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1.8.7 JME1:BIOS Update ME Mode Selector
JME1 is the jumper for users to select BIOS update freely without lock protection
when using ADVSPI or with lock protection.
1. * In default production mode, there's no lock protection for BIOS. The Master
Region Access Control setting is FF, users can update the complete BIOS with
the ADVSPI tool. The function is same as Manufacture mode. BIOS ME (Man-
agement Engine) function keeps link/remote control. The jumper can be set
under AC off PWR status, it can not be set under standby PWR status.
2. In production mode with lock protection for BIOS, the Master Region Access
Control setting is Read:0B, Write:0A. Users can not update BIOS ME firmware
freely. BIOS ME (Management Engine) function keeps link/remote control. This
setting is only for OEM project requests. The jumper can be set under AC off
PWR status, it can not set under standby PWR status.
3. In manufacture mode, BIOS has no lock protection function. The Master Region
Access Control setting is FF, users can update complete BIOS with ADVSPI
tool. However, the BIOS ME function does not keep the link/remote control after
the BIOS been updated.
1.8.8 JCASE1: Case Open Sensor
The AIMB-581 motherboard contains a jumper that provides a chassis open sensor.
The buzzer on the motherboard beeps when the case is opened.
1.9 System Memory
AIMB-581 has four 240-pin memory sockets for 1066/1333 MHz memory modules
with maximum capacity of 16GB(Maximum 4GB for each DIMM). AIMB-581QG2
supports only non-ECC DDR3 memory modules and do not support registered
DIMMs (RDIMMs)
Table 1.8: BIOS update ME mode selector
Function
Jumper
Setting BIOS
protect
Master
Region
Access
Control
Update
tool ME
version
ME
function
after
update
Setting
JME1
PWR
working
status
1.*Production
mode (1-2) pin
closed
None FF ADVSPI updated
Link/
remote
control
default AC on/
stdby
2.
Lock
Read:0B
Write:0A
ADVSPI
no
updated
Link/
remote
control
OEM
request AC on/
stdby
3. Manufacture
mode (2-3) pin
closed
None FF ADVSPI updated None None None
* refers to default.
Note! Because AIMB-581 supports Intel Active Management Technology 7.0
(iAMT 7.0)which utilizes some memory space of channel 0, it's sug-
gested that the user should not leave channel 0 DIMM slots (DIMMA1
and DIMMA2) empty, or it may cause some system abnormality.