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NF694/NF694L Series User’s Manual NO. G03-NF694-F Revision: 1.0 Release date: March 16, 2018 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 40 centigrade is the suitable temperature. (The temperature comes from the request of the chassis and thermal solution) ...
USER’S NOTICE COPYRIGHT OF THIS MANUAL BELONGS TO THE MANUFACTURER. NO PART OF THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT MAY BE REPRODUCED, TRANSMITTED OR TRANSLATED INTO ANY LANGUAGE IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE MANUFACTURER.
Chapter 1 Introduction of the Motherboard Feature of Motherboard ® Onboard Intel Apollo Lake Series Processor, with low power consumption and high performance Support DDR3L 1866MHz SO-DIMM with maximum memory capacity up to 8GB Integrated with Realtek Gigabit Ethernet LAN chip ...
Storage SSD) NF694 Series: 2* Realtek RTL8111H Gigabit PCI-E LAN chip Gigabit NF694L Series: 1* Realtek RTL8111H Gigabit PCI-E LAN chip LAN Chip Support Fast Ethernet LAN function of providing 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet data transfer rate Realtek ALC662-VD0-GR 5.1 channel Audio Codec Audio Chip ...
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1*LVDS header 1* LVDS Inverter header Note; 1.Optioanl parts are only available to specific models. 2. This manual serves as a common manual NF694 & NF694L series, which include different models. Their main differences are listed as below: Model...
Serial Port Display Port Line-IN Line-OUT MIC-IN COM4 COM2 HDMI Port RS232 RS232 USB 3.0 Ports Serial Port Serial Port For NF694L Series COM1 COM3 RS232 RS232 RJ-45 LAN Port Serial Port Serial Port Display Port Line-IN Line-OUT MIC-IN HDMI Port...
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Motherboard Internal Diagram For NF694 Series SYSFAN1 Header SYSFAN1 Header Serial Ports Serial Ports 2*DDR3L SODIMM Slot (SODIMM1/2) Display Port over HDMI Port CPUFAN Header SATAIII Port *SIM Card RJ-45 LAN Ports ATX Power Slot Over Connector M.2 Socket 3 USB 3.0 Ports Connector INVERTER...
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Motherboard Internal Diagram For NF694L Series SYSFAN1 Header SYSFAN1 Header Serial Ports 1*DDR3L Serial Ports SODIMM Slot (SODIMM2) Display Port over HDMI Port CPUFAN Header SATAIII RJ-45 LAN Ports Port Over ATX Power USB 3.0 Ports Connector M.2 Socket 3 Connector USB 3.0...
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Motherboard Jumper Position JBAT *JP8 AT_MODE...
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Connectors Connector Name ATXPWR1 24-Pin ATX Main Power Connector ATX12V1 4-Pin 12V Power Connector Top: COM1 RS232/422/485 Serial Port Connector COM1_COM2 (NF694) Bottom: COM2 RS232 Serial Port Connector COM1_COM2 (NF694L) RS232 Serial Port Connector x2 DP_HDMI Top: Display Port Connector Bottom: HDMI Port Connector Top:RJ-45 LAN Connector Middle &...
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*COM5/6 Serial Port Header 9-pin Block PS2KBMS PS2 Keyboard & Mouse Port Header 6-pin Block SMBUS SMBUS Header 5-pin Block GPIO GPIO Port Header 10-pin Block LVDS LVDS Port Header 35-pin Block INVERTER LVDS Inverter Header 8-pin Block Jumper Jumper Name Description COM1 Port Pin9 Function Select...
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JP6 (3-pin):LVDS Inverter 5V/12V Select → LVDS Inverter VCC Select 1-2 Closed: Inverter 5V Selected; 2-3 Closed: Inverter 12V Selected AT_MODE(3-pin): ATX Mode/ AT Mode Select → AT_MODE ATX/AT Mode Select 1-2 Closed: ATX Mode Selected; 2-3 Closed: AT Mode Selected. ATX Mode Selected: Press power button to power on after power input ready;...
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Pin (1-2) of JP7 (4-pin):Case Open Message Display Function Select → Pin(1-2) of JP7 Case Open Detect Pin1 1-2 Open: Normal (Default); Pin1 1-2 Close: Case Open Detect Function Selected (One Touch). Pin (1-2) Close: When Case open function pin short to GND, the Case open function was detected.
Connectors and Headers 2-2-1 Connectors (1) Rear Panel Connectors *refer to Page-4. Icon Name Function Mainly for user to connect external MODEM or other devices that supports Serial Port Serial Communications Interface. *Note: COM1 supports RS232/422/485 function. To the system to corresponding display device with Display Port compatible display port cable.
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For RS485 Mode For RS422 Mode *Note:For NF694 series COM1 supports RS232/422/485 function;COM2 port only supports as RS232 funtion.For NF694L series both COM1 & COM2 function as RS232 serial port only. (3) ATXPWR1 (24-pin block): Power Connector ROW1 ROW2 +3.3V...
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(4) SATA (7-pin): SATA III Port connector SATA1 port is a high-speed SATAIII port that supports 6 GB/s transfer rate. Pin No. Definition (5) CPUFAN/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2 (4-pin): Fan Connector Pin1 +12V Fan Power Fan Speed Control Pin1 CPUFAN SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2...
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 Current Setting Value Menu Items Function Keys 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: ...
[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 corner the screen.
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 data elements. System Time Set the time.
3-7 Advanced Menu OS Selection The optional settings: [Windows]; [Intel Linux]; [MSDOS]. * Note: User need to go to this item to select the OS mode before installing corresponding OS driver, otherwise problems will occur when installing the driver. ► Trusted Computing Press [Enter] to enable or disable ‘Security Device Support’.
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Use this item to select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the suspend button is pressed. The optional settings are: [Suspend Disabled]; [S3 (Suspend to RAM)]. ► Wake-up Function Settings Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items: Wake-up System with Fixed Time Use this item to enable or disable system wake on alarm event.
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The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. *Note: ‘Redirection Port 80h To COM3’ option is only optional for NF694L series. ► Serial Port 1 Configuration (NF794 Series) Press [Enter] to make settings for the following items: Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable serial port (COM).
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following sub-items shall appear: WatchDog Reset Timer Value User can set a value in the range of [4] to [255]. WatchDog Reset Timer Unit The optional settings are: [Sec.]; [Min.]. ATX Power Emulate AT Power This item support Emulate AT power function, MB power On/Off control by power supply.
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CPUFAN Idle-Speed Duty Use this item to set CPUFAN/SYSFAN idle speed duty. Fan will run at idle speed when below this pre-set duty. Serial Port Console Redirection COM1 Console Redirection The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. When set as [Enabled], the following sub-items shall appear: ...
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beginning). The standard setting is 1 stop bit. Communication with slow devices may require more than 1 stop bit. The optional settings: [1]; [2]. Flow Control Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow. When sending data, if the receiving buffers are full, a “stop” signal can be sent to stop the data flow. Once the buffers are empty, a “start”...
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Legacy Console Redirection Legacy Console Redirection Settings Press [Enter] to make settings for the following item: Legacy Serial Redirection Port For user to select a COM port to display redirection of legacy OS and Legacy OPROM messages. The optional setting is: [COM1]. Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/ Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) Console Redirection...
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Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow. When sending data, if the receiving buffers are full, a “stop” signal can be sent to stop the data flow. Once the buffers are empty, a “start” signal can be sent to re-start the flow. Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start/stop signals.
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Max Core CStates Use this option to controls the max Core C state that cores will support. The optional settings are: [Fused value]; [Core C10]; [Core C9]; [Core C8]; [Core C 7]; [Core C6]; [Core C1]; [Unlimited]. Network Stack Configuration Press [Enter] to go to ‘Network Stack’...
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Compatibility Support Module Configuraton Boot option filter This item controls Legacy/UEFI ROMs priority. The optional settings are: [UEFI and Legacy]; [Legacy only]; [UEFI only]. Network This item controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy PXE OpROM. The optional settings are: [Do not launch]; [UEFI]; [Legacy]. Storage This item controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM.
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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 ► Uncore Configuration Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items: GOP Configuration GTT Size The optional settings are: [2MB]; [4MB]; [8MB]. 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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Use this item to select the active configuration. The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. *When set as [Enabled], user can make further settings in ‘LVDS Panel Type’: LVDS Panel Type Use this item to select LVDS panel resolution. The optional settings are: [800 x 480 18bit Single]; [800 x 600 18bit Single]; [800 x 600 24bit Single];...
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USB Configuration Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-item: XHCI Mode The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. Once disabled, XHCI controller would be function disabled. None of the USB devices are detectable and usable during boot in OS. The optional settings are: [Enabled];...
3-9 Security Menu Security menu allow users to change administrator password and user password settings. Administrator Password If there is no password present on system, please press [Enter] to create new administrator password. If password is present on system, please press [Enter] to verify old password then to clear/change password.
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The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. Secure Boot can be enabled if 1. System running in user mode with enrolled Platform Key (PK); 2. CSM function is disabled. Secure Boot Mode The optional settings are: [Standard]; [Custom]. Set UEFI Secure Boot Mode to Standard mode or Custom mode. This change is effective after save.
3-10 Boot Menu 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. The optional settings are: [On]; [Off]. Quiet Boot The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. Boot Option Priorities Boot Option #1/ Boot Option #2…...
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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Use this item to launch EFI shell application (shell.efi) from one of the available filesystem device.