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TECHNICAL MANUAL Intel Pine Trail D & ICH8M Chipset Based Mini-ITX M/B for ATOM Processor NO.G03-NF96-F Rev.:2.0 Release date: March, 2010 Trademark: * Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.
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Environmental Protection Announcement Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding. To minimize pollution and ensure environment protection of mother earth, please recycle.
Environmental Safety Instruction Avoid the dusty, humidity and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet. 0 to 60 centigrade is the suitable temperature. (The figure comes from the request of the main chipset) Generally speaking, dramatic changes in temperature may lead to contact malfunction and crackles due to constant thermal expansion and contraction from the welding spots’...
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Chapter 1 Introduction of the Motherboard Feature of motherboard Intel Pine Trail D and ICH8M chipset. Onboard Intel Atom CPU, with low power consumption never denies high performance. Support FSB 667 MHz. Support DDRII DIMM 667/800 up to 8GB. Support PCI slot and mini-PCIE slot Onboard Realtek RTL 8111DL Gigabit Ethernet LAN.
Specification Spec Description Design Mini-ITX form factor; PCB size: 17.0x17.0cm Intel Pine Trail D+ICH8M Chipset Intel Atom D510/D410 CPU Embedded CPU 240-pin DDRII DIMM slot x2 Support DDRII 667/800 MHz DDRII memory modules Memory Socket Expandable to 8 GB 32-bit PCI slot x 1 Expansion Slot Mini-PCIE slot x1 One PCI IDE controller that supports PCI Bus Mastering,...
GPIO header x1 LPC header x1 Front panel audio header x1 SPDIF_OUT header x1 1-3 Layout Diagram RJ-45 LAN Connector ESATA Port COM Port PS/2 Keyboard Port Line-OUT VGA Port MIC-IN DC12V USB Connectors Line-IN Power Connector USB Connector...
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COM2 JCOMP2 CPU FAN1 Serial Port over TX-RXCOM2 SFAN2 VGA Connector JCOM2 Inverter1 LVDS1 Header ESATA over Parallel Header USB Connectors JCOMP1 RJ-45 over USB Connectors Inter CPU DC12V Power Gigabit LAN Chip Connector DDRII PS/2 Keyboard DIMM Slot x2 Connector ALC 662 Audio Codec Intel ICH8M Chipset...
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Jumper Jumper Name Description Inverter 12V/5V Select 3-pin Block LVDS PVCC 5V/3.3V Select 3-pin Block Mini PCI-E Power Dual 3.3V/VCC3.3V 3-Pin Block K/B, USB Power On Function Setting 3-pin Block USB 2/3 Power On Function Setting 3-pin Block JCOMP1 Power RS232 Function Select 6 pin Block JCOMP2 Power RS232 Function Select...
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(3) JP3 (3-pin) : Mini PCI-E Power VCC3.3V/ Dual 3.3 V Function Select 2-3 closed : MINI PCI-E 1-2 closed : MINI PCI-E VCC= 3.3V VCC= Dual 3.3V (4) JP4 (3-pin):K/B, USB Power On Function Setting 1-2 Closed: KB/MS/USB POWER-ON Disabled (default) 2-3 closed: KB/MS/USB POWER-ON Enabled...
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(5) JP5(3-pin): USB2/3 Power On Function Setting 1-2 closed : USB 2/3 Header POWER-ON Disabled(default) 2-3 closed: USB 2/3Header POWER-ON Enabled (6) JCOMP1(6-pin): COM1 Pin9 function select JCOM1P1 1-2 closed: RS232 3-4 closed : +12V 5-6 closed : +5V...
Connectors and Headers 2-2-1 Connectors (1) I/O Panel Connector: RJ-45 LAN Connector ESATA Port COM Port PS/2 Keyboard Port Line-OUT VGA Port MIC-IN DC12V USB Connectors Line-IN Power Connector USB Connector (2) Serial-ATA Port connector: SATA1/SATA2; SATA1 SATA2 Serial-ATA Connectors...
2-2-2 Headers (1) Line-Out, MIC-In Header (9-pin): Front Panel Audio Header: AUDIO1 This header connects to Front Panel Line-out, MIC-In connector with cable. AUDIO Pin 1 Line-Out, MIC Headers (2) CD AUDIO-In Headers (4-pin): CDIN1 CDIN are the connectors for CD-Audio Input signal. Please connect it to CD-ROM CD-Audio output connector.
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(3) HDMI-SPDIF Out header: SPDIF_OUT HDMI_SPDIF_OUT HDMI_SPDIF Header (4) USB Port Headers (9-pin): USB2/USB3 Pin 1 USB2/3 Header (5) Speaker connector: SPEAK1 This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. See the figure below. (6) Power LED: PWRLED1 The Power LED is light on while the system power is on. Connect the Power LED from the system case to this pin.
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Pin 1 PWRLED1 SPEAK1 Pin 1 (7) Front Panel Header: JW-FP1 JW_FP1 Pin 1 System Case Connections (8)FAN Speed Headers (3-pin): CPUFAN1, SFAN1/SFAN2 Pin1: GND Pin2: +12V fan power Pin3: Fan Speed...
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SYSFAN2 CPUFAN 1 SYSFAN 1 Serial Port Connectors (9-Pin female): COM2 Pin6 Pin5 Pin1 Serial COM Port 9-pin Block (10) RS232/422/485 Header: TX-RXCOM2 TX-RXCOM2 Pin 1 TX-RX Header...
Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS Notice! The BIOS options in this manual are for reference only. Different configurations may lead to difference in BIOS screen and BIOS screens in manuals are usually the first BIOS version when the board is released and may be different from your purchased motherboard. Users are welcome to download the latest BIOS version form our official website.
Entering Setup Power on the computer and by pressing <Del> immediately allows you to enter Setup. If the message disappears before your respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the “RESET” button on the system case.
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Figure 3-1 Standard BIOS Features Use this Menu for basic system configurations. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system’s performance.
Miscellaneous Control Use this menu to specify your settings for Miscellaneous Control. Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values these are setting for optimal performances system operations for performance use. Load Standard Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable performance system operation Set Supervisor Password Use this menu to set supervisor password.
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System Date The date format is <day><month><date><year>. Day of the week is from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only. Month The month is from Jan. through Dec. Date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys. Year The year depends on the year of the BIOS.
Auto: enables LBA Mode if the devices support it and the device is not already formatted with LBA Mode disabled. Block (Multi-Sector Transfer): The optional settings are: Disabled and Auto. Disabled: The Data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time. Auto: The Data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it.
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Virus Warning The selection Allow you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep. Disabled (default) No warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.
3-5-1 CPU Feature Hyper Threading Technolegy Enabled for Windows XP and Linux4(OS optimized for Hyper Threading Technology) and disabled for other OS (OS not optimized for Hyper –Threading Technology) Limit CPU MaxUal The optional settings are: Disabled; Enabled. Execute-Disable Bit Capabill The optional settings are: Disabled;...
3-6 Advanced Chipset Features The Advanced Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers. These registers control most of the system options in the computer. DRAM Timing Settings by SPD The optional settings are: Disabled; Enabled. Initate Graphic Adapter The optional settings are: 1GD;...
The optional values are: 128MB; 256 MB; Maximum DVMT. LVDS Support The optional settings are: Disabled; Enabled. 3-7 Integrated Peripherals PWR Status after PWR Failure The optional settings are: Always off; Always on; Former Status.
3-7-2 Onboard Device Function High Definition Audio This item allows you to decide to auto /disable the chipset family to support HD Audio. The settings are: Auto, Disabled. Onboard LAN Controller The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled. Onboard LAN Boot ROM The optional settings are: Enabled;...
USB Host Controller/USB 2.0 Function / Keyboard Legacy/Mouse Legacy /Storage Legacy Support Select enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB mouse /keyboard/USB storage device. The settings are: Enabled, Disabled. 3-7-3 Onboard Super IO Function Serial Port 1 Address The optional settings are:Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ4,2E8/IRQ3.
The optional settings are: Disabled; 378; 278; 3BC Parallel Port Mode The optional settings are: Normal; Bi-Directional; ECP; EPP; ECP & EPP. Watchdog Timer Select This item is used to activate the watchdog function. The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled. When set as Enabled, The following subitems shall appear: WatchDog Timer Val: User can typing a numbering the range of 10 to 255.
ACPI Suspend Type Users can select the ACPI state used for system suspend. The optional settings are: S1(POS); S3(STR). Video Power Down Mode The optional settings: Disabled; Standby; Suspend. Suspend Time out Use this item to select the specified time for system to go into suspend. The optional settings are: Disabled;1Min,2 Min;4 Min;8 Min;10 Min;20 Min;30 Min;40 Min;50 Min;60 Min.
3-10 PC Health Status This section shows the Status of you CPU, Fan, and Warning for overall system status. This is only available if there is Hardware Monitor onboard.
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Shutdown Temperature This item can let users setting the Shutdown temperature, when CPU temperature over this setting the system will auto shutdown to protect CPU. CPU Thermal Throttling The optional settings are: Disabled; Enabled. When it is set as Enabled user could set value for CPU Thermal-Throttling Temp.;...
CPU Temperature/ System Temperature/ /CPUFAN/ SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2 Speed/ Vcore/ /NB1.05V/5VSB/VDIMM/ +5V/+12V/5 /Vcc3V/3VSB/VBat / This will show the CPU/FAN/System voltage chart and FAN Speed, etc. 3-11 Miscellaneous Control Spread Spectrum The optional settings are: Enabled; Disabled. Linear PCIEX Clock The optional settings are from 100 to 200. DRAM Clock at Next Boot This item allows you to set DRAM clock.
Use this item to select a voltage value for DIMM. The optional value is from 1.80V(Default) to 1.95V. 3-12 Password Setting You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. The differences are: Supervisor password: Can enter and change the options of the setup menus. User password: Can only enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus.
3-13 Load Optimized /Standard Defaults Load Optimized Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Pressing <OK> loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations. Load Standard Defaults When you press <Enter>...
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Exit Without Saving When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Pressing <OK> to leave BIOS setting without saving previously set values.