CONTENTS
PREFACE .................................................................................................................................................... II
ABOUT THIS USER MANUAL ....................................................................................................................... I
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL INFORMATION........................................................................................................ 2
1.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................... 2
1.2 PRODUCT FEATURES ................................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 PACKAGE CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................... 3
1.4 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................... 4
1.5 POWER BUTTON ........................................................................................................................................ 5
1.6 RESET BUTTON .......................................................................................................................................... 5
1.7 LED INDICATOR ......................................................................................................................................... 6
CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION .................................................................................................... 8
2.1 CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................... 8
2.1.1 Isolated DC in Connector ............................................................................................................... 8
2.1.2 Mic In, Line In and Line Out ........................................................................................................... 8
2.1.3 Serial Port Connector..................................................................................................................... 8
2.1.4 USB 3.0 Connector ......................................................................................................................... 9
2.1.5 VGA Output Connector .................................................................................................................. 9
2.1.6 HDMI Output Connector ............................................................................................................... 9
2.1.7 Giga LAN Connector .................................................................................................................... 10
2.2 CONFIGURING SERIAL PORT SETTINGS .......................................................................................................... 11
2.3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................................... 12
2.3.1 Hard Disk Replacement ............................................................................................................... 12
2.3.2 PCI Card, RAM, Internal SSD, Fuse Replacement ......................................................................... 13
2.3.3 Expansion Slot Replacement (Preliminary) .................................................................................. 15
CHAPTER 3: AMI UEFI BIOS SETUP .......................................................................................................... 17
3.1 WHEN AND HOW TO USE BIOS SETUP ........................................................................................................ 17
3.2 BIOS FUNCTIONS .................................................................................................................................... 18
3.2.1 Main Menu .................................................................................................................................. 19
3.2.2 Advanced Menu .......................................................................................................................... 20
3.2.3 Chipset Menu .............................................................................................................................. 33
3.2.4 Security Menu ............................................................................................................................. 40
3.2.5 Boot Menu................................................................................................................................... 43
3.2.6 Save&Exit .................................................................................................................................... 45