DFI NP101-D16C User Manual

NP101-D16C

System Board User’s Manual

935-NP1011-000G

A08930024

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.

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.

Table of Contents

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

Warranty.................................................................................................

Static Electricity Precaution................................................................

Safety Measures.....................................................................................

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

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

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

Specifications...................................................................................................................................

Features..............................................................................................................................................

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

System Board Layout ..........................................................................................................

System Memory..........................................................................................................................

Jumper Settings............................................................................................................................

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

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

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

Award BIOS Setup Utility.................................................................................................

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

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8 8

14 14 15 18 23 35

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Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares.....................................................

Drivers for Windows 7 / Windows Vista System.....................................

Drivers for Windows XP System..............................................................................

Appendix A - NLITE and AHCI Installation Guide..........................

Appendix B - Watchdog Timer.............................................................

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

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

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About this Manual

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

Warranty

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

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

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

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

Introduction

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.

Important:

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

Safety Measures

To avoid damage to the system:

• Use the correct AC input voltage range

To reduce the risk of electric shock:

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

Battery:

• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.

• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend the manufacturer.

• Dispose of used batteries according to local ordinance.

About the Package

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

; The system board ; One IDE cable ; One USB cable ; One Serial ATA data cable ; One Serial ATA power cable ; One bracket mounted with a COM port ; One “Main Board Utility” CD ; One I/O shield ; A user’s manual ; One QR (Quick Reference)

Introduction

The system 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.

• A CPU

• Memory module

• Storage devices such as hard disk drive, CD-ROM, etc.

You will also need external system peripherals you intend to use which will normally include at least a keyboard, a mouse and a video display monitor.

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Specifications

Processor

Chipset

System Memory

Expansion Slots

Graphics

Audio

• Intel® AtomTM N270 (Diamondville SC) processor

• 1.6GHz core frequency, 1.10V voltage

• 2.5W thermal design power

• 512KB on-die second level cache

• 533-MT/s FSB

• 22x22 mm, 1.0 mm ball pitch and 437 balls FCBGA

• Intel

• One 240-pin DDR2 DIMM socket

• Maximum memory supports up to 2GB

• Supports 400MHz and 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM

• 1 PCI Express x1 slot

• 1 PCI slot

• 133/166MHz internal graphics core render frequency at 1.05V

• One SDVO port (Port B)

• Supports 18-bit dual-channel LVDS

• Supports CRT resolutions up to SXGA+

• Realtek ALC262 2-channel High Definition Audio

• 2x 6W for 8ohm speaker

• Two 24-bit stereo DACs and three 20-bit stereo ADCs

• S/PDIF input/output interface

chipset

- Northbridge: Intel® 945GSE GMCH

- Southbridge: Intel® 82801GBM ICH7M

core voltage

- SDVO slot reversal not supported

LAN

Serial ATA

IDE

BIOS

• Two Realtek RTL8111C PCI Express Gigabit controllers

• Supports 10Mbps, 100Mbps and 1Gbps data transmission

• IEEE 802.3 (10/100Mbps) and IEEE 802.3ab (1Gbps) compliant

• Two SATA ports with independent DMA operation supported on ports 0 and 2

• Two-mode operation supports legacy mode using I/O space or an AHCI mode using memory space

• SATA and PATA can be used in a combined function mode (When SATA is used with PATA, AHCI mode is not suppor ted.)

• Bus Master IDE (PATA) controller

• Supports up to two IDE devices

• Ultra ATA 33

• Award BIOS

• 8Mbit SPI interface BIOS

Introduction

Rear Panel I/O Ports

I/O Connectors

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

• 1 1-pin DC 12V jack

• 1 4-pin DC 12V jack or 4-pin ATX 12V power connector (optional)

• 1 DB-9 serial port

• 1 DB-15 VGA port

• 2 RJ45 LAN ports

• 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• Mic-in, line-in and line-out

• 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 por ts

• 1 connector for an additional external serial por t

• 1 speaker-out connector with amplifying feature

• 1 SDVO connector for DFI NP1-LVDS (24-bit / 2 channels external LVDS) or NP1-DVI (external DVI-D) daughterboard

• 1 LVDS LCD panel connector

• 1 LCD/inverter power connector

• 1 DIO connector

• 1 front audio connector for line-out and mic-in jacks

• 1 CD-in internal audio connector

• 1 S/PDIF connector

• 2 Serial ATA connectors

• 1 44-pin IDE connector

• 1 FDD connector (FPC type) - optional

• 1 4-pin power connector for the SATA drive

• 1 front panel connector

• 1 chassis intrusion connector

• 1 fan connector

Energy Efficient Design

Damage Free Intelligence

Temperature

Humidity

PCB

• Supports ACPI specification 2.0/1.0

• Supports ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function

• Wake-On-Events include:

- Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

- Wake up by PCI card

- PCI Express PME

- USB KB/MS wake up from S3

- Wake-On-Ring

- RTC timer to power-on the system

• Enhanced Intel

• AC power failure recovery

• Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm

• Monitors CPU(V)/3.3V/5V/12V/VBAT(V) voltages and failure alarm

• Monitors system fan speed and failure alarm

• Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan speed

• Watchdog timer function

•0

C to 60oC

• 10% to 90%

• 6-layers, Mini-ITX form factor

• 17cm (6.7") x 17cm (6.7")

SpeedStep Technology

Introduction

Features

watchdog timer

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.

DDR2

GB per second and beyond. That is twice the speed of the conventional DDR without increasing its power consumption. DDR2 SDRAM modules work at 1.8V supply compared to 2.6V memory voltage for DDR modules. DDR2 also incorporates new innovations such as the On-Die Termination (ODT) as well as larger 4-bit prefetch against DDR which fetches 2 bits per clock cycle.

graphics

Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 architecture; delivering sophisticated graphics for large display applications. Graphics interfaces such as single-channel SDVO, VGA and dual-channel LVDS support multiple graphics display options.

DDR2 is a higher performance DDR technology whose data transfer rate delivers bandwidth of 4.3

The Intel integrated 32-bit 3D graphics engine based on the

The Watchdog Timer function allows your application to regularly “clear” the system at

945GSE Express Chipset features an

pci express

scale speeds by forming multiple lanes. The x1 PCI Express lane supports transfer rate of 2.5 Gigabytes (250MBbps) per second which is nearly 4 times faster than the traditional PCI.

S/PDIF

having to be converted first to an analog format. This prevents the quality of the audio signal from degrading whenever it is converted to analog. S/PDIF is usually found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or audio processing device. The S/PDIF connector on the system board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like CD recorders.

S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without

PCI Express is a high bandwidth I/O infrastructure that possesses the ability to

Introduction

SERIAL ATA

150MB/s, it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB/s.

gigabit lan

sion.

USB

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

wake-on-ring

wake-up/power-on to respond to calls coming from an external modem or respond to calls from a modem PCI card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the PC.

Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0a specification. With speed of up to

The two Realtek RTL8111C PCI Express Gigabit controllers support up to 1Gbps data transmis-

The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 ports. USB 1.1 supports 12Mb/second bandwidth

This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to

Important:

The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support ≥720mA.

wake-on-lan

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.

Important:

The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support ≥720mA.

This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC.

Introduction

wake-on-PS/2

tem.

Important:

The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support ≥720mA.

wake-on-USB

from the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.

Important:

If you are using the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function for 2 USB ports, the 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support ≥1.5A. For 3 or more USB ports, the 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support

≥

2A.

This function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the sys-

This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system

rtc timer

and time.

ACPI STR

fication. 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 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

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

The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) speci-

®®

without having to go through the

Introduction

will resume exactly where you left off the next time you power-on the system.

Important:

The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support ≥720mA.

When power returns after an AC power fail-

Power failure recovery

automatically.

ure, you may choose to either power-on the system manually or let the system power-on

Hardware Installation

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

System Board Layout

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 KB

DC Jack

12V

(optional)

DC Jack 12V

COM 1

VGA

LAN 1

USB 1 USB 0

LAN 2

USB 3 USB 2

Mic-in

Line-in

Line-out

PS/2 power select ( )JP1

ATX +12V

power

Realtek

ALC262

Chassis open

USB 0-3 power select (J )P2

Speaker-out

CD-in

Front audio

S/PDIF

2 1

COM 2

Battery

USB 4-51USB 6-7

SATA 0

2 1

Winbond

W83627

USB 4-7 power select (J )P4

DIO

FDD

Intel

ICH7M

SATA 2

PCI

20 19

Clear CMOS (J )P5

IDE

System

fan

Power-on select ( )JP6

SPI Flash BIOS

44 43

LVDS LCD panel

SDVO

Peripheral power

Panel power select ( )J15

Intel

945GSE

Intel

Atom N270

LCD/Inverter power

Front panel

PCIE

DIMM

Standby

LED

Warning:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, processor, disk drives, add-in boards, 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.

System Memory

Warning:

When the Standby LED lit 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.

Hardware Installation

DIMM

Standby LED

The system board supports one 240-pin DDR2 DIMM socket.

Hardware Installation

Installing the DIM Module

Note:

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

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 DDR2 socket on the board.

4. Push the “ejector tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side.

Ejector

tab

DDR2 socket

5. Note how the module is keyed to the socket.

Notch

Key

Ejector tab

Hardware Installation

6. Grasping the module by its edges, position the module above the socket with the “notch” in the module aligned with the “key” on the socket. The keying mechanism ensures the module can be plugged into the socket in only one way.

7. Seat the module vertically, pressing it down firmly until it is completely seated in the socket.

8. The ejector tabs at the ends of the socket will automatically snap into the locked position to hold the module in place.

Hardware Installation

Jumper Settings

Clear CMOS Data

1-2 On: Normal

(default)

JP5

312

2-3 On:

Clear CMOS Data

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 JP5 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP5 back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

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

PS/2 Power Select

Hardware Installation

JP1

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

3 2 1

5V_standby

3 2 1

2-3 On:

JP1 is used to select the power of the PS/2 keyboard/mouse port. Selecting 5V_standby will allow you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up the system.

BIOS Setting

Configure the PS/2 keyboard/mouse wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Important:

The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support ≥720mA.

Hardware Installation

USB Power Select

USB 0-3

(JP2)

312

USB 4-7

(JP4)

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

2-3 On:

5V_standby

312

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

JP2 (for USB 0-3) and JP4 (for USB 4-7) are used to select the power of the USB ports. Selecting 5V_standby will allow you to use a USB device to wake up the system.

BIOS Setting

“USB KB Wake-Up From S3” in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

2-3 On:

5V_standby

Important:

≥

2A.

Panel Power Select

Hardware Installation

J15

6 4

1-2 On: 12V

4 2

3-4 On: 5V 5-6 On: 3.3V

4 2

(default)

J15 is used to select the power supplied to the LCD panel.

Important:

Before powering-on the system, make sure J15’s setting matches the LCD panel’s specification. Selecting the incorrect voltage will seriously damage the LCD panel.

Hardware Installation

Power-on Select

JP6

Power-on via

power button

1 2 3

1-2 On:

(default)

1 2 3

2-3 On:

Power-on via

AC power

JP6 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 JP6 pins 2 and 3 to On. If you want to use the power button, set pins 1 and 2 to On.

When using JP6 “Power On” feature to power the system back on after a power failure occurs, may not power on the system if the power lost is resumed within 5 seconds (power flicker).

Note:

In order to ensure that power is resumed after a power failure that may occur within a 5 second period, JP6 should be set to pins 2-3 and the “PWRON After PWR-Fail” in CMOS is set to “Power On”.

Rear Panel I/O Ports

Hardware Installation

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

K/B

4-pin

DC 12V

1-pin

DC 12V

4-pin DC 12V jack or a 4-pin ATX 12V power (optional)

VGA

LAN 1COM 1

USB 0-1 USB 2-3

LAN 2

Mic-in

Line-in

Line-out

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

• PS/2 mouse port

• PS/2 keyboard port

• 1-pin DC 12V jack

• 4-pin DC 12V jack or 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

• COM port

• VGA port

• 2 LAN ports

• 4 USB ports

• Mic-in jack

• Line-in jack

• Line-out jack

Hardware Installation

PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

These ports are used to connect a PS/2 mouse and a PS/2 keyboard. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not connected to this port, the system will reser ve IRQ12 for other expansion cards.

Warning:

Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard. Failure to do so may damage the system board.

Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

The Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. To use this function:

• Jumper Setting:

JP1 must be set to “2-3 On: 5V_standby”. Refer to “PS/2 Power Select” in this chapter for more information.

Hardware Installation

• BIOS Setting:

Configure the PS/2 keyboard/mouse wake up function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Important:

The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support ≥720mA.

Hardware Installation

DC 12V Jack / ATX 12V Power

4-pin

1-pin

DC 12V

+12V

DC 12V

GroundGround

+12V

ATX 12V power

The system board comes standard with the 1-pin DC 12V jack. Beside this jack, the system board may come equipped with either an optional 4-pin DC 12V jack or a 4-pin ATX 12V power connector.

Note:

-12V power is optional.

1-pin DC 12V jack

This jack provides maximum of 60W power and is considered a low power solution. The recommended system configuration for this power jack includes a CPU, one HDD and a CD-ROM.

4-pin DC 12V jack

This optional jack provides 60W to 84W power. The recommended system configuration for this power jack includes a high speed CPU (more than 1GHz), one HDD and a CD-ROM.

Hardware Installation

ATX 12V Power

This optional jack provides 100W to 150W power and is capable of providing the maximum power requirement. The recommended system configuration includes a high speed CPU (more than 1GHz), HDD, CD-ROM, USB devices and an add-in card.

Important:

Every power supply has its minimum load of power. If you use a greater than 150W power supply, the power consumed by the system board may not attain its minimum load causing instability to the entire system.

Hardware Installation

Serial (COM) Port

DSR-

DTR-

CTS-

COM 2

COM 1

12345

DCD-

6 7 8 9

RTS-

DSR-

GND

DTR-

RI-

CTS-

RI-

RTS-

GND

The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port (COM

1). It is also equipped with a 9-pin connector (COM 2). These serial

ports are RS-232 asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices.

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 COM 2. Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of COM 2. .

BIOS Setting

Configure the serial ports in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

VGA Port

VGA

Hardware Installation

The VGA port is used for connecting a VGA monitor. Connect the monitor’s 15-pin D-shell cable connector to the VGA port. After you plug the monitor’s cable connector into the VGA port, gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place.

BIOS Setting

Configure the onboard VGA in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

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

Hardware Installation

RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Ports

LAN 1

LAN 2

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 Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Onboard Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

Driver Installation

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

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