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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. Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. How- ever, Advantech Co., Ltd.
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Whether your new Advantech equipment is destined for the labo- ratory or the factory floor, you can be assured that your product will provide the reliability and ease of operation for which the name Advantech has come to be known.
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35 W Core i5-2390T 2.7 GHz 3 MB 35 W Note! The processor information is from Intel. If there are any differences between the table and their announcement, please align with the infor- mation officially released by Intel. AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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It should be free of marks and scratches and in perfect working order upon receipt. As you unpack AIMC-3420, check it for signs of shipping damage. (For example, damaged box, scratches, dents, etc.) If it is damaged or it fails to meet the specifications, notify our service department or your local sales rep- resentative immediately.
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Installing the Backplane & CPU Card ............. 19 Figure 2.4 Backplane & CPU card installation......19 Installing Add-On Card................20 Figure 2.5 Installing add-on cards ..........20 Installing Wallmount Bracket..............21 Figure 2.6 Installing Wallmount Bracket ........21 Replacing the Filter ................. 22 AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Supported GPIO Register ............... 86 GPIO Registers..................86 GPIO Example Program-1 ..............86 Appendix D Exploded Diagram & Parts List ..89 Exploded Diagram & Parts List ............... 90 Figure D.1 Exploded Diagram........... 90 Table D.1: Parts List ..............91 AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Core™ i7/i5/i3, and Pentium Celeron processors with integrated graphics and support for DDR3 1066/1333 MHz SDRAM up to 8 GB. By supporting advanced computing technology, AIMC-3420 is a very cost-effective embedded solution for high performance compact systems. AIMC-3420 performs excellent graphic processing capability through its integrated ®...
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5 kg Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on AIMC-3420 system host board link it to external devices such as hard disk drives and a keyboard. In addition, the board has a number of jumpers used to configure your system for your application.
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1.7.2 BIOS CMOS (JCMOS1) AIMC-3420 CPU card contains a jumper that can erase BIOS CMOS data and reset the system BIOS information. Normally this jumper should be set with pins 1-2 closed. If you want to reset those data, set JCMOS1 to 2-3 closed for just a few sec- onds, and then move the jumper back to 1-2 closed.
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Hardware monitor alarm (JOBS1) and Watchdog timer output (JWDT1) AIMC-3420 contains a watchdog timer that will reset the CPU in the event the CPU stops processing. This feature means AIMC-3420 will recover from a software failure or an EMI problem. The JWDT1 jumper settings control the outcome of what the computer will do in the event the watchdog timer is tripped.
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JIR1+JOBS1+JWDT1 Keyboard Lock and Buzzer Setting AIMC-3420 provides jumpers for customer to enable keyboard lock and buzzer via hardware settings. Table 1.5: Keyboard lock (KL1) Function Jumper Setting *Disable keyboard lock Open Enable keyboard lock Close * default setting Table 1.6: Buzzer setting (BZ1)
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System Memory AIMC-3420 has two 204-pin memory sockets DDR3 1066/1333 MHz memory mod- ules with maximum capacity of 8 GB. (Maximum 4 GB for each DIMM) Note! AIMC-3420 does NOT support registered DIMMs (RDIMMs). 1.10 Memory Installation Procedures To install DIMMs, first, insert the memory module in the socket.
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To install a processor, first turn off your system. ® AIMC-3420 is designed for Intel LGA 1155 socket processors. For the CPU installation process, please follow the steps below. Pull the handle beside the processor socket outward and lift it.
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Align the cuts on the processor with the edges of the socket. Replace the socket cap; lower the retainer handle and clip it shut. AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Purchasing AIMC-3420's proprietary CPU cooler from Advantech is necessary. Other brand CPU coolers are NOT compatible with AIMC-3420. Advantech offers a specially designed CPU cooler for AIMC-3420 for better heat dis- sipation efficiency and enhancing rigidity of the CPU card.
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1.13 Expansion Slots PCI Express x16: 1 PCI Express x 1: 2 AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Installing Wallmount Bracket [Unit: mm] Figure 2.6 Installing Wallmount Bracket Note! This pair of wallmount bracket is designed for side of chassis and bot- tom side. Reverse installation is not permitted. AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Replacing the Filter Figure 2.7 Replacing the Filter Changing Power Supply Figure 2.8 Changing Power Supply AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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The Setup program uses a number of menus for making changes and turning the special features on or off. This chapter describes the basic navigation of AIMC-3420 setup screens. Figure 3.1 Setup program initial screen...
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Date using the <Arrow> keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press the <Tab> key or the <Arrow> keys to move between fields. The date must be entered in MM/DD/YY format. The time must be entered in HH:MM:SS format. AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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3.2.2 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Select the Advanced tab from AIMC-3420 setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS Setup screen. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen, such as CPU Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item. You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow>...
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3.2.2.1 Advantech BIOS Update V1.3 Figure 3.4 Advantech BIOS Update V1.3 You can update the BIOS via a USB storage device in FAT32 format. 3.2.2.2 PCI Subsystem Settings Figure 3.5 PCI Subsystem Settings AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Defines number of retry attempts the software will take to retrain the link if previ- ous training attempts were unsuccessful. Link Training Timeout Defines number of micro-seconds the software will wait before polling "Link Training" bit in the link status register. Values range from 10 to 1000 uS. AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Enable Hibernation "Enable or disable" Hibernate (OS/S4 Sleep State). This option may not be effective with some OS. Lock Legacy Resources "Enable" or "Disable" Lock Legacy Resources. PowerOn by Modem "Enable" or "Disable" PowerOn by Modem AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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3.2.2.4 Trust Computing Figure 3.8 Trust Computing Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS security device support. You can purchase Advantech TPM (Trust Platform Module) PCA-TPM-00A1E for your security device. AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Figure 3.9 S5 RTC configuration Wake System with Fixed Time Enable or disable system wake on alarm event, When enabled, the system will wake on the hr:min:sec as specified. 3.2.2.6 CPU Configuration Figure 3.10 CPU Configuration AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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BIOS, two 64-byte cache lines are fetched into a 128-byte sector, regardless of whether the additional cache line has been requested or not. You may choose to enable or disable it. 3.2.2.7 SATA Configuration Figure 3.11 SATA Configuration AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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This enables or disables Intel® Trusted Execution Technology. Note! Your hardware platform should support Trusted Platform Module (TPM 1.2) to enable Intel Trusted Execution Technology. Please also ensure that Intel VT and Intel VT-d are enabled prior to TXT. AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the Host Controller. [Auto] uses default value: for a Root port, it is 100 ms, for a Hub port, the delay is taken from Hub descriptor. AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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3.2.2.10 Smart Setting Figure 3.14 Smart Setting Smart self test Run SMART Self Test on all HDDs during POST. 3.2.2.11 Super IO Configuration Figure 3.15 Super IO Configuration AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Figure 3.16 Serial Port 1 Configuration Figure 3.17 Serial Port 2 Configuration AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Serial port 2 could be selected as [Standard Serial Port Mode], [IrDA 1.0 (HP SIR) Mode], or [ASKIR Mode]. Parallel Port configuration “Enable or Disable” Parallel Port. Change settings Selected the optimal settings for printer port. Device Mode Change the printer port mode. AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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ACPI Shutdown Temperature Use this to set the ACPI shutdown temperature threshold. When the system reaches the shutdown temperature, it will be automatically shut down by ACPI OS to protect the system from overheating damage. AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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3.2.2.13 CPU PPM Configuration Figure 3.20 CPU PPM Configuration AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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CPU C6 report Enable/Disable CPU C6 (ACPI C2) report to OS. CPU C7 report Enable/Disable CPU C7 (ACPI C2) report to OS. ACPI T state Enable/Disable ACPI T state support. 3.2.3 Chipset Figure 3.21 Chipset AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Control the USB EHCI (USB2.0) functions. One EHCI controller must always be enabled. EHCI2 Control the USB EHCI(USB2.0) functions. One EHCI controller must always be enabled. USB Ports Pre-port Disable Control Control each of the USB ports (0-13) disabling. AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Enable or Disable high precision event timer. SLP_S4 Assertion Width Select a minimum assertion width of the SLP_S4# signal. Restore AC Power Loss Power Off, power On or Last State to restore AC power loss AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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3.2.3.2 System Agent (SA) Configuration Figure 3.26 System Agent (SA) Configuration VT-d Check to enable VT-d function on MCH. BDAT ACPI Table support Enable support for the BDAT ACPI table. AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Secondary boot display selection will appear based on your selection. VGA modes will be supported only on primary display. Note: In DOS mode, only either VGA or DVI single output are supported. AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Control ASPM support for the PEG: Device 1 Function 0. This has no effect if PEG is not the currently active device. Enable PEG Enable/Disable/Auto the PEG. De-emphasis Control Configure the De-emphasis control on PEG. AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Security Figure 3.31 Security Select Security Setup from AIMC-3420 Setup main BIOS setup menu. All Security Setup options, such as password protection and virus protection are described in this section. To access the sub menu for the following items, select the item and press <Enter>...
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This option allows you to attempt to launch the EFI Shell application (shellx64.efi) from one of the available file system devices. *When you make some critical changes, the system will still reboot even if you choose "Save changes and exit". AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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API make Advantech embedded platforms easier and simpler to adopt and operate with customer applications. These API and utilities are for XP only, so if users need a Linux version API and utility, then contact an Advantech representative for support.
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To facilitate the installation of the enhanced display drivers and utility software, read the instructions in this chapter carefully. The drivers for AIMC-3420 are located on the software installation CD. The driver in the folder of the driver CD will guide and link you to the utilities and drivers for Windows.
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Navigate to the "01-Chipset/Windows 7 &XP" folder and click "setup.exe" to complete the installation of the driver. Note! Wrong driver installation may cause unexpected system instability. The drivers on this CD support both Windows XP 32-bit /64-bit and Win- dows 7 32-bit/64-bit. AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Navigate to the "02_VGA/your OS/OS type/" folder and click "setup.exe" to complete the installation of the driver. If "00.Dot Net Framework" is required, please check "05-others" folder. Note! Wrong driver installation may cause unexpected system instability. AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Introduction AIMC-3420 has dual Gigabit Ethernet LANs via dedicated PCI Express x1 lanes (Intel 82579V (LAN1) and 82583V (LAN2) that offer bandwidth of up to 500 MB/sec, eliminating the bottleneck of network data flow and incorporating Gigabit Ethernet at 1000 Mbps.
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Installation Insert the driver CD into your system’s CD-ROM drive. Navigate to the "05-Others/ ME" folder and click "setup.exe" to complete the installation of the driver. Note! Wrong driver installation may cause unexpected system instability. AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Appendix Programming the Watchdog Timer...
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Introduction The AIMC-3420’s watchdog timer can be used to monitor system software operation and take corrective action if the software fails to function within the programmed period. This section describes the operation of the watchdog timer and how to pro- gram it.
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Write 1 to bit 4: Watchdog timer count mode is 1000 times faster. If bit 3 is 0, the count mode is 1/1000 seconds mode. If bit 3 is 1, the count mode is 1/1000 minutes mode. AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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; Enable the function of watchdog timer al,30h dx,al al,dx al,01h dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Set second as counting unit al,0f5h dx,al al,dx And al,not 08h dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Set timeout interval as 10 seconds and start counting al,0f6h AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Set minute as counting unit al,0f5h dx,al al,dx al,08h dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Set timeout interval as 5 minutes and start counting al,0f6h dx,al al,5 ; 5 minutes dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Lock NCT6776D al,0aah dx,al Enable watchdog timer to be reset by keyboard ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov dx,2eh ; Unlock NCT6776D Mov al,87h Out dx,al Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov al,07h ; Select registers of watchdog timer AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Out dx,al Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov al,07h ; Select registers of watchdog timer dx,al al,08h dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer al,30h dx,al al,01h dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Generate a time-out signal AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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;Write 1 to bit 5 of F7 register al,dx Or al,20h dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Lock NCT6776D al,0aah dx,al AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Parallel Port Connector (LPT1) Table B.1: Parallel port connector (LPT1) Signal Signal STROBE* AUTOFD* INIT* SLCTINI* ACK* BUSY SLCT * low active VGA Connector (VGA1) Table B.2: VGA connector (VGA1) Signal Signal GREEN BLUE H-SYNC V-SYNC AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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RS 232 Serial Port (COM12) Table B.3: RS-232 serial port (COM12) Signal COM1_DCD COM1_DSR COM1_SIN COM1_RTS COM1_SOUT COM1_CTS COM1_DTR COM1_RI COM2_DCD COM2_DSR COM2_SIN COM2_RTS COM2_SOUT COM2_CTS COM2_DTR COM2_RI AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Table B.4: USB Header (USB12~56, take USB 12 as example) Signal Signal USB1_VCC5 USB2_D+ USB2_VCC5 USB1_D- USB2_D- USB1_D+ PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector (KBMS1) Table B.5: PS/2 keyboard/mouse connector (KBMS1) Signal KB DATA MS DATA KB CLOCK MS CLOCK AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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CPU Fan Power Connector (CPUFAN1) Table B.6: CPU fan power connector (CPUFAN1) Signal +12V Detect Reset Connector (FP1 / RESET) Table B.7: Reset connector (FP1 / RESET) Signal HDD_LED+ HDD_LED- PW_LED RESET# PWR-BTN AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Hi-definition Audio Link Connector (HDAUD1) Table B.8: Hi-definition audio link connector (HDAUD1) Signal Signal ACZ_VCC ACZ_SYNC ACZ_BITCLK ACZ_SDOUT ACZ_SDIN0 ACZ_SDIN1 -ACZ_RST ACZ_12V LAN1 and LAN2 LED Connector (LANLED1) Table B.9: LAN1 and LAN2 LED connector (LANLED1) Signal #LAN1_ACT #LAN2_ACT V33_AUX V33_AUX AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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B.14 PWR1 Table B.14: PWR1 Signal B.15 DVI1 Table B.15: DVI1 Signal TMDS0_Z_D0- TMDS0_Z_D0+ TMDS0_Z_CLK- TMDS0_Z_CLK+ TMDS0_Z_D1- TMDS0_Z_D1+ TMDS0_DDC_SC TMDS0_DDC_SD TMDS0_Z_D2- TMDS0_HPD TMDS0_Z_D2+ AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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RTC Controller NMI and RTC Controller RTC Controller RTC Controller RTC Controller NMI and RTC Controller RTC Controller RTC Controller DMA Controller, DMA Controller and or LPC, or PCI LPC or PCI 81h-83h DMA Controller DMA Controller AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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376h SATA Controller or PCI SATA Controller or PCI Forwarded to SATA 3F6h SATA Controller or PCI SATA Controller or PCI Forwarded to SATA 4D0h-4D1h Interrupt Controller Interrupt Controller Interrupt CF9h Reset Generator Reset Generator Processor I/F AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Available IRQ6 Available IRQ7 LPT1 IRQ8 System COMS/Real-time clock IRQ9 SCI IRQ IRQ10 Communication port (3-6) for PCA-COM232 module IRQ11 Communication port (8-11) for PCA-COM485 module IRQ12 PS/2 mouse IRQ13 Numeric data processor IRQ14 Available IRQ15 Available AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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MOV AL,87H OUT DX,AL OUT DX,AL --------------------------------------------------------------- Configure logical device, configuration register CRE0,CRE1,CRE2 --------------------------------------------------------------- MOV DX,2EH MOV AL,09H OUT DX,AC DEC DX MOV AL,30H OUT DX,AL INC DX IN AL,DX OR AL,10000000B DEC DX MOV AL,07H OUT DX,AL AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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;Set GPIO is normal not inverter OUT DX,AL; DEC DX MOV AL,E1H OUT DX,AL INC DX MOV AL,??H ; Put the output value into AL OUT DX,AL ------------------------------------------ Exit extended function mode | ------------------------------------------ MOV DX,2EH MOV AL,AAH OUT DX,AL AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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Exploded Diagram & Parts List Figure D.1 Exploded Diagram AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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DOOR LOCK TOP COVER RESET BUTTON PCI CARD RUBBER BKT ALARM RESET BUTTON SLOT BRACKET POWER BUTTON HDD RUBBER SWITCH HOLDER HDD TRAY LED LENS POWER SUPPLY USB CABLE MOUNTING BRACKET ALARM BOARD SIDE COVER FAN FILTER AIMC-3420 User Manual...
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