TECHNICAL MANUAL

Of

Intel H81 Express Chipset

Based Mini-ITX M/B

NO. G03-NFS5Z-F

Revision: 2.0

Release date: October 1, 2019

Trademark:
* Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are

subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.
Environmental Protection Announcement

Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding. To minimize
pollution and ensure environment protection of mother earth, please recycle.

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 TABLE OF CONTENT
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY INSTRUCTION ...........................................................................iii
USER’S NOTICE .......................................................................................................................iv
MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION .......................................................................................iv
ITEM CHECKLIST .....................................................................................................................iv
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF THE MOTHERBOARD
1-1 FEATURE OF MOTHERBOARD ................................................................................1
1-2 SPECIFICATION .........................................................................................................2
1-3 LAYOUT DIAGRAM....................................................................................................3
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2-1 JUMPER SETTING .....................................................................................................9
2-2 CONNECTORS AND HEADERS................................................................................12
2-2-1 CONNECTORS .............................................................................................12
2-2-2 HEADERS .....................................................................................................15
CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING BIOS
3-1 ENTERING SETUP .....................................................................................................22
3-2 BIOS MENU SCREEN ................................................................................................23
3-3 FUNCTION KEYS .......................................................................................................23
3-4 GETTING HELP ..........................................................................................................24
3-5 MENU BARS ...............................................................................................................24
3-6 MAIN MENU ................................................................................................................25
3-7 ADVANCED MENU.....................................................................................................26
3-8 CHIPSET MENU .........................................................................................................32
3-9 BOOT MENU...............................................................................................................36
3-10 SECURITY MENU .......................................................................................................38
3-11 TURBOOC MENU .......................................................................................................39
3-12 SAVE & EXIT MENU...................................................................................................43

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 Environmental Safety Instruction
 Avoid the dusty, humidity and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in
any area where it may become wet.

 0 to 60 centigrade is the suitable temperature. (The figure comes from the request
of the main chipset)

 Generally speaking, dramatic changes in temperature may lead to contact

malfunction and crackles due to constant thermal expansion and contraction from
the welding spots’ that connect components and PCB. Computer should go
through an adaptive phase before it boots when it is moved from a cold
environment to a warmer one to avoid condensation phenomenon. These water
drops attached on PCB or the surface of the components can bring about
phenomena as minor as computer instability resulted from corrosion and oxidation
from components and PCB or as major as short circuit that can burn the
components. Suggest starting the computer until the temperature goes up.

 The increasing temperature of the capacitor may decrease the life of computer.
Using the close case may decrease the life of other device because the higher
temperature in the inner of the case.

 Attention to the heat sink when you over-clocking. The higher temperature may
decrease the life of the device and burned the capacitor.

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USER’S NOTICE
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INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT MAY BE REPRODUCED, TRANSMITTED
OR TRANSLATED INTO ANY LANGUAGE IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS WITHOUT WRITTEN
PERMISSION OF THE MANUFACTURER.
THIS MANUAL CONTAINS ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED TO USE THIS MOTHER-BOARD SERIES AND WE
DO ASSURE THIS MANUAL MEETS USER’S REQUIREMENT BUT WILL CHANGE, CORRECT ANY TIME
WITHOUT NOTICE. MANUFACTURER PROVIDES THIS MANUAL “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
KIND, AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OF DATA,
INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE).
PRODUCTS AND CORPORATE NAMES APPEARING IN THIS MANUAL MAY OR MAY NOT BE
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USED ONLY FOR IDENTIFICATION OR EXPLANATION AND TO THE OWNER’S BENEFIT, WITHOUT
INTENT TO INFRINGE.

Manual Revision Information

Reversion Revision History Date
2.0 Second Edition October 1, 2019
Item Checklist
 Motherboard
 Cable(s)
 I/O Back panel shield

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 Chapter 1
Introduction of the Motherboard
1-1 Feature of Motherboard
 Intel® H81 express chipset
 Support LGA 1150 CPU socket Intel® Core™ i7 processors / Intel® Core™ i5
processors / Intel® Core™ i3 processors / Intel® Celeron™ processors
 Support DDRIII 1066/1333/1600 MHz SO-DIMM up to 8GB
 Integrated with dual Realtek RTL8111G Gigabit Ethernet LAN chips
 Integrated with RealTek ALC887-GR HD Audio Codec
 Support USB 3.0 data transport demands.
 Support 2 * Serial ATAIII (6Gb/s) Devices
 Support 1*PCIE 2.0 x16 by 16 Lane slot and 1*full-size Mini PCI-E slot
 Support 1*full-size mSATA slot
 Support CPU Smart FAN
 Supports ACPI S3 Function
 Compliance with ErP Standard
 Support Watchdog Timer Technology

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1-2 Specification
Spec Description
Design  Mini-ITX form factor 6 layers ; PCB size: 17.0x17.0cm
Chipset  Intel H81 Express Chipset
 Support Intel® LGA 1150 Socket Core™ i7 Processor, Intel®
Core™ i5 Processor, Intel® Core™ i3 Processor, Intel®
CPU Socket
Celeron™ processors
* for detailed CPU support information please visit our website
 1* DDRIII SO-DIMM slot to support DDRIII 1066/1333/1600 MHz
Memory Slot SO-DIMM, expandable to 8GB
 1*PCIE 2.0 x16 by 16 lane slot
 1*Full-size Mini-PCIE slot(MINIPCIE)
Expansion Slot
 1*Full-size Mini-PCIE/MSATA selectable slot(MINI_CARD)
 1* SIM Card Slot
 2* SATA III 6G/s Connector
Storage 1*Full-size Mini-PCIE/MSATA selectable slot(MINI_CARD)

 Integrated with 2* Realtek RTL8111G PCI-E Gigabit LAN
chips
Gigabit LAN Chip
 Support Fast Ethernet LAN function of providing
10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet data transfer rate
 Realtek ALC887-GR HD Audio Codec integrated
Audio Chip
 Audio driver and utility included
BIOS  32MBit Flash ROM
Multi I/O Rear Panel I/O:
 1*PS/2 keyboard & mouse combo connector
 2* VGA port connector
 1* HDMI port connector
 1* RS232/422/485 serial port (COM1)
 2*USB 2.0 port connector
 4*USB 3.0 port connector

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  2*RJ-45 LAN connector
 1*3-jack audio connector (Line-in, Line-out, MIC)
Internal I/O Connectors& Headers:
 1 *24-pin main power connector
 1 *4-pin 12V power connector
 1*Front panel audio header
 1*HDMI_SPDIF header
 1*LAN activity LED header
 2 * 9-Pin USB 2.0/1.1 header for 4* USB 2.0/1.1 ports
 1*Front panel header
 1* RS232/422/485 serial port header (COM2)
 2* RS232 serial port expansion block
(F1_5COM/F2_5COM)
 1*GPIO header
 1*CPU fan header & 1*System fan header

1-3 Layout Diagram

Rear IO Diagram
PS/2 Keyboard &
Mouse Port COM1 Serial Port RJ-45 LAN Ports
VGA Port
Line-IN

Line-OUT

MIC-IN

USB 2.0 Ports VGA Port HDMI Port

USB 3.0 Ports

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 Motherboard Internal Diagram—Front
Serial Port Expansion Blocks
USB 2.0 Headers SYSFAN1 Header (F2_5COM/F1_5COM)

Front Panel
SATAIII Ports Header

Full-size
Full-size
Mini-PCIE/
Mini-PCIE Slot
MSATA Slot
(MINI_PCIE)
(MINI_CARD)
Serial Port
Header (COM2)
GPIO Header
Intel H81 Chipset
Main
CPUFAN Header Power Connector

*Rear IO
ATX12V Power
(Please Connector
refer to
Page3)
Intel LGA1150
CPU Socket
DDRIII
SODIMM Slot

LANLED Header

Front Panel HDMI_SPDIF Header

PCI Express 2.0 x16 by 16 Lane slot
Audio Header

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Motherboard Internal Diagram--Back

SIM Card Slot

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Motherboard Jumper Position

AT_ATX_MODE
JP5

JBAT CASE_OPEN
JP3
JP4
JPCOM2
JP6

JPCOM1

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Jumper
Jumper Name Description
JBAT CMOS RAM Clear Function Setting 3-pin Block
AT_ATX_MODE ATX/AT Mode Select 3-pin Block
CASE_OPEN Case Open Message Display Function 2-pin Block
JPCOM1 COM1 Port Pin9 Function Select 4-pin Block
JPCOM2 COM2 Port Pin9 Function Select 4-pin Block
JP3&JP4 MINI_CARD Slot 3-pin Block
&JP5&JP6 Mini-PCIE/MSATA Function Select

Connectors
Connector Name
ATXPWR ATX Power Connector
ATX12V ATX 12V Power Connector
SATA1/SATA2 SATAIII Connector X2
USB_PS2 (Top) PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Combo Port Connector
USB_PS2(Middle & Bottom) USB 2.0 Port X2
CRT1_COM1(Top) COM1 RS232/422/485 Serial Port Connector
CRT1_COM1 (Bottom) VGA Port Connector
VGA2 VGA Port Connector
HDMI HDMI Port Connector
UL1(Top)/UL2(Top) RJ-45 LAN Connector X2
UL1(Middle & Bottom) USB 3.0 Port Connector X4
/UL2(Middle & Bottom)
AUDIO Line In/ Line Out /MIC Audio Connector

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Headers
Header Name Description
FP_AUDIO Front Panel Audio Header 9-pin Block
LAN_LED LAN Activity LED Header 8-pin Block
HDMI_SPDIF HDMI_SPDIF Out Header 2-pin Block
F_USB1/F_USB2 USB 2.0 Header 9-pin Block
JW_FP Front Panel Header(PWR LED/ HD 9-pin Block
LED/ Power Button /Reset)
COM2 RS232/422/485 Serial Port Header 9-pin Block
F1_5COM(COM3-COM7) RS232 Serial Port Header 45-pin Block
/F2_5COM(COM8-COM12) Expansion Block
GPIO_CON GPIO Header 10-pin Block
SYSFAN1 System Fan Header 3-pin Block
CPUFAN CPU Fan Header 4-pin Block

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 Chapter 2
Hardware Installation
2-1 Jumper Setting
JBAT (3-pin): Clear CMOS Function Setting

JBAT
1

3
1-2 Closed: Normal;
1

2-3 Closed:Clear CMOS.

AT_MODE (3-pin): ATX Mode/AT Mode Select

AT_ATX_MODE
1

3
1-2 Closed: ATX Mode Selected;
1

2-3 Closed: AT Mode Selected.

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 *ATX Mode Selected: Press power button to power on after power input ready;
AT Mode Selected: Directly power on as power input ready.
CASE_OPEN (2-pin): Case Open Message Display Function Select

CASE_OPEN

1-2 Open: Normal(Defualt);

1

1-2 Closed: Case Open Function

Selected(One Touch).
Pin 1-2 Closed: When Case open function pin short to GND, the Case open function was detected.
When Used, needs to enter BIOS and enable ‘Case Open Detect’ function. In this case if your case is
removed, next time when you restart your computer, a message will be displayed on screen to inform
you of this.
JPCOM1 (4-pin): COM1 Port Pin9 Function Select
JPCOM1→COM1 Port Pin-9

1 2 1 2 1 2
3 4 3 4 3 4
5 6 5 6 5 6

2-4 Closed: 3-4 Closed: 4-6 Closed:

Pin9=RI; Pin9=+5V; Pin9=+12V.

JPCOM2 (4-pin): COM2 Port Pin9 Function Select

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 JPCOM2→COM2 Header Pin-9

1 2 1 2 1 2
3 4 3 4 3 4
5 6 5 6 5 6

2-4 Closed: 3-4 Closed: 4-6 Closed:

Pin9=RI; Pin9=+5V; Pin9=+12V.

JP3&JP4&JP5&JP6 (3-pin): MINI_CARD Slot Mini-PCIE/MSATA Function Select

JP3&4&5&6→MINI_CARD Function Select

1 3 1 3
JP5→ ←JP3
1 3 1 3
JP6→ ←JP4

1-2 Closed: MINI_CARD functions as MSATA interface.

1 3 1 3
JP5→ ←JP3
1 3 1 3
JP6→ ←JP4

2-3 Closed: MINI_CARD functions as Mini-PCIE Slot.

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2-2 Connectors and Headers
2-2-1 Connectors
(1) Rear Panel Connectors
PS/2 Keyboard &
Mouse Port COM1 Serial Port RJ-45 LAN Ports
VGA Port
Line-IN

Line-OUT

MIC-IN

USB 2.0 Ports VGA Port HDMI Port

USB 3.0 Ports

Icon Name Function

PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse For user to connect PS/2 keyboard or PS/2
Combo Port mouse device to the board.
USB 2.0 Port To connect USB keyboard, mouse or other
devices compatible with USB specification.

*COM1: Mainly for user to connect external MODEM

RS232/422/485 or other devices that supports
Serial Port Serial Communications Interface.

VGA To connect display device that support VGA

specification.

HDMI Port To connect display device that support HDMI

specification.

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 To connect USB keyboard, mouse or other
USB 3.0 Port devices compatible with USB specification.
USB 3.0 ports supports up to 5Gbps data
transfer rate.

RJ-45 LAN Port This connector is standard RJ-45 LAN jack

for Network connection.

3-jack BLUE : Line-in Connector

Audio Connector GREEN:Line-out Connector
PINK : MIC Connector

(2) COM1 (9-pin Block): RS232/422/485 Port

COM1 port can function as RS232/422/485 port. In normal settings COM1 functions
as RS232 port. With compatible COM cable COM1 can function as RS422 or RS 485
port.
User also needs to go to BIOS to set ‘Transmission Mode Select’ for COM1 (refer to
Page 29~30) at first, before using specialized cable to connect different pins of this
port.

RS485 D+(A)
RS422RX+(A)

RS485 D-(B)
RS422TX+(A)

RS422RX-(B)
RS422TX-(B)

(B)

For RS422 Mode For RS485 Mode

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(3) ATXPWR (24-pin block): Power Connector
Row1
Row2

PIN ROW1 ROW2

Pin12 1 +3.3V +3.3V
2 +3.3V -12V
3 GND GND
4 +5V Soft Power on
5 GND GND
6 +5V GND
7 GND GND
8 Power OK -5V
9 +5V Stand by +5V
10 +12V +5V
11 +12V +5V
Pin1 12 +3.3V GND

24-pin Main Power Connector

(4) ATX12V (4-pin block): ATX12V Type Power Connector

Pin1

Pin No. Definition

1 GND
2 GND
3 +12V
4 +12V

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(5) SATA1/SATA2(7-pin block): SATAIII Port connector
These connectors are high-speed SATAIII ports that support 6Gbps transfer rate.

Pin No. Defnition

1 GND
2 TXP
3 TXN
4 GND
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 GND

2-2-2 Headers
(1) FP_AUDIO (9-pin): Line-Out, MIC-In Header
This header connects to Front Panel Line-out, MIC-In connector with cable.

LINE OUT-L

LINE OUT-R
SENSE

MIC2-R
MIC2-L
Pin1
GND 2
MIC_JD
DETECT
LINE_OUT_JD

Line-Out, MIC Header

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(2) LAN_LED (8-pin): LAN Activity LED Header

LAN2_100M

LAN1_100M
LAN2_VCC

LAN1_VCC
4 Pin1
8 5

LAN2_ACT
LAN1_1G
LAN2_1G

LAN1_ACT
(3) HDMI_SPDIF (2-pin): HDMI-SPDIF Out Header

SPDIF
GND

Pin1

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(4) F_USB1/F_USB2 (9-pin): USB 2.0 Port Headers

Pin 1

2
VCC VCC
-DATA -DATA
+DATA +DATA
GND GND
NC

(5) JW-FP (9-pin): Front Panel Header

Pin 1
2
HDDLED+ PWRLED+
HDDLED- PWRLED-
GND PWRBTN
RSTSW GND
VCC

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(6) COM2 (9-Pin): RS232/422/485 Serial Port Header

Pin NO. RS232 *RS422 *RS485

Pin 1 DCD TX- DATA-
Pin 2 RXD TX+ DATA+
Pin 3 TXD RX+ NC
Pin 4 DTR RX- NC
Pin 5 GND GND GND
Pin 6 DSR NC NC
Pin 7 RTS NC NC
Pin 8 CTS NC NC
Pin 9 RI NC NC
Pin1 6
2 7
3 8
4 9
5

*Notice: COM2 header supports RS232/RS422/RS485 function, with compatible

COM cable for RS232, RS422 or RS 485 function. User also needs to go to BIOS to
set ‘Transmission Mode Select’ for COM2 (refer to Page 29～30).

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(7) F1_5COM/F2_5COM (45-Pin): RS232 Serial Port Header Expansion Block
F1_5COM & F2_5COM are RS232 serial port header expansion blocks each
composed of 5* RS232 serial port headers (F1_5COM by COM3/4/5/6/7; F2_5COM
by COM8/9/10/11/12/13).

Pin 1 Pin 1
2 2

COM8 COM3

COM9 COM4

COM10 COM5

COM11 COM6

COM12 COM7

F2_5COM F1_5COM
2

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F1_5COM Pin RS232 Pin RS232 F2_5COM Pin RS232 Pin RS232
NO. NO. NO. NO.
Pin 1 DCD3 Pin 2 DSR3 Pin 1 DCD8 Pin 2 DSR8
Pin3 SIN3 Pin 4 RTS3 Pin3 SIN8 Pin 4 RTS8
COM3 Pin 5 SOUT3 Pin 6 CTS3 Pin 5 SOUT8 Pin 6 CTS8
COM8
Pin 7 DTR3 Pin 8 RI3 Pin 7 DTR8 Pin 8 RI8
Pin 9 GND Pin 10 N/A Pin 9 GND Pin 10 N/A
Pin 11 DCD4 Pin 12 DSR4 Pin 11 DCD9 Pin 12 DSR9
Pin 13 SIN4 Pin 14 RTS4 Pin 13 SIN9 Pin 14 RTS9
COM4 Pin 15 SOUT4 Pin 16 CTS4 Pin 15 SOUT9 Pin 16 CTS9
COM9
Pin 17 DTR4 Pin 18 RI4 Pin 17 DTR9 Pin 18 RI9
Pin 19 GND Pin 20 N/A Pin 19 GND Pin 20 N/A
Pin 21 DCD5 Pin 22 DSR5 Pin 21 DCD10 Pin 22 DSR10
Pin 23 SIN5 Pin 24 RTS5 Pin 23 SIN10 Pin 24 RTS10
COM5 Pin 25 SOUT5 Pin 26 CTS5 COM10 Pin 25 SOUT10 Pin 26 CTS10
Pin 27 DTR5 Pin 28 RI5 Pin 27 DTR10 Pin 28 RI10
Pin 29 GND Pin 30 N/A Pin 29 GND Pin 30 N/A
Pin 31 DCD6 Pin 32 DSR6 Pin 31 DCD11 Pin 32 DSR11
Pin 33 SIN6 Pin 34 RTS6 Pin 33 SIN11 Pin 34 RTS11
COM6 Pin 35 SOUT6 Pin 36 CTS6 COM11 Pin 35 SOUT11 Pin 36 CTS11
Pin 37 DTR6 Pin 38 RI6 Pin 37 DTR11 Pin 38 RI11
Pin 39 GND Pin 30 N/A Pin 39 GND Pin 30 N/A
Pin 41 DCD7 Pin 42 DSR7 Pin 41 DCD12 Pin 42 DSR12
Pin 43 SIN7 Pin 44 RTS7 Pin 43 SIN12 Pin 44 RTS12
COM7 Pin 45 SOUT7 Pin 46 CTS7 COM12 Pin 45 SOUT12 Pin 46 CTS12
Pin 47 DTR7 Pin 48 RI7 Pin 47 DTR12 Pin 48 RI12
Pin 49 GND Pin 50 N/A Pin 49 GND Pin 50 N/A

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(8) GPIO_CON(10-pin): GPIO Header

Pin 1
2 2
GPIO_80 GPIO_81
GPIO_82 GPIO_83
GPIO_84 GPIO_85
GPIO_86 GPIO_87
GND VCC

(9) SYSFAN1 (3-pin)/ CPUFAN (4-pin): FAN Headers

SYSFAN1

Fan Clock
+12V Fan Power
Pin1 +12V Fan Power GND
Fan Clock
Control

GND

Pin1

CPUFAN

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 Chapter 3
Introducing BIOS
Notice! The BIOS options in this manual are for reference only. Different
configurations may lead to difference in BIOS screen and BIOS
screens in manuals are usually the first BIOS version when the board is
released and may be different from your purchased motherboard.
Users are welcome to download the latest BIOS version form our
official website.

The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory on the motherboard. This program
is a bridge between motherboard and operating system. When you start the
computer, the BIOS program will gain control. The BIOS first operates an auto-
diagnostic test called POST (power on self test) for all the necessary hardware, it
detects the entire hardware device and configures the parameters of the hardware
synchronization. Only when these tasks are completed done it gives up control of
the computer to operating system (OS). Since the BIOS is the only channel for
hardware and software to communicate, it is the key factor for system stability, and in
ensuring that your system performance as its best.
3-1 Entering Setup
Power on the computer and by pressing <Del> immediately allows you to enter Setup.
If the message disappears before your respond and you still wish to enter Setup,
restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the “RESET”
button on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>,
<Alt> and <Delete> keys. If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the
system does not boot, an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked
to
Press <Del> to enter Setup; press < F7> for Pop Menu.

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3-2 BIOS Menu Screen
The following diagram show a general BIOS menu screen:

Menu Bar

General Help Items

Current Setting Value

Menu Items

Function Keys

BIOS Menu Screen

3-3 Function Keys
In the above BIOS Setup main menu of, you can see several options. We will explain
these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first see a
short description of the function keys you may use here:
 Press (left, right) to select screen;

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 Press  (up, down) to choose, in the main menu, the option you want to confirm
or to modify.
 Press <Enter> to select.
 Press <+>/<–> keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters for the active
option.
 [F1]: General help.
 [F2]: Previous value.
 [F3]: Optimized defaults.
 [F4]: Save & Exit.
 [F10]: Save & Reset.
 Press <Esc> to quit the BIOS Setup.
3-4 Getting Help
Main Menu
The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the top right
corner the screen.
Status Page Setup Menu/Option Page Setup Menu
Press 【F1】 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to
use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window,
press <Esc>.
3-5 Menu Bars
There are seven menu bars on top of BIOS screen:
Main To change system basic configuration
Advanced To change system advanced configuration
Chipset To change chipset configuration
Boot To change boot settings
Security Password settings
TurboOC To change TurboOC settings
Save & Exit Save setting, loading and exit options.
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User can press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard to switch from menu bar.
The selected one is highlighted.
3-6 Main Menu
Main menu screen includes some basic system information. Highlight the item and
then use the <+> or <-> and numerical keyboard keys to select the value you want in
each item.

System Date
Set the date. Please use [Tab] to switch between data elements.
System Time
Set the time. Please use [Tab] to switch between time elements.
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3-7 Advanced Menu

 ACPI Settings
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:
ACPI Settings
Enable Hibernation
The optional settings: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
Use this item to enable or disable system ability to hibernate (OS/S4 Sleep State).
This option may not be effective with some OS.
ACPI Sleep State
Use this item to select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the
suspend button is pressed.
The optional settings are: [Suspend Disabled]; [S1 only (CPU Stop Clock)]; [S3
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 only (Suspend to RAM)].
ERP Support
The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Use this item to enable or disable EUP function for this board.
This item should be set as [Disabled] if you wish to have active all Wake-up
functions.
Wake-Up by PCIE/Lan
The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Use this item to enable or disable PCIE device PME in S1/S3/S4/S5.
*This item will only show when ‘ERP Support’ is set as [Disabled].
Wake-Up by Ring
The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Use this function to enable or disable wake-up by ring function.
*This item will only show when ‘ERP Support’ is set as [Disabled].
Wake-Up by PS/2 Keyboard
The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Use this function to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard wake-up from S3/S4/S5.
*This item will only show when ‘ERP Support’ is set as [Disabled].
Wake-Up by PS/2 Mouse
The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Use this function to enable or disable PS/2 mouse wake-up from S3/S4/S5.
*This item will only show when ‘ERP Support’ is set as [Disabled].
PWRON After PWR-Fail
The optional settings: [Former-Sts]; [Always On]; [Always Off].
USB_PS2 Standby Power Support
The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Use this function to enable or disable USB2_PS2 standby power.
*This item will only show when ‘ERP Support’ is set as [Disabled].
 RTC WakeUp Settings
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:
Wake System with Fixed Time
Use this item to enable or disable system wake on alarm event. When set as
[Enabled], system will wake on the hour/min/sec specified.
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 Wake System with Dynamic Time
Use this item to enable or disable system wake on alarm event. When set as
[Enabled], system will wake on the current time + increased minute(s).
 SATA Configuration
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:
SATA Controller(s)
Use this item to enable or disable SATA device.
The optional settings: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
SATA Mode Selection
Use this item to determine how SATA controller(s) operate.
The optional settings are: [IDE]; [AHCI].
Smart Self Test
Use this function to run SMART self test on all HDDs during POST.
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
SATA Controller Speed
Use this item to select the maximum speed the SATA controller can support.
The optional settings: [Default]; [Gen1]; [Gen2]; [Gen3].
SATA 1/SATA2/MSATA
Port Support
The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Use this item to enable or disable each SATA port.
Hot Plug
The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Use this item to designate this port as Hot Pluggable.
SATA Device Type
The optional settings: [Hard Disk Drive]; [Solid State Drive].
 PCH-FW Configuration
Press [Enter] to view current ME configuration or go to ‘ME FW Image Re-Flash’
to enable or disable ME FW Image Re-Flash function.
ME FW Image RE-Flash
Use this item to enable or disable ME FW Image Re-Flash function.
The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].

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 * In the case that user needs to update ME firmware, user should set ‘ME FW
Image Re-Flash’ as [Enabled], save the settings and exit. The system will turn off
and reboot after 4 seconds. If the user goes to BIOS screen again will find this item
is set again as [Disabled], but user can still re-flash to update firmware next time.
 USB Configuration
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:
Legacy USB Support
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled]; [Auto].
[Enabled]: To enable legacy USB support.
[Auto]: To disable legacy support if no USB devices are connected.
[Disabled]: to keep USB devices available only for EFI specification,
USB3.0 Support
Use this item to enable or disable USB3.0 (XHCI) controller support.
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
XHCI Hand-off
This is workaround for OSes without XHCI hand-off support. The XHCI ownership
change should be claimed by XHCI driver.
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
EHCI Hand-off
This is workaround for OSes without EHCI hand-off support. The EHCI ownership
change should be claimed by EHCI driver.
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
USB Mass Storage Driver Support
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
 Super I/O Configuration
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:
Super IO Configuration
 Serial Port 1 Configuration/Serial Port 2 Configuration
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following items:
Serial Port
Use this item to enable or disable serial port (COM).
Change Settings

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 Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device.
Transmission Mode Select
The optional settings are: [RS422]; [RS232]; [RS485].
Mode Speed Select
The optional settings are: [RS232=1Mbps, RS422/RS485=10Mbps]; [RS232/
RS422/RS485=250Kbps].
 Serial Port 3 Configuration / Serial Port 4 Configuration/ Serial Port 5
Configuration/Serial Port 6 Configuration
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following items:
Serial Port
Use this item to enable or disable serial port (COM).
Change Settings
Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device.
WatchDog Timer
Use this item to enable or disable WatchDog Timer control.
*When set as [Enabled], the following sub-items shall appear:
WatchDog Timer Value
User can set a value in the range of [1] to [255].
WatchDog Timer Unit
The optional settings are: [Sec.]; [Min.].
Case Open Detect
This item controls detect case open function.
The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
 F81866 H/W Monitor
Press [Enter] to view current CPU health status and make settings for the following
sub-items:
Shutdown Temperature
Use this item to select system shutdown temperature.
o o o o o o
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [60 C/140 F]; [65 C/149 F];[70 C/158 F]
o o
[75 C/167 F].
CPUFAN Smart Mode
Press [Enter] to make settings for Smart Fan Configuration:
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 The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
*When set as [Enabled], the following sub-items shall appear:
CPUFAN Highest Speed Temp
Use this item to select a value at which the fan will run at full speed when the
temperature is higher than this pre-set temperature value limit.
The optional setting ranges: [Min≧Idle Temp.] ~ [Max=100C].
CPUFAN Idle Temp
Use this item to select a value at which the fan will run at idle speed when the
temperature is lower t this pre-set temperature value limit.
The optional setting ranges: [Min=0C.] ~ [Max≦Full-speed Temp].
 SECOND Super I/O Configuration
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:
SECOND Super IO Configuration
 Serial Port 7 Configuration/Serial Port 8 Configuration/Serial Port 9
Configuration/Serial Port 10 Configuration/Serial Port 11
Configuration/Serial Port 12 Configuration
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following items:
Serial Port
Use this item to enable or disable serial port (COM).
Change Settings
Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device.

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3-8 Chipset Menu

 PCH-IO Configuration
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:
 USB Configuration
Press [Enter] to further setting USB configuration settings.
USB Configuration
USB Precondition
Use this item to precondition work on USB host controller and root ports for faster
enumeration.
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
XHCI Mode
Use this item to select mode of operation of XHCI controller.
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The optional settings are: [Smart Auto]; [Auto]; [Enabled]; [Disabled]; [Manual].
*When set as [Disabled], user can make settings in ‘EHCI1/EHCI2’ items that
appear:
EHCI1/ EHCI2
Use this item to enable or disable USB EHCI (USB 2.0) support. One EHCI
controller must always be enabled.
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
*When set as [Manual], user can make settings in the following items that appear:
XHCI1 Pre-Boot Driver
Use this item to enable or disable XHCI pre-boot driver support.
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
Route USB 2.0 pins to which HC?
The optional settings are: [Route Per-Pin]; [Route all Pins to EHCI]; [Route all Pins
to XHCI].
Enable USB 3.0 pins
The optional settings are: [Select Per-Pin]; [Disable all Pins]; [Enable all Pins].
USB Ports Per-Port Disable Control
Use this item to control each of the USB ports disabling.
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
PCIE2USB3.0 Support
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Onboard PCIE Lan1/ Onboard PCIE Lan2
Use this item to control the Onboard PCIE Lan.
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
MINIPCIE
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
MINI_CARD
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Onboard Lan BootROM
Use this item to enable or disable boot option ROM for onboard network devices.
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Subtractive Decode
Use this item to enable or disable PCI Express subtractive decode.
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 The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
*When set as [Enabled], user can make settings in the following items that appear:
Subtractive Decode Port#
Use this item to select PCI Express subtractive decode root port.
The optional settings are: [MINIPCIE]; [MINI_CARD].
Azalia
Use this item to control the detection of the Azalia Audio device.
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
[Disabled]: Azalia will be unconditionally disabled;
[Enabled]: Azalia will be unconditionally enabled;
When set as [Enabled], user can make settings in ‘Azalia Internal HDMI Codec
’ that appears:
Azalia Internal HDMI Codec
Use this item to enable or disable internal HDMI codec for Azalia.
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
 System Agent (SA) Configuration
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:
VT-d
Use this item to enable or disable VT-d function on MCH.
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
*This item might not be available depending on configuration.
Primary Display
The optional settings are: [Auto]; [IGFX]; [PEG].
Internal Graphics
The optional settings are: [Auto]; [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Aperture Size
The optional settings are: [128MB]; [256MB]; [512MB].
DVMT Pre-Allocated
Use this item to select DVMT 5.0 pre-allocated (fixed) graphics memory size used
by the internal graphics device.
The optional settings are: [32M]; [64M]; [96M]; [128M]; [160M]; [192M]; [224M];
[256M]; [288M]; [320M]; [352M]; [384M]; [416M]; [448M]; [480M]; [512M]; [1024M].
DVMT Total Gfx Mem
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Use this item to select DVMT 5.0 total graphics memory size used by the internal
graphics device.
The optional settings are: [128M]; [256M]; [MAX].
RC6(Render Standby)
Use this item to enable or disable render standby support.
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
DMI Link ASPM Control
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [L0s]; [L1]; [L0Sl1].
DMI Gen 2
The optional settings are: [Auto]; [Enabled]; [Disabled].
Enable PEG
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]; [Auto].
*When set as [Enabled] or [Auto], user can make settings in the following items
that appear:
PEG-Gen X
The optional settings are: [[Auto]; [Gen1] ;[Gen2] ;[Gen3].
Detect Nom-Compliance Device
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
PEG-ASPM
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Auto]; [ASPM L0s]; [ASPM L1]; [ASPM
L0Sl1].
VGA2 Support
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].

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3-9 Boot Menu

Boot Configuration
Setup Prompt Timeout
Use this item to set number of seconds to wait for setup activation key.
Bootup Numlock State
Use this item to select keyboard numlock state.
The optional settings are: [On]; [Off].
Fast Boot
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
When set as [Enabled], user can make settings in the following items that appear:
SATA Support
The optional settings are: [Last Boot HDD Only];[All SATA Devices]; [HDD Only].
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 VGA Support
The optional settings are: [Auto]; [EFI Driver].
*When set as [Enabled], it will only install Legacy OpROM with Legacy OS and
logo will not be shown during POST. EFI driver will still be installed with EFI OS.
USB Support
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Full Initial]; [Partial Initial].
PS2 Devices Support
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
The PS2 devices will be skipped if this is set as [Disabled].
Network Stack Driver Support
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Network Stack Driver will be skipped if this is set as [Disabled].
Boot Option Priorities
Boot Option #1/…
Use this item to decide system boot order from available options.
 CSM parameters
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:
Launch CSM
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
Boot option filter
This option controls what device system can boot to.
The optional settings are: [UEFI and Legacy]; [Legacy only]; [UEFI only].
Launch Storage OpROM policy
This option controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM.
The optional settings are: [Do not launch]; [UEFI only]; [Legacy only].
Launch Video OpROM policy
This option controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM.
The optional settings are: [Do not launch]; [UEFI only]; [Legacy only]; [Legacy
first]; [UEFI first].
Other PCI device ROM priority
This item is for PCI devices other than Network, Mass storage or video defines
which OpROM to launch.
The optional settings are: [UEFI OpROM]; [Legacy OpROM].
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3-10 Security Menu

Administrator Password
This item allows user to set administrator password.
User Password
This item allows user to set user password.

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3-11 TurboOC Menu

 CPU Configuration
Press [Enter] to view current CPU information and make settings for the following
sub-items:
Active Processor Cores
Use this item to set the number of cores to enable in each processor packages.
Limit CPUID Maximum
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enhanced].
This item should be set as [Disabled] for Windows XP.
Execute Disable Bit
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enhanced].

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Intel Virtualization Technology
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
When set as [Enabled], a VHM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities
provided by Vanderpool Technology.
EIST
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
*When set as [Enabled], user can make settings in the following items that appear:
Turbo Mode
The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled].
*When set as [Enabled], user can make settings in ‘Torbo Core Ratio Limit’:
Turbo Core Ratio Limit
This item is for user to set Turbo core ratio. 0 means using the factory-
configured value.
CPU C states
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
*When set as [Enabled], user can make settings in the following items that appear:
Enhanced C1 State
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
CPU C3 Report
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Use this item to enable or disable CPU C3 report to OS.
CPU C6 Report
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
Use this item to enable or disable CPU C6 report to OS.
C6 Latency
The optional settings are: [Short]; [Long].
Use this item to configure short/long latency for C6.

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 CPU C7 Report
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [CPUC7]; [CPUC7s].
Use this item to enable or disable CPU C7 report to OS.
C7 Latency
The optional settings are: [Short]; [Long].
Use this item to configure short/long latency for C7.
LakeTiny Feature
Use this item to enable or disable LakeTiny for Cstate configuration.
The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled].
 Memory Configuration
Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items:
DIMM profile
Use this item to select DIMM timing profile that should be used.
The optional settings are: [Default DIMM profile]; [Custom Profile].
*When set as [Custom Profile], the sub-item ‘Custom Profile Control’ will appear
for user to manually set memory timing configuration:
tCL
The setting range for ‘Cas Latency’ is from [4] to [18].
tRCD
The setting range for ‘Row to Col Delay’ is from [1] to [38].
tRP
The setting range for ‘Ras Precharge’ is from [1] to [38].
tRAS
The setting range for ‘Ras Active Time’ is from [1] to [586].
tWR
The setting range for ‘Min Write Recovery Time’ is from [1] to [38].
tRFC
The setting range for ‘Min Refresh Recovery Delay Time’ is from [1] to [9363].
tRRD
The setting range for ‘Min Row Active to Row Active Delay Time’ is from [1] to
[38].
tWTR
The setting range for ‘Min Internal Write to Read Command Delay Time’ is from
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[1] to [38].
tRTP
The setting range for ‘Min Internal Read to Precharge Command Delay Time’ is
from [1] to [38].
tRC
The setting range for ‘Min Active to Active/Refresh Delay Time(tRCmin) to
Precharge Command Delay Time’ is from [1] to [586].
tFAW
The setting range for ‘Min Four Activate Window Delay Time’ is from [1] to [586].
tCWL
The setting range for ‘Minimum CAS Write Latency Time (tCWLmin).
tREFI
The setting range for ‘Maximum tREFI Time (Average Periodic Refresh
Interval).
Memory Frequency Limiter
Use this item to set maximum memory frequency selection in Mhz.
The optional settings are [Auto]; [1066]; [1333] [1600].
Command Rate
The optional settings are: [Auto]; [1T]; [2T].

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3-12 Save & Exit Menu

Save Changes and Reset

This item allows user to reset the system after saving the changes.
Discard Changes and Reset
This item allows user to reset the system without saving any changes.
Save Options
Save Changes
This item allows user to save changes done so far to any of the setup options.
Discard Changes
This item allows user to discard changes done so far to any of the setup options.
Restore Defaults
Use this item to restore /load default values for all the setup options.
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Save as User Defaults
Use this item to save the changes done so far as user defaults.
Restore User Defaults
Use this item to restore defaults to all the setup options.
Boot Override
Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device
Use this item to launch EFI shell application (Shell x 64.efi) from one of the available
filesystem devices.

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