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AR-B1682---SOCKET 370 PENTIUM III GRADE
CPU CARD WITH VGA/LCD/LAN/SCSI
Operation Manual
Version 1.3
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COPYRIGHT NOTICE
This operation manual is expected to assist both Embedded Computer manufacturers and users in installing and setting up the system. The information contained in this document is subject to change without any notice.
Copyright Acrosser Technology Co., Ltd, 2000. All rights are reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Acrosser Technology.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
All other trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
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1-1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL...............................................................................................................2
1-2. SYSTEM SPECIFICATION...........................................................................................................3
1-3. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS..............................................................................................................4
2-1. JUMPER & CONNECTOR QUICK REFERENCE TABLE...............................................................6
2-2. COMPONENT LOCATIONS.........................................................................................................7
2-3. HOW TO SET JUMPERS ..............................................................................................................7
2-4. SYSTEM CLOCK SELECT AND CPU SETTING...........................................................................8
2-5. RS232/485 SELECTION................................................................................................................8
2-6. DOC MEMORY............................................................................................................................8
2-7. COM1 CONNECTOR(CN24)........................................................................................................10
2-8. COM2 CONNECTOR(CN12)........................................................................................................10
2-9. PS2 KB(CN25)............................................................................................................................10
2-10. EXTERNAL KEYBOARD & MOUSE CONNECTOR(CN23).......................................................11
2-11. RESET SWITCH(CN18)............................................................................................................11
2-12. HDD LED Header(CN16)...........................................................................................................11
2-13. POWER LED & KEYLOCK CONNECTOR(CN13)......................................................................11
2-14. IR CONNECTOR(CN5)..............................................................................................................11
2-15. FLOPPY DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR(CN6)...............................................................................12
2-16. HARD DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR............................................................................................12
2-17. LCD CONNECTOR 24BIT(CN9)................................................................................................14
2-18. LCD CONNECTOR 36BIT(CN9+CN11)......................................................................................14
2-19. EXTERNAL SPEAKER HEADER(CN20)...................................................................................16
2-20. Ethernet RJ-45 Connector(CN21).................................................................................................16
2-21. VGA CRT CONNECTOR(CN19)................................................................................................16
2-22. WATCHDOG CONNECTOR(CN17)...........................................................................................16
2-23. PRINTER CONNECTOR(CN2)...................................................................................................17
2-24. SYSTEM FAN POWER CONNECTOR(CN27)............................................................................17
2-25. POWER ON CONNECTOR FOR ATX POWER SUPPLY(CN15)..................................................17
2-26. POWER CONTROL CONNECTOR(CN4)....................................................................................17
2-27. SCSI CONNECTOR(CN3)..........................................................................................................18
2-28. UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONNECTOR (CN14).....................................................................18
2-29. CPU FAN POWER CONNECTOR(CN26)....................................................................................18
2-30. CLEAR CMOS FUNCTION(J4)..................................................................................................19
2-31. DOC SOCKET(U21)..................................................................................................................19
2-32. Touch Screen CONNECTOR(CN10)............................................................................................19
2-33. MEMORY INSTALLING..........................................................................................................20
3-1. Utility Disk File...........................................................................................................................22
3-2. SETUP.......................................................................................................................................22
3-3. WATCHDOG TIMER CONFIGURATION....................................................................................23
4-1. BIOS SETUP OVERVIEW...........................................................................................................29
4-2. STANDARD CMOS SETUP........................................................................................................30
4-3. ADVANCED CMOS SETUP........................................................................................................31
4-4. ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP...................................................................................................34
4-5. POWER MANAGEMENT ...........................................................................................................36
4-6. PCI/PLUG AND PLAY................................................................................................................38
4-7. PERIPHERAL SETUP.................................................................................................................40
4-8. AUTO-DETECT HARD DISKS....................................................................................................41
4-9. PASSWORD SETTING...............................................................................................................41
4-10. Setting the Password...................................................................................................................41
4-11. Password Checking.....................................................................................................................41
4-12. LOAD DEFAULT SETTING......................................................................................................41
4-13. BIOS EXIT...............................................................................................................................42
4-14. BIOS UPDATE..........................................................................................................................42
A-2. PICMG BUS PIN ASSIGNMENT................................................................................................46
B-1. INTERRUPT MAP......................................................................................................................49
B-2. RTC & CMOS RAM MAP...........................................................................................................50
B-3. TIMER & DMA CHANNELS MAP.............................................................................................51
B-4. I/O & MEMORY MAP................................................................................................................52
TROUBLE SHOOTING......................................................................................................................54
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1. INTRODUCTION
This chapter describes:
n About This Manual n System Specifications n Safety precautions n Experienced users can skip to chapter 2 on page 5 for Quick Start.
1-1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL
Thank you for purchasing our AR-B1682---Socket 370 Pentium III Grade CPU Card with VGA / LCD / LAN / SCSI, fully PC / AT compatible. This manual contains five chapters. By following the instructions herein, you can easily use AR-B1682 CPU board.
Chapter 1 Introduction
This chapter notifies you how to avoid the damages against this CPU Card as well as describes the background of this manual and the specification of AR-B1682..
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration
This chapter outlines the components' locations and their functions. From this part, you can find how to set jumper and configure this card, as you need.
Chapter 3 Software Utilities
Helpful information about the proper installations of the VGA , LAN and the Watchdog-timer function are provided in this chapter.
Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Setup
This chapter indicates you how to set up the BIOS configurations.
Appendix A Expansion Bus
This section introduces you the expansion bus for ISA BUS and PICMG .
Appendix B Technical Summary
This section gives you the information about the Technical maps.
Appendix C Trouble Shooting
This section outlines the errors might occur and some solutions are suggested.
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1-2. SYSTEM SPECIFICATION
CPU:
Supports 333~650MHz Socket 370 Celeron / Coppermine Pentium III grade CPU
CHIPSET:
INTEL 440BX
RAM MEMORY :
Supports 3 168-pin DIMM(PC-100 SDRAM)sockets, 768Mb max.
CACHE SIZE:
Internal 128KB L2 cache inside the CPU.
ETHERNET:
Use RT8139C chipset, support 10/100M Base T with RJ-45 connector built-in LED.
SCSI:
Use SYMBIOS53C895 or equivalent, supports Ultra-Wide SCSI II with 80MB transfer rate. With one 2.54mm 68-pin SCSI connector.
SUPER I/O:
2 PCI IDE ---with one 2.54 mm 40-pin connectors, and one 2.0mm 44pin connector. 1 FDC---with 2.54mm 34 -pin connector. 1 Parallel--- with 2.54 mm 26-pin connector. Supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode. 1 RS -232C-COM port 1 with DB9 connector located at bracket. 1 RS -232C/RS-485/IrDA/Touch Screen –COM port 2. RS-232C/RS485 is selected by jumper and use the same connector. IrDA use 2.54mm 5-pin header. Touch Screen uses 2.0mm 3-pin JST connector.
BIOS:
AMI flash BIOS (256KB, including VGA/LCD/LAN BIOS) Supports utility program for easy to update new version of BIOS.
KEYBOARD/MOUSE:
PS/2 compatible with 2.0mm 6-pin JST connector and 6-pin mini-DIN connector located at bracket.
BUS INTERFACE:
PICMG -ISA
VGA/LCD DISPLAY:
C&T 69000 with 2MB VRAM internally. (Dual display BIOS supported) CRT -with HDB 15-pin connector located at bracket. LCD-with 2.0mm 44-pin connector. (Mono/DSTN/TFT) TV-Out-with RCA terminal.
WATCHDOG :
Built-In Supper I/O W83977 Chipset.
SYSTEM POWER REQUIREMENT:
+5V-5.0A max. & +12V -1.0A max. (Based on 500 MHz CPU).
USB:
Built-in 2 ports USB interface with 2.54mm 10-pin headers.
RTC:
Chipset including, Supports ACPI Function with 10 years data retention.
SPEAKER:
Supports on-board buzzer and external speaker. (with 2.5mm 4-pin header).
FLASH DISK:
Supports 1 DiskOnChip Socket 144MB.
H/W MONITORING:
Built-in (Wilnbond WB83783) hardware monitoring chipset.
HEADERS:
2-pin Reset, hard disk LED, and power/watchdog LED. 3-pin CPU cooling fan and Chassis cooling fan.
SWITCHES:
Use SMD DIP switch to select base clock and CPU clock multiplier.
BUS DRIVER CAP:
High driver for 32 TTL level loads (max.)
CPU SP:
Separated Vcore and Vio.
CE DESIGN-IN:
Add EMI components to COM ports, Parallel port, CRT, USB, Keyboard, and PS/2 mouse.
PC BOARD:
6 layers, EMI considered, especially in switching power layout.
BOARD DIMENSION:
Compact size 338.6mm x 121.9mm(13.33" x 4.80")
1-3. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Follow the messages hereinafter to protect your systems from damage on all occasions. Touch a grounded metal object to discharge the static electricity in your body (or ideally, wear a grounded
wrist strap) Stay safe from the electric shock. Don‘t touch any components of this card when the card is on. Always
switch off power when the system is not in use. Disconnect power when changing any hardware devices. For instance, when you connect a jumper or install
any cards, a surge of power may damage the electronic components or the whole system.
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2. HARDWARE CONFIGURATION
Four parts are in cluded:
n Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table n Components’ Locations n Configuration and Jumper settings n Connector Pin Assignments
2-1. JUMPER & CONNECTOR QUICK REFERENCE TABLE
SWITCH & JUMPER:
DOC 2000 SEG ...................................................................... SW1
CPU f Ratio Selecting .............................................................. SW2
System Cloc k Select............................................................... SW3
RS232/485 Selection ............................................................. J1, J2, J3
DOC Memory Mapping ............................................................ JP6, JP7
Clear CMOS Function.............................................................. JP4
CONNECTOR:
COM1 Connector ................................................................... CN24
COM2 Connector ................................................................... CN12
PS/2 Connector ..................................................................... CN25
External PS/2 Connector ........................................................ CN23
Reset Switch ......................................................................... CN18
Floppy Disk Drive Connector ................................................... CN6
Hard Disk Drive Connector ...................................................... CN1, CN7
Hard Disk Drive LED Connector ............................................... CN16
Power LED & KeyLock Connector ........................................... CN13
LCD Panel Connector ............................................................. CN9, CN11
Ethernet RJ-45 Connector ....................................................... CN21
External Speaker Connector ................................................... CN20
Printer Connector ................................................................... CN2
System Fan Power Connector ................................................ CN27
SCSI Connector ..................................................................... CN3
CPU Fan Power Connector ..................................................... CN26
VGA Connector ..................................................................... CN19
IR Connector ......................................................................... CN5
Touch Screen Connector ........................................................ CN10
Power on connector for ATX Supply ......................................... CN15
Power Control Connector ........................................................ CN4
Power LED&Key Lock ............................................................ CN13
External Keyboard & Mouse Connector ................................... CN23
Watchdog LED Connector ...................................................... CN17
Universal Serial Bus Connector ............................................... CN4
Memory Installing .................................................................. DIMM1, DIMM2, DIMM3
Disk-On-Chip Socket ............................................................. U21
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2-2. COMPONENT LOCATIONS
CN 5 CN9
CN 8
CN23
KB
J3
U21
2.
AR-B1682 Connector, Jumper and Component Locations
CN13
CN15 CN17 CN20
CN26 CN27
CN16
CN18
SW2
BANK2 BANK1 BANK0
CN11
Ultra 2 Wide SCSI
CN4
CN14
J4
SW3
CN 1 CN 2
CN 7
CO
VGA
M2
CN21
CO M1
2-3. HOW TO SET JUMPERS
A jumper consists of two or three metal pins with a plastic base mounted on the card, and a small plastic cap (with a metal contact inside) to connect the pins, so you can set up your hardware configuration by "open" or close the pins. The jumper can be combined into sets which called jumper blocks. When the jumpers are all in the block, you have to put them together to set up the hardware configuration. The figure below shows how it looks.
2 PIN 3 PIN
CAP
JUMPERS AND CAP
If a jumper has three pins, for example, labelled PIN1, PIN2, and PIN3, you can either connect PIN1 & PIN2 to create one setting and shorting or connect PIN2 & PIN3 to create another setting. The jumper setting rules are applied throughout this manual.
2-4. SYSTEM CLOCK SELECT AND CPU SETTING
J1
Terminator
1 2 3
J2
7 8 9
1 3 5
J3
2 4 6
J1
Terminator
1 2 3
J2
7 8 9
J3
2 4 6
2 4 6 8
1 3 5 7
System clock and CPU frequency ratio are automatically detected by BIOS. Please keep sw2 , sw3-1 , sw3-2 ,and sw3-3 off.
2-5. RS232/485 SELECTION
The jumper settings are as follows: (1)COM 1 & COM2 (RS232)
1 2 3
(2)COM 2(RS485)
1 2 3
485+ 485 -
2-6. DOC MEMORY
(1) DOC Memory Mapping Selection (JP6, JP7)
A 32-pin DOC socket supports a DOC (Disk-on-Chip) up to 72Mb. This PnP Flash ROM DOC can be installed as one of the user’s hard disk drive. And if set as Drive C, it can be used to boot up the computer with MS-DOS installed. It offers much faster access than a floppy or hard disk and greatly increases reliability under harsh environment. The DOC Memory Mapping is as follows:
DOC Memory Map
(2) DOC 2000 SEG (SW1)
JUMPER SETTING
(pin closed)
JP6 JP7
JUMPER
ILLUSTRATION
Manufactory default --- CC000h-CDFFFh
On
SEG 3-4 5-6 7-8 CC00H ON ON OFF D000H ON OFF ON D400H ON OFF OFF D800H OFF ON ON
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DC00H OFF ON OFF E000H OFF OFF ON DISABLE OFF OFF OFF
2-7. COM1 CONNECTOR(CN24)
COM1 : COM1 Connector, DB9 male connector
The COM1 Connector assignments are as follows:
PIN ASSIGNMENT
1 DCD 2 RX 3 TX 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI
2-8. COM2 CONNECTOR(CN12)
COM2 : COM2 Connector
The COM2 Connector assignments are as follows :
PIN
10 NC NC NC
RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 1 DCD TX - DATA­2 RX TX+ DATA+ 3 TX RX+ NC 4 DTR RX - NC 5 GND GND GND 6 DSR RTS- NC 7 RTS RTS+ NC 8 CTS CTS+ NC 9 RI CTS- NC
ASSIGNMENT
2-9. PS2 KB(CN25)
DIN : PS2 Connector
The PS2 connector can support Keyboard & Mouse. The pin assignments for PS2 Connector are as follows :
PIN ASSIGNMENT
1 KBDATA 2 MSDATA 3 GND 4 Vcc 5 KBCLK 6 MSCLK
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2-10. EXTERNAL KEYBOARD & MOUSE CONNECTOR(CN23)
2
GND
1 3 2 5 4
EXPS2 : External PS2 Connector
The pin assignments are as follows:
PIN ASSIGNMENT
1 KBDATA 2 MSDATA 3 GND 4 Vcc 5 KBCLK 6 MSCLK
2-11. RESET SWITCH(CN18)
2 – RS 1 - GND
2-12. HDD LED Header(CN16)
Vcc
HD LED
2-13. POWER LED & KEYLOCK CONNECTOR(CN13)
PW LED
X
GND
K LOCK
1
2
3
4
5
2-14. IR CONNECTOR(CN5)
1. +5V
2. NC
3. Rx
4. GND
5. Tx
2-15. FLOPPY DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR(CN6)
33
1
40
FDD : Floppy Disk Drive Connector
You can use a 34-pin daisy-chain cable to connect a two-FDD. One end of this cable is to attach the FDD on the board, the other end is to attach the two-FDD.
The pin assignments are as follows:
PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT
1 GND 2 DRVDEN0 3 GND 4 NC 5 GND 6 DRVDEN1 7 GND 8 INDEX
9 GND 10 MTR0 11 GND 12 DRV1 13 GND 14 DRV0 15 GND 16 MTR1 17 GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 WDATA 23 GND 24 WGATE 25 GND 26 TRK0 27 GND 28 WRPRT 29 GND 30 RDATA 31 GND 32 SEL 33 GND 34 DSKCHG
2-16. HARD DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR
IDE1: Hard Disk Drive Connector(CN1)
The AR-B1682 possess two HDD connectors, IDE1 and IDE2. The pin assignments are as follows:
2
39
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1
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1 -RESET 2 GROUND 3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8 5 DATA 6 6 DATA 9 7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10
9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11 11 DATA 3 12 DATA 12 13 DATA 2 14 DATA 13 15 DATA 1 16 DATA 14 17 DATA 0 18 DATA 15 19 GROUND 20 NOT USED 21 IDEDRQA 22 GROUND 23 -LOW A 24 GROUND 25 -LOR A 26 GROUND 27 -CHRDY A 28 GROUND 29 DACKA 30 GROUND 31 -IRQ 14 32 NOT USED 33 SA 1 34 NOT USED 35 SA 0 36 SA2 37 CS 0 38 SA1 39 HD LED A 40 NOT USED
IDE2 : Hard Disk Drive Connector(CN7)
The pin assignments are as follows:
43
2
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1 -RESET 2 GROUND 3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8 5 DATA 6 6 DATA 9 7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10
9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11 11 DATA 3 12 DATA 12 13 DATA 2 14 DATA 13 15 DATA 1 16 DATA 14 17 DATA 0 18 DATA 15 19 GROUND 20 NOT USED 21 IDEDRQA 22 GROUND 23 -LOW A 24 GROUND 25 -LOR A 26 GROUND 27 -CHRDY A 28 GROUND 29 DACKA 30 GROUND 31 -IRQ 14 32 NOT USED 33 SA 1 34 NOT USED 35 SA 0 36 SA2 37 CS 0 38 SA1 39 HD LED A 40 NOT USED 41 VCC 42 VCC 43 GROUND 44 GROUND
1
2
2
2
25
26
2-17. LCD CONNECTOR 24BIT(CN9)
PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT
1 GND 2 SHFCLK 3 GND 4 LP 5 FLM 6 GND 7 P0 8 P1
9 P2 10 P3 11 P4 12 P5 13 GND 14 P6 15 P7 16 P8 17 P9 18 P10 19 P11 20 GND 21 P12 22 P13 23 P14 24 P15 25 P16 26 P17 27 GND 28 P18 29 P19 30 P20 31 P21 32 P22 33 P23 34 GND 35 VCC 36 VCC 37 +12V 38 +12V 39 GND 40 GND 41 DE 42 ENABLK 43 GND 44 VEE
CN9
2-18. LCD CONNECTOR 36BIT(CN9+CN11)
1
1
PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT
1 P24 2 P25
3 P26 4 P27
5 P28 6 P29
7 P30 8 P31
9 P32 10 P33 11 P34 12 P35 13 GND 14 GND 15 ENAVEE 16 ENAVEE 17 VCC3 18 VCC3 19 VLCD 20 VCLD 21 VCC 22 VCC 23 DDE 24 LP 25 DDE 26 M
CN11
CN9
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2-19. EXTERNAL SPEAKER HEADER(CN20)
Enable Internal Buzzer
2 X
3 INT BZ
4 BUZ Z
1 Vcc
2 X
3 INT BZ
4 BUZ Z
1 Vcc
1 8
15
1
Red
2 Green
3 Blue
13 Horizontial
14 Vertical
4, 9,11, 12 & 15 Not Used
6, 7 & 8 GND
3-4 On
2-20. Ethernet RJ-45 Connector(CN21)
The pin assignments are as follows:
PIN FUNCTION PIN ASSIGNMENT
1 TPTX+ 5 NOT USED 2 TPTX+ 6 TPRX ­3 TPRX+ 7 NOT USED 4 NOT USED 8 NOT USED
2-21. VGA CRT CONNECTOR(CN19)
2-22. WATCHDOG CONNECTOR(CN17)
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- : WD LED
+:Vcc
2-23. PRINTER CONNECTOR(CN2)
1 2
1
2
3
for AT Power
1
2 3 for ATX Power
As to link the Printer to the card, a cable is needed to connect both DB25 connector and parallel port. The pin assignments are as follows :
PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT 1 STB 14 AUTFE 2 P0 15 ERROR 3 P1 16 INIT 4 P2 17 SLCTIN 5 P3 18 GND 6 P4 19 GND 7 P5 20 GND 8 P6 21 GND 9 P7 22 GND 10 ACK 23 GND 11 BUSY 24 GND 12 PE 25 GND 13 SLCT 26 NC
2-24. SYSTEM FAN POWER CONNECTOR(CN27)
1. GND
2. +12V
2 4 1 3
3. Fan Speed
2-25. POWER ON CONNECTOR FOR ATX POWER SUPPLY(CN15)
GND
2 1
PSON
2-26. POWER CONTROL CONNECTOR(CN4)
PSON
+5VSB
2-27. SCSI CONNECTOR(CN3)
1
GND
24
GND
47
SCD7
2
GND
25
GND
48
SCDPL
3
GND
26
GND
49
GND
4
GND
27
GND
50
GND
5
GND
28
GND
51
TRMPWR
6
GND
29
GND
52
TRMPWR
7
GND
30
GND
53
NC 8 GND
31
GND
54
GND
9
GND
32
GND
55
SATTN-
10
GND
33
GND
56
GND
11
GND
34
GND
57
SBSY-
12
GND
35
SCD12
58
SACK-
13
GND
36
SCD13
59
SRST-
14
GND
37
SCD14
60
SMSG-
15
GND
38
SCD15
61
SSEL-
16
GND
39
SCDPH
62
SCD-
17
GND
40
SCD0
63
SREQ-
18
GND
41
SCD1
64
SIO-
19
NC
42
SCD2
65
SCD8
20
GND
43
SCD3
66
SCD9
21
GND
44
SCD4
67
SCD10
22
GND
45
SCD5
68
SCD11
23
GND
46
SCD6
10 2
5.GND 10.GND
CN3
SCSI : The pin assignments are as follow:
1
2-28. UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONNECTOR (CN14)
9
1
1.Vcc 6.Vcc
2.USBD0- 7.USBD1-
3.USBD0+ 8.USBD1+
4.USBG0 9.USBG1
2-29. CPU FAN POWER CONNECTOR(CN26)
2
1 3
1. GND
2. +12V
3. Fan Speed
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2-30. CLEAR CMOS FUNCTION(J4)
1 3
1-2:NORMAL 2-3:CLEAR CMOS
2-31. DOC SOCKET(U21)
DOC : 32pin Disk -on-chip Socket
The pin assignments are as follows:
PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT
1 NC 17 SD3 2 NC 18 SD4 3 NC 19 SD5 4 SA12 20 SD6 5 SA7 21 SD7 6 SA6 22 CE 7 SA5 23 SA10 8 SA4 24 OE
9 SA3 25 SA11 10 SA2 26 SA9 11 SA1 27 SA8 12 SA0 28 NC 13 SD0 29 NC 14 SD1 30 VCC 15 SD2 31 WR 16 GND 32 VCC
2-32. Touch Screen CONNECTOR(CN10)
2
1
3
1. NTX2 NRX2
2. TXD
3. GND
2-33. MEMORY INSTALLING
AR-B1682 Card will support 3 SDRAM banks. Note: DIMM 1,2,3 for double Bank SDRAM module (168pin x 32bit x 4)
DRAM BANK CONFIGURATION
DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 TOTAL MEMORY 32M 32M 32M 32M 64M 32M 32M 32M 96M 32M 64M 96M 32M 64M 32M 128M 32M 64M 64M 160M 32M 64M 128M 224M 32M 64M 256M 352M 32M 128M 128M 288M 32M 128M 256M 416M 32M 256M 256M 544M 64M 64M 64M 64M 128M 64M 64M 64M 192M 64M 32M 32M 128M 64M 32M 64M 160M 64M 128M 192M 64M 128M 64M 256M 64M 128M 128M 320M 64M 128M 256M 448M 64M 256M 256M 576M 128M 128M 128M 128M 256M 128M 128M 128M 384M 128M 32M 64M 224M 128M 64M 128M 320M 128M 128M 256M 512M 128M 256M 256M 640M 256M 256M 256M 256M 512M 256M 32M 64M 352M 256M 64M 128M 448M 256M 128M 128M 512M 256M 128M 256M 640M 256M 256M 256M 768M
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3. SOFTWARE UTILITIES
Sections includes:
n Utility Disk File List n Setup n Watchdog Timer Configuration
3-1. Utility Disk File
1682_DRV#1 1682_DRV 1682_DRV#3 1682_DRV#4 1682_DRV#5 1682_DRV#6
FREEBSD WFW311 DMI INTEL/95 SCSIDRV MANUAL.PDF LINUX NT351 WINDIAG/WIN4 INTEL/NT W95VGA NDIS2DOS MSLANMAN.DOS BROM WINNTVGA NDIS2OS2 MSLANMAN.OS2 MACOS WD NWCLIENT NWSERVER/311 RTOS NWSERVER/4X NWSERVER/312 W98600.EXE NWSERVER/500 NWSERVER/40 RTSPKT CLIENT32 SCO UW7 TXT WIN95A WIN2000 WINDIAG/WIN2000 W95OSR2 WINDIAG/WIN9X WIN98 WINNT4 FILEPATH.LST MAINNENU.TXT RSET8139.EXE VERSION.TXT HELP8139.EXE NETRT S.INF OEMSETUP.INF README.TXT RELEASE.DOC
Remark:
1.W98600.EXE (In disk 1682_DRV#3) is a WIN98 DRIVER for VGA.
2.DRV#1~DRV#2 is ETHERNET DRIVER disk.
3.DRV#4 DISK is INTEL CHIPSET 440BX PIIX4 SETUP DRIVER
4.DRV#5 DISK is SCSI DRIVER FOR WIN95, NT AND WIN98, NT DRIVERS
3-2. SETUP
WIN95 VGA SETUP
To update display driver by choosing display interface card, put disk#5 in driver A, the driver of 65548 will be found, and reboot your system after setup will be ok.
WIN 95 SCSI DRIVER SETUP
The first step is to execute the file WIN9598.EXE included in folder SCSIDRV in disk#5, and then chose ‘Add the new hardware ‘ in the console, chose the option ’Chose the hardware from the list’, then chose the ‘SCSI control card’ and ‘Install from diskette, the WIN95 SCSI DRIVER of SYS53C895 will be installed.
WIN NT SCSI DRIVER SETUP
The first step is to execute A:\SCSIDRV\WINNT.EXE, a folder named ‘Test’ will be built up in driver C, and the next step is to reboot the system, press F3 when you chos e the display mode, enter the Load driver program display, chose the direction C: \TEST\WINNT\MINPORT, and then the SCSI DRIVER will be installed.
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PIIX4 DRIVER SETUP
3-3. WATCHDOG TIMER CONFIGURATION
This section describes how to use the Watchdog Timer, including disabled, enabled, and trigger functions. The AR-B1682 is equipped with a programmable time-out period watchdog timer. You can use your own program to enable the watchdog timer. Once you have enabled the watchdog timer, the program should trigger the I/O every time before the timer times out. If your program fails to trigger or disable this timer before it times out, e.g. because of a system hang-up, it will generate a reset signal to reset the system. The time-out period can be programmed to be set from 1 to 255 minutes.
ADD.(A0-A15)
Time Base
Watchdog
DATA(D0-D7)
Register
Counter and
Compator
Watchdog
LED
Watchdog Block Diagram
The diskette includes a Watch Dog Zip file. In the file, there are several execution programs written in different forms.
The sub-directories of the file are: (1) Library and Test Program written in Assembly Language (2) Library and Test Program written in Turbo C++
RESET
3-3-1. Watchdog Timer Setting
The watchdog timer is a circuit that may be used from your program software to detect system crashes or hang-ups. LED1 on this CPU board is the watchdog timer indicator, which is located at the upper-right corner above the 5-pin multi-function connector. Whenever the watchdog timer is enabled, the LED will blink to indicate that the timer is counting. The watchdog timer is automatically disabled after reset.
Once you have enabled the watchdog timer, your program must trigger the watchdog timer every time before it times out. After you trigger the watchdog timer, it will be set to non-zero value to watchdog counter and start to count down again. If your program fails to trigger the watchdog timer before time-out, it will generate a reset pulse to reset the system.
The factor of the watchdog timer time-out constant is approximately 1 MINUTES. The period for the watchdog timer time-out is between 1 to FF timer factors.
If you want to reset your system when watchdog times out, the following table listed the relation of timer factors between time-out period. The formula of Time-Out Period is 30+60x(Time Factor -1). For example, if the time factor is 10. The Time-out period is calculated as 30+60x(10-1)= 570.
Time Factor Time-out Period (Seconds)
1 30 2 90 3 150 4 210 5 270
“ “ “ “ “ “
FF “
Time out setting
3-3-2. Watchdog Timer Enabled
To enable the watchdog timer, you have to output a byte of timer factor to the watchdog. The following is a Turbo C++ program, which demonstrates how to enable the watchdog timer and set the time-out period at 24 seconds. #Include “ stdio. H” #include “WATCHDOG.H” main( ) { char WD_TIME=oxo1; printf (“ Enable watchdog” ); //Set watchdog Timer Output is 30 seconds _enable_wd (WD_TIME); }
3-3-3. Watchdog Timer Trigger
After you enable the watchdog timer, your program must write the same factor as enabling to the watchdog register at least once every time-out period to its previous setting. You can change the time-out period by writing another timer factor to the watchdog register at any time, and you must trigger the watchdog before the new time-out period in the next trigger. Below is a Turbo C++ program which demonstrates how to trigger the watchdog timer:
#include “ stdio.H” #include “WATCHDOG.H” main( ) { char WD_TIME=oxo1; printf (“ Trigger watchdog” ); //Set watchdog Timer Output is 30 seconds _enable_wd(WD_TIME); }
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3-4-4. Watchdog Timer Disabled
To disable the watchdog timer, simply write a 00H to the watchdog register. #include “ stadio.H” #include “WATCHDOG.H” main ( ) { printf (“ Disable Watch Dog”); _disable_WD( ); }
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4. AMI BIOS SETUP
The following topics are covered:
n BIOS Setup Overview n Standard CMOS Setup n Advanced CMOS Setup n Advanced Chipset Setup
n Power Management
n PCI/Plug and Play
n Peripheral Setup n Hardware Monitor Setup n Auto-Detect Hard Disks n Password Setting n Load Default Setting n BIOS Exit n BIOS Update
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4-1. BIOS SETUP OVERVIEW
The BIOS is a program used to initialize and set up the I/O system of the computer, which includes the PCI bus and connected devices such as the video display, diskette drive, and the keyboard. The BIOS provides a menu-based interface to the console subsystem. The console subsystem contains special software, called firmware that interacts directly with the hardware components and facilitates interaction between the system hardware and the operating system. The BIOS default values ensure that the system will function at its normal capability. In the worst situation the user may have corrupted the original settings set by the manufacturer. After the computer is turned on, the BIOS will perform diagnostics on the system and display the size of the memory that is being tested. Press the [Del] key to enter the BIOS Setup program, and then the main menu will show on the screen. The BIOS Setup main menu includes some options. Use the [Up/Down] arrow key to highlight the option that you wish to modify, and then press the [Enter] key to select the option and configure the functions.
AMIBIOS HIFLEX SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.23
(C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Standard CMOS Setup
Advanced CMOS Setup
Advanced Chipset Setup
Power Management Setup
PCI/Plug and Play Setup
Peripheral Setup
Hardware Monitor Setup
Auto-Detect Hard Disks
Change User Password
Change Supervisor Password
Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings
Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings
Save Settings and Exit
Exit Without Saving
Standard CMOS setup for changing time, date, hard disk type,
etc.
BIOS: Setup Main Menu
CAUTION:
1. In the AR-B1682 BIOS the factory-default setting is the <Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings> Acrosser recommends using the BIOS default settings, unless you are very familiar with the settings function, or you can contact the technical support engineers (FAE).
2. If the BIOS loses the settings, the CMOS will detect the <Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings> to boot the operating system. This option will reduce the performance of the system. Acrosser recommends choosing the <Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings> in the main menu. This option gives best-case values that should optimize system performance.
3. The BIOS settings are described in detail in this section.
4-2. STANDARD CMOS SETUP
The <Standard CMOS Setup> option allows you to record some basic system hardware configurations and set the system clock and error handling. If the CPU board is already installed in a working system, you will not need to select this option anymore.
AMIBIOS SETUP - STANDARD CMOS SETUP
(C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Date (mm/dd/yyyy): Tue Jun 02,1998 640KB Time (hh/mm/ss): 13:39:30 63MB
Floppy Drive A: 1.44MB 3 1/2 Floppy Drive B: Not Installed LBA Blk PIO 32Bit
Typ e Size Cyln Head Wpcom Sec Mode Mode Mode Mode Pri Master : Auto Off Off Auto Off Pri Slave : Auto Off Off Auto Off Sec Master Auto Off Off Auto Off Sec Slave Auto Off Off Auto Off
Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled
Month: Jan - Dec ESC:Exit ↑↓:Sel Day: 01 - 31 PgUp/PgDn:Modify
Year: 1901 - 2099 F2/F3:Color
BIOS: Standard CMOS Setup
Date & Time Setup
Highlight the <Date> field and then press the [Page Up] /[Page Down] or [+]/[-] keys to set the current date. Follow the month, day and year format. Highlight the <Time> field and then press the [Page Up] /[Page Down] or [+]/[-] keys to set the current date. Follow the hour, minute and second format. The user can bypass the date and time prompts by creating an AUTOEXEC.BAT file. For information on how to create this file, please refer to the MS-DOS manual.
Floppy Setup
The <Standard CMOS Setup> option records the types of floppy disk drives installed in the system. To enter the configuration value for a particular drive, highlight its corresponding field and then select the drive type using the left -or right-arrow key.
Hard Disk Setup
The BIOS supports various types for user settings, The BIOS supports <Pri Master> and <Pri Slave> so the user can install up to two hard disks. For the master and slave jumpers, please refer to the hard disk’s installation descriptions and the hard disk jumper settings. You can select <AUTO> under the <TYPE> and <MODE> fields. This will enable auto detection of your IDE drives during bootup. This will allow you to change your hard drives (with the power off) and then power on without having to reconfigure your hard drive type. If you use older hard disk drives which do not support this feature, then you must configure the hard disk drive in the standard method as described above by the <USER> option.
Boot Sector Virus Protection
This option protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk against accidental modifications. Any attempt to write to them will cause the system to halt and display a warning message. If this occurs, you can either allow the operation to continue or use a bootable virus -free floppy disk to reboot and investigate your system. The default setting is <Disabled>. This setting is recommended because it conflicts with new operating systems. Installation of a new operating systems requires that you disable this to prevent write
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errors.
4-3. ADVANCED CMOS SETUP
The <Advanced CMOS Setup> option consists of configuration entries that allow you to improve your system performance, or let you set up some system features according to your preference. Some entries here are required by the CPU board’s design to remain in their default settings.
AMIBIOS SETUP - ADVANCED CMOS SETUP
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Quick Boot Enabled 1st Boot Device Floppy 2nd Boot Device IDE -0 3rd Boot Device CDROM 4th Boot Device Disabled Try Other Boot Devices Yes Floppy Access Control Read-Write Hard Disk Access Control Read-Write S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks Enabled BootUp Num-Lock On Floppy Drive Swap Disabled Floppy Drive Seek Disabled PS/2 Mouse Support Enabled Typemaice Rate Fast System Keyboard Absent Primary Display VGA/EGA Password Check Setup Boot to OS/2 > 64MB No Wait For ‘F1’ If Error Disabled Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display Enabled Internal Cache WriteBack External Cache WriteBack Cache Bus Ecc Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Enabled C000, 16k Shadow Enabled C400, 16k Shadow Enabled C800, 16k Shadow Enabled CC00, 16k Shadow Disabled D000, 16k Shadow Disabled D400, 16k Shadow Disabled D800, 16k Shadow Disabled DC00, 16k Shadow Disabled
Available Options :
Disabled Enabled
ESC:Exit ↑↓:Sel PgUp/PgDn:Modify
F2/F3:Color
Advanced CMOS Setup
Quick Boot
This category speeds up the <Power On Self Test> (POST) after you power on the computer. If it is set to Enabled, the BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST.
1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device
These options determine where the system looks first for an operating system.
Try Other Boot Devices
If you have other bootup device other than the above mentioned devices, such as IDE -0, IDE -1, IDE-3, IDE -4, Floppy.
Floppy Access Control
This option determines the floppy access method, which can be either read only or normal (read/write). When set to read only, the data in the floppy is allowed to be read instead of being written.” Normal” allows the floppy to be read or written.
HDD Access Control
This option determines the hard disk access method, which can be either read only or normal (read/write). When set to read only, the data in the hard disk is allowed to be read instead of being written.” Normal” allows the floppy to be read or written.
Available options: Disabled, Enabled
S.M.A.R.T for hard Disks
S.M.A.R.T is abbreviation of Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology .It is reliable and precautious techology. When Hard Disk disorder, It prevents Hard Disk from the loss of data.
BootUp Num-Lock
This item is used to activate the Num-Lock function upon system boot. If the setting is on, after a boot, the Num-Lock light is lit, and the user can automatically use the number keys.
Floppy Drive Swap
The option reverses the drive letter assignments of your floppy disk drives in the Swap A, B setting, otherwise leave on the setting to Disabled (No Swap).This works separately from the BIOS Features floppy disk swap feature. It is functionally the same as physically interchanging the connectors of the floppy disk drives. When <Enabled>, the BIOS swaps the floppy drive assignments so that Drive A becomes Drive B, and Drive B becomes Drive A under DOS.
Floppy Drive Seek
If the <Floppy Drive Seek> item is set to Enabled, the BIOS will seek the floppy <A> drive one time upon bootup.
PS/2 Mouse Support
The setting of Enabled allows the system to detect a PS/2 mouse on bootup. If detected, IRQ12 will be used for the PS/2 mouse. IRQ 12 will be reserved for expansion cards if a PS/2 mouse is not detected. Disabled will reserve IRQ12 for expansion cards and therefore the PS/2 mouse will not function.
Typematic Rate
This item specifies the speed at which a keyboard keystroke is repeated.
System Keyboard
The setting of <Absent> allows the system to boot without a keyboard attached to the computer, the setting of <Present> is in the contrary. Primary Display The setting of <Absent> allows the system to boot without a Primary Display attached to the computer, the setting of <Present> is in the contrary.
Password Check
This option enables password checking every time the computer is powered on or every time the BIOS Setup is executed. If Always is chosen, a user password prompt appears every time the computer is turned on. If Setup is chosen, the password prompt appears if the BIOS is executed.
Boot to OS/2 >64MB
When using the OS/2 operating system with DRAM of greater than 64MB installed, you need to Enabled this option; otherwise leave this on the setup default of Disabled.
Wait for ‘F1’ If Error
AMIBIOS POST error messages are followed by:
Press <F1> to continue
If this option is set to Disabled, the AMIBIOS does not wait for you to press the <F1> key after an error message.
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Neither L1 internal cache memory on the CPU or
Neither L1 internal cache memory on the CPU or
The video ROM is not mapped to RAM. The
d from or
C7FFFh are written to the
same address in system memory (RAM) for faster
This option specifies the size of the memory area
Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display
Set this option to Disabled to prevent the following message:
It will prevent the message from appearing on the first BIOS screen when the computer boots.
Internal Cache
This option specifies the caching algorithm used for the L1 internal cache memory. The settings are:
Setting Description Disabled
WriteBack Use the write-back caching algorithm.
L2 secondary cache memory is enabled.
WriteThru Use the write-through caching algorithm.
External Cache
This option specifies the caching algorithm used for the L2 secondary cache memory. The settings are:
Setting Description Disabled
WriteBack Use the write-back caching algorithm.
L2 secondary cache memory is enabled.
WriteThru Use the write-through caching algorithm.
Cache Bus ECC
This item is to set up the function of Cache Bus Error Correction Code, choose <Enabled> or <Disabled> to determine if the function is available. System BIOS Cacheable This item is used to activate the function of re-buffering the contents of shadow RAM from system BIOS. The default setting is <Enable>, which will improve the speed of system.
Shadow
These options control the location of the contents of the 16KB of ROM beginning at the specified memory location. If no adapter ROM is using the named ROM area, this area is made available to the local bus. The settings are:
SETTING DESCRIPTION Disabled
Enabled The contents of C000h -
contents of the video ROM cannot be rea written to cache memory.
Hit ‘DEL’ if you want to run setup
Internal Cache Setting
External Cache Setting
Cached
execution.
reserved for legacy ISA adapter cards.
Shadow Setting
4-4. ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP
This option controls the configuration of the board’s chipset. Control keys for this screen are the same as for the previous screen.
AMIBIOS SETUP - ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP
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Configure SDRAM Timeing by SPD Enabled SDRAM RAS# to CAS# delay 2 SCLKs RAS# Precharge 2 SCLKs CAS# Latency 3 SCLKs Loadoff Cmd Timing Auto DRAM Integrity Mode Non-ECC Memory Hole Disabled Graphics Aperture Size 64MB 8bit I/O Recovery Time 1 Sysclk 16bit I/O Recovery Time 1 Sysclk USB Function Enabled USB Keyboard / Mouse Legacy Support Enabled ATX Power Supply Controller Disabled LCD CRT Selection Both LCD Type #5 640x480 TFT
Available Options :
Disabled Enabled
ESC:Exit ↑↓:Sel
PgUp/PgDn:Modify F2/F3:Color
BIOS: Advanced Chipset Setup
Configure SDRAM Timing by SPD:
SPD is the abbreviation Serial Presence Detect. SPD takes accord the chip types, capacity, timing, voltage data. The system can auto adjust memory according to the data to reach the best situation.
SDRAM RAS# to CAS# delay:
When CPU save data from memory, it has to deliver RAS single first, and then CAS single. The item is to set up the interval between two singles.
RAS# Precharge:
This item is the time when RAS has to re-located.
CAS# Latency:
This item is to set up the time when memory receives one CAS single, after how much clock, the memory starts to write and read data.
Loadoff Cmd Timing:
It is the first read-write action under burst pattern
Memory Hole:
This reserves the 15MB to 16MB memory address space for use of ISA expansion cards.
Graphics Aperture Size:
The item is to set up AGP display to use how much memory to save Texture Data.
8 bit I/O Recovery Time:
The item is to set up CPU to demand ISA Bus 8 bit how much it takes to recovery.
16 bit I/O Recovery Time:
The item is to set up CPU to demand ISA Bus 16 bit how much it takes to recovery.
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Memory Hole at 15-16 MB
This option specifies the range 15MB to 16MB in memory that cannot be addressed on the ISA bus.
USB Function
This option can enable or disable USB function
USB Keyboard/Mouse Legacy Support
These options are used to <Enabled> the USB function and it’s only useful in the DOS mode.
ATX Power Supply Controller
If the ATX Power Supply Controller function is <Enabled>, the system will get more functions such as shutting down the power by using software .
LCD CRT Selection
This item determines whether to use LCD Monitor or CRT Monitor in the system.
LCD Type
This option specifies the resolution of LCD.
4-5. POWER MANAGEMENT
This section is used to configure the power management features. This <Power management Setup> option allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity.
MIBIOS SETUP - Power Management Setup
(C) 1998 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Power Management /APM Disabled Green PC Monitor Power State Off Video Power Down Mode Disabled Hard Disk Power Down Mode Disabled Hard Disk Time Out (Minute) Disabled Standby Time Out (Minute) Disabled Suspend Time Out (Minute) Disabled Throttle slow Clock Ratio 25-37.5% Modem Use IO Port 3F8h/COM1 Modem Use IRQ 3 Display Activity Ignore Device 6 (Serial Port 1) Monitor Device 7 (Serial Prot 2) Monitor Device 8 (Parallel Port) Ignore Device 5 (Floppy disk) Monitor Device 0 (Primary master IDE) Monitor Device 1 (Primary slave IDE) Ignore Device 2 (Secondary master IDE) Monitor Device 3 (Secondary slave IDE) Ignore System Thermal Ignore Thermal Slow Clock Ratio 50-62.5% CPU Critical Temperature 65℃/149
Power Button Function On/Off Restore on AC/Power Loss Last State Ring Resume From Soft Off Disabled Lan Resume From Soft Off Disabled
℉
Available Options :
Disabled Enabled
ESC:Exit ↑↓:Sel PgUp/PgDn:Modify F2/F3:Color
BIOS: Power Management Setup
Power Management /APM
Enabled this option is to enable the power management and APM (Advanced Power Management) features.
Green PC Monitor Power State
This option specifies the suspend mode of shutting down the cathode ray gun, if only the system is fixed a green function monitor, the power saving function is available.
Video Power Down Mode
This option specifies the power management state that the video subsystem enters after specified period of display inactivity has expired.
Hard Disk Power Down Mode
This option specifies the power management states that the hard disk drive enters after the specified period of display inactivity has expired.
Hard Disk time out(minute)
This item is used to set up the initial value of the waiting timer .the Hard Disk will turn into the suspend mode when the time is out if no operation applied to Hard Disk .
Standby Time Out (minute)
This item is used to set up the initial value of the waiting timer, the System will turn into the suspend mode when the time is out if no operation applied to system.
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Suspend Time Out(minute)
These options specify the length of the period of system inactivity when the computer is already in Standby mode before the computer is placed on Suspend mode. In Suspend mode, nearly all power use is curtailed.
Throttle Slow Clock Ratio
This item is to set up the Operating Frequency of system clock in power saving mode, to set a suitable clock frequency ratio which between standard CPU clock and CPU clock in power saving mode when the system is in suspend mode.
Modem Use IO Port
To chose a suitable IO Port in this option.
Modem use IRQ
To chose the IRQ Signal.
Device
These options enable event monitoring. When the computer is in a power saving mode, activity on the named interrupt request line is monitored by BIOS. When any activity occurs, the computer enters Full On mode.
System Thermal
If the choice <monitor>is chose, the system will alarm when the system temperature is beyond the critical temperature.
Thermal Slow Clock Ratio
This item is to set up the Operating Frequency of system clock in power saving mode, to set a suitable clock frequency ratio which between standard CPU clock and CPU clock in power saving mode when the temperature is beyond the critical temperature.
Restore on AC/Power Loss
This item is to set up the system will restore with the last setting after the AC\Power Loss.
Ring Resume From Soft Off
This item is set up to awake the system from suspend mode and a ring bell while any access coming from modem.
Lan Resume From Soft Off
This item is set up to awake the system from suspend mode when encounter a network access, the function will be available if system is fixed with an Ethernet card.
4-6. PCI/PLUG AND PLAY
This section is used to configure PCI / Plug and Play features. The <PCI & PNP Setup> option configures the PCI bus slots. All PCI bus slots on the system use INTA#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value.
AMIBIOS SETUP - PCI/PLUG AND PLAY SETUP
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Plug and Play Aware O/S Yes Clear NVRAM No On board PCI LAN Controller Enabled PCI Latency Timer (PCI Clocks) 64 Primary Graphic Adapter PCI PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled PCI Slot1 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot2 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot3 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot4 IRQ Priority Auto DMA Channel 0 PnP DMA Channel 1 PnP DMA Channel 3 PnP DMA Channel 5 PnP DMA Channel 6 PnP DMA Channel 7 PnP IRQ 3 ISA/EISA IRQ 4 ISA/EISA IRQ 5 PCI /PnP IRQ 7 ISA/EISA IRQ 9 PCI /PnP IRQ 10 PCI /PnP IRQ 11 PCI /PnP IRQ 12 PCI /PnP IRQ 14 PCI /PnP IRQ 15 PCI /PnP Reserved Memory Size 32K Reserved Memory Address CC000
Available Options :
Yes No
ESC:Exit ↑↓:Sel PgUp/PgDn:Modify F2/F3:Color
BIOS: PCI / Plug and Play Setup
Plug and Play Aware O/S
Set this option to <No> if the operating system installed in the computer is Plug and Play -aware. The BIOS only detects and enables PnP ISA adapter cards that are required for system boot. The Windows 95 (and above) operating system detects and enables all other PnP -aware adapter cards. Windows 95 (and above) is PnP-aware. Set this option to <yes > if the operating system (such as DOS, OS/2, Windows 3.x) does not use PnP. You must set this option correctly or PnP -aware adapter cards installed in your computer will not be configured properly.
Clear NV RAM
This sets the operating mode of the boot block area of the BIOS FLASH ROM to allow programming in the Yes setting.
On board PCI LAN Controller
This option is to activate the PNP(Plug & Play) function of LAN.
PCI Latency Timer (PCI Clocks)
This option sets latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus. The settings are in units equal to PCI clocks.
Primary Graphic Adapter
This option is set to use PCI bus or AGP. The AGP mode will get system a faster processing speed.
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PCI VGA Palette Snoop
This item is for BIOS to snoop the appearance of VGA palette, and modify it when necessary.
PCI IDE BusMaster
When Enabled this option specifies that the IDE controller on the PCI local bus has bus mastering capability. PCI Slot1/2/3/4 IRQ Priority The parameters of this item will set a interrupt signal to the PCI device fixed in the 1-4 PCI slot by priority.
DMA & IRQ
These options specify the bus that the named IRQs/DMAs lines are used on. These options allow you to specify IRQs/DMAs for use by legacy ISA adapter cards. These options determine if the BIOS should remove an IRQ/DMA from the pool of availability of IRQs/DMAs passed to the BIOS configurable devices. If more IRQs/DMAs must be removed from the pool, the end user can use these PCI/PnP Setup options to remove the IRQ/DMA by assigning the option to the ISA/EISA setting. The onboard I/O is configurable with BIOS.
Reserved Memory Size
This option specifies the size of the memory area reserved for legacy ISA adapter cards.
Reserved Memory Address
This option specifies the beginning address (in hex) of the reserved memory area. The specified ROM memory area is reserved for use by legacy ISA adapter cards.
4-7. PERIPHERAL SETUP
This section is used to configure the peripheral features.
AMIBIOS SETUP - PCI/PLUG AND PLAY SETUP
(C) 1998 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Plug and Play Aware O/S Yes Clear NVRAM No On board PCI LAN Controller Enabled PCI Latency Timer (PCI Clocks) 64 Primary Graphic Adapter PCI PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled PCI Slot1 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot2 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot3 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot4 IRQ Priority Auto DMA Channel 0 PnP DMA Channel 1 PnP DMA Channel 3 PnP DMA Channel 5 PnP DMA Channel 6 PnP DMA Channel 7 PnP IRQ 3 ISA/EISA IRQ 4 ISA/EISA IRQ 5 PCI /PnP IRQ 7 ISA/EISA IRQ 9 PCI /PnP IRQ 10 PCI /PnP IRQ 11 PCI /PnP IRQ 12 PCI /PnP IRQ 14 PCI /PnP IRQ 15 PCI /PnP Reserved Memory Size 32K Reserved Memory Address CC000
Available Options :
Yes No
ESC:Exit ↑↓:Sel PgUp/PgDn:Modify F2/F3:Color
BIOS: Peripheral Setup
OnBoard FDC
This option enables the floppy drive controller on the AR-B1682.
OnBoard Serial Port
This option enables the serial port on the AR-B1682.
IR Port support
This item is to activate the function of Infra-red.
OnBoard Parallel Port
This option enables the parallel port on the AR-B1682.
Parallel Port Mode
This option specifies the parallel port mode. ECP and EPP are both bi-directional data transfer schemes that adhere to the IEEE1284 specifications.
Parallel Port DMA Channel
This option is only available if the setting for the parallel Port Mode option is ECP.
K/B Wake -Up function
This item is to set up the function of waking-up the system by Keyboard from suspend mode.
Mouse Wake -up function
This item is to set up the function of waking-up the system by Mouse from suspend mode.
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OnBoard IDE
This option is to set up the operating mode of IDE controller. If the main board offer the enhanced I/O port, the choice should be <enabled> .
Reset, Power, Sleep Button
These options are to activate the Reset, Power, and Sleep function in the ATX Keyboard.
4-8. AUTO-DETECT HARD DISKS
This option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk drive, and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen.
4-9. PASSWORD SETTING
This BIOS Setup has an optional password feature. The system can be configured so that all users must enter a password every time the system boots or when BIOS Setup is executed. The user can set either a Supervisor password or a User password.
4-10. Setting the Password
Select the appropriate password icon (Supervisor or User) from the Security section of the BIOS Setup main menu. Enter the password and press [Enter]. The screen does not display the characters entered. After the new password is entered, retype the new password as prompted and press [Enter].
If the password confirmation is incorrect, an error message appears. If the new password is entered without error, press [Esc] to return to the BIOS Main Menu. The password is stored in CMOS RAM after the BIOS is exited and saved. The next time the system boots, you are prompted for the password.
Enter new supervisor password:
4-11. Password Checking
The password check option is enabled in Advanced Setup by choosing either Always (the password prompt appears every time the system is powered on) or Setup (the password prompt appears only when BIOS is run). The password is stored in CMOS RAM. User can enter a password by typing on the keyboard. As user select Supervisor or User. The BIOS prompts for a password, user must set the Supervisor password before user can set the User password. Enter a 1 to 6 characters password. The password does not appear on the screen when typed. Make sure you write it down.
4-12. LOAD DEFAULT SETTING
This section permits users to select a group of settings for all BIOS Setup options. Not only can you use
these items to quickly set system configuration parameters, you can choose a group of settings that have a better chance of working when the system is having configuration related problems.
4-12-1. Auto Configuration with Optimal Setting
The user can load the optimal default settings for the BIOS. The Optimal default settings are best-case values that should optimize system performance. If CMOS RAM is corrupted, the optimal settings are loaded automatically.
Load high performance setting (Y/N) ?
4-12-2. Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Setting
The user can load the Fail-Safe BIOS Setup option settings by selecting the Fail-Safe item from the Default section of the BIOS Setup main menu.
The Fail-Safe settings provide far from optimal system performance, but are the most stable settings. Use this option as a diagnostic aid if the system is behaving erratically.
Load failsafe settings (Y/N) ?
4-13. BIOS EXIT
This section is used to exit the BIOS main menu. After making your changes, you can either save them or exit the BIOS menu and without saving the new values.
4-13-1. Save Settings and Exit
This item is in the <Standard CMOS Setup>, <Advanced CMOS Setup>, <Advanced Chipset Setup> and the new password (if it has been changed) will be stored in the CMOS. The CMOS checksum is calculated and written into the CMOS.
When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you to save data to CMOS and Exit the Setup.
Save current settings and exit (Y/N) ?
4-13-2. Exit Without Saving
When you select this option, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to help to abandon all the modified data and Exit Setup.
Quit without saving (Y/N) ?
4-14. BIOS UPDATE
The BIOS program instructions are contained within computer chips called FLASH ROMs that are located on your system board. The chips can be electronically reprogrammed, allowing you to upgrade your BIOS firmware without removing and installing chips. The AR-B1682 provides the FLASH BIOS update function for you to easily to update to a newer BIOS version. Please follow these operating steps to update to a new BIOS:
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> box will show the following message, this message will be
BIOS Filename Loading … . After typing in the File name you must press<ENTER> or
And the <Message>
s successful, the message will show <Flash ROM Update
Step 1: Turn on your system and don’t detect the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files. Step 2: Insert the FLASH BIOS diskette into the floppy disk drive. Step 3: In the MS-DOS mode, you can type the FLASH812 program.
A:\>FLASH812
Step 4: Press [ALT+F], The <File
highlighted.
press <ESC> to exit.
Step 5: And then please enter the file name to the <Enter File Name> box.
box will show the following notice. Are you sure to write this BIOS into flash ROM?
Step 6: Press the <Enter> key to update the new BIOS.
Then the <Message> box will show the <Programming now …>.
Step 7: When the BIOS update i
Completed - Pass>.
NOTE: The BIOS Flash disk is not a standard accessory. Now that the onboard BIOS is updated to the newest version, if you need to add some functions in the future please contact the technical support (FAE) engineers. They will provide the newest known BIOS for update engineers. They will provide the newest known BIOS for update.
APPENDIX A
EXPANSION BUS This chapter includes:
n ISA BUS Pin Assignment n PICMG BUS Pin Assignmen t
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COMPONENT SIDE
A-1. ISA BUS PIN ASSIGNMENT
D18
C18 A1
There are two edge connectors (called “gold fingers“) on this CPU Card. On the right hand is the connector of ISA Bus, beside PCI BUS connector. The ISA-bus connector is divided into two sets: one consists of 62 pins; the other consists of 36 pins.
The pin assignments are as follows:
B A D C PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT B1 GND A1 -I/O CH CHK D1 -MEMCS16 C1 SBHE B2 RESET A2 SD07 D2 -I/OCS16 C2 LA23 B3 +5V A3 SD06 D3 IRQ10 C3 LA22 B4 IRQ9 A4 SD05 D4 IRQ11 C4 LA21 B5 -5V A5 SD04 D5 IRQ12 C5 LA20 B6 DRQ2 A6 SD03 D6 IRQ15 C6 LA19 B7 -12V A7 SD02 D7 IRQ14 C7 LA18 B8 OWS A8 SD01 D8 -DACK0 C8 LA17 B9 +12V A9 SD00 D9 DRQ0 C9 -MEMR B10 GND A10 -I/O CH RDY D10 -DACK5 C10 -MEMW B11 -SMEMW A11 AEN D11 DRQ5 C11 SD08 B12 -SMEMR A12 SA19 D12 -DACK6 C12 SD09 B13 -IOW A13 SA18 D13 DRQ6 C13 SD10 B14 -IOR A14 SA17 D14 -DACK7 C14 SD11 B15 -DACK3 A15 SA16 D15 DRQ7 C15 SD12 B16 -DRQ3 A16 SA15 D16 +5V C16 SD13 B17 -DACK1 A17 SA14 D17 -MASTER C17 SD14 B18 -DRQ1 A18 SA13 D18 GND C18 SD15 B19 -REFRESH A19 SA12 B20 BCLK A20 SA11 B21 IRQ7 A21 SA10 B22 IRQ6 A22 SA09 B23 IRQ5 A23 SA08 B24 IRQ4 A24 SA07 B25 IRQ3 A25 SA06 B26 -DACK2 A26 SA05 B27 T/C A27 SA04 B28 BALE A28 SA03 B29 +5V A29 SA02 B30 OSC A30 SA01 B31 GND A31 SA00
ISA1
D1 C1
B31 A31
B1ISA2
COMPONENT SIDE
A-2. PICMG BUS PIN ASSIGNMENT
Like ISA-BUS connector, the PICMG-BUS edge connector is divided into two sets as well: one consists of 98 pins, and the other 22 pins. The pin assignments are as follows:
F62
F52
F49
F1
E62 E1
E52
E49
F E F E PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT F1 -12V E1 TRST# F31 +3.3V E31 AD18 F2 TCK E2 +12V F32 AD17 E32 AD16 F3 GND E3 TMS F33 C/BE2# E33 +3.3V F4 TDO E4 TDI F34 GND E34 FRAME# F5 +5V E5 +5V F35 IRDY# E35 GND F6 +5V E6 INTA# F36 +3.3V E36 TRDY# F7 INTB# E7 INTC# F37 DEVSEL# E37 GND F8 INTD# E8 +5V F38 GND E38 STOP# F9 PRSNT1# E9 NC F39 LOCK# E39 +3.3V F10 NC E10 +5V F40 PERR# E40 SDONE F11 PRSNT2# E11 NC F41 +3.3V E41 SB0# F12 GND E12 GND F42 SERR# E42 GND F13 GND E13 GND F43 +3.3V E43 PAR F14 NC E14 NC F44 C/BE1# E44 AD15 F15 GND E15 RST# F45 AD14 E45 +3.3V F16 CLK E16 +5V F46 GND E46 AD13 F17 GND E17 GNT# F47 AD12 E47 AD11 F18 REQ# E18 GND F48 AD10 E48 GND F19 +5V E19 NC F49 GND E49 AD09 F20 AD31 E20 AD30 F52 AD8 E52 C/BE0# F21 AD29 E21 +3.3V F53 AD7 E53 +3.3V F22 GND E22 AD28 F54 +3.3V E54 AD6 F23 AD27 E23 AD26 F55 AD5 E55 AD4 F24 AD25 E24 GND F56 AD3 E56 GND F25 +3.3V E25 AD24 F57 GND E57 AD2 F26 C/BE3# E26 IDSEL F58 AD1 E58 AD0 F27 AD23 E27 +3.3V F59 +5V(I/O) E59 +5V(I/O) F28 GND E28 AD22 F60 ACK64# E60 REQ64# F29 AD21 E29 AD20 F61 +5V E61 +5V F30 AD19 E30 GND F62 +5V E62 +5V
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APPENDIX B
TECHNICAL SU MMARY This chapter focus on:
n Interrupt Map n RTC & CMOS RAM Map n Timer & DMA Channels Map n I / O & Memory Map
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B-1. INTERRUPT MAP
IRQ ASSIGNMENT 0 System TIMER interrupt from TIMER-0 1 Keyboard output buffer full 2 Cascade for IRQ 8-15 3 Serial port 2 4 Serial port 1 5 Parallel port 2 6 Floppy Disk adapter 7 Parallel port 1 8 RTC clock 9 Available 10 Available 11 Available 12 Available 13 Math coprocessor 14 Hard Disk adapter 15 Available
B-2. RTC & CMOS RAM MAP
CODE ASSIGNMENT 00 Seconds 01 Second alarm 02 Minutes 03 Minutes alarm 04 Hours 05 Hours alarm 06 Day of week 07 Day of month 08 Month 09 Year 0A Status register A 0B Status register B 0C Status register C 0D Status register D 0E Diagnostic status byte 0F Shutdown byte 10 Floppy Disk drive type byte 11 Reserve 12 Hard Disk type byte 13 Reserve 14 Equipment byte 15 Base memory low byte 16 Base memory high byte 17 Extension memory low byte 18 Extension memory high byte 30 Reserved for extension memory low byte 31 Reserved for extension memory high byte 32 Date Century byte 33 Information Flag 34-3F Reserve 40-7f Reserved for Chipset Setting Data
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B-3. TIMER & DMA CHANNELS MAP
Timer Channel Map :
Timer Channel Assignment 0 System timer interrupt 1 DRAM Refresh request 2 Speaker tone generator
DMA Channel Map :
DMA Channel Assignment 0 Available 1 IBM SDLC 2 Floppy Disk adapter 3 Channel-3 Available 4 Cascade for DMA controller 1 5 Available 6 Available 7 Available
B-4. I/O & MEMORY MAP
Memory Map :
MEMORY MAP ASSIGNMENT 0000000­009FFFF 00A0000­00BFFFF
00C0000­00DFFFF 00E0000­00EFFFF 00F0000­00FFFFF 0100000­FFFFFFF
I/O Map :
I/O MAP ASSIGNMENT 000-01F DMA controller (Master) 020-021 Interrupt controller (Master) 022-023 Chipset controller registers I/O
040-05F Timer control registers. 060-06F Keyboard interface controller
070-07F RTC ports & CMOS I/O ports 080-09F DMA register 0A0-0BF Interrupt controller (Slave) 0C0-0DF DMA controller (Slave) 0F0-0FF Math coprocessor 1F0-1F8 Hard Disk controller 278-27F Parallel port -2 2B0-2DF Graphics adapter controller 2F8-2FF Serial port -2 360-36F Net work ports 378-37F Parallel port -1 3B0-3BF Monochrome & Printer adapter 3C0-3CF EGA adapter 3D0-3DF CGA adapter 3F0-3F7 Floppy disk controller 3F8-3FF Serial port -1
System memory used by DOS and application Display buffer memory for VGA/ EGA / CGA / MONOCHROME adapter Reserved for I/O device BIOS ROM or RAM buffer. Reserved for PCI device ROM
System BIOS ROM
System extension memory
ports.
(8042)
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APPENDIX C
TROUBLE SHOOTING
TROUBLE SHOOTING FOR ERROR MESSAGES
The following information will present the resolution of trouble encountered as well as the error messages. Adjust the system following the messages below and make sure all the components & connectors are in proper position and firmly attached. If the error still remains, contact with your distributor for maintenance.
POST BEEP :
There are two kinds of beep codes in BIOS. One code indicates that a video error has occurred and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information. This beep code contains a single long beep followed by three short beeps. The other code indicates that DRAM error has incurred. This beep code appears a single long beep repeatedly.
CMOS BATTERY FAILURE :
When the CMOS battery is out of work or has run out, the user has to replace it with a new battery same as the old one.
CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR :
When the battery runs weak, CMOS will be corrupted. Check the battery and change a new one when necessary.
DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY:
Display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or colour, which indicates the switch is set to a different setting from the 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.
DISK BOOT FAILURE:
When boot device isn’t available, insert a system disk into Drive A and press < Enter >. Make sure both the controller and cables are all in proper positions, also make sure the disk is formatted correct device. Then reboot the system.
DISKETTE DRIVES OR TYPES MISMATCH ERROR :
If the diskette drive type is different from CMOS, run setup and correct it .
ERROR ENCOUNTERED INITIALIZING HARD DRIVE :
When hard drive can’t be initialized, make sure the adapter is installed correctly and all cables are properly and firmly attached. Also be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup.
ERROR INITIALIZING HARD DISK CONTROLLER:
When error occurs, be sure the cord is exactly installed in the bus and the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup. Besides that, check whether all of the jumpers in the hard drive are set correctly.
FLOPPY DISK CONTROLLER ERROR OR NO CONTROLLER PRESENT:
When fail to find or initialize the floppy drive controller, check whether the controller in proper station. If there are no floppy drive installed, Ensure the Diskette Drive selection in Setup is set to NONE.
KEYBOARD ERROR OR NO KEYBOARD PRESENT :
When it happens, make sure keyboard properly attached and no keys being pressed during booting. If you are purposely configuring the system without a keyboard, enter <ADVANCED CMOS SETUP>and choose <Absent>at the item<System Keyboard>, BIOS will ignore the missing keyboard and continue the booting.
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MEMORY ADDRESS ERROR:
While the memory address error revealed, trace the error location with the memory map in system and replace the bad memory chips.
MEMORY SIZE HAS CHANGED:
Memory has been added or removed since the last boot. In EISA mode, re-configure the memory configuration by using Configuration Utility. While in ISA mode, enter Setup and enter the new memory size in the memory fields.
MEMORY VERIFYING ERROR:
It indicates an error verifying value has been written to memory. Use the location along with system's memory map to locate the bad chip.
OFFENDING ADDRESS MISSING:
This is related to the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR when the segment cannot be isolated.
REBOOT ERROR:
When error occurs, press any key to reboot the system.
SYSTEM HALTED :
This message indicates the present boot has failed. Press and hold down Ctrl, Alt and Del simultaneously to reboot the system.
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