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ET980 Series Intel ® 12th Gen. Core™ COM Express Type 6 Module User’s Manual Version 1.0 (March 2023)
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No part of this publication may be reproduced, copied, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior written consent of IBASE Technology, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “IBASE”). Disclaimer IBASE reserves the right to make changes and improvements to the products described in this document without prior notice.
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0.1% by weight (1000 ppm) except for cadmium, limited to 0.01% by weight (100 ppm). • Lead (Pb) • Mercury (Hg) • Cadmium (Cd) • Hexavalent chromium (Cr6+) • Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) • Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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Danger of explosion if the internal lithium-ion battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions or recycle them at a local recycling facility or battery collection point. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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Software in use (such as OS and application software, including the • version numbers) If repair service is required, please login in the RMA system of the website or and contact your distributor or sales representative for assistance. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
Chapter 1 General Information The information provided in this chapter includes: Features • Packing List • • Optional Accessories Specifications • Block Diagram • Board View • • Board Dimensions...
● 4x USB 3.2, 8x USB 2.0, 2x SATA III, 2x COM ● 1x PCI-E(x8) [2x PCI-E(4x) signal**], 1x PCI-e(x4), 4x PCI-E(x1) to carrier board **Only one PCI-E (x8) signal from Alder Lake-P 28W/15W CPU skus** ● Digital I/O, TPM (2.0), Watchdog timer ET980 Series User’s Manual...
4x USB 3.1 (Gen 2) via carrier board Serial ATA 2x SATA III via carrier board Audio Built-in HD Audio controller 1x PCI-E(x8) [(Gen. 4) (PCIe(4x)+ PCIe(4x)], 1xPCI-E(x4) Expansion Slot (Gen. 3), 4x PCI-E(x1) (Gen. 2) to carrier board ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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• Operation: 0 ~ 60 °C (32 ~ 140 °F) Temperature • Storage: -20 ~ 80 °C (-4 ~ 176 °F) Relative 10 ~ 95 %, non-condensing Humidity All specifications are subject to change without prior notice. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration This section provides information on jumper settings and connectors on the ET980 in order to set up a workable system. On top of that, you will also need to install crucial pieces such as the CPU and the memory before using the product. The topics covered are: •...
Gently push the module in an upright position until the clips of the slot close to hold the module in place when the module touches the bottom of the slot. To remove the module, press the clips outwards with both hands, and the module will pop-up. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
INF files for Plug & Play function for Intel chipset components. Follow the instructions below to complete the installation. Insert the disk enclosed in the package with the board. Click Intel on the left pane and then Intel(R) AlderLake-P Chipset Drivers on the right pane. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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Driver Installation Click Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility. When the Welcome screen to the Intel ® Chipset Device Software appears, click Next. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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Accept the software license agreement. On the Readme File Information screen, click Install. The driver has been completely installed. Click Finish. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
Driver Installation Graphics Driver Installation Click Intel on the left pane and then Intel(R) AlderLake-P Chipset Drivers on the right pane. Click Intel(R) HD Graphics Driver. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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On the next screen shown below, click Begin installation. Click I agree. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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Driver Installation Click Start. When installation is complete, restart your system in order to apply the driver changes. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
- Intel_Sound.bat in the directory shown in the picture below: I-12_Gen-P-1.0\Intel\AlderLake-P\Sound\Windows 10_11 Right-click Intel_Sound.bat and run the batch file as administrator. After running the batch file, install the audio drivers. Click Intel on the left pane and then Intel(R) AlderLake-P Chipset Drivers on the right. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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Driver Installation Click Realtek High Definition Audio Drivers. On the Welcome screen of the InstallShield Wizard, click Next. When the InstallShield Wizard has completed the installation, restart your computer to be able to use the program. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
LAN Driver Installation Click Intel on the left pane and then Intel(R) AlderLake-P Chipset Drivers on the right pane. Click Intel(R) PRO LAN Network Drivers.. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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Driver Installation Click Install Drivers and Software. On the Welcome screen appears, click Next. Accept the license agreement and click Next. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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In the Setup Options, click Next. Click Install. Install wiazard has completed the installation. Click Finish. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
Driver Installation Intel® Management Engine Drivers Installation Click Intel on the left pane and then Intel(R) AlderLake-P Chipset Drivers on the right pane. Click Intel(R) ME Drivers. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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When the Welcome screen appears, click Next. Accept the license agreement and click Next until the installation starts. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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Driver Installation Click Next to install to the default folder or click Change to choose another destination folder. When installation has been completed, click Finish. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
Intel® Serial IO Drivers Installation Click Intel on the left pane and then Intel(R) AlderLake-P Chipset Drivers on the right pane. Click Intel(R) Serial IO Drivers. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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Driver Installation Agree with the license terms and conditions and click Install. Installation has been successfully completed. Click Restart. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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Chapter 4 BIOS Setup This chapter describes the different settings available in the AMI BIOS that comes with the board. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: Main Settings • • Advanced Settings Chipset Settings • Security Settings •...
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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 make the system unstable and crash in some cases. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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System Language Choose the system default language. Sets the date. Use the <Tab> key to switch between System Date the date elements. Set the time. Use the <Tab> key to switch between System Time the time elements. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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4.4 Advanced Settings This section allows you to configure, improve your system and allows you to set up some system features according to your preference. 4.4.1 CPU Configuration ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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Options: 3, 2, 1 Number of cores to enable in each processor Active Efficient-cores package. Options: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Enables / Disables Hyperthreading Hyper-Threading Technology. Enables / Disables AES (Advanced Encryption Standard). ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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4.4.2 Power & Performance ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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Configurable TDP Mode as Nominal/Level/Leve2/Deactivate TDP Boot Mode selection. Deactivate option will set MSR to Nominal and MMIO to Zero. 4.4.3 PCH-FW Configuration Displays the information of PCH firmware, such as the firmware version, mode, and SKU. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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TPM 2.0 will restrict support to TPM 2.0 devices only. Device Select Auto will support both with the default being • set to TPM 2.0 deices if not found, and TPM 1.2 device will be enumerated. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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BIOS Setup 4.4.4 ACPI Settings BIOS Setting Description Enables / Disables the system ability to hibernate Enable Hibernation (OS/S4 Sleep State). This option may be not effective with some OS. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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Panel Type 768 / 1440 x 900 / 1600 x 900 / 1600 x 1200 / 1680 x 1050 / 1920 x 1080 / 1920 x 1200 LVDS Backlight Options: 0 (Min) ~ 7 (Max) Control ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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BIOS Setup 4.4.6 F81966 Super IO Configuration ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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4.4.7 F81804SEC Super IO Configuration ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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BIOS Setup 4.4.8 Hardware Monitor Displays the information of the computer health status. 4.4.9 AMI Graphic Output Protocol Policy User Select Monitor Output by Graphic Output Protocol. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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Maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the Host Controller. Device power-up “Auto” uses default value: for a root port it is 100 delay ms, for a hub port, the delay is taken from hub descriptor. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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BIOS Setup PCH-IO Configuration ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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User Password Sets a user password. Secure boot feature is Active if Secure Boot is enabled. Platform Key(PK) is enrolled and the Secure Boot system is in user mode. The mode change requires platform reset. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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65535 (0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting. Bootup NumLock Selects the keyboard NumLock state. State Quiet Boot Enables / Disables Quiet Boot option. Boot mode select Selects a Boot mode, Legacy / UEFI. Boot Option Priorities Sets the system boot order priorities. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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Restores / Loads defaults values for all the setup Restore Defaults options. Save as User Defaults Saves the changes done so far as User Defaults. Restores the user defaults to all the setup Restore User Defaults options. ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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PCI Express Root Complex 0x00000040-0x00000043 System timer 0x00000050-0x00000053 System timer 0x0000EFA0-0x0000EFBF Intel(R) SMBus - 51A3 0x00002000-0x000020FE Motherboard resources 0x00003090-0x00003097 Standard SATA AHCI Controller 0x00003080-0x00003083 Standard SATA AHCI Controller 0x00003060-0x0000307F Standard SATA AHCI Controller 0x00001854-0x00001857 Motherboard resources ET980 Series User’s Manual...
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