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MX3150N
Mini-ITX Motherboard
User Manual
Version 1.0
www.bcmcom.com

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  • Page 1 MX3150N Mini-ITX Motherboard User Manual Version 1.0 www.bcmcom.com...
  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    Version 1.0 Copyright©2015. All rights reserved. Copyright Notice: No part of this documentation may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of us. Products and corporate names appearing in this documentation may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners’...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Introduction ............5 1.1 Package Contents ............5 1.2 Specifications ..............6 1.3 Motherboard Layout ............8 1.4 I/O Panel ................ 10 2 Installation ............11 2.1 Screw Holes ..............11 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ........... 11 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) ....12 2.4 Expansion Slot ...............
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  • Page 5: Introduction

    If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using. 1.1 Package Contents MX3150N Motherboard (Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm) 1 x Regular I/O Shield 1 x Low Profile I/O Shield...
  • Page 6: Specifications

    1.2 Specifications Form Dimensions Mini-ITX (6.7-in x 6.7-in) Factor ® ® Intel Celeron N3150 SoC 6W TDP processor Core Number Processor Max Speed 2.08 GHz System L2 Cache Chipset ® BIOS 64Mb SPI BIOS 1 x PCIe x1 slot Expansion Mini-PCIe 1 (full/half size) Slot...
  • Page 7 3 x USB 3.0 (1 x 2.00 pitch header, 1 x Vertical Type A) 2 x USB 2.0 (1 x 2.54 pitch header) LVDS/ Inverter 1 x RS-232/422/485, 3 x RS-232 (4 x 2.00 Serial pitch header) Internal SATA 1 x SATA3 (6.0Gb/s) Connector mPCIe Parallel...
  • Page 8: Motherboard Layout

    1.3 Motherboard Layout DC_JACK1 ATX12V1 HDMI1 LAN1 JGPIO_SET1 LAN2 JGPIO_PWR1 CPU_FAN1 CHA_FAN1 BLT_PWM1 JGPIO1 USB 3.0 CMOS T: USB1 B: USB0 Battery SATA_PWR1 BLT_PWR1 USB 3.0 T: USB3 B: USB2 SATA3_1 HD_AUDIO1 BIOS LOUT1 Chip BUZZ1 SPI1 COM1 COM3 USB2_3 MIC1 USB3_H_0_1 COM2...
  • Page 9 1 : 4-pin ATX Power Input/Output Connector 2 : GPIO Default Setting 3 : Chassis Intrusion Headers 4 : Digital Input/Output Power Select 5 : Digital Input/Output Pin Header 6 : 4-Pin Chassis FAN Connector (+12V) 7 : 4-Pin CPU FAN Connector (+12V) 8 : SATA Power Connector 9 : SPI Connector 10 : COM1, 2, 3, 4 Headers...
  • Page 10: I/O Panel

    1.4 I/O Panel DC Jack LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN2)* DisplayPort (DP1) USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_0_1) DisplayPort (DP2) USB 3.0 Ports (USB3_2_3) HDMI Port (HDMI1) Line out (Green) LAN RJ-45 Port (LAN1)* Microphone (Pink) * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.
  • Page 11: Installation

    Chapter 2: Installation This is a Mini-ITX form factor (6.7" x 6.7", 17.0 x 17.0 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.
  • Page 12: Installation Of Memory Modules (So-Dimm)

    2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) MX3150N motherboard provides two 204-pin DDR3 (Double Data Rate 3) SO- DIMM slots, which support Dual Channel DDR3L (low voltage). 1. If you install one memory module only, please install it on DDR3_A1. 2. It is not allowed to install a DDR or DDR2 memory module into a DDR3 slot;...
  • Page 13: Expansion Slot

    2.4 Expansion Slots (mini-PCIe, mini-SATA and PCI Express Slots) There is 1 mini-PCIe slot, 1 mini-SATA slot and 1 PCI Express slot on this mother- board. mini-PCIe slot: MINI_PCIE1 (mini-PCIe slot; half size) is used for PCI Express mini cards. mini-SATA slot: MINI_SATA1 (mini-SATA slot;...
  • Page 14: Jumpers Setup

    2.5 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”...
  • Page 15 GPIO Default Setting 1-2: Pull-High 2-3: Pull-Low (3-pin JGPIO_SET1) (see p.8 No. 2)
  • Page 16: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! SATA3 Connector This Serial ATA3 (SATA3) connector supports (SATA3_1: see p.8, No.
  • Page 17: Chassis Fan Connector

    HDLED (Hard Drive Activity LED): Connect to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data. The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc.
  • Page 18: Cpu Fan Connector

    CPU Fan Connector Please connect the CPU fan cable to the connector and (4-pin CPU_FAN1) match the black wire to the (see p.8 No. 7) +12V FAN_SPEED FAN_SPEED_CONTROL ground pin. Though this motherboard provides 4-Pin CPU fan (Quiet Fan) support, the 3-Pin CPU fan still can work successfully even without the fan speed control function.
  • Page 19 SATA Power Connector (SATA_PWR1) (see p.8 No. 8) Chassis Intrusion Headers This motherboard supports CASE OPEN detection feature (2-pin CI1, CI2: see p.8, No. 3) that detects if the chassis cover has been removed. This feature requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design.
  • Page 20 SPDIF Header (3-pin SPDIF1: see p.8, No. 18) USB 3.0 Connector There is one USB 3.0 connector on this (9-pin USB3_H_0_1) motherboard. This USB 3.0 (see p.8 No. 17) connector can support two USB ports. Vertical Type A USB3.0 Port There is one Vertical Type A USB 3.0 port on this (USB3_H_2)
  • Page 21: Uefi Setup Utility

    Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP UTILITY. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press <F2>...
  • Page 22: Navigation Keys

    3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key. Navigation Key(s) Function Description Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Moves cursor up or down to select items + / - To change option for the selected items <Enter>...
  • Page 23: Advanced Screen

    3.3 Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configu- ration, Chipset Configuration, Storage Configuration, Super IO Configuration, ACPI Configuration, USB Configuration and Trusted Computing. Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction.
  • Page 24: Cpu Configuration

    3.3.1 CPU Configuration Intel SpeedStep Technology Intel SpeedStep technology is Intel’s new power saving technology. Pro- cessors can switch between multiple frequencies and voltage points to en- able power saving. The default value is [Enabled]. Configuration options: ® [Enabled] and [Disabled]. If you install Windows 8 / 8.1 and want to en- able this function, please set this item to [Enabled].
  • Page 25: Chipset Configuration

    3.3.2 Chipset Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [Onboard] or [PCI Express] as the boot graphic adapter priority. The default value is [PCI Express]. Share Memory Configure the size of memory that is allocated to the integrated graphics processor when the system boots up.
  • Page 26: Storage Configuration

    3.3.3 Storage Configuration SATA Controller(s) Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller feature. SATA Mode Selection Use this to select SATA mode. Configuration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode] and [Disabled]. The default value is [AHCI Mode]. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) supports NCQ and other new features that will improve SATA disk perfor- mance but IDE mode does not have these advantages.
  • Page 27: Super Io Configuration

    3.3.4 Super IO Configuration COM1 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM1. Select COM1 port type: [RS232], [RS422] or [RS485]. COM2 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM2. COM3 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM3. COM4 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM4.
  • Page 28: Acpi Configuration

    3.3.5 ACPI Configuration Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to- RAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is [Enabled].
  • Page 29: Usb Configuration

    3.3.6 USB Configuration Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto] and [UEFI Setup Only]. The default value is [Auto]. Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options: [Enabled] - Enables support for legacy USB.
  • Page 30: Trusted Computing

    3.3.7 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device.
  • Page 31: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

    3.4 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage. CPU_FAN1 Setting This allows you to set CPU_FAN1’s speed.
  • Page 32: Security Screen

    3.5 Security Screen In this section, you may set, change or clear the supervisor/user password for the system. Supervisor Password Set or change the password for the administrator account. Only the ad- ministrator has authority to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password.
  • Page 33: Boot Screen

    3.6 Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to config- ure the boot settings and the boot priority. Fast Boot Fast Boot minimizes your computer’s boot time. There are three con- figuration options: [Disabled], [Fast] and [Ultra Fast].
  • Page 34 CSM (Compatibility Support Module) Enable to launch the Compatibility Support Module. Please do not disable ® unless you’re running a WHCK test. If you are using Windows 8 64-bit and all of your devices support UEFI, you may also disable CSM for faster boot speed.
  • Page 35: Exit Screen

    3.7 Exit Screen Reset System with ME disable Mode ME will run into the temporary disable mode. Ignore it if ME Ignition FW. Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save configuration changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY.

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