Contec IPC-BX950T2-DC400, IPC-BX950T1-DC55F, IPC-BX950T3-DC55F, IPC-BX950T3-DC500, IPC-BX950T2-DC45F User Manual

IPC Series

BOX-PC
for IPC-BX950 Series

User’s Manual

CONTEC CO.,LTD.

Check Your Package

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.
Product Configuration List

IPC-BX950T1-DC500

Name Pcs. Pcs.

BOX-PC

The attachment fittings

CF attachment fittings 1 2 1

CF attachment fittings 2 1 1

Screws for attachment fittings
Three-point sems screw (M3 x 8)

Power supply connector complete set

Power connector 1 1

Contact 4 4

Cable clamp

Product guide (this sheet)

IPC Precaution List 1 1
Royalty consent contract

Setup Procedure Document
Notes on using Windows XP

Embedded

IPC-SLIB-01 *1
(User’s manual, Driver & Utility Soft
Set)

Recovery Media None 1

*1 Please confirm latest information on the CONTEC homepage though the user's manual is stored in

IPC-SLIB-01.

IPC-BX950T2-DC400
IPC-BX950T3-DC500

1 1

2 2

6 5

1 1

1 1

None 1

None 1

None 1

1 1

IPC-BX950T1-DC55F
IPC-BX950T2-DC45F
IPC-BX950T3-DC55F

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Product Configuration Image

CF attachment

BOX-PC

[IPC-BX950 Series]

Royalty

consent contra ct

The attachment

fittings

Product guide

CF attachment

Three-point sems

IPC

Precaution List

fittings 1

fittings 2

screw

(M3 x 8)

Contact

Power connector

Power supply connector

complete set

Windo ws XP

Embedded

Notes

Setup Procedure

Document

Cable clamp

IPC-SLIB-01

(User's manual,

Driver&

Utility Soft Set)

Recovery

Media

Royalty

consent contract

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

Product guide

IPC Precaution

List

Windows XP

Embedded

Notes

Setup Procedure

Document

Copyright

Copyright 2008 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 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 IPC-BX9 5 0 Series................................................................................................ ... 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 BOX-PC for the First Time .....................................................................................13

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

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

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

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

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

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

4. BIOS SETUP 21

Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................21

Starting S e tup........................................................................................................................................21

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Using Setu p............................................................................................................................................22

Getting Help ...................................................................................................................................22

In Case of Problems .......................................................................................................................22

A Final Note About Set u p..............................................................................................................22

Main Menu.............................................................................................................................................23

Setup Items .....................................................................................................................................23

Standard C MOS Setup ..........................................................................................................................25

Main Menu Selections...........................................................................................................................26

IDE Adapte r s ..................................................................................................................................27

Advanced B I OS Features Setup............................................................................................................28

CPU Featur e...........................................................................................................................................29

Hard Disk B o ot Priority ........................................................................................................................30

Virus Warn i n g ................................................................................................................................31

Advanced C hipset Feat ures Setup.........................................................................................................36

PCI Express Root Port F unction ...........................................................................................................39

VGA setting...........................................................................................................................................40

Integrated Periphera l s......................................................................................................... ...................41

OnChip IDE Device...............................................................................................................................42

Onboard Device.....................................................................................................................................45

Super IO Device ....................................................................................................................................48

Power Mana gement Setup.....................................................................................................................51

PnP/PCI Co n figuration Setup ...............................................................................................................55

IRQ n Resou rces....................................................................................................................................57

PCI Express relative it ems ....................................................................................................................60

PC Health Status....................................................................................................................................61

Frequency/Voltage Co ntrol...................................................................................................................63

Defaults M enu .......................................................................................................................................64

Superviso r /User Passw ord Setting.......................................................................................................65

Exit Selec ting.........................................................................................................................................66

POST Messa ges.....................................................................................................................................66

POST Beep.............................................................................................................................................66

Error Messa ges ......................................................................................................................................67

Locations and Settings of CMOS/R OM Clear Jumpers.......................................................................72

5. EACH COMPONENT FUNCTION 75

Component Name..................................................................................................................................75

Front View ......................................................................................................................................75

Side View........................................................................................................................................75

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System Configuration ........................................................................................................................... 77

Component Function.............................................................................................................................78

LED: POWER , ACCESS, STATUS............................................................................................. 78

DC Power In put Connector : DC-IN............................................................................................. 78

POWER SW...................................................................................................................................79

RESET SW.....................................................................................................................................79

Line out Interface : LINE OUT.....................................................................................................79

Fast-Ethe r net : LAN 1 - 2 ..............................................................................................................80

USB Ports.......................................................................................................................................80

Serial Port Interface : SERIAL1 - 2 ..............................................................................................81

Display Interface : VGA................................................................................................................ 82

LVDS Interface : LVDS ................................................................................................................83

CF Card Connector (Primary IDE Connection) : CF1 - 2............................................................84

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

7. LIST OF OPTIONS 103

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1. Introduction
About the Product

This product is a fan-less embedded computer (BOX-PC (R)) packaged in a slim chassis of 25mm.
IPC-BX950T1 series, which have the 1.20GHz ultra low voltage Intel (R) Core (TM) Duo processor,
945GME chip set, and 1GB DDR2 SDRAM memory, achieve a high-level computing and drawing
ability.

IPC-BX950T2 series have the 1.06GHz ultra low voltage Celeron (R) M processor, 945GME chip set,
and 512MB DDR2 SDRAM memory.

IPC-BX950T3 series, which have the 1.66GHz ultra low voltage Intel (R) Core (TM) Duo processor,
945GME chip set, and 1GB DDR2 SDRAM memory, achieve a high-level computing and drawing
ability.

Adopting air-cooling system using a large heat sink (fan-less) and CF card as its storage device (bootable),
this product achieves high levels of reliability and quietness. It also includes a variety of extended
interface such as 1000BASE-T, USB2.0, or serial.

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 a Contec-customized BIOS allows support to be
provided at the BIOS level.

BOX-PC (R) series is available in the following six models :

- Base model with Core Duo Processor 1.20GHz
IPC-BX950T1-DC500 (DDR2 SDRAM 1GB, without OS, CF)

- OS-installed base model with Core Duo Processor 1.20GHz
IPC-BX950T1-DC55F (DDR2 SDRAM 1GB, Windows XP Embedded, CF 2GB)

- Base model with Celeron M Processor
IPC-BX950T2-DC400 (DDR2 SDRAM 512MB, without OS, CF)

- OS-installed base model with Celeron M Processor
IPC-BX950T2-DC45F (DDR2 SDRAM 512MB, Windows XP Embedded, CF 2GB)

- Base model with Core Duo Processor 1.66GHz
IPC-BX950T3-DC500 (DDR2 SDRAM 1GB, without OS, CF)

- OS-installed base model with Core Duo Processor 1.66GHz
IPC-BX950T3-DC55F (DDR2 SDRAM 1GB, Windows XP Embedded, CF 2GB)

Features

- The 25mm thick of slim chassis [256(W) x 183(D) x 25(H)] that can be installed to a 35mm-wide space

A high performance embedded computer packaged in 25mm slim chassis [256(W) x 183(D) x 25(H)] that
can be installed anywhere you want. It can be installed to a 35mm-wide space between walls, inside of
the wall, or on the back of LCD display using the provided attachment fittings. (It is also possible to
attach to the VESA standard 75 x 75, 100 x 100, 200 x 100, 200 x 200, 400 x 200mm using the optional
fittings.)

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- Adoption of 945GME Chipset to allow the mounting of Intel Core Duo / Celeron M processor
Adopting the Intel (R) 945GME, ICH7M-DH chip set, IPC-BX950T1 series achieve a high-level

computing and drawing ability by using the 1.20GHz (FSB 533MHz) ultra low voltage Intel (R) Core
(TM) Duo processor. This product is ideal for the content delivery through the large display. It also
has 1GB memory.

Adopting the Intel (R) 945GME, ICH7M-DH chip set, IPC-BX950T2 series have the 1.06GHz (FSB
533MHz) ultra low voltage Celeron (R) M processor. This product is ideal for the content delivery
through the large display. It also has 512MB memory.

Adopting the Intel (R) 945GME, ICH7M-DH chip set, IPC-BX950T3 series achieve a high-level
computing and drawing ability by using the 1.66GHz (FSB 667MHz) ultra low voltage Intel (R) Core
(TM) Duo processor. This product is ideal for the content delivery through the large display. It also
has 1GB memory.

- The extended interface such as Dual LAN, USB2.0, or Serial
It has a variety of extended interface such as 1000BASE-T x 2, USB2.0 x 4, serial (RS-232C) x 2.

It has two CF card slots that can use for OS and data. They are very useful because you can use one slot
for system start-up and the other for maintenance, system log, or taking away the collected data. It also
has a LVDS interface as well as a general-purpose analog RGB to display in double screens.

- Safety design required for embedded applications
Unnecessary trouble can be avoided by the use of clamps for prevention of cable disconnection and the

use of metal fittings for prevention of CF card disconnection. Retention of CMOS data by EEPROM
allows the system to start up even when the battery has run out. For Windows XP Embedded installed
model, it is possible to use the EWF*1 function of OS. It is designed for safety required for embedding
purpose, for example, prohibiting 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 XP Embedded that protects the disk from being actually written by

redirecting the writing to RAM.

- The adoption of a fan-less, CF card configuration providing high levels of reliability and quietness
It achieves the air-cooling system (fan-less) by using a large heat sink. It also achieves a high-level

reliability and quietness by adopting CF card (bootable) as its storage device.

- A wide range of power supplies (12 - 24VDC) supported
As the product supports a wide range of power (12 - 24VDC), it can be used in a variety of power

environments.

Supported OS

- Windows XP Embedded

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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 IPC-BX950 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.

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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 the BOX-PC, 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 disconnect the power cable from the receptacle before mounting or removing the expansion
board, or before connecting or disconnecting any 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.

- 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.

Estimated failure rates: 100,000 rewrite cycles, 1,000,000 hours MTBF

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r

Cable

- Regarding “VCCI Class A Notice”, “FCC PART 15 Class A Notice” and “EMC Instruction Class A
Notice”
The ferrite core must be installed in the following each cable so that this product may suit the
above-mentioned standard. Refer to the following for the model of ferrite core. (Equivalent goods
are also availabele.)

Port Name Make

LVDS FRC2009A-6 or E04SR200935A CONTEC orSEIWA 1

Turn

- Image diagram

Ferrite core

Ferrite core

TURN : 1

FCC PART 15 Class A Notice

(Only IPC-BX950T1-DC500, IPC-BX950T1-DC556, IPC-BX950T2-DC400 and IPC-BX950T2-DC456)

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 IPC-BX950T1-DC500

CPU Ultra Low Voltage Intel(R)

Chip set Intel(R) 945GME + ICH7M-DH

BIOS BIOS (mfd. by Award)

Memory 1GB, 200pin SO-DIMM socket

Controller Built in Intel 945GME

Video

Video RAM Main memory shared

Video BIOS 64KB(C0000H-CFFFFH)

Display I/F Analog RGB I/F x 1 (15pin HD-SUB connector x 1)

System resolution 640 x 480 *1, 800 x 600 *1, 1,024 x 768 *1, 1,152 x 864, 1,280 x 600, 1,280 x 720, 1,280 x 768,

Audio AC97 compliant

Serial I/F RS-232C (general-purpose) : 2ch (SERIAL PORT1, 2) 9pin D-SUB connector (male)

*1 : Output resolution of LVDS I/F
*2 : The capacity of CF is a value when 1GB is calculated by one billion bytes. The capacity that can be recognized from

OS might be displayed fewer than an actual value.

IPC-BX950T1-DC55F

Core(TM) Duo Processor

1.20GHz (FSB533MHz)

x 1, PC2-4300 (DDR2 533)
DDR2 SDRAM support

LVDS I/F x 1(26pin half pitch connector x 1)

1,280 x 960, 1,280 x 1,024, 1,400 x 1,050, 1,600 x 900, 1,600 x 1,200, 1,856 x 1,392, 1,920 x 1,080,
1,920 x 1,200, 1,920 x 1,440, 2,048 x 1,536 (16,770,000 colors)

LINE OUT:
Full-scale output level 1.5Vrms (Typ.), Dual 50mW Amplifier

CF CARD Type I x 2 bootable CF card slot

IPC-BX950T1-DC500 : -,
IPC-BX950T1-DC55F : CF1 is
finished mounting CF (2GB,
one partition) *2

Baud rate : 50 - 115,200bps
For touch panel communication : 1ch (SERIAL PORT3) in LVDS connector

φ3.5 Stereo mini jack

IPC-BX950T2-DC400
IPC-BX950T2-DC45F

Ultra Low Voltage Intel(R)
Celeron(R) M Processor

1.06GHz(FSB533MHz)

512MB, 200pin SO-DIMM socket
x 1, PC2-4300 (DDR2 533) DDR2
SDRAM support

IPC-BX950T2-DC400 : -,
IPC-BX950T2-DC45F : CF1 is
finished mounting CF (2GB, one
partition) *2

IPC-BX950T3-DC500
IPC-BX950T3-DC55F

Ultra Low Voltage Intel(R)
Core(TM) Duo Processor

1.66GHz (FSB667MHz)

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

IPC-BX950T3-DC500 : -,
IPC-BX950T3-DC55F : CF1 is
finished mounting CF (2GB,
one partition) *2

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Table 2.1. Functional Specification < 2 / 2 >

Model

I/F 1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX/10BASE-T RJ-45 connector x 2 (Wake On LAN support) LAN

Controller Intel 82573L Controller

USB I/F 4ch (USB 2.0-compliant)

Keyboard/mouse I/F None *3

General-purpose I/O None

Hardware monitoring Monitoring CPU temperature, board temperature, power voltage

Watch dog timer Software programmable, 255 level (1sec - 255 sec)

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

Power Management

Power
supply

Physical dimensions
(mm)

Weight About 1.3kg

*3 : Use USB I/F for the keyboard/mouse.
*4 : Use a power cable shorter than 3m.

Input supply
voltage

Current
consumption

External device
power supply
capacity

IPC-BX950T1-DC500
IPC-BX950T1-DC55F

Causes a reset upon time-out.

The real-time clock is accurate within
(ICH7 integrated RTC).

Power management setup via BIOS
Modem Ring On/Wake One LAN
Supports PC98/PC99 ACPI Power management

12 - 24VDC±5% *4

12V 3.4A (Max.), 24V 1.9A (Max.) 12V 4.2A (Max.),

- CF card slot
+3.3V : 1A (500mA x 2)

- USB I/F
+5V : 2A (500mA x 4)

256(W) x 183(D) x 25(H) (No protrusions)

IPC-BX950T2-DC400
IPC-BX950T2-DC45F

±3 minutes (at 25°C) per month

IPC-BX950T3-DC500
IPC-BX950T3-DC55F

24V 2.2A (Max.)

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Table 2.2. Installation Environment Requirements

Model

Operating temperature
*5

Storage temperature

Humidity

Floating dust particles

Corrosive gases

Ambient
specifications

*5 : For more details on this, please refer to chapter 3, “Installation Requirements”.
*6 : When AC/DC power unit “LDA100W-24-SN, LDA100W-12-SN” (by Cosel) is used.

Line-noise
resistance

Vibration
resistance

Impact resistance

Grounding

Line noise

Static
electricity
resistance

Sweep
resistance

IPC-BX950T1-DC500
IPC-BX950T1-DC55F

(1) Vertical installation (power connector is
downside) : 0 - 50
(2) Vertical and horizontal installation other than
above : 0 - 45

-10 - 60

10 - 90%RH (No condensation)

Not to be excessive

None

AC line/
Signal line/

Contact discharge /
Atmospheric discharge /

10 - 57Hz/semi-amplitude 0.15mm 57 - 150Hz/2.0G
40 min. each in x, y, and z directions (JIS C60068-2-6 compliant,
IEC60068-2-6 compliant)

10G, half-sine shock for 11 ms in x, y, and z directions
(JIS C60068-2-27-compliant, IEC60068-2-27-compliant)

Class D grounding (previous class 3 grounding), SG-FG/continuity

°C

°C

±2kV *6,

±1kV (IEC61000-4-4 Level 3, EN61000-4-4 Level 3)

IPC-BX950T2-DC400
IPC-BX950T2-DC45F

°C

±4kV (IEC61000-4-2 Level 2, EN61000-4-2 Level 2)

±8kV (IEC61000-4-2 Level 3, EN61000-4-2 Level 3)

IPC-BX950T3-DC500
IPC-BX950T3-DC55F

°C

(1) 0 - 45
(2) 0 - 40

°C

Power Management Features

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

- ACPI v2.0 compliant

- APM v1.2 compliant

- PCI bus clock run, Power Management Enable (PME) control, all with hardware automatic wake-up

- Multiple suspends power plane controls and suspends status indicators

- Normal, doze, suspend and conserve modes

- Global and local device power control

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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 11.4 V minimum to 25.2 V maximum DC power source.

Power Consumption

For typical configurations, the CPU card is designed to operate with at least a 100W power supply. The
power supply must meet the following requirements :

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

- Minimum delay for reset to Power Good: 100ms

- Minimum Power down warning: 1 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 +5%

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Physical Dimensions

IPC-BX950T1-DC5xx, IPC-BX950T2-DC4xx, IPC-BX950T3-DC5xx

296

162

10

282

CAUTION!

POWER

RESET12 - 24VDC

STATUS

HDMI

CF 1

RAS

CAUTION!

LAN 1

SERIAL 1LINE OUT

256

4-φ5

LVDS

CF 2LAN 2

183

PCIe e-SATA

SERIAL 2

(5)

25

[mm]

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166

8

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3. Hardware Setup

Before Using the BOX-PC for the First Time

Follow the next steps to set up the BOX-PC:
STEP1 By referring to the information in this chapter, install, connect and set the BOX-PC.
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 4, set up BIOS. This setup requires a keyboard and a display.
* Before using the BOX-PC, be sure to execute " LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS" to initialize

the BIOS settings to their default values.
(See Chapter 4, "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.

Attaching the CF Attachment Fittings

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

Use the CF attachment fittings 2 when
securing the USB and LINE OUT cables.

Figure 3.1. Atta ching the CF Atta ch ment Fittings

CAUTION

Insert the CF Card face up.

Attaching the Attachment Fittings

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

Do not tighten screws with excess force. The tightening torque should be 4kg/cm or less.

Figure 3.2. Attaching the Attachment Fittings

CAUTION

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

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Attaching the FG

(1) Use screws to attach the FG

Figure 3.3. 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.

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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 CF attachment fittings 2. 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.

Figure 3.4. 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 3.5. Using example of cable clamp

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Installation Requirements

Be sure that the ambient 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.

IPC-BX950T1-DC5xx , IPC-BX950T2-DC4xx
Installable directions at ambient temperature 0°C - +50°C

: (2) Vertical installation (power connector is downside)

Installable directions at ambient temperature 0°C - +45°C

: All type of installation other than above (including diagonal installation)

IPC-BX950T3-DC5xx
Installable directions at ambient temperature 0°C - +45°C

: (2) Vertical installation (power connector is downside)

Installable directions at ambient temperature 0°C - +40°C

: All type of installation other than above (including diagonal installation)

(2)

Ceilin g

(1)

(3)

(4)

Connector

(5)

*

Connector

(6)

Floor

Wall

Wall

Figure 3.6. Installation Orientation

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 the BOX-PC and Its Vicinity

50mm or more

100mm

or more

LVDS

CAUTION!

POWER
STATUSRESET12 - 24VDC

HDMI

CF 1 LAN 1 SERIAL 1LINE OUT

RAS

150mm

CAUTION!

or more

CF 2LAN 2

PCIe e-SATA

SERIAL 2

<*3>

When installing to a 35mm-wide space between
walls

Follow the instructions below when installing the
product to a 35mm-wide space between walls :
*1 : This installation is only available when the
power connector is downside. (Otherwise, it
requires 50mm or more space.)

<*2><*2>

*2 : The wall temperature must be under the
product assurance temperature.
*3 : The wiring should not interrupt the air current
in horizontal and vertical directions.

150mm

or more

35mm or more <*1>

or

50mm or more

* Please adjust the air current to prevent the

reject heat from the product staying around
the product.

50mm or more

Figure 3.7. Distances between the BOX-PC and Its Vicinity

CAUTION

Do not install this product into the fully-sealed space except the case in which the internal

temperature is adjustable by equipment such as air conditioner. Troubles such as operational
malfunctions could be occurred by the temperature increase caused by long-term usage.

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Ambient temperature
In this product, the ambient 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.

Measurement points

50

50

LVDS

50

CAUTION!

POWER

RESET

STATUS

12 - 24VDC

HDMI

CF 1

RAS

CAUTION!

LAN 1

SERIAL 1LINE OUT

50

CF 2LAN 2

PCIe e-SATA

SERIAL 2

50

<*1>

25

50

12.5

50

< Vertical installation >

5050

12.5

[mm]

* When installing to a 35mm-wide space between walls, measure temperature of the wall facing the heat sink, and use

the temperature as the ambient temperature.

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4. 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 4.1. 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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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 4.1. 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 4.2. 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 4.2. 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

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

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

The IDE adapters control the CF card. Use a separate sub menu to configure each CF card.
Use the legend keys to navigate through this menu and exit to the main menu. Use Table 4.3 to

configure the hard disk.

Table 4.3. IDE Adapters configurations

Item Options Description

IDE HDD Auto-detection Press Enter

IDE Channel 0/2
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 read/write heads

**** 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.

Figure 4.3. Advanced BIOS Features Setup

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CPU Feature

Figure 4.4. CPU Feature

Press <Enter> to configure the settings relevant to CPU Feature.

Table 4.4. CPU Features Selections

Description Choice

Delay Prior to Thermal

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

C1E Function

CPU C1E Function Select.

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Description Choice

Execute Disable Bit

When disabled, forces the XD feature flag to always return

0.

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Figure 4.5. Hard Disk Boot Priority

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 4.5. Advance BIOS Feature Selections

Description Choice

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.

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

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Description Choice

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.

Second 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

Third Boot Device

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

Boot Other Device

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

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.

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

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Description Choice

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.

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.

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Description Choice

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.

OS Select For DRAM > 64M

Select the operating system that is running with greater
than 64MB of RAM on the system.

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Advanced Chipset Features Setup

Figure 4.6. Advanced Chipset Features Setup

This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed chipset.
This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM and the
external cache. It must be stated that these items should never need to be altered. The default settings
have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system. The only time
you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered that data was being lost while using
your system.

Table 4.6. Advance Chipset Feature Selections

Description Choice

DRAM Timing Selectable

The value in this field depends on performance parameters
of the installed memory chips (DRAM). Do not change the
value from the factory setting unlees you install new
memory that has a different performance rating than the
original DRAMs.

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Description Choice

CAS Latency Time

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock
cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. Do
not reset this fild from the default value specified by the
system designer.
You can select CAS latency time in HCLK of 3/4/5/6 or Auto.
The system board designer should set the values in this
field, depends on the DRAM installed specifications of the
installed DRAM or the installed CPU.

DRAM RAS# to CAS# delay

This field lets you insert a timing delay between the CAS
and RAS strobe signals, used when DRAM is written to,
read from, or refreshed. Fast gives faster performance; and
Slow gives more stable performance. This field applies only
when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system.

DRAM RAS# Precharge

The precharge time is the number of cycles it takes for the
RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh. If
insufficient time is allowed, refresh may be incomplete and
the DRAM may fail to retain data.

Precharge delay (tRAS)

This item controls the number of DRAM clocks to activate
the precharge delay. The default setting for the DRAM
Cycle time tRAS is Auto.

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Description Choice

System Memory Frequency

This item sets the main memory frequency. When you use
an external graphics card, you can adjust this to enable the
best performance for your system.

SLP_S4# Assertion Width

Allows you to set the SLP_S4# assertion width. The
default setting is 1 to 2 Sec.

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 to C7FFFh, resulting in better video performance.
However, if any program writes to this memory area, a
system error may result.

Memory Hole At 15M-16M

In order to improve performance, certain space in memory
can be reserved for ISA card. This memory must be
mapped into the memory space below 16MB.

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PCI Express Root Port Function

Figure 4.7. PCI Express Root Port Function

Table 4.7. PCI Express Root Port Function Selections

Description Choice

PCI Express Port 1/2/3/4/5/6

This item allows you to enable or disable or Auto configure
the PCI Express Port 1/2/3/4/5/6.

PCI-E Compliancy Mode

This item allows you to set PCI Express compliancy mode.

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VGA setting

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

Table 4.8. VGA Setting Selections

Description Choice

PEG/On Chip VGA Control

Select VGA Control by PCI Express Graphic, On-chip or

This setting is for the function of future expansion.

Auto.
Set to Auto usually.

On-Chip Frame Buffer Size

When Enabled, a fixed VGA frame buffer from A000h to
BFFFh and a CPU-to-PCI write buffer are implemented.

DVMT Mode

Allows you to set the Dynamic Video Memory Technology
(DVMT) mode.

DVMT/FIXED Memory Size

Allows you to set the Dynamic Video Memory Technology
(DVMT) memory size.

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Description Choice

Boot Display

This item allows you to select the boot display device.

Panel Number

These fields allow you to select the LCD Panel type.

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 4.8. Integrated Peripherals

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OnChip IDE Device

Figure 4.9. OnChip IDE Device

Table 4.9. On Chip IDE Device Selections

Description Choice

HDD Select

You can choose your CF card type to Auto Select or UDMA

33.

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Description Choice

IDE HDD Block mode

Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands,
or multiple sectors read/write. If your IDE hard drive
supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for
automatic detection of the optimal number of block
read/writes per sector the drive can support.

IDE DMA transfer access

This item allows you to enable or disable the IDE DMA
transfer access.

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE
interface with support for two IDE channels. Select

Enabled

to activate each channel separately.

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Description Choice

IDE Primary Master / Slave PIO

The two IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you
set a PIO mode (0-4) for the one IDE device that the onboard
IDE interface supports. In Auto mode, the system
automatically determines the best mode for the device.

IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA

UDMA (Ultra DMA) is a DMA data transfer protocol that
utilizes ATA commands and the ATA bus to allow DMA
commands to transfer data at a maximum burst rate of 33
MB/s. When you select Auto in the two IDE UDMA fields,
the system automatically determines the optimal data
transfer rate for each IDE device.

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Onboard Device

Figure 4.10. Onboard Device

Table 4.10. On board device Selections

Description Choice

USB Controller

Selects enable/disable for the USB (Universal Serial Bus)
controller. In normal cases, use it while “Enable”.

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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

USB Keyboard Support

Select “Enabled” when using the USB keyboard.

AC97 Audio

Select “Enabled” when using the audio function.

“Enable”.

Onboard LAN1

Select “Enabled” when using the Onboard LAN1 controller.

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Description Choice

Onboard LAN2

Select “Enabled” when using the Onboard LAN2 controller.

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Super IO Device

Figure 4.11. Super IO Device
Table 4.11. Super I/O device Selections

Description Choice

Onboard Serial Port 1
Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first
serial port.

Onboard Serial Port 2
Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the
second serial port.

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Description Choice

Onboard Serial Port 3
Sets enable/disable for the third serial port.
This serial port is for the touch panel when it is used on the
display device using LVDS connection.
The I/O address is fixed in 2A0H.

Serial Port 3 IRQ
Select the IRQ to use in the third serial port.

Onboard Serial Port 4
Sets enable/disable for the fourth serial port.
This serial port should be set to Disable since it is for the
device of future expansion.
The I/O address is fixed in 2A8H.

Serial Port 4 IRQ
Select the IRQ to use in the fourth serial port.

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Description Choice

Onboard Serial Port 5
Sets enable/disable for the fifth serial port.
This serial port should be set to Disable since it is for the
device of future expansion.
The I/O address is fixed in 2B0H.

Serial Port 5 IRQ
Select the IRQ to use in the fifth serial 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 4.12. Power Management Setup

Table 4.12. 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. It also allows the computer to be turned on and off by external devices, so that mouse or
keyboard activity wakes up the computer.

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Description Choice

ACPI Suspend Type
Only “S1(POS)” is supported for the ACPI suspense mode.

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN
In case of Soft-Off (S5) by the power button, specifies the
delay time to wait till the power button takes effect. In
“Instant-Off”, the power button takes effect immediately
after pushed down. In “Delay 4 sec”, the power button
needs to be pushed and held for 4 seconds to take effect.
Note that the power button is controlled by the OS in case of
Windows.

Power after PWR-Fail
Specifies the behavior (boot condition) when the power is
recovered after the power-related malfunction such as a
power failure.
In “Former-Sts”, the condition is returned to the state when
the malfunction occurred. Always booted in “On”, and
never booted in “OFF”.

PCI Express WAKE
By default, this field is “Disabled”.
Selecting “Enable” enables On board Lan “WOL” function.
Note that the “Wake-Up by PCI Card” setting below should
be Enable alike.

PCI Express PME
By default, this field is Disabled.
For Add on PCI-E Card PME

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Description Choice

Wake-Up by PCI card
Selecting “Enable” enables On board Lan “WOL” function.
Note that the “PCI Express Wake” setting below should be
Enable alike.

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.

Resume by Alarm
When Enabled, your can set the date and time at which the
RTC (real-time clock) alarm awakens the system.

Reload Global Timer Events : When Enabled, an event occurring on each listed device restarts the global timer for
Standby mode.

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Description Choice

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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 4.13. PnP/PCI Configuration Setup

Table 4.13. PCI PnP/PCI Configuration Setup Selections

Description Choices

Init Display First
Initialize the onboard video display before initializing any
other display device on the system. Thus the onboard
display becomes the primary display.

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Description Choices

Reset Configuration Data
Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to
reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you
exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system
reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the
operating system can not boot

Resource Controlled by
The Award Plug and Play BIOS can automatically configure
all the boot and Plug and Play – compatible devices. If you
select Auto, all the interrupt request (IRQ) and DMA
assignment fields disappear, as the BIOS automatically
assigns them

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IRQ n Resources

Figure 4.14. IRQ n Resources

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt as on of the following type,
depending on the type of device using the interrupt.

Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, requiring a specific interrupt
(Such as IRQ4 for serial port 1)

PCI/ISA PnP Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard, whether designed for PCI or ISA bus
architecture.

The Choice : Legacy ISA and PCI/ISA PnP

Description Choices

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
This item is designed to overcome some problems that can be
caused by some non-standard VGA cards. This board
includes a built-in VGA system that does not require palette
snooping so you must leave this item disabled. Leave this
field at Disabled.

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Description Choices

INT Pin 1 Assignment
Devices(s) using this INT
Display Controller

- Bus 0 Dev 2 Func 0
USB 1.0/1.1 UHCI Controller

- Bus 0 Dev 29 Func 3

INT Pin 2 Assignment
Devices(s) using this INT
Multimedia Device

- Bus 0 Dev 30 Func 2

:

:

INT Pin 3 Assignment
Devices(s) using this INT
USB 1.0/1.1 UHCI Controller

- Bus 0 Dev 29 Func 2

:

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INT Pin 4 Assignment
Devices(s) using this INT
IDE Controller

- Bus 0 Dev 31 Func 2

USB 1.0/1.1 UHCI Controller

- Bus 0 Dev 29 Func 1

SMBus Controller

- Bus 0 Dev 31 Func 3

INT Pin 5 Assignment
Devices(s) using this INT
Network Controller

- Bus 1 Dev 8 Func 0

Simple Communication Controller

- Bus 0 Dev 30 Func 3

Description Choices

:

:

INT Pin 6 Assignment
Devices(s) using this INT

- Reserved

:

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INT Pin 7 Assignment
Devices(s) using this INT

- Reserved

INT Pin 8 Assignment
Devices(s) using this INT
USB 1.0/1.1 UHCI Controller

- Bus 0 Dev 29 Func 0
USB 2.0 EHCI Controller

- Bus 0 Dev 29 Func 7

Description Choices

:

:

PCI Express relative items

Table 4.14. PCI Express Relative Items Selections

Description Choices

Maximum Payload Size
Set maximum TLP payload size for the PCI Express
Devices. The unit is byte.

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PC Health Status

Figure 4.15. PC Health Status

The BIOS shows the PC health status in this window.

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Table 4.15. PC Health Status Selections

Description Choices

CPU Temperature Function
When using “Warning Beep” and “CPU THRM-Throttling”
below, specifies the threshold temperature to the CPU
temperature.

Warning Beep
Disabled : Disables this function.
Enabled : Beep will sound as a warning when the
temperature exceeds the value set in “CPU Temperature
Function” above.

CPU THRM-Throttling
When the temperature exceeds the value set in “CPU
Temperature Function” above, the slot ring is activated in
selected percentages to restrain the heat generation from
CPU. Note that the operation in Windows is not supported.

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

Current System Temp. This field displays the current system temperature.

Vcore / +12V / +3.3V / +1.5V / VCC / 5VSB This field displays the current voltage.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

Figure 4.16. Frequency/Voltage Control

Table 4.16. Frequency/Voltage Control Selections

Description Choices

Spread Spectrum
When the system clock generator pulses, the extreme values
of the pulse generate excess EMI. Enabling pulse spectrum
spread modulation changes the extreme values from spikes
to flat curves, thus reducing EMI. This benefit may in
some cases be outweighed by problems with timing-critical
devices, such as a clock-sensitive SCSI device.

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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 Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N

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

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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 computer.

You determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup Menu and its Security
option (see Section 3). 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.

can enter and change the options of the setup menus.

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

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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. Insert a system disk into Drive A: and press <Enter>. If you
assumed the system would boot from the hard drive, make sure the controller is inserted correctly and all
cables are properly attached. Also be sure the disk is formatted as a boot device. Then reboot the
system.

Display switch is set incorrectly

Display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color. This indicates the switch
is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is correct, and then either
turn off the system and change the jumper, or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection.

Display type has changed since last BOOT

Since last powering off the system, the display adapter has been changed. You must configure the
system for the new display type.

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EISA configuration checksum error
[PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY]

The EISA non-volatile RAM checksum is incorrect or cannot correctly read the EISA slot. This can
indicate either the EISA non-volatile memory has become corrupt or the slot has been configured
incorrectly. Also be sure the card is in-stalled firmly in the slot.

EISA configuration is incomplete
[PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY]

The slot configuration information stored in the EISA non-volatile memory is incomplete.

CAUTION

When either of these errors appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows you to run the

EISA Configuration Utility.

Error encountered initializing hard drive

Hard drive cannot be initialized. Be sure the adapter is installed correctly and all cables are correctly
and firmly attached. Also be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup.

Error initializing hard disk controller

Cannot initialize controller. Make sure the cord is correctly and firmly installed in the bus. Be sure the
correct hard drive type is selected in Setup. Also check to see if any jumper needs to be set correctly on
the hard drive.

EISA configuration invalid
[PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY]

The non-volatile memory containing EISA configuration information was programmed incorrectly or has
become corrupt. Re-run EISA configuration utility to correctly program the memory.

CAUTION

When either of these errors appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows you to run the

EISA Configuration Utility.

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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. You can use this location along with the
memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips.

Memory parity error at…

Indicates a memory parity error at a specific location. You can use this location along with the memory
map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips.

Memory size has changed since last BOOT

Memory has been added or removed since the last boot. In EISA mode use Configuration Utility to
reconfigure the memory configuration. In ISA mode enter Setup and enter the new memory size in the
memory fields.

Memory verify error at…

Indicates an error verifying a value already written to memory. Use the location along with your
system's memory map to locate the bad chip.

Offending address not found

This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR
messages when the segment that has caused the problem cannot be isolated.

Offending segment

This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR
messages when the segment that has caused the problem has been isolated.

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, F1 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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RAM parity error
[CHECKING FOR SEGMENT…]

Indicates a parity error in Random Access Memory.

Detected unexpected EISA board
[PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY]

A valid board ID was found in a slot that was configured as having no board ID.

CAUTION

When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows you to run the EISA

Configuration Utility.

Detected unexpected EISA board
[PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY]

The board installed is not responding to the ID request, or no board ID has been found in the indicated
slot.

CAUTION

When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows you to run the EISA

Configuration Utility.

Slot not empty

Indicates that a slot designated as empty by the EISA Configuration Utility actually con-tains a board.

CAUTION

When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows you to run the EISA

Configuration Utility.

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.

Board in slot is incorrect
[PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY]

The board ID does not match the ID stored in the EISA non-volatile memory.

CAUTION

When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows you to run the EISA

Configuration Utility.

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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

Unlock the key. BIOS detect the keyboard is locked. P17 of keyboard controller is pulled low.

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.

Manufacturing POST loop

System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the P15 of keyboard controller is pulled low. This
is also used for M/B burn in test.

BIOS ROM checksum error – System halted

The checksum of ROM address F0000H-FFFFFH is bad.

Memory test fail

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

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Locations and Settings of CMOS/ROM Clear Jumpers

If an unexpected activation failure occurs due to the BIOS setting, the CMOS/ROM clear jumper can be
set in order to disable the BIOS setting and start up the system.
In the normal operation, leave the CMOS/ROM clear jumper to the factory setting (1-3, 2-4 short).

CAUTION

The heat sink block of this product may be overheated. Touching the product immediately after it is

switched off may cause burning. When setting the jumper, let it cool completely beforehand.

(1) Remove the cover first then heat sink from the product.
(number of screws, cover : 12, chassis : 5)

6

12345

JBAT1

(Default)

Figure 4.17. Removal of Cover and Heat Sink and Locations of CMOS/ROM Clear Jumpers

When the cover and heat sink is removed, the CMOS/ROM clear jumper (JBAT1) will appear, as

shown in the above figure.

(2) Set the CMOS/ROM clear jumper (JBAT1) to “3-5 short”. When about ten seconds have elapsed,

set it back to “1-3 short”.
(3) Set the CMOS/ROM clear jumper (JBAT1) to “4-6 short”.
(4) Install the heat sink to the place where it was.

Do not tighten screws with excess force. The tightening torque should be 4kg/cm or less.
(5) Start the BIOS setup screen for resetting and then turn off the power.
(6) Remove the heat sink and then set the CMOS/ROM clear jumper (JBAT1) back to “2-4 short”.
(7) Mount the heat sink and cover in the reverse procedure of removing them.

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CAUTION

- Screw holes may be damaged if screws are tightened with a torque greater than the specified torque.
Take special cares not to break the heat conduction sheet when remove/install the heat sink.

- When removing the screws which secure the cover and heat sink, follow instructions below. In case
of mishandling, the threaded hole could be stripped.

- When removing the cover and heat sink, use screwdriver tips shown below respectively :

Cover : (+)No.1, heat sink : (+)No.2

- Do not use the electric screwdriver when removing screws of the cover.

- When removing screws, make sure that the product is cool enough. It is occasionally extremely

difficult to loosen screws when just after the operation.

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5. Each Component Function

Component Name

Front View

IPC-BX950T1-DC5xx, IPC-BX950T2-DC4xx, IPC-BX950T3-DC5xx

POWER LED
STATUS LED

POWER SW

DC-IN

RESET
SW

USB

Figure 5.1. Component Name < 1 / 2 >

Side View

IPC-BX950T1-DC5xx, IPC-BX950T2-DC4xx, IPC-BX950T3-DC5xx

ACCESS

A-RGB CF1

LED

LAN1

SERIAL1LINE OUT

SERIAL2

LAN2 LVD SCF2

ACCESS
LED

Figure 5.1. Component Name < 2 / 2 >

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Table 5.1. Component Function

Name Function

POWER-SW Power switch

RESET SW Hardware reset switch

POWER LED Power ON display LED

ACCESS LED IDE disk access display LED

STATUS LED Status LED

DC-IN DC power input connector
LINE OUT Line out (φ3.5 PHONE JACK)

LAN1 Ethernet 1000BASE-TX/100BASE-T/10BASE-T RJ-45 connector

LAN2 Ethernet 1000BASE-TX/100BASE-T/10BASE-T RJ-45 connector

USB USB port connector x 4

SERIAL1

SERIAL2

A-RGB Display (15pin D-SUB/female)

LVDS LVDS (26pin half pitch connector)

CF1 CF card slot (IDE connection mastering)

CF2 CF card slot (IDE connection slaving)

Serial port 1 connector (9pin D-SUB/male)

Serial port 2 connector (9pin D-SUB/male)

The following function is silk-printed but it is not equipped in this product.

HDMI HDMI(19 pin HDMI connector)

RAS RAS connector (26 pin)

PCIe PCI Express Cable connector (18 pin)

e-SATA e-SATA (7 pin connector)

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System Configuration

IPC-BX950T1-DC5xx, IPC-BX950T2-DC4xx, IPC-BX950T3-DC5xx

USB2.0

FD drive

Display

LINE IN

CF card

Printer

USB device such
as CD-ROM drive
.,etc

Figure 5.2. System Configuration

LAN port
(1, 2)

SERIAL port
(1,2)

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Component Function

LED: POWER, ACCESS, STATUS

There are three LED in the front of this board.

Table 5.2. 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

Flashing, ON
(Yellow)

*1 API that controls STATUS LED is available.

See the API description file "mtdll_e.chm" included in /RasUtility/Samples in the attached CD-ROM [IPC-SLIB-01]
for details.

DC Power Input Connector : DC-IN

To supply the power, always use the power supply listed below.
Power voltage : 12 - 24VDC±5%

Power capacity : 12V 3.4A or more, 24V 1.9A or more

Table 5.3. 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(m fd. by MOLEX)

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

1 GND

2 GND

3 12 - 24V

4 12 - 24V

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

Rise time of power supply

Vol ta ge

12V

2 - 30mS

Time

Figure 5.3. Graph of Rise Time of Power Supply

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POWER SW

POWER SW is provided.

RESET SW

A hardware reset switch is provided. The switch is designed to be difficult to press in order to prevent it
from being pressed by mistake. Therefore, use a pointy object.

Line out Interface : LINE OUT

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

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 bundled CD-ROM [IPC-SLIB-01].

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

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Fast-Ethernet : LAN 1 - 2

The BOX-PC is equipped with two channels for Fast-Ethernet.

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

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

- Max. network path length : 100m/segment

- Controller : Intel 82573L
* Operation at 1000Mbps requires a category 5e cable.

Table 5.4. Ethernet Connector

Pin No.

LAN

Transmit
LED

81

Link
LED

1 TX+ TRD+(0)

2 TX- TRD-(0)

3 RX+ TRD+(1)

4 NC TRD+(2)

5 NC TRD-(2)

6 RX- TRD-(1)

7 NC TRD+(3)

8 NC 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

Function

100Base-TX 1000Base-T

LAN drivers
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.)

USB Ports

The BOX-PC is equipped with four channels for USB 2.0 interface.

Table 5.5. USB Connector

Pin No. Function

B1

A1

B4

A4

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A2 USB-

A3 USB+

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Serial Port Interface : SERIAL1 - 2

SERIAL1, 2, 3 (RS-232C Ports)
The product has five 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 4 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 5.6. SERIAL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 I/O Addresses and Interrupts

SERIAL

1 3F8h - 3FFh

2 2F8h - 2FFh IRQ 3

3 (For touch panel
communication) *1

4 (system reserved) *2 2A8h-2AFh IRQ6

5 (system reserved) *2 3B0h-3B7h IRQ7

*1 Set as Disable when shipped. If you use the touch panel for the display device using LVDS connection, set to Enable.

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

*2 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.

I/O address Interrupt

IRQ 4

2A0h-2A7h IRQ5

Table 5.7. Serial Port Connector

Connector used on

the product

15

6

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

9-socket D-SUB (MALE)

9

Meaning Direction

No.4-40UNC
Inch screw
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Display Interface : VGA

Connector for display connection is provided. Connector name is VGA(HD-SUB 15P).
When used together with an LVDS interface, it enables dual screen display.

Table 5.8. Display Connector

Connector type

10 6

Pin No. Signal name Pin No. Signal name

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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.

HD-SUB 15 pin (FEMALE)

1

5

No.4-40UNC
Inch screw

11

15

RED 9 +5V

GREEN 10 GND

BLUE 11 N.C.

N.C. 12 DDCDATA

GND 13 HSYNC

GND 14 VSYNC

GND 15 DDCCLK

GND

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LVDS Interface : LVDS

The LVDS connector is a 26-pin half pitch connector.
A liquid crystal panel with the following resolution can be connected to this product.
System resolution : 640 x 480 (16,770,000 colors), 800 x 600 (16,770,000 colors), 1,024 x
768(16,770,000 colors)
When used together with a display interface, it enables dual screen display.

Table 5.9. LVDS Connector

Connector

used on the

product

Pin No. Signal name Pin No. Signal name

1 BLK_EN 14 RESERVED

2 RXD 15 RESERVED

3 TXD 16 RESERVED

4 DDCCLK 17 DDCDATA

5 GND 18 GND

6 A_CLK- 19 RESERVED

7 A_CLK+ 20 RESERVED

8 GND 21 GND

9 A_TX2- 22 RESERVED

10 A_TX2+ 23 RESERVED

11 GND 24 GND

12 A_TX0- 25 A_TX1-

13 A_TX0+ 26 A_TX1+

* Please do not connect anything with the RESERVED pin.

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.)

Half pitch 26-socket connector

(DX10G1M-26SE or equivalence to it)

13 1

1426

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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.
Before you insert/remove the CF card, make sure that the power is switched off and the access LED is
turned off.

Table 5.10. CF Card Connector

Connector used

on the product

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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Appendix

6.

Memory Map

Memory Segments Comments

00000h - 9FFFFh 0 - 640K DOS Region
A0000h - BFFFFh Video Buffer
B0000h - B7FFFh Monochrome Adapter range
C0000h - CBFFFh Video BIOS
CC000h - DFFFFh Expansion Area
E0000h - EFFFFh Extended System BIOS Area
F0000 - FFFFFh System BIOS Area
100000h - 7FFFFFFFh Extended Memory Area
00100000 to Top of Main
Memory
Top of Main Memory Extended SMRAM Address Range
Top of Main Memory To 4GB PCI Memory Address Range
FEC0000h - FECFFFFFh,
FEE00000h - FEEFFFFFh
FFE0000h - FFFFFFFFh High BIOS Area

Figure 6.1. Memory Map

Main DRAM Address Range

APIC configuration space

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I/O Port Addresses

Table 6.1. 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
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

0290 - 029F 16 bytes Hardware monitor
02A0 - 02A7 8 bytes COM3
02A8 - 02AF 8 bytes COM4
02B0 - 02B7 8 bytes COM5
02F8 - 02FF 8 bytes COM2

0388 - 038D 6 bytes Reserved (FM synthesizer)
03B0 - 03BB 12 bytes Video (Monochrome)
03C0 - 03DF 32 bytes Video (VGA)

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

4000 - 400F 16 byte Reserved (RAS)

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Interrupt Level List

Table 6.2. 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) *2 0EH

IRQ7 ” Low Not in use (Available for users) *3 0FH

*1 IRQ5 is used as default when the serial port 3 (COM3) is set to Enable.
*2 IRQ6 is used as default when the serial port 4 (COM4) is set to Enable.
*3 IRQ7 is used as default when the serial port 5 (COM5) is set to Enable.

-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 6.3. 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 detect 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.

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Table 6.3. 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 ….

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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.

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Table 6.3. 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

Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices.
Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to “AUTO”.

Initialize floppy controller
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.



Call chipset power management hook.
Recover the text fond used by EPA logo (not for full screen logo)
If password is set, ask for password.

USB final Initialization
NET PC: Build SYSID structure
Switch 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.

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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.

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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 6.4. I/O Address

I/O address DLAB Read/Write Register

03F8H

1 W Divisor latch register DLL

1 W Divisor latch register 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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