Introduction; Features; Specifications; System - Advantech AIMB-242 User Manual

1.1

Introduction

AIMB-242 is designed with the Intel QM170/CM236 for industrial applications that
require both performance computing and enhanced power management capabilities.
The motherboard supports Xeon E3-1515Mv5 2.8 GHz / Core i7-6820EQ 2.8 GHz/
Core i7-6822EQ 2.0 GHz/ Core i5-6440EQ 2.7 GHz up to 8 MB SmartCache and
DDR4 2133 MHz up to 32GB, per slot up to 16 GB. A rich I/O connectivity of 2 serial
ports, 8 USB 3.0, 1 USB 2.0, dual GbE LAN, 2 SATA III ports.
1.2

Features

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Rich I/O connectivity: Dual GbE LAN via PCIe x1 bus, 1 x PCIe x16 slot (Gen
3), 1 x full-size MiniPCIe (co-lay mSATA), 1 x half-size MiniPCIe, 1 x M.2 (B
key), 8 USB 3.0, 1 USB 2.0.
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Standard Mini-ITX form factor with industrial features: The AIMB-242 is a
full featured Mini-ITX motherboard with balanced expandability and perfor-
mance.
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Wide selection of storage devices: SATAIII HDD, customers benefit from the
flexibility of using the most suitable storage device for larger capacity.
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Optimized integrated graphic solution: With Intel® Flexible Display Interface,
it supports versatile display options and 32-bit 3D graphics engine.
1.3

Specifications

1.3.1

System

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CPU: Intel 6th generation Xeon E3 and Core i7/i5/i3 processor
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BIOS: AMI EFI 128 Mbit SPI BIOS
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System chipset: Intel® QM170/CM236
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SATA hard disk drive interface: 2 on-board SATA connectors with data trans-
mission rate up to 600 MB
1.3.2

Memory

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RAM: Up to 32 GB in 2 slots 260-pin DIMM sockets. Supports dual-channel
DDR4 2133MHz SDRAM.
– AIMB-242QG2 supports non-ECC unbuffered DIMMs and do not support any
memory configuration that mixes non-ECC with ECC unbuffered DIMMs.
– AIMB-242WG2 supports ECC buffered DIMMs.
Note! Due to the inherent limitations of PC architecture, the system may not
fully detect 32 GB RAM when 32 GB RAM is installed.
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