Advantech AIMB-340F series, User Manual

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AIMB-340F User’s Manual 2
Chapter 1 General Information
1.1 Introduction
The AIMB-340F utilizes an EmbeddedATX form factor (Socket 478)
design that supports Celeron® processors and Pentium® 4 processors up
to 3.06 GHz CPU with 533 MHz FSB. This effective EmbeddedATX
socket 478 solution gives end users the choice of good, economical per-
formance with the Celeron series processors, or the impressive perfor-
mance of the Pentium 4 series. This processor flexibility combined with
all the other on-board features, explains why the AIMB-340F is the new
top-of-the-line Industrial Motherboard solution at Advantech.
The AIMB-340F is loaded with special on-board features that rival full-
size systems. It has standard 10/100Base-T PCI Ethernet, 2 channel 48-
bit LVDS LCD panel support as well as SSD support for CompactFlash®.
There is a Mini PCI socket for optional international version modem, plus
optional support for AC97 3D stereo surround sound with speaker-out,
CD-input, line-in, line-out and microphone. The AIMB-340F also
includes two 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets for up to 2 GB total on-board
memory.
The AIMB-340F was designed using feedback and knowledge gained
from our customers. It has more of the features our customers have
requested. It is 100% PC compatible and is ready to handle the most chal-
lenging Industrial motherboard environments. Besides the great onboard
memory flexibility and capacity, the AIMB-340F has six on-board serial
ports, each with +5/+12 V power, six USB connectors, watchdog timer
and tough industrial grade construction. The Award 256 KB Flash BIOS
supports Plug & Play, Boot from Ethernet, Boot from CD-ROM, Boot
from Zip drive, Wake-on-Lan, Modem. All these features make the
AIMB-340F a very "system integrator friendly" solution, perfect for han-
dling gaming, ATM, kiosks and DVR multimedia applications in the
harshest unmanned environments.