Intel core i7/i3/celeron/atom regular-size automation computer w/ 4/2 x gbe 3/1 x mpcie, hdmi/vga (120 pages)
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User Manual AIMB-701 ® ™ LGA1155 Intel Core i7/i5/i3/ Pentium ATX with DVI/VGA, Dual GbE LAN...
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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. AIMB-701 User Manual...
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It should be free of marks and scratches and in perfect working order upon receipt. As you unpack the AIMB-701, 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.
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Table B.7: External Keyboard Connector (KBMS2)....79 Infrared (IR) connector (JIR1) ..............79 Table B.8: Infrared Connector (JIR1)......... 79 System Fan Power Connector (SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2) ......79 Table B.9: Fan Power Connector (SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2) ..79 B.10 Power LED and Keyboard Lock (JFP3) ..........80 AIMB-701 User Manual...
® By using the Intel H61 chipset, the AIMB-701 offers one PCIe x8 slot with x1 or x4 link, one PCIe x16 slot and a variety of features such as 4 onboard SATA II with AHCI support; 10 USB 2.0 connectors and HD Audio. Besides, AIMB-701 also offers five 32-bit 33 MHz PCI slots via PCIe to PCI bridge IC and arbiter.
PS/2 keyboard and mouse. USB port: Supports up to 10 USB 2.0 ports with transmission rates up to 480 Mbps GPIO: AIMB-701 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 AIMB-701 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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USB port 1~4 and KBMS1/KBMS2 power source switch between JUSBPWR1 +5 VSB and +5 V USB port 5/6/7/8/9/10 power source switch between +5 VSB and JUSBPWR2 +5 V GPIO1 8 bit GPIO from super I/O SMBUS1 SM Bus from PCH AIMB-701 User Manual...
2 RS 232 Nuvoton NCT6776 1 LPT Figure 1.3 AIMB-701 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. Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by sud- den power surges.
1.8.2 CMOS clear (JCMOS1) The AIMB-701 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.
1.8.3 Watchdog timer output (JWDT1) The AIMB-701 contains a watchdog timer that will reset the CPU. This feature means the AIMB-701 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.
1.11 Cache Memory The AIMB-701 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 AIMB- 701 includes an onboard parallel port, accessed through a 25-pin flat-cable connec- tor, LPT1. AIMB-701 User Manual...
480 Mbps and fuse protection are supported. The USB interface can be disabled in the system BIOS setup. The AIMB-701 is equipped with one or 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.
8,9,10 JUSBPWR1 JUSBPWR2 AIMB-701 allows user to set USB and PS/2 power between +5VSB and +5V. When the jumper is set as +5V, the board doesn't support ACPI S3/S4 mode. Note! When USB and PS/2 power is switched to +5V, it can't be connected with powered KVM.
VGA Connector and DVI-D Connector (VGA1+DVI1) VGA1 DVI1 VGA+DVI1 The AIMB-701 includes both VGA and DVI-D interface that can drive conventional CRT and LCD displays. Pin assignments of VGA1 and DVI1 are detailed in Appendix AIMB-701 User Manual...
COM6 COM12 The AIMB-701 offers Six serial ports (two on the rear panel and four onboard) for G2 version and two serial port for VG version. JSETCOM3 is used to select the RS232/ 422/485 mode for COM3 on G2 version. These ports can connect to a serial mouse, printer or communications network.
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. AIMB-701 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 and SYSFAN2) SYS_FAN1 SYSFAN1 SYS_FAN2 SYSFAN2 If a fan is used, this connector supports cooling fans that draw up to 500 mA (6 W). AIMB-701 User Manual...
2.11 Front Panel Connectors (JFP1, JFP2 & JFP3) There are several external switches and LEDs to monitor and control the AIMB-701. JFP1+JFP2 JFP3 PWRSW RESET JFP1 SNMP SM_BUS JPF2 SPEAKER PWRLED & KEYLOCK JFP3 2.11.1 Power LED and Keyboard Lock (JFP3) JFP3 is a 5-pin connector for the power LED.
2.11.4 SNMP SM_Bus connector (JFP2 pins 8 & 11) AIMB-701 supports Advantech SNMP-1000 module for providing a platform indepen- dent system management. When you're installing SNMP-1000 module on AIMB-701, please connect it to pins 8 and 11 of JFP2. 2.11.5 ATX Soft Power Switch (JFP1 pins 3 &...
2.13 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. 2.14 Case Open Connector (JCASE1) JCASE1 JCASE1 is for chassis with a case open sensor.
2.15 Front Panel LAN Indicator Connector (LAN_LED1) Table 2.2: Front Panel LAN Indicator Connector LAN Mode Indicator G-LAN Link ON Green ON G-LAN Active Green Flash G-LAN Link Off Green OFF LANLED1 AIMB-701 User Manual...
SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA1 AIMB-701 four high performance serial ATA II interfaces port (up to 300 MB/s, black connector) for both G2 and VG version with long, thin, easy-to-run SATA cables. Note! AIMB-701 on board SATA only supports Fedora 14 and 15 and SATA mode in BIOS should be set as AHCI mode.
2.18 PCIe x16 Expansion Slot (PCIEX16_1) PCIEX16_1 The AIMB-701 provides a PCIe x16 slot for users to install add-on VGA cards when their applications require higher graphics performance than the CPU embedded graphics controller can provide. 2.19 PCIEX8_1 PCIEX8_1 The AIMB-701 provides a PCIe x8 slot with x4(VG version) or x1(G2 version) link for users to install add-on I/O cards.
12 V power to ensure the stable operation of the system. ATX12V1 2.21 SPI Flash connector(SPI_CN1) SPI flash card pin header which can flash BIOS while AIMB-701 can not be power on and ensures platform integrity. SPI_CN1 AIMB-701 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 AIMB-701 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. AIMB-701 User Manual...
Advanced BIOS Features Setup Select the Advanced tab from the AIMB-701 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>...
64 bit PCI decoding. 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. AIMB-701 User Manual...
This item is to allow user to define numbers of retry attempts software will take to retrain the link if previous training attempt was unsuccessful. Link Training Time out To define number of microseconds waiting for "Link Training", and the value range is from 10 to 1000 uS. AIMB-701 User Manual...
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. S3 Video Report "Enable" or "Disable" S3 Video report AIMB-701 User Manual...
3.4.2 S5 RTC Wake Settings Figure 3.7 S5 RTC Wake Settings Wake system with Fixed Time Enable or disable system wake on alarm event. When this item is enabled, system will wake on the Day:Hr:Min:Sec specified. AIMB-701 User Manual...
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. AIMB-701 User Manual...
3.4.4 SATA Configuration Figure 3.9 SATA Configuration SATA Controller(s) This item is to enable or disable SATA devices. SATA Mode Selection It may be set as IDE or AHCI when SATA Controllers are enabled. AIMB-701 User Manual...
This item appears only when you set the Device power-up delay item to [manual]. Mass Storage Devices Mass storage device emulation type. "Auto" will enumerate devices according to their media formats. Optical drive is emulated as "CDROM", and drives with no media will be emulated according to a drive type. AIMB-701 User Manual...
30 seconds to power on after a power failure. On the other hand, the system will auto power on if power is restored within 30 seconds, before 5VSB actually drops, even if "Restore AC Power Loss" is set to "power off". AIMB-701 User Manual...
Figure 3.12 Serial Port 1 Configuration Figure 3.13 Parallel Configuration Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port “Enable” or “disable” Serial Port 1. AIMB-701 User Manual...
To change the printer port mode. Figure 3.14 Serial Port 3 Configuration Serial Port “Enable” or “disable” Serial Port 3. Change Settings Select optimal settings for serial port 3. RS485 AUTO FLOW Select RS485 auto flow control function for serial port 3. AIMB-701 User Manual...
Figure 3.15 Serial Port 4~6 Configuration Serial Port “Enable” or “disable” Serial Port 4~6. Change Settings Select optimal settings for serial port 4~6. Figure 3.16 Digital I/O Configuration AIMB-701 User Manual...
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 overheat damage. Smart Fan Mode Configuration “Enable” or “Disable” CPU FAN and System FAN Mode to SMART FAN setting. AIMB-701 User Manual...
Figure 3.18 Smart Fan Mode Configuration CPU Smart Fan To enable or disable CPU smart fan. System Smart Fan To enable or disable system smart fan1. Chassis Smart Fan To enable or disable system smart fan2. AIMB-701 User Manual...
Enable/disable CPU C3(ACPI C2) report to OS CPU CPU C6 Report Enable/disable CPU C6(ACPI C3) report to OS CPU CPU C7 Report Enable/disable CPU C7(ACPI C3) report to OS CPU ACPI T State Enable/disable ACPI T state AIMB-701 User Manual...
To select AC power state when power is re-applied after a power failure. Figure 3.22 PCI Express Configuration PCI Express Clock Gating Enable or disable PCI Express Clock Gating for each port Subtractive Decode Enable or disable PCI Express Subtractive Decode. AIMB-701 User Manual...
Enable or disable Root PCI Express System Error on Fatal Error. SENFE Enable or disable Root PCI Express System Error on Non-Fatal Error. SECE Enable or disable Root PCI Express System Error on Correctable Error. PME SCI Enable or disable PCI Express PME SCI. AIMB-701 User Manual...
Prefetchable Memory Range for this Root Bridge. Reserved I/O Reserved I/O (4K/8K/12K/16K/20K) Range for Figure 3.24 USB Configuration EHCI1 and EHCI2 “Enable” or “Disable” EHCI Controller 1 or 2. USB Ports Pre-Port Disable Control To enable or disable USB port#1~10. AIMB-701 User Manual...
Figure 3.25 PCH Azalia Azalia Control detection of Azalia device. 3.5.2 System Agent (SA) Configuration Figure 3.26 System Agent (SA) Configuration AIMB-701 User Manual...
This item is to select DVMT 5.0 Pre-Allocated (Fixed) Graphics Memory size used by the Internal Graphics Device. DVMT Total Gfx Mem This item is to select DVMT5.0 Total Graphic Memory size used by the Internal Graphics Device. AIMB-701 User Manual...
Figure 3.28 LCD Control Primary IGFX Boot Display To select the video device which will be activated during post. There are three options, [VBIOS Default], [CRT], or [DVI] for G2 sku. AIMB-701 User Manual...
To control ASPM support for the PEG Device , and this item has no effect if PEG is not the currently active device. Detect Non-Compliance Device Detect Non-Compliance PCI Express Device in PEG. De-emphasis control To configure the De-emphasis control on PEG. AIMB-701 User Manual...
3.5.2.3 Memory Configuration Figure 3.30 Memory Information Memory Frequency Limiter Maximum memory frequency. There are four options as [Auto], [1067], [1333], or [1600] when installing with Intel 3rd Core i processor. AIMB-701 User Manual...
This item is a BIOS reaction on INT19 trapping by Option ROM. When it's set as "Immediate", the trap will be executed right away. When it's set as "Postponed", the trap will be executed during legacy boot. Boot Option Priorities Choose boot priority from boot device. AIMB-701 User Manual...
Security Figure 3.32 Security Select Security Setup from the AIMB-701 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 this option to quit Setup and reset computer without making any permanent changes to the system configuration. Save Changes Select this option to save your changes. Discard Changes Select this option to discard your changes. Restore Defaults Select this option to restore BIOS configuration as origin. AIMB-701 User Manual...
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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 devic. *When you do some critical changes, the system will still reboot even you choose "Save changes and exit". AIMB-701 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 AIMB-701 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 the implement of the driver Click setup to execute program. AIMB-701 User Manual...
Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. You can see the driver folders items. Navigate to the "02-Graphic" folder and click the executable file to complete the installation of the drivers for Windows 7, XP. AIMB-701 User Manual...
Introduction The AIMB-701 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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Appendix Programming the Watchdog Timer...
The AIMB-701’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 AIMB-701 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 ;----------------------------------------------------------- AIMB-701 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 AIMB-701 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 AIMB-701 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 AIMB-701 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 AIMB-701 User Manual...
Parallel Port (LPT1) Table B.1: Parallel Port (LPT1) Signal Signal STROBE* AUTOFD* ERR* INIT* SLCTINI* ACK* BUSY SLCT USB Header (USB56, USB78) USB56 USB78 Table B.2: USB Header (USB56,USB78) Signal Signal USB_VCC5 USB_VCC5 USB_D- USB_D- USB_D+ USB_D+ AIMB-701 User Manual...
VGA Connector (VGA1) Table B.3: VGA Connector (VGA1) Signal Signal GREEN BLUE H-SYNC V-SYNC RS-232 Interface (COM4~6) Table B.4: RS-232 Interface (COM4~6) Signal AIMB-701 User Manual...
KB CLK KB DATA MS DATA MS CLK Infrared (IR) connector (JIR1) Table B.8: Infrared Connector (JIR1) Signal +5 V IRRX IRTX System Fan Power Connector (SYSFAN1/ SYSFAN2) Table B.9: Fan Power Connector (SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2) Signal +12 V DETECT AIMB-701 User Manual...
Table B.17: USB Port Signal Signal VCC_DUAL Data0+ Data0- Table B.18: Giga LAN 10/100/1000 Base-T RJ-45 port Signal Signal MID0+ MID2+ MID0- MID2+ MID1+ MID3+ MID1- MID3+ B.18 Line Out, Mic IN Connector (AUDIO1) Line Out MIC In AIMB-701 User Manual...
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/ Serial communication port 4 IRQ6 Available IRQ7 Parallel port 1 (print port) AIMB-701 User Manual...
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