DFI HM920-HM86 - Manual (Page 3)

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Table of Contents
Copyright
.............................................................................................................2
Trademarks ........................................................................................................2
FCC and DOC Statement on Class B .....................................................2
About this Manual ..........................................................................................4
Warranty
..............................................................................................................4
Static Electricity Precautions
......................................................................4
Safety Measures ..............................................................................................4
About the Package .........................................................................................5
Chapter 1 - Introduction
.............................................................................6
Specifications ................................................................................................6
Features ........................................................................................................7
Chapter 2 - Concept
....................................................................... 8
COM Express Module Standards ..............................................................8
Specification Comparison Table ...............................................................9
Chapter 3 - Hardware Installation .............................................. 10
Board Layout ............................................................................................... 10
Block Diagram ............................................................................................. 10
Mechanical Diagram .................................................................................. 12
System Memory .......................................................................................... 13
Installing the DIMM Module ....................................................................... 13
Connectors ................................................................................................... 14
CPU Fan Connector.................................................................................... 14
COM Express Connectors ........................................................................... 15
COM Express Connectors Signal Discription ................................................. 18
Standby Power LED ................................................................................... 25
Cooling Option ............................................................................................ 25
Installing HM920-QM87/HM86 onto a Carrier Board ....................... 26
Installing the COM Express Debug Card ............................................. 29
Chapter 4 - BIOS Setup
............................................................... 32
Overview ..................................................................................................... 32
AMI BIOS Setup Utility ............................................................................. 33
Main ......................................................................................................... 33
Advanced .................................................................................................. 33
Chipset ..................................................................................................... 42
Boot ......................................................................................................... 48
Security .................................................................................................... 49
Save & Exit ............................................................................................... 50
Updating the BIOS .................................................................................... 50
Notice: BIOS SPI ROM ............................................................................. 51
Chapter 5 - Supported Software
........................................................... 52
Chapter 6 - GPIO Programming Guide ............................................... 71
Chapter 7 - RAID (HM920-QM87) ...............................................72
RAID Levels .................................................................................72
Settings .......................................................................................72
Chapter 8 - Intel AMT Settings (HM920-QM87) ............................ 75
Overview ............................................................................................................... 75
Enable Intel ® AMT in the AMI BIOS ......................................................... 75
Enable Intel ® AMT in the Intel ® Management Engine BIOS
Extension (MEBX) Screen .............................................................................. 76
Appendix A - nLite and AHCI Installation Guide ........................... 89
nLite ............................................................................................................... 89
AHCI .............................................................................................................. 93
Appendix B - Watchdog Sample Code ................................................ 95
Appendix C - System Error Message
................................................... 96
Appendix D - Troubleshooting
................................................................ 97