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HTCA-6200 User Manual Telecom Datacenter Appliances Hybrid TCA Platforms HTCA-6200 User Manual Version: 1.6 Date of Release: 2022-3-24...
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- assumed to be qualified in the servicing of computer equipment, such as professional system integrators, or service personnel and technicians. The latest version of this document can be found on Lanner’s official website, available either through the product page or through the Lanner Download Center page with a login account and password.
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Contact Information Taiwan Corporate Headquarters China Lanner Electronics Inc. Beijing L&S Lancom Platform Tech. Co., Ltd. 7F, No.173, Sec.2, Datong Rd. Guodong LOFT 9 Layer No. 9 Huinan Road, Xizhi District, New Taipei City 22184, Huilongguan Town, Changping District, Beijing...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Acknowledgment Intel®, Intel®Pentium® and Intel®Celeron® are registered trademarks of Intel® Corp or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or other countries. Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Consignes de sécurité Suivez ces consignes pour assurer la sécurité générale : Laissez la zone du châssis propre et sans poussière pendant et après l’installation. Ne portez pas de vêtements amples ou de bijoux qui pourraient être pris dans le châssis. Attachez votre cravate ou écharpe et remontez vos manches.
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The installation of this product must be performed by trained specialists; otherwise, a non-specialist might create the risk of the system’s falling to the ground or other damages. Lanner Electronics Inc. shall not be held liable for any losses resulting from insufficient strength for supporting the system or use of inappropriate installation components.
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Electrical Safety Instructions Before turning on the device, ground the grounding cable of the equipment. Proper grounding (grounding) is very important to protect the equipment against the harmful effects of external noise and to reduce the risk of electrocution in the event of a lightning strike.
Family CPUs and 16x DDR4 R-DIMMs. Storage wise, each motherboard supports 1x SATA 2.5” disk drive bay, therefore, there will be a total of 2 HDD/SSD externally accessible drive bay for HTCA-6200. As designed for telecommunication application, HTCA-6200 is NEBS compliant.
HTCA-6200 User Manual System Specifications Form Factor 2U Rackmount CPU Options 2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Family Frequency Depending on CPU Platform CPU TDP Up to 165W Number of Cores Depending on CPU Chipset Intel® C621/C627 Chipset BIOS AMI SPI Flash BIOS...
HTCA-6200 User Manual Front I/Os Switch Blade LAN I/O Blade Description LCM with 4x keypads Removable HDD/SSD Trays 2x 2.5” SATA HDD/SSD removable trays 1x RJ-45 Management port MGT Port Console Port 1x RJ-45 Console port 1x USB 2.0 Type-A port USB Port Max.
HTCA-6200 User Manual Rear I/Os CPU Blade 1 CPU Blade 2 Description CPU Blades 2x Swappable CPU blades MGT Port 1x RJ45 Management Port USB Port 1x USB 2.0 Port VGA Port 1x Video Graphics Array (VGA) Port Power Button...
HTCA-6200 User Manual CHAPTER 2: MOTHERBOARD INFORMATION Block Diagram The block diagram indicates how data flows among components on the motherboard. Please refer to the following figure for your motherboard’s layout design.
HTCA-6200 User Manual Motherboard Layout The motherboard layout shows the connectors and jumpers on the board. Refer to the following picture as a reference of the pin assignments and the internal connectors.
HTCA-6200 User Manual Internal Jumper & Connectors CONN3: For Power LED indication Description Anode Cathode CONN1: For Thumb Screw detection Description Detect JPWR1: For Power Button detection Description Power on JFAN1~JFAN5:For Fan Module Connection Description +12V RPM sense RPM sense...
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JRST1: For Reset Debug Purpose CON2: For Function Reserved JCMOS1:For Clear CMOS Description Normal 1-2 Clear CMOS 2-3 JHDA_SDO:For Flash Descriptor Security Override Description Normal 1-2 Override 2-3 JSPITPM:For Lanner TPM Module(IAC-TPM04)or SPI Fixture Debug Purpose J80P1:For Lanner LPC Fixture Debug Purpose...
HTCA-6200 User Manual CHAPTER 3: HARDWARE SETUP WARNING: (1) To reduce the risk of personal injury, electric shock, or damage to the equipment, please remove all power sources. (2) Please wear ESD protected gloves before conducting the following steps. This exclamation point indicates that there is a caution or warning and it is something that could damage your property or product.
HTCA-6200 User Manual Accessing the Compute Blade(s) You have to access the compute blade(s) in order to install or replace CPUs, heatsinks, and DDR memory DIMMs. Please follow the steps below to access the compute blades. 1. Select a compute blade you wish to access the internal components.
HTCA-6200 User Manual Installing the CPU(s) Please note that the system delivered to you is already installed with the processor and that this processor comes with a rather sophisticated design; therefore, the assembly of which must be handled with exclusive tools and extreme care by professionals.
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HTCA-6200 User Manual This cover is used to protect the package land surface of the processor from contamination. To remove it from the processor, grasp the holding features with your thumb and your Dust Cover index finger while pulling the cover off vertically.
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HTCA-6200 User Manual 3. For the other end of the carrier, align the alignment feature of the processor with the carrier latch, and then gently bend over the carrier end to have the latch secured on the processor. Latch 4. Align...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Installing the PHM onto the Motherboard 1. Remove the dust cover from the socket contacts of the motherboard. Note: Inspect the surface of the socket under sufficient light to ensure there is no contamination or damage prior to the PHM installation.
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HTCA-6200 User Manual 4. Make sure the PHM is sitting horizontally on the bolster plate. 5. Use a torque driver to tighten the four nuts to 12 in-lbf into the bolster plate following the sequence indicated on the heat sink (#1 #2 #3 #4).
HTCA-6200 User Manual Installing System Memory The motherboard supports 16 memory slots for DDR4 registered DIMM. Supported System Memory Summary Total Slots 16 (8 slots per processor) Number of Channels 6 Channels (4 for 1 Dimm per Channel, and 2 for 2 Dimm per Channel)
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HTCA-6200 User Manual DIMM Population Guidelines Please do follow the memory module installation instructions to install the DIMMs, and make sure Each CPU requires at least 1 memory module to boot and run from. If you do not plan to fill up all the sockets with 16 memory modules, always install memory modules starting with the blue sockets to avoid memory detection issues.
HTCA-6200 User Manual Installing IPMI Card (Optional) The motherboard provides one OPMA socket which is used to install an IPMI card. Please follow the steps for installation. 1. Locate the OPMA socket on the motherboard. 2. Align the notch of the IPMI card with the socket key in the slot. Insert at 30 degrees into the socket until it is fully seated in the connector until it is fully seated in the connector.
HTCA-6200 User Manual Installing M.2 SATA Storage Card (Optional) The motherboard provides one M.2 socket for SATA storage card. Please follow the steps for installation. 1. Locate the M.2 socket on the motherboard. 2. Align the notch of the M.2 storage card with the socket key in the slot. Insert the storage card at 30 degrees into the socket until it is fully seated.
HTCA-6200 User Manual Installing Disk Drives The system provides six externally accessible disk drive bays on the front panel. Notably, the system requires 2.5” SATA HDD/SSD. Please follow the steps below to install or replace disk drives. 1. The two 2.5” SATA disk drives are located behind the hinge LCM. Rotate and loosen the lock-screw.
HTCA-6200 User Manual Replacing Front Network I/O Blades & Switch Boards The system provides a total of two externally accessible LAN I/O blades and/or switch boards, varied depending on ordering configurations. To replace a new blade/board, please follow the steps below.
HTCA-6200 User Manual Replacing Cooling Fans Cooling fans are wearable components and may have to be replaced eventually. Please follow the steps below to replace cooling fans. 1. Locate the cooling fans at the rear of CPU blades. The fans are covered by a bezel.
HTCA-6200 User Manual Replacing Power Supply Units Power supply units may wear out eventually and have to be replaced. Please follow the steps below to replace a power supply unit. 1. Hold onto the handle of the power supply unit and pull the lock towards the right.
BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) is the program that controls the computer boot process. Entering Setup BIOS is a firmware embedded on an exclusive chip on the system’s motherboard. Lanner's BIOS firmware offering including market-proven technologies such as Secure Boot and Intel Boot Guard technology deliver solid commitments for the shield protection against malware, uncertified sequences and other named cyber threats.
HTCA-6200 User Manual Main Setup main page contains BIOS information and project version information. Feature Description BIOS Vendor: American Megatrends Core Version: AMI Kernel version, CRB code base, X64 Compliancy: UEFI version, PI version BIOS Information Project Version: BIOS release version...
HTCA-6200 User Manual Advanced Select the Advanced menu item from the BIOS setup screen to enter the “Advanced” setup screen. Users can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen.
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Trusted Computing Feature Options Description Enables or disables BIOS support for security device. Security Device Enabled By disabling this function, OS will not show Security Support Disabled Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available.
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Trusted Computing (TPM 1.2) Feature Options Description Enables or disables BIOS support for security device. Security Device Enabled By disabling this function, OS will not show Security Support Disabled Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available.
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Trusted Computing (TPM 2.0)
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Feature Options Description Enables or disables BIOS support for security device. Security Device Enabled By disabling this function, OS will not show Security Support Disabled Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. Enabled SHA-1 PCR Bank Enables or disables SHA-1 PCR Bank.
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Trusted Computing (PTT Enable)
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Feature Options Description Enables or disables BIOS support for security device. Security Device Enabled By disabling this function, OS will not show Security Support Disabled Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. Enabled SHA-1 PCR Bank Enables or disables SHA-1 PCR Bank.
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HTCA-6200 User Manual AST2500 Super IO Configuration...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Serial Port 1 Configuration Feature Options Description Enabled Serial Port Enables or disables Serial Port 1. Disabled Device Settings IO=3F8h; IRQ = 4...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Serial Port 2 Configuration Feature Options Description Enabled Serial Port Enables or disables Serial Port 2 Disabled Device Settings IO=2F8h; IRQ = 3...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Case Open Configuration Feature Options Description Enabled Case Open Enables or disables Case Open function Disabled...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Control Legacy PXE Boot Feature Options Description Disabled Control Legacy PXE MGT LAN1 Select On Board LAN# Boot NCA-6110A Boot From MGT LAN2...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Watch Dog Timer Configuration Feature Options Description Watch Dog Timer Enabled Enables or disables Watch Dog Timer function Disabled...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Serial Port Console Redirection Feature Options Description COM0 Enabled Enables or disables Console Redirection Console Redirection Disabled...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Console Redirection Settings Feature Options Description VT100: ASCII char set VT100 VT100+:Extends VT100 to support color, function keys, etc. VT100+ Terminal Type VT-UTF8:Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto VT-UTF8 1 or more bytes ANSI ANSI: Extended ASCII char set...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Disabled With this mode enabled, only text will be sent. This is to Recorder Mode capture Terminal data. Enabled Disabled Resolution 100x31 Enables or disables extended terminal resolution Enabled Legacy OS 80x24 On Legacy OS, the Number of Rows and Columns Redirection supported redirection.
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Legacy Console Redirection Settings Feature Options Description Legacy Serial Select a COM port to display redirection of Legacy OS COM0 Redirection Port and Legacy OPROM Messages...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual PCI Subsystem Settings Feature Options Description Enables or disables 64bit capable Devices to be Above 4G Disabled Decoded in Above 4G Address Space (Only if System Decoding Enabled Supports 64 bit PCI Decoding) If the system has SR-IOV capable PCIe Devices, this...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Network Stack Configuration Feature Options Description Disabled Network Stack Enables or disables UEFI Network Stack Enabled Disabled Enables Ipv4 PXE Boot Support. If IPV4 is disabled, Ipv4 PXE Support Enabled PXE boot option will not be created.
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HTCA-6200 User Manual CSM Configuration Feature Options Description Disabled CSM Support Enables or disables CSM Support Enabled Do Not Launch Network UEFI Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy PXE OpROM Legacy Do Not Launch Storage UEFI Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual USB Configuration Feature Options Description Enables Legacy USB support. Enabled Auto option disables legacy support if no USB devices are Legacy USB Disabled connected; Support Auto Disabled option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications.
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Tru0pt FORM Feature Options Description Enabled TruOpt Lanner Optimization Manual...
HTCA-6200 User Manual Platform Select the Platform menu item from the BIOS setup screen to enter the Platform Setup screen. Users can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen. Feature Options Description Displays and provides option to change the PCH...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual PCH Configuration Feature Options Description PCI Express None PCI Express Configuration settings Configuration PCH sSATA None sSATA devices and settings Configuration Power ON Restore AC Power Power Off Select S0/S5 for ACPI state after a G3 Loss...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual PCI Express Configuration Feature Options Description PCIe Root Port Disabled Enable PCIe root port function swapping feature to Function Swapping Enabled dynamically assign function 0 to enabled root port. MRRS 128B PCIE Max Read Request Size Selection.
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HTCA-6200 User Manual PCH sSATA Configuration Feature Options Description Disabled sSATA Controller Enables or disables SATA Controller Enabled AHCI Configure sSATA as This will configure SATA as RAID or AHCI. RAID Disabled Port 0/1/2/3/4 Enable or Disable SATA Port Enabled...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Server ME Configuration...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Runtime Error Logging Feature Options Description Disabled System Error Enable/Disable setup options. System Errors Enabled...
HTCA-6200 User Manual Socket Select the Socket menu item from the BIOS setup screen to enter the Socket Setup screen. Users can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen. Feature Options Description Processor Displays and provides option to change the Processor...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Processor Configuration...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Feature Options Description Enables Hyper Threading (Software Method to Disabled Hyper-Threading [ALL] Enable/Disable Logical Processor threads. Enabled Disabled Machine Check Enable or Disable the Machine Check Enabled Disabled ssEnable Intel® TXT Enables Intel(R) TXT Enabled Enables the Vanderpool Technology, which takes Disabled effect after reboot.
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Per-Socket Configuration Feature Options Description CPU Socket0 None None Configuration CPU Socket1 None None Configuration...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual CPU Socket0 Configuration Feature Options Description Core Disable 0: Enable all cores. 3fff: Disable all cores Bitmap (Hex) Disabled IOT Cfg None Enabled...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual CPU Socket1 Configuration Feature Options Description Core Disable 0: Enable all cores. 3fff: Disable all cores Bitmap (Hex) Disabled IOT Cfg None Enabled...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Memory Configuration Feature Options Description Auto 1000 1066 1200 1333 1400 1600 1800 1866 2000 Maximum Memory Frequency Selections in Mhz. Do Memory Frequency not select Reserved 2133 2200 2400 2600 2666 2800-OvrClk 2933-OvrClk 3000-OvrClk 3200-OvrClk 3400-OvrClk...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual 3733-OvrClk 3800-OvrClk 4000-OvrClk 4200-OvrClk 4266-OvrClk 4400-OvrClk Displays memory topology with Dimm population Memory Topology None information...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual IIO Configuration Feature Options Description Socket0 Configuration None None Socket1 Configuration None None IOAT Configuration None All IOAT configuration options Intel® VT for Directed Press <Enter> to bring up the Intel® VT for None I/O (VT-d) Directed I/O (VT-d) Configuration menu.
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Socket0 Configuration Feature Options Description Socket 0 None Settings related to PCI Express Port 1A PcieBr1D00F0 Socket 0 None Settings related to PCI Express Port 1C PcieBr1D02F0 Socket 0 None Settings related to PCI Express Port 2A...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Socket1 Configuration Feature Options Description Socket 1 None Settings related to PCI Express Port 1A PcieBr1D00F0 Socket 1 None Settings related to PCI Express Port 1C PcieBr1D02F0 Socket 1 None Settings related to PCI Express Port 2A...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Intel® VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) Feature Options Description Intel® VT for Disabled Press <Enter> to bring up the Intel® VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) Directed I/O (VT-d) Configuration menu. Enabled...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Advanced Power Management Configuration Feature Options Description P State Control Configuration Sub Menu, include CPU P State Control None Turbo, XE and etc. CPU C State Control None CPU C State setting...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual CPU P State Control Feature Options Description Disabled SpeedStep (P-States) Enables or disables EIST (P-States) Enabled Performance Select the performance state that the BIOS will set Boot performance mode Max Efficient before OS hand off. Set by Intel...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual CPU C State Control Feature Options Description Autonomous Core Disabled Autonomous Core C-State Control C-State Enabled Disabled CPU C6 report Enables or disables CPU C6(ACPI C3) report to OS Enabled Enhanced Halt State Disabled Core C1E auto promotion Control. Takes effect after...
HTCA-6200 User Manual Server Mgmt Feature Options Description Enabled Enable or disables interfaces to communicate with BMC Support Disabled BMC. Wait For BMC response for specified time out. In Enabled PILOTII, BMC starts at the same time when BIOS Wait For BMC Disabled starts during AC power ON.
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Policy Power Down Boot Watchdog Timer expires. Not available if OS Power Cycle Boot Watchdog Timer is disabled. Press <Enter> to change the SEL event log System Event Log configuration. BMC network Configure BMC network parameters. configuration View System Event Press <Enter>...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual System Event Log Feature Options Description SEL Components Disabled Enables or disables all features of System Event Enabled Logging during boot. Erase SEL Yes, On next reset Choose options for erasing SEL. Yes, On every reset Do Nothing When SEL is Full Choose options for reactions to a full SEL.
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HTCA-6200 User Manual BMC Network Configuration Feature Options Description Select to configure LAN channel parameters Unspecified Configuration statically or dynamically (by BIOS or BMC). The Static Address source unspecified option will not modify any BMC DynamicBmcDhcp network parameters during BIOS phase.
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HTCA-6200 User Manual View System Event Log...
HTCA-6200 User Manual Security Select the Security menu item from the BIOS setup screen to enter the Security Setup screen. Users can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen. Feature Description Administrator If ONLY the Administrator's password is set, it only limits access Password to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup.
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Secure Boot Feature Options Description Secure Boot is activated when Platform Key (PK) is Disabled Attempt Secure Boot enrolled, System mode is User/Deployed, and CSM Enabled function is disabled. Secure Boot mode selector: Standard Secure Boot Mode...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual Key Management Feature Options Description Provision Factory Disabled Allows User to provision factory default Secure Boot Defaults Enabled keys when System is in Setup Mode. Install Factory Default Forces System to User Mode - install all Factory...
HTCA-6200 User Manual Boot Select the Boot menu item from the BIOS setup screen to enter the Boot Setup screen. Users can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen. Feature Options Description The Number of seconds to wait for setup activation Setup Prompt key.
HTCA-6200 User Manual Save & Exit Select the Save and Exit menu item from the BIOS setup screen to enter the Save and Exit Setup screen. Users can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen.
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HTCA-6200 User Manual ■Restore Defaults Restore default values for all setup options. Select “Yes” to load Optimized defaults. Note: The items under Boot Override may not be the same, it would depend on the devices connected on the system.
HTCA-6200 User Manual APPENDIX A: PROGRAMMING WATCHDOG TIMER A watchdog timer is a piece of hardware that can be used to automatically detect system anomalies and reset the processor in case there are any problems. Generally speaking, a watchdog timer is based on a counter that counts down from an initial value to zero. The software selects the counter’s initial value and periodically restarts it.
HTCA-6200 User Manual APPENDIX B: SETTING UP CONSOLE REDIRECTION Console redirection lets you monitor and configure a system from a remote terminal computer by re- directing keyboard input and text output through the serial port. These following steps illustrate how to use this feature.
2. Independent bypass status control for each pair up to a total of 4 pairs 3. Lanner Bypass Modules can bypass systems Ethernet ports on a host system during three instances: Just-on (Just-on is the brief moment when the internal power supply turns on and booting process starts), System off, or upon software request (during run-time).
● Parallel Text-based LCM: The LCM connects to the motherboard’s parallel port. The LCD screen can display 2 lines, 16 (or 20) characters per line. ● USB and Serial Text or Graphic-based LCM: Our next generation LCM. Lanner engineers design a common source code to be deployed on these two differently interfaced LCM modules.
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Display Off turning off the LCM display Cursor Off/On NOT showing/showing the cursor on the LCM display Blinking off/On turning off/on the cursor blinking Writing “Lanner@Taiwan” displaying the specific sentences Reading “Lanner@Taiwan” reading the specific sentence CGram Test displaying the user-stored characters...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual — To execute, please type: #./plcm_test –Keypad Commands for plcm_cursor_char This Run this command for cursor shift & single text update # ./plcm_cursor_char Please read the options below: Insert line select Item 1 to set the starting line as either line 1 or line 2...
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HTCA-6200 User Manual (2) Add the following 4 lines into the xml file (for example, add to /etc/libvirt/qemu/<yourvirtualmachine>.xml in linux KVM): <parallel type=’dev’> <source path=’/dev/parport0’/> <target port=’0’/> </parallel> (3) Open a terminal in the Guest OS and then issue the following commands to install Linux Kernel drivers.
Appendix E: Terms and Conditions APPENDIX E: TERMS AND CONDITIONS Warranty Policy 1. All products are under warranty against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. 2. The buyer will bear the return freight charges for goods returned for repair within the warranty period; whereas the manufacturer will bear the after-service freight charges for goods returned to the user.
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Appendix E: Terms and Conditions RMA Service Request Form When requesting RMA service, please fill out the following form. Without this form enclosed, your RMA cannot be processed.
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