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Technical Manual Intel Bay Trail Series CPU Based Mini-ITX M/B NO.G03-NF9U-F Revision: 3.0 Release date: January 25, 2022 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.
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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.
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) ...
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Chapter 1 Introduction of the Motherboard Feature of Motherboard Onboard Intel ® Bay Trail series processor, with low power consumption never denies high performance Support DDR3L SO-DIMM 1066/1333 MHz up to 8GB Support Mini-PCIE connector Support mSATA connector ...
Specification Spec Description 6-layers; Mini-ITX; PCB size: 17x 17 cm Design ® Integrated with Intel Bay Trail-D/M/I series CPU Embedded CPU 1* DDR3L SODIMM Slot for un-buffered DDR3L 1066* Mhz or 1333* Mhz SDRAM, expandable to 8GB Memory Slot *Memory clock supporting range is decided by specific CPU of the model.
1* MIC port 1* DC 9V~24V internal power connector 1* SATA Power connector 1* CPU FAN connector 2* SYSFAN connector 1* Front panel audio header 1* SPEAK_CON header 2* LAN LED activity header ...
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Motherboard Internal Diagram 9V~24V Internal Power Connector SYSFAN1 Header LVDS Inverter LVDS Header Intel CPU *DDR3L SODIMM Slot (SODIMM1) *Rear IO (Please SMBUS Header refer to Half-size Mini-PCIE Slot (MPE1) Page3) CPUFAN Header SATA Hard Disk Power-Out Connector LAN2_LED1 Full-size M-SATA Header Slot (MSATA1) Speaker...
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Jumper Jumper Name Description INVERTER1 VCC 5V/12V Select 3-Pin Block LVDS1 PVCC 3.3V/5V/12V Select 4-Pin Block LCD Back Light PWM/DC Mode Select 3-Pin Block Mini PCI-E Slot (MPE1) VCC 3.3V 3-Pin Block /3VSB Select COM1 Port Pin9 Function Select 4-Pin Block COM2 Header Pin9 Function Select 4-Pin Block COM3 Header Pin9 Function Select...
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LPT1 Parallel Port Connector Top: RJ-45 LAN Port Connector Middle: USB 2.0 Port Connector Bottom: USB 3.0 Port Connector Top: RJ-45 LAN Port Connector Middle & Bottom: USB 2.0 Port Connector X 2 AUDIO1 Top: Audio Line Out Connector Bottom: Audio MIC In Connector ATXPWR1 DC 9V~24V Internal Power Connector SATA1/SATA2...
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JBAT1(2-pin): Clear CMOS RAM Setting JP12 (2-pin): Disable ME Function Select → JP12 Disable ME Function 1-2 Open: Normal; 1-2 Close: Disable ME Function Selected.
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Pin 1 & 2 of JP14 (4-pin): AT Mode Function Select *ATX Mode Selected: Press power button to power on after power input ready; AT Mode Selected: Directly power on as power input ready. Pin 3 & 4 of JP14 (4-pin): Case Open Message Display Function Select →...
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Pin 3-4 Close: When Case open function pin short to GND, the Case open function was detected. When Used, needs to enter BIOS and enable ‘Case Open Detect’ function. In this case if your case is removed, next time when you restart your computer, a message will be displayed on screen to inform you of this.
Pin 2&4&6 of JP15 (6-pin): SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2 R.P.M. Select Connectors and Headers 2-2-1 Connectors (1) Rear I/O Connectors RJ-45 LAN Ports VGA Port Parallel Port USB 2.0 Port Line-Out Port 9V~24V MIC Port DC Power-in Connector USB 3.0 Port USB 2.0 Ports RJ-11 Port HDMI Port COM1 Port...
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(2) COM1 (9-pin Block): RS232/422/485 Port COM1 port can function as RS232/422/485 port. In normal settings COM1 functions as RS232 port. With compatible COM cable COM1 can function as RS422 or RS 485 port. User also needs to go to BIOS to set ‘Transmission Mode Select’ for COM1 (refer to Page 32) at first, before using specialized cable to connect different pins of this port.
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(4) SATA1/SATA2(7-pin Block): SATAII Port connector These are high-speed SATAII ports that support 3GB/s transfer rate. * Note: SATA2 shares with MSATA1(Mini-SATA slot). (5) SATAPW1 (4-pin): SATA Power Connector Pin 1...
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(6) CPUFAN/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2 (4-pin): Fan Connectors Definition +12V Fan Power Fan Speed Control...
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.
BIOS Menu Screen The following diagram show a general BIOS menu screen: Menu Bar General Help Items Current Setting Value Function Keys Menu Items BIOS Menu Screen 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 (up, down) to choose, in the main menu, the option you want to confirm or to modify. Press <Enter> to select. Press <+>/<–> keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters for the active option.
User can press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard to switch from menu bar. The selected one is highlighted. 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.
3-7 Advanced Menu OS Selection The optional settings: [Android]; [Windows 8.X]; [Windows 7]. *Note: User needs to go to this item to select OS before installing OS. If Windows Embedded standard 8, Please select [Windows 8x] and set “USB 3.0 Support”...
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Use this item to select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the suspend button is pressed. The optional settings are: [Suspend Disabled]; [S3 (Suspend to RAM)]. Wakeup Function Settings Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items: Wake-up System with Fixed Time Use this item to enable or disable system wake-up on alarm event.
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Serial Port 1 Configuration Press [Enter] to make settings for the following items: Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable serial port (COM). Change Settings Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device. Transmission Mode Select The optional settings are: [RS422];...
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Parallel Port Configuration Press [Enter] to make settings for the following items: Parallel Port Configuration Parallel Port Use this item to enable or disable parallel port (LPT/LPTE). Change Settings Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device. Device Mode Use this item to change the printer port mode.
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AT Mode Select). Case Open Detect This item controls detect case open function. The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled]. PS2 KB/MS Connect Use this item to set PS/2 connect primary device. The optional settings are: [Keyboard First]; [Mouse First]. PC Health Status Press [Enter] to view current hardware health status and make further settings in ‘SmartFan Configuration’.
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Shutdown Temperature Configuration Use this item to select system shutdown temperature. The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [70 C/158 F]; [75 C/167 F]; [80 C/176 C/185 Serial Port Consol Redirection Press [Enter] to make settings for serial port redirection settings: COM1 Console Redirection The optional settings are: [Disabled];...
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Resolution 100x31 Use this item to disable or enable extended terminal resolution. The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. Legacy OS Redirection Resolution The optional settings are: [80x24]; [80x25]. Putty Keypad The optional settings are: [VT100]; [Linux]; [XTERMR6]; [SC0]; [ESCN]; [VT400]. Redirection After BIOS POST The optional settings are: [Always Enable];...
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The default setting is: [8]. *This item may or may not show up, depending on different configuration. 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.
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The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. CPU C7 Report Use this item to enable or disable CPU C6 (ACPI C3) report to OS. The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. Package C-state Limit The optional settings: [C0]; [C1]; [C3] [C6]; [C7]; [No Limit]. ...
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Use this item to enable Ipv6 PXE Boot Support. When set as [Disabled], Ipv6 boot optional will not be created. PXE boot wait time Use this item to set wait time to press [ESC] key to abort the PXE boot. ...
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EHCI Hand-off This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI hand-off support. The EHCI ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver. The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. USB Mass Storage Driver Support The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. USB hardware delay and time-outs: USB Transfer time-out Use this item to set the time-out value for control, bulk, and interrupt transfers.
3-8 Chipset Menu North Bridge Press [Enter] to view current using memory information and make settings for the following sub-items: Intel IGD Configuration PAVC Use this item to enable or disable protected audio video control. The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [LITE Mode];[SERPENT Mode]. DVMT Pre-Allocated Use this item to select DVMT 5.0 pre-allocated (fixed) graphics memory size used...
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by the internal graphics device. The optional settings are: [64M]; [96M]; [128M]; [160M]; [192M]; [224M]; [256M]; [268M]; [320M]; [352M]; [384M]; [416M]; [448M]; [480M]; [512M]. DVMT Total Gfx Mem Use this item to select DVMT 5.0 total graphics memory size used by the internal graphics device.
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Single]; [1366 x 768 24bit Single]; [1440 x 900 18bit Dual]; [1440 x 900 24bit Dual]; [1280 x 800 18bit Single]; [1280 x 800 24bit Single]; [1680 x 1050 24bit Dual]; [1920 x 1080 24bit Dual]. South Bridge Press [Enter] to set south bridge parameters. ...
Onboard Lan1 Controller/ Onboard Lan2 Controller The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled]. System State after Power Failure Use this item to select AC power state when power is re-applied after a power failure. The optional settings are: [Always Off]; [Always On]; [Former State]. 3-9 Security Menu Security menu allow users to change administrator password and user password settings.
3-10 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]; [Off]. Quiet Boot The optional settings are: [Disabled];...
Boot Option The optional settings are: [UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell]; [Disabled]. 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.
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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 defaults to all the setup options. Boot Override UEFT: Built-in EFI Shell Launch Internal EFI shell application (shell.efi). Lauch EFI Shell from filesystem device Use this item to launch EFI shell application (shell.efi) from one of the available filesystem device.
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