IEI Technology IMBA-C2160 User manual

IMBA-C2160 ATX Motherboard
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User Manual
MODEL:
IMBA-C2160
ATX Motherboard for 22nm LGA 1155 Intel® Xeon® E3/Intel®
Core™ i3 CPU, Intel® C216 Chipset, DDR3, VGA, Dual Intel®
PCIe GbE, USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s, HD Audio and RoHS
Rev. 1.01 – 19 July, 2013

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Revision
Date Version Changes
19 July, 2013 1.01 Added notes in
3.2.16 PCI Express x8 Slot and
3.2.17 PCI Express x16 Slot
17 July, 2012 1.00 Initial release

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Copyright
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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................... 2
1.2 FEATURES................................................................................................................... 3
1.3 CONNECTORS ............................................................................................................. 4
1.4 DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................... 5
1.5 DATA FLOW................................................................................................................ 6
1.6 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................... 7
2 PACKING LIST........................................................................................................... 10
2.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS.......................................................................................11
2.2 UNPACKING PRECAUTIONS........................................................................................11
2.3 PACKING LIST........................................................................................................... 12
2.4 OPTIONAL ITEMS...................................................................................................... 13
3 CONNECTORS ........................................................................................................... 15
3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 16
3.1.1 IMBA-C2160 Layout........................................................................................ 16
3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 16
3.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............................................................... 18
3.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS...................................................................... 18
3.2.1 +12V Power Connector................................................................................... 18
3.2.2 ATX Power Connector ..................................................................................... 19
3.2.3 Battery Connectors .......................................................................................... 21
3.2.4 DDR3 DIMM Slots........................................................................................... 22
3.2.5 Digital I/O Connector...................................................................................... 22
3.2.6 Fan Connector (CPU)...................................................................................... 23
3.2.7 Fan Connectors (System)................................................................................. 24
3.2.8 Front Panel Audio Connector.......................................................................... 25
3.2.9 Front Panel Connector .................................................................................... 26
3.2.10 I2C Connector................................................................................................ 27
3.2.11 Keyboard/Mouse Connector........................................................................... 28

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3.2.12 Parallel Port Connector ................................................................................ 29
3.2.13 PCI Slots ........................................................................................................ 30
3.2.14 PCIe x1 Slot ................................................................................................... 31
3.2.15 PCI Express x4 Slot........................................................................................ 32
3.2.16 PCI Express x8 Slot........................................................................................ 32
3.2.17 PCI Express x16 Slot...................................................................................... 33
3.2.18 SATA 3Gb/s Drive Connectors....................................................................... 34
3.2.19 SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connectors....................................................................... 35
3.2.20 Serial Port Connector, RS-422/485................................................................ 36
3.2.21 Serial Port Connectors, RS-232..................................................................... 37
3.2.22 SMBus Connector .......................................................................................... 38
3.2.23 SPI ROM Connector...................................................................................... 39
3.2.24 TPM Connector.............................................................................................. 40
3.2.25 USB Connectors............................................................................................. 41
3.3 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL ......................................... 42
3.3.1 Audio Connector .............................................................................................. 43
3.3.2 Ethernet and USB 3.0 Connectors................................................................... 44
3.3.3 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse and USB 2.0 Connectors............................................. 45
3.3.4 Serial Port and VGA Connector ...................................................................... 46
3.3.5 USB 2.0 Connectors......................................................................................... 47
4 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 48
4.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 49
4.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 49
4.2.1 Socket LGA1155 CPU Installation .................................................................. 51
4.2.2 Socket LGA1155 Cooling Kit Installation........................................................ 54
4.2.3 DIMM Installation........................................................................................... 56
4.3 JUMPER SETTINGS .................................................................................................... 57
4.3.1 AT/ATX Power Select Jumper.......................................................................... 57
4.3.2 Clear CMOS Jumper........................................................................................ 58
4.3.3 Flash Descriptor Security Override................................................................. 59
4.3.4 USB Power Select Jumpers.............................................................................. 60
4.3.5 Wake-on LAN Jumper ...................................................................................... 61
4.4 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS........................................................ 62
4.4.1 SATA Drive Connection ................................................................................... 62

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4.5 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION ................................................... 64
4.5.1 Audio Connector .............................................................................................. 64
4.5.2 LAN Connection............................................................................................... 65
4.5.3 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connection.................................................................. 66
4.5.4 Serial Device Connection ................................................................................ 67
4.5.5 USB Connection (Dual Connector)................................................................. 68
4.5.6 VGA Monitor Connection ................................................................................ 69
4.6 INTEL®AMTSETUP PROCEDURE............................................................................. 70
5 BIOS.............................................................................................................................. 72
5.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 73
5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 73
5.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 73
5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 74
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot after Configuration Changes.............................................. 74
5.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 74
5.2 MAIN........................................................................................................................ 75
5.3ADVANCED............................................................................................................... 76
5.3.1 ACPI Settings................................................................................................... 77
5.3.2 RTC Wake Settings........................................................................................... 78
5.3.3 Trusted Computing........................................................................................... 79
5.3.4 CPU Configuration.......................................................................................... 80
5.3.5 SATA Configuration ......................................................................................... 83
5.3.6 Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology....................................................................... 84
5.3.7 Intel TXT(LT) Configuration............................................................................ 85
5.3.8 AMT Configuration.......................................................................................... 86
5.3.9 USB Configuration........................................................................................... 87
5.3.10 F81866 Super IO Configuration.................................................................... 88
5.3.10.1 Serial Port n Configuration..................................................................... 88
5.3.10.2 Parallel Port Configuration..................................................................... 94
5.3.11 F81866 H/W Monitor..................................................................................... 95
5.3.11.1 Smart Fan Mode Configuration .............................................................. 97
5.3.12 Serial Port Console Redirection .................................................................... 99
5.3.13 iEi Feature ................................................................................................... 101
5.4 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................. 102

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5.4.1 PCH-IO Configuration .................................................................................. 103
5.4.1.1 PCH Azalia Configuration...................................................................... 104
5.4.2 System Agent (SA) Configuration .................................................................. 105
5.4.2.1 Graphics Configuration........................................................................... 105
5.4.2.2 NB PCIe Configuration........................................................................... 108
5.4.2.3 Memory Configuration ........................................................................... 109
5.5 BOOT...................................................................................................................... 109
5.6 SECURITY................................................................................................................111
5.7 SAVE &EXIT...........................................................................................................112
6 SOFTWARE DRIVERS.............................................................................................114
6.1AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS .............................................................................115
6.2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .......................................................................................115
6.3 CHIPSET DRIVER INSTALLATION..............................................................................117
6.4 GRAPHICS DRIVER INSTALLATION.......................................................................... 120
6.5 LAN DRIVER INSTALLATION.................................................................................. 123
6.6AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................................................................... 127
6.7 INTEL®RAPID STORAGE TECHNOLOGY DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................ 129
6.8 USB 3.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................................................................ 132
6.9 INTEL®AMTDRIVER INSTALLATION .................................................................... 135
A BIOS OPTIONS ........................................................................................................ 138
B ONE KEY RECOVERY........................................................................................... 141
B.1 ONE KEY RECOVERY INTRODUCTION .................................................................... 142
B.1.1 System Requirement....................................................................................... 143
B.1.2 Supported Operating System......................................................................... 144
B.2 SETUP PROCEDURE FOR WINDOWS........................................................................ 145
B.2.1 Hardware and BIOS Setup ............................................................................ 146
B.2.2 Create Partitions ........................................................................................... 146
B.2.3 Install Operating System, Drivers and Applications..................................... 150
B.2.4 Build-up Recovery Partition.......................................................................... 151
B.2.5 Create Factory Default Image....................................................................... 153
B.3AUTO RECOVERY SETUP PROCEDURE.................................................................... 158
B.4 SETUP PROCEDURE FOR LINUX.............................................................................. 163
B.5 RECOVERY TOOL FUNCTIONS ................................................................................ 166

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B.5.1 Factory Restore ............................................................................................. 168
B.5.2 Backup System............................................................................................... 169
B.5.3 Restore Your Last Backup.............................................................................. 170
B.5.4 Manual........................................................................................................... 171
B.6 RESTORE SYSTEMS FROM A LINUX SERVER THROUGH LAN.................................. 172
B.6.1 Configure DHCP Server Settings.................................................................. 173
B.6.2 Configure TFTP Settings............................................................................... 174
B.6.3 Configure One Key Recovery Server Settings ............................................... 175
B.6.4 Start the DHCP, TFTP and HTTP ................................................................. 176
B.6.5 Create Shared Directory................................................................................ 176
B.6.6 Setup a Client System for Auto Recovery...................................................... 177
B.7 OTHER INFORMATION............................................................................................ 180
B.7.1 Using AHCI Mode or ALi M5283 / VIA VT6421A Controller....................... 180
B.7.2 System Memory Requirement ........................................................................ 182
C TERMINOLOGY ..................................................................................................... 183
D DIGITAL I/O INTERFACE..................................................................................... 187
D.1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 188
D.2 DIO CONNECTOR PINOUTS ................................................................................... 188
D.3ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLES........................................................................... 189
D.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function .................................................................... 189
D.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function.................................................................. 189
E WATCHDOG TIMER............................................................................................... 190
F INTEL® MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER.......................................................... 193
F.1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... 194
F.1.1 Precautions .................................................................................................... 194
F.2 FEATURES AND BENEFITS ....................................................................................... 195
F.3 ACCESSING THE INTEL®MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER.......................................... 195
F.4 INSTALLING THE OPERATING SYSTEM TO THE RAIDARRAY.................................. 196
G HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE....................................................... 197
G.1 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE TABLE FOR IPB PRODUCTS CERTIFIED AS
ROHS COMPLIANT UNDER 2002/95/EC WITHOUT MERCURY ..................................... 198

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: IMBA-C2160 .................................................................................................................2
Figure 1-2: Connectors ..................................................................................................................4
Figure 1-3: IMBA-C2160 Dimensions (mm)..................................................................................5
Figure 1-4: Data Flow Diagram......................................................................................................6
Figure 3-1: Connectors and Jumpers.........................................................................................16
Figure 3-2: +12V Power Connector Location.............................................................................19
Figure 3-3: ATX Power Connector Pinout Location..................................................................20
Figure 3-4: Battery Connector Locations...................................................................................21
Figure 3-5: DDR3 DIMM Slot Locations......................................................................................22
Figure 3-6: Digital I/O Connector Location ................................................................................23
Figure 3-7: CPU Fan Connector Location..................................................................................24
Figure 3-8: System Fan Connector Locations...........................................................................25
Figure 3-9: Front Panel Audio Connector Location..................................................................26
Figure 3-10: Front Panel Connector Location ...........................................................................27
Figure 3-11: I2C Connector Location..........................................................................................28
Figure 3-12: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Location..................................................................29
Figure 3-13: Parallel Port Connector Location..........................................................................30
Figure 3-14: PCI Slot Locations ..................................................................................................31
Figure 3-15: PCIe x1 Slot Location .............................................................................................31
Figure 3-16: PCIe x4 Slot Locations ...........................................................................................32
Figure 3-17: PCIe x8 Slot Location .............................................................................................33
Figure 3-18: PCIe x16 Slot Location ...........................................................................................34
Figure 3-19: SATA 3Gb/s Drive Connector Locations..............................................................35
Figure 3-20: SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connector Locations..............................................................36
Figure 3-21: RS-422/485 Connector Location............................................................................37
Figure 3-22: Serial Port Connector Locations...........................................................................38
Figure 3-23: SMBus Connector Location...................................................................................39
Figure 3-24: SPI Connector Location .........................................................................................40
Figure 3-25: TPM Connector Location........................................................................................41
Figure 3-26: USB Connector Pinout Locations.........................................................................42

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Figure 3-27: External Peripheral Interface Connector..............................................................43
Figure 3-28: Audio Connector.....................................................................................................43
Figure 3-29: Ethernet Connector.................................................................................................44
Figure 3-30: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector.........................................................................45
Figure 3-31: Serial Port Connector Pinouts...............................................................................46
Figure 3-32: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................47
Figure 4-1: Disengage the CPU Socket Load Lever..................................................................51
Figure 4-2: Remove Protective Cover.........................................................................................52
Figure 4-3: Insert the Socket LGA1155 CPU..............................................................................53
Figure 4-4: Close the Socket LGA1155 ......................................................................................53
Figure 4-5: Cooling Kits...............................................................................................................54
Figure 4-6: Cooling Kit Support Bracket....................................................................................55
Figure 4-7: DIMM Installation.......................................................................................................56
Figure 4-8: AT/ATX Power Mode Jumper Location...................................................................58
Figure 4-9: Clear BIOS Jumper Location ...................................................................................59
Figure 4-10: Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper Location ........................................60
Figure 4-11: USB Power Select Jumper Locations...................................................................61
Figure 4-12: Wake-on LAN Connector Pinout Location ...........................................................62
Figure 4-13: SATA Drive Cable Connection...............................................................................63
Figure 4-14: SATA Power Drive Connection..............................................................................64
Figure 4-15: Audio Connector.....................................................................................................65
Figure 4-16: LAN Connection......................................................................................................66
Figure 4-17: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connection .......................................................................67
Figure 4-18: Serial Device Connection.......................................................................................68
Figure 4-19: USB Connection......................................................................................................69
Figure 4-20: VGA Connection......................................................................................................70
Figure 6-1: Introduction Screen............................................................................................... 116
Figure 6-2: Available Drivers.................................................................................................... 116
Figure 6-3: Chipset Driver Welcome Screen........................................................................... 117
Figure 6-4: Chipset Driver License Agreement...................................................................... 118
Figure 6-5: Chipset Driver Read Me File ................................................................................. 118
Figure 6-6: Chipset Driver Setup Operations ......................................................................... 119
Figure 6-7: Chipset Driver Installation Finish Screen............................................................ 120
Figure 6-8: Graphics Driver Welcome Screen ........................................................................ 121
Figure 6-9: Graphics Driver License Agreement.................................................................... 121

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Figure 6-10: Graphics Driver Setup Operations..................................................................... 122
Figure 6-11: Graphics Driver Installation Finish Screen ....................................................... 122
Figure 6-12: Windows Control Panel....................................................................................... 123
Figure 6-13: System Control Panel.......................................................................................... 123
Figure 6-14: Device Manager List ............................................................................................ 124
Figure 6-15: Update Driver Software Window ........................................................................ 125
Figure 6-16: Locate Driver Files............................................................................................... 125
Figure 6-17: LAN Driver Installation ........................................................................................ 126
Figure 6-18: LAN Driver Installation Complete....................................................................... 126
Figure 6-19: InstallShield Wizard Welcome Screen ............................................................... 127
Figure 6-20: Audio Driver Software Configuration................................................................. 128
Figure 6-21: Restart the Computer .......................................................................................... 128
Figure 6-22: SATA RAID Driver Welcome Screen.................................................................. 129
Figure 6-23: SATA RAID Driver License Agreement.............................................................. 130
Figure 6-24: SATA RAID Driver Read Me File......................................................................... 130
Figure 6-25: SATA RAID Driver Setup Operations................................................................. 131
Figure 6-26: SATA RAID Driver Installation Finish Screen ................................................... 131
Figure 6-27: USB 3.0 Driver Welcome Screen........................................................................ 132
Figure 6-28: USB 3.0 Driver License Agreement.................................................................... 133
Figure 6-29: USB 3.0 Driver Read Me File............................................................................... 133
Figure 6-30: USB 3.0 Driver Setup Operations....................................................................... 134
Figure 6-31: USB 3.0 Driver Installation Finish Screen ......................................................... 134
Figure 6-32: Intel® ME Driver Welcome Screen ..................................................................... 136
Figure 6-33: Intel® ME Driver License Agreement................................................................. 136
Figure 6-34: Intel® ME Driver Setup Operations.................................................................... 137
Figure 6-35: Intel® ME Driver Installation Finish Screen ...................................................... 137
Figure B-1: IEI One Key Recovery Tool Menu ........................................................................ 142
Figure B-2: Launching the Recovery Tool.............................................................................. 147
Figure B-3: Recovery Tool Setup Menu .................................................................................. 147
Figure B-4: Command Prompt ................................................................................................. 148
Figure B-5: Partition Creation Commands.............................................................................. 149
Figure B-6: Launching the Recovery Tool.............................................................................. 151
Figure B-7: Manual Recovery Environment for Windows..................................................... 151
Figure B-8: Building the Recovery Partition........................................................................... 152
Figure B-9: Press Any Key to Continue .................................................................................. 152

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Figure B-10: Press F3 to Boot into Recovery Mode............................................................... 153
Figure B-11: Recovery Tool Menu ........................................................................................... 153
Figure B-12: About Symantec Ghost Window........................................................................ 154
Figure B-13: Symantec Ghost Path ......................................................................................... 154
Figure B-14: Select a Local Source Drive ............................................................................... 155
Figure B-15: Select a Source Partition from Basic Drive ...................................................... 155
Figure B-16: File Name to Copy Image to ............................................................................... 156
Figure B-17: Compress Image.................................................................................................. 156
Figure B-18: Image Creation Confirmation............................................................................. 157
Figure B-19: Image Creation Complete................................................................................... 157
Figure B-20: Image Creation Complete................................................................................... 157
Figure B-21: Press Any Key to Continue ................................................................................ 158
Figure B-22: Auto Recovery Utility.......................................................................................... 159
Figure B-23: Disable Automatically Restart............................................................................ 159
Figure B-24: Launching the Recovery Tool............................................................................ 160
Figure B-25: Auto Recovery Environment for Windows ....................................................... 160
Figure B-26: Building the Auto Recovery Partition................................................................ 161
Figure B-27: Factory Default Image Confirmation ................................................................. 161
Figure B-28: Image Creation Complete................................................................................... 162
Figure B-29: Press any key to continue.................................................................................. 162
Figure B-30: IEI Feature ............................................................................................................ 163
Figure B-31: Partitions for Linux.............................................................................................. 164
Figure B-32: System Configuration for Linux......................................................................... 165
Figure B-33: Access menu.lst in Linux (Text Mode).............................................................. 165
Figure B-34: Recovery Tool Menu ........................................................................................... 166
Figure B-35: Recovery Tool Main Menu.................................................................................. 167
Figure B-36: Restore Factory Default...................................................................................... 168
Figure B-37: Recovery Complete Window.............................................................................. 168
Figure B-38: Backup System.................................................................................................... 169
Figure B-39: System Backup Complete Window ................................................................... 169
Figure B-40: Restore Backup ................................................................................................... 170
Figure B-41: Restore System Backup Complete Window..................................................... 170
Figure B-42: Symantec Ghost Window ................................................................................... 171
Figure B-43: Disable Automatically Restart............................................................................ 178

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: IMBA-C2160 Specifications .........................................................................................9
Table 2-1: Packing List.................................................................................................................13
Table 2-2: Optional Items.............................................................................................................14
Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors...............................................................................18
Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors..............................................................................................18
Table 3-3: +12V Power Connector Pinouts................................................................................19
Table 3-4: ATX Power Connector Pinouts .................................................................................20
Table 3-5: Battery Connector (BT2) Pinouts..............................................................................21
Table 3-6: Digital I/O Connector Pinouts....................................................................................23
Table 3-7: CPU Fan Connector Pinouts......................................................................................24
Table 3-8: System Fan Connector Pinouts ................................................................................25
Table 3-9: Front Panel Audio Connector Pinouts .....................................................................26
Table 3-10: Front Panel Connector Pinouts...............................................................................27
Table 3-11: I2C Connector Pinouts.............................................................................................28
Table 3-12: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Pinouts .....................................................................29
Table 3-13: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts .............................................................................30
Table 3-14: SATA 3Gb/s Drive Connector Pinouts....................................................................35
Table 3-15: SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connector Pinouts....................................................................36
Table 3-16: RS-422/485 Connector Pinouts ...............................................................................37
Table 3-17: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Pinouts...................................................................38
Table 3-18: SMBus Connector Pinouts ......................................................................................39
Table 3-19: SPI Connector Pinouts.............................................................................................40
Table 3-20: TPM Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................41
Table 3-21: USB Port Connector Pinouts...................................................................................42
Table 3-22: LAN Pinouts ..............................................................................................................44
Table 3-23: Connector LEDs........................................................................................................44
Table 3-24: USB 3.0 Port Pinouts................................................................................................45
Table 3-25: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector Pinouts.............................................................45
Table 3-26: USB 2.0 Port Pinouts................................................................................................46
Table 3-27: Serial Port Connector Pinouts ................................................................................46

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Table 3-28: VGA Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................47
Table 3-29: USB 2.0 Port Pinouts................................................................................................47
Table 4-1: Jumpers.......................................................................................................................57
Table 4-2: AT/ATX Power Mode Jumper Settings.....................................................................58
Table 4-3: Clear BIOS Jumper Settings......................................................................................59
Table 4-4: Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper Settings.............................................59
Table 4-5: USB Power Select Jumper Settings .........................................................................60
Table 4-6: Wake-on LAN Connector Pinouts.............................................................................61
Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys................................................................................................74

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BIOS Menus
BIOS Menu 1: Main.......................................................................................................................75
BIOS Menu 2: Advanced..............................................................................................................77
BIOS Menu 3: ACPI Settings .......................................................................................................77
BIOS Menu 4: RTC Wake Settings..............................................................................................78
BIOS Menu 5: Trusted Computing..............................................................................................80
BIOS Menu 6: CPU Configuration...............................................................................................81
BIOS Menu 7: SATA Configuration.............................................................................................83
BIOS Menu 8: Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology .........................................................................84
BIOS Menu 9: Intel TXT(LT) Configuration ................................................................................85
BIOS Menu 10: AMT Configuration.............................................................................................86
BIOS Menu 11: USB Configuration.............................................................................................87
BIOS Menu 12: F81866 Super IO Configuration........................................................................88
BIOS Menu 13: Serial Port n Configuration Menu.....................................................................88
BIOS Menu 14: Parallel Port Configuration Menu.....................................................................94
BIOS Menu 15: H/W Monitor........................................................................................................96
BIOS Menu 16: Smart Fan Mode Configuration ........................................................................97
BIOS Menu 17: Serial Port Console Redirection.......................................................................99
BIOS Menu 18: IEI Feature........................................................................................................ 101
BIOS Menu 19: Chipset............................................................................................................. 102
BIOS Menu 20: PCH-IO Configuration..................................................................................... 103
BIOS Menu 21: PCH Azalia Configuration Menu.................................................................... 104
BIOS Menu 22: System Agent (SA) Configuration................................................................. 105
BIOS Menu 23: Graphics Configuration.................................................................................. 106
BIOS Menu 24: LCD Control..................................................................................................... 107
BIOS Menu 25: NB PCIe Configuration ................................................................................... 108
BIOS Menu 26: Memory Configuration.................................................................................... 109
BIOS Menu 27: Boot.................................................................................................................. 109
BIOS Menu 28: Security............................................................................................................ 111
BIOS Menu 29: Save & Exit.......................................................................................................112

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Chapter
1
1 Introduction

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1.1 Introduction
Figure 1-1: IMBA-C2160
The IMBA-C2160 is an ATX motherboard. It accepts a Socket LGA1155 Intel® Xeon® E3
or Intel® Core™ i3 quad/dual core processor and supports four 240-pin 1600/1333 MHz
dual-channel DDR3 DIMM modules up to 32 GB.
The IMBA-C2160 supports two GbE interfaces through the Intel® 82579 Ethernet PHY
(with Intel® AMT 8.0 support) and the Intel® 82574L Ethernet controller.
The IMBA-C2160 provides VGA display output. Expansion and I/O include two PCI slots,
two PCIe x16 slots (one with x8 signal), two PCIe x4 slots, one PCIe x1 slot, four USB 3.0
by rear panel, four USB 2.0 by rear panel, six USB 2.0 by pin headers, two SATA 6Gb/s
connectors, four SATA 3Gb/s connectors, six COM ports and one keyboard/mouse
connector.

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1.2 Features
Some of the IMBA-C2160 motherboard features are listed below:
ATX form factor
LGA1155 CPU socket
Intel® C216 chipset
Dual-channel DDR3 DIMMs support up to 32 GB
Dual Intel® PCIe GbE (LAN1 with Intel®AMT 8.0 support)
Supports USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s
Supports PCI Express Generation 3.0 at 8 GT/s I/O bandwidth
High speed interface usage for two PCIe x8/two PCIe x4 add-on cards
Two PCIe x16 slots (one with x8 signal)
Two PCIe x4 slots
One PCIe x1 slot
Two PCI card expansion slots
One external RS-232 serial port
Four internal RS-232 serial port connectors
One internal RS-422/485 serial port connector
High Definition Audio
RoHS compliant

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1.3 Connectors
The connectors on the IMBA-C2160 are shown in the figure below.
Figure 1-2: Connectors

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1.4 Dimensions
The main dimensions of the IMBA-C2160 are shown in the diagram below.
Figure 1-3: IMBA-C2160 Dimensions (mm)