3
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 - Hardware Installation
................................................ 9
Board Layout
.................................................................................................9
System Memory
............................................................................................9
Installing the DIMM Module ........................................................................ 10
CPU
................................................................................................................ 11
Installing the CPU ....................................................................................... 12
Installing the Fan and Heat Sink.................................................................. 14
Jumper Settings
......................................................................................... 15
Clear CMOS Data ........................................................................................ 15
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Power Select ............................................................. 15
USB Power Select ....................................................................................... 16
Power-on Select.......................................................................................... 16
COM1/COM2 RS232/422/485 Select ............................................................. 17
COM1/COM2 RS232/Power Select ................................................................ 17
Digital I/O Power Select .............................................................................. 18
Digital I/O Output State .............................................................................. 18
SATA DOM Power Select ............................................................................. 19
Rear Panel I/O Ports
................................................................................. 20
PS/2 Keyboad/Mouse Port ........................................................................... 20
COM (Serial) Ports ...................................................................................... 21
Graphics Interfaces ..................................................................................... 21
RJ45 LAN Ports ........................................................................................... 22
USB Ports ................................................................................................... 22
Audio ......................................................................................................... 23
I/O Connectors
........................................................................................... 24
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors ...................................................................... 24
Digital I/O Connector .................................................................................. 25
Cooling Fan Connectors............................................................................... 25
Chassis Intrusion Connector ........................................................................ 26
Power Connectors ....................................................................................... 26
Standby Power LED .................................................................................... 27
Front Panel Connector ................................................................................ 27
Expansion Slots .......................................................................................... 28
LPC Connector ............................................................................................ 28
COM/Parallel Extension Modules
.................................................................... 29
Connecting the Module to the Motherboard
...................................................... 30
S/PDIF Connector ....................................................................................... 30
Battery ....................................................................................................... 31
Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup
............................................................... 32
Overview
..................................................................................................... 32
AMI BIOS Setup Utility
............................................................................. 33
Main .......................................................................................................... 33
Advanced ................................................................................................... 33
Chipset ...................................................................................................... 45
Boot........................................................................................................... 51
Security ...................................................................................................... 52
Save & Exit ................................................................................................ 53
Event & Logs .............................................................................................. 53
Updating the BIOS
.................................................................................... 54
Chapter 4 - Supported Software
........................................................... 55
Chapter 5 - Digital I/O Programming Guide
.................................... 74
Chapter 6 - RAID
..........................................................................
76
RAID Levels
.................................................................................
76
Settings
.......................................................................................
76
Chapter 7 - Intel AMT Settings
............................................................ 79
Overview
...............................................................................................................
79
Enable Intel
®
AMT in the AMI BIOS
.........................................................
79
Enable Intel
®
AMT in the Intel
®
Management Engine BIOS
Extension (MEBX) Screen
..............................................................................
80
Appendix A - Troubleshooting
................................................................ 93
nLite
............................................................................................................... 93
AHCI
.............................................................................................................. 97
Appendix B - Watchdog Sample Code
................................................ 99
Appendix C - System Error Message
................................................. 100
Appendix D - Troubleshooting
.............................................................. 101
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