TA N K - 720 E m b e d d e d S y s t e m
board 2.0 GB DDR3 Memory, VGA/HDMI, USB 3.0, Dual Co mbo (SFP
Rev. 1 .03 – 18 Decem ber 2012
IEI Technology Corp.
TANK-720
High Performance Fanles s Embedded System with
2 nd G en Int el® C ore™ i7 /i5/i3, Celeron® and Pentium® de sktop proces sors,
On-
Fiber/RJ-45 ) Gigabit LAN, Iso la ted C AN-bus, Audio and R oHS C ompliant
User Manual
TANK-720 Emb edded System
Date Version Changes
Revision
18 December 2012 1.03 Update
21 June 2012 1.02 Update the system memory capacity
12 March 2012 1.01 Update the pictures for TANK-720
25 October 2011 1.00 Initial release
Section 3.9.11: Remote Control Terminal Block
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Copyright
COP YRIGHT NOTICE
The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to
improve reliability, design and function and does not represent a commitment on the part
of the manufacturer.
In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or
consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the product or
documentation, even if advised of the possibil ity of such damages.
This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights are
reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical, electronic, or
other means in any form without prior written perm ission of the manufacturer.
TRADEMARKS
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owners.
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WARNING
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and(2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interferenc e that may cause undesired operation.
NOTE: This e quipm ent ha s be en te sted a nd found to com ply wi th the l im its fo r a Cla ss
A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in ac cordance with the instructions, ma y cause harm ful interference
to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
—
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
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Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
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Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
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Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help.
You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not expressly
approve by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate
such equipment.
IMPORTANT NOTE :
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an
uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with
minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body
.
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Tab le of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................. 2
1.2 MODEL VARIATIONS ................................................................................................... 2
1.3 FEATURES ................................................................................................................... 3
1.4 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................... 3
1.5 CONNECTOR PANEL .................................................................................................... 5
1.5.1 Front Panel ........................................................................................................ 5
1.5.2 Rear Panel ......................................................................................................... 6
1.6 LED INDICATORS ....................................................................................................... 8
1.7 DIMENSIONS ............................................................................................................... 9
2 UNPACKING ............................................................................................................... 10
2.1 ANTI -STATIC PRECAUTIONS ....................................................................................... 11
2.2 UNPACKING P RECAUTIONS ........................................................................................ 11
2.3 UNPACKING C HECKLIST ........................................................................................... 12
3 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 15
3.1 INSTALLATION P RECAUTIONS ................................................................................... 16
3.2 HARD DISK DRIVE (HDD) INSTALLATION ................................................................ 16
3.3 PLUGGABLE CAN-BUS TERMINAL BLOCK INSTALLATION ........................................ 18
3.4 PLUGGABLE DC-IN TERMINAL BLOCK INSTALLATION ............................................. 19
3.5 PLUGGABLE REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL BLOCK INSTALLATION .......................... 20
3.6 SFP MODULE INSTALLATION .................................................................................... 21
3.7 SO-DIMM INSTALLATION ....................................................................................... 22
3.8 MOUNTING THE SYSTEM WITH MOUNTING BRACKETS ............................................ 24
3.9 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE C ONNECTORS ................................................... 25
3.9.1 ACC Mode Switch ............................................................................................ 26
3.9.2 AT/ATX Power Mode Switch ............................................................................ 26
3.9.3 Audio Connector .............................................................................................. 27
3.9.4 Audio/V ideo Input Connectors ......................................................................... 27
3.9.5 CAN-bus Terminal Block .................................................................................. 27
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3.9.6 Digital I/O Connector ...................................................................................... 28
3.9.7 HDMI Connector ............................................................................................. 28
3.9.8 LAN Connectors ............................................................................................... 29
3.9.9 Power Input, 4-pin Terminal Block .................................................................. 31
3.9.10 Power Input, 4-pin DIN Connector ............................................................... 31
3.9.11 Remote Control Terminal Block ..................................................................... 32
3.9.12 RJ-45 RS-232 Serial Port Connectors ........................................................... 33
3.9.13 RJ-45 RS-422/485 Serial Port Connectors .................................................... 35
3.9.14 RS-232 Serial Port Connectors ...................................................................... 37
3.9.15 SFP Fiber Connectors ................................................................................... 38
3.9.16 USB Connectors ............................................................................................. 38
3.9.17 VGA Connector .............................................................................................. 39
3.10 P OWERING O N/O FF THE S YSTEM ........................................................................... 41
3.11 REDUNDANT POWER .............................................................................................. 42
3.1 1.1 A CC ON .......................................................................................................... 43
3.11.1.1 Boot-up .................................................................................................... 43
3.11.1.2 Switch to Backup Power ......................................................................... 44
3.11.1.3 Shutdown ................................................................................................ 44
3.1 1.2 A CC OFF ....................................................................................................... 45
3.11.2.1 Boot-up .................................................................................................... 45
3.11.2.2 Switch to Backup Power ......................................................................... 46
3.11.2.3 Shutdown ................................................................................................ 46
4 BIOS .............................................................................................................................. 48
4.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 49
4.1.1 Starting Setup ................................................................................................... 49
4.1.2 Using Setup ...................................................................................................... 49
4.1.3 Getting Help ..................................................................................................... 50
4.1.4 Unable to Reboot after Configuration Changes .............................................. 50
4.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar ................................................................................................ 50
4.2 MAIN ........................................................................................................................ 51
4.3 ADVANCED ............................................................................................................... 52
4.3.1 ACPI Settings ................................................................................................... 53
4.3.2 Trusted Computing ........................................................................................... 54
4.3.3 CPU Configuration .......................................................................................... 55
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4.3.3.1 CPU Information ....................................................................................... 56
4.3.4 SATA Configuration ......................................................................................... 57
4.3.5 USB Configuration ........................................................................................... 59
4.3.6 Secondary Super IO Configuration .................................................................. 61
4.3.6.1 Serial Port n Configuration ....................................................................... 61
4.3.7 Super IO Configuration ................................................................................... 64
4.3.7.1 Serial Port n Configuration ....................................................................... 64
4.3.8 H/W Monitor .................................................................................................... 70
4.3.9 Serial Port Console Redirection ...................................................................... 71
4.3.10 iEi Feature ...................................................................................................... 73
4.4 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................... 74
4.4.1 North Bridge .................................................................................................... 75
4.4.1.1 Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion .................................................................... 75
4.4.2 South Bridge ..................................................................................................... 76
4.4.3 ME Configuration ............................................................................................ 79
4.5 BOOT ........................................................................................................................ 80
4.6 SECURITY ................................................................................................................. 82
4.7 EXIT ......................................................................................................................... 84
A ONE KEY RECOVERY ............................................................................................. 86
A.1 O NE K EY R ECOVERY I NTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 87
A.1.1 System Requirement ......................................................................................... 88
A.1.2 Supported Operating System ........................................................................... 89
A.2 S ETUP P ROCEDURE FOR W INDOWS .......................................................................... 90
A.2.1 Hardware and BIOS Setup .............................................................................. 91
A.2.2 Create Partitions ............................................................................................. 91
A.2.3 Install Operating System, Drivers and Applications ....................................... 95
A.2.4 Build-up Recovery Partition ............................................................................ 96
A.2.5 Create Factory Default Image ......................................................................... 98
A.3 A UTO R ECOVERY S ETUP P ROCEDURE .................................................................... 103
A.4 S ETUP P ROCEDURE FOR L INUX .............................................................................. 107
A.5 R ECOVERY T OOL F UNCTIONS ................................................................................. 111
A.5.1 Factory Restore .............................................................................................. 112
A.5.2 Backup System ................................................................................................ 113
A.5.3 Restore Your Last Backup ............................................................................... 114
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A.5.4 Manual ............................................................................................................ 115
A.6 R ESTORE S YSTEMS FROM A L INUX S ERVER THROUGH LAN ................................... 116
A.6.1 Configure DHCP Server Settings ................................................................... 117
A.6.2 Configure TFTP Settings ................................................................................ 118
A.6.3 Configure One Key Recovery Server Settings ................................................ 119
A.6.4 Start the DHCP, TFTP and HTTP ................................................................. 120
A.6.5 Create Shared Directory ................................................................................ 120
A.6.6 Setup a Client System for Auto Recovery ...................................................... 121
A.7 OTHER INFORMATION ............................................................................................ 124
A.7.1 Using AHCI Mode or ALi M5283 / VIA VT6421A Controller ....................... 124
A.7.2 System Memory Requirement ........................................................................ 126
B SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ....................................................................................... 127
B.1 S AFETY P RECAUTIONS ........................................................................................... 128
B.1.1 General Safety Precautions ........................................................................... 128
B.1.2 Anti-static Precautions .................................................................................. 129
B.1.3 Product Disposal ........................................................................................... 130
B.2 M AINTENANCE AND C LEANING P RECAUTIONS ...................................................... 130
B.2.1 Maintenance and Cleaning ............................................................................ 130
B.2.2 Cleaning T ools ............................................................................................... 131
C HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE ....................................................... 132
C.1 H AZARDOUS M ATERIALS D ISCLOSURE TABLE FOR IPB P RODUCTS C ERTIFIED AS
RO HS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002/95/EC WITHOUT MERCURY ..................................... 133