOS 3 3V 12V Fan speed control Uses the Pulse Width Modulation PWM technique to control the fan s RPM FAN_TACHIN B102 I OD CMOS 3 3V 12V Fan tachometer input for a fan with a t...

Page 20: ...tem Management Bus bidirectional clock line SMB_DAT B14 I O OD CMOS 3 3V Suspend 3 3V PU 2 2K to 3 3VSB System Management Bus bidirectional data line SMB_ALERT B15 I CMOS 3 3V Suspend 3 3V System Mana...

Page 21: ...he locations of the thermal pads designed to contact the corresponding components that are on CD9A3 Series Top View of the Heat Sink Important Remove the plastic covering from the thermal pads prior t...

Page 22: ...oad COM100 B datasheet and manual 3 While supporting the mounting screw at the bottom from the top side of the board fasten a bolt into the screw 4 The photo below shows the solder side of the board w...

Page 23: ...Express connectors on the carrier board 7 Press CD9A3 Series down firmly until it is completely seated on the COM Express connectors of the carrier board 8 Use the provided mounting screws to secure...

Page 24: ...BIOS or are automatically detected and configured without requiring any actions There are a few settings that you may need to change depending on your system configuration Entering the BIOS Setup Uti...

Page 25: ...ican Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Reset ESC Exit BIOS Information BIOS Vendor Core Version Complian...

Page 26: ...chDog Configuration Save Exit Chipset Boot Security Main Advanced Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Reset ESC Exit Laun...

Page 27: ...Enable resume by PCI Express Resume by USB When Enabled this system uses the USB signal to carry out a wakeup event Resume by Ring Enable this field to use the Ring signal to wake up the system Resume...

Page 28: ...ng systems If you are using an operating system other than Windows this problem may occur To avoid this problem enable this field to limit the return value to 3 or less than 3 Intel R Atom TM CPU Supp...

Page 29: ...USB devices available only for EFI applications Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc USB Configuration USB Devices 1...

Page 30: ...vious Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Reset ESC Exit WatchDog function This field is used to enable or disable the Watchdog timer function Chipset Configures relevant chipset functions Aptio Setu...

Page 31: ...t Enabled Chipset Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Reset ESC Exit Intel IGD Configuration Select the video device whic...

Page 32: ...S4 signal TPT Devices Azalia Controller Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Azalia Controller Select USB Mode UHCI 1...

Page 33: ...ROM Messages Boot Option Priorities Boot Option 1 Hard Driver BBS Priorities Save Exit Chipset Advanced Security Main Boot Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous...

Page 34: ...alues select this field and then press Enter A dialog box will appear Select Yes to restore the default values of all the setup options Save as User Defaults To save changes done so far as user defaul...

Page 35: ...the Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup Auto Run Pages for Windows 7 Auto Run Pages for Windows XP Microsoft NET Frame...

Page 36: ...ion Utility is used for updating Windows INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility click Intel Chipset Software Installation Ut...

Page 37: ...s then click Next 4 After completing installation click Finish to exit setup 1 Click I accept the agreement then click Next Microsoft DirectX 9 0C For Windows XP To install the utility click Microsoft...

Page 38: ...now ready to install the graphics driver Select Installs driver and applica tion files and click Next 2 Read the license agreement Then select I agree and click Install 4 Setup is now installing the...

Page 39: ...ill turn blank for 1 to 2 minutes while WinSAT is running before the Windows 7 Windows 8 desktop appears The blank screen period is the time Windows is testing the graphics performance We recommend th...

Page 40: ...cept the terms in the license agreement then click Next 3 Select the program features you want installed then click Next 4 Click Install to begin the installation 5 After completing installation click...

Page 41: ...ivers for COM100 B Carrier Board on the main menu Note The integrated Intel High definition Display Audio driver does not support Windows XP When the Windows XP runs there will be a warning message wi...

Page 42: ...ick Next 5 Setup is now installing the utility Click Next to continue 3 Read the license agreement then click Yes 6 Click Yes I want to restart my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system...

Page 43: ...ck Next F6 Floppy This is used to create a floppy driver diskette needed when you install Windows XP using the F6 installation method This will allow you to install the operating system onto a hard dr...

Page 44: ...k Install to begin the installation 5 After completing installation click Finish The DFI Utility icon will appear on the desktop Double click the icon to open the utility 3 Enter User Name and Organi...

Page 45: ...www dfi com Chapter 5 Supported Software 45 Chapter 5 WatchDog DIO Backlight...

Page 46: ...Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 3 To install the reader click Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 3 on the main menu 1 Click Next to install or click Change Destination Folder to select another folder 2 Click Install to b...

Page 47: ...the operating system and chipset used by your computer The downloaded driver files should include iaahci cat iaAHCI inf iastor cat iaStor inf IaStor sys license txt and TXTSETUP OEM 4 Insert the XP in...

Page 48: ...table ISO Click Next 9 Click Insert and then select Multiple driver folder to select the drivers you will integrate Click Next 10 Select only the drivers ap propriate for the Windows version that you...

Page 49: ...e uncertain of the southbridge chip used on your motherboard select all RAID AHCI controllers and then click OK 12 Click Next 13 The program is currently integrating the drivers and applying changes t...

Page 50: ...16 Or you can choose to burn it directly to a disc by selecting the Direct Burn mode under the General section Select the optical device and all other necessary settings and then click Next 17 You hav...

Page 51: ...ted by the motherboard chip set from Intel s website Transfer the downloaded driver files to C AHCI 4 Open Device Manager and right click on one of the Intel Serial ATA Storage Con trollers then selec...

Page 52: ...1 A warning message appeared because the selected SATA controller did not match your hardware device Ignore the warning and click Yes to proceed 12 Click Finish 13 The system s settings have been chan...

Page 53: ...int count_L Set Count WriteEC 0xB7 count_H High Byte WriteEC 0xB8 count_L Low Byte Enable Watch Dog Timer WriteEC 0xB4 0x02 int GetWDTime void int sum data_h data_l Select EC Read Type outportb EC_En...

Page 54: ...Y HAS FAILED The CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been ca...

Page 55: ...or s power switch is on 2 Check that one end of the monitor s power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet If necessary try another outlet 3 Che...

Page 56: ...attaching it to a serial port that is work ing 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 ma...

Page 57: ...www dfi com 57 Appendix E Appendix E BIOS Status Code Appendix E BIOS Status Code Status Code Ranges Standard Status Codes SEC Status Codes PEI Status Codes...

Page 58: ...www dfi com 58 Appendix E Appendix E BIOS Status Code PEI Beep Codes DXE Status Codes...

Page 59: ...www dfi com 59 Appendix E Appendix E BIOS Status Code...

Page 60: ...www dfi com 60 Appendix E Appendix E BIOS Status Code DXE Beep Codes ACPI ASL Status Codes OEM Reserved Status Code Ranges...

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