Intel 3rd generation xeon scalable proprietary motherboard with 16 x ddr4, 4 x pcie x16, 4 x sata3, 6 x usb3.0, quad gbe, ipmi (18 pages)
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User Manual ASMB-913I Dual LGA 2011-R3 Intel Xeon® E5-2600v3 EATX Server Board...
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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.
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Advantech has come to be known. Your satisfaction is our primary concern. Here is a guide to Advantech’s cus- tomer services.
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 battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the man- ufacturer. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. ASMB-913I User Manual...
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It should be free of marks and scratches and in perfect working order upon receipt. When unpacking the ASMB-913I, check it for signs of shipping damage. (For example, damaged box, scratches, dents, etc.) If it is dam- aged or it fails to meet the specifications, notify our service department or local sales representative immediately.
High reliability and outstanding performance makes ASMB-913I the ideal platform for industrial server/networking applications. By using the Intel C612 chipset, the ASMB-913I offers a variety of features such as 8 onboard SATA III interfaces; it supports IRST (Intel Rapid Storage Technology) and provides RAID 0, 1, 10 and 5 (Windows only*);...
1 x 24-pin SSI EPS 12 V power connector (Input 12 V, 5 V, 3.3 V, 5 System Power V standby) 2 x 8 pin SSI EPS 12 V power connector for CPU & Memory power CPU Power (12V) ASMB-913I User Manual...
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RoHS Compliant 6/6 Pb Free Operating Temperature: 0 to 40° C Non-operating Temperature: -40 to 85° C Environmental Spec. Operating Relative Humidity: 10% to 90% (non-condensing) Non-operating Relative Humidity: 10% to 95% (non-condens- ing) ASMB-913I User Manual...
Board Layout, Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the ASMB-913I are linked to external devices such as hard disk drives. In addition, ASMB-913I has a number of jumpers that are used to configure the system for specific applications. The tables below list the functions of each jumper and connector. Later sections in this chapter give instructions for setting jumpers.
Blinking green Link Green Green 1000 Mbps Active Green Blinking green No Link Table 1.3: Jumpers Label Function Default JCMOS1 CMOS Clear JME1 ME update Keep CMOS data/ Clear CMOS data/ Disable ME update/ Enable ME update/ ASMB-913I User Manual...
USB 3.0 port 0, 1; USB 3.0 port 2, 3, 4, 5 (20-pin header) USB4_5 USB89 USB port 8, 9 USB10 USB port 10 (Type-A) VOLT1 For Advantech alarm board usage PMBUS1 Power supply SMBbus I2C Header SATA_SGPIO_1 Supports Serial_Link interface for onboard SATA connections GPIO1 GPIO function for customize usage...
Block Diagram Figure 1.3 Block Diagram System Memory ASMB-913I has 16 288-pin memory slots for DDR4 1600/1866/2133 MHz memory modules with maximum capacity of 512 GB (Maximum 32 GB for each DIMM). ASMB-913I supports registered DIMMs memory module. ASMB-913I User Manual...
DIMMC1 DIMMG1 DIMMD1 DIMMH2 DIMMA2 DIMME2 DIMMB2 DIMMF2 DIMMC2 DIMMG2 DIMMD2 DIMMH2 Step 1 To install DIMMs, first make sure the two handles of the DIMM socket are in the “open” position. i.e. The handles lean outward. ASMB-913I User Manual...
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Slowly slide the DIMM module along the plastic guides on both ends of the socket, Step 3 Press the DIMM module right down into the socket, until you hear a click. This is when the two handles have automatically locked the memory module into the correct position of the DIMM socket. ASMB-913I User Manual...
Step 4 Finished. Processor Installation The ASMB-913I is designed for Intel E5-2600 v3 series Xeon processor. Step 1 ASMB-913I User Manual...
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Press the first lever and move it sideways slightly until it is released from the reten- tion tab. Step 2 Press the other lever and move it sideways slightly until it is also released from the retention tab. ASMB-913I User Manual...
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Lift the load plate. Step 4 Position the CPU over the socket ensuring that the triangle mark on the CPU lines up with the triangle mark on the motherboard. Triangle mark Step 5 Remove protective plastic cover. ASMB-913I User Manual...
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Step 6 Close the load plate over the CPU. Step 7 Push down both levers and insert them under the retention tabs ensuring the edge of the load plate is fixed securely by both levers. Step 8 Finished. ASMB-913I User Manual...
Mbps (USB 2.0) / 5Gbps (USB 3.0) and fuse protection are supported. The USB interface can be disabled in the system BIOS setup. The ASMB-913I is equipped with four 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.
VGA Connector The ASMB-913I includes a VGA interface that can drive conventional CRT and LCD displays. Serial Ports (COM1/COM2) The ASMB-913I offers 2 serial ports (One on the rear panel and one onboard). COM2 ASMB-913I User Manual...
PS2 Keyboard and Mouse Header (KBMS2) KBMS2 connector is for additional keyboard & mouse device usage. KBMS2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU FAN0/FAN1) If a fan is used, this connector supports cooling fans that draw up to 500 mA (6 W). ASMB-913I User Manual...
2.8.2 External Speaker (JFP2 pins 1, 4, 7, 10) JFP2 pins 1, 4, 7, 10 connect to an external speaker. The ASMB-913I provides an onboard buzzer as an alternative. To enable the buzzer, set pins 7-10 closed. ASMB-913I User Manual...
Many computer cases offer the convenience of a reset button. 9 12 2.8.5 SNMP Connector (JFP1 Pins 8 & 11) SNMP connector could connect with “SAB-2000” remote control board to monitor ASMB-913I through the super IO chip. 8 11 (Data) (CLK) 2.8.6 Case Open (JCASE1) A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JCASE1 on the motherboard.
2.11 Serial ATA Interface (SATA0-SATA5, sSATA0- sSATA1) ASMB-913I features ten serial ATA III interfaces (up to 600 MB/s) which eases cabling to hard drives with thin and long cables. ASMB-913I User Manual...
Please use a power supply which is of SSI type; minimum output should be at least 800 W. ATXPWR1 & ATX12V1 & ATX12V2 sockets should be all con- nected with power supply, otherwise ASMB-913I will not boot up normally. ASMB-913I User Manual...
2.20 VOLT1 Connector VOLT1 connects to the alarm board on the Advantech chassis. These alarm boards give warnings if a power supply or fan fails, if the chassis overheats, or if the back- plane malfunctions. 5VSB +3.3V -12V +12V ASMB-913I User Manual...
The Setup program uses a number of menus for making changes and turning the special features on or off. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the ASMB-913I setup screens. AMI's BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration.
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. ASMB-913I User Manual...
3.2.2 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Select the Advanced tab from the ASMB-913I 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>...
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3.2.2.1 ACPI Settings Enable Hibernation "Enable or disable" Hibernation. Lock Legacy Resources "Enable" or "Disable" Lock Legacy Resources. ASMB-913I User Manual...
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3.2.2.2 NCT6776 Super IO Configuration Serial Port 1 Configuration – Serial Port "Enable" or "Disable" Serial Port 1. – Change Settings To select an optimal setting for serial port 1. ASMB-913I User Manual...
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Serial Port 2 Configuration – Serial Port "Enable" or "Disable" Serial Port 2. – Change Settings To select an optimal setting for serial port 2. ASMB-913I User Manual...
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ACPI OS to protect the system from overheat damage. Fan Mode Configuration When set to manual mode, fan duty setting can be changed; the range is from 30%~100%, default setting is 50%. ASMB-913I User Manual...
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3.2.2.4 Serial Port Console Redirection Console Redirection To "Enable or disable" console redirection feature. ASMB-913I User Manual...
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'stop' signal can be sent to stop the data flow. Once the buffers are empty, a 'start' signal can be sent to re-start the flow. Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start/stop signals. Options available: None/Hardware RTS/CTS. – Recorder Mode ASMB-913I User Manual...
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It can be set as "9600", "19200", "57600", or "115200". "115200" is the default setting. – Flow Control Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow. It can be set as "None", "Hardware RTS/CTS", or "Software Xon/Xoff". "None" is the default setting. ASMB-913I User Manual...
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Above 4G Decoding Enables or disables 64-bit capability. Devices to be decoded in above 4G address space (Only if system supports 64-bit PCI decoding). Note! There are some graphic or GPU card need to enable 4G Decoding. ASMB-913I User Manual...
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"UPON RQUEST", GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services. When it's set as "Always", it does not allow disabling GA20. Option ROM Messages "Force BIOS or Keep Current" to set the display mode for Option ROM ASMB-913I User Manual...
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3.2.2.7 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enables or disables BIOS support for security device. Purchase Advantech LPC TPM module to enable TPM function. P/N: PCATPM- 00A1E. ASMB-913I User Manual...
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Selects the USB transfer time-out value. [1,5,10,20sec] Device Reset Time-out Selects the USB device reset time-out value. [10,20,30,40 sec] Device Power-up Delay This item appears only when Device power-up delay item is set to [manual]. ASMB-913I User Manual...
3.2.3 IntelRCSetup 3.2.3.1 Processor Configuration ASMB-913I User Manual...
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When 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. ASMB-913I User Manual...
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This item is to enable or disable CPU advanced encryption standard instruc- tions. 3.2.3.2 Advanced Power Management Power Technology Power technology default is "Energy Efficient". User can set "EIST", "P-STATE", "C3", "C6", "Package C State limit" under "Custom" Mode. ASMB-913I User Manual...
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3.2.3.3 QPI Configuration ASMB-913I User Manual...
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Select the QPI link speed as either the Fast mode or Slow Mode. QPI Frequency Select Allows for selecting the QPI Link frequency. QPI Link0p Enable/Disable QPI Link0p. QPI Link1 Enable/Disable QPI Link1. COD enable Enable/Disable Cluster on Die. Early Snoop Enable/Disable Early Snoop. ASMB-913I User Manual...
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Early Snoop Configuration Enable Mode Disable Enable Auto Auto Early Snoop (ES) Auto Enable Disable Auto Disable Disable Home Snoop (HS) Auto Disable Enable Disable Cluster on Die (COD) Enable Auto Not Supported - Invalid Enable Enable Settings ASMB-913I User Manual...
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3.2.3.4 Memory Configuration Data Scrabbling Enable/Disable Data Scrambling. Numa Enable/Disable non uniform memory access (NUMA). Memory Technology Display memory topology with DIMM population information. ASMB-913I User Manual...
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Force all links to L0s state; [Disable]: To disable ASPM. Extended Synch If this item is [Enable], it allows generation of extended synchronization patterns.. VGA Priority Determines priority between onboard and 1st off-board video device found. Primary Display Adaptor Manually select display device from which PCIe slot ASMB-913I User Manual...
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3.2.3.6 PCH Configuration SMBus Controller Enable/Disable SMBus controller. Restore AC Power Loss Specify what state to go to when power is re-applied after a power failure (G3 state). ASMB-913I User Manual...
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Mode of operation of XHCI controller. Azalia HD Audio Enable/Disable Azalia HD audio function. PCIe Slot 4 Configuration To enable or disable PCI Express Slot 4 and select target link speed as Gen1, Gen2. PCH SATA and sSATA Configuration ASMB-913I User Manual...
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On an edge detect from 0 to 1, the PCH starts a COMRESET initialization sequence to the device. – SATA Port 0~5 and sSATA Port 0~1 Device Type To identify the SATA is connected to Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive. ASMB-913I User Manual...
Disable the logging of EFI status codes or log only error code or only progress code or both. 3.2.4.2 BMC Self Test Log Erase Log Erase log options. When Log is Full Select the action to be taken when log is full. ASMB-913I User Manual...
Note! With AC power & Battery. Short CMOS1 Jumper: Date/Time & Password: Keep Setting: reset to default AC power and CMOS battery are removed. Short CMOS1 Jumper: Date/Time: reset to default Password: Keep Setting: reset to default ASMB-913I User Manual...
Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 16 (0x10) means indefinite waiting. Bootup NumLock State Select the keyboard NumLock state. Quiet Boot Enable/Disable quiet boot option. Boot Option Priorities Sets the system boot priorities. ASMB-913I User Manual...
Restore Defaults Restore/Load default 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. ASMB-913I User Manual...
Before Beginning To facilitate the installation of the enhanced display drivers and utility software, read the instructions in this chapter carefully. The drivers for the ASMB-913I are located on the software installation CD. Before beginning, it is important to note that most display drivers need to have the relevant software application already installed on the system prior to installing the enhanced display drivers.
Windows 7 & 8/ Windows server 2008 & 2012 Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. When the folder is dis- played, move the mouse cursor over the folder "01_Intel INF". Find the execut- able in this folder, click to install the driver. ASMB-913I User Manual...
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Click setup to execute program. ASMB-913I User Manual...
Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. When the folder is displayed, navigate to the "02_Graphic chip" folder and click the executable file to complete the installation of the drivers for OS that you need. ASMB-913I User Manual...
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Note! If ASMB-913I carries an additional graphics card for VGA output, please set this additional graphic card as "major output" under the "Display properties" of OS. Please use the driver file from "Windows WDDM" folder as first choice. XDDM and WDDM Driver Selection for Win7/Vista/2008/2008R2 –...
6.1.1 Introduction The ASMB-913I has two Gigabit Ethernet LAN connections via dedicated PCI Express x1 lanes: GbE LAN1 - Intel I210; GbE LAN2/3/4 - I210. They offer bandwidth of up to 500 MB/sec, eliminating the bottleneck of network data flow and incorporat- ing Gigabit Ethernet at 1000 Mbps.
USB 3.0 6.2.1 Introduction ASMB-913I offers two USB 3.0 ports in rear side. The USB 3.0 could provide the bandwidth up to 500MB/s to shorter the time for data transmission. 6.2.2 Windows Series Driver Setup Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. Select folder "04_USB3.0 chip"...
1.Please visit the Intel download center for "Intel Rapid Storage Tech- nology enterprise for Microsoft Windows Operating System Software User's Guide" file download, The download address is: http://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/sb/ g40440_005_rste_swug_r1_5.pdf 2.For the hotfix file download, please visit: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932755/en-us ASMB-913I User Manual...
The ASMB-913I’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.
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Unlock NCT6776D Select watchdog timer register Enable the watchdog timer function Use the watchdog timer function Lock NCT6776D ASMB-913I User Manual...
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 Mov al,01h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- ASMB-913I User Manual...
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Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al,30h Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,01h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Set minute as counting unit Mov al,0f5h Out dx, al Inc dx In al,dx Or al, 08h ASMB-913I User Manual...
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Dec dx ; Enable watchdog timer to be reset by mouse Mov al,0f7h Out dx,al Inc dx In al,dx Or al,80h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; lock NCT6776D Mov al,0aah Out dx,al Enable watchdog timer to be reset by keyboard ASMB-913I User Manual...
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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 Mov al,08h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al,30h ASMB-913I User Manual...
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Dec dx ; Generate a time-out signal Mov al,0f7h Out dx,al ;Write 1 to bit 5 of F7 register Inc dx In al,dx Or al,20h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; lock NCT6776D Mov al,0aah Out dx,al ASMB-913I User Manual...
USB89 Table B.1: USB Header (USB89) Signal Signal USB_VCC5 USB_VCC5 USB_D- USB_D- USB_D+ USB_D+ USB3.0 Header(USB2_3 & USB4_5) Table B.2: USB Header (USB23,USB45,USB67,USB89) Signal Signal +5 V STDA_SSRX- STDA_SSRX+ STDA_SSRX- STDA_SSRX+ STDA_SSRX+ STDA_SSRX- STDA_SSRX+ STDA_SSRX- +5 V ASMB-913I User Manual...
VGA Connector (VGA1) Table B.3: VGA Connector (VGA1) Signal Signal GREEN BLUE H-SYNC V-SYNC RS-232 Interface (COM2) Table B.4: RS-232 Interface (COM2) Signal ASMB-913I User Manual...
KB CLK KB DATA MS DATA MS CLK System Fan Power Connector (SYSFAN0~2) Table B.6: Fan Power Connector (SYSFAN0/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2) Signal +12 V DETECT Power LED (JFP3) Table B.7: Power LED (JFP1) Function LED power (3.3 V) Ground ASMB-913I User Manual...
B.16 Case Open Connector (JCASE1) Table B.16: Case Open Connector (JFP1) Signal CASEOP B.17 Front Panel LAN LED Connector (LANLED1) Table B.17: LAN LED Connector (LANLED1) Signal Signal LAN1_LED0_ACT LAN2_LED1_ACT VCC3_LAN1LED VCC3_LAN2LED LAN1_LED1_1000M LAN2_LED2_1000 LAN1_LED2_100M LAN2_LED0_100 VCC3 ASMB-913I User Manual...