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  • Page 1 Embedded Board BNX-M87 Always at the forefront of innovation User Manual...

  • Page 2: Copyright

    Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright holders. This publication is provided for informational purposes only.

  • Page 3: Warranty

    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.

  • Page 4: Safety Measures

    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.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    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 ................................

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 General Information

    Chapter 1 General Information...

  • Page 7: Main Feature

    1.1 Main Feature Micro-ATX System Board BNX-M87 is a standard Micro-ATX motherboard featuring Intel® Q87 PCH chipset supports Intel® Gen-4 Core™ processor and four Dual Channel DDR3 DIMM slots up to 32GB DDR3 1066/1333/1600MHz SDRAM with Non-ECC support and integrated HD graphic controller.

  • Page 8: Specifications

    1.2 Specifications Core Engine Chipset Intel® Q87 PCH Processor Support Intel® Gen-4 Core i3, i5, i7, Pentium® , Celeron® Processor Single LGA1150 Processor Socket Memory 4x DDR3 1066/1333 DIMM Slots, up to 32GB, Non-ECC/Non-Buffered Memory Module Display Intel® HD Graphics 4600 Ethernet Controller Onboard Intel®...

  • Page 9: Board Layout

    1.3 Board Layout Figure 1.1: Board Layout of BNX-M87...
  • Page 10 Chapter 2 Preparation...

  • Page 11: Before You Begin

    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 ...

  • Page 12: Setting Jumpers

    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.

  • Page 13: Back Panel Connectors

    2.4 Back Panel Connectors PS/2 Keyboard (Purple) & PS/2 Mouse (Green) USB 2.0 Dual DisplayPort DB15 VGA Dual Gigabit LAN Lin-In Jack Line-Out Jack Microphone Jack Quad USB 3.0 10. DVI-D 11. Dual USB 2.0...

  • Page 14: Location Of Jumpers And Connectors

    2.5 Locations Of Jumpers and Connectors...
  • Page 15 List of Onboard Connectors EATX_PWR1 24-pin ATX Power Connector EATX_PWR2 8-pin +12Vdc Power Connector COM1 Serial Port Connector COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector COM2 COM3 Serial Port Connector COM3 COM4 Serial Port Connector COM4 COM5 Serial Port Connector COM5 COM6 Serial Port Connector COM6 CPU_FAN1 4-pin CPU Fan Connector...

  • Page 16: Jumpers

    2.6 Jumpers ► Clear CMOS Jumper CLRTC ► Intel ME Jumper DIS_ME...

  • Page 17: Onboard Led

    ► COM1 RI Pin Power Selection Jumper COM1_V1 2.7 Onboard LED ► Standby Power LED...

  • Page 18: Internal Connectors

    2.8 Internal Connectors 24-pin ATX /8-pin 12V Power Connector 20-pin TPM Connector...
  • Page 19 4-pin CPU/Chassis Fan Connector MiniPCIe Connector (mSATA)
  • Page 20 9-pin Front Panel Connector 10-pin Digital I/O Connector...
  • Page 21 9-pin Serial Port Connector SATA Connector...
  • Page 22 9-pin USB 2.0 Connector Chassis Intrusion Connector...

  • Page 23: Chapter 3 Operation

    Chapter 3 Operation...

  • Page 24: System Memory

    3.1 System Memory BNX-M87 has Intel® Q87 chipset built-in, and supports dual channel non-ECC, un-buffered DDR3- 1066/1333/1600MHz memory modules. Four DIMM slots support up to 32GB Memory Capacity. 3.2 Installing Memory To install Memory 1. Open up the two side tabs on the slot.
  • Page 25 4. To remove the Memory modules, please push the tabs outwards, and the memory modules will be automatically disengaged.

  • Page 26: Installing Lga1150 Intel® Core-I Cpu, Heatsink, And Fan

    3.3 Installing LGA1150 Intel® Core-i CPU, Heatsink, and Fan BNX-M87 supports Intel® LGA1150 Gen-4 Core-i Processor. For a reference list of supported processor, please refer to the specification section. The socket 1150 is formed up with sensitive arrays of pins, improper or careless installation may cause permanent harm to the socket pins.
  • Page 27 Step (B): Install the Processor 1. Hold the processor with your thumb and index finger as shown to align your fingers with the socket cutouts. 2. Make sure that the processor Pin#1 indicator (gold triangle) is aligned with the Pin#1 chamfer on the socket. 3.
  • Page 28 Step (D): Install a Heatsink Note: Heatsinks that come with boxed Intel® processors use pre-applied Thermal Interface Material (TIM) and do not need thermal grease. If a different heatsink is used, please refer to manufacturer’s instructions. 1. Place the heatsink onto the processor socket.

  • Page 29: Adding Power Connectors

    3.4 Adding Power Connectors BNX-M87 motherboard requires correct power plan to properly support Intel® LGA1150 Gen-4 Core-i Processor. Please add the 24-pin ATX Power Connector on the blue connector, and 8-pin 12Vdc Power Connector on the red connector. In case your power supply does not come with 8-pin 12Vdc Power Connector, please at least add the 4-pin 12Vdc Power Connector onto it.

  • Page 30: Adding Pcie/Pci Cards

    3.5 Adding PCIe/PCI Cards BNX-M87 motherboard comes with 2* PCIe Slots and 2* PCI Slots. 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...

  • Page 31: Chapter 4 Bios Setup

    Chapter 4 BIOS Setup...

  • Page 32: About The Bios

    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.

  • Page 33: Entering Setup

    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. ...

  • Page 34: The Main Menu

    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. ...

  • Page 35: The Advanced Menu

    4.5 The Advanced Menu S5 RTC Wake Setting Wake System with Fixed Time [Disabled] Enabled to wake up system at the specified hr::min::sec alarm event. Wake up day/hour/minute/second [0] Specify the values for day/hour/minute/second. *This setting is available only when Wake System with Fixed Time is enabled. Wake System with Dynamic Time [Disabled] Enabled to wake up system after a specific time after the moment the setting is enabled.
  • Page 36 Trusted Computing Security Device Support [Disable] Enabled to support for security devices CPU Configuration This menu shows all the CPU information automatically retrieved from the installed CPU, and hence the available setting might very depending on the type of CPU installed. Hyper-threading [Enabled] Enabled to have Two threads per activated core, or disabled to have only One thread.
  • Page 37 AMT Configuration Intel® AMT [Enabled] Enabled to turn on Intel® Active Management Technology (AMT). *iAMT H/W is always enabled. This option just controls the BIOS extension execution. If enabled, this requires additional firmware in the SPI device. Un-Configure ME [Disabled] Enabled to unconfigure AMT/ME using a password, or Disabled to proceed without.
  • Page 38 Change Settings [Auto] Select the Serial Port base address from: [Auto], [IO=3F8h; IRQ=4;], [IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12;], [IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12;], [IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12;], and [IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12;] Device Mode [Serial Port Functio..] Select the Serial Port mode from R-232/422/485 Parallel Port Configuration Parallel Port [Enabled] Enable/Disable Parallel Port Change Settings [Auto] Select an optimal setting for Super I/O devices from:...
  • Page 39 Target Temperature [50] Input value range: [0~127] Tolerance of Temperature [0] Input value range: [0~7] Fan Out Start-Up Value [127] Input value range: [0~255] Fan Out Stop Value [100] The Fan Out value decreases to this minimum value if the temperature is below the lowest temperature limit. Input value range: [0~255] Fan Out Stop Time [60] Determines the amount of time it takes for the the Fan Out value to fall from the stop value to zero.
  • Page 40 The following items are available only when Fan Control Mode is set to [Smart Fan IV Mode]. Temperature 1~4 Fan PWM 1~4 Determines the temperature value for the Smart Fan Determines the amount of Fan PWM value for the IV mode. Input value range: [0~255] Smart Fan IV mode Input value range: [0~255] Tolerance of Temperature [0] Critical Temperature [75]...

  • Page 41: The Chipset Menu

    4.6 The Chipset Menu System Agent (SA) Configuration VT-d [Enabled] Enable virtualization technology function on memory control hub. *This function depends on the CPU installed. PCIEx16_1 Link Speed [Auto] Specify the PCIEx16 speed from: [Auto], [Gen1], [Gen2], and [Gen3] Primary Display [Auto] Specify the primary graphics controller at boot up from: [Auto], [iGFX], and [PEG] Graphics Configuration Internal Graphics [Auto]...
  • Page 42 PCH-IO Configuration Power Mode [ATX Type] Selects Power Mode from: [ATX Type] and [AT Type] Resume on Ring [Enabled] Enable/Disable resuming system on ring. Restore AC Power Loss [Power Off] Set the operating state after system is recovered from AC power loss. [Power On] ON State [Power Off] OFF State [Last Status] Last State at which system is maintained before the AC power loss...

  • Page 43: The Boot Menu

    4.7 The Boot Menu Boot Configuration Quiet Boot Enable/Disable full screen logo display feature. Launch I217LM PXE OpROM [Disabled] Enable/Disable Legacy Boot Option for I217LM. Launch WGI210AT PXE OpROM [Disabled] Enable/Disable Legacy Boot Option for WGI210AT. Boot Option Priorities To select the boot device at system startup, press <F7> at POST. To access Windows OS in Safe Mode, do any of the following: - Press <F5>...

  • Page 44: The Security Menu

    4.8 The Security Menu Administrator Password To set an administrator password: 1. Select the Administrator Password item and press <Enter>. 2. From the Create New Password box, key in a password, then press <Enter>. 3. Confirm the password when prompted. To change an administrator password: 1.

  • Page 45: The Exit Menu

    4.9 The Save and Exit Menu Save Changes & Reset Use this (or press <F10>) to save all the changed values and exit BIOS setup menu, and a confirmation window will pop up. Select Yes at next confirm. Discard Changes & Reset Use this (or press <ESC>) to discard all the changed values and exit the BIOS setup menu, and a confirmation window will pop up.

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