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-925 Series Dual LGA3647-P0 Intel Xeon® EATX Server Board with 12 DDR4, 5 PCIe x16 + 1 PCIe x8 + 1 PCI, 8 SATA3, 6 USB3.0, Dual 10GbE, IPMI...
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Introduction The ASMB-925 series serverboard is the most advanced Intel Xeon processor series board for server-grade IPC applications that require high-performance computing power & multi-expansion slots. This serverboard supports Intel Xeon scalable pro- cessors and DDR4 2133/2400/2666 MHz memory up to 384 GB. ASMB-925 series provides five PCIe x16 slots (Gen3) + one PCIe x8 slots (Gen3) and one PCI.
Specifications Table 1.1: Specifications Processor Dual Intel LGA3647-P0 Xeon processor sockets Supports Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family, up to 28 cores Supports the TDP of processor up to 205 W System Memory Supports DDR4 memory bus ...
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Table 1.1: Specifications 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) PCIe slot power 1 x 8pin 12 V power connector for PCIe slot 12 V input...
Board Layout, Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the ASMB-925 Series are linked to external devices such as hard disk drives. In addition, ASMB-925 Series has a number of jumpers that are used to con- figure the system for specific applications. The tables below list the functions of each jumper and connector.
Table 1.3: Onboard LAN LED Color Definition Link Amber Green 1G Mbps Active Amber Blinking green Link Green Green 10G Mbps Active Green Blinking green No Link Table 1.4: Jumpers Label Function Default JCMOS1 CMOS clear JME1 ME update JWDT1 Watch dog function enable PSON1 AT(1-2) / ATX(2-3) mode...
Power supply SMBbus I2C header EX_THR1 For external thermistor cable use SYS_LED1 For optional system LED indicator LPC1 Low pin count connector for Advantech designed LPC modules VOLT1 Alarm Board Power connector SPI_CN1 SPI flash card pin header PEHP1 NVMe RAID LED control...
Block Diagram Figure 1.3 Block Diagram System Memory ASMB-925 Series has twelve 288-pin memory slots for DDR4 2133/2400/2666 MHz memory modules with maximum capacity of 384 GB (Maximum 32 GB for each DIMM). ASMB-925 Series supports registered DIMMs memory module. ASMB-925 User Manual...
Memory Installation Single CPU Dual CPU Installed Installed (CPU0 & CPU1) (CPU0) Quantity of 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 memory installed DIMM A1 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V DIMM B1 V V V V V...
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Step 2 Install CPU on CPU clip and align pin 1 mark. Step 3 Install the CPU clip assembly on the heatsink as a processor + heatsink module. ASMB-925 User Manual...
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Step 4 Put the processor heatsink module into the motherboard bolster plate by using a T-30 screw driver (follow heatsink label direction 1-2-3-4). ASMB-925 User Manual...
Introduction You can access most of the connectors from the top of the board as it is being installed in the chassis. If you have a number of cards installed, you may need to par- tially remove a card to make all the connections. USB Ports and LAN Port (USB1~USB11, LAN1~LAN4) The USB ports comply with USB 2.0 &...
VGA Connector (VGA1) The ASMB-925 Series includes a VGA interface that can drive conventional CRT and LCD displays. VGA1 Serial Port (COM1, COM2) The ASMB-925 Series offers 2 serial ports (One on the rear panel and one onboard). COM1 COM2 COM2 ASMB-925 User Manual...
PS2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector (KBMS1) KBMS1 is an external keyboard and mouse connector on the motherboard. KBMS1 KBMS1 CPU Fan Connector (CPUFAN0, CPUFAN1) If a fan is used, this connector supports cooling fans that draw up to 500 mA (6 W). CPUFAN1 CPUFAN0 ASMB-925 User Manual...
System Fan Connector (SYSFAN0~SYSFAN4) SYSFAN4 SYSFAN0~3 Front Panel Connector (JFP1, JFP2, JFP3) There are several external switches and LEDs to monitor and control the ASMB-925 Series. JFP1/JFP2/JFP3 ASMB-925 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 is used for Advantech SAB-2000 remote control board connection; however, SAB-2000 is not supported on all Xeon Scalable serverboards. ASMB-925 User Manual...
8 11 (Data) (CLK) Case Open (JCASE1) A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JCASE1 on the motherboard. Attach the appropriate cable from the chassis to be informed of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened. The default function is disabled and Pin 1-2 is bridged by a jumper cap.
2.12 Serial ATA Interface (SATA0~SATA7) ASMB-925 Series features eight serial ATA III interfaces (up to 600 MB/s) which eases cabling to hard drives with thin and long cables. SATA0~7 ASMB-925 User Manual...
2.14 Auxiliary Power Connector (ATXPWR1, ATX12V1, ATX12V2) ATX12V2 ATXPWR1 ATX12V1 Note! Please use a power supply which is of SSI type; minimum output should be at least 500 W. ATXPWR1 & ATX12V1 & ATX12V2 sockets should be all con- nected with power supply, otherwise ASMB-925 Series will not boot up normally.
ASMB-925 has one audio connector for Advantech's audio board (P/N: PCA-AUDIO- HDB1E) installation. HDAUDIO1 2.16 LPC Connector (LPC1) for Optional TPM Module ASMB-925 has one LPC connector that can be installed Advantech's TPM Module(P/ N: PCA-TPM-00A1E, PCA-TPM-00B1E) for security management. LPC1 ASMB-925 User Manual...
2.17 Clear CMOS and Update ME Connector (JCMOS1, JME1) Setting jumper from pin 1-2 to pin 2-3,then back to pin 1-2 to reset CMOS data and enable ME update. JCMOS1 JME1 2.18 PMBUS Connector (PMBUS1) PMBUS1 ASMB-925 User Manual...
2.19 Front Panel SMBUS Connector (SMBUS1) SMBUS1 2.20 IPMI Module Connector (BMC_CN1, BMC_CN2) BMC_CN1 BMC_CN2 The connectors will only fit to Advantech IPMI module and only exists in ASMB-925I/ ASMB-925T2 sku. ASMB-925 User Manual...
2.21 VOLT1 Connector (VOLT1) VOLT1 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. ASMB-925 User Manual...
Introduction With the AMI BIOS Setup program, you can modify BIOS settings and control the special features of your computer. 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-925 setup screens.
BIOS Setup 3.2.1 Main Menu Press <Del> during bootup to enter AMI BIOS CMOS Setup Utility; the Main Menu will appear on the screen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu. The Main BIOS setup screen has two main frames.
3.2.2 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Select the Advanced tab from the ASMB-925 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 Intel Virtual RAID on CPU 3.2.2.2 Driver Health ASMB-925 User Manual...
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3.2.2.3 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enables or disables BIOS support for security device. Purchase Advantech LPC TPM module to enable TPM function. P/N: PCA- TPM-00A1E or PCA-TPM-00B1E. ASMB-925 User Manual...
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3.2.2.4 ACPI Settings Enable Hibernation To "Enable or disable" hibernation feature. Lock Legacy Resources To "Enable or disable" lock legacy resources feature. PowerOn By Modem To "Enable or disable" power on by modem feature. ASMB-925 User Manual...
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3.2.2.5 IT8528 EC Super IO Configuration Serial Port 1 Configuration – Serial Port To "Enable or disable" serial port 1. – Change Settings To select an optimal setting for serial port 1. ASMB-925 User Manual...
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Serial Port 2 Configuration – Serial Port To "Enable or disable" serial Port 2. – Change Settings To select an optimal setting for serial port 2. ASMB-925 User Manual...
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3.2.2.6 IT8528 HW Monitor Watchdog Timer To "Enable or disable" the watchdog timer function. CPU ACPI Shutdown Temperature "Enable" or "Disable" the ACPI shutdown temperature threshold. When the sys- tem reaches the shutdown temperature, it will be automatically shut down by ACPI OS to protect the system from overheat damage.
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3.2.2.7 Serial Port Console Redirection ASMB-925 User Manual...
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COM1 Console Redirection Settings – Terminal Type Select a terminal type to be used for console redirection. Options available: VT100/VT100+/ANSI /VT-UTF8. – Bits Per Second Select the baud rate for console redirection. ASMB-925 User Manual...
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Options available: 9600/19200/57600/115200. – Data Bits – Parity A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some transmission errors. Even: parity bit is 0 if the number of 1's in the data bits is even. Odd: parity bit is 0 if number of 1's the data bits is odd. Mark: parity bit is always 1.
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Legacy Console Redirection Settings Select a COM port to display redirection of Legacy OS and Legacy OPROM Messages. Console Redirection Settings ASMB-925 User Manual...
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– Out-of-Band Mgmt Port To select the com port user would like to set for having console redirection feature. – Terminal Type Set as "VT100", "VT100+", "VT-UTF8", or "ANSI". "VT-UTF8" is the default setting. – Bits Per Second To select serial port transmission. Speed must be matched on the other side. It can be set as "9600", "19200", "57600", or "115200".
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3.2.2.9 UEFI Network Stack Configuration To "Enable or disable" UEFI network stack function. ASMB-925 User Manual...
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3.2.2.10 CSM Configuration CSM Support To "Enables or disables" UEFI CSM (Compatibility Support Module) to support a legacy PC boot process. GateA20 Active This items is useful when RT code is executed above 1MB. When it's set as "Upon Request", GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services.
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Option ROM Messages To "Force BIOS or keep current" to set the display mode for Option ROM. Boot option filter Change UEFI/legacy ROM priority for boot option. ASMB-925 User Manual...
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Network Control the execution of UEFI and legacy PXE OpROM. Storage Control the execution of UEFI and legacy storage OpROM. ASMB-925 User Manual...
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3.2.2.11 NVMe Configuration Set NVMe device options. 3.2.2.12 USB Configuration ASMB-925 User Manual...
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Legacy USB Support This is for supporting USB device under a legacy OS such as DOS. When choosing "Auto", the system will automatically detect if any USB device is plugged into the computer and enable USB legacy mode when a USB device is plugged, or disable USB legacy mode when no USB device is attached.
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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-925 User Manual...
Mass Storage Devices Default is "Auto" to enumerate mass storage devices according to media format. 3.2.3 Platform Configuration ASMB-925 User Manual...
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3.2.3.1 PCH Configuration PCH Devices This item is to set up IO Controller Hub devices. – SMBus Controller To "Enable or disable" SMBus controller. ASMB-925 User Manual...
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– Restore AC Power Loss Specify what state to go to when power is re-applied after a power failure (G3 state). ASMB-925 User Manual...
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– PCH CRID To "Enable or disable" PCH compatibility revision ID (CRID) functionality. – Case Open Warning To "Enable or disable" the chassis intrusion monitoring function. When enabled and the case is opened, the warning message will show in POST screen.
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– Azalia To "Enable or disable" Azalia device. – VGA Priority Determines priority between onboard and 1st off-board video device found. ASMB-925 User Manual...
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– RTC Wake system from S4/S5 To "Enable or disable" system wake on alarm event. PCI Slot 1 Configuration – PCI Slot 1 To "Enable or disable" the PCI Express root port. ASMB-925 User Manual...
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PCH SATA Configuration – SATA Controller To "Enable or disable" SATA devices. – Configure SATA as Set as AHCI or RAID when SATA Controllers are enabled. – Support ALPM ASMB-925 User Manual...
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To "Enable or disable" Aggressive Link Power Management (ALPM) protocol for Advanced Host Controller Interface-compliant (AHCI) Serial ATA (SATA) devices. – SATA Port 0~7 To enable or disable SATA port 0~7. – Hot Plug Port 0~7 Designates SATA port 0~7 as hot pluggable. –...
To "Enable or disable" boot option for Intel X557 controller. 3.2.3.2 Server ME Configuration This page shows the Server ME configuration information. 3.2.4 Socket Configuration ASMB-925 User Manual...
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3.2.4.1 Processor Configuration Per-Socket Configuration Use this to select how many processor cores you want to activate when you are using a dual or quad core processor. Hyper-threading [All] To "Enable or disable" Intel Hyper Threading technology. ASMB-925 User Manual...
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Execute Disable Bit To "Enable or disable" the Execute Disable Bit feature. The Optimal and Fail- Safe default setting is Enabled. If Disabled is selected, the BIOS forces the XD feature flag to always return to 0. Enable or disable Intel Virtual Machine Extensions (VMX) for IA-32 processors that support Intel®...
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3.2.4.2 UPI Configuration UPI Status Display information of Intel UltraPath Interconnect (UPI). ASMB-925 User Manual...
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Link Speed Mode Select the QPI link speed as either the Fast mode or Slow mode. ASMB-925 User Manual...
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Link Frequency Select Allows for selecting the QPI Link frequency. Link L0p Enable To "Enable or disable" QPI Link0p. ASMB-925 User Manual...
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Link L1 Enable To "Enable or disable" QPI Link1. 3.2.4.3 Memory Configuration Numa To "Enable or disable" non uniform memory access (NUMA). ASMB-925 User Manual...
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Memory Technology Display memory topology with DIMM population information. 3.2.4.4 IIO Configuration Socket0 PCIe Configuration PCIe port bifurcation control and select target link speed as Gen1, Gen2, Gen3. ASMB-925 User Manual...
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Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) To "Enable or disable" Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O. ASMB-925 User Manual...
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Intel VMD technology To "Enable or disable" Intel Volume Management Device Tehnology. ASMB-925 User Manual...
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PCIe Hot Plug To "Enable or disable" PCIe hot plug globally. PCI-E ASPM Support (Global) Set the ASPM level to Disable, Per-Port or L1 state only. ASMB-925 User Manual...
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3.2.4.5 Advanced Power Management Configuration CPU P State Control ASMB-925 User Manual...
3.2.5 Server Management BMC Support To "Enable or disable" interfaces to communicate with BMC. Wait for BMC If enabled, motherboard will wait 30 ~ 60 seconds until BMC module boots up completely. After that, the normal BIOS post screen will be displayed. If disabled, motherboard will not wait for BMC module's response.
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3.2.5.1 System Event Log SEL Components Enable/Disable all features of system event logging during boot. Erase SEL Choose options for erasing SEL. When SEL is Full Choose options for reactions to a full SEL. Log EFI Status Codes Disable the logging of EFI status codes or log only error code or only progress code or both.
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3.2.5.2 BMC Self Test Log Erase Log Erase log options. When Log is Full Select the action to be taken when log is full. 3.2.5.3 BMC Network Configuration ASMB-925 User Manual...
Configuration Address Source Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically (by BMC). Unspecified option will not modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS phase. 3.2.6 Security ASMB-925 User Manual...
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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-925 User Manual...
3.2.7 Boot Setup Prompt Timeout Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. Bootup NumLock State Select the keyboard NumLock state as "On" or "Off". Quiet Boot To "Enable or disable" quiet boot option. Boot Option Priorities Sets the system boot priorities.
3.2.8 Save & Exit Save Changes and Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes. Discard Changes and Exit Exit system setup without saving any changes. ASMB-925 User Manual...
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Save Changes and Reset Reset the system after saving changes. Discard Changes and Reset Reset system setup without saving any changes. Save Changes Save changes done so far to any of the setup options. Discard Changes Discard changes done so far to any of the setup options.
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-925 Series 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 Series Driver Setup Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. When the folder is displayed, move the mouse cursor over the folder "Chipset". Find the executable in this folder, click to install the driver. ASMB-925 User Manual...
Introduction Install the ASPEED VGA driver to enable this function, which includes the following features: 32-bit 2D graphics engine on board for normal use. 64 MB RAM for this chip, the highest resolution is 1920x1200. Windows Series Driver Setup Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive.
LAN Configuration 6.1.1 Introduction The ASMB-925 Series has two Gigabit Ethernet LAN connections via dedicated PCI Express x1 lanes: GbE LAN1 - Intel I210; GbE LAN2 - I210; two 10G Base-T LAN connectors LAN3 and LAN4 - Intel X557 PHY. They eliminate bottleneck of network data flow and incorporating Gigabit Ethernet at 10 Gbps.
USB 3.0 6.2.1 Introduction ASMB-925 Series offers six USB 3.0 ports, four in rear side and two via onboard header. 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.
The ASMB-925 Series watchdog timer can be used to monitor system software oper- ation 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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Write 0x57 to 0x299 port Watchdog Event Wait IBF clear 0x29A, BIT1, = 0 Write 0x04 to 0x299 port (Warm) Reset event Wait IBF clear 0x29A, BIT1, = 0 Write 0x28 to 0x29A Start watchdog Wait 1 ~ 9 Wait IBF clear 0x29A, BIT1, = 0 Write 0x29 to 0x29A Stop watchdog...
USB Header (USB7_8, USB9_10) Table B.1: USB Header Signal Signal USB_VCC5 USB_VCC5 USB_D- USB_D- USB_D+ USB_D+ USB3.0 Header(USB5_6) Table B.2: USB Header Signal Signal +5 V STDA_SSRX- STDA_SSRX+ STDA_SSRX- STDA_SSRX+ N/C (OC pin reserved) STDA_SSRX+ STDA_SSRX- STDA_SSRX+ STDA_SSRX- +5 V ASMB-925 User Manual...
VGA Connector (VGA1) Table B.3: VGA Connector Signal Signal GREEN BLUE H-SYNC V-SYNC RS-232 Interface (COM2) Table B.4: RS-232 Interface Signal ASMB-925 User Manual...
External Keyboard Connector (KBMS1) Table B.5: External Keyboard Connector Signal KB CLK KB DATA MS DATA MS CLK CPU and System Fan Power Connector (CPUFAN0~1, SYSFAN0~SYSFAN4) Table B.6: Fan Power Connector Signal +12 V DETECT Power LED (JFP3) Table B.7: Power LED Function LED power (3.3 V) Ground...
B.11 ATX Soft Power Switch (JFP1) Table B.11: ATX Soft Power Switch Signal PWR-BTN B.12 Front panel SMBus Connector (SMBUS1) SMB_SCL_FRU SMB_SDA_FRU B.13 USB/LAN Ports (LAN1_USB1_2, LAN2_USB3_4) Table B.12: USB Port Signal Signal VCC_DUAL Data0+ Data0- Table B.13: Giga LAN 10/100/1000 Base-T RJ-45 Port Signal Signal MID0+...
B.14 Audio Connector (HDAUD1) Table B.14: Front Panel Audio Connector Signal Signal ACZ_VCC ACZ_SYNC ACZ_BITCLK ACZ_SDOUT ACZ_SDIN0 ACZ_SDIN1 ACZ_RST ACZ_12V B.15 Alarm Board Connector (VOLT1) Table B.15: Alarm Board Connector Signal Signal 5VSB +3.3V -12V +12V B.16 Case Open Connector (JCASE1) Table B.16: Case Open Connector Signal CASEOP...
B.17 Front Panel LAN LED Connector (LANLED1) Table B.17: LAN LED Connector Signal Signal LAN1/3_LED0_ACT LAN2/4_LED1_ACT +V3.3_AUX +V3.3_AUX LAN1/3_LED1_1000M LAN2/4_LED2_1000 +V3.3_AUX +V3.3_AUX VCC3 B.18 SATA SGPIO (SGPIO1) SGPIO_SATA_CLOCK SGPIO_SATA_LOAD SGPIO_SATA_DATA0 SGPIO_SATA_DATA1 B.19 LPC Connector (LPC1) CLK_24M_LPCCN LPC_AD1 PLTRST_LPC LPC_AD0 LPC_FRAME +3.3 V LPC_AD3 LPC_AD2...