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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 Fan and Heat Sink.................................................................. 12
Jumper Settings ......................................................................................... 13
Clear CMOS Data ........................................................................................ 13
USB Power Select ....................................................................................... 14
Panel Power Select ..................................................................................... 14
COM1/ COM2 RS232/422/485 Select ........................................................... 15
COM1/ COM2 RS232 Power Select ............................................................... 15
Power-on Select.......................................................................................... 16
Backlight Level Select ................................................................................. 16
Switch ........................................................................................................ 17
Rear Panel I/O Ports ................................................................................. 17
12V DC-in .................................................................................................. 18
COM Ports .................................................................................................. 18
Graphics Interfaces ..................................................................................... 19
RJ45 LAN Ports ........................................................................................... 19
USB Ports ................................................................................................... 20
Audio ......................................................................................................... 21
I/O Connectors ........................................................................................... 21
S/PDIF Connector ....................................................................................... 21
LVDS LCD Panel Connectors ........................................................................ 22
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors ...................................................................... 23
Cooling Fan Connectors............................................................................... 23
Chassis Instrusion Connector ....................................................................... 24
Power Connectors ....................................................................................... 24
Standby Power LED .................................................................................... 25
Peripheral Power ......................................................................................... 25
Front Panel Connectors ............................................................................... 26
Expansion Slots .......................................................................................... 26
LPC connector ............................................................................................ 27
Battery ....................................................................................................... 27
Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup ............................................................... 28
Overview ..................................................................................................... 28
AMI BIOS Setup Utility ............................................................................. 29
Main .......................................................................................................... 29
Advanced ................................................................................................... 29
Chipset ...................................................................................................... 37
Boot........................................................................................................... 41
Security ...................................................................................................... 42
Save & Exit ................................................................................................ 43
Updating the BIOS .................................................................................... 44
Notice: BIOS SPI ROM ............................................................................. 44
Chapter 4 - Supported Software .......................................................... 45
Appendix A - nLite and AHCI Installation Guide ........................... 58
nLite ............................................................................................................... 58
AHCI .............................................................................................................. 62
Appendix B - Watchdog Sample Code ................................................ 64
Appendix C - System Error Message ................................................... 65
Appendix D - Troubleshooting ................................................................ 66
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