
AIMB-270 User Manual 2
1.1 Introduction
AIMB-270 is designed with the Intel® QM57 for industrial applications that require
both performance computing and enhanced power management capabilities. The
motherboard supports Intel® mobile Core™ i7-620M 2.66 GHz / Core™ i5-520M
2.4GHz / Celeron® P4500 1.86GHz processor up to 4 MB L2 cache and DDR3 800/
1066 up to 8 GB. A rich I/O connectivity of 6 serial ports, 8 USB 2.0, dual GbE LAN
and 4 SATA ports.
1.2 Features
! Rich I/O connectivity: 6 serial ports, 8 USB 2.0, Dual GbE LAN
! Standard Mini-ITX form factor with industrial feature: The AIMB-270 is a
full-featured Mini-ITX motherboard with balanced expandability and perfor-
mance
! Wide selection of storage devices: SATA HDD, customers benefit from the
flexibility of using the most suitable storage device for larger capacity
! Optimized integrated graphic solution: With Intel® Graphics Flexible, it sup-
ports versatile display options and 32-bit 3D graphics engine
1.3 Specifications
1.3.1 System
! CPU: µFC-PGA989 Intel mobile Core i7-620M 2.66 GHz / Core i5-520M
2.4GHz / Celeron P4500 1.86GHz processor
! BIOS: AMI 64 Mbit SPI BIOS
! System chipset: Intel® QM57
! SATA hard disk drive interface: Four on-board SATA connectors with data
transmission rate up to 300 MB
! CF interface: Supports compact flash Type II
1.3.2 Memory
! RAM: Up to 8 GB in 2 slots 204-pin SODIMM sockets. Supports dual channel
DDR3 800/1066 SDRAM
1.3.3 Input/Output
! PCI bus: 1 PCIe x16 slot
! Serial ports: Six serial ports, only RS-232 serial ports
! Keyboard and PS/2 mouse connector: Supports one standard PS/2 key-
board, one standard PS/2 mouse (On board 6pin wafer box)
! USB port: Supports up to eight USB 2.0 ports with transmission rate up to 480
Mbps, 4 on board pin header and 4 external ports)
! GPIO connector: 8-bit general purpose Input/Output