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NEXCOM International Co., Ltd.

Published December 2012

www.nexcom.com

Industrial Computing Solutions

Industrial Motherboards
NEX 883

User Manual

Summary of Contents for NEX 883

Page 1: ...NEXCOM International Co Ltd NEXCOM International Co Ltd Published December 2012 www nexcom com Industrial Computing Solutions Industrial Motherboards NEX 883 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...stallation 2 1 Screw Holes 6 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 6 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM 7 2 4 Expansion Slot 9 2 5 Jumpers Setup 10 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 12 2 7 Serial ATA2 SATA2 Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation 22 2 8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA2 SATA3 HDDs 23 2 9 Driver Installation Guide 24 Chapter 3 UEFI Setup utility 3 1 Introduction 25 3 1 1...

Page 3: ...iguration 37 3 4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 38 3 5 Boot Screen 39 3 6 Security Screen 40 3 7 Exit Screen 41 Chapter 4 Software Support 4 1 Install Operating System 42 4 2 Support CD Information 42 4 2 1 Running Support CD 42 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 42 4 2 3 Utilities Menu 42 4 2 4 Contact Information 42 ...

Page 4: ...s a CE marking For computer systems to remain CE compliant only CE compliant parts may be used Maintaining CE compliance also requires proper cable and cabling techniques Copyright This publication including all photographs illustrations and software is protected under international copyright laws with all rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced copied translated or transmitted in...

Page 5: ...Polybrominated diphenyl Ethers PBDE 0 1 or 1 000ppm In order to meet the RoHS compliant directives NEXCOM has established an engineering and manufacturing task force in to implement the introduction of green products The task force will ensure that we follow the standard NEXCOM development procedure and that all the new RoHS components and new manufacturing processes maintain the highest industry ...

Page 6: ...t responsible for the devices parts Customers are responsible for the safe packaging of defective products making sure it is durable enough to be resistant against further damage and deterioration during transportation In case of damages occurred during transportation the repair is treated as Out of Warranty Any products returned by NEXCOM to other locations besides the cus tomers site will bear a...

Page 7: ... uses parts specified by the manufacturer Avoid using the system near water in direct sunlight or near a heating device The load of the system unit does not solely rely for support from the rackmounts located on the sides Firm support from the bottom is highly necessary in order to provide balance stability The computer is provided with a battery powered real time clock circuit There is a danger o...

Page 8: ...greater than the voltage and current rating marked on the product 11 All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted 12 If the equipment is not used for a long time disconnect it from the power source to avoid damage by transient overvoltage 13 Never pour any liquid into an opening This may cause fire or electri cal shock 14 Never open the equipment For safety reasons the equipment shou...

Page 9: ...site at www nexcom com 2 For technical issues that require contacting our technical support team or sales representative please have the following information ready before calling Product name and serial number Detailed information of the peripheral devices Detailed information of the installed software operating system version application software etc A complete description of the problem The exa...

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Page 12: ...A SATA HDD Power Cable 1 x I O Panel Shield Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice In case any modifications of this manual occur the updated version will be available on NEXCOM website without further notice You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on NEXCOM website as well NE...

Page 13: ...ata Transfer Rate SATA2 X2 3 0Gb S SATA3 X2 6 0Gb S Support RAID0 1 5 Rear I O VGA 0 Can transfer from DVI I HDMI 1 DVI 1 DVI I Display Port 1 Ethernet 2 USB 6 USB 2 0 x 4 USB 3 0 x 2 Audio 3 Mic In Line Out Line In Serial 2 RS 232 422 485 PS 2 1 Combo Internal Con nector USB 6 USB 2 0 x 4 USB 3 0 x 2 LVDS Inverter 1 1 VGA 0 Serial 4 RS 232 SATA 4 SATA2 x 2 3 0Gb S SATA3 x 2 6 0Gb S Support RAID0 ...

Page 14: ...OS AT X 12V 1 CPU_F AN1 CPU_F AN2 24 4cm 9 6 in 24 4cm 9 6 in USB6_7 1 USB8_9 1 1 CI 1 1 CI 2 JGPIO_PWR1 1 PWR_JP 1 1 1 LPT1 Top RJ 45 US B 2 0 T USB 0 B USB 1 Top RJ 45 US B 3 0 T USB 4 B USB 5 US B 2 0 T USB2 B USB3 HDM I 1 LV DS 1 BKT_PWR 1 1 1 PNL_PWR1 BL T_PWR2 1 BL T_VOL1 1 SET_CM 1 1 1 SET_CM 2 SET_CM 6 1 SET_CM 5 1 SET_CM 4 1 SET_CM 3 1 BUZZ1 Top Line In Center Line Out Bottom Mic In MINI_...

Page 15: ...l BLT_VOL1 6 COM Port Signal Power Setting Jumpers For COM2 SET_CM2 7 COM Port Signal Power Setting Jumpers For COM1 SET_CM1 8 CPU FAN Connector CPU_FAN2 9 CPU FAN Connector CPU_FAN1 10 ATX Power Input Connector ATXPWR1 11 COM Port Header COM5 12 COM Port Header COM6 13 COM Port Header COM4 14 COM Port Header COM3 15 mini PCIE Slot MINI_PCIE1 16 Digital Input Output Pin Header JGPIO1 17 COM Port S...

Page 16: ...t Only NEX 883 has DisplayPort Status Description Off No Link Blinking Data Activity On Link Status Description Off 10Mbps connection Orange 100Mbps connection Green 1Gbps connection 1 4 I O Panel 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 COM Port COM1 2 COM Port COM2 3 LAN RJ 45 Port 4 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 5 LAN RJ 45 Port 6 Line In Light Blue 7 Line out Lime 8 Microphone Pink 9 USB 3 0 Ports USB3_45 10 ...

Page 17: ...mages to motherboard components Do not over tighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard 2 2 Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any com ponent 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electrici ty NE...

Page 18: ...Memory Technology 4 It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into DDR3 slot otherwise this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged 5 Some DDR3 1GB double sided DIMMs with 16 chips may not work on this motherboard It is not recommended to install them on this motherboard 2 3 Installation of Memory Modules DIMM This motherboard provides four 240 pin DDR3 Double Data Rate 3 DIMM slots and...

Page 19: ...sing the retaining clips outward Step 2 Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot notch break notch break The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause per manent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation Step 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ...

Page 20: ... mini PCIe slot is used for PCI Express mini cards Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation Step 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboar...

Page 21: ...he jumper is Open The illustration shows a 3 pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are Short when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins Three Pin Jumpers Pins 1 and 2 Are Short Note CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply After waiting for 15 seconds use a jumper cap...

Page 22: ...Power Selec Jumper Setting Description 3 pin JGPIO_PWR1 see p 8 No 41 1 2 12V 2 3 5V COM Port Signal Power Setting Jumpers Jumper Setting Description 5 pin SET_CM2 see p 8 No 6 5 pin SET_CM1 see p 8 No 7 5 pin SET_CM6 see p 8 No 17 5 pin SET_CM5 see p 8 No 18 5 pin SET_CM4 see p 8 No 19 5 pin SET_CM3 see p 8 No 20 1 2 12V 2 3 5V 1 ...

Page 23: ... R_LVDD 3 3V 4 LDDC_CLK 5 LDDC_DATA 6 LVDS_A_DATA0 7 LVDS_A_DATA0 8 GND 9 LVDS_A_DATA1 10 LVDS_A_DATA1 11 GND 12 LVDS_A_DATA2 13 LVDS_A_DATA2 14 GND 15 LVDS_A_DATA3 16 LVDS_A_DATA3 17 GND 18 LVDS_A_CLK 19 LVDS_A_CLK 20 GND 21 LVDS_B_DATA0 22 LVDS_B_DATA0 23 GND 24 LVDS_B_DATA1 25 LVDS_B_DATA1 26 GND 27 LVDS_B_DATA2 28 LVDS_B_DATA2 29 DPLVDD_EN 30 LVDS_B_DATA3 31 LVDS_B_DATA3 32 GND 33 LVDS_B_CLK 3...

Page 24: ...e p 8 No 9 Please connect the CPU fan cable to the connector and match the black wire to the ground pin 3 pin CPU_FAN2 see p 8 No 8 GND 12V CPU_FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL 1 2 3 4 Though this motherboard provides 4 Pin CPU fan Quiet Fan support the 3 Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even with out the fan speed control function If you plan to connect the 3 Pin CPU fan to the CPU fan connecto...

Page 25: ...connect an ATX power supply to this connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 DDCD 1 2 TTXD1 3 GND 4 RRTS 1 5 RRI 1 6 RRXD1 7 DDTR 1 8 DDSR 1 9 CCIS 1 COM Port Headers 9 pin COM5 see p 8 No 11 9 pin COM6 see p 8 No 12 9 pin COM4 see p 8 No 13 9 pin COM3 see p 8 No 14 COM port headers support serial port modules CCTS 1 RRI 1 DDSR 1 DDTR 1 RRXD1 GND TTXD1 DDCD 1 1 RRTS 1 ...

Page 26: ... pin Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 Digital Output 0 2 Digital Input 0 3 Digital Output 1 4 Digital Input 1 5 Digital Output 2 6 Digital Input 2 7 Digital Output 3 8 Digital Input 3 9 JGPIO_PWR1 10 GND System Panel Header 9 pin PANEL1 see p 8 No 22 This header accommodates system front panel functions GND GND PWRBTN PLED PLED RESET HDLED HDLED 1 DUMMY Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 HDLED 2 H...

Page 27: ...S3 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered off S5 HDLED Hard Drive Activity LED Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data The front panel design may differ by chassis A front panel mod ule mainly consists of power switch reset switch power LED hard drive activity LED speaker and ...

Page 28: ...aders USB12 see p 8 No 30 9 pin USB6_7 see p 8 No 34 9 pin USB8_9 see p 8 No 32 Besides four default USB 2 0 ports on the I O panel there are two USB 2 0 headers and one USB 2 0 port on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two USB 2 0 ports Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 STB 2 SPD0 3 SPD1 4 SPD2 5 SPD3 6 SPD4 7 SPD5 8 SPD6 9 SPD7 10 ACK 11 BUSY 12 PE 13 SLCT 14 AFD 1...

Page 29: ...if the chassis cover has been removed This feature requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design 1 IntA_PB_D Dummy IntA_PB_D GND IntA_PB_SSTX GND IntA_PB_SSTX IntA_PB_SSRX IntA_PB_SSRX Vbus Vbus IntA_PA_SSRX IntA_PA_SSRX GND IntA_PA_SSTX IntA_PA_SSTX GND IntA_PA_D IntA_PA_D 1 Signal GND Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 Dummy 2 IntA_PB_D 3 IntA_PB_D 4 GND 5 IntA_PB_SST...

Page 30: ...able that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices 3W Audio Amp Output Wafer 4 pin SPEAKER1 see p 8 No 38 This motherboard supports CASE OPEN detection feature that detects if the chassis cover has been removed This feature requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 SPK L 2 SPK L 3 SPK R 4 SPK R Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 MI...

Page 31: ...TA Power Connectors 4 pin JPWR1 see p 8 No 40 4 pin JPWR2 see p 8 No 42 Chassis Fan Connector 3 pin CHA_FAN1 see p 8 No 43 Please connect the fan cable to the fan connector and match the black wire to the ground pin Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 CHA FAN SPEED 2 12V 3 GND Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 5V 2 GND 3 GND 4 12V ...

Page 32: ...Platform Module TPM system which can securely store keys digital certificates passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security protects digital identities and ensures platform integrity 1 GND GND S_PWRDWN LAD2 SMB_CLK_MAIN PCICLK PCIRST LAD3 3V LAD0 GND FRAME SMB_DATA_MAIN LAD1 SERIRQ GND 3VSB Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 PCICLK 2 FRAME 3 PCIRST 4 LAD3 5 3V ...

Page 33: ...AID 1 and RAID 5 functions You may install SATA2 SATA3 hard disks on this moth erboard for internal storage devices This section will guide you to install the SATA2 SATA3 hard disks Step 1 Install the SATA2 SATA3 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis Step 2 Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA2 SATA3 hard disk Step 3 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard s SATA2 SA...

Page 34: ... through a joint industry effort NOTE What is Hot Plug Function If the SATA2 SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration it is called Hot Plug for the action to insert and remove the SATA2 SATA3 HDDs while the system is still power on and in working condition However please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA2 SATA3 HDD What is Hot Swap Function If SAT...

Page 35: ...Guide To install the drivers to your system please insert the support CD to your optical drive first Then the drivers compatible to your system can be auto detected and listed on the support CD driver page Please follow the order from top to bottom to install those required drivers Therefore the drivers you install can work properly ...

Page 36: ... the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on 3 1 1 UEFI Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main To set up the system time date information Advanced To set up the advanced UEFI features H W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the default system device to locate and load the Operating System Securit...

Page 37: ...settings F10 To save changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY F12 Print screen ESC To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen Exit Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Main Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F7 Discard Changes F9 Load UEFI D...

Page 38: ...pdate your UEFI only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or other complicated flash utility Please be noted that the USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file sys tem If you execute Instant Flash utility the utility will show the UEFI files and their respective information Select the proper UEFI file to update your UEFI and reboot your system after UEFI up...

Page 39: ...ion power is maintained The default value is Auto Short Duration Power Limit Use this item to configure short duration power limit in watts The default value is Auto Primary Plane Current Limit Use this item to configure the maximum instantaneous current allowed for the primary plane The default value is Auto Secondary Plane Current Limit Use this item to configure the maximum instantaneous curren...

Page 40: ...ort Use this to enable or disable CPU C3 ACPI C2 report to OS CPU C6 State Support Use this to enable or disable CPU C6 ACPI C3 report to OS Package C State Support Selected option will program into C State package limit register The de fault value is Auto CPU Thermal Throttling You may select Enabled to enable CPU internal thermal control mecha nism to keep the CPU from overheating No Execute Mem...

Page 41: ...eep Render Standby This allows you to enable or disable Deep Render Standby The default value is Enabled Active LVDS Use this to enable or disable the LVDS The default value is Enabled Panel Type Selection Use this to select panel type Primary IGFX Boot Display Select the Video Device which will be activated during POST This has no effect if external graphics present Secondary boot display selecti...

Page 42: ...5 in DC only and desktop platforms support Deep S4 S5 in AC only The default value is Disabled Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC power loss If Power Off is selected the AC power remains off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the AC power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers Exit Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Se...

Page 43: ... Disabled and Enabled AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk performance but IDE mode does not have these advantages Exit Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Security Main Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 Ge...

Page 44: ... automatically while the computer is in sleep mode The default is Enabled Exit Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Security Main Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F7 Discard Changes F9 Load UEFI Defaults F10 Save Exit F12 Print Screen ESC Exit Intel R Rapid St...

Page 45: ...s Trigger CIRA boot The default is Disabled USB Configure Use this to enable or disable USB Configure function The default is Enabled PET Progress User can enable or disable PET Events progress to receive PET events or not The default is Enabled WatchDog Use this to enable or disable WatchDog Timer The default is Disabled Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Se...

Page 46: ...onfiguration Use this set parameters of the onboard parallel port WDT Timeout Reset This allows users to enable disable the Watch Dog Timer timeout to reset system The default value is Disabled Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F7 Discard ...

Page 47: ... Ring In Power On Use this item to enable or disable Ring In signals to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC Real Time Clock to power on the system USB Keyboard Remote Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Keyboard Remote to power on the system USB Mouse Power On Use this item to enable or disable USB Mouse to power on ...

Page 48: ...es are connected Disabled USB devices are not allowed to use under legacy OS and UEFI setup when Disabled is selected If you have USB compatibility issues it is recommended to select Disabled to enter OS UEFI Setup Only USB devices are allowed to use only under UEFI setup and Windows Linux OS Legacy USB 3 0 Support Use this option to enable or disable legacy support for USB 3 0 devices The default...

Page 49: ... default value is Enabled Case Open Feature This allows you to enable or disable case open detection feature The default is value Disabled Clear Status This option appears only when the case open has been detected Use this option to keep or clear the record of previous chassis intrusion status Exit Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Main Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc A...

Page 50: ...oard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Boot Failure Guard Count Use this item to configure Boot Failure Guard Count Exit Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Main Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Select Sc...

Page 51: ...vanced H W Monitor Boot Security Main Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F7 Discard Changes F9 Load UEFI Defaults F10 Save Exit F12 Print Screen ESC Exit Install or Change the Password Supervisor Password User Password Supervisor Password User Passw...

Page 52: ... will pop out the following message Discard changes Select OK to discard all changes Load UEFI Defaults Load UEFI default values for all the setup questions F9 key can be used for this operation Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application Shell64 efi from one of the available filesystem devices Exit Advanced H W Monitor Boot Security Main Version 2 14 1219 Copy...

Page 53: ...insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu did not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available device s drivers if the system detects installed devices Please install...

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