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Page 3: Table Of Contents
3.2.4 Security ........................................... 32 3.2.5 Boot ............................................34 3.2.6 Exit ............................................37 4 Troubleshooting ............................................39 4.1 BIOS Setting ............................................ 39 4.2 FAQ ..............................................40 5 Portwell Software Service ........................................48 6 Industry Specifications ..........................................49 Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 4 Portwell provides no warranty with regard to this user‟s guide or any other information contained herein and hereby expressly disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose with regard to any of the foregoing. Portwell assumes no liability for any damages incurred directly or indirectly from any technical or typographical errors or omissions contained herein or for discrepancies between the product and the user‟s guide.
Page 5 Warranty”). Portwell may in its sole discretion modify its Limited Warranty at any time and from time to time. Beginning on the date of shipment to its direct customer and continuing for the published warranty period, Portwell represents that the products are new and warrants that each product failing to function properly under normal use, due to a defect in materials or workmanship or due to non conformance to the agreed upon specifications, will be repaired or exchanged, at Portwell‟s option and expense.
Page 6 Service personnel must make sure all the thumb screws are secured by a tool during installation or after repair. Caution3: Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions please. Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 7: Introduction
RS4U-8172-M2M 1 Introduction RS4U-8172-M2M, designed with Apollo Lake Intel Atom processor E3900 series or N3350 / N4200 processor , features two DDR3L 1333/1600/1866 MHz SO-DIMM socket equipped with up to 16GB DDR3L memory. Atom solution is still popular in the market of Kiosk, Digital Signage, DVR and Factory Automation which can fulfill most of these applications; therefore, with high performance and high-end specifications, Apollo Lake SoC is our first generation Atom chip architecture on Mini-ITX line.
Page 8: Specifications
◆ Supports dual 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port (s) via PCI Express x1 bus which provides 500 MB/s data ◆ Ethernet transmission rate High Drive GPIO One pin-header for GPIO(8bit in &8bit out) ◆ Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 9: Supported Operating Systems
2.1 Supported Operating Systems RS4U-8172-M2M supports the following operating systems. Windows 10* (64 bit), IoT Core(32/64bit)  Yocto* Tool-based Embedded Linux Distribution (64 bit)   Android* 6.0(64bit) VxWorks*7.0 (RTOS) (64 bit)  Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 11: Bios Setup Items
If the message disappears before responding and still wish to enter Setup, please restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button. It can be also restarted by pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys on keyboard simultaneously. Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 12 The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen. The menu can be easily called up from any menu by pressing <F1>. The Help screen lists all the possible keys to use and the selections for the highlighted item. Press <Esc> to exit the Help Screen. Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 14 The date format is <Day>, <Month> <Date> <Year>. Use [＋] or [－] to configure system Date. System Date The time format is <Hour> <Minute> <Second>. Use [＋] or [－] to configure system Time. System Time Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 17 Intel Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and Intel Virtualization Technology applications in independent partitions, so that one computer system can function as multiple ★Enabled, Disabled virtual systems. VT-d Enable/Disable CPU VT-d. ★Disabled, Enabled Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 19 Share Memory Graphics Device 256M,512M Active LFP ★eDP , LVDS ★1440x900/24-bit/2-ch/LED 1366x768/18-bit/1-ch/LED 800x600/18-bit/1-ch/CCFL 1024x768/24-bit/1-ch/CCFL 1280x1024/24-bit/2-ch/CCFL 1366x768/24-bit/1-ch/CCFL Select eDP or LVDS to Display 1440x900/24-bit/2-ch/CCFL Panel Type Selection(Select LVDS) 1024x600/18-bit/1-ch/LED 1280x1024/24-bit/2-ch/LED 1024x768/24-bit/1-ch/LED 1600x900/18-bit/2-ch/LED 1366x768/24-bit/1-ch/LED 1920x1080/24-bit/2-ch/LED 800x600/24-bit/1-ch/LED Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 20 PCIE1 Link Speed Configure PCIE1 Slot Link Speed. ★Auto, Gen1 , Gen2 Select system deep S5 configuration. Deep S5 „Auto‟ will disable the deep S5 configuration if RTC/LAN/USB device power on ★Disabled ,Auto settings enabled. Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 22 Options Enable SATA safe removal notifications. Please note that the SATA device will be External SATA ★Disabled, Enabled downgraded to SATA2. Hot Plug Enable or disable Hot Plug for this port. ★Disabled, Enabled Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 24 Select an optimal settings for Super IO Device IO=378h;IRQ=5,6,7,9,10,11,12; DMA=1,3; IO=278h;IRQ=5,6,7,9,10,11,12 ;DMA=1,3; WDT Timeout Reset Enable/Disable Watch Dog Timer timeout to reset system. ★Disabled, Enabled WDT Initial Value (Sec.) Watch Dog Timer Initial Value to count down. Range:1~255 Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 26 RTC Alarm Hour Set Hour of RTC power on feature. 0~23 Set Minute of RTC power on feature. RTC Alarm Minute 0~59 Set Second of RTC power on feature. RTC Alarm Second 0~59 Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 28 Instant Flash Save UEFI files in your USB storage device and run Instant Flash to update your UEFI. Please note that your USB storage device must be FAT32 / 16 / 12 file system. Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 30 The higher the level, the higher the fan speed. Level 4,Level 5,Level 6, Level 7,Level 8 CHA FAN1 Setting Quiet Fan Function Control ★Full on, Automatic mode (Automatic mode) Target CPU Temperature Target CPU Temperature Value ★50℃/122℉ Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 31 Level 1,Level 2,Level 3, Target Fan Speed The higher the level, the higher the fan speed. Level 4,Level 5,Level 6, Level 7,Level 8 Case Open Feature Enable or disable the feature of Case Open ★Disabled, Enabled Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 32: Security
RS4U-8172-M2M 3.2.4 Security This section lets you set security passwords to control access to the system at boot time and/or when entering the BIOS setup program. Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 33 Enable to support Windows 8 Secure Boot. ★Disabled, Enabled Enabled/Disabled Intel PTT function, Intel(R) Platform Trust Technology Enabled:Enable Intel PTT in ME, ★Enabled, Disabled Disabled: Disable Intel PTT in ME, Use discrete TPM Module. Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 35 Select whether the Boot Beep should be turned on or off when the system boots up. Boot Beep ★Disabled, Enabled Please note that a buzzer is needed. Full Screen Logo Enable to display the boot logo or disable to show normal POST messages. ★Disabled, Enabled (Enabled) Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 36 ★Legacy only, Do not launch, Launch Video OpROM Policy only to run those that support legacy option ROM only. Select Do not launch to not UEFI only execute both legacy and UEFI option ROM. Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 38 Load UEFI Default values for all the setup questions. F9 key can be used for this Load UEFI Defaults operation. Attempts to Launch EFI Shell application (Shell.efi) from one of the available Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device filesystem devices. Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 39: Troubleshooting
4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides a few useful tips to quickly get RS4U-8172-M2M running with success. As basic hardware installation has been addressed in Chapter 2, this chapter will focus on system integration issues, in terms of BIOS setting, and OS diagnostics.
Page 40: Faq
Answer: You can switch off your power supply then find the connector“2” on the RS4U-8172-M2M to set Pin 1-2 to short and wait 10 seconds to clean your password then set it back to open to switch on your power supply.
Page 41 RS4U-8172-M2M Question: How to update the BIOS file of RS4U-8172-M2M? Answer: Solution 1: 1. Please visit web site of Portwell download center as below hyperlink http://www.portwell.com.tw/support/download_center.php Registering an account in advance is a must. (The E-Mail box should be an existing Company email address that you check regularly.) http://www.portwell.com.tw/member/newmember.php...
Page 42 RS4U-8172-M2M 6. When you see the “FPT Operation Passed” message, which means the BIOS update processes finished. Please cut the AC power off and wait for 10 seconds before powering on. Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 43 7. Press “DEL” key into the BIOS setup menu and switch to “Exit” page then select “Load UEFI Defaults” Option and press “Yes” then select “Save Changes and Exit” to finish all BIOS update processes. Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 44 2. Type in your User name and password and log in the download center. 3. Select “Search download” and type the keyword “RS4U-8172-M2M”. 4. Find the “BIOS “page and download the ROM file and unzip file to USB flash drive(FAT 32 / 16 format).
Page 46 RS4U-8172-M2M 7. When you see the “Programming success” message, which means the BIOS update processes finished. Please cut the AC power off and wait for 10 seconds before powering on. Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 47 If you have other additional technical information or request which is not covered in this manual, please fill in the technical request form as below hyperlink. http://www.portwell.com.tw/support/problem_report.php We will do our best to provide a suggestion or solution for you. Thanks Copyright © Portwell 2017 RS4U-8172-M2M User's Guide...
Page 48: Portwell Software Service
Portwell. Portwell BIOS web Tool (PBT) The Portwell BIOS web Tool (PBT) is a brand new on-line utility which innovated by Portwell. PBT now is available for Portwell's premiere customers who are able to add customized BIOS logo change BIOS default settings on American Megatrends (AMI) BIOS.
Page 49: Industry Specifications
RS4U-8172-M2M 6 Industry Specifications The list below provides links to industry specifications that apply to Portwell modules. Low Pin Count Interface Specification, Revision 1.0 (LPC) http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/industry/lpc.htm Universal Serial Bus (USB) Specification, Revision 2.0 http://www.usb.org/home PCI Specification, Revision 2.3 https://www.pcisig.com/specifications Serial ATA Specification, Revision 3.0 http://www.serialata.org/...

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Page 3: Table Of Contents

Page 7: Introduction

Page 8: Specifications

Page 9: Supported Operating Systems

Page 10: Mechanical Dimensions

Page 11: Bios Setup Items

Page 13: Main

Page 15: Advanced

Page 29: H / W Monitor

Page 32: Security

Page 34: Boot

Page 37: Exit

Page 39: Troubleshooting

Page 40: Faq

Page 48: Portwell Software Service

Page 49: Industry Specifications

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