Safety information Electrical safety To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected.
1.2 Front Panel Components HDD LED Power LED Power Button 2 x USB 2.0 1.3 Rear Panel Components Power Input 9V to 24V DC-in 2 x USB 2.0 2 x USB 2.0 LAN port, 2 x RJ45 2 x USB 3.0 COM port, RS232 VGA port...
Chapter 2: Jumpers and Connectors 2.1 Front Panel Connector Pin Definitions 2 x USB 2.0 Pin Definition Pin Definition USBD- USBD- USBD+ USBD+ Status Indicators Status LED Color GREEN 2.2 Rear Panel Connector Pin Definitions USB Port: USB2.0 Pin Definition Pin Definition USBD- USBD- USBD+...
Chapter 3: Installation This chapter provides more detailed information and let you know how to install components into the ROC236A 1U Rack-mount Fanless Rugged System 3.1 Remove the top case Prior to removing the chassis cover, make sure the unit’s power is off and disconnected from the power sources to prevent electric shock or system damage.
2. Insert one screw in each mounting holes and secure the top case. Use original screws. 3.3 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD installation ROC236A supports 1 x 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD 1. Remove the mounting screws and put them in a safe place for later use. Remove the HDD bracket.
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2. Align the mounting holes of SSD/HDD and HDD bracket. With the SSD/HDD right side up, place the SSD/HDD on the bracket. Make sure the connectors of SSD/HDD are toward front side 3. Turn the SSD/HDD and bracket over and insert one screw in each mounting hole on the bottom of the bracket.
3.4 Memory module installation ROC236A supports 1 x 204-pin SO-DIMM DDR3 1333/1600 MHz up to 8GB 1. On the bottom side, remove the mounting screws and then put them in a safe place for later use. Remove the service window then find the memory module socket.
3. Finally replace the service window and secure it by insert one screw to the mounting hole. Use original screws 3.5 Rack mount bracket installation 1. Put each ear bracket next to the right side and left side of the bottom case, align the mounting holes. 2.
Chapter 4: AMI BIOS UTILITY This chapter provides users with detailed descriptions on how to set up a basic system configuration through the AMI BIOS setup utility. 4.1 Starting To enter the setup screens, perform the following steps: Turn on the computer and press the <Del> key immediately. ...
4.3 Main The Main menu is the first screen that you will see when you enter the BIOS Setup Utility. System Language Use this function to select the system language. System Date Use this function to change the system date. Select System Date using the Up and Down <Arrow>...
System Time Use this function to change the system time. Select System Time using the Up and Down <Arrow> keys. Enter the new values through the keyboard. Press the Left and Right <Arrow> keys to move between fields. The time setting is entered in HH:MM:SS format. Note: The time is in 24-hour format.
4.4.1 ACPI Settings System ACPI parameters ACPI Sleep State Select ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUSPEN button is pressed. 4.4.2 Trusted Computing Trusted Computing settings Security Device Support Enables or disables BIOS support for security device. OS will not show security device.
4.4.4 SATA Configuration SATA device options settings SATA Mode Selection Determination how SATA controllers operate 4.4.5 F81866 Super IO Configuration System Super IO chip parameters Serial Port 0/1/2/3 Configuration Set parameters of serial port 0/1/2/3 (COMA/B/C/D) Parallel Port Configuration Set parameters of parallel port (LPT/LPTE) GPIO Configuration GPIO configuration settings...
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4.4.5.1 Serial Port 0/1/2/3 Configuration Serial Port Enable or disable serial port (COM) Change settings Select an optimal setting for Super IO device. Mode RS232, RS422, RS485 selection...
4.4.5.2 Parallel Port Configuration Parallel Port Enable or disable parallel port (LPT/LPTE) Device Mode Change the printer port mode 4.4.5.3 GPIO Configuration General Purpose I/O General Purpose I/O and parallel port share the same pins. Enable this function will force parallel port to be disabled. 4.4.6 Serial Port Console Redirection Serial port console redirection Console redirection Console redirection enable or disable.
Console redirection settings The settings specify how the host computer and the remote computer (which the user is using) will exchange data. Both computer should have the same or compatible settings. 4.4.6.1 Console redirection settings Out-of-Band Mgmt Port VT-UTF8 is the preferred terminal type for out-of-band management. The next best choice is VT100+ and then VT100.
4.4.7.1 NIC Configuration Click to configure the network device port. Link Speed Change link speed and duplex for current port. Wake on LAN Enable this option to wake the system with a magic packet. 4.5 Chipset This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset. The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources.
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4.5.1.1 Graphics Configuration 4.5.1.1.1 LCD Control Primary IGFX Boot Display Select the Video Device which will be activated during POST. This has no effect if external graphics present. Secondary boot display selection will appear based on your selection. VGA modes will be supported only on primary display.
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Spread Spectrum clock chip >>Hardware: Spread is controlled by chip; >>Software: Spread is controlled by BIOS TV1 Standard Select the ability to configure a TV format. TV2 Standard Select the ability to configure a TV Minor Format ALS Support Valid only for ACPI. Legacy=ALS support through the IGD INT10 function.
4.6 Boot This section is used to configure the boot features. Setup Prompt Timeout Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535 (0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting. Bootup NumLock State Select the keyboard NumLock state. Quiet Boot Enables or disables quiet boot option. CSM Parametes OpROM execution, boot options filter, etc.
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4.7 Security Use the Security Menu to establish system passwords Administrator Password Set administrator password User Password Set user password...
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4.8 Save & Exit This screen provides functions for handling changes made to the BIOS settings and the exiting of the Setup program. Save Changes and Exit Exit System setup after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Exit system setup without saving any changes Save Changes and Reset Reset the system after saving the changes Discard Changes and Reset Reset the system setup without saving any changes Save Changes Save changes done so far to any of the setup options...
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