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Copyright ........................................................................................................................................ 2
Trademarks .................................................................................................................................... 2
FCC and DOC Statement on Class B ........................................................................................... 2
Notice: ............................................................................................................................................ 2
About this Manual ......................................................................................................................... 4
Warranty ........................................................................................................................................ 4
Static Electricity Precautions ....................................................................................................... 4
Safety Measures ........................................................................................................................... 4
About the Package........................................................................................................................ 5
Optional Items ............................................................................................................................... 5
Before Using the System Board ................................................................................................... 5
Chapter 1 - Introduction................................................................................................................ 6
Specifications ......................................................................................................................... 6
Features .................................................................................................................................. 7
Concept ................................................................................................................................... 8
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation ................................................................................................ 9
Board Layout........................................................................................................................... 9
System Memory ...................................................................................................................10
Assembly ..............................................................................................................................10
I/O Connectors .....................................................................................................................12
Board-to-board Connector ............................................................................................12
Signal Descriptions ..............................................................................................................14
Pin Types ........................................................................................................................14
AC97/HDA Signals Descriptions ..................................................................................14
Gigabit Ethernet Signals Descriptions .........................................................................14
SATA Signals Descriptions ...........................................................................................15
PCI Express Lanes Signals Descriptions .....................................................................15
DDI Signals Descriptions ...............................................................................................16
USB Signals Descriptions .............................................................................................17
LVDS Signals Descriptions ............................................................................................18
LPC Signals Descriptions ..............................................................................................19
SPI Signals Descriptions ...............................................................................................20
Serial Interface Signals Descriptions ...........................................................................20
Miscellaneous Signal Descriptions ..............................................................................20
Power and System Management Signals Descriptions .............................................21
Power and GND Signal Descriptions ...........................................................................22
Chapter 3 - BIOS Settings ...........................................................................................................23
Overview ...............................................................................................................................23
Main .......................................................................................................................................24
Advanced .............................................................................................................................24
AMD CHIPSET Setting ...................................................................................................25
AMD Platform Setting ...................................................................................................26
ACPI Configuration ........................................................................................................27
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Serial Port Console Redirection ...................................................................................28
Trusted Computing ........................................................................................................29
PTN3460 Config ............................................................................................................29
IT8528 Super IO Configuration .....................................................................................30
CPU Configuration .........................................................................................................31
USB Configuration .........................................................................................................31
Network Stack Configuration........................................................................................32
CSM Configuration ........................................................................................................33
PC Health Status ...........................................................................................................33
WatchDog Configuration ...............................................................................................34
Security .................................................................................................................................35
Secure Boot ....................................................................................................................35
Boot .......................................................................................................................................37
Save & Exit ............................................................................................................................37
Updating the BIOS ................................................................................................................38
Notice: BIOS SPI ROM..........................................................................................................38
Chapter 4 - Supported Software ................................................................................................39
Auto-run Menu ......................................................................................................................39
AMD Chipset and VGA Drivers ............................................................................................39
Intel LAN Driver ...................................................................................................................40
Audio Drivers ........................................................................................................................41
Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3 ..................................................................................................41
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