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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
.................................................................................. 11
System Memory
.......................................................................................... 12
Installing the DIMM Module ........................................................................ 13
CPU ........................................................................................................... 14
Connectors
................................................................................................... 15
CPU Fan Connector ..................................................................................... 15
COM Express Connectors ............................................................................ 16
COM Express connector Signal Discription .................................................... 17
Standby Power LED
................................................................................... 29
Cooling Option
............................................................................................ 29
Installing CM901-B onto a Carrier Board
............................................ 30
Chapter 4 - BIOS Setup
............................................................... 33
Overview
..................................................................................................... 33
AMI BIOS Setup Utility
............................................................................. 34
Main .......................................................................................................... 34
Advanced ................................................................................................... 34
Chipset ...................................................................................................... 42
Boot........................................................................................................... 46
Security ...................................................................................................... 47
Save & Exit ................................................................................................ 47
Updating the BIOS
.................................................................................... 48
Chapter 5 - Supported Software
.......................................................... 49
Appendix A - nLite and AHCI Installation Guide
........................... 59
nLite
............................................................................................................... 59
AHCI
.............................................................................................................. 63
Appendix B - Watchdog Sample Code
................................................ 65
Appendix C - System Error Message
................................................... 66
Appendix D - Troubleshooting
................................................................ 67
Appendix E - BIOS Status Code
............................................................ 69