Commell FS-A79 User Manual

FS-A79

PICMG 1.3 Full-size CPU card

User’s Manual

Edition 1.0
2018/10/30

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Copyright

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1 x VGA Cable

(OALVGA-S-7) / (1040556)

Packing List:

Please check the package content before you starting using the board.

1 x FS-A79 PICMG 1.3 Full-size CPU Card motherborad

1 x PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse cable

(OALPS2/MKN) / (1040551)

1 x Audio cable

(OALPJ-HD) / (1040120)

1 x COM Port cable

(OAL2S) / (1040047)

2 x SATA Cable

(OALSATA3-L) / (1040529)

OPTIONAL:

1 x USB2.0 Cable

(OALUSBA-1) / (1040172)

1 x Driver CD and Mini card screw

(Including User’s Manual)

1 x DVI module with bracket

BADPDVIP_A&OALDVI-DF13)/

(4120008021&1040483)

1 x USB3.1 Cable with bracket

(OALUSB3.1)/(1040660)

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Index

Chapter 1 <Introduction>............................................................... 4

1.1 <Product Overview>............................................................ 4

1.2 <Product Specification> ...................................................... 5

1.3 <Block Diagram>.................................................................6

Chapter 2 <Hardware setup>......................................................... 7

2.1 <Connector Location and Reference> ................................ 7

2.1.1 <Internal connectors list> ..........................................8

2.1.2 <External connectors list>.........................................8

2.2 <CPU and Memory Setup> .................................................9

2.2.1 <CPU installation> ....................................................9

2.2.2 <Memory Setup> .................................................... 10

2.3 <Jumper Location and Reference> ................................... 11

2.3.1 <Jumper list> .......................................................... 11

2.3.2 <Clear CMOS and Power on type selection>..........12

2.4 <I/O interface> ..................................................................12

2.4.1 <Serial ATA interface>............................................. 12

2.4.2 <Ethernet interface>................................................ 13

2.4.3 <Display interface> .................................................13

2.4.4 <Serial Port interface> ............................................ 17

2.4.5 <USB interface>...................................................... 19

2.4.6 <Audio interface>.................................................... 20

2.4.7 <Expansion slot>..................................................... 21

2.4.8 <Front panel switch and indicator> ......................... 22

2.4.9 <GPIO and Other interface> ...................................23

2.5 <Power supply> ................................................................ 26

2.5.1 <Power input>......................................................... 26

Appendix A <Flash BIOS> ........................................................... 27

Appendix B <LCD Panel Type select> ........................................ 28

Appendix C <Programmable Watch Dog Timer>....................... 30

Appendix D <Hardware Monitor>................................................ 32

Appendix E <Programmable GPIO> ........................................... 33

Appendix F <RAID Setting>......................................................... 34

Contact information .....................................................................35

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Chapter 1 <Introduction>

1.1 <Product Overview>

FS-A79 is PICMG 1.3 Full-size CPU Card motherborad which supports 8th generation

Intel® Core™, Pentium® and Celeron® processor families (Coffee Lake S) with Intel®

Q370 Chipset, integrated HD Graphics , DDR4 memory, Realtek High Definition Audio, Intel

Gigabit LAN, Serial ATA3

Intel Coffee Lake-S Processor with Intel® Q370 Chipset

8th generation Intel® Core™, Pentium® and Celeron® processor families are new

generation and multi-core processor built on 14 nanometer process.

It provides new Graphics support 3 independent 4K UHD displays, Memory is support up to

32GB of DDR4, better performance, flexibility and more enhanced security that is suitable

for a variety of intelligent systems the ideal choice.

Flexible Expansion Interface

It includes 1 x Minicard slot, 2 x RS232/RS485/RS422, 4 x RS232, 6 x USB3.1 Gen2, 4 x

USB2.0. Support 4 x PCI, 1 x PCIe X16, and 1 x PCIe X4 / 4 x PCIe X1.

Coffee Lake only support Windows10 64bit, Linux

Intel only support Windows 10 64bit. It may lose some drivers if you use other Windows

version.

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1.2 <Product Specification>

System

Processor

8th generation Intel® Core™, Pentium® and Celeron® processor ,
FCLGA1151 package (Support up to 65W TDP)

Chipset

Intel® Q370

Memory

2 x DDR4 DIMM 2666 MHz up to 32GB,
Support Non-ECC, unbuffered memory only
(Core i3, Pentium, Celeron CPU support 2400 MHz only)

Watchdog Timer

Generates a system reset with internal timer for 1min/s ~ 255min/s

Real Time Clock

Chipset integrated RTC with onboard lithium battery

Expansion

1 x MiniPCIe (support mSATA), 1 x SIM slot, 1 x PCIe X16 slot
1 x PCIe X4 slot or 4 x PCIe X1 slot (optional)
4 x PCI slot

Graphics

Chipset

Intel® UHD Graphics

Display Interface

2 x DVI, 1 x DisplayPort
1 x LVDS, 1 x VGA

LAN

Chip

1 x Intel® I219-LM Gigabit PHY LAN (Support iAMT12.0)
1 x Intel® I210-AT Gigabit LAN

I/O

Serial ATA

3 x SATA3

Audio

Realtek ALC262 HD Audio

Internal I/O

3 x SATA3, 4 x RS232, 2 x RS232/422/485
4 x USB2.0, 6 x USB3.1 Gen2, 1 x LVDS, 1 x LPC, 1 x LCD inverter,
1 x GPIO, 1 x Audio, 1 x SMBUS, 1 x VGA

Rear I/O

1 x DisplayPort, 1 x PS/2 , 2 x LAN,

Mechanical & Environmental

Power Requirement

Need Backplane from Standard 24-pin ATX power supply (20-pin is
compatible) and P4 4-pin 12V(Onboard)

Size & Thickness

338mm x 126mm (L x W)

Temperature

Operating within 0°C~60°C (32°F~140°F)
Storage within -20°C~80°C (-4°F~176°F)

Relative Humidity

10%~90%, non-condensing

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1.3 <Block Diagram>

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Chapter 2 <Hardware setup>

2.1 <Connector Location and Reference>

CN_12V

CPUFAN SYSFAN

DDR4_A

DDR4_B

CN_LVDS

CN _USB2-1
CN _USB2-2

CN _USB3-1
CN _USB3-2
CN _USB3-3

SATA3-1
SATA3-2
SATA3-3

CN_DIO

SIMM

CN_LPC
CN_SMBUS

JFRNT

CN_AUDIO

MINI_CARD

CN_DVI2

CN_DVI1

CN_COM6
CN_COM5
CN_COM4
CN_COM3
CN_COM2
CN_COM1

CN_INV

CN_CRT

PS2 I210-AT I219-LM Display port

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2.1.1 <Internal connectors list>

Connector

Function

DDR4_A/B

288-pin DDR4 DIMM slot

SATA3-1/2/3

7-pin Serial ATA3 connector

CN_AUDIO

5 x 2-pin audio pin header

CN_LPC

6 x 2-pin LPC pin header

CN_LVDS

20 x 2-pin LVDS connector

CN_INV

5-pin LCD inverter connector

CN_SMBUS

5-pin SMBus connector

CN_COM 1/2

9-pin RS232/RS422/RS485 connector

CN_COM 3/4/5/6

9-pin RS232 connector

CN_USB 2-1/2-2

5 x 2-pin USB2.0 pin header

CN_USB 3-1/3-2/3-3

10 x 2-pin USB3.1 pin header

CN_DIO

6 x 2-pin digital I/O connector

CN_CRT

16-pin VGA connector

CN_DVI 1/2

20-pin DVI connector

CPUFAN

4-pin CPU fan connector

SYSFAN

4-pin system fan connector

JFRNT

14-pin front panel switch/indicator connector

MINI_CARD

52-pin MiniPCIe card slot

CN_12V

4-pin power input Terminal Block

SIMM

6-pin socket

2.1.2 <External connectors list>

Connector

Function

DisplayPort

DisplayPort connector

PS/2

PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector

LAN

RJ45 connector

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2.2 <CPU and Memory Setup>

2.2.1 <CPU installation>

FS-A79 has a LGA1151 CPU socket onboard; please check following steps to install the

processor properly.

Attention If FS-A79 needs RMA please Keep CPU socket cover on the CPU Socket.

Warning If CPU Socket internal Pin damage We could not provide warranty.

1. Lift this bar

2. Uncover this plate

8th generation Intel® Core™, Pentium® and Celeron®

processor , FCLGA1151 package

Checked point

3. Place the CPU on the top of the pins

4. Cover this plate

5. Lock this bar

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2.2.2 <Memory Setup>

FS-A79 has two 288-pin DDR4 DIMM support up to 32GB of memory capacity and 1.2

Voltage. The memory frequency supports 2666 MHz. Only Non-ECC memory is supported.

(Core i3, Pentium, Celeron CPU support 2400 MHz only)

Please check the pin number to match the socket side well

before installing memory module.

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2.3 <Jumper Location and Reference>

2.3.1 <Jumper list>

Jumper

Function

JAT

Power mode select

JRTC

CMOS Normal/Clear Setting

JVLCD

Panel Voltage Setting

JMSATA

MiniCard MSATA Setting

JCSEL1

COM1 RS-232 RS422 RS485 Setting

JCSEL2

COM2 RS-232 RS422 RS485 Setting

JCSEL3

COM1 RS-232 RS422 RS485 Setting

JCSEL4

COM2 RS-232 RS422 RS485 Setting

JVSATA

Set 5V to SATA3-3 pin 7 (For SATADOM)

JVUSB

USB3-1/2/3 Voltage Setting

JP1

COM1 Voltage Setting (For Pin 9)

JP2

COM2 Voltage Setting (For Pin 9)

JVLCD JVUSB

JVSATA

JMSATA

JAT

JRTC

JCSEL1
JCSEL2

JCSEL4

JCSEL3

JP2
JP1

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2.3.2 <Clear CMOS and Power on type selection>

The board’s data of CMOS can be setting in BIOS. If the board refuses to boot due to

inappropriate CMOS settings, here is how to proceed to clear (reset) the CMOS to its

default values.

JAT: AT/ATX mode select jumper

Jumper settings

Function

1-2

AT mode

2-3

ATX mode (Default)

JRTC: Clear CMOS data jumper

Jumper settings

Function

1-2

Clear CMOS

2-3

Normal (Default)

2.4 <I/O interface>

2.4.1 <Serial ATA interface>

SATA 1/2/3: SATA3 7-pin connector

JVSATA: SATA3/SATADOM mode select jumper (change pin7 to 5V)

Jumper settings

Function

1-2

SATA3-3 SATADOM

2-3

SATA3-3 SATA3 (Default)

Pin

Signal

1

GND

2

TX+

3

TX-

4

GND

5

RX-

6

RX+

7

GND

7

1

SATA3-1

SATA3-2

SATA3-3

JVSATA

JRTC

1

3

JAT

1

3

1

3

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2.4.2 <Ethernet interface>

The board provide I219-LM PHY Gigabit Ethernet and I210-AT Gigabit Ethernet on

rear I/O.Intel I219-LM and I210 supports operation at 10/100/1000 Mb/s data rates,

with IEEE802.3 compliance and Wake-On-LAN supported.

2.4.3 <Display interface>

Based on the 8th Gen CPU with built-in UHD Graphics 630, VGA and DVI up to

1920x1080@60Hz, DisplayPort up to 4096x2304@60Hz , HDMI up to

4096x2304@24Hz on rear IO. About the internal Display, LVDS (PTN3460) up to

1920x1200@60Hz support 18/24-bit color depth and single/dual channel. About

select LCD Panel Type in BIOS, please refer Appendix B.

The built-in HD Graphics support triple display function with clone mode and

extended mode.

I219-LM

I210-AT

DP

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CN_LVDS

JVLCD

1392

40

1

2

5

6

CN_CRT

15

16

2

1

5

1

CN_INV

CN_DVI2

20

2

19

1

20

2

19

1
CN_DVI1

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CN_CRT: VGA 16-pin connector (Pitch 2.00 mm)

Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1BR2

BG

3BB4

NC

5

IOGND1

6

IOGND1

7

IOGND1

8

IOGND1

9NC10

IOGND1

11NC12

5VCDA

13

5HSYNC

14

5VSYNC

15

5VCLK

16

NC

CN_LVDS: LVDS 40-pin connector (Model: HIROSE DF13-40DP-1.25V compatible)

Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

2

Set by JVLCD

1

Set by JVLCD

4

Detect (Active low)

3

GND

6

A_LVDS_0-

5

B_LVDS_0-

8

A_LVDS_0+

7

B_LVDS_0+

10

GND9GND

12

A_LVDS_1-

11

B_LVDS_1-

14

A_LVDS_1+

13

B_LVDS_1+

16

GND15GND

18

A_LVDS_2-

17

B_LVDS_2-

20

A_LVDS_2+

19

B_LVDS_2+

22

GND21GND

24

A_LVDS_CLK-

23

B_LVDS_3-

26

A_LVDS_CLK+

25

B_LVDS_3+

28

GND27GND

30

A_LVDS_3-

29

B_LVDS_CLK-

32

A_LVDS_3+

31

B_LVDS_CLK+

34

GND33GND

36

LVDS_DDCSCL

35

NC

38

LVDS_DDCSDA

37

NC

40NC39

NC

Pin4 only need to be connected to GND

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CN_INV: LVDS 5-pin Backlight power connector

Pin

Signal

1

12V

2

Backlight Control

3

GND

4

GND

5

Enable Backlight

JVLCD: LVDS panel power select jumper

Jumper settings

Function

1-2

3.3V (Default)

3-4

5V

5-6

12V

CN_DVI1/2: 20-pin header

Pin Number

Assignment

Pin Number

Assignment

1

+5V

2

N/C

3

HPD

4

Ground

5

TMDSTX0N

6

TMDSTX0P

7

Ground

8

TMDSTX1N

9

TMDSTX1P

10

Ground

11

TMDSTX2N

12

TMDSTX2P

13

Ground

14

TMDSTXCN

15

TMDSTXCP

16

Ground

17

DVI_DA

18

DVI_SL

19

N/C

20

N/C

*Support DVI to HDMI Converter

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2.4.4 <Serial Port interface>

COM1: RS232/422/485 9-pin header

Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

DCD/ 422TX-/ 485-

2

RXD/ 422TX+/ 485+

3

TXD/ 422RX+

4

DTR/ 422RX-

5

GND

6

DSR

7

RTS

8

CTS

9

Set by JP1

Note: Use JCSEL1 and JCSEL3 select communication mode

162

5

JCSEL1

3

2

1

4

3

2

1

4

JCSEL2

11

2

1

12

JCSEL4

1121

12

JCSEL3

1

6

2

5

JP2

JP1

2

1109

CN_COM1/2/3/4/5/6

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COM2: RS232/422/485 9-pin header

Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

DCD/ 422TX-/ 485-

2

RXD/ 422TX+/ 485+

3

TXD/ 422RX+

4

DTR/ 422RX-

5

GND

6

DSR

7

RTS

8

CTS

9

Set by JP2

Note: Use JCSEL2 and JCSEL4 select communication mode

COM3/4/5/6: RS232 9-pin header

Pin

Description

Pin

Description

1

DCD

2

RXD
3

TXD

4

DTR
5

GND

6

DSR
7

RTS

8

CTS
9

RI

JCSEL1 / 3, JCSEL 2/ 4: For configure COM1 &COM2 communication mode

Function

JCSEL3/ JCSEL4

JCSEL1/ JCSEL2

RS232

(Default)

RS485

RS422

RS-485 cable modification:
Com1 RTX- Data- : short Pin1& Pin4
Com1 RTX+ Data+ : short Pin2& Pin3
Com2 RTX- Data- : short Pin1& Pin4
Com2 RTX+ Data+ : short Pin2& Pin3

11

2

1

12

1

2

3

4

11

2

1

12

11

2

1

12

123

4

1

2

3

4

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2.4.5 <USB interface>

CN_USB 2-1/2-2: USB2.0 10-pin header (Pitch 2.54 mm)

Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

5VSB

2

5VSB

3

DATA0-

4

DATA1-

5

DATA0+

6

DATA1+

7

GND

8

GND

9

GND

10

Key

CN_USB3-1/3-2/3-3: USB3.1 20-pin header (Pitch 2.00 mm)

Pin

Description

Pin

Description

1

VCC (5V_SB/ 5V)

20

NC
2

USB3.1_RX0-

19

VCC (5V_SB/ 5V)
3

USB3.1_RX0+

18

USB3.1_RX1­4

Ground

17

USB3.1_RX1+
5

USB3.1_TX0-

16

Ground
6

USB3.1_TX0+

15

USB3.1_TX1­7

Ground

14

USB3.1_TX1+
8

Data0-

13

Ground
9

Data0+

12

Data1­10NC11

Data1+

CN_USB3-1/2/3

11

20

1

10

561

2

JVUSB

9

2

1

10

CN_USB2-1/2

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JVUSB: 6-pin Power select jumper

Pin

Description

1-3 & 2-4

5V_SB (Default)

3-5 & 4-6

5V

1.Effective patterns of connection: 1-3 & 2-4 or 3-5 & 4-6

2.JVUSB can control CN_USB3-1/2/3

2.4.6 <Audio interface>

CN_AUDIO: Front panel audio 10-pin header (Pitch 2.54mm)

Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

MIC_L

2

GND

3

MIC_R

4

NC

5

FP_OUT_R

6

MIC_DETECT

7

SENSE

8

Key

9

FP_OUT_L

10

FP_OUT_DETECT

CN_AUDIO

1

10

2

9

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2.4.7 <Expansion slot>

MINI_CARD have some special design to compatible our mini-PCIe card. (ex:

MPX-574D2, MPX-210D2 etc)

MINI_CARD support mSATA by JMSATA, and connect SIM card with

3G module.

JMSATA: Setting MINI_CARD to support PCIe/mSATA

Jumper settings

Function

1-2

Support mSATA

2-3

Normal operation (Default)

1

3

JMSATA

MINI_CARD

SIMM

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2.4.8 <Front panel switch and indicator>

JFRNT: Front panel switch and indicator 14-pin header (Pitch 2.54mm)

Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

HDD_LED+

2

Power_LED+

3

HDD_LED-

4

NC

5

Reset+

6

Power_LED-

7

Reset-

8

Speaker+

9

Key10NC

11

Power_ON+

12

NC

13

Power_ON-

14

Speaker-

JFRNT

1142

13

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2.4.9 <GPIO and Other interface>

CPUFAN

4

1

SYSFAN

5

1

CN_DIO

2

11

12

1

CN_SMBUS

4

1

2

11

12

1

CN_LPC

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When using GPIO function

Press Delete to enter BIOS Setup menu
On Front Page screen, click Setup Utility
On Advenced screen, click SIO NCT6116D,then click GPIO 4 Configuration

Internal Resistance: Select output type, Push pull or Open drain
Input/Output mode: Select GPIO pin mode, Input or Output
Pei Phase output value: GPIO output value in BIOS pei phase
Dxe Phase output value: GPIO output value in BIOS dxe phase

As Input: TTL-level.

GPIO DC characteristics

Parameter

SYM

MIN

TYP

MAX

UNIT

Conditions

Input Low Voltage

VIL0.8

V

Input High Voltage

VIH2.0

V

Output Low Voltage

VOL0.4

V

IOL =12mA

Input High Leakage

I

LIH

+10

μA

VIN =3.3V

Input Low Leakage

I

LIL

-10

μA

VIN =0V

Please refer to Appendix E to program the configuration register

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CN_DIO: GPIO 12-pin header (Pitch 2.00mm)

Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

GND

2

GND

3

GP40

4

GP44

5

GP41

6

GP45

7

GP42

8

GP46

9

GP43

10

GP47

115V12

12V

CN_LPC: LPC 12-pin header (Pitch 2.00mm)

Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

CLK

2

RST

3

-LFRAME

4

LAD3

5

LAD2

6

LAD1

7

LAD0

8

3.3V

9

SERIRQ

10

GND

11

3.3VSB

12

NC

CN_SMBUS: SMBus 5-pin connector (Pitch 2.54mm)

Pin1234

5

Signal

5V

NC

SMBDAT

SMBCLK

GND

CPUFAN: CPU cooler fan 4-pin connector

Pin1234

Signal

GND

12V

Sensor

Control

SYSFAN: System cooler fan 4-pin connector

Pin1234

Signal

GND

12V

Sensor

Control

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2.5 <Power supply>

2.5.1 <Power input>

CN_12V: ATX12V 4-pin connector

Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

1

GND

2

GND

3

12V

4

12V

4

3

2

1

CN_12V

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Appendix A <Flash BIOS>

A.1 <Flash tool>

The board is based on Insyde BIOS and can be updated easily by the BIOS

auto flash tool. You can download the tool online at the address below:

FPT Tool

The tool’s file name is “FPT.exe”, it’s the utility that can write the data into the

BIOS flash chip and update the BIOS.

A.2 <Flash BIOS process>

1. Press Del to Enter BIOS Menu

2. On Front Page screen, click Setup Utility

3. On Advenced screen, click PCH-IO Configuration,then click Security

Configuration

4. Set BIOS Lock to [Disabled], then save changes.

5. Please make a boot-able Disk which could booting into DOS environment.

6. Un-zip attached files and copy it into boot-able Disk.

7. Power on the system and flash the BIOS under the DOS environment.

The instruction will be "C:/fpt_-savemac_-f_XXXX.BIN"

Note: a. Underscore means Space

b. xxxx.bin means the BIOS file that you want to update

8. Please turn off the system and clean CMOS by Jumper.

9. Turn on the system and update BIOS successful.

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Appendix B <LCD Panel Type select>

According your panel, it need to select the correct resolution in the BIOS. If there is

no fit your panel type, please feedback for us to make OEM modol.

Find the setting from

Front Page-> Setup Utility

Advanced LVDS Configuration

Set 18bit /24bit, Single /Dual channel in LVDS configuration

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Advanced SA configurationGraphics confuguration

LCD controlLCD Panel Type

There are 16 resolutions in LCD Panel Type. (For Dual boot and Legacy boot)

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Appendix C <Programmable Watch Dog Timer>

The watchdog timer makes the system auto-reset while it stops to work for a

period.The integrated watchdog timer can be setup as system reset mode by

program.You can select Timer setting in the BIOS, after setting the time options,

the system will reset according to the period of your selection.

Find the setting from

AdvancedSIO NCT6116D

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Timeout value range

1 to 255 Minute and Second

Program sample

Watchdog timer setup as system reset with 5 second of timeout

-o 4E 87 ;enter configuration

-o 4E 87

-o 4E 07

-o 4F 08 ;select Logical Device

-o 4E 30

-o 4F 01 ; activate WDTO# function

-o 4E F0

-o 4F 00 ;set “00” is second mode, set “08” is minute mode

-o 4E F1

-o 4F 05 ;00h: Timeout Disable

;01h: Timeout occurs after 1 minute only

;02h: Timeout occurs after 2 second/minute

;03h: Timeout occurs after 3 second/minute

;FFh: Timeout occurs after 255 second/minute

(The deviation is approx 1 second.)

For further information, please refer to Nuvoton NCT6116D datasheet

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Appendix D <Hardware Monitor>

Find the setting from

AdvancedSIO NCT6116DHardware Monitor

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Appendix E <Programmable GPIO>

The GPIO’ can be programmed with the MS-DOS debug program using simple

IN/OUT commands.

GPIO

0123456

7

bit01234567

-o 4E 87 ;enter configuration

-o 4E 87

-o 4E 07

-o 4F 07 ;select Logical Device

-o 4E 30

-o 4F 10 ;activate GPIO function (The board use GPIO4)

-o 4E F0

-o 4F XX ;set “01” GPIO as input, set “00” GPIO as output

-o 4E F1

-o 4F XX ;if set GPIO as output, this register’s value can be set “00~ FF”

Optional

-o 4E F2

-o 4F XX ;set “01”, the respective bit are inverted (Both input and output)

;set “00”, the respective bit are normal

For further information, please refer to Nuvoton NCT6116D datasheet

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Appendix F <RAID Setting>

When use RAID function, it need to enter the BIOS set RAID mode first.

Advanced  PCH-IO Configuration  SATA and RST Configuration

 SATA Mode Selection

At boot time, press <CTRL + I> to enter the RAID configuration menu.

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