ICP NOVA-7170 User Manual

NOVA-7170

User Manual

Version 1.0

SOCKET 479 (Mobile) Pentium M with Ethernet LAN /LCD /VGA

January 01, 2005

©Copyright 2004 by ICP Electronics Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION........................................................5

1.1 SPECIFICATIONS.........................................................................................................6

1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS..............................................................................................7

CHAPTER 2. INSTALLATION...........................................................8

2.1 NOVA-7170 LAYOUT........................................................................................8

2.2 UNPACKING PRECAUTIONS...............................................................................9

2.3 CLEAR CMOS...............................................................................................................9

2.4 LCD POWER SETTING...........................................................................................9

2.5 COM4 RS232/422/485 SELECT......................................................10

2.6 COMPACTFLASH MASTER/SLAVE SELECTING................................10

CHAPTER 3. CONNECTION..............................................................11

3.1 PCI E-IDE DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR...............................................11

3.2 COM1/2/3/4 PORT CONNECTORS.....................................................13

3.3 EXTERNAL SWITCHES AND INDICATORS............................................13

3.4 USB PORT CONNECTORS...............................................................................13

3.5 IRDA INFRARED INTERFACE PORT.........................................................14

3.6 FAN CONNECTORS..................................................................................................14

3.7 LAN CONNECTORS...............................................................................................14

3.8 VGA CONNECTOR..................................................................................................15

3.9 AUDIO CONNECTOR...............................................................................................15

3.10 POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR....................................................................15

3.11 DIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT CONNECTOR...................................16

3.12 FLOPPY DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR.......................................................16

3.13 LVDS LCD & INVERTER CONNECTOR........................................16

3.14 PARALLEL PORT CONNECTOR...................................................................17

3.15 KEYBOARD/MOUSE CONNECTOR.........................................................17

3.16 DVI CONNECTOR...............................................................................................17

CHAPTER 4. AMI BIOS SETUP..................................................18

4.1 INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................18

4.2 STARTING SETUP.....................................................................................................18

4.3 USING SETUP..............................................................................................................18

4.4 GETTING HELP............................................................................................................19

4.5 BIOS MENU BAR.....................................................................................................19

4.6 MAIN....................................................................................................................................20

4.7 ADVANCED......................................................................................................................20

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4.8 PCI PNP..........................................................................................................................28

4.9 BOOT...................................................................................................................................29

4.10 SECURITY....................................................................................................................31

4.11 CHIPSET........................................................................................................................32

4.12 POWER...........................................................................................................................34

4.13 EXIT..................................................................................................................................35

APPENDIX A: WATCHDOG TIMER..................................................37

APPENDIX B: DIGITAL I/O........................................................................ 38

APPENDIX C: I/O ADDRESS MAP..................................................39

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Chapter 1. Introduction

Thank you for choosing NOVA-7170 SOCKET 479 (Mobile) Pentium M Single
Board Computer. NOVA-7170 board is a 5.25” embedded form factor board
equipped with high performance processor and multi-mode I/O designed for
the system manufacturers, integrators, or VARs with reliable and quality
performance at a reasonable price.

In addition, the VGA controller of NOVA-7170 Built-in AGP4X VGA (Intel
855GME) has 3D graphics capability, which provides up to 2048x1536x32­color resolution. The onboard VGA shares 32MB(max) system DDR-SDRAM.

An advanced high performance super AT I/O chip– Winbond W83627HF &
Fintek F81216D are used in the NOVA-7170 board. On-chip UARTs are
compatible with NS16C550. The parallel port and IDE interface are compatible
with IBM PC/AT architecture.

NOVA-7170 has 82551/541 LAN controller. They are fully integrated 10BASE­T/ 100BASE-TX LAN/ 1000BASE-TX solution with high performance networking
functions with low power consumption.

NOVA-7170 uses Intel 855GME chipsets, which are 100% software compatible
and are of PCI 2. 2 standard.

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1.1 Specifications

l CPU (PGA 479): Intel (Mobile) Pentium M Processor, supports 400 MHz FSB
l Bus speed: PCI: 33 MHz
l DMA channels: 7
l Interrupt levels: 15
l Chipset: INTEL 855GME (GMCH)
l Real-time clock: INTEL 82801DB (ICH4)
l System memory: Two 184-pin DIMM socket to support DDR 200/266 SDRAM.

The maximum memory is up to 2 GB.

l ATA/100 IDE interface: Support up to two PCI Enhanced IDE hard drives.

The ATA/100 IDE can handle data transfer up to 100 MB/s.

l Serial ports: COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4 with 16C550 UART (or compatible)

with 16-byte FIFO buffer. Supports up to 115.2Kbps.

l Bi-directional parallel port: Configurable to LPT1, or disabled. Supports

EPP/ECP/SPP

l Hardware monitor: Built in to monitor power supply voltage and fan speed

status

l IrDA port: Supports Serial Infrared (SIR) and Amplitude Shift Keyed IR (ASKIR)

interface

l USB port: Supports 6 USB 2.0 ports for future expansion
l Watchdog timer: Software Programmable Reset generated when CPU does

not periodically trigger the timer. You can use INT15 to control the watchdog
and generate a system reset.

l VGA controller: Built-in AGP2.0 4X 3D graphics engine. Share system DDR

SDRAM 32MB(max). Flat panel on-chip 855GME supports 18bit/24bit single
pixel or 36bit/48bit dual pixel color LVDS TFT LCD.

l Ethernet : Intel 82551/541 Fast Ethernet controllers, IEEE 802.3u Auto-

Negotiation support for 10BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX/ 1000BASE-TX standard.

l Keyboard and PS/2 mouse: A 6-pin PS/2 connector is located on board for

easy connection to keyboard and mouse.

l Digital input/output: It provide with 4-bit digital input/output (TTL level).
l Audio: AC’97 Audio CODEC.
l Compact flash: It can be used (IDE2) with a passive adapter (True IDE Mode)

in a Type II Socket.

l Power consumption: (Pentium M (mobile CPU) : +5V@3.1A, 12V@2.3A,

5VSB@0.8A(1.7GHz/L2-2M, 512MB DDR266-SDRAM, Windows XP,
3Dmark2001). (Celeron M (mobile CPU) : +5V@2.3A, 12V@0.3A, 5VSB@0.8A
(600MHz/L2-512K, 512MB DDR266-SDRAM, Windows XP, 3Dmark2001)

l Operating temperature: 0 ℃ ~ 60 ℃ (*CPU needs Cooler & Thermal

Compound *)

WARNING:

1. Run the processor only when the heat sink (cooler) is properly and
firmly attached.

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1.2 Package Contents

In addition to this User's Manual, the NOVA-7170 package includes the
following items:

l NOVA-7170 single board computer
l CD Drivers
l One IDE Cable (Pitch: 2.54mm ATA-100)
l One IDE Cable (Pitch: 2.0mm)
l One VGA Cable
l One FDD Cable
l One Audio Cable
l One USB Cable
l Three COM PORT Cable
l One RS232/422/485 Cable
l One PRINTER Cable
l One ATX POWER Cable
l One 6-pin cable converts to two 6-pin mini-Din cable for keyboard and

mouse connection

If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact the dealer from
whom you purchased this product. Save the shipping materials and carton in
case you want to ship or store the product in the future.

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J5 J6

AUDIO1

Chapter 2. Installation

2.1 NOVA-7170 Layout

J4

LPT1

DIMM2

DIMM1

FDD1

JP3

CN2

CN3

LVDS2

DVI1

VGA1

JP6

PCI1

USB2

NOVA-7170

USB3

MPCI1

CPU

JP1

DIO1

JP2

JP4

IR1

LVDS1

COM4

COM3

COM2

COM1

CN1

KB/PS1

USB1

IDE2

J3 J7

IDE1

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2.2 Unpacking Precautions

Some components on NOVA-7170 SBC are very sensitive to static electric
charges and can be damaged by a sudden rush of power. To protect it from
unintended damage, please be sure to follow these precautions:

l Ground yours elf to remove any static charge before touching your

l Handle your NOVA-7170 SBC by its edges. If not necessary , please do

l Do not plug any connector or jumper while the power is on.

NOVA-7170 SBC. You can do it by using a grounded wrist strap at all
times or by frequently touching any conducting materials that is
connected to the ground.

not touch IC chips, leads or circuitry.

Table of Jumpers

LABEL FUNCTION

JP1 CMOS state setting
JP2 Compact Flash Master/Slave Setting
JP3 LCD Power setting
JP4 COM4 RS232/422/485 select
JP6 LCD Power setting

2.3 Clear CMOS

To clear the CMOS data, short the JP1 (2-3) for about 3 seconds, then open
it again.

• JP1: Clear CMOS (Reserved Function)

JP1 DESCRIPTION

1-2

(Default)*

Short 2-3 Clear CMOS Setup

WARNING:

When you change the power supply between ATX and AT, clear CMOS (Power
On) first. Otherwise, the CPU Board may fail to boot up.

Keep CMOS Setup

(Normal Operation)

2.4 LCD Power setting

This jumper is for the setting of LCD panel voltage.

• JP 3: LDVS1 LCD Power Select

JP3 DESCRIPTION

1-2 Short (Default)*
2-3 short +5V

JP 6: LVDS2 LCD Power Select

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JP6 DESCRIPTION

1-2 Short (Default)*
2-3 short +5V

+3.3V

+3.3V

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2.5 COM4 RS232/422/485 select

• JP4: COM4-RS232 or RS422/485 Selection

JP4 Description

1-2 Short (Default)*
2-3 Short RS422

RS232

2.6 CompactFlash master/Slave Selecting

• JP2: Compact Flash Master/Slave Setting

JP2 DESCRIPTION

1-2 Short (Default)*
2-3 Short Slave

Master

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Chapter 3. Connection

This chapter describes how to connect peripherals, switches and indicators to
the NOVA-7170 board.

l Table of Connectors

LABEL FUNCTION

AUDIO1 AUDIO MIC-IN, LINE-IN, LINE-OUT Connector

BZ1 Speaker Connector

CN1 External switches and indicators

COM1 Serial Port 1 Connector (RS232)
COM2 Serial Port 2 Connector (RS232)
COM3 Serial Port 3 Connector (RS232)
COM4 Serial Port 4 Connector (RS232/422/485)

DIO1 Digital INPUT/OUTPUT Connector

DVI1 DVI Connector (optional)

FDD1 Floppy Disk Connector

IDE1 Primary IDE Connector
IDE2 Secondary IDE Connector

IR1 IRDA Connector

J2 Compact Flash Connector
J3 LAN Connector
J4 Fan Connector
J5 Power supply (ATX) to Main board Connector
J6 Power supply (AT) to Main board Connector
J7 LAN Connector

KB/PS1 6-pin Header Keyboard and PS2 Mouse Connector
LVDS1 & CN2 LVDS1 panel & Inverter Connector
LVDS2 & CN3 LVDS2 panel & Inverter Connector (optional)

LPT1 Parallel Port Connector
USB1 USB Connector
USB2 USB Connector
USB3 USB Connector
VGA1 VGA 15-pin Connector

3.1 PCI E-IDE Disk Drive Connector

You can attach up to two IDE (Integrated Device Electronics) hard disk drives
on the one channel provided. These connectors support Ultra -DMA100 IDE
devices.

l IDE1: Primary IDE Connector (Pitch 2.54 mm)
l IDE2: Secondary IDE Connector (Pitch 2.0 mm)

l J2: Secondary IDE Connector (Compact Flash Storage Card Socket)

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l IDE1/IED2 Interface Connector

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

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 N/C
21 DMARQ 22 GROUND
23 IOW# 24 GROUND
25 IOR# 26 GROUND
27 IORDY 28 BALE
29 DMACK# 30 GROUND
31 INTERRUPT 32 N/C
33 SA1 34 PDIAG
35 SA0 36 SA2
37 HDC CS0# 38 HDC CS1#
39 HDD ACTIVE# 40 GROUND
41 +5V 42 +5V
43 GROUND 44 N/C

Note: Pins 41~44 are applicable for IDE2 only

The NOVA-7170 includes a slot for a Compact Flash Storage Card in IDE Mode
(using IDE2).

l J2: Compact Flash Storage Card Socket

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 GROUND 26 GROUND
2 D3 27 D11
3 D4 28 D12
4 D5 29 D13
5 D6 30 D14
6 D7 31 D15
7 CS1# 32 CS3#
8 N/C 33 N/C

9 GROUND 34 IOR#
10 N/C 35 IOW#
11 N/C 36 VCC
12 N/C 37 IRQ15
13 VCC 38 VCC
14 N/C 39 MASTER/SLAVE
15 N/C 40 N/C
16 N/C 41 RESET#
17 N/C 42 IORDY
18 A2 43 DMARQ
19 A1 44 DMACK#
20 A0 45 ACTIVE#
21 D0 46 PDIAG#
22 D1 47 D8
23 D2 48 D9
24 N/C 49 D10
25 GROUND 50 GROUND

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3.2 COM1/2/3/4 Port Connectors

• COM1~4: COM1~3 10-pin box header, COM4 14-pin box header

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 DCD 2 DSR
3 RXD 4 RTS
5 TXD 6 CTS
7 DTR 8 RI
9 GND 10 GND

11 (RS422/485) TX+ 12 (RS422/485) TX­13 (RS422) RX+ 14 (RS422) RX-

Note: Pins 11~14 are applicable for COM4 only. If you want to use the

RS485, just connect to TX2+, TX2-. If you want to use the RS422,
please connect to TX2+, TX2-, RX2+, and RX2-.

3.3 External Switches and Indicators

There are several external switches and indicators for monitoring and
controlling the CPU board. All functions are in CN1 connector.

l CN1: Pin assignment and function

FUNCTION PIN DESCRIPTION FUNCTION PIN DESCRIPTION

LED+ 2 BUZZER- POWER

LED

BUTTON

HDD LED

3
5
7
9

LED- 4 NC
BUTTON1 6 NC POWER
BUTTON2

HDD LED+ 10

HDD LED -

BUZZER

RESET

8 VCC

RESET

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3.4 USB Port Connectors

NOVA-7170 provides 6 built-in USB2.0 ports for new I/O bus expansion.

• USB1~3: USB1~3 8-pin header

USB1~3

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 VCC 2 GROUND
3 DATA0- 4 DATA0+
5 DATA0+ 6 DATA0­7 GROUND 8 VCC

GND

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3.5 IrDA Infrared Interface Port

NOVA-7170 has a built -in IrDA port which supports Serial Infrared (SIR) or
Amplitude Shift Keyed IR (ASKIR) interface. To use the IrDA port, configure
SIR or ASKIR model in the BIOS under Peripheral Setup COM2. The normal
RS-232 COM 2 will be disabled.

l IR1: I RDA Connector

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 VCC
2 N/C
3 IRRX
4 GND
5 IRTX
6 CIRRX

3.6 Fan Connectors

NOVA-7170 provides one CPU cooling fan connectors, which can supply
12V/500mA to the cooling fan. All connectors have the same pin assignments
and provide a "rotation" pin to get rotation signals from fans and notice the
system. So the system BIOS can recognize the fan speed. Please note that
only specified fan can issue the rotation signals.

l J4: Fan Connector

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 Rotation Signal
2 +12V
3 GND

3.7 LAN Connectors

NOVA-7170 is equipped with LAN1 10/100/1000-TX Ethernet controllers. The
pin assignments are listed below:

l J3/J7: LAN Connector

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 TX0+ 5 TX2­2 TX0- 6 TX1­3 TX1+ 7 TX3+
4 TX2+ 8 TX3-

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3.8 VGA Connector

NOVA-7170 has a built -in 10-pin box header VGA connector directly
connected to your CRT monitor.

l VGA1: 10-pin Connector

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 RED 2 DDC CLK
3 GREEN 4 DDC DAT
5 BLUE 6 GROUND
7 HSYNC 8 GROUND
9 VSYNC 10 GROUND

3.9 Audio Connector

NOVA-7170 has a built -in AC’97 AUDIO CODEC connector directly connected
to your MIC-IN & LINE -IN & LINK-OUT.

l AUDIO1: Audio Connector

PIN

1 LEFT SPEAKER OUT 2 RIGHT SPEAKER OUT
3 GROUND 4 GROUND
5 LINE OUT - LEFT 6 LINE OUT - RIGHT
7 LINE IN - LEFT 8 LINE IN - RIGHT
9 GROUND 10 GROUND

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DESCRIPTION PIN

LINE IN - RIGHT 12 GROUND

DESCRIPTION

3.10 Power supply Connector

This connector supports the AT/ATX power and provides functions such as
modem ring on; wake -up LAN and soft power off are supported by mainboard.
(Power source from Main board)

l J6: Power Connector (AT)

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 +12V
2 GROUND
3 GROUND
4 +5V

l J5: Power Connector (ATX)

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 +5V_SB
2 GROUND
3 PS_ON

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3.11 Digital INPUT/OUTPUT Connector

These I/O pins are TTL level with 8mA source-sink capability.

DIO1

PIN

DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 GROUND 2 VCC5
3 OUT0 4 OUT1
5 OUT2 6 OUT3
7 IN0 8 IN1
9 IN2 10 IN3

3.12 Floppy Disk Drive Connector

The NOVA-7170 board is equipped with a 34-pin daisy-chain drive connector cable.

• FDD1: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1
3
5
7

9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33

GROUND 2 RWC0­GROUND 4 NC
GROUND 6 RWC1­GROUND 8 INDEX­GROUND 10
GROUND 12
GROUND 14
GROUND 16
GROUND 18
GROUND 20
GROUND 22
GROUND 24
GROUND 26
GROUND 28
GROUND 30
GROUND 32
GROUND 34

MO-A

DS-B
DS-A

MO-B

DIR-

STEP-

WD-

WGATE-

TRK0-

WP-

RDATA-

HEAD-

DSKCHG-

3.13 LVDS LCD & Inverter Connector

l LVDS1: LVDS Connector

PIN

1 GROUND 16 CH2 DATA3­2 GROUND 17 CH2 CLK +
3 CH1 DATA3+ 18 CH2 CLK ­4 CH1 DATA3- 19 CH2 DATA2+
5 CH1 CLK+ 20 CH2 DATA2­6 CH1 CLK- 21 CH2 DATA1+
7 CH1 DATA2+ 22 CH2 DATA1­8 CH1 DATA2- 23 CH2 DATA0+

9 CH1 DATA1+ 24 CH2 DATA0­10 CH1 DATA1- 25 GROUND
11 CH1 DATA0+ 26 GROUND
12 CH1 DATA0- 27 LCD power
13 GROUND 28 LCD power
14 GROUND 29 LCD power
15 CH2 DATA3+ 30 LCD power

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DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

3.14 Parallel Port Connector

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Usually, a printer is connected to the parallel port. The NOVA-7170 includes
an on-board parallel port .

LPT1: Parallel Port Connector

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PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 STROBE# 14 AUTO FORM FEED #

DATA 0 15 ERROR#
3 DATA 1 16 INITIALIZE
4 DATA 2 17 PRINTER SELECT IN#

DATA 3 18 GROUND
6 DATA 4 19 GROUND
7 DATA 5 20 GROUND
8 DATA 6 21 GROUND
9 DATA 7 22 GROUND

10 ACKNOWLEDGE 23 GROUND
11 BUSY 24 GROUND
12 PAPER EMPTY 25 GROUND
13 PRINTER SELECT 26 NC

3.15 Keyboard/Mouse Connector

The NOVA-7170 has a keyboard/mouse connector.

KB/PS1: Keyboard/Mouse Connector

•

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 +5V KB DATA
2 MS DATA
3 MS CLK
4 KB DATA
5 KB CLK
6 GROUND

3.16 DVI Connector

DVI 1: DVI Connector

•

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 DATA2- 14 +5V
2 DATA2+ 15 GND
3 GROUND 16 HPDET
4 NC 17 DATA0­5 NC 18 DATA0+
6 DDCCLK 19 GROUND
7 DDCDATA 20 NC
8 NC 21 NC
9 DATA1- 22 GROUND

10 DATA1+ 23 CLK+
11 GROUND 24 CLK­12 NC 25 GROUND
13 NC 26 NC

Note: The DVI function IS optional.

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Chapter 4. AMI BIOS Setup

4.1 Introduction

This manual discusses AMI's Setup program built into the 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.

4.2 Starting Setup

The AMI 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.

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...

4.3 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.

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Up arrow Move to previous item
Down arrow Move to next item
Left arrow Move to the item in the left hand
Right arrow Move to the item in the right hand
Esc key 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
Page Up key Increase the numeric value or make changes
Page Dn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes
F1 key General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option

Page Setup Menu
F2 /F3 key Change color from total 16 colors. F2 to select color

forward.
F10 key Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

4.4 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.

If, after making and saving system changes with Setup, you discover that
your computer no longer is able to boot, the AMI BIOS 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 AMI
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.

4.5 BIOS menu bar

The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:
Main For changing the basic system configuration.
Advanced For changing the advanced system settings.
PCI PnP This entry appears if your system supports PnP / PCI.
Boot For changing the system boot configuration.
Security Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords.
Chipset For changing the chipset setting.
Power For changing the advanced power management configuration.
Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings.

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4.6 Main

When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears
giving you an overview of the basic system information.

AMI BIOS This item displays the auto-detected BIOS information.
Processor This item displays the auto-detected CPU specification.
System Memory This item displays the auto-detected system memory.

System Time [xx:xx:xx] This item allows you to set the system time.
System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] This item allows you to set the system

date.

4.7 Advanced

The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and
other system devices.

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4.7.1 CPU Configuration

The items in this menu show the CPU-related information auto-detected by
BIOS.

Intel® SpeedStep™ tech [Automatic]

This item allows you to set the PM CPU SpeedStep Mode.
Configuration options: [Maximum Speed] [Minimum Speed] [Automatic]
[Disable]

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4.7.2 IDE Configuration

The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the
IDE devices installed in the system. Select an item then press Enter if you
wish to configure the item.

OnBoard PCI IDE Controller
This item allows you to select the IDE mode
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Primary] [Secondary] [Both]

Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave

The values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode, Block
Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring) are auto­detected by BIOS and are not user-configurable. These items show N/A if no
IDE device is installed in the system.

Type [Auto]

Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to Auto allows automatic selection of
the appropriate IDE device type. Select CDROM if you are specifically
configuring a CD-ROM drive. Select ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if
your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive.
Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] .

LBA/Large Mode [Auto]

Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if
the device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously
formatted with LBA mode disabled.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]

Block (Multi -sector Transfer) [Auto]

Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When set to Auto, the data
transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device
supports multi-sector transfer feature. When set to Disabled, the data
transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]

PIO Mode [Auto]

Selects the PIO mode.

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Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]

SMART Monitoring [Auto]

Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]

32Bit Data Transfer [Disabled]

Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

4.7.3 Floppy Configuration

Sets the type of floppy drive installed.
Configuration options: [Disabled][360K, 5.25 in.][1.2M, 5.25 in.][720K, 3.5 in.]
[1.44M, 3.5 in.] [2.88M, 3.5in.]

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4.7.4 Super IO Configurati on

On Board Floppy Controller [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the floppy disk controller.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]
Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3]

Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3]

Allows you to select the Serial Port2 base address.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [2F8/IRQ3] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3]

Parallel Port Address [378]

Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [378] [278] [3BC]

Parallel Port Mode [ Normal]

Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode.
Configuration options: [Normal] [Bi-directional] [EPP] [ECP]

Parallel Port IRQ [ IRQ7]

Configuration options: [IRQ5] [IRQ7]

Digital I/O Function [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Digital I/O Function.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

WatchDog Timer Mode [ Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the WatchDog Time Mode.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Serial Port3 Address [ 3E8/IRQ11]

Allows you to select the Serial Port 3 base address.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [3E8] [2E8] [2F0] [2E0]
Serial Port3 IRQ: [3] [4] [10] [11]

Serial Port4 Address [ 2E8/IRQ10]

Allows you to select the Serial Port 4 base address.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [3E8] [2E8] [2F0] [2E0]

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Serial Port3 IRQ: [3] [4] [10] [11]

4.7.5 Hardware Health Configuration

4.7.6 ACPI Configuration

Allows you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management
(APM). Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options.

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4.7.7 Remote Access Configuration

Configure Remote Access.

Remote Access [Disabled]

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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4.7.8 USB Configuration

The items in this menu allow you to change the USB-related features.
Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options.

USB Function [ 6 USB Ports]

Allows you to set the number of USB ports to activate.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [2 USB Ports] [4 USB Ports] [6 USB Ports]

Legacy USB Support [Enable]

Enable support for legacy USB.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]

Allows you to configure the USB 2.0 controller in HiSpeed (480 Mbps) or Full
Speed (12 Mbps).
Configuration options: [HiSpeed] [Full Speed]

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4.8 PCI PnP

The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for
PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel memory
size block for legacy ISA devices.

Plug & Play O/S [NO]

When set to [No], BIOS configures all the devices in the system. When set to
[Yes] and if you installed a Plug & Play operat ing system, the operating
system configures the Plug & Play devices not required for boot.
Configuration options: [No] [Yes]

PCI Latency Timer [ 32]

Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device
latency timer register.
Configuration options: [32] [64] [96] [128] [160] [192] [224] [248].

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes]

When set to [Yes], BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card requests
for an IRQ. When set to [No], BIOS does not assign an IRQ to the PCI VGA
card even if requested.
Configuration options: [No] [Yes]

Palette Snooping [Disabled]

When set to [Enabled], the palet te snooping feature informs the PCI devices
that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the latter can
function correctly. Setting to [Disabled] deactivates this feature.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCI IDE Bus Master [ Disabled]

Allows BIOS to use PCI bus mastering when reading/writing to IDE devices.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Off Board PCI/ISA IDE Card [Auto]

Some PCI IDE cards may require this to be set to the PCI slot number that is
holding the card.

IRQ xx [Available]

When set to [Available], the specific IRQ is free for use of PCI/PnP devices.
When set to [Reserved], the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices.
Configuration options: [Available] [Reserved]

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4.9 Boot

The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an
item then press Enter to display the sub-menu.

4.9.1 Boot Settings Configuration

Configure settings during system boot.

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Quick Boot [Enabled]

Enabling this item allows BIOS to skip some power on self -tests (POST) while
booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system. When set to
[Disabled], BIOS performs all the POST items.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Quiet Boot [Disabled]

This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]

Sets the display mode for option ROM.
Configuration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current]

Bootup Num-Lock [On]

Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock.
Configuration options: [Off] [On]

PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto]

Allows you to enable or disable support for PS/2 mouse.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]

Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled]

When set to Enabled, the system waits for F1 key to be pressed when error
occurs.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display [Enabled]

When set to Enabled, the system displays the message ‘Press DEL to run
Setup’ during POST.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled]

When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt

19.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

4.9.2 Boot Device Priority

Specifies the boot device priority sequence.

1st ~ xxth Boot Device

These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available hard
disk drives. The number of items that appear on the screen depends on the
number of hard dis k drives installed in the system.
Configuration options: [xxxxx Drive] [Disabled]

Removable Drives

Specifies the boot device priority sequence from available removable drives.

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4.10 Security

The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings.
Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options.

Change Supervisor Password

Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor
Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After
you have set a password, this item shows Installed.

Change User Password

Select this item to set or change the user password. The User Password item
on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you have set a
password, this item shows Installed.

Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the boot sector virus protection.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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4.11 Chipset

The Chipset menu items allow you to change the advanced chipset settings.
Select an item then press Enter to display the sub-menu.

4.11.1 North Bridge Configuration

Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled]

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When this item is enabled, the DRAM timing parameters are set according to
the DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect). When disabled, you can manually set
the DRAM timing parameters through the DRAM sub-items.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Init. Graphic Adapter Priority [ Internal VGA]

Allows selection of the graphics controller to use as primary boot device.
Configuration options: [Internal VGA ] [PCI/Int-VGA]

Internal Graphics Mode Select [Enable, 32MB]

Select the amount of system memory used by the internal graphics device.
Configuration options: [Enable, 1MB] [Enable, 4MB] [Enable, 8MB] [Enable,
16MB] [Enable, 32MB]

Graphics Aperture Size [ 128MB]

Allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data.
Configuration options: [64MB] [128MB] [256MB]

Boot Display Device [CRT+LFP]

Allows selection of the Boot Display Device.
Configuration options: [CRT]] [EFP] [LFP] [CRT+EFP] [CRT+LFP]

Flat Panel Type [800x600LVDS]

Allows selection of the Flat Panel Type.
Configuration options: [640x480LVDS] [800x600LVDS] [1024x768LVDS 24bits]
[1280x1024LVDS] [1400x1050LVDS] [1024x768LVDS 18bits] [1600x1200
48bits] [1280x1024 48bits] [800x600 24bits] [800x600 18bits] [1024x768
36bits]

4.11.2 South Bridge Configuration

OnBoard LAN [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the OnBoard LAN.
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled].

OnBoard AC’97 Audio [Auto]

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Allows you to enable or disable the AC’97 Audio .
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled]

Spread Spectrum Mode [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Spread Spectrum Mode.
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

4.12 Power

Power Management/APM [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Power Management (APM)
feature. Configuration options: [Dis abled] [Enabled]

Video Power Down Mode [Suspend]

Allows you to select the video power down mode.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Standby] [Suspend]

Hard Disk Power Down Mode [Suspend]

Allows you to select the hard disk power down mode.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Standby] [Suspend]

Standby Time Out [Disabled]

Allows you to select the specified time at which the system goes on standby.
Configuration options:[Disabled] [1 Min] [2 Min] [4 Min] [8 Min] [10 Min] [20
Min] [30 Min] [40 Min] [50 Min] [60 Min]

Suspend Time Out [Disabled]

Allows you to select the specified time at which the system goes on suspend.
Configuration options:[Disabled] [1 Min] [2 Min] [4 Min] [8 Min] [10 Min] [20
Min] [30 Min] [40 Min] [50 Min] [60 Min]

Power Type Select [ AT]

Allows you to select the power type mode.
Configuration options: [ATX] [AT]

Power Button Mode [On/Off]

Allows the system to go into On/Off mode or suspend mode when the power
button is pressed.

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Configuration options: [On/Off] [Suspend]

Resume On Ring [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable RI to generate a wake event.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Resume On PME#/LAN [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable LAN GPI to generate a wake event.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event. When this
item is set to Enabled, the items RTC Alarm Date, RTC Alarm Hour, RTC Alarm
Minute, and RTC Alarm Second appear with set values.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

4.13 Exit

The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values
for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items.

Save Changes and Exit

Once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit
menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. The
CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on even
when the PC is turned off. When you select this option, a confirmation
window appears.
Select [Yes] to save changes and exit.

Discard Changes and Exit

Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made
to the Setup program. If you made changes to fields other than system date,
system time, and password, the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting.

Discard Changes

This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the
previously saved values. After selecting this option, a confirmation appears.

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Select [Yes] to discard any changes and load the previously saved values.

Load Optimal Defaults

This option allows you to load optimal default values for each of the
parameters on the Setup menus. F9 key can be used for this operation.

Load Failsafe Defaults

This option allows you to load failsafe default values for each of the
parameters on the Setup menus. F8 key can be used for this operation.

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Appendix A: Watchdog Timer

The Watchdog Timer is provided to ensure that standalone systems can
always recover from catastrophic conditions that cause the CPU to crash.
This condition may have occurred by software bug. When the CPU stops
working correctly, hardware on the board will either perform a hardware reset
(cold boot) to bring the system back to a known state.

A BIOS function call (INT 15H) is used to control the Watchdog Timer:

l INT 15H:

AH – 6FH
Sub-function:

AL – 2 : Set the Watchdog Timer’s period

BL : Time-out value(Its unit--second or minute, is dependent on the item

“Watchdog Timer unit select” in CMOS setup).

You have to call sub-function 2 to set the time-out period of Watchdog Timer
first. If the time-out value is not zero, the Watchdog Timer will start counting
down. While the timer value reaches zero, the system will reset. To ensure
that this reset condition does not occur, the Watchdog Timer must be
periodically refreshed by calling sub-function 2. However the Watchdog timer
will be disabled if you set the time-out value to be zero.

A tolerance of at least 10% must be maintained to avoid unknown
routines within the operating system (DOS), such as disk I/O that can
be very time-consuming.

Notes: This function is applied by Winbond W83627HF chipset, if
partners have further questions about it, please refer to the original
datasheets or contact with our customer service department.

Note: When exiting a program it is necessary to disable the Watchdog Timer,

otherwise the system will reset.

Example Program:

; INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER
;
W_LOOP:

MOV AX, 6F02H ;setting the time -out value
MOV BL, 30 ;time -out value is 48 seconds
INT 15H
;
; ADD YOUR APPLICATION PROGRAM HERE
;
CMP EXIT_AP, 1 ;is your application over?
JNE W_LOOP ;No, restart your application

MOV AX, 6F02H ;disable Watchdog Timer
MOV BL, 0 ;
INT 15H

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;
; EXIT
;

Appendix B: Digital I/O

One characteristic of digital circuit is its fast response to high or low signal.
This kind of response is highly needed for harsh and critical industrial
operating environment. That’s why we design 4-bit digital inputs and 4-bit
digital outputs on the NOVA-7170.
Digital Input and Output, generally, are control signals. You can use these
signals to control external devices that needs On/Off circuit or TTL devices.
You can read or write data to the selected address to enable the function of
digital IO.

Notes: This function is applied by Winbond W83627HF chipset, if
partners have further questions about it, please refer to the original
datasheets or contact with our customer service department.

W83627HF pin DIO pin W83627HF pin DIO pin
GP10 IN0 GP14 OUT0

GP11 IN1 GP15 OUT1
GP12 IN2 GP16 OUT2
GP13 IN3 GP17 OUT3

A BIOS function call (INT 15H) is used to control Watchdog Timer:
INT 15H:

AH – 6FH

Sub-function:

AL – 8: Set the Digital port is INPUT
AL : Digital I/O input value

Example program:

MOV AX, 6F08H ;setting the Digital port is input
INT 15H ;

AL low byte = value

AH – 6FH

Sub-function:

AL – 9: Set the Digital port is OUTPUT
BL : Digital I/O output value

Example program:

MOV AX, 6F09H ;setting the Digital port is output
MOV BL, 09H ;Digital value is 09H
INT 15H ;

Digital Output is 1001b

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Appendix C: I/O Address Map

l I/O ADDRESS MAP

I/O ADDRESS MAP DESCRIPTION

000-01F DMA Controller #1

020-021 Interrupt Controller # 1, Master

040-05F System Timer
060-06F Standard 101/102 keyboard Controller
070-07F Real time Clock, NMI Controller
080-09F DMA Page Register
0A0-0BF Interrupt Controller # 2

0C0-0DF DMA Controller # 2

0F0-0F0 Clear Math Coprocessor Busy
0F1-0F1 Reset Math Coprocessor
0F8-OFF Math Coprocessor
1F0-1F7 BUS Master PCI IDE Controller
2E8-2EF Serial Port 4

2F8-2FF Serial Port 2

376-376 BUS Master PCI IDE Controller

378-37F Parallel Printer Port 1

3B0-3DF Intel 82855G M/GME Graphic Controller

3E8-3EF Serial Port 3
3F0-3F7 Floppy Disk Controller

3F8-3FF Serial Port 1

480-48F PCI BUS

l 1st MB Memory Address Map

MEMORY ADDRESS DESCRIPTION

00000-9FFFF SYSTEM MEMORY
A0000-BFFFF VGA BUFFER

C0000-CFFFF VGA BIOS

E0000-FFFFF SYSTEM BIOS

100000 EXTEND MEMORY

l IRQ Mapping Chart

IRQ0 System Timer IRQ8 RTC clock
IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ9 AC97 AUDIO
IRQ2 IRQ Controller IRQ11 COM4
IRQ3 COM2 IRQ10 COM3
IRQ4 COM1 IRQ12 PS/2 mouse
IRQ5 PCI DEVICES IRQ13 FPU
IRQ6 Floppy Disk Controller
IRQ7 Printer IRQ15 Secondary IDE

IRQ14 Primary IDE

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l DMA Channel Assignments

CHANNEL

0 Available
1 Available
2

3 Available
4 Cascade for DMA controller 1
5 Available
6 Available
7 Available

FUNCTION

Floppy disk controller

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