Acnodes PC 8150 User Manual

PC 8150

15”

TFT

Touch Panel Computer

User’s Manual

The information in this manual has been carefully checked and is believed to
be accurate. ACNODES Co., Ltd. assumes no responsibility for any
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Copyright 2007 by ACNODES Co., Ltd.

Disclaimers

All rights reserved.
December 2007, Version A2

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CE Marking

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FCC Class A

FCC Compliance

This equipment has been tested and complies with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. If not installed and used in
accordance with proper instructions, this equipment might generate or
radiate radio frequency energy and cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measurers:

1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.

4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with
emission limits.ou

Safety Approvals

Safety Precautions

Before getting started, read the following important cautions.

1. The PC 8150 does not come equipped with an
operating system. An operating system must be loaded first
before installing any software into the computer.

2. Be sure to ground yourself to prevent static charge when
installing the internal components. Use a grounding wrist strap
and place all electronic c omponents in any static-shielded
devices. Most electronic components are sensitive to static
electrical charge.

3. Disc o nn ec t the power c o r d from the PC 8150 before m ak in g
any installation. Be sure both the system and the external
devices are turned OFF. Sudden surge of power could
ruin sensitive components. Make sure the
PC 8150 is properly grounded.

4. The brightness of the flat panel display decreases with usage.
However, hours of use vary depending on the application
environment.

5. Turn OFF the system power before cleaning. Clean the
system using a cloth only. Do not spray any liquid cleaner
directly onto the screen. The PC 8150 may come with or w/o
a touch screen. Although the touch screen is chemical
resistant, it is recommended that you spray the liquid cleaner
on a cloth first before wiping the screen. In case your system
comes without the touch screen, you must follow the same
procedure and not spray any cleaner on the flat panel directly.

6. Avoid using sharp objects to operate the touch screen.
Scratches on the touch screen may cause malfunction or
internal failure to the touch screen.

7. The flat panel display is not susceptible to shock or vibration.
When assembling the PC 8150, make sure it is securely
installed.

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5. Do not open the system’s back cover. If opening the cover for
maintenance is a must, only a trained technician is allowed to do
so. Integrated circuits on computer boards are sensitive to static
electricity. To avoid damaging chips from electrostatic discharge,
observe the following precautions:

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Before handling a board or integrated circuit, touch an

unpainted portion of the system unit chassis for a few seconds.
This will help to discharge any static electrici ty on your body.

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When handling boards and components, wear a

wrist-grounding strap, available
component stores.

from most electronic

Trademarks Acknowledgments

ACNODES is a trademark of ACNODES Co., Ltd.
IBM, PC/AT, PS/2, VGA are trademarks of International

Business Machines Corporation.
Intel and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
MS-DOS, Microsoft C and Quick BASIC are trademarks of

Microsoft Corporation.
VIA is a trademark of VIA Technologies, Inc.
SST is a trademark of Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
UMC is a trademark of United Microelectronics Corporation.
Other brand names and trademarks are the properties of their

respective owners.

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Disclaimers.......................................................................ii

Safety Approvals................................................................iii

FCC Compliance

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Safety Precautions ............................................................. iv

C h a p t e r 1 .....................................................................1

Introduction ..........................................................................1

1.1 General Description

1.2 Specifications

1.2.1 Main CPU board .................................................... 2

1.2.2 I/O System ............................................................. 2

1.2.3 System Specification ............................................ 3

1.3 Dimensions

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1.4 Front View and

1.4.1 Front View ............................................................... 5

1.4.2 I/O Outlet................................................................ 6

1.5 Package list

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I/O

Outlets

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C h a p t e r 2 .....................................................................8

Hardware Installation .........................................................8

2.1 CPU and DRAM Installation

2.2 HDD Installation

2.3 Serial Port

2.4 VGA

2.5 Ethernet

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2.6 Mountings: Panel

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Interface.............................................14

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2.6.1 Panel Mount ..................... .................................... 15

2.6.2 Wall Mount............................................................ 16

2.6.3 Rack Mount .......................................................... 17

2.6.4 VESA Mount .......................................................... 18

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Driver Installation .............................................................19

3.1 System

3.2 Touch Screen

3.2.1 Specification ............... .................................. ....... 20

3.2.2 Driver Installation- Windows Vista/XP ................ 21

3.2.3 Driver Installation- DOS ....................................... 23

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A p p e n d i x A ..............................................................28

EMBEDDED BOARD BIOS Setup.......................................................28

A.1 Entering Setup
A.2 Control Keys
A.3 Getting Help
A.4 The Main Menu
A.5 Standard CMOS Setup Menu
A.6 Advanced BIOS Features
A.7 Advanced Chipset Features
A.8 Integrated Peripherals
A.9 Power Management Setup
A.10 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup
A.11 PC Health Status
A.12 Frequency
A.13 Load Optimized Defaults
A.14 Set Supervisor/User Password
A.15 Save & Exit Setup
A.16 Exit Without Saving

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Appendix B .........................................................................55

Power Supply Specification ............................................55

B.1 Power Supply: FSP180-50PLA1 (180W, AC
110~230V Input)

B.1.1 ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS .................................. 55

B.1.2 EFFICIENCY ............................................................ 58

B.1.3 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS......................... 58

B.1.4 MTBF ....................................................................... 58

B.1.5 SAFETY .................................................................... 58

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Introduction

This chapter contains the general information and the detail
spec if ications of t he PC 8150. Chapter 1 in cludes t he
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General Description

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System Specification

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Dimensions

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Back View & I/O Out lets

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Package List

1.1 General Description

The PC 8150 is a TFT Touch Panel PC which equipped with Intel
Core 2 Duo processors and 15" XGA LCD display. The
paradigmatic industrial panel computer, PC 8150, is a
complete full-function and extreme cost-effective industrial HMI
controller.

This ideal industrial-grade panel computer PC 8150 can be applied
to the several of industrial or commercial projects, such as
transportation, factory automation, HMI machine controller, Point Of
Sales, KIOSK and more. Moreover, PC 8150 provides highly re liable
and highly flexible industrial-grade products in all-in-one
solutions.

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1.2 Specifications

1.2.1 Main CPU board

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CPU: Socket M (478-pin) for Intel

Core 2 Duo/ Core Duo/

Core Solo Processor with 533/667MHz.

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System Chipset: Intel

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BIOS: Phoenix-Award 4Mbit with RPL/PXE LAN boot ROM

945GM+ICH*7M.

Smart View and Customer CMOS Backup

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System Memory: 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM

Maximum up to 3GB

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Bus Clock: 533/667MHz

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Watchdog Timer: Up to 255 levels as Reset feature

1.2.2 I/O System

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Standard I/O:

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3 x serial ports with power;

2 x RS-232 , 1 x RS-232/422/485

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1 x PS/2 for Keyboard Interface

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1 x PS/2 for Mouse Interface

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4 x U SB Po rts 2 .0 com pli ant

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2 x IEEE1394a ports

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1 x 15 pin(female) for VGA output

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Ethernet:

Dual RTL 8111B for PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet

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Audio:

Realtek AC’97 codec audio
MIC-in, Line-out

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Storage:

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1 x PATA-100 IDE

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2 x SATA-150

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Box-header:

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1 x 26-pin for shared FDD/LPT

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1 x 10-pin for USB DOM

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1.2.3 System Specification

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15” TFT LCD

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Disk drive housing:

1 x 3 .5” or 2 x 2.5” PAT A/SATA drive

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AC pow er supply

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Heat dispensing design

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Net w eight:

8.8 Kgs

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Dimension (main body size):

420x 335 x 86.4mm

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Operating temperature:

O° to 45°C ; Relative umidity:50%

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Relative humidity:

10% to 85% @ 40° C, non-condensing

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Altitude:

10,000 ft. (3,000 meters)

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Vibration (operating):

5 to 500 Hz, 1 G random

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Shock (operating):

10 G peak acceleration (11 msec. duration)

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1.3 Dimensions

The following diagrams show the dimensions and outlines of
PC 8150.

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1.4.1 Front View

The figure below shows the features and controls on the
PC 8150 front bezel.

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SEL- SEL+ Backlight ON/OFF

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1.4.2 I/O Outlet

The following figure shows the I/O locations of the PC 8150.

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1.5

Package list

When you receive the PC 8150 there are following items in the
package. If you can not find it, please contact ACNODES
distributors.

1. PC 8150 x 1

2. AC power cord x 1

3. Panel mount kit x 7

4. CD driver x1

5. Wall / VESA mount bracket kit x 1 (Optional)

6. Rack mount bracket kit x 1 (Optional)

7. Small HDD kit for 2.5” HDD (Optional)

8. Desktop kit (Optional)

9. VIA WLAN kit (Optional)

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C h a p t e r 2

Hardware Installation

T he PC 8150 pr ov id es l ot s o f f le xi b le wa ys fo r us er to s el ec t di ff er en t
configuration such as CPU, Hard Disk and more. The chapter will
show you how to install the hardware. It includes:

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CPU

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DRAM

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Hard Disk

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Serial Port

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VGA

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Ethernet

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2.1 CPU and DRAM Installation

T h e s ta n d a rd PC 8150 sy s te m is d es i g n e d f or C or e 2 D u o l e v e l
CPUs. The CPU board provides two 240-pin DDR2 DIMM socket that
supports system memory up to 3G B.

When upgrading the CPU, DRAM, please refer to the following
instructions and illustration:

1. Unscrew screws to remove the rear chassis.

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2. Install the CPU and DDR DRAM in the PC 8150.

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2.2 HDD Installation

The PC 8150 offers a convenient drive bay module for users
to install HDD. The PC 8150 offers one 3.5” HDD drive for users
to install. If you want to install one or two 2.5” HDD, the PC
8150 also provides the 3.5” to 2.5” drive holder to meet your
requirement. Please follow the steps:

Note: There is the hardware limitation, so the 2.5” HDD and 3.5” HDD can’t
exist simultaneously.

1. Unscrew screws to remove the rear chassi s.

2. Unscrew 4 screws from the HDD drive bracket, and take out HDD
bracket kit to install 3.5” HDD.

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3. Installation complete.

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In addition, installing the 2.5” HDD, please follow the steps:

1. Changing HDD rubber from 3.5” HDD bracket to 2.5” HDD bracket.

2. Installation complete.

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2.3 Serial Port Interface

The PC 8150 has four onboard serial port s, COM1, CO M2, COM3,
COM4 are RS-232 Port Connector .

The connector, COM1, COM2, COM3 are DB-9 connector, and the
following table shows the pin assig nments of this connector.

Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name

1 DCD, Data carrier detect
2 RXD, Receive data

TXD, Transmit data

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4 DTR, Data terminal ready
5 GND, ground

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DSR, Data set ready
7 RTS, Request to send
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CTS, Clear to send
9 RI/+5V/+12V Ring indicator

2.4 VGA

The PC 8150 has an analog RGB interface connector. It is able to
connect to an expansion CRT monitor, and the system can display
on both the flat panel and the CRT simultaneously.

2.5 Ethernet

The PC 8150 provides 2 Ethernet (RJ-45) interfaces. For network
connection, just plug in one cable end of the PC 8150
10/100/1000-Base-T Hub into the st andard RJ-45 connector. The pin
assignment of the RJ-45 is listed below.

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2.6 Mountings: Panel
Desktop mount

There are four application options for the PC 8150, Panel / Wall /
Rack & VESA mountings.

2.6.1 Panel Mount

The PC 8150 is designed for panel mount application. To mount the
PC 8150, the sta ndard set of mou nting kit (incl uded
in the system packaging) is needed.

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2.6.2 Wall Mount

T he PC 8150 is designed f or W all moun t applicat ion. The wall mount k it
is optional. Please refer to the following figure.

1. Screw 6 screws to fix wall mount bracket.

2. Complete.

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2.6.3 Rack Mount

The PC 8150 also support rack mount. The rack mount kit is optional.
Please refer to the following procedure.

1. Screw 5 screws each side.

2. Complete.

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2.6.4 VESA Mount

The PC 8150 provides two ways for VESA mount: 75x75 mm and
100x100 mm. The VESA mount bracket is the same as wall
mount bracket. Please refer to the following steps.

1. Assemble wall / VESA mount bracket.

2. Fix VESA arm.

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Driver Installation

3.1

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ystem

PC 8150 could support with Windows Vista/XP. To facilitate
installation system driver, you should read the instructions in this
chapter carefully before you attempt installation.

1. Panel series\ P C 8150\Driver

2. Select all files and follow the install pro cedure and press OK.

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3.2 Touch Screen

3.2.1 Specification

Touch Screen:
Touch Screen Controller:
Communications:
Baud Rate:
Resolution:
Power Input:
Power Consumption:

Board Size:
Portrait:
Static Protection:
Others:

5-wire Analog Resistive type
DMC9000
RS-232
19200 baud rate fixed
1024 x 1024 (10 bit A/D converter inside)
5V to 12V DC
12V: 27mA+ i where (i = v/touch screen sheet R)

5V: 23mA+ i where (i = v/touch screen sheet R)

6.0 x 2.0 cm
Support 90o to 270o screen rotation
ESD device option
Touch activate indication LED on board

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3.2.2 Driver Installation- Windows Vista/XP

The touch screen of PC 8150 provides a driver for use with
Windows Vista/XP. To facilitate installation of the touch screen driver,
you should read the instructions in this chapter carefully before you
attempt installation.

1. Insert Driver CD and select the “Panel series\PC 8150\Driver
\Step5 - Touch.

2. Follow the install procedure and press OK.

3. Click Start menu and select “PenMount Utilities”. You can see
PenMount Control Panel.

Notice: Please choose COM4 for touch screen installed.

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4. Select the “Standa rd Calibrate” tab

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5. Calibration:

To adjust the display with touch panel, click “Calibration” and follow
the calibrate point to do calibration; there are five points on screen for
calibration.

6. Press OK.

3.2.3 Driver Installation- DOS

Using “INSTALL.EXE” utility to install PenMount

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1. Insert Driver CD and select the Panel
series\PC 8150\Driver\Step5 - Touch\Driver\DOS\Setup.exe

2. Press ENTER key to insta ll the drivers to drive C or use
keyboard to key-in the hard disc drive that you plan to install the
driver.

3. The driver will ask “Do you want to modify your Autoexec.bat to
initialize Pen Mount ? (Y/N)” Suggest you choose “YES”
for generating the initialization instructions in AUTOEXEC.BAT
files. Then follow up the instructions to complete the installation.

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Identify the communication port and IRQ number

1. For the first time installation, or changing PenMount Touch

Screen’s COM port, use PMDETECT (e.g.
C:\PENMOUNT\PMDETECT) to check the COM port and IRQ
number. PMDETECT will save the correct data to PMOUSE.CFG
file for further use.

The driver detects your communication COM port and IRQ number
from COM1 IRQ4, COM2 IRQ3, COM3…. to COM4 IRQ15.
PenMount driver can find the COM port and IRQ number
automatically. The screen will then show:

PenMount is initialized successfully!!!
Create file “pmouse.cfg”. Success.
PenMount internal settings:
Comm. Port: COM<n> IRQ<n>

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1. PMDETECT program is able to skip the IRQ number detecting if

you Touchscreen Driver Installation 13 do not need to detect the
specified IRQ number. For example, you do not need to detect

IRQ5, and the command is:
C:\PENMOUNT\PMDETECT -N5
If you do not need to detect IRQ5 and IRQ9, the command is:
C:\PENMOUNT\PMDETECT -N5 -N9

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1. To adjust the touch screen mapping properly to display screen,

use PM.BAT (C:\PENMOUNT\PM) to do calibration. Choose “1”

DO CALIBRATION (adjust screen mapping).

2. The message on screen asks you to select video mode number.

Select
by keyboard to start the calibration, touch the upper-center point, then

right-center point, bottom-center point and left-center point in
sequence. After calibration, the data is shown in the screen, press any
key to continue the progress.

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mapped results by choose “3” DRAWING TEST under PM.BAT

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the PenMount driver

If you don’t have the initialization commands in AUTOEXEC.BAT,
initialize PenMount C:\PENMOUNT\PMINIT) controller before you use
the PenMount Touch Screen. The display will show the initialization
message:

PenMount V7.06 Copyright(c) SALT International Corp.
Test:COM<n> IRQ<n> (<n> is the number after PMDETECT done)
PenMount communication settings: COM<N> IRQ<n> Baud Rate:
<xxxx>

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Demonstration

To demonstrate or test touch screen operation, selecting “3”
DRAWING

TEST in PM.BAT file of Utility Directory. Drawing on screen.The other
demonstration program called “ICECREAM.EXE” in the
“PENMOUNT” directory can also be applied.

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EMBEDDED BOARD
BIOS Setup

Appendix A describes the different settings available in the Award
BIOS that comes with the EMBEDDED BOARD CPU card. Also, the
instructions on how to set up the BIOS configuration are contained in
this chapter.

A.1

Entering Setup

There are two ways to enter the Setup program. You may either turn
ON the computer and press <Del> immediately, or press the <Del>
and/or <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Esc> keys simult aneously when the
following message appears at the bottom of the screen during POST
(Power on Self Test).

If the message disappears before you respond and you still want to
enter Setup, please restart the system to try it again. Turning the
system power OFF and ON, pressing the “RESET” button on the
system case or simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Del> keys
can restart the system. If you do not press keys at the right time and
the system doesn’t boot, an error message will pop out to prompt you
the following information:

PRESS <F1> TO CONTINUE, <CTRL-ALT-ESC> OR <DEL> TO ENTER SETUP

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Up arrow
Down arrow

Left arrow
Right arrow

Esc key

PgUp/“+” ke
PgDn/“−“ ke

F1 key
(Shift) F2 key

F3 ke
F4 ke

F5 key
F6 key
F7 key

F8 key
F9 ke
F10 key

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Keys

Move cursor to the previous item
Move cursor to the next item
Move cursor to the item on the left hand
Move to the item in the right hand
Main Menu -- Quit and delete changes into CMOS

Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup
Menu -- Exit current page and return to Main Menu

Increase the numeric value or make changes
Decrease the numeric value or make changes
General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and

Option Page Setup Menu
Change color from total 16 colors. F2 to select color

forward, (Shift) F2 to select color backward
Reserved

Reserved
Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only

for Option Page Setup Menu
Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default

table, only for Option Page Setup Menu
Load the Setup default, only for Option Page Setup

Menu
Reserved

Reserved
Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

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Getting Help

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Main Menu

The online description of the highlighted setup function is

displayed at the bottom of the screen.

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Status Page Setup Menu/Option Page Setup Menu

Press <F1> to pop out a small Help window that provides the

description of using appropriate keys and possible selections for

highlighted items. Press <F1> or <Esc> to exit the Help Windo w.

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Once you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu
appears on the screen. In the Main Menu, there are several Setup
functions and a couple of Exit options for your selection. Use arrow
keys to select the Setup Page you intend to configure then press

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<Enter> to accept or enter its sub-menu.

NOTE: If your computer can not boot after making and saving

system changes with Setup, the Award BIOS will reset
your system to the CMOS default settings via its built-in

It is strongly recommended that you should avoid changing the
chipset’s defaults. Both Award and your system manufacturer have
carefully set up these defaults that provide the best performance and
reliability.

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A.5

Standard CMOS Setup Menu

The Standard CMOS Setup Menu displays basi c information about
your system. Use arrow keys to highlight each item, and use <PgUp>
or <PgDn> key to select the value you want in each item.

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Date

The date format is <day>, <date> <month> <year>. Press <F3> to

show the calendar.

day
date

month
year

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Time

It is determined by the BIOS and read only, from Sunday
to Saturday.

It can be keyed with the numerical/ function key, from 1
to 31.

It is from January to December.
It shows the current year of BIOS.

This item shows current time of your system with the format

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<hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated based on

the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

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IDE Primary Master/Primary Slave

These items identify the types of each IDE channel installed in the

computer. There are 45 predefined types (Type 1 to Type 45) and

2 user’s definable types (Type User) for Enhanced IDE BIOS.

Press <PgUp>/<+> or <PgDn>/<−> to select a numbered hard

disk type, or directly type the number and press <Enter>. Please

be noted your drive’s specifications must match the drive table.

The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper

information. If your hard disk drive type does not match or is not

listed, you can use Type User to manually define your own drive

type.

If selecting Type User, you will be asked to enter related

information in the following items. Directly key in the information

and press <Enter>. This information should be provided in the

documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system

manufacturer.

If the HDD interface controller supports ESDI, select “Type 1”.

If the HDD interface controller supports SCSI, select “None”.

If the HDD interface controller supports CD-ROM, select “None”.

CYLS.
HEADS
PRECOMP

number of cylinders
number of heads
write precom

LANDZONE
SECTORS
MODE

landing zone
number of sectors
HDD access mode

If there is no hard disk drive installed, select NONE and press

<Enter>.

a

Dive A type/Drive B type

The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B installed

in the computer.

None
360K, 3.5 in

1.2M, 3.5 in
720K, 3.5 in

1.44M, 3.5 in

2.88M, 3.5 in

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Halt On

No floppy drive installed

3.5 inch PC-type standard drive; 360Kb Mini ITXcity

3.5 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2MB Mini
ITXcity

3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720Kb Mini ITXcity

3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44MB Mini ITXcity

3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88MB Mini ITXcity

This item determines whether the system will halt or not, if an

error is detected while powering up.

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Halt On

No errors

All er rors

All, But
Keyboard

All, But
Diskette

All, But
Disk/Key

The system booting will halt on any errors detected.
(default)

Whenever BIOS detects a non-fatal error, the
system will stop and you will be prompted.

The system booting will not stop for a keyboard
error; it will stop for other errors.

The system booting will not stop for a disk error; it
will stop for other errors.

The system booting will not stop for a keyboard or
disk error; it will stop for other errors.

Press <Esc> to return to the Main Menu page.

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This section allows you to configure and improve your system, to set
up some system features according to your prefe re nce.

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a

CPU Feature

Scroll to this it em and press <Ent er> to view the CPU
Feature sub menu.

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Hard Disk Boot Priority

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the sub menu
to decide the disk boot priority.

a

CPU L1 & L2 Cache

These two options speed up memory access. However, it
depends on the CPU/chipset design. The default setting is
“Enabled”. CPUs with no built-in internal cache will not
provide the “CPU Internal Cache” item on the menu.

Enabled
Disabled

a

Hyper-Threading Technology

Enable cache
Disable cache

Use this item to enable or disable Hyper-Threading
Technology, which makes a single physical processor perform
multi-tasking function as two logical ones.

a

Quick Power On Self Test

This option speeds up Power on Self Test (POST) after you
turn on the system power. If set as Enabled, BIOS w ill
shorten or skip some check items during POST. The default
setting is “Enabled”.

Enabled
Disabled

Enable Quick POST
Normal POST

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First/Second/Third Boot Device

These items let you select the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd devices t hat
the system will search for during its boot-up sequence. The
wide range of selection includes Floppy, LS120, ZIP100,
HDD0~3, SCSI, and CDROM.

a

Swap Floppy Drive

This allows you to determine whether to enable Swap Floppy
Drive or not. When enabled, the BIOS swap floppy drive
assignments so that Drive A becomes Drive B, and Drive B
become Drive A. By default, this field is set to Disabled.

a

Boot Other Device

This item allows the user to enable/disable the boot device
not listed on the First/Second/Third boot devices option
above. The default setting is “Enabled”.

a

Boot Up Floppy Seek

During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive type,
40 or 80 tracks. 360Kb type is 40 tracks while 720Kb, 1.2MB
and 1.44MB are all 80 tracks. The default value is “Enabled”.

Enabled

Disabled

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Boot Up NumLock Status

BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is
40 or 80 tracks. Note that BIOS can not tell from 720K,

1.2M or 1.44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks.
BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by

track number. There will be no warning message
displayed if the drive installed is 360K.

Set the the Num Lock status when the system is powered on.

The default value is “On”.

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The default value is “Fast”.

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Fast

Default: Fast. The A20 signal is controlled by Port

92 or chipset specific method.

a

Typematic Rate Setting

This item determines the typematic rate of the keyboard.
The default valu e is “Disabled”.

a

Typematic Rate Setting

Enabled

Disabled

a

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

Enable typematic rate and typematic delay
programming.

Disable typematic rate and typematic delay
programming. The system BIOS will use default value
of these 2 items, controlled by keyboard.

This option refers to character numbers typed per second by
the keyboard. The default value is “6”.

6

8
10
12
15
20
24
30

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Typematic Delay (Msec)

6 characters per second
8 characters per second
10 characters per second
12 characters per second
15 characters per second
20 characters per second
24 characters per second
30 characters per second

This option defines how many milliseconds must elapse
before a held-down key begins generating repeat characters.
The default value is “250”.

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Security Option

250
500
750
1000

250 msec
500 msec
750 msec
1000 msec

This item allows you to limit access to the system and Setup,
or just to Setup. The default value is “Setup”.

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System
Setup

NOTE: To disable the security, select PASSWORD

a

APIC Mode

Use this item to enable or disable APIC (Advanced
Programmable Interrupt Controller) mode that provides
symmetric multi-processing (SMP) for systems.

a

MPS Version Control For OS

This item specifies the version of the Multiprocessor
Specification (MPS). Version 1.4 has extended configuration
tables to improve support for multiple PCI bus configurations
and provide future expandability.

Press <Esc> to return to the Main Menu page.

If a wrong password is entered at the prompt, the system
will not boot, the access to Setup will be denied, either.

If a wrong password is entered at the prompt, the system
will boot, but the access to Setup will be denied.

SETTING at Main Menu and then you will be
asked to enter a password. Do not type anything,
just press <Enter> and it will disable the secu rity.
Once the security is disabled, the system will
boot and you can enter Setup freely.

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A.7

Advanced Chipset Features

This section contains completely optimized chipset’s features on the
board that you are strongly recommended to le ave all items on this
page at their default values unless you are very familiar with the
technical specifications of your system hardware.

a

DRAM Timing Selectable

Use this item to increase the timing of the memory. This is
related to the cooling of memory.

a

CAS Latency Time

You can select CAS latency time in HCLKs 2, 3, or
Auto. The board designer should set the values in this field,
depending on th e DRAM installed. Do not change the values
in this field unless you change specifications of the installed
DRAM or the installed CPU.

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Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at
F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance.
However, if any program writes to this memory area, a
system error may result. The default value is “Disabled”.

a

Video BIOS Cacheable

This item allows you to change the Video BIOS location from
ROM to RAM. Video Shadow will increase the video speed.

a

PCI Express Root Port Func

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the sub menu
to decide the PCI Express Port.

Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Chipset Featurs page,
and press it again, return to the Main Menu page.

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Integrated Peripherals

This section allows you to configure your SuperIO De vice, IDE
Function and Onboard Device.

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OnChip IDE Device

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the sub menu
OnChip IDE Device.

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IDE HDD Block Mode

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Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple
commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard
drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select

Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block
read/writes per sector the drive can support.

¤

IDE DMA transfer access

Automatic data transfer between system memory and IDE
device with minimum CPU intervention. This improves data
throughput and frees CPU to perform other tasks.

¤

On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE

The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE
interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled
to activate each channel separately. The default value is
“Enabled”.

NOTE: Choosing Disabled for these options

willautomatically remove the IDE rimaryMaster/Slave
PIO and/or IDE Secondary Master/Slave PIO items
on the menu.

¤

IDE Master/Slave PIO

The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you
set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that
the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 to 4 provide
successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the
system automatically determines the best mode for each
device.

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IDE Master/Slave UDMA

Select the mode of operation for the IDE drive. Ultra
DMA-33/66/100/133 implementation is possible only if your
IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment
includes a DMA driver. If your hard drive and your system
software both support Ultra DMA-33/66/100/133, select
Auto to enable UDMA mode by BIOS.

Press <Esc> to return to the Integrated Peripheral s page, and
press it again, return to the Main Menu p age.

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Onboard Device

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the sub menu
Onboard Device.

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¤

USB Controller

Enable this item if you are using the USB in the system. You
should disable this item if a higher-level controller is added.

¤

USB 2.0 Controller

Enable this item if you are using the EHCI (USB2.0)
controller in the system.

¤

USB Keyboard Support

Enable this item if the system has a Universal Serial Bus
(USB) controller, and you have a USB keyboard.

¤

AC’97 Audio Select

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard AC’97 Audio
function.

Press <Esc> to return to the Integrate d Peripherals page.

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Super IO Device

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the sub menu
Super IO Device.

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¤

Onboard FDC Controller

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller
(FDC) installed on the system boa rd and you wish to use it.
If you install and-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive,
select Disabled in this field. The options available are
Enabled, Disabled.

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Onboard Serial Port 1 / 2 /3

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the serial
port. Options: 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3,
Disabled, Auto.

¤

Onboard Paralellel Port

This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel
port controller with which I/O address. The options
available are 378H/IRQ7, 278H/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled.

¤

Parallel Port Mode

Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer)
port. Select Normal unless your hardware and software
require one of the other modes offered in this field. The
options available are EPP1.9, ECP, SPP, ECPEPP1.7,
EPP1.7.

¤

EPP Mode Select

Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9.

¤

ECP Mode Use DMA

Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use during
ECP mode.

¤

PWRON After PWR-Fail

This item enables your computer to automatically restart or
return to its operating status.

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A.9

Power Manageme nt Set

up

The Power Management Setup allows you to save energy of your
system effectively. It will shut down the hard disk and turn OFF video
display after a period of inactivity.

a

ACPI Function

This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced
Configuration and Power Management (ACPI). The function is
always “Enabled”.

a

ACPI Suspend Type

This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function.
If your operating system supports ACPI, suc h as Windows
98SE, Windows ME and Windows 2000, you can choose to
enter the Standby mode in S1 (POS) or S3 (STR) fashion
through the setting of this field. Options are:

[S1(POS)] The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this
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hardware maintains all system context.
[S3(STR)] The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where

the information of system configuration and open
applications/files is saved to main memory that remains

powered while most other hardware components turn off to
save energy. The information stor ed in m emory w ill be us ed
to restore the system when a “wake up” event occurs.

a

Power Management

This option allows you to select the type of power
Management. The options available are APM, ACPI.

a

Video Off Method

This setting determines the manner in which the monitor is
blanked.

V/H
SYNC+Blank

DPMS

Blank Screen

a

Suspend Mode

Turns OFF vertical and horizontal
synchronization ports and writes blanks to the
video buffer
Select this option if your monitor supports the
Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS)
standard of the Video Electronics Standards
Association (VESA). Use the software supplied
for your video subsystem to select video power
management values.

System only writes blanks to the video buffer.

After the selected period of system inactivity (1 minute to 1
hour), all devices except the CPU shut off. The default value
is “Disabled”.

Disabled

1/2/4/6/8/10/2
0/30/40
Min/1 Hr

a

HDD Power Down

System will never enter SUSPEND mode
Defines the continuous idle time before the s ystem

entering SUSPEND mode.
If any item defined in (J) is enabled & active,
SUSPEND timer will be reloaded

If HDD activity is not detected for the length of time specified
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all other devices remain active.

a

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

This option only works with systems using an ATX power
supply. It also allows the user to define which type of soft
power OFF sequence the system will follow. The default value
is “Instan t-Off”.

Instant-Off

Delay 4 Sec.

This option follows the conventional manner systems
perform when power is turned OFF. Instant-Off is a soft
power OFF sequence requiring only the switching of the
power supply button to OFF

Upon turning OFF system from the power switch, this
option will delay the complete system power OFF
sequence by approximately 4 seconds. Within this
delay period, system will temporarily enter i nto Suspend
Mode enabling you to restart the system at once.

a

Wake-Up by PCI card

If enable this item, the system can automatically resume
when the PCI Modem or PCI LAN card receives an incoming
call.

a

Power On by Ring

This option allows the system to resume or wake up upon
detecting any ring signals coming from an installed modem.
The default value is “Enabled”.

a

Resume by Alarm

If enable this item, the system can automatically resume
after a fixed time in accordance with the system’s RTC
(realtime clock).

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A.10

PnP/PCI

Configuration Setup

This section describes the configuration of PCI (Personal Computer
Interconnect) bus system, which allows I/O devices to operate at
speeds close to the CPU speed while communicating with other
important components. This section covers very technical items that
only experienced users could change default settings.

a

Init Display First

This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or
AGP first. The options available are PCI Slot, AGP.

a

Reset Configuration Data

Normally, you leave this item Disabled. Se lect Enabled to
reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you
exit Setup or if installing a new add-on cause t he system
reconfiguration a serious conflict that the operating system
can not boot. Options: Enabled, Disabled.

a

Resources Controlled By

The Award Plug and Play BIOS can automatically configure all
boot and Plug and Play-compatible devices. If you select
Auto, all interrupt request (IRQ), DMA assignment, and Used
DMA fields disappear, as the BIOS automatically assigns
them. The default value is “Manual”.

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interrupt to one of the following types in accordance with
the type of devices using the interrupt:

1.Leg acy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification,
requiring a specific interrupt (such as IRQ4 for serial port 1).

2. PCI/ISA PnP Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard,

whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.

The default value is “PCI/ISA PnP”.

a

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Some non-standard VGA display cards may not show colors
properly. This item al lows you to set whether MPEG
ISA/VESA VGA Cards can work with PCI/VGA or not. When
enabled, a PCI/VGA can work with a MPEG ISA/VESA VGA
card; when disabled, a PCI/VGA cannot work with a MPEG
ISA/VESA Card.

A.11

PC Health Status

This section supports hardware monitering that lets you monitor those
parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speed of the
board.

a

Current CPU Temperature

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These read-only fields reflect the functions of the hard ware thermal
sensor that monitors the chip blocks and system temperatures to ensure
the system is stable.

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This section is to control the CPU frequency and Supply Voltage,
DIMM OverV oltage and AGP voltage.

Frequency/Voltage Cont

rol

a

Auto Detect PCI Clk

The enabled item can automatically disable the clock source
for a PCI slot without a module, to reduce EMI
(ElectroMagnetic Interference).

a

Spread Spectrum

If spread spectrum is enabled, EMI (ElectroMagnetic
Interference) generated by the system can be significantly
reduced.

A.13

This option allows you to load your system configuration with default
values. These default settings are optimized to enable high
performance features.

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To load CMOS SRAM with SETUP default values, please enter “Y”. If
not, please enter “N”.

A.14

You can set a supervisor or user password, or both of them. The
differences between them are:

Set Supervisor/User Password

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1. Supervisor password: You can enter and change the options on

the setup menu.

2. User password: You can just enter, but have no right to change

the options on the setup menu.

When you select this function, the following message will appear at
the center of the screen to assist you in creating a passwo rd.

ENTER PASSWORD

Type a maximum eight-character password, and press <Enter>. This
typed password will clear previously entered password from the
CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm this password. Type this
password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to
abort this selection and not enter a passwor d.

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to enter a password. A message will confirm the password is getting
disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you
can enter Setup freely.

When a password is enabled, you have to type it every time you enter
the Setup. It prevents any unauthorized persons from cha nging your
system configuration.

A.15

This section allows you to determine whether or not to accept your
modifications. Type “Y” to quit the setup utility and save all changes
into the CMOS memory. Type “N” to bring you back to the Setup utility.

Save & Exit Setup

PASSWORD DISABLED

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Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving changes you
have made in this session. Type “Y”, and it will quit the Setup utility
without saving your modifications. Type “N” to return to the Setup
utility.

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Appendix B

Power Supply Specification

B.1 Power

AC 110~230V

B.1.1 ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS

OUTPUT ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS

The subject power supply will meet all electrical specifications below,
over the full operation temperature range and dynamic load
regulation.

OUTPUT RATING

Output Nom inal Regulation Min Max Ripple/Noise

1
2
3
4
5

※ –12V,+3.3V, +5V,+12V will have the regulation to ±10% when all

load take off.

The +3.3V and +5V total output shall not exceed 61 watts. The +3.3.V,
+5V, and +12V total output shall not exceed 160 watts and the total
output for this subject power supply is 180 watts.

Supply:

+3.3V

+5V

+12V

-12V

+5VSB

FSP180-50PLA1 (180W,

Input)

±5%
±5%
±5%

±10%

±5%

50mV

50mV
120mV
120mV

50mV

0.3A

16.8A

0.3A

12.0 A

1.5A

10.0 A

0.0 A

0.8A

0.0 A

2.0A

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The cross regulation defined as follows, the volt age regulation limits
DC include DC Output ripple & noise.

+3.3V

4.5A

0.3A

16.8 A

0.3 A

0.3 A

LOAD STM

ALL MAX
+5V MAX

other MIN

+3.3V MAX

other MIN

+12V MAX

other MIN

ALL MIN

HHHH

LHLL

HLLL

LLHL

LLLL

+5V

9.0A

12.0 A

0.3 A

0.3 A

0.3 A

HOLD-UP TIME (@FULL LOAD)

LOAD CAPACITY SPECIFICATIONS

115V / 60Hz : 17 mSec. Minimum.
230V / 50Hz : 17 mSec. Minimum.

OUTPUT RISE TIME

(10% TO 90% OF FINAL OUTPUT VALUE, @FULL LOAD)

1 15V-rms or 230V-rms + 5Vdc : 20ms Maximum

OVER VOLTAGE PROTECTION

+5V
+12Vdc output: +13.3Vdc
+ 3.3V

output: +5.7V

dc

output: +3.7Vdc

dc

dc minimum, +

minimum
minimum

+12V

9.0A

1.5A

1.5A

10.0A

1.5A

-12V

0.8A

0.0A

0.0A

0.0A

0.0A

6.5V

,

15.6V

+

,

4.5V

+

maximum

dc

maximum

dc

maximum

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Output short circuit is defined to be a short circuit load of less than 0.1
ohm.

In the event of an output short circuit condition on +3.3V, +5V or +12V
output, the power supply will shutdown and latch off. The power
supply shall return to normal operation after the short circuit has been
removed and the power switch has been turned off for no more than 2
seconds.

In the event of an output short circuit condition –12V output, the power
supply will not be latch off.

The power supply shall return to normal operation as soon as the
short circuit has been removed and the power switch has been turned
off for no more than 2 seconds.

OVERLOAD PROTECTION

Overload currents defined as a 10 amp/sec fault current ramp st arting
from full load, applied to the +3.3V, +5V output, shall not cause that
output to exceed 32 amps before the output voltage drops below 0.5
volts and is latched off. The +12V output shall not exceed 20 amps
under the same ramp conditions starting at full load before it is latched

SHORT CIRCUIT PROTECTION

off.

POWER GOOD SIGNAL

The power good signal is a TTL compatible signal for the purpose of
initiating an orderly star-up procedure under normal input operating
conditions. This signal is asserted (low) until +5Vdc has reached

4.75 volts during power up. Characteristics:
TTL signal asse rted (low state) : less than 0.5V while sinking 10mA.

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TTL signal asserted (high state): greater than 4.75V while sourcing
500uA.

High state output impedance: less or equal to 1Kohm from output to
common.

POWER GOOD @

115/230V,FULL LOAD

POWER FAIL @115/230V, FULL

LOAD

100 –500mSec.

1 mSec. minimum

B.1.2 EFFICIENCY

115 VAC @Full Load
230 VAC @Full Load

68% minimum
68% minimum

B.1.3 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

f

Operating temperature range: 0°C to 5 0° C

f

Storage temperature range: -20°C t o +8 0° C

f

Humidity, non-condensing: 5% ~ 95%RH, Non-Condensing

f

Vibration: 0.5G, 10~250Hz

f

Shock: -40G, 11mSec for Stor age, -10G, 11mSec for operating

B.1.4 MTBF

The power supply have a minimum predicted MTBF(MIL-HDBK-217)
of 100,000 hours of continuous operation at 25℃, maximum-out load,
and nominal AC input voltage.

B.1.5 SAFETY

TUV
UL 60950
CSA 22.2 Level 3
CE

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