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EMX-C246DP Intel® 8/9th Generation Core™ Processor Thin Mini ITX Motherboard With Intel® C246 Chipset User’s Manual Ed – 22 April 2020 Part No. E2047M24D00R...
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Disclaimer Avalue Technology Inc. reserves the right to make changes, without notice, to any product, including circuits and/or software described or contained in this manual in order to improve design and/or performance. Avalue Technology assumes no responsibility or liability for the...
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Applications that are described in this manual are for illustration purposes only. Avalue Technology Inc. makes no representation or warranty that such application will be suitable for the specified use without further testing or modification.
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A product returned without proof of the purchase date is not eligible for warranty service. Write the RMA number visibly on the outside of the package and ship it prepaid to your dealer. 4 EMX-C246DP User’s Manual...
1.2 Packing List Before you begin installing your single board, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: 1 x EMX-C246DP motherboard 2 x SATA cables 1 x SATA power cable ...
We strongly recommend that you study this manual carefully before attempting to set up EMX-C246DP or change the standard configurations. Whilst all the necessary information is available in this manual we would recommend that unless you are confident, you contact your supplier for guidance.
2 x 2 x 5 pin pitch 2.54mm connector for 4 x USB 2.0 USB 3.1 1 x 2 x 10 pin, pitch 2.0mm connector for 2 x USB 3.0 GPIO 1 x 2 x 10 pin, pitch 2.00mm connector for GPIO: 16 bits & +5VS Level SMBus EMX-C246DP User’s Manual 11...
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2 x Intel® I210AT PCI-e Gigabit Ethernet (Co-lay Intel® I211AT/I210AT) LAN Spec. 10/100/1000 Base-Tx GbE compatible Mechanical & Environmental Specification Power DC in +12V~26V(+/-5%) 4-pin DC-in Requirement Single power ATX Support S0, S3, S4, S5 ACPI ACPI 5.0 Compliant 12 EMX-C246DP User’s Manual...
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Test Axis : X,Y and Z axis 30 minutes per each axis IEC 60068-2-64 Test:Fh Packing Drop Reference ISTA 2A, Method : IEC-60068-2-32 Test: Ed Drop Test Drop Test 1 One corner , three edges, six faces EMX-C246DP User’s Manual 13...
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Power Adapter suggestion: AWG: 14, DC Length: 400~1000mm. PCI-e x16 Slot device TDP: 25W Max. 1U low profile CPU cooler can only be used for CPU TDP: 35W or lower. Suggestion Cooler type 14 EMX-C246DP User’s Manual...
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Solution. https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/product-specifications/thin-mini-itx-based-p c-system-design-guide-rev-1-2.pdf Avalue do not recommend to design fanless system product with EMX-C246DP. For Fanless design, please check especially with CPU temperature; it is highly recommend to add thermal solutions to avoid over specification. Especially, it is highly recommended to carefully design thermal solutions for the components marked in green area.
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EMX-C246DP User’s Manual Information refer to Intel® ‘s IOTG documentations. 16 EMX-C246DP User’s Manual...
User’s Manual 1.6 Architecture Overview—Block Diagram The following block diagram shows the architecture and main components of EMX-C246DP. EMX-C246DP User’s Manual 17...
4 x 1 wafer, pitch 2.54mm CPUFAN1 CPU fan connector System fan connector 1 SYSFAN1 4 x 1 wafer, pitch 2.54mm (with smart fan function supported) JAUXP1 Auxiliary Panel connector 3 x 2 header, pitch 2.00mm EMX-C246DP User’s Manual 21...
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Serial ATA connector DIMMA1 260-pin DIMM slot 1 DIMMB1 260-pin DIMM slot 2 M2KM1 M.2 Key M M2KE1 M.2 Key E M2KB1 M.2 Key B PCIEX1 PCI-e x16 slot PWR1 Power connector SIM1 SIM card slot 22 EMX-C246DP User’s Manual...
User’s Manual 2.3.21 Serial port connector (COM3) Signal PIN PIN Signal NDCDC# NRXDC NTXDC NDTRC# NDSRC# NRTSC# NCTSC# NRIC# 2.3.22 Serial port connector (COM4) Signal PIN PIN Signal NDCDD# NRXDD NTXDD NDTRD# NDSRD# NRTSD# NCTSD# NRID# EMX-C246DP User’s Manual 33...
If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to. Press F1 to Continue, DEL to enter SETUP 40 EMX-C246DP User’s Manual...
Note: Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another. To Display a Sub Menu Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the sub menu you want. Then press <Enter>. A “” pointer marks all sub menus. EMX-C246DP User’s Manual 41...
BIOS Vendor and your systems manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the chipset setup has the potential for causing you to use the override. 42 EMX-C246DP User’s Manual...
<Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu. 3.6.1 Main Menu This section allows you to record some basic hardware configurations in your computer and set the system clock. EMX-C246DP User’s Manual 43...
Visit the Avalue website (www.avalue.com.tw) to download the latest product and BIOS information. 3.6.2 Advanced Menu This section allows you to configure your CPU and other system devices for basic operation through the following sub-menus. 44 EMX-C246DP User’s Manual...
Item Options Description When enabled, a VMM can utilize the Intel (VMX) Virtualization Disabled additional hardware capabilities provided by Technology Enabled[Default], Vanderpool Technology. All[Default], Number of cores to enable in each processor Active Processor Cores package. EMX-C246DP User’s Manual 45...
Options Description When disabled AMT BIOS Features are no longer Disabled supported and user is no longer able to access MEBx AMT BIOS Features Enabled[Default], Setup. Note: This option does not disable Manageability Features in FW. EMX-C246DP User’s Manual 47...
O.S. will not show Security Device. TCG EFI Enable[Default] protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. 3.6.2.4 ACPI Settings Item Options Description Enable ACPI Auto Disabled[Default], Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration Enabled Configuration. EMX-C246DP User’s Manual 49...
Set Parameters of Serial Port 1 (COMA). Serial Port 2 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 2 (COMB). Serial Port 3 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 3 (COMC). Serial Port 4 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 4 (COMD). 50 EMX-C246DP User’s Manual...
3.6.2.5.1 Serial Port 1 Configuration Item Option Description Disabled Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM). Enabled[Default], RS232[Default], UART 232 422 485 RS422 Set COM Port as RS232, RS422 or RS485 mode. RS485 3.6.2.5.2 Serial Port 2 Configuration EMX-C246DP User’s Manual 51...
Item Option Description Disabled Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM). Enabled[Default], 3.6.2.5.3 Serial Port 3 Configuration Item Option Description Disabled Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM). Enabled[Default], 3.6.2.5.4 Serial Port 4 Configuration 52 EMX-C246DP User’s Manual...
Wake system from S5 Fixed Time specified. Select Dynamic Time, System will wake on Dynamic Time the current time + Increase minute(s). 3.6.2.8 Serial Port Console Redirection Item Options Description Disabled[Default], Console Redirection Console Redirection Enable or Disable. Enabled EMX-C246DP User’s Manual 55...
Console Redirection is disabled before booting Always to legacy OS. When Always Enable is selected, Redirect After POST Enable[Default] then Legacy Console Redirection is enabled for BootLoader legacy OS. Default setting for this option is set to Always Enable. 56 EMX-C246DP User’s Manual...
Floppy enumerates devices according to their media Generic USB Flash Disk 0.00 Forced FDD format. Optical drives are emulated as 'CDROM' Hard Disk drives with no media will be emulated according CD-ROM to a drive type. EMX-C246DP User’s Manual 57...
3.6.2.11 Network Stack Configuration Item Options Description Disabled[Default], Network Stack Enable/Disable UEFI Network Stack. Enabled quad Note: Motherboard designed with Gigabit LAN consumes longer startup time when Network Stack setting at “Enable”, this is a normal phenomenon. 58 EMX-C246DP User’s Manual...
1.25 GB 1.5 GB Maximum Value of TOLUD. Dynamic 1.75 GB assignment would adjust TOLUD Max TOLUD 2 GB automatically based on largest MMIO length 2.25 GB of installed graphic controller 2.5 GB 2.75 GB 3 GB 60 EMX-C246DP User’s Manual...
PEG0 (PCIEX1) Max Payload size Auto(Default Device Capability) or force to 256 TLP 128/256 Bytes Enabled: PCIe ASPM will be programmed Disabled[Default] after OpROM. Disabled: PCIe ASPM will be Program PCIe ASPM after OpROM Enabled programmed before OpROM. 62 EMX-C246DP User’s Manual...
M.2 KeyB (PCI-E Port 1) Control the PCI Express Root Port. Enabled[Default], Disabled[Default] Set the ASPM Level: Force L0s – Force all links to L0s State AUTO – BIOS auto ASPM 0 configure DISABLE – Disables ASPM. L0sL1 Auto 64 EMX-C246DP User’s Manual...
L1 Substates L1.1 PCI Express L1 Substates settings. L1.1 & L1.2[Default] Auto[Default] Gen1 PCIe Speed Configure PCIe Speed Gen2 Gen3 The number of milliseconds reference code Detect Timeout will wait for link to exit Detect state for EMX-C246DP User’s Manual 65...
PCIe Speed Configure PCIe Speed Gen2 Gen3 The number of milliseconds reference code will wait for link to exit Detect state for Detect Timeout enabled ports before assuming there is no device and potentially disabling the port. 66 EMX-C246DP User’s Manual...
PCIe Speed Configure PCIe Speed Gen2 Gen3 The number of milliseconds reference code will wait for link to exit Detect state for Detect Timeout enabled ports before assuming there is no device and potentially disabling the port. EMX-C246DP User’s Manual 67...
PCIe Speed Configure PCIe Speed Gen2 Gen3 The number of milliseconds reference code will wait for link to exit Detect state for Detect Timeout enabled ports before assuming there is no device and potentially disabling the port. 68 EMX-C246DP User’s Manual...
Test Mode Enable/Disable (Loop Back). Disabled[Default], Disabled SATA Port Enable or Disable SATA Port Enabled[Default], Hard Disk Identify the SATA port is connected to Solid SATA Device Type Drive[Default], State Drive or Hard Disk Drive. Solid State Drive EMX-C246DP User’s Manual 69...
Control Detection of the HD-Audio device. Disabled = Disabled HD Audio HDA will be unconditionally disabled Enabled = HDA Enabled[Default], will be unconditionally enabled. 3.6.3.3 Board Configuration Item Option Description Disabled Active Panel (eDP/LVDS) Active Internal LVDS(eDP->Ch7511-to-LVDS) Enabled[Default], 70 EMX-C246DP User’s Manual...
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Wake Up by Ring Wake Up by Ring from S3/S4/S5 Enabled[Default], 20db Amplifier Gain 26db[Default], Amplifier Gain 32db Disabled Enabled/Disabled USB Standby Power during USB Standby Power Enabled[Default], S3/S4/S5 Disabled[Default], SHOW DMI INFO SHOW DMI INFO Enabled EMX-C246DP User’s Manual 71...
The mode change requires platform reset Secure Boot mode options: Standard or Custom. In Standard Custom mode, Secure Boot Policy variables can be Secure Boot Mode Custom[Default], configured by a physically present user without full authentication 3.6.4.1.1 Restore Factory Keys EMX-C246DP User’s Manual 73...
Option Description Number of seconds to wait for setup Setup Prompt Timeout activation key. 65535(0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting. On[Default] Bootup NumLock State Select the keyboard NumLock state. Quiet Boot Disabled[Default] Enable or disable Quiet Boot option. 74 EMX-C246DP User’s Manual...
User’s Manual Enabled Boot Option #1 Sets the system boot order 3.6.6 Save & Exit 3.6.5.1 Save Changes and Reset Reset the system after saving the changes. EMX-C246DP User’s Manual 75...
This option restores all BIOS settings to the factory default. This option is useful if the controller exhibits unpredictable behavior due to an incorrect or inappropriate BIOS setting. 3.6.5.4 Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application (Shellx64.efi) from one of the available filesystem devices. 76 EMX-C246DP User’s Manual...
User’s Manual 4. Drivers Installation Note: Installation procedures and screen shots in this section are for your reference and may not be exactly the same as shown on your screen. EMX-C246DP User’s Manual 77...
Windows 10 operation system. If the warning message appears while the installation process, click Continue to go on. Step 3. Click Install. Step1. Click Next. Step 4. Complete setup. Step 2. Click Accept. 78 EMX-C246DP User’s Manual...
Step 1. Click Next to continue installation. Step 4. Click Next. Step 2. Click Yes. Step 5. Click Finish to complete setup. SUPPORTED PRODUCTS: The Intel® Graphics Driver contains support for the following Intel Chipsets/Processors with the following EMX-C246DP User’s Manual 79...
Windows 10 operation system. If the warning message appears while the installation process, click Continue to go on. Step 3. Click Next Step 4. Click Finish to complete the setup Step 1. Click Next to continue setup. Step 2. Click Next. 80 EMX-C246DP User’s Manual...
All drivers can be found on the Avalue Official Website: http://www.avalue.com.tw. Note: The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows 10 operation system. Step1. Click Next to Install. Step 2. Select Finish to complete Installation. EMX-C246DP User’s Manual 81...
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