Preface Environmental Safety Instruction Avoid the dusty, humidity and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet. 0 to 40 centigrade is the suitable temperature. (The figure comes from the request of the main chipset) ...
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Preface Manual Revision Information Reversion Revision History Date Sixth Edition October 1, 2019 Item Checklist Motherboard Cable(s) I/O Back panel shield ...
Chapter 1 Introduction of the Motherboard 1-2 Layout Diagram Rear IO Diagram Motherboard Internal Diagram *Notice: PE4 slot functions as full-size Mini-PCIE slot and shares function with...
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Chapter 1 Introduction of the Motherboard PE3, i.e. only one can function at a time. MSATA slot shares function with SATA6 port; user can only choose one to use at one time. Motherboard Jumper Position Jumper Jumper Name Description COM1 Port Pin9 Function Select 4-pin Block COM2 Header Pin9 Function Select 4-pin Block...
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Chapter 1 Introduction of the Motherboard Jumper Name Description COM7 Header Pin9 Function Select 4-pin Block COM9 Header Pin9 Function Select 4-pin Block JP10 COM4 Header Pin9 Function Select 4-pin Block JP11 COM6 Header Pin9 Function Select 4-pin Block JP12 COM8 Header Pin9 Function Select 6-pin Block JP13...
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Chapter 1 Introduction of the Motherboard Header Name Description HDMI_SPDIF HDMI_SPDIF Out Header 2-pin Block KBMS PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Header 6-pin Block GPIO_CON GPIO Header 10-pin Block CIR_CON CIR Header 7-pin Block TPM Header 19-pin Block USB2 USB 3.0 Header 19-pin Block USB3/USB4 USB 2.0 Header...
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation CASE_ OPEN (2-pin): Case Open Message Display Function Select 1-2 Closed : Case Open Function Selected. Pin 1-2 Closed: Case open display function enabled. Use needs to enter BIOS and enable ‘Case Open Detect’ function. In this case if you case is removed, next time when you restart your computer a message will be displayed onscreen to inform you of this.
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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation specialized cable to connect different pins of this port. For RS422 Mode For RS485 Mode (2) Display Port: DP Display port can support a maximum screen resolution of 2560×1600 (actual resolution depending on the monitor used) and high-quality audio playback. Please connect it to your monitor with DP cable if your monitor support display port.
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Color Name Function Green Line-out Audio output to speaker Pink Microphone Connector 2-2-2 Motherboard Internal Connectors (1) ATXPWR (24-pin block): Main Power Connector ATX Power Supply connector: This is a new defined 24-pins connector that usually comes with ATX case. The ATX Power Supply allows using soft power on momentary switch that connect from the front panel switch to 2-pins Power On jumper pole on the motherboard.
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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 24-pin Main Power Connector +5V Stand +12V +12V +3.3V Figure1:20-pin power plug Figure 2:24-pin power plug (2) ATX12V (8-pin block): 12V Power Connector This is a new defined 8-pin connector that usually comes with ATX Power Supply that supports extra 12V voltage to maintain system power consumption.
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation (3) SATA1/2/3/4/5/6: SATAIII Port connector These connectors are high-speed SATAIII ports that support 6 GB/s transfer rate. Pin No. Defnition 2-2-3 Header Pin Definition (1) FP_AUDIO (9-pin): Line-Out, MIC-In Header This header is connected to Front Panel Line-out, MIC connector with cable.
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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation (2) CD_IN (4-pin): CD AUDIO-In Header CDIN header is for CD-Audio Input signal. Please connect it to CD-ROM CD Audio output connector. (3) HDMI_SPDIF (2-pin): HDMI-SPDIF Out header...
Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS Notice! The BIOS options in this manual are for reference only. Different configurations may lead to difference in BIOS screen and BIOS screens in manuals are usually the first BIOS version when the board is released and may be different from your purchased motherboard.
Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS BIOS Menu Screen 3-3 Function Keys In the above BIOS Setup main menu of, you can see several options. We will explain these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first see a short description of the function keys you may use here: Press ←→...
Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS 3-4 Getting Help Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the top right corner the screen. Status Page Setup Menu/Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item.
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Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS System Date Set the date. Please use [Tab] to switch between data elements. System Time Set the time. Please use [Tab] to switch between time elements.
Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS 3-7 Advanced Menu ERP Function Use this item to enable or disable ERP function for this board. This item should be set as [Disabled] if you wish to have Active All Wakeup Function. ► PCI Subsystem Settings Press [Enter] to enter and make settings for the following sub-items: PCI Common Settings: PCI Latency Timer...
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Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS PCI Express Device Register Settings: Relaxed Ordering Use this item to enable or disable PCI express device relaxed ordering. Extended Tag If set as [Enabled] it will allow device to use 8-bit tag field as a requester. No Snoop Use this item to enable or disable PCI Express device No Snoop option.
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Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS Use this item to enable or disable BIOS support for security device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. ► CPU Configuration Press [Enter] to view current CPU configuration and make settings for the following sub-items: Hyper-Threading The optional settings: [Disabled];...
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Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS CPU C7 Report Use this item to enable or disable CPU C7 report to OS. The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [CPU C7]; [CPU C7s]. ► SATA Configuration Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items: SATA Controller(s) The optional settings: [Disabled];...
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Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS from 0 (immediately) to 120 minutes. Active Page Threshold Support Use this item to enable or disable support for RST with small partition. Hybrid Hard Disk Support Use this item to enable or disable Hybrid Hard Disk Support. RapidStart Display Save/Restore Use this function to enable or disable RapidStart Display Save/Restore function.
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Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS Use this item to enable or disable Alert Specification Format. Active Remote Assistance Process Use this item to enable or disable Trigger CIRA boot function. USB Configure Use this item to enable or disable USB configure function. PET Progress Use this item to enable or disable PET events progress to receive PET event or not.
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Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS The optional settings are: [1 sec]; [5 sec]; [10 sec]; [20 sec]. Device reset time-out Use this item to set USB mass storage device start unit command time- out. The optional settings are: [10 sec]; [20 sec]; [30 sec]; [40 sec]. Device power-up delay Use this item to set maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the host controller.
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Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS Use this item to enable or disable CIR controller. Case Open Detect Use this item to detect case has already open or not, show message in POST. ► Second Super IO Configuration Second Super IO Configuration ►...
Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS When set as [Enabled], the following sub-items shall appear: CPUFAN / SYSFAN1/ SYSFAN2 Full Speed Temp Use this item to set CPUFAN/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2 full speed temp. Fan will run at full speed when above this temperature. CPUFAN / SYSFAN1/ SYSFAN2 Idle Temp Use this item to set CPUFAN/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2 idle speed temperature.
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Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS XHCI Mode Use this item to select mode of operation for XHCI controller. The optional settings are: [Smart Auto]; [Auto]; [Enabled]; [Disabled]; [Manual]. *When set as [Disabled], the following sub-items shall appear: EHCI1/EHCI2 Use this item to control the USB EHCI (USB 2.0) functions. One EHCI controller must always be enabled.
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Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled]. ► Graphics Configuration Press [Enter] to make further settings for Graphics Configuration. Graphics Configuration Primary IGFX Boot Display Use this item to select the video device which will be activated during POST.
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Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. Program PCIe ASPM after OpROM The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled]. [Enabled]: PCIe ASPM will be programmed after OpROM. [Disabled]: PCIe ASPM will be programmed before OpROM. PEG De-emphasis Control Use this item to configure the De-emphasis control on PEG.
Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS 3-9 Boot Menu Boot Configuration Setup Prompt Timeout Use this item to set number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. Bootup Numlock State Use this item to select keyboard numlock state. The optional settings are: [On];...
Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS Launch Storage OpROM policy This option controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM. The optional settings are: [Do not launch]; [UEFI only]; [Legacy only]. Launch Video OpROM policy This option controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM. The optional settings are: [Do not launch];...
Chapter 3 Introducing BIOS 3-11 Save & Exit Menu Save Changes and Reset This item allows user to reset the system after saving the changes. Discard Changes and Reset This item allows user to reset the system without saving any changes. Restore Defaults Use this item to restore /load default values for all the setup options.