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NF792I Series User’s Manual NO. G03-NF792I-F Revision: 1.0 Release date: October 25, 2017 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.
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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.
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) ...
USER’S NOTICE COPYRIGHT OF THIS MANUAL BELONGS TO THE MANUFACTURER. NO PART OF THIS MANUAL, 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.
Chapter 1 Introduction of the Motherboard 1-1 Feature of Motherboard ® Intel Braswell series SoC Processor, with low power consumption never denies high performance Support DDR3L-1600, 2 * SO-DIMM slot, up to 8GB memory Realtek ALC662VD Audio ...
1-2 Specification Spec Description ® Intel Braswell *SoC CPU *CPU model varies from different IPC options. Please consult your dealer for more information of onboard CPU. Memory 2* DDR3L ( Dual channel) 1600MHz SO-DIMM slot up to 8GB ...
2* LAN activity LED header 2* RS232 Serial port header (COM3/4) 1* Front panel audio header 2* 9-pin USB 2.0 header (Expansible to 4* USB 2.0 ports) 1* 8 bit GPIO_CON header 1* PS/2 keyboard & mouse header ...
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Jumper Jumper Name Description JMD1 COM1 Port Pin9 Function Select 4-pin Block JMD4 COM4 Header Pin9 Function Select 4-pin Block LVDS INVERTER Backlight 5V/12V Select 3-pin Block LVDS Panel VCC 3.3V/5V/12V Select 4-pin Block AT_MODE ATX Mode / AT Mode Select 3-Pin Block COPEN Case Open Message Display Function...
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ATXPWR ATX Power Connector SATA1 SATAIII Port Connector CPUFAN CPU Fan Connector SYSFAN1 System Fan Connector Headers Header Name Description JW_FP Front Panel Header 9-pin Block (PWR LED/ HDD LED/ Power Button /Reset) SPK-LED Power LED & Speaker Header 7-pin Block LAN1_LED/ LAN Activity LED Header 2-pin Block...
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(4) JP2 (4-pin): LVDS Panel VCC 3.3V/5V/12V Select 2-4 Closed: 4-6 Closed: 3-4 Closed: VCC=3.3V; VCC= 12V. VCC= 5V; (Default); (5) AT_Mode (3-pin): AT/ATX Mode Function Select Pin1 Pin1 AT_MODE 1-2 Closed: 2-3 Closed: ATX Mode AT Mode. (Default); *ATX Mode Selected: Press power button to power on after power input ready; AT Mode Selected: Directly power on as power input ready.
Pin 5&6 of JBAT (6-pin): Flash Override → Pin 5&6 of JBAT Flash Override JBAT 5-6 Open:Enable Security Measures in the Flash Descriptor(Default); 5-6 Closed: Disable Security Measures in the Flash Descriptor(Override). 2-2 Connectors and Headers 2-2-1 Connectors (1) Rear I/O Connectors COM1 RJ-45 RJ-45...
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Icon Name Function Also called LPT connector. Mostly for user to Parallel Port connect printer or scanner with parallel interface. To connect display device that support HDMI HDMI Port specification. To connect display device that support VGA VGA Port specification. This connector is standard RJ-45 LAN jack for RJ-45 LAN Port Network connection.
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(2) COM1 (9-pin Block): RS232/422/485 Serial Port Connector 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 BIOS Setting) at first, before using specialized cable to connect different pins of this port.
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(4) SATA1 (7-pin block):SATAIII Port connector This connector is a high-speed SATAIII port that supports 6 GB/s transfer rate. Pin No. Defnition SATA1 (5) SYSFAN1/ CPUFAN (4-pin): FAN Connector CPUFAN Header SYSFAN1 Header SYSFAN1 CPUFAN Pin1 Pin1...
2-2-2 Headers (1) JW_FP (9-pin): Front Panel Header Pin 1 JW_FP (2) SPK-LED(7-pin): SPEAKER and PWRLED Header Pin 1 SPK-LED...
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(3) LAN1_LED / LAN2_LED (2-pin): LAN LED Activity Function Select LAN2_LED LAN1_LED Pin 1 (4) COM3 / COM4 (9-pin): RS232 Serial Port Header COM3 COM4 Pin1 (5) FP_AUDIO (9-pin): Line-Out, MIC-In Header This header connects to Front Panel Line-out, MIC-In connector with cable. FP_AUDIO Pin 1...
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(6) FP_USBV1 (9-pin): USB 2.0 Port Header POWER: NORMAL POWER (VCC5V) without wake up function FP_USBV1 FP_USBSB1 Pin 1 (7) FP_USBSB1 (9-pin): USB 2.0 Port Header POWER: STANDBY POWER (5VSB) with wake up function FP_USBV1 FP_USBSB1 Pin 1...
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(12) INVERTER (8-pin): LVDS Inverter Connector Pin No. Definition Backlight Enable INVERTER Backlight PWM PVCC PVCC Backlight Up SW Pin 1 Backlight Down SW Warning! Find Pin-1 location of the inverter and make sure that the installation direction is correct! Otherwise serious harm will occur to the board/display panel!!
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.
BIOS Menu Screen The following diagram show a general BIOS menu screen: Menu Bar General Help Items Menu Items Current Setting Value Function Keys 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 <+>/<–> 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. [F7]: To enter pop-up boot menu to select boot device. ...
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.
3-7 Advanced Menu Trusted Computing Press [Enter] to enable or disable Security Device Support. Configuration Security Device Support Use this item to enable or disable BIOS support for security device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. The optional settings: [Disabled];...
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Use this item to enable or disable SHA-1 PCR Bank. The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. SHA256 PCR Bank Use this item to enable or disable SHA256 PCR Bank. The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. TPM2.0 UEFI Spec Version Use this item to select the TCG2 spec. version supported. The optional settings: [1.0];...
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Transmission Mode Select The optional settings are: [RS422]; [RS232]; [RS485]. Mode Speed Select The optional settings are: [RS232/RS422/RS485=250Kbps]; [RS232=1Mbps, RS422/RS485=10Mbps]. Serial Port FIF0 Mode The optional settings are: [16-Byte FIF0]; [32-Byte FIF0]; [64-Byte FIF0]; [128-Byte FIF0]. Serial Port 2 Configuration/ Serial Port 3 Configuration/ Serial Port 4 Configuration Press [Enter] to make settings for the following items: Serial Port 2/3/4 Configuration...
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Parallel Port Use this item to enable or disable serial port (LPT/LPTE). The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. Change Settings Use this item to select an optimal setting for super IO device. The optional settings are: [Auto]; [IO=378h; IRQ=5]; [IO=378h; IRQ=5,6,7,9,10,11,12]; [IO=278h; IRQ=5,6,7,9,10,11,12]; [IO=3BCh;...
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The optional settings are: [Sec.]; [Min.]. WatchDog Wake-up Timer The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. When set as [Enabled], the following sub-items shall appear: WatchDog Wake-up Timer Value The setting range is [10] ~ [4095] seconds, or [1] ~ [4095] minutes. WatchDog Wake-up Timer Unit The optional settings are: [Sec.];...
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Bits per second The optional settings are: [9600]; [19200]; [38400]; [57600]; [115200]. Data Bits The optional settings are: [7]; [8]. Parity The optional settings are: [None]; [Even]; [Odd];[Mark]; [Space]. Stop Bits The optional settings are: [1]; [2]. Flow Control The optional settings are: [None]; [Hardware RTS/CTS]. VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support The optional settings are: [Disabled];...
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user is using) will exchange data. Both computers should have the same or compatible settings. Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items. Out-of-Band Mgmt Port The default setting is: [COM1]. Terminal Type The optional settings are: [VT100]; [VT100+]; [VT-UTF8]; [ANSI]. Bits per second The optional settings are: [9600];...
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CPUFAN/SYSFAN1 Full-Speed Duty Use this item to set CPUFAN full speed duty. Fan will run at full speed when above the pre-set duty. CPUFAN/SYSFAN1 Idle-Speed Temperature Use this item to set CPUFAN idle speed temperature. Fan will run at idle speed when below the pre-set temperature.
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This item controls Max C-state that the processor will support. The optional settings: [C7]; [C6]; [C1]. SATA Configuration Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items: SATA Configuration SATA Controller The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled]. When set as [Enabled], the following items shall appear: SATA Mode Selection The default setting is: [AHCI].
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Media Detect Count Use this item to set number of times presence of media will be checked. The optional settings range from [1] to [50]. CSM Configuration Press [Enter] to make settings for the following sub-items: Compatibility Support Module Configuration Boot Option Filter This item controls Legacy/UEFI ROMs priority.
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The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. *Note: USB wake-up function is affected by ERP function in S4. Please disable ERP before activating this function in S4. PS2 KB/MS Wake-Up from S3-S5 The optional settings: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. *Note: PS2 KB/MS wake-up function is affected by ERP function in S4-S5. Please disable ERP before activating this function in S4-S5.
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The optional settings: [Auto]; [Manual]. ‘Auto’ uses default value: for a root port it is 100 ms, for a hub port the delay is taken from hub descriptor. Select [Manual] you can set value for the following sub-item: ‘Device Power-up Delay in Seconds’.
3-8 Chipset Menu North Bridge Press [Enter] to view memory configurations or make settings for the following sub-items: PAVC Use this item to enable or disable protected audio video control. The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. DVMT Pre-Allocated Use this item to select DVMT 5.0 pre-allocated (fixed) graphics memory size used by the internal graphics device.
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graphics device. The optional settings are: [128M]; [256M]; [MAX]. Aperture Size The optional settings are: [128MB]; [256MB]; [512MB]. GTT Size The optional settings are: [2MB]; [4MB]; [8MB]. Primary IGFX Boot Display The optional settings are: [Auto]; [CRT]; [HDMI] when ‘Active LFP’ is set as [Disabled], or [Auto];...
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LVDS FW Protect The optional settings are: [Enabled]; [Disabled]. Max T0LUD Use this item to select he maximum value of T0LUD. The optional settings are: [2GB]; [2.25GB]; [2.5GB]; [2.75GB]; [3GB]. South Bridge Press [Enter] for further settings in the following items: Onboard PCIE LAN2 The optional settings are: [Enabled];...
3-10 Boot Menu 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]. Quiet Boot The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]. Boot Option Priorities Boot Option #1/ Boot Option #2…...
UEFI Boot The optional settings are: [Disabled]; [Enabled]; [Auto]. [Auto]: If the 1 boot HDD is GPT then enable UEFI boot options, otherwise disable. [Enabled]: Enable all UEFI boot options. [Enabled]: Disable all UEFI boot options. 3-11 Save & Exit Menu Save Changes and Reset This item allows user to reset the system after saving the changes.
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Restore User Defaults Use this item to restore the user defaults to all the setup options. Boot Override Boot Override UEFI:xx/… Press this item to select the device as boot disk after save configuration and reset. Launch EFI Shell from file system device This item is used for attempts to launch EFI shell application from one of the available file system devices.