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User Manual

AIMB-230

Intel® Core™ i5-4300U/ Celeron 
2980U Mini-ITX with eDP/DP/
DP++, 2 COM, and Dual LAN 

Summary of Contents for AIMB-230

Page 1: ...User Manual AIMB 230 Intel Core i5 4300U Celeron 2980U Mini ITX with eDP DP DP 2 COM and Dual LAN...

Page 2: ...of Advantech Co Ltd Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable However Advantech Co Ltd assumes no responsibility for its use nor for any infringements of the rights o...

Page 3: ...al 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 rea...

Page 4: ...te 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...

Page 5: ...ODIMM DDR3 N TS256MS K64V6N MICRON IVM77 D9PFJ PASS Transcend 4GB DDR3 1600 SODIMM DDR3 N TS512MS K64N6N MICRON IRM72 D9PFJ PASS Order Number CPU Display GbE TPM Storage USB PCIe PCI AIMB 230G2 U5A1E...

Page 6: ...ost 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 p...

Page 7: ...sentative immediately We have carefully inspected the AIMB 230 mechanically and electrically before shipment It should be free of marks and scratches and in perfect working order upon receipt As you u...

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Page 9: ...Backlight control selector for LVDS1 10 Table 1 5 JVBR1 Backlight Control Selector for LVDS1 10 1 8 5 PSON1 ATX AT Mode Selector 10 Table 1 6 PSON1 ATX AT Mode Selector 10 1 8 6 JWDT1 JOBS1 Watchdog T...

Page 10: ...I O Connector GPIO1 27 Chapter 3 BIOS Operation 29 3 1 Introduction 30 3 2 BIOS Setup 30 3 2 1 Main Menu 31 3 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features 32 3 2 3 Chipset 45 3 2 4 Boot 52 3 2 5 Security 53 3 2 6 Save...

Page 11: ...00 Mbps RJ 45 Port 76 A 13 Line Out Mic In Connector AUDIO1 AUDIO2 77 A 14 Serial ATA SATA1 3 77 Table A 14 Serial ATA 0 1 SATA1 SATA2 77 A 15 AT ATX Mode PSON1 77 Table A 15 AT ATX Mode PSON1 77 A 16...

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Page 13: ...Chapter 1 1 General Information...

Page 14: ...he most suitable storage device for larger capacity Optimized integrated graphic solution With Intel Graphics Flexible it sup ports versatile display options and 32 bit 3D graphics engine 1 3 Specific...

Page 15: ...es 500 MB s data transmission rate Controller LAN1 Realtek RTL8111E LAN2 Realtek RTL8111E 1 3 6 Industrial features Watchdog timer Can generate a system reset The watchdog timer is pro grammable with...

Page 16: ...5V selector for LVDS2 connector Default 1 2 3 3V VCON1 Panel selection Default 1 3 3V JVBR1 Brightness control selector for Analog or Digital Default 1 2 Linear JCOM1 COM1 5V 12V selector Default 1 2...

Page 17: ...nnector 1 SATA_PWR2 Serial ATA power connector 2 SATA_PWR3 Serial ATA power connector 3 DIMMA1 Memory connector channel DIMMB1 Memory connector channel LPC1 Low Pin Count Header GPIO1 GPIO header BAT1...

Page 18: ...S1 JCASE1 DIMMA1 DIMMB1 CPUFAN1 JCPUFAN1 CPUFAN1_1 SYSFAN1 JFP1 JFP2 ATX12V1 DCIN1 DP HDMI1 DP1 LAN1 LAN2 USB12 USB34 AUDIO1 AUDIO2 SATA1 SATA2 SATA_PWR2 SATA3 JCOM1 USB56 ATX_5V1 LANLED1 FP_AUDIO1 AM...

Page 19: ...86 DDR3L 1600 MHz SO DIMM LAN1 GbE Realtek RTL8111E 2 USB 2 0 LPC header 4 USB 3 0 HD Audio SPI PCIe x1 Channel A DDR3L 1600 MHz SO DIMM Channel B LAN2 GbE Realtek RTL8111E PCIe x1 Full size 1 x USB 2...

Page 20: ...ork with the hardware Do not make connections while the power is on Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by sudden power surges Only experienced electronics personnel should open the PC chas...

Page 21: ...k to 1 2 closed This procedure will reset the CMOS to its default setting Default 1 8 3 JLVDS1 JLVDS2 LCD Power 3 3 V 5 V 12 V Selector Default Table 1 3 CMOS1 Function Jumper Setting Keep CMOS data C...

Page 22: ...ol Selector for LVDS1 Closed Pins Result 1 2 Linear brightness control 2 3 PWM brightness control Linear brightness control 1 2 closed PWM brightness control 2 3 closed Table 1 6 PSON1 ATX AT Mode Sel...

Page 23: ...are in the open position i e the handles lean outward Slowly slide the SODIMM module along the plastic guides on both ends of the socket Then firmly but gently avoid pushing down too hard press the S...

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Page 25: ...Chapter 2 2 Connecting Peripherals...

Page 26: ...d Rev 3 0 supporting transmission rate up to 625 Mbps and is fuse protected The USB interface can be disabled in the system BIOS setup The AIMB 230 is equipped with two high performance 1000 Mbps Ethe...

Page 27: ...2 Connecting Peripherals 2 3 DP HDMI and DP Connector DP HDMI1 DP1 The AIMB 230 includes DP HDMI and DP interface that can drive conventional DP HDMI and DP displays DP HDMI1 is include DP and HDMI co...

Page 28: ...a mouse or a printer or to a com munications network The IRQ and address ranges for both ports are fixed However if you want to disable the port or change these parameters later you can do this in the...

Page 29: ...yboard and Mouse Connector KBMS1 6 pin wafer box connectors KBMS1 on the motherboard provide connection to a PS 2 keyboard and a PS 2 mouse respectively 2 6 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 If a fan is used...

Page 30: ...AIMB 230 User Manual 18 2 7 System FAN Connector SYSFAN1 If a fan is used this connector supports cooling fans of 500 mA 6 W or less 1 4 3 2...

Page 31: ...uter case to JFP1 PWR_BTN for convenient power on and off 2 8 2 Reset JFP1 RST_BTN Many computer cases offer the convenience of a reset button Connect the wire for the reset button 2 8 3 HDD LED JFP2...

Page 32: ...ond is AT Power Mode the system turns on off via the power supply switch The third is another AT Power Mode which makes use of the front panel power switch The power LED status is indicated in the fol...

Page 33: ...ital Audio Connector SPDIF_O1 2 11 Serial ATA Interface SATA1 SATA3 SATA_PWR1 SATA_PWR3 AIMB 230 features a high performance Serial ATA interface up to 300 MB s and Serial ATA III interface up to 600...

Page 34: ...230 User Manual 22 2 12 SATA power connector SATA_PWR1 3 2 13 Full Half Size Mini PCI Express Slot The AIMB 230 provides 1 Full size Mini PCI express slot Co lay mSATA and 1 Half size Mini PCI express...

Page 35: ...dule that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC 97 optional audio standard Connect this connector with the front panel audio I O module cable Note For motherboards with the optional HD Audio feature w...

Page 36: ...the connectors mate completely PSON1 is for AT ATX mode selection PSON1 PSON1 1 2 AT 2 3 ATX Note 1 Please do connect the ATX12V1 connector with the PSU ATX 12V 4 pin connector 2 For a fully configur...

Page 37: ...r 2 Connecting Peripherals 2 16 SPI Flash Connector SPI_CN1 The SPI flash card pin header may be used to flash BIOS if the AIMB 230 cannot power on Clean CMOS CMOS1 Clean CMOS and reset RTC CMOS1 1 2...

Page 38: ...AIMB 230 User Manual 26 2 17 LCD Inverter Connector INV1 Note Signal Description Signal Signal Description VR Vadj 0 75 V Recommended 4 7 K 1 16 W ENBKL LCD backlight ON OFF control signal...

Page 39: ...ecting Peripherals 2 18 LVDS Connector LVDS1 2 19 General Purpose I O Connector GPIO1 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 1 3...

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Page 41: ...Chapter 3 3 BIOS Operation...

Page 42: ...em features The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS RAM of the motherboard When the power is turned off the battery on the board supplies the necessary power to preserve the CMOS RAM When t...

Page 43: ...t be configured options in blue can The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted i...

Page 44: ...ect 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...

Page 45: ...Timer This item allows users to programmed PCI Latency timer VGA Palette Snoop This item allows users to enable or disable VGA Palette Snoop PERR Generation This item allows users to enable or disable...

Page 46: ...oad Maximum Read Request This item allows users to set the Maximum Read Request ASPM Support Enable or disable ASPM Support Extended Synch Enable or disable Extended Synch Link Training Retry This ite...

Page 47: ...nfiguration Enable Hibernation This item allows users to enable or disable hibernation ACPI Sleep state This item allows users to set the ACPI sleep state Lock Legacy Resources This item allows users...

Page 48: ...AIMB 230 User Manual 36 3 2 2 4 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device...

Page 49: ...37 AIMB 230 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Operation 3 2 2 5 S5 RTC Wake Settings Wake system with fixed time Enable or disable system wake on alarm event 3 2 2 6 CPU Configuration...

Page 50: ...ntroller Speed Serial ATA Port 1 2 3 This item allows users to enable or disable the SATA Port Hot Plug This item allows users to enable or disable the Hot Plug External SATA This item allows users to...

Page 51: ...39 AIMB 230 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Operation 3 2 2 8 INTEL Rapid Star Technology Intel Rapid start technology This item allows users to enable or disable Intel rapid start technology...

Page 52: ...AIMB 230 User Manual 40 3 2 2 9 PCH FW Configuration Me FW Image Re Flash This item allows users to enable or disable Me FW image re flash function...

Page 53: ...hand off support The XHCI owner ship change should claim by XHCI driver EHCI Hand off This is a workaround for OS without EHCI hand off support The EHCI owner ship change should claim by EHCI driver...

Page 54: ...troller configuration Backlight Enable Polarity This item allows users to set backlight enable polarity Case Open This item allows users to set Case open enable polarity Resume on Ring This item allow...

Page 55: ...n 3 2 2 12 Serial port 1 2 Configuration Serial Port This item will allow users to enable or disable serial port Change Settings This item allows users to change the serial port setting Device Mode Th...

Page 56: ...anual 44 3 2 2 13 PC Health Status 3 2 2 14 Serial Port Console Redirection Console Redirection This item allows users to enable or disable console redirection for Microsoft Windows Emergency Manageme...

Page 57: ...onfiguration Details of PCH azalia items LAN controller Enables or disables the LAN1 2 controller Launch PXE OpROM Policy Enables or disables the LAN1 2 option ROM PCIE Wake Enables or disables LAN1 2...

Page 58: ...enable or disable the DMI Link ASPM Control DMI Link Extended Synch Control This item allows users to configure Mini PCI Express setting Mini PCI Express This item allows users to enable or disable th...

Page 59: ...3 BIOS Operation 3 2 3 2 USB Configuration USB Precondition This item allows user to enable or disable USB Precondition XHCI Mode This item allows user to enable or disable XHCI Mode XHCI Idle L1 Enab...

Page 60: ...AIMB 230 User Manual 48 3 2 3 3 PCH Azalia Configuration Azalia This item allows user to enable or disable azalea device...

Page 61: ...49 AIMB 230 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Operation 3 2 3 4 System Agent SA Configuration VT d This item allows users to enable or disable VT d...

Page 62: ...able or disable IGD Aperture Size This item allows users to select aperture size DVMT Pre Allocated This item allows users to select DVMT pre allocated memory size DVMT Total Gfx Mem This item allows...

Page 63: ...51 AIMB 230 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Operation 3 2 3 6 LCD Control Primary IGFX Boot Display Select Primary IGFX Boot Display LVDS Panel Type Select LVDS Panel type...

Page 64: ...n is set to Disabled the BIOS display normal POST messages If Enabled an OEM Logo is shown instead of POST messages FAST Boot This item allows users to enable or disable Fast Boot Boot Option Prioriti...

Page 65: ...rity Setup from the AIMB 230 Setup main BIOS setup menu All Security Setup options such as password protection and virus protection are described in this section To access the sub menu for the followi...

Page 66: ...rest system setup without saving any changes Save Changes This item allows you to save changes done so far to any of the options Discard Changes This item allows you to discard changes done so far to...

Page 67: ...Chapter 4 4 Software Introduction Service...

Page 68: ...of user friendly intelligent and inte grated interfaces which speeds development enhances security and offers add on value for Advantech platforms It plays the role of catalyst between developer and s...

Page 69: ...ong and the system does not recover on its own A watch dog timer can be programmed to perform a warm boot restarting the system after a certain number of seconds Hardware Monitor The Hardware Monitor...

Page 70: ...ded Security ID utility provides reli able security functions for customers to secure their appli cation data within the embedded BIOS Monitoring The Monitoring is a utility for customer to monitor th...

Page 71: ...Chapter 5 5 Chipset Software Installation Utility...

Page 72: ...tions 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 5 2 Introdu...

Page 73: ...ware Installation Utility 5 3 Windows 7 Driver Setup 1 Insert the driver CD into your system s CD ROM drive You can see the driver folder items Navigate to the Chipset folder and click infinst_autol e...

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Page 75: ...Chapter 6 6 VGA Setup...

Page 76: ...endent 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 6 2 Windows 7...

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Page 79: ...Chapter 7 7 LAN Configuration...

Page 80: ...d RISC core with 24 KB cache On chip voltage regulation Wake on LAN WOL support PCI Express X1 host interface 7 3 Installation The AIMB 230 s Realtek RTL8111E LAN1 and RTL8111E LAN2 Gigabit integrated...

Page 81: ...230 User Manual Chapter 7 LAN Configuration 7 4 Windows 7 Driver Setup Realtek RTL8111E Insert the driver CD into your system s CD ROM drive Select the LAN folder then navigate to the directory for y...

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Page 83: ...Appendix A A I O Pin Assignments...

Page 84: ...B0_VCC5 2 USB1_VCC5 3 USB0_D 4 USB1_D 5 USB0_D 6 USB1_D 7 GND 8 GND 9 Key 10 N C Table A 2 DP HDMI Connector DP HDMI1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 DP_0 12 DP_3 2 GND 13 NC 3 DP_0 14 NC 4 DP_1 15 DP HDMI_CL...

Page 85: ...Signal Pin Signal 1 DP2_0 11 GND 2 GND 12 DP2_3 3 DP2_0 13 DP2_AUX_EN 4 DP2_1 14 GND 5 GND 15 DP2_AUX 6 DP2_1 16 GND 7 DP2_2 17 DP2_AUX 8 GND 18 DP2_HPD 9 DP2_2 19 GND 10 DP2_3 20 V3 3 Table A 4 SPI_C...

Page 86: ...rol JCPUFAN1 Table A 5 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector KBMS1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 KB_CLK 4 GND 2 KB_DAT 5 VCC_KBMS 3 MS_DAT 6 MS_CLK Table A 6 CPU Fan Power Connector CPUFAN1 CPUFAN_1 Pin Signal...

Page 87: ...cate when the single board computer is on Pin 1 of JFP3 supplies the LED s power and Pin 3 is the ground Table A 8 System Fan Power Connector SYSFAN1 Pin Signal 1 GND 2 SYS FAN VCC 3 DETECT 4 SYS FAN...

Page 88: ...ble A 11 Power Switch Reset Switch HDD LED SMBus Speaker JFP1 JFP2 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5V 7 Speaker 3 2 3 3V 8 SMB_DAT 3 Power Switch 9 Reset Switch 4 NC 10 Speaker 4 5 HDD LED 11 SMB_CLK 6 GND 12...

Page 89: ...In Table A 14 Serial ATA 0 1 SATA1 SATA2 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 SATA_0TX 3 SATA_0TX 4 GND 5 SATA_0RX 6 SATA_0RX 7 GND 8 Table A 15 AT ATX Mode PSON1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 PSON_SIO to super I...

Page 90: ...6 GPIO6 7 GPIO3 8 GPIO7 9 5V 10 GND Table A 18 LVDS Connector LVDS1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VDD_LVDS 2 VDD_LVDS 3 GND 4 GND 5 VDD_LVDS 6 VDD_LVDS 7 LVDS_L0_N 8 LVDS_U0_N 9 LVDS_L0_P 10 LVDS_U0_P 11 GN...

Page 91: ...CLKL_N 26 LVDS_CLKU_N 27 LVDS_CLKL_P 28 LVDS_CLKU_P 29 GND 30 GND 31 LVDS_CH7511_DDC _CLK 32 LVDS_CH7511_DDC _DATA 33 GND 34 GND 35 LVDS_L3_N 36 LVDS_U3_N 37 LVDS_L3_P 38 LVDS_U3_P 39 LVDS_BL_EN 40 VC...

Page 92: ...D Digital Audio Interface SPDIF_O1 Table A 20 LVDS Backlight control JVBR1 Pin Signal 1 2 EC control 2 3 NC Table A 21 ATX 12 V connector ATX12V1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 aGND 2 aGND 3 CPU_ 12V 4 CPU_...

Page 93: ...rotocols Selection JSETCOM1 Table A 23 Amplifier Audio Output AMPJ1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 AMP_L 2 AMP_L 3 AMP_R 4 AMP_R Table A 24 COM1 Protocol Selection JSETCOM1 RS 232 5 6 7 9 8 10 13 15 14 16 RS...

Page 94: ...JOBS1 2 3 WDT control by EC 4 5 Alarm by EC Table A 25 COM1 RS422 485 Master or Slave Selection COM1_S1 S4 COM1_S1 1 2 slave 2 3 master COM1_S2 1 2 slave 2 3 master COM1_S3 1 2 slave 2 3 master COM1_...

Page 95: ...n Assignments A 28 Low Pin Count Bus LPC1 Table A 27 Low Pin Count Bus LPC1 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 CLK24M 8 GND 2 LPC_AD1 9 LPC_AD2 3 80PORT_RST 10 LPC1_SMB_CLK 4 LPC_AD0 11 SERIRQ 5 LPC_FRAME 12 LPC...

Page 96: ...tions 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...

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