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Our dealers are well trained and ready to give you the support you need to get the most from your Advantech products. In fact, most prob- lems reported are minor and are easily solved over the phone.
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-920IR User Manual...
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It should be free of marks and scratches and in perfect working order upon receipt. When unpacking the ASMB-920IR, check it for signs of shipping damage. (For example, damaged box, scratches, dents, etc.) If it is dam- aged or it fails to meet the specifications, notify our service department or local sales representative immediately.
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Table B.4: Keyboard and Mouse Connector (KBMS1) ....85 External Keyboard Connector (KBMS2) ..........86 Table B.5: External Keyboard Connector (KBMS2)....86 System Fan Power Connector (SYSFAN0~2) ........86 Table B.6: Fan Power Connector (SYSFAN0/SYSFAN1/ SYSFAN2)..............86 Power LED (JFP1) .................. 86 ASMB-920IR User Manual viii...
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8-pin Alarm Board Connector (VOLT1)........... 89 Table B.15:8-pin Alarm Board Connector (VOLT1) ....89 B.16 Case Open Connector (JFP1)..............90 Table B.16:Case Open Connector (JFP1) ........90 B.17 Front Panel LAN LED Connector (LANLED1)......... 90 Table B.17:LAN LED Connector (LANLED1)......90 ASMB-920IR User Manual...
High reliability and outstanding performance makes ASMB-920IR the ideal platform for industrial server/networking applications. By using the Intel C600 chipset, the ASMB-920IR offers a variety of features such as 4 onboard SATA II, and 2 onboard SATA III interfaces; it provides software RAID 0, 1, 10 and 5 (Windows only);...
3 Gb/s bandwidth. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support (Windows only). 2 x RJ-45 LAN ports (10/100/1000 Base-T LAN). 1 x RJ-45 Dedicated IPMI LAN port(10/100 Base-T) for IPMI only, there is no regular LAN function (IR SKU Only). ASMB-920IR User Manual...
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Non-operating Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condens- ing) Note! If you need more expansion slots, apply a PME to ASMB-920IR. PMEs have different types and design flexibility for different interface expansion cards. Please visit Advantech official website to see what kind of PME can be used.
Board Layout, Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the ASMB-920IR are linked to external devices such as hard disk drives. In addition, ASMB-920IR has a number of jumpers that are used to configure system for specific applications. The tables below list the functions of each jumper and connector. Later sections in this chapter give instructions for setting jumpers.
SSI EPS 12 V auxiliary power connector (for CPU1) and memory ATX_24P_P1 SSI EPS 24-pin main power connector (for system) COM2 Serial port: RS-232 CPU0 Intel LGA2011 CPU0 socket CPU1 Intel LGA2011 CPU1 socket CPUFAN0 CPU0 fan connector (4-pin) ASMB-920IR User Manual...
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SYS FAN0 System fan connector (4-pin) SYS FAN1 System fan connector (4-pin) SYS FAN2 System fan connector (4-pin) USB45 USB port 4, 5 USB67 USB port 6, 7 USB89 USB port 8, 9 USB10 USB port 10 (Type-A) ASMB-920IR User Manual...
Figure 1.3 Block Diagram System Memory ASMB-920IR has eight 240-pin memory slots for DDR3 1066/1333/1600 MHz mem- ory modules with maximum capacity of 128 GB (Maximum 16 GB for each DIMM). ASMB-920IR supports registered DIMMs or unbuffered DIMM with ECC / Non-ECC memory module.
V V V V V V V V DIMMG-1 V V V V V V V V DIMMH-1 V V V V V V V V Processor Installation The ASMB-920IR is designed for dual LGA2011, Intel E5-2600 series Xeon proces- sor. ASMB-920IR User Manual...
480 Mbps and fuse protection are supported. The USB interface can be disabled in the system BIOS setup. The ASMB-920IR is equipped with two 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 1000Base-T operation.
PS2 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors (KBMS1) Two 6-pin mini-DIN connectors (KBMS1) on the rear panel of the motherboard pro- vide PS/2 keyboard and mouse connections. KBMS1 ASMB-920IR User Manual...
If a fan is used, this connector supports cooling fans that draw up to 500 mA (6 W). CPU FAN1 CPU FAN0 Table 2.1: CPU FAN0 Pin Definition CPU FAN0 CPU FAN1 +12V +12V CPU0_TACH CPU1_TACH CPU0_PWM CPU0_PWM ASMB-920IR User Manual...
System Off 2.8.2 External Speaker (JFP1 pins 10, 12, 14, 16) JFP1 pins 10, 12, 14, 16 connect to an external speaker. The ASMB-920IR provides an onboard buzzer as an alternative. To enable the buzzer, set pins 14-16 closed. 10 12...
Case Open (JFP1 Pins 6 & 8) A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JFP1 on the motherboard. Attach the appro- priate cable from the chassis to be informed of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened. ASMB-920IR User Manual...
Serial ATA Interface (SATA0 ~ 5) ASMB-920IR features two serial ATA III (SATA 0 & SATA 1) interfaces (up to 600 MB/ s) and four serial ATA II (SATA 2 ~ SATA 5) interfaces (up to 300 MB/s) which ease cabling to hard drives with thin and long cables.
Please use a power supply which is of SSI type; minimum output should be at least 760W. ATX 8P_P0 & ATX 8P_P1 & ATX 24P_P1 sockets should be con- nected with power supply, otherwise ASMB-920IR will not boot up normally. ASMB-920IR User Manual...
2.18 Clear CMOS Connector (JCMOS1) Setting jumper from pin 1_2 to pin 2_3,then back to pin 1_2 to reset CMOS data. JCMOS1 SRTC_RST_PCH RTC_RST_PCH ASMB-920IR User Manual...
Note! To enable PME slot, install 2nd processor in CPU1 socket. PMEs have different types and design flexibility for different inter- face expansion cards. Please visit Advantech’s website to see what kind of PME you can use. ASMB-920IR User Manual...
2.23 VOLT1 Connector 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. 5VSB +3.3V -12V +12V ASMB-920IR 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-920IR setup screens. AMI's BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration.
3.2.2 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Select the Advanced tab from the ASMB-920IR 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 PCI Subsystem Settings PCI ROM Priority Default setting is EFI Compatible mode. In case PCI legacy Option ROM required, you can change the mode from EFI to Legacy. ASMB-920IR User Manual...
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Enable ACPI Auto Configuration "Enable or disable" ACPI Auto Configuration. Enable Hibernation "Enable or disable" Hibernation. ACPI Sleep State Specifies the ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend. Lock Legacy Resources "Enabled" or "Disabled" Lock Legacy Resources. ASMB-920IR User Manual...
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3.2.2.3 Trusted Computing TPM Support “Enable or disable” TPM Support. Purchase Advantech LPC TPM module to enable TPM function. P/N: PCA-TPM-00A1E. ASMB-920IR User Manual...
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3.2.2.4 WHEA Support WHEA Support “Enable or disable” Windows Hardware Error Architecture. ASMB-920IR User Manual...
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3.2.2.5 CPU Configuration Socket 0 CPU Information ASMB-920IR User Manual...
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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 system. It does this by creating virtual machines, each running its own x86 operating system. ASMB-920IR User Manual...
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CPU Power Management Configuration Power technology default is “Energy Efficient”. User can set “EIST”, “P-STATE”, “C3”, “C6”, “C7”, “Package C State limit” under “Custom” Mode. ASMB-920IR User Manual...
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3.2.2.6 Runtime Error Logging User can Enable or disable Runtime Error Logging Support. 3.2.2.7 SATA Configuration SATA Mode Configured as IDE/RAID/AHCI or Disabled. ASMB-920IR User Manual...
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Host Controller Interface). The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of com- mands. RAID Mode ASMB-920IR User Manual...
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"AUTO", the system will automatically detect if any USB device is plugged into the computer and enable USB legacy mode when a USB device is plugged and disable USB legacy mode when no USB device is plugged. ASMB-920IR User Manual...
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This item appears only when Device power-up delay item is set to [manual]. Mass Storage Devices This item appears only when plugging in a USB flash device. User can choose “Auto”, “Floppy”, “Forced FDD”, “Hard Disk” and “CD-ROM” to simulate USB flash device. 3.2.2.9 Super I/O Configuration ASMB-920IR User Manual...
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Serial Port 0 Configuration Serial Port To “enable” or “disable” Serial Port 0. Change Settings To select an optimal setting for serial port 0. ASMB-920IR User Manual...
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Watchdog Timer Enable and Disable the watchdog timer function. Smart Fan Mode Configuration When set to manual mode, fan duty setting can be set; the range is from 0~255, default setting is 127. ASMB-920IR User Manual...
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3.2.2.11 Serial Port Console Redirection Console Redirection To “Enable or disable" console redirection feature, ASMB-920IR 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. Hard- ware flow control uses two wires to send start/stop signals. Options available: None/Hardware RTS/CTS. Recorder Mode ASMB-920IR User Manual...
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"9600", "19200", "57600", or "115200". "115200" is the default set- ting. Flow Control Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow. It can be set as "None", "Hardware RTS/CTS", or "Software Xon/Xoff". "None" is the default setting. ASMB-920IR User Manual...
3.2.3 Chipset 3.2.3.1 North Bridge Numa Enable/Disable non uniform memory access (NUMA) Patrol Scrub Enable/Disable patrol scrub feature ASMB-920IR User Manual...
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Functions visible based on this setting : x4x4x4x4 (Fun 0/1/2/3 visible) x4x4x8 (Fun 0/2/3 visible), x8x4x4(Fun 0/1/2 visible), x8x8 (Fun 0/2 visible), x16 (Fun 0 visible) PORT 3A Link Speed Select Target Link Speed Gen1, Gen2, Gen3 IOU 1 PCIe port Bifurcation control ASMB-920IR User Manual...
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Functions visible based on this setting : x4x4x4x4 (Fun 0/1/2/3 visible) x4x4x8 (Fun 0/2/3 visible), x8x4x4(Fun 0/1/2 visible), x8x8 (Fun 0/2 visible), x16 (Fun 0 visible), Auto (Auto detect PME board) Intel(R) VT for Directed I/O Configuration Intel VT-d Enable/Disable Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O ASMB-920IR User Manual...
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Select the QPI link speed as either the Fast mode or Slow Mode. QPI Link Frequency Select Allows for selecting the QPI Link frequency. QPI Link0p Enable/Disable QPI Link0p QPI Link1 Enable/Disable QPI Link1 Compatibility RID Support for Compatibility Revision ID (CRID). Functionality mentioned in BIOS spec ASMB-920IR User Manual...
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DIMM Information 3.2.3.2 South Bridge PCH Compatibility RID Enable/Disable PCH Compatibility Revision ID (CRID) Functionality. SMBus Controller Enable/Disable SMBus controller ASMB-920IR User Manual...
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Enable/Disable Intel 82579LM controller wake up from S5 support. LAN2 Controller Enable/Disable Intel 82574L Controller support LAN2 PXE Oprom Enable/Disable Boot option for Intel 82574L controller. LAN2 Wake up From S5 Enable/Disable Intel 82574L controller wake up from S5 support. ASMB-920IR User Manual...
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USB Configuration All USB Devices Enable/Disable all USB devices EHCI Controller 1 Enable/Disable USB 2.0 (EHCI) support EHCI Controller 2 Enable/Disable USB 2.0 (EHCI) support USB Port 0 ~ 10 Enable/Disable USB 0 ~ 10 port ASMB-920IR User Manual...
Disable the logging of EFI status codes or log only error code or only progress code or both 3.2.4.3 BMC Network Configuration Configuration Address Source Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically (by BMC). Unspecified option will not modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS phase. 3.2.5 Boot ASMB-920IR User Manual...
Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 16(0x10) means indefinite waiting. Bootup NumLock State Select the keyboard NumLock state Quit Boot Enable/Disable quiet boot option Interrupt 19 Capture Enable: Allows option ROMs to trap Int 19 Boot Option Sets the system boot priorities 3.2.6 Security ASMB-920IR User Manual...
Discard changes done so far to any of the setup options 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 default to all the setup options ASMB-920IR User Manual...
Before Beginning To facilitate the installation of the enhanced display drivers and utility software, read the instructions in this chapter carefully. The drivers for the ASMB-920IR are located on the software installation CD. Before beginning, it is important to note that most display drivers need to have the relevant software application already installed on the system prior to installing the enhanced display drivers.
Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. When the folder is dis- played, move the mouse cursor over the folder "01_Intel INF". Find the execut- able in the CSI folder, click to install the driver. Click setup to execute program. ASMB-920IR User Manual...
"02_Graphic chip" folder and click the executable file to complete the installation of the drivers for OS that you need. Note! Please use Windows 2008 server R2(WinS08R2) VGA driver version for Windows 7 VGA driver ASMB-920IR User Manual...
Introduction The ASMB-920IR has two Gigabit Ethernet LAN connections via dedicated PCI Express x1 lanes: GbE LAN1 - Intel 82579LM; GbE LAN2 - Intel 82574L. They offer bandwidth of up to 500 MB/sec, eliminating the bottleneck of network data flow and incorporating Gigabit Ethernet at 1000 Mbps.
The ASMB-920IR’s watchdog timer can be used to monitor system software opera- tion 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 watchdog timer register Enable the watchdog timer function Use the watchdog timer function Lock NCT6776F ASMB-920IR 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-920IR 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-920IR 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-920IR 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-920IR 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-920IR User Manual...
USB Header (USB45, USB67, USB89) USB67 USB45 USB89 USB1011 Table B.1: USB Header (USB45,USB67,USB89,USB1011) Signal Signal USB_VCC5 USB_VCC5 USB_D- USB_D- USB_D+ USB_D+ VGA Connector (VGA1) Table B.2: VGA Connector (VGA1) Signal Signal GREEN BLUE H-SYNC V-SYNC ASMB-920IR User Manual...
KB CLK KB DATA MS DATA MS CLK System Fan Power Connector (SYSFAN0~2) Table B.6: Fan Power Connector (SYSFAN0/SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2) Signal +12 V DETECT Power LED (JFP1) Table B.7: Power LED (JFP1) Function LED power (3.3 V) Ground ASMB-920IR User Manual...
ATX Soft Power Switch (JFP1) Table B.11: ATX Soft Power Switch (JFP1) Signal PWR-BTN B.12 Front panel SMBus Connector (SMBUS1) +3.3V_AUX SMB_SCL_FRU SMB_SDA_FRU B.13 USB/LAN Ports (LAN1_USB01 and LAN2_USB23) LAN1_USB01 LAN2_USB23 Table B.12: USB Port Signal Signal VCC_DUAL Data0+ Data0- ASMB-920IR User Manual...
B.16 Case Open Connector (JFP1) Table B.16: Case Open Connector (JFP1) Signal CASEOP B.17 Front Panel LAN LED Connector (LANLED1) Table B.17: LAN LED Connector (LANLED1) 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-920IR User Manual...
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