IEI Technology NANO-HM551 User manual

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IEI Technology Corp.
User Manual
NANO-HM551
MODEL:
EPIC Motherboard Supports Socket G1 Intel® Core
™
i3/i5/i7
CPU, VGA/HDMI/LVDS Dual Display, Dual GbE, Eight USB 2.0,
Two SATA 3Gb/s, PCIe mini, RoHS
Rev. 1.03 - 29 December, 2011
)zNANO-HM551 CPU Card

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Revision
Date Version Changes
29 December, 2011 1.03 Minor update to Table 3-15: CPU 12V Power Connector Pinouts
Updated Appendix B One Key Recovery
11August, 2011 1.02 Updated Figure 3-12 LVDS Connector Location
Updated Pins 11, 12, 23 and 24 in Table 3-13 LVDS LCD Connector
Updated Table 4-6 LVDS Screen Resolution Jumper Settings
5 August, 2011 1.01 Added Section 4.5.5 LCD Panel Type Jumper
19 November, 2010 1.00 Initial release

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Copyright
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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................... 2
1.2 CONNECTORS ............................................................................................................. 3
1.3 DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................... 4
1.4 DATA FLOW................................................................................................................ 5
1.5 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................... 6
2 UNPACKING................................................................................................................. 8
2.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS........................................................................................ 9
2.2 UNPACKING PRECAUTIONS......................................................................................... 9
2.3 PACKING LIST........................................................................................................... 10
2.3.1 Optional Items...................................................................................................11
3 CONNECTORS ........................................................................................................... 13
3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 14
3.1.1 NANO-HM551 Layout..................................................................................... 14
3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 15
3.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............................................................... 16
3.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS...................................................................... 16
3.2.1 Audio Connector .............................................................................................. 17
3.2.2 Battery Connector............................................................................................ 17
3.2.3 BIOS Update Connector.................................................................................. 18
3.2.4 BIOS Debug Connector ................................................................................... 19
3.2.5 Digital I/O Connector...................................................................................... 20
3.2.6 Fan Connector (CPU)...................................................................................... 20
3.2.7 Fan Connector (System) .................................................................................. 21
3.2.8 Front Panel Connector .................................................................................... 22
3.2.9 Keyboard/Mouse Connector ............................................................................ 23
3.2.10 Backlight Inverter Connector ........................................................................ 23
3.2.11 LVDS LCD Connector.................................................................................... 24
3.2.12 PCIe Mini Card Slot ...................................................................................... 25

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3.2.13 12V Power Connector.................................................................................... 27
3.2.14 SATA Drive Connectors ................................................................................. 27
3.2.15 SATA Power Connectors................................................................................ 28
3.2.16 Serial Port Connectors (RS-232)................................................................... 29
3.2.17 Serial Port Connector (RS-232/422/485) ...................................................... 30
3.2.18 Serial Port Connectors (TTL)........................................................................ 31
3.2.19 TPM Connector.............................................................................................. 31
3.2.20 USB Connectors............................................................................................. 32
3.3 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL ......................................... 33
3.3.1 Ethernet Connector.......................................................................................... 34
3.3.2 HDMI Connector............................................................................................. 35
3.3.3 USB Connectors............................................................................................... 35
3.3.4 VGA Connector................................................................................................ 36
4 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 38
4.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 39
4.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 40
4.2.1 Installation Notices.......................................................................................... 40
4.3 UNPACKING.............................................................................................................. 41
4.4 CPU, CPU COOLING KIT AND SO-DIMM INSTALLATION........................................ 41
4.4.1 Socket G1 CPU Installation............................................................................. 42
4.4.2 Socket G1 Cooling Kit Installation.................................................................. 44
4.4.3 SO-DIMM Installation..................................................................................... 46
4.5 JUMPER SETTINGS .................................................................................................... 46
4.5.1 AT Auto Button Power Select Jumper Settings ................................................ 47
4.5.2 AT/ATX Power Select Jumper Settings ............................................................ 48
4.5.3 Clear CMOS Jumper........................................................................................ 49
4.5.4 COM 3 Function Select Jumper....................................................................... 50
4.5.5 LCD Panel Type Jumper.................................................................................. 51
4.5.6 LVDS Voltage Selection.................................................................................... 52
4.5.7 ME RTC Register Jumper................................................................................ 53
4.5.8 ME RTC Flash Security Override Jumper....................................................... 53
4.6 CHASSIS INSTALLATION............................................................................................ 54
4.6.1 Airflow.............................................................................................................. 54
4.6.2 Motherboard Installation................................................................................. 55

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4.7 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS........................................................ 55
4.7.1 AT/ATX Power Connection.............................................................................. 55
4.7.2 Audio Kit Installation....................................................................................... 57
4.7.3 Single RS-232 Cable (w/o Bracket) ................................................................. 58
4.8 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION ................................................... 59
4.8.1 HDMI Display Device Connection.................................................................. 60
4.8.2 LAN Connection (Single Connector)............................................................... 60
4.8.3 USB Connection (Dual Connector)................................................................. 61
4.8.4 VGA Monitor Connection ................................................................................ 62
4.9 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ........................................................................................ 63
5 BIOS SCREENS........................................................................................................... 65
5.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 66
5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 66
5.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 66
5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 67
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes.............................................. 67
5.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 67
5.2 MAIN........................................................................................................................ 68
5.3ADVANCED............................................................................................................... 69
5.3.1 ACPI Configuration......................................................................................... 70
5.3.2 CPU Configuration.......................................................................................... 71
5.3.3 SATA Configuration ......................................................................................... 72
5.3.4 USB Configuration........................................................................................... 73
5.3.5 Super IO Configuration ................................................................................... 75
5.3.5.1 Serial Port n Configuration....................................................................... 75
5.3.6 H/W Monitor.................................................................................................... 78
5.3.7 Serial Port Console Redirection ...................................................................... 81
5.3.7.1 Console Redirection Settings.................................................................... 82
5.4 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................... 83
5.4.1 Northbridge Configuration.............................................................................. 84
5.4.2 Southbridge Configuration .............................................................................. 85
5.4.3 Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion............................................................................. 87
5.5 BOOT........................................................................................................................ 88
5.6 SECURITY................................................................................................................. 90

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5.7 EXIT......................................................................................................................... 91
A BIOS MENU OPTIONS............................................................................................. 93
B ONE KEY RECOVERY............................................................................................. 95
B.1 ONE KEY RECOVERY INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 96
B.1.1 System Requirement......................................................................................... 97
B.1.2 Supported Operating System........................................................................... 98
B.2 SETUP PROCEDURE FOR WINDOWS.......................................................................... 99
B.2.1 Hardware and BIOS Setup ............................................................................ 100
B.2.2 Create Partitions ........................................................................................... 100
B.2.3 Install Operating System, Drivers and Applications..................................... 104
B.2.4 Building the Recovery Partition.................................................................... 105
B.2.5 Create Factory Default Image....................................................................... 107
B.3AUTO RECOVERY SETUP PROCEDURE.....................................................................112
B.4 SETUP PROCEDURE FOR LINUX...............................................................................117
B.5 RECOVERY TOOL FUNCTIONS ................................................................................ 120
B.5.1 Factory Restore ............................................................................................. 122
B.5.2 Backup System............................................................................................... 123
B.5.3 Restore Your Last Backup.............................................................................. 124
B.5.4 Manual........................................................................................................... 125
B.6 RESTORE SYSTEMS FROM A LINUX SERVER THROUGH LAN.................................. 126
B.6.1 Configure DHCP Server Settings.................................................................. 127
B.6.2 Configure TFTP Settings............................................................................... 128
B.6.3 Configure One Key Recovery Server Settings............................................... 129
B.6.4 Start the DHCP, TFTP and HTTP................................................................. 130
B.6.5 Create Shared Directory................................................................................ 130
B.6.6 Setup a Client System for Auto Recovery...................................................... 131
B.7 OTHER INFORMATION............................................................................................ 134
B.7.1 Using AHCI Mode or ALi M5283 / VIA VT6421A Controller....................... 134
B.7.2 System Memory Requirement ........................................................................ 136
C TERMINOLOGY ..................................................................................................... 137
D WATCHDOG TIMER .............................................................................................. 142
E HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE ....................................................... 145

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E.1 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL DISCLOSURE TABLE FOR IPB PRODUCTS CERTIFIED AS
ROHS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002/95/EC WITHOUT MERCURY ..................................... 146

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: NANO-HM551...............................................................................................................2
Figure 1-2: Connectors ..................................................................................................................3
Figure 1-3: NANO-HM551 Dimensions (mm) ...............................................................................4
Figure 1-4: Data Flow Block Diagram...........................................................................................5
Figure 3-1: Connector and Jumper Locations...........................................................................14
Figure 3-2: Audio Connector Location.......................................................................................17
Figure 3-3: Battery Connector Location.....................................................................................18
Figure 3-4: BIOS Update Connector Locations.........................................................................18
Figure 3-5: BIOS Debug Connector Locations..........................................................................19
Figure 3-6: Digital I/O Connector Locations ..............................................................................20
Figure 3-7: CPU Fan Connector Location..................................................................................21
Figure 3-8: +12V Fan Connector Locations...............................................................................21
Figure 3-9: Front Panel Connector Location .............................................................................22
Figure 3-10: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Location..................................................................23
Figure 3-11: Backlight Inverter Connector Location.................................................................24
Figure 3-12: LVDS Connector Location......................................................................................24
Figure 3-13: PCIe Mini Card Slot Location.................................................................................26
Figure 3-14: CPU 12V Power Connector Location....................................................................27
Figure 3-15: SATA Drive Connector Locations .........................................................................28
Figure 3-16: SATA Power Connector Locations .......................................................................29
Figure 3-17: COM Connector Pinout Locations ........................................................................29
Figure 3-18: Serial Port Connector Location.............................................................................30
Figure 3-19: COM Connector Pinout Locations ........................................................................31
Figure 3-20: TPM Connector Pinout Locations .........................................................................32
Figure 3-21: USB Connector Pinout Locations.........................................................................33
Figure 3-22: NANO-HM551 External Peripheral Interface Connector......................................33
Figure 3-23: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector......................................................................................35
Figure 3-24: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................36
Figure 4-1: Make sure the CPU socket retention screw is unlocked ......................................43
Figure 4-2: Lock the CPU Socket Retention Screw...................................................................44
Figure 4-3: Cooling Kit Support Bracket....................................................................................45

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Figure 4-4: SO-DIMM Installation................................................................................................46
Figure 4-5: Jumper Locations.....................................................................................................46
Figure 4-6: AT Auto Button Select Jumper Settings.................................................................48
Figure 4-7: AT/ATX Power Select Jumper Location..................................................................49
Figure 4-8: Clear CMOS Jumper .................................................................................................50
Figure 4-9: COM 2 Function Select Jumper Location...............................................................51
Figure 4-10: LVDS Screen Resolution Jumper Locations........................................................52
Figure 4-11: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Locations .........................................................53
Figure 4-12: ME RTC Register Jumper Location.......................................................................53
Figure 4-13: ME RTC Security Override Jumper Location.......................................................54
Figure 4-14: Power Cable to Motherboard Connection............................................................56
Figure 4-15: Connect Power Cable to Power Supply................................................................57
Figure 4-16: Audio Kit Cable Connection ..................................................................................58
Figure 4-17: Single RS-232 Cable Installation ...........................................................................59
Figure 4-18: LAN Connection......................................................................................................61
Figure 4-19: USB Connector........................................................................................................62
Figure 4-20: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................63
Figure 4-21: Introduction Screen................................................................................................64
Figure 4-22: Available Drivers.....................................................................................................64
Figure B-1: IEI One Key Recovery Tool Menu ...........................................................................96
Figure B-2: Launching the Recovery Tool.............................................................................. 101
Figure B-3: Recovery Tool Setup Menu .................................................................................. 101
Figure B-4: Command Prompt ................................................................................................. 102
Figure B-5: Partition Creation Commands.............................................................................. 103
Figure B-6: Launching the Recovery Tool.............................................................................. 105
Figure B-7: Manual Recovery Environment for Windows..................................................... 105
Figure B-8: Building the Recovery Partition........................................................................... 106
Figure B-9: Press Any Key to Continue .................................................................................. 106
Figure B-10: Press F3 to Boot into Recovery Mode............................................................... 107
Figure B-11: Recovery Tool Menu ........................................................................................... 107
Figure B-12: About Symantec Ghost Window........................................................................ 108
Figure B-13: Symantec Ghost Path ......................................................................................... 108
Figure B-14: Select a Local Source Drive ............................................................................... 109
Figure B-15: Select a Source Partition from Basic Drive ...................................................... 109
Figure B-16: File Name to Copy Image to ............................................................................... 110

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Figure B-17: Compress Image.................................................................................................. 110
Figure B-18: Image Creation Confirmation............................................................................. 111
Figure B-19: Image Creation Complete................................................................................... 111
Figure B-20: Image Creation Complete................................................................................... 111
Figure B-21: Press Any Key to Continue ................................................................................ 112
Figure B-22: Auto Recovery Utility.......................................................................................... 113
Figure B-23: Disable Automatically Restart............................................................................ 113
Figure B-24: Launching the Recovery Tool............................................................................ 114
Figure B-25: Auto Recovery Environment for Windows ....................................................... 114
Figure B-26: Building the Auto Recovery Partition................................................................ 115
Figure B-27: Factory Default Image Confirmation ................................................................. 115
Figure B-28: Image Creation Complete................................................................................... 116
Figure B-29: Press any key to continue.................................................................................. 116
Figure B-30: Partitions for Linux.............................................................................................. 118
Figure B-31: Manual Recovery Environment for Linux ......................................................... 119
Figure B-32: Access menu.lst in Linux (Text Mode).............................................................. 119
Figure B-33: Recovery Tool Menu ........................................................................................... 120
Figure B-34: Recovery Tool Main Menu.................................................................................. 121
Figure B-35: Restore Factory Default...................................................................................... 122
Figure B-36: Recovery Complete Window.............................................................................. 122
Figure B-37: Backup System.................................................................................................... 123
Figure B-38: System Backup Complete Window ................................................................... 123
Figure B-39: Restore Backup ................................................................................................... 124
Figure B-40: Restore System Backup Complete Window..................................................... 124
Figure B-41: Symantec Ghost Window ................................................................................... 125
Figure B-42: Disable Automatically Restart............................................................................ 132

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: Technical Specifications..............................................................................................7
Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors...............................................................................16
Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors..............................................................................................16
Table 3-3: Audio Connector Pinouts ..........................................................................................17
Table 3-4: Battery Connector Pinouts........................................................................................18
Table 3-5: BIOS Update Connector Pinouts ..............................................................................19
Table 3-6: BIOS Debug Connector Pinouts ...............................................................................19
Table 3-7: Digital I/O Connector Pinouts....................................................................................20
Table 3-8: CPU Fan Connector Pinouts......................................................................................21
Table 3-9: +12V Fan Connector Pinouts.....................................................................................22
Table 3-10: Front Panel Connector Pinouts...............................................................................23
Table 3-11: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Pinouts .....................................................................23
Table 3-12: Backlight Inverter Connector Pinouts....................................................................24
Table 3-13: LVDS Connector Pinouts.........................................................................................25
Table 3-14: PCIe Mini Card Slot Pinouts ....................................................................................27
Table 3-15: CPU 12V Power Connector Pinouts........................................................................27
Table 3-16: SATA Drive Connector Pinouts...............................................................................28
Table 3-17: SATA Power Connector Pinouts.............................................................................29
Table 3-18: COM Connector Pinouts..........................................................................................30
Table 3-19: Serial Port Connector Pinouts ................................................................................30
Table 3-20: COM Connector Pinouts..........................................................................................31
Table 3-21: TPM Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................32
Table 3-22: USB Port Connector Pinouts...................................................................................33
Table 3-23: LAN Pinouts ..............................................................................................................34
Table 3-24: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector LEDs.............................................................................34
Table 3-25: HDMI Connector Pinouts .........................................................................................35
Table 3-26: USB Port Connector Pinouts...................................................................................36
Table 3-27: VGA Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................37
Table 4-1: Jumpers.......................................................................................................................47
Table 4-2: AT Auto Button Power Select Jumper Settings ......................................................48
Table 4-3: AT/ATX Power Select Jumper Settings....................................................................48

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Table 4-4: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings....................................................................................50
Table 4-5: COM 2 Function Select Jumper Settings.................................................................50
Table 4-6: LVDS Screen Resolution Jumper Settings..............................................................51
Table 4-7: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Settings................................................................52
Table 4-8: ME RTC Register Jumper Settings ...........................................................................53
Table 4-9: ME RTC Security Override Jumper Settings............................................................54
Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys................................................................................................67

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List of BIOS Menus
BIOS Menu 1: Main.......................................................................................................................68
BIOS Menu 2: Advanced..............................................................................................................69
BIOS Menu 3: ACPI Configuration..............................................................................................70
BIOS Menu 4: CPU Configuration...............................................................................................71
BIOS Menu 5: IDE Configuration.................................................................................................72
BIOS Menu 6: USB Configuration...............................................................................................73
BIOS Menu 7: Super IO Configuration........................................................................................75
BIOS Menu 8: Serial Port n Configuration Menu.......................................................................75
BIOS Menu 9: Hardware Health Configuration..........................................................................78
BIOS Menu 10: Serial Port Console Redirection.......................................................................81
BIOS Menu 11: Console Redirection Settings...........................................................................82
BIOS Menu 12: Chipset................................................................................................................83
BIOS Menu 13:Northbridge Chipset Configuration...................................................................84
BIOS Menu 14:Southbridge Chipset Configuration..................................................................85
BIOS Menu 15: Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion ...............................................................................87
BIOS Menu 16: Boot.....................................................................................................................88
BIOS Menu 17: Security...............................................................................................................90
BIOS Menu 18:Exit........................................................................................................................91
BIOS Menu 19: IEI Feature........................................................................................................ 117

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1 Introduction
Chapter
1

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1.1 Introduction
Figure 1-1: NANO-HM551
The NANO-HM551 EPIC motherboard is a Socket G1 32nm Intel® Core™ i3, i5 and i7
processor platform. Up to one 4.0 GB 800 MHz or 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM SO-DIMM is
supported by the NANO-HM551.
The integrated Intel® HM55 Express Chipset supports two GbE LAN port through the dual
Realtek RTL8111E Ethernet controllers (with ASF 2.0 support). The NANO-HM551 also
supports two SATA 3Gb/s drives and provides 5 V SATA power.
The NANO-HM551 supports dual display via VGA, HDMI and an internal LVDS connector.
Eight USB 2.0 channels and one expansion PCIe mini socket provide flexible expansion
options. High Definition Audio (HDA) support ensures HDA devices can be easily
implemented on the NANO-HM551. Serial device connectivity is provided by three internal
RS-232 and one internal RS-232/422/485 connectors.

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1.2 Connectors
The connectors on the NANO-HM551 are shown in the figure below.
Figure 1-2: Connectors

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1.3 Dimensions
The dimensions of the board are listed below:
Length: 165 mm
Width: 115 mm
Figure 1-3: NANO-HM551 Dimensions (mm)

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1.4 Data Flow
6Figure 1-4 shows the data flow between the two on-board chipsets and other components
installed on the motherboard and described in the following sections of this chapter.
Figure 1-4: Data Flow Block Diagram

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1.5 Technical Specifications
NANO-HM551 technical specifications are listed in table below.
Specification NANO-HM551
Form Factor EPIC
Socket Socket G1 (rPGA988A)
CPU Supported 32 nm Intel® Core™ i3 processor
32 nm Intel® Core™ i5 processor
32 nm Intel® Core™ i7 processor (i7 processors without
integrated graphics not supported)
Express Chipset Intel® HM55
Memory One 204-pin SO-DIMM sockets support one 800/1066 MHz
4.0 GB (max.) DDR3 SDRAM SO-DIMM (system max. 4 GB)
Audio Realtek ALC888 HD 7.1 channel audio codec
LAN Dual Realtek RTL8111E PCIe GbE controllers with ASF 2.0
support
Super I/O Fintek F81865
BIOS AMI BIOS label
Watchdog Timer Software programmable supports 1~255 sec. system reset
Expansion
PCIe One PCIe Mini slot
I/O Interface Connectors
Audio Connector One internal audio connector (10-pin header)
Display Ports One VGA port (2048x1536)
One HDMI port (up to 1080p)
One internal LVDS connector (1600x1200)
Ethernet Two RJ-45 GbE ports