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BA-2601 ® ATX Intel 8th Gen. Core i7/i5/i3/ ® ® ® Pentium / Celeron / Xeon 2100G Processor COPYRIGHT NOTICE & TRADEMARK All trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. This manual is copyrighted in Nov. 2019. You may not reproduce or transmit in any form or by any means, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying and recording.
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FCC NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Safety Precautions ..............2-6 Hardware Configuration ..............3-1 JUMPER & CONNECTOR QUICK REFERENCE TABLE ..3-2 COMPONENT LOCATIONS ............. 3-4 3.2.1 BA-2601 Top View ............. 3-4 3.2.2 BA-2601 Jumper Setting ........... 3-5 3.2.3 BA-2601 I/O View .............. 3-6 HOW TO SET JUMPERS ............3-7 Setting Connectors and Jumpers ..........
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3.4.10 LINE IN, LINE OUT, MIC IN PORT ......... 3-20 3.4.11 EMBEDDED DISPLAY PORT (EDP) CONNECTOR ..3-21 3.4.12 FRONT PANEL AUDIO CONNECTOR ......3-22 3.4.13 HARDWARE POWER FAILURE SELECTION ....3-23 3.4.14 FLASH DESCRIPTOR OVERRIDE SELECTION ... 3-24 3.4.15 MINI PCIE and MSATA SELECTION (For C246/Q370 SKU Only) ................
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Revision History The revision history of BA-2601 User Manual is described below: Version No. Revision History Date 2018/07 Initial Release 2019/11/11 The pin assignment of PCI1 ~ PCI5 has been updated. Adjusted the arrangement of PCI1~PCI5 pin 2019/11/25 assignment table.
Introduction This chapter provides the introduction for the BA-2601 system as well as the framework of the user manual. The following topic is included: • About This Manual BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 1-1...
It is not intended for general users. The following section outlines the structure of this user manual. Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter provides the introduction for the BA-2601 system as well as the framework of the user manual. Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter describes the package contents and outlines BA-2601 specifications.
Getting Started This chapter provides the information for the BA-2601 system. It describes the package contents and outlines the BA-2601 specifications. The following topics are included: • Package List • BA-2601 Specification • Safety Precautions Experienced users can go to Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration on page 3-1 for a quick start.
If you discover any of the items listed below are damaged or lost, please contact your local distributor immediately. Item Q’ty BA-2601 Quick Reference Guide Manual / Driver DVD Mini Jumper (2.0 mm) SATA Cable (500mm) I/O Shield BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 2-2...
C246 and Q370 SKU: 6 x SATA III (6.0Gb/s) with RAID SATA Interface 0,1,5,10 H310 SKU: 4 x SATA III (6.0Gb/s) without RAID 10 x USB ports for C246/Q370 SKU: 4 x USB 3.1 (rear I/O) BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 2-3...
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1 x LPC pin header Display Standard SKU: 1 x VGA, 1 x DVI-D, 1 x eDP Flexible Display Customized SKU: 1 x DP, 1 x eDP (no compatible I/O Shield) BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 2-4...
Always disconnect power when the system is not in use. Disconnect power source when you change any hardware devices. For instance, when you connect a jumper or install any cards, a surge of power may damage the electronic components or the whole system. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 2-6...
This chapter contains helpful information about the jumper & connector settings, and component locations. The following sections are included: • Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table • Component Locations • Configuration and Jumper Settings • Connector Pin Assignments BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-1...
Programmable GPIO Pin Header JDIO1 LPC Connector JLPC1 Speaker Connector JSPK1 Keyboard / Mouse Connector KB_MS1 LAN + USB Connectors LAN_USB1, LAN_USB2 Mini PCI Express Slot M_PCIE1 (For C246/Q370 SKU Only) PCI Express Slots PCI_E1, PCI_E2 BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-2...
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Universal Serial Bus 3.0 Connector USB1 Universal Serial Bus 2.0 Connector USB2, USB3 VGA Port CN14 Parallel Port (LPT) Connector LPT1 (For C246/Q370 SKU Only) Front Panel Audio Connector JAUDIO1 I2C Wafer JI2C1 Case Open Connector BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-3...
Make sure both the system and peripheral devices are turned OFF as sudden surge of power could damage sensitive components. Make sure BA-2601 is properly grounded. CAUTION: Observe precautions while handling electrostatic sensitive components. Make sure to ground yourself to prevent static charge while you are working on the connectors and jumpers.
PIN1 & PIN2 to create one setting by shorting. You can either connect PIN2 & PIN3 to create another setting. The same jumper diagrams are applied all through this manual. The figure below shows what the manual diagrams look and what they represent. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-7...
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Jumper Block looks like this Jumper Settings 2 pin Jumper close(enabled) Looks like this 3 pin Jumper 2-3 pin close(enabled) Looks like this Jumper Block 1-2 pin close(enabled) Looks like this BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-8...
RS-485 DCD# RS-485- RS-485+ DTR# DSR# RTS# CTS# Notes: COM2 is selectable as RS232, RS422, RS485 by BIOS setting. Default setting is RS232. Please see Chapter 5 “Advanced – Super IO Configuration” for details. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-9...
COM3, COM4: Pin 9 is selectable for RI, +5V or +12V by jumper setting. Default setting is RI. Please see “COM3 and COM4 PIN9 Definition Selection Guide” for details. COM5 and COM6 are available for C246 SKU only. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-10...
TMDS_D3- A DVI-D connector transfer only digital signals, providing faster transfer rates and better quality than their predecessor, the VGA cable. It is most commonly used to connect computer video cards to LCD monitors. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-14...
Orange Color On Giga LAN Speed Indicator No LAN Switch/HUB connected Right Side LED Yellow Color Blinking LAN Message Active No LAN Message Active USB 3.1 signals: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT USB3_TX_P1 USB_N1 USB3_TX_N1 USB_P1 USB3_RX_P1 USB3_RX_N1 BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-17...
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Orange Color On Giga LAN Speed Indicator No LAN Switch/HUB connected Right Side LED Yellow Color Blinking LAN Message Active No LAN Message Active USB 3.1 signals: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT USB3_TX_P5 USB_N5 USB3_TX_N5 USB_P5 USB3_RX_P5 USB3_RX_N5 BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-18...
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Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT USB3_TX_P6 USB_N6 USB3_TX_N6 USB_P6 USB3_RX_P6 USB3_RX_N6 BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-19...
LINE IN, LINE OUT, MIC IN PORT Connector Location: AUDIO1 Description: Line In, Line Out & Microphone The connector can also support only Microphone. Line In: ASSIGNMENT HD_LINE-IN-L HD_LINE-IN-R Line Out: ASSIGNMENT LINE-OUT-L LINE-OUT-R AUDIO1 Mic In: ASSIGNMENT HD_MIC1-L_L HD_MIC1-R_L BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-20...
It has advanced power-saving features including seamless refresh rate switching. It has become the new mainstream display panel interface for LCD panels with the realized higher resolution. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-21...
Jumper Illustration (Pin Closed) *mSATA / NA JP_SW1 Mini PCIe* (Default Setting) JP_SW1 Note 1: mSATA function is for customized BOM option. Note 2: Mini PCIe function is only supported in C246/Q370 SKU only. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-25...
CPU / SYSTEM FAN CONNECTOR Connector Location: CPU_FAN1, SYS_FAN1 Description: CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1), System Fan Connector 1 (SYS_FAN1) ASSIGNMENT CPU_FAN1 VCC12 CPU_FANTAC CPU_FANCTRL SYS_FAN1 Connector Location: SYS_FAN2 Description: System Fan Connector 2 ASSIGNMENT VCC12 SYS_FAN2 BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-35...
Step 4. Power on the PC and the PC will then auto-reboot for once in order to set SoC’s register. Step 5. Done! Jumper Setting Selection Jumper Illustration (Pin Closed) Open Normal (Default Setting) JCMOS1 Clear CMOS JCMOS1 BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 3-44...
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Chapter 4 Software Utilities Introduction Enclosed with the BA-2601 Series package is our driver utilities contained in a DVD-ROM disk. Refer to the following table for driver locations: Filename (Assume that DVD-ROM drive is Purpose ® D:\BA-2601_V1.0\Platform\ Intel Chipset Device Software installer 1_Main Chip\Win10(64Bit) D:\BA-2601_V1.0\Platform\...
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The utility pack is to be installed only for Windows 10 (64-bit), and it should be installed immediately after the OS installation is finished. Please follow the steps below: Connect the USB DVD-ROM device to BA-2601 and insert the driver disk. Enter the Main Chip folder where the Chipset driver is located (depending on your OS platform).
VGA, DVI, DP (option) and eDP (option) interfaces and make the system work simultaneously. To install the Graphics driver utility, follow the steps below: Connect the USB DVD-ROM device to BA-2601 and insert the driver disk. Enter the Graphics folder where the driver is located (depending on your OS platform).
Enhanced with LAN function, BA-2601 supports various network adapters. To install the LAN Driver, follow the steps below: Connect the USB DVD-ROM device to BA-2601 and insert the driver disk. Enter the LAN folder where the driver is located (depending on your OS platform).
Chapter 4 Software Utilities Installing Sound Driver Utility To install the Sound Driver, follow the steps below: Connect the USB DVD-ROM device to BA-2601 and insert the driver disk. Open the Sound folder where the driver is located (depending on your OS platform).
® Installation Instructions for Intel Management Engine Components Installer Connect the USB DVD-ROM device to BA-2601 and insert the driver disk. Enter the ME folder where the driver is located. Select Windows 10 (64-bit) for your OS platform. Click Setup.exe file for ME driver installation.
Press <Del> to access the BIOS Setup Utility program when prompted during the Power-On Self-Test (POST). Enter Chipset > PCH-IO Configuration > SATA Configuration menu screen and select “RAID” option for SATA Controller(s) option item. See the picture below: BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 4-8...
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Press F4 to save and validate the changed BIOS configuration and reset the system. Press <Del> to enter the BIOS Setup Utility program again and the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology option item will display under the Advanced menu screen as below: BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 4-9...
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Chapter 4 Software Utilities Select the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology option item and press <Enter>, and the following screen will display. Select a RAID level that you want to enter and press <Enter>. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 4-10...
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The hard drive(s) and hard drive information of the RAID level you selected in the previous step will display: Heed that in the user interface, the hard drive(s) and hard drive information listed for your system will differ from the example above. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 4-11...
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RST) utility supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 in C246/Q370 SKU. To install the RAID utility, follow the steps below: Connect the USB DVD-ROM device to BA-2601 and insert the driver disk. Enter the RAID folder where the utility is located.
Installing Intel Serial I/O Driver Utility To install the Serial I/O Driver, follow the steps below: Connect the USB DVD-ROM device to BA-2601 and insert the driver disk. Open the Serial I/O folder where the driver is located. Select Windows 10 (64-bit) for your OS platform.
Setup information is retained when the system is powered off. The BIOS Setup Utilities consist of the following menu items: Main Menu • Advanced Menu • Chipset Menu • Security Menu • Boot Menu • Save & Exit Menu • BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-1...
Chapter 5 BIOS Setup Introduction The BA-2601 main board uses an AMI (American Megatrends Incorporated) Aptio BIOS that is stored in the Serial Peripheral Interface Flash Memory (SPI Flash) and can be updated. The SPI Flash contains the built-in BIOS setup program, Power-On Self-Test (POST), PCI auto-configuration utility, LAN EEPROM information, and Plug and Play support.
POST message will be displayed: Figure 5-2. POST Screen with AMI Logo Press <Del> or <Esc> to access the Setup Utility program and the Main menu of the Aptio Setup Utility will appear on the screen as below: BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-3...
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English. You may use <↑> or <↓> key to select among the items and press <Enter> to confirm and enter the sub-menu. The following table provides the list of the navigation keys that you can use while operating the BIOS setup menu. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-4...
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Load the previous configuration values. <F3> Load the default configuration values. <F4> Save the current values and exit the BIOS setup menu. <Esc> Close the sub-menu. Trigger the confirmation to exit BIOS setup menu. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-5...
Name No changeable options Displays the name of the PCH. PCH SKU No changeable options Displays the SKU for the PCH. Stepping No changeable options Displays the stepping of the PCH. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-6...
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The “Day” is automatically changed. System Time Hour, minute, second Sets the system time. The format is [Hour: Minute: Second]. Users can directly enter values or use <+> or <-> arrow keys to increase/decrease it. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-7...
Super I/O Watchdog Parameters. S5 RTC Wake Settings Sub-Menu S5 RTC Wake Parameters. Super IO Configuration Sub-Menu System Super I/O Chip Parameters USB Configuration Sub-Menu USB Configuration Parameters. Network Stack Configuration Sub-Menu Network Stack Settings. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-8...
Description/Purpose ME Firmware Version No changeable options Displays the ME Firmware Version. ME Firmware Mode No changeable options Displays the ME Firmware Mode. ME Firmware SKU No changeable options Displays the ME Firmware SKU. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-10...
BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose Security Device - Disable Enables or Disables BIOS support for Support - Enable security device. O.S. will not show Security Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-11...
SUSPEND button RAM) is pressed. Lock Legacy - Disabled Enables or Disables Lock of Legacy Resources - Enabled Resources. S3 Video Repost - Disabled Enables or Disables S3 Video Repost. - Enabled BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-12...
Displays the voltage level of VCORE VCORE No changeable options in supply. Displays the voltage level of VCC5V VCC5V No changeable options in supply. Displays the voltage level of VCC12 VCC12 No changeable options in supply. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-13...
CPU Fan Smart Fan Control - Auto Duty-Cycle Fan. Mode Manual mode fan control. Users can Manual Duty Mode Numeric (from 1 to 100) write expected duty cycle (PWM fan type) from 1 to 100. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-14...
Enables/Disables Super I/O Enable Watchdog - Disabled Watchdog timer settings. - 1s Watchdog timer unit Watchdog timer unit. - 60s Numeric Count for Timer (Seconds) The number of count for Timer. (from 10 to 255) BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-15...
Enters 0-59 to set the wake-up Wake up second Numeric (from 0 to 59) second. Enters 1-5 to set the increased Wake up minute increase Numeric (from 1 to 5) minute(s) for dynamic wake-up time. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-16...
Sets Parameters of Serial Port 4 (COMD). Serial Port 5 Configuration Sub-Menu Sets Parameters of Serial Port 5 (COME). Serial Port 6 Configuration Sub-Menu Sets Parameters of Serial Port 6 (COMF). Parallel Port Sub-Menu Sets Parameters of Parallel Port (LPT). BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-17...
No changeable options Serial Port 1. Possible - Auto Selects IRQ and I/O resource for the - IO=3F8h; IRQ=4; Serial Port 1. - IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-18...
No changeable options Serial Port 3. Possible - Auto Selects IRQ and I/O resource for the - IO=3E8h; IRQ=7; Serial Port 3. - IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2F0h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2E0h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-20...
No changeable options Serial Port 4. Possible - Auto Selects IRQ and I/O resource for the - IO=2E8h; IRQ=6; Serial Port 4. - IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2F0h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2E0h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-21...
No changeable options Serial Port 5. Possible - Auto Selects IRQ and I/O resource for the - IO=2F0h; IRQ=10; Serial Port 5. - IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2F0h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2E0h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-22...
No changeable options Serial Port 6. Possible - Auto Selects IRQ and I/O resource for the - IO=2E0h; IRQ=11; Serial Port 6. - IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2F0h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; - IO=2E0h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11; BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-23...
After the mode is changed, - EPP-1.7 and SPP Mode reset the system to reflect the actual - ECP Mode device settings. - ECP and EPP 1.9 Mode - ECP and EPP 1.7 Mode BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-24...
The USB Configuration allows users to configure advanced USB settings such as USB mass storage driver support. USB Configuration Screen BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose USB Mass Storage Driver - Disabled Enables/Disables USB Mass Storage Support - Enabled Driver Support. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-25...
Ipv4 PXE Support disabled, Ipv4 PXE boot option will - Enabled not be created. Enables Ipv6 PXE Boot Support. If - Disabled Ipv6 PXE Support disabled, Ipv6 PXE boot option will - Enabled not be created. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-26...
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PXE boot wait time Numeric (from 0 to 5) boot to abort after the Esc key is pressed. Number of times that the media Media detect count Numeric (from 1 to 50) presence will be checked. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-27...
This menu allows users to configure advanced Chipset settings such as System Agent (SA) and PCH-IO configuration parameters. Chipset Screen BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose System Agent (SA) Parameters Sub-Menu System Agent (SA) Parameters. PCH-IO Configuration Sub-Menu PCH Parameters. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-28...
No changeable options Displays the size of DIMM2. (for H310 SKU only) DIMM3 No changeable options Displays the size of DIMM3. DIMM4 No changeable options Displays the size of DIMM4. (for H310 SKU only) BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-30...
The Graphics Configuration allows users to configure the display settings for the LCD panel. Graphics Configuration Screen BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose Primary Display - Auto Selects which Graphics device should - IGFX be Primary Display. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-31...
No changeable options information. Enable Root Port - Disabled Enables or Disables the Root Port. - Enabled - Auto Max Link Speed - Auto Configures the maximum speed for - Gen1 PCI_E1. - Gen2 - Gen3 BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-32...
State After G3 - Power On Specifies the Power On/Off state that - Power Off the system will go to when the power is re-applied following a power failure (G3 state). BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-33...
PCIE Port assigned to LAN No changeable options assigned to LAN. PCI Express x4 Slot Sub-Menu PCI Express x4 slot settings. Mini PCI Express x1 Slot Sub-Menu Mini PCI Express Port settings. (For C246/Q370 SKU Only) BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-34...
• Auto: BIOS auto configure. L1 Substates - Disabled PCI Express L1 Substates settings. - L1.1 - L1.1 & L1.2 Hot Plug - Disabled Enables or Disables PCI Express Hot - Enabled Plug support. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-35...
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- L1 • L0s: Forces all links to L0s state. - L0sL1 • L1: Forces all links to L1 state. - Auto • L0sL1: Forces all links to L0sL1 state. • Auto: BIOS auto configure. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-36...
Configures PCIe Speed. - Gen1 - Gen2 - Gen3 PCH-IO Configuration – PCI Express Configuration – SATA Configuration (For C246/Q370 SKU Only) Chipset > PCH-IO Configuration > SATA Configuration Menu Path SATA Configuration Screen BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-37...
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No changeable options Displays the SATA device’s name. - Disabled Port 1 - 6 Enables or Disables SATA Port Device. - Enabled - Disabled Enables or Disables SATA Port Device HotPlug HotPlug - Enabled function. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-38...
Setup utility. Security Screen BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose Administrator Password Password can be 3-20 Specifies the administrator alphanumeric characters. password. User Password Password can be 3-20 Specifies the user password. alphanumeric characters. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-39...
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<Enter>, and the password dialog entry box appears. Select the configured Administrator Password or User Password that you want to delete. Leave the dialog box blank and press <Enter>. Press <Enter> again when the password confirmation box appears. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-40...
Specifies the power-on state of the Bootup NumLock State - Off NumLock Key. - Disabled Enables or Disables Quiet Boot Quiet Boot - Enabled option. - [Drive(s)] Boot Option #1~#n Sets the system boot order. - Disabled BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-41...
Discard Changes and Reset to discard any changes you have made and restore the factory BIOS defaults. Load User Defaults You may simply press F3 at any time to load the Optimized Values which resets all BIOS settings to the factory defaults. Save & Exit Screen BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-42...
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Saves the changes done so far as User Save as User Defaults No changeable options Defaults. Restores the User Defaults to all the Restore User Defaults No changeable options setup options. Forces to boot from selected Boot Override - [Drive(s)] [drive(s)]. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-43...
Appendix A Technical Summary This appendix will give you a brief introduction of the allocation maps for BA-2601 resources. The following topics are included: • BA-2601 Block Diagram • Interrupt Map • I/O Map • Memory Map • Configuring WatchDog Timer •...
IRQ 64 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 65 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 66 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 67 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 68 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 69 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 70 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-3...
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IRQ 97 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 98 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 99 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 100 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 101 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 102 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 103 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-4...
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IRQ 132 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 133 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 134 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 135 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 136 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 137 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 138 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-5...
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IRQ 165 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 166 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 167 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 168 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 169 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 170 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 171 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-6...
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IRQ 200 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 201 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 202 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 203 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 204 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 256 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 257 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-7...
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IRQ 284 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 285 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 286 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 287 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 288 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 289 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 290 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-8...
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IRQ 319 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 320 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 321 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 322 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 323 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 324 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 325 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-9...
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IRQ 352 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 353 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 354 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 355 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 356 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 357 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 358 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-10...
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IRQ 387 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 388 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 389 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 390 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 391 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 392 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 393 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-11...
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IRQ 420 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 421 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 422 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 423 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 424 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 425 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 426 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-12...
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IRQ 455 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 456 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 457 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 458 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 459 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 460 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 461 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-13...
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IRQ 488 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 489 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 490 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 491 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 492 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 493 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 494 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-14...
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Intel(R) I211 Gigabit Network Connection IRQ 4294967291 Intel(R) I211 Gigabit Network Connection IRQ 4294967292 Intel(R) USB 3.1 eXtensible Host Controller - 1.10 (Microsoft) IRQ 4294967293 Intel(R) UHD Graphics P630 IRQ 4294967294 Standard SATA AHCI Controller BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-15...
Communications Port (COM4) 0x000002F0-0x000002F7 Communications Port (COM5) 0x000002E0-0x000002E7 Communications Port (COM6) 0x00001800-0x000018FE Motherboard resources 0x00000060-0x00000060 Standard PS/2 Keyboard 0x00000064-0x00000064 Standard PS/2 Keyboard 0x00000020-0x00000021 Programmable interrupt controller 0x00000024-0x00000025 Programmable interrupt controller 0x00000028-0x00000029 Programmable interrupt controller BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-16...
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0x00004060-0x0000407F Standard SATA AHCI Controller 0x0000FFF8-0x0000FFFF Intel(R) Active Management Technology - SOL (COM7) 0x000000F0-0x000000F0 Numeric data processor 0x00002000-0x000020FE Motherboard resources 0x00000040-0x00000043 System timer 0x00000050-0x00000053 System timer 0x00001854-0x00001857 Motherboard resources 0x0000EFA0-0x0000EFBF Intel(R) SMBus - A323 BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-17...
PCI Express Root Complex 0xE4000-0xE7FFF PCI Express Root Complex 0xE8000-0xEBFFF PCI Express Root Complex 0xEC000-0xEFFFF PCI Express Root Complex 0xF0000-0xFFFFF PCI Express Root Complex 0xFC800000-0xFE7FFFFF PCI Express Root Complex 0xA1234000-0xA1235FFF Standard SATA AHCI Controller BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-18...
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INT3450 0xFD6B0000-0xFD6BFFFF Intel(R) Serial IO GPIO Host Controller - INT3450 0xFD6A0000-0xFD6AFFFF Intel(R) Serial IO GPIO Host Controller - INT3450 0xFE1D8000-0xFE1DBFFF High Definition Audio Controller 0xFCF00000-0xFCFFFFFF High Definition Audio Controller 0xA1238000-0xA12380FF Intel(R) SMBus - A323 BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-19...
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To exit the Extended Function Mode, writing 0xAA to the EFER is required. Once the chip exits the Extended Function Mode, it is in the normal running mode and is ready to enter the configuration mode. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-20...
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; ------------------------ Set timeout interval to 30 ------------------------------------------ 0F6h dx, al dx, al ;-------------------Set second as counting unit and start counting --------------------- 0F5h dx, al dx, al ;---------------------------------Exit the extended function mode ------------------------- 0AAh dx, al BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-21...
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(3) The system will go into the BIOS setup menu. (4) Select [Boot] menu and set the USB storage device as the 1 boot device. (5) Press <F4> key to save the configuration and restart the system to boot into EFI Shell environment. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-22...
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/?” to view the definition of each control option. The recommended options for BIOS ROM update include the following parameters: Program main BIOS image. /B: Program Boot Block. /N: Program NVRAM. /X: Don’t check ROM ID. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-23...
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Erasing Main Block ..done Updating Main Block ..done Verifying Main Block ..done Erasing NVRAM Block ..done Updating NVRAM Block ..done Verifying NVRAM Block ..done Process completed. fs0:\afuefix64> _ BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-24...
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Restart the system and boot up with the new BIOS configurations. The BIOS Update is completed after the system is restarted. Reboot the system and verify if the BIOS version shown on the initialization screen has been updated. BA-2601 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-25...
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