DFI CD9A3 User Manual

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COM Express Mini

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Copyright

FCC and DOC Statement on Class B

This publication contains information that is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation/adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright holders.

This publication is provided for informational purposes only. The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document. Further, the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time, without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes.

Changes after the publication’s first release will be based on the product’s revision. The website will always provide the most updated information.

Trademarks

Product names or trademarks appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and are the properties of the respective owners.

COM Express Specification Reference

PICMG® COM Express ModuleTM Base Specification. http://www.picmg.org/

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B 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 residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help.

Notice:

1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits.

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Trademarks ........................................................................................................2

AMI BIOS Setup Utility .............................................................................25

Main ..........................................................................................................25

Advanced ...................................................................................................26

Chipset ......................................................................................................30

Boot...........................................................................................................33

Security ...................................................................................................... 33

Save & Exit ................................................................................................ 34

Updating the BIOS ....................................................................................34

FCC and DOC Statement on Class B .....................................................2

About this Manual ..........................................................................................4

Warranty ............................................................................................................4

Static Electricity Precautions ......................................................................4

Safety Measures ..............................................................................................4

About the Package .........................................................................................5

Chapter 1 - Introduction .............................................................................6

Specifications ................................................................................................6

Features ........................................................................................................7

Chapter 2 - Concept .......................................................................8

COM Express Module Standards ..............................................................8

Specification Comparison Table ...............................................................9

Chapter 3 - Hardware Installation .............................................. 10

Board Layout ...............................................................................................10

Block Diagram .............................................................................................10

Mechanical Diagram ..................................................................................11

System Memory ..........................................................................................12

Connectors ...................................................................................................13

CPU Fan Connector .....................................................................................13

COM Express Connectors ............................................................................14

COM Express Connectors Signal Discription ..................................................16

Standby Power LED ................................................................................... 21

Cooling Option ............................................................................................21

Installing CD9A3 Series onto a Carrier Board ...................................22

Chapter 5 - Supported Software .......................................................... 35

Appendix A - nLite and AHCI Installation Guide ...........................47

nLite ...............................................................................................................47

AHCI ..............................................................................................................51

Appendix B - Watchdog Sample Code ................................................53

Appendix C - System Error Message ...................................................54

Appendix D - Troubleshooting ................................................................55

Appendix E - BIOS Status Code ............................................................57

Chapter 4 - BIOS Setup ............................................................... 24

Overview ..................................................................................................... 24

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About this Manual

Static Electricity Precautions

An electronic file of this manual is included in the CD. To view the user’s manual in the CD, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear. Click “User’s Manual” on the main menu.

Warranty

1. Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from misuse of the product, inability to use the product, unauthorized replacement or alteration of components and product specifications.

2. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical abuse, improper installation, modification, accidents or unauthorized repair of the product.

3. Unless otherwise instructed in this user’s manual, the user may not, under any circumstances, attempt to perform service, adjustments or repairs on the product, whether in or out of warranty. It must be returned to the purchase point, factory or authorized service agency for all such work.

4. We will not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or consequencial damages to the product that has been modified or altered.

It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your PC, system board, components or devices even before installing them in your system unit. Static electrical discharge can damage computer components without causing any signs of physical damage. You must take extra care in handling them to ensure against electrostatic build-up.

1. To prevent electrostatic build-up, leave the system board in its anti-static bag until you are ready to install it.

2. Wear an antistatic wrist strap.

3. Do all preparation work on a static-free surface.

4. Hold the device only by its edges. Be careful not to touch any of the components, contacts or connections.

5. Avoid touching the pins or contacts on all modules and connectors. Hold modules or connectors by their ends.

Important:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drive and other components. Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection.

Safety Measures

To avoid damage to the system:

• Use the correct AC input voltage range.

To reduce the risk of electric shock:

• Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing, cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.

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About the Package

The package contains the following items. If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance.

• One CD9A3 board

• One DVD

• One QR (Quick Reference)

Optional Items

• COM100-B carrier board kit

• Heat sink

• Heat sink with fan The board and accessories in the package may not come similar to the information listed

above. This may differ in accordance with the sales region or models in which it was sold. For more information about the standard package in your region, please contact your dealer or sales representative.

Before Using the System Board

Before using the system board, prepare basic system components. If you are installing the system board in a new system, you will need at least the following

internal components.

• Storage devices such as hard disk drive, CD-ROM, etc. You will also need external system peripherals you intend to use which will normally include at

least a keyboard, a mouse and a video display monitor.

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Specifications

Processor

Chipset System Memory

Graphics

Audio LAN

Serial ATA

SSD (Optional)

Watchdog Timer (optional)

• CD9A3-25B20:

- Intel

AtomTM D2550, 1.86GHz, 2x 512K L2, 10W TDP, dual-core

- Cooling option: heatsink with cooling fan

• CD9A3-28B20:

- Intel

AtomTM N2800, 1.86GHz, 2x 512K L2, 6.5W TDP, dual-core

- Cooling option: heatsink (fanless solution)

• CD9A3-26B20:

- Intel

AtomTM N2600, 1.6GHz, 2x 512K L2, 3.5W TDP, dual-core

- Cooling option: heatsink (fanless solution)

• Intel® NM10 Express chipset

• 2GB DDR3 onboad

• Intel® GMA 3650 (Intel® AtomTM D2550/N2800)

Intel

GMA 3600 (Intel® AtomTM N2600)

• Display outputs:

- 1 LVDS

- 1 DDI: HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort

• Display resolution:

- LVDS display resolution up to 1440x900, 18/24bit (Intel

- LVDS display resolution up to 1366x768, 18bit (Intel N2600)

- HDMI/DVI resolution up to 1920x1200

- DisplayPort resolution up to 1600x1200

• Supports Hardware H.264/AVC, MPEG-2 video decoder, VC-1, DirectX 9, 1080p decoder

• Supports High Deﬁ nition Audio interface

• Intel® I210AT Gigabit Ethernet Controller

• Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver

• Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab

• Supports wire management

• Supports 2 Serial ATA interfaces

• SATA 2.0 with data transfer rate up to 3Gb/s

• Integrated Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) controller

• 4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB

• Write: 30MB/sec (max), Read: 70MB/sec (max)

• SATA to SSD onboard

• Watchdog timeout programmable via software from 1 to 256 seconds

AtomTM D2550)

AtomTM N2800/

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Expansion Interfaces

Damage Free Intelligence

BIOS OS Support

Temperature

Humidity Power

PCB

• Supports 8 USB 2.0 ports

• Supports 3 PCIe x1 interfaces

• Supports LPC interface

• Supports SMBus interface

• Supports I

C interface

• Supports 2 serial interfaces (TX/RX)

• Supports 8-bit Digital I/O

• Monitors CPU temperature

• Monitors CPU fan speed

• Monitors Vcore/VCCRTC/DDR3 voltages

• Watchdog timer function

• 16Mbit SPI BIOS

• Windows XP Professional x86 & SP3 (32-bit)

• Windows 7 Ultimate x86 & SP1 (32-bit)

• Operating: 0oC to 60oC

• Storage: -40

C to 85oC

• 10% to 90%

• 4.75~20V, 5VSB, VCC_RTC (ATX mode)

4.75~20V, VCC_RTC (AT mode)

• Dimensions

- COM Express

Mini

- 84mm (3.30") x 55mm (2.16")

• Compliance

- PICMG COM Express

R2.1, Type 10

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Features

• Watchdog Timer

The Watchdog Timer function allows your application to regularly “clear” the system at the set time interval. If the system hangs or fails to function, it will reset at the set time interval so that your system will continue to operate.

• DDR3

DDR3 delivers increased system bandwidth and improved performance. The advantages of DDR3 are its higher bandwidth and its increase in performance at a lower power than DDR2.

• Graphics

The integrated Intel® HD graphics engine delivers an excellent blend of graphics performance and features to meet business needs. It provides excellent video and 3D graphics with outstanding graphics responsiveness. These enhancements deliver the performance and compatibility needed for today’s and tomorrow’s business applications. Supports LVDS and DDI (HDMI, DVI and DisplayPort) for up to 2 independent displays.

• Serial ATA

Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0a specification. With speed of up to 3Gb/s (SATA 2.0), it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB/s.

• Gigabit LAN

The Intel® I210AT Gigabit LAN controller supports up to 1Gbps data transmission.

• USB

The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 ports. USB 1.1 supports 12Mb/second bandwidth while USB 2.0 supports 480Mb/second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

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Chapter 2 - Concept COM Express Module Standards

The figure below shows the dimensions of the different types of COM Express modules. CD9A3 Series is a COM Express Mini. The dimension is 84mm x 55mm.

Common for all Form Factors Extended only Basic only Compact only Compact and Basic only Mini only

Chapter 2

106.00

Extended

91.00

18.00

6.00

0.00

4.00

0.00

16.50

Mini

74.20

80.00

91.00

BasicCompact

70.00

51.00

4.00

121.00

151.00

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Specification Comparison Table

The table below shows the COM Express standard specifications and the corresponding specifications supported on the CD9A3 Series module.

COM Express Module Base

Connector Feature

A-B A-B PCI Express Lanes 0 - 5 1 / 4 A-B LVDS Channel A 0 / 1 A-B LVDS Channel B NA A-B eDP on LVDS CH A pins 0 / 1 A-B VGA Port NA A-B TV-Out NA A-B DDI 0 0/1

A-B A-B CAN interface on SER1 0 / 1

A-B SATA / SAS Ports 1 / 2 A-B AC’97 / HDA Digital Interface 0 / 1 A-B USB 2.0 Ports 4 / 8 A-B USB Client 0 / 1 A-B USB 3.0 Ports 0/2 A-B LAN Port 0 1 / 1 A-B Express Card Support 0/2 A-B LPC Bus 1 / 1 A-B SPI 1 / 2 A-B

A-B A-B SMBus 1 / 1

A-B I2C 1 / 1 A-B Watchdog Timer 0 / 1 A-B Speaker Out 1 / 1 A-B External BIOS ROM Support 0 / 2 A-B Reset Functions 1 / 1

Serial Ports 1 - 2 0 / 2

SDIO (muxed on GPIO) 0 / 1 General Purpose I/O 8 / 8

Specification Type 10

(No IDE or PCI, add DDI+ USB3)

Max

Min

System I/O

System Management

Note:

• 5 Indicates 12V-tolerant features on former VCC_12V signals.

• 6 Cells in the connected columns spanning rows provide a rough approximation of features sharing connector pins.

DFI CD9A3 Sries

Type 10

3 1

0 NA NA

COM Express Module Base

Connector Feature

A-B A-B Thermal Protection 0 / 1 A-B Battery Low Alarm 0 / 1 A-B Suspend/Wake Signals 0 / 3 A-B Power Button Support 1 / 1 A-B Power Good 1 / 1 A-B VCC_5V_SBY Contacts 4 / 4

A-B

A-B A-B Trusted Platform Modules 0 / 1

A-B A-B VCC_12V Contacts 12 / 12

Sleep Input 0 / 1 Lid Input 0 / 1 Fan Control Signals 0 / 2

Specification Type 6

(No IDE or PCI, add DDI+ USB3) Min

Power Management

Max

Power

DFI CD9A3 Series

Type 10

1 1 3 1 1 4 1 1 2 0

Module Pin-out - Required and Optional Features C-D Connector. PICMG® COM.0Revision 2.1

COM Express Module Base

Connector Feature

C-D

C-D C-D C-D VCC_12V Contacts NA

PCI Express Lanes 16 - 31 NA PCI Express Graphics (PEG) NA Muxed SDVO Channels 1 - 2 NA PCI Express Lanes 6 - 15 NA PCI Bus - 32 Bit NA PATA Port NA LAN Ports 1 - 2 NA DDIs 1 - 3 NA USB 3.0 Ports NA

Specification Type 10

(No IDE or PCI, add DDI+ USB3) Min

Max

System I/O

Power

DFI CD9A3 Series

Type 10

N N N N N N N N N

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USB 2.0 8x

SPI

(24 bit, Single Channel)

MDI

SYS Fan

SAT

A 2.02x

Board Layout

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Block Diagram

IT8518 VG

Standby Power LED

CPU fan

ICS 9VRS4339BKLFT

SPI Flash BIOS

Intel

NM10

DDR3

SSD

(optional)

DDR3

Top View

DDR3

Intel Atom

D2550/ N2800/

N2600

DDR3

VR12/IMVP7

Processor

CORE CORE

LVDS

(24 bit, Single Channel)

Intel® Atom™

D2550/N2800/N2600

COM Express Type 10 Board to Board Connector

DDI

Graphics

CORE

PCIe x1 3x

MDI

8-bit

SYS Fan

Serial port 2x

GLAN

USB 2.0 8x

LPC

DIO

SMBus WDT

PCIe x1

IT8518VG

Intel® NM10

Express Chipset

Memory

Controller

DMI 4x/2x

(Direct Media

Interface)

DDR3 800/1066MHz

Single Channel

CK505

DDR3 8x

total 2GB

non-ECC

Intel

WGI210AT

A110

COM Express connector

Bottom View

I2C

Backup EEPROM

B1B110

SPI Flash

HDA Link

SPI

SATA 2.0 2x

SSD (optional)

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Ø2.70(*4 pcs)

Bottom View

Top View

0.00

2.00

5.80

63.50

0.00

76.00

80.00

4.00

0.00

47.00

51.00

4.00

47.00

51.00

0.00

4.00

Mechanical Diagram

2.00

Module PCB The height of the highest parts 3.50

CD9A3 Series Module with Heat Sink

43.50

40.00

4.50 76.00

60.00

47.00

Heatsink

Module PCB

6.50

8.00

85.00

Carrier Board

51.00

47.00

0.00

4.00

CD9A3 Series Module

76.00

80.00

51.00

47.00

0.00

4.00

2.00

0.00

Ø2.70(*4 pcs)

Top View

Bottom View

Side View of the Module with Heat Sink and Carrier Board

0.00

63.50

5.80

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System Memory

Important:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your board, processor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform installation procedures at an ESD workstation only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection.

System Memory

The system board is equipped with eight DDR3 memory chips onboard.

Important:

When the Standby Power LED lit red, it indicates that there is power on the board. Power-off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any devices. Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the board and components.

Standby

Power LED

DDR3

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Connectors

CPU Fan Connector

Sense Power

Ground

Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connector on the board. The cooling fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and board components.

BIOS Setting

COM Express Connectors

The COM Express connectors are used to interface the CD9A3 COM Express board to a carrier board. Connect the COM Express connectors (lcoated on the solder side of the board) to the COM Express connectors on the carrier board.

Refer to the “Installing CD9A3 Series onto a Carrier Board” section for more information.

COM Express Connectors

“Module Board H/W Monitor” submenu in the Advanced menu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the cooling fan. Refer to chapter 3 of the manual for more information.

Refer to the following pages for the pin functions of these connectors.

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COM Express Connectors

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Row A Row B

A1 GND (FIXED) B1 GND (FIXED) A2 GBE0_MDI3- B2 GBE0_ACT# A3 GBE0_MDI3+ B3 LPC_FRAME# A4 GBE0_LINK100# B4 LPC_AD0 A5 GBE0_LINK1000# B5 LPC_AD1 A6 GBE0_MDI2- B6 LPC_AD2 A7 GBE0_MDI2+ B7 LPC_AD3 A8 GBE0_LINK# B8 LPC_DRQ0# A9 GBE0_MDI1- B9 LPC_DRQ1# A10 GBE0_MDI1+ B10 LPC_CLK A11 GND (FIXED) B11 GND (FIXED) A12 GBE0_MDI0- B12 PWRBTN# A13 GBE0_MDI0+ B13 SMB_CK A14 GBE0_CTREF B14 SMB_DAT A15 SUS_S3# B15 SMB_ALERT# A16 SATA0_TX+ B16 SATA1_TX+ A17 SATA0_TX- B17 SATA1_TXA18 SUS_S4# B18 SUS_STAT# A19 SATA0_RX+ B19 SATA1_RX+ A20 SATA0_RX- B20 SATA1_RXA21 GND (FIXED) B21 GND (FIXED) A22 USB_SSRX0- B22 USB_SSTX0A23 USB_SSRX0+ B23 USB_SSTX0+ A24 SUS_S5# B24 PWR_OK A25 USB_SSRX1- B25 USB-SSTX1A26 USB_SSRX1+ B26 USB-SSTX1+ A27 BATLOW# B27 WDT A28 (S)ATA_ACT# B28 AC/HDA _SDIN2 A29 AC/HDA_SYNC B29 AC/HDA _SDIN1 A30 AC/HDA _RST# B30 AC/HDA _SDIN0

Row A Row B

A31 GND (FIXED) B31 GND (FIXED) A32 AC/HDA _BITCLK B32 SPKR A33 AC/HDA _SDOUT B33 I2C_CK A34 BIOS_DIS0# B34 I2C_DAT A35 THRMTRIP# B35 THRM# A36 USB6- B36 USB7A37 USB6+ B37 USB7+ A38 USB_6_7_OC# B38 USB_4_5_OC# A39 USB4- B39 USB5A40 USB4+ B40 USB5+ A41 GND (FIXED) B41 GND (FIXED) A42 USB2- B42 USB3A43 USB2+ B43 USB3+ A44 USB_2_3_OC# B44 USB_0_1_OC# A45 USB0- B45 USB1A46 USB0+ B46 USB1+ A47 VCC_RTC B47 EXCD1_PERST# A48 EXCD0_PERST# B48 EXCD1_CPPE# A49 EXCD0_CPPE# B49 SYS_RESET# A50 LPC_SERIRQ B50 CB_RESET# A51 GND (FIXED) B51 GND (FIXED) A52 RSVD B52 RSVD A53 RSVD B53 RSVD A54 GPI0 B54 GPO1 A55 RSVD B55 RSVD

Row A Row B

A56 RSVD B56 RSVD A57 GND B57 GPO2 A58 PCIE_TX3+ B58 PCIE_RX3+ A59 PCIE_TX3- B59 PCIE_RX3 A60 GND (FIXED) B60 GND (FIXED) A61 PCIE_TX2+ B61 PCIE_RX2+ A62 PCIE_TX2- B62 PCIE_RX2- A63 GPI1 B63 GPO3 A64 PCIE_TX1+ B64 PCIE_RX1+ A65 PCIE_TX1- B65 PCIE_RX1 A66 GND B66 WAKE0# A67 GPI2 B67 WAKE1# A68 PCIE_TX0+ B68 PCIE_RX0+ A69 PCIE_TX0- B69 PCIE_RX0- A70 GND(FIXED) B70 GND (FIXED) A71 LVDS_A0+ B71 DDI0_PAIR0+ A72 LVDS_A0- B72 DDI0_PAIR0 A73 LVDS_A1+ B73 DDI0_PAIR1+ A74 LVDS_A1- B74 DDI0_PAIR1 A75 LVDS_A2+ B75 DDI0_PAIR2+ A76 LVDS_A2- B76 DDI0_PAIR2 A77 LVDS_VDD_EN B77 DDI0_PAIR4+ A78 LVDS_A3+ B78 DDI0_PAIR4 A79 LVDS_A3- B79 LVDS_BKLT_EN A80 GND (FIXED) B80 GND (FIXED) A81 LVDS_A_CK+ B81 DDI0_PAIR3+ A82 LVDS_A_CK- B82 DDI0_PAIR3 A83 LVDS_I2C_CK B83 LVDS_BKLT_CTRL A84 LVDS_I2C_DAT B84 VCC_5V_SBY A85 GPI3 B85 VCC_5V_SBY

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COM Express Connectors Signal Description

Pin Types I Input to the Module O Output from the Module I/O Bi-directional input / output signal OD Open drain output

C97/HDA Signals Description

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance CD9A3 Series Carrier Board Description AC/HAD_RST# A30 O CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V Connect to CODEC pin 11 RESET# Reset output to CODEC, active low. AC/HDA_SYNC A29 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to CODEC pin 10 SYNC Sample-synchronization signal to the CODEC(s). AC/HDA_BITCLK A32 I/O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to CODEC pin 6 BIT_CLK Serial data clock generated by the external CODEC(s). AC/HDA_SDOUT A33 O CMOS 3.3V/3.3V Connect to CODEC pin 5 SDATA_OUT Serial TDM data output to the CODEC. AC/HDA_SDIN2 B28 I/O CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V Connect 33 ƻ in series to CODEC2 pin 8 SDATA_IN AC/HDA_SDIN1 B29 I/O CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V Connect 33 ƻ in series to CODEC1 pin 8 SDATA_IN AC/HDA_SDIN0 B30 I/O CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V Connect 33 ƻ in series to CODEC0 pin 8 SDATA_IN

Gigabit Ethernet Signals Description

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance CD9A3 Series Carrier Board Description GBE0_MDI0+ A13 I/O Analog 3.3V max Suspend GBE0_MDI0- A12 I/O Analog 3.3V max Suspend GBE0_MDI1+ A10 I/O Analog 3.3V max Suspend GBE0_MDI1- A9 I/O Analog 3.3V max Suspend GBE0_MDI2+ A7 I/O Analog 3.3V max Suspend GBE0_MDI2- A6 I/O Analog 3.3V max Suspend GBE0_MDI3+ A3 I/O Analog 3.3V max Suspend

MDI3-

GBE0 GBE0_ACT# B2 OD CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V GBE0_LINK# A8 OD CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V NC Gigabit Ethernet Controller 0 link indicator, active low.

GBE0_LINK100# A4 OD CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V

GBE0_LINK1000# A5 OD CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V

O Analog3.3V max Suspend

Connect to Magnetics Module MDI0+/-

Connect to Magnetics Module MDI1+/-

Connect to Magnetics Module MDI2+/-

Connect to Magnetics Module MDI3+/Connect to LED and recommend current limit

resistor 150ȟ to 3.3VSB

Connect to LED and recommend current limit resistor 150ȟ to 3.3VSB

Serial TDM data inputs from up to 3 CODECs.

Gigabit Ethernet Controller 0: Media Dependent Interface Differential Pairs 0,1,2,3. The MDI can operate in 1000, 100 and 10 Mbit / sec modes. Some pairs are unused in some modes, per the following: 1000BASE-T 100BASE-TX 10BASE-T MDI[0]+/- B1_DA+/- TX+/- TX+/ MDI[1]+/- B1_DB+/- RX+/- RX+/ MDI[2]+/- B1_DC+/ MDI[3]+/- B1_DD+/-

Gigabit Ethernet Controller 0 activity indicator, active low.

Gigabit Ethernet Controller 0 100 Mbit / sec link indicator, active low.

Gigabit Ethernet Controller 0 1000 Mbit / sec link indicator, active low.

SATA Signals Description

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance CD9A3 Series Carrier Board Description SATA0_TX+ A16 O SATA AC coupled on Module AC Coupling capacitor SATA0_TX- A17 O SATA AC coupled on Module AC Coupling capacitor SATA0_RX+ A19 I SATA AC coupled on Module AC Coupling capacitor SATA0_RX- A20 I SATA AC coupled on Module AC Coupling capacitor SATA1_TX+ B16 O SATA AC coupled on Module AC Coupling capacitor SATA1_TX- B17 O SATA AC coupled on Module AC Coupling capacitor SATA1_RX+ B19 I SATA AC coupled on Module AC Coupling capacitor SATA1_RX- B20 I SATA AC coupled on Module AC Coupling capacitor

ATA_ACT# A28 I/O CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V

PCI Express Lanes Signals Description

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance CD9A3 Series Carrier Board Description PCIE_TX0+ A68 AC Coupling capacitor PCIE_TX0- A69 AC Coupling capacitor PCIE_RX0+ B68 PCIE_RX0- B69 PCIE_TX1+ A64 AC Coupling capacitor PCIE_TX1- A65 AC Coupling capacitor PCIE_RX1+ B64 PCIE_RX1- B65 PCIE_TX2+ A61 AC Coupling capacitor PCIE_TX2- A62 AC Coupling capacitor PCIE_RX2+ B61 PCIE_RX2- B62 PCIE_TX3+ A58 NA NA PCIE_TX3- A59 NA NA PCIE_RX3+ B58 NA NA PCIE_RX3- B59 NA NA PCIE0_CK_REF+ A88 PCIE0_CK_REF- A89

O PCIE AC coupled on Module PCI Express Differential Transmit Pairs 0

I PCIE AC coupled off Module PCI Express Differential Receive Pairs 0

O PCIE AC coupled on Module PCI Express Differential Transmit Pairs 1

I PCIE AC coupled off Module PCI Express Differential Receive Pairs 1

O PCIE AC coupled on Module PCI Express Differential Transmit Pairs 2

I PCIE AC coupled off Module PCI Express Differential Receive Pairs 2

O PCIE AC coupled on Module PCI Express Differential Transmit Pairs 3 (NA for CD9A3)

I PCIE AC coupled off Module PCI Express Differential Receive Pairs 3 (NA for CD9A3)

O PCIE PCIE Reference clock output for all PCI Express and PCI Express Graphics lanes.

Connect to SATA0 Conn TX pin

Connect to SATA0 Conn RX pin

Connect to SATA1 Conn TX pin

Connect to SATA1 Conn RX pin Connect to LED and recommend current limit

resistor 220ƻ to 3.3V

Connect to PCIE device or slot

Device - Connect AC Coupling cap 0.1uF Slot - Connect to PCIE Conn pin

Connect to PCIE device or slot

Device - Connect AC Coupling cap 0.1uF Slot - Connect to PCIE Conn pin

Connect to PCIE device or slot

Device - Connect AC Coupling cap 0.1uF Slot - Connect to PCIE Conn pin

Connect to PCIE device, PCIe CLK Buffer or slot

Serial ATA or SAS Channel 0 transmit differential pair.

Serial ATA or SAS Channel 0 receive differential pair.

Serial ATA or SAS Channel 1 transmit differential pair.

Serial ATA or SAS Channel 1 receive differential pair.

ATA (parallel and serial) or SAS activity indicator, active low.

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ExpressCard Signals Description

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance CD9A3 Series Carrier Board Description EXCD0_CPPE# A49 PU 10k to 3.3V EXCD1_CPPE# B48 PU 10k to 3.3V EXCD0_PERST# A48 EXCD1_PERST# B47

DDI Signals Descriptions

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance CD9A3 Series Carrier Board Description DDI1_PAIR0+/DP0_LANE0+ B71 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device DDI1_PAIR0-/DP0_LANE0- B72 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device DDI1_PAIR1+/DP0_LANE1+ B73 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device DDI1_PAIR1-/DP0_LANE1- B74 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device DDI1_PAIR2+/DP0_LANE2+ B75 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device DDI1_PAIR2-/DP0_LANE2- B76 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device DDI1_PAIR3+/DP0_LANE3+ B81 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device DDI1_PAIR3-/DP0_LANE3- B82 Connect AC Coupling Capacitors 0.1uF to Device

DDI1_PAIR4+ B77 NA NA DDI1_PAIR4- B78 NA NA

DDI1_PAIR5+ B91 NA NA DDI1_PAIR5- B92 NA NA DDI1_PAIR6+ B93 NA NA DDI1_PAIR6- B94 NA NA

DDI1_CTRLCLK_AUX+/DP0_AUX+ B98

DDI1_CTRLCLK_AUX-/DP0_AUX- B99 DDI1_HPD/DP0_HPD B89 I CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V PD 1M to GND PD 1M and Connect to device Hot Plug Detect DDI Hot-Plug Detect

DDI1_DDC_AUX_SEL B95 I CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V PD 1M to GND PU 100K to 3.3V for DDC(HDMI/DVI)

I CMOS 3.3V /3.3V PCI ExpressCard: PCI Express capable card request, active low, one per card

O CMOS 3.3V /3.3V PCI ExpressCard: reset, active low, one per card

O PCIE AC coupled off Module DDI 1 Pair 0 differential pairs/Serial Digital Video B red output differential pair

O PCIE AC coupled off Module

O PCIE AC coupled off Module DDI 1 Pair 2 differential pairs/Serial Digital Video B blue output differential pair

O PCIE AC coupled off Module DDI 1 Pair 3 differential pairs/Serial Digital Video B clock output differential pair.

I/O PCIE AC coupled on Module

I/O OD CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V I/O PCIE AC coupled on Module PU 100K to 3.3V Connect to DP AUX- DP AUX- function if DDI1_DDC_AUX_SEL is no connect

I/O OD CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V PU 2.2K to 3.3V/PU 100K to 3.3V Connect to HDMI/DVI I2C CTRLDATA HDMI/DVI I2C CTRLDATA if DDI1_DDC_AUX_SEL is pulled high

PD 49.9K to GND

(S/W IC between Rpu/PCH)

PU 2.2K to 3.3V, PD 49.9K to GND

Connect to DP AUX+ DP AUX+ function if DDI1_DDC_AUX_SEL is no connect

Connect to HDMI/DVI I2C CTRLCLK HDMI/DVI I2C CTRLCLK if DDI1_DDC_AUX_SEL is pulled high

DDI 1 Pair 1 differential pairs/Serial Digital Video B green output differential pair

NA for CD9A3

Selects the function of DDI1_CTRLCLK_AUX+ and DDI1_CTRLDATA_AUX-. This pin shall have a 1M pull-down to logic ground on the Module. If this input is floating the AUX pair is used for the DP AUX+/- signals. If pulled-high the AUX pair contains the CRTLCLK and CTRLDATA signals ************************************************************ DDI[n]_DDC_AUX_SEL shall be pulled to 3.3V on the Carrier with a 100K Ohm resistor to configure the DDI[n]_AUX pair as the DDC channel. Carrier DDI[n]_DDC_AUX_SEL should be connected to pin 13 of the DisplayPort

USB Signals Description

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance CD9A3 Series Carrier Board Description USB0+ A46

USB0- A45 USB1+ B46 USB1- B45 USB2+ A43 USB2- A42 USB3+ B43 USB3- B42 USB4+ A40 USB4- A39 USB5+ B40 USB5- B39 USB6+ A37 USB6- A36 USB7+ B37 USB7- B36

I/O USB 3.3V Suspend/3.3V USB differential pairs 0

I/O USB 3.3V Suspend/3.3V USB differential pairs 1

I/O USB 3.3V Suspend/3.3V USB differential pairs 2

I/O USB 3.3V Suspend/3.3V

I/O USB 3.3V Suspend/3.3V USB differential pairs 4

I/O USB 3.3V Suspend/3.3V USB differential pairs 5

I/O USB 3.3V Suspend/3.3V USB differential pairs 6

I/O USB 3.3V Suspend/3.3V

Connect 90ಳ @100MHz Common Choke in series and ESD suppressors to GND to USB connector

USB differential pairs 3

USB differential pairs 7, USB7 may be configured as a USB client or as a host, or both, at the Module designer's discretion.

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USB Signals Description

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance CD9A3 Series Carrier Board Description

USB_0_1_OC# B44 I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 10k to 3.3VSB Connect to Overcurrent of USB Power Switch

USB_2_3_OC# A44 I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 10k to 3.3VSB Connect to Overcurrent of USB Power Switch

USB_4_5_OC# B38 I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 10k to 3.3VSB Connect to Overcurrent of USB Power Switch

USB_6_7_OC# A38 I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 10k to 3.3VSB Connect to Overcurrent of USB Power Switch

USB_SSTX0+ D4 NA NA USB_SSTX0- D3 NA NA USB_SSRX0+ C4 NA NA USB_SSRX0- C3 NA NA USB_SSTX1+ D7 NA NA USB_SSTX1- D6 NA NA USB_SSRX1+ C7 NA NA USB_SSRX1- C6 NA NA

USB_HOST_PRSNT B96 I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V NA NA

LVDS Signals Description

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance CD9A3 Series Carrier Board Description LVDS_A0+ A71 LVDS_A0- A72 LVDS_A1+ A73 LVDS_A1- A74 LVDS_A2+ A75 LVDS_A2- A76 LVDS_A3+ A78 LVDS_A3- A79 LVDS_A_CK+ A81 LVDS_A_CK- A82

LVDS_VDD_EN A77 O CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V PD 100K to GND

LVDS_BKLT_EN B79 O CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V PD 100K to GND

LVDS_BKLT_CTRL B83 O CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V PD 100K to GND LVDS_I2C_CK A83 I/O OD CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V PU 2.2K to 3.3V Connect to DDC clock of LVDS panel I2C clock output for LVDS display use

LVDS_I2C_DAT A84 I/O OD CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V PU 2.2K to 3.3V Connect to DDC data of LVDS panel I2C data line for LVDS display use

LPC Signals Description

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance CD9A3 Series Carrier Board Description LPC_AD0 B4 LPC_AD1 B5 LPC_AD2 B6 LPC_AD3 B7 LPC_FRAME# B3 O CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V LPC frame indicates the start of an LPC cycle LPC_DRQ0# B8 LPC_DRQ1# B9 LPC_SERIRQ A50 I/O CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V LPC serial interrupt LPC_CLK B10 O CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V LPC clock output - 33MHz nominal

O PCIE AC coupled on Module Additional transmit signal differential pairs for the SuperSpeed USB data path.(NA for CD9A3)

I PCIE AC coupled off Modul Additional receive signal differential pairs for the SuperSpeed USB data path.(NA for CD9A3)

O PCIE AC coupled on Module Additional transmit signal differential pairs for the SuperSpeed USB data path.(NA for CD9A3)

I PCIE AC coupled off Modul Additional receive signal differential pairs for the SuperSpeed USB data path.(NA for CD9A3)

O LVDS LVDS

I/O CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V

I CMOS

3.3V / 3.3V LPC serial DMA request

Connect to LVDS connector

Connect to enable control of LVDS panel power circuit Connect to enable control of LVDS panel backlight power circuit. Connect to brightness control of LVDS panel backlight power circuit.

Connect to LPC device

USB over-current sense, USB channels 0 and 1. A pull-up for this line shall be present on the Module. An open drain driver from a USB current monitor on the Carrier Board may drive this line low. Do not pull this line high on the Carrier Board.

USB over-current sense, USB channels 2 and 3. A pull-up for this line shall be present on the Module. An open drain driver from a USB current monitor on the Carrier Board may drive this line low. Do not pull this line high on the Carrier Board.

USB over-current sense, USB channels 4 and 5. A pull-up for this line shall be present on the Module. An open drain driver from a USB current monitor on the Carrier Board may drive this line low. Do not pull this line high on the Carrier Board.

USB over-current sense, USB channels 6 and 7. A pull-up for this line shall be present on the Module. An open drain driver from a USB current monitor on the Carrier Board may drive this line low. Do not pull this line high on the Carrier Board.

Module USB client may detect the presence of a USB host. A high value(NA for CD9A3) indicates that a host is present.

LVDS Channel A differential pairs

LVDS Channel A differential clockO LVDS LVDS

LVDS panel power enable

LVDS panel backlight enable

LVDS panel backlight brightness control

LPC multiplexed address, command and data bus

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SPI Signals Description

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance CD9A3 Series Carrier Board Description SPI_CS# B97 O CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V

SPI_MISO A92 I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V

SPI_MOSI A95 O CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V

SPI_CLK A94 O CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V

SPI_POWER A91 O 3.3V Suspend/3.3V

BIOS

DIS0#

BIOS_DIS1# B88

Serial Interface Signals Description

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance CD9A3 Series Carrier Board Description SER0_TX A98 O CMOS

SER0_RX A99 I CMOS

SER1_TX A101 O CMOS

SER1_RX A102 I CMOS

Miscellaneous Signal Descriptions

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance CD9A3 Series Carrier Board Description I2C_CK B33 I/O OD CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 2.2K to 3.3VSB General purpose I2C port clock output I2C_DAT B34 I/O OD CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 2.2K to 3.3VSB General purpose I2C port data I/O line

SPKR B32 O CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V

WDT B27 O CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V Output indicating that a watchdog time-out event has occurred. FAN_PWNOUT B101 O OD CMOS 3.3V / 12V Fan speed control. Uses the Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) technique to control the fan's RPM. FAN_TACHIN B102 I OD CMOS 3.3V / 12V Fan tachometer input for a fan with a two pulse output.

TPM_PP A96 I CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V

Power and System Management Signals Description

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance CD9A3 Series Carrier Board Description

PWRBTN# B12 I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3VSB

SYS_RESET# B49 I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3VSB

CB_RESET# B50 O CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V

PWR_OK B24 I CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V

SUS_STAT# B18 O CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V Indicates imminent suspend operation; used to notify LPC devices.

SUS_S3# A15 O CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V

I CMOS

5V / 12V(design 3.3v~5V tolerant) 5V / 12V(design 3.3v~5 tolerant 5V / 12V(design 3.3v~5V tolerant) 5V / 12V(design 3.3v~5V tolerant)

PU 47K to 3.3V General purpose serial port 0 receiver

PU 47K to 3.3V General purpose serial port 1 receiver

Connect a series resistor 33 Board SPI Device CS# pin Connect a series resistor 33 Board SPI Device SO pin Connect a series resistor 33 Board SPI Device SI pin Connect a series resistor 33 Board SPI Device SCK pin

to Carrier

PD 4.7K General purpose serial port 0 transmitter

PD 4.7K General purpose serial port 1 transmitter

Chip select for Carrier Board SPI - may be sourced from chipset SPI0 or SPI1

Data in to Module from Carrier SPI

Data out from Module to Carrier SPI

Clock from Module to Carrier SPI Power supply for Carrier Board SPI – sourced from Module – nominally

3.3V. The Module shall provide a minimum of 100mA on SPI_POWER. Carriers shall use less than 100mA of SPI_POWER. SPI_POWER shall only be used to power SPI devices on the Carrier Selection straps to determine the BIOS boot device. The Carrier should only float these or pull them low, please refer to COM Express Module Base Specification Revision 2.1 for strapping options of BIOS disable signals.

Output for audio enunciator - the "speaker" in PC-AT systems. This port provides the PC beep signal and is mostly intended for debugging purposes.

rusted Platform Module (TPM) Physical Presence pin. Active high. TPM chip has an internal pull down. This signal is used to indicate Physical Presence to the TPM.

NC for CD9A3

A falling edge creates a power button event. Power button events can be used to bring a system out of S5 soft off and other suspend states, as well as powering the system down. Reset button input. Active low request for Module to reset and reboot. May be falling edge sensitive. For situations when SYS_RESET# is not able to reestablish control of the system, PWR_OK or a power cycle may be used.

Reset output from Module to Carrier Board. Active low. Issued by Module chipset and may result from a low SYS_RESET# input, a low PWR_OK input, a VCC_12V power input that falls below the minimum specification, a watchdog timeout, or may be initiated by the Module software.

Power OK from main power supply. A high value indicates that the power is good. This signal can be used to hold off Module startup to allow Carrier based FPGAs or other configurable devices time to be programmed.

Indicates system is in Suspend to RAM state. Active low output. An inverted copy of SUS_S3# on the Carrier Board may be used to enable the non-standby power on a typical ATX supply.

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Power and System Management Signals Description

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance CD9A3 Series Carrier Board Description SUS_S4# A18 O CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V Indicates system is in Suspend to Disk state. Active low output. SUS_S5# A24 O CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V Indicates system is in Soft Off state. WAKE0# B66 I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3VSB PCI Express wake up signal.

WAKE1# B67 I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 10K to 3.3VSB

BATLOW# A27 I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/ 3.3V PU 10K to 3.3VSB

LID# A103 I OD CMOS 3.3V Suspend/12V PU 10K to 3.3VSB LID switch. Low active signal used by the ACPI operating system for a LID switch. SLEEP# B103 I OD CMOS 3.3V Suspend/12V PU 10K to 3.3VSB THRM# B35 I CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V Input from off-Module temp sensor indicating an over-temp situation.

THRMTRIP# A35 O CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V PU 10K to 3.3V Active low output indicating that the CPU has entered thermal shutdown. SMB_CK B13 I/O OD CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 2.2K to 3.3VSB System Management Bus bidirectional clock line. SMB_DAT B14 I/O OD CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 2.2K to 3.3VSB System Management Bus bidirectional data line.

SMB_ALERT# B15 I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V

GPIO Signals Description

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance CD9A3 Series Carrier Board Description GPO0 A93 GPO1 B54 GPO2 B57 GPO3 B63 GPI0 A54 PU 100K to 3.3V GPI1 A63 PU 100K to 3.3V GPI2 A67 PU 100K to 3.3V GPI3 A85 PU 100K to 3.3V

Power and GND Signal Descriptions

Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance CD9A3 Series Carrier Board Description VCC_12V

VCC_5V_SBY B84~B87 Power 4.75V - 5.25V 4.75V - 5.25V

VCC_RTC A47 Power 2.0V - 3.3V 2.0V - 3.3V Real-time clock circuit-power input. Nominally +3.0V.

GND

104~A10

B104~B109

A1, A11, A21, A31, A41, A51, A57, A60, A66, A70, A80, A90, A100, A110, B1, B11, B21 ,B31, B41, B51, B60, B70, B80, B90, B100, B110

O CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V General purpose output pins.

I CMOS PU 100K to 3V3 General purpose input pins.

Power 4.75V – 20.0V 4.75V – 20.0V

Power

General purpose wake up signal. May be used to implement wake-up on PS2 keyboard or mouse activity.

Indicates that external battery is low. This port provides a battery-low signal to the Module for orderly transitioning to power saving or power cut-off ACPI modes.

Sleep button. Low active signal used by the ACPI operating system to bring the system to sleep state or to wake it up again.

System Management Bus Alert – active low input can be used to generate an SMI# (System Management Interrupt) or to wake the system.

Primary power input: +12V nominal. All available VCC_12V pins on the connector(s) shall be used. The module supplies a wide range of power from 4.75V to 20.0V.

Standby power input: +5.0V nominal. If VCC5_SBY is used, all available VCC_5V_SBY pins on the connector(s) shall be used. Only used for standby and suspend functions. May be left unconnected if these functions are not used in the system design.

Ground - DC power and signal and AC signal return path. All available GND connector pins shall be used and tied to Carrier Board GND plane.

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Standby Power LED

Standby

Power LED

This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode.

Cooling Option

Heat Sink with Cooling Fan

Note:

The system board used in the following illustrations may not resemble the actual board. These illustrations are for reference only.

Top View of the Heat Sink

1 2

• “1” and “3” denote the locations of the thermal pads designed to contact

the corresponding components that are on CD9A3 Series.

Important:

Remove the plastic covering from the thermal pads prior to mounting the heat sink onto CD9A3 Series.

Bottom View of the Heat Sink

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Installing CD9A3 Series onto a Carrier Board

Important:

The carrier board (COM100-B) used in this section is for reference purpose only and

may not resemble your carrier board. These illustrations are mainly to guide you on how to install CD9A3 Series onto the carrier board of your choice.

• To download COM100-B datasheet and manual

1. Now install the module and heatsink assembly onto the carrier board. The photo below

shows the locations of the mounting holes on carrier board.

Mounting hole

2. Insert the provided mounting screws into the mounting holes - from the bottom through the top of the carrier board.

3. While supporting the mounting screw at the bottom, from the top side of the board, fasten a bolt into the screw.

Bolts

4. The photo below shows the solder side of the board with the screws already fixed in place.

Mounting screw

Mounting screws

5. The photo below shows the component side of the board with the bolts already fixed in place.

Bolts

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6. Grasping CD9A3 Series by its edges, position it on top of the carrier board with its mounting holes aligned with the bolts on the carrier board. This will also align the COM Express connectors of the two boards to each other.

COM Express connectors on CD9A3 Series

COM Express connectors on the carrier board

7. Press CD9A3 Series down firmly until it is completely seated on the COM Express connectors of the carrier board.

8. Use the provided mounting screws to secure CD9A3 Series with heat sink to the carrier board and then connect the cooling fan’s cable to the fan connector on CD9A3 Series.

The photo below shows the locations of the long mounting screws.

Long screws

9. And then connect the cooling fan’s cable to the fan connector on CD9A3 Series.

CD9A3 Series

Carrier board

Fan connector

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Chapter 4 - BIOS Setup Overview

The BIOS is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the CPU and peripherals. It contains codes for various advanced features found in this system board. The BIOS allows you to configure the system and save the configuration in a battery-backed CMOS so that the data retains even when the power is off. In general, the information stored in the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM will stay unchanged unless a configuration change has been made such as a hard drive replaced or a device added. It is possible that the CMOS battery will fail causing CMOS data loss. If this happens, you need to install a new CMOS battery and reconfigure the BIOS settings.

Note:

The BIOS is constantly updated to improve the performance of the system board; therefore the BIOS screens in this chapter may not appear the same as the actual one. These screens are for reference purpose only.

Default Configuration

Most of the configuration settings are either predefined according to the Load Optimal Defaults settings which are stored in the BIOS or are automatically detected and configured without requiring any actions. There are a few settings that you may need to change depending on your system configuration.

Entering the BIOS Setup Utility

The BIOS Setup Utility can only be operated from the keyboard and all commands are keyboard commands. The commands are available at the right side of each setup screen.

The BIOS Setup Utility does not require an operating system to run. After you power up the system, the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins. After the memory test, the message “Press DEL to run setup” will appear on the screen. If the message disappears before you respond, restart the system or press the “Reset” button. You may also restart the system by pressing the <Ctrl> <Alt> and <Del> keys simultaneously.

Legends

KEYs Function

Right and Left Arrows Moves the highlight left or right to select a

menu.

Up and Down Arrows Moves the highlight up or down between

submenus or ﬁ elds.

<Esc> Exits to the BIOS setup utility

+ (plus key) Scrolls forward through the values or

options of the hightlighted ﬁ eld.

- (minus key) Scolls backward through the values or options of the hightlighted ﬁ eld.

<F1> Displays general help <F2> Displays previous values <F3> Optimized defaults <F4> Saves and resets the setup program. <Enter> Press <Enter> to enter the highlighted

submenu

Scroll Bar

When a scroll bar appears to the right of the setup screen, it indicates that there are more available fields not shown on the screen. Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll through all the available fields.

Submenu

When ““ appears on the left of a particular field, it indicates that a submenu which contains additional options are available for that field. To display the submenu, move the highlight to that field and press <Enter>.

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AMI BIOS Setup Utility Main

The Main menu is the first screen that you will see when you enter the BIOS Setup Utility.

Main

BIOS Information BIOS Vendor Core Version Compliancy Project Version Build Date and Time



Intel RC Version

System Language System Date

System Time

Access Level

System Date

The date format is <day>, <month>, <date>, <year>. Day displays a day, from Sunday to Saturday. Month displays the month, from January to December. Date displays the date, from 1 to 31. Year displays the year, from 1980 to 2099.

Advanced

Boot Security

American Megatrends

4.6.5.1 UEFI 2.3; PI 1.2 1APJK 0.12 04/09/2013 13:16:57

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[00:11:11]

Administraor

Save & ExitChipset

Intel Referece Code Version.

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Intel RC Version

This section displays Intel Reference Code Version.

Advanced

Intel RC Version INTEL CEDARVIEN

INTEL MRC INTEL NM10 INTEL P-UINT INTEL IGFX VBIOS INTEL ACPI INTEL IFFS

0.9.0-1

1.00

1.6.0 012 1071

0.9.0-1 N/A

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

System Time

The time format is <hour>, <minute>, <second>. The time is based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. Hour displays hours from 00 to

23. Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59. Second displays seconds from 00 to 59.

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Advanced

The Advanced menu allows you to configure your system for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the system board, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference.

Important:

Setting incorrect field values may cause the system to malfunction.

Main

Legacy OpROM Support

Launch PXE OpROM [Disabled]

Launch Storage OpROM [Enabled]



PCI Subsystem Settings



ACPI Settings



PC Health Status



CPU Conﬁ guration



IDE Conﬁ guration



USB Conﬁ guration



PPM Conﬁ guration



WatchDog Conﬁ guration

Launch Storage OpROM

Advanced

Save & ExitChipset Boot Security

Enable or disable boot option for legacy network devices.

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

PCI Subsystem Settings

This section configures PCI subsystem settings.

Advanced

PCI Bus Driver Version PCI Option ROM Handling

PCI ROM Priority

V 2.05.01

[EFI Compatible ROM]

In case of mutiple option ROMs (Legacy and EFI Compatible), speciﬁ es what PCI Option ROM to launch.

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Enable or disable boot option for legancy mass storage devices with Option ROM.

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ACPI Settings

This section is used to configure the ACPI Settings.

Advanced

ACPI Settings

Enable ACPI Auto Conﬁ guration

ACPI Sleep State PCI Express Wake

Resume by USB Resume by Ring Resume by RTC Alarm

[Disabled]

[S1 (CPU Stop Clock) ] [Enabled]

[Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled]

Enables or disables BIOS ACPI Auto Conﬁ guration.

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

ACPI Sleep State

Selects the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the Suspend button is pressed.

S1(POS) Enables the Power On Suspend function. S3(STR) Enables the Suspend to RAM function.

PC Health Status

This section displays hardware health monitor.

Advanced

System Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature CPU FAN Speed System FAN Speed VCore VBAT +1.5 DDR3 +1.05V EC Version

+41 C : N/A : N/A : +1.041 V : +0.979 V : +1.501 V : +1.085 V

2013.03.05.01

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

PCI Express Wake

Enable resume by PCI Express.

Resume by USB

When Enabled, this system uses the USB signal to carry out a wakeup event.

Resume by Ring

Enable this field to use the Ring signal to wake up the system.

Resume by RTC Alarm

When Enabled, the system uses the RTC to generate a wakeup event.

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CPU Configuration

This section is used to configure the CPU. It will also display the detected CPU information.

Advanced

CPU Conﬁ guration Processor Type

EMT64 Processor Speed System Bus Speed Ratio Status Actual Ratio Processor Stepping Microcode Revision L1 Cache RAM L2 Cache RAM Processor Core Hyper-Threading

Execute Disable Bit

Limit CUPID Maximum

Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU Supported 1865 MHz 533 MHz 14 14 30661 269 2x56 k 2x512 k Dual Supported

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

XP can pevent certain classes of malicious buffer overﬂ ow attacks when combined with a supporting OS (Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2, SuSE Linux 9.2, RedHat Enterprise 3 update 3.)

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Hyper-threading

Enable this field for Windows XP and Linux which are optimized for Hyper-Threading technology. Select disabled for other OSes not optimized for Hyper-Threading technology. When disabled, only one thread per enabled core is enabled.

Execute Disable Bit

XD can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting OS (Windows server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2, SuSE Lunix 9.2 RedHat Enterprise 3 Update 3.)

Limit CUPID Maximum

The CPUID instruction of some newer CPUs will return a value greater than 3. The default is Disabled because this problem does not exist in the Windows series operating systems. If you are using an operating system other than Windows, this problem may occur. To avoid this problem, enable this field to limit the return value to 3 or less than 3

IDE Configuration

This section is used to configure IDE functions.

Advanced

SATA Port 0 SATA Port1

SATA Controller(s)

Conﬁ gure SATA as

Not present

GLS85LS1004A C (4.0GB)

[Enabled]

[IDE]

Configure SATA as

This field is used to select a configuration for SATA controller.

Advanced

SATA Port 0 SATA Port1

SATA Controller(s)

Conﬁ gure SATA as Port0 Speed Limit

Port1 Speed Limit SATA Port 0

SATA Port 0 Hot Plug SATA Port 1 SATA Port 1 Hot Plug

Not present

GLS85LS1004A C (4.0GB)

[Enabled]

[AHCI]

[No Limit] [No Limit]

[Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled]

SATA Ports (0-3) devices names if present and enabled.

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Select a conﬁ guration for SATA controller.

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

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USB Configuration

This section is used to configure USB parameters.

Advanced

USB Conﬁ guration USB Devices:

1 Keyboard

Legacy USB Support

EHCI Hand-off Port 60/64 Emulation

[Enabled]

[Disabled] [Enabled]

Legacy USB Support

Enabled

Enables legacy USB.

Auto Disables support for legacy when no USB devices are connected.

Enables Legacy USB support. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications.

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

PPM Configuration

This section is used to configure PPM parameters.

Advanced

PPM Conﬁ guration

EIST

[Disabled]

Enable/Disable Intel SpeedStep

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

EIST

This field is used to enable or disable the Intel Enhanced SpeedStep Technology.

Disabled Keeps USB devices available only for EFI applications.

EHCI Hand-off

This is a workaround for OSes that does not support EHCI hand-off. The EHCI ownership change should be claimed by the EHCI driver.

Port 60/64 Emulation

Enables I/O port 60h/64h emulation support. This should be enabled for the complete keyboard legacy support for non-USB aware OSes.

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WatchDog Configuration

Advanced

WatchDog function

This field is used to enable or disable the Watchdog timer function.

[Disabled]

Enable/Disable IT8518 WatchDog Timer.

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Chipset

Configures relevant chipset functions.

Main



Host Bridge



South Bridge

Advanced

Chipset

Boot Security

Save & Exit

Host Bridge Parameters

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

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Chipset



Memory Frequency and Timing



Intel IGD Conﬁ guration

*********Memory Information******** Memory Frequency Total Memory DIMM#1

1067MHz(DDR3) 2048 MB 2048 MB

Conﬁ g memory frequency and timing settings.

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Memory Frequency and Timing

Chipset

Memory Frequency and Timing

MRC Fast Boot

Intel IGD Configuration

Chipset

Intel IGD Conﬁ guration

IGFX-Boot Type

LCD Panel Type

[Enabled]

[VBIOS Default]

[1024x768 24bits]

LCD Panel Type VBIOS Default

640x480 18bits 800x600 18bits 1024x768 18bits 1366x768 18bits 1024x768 24bits

Enable or Disable MRC fast boot.

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Select the video device which will be activated during post. This has no effect if external graphics present.

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

IGFX-Boot Type

This field is used to select the video device.

LCD Panel Type

This field is used to select LCD panel used by internal graphics device via selecting the appropriate setup time.

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

SLP_S4 Assertion Width [1-2 Seconds]

SLP_S4 Assertion Width

Select a minimun assertion width of SLP_S4# signal.

TPT Devices

Chipset

Enable/ disable Intel(R) IO Controller Hub (TPT) devices.

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

TPT Devices

Chipset

Azalia Controller

Select USB Mode UHCI #1 (ports 0 and 1) UHCI #2 (ports 2 and 3) UHCI #3 (ports 4 and 5) UHCI #4 (ports 6 and 7) USB 2.0 (EHCI) support

[HD Audio]

[By controllers] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled]

Azalia Controller.

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Select USB Mode

By controllers or ports.

UHCI #1~4

Control the USB UHCI (USB1.1) fuctions. Disable from highest to lowest controller.

USB 2.0 (EHCI)

Enable or disable USB 2.0 (EHCI) support.

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Boot

Main

Boot Conﬁ guration

Setup Prompt Timeout

Bootup NumLock State Quiet Boot

CSM16 Module Version

Option ROM Messages

Boot Option Priorities

Boot Option #1 Hard Driver BBS Priorities

Advanced

Boot

Security

[On] [Disabled]

07.65

[Force BIOS]

[SATA SM: GLS85LS1....]

Save & ExitChipset

Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0xFFFF) means indeﬁ nite waiting.

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Setup Prompt Timeout

Selects the number of seconds to wait for the setup activation key. 65535(0xFFFF) denotes indefinite waiting.

Bootup NumLock State

This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad. By default, the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys. When set to Off, the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys.

Security

Main

Password Description If ONLY the Administrator’s password is set,

then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup. If ONLY the User’s password is set, then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup. In Setup the User will have Administrator rights. The password length must be in the following range: Minimum length 3 Maximum length 20

Administrator Password

User Password

HDD Security Conﬁ guration

Administrator Password

Sets the administrator password.

User Password

Sets the user password.

Advanced

Boot Security

Save & ExitChipset

Set Administrator Password.

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Quiet Boot

Enables or disables the quiet boot function.

Option ROM Messages

Set display mode for option ROM.

Boot Option #1

Set the system boot order.

Hard Driver BBS Priorities

Set the order of the legacy devices in this group.

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Save & Exit

Main

Advanced

Save Changes and Reset

Discard Changes and Reset

Save Options

Restore Defaults Save as User Defaults Restore User Defaults

Boot Override

SATA SM: GLS85LS1004A CS 04GB Launch EFI Shell from ﬁ lesystem device

Save Changes and Reset

To save the changes, select this field and then press <Enter>. A dialog box will appear. Select Yes to reset the system after saving all changes made

Discard Changes and Reset

To discard the changes, select this field and then press <Enter>. A dialog box will appear. Select Yes to reset the system setup without saving any changes.

Chipset

Boot Security Save & Exit

Reset the system after saving the changes.

 Select Screen  Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Updating the BIOS

To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility, AFUDOS.EXE. Please contact technical support or your sales representative for the files.

To execute the utility, type: A:> AFUDOS BIOS_File_Name /b /p /n then press <Enter>.

C:\CD9A3\BIOS\afudos~1 cd9a3r34.09a /b /p /n

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Reading ﬁ le ..............................

Erasing ﬂ ash .............................

Writing ﬂ ash .............................

Erasing ﬂ ash ..........................

Writing NVRAM .................

Verifying NVRAM .................

Erasing BootBlock ....................

Writing BootBlock ....................

Verifying BootBlock .................

C:\CD9A3\BIOS>

AMI Firmware Update Utility(APTIO) v2.27

done done done done done done done done done done

After finishing BIOS update, please turn off the AC power. Wait about 10 seconds and then turn on the AC power again.

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Restore Defaults

To restore and load the optimized default values, select this field and then press <Enter>. A dialog box will appear. Select Yes to restore the default values of all the setup options.

Save as User Defaults

To save changes done so far as user default, select this field and then press <Enter>. A dialog box will appear. Select Yes to save values as user default.

Restore User Defaults

To restore user default to all the setup options, select this field and then press <Enter>. A dialog box will appear. Select Yes to restore user default.

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The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board.

Insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. If after inserting the CD, “Autorun” did not automatically start (which is, the Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear), please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double-click “Setup”.

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Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (For Windows XP)

Note:

Before installing Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, make sure you have updated your Windows XP operating system to Service Pack 3.

To install the driver, click “Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5” on the main menu.

1. Read the license agreement carefully.

Click “I have read and accept the terms of the License Agree ment” then click Install.

Auto Run Pages (for Windows 7)

2. Setup is now installing the driver.

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3. Click Exit.

Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is used for updating Windows INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system.

To install the utility, click “Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility” on the main menu.

1. Setup is now ready to install the utility. Click Next.

2. Read the license agreement then click Yes.

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3. Go through the readme document for system requirements and installation tips then click Next.

4. After completing installation, click Finish to exit setup.

Microsoft DirectX 9.0C (For Windows XP)

To install the utility, click “Microsoft DirectX 9.0C Driver” on the main menu.

1. Click “I accept the

agreement” then click Next.

2. To start installation, click

Next.

3. Click Finish. Reboot the

system for DirectX to take effect.

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Intel HD Graphics Drivers (For Windows XP)

To install the driver, click “Intel HD Graphics Drivers” on the main menu.

1. Setup is now ready to install the graphics driver. Select “Installs driver and application files“ and click Next.

2. Read the license agreement. Then, select “I agree“ and click Install.

4. Setup is now installing the driver.

5. Click “Yes” to restart this computer now.

Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect.

3. Click “Continue Anyway“ to start the installation.

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Intel HD Graphics Drivers (For Windows 7)

To install the driver, click “Intel HD Graphics Drivers” on the main menu.

1. Setup is now ready to install the graphics driver. Click Next.

By default, the “Automatically run WinSAT and enable the Windows Aero desktop theme” is enabled. With this enabled, after installing the graphics driver and the system rebooted, the screen will turn blank for 1 to 2 minutes (while WinSAT is running) before the Windows 7/ Windows 8 desktop appears. The “blank screen” period is the time Windows is testing the graphics performance.

We recommend that you skip this process by disabling this function then click Next.

3. Go through the readme document for system requirements and installation tips then click Next.

4. Setup is now installing the driver. Click Next to continue.

2. Read the license agreement then click Yes.

5. Click “Yes, I want to restart this computer now” then click Finish.

Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect.

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Intel LAN Drivers

To install the driver, click “Intel LAN Drivers” on the main menu.

1. Setup is ready to install the driver. Click Next.

2. Click “I accept the terms in the license agreement” then click “Next”.

4. Click Install to begin the installation.

5. After completing installation, click Finish.

3. Select the program features you want installed then click Next.

Note:

If the CD does not contain the LAN driver for Windows XP, please follow the steps listed below to install the i210AT LAN driver.

Install the i210AT LAN driver for Windows XP by manually.

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Audio Drivers (For COM100-B Carrier Board)

To install the driver, click “Audio Drivers (for COM100-B Carrier Board)” on the main menu.

1. Setup is now ready to install the

audio driver. Click Next.

2. Follow the remainder of the steps

on the screen; clicking “Next” each time you finish a step.

3. Click “Yes, I want to restart my

computer now” then click Finish.

Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect.

Intel Rapid Storage Technology

The Intel Rapid Storage Technology is a utility that allows you to monitor the current status of the SATA drives. It enables enhanced performance and power management for the storage subsystem.

To install the driver, click “Intel Rapid Storage Technology” on the main menu.

1. Setup is now ready to install the utility. Click Next.

2. Read the warning then click Yes.

Note:

The integrated Intel® High-definition Display Audio driver does not support Windows XP. When the Windows XP runs, there will be a warning message with yellow mark on the device manager.

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3. Read the license agreement then click Yes.

4. Go through the readme document for system requirements and installation tips then click Next.

6. Click “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” then click Finish.

Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect.

7. Run the Intel Matrix Storage

Console utility to view the hard drives’ configuration.

5. Setup is now installing the utility. Click Next to continue.

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F6 Floppy

This is used to create a floppy driver diskette needed when you install Windows® XP using the F6 installation method. This will allow you to install the operating system onto a hard drive when in AHCI mode.

1. Insert a blank floppy diskette.

2. Locate for the drivers in the CD then copy them to the floppy diskette. The CD includes drivers for both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. The path to the drivers are shown below.

32-bit

CD Drive:\AHCI_RAID\F6FLOPPY\f6flpy32

64-bit

CD Drive:\AHCI_RAID\F6FLOPPY\f6flpy64

DFI Utility

DFI Utility provides information about the board, HW Health, Watchdog and DIO. To access the utility, click “DFI Utility” on the main menu.

1. Setup is ready to install the DFI Utility drifer. Click Next.

2. Click “I accept the terms in the license agreement” and then click Next.

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3. Enter “User Name” and “Organization” information and then click Next.

4. Click Install to begin the installation.

The DFI Utility icon will appear on the desktop. Double-click the icon to open the utility.

Information

5. After completing installation, click Finish.

HW Health

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WatchDog

DIO

Backlight

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Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3

To install the reader, click “Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3” on the main menu.

1. Click Next to install or click Change Destination Folder to select another folder.

2. Click Install to begin installation.

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3. Click Finish to exit installation.

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Appendix A

Appendix A - NLITE and AHCI Installation Guide

nLite

nLite is an application program that allows you to customize your XP installation disc by integrating the RAID/AHCI drivers into the disc. By using nLite, the F6 function key usually required during installation is no longer needed.

Note:

The installation steps below are based on nLite version 1.4.9. Installation procedures may slightly vary if you’re using another version of the program.

1. Download the program from nLite’s offical website.

http://www.nliteos.com/download.html

2. Install nLite.

4. Insert the XP installation disc into an optical drive.

5. Launch nLite. The Welcome screen will appear. Click Next.

Important:

Due to it’s coding with Visual.Net, you may need to first install .NET Framework prior to installing nLite.

3. Download relevant RAID/AHCI driver files from Intel’s website. The drivers you choose will depend on the operating system and chipset used by your computer.

The downloaded driver files should include iaahci.cat, iaAHCI.inf, iastor.cat, iaStor. inf, IaStor.sys, license.txt and TXTSETUP.OEM.

6. Click Next to temporarily save the Windows installation files to the designated default folder.

If you want to save them in another folder, click Browse, select the folder and then click Next.

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7. Click Next.

8. In the Task Selection dialog box, click Drivers and Bootable ISO. Click Next.

9. Click Insert and then select Multiple driver folder to select the drivers you will integrate. Click Next.

10. Select only the drivers ap-

propriate for the Windows version that you are using and then click OK.

Integrating 64-bit drivers into 32-bit Windows or vice versa will cause file load errors and failed installation.

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11. If you are uncertain of the southbridge chip used on your motherboard, select all RAID/AHCI controllers and then click OK.

12. Click Next.

13. The program is currently integrating the drivers and applying changes to the installation.

14. When the program is finished applying the changes, click Next.

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15. To create an image, select the Create Image mode under the General section and then click Next.

16. Or you can choose to burn it directly to a disc by selecting the Direct Burn mode under the General section.

Select the optical device and all other necessary settings and then click Next.

17. You have finished customizing the Windows XP installation disc. Click Finish.

Enter the BIOS utility to configure the SATA controller to RAID/AHCI. You can now install Windows XP.

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AHCI

The installation steps below will guide you in configuring your SATA drive to AHCI mode.

1. Enter the BIOS utility and configure the SATA controller to IDE mode.

2. Install Windows XP but do not press F6.

3. Download relevant RAID/AHCI driver files supported by the motherboard chipset from Intel’s website.

Transfer the downloaded driver files to C:\AHCI.

4. Open Device Manager and right click on one of the Intel Serial ATA Storage Controllers, then select Update Driver.

If the controller you selected did not work, try selecting another one.

5. In the Hardware Update Wizard dialog box, select “No, not this time” then click Next.

6. Select “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)” and then click Next.

7. Select “Don’t search. I will choose

the driver to install” and then click Next.

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8. Click “Have Disk”.

9. Select C:\AHCI\iaAHCI.inf and then click Open.

11. A warning message appeared because the selected SATA controller did not match your hardware device.

Ignore the warning and click Yes to proceed.

12. Click Finish.

13. The system’s settings have

been changed. Windows XP requires that you restart the computer. Click Yes.

10. Select the appropriate AHCI Controller of your hardware device and then click Next.

14. Enter the BIOS utility and modify the SATA controller from IDE to AHCI. By doing so, Windows will work normally with the SATA controller that is in AHCI mode.

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Appendix B

#include <stdio.h> //-------------------------------------------------------------#deﬁ ne EC_EnablePort 0x66 #deﬁ ne EC_DataPort 0x62 //-------------------------------------------------------------void WriteEC(char,int); void SetWDTime(int,int); int GetWDTime(void); //-------------------------------------------------------------main() { unsigned int countdown; unsigned int input,count_h,count_l;

printf("Input WD Time: "); scanf("%d",&input); printf("\n"); count_h=input>>8; count_l=input&0x00FF; SetWDTime(count_h,count_l);

while(1) { countdown = GetWDTime(); delay(100); printf("\rTime Remaining: %d ",countdown); } } //-------------------------------------------------------------void SetWDTime(int count_H,int count_L) { //Set Count WriteEC(0xB7,count_H); //High Byte WriteEC(0xB8,count_L); //Low Byte //Enable Watch Dog Timer WriteEC(0xB4,0x02); } //--------------------------------------------------------------

int GetWDTime(void) { int sum,data_h,data_l; //Select EC Read Type outportb(EC_EnablePort,0x80); delay(5); //Get Remaining Count High Byte outportb(EC_DataPort,0xF6); delay(5); data_h=inportb(EC_DataPort); delay(5); //Select EC Read Type outportb(EC_EnablePort,0x80); delay(5); //Get Remaining Count Low Byte outportb(EC_DataPort,0xF7); delay(5); data_l=inportb(EC_DataPort); delay(5);

data_h<<=8; data_h&=0xFF00; sum=data_h|data_l; return sum; } //-------------------------------------------------------------void WriteEC(char EC_Addr, int data) { //Select EC Write Type outportb(EC_EnablePort,0x81); delay(5); outportb(EC_DataPort,EC_Addr); delay(5); outportb(EC_DataPort,data); delay(5); } //--------------------------------------------------------------

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Appendix C - System Error Message

When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something, either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message, PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP, will be shown in the information box at the bottom. Enter Setup to correct the error.

Error Messages

One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST. This list indicates the error messages for all Awards BIOSes:

CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED

The CMOS battery is no longer functional. It should be replaced.

Important:

Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer’s instructions.

CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect. This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt. This error

may have been caused by a weak battery. Check the battery and replace if necessary.

DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY

The display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color. This indicates the switch is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is correct, either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection.

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Appendix D - Troubleshooting

Appendix D

The picture seems to be constantly moving.

Troubleshooting Checklist

This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may encounter with your personal computer. To efficiently troubleshoot your system, treat each problem individually. This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple causes.

Some of the most common things to check when you encounter problems while using your system are listed below.

1. The power switch of each peripheral device is turned on.

2. All cables and power cords are tightly connected.

3. The electrical outlet to which your peripheral devices are connected is working. Test the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device.

4. The monitor is turned on.

5. The display’s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly.

6. All add-in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely.

7. Any add-in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly.

Monitor/Display

If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on:

1. Make sure that the monitor’s power switch is on.

2. Check that one end of the monitor’s power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet. If necessary, try another outlet.

1. The monitor has lost its vertical sync. Adjust the monitor’s vertical sync.

2. Move away any objects, such as another monitor or fan, that may be creating a magnetic

field around the display.

3. Make sure your video card’s output frequencies are supported by this monitor.

The screen seems to be constantly wavering.

1. If the monitor is close to another monitor, the adjacent monitor may need to be turned off.

Fluorescent lights adjacent to the monitor may also cause screen wavering.

Power Supply

When the computer is turned on, nothing happens.

1. Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end

properly plugged into the back of the system.

2. Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of

voltage you are using.

3. The power cord may have a “short” or “open”. Inspect the cord and install a new one if

necessary.

3. Check that the video input cable is properly attached to the monitor and the system’s display adapter.

4. Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the monitor’s brightness control knob

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Hard Drive

Hard disk failure.

1. Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIOS.

2. If the system is configured with two hard drives, make sure the bootable (first) hard drive is configured as Master and the second hard drive is configured as Slave. The master hard drive must have an active/bootable partition.

Excessively long formatting period.

If your hard drive takes an excessively long period of time to format, it is likely a cable connection problem. However, if your hard drive has a large capacity, it will take a longer time to format.

Serial Port

The serial device (modem, printer) doesn’t output anything or is outputting garbled

characters.

1. Make sure that the serial device’s power is turned on and that the device is on-line.

2. Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer.

3. Verify that the attached serial device works by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly. If the serial device does not work, either the cable or the serial device has a problem. If the serial device works, the problem may be due to the onboard I/O or the address setting.

4. Make sure the COM settings and I/O address are configured correctly.

System Board

1. Make sure the add-in card is seated securely in the expansion slot. If the add-in card is

loose, power off the system, re-install the card and power up the system.

2. Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set.

3. Verify that all memory modules are seated securely into the memory sockets.

4. Make sure the memory modules are in the correct locations.

5. If the board fails to function, place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed compo-

nents. Gently press each component into the socket.

6. If you made changes to the BIOS settings, re-enter setup and load the BIOS defaults.

Keyboard

Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed.

1. Make sure the keyboard is properly connected.

2. Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process.

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Appendix E - BIOS Status Code

Status Code Ranges

Standard Status Codes

SEC Status Codes

Appendix E

PEI Status Codes

Appendix E BIOS Status Code

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PEI Beep Codes

Appendix E BIOS Status Code

DXE Status Codes

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Appendix E BIOS Status Code

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DXE Beep Codes

ACPI/ASL Status Codes

OEM-Reserved Status Code Ranges

Appendix E BIOS Status Code

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DFI CD9A3 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Copyright

FCC and DOC Statement on Class B

Trademarks

Table of Contents

About this Manual

Static Electricity Precautions

Warranty

Safety Measures

About the Package

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Specifications

Features

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Specification Comparison Table

Chapter 3 - Hardware Installation

Board Layout

Block Diagram

Mechanical Diagram

System Memory

Connectors

COM Express Connectors

COM Express Connectors Signal Description

Standby Power LED

Cooling Option

Installing CD9A3 Series onto a Carrier Board

Updating the BIOS

Chapter 5 - Supported Software

Appendix A - NLITE and AHCI Installation Guide

Appendix B - Watchdog Sample Code

Appendix C - System Error Message

Appendix D - Troubleshooting

Appendix E - BIOS Status Code