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Table of Contents
Copyright .............................................................................................................2
Trademarks ........................................................................................................2
FCC and DOC Statement on Class B .....................................................2
About this Manual ..........................................................................................4
Warranty ..............................................................................................................4
Static Electricity Precautions ......................................................................4
Safety Measures ..............................................................................................4
About the Package .........................................................................................5
Chapter 1 - Introduction .............................................................................6
Specifications ................................................................................................6
Features ........................................................................................................7
Chapter 2 - Concept ....................................................................... 8
COM Express Module Standards ..............................................................8
Specification Comparison Table ...............................................................9
Chapter 3 - Hardware Installation .............................................. 10
Board Layout ...............................................................................................10
Block Diagram .............................................................................................10
Mechanical Diagram .................................................................................. 12
System Memory ..........................................................................................13
Installing the DIMM Module .......................................................................13
Connectors ...................................................................................................14
CPU Fan Connector....................................................................................14
COM Express Connectors ...........................................................................15
COM Express Connectors Signal Discription .................................................18
Standby Power LED ...................................................................................27
Cooling Option ............................................................................................ 27
Installing HM960-QM87/HM86 onto a Carrier Board .......................28
Installing the COM Express Debug Card .............................................31
Chapter 4 - BIOS Setup ............................................................... 34
Overview ..................................................................................................... 34
AMI BIOS Setup Utility .............................................................................35
Main .........................................................................................................35
Advanced ..................................................................................................35
Chipset .....................................................................................................44
Boot .........................................................................................................51
Security ....................................................................................................52
Save & Exit ...............................................................................................52
Updating the BIOS ....................................................................................53
Notice: BIOS SPI ROM ............................................................................. 53
Chapter 5 - Supported Software ........................................................... 54
Chapter 6 - GPIO Programming Guide...............................................74
Chapter 7 - RAID (HM960-QM87) ...............................................75
RAID Levels .................................................................................75
Settings .......................................................................................75
Chapter 8 - Intel AMT Settings (HM960-QM87) ............................78
Overview ...............................................................................................................78
Enable Intel
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AMT in the AMI BIOS .........................................................78
Enable Intel
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AMT in the Intel
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Management Engine BIOS
Extension (MEBX) Screen ..............................................................................
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Appendix A - nLite and AHCI Installation Guide ........................... 92
nLite ...............................................................................................................92
AHCI ..............................................................................................................95
Appendix B - Watchdog Sample Code ................................................98
Appendix C - System Error Message ...................................................99
Appendix D - Troubleshooting .............................................................. 100