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Warranty 1. Warranty does not cover damages or failures that are raised from misuse of the product, inability to use the product, unauthorized replacement or alteration of components and product specifications. 2. The warranty is void if the product has been subject to physical abuse, improper installation, modification, accidents or unauthorized repair of the product.
Safety Measures To avoid damage to the system: • Use the correct AC input voltage range. To reduce the risk of electric shock: • Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing, cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.
Table of Content Copyright ..................................2 Trademarks ..................................2 FCC and DOC Statement On Class A ..........................2 Warranty ..................................3 Static Electricity Precautions ............................3 Safety Measures ................................4 Before Using the System Board ............................. 4 Table of Content ................................5 Chapter 1 General Information 1.1 Main Feature ................................
1.1 Main Feature Mini-ITX System Board BNX-I61 is a standard Mini-ITX motherboard featuring Intel® H61 PCH chipset supports Intel® Gen-2/3 Core™ processor and two Dual Channel DDR3 SO-DIMM slots up to 8GB DDR3 1066/1333/1600MHz SDRAM with Non-ECC support and integrated HD graphic controller.
2.1 Before You Begin A stable and clean working environment are essential. Dust and dirt can get into components and cause a malfunction. Use containers to keep small components separated. Adequate lighting and proper tools can prevent you from accidentally damaging the internal components. Most of the procedures that follow require only a few simple tools, including the following: A Philips screwdriver ...
A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch. It consists of two metal pins and a cap. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins. When the jumper cap is placed on both pins, the jumper is SHORT.
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List of Onboard Connectors PCIE 4X Onboard PCIe X4 Slot SPKR Buzzer Header DMIC_CON Digital Microphone Connector FP_Audio Front Audio Header MIC_IN Microphone In Jack LINE_OUT Lineout Jack USBX_2 2-Port Type-A USB 2.0 USBX_1 2-Port Type-A USB 2.0 HDMI Edge HDMI Port Edge DisplayPort Edge RJ45 Gigabit Port MPCIE1X...
2.7 Internal Connectors Front Panel Header Definition Definition HD LED+ Power LED+ HD LED- Power LED- Power Switch+ Reset Power Switch- SATA0 ~ SATA2 Connector Definition Definition USB 2.0 Connector Definition Definition USB3- USB2- USB3+ USB2+ No Pin USB 2.0 Connector Definition USB- USB+...
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WiFi Activity Indicator LED Header Definition Definition LED_WLAN Front Panel Connector Definition Definition F_MIC_L F_MIC_R GPIO_DET F_LINE_R F_MIC_JD No Pin F_LINE_L F_LINE_JD Panel Backlight Connector Definition Definition BKLT_EN BKLT_PWM BKLT_PWR DIM_UP BKLT_PWR DIM_DOWN CPU/System Fan Connector Definition +12V Sense Speed Control Digital Microphone Header Definition Power...
3.1 System Memory BNX-I61 has Intel® H61 chipset built-in, and supports dual channel non-ECC, un-buffered DDR3- 1066/1333/1600MHz memory modules. Two SO-DIMM slots support up to 8GB Memory Capacity. 3.2 Installing Memory To install Memory 1. Make sure the “Key” on Memory module and slot are perfectly matched, and add slowly the RAM module into the slot.
3.3 Adding 19Vdc Power BNX-I61 motherboard requires only 19Vdc power, on either the edge Jack (red arrow) or internal 2-pin Power Input connector (red box).
3.4 Adding PCIe Card BNX-I61 motherboard comes with 1* PCIe X4 slot. Prior to add your expansion card onto these slots, please: (1) Identify the type of expansion card to be added. In the picture below: Color Definition Signal Deployment...
(B) Align the notch in the card with the socket key and insert the card at a slightly upward angle as shown. (C) Push down on the card and secure with one screw. Note: BNX-I61 comes also with one half-sized Mini Card slot, supporting all general half-sized miniPCIe module. Please follow the same procedure for proper installation.
About the BIOS The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup program is a menu driven utility that enables you to make changes to the system configuration and tailor your system to suit your individual work needs. It is a ROM-based configuration utility that displays the system’s configuration status and provides you with a tool to set system parameters.
4.1 Entering Setup When the system is powered on, the BIOS will initiate the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) routines. These routines perform various diagnostic checks. If an error is encountered, the error will be reported in one of two different ways: If the error occurs before the display device is initialized, a series of beeps will be transmitted. ...
4.4 The Main Menu The menu bar on the top of the first screen has the following submenus: Main: Basic system configuration. Advanced: Advanced system settings. Chipset: Chipset settings Boot: System boot configuration. Security: BIOS security settings. ...
4.5 The Advanced Menu ACPI Settings ACPI Sleep State Select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter, when the suspend button is pressed. Suspend Disabled/S1 only (CPU Stop Clock)/S3 only (Suspend to RAM). Default setting is S3 only (Suspend to RAM). CPU Configuration Execute Disable Bit (Note) When this item enabled, the processor prevents the execution of code in data-only memory pages.
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SATA Configuration SATA Mode Selection Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel H61 Chipset or configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. IDE Configures t he SATA controller to IDE mode. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug.
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H/W Monitor CPU/System FAN Fail Detect Enable CPU/System Fan Stop Warning function. Option available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. CPU/System SMART FAN Control Enable CPU/System Smart Fan function. Option available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. SYS FAN Type Select system fan type. Option available: 3 Pin/4 Pin.
4.6 The Chipset Menu Azalia Enable/Disable onboard audio controller. Options available: Auto/Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Verb Table Define the Verb Table. Mode A does not support DMIC. Mode B supports DMIC. Options available: Mode A/Mode B. Default setting is Mode A. Onboard LAN Enable/Disable onboard LAN controller.
4.7 The Boot Menu Bootup NumLock State Allows you to select power-on state for NumLock function. Options available: On/Off. Default setting is On. Fast Boot If enabled, the system will speed the boot up time. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. Boot Option #1/2/3 Press Enter to configure the boot priority.
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Boot option filter Allows you to select which type of operating system to boot. UEFI and Legacy Allows booting from operating systems that support legacy option ROM or UEFI option ROM. (Default) Legacy only Allows booting from operating systems that only support legacy Option ROM. UEFI only Allows booting from operating systems that only support UEFI Option ROM.
4.8 The Security Menu There are two types of passwords that you can set: Administrator Password Entering this password will allow the user to access and change all settings in the Setup Utility. User Password Entering this password will restrict a user’s access to the Setup menus. To enable or disable this field, an Administrator Password must first be set.
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Secure Boot Mode Define the Secure Boot Mode. Option available: Standard/Custom. Default setting is Standard.
4.9 The Save and Exit Menu Save Changes and Exit Saves changes made and close the BIOS setup and exit system setup. Options available: Yes/No. Discard Changes and Exit Discards changes made and close the BIOS setup and exit system setup . Options available: Yes/No.
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Save as User Defaults Press <Enter> on this item and then press the <Y> key to save as user default settings. Options available: Yes/No. Restore User Defaults Press <Enter> on this item and then press the <Y> key to restore user default settings. Options available: Yes/No.
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