DFI CD952 series - Manual (Page 3)

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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 - Hardware Installation ................................................ 8
Board Layout .................................................................................................8
Block Diagram ...............................................................................................9
Mechanical Diagram ....................................................................................9
System Memory .......................................................................................... 10
Jumper Settings ......................................................................................... 10
Power-on/Clear CMOS ................................................................................ 10
USB Power Select ....................................................................................... 11
COM2/DIO Select ....................................................................................... 11
Front Panel I/O Ports ................................................................................ 12
USB Ports ................................................................................................... 12
COM1 (Serial) Port ...................................................................................... 13
Mic-in jack.................................................................................................. 14
RJ45 LAN Ports ........................................................................................... 14
Rear Panel I/O Ports ................................................................................. 15
DVI-I Port .................................................................................................. 15
VGA Port .................................................................................................... 16
micro HDMI ................................................................................................ 16
DC-in ......................................................................................................... 17
Line-out jack .............................................................................................. 17
COM2 (Serial) Port/Isolated 4-bit DIO .......................................................... 18
I/O Connectors ........................................................................................... 19
Digital I/O Connector (optional)................................................................... 19
Expansion slots ........................................................................................... 19
Chassis Intrusion Connector ........................................................................ 20
Cooling Fan Connectors............................................................................... 20
LEDs .......................................................................................................... 21
Battery ....................................................................................................... 21
CompactFlash Socket .................................................................................. 22
Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup ............................................................... 23
Overview ..................................................................................................... 23
AMI BIOS Setup Utility ............................................................................. 24
Main .......................................................................................................... 24
Advanced ................................................................................................... 24
Chipset ...................................................................................................... 30
Boot........................................................................................................... 32
Security ...................................................................................................... 33
Save & Exit ................................................................................................ 33
Updating the BIOS .................................................................................... 34
Chapter 4 - Supported Software
........................................................... 35
Appendix A - nLite and AHCI Installation Guide ........................... 49
nLite ............................................................................................................... 49
AHCI .............................................................................................................. 53
Appendix B - Watchdog Sample Code ................................................ 55
Appendix C - Troubleshooting
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Appendix D - Troubleshooting
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Appendix E - Digital I/O User Guide ................................................... 59
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