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Table of Contents
Copyright .............................................................................................................2
Trademarks ........................................................................................................2
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 ..................................................................................12
System Memory .......................................................................................... 13
Installing the DIMM Module .......................................................................13
Connectors ...................................................................................................14
CPU Fan Connector....................................................................................14
COM Express Connectors ...........................................................................15
COM Express Connectors Signal Discription .................................................18
Standby Power LED ................................................................................... 27
Cooling Option ............................................................................................27
Installing HM960-QM87/HM86 onto a Carrier Board ....................... 28
Installing the COM Express Debug Card ............................................. 31
Chapter 4 - BIOS Setup ............................................................... 34
Overview ..................................................................................................... 34
AMI BIOS Setup Utility .............................................................................35
Main .........................................................................................................35
Advanced .................................................................................................. 35
Chipset ..................................................................................................... 44
Boot ......................................................................................................... 51
Security .................................................................................................... 52
Save & Exit ............................................................................................... 52
Updating the BIOS ....................................................................................53
Notice: BIOS SPI ROM .............................................................................53
Chapter 5 - Supported Software ...........................................................54
Chapter 6 - GPIO Programming Guide...............................................74
Chapter 7 - RAID (HM960-QM87) ...............................................75
RAID Levels .................................................................................75
Settings .......................................................................................75
Chapter 8 - Intel AMT Settings (HM960-QM87) ............................78
Overview ...............................................................................................................78
Enable Intel® AMT in the AMI BIOS .........................................................78
Enable Intel® AMT in the Intel® Management Engine BIOS
Extension (MEBX) Screen ..............................................................................
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Appendix A - nLite and AHCI Installation Guide ...........................92
nLite ............................................................................................................... 92
AHCI ..............................................................................................................95
Appendix B - Watchdog Sample Code ................................................98
Appendix C - System Error Message ................................................... 99
Appendix D - Troubleshooting .............................................................. 100