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User Manual ASMB-781 LGA1155 ® ® ™ Intel Xeon E3/ Core i3 ATX Server Board with 2 PCIe x16 Expansion Slots...
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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.
Caution! There is a danger of a new battery exploding if it is incorrectly installed. Do not attempt to recharge, force open, or heat the battery. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the man- ufacturer. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. ASMB-781 User Manual...
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Because of Advantech’s high quality-control standards and rigorous testing, most of our customers never need to use our repair service. If an Advantech product is defec- tive, it will be repaired or replaced at no charge during the warranty period. For out- of-warranty repairs, you will be billed according to the cost of replacement materials, service time and freight.
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It should be free of marks and scratches and in perfect working order upon receipt. As you unpack the ASMB-781, check it for signs of ship- ping 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 representative immediately.
MHz memory up to 32 GB. ASMB-781 provides an ASPEED AST-1300/2300 onboard graphic controller, with 64MB onboard graphics VRAM. ASMB-781 provides a mainstream PCIe x16 gen II expansion slot or 2 x PCIe x16 (x8 link) double-deck expansion cards for add-on graphic cards to meet higher graph- ics performance demands.
USB port: Supports up to 12 USB 2.0 ports with transmission rates up to 480 Mbps. LPC: One LPC connector to support Advantech LPC modules, such as TPM module. GPIO: ASMB-781 supports 8-bit GPIO from super I/O for general purpose con- trol application. 1.3.4 Graphics ...
Board weight: 0.5 kg (1.68 lb) Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the ASMB-781 motherboard link it to external devices such as hard disk drives and a keyboard. In addition, the board has a number of jumpers that are used to configure your system for your application.
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SPI flash card pin header LANLED1,LANLED2 LAN LED extension connector FP_SMB1 Front panel SMBus header IPMI1 IPMI header GPIO1 GPIO header FPAUD1 Audio front panel header LPT1 Parallel port COM2 Serial port: RS-232 JFP1 Front panel header ASMB-781 User Manual...
NCT677 6F CASE OPEN 5 x FAN 2 x COM port Figure 1.3 ASMB-781 Block Diagram Safety Precautions Warning! Always completely disconnect the power cord from your chassis when- ever you work with the hardware. Do not make connections while the power is on.
1.8.2 CMOS and ME clear (JCMOS1, JMECLR1) The ASMB-781 motherboard contains a jumper that can erase CMOS data and reset the system BIOS information. Normally this jumper should be set with pins 1-2 closed. If you want to reset the CMOS data, set J1 to 2-3 closed for just a few sec- onds, and then move the jumper back to 1-2 closed.
The ASMB-781 contains a watchdog timer that will reset the CPU. This feature means the ASMB-781 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.
PCIe x16 slot(slot6) switch(JCFG1) The ASMB-781 contains a jumper that can assign PCI-E port (slot 6) to 1 x 16 link (Default) or 2 x 8 link for riser card use. Normally this jumper should be set with pin 1- 2 closed.
1.11 Cache Memory The ASMB-781 supports a CPU with one of the following built-in full speed L3 caches: The built-in third-level cache in the processor yields much higher performance than conventional external cache memories.
Parallel Port (LPT1) LPT1 The parallel port is normally used to connect the motherboard to a printer. The ASMB-781 includes an onboard parallel port, accessed through a 25-pin flat-cable connector, LPT1. ASMB-781 User Manual...
480 Mbps and fuse protection are supported. The USB interface can be disabled in the system BIOS setup. The ASMB-781 is equipped with two or four high-performance 1000 Mbps Ethernet LANs. They are supported by all major network operating systems. The RJ-45 jacks on the rear plate provide convenient 1000 Mbps operation.
JUSB_2 USB port 5~12 JUSB_2 ASMB-781 allows user to set USB and KBMS power between +5VSB and +5V. When the jumper is set as Normal, the board doesn't support waked from S3 via key- board or mouse. Note! When USB power is switched to Normal, it can't be connected with pow- ered KVM.
COM1 COM2 The ASMB-781 offers two serial ports (one on the rear panel and one onboard).These ports can connect to a serial mouse, printer or communications net- work. The IRQ and address ranges for those ports are fixed. However, if you want to...
PS/2 keyboard and mouse connections. External Keyboard & Mouse (KBMS2) KBMS2 There is also an extra onboard external keyboard and mouse connector on the moth- erboard. This gives system integrators greater flexibility in designing their systems. ASMB-781 User Manual...
If a fan is used, this connector supports cooling fans that draw up to 500 mA (6 W). 2.10 System FAN Connector (SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2, SYSFAN3 and SYSFAN4) SYSFAN4 SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 SYSFAN3 SYSFAN4 SYSFAN3 SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 If a fan is used, this connector supports cooling fans that draw up to 500 mA (6 W). ASMB-781 User Manual...
2.11.2 External Speaker (JFP1 pins 10, 12, 14, 16) JFP2 pins 10, 12, 14, 16 connector for an external speaker. The ASMB-781 provides an onboard buzzer as an alternative. To enable the buzzer, set pins 14-16 as closed. 10 12 14 16 2.11.3...
2.12 8-pin Alarm Board Connector (VOLT1) VOLT1 VOLT1 connects to the alarm board of Advantech chassis. These alarm boards give warnings if a power supply or fan fails, if the chassis overheats, or if the backplane malfunctions. ASMB-781 User Manual...
JFP1 pin 6 & 8 are for chassis with a case open sensor. The warning message will show in post screen. 2.14 Front Panel LAN Indicator Connector (LANLED1 and LANLED2) Table 2.2: Front Panel LAN Indicator Connector Signal Signal LAN1/3_LED0_ACT LAN2/4_LED1_ACT VCC3_LAN1LED VCC3_LAN2LED LAN1/3_LED1_1000M LAN2/4_LED2_1000 LAN1/3_LED2_100M LAN2/4_LED0_100 VCC3 ASMB-781 User Manual...
SATA4, SATA5 & SATA6) SATA4 SATA2 SATA5 SATA6 SATA3 SATA1 ASMB-781 features two high performance serial ATA III interfaces (up to 600 MB/s, blue connector) and four serial ATA II interfaces (up to 300 MB/s, black connector). ASMB-781 User Manual...
Note! ASMB-781 on board SATA only supports Fedora 14 and 15 and SATA mode in BIOS should be set as AHCI mode. If SATA mode is set as IDE mode, when user is installing Fedora 14 and 15, ODD has been connected on SATA port 3~6.
8-pin EATX12 V power plug; otherwise, the system will not boot. ATX8P_P1 2.21 SPI Flash connector(SPI_CN1) SPI flash card pin header which can flash BIOS while ASMB-781 can not be power on and ensures platform integrity. SP1_CN1 ASMB-781 User Manual...
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 the ASMB-781 setup screens. Figure 3.1 Main setup screen AMI’s BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic...
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. ASMB-781 User Manual...
Advanced BIOS Features Setup Select the Advanced tab from the ASMB-781 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>...
In case of multiple Option ROMs (Legacy and EFI Compatible) specifies what PCI option ROM to launch. PCI Latency Timer Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register. VGA Palette Snoop This item is designed to solve problems caused by some non-standard VGA cards. ASMB-781 User Manual...
Power on by modem can be supported by COM2 only. Enable Hibernation "Enable” or “disable" Hibernation. ACPI Sleep State Specifies the ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend. Lock Legacy Resources "Enable" or "Disable" Lock Legacy Resources. ASMB-781 User Manual...
3.4.2 Trusted Computing Figure 3.6 TPM Settings TPM Support “Enable” or “disable” TPM Support. You can purchase Advantech LPC TPM module to enable TPM function. P/N: PCA-TPM-00A1E ASMB-781 User Manual...
You may choose to enable or disable it. Intel Virtualization Technology This feature is used to enable or disable the Intel Virtualization Technology (IVT) extension. It allows multiple operating systems to run simultaneously on the same ASMB-781 User Manual...
[Compatible] when using Windows 98/NT/2000/MS-DOS. Up to four SATA devices are supported under these operating systems. Serial-ATA Controller 1 This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode item to [IDE Mode]. Set to [Enhanced] to support two SATA 3.0 Gb/s devices. ASMB-781 User Manual...
Intel TXT(LT) Configuration Figure 3.9 Intel Trusted Execution Technology Configuration Intel Trusted Execution Technology Configuration To enable or disable Intel Trusted Execution Technology if SMX is enable, and VT-D support must also be enabled prior to TXT. ASMB-781 User Manual...
This item appears only when you set the Device power-up delay item to [manual]. Mass Storage Devices This item only shows when plugging a USB flash device. User can choose “Auto”, “Floppy”, “Forced FDD”, “Hard Disk” and “CD-ROM” to simulate USB flash device. ASMB-781 User Manual...
"ASKIR mode". Parallel Port “Enable” or “disable” Parallel Port. Change Settings Select optimal settings for parallel port. 3.4.8 H/W Monitor Figure 3.15 PC Health Status CPU temperature (PECI) CPU Temperature showed here is CPU T-junction temperature via PECI. ASMB-781 User Manual...
Smart Fan Mode Configuration “Enable” or “Disable” CPU FAN and System FAN Mode to SMART FAN setting 3.4.9 Serial Port Console Redirection Figure 3.16 Serial Port Console Redirection Console Redirection To “Enable or disable" console redirectoin feature ASMB-781 User Manual...
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'stop' signal can be sent to stop the data flow. Once the buffers are empty, a 'start' signal can be sent to re-start the flow. Hardware flow con- trol uses two wires to send start/stop signals. Options available: None/Hardware RTS/CTS. ASMB-781 User Manual...
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It could be set as "9600", "19200", "57600", or "115200", and "115200" is the default setting. Flow Control Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow, and it could set as "None", "Hardware RTS/CTS", or "Software Xon/Xoff", and "None" is the default setting. ASMB-781 User Manual...
This item allows you to set a delay of a set number of seconds. Deep Sx “Enable” or “Disable” Deep S5 feature. When deep S5 is enable, most power includ- ing 5VSB will be off during deep S5 for energy saving. ASMB-781 User Manual...
Figure 3.20 LAN configuration screen LAN1~4 Controller Enables or disables the GbE controller. Wake on LAN1~4 from S5 Enables or disables GbE LAN wake up from S5 function. LAN1~4 PXE Option-ROM Enables or disables GbE LAN boot. ASMB-781 User Manual...
USB Configuration Figure 3.21 USB Configuration All USB Devices “Enable” or “Disable” All USB Devices. EHCI Controller 1 & 2 “Enable” or “Disable” EHCI Controller 1 or 2. USB Port 1~12 “Enable” or “Disable” USB Port 1~12. ASMB-781 User Manual...
Option ROM Messages “Force BIOS or Keep Current” to set the display mode for Option ROM Interrupt 19 Capture “Enable” or “Disable” Option ROM to trap Interrupt 19 Boot Option Priorities Choose boot priority from boot device. ASMB-781 User Manual...
Security Figure 3.23 Security Select Security Setup from the ASMB-781 Setup main BIOS setup menu. All Security Setup options, such as password protection, are described in this section. To access the sub menu for the following items, select the item and press <Enter>.
Select Exit Discarding Changes from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. The fol- lowing message appears: Quit without saving? [Yes] [No] Select Yes to discard changes and exit. Discard Changes Select Discard Changes from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. ASMB-781 User Manual...
Before you begin To facilitate the installation of the enhanced display drivers and utility software, read the instructions in this chapter carefully. The drivers for the ASMB-781 are located on the software installation CD. Note! The files on the software installation CD are compressed. Do not attempt to install the drivers by copying the files manually.
Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. You can see the driver folders items. Move the mouse cursor over the folder "01-Chipset". In CSI folder, you can click find an executable file to complete implementation of the driver. Click setup to execute program. ASMB-781 User Manual...
Navigate to the "02-Graphic" folder and click the executable file to complete the installation of the drivers for Windows® 7, XP. Note! Please use Windows 2008 server R2(WinS08R2) VGA driver version for Windows 7 VGA driver. ASMB-781 User Manual...
Introduction The ASMB-781 has four Gigabit Ethernet LANs via dedicated PCI Express x1 lanes (GbE LAN1: Intel 82579LM; GbE LAN2: Intel 82574L; GbE LAN3/4: Intel 82580DB (Optional)) 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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Appendix Programming the Watchdog Timer...
The ASMB-781’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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Unlock NCT6776F Select register of watchdog timer Enable the function of the watchdog timer Use the function of the watchdog timer Lock NCT6776F ASMB-781 User Manual...
Mov al,07h ; Select registers of watchdog timer Out dx,al Inc dx in al,dx Or al,08h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx; Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al,30h Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,01h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- ASMB-781 User Manual...
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Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al,30h Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,01h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Set minute as counting unit Mov al,0f5h Out dx, al Inc dx In al,dx Or al, 08h ASMB-781 User Manual...
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Dec dx ; Enable watchdog timer to be reset by mouse Mov al,0f7h Out dx,al Inc dx In al,dx Or al,80h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; lock NCT6776F Mov al,0aah Out dx,al Enable watchdog timer to be reset by keyboard ASMB-781 User Manual...
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Mov dx,2eh ; unlock NCT6776F Mov al,87h Out dx,al Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov al,07h ; Select registers of watchdog timer Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,08h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al,30h ASMB-781 User Manual...
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Dec dx ; Generate a time-out signal Mov al,0f7h Out dx,al ;Write 1 to bit 5 of F7 register Inc dx In al,dx Or al,20h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; lock NCT6776F Mov al,0aah Out dx,al ASMB-781 User Manual...
VGA Connector (VGA) Table B.3: VGA Connector (VGA) Signal Signal GREEN BLUE H-SYNC V-SYNC RS-232 Interface (COM12) COM1 COM2 Table B.4: RS-232 Interface (COM12) COM1 COM2 Signal Signal SOUT SOUT ASMB-781 User Manual...
PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector (KBMS1) Table B.5: Keyboard and Mouse Connector (KBMS1) Signal KB DATA KB VCC KB CLK M_DATA M_VCC M_CLK External Keyboard Connector (KBMS2) Table B.6: External Keyboard Connector (KBMS2) Signal KB CLK KB DATA MS DATA MS CLK ASMB-781 User Manual...
Table B.7: Fan Power Connector (SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2) Signal +12 V DETECT Power LED (JFP1) Table B.8: Power LED (JFP1) Function LED power (3.3 V) Ground External Speaker Connector (JFP1) Table B.9: External Speaker Connector (JFP1) Function SPK_VCC SPK_OBS SPK_BUZ SPK_OUT ASMB-781 User Manual...
Table B.11: HDD LED Connector (JFP1) Signal HDD_LED+ HDD_LED- B.12 ATX Soft Power Switch (JFP1) Table B.12: ATX Soft Power Switch (JFP1) Signal PWR-BTN B.13 Front panel SMBus connector (FP_SMB1) Table B.13: Front panel SMBus connector(FP_SMB1) Signal ASMB-781 User Manual...
SMB_FP_DATA SMB_FP_CLK +3.3 V B.14 USB/LAN ports (LAN1_USB12 and LAN2_USB34) Table B.14: USB Port Signal Signal VCC_DUAL Data0+ Data0- Table B.15: Giga LAN 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 port Signal Signal MID0+ MID2+ MID0- MID2+ MID1+ MID3+ MID1- MID3+ ASMB-781 User Manual...
ACZ_SDOUT ACZ_SDIN0 ACZ_SDIN1 ACZ_RST ACZ_12V B.16 8-pin Alarm Board Connector (VOLT1) Table B.17: 8-pin Alarm Board Connector (VOLT1) Signal Signal 5VSB VCC3 -12V +12V B.17 Case Open Connector (JFP1) Table B.18: Case Open Connector (JFP1) Signal CASEOP ASMB-781 User Manual...
Available/Serial communication port 4 IRQ11 Available IRQ12 PS/2 mouse IRQ13 INT from co-processor IRQ14 Available IRQ15 Available IRQ3 Serial communication port 2 IRQ4 Serial communication port 1 IRQ5 Serial communication port 3 IRQ6 Available IRQ7 Parallel port 1 (print port) ASMB-781 User Manual...
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