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Hardware Installation

COM Express connector

COM Express connector

B1

C1

D1

B110

C110

D110

A1

A110

COM Express Connectors

The  COM  Express  connectors  are  used  to  interface  the  CP900-B  COM  Express 
board  to  a  carrier  board.  Connect  the  COM  Express  connectors  (lcoated  on  the 
solder side of the board) to the COM Express connectors on the carrier board.

Refer  to  the  “Installing  CP900-B  onto  a  Carrier  Board”  section  for  more  informa-
tion.

COM Express Connectors

Refer to the following pages for the pin functions of these connectors.

Summary of Contents for CP900-B

Page 1: ...CP900 B COM Express Board User s Manual A13830124...

Page 2: ...r use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the result...

Page 3: ...icular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televi sion reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to cor...

Page 4: ...ntroduction 9 Specifications 9 Features 11 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 12 Board Layout 12 Mechanical Diagram 13 System Memory 14 Installing the DIM Module 15 CPU 17 Overview 17 Installing the CPU...

Page 5: ...tup Utility 37 Main 37 Advanced 38 Chipset 54 Boot 60 Security 62 Save Exit 64 Updating the BIOS 65 Chapter 4 Supported Software 66 Appendix A nLite and AHCI Installation Guide 90 nLite 90 AHCI 98 App...

Page 6: ...components and product specifications 2 The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical abuse improper installation modification accidents or unauthorized repair of the product 3 U...

Page 7: ...touching the pins or contacts on all modules and connectors Hold modules or connectors by their ends Important Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your processor disk drive and other components Pe...

Page 8: ...istance One CP900 B board One heat sink One user s manual One CD One QR Quick Reference The board and accessories in the package may not come similar to the informa tion listed above This may differ i...

Page 9: ...ar Video technology Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology Intel DVMT Intel Smart 2D Display Technology Intel S2DDT Supports High Definition Audio interface Intel 82577LM Gigabit Ethernet PHY Integrate...

Page 10: ...rm Monitors CPU fan speed and failure alarm Monitors Vcore VGFX 1 5V voltages and failure alarm Watchdog timer function 32Mbit SPI BIOS 0o C to 60o C 10 to 90 Input 12V 5VSB VCC_RTC EMC CE FCC Part 15...

Page 11: ...cs The integrated Intel Gen 5 75 graphics engine delivers an excellent blend of graphics performance and features to meet business needs It provides excellent video and 3D graphics with outstanding gr...

Page 12: ...Installation Top View Buttom View 1 CPU fan Intel 82577LM JMicron JMB368 1 Clear CMOS JP1 SPI Flash BIOS Standby Power LED Socket G rPGA 988A Intel HM55 DDR3_2 SODIMM DDR3_1 SODIMM COM Express connec...

Page 13: ...13 2 Hardware Installation Mechanical Diagram 2 REV 2 CP900 MADE IN TAIWAN 0 0 4 4 2 14 12 5 76 117 121 4 0 121 91 87 116 97 0 87 91 4...

Page 14: ...ocessor disk drives add in boards and other components Perform installation proce dures at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an...

Page 15: ...al one These illustrations are for reference only 1 Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down 2 Disconnect all power cords and cables 3 Locate the SODIMM...

Page 16: ...ating the module is correctly locked into position Clip Clip 5 Grasping the module by its edges align the module into the socket at an ap proximately 30 degrees angle Apply firm even pressure to each...

Page 17: ...ctual one These illustrations are for reference only Installing the CPU 1 Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down 2 Disconnect all power cords and cable...

Page 18: ...ng the pins Pin 1 Gold triangular mark 6 Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted with out exerting any force Use...

Page 19: ...ith the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS please follow the steps below 1 Power off the system and unplug the power cord 2 Set pins 2 and 3 to On...

Page 20: ...rd The cooling fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and board components BIOS Setting Module Board H W Monitor submenu in the Advanced menu of the BI...

Page 21: ...o interface the CP900 B COM Express board to a carrier board Connect the COM Express connectors lcoated on the solder side of the board to the COM Express connectors on the carrier board Refer to the...

Page 22: ...LVDS_A3 24 SUS_S5 79 LVDS_A3 25 SATA2_RX 80 GNDA10 26 SATA2_RX 81 LVDS_A_CK 27 BATLOW 82 LVDS_A_CK 28 ATA_ACT 83 LVDS_I2C_CK 29 AC_SYNC 84 LVDS_I2C_DAT 30 AC_RST 85 GPI3 31 GNDA4 86 KBD_RST 32 AC_BIT...

Page 23: ...79 LVDS_BKLT_EN 25 SATA3_RX 80 GNDB9 26 SATA3_RX 81 LVDS_B_CK 27 WDT 82 LVDS_B_CK 28 AC_SDIN2 83 LVDS_BKLT_CTRL 29 AC_SDIN1 84 VCC_5V_SBYB1 30 AC_SDIN0 85 VCC_5V_SBYB2 31 GNDB4 86 VCC_5V_SBYB3 32 SPKR...

Page 24: ...I_AD2 80 GNDC10 26 PCI_AD4 81 PEG_RX9 27 PCI_AD6 82 PEG_RX9 28 PCI_AD8 83 DDPC_CTRLDATA 29 PCI_AD10 84 GNDC11 30 PCI_AD12 85 PEG_RX10 31 GNDC4 86 PEG_RX10 32 PCI_AD14 87 GNDC12 33 PCI_C BE1 88 PEG_RX1...

Page 25: ...PCI_AD7 80 GNDD11 26 PCI_C BE0 81 PEG_TX9 27 PCI_AD9 82 PEG_TX9 28 PCI_AD11 83 DDPC_CTRLCLK 29 PCI_AD13 84 GNDD12 30 PCI_AD15 85 PEG_TX10 31 GNDD4 86 PEG_TX10 32 PCI_PAR 87 GNDD13 33 PCI_SERR 88 PEG_...

Page 26: ...26 2 Hardware Installation Standby Power LED Standby Power LED This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode...

Page 27: ...e SPI Flash ROM socket on the board 2 If you need to replace the ROM open the right cover first then the left cover of the socket Open right cover Open left cover 3 Take out the ROM and replace it wit...

Page 28: ...6 denote the locations of the thermal pads designed to contact the corresponding components that are on CP900 B Remove the plastic covering from the thermal pads prior to mounting the heat sink onto C...

Page 29: ...2 REV 2 CP900 C A 8 1 13 9 4 12 16 3 G S D G S D 1 I O A A O I 1 9 25 17 34 44 23 33 22 12 1 11 12 1 13 24 36 25 48 37 BJ BH BE BC BF BD BB BA AW AU AR AY AV AT AN AP AM AA W U R Y V T P N L J G M K H...

Page 30: ...30 2 Hardware Installation 10 04 18 28 7 5 33 16 17 69 12 5 50 22 15 33 99 11 2 41 39 40 45 69 65 28 24 15 60 33 41 84 A B C D E E E...

Page 31: ...oard used in this section is for reference purpose only and may not resemble your carrier board These illustrations are mainly to guide you on how to install CP900 B onto the carrier board of your cho...

Page 32: ...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 with the screws already fixed in p...

Page 33: ...in place 6 Grasping CP900 B by its edges position it on top of the carrier board with its mounting holes aligned with the bolts on the carrier board This will also align the COM Express connectors of...

Page 34: ...B s mounting holes Use the provided long screws to se cure the heat sink to the board and then connect the cooling fan s cable to the fan connector on CP900 B Carrier board Mounting screws Fan cable 7...

Page 35: ...er may not appear the same as the actual one These screens are for reference purpose only Default Configuration Most of the configuration settings are either predefined according to the Load Op timal...

Page 36: ...f the highlighted field Selects a field Displays General Help Saves and exits the Setup program Press Enter to enter the high lighted submenu Scroll Bar When a scroll bar appears to the right of the s...

Page 37: ...0 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second displays seconds from 00 to 59 Set the Date Use Tab to switch between Data elements BIOS SETUP UTILITY Save Exit Chipset Version 2 00 1201 Copyrigh...

Page 38: ...ge devices with option ROM Enable or Disable Boot Option for Legacy Network Devices BIOS SETUP UTILITY Version 2 00 1201 Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Legacy OpROM Support Launch PXE OpROM...

Page 39: ...s the PCI Option ROM to launch in case Multiple Option ROMs Legacy ROM and EFI Compatible ROM are present PCI Latency Time This feature is used to select the length of time each PCI device will contro...

Page 40: ...o power on the system Resume by PS2 MS S1 S3 Uses the PS 2 mouse to power on the system ACPI Power Management Configuration This section is used to configure the ACPI power management BIOS SETUP UTILI...

Page 41: ...like the Soft Power Down Soft Off PC to power on However if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network Resume On Ring LAN prior to the alarm date and time the system will give prio...

Page 42: ...Technology Power Technology Advanced Active Processor Cores This field is used to enter the number of cores to enable in each processor package Hardware Prefetcher Turns on or off the MLC streamer pre...

Page 43: ...ode IDE Mode This option configures the Serial ATA drives as Parallel ATA storage devices AHCI Mode This option allows the Serial ATA devices to use AHCI Advanced Host Con troller Interface Serial ATA...

Page 44: ...nt LCD Panel Type Selects the LCD panel used by the internal graphics device Select DVMT FIXED Mode Memory size used by Internal Graphics Device BIOS SETUP UTILITY Version 2 00 1201 Copyright C 2009 A...

Page 45: ...driver Device Reset Timeout Selects the USB mass storage device start unit command timeout Enables Legacy USB support AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected DISABLE option...

Page 46: ...SETUP UTILITY Version 2 00 1201 Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Module Board H W Monitor Current CPU Temperature Vcore VGFX 1 5 V 3 3 V Current CPU Fan Speed CPU Smart Fan Mode Setting Manual...

Page 47: ...Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit UART Configuration This section is used to configure the serial port functions Set Parameters of Serial Port 1 COMA BIOS SETUP UTILITY Version 2 00 1201 Copyright C 2009 Ame...

Page 48: ...48 3 BIOS Setup Device Mode Selects the IR mode of the I O device...

Page 49: ...s Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit Restore AC Power Loss Power Off When power returns after an AC power failure the system s power is off You must press the Power button to power on the s...

Page 50: ...n Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit Floppy Disk Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disab...

Page 51: ...nt FAN3 Speed 5 V 12 V VBAT V 5VSB V Advanced Enabled N A N A N A 5 107 V 12 281 V 3 472 V 5 066 V Case Open Warning Set this field to Enabled to allow the system to alert you of a chassis intru sion...

Page 52: ...n 2 00 1201 Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc PATA Primary Master PATA Primary Slave ATA Controller Advanced Not Present Not Present IDE Mode ATA Controller Selects the ATA controller s mode Se...

Page 53: ...ion 2 00 1201 Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc WatchDog Function Advanced Disabled Watchdog Function This field is used to enable or disable the Watchdog Timer function Select Screen Select It...

Page 54: ...on 2 00 1201 Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc North Bridge South Bridge ME Subsystem Save Exit Advanced Boot Security Main Chipset North Bridge Parameters Select Screen Select Item Enter Selec...

Page 55: ...ndale 2048 MB DDR3 1066 2048 MB DDR3 1066 7 20 7 7 8 60 4 4 5 64M PEG IGD Disabled Auto 64M Disabled PCIex16 Low MMIO Align Selects the low MMIO resources align at 64MB or 1024MB Initiate Graphic Adap...

Page 56: ...y size PAVP Mode Enables the PAVP mode used by the internal graphics device Set this field to Enabled if you intend to play a Blu ray DVD to a DVI HDMI or Display Port output Display Present Selects t...

Page 57: ...sion Timer USB Configuration Enable Enable Enabled Enabled GbE Controller Enables or disables the Gigabit LAN controller Wake On Lan From S5 When enabled it allows the system to wake up from S5 via th...

Page 58: ...ces EHCI Controller 1 EHCI Controller 2 Enabled Enabled Enabled All USB Devices Enables or disables all USB devices EHCI Controller 1 and EHCI Controller 2 These fields are used to enable or disable E...

Page 59: ...ion ME Version ME Subsystem End of Post Message 6 0 3 1195 Enabled Enabled ME Subsystem The options are Enabled and Disabled End of the POST Message The options are Enabled and Disabled Chipset ME Sub...

Page 60: ...keypad is the arrow keys Boot Option 1 Selects the boot sequence of the device Hard Drive BBS Priorities Selects the sequence of the legacy devices in this group Boot Enables Disables Quiet Boot opti...

Page 61: ...Version 2 00 1201 Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Boot Option 1 SATA WDC WD1600 Boot Option 1 Selects the boot sequence of the device Chipset Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Op...

Page 62: ...et then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter setup In Setup the User will have Administrator rights Administrator Password User Password HDD Security Configuration HDD 0 WD...

Page 63: ...installed for enabling security Master password can be modified only when successfully unlocked with Master Password in POST HDD PASSWORD CONFIGURATION Security Supported Security Enabled Security Lo...

Page 64: ...A dialog box will appear Select Yes to reset the system after saving all changes made Discard Changes and Reset To discard the changes select this field and then press Enter A dialog box will appear S...

Page 65: ...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 2008 American Megatrends Inc...

Page 66: ...tem board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Mainboard Utility CD will ap pear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Mainboard Utility CD screen...

Page 67: ...67 4 Supported Software Drivers for Windows XP System...

Page 68: ...k 3 5 make sure you have up dated your Windows XP operating system to Service Pack 3 To install the driver click Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 on the main menu 1 Read the license agreement carefully Cli...

Page 69: ...69 4 Supported Software 3 Click Exit...

Page 70: ...gree ment then click Next Microsoft DirectX 9 0C Driver for Windows XP only To install the driver click Microsoft DirectX 9 0C Driver on the main menu 2 To start installation click Next 3 Click Finish...

Page 71: ...lity 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 Utility o...

Page 72: ...72 4 Supported Software 4 After all setup operations are done click Next 3 Go through the readme document for more installa tion tips then click Next 5 Click Finish to exit setup...

Page 73: ...lly run WinSAT and enable the Windows Aero desktop theme is enabled With this enabled after installing the graphics driver and the system rebooted the screen will turn blank for 1 to 2 minutes while W...

Page 74: ...ed Software 4 Setup is now installing the driver Click Next to con tinue 3 Go through the readme document for system re quirements and installation tips then click Next 2 Read the license agreement th...

Page 75: ...75 4 Supported Software 5 Click Yes I want to restart this computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software in stallation to take effect...

Page 76: ...ows XP To install the driver click Intel Graphics Drivers on the main menu 3 Go through the readme document for more installa tion tips then click Next 1 Setup is ready to install the graphics driver...

Page 77: ...tup is currently installing the driver After installation has completed click Next 5 Click Yes I want to restart this computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software i...

Page 78: ...ers To install the driver click Intel Management Engine Drivers on the main menu 1 Setup is ready to install the driver Click Next 3 Go through the readme document for more installa tion tips then cli...

Page 79: ...79 4 Supported Software 4 Setup is currently installing the driver After installation has completed click Next 5 After completing installa tion click Finish...

Page 80: ...all the driver click Audio Drivers on the main menu 2 Click Yes I want to restart my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software in stallation to take effect 1 Set...

Page 81: ...install the driver click Intel LAN Drivers on the main menu 1 Setup is ready to install the driver Click Next 2 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement then click Next 3 Select the program...

Page 82: ...82 4 Supported Software 4 Click Install to begin the installation 5 After completing installa tion click Finish...

Page 83: ...l Rapid Storage Driver is a utility that allows you to monitor the current status of the SATA drives It enables enhanced performance and power manage ment for the storage subsystem To install the driv...

Page 84: ...are 3 Read the license agree ment then click Yes 4 Go through the readme document to view system requirements and installa tion information then click Next 5 Click Yes I want to restart my computer no...

Page 85: ...Guard Hardware Monitor To install the driver click MyGuard Hardware Monitor on the main menu 1 Setup is ready to install the utility Click Next 2 Click Install to begin instal lation 3 Setup is curren...

Page 86: ...86 4 Supported Software 4 After completing instal lation click Finish to exit setup...

Page 87: ...Vista only To install the driver click Intel Turbo Boost on the main menu 1 The setup program is con figuring the new software installation 2 Click Next 3 Read the license agreement and then click I...

Page 88: ...88 4 Supported Software 4 Click Install 5 The setup program is cur rently installing the soft ware 6 Click Finish...

Page 89: ...eader 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 begin instal lati...

Page 90: ...usually required during installation is no longer needed Note The installation steps below are based on nLite version 1 4 9 Installa tion procedures may slightly vary if you re using another version...

Page 91: ...into an optical drive 5 Launch nLite The Welcome screen will appear Click Next 6 Click Next to temporarily save the Windows installa tion files to the designated default folder If you want to save th...

Page 92: ...92 A nLite and AHCI Installation Guide 7 Click Next 8 In the Task Selection dia log box click Drivers and Bootable ISO Click Next...

Page 93: ...driver folder to select the drivers you will integrate Click Next 10 Select only the drivers appropriate for the Win dows version that you are using and then click OK Integrating 64 bit drivers into 3...

Page 94: ...94 A nLite and AHCI Installation Guide 11 If you are uncertain of the southbridge chip used on your motherboard se lect all RAID AHCI con trollers and then click OK 12 Click Next...

Page 95: ...95 A nLite and AHCI Installation Guide 13 The program is currently integrating the drivers and applying changes to the installation 14 When the program is fin ished applying the chang es click Next...

Page 96: ...lect the Create Image mode under the General section and then click Next 16 Or you can choose to burn it directly to a disc by selecting the Direct Burn mode under the General section Select the optic...

Page 97: ...and AHCI Installation Guide 17 You have finished custom izing the Windows XP in stallation disc Click Fin ish Enter the BIOS utility to configure the SATA con troller to RAID AHCI You can now install...

Page 98: ...IDE mode 2 Install Windows XP but do not press F6 3 Download relevant RAID AHCI driver files supported by the motherboard chipset from Intel s website Transfer the downloaded driver files to C AHCI 4...

Page 99: ...In the Hardware Update Wizard dialog box select No not this time then click Next 6 Select Install from a list or specific location Ad vanced and then click Next 7 Select Don t search I will choose th...

Page 100: ...100 A nLite and AHCI Installation Guide 8 Click Have Disk 9 Select C AHCI iaAHCI inf and then click Open 10 Select the appropriate AHCI Controller of your hardware device and then click Next...

Page 101: ...re device Ignore the warning and click Yes to proceed 12 Click Finish 13 The system s settings have been changed Win dows XP requires that you restart the computer Click Yes 14 Enter the BIOS utility...

Page 102: ...mer MOV DX 2EH MOV AL 07H Ready to Program Logical Device OUT DX AL MOV DX 2FH MOV AL 07H Select Logical Device 7 OUT DX AL MOV DX 2EH MOV AL F6H Select watchdog timer register OUT DX AL MOV DX 2FH MO...

Page 103: ...the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on 5 The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slot...

Page 104: ...ing happens 1 Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system 2 Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the...

Page 105: ...r doesn t output anything or is out putting garbled characters 1 Make sure that the serial device s power is turned on and that the device is on line 2 Verify that the device is plugged into the corre...

Page 106: ...ettings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set 3 Verify that all memory modules are seated securely into the memory sockets 4 Make sure the memory modules are in the correct locations 5 If the bo...

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