DFI SR100-N User Manual

SR100-N

System Board
User’s Manual

935-SR1003-000G

A02650024

Copyright

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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.

© 2010. 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.

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..........................................................................................................................

CPU.......................................................................................................................................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 - Troubleshooting..........................................................

Appendix D - Frequently Asked Questions...................................

Appendix E - Hot Keys for Graphics Display...............................

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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
; A user’s manual
; One IDE cable
; One bracket mounted with 2 USB ports
; One Serial ATA data cable
; One Serial ATA power cable
; One “Main Board Utility” CD
; Two floppy diskettes
; One I/O shield
; One QR (Quick Reference)

Introduction

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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.

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Introduction

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Specifications

Processor

Chipset

System Memory

BIOS

Energy Efficient
Design

• Intel® CoreTM2 Duo mobile processor

- 800/533MHz system data bus

• Intel® Celeron® M 500 series processor for mobile Intel® 965
Express chipset

• Processor socket: mPGA478P

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• Intel

• Two 200-pin SODIMM sockets

• Supports 533MHz and 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM

• Supports maximum of 4GB system memory

• Award BIOS

• 8Mbit flash memory

• Supports ACPI specification 2.0/1.0

• Supports ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function

• Wake-On-Events include:

• Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep Technology

• Intel® Rapid Memory power management

• Dynamic FSB frequency switching

• AC power failure recovery

chipset

- Northbridge: Intel® GM965/GME965 Express chipset

- Southbridge: Intel® 82801HBM ICH8M

- Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse

- Wake-On-Ring

- Wake up by PCI card

- PCI Express PME

- USB KB/MS Wake up from S3

- RTC timer to power-on the system

Damage Free
Intelligence

Audio

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• Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm

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

• Monitors CPU/system fan speed and failure alarm

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

• Watchdog timer function

• Realtek ALC262 2-channel High Definition Audio

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

• S/PDIF input/output interface

Introduction

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Graphics

LAN

Serial ATA

• Internal graphics feature

- Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100

- Dynamic Video Memor y Technology 4.0

- Microsoft DirectX 9x

- OpenGL 1.5

• Integrated graphics interface

- Analog CRT

- Integrated 300MHz RAMDAC

- Analog monitor supports up to QXGA (2048x1536@60Hz)

- LVDS

- 25MHz-112MHz single/dual channel, TFT panel type support

- Single / dual channel LVDS interface: 2x24 bpp panel
supports up to WUXGA (1920x1200@65Hz) or UXGA
(1600x1200@75Hz)

- DVI (DVI-D signal only)

- DVI 1.0 support for external digital monitor

• Two Realtek RTL8111B PCI Express Gigabit controllers

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

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

• Three Serial ATA ports, compliant with SATA 1.0a specification

• Data transfer rate up to 3Gb/s

• Supports Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)

IDE

Rear Panel I/O
Ports

I/O Connectors

• Supports up to two IDE devices

• Supports Ultra ATA 100/66/33

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

• 2 DB-9 serial ports

• 1 DB-15 VGA port

• 1 DVI-I port (DVI-D signal only)

• 2 RJ45 LAN ports

• 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• Mic-in, line-in and line out jacks

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

• 1 LCD brightness control connector

• 1 LVDS LCD panel connector

• 1 LCD/inverter power connector

• 1 LCD AUX 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

• 3 Serial ATA connectors

• 1 40-pin IDE connector

• 1 20-pin ATX power connector

• 1 front panel connector

• 1 chassis open connector

• 2 fan connectors

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Expansion Slots

Temperature

Humidity

PCB

• 1 PCI slot for PCI expansion card or customized riser card for 1,
2 or 3 PCI slots expansion

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C to 60oC

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• 10% to 90%

• 8 layers, Mini-ITX form factor

• 17cm (6.7") x 17cm (6.7")

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Features

Introduction

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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

X3100 delivering exceptional 3D graphics performance. It supports
analog CRT, LVDS and DVI interfaces.

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

The Intel GM965/GME965 northbridge chip comes
integrated with the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator

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

DVI

panel LCD monitors and modern video graphics cards. Data is
transmitted using the TMDS (Transition Minimized Differential
Signaling) protocol, providing a digital signal from the PC’s graphics
subsystem to the display.

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.

DVI (Digital Visual Interface) is a form of video inter­face technology made to maximize the quality of flat

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

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Introduction

SERIAL ATA

3Gbps, 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 RTL8111B 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.

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Introduction

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wake-on-PS/2

tem.

Important:

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

The RTC installed on the system board allows your

rtc timer

system to automatically power-on on the set date

and time.

The system board is designed to meet the ACPI

ACPI STR

(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.

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

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

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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
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.

Power failure
recovery

automatically.

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

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without having to go through the

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Hardware Installation

Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

System Board Layout

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Component Side

Note:

The DVI-I port supports DVI-D signal only.

Hardware Installation

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Solder Side

SODIMM 1 is a 90o socket located beneath SODIMM 2.

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Hardware Installation

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 DRAM Power LED lit red, it indicates that power is
present on the DDR2 sockets. Power-off the PC then unplug the
power cord prior to installing any memory modules. Failure to do so
will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components.

DRAM
Power LED

SODIMM 2

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Hardware Installation

The system board is equipped with 2 SODIMM sockets. SODIMM

2 is located on the component side of the board. SODIMM 1 is a
90o socket located beneath SODIMM 2.

SODIMM 2

SODIMM 1

Side View

BIOS Setting

2

Configure the system memory in the Chipset menu of the BIOS.
Refer to chapter 3 for more information.

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Hardware Installation

Installing the DIM Module

Note:

The system board used in the following illustrations may not
resemble the actual one. 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 SODIMM 2 socket on the system board.

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

Ejector

tab

SODIMM 2

5. Note how the module is keyed to the socket. Grasping the
module by its edges, position the SODIMM above the socket
with the “notch” in the module aligned with the “key” on the
socket. The key ensures the module can be plugged into the
socket in only one way.

Ejector
tab

Key

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Hardware Installation

6. Seat the module vertically, pressing it down firmly until it is com­pletely seated in the socket. The ejector tabs at each end of the
socket will automatically snap into the locked position to hold
the SODIMM in place.

7. To install another SODIMM, locate the SODIMM 1 socket on the
system board.

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8. Insert the module into the socket at an approximately 30 de­grees angle. Note that the socket and module are both keyed,
which means the module can be plugged into the socket in only
one way.

9. To seat the module into the socket, 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.

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Hardware Installation

10. 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.

ClipClip

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CPU

Overview

The system board is equipped with a surface mount mPGA478P
CPU socket.

Note:

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

Installing the CPU

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

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2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.

3. Locate the mPGA478P socket on the system board.

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4. Use a screwdriver to turn the screw to its unlock position.

Lock

Unlock

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5. Position the CPU above the socket. The gold triangular mark on
the CPU must align with pin 1 of the CPU socket.

Important:

Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins.

Pin 1 of the socket

Gold
triangular
mark

6. Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place. The
CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted
without exerting any force. Use a screwdriver to turn the screw
to its lock position.

Important:

Do not force the CPU into the socket. Forcing the CPU into
the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU.

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Installing the Fan and 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.

Note:

• Use only certified fan and heat sink.

• Your fan and heat sink package usually contains the fan

and heat sink assembly, and an installation guide. If the in­stallation procedure in the installation guide differs from the
one in this section, please follow the installation guide in the
package.

1. On the solder side of the board, match the screw holes of the
retention module base to the mounting holes around the CPU
socket.

Hardware Installation

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Retention
module base

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

3. While holding the retention module base in position (step 1),
place the fan / heat sink assembly on top of the CPU. The 4
screws around the heat sink must match the screw holes of the
retention module base. We strongly recommend using this type
of fan / 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.

4. Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connec­tor on the system board.

CPU fan

cable

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Hardware Installation

Important:

When you install the CPU fan and heat sink assembly, make
sure the assembly is positioned in such a way that the direc­tion of the airflow blows towards the Northbridge. This is to
ensure optimum thermal condition and system performance.

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Jumper Settings

Clear CMOS Data

1-2 On: Normal

JP1

X

312

(default)

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 JP1 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP1
back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

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

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PS/2 Power Select

Hardware Installation

2

JP6

X

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

3
2
1

5V_standby

3
2
1

2-3 On:

JP6 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
Advanced menu of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more informa­tion.

Important:

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

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USB Power Select

USB 0-3

(JP4)

USB 4-7

(JP2)

3

X

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

X

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

2
1

3
2
1

5V_standby

5V_standby

3
2
1

2-3 On:

3
2
1

2-3 On:

JP4 (for USB 0-3) and JP2 (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. If you want to use the op­tional wake up function, you must enable this function in the BIOS
then set the jumpers’ pins 2 and 3 to 5V_standby.

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LCD/Inverter Settings

Hardware Installation

2

JP3

2

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X

1

JP3 is used to select the power supplied to the LCD panel and to
configure the inverter.

LCD/Inverter Settings - JP3

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Panel Power

5V

3.3V
12V

1-3 On
3-5 On
7-9 On

Inverter On Level

5V
12V

2-4 On
4-6 On

Inverter On/Off Select

Active Low
Active High

8-10 On
10-12 On

Important:

Before powering-on the system, make sure JP3’s setting
matches the LCD panel’s specification. Selecting the incorrect
voltage will seriously damage the LCD panel.

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Hardware Installation

LCD Brightness Control (Voltage Level Adjust)

J7

1

X

3

1-2 On:
Increases the voltage level

2-3 On:
Decreases the voltage level

Use J7 to connect to the LCD Brightness Control button of the
LCD Display Panel. It is used to adjust the brightness of the LCD
Display Panel. Increasing or decreasing the voltage to control the
LCD panel’s brightness varies among Inverters. You must refer to the
Inverter’s specification to make the appropriate adjustment to the
brightness of the LCD panel.

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