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BeFREE

V2 (Intel based)

User manual

For versions:

BF15-1.0/2-A1-xxx BF15-1.0/2-C1-xxx BF15-1.0/3-A1-xxx BF15-1.0/3-C1-xxx BF15-1.5/2-A1-xxx BF15-1.0/2-D1-xxx BF15-1.5/3-A1-xxx BF15-1.0/3-D1-xxx

BeFREE_UM_2_52.doc Version: 2.52 March 20, 2009

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Contents:

1 GENERAL OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................... 1-1

1.1

HAT IS WHAT

1.2

HAT IS NEW

1.3

HERE IS WHAT

1.4

ACKAGE CONTENTS

1.5

ETTING STARTED

1.6

ABLE MANAGEMENT

1.7

TATUS

2 WARNINGS.............................................................................................................................................. 2-1

2.1

ENERAL PRECAUTIONS FOR TIPRO PRODUCTS

2.1.1 Damage Requiring Service........................................................................................................... 2-1

2.2

ERVICING

2.3

OUNTING ACCESSORIES

2.4

ENTILATION

2.5

ATER AND MOISTURE

2.6

OWER SOURCES

2.7

CCESSIBILITY

2.8

OLTAGE SELECT SWITCH

2.9

NTERNAL BATTERY

2.10 E

2.11 O

2.12 C

2.13 H

2.14 C

2.15 R

2.16 O

2.17 O

2.18 P

2.19 C

3 VERSIONS................................................................................................................................................ 3-1

3.1

3.2

4 SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................................. 4-1

4.1

XTENSION CORD

VERLOADING LEANING EAT

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IRCULATION AND COOLING EPLACEMENT PARTS PTIONS AND UPGRADES BJECT ENTRY

OWERED PORTS

ASH DRAWER

ONNECTIVITY

3.1.1 Standard ....................................................................................................................................... 3-2

3.1.2 Powered........................................................................................................................................ 3-3

3.1.3 Fanless ......................................................................................................................................... 3-4

ONNECTOR SPECIFICATIONS

3.2.1 12/24V input ................................................................................................................................. 3-4

3.2.2 24V output .................................................................................................................................... 3-4

3.2.3 12V output .................................................................................................................................... 3-5

3.2.4 Tipro external bus ........................................................................................................................ 3-5

3.2.5 Serial port..................................................................................................................................... 3-5

3.2.6 USB .............................................................................................................................................. 3-6

3.2.7 Powered USB 12V ........................................................................................................................ 3-6

3.2.8 Powered USB 24V ........................................................................................................................ 3-6

3.2.9 Ethernet ........................................................................................................................................ 3-6

3.2.10

PS/2 keyboard/mouse .............................................................................................................. 3-7

3.2.11

VGA ......................................................................................................................................... 3-7

3.2.12

Cashdrawer ............................................................................................................................. 3-7

PECIFICATION COMMON FOR ALL VERSIONS

4.1.1 Environmental .............................................................................................................................. 4-1

4.1.2 Dimensions ................................................................................................................................... 4-1

4.1.3 Specifications of motherboard...................................................................................................... 4-1

4.1.4 Harddisk ....................................................................................................................................... 4-1

4.1.5 RAM.............................................................................................................................................. 4-1

4.1.6 TFT LCD ...................................................................................................................................... 4-2

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LEDS.................................................................................................................................... 1-4

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Contents:

4.1.7 Touch panel .................................................................................................................................. 4-2

4.1.8 Tipro Controller ........................................................................................................................... 4-2

4.1.9 Fan control ................................................................................................................................... 4-3

4.2

OWER CONSUMPTION

4.2.1 BeFREE with 1.0 GHz processor:................................................................................................ 4-4

4.2.2 BeFREE with 1.5 GHz. Processor: .............................................................................................. 4-4

4.3

TANDARD AND FANLESS VERSION

4.3.1 Power supply ................................................................................................................................ 4-5

4.3.2 Peripherals power restrictions ..................................................................................................... 4-5

4.4

OWERED VERSION

4.4.1 Power Supply................................................................................................................................ 4-6

4.4.2 Peripherals power restrictions ..................................................................................................... 4-6

4.4.3 Cash Drawer ................................................................................................................................ 4-6

4.4.4 Explanation of programming Cash Drawer Ports ....................................................................... 4-7

5 INSTALLATION...................................................................................................................................... 5-1

5.1

RIVER INSTALLATION UNDER WINDOWS

5.1.1 Step 1, chipset drivers .................................................................................................................. 5-1

5.1.2 Step 2, graphics drivers ................................................................................................................ 5-1

5.1.3 Step 3, Ethernet drivers ................................................................................................................ 5-1

5.1.4 Step 4, audio drivers..................................................................................................................... 5-1

5.1.5 Step 5, Touch screen drivers ........................................................................................................ 5-2

5.1.6 Step 6, Virtual COM drivers – OPTIONAL.................................................................................. 5-2

5.1.7 ChangeMe installation ................................................................................................................. 5-2

5.2

RIVER INSTALLATION FOR LINUX AND OTHER OPERATING SYSTEMS

5.3

HANGEME

5.3.1 Fan control ................................................................................................................................... 5-5

5.3.2 Cashdrawer .................................................................................................................................. 5-5

5.3.3 Advanced: ON/OFF ..................................................................................................................... 5-6

5.3.4 Advanced: LED functionality ....................................................................................................... 5-7

5.4

HOW TO

5.5

ETTING OF THE VOLTAGE ON THE POWERED

5.5.1 COM 2.......................................................................................................................................... 5-9

5.5.2 COM3 and COM4 ...................................................................................................................... 5-10

5.6

ASH DRAWER JUMPER SETTING

5.7

EPLACING HARDDISK

5.8

EPLACING

5.9

LEANING

5.10 J

6 BIOS SETTINGS...................................................................................................................................... 6-1

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

UMPERS

5.10.1

5.10.2

5.10.3

YSTEM TEST AND INITIALIZATION

YSTEM CONFIGURATION VERIFICATION

WARD

NTERING SETUP

AIN MENU

6.5.1 Setup Items: .................................................................................................................................. 6-2

6.5.2 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES .................................................................................................. 6-3

6.5.3 Advanced BIOS features............................................................................................................... 6-3

6.5.4 Advanced Chipset Features .......................................................................................................... 6-3

6.5.5 Integrated Peripherals ................................................................................................................. 6-3

6.5.6 Power Management Setup ............................................................................................................ 6-4

6.5.7 PnP/PCI Configurations .............................................................................................................. 6-5

6.5.8 PC Health Status .......................................................................................................................... 6-5

6.5.9 Frequency/Voltage Control .......................................................................................................... 6-5

6.5.10

6.5.11

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OPEN BE

RAM ............................................................................................................................ 5-12

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Clear CMOS .......................................................................................................................... 5-13

Bypass ON/OFF logic. .......................................................................................................... 5-13

Tipro Controller serial communication................................................................................. 5-14

BIOS S

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults........................................................................................................... 6-5

Load Optimized Defaults ......................................................................................................... 6-5

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XP ................................................................................... 5-1

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FREE................................................................................................................... 5-8

COM

PORTS

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ETUP

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Contents:

7 REFERENCES: ........................................................................................................................................ 7-1

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Records of Revision:

RECORDS OF REVISION

REVISION

1 14.04.2008 2 31.07.2008 3 01.10.2008 4 14.01.2009 5 06.02.2009

5.1 24.02.2009

DATE

PAGE

1st Issue B.Scholten updated some pictures B.Scholten Added Celeron 1.5 GHz. B.Scholten Updated BIOS description B.Scholten Added RS232 communication controller B.Scholten Added status LED description B.Scholten

SUMMARY AUTHOR

5.2 20.03.2009 5-14 Corrected jumper setting in 5.10.3 B.Scholten

• Award is a trademark of Award Software International, Inc.

• CompactFlash™ is a trademark of the Compact Flash Association.

• Intel®, Pentium® M, and Celeron® M are trademarks of Intel® Corporation.

• Microsoft Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.

• ITE is a trademark of Integrated Technology Express, Inc.

• IBM, PC/AT, PS/2, and VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.

• SoundBlaster is a trademark of Creative Labs, Inc.

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General overview

1 General overview

1.1 What is what?

Tipro’s BeFREE is a newly developed module. BeFREE is an integration of PC and a LCD touch screen, based on the existing FREE+ line. Therefore BeFREE is compatible with all existing and future FREE/FREE+ line modules. The BeFREE offers full connectivity in a very compact form and allows for easy-access serviceability. A special low heat producing processor is used, which is powerful enough for most tasks (except gaming and server applications). Due to low heat components and special design BeFREE produces very low noise levels. BeFREE is built in the housing of the original 15” FREE+. It consist of an industrial grade motherboard, hard disk, DC/DC converter, touch screen, high brightness TFT and Tipro controller.

1.2 What is new?

Version 2 of BeFREE has some significant changes to the first version, though general characteristics as shape, modularity and serviceability remained the same. The biggest change is the move from VIA chipset and processor to an Intel based platform. The nominal speed of the processor stayed (1.0GHz.) but the performance improved dramatically. Besides the basic 1.0 GHz. processor, also a 1.5Ghz. processor is offered, with the same chipset. All internal electronics have been redesigned as well as all metal parts of the “drawer”.

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1.3 Where is what?

Figure 1- BeFREE (top part and PC part)

General overview

1 - Housing

– High brightness TFT – Touch screen

2 - PC part of BeFREE

– Tipro controller – Hard disk – Processor – DC-DC converter – Motherboard – Connector plate

3 - Hard disk 4 - Connector plate 5 - ON/OFF button 6 - Status LEDs

Figure 2- PC part of BeFREE (upside down)

1.4 Package Contents

1. BeFREE

2. Power supply

3. Power cord (EU)

4. CD with drivers and documentation

Figure 3 - left rear view

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General overview

1.5 Getting Started

1. Place the BeFREE on a flat and even surface

2. If desired, connect devices like keyboard, network, etc.

3. Connect the external power supply to the BeFREE.

To remove the connector, the button must be pressed while pulling the connector.

4. Connect the power supply mains cable to the outlet.

5. Press the ON/OFF button (see 1.3, point 5 -). It might take a few seconds before the image

appears.

6. The system can be turned off either by the Operating System, or by pressing the ON/OFF

button (you might need to hold it for a few seconds)

1.6 Cable Management

Cables can be fixed in place with the cable management. Open the mechanism as indicated below and guide the cables through.

Figure 4 - cable management

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General overview

1.7 Status LEDs

AC/DC on PC on CapsLock HDD FAN off FAN on FAN max FAN error

AC/DC on BeFREE is connected to to external power supply and is powered PC on BeFREE is started CapsLock CapsLock is on HDD Harddisk is working Fan off Inside temperature is lower than treshold, fan is off Fan on Fan is working, speed is regulated Fan max Fan is working at 100%, chance of overheating Fan error Error in fan speed regulation

See also 4.1.9

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Warnings

2 Warnings

Tipro products are designed to operate safely when installed and used according to the product instructions and general safety practices. The guidelines included in this chapter explain the potential risks associated with BeFREE operation and provide important safety practices designed to minimize these risks. By carefully following the information contained in this chapter, you can protect yourself from hazards and create a safer BeFREE work environment.

2.1 General Precautions for Tipro Products

Retain the safety and operating instructions provided with the product for future reference. Follow all operating and usage instructions. Observe all warnings on the product and in the operating instructions. To reduce the risk of fire, bodily injury, and damage to the equipment, observes the following precautions.

2.1.1 Damage Requiring Service

Unplug the product from the electrical outlet and take the product to a Tipro authorized service provider under the following conditions:

• The power cord, extension cord, or plug is damaged.

• Liquid has been spilled or an object has fallen into the product.

• The product has been exposed to water.

• The product has been dropped or damaged in any way.

• There are noticeable signs of overheating.

• The product does not operate normally when you follow the operating

instructions.

2.2 Servicing

Except as explained elsewhere in the Tipro documentation, do not service any Tipro product yourself. Always remove the power cord before opening the BeFREE. Never run the PC-part of BeFREE separately from the screen and housing. Opening, removing covers or running PC-part separately may expose you to electric shock. Service needed on components inside these compartments should be done by a Tipro authorized service provider.

2.3 Mounting Accessories

Do not use the product on an unstable table, cart, stand, tripod, or bracket. The product may fall, causing serious bodily injury and serious damage to the product. Use only with a table, cart, stand, or bracket recommended by Tipro, or sold with the product.

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Warnings

2.4 Ventilation

Slots and openings in the product are provided for ventilation and should never be blocked or covered, since these ensure reliable operation of the product and protect it from overheating. The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, carpet, or other similar, flexible surface. The product should not be placed in a built-in apparatus such as a bookcase or rack unless the apparatus has been specifically designed to accommodate the product, proper ventilation is provided for the product, and the product instructions have been followed. Make sure also the external power supply has enough free space around for heat dissipation.

2.5 Water and Moisture

Do not use the product in a wet location. BeFREE is not waterproof.

2.6 Power Sources

The product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the product’s electrical ratings label. If you have questions about the type of power source to use, contact your Tipro authorized service provider or local power company.

2.7 Accessibility

Be sure that the power outlet you plug the power cord into is easily accessible and located as close to the equipment operator as possible. When you need to disconnect power to the equipment, be sure to unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet.

2.8 Voltage Select Switch

Ensure that the voltage select switch, if provided on the product, is in the correct position for the type of voltage in your country (115 VAC or 230 VAC).

2.9 Internal Battery

Your computer may contain an internal battery-powered real-time clock circuit. Do not attempt to recharge the battery, disassemble it, immerse it in water, or dispose of it in fire. Replacement should be done by a Tipro authorized service provider.

2.10 Extension Cord

If an extension cord or power strip is used, make sure that the cord or strip is rated for the product and that the total ampere ratings of all products plugged into the extension cord or power strip do not exceed 80% of the extension cord or strip ampere rating limit.

2.11 Overloading

Do not overload an electrical outlet, power strip, or convenience receptacle. The overall system load must not exceed 80% of the branch circuit rating. If power strips are used, the load should not exceed 80% of the power strip input rating.

2.12 Cleaning

Unplug the product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.

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Warnings

2.13 Heat

The product should be placed away from radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other pieces of equipment (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

2.14 Circulation and Cooling

Allow sufficient air circulation around the BeFREE and the external power supply during use. Prevent direct exposure to radiant heat sources.

2.15 Replacement Parts

When replacement parts are required, be sure the service provider uses replacement parts specified by Tipro.

2.16 Options and Upgrades

Use only the options and upgrades recommended by Tipro.

2.17 Object Entry

Never push a foreign object through an opening in the product.

2.18 Powered ports

Maximum current per port is 3A. See also 4.4.2 Peripherals power restrictions.

2.19 Cash Drawer

The cash drawer uses the modular connectors specifically designed for cash drawers. Do not connect ordinary telephone line to these connectors.

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Versions

3 Versions

Currently there are 2 processors available for the same, Intel 852GM chipset;

- 1.0GHz Celeron M 0L2 cache

- 1.5GHz. Celeron M 512 kB L2 cache

All versions can be with either 512 MB or 1 GB RAM1.

There are 3 basic versions of BeFREE1:

1. Standard version, BF15-1.0/2-C1

2. Powered version, BF15-1.0/2-A1 and BF15-1.5/2-A1

3. Fanless version, BF15-1.0/2-D1

The following items are the same in all versions:

- TFT

- Touchscreen

- Housing for TFT

- Mainboard

- Tipro Connectivity

- Fan control

Differences are in power supply, both external AC/DC and internal DC/DC. The standard and fanless versions are powered by 12V, the powered version by 24V. The powered version offers more powered connectivity and can supply more current to peripherals than the standard version.

Visually the difference can be noticed at the rear; The fanless version has a heatsink, the powered version has a heatsink with integrated fan, the standard version has no heatsink, just protection for the fan

The differences in connectivity are shown below

Not all variations might be in standard offer

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3.1 Connectivity

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

3.1.1 Standard

Versions

Figure 5 - Connector plate

No Connector details No Connector details

1 12V input 3.2.1 6 2x USB 2.0 3.2.6 2 2x USB 2.0 3.2.6 7 Ethernet 10/100 3.2.9 3 12V output 3.2.3 8 COM 1 3.2.5 4 Tipro external bus 3.2.4 9 PS/2 keyboard &

3.2.10

mouse

5 COM 2, powered (5/12V) 3.2.5 10 VGA, external display 3.2.11

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Versions

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

14 12 13 15

3.1.2 Powered

Figure 6 - Connector plate

No Connector details No Connector details

1 24V input 3.2.1 9 PS/2 keyboard & mouse 3.2.10 2 24V output 3.2.2 10 VGA, external display 3.2.11 3 12V output 3.2.3 11 Powered USB 24V 3.2.8 4 Tipro external bus 3.2.4 12 Powered USB 12V 3.2.7 5 COM 2, powered

3.2.5 13 Cash drawer 3.2.12

(5/12/24V) 6 2x USB 2.0 3.2.6 14 COM 4 3.2.5 7 Ethernet 10/100 3.2.9 15 COM 3 3.2.5 8 COM 1 3.2.5

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

3.1.3 Fanless

Versions

Figure 7- Connector plate

No Connector details No Connector details

1 12V input 3.2.1 6 2x USB 2.0 3.2.6 2 2x USB 2.0 3.2.6 7 Ethernet 10/100 3.2.9 3 12V output 3.2.3 8 COM 1 3.2.5 4 Tipro external bus 3.2.4 9 PS/2 keyboard &

3.2.10

mouse

5 COM 2, powered (5/12V) 3.2.5 10 VGA, external display 3.2.11

3.2 Connector specifications

Pinout + rating

3.2.1 12/24V input

The input is either 24V or 12V, never both.

Pin # Name

1 +24V 2 GND 3 +12V

3.2.2 24V output

Pin # Name

1 +24V 2 GND 3 N.C.

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3.2.3 12V output

Versions

2.1 mm. connector.

Pin # Name

1 +12V 2 GND

3.2.4 Tipro external bus

Pin # Name

1 TBM_CLK 2 +VTBS 3 GND 4 TBM_DATA 5 EXT_CFG2

3.2.5 Serial port

Notes:

• +24V on pin 9 available on Powered BeFREE.

• For current limitations see 4.3.2 and 4.4.2.

COM 1 COM 2 COM 31 COM 41

Pin # RS232 RS232 RS422 RS485 RS232 RS232

1 DCD DCD TXD- TXD- DCD N/C 2 RX RX RXD+ N/C RX RX 3 TX TX TXD- TXD+ TX TX 4 DTR DTR RXD+ N/C DTR N/C 5 GND GND N/C N/C GND GND 6 DSR DSR N/C N/C DSR N/C 7 RTS RTS N/C N/C RTS N/C 8 CTS CTS N/C N/C CTS N/C 9 RI RI /+5V /+12V

/+24V

GND GND RI /+5V /+12V

/+24V

• To change RS232 to RS422 or RS485 on COM 2 see 6.5.5.3

RI /+5V /+12V /+24V

COM 3 and COM 4 are so-called virtual COM ports; serial to USB devices. Drivers needed, see 5.1.6

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3.2.6 USB

All USB ports can provide 500mA on VBUS.

Pin # Name

1 VBUS 2 D3 D+ 4 GND

3.2.7 Powered USB 12V

Pin out of USB part same as standard USB port, see 3.2.6.

Pin # Name

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

Versions

3.2.8 Powered USB 24V

Pin out of USB part same as standard USB port, see 3.2.6.

Pin # Name

1 GND 2 +24V 3 +24V 4 GND

3.2.9 Ethernet

Pin # Name

1 TX+ 2 TX3 TCT 4 N/C 5 N/C 6 RCT 7 RX+ 8 RX-

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Versions

3.2.10 PS/2 keyboard/mouse

Pin # Name

1 Keyboard Data 2 Mouse Data 3 GND 4 Shield 5 +5V 6 Keyboard Clock 7 Shield 8 Mouse Clock

3.2.11 VGA

Pin # Name Pin # Name

1 CRT_RED 9 +5V 2 CRT_GREEN 10 VGA GND 3 CRT_BLUE 11 N/C 4 N/C 12 CRT_SDA 5 VGA GND 13 CRT_HSYNC 6 VGA GND 14 CRT_VSYNC 7 VGA GND 15 CRT_SCL 8 VGA GND

3.2.12 Cashdrawer

Pin # Name

1 Shield 2 Kick out 1 3 Open/Close 4 Power 24V 5 Kick out 2 6 GND

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Specifications

4 Specifications

4.1 Specification common for all versions

4.1.1 Environmental

4.1.1.1 Non-Operating

Temperature: -20 to 40oC, till 60oC if the relative humidity is < 27% RH Humidity:  90% RH

4.1.1.2 Operating

Temperature: +5 to 30oC Humidity:  90% RH

4.1.2 Dimensions

BeFREE Size [W x D x H] weight Power supply Standard 409 x 328 x 109 mm. 5.95 kg. 30 x 58x 133 mm. Powered 6.60 kg. 42 x 84 x 170 mm. Fanless

409 x 343 x 109 mm.

6.50 kg 30 x 58x 133 mm.

4.1.3 Specifications of motherboard

• Chipset Intel 852GM + 82801 DB (ICH4)

• I/O Chipset ITE IT8712IX

• System Memory 200-pin DDR SODIMM x 1, Max. 1GB (DDR266)

• Dual-View LCD / CRT

• Ethernet Intel® 82562, 10/100Base-TX

4.1.4 Harddisk

• Interface: EIDE

• 2.5” formfactor

• 80 GB.1

• 8 MB. buffer

• 5.400 rpm. Rotational speed

4.1.5 RAM

• 200-pin DDR SODIMM

• 266 MHz.

• 512 or 1024 MB.

One gigabyte (GB.) = 1.000.000.000 bytes.

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Specifications

4.1.6 TFT LCD

The TFT display is an active matrix LCD with better resolution, sharper screen display and broader viewing angle compared to passive matrix screens. 15.0” displays are used in BeFREE.

• Samsung 15.0” LTM150XH-L06

• XGA 1024×768 display format

• Brightness: 430 typ cd/m

• Contrast ratio: 400 typ

• Viewing angle (upper/lower/left/right): 50/60/70/70

4.1.7 Touch panel

A resistive touch panel is made of glass plate, covered with a polyester sheet and coated with additional layers that make an electrical contact on the pressed spot. It uses the five-wire AccuTouch technology, which has a high touchpoint density and fast response. The surface of touch screen is resistant to acetone, methylene, isopropyl-alcohol, ammonia and others.

• Accuracy : ±2mm

• Response time: <10ms

• Resolution: 4096×4096 touchpoints

• Lifetime: 35 million touches in one spot

4.1.8 Tipro Controller

Tipro controller is built in BeFREE. It controls Fan, Cashdrawer and all other (optional) Tipro modules connected to BeFREE. For monitoring, setting and programming modules, fan etc. ChangeMe is used, see 5.3. For general programming please refer to ChangeMe Help file.

All BeFREE versions the Tipro Controller is communicatioon via the USB interface. USB is used for both programming the controller and for sending key-events. On powered BeFREEs it is possible to additionally connect the Tipro Controller to a COM port. In some cases this might be necessary, for instance when software expects data on serial interface (i.e. data from MSR).

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Specifications

4.1.9 Fan control

BeFREE has integrated a specially designed Fan control which ensures that BeFREE is always producing as little noise as possible. The Fan control is a device which controls fan speed proportionally to the BeFREE’s temperature. In general that means the higher the temperature is, the greater the fan speed. See chart on Figure 8 which shows Fan power (rotation) dependence of temperature. Fan control can be reprogrammed if necessary (due to environment, etc.). Reprogramming can be done by Tipro authorized service provider. Temperature of BeFREE can be monitored in ChangeMe (see 5.3.1) or by using MIDAPI1 functions.

The status of the fancontrol is shown by the LEDs on the top of the frame labeled L1 to L4. L1 Fan control is off L2 Fan control is working, fanspeed is relative to temperature L3 Temperature is over maximum, fan at 100%. Serious damage might occur! L4 Error on fan control

Note: Optionally the LEDs can display the current layer of the Tipro controller instead of the FAN status. Section 5.3.4 describes how to change this setting.

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

Fan Power [ % ]

30%

20%

10%

0˚C 10˚C 20˚C 30˚C 40˚C 50˚C 60˚C 70˚C

Temperature [ °C ]

Figure 8– Predefined Fan control settings

Tipro’s API. See MIDAPI documentation for more info

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Specifications

4.2 Power consumption

4.2.1 BeFREE with 1.0 GHz processor:

Stand by: 5W Idle mode in Windows XP: 50W 100% disk and processor load: 56W

These are measured values with BeFREE without any additional Tipro modules and without any other peripherals. Power consumption is higher if you connect additional external devices (e.g. printers, displays …)

4.2.2 BeFREE with 1.5 GHz. Processor:

Stand by: 5W Idle mode in Windows XP: 56W 100% disk and processor load: 64W

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Specifications

≤+⋅

=+⋅+⋅

4.3 Standard and Fanless version

4.3.1 Power supply

• Universal Input 100~240VAC, full range

• 80W @ 12V max output power

• Meets FCC/CISPR/VCCI class B EMI

• Operating Temperature : 0 to +40°C

• Storage Temperature : -20 to +85°C

• 3m. cord, XLR connector

4.3.2 Peripherals power restrictions

14W total available for external devices which has to be divided over 12 and 5V

Connection type: Maximum load per port Symbol Maximum power

allowed: Tipro Bus USB: COM 5V: COM 12V: 12V power output

500 mA

1A 1A 1A

Calculation of total used power:

WPP

141.1

125

Example: Connected are:

- USB Keyboard with 30 mA consumption

- USB scanner. 155mA max.

Can we still connect a 8.4” customer display on 12V. Rating: 6W?

Calculate:

W105)155.003.0(1.1

So we can easily connect the display on 12V. Together all devices will consume 7W and the maximum rating of the 12V connection (1A) is lower than the display uses (0.5A)

P5V

12V

12W

14W

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4.4 Powered version

(

)

≤++

⋅

4.4.1 Power Supply

• Universal Input 100~240VAC, full range

• 150W @ 24V max output power

• Meets FCC/CISPR/VCCI class B EMI

• Operating Temperature : 0°C to +40°C

• Storage Temperature : -20°C to +85°C

• 3m. cord, XLR connector

4.4.2 Peripherals power restrictions

50W total available for external devices which has to be divided over 24/12/5V

Connection type: Maximum load per

port Tipro bus USB COM 5V COM 12V Powered USB12V 12V output COM 24V Powered USB 24V 24V output

1 A

500 mA

1 A

3 A

1 A

3 A

2 A

Calculation of total used power:

VVV

24125

WPPP

501.1

Symbol Maximum power allowed:

P5V

12V

24V

12W

45W

50W

Specifications

4.4.3 Cash Drawer

BeFREE has one RJ12 connector (see Figure 6, No 13 and 3.2.12) for cash drawers.

The cash drawer uses the modular connectors.

Do not connect ordinary telephone line to these connectors.



The Cash drawers can be driven by Tipro controller or by the motherboards GPIO pins. By default the cash drawers is driven by Tipro controller. If you want to change that, you have to change jumper settings, see 5.6 Cash drawer jumper setting. Cash drawer jumper setting is for advanced users only.

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Important

4.4.4 Explanation of programming Cash Drawer Ports

4.4.4.1 OPOS:

If your Tipro OPOS drivers don’t support Cash drawer check on web site http://www.tipro.net for latest drivers or contact Tipro support mail ([email protected]).

All supported OPOS commands can be found in UnifiedPOS document version 1.8 on page 139 (Chapter 4).

Cash drawer names are defined in registry: (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OLEforRetail\ServiceOPOS\CashDrawer) and are by default set to: TiproCashDrawer1 and TiproCashDrawer2. They can be changed manually in the registry.

4.4.4.2 GPIO:

: When programming the Cashdrawer ports directly through the GPIO make sure you program the open-signal as a pulse. The ON signal should be maximum 20% of the whole signal. A typical ON pulse is 100ms. That means a typical signal has 100 ms. ON signal and at least 400ms. OFF.

For using GPIO pins you have to change jumpers, see Cash drawer jumper setting 5.6. Address of the GPIO port is 0x801. Our Cash drawer outputs are connected to port 6 and 8 (for sending open signal), and inputs are connected to port 2 and 4 (reading status of Cash drawer - opened/closed)1.

BIOS Setting Connector Definition Address IT8712 GPIO Setting

Port 1 Bit 7 U35. pin 20 (GPIO27) Port 2 Drawer 1, open/close1 Bit 6 U35. pin 21 (GPIO26) Port 3 Bit 5 U35. pin 22 (GPIO25) Port 4 Drawer 2, open/close1 Bit 4 U35. pin 23 (GPIO24) Port 5 Bit 3 U35. pin 24 (GPIO23) Port 6 Drawer 1, kickout Bit 2 U35. pin 25 (GPIO22) Port 7 Bit 1 U35. pin 26 (GPIO21) Port 8 Drawer 2, kickout Bit 0 U35. pin 27 (GPIO20)

Since the connector allows for only one open/close signal, the signal for both drawers is combined. So if either

one of the drawers is open both Drawer 1 and Drawer 2 indicate open.

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5 Installation

5.1 Driver installation under Windows XP

If you are using Windows XP then windows will find and install almost all drivers. The drivers noted below must be installed manually from the enclosed CD. Please always check our website for possible updates ( www.tipro.net/support ,then choose BeFREE).

Note: If you have a powered BeFREE (BF15-1.x/x-A1-xxx) Windows will find new hardware the first time you start, and it will ask you to install it. This is for the USB to serial, virtual COM ports (see 5.1.6). You can cancel this automatic installation. When you come to step 6 below, the correct drivers will be installed.

5.1.1 Step 1, chipset drivers

Go to the directory named “Step 1 - Intel INF Update for Windows 9x-2003” and run Setup.exe. Click



and accept the license agreement. Click You must restart the BeFREE, do this by choosing “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” and click





again.

5.1.2 Step 2, graphics drivers

Open the directory “Step 2 - Intel Extreme Graphics 2 Driver”, then “Win2k_xp” and run Setup.exe. Click



and accept the license agreement. Your screen might flicker during the installation, this is normal. You must restart the BeFREE, do this by choosing “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” and click



5.1.3 Step 3, Ethernet drivers

Open the directory “Step 3 - Intel LAN Driver”, then “2K_XP” and run pro2kxpm.exe. Accept the licence agreement and click



. This extracts the installtion files to a directory, by default “C:\IntelPRO”1. The installtion starts automatically. choose: When the installation is finished, press





. No restart is needed.

Note: for some unknown reason the window is sometimes displayed very small and cannot be used. In this case close the window and go to the directory where the files were extracted to and run setup.exe from there.

5.1.4 Step 4, audio drivers

This is only needed if you have a BeFREE with the optional audio connectivity. Go to the directory “Step 4 - Realtek AC97 codec Driver” and run wdm_a361.exe Click next to start the installation. A warning message might appear stating that the software has not passed Windows Logo testing. You can



After succesfull installation this directory can be deleted

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You must restart the BeFREE, do this by choosing “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” and click



5.1.5 Step 5, Touch screen drivers

Open the directory “Step 5, ELO touchscreen driver”. Run SW60650.exe. Note: If you have a lower number (SW600390) please download updated drivers either from our website (see 5.1) or from ELO www.elotouch.com then choose support, downloads, current drivers. Click  to continue, then click



again. Choose your language or leave default, and click Select “Install USB Touchscreen Drivers” and click to continue. After installing click



. The installation will start automatically after you press



. Then accept the licence agreement



. The calibration should start automatically, (otherwise go to Start > Control Panel (classic view) > ELO Touchscreen,



)

To calibrate press the shown targets (3) , test and accept the settings.

5.1.6 Step 6, Virtual COM drivers – OPTIONAL

This step is only needed when you have the powered BeFREE (BF15-1.x/x-A1-xxx) Open the Directory “Step 6 optional – FTDI virtual COM driver” and run CDM2.02.4.exe. Press



on the keyboard to finish the installation.

Windows will find new hardware, dual RS232

5.1.7 ChangeMe installation

Please check our website for the latest update (see 5.1). Go to the “ChangeMe” directory and run Setup.exe. Click



, you can optionally change the installation directory, click

“complete”,



again and finally



. You must restart the BeFREE, do this by choosing “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” and click



The first time you run ChangeMe (Start > All Programs > Tipro Keyboards > ChangeMe) it will detect new hardware and install the Tipro Keyboard automatically. Because this takes some time, the autodetect feaure of ChangeMe will not find the keyboard at first. Wait untill Windows reports that the “new hardware is installed and ready to use”. Now click



to detect the intergrated modules.



again, choose

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5.2 Driver installation for Linux and other Operating Systems

Other Operating systems are not actively supported by Tipro. All hardware integrated does support Linux, but this might be limited to certain distributions. Below follows a list of integrated chipsets, if available the driver location on the CD or the manufacturer’s website.

Intel

chipset Chipset Intel

852GM + ICH4 I/O Chipset ITE IT8712

ethernet 82562, 10/100Base On CD or:

Realtek audio AC’97 On CD or:

ELO touchscreen http://elotouch.com/Support/Downloads/def

FTDI USB to

FT2232D http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm RS232 (virtual COM)

www.intel.com , support, dowload, chipsets,

embedded chipsets, low power – 852/855 chipset families

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Product_Fil ter.aspx?ProductID=998

www.realtek.com , Downloads, Computer

peripheral ICs, PC audio codecs, Software

ault.asp

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5.3 ChangeMe

The first time you run ChangeMe, drivers for Tipro USB controller will install automatically. Let the installation finish, then press “autodetect” to search for the controller. The next times you run ChangeMe it will detect automatically the controller in BeFREE on USB1. Press on the BeFREE icon to open the dialog.

Figure 9 - ChangeMe main window

USB is the default interface. Powered BeFREEs can optionally also communicate via serial interface, see 4.1.8 and 5.10.3. To change the interface in ChangeMe double click on “Intf: USB” in the lower right corner of the main window (see Figure 9 - ChangeMe main window) and select COM 4, 9600 baud rate.

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5.3.1 Fan control

The Fan control window is just for information purposes. Press on “Read” to get the air temperature inside BeFREE and the relative fanspeed.

Figure 10 - Fan control dialog

5.3.2 Cashdrawer

The Cashdrawer window is used for testing the cashdrawer port. Although the window is shown for all versions of BeFREE, it functions just for Powered BeFREEs, which have a cashdrawer port.

Figure 11 - Cashdrawer dialog

Press “Read” to get the current status of the drawer(s). In case no cashdrawer connection is present (standard and fanless BeFREE) the status open is shown. On the Powered BeFREE the status is “closed or not connected” when no cashdrawer is present or when it is connected and closed1. The Status is “open” when the drawer is open. Use the buttons below to test opening the drawer.

Since the connector allows for only one open/close signal, the signal for both drawers is combined. So if either one of the drawers is open both Drawer 1 and Drawer 2 indicate open.

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5.3.3 Advanced: ON/OFF

Advanced ON/OFF is a feature to protect the system agains accidental and unauthorised turning on or off. To turn the BeFREE on or off when in this mode, the user needs to press the power button 3 times in a fast sequence.

Normally this tab is hidden since there is a risk of not being able to start the BeFREE again if this is set by mistake. To show this tab you have to go to ChangeMe’s “debug mode” by pressing the keys <Ctrl> + <Backspace> at the same time when in the main window. You will see 2 extra menu items in the menu bar: Extended Tools and Debug. When you now click on the BeFREE icon again you will see the extra “Advanced” tab.

Figure 12 - Advanced dialog

Set EXTRA sets the Advanced ON/OFF feature. Set NORM restores the ON/OF configuration to normal, default behavior

Testing The best is to test this feature before turning off the system! Set the Advanced ON/OFF by pressing the Set EXTRA button. Set the Action for the power button to “Ask me what to do”, see below. Press the power button quickly 3 times in a row. If you have the correct timing, the dialog will appear asking you if you want to shut down the system. Select Cancel. Reapeat this a few times to get the correct timimg each time you try.

Another way of protecting the BeFREE from turning off is by disabling the turn off by button in Windows:

Start > Control Panel > Power Options, Advanced Tab, Power Button; Change setting to:

• Do nothing - no reaction when the button is pressed. Turn of the BeFREE by going to

Start > Shut Down.

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• Ask me what to do – dialog will appear asking you what to do.

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Figure 13 - Shut Down Dialogs

What if things go wrong? If for some reason you are not able to start the system you will have to open the BeFREE and set a jumper to bypass the ON/OFF feature. See 5.10.2 for details.

5.3.4 Advanced: LED functionality

To enable the Advanced tab, see 5.3.3 above. Check Figure 12 - Advanced dialog for reference. Choose “Set State” to show the fan status on the LEDs L1 – L4, as described in 4.1.9 (default) Optionally you can also display the current layer of the Tipro controller, as is displayed on Tipro keyboards. To do this press the button “Set Layer”.

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5.4 HOW TO open BeFREE

Always remove the power cord when opening the BeFREE!



Tools:

• philips (cross) screwdriver

Procedure:

1. Remove all connectors from BeFREE

2. Turn BeFREE upside down. Place some soft protection under the screen!

3. Remove the 2 screws on either side of the housing as indicated on the drawing:

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Figure 14 - open BeFREE

4. Now the PC-part can slide out. You might have to push at the connector side and pull at

the heatsink side.

5. Now you can reach the harddisk (see 5.7) and RAM (see 5.8) at the bottom side of the PC-

part.

6. If you turn around the PC-part you can reach the jumpers to set voltage on powered COM

ports (see 5.5)

To close BeFREE again:

7. Slide the PC-part back into the housing

8. Fix the 2 screws at the sides

9. Replace all original cables

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5.5 Setting of the voltage on the powered COM ports

COM 2 (and COM 3 and COM 4 on powered versions) can be configured to have power on

pin 9

For maximum allowed load see 4.3.2 for standard BeFREE or 4.4.2 for powered BeFREE

• First step is to open the BeFREE. Follow steps described in previous section.

• Next step is to turn around the PC part so that you can see the top.

5.5.1 COM 2

The jumper J1 for COM 2 is positioned totally on the left side, behind the connector for the power supply, see picture below.

Figure 15 - top view PC-part, standard version

See 3.2.5

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J1, jumper configuring COM 2 pin 9

24V. (just for Powered BeFREE) 12V. 5V. Not in use Ring, no power, default

5.5.2 COM3 and COM4

COM 3 and COM 4 are available on Powered BeFREE only. The jumpers J3 and J4 are located on the Add-on board as indicated below.

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Figure 16 - top view PC-part, Powered version

J3, jumper configuring COM 3 and COM 4 pin 9

COM 4

COM 3

24V. 12V. 5V. Ring (no power)

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5.6 Cash drawer jumper setting

Note

: Just Powered version By default this option is disabled, programming through OPOS is default and preferred. To enable cashdrawer operation through GPIO ports of the compter you must:

• Take PC part of BeFREE out. See section 5.4 for help.

• Connect the cable (no. 1 in the drawing below) to the pin header (no. 2). The white wire

goes to the pin designated with the white arrow. You may have to remove the palstic cable-wrap that holds the cable.

• Close the BeFREE again.

5.7 Replacing Harddisk

Open the BeFREE as described in section 5.4. The harddisk is positioned at the bottom.

• Release the 2 screws as indicated on the drawing below. Don’t remove them totally, as

they guide the harddisk when sliding out.

• Slide the harddisk as indicated on the picture above, until it comes out of the metal guides.

• Remember how the harddisk is oriented, so you can re-connect the new disk in the same

way.

• Remove the flat cable.

• Now you can connect the flat cable to the new harddisk. Make sure the harddisk is turned

correctly.

• Check if the 2 screws at the rear (near the heatsink) are fixed till the end and the 2 screws

in front are loose enough to slide in the metal guide.

• Slide the harddisk back in position untill it can’t go further.

• Fix the 2 screws in front.

• Slide the PC-part back into the housing.

• Fix the 2 screws at the sides.

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Figure 17 - harddisk

5.8 Replacing RAM

Use only memory modules SODIMM DDR 200 pin 266 MHz. or faster. Open the BeFREE as described in section 5.4. The RAM module is positioned at the bottom, near the fan.

• Release the two springs at either side of the module, the module will “pop-up”

• Pull the memory module out in the direction it is already oriented.

• Place the new memory module at an angle, push it till the end. Make sure it oriented

correctly. The cut-out between the contacts must be aligned with the tooth on the connector.

• Now push it down, until the springs snap into place and hold the module.

• Slide the PC-part back into the housing.

• Fix the 2 screws at the sides.

5.9 Cleaning

You should clean BeFREE’s screen display with dry soft, clean cloth. Then you should wipe the cloth across the display from left to right, moving from the top of the display down to the bottom of the display. If your display contains grease or some other contaminant, then you should dampen your cloth with water.

You should also use some non-aggressive cleaners as:

 Water.  Water with a tiny amount of soft liquid soap.  Isopropyl Alcohol.  Commercial glass cleaners that do not contain ammonia.

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1 2 3

1 2

5.10 Jumpers

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Figure 18 - Jumpers for CMOS and ON/OFF bypass

5.10.1 Clear CMOS

To reset the BIOS to it’ s original -factory- setting place the jumper J1 (see picture above) for a short time to position 2-3, after that place it back to it’ s original position 1-2.

Normal position

Close the BeFREE and restart the system.

5.10.2 Bypass ON/OFF logic.

In case the system cannot be started, something might be wrong with the built-in ON/OFF logic on the Tipro Controller. Place the jumper J2 (see Figure 18) to position 2-3 to bypass

Normal position

the logic and connect the ON/OFF button directly to the mainboard. Advanced ON/OFF as described in 5.3.3 is disabled in this case.

Note: a fault can also happen when a faulty module is connected to BeFREE, or when a module is wrongly connected via Tipro bus. Verify this first before opening BeFREE

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5 2 3 4

5.10.3 Tipro Controller serial communication

On a Powered BeFREE the Tipro Controller can be set to communicate via COM 4. USB communication is also still possible. The connector COM 4 will become useless in this case. After you open the BeFREE (see 5.4), the jumpers can be found behind COM port 4 (see Figure 19). The jumpers must be set in pairs, each position corresponds to 2 jumpers. To enable the serial controller communication jumper 4 must be moved to 3

• Connector COM port 4 to COM 4

• Tipro controller USB

• Connector COM port 4 not functional

Tipro controller on USB and On COM 4

default

optional

J1 – J5

Figure 19 - serial communication controller J1 - J5

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6 BIOS settings

Any changes to the BIOS, except changing date/time and boot order, are not recommended by Tipro and are at the customers own risk1. You can always recall Tipro default settings by selecting “ Load optimized defaults” in the main menu (see 6.4 and 6.5).

6.1 System Test and Initialization

These routines test and initialize board hardware. If the routines encounter an error during the tests, you will either hear a few short beeps or see an error message on the screen. There are two kinds of errors: fatal and non-fatal. The system can usually continue the boot up sequence with non-fatal errors. Non-fatal error messages usually appear on the screen along with the following instructions: Press <F1> to RESUME. Write down the message and press the F1 key to continue the boot up sequence.

6.2 System configuration verification

These routines check the current system configuration against the values stored in the CMOS memory. If they do not match, the program outputs an error message. You will then need to run the BIOS setup program to set the configuration information in memory. There are two situations in which you will need to change the CMOS settings:

1. You want to change the boot order.

2. The CMOS memory has lost power and the configuration information has been erased.

6.3 Award BIOS Setup

Awards BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

6.4 Entering Setup

Power on the computer and press <Del> immediately when the Tipro logo is shown. This will allow you to enter Setup

6.5 Main menu

Once you enter the Phoenix - Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu.

Any repairs and support that are a consequence of changes to the BIOS, other than date/time or boot order, are

not covered under warranty.

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Note that a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the screen.

6.5.1 Setup Items:

The main menu includes the following main setup categories. In normal conditions you would need at most to enter (one of ) the following items:

• Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc.

• Advanced BIOS Features This setup includes all the items of Award special enhanced features.

• Integrated Peripherals This setup is to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

• PC Health Status This entry displays the current status of your PC.

• Load Fail-Safe Defaults This menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable performance of your PC

• Load Optimized Defaults This item to load the default factory settings for BIOS for optimal system performance..

• Set Supervisor / User Password Setting Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or

just to Setup.

• Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.

• Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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6.5.2 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES

6.5.2.1 Date and Time Configuration

The BIOS determines the day of the week from the other date information. This field is for information only. Press the left or right arrow key to move to the desired field (date, month, year). Press the PgUp/- or PgDn/+ key to change the setting, or type the desired value into the field. The time format is based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00 hours. Press the left or right arrow key to move to the desired field. Press the PgUp/- or PgDn/+ key to increment the setting, or type the desired value into the field.

6.5.2.2 IDE Primary Master

The BIOS supports up to two IDE drives. This section does not show information about other IDE devices, such as a CD-ROM drive, or other hard drive types, such as SCSI drives.

NOTE: We recommend that you select type AUTO for all drives. The BIOS can automatically detect the specifications and optimal operating mode of almost all IDE hard drives. When you select AUTO for a hard drive, the BIOS will detect its specifications In case detailed manual setup is needed, please contact Tipro support for additional information

6.5.2.3 Halt On

During the power-on-self-test (POST), the computer stops if the BIOS detects a hardware error. You can tell BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot-up process.

6.5.3 Advanced BIOS features

Most important in this menu is the boot order. Select the desired option for first-, second- and third Boot Device.

Note: For booting from LAN, additionally the LAN boot ROM must be enabled, see 6.5.5.2

6.5.4 Advanced Chipset Features

Leave all settings to default. Make sure that Boot display is set to CRT+LCD and that the Panel Type(LVDS) is set to 1024x768 24bit.

6.5.5 Integrated Peripherals

6.5.5.1 OnChip IDE Device

Leave All settings to default

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6.5.5.2 Onboard Device

USB Controller [Default: Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller [Default: Enabled]

AC97 Audio [Default: Auto] Init Display First

OnBoard LAN [Default: Enabled]

OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Default: Disabled]

6.5.5.3 SuperIO Device

OnBoard Serial Port 1 / Serial Port 2 1: [Default: 3F8/IRQ4] 2: [Default: 2F8/IRQ3]

COM2 RS232/422/485 Type [Default: RS232] UART Mode Select [Default: Normal]

BIOS settings

Enable / Disable USB Controller.

Enable / Disable USB 2.0 Controller. High speed mode will turn on when high speed device were attached.

Auto Detect / Disable Onboard AC97 Device.

Leave to default setting

If you don't need to use onboard LAN function, just configure it as "Disabled" without any efforts on jumper setting. To enable booting from LAN

Auto: BIOS will automatically setup the port address. 3F8/IRQ4: Enable onboard Serial port and address is 3F8, IRQ set to 4. 2F8/IRQ3: Enable onboard Serial port and address is 2F8, IRQ set to 3. 3E8/IRQ4: Enable onboard Serial port and address is 3E8, IRQ set to 4. 2E8/IRQ3: Enable onboard Serial port and address is 2E8, IRQ set to 3. Disabled: Disable onboard Serial port. Select COM2 type if hardware supports 422/485. Leave to default value

6.5.5.4 Digital I/O Setting

Leave to default settings

6.5.6 Power Management Setup

Leave all to default, except:

PWRON After PWR-Fail [Default: Disabled]

If enabled the system will automatically reboot up if it shut down because of power failure.

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6.5.7 PnP/PCI Configurations

Leave to default settings

6.5.8 PC Health Status

You can set the shutdown temperature of the system. Default this is set to 70oC. All other values are for information purposes only.

6.5.9 Frequency/Voltage Control

Leave to default values

6.5.10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable performance for your system to operate. In our case it is also safe to load Optimized Defaults.

6.5.11 Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations. In our case this is the same as Load Fail-Safe

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7 References:

- BIOS document 8310

- ChangeMe Help

- MIDAPI Help

- FREE Technical specification

References:

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