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Acknowledgement All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. ⚫ Intel® Core™ is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation ⚫ ITE is a trademark of Integrated Technology Express, Inc. ⚫...
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Packing List Before setting up your product, please make sure the following items have been shipped: Item Quantity de next-TGU8-EZBOX Wall Mount Bracket & Screws Thermal Pad If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.
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About this Document This User’s Manual contains all the essential information, such as detailed descriptions and explanations on the product’s hardware and software features (if any), its specifications, dimensions, jumper/connector settings/definitions, and driver installation instructions (if any), to facilitate users in setting up their product. Users may refer to the product page at AAEON.com for the latest version of this document.
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Safety Precautions Please read the following safety instructions carefully. It is advised that you keep this manual for future references All cautions and warnings on the device should be noted. Make sure the power source matches the power rating of the device. Position the power cord so that people cannot step on it.
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If any of the following situations arises, please the contact our service personnel: Damaged power cord or plug Liquid intrusion to the device iii. Exposure to moisture Device is not working as expected or in a manner as described in this manual The device is dropped or damaged Any obvious signs of damage displayed on the device...
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FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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China RoHS Requirement (EN) Hazardous and Toxic Materials List AAEON System QO4-381 Rev.A0 Hazardous or Toxic Materials or Elements Component Name PCB and Components Wires & Connectors for Ext.Connections Chassis CPU & RAM HDD Drive LCD Module Optical Drive Touch Control Module Battery This form is prepared in compliance with the provisions of SJ/T 11364.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Product Specifications..................1 Specifications ......................2 Block Diagram ......................5 Chapter 2 – Hardware Information ..................6 Dimensions ....................... 7 Jumpers and Connectors ..................9 List of Connectors ....................11 2.3.1 DC In (JDCIN2)....................12 2.3.2 FAN (JFAN1) ....................
Specifications System Form Factor de next System Onboard 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7E (4C/8T, 1.80 GHz, 15W), with Cooler Version Only Intel® Core™ i5-1145G7E (4C/8T, 1.50 GHz, 15W), with Cooler Version Only Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4E (2C/4T, 2.20 GHz, 15W), with Cooler Version &...
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Power Power Requirement +12V Power Supply Type AT/ATX Connector DC Jack Connector (Optional: 2-Pin Phoenix Connector) Power Consumption Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7E, LPDDR4x 16GB, 4.58A @12V, 55W (Typical) Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7E, LPDDR4x 16GB, 7A @12V, 84W (Max) Display Controller Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors LVDS/eDP Display Interface HDMI 1.4b x 1...
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Internal I/O Serial Port Video SATA Audio DIO/GPIO SMBus/I2C Touch 4-Pin Smart Fan (with Cooler version only) Front Panel Expansion Mini PCIe/mSATA M.2 2280 M-Key x 1 (PCIe [x2] x 1 or PCIe [x1] x 2, selected by BIOS) Others FPC Connector x 1 (PCIe 3.0 [x4]) Environmental Operating Temperature...
List of Connectors Please refer to the table below for all of the board’s connectors that you can configure for your application Label Function JDCIN1 DC In JFAN1 JHDMI1 HDMI JLAN1 JM2M1 M.2 2280 M-Key JRTC1 RTC Battery JUSB1 USB 3.2 Gen 2 Chapter 2 –...
2.3.1 DC In (JDCIN2) Pin Name Signal Type +VIN 2.3.2 FAN (JFAN1) Pin Name Signal Type +V12S FAN_1_TAC_CON FAN_1_CTL_CON Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
Pin Name Signal Type M2M_SSCLK +V3P3S +V3P3S +V3P3S 2.3.6 USB 3.2 (JUSB1) Pin Name Signal Type +V5A_USB12 USB2_1_DN_CM USB2_1_DP_CM USB31_1_RXN_CM USB31_1_RXP_CM USB31_1_TXN_CM USB31_1_TXP_CM Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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Pin Name Signal Type +V5A_USB12 USB2_2_DN_CM USB2_2_DP_CM USB31_2_RXN_CM USB31_2_RXP_CM USB31_2_TXN_CM USB31_2_TXP_CM Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
System Test and Initialization The board uses certain routines to perform testing and initialization. If an error, fatal or non-fatal, is encountered, a few short beeps or an error message will be outputted. The board can usually continue the boot up sequence with non-fatal errors. The system configuration verification routines check the current system configuration against the values stored in the CMOS memory.
AMI BIOS Setup The AMI BIOS ROM has a pre-installed Setup program that allows users to modify basic system configurations, which is stored in the battery-backed CMOS RAM and BIOS NVRAM so that the information is retained when the power is turned off. To enter BIOS Setup, press <Del>...
3.4.1 CPU Configuration Options Summary Active Processor Cores Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Number of cores to enable in each processor package. Turbo Mode Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enable/Disable processor Turbo Mode (requires EMTTM enabled too). AUTO means enabled. Hyper-Threading Disabled Enabled...
Options Summary When enabled, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. 3.4.2 Memory Configuration Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
3.4.3.1 Smart Fan Mode Configuration Fan Mode: Auto Duty-Cycle Mode Options Summary FAN1 Output Mode Output PWM mode Optimal Default, Failsafe Default (open drain) Linear Fan Application Output PWM mode (push pull) Output PWM mode (push pull) to control 4-wire fans. Linear fan application circuit to control 3-wire fan speed by fan’s power terminal.
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Options Summary Smart Fan Mode Select. Temperature Source CPU Temperature System Temperature Optimal Default, Failsafe Default System Temperature Select the monitored temperature source for this fan. Temperature 1 – 4 1 - 100 Auto fan speed control. Fan speed will follow different temperature by different duty cycle 1-100.
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Fan Mode: Auto RPM Mode Options Summary FAN1 Output Mode Output PWM mode Optimal Default, Failsafe Default (open drain) Linear Fan Application Output PWM mode (push pull) Output PWM mode (push pull) to control 4-wire fans. Linear fan application circuit to control 3-wire fan speed by fan’s power terminal. Output PWM mode (open drain) to control Intel 4-wire fans.
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Options Summary Smart Fan Mode Select. Temperature Source CPU Temperature System Temperature Optimal Default, Failsafe Default System Temperature Select the monitored temperature source for this fan. Full RPM 500 - 10000 User can set the full RPM value for the controlled fan.. Temperature 1 –...
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Fan Mode: Manual Duty Mode Options Summary FAN1 Output Mode Output PWM mode Optimal Default, Failsafe Default (open drain) Linear Fan Application Output PWM mode (push pull) Output PWM mode (push pull) to control 4-wire fans. Linear fan application circuit to control 3-wire fan speed by fan’s power terminal. Output PWM mode (open drain) to control Intel 4-wire fans.
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Fan Mode: Manual RPM Mode Options Summary FAN1 Output Mode Output PWM mode Optimal Default, Failsafe Default (open drain) Linear Fan Application Output PWM mode (push pull) Output PWM mode (push pull) to control 4-wire fans. Linear fan application circuit to control 3-wire fan speed by fan’s power terminal. Output PWM mode (open drain) to control Intel 4-wire fans.
3.4.5 Power Management Options Summary Power Mode ATX Type Optimal Default, Failsafe Default AT Type Select system power mode. Restore AC Power Loss Last State Always On Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Always Off Restore AC Power Loss: To decide the behavior after system power cut then resupply. Note: The CMOS battery must present.
Options Summary Fixed Time: System will wake on the hr :: min :: sec specified. Dynamic Time: System will wake on the current time + Increase minutes(s). Bypass: BIOS will not control RTC wake function during system shutdown. 3.4.6 AAEON BIOS Robot Options Summary Sends watch dog before Disabled...
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Options Summary Sends watch dog before Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default booting OS Enabled Enabled - Robot set Watch Dog Timer (WDT) after POST completion, before BIOS transfer control to OS. WARNING: Before enabling this function, a program in OS must be in responsible for clearing WDT.
3.4.6.1 Device Detecting Configuration Options Summary Action Reset System Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Hold System Select action that robot should do. Soft or hard reset Soft Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Hard Select reset type robot should send on each boot. Retry-Count Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Fill retry counter here.
Options Summary Hot Plug Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled Designates this port as Hot Pluggable. SATA Device Type Hard Disk Drive Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Solid State Drive Identify the SATA port is connected to Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive. 3.5.2.1 NVMe Configuration Chapter 3 –...
3.5.3 HD Audio Configuration Options Summary HD Audio Disabled Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Control Detection of the HD-Audio device. Disabled = HDA will be unconditionally disabled. Enabled = HDA will be unconditionally enabled. Chapter 3 – AMI BIOS Setup...
Setup Submenu: Security Change User/Supervisor Password You can install a Supervisor password, and if you install a supervisor password, you can then install a user password. A user password does not provide access to many of the features in the Setup utility. If you highlight these items and press Enter, a dialog box appears which lets you enter a password.
3.6.1 Trusted Computing Options Summary Security Device Support Disable Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enables or Disables BIOS support for security device. O.S. will not show Security Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. SHA-1 PCR Bank Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled...
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Options Summary SM3_256 PCR Bank Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled Enable or Disable SM3_256 PCR Bank. Pending operation None Optimal Default, Failsafe Default TPM Clear Schedule an Operation for the Security Device. Note: Your Computer will reboot during restart in order to change State of Security Device.
3.6.2 Secure Boot Options Summary Secure Boot Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled Secure Boot feature is Active if Secure Boot is Enabled, Platform Key (PK) is enrolled and the System is in User mode. The mode change requires platform reset. Secure Boot Mode Standard Custom...
3.6.2.1 Key Management Options Summary Factory Key Provision Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled Install factory default Secure Boot keys after the platform reset and while the System is in Setup mode. Restore Factory Keys Force system to user mode. Install factory default Secure Boot key databases.
Driver Download/Installation Drivers for the de next-TGU8-EZBOX can be downloaded from the product page on the AAEON website by following this link: https://www.aaeon.com/en/ Download the driver(s) you need and follow the steps below to install them. Install Chipset Drivers Open the Chipset folder Run the SetupChipset.exe in the folder Follow the instructions Drivers will be installed automatically...
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Install ME & TXE Driver Drivers Open the ME & TXE folder Follow instructions in the Management Engine Interface and Active Management Technology subfolders to install the drivers manually. Install RAID Driver Open the RAID Driver folder Extract the drivers package and open the folder Click the File option from the upper left corner of the driver package folder Move the cursor to the Open Windows PowerShell option Select Open Windows PowerShell as administrator option...
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