3User's Manual | GH960
Table of Contents
Copyright ........................................................................................................................................ 2
Trademarks ....................................................................................................................................2
FCC and DOC Statement on Class B ...........................................................................................2
Notice: ............................................................................................................................................ 2
About this Manual ......................................................................................................................... 4
Warranty ........................................................................................................................................ 4
Static Electricity Precautions ....................................................................................................... 4
Safety Measures ........................................................................................................................... 4
About the Package........................................................................................................................5
Optional Items ............................................................................................................................... 5
Before Using the System Board ...................................................................................................5
Chapter 1 - Introduction................................................................................................................6
Specifications ......................................................................................................................... 6
Features .................................................................................................................................. 7
Concept ................................................................................................................................... 8
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation ................................................................................................9
Board Layout...........................................................................................................................9
Standby Power LED ................................................................................................................9
System Memory ...................................................................................................................10
Installing the SO-DIMM Module ...................................................................................10
Assembly ..............................................................................................................................11
I/O Connectors .....................................................................................................................13
CPU Fan ..........................................................................................................................13
Board-to-board Connector ............................................................................................14
Signal Descriptions ..............................................................................................................17
Pin Types ........................................................................................................................17
AC97/HDA Signals Descriptions ..................................................................................17
Gigabit Ethernet Signals Descriptions .........................................................................17
SATA Signals Descriptions ...........................................................................................18
PCI Express Lanes Signals Descriptions ..................................................................... 18
PEG Signals Descriptions .............................................................................................19
ExpressCard Signals Descriptions ...............................................................................21
USB Signals Descriptions .............................................................................................21
LVDS Signals Descriptions ............................................................................................23
LPC Signals Descriptions ..............................................................................................24
SPI Signals Descriptions ............................................................................................... 24
VGA Signals Descriptions .............................................................................................25
DDI Signals Descriptions .............................................................................................25
Serial Interface Signals Descriptions ........................................................................... 27
I2C Signal Descriptions ................................................................................................. 27
Miscellaneous Signal Descriptions ..............................................................................28
Power and System Management Signals Descriptions .............................................28
Thermal Protection Signals Descriptions ....................................................................29
SMBUS Signals Descriptions ........................................................................................ 29
GPIO Signals Descriptions ............................................................................................ 29
Power and GND Signal Descriptions ...........................................................................30
Module type Signal Descriptions ..................................................................................30
Chapter 3 - BIOS Settings ...........................................................................................................31
Overview ...............................................................................................................................31
Main .......................................................................................................................................32
Advanced .............................................................................................................................32
AMD CHIPSET Setting ...................................................................................................33
AMD Platform Setting ...................................................................................................34
Trusted Computing ........................................................................................................35
PTN3460 Config ............................................................................................................35
IT8528 Super IO Configuration ..................................................................................... 36
CPU Configuration .........................................................................................................37
USB Configuration .........................................................................................................37
CSM Configuration ........................................................................................................38
PC Health Status ...........................................................................................................38
WatchDog Configuration ............................................................................................... 39
ACPI Configuration ........................................................................................................ 39
Serial Port Console Redirection ...................................................................................40
Network Stack Configuration........................................................................................41
Security .................................................................................................................................42
Secure Boot ....................................................................................................................42
Boot .......................................................................................................................................44
Save & Exit ............................................................................................................................44
Updating the BIOS ................................................................................................................ 45
Notice: BIOS SPI ROM..........................................................................................................45
Chapter 4 - Supported Software ................................................................................................ 46
Auto-run Menu ......................................................................................................................46
AMD Chipset and VGA Drivers ............................................................................................ 46
Intel LAN Driver ...................................................................................................................47
Audio Drivers ........................................................................................................................48
Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3 ..................................................................................................48