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1. 51 ANS CU 53 FIGURE 3 24 CHIPSEE ii TR rar Mud d A ERR RR o3 34 1 North lt ie RETE 54 Figure 3 25North Bridge nennen 54 S SU ies NETT E 55 Figure 3 26South Bridge sss sese 55 34 3 USB CONGO EE 56 Figure 3 27USB Configuration ee eee 56 344 Te er EE adaa a 57 Figure 3 28ME Subsystem nenn nenne nenn nenne nenn 57 zoe EEE MME 58 mol A ee neuen 58 SEET METRE 59 FIGURE 330560 59 AN Le EO 60 Figure 3 31Save amp Exit 60 Chipset Software Installation Utility 61 Before you begin TETTE TM 62 Mod 62 Windows XP Windows 7 Driver Setup 63 VGA Setup END BEL SHE le een ee ne 66 Windows XP Windows 7 Driver Setup sexe e ee ee eee eee 66 LAN Configuration 67 UU lbe 01 t EE EE ce acte dance 68 EITE 68 SO 1 Ce 9 a de ee en a eS 68 Win XP Win 7 Driver Setup LAN 68 Programming the Watchdog Timer 69 Watchdog timer OvervieW ss 70 Programming the Watchdog Timer esse eee ee eee ee 70 Table A 1 Watchdog timer registers 72 A2 1 Example Programs een aa 12 I O Pin Assignments 777 Parallel PPA c 78 Table B 1 Parallel Port LPT1 Rennens 78 USB Header USB56 USB78 USB910 USB1112 amp USB1314 78 Table B 2 USB Header USB56 USB78 USB910 USB1112 USB1314 78 VGA
2. LANT USB12 LAN USB34 Table B 16 USB Port Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VCC DUAL 3 Data0 2 DataO 4 GND Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 MIDO 5 MID2 2 MIDO 6 MID2 3 MID1 7 MID3 4 MID1 8 MID3 B 17 Line Out Mic IN Connector AUDIO1 Line Out MIC In AUDIO1 AIMB 781 User Manual 84 B 18 Front Panel Audio Connector FPAUD1 Table B 18 Front Panel Audio Connector FPAUD1 HR 5 Signal MIC2 L AGND MIC2 R PRESENSE LIN2 R MIC DEC FIO JD N A LIN2 L LINEOUT2 DEC dq jo o On RIOIN gt B 19 8 pin Alarm Board Connector VOLT1 1 8 LIC OCHO OQ Table B 19 8 pin Alarm Board Connector VOLT1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5VSB 5 VCC 2 GND 6 VCC3 3 GND 7 12V 4 5V 8 12V 85 AIMB 781 User Manual B 20 Case Open Connector JCASE1 1 j SS Table B 20 Case Open Connector JCASE1 Pin Signal 1 CASEOP 2 GND B 21 Front Panel LAN LED Connector LAN LED1 9 1 8 2 Table B 21 LAN LED Connector LANLED1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 LAN1 LINK ACT 2 LAN2 LINK ACT 3 3VDUAL 4 3VDUAL 5 LAN LINK1000 6 LAN2 LINK1000 7 LAN LINK100 8 LAN2 LINK100 9 SVDUAL 10 N C B 22 SPI CN1 SPI flash card pin connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 3VSB 2 GND 3 SPI_CS 4 SPI CLK 5 SPI MISO 6 SPI MOSI 7 N A 8 NC AIMB 781 User Manual 86 B 23 System I O Ports Table B 23 System I O ports Addr range Hex 000 01F 020 02
3. 1 2 Features m PClearchitecture The Intel Q67 B65 PCH chipset supports 1 PCIe x16 slot 1 PCle x4 slot 1 PCle x1 slot 2 SATA Ill and 4 SATA II connectors QG2 version High Performance I O capability Dual Gigabit LAN via PCle x1 bus 4 PCI 32 bit 33MHz PCI slots and 14 USB 2 0 ports QG2 version S Standard ATX form factor with industrial features AIMB 781 provides indus trial features like long product life reliable operation under wide temperature range watchdog timer functions etc S Automatically power on after power failure It is often necessary to have an unattended system come back to operation when power resumes after a power failure Advantech s industrial motherboard allows users to set the system to power on automatically without pushing the power on button Please refer detail AT mode setting in table 1 5 of section 1 8 3 E Active Management Technology 7 0 The hardware and firmware base solu tion is powered by the system auxiliary power plane to remotely monitor net worked systems Intel AMT iAMT stores hardware and software information in nonvolatile memory Built in management provides out of band management capabilities allowing remote discovery and KVM to repair systems after OS fail ures or when a system is crashed Alert and event logging features detect prob lems and quickly reduce downtime pro actively blocking incoming threats containing infected clients before they impact the network and proa
4. AIMB 781 LGA1155 Intel Core i7 i5 i3 Pentium ATX with DVI VGA Dual Gigabit LAN DDR3 SATA III Trusted ePlatform Services AD ANTECH Copyright The documentation and the software included with this product are copyrighted 2015 by Advantech Co Ltd All rights are reserved Advantech Co Ltd reserves the right to make improvements in the products described in this manual at any time without notice 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 assumes no responsibility for its use nor for any infringe ments of the rights of third parties which may result from its use Acknowledgements AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc IBM and PC are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Intel Core 2 Quad Pentium Dual Core and Celeron are trademarks of Intel Corporation WinBond is a trademark of Winbond Corporation All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners Part No 2002078101 Edition 2 Printed in China February 2015 AIMB 781 User Manual il A Message to the Customer Advantech Customer Services Each and every Advantech product is built to the most exacting specifications to ensure reliable performance in the harsh and de
5. C1 2011 American Megatrends Inc Save Changes and Exit Figure 3 31 Save amp Exit Save changes and exit When you have completed system configuration select this option to save your changes exit BIOS setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect 1 Select Exit Saving Changes from the Exit menu and press Enter The follow ing message appears Save Configuration Changes and Exit Now Yes No 2 Select Yes or No Discard changes and exit Select this option to quit Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration 1 Select Exit Discarding Changes from the Exit menu and press Enter The fol lowing message appears Quit without saving Yes No 2 Select Yes to discard changes and exit Discard Changes Select Discard Changes from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt AIMB 781 User Manual 60 Chipset Software Installation Utility 4 1 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 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 You must use EI the supplied SETUP program to install the drivers Before you begin it is important to note that most display drivers need to hav
6. the installation of the drivers for Windows 7 XP OBRO GEO WAO BEREN LED HAW 1P Oe O Pe pes m dE palier Sne 6 DAAIMB 781 Driver wl EI ez SS E AH II OG Fu E E Ge EE E Ki HAEHAE H LE py AIMB 781 CH Beet A Sal amp J EE LBS A 5 ET 0 RITTER Y RAE AIMB 781 User Manual 66 Chapter 6 LAN Configuration 6 1 Introduction The AIMB 781 has dual Gigabit Ethernet LANs via dedicated PCI Express x1 lanes Intel 82579LM LAN1 and 82583V LAN2 that offer bandwidth of up to 500 MB sec eliminating the bottleneck of network data flow and incorporating Gigabit Ether net at 1000 Mbps 6 2 Features m 10 100 1000Base T Ethernet controller 10 100 1000Base T triple speed MAC Full duplex at 10 100 or 1000 Mbps and half duplex at 10 or 100 Mbps Wake on LAN WOL support PCle x1 host interface 6 3 Installation Note Before installing the LAN drivers make sure the CSI utility have been Tas installed on your system See Chapter 4 for information on installing the CSI utility The integrated Intel gigabit Ethernet controller supports all major network operating systems However the installation procedure varies with different operating systems In the following sections refer to the one that provides the driver setup procedure for the operating system you are using 6 4 Win XP Win 7 Driver Setup LAN Insert the driver CD into your system s CD ROM drive Select folder 04 LAN then click the pro
7. 2 13 IRQ4 Serial communication port 1 14 IRQ5 Serial communication port 3 15 IRQ6 Available 16 IRQ7 Parallel port 1 print port B 26 1st MB Memory Map Table B 26 1st MB memory map Addr range Hex Device E0000h FFFFFh BIOS CC000h DFFFFh Unused C0000h CBFFFh VGA BIOS A0000h BFFFFh Video Memory 00000h 9FFFFh Base memory AIMB 781 User Manual 88 89 AIMB 781 User Manual Trusted ePlatform Services AD ANTECH www advantech com Please verify specifications before quoting This guide is intended for reference purposes only All product specifications are subject to change without notice No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic photocopying recording or otherwise without prior written permis sion of the publisher All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Advantech Co Ltd 2015
8. 2 0 ALC892 Intel HD HD de ce 4 PCI slots Audio Codec H 2nd Super IO Wem 1 RS 23214221485 FB1216AD Ke 0 3RS232 ne Mbit Super IO 2 RS 232 KN Flas Nuvo Ton Figure 1 3 AIMB 781 Block Diagram 1 7 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 A power is on Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by sud den power surges Only experienced electronics personnel should open the PC chassis Caution Always ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching the motherboard Modern electronic devices are very sensitive to static A electric discharges As a safety precaution use a grounding wrist strap at all times Place all electronic components on a static dissipative sur face or in a static shielded bag when they are not in the chassis AIMB 781 User Manual 8 1 8 1 8 1 1 8 2 Caution The computer is provided with a battery powered Real time Clock cir cuit There is a danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced N Replace only with same or equivalent type recommended by the manu facturer Discard used batteries according to manufacturer s instruc tions 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 A battery only with the same or equivalent ty
9. 22 Line Out Mic In Connector AUDIO 23 8 pin Alarm Board Connector VOLT1 mmi wwmmwnwa 23 Case Open Connector JCASETT esse 24 Front Panel LAN Indicator Connector LAN LED1 25 Table 2 2 Front Panel LAN Indicator Connector 25 Serial ATA Interface SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 amp SATA6 wi eee 26 POL SIOS PCI T ae 27 PCle x16 Expansion Slot PCIEX16 1 27 a9 50 E 28 PEA I 28 Auxiliary 4 pin power connector ATX12V1 29 SPI Flash connector SPl CNT 29 Low Pin Count Connector LPC1 30 Table 2 3 Advantech LPC Module List 30 BIOS Operation OF MOTION ee ee ee een 32 Figure 3 1 Main setup screen 32 Entering BIOS le E 32 SEE NE NEA Larver 33 Figure 3 2 Main setup screen 33 3 2 2 System time System date 33 Advanced BIOS Features Setup 34 Figure 3 3 Advanced BIOS features setup screen 34 OMEN e Me us ene 35 Figure 3 4 ACPI Settings see eee ee eee 35 3 3 2 Trusted Computng T 36 Figure 3 5 TPM Gettngs sse eee eee eee eee eee eee 36 9 9 0 CPU COMMNGUMAU OM une 37 Figure 3 6 CPU Configuration w wwmmamemamanwwana 37 Figure 3 7 CPU Information 37 3 34 SATA COMMOUNAUON unseren een 39 Figure 3 8 SATA Configur
10. AIMB 781 User Manual Declaration of Conformity FCC This device complies with the requirements in part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions m This device may not cause harmful interference W This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B dig ital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to pro vide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Opera tion of this device in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his her own expense The user is advised that any equipment changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance would void the compliance to FCC regula tions and therefore the user s authority to operate the equipment 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 A battery only with the same or equivalent type reco
11. Cache MEMNON EE 11 Processor Installation un une 11 PCIBUS Routing Table seien einen 11 Connecting Peripherals 13 MOU Beer M OOC 14 Parallel Pon LPT I 14 USB Ports LAN1 USB12 LAN2_USB3 4 USB5 6 USB7 8 USB9 10 USBTIHT2 amp USB 13114 0 15 USB LsUldde 16 VGA Connector and DVI D Connector VGA1 DVIT1 17 Serial Ports COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 COMS amp COMO 18 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector KBMS1 19 External Keyboard amp Mouse KBMSZ sse 20 CPU Fan Connector CPUFANT ne 20 System FAN Connector SYSFAN1 and SYSFAN2 eese 21 Front Panel Connectors JFP1 JFP2 amp JIER I 21 2 11 1 Power LED and Keyboard Lock OER A 22 Table 2 1 PS 2 or ATX power supply LED status 22 2 11 2 External Speaker JFP2 pins 1 4 7 amp 10 22 2 11 3 HDD LED Connector JFP2 pins 2 amp 5 22 2 11 4 SNMP SM Bus connector JFP2 pins 8 amp 11 22 vii AIMB 781 User Manual 2 12 2 13 2 14 2 15 2 16 2 17 2 18 2 19 2 20 2 21 2 22 2 23 Chapter 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 AIMB 781 User Manual 2 11 5 ATX Soft Power Switch JFP1 pins 3 amp 6 ssssse 22 2 11 6 Reset Connector JFP1 pins 9 amp 12
12. Pin Assignments B 1 Parallel Port LPT1 13 12 2 1 O000000000000 OOOOOOOOOOOOO 26 25 15 14 Table B 1 Parallel Port LPT1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 STROBE 14 AUTOFD 2 DO 15 ERR 3 D1 16 INIT 4 D2 17 SLCTINI 5 D3 18 GND 6 D4 19 GND 7 D5 20 GND 8 D6 21 GND 9 D7 22 GND 10 ACK 23 GND 11 BUSY 24 GND 12 PE 25 GND 13 SLCT 26 N C B 2 USB Header USB56 USB78 USB910 USB1112 amp USB1314 2 10 OO OOD OO 1997 L GO GO USB56 USB78 DOOOO C7 GC G O LO OOOO L O O G L G GO GO LIO O C USB910 USB1112 USB1314 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 USB VCC5 2 USB VCC5 3 USB D 4 USB D 5 USB D 6 USB D 7 GND 8 GND 9 Key 10 N C AIMB 781 User Manual 78 B 3 VGA Connector VGA1 Table B 3 VGA Connector VGA1 Pin Signal Pin 1 RED 9 2 GREEN 10 3 BLUE 11 4 N C 12 5 GND 13 6 GND 14 7 GND 15 8 GND BA RS 232 Interface COM3 6 9 O O O OG C LUI O o O O 2 Signal VCC GND N C SDT H SYNC V SYNC SCK Table B 4 RS 232 Interface COM1 Pin CO DINSIO R O N Signal DCD RXD TXD DTR GND DSR RTS CTS RI 79 AIMB 781 User Manual B 5 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector KBMS1 12 11 8 7 Table B 5 Keyboard and Mouse Connector KBMS1 3 5 CO N GQ B IN gt co Signal KB DATA N C GND KB VCC KB CLK N C M DATA N C GND M VCC 10 11 12
13. for industrial applications that require high performance computing The motherboard supports 2nd generation Intel Core i7 i5 i3 Pentium and DDR3 1066 1333 MHz memory up to 16 GB AIMB 781 provides cost effective graphics integrated in processor which is Intel HD 2000 3000 graphics and the graphics VRAM is 1 GB maximum shared memory with 2 GB and above system memory installed AIMB 781 provides a mainstream PCle x16 gen ll expansion slot for add on graphic cards to meet higher graphics performance demand In addition the AIMB 781 has dual Gigabit Ethernet LAN QG2 version via dedicated PCle x1 bus which offers bandwidth of up to 500 MB s eliminating network bottlenecks High reliability and outstanding performance make the AIMB 781 the ideal platform for industrial net working applications By using the Intel Q67 B65 chipset the AIMB 781 offers four 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slots one PCle x1 slot one PCle x4 slot one PCle x16 slot and a variety of features such as 2 onboard SATA Ill interfaces bandwidth 600 MB s and 4 onboard SATA Il with software RAID 14 USB 2 0 connectors and HD Audio These powerful I O capabilities ensure even more reliable data storage capabilities and high speed UC peripheral connectivity The AIMB 781 also adopts Advantech s unique patented Sleep Mode Control Circuit for AT Power Mode With all the excellent features and outstanding performance the AIMB 781 is the ideal platform for today s industrial applications
14. to use latency You may choose to enable or disable it Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch The Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch mechanism like automatic hardware prefetch operates without programmer intervention When enabled through the BIOS two 64 byte cache lines are fetched into a 128 byte sector regardless of whether the addi tional cache line has been requested or not 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 system It does this by creating virtual machines each running its own x86 operating system Power Technology Default is Energy Efficient User can set EIST P STATE C3 C6 and Pack age C State Limit under Custom Mode AIMB 781 User Manual 38 3 3 4 SATA Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc SATA Mode IDE Mode Figure 3 8 SATA Configuration SATA Mode This can be configured as IDE RAID AHCI or Disabled RAID mode is only for QG2 version Serial ATA Controller 0 This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode item to IDE Mode Set to Enhanced to support two SATA 6 0 Gb s and two SATA 3 0 Gb s devices Set to Compatible when using Windows 98 NT 2000 MS DOS Up to four SATA devices are supported under these operating systems Serial ATA Con
15. 1 022 023 040 05F 060 06F 070 07F 080 09F OAO 0BF 0CO ODF OFO OF1 OF8 OFF 1F0 1F8 290 297 2F8 2FF 300 31F 360 36F 380 38F 3A0 3AF 3B0 3BF 3C0 3CF 3D0 3DF 3F0 3F7 3F8 3FF Device DMA controller Interrupt controller 1 master Chipset address 8254 timer 8042 keyboard controller Real time clock non maskable interrupt NMI mask DMA page register Interrupt controller 2 DMA controller Clear math co processor Reset math co processor Math co processor Fixed disk On board hardware monitor Serial port 2 Prototype card Reserved SDLG bisynchronous 2 Bisynchronous 1 Monochrome display and printer adapter LPT1 Reserved Color graphics monitor adapter Diskette controller Serial port 1 B 24 DMA Channel Assignments Table B 24 DMA channel assignments Channel N O O1 El Ws NM CH Function Available Available Available Available Cascade for DMA controller 1 Available Available Available 87 AIMB 781 User Manual B 25 Interrupt Assignments Table B 25 Interrupt assignments Priority Interrupt Interrupt source 1 NMI Parity error detected 2 IRQO Interval timer 3 IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ2 Interrupt from controller 2 cascade 4 IRQ8 Real time clock 5 IRQ9 Cascaded to INT 0A IRQ 2 6 IRQ10 Available Serial communication port 4 7 IRQ11 Available 8 IRQ12 PS 2 mouse 9 IRQ13 INT from co processor 10 IRQ14 Available 11 IRQ15 Available 12 IRQ3 Serial communication port
16. 2 00000 L J GOGO G USB1314 15 AIMB 781 User Manual 2 4 USB Power Switch JUSBPWR 1 Fre C Jumper USB Ports JUSBPWR1 USB port 1 4 JUSBPWR2 USB port 5 6 7 8 11 12 JUSBPWR3 USB port 9 10 13 14 RIESEN BEH ees ee x n UT aq a JUSBPWR 3 JUSBPWR 2 AIMB 781 allows user to set USB power between 5VSB and 5V When the jumper is set as 5V the board doesn t support waked from S3 via keyboard or mouse Note When USB power is switched to 5V it can t be connected with pow Ier ered KVM 9 AIMB 781 User Manual 16 2 5 VGA Connector and DVI D Connector VGA1 DVI1 DVI1 VGA1 Ta ba LI sp k gt 42089 Tz LP 1 L x i L a im e L E Zi wg ZI fa Litas A A s E I The AIMB 781 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 B 17 AIMB 781 User Manual 2 6 Serial Ports COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 COM5 amp COM6 COM12 COM4 OOOO OOOO JSETCOM3 D0000 D0000 COM3 COMA COM 0000 0000 00000 00000 COMS COM5 COM6 The AIMB 781 offers Six serial ports two on the rear panel and four onboard for QG2 version and two serial port for QVG version JSETCOM3 is used to select the RS232 422 485 mode for COM3 on QG2 version These ports can connect to a serial mouse printer o
17. 4 CTT JFP1 3 6 9 12 PWRSW RESET amp 2 5 8 11 HODLED us JEPP 1 2 3 4 5 PWRLED amp KEYLOCK AIMB 781 User Manual 21 2 11 1 Power LED and Keyboard Lock JFP3 JFP3 is a 5 pin connector for the power LED Refer to Appendix B for detailed infor mation on the pin assignments If a PS 2 or ATX power supply is used the system s power LED status will be as indicated as follows Table 2 1 PS 2 or ATX power supply LED status Power mode LED PS 2 power LED ATX power System On On On System Suspend Fast flashes Fast flashes System Off Off Slow flashes System Off in deep sleep Off Off 2 11 2 External Speaker JFP2 pins 1 4 7 amp 10 JFP2 is a 8 pin connector for an external speaker The AIMB 781 provides an onboard buzzer as an alternative To enable the buzzer set pins 7 10 as closed 1 4 7 10 2 11 3 HDD LED Connector JFP2 pins 2 amp 5 You can connect an LED to connector JFP2 to indicate when the HDD is active 2 5 2 11 4 SNMP SM_Bus connector JFP2 pins 8 amp 11 AIMB 781 supports Advantech SNMP 1000 module for providing a platform indepen dent system management When you re installing SNMP 1000 module on AIMB 781 please connect it to pins 8 and 11 of JFP2 2 11 5 ATX Soft Power Switch JFP1 pins 3 amp 6 If your computer case is equipped with an ATX power supply you should connect the power on off button on your computer case to pins 3 and 6 of JFP1 This connection enabl
18. 49 Aptio Setup Utility Copyright 01 2011 American Megatrends Inc AIMB 781 User Manual 3 3 11 AMT Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Enabled Figure 3 22 AMTConfiguration AMT Enable or Disable Intel Advance Management Technology Unconfigure AMT ME Enable or Disable Unconfigure AMT ME WatchDog Timer Enable or Disable Watchdog Timer AIMB 781 User Manual 50 3 3 12 Serial Port Console Redirection Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Console Redirection Enabled Figure 3 23 Serial Port Console Redirection Console Redirection To Enable or disable console redirectoin feature 51 AIMB 781 User Manual Aptio Setup Utility Copyright 01 2011 American Megatrends Inc Dut of Band Mgmt Fort COMO Disabled Console Redirection Setting Out of Band Mgmt Port To select the com port user would like to set for having console redirection feature Terminal Type It could be set as VT100 VT100 VT UTF8 or ANSI and VT UTF8 is the default setting Bits per second To select serial port transmission and the speed must be matched on the other side 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 def
19. 5 6 7 8 11 12 power source switch between 5 VSB and 5 V USB port 9 10 13 14 power source switch between 5 VSB and 5 V 8 bit GPIO from super I O SM Bus from PCH 1 5 Board Layout Jumper and Connector Locations LAN1 USB12 COM12 PCI4 PCI3 PCI2 PCI LAN2 USB34 DVH VGA1 CO EEITE II ar W gin ji ET iz mes EL 9 ZK e X TES e Am 4 a 4 L Er M E vi MT SH Te z PEE CU Er u 1 L fh D du rrr KBMS1 FPAUD1 5 wA Ri 1 KBMS2 SPDIF OUT1 IT ei ete PCle x1 dii gt ATX12V1 e PCle x4 SYSFAN 1 PCIe x16 31 30 131 1 T X Men Ts JUSBPVYR 1 COM4 LANLED1 COM3 CPUFAN1 JSETCOM3 10 USB 2 0 DIMMA1 COM5 DIMMAZ DIMMB1 JMECLR1 EATXPWR1 LPC 1 d u TE ru an E E E i E ap VOLT1 COM6 JCASEA GPIO1 JcMos4 PFP1 3 SYSFAN2 PSON1 2 SATA Ill spi CH LPT1 JUSBPWR 2 amp 3 JME1 JIR1 JWDT1 JOBS1 Figure 1 1 Jumper and Connector Locations AIMB 781QVG 00A1E Figure 1 2 I O connectors T AIMB 781 User Manual 1 6 AIMB 781 Block Diagram One PCle x 16 slot Intel Core i7 15 13 Pentium processors DV ke Level Shifter gt PCle x 1 EN Gen 2 0 Intel 82579LM PHY VGA D SUB Kc Fre PCIe x 1 G LAN2 I 2 SATA III Ports lt UR KE Intel 82583V I l PCle x 4 I 4 SATA II Ports X SUUMETS gt Q67 B65 1 PCle x 4 slot PCle x 4 gt 1 PCle x 1 slot Gen
20. Connector IV OA Nee ee ae 79 Table B 3 VGA Connector VGA 79 RS 232 Interface COM3 61 79 Table B 4 RS 232 Interface COMTT 79 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector KBMS1 80 Table B 5 Keyboard and Mouse Connector KBMS1 80 IX AIMB 781 User Manual B 6 B B 8 B 9 B 10 B 12 B 13 B 14 B 15 B 16 B 17 B 18 B 19 B 20 B 21 B 22 B 23 B 24 B 25 B 26 AIMB 781 User Manual External Keyboard Connector BM 80 Table B 6 External Keyboard Connector KBMS S2 80 Infrared IR connector JIRT 81 Table B 7 Infrared Connector JIR1 sssssse 81 System Fan Power Connector SYSFANT SYSFAN2 81 Table B 8 Fan Power Connector SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 81 Power LED and Keyboard Lock ERAN 81 Table B 9 Power LED and Keyboard Lock JFP3 81 External Speaker Connector LUERZ mami wamimawini mimi wwmina 82 Table B 10 External Speaker Connector JFP2 82 Reset Connector JFP1 nenne nenne nennen nnn 82 Table B 11 Reset Connector JFP1 nennen 82 HDD LED Connector JF P2 anna 82 Table B 12 HDD LED Connector JFP2 82 ATX Soft Power Switch JFP1 nennen nenn nennen 82 Table B 13 ATX Soft Power Switch JFP1 83 H W Monitor Alarm JOBS1 nnne 83
21. M CLK N C B 6 External Keyboard Connector KBMS2 Table B 6 External Keyboard Connector KBMS2 AIMB 781 User Manual Signal KB CLK KB DATA MS DATA GND VCC MS CLK 80 B 7 Infrared IR connector JIR1 B 8 B 9 Table B 7 Infrared Connector JIR1 Pin Signal 1 5 V 2 N C 3 IRRX 4 GND 5 IRTX System Fan Power Connector SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 O O LU Table B 8 Fan Power Connector SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 Pin Signal 1 GND 2 12 V 3 DETECT 4 PWM Power LED and Keyboard Lock JFP3 12 345 ICC Table B 9 Power LED and Keyboard Lock JFP3 Pin Function 1 LED power 3 3 V 2 NC 3 Ground 4 keylock 5 Ground 81 AIMB 781 User Manual B 10 External Speaker Connector JFP2 i L 1 E Function 1 SPK VCC 4 SPK OBS 7 SPK BUZ 10 SPK OUT B 11 Reset Connector JFP1 Table B 11 Reset Connector JFP1 Pin Signal 9 RESET 12 GND B 12 HDD LED Connector JFP2 Signal 2 HDD LEID 5 HDD_LED B 13 ATX Soft Power Switch JFP1 men 3 6 AIMB 781 User Manual 82 Table B 13 ATX Soft Power Switch JFP1 Pin Signal 3 PWR BTN 6 GND B 14 H W Monitor Alarm JOBS1 Pin Signal Error Beep OBS Beep alarm B 15 SNMP SM BUS Bus Connector JFP2 Table B 15 SM Bus Connector JFP2 Pin Signal 8 SMB_DATA 11 SMB_CLK 83 AIMB 781 User Manual B 16 USB LAN ports LAN1 USB12 and LAN2 USB34
22. T6776F 71 AIMB 781 User Manual A 2 1 Table A 1 Watchdog timer registers Address of Read register 2E Write Value 2F amp description Write this address to 1 0 address port 2E hex twice to unlock the NCT6776F 07 hex write Write 08 hex to select register of watchdog timer Write 01 hex to enable the function of the watchdog timer Dis abled is set as default Set seconds or minutes as units for the timer Write O to bit 3 set seconds as counting unit default Write 1 to bit 3 set minutes as counting unit Write 1 to bit 4 Watchdog timer count mode is 1000 times faster If bit 3 is O the count mode is 1 1000 seconds mode If bit 3 is 1 the count mode is 1 1000 minutes mode 87 hex 30 hex write F5 hex write 0 stop timer default 01 FF hex The amount of the count in seconds or minutes depends on the value set in register F5 hex This number decides how long the watchdog timer waits for strobe before generating an interrupt or reset signal Writing a new value to this register can reset the timer to count with the new value Bit 6 Write 1 to enable keyboard to reset the timer O to dis able default F6 hex write F7 hex deet Bit 5 Write 1 to generate a timeout signal immediately and auto matically return to 0 default 0 Bit 4 Read status of watchdog timer 1 means timer is timeout AA hex Write this address to I O port 2E hex to lo
23. Table B 14 H W Monitor Alarm JOBS sss 83 SNMP SM BUS Bus Connector JFP2 83 Table B 15 SM Bus Connector OIERZ 83 USB LAN ports LANT USB12 and LAN2 USB34 84 Table B 160 USB POM EE een 84 Table B 17 Giga LAN 10 100 1000 Base T RJ 45 port 84 Line Out Mic IN Connector AUDIO 84 Front Panel Audio Connector FPAUD1 85 Table B 18 Front Panel Audio Connector FPAUD1 85 8 pin Alarm Board Connector VOLT1 Rennen nenne een 85 Table B 19 8 pin Alarm Board Connector VOLT1 85 Case Open Connector LICAGEI sse 86 Table B 20 Case Open Connector JCASE 1 86 Front Panel LAN LED Connector LAN LED 86 Table B 21 LAN LED Connector LANLED1 86 SPI CNT SPI flash card pin Conpnechor see eee 86 Table B 22 SPI CN1 SPI fresh card pin connector 86 System VO PONS SR een are 87 Table B 23 System I O ports 0000 onnn nano nano nenne nenn 87 DMA Channel Assignments nenn nenn nenne nnnen nenn 87 Table B 24 DMA channel assignments 87 Interrupt Assignments anne nenn nenn nano anne nnne nnn nnns 88 Table B 25 Interrupt assignments ee eee ee e eee ee 88 15 MB Memory Map need 88 Table B 26 1st MB memory map 88 X Hardware Configuration 1 1 Introduction AIMB 781 motherboard is the most advanced Intel Q67 B65 board
24. age Yes None ment Technology 7 0 V AIMB 781 User Manual Product Warranty 2 years Advantech warrants to you the original purchaser that each of its products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for two years from the date of pur chase This warranty does not apply to any products which have been repaired or altered by persons other than repair personnel authorized by Advantech or which have been subject to misuse abuse accident or improper installation Advantech assumes no liability under the terms of this warranty as a consequence of such events 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 Please consult your dealer for more details If you think you have a defective product follow these steps 1 Collect all the information about the problem encountered For example CPU speed Advantech products used other hardware and software used etc Note anything abnormal and list any onscreen messages you get when the problem occurs 2 Call your dealer and describe the problem Please have your manual product and any helpful information readily available 3 f your product is diagnosed a
25. ation 39 3 3 5 Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion Configuration 40 Figure 3 9 Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion Configuration 40 3 3 6 Intel TXT LT Configuration 41 Figure 3 10Intel Trusted Execution Technology Configuration 41 3 3 1 USB el Oe TE une 42 Figure 3 11 USB Configuration 42 3 3 8 NCT6776 Super IO Configuration 43 Figure 3 12Super IO Configuration eee eee eee 43 Figure 3 13Serial Port 1 Configuration 43 Figure 3 14Serial Port 2 Configuration sees ee eee eee 44 Figure 3 15Parallel Configuration eee ee ee eee ee 44 5 AHAN elle aner 45 Figure 3 16PC Health Status 45 3 3 10 F81216 Super IO Configuration 46 Figure 3 17F81216 Super IO Configuration 46 Figure 3 18Serial Port 3 Configuration 47 Figure 3 19Serial Port 4 Configuration 48 Figure 3 20Serial Port 5 Configuration sse eee eee ee e 48 Figure 3 21 Serial Port 6 Configuration 49 3 3 11 AMT COMMOQUIAUOIMN een 50 Figure 3 22AMT Configuration sese eee eee ee ee 50 3 3 12 Serial Port Console Redirection 51 viii 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 Chapter 4 4 1 4 3 Chapter 5 9 1 5 2 Chapter 6 Appendix A A 1 A 2 Appendix B B 1 B 2 B 3 B 4 B 5 Figure 3 23 Serial Port Console Redirection
26. ault setting AIMB 781 User Manual 52 3 4 Chipset k HE Subsustem Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Figure 3 24 Chipset 93 INC AIMB 781 User Manual u 3 4 1 North Bridge Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Low MMIO Align 10244 Figure 3 25 North Bridge Low MMIO Align Low MMIO resources align at 64MB 1024MB VT d To support Intel chipset virtualization technology for directed 1 0 Initiate Graphic Adapter This setting allows user to select which graphics controller to be the primary graphic device when booting up IGD Memory Allows user to select integrate graphic memory Render Standby Enable Disable Render Standby by Internal Graphics Device IGD Multi Monitor Enable Disable IGD Multi monitor by Internal Graphics Internal Device PEG Force Gen1 Allows user to force PEG port downgrade to Genf Detect Non Compliance Device Enable Disable Detect Non Compliance Device AIMB 781 User Manual 54 3 4 2 Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc SMBus Controller Enabled Figure 3 26 South Bridge SMBus Controller Enable or Disable SMBus Controller LAN2 Controller Enable or Disable LAN2 Controller LAN Option ROM Enable or Disable LAN Option ROM Wake on LAN from S5 Enable or Disable Wake on LAN from S5 PCIE STRAP It could be set as PCIE x4 or 4 PCIE x Wh
27. ck NCT6776F Example Programs Enable watchdog timer and set 10 seconds as the timeout interval 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 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 781 User Manual 72 Dec dx Set second as counting unit Mov al 0f5h Out dx al Inc dx In al dx And al not 08h Out dx al Dec dx Set timeout interval as 10 seconds and start counting Mov al 0f6h Out dx al Inc dx Mov al 10 10 minutes Out dx al Dec dx lock NCT6776F Mov al 0aah Out dx al Enable watchdog timer and set 5 minutes as the timeout interval 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 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 Dec dx Get minute as counting unit Mov al 0f5h Out dx al Inc dx In al dx Or al 08h T3 AIMB 781 User Manual Out dx al Dec dx Set timeout interval as 5 minutes and start counting Mov al 0f6h Out dx al Inc dx Mov al 5 5 minutes Out dx al Dec dx lock NCT6776F Mov al 0aah Out dx al Enable watchdog timer to be reset by mouse Mov dx 2eh unlock NCT6776F Mov al 87h Out dx al Out dx al Mov al 07h S
28. ction we will make arrange ments to repair or replace the unit AIMB 781 User Manual VI Contents Chapter Chapter 1 aaa NM oe NN 0 2 Hardware Configuration 1 MOT 2 FAU sekkene 2 SS CIC AMONG euer REPRE 3 VL DAN een eee de ee ere 3 1 32 OO ee aa 3 125 mm Ur 3 COPA E EOE EEE 3 1 33 Eemal LAIN een 4 1 3 6 Industrial Features A 4 1 3 7 Mechanical and Environmental Specifications 4 Jumpers and Connectors is 5 Table 1 1 nic 5 Table 1 2 Connectors nenn nenn nenne anne name nennen 5 Board Layout Jumper and Connector Locations 7 Figure 1 1 Jumper and Connector Locations 7 Figure 1 2 1 0 connectors nennen 7 AIMB 781 Block Diagram sss eee nenne 8 Figure 1 3 AIMB 781 Block Diagram 8 Safety Precautions un 8 JUM SAS ee re ee ae 9 1 8 1 How to set umpers nenne nnn 9 1 8 2 CMOS clear CMOS 9 Table 1 5 JEMOST es 9 1 8 3 Watchdog timer output OWDII nennen 10 Table 1 4 Watchdog timer output JWDT1 10 Table 1 5 ATX AT mode selector PSON 1 10 Table 1 6 COM3 RS 232 422 485 mode selector JSETCOM3 n 10 System MeMON ee ee Neas 11 Memory Installation Procedures 11
29. ctively noti fying the user when critical software agents are removed For iAMT enable please refer 3 3 8 AMT Configuration Advantech provides Software utility called SUSIAccess to allow user enabling iAMT function For detail information and user manual please download it from link http www advantech com tw embcore SUSIAccess aspx AIMB 781 User Manual 2 1 3 Specifications 1 3 1 System SATA hard disk drive interface Six on board SATA III II connectors support Advanced Host controller interface AHCI technology and have data transmis sion rates up to 600 MB s or 300 MB s S System Chipset Q67 for QG2 SKU and B65 for QVG SKU 1 3 2 Memory RAM Up to 32 GB in four 240 pin DIMM sockets Supports dual channel DDR3 1066 1333 SDRAM AIMB 781QG2 QVG supports non ECC unbuffered DIMMs and does not support any memory configuration that mixes non ECC with ECC unbuffered DIMMs Note A 32 bit OS may not fully detect 4 GB of RAM when 4 GB is installed 1 3 3 Input Output PCle slot 1 PCle x16 expansion slot 1 PCle x4 expansion slot and 1 PCle x1 expansion slot PCI Bus 4 PCI slots 32 bit 33 MHz PCI 2 2 compliant Enhanced parallel port Configured to LPT1 or disabled Standard DB 25 female connector cable is a optional accessory LPT1 supports EPP SPP ECP Serial port Six serial ports one is RS 232 422 485 with hardware auto flow control and three are RS 232 Two DB 9 connectors located in rear panel are RS 232 Keyb
30. e the relevant software application already installed in the system prior to installing the enhanced display drivers In addition many of the installation procedures assume that you are familiar with both the relevant software applications and operating sys tem commands Review the relevant operating system commands and the pertinent sections of your application software s user manual before performing the installa tion 4 2 Introduction The Intel Chipset Software Installation CSI utility installs the Windows INF files that outline to the operating system how the chipset components will be configured This is needed for the proper functioning of the following features W Core PCI PnP services m Serial ATA interface support S USB 1 1 2 0 support USB 2 0 driver needs to be installed separately for Win dows 98 M Identification of Intel chipset components in the Device Manager Note The chipset driver is used for the following versions of Windows and it 1 has to be installed before installing all the other drivers Windows 7 32 bit Windows 7 64 bit Windows XP professional edition 32 bit Windows XP professional edition 64 bit AIMB 781 User Manual 62 4 3 Windows XP Windows 7 Driver Setup 1 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 impleme
31. ea reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accom pany it System time System date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or Sys tem Date using the lt Arrow gt keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Arrow gt 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 33 AIMB 781 User Manual 3 3 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Select the Advanced tab from the AIMB 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 keys All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section The Advanced BIOS Setup screens are shown below The sub menus are described on the following pages Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc k ACPI Settings Figure 3 3 Advanced BIOS features setup screen AIMB 781 User Manual 34 3 3 1 ACPI Settings Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Enable ACPI Auto Configuration Enabled Figure 3 4 ACPI Settings Enable ACPI Auto Configuration Enable or disable ACPI Auto Configuration Wake System with F
32. elect 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 Out dx al Inc dx In al dx Or al 01h Out dx al Dec dx Enable watchdog timer to be reset by mouse Mov al Of7h 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 781 User Manual T4 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 Out dx al Inc dx Mov al 01h Out dx al Dec dx Enable watchdog timer to be strobed reset by keyboard Mov al 0f7h Out dx al Inc dx In al dx Or al 40h Out dx al Dec dx lock NCT6776F Mov al 0aah Out dx al Generate a time out signal without timer counting 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 75 AIMB 781 User Manual Out dx al Inc dx In al dx Or al 01h Out dx al Dec dx Generate a time out signal Mov al Of7h 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 781 User Manual 76 Appendix B I O
33. en using Advantech x4 to 3 x1 riser card this item should been set as 4 PCIE x1 High Precision Timer Enable or Disable High Precision Event Timer Deep S5 Enable or Disable Deep S5 feature When Deep S5 is enabled most power includ ing 5VSB will be off during Deep S5 for energy savings Note When a system enters G3 status with deep S5 enabled some power es supply s 5VSB won t drop until after more than 30 seconds If Restore AC Power Loss is set to power on the system won t boot up in 30 seconds after power failure We recommend the user wait for more than 30 seconds to power on after a power failure On the other hand 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 55 AIMB 781 User Manual 3 4 3 USB Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc All USB Devices Enabled Figure 3 27 USB Configuration All USB Devices Enable or Disable All USB Devices EHCI Controller 1 amp 2 Enable or Disable EHCI Controller 1 or 2 USB Port 1 14 Enable or Disable USB Port 1 14 AIMB 781 User Manual 56 3 4 4 ME Subsystem Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc ME Subsustem Enabled Figure 3 28 ME Subsystem ME Subsystem Enable or Disable Intel Management Engine Subsystem ME Temporary Disable Enable or Disable ME Tempora
34. ent Technology 7 0 m IAM T 7 0 which utilizes some memory space of channel 0 it s sug E gested that the user should not leave channel 0 DIMM slots DIMMA 1 and DIMMA2 empty or it may cause system abnormality Memory Installation Procedures To install DIMMs first make sure the two handles of the DIMM socket are in the open position i e The handles lean outward Slowly slide the DIMM module along the plastic guides on both ends of the socket and then press the DIMM module right down into the socket until you hear a click This is when the two handles have auto matically locked the memory module into the correct position of the DIMM socket To remove the memory module just push both handles outward and the memory mod ule will be ejected by the mechanism in the socket Cache Memory The AIMB 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 m 8 MB for 2nd Generation Intel Core i7 2xxx CPU S 6MB for 2nd Generation Intel Core i5 2xxx CPU S 3 MB for 2nd Generation Intel Core i3 2xxx CPU Wm 3 MB for Intel Pentium CPU Processor Installation The AIMB 781 is designed for LGA1155 Intel Core i7 i5 i3 Pentium processor PCI Bus Routing Table AD PCM PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PENSIONS AD16 AD21 AD22 AD28 A A G H B B G H E C C H E F D D E F G 11 AIMB 781 User Manual AIMB 781 Us
35. er Manual 12 Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 2 1 Introduction You can access most of the connectors from the top of the board as it is being installed in the chassis If you have a number of cards installed you may need to par tially remove a card to make all the connections 2 2 Parallel Port LPT1 15 14 OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO 13 12 26 25 LPT 1 The parallel port is normally used to connect the motherboard to a printer The AIMB 781 includes an onboard parallel port accessed through a 25 pin flat cable connec tor LPT1 AIMB 781 User Manual 14 2 3 USB Ports LAN1 USB12 LAN2 USB3 4 USB5 6 USB7 8 USB9 10 USB11 12 amp USB13 14 These ports support Plug amp Play and hot swapping for up to 127 external devices The USB ports comply with USB specification rev 2 0 Transmission rates of up to 480 Mbps and fuse protection are supported The USB interface can be disabled in the system BIOS setup The AIMB 781 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 If all USB ports will be used USB power is recommended to switch to 5V instead of 5VSB LAN1 USB12 LANZ USB34 LANI_USB12 LAN USB34 looooo 00000 0000 3000 USB56 USB78 00000 00000 0000 0000 USB910 USB111
36. es you to turn your computer on and off 2 11 6 Reset Connector JFP1 pins 9 amp 12 Many computer cases offer the convenience of a reset button 9 12 AIMB 781 User Manual 22 2 12 Line Out Mic In Connector AUDIO1 AUDIO1 5 ia ra FN Far es d Pt ae 1 Em h 1 oi 3 un Kater G P LU ci Line Out MIC In AUDIO1 Line Out can be connected to external audio devices like speakers or headphones Mic In can be connected to a microphone 2 13 8 pin Alarm Board Connector VOLT1 EE HQ TONO FR 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 23 AIMB 781 User Manual 2 14 Case Open Connector JCASE1 i j P i 1 i 1 WA 11591 1 8 11 TT a EE m aan ta dees eee JCASE1 JCASE 1 is for chassis with a case open sensor The buzzer on the motherboard sounds if the case is opened AIMB 781 User Manual 24 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 LL LL CONS 25 AIMB 781 User Manual 2 16 Serial ATA Interface SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATAA SATAS amp SATA6 4 SATA Il 2 SATA Ill AIMB 781
37. etting for serial port 1 Serial Port 2 Configuration Serial Port To enable or disable Serial Port 2 Change Settings To select an optimal setting for serial port 2 Device Mode Serial port 2 could be selected as Standard serial port mode IrDA 1 0 HP SIR mode or ASKIR mode Parallel Port To enable or disable Parallel Port Change Settings To select an optimal setting for parallel port 3 3 9 H W Monitor Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C1 2011 American Megatrends Inc Case Open Warning Disabled Figure 3 16 PC Health Status CPU temperature PECI CPU Temperature showed here is CPU T junction temperature via PECI 45 AIMB 781 User Manual Case Open Warning Enable Disable the Chassis Intrusion monitoring function When enabled and the case is opened the speaker beeps CPU Warning Temperature Use this to set the CPU warning temperature threshold When the system reaches the warning temperature the speaker will beep ACPI Shutdown Temperature 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 CPUFAN Mode Setting Enable or Disable CPUFAN Mode to SMART FAN setting 3 3 10 F81216 Super IO Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright 01 2011 American Megatrends Inc k Serial Port 3 Configuration Figure 3 17 F81216 Super IO Configurati
38. features two high performance serial ATA Ill interfaces up to 600 MB s blue connector and four serial ATA II interfaces up to 300 MB s black connector for QG2 version with long thin easy to run SATA cables AIMB 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 AIMB 781 User Manual 26 2 17 PCI Slots PCI 1 PCI 4 PCI4 PCI3 PCI2 PCI DOOOOO U DD ODO OO D DOOD OOO OOO DD OOO O 00000 aooooooaaoobDpooooaaoooooodQg 000000 aooooooaaoobDpoooaaoopooodQg 00000 OOO00O0O0000000000000000000L SED RR pen dip The AIMB 781 provides four 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slots 2 18 PCle x16 Expansion Slot PCIEX16 1 000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000 00000000000000000000000000000000000 000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000 000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000 The AIMB 781 provides a PCle 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 AIMB 781 User Manual 2f 2 19 PCIEXA 1 2 20 PCIEX1 1 x O A 00000 6000 L O O OOO QOO 000009 000 00000 0000 28 AIMB 781 User Manual 2 21 Auxiliary 4 pin power connector ATX12V1 To ensure the enough power is supplied to the motherboard
39. igation of the AIMB 781 setup screens Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C1 2011 American Megatrends Inc system Date Figure 3 1 Main setup screen AMIS BIOS ROM has a built in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This information is stored in NVRAM area so it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off 3 2 Press lt Del gt or lt F2 gt to enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen Use arrow keys to select among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept or enter the sub menu When users first enter the BIOS Setup Utility they enter the Main setup screen Users can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab There are two Main Setup options They are described in this section The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below AIMB 781 User Manual 32 3 2 1 3 2 2 Main Menu Press Del at bootup to enter AMI BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C1 2011 American Megatrends Inc system Date Figure 3 2 Main setup screen The Main BIOS setup screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured options in blue can be The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an ar
40. ixed Time Enable and Disable Wake System with Fixed Time PowerOn by Modem Enable and Disable PowerOn by Modem 35 AIMB 781 User Manual 3 3 2 Trusted Computing Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C1 2011 American Megatrends Inc TFM SUPPORT Disahle Figure 3 5 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 AIMB 781 User Manual 36 3 3 3 Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc k Socket CPU Information Figure 3 6 CPU Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Figure 3 7 CPU Information 37 AIMB 781 User Manual Active Processor Core Use this to select how many processor cores you want to activate when you are using a dual or quad core processor Limit CPUID Maximum Setting this item to Enable allows legacy operating systems to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions Execute Disable Bit This item specifies the Execute Disable Bit Feature The settings are Enabled and Disabled The Optimal and Fail Safe default setting is Enabled If Disabled is selected the BIOS forces the XD feature flag to always return to O Hardware Prefetcher Hardware Prefetcher is a technique that fetches instructions and or data from mem ory into the CPU cache memory well before the CPU needs it so that it can improve the load
41. lt setting 9 AIMB 781 User Manual 1 8 3 Watchdog timer output JWDT1 The AIMB 781 contains a watchdog timer that will reset the CPU This feature means the AIMB 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 Table 1 4 Watchdog timer output JWDT1 Function Jumper Setting 1 2 3 NC 1 2 closed 1 2 3 Reset 2 3 closed default setting Note The interrupt output of the watchdog timer is a low level signal It will be E held low until the watchdog timer is reset EE Table 1 5 ATX AT mode selector PSON1 Function Jumper Setting 1 2 3 AT Mode 1 2 closed 1 2 3 ATX Mode 2 3 closed default setting Table 1 6 COM3 RS 232 422 485 mode selector JSETCOM3 Use JSETCOMS to select the RS 232 422 485 mode for COM3 The default setting is RS 232 RS232 RS422 RS485 6 5 6 9 7 18 16 14 12 10 8 9 7 18 16 14 12 10 8 17 15 13 11 17 15 13 11 AIMB 781 User Manual 10 1 9 1 10 1 11 1 12 1 13 System Memory AIMB 781 has four 240 pin memory sockets for DDR3 1066 1333 MHz memory modules with maximum capacity of 32GB Maximum 4GB for each DIMM AIMB 781QG2 and AIMB 781QVG SKU only supports non ECC DDR3 memory modules Please note that both versions AIMB 781 do NOT support registered DIMMs RDIMMS Note Because AIMB 781 supports Intel Active Managem
42. manding conditions typical of indus trial environments 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 Your satisfaction is our primary concern Here is a guide to Advantech s customer services To ensure you get the full benefit of our services please follow the instruc tions below carefully Technical Support We want you to get the maximum performance from your products So if you run into technical difficulties we are here to help For the most frequently asked questions you can easily find answers in your product documentation These answers are nor mally a lot more detailed than the ones we can give over the phone So please consult this manual first If you still cannot find the answer gather all the information or questions that apply to your problem and with the product close at hand call your dealer 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 problems reported are minor and are able to be easily solved over the phone In addition free technical support is available from Advantech engineers every busi ness day We are always ready to give advice on application requirements or specific information on the installation and operation of any of our products iii
43. mmended by the man ufacturer Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions AIMB 781 User Manual IV Memory Compatibility NE Ecc Vendor pN PN VendorPN Memory si Memory AdvantechPN PN m SEC K4B1G0846D HCF8 168 poma 1066 R 1S 128x8 96D3 1G1066NN TR SEC K4B1G0846D HCH9 Transcend 168 poma 1066 N TS128MLKGAVIU ENJO38A3 128x8 96D3 1G1066NN TR TS256MLK64V1U SEC K4B1G0846D 2c8 DDR 1056 w 1S HCF9 128x8 EES 168 oe 1066 N 7801603420 2 m Dur 96D3 1G1066NN AP Apacer 26B DDR3 1066 ETT a 96D3 2G1066NN AP 168 por 1066 N D3UE28081XH18AB am DSL 2B poma 1066 ago TM EE m ELPIDA J1108BDBG DJ 96D3 1G 1333NN F 128x8 TR Transcend 1GB DDR3 1333 1 ae Fee SEC 907 HCH9 GB DDR3 1333 N TS256MLK64V3U K4B1G08460 128x8 N 78 01GC6 420 CECI MURUS 96D3 1G1333NN AP F 128x8 N 78 A1GC6 421 SEN EE 96D3 2G1333NN AP Hynix 96D3 2G1333NN pis a N D3UE28081XH18AB Ee eree gudi BE UJ N GB DDR3 1333 GB DDR3 1333 GB DDR3 1333 GB DDR3 1333 1 2 Apacer 2 4 1GB DDR3 1333 DDR3 1333 53UE28082XH1GAB ELPIDA J1108BDSE DJ F 128x8 HYNIX HSTQ1G83BFR HOC m 1333 a DU qu ELPIDA J1108BDBG DJ F ses DDR3 1333 IN TS128MLKGAVSU pr YA AIMB 781 Feature Comparison 2 Q o G S AIMB 781QG2 AIMB 781QVG Chipset Q67 B65 Memory Non ECC DDR3 1066 1333 Non ECC DDR3 1066 1333 USB 14 12 GbE 2 1 COM 6 2 SW RAID Yes None TPM Optional Optional SATA III 2 1 Active Man
44. nt of the driver EEE RED emm PAREO TED HAH Ld O p Pie Baer ET Ei rer om Ge AAR LIF Ge E DE ER Ge E Ki FADS EASE HEGE Ca AIME 781 E fiore Q RATE FLATERE h lze 0 Bsp Y HATE 2 Click setup to execute program 63 AIMB 781 User Manual SEF RHE FET BREA Tam SEG AN Qr 3 P Pte A Folder Syne GER AAR LPF DLE Ae Beeren Ki HAEE Kite d Driver Bear 7 FAEN amp J EE AIS AE 1 Et 2 55 ME HATER AIMB 781 User Manual 64 Chapter 5 VGA Setup 5 1 Introduction The 2nd Gen Intel Core i processors are embedded with integrated graphics control ler You need to install the VGA driver to enable this function which includes the fol lowing features S Optimized integrated graphic solution With Intel Graphics Flexible Display Inter face it supports versatile display options and 32 bit 3D graphics engine Dual independent display enhanced display modes for widescreen flat panels for extend twin and clone dual display mode and optimized 3D support deliver an intensive and realistic visual experience 5 2 Windows XP Windows 7 Driver Setup Note Before installing this driver make sure the INF driver has been installed Fr in your system See Chapter 4 for information on installing the INF B driver 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
45. oard and PS 2 mouse connector Two 6 pin mini DIN connectors are located on the mounting bracket for easy connection to PS 2 keyboard and mouse USB port Supports up to 14 USB 2 0 ports for QG2 and 12 USB 2 0 ports for QVG with transmission rates up to 480 Mbps LPC One LPC connector to support Advantech LPC modules such as TPM module RS232 module and RS422 485 module GPIO AIMB 781 supports 8 bit GPIO from super I O for general purpose con trol application 1 3 4 Graphics Both dual and quad core processors are integrated Intel HD Graphics 2000 3000 Display memory 1 GB maximum shared memory with 2 GB and above system memory installed DVI D Up to resolution 1920 x 1200 60 Hz refresh rate Only for QG2 ver sion CRT Up to 2048 x 1536 resolution 75 Hz refresh rate 3 AIMB 781 User Manual 1 3 5 Ethernet LAN Supports single dual 10 100 1000Base T Ethernet port s via PCle x1 bus which provides a 500 MB s data transmission rate Interface 10 100 1000Base T Controller Intel 82579LM PHY for LAN1 Intel 82583V for LAN2 QG2 version only 1 3 6 Industrial Features Watchdog timer Can generate system reset or NC The watchdog timer is pro grammable with each unit equal to one second or one minute 255 levels 1 3 7 Mechanical and Environmental Specifications Operating temperature 0 60 C 32 140 F Depending on CPU Storage temperature 20 70 C 4 158 F Humidity 5 95 non condensing P
46. on AIMB 781QG2 version supports 2nd super IO for Com 3 6 so this page of bios menu is to set respective serial port configuration AIMB 781 User Manual 46 Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Serial Port Enabled Figure 3 18 Serial Port 3 Configuration Serial Port 3 Configuration Serial Port To enable or disable Serial Port 3 Change Settings To select an optimal setting for serial port 3 Auto flow control When com is to set as RS 422 it could support auto flow control function so this item is able to Enable or Disable auto flow control function 47 AIMB 781 User Manual Aptio Setup Utility Copyright Cl 2011 American Megatrends Inc Serial Port Enabled Figure 3 19 Serial Port 4 Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Serial Port Enabled Figure 3 20 Serial Port 5 Configuration AIMB 781 User Manual 48 Serial Port Enabled Figure 3 21 Serial Port 6 Configuration Serial Port 4 configuration Serial Port To enable or disable Serial Port 4 Change Settings To select an optimal setting for serial port 4 Serial Port 5 configuration Serial Port To enable or disable Serial Port 5 Change Settings To select an optimal setting for serial port 5 Serial Port 6 configuration Serial Port To enable or disable Serial Port 6 Change Settings To select an optimal setting for serial port 6
47. one auxiliary 4 pin power connector is available on the AIMB 781 ATX1 must be used to provide suffi cient 12 V power to ensure the stable operation of the system 2 22 SPI Flash connector SPI CN1 SPI flash card pin header which can flash BIOS while AIMB 781 can not be power on and ensures platform integrity i D I i d r i biidkiidini kaiuiairibi iuidieibipisiiimiribitcinivizariraira SPI CNT 29 AIMB 781 User Manual 2 23 Low Pin Count Connector LPC1 i IETXS CEE EEE d COLE LEE mei RI RES FA EE RE Bd E AE AE Aeren m Kaat 11961 Bel die ein bide iE Bibi it idiribinoitisimss ipiis i LITI ATA Ta MEET WA te ere ERES ER EE EHE EE ECC HG geg nl R Fr F la U KS i 7 H Co re MiSiiiiebibiitiiimisimbitiminnn r m CR e Le 3 LPC 1 Table 2 3 Advantech LPC Module List P N Description PCA COM232 00A1E 4 Ports RS 232 Module PCA COM485 00A1E 4 Ports RS 485 422 Module PCA TPM 00A1E TPM Module AIMB 781 User Manual 30 Chapter 3 BIOS Operation 3 1 AMIBIOS has been integrated into myriad motherboards for decades In the past people often referred to the AMIBIOS setup menu as BIOS BIOS setup or CMOS setup With the AMIBIOS Setup program you can modify BIOS settings and control the special features of your computer The Setup program uses a number of menus for making changes and turning the special features on or off This chapter describes the basic nav
48. ower supply voltage 3 3 V 5 V 12 V 5 VSB Power consumption Maximum 5 V at 2 89 A 3 3 V at 1 02 A 12 V at 5 88 A 5 VSB at 0 5 A Intel ib 2400 3 1 GHz processor 4 x 4 GB DDR3 Memory Board size 304 8 x 228 6 mm 12 x 9 6 Board weight 0 5 kg 1 68 Ib AIMB 781 User Manual 4 1 4 Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the AIMB 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 The tables below list the function of each of the jumpers and connectors Later sec tions in this chapter give instructions on setting jumpers Chapter 2 gives instructions for connecting external devices to your motherboard Table 1 1 Jumper list Label JCMOS1 JWDT1 PSON1 JSETCOM3 Function CMOS Clear Watchdog reset AT 1 2 ATX 2 3 COM3 RS 232 422 485 Jumper Setting Table 1 2 Connectors Label LPT1 LAN1 USB12 LAN2 USB34 VGA1 DVI1 COM 1 2 and 4 6 COM3 KBMS1 KBMS2 JIR1 JFP3 JFP2 JFP1 JCASE1 VOLT1 JOBS1 CPUFAN 1 SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 LANLED1 AUDIO 1 FPAUO1 USB56 Function Parallel port supports SPP EPP ECP mode LAN1 USB port 1 2 LAN2 USB port 3 4 VGA connector DVI D connector Serial port RS 232 Serial port RS 232 422 485 9 pin connector PS 2 keyboard and mouse connector External keyboard connector 6 pin Infrared connecto
49. pe recommended by the man ufacturer Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Jumper Settings This section provides instructions on how to configure your motherboard by setting the jumpers It also includes the motherboard default settings and your options for each jumper How to set jumpers You can configure your motherboard to match the needs of your application by set ting the jumpers A jumper is a metal bridge that closes an electrical circuit It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip often protected by a plastic cover that slides over the pins to connect them To close or turn on a jumper you connect the pins with the clip To open or turn off a jumper you remove the clip Sometimes a jumper consists of a set of three pins labeled 1 2 and 3 In this case you connect either pins 1 and 2 or 2 and 3 A pair of needle nose pliers may be useful when set ting jumpers CMOS clear JCMOS1 The AIMB 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 This procedure will reset the CMOS to its default setting Table 1 3 JCMOS1 Function Jumper Setting Keep CMOS and ME data 1 2 1 2 closed Clear CMOS and ME data 1 2 3 2 3 closed defau
50. per Lan driver for the OS KEN HE MAN BREW Iam HAH Li OS Pe pes qu d Rer Bane D O DAME BD gt E E HE E302 Graphic 3403 4vd1 DI Fur E a MCAS MARS 2 015 Cthers Ez ARSE HII Ribu py AIMB 781 3 Aiei g Sen SE Deals ATEN AIMB 781 User Manual 68 Programming the Watchdog Timer The AIMB 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 A 1 Watchdog timer overview The watchdog timer is built in to the super I O controller NCT6776F It provides the following functions for user programming E Can be enabled and disabled by user s program W X Timer can be set from 1 to 255 seconds or 1 to 255 minutes E Generates an interrupt or resets signal if the software fails to reset the timer before time out A 2 Programming the Watchdog Timer The I O port address of the watchdog timer is 2E hex and 2F hex 2b hex is the address port 2F hex is the data port You must first write an address value into address port 2E hex and then write read data to from the assigned register through data port 2F hex AIMB 781 User Manual TO Unlock NCT6776F D Select register of watchdog timer d Enable the function of the watchdog timer LL Use the function of the watchdog timer LL Lock NC
51. r Keyboard lock and power LED Suspend fast flash ATX AT System On on ATX AT System Off off AT System Off slow flash ATX External speaker HDD LED connector SM Bus connector Power switch reset connector Case open Voltage display HW monitor Close enable OBS alarm Open disable OBS alarm CPU fan connector 4 pin System fan connector 3 pin System fan connector 3 pin LAN1 2 LED extension connector Audio connector HD audio front panel pin header USB port 5 6 5 AIMB 781 User Manual Table 1 2 Connectors Label USB78 USB910 USB1112 USB1314 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 SATA6 ATX12V1 EATXPWR1 PCIEX16 1 PCIEXA 1 PCIEX1 1 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCIA DIMMA1 DIMMA2 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 SPI CN1 SPDIF OUT1 JEME 1 JMECLR1 JUSBPWR1 JUSBPWR2 JUSBPWR3 GPIO1 SMBUS1 AIMB 781 User Manual Function USB port 7 8 OG2 version only USB port 9 10 USB port 11 12 USB port 13 14 Serial ATA1 Serial ATA2 Serial ATA3 Serial ATA4 Serial ATA5 Serial ATA6 ATX 12 V auxiliary power connector for CPU ATX 24 pin main power connector for system PCle x16 slot 1 PCle x4 slot 1 PCle x1 slot 1 PCI slot 1 PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 PCI slot 4 Channel A DIMM1 Channel A DIMM2 Channel B DIMM1 Channel B DIMM2 Update BIOS pin header SPDIF Audio out pin header Intel AMT Disable Jumper Clear AMT setting USB port 1 4 power source switch between 5 VSB and 5 V USB port
52. r and enable USB legacy mode when a USB device is plugged and disable USB legacy mode when no USB device is plugged EHCI Hand off This enables or disables supporting an OS without EHCI hand off feature USB transfer time out Allows you to select the USB transfer time out value 1 5 10 20sec Device reset time out Allows you to select the USB device reset time out value 10 20 30 40 sec Device power up delay 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 AIMB 781 User Manual 42 3 3 8 NCT67i uper Aptio Setup Utility Copyright 01 2011 American Megatrends Inc k Serial Port 1 Configuration Figure 3 12 Super IO Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Serial Port Enabled Figure 3 13 Serial Port 1 Configuration 43 AIMB 781 User Manual Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Serial Port Enabled Figure 3 14 Serial Port 2 Configuration hptio Setup Utility Copyright DC 2011 American Megatrends Inc Farallel Fort Enabled Figure 3 15 Parallel Configuration AIMB 781 User Manual 44 Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port To enable or disable Serial Port 1 Change Settings To select an optimal s
53. r communications network The IRQ and address ranges for those ports are fixed However if you want to disable the port or change these parameters later you can do this in the system BIOS setup Different devices implement the RS 232 422 485 standards in different ways If you are having problems with a serial device please be sure to check the pin assignments for the connector AIMB 781 User Manual 18 2 7 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector KBMS1 Two 6 pin mini DIN connectors KBMS1 on the rear panel of the motherboard pro vide PS 2 keyboard and mouse connections 19 AIMB 781 User Manual 2 8 External Keyboard amp Mouse KBMS2 KBMS2 m EE du Ba ettet A 000000 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 2 9 CPU Fan Connector CPUFAN1 D Vu p VA m L E d B Lett t OE CPUFAN 1 If a fan is used this connector supports cooling fans that draw up to 500 mA 6 W AIMB 781 User Manual 20 2 10 System FAN Connector SYSFAN1 and SYSFAN2 oo EN SYSFAN 1 L Q Q SYSFAN2 If a fan is used this connector supports cooling fans that draw up to 500 mA 6 W 2 11 Front Panel Connectors JFP1 JFP2 amp JFP3 There are several external switches and LEDs to monitor and control the AIMB 781 LI CE D t B I D oA 8 e B x 45
54. ry Disable End of Post Message Enable or Disable End of Post Message Execute MEBx Enable or Disable Execute MEBx to show Ctrl P to enter ME setup during post screen MEBx Mode Normal Hidden Ctrl P Enter MEBx Setup to use ME setup 57 AIMB 781 User Manual 3 5 Boot Aptio Setup Utility Copyright Cl 2011 American Megatrends Inc Setup Prompt Timeout Figure 3 29 Boot Setup Prompt Timeout Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the number of seconds to wait for setup activa tion key Bootup NumLock State On or Off power on state for the NumLock Quiet Boot If this option is set to Disabled the BIOS displays normal POST messages If Enabled an OEM Logo is shown instead of POST messages 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 41 42 Choose boot priority from boot device AIMB 781 User Manual 58 3 6 Security Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C1 2011 American Megatrends Inc Administrator Password Figure 3 30 Security Select Security Setup from the AIMB 781 Setup main BIOS setup menu All Security Setup options such as password protection is described in this section To access the sub menu for the following items select the item and press lt Enter gt 59 AIMB 781 User Manual 3 Save amp Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright
55. s defective obtain an RMA return merchandise authorization number from your dealer This allows us to process your return more quickly 4 Carefully pack the defective product a fully completed Repair and Replacement Order Card and a photocopy proof of purchase date such as your sales receipt in a shippable container A product returned without proof of the purchase date is not eligible for warranty service 5 Write the RMA number visibly on the outside of the package and ship it prepaid to your dealer Initial Inspection Before you begin installing your motherboard please make sure that the following materials have been shipped 1 AIMB 781 Startup Manual 1 Driver CD user s manual is included 2 Serial ATA HDD data cables 2 Serial ATA HDD power cables 1 1 0 port bracket 1 Warranty card If any of these items are missing or damaged contact your distributor or sales repre sentative immediately We have carefully inspected the AIMB 781 mechanically and electrically before shipment It should be free of marks and scratches and in perfect working order upon receipt As you unpack the AIMB 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 Also notify the carrier Retain the shipping carton and packing material for inspection by the carrier After inspe
56. troller 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 39 AIMB 781 User Manual 3 3 5 Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright 01 2011 American Megatrends Inc DVMT Hode Select DYHT Mode Figure 3 9 Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion Configuration DVMT Mode Select To select DVMT Mode by using internal graphics device DVMT FIXED Memory This item allows user to set Video Memory There are three options 128MB 256MB Maximum IGD Boot Type To select the video device which will be activated during post stage Spread Spectrum Clock To enable or disable spread spectrum clock AIMB 781 User Manual 40 3 3 6 Intel TXT LT Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Figure 3 10 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 41 AIMB 781 User Manual 3 3 7 USB Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Legacy USB Support Enabled Figure 3 11 USB Configuration Legacy USB Support This is for supporting USB device under a legacy OS such as DOS When choosing AUTO the system will automatically detect if any USB device is plugged into the compute

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