DMP Electronics eBox-2300, VESA PC eBox-2300, VESA PC eBox-2300-H, VESA PC eBox-2300-M, VESA PC eBox-2300-JSK. User Manual

DMP Group

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COPYRIGHT

The information in this manual is subject to change without notice for continuous
improvement in the product. All rights are reserved. The manufacturer assumes no
responsibility for any inaccuracies that may contain in this document, and makes no
commitment to update or to keep current information contain in this manual.

No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmitted, in whole or
in part, in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the DMP
Electronics Inc.

©Copyright 2006 DMP Electronics Inc.
Manual No. IUMEBOX2300-01 Ver.0.1

Revised Date: Sep, 2006

1st Issued Date: Sep 01, 2006

SPECIAL NOTICE TO USERS

DMP Electronics Inc. provides no warranty with regard to this manual, the software, or
other information contained herein and hereby expressly disclaims any implied
warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose with regard to this
manual, the software, or such other information. In no event shall DMP Electronics be
liable for any incidental, consequential, or special damages, whether based on tort,
contract, or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with this manual, the software, or
other information contained herein or the use thereof.

DMP Electronics reserves the right to make any modification to this manual or the
information contained herein at any time without notice. The software described herein
is governed by the terms of a separated user license agreement or label sticker.

This product contains software owned by DM&P and licensed by third parties. Use of
such software is subject to the terms and conditions of license agreements enclosed
with this product. Software specifications are subject to change without notice and may
not necessarily be identical to current retail versions.

Updates and additions to software may require an additional charge. Subscription to
online service providers may require a fee and credit card information. Financial
services may require prior arrangements with participating financial institution.

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TRADEMARKS ACKNOWLEDGMENT

eBox-2300 is the registered trademarks of DMP Electronics Inc.

Microsoft®, Windows® and AMI are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation and
American Megatrends, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries respectively.

Other brand names, product names or trade names appearing in this document are the
properties and registered trademarks of their respective owners. All names mentioned
herewith are served for identification purpose only.

OWNER’S RECORD

The serial number of this product is located at the rear panel of your eBox-2300 series.
Refer to the model and serial number when you contact your nearest dealer or DMP
offices for services. The Model No. of this product is also indicated on the product label
of your gift box as: eBox-2300, eBox-2300-H, eBox-2300-M and eBox-2300-JSK.

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SAFETY INFORMATION

WARNING

Do not expose your VESA PC to rain or moisture, in order to prevent

shock and fire hazard.

Never install your VESA PC in wet locations.

Do not open the cabinet to avoid electrical shock. Refer to your nearest

dealer for qualified personnel servicing.

Never touch un-insulated terminals or wire unless your power adaptor and

display monitor are disconnected.

Locate your VESA PC as close as possible to the socket outline for easy

access and to avoid force caused by entangling of your arms with
surrounding cables from the VESA PC.

When using eBox-2300, avoid using or installing the modem to the serial

port during a storm or a lightning.

Do not use the modem or a telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of

the leak.

USB connectors are not supplied with Limited Power Sources.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPEN OR TO DISASSEMBLE THE CHASSIS

(ENCASING) OF THIS PRODUCT. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR

NEAREST DEALER FOR SERVICING FROM QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN

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REGULATORY

FCC CLASS A 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 a
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 in which case the user will be required to
correct the interference at his own expense. Testing was done with shielded cables.
Therefore, in order to comply with the FCC regulations, you must use shielded cables
with your installation.

WARNING

This product complies with EN55022 class A. In a domestic environment this product
may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate
measures.

Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from
digital apparatus as set out in the interference - causing equipment standard entitled
“Digital Apparatus”, ICES-003 of the Department of Communications.

MANUFACTURER’S DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the requirements of European
Community Council Directives 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC relating to electromagnetic
compatibility and product safety respectively.

ATTENTION

This product has been designed and certified to comply with certain regulatory
requirements pertaining to Information Technology Equipment. This product has not
been designed for use as a medical device. Without limitation of the foregoing, this
product is not intended and has not been certified for use in a hospital or clinical
environment to diagnose, treat, or monitor patients under medical supervision, and is
not intended and has not been certified to make physical or electrical contact with
patients, nor to transfer energy to or from patients and/or to detect such energy transfer
to or from patients.

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PURCHASE AGREEMENT

PURPOSE:

In accordance to the general commercial conduct of Trust and Fair Trade, herewith
below is the agreement for the protection for both parties, DMP and Users in pursuant of
trading.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:

With this product, herewith also known as eBox-2300, which is a simplified & an
economical design of an embedded VESA PC for Special Purpose Personal Computing.
The basic specification of this product comprises of the x86 technology design, and with
onboard 128MB System memory, Display, USB, Keyboard, PS2 Mouse, LAN, and
Audio Interfaces.

DISTRIBUTION CONVENTION:

1. This Product includes a gift box, an inner case, a PC, a Power adaptor, User’s
Manual, Utilities & Drivers CD, and IDE cable (standard eBox-2300 configuration
do not have the IDE cable). Upon receiving this product, kindly please refer to the
User’ Manual to check for the contents and appearance of this product; contact
immediately your nearest dealer or DMP office for any defective or missing parts.
The supplier will not be responsible for any reported discrepancy thereafter the
expiration period of 3-days from the date of purchase.

2. In consideration of transportation and the cost of storage, the supplier provides to
the distributors a warranty of 12-months. This warranty covers the failure caused
by hardware breakdown (excluding hard drives), but does not cover the act of
misuse and mishandling.

3. The supplier will not accept unknown post, therefore if you wish to repair or to
return your goods – kindly please contact your nearest dealer to make your
declaration, and at the same time, apply for a RMA number (RMA stands for
Return Merchandise Authorization – please see the RMA form and fill-up for
authorization).

4. The freight for return goods for repair will follow the International customary
practice and convention: Both parties is to pay for freight of one shipment each.
The shipper is required to prepaid the freight from the place of origin (This means
that the returnee (user) covers the freight for return goods, while the Supplier
covers the freight for goods after the repair).

5. Obsolete warranty is referred to as: (1) Expiration of warranty or (2) Damage due
to misuse within warranty. The Supplier will be taken into consideration of the
circumstances, to provide repair service with charges expense for obsolete
warranty. This expense includes the cost of material and the cost of labor.

NOTE:

If there is other particular issue not listed in the above conditions, both parties agreed to
follow the General Law of Commerce with fair and reasonable discussion in handling
and resolving the argument.

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Table of Contents

CHAPTERS – HEADING PAGE NO.
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– UNPACKING YOUR EMBEDBOX........................................................ 1

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PACKING LIST .............................................................................1

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CHECK BEFORE USE ................................................................... 1

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– PREFACE ...................................................................................... 2

2

– eBOX-2300 OVERVIEW .................................................................. 3

3

– EMBEDDED CPU BOARD ................................................................4

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SYSTEM SPECIFICATION .............................................................. 4

4

– PERIPHERALS .................................................................................5

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CONNECTING THE POWER ADAPTOR ............................................ 5

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CONNECTING THE MONITOR ......................................................... 5

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CONNECTING THE USB ............................................................... 6

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CONNECTING USB, SPEAKER/EARPHONE & WEB ........................ 6

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CONNECTING THE KEYBOARD AND MOUSE ...................................7

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CONNECTING PRINTER PORT ........................................................7

5

– BIOS............................................................................................. 8

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RECONFIGURING eBox-2300 ...................................................... 8

6

– TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ............................................................. 9

7

– TAKING CARE YOUR VESA PC ..................................................... 10

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STORING................................................................................... 10

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USING CABLES FOR CONNECTION ............................................... 11

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CLEANING YOUR VESA PC ....................................................... 11

8

– TROUBLESHOOTING....................................................................... 12

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TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR EMBEDBOX ....................................... 12

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VESA PC DOES NOT START....................................................... 12

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BIOS ERROR MESSAGE............................................................. 12

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“OPERATING SYSTEM NOT FOUND”............................................ 13

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PPENDIX : ONBOARDCONNECTORS SUMMARY.................................... 14

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` SUMMARY TABLE FOR CPU BOARD............................................ 14

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FRONT CONNECTORS OUTLINE FOR eBOX-2300......................... 14

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REAR CONNECTORS OUTLINE FOR eBOX-2300.......................... 15

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PIN ASSIGNMENTS..................................................................... 16

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ARRANTY : TERMS AND CONDITION................................................... 18

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WARRANTY .............................................................................. 18

2

SERVICE AND SUPPORT .............................................................18

3

RETURN MERCHANDISE AUTHORIZATION (RMA) POLICY ............. 18

4

SHIPPING POLICY ...................................................................... 18

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UNPACKING YOUR EMBEDBOX

Congratulation! You have just acquired eBox-2300, the world’s smallest and

compact PC (See Figure 1), please check the following items:

PACKING LIST FOR eBOX-2300 SERIES

Item Description Q’ty

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d

Max. 15-watts External Power Adaptor, Vin: 100~240VAC • 60/50Hz,

1.0A / Vout: +5.0~5.25VDC @ 3A max.

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* Note: The accessories are subject to change without immediate notice.

CHECK BEFORE USE

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VESA PC

d AC Power Adaptor

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Figure 1