BT700

Qseven Board
User’s Manual

A31430532
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Copyright FCC and DOC Statement on Class B
This publication contains information that is protected by copyright. No part of it may be re- This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
produced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation/adaptation without device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reason-
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This publication is provided for informational purposes only. The manufacturer makes no installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference
representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifi- to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
cally disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
purpose. The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this docu- reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encour-
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Notice:
Trademarks 1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compli-
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Product names or trademarks appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and
2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits.
are the properties of the respective owners.

Qseven Specification Reference

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 Table of Contents Boot........................................................................................................... 32
Save & Exit ................................................................................................ 33
Updating the BIOS .................................................................................... 33
Notice: BIOS SPI ROM ............................................................................. 34
Copyright........................................................................................................... ..2
Chapter 4 - Supported Software .......................................................... 35

Trademarks ........................................................................................................ 2
Appendix A - System Error Message ................................................... 50
FCC and DOC Statement on Class B ..................................................... 2
Appendix B - Troubleshooting ................................................................ 51
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................................................ 8

Board Layout ................................................................................................. 8
Block Diagram ............................................................................................... 8
Mechanical Diagram .................................................................................... 9
System Memory .......................................................................................... 10
Cooling Option ............................................................................................ 10
MXM Connector .......................................................................................... 11
MXM Connector Signal Description ....................................................... 13
Installing BT700 onto a Carrier Board ................................................. 18

Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup ............................................................... 19

Overview ..................................................................................................... 19
AMI BIOS Setup Utility ............................................................................. 20
Main .......................................................................................................... 20
Advanced ................................................................................................... 20
Chipset ...................................................................................................... 27
Security...................................................................................................... 32

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About this Manual Static Electricity Precautions
An electronic file of this manual is included in the CD. To view the user’s manual in the CD, in- It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your PC, system board, components or devices even
sert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear. Click before installing them in your system unit. Static electrical discharge can damage computer
“User’s Manual” on the main menu. components without causing any signs of physical damage. You must take extra care in han-
dling them to ensure against electrostatic build-up.

1. To prevent electrostatic build-up, leave the system board in its anti-static bag until you are
Warranty ready to install it.

2. Wear an antistatic wrist strap.

1. Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from misuse of the product, in-
ability to use the product, unauthorized replacement or alteration of components and prod- 3. Do all preparation work on a static-free surface.
uct specifications.
4. Hold the device only by its edges. Be careful not to touch any of the components, contacts
2. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical abuse, improper instal- or connections.
lation, modification, accidents or unauthorized repair of the product.
5. Avoid touching the pins or contacts on all modules and connectors. Hold modules or con-
3. Unless otherwise instructed in this user’s manual, the user may not, under any circum- nectors by their ends.
stances, attempt to perform service, adjustments or repairs on the product, whether in or
out of warranty. It must be returned to the purchase point, factory or authorized service
agency for all such work.
Important:
4. We will not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or consequencial damages to the Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drive and other com-
product that has been modified or altered. ponents. Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD worksta-
tion only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by
wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chas-
sis. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact with the system
chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection.

Safety Measures
To avoid damage to the system:
• Use the correct AC input voltage range.

To reduce the risk of electric shock:

• Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis cover for installation or servic-
ing. After installation or servicing, cover the system chassis before plugging the power
cord.

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About the Package
The package contains the following items. If any of these items are missing or damaged,
please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance.

• One BT700 board

• One DVD
• One QR (Quick Reference)
• One Heat sink

Optional Items
• Q7X-151 carrier board kit
• Heat spreader
• Heat spreader with heat sink
• bracket

The board and accessories in the package may not come similar to the information listed
above. This may differ in accordance with the sales region or models in which it was sold. For
more information about the standard package in your region, please contact your dealer or
sales representative.

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Chapter 1 - Introduction
Specifications

Processor • Intel® AtomTM processors Expansion • Supports 1 USB 3.0 port and 1 USB HSIC for 2 USB 2.0 (default); or
- E45: Intel® AtomTM E3845, Quad Core, 2M Cache, 1.91GHz, 10W Interfaces 4 USB 2.0 ports* (BOM option)
- E26: Intel® AtomTM E3826, Dual Core, 1M Cache, 1.46GHz, 7W • Supports 4 USB 2.0 ports
- E15: Intel® AtomTM E3815, Single Core, 0.5M Cache, 1.46GHz, 5W • Supports 3 PCIe x1 (default); or 1 PCIe x4 (PCIe port 3, by default, is shared
• BGA 1170 packaging technology with the onboard LAN)*
• 22nm process technology • Supports LPC interface
• Supports I2C interface
System Memory • 2GB/4GB DDR3L memory down • Supports SMBus interface
• Supports DDR3L 1333MHz (-E45)
• Suppotrs 1 UART interface (TX/RX/CTS/RTS)
Supports DDR3L 1066MHz (-E26/-E15)
• Supports single channel memory interface Damage Free • Monitors CPU temperature
Intelligence • Monitors system fan speed
Graphics • Intel® HD Graphics
• Monitors Vcore/VGFX/VSM voltages
• Supports LVDS and DDI interfaces
• Watchdog timer function
• LVDS: NXP PTN3460, 24-bit, dual channel, resolution up to 1920x1200 @60Hz
• Digital Display Interfaces: HDMI, DVI and DP BIOS • AMI BIOS
• HDMI, DVI: resolution up to 1920x1080 @60Hz - 64Mbit SPI BIOS
• DP: resolution up to 2560x1600 @60Hz Power • Input: VCC_RTC, 5V standby, 5V
• Supports hardware acceleration for DirectX 11, OCL 1.2, OGL 4.0, H.264,
MPEG2, MVC, VC-1, WMV9 and VP8 (supported version dependent on OS) Power • BT700-T44-E45: 12.72W with E3845 at 1.91GHz and 4GB DDR3L memory
Consumption down
Audio • Supports High Definition Audio interface
OS Support • Windows 7 Ultimate x86 & SP1 (32-bit)
LAN • Intel® I210AT/IT Gigabit Ethernet Controller • Windows 7 Ultimate x64 & SP1 (64-bit)
- Intel® I210IT supports wide temperature (-40oC to 85oC) • Windows 8 Enterprise x86 (32-bit)
• Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver • Windows 8 Enterprise x64 (64-bit)
• Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab • Windows 8.1 Enterprise x86 (32-bit)
Serial ATA • Supports 2 Serial ATA interfaces • Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 (64-bit)
• SATA 2.0 with data transfer rate up to 3Gb/s Temperature • Operating
• Integrated Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) controller : 0oC to 60oC - Atom (Fanless)
: -20oC to 70oC - Atom (Fanless with air flow)
eMMC* • Supports 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB eMMC onboard : -40oC to 85oC - Atom (Fanless with air flow)
(optional) • Supports Windows 8.1 only • Storage: -40oC to 85oC
SD Interface • Supports 1 SD interface Humidity • 5% to 90%
• Supports SDIO specification Ver. 3.0, HC Standard specification Ver. 3.0,
physical layer specification Ver. 3.0, security specification Ver. 1.01 PCB • Dimensions
- Qseven form factor
Trusted • Provides a Trusted PC for secure transactions - 70mm (2.76") x 70mm (2.76")
Platform • Provides software license protection, enforcement and password protection • Compliance
Module - TPM* - Qseven specification revision 2.0
(optional)
Watchdog • Watchdog timeout programmable via software from 1 to 255 seconds
Timer

Note:
*Optional and is not supported in standard model. Please contact your sales represen-
tative for more information.

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Features Specification Comparison Table

The table below shows the Qseven standard specifications and the corresponding specifications
supported on the BT700 module.
• DDR3L
ARM/RISC Based X86 Based Minimum Maximum DFI BT700
System I/O Interface
DDR3L is a higher performance DDR3 SDRAM interface providing less voltage and higher Minimum Configuration Configuration Configuration Configuration
speed successor. DDR3L supporting 1066MHz (-E26/-E15) or 1333MHz (-E45) delivers increased PCI Express Lanes 0 1 (x1 link) 4
3+1(shared with
system bandwidth and improved performance to provide its higher bandwidth and its increase Ethernet)
Serial ATA channels 0 0 2 2
in performance at a lower power than DDR3 and DDR2.
6+2(shared with 1
USB 2.0 ports 3 4 8 USB 3.0 port) - BOM
• Graphics option
USB 3.0 ports 0 0 2 1
The integrated Intel® HD graphics engine delivers an excellent blend of graphics performance LVDS channels
0 0 Dual Channel 24bits Dual Channel 24bits
embedded Display Port
and features to meet business needs. It provides excellent video and 3D graphics with out- DisplayPort, TMDS 0 0 1 1
standing graphics responsiveness. These enhancements deliver the performance and compat- High Definition
0 0 1 1
ibility needed for today’s and tomorrow’s business applications. Supports HDMI, DVI and DP Audio/AC'97/I2S
interfaces for display outputs. Ethernet 10/100
0 0 1 (Gigabit Ethernet) 1
Mbit/Gigabit
UART 0 0 1 1
• Serial ATA Low Pin Count bus 0 0 1 1
Secure Digital I/O 8-bit
0 0 1 1
Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 2.0a specification. With speed of for SD/MMC cards
System Management 0 1 1 1
up to 3Gb/s (SATA 2.0), it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel I2C Bus 1 1 1 1
ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB/s. SPI Bus 0 0 1 1
CAN Bus 0 0 1 0
• Gigabit LAN Watchdog Trigger
Power Button
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Power Good 1 1 1 1
The Intel® I210AT/IT Gigabit Ethernet Controller supports up to 1Gbps data transmission. Reset Button 1 1 1 1
LID Button 0 0 1 1
Sleep Button 0 0 1 1
• Watchdog Timer Suspend To RAM (S3
mode)
0 0 1 1
Wake 0 0 1 1
The Watchdog Timer function allows your application to regularly “clear” the system at the set Battery low alarm 0 0 1 1
time interval. If the system hangs or fails to function, it will reset at the set time interval so Thermal control 0 0 1 1
FAN control 0 0 1 1
that your system will continue to operate.

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Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

Block Diagram
Board Layout
LVDS eDP
PTN3460

IDT DDI
P9145
2GB/4GB DDR3L
HDA memory down
DDR3 1333MHz
LPC Single Channel
NXP SM Bus
Intel Atom PTN3460
DDR3L Top View PCIe x1 3x

E3800 Series Switch

DDR3L

AMXM Golden Finger

SPI Flash BIOS SPI Flash
DDR3L DDR3L
64Mbit
SD
Atom E3800
2
I C Bus
Series
eMMC
eMMC
UART
(optional)
DDR3L DDR3L
SATA 2.0 2x

USB 2.0 4x
DDR3L
USB 3.0 1x

USB 2.0 2x
DDR3L (Opt. share with USB 3.0)
USB
USB 2.0 2x USB HSIC
SMSC HSIC
USB4604 Bottom View
GbE GLAN PCIe x1
I210
Intel PCIe x1 (Opt.)
WGI210AT

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Mechanical Diagram

BT700 Module with thermal solution BT700 Module

20.00 64.90

2.99

11.52

66.05
66.99
3.95

70.00
70.00
64.90

56.50 56.50

70.00
Top View

0.00

0.00
Heatsink

11.53
14.00
20.00

Module PCB
1.20
6.00

Bottom View

Side View of the Module with thermal solution and Carrier Board

00.0

00.0
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Important: Cooling Option

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drive and other com-
ponents. Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD worksta- Heat Spreader with Heat Sink
tion only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by
wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chas-
sis. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact with the system
chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection.

System Memory
The system board is equipped with eight 2GB/4GB DDR3L onboard memory inerfaces.
• Supports DDR3L 1333MHz (-E45/-E27/-J00/-N30/-N07)
Supports DDR3L 1066MHz (-E26/-E25/-E15)
• Supports single channel memory interface

Top View of the Heat Sink

Top View
DDR3L
1

DDR3L
Bottom View of the Heat Sink
Bottom View

• “1” and “2“ denote the locations of the

thermal pads designed to contact the
corresponding components that are on
BT700.

• Remove the plastic covering from the

thermal pads prior to mounting the heat
sink onto BT700.

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MXM Connector

MXM Connector

The MXM connector is used to interface with the carrier board. Insert BT700 to the MXM con-
nector on the carrier board. Refer to the following pages for the pin functions of this connec-
tor.

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Pin Q7 R2.0 Signal BT700 Signal Pin Q7 R2.0 Signal BT700 Signal Pin Q7 R2.0 Signal BT700 Signal Pin Q7 R2.0 Signal BT700 Signal
1 GND GND 2 GND GND 117 GND GND 118 GND GND
3 GBE_MDI3- GBE_MDI3- 4 GBE_MDI2- GBE_MDI2- 119 eDP0_AUX+ / LVDS_A_CLK+ LVDS_A_CLK+ 120 eDP1_AUX+ / LVDS_B_CLK+ LVDS_B_CLK+
5 GBE_MDI3+ GBE_MDI3+ 6 GBE_MDI2+ GBE_MDI2+ 121 eDP0_AUX- / LVDS_A_CLK- LVDS_A_CLK- 122 eDP1_AUX- / LVDS_B_CLK- LVDS_B_CLK-
7 GBE_LINK100# GBE_LINK100# 8 GBE_LINK1000# GBE_LINK1000# 123 LVDS_BLT_CTRL /GP_PWM_OUT0 LVDS_BLT_CTRL 124 GP_1-Wire_Bus GP_1-Wire_Bus
9 GBE_MDI1- GBE_MDI1- 10 GBE_MDI0- GBE_MDI0- 125 GP2_I2C_DAT / LVDS_DID_DAT LVDS_DID_DAT 126 eDP0_HPD# / LVDS_BLC_DAT NC
11 GBE_MDI1+ GBE_MDI1+ 12 GBE_MDI0+ GBE_MDI0+ 127 GP2_I2C_CLK / LVDS_DID_CLK LVDS_DID_CLK 128 eDP1_HPD# / LVDS_BLC_CLK NC
13 GBE_LINK# NC 14 GBE_ACT# GBE_ACT# 129 CAN0_TX NC 130 CAN0_RX NC
15 GBE_CTREF NC 16 SUS_S5# SUS_S4# 131 DP_LANE3+ / TMDS_CLK+ DP_LANE3+ 132 RSVD (Differential Pair) NC
17 WAKE# WAKE# 18 SUS_S3# SUS_S3# 133 DP_LANE3- / TMDS_CLK- DP_LANE3- 134 RSVD (Differential Pair) NC
19 SUS_STAT# SUS_STAT# 20 PWRBTN# PWRBTN# 135 GND GND 136 GND GND
21 SLP_BTN# SLP_BTN# 22 LID_BTN# LID_BTN# 137 DP_LANE1+ / TMDS_LANE1+ DP_LANE1+ 138 DP_AUX+ DP_AUX+
23 GND GND 24 GND GND 139 DP_LANE1- / TMDS_LANE1- DP_LANE1- 140 DP_AUX- DP_AUX-
KEY KEY KEY KEY 141 GND GND 142 GND GND
25 GND GND 26 PWGIN PWGIN 143 DP_LANE2+ / TMDS_LANE0+ DP_LANE2+ 144 RSVD (Differential Pair) NC
27 BATLOW# BATLOW# 28 RSTBTN# RSTBTN# 145 DP_LANE2- / TMDS_LANE0- DP_LANE2- 146 RSVD (Differential Pair) NC
29 SATA0_TX+ SATA0_TX+ 30 SATA1_TX+ SATA1_TX+ 147 GND GND 148 GND GND
31 SATA0_TX- SATA0_TX- 32 SATA1_TX- SATA1_TX- 149 DP_LANE0+ / TMDS_LANE2+ DP_LANE0+ 150 HDMI_CTRL_DAT HDMI_CTRL_DAT
33 SATA_ACT# SATA_ACT# 34 GND GND 151 DP_LANE0- / TMDS_LANE2- DP_LANE0- 152 HDMI_CTRL_CLK HDMI_CTRL_CLK
35 SATA0_RX+ SATA0_RX+ 36 SATA1_RX+ SATA1_RX+ 153 DP_HDMI_HPD# DP_HDMI_HPD# 154 RSVD NC
37 SATA0_RX- SATA0_RX- 38 SATA1_RX- SATA1_RX- 155 PCIE_CLK_REF+ PCIE_CLK_REF+ 156 PCIE_WAKE# PCIE_WAKE#
39 GND GND 40 GND GND 157 PCIE_CLK_REF- PCIE_CLK_REF- 158 PCIE_RST# PCIE_RST#
41 BIOS_DISABLE# / BOOT_ALT# BIOS_DISABLE# 42 SDIO_CLK# SDIO_CLK# 159 GND GND 160 GND GND
43 SDIO_CD# SDIO_CD# 44 SDIO_LED NC 161 PCIE3_TX+ NC 162 PCIE3_RX+ NC
45 SDIO_CMD SDIO_CMD 46 SDIO_WP SDIO_WP 163 PCIE3_TX- NC 164 PCIE3_RX- NC
47 SDIO_PWR# SDIO_PWR# 48 SDIO_DAT1 SDIO_DAT1 165 GND GND 166 GND GND
49 SDIO_DAT0 SDIO_DAT0 50 SDIO_DAT3 SDIO_DAT3 167 PCIE2_TX+ PCIE2_TX+ 168 PCIE2_RX+ PCIE2_RX+
51 SDIO_DAT2 SDIO_DAT2 52 SDIO_DAT5 NC 169 PCIE2_TX- PCIE2_TX- 170 PCIE2_RX- PCIE2_RX-
53 SDIO_DAT4 NC 54 SDIO_DAT7 NC 171 UART0_TX UART0_TX 172 UART0_RTS# UART0_RTS#
55 SDIO_DAT6 NC 56 RSVD NC 173 PCIE1_TX+ PCIE1_TX+ 174 PCIE1_RX+ PCIE1_RX+
57 GND GND 58 GND GND 175 PCIE1_TX- PCIE1_TX- 176 PCIE1_RX- PCIE1_RX-
59 HDA_SYNC / I2S_WS HDA_SYNC 60 SMB_CLK / GP1_I2C_CLK SMB_CLK 177 UART0_RX UART0_RX 178 UART0_CTS# UART0_CTS#
61 HDA_RST# / I2S_RST# HDA_RST# 62 SMB_DAT / GP1_I2C_DAT SMB_DAT 179 PCIE0_TX+ PCIE0_TX+ 180 PCIE0_RX+ PCIE0_RX+
63 HDA_BITCLK / I2S_CLK HDA_BITCLK 64 SMB_ALERT# SMB_ALERT# 181 PCIE0_TX- PCIE0_TX- 182 PCIE0_RX- PCIE0_RX-
65 HDA_SDI / I2S_SDI HDA_SDI 66 GP0_I2C_CLK GP0_I2C_CLK 183 GND GND 184 GND GND
67 HDA_SDO / I2S_SDO HDA_SDO 68 GP0_I2C_DAT GP0_I2C_DAT 185 LPC_AD0 / GPIO0 LPC_AD0 186 LPC_AD1 / GPIO1 LPC_AD1
69 THRM# THRM# 70 WDTRIG# WDTRIG# 187 LPC_AD2 / GPIO2 LPC_AD2 188 LPC_AD3 / GPIO3 LPC_AD3
71 THRMTRIP# THRMTRIP# 72 WDOUT WDOUT 189 LPC_CLK / GPIO4 LPC_CLK 190 LPC_FRAME# / GPIO5 LPC_FRAME#
73 GND GND 74 GND GND 191 SERIRQ / GPIO6 SERIRQ 192 LPC_LDRQ# / GPIO7 NC
75 USB_P7- / USB_SSTX0- USB_SSTX0- 76 USB_P6- / USB_SSRX0- USB_SSRX0- 193 VCC_RTC VCC_RTC 194 SPKR / GP_PWM_OUT2 SPKR
77 USB_P7+ / USB_SSTX0+ USB_SSTX0+ 78 USB_P6+ / USB_SSRX0+ USB_SSRX0+ 195 FAN_TACHOIN / GP_TIMER_IN FAN_TACHOIN 196 FAN_PWMOUT / GP_PWM_OUT1 FAN_PWMOUT
79 USB_6_7_OC# USB_6_7_OC# 80 USB_4_5_OC# USB_4_5_OC# 197 GND GND 198 GND GND
81 USB_P5- / USB_SSTX1- USB_P5- 82 USB_P4- / USB_SSRX1- USB_P4- 199 SPI_MOSI SPI_MOSI 200 SPI_CS0# SPI_CS0#
83 USB_P5+ / USB_SSTX1+ USB_P5+ 84 USB_P4+ / USB_SSRX1+ USB_P4+ 201 SPI_MISO SPI_MISO 202 SPI_CS1# NC
85 USB_2_3_OC# USB_2_3_OC# 86 USB_0_1_OC# USB_0_1_OC# 203 SPI_SCK SPI_SCK 204 MFG_NC4 NC
87 USB_P3- USB_P3- 88 USB_P2- USB_P2- 205 VCC_5V_SB VCC_5V_SB 206 VCC_5V_SB VCC_5V_SB
89 USB_P3+ USB_P3+ 90 USB_P2+ USB_P2+ 207 MFG_NC0 NC 208 MFG_NC2 UART1_RX
91 USB_CC NC 92 USB_ID NC 209 MFG_NC1 UART1_TX 210 MFG_NC3 NC
93 USB_P1- USB_P1- 94 USB_P0- USB_P0- 211 VCC VCC 212 VCC VCC
95 USB_P1+ USB_P1+ 96 USB_P0+ USB_P0+ 213 VCC VCC 214 VCC VCC
97 GND GND 98 GND GND 215 VCC VCC 216 VCC VCC
99 eDP0_TX0+ / LVDS_A0+ LVDS_A0+ 100 eDP1_TX0+ / LVDS_B0+ LVDS_B0+ 217 VCC VCC 218 VCC VCC
101 eDP0_TX0- / LVDS_A0- LVDS_A0- 102 eDP1_TX0- / LVDS_B0- LVDS_B0- 219 VCC VCC 220 VCC VCC
103 eDP0_TX1+ / LVDS_A1+ LVDS_A1+ 104 eDP1_TX1+ / LVDS_B1+ LVDS_B1+ 221 VCC VCC 222 VCC VCC
105 eDP0_TX1- / LVDS_A1- LVDS_A1- 106 eDP1_TX1- / LVDS_B1- LVDS_B1- 223 VCC VCC 224 VCC VCC
107 eDP0_TX2+ / LVDS_A2+ LVDS_A2+ 108 eDP1_TX2+ / LVDS_B2+ LVDS_B2+ 225 VCC VCC 226 VCC VCC
109 eDP0_TX2- / LVDS_A2- LVDS_A2- 110 eDP1_TX2- / LVDS_B2- LVDS_B2- 227 VCC VCC 228 VCC VCC
111 LVDS_PPEN LVDS_PPEN 112 LVDS_BLEN LVDS_BLEN 229 VCC VCC 230 VCC VCC
113 eDP0_TX3+ / LVDS_A3+ LVDS_A3+ 114 eDP1_TX3+ / LVDS_B3+ LVDS_B3+
115 eDP0_TX3- / LVDS_A3- LVDS_A3- 116 eDP1_TX3- / LVDS_B3- LVDS_B3-

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MXM Connector Signal Description

Pin Types
I Input Pin
O Output Pin
I/O Bi-directional input / output Pin
OD Open drain
OC Open Collector
PP Push Pull
NC Not Connected

PCI Express Interface Signals Descriptions

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance BT700 Carrier Board Description
PCIE0_RX+ 180 Device - Connect AC Coupling cap 0.1uF
I PCIE PCIE PCI Express channel 0, Receive Input differential pair.
PCIE0_RX- 182 Slot - Connect to PCIE Conn pin
PCIE0_TX+ 179 AC Coupling capacitor
O PCIE PCIE Connect to PCIE device or slot PCI Express channel 0, Transmit Output differential pair.
PCIE0_TX- 181 AC Coupling capacitor
PCIE1_RX+ 174 Device - Connect AC Coupling cap 0.1uF
I PCIE PCIE PCI Express channel 1, Receive Input differential pair.
PCIE1_RX- 176 Slot - Connect to PCIE Conn pin
PCIE1_TX+ 173 AC Coupling capacitor
O PCIE PCIE Connect to PCIE device or slot PCI Express channel 1, Transmit Output differential pair.
PCIE1_TX- 175 AC Coupling capacitor
PCIE2_RX+ 168 Device - Connect AC Coupling cap 0.1uF
I PCIE PCIE PCI Express channel 2, Receive Input differential pair.
PCIE2_RX- 170 Slot - Connect to PCIE Conn pin
PCIE2_TX+ 167 AC Coupling capacitor
O PCIE PCIE Connect to PCIE device or slot PCI Express channel 2, Transmit Output differential pair.
PCIE2_TX- 169 AC Coupling capacitor
PCIE3_RX+ 162 Device - Connect AC Coupling cap 0.1uF (This Port is BOM Option with On board LAN)
I PCIE PCIE PCI Express channel 3, Receive Input differential pair.(This Port is BOM Option with On board LAN)
PCIE3_RX- 164 Slot - Connect to PCIE Conn pin
PCIE3_TX+ 161 AC Coupling capacitor
O PCIE PCIE Connect to PCIE device or slot (This Port is BOM Option with On board LAN) PCI Express channel 3, Transmit Output differential pair.(This Port is BOM Option with On board LAN)
PCIE3_TX- 163 AC Coupling capacitor
PCIE_CLK_REF+ 155
O PCIE PCIE Connect to PCIE device, PCIe CLK Buffer or slot PCI Express Reference Clock for Lanes 0 to 3.
PCIE_CLK_REF- 157
PCIE_WAKE# 156 I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V Suspend PCI Express Wake Event: Sideband wake signal asserted by components requesting wakeup.
PCIE_RST# 158 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Reset Signal for external devices.

UART Interface Signals

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance BT700 Carrier Board Description
UART0_TX 171 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to UART device Serial Data Transmitter
UART0_RX 177 I CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to UART device Serial Data Reciever
UART0_CTS# 178 I CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to UART device Handshake signal, ready to send data
UART0_RTS# 172 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to UART device Handshake signal, ready to receive data

Gigabit Ethernet Signals

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance BT700 Carrier Board Description
GBE_MDI0+ 12
I/O GB_LAN GB_LAN Connect to Magnetics Module MDI0+/- Media Dependent Interface (MDI) differential pair 0. The MDI can operate in 1000, 100, and 10Mbit/sec modes.This signal pair is used for all modes.
GBE_MDI0- 10
GBE_MDI1+ 11
I/O GB_LAN GB_LAN Connect to Magnetics Module MDI1+/- Media Dependent Interface (MDI) differential pair 1. The MDI can operate in 1000, 100, and 10Mbit/sec modes.This signal pair is used for all modes.
GBE_MDI1- 9
GBE_MDI2+ 6
I/O GB_LAN GB_LAN Connect to Magnetics Module MDI2+/- Media Dependent Interface (MDI) differential pair 2. The MDI can operate in 1000, 100, and 10Mbit/sec modes.This signal pair is used for all modes.
GBE_MDI2- 4
GBE_MDI3+ 5
I/O GB_LAN GB_LAN Connect to Magnetics Module MDI3+/- Media Dependent Interface (MDI) differential pair 3. The MDI can operate in 1000, 100, and 10Mbit/sec modes.This signal pair is used for all modes.
GBE_MDI3- 3
Reference voltage for carrier board Ethernet channel 0 magnetics center tap.
The reference voltage is determined by the requirements of the module's PHY and may be as low as 0V and as high as 3.3V.
GBE_CTREF 15 REF NC
The reference voltage output should be current limited on the module. In a case in which the reference is shorted to ground, the current must be limited to 250mA
or less.
GBE_LINK# 13 O CMOS 3.3V PP 3.3V/3.3V NC Ethernet controller 0 link indicator, active low.
GBE_LINK100# 7 O CMOS 3.3V PP 3.3V/3.3V Ethernet controller 0 100Mbit/sec link indicator, active low.
GBE_LINK1000# 8 O CMOS 3.3V PP 3.3V/3.3V Ethernet controller 0 1000Mbit/sec link indicator, active low.
GBE_ACT# 14 O CMOS 3.3V PP 3.3V/3.3V Ethernet controller 0 activity indicator, active low.

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Serial ATA Interface Signals

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance BT700 Carrier Board Description
SATA0_RX+ 35 AC Coupling capacitor
I SATA SATA Connect to SATA0 Conn RX pin Serial ATA channel 0, Receive Input differential pair.
SATA0_RX- 37 AC Coupling capacitor
SATA0_TX+ 29 AC Coupling capacitor
O SATA SATA Connect to SATA0 Conn TX pin Serial ATA channel 0, Transmit Output differential pair.
SATA0_TX- 31 AC Coupling capacitor
SATA1_RX+ 36 AC Coupling capacitor
I SATA SATA Connect to SATA1 Conn RX pin Serial ATA channel 1, Receive Input differential pair.
SATA1_RX- 38 AC Coupling capacitor
SATA1_TX+ 30 AC Coupling capacitor
O SATA SATA Connect to SATA1 Conn TX pin Serial ATA channel 1, Transmit Output differential pair.
SATA1_TX- 32 AC Coupling capacitor
SATA_ACT# 33 O OC 3.3V 3.3V/3.3V Serial ATA Led. Open collector output pin driven during SATA command activity.

USB Interface Signals

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance BT700 Carrier Board Description
USB_P0+ 96 Connect 90 ಳ @100MHz Common Choke in series and ESD suppressors to GND to USB
I/O USB USB Universal Serial Bus Port 0 differential pair.
USB_P0- 94 connector
USB_P1+ 95 Connect 90 ಳ @100MHz Common Choke in series and ESD suppressors to GND to USB
I/O USB USB Universal Serial Bus Port 1 differential pair.This port may be optionally used as USB client port.
USB_P1- 93 connector
USB_P2+ 90 Connect 90 ಳ @100MHz Common Choke in series and ESD suppressors to GND to USB
I/O USB USB Universal Serial Bus Port 2 differential pair.
USB_P2- 88 connector
USB_P3+ 89 Connect 90 ಳ @100MHz Common Choke in series and ESD suppressors to GND to USB
I/O USB USB Universal Serial Bus Port 3 differential pair.
USB_P3- 87 connector
USB_P4+
84
USB_SSRX1+ I/O USB Connect 90 ಳ @100MHz Common Choke in series and ESD suppressors to GND to USB Universal Serial Bus Port 4 differential pair.
USB
USB_P4- I USB connector Multiplexed with receive signal differential pairs for the Superspeed USB data path.
82
USB_SSRX1-
USB_P5+
83
USB_SSTX1+ I/O USB Connect 90 ಳ @100MHz Common Choke in series and ESD suppressors to GND to USB Universal Serial Bus Port 5 differential pair.
USB
USB_P5- O USB connector Multiplexed with transmit signal differential pairs for the Superspeed USB data path.
81
USB_SSTX1-
USB_P6+
78
USB_SSRX0+ I/O USB Universal Serial Bus Port 6 differential pair.
USB
USB_P6- I USB Multiplexed with receive signal differential pairs for the Superspeed USB data path.
76
USB_SSRX0- Connect Common Choke in series and ESD suppressors to GND to USB connector(This Port is
USB_P7+ BOM Option with USB_P6 / USB_P7)
77 AC Coupling capacitor
USB_SSTX0+ I/O USB Universal Serial Bus Port 7 differential pair.
USB
USB_P7- O USB Multiplexed with transmit signal differential pairs for the Superspeed USB data path.
75 AC Coupling capacitor
USB_SSTX0-
USB_0_1_OC# 86 I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V Suspend Connect to Overcurrent of USB Power Switch Over current detect input 1. This pin is used to monitor the USB power over current of the USB Ports 0 and 1.
USB_2_3_OC# 85 I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V Suspend Connect to Overcurrent of USB Power Switch Over current detect input 2. This pin is used to monitor the USB power over current of the USB Ports 2 and 3.
USB_4_5_OC# 80 I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V Suspend Connect to Overcurrent of USB Power Switch Over current detect input 3. This pin is used to monitor the USB power over current of the USB Ports 4 and 5.
USB_6_7_OC# 79 I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V Suspend Connect to Overcurrent of USB Power Switch Over current detect input 4. This pin is used to monitor the USB power over current of the USB Ports 6 and 7.
USB ID pin.Configures the mode of the USB Port 1. If the signal is detected as being 'high active' the BIOS will automatically configure USB Port 1 as USB Client and
USB_ID 92 I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V NC
enable USB Client support. This signal should be driven as OC signal by external circuitry.
USB Client Connect pin.If USB Port 1 is configured for client mode then an externally connected USB host should set this signal to high-active in order to properly make
the connection with the module's internal USB client controller.
USB_CC 91 I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V NC If the external USB host is disconnected, this signal should be set to low-active in order to inform the USB client controller that the external host has been
disconnected.
A level shifter/protection circuitry should be implemented on the carrier board for this signal.

SDIO Interface Signals

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance BT700 Carrier Board Description
SDIO_CD# 43 I/O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to SD Card SDIO Card Detect. This signal indicates when a SDIO/MMC card is present.
SDIO_CLK 42 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to SD Card SDIO Clock. With each cycle of this signal a one-bit transfer on the command and each data line occurs. This signal has maximum frequency of 48 MHz.
SDIO Command/Response. This signal is used for card initialization and for command transfers. During initialization mode this signal is open drain. During command
SDIO_CMD 45 I/O OD/PP CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to SD Card
transfer this signal is in push-pull mode.
SDIO_LED 44 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V NC SDIO LED. Used to drive an external LED to indicate when transfers occur on the bus.
SDIO_WP 46 I/O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to SD Card SDIO Write Protect. This signal denotes the state of the write-protect tab on SD cards.
SDIO_PWR# 47 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V SDIO Power Enable. This signal is used to enable the power being supplied to a SD/MMC card device.
SDIO_DAT0-7 48-55 I/O PP CMOS 3.3V/3.3V SDIO_DAT4-7 NC Connect to SD Card SDIO Data lines. These signals operate in push-pull mode

High Definition Audio Signals/AC'97

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance BT700 Carrier Board Description
HDA_RST# HD Audio/AC'97 Codec Reset.
61 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to CODEC
I2S_RST# Multiplexed with I2S Codec Reset.
HDA_SYNC Serial Bus Synchronization.
59 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to CODEC
I2S_WS Multiplexed with I2S Word Select from Codec.
HDA_BCLK HD Audio/AC'97 24 MHz Serial Bit Clock from Codec.
63 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to CODEC
I2S_CLK Multiplexed with I2S Serial Data Clock from Codec.
HDA_SDO HD Audio/AC'97 Serial Data Output to Codec.
67 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to CODEC
I2S_SDO Multiplexed with I2S Serial Data Output from Codec.
HDA_SDIN HD Audio/AC'97 Serial Data input to Codec.
65 I CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to CODEC
I2S_SDI Multiplexed with I2S Serial Data Input from Codec.

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LVDS Flat Panel Signals

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance BT700 Carrier Board Description
LVDS_PPEN 111 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to enable control of LVDS panel power circuit Controls panel power enable.
LVDS_BLEN 112 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to enable control of LVDS panel backlight power circuit. Controls panel Backlight enable.
Connect to brightness control of LVDS panel backlight power circuit. Primary functionality is to control the panel backlight brightness via pulse width modulation (PWM).
LVDS_BLT_CTRL/GP_PWM_OUT0 123 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V
When not in use for this primary purpose it can be used as General Purpose PWM Output.
LVDS_A0+ Connect to LVDS connector
99
eDP0_TX0+ LVDS primary channel differential pair 0.
O LVDS LVDS
LVDS_A0- Display Port primary channel differential pair 0.
101
eDP0_TX0-
LVDS_A1+ Connect to LVDS connector
103
eDP0_TX1+ LVDS primary channel differential pair 1.
O LVDS LVDS
LVDS_A1- Display Port primary channel differential pair 1.
105
eDP0_TX1-
LVDS_A2+ Connect to LVDS connector
107
eDP0_TX2+ LVDS primary channel differential pair 2.
O LVDS LVDS
LVDS_A2- Display Port primary channel differential pair 2.
109
eDP0_TX2-
LVDS_A3+ Connect to LVDS connector
113
eDP0_TX3+ LVDS primary channel differential pair 3.
O LVDS LVDS
LVDS_A3- Display Port primary channel differential pair 3.
115
eDP0_TX3-
LVDS_A_CLK+ Connect to LVDS connector
119
eDP0_AUX+ LVDS primary channel differential pair clock lines.
O LVDS LVDS
LVDS_A_CLK- Display Port primary auxiliary channel.
121
eDP0_AUX-
LVDS_B0+ Connect to LVDS connector
100
eDP1_TX0+ LVDS secondary channel differential pair 0.
O LVDS LVDS
LVDS_B0- Display Port secondary channel differential pair 0.
102
eDP1_TX0-
LVDS_B1+ Connect to LVDS connector
104
eDP1_TX1+ LVDS secondary channel differential pair 1.
O LVDS LVDS
LVDS_B1- Display Port secondary channel differential pair 1.
106
eDP1_TX1-
LVDS_B2+ Connect to LVDS connector
108
eDP1_TX2+ LVDS secondary channel differential pair 2.
O LVDS LVDS
LVDS_B2- Display Port secondary channel differential pair 2.
110
eDP1_TX2-
LVDS_B3+ Connect to LVDS connector
114
eDP1_TX3+ LVDS secondary channel differential pair 3.
O LVDS LVDS
LVDS_B3- Display Port secondary channel differential pair 3.
112
eDP1_TX3-
LVDS_B_CLK+ Connect to LVDS connector
120
eDP1_AUX+ LVDS secondary channel differential pair clock lines.
O LVDS LVDS
LVDS_B_CLK- Display Port secondary auxiliary channel.
122
eDP1_AUX-
LVDS_DID_CLK/GP_I2C_CLK 127 I/O OD CMOS 3.3V/3.3V PU 2.2K to 3.3V Connect to DDC clock of LVDS panel Primary functionality is DisplayID DDC clock line used for LVDS flat panel detection. If primary functionality is not used it can be as General Purpose I²C bus clock line.
LVDS_DID_DAT/GP_I2C_DAT 125 I/O OD CMOS 3.3V/3.3V PU 2.2K to 3.3V Connect to DDC clock of LVDS panel Primary functionality DisplayID DDC data line used for LVDS flat panel detection. If primary functionality is not used it can be as General Purpose I²C bus data line.
LVDS_BLC_CLK/eDP1_HPD# 128 I/O OD CMOS 3.3V/3.3V NC Control clock signal for external SSC clock chip. If the primary functionality is not used, it can be used as an embedded DisplayPort secondary Hotplug detection.
LVDS_BLC_DAT/eDP0_HPD# 126 I/O OD CMOS 3.3V/3.3V NC Control data signal for external SSC clock chip. If the primary functionality is not used, it can be used as an embedded DisplayPort primary Hotplug detection.

DisplayPort Interface Signals

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance BT700 Carrier Board Description
DP_LANE3- 133 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device
O PCIE DP AC coupled off Module DisplayPort differential pair lines lane 3.
DP_LANE3+ 131 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device
DP_LANE2- 145 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device
O PCIE DP AC coupled off Module DisplayPort differential pair lines lane 2.
DP_LANE2+ 143 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device
DP_LANE1- 139 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device
O PCIE DP AC coupled off Module DisplayPort differential pair lines lane 1.
DP_LANE1+ 137 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device
DP_LANE0- 151 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device
O PCIE DP AC coupled off Module DisplayPort differential pair lines lane 0.
DP_LANE0+ 149 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device
DP_AUX- 140 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device, PU 100K to 3.3V
I/O PCIE DP AC coupled off Module Auxiliary channel used for link management and device control. Differential pair lines.
DP_AUX+ 138 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device, PD 100K to GND
DP_HDMI_HPD# 153 I CMOS 3.3V/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V Hot plug detection signal that serves as an interrupt request.

HDMI Interface Signals

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance BT700 Carrier Board Description
TMDS_CLK- 133 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device
O TMDS TMDS AC coupled off Module TMDS differential pair clock lines.
TMDS_CLK+ 131 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device
TMDS_LANE0- 145 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device
O TMDS TMDS AC coupled off Module TMDS differential pair lines lane 0.
TMDS_LANE0+ 143 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device
TMDS_LANE1- 139 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device
O TMDS TMDS AC coupled off Module TMDS differential pair lines lane 1.
TMDS_LANE1+ 137 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device
TMDS_LANE2- 151 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device
O TMDS TMDS AC coupled off Module TMDS differential pair lines lane 2.
TMDS_LANE2+ 149 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device
DDC based control signal (clock) for HDMI device.
HDMI_CTRL_CLK 152 I/O OD CMOS 3.3V/3.3V PU 2.2K to 3.3V
Note: Level shifters must be implemented on the carrier board for this signal in order to be compliant with the HDMI Specification.
DDC based control signal (data) for HDMI device.
HDMI_CTRL_DAT 150 I/O OD CMOS 3.3V/3.3V PU 2.2K to 3.3V
Note: Level shifters must be implemented on the carrier board for this signal in order to be compliant with the HDMI Specification
DP_HDMI_HPD# 153 I CMOS 3.3V/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V Hot plug detection signal that serves as an interrupt request.

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LPC Interface Signals

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance BT700 Carrier Board Description
LPC_AD[0..3] Multiplexed Command, Address and Data.
185-188 I/O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to LPC device
GPIO[0..3] General purpose input/output [0..3]
LPC_FRAME# LPC frame indicates the start of a new cycle or the termination of a broken cycle.
190 I/O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to LPC device
GPIO5 General purpose input/output 5.
LPC_LDRQ# LPC DMA request.
192 I/O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V NC
GPIO7 General purpose input/output 7.
LPC_CLK LPC clock.
189 I/O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to LPC device
GPIO4 General purpose input/output 4.
SERIRQ Serialized Interrupt.
191 I/O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to LPC device
GPIO6 General purpose input/output 6.

SPI Interface Signals

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance BT700 Carrier Board Description
SPI_MOSI 199 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect a series resistor to Carrier Board SPI Device SI pin Master serial output/Slave serial input signal. SPI serial output data from Qseven module to the SPI device.
SPI_MISO 201 I CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect a series resistor to Carrier Board SPI Device SO pin Master serial input/Slave serial output signal. SPI serial input data from the SPI device to Qseven module.
SPI_SCK 203 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect a series resistor to Carrier Board SPI Device SCK pin SPI clock output.
SPI_CS0# 200 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect a series resistor to Carrier Board SPI Device CS# pin SPI chip select 0 output.
SPI_CS1# 202 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V NC SPI Chip Select 1 signal is used as the second chip select when two devices are used. Do not use when only one SPI device is used.

CAN Bus Interface Signals

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance BT700 Carrier Board Description
CAN (Controller Area Network) TX output for CAN Bus channel 0.
CAN0_TX 129 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V NC
In order to connect a CAN controller device to the Qseven module's CAN bus it is necessary to add transceiver hardware to the carrier board.
RX input for CAN Bus channel 0. In order to connect a CAN controller device to the Qseven module's CAN bus it is necessary to add transceiver hardware to the carrier
CAN0_RX 130 I CMOS 3.3V/3.3V NC
board.

Power Control Signals

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance BT700 Carrier Board Description
PWGIN 26 I CMOS 5V/5V PU 10K to 5V High active input for the Qseven® module indicates that all power rails located on the carrier board are ready for use.
PWRBTN# 20 I CMOS 3.3V Standby PU 10K to 3.3V Suspend Power Button: Low active power button input. This signal is triggered on the falling edge.

Power Management Signals

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance BT700 Carrier Board Description
RSTBTN# 28 I CMOS 3.3V/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V Reset button input. This input may be driven active low by an external circuitry to reset the Qseven module.
Battery low input. This signal may be driven active low by external circuitry to signal that the system battery is low or may be used to signal some other external
BATLOW# 27 I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V Suspend
battery management event.
WAKE# 17 I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V Suspend External system wake event. This may be driven active low by external circuitry to signal an external wake-up event.
SUS_STAT# 19 O CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V Suspend Suspend Status: indicates that the system will be entering a low power state soon.
S3 State: This signal shuts off power to all runtime system components that are not maintained during S3 (Suspend to Ram), S4 or S5 states.
SUS_S3# 18 O CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V
The signal SUS_S3# is necessary in order to support the optional S3 cold power state.
SUS_S5# 16 O CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V S5 State: This signal indicates S4 or S5 (Soft Off) state.

Sleep button. Low active signal used by the ACPI operating system to transition the system into sleep state or to wake it up again. This signal is triggered on falling
SLP_BTN# 21 I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V Suspend
edge.

LID button. Low active signal used by the ACPI operating system to detect a LID switch and to bring system into sleep state or to wake it up again.
LID_BTN# 22 I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V Suspend
Open/Close state may be software configurable.

Miscellaneous Signals
Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance BT700 Carrier Board Description
WDTRIG# 70 I CMOS 3.3V/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V Watchdog trigger signal. This signal restarts the watchdog timer of the Qseven module on the falling edge of a low active pulse.
WDOUT 72 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V Watchdog event indicator. High active output used for signaling a missing watchdog trigger. Will be deasserted by software, system reset or a system power down.
GP0_I2C_CLK 66 I/O OD CMOS 3.3V/3.3V PU 2.2K to 3.3V General Purpose I²C bus #0 clock line.
GP0_I2C_DAT 68 I/O OD CMOS 3.3V/3.3V PU 2.2K to 3.3V General Purpose I²C bus #0 data line.
SMB_CLK Clock line of System Management Bus.
60 I/O OD CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 2.2K to 3.3V Suspend
GP1_I2C_CLK Multiplexed with General Purpose I²C bus #1 clock line.
SMB_DAT Data line of System Management Bus.
62 I/O OD CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 2.2K to 3.3V Suspend
GP1_I2C_DAT Multiplexed with General Purpose I²C bus #1 data line.
SMB_ALERT# 64 I/O OD CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V Suspend System Management Bus Alert input. This signal may be driven low by SMB devices to signal an event on the SM Bus.
Primary functionality is output for audio enunciator, the“speaker” in PC AT systems. When not in use for this primary purpose it can be used as General Purpose PWM
SPKR/GP_PWM_OUT2 194 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V
Output.
Module BIOS disable input signal. Pull low to disable module's on-board BIOS.
BIOS_DISABLE#/BOOT_ALT# 41 I CMOS 3.3V/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V Allows off-module BIOS implementations. This signal can also be used to disable standard boot firmware flash device and enable an alternative boot firmware source, for
example a boot loader.
RSVD 56,154,132,134,144,146 NC NC Do not connect
GP_1-Wire_Bus 124 I/O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V General Purpose 1-Wire bus interface. Can be used for consumer electronics control bus (CEC) of HDMI

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Manufacturing Signals
Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance BT700 Carrier Board Description
This pin is reserved for manufacturing and debugging purposes.
MFG_NC0 207 N.A N.A NC May be used as JTAG_TCK signal for boundary scan purposes during production or as a vendor specific control signal. When used as a vendor specific control signal the
multiplexer must be controlled by the MFG_NC4 signal.
This pin is reserved for manufacturing and debugging purposes.
MFG_NC1 209 N.A N.A May be used as JTAG_TDO signal for boundary scan purposes during production. May also be used, via a multiplexer, as a UART_TX signal to connect a simple UART for
firmware and boot loader implementations. In this case the multiplexer must be controlled by the MFG_NC4 signal.
This pin is reserved for manufacturing and debugging purposes.
MFG_NC2 208 N.A N.A May be used as JTAG_TDI signal for boundary scan purposes during production. May also be used, via a multiplexer, as a UART_RX signal to connect a simple UART for
firmware and boot loader implementations. In this case the multiplexer must be controlled by the MFG_NC4 signal.
This pin is reserved for manufacturing and debugging purposes.
MFG_NC3 210 N.A N.A NC May be used as JTAG_TMS signal for boundary scan purposes during production. May also be used, via a multiplexer, as vendor specific BOOT signal for firmware and
boot loader implementations. In this case the multiplexer must be controlled by the MFG_NC4 signal.
This pin is reserved for manufacturing and debugging purposes.
May be used as JTAG_TRST# signal for boundary scan purposes during production. May also be used as control signal for a multiplexer circuit on the module enabling
MFG_NC4 204 N.A N.A NC secondary function for MFG_NC0..3 ( JTAG / UART ).
When MFG_NC4 is high active it is being used for JTAG purposes.
When MFG_NC4 is low active it is being used for UART purposes.

Thermal Management Signals

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance BT700 Carrier Board Description
THRM# 69 I CMOS 3.3V/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V Thermal Alarm active low signal generated by the external hardware to indicate an over temperature situation. This signal can be used to initiate thermal throttling.
THRMTRIP# 71 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V Thermal Trip indicates an overheating condition of the processor. If 'THRMTRIP#' goes active the system immediately transitions to the S5 State (Soft Off).

Fan Control Implementation

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance BT700 Carrier Board Description
Primary functionality is fan speed control. Uses the Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) technique to control the Fan's RPM based on the CPU's die temperature.
FAN_PWMOUT/GP_PWM_OUT1 196 O OC CMOS 3.3V/3.3V
When not in use for this primary purpose it can be used as General Purpose PWM Output.
FAN_TACHOIN/GP_TIMER_IN 195 I CMOS 3.3V/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V Primary functionality is fan tachometer input. When not in use for this primary purpose it can be used as General Purpose Timer Input.

Input Power Pins

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance BT700 Carrier Board Description
VCC 211-230 Power Power Supply +5VDC ±5%
VCC_5V_SB 205-206 Power Standby Power Supply +5VDC ±5%
3 V backup cell input. VCC_RTC should be connected to a 3V backup cell for RTC operation and storage register non-volatility in the absence of system power.
VCC_RTC 193 Power
(VCC_RTC = 2.4 - 3.3 V).
1-2,
23-25,
34,
39-40,
57-58,
73-74,
97-98,
GND 117-118, Power Ground Power Ground.
135-136,
141-142,
147-148,
159-160,
165-166,
183-184,
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Installing BT700 onto a Carrier Board 3. Press down BT700 and put on the heat sink on top of BT700 with its mounting holes and
bolts aligned on the carrier board. Use the mounting screws to fix BT700 and heat sink in
place.
Important:
The carrier board used in this section is for reference purpose only and may not
resemble your carrier board. These illustrations are mainly to guide you on how to
install BT700 onto the carrier board of your choice.

1. The photo below shows the locations of the mounting holes and the bolts already fixed in Short screws
place.

Standoff Bolts

Mounting hole

2. Grasping BT700 by its edges, insert it into the carrier board, and you will hear a distinctive
”click” indicating BT700 is correctly locked into position.

Carrier board
BT700

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Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup

Legends
Overview
KEYs Function
The BIOS is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the CPU
and peripherals. It contains codes for various advanced features found in this system board. Right and Left Arrows Moves the highlight left or right to select a
The BIOS allows you to configure the system and save the configuration in a battery-backed menu.
CMOS so that the data retains even when the power is off. In general, the information stored Up and Down Arrows Moves the highlight up or down between
in the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM will stay unchanged unless a configuration change has been submenus or fields.
made such as a hard drive replaced or a device added.
<Esc> Exits to the BIOS setup utility
It is possible that the CMOS battery will fail causing CMOS data loss. If this happens, you need + (plus key) Scrolls forward through the values or
to install a new CMOS battery and reconfigure the BIOS settings. options of the hightlighted field.
- (minus key) Scolls backward through the values or
Note:
options of the hightlighted field.
The BIOS is constantly updated to improve the performance of the system board;
therefore the BIOS screens in this chapter may not appear the same as the actual <F1> Displays general help
one. These screens are for reference purpose only.
<F2> Displays previous values
<F3> Optimized defaults
<F4> Saves and reset the setup program.
Default Configuration
<Enter> Press <Enter> to enter the highlighted
Most of the configuration settings are either predefined according to the Load Optimal Defaults submenu
settings which are stored in the BIOS or are automatically detected and configured without
requiring any actions. There are a few settings that you may need to change depending on
your system configuration.
Scroll Bar
Entering the BIOS Setup Utility When a scroll bar appears to the right of the setup screen, it indicates that there are more
available fields not shown on the screen. Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll through all
the available fields.
The BIOS Setup Utility can only be operated from the keyboard and all commands are key-
board commands. The commands are available at the right side of each setup screen. Submenu
The BIOS Setup Utility does not require an operating system to run. After you power up the
When ““ appears on the left of a particular field, it indicates that a submenu which contains
system, the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins. After the
additional options are available for that field. To display the submenu, move the highlight to
memory test, the message “Press DEL to run setup” will appear on the screen. If the message
that field and press <Enter>.
disappears before you respond, restart the system or press the “Reset” button. You may also
restart the system by pressing the <Ctrl> <Alt> and <Del> keys simultaneously.

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AMI BIOS Setup Utility Advanced

Main The Advanced menu allows you to configure your system for basic operation. Some entries are
defaults required by the system board, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance
The Main menu is the first screen that you will see when you enter the BIOS Setup Utility. of your system or let you set some features according to your preference.

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Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit Setting incorrect field values may cause the system to malfunction.
Set the Date. Use Tab
BIOS Information to switch between Date
BIOS Vendor American Megatrends elements.
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Build Date and Time 10/02/2014 15:04:50
Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit
System Date [Wed 15/10/2014]
System Time [00:27:35] OS Selection
OS Selection [Windows 7]
Access Level Administraor
PC Health Status
CPU Configuration
 Select Screen SATA Configuration
 Select Item LPSS & SCC Configuration
Enter: Select Network Stack Configuration
+/-: Change Opt. CSM Configuration
F1: General Help Trusted Computing
F2: Previous Values USB Configuration
F3: Optimized Defaults Security Configuration  Select Screen
F4: Save & Reset  Select Item
ESC: Exit Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network Connection - 00:A0:C9:00:...... Enter: Select
+/-: Change Opt.
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F2: Previous Values
F3: Optimized Defaults
F4: Save & Reset
ESC: Exit
System Date
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The date format is <day>, <month>, <date>, <year>. Day displays a day, from Sun-
day to Saturday. Month displays the month, from January to December. Date displays
the date, from 1 to 31. Year displays the year, from 1980 to 2099. OS Selection

System Time Select the OS support: Windows 7 or Windows 8.X.

The time format is <hour>, <minute>, <second>. The time is based on the 24-hour
military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. Hour displays hours from 00 to
23. Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59. Second displays seconds from 00 to 59.

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PC Health Status CPU Configuration

This section only displays the hardware health monitor. This section is used to configure the CPU. It will also display the detection of CPU information.

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Advanced
Advanced
CPU Configuration Number of cores to enable
System Hardware Monitor in each processor package.
Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU E3845 @ 1.91GHz
CPU Temperature : +39C CPU Signature 30679
FAN1 Speed : 6585 RPM Microcode Patch 901
3.3V : +3.324 V CPU Speed 1918 MHz
V_SM : +1.364 V 64-bit Supported
VCORE : +0.926 V Processor Cores 4
VGFX : +1.006 V Intel VT-x Technology Supported
L1 Data Cache 24 KB x4
L1 Code Cache 32 KB x4
L2 Cache 1024 KB x2
 Select Screen
 Select Screen
 Select Item Active Processor Cores [All]  Select Item
Enter: Select Intel Virtualization Technology [Enabled] Enter: Select
+/-: Change Opt. EIST [Enabled] +/-: Change Opt.
F1: General Help F1: General Help
F2: Previous Values F2: Previous Values
F3: Optimized Defaults F3: Optimized Defaults
F4: Save & Reset F4: Save & Reset
ESC: Exit ESC: Exit

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Active Processor Cores

Number of cores to enable in each processor package.

Intel Virtualization Technology

When this field is set to enabled, the VMM can utilize the additional hardware capa-
bilities provided by Vanderpool Technology.

EIST

This field is used to enable or disable the Intel Enhanced SpeedStep Technology.

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SATA Configuration LPSS & SCC Configuration

This section is used to configure the settings of SATA device. This section is used to configure the LPSS & SCC settings.

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Advanced Advanced

SATA Configuration Enable/Disable Serial LPSS Configuration LPSS I2C #1 Support

ATA LPSS I2C #1 Support [Enabled] Enable/Disable
Serial-ATA (SATA) [Enabled] LPSS HSUART #1 Support [Enabled]
LPSS HSUART #2 Support [Enabled]
Serial-ATA Port 0 [Enabled] LPSS SPI Support [Enabled]
Serial-ATA Port 1 [Enabled]

SATA Port0
Not Present

SATA Port1
Not Present
 Select Screen  Select Screen
 Select Item  Select Item
Enter: Select Enter: Select
+/-: Change Opt. +/-: Change Opt.
F1: General Help F1: General Help
F2: Previous Values F2: Previous Values
F3: Optimized Defaults F3: Optimized Defaults
F4: Save & Reset F4: Save & Reset
ESC: Exit ESC: Exit

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Serial ATA Port 0 and 1 LPSS I2C #1 Support

This field is used to enable or disable the Serial ATA port 0 and 1. Enable or disable the support of the LPSS I2C device.

LPSS HSUART #1/#2 Support

Enable or disable the support of the LPSS HSUART device.

LPSS SPI Support

Enable or disable the support of the LPSS SPI device.

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Network Stack Configuration Ipv4 PXE Support

This section is used to enable or disable UEFI network stack. When enabled, Ipv4 PXE boot supports. When disabled, Ipv4 PXE boot option will not
be created.
Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc.
Advanced Ipv6 PXE Support
Network Stack [Disabled] Enable/Disable UEFI
network stack. When enabled, Ipv6 PXE boot supports. When disabled, Ipv6 PXE boot option will not
be created.

PXE boot wait time

Enter the value of wait time to press <Esc> key to abort the PXE boot.

 Select Screen

 Select Item
Enter: Select
+/-: Change Opt.
F1: General Help
F2: Previous Values
F3: Optimized Defaults
F4: Save & Reset
ESC: Exit

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When Network Stack is set to enabled, it will display the following information:

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Advanced

Network Stack [Enabled] Enable/Disable UEFI

Ipv4 PXE Support [Enabled] network stack.
Ipv6 PXE Support [Enabled]
PXE boot wait time 0

 Select Screen

 Select Item
Enter: Select
+/-: Change Opt.
F1: General Help
F2: Previous Values
F3: Optimized Defaults
F4: Save & Reset
ESC: Exit

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CSM Configuration Trusted Computing

This section configures the CSM settings. This section configures settings relevant to Trusted Computing innovations.

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Advanced Advanced

Compatibility Support Module Configuration Enable/Disable CSM Configuration Enables or Disables

support Security Device Support [Disable] BIOS support for security
CSM Support [Enabled] device. O.S. will not show
Current Status Information Security Device. TCG
CSM16 Module Version 07.71 No Security Device Found EFI protocol and INT1A
interface will not be
Boot option filter [UEFI and Legacy] available.

Option ROM execution order

Network [Do not launch]
Storage [Legacy only]  Select Screen
Video [Legacy only]  Select Screen  Select Item
Other PCI devices [UEFI only]  Select Item Enter: Select
Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt.
+/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help
F1: General Help F2: Previous Values
F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults
F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset
F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit
ESC: Exit

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CSM Support
Security Device Support
This field is used to enable or disable the CSM support.
This field is used to enable or disable BIOS supporting for the security device. O.S will
Boot option filter not show the security device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be
available.
This option controls Legacy/UEFI ROMs priority.

Network

This field controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy PXE OpROM.

Storage

This field controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM.

Video

This field controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM.

Other PCI devices

This field determines OpROM execution policy for devices other than network, storage
or video.

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USB Configuration
Important:
This section is used to configure parameters of the USB device. When installing Windows 7, only native USB 2.0 devices (USB port 0 to USB port 3)
can operate under DOS mode. Please refer to the following tables for more infomation
on the type of USB ports.
Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc.
Advanced

USB Configuration Enables Legacy USB

support. AUTO option
USB Module Version 8.11.01 disables legacy support if Table 1. OS Selection
no USB devices are
USB Devices: connected. DISABLE
1 Keyboard, 1 Mouse, 1 Hub option will keep USB
devices available only for
EFI applications.
Operation
Legacy USB Support [Enabled]
USB Mass Storage Driver Support [Enabled] Environment DOS Windows 7 Windows 8.x Linux
for Customers
 Select Screen OS Selection
 Select Item in the BIOS Windows 8.x Windows 7 Windows 8.x Windows 8.x
Enter: Select
+/-: Change Opt. Advanced Menu
F1: General Help
F2: Previous Values When installing Windows 7 first
F3: Optimized Defaults Available USB All
time, only native USB 2.0 ports
All All
F4: Save & Reset
ports can work. Please refer to the
ESC: Exit
USB type in table 2 below.
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Table 2. The Type of USB Ports

Legacy USB Support

Enabled
Model Name BT700
Enable legacy USB.
Native
Auto USB 3.0 (share with USB 2.0 port 6 and 7)*
Disable support for legacy when no USB devices are connected.
USB 0 Native
Disabled
Keep USB devices available only for EFI applications. USB 1 Native
USB 2 Native
USB Mass Storage Driver Support
USB 3 Native
Enable or disable the support of the USB Mass Storage Driver.
USB 4 HSIC port 0
USB 5 HSIC port 1
HSIC port 2
USB 6 (share with USB 3.0)*
HSIC port 3
USB 7 (share with USB 3.0)*

Note:
*Optional and is not supported in standard model. Please contact your sales represen-
tative for more information.

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Security Configuration Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network Connection - 00:A0:C9:00:...

This section only displays the setting relevant to the Intel(R) Anti-Theft Technology. This section is used to configure the parameters of Gigabit Ethernet device.

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Advanced Advanced

Configure Boot Protocol,

Intel(R) TXE Configuration Wake on LAN, Link
TXE FW Version 01.01.00.1089 PORT CONFIGURATION MENU
NICConfiguration Speed, and VLAN.

Blink LEDs 0

PORT CONFIGURATION INFORMATION

UEFI Driver: Intel(R) PRO/1000 5.5.19
Adapter PBA: 000300-000
Chip Type: Intel i210
PCI Device ID 1533
Bus: Device: Function: 04:00:00
 Select Screen Link Status [Disconnected]  Select Screen
 Select Item MAC Address 00:A0:C9:00:00:00  Select Item
Enter: Select Virtual MAC Address 00:A0:C9:00:00:00 Enter: Select
+/-: Change Opt. +/-: Change Opt.
F1: General Help F1: General Help
F2: Previous Values F2: Previous Values
F3: Optimized Defaults F3: Optimized Defaults
F4: Save & Reset F4: Save & Reset
ESC: Exit ESC: Exit

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Blink LEDs

Identify the physical network port by blinking the associated LED.

Link Status

This field indicates the link status of the network device.

Virtual MAC Address

This field indicates programmatically assignable MAC address for the network port.

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NIC Configuration
Chipset
This field is used to configure the network device.
The section configures the relevant functions of chipset.

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Advanced Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc.
Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit
Specifies the port speed
Link Speed [Auto Negotiated] used for the selected North Bridge Parameters
North Bridge
Wake on LAN [Enabled] boot protocol.
South Bridge

 Select Screen

 Select Item
Enter: Select  Select Screen
+/-: Change Opt.  Select Item
F1: General Help Enter: Select
F2: Previous Values +/-: Change Opt.
F3: Optimized Defaults F1: General Help
F4: Save & Reset F2: Previous Values
ESC: Exit F3: Optimized Defaults
F4: Save & Reset
ESC: Exit
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Link Speed

Specify the port speed which is used for the selected boot protocol.

Wake on LAN

Enables the server to be powered on using an in-band magic packet.

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North Bridge Intel IGD Configuration

This section configures the North bridge parameters.

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Chipset
Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc.
GOP Information
Chipset Intel(R) GOP Driver [N/A]
Intel IGD Configuration Config Intel IGD Settings.
 LCD Control
Memory Configuration

 Select Screen

 Select Item
Enter: Select
 Select Screen +/-: Change Opt.
 Select Item F1: General Help
Enter: Select F2: Previous Values
+/-: Change Opt. F3: Optimized Defaults
F1: General Help F4: Save & Reset
F2: Previous Values ESC: Exit
F3: Optimized Defaults
F4: Save & Reset
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LCD Control LCD Panel Type

Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc.

Select the LCD panel used by Internal Graphics Device by selecting the appropriate
Chipset
setup item. Please refer to the screen shown below.
LCD Control Select the Video Device
which will be activated Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc.
Primary IGFX Boot Display [DDI] during POST. This has no
Secondary IGFX Boot Display [LVDS] effect if external graphics Chipset
LCD Panel Type [Type 3 1024x768...] present.
LVDS Support [Enabled] Secondary boot display LCD Control Select LCD panel used
selection will appear by Internal Graphics
based on your selection. Primary IGFX Boot Display [DDI] Device by selecting the
VGA modes will be sup- Secondary IGFX Boot Display appropriate setup item.
ported only on primary LCD Panel Type LCD Panel Type
display. LVDS Support VBIOS Default
Type 1 640x480 18 Bit
 Select Screen Type 2 800x600 18 Bit
 Select Item Type 3 1024x768 18 Bit
Enter: Select Type 4 1280x1024 36 Bit
+/-: Change Opt. Type 5 1400x1050 (108MHz) 36 Bit
F1: General Help Type 6 1400x1050 (122MHz) 36 Bit
F2: Previous Values Type 7 1600x1200 36 Bit
F3: Optimized Defaults Type 8 1366x768 18 Bit
F4: Save & Reset Type 9 1680x1050 36 Bit  Select Screen
ESC: Exit Type 10 1920x1200 36 Bit  Select Item
Type 11 1440x900 36 Bit Enter: Select
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Type 12 1024x768 24 Bit
Type 13 1280x1024 48 Bit F1: General Help
Type 14 1280x800 36 Bit F2: Previous Values
Type 15 1920x1080 48 Bit F3: Optimized Defaults
Type 16 2048x1536 F4: Save & Reset
Primary IGFX Boot Display 48 Bit
ESC: Exit

Select the Video Device which will be activated during POST. This has no effect if the
external graphics presents. The selection of secondary boot display will appear based Version 2.16.1242. Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc.
on your selection. VGA modes will be supported only on primary display.

Secondary IGFX Boot Display LVDS Support

Select the secondary display device: DDI-0 or DDI-1. DDI-0 is the default setting. Enable or disable the onboard LVDS function.

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Memory Configuration South Bridge

Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. This field is used to configure the parameters of the South Bridge.
Chipset

Memory Information Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc.
Total Memory 2048 MB (LPDDR3) Chipset
Memory 2048 MB (LPDDR3) Azalia HD Audio Azalia HD Audio Options
PCI Express Configuration
Restore AC Power Loss [Power On]
Intel(R) I210 Controller [Enabled]
SPI Interface Selection [PCU_SPI]
 Select Screen
 Select Item
Enter: Select
+/-: Change Opt.
F1: General Help  Select Screen
F2: Previous Values  Select Item
F3: Optimized Defaults Enter: Select
F4: Save & Reset +/-: Change Opt.
ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F2: Previous Values
F3: Optimized Defaults
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Restore AC Power Loss

Power Off
When power returns after an AC power failure, the system’s power is off. You must
press the Power button to power-on the system.

Power On
When power returns after an AC power failure, the system will automatically power-
on.

Last State
When power returns after an AC power failure, the system will return to the state
where you left off before power failure occurs. If the system’s power is off when AC
power failure occurs, it will remain off when power returns. If the system’s power is
on when AC power failure occurs, the system will power-on when power returns.

Intel(R) I210 Controller

Enable the Intel(R) I210 ethernet controller.

SPI Interface Selection

The option is PCU_SPI or SIO_SPI.

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Azalia HD Audio PCI Express Configuration

This section configues Azalia HD Audio options. This section configues settings relevant to PCI Express devices.

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Chipset Chipset

Audio Configuration Control Detection of the PCI Express Configuration Enable or Disable the
Audio Controller [Enabled] Azalia device. Disabled = PCI Express Port 0 [Enabled] PCI Express Port 0 in the
Azalia HDMI Codec [Enabled] Azalia will be uncondition- Speed [Auto] Chipset
DP/HDMI Port B [Enabled] ally disabled. Enabled =
Azalia will be uncondition- PCI Express Port 1 [Enabled]
ally enabled. Auto = Azalia Speed [Auto]
will be enabled if present
disabled otherwise. PCI Express Port 2 [Enabled]
Speed [Auto]
PCI Express Port 3
Speed [Enabled]
 Select Screen [Auto]  Select Screen
 Select Item  Select Item
Enter: Select Enter: Select
+/-: Change Opt. +/-: Change Opt.
F1: General Help F1: General Help
F2: Previous Values F2: Previous Values
F3: Optimized Defaults F3: Optimized Defaults
F4: Save & Reset F4: Save & Reset
ESC: Exit ESC: Exit

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Audio Controller PCI Express Port 0-3

This item controls the detection of the Azalia device. Enable or disable the PCI Express port in the chipset.

Disabled Speed
Azalia will be unconditionally disabled.
Enabled Select the speed for the PCI Express devices. The options are Auto, Gen1 or Gen2.
Azalia will be unconditionally enabled.
Auto
Azalia will be enabled automatically.

Azalia HDMI Codec

Enable or disable the internal HDMI codec for Azalia.

DP/HDMI Port B

Enable or disable the DP/HDMI Port B.

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Security Boot
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Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit
Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit
Boot Configuration Number of seconds to
Password Description Set Administrator Setup Prompt Timeout 1 wait for setup activation
Password. Bootup NumLock State [On] key.
If ONLY the Administrator’s password is set, 65535(0xFFFF) means
then this only limits access to Setup and is only indefinite waiting.
asked for when entering Setup. Boot Option Priorities
If ONLY the User’s password is set, then this
is a power on password and must be entered to
boot or enter Setup. In Setup the User will have
Administrator rights.
The password length must be
in the following range:
Minimum length 3  Select Screen
Maximum length 20  Select Screen  Select Item
 Select Item Enter: Select
Administrator Password Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt.
User Password +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help
F1: General Help F2: Previous Values
F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults
F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset
F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit
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Setup Prompt Timeout

Administrator Password
Select the number of seconds to wait for the setup activation key. 65535(0xFFFF)
Set the administrator password. denotes indefinite waiting.

Bootup NumLock State

User Password
This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad. By default, the
Set the user password. system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the
number keys. When set to Off, the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys.

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Save & Exit Updating the BIOS

To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility, AFUDOS.EXE.
Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Please contact technical support or your sales representative for the files.
Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit
Save Changes and Reset Reset the system after To execute the utility, type:
Discard Changes and Reset saving the changes.
A:> AFUDOS BIOS_File_Name /b /p /n
Restore Defaults then press <Enter>.
Boot Override

C:\AFU\AFUDOS>afudos filename /B /P /N
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| AMI Firmware Update Utility(APTIO) v2.25 |
| Copyright (C)2008 American Megatrends Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
 Select Screen +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 Select Item
Enter: Select Reading file .............................. done
+/-: Change Opt. Erasing flash ............................. done
F1: General Help Writing flash ............................. done
F2: Previous Values Verifying flash .......................... done
F3: Optimized Defaults Erasing BootBlock .................... done
F4: Save & Reset Writing BootBlock .................... done
ESC: Exit Verifying BootBlock ................. done
C:\AFU\AFUDOS>
Version 2.16.1242. Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc.

Save Changes and Reset

To save the changes, select this field and then press <Enter>. A dialog box will
appear. Select Yes to reset the system after saving all changes made.

After finishing BIOS update, please turn off the AC power. Wait about 10 seconds and then
Discard Changes and Reset turn on the AC power again.
To discard the changes, select this field and then press <Enter>. A dialog box will
appear. Select Yes to reset the system setup without saving any changes.

Restore Defaults

To restore and load the optimized default values, select this field and then press
<Enter>. A dialog box will appear. Select Yes to restore the default values of all the
setup options.

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Notice: BIOS SPI ROM

1. The Intel® Management Engine has already been integrated into this system board. Due to
the safety concerns, the BIOS (SPI ROM) chip cannot be removed from this system board
and used on another system board of the same model.

2. The BIOS (SPI ROM) on this system board must be the original equipment from the factory
and cannot be used to replace one which has been utilized on other system boards.

3. If you do not follow the methods above, the Intel® Management Engine will not be
updated and will cease to be effective.

Note:
a. You can take advantage of flash tools to update the default configuration of the
BIOS (SPI ROM) to the latest version anytime.
b. When the BIOS IC needs to be replaced, you have to populate it properly onto the
system board after the EEPROM programmer has been burned and follow the
technical person's instructions to confirm that the MAC address should be burned
or not.

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Chapter 4 - Supported Software

For Windows 7
The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utilities and software applications
required to enhance the performance of the system board.

Insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. If
after inserting the CD, “Autorun” did not automatically start (which is, the Mainboard Utility
CD screen did not appear), please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double-click
“Setup”.

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Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 3. Go through the readme docu-

ment for more installation tips
The Intel Chipset Device Software is used for updating Windows® INF files so that the Intel then click Next.
chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system.

To install the utility, click “Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility” on the main menu.

1. Setup is ready to install the

utility. Click Next.

4. After all setup operations are

done, click Next.

2. Read the license agreement

then click Yes.

5. Click “Yes, I want to restart this

computer now” then click Finish.

Restarting the system will allow the

new software installation to take
effect.

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Intel HD Graphics Drivers 3. Go through the readme docu-

ment for system requirements
To install the driver, click “Intel HD Graphics Drivers” on the main menu. and installation tips then click
Next.
1. Setup is now ready to install
the graphics driver. Click
Next.

4. Setup is now installing the

driver. Click Next to continue.

By default, the “Automatically run WinSAT and enable the Windows Aero desktop theme” is
enabled. With this enabled, after installing the graphics driver and the system rebooted, the
screen will turn blank for 1 to 2 minutes (while WinSAT is running) before the Windows 7/
Windows 8 desktop appears. The “blank screen” period is the time Windows is testing the
graphics performance.

We recommend that you skip this process by disabling this function then click Next.

2. Read the license agreement

then click Yes.
5. Click “Yes, I want to restart this
computer now” then click Finish.

Restarting the system will allow the

new software installation to take
effect.

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Intel LAN Drivers 4. Click Install to begin the

installation.
To install the driver, click “Intel LAN Drivers” on the main menu.

1. Setup is ready to install the

driver. Click Next.

5. After completing installa-

tion, click Finish.

2. Click “I accept the terms

in the license agreement”
then click “Next”.

3. Select the program featuers

you want installed then
click Next.

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Kernel Mode Driver Framework (For Windows 7 only) Intel Trusted Execution Engine Driver
To install the driver, click “Kernel Mode Driver Framework” on the main menu. To install the driver, click “Intel Trusted Execution Engine Driver” on the main menu.

1. Click “Yes“ to install the 1. Tick “I accept the terms

update. in the License Agreement“
and then click “Next.”

2. The update is installed 2. The step shows the

now. components which will be
installed. Then, Click Next.

3. Click “Restart Now“ to

restart your computer when
the installation is complete.

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3. The step displays the Realtek Audio Drivers

installing status in the
progress. To install the driver, click “Realtek Audio Drivers” on the main menu.

1. Setup is now ready to install the

audio driver. Click Next.

2. Follow the remainder of the steps

on the screen; clicking “Next”
each time you finish a step.

4. Click “Finish“ when the

installation is complete.

3. Click “Yes, I want to restart my

computer now” then click Finish.

Restarting the system will allow the

new software installation to take
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Intel Sideband Fabric Device (MBI) Driver 3. The step performs setup
operations. Click “Next“ to
(For Windows 8 only) continue.

To install the driver, click “Intel Sideband Fabric Device (MBI) Driver” on the main menu.

1. The setup program will be

installed. Click “Next“ to
continue.

4. Click “Finish“ to restart the

computer when the setup is
completely installed.

2. Click “Yes“ to accept the

License Agreement.

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DFI Utility 3. Click Install to begin the installation.

DFI Utility provides information about the board, HW Health, Watchdog, DIO, and Backlight. To
access the utility, click “DFI Utility” on the main menu.

Note:
If you are using Windows 7, you need to access the operating system as an
administrator to be able to install the utility.

1. Setup is ready to install the DFI

Utility drifer. Click Next.

4. After completing installation,

click Finish.

2. Click “I accept the terms in the

license agreement” and then click
Next.

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The DFI Utility icon will appear on the desktop. Double-click the icon to open the utility.

Information HW Health Set

HW Health Backlight

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Infineon TPM Driver and Tool (option)

To install the driver, click “Infineon TPM driver and tool (option)” on the main menu.

1. The setup program is preparing

to install the driver.

WatchDog 2. The setup program is now ready

to install the utility. Click Next.

3. Click “I accept the terms in the

license agreement” and then
click “Next”.

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4. Enter the necessary information 7. TPM requires installing the Micro-

and then click Next. soft Visual C++ package prior to
installing the utility. Click Install.

5. Select a setup type and then click 8. The setup program is currently
Next. installing the Microsoft Visual
C++ package.

9. Click Finish.
6. Click Install.

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10. Click “Yes“ to restart your system. Intel USB 3.0 Drivers (For Windows 7 Only)
To install the driver, click “Intel USB 3.0 Driver” on the main menu.

1. Setup is ready to install the driver.

Click Next.

2. Read the license agreement then

click Yes.

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3. Go through the readme docu- IO Driver Patch (For Windows 7 - 64bit Only)
ment for more installation tips
then click Next. To install the driver, click “IO Driver Patch” on the main menu.

Note:
When you have problems in using the IO Driver on Windows 7 - 64bit, you need
to follow the setps to install the IO Driver Patch.

1. Click “Yes” to install the driver

update.

4. Setup is currently installing the

driver. After installation has com-
pleted, click Next.

2. After the installation is complete,

click “Close“.

5. After completing installation, click

Finish.

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IO Driver 3. Choose the setup type and then

click “Next”.
To install the driver, click “IO Driver” on the main menu.

Before you install the IO Driver,

read the install message and then
click “OK”.

1. The setup program is preparing

to install the driver. Click “Next.” 4. Click “Install“ to start the installa-
tion.

2. Read the license agreement.

Click “I accept the terms in the
license agreement” and then 5. A notice for this installation.
click “Next”.

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5. The installation has been com- Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3

pleted successfully. Click “Finish“
to exit the wizard. To install the reader, click “Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3” on the main menu.

1. Click Next to install or click

Change Destination Folder to
select another folder.

2. Click Install to begin installation.

3. Click Finish to exit installation.

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Appendix A - System Error Message

When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something, either a beep
code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the
message, PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP, will be shown in
the information box at the bottom. Enter Setup to correct the error.

Error Messages
One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during
the POST. This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BIOSes:

CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED

The CMOS battery is no longer functional. It should be replaced.

Important:
Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or
equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries accord-
ing to the battery manufacturer’s instructions.

CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR

Checksum of CMOS is incorrect. This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt. This error
may have been caused by a weak battery. Check the battery and replace if necessary.

DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY

The display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color. This indi-
cates the switch is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting
is correct, either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the
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Appendix B - Troubleshooting
The picture seems to be constantly moving.

1. The monitor has lost its vertical sync. Adjust the monitor’s vertical sync.
Troubleshooting Checklist
2. Move away any objects, such as another monitor or fan, that may be creating a magnetic
This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may encounter
field around the display.
with your personal computer. To efficiently troubleshoot your system, treat each problem indi-
vidually. This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple
3. Make sure your video card’s output frequencies are supported by this monitor.
causes.

Some of the most common things to check when you encounter problems while using your The screen seems to be constantly wavering.
system are listed below.
1. If the monitor is close to another monitor, the adjacent monitor may need to be turned off.
1. The power switch of each peripheral device is turned on. Fluorescent lights adjacent to the monitor may also cause screen wavering.

2. All cables and power cords are tightly connected. Power Supply
3. The electrical outlet to which your peripheral devices are connected is working. Test the
When the computer is turned on, nothing happens.
outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device.
1. Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end
4. The monitor is turned on.
properly plugged into the back of the system.
5. The display’s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly.
2. Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of
voltage you are using.
6. All add-in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely.
3. The power cord may have a “short” or “open”. Inspect the cord and install a new one if
7. Any add-in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly.
necessary.
Monitor/Display
If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on:

1. Make sure that the monitor’s power switch is on.

2. Check that one end of the monitor’s power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the
other end is plugged into a working AC outlet. If necessary, try another outlet.

3. Check that the video input cable is properly attached to the monitor and the system’s
display adapter.

4. Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the monitor’s brightness control knob.

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Hard Drive System Board

Hard disk failure. 1. Make sure the add-in card is seated securely in the expansion slot. If the add-in card is
loose, power off the system, re-install the card and power up the system.
1. Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIOS.
2. Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set.
2. If the system is configured with two hard drives, make sure the bootable (first) hard drive
is configured as Master and the second hard drive is configured as Slave. The master hard 3. Verify that all memory modules are seated securely into the memory sockets.
drive must have an active/bootable partition.
4. Make sure the memory modules are in the correct locations.
Excessively long formatting period. 5. If the board fails to function, place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed compo-
nents. Gently press each component into the socket.
If your hard drive takes an excessively long period of time to format, it is likely a cable con-
nection problem. However, if your hard drive has a large capacity, it will take a longer time to 6. If you made changes to the BIOS settings, re-enter setup and load the BIOS defaults.
format.

Serial Port
The serial device (modem, printer) doesn’t output anything or is outputting garbled

characters.

1. Make sure that the serial device’s power is turned on and that the device is on-line.

2. Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer.

3. Verify that the attached serial device works by attaching it to a serial port that is work-
ing and configured correctly. If the serial device does not work, either the cable or the serial
device has a problem. If the serial device works, the problem may be due to the onboard I/O
or the address setting.

4. Make sure the COM settings and I/O address are configured correctly.

Keyboard
Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed.

1. Make sure the keyboard is properly connected.

2. Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed dur-
ing the booting process.

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