Protech Systems PMB-881LF, PMB-881LF M2, PMB-871LF User Manual

USER’S
MANUAL

PMB-881LF

Intel® Sandy Bridge
Xeon E3/Core i3 CPU
ATX Motherboard
With VGA/Sound/2LAN

P

MB

-881LF

M

2

Copyright Notice

PMB-881LF Intel® Xeon E3/Core i3

ATX Motherboard

With VGA/ Sound/ 2LAN

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

This operation manual is meant to assist users in installing and setting up the
system. The information contained in this document is subject to change
without prior any notice.

This manual is copyrighted September 2011. You may not reproduce or
transmit in any form or by any means, electronic, or mechanical, including
photocopying and recording.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

All trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property
of their respective owners.

CE NOTICE

This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause
radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate
measures.

Copyright Notice

FCC NOTICE

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
A 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 commercial environment. 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. Operation of this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user
will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not
expressly approve by the party responsible for compliance could void your
authority to operate such equipment.

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.

Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Installation only by a trained electrician or only by an electrically trained person who

knows all English Installation and Device Specifications which are to be applied.

Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

1-1 About This Manual .................................................... 1-2

1-2 System Specifications ................................................. 1-3

1-3 Safety Precautions ...................................................... 1-6

CHAPTER 2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

2-1 Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table ............... 2-2

2-2 Component Locations ................................................... 2-3

2-3 How to Set the Jumpers ................................................ 2-4

2-4 COM Port Connector ……..………………………….. 2-6

2-5 COM3 RI & Voltage Selection …………….........…… 2-8

2-6 COM4 RI & Voltage Selection …………….........…… 2-9

2-7 RS232/422/485(COM2) Selection ................................ 2-10

2-8 COM2 Auto Detect Selection ……..………………… 2-11

2-9 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector .......................... 2-12

2-10 Reset Connector ............................................................ 2-12

2-11 Hard Disk Drive LED Connector .................................. 2-13

2-12 ATX Power Button …................................................... 2-13

2-13 External Speaker Connector .......................................... 2-13

2-14 PLed Connector …….................................................... 2-14

2-15 Clear CMOS Data Selection ………………………… 2-14
2-16 CPU Fan Connector ………..………………………… 2-15
2-17 System Fan Connector ……………………………… 2-15
2-18 TPM Connector …………………………………….. 2-16
2-19 VGA Connector ………………………………………. 2-17
2-20 Serial ATA Connector ………………………………. 2-18
2-21 Printer Connector ……………………………………. 2-20
2-22 Universal Serial Bus Connector ……………………… 2-21
2-23 IrDA Connector ……..………………………..……… 2-23
2-24 USB & LAN Connector ……………………………. 2-24
2-25 Display Port Connector …………………………….. 2-26
2-26 Digital Input/Output Connector ……………………… 2-27
2-27 ATX Power Connector ………………………………. 2-28
2-28 Sound Connector …………….………………………. 2-29

Contents

CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE UTILITIES

3-1 Introduction ................................................................ 3-2

3-2 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility …..……... 3-3

3-3 VGA Driver Utility ..................................................... 3-4

3-4 LAN Driver Utility ..................................................... 3-5

3-5 Sound Driver Utility ................................................... 3-6

3-6 Intel ME Driver Utility ……………………………… 3-7

CHAPTER 4 AMI BIOS SETUP

4-1 Introduction ................................................................ 4-2

4-2 Entering Setup ........................................................... 4-4

4-3 Main ……................................................................... 4-6

4-4 Advanced …………………….........................…....... 4-7

4-5 Chipset ……………................................................... 4-40

4-6 Boot ..………………................................................. 4-49

4-7 Security …………………………………………….. 4-51
4-8 Save & Exit ………………………………………… 4-54

APPENDIX A EXPANSION BUS

PCI Bus Pin Assignment …………………………………….. A-2
Mini-PCIe Bus Pin Assignment ……………………………… A-3

APPENDIX B TECHNICAL SUMMARY

Block Diagram ...................................................................... B-2

Interrupt Map ........................................................................ B-3

DMA Channels Map ……..................................................... B-4

Memory Map .......................................................................... B-5

I/O Map .................................................................................. B-6

Watchdog Timer Configuration …………..………………. B-9
Flash BIOS Update …………………………………………. B-11

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INTRODUCTION

This chapter gives you the information for PMB-881LF. It also
outlines the System specification.

Section includes:

 About This Manual

 System Specifications

 Safety Precautions

Experienced users can skip to chapter 2 on page 2-1
for Quick Start.

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1-1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL

Thank you for purchasing our PMB-881LF Intel® Xeon E3/Core i3 CPU
ATX Motherboard with VGA / Sound / 2LAN, which is fully PC / AT
compatible. PMB-881LF provides faster processing speed, greater
expandability and can handle more task than before. This manual is designed
to assist you how to install and set up the system. It contains four chapters. The
user can apply this manual for configuration according to the following
chapters:

Chapter 1 Introduction

This chapter introduces you to the background of this manual, and the
specifications for this system. The final page of this chapter will indicate
how to avoid damaging this board.

Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration

This chapter outlines the component locations and their functions. In the
end of this chapter, you will learn how to set jumper and how to configure
this card to meet your own needs.

Chapter 3 Software Utilities

This chapter contains helpful information for proper installations of the
VGA utility, LAN utility, and Sound utility.

Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Setup

This chapter indicates you how to set up the BIOS configurations.

Appendix A Expansion Bus

This Appendix introduces you the PCI / Mini-PCIe expansion bus.

Appendix B Technical Summary

This section gives you the information about the Technical maps, Watchdog­timer configuration, and Flash BIOS Update.

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1-2. SYSTEM SPECIFICATION

 CPU

Intel Xeon® E3 / CoreTM i3 / Pentium Sandy Bridge CPU

 CHIPSET

Intel® C206

 MEMORY

4 x 240pins DDR3 DIMM socket
Dual channel DDR3-1333/1066MHz, supports ECC, non-ECC

 BIOS:

AMI BIOS (UEFI), with VGA BIOS

 REAL TIME CLOCK:

Build in PCH

 BUS SUPPORT:

4 x PCI, 1 x MiniPCIe, 2 x PCIe (4X), 1 x PCIe (16X)

 DISPLAY:

Build-in processor
Supports VGA, 2 x Display port (Protech Display Port definition)

*

Discrete graphic card is necessary for display if the chosen CPU doesn’t have

integrated graphics support.

 SATA INTERFACE:

6 x S-ATA connector from PCH
SATA1~2 support SATAIII (6.0Gb/s), SATA3~6 support SATAII (3.0Gb/s)
Supports Raid 0/1/5/10

 SERIAL PORT:

4 ports, COM1/3/4 for RS-232, COM2 for RS-232/422/485
COM3/4 support output +5V or +12V, and use Jumper settings.

 USB CONNECTOR:

12 ports, support USB 2.0
4 ports on rear panel, 8 ports with box-header on board

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 LAN ADAPTER:

Dual ports, supports 10/100/1000Mbps
LAN1: Intel 82579LM 1000BaseT PHY Ethernet
LAN2: Intel 82583V 1000BaseT Ethernet
Supports Wake-on-LAN

 SOUND:

High Definition Audio
Realtek ALC888S
Supports Line-in/Line-out/MIC x 1

 HARDWARE MONITORING FUNCTION:

Voltage, CPU Temperature and Cooling fan speed (CPU, System)

 IRDA PORT:

1 x IrDA port, supports v1.0 SIR protocol

 SPEAKER:

Internal buzzer

 TPM FUNCTION:

1 x 20pin header on board, supports TPM1.2

 PARALLEL PORT:

1 port, Bi-dircetion, SPP / EPP / ECP (D-SUB on edge)

 DIGITAL I/O:

8in/8out (API)

 LED INDICATOR:

1 x HDD LED, 1 x power LED

 KEYBOARD/MOUSE:

1 x PS/2 port (KB/MS), combined with mini DIN connector on rear panel

 WATCHDOG:

1~255sec.

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 POWER SUPPLY:

24pin ATX power supply

 DMA CONTROLLER:

2 x 82C37

 DMA CHANNELS:

7

 INTERRUPT CONTROLLERS:

2 x 82C59

 INTERRUPT LEVELS:

15

 TEMPERATURE:

Operation temperature 0°~60°C
Storage temperature -40°~85°C

 HUMIDITY:

Operation humidity 0~95%
Storage humidity 20~95%

 BOARD DIMENSIONS:

305mm x 244mm

 BOARD NET WEIGHT:

740gram

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1-3. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Follow the messages below to avoid your systems from damage:

1. Keep your system away from static electricity on all occasions.

2. Prevent electric shock. Don’t touch any components of this card when the card
is power-on. Always disconnect power when the system is not in use.

3. Disconnect power when you change any hardware devices. For instance, when
you connect a jumper or install any cards, a surge of power may damage the
electronic components or the whole system.

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HARDWARE
CONFIGURATION

** QUICK START **

CHAPTER

2

Helpful information describes the jumper & connector settings, and
component locations.

Section includes:

 Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table

 Component Locations

 Configuration and Jumper settings

 Connector’s Pin Assignments

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2-1. JUMPER & CONNECTOR QUICK REFERENCE TABLE

COM Port Connector ....................…..................……..

………………………………….

COM1, COM2
COM3, COM4

COM3 Port RI/Voltage Selection …………………….

JP11

COM4 Port RI/Voltage Selection …………………….

JP9

RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection .....................……..

JP12

COM2 Auto Detect Selection ………………………….

JP10

Keyboard/Mouse Connector ..........….....………………

KB_MS1

Reset Connector .........................…....................………

FP1 (5, 7)

Hard Disk Drive LED Connector .......................………

FP1 (1, 3)

ATX Power Button …………………………………....

FP1 (9, 11)

External Speaker Connector ....…........................……..

FP1 (6, 8, 10, 12)

PLED Connector …………….…….……............…….

FP1 (2, 4)

Clear CMOS Data Selection …………………………..

JP6

CPU Fan Connector ……………………………………

CPU_FAN1

System Fan Connector …………………………………

SYS_FAN1

TPM Connector ………………………………………..

JLPC1

VGA Connector ………………………………………..

VGA1

Serial ATA Connector …………………………………
…………………………………

SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4,
SATA5, SATA6

Printer Connector …….....................…………….........

LPT1

Universal Serial Bus Connector …….....................……

USB1, USB2, USB3, USBDOM1

IrDA Connector ………………………………………..

IR1

USB&LAN Connector …....................................……..

LAN1_USB1, LAN2_USB2

Display Port Connector ..………………………………

JDP1, JDP2

Digital Input/ Output Connector ……………………….

DIO1

ATX Power Connector …………………………………

ATX_PWR1

Sound Connector ………………………….……………

AUDIO1

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2-2. COMPONENT LOCATIONS

SIO

Intel

LGA 1155

Intel

PCH C206

ATX_PWR1

CPU_FAN1

PMB-881LF Connector, Jumper and Component locations

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2-3. HOW TO SET THE JUMPERS

You can configure your board by setting jumpers. Jumper is consists of
two or three metal pins with a plastic base mounted on the card, and by
using a small plastic "cap", Also known as the jumper cap (with a metal
contact inside), you are able to connect the pins. So you can set-up your
hardware configuration by "open" or "close" pins.

The jumper can be combined into sets that called jumper blocks. When
the jumpers are all in the block, you have to put them together to set up
the hardware configuration. The figure below shows how this looks like.

JUMPERS AND CAPS

If a jumper has three pins (for examples, labelled PIN1, PIN2, and PIN3),
You can connect PIN1 & PIN2 to create one setting by shorting. You can
either connect PIN2 & PIN3 to create another setting. The same jumper
diagrams are applied all through this manual. The figure below shows
what the manual diagrams look and what they represent.

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JUMPER DIAGRAMS

2 pin Jumper
looks like this

Jumper Cap
looks like this

3 pin Jumper
looks like this

Jumper Block
looks like this

JUMPER SETTINGS

Looks like this

3 pin Jumper

2-3 pin close(enabled)

Looks like this

Jumper Block

1-2 pin close(enabled)

2 pin Jumper close(enabled)

1

1

1

2

1 2

1

1

Looks like this

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2-4. COM PORT CONNECTOR

COM1: COM1 Connector
COM1 is fixed as RS-232.
The pin assignment is as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 COM1_DCD#
2 COM1_RX
3 COM1_TX
4 COM1_DTR#
5 GND
6 COM1_DSR#
7 COM1_RTS#
8 COM1_CTS#
9 COM1_RI#

COM2: COM2 Connector
The COM2 is selectable as RS-232/422/485.
The pin assignment is as follows:

ASSIGNMENT

PIN

RS-232 RS-422

RS-485

1 COM2_DCD#

TX- TX­2 COM2_RX TX+ TX+
3 COM2_TX RX+ RX+
4 COM2_DTR#

RX- RX­5 GND GND GND
6 COM2_DSR#

RTS- GND

7 COM2_RTS#

RTS+ GND

8 COM2_CTS#

CTS+ GND

9 COM2_RI# CTS- GND

10 NC NC NC

COM2

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COM3: COM3 Connector
COM3 is fixed as RS-232.
The pin assignment is as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 COM3_DCD#
2 COM3_RX
3 COM3_TX
4 COM3_DTR#
5 GND
6 COM3_DSR#
7 COM3_RTS#
8 COM3_CTS#
9 COM3_RI#

10 NC

COM4: COM4 Connector
COM4 is fixed as RS-232.
The pin assignment is as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 COM4_DCD#
2 COM4_RX
3 COM4_TX
4 COM4_DTR#
5 GND
6 COM4_DSR#
7 COM4_RTS#
8 COM4_CTS#
9 COM4_RI#

10 NC

COM3

COM4

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2-5. COM3 RI & VOLTAGE SELECTION

JP11: COM3 RI & Voltage Selection
The selections are as follows:

SELECTION

JUMPER

SETTINGS

JUMPER

ILLUSTRATION

5V

5-6

1

2

5

6

12V 3-4

1

2

5

6

RI 1-2

1

2

5

6

***Manufacturing Default -- RI.

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2-6. COM4 RI & VOLTAGE SELECTION

JP9: COM4 RI & Voltage Selection
The selections are as follows:

SELECTION

JUMPER

SETTINGS

JUMPER

ILLUSTRATION

5V 5-6

1

2

5

6

12V 3-4

1

2

5

6

RI 1-2

1

2

5

6

***Manufacturing Default -- RI.

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2-7. RS232/422/485 (COM2) SELECTION

JP12: RS-232/422/485 (COM2) Selection
This connector is used to set the COM2 function.
The jumper settings are as follows:

COM 2

Function

Jumper Settings

(pin closed)

Jumper

Illustrations

RS-232 All Open

RS-422 1-2, 3-4, 9-10

RS-485 1-2, 5-6, 7-8

*** Manufacturing default -- RS-232.

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2-8. COM2 AUTO DETECT SELECTION

JP10: COM2 Auto Detect selection
The selections are as follows:

SELECTION

JUMPER

SETTINGS

JUMPER

ILLUSTRATION

NORMAL 1-2

JP10

AUTO GATING

2-3

JP10

***Manufacturing Default – Normal.

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2-9. KEYBOARD AND PS/2 MOUSE CONNECTOR

KB_MS1: Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 KBDATA
2 NC
3 GND
4 VCC5
5 KBCLK
6 NC
7 MSDATA
8 NC

9 GND
10 VCC5
11 MSCLK
12 NC

2-10. RESET CONNECTOR

FP1 (5, 7): Reset Connector.
The pin assignment is as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

5 GND
7 RST_BTN

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2-11. HARD DISK DRIVE LED CONNECTOR

FP1 (1, 3): Hard Disk Drive LED Connector
The pin assignment is as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 HD_LED+
3 HD_LED-

2-12. ATX POWER BUTTON

FP1 (9, 11): ATX Power Button
The pin assignment is as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

9 PWRBTNSW

11 GND

2-13. EXTERNAL SPEAKER CONNECTOR

FP1 (6, 8, 10, 12): External Speaker Connector
The pin assignment is as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

6 SPK_VCC

8 SPEAKER SIGNAL
10 SPEAKER SIGNAL
12 SPEAKER SIGNAL

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2-14. PLED CONNECTOR

FP1 (2, 4) : PLED Connector
The pin assignment is as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

2 PW_LED+

4 PW_LED-

2-15. CLEAR CMOS DATA SELECTION

JP6: Clear CMOS Data Selection
The selections are as follows:

FUNCTION

JUMPER

SETTING

(pin closed)

JUMPER

ILLUSTRATION

Normal Open

1

Clear CMOS Close

1

*** Manufacturing Default -- Normal.

Note: To clear CMOS data, user must power-off the computer and set the jumper

to “Clear CMOS” as illustrated above. After five to six seconds, set the
jumper back to “Normal” and power-on the computer.

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2-16. CPU FAN CONNECTOR

CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan connector
The pin assignment is as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 GND

2 VCC12

3 FAN_TAC1

4 FAN_CTL1

2-17. SYSTEM FAN CONNECTOR

SYS_FAN1: System Fan connector
The pin assignment is as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 GND

2 VCC12

3 LPC1_FANIO2

CPU_FAN1

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2-18. TPM CONNECTOR

JLPC1: TPM connector
The pin assignment is as follows:

PIN

ASSIGNMENT PIN

ASSIGNMENT

1 CLK 2 GND
3 FRAME 4 NC
5 RESET 6 VCC5
7 LAD3 8 LAD2

9 VCC3 10 LAD1
11 LAD0 12 GND
13 SMBCLK 14 SMBDATA
15 3VSB 16 SERIRQ
17 GND 18 CLK RUN
19 SUS_TAT 20 DREQ0

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2-19. VGA CONNECTOR

VGA1: VGA Connector

1

5

6

10

11

15

VGA1

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 CRTRED
2 CRTGREEN
3 CRTBLUE
4 NC
5 GND
6 CRT_ALWAYS_ON
7 GND
8 GND

9 CRTVCC_L
10 GND
11 NC
12 CRTDATA
13 HSYNC
14 VSYNC
15 CRTCLK

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2-20. SERIAL ATA CONNECTOR

SATA1~SATA6: The PMB-881LF possesses Six Serial ATA Connector,
SATA1~SATA6. The pin assignments are as follows:

SATA1:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 GND
2 SATA_TXPC0
3 SATA_TXNC0
4 GND
5 SATA_RXNC0
6 SATA_RXPC0
7 GND

SATA2:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 GND
2 SATA_TXPC1
3 SATA_TXNC1
4 GND
5 SATA_RXNC1
6 SATA_RXPC1
7 GND

SATA3:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 GND
2 SATA_TXPC2
3 SATA_TXNC2
4 GND
5 SATA_RXNC2
6 SATA_RXPC2
7 GND

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SATA4:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 GND
2 SATA_TXPC3
3 SATA_TXNC3
4 GND
5 SATA_RXNC3
6 SATA_RXPC3
7 GND

SATA5:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 GND
2 SATA_TXPC4
3 SATA_TXNC4
4 GND
5 SATA_RXNC4
6 SATA_RXPC4
7 GND

SATA6:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 GND
2 SATA_TXPC5
3 SATA_TXNC5
4 GND
5 SATA_RXNC5
6 SATA_RXPC5
7 GND

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2-21. PRINTER CONNECTOR

LPT1: Printer Connector
As to link the Printer to the card, you need a cable to connect both DB25
connector and parallel port.
The pin assignments are as follow:

PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 STB 14 AFD#
2 PDR0 15 ERR#
3 PDR1 16 INIT#
4 PDR2 17 SLIN#
5 PDR3 18 GND
6 PDR4 19 GND
7 PDR5 20 GND
8 PDR6 21 GND

9 PDR7 22 GND
10 ACK# 23 GND
11 BUSY 24 GND
12 PE 25 GND
13 SLCT 26 NC

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2-22. UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONNECTOR

USB1: Universal Serial Bus Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 USB_67_VCC5
2 USB_67_VCC5
3 USBN6
4 USBN7
5 USBP6
6 USBP7
7 GND
8 GND
9 NC

10 GND

USB2: Universal Serial Bus Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 USB_89_VCC5
2 USB_89_VCC5
3 USBN8
4 USBN9
5 USBP8
6 USBP9
7 GND
8 GND
9 NC

10 GND

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USB3: Universal Serial Bus Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 USB_1011_VCC5
2 USB_1011_VCC5
3 USBN10
4 USBN10
5 USBP11
6 USBP11
7 GND
8 GND
9 NC

10 GND

USBDOM1: Universal Serial Bus Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 USB_45_VCC5
2 USB_45_VCC5
3 USBN4
4 USBN5
5 USBP4
6 USBP5
7 GND
8 GND
9 NC

10 GND

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2-23. IRDA CONNECTOR

IR1: IrDA (Infrared) Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 VCC5
2 NC
3 IRRX
4 GND
5 IRTX

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2-24. USB & LAN CONNECTOR

LAN1_USB1: USB & LAN Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

LAN Signal:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 VCC_LAN1
2 LAN1_MDI_0P
3 LAN1_MDI_0N
4 LAN1_MDI_1P
5 LAN1_MDI_1N
6 LAN1_MDI_2P
7 LAN1_MDI_2N
8 LAN1_MDI_3P
9 LAN1_MDI_3N

10 COM_LAN1

LAN LED Indicator:
Left Side LED

RED Color On Giga LAN Speed Indicator

Off No LAN switch/ hub connected.

Right Side LED

Orange Color Blinking LAN Message Active

Off No LAN Message Active

USB Signal:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

A1 VCCUSB1
A2 USBP0N
A3 USBP0P
A4 GND
B1 VCCUSB0
B2 USBP1N
B3 USBP1P
B4 GND

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LAN2_USB2: USB & LAN Connector

The pin assignments are as follows

：

LAN Signal:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 VCC_LAN2
2 LAN2_MDI_0P
3 LAN2_MDI_0N
4 LAN2_MDI_1P
5 LAN2_MDI_1N
6 LAN2_MDI_2P
7 LAN2_MDI_2N
8 LAN2_MDI_3P
9 LAN2_MDI_3N

10 COM_LAN2

LAN LED Indicator:
Left Side LED

RED Color On Giga LAN Speed Indicator

Off No LAN switch/ hub connected.

Right Side LED

Orange Color Blinking LAN Message Active

Off No LAN Message Active

USB Signal:

PIN ASSIGNMENT

A1 VCCUSB3
A2 USBP2N
A3 USBP2P
A4 GND
B1 VCCUSB2
B2 USBP3N
B3 USBP3P
B4 GND

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2-25. DISPLAY PORT CONNECTOR

JDP1: Display Port Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 DP_C_DATA0+ 2 GND

3 DP_C_DATA0- 4 DP_C_DATA1+

5 GND 6 DP_C_DATA1-

7 DP_C_DATA2+ 8 GND

9 DP_C_DATA2- 10 DP_C_DATA3+

11 GND 12 DP_C_DATA3­13 DP_C_AUX_ENJ 14 GND
15 DP_C_AUX+ 16 DP_C_HPD
17 DP_C_AUX- 18 DP_VCC3_3
19 DP_VCC5 20 DP_VCC3_3

JDP2: Display Port Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 DP_D_DATA0+ 2 GND

3 DP_D_DATA0- 4 DP_D_DATA1+

5 GND 6 DP_D_DATA1-

7 DP_D_DATA2+ 8 GND

9 DP_D_DATA2- 10 DP_D_DATA3+

11 GND 12 DP_D_DATA3­13 DP_D_AUX_ENJ 14 GND
15 DP_D_AUX+ 16 DP_D_HPD
17 DP_D_AUX- 18 DP_VCC3_3
19 DP_VCC5 20 DP_VCC3_3

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2-26. DIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT CONNECTOR

DIO1: Digital I/O Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 VCC5 2 VCC12

3 DIN0 4 DOUT0

5 DIN1 6 DOUT1

7 DIN2 8 DOUT2

9 DIN3 10 DOUT3

11 DIN4 12 DOUT4
13 DIN5 14 DOUT5
15 DIN6 16 DOUT6
17 DIN7 18 DOUT7
19 GND 20 GND

DIO1

1 2

19 20

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2-27. ATX POWER CONNECTOR

ATX_PWR1: ATX Power Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:

PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 +3.3V 13 +3.3V

2 +3.3V 14 -12V

3 GND 15 GND

4 +5V 16 PSON

5 GND 17 GND

6 +5V 18 GND

7 GND 19 GND

8 POK 20 -5V

9 5VSB 21 +5V
10 +12V 22 +5V
11 +12V 23 +5V
12 +3.3V 24 GND

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2-28. SOUND CONNECTOR

AUDIO1: Sound Connector, including Line-In, Line-Out & Mic. Also
can support only MIC connector. The pin assignments are as follows:

Line-In

PIN ASSIGNMENT

32 HD_LINE-L
33 GND
34 GND
35 HD_LINE-R

Line-Out

PIN ASSIGNMENT

22 HD_OUT-L
23 NC
24 NC
25 HD_OUT-R

Mic-In

PIN ASSIGNMENT

1 GND
2 HD_MIC1
3 HD_MIC_GND
4 NC
5 HD_MIC_VCC

SPDIF (Optional, the same port with Line-In)

PIN ASSIGNMENT

42 GND
43 VCC_AUD
44 SPDIF OUT

AUDIO1

1 2345

22232425

32333435

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SOFTWARE
UTILITIES

This chapter comprises the detailed information of VGA driver,
LAN driver, and Sound driver.

Section includes:

 Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility

 VGA Driver Utility

 LAN Driver Utility

 SOUND Driver Utility

 ME Driver Utility

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3-1. INTRODUCTION

Enclosed with our PMB-881LF package, you will find a CD ROM disk
containing all types of drivers we have. As a PMB-881LF user, you will only
need the some of files contained in the CD ROM disk, please take note of the
following chart:

File name

(Assume that CD ROM drive is D:)

Purpose

D:\Driver\FLASH For BIOS update utility
D:\Driver\UTILITY Intel® Chipset Device Software

Installation Utility

D:\Driver\VGA Intel® HD Graphics Family f

or VGA

driver installation

D:\Driver\LAN Intel® 82579LM and 82583V for

LAN Driver installation

D:\Driver\SOUND Realtek® ALC888S f

or Sound driver

installation

D:\Driver\ME For Intel Management Engine

Interface
D:\Driver\Intel® Rapid Storage Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility
D:\Driver\F6Floppy Intel F6 Floppy Utility

User should remember to install the Utility right after the OS fully installed.

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3-2. INTEL® CHIPSET SOFTWARE INSTALLATION UTILITY

3-2-1. Introduction

The Intel® Chipset Device Software installs Windows* INF files to the
target system. These files outline to the operating system how to
configure the Intel® chipset components in order to ensure that the
following features function properly:

- Core PCI and ISAPNP Services

- PCIe Support

- IDE/ATA33/ATA66/ATA100 Storage Support

- SATA Storage Support

- USB Support

- Identification of Intel(R) Chipset Components in the Device

Manager

3-2-2. Installation of Utility for Windows XP/Vista/7/Server 2003/2008

The Utility Pack is to be installed only for Windows XP, Windows Vista,
Windows 7, and Windows Server 2003 and 2008 program.
It should be installed right after the OS installation, kindly follow the
following steps:

1. Place insert the Utility Disk into Floppy Disk Drive A/B or CD

ROM drive.

2. Under Windows system, go to the directory where Utility Disc is

located. e.g. :\DRIVER\UTILITY\infinst_autol.exe

3. Click infinst_autol.exe file for utility installation.

4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

5. Once installation is completed, shut down the system and restart in

order for the changes to take effect.

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3-3. VGA DRIVER UTILITY

The VGA interface is embedded with our PMB-881LF system to support CRT
display. The following illustration briefly shows you the content of VGA
driver in D:\Driver\VGA.

3-3-1. Installation of VGA Driver

1. Start the computer (Win XP/Vista/7).

2. Insert the Utility Disk into the CD ROM drive or drive A/B.

3. Open the VGA folder, for your system to choose an appropriate folder, and

double-click "exe" file to install. e.g. d:\DRIVER\VGA\Your system\
***.exe
(If D is not your CD-ROM drive, substitute D with the correct drive letter.)

4. Follow the Wizard's on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

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3-4. LAN DRIVER UTILITY

3-4-1. Introduction

The PMB-881LF is enhanced with LAN function that can support
various network adapters. The content of the LAN driver is found as
follows:

1. Win XP program

2. Win Vista program

3. Win 7 program

4. Win Server 2003 program

5. Win Server 2008 program*

Note: Intel 82583V GbE LAN not support

Windows Server 2008.

For more details on Installation procedure, please refer to Readme.txt
file found on LAN DRIVER UTILITY.

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3-5. SOUND DRIVER UTILITY

3-5-1. Introduction

The Audio chip enhanced in this system is fully compatible with
Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. Below, you will find the
content of the Sound driver:

3-5-2. Installation Procedure for Windows XP/Vista/7

1. Open the SOUND folder. For your system to choose an appropriate folder,

and Run the setup.exe program to start the installation.
e.g. :\DRIVER\SOUND\Your system\setup.exe
(If D is not your CD-ROM drive, substitute D with the correct drive letter.)

2. Click on [Next] to continue the procedure. If the Windows popup

"Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software" message, press
"Install this driver software anyway" to continue the installation.

3. Finally, select to restart the system and press [Finish] to complete the

installation.

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3-6. INTEL ME DRIVER UTILITY

3-6-1. Introduction

The Intel ME components include the Intel Management and Security
Status Application. The content of the ME driver is found as follows:

For more details on Installation procedure, please refer to Readme.txt
file found on ME DRIVER UTILITY.

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AMI
BIOS SETUP

This chapter shows how to set up the AMI BIOS.

Section includes:

 Introduction

 Entering Setup

 Main

 Advanced

 Chipset

 Boot

 Security

 Save & Exit

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4-1. INTRODUCTION

The board PMB-881LF uses an AMI Aptio BIOS that is stored in the Serial
Peripheral Interface Flash Memory (SPI Flash) and can be updated. The SPI
Flash contains the BIOS Setup program, Power-on Self-Test (POST), the PCI
auto-configuration utility, LAN EEPROM information, and Plug and Play
support.

Aptio is AMI’s BIOS firmware based on the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware
Interface) Specifications and the Intel Platform Innovation Framework for EFI.
The UEFI specification defines an interface between an operating system and
platform firmware. The interface consists of data tables that contain platform­related information, boot service calls, and runtime service calls that are available
to the operating system and its loader. These provide standard environment for
booting an operating system and running pre-boot applications.

Following illustration shows Extensible Firmware Interface’s position in the
software stack.

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EFI BIOS provides an user interface allow users the ability to modify hardware
configuration, e.g. change system date and time, enable or disable a system
component, decide bootable device priorities, setup personal password, etc.,
which is convenient for modifications and customization of the computer system
and allows technicians another method for finding solutions if hardware has any
problems.

The BIOS Setup program can be used to view and change the BIOS settings for
the computer. The BIOS Setup program is accessed by pressing the <Del> or
<F2> key after the POST memory test begins and before the operating system
boot begins. The settings are shown below.

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4-2. ENTERING SETUP

When the system is powered on, the BIOS will enter the Power-On Self Test
(POST) routines and the following message will appear on the lower screen:

POST screen

As long as this message is present on the screen you may press the <Del>
key (the one that shares the decimal point at the bottom of the number
keypad) to access the Setup program. In a moment, the main menu of the
Aptio Setup Utility will appear on the screen:

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Setup program initial screen

You may move the cursor by up/down keys to highlight the individual menu
items. As you highlight each item, a brief description of the highlighted
selection will appear at the bottom of the screen.

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4-3. Main

Main Screen

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

BIOS Vendor No changeable options Displays the BIOS vendor.
Core Version No changeable options Displays the current BIOS core version.
Project Version No changeable options Displays the version of the BIOS

currently installed on the platform.

Build Date No changeable options Displays the date of current BIOS

version.

Total Memory No changeable options Displays the current memory installed

amount and type.
System Date month, day, year Specifies the current date.
System Time hour, minute, second Specifies the current time.

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4-4. Advanced

Advanced Screen

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Launch PXE
OpROM

-Disabled

-Enabled

Enables or disables the boot option for

legacy network devices.

Launch Storage
OpROM

-Disabled

-Enabled

Enables or disables the boot option for

legacy mass storage devices with option

ROM.

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4-4.1. Advanced – PCI Subsystems Settings

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

PCI Bus Driver
Version

No changeable options Displays the current PCI bus driver

version.

PCI ROM Priority -Legacy ROM

-EFI Compatible
ROM

Specifies which PCI ROM is used if there

are multiple ROM available.

PCI Common
Settings

No changeable options

PCI Latency Timer - 32 PCI Bus Clocks

- 64 PCI Bus Clocks

- 96 PCI Bus Clocks

-128 PCI Bus Clocks

-160 PCI Bus Clocks

-192 PCI Bus Clocks

-224 PCI Bus Clocks

-248 PCI Bus Clocks

Sets PCI latency time.

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BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

VGA Palette
Snoop

-Disabled

-Enabled

Enabling this feature turns on this pallete

"snoop". Some special VGA cards need

to be able to look at the video card's

VGA pallete to determine what colors are

currently in use.

PERR# Generation -Disabled

-Enabled

Enables or disables generation of PERR#

signals (data parity errors) used to signal

the detection of a parity error related to a

data phase.

SERR# Generation -Disabled

-Enabled

Enables or disables generation of SERR#

signals (unrecoverable errors) which are

reported to the system and handled by

system software.

PCI Express
Device Settings

No changeable options

Relaxed Ordering -Disabled

-Enabled

Enables or disables relaxed ordering

feature which allows transactions that do

not have any order of completion

requirements to complete more

efficiently.

Extended Tag -Disabled

-Enabled

Enables or disables extended tag support

for maximum value of outstanding

requests possible per components from

32 to 2048.

No Snoop -Disabled

-Enabled

Enables or disables no snoop feature to

allow host bridge does not snoop the

processor chache for non-cachable

transactions. It can leads to improved

performance during accesses to non-

cachable memory.

Maximum Payload -Auto

- 128 Bytes

- 256 Bytes

- 512 Bytes

-1024 Bytes

-2048 Bytes

-4096 Bytes

Maxium payload size supported specifies

the size that the function supports for

TLPs (Transaction Layer Packets).

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BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Maximum Read
Request

-Auto

- 128 Bytes

- 256 Bytes

- 512 Bytes

-1024 Bytes

-2048 Bytes

-4096 Bytes

Maxium read request size specifies the

size for the device when acting as the

requestor. The device must not generate

read requests with a size larger this value.

PCI Express Link
Settings

No changeable options

ASPM Support -Disabled

-Auto

-Force L0

Specifies mode for Active State Power

Management (ASPM), hardware-based

link power conservation mechanism.

Force L0 standby mode applies to a

single direction on the link.

Extended Synch -Disabled

-Enabled

Enabling extended synch feature forces

the transmission of additional ordered

sets when exiting the L0 state and when

in the recovery state. This mode provides

external devices monitoring the link time

to achieve bit symbol lock before the link

enter L0 state and resumes

communication.

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4-4.2. Advanced - ACPI Settings

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Enable ACPI Auto
Configuration

-Disabled

-Enabled

Enables Advanced Configuration and

Power Interface automatic configuration.

When enabled, option ACPI Sleep State

option is not available.

ACPI Sleep State -Suspend Disabled

-S1 (CPU Stop Clock)

-S3 (Suspend to RAM)

Specifies the ACPI sleep state.

Disabled disables ACPI sleep feature.

S1 mode allows the CPU stop executing

instructions.

S3 allows the platform to enter Sleep

(also known as Standby or Suspend to

RAM) mode.

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4-4.3. Advanced -Trusted Computing

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

TPM Support -Disable

-Enable

Allows to active support for Trusted

Platform Module.

TPM State -Disable

-Enable

Allows to enable TPM.

Pending TPM
Operation

-None

-Enable Take
Ownership

-Disable Take
Ownership

-TPM Clear

Enables to applied several options on

TPM.

TPM Enabled
Status

No changeable options Reports if TPM is enabled.

TPM Active Status No changeable options Reports the current TPM active status.
TPM Owner Status No changeable options Reports the current TPM ownership

status.

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4-4.4. Advanced – CPU Configuration

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

CPU Speed No changeable options Displays the current processor frequency
64-bit No changeable options Reports if 64-bit is supported by

processor.

Hyper-threading -disabled

-enabled

When disabled, only one thread per

active core will operate.

Active Processor
Cores

-All

-1

-2

Indicates the number of cores to enable in

processor.

Limit CPUID
Maximum

-disabled

-enabled

Enables for legacy operating systems to

boot processors with extended CPUID

functions.

Hardware
Prefetcher

-disabled

-enabled

Hardware prefetcher looks into the

stream of data. Data is prefetched into L2

cache from external memory.

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BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Adjacent Cache
Line Prefetch

-disabled

-enabled

Enables Adjanced cache line prefetch

feature in order to effectivelly hide

memory latency and improve application

performance.

Intel Virtualization

Technology

-disabled

-enabled

Enables or disables Intel Virtualization

Technology (VT-x). Takes affect only

after power cycling.

Power Technology -Disabled

-Energy Efficient

-Custom

Enable the power management features.

EIST -disabled

-enabled

Allows processor to dynamically

transition speed and voltage states using

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology.

Turbo Mode -disabled

-enabled

Allows processor to make use of Intel

Turbo Boost technology. When enabled,

it dynamically changes CPU clock speed

depending on demand and current

processor's operating state and limit.

P-STATE
Coordination

-HW_ALL

-SW_ALL

-SW_ANY

Specifies which mode of power-

performance states is applied.

In HW_ALL mode, processor is

responsible for coordinating P-State

among logical processors dependencies.

In SW_ALL the OS power manager

takes care of P-State coordination

between logical processors and must

initiate the transition on all of those

processors.

In SW_ANY mode, the OS power

manager may initiate the transition on

any of those logical processor.

CPU C3 Report -Disabled

-ACPI C-2

-ACPI C3

Enable/Disable CPU C3(ACPI C2) report

to OS.

CPU C6 Report -Enabled

-Disabled

Enable/Disable CPU C6 (ACPI C3)

report to OS.

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BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Package C State
limit

-C0

-C2

-C6

-C7

-No Limit

Package C State limit

4-4.4.1. Advanced – CPU Configuration – Socket 0 CPU Information

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

CPU Signature No changeable options Reports the CPU Signature
Microcode Patch No changeable options Reports the CPU Microcode Patch

Version.

Max CPU Speed No changeable options Reports the Max CPU Speed.
Min CPU Speed No changeable options Reports the Min CPU Speed

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BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Processor Cores No changeable options Displays number of physical cores in

processor.

Intel HT
Technology

No changeable options Reports if Intel Hyper-Threading

Technology is supported by processor

Intel VT-x
Technology

No changeable options Reports if Intel VT-x Technology is

supported by processor.

Intel SMX
Technology

No changeable options Reports if Intel SMX Technology is

supported by processor.

L1 Data Cache No changeable options Displays number of L1 Data Cache
L1 Code Cache No changeable options Displays number of L1 Code Cache
L2 Cache No changeable options Displays number of L2 Cache.
L3 Cache No changeable options Displays number of L3 Cache.

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4-4.5. Advanced – SATA Configuration

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

SATA Mode -disable

-IDE Mode

-AHCI Mode

-RAID Mode

Configures SATA as following:

IDE Mode

AHCI Mode allows to take advantage of

Advanced Host Controller Interface

features such as NCQ (Native Command

Queuing), Hot plug, etc., without the

option to use RAID.

RAID Mode enables RAID (Redundant

Array of Inexpensive Disks) which may

require to install the RAID driver during

OS installation.

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BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Serial-ATA
Controller 0

-disable

-Enhanced

-Compatible

Specifies the integrated IDE controller 0.

Disabled disables the integrated IDE

controller.

Enhanced enables all SATA and PATA

resources.

Compatible enables up to two IDE

channels for OS requiring legacy IDE

operation.

Serial-ATA
Controller 1

-disable

-Enhanced

Specifies the integrated IDE controller 1.

Disabled disables the integrated IDE

controller.

Enhanced enables all SATA and PATA

resources.

SATA Port0 [drive]

Displays the drive installed on this SATA

port. Shows [Not Present] if no drive is

installed.

SATA Port1 [drive]

Displays the drive installed on this SATA

port. Shows [Not Present] if no drive is

installed.

SATA Port2 [drive]

Displays the drive installed on this SATA

port. Shows [Not Present] if no drive is

installed.

SATA Port3 [drive]

Displays the drive installed on this SATA

port. Shows [Not Present] if no drive is

installed.

SATA Port4 [drive] Displays the dri

ve installed on this SATA

port. Shows [Not Present] if no drive is

installed.

SATA Port5 [drive]

Displays the drive installed on this SATA

port. Shows [Not Present] if no drive is

installed.

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4-4.5.1. Advanced – SATA Configuration – AHCI Mode

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Port 0 Hot Plug -disable

-enable

Enables or disables support hot plug

feature on port 0.

Port 1 Hot Plug -disable

-enable

Enables or disables support hot plug

feature on port 1.

Port 2 Hot Plug -disable

-enable

Enables or disables support hot plug

feature on port 2.

Port 3 Hot Plug -disable

-enable

Enables or disables support hot plug

feature on port 3.

Port 4 Hot Plug -disable

-enable

Enables or disables support hot plug

feature on port 4.

Port 5 Hot Plug -disable

-enable

Enables or disables support hot plug

feature on port 5.

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BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

External SATA
Port 0

-disable

-enable

Configures SATA port 0 as external

SATA port.

External SATA
Port 1

-disable

-enable

Configures SATA port 1 as external

SATA port.

External SATA
Port 2

-disable

-enable

Configures SATA port 2 as external

SATA port.

External SATA
Port 3

-disable

-enable

Configures SATA port 3 as external

SATA port.

External SATA
Port 4

-disable

-enable

Configures SATA port 4 as external

SATA port.

External SATA
Port 5

-disable

-enable

Configures SATA port 5 as external

SATA port.

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4-4.5.2. Advanced – SATA Configuration – RAID Mode

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Port 0 Hot Plug -disable

-enable

Enables or disables support hot plug

feature on port 0.

Port 1 Hot Plug -disable

-enable

Enables or disables support hot plug

feature on port 1.

Port 2 Hot Plug -disable

-enable

Enables or disables support hot plug

feature on port 2.

Port 3 Hot Plug -disable

-enable

Enables or disables support hot plug

feature on port 3.

Port 4 Hot Plug -disable

-enable

Enables or disables support hot plug

feature on port 4.

Port 5 Hot Plug -disable

-enable

Enables or disables support hot plug

feature on port 5.

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4-4.6. Advanced – Intel TXT(LT) Configuration

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

SMX Feature
Support

No changeable options

Reports if processor supports Safer Mode

Extensions instructions (SMX).

Intel TXT(LT)
Support

-disabled

-enabled

Enables or disables Intel Trusted

Execution Technology. Takes affect only

after power cycling.

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4-4.7. Advanced – Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

DVMT Mode
Select

-Fixed Mode

-DVMT Mode

Select DVMT Mode used by Internal

Graphics Device.

DVMT/FIXED
Memory

-128MB

-256MB

-Maximum

Intel Dynamic Video Memory

Technology allows additional memory to

be allocated for graphics usage based on

application need. Once the application is

closed, the memory that was allocated for

graphics usage is then released and made

available for system use.

IGD - Boot Type -VBIOS Default Specifies which graphics output is used

on system boot.

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4-4.8. Advanced – USB Configuration

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

USB Devices No changeable options Displays number of available USB

devices.

Legacy USB
Support

-disabled

-enabled

-Auto

Enables support for legacy USB.

EHCI Hand-off -disabled

-enabled

When enabled it allows BIOS support

control of the EHCI controller and the

OS handoff synchronization capatability.

USB transfer time­out

-1 sec

-5 sec

-10 sec

-20 sec

Specifies the value for USB transfer

time-out.

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BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Device Reset
timeout

-10 sec

-20 sec

-30 sec

-40 sec

Specifies the value for device reset

timeout.

4-4.9. Advanced – W83627UHG Super IO Configuration

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Super IO Chip No changeable options Displays the super IO chip model and its

manufacturer.

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4-4.9.1. Advanced – W83627UHG Super IO Configuration –

Watchdog Configuration

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

TimeSelector -Minute

-Second

Selects unit for watchdog timer.

TimeOut multiple options

ranging from 0 to 255

Sets the desired value for watchdog

timer.

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4-4.9.2. Advanced – W83627UHG Super IO Configuration – Floppy

Disk Controller Configuration

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Floppy Disk
Controller

-Enabled

-Disabled

Enable or Disable Floppy
Disk Controller.

Change Settings -Auto

-IO=3F0h; IRQ=6; DMA=2;

-IO=3F0h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12;
DMA=2,3;

-IO=370h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12;
DMA=2,3;

Select an iptimal settins for
Super IO Device.

Device Mode -Read Write

-Write Protect

Change Mode of Floppy
Disk Controller. Select
<Read Write> mode for
Normal operatuion. Select
<Write Protect> mode for
readonly operation.

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4-4.9.3. Advanced – W83627UHG Super IO Configuration – Serial

Port 1 Configuration

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Serial Port -disabled

-enabled

Configures the serial port 1.

Device Settings No changeable options

Reports the current serial

port 1 setting.

Change Settings -Auto

-IO=3F8h; IRQ=4

-IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12

-IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12

-IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12

-IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12

Specifies the base I/O
address and interrupt
request for the serial port 1
if enabled.

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4-4.9.4. Advanced – W83627UHG Super IO Configuration – Serial

Port 2 Configuration

BIOS Setting

BIOS SettingBIOS Setting

BIOS Setting Options

OptionsOptions

Options Description/Purpose

Description/PurposeDescription/Purpose

Description/Purpose

Serial Port -disabled

-enabled

Configures the serial port 2.

Device Settings No changeable options Reports the current serial

port 2 setting.

Change Settings -Auto

-IO=3F8h; IRQ=4

-IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12

-IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12

-IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12

-IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12

Specifies the base I/O
address and interrupt
request for the serial port 2
if enabled.

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BIOS Setting

BIOS SettingBIOS Setting

BIOS Setting Options

OptionsOptions

Options Description/Purpose

Description/PurposeDescription/Purpose

Description/Purpose

Device Mode -Serial Port Mode

-IrDA Mode

-ASK-IR Mode

Configures the serial port 2
mode.
Serial Port Mode default
settings for the serial port 2.
IrDA (Infrared Data
Association) general
infrared protocol.
ASK-IR (Amplitude Shift

Keyed IR) infrared protocol

developed by Sharp.

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4-4.9.5. Advanced – W83627UHG Super IO Configuration – Serial

Port 3 Configuration

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Serial Port -disabled

-enabled

Configures the serial port 3.

Device Settings No changeable options Reports the current serial

port 3 setting.

Change Settings -Auto

-IO=3F8h; IRQ=4

-IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12

-IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12

-IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12

-IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12

Specifies the base I/O
address and interrupt
request for the serial port 3
if enabled.

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4-4.9.6. Advanced – W83627UHG Super IO Configuration – Serial

Port 4 Configuration

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Serial Port -disabled

-enabled

Configures the serial port 4.

Device Settings No changeable options Reports the current serial

port 4 setting.

Change Settings -Auto

-IO=3F8h; IRQ=4

-IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12

-IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12

-IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12

-IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12

Specifies the base I/O
address and interrupt
request for the serial port 4
if enabled.

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4-4.9.7. Advanced – W83627UHG Super IO Configuration – Parallel

Port Configuration

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Parallel Port -disabled

-enabled

Configures the parallel
port.

Device Settings No changeable options

Reports the current parallel

port setting.

Change Settings -Auto

-IO=378h; IRQ=5

-IO=378h; IRQ=5,6,7,10,11,12

-IO=278h; IRQ=5,6,7,10,11,12

-IO=3BCh; IRQ=5,6,7,10,11,12

-IO=378h;

-IO=278h;

-IO=3BCh;

Specifies the base I/O
address and interrupt

request for the parallel port

if enabled.

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BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Device Mode -STD Printer Mode

-SPP Mode

-EPP-1.9 and SPP Mode

-EPP-1.7 and SPP Mode

-ECP Mode

-ECP and EPP 1.9 Mode

-ECP and EPP 1.7 Mode

Selects the mode for the
parallel port. Not available
if the parallel port is
disabled.
SPP is Standard Parallel
Port mode, a bi-directional
mode for printers.
EPP is Enhanced Parallel
Port mode, a high-speed
bi-directional mode for
non-printer peripherals.
ECP is Enhanced
Capability Port mode, a
high-speed bi-directional
mode for printers and
scanners.

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4-4.10. Advanced –H/W Monitor

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

System
Temperature

No changeable options Displays temperature in the remote

thermal sensor zone.

CPU Temperature No changeable options Displays processor's temperature.
System Fan Speed No changeable options Displays fan speed of the chassis fan.
CPU Fan Speed No changeable options Displays fan speed of the CPU fan.
VCORE No changeable options

Displays voltage level of the +VCORE in

supply.

12V No changeable options Displays voltage level of the +12V in

supply.

1.5V No changeable options Displays voltage level of the +1.5V in
supply.

5VCC No changeable options Displays voltage level of the +5V in

supply.

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BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

1.05V No changeable options Displays voltage level of the +1.5V in
supply.

5VSB No changeable options Displays voltage level of the +5VSB in

supply.

VBAT No changeable options Displays voltage level of the backup

CMOS battery.

4-4.11. Advanced – AMT Configuration

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

AMT -disabled

-enabled

Enables Intel Active Management
Technology (Intel AMT) functionality.

Unconfigure
AMT/ME

-disabled

-enabled

Allows to unconfigure Intel ME after
BIOS POST process is completed.

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4-4.12. Advanced – Serial Port Console Redirection

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Console
Redirection

-disabled

-enabled

Enables or disables console redirection
feature.

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BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Out-

of Band Mgmt

Port

-COM0

-COM4(PCI
Dev0,Func0)

Microsoft Windows Emergency
Management Sevices allows for remote
management of a Windows Server OS.
through a serial port.

Terminal Type -[VT100]

-[VT100+]

-[VT-UTF8]

-ANSI

Specifies which remote terminal
emulation standard is in use.

Bits per second -9600

-19200

-57600

-115200

Selects serial port transmission speed.
The speed must be matched on the other
side. Long or noisy lines may require
lower speeds.

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BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Flow Control -None

-Hardware RTS/CTS

-Software Xon/Xoff

Flow control can prevent data loss from
buffer overflow. When speding data, if
the recieving buffers are full, a ’stop’
signal can be sent to stop the data flow.
Once the buffers are empty,
a ’start’signal can be sent to re-start the
flow. Hareware flow control uses two
wires to send start/stop signals.

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4-5. Chipset

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4-5.1. Chipset – North Bridge

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Total Memory No changeable options Displays the total amount of RAM.
Memory Slot0 No changeable options Display the amount of RAM installed in

first memory slot.

Memory Slot1 No changeable options not available
Memory Slot2 No changeable options Display the amount of RAM installed in

second memory slot.

Memory Slot3 No changeable options not available
Low MMIO Align -64M

-1024M

Selects the different remapping size.

VT-d -disabled

-enabled

Enables or disables Intel VT for directed
I/O (Intel VT-d).

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BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Initiate Graphic
Adapter

-IGD

-PCI/IGD

-PCI/PEG

-PEG/IGD

-PEG/PCI

Allows selecting a specific video
controller or their combination as the
display device that will be active when
the system boots.

IGD Memory -disable

-32M

-64M

-96M

-128M
….

-512M

Establishes the maximum amount of
system memory that the operating system
can use for video memory.

PCI Express Prot -disabled

-enabled

-Auto

Enable/Disable/Auto PCI-E port.

PEG Force Gen1 -disabled

-enabled

If enabled, it will force the maximum
speed of PCI Express card to Generation
1 mode, even if the card supports
Generation 2.

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4-5.2. Chipset – South Bridge

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

SMBus Controller -disabled

-enabled

Enables or disables the system bus
controller. It monitors system's
temperature and voltage.

Restore AC Power
Loss

-Power Off

-Power On

-Last State

Determines the mode of operation in case

of power loss.
Power Off keeps the power off till the
power button is pressed.
Power On restores power to the
computer.
Last State restores the previous power
state before power loss happened.

SLP_S4 Assertion
Stretch Enable

-disabled

-enabled

When enabled it sets the value specified
by SLP_S4 Assertion Width option.

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BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

SLP_S4 Assertion
Width

-1-2 Seconds

-2-3 Seconds

-3-4 Seconds

-4-5 Seconds

Sets the minimum assertion width of the
SLP_S4# signal (power plane control) to
guarantee the DRAM has been safely
power-cycled.

Azalia HD Audio -Disabled

-Enabled

Enabled/Disabled Azalia HD Audio

Azalia internal
HDMI codec

-Disabled

-Enabled

Enabled/Disabled Internal HDMI codec
for Azalia.

High Precision
Event Timer
Configuration

-disabled

-enabled

Enables or disables High Precision Even
Timer support.

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4-5.2.1. Chipset – South Bridge – USB Configuration

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

All USB Devices -disabled

-enabled

Enables or disables all USB devices.

EHCI Controller 1 -disabled

-enabled

Enables Enhanced Host Controller
Interface 1 for high-speed USB functions
(USB 2.0).

EHCI Controller 2 -disabled

-enabled

Enables Enhanced Host Controller
Interface 2 for high-speed USB functions
(USB 2.0).

USB Port 0 -disabled

-enabled

Enables or disables USB Port 0
functionality.

USB Port 1 -disabled

-enabled

Enables or disables USB Port 1
functionality.

USB Port 2 -disabled

-enabled

Enables or disables USB Port 2.

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BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

USB Port 3 -disabled

-enabled

Enables or disables USB Port 3
functionality.

USB Port 4 -disabled

-enabled

Enables or disables USB Port 4
functionality.

USB Port 5 -disabled

-enabled

Enables or disables USB Port 5
functionality.

USB Port 8 -disabled

-enabled

Enables or disables USB Port 8
functionality.

USB Port 9 -disabled

-enabled

Enables or disables USB Port 9
functionality.

USB Port 10 -disabled

-enabled

Enables or disables USB Port 10
functionality.

USB Port 11 -disabled

-enabled

Enables or disables USB Port 11
functionality.

USB Port 12 -disabled

-enabled

Enables or disables USB Port 12
functionality.

USB Port 13 -disabled

-enabled

Enables or disables USB Port 13
functionality.

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4-5.2.2. Chipset – South Bridge – USB Configuration (RMH Support

Disabled)

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

PCI Express Port
1~8

-Disabled

-Enabled

-Auto

Disabled/Enabled/Auto the PCI Express
Ports in the chipset

PCI-e Sub Decode -Disabled

-Enabled

Enabled/Disable PCI-E Sub Decode
port.(This option is availablewhen
Subtractive Decode Agent Enable.

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4-5.3. Chipset – ME Subsystem

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

ME Version No changeable options Displays the current Intel Management

Engine version.

ME Subsystem -disabled

-enabled

Enables Intel Management Engine (Intel

ME) functionality. Takes affect only after

power cycling.

End of Post
Message

-disabled

-enabled

Enables end of post messages for Intel
ME.

Execute MEBx -disabled

-enabled

Enables Intel Management Engine BIOS
extension (MEBx).

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4-6. Boot

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Bootup NumLock
Status

-On

-Off

Specifies the power-on state of the
numlock feature on the numeric keypad
of keyboard.

Quiet Boot -disabled

-enabled

When quiet boot is enabled, it displays
OEM logo instead of POST messages
during boot.

CSM16 Module
Version

No changeable options Displays the current Compatibility

Support Module version.

GateA20 Active -Upon Request

-Always

Specifies Gate-A20 logic gate status. At
boot time, Gate-A20 is enabled when
counting and testing of all the system's
memory and disabled before transferring
control to OS.

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BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Option ROM
Messages

-Force BIOS

-Keep Current

Allows the POST screen to display
Option ROM messages.

Interrupt 19
Capture

-disabled

-enabled

When enabled it allows host adapters
ROM BIOS to capture Interrupt 19
during the boot process and eventually
boot from disk(s) connected to those
adapters.

Boot Option
#1~#3

-[drive(s)]

-disabled

Allows to set boot option listed in Hard
Drive BBS Priorities.

4-6.1. Boot – Hard Drive BBS Priorities

BIOS Setting

BIOS SettingBIOS Setting

BIOS Setting Options

OptionsOptions

Options Description/Purpose

Description/PurposeDescription/Purpose

Description/Purpose

Boot Option #1 -[drive(s)]

-disabled

Allows setting

the boot order of available

drive(s).

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4-7. Security

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Administrator
Password

Password can be up to
20 alphanumeric
characters.

Specifies the administrator password.

User Password Password can be up to

20 alphanumeric
characters.

Specifies the user password.

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4-7.1. Security – HDD 0: [drive]

BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Security Supported No changeable options Reports if there is security feature

available.

Security Enabled No changeable options Reports if there is security feature

enabled.

Security Locked No changeable options Reports if there is security feature locked.
Security Frozen No changeable options Reports if there is security feature frozen.
HDD User
Password Status

No changeable options Reports if there is HDD User Passoword

installed.

HDD Master
Password Status

No changeable options Reports if there is HDD Master

Passoword installed.

Set User Password Password can be up to

32 alphanumeric
characters.

Specifies the user password.

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BIOS Setting Options Description/Purpose

Set Master
Password

Password can be up to
32 alphanumeric
characters.

Specifies the master password.