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Intel Braswell Series Technical Manual

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Intel Braswell Series CPU
Based Mini-ITX M/B
NO.G03-NF596I-F
Revision: 1.0
Release date: August 31, 2021
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* Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are
subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.

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  • Page 1 Technical Manual Intel Braswell Series CPU Based Mini-ITX M/B NO.G03-NF596I-F Revision: 1.0 Release date: August 31, 2021 Trademark: * Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.
  • Page 2 Environmental Protection Announcement Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding. To minimize pollution and ensure environment protection of mother earth, please recycle.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENT ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY INSTRUCTION ................iv USER’S NOTICE ........................v MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION ..................v ITEM CHECKLIST ........................v CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF THE MOTHERBOARD FEATURE OF MOTHERBOARD ................1 SPECIFICATION ......................2 LAYOUT DIAGRAM ....................3 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION JUMPER SETTING .....................

  • Page 4: Environmental Safety Instruction

    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 60 centigrade is the suitable temperature. (The figure comes from the request of the main chipset) ⚫...

  • Page 5: User's Notice

    USER’S NOTICE COPYRIGHT OF THIS MANUAL BELONGS TO THE MANUFACTURER. NO PART OF THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT MAY BE REPRODUCED, TRANSMITTED OR TRANSLATED INTO ANY LANGUAGE IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE MANUFACTURER.

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction Of The Motherboard

    Braswell N3160 2.24GHz SoC Processor, with low power consumption never denies high performance ◼ Support 1* DDR3L 1600 MHz SO-DIMM, up to 8GB ◼ Onboard 2 * Intel i211AT gigabit Ethernet LAN chip ◼ Support USB 3.0 data transport demand ◼ Support DVI-D, HDMI & LVDS multi-display ◼...

  • Page 7: Specification

    ⚫ 1* PCIE x1 slot Expansion Slot ⚫ 1* SIM card slot ⚫ Integrated with 2* Intel i211AT Gigabit Ethernet LAN chip ⚫ LAN Chip Support Fast Ethernet LAN function of providing 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet data transfer rate ⚫ 1* SATAIII port (SATA1) Storage ⚫...

  • Page 8: Layout Diagram

    However, legacy operating systems (OS) may not natively recognize XHCI controllers. You might need to pre-install XHCI driver while desiring to install a non-xHCI OS (ex.Windows* 7) on Intel platforms which do not include EHCI controllers. Please contact your representative for more details. 2. Braswell SOC will support memory speed at 1600 MHz and 1066 MHz only.
  • Page 9 Motherboard Internal Diagram Internal 12V DC-in SYSFAN1 Header 12V DC -in Power connector Power Connector Intel CPU DVI-D Port over HDMI Port Full-size *DDR3L SODIMM Slot Mini-PCIE Slot (MPE) (SODIMM1) LVDS Inverter Serial Ports LVDS Header CPUFAN Header Full-size SATA Hard Disk...
  • Page 10 Jumper Position: JBAT JPCOM1 JPLED JAT_COPEN JPLCD JPCOM2 JPCOM3 JPCOM6 JPCOM4 JPCOM5...
  • Page 11 Jumper Jumper Name Description JPCOM1 COM1 Port Pin9 Function Select 4-Pin Block JPCOM2 COM2 Port Pin9 Function Select 4-Pin Block JPCOM3 COM3 Header Pin9 Function Select 4-Pin Block JPCOM4 COM4 Header Pin9 Function Select 4-Pin Block JPCOM5 COM5 Header Pin9 Function Select 4-Pin Block JPCOM6 COM6 Header Pin9 Function Select...
  • Page 12 SATAPW SATA Power out Connector CPUFAN/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2 FAN Connector X3 Headers Header Name Description FP_AUDIO Front Panel Audio Header 9-pin Block JLAN_LED LAN Activity LED Header 4-pin Block JW_FP Front Panel Header(PWR LED/ HDD 9-pin Block LED/Power Button /Reset) SPK-LED Power LED & Speaker Header 7-pin Block FP_USB20 USB 2.0 Header...

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2-1 Jumper Setting JPCOM1 (4-pin): COM1 Port Pin9 Function Select (2.54 pitch) → JPCOM1 COM1 Port Pin-9 2-4 Closed: 3-4 Closed: 4-6 Closed: RI=RS232; RI= +5V; RI= +12V. JPCOM2 (4-pin): COM2 Header Pin9 Function Select (2.54 pitch) →...
  • Page 14 JPCOM3/JPCOM4/JPCOM5/JPCOM6 (4-pin): COM3/4/5/6 Header Pin9 Function Select (2.54 pitch) → JPCOM3 COM3 Header Pin9 → JPCOM4 COM4 Header Pin9 → JPCOM5 COM5 Header Pin9 → JPCOM6 COM6 Header Pin9 JPCOM6 2-4 Closed: 3-4 Closed: 4-6 Closed: RI=RS232; RI= +5V; RI= +12V. JPCOM3 JPCOM5 JPCOM4...
  • Page 15 JPLED (3-pin): INVERTER Back Light VCC 5V/12V Select (2.54 pitch) → JPLED INVERTER Back Light VCC 1-2 Close: INVERTER Back Light 5V Selected(Default); 2-3 Close: INVERTER Back Light 12V Selected. Pin (1-2) of JAT_COPEN (4-pin): ATX Mode/AT Mode Select (2.54 pitch) →...
  • Page 16 Pin (3-4) of JAT_COPEN (4-pin): Case Open Message Display Function Select → Pin (1&2) of JAT_COPEN Case Open Pin 1 3-4 Open: Normal (Default); Pin 1 3-4 Closed: Case Open Function Selected(One Touch). Pin 1-2 Close: When Case open function pin short to GND, the Case open function was detected.
  • Page 17 Pin (3-4) of JBAT (8-pin): Clear CMOS Setting → Pin 3-4 of JBAT Clear CMOS Pin1 3-4 Open: Normal(Default); Pin1 3-4 Closed: Clear CMOS(One Touch). Pin (5-6) of JBAT (8-pin): ODD Present Select → Pin 5-6 of JBAT ODD Present Select Pin1 5-6 Open: Normal (Default);...

  • Page 18: Connectors And Headers

    Pin (7-8)of JBAT (8-pin):Clear ME Function Setting → Pin 7-8 of JBAT Clear ME Pin1 7-8 Open: Normal (Default); Pin1 7-8 Closed: Clear ME. Connectors and Headers 2-2-1 Connectors (1) Rear I/O Connectors * Refer to Page 3. Icon Name Function For user to connect compatible power 12V DC-in Power...
  • Page 19 Mainly for user to connect external MODEM Serial Port or other devices that supports Serial Communications Interface. To connect USB keyboard, mouse or other devices compatible with USB specification. USB 3.0 Port USB 3.0 ports supports up to 5Gbps data transfer rate.
  • Page 20 (3) ATX2P (2-pin Block): Internal 12V DC-in Power Connector Pin1 Pin. Definition +12V DC_IN (4) SATA1 (7-pin Block): SATAIII Port connector SATA1 port is a high-speed SATAIII port that supports 6GB/s transfer rate. Pin No. Definition...
  • Page 21 (5) SATAPW (4-pin): SATA Power Out Connector (2.54 pitch) Pin 1 Warning: Make sure that Pin-1 of compatible SATA Power connector is inserted into corresponding Pin-1 of SATAPW to avoid possible damage to the board and hard disk driver! (6) CPUFAN1/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2 Connector (3-pin): FAN Connectors (2.54 pitch) Pin1 Pin1...

  • Page 22: Headers

    2-2-2 Headers (1) FP_AUDIO (9-pin): Line-Out, MIC-In Header This header connects to Front Panel Line-out, MIC-In connector with cable. (2.54 pitch) Pin 1 Line-Out, MIC Header (2) JLAN_LED (4-pin): LAN Activity LED Header (2.54 pitch) Pin 1 LAN1LED+ LAN1LED- LAN2LED- LAN2LED+...
  • Page 23 (3) JW_FP (9-pin): Front Panel Header (2.54 pitch) Pin 1 (4) SPK-LED (7-pin): Speaker Header & PWR LED Header (2.54 pitch) Pin 1...
  • Page 24 (5) FP_USB20 (9-pin): USB 2.0 Port Header (2.54 pitch) Pin 1 (6) PS2KBMS (6-pin): PS2 Keyboard & Mouse Header (2.54 pitch) Pin1...
  • Page 25 (7) COM3/4/5/6 (9-pin): Serial Port Header (2.54 pitch) Pin6 Pin1 COM3 COM4 COM5 COM6 (8) SMBUS (5-Pin): SM BUS Header (2.54 pitch) Pin1...
  • Page 26 (9) GPIO_CON (10-pin): GPIO Header (2.54 pitch) Pin1 (10) INVERTER (8-pin): LVDS Inverter Connector (2.0 pitch) Pin No. Definition Backlight Enable Backlight PWM Backlight VCC Pin1 Backlight VCC Backlight Brightness Up SW Backlight Brightness Down SW Warning! Find Pin-1 location of the inverter and make sure that the installation direction is correct! Otherwise serious harm will occur to the board/display panel!!
  • Page 27 (11) LVDS (30-pin): 24-bit Dual Channel LVDS Header (2.0 pitch) Pin2 Pin 1 Pin NO. Pin Define Pin NO. Pin Define Pin 1 LVDSB_DATAN3 Pin 2 LVDSB_DATAP3 Pin 3 LVDS_CLKBN Pin 4 LVDS_CLKBP Pin 5 LVDSB_DATAN2 Pin 6 LVDSB_DATAP2 Pin 7 LVDSB_DATAN1 Pin 8 LVDSB_DATAP1...

  • Page 28: 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. Users are welcome to download the latest BIOS version form our official website.

  • Page 29: Bios Menu Screen

    BIOS Menu Screen The following diagram show a general BIOS menu screen: Menu Bar General Help Items Current Setting Value Menu Items Function Keys 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: ⚫...

  • Page 30: Getting Help

    ⚫ Press <Enter> to select. ⚫ Press <+>/<–> keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters for the active option. ⚫ [F1]: General help. ⚫ [F2]: Previous value. ⚫ [F3]: Optimized defaults. ⚫ [F4]: Save & Exit. ⚫ Press <Esc> to quit the BIOS Setup. Getting Help Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the top right...

  • Page 31: Main Menu

    Main Menu Main menu screen includes some basic system information. Highlight the item and then use the <+> or <-> and numerical keyboard keys to select the value you want in each item. System Date Set the date. Please use [Tab] to switch between data elements. System Time Set the time.

  • Page 32: Advanced Menu

    3-7 Advanced Menu  Trusted Computing Press [Enter] to enable or disable Security Device Support. TPM20 Device Found Security Device Support 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];...
  • Page 33 SHA256 PCR Bank Use this item to enable or disable SHA256 PCR Bank The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. Pending Operation Use this item to schedule an Operation for the Security Device. *Note: Your Computer will reboot during restart in order to change State of Security Device.
  • Page 34 Change Settings Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device. The optional settings: [Auto]; [IO=3F8h; IRQ=4;]; [IO=2F8h; IRQ=3;]; [IO=3E8h; IRQ=4;]; [IO=2E8h; IRQ=3;]. Transmission Mode Select The optional settings are: [RS422]; [RS232]; [RS485]. Mode Speed Select The optional settings are: [RS232/RS422/RS485=250kbps]; [RS232=1Mbps, RS422/RS485=10Mbps].
  • Page 35 Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device. The optional settings: [Auto]; [IO=3F8h; IRQ=10;]; [IO=2F8h; IRQ=10;]; [IO=3E8h; IRQ=10;]; [IO=2E8h; IRQ=10;]; [IO=2F0h; IRQ=10;]; [IO=2E0h; IRQ=10;]. Serial Port FIFO Mode The optional settings are: [16-Byte FIFO]; [32-Byte FIFO]; [64-Byte FIFO]; [128-Byte FIFO].
  • Page 36  Serial Port 6 Configuration Press [Enter] to make settings for the following items: Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable serial port (COM). The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. Change Settings Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device. The optional settings: [Auto];...
  • Page 37 PS2 KB/MS Connect Use this item to select PS2 connect primary device. The optional settings: [Keyboard First]; [Mouse First]. WatchDog Reset Timer Use this item to enable or disable WDT reset function. When set as [Enabled], the following sub-items shall appear: WatchDog Reset Timer Value User can select a value in the range of [10] to [255] seconds when ‘WatchDog Reset Timer Unit’...
  • Page 38 COM1 Console Redirection Use this item to enable or disable COM1 Console Redirection. The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. When set as [Enabled], user can make further settings in the ‘Console Redirection Settings’ screen:  Console Redirection Settings The settings specify how the host computer and the remote computer (which the user is using) will exchange data.
  • Page 39 Stop Bits Stop bits indicate the end of a serial data packet. (A start bit indicates the beginning). The standard setting is 1 stop bit. Communication with slow devices may require more than 1 stop bit. The optional settings are: [1]; [2]. Flow Control Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow.
  • Page 40 Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/ Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) Console Redirection The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. When set as [Enabled], user can make further settings in ‘Console Redirection Settings’:  Console Redirection Settings The settings specify how the host computer and the remote computer (which the user is using) will exchange data.
  • Page 41 Parity The default setting is: [None]. *This item may or may not show up, depending on different configuration. Stop Bits The default setting is: [1]. *This item may or may not show up, depending on different configuration.  PC Health Status Press [Enter] to view current hardware health status, set shutdown temperature, or make further settings in ‘SmartFAN Configuration’.
  • Page 42 The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. This item should be set as [Disabled] for Windows XP. EIST Use this item to enable or disable Intel SpeedStep. The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. Turbo Mode Use this item to enable or disable processor Turbo Mode.
  • Page 43 SATA Port Port The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled]. M.2 SATA Port The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].  Network Stack Configuration Press [Enter] to go to ‘Network Stack’ screen to make further settings. Network Stack Use this item to enable or disable UEFI Network Stack. The optional settings are: [Enabled];...
  • Page 44  CSM Configuration Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items: Compatibility Support Module Configuration Boot Option Filter This item controls Legacy/UEFI ROMs priority. The optional settings are: [UEFI and Legacy]; [Legacy only]; [UEFI only]. Network This item controls the execution of UEFI and legacy PXE OpROM. The optional settings are: [Do not launch];...
  • Page 45 When set as [Enabled], the following items shall appear: Wake-up Time Increase Use this item to select 1-60 minute(s). USB KB/MS Wake-up from S3-S4 Use this item to enable or disable USB Wake-up from S3-S4 state. The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. *This item is only supported when ‘ERP Support’...
  • Page 46 The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].  IntelRMT Configuration Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-item: IntelRMT Configuration Intel RMT Support The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled]. When set as [Enabled], user can make further settings in the following item: HW Notification This item is for user to select hardware notification enabling status.

  • Page 47: Chipset Menu

     Intel® I211 Gigabit Network Connection- (MAC:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX) This item gives basic driver information and Intel ethernet controller configuration parameter.  Intel® I211 Gigabit Network Connection- (MAC:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX) This item gives basic driver information and Intel ethernet controller configuration parameter. 3-8 Chipset Menu...
  • Page 48  North Bridge Press [Enter] to view memory configurations or make settings for the following sub-items: PAVC Use this item to enable or disable protected audio video control. The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. DVMT Pre-Allocated Use this item to select DVMT 5.0 pre-allocated (fixed) graphics memory size used by the internal graphics device.
  • Page 49 LCD Panel Type Use this item to manually select LVDS panel type. The optional setting are: [800x 480 1ch 18-bit]; [800x 600 1ch 18-bit]; [800x 600 1ch 24-bit]; [1024 x 600 1ch 18-bit]; [1024 x 768 1ch 18-bit]; [1024 x 768 1ch 24-bit];...
  • Page 50 Audio Controller Use this item to control detection of the Azalia device. The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. [Disabled]: Azalia will be unconditionally disabled; [Enabled]: Azalia will be unconditionally enabled. Azalia HDMI Codec Use this item to enable or disable internal HDMI codec for Azalia. The optional settings are: [Disabled];...

  • Page 51: Security Menu

    3-9 Security Menu Security menu allow users to change administrator password and user password settings. Administrator Password User Password If there is no password present on system, please press [Enter] to create new administrator password. If password is present on system, please press [Enter] to verify old password then to clear/change password.

  • Page 52: Boot Menu

    3-10 Boot Menu Boot Configuration Setup Prompt Timeout Use this item to set number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535 (0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting. Bootup Numlock State Use this item to select keyboard numlock state. The optional settings are: [On]; [Off]. Quiet Boot Use this item to enables or disable Quiet Boot option.

  • Page 53: Save & Exit Menu

    Boot Option Priorities Boot Option #1 Use this item to decide system boot order from available options. The optional settings: [UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell]; [Disabled]. New Boot Option Policy This item controls the placement of newly detected UEFI boot options. The optional settings are: [Default];...
  • Page 54 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. Save as User Defaults Use this item to save the changes done so far as user defaults. Restore User Defaults Use this item to restore the user defaults to all the setup options.

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