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AL171/AL173

Mini-ITX Industrial Motherboard

User’s Manual

A44200819

Summary of Contents for AL171

Page 1: ...1 AL171 AL173 Mini ITX Industrial Motherboard User s Manual A44200819...

Page 2: ...Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reason a...

Page 3: ...ect 16 Rear Panel I O Ports 17 12V DC in AL171 15 36V AL173 17 Graphics Interface 18 RJ45 LAN Ports 18 USB Ports 19 Audio 19 I O Connectors 20 SATA Serial ATA Connectors 20 SATA Serial ATA Power Conne...

Page 4: ...tra care in han dling them to ensure against electrostatic build up 1 To prevent electrostatic build up leave the system board in its anti static bag until you are ready to install it 2 Wear an antist...

Page 5: ...S232 ports LPC EXT RS485 module 4 x RS485 ports I O shield Heat sink for 0 to 60 C Height 19mm Heat sink for 40 to 85 C Height 32mm Thermal solution For 35W Height 37 3mm Thermal solution For 65W Heig...

Page 6: ...62 VC2 GR ETHERNET Controller 2 x Intel I210IT PCIe 10 100 1000Mbps or 2 x Intel I211AT PCIe 10 100 1000Mbps REAR I O Ethernet 2 x GbE RJ 45 USB 4 x USB 3 0 Display 1 x HDMI DP 1 x VGA DP Audio 1 x Li...

Page 7: ...up a Soft Power Down Soft Off PC It is supported via the onboard LAN port or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME Power Man agement Event signal However if your system is in the Suspend mode you c...

Page 8: ...210IT Intel I211AT or I210IT LAN AN AN 1 1 1 L L LAN 1 LA LAN AN 2 2 2 L LAN 2 Li Lin L Li in Lin ne ne e Line L L Li Li L L Li i L o ou ut ut t o Line out PCIE1 PCIe x1 LPC 1 14 1 1 SPI Flash BIOS 1...

Page 9: ...art of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection Important When the Standby Power LED...

Page 10: ...1 Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down 2 Disconnect all power cords and cables 3 Locate the SODIMM socket on the system board 4 Note the key on the...

Page 11: ...a thin layer of thermal paste on top of the CPU Do not spread the paste all over the surface When you later place the heat sink on top the compound will disperse evenly 6 Push down the module until th...

Page 12: ...system Mounting holes 4 Place the heat sink assembly on top of the CPU The 4 screws around the heat sink must match the screw holes of the retention module base We strongly recommend using this type o...

Page 13: ...t 2 3 5 6 8 9 11 12 On M 2 B key SATA 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 On SATA 1 default 3 1 12 10 JP4 is used to select the SATA 1 default or M 2 B key SATA signal 2 JP4 3 1 12 10 M 2 Signal Select JP1 is used to s...

Page 14: ...M 2 will vary according to JP2 s and JP5 s setting respectively 2 JP2 JP5 COM 1 COM 2 2 1 9 Pin RS232 RS232 with power 1 DCD 12V 2 RD RD 3 TD TD 4 DTR DTR 5 GND GND 6 DSR DSR 7 RTS RTS 8 CTS CTS 9 RI...

Page 15: ...ect JP9 is used to select the power level of backlight brightness control 3 3V or 5V 1 2 On 3 3V default 2 3 On 5V 2 JP9 3 1 2 3 1 2 LCD Inverter Power Select 2 1 2 On 12V default 2 3 On 5V 1 3 2 1 3...

Page 16: ...CIE1 default or M 2 B key PCIe signal 2 JP3 3 1 12 10 Panel Power Select 2 JP8 1 2 On 12V 3 4 On 5V 5 6 On 3 3V default 5 2 4 6 1 3 JP8 is used to select the power supplied with the LCD panel Importan...

Page 17: ...0 DC in VGA HDMI LAN 1 LAN 2 Line out 2 USB 3 0 This jack is considered a low power solution Connect a DC power cord to this jack Using a voltage more than the recommended range may fail to boot the s...

Page 18: ...port which carries both digital audio and video signals is used to connect a LCD monitor or digital TV that has the HDMI port Driver Installation Install the graphics driver Refer to chapter 4 for mor...

Page 19: ...r of the system chassis and then insert the USB port cables to a connector USB 2 0 USB 3 0 Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse optional The Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use a USB keyboard...

Page 20: ...onnector and the other end to your Serial ATA device BIOS Setting Configure the Serial ATA drives in the Advanced menu SATA Configuration submenu of the BIOS Refer to the chapter 3 for more informatio...

Page 21: ...ction 1 DIO7 2 DIO6 3 DIO5 4 DIO4 5 DIO3 6 DIO2 7 DIO1 8 DIO0 1 Digital I O 2 1 Digital I O Power 5V 12V 5VSB Ground S PDIF Connector The S PDIF connector is used to connect an external S PDIF port Yo...

Page 22: ...nnector HD LED RESET PWR LED ATX SW 11 12 2 1 HD LED Hard Drive LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed RESET Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to powe...

Page 23: ...ers remote display terminals and other serial devices Connecting External Serial Ports Your COM port may come mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the r...

Page 24: ...29 LVDS_CLK1 30 LVDS_CLK2 31 GND 32 GND 33 DDC_CLK 34 NC 35 DDC_DATA 36 3 3V 37 Panel Power 38 Panel Power 39 Panel Power 40 Panel Power The system board allows you to connect a LCD Display Panel by...

Page 25: ...us and enable each one to act as a master by initiating data transfer SMBus_Data GND 3V3SB SMBus_Clock SMBus_Alert 1 2 5 Standby Power LED This LED will lit red when the system is in the standby mode...

Page 26: ...Ground Signal Chassis Intrusion 2 Expansion Slots M 2 B key Socket The M 2 socket is the Next Generation Form Factor NGFF which is designed to support mul tiple modules and make the M 2 more suitable...

Page 27: ...sed in the following illustrations may not resemble the actual one These illustrations are for reference only With DFI s proprietary technology AL171 173 supports two extension modules for additional...

Page 28: ...s The table on the right indicates the pin fuctions of the eDP connector Pin Function Pin Function 1 GND 2 GND 3 ML_Lane 0 4 ML_Lane 3 5 ML_Lane 0 6 ML_Lane 3 7 GND 8 NC 9 ML_Lane 1 10 GND 11 ML_Lane...

Page 29: ...is an auxiliary source of power when the main power is shut off Safety Measures Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the man...

Page 30: ...t side of each setup screen The BIOS Setup Utility does not require an operating system to run After you power up the system the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins After th...

Page 31: ...eed CPUID L1 Data Cache L1 Instruction Cache L2 Cache L3 Cache Number Of Processors BXT SOC Microcode Rev Total Memory System Memory Speed SODIMM 0 SODIMM 1 TXE FW Version System Time System Date 1300...

Page 32: ...ues F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Item Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit InsydeH20 Setup Utility Rev 5 0 CPU Configuration This section configures the CPU EIST This field is used to enable or...

Page 33: ...either IGD or PCIe Graphics device to be the primary display Integrated Graphics Device Keep IGD enabled or disabled based on the setup options PTN3460 Function Enable or disable PTN3460 LCD Features...

Page 34: ...lection SATA Speed Selection SATA Port 0 SATA Port 0 Hot Plug SATA Port 1 SATA Port 1 Hot Plug Advanced F1 Help Select Item F5 F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Item Enter Select SubM...

Page 35: ...Item Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit InsydeH20 Setup Utility Rev 5 0 Control the PCI Express Root Port Enable Enable PCIe root port Disable Disable PCIe root port PCI Express Root Port 3 PCIE 1...

Page 36: ...ole Serial Redirect Terminal Type Baud Rate Data Bits Parity Stop Bits Flow Control COMA Enable VT 100 115200 N81 COMB Disable VT 100 115200 N81 COMC Disable VT 100 115200 N81 COMD Disable VT 100 1152...

Page 37: ...setting When enabled the global set ting setting of the COM port will be the same as those in Console Redirection section When disabled the global setting setting of the COM port can be configured in...

Page 38: ...upt COM Port 6 Base I O Address Interrupt WDT Case Open PC Health Status Smart Fan Function Advanced F1 Help Select Item F5 F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Item Enter Select SubMenu...

Page 39: ...undary 1 temperature the system or CPU fan should be turned on and operate at the designated speed The range is from 0 127o C Fan Speed Count 1 to Fan Speed Count 4 Set the fan speed The range is from...

Page 40: ...Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Setup Prompt Timeout Select the number of seconds that the firmware will wait before booting the original default boot selection Numlock Select the power on state fo...

Page 41: ...DSF AL17x0516152543 DSF Save Setting to file Select this option to save BIOS configuration settings to a USB flash device Restore Setting from file This field will appear only when a USB flash device...

Page 42: ...ou have to populate it properly onto the system board after the EEPROM programmer has been burned and follow the technical person s instructions to confirm that the MAC address should be burned or not...

Page 43: ...INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility download AL171 AL173 Chipset Driver zip file at our website 1 Setup is ready to inst...

Page 44: ...cs driver and the system rebooted the screen will turn blank for 1 to 2 minutes while WinSAT is running before the Windows 10 desktop appears The blank screen period is the time Windows is testing the...

Page 45: ...sh Restarting the system will allow the new software installation to take effect 1 Setup is ready to install the driver Click Next Intel LAN Drivers To install the driver download AL171 AL173 LAN Driv...

Page 46: ...o begin the installation 6 After completing installa tion click Finish Intel Trusted Execution Engine Drivers To install the driver download AL171 AL173 TXE Driver zip file at our website 1 Tick I acc...

Page 47: ...L173 SIO Driver zip file at our website 1 Setup is ready to install the driver Click Next 2 Read the license agreement care fully Tick I accept the terms in the Li cense Agreement then click Next 3 Th...

Page 48: ...er Click Next 5 Setup is now installing the driver 3 Go through the readme docu ment for system requirements and installation tips then click Next 6 Click Yes I want to restart this computer now then...

Page 49: ...he monitor s power switch is on 2 Check that one end of the monitor s power cord is properly attached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet If necessary try another outl...

Page 50: ...ks by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly If the serial device does not work either the cable or the serial device has a problem If the serial device works the probl...

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