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Manual IB908 iBASE Our company network supports you worldwide with offices in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Great Britain and the USA. For more information please contact: FORTEC Elektronik AG FORTEC Elektronik AG Hauptniederlassung Büro West Lechwiesenstr. 9 Hohenstaufenring 55 86899 Landsberg am Lech 50674 Köln Telefon: +49 (0) 8191 91172-0...
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IB908F Intel Haswell-ULT ® 3.5” Disk Size SBC USER’S MANUAL Version 1.1...
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MCP Processor are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. NUVOTON is a registered trademark of NUVOTON Technology Corporation. All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. IB908F User’s Manual...
INTRODUCTION Introduction Product Description ® Intel The IB908F is a 3.5-inch single board computer based on the Haswell-ULT MCP processors. The IB908F platform is well-suited for low-power and high-performance designs in a broad range of markets including Industrial Control &...
INTRODUCTION Checklist Your IB908F package should include the items listed below. The IB908F SBC This User’s Manual 1 CD containing chipset drivers and flash memory utility Optional cable kit (containing DC in power cable/PW87, COM port cable / PK1H, SATA & HDD power cable/SATA-26 and USB 2.0 cable/USB-29)
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+9V ~ +24V DC-in Power Input RoHS 102mm x 147mm Board Size Windows 8 / Embedded; Windows 7 / Embedded Linux OS supported Heatsink Others i-SMART (Auto-scheduler & Power fail resume function) EEPROM 24C02(Reserved for designing, M-SO8 package) IB908F User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the IB908F in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the Memory ................6 Setting the Jumpers ................7 Connectors on IB908F ................. 11...
INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The IB908F board supports TWO DDR3L memory socket for a maximum total memory of 16GB DDR3L memory type. Installing and Removing Memory Modules To install the DDR3L modules, locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps: 1.
INSTALLATIONS Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on IB908F to select various settings and features according to your needs and applications. Contact your supplier if you have doubts about the best configuration for your needs. The following lists the connectors on IB908F and their respective functions.
DTR, Data terminal ready RI, Ring indicator GND, ground Not Used COM1 is jumper-less for RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485 and is to be configured with BIOS Selection. Pin # Signal Name RS-232 R2-422 RS-485 DATA- DATA+ Ground Ground Ground IB908F User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS CN1, CN2: SATA Connectors JP1: LCD Backlight Connector Pin # Signal Name +12V Backlight Enable Brightness Control Ground JP2: USB3/4 Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Ground Ground IB908F User’s Manual...
(LVDS1) and second channel (LVDS2). Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name TX0N TX0P Ground Ground TX1N TX1P Ground Ground TX2N TX2P Ground Ground CLKN CLKP Ground Ground TX3N TX3P Power Power IB908F User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS JP6: SATA HDD Power Connectors Pin # Signal Name Ground Ground +12V JP7: Debug 80 Port Connector (factory use only) J11: MCU Flash Connector (factory use only) IB908F User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS J12: Smart Battery Pin # Signal Name RST# ICHSWI# Ground SMB_DATA SMB_CLK J13: Board Input Power Connector Pin # Signal Name +9V to +24V IB908F User’s Manual...
Hard Disk Drive LED Connector: Pins 5 and 6 This connector connects to the hard drive activity LED on control panel. This LED will flash when the HDD is being accessed. Pin # Signal Name LED(+) LED(-) IB908F User’s Manual...
Pin # Pin # Signal Name DCD, Data carrier detect RXD, Receive data TXD, Transmit data Data terminal ready GND, ground DSR, Data set ready RTS, Request to send CTS, Clear to send RI, Ring indicator Not Used IB908F User’s Manual...
INSTALLATIONS J19: Digital I/O Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name OUT3 OUT1 OUT2 OUT0 CPU_FAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector Pin # Signal Name Ground +12V Rotation detection Control IB908F User’s Manual...
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<PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, <F1> for help and <Esc> to quit. When you enter the Setup utility, the Main Menu screen will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions and exit choices. IB908F User’s Manual...
F2: Previous Values Access Level Administrator F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit System Date Set the Date. Use Tab to switch between Data elements. System Time Set the Time. Use Tab to switch between Data elements. IB908F User’s Manual...
Value to be programmed into PCI Latency Timer Register. VGA Palette Snoop Enables or disables VGA Palette Registers Snooping. PERR# Generation Enables or disables PCI device to generate PERR#. SERR# Generation Enables or disables PCI device to generate SERR#. IB908F User’s Manual...
BIOS to select the value. ASPM Support Set the ASPM Level: Force L0s – Force all links to L0s State: AUTO – BIOS auto configure: DISABLE – Disables ASPM. Extended Synch If ENABLED allows generation of Extended Synchronization patterns. IB908F User’s Manual...
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On non-PCI Express aware OS’s (Pre Windows Vista) some devices may not be correctly reinitialized after S3.Enabling this restore PCI Express device configuration on S3 resume Warning: Enabling this may cause issues with other hardware after S3 resume.1 IB908F User’s Manual...
OS. ACPI Sleep State Select ACPI sleep state the system will enter, when the SUSPEND button is pressed. Lock Legacy Resources Enabled or Disabled Lock of Legacy Resources. S3 Video Repost Enable or disable S3 Video Repost. IB908F User’s Manual...
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Disabled → ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter: Select Change Field F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit Wake on PCIE PME Wake Event The options are Disabled and Enabled. IB908F User’s Manual...
CPU AES Enabled F4: Save ESC: Exit EIST Enabled Hyper-threading Select the performance state that the BIOS will set before OS handoff. Active Processor Cores Number of cores to enable in each processor package. Overclocking lock Flex_RATIO(194)MSR IB908F User’s Manual...
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XD can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting OS Intel Virtualization Technology When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. CPU AES Enabled/Disabled CPU Advanced Encryption Standard instructions EIST Enabled/Disabled Intel Speedstep. IB908F User’s Manual...
Hot Plug Disabled F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit SATA Controller(s) Enable / Disable Serial ATA Controller. SATA Mode Selection (1) AHCI Mode. (2) RAID Mode. Hot Plug Designates this port as Hot P;uggable. IB908F User’s Manual...
Schedule Slot 2 None Change Field F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit Power-On after Power failure Enable or Disable. Schedule Slot 1 / 2 Setup the hour/minute for system power on. IB908F User’s Manual...
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Perform AMT/ME unconfigure without password operation. Amt Wait Timer Set timer to wait before sending ASF_GET_BOOT_OPTIONS. Activate Remote Assistance Process Trigger CIRA boot. PET Progress User can Enable/Disable PET Events progress to receive PET events or not. Watchdog Timer Enable/Disable Watchdog Timer. IB908F User’s Manual...
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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 100ms, for a Hub port the delay is taken from Hub descriptor. IB908F User’s Manual...
F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit Serial Port Configuration Set parameters of serial ports. User can Enable/Disable the serial port and Select an optimal settings for the Super IO Device. IB908F User’s Manual...
Temperatures/Voltages These fields are the parameters of the hardware monitoring function feature of the board. The values are read-only values as monitored by the system and show the PC health status. IB908F User’s Manual...
Wake on LAN Enable or disable integrated LAN to wake the system. (The Wake On LAN cannot be disabled if ME is on at Sx state.) SLP_S4 Assertion Width Select a minimum assertion width of the SLP_S4# signal. IB908F User’s Manual...
Enable or disable PCI Express Clock Gating for each root port DMI Link ASPM Control The control of Active State Power Management on both NB side and SB side of the DMI link. PCIe-USB Glitch W/A PCIe-USB Glitch W/A for bad USB device(s) connected behind PCIE/PEG port. IB908F User’s Manual...
Disabled = Azalia will be unconditionally be disabled. Enabled = Azalia will be unconditionally be enabled. Auto = Azalia will be enabled if present, disabled otherwise. Azalia PME Enable or disable power management capability of the audio controller. IB908F User’s Manual...
F1: General Help DVMT Total Gfx Mem 256MB F2: Previous Values ► LCD Control F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit Primary Display Select which of IGFX/PEG/PCI graphics device should be primary display or select SG for switchable Gfx. IB908F User’s Manual...
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Select the Video Device that will be activated during POST. This has no effect if external graphics present. Secondary booty display selection will appear based on your selection. VGA modes will be supported only on primary display. IB908F User’s Manual...
Enables/Disables Quiet Boot option. Fast Boot Enables/Disables boot with initialization of a minimal set of devices required to launch active boot option. Has no effect for BBS boot options. Boot Option Priorities Sets the system boot order. IB908F User’s Manual...
Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM. Launch Video OpROM policy Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM. Other PCI device ROM priority For PCI devices other than Network, Mass storage or Video defines which OpROM to launch. IB908F User’s Manual...
↑↓ Select Item Minimum length Enter: Select Maximum length Change Field F1: General Help Administrator Password F2: Previous Values User Password F3: Optimized Default F4: Save ESC: Exit Administrator Password Set Setup Administrator Password. User Password Set User Password. IB908F User’s Manual...
Discard Changes done so far to any of the setup options. Restore Defaults Restore/Load Defaults values for all the setup options. Save as User Defaults Save the changes done so far as User Defaults. Restore User Defaults Restore the User Defaults to all the setup options. IB908F User’s Manual...
LAN Drivers Installation ..............58 Intel® Management Engine Interface ..........62 Intel® USB 3.0 Drivers ............... 65 IMPORTANT NOTE: After installing your Windows operating system, you must install first the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility before proceeding with the drivers installation. IB908F User’s Manual...
Plug & Play INF support for Intel chipset components. Follow the instructions below to complete the installation. 1. Insert the DVD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) 8 Series Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility. IB908F User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. When the Welcome screen to the Intel® Chipset Device Software appears, click Next to continue. 4. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process. IB908F User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 5. On the Readme File Information screen, click Next to continue the installation. 6. The Setup process is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. IB908F User’s Manual...
DRIVERS INSTALLATION VGA Drivers Installation 1. Insert the DVD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) 8 Series Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) Core(TM) i3/i5/i7 Graphics Driver. IB908F User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 4. Click Yes to to agree with the license agreement and continue the installation. IB908F User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 5. On the screen shown below, click Install to continue. 6. Setup complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. IB908F User’s Manual...
DRIVERS INSTALLATION Realtek HD Audio Driver Installation 1. Insert the DVD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) 8 Series Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. IB908F User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. On the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard screen, click Yes to proceed with and complete the installation process. 4. The InstallShield Wizard Complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. IB908F User’s Manual...
DRIVERS INSTALLATION LAN Drivers Installation 1. Insert the DVD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) 8 Series Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) PRO LAN Network Driver. IB908F User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. Click Install Drivers and Software. 4. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next. IB908F User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 5. Click Next to to agree with the license agreement. 6. Click the checkbox for Drivers in the Setup Options screen to select it and click Next to continue. IB908F User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 7. The wizard is ready to begin installation. Click Install to begin the installation. 8. When InstallShield Wizard is complete, click Finish. IB908F User’s Manual...
DRIVERS INSTALLATION Intel® Management Engine Interface 1. Insert the DVD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) 8 Series Chipset Drivers and then Intel(R) AMT 9.5 Drivers. IB908F User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 2. When the Welcome screen to the InstallShield Wizard for Intel® Management Engine Components, click the checkbox for Install Intel® Control Center & click Next. 3. Click Yes to to agree with the license agreement. IB908F User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 4. When the Setup Progress screen appears, click Next. Then, click Finish when the setup progress has been successfully installed. IB908F User’s Manual...
DRIVERS INSTALLATION Intel® USB 3.0 Drivers 1. Insert the DVD that comes with the board. Click Intel and then Intel(R) 8 Series Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel(R) USB 3.0 Drivers. IB908F User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. When the Welcome screen to the InstallShield Wizard for Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver, click Next. 4. Click Yes to to agree with the license agreement and continue the installation. IB908F User’s Manual...
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5. On the Readme File Information screen, click Next to continue the installation of the Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver. 6. Setup complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. IB908F User’s Manual...
The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board. Level Function IRQ0 System Timer Output IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ3 Serial Port #2 IRQ4 Serial Port #1 IRQ8 Real Time Clock IRQ10 SMBus Controller IRQ19 SATA AHCI Controller IB908F User’s Manual...
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Our company network supports you worldwide with offices in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Great Britain and the USA. For more information please contact: FORTEC Elektronik AG FORTEC Elektronik AG Hauptniederlassung Büro West Lechwiesenstr. 9 Hohenstaufenring 55 86899 Landsberg am Lech 50674 Köln Telefon: +49 (0) 8191 91172-0 Telefon:...