AXIOMTEK NA-811 User Manual

NA-811 Series

Desktop Network Appliance

User’s Manual

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Safety Approvals

 CE Marking
 FCC Class B

 FCC Compliance

This equipment has been tested and complies with the limits for a
Class B 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:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with
emission limits.

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Safety Precautions

Before getting started, read the following important cautions.

1. Be sure to ground yourself to prevent static charge when
installing the internal components. Use a grounding wrist strap
and place all electronic components in any static-shielded
devices. Most electronic components are sensit ive to st atic
electrical charge.

2. Disconnect the power cords from the NA-811 Series before
making 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 NA-811 Series is properly
grounded.

3. Do not open the system’s top 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:

¾ 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 electricity on
your body.

¾ When handling boards and components, we ar a w rist-

grounding strap, available from most electronic component
stores.

Trademarks Acknowledgments

AXIOMTEK is a trademark of AXIOMTEK Co., Ltd.
IBM, PC/AT, PS/2, VGA are trademarks of International
Business Machines Corporation.

®

Intel

and Pentium® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
MS-DOS, Microsoft C and QuickBASIC are trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
Other brand names and trademarks are the properties and registered
brands of their respective owners.

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Table of Contents

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

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

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

Chapter 1 Introduction............................................ .... .... .... .... ... .... .1

1.1 General Description................................................................................. 1

1.2 Features.................................................................................................. 2

1.3 Specifications.......................................................................................... 3

1.3.1 System ............................................................................................. 3

1.3.2 Mechanical / Environmental............................................................ 3

1.4 Dimensions and Outlines ........................................................................ 5

1.5 I/O Outlets............................................................................................... 6

1.5.1 Front Panel...................................................................................... 6

1.5.2 Rear Panel ...................................................................................... 8

Chapter 2 Hardware Description.................................................... 9

2.1 Checklist.................................................................................................. 9

2.2 Memory Module (SODIMM)................................................................... 10

2.3 Board Layout......................................................................................... 11

2.4 Jumper Settings .................................................................................... 12

2.4.1 LAN1 Enable or Disable Jumper (JP1) ......................................... 14

2.4.2 LAN2 Enable or Disable Jumper (JP2) ......................................... 14

2.4.3 LAN3 Enable or Disable Jumper (JP8) ......................................... 15

2.4.4 LAN4 Enable or Disable Jumper (JP9) ......................................... 15

2.4.5 Software Program LAN Bypass Jumper (JP3, JP4)...................... 16

2.4.6 LAN Bypass Mode Selection Jumper (JP5).................................. 16

2.4.7 CF IDE Bus Selection Jumper (JP14)........................................... 17

2.4.8 FSB Selection Jumper (JP17)....................................................... 17

2.4.9 CompactFlash Voltage Jumper (JP19) ......................................... 18

2.4.10 Watchdog Control Options Jumper (JP21)................................... 18

2.4.11 CMOS Clear Jumper (JP23) ........................................................ 19

2.4.12 VGA Enable or Disable Jumper (JP24)........................................ 19

2.4.13 PCI Slot Support PICMG or PCI Device Jumpers........................ 20

2.5 Connectors............................................................................................ 21

2.5.1 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector (CN6)................................... 22

2.5.2 SATA Connector 1 (CN7) & SATA Connector 2 (CN9)................. 22

2.5.3 FAN1 Connector (CN13) & FAN2 Connector (CN16)................... 23

2.5.4 VGA Connector (CN15)................................................................. 23

2.5.5 CompactFlash

TM

Connector (SCN1) ............................................. 24

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Utility .......................................................26

3.1 Entering Setup....................................................................................... 26

3.2 Control Keys.......................................................................................... 27

3.3 Getting Help .......................................................................................... 27

3.4 The Main Menu ..................................................................................... 28

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3.5 Standard CMOS Setup Menu................................................................ 29

3.6 Advanced BIOS Features...................................................................... 31

3.7 Advanced Chipset Features.................................................................. 36

3.8 Integrated Peripherals........................................................................... 37

3.9 Power Management Setup.................................................................... 42

3.10 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup................................................................ 45

3.11 PC Health Status................................................................................... 47

3.12 Frequency/Voltage Control.................................................................... 48

3.13 Load Fail-Safe Defaults......................................................................... 49

3.14 Load Optimized Defaults ....................................................................... 50

3.15 Set Supervisor/User Password ............................................................. 51

3.16 Save & Exit Setup ................................................................................. 52

3.17 Exit Without Saving............................................................................... 53

Appendix Enabling LAN Bypass Features................................54

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C h a p t e r 1

Introduction

This chapter contains general information and detailed specifications
of the NA-811 Series Network Appliance Server. Chapter 1 contains
the following sections:

 General Description
 Features
 Specifications
 Dimensions
 I/O Outlets

1.1 General Description

The NA-811 Series server is a 1U and desktop network security
hardware platform for VPN, firewall and other network security
applications like UTM. It is particularly designed with fanless form
factor for network software solution providers that they can achieve
data security, voice over IP, video streaming, network bandwidth
controller and meet other networking applia nc e re qu irem en ts fo r
stable and reliable multiple LAN devices. It can be extended up to four
LAN ports that customers can easily combine any components to
make the best application as they want.

The NA-811 can support ULV Intel
cache or Pentium

DDR2 system maximum memory up to 2GB.
In the meantime, this network platform supports PCIe interface
Gigabit LAN ports to deal with an excellent throughput of data. For
storing event log data purpose, the NA-811 Series features one built­in 2.5” S-ATA Hard Disk to perform the function of system log and

®

M socket, and provide two SODIMM slots for

®

Celeron® M 1GHz w/zero L2

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monitoring. Furthermore, this 1U unit also offers LAN by-pass function
controlled through WDT and GPIO pin definition without interruption
that can prevent defective se gments from the server.

With its

provides you with one mini-PCI expansion slot for VPN encryption /
decryption adapter board and another type of Mini-PCI adapter card
enabling. It can

innovative mechanical and electrical design, the NA-811 Series

enhance network security processing and re du ce the

CPU loading.

is also an excellent networking application platform for network secure

It

in the SOHO (Small Office and Home Office) business.

1.2 Features

z Low power and high performance ULV Intel

Celeron

z Supports four 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet
z Supports BIOS redirected to COM port features
z Supports single S-ATA 2.5” Hard Disk for event log or proxy data
z High computing performance and throughput for processor and

®

M 1GHz w/ zero cache processor or Pentium® M CPU

LAN ports

z Suitable for network appliance; VPN, network bandwidth

controller, firewall and UTM

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1.3 Specifications

1.3.1 System

z System CPU

 ULV Intel

(NA-811A)

 Intel

z System Chipset

 Intel
 Intel

z BIOS

 Award 4Mbit PnP Flash BIOS with function of BIOS

redirected to COM port

z System Memo r y

 Up to 2 GB for DDRII 400/533 SODIMM

1.3.2 Mechanical / Environmental

z S-ATA Interface

 Single 2.5” S ATA HDD

®

Celeron® M 1 GHz and zero L2 cache processor

®

Pentium® M CPU socket (NA-811B)

®

910GMLE + ICH6-M (NA-811A)

®

915GME + ICH6-M (NA-811B)

z Network Interface (PCIe transaction bus)

 Four RJ-45 10/100/1000Mbps (Intel

z Watchdog Timer

 255 stepping for porting

z USB

 Two USB ports in the front, others are pin header internally

z Other Features (optional)

 LAN by-pass function through WDT and GPIO pin control

z Power

 One 12V, 5A power adapter

®

82573) ports

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z OS Compatibility

 Redhat Linux 2.4 and 2.6 Kernel

NOTE All specifications and images are subject to change

without notice.

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1.4 Dimensions and Outlines

The following diagrams show you dimensions and outlines of the NA­811 Series.

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1.5 I/O Outlets

Locate front and rear panel I/O outlets on the NA-811 Series server
to connect serial and Ethernet interface devices.

1.5.1 Front Panel

z Console port

It is a DB-9 RS-232 Console port for command line
interface and diagnostic support by P.O.S.T (Power On
Self Test).

z Power

It will be lighting when the server is powered on to perform
diagnostic tests and check a proper operation.

LAN link/transfer rate

Console Port

z LAN Link

It will be lighting when a Twisted pair is connected to
another Ethernet device on the port.

z Transfer Rate

It shows network transfer rate while making a connection.

z Activity

It will be lighting when the server is transmitting or
receiving a packet through the twisted pair ports.

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z Power on LED

System and power on

z HDD LED

Link/Active LED (single color)

1. The green LED is on when it is a normal HD
connection.

2. The LED flash es when transmitting or receiving any
signals.

z Link/Active LED (Single color)for LAN port #1, port#2,

port#3 and port#4

1. The yellow LED is on when the LAN port connection is

working.

2. The LED flashes when transmitting or receiving any

signals to or from the appliance.

3. The LED is dark when the appliance is off.

z Transmitted LED for LAN port #1, port#2, port#3 and

port#4

1. The green-color LED light indicates 10/100Mbps

transfer rate.

2. When the orange-color LED light is radiating, it should

be 1000Mbps transfer rate at this moment.

3. The LED will be dark when the Link/Active LED is

dark, too. No networking devices are attached.

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1.5.2 Rear Panel

12V/5A DC
Power Input

LAN Ports

USB Ports

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C h a p t e r 2

Hardware Description

The NA-811 Series are convenient for your various hardware
configurations. The chapter 2 will help you get familiar with the
hardware.

2.1 Checklist

The package bundled with your NA-811 Series should contain the
following items:

z The NA-811 series network appliance hardware platform
z Power cord x 1
z Utility CD (including this User’s Manual)
z Mounting screws for disk drive and additional screws for

this appliance’s spareparts

z Installed NA-811 cable kits (1 x S-ATA cable, 1 x S-ATA

power cable)

z Optional cable kits (1 x console cable, 1 x PS/2

keyboard and mouse cable, 1 x VGA cable)

z Plastic stand for stack–up x 4

If you can not find this package or any items are missing, please
contact AXIOMTEK distributors immediately. If you order any optional
components, the package might contain those ad dit i onal ha rd wa re or
documents accordingly.

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2.2 Memory Module (SODIMM)

The main board supports one SODIMM socket with maximum memory
capacity up to 2GB None-ECC unbuffer memory.

The following steps show you how to install the memory modules:
1 Push down each side of the SODIMM socket.

2 Align the memory module with the socket that notches of

memory module must match the socket keys for a correct
intallation.

3 Install the memory module into the socket and push it firmly

down until it is fully seated. The socket latches are levered
upwards and clipped on to the edges of the DIMM.

4 Install any remaining SODIMM modules.

Notice 1 When you are handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive

(ESDs), please take precaution s to avoid any damage
from static electricity.

Notice 2 The memory can support DDRII 400/533.

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2.4 Jumper Settings

Proper jumer settings configure the main board in this applicance to
meet your application purpose. We are herewith listing a summary
table of all jumpers and default settings for onboard devices,
respectively.

Jumper Function Jumper Settings Default

LAN1 Enable or

JP1

Disable

LAN2 Enable or

JP2

Disable

LAN3 Enable or

JP8

Disable

LAN4 Enable or

JP9

Disable
Software Program

JP3, JP4

JP14

JP17 FSB selection

JP19 CF Voltage

JP21

LAN bypass
Function

LAN Bypass Mode

JP5

Selection

CF IDE bus
selection

Watchdog Control
Options

Short:LAN1 Disable
Open:LAN1 Enable
Short:LAN2 Disable
Open:LAN2 Enable
Short:LAN3 Disable
Open:LAN3 Enable
Short:LAN4 Disable
Open:LAN4 Enable
Short JP3: Default Low GPIO

Short JP4: Default High GPIO
Short:(1-2) LAN Bypass always

disable
Short:(2-3) LAN Bypass always

Enable
Short:(2-3) Master

Short:(1-2) Slave
Short:(1-3)(2-4)Auto
Short:(3-5)100MHz
Short:(3-5)(4-6)133MHz
Short:(1-2) CF 3.3V
Short:(2-3) CF 5V
Short:(1-2) System Reset
Short:(2-3) Watchdog control

LAN Bypass

Open

Open

Open

Open

Short JP4

Not Install

Short:(2-3)

Short:(3-5)

Short:(1-2)

Short:(2-3)

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Jumper Function Jumper Settings Default

JP23 Clear COMS

JP24

JP10
JP11
JP16
JP18
JP22

VGA Enable or
Disable

PCI Slot support
PICMG or PCI
device

Short:(1-2) Normal
Short:(2-3) Clear
Short: VGA Disable
Open:VGA Enable

PICMG: Short J P 10(2-3),
JP11(2-3), JP16(1-2), JP18(2-

3), JP22(1-2)

PCI: Short JP10(1-2), JP11(1-

2), JP18(1-2); Open JP16, JP22

Note The jupmper JP5 won’t be installed as a default on the

board. It will be set upon the request from OEM / ODM
customers.

Short:(1-2)

Open

PICMG

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2.4.1 LAN1 Enable or Disable Jumper (JP1)

Use this jumper to enable or disable the LAN1 function.

Description Function Jumper Setting

LAN1 Enable or
Disable

Disable

Enable (Default)

JP1

JP1

2.4.2 LAN2 Enable or Disable Jumper (JP2)

Use this jumper to enable or disable the LAN2 function.

Description Function Jumper Setting

LAN2 Enable or
Disable

Disable

Enable (Default)

JP2

JP2

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2.4.3 LAN3 Enable or Disable Jumper (JP8)

Use this jumper to enable or disable the LAN3 function.

Description Function Jumper Setting

LAN3 Enable or
Disable

Disable

Enable (Default)

JP8

JP8

2.4.4 LAN4 Enable or Disable Jumper (JP9)

Use this jumper to enable or disable the LAN4 function.

Description Function Jumper Setting

LAN4 Enable or
Disable

Disable

Enable (Default)

JP9

JP9

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2.4.5 Software Program LAN Bypass Jumper (JP3,
JP4)

Description Function Jumper Setting

Software Program
LAN Bypass
Function

Low Level
GPIO

High Level
GPIO (Default)

JP3 JP4

JP3 JP4

Note If the jumper setting is “Low Level GPIO”, LAN Bypass function will

stil be started even when power supply is normally input. The
default setting is “High Level GPIO” that LAN Bypass function is not
working when power supply is normally input.

2.4.6 LAN Bypass Mode Selection Jumper (JP5)

Use this jumper to select the LAN Bypass Mode.

Description Function Jumper Setting

LAN Bypass Mode
Selection

LAN Bypass
always disable

LAN Bypass
always enable

JP5

JP5

Note This jumber will not be produced in default, it is for engineer test or

customized requirement only.

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2.4.7 CF IDE Bus Selection Jumper (JP14)

This jumper is to select the IDE Bus for CompactFlash interface.

Description Function Jumper Setting

CF IDE Bus
Selection

Master (Default)

Slave

JP14

JP14

2.4.8 FSB Selection Jumper (JP17)

Use this jumper to select the Front Side Bus speed.

Description Function Jumper Setting

CPU Clock Select

Auto

100 MHz
(Default)

JP17

JP17

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133 MHz

JP17

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2.4.9 CompactFlash Voltage Jumper (JP19)

This jumper is to select the voltage for CompactFlash interface.

Description Function Jumper Setting

CF Voltage

3.3V (Default)

5V

JP19

JP19

2.4.10 Watchdog Control Options Jumper (JP21)

The board features a special watchdog timer that can perform the
sensitive error detection and report func tion .

Description Function Jumper Setting

Watchdog Control
Options

System
Reset

Watchdog
Control LAN
Bypass
(Default)

JP21

JP21

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2.4.11 CMOS Clear Jumper (JP23)

You may need to use this jumper is to clear the CMOS memory if
incorrect settings in the Setup Utility.

Description Function Jumper Setting

CMOS Clear

Normal (Default)

Clear CMOS

JP23

JP23

2.4.12 VGA Enable or Disable Jumper (JP24)

This jumper is to enable or disable VGA function.

Description Function Jumper Setting

VGA Enable or
Disable

VGA Disable

VGA Enable
(Default)

JP24

JP24

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2.4.13 PCI Slot Support PICMG or PCI Device Jumpers

(JP10, JP11, JP16, JP18, JP22)

Jumper Description Jumper S etting Description Jumper Sett ing

JP10, JP11, JP18

PCI Slot
Support PCI device

Jumper Description Jumper S etting Description Jumper Sett ing

PCI Slot
Support PCI device

JP16, JP22

PICMG
device
(Default)

PICMG
device
(Default)

JP10, JP11, JP18

JP16, JP22

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2.5 Connectors

Connectors connect the CPU card with other parts of the system.
Loose or improper connection might cause problems. Make sure all
connectors are properly and firmly connected.

Label Connector

CN2 Power Connector
CN4 SATA Power Connector
CN6 KB/MS Connector
CN7 SATA Connector 1
CN8 DDR2 SODIMM Mem ory Socket

CN9 SATA Connectort 2
CN10 DDR2 SO DIMM Memory Socket
CN12 Mini PCI Slot
CN13 FAN1 Connector
CN14 Internal COM1
CN15 VGA Connector
CN16 FAN2 Connector
CN17 External COM1 Connector
SCN1 CompactFlash Socket

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2.5.1 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector (CN6)

The board supports a keyboard and Mouse interface. Connector CN6
is a DIN connector for PS/2 keyboard Connection VIA “Y” Cable.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 VCC 6 VCC

2 KBDATA 7 MSDATA
3 KBCLK 8 MSCLK

CN6

4 GND 9 GND
5 VCC 10 NC

2.5.2 SATA Connector 1 (CN7) & SATA Connector 2
(CN9)

These SATA connectors are for high-speed SATA interface ports and
they can be connected to serial ATA hard disk devices.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 GND 2 TX+
3 TX- 4 GND
5 RX- 6 RX+
7 GND

CN7, CN9

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2.5.3 FAN1 Connector (CN13) & FAN2 Connector
(CN16)

You can connect the system cooling fan cable to FAN1/FAN2 for
system cooling fan power.

Pin Signal

CN13, CN16

1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Rotation Detection

2.5.4 VGA Connector (CN15)

The VGA connector CN15 on the board is a 16-pin connector.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 Red 2 GND
3 Green 4 NC
5 Blue 6 GND
7 NC 8 DDC DAT

9 GND 10 GND
11 GND 12 Horizontal Sync
13 GND+ 14 Vertical Sync
15 DDC CLK 16 NC

CN15

1
3

5
7

9

11
13
15

2
4

6
8

10
12

14
16

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2.5.5 CompactFlashTM Connector (SCN1)

The board is equipped with a CompactFlashTM disk type-II socket on
the solder side to support an IDE interfac e CompactFlash

with DMA mode supported. The socket is especially designed to avoid
incorrect installation of the CompactFlash
or removing the CompactFlash

TM

disk card, please make sure the

TM

disk card. When installing

TM

disk card

system power is off.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 GND 2 Data 3
3 Data 4 4 Data 5
5 Data 6 6 Data 7
7 CS1# 8 GND

9 GND 10 GND
11 GND 12 GND
13 VCC 14 GND
15 GND 16 GND
17 GND 18 Address 2
19 Address 1 20 Address 0
21 Data 0 22 Data 1
23 Data 2 24 NC
25 GND 26 GND
27 Data 11 28 Data 12
29 Data 13 30 Data 14
31 Data 15 32 CS3#
33 GND 34 IORD#
35 IOWR# 36 VCC
37 INTR 38 VCC
39 CSEL# 40 GND
41 RESET# 42 IORDY#
43 DMAREQ 44 DMAACK­45 LED# 46 PATADET
47 Data 8 48 Data 9
49 Data 10 50 GND

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C h a p t e r 3

Award BIOS Utility

The Phoenix-Award BIOS provides users with a built-in Setup program
to modify basic system configuration. All configured parameters are
stored in a battery-backed-up RAM (CMOS RAM) to save the Setup
information whenever the power is turned off.

3.1 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 simultaneously when the
following message appears at the bottom of the screen during POST
(Power on Self Test).

TO ENTER SETUP PRESS DEL KEY

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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3.2 Control Keys

Up arrow
Down arrow

Left arrow
Right arrow

Esc key

PgUp/“+” key
PgDn/“−“ key

F1 key

(Shift) F2 key
F3 key

F4 key
F5 key

F6 key

F7 key
F8 key

F9 key
F10 key

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

3.3 Getting Help

z Main Menu

The online description of the highlighted setup function is displayed
at the bottom of the screen.

z 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 Window.

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3.4 The Main Menu

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
<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 override
feature.

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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3.5 Standard CMOS Setup Menu

The Standard CMOS Setup Menu displays basic 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.

z Date

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

day

date
month

year

z 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 tim e o f your system with the format <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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z IDE Channel Master/IDE Channel 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>.

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

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3.6 Advanced BIOS Features

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

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z CPU Feature

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the CPU Feature sub
menu.

z Hard Disk Boot Priority

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

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z Virus Warning

This option flashes on the screen. During and after the system boot
up, any attempt to write to the boot sector or partition t abl e of the
hard disk drive will halt the system with the following message. You
can run an anti-virus program to locate the problem. The default
setting is “Disabled”.

! WARNING !

Disk boot sector is to be modified

Type “Y” to accept write or “N” to abort write

Award Software, Inc.

It automatically activates while the system

Enabled

Disabled

NOTE This function is only available with DOS and other

boots up and a warning message appears
for an attempt to access the boot sector or
hard disk partition table.
No warning message will appear for
attempts to access the boot sector or hard
disk partition table.

operating systems that do not trap INT13.

z 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
without built-in internal cache will not provide the “CPU Internal
Cache” item on the menu.

Enabled
Disabled

Enable cache
Disable cache

z Hyper-Threading Technology

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

z 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 will shorten or skip
some check items during POST. The default setting is “Enabled”.

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Enabled
Disabled

z First/Second/Third Boot Device

Enable Quick POST
Normal POST

These items let you select the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd devices that the
system will search for during its boot-up sequence. The wide range
of selection includes Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP100,
USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, LAN and Disabled.

z Boot Other Device

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

z Boot Up NumLock Status

Set the the Num Lock st atus when the system is powered on.
The default value is “On”.

z Security Option

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

System

Setup

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.

NOTE To disable the security, select PASSWORD

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 security.
Once the security is disabled, the system will boot
and you can enter Setup freely.

z APIC Mode

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

z 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.

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z OS Select for DRAM >64MB

This item allows you to access the memory over 64M B in OS/ 2.

z Console Redirection

This item allows you to enable or disable the BIOS boot up and
redirect to console port featur e. A va ilab le op tion s are “Enable” and
“Disable”.

z Baud Rate

This item allows you to setup the data transfer rate for the console
port. The default value is 9600. Available options are “9600”,
“19200”, “38400”, “57600” and “115200”.

z Agent after boot

This item allows you to enable or disable the agent after boot.
Available options are “Enable” and “Disable”.

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

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3.7 Advanced Chipset Features

Since the features in this sec tion are related to the chipset on the CPU
board and are completely optimized, you are not recomm en ded to
change the default settings in this setup table unless you are well
oriented with the chipset features.

z 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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*** VGA Setting ***

z On-Chip Frame Buffer Size

Use this item to set the VGA frame buffer size.

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

3.8 Integrated Peripherals

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

z Onboard Lan Boot ROM

Use this item to enable or disable the Boot ROM function of the
onboard LAN chip when the system boots up.

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z OnChip IDE Device

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

¾ IDE HDD Block Mo d e

Block mode is also called block transfer, mu ltiple command s,
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.

¾ IDE DMA transfer acce ss

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

¾ 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 will

automatically remove the IDE Primary Master/
Slave PIO and/or IDE Secondary Master/Slave

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PIO items on the menu.

¾ IDE Primary/Secondary 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.

¾ IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

Select the mode of operation for the IDE drive. Ultra DMA­33/66/100/133 implementation is possible only if your IDE
hard drive supports it and the operating environment
includes a DMA driver. If your hard drive and system
software both support Ultra DMA-33/66/100/133, select Auto
to enable UDMA mode by BIOS.

*** On-Chip Serial ATA Setting ***

¾ On-Chip Serial ATA

Use this item to enable or disable the built-in on-chip serial
ATA.

¾ PATA IDE Mode

Use this item to set the PATA IDE mode. When set to
Primary, P1 and P3 are Secondary; on the other hand, when
set to Secondary, P0 and P2 are Primary.

¾ SATA Port

If the “PATA IDE Mode“ is Primary, it will show ” P1, P3 is
Secondary” which means SATA 2 and SATA 4 are
Secondary. If the “PATA IDE Mode “ is Secondary, it will
show “ P0, P2 is Primary “ which means SATA 1 and SATA
3 are Primary.

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z Onboard Device

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

¾ USB Control l e r

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

¾ USB 2.0 Contr ol l er

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

¾ USB Keyboard Support

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

Press <Esc> to return to the Integrated Peripherals page.

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z Super IO Device

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

¾ Onboard Serial Port 1/2

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

Press <Esc> to return to the Integrated Peripherals page, and press it
again to the Main Menu.

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3.9 Power Management Setup

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.

z ACPI Function

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

z ACPI Suspend Type

This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If
your operating system supports ACPI, such 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
state, no system co ntext is lost (CPU or chipset) and
hardware maintains all system contexts.
[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
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save energy. The information stored in memory will be used
to restore the system when a “wake up” event occurs.

z Power Management

This option allows you to select the type (or degree) of power
saving for Doze, Standby, and Suspend modes. The table below
describes each power management mode:

Max Saving

User Define

Min Saving
Disabled

z Video Off Method

It is maximum power savings, only available for SL
CPUs. The inactivity period is 1 minute in each mode.
It sets each mode. Select time-out periods in the PM
Timers section.
It is minimum power savings. The inactivity period is 1
hour in each mode (except the hard drive).
Default value

This setting determines the manner in which the mon itor is b lanked.

V/H
SYNC+Blank

DPMS

Blank Screen

It 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 supplied software for your video subsystem to select
video power management values.
The System only writes blanks to the video buffer.

z Video Off In Suspend

This item defines if the video is powered down when the system is
put into suspend mode.

z Suspend Type

If this item is set to the default Stop Grant, the CPU will go into Idle
Mode during power savi ng mode.

z Suspend Mode

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

Disabled

System will never enter SUSPEND mode

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

z HDD Power Down

Defines the continuous idle time before the system
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 in this
field, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other
devices remain active.

z Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

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

This option follows the conventional manner of system

Instant-Off

Delay 4 Sec.

performance when turning the power to OFF. Instant-Off
is a software power OFF sequence requiring the power
supply button is switched to OFF.
Upon the system’s turning OFF through the power
switch, this option will delay the complete system power
OFF sequence approximately 4 seconds. Within this
delay period, the system will temporarily enter into the
Suspend Mode enabling you to restart the system at
once.

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

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3.10 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or
Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices
to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when
communicating with its own special components. This section covers
some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only
experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.

z Init Display First

This item allows you to decide whether PCI Slot or AGP to be the
first primary display card.

z Reset Configuration Data

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

z Resources Controlled By

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interrupt request (IRQ), DMA assignment, and Used DMA fields
disappear, as the BIOS automatically assigns them. The default
value is “Manual”.

z IRQ Resources

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system
interrupt to one of the following types in accordance with the type of
devices using the interrupt:

1. Legacy 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”.

z PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Some non-standard VGA display cards may not show colors
properly. This item allows 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.

** PCI Express relative items **

z Maximum Payload Size

When using DDR SDRAM and Buffer size selection, another
consideration in designing a payload memory is the size of the
buffer for data storage. Maximum Payload Size defines the
maximum TLP (Transaction Layer Packet) data payload size for
the device.

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

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3.11 PC Health Status

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

z SYSTEM1/2 Temperature

Show you the current system1/2 temperature.

z CPU Temperature

The current system CPU temperature will be automatically
detected by the system.

z CPUFAN Speed

Show you the current CPU fan speed.

z FAN1/2 Sp eed

Show you the current system fan1/2 speed.

z Vcore +3.3V/+5V/+12V/VBAT(V)/5VSB

Show you the voltage +1.05V/+3.3V/+12V.

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3.12 Frequency/Voltage Control

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

z Auto Detect PCI Clk

The item enables or disables the auto detection of the PCI clock.

z Spread Spectrum

This item is to adjust extreme values of the pulse for EMI test.

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

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3.13 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item, a confirmation dialog box pops
out to show you such a message:

Please press “Y” to load default values that will be factory settings for
accomplishing the optimal performance of sy s te m operations.

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3.14 Load Optimized Defaults

This option allows you to load the default values to your system
configuration. These default settings are optim al and en able all hi gh
performance features.

To load SETUP defaults value to CMOS SRAM, enter “Y”. If not, enter
“N”.

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3.15 Set Supervisor/User Password

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

1. Supervisor password: can enter and change the options of the

setup menus.

2. User password: just can enter but do not have the right to change

the options of the setup menus.

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

ENTER PASSWORD:

Type the password with eight characters at most, and press <Enter>.
The password typed will now clear any previously entered password
from 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 password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to
enter password. A message will confirm the password being disabled.
Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter
Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED.

When a password is enabled, you have to type it every time you enter
Setup. This prevents any unauthorized person from changing your
system configuration.

Additionally when a password is enabled, you can also require the
BIOS to request a password every time the system reboots. This would
prevent unauthorized use of your c omputer.

You determine when the password is required within the BIOS
Features Setup Menu and its Security option. If the Security option is
set to “System”, the password is required during boot up and entry into
Setup. If set as “Setup”, prompting will only occur prior to entering
Setup.

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3.16 Save & Exit Setup

This allows you to determine whether or not to accept the modifications.
Typing “Y” quits the setup utility and saves all changes into the CMOS
memory. Typing “N” brigs you back to Setup utility.

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3.17 Exit Without Saving

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

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Appendix

Enabling LAN Bypass Feature

What is the LAN by-pass meant for NA-811 Series? It doesn’t have
any down time in network connections for two other network segments
(LAN1 and LAN2) when any fetal errors occur to this device.

The LAN by-pass feature covers three levels as below:

1. Power loss

While the AC power loss occurs to this device, the LAN1 and
LAN2 still can communicate with each other through
hardware relay like as a short cut between two segments. If
the power inlet can be normally done, the relay will turn to
another correct position.

2. GPIO control

It acts like a switch of the application software. You can
enable the hardware relay feature through the GPIO control
through the application programs. Then, the software solution
provider can be more flexible to make it close with the
program.

3. WDT (Watchdog Timer)

The hardware supports the WDT (Watchdog Timer) function.
While time-out happens after a defaulted period, the WDT will
reset the system or make a short cut for two specific
segments by hardware relay.

The sample codes for the above features can be found in the CD, and
they are only for cumtomers’ reference as remarked.

Here is an instance for your reference:

8A811 Bo ard Support Package for User mode API Library

Copy the BSP tar file to the directory of your choice, where

<x.x.x> is the version number for the tar file :

root# cp 8A811-bsp-user-<x.x.x>.tar.gz /home/username

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Unpack the BSP tar file :

root# tar zxvf 8A811-bsp-user-<x.x.x>.tar.gz
Change to the directory :
root# cd sbc8a811

And the detail Install information can see this README

file in directory

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