AR-B7230 User’s Manual
AR-B7230 BOARD
EPIC SBC support AMD Socket S1 Turion and Sempron processors
with Dual Gigabit LANs / LCD / DVI
User’s Manual
Manual Rev: 1.0
Book Number: AR-B7230-09.2.13
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Revision
Version Date Author Description
0.1 2009/2/11 Marc Draft
0.2 2009/2/13 Judy Tseng Revise
1.0 2009/2/13 Marc Release
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@Copyright 2008
All Rights Reserved.
Manual’s first edition: February 11, 2009
For the purpose of improving reliability, design and function, the information in this
document is subject to change without prior notice, which does not represent a
commitment on the part of the manufacturer.
In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or
consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the product or
documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights are
reserved. No part of this Manual may be reproduced by any mechanical, electronic, or
other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer.
Trademarks
AR-B7230 is registered trademarks of Acrosser, IBM PC is a
registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Technologies, Inc. Award is
registered trademarks of Award Software International, Inc. Other
product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes
only and may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective
companies.
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Table of Contents
Specifications .................................................................................................................. 7
1.1
1.2 Package Contents ............................................................................................................ 9
1.3 Block Diagram .............................................................................................................. 10
2.1 Locations (Top side) ...................................................................................................... 11
2.2 Locations (Bottom Side) ................................................................................................ 13
2.3 Connectors and Jumper Setting ..................................................................................... 13
2.3.1 CN1 (USB Port 3,2)
2.3.2 CN2 (USB Port 5,4)
2.3.3 CN3 (Audio Port)
2.3.4 SATA1 Power (Output)
2.3.5 COM2 (Serial Port 2)
2.3.6 COM3 (Serial Port 3)
2.3.7 CN6 (PWR.SW, Reset, CaseOpen, GPIO)
2.3.8 CN7 (ATX Power SB5V Input)
2.3.9 CN8 (Backlight Power Output)
2.3.10 CN10 (Power +12V Input)
2.3.11 COM4 (Serial Port 4)
2.3.12 AUDIO1 (Audio output connector)
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2.3.13 FAN1 (CPU / System Fan)
2.3.14 FAN2 (System / CPU Fan)
2.3.15 GPIO1 (Digital I/O)
2.3.16 DVI1 (Digital Visual Interface)
2.3.17 LVDS1
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2.3.18 BAT1 (Extrnal Battery Input)
2.3.19 IDE1
2.3.20 PS2 (Keyboard & Mouse)
2.3.21 J1
2.3.22 J2
2.3.23 J3
2.3.24 J4
2.3.25 J5
2.3.26 J6
2.3.27 J7
3.1 Main Setup .................................................................................................................... 21
3.2 Advanced Chipset Setup ................................................................................................ 22
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3.3 PnP/PCI setup ................................................................................................................ 24
3.4 Peripherals Setup ........................................................................................................... 26
3.5 PC Health Setup ............................................................................................................ 27
3.6 Boot Setup ..................................................................................................................... 28
3.7 Exit Setup ...................................................................................................................... 29
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Welcome to the AR-7230 Computer. The AR-7230 incorporates the advanced AMD®
M690E & SB600 chipset. It supports the AMD Socket S1 Turion 64 X2 and Sempron
Processors, while coming with a 400/533MHz Front Side Bus.
The AR-B7230 is a Complete Platform that totally supports EPIC form factor SBC.
INTRODUCTION
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1.1 Specifications
CPU : AMD Socket S1 Turion 64 X2 and Sempron Processors
Turion 64 X2 TL62
Turion 64 X2 TL56
Mobile AMD Sempron 3700+
Mobile AMD Sempron 3500+
Mobile AMD Sempron 2100+
AMD Sempron 2100+
z Chipset : AMD M690E Integrated Graphic Processor (IGP) and SB600 South
Bridge
z BIOS: A WARD
z RAM memory : One SO-DIMM socket support DDR2 SDRAM up to 2GB
Supports DDR2-400 up to DDR2-667
z Watchdog Timer : Software programmable 1~255 Seconds (Wait RD confirm)
z Battery : Lithium Battery, 3V 220Mah
z Power Requirements : AT: 12V Single Voltage Input (BIOS Default) , ATX:
power switch pin header and pin header for external 5V stand-by input
z Hardware monitoring :
1. CPU voltage
2. CPU and System Temperature
z LED : 2 LEDs for Power and HDD. Power LED (Green), HDD (Orange)
z Button : Reset button (use pin header)
z Fan connector :
1. 1 x CPU fan
2. 1 x System Fan with temperature controller (connector color diff erent from
CPU Fan connector)
z OS : Win XP/XP Embedded, Linux, Vista
Video
z Graphic Controller :
AMD M680E integrated graphic processor (IGP)
2D, 3D and Motion Video acceleration
Dual Independent Display
Frame Buffer shared from system memory up to 256MB
Full DirectX 9.0 and Shader Model 2.0 support
z VGA : 1 x VGA port
z DVI : 1 x DVI-D port
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z LCD :
1 x Dual Channel 18bits LVDS Interface
LCD inverter power connector and ON/OFF control
Support 3.3V and 5V LCD
AUDIO
z Audio Interface : 5.1 CH Audio Realtek ALC655 AC’97 Rev.2.3 with amp.
Storage
z IDE : 1 x E-IDE
z SSD :
1 x Compactflash Type-II support UDMA
1 x SATA DOM connector
z FDC : N/A
z SATA : 1 x SATA HDD and one SATA DOM interface
Network Interface
z Ethernet : 2 x BCM5787 PCI express Giga bps Ethernet LAN Support boot from
LAN & WOL
I/O
z Serial Port :
1 x RS-232 (COM1)
2 x RS-232 (COM2/3)
1 x RS-232/422/485 (COM4)
z Parallel Port : 1 x LPT supports SPP/EPP/ECP modes
z GPIO : 8 Independent TTL level I/O
z USB : 2 x External ports (Stacked Type A)
z Audio : 5.1 CH Audio
z Expansion slot : 1 x PCI-104 (PCI Interface)
z Keyboard / Mouse : 1 x PS/2 for Keyboard and Mouse
Mechanical
z Dimension : 115mm x 165mm (4.528 x 6.496 inches)
z Operating Temperature : 0~60oC (32~140oF)
z Storage Temperature : -20~80oC (-4~176oF)
z Relative Humidity : 0 to 90% @ 40°C, non-condensing (95% @ 40°C,
Non-Condensing by request)
EMC & Safety
z EMC : CE, FCC Class A
Notes:
CF must be surfaced with PCB edge.
Dual Display CRT+LCD, DVI+LCD, CRT+DVI
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1.2 Package Contents
Check if the following items are included in the package.
z The quick manual
z AR-B7230
z 1 software utility CD
z Cooler
Optional EPIC Cable Sets (Purchase Separately)
z Power Cable (AT)
z Power Cable (ATX)
z 40/44-Pin IDE Cable
z LPT Cable
z K/M Cable
z Audio Cable (Stereo)
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z USB Cable (with 4 screws)
z COM Cable (10-Pin) x2
z SATA cable
z DVI cable
Optional Cable (Purchase Separately)
z Audio Cable (5.1CH)
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1.3 Block Diagram
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USB#4
USB#9
USB#3
USB#8
ITE LPC SIO 8712F
USB#2
USB#7
EXTERNAL CLOCK GENERATOR
ICS951462
LVDS CON
TVO UT CO N
VGA CON
DVI CON
X1 PCIE IN TERFACE
USB#1
USB#6
PCIE ETHERNET
-1
LPC BUS
-2
USB#0
USB#5
SPI ROM
LVDS
SVID EO/CO MP
CRT
PCIE x8
DVI
SPI I/F
FLASH BIOS
AMD S1g1 PROCESSOR
638-Pin uFCPGA
HyperTransport
LINK0
ATI NB - RS690T/485T
HyperTransport LINK0 CPU I/F
INTEGRATED GRAP HI CS
DDR2 MEMORY (X16)
LVDS/TVOUT/TMDS
1 X8 P CI E V I DEO/ DDP 2 I / F
1 X4 PCIE I/F WITH SB
4(2) X1 PCI E I/ F
ATI SB - SB600
USB 2.0
USB2.0 (10)
SATA II (4 PORTS)
AZALIA HD AUDIO
AC97 2.3
ATA 66/100/ 133
SPI I/F
LPC I/F
ACPI 1. 1
INT RTC
HW M O NIT O R
PCI/PCI BDGE
DDR2 400/533/667
16x16
IN
OUT
DDR2 400/533/667/800
PCIE
X4PCIE ETHERNET
AC LINK I/F
SATA II I/F SATA#1
SATA II I/F
ATA 66/100/133 I/F
HW MONITOR I/F
UNBU FFERED D DR2
NEAR SODIMM
200-PIN DDR2 SODIMM
UNBU FFERED D DR2
FAR SO DIM M
200-PIN DDR2 SODIMM
BOOTSTRAPS
(NB)
DDR2 M EMORY DEVICE
4MX16X4 84-PIN FBGA
AC97
SATA#0
SATA#2
IDE CONNECTOR
HW MONITOR
SATA#3
CONNECTOR
CF
LPT
KBD
MOUSE
SERIAL
PORT
PCI 104
BOOTSTRAPS
(SB)
Figure 1: Black Diagram
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H/W INFORMATION
This chapter describes the installation of AR-B7230. At first, it shows the Function
diagram and the layout of AR-B7230. It then describes the unpacking information
which you should be careful with, as well as the jumper/switch settings for the
AR-B7230 configuration
2.1 Locations (Top side)
SL1(PCI104)
SL1
BAT2
U1
J3
CPU
GPIO1
CN2
J4
J4
BAT2
FAN1
FAN2
CN7
CN10
LVDS1
CN5
CN8
CN6
CN3
COM1
J5
FAN1
FAN2
CN10
CN5
CN3
COM2
CN7
LVDS1
CN8
COM1
J5
COM3
CN6
J3
GPIO1
CN9
COM4
CN9
CN2
DVI1
P10
DVI1
PRN1
BZ1
P6
P7
U10
USB1
BIOS
CN1
P8
P8
CN1
J2
BAT1
J7
BAT1
J6
SATA1
IDE1
J2
J1
J7
J6
SATA1
IDE1
J1
PRN1
COM2
COM3
COM4
P10
P6
P7
USB1
Figure 2: Locations (Top side)
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CN1
USB Port 3,2
CN2
USB Port 5,4
CN3
Audio Port
CN5
SATA1 Power (Output)
COM2
Serial Port 2
COM3
Serial Port 3
CN6
PWR.SW, Reset, CaseOpen, GPIO
CN7
ATX Power SB5V Input
CN8
Backlight Power (Output)
IDE1
P8
PS2 Keyboard & Mouse
J1
Clear CMOS
J2
ENABLE SPI/DEBUG
J3
RS-232/422/485 SELECT
J4
SERIRQ to SL1 Pin B1
J5
LCD POWER SELECT
J6
CF MASTER/SLAVE SELECT
J7
CF DMA SELECT
CN10
Power +12V (Input)
COM4
Serial Port 4
PRN1
Parallel Port
FAN1
CPU / System Fan
FAN2
System / CPU Fan
GPIO1
Digital I/O
DVI1
Digital V isual Interface
LVDS1
BAT1
External Battery Input
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Figure 3: Locations (Bottom side)
2.3 Connectors and Jumper Setting
2.3.1 CN1 (USB Port 3,2)
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1
2
3
4
5
10
2
9
1
+5V
+5V
D3-
D2-
D3+
6
7
8
9
10
D2+
GND
GND
GND
GND
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2.3.2 CN2 (USB Port 5,4)
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PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1
+5V
D4+
6
1
2
2.3.3 CN3 (Audio Port)
141213
2
3
4
5
+5V
D5-
D4-
D5+
7
8
9
10
GND
GND
GND
GND
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R-OUT
L-OUT
A-GND
A-GND
R-IN
L-IN
MIC-IN
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
A-GND
A-GND
A-GND
SR-OUT
SL-OUT
LFT-OUT
SEN-OUT
2.3.4 SATA1 Power (Output)
1
4
2.3.5 COM2 (Serial Port 2)
2
1
10
9
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1
2
3
4
5
PIN SIGNAL
1 +12V
2 GND
3 +3.3V
4 +5V
DCD2
DSR2
RX2
RTS2
TX2
6
7
8
9
10
CTS2
DTR2
RI2
GND
NC
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1
10
9
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1
2
3
4
5
2.3.7 CN6 (PWR.SW, Reset, CaseOpen, GPIO)
2
1
8
7
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1
2
3
4
2.3.8 CN7 (ATX Power SB5V Input)
1
3
DCD3
DSR3
RX3
RTS3
TX3
POSW
GND
REST
GND
PIN SIGNAL
6
7
8
9
10
5
6
7
8
1 GND
2 PSON
CTS3
DTR3
RI3
GND
NC
CASE
GND
GPIO
GND
2.3.9 CN8 (Backlight Power Output)
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2.3.10 CN10 (Power +12V Input)
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3 5VSB
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1 +12V 4 BLEN
2 +12V 5 GND
3 GND 6 BLON
PIN SIGNAL
1 GND
2 +12V
3 GND
4 +12V
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PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1 DCD3 8 RI3
2 DSR3 9 GND
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2.3.12 AUDIO1 (Audio output connector)
3 RX3 10 NC
4 RTS3 11 TX+
5 TX3 12 TX-
6 CTS3 13 RX+
7 DTR3 14 RX-
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1 STB 14 GND
2 AFD 15 D6
3 D0 16 GND
4 ERR 17 D7
5 D1 18 GND
2
1
2.3.13 FAN1 (CPU / System Fan)
4
1
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6 INIT 19 ACK
7 D2 20 GND
8 SLIN 21 BUSY
9 D3 22 GND
10 GND 23 PE
11 D4 24 GND
12 GND 25 SLCT
13 D5 26 NC
PIN SIGNAL
1 GND
2 +12V
3 DET.
4 CTL.
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2.3.15 GPIO1 (Digital I/O)
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2.3.16 DVI1 (Digital Visual Interface)
1
2
PIN SIGNAL
1 GND
2 FAN2
3 DET.
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1
2
3
4
5
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1 GND 14 I2CK
DIO0
+5V
DIO1
DIO7
DIO2
6
7
8
9
10
DIO6
DIO3
DIO5
GND
DIO4
2.3.17 LVDS1
1
2
25
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2 TX0+ 15 +5V
3 TX0- 16 I2DT
4 GND 17 RED
5 TX1+ 18 GND
6 TX1- 19 GREEN
7 GND 20 GND
8 TX2+ 21 BLUE
9 TX2- 22 GND
10 GND 23 VSYNC
11 TXC+ 24 CLK
12 TXC- 25 HSYNC
13 HPD 26 DAT
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1
2
+VDD
GND
11
12
U3+ 21 I2CLK
U3- 22 L1+
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3
UCK-
13
U0+ 23 L1-
30
4
5
UCK+
GND
14
15
U0- 24 I2DAT
GND 25 L0+
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2.3.18 BAT1 (External Battery Input)
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2.3.19 IDE1
44
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PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1
2
3
4
5
RST-
GND
D7
D8
D6
10
12
13
14
15
16
U2-
U2+
GND
U1-
U1+
16
17
18
19
20
D12 23 IOW- 34 DMA66-
D2 24 GND 35 A0
D13 25 IOR- 36 A2
D1 26 GND 37 CS0-
D14 27 IRDY 38 CS1-
6
7
8
9
LCK+ 26 L0-
LCK- 27 L3+
GND 28 L3-
L2+ 29 +VDD
L2- 30 +VDD
PIN
SIGNAL
1 3VIN
2 GND
6
7
8
9
10
1
2
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2.3.20 PS2 (Keyboard & Mouse)
6
4
5
3
12
2.3.21 J1
1
3
2.3.22 J2
D9
D5
D10
D4
D11 21 DREQ- 32 NC 43 GND
D3 22 GND 33 A1 44 NC
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18
19
20
D0 28 CSEL 39 ACT-
D15 29 DACK- 40 GND
GND 30 GND 41 +5V
NC 31 IRQ 42 +5V
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1 KBDAT 4 +5V
2 MSDAT 5 KBCLK
3 GND 6 MSCLK
(Default) 1-2 Short, Normal
2-3 Short, Clear CMOS
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2
(Default) 1-2 Short, SPI ENABLE
3~8 SIGNAL DEBUG CHECK
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2.3.24 J4
2.3.25 J5
2.3.26 J6
2.3.27 J7
2 6
2
1
3 1
1
2
3 1
(Default) 1-2 Short, COM4=RS232
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3-4 Short, COM4=RS422
5-6 Short, COM4=RS485
(Default) 1-2 Short,SERIRQ to SL1
Pin B1
(Default) 1-2 Short, LCD Power=3.3V
2-3 Short, LCD Power=5.0V
(Default) Short, CF is Master
Open, CF is Slave
(Default) 1-2 Short, CF is DMA66
support
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This chapter describes the BIOS menu displays and explains how to perform common
tasks needed to get up and running. It also gives detailed explanation of the elements
found in each of the BIOS menus. The following topics are covered:
z Main Setup
z Advanced Chipset Setup
z Peripherals Setup
z PnP/PCI Setup
z PC Health Setup
z Boot Setup
z Exit Setup
BIOS SETTING
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3.1 Main Setup
Once you enter the Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear
on the screen. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <Pg Up> <Pg
Dn> keys to select the value. You want in each item.
Figure 4: Main setup
Note : Listed at the bottom of the menu are the control keys. If you need any help with the
item fields, you can press the <F1> key, and it will display the relevant information.
Option Choice Description
Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’
Date Setup
N/A
automatically changes when you set the date
Time Setup
N/A Set the system time
The onboard PCI IDE connectors provide 1
channel for connecting up to 2 IDE hard disks or
IDE Channel 0
N/A
other devices. The first is the “Master” and the
Master/Slave
second is “Slave”, BIOS will auto-detect the IDE
type.
All Errors,
Select the situation in which you want the BIOS
Halt On
No Errors,
to stop the POST process and notify you.
All but keyboard.
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Option Choice Description
Quick Power On Self Test
Full Screen Logo Show
USB Keyboard Support
On-Chip Frame Buffer Size
Figure 5: Advance chipset setup
This category speeds up Power On Self Test
(POST) after you have powered up the
Enabled
computer. If it is set to Enable, BIOS will
Disabled
shorten or skip some check items during
POST.
Enabled
Disabled
Select Enabled to show the OEM full screen
logo if you have add-in BIOS.
Select Enabled if your system contains a
Enabled
Universal Serial Bus (USB)controller and you
Disabled
have a USB keyboard..
1Mb
8Mb
This Item is for setting the Frame Buffer
(Share system memory as display memory).
CRT
Boot Display
Panel Type
LCD
CRT+LCD
TV
800x600,
1024x768,
1280x1024
This Item is to set display device
This Item can Set the LVDS panel resolution
that you want
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DVMT mode
DVMT/FIXED
Memory Size
FIXED
This item sets the mode for dynamic video
DVMT
memory technology (DVMT).
Both
64Mb
This item sets the DVMT size
128Mb
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Option Choice Description
Reset Configuration
Data
Resources Controlled By
Figure 6: PnP/PCI setup
Normally, you leave this field Disabled.
Select Enabled to reset Extended
System Configuration Data (ESCD)
Enabled
Disabled
when you exit Setup. If you have
installed a new add-on and the system
reconfiguration has caused such a
serious conflict, then the operating
system can not boot.
The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the
capacity to automatically configure all
of the boot and Plug and Play
compatible devices. However, this
Auto (ESCD)
Manual
capability means absolutely nothing
unless you are using a Plug and Play
operating system such as Windows 95.
If you set this field to “manual,” then
you may choose specific resources by
going into each of the submenus.
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When resources are controlled
IRQ Resources
N/A
manually, assign a type to each system
interrupt, depending on the type of the
device that uses the interrupt
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Option Choice Description
Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Serial Port 2
Onboard Serial Port 3
Onboard Serial Port 4
USB Controller
USB 2.0 Controller
AC97 Audio Function
Figure 7: Peripherals setup
Serial Port 1: 3F8 / IRQ4
Serial Port 2: 2F8 / IRQ3
Serial Port 3: 3E8 / IRQ11
Serial Port 4: 2E8 / IRQ10
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Audio/Modem
Select an address and the
corresponding interrupt for each
serial port
Select Enabled if your system
contains a Universal Serial Bus
(USB) controller and you have USB
peripherals
Select Enabled if your system
contains a Universal Serial Bus
(USB) 2.0 controller and you have
USB peripherals
This item allows you to decide to
enable/disable AC97 Audio
On chip IDE DEVICE
Enabled
Disabled
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The integrated peripheral controller
contains an IDE interface with
support for two IDE channels.
Select Enabled to activate each
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3.5 PC Health Setup
This section shows the parameters in determining the PC Health Status. These
parameters include temperatures, fan speeds, and voltages.
Figure 8: PC health setup
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Option Choice Description
First / Second / Third Boot
Device/Other Boot Device
LAN Boot Select
Hard Disk Boot Priority
Figure 9: Boot setup
Hard Disk
CDROM
USB-FDD
USB-CDROM
LAN
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
N/A
The BIOS attempts to load
the operating system from the
devices in the sequence
selected in these items.
These fields allow the system
to search for an OS from
LAN
These fields set the Boot
Priority for each Hard Disk
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Figure 10: Exit setup
Option Choice Description
Press “Y” to store the selections
made in the menus in CMOS – a
special section of memory that
Pressing <Enter> on this item
for confirmation:
stays on after you turn your
system off. The next time you boot
Save & Exit Setup
Save to CMOS and EXIT
(Y/N)? Y
your computer, the BIOS
configures your system according
to the Setup selections stored in
CMOS. After saving the values the
system is restarted again
When you press <Enter> on
Load Optimized
this item you get a
confirmation dialog box with
Press ‘Y’ to load the default values
that are factory-set for
Defaults
a message like this:
Load Optimized Defaults
(Y/N) ? N
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operations.
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This allows you to exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
Set Password
Pressing <Enter> on this item
for confirmation:
Quit without saving (Y/N)?
Y
Pressing <Enter> on this item
for confirmation:
ENTER PASSWORD:
without storing any changes in
CMOS. The previous selections
remain in effect. This shall exit the
Setup utility and restart your
computer.
When a password has been
enabled, you will be prompted to
enter your password every time
you try to enter Setup. This
prevents unauthorized persons
from changing any part of your
system configuration.
Type the password, up to eight
characters in length, and press
<Enter>. The password typed now
will clear any previous password
from the CMOS memory. You will be
asked to confirm the password. Type
the password again and press
<Enter>. You may also press <Esc>
to abort the selection and not enter a
password.
To disable a password, just press
<Enter> when you are prompted to
enter the password. A message will
confirm that the password will be
disabled. Once the password is
disabled, the system will boot and
you can enter Setup freely.
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