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  Press 



 (up, down) to choose, in the main menu, the option you want to confirm 

or to modify. 

  Press <Enter> to select. 

  Press <+>/<–> keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters for the active 

option.   

  [F1]: General help. 

  [F2]: Previous value. 

  [F3]: Optimized defaults. 

  [F4]: Save & Exit. 

  [F7]: To enter Boot Menu. 

  Press <Esc> to exit from the BIOS Setup. 

3-4    Getting Help 

Main Menu 

The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the top right 
corner the screen.     

Status Page Setup Menu/Option Page Setup Menu 

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 change boot settings 

Save & Exit 

    Save setting, loading and exit options. 

Summary of Contents for NF9U-F

Page 1: ...NF9U F Revision 1 0 Release date September 25 2014 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 16 2 2 1 CONNECTORS 16 2 2 2 HEADERS 20 CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING BIOS 3 1 ENTERING SETUP 26 3 2 BIOS MENU SCREEN 27 3 3 FUNCTION KEYS 27 3 4 GETTING HELP 28 3 5 MEMU BARS 28 3 6 MAIN MENU 29 3 7 ADVANCED MENU 30 3 8 CHIPSET MENU 41 3 9 SECURITY MENU 44 3 10 BOOT MENU 45 3 11 SAVE EXIT MENU 46 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: ...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 RESPECTIVE COMPANIES AND THEY...

Page 6: ...ver denies high performance Support DDR3L SO DIMM 1066 1333 MHz up to 8GB Support Mini PCIE connector Support m SATA connector Support 2 SATAII device Integrated with 1 24 bit dual channel LVDS header Support HDMI display output Support USB 3 0 data transport demand Support CPU Smart FAN Compliance with ErP standard Support Watchdog function ...

Page 7: ...pansion Slot 1 Half size Mini PCIE slot 1 PCIE x1 slot LAN Chip Integrated with dual Realtek 8111G PCI E Gigabit LAN chips Support Fast Ethernet LAN function of providing 10 100 1000Mbps Ethernet data transfer rate Audio Chip Realtek ALC662 2 CH HD Audio Codec integrated Audio driver and utility included Storage 2 SATAII 3Gb s port 1 mSATA slot shared with SATA2 port BIOS AMI 64MB Flash ROM Rear I...

Page 8: ...Serial port header 2 9 pin USB 2 0 header Expansible to 4 USB 2 0 ports 1 Front panel header 1 Power LED speaker header 1 GPIO_CON header 1 SMBUS header 1 LVDS inverter 1 LVDS header 1 3 Layout Diagram Rear IO Panel Diagram Line Out Port USB 2 0 Ports RJ 45 LAN Ports 9V 24V DC Power in Connector USB 2 0 Port Parallel Port HDMI Port VGA Port PS 2 KB MS Port COM1 Port USB 3 0 Port MIC Port RJ 11 Por...

Page 9: ...a time 9V 24V Internal Power Connector Intel CPU PCI Express x1 Slot Front Panel Audio Header Front Panel Header LVDS Inverter Serial Port Headers COM2 3 4 5 6 GPIO Header SATA Hard Disk Power Out Connector Speaker Connector LVDS Header SATAII Ports SYSFAN1 Header LAN_LED1 Header DDR3L SODIMM Slot SODIMM1 Power LED Header Speaker Header Half size Mini PCIE Slot MPE1 Full size M SATA Slot MSATA1 Re...

Page 10: ...5 Jumper Position JP1 JP3 JP5 JP2 JBAT1 JME1 JP6 JP7 JP8 JP9 JP10 JP11 JP12 JP14 JP15 ...

Page 11: ...P5 COM1 Port Pin9 Function Select 4 Pin Block JP7 COM2 Header Pin9 Function Select 4 Pin Block JP8 COM3 Header Pin9 Function Select 4 Pin Block JP9 COM4 Header Pin9 Function Select 4 Pin Block JP10 COM5 Header Pin9 Function Select 4 Pin Block JP11 COM6 Header Pin9 Function Select 4 Pin Block JBAT1 CMOS RAM Clear Function Select 2 Pin Block JP12 Disable ME Function Select 2 Pin Block JP14 Pin 1 2 A...

Page 12: ... CPU Fan Connector SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 SYSTEM Fan Connector X 2 Headers Header Name Description FP_AUDIO1 Front Panel Audio Header 9 pin Block SPEAK_CON1 Audio Speaker Header 4 pin Block LAN1_LED1 LAN2_LED1 LAN Activity LED Header X2 2 pin Block COM2 3 4 5 6 Serial Port Header X5 9 pin Block F_USB1 F_USB2 USB 2 0 Header X2 9 pin Block FP1 Front Panel Header PWR LED HDD LED Power Button Reset 9 pin Blo...

Page 13: ...3 pin INVERTER1 VCC 5V 12V Select JP1 INVERTER1 VCC 1 2 Close INVERTER1 VCC 5V 1 3 2 3 Close INVERTER1 VCC 12V 1 3 JP2 4 pin LVDS1 PVCC 3 3V 5V 12V Select JP2 LVDS1 PVCC 4 6 Close VCC 12V 1 3 5 3 4 Close VCC 5V 2 4 Close VCC 3 3V 4 6 2 6 5 3 1 4 2 5 3 1 6 4 2 ...

Page 14: ... DC Mode Select JP3 INVERTER1 Back light 1 2 Close PWM Mode Selected 1 1 3 3 2 3 Close DC Mode Selected JP6 3 pin Mini PCI E Slot MPE1 Power VCC3 3V 3VSB Select JP6 MPE1 Slot 1 2 Close MPE Slot VCC 3 3V 1 3 2 3 Close MPE Slot VCC 3VSB 1 3 ...

Page 15: ...P5 COM1 Port 4 6 Close RI 12V 6 4 2 3 4 Close RI 5V 2 4 Close RI RS232 3 1 5 1 3 5 2 4 6 1 3 5 2 4 6 JP7 4 pin COM2 Header Pin9 Function Select JP7 COM2 Header 4 6 Close RI 12V 1 3 5 3 4 Close RI 5V 2 4 Close RI RS232 4 6 2 6 5 3 1 4 2 5 3 1 6 4 2 ...

Page 16: ...P8 COM3 Header 4 6 Close RI 12V 1 3 5 3 4 Close RI 5V 2 4 Close RI RS232 4 6 2 6 5 3 1 4 2 5 3 1 6 4 2 JP9 4 pin COM4 Header Pin9 Function Select JP9 COM4 Header 4 6 Close RI 12V 1 3 5 3 4 Close RI 5V 2 4 Close RI RS232 4 6 2 6 5 3 1 4 2 5 3 1 6 4 2 ...

Page 17: ...10 COM5 Header 4 6 Close RI 12V 1 3 5 3 4 Close RI 5V 2 4 Close RI RS232 4 6 2 6 5 3 1 4 2 5 3 1 6 4 2 JP11 4 pin COM6 Header Pin9 Function Select JP11 COM6 Header 4 6 Close RI 12V 1 3 5 3 4 Close RI 5V 2 4 Close RI RS232 4 6 2 6 5 3 1 4 2 5 3 1 6 4 2 ...

Page 18: ... 2 pin Clear CMOS RAM Setting JBAT1 Clear CMOS 1 2 Open Normal 1 2 3 Close Clear CMOS 1 JP12 2 pin Disable ME Function Select 1 2 Open Normal 1 JP12 Disable ME Function 1 2 Close Disable ME Function Selected 1 ...

Page 19: ... Pin 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 ATX Mode Selected Press power button to power on after power input ready AT Mode Selected Directly power on as power input ready Pin 3 4 of JP14 4 pin Case Open Message Display Function Select Pin 3 4 of JP14 Case Open Function Select Pin 1 3 4 Close Case Open Function Selected One Touch 3 4 Open Normal Pin 1 3 2 4 2 4 3 ...

Page 20: ...ase is removed next time when you restart your computer a message will be displayed on screen to inform you of this JME1 3 pin Clear ME_RTC Function Setting 2 3 Close Clear ME_RTC JME1 Clear ME_RTC 1 2 Close Normal 1 1 3 3 Pin 1 3 5 of JP15 6 pin RJ 11 Port VCC 12V 24V Select Pin 1 3 5 of JP15 RJ 11 Port Pin 1 3 5 Close RJ 11 VCC 24V 1 3 Close RJ 11 VCC 12V Pin 1 2 2 4 6 4 6 3 5 3 5 ...

Page 21: ...R P M Selected 2 4 Close SYSFAN1 R P M Selected Pin 1 2 2 4 6 4 6 3 5 3 5 2 2 Connectors and Headers 2 2 1 Connectors 1 Rear I O Connectors Line Out Port USB 2 0 Ports 9 24V DC Power in Connector USB 2 0 Port Parallel Port HDMI Port VGA Port PS 2 KB MS Port COM1 Port USB 3 0 Port MIC Port RJ 11 Port RJ 45 LAN Ports ...

Page 22: ...S422 or RS 485 port User also needs to go to BIOS to set Transmission Mode Select for COM1 refer to Page 32 at first before using specialized cable to connect different pins of this port For RS422 Mode RS422 TX B RS422 TX A RS422 RX A RS422 RX B For RS485 Mode RS485 D B RS485 D A 3 ATXPWR1 2 pin Block DC9V 24V Power in Internal Connector Pin1 Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 9V 24V DC_IN ...

Page 23: ...t connector These are high speed SATAII ports that support 3GB s transfer rate Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND Note SATA2 shares with MSATA1 Mini SATA slot 5 SATAPW1 4 pin SATA Power Connector Pin 1 5V GND 12V GND ...

Page 24: ...19 6 CPUFAN SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 4 pin Fan Connectors No Definition 1 GND 2 12V Fan Power 3 Fan Speed 4 Control ...

Page 25: ...ader This header connects to Front Panel Line out MIC In connector with cable Line Out MIC Header Pin 1 MIC2 L LINE OUT L MIC2 R LINE OUT R SENSE GND LINE_OUT_JD MIC_JD DETECT 2 2 SPEAK_CON1 4 pin Amplifier Connector Pin1 Pin No Definition 1 L 2 L 3 R 4 R ...

Page 26: ...21 3 LAN1_LED1 LAN2_LED1 2 pin LAN Activity LED Header LAN1_LED1 Pin1 LED LED LED LED Pin1 LAN2_LED1 4 COM2 COM3 COM4 COM5 COM6 9 pin Serial Port Headers DCD Pin1 6 SIN SOUT DTR GND DSR RTS CTS RI ...

Page 27: ... F_USB1 F_USB2 9 pin USB 2 0 Port Headers Pin 1 VCC DATA GND DATA VCC NC DATA GND DATA 2 6 FP1 9 pin Front Panel Header HDLED RESET HDDLED GND PWRLED PWRBTN GND PWRLED HDDLED RSTSW VCC PWRBT Pin 1 2 PWR LED ...

Page 28: ...3 7 SPK LED 7 pin Speaker Header PWR LED Header SPK 2 Pin 1 PWRLED PWRLED PWRLED SPK NC NC 8 GPIO_CON1 10 pin GPIO Header 2 Pin 1 GPIO_02 GPIO_11 GPIO_13 GPIO_17 GND GPIO_04 GPIO_12 GPIO_16 GPIO_20 VCC3 ...

Page 29: ...S Header Pin 1 SMBUS_CLK NC GND SMBUS_DATA 10 INVERTER 8 pin LVDS Inverter Connector Pin 1 Pin No Definition 1 Backlight Enable 2 Backlight PWM 3 Backlight VCC 4 Backlight VCC 5 GND 6 GND 7 Backlight Up SW 8 Backlight Down SW ...

Page 30: ...ATAP2 Pin 7 LVDSB_DATAN1 Pin 8 LVDSB_DATAP1 Pin 9 LVDSB_DATAN0 Pin 10 LVDSB_DATAP0 Pin 11 NC Pin 12 NC 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 Pin 31 GND...

Page 31: ...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 32: ...ve BIOS Setup main menu of you can see several options 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 Menu Bar Menu Items Current Setting Value Function Keys General Help Items ...

Page 33: ...lighted setup function is displayed at the top right corner the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu 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 ...

Page 34: ... 6 Main Menu Main menu screen includes some basic system information 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 35: ... needs to go to this item to select OS before installing OS If Windows Embedded standard 8 Please select Windows 8x and set USB 3 0 Support as Disabled USB 2 0 Support as Enabled refer to Page 43 ACPI Settings Press Enter to make settings for the following sub item ACPI Settings ACPI Sleep State ...

Page 36: ... optional settings Disabled Enabled When set as Enabled system will wake on the current time increased minute s PS2 KB MS Wakeup Use this item to enable or disable PS2 KB MS wakeup from S3 S4 S5 state This function is only supported when ERP function is disabled This item is only supported when ERP Support is set as Disabled USB S3 S4 Wakeup Use this item to enable or disable USB S3 S4 wakeup This...

Page 37: ...al Port FIF0 Mode The optional settings are 16 Byte FIF0 32 Byte FIF0 64 Byte FIF0 128 Byte FIF0 Serial Port 2 Configuration Serial Port 3 Configuration Serial Port 4 Configuration Serial Port 5 Configuration Serial Port 6 Configuration Press Enter to make settings for the following items Serial Port 2 3 4 5 6 Configuration Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable serial port COM Change Sett...

Page 38: ...disable WatchDog Timer Control When set as Enabled the following sub items shall appear WatchDog Timer Value User can set a value in the range of 4 to 255 WatchDog Timer Unit The optional settings are Sec Min WatchDog Wake up Timer in ERP This item support WDT wake up while ERP function is set as Auto The optional settings are Enabled Disabled When set as Enabled the following sub items shall appe...

Page 39: ...AN SYSFAN1 2 Smart Mode The optional settings are Disabled Enabled When set as Enabled the following sub items shall appear CPUFAN SYSFAN1 2 Full Speed Temperature Use this item to set CPUFAN SYSFAN1 2 full speed temperature Fan will run at full speed when above this pre set temperature CPUFAN SYSFAN1 2 Full Speed Duty Use this item to set CPUFAN SYSFAN1 2 full speed duty Fan will run at full spee...

Page 40: ...he host computer and the remote computer which the user is using will exchange data Both computers should have the same or compatible settings Press Enter to make settings for the following sub items Terminal Type The optional settings are VT100 VT100 VT UTF8 ANSI Bits per second The optional settings are 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Data Bits The optional settings are 7 8 Parity The optional set...

Page 41: ... Disabled When set as Enabled user can make further settings in Console Redirection Settings Console Redirection Settings The settings specify how the host computer and the remote computer which the user is using will exchange data Both computers should have the same or compatible settings Press Enter to make settings for the following sub items Out of Band Mgmt Port The default setting is COM1 Th...

Page 42: ...t as Disabled for Windows XP Execute Disable Bit The optional settings Disabled Enabled Hardware Prefetcher The optional settings are Disabled Enabled Use this item to enable the Mid Level Cache L2 streamer prefetcher Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch The optional settings are Disabled Enabled Use this item to enable prefetching of adjacent cache lines Intel Virtualization Technology The optional setti...

Page 43: ...em is for user to set the maximum speed the SATA controller can support The optional settings are Gen1 Gen2 SATA Port1 The optional settings are Enabled Disabled mSATA SATA Port2 The optional settings are Enabled Disabled Network Stack Configuration Press Enter to go to Network Stack screen to make further settings Network Stack The optional settings are Enabled Disabled When set as Enabled the fo...

Page 44: ...gs are Do not launch UEFI only Legacy only Legacy first UEFI first Other PCI devices This item determines OpROM execution policy for devices other than Network storage or video The optional settings are UEFI first Legacy Only USB Configuration Press Enter to make settings for the following sub items USB Configuration Legacy USB Support The optional settings are Enabled Disabled Auto Enabled To ena...

Page 45: ...mmand time out The optional settings are 10 sec 20 sec 30 sec 40 sec Device power up delay Use this item to set maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the host controller Auto uses default value for a root port it is 100 ms for a hub port the delay is taken from hub descriptor The optional settings Auto Manual Select Manual you can set value for the following sub it...

Page 46: ...make settings for the following sub items Intel IGD Configuration PAVC Use this item to enable or disable protected audio video control The optional settings are Disabled LITE Mode SERPENT Mode DVMT Pre Allocated Use this item to select DVMT 5 0 pre allocated fixed graphics memory size used ...

Page 47: ...led IGD Boot Type Use this item to select preference display interface used when system boot The optional settings are Auto CRT HDMI LVDS Note User needs to set Active LFP as Enabled otherwise the optional setting LVDS will not be available Active LVDS The optional settings are Disabled Enabled Disable VBIOS disable LVDS Enable VBIOS enable LVDS Note When set as Enabled user can make further setti...

Page 48: ...SB 2 0 Support is applicable for user to make further settings USB 3 0 Link Power Management The optional settings are Enabled Disabled Note This item only show up when USB 3 0 Support set as Enabled Auto or Smart Auto USB 2 0 Support The optional settings are Auto Disabled Audio Controller The optional settings are Disabled Enabled Azalia HDMI Codec Use this item to enable or disable internal HDM...

Page 49: ...sabled System State 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 3 9 Security Menu Security menu allow users to change administrator password and user password settings ...

Page 50: ...eout Use this item to set number of seconds to wait for setup activation key Bootup Numlock State Use this item to select keyboard numlock state The optional settings are On Off Quiet Boot The optional settings are Disabled Enabled Boot Option Priorities ...

Page 51: ...e Exit Menu Save Changes and Reset This item allows user to reset the system after saving the changes Discard Changes and Reset This item allows user to reset the system without saving any changes Restore Defaults Use this item to restore load default values for all the setup options ...

Page 52: ...etup options Boot Override UEFT Built in EFI Shell Launch Internal EFI shell application shell efi Lauch EFI Shell from filesystem device Use this item to launch EFI shell application shell efi from one of the available filesystem device Reset System with TXT disable Mode Press Enter for TXE to run into the temporary disable mode Ignore if TXE Ignition FM ...

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