The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electri- cal and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products. Part No. 20060M2100 Edition 1 Printed in China September 2011 SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. Advanetch websites The Advantech website provides updated information on Advantech hardware and software products. Refer to the Advantech contact information. www.advan- tech.com.tw Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty flyers, that may have been added by your dealer.
/iP5P800VM.ROM Packing List Before you begin installing your single board, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: 1 x SIMB-M21 Mini ITX main board 1 x CD ROM per carton, which contains the followings: –...
LVDS Back Light controller form SIO (JBLK1)......23 2.7.4 LVDS Back light power selection ..........24 2.7.5 AT/ATX Power Mode Select (PSON1)........24 Connectors....................25 2.8.1 Rear panel connectors..............25 Table 2.6: LAN port LED indications ......... 25 SIMB-M21 User Manual...
LAN1: Intel 82579LM LAN2: Intel 82583V 1.1.6 I/O Port Back Panel: 1 x VGA Port, 1 x HDMI Port, 1 x DisplayPort, 1 x COM RS-232 Port 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 Ports, SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Operating Temperature 0° C to 50° C (32° F to 122° F) Operating Humidity 0% to 90% relative humidity, non-condensing Size (L x W) 6.69" x 6.69" (170 x 170mm) Weight 1.03 lbs (0.47 Kg) * Specifications are subject to change without notice. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Product highlights 2.1.1 Product Overview SIMB-M21 supports the latest Intel rPGA998 CPU-socket interface processor, the 2nd Generation Intel® Core i3, i5, i7, Celeron mobile processors which are built on 32 nm technologies to provide smart performance and responsiveness. SIMB-M21 has 2 SATAIII and 2 SATAII connects, and also has integrated 5.1-channel HD Audio and dual Gigabit LAN.
Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Placement Direction When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Attach the four (4) screws into the holes indicated by the red circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis. Caution! Do not over tighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing, or if you see any damage to the PnP cap/socket pins/motherboard components. Advantech will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment/transit-related. ...
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Caution! Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing towards you and the load lever is on your left. Separate CPU cooler and its base first by screw drawer Assemble the CPI FAN retention module SIMB-M21 User Manual...
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Turn the CPU lock clockwise to lock CUU Caution! The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damag- ing the CPU! SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Place the heatsink base on the relative bottom of motherboard. Place the heatsink assembly on the top of the CPU, making sure that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard. Screw tightly the four fasteners. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR SO-DIMM but has a 204-pin footprint compared to the 204-pin DDR2 DIMM. DDR3 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. The following figure illus- trates the location of the sockets: SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Due to CPU limitation, DIMM modules with 128 Mb memory chips or double-sided x16 memory chips are not supported in this moth- erboard. 2.5.3 Installing a SO-DIMM Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
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A DDR3 SO-DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction. DO NOT force a SO-DIMM into a socket to avoid damag- ing the SO-DIMM. The DDR3 SO-DIMM sockets do not support DDR SO-DIMMs. DO NOT install DDR2 SO-DIMMs to the DDR3 SO-DIMM socket. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Warning! Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expan- sion cards. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Assign an IRQ to the card if needed. Refer to the tables on the next page. Install the software drivers for the expansion card. 2.6.3 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports one PCI Express x16. The following figure shows a graphics card installed on the PCI Express x16 slot. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Decode card installed on the MINI PCI Express slot. 2.6.5 CFast Card This motherboard supports one CFast Card connector and its location is on button side of MB. The following figure shows a CFast Card installed on the CFast Card connector. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to over- clocking. For system failure due to overclocking, use the C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) feature. Shut down and reboot the system so the BIOS can automatically reset parameter settings to default values. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
2.7.2 COM3, COM4, COM5 RI/+5V/+12V Select (JCOMPWR3 JCOMPWR4 JCOMPWR5) This jumper allows you to select the power mode of COM PORTATX Mode or AT mode. +12V 2.7.3 LVDS Back Light controller form SIO (JBLK1) Linear SIMB-M21 User Manual...
2.7.4 LVDS Back light power selection +5 V +3.3 V 2.7.5 AT/ATX Power Mode Select (PSON1) This jumper allows you to select ATX Mode or AT mode. ATX MODE (Default) AT MODE SIMB-M21 User Manual...
10. Line Out port (lime). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel configuration, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out. 11. Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Caution! Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insuffi- cient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard compo- nents. These are not jumpers! DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connec- tors. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Hard Disk Drive Activity LED (Pin 1-3 HDLED) This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector. The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your system. See the table below for details. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. COM3, COM4, COM5 2.8.6 GPIO Connector (JGPIO) This connector is for GPIO function. JDIO1 SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Important! For motherboards with the optional HD Audio feature, we recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this con- nector to avail of the motherboard's high-definition audio capability. 2.8.8 LVDS Connector (LVDS1) The connector is for 24-bit dual channel LVDS panel. LVDS1 SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Signal Signal Description For inverter with adjustable Backlight function, it is possible to con- trol the LCD brightness through the VR signal. Vadj=0.75V ~ 4.25V (Recommended: 4.7K Ω , > 1/16W) ENBKL LCD backlight ON/OFF control signal SIMB-M21 User Manual...
OC-192 (10 Gb/s) and beyond, enabling them to dramatically increase system performance. JSPI 2.8.11 LPC Connector (JLPC1) SATA1, SATA2 SIMB-M21 User Manual...
These connectors support SATA 3.0 and are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. SATA1, SATA2 2.8.13 Serial ATA II Connector (SATA3, SATA4, SATA5) These connectors support SATA 2.0 and are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. SATA1, SATA2 SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Connect the right-angle side of SATA signal cable to SATA device. Or you may connect the right-angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to avoid mechanical conflict with large graphics cards. 2.8.14 Case open connectors (JCASE1) JCASE12 SIMB-M21 User Manual...
These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that sup- ports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. USB56, USB78, USB910, USB1112 Caution! Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors. Doing so will dam- age the motherboard! Note! The USB module is purchased separately. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Chapter BIOS Setup This chapter tells how to change the system setting through the BIOS setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parame- ters are also provided.
Change Option / Field/ Value Enter Go to Sub Screen PGDN Next Page PGUP Previous Page HOME Go to Top of Screen Go to Bottom of Screen General Help Previous Value Optimized Default Save & Exit Setup Exit SIMB-M21 User Manual...
To access the menu items, press the up/down/right/left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted, then press [Enter] to open the specific menu. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
BIOS Information Display the auto-detected BIOS information. Memory Information Displays the auto-detected system memory System Date The date format is <Date>,<Month>,<Day>,<Year>. System Time The time format is <Hour>,<Minute>,<Second>. Access Level Displays the accessory information. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
The Advanced BIOS Setup screen is shown below. The sub menus are described on the following pages. Caution! Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Enables or disables VGA palette registers snooping. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled].\ PERR# Generation [Disable] Enables or disables PCI devices to Generate PERR#. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. SPERR# Generation [Disable] Enables or disables PCI devices to Generate SPERR#. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
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Set the ASPM levels: Force L0 - Force all links to L0 state; AUTO - BIOS config- uration; Disable - Disable ASPM. Configuration options: [Disable][Auto][Force L0]. Caution! Enabling ASPM may cause some PCI Express devices to fail. Extended Sync [Disables] If [Enabled] allows generation of extended synchronization patterns. Configuration options: [Disable][Enabled]. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Configuration options: [Suspend Disable][S1 (CPU Stop Clock)] [S3 (suspend to RAM )] Resume On RTC Alarm [Disable] Enable or disable system wake on alarm even. When enabled, system will wake upon the hr/min/sec specified. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
3.4.3 Trusted computing Trusted computing (TPM) settings. TPM configuration TPM SUPPORT [Disabled] Enable or disable TPM support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. Current TPM Status Information Displays the TPM status information [No TPM Hardware]. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Configuration options: [Disable] [Enhanced]. Intel Anti-Theft Technology Recovery[3] Set the number of times recovery attempted will be allowed. Enter Intel AT Suspend Mode[Disable] Request that platform enter Intel AT support Mode. Configuration options: [Disable] [Enhanced]. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
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 100ms, for a Hub port the delay is taken form Hub descriptor. Configuration options: [Auto][Manual]. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
3.4.10 Super IO Configuration System Super IO Chip Parameters. Super IO Configuration Super IO Chip [NCT6776F] 3.4.10.1 Serial Port 0 configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 0 (COMA). SIMB-M21 User Manual...
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Enable or Disable Resume on PS2 MS Function. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. Resume on Ring [Disabled] Enable or Disable Resume on Ring Function. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. Watch Dog Timer [Disabled] Enable or Disable Watch Dog Timer Function. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
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Configure Digital I/O Pin. Configuration options: [Input][Output High][Output Low]. Digital I/O Pin 6 [Input] Configure Digital I/O Pin. Configuration options: [Input][Output High][Output Low]. Digital I/O Pin 7 [Input] Configure Digital I/O Pin. Configuration options: [Input][Output High][Output Low]. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Terminal Type [VT-UTF8] VT-UTF8 is the preferred terminal type for out-of-band management. The next best choice is VT100+ and then VT100. See above, in Console Redirection Set- ting page, for more help with Terminal Type/Emulation. Configuration options: [VT100][VT100+][VT-UTF8][ANSI]. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Enable or Disable clocks for empty PCI/PCIe slots to save power. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. Lock ICC registers[Static only] All registers : ICC registers will be locked. Static only : only static ICC registers will be locked. Configuration options: [All registers] [Static only]. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Time window which long duration power is maintained. Short Duration power limit[0] Short duration power limit in watts, 0 means use factory default. TCC active offset[0] Offset from the factory TCC activation temperature. Chipset SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Enable or Disable SA CHAP Device. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. Thermal Device ( B0:D4:F0) [Disable] Enable or Disable SA Thermal Device. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. Enable NB CRID [Disable] Enable or Disable NB CRID workaround. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
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[256M] [288M] [320M] [352M] [384M] [416M] [448M] [480M] [512M]. DVMT Total GFX Mem[MAX] Select DVMT5.0 total graphic memory size. Configuration options: [128MB][256MB] [MAX]. Gfx Low Power Mode[Disable] This option is applicable for SFF only. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
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Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Level 1] [Level 2] [Level 3] [Level 4] [Level 5]. Spread Spectrum clock Chip[Off] Hardware: Spectrum is controlled by Chip. Software: Spectrum is controlled by BIOS. Configuration options: [Off] [Hardware] [Software]. ALS Support[Enable] Valid only for ACPI. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
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ASPM L0s[Both Boot and Endpoint Ports] Enable PCIe ASPM L0s. Configuration options: [Boot Port only] [Endpoint Port only] [Both Boot and End- point Ports]. De-emphasis Control[-3.5 dB] Configure the De-emphasis control on PEG. Configuration options: [-6 dB] [-3.5 dB]. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
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Enable or Disable RMT Crosser Support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. MRC Fast Boot[Ensable] Enable or Disable MRC fast boot. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. DIMM Exit Mode[Auto] DIMM Exit Mode control. Configuration options: [Auto] [Slow Exit] [Fast Exit]. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
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PCI Express Port Enable/Disable PCI Express Port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled][Auto]. PEG Force Gen1 PCI Express Port PEG Force Gen1. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled][Auto]. Detect Non-Compliance Detect Non-Compliance PCI Express device in PEG. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled][Auto]. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
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High Precision Timer [Enable] Enable/Disable the High Precision Timer. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. 3.5.2.1 USB Configuration EHCI1 [Enabled] Enable/Disable USB 2.0(EHCI) support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. EHCI2 [Enabled] Enable/Disable USB 2.0(EHCI) support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
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Enable or disable the control of active state power management on SA side of the DMI link. Configuration options: [Disabled] [L0s] [L1] [L0sL1]. DMI Extended synch Contorl [Disable] Enable or disable Extended synchronization. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
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Enable or Disable to cintrol PCI Express Root Port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled][Auto]. ASPM Support[Auto] URR[Disable] FER[Disable] NFER[Disable] CER[Disable] CTO[Disable] SEFE[Disable] SENFE[Disable] SECE[Disable] PME SCI[Disable] Hot Plug[Disable] Exrea Bus Reserved[0] Reserved Memory[0] Reserved I/O[4] SIMB-M21 User Manual...
Restore Defaults Restore/Load default values for all the setup option. 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. SIMB-M21 User Manual...
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