DFI ICX610-C621A User manual

ICX610-C621A
ATX Industrial Motherboard
User’s Manual
A-583-M-2007

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FCC and DOC 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-
able protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful 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 encour-
aged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the re-
ceiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help.
Notice:
1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for com-
pliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction................................................................................................................6
Specifications ......................................................................................................................... 6
Features .................................................................................................................................. 7
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation................................................................................................8
Board Layout........................................................................................................................... 8
System Memory ..................................................................................................................... 9
Installing the DIMM Module ...........................................................................................9
Removing the DIMM Module........................................................................................10
CPU........................................................................................................................................11
Installing the CPU, Fan and Heat Sink.........................................................................11
Jumper Settings ...................................................................................................................13
Clear CMOS (JP2) .........................................................................................................13
ME Firmware Update (JP1) ..........................................................................................13
Rear I/O Ports.......................................................................................................................14
Graphics Display............................................................................................................14
COM (Serial) ports.........................................................................................................15
RJ45 LAN Ports .............................................................................................................15
USB Ports .......................................................................................................................16
Internal I/O Connectors .......................................................................................................17
SATA (Serial ATA) ..........................................................................................................17
Front Audio.....................................................................................................................17
Cooling Fan Connectors................................................................................................18
Power Connector...........................................................................................................18
Chassis Intrusion...........................................................................................................19
Front Panel.....................................................................................................................19
Expansion Slots .............................................................................................................20
Installing the M.2 Module .............................................................................................20
LPC .................................................................................................................................21
Battery ............................................................................................................................22
JTAG PLD Programming...............................................................................................22
DIO ..................................................................................................................................23
SMBus ............................................................................................................................23
DIO Power ......................................................................................................................24
Chapter 3 - BIOS Settings...........................................................................................................25
Overview ...............................................................................................................................25
Main.......................................................................................................................................30
Advanced .............................................................................................................................30
RC ACPI Configuration..................................................................................................31
CPU Configuration.........................................................................................................31
Video Configuration.......................................................................................................32
SATA Configuration .......................................................................................................32
USB Configuration .........................................................................................................34
USB Power Control........................................................................................................34
PCI Express Configuration............................................................................................35
Debug Configuration .....................................................................................................35
UEFI Device Manager ....................................................................................................36
SIO NCT6112D...............................................................................................................36
H2O IPMI Configuration................................................................................................38
Console Redirection ......................................................................................................41
SIO AST2500/AST2510.................................................................................................42
NVM Express Information.............................................................................................42
Security .................................................................................................................................43
Boot .......................................................................................................................................43
Exit.........................................................................................................................................45
Updating the BIOS................................................................................................................45
Notice: BIOS SPI ROM..........................................................................................................45
Chapter 4 - RAID..........................................................................................................................46
RAID Levels...........................................................................................................................46
Setup Procedure...................................................................................................................46

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About this Manual
This manual can be downloaded from the website. The manual is subject to change and up-
date without notice, and may be based on editions that do not resemble your actual products.
Please visit our website or contact our sales representatives for the latest editions.
Warranty
1. Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from misuse of the product,
inability to use the product, unauthorized replacement or alteration of components and
product specifications.
2. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical abuse, improper in-
stallation, modification, accidents or unauthorized repair of the product.
3. Unless otherwise instructed in this user’s manual, the user may not, under any circum-
stances, attempt to perform service, adjustments or repairs on the product, whether in
or out of warranty. It must be returned to the purchase point, factory or authorized ser-
vice agency for all such work.
4. We will not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or consequencial damages to
the product that has been modified or altered.
Static Electricity Precautions
It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your PC, system board, components or devices even
before installing them in your system unit. Static electrical discharge can damage computer
components without causing any signs of physical damage. You must take extra 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 antistatic wrist strap.
3. Do all preparation work on a static-free surface.
4. Hold the device only by its edges. Be careful not to touch any of the components, con-
tacts or connections.
5. Avoid touching the pins or contacts on all modules and connectors. Hold modules or
connectors by their ends.
Safety Measures
• To avoid damage to the system, use the correct AC input voltage range.
• To reduce the risk of electric shock, unplug the power cord before removing the sys-
tem chassis cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing, cover the
system chassis before plugging the power cord.
Important:
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drive and other
components. Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD
workstation only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD pro-
tection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the
system chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact with
the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection.

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About the Package
The package contains the following items. If any of these items are missing or damaged,
please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance.
Packing
List
1 ICX610-C621A motherboard
2 M.2 screw A32-112016-041G
1 CPU Clip TBD
The board and accessories in the package may not come similar to the information listed
above. This may differ in accordance with the sales region or models in which it was sold. For
more information about the standard package in your region, please contact your dealer or
sales representative.
Optional Items
1 USB 2.0 port cable (Length: 350mm) A81-001066-016G
1 Cooler TBD
1 USB 3.1 Gen1 cable (Length: 320mm) A81-001052-023G
1 Serial ATA data cable (Length: 500mm) 332-553001-005G
The board and accessories in the package may not come similar to the information listed
above. This may differ in accordance with the sales region or models in which it was sold. For
more information about the standard package in your region, please contact your dealer or
sales representative.
Before Using the System Board
When installing the system board in a new system, you will need at least the following internal
components.
• CPU
• Memory module
• Storage device such as hard disk drive, CD-ROM, etc.
• Power adaptor
External system peripherals may also be required for navigation and display, including at least
a keyboard, a mouse and a video display monitor.

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Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
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Chapter 1 - Introduction
X Specifications
SYSTEM Processor 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Family, LGA 4189
(Socket P+)
Chipset Intel® C621A Chipset
Memory 8 x 288-pin ECC-RDIMM up to 512GB
Single Channel DDR4 up to 3200 MHZ
BIOS Insyde SPI 128Mbit
Graphics Controller BMC AST2500
Display 1 x VGA, resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz
Single
Display
VGA
Expansion Interface 3 x PCIe x16 (Gen 4)(Slot 1 share w/ 2 x8)
2 x PCIe x8 (Gen 4)
1 x M.2 2280 M key (SATA/PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe)
Audio Audio
Codec
ALC888S
Ethernet Controller 2 x Intel® I210AT PCIe (10/100/1000Mbps)
2 x Intel® X550-AT2 PCIe (10Gbps)
IPMI: RTL8211F
Rear I/O Ethernet 2 x GbE (RJ-45)
2 x 10GbE (RJ-45)
1 x Dedicated IPMI LAN
Serial 1 x RS-232 (DB-9)
USB 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (w/ RJ45 + USB 3.1 stack)
2 x USB 2.0 (w/ RJ45 + USB 2.0 stack)
Internal I/O USB 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1
2 x USB 2.0
1 x USB 2.0 Vertical Type A
Serial 1 x RS-232 (2x5-pin)
Audio 1 x Front Audio Header
SATA 6 x SATA 3.0 (up to 6Gb/s)
RAID 0/1/5/10
LPC 1 x LPC
DIO 1 x 16-bit DIO
SMBus 1 x SMBus
Watchdog
Timer Output & Interval
System Reset, Programmable via Software from 1 to 255 sec/Min
Security TPM Infineon TPM2.0 (opt., MOQ required)
Power Type ATX
Connector 8-pin ATX 12V CPU power
24-pin ATX power
Consump-
tion
TBD
Battery CR2032 Coin Cell
OS
Support Windows Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSB RS5(64-bit) Windows Server 2019
Linux Ubuntu 20.04
Environment Tempera-
ture
Operating: -5 to 65°C
Storage: -40 to 85°C
Humidity Operating: 5 to 90% RH, Non-condensing
Storage: 5 to 90% RH, Non-condensing
MTBF TBD
Mechanism Dimensions ATX Form Factor 305mm (12") x 244mm (9.6")
Height PCB: 1.6mm / Top Side: 37.34mm
Packing List Packing
List
1 ICX610-C621A motherboard
2 M.2 screw A32-112016-041G
1 CPU Clip TBD
Country of
Origin Country of Origin
Taiwan

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X Features
Watchdog Timer
The Watchdog Timer function allows your application to regularly “clear” the system at the set
time interval. If the system hangs or fails to function, it will reset at the set time interval so that
your system will continue to operate.
DDR4
DDR4 delivers increased system bandwidth and improves performance. The advantages of
DDR4 provide an extended battery life and improve the performance at a lower power than
DDR3/DDR2.
Serial ATA
Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0a specification. With speed of
up to 6Gb/s (SATA 3.0), it improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel
ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB/s.
Gigabit LAN
Two Intel®Gigabit LAN controllers (Intel®I210AT PCIe) support up to 1Gbps data transmis-
sion.
Audio
The Realtek ALC888S audio codec provides high-performance of 7.1 channel High Definition
audio output.
Wake-On-LAN
This feature allows the network to remotely wake 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 can power-on the
system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.
Wake-On-USB
This function allows you to use a USB keyboard or USB mouse to wake up a system from the
S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.
PCI Express
PCI Express is a high bandwidth I/O infrastructure that possesses the ability to scale speeds
by forming multiple lanes. The x4 PCI Express lane supports transfer rate of 4 Gigabyte per
second (2 directions). The PCI Express architecture also supports high performance graphics
infrastructure by enhancing the capability of a PCIe x16 Gen 3 at 16GB/s bandwidth (8GB/s in
each direction).
ACPI STR
The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
specification. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Manage-
ment and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management.
ACPI when enabled in the Power Management Setup will allow you to use the Suspend to RAM
function.
With the Suspend to RAM function enabled, you can power-off the system at once by pressing
the power button or selecting “Standby” when you shut down Windows®without having to go
through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files, applications and operating system.
This is because the system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire
operating session into RAM (Random Access Memory) when it powers-off. The operating ses-
sion will resume exactly where you left off the next time you power-on the system.
Power Failure Recovery
When power returns after an AC power failure, you may choose to either power-on the system
manually or let the system power-on automatically.
USB
The system board supports the new USB 3.1 Gen 1. It is capable of running at a maximum
transmission speed of up to 5 Gbit/s (625 MB/s), and is faster than USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/s, or 60
MB/s) and USB 1.1 (12Mb/s). USB 3.1 reduces the time required for data transmission, reduc-
es power consumption, and is backward compatible with USB 2.0. It is a marked improvement
in device transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously acces-
sible external Plug and Play peripherals.
RTC Timer
The Real Time Clock (RTC) installed on the system board allows your system to automatically
power-on on the set date and time.

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HARDWARE INSTALLATION
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Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation
X Board Layout
DDR4_6
DDR4_5
DDR4_8
DDR4_3
DDR4_4
CPU Socket LGA4189
M.2 M Key
2280
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 2 10
41
110
11
Battery
1
PCIe 4 (PCIe x8)
PCIe 6 (PCIe x8)
PCIe 3 (PCIe x16)
PCIe 5 (PCIe x16)
PCIe 2 (PCIe x8)
PCIe 1 (PCIe x16)
2
1 11
12
+12V Power
+12V Power
ATX Power
4
8
1
5
5 1
8 4
VGA Note
COM1
LAN1
USB2
USB1
LAN2
USB4
USB3
IPMI LAN Note
USB10
USB11
TPM Note
(btm side)
CPU FAN
1
1
13
12
24
1
1
System Fan 2
System Fan 1
Front Audio
1 2
9 10
1
(USB 3.1 Gen1)
(USB 3.1 Gen1)
(USB 2.0)
USB 8/9
USB 2.0
SATA 0 - 5 (left to right)
Buzzer
BMC
SPI
Nuvoton
NCT6112D
SYS FAN3
1
DDR4_7
DDR4_1
DDR4_2
JP2
JP1
1
1
USB3_5/6
USB 7
USB 2.0
J2
33333
JP4/5/6/3/7
(left to right)
1
J8001
1
2
19
DIO
1
28
J6
1
2 12
1
2
9
BIOS
J8000
COM2 Front
Panel
J5
1
J6
SW1SW2
10G LAN1
10G LAN2
J1
1
2
5
Important:
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your board, processor, disk drives,
add-in boards, and other components. Perform installation procedures at an ESD
workstation only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD pro-
tection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the
system chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact with
the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection.
Note:
Some components are optional and only available upon request.

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DDR4_6
DDR4_5
DDR4_8
DDR4_3
DDR4_4
CPU Socket LGA4189
M.2 M Key
2280
111111
1 2 10
41
110
11
Battery
1
PCIe 4 (PCIe x8)
PCIe 6 (PCIe x8)
PCIe 3 (PCIe x16)
PCIe 5 (PCIe x16)
PCIe 2 (PCIe x8)
PCIe 1 (PCIe x16)
2
1 11
12
+12V Power
+12V Power
ATX Power
4
8
1
5
5 1
8 4
VGA Note
COM1
LAN1
USB2
USB1
LAN2
USB4
USB3
IPMI LAN Note
USB10
USB11
TPM Note
(btm side)
CPU FAN
1
1
13
12
24
1
1
System Fan 2
System Fan 1
Front Audio
1 2
9 10
1
(USB 3.1 Gen1)
(USB 3.1 Gen1)
(USB 2.0)
USB 8/9
USB 2.0
SATA 0 - 5 (left to right)
Buzzer
BMC
SPI
Nuvoton
NCT6112D
SYS FAN3
1
DDR4_7
DDR4_1
DDR4_2
JP2
JP1
1
1
USB3_5/6
USB 7
USB 2.0
J2
33333
JP4/5/6/3/7
(left to right)
1
J8001
1
2
19
DIO
1
28
J6
1
2 12
1
2
9
BIOS
J8000
COM2 Front
Panel
J5
1
J6
SW1SW2
10G LAN1
10G LAN2
J1
1
2
5
• 8 288-pin ECC-RDIMM up to 512GB
• Single Channel DDR4 up to 3200 MHz
X System Memory
Features
The system board supports the following memory interface.
Single Channel (SC)
Data will be accessed in chunks of 64 bits from the memory channels. DIMMs are on the same
channel. DIMMs in a channel can be identical or completely different. However, we highly rec-
ommend using identical DIMMs. Not all slots need to be populated.
Before installing the memory module, please make sure that the following safety cautions are
well-attended.
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 DIMM socket on the system board
4. Make sure the notch on memory card is aligned to the key on the socket.
Socket Side View
Socket Top View
DDR4 DIMM
Notch
Key
Eject TabEject Tab
Step 3
Step 2
Step 1 Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Socket Side View
Socket Top View
DDR4 SO-DIMM
Key
Eject TabEject Tab
Step 3
Step 2
Step 1
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Notch
Retention Notch
X System Memory
Installing the DIMM Module

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Please follow the steps below to install the memory card into the socket.
Step 1:
Press the eject tabs at both ends of the socket outward and downward to release them from
the locked position.
Step 2:
Insert the memory card into the slot while making sure the notch and the key are aligned.
Press the card down firmly with fingers while applying and maintaining even pressure on both
ends.
Step 3:
The tabs snap automatically to the edges of the card and lock the card in place.
Socket Side View
Socket Top View
DDR4 DIMM
Notch
Key
Eject TabEject Tab
Step 3
Step 2
Step 1
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Socket Side View
Socket Top View
DDR4 SO-DIMM
Key
Eject TabEject Tab
Step 3
Step 2
Step 1
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Notch
Retention Notch
System Memory
Installing the DIMM Module
Socket Side View
Socket Top View
DDR4 DIMM
Notch
Key
Eject TabEject Tab
Step 3
Step 2
Step 1
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Socket Side View
Socket Top View
DDR4 SO-DIMM
Key
Eject TabEject Tab
Step 3
Step 2
Step 1
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Notch
Retention Notch
Please follow the steps below to remove the memory card from the socket.
Step 1:
Press the eject tabs at both ends of the socket outward and downward to release them from
the locked position.
Step 2:
The memory card ejects from the slot automatically.
Step 3:
Hold the card by its edges and remove it from the slot.
System Memory
Removing the DIMM Module