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
Mini PCIe Signal Select ............................................................................... 17
LCD/Inverter Power Select .......................................................................... 17
Panel Power Select ..................................................................................... 18
LVDS Channel and bpp Select ..................................................................... 18
Digital I/O Power Select .............................................................................. 19
Digital I/O Output State .............................................................................. 19
Rear Panel I/O Ports
................................................................................. 20
PS/2 Keyboad/Mouse Port ........................................................................... 20
RJ45 LAN Ports ........................................................................................... 21
USB Ports ................................................................................................... 21
Graphics Interfaces ..................................................................................... 22
COM (Serial) Ports ...................................................................................... 23
Audio ......................................................................................................... 23
I/O Connectors
........................................................................................... 24
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors ...................................................................... 24
Digital I/O Connector .................................................................................. 24
Digital I/O Power Connector ........................................................................ 24
Cooling Fan Connectors............................................................................... 25
Power Connectors ....................................................................................... 25
LVDS LCD Panel Connector ......................................................................... 26
LCD/Inverter Power Connector .................................................................... 26
Chassis Intrusion Connector ........................................................................ 27
Front Panel Connector ................................................................................ 27
Standby Power LED .................................................................................... 28
S/PDIF Connector ....................................................................................... 28
Expansion Slots .......................................................................................... 29
Battery ....................................................................................................... 29
Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup
............................................................... 30
Overview
..................................................................................................... 30
AMI BIOS Setup Utility
............................................................................. 31
Main .......................................................................................................... 31
Advanced ................................................................................................... 31
Chipset ...................................................................................................... 40
Boot........................................................................................................... 46
Security ...................................................................................................... 47
Save & Exit ................................................................................................ 47
Updating the BIOS
.................................................................................... 48
Notice: BIOS SPI ROM
............................................................................. 48
Chapter 4 - Supported Software
........................................................... 49
Chapter 5 - Digital I/O Programming Guide
.................................... 68
Appendix A - Troubleshooting
................................................................ 70
nLite
............................................................................................................... 70
AHCI
.............................................................................................................. 74
Appendix B - Watchdog Sample Code
................................................ 76
Appendix C - System Error Message
................................................... 77
Appendix D - Troubleshooting
................................................................ 78
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