iii
Preface
About This Manual
This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the
X9SPV motherboard product (M series). This product is intended to be
professionally installed and serviced by a technician.
About This Motherboard
The X9SPV-M4 Motherboard is a value-driven product aimed at users who demand
a small form-factor, ultra low-power motherboard for storage, server, client, control
board and many embedded applications.
The X9SPV-M4 Motherboard features a mobile, 3rd generation Intel® Core™ i7
processor onboard in an FCBGA1023 package, offering many features such as two
ECC SO-DIMM memory support, Four SATA 2.0 ports, two SATA 3.0 ports, and three
independent displays with Intel® HD Graphics 4000. It also includes four gigabit
Ethernet LAN ports, AMT 8.0, vPro, TPM support and a Mini-PCIe slot with mSATA
support. These features enable the X9SPV-M4 Motherboard to deliver an energy-
efficient, low power, high performance platform, in a small mini-ITX form-factor.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1
describes the features, specifications and performance of the mainboard
and provides detailed information about the chipset.
Chapter 2
provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when in-
stalling the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into the
system. If you encounter any problems, see
Chapter 3
, which describes trouble-
shooting procedures for video, memory and system setup stored in the CMOS.
Chapter 4
includes an introduction to the BIOS and provides detailed information
on running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A
provides BIOS Error Beep Codes.
Appendix B
lists Driver Installation Instructions.
Appendix C
provides the UEFI BIOS Recovery Instructions.
Preface
