Advantech AIMB-780 - Introduction

AIMB-780 User Manual 2
1.1 Introduction
AIMB-780 motherboard is the most advanced Intel Q57/3450 board for industrial
applications that require high-performance computing. The motherboard supports
Intel Core i7/i5/i3/Pentium/Xeon and DDR3 800/1066/1333 MHz memory up to 16
GB. AIMB-780 provides cost-effective integrated graphics when users install dual
core CPUs such as Core i5 6xx, Core i3 and Pentium. The graphics VRAM is 1 GB
maximum shared memory with 2 GB and above system memory installed.
When higher graphics performance is needed, AIMB-780 provides a mainstream
PCIe x16 expansion slot for add-on graphic cards. In addition, the AIMB-780 has a
dual Gigabit Ethernet LAN via a dedicated PCIe x1 bus, which offers bandwidth of up
to 500 MB/s, eliminating network bottlenecks. High reliability and outstanding perfor-
mance make the AIMB-780 the ideal platform for industrial networking applications.
By using the Intel Q57/3450 chipset, the AIMB-780 offers four 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI
slots; one PCIe x1 slot, one PCIe x4 slot, one PCIe x16 slot and a variety of features
such as 6 onboard SATA II interfaces (bandwidth = 300 MB/s) with software for RAID
0, 1, 10 and 5; 14 USB 2.0 connectors and HD Audio. These powerful I/O capabilities
ensure even more reliable data storage capabilities and high-speed I/O peripheral
connectivity.
The AIMB-780 also adopts Advantech’s unique patented Sleep Mode Control Circuit
for AT Power Mode.
With all the excellent features and outstanding performance, the AIMB-780 is the
ideal platform for today’s industrial applications.
Note! Only dual core CPU, such as Core i5 6XX, Core i3 and Pentium proces-
sors have integrated Intel® HD Graphics graphic core, quad core pro-
cessors do NOT have graphic core and need a discrete graphic card for
graphic functions.