IEI Technology WAFER-BW-N4-R10 User manual

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User Manual
WAFER-BW
MODEL:
3.5” SBC with 14nm Intel® Pentium® or Celeron® On-board SoC,
Dual HDMI, LVDS, Dual PCIe GbE, USB 3.0, PCIe Mini, mSATA,
SATA 6Gb/s, RS-232/422/485, HD Audio, SIM Slot and RoHS
Rev. 1.03 - September 28, 2018
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Revision
Date Version Changes
September 28, 2018 1.03 Modified Section 4.7: Motherboard Installation
September 20, 2017 1.02 Modified Chapter 5: BIOS
November 28, 2016 1.01 Modified Section 2.3: Packing List
August 23, 2016 1.00 Initial release

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Copyright
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
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improve reliability, design and function and does not represent a commitment on the part
of the manufacturer.
In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or
consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the product or
documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
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other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer.
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purposes only and may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective
owners.

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Manual Conventions
WARNING
Warnings appear where overlooked details may cause damage to the
equipment or result in personal injury. Warnings should be taken
seriously.
CAUTION
Cautionary messages should be heeded to help reduce the chance of
losing data or damaging the product.
NOTE
These messages inform the reader of essential but non-critical
information. These messages should be read carefully as any directions
or instructions contained therein can help avoid making mistakes.
HOT SURFACE
This symbol indicates a hot surface that should not be touched without
taking care.

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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................... 2
1.2 MODEL VARIATIONS ................................................................................................... 3
1.3 FEATURES................................................................................................................... 3
1.4 CONNECTORS ............................................................................................................. 4
1.5 DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................... 5
1.6 DATA FLOW................................................................................................................ 7
1.7 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................... 8
2 UNPACKING................................................................................................................11
2.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 12
2.2 UNPACKING PRECAUTIONS....................................................................................... 12
2.3 PACKING LIST........................................................................................................... 13
2.4 OPTIONAL ITEMS...................................................................................................... 14
3 CONNECTORS ........................................................................................................... 15
3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 16
3.1.1 WAFER-BW Layout ......................................................................................... 16
3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 17
3.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............................................................... 18
3.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS...................................................................... 19
3.2.1 +12V DC-IN Power Connector ....................................................................... 19
3.2.2 Audio Connector.............................................................................................. 20
3.2.3 Battery Connector............................................................................................ 21
3.2.4 Digital I/O Connector...................................................................................... 22
3.2.5 Fan Connector................................................................................................. 23
3.2.6 I2C Connector .................................................................................................. 24
3.2.7 Keyboard and Mouse Connector ..................................................................... 25
3.2.8 LVDS Backlight Inverter Connector................................................................ 26
3.2.9 LVDS LCD Connector ..................................................................................... 27
3.2.10 LAN LED Connectors.................................................................................... 28

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3.2.11 mSATA Module Slot........................................................................................ 29
3.2.12 PCIe Mini Card Slot ...................................................................................... 30
3.2.13 Power and HDD LED Connector.................................................................. 32
3.2.14 Power Button Connector................................................................................ 33
3.2.15 Reset Button Connector ................................................................................. 34
3.2.16 RS-232 Serial Port Connectors...................................................................... 35
3.2.17 RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connectors ....................................................... 36
3.2.18 SATA 6Gb/s Connectors................................................................................. 37
3.2.19 SATA Power Connectors................................................................................ 38
3.2.20 SIM Card Slot................................................................................................. 39
3.2.21 SMBus Connector .......................................................................................... 39
3.2.22 USB Connectors............................................................................................. 40
3.3 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL ......................................... 41
3.3.1 HDMI Connectors............................................................................................ 41
3.3.2 LAN Connectors............................................................................................... 42
3.3.3 Serial Port Connector (COM1) ....................................................................... 43
3.3.4 USB Connectors............................................................................................... 44
4 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 45
4.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 46
4.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 46
4.3 SO-DIMM INSTALLATION ....................................................................................... 48
4.4 MSATA MODULE INSTALLATION.............................................................................. 49
4.4.1 Full-size mSATA Module Installation .............................................................. 49
4.4.2 Half-size mSATA Module Installation.............................................................. 50
4.5 PCIE MINI CARD INSTALLATION .............................................................................. 52
4.6 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION......................................................................................... 53
4.6.1 AT/ATX Mode Select Switch............................................................................. 53
4.6.2 Clear CMOS Button......................................................................................... 54
4.6.3 Flash Descriptor Security Override Switch..................................................... 55
4.6.4 LVDS Voltage Select Jumper............................................................................ 56
4.7 MOTHERBOARD INSTALLATION................................................................................ 57
4.7.1 Heat Spreader.................................................................................................. 57
4.7.2 Motherboard Installation Example.................................................................. 58
4.8 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS........................................................ 59

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4.8.1 Audio Kit Installation....................................................................................... 59
4.8.2 AT Power Connection ...................................................................................... 60
4.8.3 SATA Drive Connection ................................................................................... 61
5 BIOS.............................................................................................................................. 63
5.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 64
5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 64
5.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 64
5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 65
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot after Configuration Changes.............................................. 65
5.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 65
5.2 MAIN........................................................................................................................ 66
5.3ADVANCED............................................................................................................... 67
5.3.1 ACPI Settings................................................................................................... 68
5.3.2 RTC Wake Settings........................................................................................... 69
5.3.3 Serial Port Console Redirection ...................................................................... 70
5.3.3.1 Legacy Console Redirection Settings....................................................... 71
5.3.3.2 Console Redirection Settings.................................................................... 72
5.3.4 F81866 Super IO Configuration...................................................................... 74
5.3.4.1 Serial Port n Configuration....................................................................... 75
5.3.4.1.1 Serial Port 1 Configuration................................................................ 75
5.3.4.1.2 Serial Port 2 Configuration................................................................ 76
5.3.4.1.3 Serial Port 3 Configuration................................................................ 77
5.3.4.1.4 Serial Port 4 Configuration................................................................ 78
5.3.4.1.5 Serial Port 5 Configuration................................................................ 79
5.3.4.1.6 Serial Port 6 Configuration................................................................ 80
5.3.5 iWDD H/W Monitor......................................................................................... 81
5.3.5.1 Smart Fan Mode Configuration................................................................ 82
5.3.6 IEI Feature....................................................................................................... 85
5.3.7 CPU Configuration.......................................................................................... 86
5.3.8 SATA Configuration ......................................................................................... 87
5.3.9 NVMe Configuration........................................................................................ 89
5.3.10 USB Configuration......................................................................................... 90
5.4 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................... 91
5.4.1 North Bridge Configuration............................................................................. 92

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5.4.1.1 Intel IGD Configuration............................................................................ 93
5.4.2 South Bridge Configuration............................................................................. 96
5.4.2.1 PCI Express Configuration....................................................................... 97
5.5 SECURITY................................................................................................................. 98
5.6 BOOT........................................................................................................................ 99
5.7 EXIT....................................................................................................................... 101
6 SOFTWARE DRIVERS............................................................................................ 103
6.1AVAILABLE DRIVERS .............................................................................................. 104
6.2 DRIVER DOWNLOAD .............................................................................................. 104
A REGULATORY COMPLIANCE............................................................................ 107
B PRODUCT DISPOSAL............................................................................................ 109
C BIOS MENU OPTIONS............................................................................................111
D DIGITAL I/O INTERFACE......................................................................................114
E WATCHDOG TIMER................................................................................................117
F HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE........................................................ 120

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: WAFER-BW..................................................................................................................2
Figure 1-2: Connectors ..................................................................................................................4
Figure 1-3: Dimensions with Heat Spreader (mm)......................................................................6
Figure 1-4: Data Flow Diagram......................................................................................................7
Figure 3-1: Connector and Jumper Locations (Front)..............................................................16
Figure 3-2: +12V DC-IN Power Connector Location..................................................................19
Figure 3-3: Audio Connector Location.......................................................................................20
Figure 3-4: Battery Connector Location.....................................................................................21
Figure 3-5: Digital I/O Connector Location................................................................................22
Figure 3-6: Fan Connector Location...........................................................................................23
Figure 3-7: I2C Connector Location............................................................................................24
Figure 3-8: Keyboard and Mouse Connector Location.............................................................25
Figure 3-9: Backlight Inverter Connector Location...................................................................26
Figure 3-10: LVDS Connector Location......................................................................................27
Figure 3-11: LAN LED Connector Locations .............................................................................28
Figure 3-12: mSATA Module Slot Location................................................................................29
Figure 3-13: PCIe Mini Card Slot Location.................................................................................31
Figure 3-14: Power and HDD LED Connector Location............................................................32
Figure 3-15: Power Button Connector Location........................................................................33
Figure 3-16: Reset Button Connector Location.........................................................................34
Figure 3-17: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Locations..............................................................35
Figure 3-18: RS-232/422/485 Connector Locations...................................................................36
Figure 3-19: SATA 6Gb/s Connector Locations ........................................................................37
Figure 3-20: SATA Power Connector Locations .......................................................................38
Figure 3-21: SIM Card Slot Location...........................................................................................39
Figure 3-22: SMBus Connector Location...................................................................................39
Figure 3-23: USB Connector Locations......................................................................................40
Figure 3-24: External Peripheral Interface Connector..............................................................41
Figure 3-25: HDMI Connector Pinout Locations........................................................................42
Figure 3-26: LAN Connector........................................................................................................43
Figure 3-27: Serial Port Pinout Locations..................................................................................43

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Figure 3-28: USB 3.0 Port Pinout Locations..............................................................................44
Figure 4-1: SO-DIMM Installation ................................................................................................48
Figure 4-2: Removing the Retention Screw...............................................................................49
Figure 4-3: Inserting the Full-size mSATA Module into the Slot at an Angle.........................50
Figure 4-4: Securing the mSATA Module...................................................................................50
Figure 4-5: Removing the Retention Screw and the Standoff .................................................51
Figure 4-6: Installing the Standoff ..............................................................................................51
Figure 4-7: Inserting the Half-size mSATA Module into the Slot at an Angle.........................52
Figure 4-8: Securing the Half-size mSATA Module...................................................................52
Figure 4-9: AT/ATX Mode Select Switch Location ....................................................................53
Figure 4-10: Clear CMOS Button Location.................................................................................54
Figure 4-11: Flash Descriptor Security Override Switch Location..........................................55
Figure 4-12: LVDS Voltage Select Jumper Location.................................................................56
Figure 4-13: Heat Spreader Retention Screws ..........................................................................58
Figure 4-14: Motherboard Installation Example........................................................................58
Figure 4-15: Audio Kit Cable Connection ..................................................................................59
Figure 4-16: Power Cable to Motherboard Connection............................................................60
Figure 4-17: Connect Power Cable to Power Supply................................................................61
Figure 4-18: SATA Drive Cable Connection...............................................................................62
Figure 6-1: IEI Resource Download Center..............................................................................104

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: WAFER-BW Model Variations......................................................................................3
Table 1-2: Technical Specifications............................................................................................10
Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors...............................................................................18
Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors..............................................................................................18
Table 3-3: +12V DC-IN Power Connector Pinouts.....................................................................19
Table 3-4: Audio Connector Pinouts ..........................................................................................20
Table 3-5: Battery Connector Pinouts........................................................................................21
Table 3-6: Digital I/O Connector Pinouts....................................................................................22
Table 3-7: Fan Connector Pinouts..............................................................................................23
Table 3-8: I2C Connector Pinouts................................................................................................24
Table 3-9: Keyboard and Mouse Connector Pinouts................................................................25
Table 3-10: Backlight Inverter Connector Pinouts....................................................................26
Table 3-11: LVDS Connector Pinouts.........................................................................................28
Table 3-12: LAN LED Connector Pinouts...................................................................................28
Table 3-13: mSATA Module Slot Pinouts...................................................................................30
Table 3-14: PCIe Mini Card Slot Pinouts ....................................................................................32
Table 3-15: Power and HDD LED Connector Pinouts...............................................................32
Table 3-16: Power Button Connector Pinouts...........................................................................33
Table 3-17: Reset Button Connector Pinouts............................................................................34
Table 3-18: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Pinouts...................................................................35
Table 3-19: RS-232/422/485 Connector Pinouts........................................................................36
Table 3-20: DB-9 RS-422/485 Pinouts.........................................................................................37
Table 3-21: SATA Power Connector Pinouts.............................................................................38
Table 3-22: SMBus Connector Pinouts ......................................................................................40
Table 3-23: USB Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................40
Table 3-24: HDMI Connector Pinouts .........................................................................................42
Table 3-25: LAN Pinouts..............................................................................................................42
Table 3-26: Serial Port Pinouts....................................................................................................43
Table 3-27: USB 3.0 Port Pinouts................................................................................................44
Table 4-1: AT/ATX Mode Select Switch Settings.......................................................................53
Table 4-2: Flash Descriptor Security Override Switch Settings ..............................................55

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Table 4-3: LVDS Voltage Select Jumper Settings .....................................................................56
Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys................................................................................................65

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List of BIOS Menus
BIOS Menu 1: Main.......................................................................................................................66
BIOS Menu 2: Advanced..............................................................................................................67
BIOS Menu 3: ACPI Settings .......................................................................................................68
BIOS Menu 4: RTC Wake Settings..............................................................................................69
BIOS Menu 5: Serial Port Console Redirection.........................................................................70
BIOS Menu 6: Legacy Console Redirection Settings ...............................................................71
BIOS Menu 7: Console Redirection Settings.............................................................................72
BIOS Menu 8: F81866 Super IO Configuration ..........................................................................74
BIOS Menu 9: Serial Port n Configuration .................................................................................75
BIOS Menu 10: iWDD H/W Monitor .............................................................................................81
BIOS Menu 11: Smart Fan Mode Configuration ........................................................................82
BIOS Menu 12: IEI Feature...........................................................................................................85
BIOS Menu 13: CPU Configuration.............................................................................................86
BIOS Menu 14: SATA Configuration...........................................................................................87
BIOS Menu 15: NVMe Configuration...........................................................................................89
BIOS Menu 16: USB Configuration.............................................................................................90
BIOS Menu 17: Chipset................................................................................................................91
BIOS Menu 18: North Bridge Configuration ..............................................................................92
BIOS Menu 19: Intel IGD Configuration......................................................................................93
BIOS Menu 20: South Bridge Configuration..............................................................................96
BIOS Menu 21: PCI Express Configuration ...............................................................................97
BIOS Menu 22: Security...............................................................................................................98
BIOS Menu 23: Boot.....................................................................................................................99
BIOS Menu 24: Exit.....................................................................................................................101

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Chapter
1
1 Introduction

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1.1 Introduction
Figure 1-1: WAFER-BW
The WAFER-BW series is a 3.5” single bard computer. It has an on-board 14nm Intel®
Pentium®or Celeron®processor, and supports one 204-pin 1600/1333 MHz
single-channel unbuffered DDR3 Low Voltage (DDR3L) SDRAM SO-DIMM slot with up to
8.0 GB of memory.
The WAFER-BW series includes two HDMI connectors and an 18-/24-bit LVDS connector
for triple independent display. Two RJ-45 GbE connectors provide the system with smooth
connections to an external LAN.
Expansion and I/O include one PCIe Mini slot supporting mSATA modules, one PCIe Mini
slot with SIM card holder, two USB 3.0 connectors on the rear panel, four USB 2.0
connectors by pin header and two SATA 6Gb/s connectors. Serial device connectivity is
provided by four internal RS-232 connectors and two internal RS-232/422/485
connectors.

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1.2 Model Variations
The model variations of the WAFER-BW series are listed below.
Model No. SoC
WAFER-BW-N4-R10 Intel®Pentium®N3710 on-board SoC
(2.56 GHz, quad-core, 2 MB cache, TDP=6 W)
WAFER-BW-N3-R10 Intel®Celeron®N3160 on-board SoC
(2.24 GHz, quad-core, 2 MB cache, TDP=6 W)
WAFER-BW-N2-R10 Intel®Celeron®N3060 on-board SoC
(2.48 GHz, dual-core, 2 MB cache, TDP=6 W)
WAFER-BW-N1-R10* Intel®Celeron®N3010 on-board SoC
(2.24 GHz, dual-core, 2 MB cache, TDP=4 W)
*By order production, MOQ 100
Table 1-1: WAFER-BW Model Variations
1.3 Features
Some of the WAFER-BW motherboard features are listed below:
3.5” motherboard supports 14nm Intel®Pentium®/Celeron®on-board SoC
Triple independent display support
One 1600/1333 MHz DDR3L SO-DIMM slot supports up to 8 GB of memory
Two SATA 6Gb/s connectors with 5 V power output
Two USB 3.0 external connectors
Four RS-232 connectors and two RS-232/422/485 connectors
One SIM card holder on board
Two full-size/half-size PCIe Mini card slots for expansion
Support mSATA modules
Optional eMMC 4.51
IEI One Key Recovery solution allows you to create rapid OS backup and
recovery

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1.4 Connectors
The connectors on the WAFER-BW are shown in the figure below.
Figure 1-2: Connectors
WARNING:
The heat spreader installed on the WAFER-BW
can only serve as a heat
conductor, which needs additional heat dissipation mechanism to achieve
suitable thermal condition. DO NOT put the WAFER-BW with the heat spreader
directly on a surface that cannot dissipate system heat.

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1.5 Dimensions
The dimensions of the board are listed below:

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Figure 1-3: Dimensions with Heat Spreader (mm)