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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Symbols The following symbols may be used in this manual DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 List of Figures Figure 1: Block Diagram of FlexATX-KBL..............................16 Figure 2: Front Side ......................................21 Figure 3: Rear Side ......................................22 Figure 4: Ethernet Connector ..................................25 Figure 5: USB 2.0 / 3.0 socket ..................................26 Figure 6: USB 2.0 High Speed Cable ................................
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 1/ Introduction This manual describes the FlexATX Kabylake S board. This board will also be denoted FlexATX-KBL-S within this Users Guide. The use of this Users Guide implies a basic knowledge of PC hard- and software. This manual is focussed on describing the FlexATX-KBL-S board’s special features and is not intended to be a standard PC textbook.
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 2/ Description The mainboard FlexATX-KBL-S is based on the Kabylake processor family. It uses the Chipset C236 PCH from Intel. This powerful hardware with efficient graphic and network capabilities offers a broad range of application areas.
• Handle the board only by the edges To get the board running follow these steps. If the board shipped from Kontron has already components like RAM and CPU cooler mounted, then the next steps below can be skipped. Turn off the PSU (Power Supply Unit) Turn off PSU completely (no mains power connected to the PSU) or leave the Power Connectors unconnected while configuring the board.
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 BIOS Setup Enter the BIOS setup by pressing the <F2> key during boot up. Enter “Exit Menu” and Load Setup Defaults. To clear all BIOS settings, including Password protection, activate “Load Default BIOS Settings” Jumper for > 10 sec (without power connected).
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 3.4. Lithium battery precautions Danger of explosion if the lithium battery is incorrectly replaced. • Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer • Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions VORSICHT! Explosionsgefahr bei unsachgemäßem Austausch der Batterie.
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 4.2. Component Main Data The table below summarizes the features of the FlexATX-KBL-S embedded motherboard. Table 1: Component Main Data Motherboard FlexATX-KBL-S Form factor FlexATX with 229 mm x 191 mm (9 inch x 7.5 inch)
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Internal I/O SATA 6 x SATA 3.0 (6 Gb/s) PC Buzzer Standard PC buzzer on board LVDS (40-pin) 1 x ( 2 x 20 ) 1.25 mm pin-header for 24-bit dual channel with brightness control 1x16 PEG Gen3, 1x PCI x4, 1x PCI x1 M.2 (M-Key, 2280)
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Table 2: Environmental Conditions Operating 0°C to +60°C (32°F~140°F) operating temperature (forced cooling). It is the customer’s responsibility to provide sufficient airflow around each of the components to keep them within allowed temperature range. 50 % to 90 % relative...
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 5/ Jumpers and Connectors 5.1. Hardware Configuration Setting This chapter gives the definitions and shows the positions of jumpers, headers and connectors. All of the configuration jumpers on the board are in the proper position. The default settings shipped from factory are marked with an asterisk (*).
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 6/ Pin Definitions The following sections provide pin definitions and detailed description of all on-board connectors. The connector definitions follow the following notation: Table 5: Connector Definitions Column Name Description Shows the pin-numbers in the connector. The graphical layout of the connector definition tables is made similar to the physical connectors.
7th generation Intel® Core i7, -i5, -i3 Quad Core processor Intel® Xeon processor Kontron has defined the board versions as listed in the following table, so far all based on Embedded CPUs. Table 6: Processor Support Name Speed Turbo Embed.
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 6.3. Ethernet Connectors (I/O area) The FlexATX-KBL-S supports four channels of 10/100/1000 Mbit Ethernet. In order to achieve the specified performance of the Ethernet port, Category 5 twisted pair cables must be used with 10/100 MByte/s and Category 5E, 6 or 6E with 1 Gbit/s LAN networks.
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 6.4. USB Connectors (I/O area) Figure 5: USB 2.0 / 3.0 socket USB 2.0 USB 3.0 Type Signal Note 5 V / SB 5 V USB2.0 / 3.0 USB 3- USB2.0 / 3.0 USB 3+ USB2.0 / 3.0 USB2.0 / 3.0...
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 For SuperSpeed rates it is required to use a USB cable, which is specified in USB3.0 standard: Figure 7: USB 3.0 High Speed Cable UTP Signal Pair Filler, optional SDP Signal Pair Braid Jacket Power SDP Signal Pair Ground www.kontron.com...
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 6.5. Fan Connector (internal, J34, J35) The FANSYS (SYS_FAN) can be used to power, control and monitor a fan for chassis ventilation etc. The 4-pin header is recommended to be used for driving 4-wire type fan in order to implement FAN speed control.
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 6.6. Front Panel (internal) Figure 9: FP1 Connector Description Description USB Port 1 VBUS USB Port 2 VBUS USB Port 1 Data- USB Port 2 Data- USB Port 1 Data+ USB Port 2 Data+ Ground Ground...
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 6.9. Audio Jack Connectors (I/O area) Figure 12: Audio Jack Ring Sleeve Mating Audio Jack (example) Pin Designation Signal Type Note Front_L For headphone, max 1.6 V Ring Front R For headphone, max 1.6 V Sleeve...
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Description Description Ground Ground LVDS Channel B Data0- LVDS Channel B Data0+ LVDS Channel B Data1- LVDS Channel B Data1+ LVDS Channel B Data2- LVDS Channel B Data2+ LVDS Channel B Clock- LVDS Channel B Clock+...
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 6.13. SATA Internal Power(SATA_PWR1) The SATA power connector (SATA_PWR1) supplies the SATA hard disk with either 12 V or 5 V. Figure 17: SATA Power Internal Connector Pin Assignment SATA Power (SATA_PWR) Signal +12V VCC5 6.14. PCIe x1 connector 1 (J2)
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Signal Signal +3.3V_S5 PU 3.3V(S0) PU 3.3V(S0) N.C. PU 3.3V(S0) N.C. +1.5V_S0 N.C. N.C. +3.3V_S5 6.16. Double USB 3.0 Connector (J21) This connector provides two USB 3.0 connections (downstream). The 5 V output is electronically fused to 900 mA each port.
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Signal Remark USB SSTX+ Shield Shield 6.17. DP connector (J12) Figure 21: 20-pin DP connector Signal Signal ML LANE 0+ GND (ML LANE 0) ML LANE 0- ML LANE 1+ GND (ML LANE 1) ML LANE 1-...
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Signal Positive (+) V_BAT_INT Negative (-) 6.19. Module Power-In Connector Figure 23: Module Power-In Connector Signal Description V_MODULE Module Power 3.0 V to 5.25 V may be independent of Carrier power. N.C. Not connected 6.20. Internal Power Connector...
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Signal Signal Power Input 12.0V S0 Power Input 5.0V S0 Power Input 12.0V S0 Power Input 5.0V S0 Power Input 3.3V S0 Ground Recommended Power Supply for KabyLake motherboard should be above or equal to 473 W.
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 7/ Indicators 7.1. Attached Indicators List Table 9: LEDs internal Part Indicator Function Upper Port Left LED GbE Link / Activity Upper Port Right LED GbE Speed 100/1000 Lower Port Left LED GbE Link / Activity...
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 8/ BIOS Setup structure The Setup utility features for menus listed in the selection bar at the top of the screen: Main Advanced Chipset Security Boot Save & Exit The Setup menus are selected via the left and right arrow keys. The currently active menu and the currently active uEFI BIOS Setup item are highlighted in white.
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description ACPI Debug Enable/Disable ACPI Debug Low Power SO Idle Enable/Disable Low Power SO Idle Lpit Recidency Counter Select Recidency Counter PCI Delay Optimization Enable/Disable PCI Delay Optimization ZpODD Enable/Disable ZpODD C6DRAM Enable/Disable C6DRAM...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description functional after AUX content gets reset Flash Wear Out Protection Enable/Disable Flash Wear Out Protection Current Debug Interface Status Display Current Debug Interface Status Debug Interface Enable/Disable Debug Interface Support Debug Interface Lock...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description Configurations Boot Mode Nominal/Up/Down/Deactivate TDP selection Configurable TDP Enable/Disable Configurable TDP Lock Lock CTDP BIOS Control Enable/Disable CTDP Control via runtime ACPI BIOS methods ConfigTDP Levels ConfigTDP Turbo Activation Ratio, Power Limit 1, Power Limit 2...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description Current Threshol Display PS Current Threshold3 Current Threshol Enable/Disable PS3 Enable Enable/Disable PS4 Enable IMON Display IMON Slope Slope IMON Display IMON Offset Offset IMON Set the Offset value as positive or Prefix...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description Display PS Current Threshold3 Current Threshol Enable/Disable PS3 Enable Enable/Disable PS4 Enable IMON Display IMON Slope Slope IMON Display IMON Offset Offset IMON Set the Offset value as positive or Prefix negative Display VR Current Limit...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description Display PS Current Threshold3 Current Threshol Enable/Disable PS3 Enable Enable/Disable PS4 Enable IMON Display IMON Slope Slope IMON Display IMON Offset Offset IMON Set the Offset value as positive or Prefix negative Display VR Current Limit...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description Package C-State Un-demotion Enable/Disable Package C-State Un- demotion Cstate Pre-Wake Enable/Disable Cstate Pre-Wake IO MWAIT Redirection When set, will map IO_read instructions sent to IO registers PMG_IO_BASE_ADDRBASE+off set to MWAIT(offset) Package C State Limit...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description ME State Display ME State Manageability Display Manageability Features State Display Features State AMT BIOS Features Display AMT BIOS Features AMT Configuration ASF support Enable/Disable Alert Standard Format Support USB Provisioning of AMT...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description Graphic Resolution for graphics mode Mode Resolution ME Unconfig on RTC Clear Display ME Unconfig on RTC Clear Comms Hub Support Enable/Disable support for Comms Hub JHI Support Enable/Disable Intel® DAL Host Interface Service (JHI)
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description Audio Delay Delay after applying power to HD Audio(Realtex) codec device I2C0 Controller Delay in _PSO I2C0 Controller SensorHub Delay after applying power to SensorHub device I2C1 Controller Delay in _PSO I2C1 Controller...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description ACPI Settings Enable ACPI Auto Configuration Enable/Disable BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration Enable Hibernation Enable/Disable System ability to Hibernate ACPI Sleep State Select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUSPEND...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description Resolution 100x31 Enables/Disables extended terminal resolution Legacy OS Redirection On Legacy OS, the number of rows and Resolution columns supported redirection Putty KeyPad Select function key and keypad on Putty Redirection After BIOS...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description command time-out Device power-up delay Maximum time for the device will take before it properly report itself to the Host Controller LVDS LVDS Flat Panel Display Support Enable/Disable LVDS Flat Panel Display Configuration...
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description CPU Fan Speed Display CPU Fan Speed CPU Fan Cruise Control Disable = Full speed Thermal = does regulate fan speed according to specified temperature Speed = does regulate according to specified speed Watchdog Function 0 = Disable.
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description Dram Use user Enabled: User provided Power provide power weights, scale factor, Meter and channel power floor weights, values are used. scale Disabled: BIOS set power factors, weights, scale factor, and channel power floor...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description Dimm1 Warm Range [255;0]=[31.875;0] in Thresho W for OLTM, [127.5;0] in C ld Ch1 for CLTM Dimm0 Warm Range [255;0]=[31.875;0] in Thresho W for OLTM, [127.5;0] in C for CLTM ld Ch1 Dimm1 Range [255;0]=[31.875;0] in...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description Dimm1 Memory RAPL PL Enable= lock Rapl Limit RAPL Lock register, Disable(Disable=Def) RAPL PL Enable= enable, 1 enable Disable(Disable= Def) RAPL PL Range[0;2^14- 1 Power 1]=[2047.875;0] in W, (0= Def) RAPL PL Power PL 1 time windowX...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description Early Write Time Centering Enable/Disable Early Write Time Centering 2D Early Write Drive Strentgh/ Enable/Disable Early Write Equalization Drive Strentgh/ Equalization Early Read Time Centering Enable/Disable Early Read Time Centering 2D Write Timing Centering 1D...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description Turn Around Timing Training Enable/Disable Turn Around Timing Training Rank Margin Tool Enable/Disable Rank Margin Tool Training Memory Test Enable/Disable Memory Test Training DIMM SPD Alias Test Test to determine if the SPD...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description RH Activation Probability Used to adjust MC for Hardware RHP Exit on Failure (MRC) Exit on Failure for MRC training steps MC Lock Enable/Disable capacity to lock or not MC registers Probeless Trace...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description DLL Weak Lock Support Enable/Disable DLL Weak Lock Support Pwr Down Idle Timer The minimum value should = to the worst case Roundtrip delay + Burst_Length. 0 means AUTO: 64 for ULX/ULT, 128...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description VDD Enable Enable/Disable forcing of VDD in the BIOS HDPC Support HDCP provisioning BIOS support Algorithm HDCP Re-encryption flow PM Support Enable/Disable PM Support PAVP Enable Enable/Disable PAVP Cdynmax Clamping Enable Enable/Disable Cdynmax...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description DMI Link ASPM Control Enable/Disable the control of Active State Power Management on SA side of the DMI Link DMI Extended Sync Control Enable DMI Extended Synchronization DMI De-emphasis Control Configure the De-emphasis...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description PEG Port Feature Detect Non-Compliance Detect Non-Compliance PCI Configuration Device Express Device in PEG Program PCIe ASPM after OpROM Enable/Disable Program PCIe ASPM after OpROM Program Static Phase1 Eq Program phase Presets/CTLEp Gen3 Root Port Preset...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description Lane 15 Value for Lane 15 Gen3 Endpoint Hint Lane 0 Value for Lane 0 value for each Lane Lane 1 Value for Lane 1 Lane 2 Value for Lane 2 Lane 3...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description default (7, 3, 5, 8 for SKL.) Do not change from default unless debugging Allow PERST# GPIO Usage Enable/Disable GPIO-based reset to PEG endpoint(s) during margin search, if needed SW EQ Enable VOC Select Jitter &...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description PCI Express PCI Express Clock Gating PCI Express Clock Gating PCH-IO Configuration Configuration Enable/Disable for each root port DMI Link ASPM Control The control of active state power management of the DMI link...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description PCIE11 Cp Display PCIE11 Cp PCIE12 Cm Display PCIE12 Cm PCIE12 Cp Display PCIE12 Cp PCIE13 Cm Display PCIE13 Cm PCIE13 Cp Display PCIE13 Cp PCIE14 Cm Display PCIE14 Cm PCIE14 Cp Display PCIE14 Cp...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description Enable/Disable Snoop Latency Override Snoop Latency Override for PCH PCIE Non Snoop Latency Non Snoop Latency Override Override for PCH PCIE Force LTR Override Force LTR Override for PCH PCIE PCIE1 LTR Lock...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description Configured as eSATA Hot Plug Supported Spin Up Device Enable/Disable Spin Up Device SATA Device Type Identify the SATA port is connected to solid state drive or hard disk drive Topology Identify the SATA Topology...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description Configured as eSATA Hot Plug Supported Spin Up Device Enable/Disable Spin Up Device SATA Device Type Identify the SATA port is connected to solid state drive or hard disk drive Topology Identify the SATA Topology...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description Configured as eSATA Hot Plug Supported Spin Up Device Enable/Disable Spin Up Device SATA Device Type Identify the SATA port is connected to solid state drive or hard disk drive Topology Identify the SATA Topology...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description Connection to the controller Security Configuration RTC Lock Enable will lock bytes 38h- 3Fh in the lower/upper 128- byte bank of RTC RAM BIOS Lock Enable/Disable the PCH BIOS Lock Enable feature HD Audio Configuration...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description Feature Feature Support: WoV (Wake on Voice) Bluetooth Enables/Disables DSP Sideband Feature BT Intel HFP Enables/Disables DSP Feature BT Intel A2DP Enables/Disables DSP Feature Codec based Enables/Disables DSP Feature DSP based Enables/Disables DSP...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description Intel WoV Enables/Disables 3rd Party Processing Module Support (identified by GUID) Sound Research Enables/Disables 3rd Party Processing Module Support (identified by GUID) Conexant Pre- Enables/Disables 3rd Party Process Processing Module Support (identified by GUID)
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description SPI1 Controller Enables/Disables Serial IO Controller UART0 Controller Enables/Disables Serial IO Controller UART1 Controller Enables/Disables Serial IO Controller UART2 Controller Enables/Disables Serial IO Controller GPIO Controller Enables/Disables the GPIO Controller Serial IO I2C IO Voltage Select 1.8v or 3.3v for the...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description UCSI/UCMC device When enabled, ACPI will report UCSI/UCMC device TraceHub Configuration Menu TraceHub Enable Mode Select Enable, Disable or Debugger MemRegion 0 Buffer Size Select size of mem region 0 buffer MemRegion 1 Buffer Size...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Sub-Screen Function Description ACPRESENT PullDown when DeepSx or G3 exit CLKRUN# logic Enable the CLKRUN# logic to stop the PCI clocks Serial IRQ Mode Configure Serial IRQ Mode Port 61h Bit-4 Emulation Emulation of Port 61h bit-4...
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 8.4. Security Setup Menu The Security Setup menu provides information about the passwords and functions for specifying the security settings. The passwords are case-sensitive. Table 14: Security Setup Menu Functions Function Description Administrator Password Set Administrator Password...
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Function Description factory default keys Enroll Efi Image Allow the image to run in Secure Boot mode Save all secure boot variables Secure boot variables Platform Key(PK) Enroll Factory Defaults or load certificates from a file:...
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FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 Function Description Save Changes and Reset Reset the system after saving the changes Discard Changes and Reset Reset system setup without saving any changes Save Changes Save changes done so far to any of the setup option...
FlexATX-KBL-S-C236 – Rev. 1.1 List of Acronyms Error Checking and Correction GPIO General Purpose Input Output Hard Disk PCIe PCI-Express PECI Platform Environment Control Interface Real Time Clock SATA Serial ATA SELV Safety Extra Low Voltage Serial Peripheral Interface Trusted Platform Module...
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