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NF835F Series User’s Manual NO.: G03-NF835F-F Revision: 1.0 Release date: November 01, 2021 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) ...
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 1-1 Feature of Motherboard Onboard Intel ® Whiskey Lake-U series processor, TDP 15W, never denies high performance Support 2* DDR4 2400MHz SO-DIMM, maximum capacity up to 32GB Onboard 2 * RJ-45 gigabit Ethernet LAN port ...
1-2 Specification Spec Description Design 3.5”SBC; 8-Layers; PCB size: 14.8x 10.2 cm Integrated with Intel ® Whiskey Lake-U series CPU (TDP 15W) Embedded * Note: CPU model varies from different IPC options. Please consult your dealer for more information of onboard CPU. 2*DDR4 SO-DIMM slot support 2* DDR4 2400MHz non-ECC SO- ...
1* CPU FAN header 1* Front panel header 1* 9-pin USB 2.0 header (Expansible to 2* USB 2.0 ports) 1* 4-pin USB 2.0 header (Expansible to 1* USB 2.0 port) 6* Serial port header (COM1~COM6;COM1 supports RS232/422/485) ...
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Diagram-Front Side: Front Panel GPIO Port SATA Power-out SATAIII Port Audio Header Header Connector INVERTER Line-out Port Front Panel Header (JW_FP1) LVDS Header EDP Header Speaker Header M.2 M-key Slot USB 3.1 (Gen.2) USB 2.0 Header (M2M) Type-C Port Serial Port Headers (COM1~6) M.2 E-key Slot Vertical...
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Pin (1-2) of JBAT (4-pin): Clear CMOS Settings (pitch 2.0mm) Pin 1&2 of JBAT → Clear CMOS Pin1 1-2 Open: Normal(Default); JBAT Pin1 1-2 Closed: Clear CMOS(One Touch). Pin (3-4) of JBAT (4-pin): ME Flash Override Select (pitch 2.0mm) Pin 3&4 of JBAT →...
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Pin (1-2) of AT_COPEN (4-pin): ATX Mode/AT Mode Select (pitch 2.0mm) Pin 1&2 of AT_COPEN → ATX/AT Mode Select Pin1 1-2 Open: ATX Mode Selected(Default); AT_COPEN Pin1 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.
Detect’ function. In this case if your case is removed, next time when you restart your computer, a message will be displayed on screen to inform you of this. Connectors and Headers 2-2-1 Connectors (1) Rear I/O Connectors * Refer to Page-3 Rear IO Diagram. Icon Name Function...
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(2) DC2P(2-pin) : Internal 9~24V DC-in Power Connector Pin1 Pin No. Definition +9V~24VC DC-In DC2P Warning: Find Pin-1 position before connecting power cable to this 2-pin power connector. WRONG INSTALLATION DIRECTION WILL DAMAGE THE BOARD!! (3) SATA(7-pin): SATAIII Port connector This is a high-speed SATAIII port that supports 6GB/s transfer rate.
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(4) SATAPWR (4-pin): SATA HDD Power-Out Connector SATAPWR Pin1 Warning: Make sure that Pin-1 of compatible SATA Power out connector is inserted into corresponding Pin-1 of SATAPWR connector to avoid possible damage to the board and hard disk driver! (5) CPUFAN (4-pin): CPU FAN Connector CPUFAN Pin1...
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M2M: M.2 M-key Slot M2M M.2 M-Key slot supports compatible type 2242/2280 PCIe x4(NVMe) and SATA module. M2M Slot: M.2 Module Installation Guide Nut Location Card Length 4.2 cm 8 cm Module Type Type- 2242 Type- 2280 a) Remove the screw post and nut fixed at b) Lock the screw post into the location location MH1 by default (Skip step 2 &...
c) Align and insert corresponding M.2 d) Tighten up the screw to secure the module, as the photo shows. module into the M.2 connector. Make sure not overtighten the screw to avoid possible damage to the module. 2-2-2 Headers JW_FP (9-pin): Front Panel Header (pitch 2.54mm) JW_FP RSTSW...
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INVERTER (8-pin): LVDS Inverter Connector Pin No. Definition Backlight Enable INVERTER Backlight PWM PVCC PVCC Backlight Up SW Backlight Down SW Pin 1 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!! I2C_CON (4-pin): I2C Header (pitch 2.0mm) I2C_SDA...
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.
3-2 BIOS Menu Screen The following diagram show a general BIOS menu screen: Menu Bar General Help Items Current Setting Value Menu Items Function Keys...
3-3 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: ...
Advanced To change system advanced configuration Chipset To change chipset configuration Security Password settings Boot To change boot settings Save & Exit Save setting, loading and exit options. User can press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard to switch from menu bar. The selected one is highlighted.
System Date Set the date. Please use [Tab] to switch between date elements. System Time Set the time. Please use [Tab] to switch between time elements. 3-7 Advanced Menu Connectivity Configuration Press [Enter] to view current Connectivity related options: CNVi Configuration CNVi Mode This option configures connectivity options.
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[Disable Integrated] disables Integrated Solution. CPU Configuration Press [Enter] to view current CPU configuration and make settings for the following sub-items: Hyper-Threading The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. When set as [Disabled] only one thread per enabled core is enabled. [Enabled]: for Windows and Linux (OS optimized for Hyper-Threading Technology).
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The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled]. When set as [Enabled], the following items shall appear: SATA Mode Selection The default setting is: [AHCI]. The optional settings are: [AHCI]; [RAID]. SATA Port The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. Use this item to enable or disable each SATA port. Hot Plug The optional settings: [Disabled];...
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this item is set again as [Disabled], but user can still re-flash to update firmware next time. Trusted Computing Press [Enter] to enable or disable ‘Security Device Support’. Coniguration Security Device Support Use this item to enable or disable BIOS support for security device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available.
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Wake-up System with Dynamic Time Use this item to enable or disable System wake on alarm event. System will wake on the current time + Increase minute(s). The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. When set as [Enabled], system will wake on the current time + increased minute(s).
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Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable serial port (COM). The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. When set as [Enabled], user can make further settings in the following items: Change Settings Use this item to select an optimal setting for Super IO Device. The optional settings: [IO=3F8h;...
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Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable serial port (COM). The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. When set as [Enabled], user can make further settings in the following items: Change Settings Use this item to select an optimal setting for Super IO Device. The optional settings: [IO=3E8h;...
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Change Settings Use this item to select an optimal setting for Super IO Device. The optional settings: [IO=3E0h; IRQ=11;]; [IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,10,11;]; [IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,10,11;]; [IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,10,11;]; [IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,10,11;]; [IO=3E0h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,10,11;]; [IO=2E0h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,10,11;]. ► Serial Port 6 Configuration Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items: Serial Port 6 Configuration Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable serial port (COM).
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When set as [Enabled], the following sub-items shall appear: WatchDog Timer Value in ERP User can set a value in the range of [10] to [4095]. WatchDog Timer Unit The optional settings: [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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the pre-set duty. CPUFAN Idle-Speed Temperature Use this item to set CPUFAN idle speed temperature. Fan will run at idle speed when below the pre-set temperature. CPUFAN Idle-Speed Duty Use this item to set CPUFAN idle speed duty. Fan will run at idle speed when below the pre-set duty.
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Data Bits The optional settings: [7]; [8]. Parity A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some transmission errors. The optional settings: [None]; [Even]; [Odd]; [Mark]; [Space]. [Even]: parity bit is 0 if the num of 1’s in the data bits is even; [Odd]: parity bit is 0 if num of 1’s in the data bits is odd;...
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Putty KeyPad Use this item to select FunctionKey and KeyPad on Putty. The optional settings: [VT100]; [LINUX]; [XTERMR6]; [SCO]; [ESCN]; [VT400]. Legacy Console Redirection Legacy Console Redirection Settings Press [Enter] to make settings for the following item: Legacy Console Redirection Settings Redirection COM Port For user to select a COM port to display redirection of legacy OS and Legacy OPROM messages.
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user is using) will exchange data. Both computers should have the same or compatible settings. Press [Enter] to make settings for the following items: Out-of-Band Mgmt Port The optional settings: [COM1]; [COM1(Pci Bus0, Dev0, Func0) (Disabled)]. Terminal Type The optional settings: [VT100]; [VT100+]; [VT-UTF8]; [ANSI]. Emulation: [VT100]: ASCII char set;...
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USB Configuration Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items: USB Configuration Legacy USB Support The optional settings: [Enabled]; [Disabled]; [Auto]. [Enabled]: To enable legacy USB support. [Disabled]: To keep USB devices available only for EFI specification, [Auto]: To disable legacy support if no USB devices are connected. XHCI Hand-off This is a workaround for OSes without XHCI hand-off support.
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Network Stack Configuration Press [Enter] to go to ‘Network Stack’ screen to make further settings. Network Stack The optional settings: [Enabled]; [Disabled]. When set as [Enabled], the following sub-items shall appear: Ipv4 PXE Support The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. Use this item to enable Ipv4 PXE Boot Support. When set as [Disabled], Ipv4 PXE boot option will not be created.
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Storage This option controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM. The optional settings: [Do not launch]; [UEFI]; [Legacy]. Other PCI devices This item determines OpROM execution policy is for devices other than Network, storage or video. The optional settings: [Do not launch]; [UEFI]; [Legacy]. ...
3-8 Chipset Menu System Agent (SA) Configuration Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items: System Agent (SA) Configuration VT-d VT-d The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. ► Memory Configuration Press [Enter] to view brief information for the working memory module. ►...
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has no effect if external graphics present. The optional settings: [VBIOS Default]; [HDMI]; [DP]; [eDP/LVDS]. *Note: In the case that the ‘Primary IGFX Boot Display’ is select as [DP], [HDMI], or [eDP/LVDS], user can make further settings in ‘Secondary IGFX Boot Display’: Secondary IGFX Boot Display Use this item to select the secondary Display device.
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The optional setting: [800x 480 18bit Single]; [800x 600 18bit Single]; [800x 600 24bit Single]; [1024 x 600 18bit Single]; [1024 x 768 18bit Single]; [1024 x 768 24bit Single]; [1280 x 768 24bit Single]; [1280 x 800 18bit Single]; [1280 x 800 24bit Single];...
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The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. When set as [Enabled], user can make further settings in ‘Speed’: Speed The optional settings: [Auto]; [Gen1]; [Gen2]. M2M Slot Use this item to enable or disable M2M slot PCI Express root port function. The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. When set as [Enabled], user can make further settings in ‘Speed’: Speed The optional settings: [Auto];...
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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Press [Enter] to make customized secure settings: System Mode Secure Boot The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. Secure Boot feature is active if Secure Boot is enabled, Platform Key(PK) is enrolled and the system is in User mode. The mode change requires platform reset.
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Reset to Setup Mode Export Secure Boot variables Enroll Efi Image This item allows the image to run in Secure Boot Mode. Enroll SHA256 Hash certificate of a PE image into Authorized Signature Database (db). Device Guard Ready ...
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. The optional settings: [On]; [Off]. Quiet Boot The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. Boot Option Priorities Driver Option Priorities...
3-11 Save & Exit Menu Save Options 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. Default Options Restore Defaults Use this item to restore /load default values for all the setup options.