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TECHNICAL MANUAL Intel Braswell Series CPU Based Mini-ITX M/B NO. G03-NC59-F Revision: 1.0 Release date: February 19, 2016 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) ...
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Chapter 1 Introduction of the Motherboard Feature of Motherboard ® Onboard Intel Braswell series SoC Processor, with low power consumption never denies high performance On Board optional 2G/4G 1600MHz DDR3L DRAM (Optional) Support 1 * SATAIII (6Gb/s) Device ...
1-2 Specification Spec Description Design PCB size: 11.2 x 11.7 cm; ® Intel Braswell *SoC CPU Embedded CPU *CPU model varies from different IPC options. Please consult your dealer for more information of onboard CPU. Onboard optional 2G/4G 1600MHz DDR3L DRAM Memory *DRAM varies from different IPC options by customized order.
1 * Front panel header 1 * 4-pin USB 2.0/1.1 header for 1* USB 2.0/1.1 port 2* RS232 serial port header (COM1/COM2) 1 *GPIO header 2* LAN activity LED header (LAN1_LED/LAM2_LED) 1* PS/2 Keyboard & mouse header ...
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Motherboard Internal Diagram—Front PS2 KB & MS Header *LVDS Header LVDS Inverter USB 3.0 Port Power Switch Button USB 3.0 Ports * Onboard Optional DRAM 4G/2G *Display Port LAN1_LED Header MSATA Slot RJ-45 HDMI1 Port LAN Port (LAN1) Full-size Mini-PCIE Slot RJ-45 HDMI2 Port...
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Motherboard Internal Diagram-Back * Onboard Optional DRAM 4G/2G MDB2 MDB1 MDB3 MDB4 Intel CPU SIM Card Slot *Note: MDB3 & MDB4 DRAM is only optional for models come with 4G DRAM. Please refer to the model your purchase for actual specifications.
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Motherboard Jumper Position JBAT *Note: The pictures taken as illustration examples are mostly taken from the layout diagram for NC59-U3160-4G series, unless otherwise stated. Actual specification may vary from different models. Please refer to the model you purchase for sure.
Headers Header Name Description JW_FP Front Panel Header(PWR LED/ HD 8-pin Block LED/Power Button /Reset) F_USB USB 2.0 Port Header 4-pin Block COM1/COM2 RS232 Serial Port Header 9-pin Block GPIO_CON GPIO Header 10-pin block LAN1_LED/LAN2_LED LAN Activity LED Header 2-pin Block PS2KBMS PS/2 Keyboard &...
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Pin (1&2) of JP5 (6-pin): ATX Mode/AT Mode Select → Pin (1&2) of JP5 ATX/AT Mode Select 1-2 Open: ATX Mode Selected; 1-2 Closed: AT Mode Selected. *ATX Mode Selected: Press power button to power on after power input ready; AT Mode Selected: Directly power on as power input ready.
Connectors and Headers 2-2-1 Connectors Front IO Connectors: 9V~24V DC-in Power Switch Button Power Jack HDMI1 Port Display Port HDMI2 Port Rear IO Connectors: RJ-45 LAN Ports Line-Out Port USB 3.0 Ports MIC Port USB 3.0 Port...
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Icon Name Function For user to connect compatible power 9V~24V DC-in Power adapter to provide power supply for the Jack Connector system. To connect display device that support HDMI HDMI Port specification. To the system to corresponding display Display Port device with compatible display port cable.
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(1) SATA:SATAIII Port connector This connector is a high-speed SATAIII port that supports 6GB/s transfer rate. Pin No. Defnition (2) SATAPW(4-pin): SATA Hard Disk Power-out Connector Pin1 Pin No. Definition +12V...
2-2-2 Headers (1) JW-FP (8-pin): Front Panel Header Pin 1 (2) F_USB (4-pin): USB 2.0 Port Header Pin 1 *Note: FP_USB header shares function with MPE1 half-size Mini-PCIE slot; user can only choose one to use at one time.
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(3) COM1/COM2 (9-Pin): Serial Port Header Pin 1 5 4 3 2 8 7 6 Pin NO. Definition Description (RS232) Pin 1 Data Carrier Detect Pin 2 Receive Data Pin 3 Transmit Data Pin 4 Data Terminal Ready Pin 5 Signal Ground Pin 6 Data Set Ready...
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(9) INVERTER (6-Pin): LVDS Inverter Header Pin 1 Pin No. Definition BKLT_PWR1 BKLT_PWR2 BKLT_EN BKLT_PWM GND1 GND2 *Note: LVDS inverter is optional by customized order. Warning! Find Pin-1 location of the inverter and make sure that the installation direction is correct! Otherwise serious harm will occur to the board/display panel!!
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.
BIOS Menu Screen The following diagram show a general BIOS menu screen: Menu Bar General Help Items Menu Items Current Setting Value Function Keys BIOS Menu Screen Function Keys In the above BIOS Setup main menu of, you can see several options. We will explain these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first see a short description of the function keys you may use here: ...
Press <+>/<–> keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters for the active option. [F1]: General help. [F2]: Previous value. [F3]: Optimized defaults. [F4]: Save & Exit. Press <Esc> to quit the BIOS Setup. Getting Help Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the top right...
Main Menu Main menu screen includes some basic system information. Highlight the item and then use the <+> or <-> and numerical keyboard keys to select the value you want in each item. System Date Set the date. Please use [Tab] to switch between date elements. System Time Set the time.
3-7 Advanced Menu ACPI Settings Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-item: ACPI Settings Enable Hibernation Use this item to enable or disable system ability to hibernate (OS S4 Sleep State). This option may be not effective with some OS. The optional settings: [Disabled];...
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Wake-Up by PCIE/LAN from S5 The optional settings: [Enabled]; [Disabled]. *This function is supported when ‘ERP Support’ is set as [Disabled]. Wake-Up by PS/2 Keyboard The optional settings: [Enabled]; [Disabled]. Use this function to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard wake-up from S3/S4/S5. *This function is supported when ‘ERP Support’...
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Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable serial port (COM). Change Settings Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device. WatchDog Timer The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. Use this item to enable or disable WatchDog Timer Control. When set as [Enabled], the following sub-items shall appear: WatchDog Timer Value User can set a value in the range of [4] to [255].
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Max CPU C-state This option controls Max C state that the processor will support. The optional settings: [C7]; [C6]; [C1]. SATA Configuration Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items: SATA Configuration SATA Controller The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. Use this item to enable or disable SATA device.
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optional will not be created. PXE boot wait time Use this item to set wait time to press [ESC] key to abort the PXE boot. Media Detect Count Use this item to set number of times presence of media will be checked. ...
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USB hardware delay and time-out USB Transfer time-out Use this item to set the time-out value for control, bulk, and interrupt transfers. The optional settings are: [1 sec]; [5 sec]; [10 sec]; [20 sec]. Device reset time-out Use this item to set USB mass storage device start unit command time-out. The optional settings are: [10 sec];...
3-8 Chipset Menu North Bridge Press [Enter] to view memory configurations or make settings for the following sub-items: PAVC Use this item to enable or disable protected audio video control. The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. DVMT Pre-Allocated Use this item to select DVMT 5.0 pre-allocated (fixed) graphics memory size used by the internal graphics device.
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GTT Size The optional settings are: [2MB]; [4MB]; [8MB]. IGFX Boot Display Use this item to select the video device which will be activated during POST. This has no effect if external graphics present. *Depending on deferent models, this item has different options for settings: For models with Display Port: The optional settings are: [Auto];...
Onboard Lan BootROM Use this item to enable or disable boot option ROM for onboard network devices. The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. Audio Controller Use this item to control detection of the Azalia device. The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. [Disabled]: Azalia will be unconditionally disabled;...
Administrator Password This item allows user to set administrator password. User Password This item allows user to set user password. 3-10 Boot Menu Boot Configuration Setup Prompt Timeout Use this item to set number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. Bootup Numlock State Use this item to select keyboard numlock state.
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Fast Boot Use this item to enable or disable boot with initialization of a minimal set of devices required to launch active boot option. This item has no effect for BBS boot options. The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled]. When set as [Enabled], user can make settings in the following items that appear: SATA Support The optional settings are: Last Boot HDD Only];...
3-11 Save & Exit Menu Save Changes and Reset This item allows user to reset the system after saving the changes. Discard Changes and Reset This item allows user to reset the system without saving any changes. Restore Defaults Use this item to restore /load default values for all the setup options. Save as User Defaults Use this item to save the changes done so far as user defaults.
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Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device This item is used for attempts to launch EFI shell application from one of the available file system devices. Reset System with TXE disable Mode Press [Enter] for TXE to run into the temporary disable mode. Ignore if TXE Ignition...