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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..................................................................................11
System Memory..........................................................................................12
Installing the DIMM Module ........................................................................13
Connectors...................................................................................................14
CPU Fan Connector.....................................................................................14
COM Express Connectors ............................................................................14
COM Express connector Signal Discription....................................................16
Standby Power LED...................................................................................26
Cooling Option............................................................................................26
Installing CM960-B onto a Carrier Board............................................27
Installing the COM Express Debug Card.............................................30
Chapter 4 - BIOS Setup............................................................... 33
Overview .....................................................................................................33
AMI BIOS Setup Utility.............................................................................34
Main ..........................................................................................................34
Advanced...................................................................................................34
Chipset ......................................................................................................42
Boot...........................................................................................................47
Security......................................................................................................48
Save & Exit................................................................................................48
Updating the BIOS....................................................................................49
Chapter 5 - Supported Software...........................................................50
Chapter 6 - GPIO Programming Guide...............................................64
Appendix A - nLite and AHCI Installation Guide...........................65
nLite...............................................................................................................65
AHCI.............................................................................................................. 69
Appendix B - Watchdog Sample Code................................................71
Appendix C - System Error Message...................................................72
Appendix D - Troubleshooting................................................................73
Appendix E - BIOS Status Code............................................................ 75
