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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 Comparision Table
..............................................................9
Chapter 3 - Hardware Installation
.............................................. 10
Board Layout
............................................................................................... 10
Block Diagram
............................................................................................. 10
Mechanical Diagram
.................................................................................. 11
System Memory
.......................................................................................... 12
Installing the DIM Module ........................................................................... 13
Connectors
................................................................................................... 14
CPU Fan Connector ..................................................................................... 14
COM Express Connectors ............................................................................ 15
COM Express connector Signal Discription .................................................... 16
Standby Power LED
................................................................................... 26
Cooling Option
............................................................................................ 26
Installing CR908-B onto a Carrier Board
............................................ 27
Chapter 4 - BIOS Setup
............................................................... 30
Overview
..................................................................................................... 30
AMI BIOS Setup Utility
............................................................................. 31
Main .......................................................................................................... 31
Advanced ................................................................................................... 31
Chipset ...................................................................................................... 38
Boot........................................................................................................... 43
Security ...................................................................................................... 44
Save & Exit ............................................................................................... 44
Updating the BIOS
....................................................................................... 45
Chapter 5 - Supported Software
.......................................................... 46
Appendix A - nLite and AHCI Installation Guide
........................... 58
nLite
............................................................................................................... 58
AHCI
.............................................................................................................. 62
Appendix B - Watchdog Sample Code
................................................ 64
Appendix C - System Error Message
................................................... 65
Appendix D - Troubleshooting
................................................................ 66