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Technical Manual 

Of 

Intel Braswell Series CPU 

Based Mini-ITX M/B 

 

 

NO.G03-NF596I-F 

Revision: 1.0 

Release date: August 31, 2021 

 

 

 

Trademark: 

*  Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are   

subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer. 

Summary of Contents for Braswell Series

Page 1: ...NF596I F Revision 1 0 Release date August 31 2021 Trademark Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only and are subject to change at any time without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer ...

Page 2: ...ii Environmental Protection Announcement Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding To minimize pollution and ensure environment protection of mother earth please recycle ...

Page 3: ...YOUT DIAGRAM 3 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 JUMPER SETTING 8 2 2 CONNECTORS AND HEADERS 13 2 2 1 CONNECTORS 13 2 2 2 HEADERS 17 CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING BIOS 3 1 ENTERING SETUP 23 3 2 BIOS MENU SCREEN 24 3 3 FUNCTION KEYS 24 3 4 GETTING HELP 25 3 5 MEMU BARS 25 3 6 MAIN MENU 26 3 7 ADVANCED MENU 27 3 8 CHIPSET MENU 42 3 9 SECURITY MENU 46 3 10 BOOT MENU 47 3 11 SAVE EXIT MENU 48 TABLE OF CONTE...

Page 4: ...it is moved from a cold environment to a warmer one to avoid condensation phenomenon These water drops attached on PCB or the surface of the components can bring about phenomena as minor as computer instability resulted from corrosion and oxidation from components and PCB or as major as short circuit that can burn the components Suggest starting the computer until the temperature goes up The incre...

Page 5: ...UT NOTICE MANUFACTURER PROVIDES THIS MANUAL AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMANGES FOR LOSS OF PROFIT LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OF DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE PRODUCTS AND CORPORATE NAMES APPEARING IN THIS MANUAL MAY OR MAY NOT BE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OR COPYRIGHTS OF THEIR RESPEC...

Page 6: ...thernet LAN chip Support USB 3 0 data transport demand Support DVI D HDMI LVDS multi display Support 1 SATAIII device Onboard 1 M 2 M key type 2242 SATA interface slot Onboard 1 full size Mini PCIE slot 1 PCIE x1 slot Onboard 1 SIM card slot Support CPU Over Temperature protection Support CPU Over Current Under Voltage protection Support DRAM Over Current Under Voltage protection Support Smart FAN...

Page 7: ...with 2 Intel i211AT Gigabit Ethernet LAN chip Support Fast Ethernet LAN function of providing 10 100 1000Mbps Ethernet data transfer rate Storage 1 SATAIII port SATA1 1 M 2 M key type 2242 SATA interface slot Audio Chip C Media HS 100B USB Audio IC BIOS AMI 64MB Flash ROM Rear I O 1 12V DC in system power Jack 1 DVI D port 1 HDMI port 2 Serial port COM1 COM2 COM1 support RS232 422 485 function 4 U...

Page 8: ...e install XHCI driver while desiring to install a non xHCI OS ex Windows 7 on Intel platforms which do not include EHCI controllers Please contact your representative for more details 2 Braswell SOC will support memory speed at 1600 MHz and 1066 MHz only If 1333 MHz DIMM is installed it will run at 1066 MHz It is not validated while installing 1066MHz DIMM with this SOC 1 3 Layout Diagram Rear IO ...

Page 9: ...s Serial Ports 12V DC in Power Connector Line Out Port over MIC Port Full size Mini PCIE Slot MPE Front Panel Audio Header PCI Express x1 Slot SATAIII Port SATA Hard Disk Power Out Connector Power LED Header Speaker Header SYSFAN2 Header Front Panel Header Serial Port Headers COM3 4 5 6 GPIO Header Intel CPU Full size Mini SATA Slot MSATA1 CPUFAN Header SIM Card Slot LVDS Inverter SMBUS Header LVD...

Page 10: ...5 Jumper Position JPCOM2 JPCOM1 JBAT JPLED JAT_COPEN JPLCD JPCOM3 JPCOM4 JPCOM5 JPCOM6 ...

Page 11: ...2V Select 3 Pin Block JAT_COPEN Pin 1 2 ATX Mode AT Mode Select Pin 3 4 Case Open Message Display Function 4 Pin Block JBAT Pin 1 2 Flash Descriptor Security Override Pin 3 4 Clear CMOS RAM Function Setting Pin 5 6 ODD Present Setting Pin 7 8 Clear ME Function Setting 8 Pin Block Connectors Connector Name DCIN DC 12V System Power in Connector ATX2P Internal DC 12V System Power in Connector HDMI HD...

Page 12: ...4 pin Block JW_FP Front Panel Header PWR LED HDD LED Power Button Reset 9 pin Block SPK LED Power LED Speaker Header 7 pin Block FP_USB20 USB 2 0 Header 9 pin Block PS2KBMS PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Header 6 pin Block COM3 4 5 6 Serial Port Header X4 9 pin Block SMBUS SMBUS Header 5 pin Block GPIO_CON GPIO Header 10 pin Block INVERTER LVDS Inverter 8 pin Block LVDS LVDS Header 30 pin Block ...

Page 13: ... 2 54 pitch JPCOM1 COM1 Port Pin 9 4 6 Closed RI 12V 1 3 5 3 4 Closed RI 5V 2 4 Closed RI RS232 4 6 2 6 5 3 1 4 2 5 3 1 6 4 2 JPCOM2 4 pin COM2 Header Pin9 Function Select 2 54 pitch JPCOM2 COM2 Header Pin9 4 6 Closed RI 12V 1 3 5 3 4 Closed RI 5V 2 4 Closed RI RS232 4 6 2 6 5 3 1 4 2 5 3 1 6 4 2 ...

Page 14: ...5 COM5 Header Pin9 JPCOM6 COM6 Header Pin9 4 6 Closed RI 12V 1 3 5 3 4 Closed RI 5V 2 4 Closed RI RS232 4 6 2 6 5 3 1 4 2 5 3 1 6 4 2 JPLCD 4 pin LVDS Panel VCC 3 3V 5V 12V Select 2 54 pitch JPLCD LVDS Panel VCC 1 3 5 4 6 2 6 5 3 1 4 2 5 3 1 6 4 2 2 4 Closed VCC 3 3V Default 3 4 Closed VCC 5V 4 6 Closed VCC 12V JPCOM3 JPCOM4 JPCOM5 JPCOM6 ...

Page 15: ... Back Light 5V Selected Default 1 3 1 3 Pin 1 2 of JAT_COPEN 4 pin ATX Mode AT Mode Select 2 54 pitch 3 Pin 1 2 4 1 2 Open ATX Mode Selected Default Pin 1 3 2 4 1 2 Closed AT Mode Selected Pin 1 2 of JAT_COPEN ATX AT Mode Select ATX Mode Selected Press power button to power on after power input ready AT Mode Selected Directly power on as power input ready ...

Page 16: ...o GND the Case open function was detected When Used needs to enter BIOS and enable Case Open Detect function In this case if your case is removed next time when you restart your computer a message will be displayed on screen to inform you of this Pin 1 2 of JBAT 8 pin Flash Descriptor Security Override 2 54 pitch Pin 1 2 of JBAT Flash Desciptor Security Override 2 Pin 1 1 2 Open Normal Default Pin...

Page 17: ...4 of JBAT Clear CMOS 2 Pin1 Pin1 2 4 3 3 4 3 4 Open Normal Default 3 4 Closed Clear CMOS One Touch Pin 5 6 of JBAT 8 pin ODD Present Select Pin 5 6 of JBAT ODD Present Select 2 Pin1 Pin1 2 4 3 3 4 5 6 Open Normal Default 5 6 Closed ODD Present 5 6 5 6 ...

Page 18: ... 8 7 8 2 2 Connectors and Headers 2 2 1 Connectors 1 Rear I O Connectors Refer to Page 3 Icon Name Function 12V DC in Power Connector For user to connect compatible power adapter to provide power supply for the system DVI D Port To connect display device that support DVI specification HDMI Port To connect display device that support HDMI specification ...

Page 19: ...work connection Audio Connectors GREEN Line out Connector PINK MIC Connector 2 COM1 9 pin Block RS232 422 485 Port COM1 port can function as RS232 422 485 port In normal settings COM1 functions as RS232 port With compatible COM cable COM1 can function as RS422 or RS 485 port User also needs to go to BIOS to set Transmission Mode Select for COM1 refer to Page 30 at first before using specialized ca...

Page 20: ... DC in Power Connector Pin1 Pin Definition 1 GND 2 12V DC_IN 4 SATA1 7 pin Block SATAIII Port connector SATA1 port is a high speed SATAIII port that supports 6GB s transfer rate Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND ...

Page 21: ...connector is inserted into corresponding Pin 1 of SATAPW to avoid possible damage to the board and hard disk driver 6 CPUFAN1 SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 Connector 3 pin FAN Connectors 2 54 pitch Pin1 SYSFAN1 CPUFAN Pin1 SYSFAN2 Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V Fan Power 3 Fan Speed Note CPUFAN SYSFAYN1 support SmartFan function refer to Page36 ...

Page 22: ... header connects to Front Panel Line out MIC In connector with cable 2 54 pitch Line Out MIC Header Pin 1 MIC2 L LINE OUT L MIC2 R LINE OUT R SENSE NC LINE_OUT_JD NC NC 2 2 JLAN_LED 4 pin LAN Activity LED Header 2 54 pitch LAN1LED Pin 1 2 LAN2LED LAN1LED LAN2LED ...

Page 23: ...Front Panel Header 2 54 pitch HDLED RESET HDDLED GND PWRLED PWRBTN GND PWRLED HDDLED RSTSW VCC PWRBT N Pin 1 2 PWR LED 4 SPK LED 7 pin Speaker Header PWR LED Header 2 54 pitch SPK NC NC PWRLED 2 Pin 1 SPK PWRLED PWRLED ...

Page 24: ...19 5 FP_USB20 9 pin USB 2 0 Port Header 2 54 pitch Pin 1 VCC DATA GND DATA VCC NC C DATA GND DATA 6 PS2KBMS 6 pin PS2 Keyboard Mouse Header 2 54 pitch GND KB_CLK KB_DATA Pin1 MS_DATA VCC MS_CLK ...

Page 25: ...20 7 COM3 4 5 6 9 pin Serial Port Header 2 54 pitch DCD Pin1 Pin6 SIN SOUT DTR GND DSR RTS CTS RI 8 SMBUS 5 Pin SM BUS Header 2 54 pitch SMBUS_CLK 3VSB Pin1 SMBUS_DATA GND NC COM3 COM4 COM5 COM6 ...

Page 26: ...er Connector 2 0 pitch Pin1 Pin No Definition 1 Backlight Enable 2 Backlight PWM 3 Backlight VCC 4 Backlight VCC 5 GND 6 GND 7 Backlight Brightness Up SW 8 Backlight Brightness Down SW Warning Find Pin 1 location of the inverter and make sure that the installation direction is correct Otherwise serious harm will occur to the board display panel ...

Page 27: ... 7 LVDSB_DATAN1 Pin 8 LVDSB_DATAP1 Pin 9 LVDSB_DATAN0 Pin 10 LVDSB_DATAP0 Pin 11 LVDS_DDC_DAT Pin 12 LVDS_DDC_CLK Pin 13 N A Pin 14 GND Pin 15 GND Pin 16 GND Pin 17 LVDSA_DATAP3 Pin 18 LVDSA_DATAN3 Pin 19 LVDS_CLKAP Pin 20 LVDS_CLKAN Pin 21 LVDSA_DATAP2 Pin 22 LVDSA_DATAN2 Pin 23 LVDSA_DATAP1 Pin 24 LVDSA_DATAN1 Pin 25 LVDSA_DATAP0 Pin 26 LVDSA_DATAN0 Pin 27 PVDD Pin 28 N A Pin 29 PVDD Pin 30 PVDD...

Page 28: ...ts the entire hardware device and configures the parameters of the hardware synchronization Only when these tasks are completed done it gives up control of the computer to operating system OS Since the BIOS is the only channel for hardware and software to communicate it is the key factor for system stability and in ensuring that your system performance as its best 3 1 Entering Setup Power on the c...

Page 29: ...ons We will explain these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter but let us first see a short description of the function keys you may use here Press left right to select screen Press up down to choose in the main menu the option you want to confirm or to modify Menu Bar Menu Items Current Setting Value Function Keys General Help Items ...

Page 30: ...nu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press Esc 3 5 Menu Bars There are six menu bars on top of BIOS screen Main To change system basic configuration Advanced To change system advanced configuration Chipset To change chipset configuration Security Password settings Boot To ch...

Page 31: ...nformation Highlight the item and then use the or and numerical keyboard keys to select the value you want in each item System Date Set the date Please use Tab to switch between data elements System Time Set the time Please use Tab to switch between time elements ...

Page 32: ...se this item to enable or disable BIOS support for security device TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available The optional settings Disabled Enabled When set as Enabled user can make further settings in the following items SHA 1 PCR Bank Use this item to enable or disable SHA 1 PCR Bank The optional settings Disabled Enabled ...

Page 33: ... Win10 When set as 1 x For TCG2 newer spec for Win10 The optional settings 1 0 1 x ACPI Settings Press Enter to make settings for the following sub item ACPI Settings ACPI Sleep State Use this item to select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the suspend button is pressed The optional settings are Suspend Disabled S3 Suspend to RAM Super I O Configuration Press Enter to make s...

Page 34: ...ial Port 2 Configuration Press Enter to make settings for the following items Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable serial port COM The optional settings Disabled Enabled Change Settings Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device The optional settings Auto IO 3F8h IRQ 4 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 IO 3E8h IRQ 4 IO 2E8h IRQ 3 Serial Port FIFO Mode The optional settings are 16 Byte FI...

Page 35: ...ting for super IO device The optional settings Auto IO 3F8h IRQ 10 IO 2F8h IRQ 10 IO 3E8h IRQ 10 IO 2E8h IRQ 10 IO 2F0h IRQ 10 IO 2E0h IRQ 10 Serial Port FIFO Mode The optional settings are 16 Byte FIFO 32 Byte FIFO 64 Byte FIFO 128 Byte FIFO Serial Port 5 Configuration Press Enter to make settings for the following items Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable serial port COM The optional ...

Page 36: ... Byte FIFO 128 Byte FIFO OS Select for Serial Port Use this item to select serial port The optional settings Windows LINUX ERP Support Use this item to select Energy Related Products function The optional settings Disabled Enabled This item should be set as Disabled if you wish to have all active wake up functions Case Open Detect This item will detect if case have ever been opened it will show me...

Page 37: ...is item to enable or disable WDT wake up function The optional settings Disabled Enabled When set as Enabled the following sub items shall appear WatchDog Wake up Timer Value User can select a value in the range of 10 to 4095 seconds when WatchDog Reset Timer Unit set as Sec or in the range of 1 to 4095 minutes when WatchDog Reset Timer Unit set as Min WatchDog Wake up Timer Unit The optional sett...

Page 38: ...ar set VT100 ASCII char set VT100 Extends VT100 to support color function keys etc VT UTF8 Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes Bits per second Use this item to select serial port transmission speed The speed must be matched on the other side Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds The optional settings are 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Data Bits The optional settings ...

Page 39: ...Key Support Use this item to enable VT UTF8 Combination Key Support for ANSI VT100 terminals The optional settings are Disabled Enabled Recorder Mode With this mode enable only text will be sent This is to capture Terminal data The optional settings are Disabled Enabled Resolution 100x31 Use this item to enable or disable extended terminal resolution The optional settings are Disabled Enabled Lega...

Page 40: ... of band management The next best choice is VT100 and them VT100 See above in Console Redirection Settings page for more help with Terminal Type Emulation Bits per second Use this item to select serial port transmission speed The speed must be matched on the other side Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds The optional settings are 9600 19200 57600 115200 Flow Control Flow control can preve...

Page 41: ...Full Speed Temperature Use this item to set CPUFAN SYSFAN1 full speed temperature Fan will run at full speed when above the preset temperature CPUFAN SYSFAN1 Full Speed Duty Use this item to set CPUFAN SYSFAN1 full speed duty Fan will run at full speed when above the pre set duty CPUFAN SYSFAN1 Idle Speed Temperature Use this item to set CPUFAN SYSFAN1 idle speed temperature Fan will run at idle s...

Page 42: ...able CPU C state report to OS The optional settings Disabled Enabled When set as Enabled the following item shall appear Max CPU C State This item controls Max C state that the processor will support The optional settings C7 C6 C1 SATA Configuration Press Enter to make settings for the following sub items SATA Configuration SATA Controller The optional settings are Enabled Disabled When set as Ena...

Page 43: ...E Boot Support When set as Disabled Ipv4 boot optional will not be created The optional settings are Disabled Enabled Ipv6 PXE Support Use this item to enable Ipv6 PXE Boot Support When set as Disabled Ipv6 boot optional will not be created The optional settings are Disabled Enabled PXE boot wait time Use this item to set wait time to press ESC key to abort the PXE boot Use either or numeric keys ...

Page 44: ... determines OpROM execution policy for devices other than Network storage or video The optional settings are Do not launch UEFI Legacy Wake up Function Settings Press Enter to make settings for the following sub items Wake up System with Fixed Time Use this item to enable or disable system wake up by RTC alarm The optional settings Disabled Enabled When set as Enabled system will wake on the hour ...

Page 45: ...ed Please disable ERP before activating this function in S4 or S5 state USB Configuration Press Enter to make settings for the following sub items USB Configuration Legacy USB Support Use this item to enable or disable Legacy USB support The optional settings are Enabled Disabled Auto Enabled To enable legacy USB support Disabled To keep USB devices available only for EFI specification Auto To dis...

Page 46: ... ms for a hub port the delay is taken from hub descriptor Select Manual you can set value for the following sub item Device Power up Delay in Seconds Device Power up Delay in Seconds The delay range is from 1 to 40 seconds in one second increments Platform Trust Technology Press Enter to make settings for the following sub item TPM Configuration fTPM The optional settings are Enabled Disabled Inte...

Page 47: ...his item gives basic driver information and Intel ethernet controller configuration parameter Intel I211 Gigabit Network Connection MAC XX XX XX XX XX XX This item gives basic driver information and Intel ethernet controller configuration parameter 3 8 Chipset Menu ...

Page 48: ...ics memory size used by the internal graphics device The optional settings are 128M 256M MAX Aperture Size The optional settings are 128MB 256MB 512MB GTT Size The optional settings are 2MB 4MB 8MB Primary IGFX Boot Display Use this item to select the Video Device which will be activated during POST The optional settings are Auto DVI HDMI Note This has no effect if external graphics present Second...

Page 49: ...920 x 1080 2ch 24 bit Backlight Control The optional setting are PWM Inverted PWM Normal LVDS FW Protect The optional settings are Enabled Disabled Max TOLUD The optional settings are 2GB 2 25GB 2 5GB 2 75GB 3GB South Bridge Press Enter to further setting USB device configuration PCIE Slot x1 The default setting is Enabled PCIE Slot x1 Speed The optional settings are Auto Gen 2 Gen 1 Mini PCIE The...

Page 50: ...r Azalia The optional settings are Disabled Enabled USB 3 0 XHCI Support Use this item to enable or disable mode of operation of XHCI controller The default setting is Enable System Status after Power Failure Use this item to select AC power state when power is re applied after a power failure The optional settings are Always Off Always On Former State Note The option Always On and Former State ar...

Page 51: ...ettings Administrator Password User Password If there is no password present on system please press Enter to create new administrator password If password is present on system please press Enter to verify old password then to clear change password Press again to confirm the new administrator password ...

Page 52: ...f seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 0xFFFF means indefinite waiting Bootup Numlock State Use this item to select keyboard numlock state The optional settings are On Off Quiet Boot Use this item to enables or disable Quiet Boot option The optional settings are Disabled Enabled ...

Page 53: ... optional settings UEFI Built in EFI Shell Disabled New Boot Option Policy This item controls the placement of newly detected UEFI boot options The optional settings are Default Place First Place Last 3 11 Save Exit Menu Save Changes and Reset This item allows user to reset the system after saving the changes ...

Page 54: ...to save the changes done so far as user defaults Restore User Defaults Use this item to restore the user defaults to all the setup options Boot Override Boot Override UEFI Built in EFI Shell Press this item to select the device as boot disk after save configuration and reset Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device This item is used for attempts to launch EFI shell application from one of the avail...

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