Acrosser AR-V5403FL User Manual

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AR-V5403FL

Installation Guide

Revision Description Date

1.0 Release 2010/08/07

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Content s

1 Introduction to AR-V5403FL.....................................................3

1.1 Specifications ................................................................................ 3

1.2 Packing List ................................................................................... 3

2 Procedure of Assembly/Disassembly.....................................8

2.1 2.5” Hard Disk Installation............................................................ 8

2.2 Accessory Installation................................................................. 13

2.3 GPS/3.5G/WiFi-Bluetooth Modules Installation ........................ 16

3 Appendix..................................................................................18

4 Introductions of AR-B5403.....................................................20

4.1 Features........................................................................................... 20

4.3 Block Diagram................................................................................. 23

5 Hardware’s Information.............................................................24

5.1 Locations......................................................................................... 24

5.2 Connector and Jumper Setting Table........................................... 27

6 BIOS Setting...............................................................................36

6.1 Main Setup....................................................................................... 37

6.2 Advanced Chipset Setup................................................................ 39

6.3 PnP/PCI Setup................................................................................. 41

6.4 Peripherals Setup ........................................................................... 42

6.5 PC Health Setup.............................................................................. 44

6.6 Boot Setup....................................................................................... 45

6.7 Exit Setup ........................................................................................ 46

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1 Introduction to AR-V5403FL

AR-V5403FL is a Fan-less system product mainly for vehicles industry PC applications.
With powerful Intel CPU core & diverse memory card extension (according to CF card,
SO-DIM), AR-V5403FL can satisfy the users requirements in any vehicles industry
applications environment, especially in vehicles computer fields. AR-V5403FL has diverse
physical interface in the front panel, such as GPIO’s terminal, 2*(10/100/1000Base-T) LANs,
VGA connectors, build-in LEDs, 4 USB Ports, 2 COM ports, SIM card functions and FUSE,
ATX Power Switch &Remote Switch/ Microphone/Speaker, DC inlet. In addition, the
system provides the capacity for extending I/O device by options adding GPS/3.5G/WiFi
Bluetooth depends on users needs.

1.1 Specifications

Item Description

System AR-V5403FL

CPU Board AR-B5403 series

System Dimensions

(uncluding bracket)

1.2 Packing List

Description Quantity

AR-V5403FL 1

285x190x67(mm)

Terminal block (Plug-DC connecter) 1
Terminal block (Plug-GPIO connecter) 1
Wall Mount Bracket(Including label for isolation ) 2
Compact Disk 1
KB/MS Y Cable 1
Remote Switch Cable 1

2.5”HDD Bracket (Screws-4PCS) 1
Antenna for GPS external cable (Option) 1
Antenna for 3.5G external cable (Option) 1
Antenna for Wi-Fi + Bluetooth external cable (Option) 1
Fuse 7.5A for 24V vehicles 1

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System Dissection

(1) Dimensions

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(2) Front Panel “I/O”

Fuse

Power Switch

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Power-on status Speaker/Mic/Remote

Storage

COM1/COM2

VGA CF Card/HDD&POWER LED

USBDC Inlet

LAN1/LAN2

Antenna Inlet

GPIO

(3) System Configuration

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Item Description Quantity

1 Upper Cover 1
2 Bottom Case 1
3 Thermal Module 1
4 Mounting Bracket 2
5 CF Card Bracket 1
6 Mother board + GPIO board 1
7 HDD/SSD Module 1
8 GPS Module 1

9 3.5G Module 1
10 Wi-Fi Module 1
11 DDRII Lid 1

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Hook modules of bracket 4
13 Antennas of GPS/3.5G/WiFi 1
14 Fuse 7A for 12V vehicles (default value) 1
15 SIM Card cover 1

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2 Procedure of Assembly/Disassembly

2.1 2.5” Hard Disk Installation

The following instructions will guide you to install HDD step-by-step:

1. Remove the terminal plug from the AR-V5403FL.

2. Unfasten the screws from storage plate of AR-V5403FL.

Unfasten the screw!!

Unfasten the screw!!

Remove the external power adapter!!

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3. Pulled the storage plate by below photo direction.

4. Inserted the storage device into the HDD plater.

Install the storage device on the HDD plater with four

Caution! Check the
Direction is correct.

Push it! Install the
storage device.

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5. Place HDD module back into the case.

6. Fix HDD module to the chassis by two screws.

Push!! Put HDD module back into the chassis.

Fasten the screws!!

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7. Slide the top cover into or take off the bottom chassis.

Push

Fasten the screw

Push

Pay attention to make sure top cover has been installed into th e notch!

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8. Finish the modules (3.5G/GPS/Wifi-Bluetooth) installation after fastening the screw.

Push

Fasten the screw

Push

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2.2 Accessory (CF card, 3.5G, GPS, Wi-Fi Bluetooth, SIM Card, Outline
bracket) Installation

z Install CF Card

1. Remove the extending CF’s bracket by unfastening the screws.

Unfasten the screws

2. Install CF card into bracket.

Install CF card by the following direction.

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3. Install CF card module back to CF socket.

Install the CF card module

Caution!! The snapping
side is downward.

into CF slot.

z Install SIM Card

Install SIM card into the SIM socket.

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z Install Outline Bracket

1. Install fasteners with case by 4 screws.

2. Install fasteners’ another side with Outline bracket by 4 screws.

3. Lock the fasteners.

Fixed each pins, by the
followin

direction.

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2.3 GPS/3.5G/WiFi-Bluetooth Modules Installation

1. Unfasten 2 screws to release Wi-Fi Bluetooth bracket.

Unfasten the screws.

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2. Install GPS/3.5G modules into chassis by fastening screws.

Install 3.5G modules into chassis
by fastening 2 screws.

Install GPS modules into chassis by
fastening 4screws.

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3 Appendix

Please do not change CPU by yourself. Any disassembly and assembly behavior for the
CPU thermal module will causes unexpected damages.

Contact with Acrosser customer service center/FAE to change CPU.

Please NOT disassemble and assemble the thermal module by yourself

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Please NOT disassemble and assemble the SO-DIMM module by yourself

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4 Introductions of AR-B5403

Welcome to the AR-B5403 Computer. The AR-B5403 is an Intel Core 2 Duo EPIC
single board computer provides variety of display outputs. In addition to VGA, DVI and
LVDS display outputs, AR-B5403 supports S-Video, BNC, and component TV outputs.

4.1 Features

¾ Processor: Core 2 Duo, Core Duo and Celeron M
¾ Chipsets: 945GM + ICH7M
¾ Memory: DDR2 533/667MHz SO-DIMM, Maximum 2GB
¾ Display: VGA, DVI, LVDS, TV Out
¾ Storage: 1x CF, 2x SATA II,
¾ Audio: Line-out, Mic-in
¾ Communication: 2x Gbps Ethernet, 7x USB 2.0, 3x RS-232, 1x RS-232/422/485
¾ General: Watchdog timer, 8-bit GPIO, and PCI-104 expansion slot.

Specifications

System
CPU Support Intel Core 2 Duo/Core Duo/Core Solo/Celeron M

CPU T7400 / T5500 / T2500 / CM440

CPU: L7400
Chipset Intel 945GME+ICH7M
FSB 533/667MHz
Memory One SO-DIMM socket support 667/533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM up to 2GB

1G Bytes 667MHz DDRII pre-installed
Video
Graphic
Controller
Video Memory DVMT 3.0, Maximum 256MB shared
Video Interface 1 x VGA port (DB15)
Storage

Intel 945GME integrated GMA 950 graphic controller

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SATA 2 x SATA II port,
CF 1 x External Compact Flash Type I/II socket
Disk Bay 1 x Anti-shock 2.5" HDD bracket swappable without open case
I/O
Ethernet 2 x Gbps RJ45 with LED, Broadcom BCM5787
Serial Port 4 x RS-232

(2 x DB9, 2 x pin header, COM3 for reserve for PIC on power circuit,

COM4 for GPS
USB 7 x USB2.0

(4 x external port, 3 x pin header)
GPIO 4-bit GPIO (2 In, 2 Out) with 5 pin terminal block, 2-in/GND/2-out
Audio IC: Realtek ALC655

Interface : MIC-In, SPK-Out
Remote control 1 x Remote control
Fuse 7.5A
Antenna Hole 1 x SMA for GPS, 1 x SMA for 3.5G, 1 x SMA for WiFi+Bluetooth
miniPCIe 1 x miniPCIe option for MC8790
SIM SIM slot x1, SIM card changeable without opening case, latch to protect

SIM uncertainly touch
Expansion
PCI-104 Keep design, remove PCI-104 slot
Others
GPS(option) Globalsat ER-332

3.5G(option) Sierra MC 8790/8790V, through miniPCIe slot on AR-B5403
WiFi(option) (1)2 in 1 module (WLBT-Combo-E), (2)
Bluetooth 2 in 1 module (WLBT-Combo-E)
Software
OS support Windows XP/ XP embedded, Linux FC 6 /7
Power Power onboard design(AR-B5403)

z Wide range input DC 9V~32V

z Fuse Design

z Smart ATX power function:

a. Power on/off retry

b. Adjustable delay time for system OFF by Switch on power module

(Mode2~Mode7)

c. System on/off by Vehicle ignition or Remote switch button

d. Low Power input monitoring, Auto shutdown

z S/W configurable by COM3

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z Remote switch(audio jack)

z System status LED(blue)

z Embedded power local switch

AR-PW0932V default is Mode 2
Mechanical & Environment
Thermal Design Heat pipe solution
Chassis

Metal steel
Material
Bracket Bracket with anti-thief function (Locker option)
Dimension T.B.D.
Vibration IEC 60068-2-64 5~500Hz, 3GRMS for SSD/CF, 1GRMS for 2.5”HDD,

operating
Shock IEC 60068-2-27 50G-500m/s -11ms, operating
Operating

-15~50 with Industrial Grade CF or SSD℃
Temp.
Storage Temp. -40~80℃
Certification CE/FCC class B

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4.3 Block Diagram

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5 Hardware’ s Information

This chapter describes the installation of AR-B5403. At first, it shows the Function
diagram and the layout of AR-B5403. It then describes the unpacking information which you
should read carefully, as well as the jumper/switch settings for the AR-B5403 configuration.

5.1 Locations

5.1.1 Top Side

CPU

CPU Socket

GMCH

Graphic Memory Control Hub Intel 945GME

ICH7M

Graphic Memory Control Hub Intel GM45

Local Switch

12V Power Switch

Status LED

Machine Status LED

Power Connector

12V Power Connector

Remote Switch and Audio

Remote Power Control and Audio I/O

COM Port

RS232 Serial Ports (COM1 & COM2)

USB Port and LAN

2 USB and 1 RJ-45 for LAN

USB Port and LAN

2 USB and 1 RJ-45 for LAN

Power LED and HDD LED

Power LED and HDD LED

GPIO Port

User Defined GPIO Port

LAN Chip

Broadcom BCM5787 Gigabit Ethernet

BIOS

BIOS IC

SATA1

SATA Data Connector

Mini-PCIE for 3G module

3G Module slot with USB interface

VGA

VGA Port

SATA2

SATA Data Connector

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5.1.2 Bottom Side

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SO-DIMM Socket

SO-DIMM Socket for DDR2

CF Slot

CF Slot for CF Card support IDE Mode

SIMM Card Socket

SIMM Card Socket for 3G Module

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5.1.3 Connector and Jumper Setting

PWR1

12V, 5V Output

J12

Connector for Programming PIC

JP4

Define KEY_SW, ENG_STS input
type

CN10

Reserve Pin

J1 1

Front Panel Connector

Fuse1

Fuse Connector

SW1

DIP Switch for Power Mode Select

FAN1

System Fan Connector

IR1

IR Port

J5

COM2 RS-422,RS-485 Output

J9

Power SW, Reset, Buzzer
Connector

COM4

Pin Header for COM4 Port

DVI3

DVI Output Port

GPIO1

Pin Header for User-Defined
GPIOs

TVCON1

TV Output Port

J1

LVDS Panel Power Select

CN8

+5V, +12V for External Module

J10

Jumper Select for GPIO
Configuration

USB2

Pin Header for USB Ports

USB3

Pin Header for USB Ports

CN9

+5V, +12V for External Module

JBAT1

Pin Header for CMOS Clear

J6

CF Card Master setting

BAT1

Battery Input

CN2

3.5G Carrier Board Status LED

LCDPW1

Backlight Power and Control
signal

LCD1

LCD Signal Output

CON7

SATA Device Power

JP1

COM2 Transfer Protocal setting

CON2

SATA Device Power

FAN2

CPU FAN Connector

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5.2 Connector and Jumper Setting Table

1. PWR1 (12V,5V Output)

PIN DEFINE

1 +12V
2 GND
3 GND
4 +5V

4. CN10 (GPO reserve)

PIN SIGNAL

1 GPO
2 GND

2. J12 (Connector for PIC
Programming)

PIN DEFINE

1 +5VSB
2 ISPDATA
3 ISPCLK
4 ISPVPP
5 GND

5. J11(Front Panel Connector)

(Note1)

PIN Signal

1 PWRBTN_IN 2 GND
3LOC_SW 4GND
5KEY_SW 6GND
7 ENG_STS 8 GND

PIN Signal

3. JP4 (Define Key_SW,
ENG_STS Input Type)

Status

Open Active High
Short Active Low

6. FUSE1 (Connect to Fuse)

PIN Signal

1,2 Fuse Out
3,4 Fuse In

7. SW1 (DIP switch for
power mode select)(Note2)

Mode

1 2 3 4
0 ON ON ON ON
1 ON ON ON OFF
2 ON ON OFF ON
3 ON ON OFF OFF
4 ON OFF ON ON
5 ON OFF ON OFF
6 ON OFF OFF ON
7 ON OFF OFF OFF

9 STS_LED 10 GND

8. FAN1 (System FAN)

PIN SIGNAL

1 GND
2 12V
3 FAN Speed Detect

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9. IR1 (IR Pin Header)

PIN DEFINE

1 +5V
2 NC
3 IR_RX
4 GND
5 IR_TX

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10. J5 (COM2 RS-422,RS-485
Output)

13. DVI3 (DVI Port)

PIN SIGNAL

1 TX+

2 TX-

3 RX+

4 RX-

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

GND

1

TD0-

3

TD1

5

GND

7

TD2-

9

TCK

11

HPD

13

VCC

15

RED

17

GREEN

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BLUE

21

VSYNC

23

HSYNC

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2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26

TD0
GND
TD1­TD2
GND
TCK­DDCCLK
DDCDATA
GND
GND
GND
CRT
CRT

11. J9 (Power Button & Reset &
Buzzer)

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

5V 2 PCBEEP

1

GND 4 RESET

3

GND 6 PWRBTN

5

※PWRBTN for ATX mode only

14. GPIO1(Pin Header for

GND

L

5V

2

GPIO7

4

GPIO6

6

GPIO5

8

GPIO4

10

User-Defined GPIOs)

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGN

GPIO0

1

GPIO1

3

GPIO2

5

GPIO3

7
9

12. COM4 (Pin Header for
COM4)

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

DCD

1

RX

3

TX

5

DTR

7

GND

9

10

DSR

2

RTS

4

CTS

6

RI

8

NC

15. TVCON1 (TV Output Port)

PIN Signal PIN Signal

S-Video

1

Luminance
GND

3

CVBS

5

GND

7

S-Video

9

Chrominance
GND

11

NC

13

2

4
6

8

10

12
14

Reserve

Reserve
NC
Reserve

GND

NC
NC

16 J1 (LCD Panel Power
Select)

STATUS SETTING

1-2 close +5V

2-3 close +3.3V

17 CN8 (Power Connect for
+12V and +5V)

PIN DEFINE

1 +12V
2 GND
3 GND
4 +5V

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18 J10 (Jumper Select for GPIO

configuration)

PIN DEFINE

1-2 NC(DEFAULT)
3-4 NO
5-6 GND(DEFAULT)
7-8 +5V

9-10 +12V

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19. USB2 (USB Output Port)

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

+5V

1

DATA3-

3

DATA3+

5

GND

7

GND

9

2
4
6
8

10

+5V

DATA2-

DATA2+

GND
GND

22. JBAT1 (Pin Header for
CMOS Clear)

STATUS SETTING

20. USB3 (USB Output Port)

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1

DATA7-

3

DATA7+

5

GND

7

GND

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23. J6 (CF Card status)

STATUS SETTING

+5V

NC

2

NC

4

NC

6

NC

8

NC

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21. CN9 (Power Connect for
+12V and +5V )

PIN DEFINE

1 +12V
2 GND
3 GND
4 +5V

24. BAT1 (Battery Connector)

PIN SIGNAL

1-2 Normal
2-3 Clear CMOS

SHORT Master

OPEN Slave

1 VBAT

2 GND

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25. CN2 (3.5G Module
Status)

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26. LCDPW1 (Backlight Output) 27. LCD1 (LCD Signal Output)

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 LCDVCC 2 GND
3 B CLK- 4 B CLK+

PIN SIGNAL

1 +3.3V
2 Status Signal

28. CON7
(+12V,+5V,+3.3V for SATA
HDD Power)

PIN DEFINE

1 +12V
2 +12V
3 GND
4 Backlight Enable
5 GND
6 Backlight Control

29. JP1 (COM2 Type Setting)

5 GND 6 B DATA2-

30. CON2 (+12V,+5V,+3.3V for

7 B DATA2+ 8 GND

9 B DATA1- 10 B DATA1+
11 NC 12 NC
13 B DATA0+ 14 BDATA0­15 GND 16 A CLK+
17 A CLK- 18 GND
19 A DATA2+ 20 A DATA2­21 I2C CLK 22 A DATA1+
23 A DATA1- 24 I2C DATA
25 A DATA0+ 26 A DATA0­27 NC 28 NC
29 LCDVCC 30 LCDVCC

SATA HDD Power)

PIN DEFINE

1 +12V
2 GND
3 +3.3V
4 +5V

STATUS SETTING

1-2 RS-232
3-4 RS-422
5-6 RS-485

PIN DEFINE

1 +12V
2 GND
3 +3.3V
4 +5V

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31 FAN2 (CPU Fan Connector)

PIN SIGNAL

1 GND
2 12V
3 FAN Speed Detect

Note1, 2 Power smart functions
Definition

1. Soft off cycle:
A period when received power off signal to generate a off signal (A 500mS pulse,
High- Low –High or Low-High-Low depends on SIO configuration, to mother board’s
Power Button Pin)

2. Hard Off cycle:
A period when system off (S5) to stand by removed (G3). In another word, the A
period of 5VSB on to off (when system already off)

Notes: S5 and G3 is follow by ACPI

Mode description

The main power-in is controlled by the switch on chassis.
Maximum 16 Modes adjusted by 4 switches. (Mode 8 to mode 15 are reserved for future
use).

Mode 0: ATX mode.

A. 5V Standby is always on.
B. Input voltage is not monitored.
C. Power on/off is controlled by remote switch
D. Local Switch priority is higher than remote switch. This is controlled by hardware.

Mode 1: AT mode

A. Power output immediately after input is present.
B. Power can only be turned off by turning off local switch. The remote switch will be

ignored by Power smart function. In this mode the BIOS shall be set to AT mode.

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Smart Mode (Mode 2 to Mode 7)

Mode 2: See Figure 1

A. Power on is controlled by ignition (remote switch does not make any action to

power on).

B. Power on retry: If the motherboard cannot be turned on normally (/PSON does not go

to low), the Power smart function will turn off 5VSB, and then turn on 5VSB and retry.
Send “on” pulse to motherboard again. The power board will re-try this procedure
until successfully turn on motherboard.

C. Power smart function sends “ON” pulse to motherboard when ignition is on for

more than 2 seconds.

D. Power smart function will ignore the status change of ignition after ON pulse is

send to motherboard for 3 minutes. After this period, the Power smart function will
start to check its status. This can avoid an improper “OFF” process before the OS is
complete booted.

E. Power off is controlled by remote switch or ignition. Remote switch has higher

priority than ignition. (Remote switch is optional).

F. Power smart function sends “off” pulse to motherboard 5 seconds after ignition is

turned off or remote switch is pressed. (Soft delay)

G. Power smart function will ignore the status change of ignition and remote switch

during the “OFF” pulse is sent out and the /PSON return to high. This will avoid an
improper ON process before the motherboard is completely shot off.

H. The digital output (optional) will go from high to low at the moment that “OFF”

pulse is sent to motherboard. The low state will be kept until /PSON back to high. If
the /PSON does not back to high within 3 minutes, the Power smart function will enter
a retry cycle (described in next section).

I. Power off retry: If the motherboard cannot be shouted down normally (/PSON does

not go to high) within 3 minutes after “OFF” pulse is sent, the Power smart function
will send off pulse to motherboard again. If the motherboard still cannot be shouted
down normally, the power output will be turned off directly. (Figure 3)

J. Hard off delay: 1 minutes, During this period system can be turned on again if the off

procedure already finished and power button is pushed again(or ignition on again)

Mode 3:

A. Same as mode 2 except for soft/hard off delay time
B. Soft off delay: 1 minute

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C. Hard off delay: 5 minutes

Mode 4:

A. Same as mode 2 except for soft/hard off delay time
B. Soft off delay: 30 minute
C. Hard off delay: 2 Hours

Mode 5: See Figure 2

Same as mode 2 except that the power on is controlled by remote switch.

A. Power on is controlled by remote switch (ignition must be turned on 2 seconds

before remote switch is pressed).

B. AR-PW0932V sends off pulse to motherboard 5 seconds after ignition is turned off or

remote switch is pressed. (Soft delay)

C. Hard off delay: 1 minutes

Mode 6:

A. Same as mode 5 except for soft/hard off and delay
B. Soft off delay: 1 minute
C. Hard off delay: 5 minutes

Mode 7:

A. Same as mode 5 except for soft/hard off and delay
B. Soft off delay: 30 minute
C. Hard off delay: 2 Hours

Mode15(Software control mode):

A. Setting by AP
B. Software mode default as Hardware mode 2
C. Soft off delay time can be set
D. Hard off delay time can be set
E. In-Vehicle system power on by ignition or Remote button can be set
F. Show Ignition status / Voltage(for AP only)

Engine status Car Battery

G. Create a button "Set default"

Plan AP screenÆ

System on by Ignition Remote Switch
Soft off delay time seconds

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Mode

0(ATX)

1(AT)

2

3

4

5

6

7

15(Software

control)

SoftOFF

Delay

No No Remote Switch Remote Switch
No No Local Switch Local Switch

5 seconds 1 minute Ignition Ignition / Remote Switch

1 minute 5 minutes Ignition Ignition / Remote Switch

30 minutes 2 hours Ignition Ignition / Remo te Switch

5 seconds 1 minute Remote Switch Ignition / Remote Switch

1 minute 5 minutes Remote Switch Ignition / Remote Switch

30 minutes 2 hours Remote Switch Ignition / Remote Switch

By user setting By user setting By user setting Ign ition / Remote Switch

HardOFF

de la y 

PowerON

PowerOFFCont r ol

Control

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Another function of Smart Mode

1. If ignition turns back “ON” during “Off” Delay, Power smart function will stay in operation.
“Off” signal will not be send to motherboard. The “Off” Delay will re-start after next
ignition off.

2. Power input monitoring(before system boot on, during runtime, during soft off delay):
The Power smart function will constantly monitor the input voltage. If the input voltage is
below X Voltage (the standard might have 5% tolerance), the AR-PW0932V will not
start the power on procedure. When Power smart function has ran in operation and the
battery drops below Y Voltage (with 5% tolerance) more than 10 seconds the Power
smart function will shut down the motherboard following the standard shut down
procedure. If the input voltage recovers in 10 seconds over Y Voltage (with 5%
tolerance) again, the Power smart function will continue to run. (Figure 4)if this
happens, ignition shall be off and on again (Mode 2, 3, 4) or press the remote
switch(Mode 5,6,7) if you want to turn on system again.

For 12V car battery For 24V car battery
X value 11.2 23
Y value 10.8 22.5

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6 BIOS Setting

This chapter describes the BIOS menu displays and explains how to perform common

tasks needed to get the system 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 PnP/PCI Setup
z Peripherals Setup
z PC Health Setup
z Boot Setup
z Exit 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.

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6.1 Main Setup

The <Main Setup> choice allows you to record some basic hardware configuration in

your computer system and set the system clock and error handling. If the motherboard is
already installed in a working system, you will not need to select this option. You will need to
run this Setup option, however, if you change your system hardware configuration, the
onboard battery fails, or the configuration stored in the COMS memory was lost or
damaged.

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 disp lay the relevant information.

Option Choice Description

Date Setup

Time Setup

IDE Channel 0

Master/Slave

N/A

N/A Set the system time

N/A

Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically
changes when you set the date

The onboard PCI IDE connectors provide 1 channel for
connecting up to 2 IDE hard disks or other devices. The first
is the “Master” and the second is “Slave”, BIOS will
auto-detect the IDE type.

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Halt On

All Errors,

No Errors,

All but keyboard.

Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the
POST process and notify you.

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6.2 Advanced Chipset Setup

This section allows you to configure and improve your system and follows you to set up

some system features according to your preference.

Option Choice Description

Quick Power On Self

Test

Full Screen Logo

Show

USB Keyboard

Support

On-Chip Frame

Buffer Size

Boot Display

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

1Mb
8Mb

CRT
LCD

CRT+LCD

This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you
have powered up the computer . If it is set to Enable, BIOS will
shorten or skip some check items during POS T.

Select Edabled to show the OEM full screen logo if you have
add-in BIOS.

Select Enabled if you system contains a Universal Serial Bus
(USB)controller and you have a USB keyboard.

This Item is for setting the Frame Buffer (Share system memory
as display memory).

This Item is to set display device
TV function only support on AR-B5230SD

TV

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800x600,

Panel Type

DVWT mode

DVWT/FIXED
Memory Size

1024x768,

1280x1024

FIXED
DVMT

Both

64Mb

128Mb

This Item cab Set the LVDS panel resolution that you want

This item sets the mode for dynamic video memory thechology
(DVMT).

This item sets the DVMT size

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6.3 PnP/PCI Setup

The option configures the PCI bus system. All PCI bus system on the system use INT#,

thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value.

Option Choice Description

Reset Configuration

Data

Resources

Controlled By

Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to
reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you

Enabled

exit Setup. If you have installed a new add-on and the system

Disabled

reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict, then the
operating system cannot 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 capability means absolutely

Auto(ESCD)

nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating

Manual

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.
When resources are controlled manually, assign a type to

IRQ Resources

N/A

each system interrupt, depending on the type of the device
that uses the interrupt

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6.4 Peripherals Setup

This option controls the configuration of the board’s chipset. Control keys for this screen

are the same as for the previous screen.

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

Serial Port 1: 3F8 / IRQ4

Serial Port 2: 2F8 / IRQ3
Serial Port 3: 3E8 / IRQ11
Serial Port 4: 2E8 / IRQ10

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Select an address and the corresponding
interrupt for each serial port.

Select Enabled if your system contains
a Universal Serial Bue (USB)controller
and you have USB peripherals

Select Enabled if your system contains
a Universal Serial Bue (USB) 2.0
controller and you have USB
peripherals

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AC97 Auido Function

On chip IDE DEVICE

Enabled

Disabled

Audio/Modem

Enabled

Disabled

This item allows you to decide to
enable/disable AC97 Audio

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

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6.5 PC Health Setup

This section shows the parameters in determining the PC Health Status. These

parameters include temperatures, fan speeds, and voltages.

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6.6 Boot Setup

This section is used to exit the BIOS main menu. After making your changes, you can

either save them or exit the BIOS menu and without saving the new values.

Option Choice Description

First / Second / Third

Boot Device/Other Boot

Device

LAN Boot Select

Hard Disk Boot Priority

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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6.7 Exit Setup

This section is used to configure exit mode.

Option Choice Description

Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults

Pressing <Enter> on this item
for confirmation:

Save to CMOS and EXIT
(Y/N)? Y

When you press <Enter> on
this item you get a
confirmation dialog box with a
message like this:

Press “Y” to store the selections made in
the menus in CMOS – a special section of
memory that stays on after you turn your
system off. The next time you boot your
computer, the BIOS configures your system
according to the Setup selections stored in
CMOS. Af ter saving the values the system
is restarted again

Press ‘Y’ to load the default values that are
factory-set for optimal-performance system
operations.

Load Optimized Defaults
(Y/N)? N

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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:

This allows you to exit Setup 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

ENTER PASSWORD:

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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