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INTRODUCTION Introduction Product Description ® The ET930 COM-Express Module is based on the latest Intel HM76 chipset with pin-out Type 6 that fully complies with the PICMG (PCI Industrial Computer Manufactures Group) COM.0 R2.0 specification.. ® The platform supports 3...
INTRODUCTION Checklist Your ET930 package should include the items listed below. The ET930 COM-Express Module This User’s Manual 1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility 1 heat-spreader ET930 User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the ET930 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the Memory ................7 Setting the Jumpers................8 Jumper Locations on ET930 ..............9 JP1: SPI Flash connector (Factory use only) ........
INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The ET930 board supports two DDR3 memory socket for a maximum total memory of 16GB in DDR3 SO-DIMM memory type. Installing and Removing Memory Modules To install the DDR3 modules, locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps: 1.
INSTALLATIONS Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on ET930 to select various settings and features according to your needs and applications. Contact your supplier if you have doubts about the best configuration for your needs. The following lists the connectors on ET930 and their respective functions.
These defaults have been carefully chosen by both AMI and your system manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability. Changing the defaults could cause the system to become unstable and crash in some cases. ET930 User’s Manual...
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F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit System Language Choose the system default language. System Date Set the Date. Use Tab to switch between Data elements. System Time Set the Time. Use Tab to switch between Data elements. ET930 User’s Manual...
V 2.0502 → ← Select Screen ► PCI Express Settings ↑↓ Select Item Enter: Select Change Field F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit PCI Express Settings Change PCI Express devices settings. ET930 User’s Manual...
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BIOS to select the value. ASPM Support Set the ASPM Level: Force L0s – Force all links to L0s State: AUTO – BIOS auto configure : DISABLE – Disables ASPM. Extended Synch If ENABLED allows generation of Extended Synchronization patterns. ET930 User’s Manual...
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OS. ACPI Sleep State Select ACPI sleep state the system will enter, when the SUSPEND button is pressed. Lock Legacy Resources Enabled or Disabled Lock of Legacy Resources. S3 Video Repost Enable or disable S3 Video Repost. ET930 User’s Manual...
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TPM support. O.S. will not show TPM. Reset of platform is required. Security Device Support Enables or disables BIOS support for security device. O.S. will not show Security Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. ET930 User’s Manual...
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Disabled for Windows XP. Execute Disable Bit XD can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting OS (Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2, SuSE Linux 9.2, Re33dHat Enterprise 3 Update 3.) ET930 User’s Manual...
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ESC: Exit Software Preserve Unknown SATA Port4 Empty Software Preserve Unknown SATA Port5 Empty Software Preserve Unknown SATA Controller(s) Enable / Disable Serial ATA Controller. SATA Mode Selection (1) IDE Mode. (2) AHCI Mode. (3) RAID Mode. ET930 User’s Manual...
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Main Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit Acoustic Management Configuration → ← Acoustic Management Disabled Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter: Select Change Field F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit ET930 User’s Manual...
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Enables I/O port 60h/64h emulation support. This should be enabled for the complete USB keyboard legacy support for non-USB aware OSes. USB Transfer time-out The time-out value for Control, Bulk, and Interrupt transfers. Device reset tine-out USB mass Storage device start Unit command time-out. ET930 User’s Manual...
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Select Screen +1.5V +1.544 V ↑↓ Select Item +Vcc3.3V +3.424 V Enter: Select Change Field F1: General Help Fan1 smart fan control Disabled Fan2 smart fan control Disabled F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit ET930 User’s Manual...
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Save & Exit CPU PPM Configuration EIST Enabled Turbo Mode Enabled → ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter: Select Change Field F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit EIST Enable/Disable Intel SpeedStep. ET930 User’s Manual...
↑↓ Select Item SLP_S4 Assertion Width 4-5 Seconds Enter: Select Change Field Restore AC Power Loss Power On F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit PCH LAN Controller Enable or disable onboard NIC. ET930 User’s Manual...
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Enable or disable PCI Express Clock Gating for each root port. DMI Link ASPM Control The control of Active State Power Management on both NB side and SB side of the DMI link. PCIe-USB Glitch W/A PCIe-USB Glitch W/A for bad USB device(s) connected behind PCIE/PEG port. ET930 User’s Manual...
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Enable or disable xHCI Maximum Primary Stream Array Size. EHCI1/2 Control the USAB EHCI (USB 2.0) functions. One EHCI controller must always be enabled. USB Ports Per-Port Disable Control Control each of the USB ports (0~13) disabling. ET930 User’s Manual...
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F3: Optimized Default ► Memory Configuration F4: Save ESC: Exit VT-d Check to enable VT-d function on MCH. Enable NB CRID Enable or disable NB CRID WorkAround. C-State Pre-Wake Controls C-State Pre-Wake feature for ARAT, in SSKPD[57]. ET930 User’s Manual...
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Select the Video Device that will be activated during POST. This has no effect if external graphics present. Secondary booty display selection will appear based on your selection. VGA modes will be supported only on primary display. ET930 User’s Manual...
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2048 MB (DDR3) Enter: Select CAS Latency (tCL) Change Field F1: General Help Minimum delay time CAS to RAS (tRCDmin) F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default Row Precharge (tRPmin) Active to Precharge (tRASmin) F4: Save ESC: Exit ET930 User’s Manual...
UPON REQUEST – GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services. ALWAYS – do not allow disabling GA20; this option is useful when any RT code is executed above 1MB. Option ROM Messages Set display mode for Option ROM. Options are Force BIOS and Keep Current. ET930 User’s Manual...
Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM. Launch Video OpROM policy Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM. Other PCI device ROM priority For PCI devices other than Network, Mass storage or Video defines which OpROM to launch. ET930 User’s Manual...
The password length must be F1: General Help in the following range: F2: Previous Values Minimum length F3: Optimized Default Maximum length F4: Save ESC: Exit Administrator Password User Password Administrator Password Set Setup Administrator Password. User Password Set User Password. ET930 User’s Manual...
Discard Changes done so far to any of the setup options. Restore Defaults Restore/Load Defaults values for all the setup options. Save as User Defaults Save the changes done so far as User Defaults. Restore User Defaults Restore the User Defaults to all the setup options. ET930 User’s Manual...
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BIOS SETUP This is intentionally left blank. ET930 User’s Manual...
Realtek HD Audio Driver Installation ..........42 LAN Drivers Installation ..............44 Intel® USB 3.0 Drivers ..............48 IMPORTANT NOTE: After installing your Windows operating system, you must install first the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility before proceeding with the drivers installation. ET930 User’s Manual...
Plug & Play INF support for Intel chipset components. Follow the instructions below to complete the installation. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) 7 Series Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility. ET930 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. When the Welcome screen to the Intel® Chipset Device Software appears, click Next to continue. 4. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process. ET930 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 5. On the Readme File Information screen, click Next to continue the installation. 6. The Setup process is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. ET930 User’s Manual...
Driver, the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SPI should be first installed. To install the VGA drivers, follow the steps below. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Q7 Series Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) Q77 Chipset Family Graphics Driver. ET930 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 4. Click Yes to to agree with the license agreement and continue the installation. ET930 User’s Manual...
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5. On the Readme File Information screen, click Next to continue the installation of the Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver. 6. On Setup Progress screen, click Next to continue. 7. Setup complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. ET930 User’s Manual...
Realtek HD Audio Driver Installation Follow the steps below to install the Realtek HD Audio Drivers. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Q7 Series Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. ET930 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. On the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard screen, click Next to proceed with and complete the installation process. 4. The InstallShield Wizard Complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. ET930 User’s Manual...
DRIVERS INSTALLATION LAN Drivers Installation 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Q7 Series Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) PRO LAN Network Driver. ET930 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. Click Install Drivers and Software. 4. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next. ET930 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 5. Click Next to to agree with the license agreement. 6. Click the checkbox for Drivers in the Setup Options screen to select it and click Next to continue. ET930 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 7. The wizard is ready to begin installation. Click Install to begin the installation. 8. When InstallShield Wizard is complete, click Finish. ET930 User’s Manual...
DRIVERS INSTALLATION Intel® USB 3.0 Drivers 1. Insert the CD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) Q7 Series Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) USB 3.0 Drivers. ET930 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. When the Welcome screen to the InstallShield Wizard for Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver, click Next. 4. Click Yes to to agree with the license agreement and continue the installation. ET930 User’s Manual...
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5. On the Readme File Information screen, click Next to continue the installation of the Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver. 6. Setup complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. ET930 User’s Manual...
Serial Port #2 IRQ4 Serial Port #1 IRQ5 Reserved IRQ6 Reserved IRQ7 Reserved IRQ8 Real Time Clock IRQ9 Reserved IRQ10 Serial Port #3 IRQ11 Serial Port #4 IRQ12 PS/2 Mouse IRQ13 80287 IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQ15 Secondary IDE ET930 User’s Manual...
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