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All In One Training

ASI ECS G11 Assembly

Getting Started

Lay the system face down making sure not to damage screen

Remove Back Cable CoverPress Tab and Pull off

Remove Back Cover

Undo the five screws holding the cover onSlide to Left, this requires a little force

One under the cable cover

DH61AG Motherboard

DH61AG

DH61AG IO Shield

DH61AG SATA Power cable

Insert ½ Height I/O Shield

Remove from the DH61AG box and place in chassis

Place Backing Plate on Board

Peel off the self-adhesive strip covers from the backing plate that comes with the chassis and affix it to the bottom of the motherboard as shown

Mount MotherboardPlace the motherboard in the chassis being careful to make sure the I/O shield pins clear the sockets on the motherboard. Secure with 4 screws.

Open the CPU Socket

Press down on the CPU socket locking lever and swing the socket frame open. Remove processor cover.

Insert CPU

Carefully align the CPU in the socket using the cutout guides on the processor. Close and secure the locking mechanism.

Install the Wireless Card

Locate the ½ length mini PCIe slot at #7. CAREFULLY (they can be stripped) remove the two mini Phillips screws and place the card edge in the slot. Secure with the mini screws.

Install the mSATA SSD

Locate the full length mini PCIe slot at #15. Make sure the posts fit tightly. CAREFULLY (do not strip) remove the mini Phillips head screws. Insert the mSATA SSD and screw down.

Install the Speaker & Audio Header

Plug in the 1x4 speaker header in the keyed socket at #10. Plug in the front audio header to the yellow set of pins next to the PCIe slot at #12.

Installing the Antenna

Take the antenna lead from the lower part of the case and attach the mini BNC connector to the left post. Attach the antenna lead from the top of the right post on the wireless card.

Connect the FP Switch/LED

Plug the front panel switch/LED connector to point #5 on the side of the board.

Connect the LCD Brightness Hdr

Connect the keyed LCD brightness plug next to the LVDS header in the area marked #14

Plug in the SODIMM Memory

Lay the SODIMM at #2 into the lower memory socket and make sure you lock in place.

Plug in the Dual FP USB

Plug in the keyed front panel USB connector to the USB socket marked #11 to the right.

Plug in the Camera and Panel

• Locate the two 1x5 cables (one is grey the other is black

• These cables will attach to the dual lane USB on the board edge next to the processor socket.

• The dual lane USB pins have 5 pins across one side and four on the other.

• You will need to “punch out” only one of the blocks on the cable so it can go across the pins (top row has 5 bottom has 4 in each case the “fifth” pin is dead.

• Attach both 1X5 cables across the 2x5 USB connector.

Plug in the Camera and Panel (cont)

• First cable

Plug in the Camera and Panel (cont)

• Second cable

Plug In the System Fan

Plug the keyed system fan connector to #4 on the board.

Plug In the Touch Panel

Plug the 1x5 connector to # 6 with the “dead” pin to the right.

Remove the HDD Tray

Remove the two screws on the side of the HDD tray and slide to the left to remove

Mount HDD in Tray

Use the silver flat headed Phillips screws with the long posts through the rubber grommets on the HDD carrier to mount the HDD. Make sure it is in upside down with the connectors opposite the edge of the chassis. Replace carrier in chassis

Mount the “L” Bracket on ODD

Screw the “L” bracket to the back of the ODD with the tiny Phillips screw. Orient the bracket with “L” toward the bottom and the angled slot to the right.

Mount the ODD

Remove the cover plate for the ODD slot by pressing down on the notched center section and lifting the two tabs (the cover is removed by pushing back in the case. Slide the ODD through the slot and secure the “L” bracket at the back to the chassis with a single screw.

Special SATA Power cable

Adapter cable for slim ODD

Locate the SATA Power Cable

Look for the cable that has an “L” connection at one end and a pair of SATA power connections and one large 1x4 Molex power connector

Plug In the SATA Power Cable

Plug the “L” SATA connector into the board at #17. Then plug one SATA power connector into the HDD.

ODD SATA Power & Data Cable

Locate the ODD SATA power & data cable and plug the combo end to the ODD. Connect the 1x4 receptacle to the corresponding socket on the HDD power cable. Plug the SATA data cable to the front socket at #17

HDD SATA Data Cable

Plug the HDD SATA cable into the back of the HDD. Plug the “L” connector at the other end into the second socket at #17

Place the Processor Heat Pipe

Place the heat pipe on the processor socket as shown. Make sure the cooling fins fit into the space provided. Tighten the four spring loaded screws until the heat pipe is firmly seated. Align the fan with the cooling fins and screw down at 3 points.

Attach the Heat Pipe Fan Header

Plug in the heat pipe fan to #3

Do Not Plug In the LVDS Header

• You will need to use the Integrator Tool Kit (ITK) to set the BIOS to use the flat panel display connected through the LVDS header.

• The next step is very important. You must correctly set the power for the flat panel LVDS display

Set the Power Jumpers for LVDS

Back in the area marked #14 there are two blocks at opposite ends with jumpers. The one to the left is a 1x3. Set this across the two right pins. The other is a 2X3 with two pins missing. Set this jumper across the back two furthest to the right. Each is marked with an

Connect the DVI Monitor

• Before you can use the built-in flat panel (LVDS) display, you will have to use the Intel Integrator Tool Kit (ITK) to enable the BIOS (the default is no LVDS device installed).

• Also plug in the USB keyboard and power supply• Plug in the DOS bootable USB thumb drive with the

DOS version of the ITK.

Hit F2 to Enter the BIOS

• Scroll over to the “Boot” tab• Scroll down to “Boot to Removable Devices” and

make sure it reads <Enable>• Scroll down to “Boot USB Devices First set to

<Enable>• Plug in the DOS bootable USB thumb drive with the

DOS version of the Integrator Tool Kit (ITK)• Press the F10 key “Exit Saving Changes (Y/N)” and

press “Y” the system will reboot to the USB key

Using the ITK for DOS

• When you see the “C:\” prompt type in the following (the command is case sensitive, so type exactly as shown) and hit “Enter”

• itoolkit EXTRACT –config –tokens –ini=ag_g11.ini• The EXTRACT command creates a visual file with

the various BIOS commands/functions.• The screen will look similar to this

Modify the ag_g11.ini File part 1

• Boot your laptop and plug the bootable USB key into it

• Use “Wordpad” to edit the g11.ini file• Use CTRL F command and find IGD Flat Panel• Change the “Value” from 0:Disable to 1:LVDS

Modify the ag_g11.ini File part 2

• Use CTRL F command and find Pre-Defined EDID• Change the Value from 3 to 15 (1080P)

Modify the ag_g11.ini File part 3

• Use CTRL F command and find IGD Secondary Video Port

• Change the Value from 0 : None to 3 : DVI-I Digital; IGD Secondary Video Port;---------------------------------------; Select a single value from this list:; 0 : None (default); 2 : DVI-I (Blue) Analog; 3 : DVI-I (Blue) Digital; 5 : HDMIValue=3

Modify the ag_g11.ini File part 4

• Use CTRL F command and find Screen Brightness• Change the Value to 6 : Brightest

; Screen Brightness;---------------------------------------; Select a single value from this list:; 0 : Dimmest (default); 1 : Dimmer ; 2 : Dim; 3 : Neutral; 4 : Bright; 5 : Brighter; 6 : BrightestValue=6

Modify the ag_g11.ini File part 5

• Save the file as ag_g11.ini to the bootable USB drive and exit Wordpad.

• Open the ag_g11.ini file and check that the changes were saved. If not, repeat the 4 steps. If done, exit the program remove the bootable USB drive and plug it back into the g11 system then boot the g11 to the USB drive.

Updating the BIOS with ITK

• At the C:\ prompt type the following command (case sensitive)

• Itoolkit INSTALL –config –tokens –ini=ag_g11.ini• The INSTALL command will write your modifications

to the BIOS• Hit the enter key and your screen should look

similar to this

Turn Off the System

• Unplug the power supply and the DVI monitor• Remove the bootable USB drive• Gently push the LVDS cable into its receptacle on

the board in area #14. Use the edges and avoid pushing on the wires.

Booting the Flat Panel Display

• Plug in the power supply and start the system• The LCD flat panel should be on

Install the Stand

• Using the six screw points from the inside of the back cover, secure the stand

• Slide the cover on the back of the system. Screw in the five points to secure the chassis. Plug in the power, replace cable cover