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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
.................................................................................. 12
System Memory
.......................................................................................... 13
Installing the DIMM Module ....................................................................... 13
Connectors
................................................................................................... 14
CPU Fan Connector.................................................................................... 14
COM Express Connectors ........................................................................... 15
COM Express Connectors Signal Discription ................................................. 18
Standby Power LED
................................................................................... 27
Cooling Option
............................................................................................ 27
Installing HM961-QM87/HM86 onto a Carrier Board
....................... 28
Installing the COM Express Debug Card
............................................. 31
Chapter 4 - BIOS Setup
............................................................... 34
Overview
..................................................................................................... 34
AMI BIOS Setup Utility
............................................................................. 35
Main ......................................................................................................... 35
Advanced .................................................................................................. 35
Chipset ..................................................................................................... 44
Boot ......................................................................................................... 50
Security .................................................................................................... 51
Save & Exit ............................................................................................... 52
Updating the BIOS
.................................................................................... 52
Notice: BIOS SPI ROM
............................................................................. 53
Chapter 5 - Supported Software
........................................................... 54
Chapter 6 - GPIO Programming Guide
............................................... 74
Chapter 7 - RAID (HM961-QM87)
...............................................
75
RAID Levels
.................................................................................
75
Settings
.......................................................................................
75
Chapter 8 - Intel AMT Settings (HM961-QM87)
............................ 78
Overview
...............................................................................................................
78
Enable Intel
®
AMT in the AMI BIOS
.........................................................
78
Enable Intel
®
AMT in the Intel
®
Management Engine BIOS
Extension (MEBX) Screen
..............................................................................
79
Appendix A - Watchdog Sample Code
................................................ 92
Appendix B - System Error Message
................................................... 93
Appendix C - Troubleshooting
................................................................ 94