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1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for com- pliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
AMT in the AMI BIOS ..................32 ® Entering Management Engine BIOS Extension (MEBX) ............33 MEBX .............................34 Main Menu ........................34 Intel(R) ME General Settings ..................34 Intel(R) AMT Configuration ...................36 Chapter 5 - RAID ..........................47 RAID Levels Explanation ......................47 Setup Procedure ........................47 User's Manual | EC500-CS...
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It must be returned to the purchase point, factory or authorized ser- vice agency for all such work. 4. We will not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or consequencial damages to the product that has been modified or altered. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
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Make sure the system is placed or mounted correctly and stably to prevent the chance of dropping or falling may cause damage. • The openings on the system shall not be blocked and shall be kept in distance from User's Manual | EC500-CS...
1 x Intel I219LM with iAMT11.0 PCIe (10/100/1000Mbps) (only Core i7/i5 supports iAMT) H310: 1 x Intel ® I211AT PCIe (10/100/1000Mbps) 1 x Intel ® I219V PCIe (10/100/1000Mbps) Indicators 1 x Status LED 1 x HDD LED User's Manual | EC500-CS...
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Operating Temperature -20 to 70°C (SSD or mSATA) Storage Temperature -20 to 85°C Relative Humidity 5 to 95% RH (non-condensing) STANDARDS AND Shock Half sine wave 3G, 11ms, 3 shock per axis CERTIFICATIONS Vibration IEC68-2-64 Certification CE, FCC Class A User's Manual | EC500-CS...
Connects the HDMI / DP / VGA connector of an LCD monitor. Line-out and Microphone Ports Connect audio devices such as microphones and speakers. Gigabit LAN Ports Connect the system to a local area network. Front View DC-in DC 9~36V power input via a terminal block connector. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
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USB 2.0 Ports Connect to USB 2.0 as well as devices based on previous USB versions. COM and DIO Ports All COM ports can be selected among RS232, RS422 and RS485. The DIO port provides 8-bit digital input/output. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation Loosen all the screws marked in cyan, then tilt up the front cover. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
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Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Then switch to another side to install the CPU. Remove accessories of HDD Tray, memory modules and mini-PCIe and M.2, then you can view the top of mainboard. If you want to switch to another side, please loosen the screws marked in cyan.
Inspect that the clip sits in the notch. If not, please pull the clips outward, release and remove the Step 3 card, and mount it again. 4 5 ° User's Manual | EC500-CS Step 1...
“Press DEL to run setup” will appear on the screen. If the message that field and press <Enter>. disappears before you respond, restart the system or press the “Reset” button. You may also restart the system by pressing the <Ctrl> <Alt> and <Del> keys simultaneously. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
The time format is <hour>, <minute>, <second>. The time is based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. Hour displays hours from 00 to 23. Minute displays min- utes from 00 to 59. Second displays seconds from 00 to 59. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
Last State The system returns to the last state right before power failure. Note: Some of the fields may not be available when the features are not supported by the equipped CPU. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
Enable or disable CPU Power Management. It allows CPU to enter "C states" when it’s idle and ME Unconfig on RTC Clear nothing is executing. When disabled, ME will not be unconfigured on RTC Clear. Power Limit 1/2 Adjust power limit of the CPU. Note: The sub-menus are detailed in following sections. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
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Version 2.20.1271. Copyright (C) 2019 American Megatrends, Inc. USB Provisioning of AMT Secure Erase Mode Enable or disable AMT USB Provisioning. Select Secure Erase module behavior: Simulated or Real. Force Secure Erase Enable or disable Force Secure Erase on next boot. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
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This field is used to enable or disable the ME FW Image Re-Flash function, which allows the ration. user to update the ME firmware. Unconfigure ME Enable or disable to unconfigure ME with resetting MEBx password to default. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
Set SuperIO WatchDog Timer Timeout value. The range is from 0 (disabled) to 255. To clear the existing TPM encryption, select "TPM Clear" and restart the system. This field is not available when "Security Device Support" is disabled. Note: The sub-menus are detailed in following sections. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
Enable or disable the current serial COM port. Case Open RS485 Auto Flow Enable or disable the case open detection function. Enable or disable RS485 auto flow. This field is only available for COM ports that support RS485 mode. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
▼ SYS Smart Fan/CPU Smart Fan Control = [Disabled] Fix Fan Speed Count Set the fan speed, the value ranging from 1-100%, 100% being full speed. The fans will al- ways operate at the specified speed regardless of gauged temperatures. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
Select parity bits: None, Even, Odd, Mark or Space. Stop Bits Select stop bits: 1 bit or 2 bits. Flow Control Select flow control type: None or Hardware RTS/CTS. Flow Control is for RS485 mode and is only supported by Serial Port 1 (COM1). User's Manual | EC500-CS...
This field controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM. Video This field controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM. Other PCI devices This field determines OpROM execution policy for devices other than Network, Storage or Video. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
Set the wait time in seconds to press ESC key to abort the PXE boot. Use either +/- or numeric keys to set the value. Media detect count Set the number of times the presence of media will be checked. Use either +/- or numeric keys to set the value. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
Please select a submenu and press Enter. The submenus are detailed in the following pages. Primary Display Select which of IGFX/PEG/PCI Graphics device to be the primary display. Internal Graphics Keep IGFX "Enabled" or "Disabled" based on the setup options, or select "Auto" for auto-detec- tion. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
Enable or disable the root port, or select "Auto" for auto-detection. Enable or disable this field to detect non-compliance PCIe devices in the PEG. Max Link Speed Configure PEG1/PEG3 port’s Max Speed: Auto, Gen1, Gen2 or Gen3. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
Detect Non-Compliance Device Enable or disable this field to detect non-compliance PCIe devices in the PEG. This field may not appear when the port does not support Non-compliant device detection. Note: The sub-menus are detailed in following sections. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
This field shows up when SATA Mode Selection is set to Intel RST Premium With Intel Optane System Acceleration. Enable or disable to use RST Legacy OROM when CSM is enabled. Ports and Hot Plug Enable or disable the Serial ATA port and its hot plug function. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
Secure Boot. Press Enter and a prompt will show up for you to confirm. Reset To Setup Mode Clear the database from the NVRAM, including all the keys and signatures installed in the Key Management menu. Press Enter and a prompt will show up for you to confirm. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
Refer to the Advanced > CSM Configuration submenu for more information. This field will appear only when a USB flash device is detected. Select this field to restore set- ting from the USB flash device. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
When the BIOS IC needs to be replaced, you have to populate it properly onto the system board after the EEPROM programmer has been burned and follow the technical person's instructions to confirm that the MAC address should be burned or not. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
- At least one 7-bit ASCII non alpha-numeric character, above 0x20, (e.g. !, $, ;); - At least one lower case and one upper case characters. 3. Enter the new password again to verify the new password. Verify password User's Manual | EC500-CS...
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- At least one 7-bit ASCII non alpha-numeric character, above 0x20, (e.g. !, $, ;); - At least one lower case and one upper case characters. 3. Enter the new password again to verify the new password. Verify password User's Manual | EC500-CS...
> User Consent Password Policy <Anytime> > Network Setup Disabled Activate Network Access Enabled Unconfigure Network Access <Full Unprovision> > Remote Setup And Configuration > Power Control [↑↓] =Move Highlight <Enter> =Complete Entry [Esc] =Discard Changes User's Manual | EC500-CS...
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Username and Password Select Enabled or Disabled then press Enter. Select Enabled or Disabled then press Enter. Storage Redirection Select Enabled or Disabled then press Enter. KVM Feature Selection Select Enabled or Disabled then press Enter. Disabled Enabled User's Manual | EC500-CS...
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User Opt-in the system is being accessed. Select NONE or KVM or ALL then press Enter. NONE Opt-in Configurable from Remote IT Select Enabled or Disabled then press Enter. Disabled Enabled User's Manual | EC500-CS...
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> Intel(R) ME Network Name Settings Enter the computer’s domain name and then press Enter. > TCP/IP Settings Computer Domain Name Shared/Dedicated FQDN Select Shared or Dedicated and then press Enter. Dedicated [↑↓] =Move Highlight [Enter] =Select Entry [Esc] =Exit Shared User's Manual | EC500-CS...
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TCP/IP SETTINGS > Wired LAN IPV4 Configuration <Enter> =Complete Entry [Esc] =Discard Changes Enter a value for the Time-to-live (TTL) field and then press Enter. Value in Seconds [↑↓] =Move Highlight [Enter] =Select Entry [Esc] =Exit User's Manual | EC500-CS...
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0.0.0.0 Default Gateway Address 0.0.0.0 Preferred DNS Address 0.0.0.0 Alternate DNS Address 0.0.0.0 Alternate DNS Address Insert a value from 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255 in IPv4 format. Alternate DNS address 0.0.0.0 <Enter> =Complete Entry [Esc] =Discard Changes User's Manual | EC500-CS...
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> Power Control Activates the current network settings > Power Control Full Unprovision and opens the ME network interface Continue: (Y/N) [↑↓] =Move Highlight [Enter] =Select Entry [Esc] =Exit [↑↓] =Move Highlight <Enter> =Complete Entry [Esc] =Discard Changes User's Manual | EC500-CS...
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Provisioning Server FQDN > RCFG > TLS PKI Provisioning Server FQDN Enter the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the server and then press Enter. Enter FQDN of provisioning server [↑↓] =Move Highlight [Enter] =Select Entry [Esc] =Exit User's Manual | EC500-CS...
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[Enter] =Select Entry [Esc] =Exit Remote Configuration ** Select Enabled or Disabled then press Enter. Disabled Enabled PKI DNS Suffix Specify the DNS Suffix of the PKI server, and then press Enter. Enter PKI DNS Suffix User's Manual | EC500-CS...
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Copyright(C) 2003-17 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved MAIN MENU > Intel(R) ME General Settings > Intel(R) AMT Configuration MEBx Exit Are you sure you want to exit?(Y/N): Exit [↑↓] =Move Highlight [Enter] =Select Entry [Esc] =Exit User's Manual | EC500-CS...
4. Press F10 to save the changes. Block-level data striping with RAID 5 Single Drive Failure distributed parity 5. Reboot the system. 1 Disk Per Mirrored Combination of RAID 0 (data striping) RAID 10 Stripe (not same mirror) and RAID 1 (mirroring) User's Manual | EC500-CS...
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5. Press <Enter>. 6. Use the up or down arrow keys to select the strip size and press <Enter>. 7. Enter the volume size and press <Enter>. 8. At the prompt, press <Y> to confirm volume creation. User's Manual | EC500-CS...
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