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Edge Computing Appliance Platform Hardware Platforms for Edge Computing ECA-4027 User Manual Version: 1.0 Date of Release:2022-08-01...
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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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ECA-4027 User Manual 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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ECA-4027 User Manual Follow these guidelines to ensure general safety: Keep the chassis area clear and dust-free during and after installation. Do not wear loose clothing or jewelry that could get caught in the chassis. Fasten your tie or scarf and roll up your sleeves.
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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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ECA-4027 User Manual temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient. Therefore, consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the maximum ambient temperature (Tma) specified by the manufacturer. Reduced Air Flow - Installation of the equipment in a rack should be such that the amount of airflow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised.
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ECA-4027 User Manual 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. To uninstall the equipment, disconnect the ground wire after turning off the power.
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ECA-4027 User Manual Main Features ..........................11 Package Content ......................... 11 Ordering Information ......................... 11 System Specifications ......................... 12 Front Panel ..........................13 Rear Panel ..........................13 Block Diagram ..........................14 Motherboard Layout ........................15 Internal Jumpers and Connectors ....................15 Opening the Chassis ........................
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ECA-4027 User Manual Platform Configuration ....................... 61 Socket Configuration ........................69 Server Mgmt ..........................83 Security ............................88 Boot ............................91 Save & Exit ..........................92 Warranty Policy .......................... 98...
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Xeon® D-2100 processor, with 8 ports 10G SFP+ and 2x 40G QSFP+ ports for AI edge-focused applications. ECA-4027 was designed to leverage multi-access edge computing by supporting a PCI-E slot for FPGA, GPU, or optional G.8272 PRTC and G.8273 Compliant IEEE 1588v2 SyncE expansion, in addition to Intel®...
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ECA-4027 User Manual Form Factor 1U 19” Rackmount A SKU: Intel® Xeon® D-2187NT (Skylake-D), 16 Cores Processor Options B SKU: Intel® Xeon® D-2166NT (Skylake-D), 12 Cores CPU TDP Up to 110W per CPU Platform CPU Socket Onboard Chipset Security Acceleration Intel®...
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ECA-4027 User Manual Description Power Supply Dual DC Input PCIe Expansion PCIe*16 Expansion Slot (FH3/4L) 1PPS Connector IEEE 1588v2 SyncE 1PPS IN/OUT Connector Reset Button For Software Reset (control by CPLD) Console Port 1x RJ45 Console Port Mgmt Port 1x 1GbE RJ45 Management Port share with IPMI USB Port 1x USB 3.0 Port...
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ECA-4027 User Manual 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. The pin headers on the motherboard are often associated with important functions. With the shunt (Jumper) pushed down on the designated pins (the pin numbers are printed on the circuit board, surrounding the pin header), certain feature can be enabled or disabled.
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ECA-4027 User Manual Jumper Function ATX2 Power input connector ATX3/ATX4 12V power connector Gen 3 PCI Express x16 SLOT JSPIROM1 2x7 2.0mm SPI ROM programming & TPM module pin header CMOS1 1x3 2.54mm pin header Clear CMOS Data 80PORT1 2x5 2.0mm BIOS DEBUG PORT pin header JOPEN1 1x2 2.54mm CASE OPEN WAFER...
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ECA-4027 User Manual 35. LAN1: 1G LAN Port Connector Pin # Description Pin # Description LAN1_MDX0P LAN1_MDX0N LAN1_MDX1P LAN1_MDX2P LAN1_MDX2N LAN1_MDX1N LAN1_MDX3P LAN1_MDX3N LAN1_LINK_ACT_N 3.3V AUX LAN1_LINK_1000_N LAN1_LINK_100_N PAD1 PAD2 36. COM1: COM Port Pin # Description Pin # Description...
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ECA-4027 User Manual To reduce the risk of personal injury, electric shock, or damage to the system, please remove all power connections to shut down the device completely, and wear ESD protection gloves when conducting the steps in this chapter.
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ECA-4027 User Manual The motherboard supports 2 memory slots for DDR4 registered DIMM. Total Slots Number of Channels 2 (Channel 0~1, 1 DIMM per channel) Supported DIMM Capacity 8GB, 16GB, 32GB Memory Size Maximum 64GB RDIMM (32GB*2) Memory Type DDR4 ECC RDIMM 2400MHZ Minimum DIMM Installed At least 1 memory module to boot and run from.
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ECA-4027 User Manual 4. Align the notch of the memory module with the socket key in the slot. Socket Key 5. Push the module down into the slot until it is firmly seated and clicks into place. Click Click 6. The memory modules have been installed.
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ECA-4027 User Manual This system supports two M.2 NVMe 2280 M Key module slot. Please follow the instructions below to install. 1. Power down the system and open the chassis. 2. Locate the M.2 module slot on the motherboard. 3. Align the notch of the module card with the socket key in the pin slot.
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ECA-4027 User Manual The motherboard provides one TPM module slot. TPM is designed to support discrete cryptographic on- board processors. Follow the procedures below for installing a TPM module. 1. Power down the system and open the chassis. 2. Locate the TPM module (SPIROM1) connector slot on the motherboard.
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ECA-4027 User Manual This system supports a disk drive bay, suitable for two 2.5” HDD/SSD drives. Please follow the instructions to install the disk drives. 1. Power off the system and open the chassis cover. 2. Locate the 2.5” drive bay. The drive tray should be secured to the motherboard.
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ECA-4027 User Manual 7. Connect the SATA cable and SATA power cable to the disk tray. 8. Install the tray back to the original position on the motherboard. Watch out for the embedded latch on the other side of the Latches screws.
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ECA-4027 User Manual ECA-4027 supports carrier-grade IEEE 1588 precision time protocol PTPv2 to synchronize distributed device clocks. The IEEE 1588 precision time protocol card delivers precise timing signals within a sub- micro-second range, including time stamping input and schedule outputs.
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ECA-4027 User Manual ECA-4027 comes with an optional PCIe expansion slot for GPU graphics card or accelerator card. Please follow the instructions for installation. 1. Power off the system and open the chassis cover. 2. Locate the PCIe slot. The slot bracket should be secured to the motherboard.
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ECA-4027 User Manual 6. Align the notch of the socket key in the pin slot, insert the pins until it is fully seated. 7. Secure the GPU to the bracket with one (1) screw. 8. Install the bracket back onto the motherboard.
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ECA-4027 User Manual Cooling fans may eventually wear out. Please refer to the steps below for replacing cooling fan tray. 1. Power off the system and locate the Fan Tray. 2. Loosen the “Fan” labeled thumbscrew (clock-wise direction) that secures the fan tray to the system.
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ECA-4027 User Manual 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.
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ECA-4027 User Manual 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...
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ECA-4027 User Manual 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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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Enables or disables BIOS support for security device. By Security Device Enabled 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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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Enables or disables BIOS support for security device. By Security Device Enabled disabling this function, OS will not show Security Support Disabled Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. Enables or disables Security Device.
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Enables or disables BIOS support for security device. By Security Device Enabled disabling this function, OS will not show Security Device. TCG Support Disabled 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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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Enabled Serial Port Enable or Disable Serial Port (COM) Disabled Device Settings IO=3F8h; IRQ = 4...
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Enabled Case Open Enables or disables Case Open function Disabled...
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Enabled Watch Dog Timer Enables or disables Watch Dog Timer function Disabled...
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Status LED AMBER Configures Status LED color GREEN...
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description COM0 Enabled Console Enables or disables Console Redirection Disabled Redirection...
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description VT100: ASCII char set VT100 VT100+:Extends VT100 to support color, function keys, etc. VT100+ VT-UTF8:Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto Terminal Type VT-UTF8 1 or more bytes ANSI ANSI: Extended ASCII char set 9600 Selects serial port transmission speed.
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ECA-4027 User Manual Enables VT-UTF8 Combination Key Support for ANSI/VT100 VT-UTF8 Combo Disabled Key Support Enabled terminals With this mode enabled, only text will be sent. This is to Disabled Recorder Mode Enabled capture Terminal data. Disabled Resolution 100x31 Enables or disables extended terminal resolution...
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Redirection Select a COM port to display redirection of Legacy OS COM0 COM Port and Legacy OPROM Messages.
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Enables or Disables 64bit capable Devices to be Decoded Above 4G Disabled in Above 4G Address Space (Only if System Supports 64 bit Decoding Enabled PCI Decoding). Disabled If the system has SR-IOV capable PCIe Devices, this option...
ECA-4027 User Manual USB Configuration Feature Options Description Enables Legacy USB support. Enabled Auto option disables legacy support if no USB devices are Legacy USB Support Disabled connected; Auto Disabled option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications.
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ECA-4027 User Manual Maximum time the device will take before it properly reports Device power-up Auto itself to the Host Controller. Auto uses default value: for a Root delay Manual port, it is 100 ms, for a Hub port the delay is taken from Hub...
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Disabled Network Stack Enables or disables UEFI Network Stack Enabled Disabled Enables Ipv4 PXE Boot Support. If IPV4 is disabled, PXE boot Ipv4 PXE Support Enabled option will not be created. Disabled Enables Ipv4 HTTP Boot Support. If IPV4 is disabled, HTTP boot...
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Disabled CSM Support Enables or disables CSM Support Enabled Do Not Launch Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy PXE Network UEFI OpROM Legacy Do Not Launch Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage...
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Control Legacy PXE Disabled Control Legacy PXE Boot from which LAN Boot from MGT Lan1...
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ECA-4027 User Manual 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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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description PCI Express None PCI Express Configuration settings Configuration PCH SATA None SATA devices and settings Configuration PCH sSATA None sSATA devices and settings Configuration Security Configuration None Security Configuration settings Power ON Restore AC Power Loss...
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ECA-4027 User Manual 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 MRRS 256B Max Read MRRS 512B PCIE Max Read Request Size Selection.
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Disabled sSATA Controller Enables or disables sSATA Controller Enabled AHCI Configure SATA as This will configure sSATA as RAID or AHCI. RAID Support Aggressive Link Disabled Enables or disables SALP Power Management Enabled Disabled...
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ECA-4027 User Manual Unknown ISATA Identify the SATA Topology if it is Default or ISATA or Flex or SATA Topology Direct Connect Direct Connect or M2 Flex...
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Disabled System Error Enable/Disable setup options. System Errors Enabled...
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ECA-4027 User Manual 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 None Displays and provides option to change the Processor Settings...
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Disabled Hyper-Threading Enables Hyper Threading (Software Method Enabled [ALL] Enable/Disable Logical Processor threads. Disabled Machine Check Enable or Disable the Machine Check Enabled Execute Disable Disabled When disabled, it forces the XD feature flag to always Enabled return 0.
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description CPU Socket0 Configuration None None...
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Core Disable Bitmap 0: Enable all cores. 3fff: Disable all cores (Hex) Disabled IOT Cfg None Enabled...
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Auto 1000 1066 1200 1333 1400 1600 1800 1866 Memory 2000 Maximum Memory Frequency Selections in Mhz. Do not select Frequency 2133 Reserved 2200 2400 2600 2666 2800-OvrClk 2933-OvrClk 3000-OvrClk 3200-OvrClk 3400-OvrClk 3600-OvrClk...
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ECA-4027 User Manual 3733-OvrClk 3800-OvrClk 4000-OvrClk 4200-OvrClk 4266-OvrClk 4400-OvrClk Memory None Displays memory topology with Dimm population information Topology...
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Socket0 None None Configuration IOAT Configuration None All IOAT configuration options Intel® VT for Press <Enter> to bring up the Intel? VT for Directed I/O None Directed I/O (VT-d) (VT-d) Configuration menu. Disabled PCI-E ASPM...
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Socket 0 None Settings related to PCI Express Port 1A PcieBr1D00F0 Socket 0 None Settings related to PCI Express Port 2A PcieBr2D00F0 Socket 0 None Settings related to PCI Express Port 2C PcieBr2D02F0...
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Intel® VT for Disabled Press <Enter> to bring up the Intel? VT for Directed I/O Directed I/O (VT-d) Enabled (VT-d) Configuration menu. Interrupt Disabled Enable/Disable VT_D Interrupt Remapping Support Remapping Enabled Disabled Enable/Disable Non-Isoch VT_D Engine Pass Through...
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description P State Control Configuration Sub Menu, include Turbo, XE CPU P State Control None and etc. CPU C State Control None CPU C State setting...
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Disabled SpeedStep (Pstates) Enables or disables EIST (P-States) Enabled Max Performance Boot performance Max Efficient Select the performance state that the BIOS will set mode Set by Intel Node before OS hand off. Manager...
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ECA-4027 User Manual 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 reboot.
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Enabled BMC Support Enable or disables interfaces to communicate with BMC. Disabled Wait For BMC response for specified time out. In PILOTII, Enabled BMC starts at the same time when BIOS starts during AC...
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ECA-4027 User Manual 5 minutes 10 minutes Configure the length of the OS Boot Watchdog Timer. OS Wtd Timer Timeout 15 minutes Not available if OS Boot Watchdog Timer is disabled. 20 minutes Do Nothing Configure how the system should respond if the OS Boot...
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ECA-4027 User Manual 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 Erase Immediately Choose options for reactions to a full SEL.
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or Unspecified Configuration Address dynamically (by BIOS or BMC). The unspecified option Static source will not modify any BMC network parameters during DynamicBmcDhcp BIOS phase.
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ECA-4027 User Manual 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 If ONLY the Administrator's password is set, it only limits access to Administrator Password Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup.
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Secure Boot Disabled Secure Boot is activated when Platform Key (PK) is enrolled, System Enable Enabled mode is User/Deployed, and CSM function is disabled. Customizable Secure Boot mode: In Custom mode, Secure Boot Policy...
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ECA-4027 User Manual Feature Options Description Factory Key Disabled Provision factory default keys on next re-boot only when Provision Enabled System in Setup Mode. Restore Factory Force System to User Mode. Configure NVRAM to contain None keys OEM-defined factory default Secure Boot keys.
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ECA-4027 User Manual 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 Setup Prompt The number of seconds to wait for setup activation key.
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ECA-4027 User Manual 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. ■ Save Changes and Reset When Users have completed the system configuration changes, select this option to save the changes and exit from BIOS Setup in order for the new system configuration parameters to take effect.
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ECA-4027 User Manual ■ Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit Setup without saving any modifications to the system configuration. The following window will appear after the “Discard Changes and Exit” option is selected. Select “Yes” to Discard changes and Exit Setup.
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ECA-4027 User Manual System Power / Status / HDD Activity Green: System Power Red/Green: System Status Amber: HDD Activity COLOR COLOR LED ACTION DESCRIPTION ON LCM ON BOARD Green Green Steady When system power on POWER No power on Green...
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To provide increased flexibility and usage protection, Lanner has released the 2nd Gen Dual BIOS function on Lanner appliances. With 2nd Gen Dual BIOS, both the primary BIOS and secondary BIOS can be updated and flashed using the BIOS Tool to run different versions of BIOS ROMS independently for maximum compatibility.
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Lanner Technical Support. Warning DO NOT power off or reset the system during BIOS updating process. Disclaimer Under no circumstances will Lanner accept responsibility or liability for damages of any kind whatsoever resulting or arising directly or indirectly from a BIOS update.
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ECA-4027 User Manual Step 1. X86 ethernet enp183s0f0(pci bus b7:00.0) set IP 192.168.100.X. Step 2. Use telnet tool to connect to IPROC, when connecting to system, port set 23 (default), connect to bcm CLI port set 12345. Step 3. Login to the system, account: root.
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ECA-4027 User Manual 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;...
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ECA-4027 User Manual When requesting RMA service, please fill out the following form. Without this form enclosed, your RMA cannot be processed.
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