MiTAC PD10TI User manual

MITAC Desktop Board PD10TI
Product Guide

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Desktop Board Features
This chapter briefly describes the main features of MITAC Desktop Board PD10TI.
Table 1 summarizes the features of the Desktop Board.
T ABLE 1. F EATURE S UMMARY
Form Factor Mini ITX (170 millimeters [6.7 inches] x 170 millimeters [6.7 inches])
Processor Passively cooled, soldered down dual core Intel® Atom™ processor with
integrated graphics and memory controller.
Main Memory Two 204 pin Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Small Outline Dual Inline
Memory Module (SO DIMM) sockets with gold plated contacts
Support for DDR3 1066/1333/1600 MHz SO DIMMs (DDR3 1333 MHz
and DDR3 1600 MHz SO DIMMs operate at1066 MHz only)
Support for up to 4 GB of system memory
Chipset Intel® NM10 Express Chipset
Integrated
Graphics
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3650 (Intel® GMA 3650) integrated
graphics subsystem with support for digital video (DVI), VGA, and flat panel
displays via an LVDS display interface
External Graphics External graphics support provided through the PCI bus connector
Audio RealTek* ALC662 audio codec for 5.1 (6 channel) High Definition Audio (HD
Audio) and AC ’97 Audio. Included are:
Back panel audio connectors
Onboard S/PDIF digital audio header
Front panel microphone/headphone header with support for HD Audio
or AC ’97 Audio
Legacy I/O Legacy I/O Controller (Nuvoton* W83677HG I) that provides:
Two serial ports via onboard headers
One back panel parallel port
Hardware management support
Expansion
Capabilities
One PCI* bus add in card connector
One PCI Express* Full Mini Card slot with Half Mini Card support
Peripheral
Inter aces
Seven USB 2.0 ports:
Four back panel ports
Three front panel ports (via two internal headers; one header
supports an Intel® Z U130 USB Solid State Drive or compatible
device
Two Serial ATA (SATA) 3.0 Gb/s connectors
Hardware Monitor
Subsystem
Hardware monitoring through the Nuvoton* W83627DH P legacy I/O
controller, including:
Remote thermal sensor
One 3 pin system fan header with speed control
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Table 1. Feature Sum mar y (co ti ued)
LAN Support Intel® 82574L Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet LAN controller
BIOS Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), Plug and
Play, and SMBIOS
Instantly Available
PC Technology
Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
Wake on USB, PCI, PCI Express, LAN, serial, PS/2, and front panel

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Desktop Board Compo e ts
Figure 1 shows the location of the major components on MiTAC Desktop Board
PD10TI.
F IGURE 1. M I TAC D ESKTOP B OARD PD10TI C OMPONENTS

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T ABLE 2. M I TAC D ESKTOP B OARD PD10TI C OMPONENTS
Label Descriptio
A Back panel connectors
B S/PDIF out header
C Standby power indicator
D Main power connector (2 x 12 pin)
E Flat panel voltage selection header
F LVDS interface connector
G Processor
H TPM header
I SO DIMM 1 slot
J SO DIMM 0 slot
K Intel NM10 Express Chipset
L SATA connectors
M System fan header
N Front panel header
O BIOS configuration jumper block
P Battery
Q USB front panel header
R Front panel wireless activity LED header
S Piezoelectric speaker header
T PCI Express Full Mini Card slot
U PCI bus connector
V Serial port header
W Flat panel display brightness connector
X Backlight inverter voltage selection header
Y Front panel audio header
Z USB front panel header with Intel Z U130 USB Solid State Drive (or
compatible device) support
AA Serial port header

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Processor
MiTAC Desktop Board PD10TI includes a passively cooled, dual core Intel Atom
processor with integrated graphics and memory controller. The processor is soldered
to the Desktop Board and is not customer upgradeable.
NOTE
The board is designed to be passively cooled in a properly ventilated chassis. Chassis
venting locations are recommended above the processor heatsink area for maximum
heat dissipation effectiveness.
System Memory
NOTE
To be fully compliant with all applicable SDRA memory specifications, the
board should be populated with DI s that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD)
data structure. If your memory modules do not support SPD, you will see a
notification to this effect on the screen at power up. The BIOS will attempt to
configure the memory controller for normal operation.
The Desktop Board has two 204 pin DDR3 SO DIMM sockets with gold plated contacts.
These sockets support:
Support for DDR3 1066/1333/1600 MHz SO DIMMs (DDR3 1333 MHz and DDR3
1600 MHz SO DIMMs operate at 1066 MHz only)
Serial Presence Detect (SPD) memory only
Non ECC memory
Up to 4 GB of memory

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Co ecti g to the I ter al Headers
Figure 2. I ter al Headers

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Updati g the BIOS
The BIOS Setup program can be used to view and change the BIOS settings for the
computer. You can access the BIOS Setup program by pressing the <F2> key after
the Power On Self Test (POST) memory test begins and before the operating system
boot begins.
This chapter tells you how to update the BIOS, and how to recover the BIOS
if an update fails.

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Updati g the BIOS Usi g the F7 Fu ctio Key
To use this BIOS update method:
1. Download and save the Recovery BIOS (.BIO) file to a temporary directory.
2. Copy the .BIO file to a USB thumb drive.
3. Plug the thumb drive into a USB port of the target computer.
4. Shut down the target computer.
5. Enable the F7 prompt display:
a. Power the computer on.
b. Enter the BIOS Setup by pressing the F2 key during boot.
c. Go to the Advanced > Boot Configuration menu.
d. Enable Display F7 to Update BIOS
e. Press the F10 key to save and exit.
6. During boot, when the F7 prompt is displayed, press the F7 key to enter the BIOSFlash
Update tool.
7. Select the USB thumb drive and press Enter.
8. Select the .BIO file and press Enter
9. Confirm you want to update the BIOS by pressing Enter.
10. Wait 2 5 minutes for the update to complete.
11. Remove the thumb drive.
12. Restart the computer.
CAUTION
Do not interrupt the process or the system may not function properly.

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NOTE
Review the instructions distributed with the update utility before attempting a BIOS
update.
CAUTION
Do not interrupt the process or the system may not function properly.
1. Uncompress the BIOS update file and copy the .BIO file, to a bootable USB flash drive
or other bootable USB media.
2. Configure the BIOS or use the F10 key option during POST to boot to the USB device.
CAUTION
DO NOT POWER DOWN YOUR CO PUTER before the update is complete. The update
may take up to 5 minutes.
Recoveri g the BIOS
It is unlikely that anything will interrupt the BIOS update; however, if an interruption
occurs, the BIOS could be damaged. Due to BIOS size and recovery requirements, a
CD R with the .BIO file in the root directory will be required.

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A Board Status a d Error Messages
This appendix describes status and error messages generated by the Desktop
Board’s BIOS. The BIOS indicates these error messages with front panel Power
LED blink codes, speaker beep codes, and by displaying text on the video monitor.
BIOS Beep Codes
The BIOS uses audible beep codes to signal status messages and error messages
indicating recoverable errors that occur during the POST. The beep codes are listed
in Table 17. These beep codes can be heard through a speaker attached to the
board’s line out audio jack (see Figure 3, B on page 17) or the piezoelectric speaker
header (see Figure 12, D).
T ABLE 3. BIOS B EEP C ODES
Type Pattern Frequency
BIOS update in
progress None
Video error (Note)
On off (1.0 second each)
two times, then
a 2.5 second pause (off); the entire
pattern repeats (beeps and pause) once
and the BIOS will continue to boot.
932 Hz
When no VGA option
ROM is found.
Memory error
On off (1.0 second each) three times,
then a 2.5 second pause (off); the
entire
pattern repeats (beeps and pause) until
the system is powered off.
932 Hz
Thermal trip
warning
Alternate high and low beeps (1.0 second
each) for eight beeps, followed by system
shut down.
High beep 2000 Hz
Low beep 1500 Hz
Note: Disabled by default BIOS Setup option.

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BIOS Fro t-pa el Power LED Bli k Codes
The BIOS also blinks the front panel power LED to signal status messages and error
messages indicating certain recoverable errors that occur during the POST. The blink
codes are listed in Table 18.
T ABLE 4. BIOS F RONT - PANEL P OWER LED B LINK C ODES
Type Pattern Frequency
BIOS update in
progress
Off when the update begins, then on for
0.5 second, and then off for 0.5 second.
The pattern repeats until the BIOS update
is complete.
Video error (Note)
On
off (1.0 second each) two times, then
a 2.5 second pause (off); the entire
pattern repeats (blinks and pause) until
the system is powered off.
When no VGA option
ROM is found.
Memory error
On off (1.0 second each) three times,
then a 2.5
second pause (off); the entire
pattern repeats (blinks and pause) until
the system is powered off.
Thermal trip
warning
Each beep will be accompanied by the
following blink pattern: 0.25 second on,
0.25 second off, 0.25 second on, 0.25
second off. This results in a total of 16
blinks followed by system shut down.
Note: Disabled by default BIOS Setup option.
POST Error Messages
The BIOS also displays error messages on the video monitor when certain recoverable
errors occur during the POST. Table 19 lists the error messages with a brief
description of each.
T ABLE 5. POST E RROR M ESSAGES
Error Message Explanation
CMOS Battery Low The battery may be losing power.
CMOS Checksum Bad The CMOS checksum is incorrect. The CMOS memory
may have been corrupted. Run Setup to reset values.
Memory Size Decreased Memory size has decreased since the last boot. If no
memory was removed, then memory may be bad.
No Boot Device Available System did not find a device to boot.

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Battery Cautio
There is insufficient space on this Desktop Board to provide instructions for replacing
and disposing of the Lithium ion coin cell battery. For system safety certification, the
statement below or an equivalent statement is required to be permanently and legibly
marked on the chassis near the battery.
A suitable caution label is included with MiTAC Desktop Board PD10TI.
CAUTION
Risk of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect type. Batteries should be
recycled where possible. Disposal of used batteries must be in accordance with local
environmental regulations.