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3.5” sbc with intel atom x5/ x7/ celeron n3000/ pentium n4000 series soc
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BE-0981 M3
BE-0981
3.5" SBC with Intel
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Pentium
N4000 Series SoC
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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL BE-0981 3.5” SBC with Intel Atom ® x5/ x7/ Celeron N3000/ ® Pentium N4000 Series SoC ® BE-0981 M3...
  • Page 2 BE-0981 ® 3.5 SBC with Intel Atom x5/ x7/ ® ® Celeron N3000/ Pentium N4000 Series COPYRIGHT NOTICE & TRADEMARK All trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. This manual is copyrighted in November 2017. You may not reproduce or transmit in any form or by any means, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying and recording.
  • Page 3 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.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction ..................1-1 About This Manual ..............1-2 Getting Started ..................2-1 Packing List ................2-2 BE-0981 Specifications ............. 2-3 Safety Precautions ..............2-6 Hardware Configuration ..............3-1 JUMPER & CONNECTOR QUICK REFERENCE TABLE ..3-2 COMPONENT LOCATIONS ............. 3-3 3.2.1 Top View of BE-0981RB-**N ..........
  • Page 5 3.4.11 DC POWER INPUT CONNECTOR ......... 3-14 3.4.12 MINI PCI EXPRESS SLOT ..........3-15 3.4.13 mSATA Connector ............3-16 3.4.14 LVDS CONNECTOR ............3-17 3.4.15 SLIDE SWITCH FOR LVDS RESOLUTION SELECTION ..................3-18 3.4.16 FRONT PANEL CONNECTOR ........3-21 3.4.17 HD AUDIO CONNECTOR ..........
  • Page 6 BIOS SETUP ..................5-1 Introduction ................5-2 Accessing Setup Utility .............. 5-3 Main ................... 5-6 Advanced .................. 5-8 5.4.1 Advanced - ACPI Settings ..........5-9 5.4.2 Advanced – Onboard Device Configuration ....5-10 5.4.3 Advanced – Hardware Monitor ........5-11 Smart Fan Mode Configuration (BE-0981RB doesn’t support this function) ..................
  • Page 7 5.5.2 Chipset - South Bridge ............ 5-31 South Bridge - HD-Audio Configuration ........5-32 South Bridge - LPSS Configuration ..........5-33 South Bridge - PCI Express Configuration ........5-34 South Bridge - SATA Drives ............5-38 South Bridge - Miscellaneous Configuration ....... 5-39 Security ...................

  • Page 8: Introduction

    Introduction This chapter provides the introduction for the BE-0981 system as well as the framework of the user manual. The following topics are included: • About This Manual Page: 1-1 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 9: About This Manual

    This chapter indicates you how to change the BIOS configurations. Appendix A Technical Summary This appendix provides the information about the allocation maps for BE-0981 block diagram, system resources, Watchdog Timer Configuration and Flash BIOS Update. Page: 1-2 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    It describes the package contents and outlines the system specifications. The following topics are included: • Package List • System Specification • Safety Precautions Experienced users can go to Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration on page 3-1 for a quick start. Page: 2-1 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 11: Packing List

    If you discover any of the items listed above are damaged or lost, please contact your local distributor immediately. Item Q’ty BE-0981 Quick Reference Guide Manual / Driver DVD Mini Jumper (2.0 mm) SATA & SATA Power Cable (150mm) Page: 2-2 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 12: Be-0981 Specifications

    5V power pin / GND pin  1 x SATA III port (6.0Gb/sec) SATA Interface  1 x full-sized mSATA slot (with SATA and USB signals) Expansion Slot/mSATA  1 x full-sized mPCIe slot (with PCIe and USB signals) Page: 2-3 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 13 Supports S0/S3/S4/S5  Note: AT/ATX mode can be selected in BIOS menu (Power Loss item) Others  Line-in / Line-out / MIC-in (onboard pin header) Sound  Codec IC: Realtek ALC888 (High Definition Codec) Page: 2-4 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 14 Chapter 2 Getting Started  1 x I2C 4-pin wafer  I2C (read/write function) is supported by Protech’s Other I/O, Bus Function Utility & API  2-pin wafer  Supports battery voltage monitoring Battery  Can be still boot-up whether battery voltage is too low or no battery ...

  • Page 15: Safety Precautions

    If heavy stains are present, moisten a cloth with diluted neutral washing agent or alcohol and then wipe thoroughly with a dry cloth. • If dust is accumulated on the case surface, remove it by using a special vacuum cleaner for computers. Page: 2-6 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 16: Hardware Configuration

    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 Page: 3-1 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 17: Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table

    Mini PCI Express Slot M_PCIE1 mSATA Connector SLOT1 LVDS Connector LVDS1 Front Panel Connector JFP1 HD Audio Connector AUDIO1 Panel Inverter Connector JINV1 SATA 3.0 Connector SATA1 SATA Power Connector SATA_PWR1 BIOS Reset Connector Page: 3-2 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 18: Component Locations

    Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration COMPONENT LOCATIONS 3.2.1 Top View of BE-0981RB-**N Page: 3-3 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 19: Bottom View Of Be-0981Rb-**N

    Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration 3.2.2 Bottom View of BE-0981RB-**N 3.2.3 I/O View of BE-0981RB-**N Page: 3-4 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 20: How To Set 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. Page: 3-5 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 21 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 Page: 3-6 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 22: Setting Connectors And Jumpers

    Setting Connectors and Jumpers 3.4.1 COM3 and COM4 PIN9 Definition Selection Guide JP_COM3, JP_COM4: COM3 and COM4 Port pin9 RI/5V/12V Selection SELECTION JUMPER SETTING JUMPER ILLUSTRATION (Default Setting) JP_COM3 JP_COM4 +12V JP_COM3 JP_ COM4 JP_ COM4 JP_COM3 Page: 3-7 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 23: Com Port

    ASSIGNMENT COM2(RS485) Connector Pin Assignment: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT Notes: COM2 is selectable as RS232, RS422, RS485 by BIOS setting. Default setting is RS232. Please see Chapter 5 “Advanced – Onboard Device Configuration” for selection details. Page: 3-8 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 24 COM4 COM4_DTR COM4_RI_SEL Note: 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 selection details. Page: 3-9 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 25: Vga Port

    PIN ASSIGNMENT CRT_RED CRT_GREEN CRT_DATA CRT_BLUE CRT_HSYNC CRT_VCC CRT_VSYNC CRT_CLK 3.4.4 DISPLAY PORT DP1: Display Port Connector PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT VCC3_PWR HPD_CON DP0_AUX_N_CON DP0_AUX_P_CON DP0_AUX_ENJ DP0_TX3_DN DP0_TX3_DP_C DP0_TX2_DN_C DP0_TX2_DP DP0_TX1_DN DP0_TX1_DP DP0_TX0_DN DP0_TX0_DP Page: 3-10 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 26: Lan Port

    Status Description Right Side LED Yellow Blink LAN Message Active No LAN Message Active Left Side LED Green 10/100Mbps LAN connection is enabled. Orange Giga LAN connection is enabled. No LAN switch/hub is connected Page: 3-11 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 27: Dual Usb 3.0 Port (Usb1)

    VCC5_USB1 3.4.7 USB 3.0 PORT (USB2) USB2: USB 3.0 port x 2 USB 3.0 signals PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT USB3_RXN2 USB3_RXP2 USB2_P2_DP USB3_TXN2 USB2_P2_DN USB3_TXP2 VCC5_USB1 USB3_RXN1 USB2 USB3_RXP1 USB2_P1_DP USB3_TXN1 USB2_P1_DN USB3_TXP1 VCC5_USB1 Page: 3-12 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 28: Usb 2.0 Port (Usb3)

    GPI/GPO 2 GPI/GPO 6 JDIO1 GPI/GPO 3 GPI/GPO 7 Notes: Users can set the GPI/GPO configuration via Protech’s API/Utility. Default setting is set as GPI every time when the system boots up. 3.4.10 I2C WAFER JI2C1: I2C Wafer PIN ASSIGNMENT...

  • Page 29: Dc Power Input Connector

    Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration 3.4.11 DC POWER INPUT CONNECTOR PWR2: DC Power Input Connector PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT VCC12 VCC12 PWR2 Page: 3-14 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 30: Mini Pci Express Slot

    Mini PCI Express is the successor of the Mini PCI card and provides an increased data throughput. The cards have a detached network interface and are equipped with one lane. They are used in particular in embedded designs or compact box PCs. Page: 3-15 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 31: Msata Connector

    Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration 3.4.13 mSATA Connector SLOT1: mSATA Slot (USB type mPCIe card is supported.) ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT V3P3S_MSATA SATA_RXP1 V3P3S_MSATA SATA_RXN1 SLOT1 SATA_TXN1 SATA_TXP1 USB2_P0_DN USB2_P0_DP V3P3S_MSATA V3P3S_MSATA V3P3S_MSATA Page: 3-16 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 32: Lvds Connector

    Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration 3.4.14 LVDS CONNECTOR LVDS1: LVDS Connector ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT LVDS_VCC LVDS_CLKB_DP LVDS_CLKB_DN LVDS_B2_DN LVDS_B2_DP LVDS_B1_DP LVDS_B1_DN LVDS1 LVDS_B3_DN LVDS_B3_DP LVDS_B0_DN LVDS_B0_DP LVDS_CLKA_DP LVDS_CLKA_DN LVDS_A2_DN LVDS_A2_DP LVDS_A1_DP LVDS_A1_DN LVDS_A0_DN LVDS_A0_DP LVDS_A3_DN LVDS_A3_DP LVDS_VCC LVDS_VCC Page: 3-17 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 33: Slide Switch For Lvds Resolution Selection

    Jumper Name: SW1 Description: Slide Switch for LVDS Resolution/Channel/Color Bit Selection SELECTION SETTING 800 x 600 1CH/18bit (Default Setting) 1024 x 768 1CH/18bit 1024 x 768 1CH/24bit 1280 x 768 1CH/18bit 1280 x 800 1CH/18bit Page: 3-18 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 34 Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration SELECTION SETTING 1280 x 960 1CH/16bit 1280 x 1024 2CH/24bit 1366 x 768 1CH/18bit 1366 x 768 1CH/24bit 1440 x 900 2CH/24bit 1400 x 1050 2CH/24bit Page: 3-19 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 35 Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration SELECTION SETTING 1600 x 900 2CH/24bit 1680 x 1050 2CH/24bit 1600 x 1200 2CH/24bit 1920 x 1080 2CH/24bit 1920 x 1200 2CH/24bit Page: 3-20 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 36: Front Panel Connector

    HDD LED+ POWER LED+ HDD LED- JFP1 RESET BTN POWER BTN 3.4.17 HD AUDIO CONNECTOR AUDIO1: HD Audio Connector for Line_in/Line_out/Mic_in. ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT LINE-OUT-L LINE-OUT-L HD_GND HD_GND HD_LINE-IN-R HD_LINE-IN-L HD_GND HD_GND HD_MIC1-R HD_MIC1-L AUDIO1 Page: 3-21 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 37: Panel Inverter Connector

    JINV1: Panel Inverter Connector ASSIGNMENT VCC12 VCC12 JINV1 LVDS_BKLCTL LVDS_BKLTEN 3.4.19 SATA 3.0 CONNECTOR SATA1: Serial ATA 3.0 Connector ASSIGNMENT SATA_TXP0 SATA_TXN0 SATA1 SATA_RXN0 SATA_RXP0 SATA Power CONNECTOR 3.4.20 SATA_PWR1: Serial ATA Power Connector ASSIGNMENT VCC5 SATA_PWR1 Page: 3-22 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 38: Bios Reset Connector

    Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration 3.4.21 BIOS RESET CONNECTOR JP9: BIOS Reset Usage Connector This connector is only for Protech's engineers. (Purpose: BIOS reset). Please do not use this connector; otherwise, the system might be crashed. 3.4.22 LVDS BACKLIGHT CONTROL SELECTION Jumper Name: JP7 Description: Jumper for selecting PIN4 (LVDS_BKLTCTL) voltage of JINV1.

  • Page 39: Lvds Vcc Voltage Selection

    Description: Voltage selection jumper for selecting PIN1, PIN29, PIN30 (LVDS_VCC) voltage of LVDS1. JUMPTER SELECTION JUMPER ILLUSTRATION SETTING 3.3V (Default Setting) JP_VDD1 JP_VDD1 Note: Please refer to PANEL INVERTER CONNECTOR for more information about pin definition of JINV1. Page: 3-24 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 40: Lvds Pwm/Backlight Enable Sequence Setting

    PWM: controlled by CPU 1-3, Backlight Enable: controlled by LVDS IC PWM: controlled by LVDS IC 3-5, Backlight Enable: controlled by CPU Note: Please refer to PANEL INVERTER CONNECTOR for more information about pin definition of JINV1. Page: 3-25 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 41: Clear Cmos Data Selection

    Step3. Remove the cap which is just used on JP4 (1-2), so that JP4 returns to “OPEN”. Step4. Power on the PC and the PC will then auto-reboot for once in order to set SoC’s register. Step5. Done! SELECTION JUMPER SETTING JUMPER ILLUSTRATION Open Normal (Default Setting) Clear CMOS* Page: 3-26 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 42: Software Utilities

    • Installing Hotfix Driver Utility • Installing VGA Driver Utility • Installing Intel ® Trusted Execution Engine Driver Utility • Installing LAN Driver Utility • Installing Sound Driver Utility • Installing Serial IO Driver Utility BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 4-1...

  • Page 43: Introduction

    Chapter 4 Software Utilities Introduction Enclosed with the BE-0981 Series package is our driver utilities contained in a DVD-ROM disk. Refer to the following table for driver locations: Layer 1 \API Package Folder \DRIVER Folder \USER MANUAL Folder PDF file...
  • Page 44 Enterprise 64bit 3.0.0.1115 Intel ® Graphics/ Main board version: RB 32bit Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 64bit 21.20.16.4534 ® LAN Chip / Intel I210 Main board version: RB 32bit Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 64bit 12.15.184.0 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 4-3...
  • Page 45 Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 64bit 30.100.1631.3 Hotfix/ Windows10 critical security update Main board version: RB 32bit for Windows 10 kb3211320-x64 64bit kb3213986-x64 Note: Install the driver utilities immediately after the OS installation is completed. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 4-4...

  • Page 46: Installing Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

    Enter the Main Chip folder where the Chipset driver is located. Click SetupChipset.exe file for driver installation. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver. Once the installation is completed, shut down the system and restart BE-0981 for the changes to take effect. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 4-5...

  • Page 47: Installing Hotfix Driver Utility

    Click the windows10.0-kb3211320-x64 and windows10.0-kb3213986-x64 files for critical security update. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Once the installation is completed, shut down the system and restart BE-0981 for the changes to take effect. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 4-6...

  • Page 48: Installing Vga Driver Utility

    Enter the Graphics folder where the driver is located. Click the Setup.exe file for driver installation. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Once the installation is completed, shut down the system and restart BE-0981 for the changes to take effect. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 4-7...

  • Page 49: Installing Intel Trusted Execution Engine Driver

    Enter the TXE folder where the driver is located. Click SetupTXE.exe file for TXE driver installation. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Once the installation is completed, shut down the system and restart BE-0981 for the changes to take effect. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 4-8...

  • Page 50: Installing Lan Driver Utility

    Once the installation is completed, shut down the system and restart BE-0981 for the changes to take effect. For more details on the installation procedure, refer to the Readme.txt file that you can find on LAN Driver Utility. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 4-9...

  • Page 51: Installing Sound Driver Utility

    Open the Serial IO > x64 folder where the driver is located. Click the SetupSerialIO.exe file for driver installation. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Once the installation is completed, shut down the system and restart BE-0981 for the changes to take effect. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 4-10...

  • Page 52: Bios Setup

    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 • Boot Menu • Security Menu • Save & Exit Menu BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-1...

  • Page 53: Introduction

    BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-2...

  • Page 54: Accessing Setup Utility

    All the menu settings are described in details in this chapter. Accessing Setup Utility After the system is powered on, BIOS will enter the Power-On Self-Test (POST) routines and the POST message will be displayed: Figure 5-2. POST Screen with AMI Logo BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-3...
  • Page 55 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. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-4...
  • Page 56 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. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-5...

  • Page 57: Main

    Displays the date that the current BIOS No changeable options Time version is built. Access Level No changeable options Displays the current user access level. BXT SOC No changeable options Displays the SOC stepping. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-6...
  • Page 58 The “Day” is automatically changed. Sets the system time. The format is [Hour: Minute: Second]. Users can directly enter System Time Hour, minute, second values or use <+> or <-> arrow keys to increase/decrease it. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-7...

  • Page 59: Advanced

    S5 RTC Wake Settings Sub-Menu RTC wake parameters. CPU Configuration Sub-Menu CPU configuration parameters. F81846 Super IO Sub-Menu System Super IO chip parameters Configuration USB Configuration Sub-Menu USB configuration parameters. Platform Trust Sub-Menu Platform Trust Technology Technology BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-8...

  • Page 60: Advanced - Acpi Settings

    Hibernate (OS/S4 Sleep State). This option (S4) - Enabled (default) may be not effective with some OS. - Disabled Enables or Disables System ability to Sleep Enable Sleep (S3) - Enabled (default) (OS/S3 Sleep State). BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-9...

  • Page 61: Advanced - Onboard Device Configuration

    5.4.2 Advanced – Onboard Device Configuration Menu Path Advanced > Onboard Device Configuration Onboard Device Configuration Screen BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose - RS-422 COM2 Mode - RS-232 (default) Selects COM2 mode. Selection - RS-485 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-10...

  • Page 62: Advanced - Hardware Monitor

    Detects and displays the voltage level VDDQ No changeable options of the VDDQ in supply. Detects and displays the voltage level VCC3V No changeable options of VCC3V in supply. VSB3V No changeable options Detects and displays VSB3V voltage. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-11...
  • Page 63 Detects and displays the voltage level VCC5V No changeable options of VCC5V in supply. Detects and displays the voltage level VSB5V No changeable options of VSB5V in supply. Detects and displays the battery VBAT No changeable options voltage. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-12...

  • Page 64: Smart Fan Mode Configuration (Be-0981Rb Doesn't Support This Function)

    - Manual Duty Mode by the rule below: System Fan Smart Fan - Auto Duty-Cycle Mode • < 40°C: 40% Control (default) • 40~50°C: 40~50% • 50~60°C: 50~70% • 60~65°C: 70~100% • > 65°C: 100% BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-13...

  • Page 65: Smart Fan Mode Configuration - [Manual Duty Mode]

    - 30% - 40% - 50% Manual mode fan control. Users can Manual Duty Mode - 60% select expected duty cycle (PWM fan - 70% type). - 80% - 90% - Full Speed (default) BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-14...

  • Page 66: Advanced - F81846 Watchdog

    BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose - Disabled (default) Enables/Disables 81846 Watchdog Enable Watchdog - Enabled timer settings. Sets the timeout for Watchdog timer. Watchdog Timer Count (Numeric) 10 to 255 Watchdog Timer = 1sec * Count BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-15...

  • Page 67: Advanced - S5 Rtc Wake Settings

    • Fixed Time: The system will wake - Disabled (default) Wake system from S5 - Fixed Time on the time (hr::min::sec) specified. • Dynamic Time: The system will - Dynamic Time wake on the current time + increased minute(s). BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-16...

  • Page 68: S5 Rtc Wake Settings [Fixed Time]

    Sets a minute for a scheduled Wake up minute (Numeric) from 0 to 59 power-on event. Sets a second for a scheduled Wake up second (Numeric) from 0 to 59 power-on event. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-17...

  • Page 69: S5 Rtc Wake Settings [Dynamic Time]

    S5 RTC Wake Setting Screen (Dynamic Time) BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose Sets a period of time (in minutes) Wake up minute increase (Numeric) from 1 to 5 after which the board wakes up from S5 state. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-18...

  • Page 70: Advanced - Cpu Configuration

    CPU power management options. When enabled, a VMM can utilize the Intel Virtualization - Disabled additional hardware capabilities Technology - Enabled (default) provided by Vanderpool Technology. - Disabled (default) VT-d Enables/Disables CPU VT-d. - Enabled BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-19...

  • Page 71: Socket 0 Cpu Information

    L1 Data Cache No changeable options L1 Data Cache Size. L1 Code Cache No changeable options L1 Code Cache Size. L2 Cache No changeable options L2 Cache Size. L3 Cache No changeable options L3 Cache Size. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-20...

  • Page 72: Cpu Power Management Configuration

    Advanced > CPU Configuration > CPU Power Management Configuration CPU Power Management Configuration Screen BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose Enables/Disables Intel Speed Step - Disabled EIST feature for dynamic scaling processor - Enabled (default) frequency. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-21...

  • Page 73: Advanced - F81846 Super Io Configuration

    No changeable options Displays the super I/O chip model. Serial Port 1 Configuration Sub-Menu COM1 parameters. Serial Port 2 Configuration Sub-Menu COM2 parameters. Serial Port 3 Configuration Sub-Menu COM3 parameters. Serial Port 4 Configuration Sub-Menu COM4 parameters. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-22...

  • Page 74: F81846 Super Io Configuration - Serial Port 1 Configuration

    - IO=3F8h; IRQ=4 Allows users to change Device's - IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12; Resource settings. New settings will Change Settings - IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12; be reflected on this Setup Page after - IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12; System restarts. - IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12; BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-23...

  • Page 75: F81846 Super Io Configuration - Serial Port 2 Configuration

    - IO=2F8h; IRQ=3 Allows users to change Device's - IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12; Resource settings. New settings will Change Settings - IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12; be reflected on this Setup Page after - IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12; System restarts. - IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12; BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-24...

  • Page 76: F81846 Super Io Configuration - Serial Port 3 Configuration

    - IO=3E8h; IRQ=7 Allows users to change Device's - IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12; Resource settings. New settings will Change Settings - IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12; be reflected on this Setup Page after - IO=2F0h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12; System restarts. - IO=2E0h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12; BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-25...

  • Page 77: F81846 Super Io Configuration - Serial Port 4 Configuration

    - IO=2E8h; IRQ=10 Allows users to change Device's - IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12; Resource settings. New settings Change Settings - IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12; will be reflected on this Setup Page - IO=2F0h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12; after System restarts. - IO=2E0h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-26...

  • Page 78: Advanced - Usb Configuration

    - Floppy MASS STORAGE Optical drives are emulated as - Forced FDD DEVICES: [drive(s)] 'CD-ROM'. Drives with no media - Hard Disk will be emulated according to a - CD-ROM drive type. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-27...

  • Page 79: Advanced - Platform Trust Technology

    Advanced - Menu Path Advanced > Platform Trust Technology The Platform Trust Technology allows users to configure TPM settings. Platform Trust Technology Screen BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose - Disabled fTPM Enable/Disable fTPM.. Enabled (default) BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-28...

  • Page 80: Chipset

    This menu allows users to configure advanced Chipset settings such as North Bridge and South Bridge configuration parameters. Chipset Screen BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose North Bridge Sub-menu North Bridge Parameters. South Bridge Sub-menu South Bridge Parameters. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-29...

  • Page 81: Chipset - North Bridge

    "8192 MB (LPDDR3)". Memory Speed No changeable options Displays memory speed. Displays the current amount and type Memory Slot0 No changeable options of memory on each memory slot, e.g. "8192 MB (LPDDR3)". BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-30...

  • Page 82: Chipset - South Bridge

    Description/Purpose HD-Audio Configuration Sub-Menu HD-Audio configuration settings. LPSS Configuration Sub-Menu LPSS configuration settings. PCI Express Configuration Sub-Menu PCI Express configuration settings. SATA Drives Sub-Menu SATA Drives configuration settings. Miscellaneous Configuration Sub-Menu Miscellaneous configuration settings BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-31...

  • Page 83: South Bridge - Hd-Audio Configuration

    Chapter 5 BIOS Setup South Bridge - HD-Audio Configuration Menu Path Chipset > South Bridge > HD-Audio Configuration HD-Audio Configuration Screen BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose - Disabled HD-Audio Support Enables/Disables HD-Audio support. - Enabled (default) BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-32...

  • Page 84: South Bridge - Lpss Configuration

    Enables/Disables LPSS I2C #1 (D22:F0) - PCI Mode (default) support. - Standard Mode - Fast Mode (default) Set LPSS I2C #1 Speed Selects LPSS I2C #1 speed. - Fast Plus Mode - High Speed Mode BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-33...

  • Page 85: South Bridge - Pci Express Configuration

    PCI E Express Root Port 1 Sub-Menu PCIE RP3 parameters (I210 LAN). PCI E Express Root Port 2 Sub-Menu PCIE RP4 parameters (I210 LAN). PCI E Express Root Port 3 Sub-Menu PCIE RP5 parameters (Mini-PCIe). BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-34...
  • Page 86 Description/Purpose - Disable PCI Express Root Port 1 Enables/Disables PCIE root port 1 - Enable (I210 LAN) (I210 LAN). - Auto (default) - Auto (default) PCIe Speed - Gen1 Configures PCIe speed. - Gen2 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-35...
  • Page 87 Description/Purpose - Disable PCI Express Root Port 2 Enables/Disables PCIE root port 2 - Enable (I210 LAN) (I210 LAN). - Auto (default) - Auto (default) PCIe Speed - Gen1 Configures PCIe speed. - Gen2 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-36...
  • Page 88 Description/Purpose - Disable PCI E Express Root Port 3 Enables/Disables PCIE root port 3 - Enable (Mini-PCIe) (Mini PCIe). - Auto (default) - Auto (default) PCIe Speed - Gen1 Configures PCIe speed. - Gen2 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-37...

  • Page 89: South Bridge - Sata Drives

    Enables/Disables SATA port 0. - Enabled (default) Displays SATA drive branding SATA Port 1 No changeable options information if device exists on port 1. - Disabled Port 1 Enables/Disables SATA port 1. - Enabled (default) BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-38...

  • Page 90: South Bridge - Miscellaneous Configuration

    Win 8/8.1/10 don't support WOL - Disable Wake On Lan from hybrid shutdown state (S4). If - Enable (default) you want to support WOL from classic shutdown state (S5), please turn off 'fast startup' feature in OS. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-39...

  • Page 91: Security

    Setup utility than a user. Heed that a user password does not provide access to most of the features in the Setup utility. Security Screen BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose Password can be 3-20 Specifies the administrator Administrator Password alphanumeric characters. password. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-40...
  • Page 92 <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. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-41...

  • Page 93: Boot

    • Off: Disables the NumLock function after the system is powered on. When quite boot is enabled, it - Disabled (default) Quiet Boot displays AMI or OEM logo (if - Enabled implemented) instead of POST BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-42...
  • Page 94 - Disabled (default) Enables or Disables Fast Boot Fast Boot - Enabled Options. -Windows (default) OS Selection -Android Selects the target OS. -Intel Linux - [Drive(s)] Boot Option #1~#n Sets the system boot order. - Disabled BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-43...

  • Page 95: Save & Exit

    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 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-44...
  • Page 96 Save the changes done so far as User Save as User Defaults No changeable options Defaults. Restore 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)]. BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: 5-45...

  • Page 97: Appendix A Technical Summary

    This appendix will give you a brief introduction of the allocation maps for BE-0981 resources. The following topics are included: • BE-0981 Block Diagram • Interrupt Map • I/O Map • Memory Map • Configuring WatchDog Timer • Flash BIOS Update BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL Page: A-1...

  • Page 98: Be-0981 Block Diagram

    RS232 F81846AD-I RS-232 LOW PIN COUNT COM3/4 support 5V/12V (Super IO) SATA x1 COM 2 SATA3.0 RS232/422/485 BOARD ID SATA3.0 mSATA x1 FOR BIOS VERSION DETECT Mini PCI-E Slot (BE-0981RB default : 0001) USB2.0 Page: A-2 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 99: Interrupt Map

    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 Page: A-3 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 100 IRQ 91 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 92 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 93 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 94 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 95 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 96 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 97 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System Page: A-4 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 101 IRQ 118 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 119 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 120 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 121 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 122 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 123 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 124 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System Page: A-5 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 102 IRQ 145 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 146 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 147 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 148 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 149 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 150 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 151 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System Page: A-6 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 103 IRQ 172 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 173 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 174 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 175 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 176 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 177 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 178 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System Page: A-7 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 104 IRQ 199 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System 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 Page: A-8 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 105 IRQ 277 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 278 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 279 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 280 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 281 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 282 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 283 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System Page: A-9 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 106 IRQ 304 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 305 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 306 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 307 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 308 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 309 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 310 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System Page: A-10 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 107 IRQ 331 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 332 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 333 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 334 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 335 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 336 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 337 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System Page: A-11 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 108 IRQ 358 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 359 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 360 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 361 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 362 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 363 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 364 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System Page: A-12 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 109 IRQ 385 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 386 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System 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 Page: A-13 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 110 IRQ 412 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 413 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 414 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 415 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 416 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 417 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 418 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System Page: A-14 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 111 IRQ 439 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 440 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 441 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 442 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 443 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 444 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 445 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System Page: A-15 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 112 IRQ 466 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 467 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 468 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 469 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 470 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 471 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 472 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System Page: A-16 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 113 IRQ 493 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 494 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 495 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 496 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 497 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 498 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System IRQ 499 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System Page: A-17 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 114 Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network Connection IRQ 4294967287 Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network Connection IRQ 4294967288 Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network Connection IRQ 4294967289 Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller - 1.0 (Microsoft) IRQ 4294967290 Intel(R) Trusted Execution Engine Interface Page: A-18 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 115 Express Root Port - 5AD9 IRQ 4294967294 Intel(R) Celeron(R)/Pentium(R) Processor PCI Express Root Port - 5AD8 Note: These resource information were gathered using Windows 10 (the IRQ could be assigned differently depending on OS). Page: A-19 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 116: I/O Map

    0x00000067-0x00000067 Motherboard resources 0x00000070-0x00000070 Motherboard resources 0x00000070-0x00000070 System CMOS/real time clock 0x00000078-0x00000CF7 PCI Express Root Complex 0x00000080-0x0000008F Motherboard resources 0x00000092-0x00000092 Motherboard resources 0x000000A0-0x000000A1 Programmable interrupt controller 0x000000A4-0x000000A5 Programmable interrupt controller 0x000000A8-0x000000A9 Programmable interrupt controller Page: A-20 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 117 0x0000164E-0x0000164F Motherboard resources 0x0000D000-0x0000DFFF Intel(R) Celeron(R)/Pentium(R) Processor PCI Express Root Port - 5AD9 0x0000E000-0x0000EFFF Intel(R) Celeron(R)/Pentium(R) Processor PCI Express Root Port - 5AD8 0x0000F000-0x0000F03F Intel(R) HD Graphics 0x0000F040-0x0000F05F Intel(R) Celeron(R)/Pentium(R) Processor SMBUS - 5AD4 Page: A-21 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 118: Memory Map

    Connection #2 0x91180000-0x911FFFFF Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network Connection 0x9117C000-0x9117FFFF Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network Connection 0x91200000-0x912FFFFF Intel(R) Celeron(R)/Pentium(R) Processor PCI Express Root Port - 5AD8 0xFED00000-0xFED003FF High precision event timer 0x9131D000-0x9131DFFF Intel(R) Trusted Execution Engine Interface Page: A-22 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 119 PCI Express Root Port - 5AD9 0x91318000-0x91318FFF Intel(R) Serial IO I2C Host Controller - 5AAC 0x91317000-0x91317FFF Intel(R) Serial IO I2C Host Controller - 5AAC 0x7B800001-0x7BFFFFFF PCI Express Root Complex 0x7C000001-0x7FFFFFFF PCI Express Root Complex Page: A-23 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 120: Configuring Watchdog Timer

    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. Page: A-24 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 121 ;---------------------------------Enable Watch dog feature ------------------------------ dx, al dx, al ; ---------------- Set timeout interval as 30seconds and start counting -------------- dx, al dx, al ;------------------------------- Enable Watch PME-------------------------------------------- dx, al Page: A-25 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 122 Appendix A Technical Summary dx, al ;-------------------------- Set second as counting unit -------------------------------------- dx, al dx, al ;-------------------------- Start the watchdog timer -------------------------------------- dx, al ;---------------------------------Exit the extended function mode ------------------------- dx, al Page: A-26 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

  • Page 123: Flash Bios Update

    (4) Select [Boot] menu. (5) Select [Hard Drive BBS Priorities] and set the USB bootable device as the 1st boot device. (6) Press F4 to save the configuration and exit the BIOS setup menu. Page: A-27 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 124 ?” to see all the definition of each control options. The recommended options for BIOS ROM update include following parameters: Program main BIOS image. /B: Program Boot Block. /N: Program NVRAM. /X: Don’t check ROM ID. Page: A-28 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 125 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. Page: A-29 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 126 Appendix A Technical Summary Page: A-30 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...
  • Page 127 14. OS support has been changed to Windows 10 in chapter 4-2. 15. The “BIOS Message” section in Chapter 5 BIOS Setup has been deleted. 16. The BE-0981 Block Diagram in Appendix A Technical Summary was revised. Page: A-31 BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL...

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