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20  CR12/CT12, VR12/VP12 UEFI Firmware User's Guide 

 

Publication No. UGCR12V051E Rev. A.0 

3 •

 

Main Screen

 

All Setup screens (Main, Advanced, Chipset …) and each menu options are 
described in this User’s Guide. This chapter describes all Main options in 

consecutive order. 

When you first enter the Setup, you will enter the Main screen. 

Other Setup screens such as Advanced, Chipset, and so on can be selected by using 
the <Left Arrow> and <Right Arrow> keys. Those setup screens will be described in 
the next chapters. 

You can always return to the Main screen by selecting the Main tab. 

Figure 3-1 Main Setup Screen 

 

3.1  BIOS Information 

SBC UEFI firmware is based on Aptio® solution with additional Third Party code 
and Abaco-specific software modules. Aptio® is American Megatrends Inc (AMI) 

next‐generation firmware based on the UEFI specifications.

 

The 

BIOS Vendor 

and 

Core Version 

displayed here refer to the AMI Aptio® solution. 

The 

Project Version 

represents the SBC UEFI firmware version. 

Different SBC UEFI firmware versions may all have the same 

Core Version 

in 

common. 

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Page 2: ...User s Guide CR12 CT12 VR12 VP12 UEFI Firmware Publication No UGCR12V051E Rev A 0 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 3: ...co Systems Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE Returns Abaco Systems is registered with an approved Producer Compliance Scheme PCS and subject to suitable contractual arrangements being in place will ensure WEEE is processed in accordance with the requirements of the WEEE Directive Abaco Systems will evaluate requests to take back products purchased by our customers before August 13 200...

Page 4: ...ipt The prefix 0x shows a hexadecimal number following the C programming language convention Thus One dozen 12D 0x0C 1100b The multipliers k M and G have their conventional scientific and engineering meanings of x103 x106 and x109 respectively and can be used to define a transfer rate The only exception to this is in the description of the size of memory areas when K M and G mean x210 x220 and x23...

Page 5: ...dora redhat com IBM Corp www ibm com Intel Corp www intel com Linear Technology www linear tech com Microsoft Corp www microsoft com Freescale Corp www freescale com Novell www novell com NVIDIA www nvidia com Pericom www pericom com PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturing Group www picmg org PLX Technology www plxtech com QNX Software Systems www qnx com Red Hat www redhat com Symbios Logic www lsi...

Page 6: ...it a unique Case number for use in any future correspondence Alternatively you may also contact Abaco s Technical Support via LINK support abaco com Returns If you need to return a product there is a Return Materials Authorization RMA form available via the website Embedded Support page LINK https www abaco com embedded support Do not return products without first contacting the Abaco Repairs faci...

Page 7: ...d 24 4 4 PCI Subsystem Settings 24 4 4 1 PCI Bus Driver Version 25 4 4 2 PCI ROM Priority 25 4 4 3 PCI Latency Timer 25 4 4 4 VGA Palette Snoop 26 4 4 5 PERR Generation 26 4 4 6 SERR Generation 26 4 4 7 PCI X Latency Timer 27 4 4 8 Relaxed Ordering 27 4 4 9 Extended Tag 27 4 4 10 No Snoop 28 4 4 11 Maximum Payload 28 4 4 12 Maximum Read Request 29 4 4 13 Automatic ASPM 29 4 4 14 Extended Synch 30 ...

Page 8: ...Sharing 44 4 11 2 Intelligent Power Sharing 45 4 11 3 CPU Turbo 45 4 11 4 IPS Policy 46 4 11 5 Core TempLimit 46 4 11 6 Core Temp LimitValue 46 4 11 7 Processor Power Limit 47 4 11 8 Processor Power LimitValue 47 4 11 9 Core Power Limit 47 4 11 10 Core Power LimitValue 47 4 12 USB Configuration 47 4 12 1 USB Devices 48 4 12 2 Legacy USB Support 48 4 12 3 EHCI Hand off 48 4 12 4 Device Reset Timeou...

Page 9: ... S Wtd Timer Policy 84 6 6 BMC Self Test Log 84 6 6 1 Erase Log 85 6 6 2 When Log Is Full 85 6 6 3 Log Empty 86 6 7 System Event Log 86 6 7 1 Enabling Disabling Options SEL Components 87 6 7 2 Erasing Settings Erase SEL 87 6 7 3 Erasing Settings When SEL Is Full 87 6 7 4 Custom EFI Logging Options Log EFI Status Codes 88 6 8 View FRU Information 88 7 Boot Screen 89 7 1 Boot Configuration 89 7 1 1 ...

Page 10: ...ssword s 103 8 3 14 Security Frozen 103 9 Save Exit 104 9 1 Save Changes and Exit 104 9 2 Discard Changes and Exit 105 9 3 Save Changes and Reset 105 9 4 Discard Changes and Reset 105 9 5 Save Options 106 9 5 1 Save Changes 106 9 5 2 Discard Changes 106 9 5 3 Save Options Restore Defaults 106 9 5 4 Save As User Defaults 107 9 5 5 Restore User Defaults 107 9 6 Boot Override 107 10 EFI Shell 109 10 ...

Page 11: ...r IO Configuration 50 Figure 4 14 Serial Port 0 1 Configuration 51 Figure 4 15 Serial Port 2 3 Configuration 53 Figure 4 16 Serial Port Console Redirection 54 Figure 4 17 Serial Port Console Redirection 56 Figure 4 18 Network Stack 59 Figure 5 1 Chipset Setup Screen 60 Figure 5 2 North Bridge Configuration 61 Figure 5 3 Common North Bridge Control 62 Figure 5 4 North Bridge Configuration 63 Figure...

Page 12: ...ure 8 1 Security Setup Screen 96 Figure 8 2 Access Level 97 Figure 8 3 HDD Security Protection 100 Figure 8 4 Password Request For HDD 102 Figure 8 5 Security Locked HDD 102 Figure 8 6 Security Frozen HDD 103 Figure 9 1 Save Exit Setup Screen 104 Figure 10 1 EFI Shell 109 Figure 11 1 Startup Screen with BBS POPUP option 111 Figure 11 2 BBS Popup Screen 111 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrume...

Page 13: ...s Guide Publication No UGCR12V051E Rev A 0 List of Tables Table 2 1 Hot Keys Legend 17 Table 8 1 Access Level Coverage 97 Table 14 1 Default Values 114 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 14: ...d herein to just as EFI the original specification developed by Intel 1 1 Safety Notices The following general safety precautions represent warnings of certain dangers of which Abaco Systems is aware Failure to comply with these or with specific Warnings and or Cautions elsewhere in this manual violates safety standards of design manufacture and intended use of the equipment Abaco Systems assumes ...

Page 15: ...sceptible to EMI if not installed and used in a cabinet with adequate EMI protection The Abaco product is designed using good EMC practices and when used in a suitably EMC compliant chassis should maintain the compliance of the total system 1 4 Handling Only handle the Abaco product by the edges ejector handles or front panel Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURC...

Page 16: ...r on the SBC 2 Press the Delete key or F2 key on your keyboard when you see the following text prompt on Startup screen Figure 2 1Startup Screen With Quit Boot Disabled 3 After you pressed the key the top Setup screen Figure 3 displays NOTE This Startup screen slightly varies with different SBC and peripheral options The BBS POPUP Menu entered with Key F7 is described in Chapter 10 The time the UE...

Page 17: ...n is selected in the left frame often a text message will accompany it The lower right frame displays the key legend Figure 2 2 Setup Screens Layout NOTE This manual describes the standard look of the Setup screens The SBC you are using may has different features product options and thus the example screens and descriptions may not look exactly the same 2 3 Setup Navigation The Setup uses a key ba...

Page 18: ...n Enter The Enter key allows the user to select an option to edit its value access a Sub menu or go to another Setupscreen Left Right The Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys allow you to move between the different Setup screens For example Main screen Advanced screen Chipset screen and so on Up Down The Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys allow you to Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guarante...

Page 19: ...t Setup You can also use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow key to select No and then press the Enter key to abort this function and return to the previous screen F1 The F1 key allows you to display the General Help screen Press the Enter key to exit and return to the previous screen F2 The F2 key allows you to discard your changes and return to the previous values Press the Enter key to load previous...

Page 20: ...so use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow key to select No and then press the Enter key to abort this function and return to the previous screen F4 The F4 key allows you to save any changes you have made and exit Setup Press the Enter key to save the configuration and exit You can also use the Arrow key to select No and then press the Enter key to abort this function and return to the previous screen ...

Page 21: ...ribed in the next chapters You can always return to the Main screen by selecting the Main tab Figure 3 1 Main Setup Screen 3 1 BIOS Information SBC UEFI firmware is based on Aptio solution with additional Third Party code and Abaco specific software modules Aptio is American Megatrends Inc AMI next generation firmware based on the UEFI specifications The BIOS Vendor and Core Version displayed here...

Page 22: ...rt questions refer to this Release Date shown on Startup screen 3 2 Uncore Information Shows information about Video BIOS version and Graphic Chipset GMCH version this board is running with and the total amount of Main Memory 3 3 System Language The optimal default is English NOTE Currently the only language available is English 3 4 System Date System Time Use these options to change the system da...

Page 23: ...s rights a user has for the current Setup session For more details on how to change the Access Level see Chapter 7 3 6 Platform Information This screen shows information about processor and chipset this SBC is built on and the amount of System Memory There is no selectable or changeable item here Select Platform Information option from the Main screen to jump to the Platform Information screen Fig...

Page 24: ...igure 4 1 Advanced Setup Screen 4 1 Launch Storage OpROM The optimal default is Enabled A mass storage adapter on an extension card i e PMC XMC or CPCI card may come with an optional ROM OpROM Such an ROM often provides a pre operating system user interface for configuring special features such as RAID AHCI and other things The user can disable the launch when optional ROM is not needed and improv...

Page 25: ...dependant and out of scope of this manual For more information please refer to the vendor you obtained your operating system 4 2 1 PXE Boot Message Once the PXE Boot Option is Enabled and a Boot Agent is enabled see Intel Boot Agent For Gigabit Ethernet on page 47 a message like above will appear during boot NOTE Quiet Boot needs to be disabled see page 106 to see messages during boot 4 3 AMI Debu...

Page 26: ...efault is EFI Compatible ROM Specifies which type of option ROM is launched in cases of multiple option ROMs are available by your extension card 4 4 3 PCI Latency Timer The optimal default is 32 PCI Bus Clocks This feature defines how long a PCI device can keep the PCI bus before another PCI device takes over The timer starts when the device gains bus ownership and counts Artisan Technology Group...

Page 27: ... should not change setting unless your card manufacturer requires VGA Palette Snooping to be enabled A wrong setting may result in inaccurate colors on the monitor 4 4 5 PERR Generation The optimal default is Disabled Parity Error PERR pin is asserted active by PCI X E device when a data parity error is detected When this option is enabled PERR is logged and a NMI is generated Otherwise when an er...

Page 28: ...to determine the optimal PCI X Latency Timer 4 4 8 Relaxed Ordering The optimal default is Disabled PCI bridges have no way of knowing which transactions are associated between multiple active devices e g between local PCI bus and CPCI bus Enabling this option eliminates unnecessary transaction blocking by allowing Relaxed Ordering 4 4 9 Extended Tag The optimal default is Disabled A tag is an 8 b...

Page 29: ...s structure is queried and the highest supported Maximum Payload size for all devices is determined However this is subject to all PCI Express devices connected support at minimum the selected Maximum Payload size If user set this feature to a lower value all connected PCI Express devices will be forced to use the selected Maximum Payload size even if all devices would support a much larger payloa...

Page 30: ...cturer preset value with maximum ʺfairnessʺ and optimal performance is used NOTE Customer should benchmark his system performance to determine the optimal Maximum Read Request 4 4 13 Automatic ASPM The optimal default is Disabled The Active State Power Management ASPM feature for PCI Express supports different Link power states L0 L1 L2 and L3 L0 full on is a very low exit latency link state inten...

Page 31: ... monitoring device i e PCI E debug tool enough time to sync properly achieve bit and symbol lock Under normal operation it is not necessary to enable this option 4 5 ACPI Settings The Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI specification provides a standard method for device configuration and power management Select the ACPI Settings option from the Advanced screen to jump to the ACPI Sett...

Page 32: ...rom a hibernated state is quicker than starting up the entire operation system and opening all applications NOTE This option may not be effective with some OSs 4 5 3 PTID Support The optimal default is Enabled This setting controls the ACPI tables for the specific power and performance features coming along with this processor For more information about the new features see Thermal Configuration o...

Page 33: ...e native PCI Express handling can be controlled by operating system once this feature is enabled 4 5 7 Native ASPM NOTE This feature is only supported in Vista and newer Windows versions The optimal default is Disabled The native Active State Power Management ASPM handling can be controlled by operating system once this feature is enabled NOTE This feature is only supported in Vista and newer Wind...

Page 34: ...e on alarm event When enabled System will wake from S5 state on the hr min sec specified 4 6 2 Wake System With Dynamic Time The optimal default is Disabled Enable or disable System wake on alarm event When enabled System will wake from S5 state on the current time Wake up minute increase Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 35: ...uration screen Figure 4 5 CPU Configuration 4 7 1 New Max Non Turbo Ratio The optimal default is 255 This value actual modifies the multiplier for the Non Turbo frequency The formula works as New Max Non Turbo Ratio x 133 MHz standard processor frequency 20 x 133 MHz 2 66 GHz In fact the multiplier will be dynamically adjusted from a low point of 12x a 1 6 GHz up to this maximum non turbo ratio as...

Page 36: ...page fault error if Execute Disable Bit is enabled In such cases user will need to disable this feature NOTE This feature is subject to an operating system that supports the Execute Disable Bit 4 7 3 Hyper Threading The optimal default is Enabled The Hyper Threading Technology HTT allows a single core to perform like two separate threads concurrently Multi threaded applications may benefit in impr...

Page 37: ...UID input value to 03h when queried even if the processor supports a higher CPUID input value When Disabled the processor will return the actual maximum CPUID input value of the processor when queried 4 7 6 Intel Virtualization Technology The optimal default is Enabled This feature is used to enable or disable the Intel Virtualization Technology IVT extensions that allow multiple operating systems...

Page 38: ...Power Performance screen on next page 4 7 8 Power Performance This screen allows the user to tune processor specific power savings and performance settings Select the Power Performance option from the Advanced screen to jump to the Power Performance screen Figure 4 6 Power Performance Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 39: ...cally changing processor clock speed on demand When the processor has not reached its thermal and power limits and the userʹs workload demands additional performance the processor frequency will dynamically increase until a thermal or power limit is reached or the maximum frequency for the number of active cores is reached Conversely when any of the limits are exceeded the processor frequency will...

Page 40: ...ses from C0 to C6 but on the expense of wake up time which increases from nanoseconds to microseconds 4 7 13 Enhanced C States The optimal default is Enabled This allows the user to enable or disable C1E State as described before 4 7 14 CPU C6 Report The optimal default is Disabled C6 has long latencies and has higher energy entry exit costs Therefore incorrect or inefficient usage entry exit freq...

Page 41: ...1 Intel Boot Agent For Gigabit Ethernet ETH1 2 3 4 front rear The optimal default is Enabled This feature controls legacy PXE support for the individually Ethernet ports For more information see feature PXE Boot Option on page 29 4 9 VMEbus TSI148 This screen lets the user configure specific VME features For more information please refer to the various TSI 148 documents available from website www ...

Page 42: ...e 4 8 VMEbus TSI148 4 9 1 Reserve VME Space The optimal default is 0 MBytes Reserves VME space contiguous to BAR0 of the VME bridge device andexpands upstream bridges for VME space access VME windows may be mappedstarting at BAR0 0x10000 0 MBytes 64 MBytes 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 512 MBytes 1024 MBytes 4 9 2 VMEbus Reset In The optimal default is Disabled Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumenta...

Page 43: ...ote that the initial reset sequence at power up always triggers a VMEbus backplane reset to ensure proper system boot Only subsequent resets can be masked using this feature Please use with caution By specification any VMEbus card is allowed to trigger VMEbus reset signal 4 10 ME Configuration The Intel Management Engine ME is a hardware based isolated and protected controller inside the chipset T...

Page 44: ... multi core processors coming with this SBC are based on the low power high performance Nehalem micro architecture with an integrated graphics and memory controller die known as a multi chip package MCP processor The thermal solution to maintain temperatures of the processor core and graphics memory core within operating limits can be controlled with the following features Select the Thermal Confi...

Page 45: ...rated graphics and memory controller towards their Thermal Design Power TDP limit simultaneously As such the opportunity exists to optimize both processor and integrated graphics performance through Intelligent Power Sharing IPS Select the Intelligent Power Sharing from the Thermal Configuration screen to jump to the Intelligent Power Sharing screen Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation...

Page 46: ...r highestperformance within the rated MCP TDP 4 11 3 CPU Turbo The optimal default is Enabled Typical applications single threaded are not able to drive both processor cores simultaneously thus consuming less than the TDP at the rated frequency Enabling CPU Turbo will take advantage of the available TDP headroom increasing the active core operating frequency beyond the rated processor frequency Ar...

Page 47: ...anced Power budget distribution between processor coresand graphics controller is equal Graphics The integrated graphics operates at its maximum thermal power level while the processor cores consume the remaining thermal power budget 4 11 5 Core Temp Limit The optimal default is Disabled When the temperature of one or both processor cores reaches the given limit the core frequency will be reduced ...

Page 48: ...r Limit The failsafe and optimal default is Disabled When the combined power consumption of both processor cores reaches the given limit the core frequency will be reduced The user can generally control setting with this feature 4 11 10 Core Power Limit Value The optimal default is 1023 The user can set power clamp value in tenths of watts 4 12 USB Configuration You can use this screen to select o...

Page 49: ...s USB devices Disabling this option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected 4 12 3 EHCI Hand off The optimal default is Enabled With this option user can specify if the UEFI firmware will stop the EHCI controller support when the operating system want the UFEI firmware to hand over the EHCI host controllers to th...

Page 50: ...The user can set this control to determine the legacy device type under which the USB mass storage device shall appear to the boot sequence and legacy operating systems Auto enumerates devices according to their media format Optical drives are emulated as CD ROM drives with no media will be emulated according toa drive type 4 13 Super IO Configuration With the next screen all four serial ports con...

Page 51: ... part number 4 13 2 Serial Port 0 1 Configuration COM 1 and COM2 have common functionality Select one of either screen to control serial port configuration Select the Serial Port 0 1 Configuration option from the Super IO Configuration screen to jump to the Serial Port 0 1 Configuration screen Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 52: ... The optimal default is Enabled In general this option allows enabling or disabling the serial port Device Settings Shows the serial port address IO and interrupt IRQ selected by user or UEFI firmware Change Settings Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 53: ...ne matches with his environment RS232 Single Ended Single Driver Single Receiver up to 15 m 50 feet RS422 Differential Single Driver Multiple Receivers up to 220 m 4 000 feet RS485 Differential Multiple Drivers Multiple Receivers up to 220 m 4 000 feet NOTE For more details on driver characteristic refer to SBC Hardware Reference Manual 4 13 3 Serial Port 2 3 Configuration COM 2 and COM3 have comm...

Page 54: ...lows enabling or disabling the serial port Device Settings Shows the serial port address IO and interrupt IRQ automatically selected by UEFI firmware NOTE The serial port driver is always RS232 For more details on driver characteristic refer to SBC Hardware Reference Manual Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 55: ...om the Advanced screen to jump to the Serial Port Console Redirection Configuration screen Figure 4 16 Serial Port Console Redirection 4 14 1 COM 0 1 2 3 Console Redirection The optimal default is Disabled The user can individually select one or more serial ports for console redirection 4 14 2 Serial Port for Out Of band Management Windows Emergency Management Services EMS Console Redirection The ...

Page 56: ... or more serial ports for console redirection The next screens allow individually settings for each of them NOTE The configuration screen only becomes available when the Serial Redirection for a serial port was enabled prior Select the COM 0 1 2 3Console Redirection Settings option from the Advanced screen to jump to the COM 0 1 2 3Console Redirection Settings screen Artisan Technology Group Quali...

Page 57: ... Terminal Type The optimal default is ANSI The user can select the Terminal Type for the proper control codes Terminal control codes are needed to give specific commands to your terminal such as switching colors or positioning the cursor Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 58: ...ach character This should be the same data bit the terminal receiver is set to Parity The optimal default is None The user can select the parity bit in each character This should be the parity bit the terminal receiver is set to Stop Bits The optimal default is 1 The user can select the number of stop bits sent at the end of every character This should be the same number the terminal receiver is s...

Page 59: ...for software flow control through Xon Xoff character protocol Resolution 100x31 Picture TBD The optimal default is Disabled Legacy OS Redirection Resolution The optimal default is 80x24 4 15 Network Stack This screen controls the modern UEFI PXE support For more information on PXE see feature PXE Boot Option on page 29 Select the Network Stack option from the Advanced screen to jump to the Network...

Page 60: ...tack 4 15 1 Network Stack The optimal default is Disabled The user can control UEFI PXE support with this feature NOTE UEFI PXE once enabled is valid for all existing SBC Ethernet ports Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 61: ...With this modern SBC the North Bridge is integrated into the processor package Figure 5 1 Chipset Setup Screen 5 1 1 North Bridge Configuration This section describes all options related to North Bridge chipset Changeable options are described in the next level Setup screens Common NorthBridge Control and Arrandale_Clarkdale following on the next pages Select the North Bridge tab from the Chipset ...

Page 62: ... Primary Display The optimal default is Auto Common North Bridge Control Select the Common North Bridge Control tab from the North Bridge Configuration screen to enter the Common North Bridge Control screen Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 63: ...lay Before Bus Device Init The optimal default is 1 VT d The optimal default is Enabled PEG Port Configuration Select the PEG Port Configuration tab from the Common North Bridge Control screen to enter the PEG Port Configuration screen Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 64: ...oduct the PEG1 interfaces connects to PMC2 XMC2 VR12 or CPCI Bridge CR12 PEG0 always connects to PMC1 XMC1 The optimal default is Disabled ASPM This feature enabled forces both PEG ports to work with x1 link width regardless of the supported width from the connected devices The optimal default is Disabled The user can enable Active State Power Management ASPM for power saving on both PEG ports Art...

Page 65: ...der normal operation it is not necessary to enable this option 5 2 Arrandale_Clarkdale This section describes all options related to the integrated graphics controller Select the Arrandale_Clarkdale tab from the Chipset screen to enter the Arrandale_Clarkdale screen Figure 5 5 Arrandale_Clarkdale 5 2 1 SSVID Workaround The optimal default is Disabled 5 2 2 IGD LCD Control This section describes Ar...

Page 66: ...n to enter the IGD LCD Control screen Figure 5 6 IGD LCD Control 5 2 3 DVMT Pre Allocated The optimal default is 32M 5 2 4 DVMT Total Gfx Mem The optimal default is 256M 5 2 5 Render Standby The optimal default is Enabled Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 67: ...led 5 3 South Bridge Configuration The next fours sections describe the options supported by the South Bridge Ibex Peak in more details Select the South Bridge Configuration tab from the Chipset screen to enter the South Bridge Configuration screen NOTE The feature PCI to PCI Bridge is not applicable for this SBC and will be deleted with the next firmware release Artisan Technology Group Quality I...

Page 68: ... Options This screen controls general options of the South Bridge Ibex Peak Select the Ibexpeak Options feature from the South Bridge Configuration screen to jump to the Ibexpeak Options screen Figure 5 8 Ibexpeak Options Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 69: ...ture will set invisible with the next release of UEFI firmware 5 3 4 High Precision Timer The optimal default is Enabled The High Precision Event Timer HPET is a hardware timer developed jointly by Intel and Microsoft since 2005 Previously only the older timing facilities such as the programmable interval timer PIT or the real time clock could be used for timing purposes The user should turn this ...

Page 70: ...osing power user can decide with this feature the behavior of SBC once power returns S0 Turn on S5 Stay off This can be very helpful if user remotely connects to the system as it will be unavailable until user is able to power the system back up 5 3 8 Set NAND Management Override The optimal default is Enabled This feature is not supported by the current SBC hardware NOTES The Onboard Flash functi...

Page 71: ...South Bridge Configuration screen to jump to the SATA Configuration screen Figure 5 9 SATA Configuration NOTE Screen shot was tweaked to show all options in one page Actual Setup screen offers scroll bar to show all options SATA Controller s Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 72: ...ction like Hot Plug Port Multiplier Aggressive Link Power Mode Select Spin Up Device are dependent on SATA mode selection Serial ATAPort 0 1 2 3 4 5 Software Preserve The first line informs about the connected SATA device or shows Empty if not available The second line shows the devices Software Preserve capability once a SATA device is connected The reset handling between the old legacy PATAand t...

Page 73: ...feature is not available when Aggressive Link Power Mode is set to Partial or Slumber mode Port Multiplier The optimal default is Disabled A SATA port multiplier is a device that allows up to 15 SATA devices to be connected to a single SATA host port similar to a USB hub The user should enable this feature when such a device is connected NOTE Feature is not available in IDE mode FIS based Port Mul...

Page 74: ...est power state useful when an extended periodof idle time is expected NOTES Feature is not available in IDE mode Hot Plug feature is not available in Partial or Slumber mode Spin Up Device The optimal default is Disabled When enabled the SATA device will not spin up until the UEFI firmware issues a specific command to do so This limits the power consumption upon power on but increases boot time W...

Page 75: ...atures NOTE The screen is only available when RAID was enabled in SATA Mode Selection feature Select the Software Feature Mask Configuration option from the SATAConfiguration screen to jump to the Software Feature Mask Configurationscreen RAID0 Figure 5 10 Software Feature Mask Configuration The optimal default is Enabled RAID1 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOU...

Page 76: ...o a designated recovery drive The master drive data can be copied to the recovery drive either continuously or on request When using the continuous update policy changes made to the data on the master drive while the recovery drive is not connected are automatically copied to the recovery drive when it is reconnected When using the on request update policy the master drive data can be restored to ...

Page 77: ...PCI Express Configuration This and the next sections describe PCI Express root complex related options such as power saving error behavior and resourcedistribution Select the PCI Express Configuration option from the South Bridge Configuration screen to jump to the PCI Express Configuration screen Figure 5 11 PCI Express Configuration Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888...

Page 78: ...r to a four lane PCI Express User can enable power saving for different link states Either when interface is idle in L0s full on low latency state or for L0s and L1 smart power saving longer latency states PCI Express Root Port 1 This Setup screen allows individual settings for PCI Express port 1 Select the PCI Express Root Port 1 option from the PCI Express Configuration screen to jump to the PCI...

Page 79: ... for power saving in different link states Either when PCI Express interface is idle in L0s full on low latency state L1 smart power saving longer latency state or both In Auto mode the EFI firmware selects the best choice URR FER NFER CER CTO SEFE SENFE SECE The optimal default is Disabled The PCI Express interface supports extensive error reporting available to operating systems that do have the...

Page 80: ...mended to enable this feature with VR12 On CR12 this feature should not enabled unless the extension card in PMC2 XMC2 extension slot explicitly supports Hot Plug feature Please consult documentation from your extension card vendor Reserved Memory The optimal default is 10 In the case of an extension card supporting Hot Plug the UEFI firmware might not be able to determine the extra amount of memo...

Page 81: ...1 2 rear front The next Setup screens allow individual control over PCI Express port 5 6 7 8 Select the PCI Express Root Port x option from the PCI Express Configuration screen to jump to the PCI Express Root Port x screen Figure 5 13 PCI Express Root Port 5 6 7 8 ETH 3 4 1 2 rear front PCI Express Root Port 5 6 7 8 ETH 3 4 1 2 rear front The optimal default is Enabled Artisan Technology Group Qua...

Page 82: ...and will be deleted with the next firmware release Select the PCI to PCI Bridge option from the PCI Express Configuration screen to jump to the PCI to PCI Bridge screen Figure 5 14 PCI To PCI Bridge Extra Bus Reserved The optimal default is 0 NOTE This feature is not applicable for this SBC and will be deleted with the next firmware release Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guarante...

Page 83: ...log can be monitored by a number of IPMI software packages The IPMI sub system operates independently of the operating system and allows administrators to manage the system remotely even if the SBC is powered down IPMI power provided Some Management features can be adjusted or monitored via Setup and described in this chapter The System Event Log can be queried by IPMI compliant Open Source Utilit...

Page 84: ... POST before the Option ROMs are initialized the UEFI firmware disables the FRB 2 timer in the BMC The FRB 2 timer can be set from 3 minutes to approximately 6 minutes 6 2 FRB 2 Timer Policy The optimal default is Reset If the system hangs during POST the UEFI firmware will not disable FRB 2 timer in the BMC which generates a Reset Power Down or Do Nothing Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrume...

Page 85: ... Timeout The optimal default is 10 minutes The timer can be set from 5 minutes to approximately 20 minutes 6 5 O S Wtd Timer Policy The optimal default is Reset If the O S Watchdog timer is not disabled by special Management Software after OS load the system generates a Reset Power Down or Do Nothing 6 6 BMC Self Test Log The BMC self test reporting into UEFI firmware can be managed here Select th...

Page 86: ... decide if the logging buffer is cleared on every reset or continued 6 6 2 When Log Is Full The optimal default is Clear Log The user can decide what happens if the logging buffer is full This option is very useful if the logging buffer is not cleared on every reset Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 87: ... 6 7 System Event Log Several types of information are logged to the System Event Log SEL from administrative messages to indications of important events such as sensor threshold crossings The behavior of logging during POST can be managed on this screen Select the System Event Log tab from the Server Mgmt screen to enter System Event Log screen Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Gua...

Page 88: ...2 Erasing Settings Erase SEL The optimal default is No User can decide if the SEL buffer is always cleared on every reset one time on next reset or never 6 7 3 Erasing Settings When SEL Is Full The optimal default is Do Nothing User can decide what happens if the SEL buffer is full This option is very useful if the logging buffer is not cleared on everyreset Artisan Technology Group Quality Instru...

Page 89: ... the SBC such as System Product Name System Version and System Serial Number are accessible using the IPMI protocol via the BMC or at this Setup screen Select the View FRU Information tab from the Server Mgmt screen to enter View FRU Information screen Figure 6 4 View FRU Information NOTE System product Name is identical with the order code of the SBC System Serial Number represents the serial num...

Page 90: ...rence only and will differ remarkable from User System configuration Select the Boot tab from the Setup screen to enter the Boot screen Figure 7 1 Boot Setup Screen 7 1 Boot Configuration 7 1 1 Quiet Boot The optimal default is Disabled Enable this value to allow the SBC to display the POST messages Once disabled the SBC shows the OEM logo during POST See also Chapter 1 Artisan Technology Group Qu...

Page 91: ...tup activationkey 65535 mean indefinite waiting 0 means no wait not recommended NOTE In newer firmware release than 005 this value defines the number of seconds instead of tenth of seconds 7 1 4 Boot Configuration Bootup NumLock State The optimal default is On This feature allows the user to select the keyboard NumLock state 7 2 CSM16 Module Information The CSM16 Module Information represents the ...

Page 92: ...rce BIOS Set this feature to Force BIOS to display Option ROM messages even if Quiet Boot is enabled Keep Current keeps displaying the OEM logo during Option ROM initialization 7 2 3 Interrupt 19 Capture The optimal default is Disabled Enable this value to allow Option ROMs such as network controllers to trap interrupt 19 NOTE Enabling this is required only for legacy Option ROMs that do not regis...

Page 93: ...acy BBS class use the Setup features called HDD BBS Priorities FDD BBS Priorities DVD CD BBS Priorities and Networking Device An EFI boot option can be added manually with feature Add New Boot Option 7 4 Floppy Drive BBS Priorities Hard Drive BBS Priorities CD DVD Drive BBS Priorities Network Device BBS Priorities These features let the user organize devices within the legacy BBS class A device cl...

Page 94: ... revert to its default order Add New Boot Option UEFI implements a new interface between operating systems and platform firmware at boot time In EFI mode Operating System installation automatically adds a boot option that points to the Operating System Boot loader A new Boot option can also be added manually as described in this section For more details on EFI Boot mode have a look at the official...

Page 95: ...nts to a Boot Manager EFI application which selects and loads the operating system removing the need for a dedicated boot loader Create To make a removable device bootable the EFI application simply needs to be renamed to BOOTx64 EFI case insensitive and placed in the EFI BOOT directory When a removable device such as a USB key is detected in EFI Boot Mode a boot option is automatically added to p...

Page 96: ...oot options can be deleted on this screen Select Delete Boot Option tab from the Boot screen to enter the Delete Boot Option screen Figure 7 4 Delete Boot Option Select the EFI boot option you want to delete from your boot menu NOTE The Built in EFI Shell can be deleted but will automatically return after reset or power on Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE w...

Page 97: ... enter the Security screen Figure 8 1 Security Setup Screen 8 1 Access Level NOTE Even so the Setup references HDD Hard Disk Drive this feature is available to all drives supporting the security mechanism e g SSD Solid State Drive with an individual HDD Security Configuration item visible for each The item becomes invisible when no capable device is available The user can access Setup features on ...

Page 98: ... and Administrator The table below details the protection coverage after power on PON Table 8 1 Access Level Coverage User PWD Admin PWD Flow after Poweron PON during POST Setup Access Level No No Normal Operation Admin Yes No General Protection Admin Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 99: ...rds User and Administrator Full access to any Setup feature is gained With Access Level being User a user is allowed to change User password only The accessibility to each Setup feature is predefined by factory Accesses to Setup screens are restricted to Main Boot and Save Exit This can be changed on request Please contact factory to discuss 8 2 Setup Administrator Password User Password The optim...

Page 100: ...ction to unlock the POST when the SBC is powered on 8 2 2 POST Password Lost After three bad password attempts during POST the execution halts Another try requires a prior power on cycle 8 2 3 Reset POST Password If the user forgot the POST password defined the only way to reset it is to erase the SBC configuration by removing the battery CMOS RAM and NVRAM Flash will lose its content including th...

Page 101: ...ivating this feature Select the HDD Security Protection feature from the Security tab to enter the HDD Security Protection screen with an overview of the drive configuration Figure 8 3 HDD Security Protection 8 3 1 Security Supported HDD Security Configuration screen is available when at least one drive supports ATA Security Feature Set 8 3 2 Security Enabled Booting requires successful password v...

Page 102: ...rs can be used and distinction is made between upper case and lower case characters WARNING If a password protected HDD is supposed to be used on different SBC it is highly recommended to test the interoperability prior storing critical information Different SBC might not behave the same even so the protection mechanism is defined by ATA specification 8 3 8 Security Level The ATA specification for...

Page 103: ...lock the HDD when the SBC is powered on Figure 8 4 Password Request For HDD 8 3 12 User Password Lost The HDD will remain locked when the password verification with User Password fails After three bad attempts a user can either power cycle the SBC and tries again or enter the Setup press F2 to override User password via Master password verification In Locked mode the drive will appear in the Setup...

Page 104: ...OST password which is stored in the CMOS RAM of the SBC Removing the drive from SBC and installing in a different SBC will not help While the device lock is intended to be impossible to defeat without a valid password there are workarounds to unlock a HDD A few data recovery companies offer such unlocking services This doesnʹt mean that Abaco is able to offer the same service NOTE In the case a us...

Page 105: ...gure 9 1 Save Exit Setup Screen 9 1 Save Changes and Exit The default selection is Yes Press the Enter key to save the configuration exit Setup and continue POST You can also use the Arrow key to select No and then press the Enter key to abort this function and return to the previous screen NOTE Some Setup features require a Reset after changing When such a configuration item has been modified a r...

Page 106: ...election is Yes Press the Enter key to save the configuration and reset the SBC You can also use the Arrow key to select No and then press the Enter key to abort this function and return to the previous screen 9 4 Discard Changes and Reset The default selection is Yes Press the Enter key to discard changes and reset the SBC You can also use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow key to select No and then ...

Page 107: ... use the Arrow key to select No and then press the Enter key to abort this function and return to the previous screen 9 5 3 Save Options Restore Defaults The default selection is Yes Press the Enter key to load optimized values and return to the previous screen The Optimized Defaults allow the SBC to boot up with the best performance and less conflicting settings known However some options cannot ...

Page 108: ...the previous screen You can also use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow key to select No and then press the Enter key to abort this function and return to the previous screen 9 6 Boot Override With this feature user can leave the Setup and boot directly into the selected device Depending on the prior actions within Setup an additional menu will appear and ask to save changes Select the boot device and...

Page 109: ...ion and return to the previous screen Some Setup items require a Reset after changing In this case a direct boot into the selected device is not possible Press the Enter key and accept to save any changes done in Setup and reset no direct boot You can also use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow key to select No and then press the Enter key to abort this function and return to the previous screen Artis...

Page 110: ...age files and system environment variables Figure 10 1 EFI Shell 10 1 Start EFI Shell The EFI shell is part of the boot process You can start the EFI shell manually by pressing F7 for BBS POPUP and select Built in EFI Shell for the next boot cycle Or you select Built in EFI Shell as Boot Option 1 so it starts every time you boot your computer Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaran...

Page 111: ...pleted the shell looks for commands from console input device 10 2 EFI Shell Commands Script It is beyond the scope of this document to describe the full capabilities of the EFI Shell and the EFI Shell commands in detail Basic information and a list of EFI commands are provided within the EFI shell by entering help Extensive details on commands and scripting can be found on the official UEFI homep...

Page 112: ...ows you to select a boot device for one single start On the next boot the boot device priority selected in the Setup Boot screen will be used again Figure 11 2 BBS Popup Screen Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow key to select a boot device and then press the Enter key to start booting Press ESC to abort this function and continue with boot device priority selected in Setup Or select Enter Setup to st...

Page 113: ...at is to always have at least one working EFI available regardless if there have been any flashing errors ornot 12 2 UEFI Firmware Updating Procedure To always maintain at least one EFI Flash correct the TBD software uses the following update procedure 1 Switch to the second Flash Description TBD 2 Update the second Flash Description TBD 12 3 Fallback Mechanism In case of one UEFI firmware being c...

Page 114: ...boot process at the bottom of the system s video screen once the firmware has progressed far enough to initialize the video part An alternate method of viewing Checkpoint codes is to redirect the output of the console to a serial port see Chapter 4 Serial Port Console Redirection A document with a list of checkpoints and status codes and a detailed description can be found on American Megatrends I...

Page 115: ...n Disabled SERR Generation Disabled PCI X Latency Timer 64 PCI Bus Clocks Relaxed Ordering Disabled Extended Tag Disabled No Snoop Enabled Maximum Payload Auto Maximum Read Request Auto Automatic ASPM Disabled Extended Synch Disabled ACPI Settings Enable ACPI Auto Configuration Disabled Enable Hibernation Enabled PTID Support Enabled ACPI Sleep State S3 Suspend to RAM S3 Video Repost Disabled Nati...

Page 116: ...VMEbus TSI148 Reserve VME Space 0 MBytes VMEBus Reset In Disabled VMEBus Reset Out Disabled ME Configuration End Of POST Message Enabled Intelligent Power Sharing Intelligent Power Sharing Enabled CPU Turbo Enabled IPS Policy DRIVER Core Temp Limit Disabled Core Temp Limit Value 65535 Processor Power Limit Disabled Processor Power Limit Value 1023 Core Power Limit Disabled Core Power Limit Value 1...

Page 117: ...le Redirection Disabled COM1 Console Redirection Disabled COM2 Console Redirection Enabled COM3 Console Redirection Disabled Serial Port for Out of Band Management Windows Emergency Management Services EMS Console Redirection Disabled Out of Band Mgmt Port COM0 Terminal Type VT UTF8 COM0 Terminal Type ANSI Bits per second 115200 Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Control None Resolution 100x...

Page 118: ...M3 Terminal Type ANSI Bits per second 115200 Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Control None Resolution 100x31 Disabled Legacy OS Redirection Resolution 80x24 Network Stack Network stack Disabled Chipset Common NorthBridge Control Delay Before Bus Device Init 1 VT d Enabled PEG Port Configuration Force X1 Disabled ASPM Disabled Extended Synch Disabled Arrandale_Clarkdale SSVID WorkAround Dis...

Page 119: ...abled SATA Configuration SATA Controller s Enabled SATA Mode Selection AHCI Serial ATA Port 0 Port Enable Enabled Hot Plug Disabled Port Multiplier Disabled Aggressive Link Power Mode Select Slumber Mode Spin Up Device Disabled Serial ATA Port 1 Port Enable Enabled Hot Plug Disabled Port Multiplier Disabled Aggressive Link Power Mode Select Slumber Mode Spin Up Device Disabled Serial ATA Port 2 Po...

Page 120: ...ble Enabled Hot Plug Disabled Port Multiplier Disabled FIS Based Port Multiplier Aggressive Link Power Mode Select Slumber Mode Spin Up Device Disabled HDD Acoustic Power Management Disabled HDD Acoustic Mode Bypass Software Feature Mask Configuration RAID0 Enabled RAID1 Enabled RAID10 Enabled RAID5 Enabled Intel Rapid Recovery Technology Enabled OROM UI and BANNER Enabled HDD Unlock Enabled LED L...

Page 121: ...ort 5 ETH3 rear PCIe Root Port 5 ETH3 rear Enabled PCI Express Root Port 6 ETH4 rear PCIe Root Port 6 ETH4 rear Enabled PCI Express Root Port 7 ETH1 front PCIe Root Port 7 ETH1 front Enabled PCI Express Root Port 8 ETH2 front PCIe Root Port 8 ETH2 front Enabled PCI to PCI Bridge Extra Bus Reserved 0 Server Mgmt FRB 2 Timer timeout 6 minutes FRB 2 Timer Policy Reset O S Watchdog Timer Disable O S W...

Page 122: ...n SEL is Full Do Nothing Log EFI Status Codes Both Boot Quiet Boot Disabled UEFI Boot Enabled Setup Prompt Timeout 2 Bootup NumLock State On GateA20 Active Upon Request Option ROM Messages Force BIOS Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

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