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MANO521 Series 

 
Intel

®

 Socket 1151 Core

TM 

i7/ i5/ i3 

Processors Mini ITX Motherboard 
 
User’s Manual

 

Summary of Contents for MANO521 Series

Page 1: ...MANO521 Series Intel Socket 1151 CoreTM i7 i5 i3 Processors Mini ITX Motherboard User s Manual ...

Page 2: ... manual Axiomtek reserves the right to change or revise this document and or product at any time without notice No part of this document may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Axiomtek Co Ltd CAUTION If you replace wrong batteries it causes the danger...

Page 3: ...e system unit chassis for a few seconds It discharges static electricity from your body Wear a wrist grounding strap available from most electronic component stores when handling boards and components Trademarks Acknowledgments Axiomtek is a trademark of Axiomtek Co Ltd Intel and Celeron are trademarks of Intel Corporation Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation AMI is a trademark of Ameri...

Page 4: ...4 1 DC Jack Power Connector CN1 12 2 4 2 USB 2 0 Stack Port CN2 12 2 4 3 USB 3 0 Stack Port CN3 12 2 4 4 Ethernet Ports CN4 and CN5 13 2 4 5 COM1 D Sub Connector CN6 13 2 4 6 Audio Jack CN7 14 2 4 7 DisplayPort and HDMI Connector CN8 14 2 4 8 ATX Power Input Connector CN9 15 2 4 9 GPIO Header CN10 15 2 4 10 CMOS Battery Connector CN11 15 2 4 11 VGA Wafer Connector CN12 16 2 4 12 Front Audio Connec...

Page 5: ...ors 27 3 2 BIOS 27 3 3 System Memory 27 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Setup Utility 29 4 1 Starting 29 4 2 Navigation Keys 29 4 3 Main Menu 31 4 4 Advanced Menu 32 4 5 Chipset Menu 46 4 6 Security Menu 52 4 7 Boot Menu 53 4 8 Save Exit Menu 55 Appendix A Watchdog Timer 57 A 1 About Watchdog Timer 57 A 2 Sample Program 57 Appendix B Configuring SATA for RAID 59 B 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s for RAID Funct...

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Page 7: ...d I O options Users also can increase board functionality with PCI Express x4 and mSATA slot The high quality MANO521 allows four display interfaces via HDMI DisplayPort VGA and LVDS in quadruplicate views making it an ideal solution for gaming workstation digital signage medical and other IoT M2M applications 1 1 Features LGA1151 Socket for 8 th Generation Intel Core i7 i5 i3 and Pentium processo...

Page 8: ...r connector internal Ethernet LAN1 1000 100 10Mbps Gigabit Fast Ethernet supports Wake on LAN PXE with Intel i211AT LAN2 1000 100 10Mbps Gigabit Fast Ethernet supports Wake on LAN PXE with Intel i219V i219LM optional Serial ATA Two SATA 3 0 ports 6Gb s One mSATA Mini Card slot One M 2 Key M slot Audio Realtek ALC662 5 1 channel HDA codec Support line out on the rear I O Support MIC in line out lin...

Page 9: ...in power input connector One 12V 19 24V DC jack power input connector Operating Temperature 0 C 60 C Storage Temperature 20 C 65 C Form Factor Mini ITX 6 7 x 6 7 17 0cm x 17 0cm Note All specifications and images are subject to change without notice 1 3 Utilities Supported Chipset driver Graphics driver Intel ME driver Ethernet driver Audio driver Chipset_serialio driver Intel_Rapid_Storage_Techno...

Page 10: ...MANO521 Mini ITX Motherboard 4 Introduction 1 4 Block Diagram ...

Page 11: ...MANO521 Mini ITX Motherboard Board and Pin Assignments 5 Chapter 2 Board and Pin Assignments 2 1 Board Layout Top View ...

Page 12: ...MANO521 Mini ITX Motherboard 6 Board and Pin Assignments Bottom View ...

Page 13: ...onnector CN11 7 DDR4 SO DIMM Connectors CN23 CN24 25 VGA Wafer Connector CN12 8 Case Open Select Jumper JP5 26 DC Jack Power Connector CN1 9 AT ATX Power Mode Select Jumper JP6 27 USB 2 0 Stack Port CN2 10 Clear CMOS Jumper JP4 28 USB 3 0 Stack Port CN3 11 Front Panel Connector CN34 29 Ethernet Ports CN4 CN5 12 SATA 3 0 Combo Connector CN32 30 COM1 D Sub Connector CN6 13 SATA Power Connectors CN30...

Page 14: ...t consisting of jumper clip and jumper pins Install jumper clip on 2 jumper pins to close And remove jumper clip from 2 jumper pins to open The following illustration shows how to set up jumper Before applying power to MANO521 Series please make sure all of the jumpers are in factory default position Below you can find a summary table of all jumpers and onboard default settings Note Once the defau...

Page 15: ...ect JP2 Optional Use this jumper to select line out or speaker out as source for audio output on audio connector If speaker out is used it will deliver 2W channel continuous at 8Ω loads 2 3 3 LVDS VDD Select JP3 The motherboard supports voltage selection for flat panel displays Use this jumper to set up VDD power of the LVDS connector To prevent hardware damage before connecting please make sure t...

Page 16: ...ttery 3 Move the jumper clip from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the clip on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the clip back to pins 1 2 4 Re install the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data 2 3 5 Case Open Select JP5 Use this jumper for chassis intrusion detection feature 2 3 6 AT AT...

Page 17: ...Jack CN8 DisplayPort Upper and HDMI Lower Connector CN9 CN38 ATX Power Input 90 Angle Connector Co layout with a 180 Angle Connector CN38 Optional CN10 GPIO Header CN11 CMOS Battery Connector CN12 VGA Wafer Connector CN14 Front Audio Connector CN15 M 2 Key E Connector CN16 mSATA Mini Card Connector CN17 PCI Express x4 Slot CN18 USB 3 0 Wafer Connector CN19 USB 2 0 Wafer Connector CN21 CN22 Fan Con...

Page 18: ...comes with one stacked Universal Serial Bus compliant with USB 2 0 connector on the rear I O for installing USB peripherals such as keyboard mouse scanner etc 2 4 3 USB 3 0 Stack Port CN3 The motherboard comes with one stacked Universal Serial Bus compliant with USB 3 0 connector on the rear I O for installing USB peripherals such as keyboard mouse scanner etc Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 USB_PWR 2 USB...

Page 19: ...N6 This connector is a standard D Sub connector for COM1 serial port interface which is selectable for RS 232 422 485 mode by BIOS setting see section 4 4 The pin assignments of RS 232 422 485 are listed in table below Pin 1000 Base T 100 10 Base T Description L1 BI_DA TX Bidirectional or Transmit Data L2 BI_DA TX Bidirectional or Transmit Data L3 BI_DB RX Bidirectional or Receive Data L4 BI_DC N ...

Page 20: ...yPort interface and a lower connector for HDMI interface Pin Color Signal Green Line out Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 DP_TX0_P 21 HDMI OUT_DATA2 2 GND 22 GND 3 DP_TX0_N 23 HDMI OUT_DATA2 4 DP_TX1_P 24 HDMI OUT_DATA1 5 GND 25 GND 6 DP_TX1_N 26 HDMI OUT_DATA1 7 DP_TX2_P 27 HDMI OUT_DATA0 8 GND 28 GND 9 DP_TX2_N 29 HDMI OUT_DATA0 10 DP_TX3_P 30 HDMI OUT_Clock 11 GND 31 GND 12 DP_TX3_N 32 HDMI OUT_Clock 13...

Page 21: ...fault the motherboard comes with a 4 pin ATX 90 angle connector CN9 for DC 12V 19 24V power input Co layout with a 180 angle connector CN38 optional 2 4 1 3 2 4 9 GPIO Header CN10 The motherboard comes with a 2x5 pin pitch 2 00mm header for GPIO interface Note H or L means the default voltage is High or Low level and GPIO output is 5V 2 4 10 CMOS Battery Connector CN11 This is a 2 pin connector fo...

Page 22: ... 2 4 12 Front Audio Connector CN14 This is a 2x5 pin pitch 2 00mm connector for convenient connection and control of audio devices Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 G_VGA_R 2 VGA_VCC 3 G_VGA_G 4 GND 5 G_VGA_B 6 GND 7 G_HSYNC 8 G_VSYNC 9 VGA_SCL 10 VGA_SDA Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 MIC_IN 2 GND 3 LINE_IN_L 4 GND 5 LINE_IN_R 6 GND 7 AUD_OUT_L 8 GND 9 AUD_OUT_R 10 GND ...

Page 23: ...C 33 GND 58 N C 9 CNV_WR_1_DN 34 CNV_RGI_RSP 59 CNV_WT_1_DN 10 PCM_CRF_RST 35 PCIE12_TX_DP 60 N C 11 CNV_WR_1_DP 36 CNV_BRI_DT 61 CNV_WT_1_DP 12 N C 37 PCIE12_TX_DN 62 N C 13 GND 38 CL_RST 63 GND 14 PCMOUT_CLKREQ0 39 GND 64 M2_REFCLK 15 CNV_WR_0_DN 40 CL_DATA 65 CNV_WT_0_DN 16 N C 41 PCIE12_RX_DP 66 N C 17 CNV_WR_0_DP 42 CL_CLK 67 CNV_WT_0_DP 18 GND 43 PCIE12_RX_DN 68 N C 19 GND 44 CNV_PA_BLANKING...

Page 24: ...KREQ 8 UIM_PWR 9 GND 10 UIM_DAT 11 REFCLK 12 UIM_CLK 13 REFCLK 14 UIM_REST 15 GND 16 UIM_VPP 17 N C 18 GND 19 N C 20 3 3VAUX 21 GND 22 PERST 23 SATA0_RX_DP 24 3 3VAUX 25 SATA0_RX_DN 26 GND 27 GND 28 1 5V 29 GND 30 SMB_CLK 31 SATA0_TX_DN 32 SMB_DATA 33 SATA0_TX_DP 34 GND 35 GND 36 USB 9_D 37 GND 38 USB 9_D 39 3 3VAUX 40 GND 41 3 3VAUX 42 N C 43 GND 44 N C 45 N C 46 N C 47 N C 48 1 5V 49 N C 50 GND ...

Page 25: ... GND A7 NC B8 3 3V A8 NC B9 NC A9 3 3V B10 3 3Vaux A10 3 3V B11 WAKE A11 PERST B12 NC A12 GND B13 GND A13 REFCLK B14 HSOP0 A14 REFCLK B15 HSON0 A15 GND B16 GND A16 HSIP0 B17 PRSNT2 A17 HSIN0 B18 GND A18 GND B19 HSOP1 A19 N C B20 HSON1 A20 GND B21 GND A21 HSIP1 B22 GND A22 HSIN1 B23 HSOP2 A23 GND B24 HSON2 A24 GND B25 GND A25 HSIP2 B26 GND A26 HSIN2 B27 HSOP3 A27 GND B28 HSON3 A28 GND B29 GND A29 H...

Page 26: ...option within BIOS Setup Utility if fan is installed For further information see BIOS Setup Utility Advanced Hardware Monitor PC Health Status in section 4 4 CN21 4 pin pitch 2 54mm CN22 3 pin pitch 2 54mm Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5V 20 2 P3_SSRX1 19 5V 3 P3_SSRX 18 P4_SSRX 4 GND 17 P4_SSRX 5 P3_SSTX 16 GND 6 P3_SSTX 15 P4_SSTX 7 GND 14 P4_SSTX 8 USB 3_D 13 GND 9 USB 3_D 12 USB 4_D 10 N C 11 USB 4_...

Page 27: ...DCD and RI pins by setting jumper JP1 2 4 20 LVDS Backlight Control Header CN28 This is an 8 pin pitch 1 25mm connector which is compliant with Hirose DF13 8P 1 25V for inverter We strongly recommend you to use the matching connector DF13 8S 1 25C to avoid malfunction Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 DCD 2 DSR 3 RXD 4 RTS 5 TXD 6 CTS 7 DTR 8 RI 9 GND Pin Signal 1 12V 2 12V 3 5V 4 LVDS_BKL_EN 5 GND 6 GND 7 ...

Page 28: ...DS output 2 4 22 SATA Power Connectors CN30 and CN31 This is a 4 pin pitch 2 54mm connector for DC 12V and 5V power output Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VDD 2 VDD 3 VDD 4 VDD 5 VDD 6 VDD 7 N C 8 N C 9 GND Detect 10 GND 11 LVDS_B_DATA3 12 LVDS_B_DATA0 13 LVDS_B_DATA3 14 LVDS_B_DATA0 15 GND 16 GND 17 LVDS_B_CLK 18 LVDS_B_DATA1 19 LVDS_B_ CLK 20 LVDS_B_DATA1 21 GND 22 GND 23 LVDS_A_DATA0 24 LVDS_B_DATA2 25...

Page 29: ... power LED lights up when the system is powered on External Speaker and Internal Buzzer Pin 2 4 6 and 8 connect the case mounted speaker unit or internal buzzer While connecting the board to an internal buzzer please set pin 2 and 4 closed while connecting to an external speaker you need to set pins 2 and 4 opened and connect the speaker cable to pin 8 and pin 2 Power On Off Button Pin 9 and 10 co...

Page 30: ...1 21 75 1 10 20 74 Note CN35 supports GEN2 x2 NVMe based SSD When the motherboard chipset is changed to Intel Q370 these pins support GEN3 x4 NVMe based SSD Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 26 N C 51 GND 2 3 3V 27 GND 52 CLKREQ 3 GND 28 N C 53 REFCLKN 4 3 3V 29 PCIE 11_RXN 54 N C 5 PCIE 9_RXN 30 N C 55 REFCLKP 6 N C 31 PCIE 11_RXP 56 N C 7 PCIE 9_RXP 32 N C 57 GND 8 N C 33 GND 58 N C 9 GND 3...

Page 31: ...26 SIM Card Slot CN36 The CN36 is for inserting SIM Card and mainly used in 3G 4G wireless network application In order to work properly the SIM Card must be used together with 3G 4G module inserted to CN16 Pin Signal 1 PWR 2 RST 3 CLK 4 NC 5 GND 6 VPP 7 I O 8 NC ...

Page 32: ... simultaneously eDP connector P N Aces Electronics 50203 40 Panel power VDD is 3 3V by default 5V or 12V is selectable by jumper JP3 see section 2 3 3 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VDD 2 VDD 3 VDD 4 VDD 5 N C 6 GND 7 GND 8 GND 9 GND 10 EMB_HPD 11 GND 12 EDP_TXN3C 13 EDP_TXP3_C 14 GND 15 EDP_TXN2_C 16 EDP_TXP2_C 17 GND 18 EDP_TXN1_C 19 EDP_TXP1_C 20 GND 21 EDP_TXN0_C 22 EDP_TXP0_C 23 GND 24 EMB_AUXP 25 E...

Page 33: ...croprocessor to prevent the CPU from damages 3 2 BIOS The MANO521 Series uses AMI Plug and Play BIOS with a single SPI Flash 3 3 System Memory The MANO521 supports two 260 pin DDR4 SO DIMM sockets for maximum memory capacity up to 32GB DDR4 SDRAMs The memory module comes in sizes of 2GB 4GB 8GB and 16GB Note For single memory channel configuration install memory module in channel 0 CN23 DDR4 SO DI...

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Page 35: ... Once you enter the BIOS the main BIOS setup menu displays You can access the other setup screens from the main BIOS setup menu such as the Advanced and Chipset menus Note If your computer cannot boot after making and saving system changes with BIOS setup you can restore BIOS optimal defaults by setting JP4 see section 2 3 4 It is strongly recommended that you should avoid changing the chipset s d...

Page 36: ...llow you to display the setup sub screens Plus Minus The Plus and Minus Arrow keys allow you to change the field value of a particular setup item F1 The F1 key allows you to display the General Help screen F2 The F2 key allows you to Load Previous Values F3 The F3 key allows you to Load Optimized Defaults F4 The F4 key allows you to save any changes you have made and exit Setup Press the F4 key to...

Page 37: ... setup screen is shown below BIOS Information Display the BIOS information System Date Time Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the Arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the Tab key or the Arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Access Level Displa...

Page 38: ... CPU and other system devices You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus IT8625 Super IO Configuration Hardware Monitor Trusted Computing ACPI Settings CPU Configuration SATA And RST Configuration PCH FW Configuration USB Configuration For items marked with please press Enter for more options ...

Page 39: ...select options for the Super IO Configuration and change the value of the selected option A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen For items marked with please press Enter for more options Serial Port 1 2 Configuration Use these items to set parameters related to serial port 1 2 ...

Page 40: ...etup Utility Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port Enable or disable serial port 1 The optimal setting for base I O address is 3F8h and for interrupt request address is IRQ4 COM Port Type Use this item to set RS 232 422 485 communication mode ...

Page 41: ...Mini ITX Motherboard AMI BIOS Setup Utility 35 Serial Port 2 Configuration Serial Port Enable or disable serial port 2 The optimal setting for base I O address is 2F8h and for interrupt request address is IRQ3 ...

Page 42: ...ty Hardware Monitor This screen monitors hardware health status This screen displays the temperature of system and CPU cooling fans speed in RPM and system voltages VCC_CPU 3 3V 12V 5V 5V standby 3 3V standby and VBAT Case Open Switch on or off case open ...

Page 43: ... you to configure CPU fan and system fan mode Smart Fan 1 Mode Smart Fan 2 Mode This item allows you to select Smart Fan Mode Full On The fan always runs at full speed Manual Mode Use the Manual PWM Setting to determine fan speed manually The range is from 0 minimum speed to 255 maximum speed ...

Page 44: ...lections appear only in Automatic Mode The initial spinning speed of fan is determined according to start PWM value The PWM Slope is used to control how fast the fan speeds up or slows down larger value means faster When temperature gets higher the fan increases its speed according to PWM Slope ...

Page 45: ...vides function for specifying the TPM settings Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device OS will not show security device TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available TPM Device Selection Select TPM device dTPM External extended Infineon s TPM ...

Page 46: ...MANO521 Mini ITX Motherboard 40 AMI BIOS Setup Utility PTT Intel built in TPM Pending operation Schedule an operation for the security device see image below None TPM Clear Clear all data secured by TPM ...

Page 47: ...NO521 Mini ITX Motherboard AMI BIOS Setup Utility 41 ACPI Settings ACPI Sleep State When the suspend button is pressed the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface sleep state is S3 Suspend to RAM ...

Page 48: ...or disable Intel Virtualization Technology When enabled a VMM Virtual Machine Mode can utilize the additional hardware capabilities It allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications independently hence enabling a single computer system to work as several virtual systems Intel R SpeedStep tm Enable or disable Intel SpeedStep It allows more than two frequency ranges to be suppo...

Page 49: ...MANO521 Mini ITX Motherboard AMI BIOS Setup Utility 43 Turbo Mode Enable or disable Intel turbo boost mode allowing processor cores to run faster but not exceed CPU defined frequency limits ...

Page 50: ...t up BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices In the SATA Configuration menu you can see the currently installed hardware in the SATA ports SATA Controller s Enable or disable the SATA Controller feature The default is Enabled SATA Mode Selection Determine how SATA controller s operate ...

Page 51: ...MANO521 Mini ITX Motherboard AMI BIOS Setup Utility 45 PCH FW Configuration This screen displays ME Firmware information USB Configuration USB Devices Display all detected USB devices ...

Page 52: ...enu The Chipset menu allows users to change the advanced chipset settings You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus System Agent SA Configuration PCH IO Configuration For items marked with please press Enter for more options ...

Page 53: ...en allows users to configure System Agent SA parameters For items marked with please press Enter for more options Graphics Configuration Select to open sub menu for parameters related to graphics configuration Memory Configuration Select to open sub menu for information related to system memory ...

Page 54: ... the video device which will be activated during POST Power On Self Test The secondary boot display selection will appear based on your selection Secondary IGFX Boot Display After selecting other than AUTO on Primary IGFX Boot Display the Secondary IGFX Boot Display will show up and its options are DP and HDMI ...

Page 55: ...VGA display is connected to your system make sure to set this option to Disabled LVDS Panel Type Select the appropriate LVDS panel resolution see the selection options in image above Brightness Setting This option appears only when LVDS panel is connected It allows user to adjust the brightness level of the LVDS panel Range 0 255 Default 255 ...

Page 56: ...MANO521 Mini ITX Motherboard 50 AMI BIOS Setup Utility Memory Configuration This screen shows the system memory information ...

Page 57: ...ility 51 PCH IO Configuration This screen allows you to set PCH parameters PCH LAN Controller Enable or disable onboard PCH LAN controller Wake on LAN Enable After enabling PCH LAN Controller enabling or disabling integrated LAN to wake the system ...

Page 58: ...X Motherboard 52 AMI BIOS Setup Utility 4 6 Security Menu The Security menu allows users to change the security settings for the system Administrator Password Set administrator password User Password Set user password ...

Page 59: ... options of the system Setup Prompt Timeout Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 0xFFFF means indefinite waiting Bootup NumLock State Use this item to select the power on state for the keyboard NumLock Quiet Boot Select to display either POST output messages or a splash screen during boot up ...

Page 60: ...9 I211 or Disabled as PXE LAN port Boot Option Priorities These are settings for boot priority Specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices Boot Mode Use this option for boot mode settings UEFI Boot Select support to boot any UEFI capable OS Legacy Boot Select support to boot non UEFI capable OS that expects a legacy BIOS interface ...

Page 61: ...it menu and press Enter Select Yes to discard changes and exit Save Changes and Reset When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Reset from the Save Exit menu and press Enter Select Yes to save changes and reset Discard Changes and Reset Select ...

Page 62: ...when you select this option Select Restore Defaults from the Save Exit menu and press Enter Save as User Defaults Select this option to save system configuration changes done so far as User Defaults Select Save as User Defaults from the Save Exit menu and press Enter Restore User Defaults It automatically sets all Setup options to a complete set of User Defaults when you select this option Select ...

Page 63: ... watchdog timer gives us solution The watchdog timer is a counter that triggers a system reset when it counts down to zero from a preset value The software starts counter with an initial value and must reset it periodically If the counter ever reaches zero which means the software has crashed the system will reboot A 2 Sample Program 1 Enter ADU and press F4 to select the superior ITE 2 PORT setti...

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Page 65: ... below to configure SATA hard drive s 1 Install SATA hard drive s in your system 2 Enter the BIOS Setup to configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence 3 Configure RAID by the RAID BIOS 1 Installing SATA hard drive s in your system Connect one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port s on the board Then connect the power connector...

Page 66: ...n to enter BIOS Setup during running POST Power On Self Test If you want to create RAID just go to the Advanced Settings menu SATA and RST Configuration select the SATA Mode Selection and press Enter for more options A list of options appears please select Intel RST Premium With Intel Optane System Acceleration ...

Page 67: ... 61 2 2 Set DVD ROM for First Boot Option under the Boot Settings menu to boot DVD ROM after system restarts 3 Configuring RAID 3 1 Configure a RAID array If you want to create a RAID array select the Intel R Rapid Storage Technology option and press Enter ...

Page 68: ...ters or less letters cannot be special characters in the item Name 3 3 Then select a RAID level There are three RAID levels RAID0 Stripe RAID1 Mirror and Recovery The RAID level option list varies according to the number of connected storage devices For example it can support RAID0 RAID1 RAID5 or RAID10 if 4 storages devices are connected to the system ...

Page 69: ...board Configuring SATA for RAID 63 Don t forget to Select Disks by typing X as indicated in image below 3 4 Set the stripe block size The KB is the standard unit of stripe block size The stripe block size can be 4KB to 128KB ...

Page 70: ...X Motherboard 64 Configuring SATA for RAID 3 5 After the setting proceed to next step for the array capacity setting 3 6 After setting all the items on the screen select Create Volume to start creating the RAID array ...

Page 71: ...the RAID Array in the following screen including disk name RAID level disk block size and disk capacity etc Delete RAID volume If you want to delete a RAID volume select the Delete option and follow on screen instructions Save and exit the BIOS Setup Now you can proceed to install a SATA driver controller and the operating system ...

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Page 73: ... better protect their networked computing assets In order to utilize Intel iAMT you must enter the ME BIOS Ctrl P during system startup change the ME BIOS password and then select Intel iAMT as the manageability feature C 1 Entering MEBx 1 You must go to BIOS to enable iAMT function 2 Exit from BIOS after starting iAMT and press Ctrl P to enter MEBx Setting Note It is advised to press Ctrl P befor...

Page 74: ... password while revising The new password must consist of eight characters including at least One upper case One lower case One number One special symbol such as or excepted The default value demonstrates an example of a valid password 11qqQQ Underline _ and space are valid characters for password but they won t make higher complexity ...

Page 75: ...MANO521 Mini ITX Motherboard iAMT Settings 69 C 3 iAMT Settings Select Intel iAMT configuration and press Enter 1 Select Network Setup to configure iAMT ...

Page 76: ...MANO521 Mini ITX Motherboard 70 iAMT Settings 2 Select TCP IP to get into Network interface and set it to Enabled Get into DHCP Mode and set it to Disabled ...

Page 77: ...MT Settings 71 3 If DHCP Mode is disabled set the following settings IP address Subnet mask 4 Go back to Intel iAMT Configuration then select Activate Network Access and press Enter 5 Exit from MEBx after completing the iAMT settings ...

Page 78: ...iAMT Web Console 1 On a web browser type http IP ADDRESS 16992 which connects to iAMT Web Example http 10 1 40 214 16992 2 To log on you will be required to type in username and password for access to the Web USER admin default value PASS MEBx password ...

Page 79: ...MANO521 Mini ITX Motherboard iAMT Settings 73 3 Enter the iAMT Web 4 Click Remote Control and select commands on the right side 5 When you have finished using the iAMT Web console close the Web browser ...

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Page 81: ...MANO521 Mini ITX Motherboard TPM Settings 75 Appendix D TPM Settings 1 Setup BitLocker Drive Encryption main storage Press Win R and type Control Panel then select BitLocker Drive Encryption ...

Page 82: ...MANO521 Mini ITX Motherboard 76 TPM Settings 2 Insert an external storage device for example USB Storage Back up BitLocker recovery key in a new file and save it to the USB Storage ...

Page 83: ...MANO521 Mini ITX Motherboard TPM Settings 77 3 Please follow the steps below to encrypt your storage device ...

Page 84: ...MANO521 Mini ITX Motherboard 78 TPM Settings Now the system prompts that the operating system drive encryption is in progress and the encryption progress is checked ...

Page 85: ...MANO521 Mini ITX Motherboard TPM Settings 79 Select and click the icon in the lower right corner to complete the encryption ...

Page 86: ...MANO521 Mini ITX Motherboard 80 TPM Settings 4 Confirm the completion of encryption ...

Page 87: ... 81 5 Disable TPM function in BIOS Setup Utility 6 When the system is powered on and you see the following screen it means the TPM module function is working fine Note that BitLocker cannot be executed if your system does not have TPM function ...

Page 88: ...Mini ITX Motherboard 82 TPM Settings Note System with no TPM function support is as below 1 TPM information is not found in Device Manager 2 When trying to turn on Bitlocker the following error message shows up ...

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