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Preface Copyright Notice All Rights Reserved. The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve the reliability, design and function. It does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer. Under no circumstances will the manufacturer be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising from the use or inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
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RoHS LGX Systems certifies that all components in its products are in compliance and conform to the European Union’s Restriction of Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) Directive 2002/95/EC.
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Preface Important Safety Instructions Read these safety instructions carefully 1. Read all cautions and warnings on the equipment. a i l l a t n i l letting it fall may cause damage 3. Make sure the correct voltage is connected to the equipment. 4.
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Preface About This User’s Manual This User’s Manual is intended for experienced users and integrators with hardware knowledge of personal computers. If you are not sure about any description in this User’s Manual, please consult your vendor before further handling. Warning The Box PC and its components contain very delicately Integrated Circuits (IC).
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Preface Warranty This product is warranted to be in good working order for a period of one year from the date of purchase. Should this product fail to be in good working order at any time during this period, we will, at our option, replace or repair it at no additional charge except as set forth in the following terms.
General Information 1.1. Introduction AU95C is a digital signage player meant for service industry to deliver AU95C is ideal for the PIS (Passenger Information System) for the mass transportation services such as train stations and airports. It also brings the brain for the kiosks in hotels and movie theatres.
General Information Powerful Networking The AU95C provides multiple COM ports, two Ethernet ports and six USB ports for data communication. Numerous Display/Video Output ® Integrated with an Intel HD Graphics core, AU95C improves graphics and 3D rendering performance and supports the display/video output including DVI-I and HDMI.
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General Information System Kernel ™ Processor 1.5GHz or Celeron 827E 1.4GHz Processor BIOS AMI Flash BIOS ® Intel PCH HM65 Chipset ® Graphics Integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 2 x 204-pin SO-DIMM sockets, supporting DDR3 Memory 1066/1333 MHz up to 8GB SDRAM Serial ATA 1 x Serial ATA port with 600MB/s HDD transfer rate ®...
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General Information Vibration 1 Grms/5~500Hz/random operation, CFast, 1G/SDD Operating 40G (11ms), Non-operating 80G with SSD Shock Operating 20G (11ms), Non-operating 60G with HDD Mechanical Construction Aluminum alloy Mounting DIN-rail mount & wall mount Weight 2.87 kg (6.32 lb) (Bare-bone) Dimensions 228.5 x 155 x 65 mm (8.99”...
General Information 1.10. External Controls and Connectors Front View KB/MS DVI-I Line-out MIC-in PWR Button eSATA HDMI CFast USB Ports Antenna Hole Rear View LAN Ports DC-IN USB Ports COM Ports HDD LED - 7 -...
Engine of the Computer 2.1. Board Layout The CPU board and the carrier board together form the engine of the AU95C. 2.1.1. CPU Board Top View Sandy Bridge Processor QM67/HM65 Bottom View ® COM Express AB Connector ® COM Express CD Connector COM Express CD Connector COM Express AB Connector...
Engine of the Computer 2.2. DIP Switches and Connectors 2.2.1. List of DIP Switches and Connectors DIP Switches Board Label Function Side Clears/keeps CMOS setting Selects the BIOS from the CPU board or carrier Bottom board. Switches power supply between AT and ATX modes. Bottom SW1~3 Sets COM5~6 to RS-232 or RS-485.
Engine of the Computer 2.2.2. DIP Switch Setting 2.2.2.1. SW4 : Clears/Keeps CMOS Setting The SW4 is a 8-pin and 4-toggle switch. It relies on its toggles 1 and 2 to clear/keep the CMOS setting of the computer. Toggle Position Function Setting Keeps CMOS setting (default)
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Engine of the Computer 2.2.2.3. SW4 : Selects BIOS from CPU Board / Carrier Board It relies on SW4’s toggle 4 to select the BIOS from either the CPU board or the carrier board. Toggle Position Function Setting Selects the BIOS from the CPU board Toggle Selects the BIOS from te...
Engine of the Computer 2.2.3. Pin Assignment for Connectors PWRIN1 : DC Power Input Description 9 - 32V PWRIN1_VCC DC IN C-GND KBUSB1 : PS/2 Keyboard and USB Stacked Connectors Connector type: 6-pin Mini-DIN/Stacked USB type A connector USB Pin Description KB_CLK KB_VCC...
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Engine of the Computer LAN1~2 : LAN + USB Stacked Connectors This connector supports USB 2.0 x 2 (USB0, 1) & 10/100Mbps or Gigabit RJ-45 Ethernet connection. LAN (RJ-45) Description MDI0+ MDI0- MDI1+ MDI1- MDI2+ 1 2 3 4 MDI2- MDI3+ 1 2 3 4 MDI3-...
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Engine of the Computer COM A/B/C : Stacked Male Type DSUB9 Connectors Serial ports 1 ~ 6 Pin Description Pin Description DCD1 RXD1 TXD1 DTR1 RS232 (COM 1~6) DSR1 RTS1 CTS1 Pin Description Pin Description 485- 485+ RS485 (COM 5~6 only) CPUF1 : Reserved Fan Connector...
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Engine of the Computer SATA1 : Serial ATA Connector Connector Type: Standard 15-pin Serial ATA Connector that supports two SATA ports at 6 Gb/s (SATA1,2) Pin Description Pin Description +V3.3S +V3.3S +V3.3S +V5S +V5S +V5S P10 GND P11 NC P12 GND P13 NC P14 NC P15 NC...
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Engine of the Computer : CFast Card Connector This connector supports two SATA ports at 6 Gb/s (SATA1, 2) Pin Description Pin Description PC1 CDI PC2 GND PC3 NC PC4 NC PC5 NC PC6 NC PC7 GND PC8 NC PC9 NC PC17 PC10 NC PC11 NC...
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Engine of the Computer : HDMI and DVI-I Connectors HDMI Connector Pin Description Pin Description DATA2 DATA2# DATA1 DATA1# DATA0 DATA0# CLK# DVI-I Connector Pin Description Pin Description C1 C2 TX2- TX2+ DVI DDC CLK C4 C3 DVI DDC DATA CRT VSYNC TX1- TX1+...
Installation & Maintenance AU95C is based on modular design for easy setup and maintenance. The following sections will guide you to the simple hardware installations. 3.1. Remove Bottom Cover bottom cover. 3. Dismount the bottom cover from the computer. storage Mini-card connector socket...
Installation & Maintenance 3.2. Install Wi-Fi Module (Optional) 1. Remove the bottom cover as described in 3.1. Remove Bottom Cover. 2. Find the mini-card socket. There is a break on the socket’s connector. Connector’s break MiniCard socket 3. Plug a Wi-Fi module to the socket’s connector by a slanted angle. Note the notch on the Wi-Fi module should meet the break on the connector.
Installation & Maintenance 3.3. Install/Uninstall CFast Card Note: Be sure to power off the computer before installing or removing the CFast card if the OS is installed on it. 1. Find the door to CFast card socket on the front panel of the computer. 2.
Installation & Maintenance 4. Restore the card door. If later it is necessary to uninstall the CFast card, remove the card as described in step 1 and push-eject the card. Push-eject the card to remove it. 3.4. Wall Mount The computer comes with 4 cutouts at the four corners on the bottom plate. Use these cutouts to mount the computer to a wall where the computer works.
Installation & Maintenance 3.5. DIN-Rail Mount The computer supports only landscape orientation on the DIN-Rail. Landscape orientation Prepare the DIN-rail adapters, screws and a screwdriver. Each DIN-rail adapter is equipped with a clip to integrate with the DIN-rail. DIN-rail adapter clip Follow through the steps below to use DIN-rail on the computer: 2.
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Installation & Maintenance 3. Mount the adapters to the computer. Fix them place with 8 screws. top side Clips at the top down side 4. Confront the adapter-side with the DIN-rail. Hang the computer onto the DIN-rail by the adapters’ clips. clip clip - 30 -...
Installation & Maintenance 5. Push the down side of the computer to snap the computer completely onto the DIN-rail. around. 3.5.1. Dismount from DIN-rail Power off the computer and disconnect all cables from it before dismouting the computer off the DIN-rail. 1.
Installation & Maintenance 2. Completely dismount the computer off the DIN-rail by lifting the computer’s bottom side. 3.6. Ground the Computer Follow the instructions below to ground the computer onto land. Be sure to follow every grounding requirement in your place. Warning Whenever installing the unit, the ground connection must 1.
Installation & Maintenance 3.7. Wire the DC-Input Power Source Warning or replace this equipment. Follow the instructions below for connecting the computer to a DC-input power source. 1. Before wiring, make sure the power source is disconnected. 2. Locate the terminal block that shipped in the accessory box with your computer.
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BIOS The BIOS Setup utility for AU95C is featured by American Megatrends Inc to activated once the computer powers on. When the computer is off, the battery on the main board supplies power to BIOS RAM. To enter the BIOS Setup utility, press-and-hold the “Delete” key upon powering on the computer.
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BIOS Key Commands The BIOS Setup utility relies on a keyboard to receive user’s instructions. Hit the following keys to navigate within the utility and use the utility. Keystroke Function Moves left/right between the top menus. Moves up/down between highlight items. Enter On the top menus Use Esc to quit the utility without saving changes to...
BIOS 4.1. Main The Main menu features the settings of System Date and System Time and also displays some BIOS info. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit BIOS Information Set the Date.
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BIOS The featured settings are: Setting Description System Time Sets system time. System Date Sets system date. - 38 -...
BIOS 4.2.7. H/W Monitor -CPU Board H/W Monitor -CPU Board 4.2.8. Second Super IO Configuration Second Super IO 4.2.9. Super IO Configuration 4.2.10. H/W Monitor -I/O Board H/W Monitor -I/O Board 4.2.11. Sandybridge PPM Configuration Sandybridge PPM 4.2.1. ACPI Settings ACPI Settings enable users to change the system’s ACPI (Advanced Setting Description...
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BIOS 4.2.2. Select to identify the CPU and its capabilities by running a report listing the CPU’s model name, processor stepping, processor speed, microcode revision, max. processor speed, min. processor speed, processor ® cores, Intel Hyper-Threading Technology support, EMT64 support and so on. features two settings as below: Setting Description...
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BIOS 5.2.3. delivers SATA device(s) information and features the settings to control SATA device(s). Featured settings are: Setting Description Enables/disables SATA device(s). SATA Controller(s) Enabled is the default. SATA Mode Selection Options available are IDE (default) and AHCI. Enables/disables PCH to aggressively enter LPM (link power management), a power-saving state that helps the disk save power by setting a SATA link to the disk to low-power state when the disk idles (, which means...
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BIOS Controls Serial ATA features. Each Serial ATA port features the following setting: Serial ATA Port 1 Setting Description 4.2.3.10. Port # Port # 4.2.3.11. Hot Plug Hot Plug Serial ATA Port 2 4.2.3.12. External SATA External SATA 4.2.3.13. SATA Device Type SATA Device Serial ATA Port 3 Type...
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BIOS 4.2.3.5. Intel Rapid Recovery Technology ® Enables/disables Intel Rapid Recovery Technology, which auto-switches the storage to the mirrored disk in case the primary disk fails. IRRT also duplicates all data on the mirrored disk back to the newly installed primary disk.
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BIOS 4.2.3.10. Port # Enables/disables the SATA port. Enabled is the default. 4.2.3.11. Hot Plug Sets whether to make the SATA port an hot pluggable one. Disabled is the default. 4.2.3.12. External SATA Enables/disables external SATA support. Disabled is the default. 4.2.3.13.
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BIOS ® 4.2.4. Intel ® The computer is Intel Anti-Theft Technology-enabled. When working with ® an Intel AT-enabled service, the technology can keep the data stored in the computer safe and secure when the computer is lost or stolen. http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/anti- ®...
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BIOS 4.2.5. ® ® Intel Active Management Technology (Intel AMT) is a hardware-based solution that uses out-of-band communication for basic management of client systems, which allows a system administrator to monitor and manage the computers and other network equipment by remote control even if the hard drive is crashed, the system is turned off or the operation system is locked.
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BIOS Enables/disables MEBx debug message output. MEBx Debug Message Output Disabled is the default. Disabled is the default. ® Sets whether to make Intel AMT password writable. Intel AMT Password Select Enabled to make the password writable, Write Enabled which is the default. Sets the time to wait before sending ASF_GET_ AMT Wait Timer BOOT_OPTIONS.
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BIOS Customizes the timeout for the establishment of MPS connection. This setting is only available when Activate Remote Assistance Process is enabled. Set it to 0 to use the default timeout value of 60 AMT CIRA Timeout seconds. Set it to 255 to have MEBx wait until the connection succeeds.
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BIOS 5.2.6. displays the info of the connected USB devices and sets USB parameters. The featured settings are: Setting Description Enables/disables legacy USB support. Options available Enabled (default), Disabled and Auto. Select Auto to disable legacy support if no USB Legacy USB Support device are connected.
BIOS 4.2.7. H/W Monitor -CPU Board H/W Monitor -CPU Board monitors the CPU board’s hardware status. Select it to run a report of the info including CPU temperature, system temperature, VCC, VCORE and so on. 4.2.8. featured settings are: Setting Description The featured settings are: Setting...
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BIOS The featured settings are: Setting Description Serial Port Enables/disables the serial port. Enabled is the default. Change Sets the optimal IO address and IRQ info Settings for the serial port, or leaves it on BIOS auto- Serial Port 4 detection.
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BIOS The featured settings are: Setting Description Enables/disables the serial port. Serial Port Enabled is the default. Sets the optimal IO address and IRQ info for the serial port, or leaves it on BIOS auto- detection. Options available are: Auto Serial Port 6 IO=2F0h;...
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BIOS 4.2.9. is a submenu to control the system’s Super IO chip settings are: Setting Description The featured settings are: Setting Description Enables/disables the serial port. Serial Port Enabled is the default. Sets the optimal IO address and IRQ info for the serial port, or leaves it on BIOS auto- Serial Port 1 detection.
BIOS 4.2.10. H/W Monitor -I/O Board H/W Monitor -I/O Board monitors the carrier board’s hardware status. Select it to run a report of various voltage info. 4.2.11. This submenu controls processor power management by the following settings: Submenu Description ® Enables/disables EIST (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology), which...
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BIOS ® Sets the power limit when Intel Turbo Boost Technology is applied during a short duration of time. After that, the Long Duration Power Limit will be Short duration power limit honored. The default setting is 0, which means the factory default.
BIOS 4.3. Chipset The Chipset menu controls the system’s chipset. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit System Agent (SA) Configuration System Agent (SA) Parameters PCH-IO Configuration : Select Screen : Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt.
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BIOS 4.3.1. System Agent (SA) parameters. The featured settings are: Setting / Submenu Description Enables/disables SA CHAP device. CHAP Device (B0:D7:F0) Disabled is the default. Enables/disables SA thermal device. Thermal Device (B0:D4:F0) Disabled is the default. Enables/disables (northbridge) CRID (Compatible Revision ID) workaround. OS drivers optimized for a previous revision of the silicon instead of the current revision of the silicon in order to reduce drivers updates...
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BIOS 4.3.1.1. Select to view graphics info and accesses graphics settings. The featured settings are: Setting Description Sets the graphics turbo IMON current values. Graphics Options available are 14 to 31. Turbo IMON Current 31 is the default. Sets the graphics device to activate during POST. This setting has no effect if an external graphics is present.
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BIOS Sets the DVMT 5.0 total memory size for the internal graphics device. Options available are: DVMT Total Gfx Memory 128M 256M (default) Enables/disables graphics low power mode. Gfx Low This setting is applicable to SFF (small form factor) only. Power Mode Enabled is the default.
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BIOS 4.3.1.2. Use this submenu to control various DMI (Direct Media Interface) features such as the following: Setting Description Enables/disables DMI vc1. “vc“ means “virtual channel”. DMI VC1 Control Enabled is the default. Enables/disables DMI vcp. “vc“ means “virtual channel”. DMI VCp Control Enabled is the default.
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BIOS PEG3 - Gen X Options available are Auto (default), Gen1 and Gen2. Enables/disables the PEG slot. Always Enable Enabled is the default. Sets ASPM (Active State Power Management) support for the PEG device, or leaves it on BIOS auto-detection. This setting has no effect if the PEG device isn’t active PEG ASPM at the moment.
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BIOS Sets the maximum value of TOLUD (Top of Low Usable DRAM), the lowest address above both the graphics stolen memory and TSEG (Top of Memory Segment). Select Dynamic to auto-adjust TOLUD based on the largest MMIO (memory mapped input/output) length of the installed graphics controller.
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BIOS Enables/disables MRC (Memory Reference Code) fast boot, which restores memory data from the valid NVRAM without hardware training to speed up booting. MRC Fast Boot Options available are: Enabled (default) Disabled Force cold reset or choose MRC cold reset mode, when cold boot is required during MRC execution.
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BIOS 4.3.1.5. settings: Setting Description Enables/disables memory thermal management. Memory Thermal Management Enabled is the default. Enables/disables memory temperatures to be injected to the processor via PECI (Platform Environment PECI Injected Temperature Controller Interface. Disabled is the default. Enables/disables routing TS-on-Board ALERT# (signal) and THERM# to EXTTS# pin on the PCH.
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BIOS 4.3.2. sets PCH parameters. The featured settings are: Setting / Description Submenu Enables/disables the onboard NIC (network interface PCH LAN controller). Controller Enabled is the default. Enables/disables the integrated LAN to wake the system. Wake on Disabled is the default. Enables/disables PCIE Wake# (signal) to wake the system.
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BIOS Controls USB devices. Featured settings are: Setting Description Enables/disables the USB EHCI (USB2.0) functions. EHCI1 Enabled is the default. One EHCI controller must always be enabled. Enables/disables the USB EHCI (USB2.0) functions. Enabled is the default. EHCI2 One EHCI controller must always be enabled.
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BIOS PCI Express Setting Description Enables/disables the PCI Express root PCI Express port Clock Gating Enabled is the default. Controls Active State Power Management on both northbridge side and southbridge side of the DMI (Direct Media DMI Link ASPM Control Interface) link.
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BIOS 4.3.2.1. Azalia Docking Support Enables/disables Azalia docking support of audio controller. Disabled is the default. 4.3.2.2. Azalia Internal HDMI Codec Enables/disables internal HDMI codec for Azalia. Enabled is the default. When enabled, the following settings are available: Setting Description Enables/disables the internal HDMI codec Azalia HDMI codec Port B port for Azalia.
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BIOS 4.3.2.5. ASPM Support Sets ASPM level. Options are Disabled, L0s, L1, L0sL1 and Auto (default). When enabled, the following settings become available: Setting Description Enables/disables PCI Express unsupported request reporting. Disabled is the default. Enables/disables PCI Express fatal error reporting. Disabled is the default.
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BIOS 4.3.2.7. Reserved Memory Sets the reserved memory and prefetchable memory range (1~20MB) for this root bridge. 4.3.2.8. Reserved I/O Sets the reserved I/O range (4K/8K/12K/16K/20K) for this root bridge. - 71 -...
BIOS 4.5. Security The Security menu sets up the administrator password. Once an administrator password is set up, this BIOS SETUP utility is limited to access and will ask for the password each time any access is attempted. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security...
BIOS 4.6. Save & Exit The Save & Exit menu features a handful of commands to launch actions from the BIOS Setup utility regarding saving changes, quitting the utility and recovering defaults. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save &...
Appendix A: Watchdog Timer (WDT) Setting WDT is widely applied to industry computers to monitor CPU activities. The programmed application triggers WDT by adequate timer setting depending on its requirement. Before WDT counts down to zero, the functional system will reset the counter.
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