DFI KU171, KU173 User Manual

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KU171/KU173

Mini-ITX Industrial Motherboard

User’s Manual

A46600838

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Copyright

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.

© 2018. All Rights Reserved.

Trademarks

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

FCC and DOC Statement on Class B

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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Copyright .............................................................................................................2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Optional Items..................................................................................................5

Before Using the System Board ...............................................................5

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

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

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

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation ................................................8

Board Layout .................................................................................................8

Block Diagram ...............................................................................................8

System Memory ............................................................................................9

Installing the SODIMM Module .................................................................... 10

Installing the Heat Sink ...........................................................................11

Jumper Settings .........................................................................................11

Clear CMOS ................................................................................................ 11

Auto Power-on Select ..................................................................................12

LVDS Panel Power Select ............................................................................ 12

LCD/Inverter Power Select .......................................................................... 13

LVDS Backilight Power Select ...................................................................... 13

eDP Panel Power Select (Optional) .............................................................. 14

eDP Inverter Power Select (Optional)...........................................................14

eDP Backilight Power Select (Optional) ........................................................ 15

COM 1 RS232/Power Select .........................................................................15

Rear Panel I/O Ports .................................................................................16

12V DC-in (KU171)/9~36V DC-in (KU173) ....................................................16

Graphics Interfaces ..................................................................................... 17

RJ45 LAN Ports ...........................................................................................17

USB Ports ...................................................................................................18

Audio .........................................................................................................19

I/O Connectors ...........................................................................................19

Digital I/O and Power Connectors ................................................................19

SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors ...................................................................... 20

SATA (Serial ATA) Power Connectors ............................................................20

COM (Serial) Ports ......................................................................................21

Front Panel Connector ................................................................................22

Cooling Fan Connectors...............................................................................22

LVDS LCD Panel Connector ......................................................................... 23

LCD/Inverter Power Connector .................................................................... 23

S/PDIF Connector ....................................................................................... 24

SMBus Connector .......................................................................................24

Expansion Slots .......................................................................................... 25

Chassis Intrusion Connector ........................................................................ 25

eDP Connector (Optional) ...........................................................................26

LPC Connector ............................................................................................27

Standby Power LED .................................................................................... 27

Battery .......................................................................................................28

Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup ............................................................... 29

Overview.......................................................................................................29

Insyde BIOS Setup Utility ........................................................................30

Main ..........................................................................................................30

Advanced ...................................................................................................30

Security ......................................................................................................43

Boot...........................................................................................................43

Exit ............................................................................................................44

Updating the BIOS ....................................................................................45

Notice: BIOS SPI ROM .............................................................................45

Chapter 4 - Supported Software ...........................................................46

Chapter 5 - RAID ..........................................................................................54

Chapter 6 - Intel AMT Settings ..............................................................58

Appendix A - Troubleshooting Checklist ............................................64

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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.

Static Electricity Precautions

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.

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.

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.

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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 KU171/KU173 motherboard

• One COM port cable (Length: 250mm, 1 x COM port)

• One Serial ATA data with power cable (Length: 300mm)

• One Heat sink (Height: 25mm)
The board and accessories in the package may not come similar to the information listed

above. This may differ in accordance to 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.

Optional Items

• USB 2.0 port cable (Length: 200mm)

• COM port cable (Length: 250mm, 1 x COM port)

• Serial ATA data with power cable (Length: 300mm)

• Power adapter (100W, 12V, Level 6)

• Power adapter (120W, 19V)

• I/O shield

• Heat sink (Height: 32mm)
The board and accessories in the package may not come similar to the information listed

above. This may differ in accordance to 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.

• Memory module

• Storage devices such as hard disk drive, 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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Chapter 1 - Introduction

Specifi cations

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SYSTEM Processor 7th Generation Intel® CoreTM Processors, BGA 1356 Socket

Intel

®

CoreTM i7-7600U Processor, Dual Core, 4M Cache, 2.80 GHz (3.90 GHz), 15W

Intel

®

CoreTM i5-7300U Processor, Dual Core, 3M Cache, 2.60 GHz (3.50 GHz), 15W

Intel

®

CoreTM i3-7100U Processor, Dual Core, 3M Cache, 2.40 GHz, 15W

Intel

®

Celeron® Processor 3965U, Dual Core, 2M Cache, 2.20 GHz, 15W

Memory Two 260-pin SODIMM up to 32GB

Dual Channel DDR4 1866/2133 MHz

BIOS Insyde SPI 128Mbit

GRAPHICS Controller Intel® HD Graphics GT Series

Feature OpenGL 4.4, DirectX 12, OpenCL 2.1

HW Decode: AVC/H.264, MPEG2, VC1/WMV9, JPEG/MJPEG, HEVC/H265, VP8, VP9
HW Encode: AVC/H.264, MPEG2, JPEG, HEVC/H265, VP8, VP9

Display 1 x LVDS/eDP (eDP available upon request)

2 x DP++
LVDS: dual channel 48-bit, resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz
DP: resolution up to 4096x2304 @ 60Hz
eDP: resolution up to 4096x2304 @ 60Hz

Triple
Displays

LVDS + DP++ + DP++
eDP + DP++ + DP ++

EXPANSION Interface 1 x PCIe x4 (Gen 3)

1 x Full-size Mini PCIe (PCIe/USB)
1 x M.2 M Key (2242/2260/2280) (PCIe/SATA)

AUDIO Audio

Codec

Realtek ALC888S-VD2-GR

ETHERNET Controller 1 x Intel® I210AT PCIe (10/100/1000Mbps)

1 x Intel® I219LM PCIe with iAMT11.6 (10/100/1000Mbps) (only Core i7/i5 supports iAMT)

REAR I/O Ethernet 2 x GbE (RJ-45)

USB 4 x USB 3.0
Display 2 x DP++
Audio 1 x Line-out

1 x Mic-in

INTERNAL
I/O

Serial 1 x RS-232/422/485 (RS-232 w/ power) (2.0mm pitch)

1 x RS-232 (2.0mm pitch)
USB 4 x USB 2.0 (2.0mm pitch)
Display 1 x LVDS LCD Panel Connector

1 x LCD/Inverter Power

1 x eDP LCD Panel Connector (available upon request)

Audio 1 x S/PDIF
SATA 2 x SATA 3.0 (up to 6Gb/s)

2 x SATA Power

RAID 0/1/5
DIO 1 x 8-bit DIO
LPC 1 x LPC
SMBus 1 x SMBus

WATCHDOG
TIMER

Output &
Interval

System Reset, Programmable via Software from 1 to 255 Seconds

SECURITY TPM Available Upon Request
POWER Type Single 12V +/-10% DC (KU171)

Wide Range 9~36V (KU173)

Connector DC-in Jack

Right Angle Connector (4-pin) (available upon request)

Vertical Type Connector (4-pin) (available upon request)

RTC Battery CR2032 Coin Cell

OS SUPPORT Microsoft

/Linux

Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 64-bit

Debian 8 (with VESA graphic driver)

CentOS 7 (with VESA graphic driver)

Ubuntu 15.10 (Intel graphic driver available)

ENVIRONMENT Temperature Operating: 0 to 60°C / -20 to 70°C

Storage: -40 to 85°C
Humidity Operating: 5 to 90% RH

Storage: 5 to 90% RH
MTBF KU171 : 433,836 hrs @ 25°C; 252,953 hrs @ 45°C; 161,770 hrs @ 60°C

KU173 : 416,214 hrs @ 25°C; 241,863 hrs @ 45°C; 154,716 hrs @ 60°C

Calculation model: Telcordia Issue 2

Environment: GB, GC – Ground Benign, Controlled

MECHANICAL Dimensions Mini-ITX Form Factor

170mm (6.7") x 170mm (6.7")
Height PCB: 1.6mm

Top Side: 16.5mm

Bottom Side: 3.5mm

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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.

• DDR4

DDR4 delivers increased system bandwidth and improves performance. The advantages of
DDR4 provide an extended battery life and improve the performance at a lower power than
DDR3/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 1 LVDS/eDP (eDP
available upon request) and 2 DP++ interfaces for triple display outputs.

• PCI Express

PCI Express is a high bandwidth I/O infrastructure that possesses the ability to scale speeds
by forming multiple lanes.

• Serial ATA

Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0a specification. With speed of
up to 6Gb/s (SATA 3.0), it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel
ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB/s.

• Gigabit LAN

Intel® I210AT PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet and Intel® I219LM with iAMT11.6 Gigabit Ethernet
Phy controllers support up to 1Gbps data transmission.

• Audio

The Realtek ALC888S-VD2-GR audio codec provides 7.1+2 channel High Definition audio out­put.

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• Wake-On-LAN

This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. It is
supported via the onboard LAN port or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power Man­agement Event) signal. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can power-on
the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.

• Wake-On-USB (optional)

This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the
S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.

• ACPI STR

The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
specification. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Manage­ment and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management.
ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM
function

.

With the Suspend to RAM function enabled, you can power-off the system at once by pressing
the power button or selecting “Standby” when you shut down Windows

®

without having to go
through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files, applications and operating system.
This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire
operating session into RAM (Random Access Memory) when it powers-off. The operating ses­sion will resume exactly where you left off the next time you power-on the system.

• RTC Timer

The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power-on on the
set date and time.

• Power Failure Recovery

When power returns after an AC power failure, you may choose to either power-on the system
manually or let the system power-on automatically.

• USB

The system board supports the new USB 3.0. It is capable of running at a maximum transmis­sion speed of up to 5 Gbit/s (625 MB/s) and is faster than USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/s, or 60 MB/s)
and USB 1.1 (12Mb/s). USB 3.0 reduces the time required for data transmission, reduces
power consumption, and is backward compatible with USB 2.0. It is 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

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

Board Layout

• KU171: Single 12V +/-10% DC
KU173: Wide Range 9~36V

• The eDP connector is optional. Please contact your sales representative for more informa­tion.

• JP1, JP2 and JP3 will work when the eDP connector is populated on the system board.

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USB 3-4

USB 3.0

Nuvoton
NCT6106D

USB 1-2

USB 3.0

Intel
I210AT

Line-out

DC-in

4-pin Vertical Type (optional)

4-pin
Right Angle
(optional)

2

1

39

40

LVDS LCD Panel

LVDS Panel Power
Select (JP6)

12

56

PTN3460

125

6

SMBus

1

Digital I/O
Power

1

2

1

13

14

LPC

LCD/Inverter
Power Select
(JP8)

LCD/Inverter Power

SPI Flash BIOS

1

eDP (optional)

29

302

1

6

5

1

2

eDP Backlight Power
Select (JP2) (optional)

eDP Panel Power
Select (JP1) (optional)

eDP Inverter Power
Select (JP3) (optional)

1

1

COM 1 COM 2

129

129

6512

Buzzer

1

S/PDIF

Standby
Power LED

1

System
Fan 2

PCIe 1 (PCIe x4)

M.2 M Key

Mini PCIe

USB 8-9USB 6-7

1

2

10

1

210

USB 2.0

1
2

11
12

Front Panel

1

System Fan 1

1

1

Chassis
Intrusion

Clear CMOS (JP4)

1

1

2

Battery

Intel

BGA 1356

DDR4_1 SODIMM

DDR4_2 SODIMM

1

CPU Fan

SATA Power 0

1

4

1

4

LVDS Backlight Power Select (JP7)

DP++ 1

DP++ 2

LAN 1

LAN 2

Mic-in

Digital I/O

SATA Power 1

COM 1 RS232/Power
Select (JP5)

SATA 0-1

SATA 3.0

Auto Power-on

Select (JP9)

1

Flash Descriptor Security
Override

1

1

Block Diagram

Core

i7/i5/i3

RS-232/422/485 1x

RS-232 1x

H/W Monitor

Super IO

with WDT

Full-size

Mini PCIe

Digital I/O 8-bit

DDR4 1866/2133MHz

SODIMM

Channel A

GLAN I219LM

GLAN I210AT

PCIe x1

PCIe x1

USB 4x

USB 3.0

M.2

PCIe x2

SATA 3.0

PCIe x4

PCIe x4

LPC Bus

TPM (Opt.)

HD Audio

(Line-out, Mic-in, S/PDIF)

USB 2.0

SMBus

SMBus

SPI

SATA 2x

DDR4 1866/2133MHz

SODIMM

Channel B

USB 2.0

DDI

DP++

USB 4x

USB 2.0

SATA 3.0

PCIe x1

DDI

DP++

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System Memory

Features

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.

Important:

When the Standby Power LED lights red, it indicates that there is power on the
system 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 motherboard and components.

• Two 260-pin SODIMM up to 32GB

• Dual Channel DDR4 1866/2133MHz

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DDR4_1

DDR4_2

Standby

Power LED

The system board supports the following memory interface.

Single Channel (SC)

Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits (8B) from the memory channels.

Dual Channel (DC)

Data will be accessed in chunks of 128 bits from the memory channels. Dual channel provides
better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate.

Single Channel

DIMMs are on the same channel.
DIMMs in a channel can be identical or

completely different. However, we highly
recommend using identical DIMMs.

Not all slots need to be populated.

Dual Channel

DIMMs of the same memory configuration
are on different channels.

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Installing the SODIMM Module

1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down.

2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.

3. Locate the SODIMM socket on the system board.

4. Note the key on the socket. The key ensures the module can be plugged into the socket in

only one direction.

Note:

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

6. Push down the module until the clips at each end of the socket lock into position. You will
hear a distinctive “click”, indicating the module is correctly locked into position.

Clip

5. Grasping the module by its edges, align the module into the socket at an approximately 30

degrees angle. Apply firm even pressure to each end of the module until it slips down into
the socket. The contact fingers on the edge of the module will almost completely disappear
inside the socket.

Clip

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Jumper Settings

Clear CMOS

If you encounter the following,
a) CMOS data becomes corrupted.

b) You forgot the supervisor or user password.
you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS.
To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS, please follow the steps below.

1. Power-off the system and unplug the power cord.

2. Set JP4 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP4 back to its default setting,
pins 1 and 2 On.

3. Now plug the power cord and power-on the system.

2-3 On:

Clear CMOS

1-2 On:

Normal (default)

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JP4

132

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Installing the Heat Sink

The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heat sink. Without sufficient air circula­tion across the CPU and heat sink, the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system
board.

1. Apply a thin layer of thermal paste on top of the heat sink. Do not spread the paste all
over the surface. When you later place the heat sink on top of the CPU, the compound will
disperse evenly.

Mounting
holes

2. Place the heat sink assembly on top of the CPU. The 4 screws around the heat sink must
match the mounting holes. We strongly recommend using this type of heat sink assembly
because it provides adequate cooling to the components of the system board.

Turn each Phillips head screw half way down first to initially stabilize the heat sink onto

the board, then finally tighten each screw.

Important:

Do not turn the first screw all the way down followed by the next and so on. This is
to avoid imbalance which might cause cracks or fractures to the CPU and/or heat sink
assembly.

Mounting
screws

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Auto Power-on Select

JP9 is used to select the method of powering on the system. If you want the system to pow­er-on whenever AC power comes in, set JP9 pins 2 and 3 to On. If you want to use the power
button, set pins 1 and 2 to On.

When using the JP9 “Power On” feature to power the system back on after a power failure
occurs, the system may not power on if the power lost is resumed within 5 seconds (power
flicker).

LVDS Panel Power Select

1-2 On:
Power-on via power button
(default)

2-3 On:
Power-on via AC power

3

1
2

3

1
2

3

JP9

3

1-2 On: +12V

3-4 On: +5V

5-6 On: +3.3V

(default)

JP6 is used to select the power supplied with the LVDS LCD panel.

Important:

Before powering-on the system, make sure that the power settings of JP6 match the
LCD panel’s specification. Selecting the incorrect voltage will seriously damage the
LCD panel.

6
4

2

5
3
1

JP6

6
4

2

5
3
1

6
4

2

5
3
1

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JP8

LCD/Inverter Power Select

2-3 On: +5V

1-2 On: +12V

(default)

312

312

JP8 is used to select the power level of the LCD/Inverter power connector.

LVDS Backlight Power Select

1-2 On: +3.3V

(default)

2-3 On: +5V

JP7 is used to select the power level of backlight control: +3.3V (default) or +5V.

Important:

Before powering-on the system, make sure that the power settings of JP7 match the
power specification of backlight control. Selecting the incorrect voltage will seriously
damage the backlight.

3

JP7

312

312

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eDP Panel Power Select (Optional)

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1-2 On: +12V

3-4 On: +5V

5-6 On: +3.3V

(default)

JP1 is used to select the power supplied with the eDP panel.

Important:

Before powering-on the system, make sure that the power settings of JP1 match the
eDP panel’s specification. Selecting the incorrect voltage will seriously damage the
eDP panel.

JP1

2

4

6

135

531

642

246

135

3

JP3

eDP Inverter Power Select (Optional)

2-3 On: +5V

1-2 On: +12V

(default)

312

312

JP3 is used to select the power level of the eDP Inverter power supply.

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COM 1 RS232/Power Select

5

31

642

2
1

9

3

JP5

COM 1

COM 1:

RS232/422/485

5

31

642

3

JP2

eDP Backlight Power Select (Optional)

JP2 is used to select the power level of backlight control: +3.3V (default) or +5V.

Important:

Before powering-on the system, make sure that the power settings of JP2 match the
power specification of backlight control. Selecting the incorrect voltage will seriously
damage the backlight.

1-2 On: +3.3V
(default)

2-3 On: +5V

3

1
2

3

1
2

2
19

DCD-

SIN-

SO- DTR-

JP5

COM 1

1-3 (RI-), 2-4 (DCD-) On:
RS232 (default)

3-5 (+5V), 4-6 (+12V) On:
RS232 with power

GND

DSR-

RTS- CTS-

RI-

JP5 is designed to configure the Serial COM port 1 to pure RS232 or RS232 with power. The
pin functions of COM 1 will vary according to JP5’s setting.

2
19

+12V

SIN-

SO- DTR-

GND

DSR-

RTS- CTS-

+5V

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Rear Panel I/O Ports

The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following:

• 1 12V DC-in jack (default) - KU171

• 1 9~36V DC-in jack (default) - KU173

• 2 DP++ ports

• 2 RJ45 LAN ports

• 4 USB 3.0 ports

• 1 Line-out jack

• 1 Mic-in jack

USB 3.0

12V DC-in (KU171)/9~36V DC-in (KU173)

DC-in

Connect a DC power cord to the DC-in jack. Using a voltage more than the recommended
range may fail to boot the system or cause damage to the system board.

The DC-in jack on the system board co-lays with a 4-pin right angle connector (optional) or
4-pin vertical type connector (optional) as the photo displayed below.

Line-out

DC-in

Mic-in

LAN 1

LAN 2

DP++ 2DP++ 1

3

DC-in (default)

4-pin Vertical Type (optional)

4-pin Right Angle
(optional)

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Graphics Interfaces

The display ports consist of the following:

• 2 DP++ ports

DP++ Port

The DP++ port is a digital display interface used to connect a display device such as a com­puter monitor. It is used to transmit audio and video simultaneously. The interface, which is
developed by VESA, delivers higher performance features than any other digital interface.

BIOS Setting

Configure the display devices in the Advanced menu (“Video Configuration” submenu) of the
BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

Install the graphics driver. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.

RJ45 LAN Ports

Features

• Intel® I210AT PCIe (10/100/1000Mbps)

• Intel

®

I219LM PCIe with iAMT11.6 (10/100/1000Mbps) (only Core i7/i5 supports iAMT)

The LAN ports allow the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a net­work hub.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard LAN ports in the Advanced menu (“ACPI Configuration” submenu) of
the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

Install the LAN drivers. Refer to chapter 4 for more information.

LAN 1

LAN 2

DP++ 1

DP++ 1

DP++ 2

LAN 2LAN 1

3

DP++ 2

3

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USB Ports

The USB device allows data exchange between your computer and a wide range of simultane­ously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

The system board is equipped with four onboard USB 3.0 ports (USB 1-2/3-4). The 10-pin
connectors allow you to connect 4 additional USB 2.0 ports (USB 6-7/8-9). The additional USB
ports may be mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to an available
slot at the rear of the system chassis and then insert the USB port cables to a connector.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard USB in the Advanced menu (“USB Configuration” submenu) of the
BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the USB device.
Refer to your operating system’s manual or documentation for more information.

Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse

The Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse
to wake up a system from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.

3

USB 3.0

USB 4

USB 2
USB 1

USB 3

10

VCC

-Data

+Data

GND

VCC

-Data

+Data

GND

NC

1

2

USB 2.0

USB 8-9USB 6-7

USB 3.0

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Chapter 2

Audio

Rear Audio

The system board is equipped with 2 audio jacks. A jack is a one-hole connecting interface for
inserting a plug.

• Line-out Jack (Lime)

This jack is used to connect a headphone or external speakers.

• Mic-in (Pink)

This jack is used to connect an external microphone.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard audio devices in the Advanced menu (“Audio Configuration” submenu)
of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

Install the audio driver. Refer to the chapter 4 for more information.

Line-out Mic-in

I/O Connectors

Digital I/O Connector
Digital I/O Power Connector

The 8-bit Digital I/O connector provides powering-on function to external devices that are con­nected to the connector.

Digital I/O Connector

Pins Function

1

DIO0

2

DIO1

3

DIO2

4

DIO3

5

DIO4

6

DIO5

7

DIO6

8

DIO7

Line-out

Mic-in

Digital I/O

1

4

+12V

Ground

5VSB

5V

Digital I/O Power

3

3

1

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Chapter 2

SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors

• 2 Serial ATA 3.0 ports with data transfer rate up to 6Gb/s

• Integrated Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) controller

• Supports RAID 0/1/5

The Serial ATA connectors are used to connect Serial ATA devices. Connect one end of the Se­rial ATA data cable to a SATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device.

BIOS Setting

Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Advanced menu (“SATA Configuration” submenu) of the
BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Features

SATA 3.0 6Gb/s

SATA (Serial ATA) Power Connectors

These SATA power connectors supply power to the SATA drive. Connect one end of the pro­vided power cable to the SATA power connector and the other end to your storage device.

+12V

5V

Ground

Ground

4

1

SATA 0

7

RXN

GND

TXP

TXN

GND

1

RXP

GND

SATA 1

SATA
Power 0

SATA
Power 1

3

3

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Chapter 2

COM (Serial) Ports

The pin functions of COM 1 will vary according to BIOS’ and JP5’s settings. COM 1 can be se­lected among RS232, RS422 and RS485 via BIOS. JP5 is designed to configure Serial COM port
1 to pure RS232 or RS232 with power. Refer to “COM 1 RS232/Power Select” in this chapter
for more information.

COM 2 is fixed at RS232.
The serial ports are asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that

can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices.

Connecting External Serial Ports

Your COM port may come mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to
an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the serial port cable to the COM
connector. Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of the COM
connector.

BIOS Setting

Configure the serial COM ports in the Advanced menu (“SIO NUVOTON6106D” submenu) of
the BIOS. Refer to the chapter 3 for more information.

COM 1:

RS232/422/485

COM 2: RS232

2
1

9

SIN-DCD-

SO-

DTR-

GND

DSR-

RTS-

CTS-

RI-

COM 1 COM 2

3

2
1

9

COM 1 Port Connect

Pin RS232

RS422
(Full Duplex)

RS485

1

DCD- RX+ DATA+

2

SIN- RX- DATA-

3

SO- TX+ NC

4

DTR- TX- NC

5

GND GND GND

6

DSR- NC NC

7

RTS- NC NC

8

CTS- NC NC

9

RI- NC NC

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Front Panel Connector

HD-LED - Hard Drive LED

This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed.

RESET - Reset Switch

This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system.

PWR-LED - Power/Standby LED

When the system’s power is on, this LED will light. When the system is in the S1 (POS - Power
On Suspend) state, it will blink every second. When the system is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To
RAM) state, it will blink every 4 seconds.

ATX-SW - Power Switch

This switch is used to power on or off the system.

Pin Pin Assignment Pin

Pin Assignment

1 N.C.

PWR-LED

2 3V3SB

HD-LED

3 3V3 4 3V3SB
5 HD_LED 6 Power_LED

RESET

7 Ground

ATX-SW

8 Ground

9 RST Signal 10 Power_Button

11 N.C.

HD-LED

RESET

PWR-LED

ATX-SW

12

11

2

1

Cooling Fan Connectors

The fan connectors are used to connect cooling fans. The cooling fans will provide adequate
airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components.

BIOS Setting

The Advanced menu (“SIO NUVOTON6106D” submenu) of the BIOS will display the current
speed of the cooling fans. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Front
Panel

3

3

13

Sense

Power

Ground

CPU Fan

System Fan 2

System Fan 1

1
3

Sense

Power

Ground

13

Sense

Power

Ground

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Chapter 2

LVDS LCD Panel Connector
LCD/Inverter Power Connector

The system board allows you to connect a LCD Display Panel by means of the
LVDS LCD panel connector and the LCD/Inverter power connector. These con­nectors transmit video signals and power from the system board to the LCD
Display Panel.

Refer to the right side for the pin functions of these connectors.

Jumper Settings

Refer to the “Jumper Settings” section in this chapter for settings relevant to
the LCD panel.

BIOS Setting

Configure the LCD panel in the Advanced menu (“Video Configuration” sub­menu) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Pin Function Pin Function

1

GND

2

GND

3

LVDS_Out3+ (Odd_3+)

4

LVDS_Out7+ (Even_3+)

5

LVDS_Out3- (Odd_3-)

6

LVDS_Out7- (Even_3-)

7

GND

8

GND

9

LVDS_Out2+ (Odd_2+)

10

LVDS_Out6+ (Even_2+)

11

LVDS_Out2- (Odd_2-)

12

LVDS_Out6- (Even_2-)

13

GND

14

GND

15

LVDS_Out1+ (Odd_1+)

16

LVDS_Out5+ (Even_1+)

17

LVDS_Out1- (Odd_1-)

18

LVDS_Out5- (Even_1-)

19

GND

20

GND

21

LVDS_Out0+(Odd_0+)

22

LVDS_Out4+ (Even_0+)

23

LVDS_Out0- (Odd_0-)

24

LVDS_Out4- (Even_0-)

25

GND

26

GND

27

LVDS_CLK1+ (Odd_CLK+)

28

LVDS_CLK2+ (Even_CLK+)

29

LVDS_CLK1- (Odd_CLK-)

30

LVDS_CLK2- (Even_CLK-)

31

GND

32

GND

33

LVDS_DDC_CLK

34

N.C.

35

LVDS_DDC_DATA

36

+3.3V

37

Panel Power

38

Panel Power

39

Panel Power

40

Panel Power

LVDS LCD Panel Connector

LCD/Inverter Power Connector

Pin Function

1

GND

2

GND

3

Panel Inverter Brightness Voltage Control

4

Panel Power

5

+3.3V

6

Panel Backlight On/Off Control

7

+12V (default)/+5V

8

+12V (default)/+5V

3

2

1

LVDS LCD Panel

40

39

LCD/Inverter
Power

8

1

Note:

1. LVDS LCD Panel Connector:
DFI PN: 346-714000-201S
Description: HEADER 40P/1.25mm, 180D, SMD, BEIGE, DF13E-40DP-1.25V(51)(Hirose)RoHS

2. LCD/Inverter Power Connector:
DFI PN: 3346-510801-100G
Description: BOX HEADER 1*8, 8P/2.0mm/180D, 721-81-08TW00(PINREX)RoHS

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S/PDIF Connector

The S/PDIF connector is used to connect an external S/PDIF port. Your S/PDIF port may be
mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear
of the system chassis then connect the audio cable to the S/PDIF connector. Make sure pin 1
of the audio cable is aligned with pin 1 of the S/PDIF connector.

1

5

+5V

SPDIF out

Ground

SPDIF in

The SMBus (System Management Bus) connector is used to connect SMBus devices. It is a
multiple device bus that allows multiple chips to connect to the same bus and enable each one
to act as a master by initiating data transfer.

SMBus Connector

3

S/PDIF

3

SMBus

125

GND

+3.3V_Standby

SMBUS_Data

SMBUS_CLK

SMBUS_Alert#

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Chassis Intrusion Connector

The board supports the chassis intrusion detection function. Connect the chassis intrusion
sensor cable from the chassis to this connector. When the system’s power is on and a chassis
intrusion occurred, an alarm will sound. When the system’s power is off and a chassis intrusion
occurred, the alarm will sound only when the system restarts.

BIOS Setting

Configure the chassis intrusion detection function in the Advanced menu (“SIO NUVO­TON6106D” submenu) of the BIOS. Refer to the chapter 3 for more information.

Expansion Slots

PCI Express x4 Slot

Install PCI Express cards such as network cards or other cards that comply to the PCI Express
specifications into the PCI Express x4 slot.

M.2 M Key Socket

The M.2 socket is the Next Generation Form Factor (NGFF) which is designed to support mul­tiple modules and make the M.2 more suitable in application for solid-state storage.

Mini PCI Express Slot

The Mini PCIe socket is used to install a Mini PCIe card. Mini PCIe card is a small form factor
PCIe card with the same signal protocol, electrical definitions, and configuration definitions as
the conventional PCIe.

Chassis

Intrusion

Mini PCI Express
(PCIe and USB signals)

M.2 M Key

(PCIe and SATA signals)

3

3

PCI Express x4

1

2

Ground

Signal

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eDP Connector (Optional)

The eDP connector is an embedded displayport which has advanced power-saving features
to connect a display device to transmit digital communication of audio and video signals. The
table below indicates the pin fuctions of the eDP connector.

Jumper Settings

Refer to the “Jumper Settings” section in this chapter for settings relevant to the eDP panel.

2

1

29

30

3

eDP

Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment

1

GND

2

GND

3

eDP_Lane 0-

4

eDP_Lane 3-

5

eDP_Lane 0+

6

eDP_Lane 3+

7

GND

8

NC

9

eDP_Lane 1-

10

GND

11

eDP_Lane 1+

12

AUX-

13

GND

14

AUX+

15

eDP_Lane 2-

16

GND

17

eDP_Lane 2+

18

Hot Plug

19

+V_LCD

20

+V_LCD

21

GND

22

GND

23

Panel Backlight On/Off
Control

24

Panel Inverter Brightness
Voltage Control

25

Inverter GND

26

Inverter GND

27

3V3

28

Inverter PWR

29

Inverter PWR

30

Inverter PWR

Note:

eDP Connector:
DFI PN: 346-713000-201G
Description: HEADER 30P/1.25mm, 180D, SMD, BEIGE, DF13E-30DP-1.25V(51)(Hirose)RoHS

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LPC Connector

The Low Pin Count Interface was defi ned by Intel® Corporation to facilitate the industry’s transition
towards legacy free systems. It allows the integration of low-bandwidth legacy I/O components
within the system, which are typically provided by a Super I/O controller. Furthermore, it can be
used to interface fi rmware hubs, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) devices and embedded control-
ler solutions. Data transfer on the LPC bus is implemented over a 4 bit serialized data interface,
which uses a 24MHz LPC bus clock. For more information about LPC bus refer to the Intel

®

Low
Pin Count Interface Specifi cation Revision 1.1’. The table below indicates the pin fuctions of the
LPC connector.

LPC

3

1
2

13
14

Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment

1

CLK_24M

2

LAD1

3

RST#

4

LAD0

5

FRAME#

6

VCC3

7

LAD3

8

GND

9

LAD2

10

---

11

SERIRQ

12

GND

13

5VSB

14

5V

Standby Power LED

This LED will lit red when the system is in the standby mode. It indicates that there is power
on the system board. Power-off the PC and then unplug the power cord prior to installing any
devices. Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components.

Standby Power LED

3

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Battery

The lithium ion battery powers the real-time clock and CMOS memory. It is an auxiliary source
of power when the main power is shut off.

Safety Measures

• 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 local ordinance

.

Connect to the
battery connector

Battery

1

+3.3V

GND

2

Battery
Connector

3

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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

Chapter 3

Chapter 3 - 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.

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

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>.

Keys Function

Right and Left arrows

Moves the highlight left or right to select a menu.

Up and Down arrows

Moves the hightlight up or down between submenu or fi elds.

<Esc>

Exit to the BIOS Setup Utility.

<F5>

Scrolls forward through the values or options of the highlighted fi eld.

<F6>

Scrolls backward through the values or options of the highlighted fi eld.

<F1>

Displays general help

<F9>

Optimized defaults

<F10>

Saves and resets the setup program.

<Enter>

Press <Enter> to enter the highlighted submenu.

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.

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Chapter 3

Main

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

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.

System Date

The date format is <month>, <date>, <year>. Month displays the month, from 01 to

12. Date displays the date, from 01 to 31. Year displays the year, from 2000 to 2099.

Insyde BIOS Setup Utility

This is the help for the
hour, minute, second fi eld.
Valid range is from 0 to
23, 0 to 59, 0 to 59. IN­CREASE/REDUCE: +/-.

InsydeH2O Setup Utility

Security

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

Project Name
BIOS Version

Processor Type
CPUID
CPU Speed
CPU Stepping
L1 Data Cache
L1 Instruction Cache
L2 Cache
L3 Cache
Number Of Processors
Microcode Rev

Total Memory

System Memory Speed
SODIMM 0
SODIMM 1

PCH Rev / SKU
Intel ME Version / SKU

System Time

System Date

KU17x
B188.23A

Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-7100U CPU @ 2.40GHz
0x806E9 (KABYLAKE ULT ULX)
2400 MHz
09 (KBL H0/J0 Stepping)
32 KB
32 KB
256 KB
3072 KB
2 Core(s) / 4 Thread(s)
00000084

4096 MB
2133 MHz
4096 MB
[Not Installed]

21 (C1 Stepping) / SKL PCH-LP (U) iHDCP

2.2 Premium

11.8.50.3434 / CORPORATE

[15:34:32]
[09/04/2018]

Advanced Boot Exit

Main

Rev. 5.0

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.

ACPI Confi guration Setting



ACPI Confi guration



CPU Confi guration



Video Confi guration



Audio Confi guration



SATA Confi guration



USB Confi guration



PCI Express Confi guration



ME Confi guration



Active Management Technology Support



MEBX Confi guration



Debug Confi guration



UEFI Device Manager



SIO NUVOTON6106D



Console Redirection

Main Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility

Security Boot Exit

Rev. 5.0

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ACPI Configuration

This section is used to configure the system ACPI parameters.

Determines the action tak­en when the system power
is off and a PCI Power
Management Enable wake
up event occurs.

ACPI Confi guration

Wake On LAN <Enabled>

After G3 <Always On>
Wake On RTC <Disabled>

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev. 5.0

Wake On LAN

This field is used to enable or disable the LAN signal to wake up the system.

After G3

This field is to specify what state to go when power is re-applied after a power failure
(G3 state).

Always On The system working state.
Always Off Off, except for trickle current to devices such as the power button.

Wake On RTC

Automatically power the system on at a particular time every day from the Real-time
clock battery.

Wake up time

When Wake On RTC is set to enabled, specify the wake up time of the day: <hour>
(00~23), <minute> (00~59), <second> (00~59).

Note:

Under Dual Boot Type or UEFI Boot Type mode, if Quiet Boot is set to enabled,
BGRT Logo field will appear for configuration. Refer to the Boot menu (page 43) for
more information.

Support display logo with
ACPI BGRT table.

ACPI Confi guration

Wake On LAN <Enabled>
After G3 <Always On>

BGRT Logo <Enabled>

Wake On RTC <Disabled>

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev. 5.0

BGRT Logo

This field is used to enable or disable to support display logo with ACPI BGRT table.

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CPU Configuration

This section is used to configure the CPU.

Intel Speed Step

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

CPU C States

Enable or disable the CPU Power Management.

Hyper-Threading

Enables 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.

Allows more than two fre­quency ranges to be sup­ported.

CPU Confi guration

Intel Speed Step <Enabled>

CPU C States <Enabled>
Hyper-Threading <Enabled>

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev. 5.0

Video Configuration

This section configures the video settings.

Primary Display

Set the initial priority.

Internal Graphics Device

Keep IGFX enabled or disabled based on the setup options.

Boot display

Set the display device combination.

Note:

To control "Primary Display" & "Boot display", first go to "Boot" menu and select
different "Boot Type" (page 43).
Boot Type : Legacy Boot Type -> Hide Primary Display & Show Boot Display
Boot Type : UEFI Boot Type -> Show Primary Display & Hide Boot Display
Boot Type : Dual Boot Type -> Show Primary Display & Show Boot Display

Initial priority:
AUTO: PEG->PCIe->PCI

->IGFX
IGFX: IGFX->PEG->
PCIe->PCI
PEG: PEG->PCIe->PCI

->IGFX
PCI: PEG->PCIe->PCI

->IGFX

Video Confi guration

Primary Display

Internal Graphics Device
Boot display
PTN3460 Confi guration
LCD Panel Type
LVDS Panel Supported
Backlight Type

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev. 5.0

<Auto>

<Auto>
<Auto>
<24 Bit>
<1024x768>
<Enabled>
<Normal+PWM Mode>

Primary Display
Auto

IGFX
PEG
PCI

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Audio Configuration

This section is used to configure the audio settings.

HD Audio

Control the detection of the HD-Audio device.

Disabled

HDA will be unconditionally disabled.

Enabled

HDA will be unconditionally enabled.

Auto

HDA will be enabled if present, disabled otherwise.

Audio Confi guration

HD Audio

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility

<Enabled>

Control Detection of the
HD-Audio device.

Disabled = HDA will be
unconditionally disabled

Enabled = HDA will be
unconditionally enabled

Auto = HDA will be ena­bled if present, disabled
otherwise.

Rev. 5.0

Choose display device
combination

Video Confi guration

Primary Display
Internal Graphics Device

Boot display

PTN3460 Confi guration
LCD Panel Type
LVDS Panel Supported
Backlight Type

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev. 5.0

<Auto>
<Auto>

<Auto>

<24 Bit>
<1024x768>
<Enabled>
<Normal+PWM Mode>

Boot display
Auto

LCD+DP1
LCD+DP2
DP1+DP2
DP2+DP1

PTN3460 Configuration

Set the PTN3460 color depth: 18 bit, 24 bit, 36 bit or 48 bit.

LCD Panel Type

Please check the specifications of your LCD monitor. Select the type of LCD panel con­nected to the system’s LCD connector: VBIOS Default, 800x480, 800x600, 1024x768,
1366x768, 1280x1024, 1920x1080 or 1920x1200.

LVDS Panel Supported

Enable or disable PTN3460 function for LVDS panel.

Backlight Type

Set the backlight type: Normal+PWM Mode, Normal+DC Mode, Invert+PWM Mode or
Invert+DC Mode.

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SATA Configuration

This section is designed to select the SATA controller and the type of hard disk drive which are
installed in your system unit.

SATA Controller(s)

This field is used to enable or disable Serial ATA devices.

SATA Speed

This field is used to select SATA speed generation limit: Auto, Gen1, Gen2 or Gen3.

SATA Mode Selection

The mode selection determines how the SATA controller(s) operates.
AHCI

This option allows the Serial ATA devices to use AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Inter­face).

Intel RST Premium With Intel Optane System Acceleration
This option allows you to create RAID or Intel Rapid Storage Technology configuration
with Intel

®

Optane™ system acceleration on Serial ATA devices.

System Acceleration with Intel(R) Optane(TM) Memory

This field is used to enable or disable the system acceleration with Intel® Optane™
memory feature.

Enable/Disable SATA
Device.

SATA Confi guration

SATA Controller(s)

SATA Speed
SATA Mode Selection
System Acceleration with Intel(R)
Optane(TM) Memory

Serial ATA Port 0
Port 0
Hot Plug
Serial ATA Port 1
Port 1
Hot Plug
Serial ATA Port 2
Port 2
Hot Plug

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev. 5.0

<Enabled>

<Auto>
<AHCI>
<Enabled>

Empty
<Enabled>
<Disabled>
Empty
<Enabled>
<Disabled>
Empty
<Enabled>
<Disabled>

Serial ATA Port 0, 1, 2 and Hot Plug

These fields are used to enable or disable the serial ATA ports and their hot plugs. Se­rial ATA Port 2 is used to configure SATA signal of M.2.

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USB Configuration

This section is used to configure the parameters of the USB device.

Legacy USB Support

Disabled

Disable USB keyboard/mouse/storage support under UEFI environment.
Enabled

Enable USB keyboard/mouse/storage support under UEFI environment.

XHCI Hand-off

Enable or disable to clear XHCI controller ownership change SMI bit by BIOS.

USB keyboard/mouse/stor­age support under UEFI
environment.

USB Confi guration

Legacy USB Support

XHCI Hand-off

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev. 5.0

<Enabled>

<Disabled>

PCI Express Configuration

This section configures settings relevant to PCI Express root ports.

PCIE1 Settings.



PCIE1



Intel I219LM



Intel I210AT



M.2 PCIE



Mini PCIE

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev. 5.0

Control the PCI Express
Root Port.

PCI Express Root Port 1

PCIe Speed
Hot Plug <Disabled>

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev. 5.0

<Enabled>

<AUTO>

PCI Express Root Port 1/5/6/9/12

This field is used to enable or disable the PCI Express Root Port.

PCIe Speed

Select the speed of the PCI Express Root Port: AUTO, Gen1, Gen2 or Gen3.

Hot Plug

This field is used to enable or disable the PCI Express Hot Plug.

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Control the PCI Express
Root Port.

PCI Express Root Port 5

PCIe Speed

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev. 5.0

<Enabled>

<AUTO>

ME Configuration

This section configures settings relevant to flash ME region.

Enable/disable to fl ash ME
region

ME Confi guration

Me Fw Image Re-Flash

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev. 5.0

<Disabled>

Me Fw Image Re-Flash

This field is used to enable or disable the flash ME region.

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Active Management Technology Support

The section allows users to enable or disable the Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel®
AMT). Please refer to Chapter 6 for more information.

When disabled AMT
BIOS Features are no
longer supported and user
is no longer able to access
MEBx Setup.

Note :
This option does not dis­able Manageability Fea­tures in FW.

Active Management Technology Support

Intel AMT Support <Enabled>

Un-Confi gure ME <Disabled>

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev. 5.0

Intel AMT Support

This field is used to enable or disable Intel® Active Management Technology BIOS.

Un-Configure ME

This field is used to enable or disable to un-configure ME with resetting MEBX pass­word to default.

MEBX Configuration

Configure Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) in the Intel® Management Engine
BIOS Extension (MEBX) section. Please refer to Chapter 6 for more information.

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UEFI Device Manager

The section configures UEFI device with option ROM, such as LAN card, etc.

Device Manager Setting

UEFI Device Manager

UEFI Device Manager

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev. 5.0

Exit BIOS Setup Utility and launch Device Manager !!

[OK]

Debug Configuration

This section configures Debug setting.

Enable it to output debug
message from COM port.

Debug Confi guration

Dynamic EFI DEBUG <Off>

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev. 5.0

Dynamic EFI DEBUG

This field is used to turn on or off the function to output debug message from COM
port. If set to on, relevant EFI debug information will show up.

Enable it to output debug
message from COM port.

Debug Confi guration

Dynamic EFI DEBUG <On>

EFI debug print level [0x8000004F]
EFI debug serial port [0x3F8]
EFI debug baud rate [115200]

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev. 5.0

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Note:

SYS Smart Fan Control, CPU Smart Fan Control, and SYS Smart Fan 2 Control can be
switched to <Disable>. When they are disabled, it will enable "Fix Fan Speed Count".

Fan Speed set from
1-100%

SYS Smart Fan Control

Fix Fan Speed Count

CPU Smart Fan Control
Fix Fan Speed Count
SYS Smart Fan 2 Control
Fix Fan Speed Count
COM Port 1

Base I/O Address
Interrupt

Type
COM Port 2

Base I/O Address
Interrupt

WDT
Case Open



PC Health Status

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility

<Disable>

[50]

<Disable>
[50]
<Disable>
[50]
<Enable>

<3F8>
<IRQ4>

<RS232>
<Enable>

<2F8>
<IRQ3>

<Disable>
<Disable>

Rev. 5.0

SIO NUVOTON6106D

This section configures the system super I/O chip parameters.

SYS Smart Fan, CPU Smart Fan, SYS Smart Fan 2 Control

Enable or disable the system/CPU smart fan/fan 2.

Boundary 1 to Boundary 4

Set the boundary temperatures that determine the operation of the fan with different
fan speeds accordingly. For example, when the system or the CPU temperature reaches
boundary temperature 1, the system or CPU fan should be turned on and operate at
the designated speed. The range is from 0-127

o

C.

Fan Speed Count 1 to Fan Speed Count 4

Set the fan speed. The range is from 1-100% (full speed).

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility

Enable/Disable Smart Fan

SYS Smart Fan Control

Boundary 1
Boundary 2
Boundary 3
Boundary 4
Fan Speed Count 1
Fan Speed Count 2
Fan Speed Count 3
Fan Speed Count 4
CPU Smart Fan Control
Boundary 1
Boundary 2
Boundary 3
Boundary 4
Fan Speed Count 1
Fan Speed Count 2
Fan Speed Count 3
Fan Speed Count 4
SYS Smart Fan 2 Control
Boundary 1
Boundary 2
Boundary 3
Boundary 4
Fan Speed Count 1
Fan Speed Count 2
Fan Speed Count 3
Fan Speed Count 4
COM Port 1

Base I/O Address
Interrupt

Type
COM Port 2

Base I/O Address
Interrupt

<Enable>

[30]
[40]
[50]
[60]
[30]
[40]
[50]
[75]
<Enable>
[30]
[40]
[50]
[60]
[30]
[40]
[50]
[75]
<Enable>
[30]
[40]
[50]
[60]
[30]
[40]
[50]
[75]
<Enable>

<3F8>
<IRQ4>

<RS232>
<Enable>

<2F8>
<IRQ3>

Rev. 5.0

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PC Health Status

This section displays the PC health status.

PC Health Status
Voltage

VBAT
VCORE
VDDQ
5V
+12V

Temperature
System (

oC/o

F)

CPU (

oC/o

F)

Fan Speed
SYS FAN
CPU FAN
SYS FAN 2

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev. 5.0

3.056 V

0.800 V

1.184 V

4.978 V

12.232 V

40.0 C/ 104.0 F

40.5 C/ 104.9 F

0 RPM
0 RPM
0 RPM

COM Port 1/2

Configure the settings to use the serial port.

Disable No configuration
Enable User confi guration

Type

Choose RS232, RS422 or RS485 (Peer-to-Peer) for the serial port type for COM port 1.

WDT

Enable or disable the watchdog function. A counter will appear if you select to enable

WDT. Input any value between 1 to 255 seconds.

Case Open

Enable or disable the case open detection function.

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility

Boundary 3
Boundary 4
Fan Speed Count 1
Fan Speed Count 2
Fan Speed Count 3
Fan Speed Count 4
CPU Smart Fan Control
Boundary 1
Boundary 2
Boundary 3
Boundary 4
Fan Speed Count 1
Fan Speed Count 2
Fan Speed Count 3
Fan Speed Count 4
SYS Smart Fan 2 Control
Boundary 1
Boundary 2
Boundary 3
Boundary 4
Fan Speed Count 1
Fan Speed Count 2
Fan Speed Count 3
Fan Speed Count 4
COM Port 1

Base I/O Address
Interrupt

Type
COM Port 2

Base I/O Address
Interrupt

WDT
Case Open



PC Health Status

[50]
[60]
[30]
[40]
[50]
[75]
<Enable>
[30]
[40]
[50]
[60]
[30]
[40]
[50]
[75]
<Enable>
[30]
[40]
[50]
[60]
[30]
[40]
[50]
[75]
<Enable>

<3F8>
<IRQ4>

<RS232>
<Enable>

<2F8>
<IRQ3>

<Disable>
<Disable>

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When Console Serial Redirect is set to enabled, the screen will appear like below:

Enable Console Redirec­tion Function

Console Redirection Setup

Console Serial Redirect

Terminal Type
Baud Rate
Data Bits
Parity
Stop Bits
Flow Control



COMA

Enable VT-100, 115200, N81



COMB

Disable VT-100, 115200, N81

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev. 5.0

<Enabled>

<VT_100>
<115200>
<8 Bits>
<None>
<1 Bit>
<None>

Terminal Type

Select terminal type: VT_100, VT_100+, VT_UTF8 or PC_ANSI.

Baud Rate

Select baud rate: 115200, 57600, 38400, 19200, 9600, 4800, 2400 or 1200.

Data Bits

Select data bits: 7 bits or 8 bits.

Parity

Select parity bits: none, even or odd.

Stop Bits

Select stop bits: 1 bit or 2 bits.

Flow Control

Select flow control type: none, RTS/CTS or XON/XOFF.

Console Redirection

This section configures settings relevant to console redirection.

Enable Console Redirec­tion Function

Console Redirection Setup

Console Serial Redirect

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev. 5.0

<Disabled>

Console Serial Redirect

This field is used to enable or disable the console serial redirection function.

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PortEnable

UseGlobalSetting

Terminal Type
Baud Rate
Data Bits
Parity
Stop Bits
Flow Control

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev. 5.0

<Enabled>

<Disabled>

<VT_100>
<115200>
<8 Bits>
<None>
<1 Bit>
<None>

When UseGlobalSetting is set to disabled, the screen will appear like below:

PortEnable

UseGlobalSetting

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev. 5.0

<Enabled>

<Enabled>

COMA/COMB

PortEnable

This field is used to enable or disable the COM port to redirect the console.

UseGlobalSetting

This field is to enable or disable to use global setting. When enabled the global set­ting, setting of the COM port will be the same as those in Console Redirection section.
When disabled the global setting, setting of the COM port can be configured indepen­dently in this section.

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Boot

Numlock

Select the power-on state for numlock.

Boot Type

Select the boot type. The options are UEFI Boot Type, Legacy Boot Type or Dual Boot
Type.

If you select “UEFI Boot Type” or “Dual Boot Type”, the “Network Stack”, “PXE Boot
capability”, “USB Boot” and “Quiet Boot” will show up.

If you select “Legacy Boot Type”, “PXE Boot to LAN”, “USB Boot” and “Quiet Boot” will
show up.

Network Stack

This field is used to enable or disable network stack.

PXE Boot capability

Disabled Suppoort Network Stack
UEFI IPv4/IPv6
Legacy Legacy PXE OPROM only

Selects Power-on state for
Numlock

Numlock

Boot Type
Network Stack

PXE Boot capability

USB Boot
Quiet Boot

Main Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility

Security Exit

Rev. 5.0

<Off>

<Dual Boot Type>
<Disabled>

<Disabled>

<Enabled>
<Disabled>

Boot

Note:

If the boot type is set to UEFI, the method for RAID volume creation will be different.

Please refer to Chapter 5 ˗ RAID for more information.

Security

Install or Change the Pass­word and the length of
password must be greater
than one character.

Current TPM Device
TPM State

Supervisor Password

Set Supervisor Password

Main Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility

Security Boot Exit

Rev. 5.0

<Not Detected >
Not Installed

Not Installed

Set Supervisor Password

Set the supervisor’s password and the length of the password must be greater than
one character.

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Exit

Exit Saving Changes

Select Yes and then press <Enter> to exit the system setup and save your changes.

Load Optimal Defaults

Select YES and then press <Enter> to load optimal defaults.

Discard Changes

Select YES and then press <Enter> to exit the system setup without saving your
changes.

Save Setting to file

Select this option to save BIOS configuration settings to a USB flash device.

Restore Setting from file

This field will appear only when a USB flash device is detected. Select this field to
restore setting from the USB flash device.

Exit system setup and save
your changes.

Exit Saving Changes

Load Optimal Defaults
Discard Changes
Save Setting to fi le

Main Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility

Security Boot

Rev. 5.0

Exit

PXE Boot to LAN

Disable or enable PXE boot to LAN.

USB Boot

Enable or disable to change USB boot devices boot order.

Quiet Boot

Enable or disable booting in text mode.

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Note:

a. You can take advantage of flash tools to update the default configuration of the
BIOS (SPI ROM) to the latest version anytime.
b. When the BIOS IC needs to be replaced, you have to populate it properly onto the

system board after the EEPROM programmer has been burned and follow the
technical person's instructions to confirm that the MAC address should be burned
or not.

Notice: BIOS SPI ROM

1. The Intel® Management Engine has already been integrated into this system board. Due to
the safety concerns, the BIOS (SPI ROM) chip cannot be removed from this system board
and used on another system board of the same model.

2. The BIOS (SPI ROM) on this system board must be the original equipment from the factory

and cannot be used to replace one which has been utilized on other system boards.

3. If you do not follow the methods above, the Intel

®

Management Engine will not be updated

and will cease to be effective.

Updating the BIOS

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

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Chapter 4

Chapter 4 - Supported Software

Please download drivers, utilities and software applications required to enhance the perfor­mance of the system board at https://www.dfi.com/DownloadCenter .

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, download “KU171_KU173 Chipset Driver” zip file at our website.

1. Setup is ready to install the
utility. Click “Next”.

2. Read the license agreement
then click “Accept”.

3. Go through the readme
document for more installa­tion tips then click “Install”.

5. After completing installa­tion, click “Restart Now” to
exit setup.

Restarting the system will

allow the new software
installation to take effect.

4. The step displays the
installing status in the prog­ress.

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Intel Graphics Drivers

To install the driver, download “KU171_KU173 Graphics Driver” zip file at our website.

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

2. Read the license agreement
then click “Yes”.

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 10
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”.

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

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

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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Audio Driver

To install the driver, download “KU171_KU173 Audio Driver” zip file at our website.

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

Restarting the system will

allow the new software
installation to take effect.

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

Intel LAN Driver

To install the driver, download “KU171_KU173 LAN Driver” zip file at our website.

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

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

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

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5. The step displays the
installing status in the prog­ress.

4. Click “Install” to begin the
installation.

6. After completing installa­tion, click “Finish”.

Intel Management Engine Drivers

To install the driver, download “KU171_KU173 MEI Driver” zip file at our website.

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

2. Read the license agreement
then tick “I accept the
terms in the License Agree­ment”. Click “Next”.

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3. Click “Next” to install to
the default folder, or click
“Change” to choose another
destination folder.

4. Please wait while the prod­uct is being installed.

5. After completing installa­tion, click “Finish”.

SIO Driver

To install the driver, download “KU171_KU173 SIO Driver” zip file at our website.

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

2. Read the license agreement care­fully.

Tick “I accept the terms in the Li-

cense Agreement” then click “Next”.

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4. Setup is ready to install the driver.
Click “Next”.

5. Setup is now installing the
driver.

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

6. 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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Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3

To install the reader, download “KU171_KU173 Driver Package” iso file at our website.

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

2. Click “Install” to begin instal­lation.

3. Setup is now installing the

driver.

4. Click “Finish” to exit installation.

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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, download “KU171_KU173 Intel Rapid Storage Driver” zip file at our web­site. Please refer to Chapter 5 for more information.

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Chapter 5

Chapter 5 - RAID

Settings

To enable the RAID function, the following settings are required.

1. Connect the Serial ATA drives.

2. Enable RAID in the Insyde BIOS.

3. Create a RAID volume.
3-1. Create a RAID volume if the boot type is UEFI.

4. Install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Utility.

Step 1: Connect the Serial ATA Drives

Refer to chapter 2 for details on connecting the Serial ATA drives.

Important:

1. Make sure you have installed the Serial ATA drives and connected the data cables
otherwise you won’t be able to enter the RAID BIOS utility.

2. Treat the cables with extreme caution especially while creating RAID. A damaged
cable will ruin the entire installation process and operating system. The system will
not boot and you will lost all data in the hard drives. Please give special attention
to this warning because there is no way of recovering back the data.

Step 2: Enable RAID in the Insyde BIOS

1. Power-on the system then press <Del> to enter the main menu of the Insyde BIOS.

2. Go to “Advanced” menu and select the “SATA Configuration” menu.

3. Change the “SATA Mode Selection” to “Intel RST Premium With Intel Optane System Ac­celeration” mode.

4. Save the changes in the “Exit” menu.

5. Reboot the system.

The system board allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1,
and RAID 5.

RAID Levels

RAID 0 (Striped Disk Array without Fault Tolerance)

RAID 0 uses two new identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved
stacks. Data is divided into stripes and each stripe is written alternately between two disk
drives. This improves the I/O performance of the drives at different channel; however it is not
fault tolerant. A failed disk will result in data loss in the disk array.

RAID 1 (Mirroring Disk Array with Fault Tolerance)

RAID 1 copies and maintains an identical image of the data from one drive to the other drive.
If a drive fails to function, the disk array management software directs all applications to the
other drive since it contains a complete copy of the drive’s data. This enhances data protection
and increases fault tolerance to the entire system. Use two new drives or an existing drive and
a new drive but the size of the new drive must be the same or larger than the existing drive.

RAID 5

RAID 5 stripes data and parity information across hard drives. It is fault tolerant and provides
better hard drive performance and more storage capacity.

RAID Level Min. Drives Protection Description

RAID 0 2 None Data striping without redundancy

RAID 1 2 Single Drive Failure Disk mirroring

RAID 5 3 Single Drive Failure

Block-level data striping with
distributed parity

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Step 3: Create a RAID Volume

1. When the Intel® RST option ROM status screen displays during POST, press <Ctrl> and
<I> simultaneously to enter the option ROM user interface.

2. Select 1: Create RAID Volume and press <Enter>.

3. Create a volume name and press <Enter>.

4. Use the up or down arrow keys to select the RAID level and press <Enter>.

5. Use the up or down arrow keys to select the strip size and press <Enter>.

6. Select the capacity and press <Enter>. You must select less than one hundred percent of
the available volume space to leave space for the second volume.

7. Press <Enter> to create the volume.

8. At the prompt, press <Y> to confirm volume creation.

9. Select 4: Exit and press <Enter>.

10. Press <Y> to confirm exit.

Step 3-1: Create a RAID Volume if the boot type is UEFI

If the boot type is set to UEFI, RAID volume creation will be different. Please use the following
steps to create RAID volumes. To set the boot type, enter the Insyde BIOS and go to “Boot”
>“Boot Type”.

1. Go to the “Advanced” menu of the Insyde BIOS and select “UEFI Device Manager”.

Device Manager Setting



ACPI Confi guration



CPU Confi guration



Video Confi guration



Audio Confi guration



SATA Confi guration



USB Confi guration



PCI Express Confi guration



ME Confi guration



Active Management Technology Support



MEBX Confi guration



Debug Confi guration



UEFI Device Manager



SIO NUVOTON6106D



Console Redirection

Main Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility

Security Boot Exit

Rev. 5.0

2. The screen displays all available drives. Select “Create RAID volume” to create a RAID
volume”.

3. Use the up or down arrow keys to select the RAID level and press <Enter>.

4. Use the up or down arrow keys to scroll through the list of hard drives and press <Enter>
to select the drive.

5. Press <Enter>.

6. Use the up or down arrow keys to select the strip size and press <Enter>.

7. Enter the volume size and press <Enter>.

8. At the prompt, press <Y> to confirm volume creation.

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Step 4: Install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Utility

The Intel Rapid Storage Technology Utility can be installed from within Windows. It allows
RAID volume management (create, delete, migrate) from within the operating system. It will
also display useful SATA device and RAID volume information. The user interface, tray icon
service and monitor service allow you to monitor the current status of the RAID volume and/
or SATA drives. It enables enhanced performance and power management for the storage
subsystem.

1. Download “KU171_KU173 Intel Rapid Storage Driver” zip file at our website.

3. Read the license agree­ment and click “I accept
the terms in the License
Agreement”. Then, click
“Next”.

2. Setup is ready to install
the utility. Click “Next”.

4. Go through the readme
document to view system
requirements and installa­tion information then click
“Next”.

6. Confirm the installation and
click “Next”.

5. Click “Next” to install to
the default folder or click
“Change to choose another
destination folder”.

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7. Click “Yes, I want to restart
this computer now” to
complete the installation
and then click “Finish”.

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Chapter 6

Chapter 6 - Intel AMT Settings

Overview

Intel Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) combines hardware and software solution to
provide maximum system defense and protection to networked systems.

The hardware and software information are stored in non-volatile memory. With its built-in
manageability and latest security applications, Intel

®

AMT provides the following functions.

• Discover

Allows remote access and management of networked systems even while PCs are powered off;
significantly reducing desk-side visits.

• Repair

Remotely repair systems after OS failures. Alerting and event logging help detect problems
quickly to reduce downtime.

• Protect

Intel AMT’s System Defense capability remotely updates all systems with the latest security
software. It protects the network from threats at the source by proactively blocking incoming
threats, reactively containing infected clients before they impact the network, and proactively
alerting when critical software agents are removed.

Enable Intel® AMT in the Insyde BIOS

1. Power-on the system then press <Del> to enter the main menu of the Insyde BIOS.

2. In the Advanced menu, select Active Management Technology Support.

3. Select Enabled in the Intel AMT Support field.

Rev. 5.0

When disabled AMT
BIOS Features are no
longer supported and user
is no longer able to access
MEBx Setup.

Note :
This option does not dis­able Manageability Fea­tures in FW.

Active Management Technology Support

Intel AMT Support <Enabled>

Un-Confi gure ME <Disabled>

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev. 5.0

AMT Confi guration



ACPI Confi guration



CPU Confi guration



Video Confi guration



Audio Confi guration



SATA Confi guration



USB Confi guration



PCI Express Confi guration



ME Confi guration



Active Management Technology Support



MEBX Confi guration



Debug Confi guration



UEFI Device Manager



SIO NUVOTON6106D



Console Redirection

Main Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility

Security Boot Exit

Rev. 5.0

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4. In the Exit menu, select Exit Saving Changes then select Yes and press Enter.

Configure Intel® AMT in the Intel® Management Engine BIOS
Extension (MEBX) Section

1. After the system reboots, press <Del> to enter the main menu of the Insyde BIOS.

2. In the Advanced menu, select MEBX Configuration.

Exit system setup and save
your changes.

Exit Saving Changes

Load Optimal Defaults
Discard Changes
Save Setting to fi le

Main Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility

Security Boot

Rev. 5.0

Exit

MEBX Configuration Set­ting



ACPI Confi guration



CPU Confi guration



Video Confi guration



Audio Confi guration



SATA Confi guration



USB Confi guration



PCI Express Confi guration



ME Confi guration



Active Management Technology Support



MEBX Confi guration



Debug Confi guration



UEFI Device Manager



SIO NUVOTON6106D



Console Redirection

Main Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility

Security Boot Exit

Rev. 5.0

3. Select MEBX Configuration and press Enter.

Rev. 5.0

MEBX Confi guration

MEBX Confi guration

Advanced

F1 Help ↑/↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←/→ Select Item Enter Select  SubMenu F10 Save and Exit

InsydeH2O Setup Utility Rev. 5.0

MEBX Configuration Set­ting

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5. Enter a new password in the space provided under Intel(R) ME New Password then press
Enter. The password must include:

• 8-32 characters

• Strong 7-bit ASCII characters excluding : , and ” characters

• At least one digit character (0, 1, ...9)

• At least one 7-bit ASCII non alpha-numeric character, above 0x20, (e.g. !, $, ;)

• Both lower case and upper case characters

Intel(R) Management Engine BIOS Extension v11.0.0.0010/Intel(R) ME v11.8.50.3434

Copyright(C) 2003-16 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved

MAIN MENU

MEBx Login

> Intel(R) ME General Settings
> Intel(R) Small Business Technology Confi guration

MEBx Exit

Intel(R) ME Password

[] =Move Highlight [Enter] =Select Entry [Esc] =Exit

Intel(R) ME New Password

6. You will be asked to verify the new password. Enter the same new password in the space
provided under Verify Password then press Enter.

Intel(R) Management Engine BIOS Extension v11.0.0.0010/Intel(R) ME v11.8.50.3434

Copyright(C) 2003-16 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved

MAIN MENU

MEBx Login

> Intel(R) ME General Settings
> Intel(R) Small Business Technology Confi guration

MEBx Exit

Intel(R) ME Password

[] =Move Highlight [Enter] =Select Entry [Esc] =Exit

Verify password

7. Select Intel(R) ME General Settings then press Enter.

Intel(R) Management Engine BIOS Extension v11.0.0.0010/Intel(R) ME v11.8.50.3434

Copyright(C) 2003-16 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved

MAIN MENU

> Intel(R) ME General Settings

> Intel(R) Small Business Technology Confi guration

MEBx Exit

[] =Move Highlight [Enter] =Select Entry [Esc] =Exit

Intel(R) Management Engine BIOS Extension v11.0.0.0010/Intel(R) ME v11.8.50.3434

Copyright(C) 2003-16 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved

MAIN MENU

MEBx Login

> Intel(R) ME General Settings
> Intel(R) Small Business Technology Confi guration

MEBx Exit

Intel(R) ME Password

[] =Move Highlight [Enter] =Select Entry [Esc] =Exit

4. Select MEBx Login and press Enter. You will be prompted for a password. The default
password is “admin”. Enter the default password in the space provided under Intel(R) ME
Password then press Enter.

Intel(R) ME Password

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9. Enter a new password in the space provided under Intel(R) ME New Password then press
Enter. The password must include:

• 8-32 characters

• Strong 7-bit ASCII characters excluding : , and ” characters

• At least one digit character (0, 1, ...9)

• At least one 7-bit ASCII non alpha-numeric character, above 0x20, (e.g. !, $, ;)

• Both lower case and upper case characters

Intel(R) Management Engine BIOS Extension v11.0.0.0010/Intel(R) ME v11.8.50.3434

Copyright(C) 2003-16 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved

INTEL(R) ME PLATFORM CONFIGURATION

[] =Move Highlight [Enter] =Select Entry [Esc] =Exit

Intel(R) ME New Password

Intel(R) Management Engine BIOS Extension v11.0.0.0010/Intel(R) ME v11.8.50.3434

Copyright(C) 2003-16 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved

INTEL(R) ME PLATFORM CONFIGURATION

[] =Move Highlight [Enter] =Select Entry [Esc] =Exit

Verify password

8. If you want to change ME password, select Change ME Password then press Enter.
Enter the current password in the space provided under Intel(R) ME Password then press
Enter.

Intel(R) Management Engine BIOS Extension v11.0.0.0010/Intel(R) ME v11.8.50.3434

Copyright(C) 2003-16 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved

INTEL(R) ME PLATFORM CONFIGURATION

Change ME Password

Local FW Update <Enabled>

Intel(R) ME New Password

[] =Move Highlight [Enter] =Select Entry [Esc] =Exit

Intel(R) ME Password

Change ME Password

Local FW Update <Enabled>

Intel(R) ME New Password

Change ME Password

Local FW Update <Enabled>

Intel(R) ME New Password

11. Select Local FW Update then press Enter. Select Enabled or Disabled or Password
Protected then press Enter.

Intel(R) Management Engine BIOS Extension v11.0.0.0010/Intel(R) ME v11.8.50.3434

Copyright(C) 2003-16 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved

Change ME Password
Local FW Update

<Enabled>

[] =Move Highlight <Enter> =Complete Entry [Esc] =Discard Changes

Disabled
Enabled
Password Protected

INTEL(R) ME PLATFORM CONFIGURATION

10. You will be asked to verify the new password. Enter the same new password in the space

provided under Verify Password then press Enter.

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12. Press Esc until you return to the Main Menu. Select Intel(R) Small Business Tech-
nology Configuration then press Enter.

Intel(R) Management Engine BIOS Extension v11.0.0.0010/Intel(R) ME v11.8.50.3434

Copyright(C) 2003-16 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved

MAIN MENU

> Intel(R) ME General Settings

> Intel(R) Small Business Technology Confi guration

MEBx Exit

[] =Move Highlight [Enter] =Select Entry [Esc] =Exit

13. In the Intel(R) Small Business Technology Configuration menu, select Manage-
ability Feature Selection then press Enter. Select Enabled or Disabled then press

Enter.

Intel(R) Management Engine BIOS Extension v11.0.0.0010/Intel(R) ME v11.8.50.3434

Copyright(C) 2003-16 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved

Manageability Feature Selection <Enabled>

Restore Factory Settings <Full Unprovision>
> Power Control

Disabled
Enabled

INTEL(R) SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CONFIGURATION

[] =Move Highlight <Enter> =Complete Entry [Esc] =Discard Changes

14. In the Intel(R) Small Business Technology Configuration menu, select Restore
Factory Settings then press Enter.

Intel(R) Management Engine BIOS Extension v11.0.0.0010/Intel(R) ME v11.8.50.3434

Copyright(C) 2003-16 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved

INTEL(R) SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CONFIGURATION

Manageability Feature Selection <Enabled>

Restore Factory Settings

<Full Unprovision>

> Power Control

[] =Move Highlight <Enter> =Complete Entry [Esc] =Discard Changes

Full Unprovision

15. In the Intel(R) Small Business Technology Configuration menu, select Power
Control then press Enter. In the Intel(R) AMT Power Control menu, select Intel(R)
AMT ON in Host Sleep States then press Enter. Select an option then press Enter.

Intel(R) Management Engine BIOS Extension v11.0.0.0010/Intel(R) ME v11.8.50.3434

Copyright(C) 2003-16 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved

INTEL(R) AMT POWER CONTROL

Intel(R) AMT ON in Host Sleep States

Idle Timeout 65535

[] =Move Highlight <Enter> =Complete Entry [Esc] =Discard Changes

These confi gurations are effective only after AMT provisioning has started

Mobile: ON in S0
Mobile: ON in S0, ME Wake in S3, S4-5 (AC only)

<Mobile: ON in S0, ME Wake in
S3, S4-5 (AC only)>

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16. In the Intel(R) AMT Power Control menu, select Idle Timeout then press Enter.
Enter the timeout value and press Enter.

Intel(R) Management Engine BIOS Extension v11.0.0.0010/Intel(R) ME v11.8.50.3434

Copyright(C) 2003-16 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

INTEL(R) AMT POWER CONTROL

This confi gurations are effective only after AMT provisioning has started

Intel(R) AMT ON in Host Sleep States

Idle Timeout 65535

<Mobile: ON in S0, ME Wake in
S3, S4-5 (AC only)>

<Enter> =Complete Entry [Esc] =Discard Changes

17. Press Esc until you return to the Main Menu. Select MEBx Exit then press Enter. Press
Y to exit.

Intel(R) Management Engine BIOS Extension v11.0.0.0010/Intel(R) ME v11.8.50.3434

Copyright(C) 2003-16 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved

MAIN MENU

[] =Move Highlight [Enter] =Select Entry [Esc] =Exit

Timeout Value (1-65535)

65535

Are you sure you want to exit?(Y/N):

> Intel(R) ME General Settings
> Intel(R) Small Business Technology Confi guration

MEBx Exit

Exit

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Appendix A Troubleshooting Checklist

Appendix A

Appendix A - Troubleshooting Checklist

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 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.

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.

The picture seems to be constantly moving.

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.

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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.

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.

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 com­ponents. Gently press each component into the socket.

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