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Manual AIMB-274 Advantech 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...
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User Manual AIMB-274 Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3/Pentium/ Celeron LGA1150 Mini-ITX with CRT/LVDS/DP/DP-HDMI, 2 COM, Dual LAN, PCIe x16...
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Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3, Pentium, Celeron® is trademark of Intel Corporation WinBond is a trademark of Winbond Corporation. All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Part No. 2006027400 Edition 1 Printed in China August 2013 AIMB-274 User Manual...
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In addition, free technical support is available from Advantech engineers every busi- ness day. We are always ready to give advice on application requirements or specific information on the installation and operation of any of our products. AIMB-274 User Manual...
A product returned without proof of the purchase date is not eligible for warranty service. Write the RMA number visibly on the outside of the package and ship it prepaid to your dealer. AIMB-274 User Manual...
It should be free of marks and scratches and in perfect working order upon receipt. As you unpack the aimb-274, check it for signs of ship- ping damage. (For example, damaged box, scratches, dents, etc.) If it is damaged or it fails to meet the specifications, notify our service department or your local sales representative immediately.
1.69A, +3.3V @ 0.87A, +12V @ 3.71A, 5VSB @ 0.52A Measure the maximum current value which system under maximum load (CPU: Top speed, RAM & Graphic: Full loading) Board size: 170 mm x 170 mm (6.69" x 6.69") Board weight: 0.365 kg AIMB-274 User Manual...
Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the AIMB-274 motherboard link it to devices such as hard disk drives and a keyboard. In addition, the board has a number of jumpers used to configure your system for your application. The tables below list the function of each of the board jumpers and connectors. Later sections in this chapter give instructions on setting jumpers.
AIMB-274 Board Diagram Figure 1.2 AIMB-274 Board Diagram Safety Precautions Warning! Always completely disconnect the power cord from chassis whenever you work with the hardware. Do not make connections while the power is on. Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by sudden power surges.
1.8.2 CMOS Clear (CMOS1) The AIMB-274 motherboard contains a jumper that can erase CMOS data and reset the system BIOS information. Normally this jumper should be set with pins 1-2 closed. If you want to reset the CMOS data, set CMOS1 to 2-3 closed for just a few seconds, and then move the jumper back to 1-2 closed.
Signal LED Power Keyboard LOCK# 1.8.6 Watchdog Timer Output and OBS Beep (JWDT1+JOBS1) Table 1.7: Watchdog Timer Output and OBS Beep (JWDT1+JOBS1) Function Jumper Setting Watchdog Timer Output(2-3) (Default) OBS BEEP(4-5) (Default) (2 and 3)+(4 and 5) AIMB-274 User Manual...
Jumper position for 3.3V (Default) JLVDS1.1 and JLVDS1.2 Jumper position for 12V JLVDS1.2 and JLVDS2.2 1.8.9 COM1 RI# Pin RI#/5V/12V Select (JCOM1) Table 1.10: COM1 RI# Pin RI#/5V/12V Select (JCOM1) Function Jumper Setting Jumper position for RI#(Default) 1 and 2 AIMB-274 User Manual...
5 and 6 System Memory AIMB-274 has two sockets for a 204-pin DDR3 SODIMM. This socket uses a 1.5 V unbuffered double data rate synchronous DRAM (DDR SDRAM). DRAM is available in capacities of 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB and 8 GB. The sockets can be filled in any combi- nation with SODIMMs of any size, giving a total memory size between 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB and 16 GB.
USB Ports (LAN1_USB12/LAN2_USB34/USB56/ USB78/USB910) The AIMB-274 provides up to ten USB ports. Four USB3.0 on the rear side and six pin header on the board. The USB interface complies with USB Specification Rev. 2.0 and Rev. 3.0 supporting transmission rates up to 625 Mbps and is fuse protected.
VGA Connector(VGA1) The AIMB-274 includes VGA interface that can drive conventional VGA displays. VGA1 is a standard 15-pin D-SUB connector commonly used for VGA. AIMB-274 User Manual...
Serial Ports (COM1~COM2) COM1 COM2 AIMB-274 supports two serial ports, COM1 supports RS-232 function, COM2 sup- ports RS-232/422/485 function by BIOS selection. These ports can connect to serial devices, such as a mouse or a printer, or to a com- munications network.
PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector (KBMS1) On board 6-pin wafer box connector, supports one standard PS/2 keyboard, one standard PS/2 mouse. CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) If a fan is used, this connector supports cooling fans of 500 mA (6 W) or less. AIMB-274 User Manual...
External speaker (JFP1/SPEAKER) JFP1/SPEAKER is a 4-pin connector for an external speaker. If there is no external speaker, the AIMB-274 provides an onboard buzzer as an alternative. To enable the buzzer, set pins 7 & 10 as closed. AIMB-274 User Manual...
(on back plane) pins 2-3 closed pins 1-2 closed panel switch via cable jumper setting System On System Suspend Fast flashes Fast flashes Fast flashes System Off Slow flashes Display Port and HDMI Common Connector (DP- HDMI1) AIMB-274 User Manual...
Note! NOTE: When using HDMI cable in the dual DisplayPort/HMI connector, make sure to plug in the HDMI connector "to the right side", to prevent wrong placement. 2.10 Display Port Connector (DP2) AIMB-274 User Manual...
SATA Signal Connector (SATA1 ~ SATA4) & External SATA/USB 2.0 Combo Connector (ESATA1) SATA1~SATA4 ESATA1 AIMB-274 features a high performance Serial ATA III interface (up to 600 MB/s) which eases hard drive cabling with thin, space-saving cables. 2.12 SATA_PWR1/2 AIMB-274 User Manual...
Connect this connector with the front panel audio I/O module cable. AUDIO1 FPAUD1 Note! For motherboards with the optional HD Audio feature, we recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this con- nector to take advantage of the motherboard’s high definition audio capability. AIMB-274 User Manual...
2.14 PCI-E x16 Slot (PCIEX16_1) AIMB-274 provides 1 x PCI express x16 slot. 2.15 LVDS Panel Connector (LVDS1) The SPI flash card pin header may be used to flash BIOS if the AIMB-274 cannot power on. AIMB-274 User Manual...
2.16 LVDS Backlight Inverter Power Connector (INV1) Note! Signal Description Signal Signal Description Vadj=0.75 V (Recommended: 4.7 KΩ, >1/16 W) ENBKL LCD backlight ON/OFF control signal AIMB-274 User Manual...
2.23 SPI BIOS Flash Socket (SPI1) The SPI flash card pin header may be used to flash BIOS if the AIMB-274 cannot power on. 2.24 SPI Programming Pin Header (SPI_CN1) AIMB-274 User Manual...
AIMB-274 setup screens. BIOS Setup The AIMB-274 Series system has AMI BIOS built in, with a CMOS SETUP utility that allows users to configure required settings or to activate certain system features. The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS RAM of the motherboard.
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. AIMB-274 User Manual...
3.2.2 Advanced BIOS Features Select the Advanced tab from the AIMB-274 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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PCI Latency Timer Value to be programed into PCI Latency Timer Register. VGA Palette Snoop Enable or Disable VGA palette registers snooping. PERR# Generation Enable or Disable PERR# Generation. SERR#Generation Enable or Disable SERR# Generation. AIMB-274 User Manual...
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Defines number of retry attempts software will take to retrain the link if previous training attempt was unsuccessful. Link Training Timeout Defines number of micro-seconds software that will wait before polling "Link Training " bit in link status register. Values range from 10 to 1000 uS. Unpopulated Links AIMB-274 User Manual...
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This item allows users to enable or disable hibernation ACPI Sleep state This item allows users to set the ACPI sleep state Lock Legacy Resources This item allows users to lock legacy devices’ resources. S3 Video Repost Enable or disable video repost AIMB-274 User Manual...
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3.2.2.3 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device. AIMB-274 User Manual...
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3.2.2.4 S5 RTC wake Settings Wake system with fixed time Enable or disable system wake on alarm event AIMB-274 User Manual...
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3.2.2.5 CPU Configuration 3.2.2.6 SATA Configuration AIMB-274 User Manual...
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Port 4 Enable or disable SATA Port 4. Hot Plug Enable or disable hot plug function. SATA Device Type Select the type for SATA device. Spin Up Device Enable or disable Spin up device. AIMB-274 User Manual...
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IRRT Only on eSATA Enable or disable IRRT Only on eSATA. Smart Response Technology Enable or disable Smart Response Technology. OROM UI delay This item allows users to choose the delay time for option ROM. AIMB-274 User Manual...
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3.2.2.8 INTEL Rapid Star Technology Intel® Rapid start technology This item allows users to enable or disable Intel rapid start technology. AIMB-274 User Manual...
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3.2.2.9 PCH(FW) Configuration PCH-FW Version PCH-FW page shows Intel ME FW information. MDES BIOS Status Code Enable or disable MDES BIOS Status Code. AIMB-274 User Manual...
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Me FW Image Re-Flash This item allows users to enable or disable Me FW image re-flash function. 3.2.2.10 Intel® Anti-Theft Technology Configuration AIMB-274 User Manual...
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This item allows users to enable or disable MEBx debug message. Un-Configure ME This item allows users to un-configure ME without password. Amt Wait Timer Set timer to wait before sending ASF_GET_BOOT_OPTIONS. Disable ME This item allows users to enable or disable ME function. AIMB-274 User Manual...
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USB configuration Legacy USB support Enables support for legacy USB. Auto option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. USB3.0 support This item allows users to enable or disable USB3.0 function. XHCI Hand-off AIMB-274 User Manual...
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This item allows users to set backlight enable polarity. Case open This item allows users to enable or disable case open function. Resume on Ring This item allows users to enable or disable resume on ring function. AIMB-274 User Manual...
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3.2.2.14 Super IO Configuration AIMB-274 User Manual...
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Interface Config Change the Serial interface. Select <RS-232> ,<RS-422> or <RS-485> inter- face. RS422/RS485 Termination resistors If serial interface is RS422 or RS485, please enable this item. 3.2.2.15 PC Health Status This Page Shows AIMB-274 PC Health. AIMB-274 User Manual...
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3.2.2.16 Serial Port Console Redirection Console Redirection This item allows users to enable or disable console redirection. AIMB-274 User Manual...
3.2.3 Chipset This page provides information of the chipset on AIMB-274. PCH-IO Configuration AIMB-274 User Manual...
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Enable or disable PCIE to wake the system from S5. DeepSx Power Policies Enable or Disable Deep Sleep mode. Restore AC Power Loss This item allows users to select off, on and last state. 3.2.3.1 PCI Express Configuration AIMB-274 User Manual...
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This item allows users to enable or disable PCIe-USB Glitch W/A. PCIE Root Port Function Swapping This item allows users to enable or disable PCIE Root Port Function Swapping. Subtractive Decode This item allows users to enable or disable Subtractive Decode. AIMB-274 User Manual...
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This item allows users to enable or disable the PME SCI function. Hot Plug This item allows users to enable or disable the PCI Express hot plug function. PCIe Speed Select PCI Express port speed [Auto, Gen1, Gen2]. AIMB-274 User Manual...
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Smart auto setting remembers the last setting, but auto mode does not. Using smart auto setting, USB devices may not be recognized when system rebooting with more than one USB device connected. BTCG Enables or disables the BTCG function. AIMB-274 User Manual...
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3.2.3.3 PCH Azalia Configuration Azalia Control detection of the Azalia device. Disable = Azalia will be unconditionally disabled Enable=Azalia will be unconditionally enabled Auto=Azalia will be enabled if present, disabled otherwise AIMB-274 User Manual...
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3.2.3.4 System Agent (SA) Configuration VT-d This item allows users to enable or disable VT-d. Graphic Configuration AIMB-274 User Manual...
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Select the video device which will be activated during POST. Secondary boot display selection will appear based on customer's selection. Note! The triple display can only working PASS under Windows 7, and the 2nd and 3rd display can not work under DOS. AIMB-274 User Manual...
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This item allows users to enable or disable DMI Extended Synch. DMI Gen 2 This item allows users to select DMI speed. DMI De-emphasis Control Configure the De-emphasis control on DMI. DMI IOT This item allows users to enable or disable DMI IOT. AIMB-274 User Manual...
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Perform PEG Swing Control, on IVB C0 and Later. PEG Gen3 Equalization This item allows users to enable or disable PEG Gen3 Equalization function. Gen3 Eq Phase 2 This item allows users to enable or disable Gen3 Eq Phase 2 function. AIMB-274 User Manual...
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This item allows users to enable or disable research Gen3 Eq Preset function. Allow PERST# GPIO Usage This item allows users to enable or disable Allow PERST# GPIO function. Lan 0 ~ 15 Root port preset value for Gen3 Equalization. AIMB-274 User Manual...
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Lan 0 ~ 15 End point preset value for Gen3 Equalization. Lan 0 ~ 15 End point Hint value for Gen3 Equalization. AIMB-274 User Manual...
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This item allows users to enable or disable Mc Lock function. Ch Hash Support This item allows users to enable or disable Ch Hash function. Ch Hash Mask Set the BIT(s) to be included in the XOR function. NOTE: BIT mask corre- sponds to BITS[19:6] AIMB-274 User Manual...
Select the Power-on state for Numlock. Quiet Boot If this option is set to Disabled, the BIOS display normal POST messages. If Enabled, an OEM Logo is shown instead of POST messages. Boot Option Priorities Set the system boot order. AIMB-274 User Manual...
3.2.5 Security Select Security Setup from the AIMB-274 Setup main BIOS setup menu. All Security Setup options, such as password protection and virus protection are described in this section. To access the sub menu for the following items, select the item and press<Enter>: Change Administrator / User Password.
This item allows you to restore the user defaults to all the options. Boot Override Boot device selection can override your boot priority. Lauch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application (Shellx64.efi) from one of the available filesystem devices. AIMB-274 User Manual...
1995. It is used in personal computers and serv- ers for low-speed system management communications. The SMBus API allows a developer to interface a embedded sys- tem environment and transfer serial messages using the SMBus protocols, allowing multiple simultaneous device control. AIMB-274 User Manual...
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System Throttling Refers to a series of methods for reducing power consump- tion in computers by lowering the clock frequency. This API allows the user to adjust the clock from 87.5% to 12.5%. AIMB-274 User Manual...
The eSOS also provide for remote connection via Telnet server and FTP server so the administrator can attempt to rescue the system. Note: This function requires BIOS cus- tomization. AIMB-274 User Manual...
To facilitate the installation of the enhanced display drivers and utility software, read the instructions in this chapter carefully. The drivers for the AIMB-274 are located on the software installation CD. The driver in the folder of the driver CD will guide and link you to the utilities and drivers under a Windows system.
Windows 7/8 Driver Setup Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. You can see the driver folder items. Navigate to the "Intel Chip" folder and click "infinst_autol.exe" to complete the installation of the driver. AIMB-274 User Manual...
Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. You can see the driver folders items. Navigate to the "Intel Graphics" folder and click "setup.exe" to complete the installation of the drivers for Windows 7 and Windows 8. AIMB-274 User Manual...
Introduction The AIMB-274 has dual Gigabit Ethernet LANs via dedicated PCI Express x1 lanes (Intel I217LM (LAN1) and I211AT (LAN2)) that offer bandwidth of up to 500 MB/sec, eliminating the bottleneck of network data flow and incorporating Gigabit Ethernet at 1000 Mbps.
Windows® 7/8 Driver Setup (Intel I217LM / I211AT) Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. Select the “Intel LAN” folder then navigate to the directory for your OS. AIMB-274 User Manual...
SATA Signal Connector (SATA1~SATA4) Table A.1: SATA connector (SATA1~SATA4) Signal External SATA/USB 2.0 Combo Connector (ESATA1) Table A.2: External SATA/USB 2.0 Combo Connector (ESATA1) USB Signal ESATA Signal AIMB-274 User Manual...
SATA Power Connector (SATA_PWR1, SATA_PWR2) Table A.3: SATA Power Connector (SATA_PWR1, SATA_PWR2) Signal +12V MINIPCIE and mSATA Connector (MINIPCIE1) Table A.4: MINIPCIE (MINIPCIE1) Signal Signal WAKE# +3.3Vaux Reserved Reserved +1.5V CLKREQ# Reserved Reserved REFCLK- Reserved REFCLK+ Reserved Reserved AIMB-274 User Manual...
Lane 0- TMDS Data2- Lane 1+ TMDS Data1+ Lane 1- TMDS Data1- Lane 2+ TMDS Data0+ Lane 2- TMDS Data0- Lane 3+ TMDS Clock+ Lane 3- TMDS Clock+- Reserved Reserved AUX+ AUX- DP_HPD HDMI_HPD +3.3V DP_DETECT# DP_DETECT# AIMB-274 User Manual...
Lane 0+ Lane 0- Lane 1+ Lane 1- Lane 2+ Lane 2- Lane 3+ Lane 3- DP_DETECT# AUX+ AUX- DP_HPD +3.3V VGA Connector (VGA1) Table A.10: VGA Connector (VGA1) Signal Signal GREEN BLUE Reserved Reserved HSYNC VGA_FORCE_ON VSYNC AIMB-274 User Manual...
BKL_EN BKL_CTRL A.12 Embedded Display Port Connector (EDP1) Table A.13: Embedded Display Port Connector (EDP1) Signal Signal Lane 0- Lane 3- Lane 0+ Lane 3+ Reserved Lane 1- Lane 1+ AUX- AUX+ Lane 2- Lane 2+ EDP_HPD AIMB-274 User Manual...
HD Analog Audio Interface (AUDIO1, FPAUD1) Table A.19: AUDIO1 Signal MIC IN LINE OUT LINE IN Table A.20: FPAUD1 Signal Signal MIC IN L MIC IN R FPAUD_DETECT# LINE OUT R SENSE R1 SENSE LINE OUT L SENSE R2 AIMB-274 User Manual...
PWM IN A.28 SYSTEM FAN Power Connector (SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2) Table A.32: SYSTEM FAN Power Connector (SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2) Signal FAN POWER DETECT A.29 ATX 12V Power Supply Connector (ATX12V1) Table A.33: ATX 12V Power Supply Connector (ATX12V1) Signal AIMB-274 User Manual...
Table A.33: ATX 12V Power Supply Connector (ATX12V1) +12V +12V A.30 ATX Power Supply Connector(ATXPWR1) Table A.34: ATX Power Supply Connector(ATXPWR1) Signal Signal +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V -12V PSON# POWER_OK +5VSB +12V AIMB-274 User 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:...
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