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User Manual AIR-310 MXM GPU Edge Intelligence Computer...
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This product contains a hard copy of the Chinese user manual for China CCC certifi- cation purposes. A PDF of the English user manual is included on the accompanying CD. Please disregard the hard copy Chinese user manual if the product is not sold and/or installed in China. AIR-310 User Manual...
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No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co., Ltd. The information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable.
Product Warranty (2 Years) Advantech warrants the original purchaser that each of its products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for two years from the date of purchase. This warranty does not apply to any products that have been repaired or altered by persons other than repair personnel authorized by Advantech, or products that have been subject to misuse, abuse, accident, or improper installation.
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(e.g., screws) provided in the acces- sory box. CAUTION: Batteries are at risk of exploding if incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type as recommended by the manufacturer. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. AIR-310 User Manual...
The equipment should only be installed in a restricted access area. DISCLAIMER: These instructions are provided according to IEC 704-1 stan- dards. Advantech disclaims all responsibility for the accuracy of any statements contained herein. This model is intended to be supplied by a UL-certified power supply suitable for use at TMA 55°C (131°F) min., and the output is rated 12-24 VDC, 19.16-9.58A,...
*AIR-310-00A1U is a barebones SKU: the CPU, memory, storage, MXM GPU Card and MXM GPU heatsink are not included. *AIR-310-005A1U is built with the EAI-2100 GPU card built in, but the CPU, memory, and storage are not included. AIR-310 User Manual...
AIR-310 MXM thermal kit *AMK-A0050 is the heatsink for the MXM GPU Card. Please place the order together with the MXM GPU Card. *AIR-310 MXM GPU card support list: EAI-2100-00A1 Intel® Arc™ mobile A370M MXM GPU Card SKY-MXM-A2000-8SHA NVIDIA Quadro A2000 MXM Hybrid mode...
TFLOPS (FP32) through the NVIDIA Quadro® A2000 MXM GPU card. Versatile I/Os and expansion for vision AI applications AIR-310 offers multiple I/Os, including 2 x 2.5GbE, 1 x GbE, 4 x USB 3.2, 2 x RS- 232/422/485, CAN bus, and DIO for sensors, cameras, and industrial devices. In addition, AIR-310 supports M.2 M-Key 2280 and 2.5'' SSD for data storage.
Supports SATA transfers to 300 Mbytes/sec. USB host interface with support for 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 USB Interface All ports are high-speed, full-speed, and low-speed capable sup- porting legacy keyboard/mouse software BIOS AMI 256 Mbit Flash BIOS AIR-310 User Manual...
Supports Line-Out and Mic-In audio Connectors: 1 x Earphone jack Battery 1 x 3V/220 mAh battery with wire Mechanical Specifications 1.4.1 System Dimensions 215 x 225 x 55 mm Figure 1.1 AIR-310 Mechanical Dimensions 1.4.2 Weight 2.5 kg max AIR-310 User Manual...
When the system is equipped with an SSD/MXM GPU Card: 30 G, IEC 60068-2- 27, half sine, 11 ms duration 1.6.6 Safety Certification UL, CB, CCC 1.6.7 EMC Certification CE/FCC Class B, Heavy Industry 61000-6-4, 61000-6-2, CCC, BSMI AIR-310 User Manual...
2.2.1 Jumper Description AIR-310 can be configured to satisfy specific application requirements by setting jumpers. A jumper is a metal bridge used to close an electric circuit. It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them.
12-24 DC-IN HDMI 4 x USB3.2 Audio COM1/2 LAN1 Figure 2.2 AIR-310 Front View Figure 2.3 AIR-310 Rear View External I/O 2.4.1 Power On/Off Button AIR-150 features a Power On/Off button with an LED indicator on the top side that shows On status (Green LED).
2.4.3 Ethernet Connector AIR-310 is equipped with up to 3 x Ethernet controllers. These Ethernet ports provide a standard RJ-45 jack connector with LED indicators on the front side to show Active/ Link status (Green LED) and Speed status (LAN1 LED Green: 1G/ Orange: 100M, LAN2/LAN3 LED Green:2.5G /Orange: 1G).
USB0_SSRX+ USB0_SSTX- USB0_SSTX+ 2.4.5 Audio Connector AIR-310 features one phone jack connector that supports stereo Line-Out and Mic-In audio ports. The audio chip is controlled by ALC888S and compliant with the Azalea standard. Figure 2.8 Audio Connector AIR-310 User Manual...
2.4.6 COM Connector AIR-310 provides two 9-pin COM connectors, which support RS232/422/485 serial communication interface ports. The default setting is RS-232, if you want to use RS- 422/ 485, you can use the BIOS manual to change settings. Figure 2.9 COM Connector Table 2.8: COM Connector Pin Definitions...
2.4.7 HDMI Connector AIR-310 offers one integrated 19-pin receptacle connector HDMI 2.0b interface. The HDMI link supports resolutions up to 4096 x 2160 @ 60 Hz. Figure 2.10 HDMI Connector Table 2.9: HDMI Connector Pin Definitions Signal Name HDMI_TX2+ HDMI_TX2-...
2.4.8 DP Connector AIR-310 offers one DP++, DP1.4a interface. The DP link supports resolutions up to 4096 x 2304 @ 60 Hz. Table 2.10: DP Connector Pin Definitions Signal Name Signal Name DP_AUX_E# AUX+ AUX- +3.3V 2.4.9 Antenna Socket AIR-310 reserves two antenna sockets for installing wireless device antennas. Each antenna socket is labeled “ANT”...
2.4.10 CAN Bus Port and Pin Definitions AIR-310 offers CAN bus port and pin definitions as shown below. Figure 2.12 CAN Bus Port Table 2.11: CAN Bus Port and Pin Definitions Signal Name CAN0_D- CAN1_D+ CAN0_D+ CAN1_D- 2.4.11 DIO Connector AIR-310 offers 16-bit DI/O with pin definitions as shown below.
CPU heatsink. Before installing the memory, please take the thermal pad out of the accessory box and attach it to the bottom side of the memory. (Refer to the image below) AIR-310 User Manual...
Loosen the 2 screws on the top cover and 2 screws each on the right and left sides of the system. Then remove the top cover. Install the M.2 E-Key module with 1 screw (per socket). Replace the top cover and fix it in place with 6 screws. AIR-310 User Manual...
Secure the MXM GPU card and MXM heatsink by fastening the 4 spring screws from bottom to top. Note! Before installing the MXM GPU Card, please remove the PET protective sheet from the thermal pad on the GPU heatsink. AIR-310 User Manual...
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MXM GPU Card to the PCBA with 2 screws. From the right side of the chassis exterior, lock in 2 screws to secure the MXM GPU heatsink. Replace the top cover and fix it in place with 6 screws. AIR-310 User Manual...
For a 2.5'' SATA SSD, the SATA cable is already installed on the bottom plate. Insert the 2.5'' SATA SSD, and fasten 2 screws each on the right and left sides to affix the SSD onto the bottom plate. Replace the bottom plate and fix it in place with 4 screws. AIR-310 User Manual...
Vissez chaque 2 vis (M3x5L) sur les côtés gauche et droit et fixez le système horizontalement. 2.5.6 Wide Operating Temperature Support To make sure the system works well under 0°C (32°F) or over 40°C (104°F), please ensure your peripherals are I-grade. These support wide temperature operation. AIR-310 User Manual...
2.5.7 Removing the Top Cover Please be careful when opening the top cover. Lift it straight up from both sides at the same time to avoid scratching or deforming the rear panel of the case. AIR-310 User Manual...
AMIBIOS has been integrated into motherboards for over two decades. With the AMIBIOS Setup program, users can modify BIOS settings and control various sys- tem features. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AIR-310 BIOS setup screens. AMI's BIOS ROM has a built-in setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration.
BIOS supports your CPU. If there is no number assigned to the patch code, please contact an Advantech application engineer to obtain an up-to-date patch code file. This will ensure that your CPU’s system status is valid.
3.2.2 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Select the Advanced tab from the AIR-310 setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS Setup screen. Users can select any item in the left frame of the screen, such as CPU configuration, to go to the sub-menu for that item. Users can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow>...
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Performance-core Information Displays the P-core Information. C6DRAM Enable/Disable moving of DRAM contents to PRM memory when the CPU is in C6 state. CPU Flex Ratio Override Enable/Disable CPU Flex Ratio Programming. AIR-310 User Manual...
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Configure Total Memory Encryption (TME) to protect DRAM data from physical attacks. Legacy Game Compatibility Mode When enabled, pressing the scroll lock key will toggle the Efficient-cores between being parked when the Scroll Lock LED is on and un-parked when the LED is off. AIR-310 User Manual...
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Enable/Disable usage of SMM_DELAYED MSR for MP sync in SMI. SMM Use Block Indication Enable/Disable usage of SMM_BLOCKED MSR for MP sync in SMI. SMM Use en-US Indication Enable/Disable usage of SMM_ENABLE MSR for MP sync in SMI. AIR-310 User Manual...
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3.2.2.2 Power and Performance – CPU Power Management Control AIR-310 User Manual...
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Select the performance state that the BIOS will set before OS hand-off. Intel® Speedstep™ Allows more than two frequency ranges to be supported. Race to Halt (RTH) Enable/Disable the Race To Halt feature. RTH will dynamically increase CPU AIR-310 User Manual...
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Enable/Disable Timed MWAIT Support. Energy Performance Gain Enable/disable Energy Performance Gain. Dual Tau Boost Enable Dual Tau Boost feature. This is only applicable for Desktop 35W/65W/ 125W SKU. When DPTF is enabled this feature is ignored. AIR-310 User Manual...
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Energy Efficient P-state Enable/Disable Energy Efficient P-state feature. Package Power Limit MSR Lock Enable/Disable locking of Package Power Limit settings. Power Limit 1 Override Enable/Disable Power Limit 1 override. AIR-310 User Manual...
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Enable/Disable Power Limit 2 override. Power Limit 2 Power Limit 2 value in milliwatts. Energy Efficient Turbo Enable/Disable Energy Efficient Turbo Feature. This feature will opportunisti- cally lower the turbo frequency to increase efficiency. AIR-310 User Manual...
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A value of AUTO(0) will use the board ID to determine the board design. Any other value will override the board ID logic to provide a custom VR Power Delivery Design value. This is intended pri- marily for validation. AIR-310 User Manual...
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False: Don't disable Fast ramp during deeper C states; True: Disable Fast ramp during deeper C states. – Slow Slew Rate for GT Domain Set VR GT Slow Slew Rate for Deep Package C State ramp time; Slow slew AIR-310 User Manual...
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Fast divided by number, the number is 2, 4, 8 to slow down the slew rate to help minimize acoustic noise; divide by 16 is disabled. AIR-310 User Manual...
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IMON Prefix Sets the offset value as positive or negative. – Core VR Fast Vmode Core VR fast mode. Use to control Core fast Vmode enable/disable. The value will only be effective by enabling the corresponding CEP. AIR-310 User Manual...
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– FIVR Spread Spectrum Enable or Disable the FIVR Spread Spectrum. – RFI Spread Spectrum Set the Spread Spectrum. AIR-310 User Manual...
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Number of P states Sets the number of custom P-states. At least 2 states must be present. AIR-310 User Manual...
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Power Limit 3 Override Enable/Disable Power Limit 3 override. Power Limit 3 Power Limit 3 in milliwatts. Power Limit 3 Time Window Power Limit 3 Time Window value in milliseconds. AIR-310 User Manual...
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Specify the duty cycle in percentage that the CPU is required to maintain over the configured time window. Range is 0-100. Power Limit 3 Lock Power Limit 3 MSR 615h Lock. When enabled, PL3 configurations are locked during OS. When disabled PL3 configuration can be changed during OS. AIR-310 User Manual...
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RC6 (Render Standby) Check to enable render standby support. Maximum GT frequency Maximum GT frequency limited by the user. Disable Turbo GT frequency Enabled: Disables Turbo GT frequency. Disabled: GT frequency is not limited. AIR-310 User Manual...
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3.2.2.3 PCH-FW Configuration ME State When Disabled, ME will be put into ME Temporarily Disabled Mode. Manageability Features State Enable/Disable Intel Manageability features. AIR-310 User Manual...
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When Disabled, ME will not be unconfigured on RTC Clear. Comms hub support Enable/Disable support for Comms Hub. JHI support Enable/Disable Intel® DAL Host Interface Service (JHI). Core BIOS Done Message Enable/Disable Core BIOS Done message sent to ME. AIR-310 User Manual...
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– Perform platform Erase Operations Enabling this Feature will trigger Platform Erase Operations on the Next Boot. AIR-310 User Manual...
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– ME FW Image Re-Flash Enable/Disable the ME FW Image Re-Flash function. – FW Update Enable/Disable the ME FW Update function. AIR-310 User Manual...
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Set HW-Enforced Anti-Rollback for Current SVN Enable the hardware-enforced Anti-Rollback mechanism for current ARB- SVN value. FW with lower ARB-SVN will be blocked from execution. The value will be restored to disable after the command is sent. AIR-310 User Manual...
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Automatic OEM Key Revocation – When enabled, the BIOS will automatically send the HECI command to revoke OEM keys. – Invoke OEM Key Revocation A Heci command will be sent to revoke the OEM key. AIR-310 User Manual...
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Security Device Support Enables or Disables BIOS support for security device. The OS will not show Security Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. SHA256 PCR Bank Enable or Disable SHA256 PCR Bank. AIR-310 User Manual...
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TPM 1.2 will restrict support to TPM 1.2 devices, TPM 2.0 will restrict support to TPM 2.0 devices. Auto will support both with the default set to TPM 2.0 devices if not found, TPM 1.2 devices will be enumerated. 3.2.2.5 ACPI Settings AIR-310 User Manual...
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Enable or Disable BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration. Enable Hibernation Enable or Disable the system’s ability to Hibernate (OS/S4 Sleep State). ACPI Sleep State Select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUSPEND button is pressed. AIR-310 User Manual...
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3.2.2.6 iManager Configuration Serial Port 1 Configuration Set the parameters of Serial Port 1. Serial Port 2 Configuration Set the parameters of Serial Port 2. AIR-310 User Manual...
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Monitor hardware status. Watch Dog Timer Configuration Watch Dog Timer Configuration page. ACPI Report Method Configuration Select the ACPI Reporting Method for EC Devices. Digital I/O Configuration Configure the digital I/O pins. Hardware Monitor AIR-310 User Manual...
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Set the CPU smart fan mode and parameters. – Temp threshold of high speed Set the temperature threshold of high speed. (Range: 0 - 100) – Maximum PWM Duty Set the maximum PWM Duty output value. (Range: 0 - 100) AIR-310 User Manual...
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Minimum PWM Duty Set the minimum PWM Duty output value. (Range: 0 - 100) – Temp threshold of stop PWM Duty Set the temperature threshold of stop PWM Duty. (Range: 0 - 100) 3.2.2.7 S5 RTC Wake Settings AIR-310 User Manual...
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Wake system from S5 Enable or disable system wake on alarm event. 3.2.2.8 Serial Port Console Redirection AIR-310 User Manual...
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3.2.2.9 USB Configuration Legacy USB Support Enables Legacy USB support. XHCI Hand-off This is a workaround for OS without XHCI hand-off support. AIR-310 User Manual...
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The time-out value for Control, Bulk, and Interrupt transfers. Device reset time-out USB mass storage device Start Unit command time-out. Device power-up delay Maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the Host Controller. 3.2.2.10 Network Stack Configuration AIR-310 User Manual...
3.2.3 Chipset Configuration Select the Chipset tab from the AIR-310 setup screen to enter the Chipset BIOS Setup screen. You can display a Chipset BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow> keys. All Plug-and-Play BIOS Setup options are described in this sec- tion.
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Control Iommu Pre-boot Behavior – Above 4GB MMIO BIOS assignment – Enable/Disable above 4GB Memory Mapped I/O BIOS assignment. This is enabled automatically when the Aperture Size is set to 2048MB. – Program Grant Count Enable/Disable Programming Of Grant Count. AIR-310 User Manual...
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SAM Overloading – Enable/Disable SAM Overloading. Memory Thermal Configuration Memory Thermal Management – Enable/Disable Memory Thermal Management. AIR-310 User Manual...
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REFRESH_2X_MODE – 0- Disabled 1-iMC enables 2xRef when Warm and Hot 2- iMC enables 2xRef when Hot. – SelfRefresh Enable Enable, Disable(Enable= Def) SelfRefresh IdleTimer – Range [64K-1;512]in DLCK800s, (512= Def) – Throttler CKEMin Defeature On, Off. AIR-310 User Manual...
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– Allow Opp Ref Below Write Threshold Allow opportunistic refreshes while we don't exit power down. Write Threshold – Number of writes that can be accumulated while CKE is low before CKE is asserted. Graphics Configuration AIR-310 User Manual...
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Enable/Disable forcing of VDD in the BIOS. – Configure GT for use Enable/Disable GT configuration in the BIOS. – RC1p Support Enable/Disable RC1p support. If RC1p is enabled, send a RC1p frequency request to PMA based other conditions being met. AIR-310 User Manual...
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– PAVP Enable Enable/Disable PAVP. – Cdynmax Clamping Enable Enable/Disable Cdynmax Clamping. – Cd Clock Frequency Select the highest Cd Clock frequency supported by the platform. DMI/OPI Configuration AIR-310 User Manual...
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Set DMI Speed Gen1/Gen2/Gen3. – CDR Relock for CPU DMI Enable/Disable CDR Relock. DMI ASPM – DMI ASPM Support. – DMI Gen3 L1 Latency DMI Gen3 L1 Exit Latency. – New FOM for CPU DMI Enable/Disable New FOM. AIR-310 User Manual...
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DMI Advanced Menu AIR-310 User Manual...
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– Enable VMD Controller Enable/Disable to VMD controller. PCI Express Configuration AIR-310 User Manual...
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MXM 3.1 (3D) Controller – PCI Express Root Port Settings. – ASPM PCI Express Active State Power Management settings. – PCIe Speed Configure PCIe Speed. AIR-310 User Manual...
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3.2.3.2 PCH-IO Configuration LAN1~3 Controller Enable/Disable onboard NIC. Wake on LAN Enable Enable/Disable integrated LAN to wake the system. AIR-310 User Manual...
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This is a tradeoff between power and IO latency. Flash Protection Range Registers (FPRR) Enable Flash Protection Range Registers. SPD Write Disable Enable/Disable setting SPD Write Disable. For security recommendations, SPD write disable bit must be set. PCI Express Configuration AIR-310 User Manual...
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– DMI Link ASPM Control The control of Active State Power Management of the DMI Link. – PCIe function swap Enable/Disable PCIe function swap. AIR-310 User Manual...
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PCIe EQ override – Choose your own PCIe EQ settings. This is only for users who have a thor- ough understanding of the equalization process. M.2 E-Key AIR-310 User Manual...
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ASPM – PCI Express Active State Power Management settings. – PCIe Speed Configure PCIe Speed. – Detect Non-Compliance Device Detect Non-Compliance PCI Express Device. If enabled, it will take more time at POST. AIR-310 User Manual...
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SATA Configuration – SATA Controller(s) Enable/Disable SATA Device. – SATA Mode Selection Determines how SATA controller(s) operate. AIR-310 User Manual...
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Enable/Disable SATA Port 1 DevSlp. For DevSlp to work, both hard drive and SATA ports need to support DevSlp function, otherwise an unexpected behavior might happen. Please check the board design before enabling it. USB Configuration AIR-310 User Manual...
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Select 'Enabled' if Overcurrent functionality is used. Enabling this will make xHCI controller consume the Overcurrent mapping data. USB Port Disable Override – Selectively Enable/Disable the corresponding USB port from reporting a Device Connection to the controller. AIR-310 User Manual...
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Security Configuration – RTC Memory Lock Enable will lock bytes 38h-3Fh in the lower/upper 128-byte bank of RTC RAM. AIR-310 User Manual...
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Enable/Disable the PCH BIOS Lock Enable feature. It is required to be enabled to ensure SMM protection of flash. – Force unlock on all GPIO pads If Enabled, the BIOS will force all GPIO pads to be in the unlocked state. HD Audio Configuration AIR-310 User Manual...
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HD Audio – Control Detection of the HD-Audio device. AIR-310 User Manual...
3.2.4 Security Administrator Password Set Administrator Password. User Password Set User Password. AIR-310 User Manual...
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The 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 a plat- form reset. Secure Boot Mode Secure Boot mode options: Standard or Custom. AIR-310 User Manual...
Setup Prompt Timeout Number of seconds to wait for the setup activation key. 65535 (0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting. Bootup NumLock State Select the keyboard NumLock state. Quiet Boot Enables or disables the Quiet Boot option. AIR-310 User Manual...
Restore Defaults Restore/Load Default values for all the setup options. Save as User Defaults Save the changes done so far as User Defaults. Restore User Defaults Restore the User Defaults to all the setup options. AIR-310 User Manual...
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