Document Outline

• Express-HL
• Revision History
• Preface
• Table of Contents
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Specifications
  • 2.1 Core System
  • 2.2 Expansion Busses
  • 2.3 Video
  • 2.4 Audio
  • 2.5 LAN
  • 2.6 Multi I/O and Storage
  • 2.7 TPM (Trusted Platform Module)
  • 2.8 SEMA Board Controller
  • 2.9 Debug
  • 2.10 Power Specifications
  • 2.11 Operating Temperatures
  • 2.12 Environmental
  • 2.13 Specification Compliance
  • 2.14 Operating Systems
  • 2.15 Function Diagram
  • 2.16 Mechanical Drawing
• 3 Pinouts and Signal Descriptions
  • 3.1 AB/CD Pin Definitions
  • 3.2 Signal Description Terminology
  • 3.3 AB Signal Descriptions
    • 3.3.1 Audio Signals
    • 3.3.2 Analog VGA
    • 3.3.3 LVDS
    • 3.3.4 Gigabit Ethernet
    • 3.3.5 Serial ATA
    • 3.3.6 PCI Express
    • 3.3.7 Express Card
    • 3.3.8 LPC Bus
    • 3.3.9 USB
    • 3.3.10 USB Root Segmentation
    • 3.3.11 SPI (BIOS only)
    • 3.3.12 Miscellaneous
    • 3.3.13 SMBus
    • 3.3.14 I2C Bus
    • 3.3.15 General Purpose I/O (GPIO)
    • 3.3.16 Serial Interface Signals
    • 3.3.17 Power And System Management
    • 3.3.18 Power and Ground
  • 3.4 CD Signal Descriptions
    • 3.4.1 USB 3.0 extension
    • 3.4.2 PCI Express x1
    • 3.4.3 DDI Channels
    • 3.4.4 DDI to DP/HDMI Mapping
    • 3.4.5 PCI Express Graphics x16 (PEG)
    • 3.4.6 Module Type Definition
    • 3.4.7 Power and Ground
• 4 Connector Pinouts on Module
  • 4.1 40-pin Debug Connector
  • 4.2 Status LEDs
  • 4.3 XDP Debug Header
  • 4.4 Fan Connector
  • 4.5 BIOS Setup Defaults RESET Button
  • 4.6 Express-HL Switch Settings
    • 4.6.1 Switch Locations
    • 4.6.2 SW1: PCI Express Configuration Switch
    • 4.6.3 SW4: LVDS Panel Configuration Switch
    • 4.6.4 SW3: BIOS Select and Mode Configuration Switch
  • 4.7 PCIe x16-to-two-x8 Adapter Card
• 5 Smart Embedded Management Agent (SEMA)
  • 5.1 Board Specific SEMA Functions
    • 5.1.1 Voltages
    • 5.1.2 Main Current
    • 5.1.3 BMC Status
    • 5.1.4 Exception Codes
    • 5.1.5 BMC Flags
• 6 System Resources
  • 6.1 System Memory Map
  • 6.2 Direct Memory Access Channels
  • 6.3 I/O Map
  • 6.4 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines
  • 6.5 PCI Configuration Space Map
  • 6.6 PCI Interrupt Routing Map
  • 6.7 SMBus Slave Addresses
• 7 BIOS Setup
  • 7.1 Menu Structure
  • 7.2 Main
    • 7.2.1 System Information
    • 7.2.2 Processor Information
    • 7.2.3 PCH Information
      • 7.2.3.1 PCH Information System Management
    • 7.2.4 System Management
      • 7.2.4.1 System Management > Board Information
      • 7.2.4.2 System Management > Temperatures and Fan Speed
      • 7.2.4.3 System Management > Power Consumption
      • 7.2.4.4 System Management > Runtime Statistics
      • 7.2.4.5 System Management > Flags
      • 7.2.4.6 System Management > Power Up
      • 7.2.4.7 System Management > LVDS Backlight
      • 7.2.4.8 System Management > Smart Fan
    • 7.2.5 System Date and Time
  • 7.3 Advanced
    • 7.3.1 CPU
    • 7.3.2 Memory
    • 7.3.3 Graphics
    • 7.3.4 SATA
      • 7.3.4.1 SATA > Intel® Rapid Start Technology
      • 7.3.4.2 SATA > SATA Port Configuration
    • 7.3.5 USB
      • 7.3.5.1 USB > PCH USB Configuration
    • 7.3.6 Network
    • 7.3.7 PCI and PCIe
      • 7.3.7.1 PCI and PCIe > PEG Configuration (System Agent)
      • 7.3.7.2 PCI and PCIe > PCH-PCIe Configuration
    • 7.3.8 Super IO
    • 7.3.9 ACPI and Power Management
    • 7.3.10 Sound
    • 7.3.11 Serial Port Console
      • 7.3.11.1 Serial Port Console > Console Redirection Settings
    • 7.3.12 Clock
    • 7.3.13 Thermal
    • 7.3.14 Miscellaneous
      • 7.3.14.1 Miscellaneous > BIOS Security Configuration
      • 7.3.14.2 Miscellaneous > Trusted Computing
  • 7.4 Boot
    • 7.4.1 Boot Configuration
    • 7.4.2 CSM parameters
  • 7.5 Security
    • 7.5.1 Password Description
    • 7.5.2 Secure Boot Menu
  • 7.6 Save & Exit
    • 7.6.1 Reset Options
    • 7.6.2 Save Options
• 8 BIOS Checkpoints, Beep Codes
  • 8.1 Status Code Ranges
  • 8.2 Standard Status Codes
    • 8.2.1 SEC Status Codes
    • 8.2.2 SEC Beep Codes
    • 8.2.3 PEI Status Codes
    • 8.2.4 PEI Beep Codes
    • 8.2.5 DXE Status Codes
    • 8.2.6 DXE Beep Codes
    • 8.2.7 ACPI/ASL Checkpoint
  • 8.3 OEM-Reserved Checkpoint Ranges
• 9 Mechanical Information
  • 9.1 Board-to-Board Connectors
  • 9.2 Thermal Solution
    • 9.2.1 Heat Spreaders
    • 9.2.2 Heat Sinks
    • 9.2.3 Installation
  • 9.3 Mounting Methods
  • 9.4 Standoff Types
• Safety Instructions
• Getting Service