Contents
PREFACE ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
ABOUT THIS USER MANUAL ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL INFORMATION ......................................................................................................................................... 9
1.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................................... 10
1.2 FEATURES................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
1.3 MOTHERBOARD SPECIFICATIONS..................................................................................................................................................... 11
1.4 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................................................ 13
1.5 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................................................................. 14
CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................................... 15
2.1 MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 16
2.1.1 Component Side .............................................................................................................................................................. 16
2.1.2 I/O Side ........................................................................................................................................................................... 17
2.1.3 Solder Side ...................................................................................................................................................................... 17
2.2 MEMORY MODULE (SO-DIMM) INSTALLATION................................................................................................................................ 18
2.3 I/O EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................................................................... 19
2.3.1 12V DC in ........................................................................................................................................................................ 19
2.3.2 Serial COM Port .............................................................................................................................................................. 19
2.3.3 HDMI .............................................................................................................................................................................. 19
2.3.4 Display Port..................................................................................................................................................................... 19
2.3.5 Ethernet Interface ........................................................................................................................................................... 19
2.3.6 USB Port .......................................................................................................................................................................... 19
2.3.7 Audio .............................................................................................................................................................................. 19
2.4 JUMPER SETTINGS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 20
2.4.1 JP1: Panel Power Select .................................................................................................................................................. 21
2.4.2 JP2: Backlight Power Select ............................................................................................................................................ 21
2.4.3 JP3: Backlight Dimming Select ........................................................................................................................................ 21
2.4.4 JP4: Backlight Dimming Control Select ........................................................................................................................... 21
2.4.5 CLR_CMOS: Clear CMOS Jumper .................................................................................................................................... 21
2.4.6 CLR_RTC: Clear RTC Jumper ............................................................................................................................................ 22
2.5 MAINBOARD CONNECTORS ........................................................................................................................................................... 23
2.5.1 Internal Front Side Connectors ....................................................................................................................................... 23
2.5.2 External I/O Side Connectors .......................................................................................................................................... 32
CHAPTER 3: DRIVER INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................................................... 36
3.1 CHIPSET DRIVER .......................................................................................................................................................................... 37
3.2 GRAPHIC DRIVER ......................................................................................................................................................................... 40
3.3 MANAGEMENT ENGINE (ME) ........................................................................................................................................................ 44
3.4 AUDIO DRIVER ............................................................................................................................................................................ 47