User Manual AIMB-270 Intel® Core™ i7/i5Celeron® µFC-PGA989 Mini-ITX with VGA/2DVI/LVDS, 6 COM, Dual LAN, PCIe x 16 Version July 2010 Data Modul AG - www.data-modul.com...
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Intel® Core™ i7/i5/Celeron® is trademark of Intel Corporation WinBond is a trademark of Winbond Corporation. All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Part No. 2002027000 Edition 1 Printed in China July 2010 AIMB-270 User Manual...
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In addition, free technical support is available from Advantech engineers every busi- ness day. We are always ready to give advice on application requirements or specific information on the installation and operation of any of our products. AIMB-270 User Manual...
Caution! There is a danger of a new battery exploding if it is incorrectly installed. Do not attempt to recharge, force open, or heat the battery. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the man- ufacturer. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. AIMB-270 User Manual...
A product returned without proof of the purchase date is not eligible for warranty service. Write the RMA number visibly on the outside of the package and ship it prepaid to your dealer. AIMB-270 User Manual...
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It should be free of marks and scratches and in perfect working order upon receipt. As you unpack the AIMB-270, check it for signs of ship- ping damage. (For example, damaged box, scratches, dents, etc.) If it is damaged or it fails to meet the specifications, notify our service department or your local sales representative immediately.
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Line In, Line Out, Mic In Connector (AUDIO1)........83 B.12 Serial ATA0/1 (SATA1 ~ 4) ..............83 Table B.12:Serial ATA 0/1 (SATA1/SATA2) ....... 83 B.13 AT/ATX Mode (PSON1) ................84 Table B.13:AT/ATX Mode (PSON1) ........... 84 B.14 HD Audio Interface (FPAUD1) ..............84 AIMB-270 User Manual...
Introduction AIMB-270 is designed with the Intel® QM57 for industrial applications that require both performance computing and enhanced power management capabilities. The motherboard supports Intel® mobile Core™ i7-620M 2.66 GHz / Core™ i5-520M 2.4GHz / Celeron® P4500 1.86GHz processor up to 4 MB L2 cache and DDR3 800/ 1066 up to 8 GB.
Board weight: 0.365 kg Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the AIMB-270 motherboard link it to devices such as hard disk drives and a keyboard. In addition, the board has a number of jumpers used to configure your system for your application.
1, 2, and 3. In this case you connect either pins 1 and 2, or 2 and 3. A pair of needle-nose pliers may be useful when setting jumpers. AIMB-270 User Manual...
1.8.2 CMOS Clear (CMOS1) The AIMB-270 motherboard contains a jumper that can erase CMOS data and reset the system BIOS information. Normally this jumper should be set with pins 1-2 closed. If you want to reset the CMOS data, set CMOS1 to 2-3 closed for just a few seconds, and then move the jumper back to 1-2 closed.
1.11 Cache Memory The AIMB-270 supports a CPU with one of the following built-in full speed L2 caches: 4 MB for Intel Core i7-620M CPU 3 MB for Intel Core i5-520M CPU 2 MB for Intel Celeron CPU The built-in second-level cache in the processor yields much higher performance than conventional external cache memories.
USB Ports (LAN1_USB12/LAN2_USB34/USB56/ USB78) The AIMB-270 provides up to eight USB ports. The USB interface complies with USB Specification Rev. 2.0 supporting transmission rate up to 480 Mbps and is fuse pro- tected. The USB interface can be disabled in the system BIOS setup.
VGA/DVI Connector (VGA1+DVI1) The AIMB-270 includes VGA and DVI interface that can drive conventional VGA and DVI displays. VGA1 is a standard 15-pin D-SUB connector commonly used for VGA. DVI1 is DVI-I connector but only for DVI-D single link signals output. Pin assignments for VGA and DVI connector are detailed in Appendix B.
Serial Ports (COM1~COM6) COM1/COM2 AIMB-270 supports six serial ports. COM1 ~ COM6 only support RS-232. These ports can connect to serial devices, such as 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 system BIOS setup.
Two 6-pin mini-DIN connectors (KBMS1) on the motherboard provide connection to a PS/2 keyboard and a PS/2 mouse, respectively. CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) If a fan is used, this connector supports cooling fans of 500 mA (6 W) or less. AIMB-270 User Manual...
2.8.4 External speaker (JFP1/SPEAKER) JFP1/SPEAKER is a 4-pin connector for an external speaker. If there is no external speaker, the AIMB-270 provides an onboard buzzer as an alternative. To enable the buzzer, set pins 7 & 10 as closed. 2.8.5 Power LED and keyboard lock connector (JFP2/PWR_LED &...
1-2 closed panel switch via cable jumper setting System On System Suspend Fast flashes Fast flashes Fast flashes System Off Slow flashes Line In, Line Out, Mic In Connector (AUDIO1) Line In Line Out Mic In AIMB-270 User Manual...
2.10 Digital Audio Connector(SPDIF_OUT1) 2.11 Serial ATA Interface (SATA1 ~ SATA4) AIMB-270 features a high performance Serial ATA interface (up to 300 MB/s) which eases hard drive cabling with thin, space-saving cables. AIMB-270 User Manual...
2.12 PCI express x16 slot The AIMB-270 provides 1 x PCI express x16 slot. Note! Intel QM57 chipset supports PCIe x16 slot (Gen 2.0), but it still has some compatibility issues with certain interface cards; below is the com- patibility list table.
I/O module cable. Note! For motherboards with the optional HD Audio feature, we recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this con- nector to take advantage of the motherboard’s high definition audio capability. AIMB-270 User Manual...
12V 4-pin connector. For a fully configured system, we recommend that you use a power supply unit (PSU) that complies with ATX 12 V Specification 2.0 (or later version) and provides a minimum power of 180 W. AIMB-270 User Manual...
2.16 LCD Inverter Connector (INV1) Note! Signal Description Signal Signal Description Vadj=0.75 V (Recommended: 4.7 KΩ, >1/16 W) ENBKL LCD backlight ON/OFF control signal AIMB-270 User Manual...
AIMB-270 setup screens. BIOS Setup The AIMB-270 Series system has AMI BIOS built in, with a CMOS SETUP utility that allows users to configure required settings or to activate certain system features. The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS RAM of the motherboard.
System Date using the <Arrow> keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press the <Tab> key or the <Arrow> keys to move between fields. The date must be entered in MM/DD/YY format. The time must be entered in HH:MM:SS format. AIMB-270 User Manual...
3.3.1 Advanced BIOS Features Select the Advanced tab from the AIMB-270 setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS Setup screen. You can select 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>...
Set Maximum Read Request Size of PCI Express Device or allow System BIOS to select the value. ASPM Support Set the ASPM Level: Force L0 - Force all links to L0 State: AUTO - BIOS auto configure: DISABLE - Disables ASPM AIMB-270 User Manual...
Select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter, when the Suspend button is pressed. PowerOn by Modem Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake-up sig- nal from a modem that supports wake-up function. AIMB-270 User Manual...
3.3.4 S5 RTC Wake Settings RTC Wake Settings Determines whether to power on the system at a desired time. (Default: Dis- abled) AIMB-270 User Manual...
Intel VT allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions, allowing one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. Power Technology Enable the power manager features. TDC Limit Turbo-XE Mode Processor TDC Limit in 1/8 A granularity. 0 means using the factory-configured value. AIMB-270 User Manual...
TDP Limit Turbo-XE Mode Processor TDP Limit in 1/8 W granularity. 0 means using the factory-configured value. 3.3.6 SATA Configuration SATA Mode This can be configured as IDE or AHCI mode. AIMB-270 User Manual...
Valid only for ACPI. Legacy = ALS Support through the IGD INT10 function. ACPI = ALS support through an ACPI ALS driver. Gfx Low Power Mode This option is applicable for SFF only. Panel Color Depth Select the LFP Panel Color Depth. AIMB-270 User Manual...
3.3.8 Intel TXT Configuration Intel TXT Configuration This item allow you to enable or disable Intel Trusted Execution Technology AIMB-270 User Manual...
EHCI Hand-off This is just a workaround item under OS without EHCI hand-off support. Device Reset time out USB mass storage device start unit command time out. Mass Storage Devices Show the USB mass storage device detail information. AIMB-270 User Manual...
Serial port 1/2 IRQ /IO/ mode resource configuration. Users can choose IRQ,IO and MODE. Secondary Super IO Configuration For secondary Super IO Fintek 81216 serial port 3/4/5/6 IRQ /IO/ mode resource configuration. Users can choose IRQ,IO and MODE. AIMB-270 User Manual...
CPU overheat damage. Warning Temperature Use this to set the CPU warning temperature threshold. When the system CPU reaches the warning temperature, the buzzer will beep. Case open Warning To show warning message beep sound when case been opened. AIMB-270 User Manual...
3.3.12 Intelligent Power Sharing Intelligent Power Sharing This item allows you to enable or disable Intelligent Power Sharing function. 3.3.13 AMT Configuration AIMB-270 User Manual...
WatchDog Timer Enable/Disable the watchdog timer. 3.3.14 ClockGen Configuration Spread Spectrum Set ClockGen Spread Spectrum function. Spread Spectrum Type Spread Spectrum type select: Down Spread or Center Spread. PLL3 Spread Spectrum Adjust Adjust PLL3 Spread Spectrum setting. AIMB-270 User Manual...
Users can display a Chipset Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow> keys. All Chipset Setup options are described in this section. The Chipset Setup screens are shown below. The sub menus are described on the following pages. AIMB-270 User Manual...
3.4.1 North Bridge Configuration Low MMIO Align Low MMIO resource align at 64MB/1024MB. Initiate Graphic Adapter This item allows you to select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device. AIMB-270 User Manual...
Enables or disables the GbE controller. LAN1 Option-ROM Enables or disables GbE LAN boot. Wake on LAN1 from S5 Enables or disables GbE LAN wake up from S5 function. LAN2 Controller Enables or disables the GbE controller. AIMB-270 User Manual...
3.4.4 USB Configuration USB Configuration Disable / Enable the USB controller (EHCI #1) and (EHCI #2) and allow users to disable/ enable USB ports. AIMB-270 User Manual...
Intel ME Subsystem Configuration ME Version The ME version information. ME Subsystem Disable / Enable the ME function. End of Post Message Disable / Enable the end of post message Execute MEBx Enable / Disable ME MEBx BIOS ROM. AIMB-270 User Manual...
Enable/disable option for ROM to trap int 19. Boot Option Priority Boot Option #1 Boot Option #2 Show the boot device choices. Hard Drive BBS Priorities: Select the main hard disk device type to be a boot hard drive. AIMB-270 User Manual...
Select this option and press <ENTER> to access the sub menu, and then type in the password. Set the Administrator password. User Password Select this option and press <ENTER> to access the sub menu, and then type in the password. Set the User password. AIMB-270 User Manual...
Select Restore Defaults from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. Save as User Default Save the all current settings as a user default. Restore User Default Restore all settings to user default values. Boot Override Shows the boot device types on the system. AIMB-270 User Manual...
1995. It is used in personal computers and serv- ers for low-speed system management communications. The SMBus API allows a developer to interface a embedded sys- tem environment and transfer serial messages using the SMBus protocols, allowing multiple simultaneous device control. AIMB-270 User Manual...
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System Throttling Refers to a series of methods for reducing power consump- tion in computers by lowering the clock frequency. This API allows the user to adjust the clock from 87.5% to 12.5%. AIMB-270 User Manual...
The eSOS also provide for remote connection via Telnet server and FTP server so the administrator can attempt to rescue the system. Note: This function requires BIOS cus- tomization. AIMB-270 User Manual...
To facilitate the installation of the enhanced display drivers and utility software, read the instructions in this chapter carefully. The drivers for the AIMB-270 are located on the software installation CD. The driver in the folder of the driver CD will guide and link you to the utilities and drivers under a Windows system.
Windows XP/Windows 7 Driver Setup 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.exe" to complete the installation of the driver. AIMB-270 User Manual...
Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. You can see the driver folders items. Navigate to the "VGA" folder and click "setup.exe" to complete the installation of the drivers for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP. AIMB-270 User Manual...
Introduction The AIMB-270 has dual Gigabit Ethernet LANs via dedicated PCI Express x1 lanes (Intel 82577LM (LAN1) and 82583V (LAN2)) that offer bandwidth of up to 500 MB/ sec, eliminating the bottleneck of network data flow and incorporating Gigabit Ether- net at 1000 Mbps.
® Windows 7/Vista/XP Driver Setup (Intel 82577LM/82583V) Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. Select the LAN folder then navigate to the directory for your OS. AIMB-270 User Manual...
Programming the Watchdog Timer The AIMB-270's watchdog timer can be used to monitor system software operation and take corrective action if the software fails to function within the programmed period. This section describes the operation of the watchdog timer and how to pro- gram it.
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W83627DHG-P Unlock Select register of watchdog timer Enable the function of the watchdog timer Use the function of the watchdog timer Lock W83627DHG-P AIMB-270 User Manual...
Bit 5: Write 1 to generate a timeout signal immedi- ately and automatically return to 0. [default=0] Bit 4: Read status of watchdog timer, 1 means timer is “timeout”. Write this address to I/O port 2E (hex) to lock the AA (hex) ----- watchdog timer 2. AIMB-270 User Manual...
Inc dx Mov al,10 Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Lock W83627DHG-P Mov al,0aah Out dx,al Enable watchdog timer and set 5 minutes as timeout interval ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov dx,2eh ; Unlock W83627DHG-P Mov al,87h Out dx,al Out dx,al AIMB-270 User Manual...
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Enable watchdog timer to be reset by mouse ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov dx,2eh ; Unlock W83627DHG-P Mov al,87h Out dx,al Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov al,07h ; Select registers of watchdog timer Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,08h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- AIMB-270 User Manual...
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Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al,30h Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,01h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Enable watchdog timer to be strobed reset by keyboard Mov al,0f7h Out dx,al Inc dx In al,dx Or al,40h Out dx,al AIMB-270 User Manual...
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Dec dx ; Generate a time-out signal Mov al,0f7h Out dx,al ;Write 1 to bit 5 of F7 register Inc dx In al,dx Or al,20h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Lock W83627DHG-P Mov al,0aah Out dx,al AIMB-270 User Manual...
CPU Fan Power Connector (CPU_FAN1) Table B.6: CPU Fan Power Connector (CPU_FAN1) Signal +12 V DETECT System Fan Power Connector (SYS_FAN1/2) Table B.7: System Fan Power Connector (SYSFAN1/SYSFAN2) Signal +12 V DETECT AIMB-270 User Manual...
The single board computer has its own buzzer. You can also connect it to the exter- nal speaker on your computer chassis. Table B.9: Power Switch/HDD LED/SMBus/Speaker (JFP1) Signal Signal SPK_P1 HDDLED+ HDDLED- SPK_P3 SMB_DAT SYS_RST SPK_P4 SMB_CLK AIMB-270 User Manual...
XMT+ XMT- RCV- RCV+ B.11 Line In, Line Out, Mic In Connector (AUDIO1) Line In Line Out Mic In B.12 Serial ATA0/1 (SATA1 ~ 4) Table B.12: Serial ATA 0/1 (SATA1/SATA2) Signal Signal SATA_0TX+ SATA_0TX- SATA_0RX- SATA_0RX+ AIMB-270 User Manual...
B.19 ATX Power Connector (EATXPWR1) Table B.19: ATX Power Connector (EATXPWR1) Signal Signal +3.3 V 3.3 V +3.3 V -12 V +5 V PSON +5 V -5 V 5 VSB +5 V 12 V +5 V AIMB-270 User Manual...
Table B.20: ATX 12 V connector (ATX12V_1) Signal Signal aGND aGND CPU_+12V CPU_+12V B.21 DMA Channel Assignments Table B.21: DMA Channel Assignments Channel Function Available Available Floppy disk (8-bit transfer) Available Cascade for DMA controller 1 Available Available Available AIMB-270 User Manual...
1st MB Memory Map Table B.23: 1st MB Memory Map Addr. range (Hex) Device E0000h - FFFFFh BIOS CC000h - DFFFFh Unused C0000h - CBFFFh VGA BIOS A0000h - BFFFFh Video Memory 00000h - 9FFFFh Base memory AIMB-270 User Manual...
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