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USER MANUAL BA-2501 ATX Intel ® 6 Gen. Core i7/i5/i3/ Pentium ® / Celeron ® Processor BA-2501 M1...
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BA-2501 ® ATX Intel Gen. Core i7/i5/i3/ ® ® Pentium / Celeron Processor COPYRIGHT NOTICE & TRADEMARK All trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. This manual is copyrighted in August 2017. You may not reproduce or transmit in any form or by any means, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying and recording.
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FCC NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
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F81866 Super IO Configuration – Serial Port 4 Configuration (For C236/Q170 Only) ................. 5-19 F81866 Super IO Configuration – Serial Port 5 Configuration (For C236 Only) .................. 5-20 F81866 Super IO Configuration – Serial Port 6 Configuration (For C236 Only) .................. 5-21 F81866 Super IO Configuration –...
Introduction This chapter provides the introduction for the BA-2501 system as well as the framework of the user manual. The following topics are included: • About This Manual BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 1-1...
It is not intended for general users. The following section outlines the structure of this user manual. Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter provides the introduction for the BA-2501 system as well as the framework of the user manual. Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter describes the package contents and outlines the system specifications.
Getting Started This chapter provides the information for the BA-2501 system. It describes the package contents and outlines the system specifications. The following topics are included: • Package List • System Specification • Safety Precautions Experienced users can go to Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration on page 3-1 for a quick start.
If you discover any of the items listed above are damaged or lost, please contact your local distributor immediately. Item Q’ty BA-2501 Quick Reference Guide Manual / Driver DVD Mini Jumper (2.0 mm) SATA Cable (500mm) I/O Shield BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 2-2...
C236 and Q170 SKU: 6 x SATA III (6.0Gb/s) RAID SATA Interface 0,1,5,10 H110 SKU: 4 x SATA III (6.0Gb/s) 10 x USB ports C236/Q170 SKU: 4 x USB 3.0 (rear I/O) BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 2-3...
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1 x DVI-D up to 1920x1200 @60Hz (rear I/O) eDP (option) 1 x eDP up to 4096x2304@60Hz (for C236/Q170 only) DisplayPort (option) 1 x display port up to 4096x2304 @60Hz Others 1 x I C 4-pin wafer BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 2-4...
Also avoid the system from any heating device.). Or do not use BA-2501 when it has been left outdoors in a cold winter day. Avoid moving the system rapidly from a hot place to a cold place, and vice •...
This chapter contains helpful information about the jumper & connector settings, and component locations. The following sections are included: • Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table • Component Locations • Configuration and Jumper Settings • Connector Pin Assignments BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-1...
Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration CONNECTOR Description NAME SATA5, SATA6 Universal Serial Bus 3.0 Connector USB1 VGA Port Parallel Port (LPT) Connector LPT1 (for C236 SKU only) Front Audio Line-In, Line-Out and MIC-In Port I2C Wafer BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-3...
Make sure both the system and peripheral devices are turned OFF as sudden surge of power could damage sensitive components. Make sure BA-2501 is properly grounded. CAUTION: Observe precautions while handling electrostatic sensitive components. Make sure to ground yourself to prevent static charge while you are working on the connectors and jumpers.
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CAUTION: Always touch the motherboard components by the edges. Never touch components such as a processor by its pins. Take special cares while you are holding electronic circuit boards by the edges only. Do not touch the mainboard components. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-5...
Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration 3.2.2 Jumper Setting of BA-2501RA-**N Note: C236 / Q170 SKU supports SATA1~6, JUDIMM1~4, PCI_E1~2 available. H110 SKU only supports SATA1~4, JUDIMM1/3, PCI_E1~2 available. LPT1 is only available for C236 SKU. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-6...
Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration 3.2.3 I/O View of BA-2501RA-**N PS/2 keyboard/ COM2 LAN 1 LAN 2 mouse connector COM 1 DVI-D 4 x USB Ports Audio Connector BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-7...
PIN1 & PIN2 to create one setting by shorting. You can either connect PIN2 & PIN3 to create another setting. The same jumper diagrams are applied all through this manual. The figure below shows what the manual diagrams look and what they represent. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-8...
Jumper Block looks like this Jumper Settings 2 pin Jumper close(enabled) Looks like this 3 pin Jumper 2-3 pin close(enabled) Looks like this Jumper Block 1-2 pin close(enabled) Looks like this BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-9...
RS-485- RS-485+ DTR# DSR# RTS# CTS# Notes: COM2 is selectable as RS232, RS422, RS485 by BIOS setting. Default setting is RS232. Please see Chapter 5 “Advanced – F81866 Super IO Configuration” for selection details. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-10...
COM3, COM4: Pin 9 is selectable for RI, +5V or +12V by jumper setting. Default setting is RI, please see “COM3 and COM4 PIN9 Definition Selection Guide” for selection details. COM3 and COM4 are available for C236/Q170 SKU only. COM5 and COM6 are available for C236 SKU only. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-11...
TMDS_D3- A DVI-D connector transfer only digital signals, providing faster transfer rates and better quality than their predecessor, the VGA cable. It is most commonly used to connect computer video cards to LCD monitors. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-15...
Orange Color On8 Giga LAN Speed Indicator No LAN Switch/HUB connected Right Side LED Yellow Color Blinking LAN Message Active No LAN Message Active USB 3.0 signals: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT USB3_TX_P1 USB_N1 USB3_TX_N1 USB_P1 USB3_RX_P1 USB3_RX_N1 BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-18...
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Orange Color On8 Giga LAN Speed Indicator No LAN Switch/HUB connected Right Side LED Yellow Color Blinking LAN Message Active No LAN Message Active USB 3.0 signals: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT USB3_TX_P3 USB_N3 USB3_TX_N3 USB_P3 USB3_RX_P3 USB3_RX_N3 BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-19...
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Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT USB3_TX_P4 USB_N4 USB3_TX_N4 USB_P4 USB3_RX_P4 USB3_RX_N4 BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-20...
It has advanced power-saving features including seamless refresh rate switching. It has become the new mainstream display panel interface for LCD panels with the realized higher resolution. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-22...
Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration 3.4.19 CASE OPEN DETECTION SELECTION Connector Location: JP12 Description: Case Open Detection Selection Jumper Setting Selection Jumper Illustration (Pin Closed) Case Closed JP12 Open Case Opened Event (Default Setting) JP12 BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-30...
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Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration Connector Location: PCI_E2 (x4) Description: PCIE Bus (x4) You will find the PCI_E2 connector with 64 pins on BA-2501. PCI_E2 is available for C236/Q170 SKU. PCI_E2 ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT + 12V + 12V + 12V...
CPU / SYSTEM FAN CONNECTOR Connector Location: CPU_FAN1, SYS_FAN1 Description: CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1), System Fan Connector 1 (SYS_FAN1) ASSIGNMENT CPU_FAN1 VCC12 CPU_FANTAC CPU_FANCTRL SYS_FAN1 Connector Location: SYS_FAN2 Description: System Fan Connector 2 ASSIGNMENT VCC12 SYS_FAN2 BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-39...
Step4. Power on the PC and the PC will then auto-reboot for once in order to set SoC’s register. Step5. Done! Jumper Setting Selection Jumper Illustration (Pin Closed) Normal JCMOS1 (Default Setting) Clear CMOS JCMOS1 BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-48...
• Installing Intel Rapid Storage Driver Utility ® • Installing Intel F6 Floppy Disk Driver Utility ® • Installing Intel Serial I/O Driver Utility ® • Installing Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller ® Driver Utility BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 4-1...
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Chapter 4 Software Utilities Introduction Enclosed with the BA-2501 Series package is our driver utilities contained in a DVD-ROM disk. Refer to the following table for driver locations: Filename (Assume that DVD-ROM drive is Purpose D:\BA-2501_V1.0\Platform\1_Main Intel® Chipset Device Software installer Chip\Win7(32Bit) D:\BA-2501_V1.0\Platform\1_Main...
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D:\BA-2501_V1.0\Platform\ Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller 9_USB3.0\ Win7 (32Bit&64Bit) Note: Install the driver utilities immediately after the OS installation is completed. For more details on the installation sequence, refer to the Readme.txt file. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 4-3...
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) / Windows 10 (64-bit), and it should be installed immediately after the OS installation is finished. Please follow the steps below: Connect the USB DVD-ROM device to BA-2501 and insert the driver disk. Enter the Main Chip folder where the Chipset driver is located (depending on your OS platform).
Chapter 4 Software Utilities Installing VGA Driver Utility The VGA interface embedded in BA-2501 can support dual displays via VGA, DVI, DP (option) and eDP (option) interfaces and make the system work simultaneously. To install the VGA driver utility, follow the steps below: Connect the USB DVD-ROM device to BA-2501 and insert the driver disk.
Enhanced with LAN function, BA-2501 supports various network adapters. To install the LAN Driver, follow the steps below: Connect the USB DVD-ROM device to BA-2501 and insert the driver disk. Enter the LAN folder where the driver is located (depending on your OS platform).
Chapter 4 Software Utilities Installing Sound Driver Utility To install the Sound Driver, follow the steps below: Connect the USB DVD-ROM device to BA-2501 and insert the driver disk. Open the Audio folder where the driver is located (depending on your OS platform).
® Installation Instructions for Intel Management Engine Components Installer Connect the USB DVD-ROM device to BA-2501 and insert the driver disk. Enter the ME folder where the driver is located. Select Windows 7 (32/64-bit) / Windows 8.1 (64-bit) / Windows 10 (64-bit) for your OS platform.
Ctrl-I when prompted during the Power-On Self-Test (POST). Option ROM prompt: In the user interface, the hard drive(s) and hard drive information listed for your system will differ from the example in the figure below: BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 4-9...
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RST) driver supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 in C236/Q170 SKU. To install the RAID driver utility, follow the steps below: Connect the USB DVD-ROM device to BA-2501 and insert the driver disk. Enter the RST folder where the driver is located.
Installing Intel F6 Floppy Disk Driver Utility To install the F6 Floppy Disk Driver, follow the steps below: Connect the USB DVD-ROM device to BA-2501 and insert the driver disk. Open the F6 Floppy folder where the driver is located.
Select Windows 7 (32/64-bit) for your OS platform. Click the Setup.exe file for driver installation. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Once the installation is completed, shut down the system and restart BA-2501 for the changes to take effects. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 4-12...
The BIOS Setup Utilities consist of the following menu items: Accessing Setup Utilities • Main Menu • Advanced Menu • Chipset Menu • Security Menu • Boot Menu • Save & Exit Menu • BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-1...
Chapter 5 BIOS Setup Introduction The BA-2501 System uses an AMI (American Megatrends Incorporated) Aptio BIOS that is stored in the Serial Peripheral Interface Flash Memory (SPI Flash) and can be updated. The SPI Flash contains the built-in BIOS setup program, Power-On Self-Test (POST), PCI auto-configuration utility, LAN EEPROM information, and Plug and Play support.
All the menu settings are described in details in this chapter. Accessing Setup Utility After the system is powered on, BIOS will enter the Power-On Self-Test (POST) routines and the POST message will be displayed: Figure 5-2. POST Screen with AMI Logo BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-3...
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English. You may use <↑> or <↓> key to select among the items and press <Enter> to confirm and enter the sub-menu. The following table provides the list of the navigation keys that you can use while operating the BIOS setup menu. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-4...
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Load the previous configuration values. <F3> Load the default configuration values. <F4> Save the current values and exit the BIOS setup menu. <Esc> Close the sub-menu. Trigger the confirmation to exit BIOS setup menu. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-5...
Displays the date that the current BIOS Time version is built. System Date Month, day, year Sets the system date. The format is [Day Month/ Date/ Year]. Users can directly enter values or use <+> or <-> arrow keys BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-6...
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The “Day” is automatically changed. System Time Hour, minute, second Sets the system time. The format is [Hour: Minute: Second]. Users can directly enter values or use <+> or <-> arrow keys to increase/decrease it. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-7...
F81866 Super IO Sub-Menu System Super IO Chip Parameters. Configuration Hardware Monitor Sub-Menu Monitor hardware status. F81866 Watchdog Sub-Menu F81866 Watchdog Parameters. Enabled system to wake from S5 using S5 RTC Wake Setting Sub-Menu RTC alarm. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-8...
The SATA Configuration allows users to enable / disable the SATA controller as well as the operational mode after the SATA controller is enabled. The following screen indicates the functions available when the SATA controller is enabled and the AHCI mode is selected. SATA Configuration Screen BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-10...
Advanced – PCH-FW Configuration Menu Path Advanced > PCH-FW Configuration The PCH-FW allows users to view the information about ME (Management Engine) firmware information, such ME firmware version, firmware mode and firmware SKU. PCH-FW Configuration Screen BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-11...
Enables or Disables BIOS support for Support - Enabled security device. O.S. will not show Security Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. TPM State - Disabled Enables / Disables Security Device. NOTE: BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-12...
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TPM 1.2 devices will be enumerated. TPM Enabled No changeable Displays the TPM Enabled Status. Status options No changeable TPM Active Status Displays the TPM Active Status. options No changeable TPM Owner Status Displays the TPM Owner Status. options BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-13...
SUSPEND button RAM) is pressed. Lock Legacy - Disabled Enables or Disables Lock of Legacy Resources - Enabled Resources. S3 Video Repost - Disabled Enables or Disables S3 Video Repost. - Enabled BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-14...
Configures Parameters of Serial Port Sub-menu (for C236 only) 5 (COME). Serial Port 6 Configuration Configures Parameters of Serial Port Sub-menu (for C236 only) 6 (COMF). Parallel Port Configures Parameters of Parallel Sub-menu (for C236/Q170 only) Port (LPT). BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-15...
No changeable options Serial Port 1. Change Settings - Auto Selects IRQ and I/O resource - IO=3F8h; IRQ=4; settings for Serial Port 1. - IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-16...
No changeable options Serial Port 3. Change Settings - Auto Selects IRQ and I/O resource - IO=3E8h; IRQ=7; settings for Serial Port 3. - IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2F0h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2E0h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-18...
No changeable options Serial Port 4. Change Settings - Auto Selects IRQ and I/O resource - IO=2E8h; IRQ=6; settings for the Serial Port 4. - IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2F0h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2E0h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-19...
No changeable options Serial Port 5. Change Settings - Auto Selects IRQ and I/O resource - IO=2F0h; IRQ=10; settings for Serial Port 5. - IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2F0h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2E0h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-20...
No changeable options Serial Port 6. Change Settings - Auto Selects IRQ and I/O resource - IO=2E0h; IRQ=11; settings for Serial Port 6. - IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2F0h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2E0h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-21...
Changes Parallel Port mode. Some of - SPP Mode the Mode required a DMA resource. - EPP-1.9 and SPP Mode After the Mode is changed, reset the - EPP-1.7 and SPP Mode system to reflect the actual device BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-22...
No changeable options Displays the processor's temperature. System Temperature No changeable options Displays the system temperature. CPU Fan Speed No changeable options Displays CPU Fan speed. System Fan Speed No changeable options Displays System Fan Speed. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-23...
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VCC3V No changeable options of the VCC3V in supply. Detects and displays the voltage level VSB3V No changeable options of the VSB3V in supply. Detects and displays the battery VBAT No changeable options voltage. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-24...
Smart Fan Mode select for System Control - Auto Duty-Cycle Fan. Mode Manual Duty Mode Numeric (from 1 to 100) Manual mode fan control, user can write expected duty cycle (PWM fan type) 1-100. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-25...
- Enabled Enable/Disable F81866 Watchdog - Disabled timer settings. Watchdog timer unit - 1s Watchdog timer unit. - 60s Count for Timer (Seconds) Numeric (from 1 to 255) The number of count for Timer. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-26...
Allows enabling scheduled S5 to S0 (option enabled). - Fixed Time - Dynamic Time • Fixed Time: System will wake on the hr::min::sec specified. • Dynamic Time: System will wake on the current time + Increase minute(s). BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-27...
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Wake up minute Multiple options Sets a minute for schedule power on ranging from 0 to 59 event. Wake up second Multiple options Sets a second for schedule power on ranging from 0 to 59 event. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-28...
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+ Increase minute(s). Wake up minute increase Multiple options Sets a period of time (in minutes) ranging from 1 to 5 after which the board wakes up from S5 state. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-29...
Ipv4 PXE Support disabled, Ipv4 PXE boot option will - Enabled not be created. Enables Ipv6 PXE Boot Support. If - Disabled Ipv6 PXE Support disabled, Ipv6 PXE boot option will - Enabled not be created. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-30...
The USB Configuration allows users to configure advanced USB settings such as USB mass storage driver support. USB Configuration Screen BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose USB Mass Storage Driver - Disabled Enable/Disable USB Mass Storage Support - Enabled Driver Support. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-31...
This menu allows users to configure advanced Chipset settings such as System Agent (SA) and PCH-IO configuration parameters. Chipset Screen BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose System Agent (SA) Parameters Sub-menu System Agent (SA) Parameters. PCH-IO Configuration Sub-menu PCH Parameters. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-32...
Displays the size of SO-DIMM#1. DIMM#2 No changeable options Displays the size of SO-DIMM#2. DIMM#3 No changeable options Displays the size of SO-DIMM#3. (for C236/Q170 only) DIMM#4 No changeable options Displays the size of SO-DIMM#4. (for C236/Q170 only) BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-34...
The Graphics Configuration allows users to configure the display settings for the LCD panel. Graphics Configuration Screen BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose Primary Display - Auto Selects IGFX or PEG Graphics device - IGFX as the Primary Display. - PEG LCD Control Sub-menu LCD Control sub-menu. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-35...
Enables or Disables the Root Port. - Enabled - Auto Max Link Speed - Auto Configures PCI-E1 Max Speed. - Gen1 - Gen2 - Gen3 Detect Non-Compliance - Disabled Detects Non-Compliance PCI Express Device - Enabled Device in PEG. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-37...
Displays the LAN assigned PCIE PCIE Port assigned to LAN No changeable options Port. PCI Express x4 slot Sub-menu PCI Express x4 slot settings. Mini PCI Express Port Sub-menu Mini PCI Express Port settings. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-39...
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PCI Express L1 Substates settings. - L1.1 - L1.2 - L1.1 & L1.2 Hot Plug - Disabled Enables or Disables PCI Express Hot - Enabled Plug. PCIe Speed - Auto Selects PCI Express port speed. - Gen1 BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-40...
- Enabled ASPM - Disabled Sets the ASPM (Active-State Power - L0s Management) Level. The option - L1 allows users to set the lower power - L0sL1 mode that activates when the bus is BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-41...
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- Auto Selects PCI Express port speed. - Gen1 - Gen2 - Gen3 Detect Non-Compliance - Disabled Detects Non-Compliance PCI Express Device - Enabled Device. If enabled, it will take more time during POST. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-42...
Setup utility than a user. Heed that a user password does not provide access to most of the features in the Setup utility. Security Screen BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose Administrator Password Password can be 3-20 Specifies the administrator alphanumeric characters. password. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-43...
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<Enter>, and the password dialog entry box appears. Select the configured Administrator Password or User Password that you want to delete. Leave the dialog box blank and press <Enter>. Press <Enter> again when the password confirmation box appears. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-44...
Specifies the power-on state of the Bootup NumLock State - Off NumLock Key. - Disabled Enables or Disables Quiet Boot Quiet Boot - Enabled options. - Disabled Enables or Disables Fast Boot Fast Boot - Enabled options. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-45...
Enables or Disables CSM Support. - Enabled Displays the CSM 16 Module CSM16 Module No changeable options version. - UEFI and Legacy This option controls Legacy/UEFI Boot option filter - Legacy only ROMs priority. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-46...
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Controls the execution of UEFI and Video - UEFI Legacy Video OpROM. - Legacy - Do not launch Determines OpROM execution policy Other PCI devices - UEFI for devices other than Network, - Legacy Storage or Video. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-47...
Discard Changes and Reset to discard any changes you have made and restore the factory BIOS defaults. Load User Defaults You may simply press F3 at any time to load the Optimized Values which resets all BIOS settings to the factory defaults. Save & Exit Screen BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-48...
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Saves the changes done so far as User Save as User Defaults No changeable options Defaults. Restores the User Defaults to all the Restore User Defaults No changeable options setup options. Forces to boot from selected Boot Override - [Drive(s)] [drive(s)]. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-49...
Appendix A Technical Summary This appendix will give you a brief introduction of the allocation maps for BA-2501 resources. The following topics are included: • BA-2501 Block Diagram • Interrupt Map • I/O Map • Memory Map • DMA Map •...
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128Mbit SPI Flash ROM LOW PIN COUNT COM1 RS232 80 PORT for Debug Connector COM2 RS232/422/485 HW monitor FINTEK COM3 RS232 LPC SIO PS/2 Keyboard COM4 F81866AD-I Mouse RS232 COM5 LPT Port RS232 (wafer pitch2.0) COM6 RS232 BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-2...
IRQ 83 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 84 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 85 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 86 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 87 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 88 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 89 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-3...
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IRQ 108 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 109 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 110 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 111 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 112 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 113 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 114 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-4...
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IRQ 135 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 136 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 137 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 138 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 139 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 140 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 141 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-5...
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IRQ 160 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 161 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 162 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 163 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 164 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 165 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 166 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-6...
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IRQ 189 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 190 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 4294967284 Intel(R) I211 Gigabit Network Connection #2 IRQ 4294967285 Intel(R) I211 Gigabit Network Connection #2 IRQ 4294967286 Intel(R) I211 Gigabit Network Connection #2 BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-7...
Motherboard resources 0x00000030-0x00000031 Programmable interrupt controller 0x00000034-0x00000035 Programmable interrupt controller 0x00000038-0x00000039 Programmable interrupt controller 0x0000003C-0x0000003D Programmable interrupt controller 0x00000040-0x00000043 System timer 0x0000004E-0x0000004F Motherboard resources 0x00000050-0x00000053 System timer 0x00000060-0x00000060 Standard PS/2 Keyboard 0x00000061-0x00000061 Motherboard resources BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-8...
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0x000002E8-0x000002EF Communications Port (COM4) 0x000002F0-0x000002F7 Communications Port (COM5) 0x000002F8-0x000002FF Communications Port (COM2) 0x00000378-0x0000037F Printer Port (LPT1) 0x000003B0-0x000003BB Intel(R) HD Graphics 530 0x000003C0-0x000003DF Intel(R) HD Graphics 530 0x000003E8-0x000003EF Communications Port (COM3) 0x000003F8-0x000003FF Communications Port (COM1) BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-9...
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0x0000F080-0x0000F083 Standard AHCI 1.0 Serial ATA Controller 0x0000F090-0x0000F097 Standard AHCI 1.0 Serial ATA Controller 0x0000F0A0-0x0000F0A7 Intel(R) Active Management Technology - SOL (COM7) 0x0000FF00-0x0000FFFE Motherboard resources 0x0000FFFF-0x0000FFFF Motherboard resources 0x0000FFFF-0x0000FFFF Motherboard resources 0x0000FFFF-0x0000FFFF Motherboard resources BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-10...
Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (2) I219-LM 0xFED00000-0xFED003FF High precision event timer 0xDF148000-0xDF149FFF Standard AHCI 1.0 Serial ATA Controller 0xDF14C000-0xDF14C0FF Standard AHCI 1.0 Serial ATA Controller 0xDF14B000-0xDF14B7FF Standard AHCI 1.0 Serial ATA Controller 0xFD000000-0xFDABFFFF Motherboard resources 0xFD000000-0xFDABFFFF PCI bus BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-11...
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Intel(R) 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family SMBus - A123 0xDE000000-0xDEFFFFFF Intel(R) HD Graphics 530 0xC0000000-0xCFFFFFFF Intel(R) HD Graphics 530 0xDF150000-0xDF150FFF Intel(R) 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family Thermal subsystem - A131 0xDF140000-0xDF143FFF High Definition Audio Controller BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-12...
To exit the Extended Function Mode, writing 0xAA to the EFER is required. Once the chip exits the Extended Function Mode, it is in the normal running mode and is ready to enter the configuration mode. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-14...
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;------------------------------- Enable Watch PME-------------------------------------------- 0FAh dx, al dx, al ;------------------- Set second as counting unit and start counting -------------------- 0F5h dx, al 0F7h dx, al ;---------------------------- Exit the extended function mode ------------------------------ 0AAh dx, al BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-15...
(3) The system will go into the BIOS setup menu. (4) Select [Boot] menu and enter into [CSM Configuration] menu. (5) Set [Boot option filter] to [UEFI Only] and press <F4> key to save the configuration and restart the system. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-16...
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(6) Press <ESC> or <DEL> to enter into BIOS setup menu again. (7) Select [Boot] menu and set [UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell] as the boot device. (8) Press <F4> key to save the configuration and restart the system to boot into EFI Shell environment. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-17...
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/?” to view the definition of each control option. The recommended options for BIOS ROM update include the following parameters: Program main BIOS image. /B: Program Boot Block. /N: Program NVRAM. /X: Don’t check ROM ID. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-18...
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After the BIOS update procedure is completed, the following messages will be shown: Restart the system and boot up with the new BIOS configurations. The BIOS Update is completed after the system is restarted. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-19...
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Appendix A Technical Summary Reboot the system and verify if the BIOS version shown on the initialization screen has been updated. BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-20...
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