User Manual AIMB-784
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1. 14 USB Ports LAN1 058910 LAN2 05812 0583 05856 USB78 0581112 8 USB19314 ied toe e dau 15 USB Power 16 VGA Connector and DVI D Connector DVI1 DVI2 VGAM 16 Serial Ports COM1 2 COM3 5 amp 17 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector 51 17 External Keyboard amp Mouse 52 18 CPU Fan Connector 18 System FAN Connector SYSFAN1 and 2 19 Front Panel Connectors JFP1 JFP2 amp 19 2 11 1 Power LED and Keyboard Lock 20 Table 2 1 5 2 or ATX power supply LED status 20 2 11 2 External Speaker JFP2 pins 1 4 7 amp 10 20 2 11 3 HDD LED Connector JFP2 pins 2 amp 5 20 2 11 4 SNMP SM Bus connector JFP2 pins 8 amp 11 20 2 11 5 Soft Power Switch JFP1 pins amp 6 20 2 11 6 Reset Connector JFP1 pins 9 amp 12 20 vii AIMB 784 User Manual 2 12 2 13 2 14 2 15 2 16 2 17 2 18 2 19 2 20 2 21 22. 4 Jumpers and Connectors 4 Table 1 1 Jumper list 4 Table 1 2 orte i te decode 4 Board Layout Jumper and Connector 6 Figure 1 1 Jumper and Connector Locations 6 Figure 1 2 VO isani 6 AIMB 784 Block 7 Figure 1 3 AIMB 784 Block Diagram 7 Safety Precautlons e aa REA iu tans 8 Jumper Settings bet stein 8 1 8 4 How to set J mpers 8 1 8 2 CMOS clear amp ME clear JCMOS1 amp 9 Table 1 3 1 9 1 8 3 Watchdog timer output JWDT1 9 Table 1 4 Watchdog timer output 1 9 Table 1 5 ATX AT mode selector PSONT 10 System Memlory E E dei red 10 Memory Installation Procedures seen 10 Cache Memo e oi err doa Eoo EE DOE Ir EY a am er e E 10 Processor InstallatiOri uui re bed tbe e eddie 11 PCI Bus Routing Table ui e P eens 11 Connecting Peripherals 13 14 Parallel Port LPT
3. 94 HDD LED Connector 2 94 Table B 15 HDD LED Connector 2 94 ATX Soft Power Switch 1 95 Table B 16 ATX Soft Power Switch 1 95 SNMP SM BUS Bus Connector 2 95 Table B 17 SM Bus Connector 2 95 USB LAN ports LAN1 USB910 and 1 2_05 12 95 Table B 18 USB2 0 Port 95 Table B 19 USB3 0 Port 96 Table B 20 Giga LAN 10 100 1000 Base T RJ 45 port 96 Line Out MIC IN Connector 96 Front Panel Audio Connector 0 1 97 Table B 21 Front Panel Audio Connector FPAUD1 97 8 pin Alarm Board Connector VOLT1 sss 97 Table B 22 8 pin Alarm Board Connector VOLT1 97 Case Open Connector JCASE 1 98 Table B 23 Case Open Connector 1 98 Front Panel LAN LED Connector LAN 01 98 Table B 24 LAN LED Connector LANLED 1 98 SPI CN1 SPI Flash Card Pin 98 Table B 25 SPI CN1 SPI fresh card pin conne
4. 2 OOOOO 05878 0581112 Table B 3 USB2 0 Header 05856 05878 0581112 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5V 2 5V 3 D 4 D 5 D 6 D 7 GND 8 GND 9 N A 10 N C 89 AIMB 784 User Manual 5 Connector VGA1 Table 4 VGA Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 RED 9 KEY PWR 2 GREEN 10 GND 3 BLUE 11 IDO RES 4 ID2 RES 12 ID1 SDA 5 GND 13 HSYNC 6 RED RTN 14 VSYNC 7 GREEN RTN 15 ID3 SCL 8 BLUE RTN B 6 DVI Interface 00000000 00000000 00000000 17 Signal Pin Signal 1 TMDS Data 2 13 TMDS Data 3 2 TMDS Data 2 14 5 3 TMDS Data 2 4 shield 15 GND 4 TMDS Data 4 16 Hot plug detect 5 TMDS Data 4 17 TMDS data 0 6 DDC clock 18 TMDS data 0 7 DDC data 19 TMDS data 0 5 shield 8 Analog vertical sync 20 TMDS data 5 9 TMDS Data 1 21 TMDS data 5 10 TMDS Data 1 22 TMDS clock shield 11 TMDS Data 1 3 shield 23 TMDS clock 12 TMDS Data 3 24 TMDS clock AIMB 784 User Manual 90 B 7 RS 232 Interface Table B 6 RS 232 Interface Rear Pin Signal oloo NIDIA o NN Table B 7 RS 232 Interface onboard Pin Signal 91 AIMB 784 User Manual B 8 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector KBMS1 12 11 10 e 9 6 5 05
5. Figure 3 24 Serial Port 6 Configuration Serial Port 4 configuration Serial Port To Enable or Disable Serial Port 4 Change Settings To select an optimal setting for serial port 4 Serial Port 5 configuration Serial Port To Enable or Disable Serial Port 5 Change Settings To select an optimal setting for serial port 5 B Serial Port 6 configuration Serial Port To Enable or Disable Serial Port 6 Change Settings To select an optimal setting for serial port 6 AIMB 784 User Manual 50 3 2 3 Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc k PCH IO Configuration Figure 3 25 Chipset This page provides information of the chipset on AIMB 784 3 2 3 1 Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatre k PCI Express Configuration Figure 3 26 PCH IO Configuration 51 AIMB 784 User Manual LAN1 Controller LAN1 Option ROM Enable or Disable LAN 1 boot option for legacy network devices Wake on LAN Enable or Disable Wake on LAN1 LAN2Controller LAN2 Option ROM Enable or Disable LAN 2 boot option for legacy network devices PCIE Wake Enable or Disable PCIE Wake function m Deep Sleep Enable or Disable Deep Sleep SLP_S4 Assertion Width Select a minimum assertion width of the SLP_S4 signal WB Restore AC Power Loss Power off or Power on or Last State to restore AC Power Loss 3 2 3 2 PCI Express Configurat
6. 32 Figure 3 3 Advanced BIOS features setup screen 32 Figure 3 4 PCI Subsystem 5 33 Figure 3 5 PCI Express Settings 34 Figure 3 6 ACPI Settings 35 Figure 3 7 TPM 36 Figure 3 8 S5 RTC Wake Settings 37 Figure 3 9 CPU Configuration 38 Figure 3 10SATA 39 Figure 3 11PCH FW 40 Figure 3 12AMT Configuration 41 Figure 3 13USB 42 Figure 3 14SMART 5 43 Figure 3 15Super IO 44 Figure 3 16Serial Port 1 Configuration 44 Figure 3 17 Serial Port 2 Configuration 45 Figure 3 18Parallel Configuration 45 Figure 3 19PC Health 46 Figure 3 20Super IO 47 Figure 3 21 Serial Port Configuration 48 Figure 3 22Serial Port 4 Configuration 49 Figure 3 23Serial Port 5 Configuration 49 Figure 3 24S
7. 90 39 232 Interface oci atico ve 91 ix AIMB 784 User Manual B 8 B 9 B 10 B 12 B 13 B 14 B 15 B 16 B 18 B 19 B 20 B 21 B 22 B 23 B 24 B 25 B 26 B 27 B 28 B 29 AIMB 784 User Manual Table B 6 RS 232 Interface 91 Table 7 RS 232 Interface 91 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector 51 92 Table B 8 Keyboard and Mouse Connector KBMS1 92 External Keyboard Connector 52 92 Table B 9 External Keyboard Connector KBMS2 92 Infrared IR connector JIR1 and JWDT1 and HW Monitor Alarm 581 93 Table B 10 JIR1 JWDT1 JOBS 1 93 System Fan Power Connector 1 5 2 93 Table B 11 Fan Power Connector SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 93 Power LED and Keyboard Lock 93 Table B 12 Power LED and Keyboard Lock JFP3 93 External Speaker Connector JFP2 94 Table B 13 External Speaker Connector JFP2 94 Reset Connector 1 94 Table B 14 Reset Connector 1
8. 2 13 8 pin Alarm Board Connector VOLT1 VOLT1 OOOOOOO VOLT1 connects to the alarm board of Advantech chassis The alarm board gives warnings if a power supply or fan fails chassis overheats or the backplane malfunc tions 21 AIMB 784 User Manual 2 14 Case Open Connector JCASE1 JCASE1 JCASE1 is for chassis with a case open sensor The buzzer on the motherboard sounds if the case is opened unexpectedly 2 15 Front Panel LAN Indicator Connector LANLED1 LAN Mode Indicator LAN Link ON ON LAN Active Flash LAN Link Off OFF LANLED1 AIMB 784 User Manual 22 2 16 Serial ATA Interface SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 amp SATA6 6SATAIII AIMB 784 features six high performance serial ATA III interfaces up to 600 MB s with long thin easy to run SATA cables 2 17 PCI Slots PCI 1 PCI 4 PCI PCI2 PCI3 000000 2000000000000000000000000 00000 Ho000000000000000000000000 00000 The AIMB 784 provides four 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slots 23 AIMB 784 User Manual 2 18 PCle x16 Expansion Slot PCIEX16 1 OOO0O0O0O00O0O000000000000000000000000000 000000 00000000000000000000000000000000 OOOOOL OO00000000000000000000000000000000000 00000 PCle x16 The AIMB 784 provides a PCle x16 slot for users to install an add on peripheral card for extension r
9. Enable PEG Auto Enable or Disable Enable PEG 57 AIMB 784 User Manual Detect Non Compliance Device Detect Non Compliance PCI Express Device in PEG Program PCle ASPM after OpROM Enabled PCle ASPM will be programmed after OpDROM Disabled PCle ASPM will be programme before ODROM PEGODe emphasis Control Configure the De emphasis control on PEG PEGO ASPM Control ASPM support for the PEG device This has no effect if PEG is not the currently active device Memory Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Memory Frequency Limiter Auto E Memory Frequency Limiter Maximum Memory Frequency selection in MHz AIMB 784 User Manual 58 3 2 4 Boot Aptio Setup Utility Copyright Setup Prompt Timeout Figure 3 29 Boot Setup Prompt Timeout Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the number of seconds to wait for setup acti vation key E Bootup NumLock State On or Off power on state for the NumLock Quiet Boot Enable or Disable Quiet Boot option 59 AIMB 784 User Manual CSM16 Parameters Enable Disable Option ROM execution settings etc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc 20 Active Upon Request GateA20 Active Upon request GA20 can be disabled using BIOS service Always do not allow disabling GA20 this option is useful when any RT code is executed above 1MB RO
10. 2 4 USB Power Switch Jumper USB Ports JUSB 1 Rear USB ports JUSB 2 Onboard USB ports AIMB 784 allows users to set USB power between 5 V DUAL and 5 V When the jumper is set 5 V the board doesn t support waked from S3 via keyboard or mouse Note When USB power is switched to 5V it can t be connected with pow ered 2 5 Connector DVI D Connector DVI1 2 VGA1 00000000 00000000 00000000 DVI DVI1 vGA COM1 DVI2 AIMB 784 User Manual 16 2 6 2 7 The AIMB 784 includes both VGA and DVI D interface that can drive conventional CRT and LCD displays Pin assignments of VGA1 and DVI1 DVI2 are detailed in Appendix B Serial Ports COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 5 amp COM6 COM1 COM2 4 COM5 COM6 The AIMB 784 offers six serial ports one on the rear panel and five onboard RS 232 422 485 mode is selected by BIOS for COM3 These ports can connect to a serial mouse printer or communications network The IRQ and address ranges for those ports are fixed However if you want to disable the port or change these parameters later you can do this in the system BIOS setup Different devices imple ment the RS 232 422 485 standards in different
11. AIMB 784 1150 Intel Core i7 i5 i3 with Dual DVI VGA USB 3 0 DDR3 SATA III AD ANTECH Enabling an Intelligent Planet Copyright The documentation and the software included with this product are copyrighted 2013 by Advantech Co Ltd All rights are reserved Advantech Co Ltd reserves the right to make improvements in the products described in this manual at any time without notice No part of this manual may be reproduced copied translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co Ltd Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable How ever Advantech Co Ltd assumes no responsibility for its use nor for any infringe ments of the rights of third parties which may result from its use Acknowledgements AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc IBM and PC are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation ntel Core Intel Core 2 Quad Pentium Dual Core and Celeron are trade marks of Intel amp Corporation WinBond is a trademark of Winbond Corporation All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners Part No 2006078400 Edition 1 Printed in China July 2013 AIMB 784 User Manual ii A Message to the Customer Advantech Customer Services Each and every Advantech product is built to the most exacting specifications to ensure reliable performance in the
12. 2012 8 34 PM 9 14 2006 6 10 PM 2 11 2008 9 26 PM 1 14 2013 10 45 PM 1 15 2013 7 57 PM 1 15 2013 7 55 PM 66 Type File folder File folder File folder File folder File folder Application extens Application extens Text Document Configuration sett Configuration sett XML Document Text Document Date created 6 6 2013 10 19 AM Integrated Graphic Device Setup 5 1 5 2 Introduction The 4th Gen Intel Core i processors are embedded with integrated graphics control ler You need to install the VGA driver to enable this function which includes the fol lowing features B Optimized integrated graphic solution With Intel Graphics Flexible Display Inter face it supports versatile display options and 32 bit 3D graphics engine Dual independent display enhanced display modes for widescreen flat panels for extend twin and clone dual display mode and optimized 3D support delivers an intensive and realistic visual experience Windows 8 Windows 7 Driver Setup Note Before installing this driver make sure the INF driver has been installed 2 your system See Chapter 4 for information on installing the INF E driver Insert the driver CD into your system s CD ROM drive You can see the driver folders items Navigate to the 02 Graphic folder and click the executable file to complete the installation of the drivers for Windows 7 Windows 8 m gt mem QUO gt AIMB 784 02 Graphic
13. 22 2 23 Chapter 3 3 1 3 2 AIMB 784 User Manual Line Out Mic In Connector 1_ 0 2 21 8 pin Alarm Board Connector se 21 Case Open Connector 1 22 Front Panel LAN Indicator Connector _ 22 Table 2 2 Front Panel LAN Indicator Connector 22 Serial ATA Interface SATA1 SATA2 SATA4 5 amp SATAO wp 23 PCI Slots PCI 1 PCI 4 23 PCle x16 Expansion Slot PCIEX16 1 24 24 PCIEXT 1 eie eee 25 Auxiliary 4 pin power connector 12 1 25 SPI Flash _ 1 26 Low Pin Count Connector 1 26 Table 2 3 Advantech LPC Module 5 26 30 Figure 3 1 Main setup 8 30 Entering BIOS Setup 2 1 rr epe tede 31 321 DB T 31 Figure 3 2 Main setup 50 31 3 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features
14. 3 17 Serial Port 2 Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Parallel Port Enabled Figure 3 18 Parallel Configuration Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port 1 45 AIMB 784 User Manual Change Settings To select an optimal setting for serial port 1 Serial Port 2 Configuration Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port 2 Change Settings To select an optimal setting for serial port 2 Device Mode Serial port 2 could be selected as Standard serial port mode or IrDA 1 0 HP SIR mode Parallel Port To Enable or Disable Parallel Port Change Settings To select an optimal setting for parallel port Device Mode Parallel port could be selected as and EPP 1 9 Mode and other set tings 3 2 2 12 H W Monitor Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Case Open Warning Disabled Figure 3 19 PC Health Status m Case Open Warning To Enable or Disable the Chassis Intrusion monitoring function When it is enabled and the case is opened the speaker beeps CPU Warning Temperature Use this item to set the CPU warning temperature When the system reaches the warning temperature the speaker will beep AIMB 784 User Manual 46 ACPI Shutdown Temperature Use this item to set the ACPI shutdown temperature When the system reaches the shutdown temperature it will be
15. 3 3 3 GND 7 12V 4 5 V 8 12 V 97 AIMB 784 User Manual B 22 Case Open Connector JCASE1 e Table 23 Case Open Connector 1 Pin Signal 1 CASEOP 2 GND B 23 Front Panel LAN LED Connector LAN_LED1 9 1 8 2 Table B 24 LAN LED Connector LANLED1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 LAN_LEDO_ACT 2 LAN_LEDO_ACT 3 3 3V 4 3 3V 5 LAN_LED1_1G 6 LAN_LED1_1G 7 LAN_LED2_100M 8 LAN_LED2_100M 9 3 3V B 24 SPI_CN1 SPI Flash Card Pin Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 V3 3V 2 GND 3 CS 4 CLK 5 MISO 6 MOSI 7 N A 8 N C AIMB 784 User Manual 98 B 25 Fixed I O Ranges Decoded by Intel PCH Address Read Target Write Target Internal Unit 00h 08h DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA 00h 08h DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA 09h OEh RESERVED DMA Controller DMA OFh DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA 10h 18h DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA 19h 1Eh RESERVED DMA Controller DMA 1Fh DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA 20h 21h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt 241 251 Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt 28h 29h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt 2Ch 2Dh Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt 2bEh 2Fh LPC SIO LPC SIO Forwarded to LPC 30h 31h Interrupt Contro
16. PCIEX1 1 PCIe x1 slot 1 PCI PCI slot 1 PCI2 PCI slot 2 PCI3 PCI slot 3 PCIA PCI slot 4 DIMMA1 Channel A DIMM1 DIMMA2 Channel A DIMM2 DIMMB1 Channel B DIMM1 DIMMB2 Channel B DIMM2 SPI CN1 Update BIOS pin header SPDIF OUT1 SPDIF Audio out pin header JME1 Intel ME enable disable JUSB 1 USB power source switch between 5V and 5 for Rear USB ports JUSB 2 USB power source switch between 5V and 5 SB for On Board USB ports GPIO1 8 bit GPIO from super I O SMBUS1 SM Bus from PCH LPC1 Low pin count connector 5 AIMB 784 User Manual 1 5 Board Layout Jumper and Connector Locations SMBUS1 JPCICLK1 JCMOS1 1 JWDT1i COM3 10851 DIMMB2 SMS DIMMB1 JUSB 2 DIMMA2 come DIMMA1 CPUFAN1 USB3 USB56 USB78 CPU1 USB1112 SYSFAN1 AED eco 12 1 s eere em eae JUSB_1 KBMS2 KBMS1 SPDIF OUTI LANLED1 LAN1 USB910 Audio Baleum FPAUD1 DVI2 VGA 1 1 2 05812 PClexi6 Figure 1 1 Jumper and Connector Locations AIMB 784G2 Figure 1 2 I O connectors AIMB 784 User Manual 6 1 6 AIMB 784 Block Diagram DDR3 1333 1600 1 DDR3 1333 1600 Level Intel LGA 1150 X 1 eJ Level Yd DDR3 1333 1600 shift PClex1 G LAN1 D Sub Intel 1217LM PHY G LAN2 6 SATA Ports zs Intel I211AT x4 RAIDO 1 5 10 eo 1 PCle x4 slot Gen 2 0 9 USB 2 0 day 1 PCle x1 slot Gen 2 0 ALC892 Int
17. Serial ATA HDD data cables 2 Serial ATA HDD power cables 1 port bracket 1 Warranty card SUSIAccess CD If any of these items are missing or damaged contact your distributor or sales repre sentative immediately We have carefully inspected the AIMB 784 mechanically and electrically before shipment It should be free of marks and scratches and in perfect working order upon receipt As you unpack the AIMB 784 check it for signs of ship ping damage For example damaged box scratches dents etc If itis damaged or it fails to meet the specifications notify our service department or your local sales representative immediately Also notify the carrier Retain the shipping carton and packing material for inspection by the carrier After inspection we will make arrange ments to repair or replace the unit AIMB 784 User Manual vi Contents Chapter Chapter 1 E N a 1 4 1 5 N gt oL ND qo 2 Hardware Configuration 1 2 ES 2 Specifications EE 3 3 13 2 MEMON etr re nei ae c e Er sees Lote iua ces 3 1 3 3 input OUtpUt cdit 3 1 3 4 Graphics ERR 3 1 3 5 Ethernet LAN tdt nbn etta hh t Eco 3 1 3 6 Industrial Features tene rr eia eid et 4 1 3 7 Mechanical and Environmental Specifications
18. Snoop Enable or Disable VGA palette registers snooping 33 AIMB 784 User Manual Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Link Training Retry Figure 3 5 PCI Express Settings PCI Express Settings Link Training Retry Defines number of retry attempts software will take to retrain the link if previous training attempt was unsuccessful Link Training Timeout Defines number of micro secondes software that will wait before polling Link Training bit in link status register Values range from 10 to 1000 uS AIMB 784 User Manual 34 3 2 2 2 ACPI Settings Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Enable Hibernation Enabled Figure 3 6 ACPI Settings B Enable Hibernation Enable or Disable Hibernation OS S4 Sleep State This option may not be applied in some OS ACPI Sleep State Auto or S1 only or S3 only ACPI Sleep State B Lock Legacy Resources Enable or Disable Lock Legacy Resources 53 Video Repost Enable or Disable S3 Video Repost PowerOn by Modem Enable and Disable PowerOn by Modem 35 AIMB 784 User Manual 3 2 2 3 Trusted Computing Aptio Setup Utility Copyright 1 Security Device Support Disable Figure 3 7 TPM Settings TPM Support Enable or Disable TPM Support You can purchase Advantech LPC TPM mod ule to enable TPM function P N PCA TPM 00A1E AIMB 784 User Manual 36 3 2 2 4 S5 RTC Wake Setting
19. Table B 8 Keyboard and Mouse Connector 1 Pin Signal KB DATA Reserved GND KB 5V KB CLK Reserved MS_DATA Reserved GND 10 MS 5V 11 MS CLK 12 Reserved ol NIJA AIO N gt B 9 External Keyboard Connector 2 1 000000 Pin Signal DATA Reserved GND 5V CLK Reserved hy gt AIMB 784 User Manual 92 B 10 Infrared IR connector JIR1 and JWDT1 and HW Monitor Alarm JOBS1 Table 10 JIR1 JWDT1 JOBS1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5V 6 SYSTEM RESET 2 N C 7 GND 3 N C 8 ERROR_BEEP 4 WG 9 IR TXD 5 IR RXD 10 OBS BEEP B 11 System Fan Power Connector SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 Table 11 Fan Power Connector SYSFAN1 SYSFANZ2 Pin Signal 1 GND 12 V 3 SENSE B 12 Power LED and Keyboard Lock JFP3 Table B 12 Power LED and Keyboard Lock JFP3 Pin Function 1 POWER LED 2 N C 3 GND 4 KEYLOCK 5 GND 93 AIMB 784 User Manual B 13 External Speaker Connector JFP2 Table B 13 External Speaker Connector JFP2 Pin Function EXTENAL SPK P1 4 EXTENAL SPK 2 7 INTENAL SPK P3 10 INTENAL SPK P4 B 14 Reset Connector JFP1 o 12 Table B 14 Reset Connector JFP1 Pin Signal 9 SYSTEM RESET 12 GND B 15 HDD LED Connecto
20. cache memory well before the CPU needs it to improve the load to use latency You may choose to Enable or Disable it AIMB 784 User Manual 38 m Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch The Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch mechanism like automatic hardware prefetch operates without programmer intervention When it is enabled through the BIOS two 64 byte cache lines are fetched into a 128 byte sector regardless of whether the additional cache line has been requested or not You may choose to Enable or Disable it B EIST Enable or Disable Intel SpeedStep CPUC states Intel C states setting for power saving Package State limit To select Package C State limit CO C1 C2 C3 C6 C7 C7s or AUTO B Intel TXT LT Support Enable or Disable Intel TXT support ACPIT State Enable or Disable ACPI T state support 3 2 2 6 SATA Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc SATA Controller s Enabled Figure 3 10 SATA Configuration SATA Controller s Enable or Disable SATA Controller E SATA Mode Selection This can be configured as IDE RAID or AHCI 39 AIMB 784 User Manual 3 2 2 7 PCH FW Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Figure 3 11 PCH FW Configuration PCH FW Version PCH FW page shows Intel ME FW information AIMB 784 User Manual 40 3 2 2 8 AMT Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends I
21. gt Search 02 Graphic Organize v Include in library v Share with v New folder Name Date modified Type x32 6 6 2013 10 19 AM File folder 6 6 2013 10 20 File folder J 2 items AIMB 784 User Manual 68 Chapter 6 LAN Configuration 6 1 6 2 6 3 Introduction The AIMB 784 has dual Gigabit Ethernet LANs via dedicated PCI Express x1 lanes Intel 1217LM LAN1 and 211 LAN2 that offer bandwidth of up to 500 MB sec eliminating the bottleneck of network data flow and incorporating Gigabit Ethernet at 1000 Mbps Features m 10 100 1000Base T Ethernet controller m 10 100 1000Base T triple speed MAC m Full duplex at 10 100 or 1000 Mbps and half duplex at 10 100 Mbps Wake on LAN WOL support PCle x1 host interface Installation Note Before installing the LAN drivers make sure the CSI utility have been installed on your system See Chapter 4 for information on installing the B CSI utility The integrated Intel gigabit Ethernet controller supports all major network operating systems However the installation procedure varies with different operating systems In the following sections refer to the one that provides the driver setup procedure for the operating system you are using AIMB 784 User Manual 70 6 4 Win 8 Win 7 Driver Setup LAN Insert the driver CD into your system s CD ROM drive Select folder 04 LAN then click the proper LAN driver
22. harsh and demanding conditions typical of indus trial environments Whether your new Advantech equipment is destined for the labo ratory or the factory floor you can be assured that your product will provide the reliability and ease of operation for which the name Advantech has come to be known Your satisfaction is our primary concern Here is a guide to Advantech s customer services To ensure you get the full benefit of our services please follow the instruc tions below carefully Technical Support We want you to get the maximum performance from your products So if you run into technical difficulties we are here to help For the most frequently asked questions you can easily find answers in your product documentation These answers are nor mally a lot more detailed than the ones we can give over the phone So please consult this manual first If you still cannot find the answer gather all the information or questions that apply to your problem and with the product close at hand call your dealer Our dealers are well trained and ready to give you the support you need to get the most from your Advantech products In fact most problems reported are minor and are able to be easily solved over the phone In addition free technical support is available from Advantech engineers every busi ness day We are always ready to give advice on application requirements or specific information on the installation and operation of any of our pro
23. tolerance The data and parity are striped across all the hard drives in the array The parity is striped in a rotating sequence to reduce bottlenecks associated with the parity calculations RAID 10 array uses four hard drives to create a combination of RAID levels 0 and 1 The data is striped across a two drive array forming the RAID 0 component Each of the drives in the RAID 0 array is then mirrored by a RAID 1 component 9 2 SATA RAID Driver and Utility Setup The installation utility is in the CD s 05 Other folder You may go to the directory of the CD and follow the steps to install AIMB 784 User Manual 78 Programming the Watchdog Timer The AIMB 784 s watchdog timer can be used to monitor system software operation and take corrective action if the software fails to function within the programmed period This section describes the operation of the watchdog timer and how to pro gram it A 1 Watchdog timer overview The watchdog timer is built in to the super I O controller NCT6776D It provides the following functions for user programming WB Can be enabled and disabled by user s program W Timer can be set from 1 to 255 seconds B Generates an interrupt or resets signal if the software fails to reset the timer before time out A 2 Programming the Watchdog Timer The port address of the watchdog timer is 2E hex and 2F hex 2E hex is the address port 2F hex is the data port You must first write an address v
24. 0 480 Mbps 8 2 Installation Insert the driver CD into your system s CD ROM drive Navigate to the 05 Other folder and find Intel USB3 0 folder to install the driver Note Intel USB 3 0 extensible Host Controller Driver is native built in N Windows 8 For these operating systems ensure your BIOS settings B have the xHCI Mode set to Auto or Smart Auto This will reconfigure the USB 3 0 ports to function as USB 2 0 ports using the native Win dows EHCI driver GU AIMB 784 Dri 05 Other gt v s Search 05 Othe Organize Include in library Share with New folder Z Name Date modified Type Intel ME 6 11 2013 4 49 AM File folder Intel RAID_AHCI 6 11 2013 4 49 AM File folder d USB3 0 6 11 2013 4 49 AM File folder AIMB 784 User Manual 76 Chapter 9 SATA RAID Setup 9 1 Introduction To support demanding disk I O Intel Q87 chipset integrates six Serial ATA controllers with software RAID 0 1 5 10 capabilities RAID 0 striping increases the storage performance and is designed to speed up data transfer rates for disk intensive applications RAID 1 mirroring protects valuable data that might be lost in the event of a hard drive failure RAID 5 array contains three or more hard drives where the data is divided into man ageable blocks called strips Parity is a mathematical method for recreating data that was lost from a single drive which increases fault
25. 0f5h Out dx al Inc dx In al dx Or al 08h 83 AIMB 784 User Manual Out Dec dx Set timeout interval as 5 minutes and start counting Mov al Of6h Out Inc dx Mov al 5 5 minutes Out Dec dx lock NCT6776D Mov al 0aah Out Enable watchdog timer to be reset by mouse Mov dx 2eh unlock NCT6776D Mov al 87h Out Out Mov al 07h Select registers of watchdog timer Out Inc dx Mov al 08h Out Dec dx Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al 30h Out Inc dx In al dx Or al 01h Out Dec dx Enable watchdog timer to be reset by mouse Mov al Of7h Out Inc dx In al dx Or al 80h Out Dec dx lock NCT6776D Mov al 0aah Out Enable watchdog timer to be reset by keyboard AIMB 784 User Manual 84 Mov dx 2eh unlock NCT6776D Mov al 87h Out Out dx al al 07h Select registers of watchdog timer Out Inc dx Mov al 08h Out Dec dx Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al 30h Out Inc dx al 01h Out Dec dx Enable watchdog timer to be strobed reset by keyboard Mov al Of7h Out Inc dx In al dx Or al 40h Out Dec dx lock NCT6776D Mov al Oaah Out Generate a time out signal without timer counting Mov dx 2eh unlock NCT6776D Mov al 87h Out dx al Out Mov
26. 2 bit OS may not fully detect 4 GB of RAM when 4 GB is installed Input Output slot 1 PCle x16 expansion slot 1 PCle x4 expansion slot and 1 PCle x1 expansion slots m PCI Bus 4 PCI slots 32 bit 33 MHz PCI 2 2 compliant Enhanced parallel port Configured to LPT1 or disabled Standard DB 25 female connector cable is a optional accessory LPT1 supports EPP SPP ECP Serial port Six serial ports one is RS 232 422 485 with hardware auto flow control and three are RS 232 One DB 9 connectors located in rear panel are RS 232 Keyboard and PS 2 mouse connector Two 6 pin mini DIN connectors are located on the mounting bracket for easy connection to PS 2 keyboard and mouse m USB port Supports up to 13 USB 3 0 2 0 ports for G2 SKU with transmission rates up to 5 Gb s m LPC One LPC connector to support Advantech LPC modules such as TPM module B AIMB 784 supports 8 bit GPIO from super I O for general purpose con trol application Graphics W Both dual and quad core processors use integrated Intel HD Graphics B Display memory 1 GB maximum shared memory with 2 GB and above system memory installed B DVI D Up to resolution 1920 x 1200 60 Hz refresh rate m Up to 1920 2000 resolution 60 Hz refresh rate Ethernet LAN Supports single dual 10 100 1000Base T Ethernet port s via PCle x1 bus which provides a 500 MB s data transmission rate B Interface 10 100 1000Base T B
27. 8910 USB port 9 10 LAN2 USB12 LAN2 USB port 1 2 VGA1 VGA connector DVI1 DVI2 Dual DVI D connectors COM 1 2 and 4 6 Serial port RS 232 COM3 Serial port RS 232 422 485 9 pin connector KBMS1 PS 2 keyboard and mouse connector KBMS2 External keyboard connector 6 pin JIR1 Infrared connector Keyboard lock and power LED Suspend fast flash ATX AT JFP3 System On on ATX AT System Off off AT ATX JFP2 External speaker HDD LED connector SM Bus connector AIMB 784 User Manual 4 Table 1 2 Connectors JFP1 Power switch reset connector JCASE1 Case open VOLT1 Alarm Board Power connector HW monitor JOBS1 Close enable OBS alarm Open disable OBS alarm CPUFAN1 CPU fan connector 4 pin SYSFAN1 System fan connector 3 pin SYSFAN2 System fan connector 3 pin LANLED1 LAN1 2 LED extension connector AUDIO1 Audio connector FPAUD1 HD audio front panel pin header USB3 USB port 3 Type A USB56 USB port 5 6 USB78 USB port7 8 USB1112 USB port 11 12 USB1314 USB port 13 14 SATA1 Serial ATA1 SATA2 Serial ATA2 SATA3 Serial ATA3 SATA4 Serial ATA4 SATA5 Serial ATA5 SATA6 Serial ATAG ATX12V1 ATX 12 V auxiliary power connector for CPU EATXPWR1 ATX 24 pin main power connector for system PCIEX16 1 x16 slot 1 1 PCIe x4 slot 1
28. B1GDE AF1 96D3 4G1333NN AP Apacer 8GB DDR3 1333 DDR3 N 78 C1GEP 4210C 78 C1GEP 4210C Kingston 2GB DDR3 1333 DDR3 N KVR1333D3S8N9 2G NA Kingston 4GB DDR3 1333 DDR3 IN KVR1333D3N9 4G NA ATP 2GB DDR31600 DDR3 N XQ16A8N2GS 9 AV ATP 2GB DDR31600 DDR3 N XQ16A8N2GM 9 AV NA ATP 4GB DDR3 1600 DDR3 N XQ16B8NA4GS 9 AV ATP 8GB DDR3 1600 DDR3 N XQ16B8N8GS 9 AV Apacer 8GB DDR3 1600 DDR3 N 78 C1GET ATFOC NA DSL 2GB DDR31600 DDR3 N D3US56081XH12AA DSL 4GB DDR31600 DDR3 N D3US56082XH12AA Transcend 2GB DDR3 1600 DDR3 N TS256MLK64V6N NA Transcend 4GB DDR3 1600 DDR3 IN TS512MLK64V6N NA Transcend 8GB DDR3 1600 DDR3 N TS1GLK64V6H NA Transcend 8GB DDR3 1600 DDR3 N TS9KNH28300 6M 96D3 8G1600NN TR AIMB 784 User Manual Product Warranty 2 years Advantech warrants to you the original purchaser that each of its products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for two years from the date of pur chase This warranty does not apply to any products which have been repaired or altered by persons other than repair personnel authorized by Advantech or which have been subject to misuse abuse accident or improper installation Advantech assumes no liability under the terms of this warranty as a consequence of such events Because of Advantech s high quality control standards and rigorous testing most of our customers never need to use our repair servic
29. CMOS to its default setting Table 1 3 JCMOS1 JME1 Function Jumper Setting Keep CMOS and ME data 1 2 3 1 2 closed Clear CMOS and ME data 12 3 2 3 closed default setting Watchdog timer output JWDT1 The AIMB 784 contains a watchdog timer that will reset the CPU This feature means the AIMB 784 will recover from a software failure or an EMI problem The JWDT1 jumper settings control the outcome of what the computer will do in the event the watchdog timer is tripped Table 1 4 Watchdog timer output JWDT1 Function Jumper Setting NC a 2 4 closed Reset 4 6 closed ON default setting Note interrupt output of the watchdog timer is a low level signal It will be E held low until the watchdog timer is reset 9 AIMB 784 User Manual Table 1 5 mode selector 1 Function Jumper Setting AT Mode 1 2 3 1 2 closed ATX Mode 3 2 3 closed default setting 1 9 System Memory AIMB 784 has four 240 pin memory sockets for DDR3 1333 1600 MHz memory modules with maximum capacity of 32 GB Maximum 8 GB for each DIMM AIMB 784 only supports non ECC DDR3 memory modules Please note that AIMB 784 does NOT support registered DIMMs RDIMMs Note Because AIMB 784 supports Intel Active Management Technology 9 0 m iAMT9 0 which utilizes some memory space of channel 0 it s sug E gested that the user should not
30. Controller Intel 1217 for LAN1 Intel 1211 for LAN2 3 AIMB 784 User Manual 1 3 6 Industrial Features Wm Watchdog timer Can generate system reset or NC The watchdog timer is pro grammable with each unit equal to one second 255 levels 1 3 7 Mechanical and Environmental Specifications Operating temperature 0 60 32 140 depending on CPU Storage temperature 20 70 C 4 158 Humidity 5 95 non condensing Power supply voltage 3 3 V 5 V 12 V 5 VSB Power consumption Maximum 5 V at 2 07 3 3 V at 1 02 12 V at 4 17 5 VSB at 0 55 Intel Core i7 4770 3 1 GHz processor 4 x 8 GB DDR3 Memory Board size 304 8 x 228 6 mm 12 x 9 6 Board weight 0 5 kg 1 68 Ib 1 4 Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the AIMB 784 motherboard link it to external devices such as hard disk drives and a keyboard In addition the board has a number of jumpers that are used to configure your system for your application The tables below list the function of each of the jumpers and connectors Later sec tions in this chapter give instructions on setting jumpers Chapter 2 gives instructions for connecting external devices to your motherboard Table 1 1 Jumper list Label Function JCMOS1 CMOS Clear JWDT1 Watchdog reset PSON1 AT 1 2 ATX 2 3 Table 1 2 Connectors Label Function LPT1 Parallel port supports SPP EPP ECP mode LAN1 05
31. IMB 784 User Manual 62 Chipset Software Installation Utility 4 1 Before you begin To facilitate the installation of the enhanced display drivers and utility software read the instructions in this chapter carefully The drivers for the AIMB 784 are located on the software installation CD Note files on the software installation CD are compressed Do not attempt to install the drivers by copying the files manually You must use amp the supplied SETUP program to install the drivers Before you begin it is important to note that most display drivers need to have the relevant software application already installed in the system prior to installing the enhanced display drivers In addition many of the installation procedures assume that you are familiar with both the relevant software applications and operating sys tem commands Review the relevant operating system commands and the pertinent sections of your application software s user manual before performing the installa tion 4 2 Introduction The Intel Chipset Software Installation CSI utility installs the Windows INF files that outline to the operating system how the chipset components will be configured This is needed for the proper functioning of the following features Core PCI PnP services B Serial ATA interface support m USB 1 1 2 0 3 0 support Identification of Intel chipset components in the Device Manager Note chipset driver is used for th
32. Interrupt CF9h Reset Generator Reset Generator Processor I F AIMB 784 User Manual 100 B 26 System Ports Address Hex Device 290h 29Fh H W Monitor 2F8h 2FFh Communication Port COM2 378h 37Fh ECP Printer Port LPT1 3BOh 3BBh Graphics 3COh 3DFh Graphics 3F8h 3FFh Communication Port COM1 400h 47Fh PMBASE 500h 57Fh GPIOBASE 778h 77Fh ECP Printer Port LPT1 C80h C9Fh Communication Port COM3 6 B 27 DMA Channel Assignments Channel Function Available Available Available Available Cascade for DMA controller 1 Available Available Available lloc ow hm 101 AIMB 784 User Manual B 28 Interrupt Assignments Table 28 Interrupt assignments Priority Interrupt Interrupt source 1 NMI Parity error detected 2 IRQO System timer 3 IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ2 Interrupt from controller 2 cascade 4 IRQ8 Real time clock 5 IRQ9 SCI IRQ 6 IRQ10 Available 7 IRQ11 COM3 6 8 IRQ12 PS 2 mouse 9 IRQ13 Numeric data processor 10 IRQ14 Available 11 IRQ15 Available 12 IRQ3 Communication port COM2 13 IRQ4 Communication port COM1 14 IRQ5 Available 15 IRQ6 Floppy 16 IRQ7 Parallel port 1 print port B 29 1st MB Memory Map Addr range Hex Device E0000h FFFFFh BIOS CCO000h DFFFFh Unused C0000h CBFFFh VGA BIOS AO0000h BFFFFh Video Memory 00000h 9FFFFh Base
33. M Messages Set display mode for option ROM B INT19 Trap Response Immediate or Postponed Option ROM to trap Interrupt 19 AIMB 784 User Manual 60 3 2 5 Security Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Administrator Password Figure 3 30 Security Select Security Setup from the AIMB 784 Setup main BIOS setup menu All Security Setup options such as password protection is described in this section To access the sub menu for the following items select the item and press lt Enter gt 61 AIMB 784 User Manual 3 2 6 Save amp Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright Save Changes and Exit Figure 3 31 Save amp Exit Save Changes and Exit When you complete system configuration select this option to save your changes exit BIOS setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parame ters can take effect 1 Select Exit Saving Changes from the Exit menu and press Enter The follow ing message appears Save Configuration Changes and Exit Now Yes No 2 Select Yes or No Discard changes and exit Select this option to quit Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration 1 Select Exit Discarding Changes from the Exit menu and press lt gt The fol lowing message appears Quit without saving Yes No 2 Select Yes to discard changes and exit Discard Changes Select Discard Changes from the Exit menu and press Enter A
34. This is a workaround for OS without hand off support The owner ship change should be claimed by XHCI driver E EHCIHand off This is a workaround for OS without EHCI hand off support The EHCI owner ship change should be claimed by EHCI driver m USB Mass Storage Driver Support Enable or Disable USB Mass Storage driver support m USB transfer time out Allows you to select the USB transfer time out value 1 5 10 20sec Device reset time out Allows you to select the USB device reset time out value 10 20 30 40sec B Device power up delay Maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the Host Controller Auto uses default value for a Root port it is 100 ms for a Hub port the delay is take from Hub descriptor AIMB 784 User Manual 42 3 2 2 10 SMART Settings Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 201 In SMART Self Test Disabled Figure 3 14 SMART Settings SMART Self Test Enable or Disable SMART Self Test on all HDDs during POST 43 AIMB 784 User Manual 3 2 2 11 Aptio Setup Utility Copyright 2012 American Megatrends Inc gt Serial Port 1 Configuration Figure 3 15 Super IO Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American M rends Inc Serial Port Enabled Figure 3 16 Serial Port 1 Configuration AIMB 784 User Manual 44 Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Serial Port Enabled Figure
35. al 07h Select registers of watchdog timer Out Inc dx Mov al 08h Out Dec dx Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al 30h 85 AIMB 784 User Manual Out Inc dx In al dx Or al 01h Out Dec dx Generate a time out signal al 0f7h Out dx al Write 1 to bit 5 of F7 register Inc dx In al dx Or al 20h Out Dec dx lock NCT6776D Mov al 0aah Out AIMB 784 User Manual 86 Appendix B Pin Assignments B 1 Parallel Port LPT1 1 OOOOOOOOOO0000 OOOOOOOOOOOCO 2 Table B 1 Parallel Port LPT1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 STROBE 14 AUTO LINEFEED 2 DATAO 15 ERROR FAULT 3 DATA1 16 INITIALIZE 4 DATA2 17 SELECT PRINTER SELECT IN 5 DATA3 18 GND 6 DATA4 19 GND 7 DATA5 20 GND 8 DATA6 21 GND 9 DATA7 22 GND 10 ACK 23 GND 11 BUSY 24 GND 12 PAPER OUT 25 GND PAPER END 13 SELECT B 2 USB2 0 Type A Port USB3 Table B 2 USB2 0 Type A Port USB3 Pin Signal 1 5V 2 D 3 D 4 GND AIMB 784 User Manual 88 B 3 4 USB3 0 Header USB1314 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5V 2 STDA_SSRX 3 STDA_SSRX 4 GND 5 STDA_SSTX 6 STDA_SSTX 7 GND 8 D 9 D 10 OC 11 D 12 D 13 GND 14 STDA_SSTX 15 STDA_SSTX 16 GND 17 STDA_SSRX 18 STDA_SSRX 19 5V USB2 0 Header USB56 USB78 USB1112 OOOOO
36. alue into address port 2E hex and then write read data to from the assigned register through data port 2F hex AIMB 784 User Manual 80 Unlock NCT6776D 4 Select register of watchdog timer 4 Enable the function of the watchdog timer Use the function of the watchdog timer ii Lock NCT6776D AIMB 784 User Manual A 2 1 Table A 1 Watchdog timer registers Address of Read NT register 2E Write Value 2F amp description Write this address to I O address port 2E hex twice to unlock the NCT6776D 07 hex write Write 08 hex to select register of watchdog timer Write 01 hex to enable the function of the watchdog timer Dis abled is set as default Set seconds or minutes as units for the timer Write O to bit 3 set seconds as counting unit default Write 1 to bit 3 set minutes as counting unit Write 1 to bit 4 Watchdog timer count mode is 1000 times faster If bit 3 is 0 the count mode is 1 1000 seconds mode If bit 3 is 1 the count mode is 1 1000 minutes mode 0 stop timer default 01 FF hex The amount of the count in seconds or minutes depends on the value set in register F5 hex This number decides how long the watchdog timer waits for strobe before generating an interrupt or reset signal Writing a new value to this register can reset the timer to count with the new value Bit 6 Write 1 to enable keyboard to res
37. ated as follows Table 2 1 PS 2 power supply LED status Power mode LED PS 2 power LED ATX power System On On On System Suspend Fast flashes Fast flashes System Off Off Off System Off in deep sleep Off Off 2 11 2 External Speaker JFP2 pins 1 4 7 amp 10 JFP2 is a 8 pin connector for an external speaker The AIMB 784 provides an onboard buzzer as an alternative To enable the buzzer set pins 7 10 as closed 2 11 3 HDD LED Connector JFP2 pins 2 amp 5 You can connect an LED to connector JFP2 to indicate when the HDD is active 2 11 4 SNMP SM_Bus connector JFP2 pins 8 amp 11 AIMB 784 supports Advantech SNMP 1000 SAB 2000 module for providing a plat form independent system management When installing SNMP 1000 SAB 2000 module on AIMB 784 please connect it to pins 8 and 11 of JFP2 2 11 5 ATX Soft Power Switch JFP1 pins 3 amp 6 If your computer case is equipped with an ATX power supply you should connect the power on off button on your computer case to pins 3 and 6 of JFP1 This connection enables you to turn your computer on and off 2 11 6 Reset Connector JFP1 pins 9 amp 12 Many computer cases offer the convenience of a reset button AIMB 784 User Manual 20 2 12 Line Out Mic In Connector AUDIO1 AUDIO2 Line Out MIC In AUDIO1 AUDIO2 AUDIO Line Out can be connected to external audio devices like speakers or headphones Mic In can be connected to a microphone
38. automatically shut down by ACPI OS to pro tect the system from overheat damage CPUFAN Mode Setting Enable or Disable CPUFAN Mode to SMART FAN setting SYSFAN Mode Setting Enable or Disable SYSFAN Mode to SMART FAN setting SYSFAN2 Mode Setting Enable or Disable SYSFAN Mode to SMART FAN setting 3 2 2 13 Second Super IO Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc gt Serial Port 3 Configuration Figure 3 20 Super IO Configuration AIMB 784 supports 2nd super IO for COM 3 6 this page of BIOS menu is to set respective serial port configuration 47 AIMB 784 User Manual Aptio Setup Utility Ci ght C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Serial Port Enabled Figure 3 21 Serial Port 3 Configuration Serial Port Configuration Serial Port To Enable or Disable Serial Port 3 Change Settings To select an optimal setting for serial port 3 Device Mode Can be selected to Serial Port Function Mode RS 232 RS 422 Half Duplex or RS 422 Full Duplex AIMB 784 User Manual 48 Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Serial Port Enabled Figure 3 22 Serial Port 4 Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Serial Port Enabled Figure 3 23 Serial Port 5 Configuration 49 AIMB 784 User Manual Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Serial Port Enabled
39. be enabled if present disabled otherwise 55 AIMB 784 User Manual 3 2 3 5 Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Enabled Figure 3 27 System Agent SA Configuration VT d Enable or Disable VT d function WB Graphics Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Graphics Turbo IMON Current Figure 3 28 Graphics Configuration AIMB 784 User Manual 56 Graphics Turbo IMON Current Graphics turbo IMON current values supported 14 31 Primary Display Auto or IGFX or PEG or PCI or SG optimal to Primary Display Primary PEG Select PEGO PEG1 PEG2 PEG3 graphics device should be Primary PEG Internal Graphics Auto or Disable or Enable Internal Graphics Aperture Size Aperture size optimal between 128MB 256MB or 512MB DVMT Pre Allocated DVMT pre allocated fixed Graphics memory size optimal from 32M to 1024M DVMT Total Gfx Mem DVMT Total Gfx Mem optimal Between 128M 256M or MAX Gfx Low Power Mode Enable or Disable Gfx Low Power Mode LCD Control Select Primary IGFX Boot Display VBIOS Default CRT DVI1 DVI2 NB Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc PEGO Gen X PEGO Gen X Auto Enable or Disable PEGO Gen X Run time C7 Allowed Enable or Disable the entry to C7 state Don t enable this feature until you have all the appropriate Save Restore Controller Endpoint state
40. ctor 98 Fixed I O Ranges Decoded by Intel PCH 99 Table B 26 Fixed I O Ranges Decoded by 99 System E E 101 DMA Channel Assignments sse 101 Table B 27 DMA channel 101 Interrupt Assignments 102 Table B 28 Interrupt 102 1st MB Memory 102 Table B 29 1st MB memory 102 Xx Hardware Configuration 1 1 Introduction AIMB 784 motherboard is the most advanced Intel Q87 board for industrial applica tions that require high performance computing The motherboard supports 4th gener ation Intel Core 17 15 13 and DDR3 1333 1600 MHz memory up to 32 GB AIMB 784 provides cost effective integrated graphics with 1 GB VRAM max shared memory and 2 GB or above system memory installed AIMB 784 provides a PCle x16 gen expansion slot for add on graphic cards In addition the AIMB 784 has dual Gigabit Ethernet LAN via dedicated PCle x1 bus which offers bandwidth of up to 500 MB s eliminating network bottlenecks High reli ability and outstanding performance make the AIMB 784 the ideal platform for indus trial networking applications By using the Intel Q87 chipset the AIMB 784 offers fou
41. ducts iii AIMB 784 User Manual Declaration of Conformity FCC This device complies with the requirements in part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions W This device may not cause harmful interference This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B dig ital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to pro vide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Opera tion of this device in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his her own expense The user is advised that any equipment changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance would void the compliance to FCC regula tions and therefore the user s authority to operate the equipment Caution There is a danger of a new battery exploding if it is incorrectly installed Do not attempt to recharge force open or heat the battery Replace the A battery only with the same or equival
42. e If an Advantech product is defec tive it will be repaired or replaced at no charge during the warranty period For out of warranty repairs you will be billed according to the cost of replacement materials service time and freight Please consult your dealer for more details If you think you have a defective product follow these steps 1 Collect all the information about the problem encountered For example CPU speed Advantech products used other hardware and software used etc Note anything abnormal and list any onscreen messages you get when the problem occurs 2 Call your dealer and describe the problem Please have your manual product and any helpful information readily available 3 If your product is diagnosed as defective obtain RMA return merchandise authorization number from your dealer This allows us to process your return more quickly 4 Carefully pack the defective product a fully completed Repair and Replacement Order Card and a photocopy proof of purchase date such as your sales receipt in a shippable container A product returned without proof of the purchase date is not eligible for warranty service 5 Write the RMA number visibly on the outside of the package and ship it prepaid to your dealer Initial Inspection Before you begin installing your motherboard please make sure that the following materials have been shipped 1 AIMB 784 Startup Manual 1 Driver CD user s manual is included 2
43. e following versions of Windows and it E has to be installed before installing all the other drivers EE Windows 8 32 bit Windows 8 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit Windows 7 64 bit AIMB 784 User Manual 64 4 3 Windows 8 Windows 7 Driver Setup 1 Insert the driver CD into your system s CD ROM drive You can see the driver folders items Move the mouse cursor over the folder 01 Chipset In CSI folder you can click find an executable file to complete the implement of the driver AIMB 784 Driver is Organize v Include in library Share with New folder Name 01 Chipset bb 02 Graphics 03 Realtek HD Audio 04 LAN 05 Other k 5 items Date modified 6 11 2013 4 48 AM 6 11 2013 4 48 AM 6 11 2013 4 49 AM 6 11 2013 4 48 AM 6 11 2013 4 55 AM 65 File folder File folder File folder File folder File folder AIMB 784 User Manual 2 Click setup to execute program ico ame 784 orchipset gt 4p sorces Organize v Name J ia64 Lang win7 dixe S CSVer dll amp difxapi dll Li Help F2 itj IF2v 5 mup B readme AIMB 784 User Manual Setup Application Open Share with Date modified 1 31 2013 10 02 AM Size 935 KB New folder Date modified 6 6 2013 10 19 AM 6 6 2013 10 19 AM 6 6 2013 10 19 AM 6 6 2013 10 19 AM 6 6 2013 10 19 AM 1 15 2013 7 57 PM 5 9
44. e solu tion is powered by the system auxiliary power plane to remotely monitor net worked systems Intel AMT iAMT stores hardware and software information in nonvolatile memory Built in management provides out of band management capabilities allowing remote discovery and KVM to repair systems after OS fail ures or when a system has crashed Alert and event logging features detect problems and quickly reduce downtime pro actively blocking incoming threats containing infected clients before they impact the network and proactively noti fying the user when critical software agents are removed To enable iAMT please refer to 3 2 2 8 iAMT configuration Advantech provides a software utility called SUSIAccess to allow users enable iAMT functions and remotely monitor and configure their devices For detailed information please download it here http www advantech com tw embcore SUSIAccess aspx AIMB 784 User Manual 2 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 2 1 3 3 1 3 4 1 3 5 Specifications System B SATA hard disk drive interface Six on board SATA connectors support Advanced Host controller interface AHCI technology and have data transmis sion rates up to 600 MB s WB System Chipset Q87 Memory B RAM Up to 32 in four 240 pin DIMM sockets Supports dual channel DDR3 1333 1600 SDRAM AIMB 784G2 supports non ECC unbuffered DIMMs and do not support any memory configuration that mixes non ECC with ECC unbuffered DIMMs Note A 3
45. el HD Audio HD Audio Codec Tum Coy 4 USB3 0 128 Mbit BIOS Flash 1 PCle Bridge 33MHz 178892 4PC slots Gen 2 0 2 5 1 RS 232 422 485 Fintek F81216AD 3 RS 232 NuvoTon LA 2 RS 232 NCT6776D C Y 11 Figure 1 3 AIMB 784 Block Diagram 7 AIMB 784 User Manual 1 7 Safety Precautions Warning Always completely disconnect the power cord from your chassis when ever you work with the hardware Do not make connections while the power is on Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by sud den power surges Only experienced electronics personnel should open the PC chassis Caution Always ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching the motherboard Modern electronic devices are very sensitive to static A electric discharges As a safety precaution use a grounding wrist strap at all times Place all electronic components on a static dissipative sur face or in a static shielded bag when they are not in the chassis Caution The computer is provided with a battery powered Real time Clock cir cuit There is a danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced A Replace only with same or equivalent type recommended by the manu facturer Discard used batteries according to manufacturer s instruc tions Caution There is a danger of a new battery exploding if it is incorrectly installed Do not attempt to recha
46. ent type recommended by the man ufacturer Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions AIMB 784 User Manual iv Processor AVL List Brand Code Process Socket Smart ECC AMT Name Freq GHz cache Threads Intel Core Haswell 22nm LGA 1150 13 1 GHz 8M 65W No 4 8 9 0 i7 4770S Intel Core Haswell 22nm LGA 1150 13 1 GHz 6M 65W No 4 4 9 0 i5 4670S Intel Core Haswell 22nm 1150 12 9 GHz 6M 65W No 4 4 9 0 i5 4570S Memory AVL List Brand Size Speed Type PN Advantech PN Transcend 1GB DDR3 1066 DDR3 N TS128MLK64V1U 96D3 1G1066NN TR Transcend 2GB DDR3 1066 DDR3 TS256MLK64V1U 96D3 2G1066NN TR Apacer 1GB DDR3 1066 DDR3 N 78 01GC3 420 96D3 1G1066NN AP Apacer 2GB DDR3 1066 DDR3 N 78 A1GC3 421 96D3 2G1066NN AP Apacer 4GB DDR3 1066 DDR3 N 78 B1GDJ AF1 NA Transcend 1GB DDR3 1333 DDR3 N TS128MLK64V3U 96D3 1G1333NN TR Transcend 2GB DDR3 1333 DDR3 TS256MLK64V3U 96D3 2G1333NN TR4 Transcend 4GB DDR3 1333 DDR3 IN TS512MLK64V3N 96D34G1333NN TR Apacer 1GB DDR3 1333 0063 N 78 01GC6 AFO 96D3 1G1333NN AP1 Apacer 2GB DDR3 1333 DDR3 78 A1GDE 4200C 96D3 2G1333NN AP2 Apacer 2GB DDR3 1333 DDR3 N 78 A1GDE AFO0C 96D3 2G1333NN AP1 Apacer 4GB DDR3 1333 DDR3 N 78 B1GDE AF1 96D3 4G1333NN AP Apacer 4GB DDR3 1333 DDR3 78
47. equirements 2 19 PCIEXA 1 00000 00000000000 000000 9000000000 000000 90000000000 00000 00000000000 PCle x4 24 AIMB 784 User Manual 2 20 PCIEX1 1 OOOOO OOOOOO OOOOO0 x1 2 21 Auxiliary 4 pin power connector ATX12V1 To ensure the enough power is supplied to the motherboard one auxiliary 4 pin power connector is available on the AIMB 784 ATX1 must be used to provide suffi cient 12 V power to ensure the stable operation of the system ATX12V1 25 AIMB 784 User Manual 2 22 SPI Flash Connector SPI CN1 The SPI flash card fixture via the pin header of SPI CN1 can flash the BIOS if AIMB 784 BIOS has crashed and can t be powered up booted up SPI CN1 LPC1 LPC connector on AIMB 784 is reserved for Advantech LPC modules Table 2 3 Advantech LPC Module List P N Description PCA TPM 00A1E TPM Module AIMB 784 User Manual 26 27 AIMB 784 User Manual AIMB 784 User Manual 28 Chapter 3 BIOS Operation 3 1 Introduction AMI BIOS has been integrated into myriads of motherboards for decades In the past people often referred to the AMI BIOS setup menu as BIOS BIOS setup or CMOS setup With the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you can modify BIOS settings and control the spe cific features of your computer The Setup Utility uses a number of menus for making changes and turning the specific features on or of
48. erial Port 6 Configuration 50 3 2 3 S 51 Figure 3 25 51 Figure 3 26PCH IO Configuration 51 Figure 3 27 System Agent SA Configuration 56 Figure 3 28Graphics 56 o MM enan ea M 59 Figure 3 29 BOOL ec d ga ict dedu as 59 3 2 5 MERO 61 Figure 3 90 SecUrlby e oci tere a s 61 3 2 6 Save amp EX osare ae dr e tede pa nid E adds 62 Figure 3 315 Exit os be decere dantes 62 viii Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter 4 4 1 4 2 4 3 9 5 1 5 2 6 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 7 7 1 7 2 8 8 1 8 2 9 9 1 9 2 Appendix A 1 A 2 Appendix B B 1 B 2 B 3 B 4 B 5 B 6 B 7 Chipset Software Installation Utility 63 Before you begiir oie cias e REDE DRE Rana picea 64 Introduction ee eer 64 Windows 8 Windows 7 Driver 5 65 Integrated Graphic Device Setup 67 Introduction eee 68 Windows 8 Windows 7 Driver Setup 68 LAN Configuration 69 Introduction sss e enne nnne nennen nnn 70 RERUM 70 Installation 70 Win 8 Wi
49. essage When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accom pany it System time System date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the Arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the Tab key or the Arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in MM DD YY format The time must be entered in HH MM SS format 31 AIMB 784 User Manual 3 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Select the Advanced tab from the AIMB 784 setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS setup screen You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen such as CPU configuration to go to the sub menu for that item You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the Arrow keys All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section The Advanced BIOS Setup screens are shown below The sub menus are described on the following pages Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc k PCI Subsystem Settings Figure 3 3 Advanced BIOS features setup screen AIMB 784 User Manual 32 3 2 2 1 PCI Subsystem Settings Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends PCI Latency Timer 32 PCI Bus Clocks Figure 3 4 PCI Subsystem Settings Common Settings PCI Latency Timer Value to be programed into PCI Latency Timer Register Palette
50. et the timer O to dis able default 87 hex 30 hex write F5 hex write F6 hex write F7 hex jd Bit 5 Write 1 to generate a timeout signal immediately and auto matically return to 0 default 0 Bit 4 Read status of watchdog timer 1 means timer is timeout AA hex Write this address to I O port 2E hex to lock NCT6776D Example Programs Enable watchdog timer and set 10 seconds as the timeout interval Mov dx 2eh Unlock NCT6776D Mov al 87h Out Out Mov al 07h Select registers of watchdog timer Out Inc dx in al dx Or al 08h Out Dec dx Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al 30h Out Inc dx al 01h Out dx al AIMB 784 User Manual 82 Dec dx Set second as counting unit Mov al Of5h Out dx al Inc dx In al dx And al not 08h Out dx al Dec dx Set timeout interval as 10 seconds and start counting al 0f6h Out dx al Inc dx Mov 10 10 minutes Out dx al Dec dx lock NCT6776D Mov al 0aah Out dx al Enable watchdog timer and set 5 minutes as the timeout interval Mov dx 2eh unlock NCT6776D Mov al 87h Out dx al Out dx al Mov al 07h Select registers of watchdog timer Out dx al Inc dx In al dx Or al 08h Out dx al Dec dx Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al 30h Out dx al Inc dx al 01h Out dx al Dec dx Set minute as counting unit al
51. f This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AIMB 784 setup screens Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc System Date Figure 3 1 Main setup screen AMI s BIOS ROM has a built in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This information is stored in NVRAM area so it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off AIMB 784 User Manual 30 3 2 3 2 1 Press Del to enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu When users first enter the BIOS Setup Utility they enter the Main setup screen Users can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab There are two Main Setup options described in this section The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below Press Del at bootup to enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends System Date Figure 3 2 Main setup screen The Main BIOS setup screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured options in blue can be The right frame displays the key legend The key legend above is an area reserved for a text m
52. for the OS GO gt AIMB 784 Driver 04 LAN gt v Search 04 LAN Organize v Include in library Share with New folder Date modified Type 517779 Rel18 010EMGen 293132 split 3 25 2013 11 24 AM Compressed zipp 173 829 KB 71 AIMB 784 User Manual AIMB 784 User Manual 72 Chapter Intel 7 1 Introduction The Intel amp ME software components that need to be installed depend on the sys tem s specific hardware and firmware features The installer detects the system s capabilities and installs the relevant drivers and applications 7 2 Installation Insert the driver CD into your system s CD ROM drive Navigate to the 05 Other folder and find folder Intel ME to install the driver Note Ifthe Intel Management Engine Intel ME driver has not been suc z cessfully installed you may see an error on a PCI Simple Communica E tions Controller in Device Manager cae t aaa GU gt AIMB 784 Dri 05 Other v Search 05 Othe r3 Organize Include in library Share with New folder n e Name Date modified Intel ME 6 11 2013 4 49 AM File folder Intel RAID_AHCI 6 11 2034 49 AM File folder 9583 0 6 11 2013 4 49 AM File folder AIMB 784 User Manual 74 Chapter 8 Intel USB 3 0 8 1 Introduction AIMB 784 provides Intel USB 3 0 and the data transfer rate of USB3 0 5Gb s is 10 times to USB2
53. ion PCI Express Root Port 1 to 8 Setting Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc k PCI Express Root Port 1 AIMB 784 User Manual 52 Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc PCI Express Root Port 1 Enabled PCI Express Root Port 1 Enable or Disable PCI Express Root Port PCle Speed Select PCI Express port speed Auto Gen1 Gen2 Detect Non Compliance Device Detect Non Compliance PCI Express Device If enable it will take more time at POST time 53 AIMB 784 User Manual 3 2 3 3 USB Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc USB Precondition Disabled USB Precondition Pre condition work on USB host controller and root ports for faster enumeration E XHCI Mode Select Smart auto Auto Enabled and Disable Mode of operation of XHCI con troller Note Smart auto setting remembers the last setting but auto mode does not Tus Using smart auto setting USB devices may not be recognized when system rebooting with more than one USB device connected USB Ports Pre port Disable Control Control each of the USB ports disabling AIMB 784 User Manual 54 3 2 3 4 PCH Azalia Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright 01 Inc Enabled Azalia Control detection of the Azalia device Disable Azalia will be unconditionally disabled Enable Azalia will be unconditionally enabled Auto Azalia will
54. leave channel 0 DIMM slots DIMMA1 and DIMMA2 empty it cause some system abnormality 1 10 Memory Installation Procedures To install DIMMs first make sure the two handles of the DIMM socket are in the open position i e The handles lean outward Slowly slide the DIMM module along the plastic guides on both ends of the socket and then press the DIMM module right down into the socket until you hear a click This is when the two handles have auto matically locked the memory module into the correct position of the DIMM socket To remove the memory module just push both handles outward and the memory mod ule will be ejected by the mechanism in the socket 1 11 Cache Memory The AIMB 784 supports a CPU with one of the following built in full speed L3 caches The built in third level cache in the processor yields much higher performance than conventional external cache memories m MB for 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Axxx CPU MB for 4th Generation Intel Core i5 4xxx CPU m 3NMB for 4th Generation Intel Core i3 4xxx CPU AIMB 784 User Manual 10 1 12 Processor Installation The AIMB 784 is designed for LGA1150 Intel Core i7 i5 i3 processor 1 13 PCI Bus Routing Table AD PCI2 PCI3 AD16 AD21 AD22 AD28 A A F G H B B G H C C H D D G 11 AIMB 784 User Manual AIMB 784 User Manual 12 Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 2 1 Introduction Yo
55. ller Interrupt Controller Interrupt 34h 35h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt 38h 39h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt 3Ch 3Dh Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt 40h 42h Timer Counter Timer Counter PIT 8254 43h RESERVED Timer Counter PIT 4Eh 4Fh LPC SIO LPC SIO Forwarded to LPC 50h 52h Timer Counter Timer Counter PIT 53h RESERVED Timer Counter PIT 60h Microcontroller Microcontroller Forwarded to LPC 61h NMI Controller NMI Controller Processor I F 62h Microcontroller Microcontroller Forwarded to LPC 64h Microcontroller Microcontroller Forwarded to LPC 66h Microcontroller Microcontroller Forwarded to LPC 70h RESERVED1 NMI and RTC Control ler 71h RTC Controller RTC Controller RTC 72h RTC Controller NMI and RTC Control ler 73h RTC Controller RTC Controller RTC 74h RTC Controller NMI and RTC Control ler 75h RTC Controller RTC Controller RTC 76h RTC Controller NMI and RTC Control ler 77h RTC Controller RTC Controller RTC 80h DMA Controller LPC DMA Controllerand PCI or PCle LPC PCI or PCle 81h 83h DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA 84h 86h DMA Controller Controller and LPC PCI or PCle 87h DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA 99 AIMB 784 User Manual 88h DMA Controller Controller and LPC PCI or PCle 89h 8Bh DMA Contr
56. memory AIMB 784 User Manual 102 103 AIMB 784 User Manual AD ANTECH Enabling an Intelligent Planet www advantech com Please verify specifications before quoting This guide is intended for reference purposes only All product specifications are subject to change without notice No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic photocopying recording or otherwise without prior written permis sion of the publisher All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Advantech Ltd 2013
57. n 7 Driver Setup LAN 71 ini 73 Introduction 74 ene 74 mtel USB 75 Introduction ee cree 76 76 SATA RAID Setup TT Introduction eee cca 78 SATA RAID Driver and Utility Setup 78 Programming the Watchdog Timer 79 Watchdog timer 80 Programming the Watchdog 80 Table A 1 Watchdog timer 82 A21 Example Programs 2 2 tet 82 Pin Assignments 87 Parallel Port EPT1 octo 88 Table B 1 Parallel Port 1 88 USB2 0 Type A Port oo eee 88 Table 2 USB2 0 Type A Port 5 3 88 USB3 0 Header USB1314 89 USB2 0 Header 05856 05878 05 1112 89 Table B 3 USB2 0 Header 05856 USB78 USB1112 89 VGA Connector VOGA J tune rae eee irt un et rad 90 Table VGA Connector VGA1 90 DVI Intemace EET 90 Table B 5 DVI D Connector 11 0 12
58. nc Intel AMT Enabled Figure 3 12 AMTConfiguration B Intel AMT Enable or Disable Intel Active Management Technology BIOS Hotkey Pressed Enable or Disable BIOS Hotkey press Selection Screen Enable or Disable MEBx Selection Screen Hide Un Configure ME Confirmation Hide Un Configure ME without password confirmation prompt MEBx Debug Message Output Enable or Disable MEBx Debug Message Output W Unconfigure ME Un Configure ME without password E AMT Wait Timer Set timer to wait before sending ASF GET Boot Options Disable ME Set ME to Soft temporary disable ASF Enable or Disable ASF Alert specification format Activate Remote Assistance Process Trigger CIRA boot USB Configure Enable or Disable USB Configure function B PET Progress Enable or Disable PET Progress to receive PET event or not 41 AIMB 784 User Manual m WatchDog Enable or Disable Watchdog Timer 3 2 2 9 Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Legacy USB Support Enabled Figure 3 13 USB Configuration Legacy USB Support This is for supporting USB device under legacy OS such as DOS When choos ing AUTO the system will automatically detect if any USB device is plugged into the computer and enable USB legacy mode when a USB device is plugged and disable USB legacy mode when no USB device is plugged USB3 0 support Enable Disable USB3 0 support m XHCI Hand off
59. oller DMA Controller DMA 8Ch 8Eh DMA Controller Controller and DMA LPC PCI or PCle 8Fh DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA 90h 91h DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA 92h Reset Generator Reset Generator Processor I F 93h 9Fh DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA AOh A1h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt A4h A5h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt A8h A9h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt ACh ADh Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt BOh B1h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt B2h B3h Power Management Management Management B4h B5h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt B8h B9h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt BCh BDh Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt COh D1h DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA D2h DDh RESERVED DMA Controller DMA DEh DFh DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA FOh FERR Interrupt FERR Interrupt Processor I F Controller Controller 170h 177h SATA Controller PCI SATA Controller PCI SATA or PCle or PCle 1FOh 1F7h SATA Controller PCI SATA Controller PCI SATA or PCle or PCle 200h 207h Gameport Low Gameport Low Forwarded to LPC 208h 20Fh Gameport High Gameport High Forwarded to LPC 376h SATA Controller PCI SATA Controller PCI SATA or PCle or PCle 3F6h SATA Controller PCI SATA Controller PCI SATA or PCle or PCle 4DOh 4D1h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller
60. r JFP2 ol Table B 15 HDD LED Connector JFP2 Pin Signal 2 HDD LED 5 SATA LED AIMB 784 User Manual 94 B 16 ATX Soft Power Switch JFP1 Table B 16 ATX Soft Power Switch JFP1 Pin Signal 3 PANSWIN 6 GND B 17 SNMP SM_BUS Bus Connector JFP2 Table B 17 SM Bus Connector JFP2 Pin Signal 8 W83782G_SDAT 11 W83782G SCLK B 18 USB LAN ports LAN1 USB910 and LAN2 USB12 LAN1 USB910 LAN2 USB12 Table 18 USB2 0 Port Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5 3 D 2 D 4 GND 95 AIMB 784 User Manual Table 19 USB3 0 Port Pin Signal 5V STDA SSRX STDA_SSRX Shield GND_DRAIN STDA SSTX STDA_SSTX jo jojo oO MI gt Table B 20 Giga LAN 10 100 1000 Base T RJ 45 port Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 DA 5 DC 2 DA 6 DC 3 DB 7 DD 4 DB 8 DD B 19 Line Out MIC IN Connector AUDIO Line Out MIC In AUDIO AIMB 784 User Manual 96 B 20 Front Panel Audio Connector FPAUD1 1010 OO O O 3 210 Table B 21 Front Panel Audio Connector FPAUD1 Pin Signal MIC L GND MIC R PRESENSE LINE R MIC JD SENSE N A LINE L oo ojo Ww hm gt LINE JD B 21 8 pin Alarm Board Connector VOLT1 1 8 Table 22 8 pin Alarm Board Connector VOLT1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5 STBY 5 5 2 GND 6
61. r 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slots one PCle x1 slot one PCle x4 slot one PCle x16 slot and a variety of features such as 6 x onboard SATA III interfaces bandwidth 600 MB s with software RAID 4 x USB 3 0 and 9 x USB 2 0 connectors and HD Audio These powerful capabilities ensure even more reliable data storage capabilities and high speed peripheral connectivity The AIMB 784 also adopts Advantech s unique patented Sleep Mode Control Circuit for AT Power Mode With all the excellent features and outstanding performance the AIMB 784 is the ideal platform for today s industrial applications 1 2 Features B PClearchitecture The Intel 087 PCH chipset supports 1 PCle x16 slot 1 PCle x4 slot 1 PCle x1 slot 6 SATA connectors High Performance I O capability Dual Gigabit LAN via PCle x1 bus 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz PCI slots and 14 USB 2 0 ports BW Standard form factor with industrial features AIMB 784 provides indus trial features like long product life reliable operation under wide temperature range watchdog timer functions etc Automatically power on after power failure It is often necessary to have an unattended system come back to operation when power resumes after a power failure Advantech s industrial motherboard allows users to set the system to power on automatically without pushing the power on button Please refer details in AT mode setting Active Management Technology 9 0 The hardware and firmware bas
62. rge force open or heat the battery Replace the A battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the man ufacturer Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions 1 8 Jumper Settings This section provides instructions on how to configure your motherboard by setting the jumpers It also includes the motherboard default settings and your options for each jumper 1 8 1 How to set jumpers You can configure your motherboard to match the needs of your application by set ting the jumpers A jumper is a metal bridge that closes an electrical circuit It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip often protected by a plastic cover that slides over the pins to connect them To close or turn on a jumper you connect the pins with the clip To open or turn off a jumper you remove the clip Sometimes a jumper consists of a set of three pins labeled 1 2 and 3 In this case you connect either pins 1 and 2 or 2 and 3 A pair of needle nose pliers may be useful when set ting jumpers AIMB 784 User Manual 8 1 8 2 1 8 3 CMOS clear amp ME clear JCMOS1 amp JME1 The AIMB 784 motherboard contains a jumper that can erase CMOS data and reset the system BIOS information Normally this jumper should be set with pins 1 2 closed If you want to reset the CMOS data set J1 to 2 3 closed for just a few sec onds and then move the jumper back to 1 2 closed This procedure will reset the
63. s Aptio Setup Utility Copyright Ihe Wake system with Fixed Time Disabled Figure 3 8 S5 RTC Wake Settings Wake system with Fixed Time To Enable or Disable System wake on alarm event The system will wake on the hr min sec as specified 37 AIMB 784 User Manual 3 2 2 5 Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Overclocking lock Disabled 7 Figure 3 9 CPU Configuration B Active Processor Core Use this item to select the number of processor cores you want to activate when you are using a dual or quad core processor m Overclocking lock Enable or Disable the overclocking lock function Limit CPUID Maximum Setting this item to Enable allows legacy operating systems to boot even with out support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions Execute Disable Bit This item specifies the Execute Disable Bit Feature The settings are Enabled and Disabled The Optimal and Fail Safe default setting is Enabled If Disabled is selected the BIOS forces the XD feature flag to always return to 0 B Intel Virtualization Technology This feature is used to Enable or Disable the Intel Virtualization Technology IVT extension It allows multiple operating systems to run simultaneously on the same system by creating virtual machines each running its own x86 operat ing system Hardware Prefetcher Hardware Prefetcher is a technique that fetches instructions and or data from memory into the CPU
64. u can access most of the connectors from the top of the board as it is being installed in the chassis If you have a number of cards installed you may need to par tially remove a card to make all the connections 2 2 Parallel Port LPT1 L1 O O O O O The parallel port is normally used to connect the motherboard to a printer The AIMB 784 includes an onboard parallel port accessed through a 25 pin flat cable connec tor LPT1 AIMB 784 User Manual 14 2 3 USB Ports LAN1 USB910 LAN2 USB12 USB3 USB56 USB78 USB1112 amp USB1314 These ports support Plug amp Play and hot swapping for up to 127 external devices The USB 1 2 13 14 ports comply up to USB specification rev 3 0 Transmission rates of up to 5 Gb s and fuse protection are supported The USB interface can be disabled in the system BIOS setup The AIMB 784 is equipped with one or two high performance 1000 Mbps Ethernet LANs They are supported by all major network operating systems The RJ 45 jacks on the rear plate provide convenient 1000Base T operation If all USB ports are used USB power is recommended to switch to 5 V instead of 5 V DUAL USB13 14 LAN1_USB910 LAN2 USB12 uses 15 2927 USB3 USB56 USB5 6 7 8 11 12 EFFI 00000 5878 0581112 NOME LAN1 USB910 0000000005 LAN2 USB12 USB1314 15 AIMB 784 User Manual
65. ways If you are having problems with a serial device please be sure to check the pin assignments for the connector PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector KBMS1 ES ar Two 6 pin mini DIN connectors KBMS 1 on the rear panel of the motherboard pro vide PS 2 keyboard and mouse connections 17 AIMB 784 User Manual 2 8 External Keyboard amp Mouse KBMS2 KBMS2 There is also an extra onboard external keyboard and mouse connector on the moth erboard This gives system integrators greater flexibility in designing their systems 2 9 CPU Fan Connector CPUFAN1 CPUFAN1 OOo If a fan is used this connector supports cooling fans that draw up to 500 mA 6 W AIMB 784 User Manual 18 2 10 System FAN Connector SYSFAN1 and SYSFAN2 SYSFAN2 SYSFAN1 SYSFAN1 O SYSFAN2 If a fan is used this connector supports cooling fans that draw up to 500 mA 6 W 2 11 Front Panel Connectors JFP1 JFP2 amp JFP3 There are several external switches and LEDs to monitor and control the AIMB 784 1 2 wei 3 6 9 12 reser amp 25 2 2 gt 1 4 7 10 speer 19 AIMB 784 User Manual 2 11 1 Power LED and Keyboard Lock JFP3 JFP3 is a 5 pin connector for the power LED Refer to Appendix B for detailed infor mation on the pin assignments If a PS 2 or ATX power supply is used the system s power LED status will be as indic
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