IEI Technology IMB-8550 User Manual

IEI Technology Corp.

IMB-8550

Micro-ATX Intel® Pentium® M Embedded

Motherboard

Rev. 1.0 January 2006

User Manual

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1.0 Initial release February 2006

IMB-8550 Micro-ATX Pentium M Embedded Motherboard User Manual

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Table of Contents

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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

Product Overview 1-2

The IMB-8550 Embedded Motherboard 1-2

IMB-8550 Board Overview 1-4

Technical Specifications 1-5

System Monitoring 1-8 Package Contents 1-9

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Optional Accessory Items 1-9

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CHAPTER 2 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

2.1 CPU, Memory, and Intel Chipsets 2-2

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CPU 2-2 Memory 2-3 Intel 855GME Chipset 2-3

Block Diagram 2-4 Important Features 2-5

2.2 External Interfaces 2-7

List of All Interface Connectors 2-8

2.2.1 Internal Connectors 2-10

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CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION

3.1 Considerations Prior to Installation 3-2

Preparing Your Motherboard 3-2 Installation Notices 3-2

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Unpacking Precautions 3-3

3.2 Jumper Settings 3-4

JP1 (Clear CMOS) 3-4 JP1 Pin Configuration 3-5 JP4 (Compact Flash Master/Slave Setting) 3-6 JP4 Pin Configuration 3-6 JP7 Serial Port Operating Mode Selection (RS-232/422/485 Converter) 3-7 JP7 Pin Configuration 3-7 JP8 LCD Voltage Selector 3-8 JP8 Pin Configuration 3-8

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3.3 External Switches and Indicators 3-9

CN3 (PWR/HDD LED/SW/SPK/RST Pins) 3-9 CN3 Pinouts 3-10

3.3 Installation 3-11

CPU Installation 3-11 Cooling Kit (CF-518) Installation 3-14 DIMM Installation 3-17 Connections to the Peripherals 3-17

IDE Disk Drive and CDROM Connector (IDE1 & IDE2) 3-18 Floppy Drive Connector (FDD1) 3-18 Compact Flash Disk 3-18 Parallel Port Connector (LPT1) 3-19 Audio Interface 3-19 COM Port Connectors (COM1 to COM6) 3-19 LCD Panel Connection (VGA1 and CN13) 3-19

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CHAPTER 4 AMI BIOS SETUP

Introduction 4-2 Starting Setu p 4-2 Using Setup 4-2 Getting Help 4-3 BIOS Menu Bar 4-4

4.1 Main 4-5

4.2 Advanced 4-6

CPU Configuration 4-7 IDE Configuration 4-8

Floppy Configuration 4-11

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Configuration SATA Channels [Before PATA/Behind PATA] 4-9 Primary and Secondary, Third IDE 0/1 4-9

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Super IO Configuration 4-11 Hardware Health Configuration 4-13 H/W Health Function 4-13 ACPI Configuration 4-14

Remote Access Configuration 4-19 USB Configuration 4-22

PCIPnP 4-24

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Clear NVRAM 4-24 Plug & Play O/S 4-24

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PCI Latency Timer 4-25 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA 4-25 Palette Snooping 4-25 PCI IDE BusMaster 4-25 OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card 4-25

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IRQ# 4-25 DMA Channel# 4-26 Reserved Memory Size 4-26

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Bootup Num-Lock [On] 4-29

Boot Device Priority 4-29 Hard Disk Drives 4-29 Removable Drives 4-29 CD/DVD Drives 4-30

Security 4-31 Chipset 4-32

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North Bridge Configuration 4-33 South Bridge Chipset Configuration 4-34 Spread Spectrum Configuration 4-35 Power Management - APM Configuration 4-36 Power Button Mode [On/Off] 4-37

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CHAPTER 5 SOFTWARE DRIVERS

5.1 Folder Structure 5-2

5.2 Driver Installation 5-3

5.2.1 AUDIO IC 5-3

5.2.2 JG82855GME (Intel Chipset) 5-7

Intel AGP Driver 5-9 LAN Driver 5-12 SATA-ALiRAID Driver 5-14

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APPENDIX A WATCHDOG TIMER

APPENDIX B ADDRESS MAPPING

B.1 IO Address Map B-2 B.2 1st MB Memory Address Map B-2 B.3 IRQ Mapping Table B-3 B.4 DMA Channel Assignments B-3

APPENDIX C AL

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1. Introduction C-2

2. Features and Benefits C-2

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3. Accessing the ALi RAID Utility C-3

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List of Tables

Table 1-1 Technical Specifications........................................................................8

Table 2-1 Supported CPUs...................................................................................2

Table 2-2 Important Features................................................................................5

Table 2-3 Interface Connectors.............................................................................8

Table 2-4 COM Port (Internal) Pinouts................................................................10

Table 2-5 USB (Internal) Port Pinouts.................................................................12

Table 2-6 CN1 CFII Socket Pinouts....................................................................13

Table 2-7 FAN1 and FAN2 Pinouts.....................................................................14

Table 2-8 AUX1 Pinouts......................................................................................15

Table 2-9 CD_IN1 Pinouts...................................................................................16

Table 2-10 CN3 System Panel Connector Pinouts...............................................17

Table 2-11 DIO1 Digital I/O Header Pinouts.........................................................19

Table 2-12 DIO Port Pin Connection to W83627HF LPC I/O Chip.......................20

Table 2-13 IDE Connector Pinouts........................................................................21

Table 2-14 FDD Port Pinouts................................................................................23

Table 2-15 IR1 IrDA Interface Port Pinout s...........................................................25

Table 2-16 CN12 Pinouts......................................................................................26

Table 2-17 L VDS Connector Pinouts.....................................................................27

Table 2-18 J1 Inverter Connector Pinouts.............................................................29

Table 2-19 CN8 Audio Output Pinouts ..................................................................30

Table 2-20 CN9 Audio Output Pinouts ..................................................................31

Table 2-21 CN7 SPDIF Input Pinouts ...................................................................31

Table 2-22 Serial A T A Port Pinouts .......................................................................33

Table 2-23 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port Pinouts....................................................35

Table 2-24 USB Port Pinouts................................................................................36

Table 2-25 Parallel Port Pinouts............................................................................36

Table 2-26 Ethernet Port Pinouts..........................................................................37

Table 2-27 LAN Port LED Indications ...................................................................38

Table 3-1 JP1 Pin Configuration ...........................................................................5

Table 3-2 JP4 Pin Configuration ...........................................................................6

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Table 3-4 JP8 Pin Configuration ...........................................................................8

Table 3-5 CN3 Pinouts........................................................................................10

Table 3-6 Cables Included in Kit .........................................................................17

Table 4-1 T able A-1

Table B-1 IO Address Map ....................................................................................2

Table B-2 1st MB Memory Address Map................................................................2

Table B-3 IRQ Mapping Table................................................................................3

Table B-4 DMA Channel Assignments...................................................................3

JP7 Pin Configuration...........................................................................7

BIOS Function Keys..............................................................................3

AH-6FH Sub-function............................................................................2

List of Figures

Figure 1-1 IMB-8550 Board Overview....................................................................4

Figure 2-1 IMB-8550 System Block Diagram.........................................................4

Figure 2-2 External Interface Locations..................................................................7

Figure 2-3 COM Port Locations............................................................................10

Figure 2-4 USB (Internal) Port..............................................................................12

Figure 2-5 FAN1/FAN2 Connector........................................................................14

Figure 2-6 AUX1 Connector .................................................................................15

Figure 2-7 CD_IN1 Connector..............................................................................16

Figure 2-8 CN3 Front Panel Connector................................................................18

Figure 2-9 DIO1 Digital I/O Header......................................................................19

Figure 2-10 IDE Connectors...................................................................................22

Figure 2-11 FDD1 Port ...........................................................................................24

Figure 2-12 IR1 IrDA Interface Port........................................................................25

Figure 2-13 CN12 Serial Port Connector................................................................26

Figure 2-14 LVDS LCD Panel Connection Port......................................................28

Figure 2-15 J1 Inverter Control...............................................................................29

Figure 2-16 CN8 and CN9 Audio Output Locations...............................................30

Figure 2-17 CN7 SPDIF Input ................................................................................32

Figure 2-18 Serial A T A Port ....................................................................................33

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Figure 2-19 Rear Panel Connectors.......................................................................35

Figure 2-20 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port.................................................................35

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Figure 2-22 Parallel Port.........................................................................................37

Figure 2-23 GbE Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) Port..........................................................37

Figure 2-24 LED1 Location.....................................................................................39

Figure 3-2 JP1 Jumper Location ............................................................................4

Figure 3-3 JP4: Compact Flash Master/Slave Setting ...........................................6

Figure 3-4 JP7 Jumper Location ............................................................................7

Figure 3-5 JP8 LCD Voltage Selector.....................................................................8

Figure 3-6 CN3 Connector Location.......................................................................9

Figure 3-7 479-pin Socket ....................................................................................12

Figure 3-8 Securing CPU by Rotating the Retention Screw.................................13

Figure 3-9 IEI CF-518 Cooling Kit ........................................................................14

Figure 3-10 Securing Heatsink through the PCB through-holes............................15

Figure 3-11 Connecting FAN1 Connector..............................................................16

USB Port .............................................................................................36

Safety Notice

Electrical shock hazards might occur while proceeding with the installation, repair and maintenance of this product. Therefore, the following precaution measures should be carefully observed:

1. All sorts of operations on this product must be carried out by certified technicians.

2. The chassis into which the CPU board and its associated backplane are installed should provide stable and sufficient power supply, and be properly grounded.

3. Power off the motherboard and unplug its power cord before handling.

4. Before connecting any signal cables, make sure that all power cords are disconnected.

5. Consult qualified technicians before adding an adapter or extension cord.

6. When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any metal leads or connectors.

7. Set your power supply to the correct voltage range.

8. Please verify that the power supply is switched off before unplugging the power supply connector from the motherboard.

9. Contact your local dealer if any item you received in the package appears to have been

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ESD Precautions

Observe all conventional anti-ESD methods while handling the CPU board. The use of a grounded wrist strap and an anti-static work pad i s recommended. Avoid dust and debris or other static-accumulating materials in your work area.

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Conventions Used in This Manual

Naming

From this point on and throughout the rest of this manual, the IMB-8550 is referred to as simply the “motherboard” or the “board.”

WARNING!

Warnings appear where overlooked details may cause damage to the equipment or result in personal injury. Warnings should be taken seriously. Warnings are easy to recognize. The word “warning” is written as “WARNING,” both capitalized and bold and is followed by text in italics. The italicized text is the warning message.

CAUTION!

Cautionary messages should also be heeded to help you reduce the chance of losin g data or damaging the system. Cautions are easy to recognize. The word “caution” is written as “CAUTION,” both capitalized and bold and is followed by text in italics. The italicized text is the cautionary message.

NOTE:

These messages inform the reader of essential but non-critical information. These messages should be read carefully as any directions or instructions contained therein can help you avoid making mistakes. Notes are easy to recognize. The word “note” is written as “NOTE,” both capitalized and bold and is followed by text in italics. The italicized text is the cautionary message.

Lists

Bulleted Lists: Bulleted lists are statements of non-sequential facts that can be read in any order. Each statement is preceded by a round black dot “•.”

Numbered Lists: Numbered lists describe sequential steps you sh ould follow in order.

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Software and Firmware Updates

Please contact your system vendor or visit IEI website (www.iei.com.tw) for the latest software or firmware updates. NOTE that the BIOS version and associated drivers installed on your system should provide the complete functionality listed in the specification sheet/user’s manual. We provide special revisions for various application p urposes. Therefore, DO NOT upgrade your BIOS unless you fully understand what a firmware revision will do.

Problems that occur during the updating process may cause unrecoverable errors and system down time. Always consult technical personnel before proceeding with any BIOS upgrade.

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1

Introduction

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Product Overview

The IMB-8550 Embedded Motherboard

The IMB-8550 is a highly-integrated embedded system board designed to support Pentium® M or Celeron® M processors, which was originally design for mobile PC architecture boosted by a

dedicated stack manager , micro-ops fusion technol ogy and Enhanced Intel SpeedS tep tech nology. Combined with Intel® 855GME chipset and the ICH4 controller hub, the IMB-8550 delivers high

performance through perfect integration of the latest technologies. The emb edded board supports Pentium M CPUs with the speed up to 2GHz.

The motherboard comes with the connectivity to a variety of external interfaces including six (6) USB 2.0 ports, six (6) COM ports, two (2) SATA ports, one (1) CFII socket for compact size bootable device, and dual displays through the VGA/LVDS interface.

As a continuance to IEI’s well-acclaimed line of industrial motherboards, the IMB distinguishes itself from users’ produ cts in the following aspects:

1. Tested and proved reliable through tests conducted in harsh environments with temperatures ranging from 0 to 60°C.

2. High-quality components to withstand punishing working conditions.

3. RoHS compliance.

4. Long-term support to protect your investment.

5. Customization service.

6. Flexible interface configuration to peripheral devices for continuous monitoring, wireless and simultaneous communications with storage or terminal devices.

The IMB-8550 provides the following for the connections to a wide variety of peripheral devices:

 One (1) GbE Ethernet port

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 Six (6) USB 2.0 ports  Six (6) COM ports  Two (2) SATA ports  Two (2) IDE po rts  One (1) CFII socket

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 One (1) 30-pin LVDS LCD panel connector  Intel Graphics embedded in the 855GME chipset through one (1) 1 5-pin VGA

connector.

 Various interfaces for Infrared, LPT, floppy, PS/2 keyboard/mouse, Digital I/O, etc.

The IMB-8550 is built in accordance with Micro-ATX form factors. With interface connectors carefully aligned to the edges of PCB, airflow travel clear of obstructions through board surface and thus the chance of overheating is reduced. Carefully tuned using the IR Thermograph technology, reliability of operation is guaranteed.

The IMB-8550 features a significant improvement of CPU processing power and interface expandability. The motherboard also takes advantages from a sophisticated Windows CE OS system which features stable operation, real-time responsiveness, and co st-saving appliances. As the result, the integration of the board is ideal for GPS, Automation devices, transaction terminals, MMI, etc.

OSes tested and proved compliant include: DOS 6.22, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows CE, Red Hat 9.0, and SuSe 9.0. For a more updated list of supported OSes, please check on IEI website or contact our technical support.

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Figure 1-1 IMB-8550 Board Overview

NOTE:

There are no configuration jumpers or connectors on the soldering side.

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Technical Specifications

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CPU (mPGA479M)

Chipset

Memory

PCI Bus Interface

 Supports Intel

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Pentium® M Prescott/Celeron M socket 479

CPUs.

 Supports FSB (Front Side Bus) up to 400MHz.

L1/L2 cache varies with CPU processor.



 Northbridge: Intel  Southbridge: Intel

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855GME Chipset

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ICH4

 Supports 333/266/200 MHz unbuffered DDR with a maximum of

two double-sided DIMMs for a total of 2GB of system memory

 128Mbit, 256Mbit, and 512Mbit DDR device technology support  Supports PCI Revision 2.2 Specification at 33 MHz

 133 MB/sec maximum throughput  Supports up to six master devices on PCI (3 implemented)  One PCI REQ/GNT pair can be given higher arbitration priority

(intended for external 1394 host controller)

 Support for 44-bit addressing on PCI using DAC protocol

Up to 4 (four) PCI Enhanced IDE hard drives or CD-ROMs. The



IDE interface

Graphics

Ultra DMA 100 IDE can handle data transfer up to 100MB/s. Compatible with existing ATA IDE specifications with its best advantages, so there is no need to do any changes with users’ current accessories. Supports Ultra ATA /100 / 66 / 33, BMIDE and PIO modes



 Intel’s Extreme Graphics 2 Technology32-bit 3D core at 133MHz  APG 4X support  Dual independent pipe display support: an embedded VGA and a

LVDS interface Concurrent: different images and native display timings on each

display device.

Simultaneous: same images and native display timings on each

display device.

 Dedicated Local Flat Panel (LFP) LVDS interface  Internal Graphics Features

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Core frequency:

Display core frequency of 133MHz Render core frequency of 133MHz

Compliant with DVI Specification 1.0

Floppy disk drive

interface

Serial ports

Peripherals

Supports up to two floppy disk drives, 5.25”(360KB and 1.2MB)

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and/or 3.5” (720KB, 1.44MB, and 2.88MB)

6 (six) RS-232 ports with 16C550 UART (or compatibl e) with



16-byte FIFO buffer. Support up to 115.2Kbps. Ports can be individually configured to COM1 to COM6 respectively.

 1 (one) parallel port supporting Normal/EPP/ECP mode

- Provides one 26 Pin Printer port header.

- Supports EPP and ECP.

 1 (one) VGA port.  1 (one) LVDS via 20-pin connector,  6 (six) USB 2.0/1.1 ports (bracket x 4, pin header (2x5) x 2 via

adapter cable)

 6 (six) RS-232 COM ports (one D-SUB on the real panel)  2 (two) PS/2 keyboard / Mouse port.  2 (two) SATA -150 ports.  1 (one) IrDA head er supports IrDAs version 1.0 SIR protocol with

maximum baud rate up to 115.2K bps.

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 1 (one) Digital IO header: provides one 10Pin header for four GPI

and four GPO.

 1 (one) CFII Compact Flash socket  2 (two) IDE ports  1 (one) Floppy drive connector  1 (one) GbE Ethernet RJ-45 connector  1 (one) SPDIF output  2 (two) internal fan connectors

NOTE:

There is one I/O bracket included in kit.

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Realtime Clock

Hardware Monitor

Power Management

IrDA port

USB 2.0/1.1 port

 256-byte battery-back CMOS RAM

 System voltage detection  CPU temperature detection  CPU / System fan speed detection

Enhanced clock control, local and global monitoring support for 14

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individual devices, and various low-power (suspend) states; e.g., Suspend-to-DRAM and Suspend-to-Disk. Hardware-based thermal management circuit.



Software-independent entrance to low-power states.



Compliant with Advanced Configuration and Power Interface



(ACPI) Specification, Rev. 2.0. Supports Serial Infrared (SIR) and Amplitude Shift Keyed IR



(ASKIR) interface

Supports six (6) USB 2.0/1.1 ports for future expansion

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Serial ATA

Ethernet

I/O Controller

BIOS

Supports Four independent serial ATA channels. Serial ATA



generation 1 transfer rate of 3Gb/s.

Realtek RTL8100S

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Triple-speed IEEE 802.3 compliant

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Media Access Controller (MAC) with a triple-speed Ethernet



transceiver 32-bit PCI bus controller with embedded memory.



State-of-the-art DSP technology and mixed-mode signal



technology High-speed transmission over CAT 5 UTP or CAT 3 UTP (10Mbps



only) cable. Crossover Detection & Auto-Correction, polarity correction,



adaptive equalization, cross-talk cancellation, echo cancellation, timing recovery, and error correction.

ICH4



Use of licensed AMI BIOS

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Operating

temperature

Form Factor

AC ’97 interface

(by Realtek ALC655)

Table 1-1 Technical Specifications

-10 to 70°C

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(*CPU needs Cooler & silicone heat sink paste)

Micro-ATX

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 AC-Link for Audio and Telephony Codecs  Provides an auxiliary 10-pin Audio header  AC ’97 implementation delivers 20-bit audio for enhanced sound

quality and full surround sound capability

 Line IN, Line Out, MIC IN in phone jacks and CD IN on PCB header

System Monitoring

The IMB-8550 embedded board is capable of self-monitoring various aspects of its operatin g status including:

 CPU, chipset, and battery voltage, +3.3V, +5V, and +12V  RPM of cooling fans

 CPU and board temperatures (by the corresponding embedded sensors)

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Package Contents

 1 x IMB-8550 motherboard  1 x SATA power cable  2 x SATA cables  1 x Mini jumper pack  3 x RS-232 cable (2 x 2 kit; 1 x 1 kit)  2 x ATA-66/100 flat cable  1 x rear panel I/O bracket  1 x Driver and Utility CD  1 x QIG (Quick Installation Guide)

Optional Accessory Items

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 CF-518 CPU Cooler kit  32200-000017-RS FDD cable

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Functional Description

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This chapter provides a functional description of the IMB-8550 motherboard designed for the integration with communications, transaction terminals, interactive clients, and industrial control applications. This chapter includes information about main processors, interface connectors, implementation options, and signal description.

2.1 CPU, Memory, and Intel Chipsets

CPU

The IMB-8550 comes with an mPGA479M socket for Intel Pentium® M or Celeron® M processors running at the speed up to 2.0GHz. The CPU applied requires active cooling by a heatsink and

cooler. A cooling kit by IEI is available as a sep arate ly purcha sed item. Please refer to Chapter 3 for details on the cooling kit.

Shown below are some of the key features of the Intel processors (taking Pentium M as an example):

 High performance and low power consumption.  Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology for low power consumption.  Large L1/L2 caches; up to 2MB L2 for faster I/O turnarounds.  Advanced branch prediction for faster program execution.  Micro-op fusion for excellent load and store data manipulation.  Intel 855GME chipset, on-chip graphics, and dual display.

The table below provides information on the Intel processors supported on the IMB-8550 motherboard.

2-1 Supported CPUs

Table

Mfg. Model Capacity/Speed L2 Description

Intel

760 Pentium M 2.0GHz 2MB FSB: 533MHz

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Intel Intel Intel

745 Pentium M 1.8GHz 2MB FSB: 400MHz 738 Pentium M 1.4GHz 2MB FSB: 400MHz 370 Celeron M 1.5GHz 1MB FSB: 400MHz

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Memory

The IMB-8550 provides two (2) DDR SDRAM sockets without ECC su pport for building a large buffer size of up to 2GB (1GB x2). The memory is aut omatically identified. The memory speed can range from DDR-200, DDR-266, to DDR-333.

Intel 855GME Chipset

The Intel 855GME chipset is comprised of the following devices:

 Intel 855GME Graphics and Memory Controller Hub  Intel ICH4 I/O Controller Hub

The north bridge 855GME controller hub provides processor and memory bus interfaces with an embedded graphics controller. The chipset provides high-bandwidth interfaces and integrated graphics support utilizing Intel Extreme Graphics 2 technology. The chipset also features a dramatic improvement on peripheral device connection offering three (3) USB host controllers with 480 Mbps of bandwidth, and thus enabling support for up to six (6) USB 2.0 ports. The chipset is especially ideal for embedded systems in terms of its support for multiple programmable configurations and Dual independent displays.

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Block Diagram

Figure 2-1 IMB-8550 System Block Diagram

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Important Features

The key functionalities provided by the chipset and IEI’s implementations can be summarized as follows:

2-2 Important Features

Table

 Intel long term support product

 Support Intel Pentium M and Celeron M processors with the Front System

Bus speed at up to 400MHz (e.g., Pentium M 750)

 Interface: Micro-

TX form factors with added external interfaces, AGP 4X

graphics and PCI expansion slots

 Low power consumption and high performance

 Low V oltage Display Signaling (LVDS) and standard VGA provide a

dual-display solution for a wide variety of applications; e.g., kiosks as customer interaction stations or medical equipment showi ng diagnostics and patient’s records simultaneously.

 High reliability operating within the -10-to-70°C wide temperature range

 System Memory: DDR 200/266/333 modules, 2GB memory

addressability.

 Interface connectors aligned to the edges of PCB for ease of connectivity

and the optimized airflow through board surface.

 Flexible and increased number of interfaces.

Benefits:

 Speedy communications among terminals through GbE

Ethernet

 Capacity to communicate with diverse storage devices  Efficiency in data processing and multi-stream MPEG2

demonstration

 Freedom of wireless communication

 Six (6) PCI masters (3 PCI slots implemented) provides generous system

expandability

 Environmental friendly with RoHS compliance

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 Hardware Monitor: Built-in to monitor CPU Vcore, VCC, CPU/System fan

speed, and temperature detection functionalities.

 Compact Flash type II connectivity for applications without external

storage.

 Independent DMA audio engines via Realtek ALC655.

 Ethernet: Realtek 8110S Gigabit Ethernet.

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2.2 External Interfaces

For the locations of external interfaces, please refer to the diagram below:

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Figure 2-2 External Interface Locations

NOTE:

The configuration options through jumper settings will be discussed in

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List of All Interface Connectors

Table 2-3 Interface Connectors

Connector No. Type

VGA COM

USB KB/MS (PS/2) LPT FAN1 FAN2 AUX1 CD_IN

DIO1 IDE FDD IrDA J1

1 15-pin VGA 6 1 in DB-9, others in 2x5 pin headers; (RS-232/RS-422/RS-485

configurable through jumpers) 6 4 on the rear panel, 2 via adapter cable 2 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse connector 1 25-pin D SUB parallel port 1 3-pin header to CPU or chassis fan 1 3-pin header to CPU or chassis fan 1 4-pin header through an adapter cable to an optical drive 1 4-pin header through an adapter cable to audio source such as

CD-ROM or DVD player 1 2x5 pin digital I/O connector 2 ATA-100 40-pin connectors 1 34-pin floppy connector 1 1 x 5 pin header for Infrared connection 1 LCD backlight (Inverter control)

CN1 CN2

CN3

CN6 CN7 CN8 CN9 CN12 CN13 CN14 CN15

1 CF II Compact Flash socket 1 A combo con nector assembly providing access to one GbE Ethernet

(RJ-45) port and two USB ports. 1 14-pin pin header provides the connectivity to Power LED, Hard Disk

Activity LED, Power switch, and the reset pins. 1 3 phone jacks for audio line_in, line_out, and mic_in connections 1 SPDIF input 1 Analog audio output 1 Digital audio output 1 Auxiliary RS-232 serial port 1 30-pin LVDS LCD panel connection 1 SATA disk drive port 1 SATA disk drive port

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The interface description is divided into two sections, internal connectors mounted on the motherboard and the connectors interfaced through the board-edge rear panel.

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2.2.1 Internal Connectors

1. COM Ports (COM2 to COM6)

The IMB-8550 offers two high speed NS16C550 compatible UART’s with 16-byte Read/Receive FIFO serial ports.

Table 2-4 COM Port (Internal) Pinouts

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 DCD- 2 SIN 3 SOUT 4 DTR5 GND 6 DSR7 RTS- 8 CTS9 RI 10 GND

Figure 2-3 COM Port Locations

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There is one D SUB COM port (COM1) on the rear panel. The rest of the COM ports are interfaced through the 2x5 pin headers located on the motherboard.

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2. USB (Internal) Ports

This 2x4 pin connector provides the connectivity to additional two USB 2.0 ports. In addition to the four (4) USB ports on the rear panel, the internal USB ports are provided in one (1) 2x4 pin header.

Table 2-5 USB (Internal) Port Pinouts

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 PWR(+5V) 2 GND 3 USBPA- 4 USBPB+ 5 USBPA+ 6 USBPB7 GND 8 PWR(+5V)

Figure 2-4 USB (Internal) Port

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3. CN1: CFII Compact Flash Socket

The Compact Flash socket provides an alternative to hard disk drives in applications where hard disk drives may consume too much space and storage capacity is not a requireme nt. The CF card behaves like a Secondary IDE Master disk drive.

2-6 CN1 CFII Socket Pinouts

Table

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 GND 26 CD1 2 SDD3 27 SDD11 3 SDD4 28 SDD12 4 SDD5 29 SDD13 5 SDD6 30 SDD14 6 SDD7 31 SDD15 7 SDCS#1 32 SDCS#3 8 N/C 33 N/C 9 N/C 34 SDIOR#

10 N/C 35 SDIOW#

11 N/C 36 VCCCOM 12 N/C 37 IRQ15 13 N/C 38 VCCCOM 14 N/C 39 15 N/C 40 N/C 16 N/C 41 IDERST#1

To JP 4, IDE Master/Slave control

17 N/C 42 SIORDY 18 SDA2 43 SDREQ 19 SDA1 44 SDDACK# 20 SDA0 45 IDEACTS# 21 SDD0 46 CF2 22 SDD1 47 SDD8 23 SDD2 48 SDD9 24 N/C 49 SDD10 25 GND 50 GND

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4. FAN1 and FAN2

Fan1: CPU fan connector

Fan2: Chassis fan connector

Table 2-7 FAN1 and FAN2 Pinouts

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 GND 2 VCC 3 DETECT

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5. AUX1

This AUX port connects to the audio input of a CD-ROM or DVD optical drives.

2-8 AUX1 Pinouts

Table

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 AUXL 2 GND 3 GND 4 AUXR

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6. CD_IN1

This ports connects to a CD-ROM or DVD drive’s audio output.

2-9 CD_IN1 Pinouts

Table

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 AUXL 2 GND 3 GND 4 AUXR

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7. CN3: System Panel Connector

This connector provides the connectivity to the system chassis front panel LEDs, a chassis speaker, a power switch, and a reset button.

2-10 CN3 System Panel Connector Pinouts

Table

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 +5V 2 SPEAKER+ 3 N/C 4 N/C 5 GND 6 N/C 7 ATX PIN1 8 SPEAKER-

9 ATX PIN2 10 N/C 11 HDD LED+ 12 RESET PIN1 13 HDD LED- 14 RESET PIN2

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8. DIO1 General Purpose I/O Header

This Digital I/O port is managed through a Winbond W83627HF LPC I/O chip. The first table below shows the DIO port pinouts. The second table displays the referential pin connection to the I/O chip.

Table 2-11 DIO1 Digital I/O Header Pinouts

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 GND 2 PWR(+5V) 3 XOUT0 4 XOUT1 5 XOUT2 6 XOUT3 7 XIN0 8 XIN1 9 XIN2 10 XIN3

Figure 2-9 DIO1 Digital I/O Header

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Table 2-12 DIO Port Pin Connection to W83627HF LPC I/O Chip

DIO Pins W83627HF I/O Chip Pins

PIN PIN NAME PIN PIN NAME DESCRIPTION

1 GND - - 2 PWR(+5V) - - 3 XOUT0 124 GPY2/P16/G14 4 XOUT1 123 GPY1/GP15 5 XOUT2 122 GPSB2/GP16 6 XOUT3 121 GPSA2/GP17 7 XIN0 125 GPX2/P15/G13 8 XIN1 126 GPX1/P14/G12 9 XIN2 127 GPSB1/P13/G11

10 XIN3 128 GPSA1/P12/G10

General purpose I/O port 1 bit 4 General purpose I/O port 1 bit 5 General purpose I/O port 1 bit 6 General purpose I/O port 1 bit 7 General purpose I/O port 1 bit 3 General purpose I/O port 1 bit 2 General purpose I/O port 1 bit 1 General purpose I/O port 1 bit 0

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9. IDE Connectors (IDE1 & IDE2)

Two (2) IDE connectors prov ide the connectivity to up to four (4) IDE devices. If the Compact Flash module is configured to operate as the Secondary IDE master, the secondary IDE connector will then be disabled.

Table 2-13 IDE Connector Pinouts

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 RESET# 2 GND 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 DAT A 2 14 DATA 13 15 DAT A 1 16 DATA 14 17 DAT A 0 18 DATA 15 19 GND 20 (KEY) 21 DRQ 22 GND 23 IOW# 24 GND 25 IOR# 26 GND 27 CHRDY 28 GND 29 DACK 30 GND 31 INTERRUPT 32 N/C 33 SA1 34 P66DET 35 SA0 36 SA2 37 HDC CS0# 38 HDC CS1# 39 HDD ACTIVE# 40 GND

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10. FDD1 (Floppy) Port

The FDD 1connector is used to connect a floppy cable while the other end of the cable connects to the FDD drive(s). The types of FDD drives supported are: 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB,

1.44MB and 2.88MB. Please connect the red power connector wire to the pin1 position.

Table 2-14 FDD Port Pinouts

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 GND 2 RWC03 GND 4 NC 5 NC 6 NC 7 GND 8 INDEX-

9 GND 10 MO-A 11 GND 12 DS-B 13 GND 14 DS-A 15 GND 16 MO-B 17 GND 18 DIR19 GND 20 STEP21 GND 22 WD23 GND 24 WGATE25 GND 26 TRK027 GND 28 WP29 GND 30 RDATA31 GND 32 HEAD33 GND 34 DSKCHG-

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Figure 2-11 FDD1 Port

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11. IR1 (IrDA Infrared) Interface Port

The IMB-8550 comes with an integrated IrDA port which suppo rt s either a Serial Infrared (SIR) or an Amplitude Shif t Keyed IR(ASKIR) interface.

2-15 IR1 IrDA Interface Port Pinouts

Table

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 VCC1 2 N/C 3 IR-RX 4 GND 5 IR-TX 6 VCC2

Figure 2-12 IR1 IrDA Interface Port

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12. CN12

CN12 is an optional RS-232 mode serial port connector. An adapter cable is required.

Table

2-16 CN12 Pinouts

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 TX3+

2 TX3-

3 RX3+

4 RX3-

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13. CN13: LCD PANEL 18-/24-/36-/48-bit Single/Dual-channel Connector

2x15 pin header 1.25mm (DF13-30P-1.25V)

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Table

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 GND 2 GND

3 LVDS_Y0+ 4 LVDS_Y0-

5 LVDS_Y1+ 6 LVDS_Y1-

7 LVDS_Y2+ 8 LVDS_Y2-+

9 LVDS_CLK+ 10 LVDS_CLK-

11 LVDS_Y3+ 12 LVDS_Y313 GND 14 GND 15 LVDSB_Y0+ 16 LVDSB_Y017 LVDSB_Y1+ 18 LVDSB_Y119 LVDSB_Y2+ 20 LVDSB_Y221 LVDSB_CLK+ 22 LVDSB_CLK23 LVDSB_Y3+ 24 LVDSB_Y325 GND 26 GND 27 PVDD 28 PVDD 29 PVDD 30 PVDD

NOTE:

For the inherent limitation by Intel chipset, currently the 24-bit and 48-bit IEGD (Intel Embedded Graphics Drivers) modes are not supported.

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2-14 LVDS LCD Panel Connection Port

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14. JP8: LCD Voltage 5V/3.3V Selector

For details on the JP8 selector, please refer to Chapter 3. Please carefully select the correct voltage for an LCD panel. Damage will occur if the wrong voltage is selected.

15. J1: Inverter Control

This connector comes as a 1x5 pin Wafer 2mm connector. Pin 5 enables power on/off backlight during the power saving mode.

2-18 J1 Inverter Connector Pinouts

Table

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 VCC+5V 2 GND 3 VCC+12V 4 GND 5 LCD_BKLEN

Figure 2-15 J1 Inverter Control

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16. CN8: Analog Audio Output

CN8 is a 2x5 9-pin pin header for interfacing analog audio signals with external audio devices.

Table

2-19 CN8 Audio Output Pinouts

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 RFMIC 2 GND 3 VREFOUT 4 VCC5 5 OUTR 6 ROUT 7 N/C 8 N/C 9 OUTL 10 LOUT

Figure 2-16 CN8 and CN9 Audio Output Locations

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17. CN9: Digital Audio Output

CN8 is a 2x4 7-pin pin header for interfacing digital audio signals wi th external audio devices.

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Table

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 SUROUTL 2 CENOUT 3 GND 4 GND 5 SUROUTR 6 LFEOUT 7 GND 8 N/C (keyed)

Please refer to the previous page for its location.

18. CN7: SPDIF Input

CN7 is a 5-pin pin header for connecting an adapter cable for receiving SPDIF signals.

2-21 CN7 SPDIF Input Pinouts

Table

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 VCC5 2 N/C (keyed) 3 SPDIFOUT 4 GND 5 SPDIFIN

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2-17 CN7 SPDIF Input

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19. Serial ATA Ports (CN14 & CN15)

These two (2) connectors provide the connectivity to Serial ATA disk drives using the Serial ATA signal cables. These ports support serial ATA data transfer rate up to 150MB/s.

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Table

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 GND 2 STXP 3 STXN 4 GND 5 SRXN 6 SRXP 7 GND

CAUTION!

Your SATA ha rd drives may come with both a 4P power connector and a SA TA power interface. Attach either the 4P connector or the included SATA power cable to your SATA hard drives. hard drives all at the same time! Doing so will cause damage.

DO NOT attach both types of power connectors to your SATA

Figure 2-18 Serial ATA Port

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NOTE:

1. The Serial ATA has its limitations with the operating systems. Serial AT A is supported by Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP1, Windows 2003, or later versions.

2. Older OSes, such as Windows 98SE or ME, do not support Serial ATA interface.

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2-19 Rear Panel Connectors

1: PS/2 KB/MS Port.

This port connects a PS/2 mouse or keyboard.

Table

2-23 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port Pinouts

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 KB Data 2 N/C 3 GND 4 +5V 5 Clock 6 N/C

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Figure 2-20 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port

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2 & 4: USB Ports

Table 2-24 USB Port Pinouts

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 3 DATA+ 4 GND

Figure 2-21 USB Port

+5V 2 DATA-

3: Parallel Port

Table 2-25 Parallel Port Pinouts

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 RSTROBE 14 ALF# 2 RPD0 15 ERROR# 3 RPD1 16 PAR_INI# 4 RPD2 17 SLCTIN# 5 RPD3 18 GND 6 RPD4 19 GND 7 RPD5 20 GND 8 RPD6 21 GND

9 RPD7 22 GND 10 ACK# 23 GND 11 BUSY 24 GND 12 PE 25 GND 13 SLCT

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Figure 2-22 Parallel Port

5: GbE Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) Port

This port allows Gigabit connection to Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indication.

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PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 TXD+ 8 GND

2 TXD- 9 GRN+

3 RXD+ 10 GRN-

4 CT_TXD 11 YEL-

5 CT_RXD 12 YEL+

6 RXD- 13 S GND

7 N/C 14 S GND

Figure 2-23 GbE Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) Port

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LAN Port LED Indications

Table 2-27 LAN Port LED Indications

STATUS

GREEN Activity YELLOW Linked

DESCRIPTION STATUS DESCRIPTION

6: Audio Phone Jacks

Line In port (Light Blue): This port connects a CD-ROM, DVD player, or other audio

Line Out port (Lime): This port connects a headphone or a speaker. With

Microphone (Pink): This port connects a microphone.

7: VGA Port

The standard 15-pin VGA connector connects to a CRT or LCD display monitor.

devices.

multi-channel configurations, this port can also connect to front speakers.

8: COM1 Serial Port

This is a D SUB serial port COM1.

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2.3 Onboard LED

The LED1 lights up when power is supplied to the motherboard.

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Figure 2-24 LED1 Location

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Installation

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3.1 Considerations Prior to Installation

Preparing Your Motherboard

The Motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components, which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Thus, prior to installation, please follow the instructions below:

1. Please turn off the computer and unplug its power cord.

2. When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any metal leads or connectors.

3. It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) cuff when handling electronic components (CPU, RAM).

4. Prior to installing the electronic components, please have these items on top of an antistatic pad or within an electrostatic shielding container.

5. Please verify that the power supply is switched off before unplugging the power supply connector from the motherboard.

Installation Notices

1. Prior to installation, please do not remove the stickers on the PCB board. These stickers are required for warranty validation.

2. Prior to the installation of the Motherboard or any hardware, please first carefully read the information in the provided manual.

3. Before using the product, please verify that all cables and power connectors are connected.

4. To prevent damage to the PCB board, please do not allow screws to come in contact with the PCB circuit, connector pins, or its components.

5. Please make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing.

6. Please do not place the computer system on an uneven surface.

7. Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to system components as well as physical harm to the user.

8. If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product, please consult a certified computer technician.

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WARNING!

Never run the motherboard without an appropriate heatsin k and cooler that can be ordered from IEI Technology or purchased separately.

Unpacking Precautions

Some components on the IMB-8550 are very sensitive to static electric charges and can be damaged by a sudden rush of power. To protect it from unintended damage, be sure to follow these precautions:

 Ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching your IMB-8550

motherboard. You can do so by using a grounded wrist strap at all times or by frequently touching any conducting materials that is connected to the ground.

 Handle your motherboard by its edges. Do not touch IC chips, leads or circuitry if not

necessary.

 Do not plug or unplug any connector or jumper while the power is on.  Do not place a PCB on top of an anti-static bag. Only the inside of the bag is safe

from static discharge.

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3.2 Jumper Settings

NOTE:

A jumper is a metal bridge that is used to close an electrical circuit. It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the ins to connect them. To CLOSE/SHORT a jumper means connecting the pins of the jumper with the plastic clip and to OPEN a jumper means removing the plastic clip from a

Figure 3-1 Jumper

jumper.

JP1 (Clear CMOS)

Figure 3-2 JP1 Jumper Location

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In case the motherboard fails to boot due to user’s improper BIOS setting, this jumper can be used to clear the CMOS data and reset the system BIOS information. To clear the CMOS contents, shunt pins 2 and 3 for a few seconds, and then reinstall the jumper clip back to pins 1 and 2.

If the “CMOS Settings Wrong” message displays during the boot up process, you may then try to correct the fault by pressing the F1 to enter the CMOS Setup menu. You may then enter the correct CMOS setting, Load Optimal Defaults, or Load Failsafe Defaults. Save your changes and exit the CMOS Setup menu.

JP1 Pin Configuration

Table 3-1 JP1 Pin Configuration

JP1 CLEAR CMOS

1-2 closed Normal (default) 2-3 closed CLEAR CMOS

CAUTION!

1. In normal condition, pins 1 and 2 must always stay in CLOSED condition.

2. Power must be turned OFF before clearing CMOS data.

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JP4 (Compact Flash Master/Slave Setting)

Figure 3-3 JP4: Compact Flash Master/Slave Setting

JP4 Pin Configuration

Table 3-2 JP4 Pin Configuration

JP4 CONFIGURATION

Closed Enabling CF II as a Secondary IDE Master device

Open CF II as a slave device

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JP7 Serial Port Operating Mode Selection (RS-232/422/485 Converter)

Figure 3-4 JP7 Jumper Location

JP7 Pin Configuration

Table 3-3 JP7 Pin Configuration

PIN COMBINATION OPERA TION MODE

1-3 RS-232 2-4 and 3-5 RS-422 3-5 and 4-6 RS-485

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JP8 LCD Voltage Selector

Figure 3-5 JP8 LCD Voltage Selector

WARNING!

Carefully select the voltage supplied to your LCD panel. With the wrong voltage setting, damage will occur to your LCD panel.

JP8 Pin Configuration

Table 3-4 JP8 Pin Configuration

PIN COMBINATION OPERA TION MODE

1-2 +5V

2-3 +3.3V

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External Switches and Indicators

CN3 (PWR/HDD LED/SW/SPK/RST Pins)

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Figure 3-6 CN3 Connector Location

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CN3 Pinouts

Table 3-5 CN3 Pinouts

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 +5V 2 SPEAKER+ 3 N/C 4 N/C 5 GND 6 N/C 7 ATX PIN1 8 SPEAKER9 ATX PIN2 10 N/C

11 HDD LED+ 12 RESET PIN1

13 HDD LED- 14 RESET PIN2

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CPU Installation

WARNING!

1. Please note that the installation instructions described in this manual should be carefully followed in order to avoid damage to the board components.

2. Static-free installation environment: The IMB-8550 must be installed in a static-free environment to minimize the possibility of electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage. Use of an anti-static wo rk pad or a grounded

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anti-static wrist strap is strongly recommended. To avoid damaging the board components due to static electricity, never place your board directly on a surface that is not static-free, e.g., a carpet.

3. Always hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs and connector pins.

4. Do not remove a component from its anti-static bag before installation.

5. Before you proceed with the installation process, check the CPU surface and check for bent pins on the socket.

6. While installing the CPU, do not use force, serious d amage to the CPU or CPU socket might occur.

To install Intel 479-pin CPU onto your motherboard, follow the steps below: Step 1. Check if the retention screw on your CPU socket (mPGA479M) is turned to the unlock

position. The CPU socket should arrive in the unlock condition; however, it is better you check the retention screw before you proceed with the rest of the procedure. The CPU installation process requires a flathead screwdriver to complete.

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Figure 3-7 479-pin Socket

Step 2. Inspect the CPU socket for bent pins and make sure that the socket contacts are free

of foreign material. Inspect socket contacts with one eye clo sed and from different angles. If debris should be found, remove them using the compressed air.

Step 3. Orient the CPU so that the pin 1 mark matches the cut edge on the CPU socket

and carefully place it on top of the socket. When properly placed, the socket should receive the CPU pins properly.

Note the following when installing the CPU:

 Hold the CPU by the edges.  Orient the CPU with the IHS (Integrated Heat Sink) side facing upward.  Locate pin 1 mark on CPU.  Carefully place the CPU into the socket with a gentle and vertical motion.

Step 4. Use a flathead screwdriver to rotate the retention screw to the locked position.

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Figure 3-8 Securing CPU by Rotating the Retention Screw

Step 5. Now you have completed the CPU installation process. For details on installing the

CPU heatsink and cooler, please refer to the next section.

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Cooling Kit (CF-518) Installation

Figure 3-9 IEI CF-518 Cooling Kit

IEI provides a cooling kit designed for socket 479 CPU. The cooling kit is comprised of a CPU heatsink, and a cooling fan.

NOTE:

The CF-518 heatsink comes with a sprayed layer of thermal paste. Make sure you do not accidentally wipe away the thermal paste while unpacking or installing the heatsink. Thermal paste between the CPU and the heatsink is important for optimum heat dissipation.

Installation Steps:

Step 1. Place the heatsink onto the CPU. Make sure that the CPU cable can be properly

routed when the heatsink is installed.

Step 2. Align the heatsink so that its four (4) threaded screw fasteners can pass through the

through holes on PCB.

Step 3. From the other side of PCB, align the provided nut caps to the heatsink’s screw

threads that come through the PCB holes.

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Figure 3-10 Securing Heatsink through the PCB through-holes

Step 4. Use a flathead screwdriver to tighten the four (4) fasteners on the heatsink. Tighten

each nut caps a few turns at a time, and do not over-tighten the screws for that may cause damage to the PCB.

Step 5. Connect the fan cable on the cooler fan to the FAN1 CPU fan connector on the

motherboard. Carefully route the cable and avoid heat generating chips and fan blades.

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Figure 3-11 Connecting FAN1 Connector

Step 6. You are done with heatsink installation.

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DIMM Installation

The IMB-8550 provides two (2) DIMM sockets for a maximum total memory module up to 2GB DDR SDRAM.

To install memory module, first make sure the two white clips on the DIMM socket are in the “op en” position (the handles lean outward).

Verify the orientation of the module by checking the notch on the memory module. Slowly slide the DIMM module along the plastic guide on both ends of the socket, then press the DIMM module down into the socket, until you hear a “click” sound. This is when the two clips have automatically locked the module into the correct position of the DIMM socket. To remove the DIMM module, push both handles outward, and the memory module should be ejected by the mechanism in the socket.

Connections to the Peripherals

IEI provides the following cables to facilitate connections to your peripheral devices. For more information on the locations of the connectors, please refer to Chapter 2. Cables not included in kit are user supplied items and should be separately purchased.

No. Type

2 ATA 66/100 flat cable 2 SATA cables 1 SATA power cable 3 RS-232 cable (2 x 2 kit; 1 x 1 kit) 1 Rear panel I/O bracket

Table 3-6 Cables Included in Kit

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IDE Disk Drive and CDROM Connector (IDE1 & IDE2)

The IMB-8550 provides two IDE channels which allow the connection to two Enhanced Integrated Device Electronics hard disk drives or CDROM. The IDE controller is attached to a PCI interface. The advanced IDE controller supports PIO mode 3, mode 4 and up to UDMA/100 in transfer speed.

Connecting Hard Disk Drives

IDE bus devices are daisy-chained using a standard 44-pin IDE cable. The connection is made by connecting one end of the cable to the IDE connectors. The connector has a keyed pin which prevents you from inserting the connector in a wrong direction. The read wire corresponds to pin 1 on the connector.

Plug the other end of the cable into the Enhanced IDE hard drive, with pin 1 on the cable corresponding to pin 1 on the hard drive.

Note that when connecting two IDE disk drives you will have to configure one as the master and the other slave. The configuration is done by setting the back-end jumpers on the disk drives.

Floppy Drive Connector (FDD1)

This connector provides access to two externally mounted floppy drives (3.5”-profile, 720 KB, 1.44 MB, and 2.88 MB types floppy drives.

Connecting the Floppy Drives

1. Make sure that the red wire of your floppy cable corresponds to pin one on the connector.

2. Attach the appropriate connector on the other end of the cable to the floppy drive(s). You can use only one connector in the set. The connection sequence determines which of the two connected floppy drives is drive A: and which is drive B.

Compact Flash Disk

When appropriately formatted, a compact Flash disk can serve as a bootable hard drive in applications where installation space is limited. The Compact Flash card occupies a secondary IDE channel. Configuration options can be found through the configuration jumpers and BIOS

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configuration utility.

Parallel Port Connector (LPT1)

Parallel port connects to a printer. The IMB-8550 comes with a multi-mode (ECP/EPP/SPP) parallel port. The LPT1 parallel port interface features a traditional DB-25 connector. The parallel interface can be re-assigned to LPT2 or LPT3 through the BIOS configuration utility.

The default interrupt channel is IRQ7. Select ECP or EPP DMA mode using the BIOS configuration utility.

Audio Interface

Audio Connector (CN6)

AC’97 Audio signals are interfaced through the phone jacks combined into the CN6 connector. These signals include Microphone line-in, line-in stereo, and line-out stereo. In addition to the phone jacks, the IMB-8550 is also equipped with separate connectors for Analog/Digital outputs and SPDIF inputs.

COM Port Connectors (COM1 to COM6)

The IMB-8550 provides six (6) serial ports, and the serial port operation mode can be configured through an onboard jumper set (RS-232/422/485). The COM1 port is interfaced through one DB-9 connector and the rest of the COM ports are interfaced through individual 10-pin male headers. These serial ports facilitate the connection to serial devices or a communication network, e.g., terminal console.

LCD Panel Connection (VGA1 and CN13)

The APG SVGA interface on the IMB-8550 connects conventional CRT displays and flat panel displays including passive LCD and active LCD displays. There are two connectors onboard for display connections:

1. CRT VGA monitors

2. LVDS type LCD panels

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One CRT display connector (VGA1) is provided as a 15-pin, female D-SUB to connect conventional CRT displays. Pin assignments can be found in Chapter 2 Functional Description.

LVDS Connector (CN13):

The graphics display is powered by the north-bridge chipset that supports Dual-channel up to 48-bit or 36-bit (2 x 18-bit) LVDS LCD panel displays, either an 18-bit, 36-bit, or 48-bit LVDS can be connected to the CN13 LVDS 30-pin connector.

PCI Bus Interface

The main features include:

 Rev. 2.1 compliant implementation  Integrated PCI arbitration interface  Translation of PCI cycles to ISA bus master  Translation of ISA initiated cycles to PCI  Support for burst Read/Write from PCI master  33MHz PCI clock

Ethernet Connection (LAN Port on CN2)

The onboard 32-bit PCI-bus Ethernet interface is fully compliant with IEEE 802.3 1000Mbps standard, 100BaseT_TX, and 10BaseT application s (802.3, 802.3u, and 802.3ab). The 10/100/1000BaseT connector (LAN1) connections are made via the RJ-45 connector on the front edge.

USB Connection (USB1 and USB Ports on CN2)

The combo USB header (USB1) provides the connectivity of two (2) USB (Universal Se rial Bus) ports. CN2 provides another two (2) USB ports. USB2 on the motherboard, an 8-pin header, provides the connectivity of another two (2) USB ports. The USB interface features complete Plug and Play, and hot attach/detach for up to 127 external devices, compliance with USB specification Rev. 2.0. An adapter 10-pin-to-USB cable is provided in kit. The USB interface is accessed through either through the USB connectors on the rear panel or the pi n conne ctor. The

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adapter cable has one (1) 4x2-pin connector on one end and a standard USB conne ctor on the other.

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AMI BIOS Setup

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Introduction

This chapter 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.

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 configuration. 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.

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.

Key Function

Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item on the left hand side Right arrow Move to the item on the right hand side

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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

Table 4-1 BIOS Function Keys

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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 reset 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.

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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. PCIPnP For changing the advanced PCI/PnP Settings Boot Security Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords. Chipset For changing the chipset setting. Power For changing the power management setting. Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings.

For changing the system boot configuration.

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4.1 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 aut o-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.

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4.2 Advanced

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

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CPU Configuration

This menu contains items shown in the CPU-related information window that are automatically detected by BIOS.

Max CPUID Value Limit

This item should be disabled for Windows XP. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel SpeedStep™ Technology [Maximum Speed]

If set to “Automatic” here in the BIOS configuration utility, you can make use of the Power saving feature in your operating system. If set to “Maximum” or “Disabled,” the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) feature will be disabled in your OS. The EIST feature allows CPU to step down on its internal frequency when the workload is light. Configuration options: [Maximum] [Disabled] [Automatic] [Minimum]

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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.

NOTE:

1. Due to the limitations by system BIOS integration, the SA TA control (ALi M5283) drivers should be manually installed.

2. To enable Serial A TA drive connectivity , the SA T A ROM option should also be enabled in the “Chipset” -> “Southbridge Configuration” menu.

3. The SATA drivers can be found in the Utility CD shipped with the motherboard. Please refer to Chapter 5 for more information.

ATA/IDE Configuration [Disable/Combined/Enhanced]

Disabled: Disable this function. Compatible: You can use up to 6 HDDs on the motherboard; 2 for SATA and the other for P ATA

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IDE disk drives.

Enhanced: The motherboard allows up to 6 HDDs to use. The Enhanced mode triggers one

advanced option which allows you to configure your SATA drives into RAID volumes. The RAID configuration also requires Intel or ALi’s (depending on the chipset applied) software utilities installed on your operating sy stem.

When set to the Enhanced mode, a different option for SATA drives, “Configure SATA as,” will appear. This option allows you to configure your disk drives into RAID volumes or make them behave like ordinary IDE disk drives.

NOTE:

1. There are ways to access Intel’s or other chip provider’s (e.g., ALi) proprietary RAID configuration utility such as pressing the Ctlr+I or Ctlr+A keys together during POST. The access may vary and it is recommended to refer to the chip provider’s documentation for more information.

2. RAID configurations protect your data and increase access performance by spinning disk drives together. However, you should consider the drawbacks of using RAID. For example, RAID 0 boosts performance but does not provide protection to your data. With RAID 1, you can only use half of the capacity of your disk drives.

Legacy IDE Channels

Available options are: [SATA Only] [PATA Pri, SATA Sec] [SATA Pri, P ATA Sec] [PATA Only]

Primary and Secondary, Third IDE 0/1

The values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring) are auto-detected 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 I DE 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.

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

DMA Mode [Auto]

Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5]

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]

Hard Disk Write Protect

This item allows you to disable/enable device write protection. This will be effective only if device is accessed through BIOS. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)

This item allows you to select the timeout value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices. Default is recommended unless particular cases occur, e.g., with a slow-initiating device. Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35]

ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection

This item allows you to select the mechanism for detecting 80-pin ATA(PI) cables. Configuration options: [Host & Device] [Host] [Device]

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Floppy Configuration

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

Super IO Configuration

On Board Floppy Controller [Enabled]

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

Floppy Drive Swap [Disabled]

Allows you to designate a floppy drive letter as A or B without making a change to its physical connection. 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]

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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] [ECP & EPP]

Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7]

Configuration options: [IRQ5] [IRQ7] For the options available with other serial ports, scroll the pull-down menu using the arrow keys.

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Hardware Health Configuration

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The only configurable option here allows you to enable or disable the hardware health monitoring function. Available options are: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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ACPI Configuration

Allows you to change the settings fo r the Advanced Configuration a nd Po wer I nt erf ace (A CPI) and Power Management (APM). Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options.

ACPI Aware O/S

The configuration of this option depends on whether your OS complies with the ACPI standard. Default is Yes and is the Fail-safe option. Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows XP all complies with ACPI.

Configuration options: [Yes] [No]

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General ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Configuration

Allows you to select the ACPI state to be used for system suspend.

Suspend Mode:

Configuration options: [S1 (POS)]

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Advanced ACPI Configuration

Use this section to configure additional ACPI options.

ACPI APIC support

Includes A CPI APIC table pointer to RSDT pointer list. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

AMI OEMB table

Includes OEMB table pointer to R(X)SDT pointer lists Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Headless mode

Enables or disables headless operation mode through ACPI. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

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