Contec bx200 SERIES User Manual

IPC Series

BOX-PC
for BX200 Series

User’s Manual

CONTEC CO.,LTD.

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Thank you for purchasing the CONTEC product.
The product consists of the items listed below.
Check, with the following list, that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items,
contact your retailer. If you use IPC-SLIB-01 (driver&utility software set), download it from the
CONTEC’s Web site.
Product Configuration List

Name Pcs. Pcs.

BOX-PC

The attachment fittings

CF card removal prevention fitting 1 1 *1

USB removal prevention fitting 1 1

USB removal prevention clamp 2 2

Washer assembled screw (M3 x 6) 5 5

Washer assembled and cross recessed
hexagonal bolt
(M4 x 10, black)
Cable clamp

connector complete set

Product guide (this sheet)

IPC Precaution List 1 1
Royalty consent contract(For OS)
Royalty consent contract

(For Recovery Soft)
Setup Procedure Document
Notes on using Windows Embedded

Standard

Recovery Media *2 None 1

*1 It is attached to the main body.

*2 Please confirm latest information on the CONTEC homepage though the user's manual is stored in Recovery Media.

The installation method is described in this document as well as the UsersManual. [File storing place: \Manual]

Power connector 1 1 Power supply

Contact 4 4

BX-2x0-DCxx00

BX-2x0D-DCxx00

[Bae Model]

1 1

2 2

4 4

2 2

1 1

None 1

None 1

None 1

None 1

BX-2x0-DCxx11

BX-2x0D-DCxx11

[OS PreInstallModel]

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Product Configuration Image

* See the Product Configuration List to check if all the components are included for the specified number of units.

Copyright

Copyright 2011 CONTEC CO., LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form by any means without prior written

consent of CONTEC CO., LTD.
CONTEC CO., LTD. makes no commitment to update or keep current the information contained in this

document.
The information in this document is subject to change without notice.
All relevant issues have been considered in the preparation of this document. Should you notice an

omission or any questionable item in this document, please feel free to notify CONTEC CO., LTD.
Regardless of the foregoing statement, CONTEC assumes no responsibility for any errors that may

appear in this document or for results obtained by the user as a result of using this product.

Trademarks

Intel, Intel Atom, Intel Core and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. MS, Microsoft
and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks
of their respective holder.

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Table of Contents

Check your p ackage .................................................................................................................................i

Copyright.................................................................................................................................................ii

Trademarks ..............................................................................................................................................ii

Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................................iii

1. INTRODUCTION 1

About the P roduct ................................................................................................................................... 1

Features ............................................................................................................................................1

Supported O S ................................................................................................................................... 2

Customer Support.................................................................................................................................... 3

Web Site ...........................................................................................................................................3

Limited One -Year Warranty...................................................................................................................3

How to Obta in Service............................................................................................................................ 3

Liability ...................................................................................................................................................3

Safety Precautions...................................................................................................................................4

Safety Inf ormation ........................................................................................................................... 4

Caution on the BX-2x0 , BX-2x0D Ser ies....................................................................................... 4

2. SYSTEM REFERENCE 7

Specification............................................................................................................................................7

Power Mana gement Feat ures ...................................................................................................... ............ 9

Power Requ irements ............................................................................................................................. 10

Power Consumption....................................................................................................................... 10

Physical D imensions .............................................................................................................................11

3. HARDWARE SETUP 13

Before Using the Product for the F irst Time ........................................................................................ 13

Hardware Setup..................................................................................................................................... 14

Inserting an Embedded CF Card ...................................................................................................14

Attaching the CF Attachment Fittings .......................................................................................... 14

Attaching the Attachment Fittings ................................................................................................ 15

Attaching the FG............................................................................................................................15

Fastening t he Cable........................................................................................................................16

Installation Requirements ..............................................................................................................17

4. EACH COMPONENT FUNCTION 21

Component Name..................................................................................................................................21

Front View......................................................................................................................................21

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Rear View .......................................................................................................................................21

System Configuration............................................................................................................................22

Component Function.............................................................................................................................23

LED: POWER , ACCESS, STATUS .............................................................................................23

DC Power In put Connector: DC-IN ..............................................................................................23

POWER SW ....................................................................................................................... ............23

Analog RGB Interface: A-RGB (BX-2x0 mod el ).........................................................................24

DVI-D Interface: DVI-D (BX-2x0D model).................................................................................25

Giga bit-Ethernet: L A N A, B.........................................................................................................26

Serial Port Interface: SERIAL A, B ..............................................................................................27

USB Ports TYPE-A:USB TYPE-A ...............................................................................................28

miniUSB Po r t s TYPE-AB:miniUSB TY PE-AB...........................................................................28

CF Card Connector (Primary IDE Connection) : CF1 - 2 ............................................................35

Line out Interface: LINE OUT ......................................................................................................36

Mike in Interface: MIC ..................................................................................................................36

RAS Functi ons................................................................................................................................36

General Pu rpose Input /Output and Remote Powe r On/Reset.......................................................40

5. BIOS SETUP 45

Introduction............................................................................................................................................45

Starting S e tup.........................................................................................................................................45

Using Setu p............................................................................................................................................46

Getting Help ...................................................................................................................................46

In Case of Problems .......................................................................................................................46

A Final Note About Set u p..............................................................................................................46

Main Menu.............................................................................................................................................47

Setup Items .....................................................................................................................................47

Standard C MOS Setup ..........................................................................................................................49

Main Menu Selections...........................................................................................................................50

IDE Adapte r s ..................................................................................................................................51

Advanced B I OS Features Setup............................................................................................................52

CPU Featur e...........................................................................................................................................53

Hard Disk B o ot Priority ........................................................................................................................55

Virus Warn i n g ................................................................................................................................56

Advanced C hipset Feat ures Setup.........................................................................................................62

VGA setting...........................................................................................................................................63

Watch Dog T imer Setting .....................................................................................................................64

Integrated Periphera l s......................................................................................................... ...................65

OnChip IDE Device...............................................................................................................................66

Onboard Device.....................................................................................................................................68

USB Device Setting...............................................................................................................................70

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Super IO Device.................................................................................................................................... 72

Power Mana gement Setup ....................................................................................................................74

PnP/PCI Co n figuration Setup............................................................................................................... 76

PC Health Status ................................................................................................................................... 77

Frequency/Voltage Co ntrol................................................................................................................... 78

Defaults M enu....................................................................................................................................... 79

Superviso r /User Passw ord Setting ......................................................................................................80

Exit Selec ting ........................................................................................................................................81

POST Messa ges.....................................................................................................................................81

POST Beep ............................................................................................................................................81

Error Messa ges......................................................................................................................................82

6. APPENDIX 85

Memory Map .........................................................................................................................................85

I/O Port Ad dresses ................................................................................................................................ 86

Interrupt Level List ...............................................................................................................................87

POST Codes .......................................................................................................................................... 88

COM I/O Add ress and Re g i ster Functi on............................................................................................ 93

Watch-Dog-Timer .................................................................................................................................99

CF selection.........................................................................................................................................104

Battery .................................................................................................................................................105

7. LIST OF OPTIONS 107

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1. Introduction

1. Introduction
About the Product

This product is a fanless computer for embedded applications. It features an Atom processor Z510P
(BX-200, BX-200D), Z530P (BX-210, BX-210D), US15WP (GMA500) chipset. It com bines sufficient
performance and low power consumption in a space-saving design that can be installed in spaces only
50-mm thick with roughly the same area as a paperback book. This "resource-saving PC" helps you
design more compact, energy efficient equipment to reduce running costs and promote energy efficiency.

It has extension interfaces such as 1000BASE-T, USB 2.0, and serial. It employs a CF card for storage
and is fanless to ensure a totally spindleless design that simplifies maintenance.

It is available in ten different models with different CPU and display interface configurations so that you
can select the best product to suit your application.

Embedded-type CPU and chip set have been adopted. The use of readily available parts ensures the ease
of the use of the product. In addition, the use of Contec-customized BIOS allows support to be provided
at the BIOS level.

This product is available in the following 10 models:

- Base model with Intel Atom Processor Z510P 1.10GHz
BX-200-DC5000 (Memory 1GB, without OS, without CF, Graphic I/F: Analog RGB)
BX-200-DC6000 (Memory 2GB, without OS, without CF, Graphic I/F: Analog RGB)
BX-200D-DC5000 (Memory 1GB, without OS, without CF, Graphic I/F: DVI-D)

- OS-installed model with Intel Atom Processor Z510P 1.10GHz
BX-200-DC5311 (Memory 1GB, Windows Embedded Standard 2009 (Japanese version), CF2GB,

BX-200D-DC5311 (Memory 1GB, Windows Embedded Standard 2009 (Japanese version), CF2GB,

- Base model with Intel Atom Processor Z530P 1.60GHz
BX-210-DC5000 (Memory 1GB, without OS, without CF, Graphic I/F: Analog RGB)
BX-210D-DC5000 (Memory 1GB, without OS, without CF, Graphic I/F: DVI-D)
BX-210D-DC6000 (Memory 2GB, without OS, without CF, Graphic I/F: DVI-D)

- OS-installed model with Intel Atom Processor Z530P 1.60GHz
BX-210-DC5311 (Memory 1GB, Windows Embedded Standard 2009 (Japanese version), CF2GB,

BX-210D-DC5311 (Memory 1GB, Windows Embedded Standard 2009 (Japanese version), CF2GB,

Graphic I/F: Analog RGB)

Graphic I/F: DVI-D)

Graphic I/F: Analog RGB)

Graphic I/F: DVI-D)

Features

- Contributing to reduction of running cost and promotion of energy efficiency
It adopts the low-power platform with Intel (R) Atom(TM) Processor Z510P (BX-200) or Z530P
(BX-210), US15WP chipset that realizes lower power consumption while ensuring sufficient
performance.

- Contributing to compact device design. Ultra-small PC is roughly the same area as a paperback book
It is the smallest [178 (W) x 115 (D) x 29 (H)] and lightest [800 g] PC in the series, and can be installed
almost anywhere.

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Can be installed in spaces only 50-mm thick with roughly the same area as a paperback book. It largely
serves downsizing of your equipment, fits any area with the aestheticness kept.

- Slitless/fanless design that reduces maintenance work
This product's spindleless design eliminates the heat dissipating slit and CPU fan and adopts CF card for
the storage. There is no need to worry about the intrusion of dust or foreign objects, and the use of parts
that degrade over time is minimized to facilitate maintenance.

- Remote power management function to reduce operation tasks
Supports system startup by external device over network (Wake-on-LAN), by general purpose input
(power on by GPI), and by modem reception (power on by ring). It encourages significant labor saving in
operation.

- Major types of peripherals are supported with rich interfaces including the two CF card slots
It has a variety of extended interface such as 1000BASE-T x 2, USB2.0 x 5, serial (RS-232C) x 2.
It has two CF card slots (one built into main unit), providing the ability to separate data from the
operating system, as well as the convenience of being able to use one slot for system startup and the other
for maintenance or for taking home system logs or collected data.

- Falling-off prevention tools and fixing clamps provided to avoid trouble caused by disconnected cable
This product stays trouble-free, being equipped with USB removal prevention fitting and cable clamp for
connectors with no locking mechanism, such as USB cable, and with hardware to properly mount and
avoid falling out of CF card.

- Safety design required for embedded applications
Retention of CMOS data by EEPROM allows the system to start up even when the battery has run out.

For Windows Embedded Standard installed model, it is possible to use the EWF*1 function of OS. It is
designed for safety required for embedding purpose, for exam ple, pr ohibiting unwanted writing to the CF
card with EWF function will relieve the concern about the writing limits to the CF card and prevent an
unintentional system alteration.

*1 EWF (Enhanced Write Filter) is a function specific to Windows Embedded Standard that protects the disk from being actually written

by

redirecting the writing to RAM.

- A wide range of power supplies (10.8 - 31.2VDC) supported
As the product supports a wide range of power (10.8 - 31.2VDC), it can be used in a variety of power

environments. The separately available AC adapter adds support for 100VAC power.

Supported OS

- Windows Embedded Standard 2009

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Customer Support

CONTEC provides the following support services for you to use CONTEC products more efficiently and
comfortably.

Web Site

Japanese http://www.contec.co.jp/
English http://www.contec.com/
Chinese http://www.contec.com.cn/

Latest product information
CONTEC provides up-to-date information on products.

CONTEC also provides product manuals and various technical documents in the PDF.
Free download

You can download updated driver software and differential files as well as sample programs available in
several languages.

Note! For product information
Contact your retailer if you have any technical question about a CONTEC product or need its price,

delivery time, or estimate information.

Limited One-Year Warranty

CONTEC products are warranted by CONTEC CO., LTD. to be free from defects in material and
workmanship for up to one year from the date of purchase by the original purchaser.

Repair will be free of charge only when this device is returned freight prepaid with a copy of the original
invoice and a Return Merchandise Authorization to the distributor or the CONTEC group office, from
which it was purchased.

This warranty is not applicable for scratches or normal wear, but only for the electronic circuitry and
original products. The warranty is not applicable if the device has been tampered with or damaged
through abuse, mistreatment, neglect, or unreasonable use, or if the original invoice is not included, in
which case repairs will be considered beyond the warranty policy.

How to Obtain Service

For replacement or repair, return the device freight prepaid, with a copy of the original invoice. Please
obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization number (RMA) from the CONTEC group office where you
purchased before returning any product.

* No product will be accepted by CONTEC group without the RMA number.

Liability

The obligation of the warrantor is solely to repair or replace the product. In no event will the warrantor be
liable for any incidental or consequential damages due to such defect or consequences that arise from
inexperienced usage, misuse, or malfunction of this device.

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Safety Precautions

Understand the following definitions and precautions to use the product safely.

Safety Information

This document provides safety information using the following symbols to prevent accidents resulting in
injury or death and the destruction of equipment and resources. Understand the meanings of these labels
to operate the equipment safely.

DANGER

WAR NI NG

CAUTION

Caution on the BX-2x0, BX-2x0D Series

DANGER indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will
result in death or serious injury.

WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could
result in death or serious injury.

CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may
result in minor or moderate injury or in property damage.

Handling Precautions

WA RN IN G

- Always check that the power supply is turned off before connecting or disconnecting power cables.

- Do not modify the product.

- Always turn off the power before inserting or removing circuit boards or cables.

- This product is not intended for use in aerospace, space, nuclear power, medical equipment, or other
applications that require a very high level of reliability. Do not use the product in such applications.

- If using this product in applications where safety is critical such as in railways, automotive, or
disaster prevention or security systems, please contact your retailer.

- Do not attempt to replace the battery as inappropriate battery replacement poses a risk of explosion.

- For battery replacement, contact your retailer as it must be performed as a process of repair.

- When disposing of a used battery, follow the disposal procedures stipulated under the relevant laws
and municipal ordinances. For details on replacing the battery, refer to the appendix.

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CAUTION

- Do not use or store this product in a location exposed to high or low temperature that exceeds range
of specification or susceptible to rapid temperature changes.
Example: - Exposure to direct sun

- In the vicinity of a heat source

- Do not use this product in extremely humid or dusty locations. It is extremely dangerous to use this
product with its interior penetrated by water or any other fluid or conductive dust. If this product
must be used in such an environment, install it on a dust-proof control panel, for example.

- Avoid using or storing this product in locations subject to shock or vibration that exceeds range of
specification.

- Do not use this product in the vicinity of devices that generate strong magnetic force or noise. Such
products will cause this product to malfunction.

- Do not use or store this product in the presence of chemicals.

- To clean this product, wipe it gently with a soft cloth dampened with either water or mild detergent.
Do not use chemicals or a volatile solvent, such as benzene or thinner, to prevent pealing or
discoloration of the paint.

- This product’s case may become hot. To avoid being burned, do not touch that section while this
product is in operation or immediately after turning off the power. Avoid installation in a location
where people may come into contact with that section.

- CONTEC does not provide any guarantee for the integrity of data on CF.

- Always remove the power cable from the power outlet before connecting or disconnecting a
connector.

- To prevent corruption of files, always shutdown the OS before turning off this product.

- CONTEC reserves the right to refuse to service a product modified by the user.

- In the event of failure or abnormality (foul smells or excessive heat generation), unplug the power
cord immediately and contact your retailer.

- To connect with peripherals, use a grounded, shielded cable.

- The CF card connector doesn't support hot plug. The pulling out opening of the CF card cannot be
done in the state of power supply ON. Please neither pulling out opening of CF in the state of power
supply ON of this product nor come in contact with CF. This product may malfunction or cause a
failure.

- If you use any other CFs than our CFs, we can not guarantee this product’s specification. When you
newly select CFs for this product, you should read “Chapter 6. CF selection” at first. If you select
unpreferable CFs, the system may work out of order.

- Component Life:

(1) Battery---The internal calendar clock and CMOS RAM are backed by a Lithium primary battery.

(2) CF ---The OS-installed model uses a CF card in the OS storage area.

* Replacement of expendables is handled as a repair (there will be a charge).

The backup time at a temperature of 25°C with the power disconnected is 10 years or
more.

The predicted failure rate is 3,840,000 rewrite operations (allowable number of rewrite
operations of 512KB or less) and MTBF is 500,000 hours.

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FCC PART 15 Class A Notice

NOTE

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in commercial environment.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference at his own expense.

WARNING TO USER

Change or modifications not expressly approved the manufacturer can void the user's authority to
operate this equipment.

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System Reference

2.

Specification

Table 2.1. Functional Specification < 1 / 2 >

Model BX-200-DCxxxx BX-200D-DCxxxx BX-210-DCxxxx BX-210D-DCxxxx

CPU Intel® Atom (TM) Processor Z510P

Chip set Intel® US15WP

BIOS BIOS (mfd. by Award)

Memory 200pin SO-DIMM socket x 1, PC2-4300 (DDR2 533) DDR2 SDRAM support

Graphic

Controller Built in Intel® US15WP

Video RAM Main memory shared

Video BIOS 64KB (C0000H-CFFFFH)

Display

resolution
(Max.)

DVI None

Audio HD Audio compliant, LINE OUT x 1, MIC IN x 1

LAN *2 Intel 82574L Controller

USB USB 2.0 compliant 6 port

Serial I/F RS-232C (general-purpose) 2 port, Baud rate : 50 - 115,200bps

RAS WDT: Software programmable, 1sec - 255sec (Time up allows reset, interrupt, or external

General-purpose I/O Photocoupler insulation inputs/outputs (3 of each)

Hardware monitoring Monitoring CPU temperature, power voltage

RTC/CMOS Lithium backup battery life: 10 years or more.

Power Management Power management setup via BIOS, Power On by Ring / Wake On LAN,

*1: The capacity of CF is a value when 1GB is calculated by 1 billion bytes. The capacity that can be recognized from OS

Analog
RGB

might be displayed fewer than an actual value.

1.10GHz (FSB400MHz)

BX-2x0-DC5xxx, BX-2x0D-DC5xxx: 1GB, BX-2x0-DC6xxx, BX-2x0D-DC6xxx: 2GB

1,920x1,200＠60Hz

(16,770,000 colors,
ReduceBlanking)

CF CARD Type I x 2 bootable CF card slot

BX-2x0-DCx000, BX-2x0D-DCx000: none,
BX-2x0-DCx311, BX-2x0D-DCx311: Built-in CF card slot contains a CF card. (2GB, 1
partition)*1

1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX/10BASE-T 2 port (Wake On LAN support)

RS-232C (For touch panel communication) 1 port
RS-422/485 (general-purpose) 1 port, Baud rate : 50 - 115,200bps

output.), Remote reset: Input signal from external device

(One output used for WDT external output, one input switched between remote reset or remote
power on.)

The real-time clock is accurate within ±3 minutes (at 25°C) per month
(US15WP integrated RTC).

Supports PC98/PC99 ACPI Power management

None

1,920x1,200＠60Hz

(16,770,000 colors,
ReduceBlanking)

Intel® Atom (TM) Processor Z530P

1.60GHz (FSB533MHz)

1,920x1,200＠60Hz

(16,770,000 colors,
ReduceBlanking)

None

None

1,920x1,200＠60Hz

(16,770,000 colors,
ReduceBlanking)

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Table 2.1. Functional Specification < 2 / 2 >

Model BX-200-DCxxxx BX-200D-DCxxxx BX-210-DCxxxx BX-210D-DCxxxx

Interface

Display 1 port

(15 pin HD-SUB
connector [Analog
RGB] x 1)

Audio LINE OUT: φ3.5 Stereo mini jack, Full-scale output level 1.2Vrms (Typ.),

Dual 60mW Amplifier

MIC IN: φ3.5 Stereo mini jack, Full-scale input level 1.6Vrms (Typ.)

CF card slot 2 solt (CF1/CF2), CF CARD Type I x 2, bootable

BX-2x0-DCx000, BX-2x0D-DCx000: none,
BX-2x0-DCx311, BX-2x0D-DCx311: Built-in CF card slot contains a CF card. (2GB, 1
partition)*1

LAN *2 2 port (RJ-45 connector)

USB 6 port (host: TYPE-A connector x 5, target: miniTYPE-AB connector x 1)

RS-232C 2 port (9 pin D-SUB connector [male])

RS-422/485/

General-purpose I/O /
RAS

Power supply

Rated input voltage 12 - 24VDC *3

Range of input

voltage

Power consumption 12V 3.2A, 24V 1.7A

External device power

supply capacity

Physical dimensions
(mm)

Weight About 0.8kg (Excluding attachment fittings)

*2: If you use the 1000BASE-T, be careful of the operating temperature.

For more details on this, refer to chapter3, Installation Requirements.

*3: Use a power cable shorter than 3m.

1 port (15 pin D-SUB connector [female])

10.8 - 31.2VDC

CF card slot: +3.3V 1A (500mA x 2)
USB I/F: +5V : 2.5A (500mA x 5)

178 (W) x 115(D) x 29(H) (No protrusions)

1 port

(24 pin connector
[DVI-D] x 1)

1 port

(15 pin HD-SUB
connector [Analog
RGB] x 1)

1 port

(24 pin connector
[DVI-D] x 1)

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Table 2.2. Installation Environment Requirements

Model

Operating temperature
*4

Storage temperature

Humidity

Floating dust particles

Corrosive gases

Line noise

Ambient
specifications

*4 : For more details on this, please refer to chapter 3, “Installation Requirements”.
*5 : When AC adapter “IPC-ACAP12-04” is used.

Line-noise
resistance

Vibration
resistance

Impact resistance

Grounding

Static
electricity
resistance

Sweep
resistance

0 - 50°C (When using 1000BASE-T : 0 - 45°C) *4

-10 - 60°C

10 - 90%RH (No condensation)

Not to be excessive

None

AC line / ±2kV *5,
Signal line / ±1kV (IEC61000-4-4 Level 3, EN61000-4-4 Level 3)

Contact discharge / ±4kV (IEC61000-4-2 Level 2, EN61000-4-2 Level 2)
Atmospheric discharge / ±8kV (IEC61000-4-2 Level 3, EN61000-4-2 Level 3)

10 - 57Hz/semi-amplitude 0.375 mm 57 - 500Hz/5.0G
60 min. each in x, y, and z directions
(JIS C0040-compliant, IEC68-2-6-compliant)

100G, half-sine shock for 6 ms in x, y, and z directions
(JIS C0041-compliant, IEC68-2-27-compliant)

Class D grounding, SG-FG / continuity

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Power Management Features

- Support both ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) and legacy (APM) power
management.

- ACPI v2.0 compliant

- APM v1.2 compliant

- Hardware automatic wake-up

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Power Requirements

Your system requires a clean, steady power source for reliable performance of the high frequency CPU on
the product, the quality of the power supply is even more important. For the best performance makes sure
your power supply provides a range of 10.8 V minimum to 31.2 V maximum DC power source.

Power Consumption

For typical configurations, the CPU card is designed to operate with at least a 60W power supply. The
power supply must meet the following requirements:

- Rise time for power supply: 2 ms - 30 ms

The following table lists the power supply’s tolerances for DC voltages:

Table 2.3. DC voltage tolerance

DC Voltage Acceptable Tolerance

+ 12V - 24V + 10.8V - 31.2V

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Physical Dimensions

BX-2x0-DCxxxx

*1 : The length (L) from the surface of the cabinet to the screw tip should be 8mm or less.
*2 : When you fasten the bundled attachment fittings to be fixed to the body, you should use the attached screws (M3 x 6).

Otherwise, the length (L) from the surface of the cabinet to the screw tip should be 4mm or less.

Figure 2.1. BX-2x0-DCxxxx

BX-2x0D-DCxxxx

*1 : The length (L) from the surface of the cabinet to the screw tip should be 8mm or less.
*2 : When you fasten the bundled attachment fittings to be fixed to the body, you should use the attached screws (M3 x 6).

Otherwise, the length (L) from the surface of the cabinet to the screw tip should be 4mm or less.

Figure 2.1. BX-2x0D-DCxxxx

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3. Hardware Setup

Before Using the Product for the First Time

Follow the next steps to set up this product :
STEP1 By referring to the information in this chapter, install, connect and set this product.
STEP2 Connect cables.

Connect the cable of necessary external devices, such as keyboard and a display, to this
product using appropriate cables.

STEP3 Turn on the power .

After verifying that you have correctly followed steps 1 and 2, turn on the power.
If you find any abnormality after turning on the power, turn it off and check to see if the
setup has been performed properly.

STEP4 Set up BIOS.

By referring to Chapter 5, set up BIOS. This setup requires a keyboard and a display.
* Before using this product, be sure to execute " LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS" to initialize

the BIOS settings to their default values.
(See Chapter 5, "Main Menu.")

CAUTION

Be sure to connect the keyboard and mouse to it before turning the power on for the first time.

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Hardware Setup

- Before you start, be sure that the power is turned off.

- Remove only those screws that are explained. Do not move any other screw.

Inserting an Embedded CF Card

One CF card (Type I) can be embedded. BX-2x0-DCx311 and BX-2x0D-DCx311 come with CF cards
with the OS already installed.

(1) Detach the side panel and insert the CF card.
(2) Reattach the side panel and tighten the screws to secure it.

The specified tightening torque is 5 - 6 kgf·cm.

Figure 3.1. Inserting an Embedded CF Card

Attaching the CF Attachment Fittings

(1) After inserting a CF Card, fasten the bundled CF attachment fittings with a screw.

Figure 3.2. Attaching the CF Attachment Fittings

CAUTION

- Insert the CF Card face up.

- Screw holes may be damaged if screws are tightened with a torque greater than the specified
torque.The specified tightening torque is 5 - 6 kgf⋅cm.

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Attaching the Attachment Fittings

(1) Use screws to attach the bundled attachment fittings with a screw.

Do not tighten screws with excess force.

*1 Attached screw (M3 x 6)

Figure 3.3. Attaching the Attachment Fittings

CAUTION

Screw holes may be damaged if screws are tightened with a torque greater than the specified torque.

The specified tightening torque is 5 - 6kgf⋅cm.

Attaching the FG

(1) Use screws to attach the FG.

Figure 3.4. Attaching the FG

CAUTION

The FG pin of this product is connected to the GND signal of the DC power connector (DC-IN).

Note that the connection cannot be cut off.
Screw holes may be damaged if screws are tightened with a torque greater than the specified
torque.The specified tightening torque is 5 - 6kgf⋅cm.

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Fastening the Cable

This product comes with clamps for fixing cables.

Fastening the LINEOUT, USB Cable
(1) The system unit has a hole for attaching cable clamp to USB removal prevention fitting. Using a

cable clamp for a cable with lock-less connector, such as the LINEOUT and USB Cable, prevents the
connector from being unplugged. Use the cable ties and cable clamps appropriately according to the
connecting states and wiring directions of cables.

*1 Attached screw (M3 x 6)
*2 Attached USB removal prevention clamp.

Figure 3.5. Attaching the cable clamp

(2) The photo below shows an example of using a cable clamp. Fix the cable with a clamp without

applying stress to the connector.

Figure 3.6. Using example of cable clamp

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Installation Requirements

There are limits to the ambient temperature range depending on the installation orientation.
Be sure that the operating temperature is within the range specified in the installation environment

requirement by making space between the product and device that generates heat or exhaust air.
Installable directions at operating temperature 0 - +50°C: (1), (2), (3), (4), (5)

(When using 1000BASE-T: 0 - +45°C)

Installable directions at operating temperature 0 - +45°C (6), (7), (8)

(When using 1000BASE-T: 0 - +40°C)

Figure 3.7. Installation Orientation (BX-2x0-DCxxxx, BX-2x0D-DCxxxx)

CAUTION

Note that even though the ambient temperature is within the specified range, an operational

malfunction may occur if there is other device generating high heat; the radiation will influence the
product to increase its temperature.

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Distances between this product and its vicinity

Figure 3.8. Distances between this product and its vicinity

CAUTION

Do not install this product in completely sealed spaces, except when it is possible to adjust the

internal temperature using an air conditioner or similar equipment. Temperature increase caused by
long-term usage may result in operational malfunction or other problems.

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Operating temperature
In this product, the operating temperature is decided from the multiple measurement points as shown

below. When making use of the product, the air current should be adjusted to prevent that all the
temperatures measured at the measurement points exceed the specified temperature.

Figure 3.9. Operating temperature

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4. Each Component Function
Component Name

Front View

BX-2x0-DCxxxx BX-2x0D-DCxxxx

Figure 4.1. Component Name < 1 / 2 >

Rear View

BX-2x0-DCxxxx, BX-2x0D-DCxxxx

Figure 4.1. Component Name < 2 / 2 >

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Table 4.1. Component Function

Name Function

POWER LED Power ON display LED

STATUS LED Status LED

ACCESS LED CF disk access display LED

DC-IN DC power input connector

POWER-SW Power switch

USB TYPE-A USB port TYPE-A connector x 5

miniUSB TYPE-AB miniUSB port TYPE-AB connector x 1

A-RGB(BX-2x0 model) Display (15 pin D-sub, female)

DVI-D(BX-2x0D model) Display (24 pin, female)

LAN A Ethernet 1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX/10BASE-T RJ-45 connector

LAN B Ethernet 1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX/10BASE-T RJ-45 connector

SERIAL A Serial port A connector (9pin D-SUB, male)

SERIAL B Serial port B connector (9pin D-SUB, male)

CF1 CF card slot (IDE connection mastering)

CF2 CF card slot (IDE connection slaving)
MIC IN Mike in (φ3.5 PHONE JACK)
LINE OUT Line out (φ3.5 PHONE JACK)

RAS RAS function and RS-485 connector (15 pinD-SUB, female)

System Configuration

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Figure 4.2. System Configuration

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Component Function

LED: POWER, ACCESS, STATUS

There are 3 LED in front of this product.

Table 4.2. Display Contents of LED

LED name State Display contents

OFF Indicates that this product is switched off. POWER LED

ON (Green) Indicates that this product is switched on.

ACCESS LED ON (Orange) Indicates that the IDE device is being accessed.

OFF You can control the behavior of LED from the user application. *1 STATUS LED

ON (Red) You can control the behavior of LED from the user application. *1

*1 API that controls STATUS LED is available. See the API description file "mtdll_e.chm" included in

/RasUtility/Samples in the CONTEC’s Web site [IPC-SLIB-01] for details.

DC Power Input Connector: DC-IN

To supply the power, always use the power supply listed below.
Rated input voltage : 12 - 24VDC

Range of input voltage : 10.8 - 31.2VDC
Power capacity : 12V 3.3A or more, 24V 1.7A or more

Table 4.3. DC Power Connector

Connector type 9360-04P (mfd. by ALEX)

Pin No. Signal name

43

21

Applicable connector on the connector side
Housing : 9357-04 (mfd. by ALEX) or 5557-04R (mfd. by MOLEX)

Contact : 4256T2-LF (AWG18-24) (mfd. by ALEX) or 5556 (AWG18-24) (m fd. by MOLEX)

1 GND

2 GND

3 12 - 24V

4 12 - 24V

Rise time of power supply

Vol ta ge

12V

2 - 30mS

Time

Figure 4.3. Graph of Rise Time of Power Supply

POWER SW

POWER SW is provided.

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Analog RGB Interface: A-RGB (BX-2x0 model)

Has a connector for connecting a display. The connector is named A-RGB (HD-SUB 15P).

Table 4.4. A-RGB Connector

Connector type

15 pin HD-SUB (FEMALE)

Pin No. Signal name Pin No. Signal name

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

RED 9 +5V

GREEN 10 GND

BLUE 11 N.C.

N.C. 12 DDCDATA

GND 13 HSYNC

GND 14 VSYNC

GND 15 DDCCLK

GND

For the LCDs that can be connected, please refer to “Chapter 7 List of Options”.

Display driver
Install the appropriate audio driver for your OS from the bundled CD-ROM [IPC-SLIB-01].

(For information on the latest version of IPC-SLIB-01, check the CONTEC's web site.)

CAUTION

When the analog display is used, Windows MS-DOS may not be properly displayed in full-screen

mode.
This is because the frequency and resolution of Windows and MS-DOS (full-screen display) are the
same due to the screen settings while the display parameters are different.
For display, as only one parameter can be stored for one frequency or resolution, only either of
Windows or MS-DOS screen can be displayed properly.
In this case, change the resolution or display frequency of Windows so that it is not the same as for
the MS-DOS display.

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DVI-D Interface: DVI-D (BX-2x0D model)

A DVI-D interface is provided. A CONTEC flat panel display can be connected. The connector is named
DVI-D (DVI-D 24-pin).

Table 4.5. DVI-D Connector

Connector type DVI-D 24 pin

Pin No. Signal name Pin No. Signal name

1 DATA2- 13 N.C.

2 DATA2+ 14 +5V

3

4 N.C. 16 HPD

5 N.C. 17 DATA0-

6 DDC CLK 18 DATA0+

7

8 N.C. 20 TXD

9 DATA1- 21 RXD

10 DATA1+ 22

11

12 N.C. 24 CLK-

DATA2

SHIELD

DDC

DATA

DATA1

SHIELD

15 GND

19

23 CLK+

DATA0

SHIELD

CLK

SHIELD

Display driver
Install the appropriate audio driver for your OS from the CONTEC’s Web site [IPC-SLIB-01].

(For information on the latest version of IPC-SLIB-01, check the CONTEC's Web site.)

CAUTION

- You need to set the screen resolution if the display cable is not connected to this DVI-D interface at
OS startup, but connected after OS startup (hereinafter referred to as “Late Insertion”). For more
details on this, refer to the CONTEC’s Web site [IPC-SLIB-01].

- When using the DVI interface, resolution 640 x 480 may not be displayed normally. To display it
normally, you need to set the screen resolution. For more details on the setting method, refer to the
CONTEC’s Web site [IPC-SLIB-01].

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Giga bit-Ethernet: LAN A, B

This product is equipped with 2 ports for giga bit.

- Network type : 1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX/10BASE-T

- Transmission speed : 1000M/100M/10M bps

- Max. network path length : 100m/segment

- Controller : Intel 82574L

Table 4.6. Giga bit-Ethernet Connector

Function

LAN

Transmit
LED

81

Link
LED

Pin No.

100BASE-TX 1000BASE-T

1 TX+ TRD+(0)

2 TX- TRD-(0)

3 RX+ TRD+(1)

4 N.C. TRD+(2)

5 N.C. TRD-(2)

6 RX- TRD-(1)

7 N.C. TRD+(3)

8 N.C. TRD-(3)

LEDs for display of network statuses:
Right LED : Link LED

Normal connection : Green ON, Operation: Green Blinking
Left LED : Operation LED
10M: Off, 100M: Green, 1000M: Orange

LAN drivers
Install the appropriate audio driver for your OS from the CONTEC’s Web site [IPC-SLIB-01].

(For information on the latest version of IPC-SLIB-01, check the CONTEC's web site.)

CAUTION

Attention should to be paid to the guaranteed operating range of temperature in using 1000BASE-T.

For more details on this, refer to chapter3, Installation Requirements. Note that the Ethernet should
be configured as 100BASE-TX or 10BASE-T in using under the temperature 0 - 50°C.

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Serial Port Interface: SERIAL A, B

SERIAL A, B (RS-232C Ports)
The product has 2 channels of RS-232C compliant serial ports supporting up to a baud rate of 115,200bps

with a 16-byte transmission-dedicated data buffer and a 16-byte reception-dedicated data buffer. You can
use “Chapter 5 BIOS Setup” to configure an I/O address, interrupt and unused state for each of the ports
independently. (The same I/O address and IRQ cannot be shared with any other device.)
Please refer to “Chapter 6 I/O Port Addresses” for more information on I/O address and register
function.

Table 4.7. SERIAL A, B, C, D, E I/O Addresses and Interrupts

SERIAL

1 3F8h - 3FFh

2 2F8h - 2FFh IRQ 3

TPSerial*1 2A7h-2AFh IRQ5

RS485/422*2 2B0h-2B7h IRQ6

*1 Set as Disable when shipped. Not available since it is for the reserved device for the functional expansion in future.

The I/O address is fixed and can not be changed.

*2 Settings are fixed and cannot be changed.

Table 4.8. Serial Port Connector

Connector type

9-pin D-SUB (MALE)

I/O address Interrupt

IRQ 4

Signal

Pin No.

name

1 CD Carrier detect Input

2 RD Received data Input

3 TD Transmitted data Output

4 DTR Data terminal ready Output

5 GND Signal ground -----

6 DSR Data set ready Input

7 RTS Request to send Output

8 CTS Clear to send Input

9 RI Ring indicator Input

Meaning Direction

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USB Ports TYPE-A:USB TYPE-A

This product is equipped with 5 channels for USB 2.0 interface.

Table 4.9. USB Connector TYPE-A

Pin No. Function

1 USB_VCC

2 USB-

3 USB+

4 USB_GND

miniUSB Ports TYPE-AB:miniUSB TYPE-AB

This product is equipped with 1 channel for USB 2.0 TYPE-AB interface.

Table 4.10. USB Connector TYPE-B

Pin No. Function

1 USB_VCC

2 USB-

Using the miniUSB port
Implementing the following procedure lets you use a shared folder on this product in the same way as a

network drive when this product is connected to another PC via USB.
As when sharing other network resources, the connecting user must be given access permission for the

shared folder and a password must be set.
(1) Select the icon below on this product to start the Intel® USBC Client Utility.

3 USB+

4 USB_GND

(2) The window below is displayed. Select [Next].

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(3) When the window below is displayed, under "File sharing" select the "On" option.

(4) When the window below is displayed, select the shared folder you want to use and configure it.

Complete the "Share path" and "Share name" fields, and click [Add] to add the folder to the list of

current shares on your system.

The window below shows an example setting.

(5) Click [Finish] to exit the utility.

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(6) Launch the utility again, and select the "Advanced" tab.

As shown in the window above, the "MSD (Mass Storage Device) and RNDIS" option is selected.

Change this so that "RNDIS only" option is selected.
Note: If the "MSD (Mass Storage Device) and RNDIS" option is selected, this product will not
operate correctly.

(7) Exit the utility, and from Network Connections, select the newly added local area connection, and

display the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties".

Check the displayed IP address and subnet mask, and edit them if necessary. These values are

required when to configure the host PC.

(8) Next, install the Intel® USB Client Host Utility on the PC that you want to connect to.

The setup files for the utility are included in IPC-SLIB-01.
(For the latest version of IPC-SLIB-01, visit the CONTEC website.)
Note: Do not connect the USB cable to this product at this stage.

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(9) When the window below is displayed, click [Next] to proceed.

(10) When the window below is displayed, read the license agreement and click [Yes] to accept the

terms.

(11) Read the installation information and confirm that your PC meets the system requirements.

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(12) When the window below is displayed, select "Install the utility", confirm the installation directory,

and then select [Next].

(13) If the window below is displayed during the installation, select [Continue Anyway].

(14) When the installation finishes, the windows below are displayed. Select [Next] and then [Finish] to

complete the installation.

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(15) Next, launch the utility to configure it. When the window below is displayed, prepare to connect

this product to the PC using the USB cable, and click [Next].

(16) The window below is displayed. Connect this product to the PC using the USB cable.

(17) If the window below is displayed, click [Next].

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(18) Once the installation is finished, from Network Connections, select the newly added local area

connection, and display the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties".

Check that the PC is on the same subnet as this product. Change the values if they are different.
(19) It is now possible to use shares on this product as network drives.

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CF Card Connector (Primary IDE Connection) : CF1 - 2

The CF Card (Type I : dedicated to the memory card) can be connected.
The CF card connector doesn't support hot plug. The pulling out opening of the CF card cannot be done in
the state of power supply ON. Please neither pulling out opening of CF in the state of power supply ON
of this product nor come in contact with CF. This product may malfunction or cause a failure.
Before you insert/remove the CF card, make sure that the power is switched off and the access LED is
turned off.

Table 4.11. CF Card Connector

Connector type 50-socket header type (1.27mm pitch)

1

25

26

Pin No. Signal name Direction Pin No. Signal name Direction

1 GND 26 GND

2 DD3 I/O 27 DD11 I/O

3 DD4 I/O 28 DD12 I/O

4 DD5 I/O 29 DD13 I/O

5 DD6 I/O 30 DD14 I/O

6 DD7 I/O 31 DD15 I/O

7 CS0- Output 32 CD3- Output

8 GND 33 GND

9 GND 34 DIOR- Output

10 GND 35 DIOW- Output

11 GND 36 +3.3V

12 GND 37 INTRQ Input

13 +3.3V 38 +3.3V

14 GND 39 CSEL- Output

15 GND 40 N.C

16 GND 41 RESET- Output

17 GND 42 IOCHRDY Input

18 DA2 Output 43 DDRQ Input

19 DA1 Output 44 DDACK- Output

20 DA0 Output 45 DACT- Output

21 DD0 I/O 46 PDIAG- Output

22 DD1 I/O 47 DD8 I/O

23 DD2 I/O 48 DD9 I/O

24 N.C 49 DD10 I/O

25 GND 50 GND

50

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Line out Interface: LINE OUT

A line output connector is provided. You can plug a headphone or amplifier-integrated speakers into this
connector.

Mike in Interface: MIC

A MIC input connector is provided. You can plug a microphone to this connector for sound input.

Audio driver
The audio driver is required to use the microphone input and line output interfaces.
Install the appropriate audio driver for your OS from the CONTEC’s Web site CD-ROM [IPC-SLIB-01].

(For information on the latest version of IPC-SLIB-01, check the CONTEC's Web site.)

RAS Functions

A RAS port is provided for this product. This port offers watchdog timer, remote reset, and
general-purpose I/O RAS functions.

Table 4.12. RAS Connector

Connector type

Pin No. Signal name Function

CAUTION

Pin 4 NCOM (minus common dedicated to PO2) and pin 6 NCOM (minus common shared by PO0

and PO1) are electrically separated from each other.

15 pin D-SUB (FEMALE)

1 ---

9 GND

2 TX+

10 TX-

3 RX+

11 RX-

4 NCOM

12 PO2/WDT

5 PO0

13 PO1

6 NCOM

7 P11

14 P12/IRQ

8 PCOM

15 P10

None

A signal ground

RS-485 transmitting line

RS-485 receiving line

Minus common dedicated to PO2

General-purpose output or watch dog timer alarm
output

General-purpose output

General-purpose output minus common

General-purpose input

General-purpose input or interrupt input

General-purpose input plus common

General-purpose input

No.4-40UNC
Inch screw
threads

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Controlling RS-485 communication
I/O ports use address 2a0/2a4h.
This section gives examples of flowcharts and programming related to switching enable signals for

transmission/reception.
Terminating resistor on/off settings are performed from the BIOS setup screen. Refer to Chapter 5, "BIOS

Setup", and adjust settings as necessary.

(1) Example flowchart

:

Open

Output

Close

Outputs command 87h to port 2a0h two times.

:

Outputs command 93h to port 2a0h and then outputs settings data to port 2a0h.

:

Outputs command aah to port 2a0h.

(2) Example programming
The following example is written in Intel 8086 assembly language.

The utility in IPC-SLIB-01 allows you to use this language in Windows.
(For the latest version of IPC-SLIB-01, visit the CONTEC website.)

;------------------------------------------­;Open
;------------------------------------------­CHK_OPEN1:
MOV DX,2A4H
IN AL,DX
TEST AL,2 ;Check status of output
JNZ CHK_OPEN1

MOV DX,2A0H
MOV AL,87H ;Open Command
OUT DX,AL

CHK_OPEN2:
MOV DX,2A4H
IN AL,DX
TEST AL,2 ;Check status of output
JNZ CHK_OPEN2

MOV DX,2A0H
MOV AL,87H ;Open Command
OUT DX,AL

CHK_OPEN3: ;Check status of input
MOV DX,2A4H
IN AL,DX
TEST AL,1
JZ CHK_OPEN3

MOV DX,2A0H
IN AL,DX ;Open success if AL = AAH

;------------------------------------------­;Set TX/RX

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;------------------------------------------­CHK_CMD:
MOV DX,2A4H
IN AL,DX
TEST AL,2 ;Check status of output
JNZ CHK_CMD

MOV DX,2A0H
MOV AL,93H ;Set 485 Command
OUT DX,AL

CHK_DATA:
MOV DX,2A4H
IN AL,DX
TEST AL, 2 ;Check status of output

JZ CHK_DATA
MOV DX,2A0H

MOV AL, 0 ;Bit0: 0 Receiver Disable, 1 Receiver Enable
;Bit1: 0 Transmitter Disable, 1 Transmitter Enable
CHK_STA:

MOV DX,2A4H
IN AL,DX
TEST AL,1 ;Check status of input
JZ CHK_STA

MOV DX,2A0H
IN AL,DX ;Command success if AL = 93H

;------------------------------------------­;Close
;------------------------------------------­CHK_CLOSE1:
MOV DX,2A4H
IN AL,DX
TEST AL,2 ;Check status of output
JNZ CHK_CLOSE1

MOV DX,2A0H
MOV AL,AAH ;Close Command
OUT DX,AL

CHK_CLOSE2:
MOV DX,2A4H
IN AL,DX
TEST AL,1 ;Check status of input
JZ CHK_CLOSE2

MOV DX,02A0H
IN AL,DX ;Close success if AL = 55H

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Connection methods

Figure 4.4. Half-Duplex Connection Method

Figure 4.5. Full-Duplex Connection Method

* RE and TE respectively indicate Bit0 and Bit1 settings data in the sample program.

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General Purpose Input/Output and Remote Power On/Reset

This product is equipped with three general purpose insulation-type inputs and outputs. Inputs can be
used as remote power on and remote reset inputs.

It is necessary to configure BIOS settings to use an input signal as a remote power on or remote reset
signal.

For details on configuring settings, refer to "Integrated Peripherals" in Chapter 5, "BIOS Setup."

Specifications
[ Input ]

- Input specifications : Current-driven input by photocoupler insulation.

- Input resistance : 4.7kΩ

- Input signal count : 3 [One of them can be used for remote reset and interrupt input.

(bit2<fixed>)]

- Input protection circuit : Equipped with a reverse-connection protection diode

- Input response time : Less than 100μsec

- External circuit power supply: 12 - 24VDC (±10%)
[ Output ]

- Output specifications : Open-collector output by photocoupler insulation

- Output rating : Max. 30VDC, 100mA

- Output signal count : 3 [One of them can be used for WDT alarm output. (bit2<fixed>)]

- Output response time : Less than 300μsec

Usage
I/O ports use address 2a0/2a4h.
This section gives examples of flowcharts and programming related to using general pur pose input and

output.
(1) Example flowchar

:

Open

Input

Output

Close

Outputs command 87h to port 2a0h two times.

:

Outputs command 90h to port 2A0h and then reads port 2a0h two times.

The second read data is general purpose input data.

:

Outputs command 91h to port 2a0h and then outputs data to port 2a0h.

:

Outputs command aah to port 2a0h.

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(2) Example programming
The following example is written in Intel 8086 assembly language.

The utility in IPC-SLIB-01 allows you to use this language in Windows.
(For the latest version of IPC-SLIB-01, visit the CONTEC website.)

;------------------------------------------­;Open
;------------------------------------------­CHK_OPEN1:
MOV DX,2A4H
IN AL,DX
TEST AL,2 ;Check status of output
JNZ CHK_OPEN1

MOV DX,2A0H
MOV AL,87H ;Open Command
OUT DX,AL

CHK_OPEN2:
MOV DX,2A4H
IN AL,DX
TEST AL,2 ;Check status of output
JNZ CHK_OPEN2

MOV DX,2A0H
MOV AL,87H ;Open Command
OUT DX,AL

CHK_OPEN3: ;Check status of input
MOV DX,2A4H
IN AL,DX
TEST AL,1
JZ CHK_OPEN3

MOV DX,2A0H
IN AL,DX ;Open success if AL = AAH

;------------------------------------------­;Digital Input
;------------------------------------------­CHK_DI1:
MOV DX,2A4H
IN AL,DX
TEST AL,2 ;Check status of output
JNZ CHK_DI1

MOV DX,2A0H
MOV AL,90H ;Read DIO Command
OUT DX,AL

CHK_DI2:
MOV DX,2A4H
IN AL,DX
TEST AL,1 ;Check status of input
JZ CHK_DI2

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MOV DX,2A0H

IN AL,DX ;Command success if AL = 90H
CHK_DI3:

MOV DX,2A4H
IN AL,DX
TEST AL,1 ;Check status of input
JZ CHK_DI3

MOV DX,2A0H
IN AL,DX ;AL is DI data(3bit LSB)

;------------------------------------------­;Digital Output
;------------------------------------------­CHK_DO1:
MOV DX,2A4H
IN AL,DX
TEST AL,2 ;Check status of output
JNZ CHK_DO1

MOV DX,2A0H
MOV AL,91H ;Write DIO Command
OUT DX,AL

CHK_DO2:
MOV DX,2A4H
IN AL,DX
TEST AL,2 ;Check status of output
JNZ CHK_DO2

MOV DX,2A0H
MOV AL,07H ;DO Output Data (Example: 07H)
OUT DX,AL

CHK_DO3:
MOV DX,2A4H
IN AL,DX
TEST AL,1 ;Check status of input
JZ CHK_DO3

MOV DX,2A0H
IN AL,DX ;Command success if AL = 91H
;-------------------------------------------

;Close
;------------------------------------------­CHK_CLOSE1:
MOV DX,2A4H
IN AL,DX
TEST AL,2 ;Check status of output
JNZ CHK_CLOSE1

MOV DX,2A0H
MOV AL,AAH ;Close Command
OUT DX,AL

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CHK_CLOSE2:
MOV DX,2A4H
IN AL,DX
TEST AL,1 ;Check status of input
JZ CHK_CLOSE2

MOV DX,02A0H
IN AL,DX ;Close success if AL = 55H

External I/O Circuit

Figure 4.6. Input Circuit

Figure 4.7. Output Circuit

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5. BIOS Setup

5. BIOS Setup

Introduction

This chapter discusses Award’s Setup program built into the FLASH ROM BIOS. The Setup program
allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is then stored in
battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

The rest of this chapter is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using
Setup.

Starting Setup

The Award BIOS is immediately activated when you first power on the computer. The BIOS reads the
system information contained in the CMOS and begins the process of checking out the system and
configuring it. When it finishes, the BIOS will seek an operating system on one of the disks and then
launch and turn control over to the operating system.

While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways:
1 By pressing <Del> immediately after switching the system on, or
2 By pressing the <Del> key when the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen

during the POST (Power On Self-Test).

Press DEL to enter SETUP.

If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system to try
again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the "RESET" button on the system case. You may also
restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys. If you do not press the keys at the
correct time and the system does not boot, an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked
to.

Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter SETUP

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Using Setup

In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the PageUp and
PageDown keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit. The following table
provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program using the keyboard.

Table 5.1. Using Setup

Key Function

Up Arrow Move to the previous item

Down Arrow Move to the next item

Left Arrow Move to the item on the left (menu bar)

Right Arrow Move to the item on the right (menu bar)

Esc

Move Enter Move to the item you desired

PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes

PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes

+ key Increase the numeric value or make changes

- key Decrease the numeric value or make changes

Esc key

F1 key General help on Setup navigation keys

F5 key Load previous values from CMOS

F6 key Load the fail-safe defaults from BIOS default table

F7 key Load the optimized defaults

F10 key Save all the CMOS changes and exit

Main Menu: Quit without saving changes

Submenus: Exit Current page to the next higher level menu

Main Menu -- Quit and not save changes into CMOS
Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu -- Exit current page and return to
Main Menu

Getting Help

Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible
selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press <Esc> or the F1 key again.

In Case of Problems

If, after making and saving system changes with Setup, you discover that your computer no longer is able
to boot, the AwardBIOS™ supports an override to the CMOS settings which resets your system to its
defaults.

The best advice is to only alter settings which you thoroughly understand. To this end, we strongly
recommend that you avoid making any changes to the chipset defaults. These defaults have been carefully
chosen by both Award and your systems manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and
reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the chipset setup has the potential for causing you to use the
override.

A Final Note About Setup

The information in this chapter is subject to change without notice.

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5. BIOS Setup

Main Menu

Once you enter the 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.

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

Figure 5.1. Main Manu

Setup Items

The main menu includes the following main setup categories. Recall that some systems may not include
all entries.

Standard CMOS Features
Use this menu for basic system configuration.

Advanced BIOS Features
Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system.

Advanced Chipset Features
Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system's performance.

Integrated Peripherals
Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

Power Management Setup
Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

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PnP / PCI Configuration
This entry appears if your system supports PnP / PCI.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable performance for your system to

operate.

Load Optimized Defaults
Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system

operations. While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance, the factory has the
right to change these defaults to meet their needs.

Supervisor / User Password
Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords.

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

Exit Without Save
Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Setup

Figure 5.2. Standard CMOS Setup

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one
or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or
<PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.

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Main Menu Selections

This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu.

Table 5.2. Main Menu Selections

Item Options Description

Date Month DD YYYY

Time HH : MM : SS Set the system time

IDE Channel 0 Master Options are in its sub menu

IDE Channel 0 Slave Options are in its sub menu

IDE Channel 1 Master Options are in its sub menu

IDE Channel 1 Slave Options are in its sub menu

EGA/VGA

Video

Halt On

Base Memory N/A

Extended Memory N/A

Total Memory N/A

CGA 40
CGA 80
MONO
All Errors
No Errors
All, but Keyboard

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

Press <Enter> to enter the sub menu
of detailed options
Press <Enter> to enter the sub menu
of detailed options
Press <Enter> to enter the sub menu
of detailed options
Press <Enter> to enter the sub menu
of detailed options

Select the default video device

Select the situation in which you want
the BIOS to stop the POST process and
notify you
Displays the amount of conventional
memory detected during boot up
Displays the amount of extended
memory detected during boot up
Displays the total memory available in
the system

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IDE Adapters

Table 5.3. IDE Adapters configurations

Item Options Description

IDE HDD Auto-detection Press Enter

IDE Channel 0/1
Master/Slave

Capacity

Access Mode

The following options are selectable only if the ‘IDE Channel 0/2 Master/Slave’ item is set to ‘Manual’

Cylinder

Head

Precomp

Landing zone

Sector

None
Auto
Manual

Auto Display your CF
card size

CHS
LBA
Large
Auto

Min = 0
Max = 65535
Min = 0
Max = 255
Min = 0
Max = 65535
Min = 0
Max = 65535
Min = 0
Max = 255

Press Enter to auto-detect the CF card on this channel. If
detection is successful, it fills the remaining fields on this
menu.
Selecting ‘manual’ lets you set the re-maining fields on this
screen. Selects the type of fixed disk. "User Type" will let
you select the number of cylinders, heads, etc.
Note: PRECOMP=65535 means NONE !
Disk drive capacity (Approximated). Note that this size is
usually slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk
given by a disk checking program.

Choose the access mode for this CF card.

Set the number of cylinders for this CF card.

Set the number of heads for this CF card.

**** Warning :
Setting a value of 65535 means no CF card

****

Number of sectors per track

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Advanced BIOS Features Setup

This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation. You have the opportunity to select
the system’s default speed, boot-up sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing and security.

CPU Feature [Press Enter] Item Help
Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]

Virus Warning [Disabled]
CPU L1 & L2 Cache [Enabled]
Hyper-Threading Technology [Enabled]
Quiet Post [Disabled]
Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled]
USB Device Wait [Disabled]
First Boot Device [USB-CDROM]
Second Boot Device [USB-FDD]
Third Boot Device [Hard Disk]
Boot Other Device [Enabled]
Boot Up Numlock Status [On]
Gate A20 Option [Fast]
Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled]
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6
Typematic Delay (Msec) 250
Security Option [Setup]
APIC Mode Enabled
MPS Version Control For OS [1.4]
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB [Non-OS2]
WDT Protect [Disabled]
WDT Protect Time [Disabled]
Post Code Show [Disabled]
CF Backup [Press Enter]

Figure 5.3. Advanced BIOS Features Setup

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CPU Feature

Figure 5.4. CPU Feature

CPU Feature lets you configure original CPU settings. As supported functions differ depending on the
type of CPU, some items may not be displayed for some CPUs.

Table 5.4. CPU Features Selections

Description Choice

Delay Prior to Thermal

Select the interval to setup the delay timer for CPU
Thermal-Throuttling

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Description Choice

C1E Function

Configures the CPU C1E (power saving when CPU load is
low) function.

Execute Disable Bit

When disabled, forces the XD
feature flag to always return 0.

Virtualization technology

Enables/disables the virtualization support function.

(data execution prevention)

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Hard Disk Boot Priority

Figure 5.5. Hard Disk Boot Priority

CF cards, USB drives, and other connected hard disks are displayed, and an order of boot priority can be
set. With the field, there is the option to choose, aside from the hard disks connected, “Bootable add-in
Cards” which refers to other external device.

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Virus Warning

When enabled, you receive a warning message if a program (specifically, a virus) attempts to write to the
boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive. You should then run an anti-virus program. Keep
in mind that this feature protects only the boot sector, not the entire hard drive.

CAUTION

Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sector table can trigger the virus warning

message. If you plan to run such a program, we recommend that you first disable the virus warning.

Enabled

Disabled

Table 5.5. Advance BIOS Feature Selections

CPU L1 & L2 Cache

These allow you to enable (speed up memory access) or
disable the cache function.

Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when
any-thing attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.
No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk
partition table.

Description Choice

Hyper-Threading Technology

These allow you to enable or disable the Hyper-Threading
function.

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Description Choice

Quiet Post

Skip certain self-diagnosis processes such as checking
memory or other several devices for shorter bootup time.
Default setting (Disabled) does not simplify the
self-diagnosis process.

Quick Power On Self Test

Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to run
the power-on self-test (POST). A quick POST skips certain
steps. We recommend that you normally disable quick
POST. Better to find a problem during POST than lose data
during your work

USB Device Wait

When USB devices, which need longer time to be booted, are
connected, the boot possibly can not be processed in normal
condition. To address such cases, this setting specifies the
waiting time for BIOS and delays the start of the access to
the USB devices. Therefore, the boot will be delayed by the
specified waiting time.

First Boot Device

The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the
devices in the sequence selected in these items.

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Description Choice

Second Boot Device

The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the
devices in the sequence selected in these items.

Third Boot Device

The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the
devices in the sequence selected in these items.

Boot Other Device

Sets whether or not to try booting from another device.

Boot Up NumLock Status

Toggle between On or Off to control the state of the
NumLock key when the system boots. When toggled On, the
numeric keypad generates numbers instead of controlling
cursor operations.

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Description Choice

Gate A20 option

Gate A20 refers to the way the system addresses memory
above 1 MB (extended memory). When set to Fast, the
system chipset controls Gate A20.

When set to Normal, a pin in the keyboard controller
controls Gate A20. Setting Gate A20 to Fast improves
system speed, particularly with OS/2 and Windows

Typematic Rate Setting

When Disabled, the following two items (Typematic Rate
and Typematic Delay) are irrelevant. Keystrokes repeat at a
rate determined by the keyboard controller in your system.
When Enabled, you can select a typematic rate and
typematic delay.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

When the typematic rate setting is enabled, you can select a
typematic rate (the rate at which character repeats when
you hold down a key) of 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24 or 30
characters per second.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

When the speed setting for the key input is enabled, you can
specify the interval of waiting time for the continuous key
input.

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Description Choice

Security Option

Select whether the password is required every time the
system boots or only when you enter setup. If you have set a
password, select whether the password is required every
time the System boots, or only when you enter Setup.

System: The system will not boot and access to Setup will be
denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

Setup: The system will boot, but access to Setup will be
denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

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

APIC Mode

APIC stands for Advanced Programmable Interrupt
Controller.

Note : This item is show only

MPS Version Control For OS

Use the Multiprocessor Specification (MPS) for OS option to
specify the MPS version to be used. MPS version 1.4 added
extended configuration tables to improve support for
multiple PCI bus configurations and improve future
expandability.

WDT Protect

WDT protect can be enabled to monitor the situations that
halt BIOS bootup such as malfunction of the connected
device(s), accidental noise, and some other unpredictable
happenings. When Enabled, and if BIOS startup is halted
during the startup, the system is reset and rebooting is
attempted.

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Description Choice

WDT Protect Time

There is normally no need to change these settings. Use
"Disabled".

Post Code Show

During BIOS startup, the Post Code is displayed at the right
upper corner of the screen. The Post Code is shown,
however, after the initialization of graphic device is finished
and the system is ready for screen display.

CF Backup

Selecting this option allows you to launch a tool for creating
the backup of CF and restoring it. This can be used to
backup your current environment as it is. For details, please
refer to the explanation below (*1).

---

*1 About the CF Backup Feature
To use the CF Backup feature, a separately-available CF for backup is required. The CF for backup must be the CF of the same model

or larger capacity. Using the CF that is not our optional parts can be the cause of unidentified problems and it must be ensured that the
CF works with your system without problem before using this feature.
Also, before performing backup, read the licensing terms of your operating system carefully so that the backup is carried out within the

scope of given license.
Followings are the steps to use the CF Backup feature.
<Using the CF Backup Feature>

(1) Connect display and keyboard to the box computer.
(2) Insert the CF and the CF for backup to the respective CF slot before turning the power on.
(3) Press the “DEL” key before the startup to invoke the BIOS setting screen, and select “CF Backup” from menu.
(4) Follow the messages on the screen to proceed with the process. For the copy process, the Source Disk (the CF to be backed up)

and the Destination Disk (the CF for backup) must be specified. The contents of the Source Disk can be lost if the Disks are
wrongly assigned: ensure the correct operation by carefully reading the displayed message and performing the procedures
accordingly.

(5) When the backup process is finished, the message “BACKUP finish, Press any key reboot.” is displayed. Enter any one of the

alphabet keys from A to Z. The system reboots upon the key input.

(6) Backup completes when the above steps are done.

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Advanced Chipset Features Setup

Figure 5.6. Advanced Chipset Features Setup

Table 5.6. Advance Chipset Feature Selections

Description Choice

System BIOS Cacheable

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

Video BIOS Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at
C0000h - C7FFFh, resulting in better video performance.
However, if any program writes to this memory area, a
system error may result.

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VGA setting

The field under the On-Chip VGA Setting and their defaults settings are:

Table 5.7. VGA Setting Selections

Description Choice

On-Chip Frame Buffer Size

Lets you set the size of the VGA frame buffer.

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Watch Dog Timer Setting

These are settings of the output to the PO2 from watch dog timer for the RAS port.
For the models without the RAS port(s), this setting item is not displayed.

Table 5.8. Watch Dog Timer Setting

Description Choice

WDT Output to PO2

Sets the output to the PO2 of watch dog timer.

When “Enabled”, the watch dog timer output is sent to the
PIO2 pin of the RAS connector. Actual value of the output is
subject to the settings of “WDT Power-on State” and “WDT
Time-up State”.

WDT Power-on State

This is “On” when the “WDT Output to PO2” is set to
“Enabled”. This option sets the status of the output from the
watch dog timer at the power on.

WDT Time-up State

This option is effective when the “WDT Output to PO2” is
“Enabled”. Sets the status of the output from the watch dog
timer at the time up of the watch dog.

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Integrated Peripherals

This section sets configurations for your hard disk and other integrated peripherals. The first screen shows
three main items for user to select. Once an item selected, a submenu appears. Details follow.

Figure 5.7. Integrated Peripherals
Table 5.9. Integrated Peripherals Setting

Description Choice

PI2 Functon

Sets the function of the PI2 pin of the RAS connector.
The following settings are available:

PI: Uses the PI2 pin as a general-purpose input.

Power-BTN: PI2 input acts as the power button.

Reset-BTN: PI2 input acts as the reset button.

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OnChip IDE Device

Figure 5.8. OnChip IDE Device

Table 5.10. On Chip IDE Device Selections

Description Choice

IDE HDD Block mode

Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands,
or multiple sectors read/write. If the CF card supports block
mode, when "Enabled" is selected, read/write operation is
performed in the largest block the drive supports.

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Description Choice

IDE Primary Master / Slave PIO

Sets the PIO mode (0-4) of the onboard IDE interface.
If "Auto" is selected, the system automatically determines
the optimal mode.

IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA

Enables/disables IDE UDMA (Ultra DMA) transfer.
If "Auto" is selected, UDMA is enabled and the optimal
transfer speed is selected automatically.

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Onboard Device

Figure 5.9. Onboard Device

Table 5.11. Onboard Device Selections

Description Choice

Azalia/AC97 Audio Select

Selects audio functions and enables/disables devices. There
is normally no need to change these settings. Use "Auto".

USB Client Controller

To use this function, you must install a dedicated driver and
configure settings.
For more details on the dedicated driver and installation
method, see IPC-SLIB-01.

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Description Choice

Onboard LAN A

Select "Enabled" to use the onboard LAN A controller.

Onboard LAN B

Select "Enabled" to use the onboard LAN B controller.

Onboard LAN Boot ROM

Select "Enabled" to boot via PXE (network boot). This
setting is used for both Onboard LAN A and B.

To give network boot priority, set "First Boot Device" to
"LAN".

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5. BIOS Setup

USB Device Setting

Figure 5.10. USB Device Setting

Table 5.12. USB Device Setting Selections

Description Choice

USB 1.0 Controller

Enables/disables the onboard USB 1.0 function. In normal
cases, select "Enabled".

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Description Choice

USB 2.0 Controller

Enable or disable the Onboard USB 2.0 function.
In normal cases, use it while “Enable”.

USB Operation Mode

Select one of USB operation mode.
In normal cases, use it while “High Speed”.

USB Keyboard Support

Select “Enabled” when a USB keyboard has to be used on
the OS that does not support USB.

Select “Disabled” for the OS that supports USB such as
Windows XP.

USB Storage Function

Select “Enabled” when using the USB storage. But If you
use hibernate function of Windows then please select
“Disabled”.

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Super IO Device

Figure 5.11. Super IO Device
Table 5.13. Super I/O device Selections

Description Choice

Onboard Serial Port A
Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the serial
port A.

Onboard Serial Port B
Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the serial
port B.

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Description Choice

T.P. Serial Port
Configures settings for the touch panel serial port.
In normal cases, set it as “Disable”.

RS485 Terminator Control
Configures terminator settings for RAS connector and
RS485 port.

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Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while
operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use.

Figure 5.12. Power Management Setup

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Table 5.14. Power Management setup Selections

Description Choice

ACPI Function
When set to ‘Enabled’, turns on the ACPI Function. By
default, this field is “Enabled”.

Note: ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is a power management specification that makes hardware
status information available to the operating system ACPI enables a computer to turn its peripherals on and off for
improved power management. "Power Management" and other settings that are not explained here are not relevant when
using Windows. Use the factory defaults for these settings.

Power after PWR-Fail
Configures actions for rebooting after DC input has stopped.
When "ON" is selected, the PC always reboots when power is
restored after a power cut or other power supply error.

Power On by Ring
When set to "Enabled", you can boot the system by incoming
call (Ring signal) to the modem connected COM1 or COM2.

Wake Up On LAN
Enables/disables the wake-on-LAN function.

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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.

Figure 5.13. PnP/PCI Configuration Setup

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PC Health Status

Figure 5.14. PC Health Status

The BIOS shows the PC health status in this window.

Table 5.15. PC Health Status Selections

Description Choices

Current CPU Temp. This field displays the current CPU temperature.

Vcore / 1.5V /5V / 12V This field displays the current voltage.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

Figure 5.15. Frequency/Voltage Control

Table 5.16. Frequency/Voltage Control Selections

Description Choices

Spread Spectrum
When "Enabled" is selected, the waveform near the peak of
the pulse created by the system clock generator is smoothed
out to help reduce EMI.

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Defaults Menu

Selecting “Defaults” from the main menu shows you two options which are described below

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N

Pressing ‘Y’ loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations.

Load Optimized Defaults

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

Load setup Defaults (Y/N) ? N

Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations.

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5. BIOS Setup

Supervisor /User Password Setting

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

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD:
USER PASSWORD:

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

ENTER PASSWORD:

Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will
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 a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the password. A message will
confirm the password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can
enter Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED:

When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup.
This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration.

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

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 will be required both at boot and at entry to
Setup. If set to “Setup”, prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup.

just can only enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup

can enter and change the options of the setup menus.

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Exit Selecting

Save & Exit Setup
Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation :

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

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

Exit Without Saving
Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:

Quit without saving (Y/N)? Y

This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous selections remain in
effect. This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer.

POST Messages

During the Power On Self-Test (POST), if the BIOS detects an error requiring you to do something to fix,
it will either sound a beep code or display a message.

If a message is displayed, it will be accompanied by:

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

POST Beep

Currently there are two kinds of beep codes in BIOS. This code indicates that a video error has occurred
and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information. This beep code
consists of a single long beep followed by two short beeps. The other code indicates that your DRAM
error has occurred. This beep code consists of a single long beep repeatedly.

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Error Messages

One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST.
This list includes messages for both the ISA and the EISA BIOS.

CMOS battery has failed

CMOS battery is no longer functional. It should be replaced.

DISK BOOT failure
[INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER]

No boot device was found. This could mean that either a boot drive was not detected or the drive does not
contain proper system boot files. Check the boot drive connection and content.

Error encountered initializing hard drive

Hard drive cannot be initialized. Check that there are no problems with the CF connection and that the CF
connection is configured correctly.

Error initializing hard disk controller

Hard disk controller cannot be initialized. Check that there are no problems with the CF connection and
that the CF connection is configured correctly.

Keyboard error or no keyboard present

Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being
pressed during the boot.

If you are purposely configuring the system without a keyboard, set the error halt condition in Setup to
HALT ON ALL, BUT KEYBOARD. This will cause the BIOS to ignore the missing keyboard and
continue the boot.

Memory address error at…

Indicates a memory address error at a specific location.

Press a key to REBOOT

This will be displayed at the bottom screen when an error occurs that requires you to reboot. Press any
key and the system will reboot.

Press F1 to disable NMI, F2 to REBOOT

When BIOS detects a Non-maskable Interrupt condition during boot, this will allow you to disable the
NMI and continue to boot, or you can reboot the system with the NMI enabled.

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System halted, (CTRL-ALT-DEL) to REBOOT…

Indicates the present boot attempt has been aborted and the system must be rebooted. Press and hold
down the CTRL and ALT keys and press DEL.

Hard disk(s) fail (80)

HDD reset failed.

Hard disk(s) fail (40)

HDD controller diagnostics failed.

Hard disk(s) fail (20)

HDD initialization error.

Hard disk(s) fail (10)

Unable to recalibrate fixed disk.

Hard disk(s) fail (08)

Sector Verify failed.

Keyboard is locked out – Unlock the key

This product does not have a keyboard lock. If this message is displayed, it is possible that the keyboard
controller is damaged.

Keyboard error or no keyboard present

Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being
pressed during the boot.

BIOS ROM checksum error – System halted

The checksum of ROM address F0000H-FFFFFH is bad.
It is possible that the product is faulty or that ROM content has been falsified.

Memory test fail

BIOS reports the memory tests fail if the onboard memory is tested error.

Error loading operating system
Invalid System disk

These messages are displayed not because of BIOS issues, but because the boot record program on the
disk has failed to load the operating system. Check the content of the disk.

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6. Appendix

6. Appendix

Memory Map

Table 6.1. Memory Map

Memory Segments Comments

00000h - 9FFFh 0 - 640K DOS Region
A0000h - BFFFFh Video Buffer
B0000h - B7FFFh Monochrome Adapter range
C0000h - CFFFFh Video BIOS
D0000h - DFFFFh Expansion Area
E0000h - EFFFFh Extended System BIOS Area
F0000h - FFFFFh System BIOS Area
100000h - FFFFFFFFh Extended Memory Area
00100000 - Top of Main Memory Main DRAM Address Range
Top of Main Memory Extended SMRAM Address Range
Top of Main Memory To 4GB PCI Memory Address Range
D8000000h-FFFFFFFFh System Reserved

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I/O Port Addresses

Table 6.2. I/O Port Addresses

Address Size Description

0000 - 000F 16 bytes DMA controller
0010 - 001F 16 bytes Reserved
0020 - 0021 2 bytes PIC interrupt controller
0022 - 003F 30 bytes Reserved
0040 - 0043 4 bytes System timer 1
0044 - 005F 24 bytes Reserved

0060 1 byte Keyboard controller

0061 1 byte NMI, speaker controller

0062 - 0063 2 bytes Reserved

0064 1 byte Keyboard controller

0065-006F 11bytes Reserved
0070 - 0073 4 bytes RTC real time clock
0074 - 007F 12bytes Reserved
0080 - 0090 17 bytes DMA page register

0091-0093 3 bytes Reserved

0094-009F 12 bytes DMA controller

00A0 - 00A1 2 bytes Interrupt controller 2
00A2 - 00BF 28 bytes Reserved

00C0 - 00DE 31 bytes DMA controller 2

00E0 - 00EF 16 bytes Reserved
00F0 - 00FF 16 bytes Arithmetic processor for numerical values
01F0 - 01F7 8 bytes Primary IDE controller

0274 - 0277 4 bytes Reserved (ISA PnP)
0279 - 0279 1 byte Reserved

02A0 - 02CF 64 bytes Reserved
02A8 - 02AF 8 bytes RS485/422
02B0 - 02B7 8 bytes Touch Panel
02F8 - 02FF 8 bytes COM2
0388 - 038D 6 bytes Reserved

03B0 - 03DF 48 bytes Video

03F6 1 byte Primary IDE
03F8 - 03FF 8 bytes COM1
0400 - 04BF 191bytes Reserved
04D0 - 04D1 2 bytes Interrupt setting register (Edge/level triggered PIC)
0500 - 051F 32 bytes Reserved
0800 - 088F 143 bytes Reserved
0A79 - 0A79 1 byte Reserved

0CF8 - 0CFF 4 bytes PCI configuration register

0CF9 1 byte Turbo and reset control register

D000 - FFFF 12287 byte Reserved

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Interrupt Level List

Table 6.3. Hardware Interrupt Levels (Factory Settings)

Type 8259 Priority Description Vector

NMI High

IRQ0 MASTER ↑

IRQ1 ”

IRQ2 ”

IRQ8 SLAVE

IRQ9 ”

IRQ10 ”

IRQ11 ”

IRQ12 ”

IRQ13 ”

IRQ14 ”

IRQ15 ”

IRQ3 MASTER

IRQ4 ”

IRQ5 ”

IRQ6 ” ↓ Not in use (Available for users) 0EH

IRQ7 ” Low Not in use (Available for users) 0FH

*1 Interrupt is a list of states that do not use the APIC. As Windows uses the APIC, PCI device interrupts are allocated

after IRQ16.

-I/O CHK

Timer 0

⏐

System reserved

⏐ Interrupt controller 2 (slave)
⏐ Real-time clock
⏐

System reserved

⏐

Not in use (Available for users)

⏐

Not in use (Available for users)

⏐

Not in use (Available for users)

⏐

Co-processor

⏐

Primary IDE

Not in use (Available for users) 77H

⏐

Serial port 2 (COM2) 0BH

⏐

Serial port 1 (COM1) 0CH

⏐

Not in use (Available for users) *1 0DH

⏐

02H

08H

09H

0AH

70H

71H

72H

73H

74H

75H

76H

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POST Codes

Table 6.4. POST Codes < 1 / 5 >

POST

(hex)

CFh Test CMOS R/W functionality.

C0h

C1h

C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM
C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow RAM.
0h1 Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000:0
02h Reserved
03h Initial Superio_Early_Init switch.
04h Reserved

05h

06h Reserved

07h

08h

09h Reserved

0Ah

0Bh Reserved
0Ch Reserved
0Dh Reserved
0Eh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-able or not. If test fails, keep beeping the speaker.
0Fh Reserved

10h

11h Reserved

12h

13h Reserved
14h Program chipset default values into chipset. Chipset default values are MODBINable by OEM customers.
15h Reserved
16h Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Generator switch.
17h Reserved
18h Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel®) and CPU level (586 or 686).
19h Reserved
1Ah Reserved

1Bh

1Ch Reserved

Early chipset initialization:

-Disable shadow RAM

-Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below)

-Program basic chipset registers
Detect memory

-Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC.

-Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below)

1. Blank out screen

2. Clear CMOS error flag

Clear 8042 interface
Initialize 8042 self-test
Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.
Enable keyboard interface.

Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional).
Auto detect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by a port & interface swap (optional).
Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.

Auto detects flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD &
DMI support.

Use walking 1’s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry. Also set real-time clock power status,
and then check for override.

Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W interrupts are directed to
SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR.

Description

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Table 6.4. POST Codes < 2 / 5 >

POST

(hex)

1Dh Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch.
1Eh Reserved
1Fh Load keyboard matrix (notebook platform)
20h Reserved
21h HPM initialization (notebook platform)
22h Reserved

23h

24h Reserved
25h Reserved
26h Reserved
27h Initialize INT 09 buffer
28h Reserved

29h

2Ah Reserved
2Bh Reserved
2Ch Reserved

2Dh

2Eh Reserved
2Fh Reserved
30h Reserved
31h Reserved
32h Reserved
33h Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.
34h Reserved
35h Reserved
36h Reserved
37h Reserved
38h Reserved
39h Reserved
3Ah Reserved
3Bh Reserved
3Ch Test 8254
3Dh Reserved

3Eh Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1.

Check validity of RTC value: e.g. a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute.
Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack. If CMOS checksum fails, use default value instead.
Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If ESCD is valid, take into consideration of the ESCD’s
legacy information.
Onboard clock generator initialization. Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI & DIMM slots.
Early PCI initialization:

-Enumerate PCI bus number

-Assign memory & I/O resource

-Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it into C000:0.

Program CPU internal MTRR (P6 & PII) for 0 - 640K memory address.
Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU.
Program early chipset according to CMOS setup. Example: onboard IDE controller.
Measure CPU speed.
Invoke video BIOS.

Initialize multi-language
Put information on screen display, including Award title, CPU type, CPU speed ….

Description

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Table 6.4. POST Codes < 3 / 5 >

POST

(hex)

3Fh Reserved
40h Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2.
41h Reserved
42h Reserved
43h Test 8259 functionality.
44h Reserved
45h Reserved
46h Reserved
47h Initialize EISA slot
48h Reserved

49h

4Ah Reserved
4Bh Reserved
4Ch Reserved
4Dh Reserved

4Eh

4Fh Reserved
50h Initialize USB
51h Reserved
52h Test all memory (clear all extended memory to 0)
53h Reserved
54h Reserved
55h Display number of processors (multi-processor platform)
56h Reserved

57h

58h Reserved
59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code.
5Ah Reserved

5Bh

5Ch Reserved

5Dh

5Eh Reserved
5Fh Reserved
60h Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility.
61h Reserved
62h Reserved
63h Reserved
64h Reserved
65h Initialize PS/2 Mouse

Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page.
Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU.

Program MTRR of M1 CPU
Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper cacheable range.
Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU.
On MP platform, adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the cacheable ranges between each
CPU are not identical.

Display PnP logo
Early ISA PnP initialization

-Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device.

(Optional Feature)
Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD (optional)

Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO switch.
Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO switch.

Description

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Table 6.4. POST Codes < 4 / 5 >

POST

(hex)

66h Reserved
67h Prepare memory size information for function call: INT 15h ax=E820h
68h Reserved
69h Turn on L2 cache
6Ah Reserved
6Bh Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup & Auto-configuration table.
6Ch Reserved

6Dh

6Eh Reserved

6Fh

70h Reserved
71h Reserved
72h Reserved

73h

74h Reserved
75h Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM…..
76h Reserved
77h Detect serial ports & parallel ports.
78h Reserved
79h Reserved
7Ah Detect & install co-processor
7Bh Reserved
7Ch Reserved
7Dh Reserved
7Eh Reserved

7Fh

80h Reserved
81h Reserved

82h

83h Save all data in stack back to CMOS
84h Initialize ISA PnP boot devices

85h

1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices.

2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to “AUTO”.

1. Initialize floppy controller

2. Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware.

(Optional Feature)
Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if :

-AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive.

-ALT+F2 is pressed

Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported.

-If errors occur, report errors & wait for keys

-If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue:
Clear EPA or customization logo.



1. Call chipset power management hook.

2. Recover the text fond used by EPA logo (not for full screen logo)

3. If password is set, ask for password.

USB final Initialization
NET PC: Build SYSID structure
Switch S screen back to text mode
Set up ACPI table at top of memory.
Invoke ISA adapter ROMs
Assign IRQs to PCI devices
Initialize APM
Clear noise of IRQs.

Description

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Table 6.4. POST Codes < 5 / 5 >

POST

(hex)

86h Reserved
87h Reserved
88h Reserved
89h Reserved
90h Reserved
91h Reserved
92h Reserved
93h Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus code

94h

95h

96h

FFh Boot attempt (INT 19h)

Enable L2 cache
Program boot up speed
Chipset final initialization.
Power management final initialization
Clear screen & display summary table
Program K6 write allocation
Program P6 class write combining
Program daylight saving
Update keyboard LED & typematic rate
Build MP table
Build & update ESCD
Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h
Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick
Build MSIRQ routing table.

Description

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COM I/O Address and Register Function

The following table lists the I/O addresses in case of COM 1.

Table 6.5. I/O Address

I/O address DLAB Read/Write Register

03F8H

1 W Divisor latch register (LSB) DLL

1 W Divisor latch register (MSB) DLM 03F9H

0 W Interrupt enable register IER

03FAH X R Interrupt ID register IIR

03FBH X W Line control register LCR

03FCH X W Modem control register MCR

03FDH X R Line status register LSR

03FEH X R Modem status register MSR

03FFH X R/W Scratch register SCR

DLAB (Divisor Latch Access Bit) : The value in bit 7 of the line control register.

W Transmitter holding register THR 0

R Receive buffer register RBR

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