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User Manual ARK-2121 Fanless Embedded Box PC...
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English user manual included as a PDF file on the CD. Please disregard the Chinese hard copy user manual if the product is not to be sold and/or installed in China. ARK-2121 User Manual...
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The documentation and the software included with this product are copyrighted 2015 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.
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RESTRICTED ACCESS AREA: The equipment should only be installed in a Restricted Access Area. DISCLAIMER: This set of instructions is given according to IEC 704-1. Advan- tech disclaims all responsibility for the accuracy of any statements contained herein. ARK-2121 User Manual...
2.5” HDD up to 1 TB. The RS-232/422/485 COM port mode can easily be changed via BIOS setting. Multiple Display Support ARK-2121 supports two display types: VGA, HDMI display. The graphic engine is DirectX 11.1, H/W format decode/Acceleration, MPEG2 (H/W acceleration), H.264/ VC1/ WMV9 (H/W Decode/Acceleration). ARK-2121 supports dual independent dis- play.
4.0 Sequence control Supported Watchdog timer Multi Level WDT Programmable 1-255 sec / min Hardware monitor CPU Temperature / input Current / input Voltage Power saving Deep sleep S5 mode System information Running HR / Boot record ARK-2121 User Manual...
Dimensions 264.5[10.41] x 68.4[2.69] x 133.0[5.2] Unit: mm [Inch] Detail A Ø4,6 238,2 68.39 252,5 Detail A 264,5 Figure 1.1 ARK-2121 Mechanical dimension drawing 1.4.2 Weight 2.3 kg (5.06 lb) Power Requirement 1.5.1 System Power Minimum power input: –...
2.2.1 Jumper Description You may configure ARK-2121 to match the needs of your application by setting jump- ers. A jumper is a metal bridge used to close an electric 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.
Auto Power On Setting Part Number 1653002101 Footprint HD_3x2P_79_D Description PIN HEADER 2*1P 180D(M)SQUARE 2.0mm DIP W/O Pb Setting Function Power On by power button (1-2)* Auto Power On (default) Clear CMOS Part Number 1600000071 Footprint SW_3P_CJS-1201TA1 Description CJS-1201TA1 ARK-2121 User Manual...
The RS-422/485 mode of ARK-2121L COM3~COM4 can be supported via BIOS set- ting. The setting is under Advanced BIOS Features Setup -> Super IO Configuration. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Figure 2.3 COM connector ARK-2121 User Manual...
LED indicators on the front side to show its Active/Link status (Green LED) and Speed status (Yellow LED). Figure 2.4 Ethernet connector Table 2.3: Ethernet Connector Pin Assignments 10/100/1000BaseT Signal Name MDI2+ MDI2- MDI3+ MDI3- ARK-2121 User Manual...
The ARK-2121L provides a high resolution VGA interface connected by a D-sub 15- pin connector to support a VGA CRT monitor. It supports display resolutions of up to 2048 x 1152. Figure 2.7 VGA Connector Table 2.6: VGA Connector Pin Assignments Signal Name Signal Name Green ARK-2121 User Manual...
LED Indicators There are two LEDs on ARK-2121L front metal face plate for indicating system sta- tus: PWR LED is for power status; and HDD LED is for HDD & flash disk status. Figure 2.10 LED Indicators ARK-2121 User Manual...
Installation 2.4.1 HDD Installation Unscrew the six screws on the bottom cover. Slide the 2.5" SATA HDD into the HDD bay on the bottom cover. ARK-2121 User Manual...
Screw the four screws on the side of HDD bracket. The screws are used to fix the HDD on the bracket. (The screws are in the accessory box.) Recover the bottom cover and screws. 2.4.2 Memory Installation Unscrew the four screws on the top cover. ARK-2121 User Manual...
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Unscrew the four screws on the right and left side of top cover Remove the top cover Install DDR3L memory in to the system Recover the top chassis. ARK-2121 User Manual...
2.4.3 mSATA Installation Unscrew the six screws on the bottom cover. Put the mSATA module in mSATA slot (CN16) Screw 2 screws on the mSATA module. ARK-2121 User Manual...
BIOS Setup With the AMIBIOS setup program, you can modify BIOS settings and control the var- ious system features. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the ARK-2121 BIOS setup screens. Figure 3.1 Setup program initial screen AMI's BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration.
MM/DD/YY format. The time must be entered in HH:MM:SS format. Advanced BIOS Features Setup Select the Advanced tab from the ARK-2121 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.
Set Parameters of Serial Port 1 (COMA). Serial Port 2 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 2 (COMB). Serial Port 3 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 3 (COMC). Serial Port 4 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 4 (COMD). ARK-2121 User Manual...
This page display all information about system Temperature/Voltage/Current. EC Power Saving Mode This item allows users to set board’s power saving mode when off. EC Watch Dog Function This item allows users to select EC watchdog timer. 3.4.4 S5 RTC Wake Settings ARK-2121 User Manual...
Serial Port Console Redirection Console Redirection This item allows users to enable or disable console redirection for Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS). Console Redirection This item allows users to configuration console redirection detail settings. ARK-2121 User Manual...
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enable the mid level cache(L2) prefetching of adjacent cache lines. Intel Virtualization Technology When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. Power Technology Enable the power management features. ARK-2121 User Manual...
3.4.7 PPM Configuration CPU C state Report Enable/Disable CPU C state report to OS. Max CPU C-state This option controls Max C state that the processor will support. ARK-2121 User Manual...
SATA Mode Select IDE / AHCI. Serial-ATA Port 0 / Port1 Enable / Disable Serial ATA Port0 / Port1. SATA Port 0 / Port1 HotPlug Enable / Disable SATA Port0 / Port1 hotplug function. ARK-2121 User Manual...
Storage Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM. Video Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM. Other PCI devices Determines OpROM execution policy for devices other than Network, Storage, or Video. ARK-2121 User Manual...
3.4.10 Trusted Computing Trusted Computing Enables or Disables BIOS support for security device. OS will not show Security Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. 3.4.11 USB Configuration ARK-2121 User Manual...
Controller. 'Auto' uses default value: for a Root port it is 100 ms, for a Hub port the delay is taken from Hub descriptor. Security Configuration TXE HMRFPO Disable TXE Firmware Update TXE EOP Message Send EOP Message Before Enter OS ARK-2121 User Manual...
TXE Unconfiguration Perform Revert TXE settings to factory defaults 3.5.1 Chipset Configuration North Bridge Details for North Bridge items. South Bridge Details for South Bridge items. ARK-2121 User Manual...
Select AC power state when power is re-applied after a power failure. Serial IRQ Mode Configure Serial IRQ Mode. Global SMI Lock Enable or Disable SMI lock. BIOS Read/Write Protection Enable or Disable BIOS SPI region read/write protect. ARK-2121 User Manual...
Enabled = Azalia will be unconditionally Enabled. Auto = Azalia will be enabled if present disabled otherwise. Azalia HDMI Codec Enable/Disable internal HDMI codec for Azalia HDMI Port B Enable/Disable HDMI Port B HDMI Port C Enable/Disable HDMI Port C ARK-2121 User Manual...
Control the USB EHCI (USB 2.0) functions. One EHCI controller must always be enabled. USB Per Port Control Control each of the USB ports (1~4). Enable: Enable USB per port; Disable: Use USB port X settings. ARK-2121 User Manual...
3.5.7 PCI Express Configuration PCI Express Port0 / Port2 Enable or Disable the PCI Express Port0 / Port 2 in the Chipset. Speed Configure PCIe Port Speed. ARK-2121 User Manual...
This means the default boot selec- tion is not automatically started by the firmware. Bootup NumLock State Select the keyboard NumLock state. Quiet Boot Enables or disables Quiet Boot option. Boot Option #1 Sets the system boot order. ARK-2121 User Manual...
Security Setup Select Security Setup from the ARK-2121 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 <Enter>: ...
This item allows you to save the changes done so far as user defaults. Restore User Defaults This item allows you to restore the user defaults to all the options. Boot Override Boot device select can override your boot priority. ARK-2121 User Manual...