Chapter 1 Product Introduction 1.1 Brief Introduction The ALN50 motherboard is a 4x4 small form factor motherboard based on the Intel Alder Lake N Series processor, designed to be used for Ultra-compact mini pcs and various IoT solutions. 1.2 Parameters Intel Alder Lake-N Series: ⚫...
Chapter 2 Hardware 2.1 Installations Please refer to the following steps for installations: Read the user manual carefully to make sure all the adjustments on the ALN50 are correct. Installing the Memory: ⚫ Press the ejector tab of the memory slot outwards with your fingertips.
Shenzhen Maxtang Computer Co., Ltd 2.10 Audio Interface The board features a Realtek ALC897 High-Definition Audio Codec, 1xCTIA Audio Jack, supports Line-out + Mic-in. 2.11 Board Power Supply (Screen printing: PWR1) The board supports 12V DC-IN for power supply with a DC specification of (5.5mm x 2.5mm).
Shenzhen Maxtang Computer Co., Ltd Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3.1 Entering the BIOS Turn on the computer and press <Delete> entering the BIOS After the computer is turned on, keep pressing F11, select enter Setup BIOS Hotkeys: F9: Restore to Factory setting.
Shenzhen Maxtang Computer Co., Ltd 3.3 Advanced Settings Select any of the items in the left frame of the screen. The advanced sections allow you to configure, improve and set up system features according to the preference of the CPU Configuration. All Advanced BIOS Setup...
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Shenzhen Maxtang Computer Co., Ltd 3.3.1 Power & Performance CPU-Power Management Control GT-Power Management Control...
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Shenzhen Maxtang Computer Co., Ltd 3.3.2 CPU-Power Management Control Intel® Speedstep®(TM): Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology enables the operating system to control multiple frequencies and voltage points for optimal performance and power efficiency. Intel® Speed Shift Technology: An energy-efficient frequency control method by the hardware rather than relying on OS control.
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Shenzhen Maxtang Computer Co., Ltd 3.3.3 GT-Power Management Control Maximum GT frequency: Maximum GT Frequency, Default max frequency. Disable Turbo GT frequency: Disable Turbo GT Frequency mode, Default disabled. 3.3.4 Thermal Configuration Enable All Thermal Functions CPU Thermal Configuration: Unlocks the temperature setting, the “Tcc Activation Offset” is the temperature adjustment option, the...
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Shenzhen Maxtang Computer Co., Ltd highest temperature is 105°C. Change the temperature by minus the number of degrees you wish to change. For example, minus 0(105-0) to set the temperature at 105°C, minus 20(105-20) to set the temperature at 85°C.
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Shenzhen Maxtang Computer Co., Ltd 3.3.6 Watch Dog Configuration Watch Dog Configuration WDT Timeout Mode select: Minute or Second 3.3.7 S5 RTC Wake Settings Wake system From S5: timing boot settings, disabled by default. Fixed Time: Select Fixed Time and the system will wake on the Hr: Min: Sec specified.
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Shenzhen Maxtang Computer Co., Ltd 3.3.8 USB Configuration Legacy USB Support Enable Legacy USB support. Disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. Select enable will keep USB devices available under UEFI’s support. XHCI Hand-off A workaround for OS without XHCI hand-off support. The XHCI ownership change should be claimed by the USB XCHI driver.
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Shenzhen Maxtang Computer Co., Ltd 3.3.9 Network Stack Configuration Network Stack PXE Network boot setting, disabled by default. 3.3.10 NVME Configuration The capacity and model of the SSD will be displayed under the option after the NVMe protocol SSD has been...
Shenzhen Maxtang Computer Co., Ltd 3.4 Chipset Select the chipset tab from the setup screen to enter the chipset BIOS Setup screen. System Agent (SA) Configuration: Northbridge configuration options, including video memory, display devices, and other options. PCH-IO Configuration: Southbridge configuration options, including hard disk, sound card equipment, and...
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Shenzhen Maxtang Computer Co., Ltd 3.4.1 PCH-IO Configuration PCI Express Configuration SATA Configuration USB Configuration Security Configuration HD Audio Configuration SCS Configuration State After G3: S0 State S5 State...
Shenzhen Maxtang Computer Co., Ltd 3.5 Security Administrator Password: Set the Administrator Password. User Password: Set User Password. Secure Boot: Secure boot...
Shenzhen Maxtang Computer Co., Ltd 3.6 Boot Setup Prompt Timeout: Number of seconds that the firmware will wait before initiating the original default boot selection. A value of 0 indicates that the default boot selection is to be initiated immediately on boot. A value of 65535(0xFFFF) indicates that firmware will wait for user input before booting.
Shenzhen Maxtang Computer Co., Ltd 3.7 Save & Exit Save Changes and Exit: Exit the system setup after saving the changes and continue to start the computer. Discard Changes and Exit: Exit the system setup without saving any changes and continue to start the computer.
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