Necroing a dead thread but I figured this would be helpful for anybody still using these motherboards.Got my hands on a LSI 9240-8i HBA and I can't get the motherboard to see it. No detection at boot, no ctrl+h/i menu, no nothing.
It works on a Dell desktop without problems so the card is ok.
Try taping PCI-E pins and see if the board boots.It seems like the PCI-e port is kind of finicky on these boards.
Thanks for the tip!Try taping PCI-E pins and see if the board boots.
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That is actually probably exactly what was going on. Interestingly enough, when I swapped the 3 different HBAs, they were all recognized fine without having to do a CMOS reset. It's probably because they were all flashed to the same firmware more or less.Wow this is positively antiquated...
Sounds much more like a PnP/ PCI-e or Bus Mastering issue. Taping the pins won't make any difference, it's not SMBus related. It's probably just storing the resource allocation in the CMOS, which will need to be cleared each time you swap out with hardware that wants to use some of the same resources as previously allocated. It will be fine after a CMOS reset and has been allocated what it needs by the PnP Bios. A Bios update if one is available might fix the issue
Maybe they did? My inspiration to email was I saw a YouTuber with a different model of Socket G2 board who emailed the company that made it and they sent him an Ivy Bridge compatible BIOS. So it seems to be technically possible. Some of the update versions on the documentation have NO comments as to what was changed, it couldn't hurt to test it.I wish they would have snuck in Ivy Bridge support with the newer BIOS.
Thanks a bunch for posting this. I actually contacted Advantech a few months ago asking for a beta BIOS as well - tried to get a 980 to work in it to no avail. They responded promptly but I didn't follow up persistently enough on the matter. The tech did tell me that my BIOS C1.11 was custom created for the original purchaser with some special LVDS stuff in it. I'll stash this away for later. The 272 has been rock solid for me for quite a while. I'd still like to get a better cooling solution for it at some point though.Hello, I realized that this thread is old, I found it by a Google search but I gained some information that others may find useful. I emailed Advantech to ask about any unreleased or Beta BIOS versions for the AIMB-272 and they responded within one day. The v1.11 on their site is painfully old and they have a v1.16 dated only from May 2016 even. They also provided a list of improvements over each version but it's been super vague. Some versions have no new information. So I have no idea if Ivy bridge support has been implemented or not, there's no indication. However v1.14 notes "Enhance PCI Express device compatibility" which is what I'm looking for.
Since this thread had some useful information for me, I thought I'd share new information that I found. I have a Zip file that contains the v1.16bin, flashing instructions, the DOS flasher, and the note file they provided. I'll post again with a Google Drive link once I'm home from work.
It's not too difficult to add this in yourself with AMI's BIOS tools. I added microcode for a socket 771 Xeon a while back to a 775 board without issue.Maybe they did? My inspiration to email was I saw a YouTuber with a different model of Socket G2 board who emailed the company that made it and they sent him an Ivy Bridge compatible BIOS. So it seems to be technically possible. Some of the update versions on the documentation have NO comments as to what was changed, it couldn't hurt to test it.
I won't, because I got my board for the purpose of recycling a laptop into a desktop after six years of dutiful service, so buying a new CPU goes against the 'Recycling everything but buy a new case' mantra of my build. But if someone has a Socket G2 Ivy Bridge, I say give it a shot with v1.16
Not a problem, though I hope others make copies. I won't deleted it off Google Drive any time soon but I give no promises and the ZIP was too large for the forum's own file upload function. This is an obscure motherboard so the more information that's out there the more it an help users.Thanks a bunch for posting this. I actually contacted Advantech a few months ago asking for a beta BIOS as well - tried to get a 980 to work in it to no avail. They responded promptly but I didn't follow up persistently enough on the matter. The tech did tell me that my BIOS C1.11 was custom created for the original purchaser with some special LVDS stuff in it. I'll stash this away for later. The 272 has been rock solid for me for quite a while. I'd still like to get a better cooling solution for it at some point though.
I used to use one of the tower-style Evercool Northbridge coolers mentioned in this thread. It cooled my 2710QE better than the Cooljag unit I have currently installed but not by a huge margin. It was virtually silent but I was uncomfortable with the hack-job mount when I re-purposed the machine. If you come up with a good solution please post here. I haven't had the time or inclination to properly modify a cooler for this board.Not a problem, though I hope others make copies. I won't deleted it off Google Drive any time soon but I give no promises and the ZIP was too large for the forum's own file upload function. This is an obscure motherboard so the more information that's out there the more it an help users.
And I hear you on the heat sink, I hit 96'C on the GTA5 benchmark with the stock Coolermaster cooler while testing it and now I'm looking for a more suitable replacement and wondering if I can zip-tie in something made for a larger more common socket.
THANK YOU!AIMB272v116.zip
That Zip contains the 1.16 BIN, a set of instructions for flashing with a DOS bootable USB key, the DOS flasher tool, and the TXT file that lists the version history.
I also bought a pack of these a while ago. I just had the chance to test them out and they are all working as well. I tested them using an i7-2760qm and 16GB of RAM. They were packed all in the actual, unopened Advantech mobo box and mine were sealed in anti-static bag. Seemed to be brand new, just untested.I just went looking for more of the boards, and there is a lot of 4 for 99$ plus ship.
Lot of 4 ADVANTECH AIMB-272 MAIN BOARD | eBay
Not sure on condition, but hell if you can get 1-2 working that's still good ;p