protech BE-0981 Series User manual

USER
MANUAL
BE-0981
3.5”SBCwithIntel®AtomTM
x5/x7/Celeron®N3000/
Pentium®N4000SeriesSoC
BE-0981 M3

BE-0981
3.5 SBC with Intel®AtomTM x5/ x7/
Celeron®N3000/ Pentium®N4000 Series
SoC
COPYRIGHT NOTICE & TRADEMARK
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property of their respective owners.
This manual is copyrighted in November 2017. You may not
reproduce or transmit in any form or by any means, electronic, or
mechanical, including photocopying and recording.
DISCLAIMER
This user’smanual is meant to assist users in installing and setting up
the system. The information contained in this document is subject to
change without any notice.
CE NOTICE
This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may
cause radio interference in which case the user may be required totake
adequate measures.

FCC NOTICE
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for
a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial
environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is
likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be
required to correct the interference at his own expense.
You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment
not expressly approve by the party responsible for compliance could
void your authority to operate such equipment.
CAUTION: Danger of explosion may occur when the battery
is incorrectly replaced. Replace the battery
only with the
same or
equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s
instructions.
WARNING: Some internal parts of the system may have high
electrical voltage. We strongly recommend that only qualified
engineers are allowed to service
and disassemble the
system. If any damages should occur on the system and are
caused by unauthorized servicing, it will not be covered by
the product warranty.

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Contents
1Introduction.........................................................................................1-1
1.1 About This Manual ....................................................................1-2
2Getting Started....................................................................................2-1
2.1 Packing List...............................................................................2-2
2.2 BE-0981 Specifications.............................................................2-3
2.3 Safety Precautions....................................................................2-6
3Hardware Configuration.....................................................................3-1
3.1 JUMPER & CONNECTOR QUICK REFERENCE TABLE........3-2
3.2 COMPONENT LOCATIONS .....................................................3-3
3.2.1 Top View of BE-0981RB-**N .............................................3-3
3.2.2 Bottom View of BE-0981RB-**N........................................3-4
3.2.3 I/O View of BE-0981RB-**N ..............................................3-4
3.3 HOW TO SET JUMPERS .........................................................3-5
3.4 Setting Connectors and Jumpers..............................................3-7
3.4.1 COM3 and COM4 PIN9 Definition Selection Guide..........3-7
3.4.2 COM PORT .......................................................................3-8
3.4.3 VGA PORT ......................................................................3-10
3.4.4 DISPLAY PORT...............................................................3-10
3.4.5 LAN PORT.......................................................................3-11
3.4.6 Dual USB 3.0 PORT (USB1)...........................................3-12
3.4.7 USB 3.0 PORT (USB2) ...................................................3-12
3.4.8 USB 2.0 PORT (USB3) ...................................................3-13
3.4.9 Programmable GPIO PIN HEADER................................3-13
3.4.10 I2C WAFER.....................................................................3-13

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3.4.11 DC POWER INPUT CONNECTOR.................................3-14
3.4.12 MINI PCI EXPRESS SLOT .............................................3-15
3.4.13 mSATA Connector ...........................................................3-16
3.4.14 LVDS CONNECTOR .......................................................3-17
3.4.15 SLIDE SWITCH FOR LVDS RESOLUTION SELECTION
.........................................................................................3-18
3.4.16 FRONT PANEL CONNECTOR........................................3-21
3.4.17 HD AUDIO CONNECTOR...............................................3-21
3.4.18 PANEL INVERTER CONNECTOR..................................3-22
3.4.19 SATA 3.0 CONNECTOR..................................................3-22
3.4.20 SATA Power CONNECTOR ............................................3-22
3.4.21 BIOS RESET CONNECTOR...........................................3-23
3.4.22 LVDS BACKLIGHT CONTROL SELECTION..................3-23
3.4.23 LVDS VCC VOLTAGE SELECTION................................3-24
3.4.24 LVDS PWM/Backlight Enable Sequence Setting............3-25
3.4.25 CLEAR CMOS DATA SELECTION .................................3-26
4Software Utilities.................................................................................4-1
4.1 Introduction................................................................................4-2
4.2 Installing Intel®Chipset Software Installation Utility..................4-5
4.3 Installing Hotfix Driver Utility .....................................................4-6
4.4 Installing VGA Driver Utility.......................................................4-7
4.5 Installing Intel®Trusted Execution Engine Driver......................4-8
4.6 Installing LAN Driver Utility........................................................4-9
4.7 Installing Sound Driver Utility..................................................4-10
4.8 Installing Serial IO Driver Utility...............................................4-10

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5BIOS SETUP ........................................................................................5-1
5.1 Introduction................................................................................5-2
5.2 Accessing Setup Utility..............................................................5-3
5.3 Main...........................................................................................5-6
5.4 Advanced ..................................................................................5-8
5.4.1 Advanced - ACPI Settings.................................................5-9
5.4.2 Advanced – Onboard Device Configuration....................5-10
5.4.3 Advanced – Hardware Monitor........................................5-11
Smart Fan Mode Configuration (BE-0981RB doesn’t support this
function).......................................................................................5-13
Smart Fan Mode Configuration - [Manual Duty Mode] (BE-0981RB
doesn’t support this function) ......................................................5-14
5.4.4 Advanced - F81846 Watchdog........................................5-15
5.4.5 Advanced - S5 RTC Wake Settings ................................5-16
S5 RTC Wake Settings [Fixed Time]...........................................5-17
S5 RTC Wake Settings [Dynamic Time]......................................5-18
5.4.6 Advanced - CPU Configuration .......................................5-19
Socket 0 CPU Information...........................................................5-20
CPU Power Management Configuration.....................................5-21
5.4.7 Advanced - F81846 Super IO Configuration...................5-21
F81846 Super IO Configuration - Serial Port 1 Configuration.....5-23
F81846 Super IO Configuration - Serial Port 2 Configuration.....5-24
F81846 Super IO Configuration - Serial Port 3 Configuration.....5-25
F81846 Super IO Configuration - Serial Port 4 Configuration.....5-26
5.4.8 Advanced - USB Configuration .......................................5-27
5.4.9 Advanced - Platform Trust Technology............................5-28
5.5 Chipset ....................................................................................5-29
5.5.1 Chipset - North Bridge.....................................................5-30

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5.5.2 Chipset - South Bridge ....................................................5-31
South Bridge - HD-Audio Configuration ......................................5-32
South Bridge - LPSS Configuration.............................................5-33
South Bridge - PCI Express Configuration..................................5-34
South Bridge - SATA Drives.........................................................5-38
South Bridge - Miscellaneous Configuration...............................5-39
5.6 Security ...................................................................................5-40
5.7 Boot.........................................................................................5-42
5.8 Save & Exit..............................................................................5-44
Appendix A Technical Summary ................................................A-1
BE-0981 Block Diagram ...........................................................................A-2
Interrupt Map ............................................................................................A-3
I/O MAP..................................................................................................A-20
Memory Map...........................................................................................A-22
Configuring WatchDog Timer .................................................................A-24
Flash BIOS Update.................................................................................A-27

BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL
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1Introduction
This chapter provides the introduction for the BE-0981
system as well as the framework of the user manual.
The following topics are included:
•About This Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction
BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL
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1.1 About ThisManual
Thank you for purchasing our BE-0981 system. The BE-0981 provides faster
processing speed, greater expandability and can handle more tasks than before. This
manual is designed to assist you how to install and set up the whole system. It
contains 5 chapters and 1 appendix. Users can configure the system according to their
own needs. This user manual is intended for service personnel with strong hardware
background. It is not intended for general users.
The following section outlines the structure of this user manual.
Chapter 1 Introduction
This chapter provides the introduction for the BE-0981 system aswell asthe
framework of the user manual.
Chapter 2 Getting Started
This chapter describes the package contents and outlines the system specifications.
Read the safety reminders carefully on how totake care of your system properly.
Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration
This chapter outlines the locations of the motherboard components and their
respective functions.You will learn how to set the jumpers and configure the system
to meet your own needs.
Chapter 4 Software Utilities
This chapter contains helpful information for proper installations oftheIntel®Chipset
Software Installation Utility, Hotfix Driver Utility, VGA Driver Utility, Intel®
Trusted Execution Engine Driver Utility, LAN Driver Utility,Sound Driver Utility
and Serial IO Driver Utility.
Chapter 5 BIOS Setup
This chapter indicates you how tochange the BIOS configurations.
Appendix A Technical Summary
This appendix provides the information about the allocation maps for BE-0981
block diagram, system resources, Watchdog Timer Configuration and Flash BIOS
Update.

BE-0981 SERIES USER MANUAL
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2Getting Started
This chapter provides the information for the BE-0981
system. It describes the package contents and outlines the
system specifications.
The following topics are included:
•Package List
•System Specification
•Safety Precautions
Experienced users can go to Chapter 3 Hardware
Configuration on page 3-1 for a quick start.