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COM Express Specification Reference • Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits. PICMG® COM Express® Module Base Specification. http://www.picmg.org/ User's Manual | TGU968...
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• To reduce the risk of electric shock, unplug the power cord before removing the sys- tem chassis cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing, cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord. User's Manual | TGU968...
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• Storage devices such as hard disk drive, etc. You will also need external system peripherals you intend to use which will normally include at least a keyboard, a mouse and a video display monitor. User's Manual | TGU968...
4 x USB 3.2 Gen.2 8 x USB 2.0 SATA 2 x SATA 3.0 (up to 6Gb/s), co-lay PCIe x1 (available upon request) NVMe SSD 1 x 64GB/128GB/256GB/512GB/1024GB on board SSD (available upon request) 1 x 8-bit DIO User's Manual | TGU968...
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Humidity Operating: 10 to 90% RH Storage: 10 to 90% RH MTBF MECHANICAL Dimensions COM Express® Compact 95mm (3.74") x 95mm (3.74") Compliance PICMG COM Express® R3.0, Type 6 STANDARDS AND CER- Certification CE, FCC TIFICATIONS User's Manual | TGU968...
Chapter 2 - Concept X COM Express Module Standards The figure below shows the dimensions of the different types of COM Express modules. TGU968 is a COM Express Compact. The dimension is 95mm x 95mm. Common for all Form Factors Extended only...
X Connector COM Express Connector The COM Express connector is used to interface the TGU968 COM Express board to a carrier board. Connect the COM Express connector (located on the solder side of the board) to the COM Express connector on the carrier board.
PCIE_RX3- Slot - Connect to PCIE Conn pin PCIE_TX4+ AC Coupling capacitor O PCIE AC coupled on Module Connect to PCIE device or slot NA (No support) PCIE_TX4- AC Coupling capacitor User's Manual | TGU968 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation www.dfi.com...
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O PCIE AC coupled on Module NA (No support) NA (No support) PEG_TX12- NA ==> (ALL PEG) PEG_RX12+ I PCIE AC coupled off Module NA (No support) NA (No support) PEG_RX12- Chapter 3 Hardware Installation www.dfi.com User's Manual | TGU968...
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Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device DDI2_PAIR3+ DDI 2 Pair 3 differential pairs/Serial Digital Video B clock output differential pair O PCIE AC coupled off Module Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device DDI2_PAIR3- User's Manual | TGU968 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation www.dfi.com...
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USB differential pairs 7, USB7 may be configured as a USB client or as a host, or both, at the I/O USB 3.3V Suspend/3.3V USB7- connector Module designer's discretion.(CR901-B default set as a host) Chapter 3 Hardware Installation www.dfi.com User's Manual | TGU968...
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LPC_DRQ0# I CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V NA (No support) LPC_DRQ1# LPC_SERIRQ I/O CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V LPC serial interrupt LPC_CLK O CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V LPC clock output - 33MHz nominal User's Manual | TGU968 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation www.dfi.com...
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Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Physical Presence pin. Active high. TPM_PP I CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V PD 10K TPM chip has an internal pull down. This signal is used to indicate Physical Presence to the TPM. Chapter 3 Hardware Installation www.dfi.com User's Manual | TGU968...
The carrier board (COM332-B) used in this section is for reference purpose only The COM Express connector is used to interface the TGU968 COM Express board to a carrier and may not resemble your carrier board. These illustrations are mainly to guide board.
These illustrations are for reference only. 1. COMe-LINK2 is the COM Express debug platform installed into COM Express Mini modules for the application of debugging and displaying signals and codes. COM Express Connector COM Express Connector User's Manual | TGU968...
COM Express Type Display Signal Display COM Express Power/Reset/ Power Display Bolts Sleep/LID control 4. Use the provided bolts to fix the COMe-LINK2 debug card onto the carrier board. Cable COMe-DEBUG COMe-LINK2 Bolts COMe-LINK2 Carrier Board COMe-DEBUG User's Manual | TGU968...
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6. Then, grasp the heat sink by its edges and position it down firmly on the top of the COM Express Mini module. Cable Carrier Board COM Express Mini Module COMe-LINK2 Side View of the Module, Debug Card and Carrier Board COMe-DEBUG User's Manual | TGU968...
To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility. Please contact technical support or your sales representative for the files and specific instructions about how to update BIOS with the flash utility. User's Manual | TGU968...
The time format is <hour>, <minute>, <second>. The time is based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. Hour displays hours from 00 to 23. Minute displays min- utes from 00 to 59. Second displays seconds from 00 to 59. User's Manual | TGU968...
Enables this field for Windows XP and Linux which are optimized for Hyper-Threading technol- ogy. Select disabled for other OSes not optimized for Hyper-Threading technology. When dis- abled, only one thread per enabled core is enabled. Hyper-threading Enable/Disable AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) User's Manual | TGU968...
Power Limit 2 value in Milli Watts. BIOS will round to the nearest 1/8W when programming. 100% utilized. 0 = no custom override. For 12.50W, enter 12500. Processor applies control policies such that the package power does not exceed this limit. User's Manual | TGU968...
This section is used to configure Intel(R) Active Management Technology Parameters. Please refer to the following pages. ME Unconfig on RTC Clear When disabled, ME will not be unconfigured on RTC Clear. Firmware Update Configuration Please refer to the following pages. User's Manual | TGU968...
Select the color depth of the LCD Panel — VESA 24bpp, JEIDA 24bpp, VESA and JEIDA 18 bpp. LVDS Bus Mode Select PTN3460 LVDS BUS Mode — Single LVDS Bus /Dual LVDS Bus Note: The configuration must match the specifications of your LCD Panel in order for the LCD Panel to display properly. User's Manual | TGU968...
By enabling Console Redirection of a COM port, the sub-menu of console redirection settings will become available for configuration as detailed in the following. Serial Port 2 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 2 (COMB) Note: The sub-menus are detailed in following sections. User's Manual | TGU968...
Serial Port 1 (COM1). Data Bits EMS Select data bits: 7 bits or 8 bits. Parity EMS Select parity bits: None, Even, Odd, Mark or Space. Stop Bits EMS Select stop bits: 1 bit or 2 bits. User's Manual | TGU968...
Controller.'Auto' uses default value: for a Root port it is 100 ms, for a Hub port the delay is taken from required to power up the system. Hub descriptor. • Last State The system returns to the last state right before power failure. User's Manual | TGU968...
Set the wait time in seconds to press ESC key to abort the PXE boot. Use either +/- or numeric keys to set the value. Media detect count Set the number of times the presence of media will be checked. Use either +/- or numeric keys to set the value. User's Manual | TGU968...
▼ CPU/SYS Smart Fan Mode = [Manual Mode] Fix Fan Speed Count Set the fan speed, the value ranging from 1-100%, 100% being full speed. The fans will al- ways operate at the specified speed regardless of gauged temperatures. User's Manual | TGU968...
Please select a submenu and press Enter. The submenus are detailed in the following pages. Memory Configuration Memory Configuration Parameter. Graphics Configuration Settings about graphic. VMD setup menu VMD Configuration Settings PCI Express Configuration : VT-d VT-d capability. X2APIC Opt Out Enable/Disable X2APIC_OPT_OUT bit DMA Control Guarantee Enable/Disable DMA_Control_Guarantee bit User's Manual | TGU968...
1: Makes all requests non protected and ignore range checks Device. 2: Makes all requests protected and ignore range checks DVMT Total Gfx Mem Select DVMT5.0 Total Graphic Memory size used by the Internal Graphics Device. User's Manual | TGU968...
SATA Device Otpions Settings Enable/Disable to VMD Global Mapping HD Audio Configuration Map this Root Port under VMD HD Audio Subsystem Configuration Settings Map/UnMap this Root Port to VMD. Note: The sub-menus are detailed in following sections. User's Manual | TGU968...
This field is used to select SATA speed generation limit: Auto, Gen1, Gen2 or Gen3. SATA Mode Selection The mode selection determines how the SATA controller(s) operates. AHCI This option allows the Serial ATA controller(s) to use AHCI (Advanced Host Control- ler Interface). User's Manual | TGU968...
Chapter 4 BIOS SETTINGS Chipset PCH-IO Configuration ► HD Audio Configuration HD Audio Control the detection of the HD Audio device. Disabled HDA will be unconditionally disabled. Enabled HDA will be unconditionally enabled. User's Manual | TGU968...
Secure Boot. Press Enter and a prompt will show up for you to confirm. Reset To Setup Mode Clear the database from the NVRAM, including all the keys and signatures installed in the Key Management menu. Press Enter and a prompt will show up for you to confirm. User's Manual | TGU968...
• Restore Setting from file This field will appear only when a USB flash device is detected. Select tion. Refer to the Advanced > CSM Configuration submenu for more information. this field to restore set-ting from the USB flash device. User's Manual | TGU968...
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