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NF792 Series User’s Manual NO. G03-NF792-F Revision: 3.0 Release date: October 1, 2019 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 Feature of Motherboard ® Intel Braswell series SoC Processor, with low power consumption never denies high performance Support DDR3L-1600, 2 * SO-DIMM slot, up to 8GB memory Realtek ALC662VD Audio 2 * Realtek 8111H Giga LAN ...
Specification Spec Description ® Intel Braswell *SoC CPU *CPU model varies from different IPC options. Please consult your dealer for more information of onboard CPU. Memory 2* Dual CH DDR3L 1600MHz SO-DIMM slot up to 8GB 1* Full-size Mini PCIe slot ...
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1* M.2 (M key 2242/2260) 1* 8-bit GPIO 1* Chassis Intrusion 1* Audio Header 1* AT_ATX Mode 1* TPM (onboard option) 1* SIM Card Holder 1* SMBUS Header Note: 1. The module for SODIMM1 and SODIMM2 should be DDR3L 1.35V SODIMM and not exceeding 8GB total capacity.
2-2 Internal Jumper and Connector Setting (1) JBAT(6-pin): Clear CMOS / FLASH Select JBAT 1-2 Open: 3-4 Closed: 5-6 Closed: Normal (Default); RTC Reset; Flash Override. 1-2 Closed: Clear CMOS; (2) COPEN (2-pin): Case Open Message Display Function Select 1-2 Open: 1-2 Closed:...
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*ATX Mode Selected: Press power button to power on after power input ready; AT Mode Selected: Directly power on as power input ready. (4) JMD1/2/5 (4-pin): COM1/COM2/COM5 Port Pin9 Function Select JMD5 JMD1 2-4 Closed: 3-4 Closed: 4-6 Closed: RING (Default); 12V.
(7) LAN1_LED / LAN2_LED (2-pin): LAN LED Activity Function Select LAN2_LED LAN1_LED 2-2-1 Connectors (1) Rear I/O Connectors COM1 Port RJ-45 Port1 RJ-45 Port2 Parallel Port Blue: Line-IN Green: Line-OUT Pink: USB 3.0 Port HDMI Port VGA Port USB 3.0 Port COM2 Port USB 2.0 Ports...
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Icon Name Function Also called LPT connector. Mostly for user to Parallel Port connect printer or scanner with parallel interface. To connect display device that support HDMI HDMI Port specification. To connect display device that support VGA VGA Port specification. This connector is standard RJ-45 LAN jack for RJ-45 LAN Port Network connection.
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(2) COM1 (9-pin Block): RS232/422/485 Serial Port Connector COM1 port can function as RS232/422/485 port. In normal settings COM1 functions as RS232 port. With compatible COM cable COM1 can function as RS422 or RS 485 port. User also needs to go to BIOS to set ‘Transmission Mode Select’ for COM1 (refer to BIOS Setting) at first, before using specialized cable to connect different pins of this port.
(4) SATA1 (7-pin block):SATAIII Port connector This connector is a high-speed SATAIII port that supports 6 GB/s transfer rate. Pin No. Defnition SATA1 2-2-2 Headers (1) SYSFAN1/ CPUFAN (4-pin): FAN Headers CPUFAN Header SYSFAN1 Header...
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(2) PS2KBMS (6-pin): PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Header Pin1 PS2KBMS (3) SMBUS (5-pin): SMBUS Header Pin1 SMBUS (4) FP_USBV1 (9-pin): USB 2.0 Port Header POWER: NORMAL POWER (VCC5V) without wake up function FP_USBV1 FP_USBSB2 Pin 1 FP_USBSB1...
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(5) FP_USBSB1 / FP_USBSB2 (9-pin): USB 2.0 Port Header POWER: STANDBY POWER (5VSB) with wake up function FP_USBV1 FP_USBSB2 Pin 1 FP_USBSB1 (6) JW_FP (9-pin): Front Panel Header Pin 1 JW_FP (7) COM3 / COM4 / COM5 / COM6 (9-pin): RS232 Serial Port Header Pin6 COM5 COM3...
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(8) GPIO_CON (10-pin): GPIO Header GPIO_CON Pin1 (9) SPEAK PWRLED (7-pin): SPEAKER and PWRLED Header SPEAK PWRLED Pin2 Pin1 (10) FP_AUDIO1 (9-pin): Line-Out, MIC-In Header This header connects to Front Panel Line-out, MIC-In connector with cable. Pin 1 FP_AUDIO...
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(12) INVERTER (8-pin): LVDS Inverter Connector Pin No. Definition Backlight Enable Backlight PWM PVCC PVCC Backlight Up SW Pin 1 Backlight Down SW INVERTER 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 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. [F7]: To enter pop-up boot menu to select boot device. ...
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 Trusted Computing Press [Enter] to enable or disable Security Device Support. Configuration 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. The optional settings: [Disabled];...
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The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. TPM2.0 UEFI Spec Version Use this item to select the TCG2 spec. version supported. The optional settings: [1.0]; [1.x]. [1.0]: compatible mode for Win8/Win10. [1.x]: for TCG2 newer spec. compatible mode for Win10. ACPI Settings Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-item: ACPI Settings ACPI Sleep State...
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RS422/RS485=10Mbps]. Serial Port FIF0 Mode The optional settings are: [16-Byte FIF0]; [32-Byte FIF0]; [64-Byte FIF0]; [128-Byte FIF0]. Serial Port 2 Configuration/ Serial Port 3 Configuration/ Serial Port 4 Configuration/ Serial Port 5 Configuration/ Serial Port 6 Configuration Press [Enter] to make settings for the following items: Serial Port 2/3/4/5/6 Configuration Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable serial port (COM).
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Parallel Port Configuration Press [Enter] to make settings for the following items: Parallel Port Configuration Parallel Port Use this item to enable or disable serial port (LPT/LPTE). The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. Change Settings Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device. The optional settings are: [Auto];...
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WatchDog Reset Timer Value User can set a value in the range of [10] to [255]. WatchDog Reset Timer Unit The optional settings are: [Sec.]; [Min.]. WatchDog Wake-up Timer The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. When set as [Enabled], the following sub-items shall appear: WatchDog Wake-up Timer Value The setting range is [10] ~ [4095] seconds, or [1] ~ [4095] minutes.
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Terminal Type The optional settings are: [VT100]; [VT100+]; [VT-UTF8]; [ANSI]. Bits per second The optional settings are: [9600]; [19200]; [38400]; [57600]; [115200]. Data Bits The optional settings are: [7]; [8]. Parity The optional settings are: [None]; [Even]; [Odd];[Mark]; [Space]. Stop Bits The optional settings are: [1];...
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Console Redirection Settings The settings specify how the host computer and the remote computer (which the user is using) will exchange data. Both computers should have the same or compatible settings. Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items. Out-of-Band Mgmt Port The default setting is: [COM1].
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Use this item to set CPUFAN full speed temperature. Fan will run at full speed when above the preset temperature. CPUFAN/SYSFAN1 Full-Speed Duty Use this item to set CPUFAN full speed duty. Fan will run at full speed when above the pre-set duty.
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When set as [Enabled], the following item shall appear: Max CPU C-State This item controls Max C-state that the processor will support. The optional settings: [C7]; [C6]; [C1]. S0ix Use this item to enable or disable CPU S0ix state. The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. ...
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The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. Use this item to enable Ipv6 PXE Boot Support. When set as [Disabled], Ipv6 boot 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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Use this item to enable or disable system wake-up by RTC alarm. The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. When set as [Enabled], system will wake on the current time + increased minute(s).The settings range is from [1] ~ [60] minute(s). PS2 KB/MS Wake-Up from S3-S5 The optional settings: [Disabled];...
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Use this item to set USB mass storage device start unit command time-out. The optional settings are: [10 sec]; [20 sec]; [30 sec]; [40 sec]. Device Power-up Delay Use this item to set maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the host controller.
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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graphics device. The optional settings are: [128M]; [256M]; [MAX]. Aperture Size The optional settings are: [128MB]; [256MB]; [512MB]. GTT Size The optional settings are: [2MB]; [4MB]; [8MB]. Primary IGFX Boot Display The optional settings are: [Auto]; [CRT]; [HDMI] when ‘Active LFP’ is set as [Disabled], or [Auto];...
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Max T0LUD Use this item to select he maximum value of T0LUD. The optional settings are: [2GB]; [2.25GB]; [2.5GB]; [2.75GB]; [3GB]. South Bridge Press [Enter] for further settings in the following items: Onboard PCIE LAN2 The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled]. PCIE Slot (x1) The optional settings are: [Enabled];...
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…...
UEFI Boot The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]; [Auto]. [Auto]: If the 1 boot HDD is GPT then enable UEFI boot options, otherwise disable. [Enabled]: Enable all UEFI boot options. [Enabled]: Disable all UEFI boot options. 3-11 Save & Exit Menu Save Changes and Reset This item allows user to reset the system after saving the changes.
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Restore User Defaults Use this item to restore the user defaults to all the setup options. Boot Override Boot Override UEFI:xx/… Press this item to select the device as boot disk after save configuration and reset. Launch EFI Shell from file system device This item is used for attempts to launch EFI shell application from one of the available file system devices.