IEI Technology IMBA-C2260-i2 User manual

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User Manual
MODEL:
IMBA-C2260-i2
ATX Motherboard Supports LGA1150 Intel® Xeon® E3,
Core™ i3, Pentium® or Celeron® CPU, Intel® C226 Chipset,
DDR3, VGA, iDP, Dual Intel® PCIe GbE, Six SATA 6Gb/s,
Four USB 3.2 Gen 1, HD Audio, iRIS-2400 and RoHS
Rev. 1.12 – June 7, 2021

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Revision
Date Version Changes
June 7, 2021 1.12 Updated Section 2.3: Packing List
Updated Chapter 6: Software Drivers
Changed audio IC from ALC662 to ALC888S
February 25, 2015 1.11 Modified Expansions spec on page 7
November 27, 2014 1.10 Updated for R11 version
- Changed the PCIEX4_1 slot to a PCIe x4 slot
- Updated Chapter 5: BIOS
February 18, 2014 1.01 Changed the PCIEX4_1 slot to a PCIe x1 slot
January 14, 2014 1.00 Initial release

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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-C2260-i2 Layout ................................................................................... 16
3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 17
3.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors............................................................... 18
3.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS...................................................................... 19
3.2.1 +12V ATX Power Connector ........................................................................... 19
3.2.2 Additional Power Connector ........................................................................... 20
3.2.3 ATX Power Connector ..................................................................................... 20
3.2.4 Battery Connector............................................................................................ 22
3.2.5 Chassis Intrusion Connector............................................................................ 23
3.2.6 DDR3 DIMM Slots........................................................................................... 24
3.2.7 Digital I/O Connector...................................................................................... 25
3.2.8 EC Debug Connector....................................................................................... 26
3.2.9 Fan Connector (CPU)...................................................................................... 27
3.2.10 Fan Connectors (System)............................................................................... 28
3.2.11 Front Panel Audio Connector........................................................................ 29

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3.2.12 Front Panel Connector .................................................................................. 30
3.2.13 I2CConnector................................................................................................ 31
3.2.14 Internal DisplayPort Connector.................................................................... 32
3.2.15 iRIS Module Slot............................................................................................ 33
3.2.16 Keyboard and Mouse Connector ................................................................... 34
3.2.17 LAN LED Connectors .................................................................................... 35
3.2.18 mSATA Card Slot............................................................................................ 36
3.2.19 Parallel Port Connector ................................................................................ 37
3.2.20 PCI Slots ........................................................................................................ 39
3.2.21 PCIe x1 Slot ................................................................................................... 39
3.2.22 PCIe x4 Slots.................................................................................................. 40
3.2.23 PCI Express x16 Slot...................................................................................... 41
3.2.24 Power Button ................................................................................................. 42
3.2.25 SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connector ........................................................................ 42
3.2.26 Serial Port Connector, RS-232....................................................................... 44
3.2.27 Serial Port Connector, RS-422/485................................................................ 45
3.2.28 SMBus Connector .......................................................................................... 46
3.2.29 SPI Flash Connector...................................................................................... 47
3.2.30 SPI Flash Connector, EC............................................................................... 47
3.2.31 TPM Connector.............................................................................................. 48
3.2.32 USB 2.0 Connectors....................................................................................... 49
3.3 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR PANEL ......................................... 51
3.3.1 Audio Connector.............................................................................................. 51
3.3.2 Ethernet and USB 3.2 Gen 1 Connectors........................................................ 52
3.3.3 Keyboard/Mouse and USB 2.0 Connectors ..................................................... 53
3.3.4 Serial Port and VGA Connector ...................................................................... 54
3.3.5 USB 2.0 Connectors......................................................................................... 55
4 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................... 56
4.1ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................... 57
4.2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 57
4.2.1 Socket LGA1150 CPU Installation .................................................................. 59
4.2.2 Socket LGA1150 Cooling Kit Installation........................................................ 62
4.2.3 DIMM Installation........................................................................................... 63
4.3 IRIS MODULE INSTALLATION................................................................................... 64

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4.4 MSATA CARD INSTALLATION................................................................................... 66
4.5 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION......................................................................................... 68
4.5.1 AT/ATX Power Mode Setting ........................................................................... 68
4.5.2 Clear CMOS Button......................................................................................... 68
4.5.3 Flash Descriptor Security Override................................................................. 69
4.5.4 mSATA Slot Setup............................................................................................. 70
4.5.5 PCIe x16 Interface Setup................................................................................. 70
4.5.6 USB Power Selection....................................................................................... 71
4.6 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS........................................................ 72
4.6.1 SATA Drive Connection ................................................................................... 72
4.7 INTEL®AMTSETUP PROCEDURE............................................................................. 73
4.8 IPMI SETUP PROCEDURE ......................................................................................... 74
4.8.1 Managed System Hardware Setup ................................................................... 74
4.8.2 Using the IEI iMAN Web GUI.......................................................................... 74
5 BIOS.............................................................................................................................. 77
5.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 78
5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 78
5.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 78
5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 79
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot after Configuration Changes.............................................. 79
5.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 79
5.2 MAIN........................................................................................................................ 81
5.3ADVANCED............................................................................................................... 82
5.3.1 ACPI Settings................................................................................................... 83
5.3.2 RTC Wake Settings........................................................................................... 84
5.3.3 Trusted Computing........................................................................................... 85
5.3.4 CPU Configuration .......................................................................................... 86
5.3.5 SATA Configuration.......................................................................................... 88
5.3.6 Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology....................................................................... 89
5.3.7 AMT Configuration.......................................................................................... 90
5.3.8 USB Configuration........................................................................................... 91
5.3.9 F81866 Super IO Configuration...................................................................... 92
5.3.9.1 Serial Port n Configuration....................................................................... 93
5.3.9.2 Parallel Port Configuration....................................................................... 98

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5.3.10 iWDD H/W Monitor..................................................................................... 100
5.3.10.1 Smart Fan Mode Configuration............................................................ 101
5.3.11 Serial Port Console Redirection................................................................... 103
5.3.12 iEi Feature ................................................................................................... 106
5.4 CHIPSET ................................................................................................................. 107
5.4.1 PCH-IO Configuration .................................................................................. 108
5.4.1.1 PCI Express Configuration......................................................................110
5.4.1.2 PCH Azalia Configuration.......................................................................112
5.4.2 System Agent (SA) Configuration ...................................................................113
5.4.2.1 Graphics Configuration............................................................................113
5.4.2.2 NB PCIe Configuration............................................................................116
5.4.2.3 Memory Configuration ............................................................................118
5.5 BOOT.......................................................................................................................118
5.6 SECURITY............................................................................................................... 120
5.7 SAVE &EXIT.......................................................................................................... 121
5.8 SERVER MGMT ....................................................................................................... 122
5.8.1 System Event Log........................................................................................... 123
5.8.2 BMC Network Configuration......................................................................... 125
6 SOFTWARE DRIVERS............................................................................................ 127
6.1AVAILABLE DRIVERS .............................................................................................. 128
6.2 DRIVER DOWNLOAD .............................................................................................. 128
A REGULATORY COMPLIANCE............................................................................ 130
B PRODUCT DISPOSAL............................................................................................ 132
C BIOS OPTIONS........................................................................................................ 134
D DIGITAL I/O INTERFACE..................................................................................... 138
D.1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 139
D.2ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLE 1.......................................................................... 140
D.3ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SAMPLE 2.......................................................................... 140
E WATCHDOG TIMER............................................................................................... 141
F INTEL® MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER.......................................................... 144
F.1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... 145

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F.1.1 Precautions .................................................................................................... 145
F.2 FEATURES AND BENEFITS ....................................................................................... 146
F.3 ACCESSING THE INTEL®MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER.......................................... 146
F.4 INSTALLING THE OPERATING SYSTEM TO THE RAIDARRAY .................................. 147
G ERROR BEEP CODE .............................................................................................. 148
G.1 PEI BEEP CODES.................................................................................................... 149
G.2 DXE BEEP CODES ................................................................................................. 149
H HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLOSURE....................................................... 150
H.1 ROHS II DIRECTIVE (2015/863/EU) ..................................................................... 151
H.2 CHINA ROHS......................................................................................................... 152

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: IMBA-C2260-i2.............................................................................................................2
Figure 1-2: Connectors ..................................................................................................................4
Figure 1-3: IMBA-C2260-i2 Dimensions (mm)..............................................................................5
Figure 1-4: Data Flow Diagram......................................................................................................6
Figure 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors .............................................................................16
Figure 3-2: +12V ATX Power Connector Pinout Location........................................................19
Figure 3-3: Additional Power Connector Location....................................................................20
Figure 3-4: ATX Power Connector Location..............................................................................21
Figure 3-5: Battery Connector Location.....................................................................................22
Figure 3-6: Chassis Intrusion Connector Location...................................................................23
Figure 3-7: DDR3 DIMM Slot Locations......................................................................................24
Figure 3-8: Digital I/O Connector Location ................................................................................25
Figure 3-9: EC Debug Connector Location................................................................................26
Figure 3-10: CPU Fan Connector Location................................................................................27
Figure 3-11: System Fan Connector Locations.........................................................................28
Figure 3-12: Front Panel Audio Connector Location................................................................29
Figure 3-13: Front Panel Connector Location...........................................................................30
Figure 3-14: I2C Connector Location..........................................................................................31
Figure 3-15: Internal DisplayPort Connector Location.............................................................32
Figure 3-16: iRIS Module Slot Location......................................................................................33
Figure 3-17: Keyboard and Mouse Connector Location...........................................................34
Figure 3-18: LAN LED Connector Locations .............................................................................35
Figure 3-19: mSATA Card Slot Location....................................................................................36
Figure 3-20: Parallel Port Connector Location..........................................................................38
Figure 3-21: PCI Slot Locations ..................................................................................................39
Figure 3-22: PCIe x1 Slot Location .............................................................................................40
Figure 3-23: PCIe x4 Slot Locations ...........................................................................................40
Figure 3-24: PCIe x16 Slot Location ...........................................................................................41
Figure 3-25: Power Button Location...........................................................................................42
Figure 3-26: SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connector Location................................................................43

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Figure 3-27: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Location................................................................44
Figure 3-28: RS-422/485 Connector Location............................................................................45
Figure 3-29: SMBus Connector Location...................................................................................46
Figure 3-30: SPI Flash Connector Location...............................................................................47
Figure 3-31: SPI EC Flash Connector Location.........................................................................48
Figure 3-32: TPM Connector Location........................................................................................49
Figure 3-33: USB 2.0 Connector Pinout Locations...................................................................50
Figure 3-34: External Peripheral Interface Connector..............................................................51
Figure 3-35: Audio Connector.....................................................................................................52
Figure 3-36: Serial Port Connector Pinouts...............................................................................54
Figure 3-37: VGA Connector .......................................................................................................55
Figure 4-1: Disengage the CPU Socket Load Lever..................................................................59
Figure 4-2: Remove Protective Cover.........................................................................................60
Figure 4-3: Insert the Socket LGA1150 CPU..............................................................................61
Figure 4-4: Close the Socket LGA1150 ......................................................................................61
Figure 4-5: Cooling Kit Support Bracket....................................................................................63
Figure 4-6: DIMM Installation.......................................................................................................64
Figure 4-7: iRIS Module Installation............................................................................................65
Figure 4-8: Remove the Retention Screws for the mSATA Card.............................................66
Figure 4-9: Insert the mSATA Card into the Socket at an Angle .............................................67
Figure 4-10: Secure the mSATA Card.........................................................................................67
Figure 4-11: AT/ATX Power Mode Switch Location..................................................................68
Figure 4-12: Clear CMOS Button Location.................................................................................69
Figure 4-13: Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper Location ........................................69
Figure 4-14: mSATA Slot Setup Jumper Location....................................................................70
Figure 4-15: SATA Drive Cable Connection...............................................................................72
Figure 4-16: SATA Power Drive Connection..............................................................................73
Figure 4-17: IEI iMAN Web Address............................................................................................75
Figure 4-18: IEI iMAN Web GUI....................................................................................................76
Figure 6-1: IEI Resource Download Center..............................................................................128

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: IMBA-C2260-i2 Specifications.....................................................................................9
Table 2-1: Packing List.................................................................................................................12
Table 2-2: Optional Items.............................................................................................................14
Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors...............................................................................18
Table 3-2: Rear Panel Connectors..............................................................................................19
Table 3-3: +12V ATX Power Connector Pinouts........................................................................19
Table 3-4: Additional Power Connector Pinouts.......................................................................20
Table 3-5: ATX Power Connector Pinouts .................................................................................21
Table 3-6: Chassis Intrusion Connector Pinouts......................................................................23
Table 3-7: Digital I/O Connector Pinouts....................................................................................25
Table 3-8: EC Debug Connector Pinouts...................................................................................26
Table 3-9: CPU Fan Connector Pinouts......................................................................................27
Table 3-10: System Fan Connector Pinouts..............................................................................28
Table 3-11: Front Panel Audio Connector Pinouts ...................................................................29
Table 3-12: Front Panel Connector Pinouts...............................................................................30
Table 3-13: I2C Connector Pinouts..............................................................................................31
Table 3-14: Internal DisplayPort Connector Pinouts ................................................................32
Table 3-15: Keyboard and Mouse Connector Pinouts..............................................................34
Table 3-16: LAN1 LED Connector (LED_LAN1) Pinouts...........................................................35
Table 3-17: LAN2 LED Connector (LED_LAN2) Pinouts...........................................................35
Table 3-18: mSATA Card Slot Pinouts........................................................................................37
Table 3-19: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts .............................................................................38
Table 3-20: SATA 6Gb/s Drive Connector Pinouts....................................................................43
Table 3-21: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Pinouts...................................................................45
Table 3-22: RS-422/485 Connector Pinouts ...............................................................................45
Table 3-23: DB-9 RS-422/485 Pinouts.........................................................................................46
Table 3-24: SMBus Connector Pinouts ......................................................................................47
Table 3-25: SPI Flash Connector Pinouts ..................................................................................47
Table 3-26: SPI EC Flash Connector Pinouts ............................................................................48
Table 3-27: TPM Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................49

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Table 3-28: USB 2.0 Connector Pinouts.....................................................................................50
Table 3-29: USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port Pinouts ....................................................................................52
Table 3-30: LAN Pinouts..............................................................................................................53
Table 3-31: USB 2.0 Port Pinouts................................................................................................53
Table 3-32: PS/2 Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................53
Table 3-33: Serial Port Connector Pinouts ................................................................................54
Table 3-34: VGA Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................55
Table 3-35: USB 2.0 Port Pinouts................................................................................................55
Table 4-1: AT/ATX Power Mode Switch Settings.......................................................................68
Table 4-2: Flash Descriptor Security Override Jumper Settings.............................................69
Table 4-3: mSATA Slot Setup Jumper Settings.........................................................................70
Table 4-4: PCIe x16 Interface Setup............................................................................................71
Table 4-5: BIOS Options and Configured USB Ports................................................................71
Table 4-6: USB Power Source Setup..........................................................................................71
Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys................................................................................................79
Table 5-2: BIOS Options and Configured USB Ports..............................................................109

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BIOS Menus
BIOS Menu 1: Main.......................................................................................................................81
BIOS Menu 2: Advanced..............................................................................................................82
BIOS Menu 3: ACPI Configuration..............................................................................................83
BIOS Menu 4: RTC Wake Settings..............................................................................................84
BIOS Menu 5: Trusted Computing..............................................................................................85
BIOS Menu 6: CPU Configuration...............................................................................................86
BIOS Menu 7: SATA Configuration.............................................................................................88
BIOS Menu 8: Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology.........................................................................89
BIOS Menu 9: AMT Configuration...............................................................................................90
BIOS Menu 10: USB Configuration.............................................................................................91
BIOS Menu 11: F81866 Super IO Configuration........................................................................92
BIOS Menu 12: Serial Port n Configuration Menu.....................................................................93
BIOS Menu 13: Parallel Port Configuration Menu.....................................................................98
BIOS Menu 14: iWDD H/W Monitor ...........................................................................................100
BIOS Menu 15: Smart Fan Mode Configuration ......................................................................101
BIOS Menu 16: Serial Port Console Redirection.....................................................................103
BIOS Menu 17: iEi Feature.........................................................................................................106
BIOS Menu 18: Chipset..............................................................................................................107
BIOS Menu 19: PCH-IO Configuration......................................................................................108
BIOS Menu 20: PCI Express Configuration .............................................................................110
BIOS Menu 21: PCIEX1_1 Slot and PCIEX4_1 Slot Configuration Menu..............................110
BIOS Menu 22: PCH Azalia Configuration ...............................................................................112
BIOS Menu 23: System Agent (SA) Configuration..................................................................113
BIOS Menu 24: Graphics Configuration...................................................................................113
BIOS Menu 25: LCD Control......................................................................................................115
BIOS Menu 26: NB PCIe Configuration ....................................................................................116
BIOS Menu 27: Memory Configuration.....................................................................................118
BIOS Menu 28: Boot...................................................................................................................118
BIOS Menu 29: Security.............................................................................................................120
BIOS Menu 30: Save & Exit........................................................................................................121

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BIOS Menu 31: Server Mgmt .....................................................................................................122
BIOS Menu 32: System Event Log............................................................................................123
BIOS Menu 33: System Event Log............................................................................................125

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Chapter
1
1 Introduction

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1.1 Introduction
Figure 1-1: IMBA-C2260-i2
The IMBA-C2260-i2 is an ATX motherboard. It accepts a Socket LGA1150 Intel® Xeon®
E3, Core™ i3, Pentium® or Celeron® processor and supports four 240-pin
1600/1333 MHz dual-channel DDR3 DIMM modules up to 32 GB.
The IMBA-C2260-i2 provides two GbE interfaces through the Intel® I217 (with Intel® AMT
9.0 support) and the Intel® I210 PCIe controllers. The integrated Intel® C226 chipset
supports six SATA 6Gb/s drives. In addition, the IMBA-C2260-i2 includes VGA and iDP
interfaces for dual independent display.
Expansion and I/O include two PCI slots, one PCIe x16 slot, three PCIe x4 slots, one
PCIe x1 slot, four USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gb/s) and four USB 2.0 on the rear panel, four USB
2.0 by pin headers, six COM ports and one mSATA card slot. High Definition Audio
(HDA) support ensures HDA devices can be easily implemented on the IMBA-C2260-i2.

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1.2 Features
Some of the IMBA-C2260-i2 motherboard features are listed below:
ATX form factor
LGA1150 Intel® Xeon® E3, Core™ i3, Pentium® or Celeron® processor
supported
Intel® C226 chipset
Four 240-pin 1600/1333 MHz dual-channel DDR3 DIMMs support up to 32 GB
Two Intel® PCIe GbE connectors (LAN1 with Intel® AMT 9.0 support)
Supports PCI Express Generation 3.0 at 8 GT/s I/O bandwidth
Dual independent display by VGA and iDP interfaces
Supports IPMI 2.0 via iRIS-2400 module
Six SATA 6Gb/s connectors support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
Four USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gb/s) ports on the rear panel
One mSATA card slot
One PCIe x16 slot
Three PCIe x4 slots
One PCIe x1 slot
Two PCI slots
Six COM ports
TPM V1.2 hardware security function supported by TPM module
High Definition Audio
RoHS compliant

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1.3 Connectors
The connectors on the IMBA-C2260-i2 are shown in the figure below.
Figure 1-2: Connectors

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1.4 Dimensions
The main dimensions of the IMBA-C2260-i2 are shown in the diagram below.
Figure 1-3: IMBA-C2260-i2 Dimensions (mm)

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1.5 Data Flow
Figure 1-4 shows the data flow between the system chipset, the CPU and other
components installed on the motherboard.
Figure 1-4: Data Flow Diagram