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Chapter1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ITX-D255R motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under Hanasis&Ruide’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to Hanasis&Ruide’s commitment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step- by-step guide to the hardware installation.
2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) ITX-D255R motherboard provides two 204-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) SO-DIMM slots. 1. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3 slot; otherwise, this motherboard and SO-DIMM may be damaged.
ITX-D255R Mini-ITX Mother Board Manual 2.4 Expansion Slot (PCI Slot) There is 1 PCI slot on this motherboard. PCI Slot : The PCI slot is used to install an expansion card that has 32-bit PCI interface. 2.4.1 Installing a Expansion Card Step#1] Before installing the expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged.
ITX-D255R Mini-ITX Mother Board Manual 2.6 Onboard Header and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! 2.6.1 LVDS Connector...
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ITX-D255R Mini-ITX Mother Board Manual 2.6.3 CPU FAN Connector (CPU FAN) Connector SPEC Shape Signal Description Remark 1 : GND 2 : +12V 4-Pin 2.5 Pitch 3 : FAN Speed (Sense) 4 : FAN Speed Control NOTE] Please connect the CPU fan cable to the connector and match the black wire to the ground pin.
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ITX-D255R Mini-ITX Mother Board Manual 2.6.8 System Front Panel Connector (F PANEL) Connector SPEC Shape Signal Description Remark 9-Pin 2.54 Pitch Refer to below Signal Description Signal Description HDD LED (+) PWRLED (+) HDD LED (-) PWRLED (-) RSTBTN (+)
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ITX-D255R Mini-ITX Mother Board Manual 2.6.9 Parallel Port Connector (JLPT) Connector SPEC Shape Signal Description Remark 26-Pin 2.0 Pitch Refer to below Signal Description Signal Description STB# AFD# SPD0 ERROR# SPD1 PINIT# SPD2 SLIN# SPD3 SPD4 SPD5 SPD6 SPD7 ACK#...
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ITX-D255R Mini-ITX Mother Board Manual 2.6.12 GPIO & AMP Connector Connector SPEC Shape Signal Description Remark 10-Pin 2.0 Pitch Refer to below Signal Description Signal Description SMBUS DAT SMBUS CLK LAN Active LED (+) LAN Active LED (-) GPI [0]...
ITX-D255R Mini-ITX Mother Board Manual 2.7 I/O Connectors 2.7.1 COM#1 Port Connector SPEC Shape Signal Description Remark DSUB 9Pin Refer to below Signal Description Signal Description RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 RX (-) TX (-) Data (-) TX (+)
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ITX-D255R Mini-ITX Mother Board Manual 2.7.4 VGA Port Connector SPEC Shape Signal Description Remark DSUB 15 Pin Refer to below Signal Description Signal Description Signal Description Analog - RED Analog Shield (GND) Analog - GRN Analog Shield (GND) DDC DAT...
ITX-D255R Mini-ITX Mother Board Manual 2.8 SerialATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2(SATA2) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts Intel® NM10 Express chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) hard disks. You may install SATA / SATA2 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA / SATA2 hard disks.
ITX-D255R Mini-ITX Mother Board Manual Chapter3. UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press <Del> during the Power-On-Self- Test (POST) to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines.
ITX-D255R Mini-ITX Mother Board Manual 3.2 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview. 3.3 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items : PCI Subsystem Settings, ACPI Settings, CPU Configuration, IDE Configuration, Info Report Configuration, USB Configuration, IT8786 Super IO Configuration, IT8786 HW Monitor, PPM Configuration.
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ITX-D255R Mini-ITX Mother Board Manual 3.3.1 PCI Subsystem Settings This feature allows the user to set the PCI/PnP configurations for the following items: 3.3.2 ACPI Settings Use this feature to configure Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) power management settings for your system.
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ITX-D255R Mini-ITX Mother Board Manual 3.3.3 CPU Configuration 3.3.3.1 Hyper-Threading To enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system that includes optimization for this technology, such as Microsoft® Windows®7.
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ITX-D255R Mini-ITX Mother Board Manual 3.3.4 Storage Configuration 3.3.4.1 SATA Controller(s) Use this item to enable or disable the SATA. 3.3.4.2 Configuration SATA as Use this to select SATA2 mode. Configuration options : [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode]. The default value is [IDE Mode].
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ITX-D255R Mini-ITX Mother Board Manual 3.3.6 USB Configuration 3.3.6.1 Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto] and [Disabled]. The default value is [Enabled]. Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options: [Enabled] - Enables support for legacy USB.
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ITX-D255R Mini-ITX Mother Board Manual 3.3.7 IT8786 Super IO Configuration 3.3.7.1 Serial Port1 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM1. Select COM1 port type : [RS232],[RS422] or [RS485]. The default value is [RS232]. 3.3.7.2 Serial Port2 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM2. COM2 support the serial port voltage to 5V or 12V by BIOS.
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ITX-D255R Mini-ITX Mother Board Manual 3.3.8 IT8786 HW Monitor In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed and the critical voltage.
ITX-D255R Mini-ITX Mother Board Manual 3.4 Feature Screen 3.4.1 Customer Logo Use this to enable or disable customer logo. The default is [Disable]. 3.4.2 Flash Write Protection This function protects the BIOS from accidental corruption by unauthorized users or computer viruses.
ITX-D255R Mini-ITX Mother Board Manual 3.5 Chipset Screen 3.5.1 IGFX – Primary Boot Type Use this to select primary internal graphics boot display. Configuration options : [VBIOS Default], [CRT] and [LFP]. The default value is [VBIOS Default]. 3.5.2 LVDS Control Use this to enable/disable or detect the LVDS.
ITX-D255R Mini-ITX Mother Board Manual 3.6 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. 3.6.1 Setup Prompt Timeout This shows the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0XFFFF) means indefinite waiting.
ITX-D255R Mini-ITX Mother Board Manual 3.8 Exit Screen 3.8.1 Save Changes and Reset When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save configuration and Reset?” Select [YES] to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY.
ITX-D255R Mini-ITX Mother Board Manual Chapter4. Software Support 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 7 32-bit. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for more information.
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