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20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21 User Manual ® G20 – 3U CompactPCI ® Serial Intel Core™ i7 CPU Board...
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DIN, EN or IEC industry standards. The G20 is also ready for coating so that it can be used in humid and dusty environments and has a guaranteed minimum standard availability of 7 years. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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Ethernet PCIe x1 USB 2.0 10/100/1000Base‐T USB 2.0 USB 2.0 USB 2.0 DisplayPort/HDMI USB 2.0 QM57 Platform CPCI‐S.0 USB 2.0 DisplayPort/HDMI Controller Hub Connectors DisplayPort/HDMI mSATA USB‐to‐SATA 5 PCIe x1 MicroSD USB 2.0 SMBus USB 2.0 Board‐to‐Board FPGA Connector USB 2.0 SGPIO SFF‐8485 (for Ethernet Rear I/O Card) PCIe x1 MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
• Two DisplayPort® connectors at front panel - Optionally two DVI/HDMI ports via external adapter • One DisplayPort® at CPCI-S.0 rear connector (instead of one interface at the front) - Optionally SDVO or DVI/HDMI port MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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• Data rate 250 MB/s (2.5 Gbit/s per lane) Miscellaneous • Real-time clock with GoldCap backup, battery-buffered • Power supervision and watchdog • Temperature measurement • 2 board status LEDs • 2 user LEDs • Reset button MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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• Conforming to EN 55022 (radio disturbance), IEC 61000-4-2 (ESD), IEC 61000-4-3 (electromagnetic field immunity), IEC 61000-4-4 (burst), IEC 61000- 4-5 (surge) and IEC 61000-4-6 (conducted disturbances) BIOS • InsydeH2O™ UEFI Framework MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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- Detailed matrix of supported interfaces under Ubuntu 10.04 and OpenSuse 11.3 • VxWorks® (on request) • QNX® (on request) • For more information on supported operating system versions and drivers see online data sheet. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
• Also available with conduction cooling in MEN CCA frame Please note that some of these options may only be available for large volumes. Please ask our sales staff for more information. For available standard configurations see online data sheet. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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• Store the board only in its original ESD-protected packaging. Retain the original packaging in case you need to return the board to MEN for repair. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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Update, removed peripheral slot option, modified 2012-10-26 Chapter 2.3 Intel Active Management, cosmetics Removed 8 GB DRAM option, added Ethernet port 2014-01-21 number for AMT, added RTC accuracy, corrected screw type for mSATA installation MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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"in" meaning "to the board or component", "out" meaning "coming from it". Vertical lines on the outer margin signal technical changes to the previous issue of the document. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
About this Document Legal Information Changes MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH ("MEN") reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products herein. Warranty, Guarantee, Liability MEN makes no warranty, representation or guarantee of any kind regarding the suitability of its products for any...
This chapter gives an overview of the board and some hints for first installation in a system. Map of the Board Figure 1. Map of the board – front panel ® CompactPCI Serial MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
Figure 3. Map of the board – top view with mSATA disk (board versions 02G020-02 and -03) m SATA m icroSD (bottom) Display Port Connectors Heat Sink Connectors Ethernet Connectors Battery M 12 Connector for Ethernet (optional) MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
Figure 4. Map of the board – top view with Ethernet rear I/O card CompactPCI Serial Connector P6 Display Port Connectors Heat Sink Connectors Ethernet Connectors microSD Card Slot Bottom side of Ethernet card M12 Connector for Ethernet (optional) MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
In that case no CompactFlash or mSATA can be used and no battery is available to buffer the real time clock. Chapter 2.13.4 Ethernet Rear I/O Card on page 48 MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
You can start up the BIOS setup menu by hitting the <F2> key (see Chapter 3 BIOS on page 54). Now you can make configurations in BIOS (see Chapter 3 BIOS on page 54). Observe the installation instructions for the respective software. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
Installing Driver Software For a detailed description on how to install driver software please refer to the respective documentation. You can find any driver software and documentation available for download on MEN’s website. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
MEN provides a dedicated software driver for the board controller. For a detailed description of the functionality of the driver software please refer to the drivers’ documentation. You can find any driver software and documentation available for download on MEN’s website. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
MEN provides an application note on how to switch on the AMT functionality and log onto the CPU board via VNC afterwards. See MEN’s website. If the supercapacitor and/or the battery is empty, the G20 loses its complete AMT settings due to Intel’s security standards. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
Please note that if you use any other heat sink than that supplied by MEN, or no heat sink at all, warranty on functionality and reliability of the G20 may cease. If you have any questions or problems regarding thermal behavior, please contact MEN. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
The memory bus is 2x72 bits wide (dual channel) and operates with up to 1066 MHz. 2.7.2 Boot Flash The G20 has an 64-Mbit SPI Serial Flash implemented as on-board Flash for BIOS data. 2.7.3 EEPROM The board has a 2-kbit serial EEPROM for factory data. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
Make sure that all the contacts are aligned properly and the card is firmly con- nected with the card connector. Push the CompactFlash holding bracket back down until it clicks into place. Observe manufacturer notes on usage of CompactFlash cards. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
Insert the microSD card into the slot with the contacts at the top. Make sure that it clicks into place properly. For extracting the card push it down and pull it out. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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Insert the microSD card into the slot with the contacts at the top. Make sure that it clicks into place properly. For extracting the card push it down and pull it out. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
Put the board on a flat surface. Insert the mSATA disk carefully in a 30° angle. Make sure that all the contacts are aligned properly and the card is firmly con- nected with the card connector. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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Functional Description Fix the card using two M2.5 x4 screws (highlighted in red). mSATA microSD (bottom) Heat Sink MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
The interface is compliant to the SATA generation 2 (3.0 Gb/s) specification and can be run in AHCI and RAID mode. Chapter 2.13 CompactPCI Serial on page 40 for the rear I/O pin assignment. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
Power for connector (3.3 V, 500 mA) RETURN PWR Return for Power 2.9.2 Rear I/O The G20 provides a digital display interface on CompactPCI Serial connector P2. Chapter 2.13 CompactPCI Serial on page MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
Two USB interfaces are led to the Ethernet rear I/O adapter card which is used to realize Ethernet via rear I/O and a microSD card interface. Chapter 2.13.4 Ethernet Rear I/O Card on page 48 for details on the mezzanine interface. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
Signal Direction Function BI_Dx+/- in/out Differential pairs of data lines for 1000Base-T RX+/- Differential pair of receive data lines for 10/ 100Base-T TX+/- Differential pair of transmit data lines for 10/ 100Base-T MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
G20 but on a small adapter card (e.g. the GM1) which is equipped with the CompactPCI Serial connector P6. Two cards with 4 or 8 Ethernet interfaces are already available. See MEN’s website for ordering information or Chapter 2.13.4 Ethernet Rear I/O Card on page MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
PEG (PCI Express Graphics) ports which are also led to the CompactPCI Serial connectors. See Chapter 2.13.3 CompactPCI Serial Connectors P1..P5 on page 42 for a detailed description of the CompactPCI Serial connectors. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
Ethernet ports from the system slot are led to the first peripheral slot, the second to the second etc. and the first SATA interface to the eighth peripheral slot, the second to the seventh etc. See Figure 5, CompactPCI Serial backplane with filling order on page MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
• One PCI Express x8 link on slot 2 and 3 each • One PCI Express x1 link on slot 4, 5, 6. 7 and 8 each Please see the CompactPCI Serial specification PICMG CPCI-S.0 for more information. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
PRST# RST# PS_ON# EN#) STND +12V +12V +12V +12V +12V +12V +12V Note: The signals written in gray are specified in the CompactPCI Serial specification but not supported on this board. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
_Tx- _Tx+ _Rx- _Tx- _Tx+ USB2- USB2+ USB2- USB2+ USB2- USB2+ USB2- USB2+ Note: The signals written in gray are specified in the CompactPCI Serial specification but not supported on this board. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
3_PE_ 3_PE_ 3_PE_ 3_PE_ 3_PE_ Rx01- Rx01+ Tx01- Tx01+ Rx00- Rx00+ Tx00- Tx00+ Note: The signals written in gray are specified in the CompactPCI Serial specification but not supported on this board. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
7_PE_ 7_PE_ 7_PE_ 7_PE_ Rx01- Rx01+ Tx01- Tx01+ Rx00- Rx00+ Tx00- Tx00+ Note: The signals written in gray are specified in the CompactPCI Serial specifica- tion but not supported on this board. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
3 for link 3 to link 8 (x = 3 to 8) x_PE_Tx00+..x_PE_Tx03+ x_PE_CLK-, x_PE_CLK+ Differential 100 MHz reference clock for link 1 to 8 (x = 1 to 8) PE_CLKE# Presence Detect MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
Carry out the following steps: Power down your system and remove the G20 from the system. Put the board on a flat surface. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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Press the gap pad onto the Ethernet controller of the GM1 (highlighted in red). Remove the plastic film on the other side. Align the board-to-board connectors of the G20 and the rear I/O card and push the card down carefully. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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Functional Description Fasten the rear I/O card using the three screws included in the delivery of the card. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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Align the board-to-board connectors of the G20 and the rear I/O card and push the card down carefully. Fasten the rear I/O card using the three screws included in the delivery of the card. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
Table 17. Error codes signaled by board management controller via LED flashes Number of Error Flashes +V3.3A failure Input voltage failure External power supply failure CPU too hot BIOS timeout >5 Internal Board Error MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
LED until the hot swap switch is closed. 2.15.3 User LEDs The user LEDs can be switched on and off using the MEN driver for the board controller. See MEN’s website for further information. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
The ">" character in front of a menu item means that a sub-menu is available. An "x" in front of a menu item means that there is a configuration option which needs to be activated through a higher configuration option before being accessible. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
/ System Memory Speed / Cache RAM/ Total Memory / Intel ME Version/ MEN EC Version/ SODIMM 0 / SODIMM 1 Description You cannot change any values in these fields. They are only for information. Language Description Select the default language Options English MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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Seconds (Valid range from 0 to 59) System Date Description Change the date Options Month (Valid range from 1 to 12) Day (Valid range from 1 to 31) yyyy Year (Valid range from 2000 to 2099) MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
Extra Bus Reserved [Disabled] >Active Management Technology Support >PCI Express Configuration Select Item F1 Help F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Select Menu Esc Exit Enter Select > Sub- F10 Save and Exit menu MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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External PS Control Description Controls the external Power Supply Options Always on Switched Platform Reset Management Description Enables or blocks the RESET_IN signal of the board. Options RESET_IN is RESET_IN is blocked enabled MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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BIOS Spread Spectrum Control Description Enable or disable Spread Spectrum Options Spread Spectrum enabled Spread Spectrum disabled MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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LAN-1/LAN-2 Description Enables or disables the LAN interfaces. Options Enabled Disabled Wake on LAN Enable Description Enable or disable integrated LAN to wake the system. Options Enabled Disabled MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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(SALP) in AHCI Host Capability Register Bit 26. Options Enabled Disabled SGPIO Interface Description Switch for starting (on) or stopping (off) the SGPIO interface Options SATA Port 0/1/2/3/4/5 Hot Plug Description Enable/disable Hot Plug Options Enabled Disabled MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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Description On an edge detect from 0 to 1, the PCH starts a COMRESET ini- tialization sequence to the device Options Enabled Disabled Serial ATA Port 0/1/2/3/4/5 Description Not installed. You can make no changes here. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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Description Thermal constant TC1 for the ACPI Passive Cooling (CPU Throt- tle On) Formula. Cannot be changed. Description It represents in 10th of a second how often the OS will read the temperature when Passive Cooling is enabled. Cannot be changed. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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Description Intelligent Power Sharing configuration menu. Note: DTS must be enabled for Power Sharing to function. Options Disabled Enabled CPU Turbo Description Enable or disable CPU Turbo. Options Disabled Enabled MCH Turbo Description Enable or disable MCH Turbo. Options Disabled Enabled MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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96 MB 160 MB 224 MB 352 MB IGD - DVMT Total Gfx Mem Description Select the size of DVMT 5.0 that the Internal Graphics Device will use. Options 128 MB 256 MB MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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Description Enable/Disable EHCI 1/2. Options Enabled Disabled Pre-Port Control Description Enable/Disable the per port disable control override Options Enabled Disabled USB RMH Mode Description Enable/Disable the PCH USB Rate Matching Hubs Mode. Options Enabled Disabled MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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PCI Latency Timer [32] VT-d [Enabled] PCI Latency Timer Description Value to be programmed into PCI Latency Timer Register Options 224, VT-d Description Check to enable VT-d function on MCH Options Enabled Disabled MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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OS Timer BIOS Timer Intel AMT Support Description Enable/disable Intel Active Management Technology BIOS exten- sion. Note: iAMT H/W is always enabled. This option just controls the BIOS extension execution. Options Enabled Disabled MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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Description User can enable or disable PET events progress to receive PET events or not. Options Enabled Disabled Me Local FW Update Enable Description Enable or disable Me Local FW Update Enable function Options Enabled Disabled MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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>PCI Express Root Port 5 >PCI Express Root Port 6 >PCI Express Root Port 7 >PCI Express Root Port 8 PCI Express Clock Gating Description Options Enabled Disabled DMI Link ASPM Control Description Options L0sL1 Disabled MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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SEFE Description Enable or disable Root PCI Express System Error on Fatal Error. Options Enabled Disabled SENFE Description Enable or disable Root PCI Express System Error on Non-Fatal Error. Options Enabled Disabled MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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Description Enable or disable Root PCI Express PME Interrupt. Options Enabled Disabled PME SCI Description Enable or disable PCI Express Hot Plug SCI. Options Enabled Disabled Hot Plug Description Enable or disable PCI Express Hot Plug. Options Enabled Disabled MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
User Password Description Shows whether a user password has been entered. Set Supervisor Password Description Enter and confirm the supervisor password under this menu item. To delete the password enter an empty password. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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Description Enter and confirm the user password under this menu item. Clear User Password Description Clear the user password. Only possible for a supervisor or user in the access levels full or limited. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
Boot Performance Mode [Max Performance] CMP Support [Auto] HT Support [Auto] Use XD Capability [Enabled] VT Support [Disabled] C-States [Enabled] Enhanced C-States [Enabled] Enable C6 [Enabled] Interrupt Filtering [Disabled] Turbo Mode [Enabled] MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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Enhanced C-States Description Enable P-State transitions to occur in combination with C-States. Options Enabled Disabled Enable C6 Description Enables or disables the C6 state (Deep Power Down Technol- ogy). Options Enabled Disabled MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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C3/C6 will be notified to transition to C0, regardless of interrupt destination. Options Enabled Disabled Turbo Mode Description Enable processor Turbo Mode (requires EMTTM enabled too). Options Enabled Disabled MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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C3/C4. Options Enabled Disabled HDA Break Event Description If Enabled, Intel High Definition Audio master activity will cause BM_STS to be set and will cause a break from C3/C4. Options Enabled Disabled MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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PCI Power Management Enable wake up event occurs. Options Enabled Disabled Auto Wake on S5 Description Auto wake on S5, By Day of Month or Fixed time of every day Options Disabled By every day By day of month MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
Description Allows InsydeH2O to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. Options Enabled Disabled Quiet Boot Description Disables or enables booting in Text Mode Options Enabled Disabled MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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EFI – Sub-Menu ACPI(PNP0A03,0)/Pci(1D|0)/Usb(0, 0)/Usb(1, 0)/HD(Part1, SigD808A4A4) EFI Boot Menu Description Selects the boot order for (U)EFI boot media. In the example a USB memory device was detected as (U)EFI boot medium. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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USB-HDD before SATA- Advance Under this menu option there are no device groups. The single devices are listed and can be moved to select the boot order, e.g.: SATA-HDD1 USB-Floppy USB-DVD-DRIVE SATA-HDD2 MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
Load Optimal Defaults If this option is selected, a verified factory setup is loaded. On the first BIOS setup configuration, this loads safe values for setup, which make the board boot up. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
If this option is selected the custom defaults that have been saved in a former session with Save Custom Defaults (see Chapter 3.6.6 Save Custom Defaults) are loaded. 3.6.6 Save Custom Defaults Save custom defaults. 3.6.7 Discard Changes Discard changes. MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
Figure 6. Position of battery on the CompactFlash adapter on the G20 (board versions -00 and -01) CompactFlash Display Port Connectors Heat Sink Connectors Ethernet Connectors Battery MicroSD M12 Connector for Ethernet (optional) MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
Figure 7. Position of battery on the mSATA adapter on the G20 (board versions -02 and -03 mSATA microSD (bottom) Display Port Connectors Heat Sink Connectors Ethernet Connectors Battery M12 Connector for Ethernet (optional) MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
Information Exchange between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements - Part 3: Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) Access Method and Phys- ical Layer Specifications; 1996; IEEE www.ieee.org MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
If you need support, you should communicate these numbers to MEN. Figure 8. Labels giving the product’s article number, revision and serial number Complete article number 02G020-01 00.00.00 Revision number Serial number MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH 20G020-00 E5 – 2014-01-21...
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