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
................................................ 9
Board Layout
.................................................................................................9
System Memory
............................................................................................9
Installing the DIMM Module ........................................................................ 10
CPU
................................................................................................................ 11
Installing the Fan and Heat Sink.................................................................. 12
Jumper Settings
......................................................................................... 13
Clear CMOS Data ........................................................................................ 13
USB Power Select ....................................................................................... 14
Panel Power Select ..................................................................................... 14
COM1/ COM2 RS232/422/485 Select ........................................................... 15
COM1/ COM2 RS232 Power Select ............................................................... 15
Power-on Select.......................................................................................... 16
Backlight Level Select ................................................................................. 16
Switch ........................................................................................................ 17
Rear Panel I/O Ports
................................................................................. 17
DC-in ......................................................................................................... 18
COM Ports .................................................................................................. 18
Graphics Interface ...................................................................................... 19
RJ45 LAN Ports ........................................................................................... 19
USB Ports ................................................................................................... 20
Audio ......................................................................................................... 21
I/O Connectors
........................................................................................... 21
S/PDIF Connector ....................................................................................... 21
LVDS LCD Panel Connectors ........................................................................ 22
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors ...................................................................... 23
Cooling Fan Connectors............................................................................... 23
Chassis Instrusion Connector ....................................................................... 24
Power Connectors ....................................................................................... 24
Standby Power LED .................................................................................... 25
Peripheral Power ......................................................................................... 25
Front Panel Connectors ............................................................................... 26
Expansion Slots .......................................................................................... 26
LPC connector ............................................................................................ 27
Battery ....................................................................................................... 27
Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup
............................................................... 28
Overview
..................................................................................................... 28
AMI BIOS Setup Utility
............................................................................. 29
Main .......................................................................................................... 29
Advanced ................................................................................................... 29
Chipset ...................................................................................................... 37
Boot........................................................................................................... 41
Security ...................................................................................................... 42
Save & Exit ................................................................................................ 43
Updating the BIOS
.................................................................................... 44
Chapter 4 - Supported Software
.......................................................... 45
Appendix A - nLite and AHCI Installation Guide
........................... 58
nLite
............................................................................................................... 58
AHCI
.............................................................................................................. 62
Appendix B - Watchdog Sample Code
................................................ 64
Appendix C - System Error Message
................................................... 65
Appendix D - Troubleshooting
................................................................ 66
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