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COM Express Specification Reference • Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits. PICMG® COM Express® Module Base Specification. http://www.picmg.org/ User's Manual | ICD970...
► PC Health Status ...............38 SIO AST2500 ........................38 NVM Express Information .....................39 Security ..........................39 Boot ............................40 Exit ............................41 Updating the BIOS ........................41 Notice: BIOS SPI ROM......................41 Appendix A- Mapping Table List ....................42 BTB PCIe Mapping Table List ....................42 User's Manual | ICD970...
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• To reduce the risk of electric shock, unplug the power cord before removing the sys- tem chassis cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing, cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord. User's Manual | ICD970...
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• Storage devices such as hard disk drive, etc. You will also need external system peripherals you intend to use which will normally include at least a keyboard, a mouse and a video display monitor. User's Manual | ICD970...
2 x SATA 3.0 (Up to 6Gb/s) 1 x 8-bit DIO (Default 4 inputs and 4 outputs) WATCHDOG Output & System Reset, Programmable via Software from 1 to 255 Seconds TIMER Interval SECURITY default TPM2.0, fTPM by request User's Manual | ICD970...
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Calculation model: Telcordia Issue 4 Environment: GB, GC – Ground Benign, Controlled MECHANICAL Dimensions COM Express Basic 95mm (3.74") x 125mm (4.9") ® Compliance PICMG COM Express® R3.0, Type 7 STANDARDS AND Certifications CE, FCC, RoHS CERTIFICATIONS User's Manual | ICD970...
Chapter 2 - Concept X COM Express Module Standards The figure below shows the dimensions of the different types of COM Express modules. ICD970 is a COM Express Basic. The dimension is 95mm x 125mm. Common for all Form Factors Extended only...
X Board Layout X Connector The COM Express connector is used to interface the ICD970 COM Express module board to a carrier board. Connect the COM Express connector (located on the solder side of the board) to the COM Express connector on the carrier board.Refer to the following pages for the pin func- tions of the connector.
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HARDWARE INSTALLATION The table below shows the COM Express standard specifications and the corresponding specifications supported on the ICD970 module. Type 7 Based on Type 6. Modules trades all audio and video interfaces, 2 SATA ports and four USB 2.0 for additional PCI Express lanes, four 10 Gb Ethernet ports and an NC-SI manage-...
X COM Express Connector The table below is a comprehensive list of all signal pins supported on the dual 220-pin COM Express connectors as defined for Type 7. Signals described in the specification but not supported on the ICD970 are strikethrough. ICD970 ICD970...
PD 100KΩ to GND NC-SI Receive error. RSVD PU 1KΩ to NCSI_ARB_IN I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 10KΩ NC-SI hardware arbitration input. 3.3V Suspend and PD 100KΩ NCSI_ARB_OUT O CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V NC-SI hardware arbitration output. User's Manual | ICD970...
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I/O OD PU 3.01KΩ to I2C data signal of the 2-wire management interface used by the 10GbE controller to 10G_SFP_SDA3 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PU 2.2KΩ CMOS 3.3V Suspend access the management registers of an external Optical SFP Module. User's Manual | ICD970...
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AC Coupling capacitor Serial ATA Channel 1 receive differential pair. SATA1_RX- I SATA AC coupled on Module AC Coupling capacitor AND Gate out, (S)ATA_ACT# I/O CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V Serial ATA (activity indicator), active low. up to 3.3V User's Manual | ICD970...
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AC coupled off Module PCIE_RX12- Different connector layout for Type 7 PCIE_TX13+ AC Coupling capacitor PCI Express Differential Transmit Pairs 13 O PCIE AC coupled on Module PCIE_TX13- AC Coupling capacitor Different connector layout for Type 7 User's Manual | ICD970...
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These are the same lines as Type 7 PEG_RX12± PCI Express Differential Transmit Pairs 29 PCIE_TX29+ AC Coupling capacitor O PCIE AC coupled on Module PCIE_TX29- AC Coupling capacitor These are the same lines as Type 7 PEG_TX13± User's Manual | ICD970...
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Additional receive signal differential pairs for the SuperSpeed USB data path. USB_SSRX3- Module USB client may detect the presence of a USB host on USB0. A high value USB0_HOST_PRSNT I COMS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V PD 47KΩ to GND indicates that a host is present. User's Manual | ICD970...
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Signal Pin# Pin Type Pwr Rail /Tolerance COMe Module PU/PD ICD970 PU/PD (LPC mode) Module Base Specification R3.0 LPC_AD0 / ESPI_IO_0 not support ESPI mode. LPC Mode: LPC multiplexed address, command and data bus. LPC_AD1 / ESPI_IO_1 3.3V / 3.3V not support ESPI mode.
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Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Physical Presence pin. Active high. TPM chip has an TPM_PP I CMOS 3.3V / 3.3V PD to GND. PD 100KΩ to GND. internal pull down. This signal is used to indicate Physical Presence to the TPM. User's Manual | ICD970...
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CMOS 3.3V Suspend PU 2.2KΩ to System Management Bus Alert – active low input can be used to generate an SMI# SMB_ALERT# I CMOS 3.3V Suspend/3.3V (System Management Interrupt) or to wake the system. 3.3V Suspend User's Manual | ICD970...
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Ground - DC power and signal and AC signal return path. Power D44, D48, D51, D60, D67, D70, D73, D76, D80, All available GND connector pins shall be used and tied to Carrier Board GND plane. D84, D87, D90, D93, D96, D100, D103, D110 User's Manual | ICD970...
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1-6. In R3.0 this pin is defined as a no connect for types 6 and 7. A Carrier can detect a R1.0 Module by the presence of 12V on this pin. R2.0 Module types 1-6 will no connect this pin. R3.0 Module types 6 and 7 will no connect this pin. Type 10 Modules shall pull this pin to ground through a 47K resistor. User's Manual | ICD970...
The carrier board (COM333) used in this section is for reference purpose only and The COM Express connector is used to interface the ICD970 COM Express board to a carrier may not resemble your carrier board. These illustrations are mainly to guide you on board.
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Chapter 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2. Align the mounting holes of the heatsink with the mounting holes of the module. Use the provided mounting screws to install the heat sink onto the module. User's Manual | ICD970...
When “X” appears on the left of a particular field, it indicates that a submenu which contains additional options are available for that field. To display the submenu, move the highlight to that field and press <Enter>. User's Manual | ICD970...
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 | ICD970...
This field is not available when the equipped CPU does not support Hyper-threading. Intel VMX Virtualization Technology When this field is set to Enabled, the VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities pro- vided by Vanderpool Technology Intel VT for Directed I/O Enable or disable Intel VT-d features. User's Manual | ICD970...
Select Enabled or Disabled to allocate MMIO resource of PCIE VGA card at 64-bits address. En- able it for specific VGA card that need huge resource. But it may cause VGA card to not display during boot in dual/legacy mode. User's Manual | ICD970...
The mode selection determines how the SATA controller(s) operates. • AHCI This option allows the Serial ATA controller(s) to use AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). SATA3 Ports and Hot Plug Enable or disable the Serial ATA port and its hot plug function. User's Manual | ICD970...
Control the PCI Express Root Port. ►PCH PCIE Configuration Press Enter to enter the sub-menu and configure the PCIE devices — LAN1, LAN2, and M.2 slot. PCI 64-Bit Resource Allocation Enable or disable the allocation of 64-bit resources for PCI. User's Manual | ICD970...
Configure the BMC's users in this sub-menu. The settings of all the 15 users are listed in the lower part of the sub-menu. SDR List Enable or disable the Sensor Data Record (SDR). All recorded information is listed in the lower part of the page. User's Manual | ICD970...
Max Detect Time (Sec) Configuration Pages IPMI Interface 00 will detect this interface until success or timeout with this time. Show all of the configuration pages. Event and Message Pages Show all of the Event and Message pages. User's Manual | ICD970...
Select stop bits — 1 bit or 2 bits. • Boundary 1~4 : Boundary Temperature set from 0-127°C Flow Control • Fan Speed Count 1~4 : Fan Speed set from 1-100% Select flow control type — none. User's Manual | ICD970...
BIOS SETTINGS Advanced Advanced SIO AST2500 SIO IT8528E ► PC Health Status View the super I/O settings in this submenu. COM3 Configuration Configure UART Port using options: [Disable] Disable Device [Enabled] Enabl device and use the settings User's Manual | ICD970...
Set the supervisor’s password. The length of the password must be greater than one character. Note: The devices shown here are based on a carrier board that may not resemble your actual carrier board. The actual I/O devices depend entirely on those present on your actual carrier board. User's Manual | ICD970...
Disables or enables booting to USB boot devices. Quiet Boot Disables or enables booting in Text Mode. Secure Boot Manager Secure Boot Manager Setting. Boot Device Type Order Change Boot Device Type Order. Others Change other device boot Order User's Manual | ICD970...
Select this option to save BIOS configuration settings to a USB flash device. Restore Setting from file 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 | ICD970...
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