Lanner Electronics EM-351 User Manual

EM-351 Series

3.5” Embedded SBC

with NS GeodeTM CPU on board ,

and VGA/LCD, TV, Sound, LAN, SSD,

GPS, Compact Flash

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This document is a copyright of the original manufacturer, 2001. The original manufacturer reserves the
right to make improvements to the product(s) described in this manual at any time without notice. This
manual may not, in whole or in part, be photocopied, reproduced, transcribed, translated, or transmitted in
whatever form without the written consent of the manufacturer, except for copies retained by the purchaser
for backup purposes. All rights are reserved.

TRADEMARKS

GeodeTM is a registered trademark of NS Corporation.

The following are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies: IBM, Intel, AMD,
Cyrix, NS, Award, AMI, Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, Novell, SCO, PC/104, PICMG, ALI, UMC,
SMC, Winbond. Products mentioned in this manual are mentioned for identification purposes only. All
names of products or services appearing in this manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective organizations and companies.

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Copyright 2001

Ver. No. V1.1
LEI-UM-EM351-000
Date : 2001/6/22

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ABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 SPECIFICATION 2

1.2 PACKING CHECK LIST 3

CHAPTER 2 JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS 4

2.1 BOARD OUTLINE OF EM-351 4

2.2 JUMPER SETTING OVERVIEW 6

2.3 INSTALLING THE DIMM MODULE 6

2.4 JUMPER LOCATION FOR EM-351 7

2.5 JUMPER SETTINGS SUMMARY FOR EM-351 8

2.6 JUMPER SETTINGS FOR EM-351 9

2.7 I/O CONNECTORS LOCATION FOR EM-351 11

2.8 I/O CONNECTORS SUMMARY FOR EM-351 13

2.9 I/O CONNECTORS DESCRIPTION 14

CHAPTER 3 AWARD BIOS SETUP 25

3.1 RUNNING AWARD BIOS 25

3.2 CMOS SETUP UTILITY 26

3.3 STANDARD CMOS SETUP 27

3.4 BIOS FEATURES SETUP 30

3.5 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP 33

3.6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 35

3.7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION 37

3.8 LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS 39

3.9 LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS 39

3.10 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 40

3.11 SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD 41

3.12 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION 42

3.14 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING 42

3.13 Save & Exit Setup 42

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CHAPTER 4 BIOS UPDATED 43

CHAPTER 5 DRIVERS SUPPORT 45

5.1 DRIVERS OF CD-ROM LIST 45

5.2 FILE DIRECTORY 45

APPENDIX A TECHNICAL REFERENCE 46
APPENDIX B HOW TO USE WATCH DOG TIMER 48

GLOSSARY 49
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
RMA SERVICE REQUEST FORM

EM-351 / 1

CHAPTER 1.

INTRODUCTION

The new EM-351 3.5” embedded SBC, is a multimedia capable and network ready embedded PC. Its
on -board low power version CPU from NS Geode™ provides support at 233 MHz, respectively.
The board can be shipped according to the customers’ requirements for CPU speeds. Customers can
select among 200, 233, 266 and 300 MHz without worrying about the CPU availability in the market.

EM-351 is the most cost effective choice for multimedia applications. It features VGA/LCD display
functions that support resolution and color up to 1024x768 at 64K colors, TV output for NTSC and PAL
modes, and Sound functions through Speaker-out/ Mic-in.

EM-351 also has excellent support for mobile applications. It reserves a standard GPS socket, one
CompactFlash socket support ATA mode Type I/II and a socket for DiskOnChip from M -System. Other
features include a built-in SODIMM socket, supporting mobile type HDD and FDD with great vibration
resistance.

The board also has Built-in two 100 Base Ethernet for network connectivity. Other on
board features include one PCI Enchanced IDE port supporting up to two IDE and Ultra
DMA-33 devices, four 16550 serial ports, two multi-mode parallel ports, two USB ports,
and one IrDA interface.

INTRODUCTION

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1.1 SPECIFICATION

o

Processor : NS Geode 300 MHz ( on-board ) Lower Power CPU

o

Chipset : NS CS5530A

o

System Memory / RAM : One SODIMM socket, support up to 128MB of SDRAM

o

VGA/LCD Controller : NS CS5530A , shared memory 2MB,

resolution up to 1024 x 768 @ 64K colors

o

TV Output NTSC/PAL mode, support Composite/S-Video/R -G -B output

o

Sound Output Built-in sound functions, include Mic -in/Speaker-out

o

Ethernet Controller : Two Realtek RTL8139C, support 10/100 Base-T interface

o

SSD interface : Reserved socket for DiskOnChip from M-System, support up to 144 MB

flash memory disk

o

GPS connector : Reserved Header for GPS Kit

o

CompactFlash Socket : One CompactFlash socket, support ATA mode, Type I/II

o

IDE Interface : One PCI IDE port, support up to two IDE devices. Supports PIO mode 4

and Bus Master. Also supports Multi-word DMA and Ultra DMA/33

o

Floppy Drive Interface : One FDD port , support one floppy device

o

Serial Port : Four COM ports , Three RS-232 and one RS-232 / 422 / 485

o

Parallel Port : Two Multi-mode parallel port ( SPP/EPP/ECP )

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Keyboard/Mouse connector : One 6-pin mini-DIM PS/2 keyboard/mouse connector on-board.

o

Universal Serial Bus : Support two USB ports

o

IR Interface : Supports one IrDA header

o

RTC : Internal RTC with Li battery

o

BIOS : 256KB Award license BIOS

o

Power management : I/O peripheral devices support power saving and doze/standby/suspend

modes. APM 1.2 compliant.

o

Power Connector : On-board 4-pin power connector (+12, GND, GND, +5)

o

Operating Temperature : 0°C ~ 60°C

o

Storage Temperature : -10°C ~ 70°C

o

Humidity : 5% ~ 95% RH, non-condensing

o

Dimensions : 145 x 102 mm ( 5 3/4” x 4” inches )

o

Net weight : 250 g ( 0.55 pounds )

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EMI/EMS : EN 50081-1/1994>EN 55022/1997>EN 61000-3-2/1995

>EN 61000-3-3/1995, EN 50082-1/1994>IEC 1000-4-2/1995,
IEC 1000-4-3/1995, IEC 1000-4-4/1995

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Ordering Information

Function

Model

VGA/LCD SSD GPS Sound LAN1 LAN2 TV

INTRODUCTION

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Note:
EM-351B/C/D/E are not standard products , if you need these products, please
contact your supplier.

1.2 P

Before you begin to install your card, please make sure that you received the following materials as listed
below:

EM-351 main board 1 pc. Embedded Single Board Computer

ACKING CHECK LIST

Item Qty Remark

Keyboard/ Mouse “Y” shape adapter cable 1 pc. 6-pin Min-Din to two PS/2 mouse connector
IDE Cable 1 pc. 44p to 40p standard header flat ribbon cable
Flexible flat Cable 1 pc 26-pin floppy cable

TV adapter cable 1 pc

COM3/COM4/LPT2/LAN2 Cable 1 pc

CD-ROM 1 pc. Drivers
User‘s manual 1 pc. EM-351 User‘s manual

6-pin Min-Din to one 4-pin Min­RCA female connector, 20cm

60-pin ribbon connector to two DB-9 , one DB-25 , and one

RJ-45 connectors

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9 1 6 5 9 5 15 1 11

SECIO1

LCD1

CHAPTER 2.

JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS

The figure below shows the jumpers and connectors location on the EM-351:

2.1 B

OARD OUTLINE OF

4PS1

IDE1

1 4

Sc2t2

EM-351

FDC1

Cyrix

1 4

SGP1

VLCD11

U16

JP3 JP1

LPR1

chipset

GPS1

USB LAN

6 5

2 1

CMOS1

JP2

SDOC1

IR1

IR1

Sc2t1

PT1

FAN1

1

COM1/2

5

LPT1

13

25

MIC SPEAK VGA TV RESET COM1

1

14

USB

12

2

KM LAN LPT1 COM2

11

1

JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS

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REAR SIDE

CF1

JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS

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Pin1

Notch

Key

2.2 J

In order to select the operation modes of your system, configure and set the jumpers on the your SBC
to match the need of your application. To set a jumper, a black plastic cap containing metal contacts
is placed over the jumper pins as designated by the required configuration as listed in this section. A
jumper is said to be “ on ” or “ 1-2 ” when the black cap has been placed on two of its pins, as show in
the figure below:

UMPER SETTING OVERVIEW

A pair of needle-nose pliers is recommended when working with jumpers. If you have any doubts
about the appropriate hardware configuration for your application, contact your local sales
representative before you make any changes. In general, you simply need a standard cable to make
most connections.

NSTALLING THE

2.3 I

A SODIMM module simply snaps into a socket on the system board. Pin1 of the SODIMM module
must correspond with Pin1 of the socket.

SODIMM M

ODULE

:

1.Position the SODIMM above the socket with the “notch” in the module aligned with the “key” on the
socket.

2. Seat the module 15 degree into the bank. Make sure it is completely seated. Push down it to lock
the two sides.

JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS

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JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS

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SECIO1

LCD1

2.4 J

FAN1

UMPER LOCATION FOR

4PS1

1 4

Sc2t2

IDE1

COM1/2

FDC1

Cyrix

1 4

SGP1

EM-351

VLCD11

LPT1

U16

6 5

CMOS1

JP3 JP1

JP2

SDOC1

2 1

LPR1

chipset

GPS1

IR1

IR1

Sc2t1

USB LAN

PT1

JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS

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2.5 J

UMPER SETTINGS SUMMARY FOR

EM-351

LOCATION FUNCTION

Sc2t1/Sc2t2 Select COM2 Type
Vlcd1 Select Panel Voltage
JP1 Default Setting
JP2 Default Setting
JP3 Default Setting
CMOS1 Clear CMOS Data
SGP1 Select GPS or COM2
Sdoc1 Select DiskOnChip (Flash Disk) Address

JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS

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Default :

RS-422

RS-485

RS-232

3

2.6 JUMPER SETTINGS OF EM-351

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Sc2t1/Sc2t2 : Select COM2 Type

COM2 Type Sc2t1 Sc2t2

RS-232 (Default) 1-2 1-5,2-6,3-7,4-8

RS-422 3-4 5-9,6-10,7-11,8-12
RS-485 5-6 5-9,6-10,7-11,8-12

Sc2t1

6
4
2

5
3
1

Sc2t2

4
3
2

12
11
10

6
4
2

Sc2t1

Sc2t2

5
3
1

4
3
2
1

12
11
10

9

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Vlcd1 : Select Panel Voltage

Panel Voltage Vlcd1

3.3V ( Default ) 2-3
5V 1-2

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3

Vlcd1

2
1

JP1 : Default Setting（NC）

3.3V (Default)

5V

Vlcd1

3
2
1

2
1

Vlcd1

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JP2 : Default Setting（1-2）

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JP3：Default Setting（1-3,2 -4）

: Do not attempt to change the default setting of JP1、JP2 and JP3 unless the manufacturer

Note

would like to change the specification.

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3

Default :

1 2 3 4

SGP1

9 10 11 12

3

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CMOS1 : Clear CMOS Data

JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS

Description

CMOS1

Normal (Default) 1-2

Clear CMOS 2-3

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SGP1：Select GPS or COM2

Description SGP1

COM2

（

Default）

GPS 1-5,2 -6,3-7,4-8

5-9,6 -10,7-11,8-12

Normal (Default)

Clear CMOS

CMOS1

2

2

COM2

1

1

CMOS1

3

2 1

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Sdoc1 : Select DiskOnChip ( Flash Disk ) Address

Flash Disk Address SDOC1

D0000~D1FFH 1-2
D8000~D9FFH 3-4

Default 1-3

Sdoc1

2
4

1
3

GPS

D0000~D1FFH

D8000~D9FFH

2
4

2
4

1
3

1
3

JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS

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6

9 1 6 5 9 5 15 1 11

LCD1

2.7 I/O C

ONNECTOR LOCATION FOR

4PS1

IDE1

FDC1

Cyrix

EM-351

U16

VLCD11

LPR1

SECIO1

chipset

GPS1

IR1

IR1

FAN1

USB LAN

COM1/2

LPT1

1

5

13

25

MIC SPEAK VGA TV RESET COM1

1

14

USB

12

2

KM LAN LPT1 COM2

11

1

PT1

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CF1

JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS

REAR SIDE

JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS

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2.8 I/O C

LOCATION FUNCTION

VGA1 VGA Connector (D-Sub 15 pin)
4PS1 Power Connector
GPS1 GPS Connector
IDE1 IDE Interface Connector
FAN1 FAN Connector
IR1 Alternate IrDa Connector
Sound
PT1 PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse/ TV Connector (Dual Mini Din)
LPT1 Parallel Port Connector(D-Sub)
USB_LAN USB /100 Base-Tx LAN Connector
LPR1 System Status Indicate and Control Connectors
LCD1 LCD Interface Connector
FDC1 Floppy Interface Connector
U16 DiskOnChip socket

ONNECTOR SUMMARY OF

3.5Φ Phone jack connector

EM-351

CF1 Compact Flash socket
COM1/2 Serial Port #1/2

VGA1

2.9 I/O CONNECTORS DESCRIPTION

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VGA1：VGA

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 R Signal
2 G Signal
3 B Signal
4 NC
5 GND
6 GND
7 GND
8 GND
9 GND

JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS

5
15

1
11

10 GND
11 NC
12 D2DATA
13 HSYNC
14 VSYNC
15 D2CLK

JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS

1 2 20

19

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4PS1：POWER CONNECTOR (HEADER)

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 +12V
2 GND

4PS1

3 GND
4 +5V

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GPS1：GPS CONNECTOR

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 VCC 11 RX
2 VCC 12 TX
3 NC 13 GND
4 NC 14 NC
5 RESET 15 NC
6 NC 16 GND
7 NC 17 GND

4 3 2 1

8 NC 18 GND
9 NC 19 NC

10 GND 20 NC

GPS1

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IDE1：EIDE INTERFACE CONNECTOR (HEADER)

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 RESET# 2 GROUND
3 DATA7 4 DATA8
5 DATA6 6 DATA9
7 DATA5 8 DATA10

9 DATA4 10 DATA11
11 DATA3 12 DATA12
13 DATA2 14 DATA13
15 DATA1 16 DATA14
17 DATA0 18 DATA15
19 GROUND 20 NC
21 DMA REQ 22 GROUND

JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS

23 IOW# 24 GROUND
25 IOR# 26 GROUND
27 IOCHRDY 28 GROUND
29 DMA ACK 30 GROUND
31 INTERRUPT 32 NC
33 SA1 34 NC
35 SA0 36 SA2
37 HDC CSO# 38 HDC CS1#
39 HDD ACTIVE# 40 GROUND
41 VCC 42 VCC
43 GROUND 44 NC

IDE1

2
1

44
43

JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS

FAN1

1 2 3

IR1

5

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FAN1：FAN CONNECTOR

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 GND
2 +5V
3 NC

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IR1：ALTERNATE IrDa CONNECTOR

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 +5V
2 CIRRXD
3 IRRXD
4 GND
5 IRTXD

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SOUND：3.5 DIA. PHONE JACK CONNECTORS

MIC SPEAK

PIN DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION

1 GND GND
2 MIC_IN OUT_LEFT
3 NC NC
4 NC NC
5 MIC_IN OUT_RIGHT

MIC SPEAK

JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS

1

25 14

KM

TV

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PT1：PS/2 KEYBOARD / MOUSE / TV CONNECTOR（DUAL MINI DIN）

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 GND 7 KB_DATA
2 CSYNC 8 MS_DATA
3 COMPOSITE 9 GND
4 CHROM 10 +5V
5 LUM 11 KB_CLK
6 VCC 12 MS_CLK

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LPT1：PARALLEL PORT CONNECTOR（D-SUB）

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 STB# 14 AFD#
2 DATA0 15 ERROR#

12
10

8

6
4
2

11
9
7

5
3
1

3 DATA1 16 INIT#
4 DATA2 17 SLIN#
5 DATA3 18 GND
6 DATA4 19 GND
7 DATA5 20 GND
8 DATA6 21 GND

9 DATA7 22 GND
10 ACK# 23 GND
11 BUSY 24 GND
12 PE 25 GND
13 SLCT

13

LPT1

JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS

1 16

32 17

1

12

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USB_L：USB/100 BASE-TX LAN CONNECTOR

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

P1 +5V S1 +5V
P2 PORT 0 - S2 PORT 1 ­P3 PORT 0+ S3 PORT 1+
P4 GND S4 GND

1 TX+ 2 TX-

3 RX+ 4 T45

5 T45 6 RX-

7 T78 8 T78

9 Green LED 10 VCC
11 Yellow LED 12 VCC

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U16：DiskOnChip SOCKET

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 IOW# 32 +5V

2 AEN 31 SMEMW#

LAN

USB(S)

USB(P)

1 4

3 GND 30 +5V

4 SA12 29 SA14

5 SA7 28 SA13

6 SA6 27 SA8

7 SA5 26 SA9

8 SA4 25 SA11

9 SA3 24 SMEMR#
10 SA2 23 SA16
11 SA1 22 CE#
12 SA0 21 SD7
13 SD0 20 SD6
14 SD1 19 SD5
15 SD2 18 SD4
16 GND 17 SD3

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CF1：COMPACT FLASH SOCKET

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 GND 26 GND

2 DATA3 27 DATA11

3 DATA4 28 DATA12

JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS

4 DATA5 29 DATA13

5 DATA6 30 DATA14

6 DATA7 31 DATA15

7 HDC CSO 32 HDC CS1

8 NC 33 NC

9 GND 34 IOR#
10 NC 35 IOW#
11 NC 36 GND
12 NC 37 Interrupt
13 NC 38 VCC
14 NC 39 GND
15 NC 40 NC
16 NC 41 RESET
17 NC 42 IOCHROY
18 A2 43 NC
19 A1 44 NC

50 26

25 1

20 A0 45 HDD Active
21 DATA0 46 NC
22 DATA1 47 DATA8
23 DATA2 48 DATA9
24 GND 49 DATA10
25 GND 50 GND

JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS

1

10

LPR1

FDC1

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LPR1：SYSTEM STATUS INDICATE AND CONTROL CONNECTORS

PIN DESCRIPTION FUNCTION

1 +5V

POWER LED

2 GND

3 +5V

HD ACTIVE LED

4 HD LED-

5 RESET-

RESET SWITCH

6 GND

7 SPEAKER

8 NC

EXT SPEAKER

9 NC
10 +5V

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FDC1：FLOPPY INTERFACE CONNECTOR(HEADER)

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 VCC 2

3 VCC 4

5 VCC 6

INDEX＃

DR0＃

DSKCHG＃

7 NC 8 NC

9 NC 10
11 NC 12
13 NC 14
15 GND 16
17 GND 18
19 GND 20
21 GND 22
23 GND 24
25 GND 26

MTRO＃

DIR＃

SETP＃

WDATA＃

AGATE＃

TRK0＃

WP＃

RDATA＃

HDSEL＃

26

1 2 50

49

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LCD1：LCD INTERFACE CONNECTOR

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 FVCC 2 FVCC

3 LP 4 FLM

5 DE 6 ENBKL

7 NC 8 ENVDD

9 SHFCLK 10 +12V
11 GND 12 GND
13 FPCLKEVEN 14 NC
15 B0 16 B1
17 B2 18 B3
19 B4 20 B5
21 NC 22 NC

JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS

LCD1

23 G0 24 G1
25 G2 26 G3
27 G4 28 G5
29 GND 30 NC
31 NC 32 R0
33 R1 34 R2
35 R3 36 R4
37 R5 38 GND
39 NC 40 NC
41 NC 42 NC
43 NC 44 NC
45 NC 46 NC
47 NC 48 NC
49 NC 50 NC

JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS

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SECIO1：COM3/COM4/LPT2/LAN2 CONNECTOR

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 DCD3# 2

3 RX3 4

5 TX3 6

DSR3＃
RTS3＃
CTS3＃

7 DTR3# 8 RI3

9 GND 10 NC
11 DCD4# 12
13 RX4 14
15 TX4 16
17 DTR4# 18

DSR4＃
RTS4＃
CTS4＃

RT4＃

19 GND 20 NC
21 STB# 22
23 DATA0 24
25 DATA1 26

AFD＃

ERROR＃

INIT＃

27 DATA2 28 SLIN#
29 DATA3 30 GND
31 DATA4 32 GND
33 DATA5 34 GND
35 DATA6 36 GND
37 DATA7 38 GND
39 ACK# 40 GND
41 BUSY 42 GND

SECIO1

1

59

2

60

43 PE 44 GND
45 SLCT 46 NC
47 TX+ 48 TX­49 RX+ 50 T45
51 T45 52 RX­53 T78 54 T78
55 Green LED 56 VCC
57 Yellow LED 58 VCC
59 NC 60 NC

COM2

COM1

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COM1/2：SERIAL PORT#1/ #2 CONNECTOR

COM1 COM2

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS

1 DOC1# 10 DOC2#
2 RX1 11 RX2
3 TX1 12 TX2
4 DTR1# 13 DTR2#
5 GND 14 GND
6 DSR1# 15 DSR2#
7 RTS1# 16 RTS2#
8 CTS1# 17 CTS2#
9 RI1# / VCC 18 RI2# / VCC

1 5

9 6

1 5

9 6

CHAPTER 3.
AWARD BIOS SETUP

Award‘s ROM BIOS provides a built-in Setup program that allows the user to modify the basic system
configuration and settings. The modified data will be stored in a battery-backed CMOS RAM so that
this data will be retained even when the power is turned off. In general, the information saved in the
CMOS RAM will stay unchanged unless there is a configuration change in the system, such as hard
drive replacement or new equipment is installed.

3.1 R

The Setup Utility is stored in the BIOS ROM. When the power of the computer system is turned on, a
screen message appears to give you an opportunity to call up the Setup Utility while the BIOS will enter
the Power On Self Test (POST) routines. The POST routines perform various diagnostic checks
while initializing the board hardware. If the routines encounter an error during the tests, the error will be
reported in either of two different ways, a series of short beeps will be heard or an error message on
the screen will be displayed. There are two kinds of errors: fatal and non-fatal. The system can
usually continue the boot up sequence with non-fatal errors. Non-fatal error messages usually appear
on the screen along with the following instructions:

UNNING

AWARD BIOS

“ Press <F1> to RESUME ”

Write down the message and press the F1 key to continue the boot up sequence. After the POST
routines are completed, the following message appears:

“ Press DEL to enter SETUP ”

Entering Setup

Turn on the power of the computer system and press <Del> immediately. If you don’t have the chance
to respond, reset the system by simultaneously pressing the <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete> keys, or by
pushing the ‘ Reset ’ button on the system cabinet. You can also restart the computer by turning the
system OFF then ON.

AWARD BIOS SETUP

3.2 CMOS S

To access the AWARD BIOS SETUP program, press the <DEL> key. The screen display will
appears as:

ETUP UTILITY

Main Program Screen

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A434L7T)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

BIOS FEATURES SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

ESC : Quit á â à ß : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type....

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
USER PASSWORD
IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
SAVE & EXIT SETUP
EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

This screen provides access to the utility‘s various functions.

Listed below are explanations of the keys displayed at the bottom of the screen:

<ESC> :

ARROW KEYS :

<F10> :

<Shift><F2> :

Exit the utility.

Use arrow keys á â à ß to move cursor to your desired selection.

Saves all changes made to Setup and exits program.

Changes background and foreground colors.

AWARD BIOS SETUP

3.3 S

TANDARD

CMOS S

ETUP

When you select the “STANDARD CMOS SETUP” on the main program, the screen display will
appears as:

Standard CMOS Setup Screen

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A434L7T)

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Date
Time

HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS. HEADS PRECOMP LANDZONE SECTORS MODE
Primary Master : AUTO 0M 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
Primary slave : AUTO 0M 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
Second Master : AUTO 0M 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO

Drive A : 1.44M, 3.5 in.
Drive B
Video
Halt On

ESC : Quit á â à ß : Select Item PU / PD / + / - : Modify
F1 : Help (Shift ) F2 : Change Color

(mm : dd : yy)
(hh : mm : ss)

: None
: EGA/VGA
: All Error

: Tue ,Oct 17 2000
: 10 : 13 : 46

Base Memory :

Extended Memory :

Other Memory :

Total Memory :

640K

127488K

384K

128512K

The Standard CMOS Setup utility is used to configure the following components such as date, time,
hard disk drive, floppy drive, display, and memory. Once a field is highlighted, on-line help information
is displayed in the left bottom of the Menu screen.

Set Date :

Month, Date, Year.

Set Time :

Hour, Minute and Second. Use 24 Hour clock format (for p.m. time, add 12 to the hour

number, you would enter 4:30p.m. as 16:30)

Hard Disks:

There are four hard disks listed: “Primary Master”, “Primary Slave”, “Secondary Master”
and “Secondary Slave”. For each IDE channel, the first device is the “Master” and the second device
is “Slave”. Hard disk types from 1 to 45 are the standard ones. To select or change the
configuration, move the cursor to the desired position and press <Page Up> or <Page Down> to
change the option: (1) Press “Auto” for IDE HDD auto detection, (2) Press “User” for user definable,
and Press “None” for not installed (e.g. SCSI). There are six categories of information that you must

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enter for a HDD: “CYLS”. for (number of cylinders), “HEADS” for (number of heads), “PRECOMP” for
(write pre-compensation), “LANDZ” for (landing zone), “SECTOR” for (number of sectors)
and ”MODE“ for (Normal, LBA, LARGE and AUTO). The hard disk vendor‘s or system manufacturer’s
documentation should provide you with the drive specifications. For an IDE hard drive, you can set
“TYPE” to “Auto” or use the “IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION” utility in the main program screen to enter
the drive specifications.

The AWARD BIOS supports three HDD modes: NORMAL, LBA and LARGE.

NORMAL mode:

This is a Generic Access mode in which neither the BIOS nor the IDE controller will
make any transformation during the accession. The maximum HDD size is supported by the
NORMAL mode that is 528 Megabytes.

LBA mode:

This is a Logical Block Addressing mode which is a HDD accessing method to overcome
the 528 Megabytes restriction. The number of cylinders, heads and sectors that are shown in setup
may not be the physical number contained in the HDD.

During the HDD accessing, the IDE controller will transform the logical address that is described by the
cylinder, head and sector numbers into its own physical address as contained inside the HDD. The
maximum HDD size that is supported by the LBA mode is 8.4 Gigabytes.

Floppy Drive A and Floppy Drive B:

The options are as follows –

360K, 5.25 in. 720K, 3.5in. 2.88M, 3.5in.

1.2M, 5.25in 1.44M, 3.5in. None (for Not Installed).

Note

1. Not Installed could be used as an option for diskless workstations.

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2. Highlight the listing after each drive name and select the appropriate entry.

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it will stop for all other

Video:

This category selects the type of video adapter that is used for the primary system monitor.

Although secondary mon itors are also supported here, you do not have to select the type in the Setup.

EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array.

For EGA, VGA, SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adapters.
CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 40 column mode
CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 80 column mode
MONO Monochrome adapter, includes high resolution monochrome adapters

Halt On:

This category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power

up.

No errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will not be

stopped and you will be prompted
All errors The system boot will be stopped for any error that may be detected.
All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error ;

Errors
All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error ; it will stop for all other

Errors
All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error; it will stop for

all other errors

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3.4 BIOS Features Setup

When you select the “BIOS FEATURES SETUP” on the main program, the screen display will appears
as:

BIOS Features Setup Screen

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Virus Warning : D isabled Video BIOS Shadow : Enabled
CPU Internal Cache : Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow : Disabled
CC000-CFFFF Shadow : Disabled
Quick Power On Self Test : Enabled D0000-D3FFF Shadow : Disabled
Boot Sequence : A,C,SCSI D4000-D7FFF Shadow : Disabled
Swap Floppy Drive : Disabled D8000-DBFFF Shadow : Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek : Disabled DC000-DFFFF Shadow : Disabled
Boot Up NumLock Status : On Cyrix 6x86/MII CPUID : Enabled
Boot up System Speed : High
Gate A20 Option : Fast
Memory Parity Check : Disabled
Typematic Rate Setting : Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars Sec.) : 6
Typematic Delay (M/Sec) : 250
Security Option : Setup
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop : Disabled ESC : Quit
OS Select For DRAM >64MB : Non-OS/2 F1 : Help PU /PD /+/ - : Modify
Report No FDD For WIN95 : Yes F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
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The following explains the options for each of the features as listed in th e above menu:

Virus Warning:

to write to the boot sector and partition table will halt the system and cause a warning message to
appear. If this happens, you can use an anti-virus utility on a virus free, bootable floppy diskette to
reboot, to clean and to investigate your system.

CPU Internal Cache:

The default setting of the Virus Warning is “Disabled”. When it is enabled, any attempt

The default setting is “Enabled”. This setting enables the CPU internal cache.

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Quick Power On Self Test:

The default setting is “Enabled”. This speeds up the Power On Self Test
(POST) by skipping some items that are normally checked during the full POST. If your system is
functioning normally, you can choose this feature to speed the booting process.

Boot Sequence:

The default setting is “A: C:” SCSI; the other options are “CDROM, C, A” and “C A”
and “C, CDROM, A”. This setting determines where the computer looks first for an operating system,
the hard disk, or the floppy disk, … or other. The BIOS will load the operating system from the disk
drives in the sequence as selected here.

Swap Floppy Drive:

The default setting is “Disabled”. This setting gives you an option to swap A and
B floppy disks. Normally, the floppy drive A is the one at the end of the cable and drive B is at the
other end. If you set this option to “Enabled”, the Drive A will function as Drive B, and vice-versa
under the DOS.

Boot Up Floppy Seek:

The defaults setting is “Disabled”. When enabled, the BIOS will check whether

there is a floppy disk drive installed.

Boot Up Numlock Status:

The default setting is “On”. If set “Off”, the cursor controls will function on

the numeric keypad.

Boot Up System Speed:

The default setting is “High”. This sets the CPU speed at boot up.

Gate A20 Option:

The default setting is “Fast”. This is the optimal setting for the CPU card. The

other option is “Normal”.

Memory Parity Check:

Select “Enabled”, ”Disabled”, or “Auto”. In Auto mode, the BIOS enabled

memory checking automatically when it detects the presence of ECC or parity DRAM.

Typematic Rate Setting:

The default setting is “Disabled”. If enabled, you can set the typematic rate

and typematic delay.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec):

This setting controls the speed at which the system registers the
repeated keystrokes. The choices range from 6 to 30 Chars/Sec. The default setting is “6”
Chars/Sec.

Typematic Delay (Msec):

This setting controls the time between the display of the first and second

characters. There are four delay choices: 250ms, 500ms, 750ms and 1000ms. The default setting is

“250” ms.

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Security Option:

“System”. Select “Setup” and it will protect the Setup Utility settings from being tampered with.
Select “System” if you want to use password feature every time the system boots up. The default
setting is “Setup”. You can create your password by using the “SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD”
utility on the main program screen.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop:

installed requires VGA palette snooping.

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB:

size is greater than 64MB and the operating system is OS/2.

Report No FDD For WIN 95:

for compatibility with Windows 95 logo certification. In the Integrated Peripherals screen select
“Disabled” for the Onboard FDC Controller field.

This setting controls the password in the main screen. The options are “Setup” and

The default setting is “Disabled”. Set to “Enable” if any ISA adapter card

The default setting is “Non-OS2”. Set to “OS2” if the system memory

Select “Yes” to release IRQ6 when the system contains no floppy drive,

Video BIOS Shadow:

system DRAM to improve performance.

C8000-CBFFF Shadow to DC000-DFFFF Shadow:

“Disabled”. When enabled, the ROM with the specific address is copied into system DRAM. It will
also reduce the size of memory available to the system. After you have made your selection in the
BIOS FEATURES SETUP, press the <ESC> key to go back to the main program screen.

The default setting is “Enabled” which will copy the VGA display card BIOS into

The default setting for the shadow feature is

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bit I/O Recovery (CLK)

bit I/O Recovery (CLK)

3.5 C

When you select the “CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP” on the main program, the screen display will
appears as:

HIPSET FEATURES SETUP

Chipset Features Setup Screen

SDRAM CAS latency Time : 3T Flat Panel Status : Disabled
SDRAM Clock Ratio Div By

16­ 8-

USB Controller : Disabled

Build in CPU Audio : Enabled
Audio I/O Base Address : 220H
MPU-401 I/O Base Address : 330H
Audio IRQ Select : IRQ5

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F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color
Multiple Monitor Support : No Onboard F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
Video Memory Size : 2.5M F7 : Load Setup Defaults

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Flat Panel Resolution : 640x480

This screen controls the settings for the board‘s chipset. All the entries on the screen are
automatically configured. However, you can change it according to your operating environment.

SDRAM CAS Latency Time:

latency depends on the DRAM timing. Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the
system designer.

16-bit/8 - bit I/O Recovery (CLK):

PCI-originated I/O cycles to the ISA bus. This delay takes place because the PCI bus is so much
faster than the ISA bus. These two fields let you add recovery time (in bus clock cycles) for 16-bit and
8-bit I/O.

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS

The I/O recovery mechanism adds bus clock cycles between

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USB Controller:

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and

you have USB peripherals

Audio I/O Base Address:

Select a base I/O address for th e audio port

MPU-401 I/O Base Address:

Select a base I/O address for the MPU-401 interface

Audio IRQ Select:

Select an interrupt for the audio port

Audio DMA Select:

Select a DMA channel for the audio port

After you have made your selections in the CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP, press the <ESC> key to
go back to the main program screen.

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3.6 P

The “Power Management Setup” controls the CPU card‘s “Green” features. When you select the
“POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” on the main program, the screen display will appears as:

OWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

Power Management Setup Screen

Power Management : Disabled IRQ1 (Keyboard) : OFF
IRQ3 (COM 2) : OFF

** PM Timers ** IRQ4 (COM1) : O FF
Doze Mode : Disabled IRQ5 (LPT 2) : OFF
Standby Mode : Disabled IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) : OFF
HDD Power Down : Disabled IRQ7 (LPT 1) : OFF
MODEM Use IRQ : NA IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) : OFF
IRQ10 (Reserved) : OFF
IRQ11 (Reserved) : OFF
IRQ12 (PS /2 Mouse) : OFF
Throttle Duty Cycle : 33.3% IRQ13 (Coprocessor) : OFF
IRQ14 (Hard Disk) : OFF
IRQ15 (Reserved) : OFF

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

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Power Management:

Timer features. There are four options namely --

User Define :
Optimize :
Test/Demo :
Disable :

Doze Mode:

turbo to slow and the video signal will be suspended, if no Power Management events occur for a
specified length of time. Full power function will return when a Wake-Up event is detected.

Standby Mode:

from turbo to slow and the video signal will be suspended, if no Power Management events occur for a

Options are from “1 Min” to “1 Hour” and “Disable”. The system speed will change from

This setting controls the System Doze Mode, Standby Mode and Suspend Mode

Allows you to customize all power saving timer features.
This is the recommended setting for general use.
This is for test/demonstration purpose.
Disables the power management features.

Options are from “1 Min” to “1 Hour” and “Disable”. The system speed will change

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specified length of time. Full power function will return when a Wake-Up event is detected.

HDD Power Down:

down if it is not accessed within a specified length of time.

MODEM Use IRQ:

system. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system.

Throttle Duty Cycle:

You may select the percent of time that the clock runs.

IRQ1~IRQ15:

Floppy Drive, etc… You can set it to either “ON” or “OFF” fields to activate or deactivate these
peripherals.

After you have made your selection in the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP, press the <ESC> key to
go back to the main program screen.

These fields are designed for selected peripherals, e.g. Keyboard, COM2, COM1, LPT2,

Options are from “1 Min”. to “15 Min”. and “Disable”. The IDE hard drive will spin

This field name interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the modem (if any) on your

When the system enters Doze mode, the CPU clock runs only part of the time.

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F1
F5

3.7 PNP/PCI C

Both the ISA and PCI buses on the CPU card use system IRQs & DMAs. You must set up the IRQ
and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP/PCI Configuration Setup utility, otherwise the SBC will
not work properly.

When you select the “PnP /PCI CONFIGURATION” on the main program, the screen display will
appears as:

PnP/PCI Configuration Setup Screen

PNP OS Installed : No PCI IRQ Activated By : Level
Resources Controlled By : Manual LAN1 USE IRQ No. : Auto
Reset Configuration Data : Disabled LAN2 USE IRQ No. : Auto
Used MEM base addr : N/A
IRQ-3 Assigned to : Legacy ISA
IRQ-4 Assigned to : Legacy ISA
IRQ-5 Assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-7 Assigned to : Legacy ISA
IRQ-9 Assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-10 Assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-11 Assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-12 Assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-14 Assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-15 Assigned to : Legacy ISA
DMA-0 Assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-1 Assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-3 Assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-5 Assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-6 Assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-7 Assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

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PNP OS Installed:

Windows 95).

Resources Controlled By:

DMAs individually. The defaults setting is “Auto” which will control all IRQ’s and DMAs automatically.

Reset Configuration Data:

the ESCD block in flash BIOS will be cleared.

Select Yes if the system operating environment is Plug-and-Play aware (e.g.,

The other option is “Default Setting” which allows you to control IRQ’s and

The default setting is “Disabled”. When set to “Enabled”, the content of

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IRQ assigned to and DMA assigned to:

If there is a legacy ISA device which uses an IRQ or a DMA,

set the corresponding IRQ or DMA to “ Legacy ISA”; otherwise you should set to PCI/ISA PnP.

PCI IRQ Activated By:

Options are “Level” or “Edge”. The default setting is ”Level“, this option is used

to select the IRQ‘s trigger method.

Used MEM base addr:

Because BIOSes fail to auto detect some specific ISA Legacy cards with
requested memory space below 1M address, we have added the “Used MEM base addr” and “Used
MEM Length” to support such kind of cards. Now, with these two functions, users can define where
the used memory address is located and its length of the legacy area correspondingly. Based on this,
the BIOS will skip the UMB area that is used by the legacy device to avoid the memory space conflict.
For example, if the user selects “D000” for “Used MEM base addr” and “16K” for “Used MEM Length”
that means the address region D0000H-D3FFFH is occupied by ISA legacy cards, and the BIOS will
not assign this region for PnP/ISA and PCI cards.

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3.8 L

The BIOS defaults have been set by the manufacturer which represent settings provided with the
minimum requirements for your system to operate. “
default values permanently recorded in the BIOS ROM. These settings are non -optimal and turn off all
high performance features.

The Standard CMOS Setup screen is not affected. To use this feature, highlight it on the main screen
and press <Enter>. A line will appear asking if you want to load the BIOS default values. Press the
<Y> k ey and the <Enter>. The default settings will load. Press <N> if you do not want to proceed.

STANDARD CMOS SETUP
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS
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F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color

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SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
USER PASSWORD
IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
SAVE & EXIT SET\\UP

Load BIOS Default (Y/N)? Y

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type....

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

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3.9 L

“LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS” loads the optimal settings which are stored in BIOS ROM. The defaults
loaded affect only the BIOS Features Setup, Chipset Features Setup, Power Management Setup,
PnP/PCI configuration setup and Integrated Peripherals Setup. There is no effect on the Standard
CMOS Setup. To use this feature, highlight the entry on the main screen and press <Enter>. A line will
appear on the screen asking if you want to load the Setup default values. Press the <Y> key and then
press the <Enter> key if you want to load the Setup defaults. Press <N> if you do not want to
proceed.

OAD SETUP DEFAULTS

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When you select the “INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS” on the main program, the screen display will
appears as:

NTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

Integrated Peripheral Setup Screen

IDE HDD Block Mode : Enabled
Primary IDE Channel : Enabled Onboard Parallel Port : 378/IRQ7
Master Drive PIO Mode : Auto Parallel Port Mode : SPP
Slave Drive PIO Mode : Auto
Secondary IDE Channel : Enabled Onboard Serial Port 3 : 3E8H
Master Drive PIO Mode : Auto Serial Port 3 Use IRQ : IRQ4
Onboard Serial Port 4 : 2E8H
IDE Primary Master UDMA : Auto Serial Port 4 Use IRQ : IRQ3
IDE Primary Slave UDMA : Auto Onboard Parallel Port 2 : 278H
IDE Secondary Master UDMA : Auto Parallel Port 2 Use IRQ : IRQ10
Parallel Port 2 Mode : Normal

KBC input clock : 8MHz
Onboard FDC Controller : Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 : 3F8/IRQ4
Onboard Serial Port 2 : 2F8/IRQ3 F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
Onboard IR Controller : Disabled F7 : Load Setup Defaults

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IDE HDD Block Mode:

performance by making multi-sector transfers instead of one sector per transfer. Most IDE drives,
except the very early designs, have Block Mode transfer features.

Primary IDE Channel:

Master Drive PIO and Slave Drive PIO:

1”,“Mode 2”, “Mode 3” and “Mode 4”. The default setting is “Auto”. When it is set to “Auto”, the BIOS
will automatically set the mode to match the transfer rate of hard disk. If the system won‘t boot up
when set to “Auto,” set it manually to the lower mode (e.g. From Mode 3 to Mode 2). All IDE drives
should work with PIO mode 0.

IDE Primary Master UDMA, IDE Primary Slave UDMA:

if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95,

The Default setting is “Enabled”. This feature enhances the hard disk

Select “Enabled” to activate the on -chip IDE interface.

There are six options namely “Auto”, “Mode 0”, “Mode

Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only

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OSR2, or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both
support Ultra DMA/33, select Auto to enable BIOS support.

Onboard FDC Controller:

on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install an add-in FDC or the system has no floppy
drive, select Disabled in this field.

Onboard Serial Port 1 / 2:

serial ports. They can be assigned as follows:
Auto

Onboard Parallel Port :

[Default]

3F8 / IRQ4
2F8 / IRQ3
3E8 / IRQ4
2E8 / IRQ3
Disabled (Disable the onboard serial port)

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed

These options are used to assign the I/O addresses for the two on-board

This option is used to assign the I/O address for the onboard parallel port.
The options are “378/IRQ7” (defaults), “278/IRQ7”, “3BC/IRQ7” and “Disabled” (disable the onboard
parallel port). Note: Printer port always use IRQ7 when set to “378/IRQ7” or “278/IRQ7”, or from
“3BE/IRQ7” to “Enabled”.

Parallel Port Mode:

Change the mode from “Normal” to the enhanced mode only if your peripheral device can support it.
When it is set to ECP mode, the printer port always uses DMA3.

3.11 S

The “SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD” utility sets the password. The SBC is shipped with the
password disabled. If you want to change the password, you must first enter the current password,
then at the prompt -- enter your new password. The password is case sensitive, and can be up to 8
alphanumeric characters. Press <Enter> after you have finished typing in the password. At the next
prompt confirm the new password by re-typing it and pressing <Enter> again. When you are done
the screen automatically reverts to the main screen. Remember that when you use this feature, the
“Security Option” line in BIOS FEATURES SETUP will determine when entering the password will be

UPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD

There are four options “Normal” (default), “ECP”, “ECP/EPP” and “EPP/SPP”.

required.

To disable the password

Password” in the dialog box appears. A message will appear confirming that the password is disabled.

, press the <Enter> key instead of entering a new password when the “Enter

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If you have set both supervisor and user passwords, only the supervisor password will allow you to
enter the BIOS SETUP PROGRAM.

Note : If you forget your password, the only way to solve this problem is to discharge the CMOS

memory by turning the power off and placing a shunt on the S1 (open pad) for 5 seconds, then
removing the shunt.

3.12 IDE HDD A

If your system has an IDE hard drive, you can use this utility to detect its parameters and enter them
into the Standard CMOS Setup automatically.

If the auto-detected parameters displayed do not match the ones that should used for your hard drive,
do not accept them. Press the <N> key to reject the values and enter the correct ones manually on
the Standard CMOS Setup screen.

Note : If you are setting up a new hard disk drive (with nothing on it) that supports LBA mode, more

than one line will appear in the parameter box, choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive.

Do not choose Large or Normal if the hard disk drive is already fully formatted when you install it,
choose the mode “HDD Low Level Format” to format it.

3.13 S

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Select this option and press the <Enter> key to save the new setting information in the CMOS
memory and continue with the booting process.

3.14 E

Select this option and press the <Enter > key to exit the Setup Utility without recording any new values
or changing old ones.

XIT WITHOUT SAVING

CHAPTER 4.
BIOS UPDATED

Manufacture default BIOS support LCD (FEM-351A.BIN). If you want to use TV terminals, please
contact our sales or distributor to get new BIOS.

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It is important to have the system boot cleanly before executing a flash BIOS upgrade
since it should not be run under any protected mode environments. (make sure that
EMM386.EXE is not being loaded in your config.sys file)

If you have a Windows 95 startup diskette, make a copy of it. Use this new copy to
flash the BIOS. Proceed to step (4).

If you do not have a Windows 95 startup diskette, here are the instructions to make
one:

l Insert a blank floppy in the A: drive.

How to create a startup disk from DOS:
Insert a blank floppy in the A: drive.
Type "Format a: /s"

l Reboot your system with the bootable floppy disk in your A: drive.(You might have

l Confirm the BIOS filename on the diskette matches the name on the manual.

l Make a note of the filename with the .BIN extension.
l Run the Award flash program AWARDFLASH.EXE

BIOS F

1. Click on the Start Menu and highlight Settings.

2. From the next menu click on Control Panel.

3. Click on Add/Remove Programs.
(1) Select the Startup Disk tab at the top of the screen.
(2) Place a blank formatted diskette in the A:\drive.
(3) Click on Create Disk.
(4) Copy awardflash.exe
(5) Copy bios file.*bin form driver CD-ROM into diskette.

to change the boot up sequence (in BIOS setup) from C:A: to A:C: before reboot.)

To confirm the bios filename do a directory command on the A: drive (DIR A: /W
<return>) You should see a filename that matches the name on the disk label.
(ex: filename FEM-351a.BIN)

LASH INSTRUCTIONS

l Type “awardflash xxxxxxxx.bin /cc/sn/cp”

Ex: you want change to FEM-351B.BIN,”awardflash FEM-351B.bin)

l Follow the on screen instructions and it will ask for the name of the BIOS file

(filename .bin) to program. Enter the entire filename and press Enter. The program
will ask you to confirm that you want to program the BIOS. Press Enter.

Make sure when it is programming that you do not turn off or reset the computer or
else your bios will be damaged. You should see a progress bar and the lower half of
the screen and then it will prompt you to reset.

l You should be able to see new BIOS version display on the screen when you

reboot your system. Press <del> and setup your bios again.

CHAPTER 5.
DRIVERS SUPPORT

5.1 DRIVERS

OF

CD-ROM

The Table list below shows the drivers supported for EM-351.

Drivers Function Drivers Directory

Gx5530 Gxmdrv
LAN Lan

5.2 FILE DIRECTORY

LIST

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TECHNICAL REFERENCE

I/O PORT ADDRESS MAP

Address Function

000 - 01F DMA Controller #1
020 - 03F Interrupt Controller #1
040 - 05F Timer Chip

043 Disable Watch-Dog Times Operation (Read)
060 - 06F Keyboard Controller
070 - 07F Read Time Clock/NMI Mask
080 - 09F DMA Page Register

0A0 - 0BF Interrupt Controller #2

0C0 - 0DF DMA Controller #2

0F0 - 0F1 Clear/Reset Math Coprocessor
1F0 - 1F7 Hard Disk Controller

200 - 210 Game Port

278 - 27F Parallel Port #2

2E8 - 2EF Serial Port #4 (COM 4)

2F8 - 2FF Serial Port #2 (COM 2)
300 - 31F prototype Card/Streaming Tape Adapter
360 - 36F PC Network
378 - 3FF Parallel Port #1
380 - 38F SDLC #2

3A0 - 3AF SDLC #1

3B0 - 3BF MDA Video Card (Including LPTO)
3C0 - 3CF EGA Card
3D0 - 3DF CGA Card

3E8 - 3EF Serial Port #3 (COM 3)

3F0 - 3F7 Floppy Disk Controller
3F8 - 3FF Serial Port #1 (COM 1)

443 Enable Watch-dog Timer Operation (read)

MEMORY ADDRESS MAP

DMA CHANNELS

INTERRUPT CONTROLLER

APPENDIX B

HOW TO USE WATCH-DOG TIMER

You can enable the watch-dog when your application software monitors an unexpected
or not responding, so then the timer generates a reset to reboot your system. During
the period of enable to reset, you could still cancel reset by disabling the watch-dog.
Decide the way you want to set the period for reset by selecting hardware or software
watch-dog (if both of them are available). For hardware setting period, select period
by adjusting jumper. For software setting period, normally hardware watch-dog timer
is set to 16 sec. period.

Software watch-dog using example

EX.1: For DOS

Enable Disable
C:\DOS> DEBUG C:\DOS>DEBUG

-o443F -o441F

EX.2: For assemble Language

Enable : Disable :
MOV DX, 443H MOV DX, 441H
MOV AL, 0FH MOV AL, 0FH
OUT DX, AL OUT DX, AL

Note : “F” is the period setting of software watch-dog timer (normally “F” indicated 0 sec.). 0 to 9 and
A to F are used for represent different period. Normally, the step is 2 sec. That means “E” is 2, “D”
is 4, “2” is 26, “1” is 28 and “0” is 30 seconds.

GLOSSARY

8-Bit Bus –

Data is transmitted to expansion slots and other components on the bus

only along 8 parallel data line.

10Base-T –

It is a 10Mbps IEEE 802.3/Ethernet standard that uses unshielded twisted pair cable
specification. 10Base-T supports network configuration using the CSMA/CD access method over a
twisted pair transmission system up to 100 meters in length without the use of repeater.

16-Bit Bus or ISA Bus –

Data is transmitted along either 8 or 16 data lines, depending
on what kind of adapter card is used in an expansion slot. ISA is the abbreviation of
Industry Standard Architecture.

100Base-TX –

It is a 100Mbps IEEE 802.3/Ethernet standard that uses UTP cable. Also called Fast
Ethernet, it uses RJ-45 connectors and EIA/TIA T568B pinning. Maximum cable length from hub to
node is 100 meters without a repeater.

Adapter –

It is also called an expansion board, expansion card, or adapter card. It is a
small circuit board that is installed in the expansion slots on the motherboard. You
can install a particular adapter that connects a new device such as internal modem,
sound card, and scanner.

AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port ) –

is a 32-bit, 66MHz data bus that transmit a maximum of 528MB

of data.

Bits per second. Also often preceded by K (kilo/thousands),

bps –

and M (mega/million),

– Mega bytes per second.

Mbps

– Kilo bytes per second,

Kbps

BIOS (Basic Input /Output System) –

This is a chip on the motherboard that contains

the instructions for starting up, or booting, the computer, and more.

Bus –

Data that travels in a computer along the circuits on the motherboard are called
buses. Although three main buses (data bus, address bus, and control bus) manage
the computer’s operation, often these are collectively called the bus. The bus carries
instructions back and forth between the CPU and other devices in the system. ISA,

EISA, VL-Bus, PCI and SCSI are examples of PC buses.

Bus Mastering –

A method of transferring data through a bus in which the device takes over the bus
and directly controls the transfer of data to the computer’s memory. Bus mastering is a method of
Direct Memory Access (

DMA

) transfer.

Cache –

Cache RAM is an extra holding area for program instructions that need to be
frequently used by the CPU or swapped in and out of RAM. Your CPU can usually
access those instructions from the cache more quickly than it could from a hard disk or
even RAM, so a cache helps the system work more efficiently. Most systems sold
today offer either 256K or 512K cache.

CPU (Central Processing Unit) –

executes all commands and controls the flow of
data, providing the “ brain ” that enables the PC to calculate and perform the
operations like sorting information more quickly than a human is able to. The CPU
makes perhaps the greatest contribution to a PC’s speed and power. Note: Any
additional information is subject to change without prior revision from the supplier.

Table 1 -- CPU Speeds

Processor type Speed ratings (MHz)
486DX2 66, 80
486DX2 75, 100, 120
Pentium 90, 100, 120, 133, 166, 200, 233
Pentium MMX 166, 200, 233, 266
Pentium Pro 166, 180, 200
Pentium II 233, 266, 300

EIDE (Enhanced IDE) –

It is a hard drive controller that enables your system to be able

to handle fast hard disk drives at a speed of 10Mbps.

EISA or MCA Bus –

Data is transmitted along 32 data lines to adapter cards designed
specifically to work with the 32-bit buses. MCA expansion slots cannot accept 8-bit or
16-bit adapter cards. EISA stands for Extended Industry Standard Architecture, while
MCA stands for MicroChannel Architecture. MCA is architecture used in IBM
Microcomputer.

Expansion slots –

Expansion slots are plug-in connectors that allow you to insert

additional circuit boards that attach to the rest of the PC through special circuitry called

bus

the

. By inserting the right circuit board -- usually called an

expansion card

– you can increase the resolution and the number of colors used by

adapter

or an

the display, or you can transform your PC into a machine for recording and playing
music.

Fast SCSI –

The common nomenclature associated with SCSI-2, the second generation of SCSI

offering mandatory parity checking improvements over SCSI-1.

IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) –

It was developed from ST-506 type hard drive
interface, utilizes BIOS INT 13h hard drive secondary software and supports two hard
drives (Master and Slave). Do not need extra software to drive since it is directly
initiated in the BIOS. Data transfer rate is 4.1 Mbps. Take note that this interface
cannot support other drive like CD-ROM drive.

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) –

It is an international professional society

that issues its own standard, and is a member of ANSI and ISO. Popular known standards is:

IEEE802.3

– is a physical layer standard for 10Base-T,

100Base-T, Ethernet, and StarLAN.

IEEE802.5
IEEE802.11

– is a physical layer standard for Token Ring.

– is a physical layer standard for Wireless

LAN/WAN compatibility.

IEEE802.12

– is a physical layer standard for 100VG AnyLAN.

LAN (Local Area Network) –

A data communications network spanning a limited area. It provides
communications between three or more computers and peripherals, in most cases using a high-speed
media as it’s backbone.

Keyboard –

This is a component that comes in direct contact for you with your PC.
The mechanism of keyboard converts a key cap’s movement into a signal sent to the
computer. The most common key mechanisms are “

contact

”. Capacitate keyboard has a spring that causes the plastic and the metal

capacitate

” and “

hard

plunger to move nearer to two pads that have large plates (plated in tin, nickel, and
copper). These pads are connected to the keyboard’s printed circuit board. Hard
contact keyboard causes the key cap to collapse a foam rubber dome that presses
against a sheet of plastic on the bottom of which is metallic area connected to the rest
of the keyboard’s circuit board.

LDCM (LANDesk Client Manager) –

With the help of LDCM, PCs that are either stand-alone or on a
network can not escape the control of a system administrator. Alerts will be sent to the user if an
abnormal condition is encountered in a PC. It allows the administrator to give each PC a thorough
check-up. Additionally, this feature is available to multiple OS’s on the market today. LDCM Key

Features include the following : ¬Health Monitoring
Accessibility

，¯

Extensive Instrumentation. This is a product from Intel.

， -

Real-Time Alerting

， ®

Remote

Mouse –

The keyboard is a barrier to learn how to use a computer. Xerox Corporation
first developed the concept of a pointing device, something a computer user could
move with his or her hand, causing a corresponding move on screen. Because of its
size and tail like cable, the device was named for the mouse. Apple Computer made
the mouse a standard feature of its Macintosh computers, and with the popularity of
Windows, a mouse is becoming standard equipment on all PCs, as well.

Trackballs

“

Digitizing tablets

“

” have survived more awkward methods of navigating with the keyboard.

” are popular with architects and engineers who must translate
precise movements of a pen into lines on the screen. “ Touch screens “, on which
you press either your finger and a special light pen to control the software, are too tiring
to use for any length of time.

MMXÔ –

CPU’s with MMXÔ technology are optimized to run multimedia applications,
and therefore, offer faster multimedia playback than standard CPUs. However, when
manufacturers introduce any new hardware technology, the software makers need to
catch up. At this time of compilation, most applications can’t yet take advantage of
MMXÔ capabilities.

Parallel port –

Parallel ports (labeled

in printers. It is also often called a

printer port

with

. Although a serial port can also be used to send data from a PC to

LPT1, LPT2

, and so on) are usually for plugging

Centronics port

– has been almost synonymous

some models of printers, the parallel port is faster. A serial port sends data one bit at
a time over a single one-way wire; a parallel port can send several bits of data across
eight parallel wires simultaneously. Take note that a serial connection sends a single
bit, a parallel port send an entire byte.

PCI Bus (Peripheral Component Interconnect) –

It is a connection slot in a motherboard that
supports 32-bit bus transfer rates. The now standard PCI Local Bus
carries data along at least 32 lines, that is, at least 32 bits at a time. Local bus computer designs add
special buses so the CPU can communicate directly with key components like the monitor, resulting in

much better performance. You should look for PCI local bus capabilities in any system you buy,
especially PCI local bus video (which helps the monitor display more quickly).

POST (Power-On Self-Test) –

is the first thing your PC does when you turn it on, and
it’s your first warning of trouble with any of the components. When the POST detects
an error from the display, memory, keyboard, or other basic components, it produces
an error warning in the form of a message on your display and — in case your display is
part of the problem — in the form of a series of beeps.

RAM (Random Access Memory) –

consists of a bank of chips that act as “ working
memory ”, holding program instructions and data only while your computer’s turned
on. Unless the instructions and data are saved to a disk, RAM forgets them when you
turn your computer off. RAM is measured in megabytes (M). Most computers today
come with 32M of RAM, though some sell with only 16M installed. There are a few
different types and speeds of RAM as well. One of the most prominent today is
Extended Data Output ( EDO) RAM but, an even faster type of RAM that has just hit the
market is called

SyncDRAM

.

Serial port –

Serial ports are also sometimes called

ports, and are labeled

COM1, COM2

, and so on. It is simple in concept: one line to

COM

(short for COMmunications)

send data, another line to receive data, and a few other lines to regulate how data is
sent over the other two lines – from commonplace modems and printers to plotters and
burglar alarms. The most common use for serial port is with a

mouse

or

modem

The reason for this is that a serial port is not a very efficient way to transfer data, so
little data that speed is not crucial, and perfect for modems because with current

.

technology, phone lines cannot transport more than one signal at a time anyway. The

serial port

is often referred to as an

RS-232 port

.

SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) –

An intelligent bus for transmitting data commands
between a variety of devices. There are many implementations of SCSI, including Fast SCSI, Wide
SCSI, Fast Wide SCSI, Fast-20, and Fast-40.

SCSI-2 –

The second generation of SCSI; includes many improvements to SCSI-1, including Fast

SCSI, Wide SCSI, and mandatory parity checking.

SCSI-3 –

The third generation of SCSI; introduces Fast-20 and Fast-40 as improvements to the
parallel bus. The standard also includes a number of specifications for high-speed serial bus
architectures such as SSA, Fiber Channel, and IEEE 1394. Also known as Ultra SCSI.

Ultra SCSI –

Also known as SCSI-3, is a third generation SCSI standard that introduced parallel bus

speed improvements (FAST-20 and FAST-40), an the miniaturized 68-pin micro connector.

USB (Universal Serial Bus) –

USB consolidates serial, parallel, keyboard, mouse, and game ports
into one asynchronous and isochronous communications port with bandwidth for data transfer speeds
up to 12 Mbps without termination. By daisy-chaining USB hubs, up to 127 I/O devices can be
connected to one USB port on the PC. USB is completely plug-and play meaning peripherals can be
correctly detected and configured automatically as soon as they are connected.

UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) –
Twisted Pair

are two wires twisted together to reduce susceptibility to RF crosswalk.

Twisted pair cable with neither individual nor overall shielding.

VGA (Video Graphics Array) –

A video adapter that supports 640x480 pixels color resolution. The

Windows OS provides medium text & graphics standard.

VL-Bus –

It is also known as Local Bus; this is an I/O interface that is directly connected and depended of the

system CPU. The VL-Bus is an abbreviation of VESA Local Bus.

Terms and Conditions

Date:1997.10.20

Warranty Policy

1. All products are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship on a period of two years
from the date of purchase by the customer.

2. The buyer will bear the return freight charges for goods that are returned for repair within the
warranty period whereas manufacturer will bear the other way after repair.

3. The buyer will pay for repair (for the replaced materials plus service time) and transportation charges
(both ways) for items after the expiration of the warranty period.

4. If the RMA Service Request Form does not meet the stated requirement as listed on “RMA Service
“ , RMA goods will be returned at the customer expense.

5. The following conditions are excluded from this warranty：

A. Improper or inadequate maintenance by the customer.
B. Unauthorized modification or misuse.
C. Operation outside of the environmental specifications for the product.

RMA Service

1. Request a RMA#

Complete and fax to Supplier the “RMA Request Form” to obtain a RMA number.

2. Shipping:

A. The customer is requested to fill up the problem code as listed . If none of the code is

selected, please write the symptom description on the remark.
B. Ship the defective units with freight prepaid.
C. Mark the RMA # clearly on the box.
D. Shipping damage as a result of inadequate packing is the customer‘s responsibility.
E. Use the original packing materials whenever possible .

3. All RMA# are valid for 30 days only:

When RMA goods are received after valid RMA# period , the goods will be rejected.

:

Testing

When requesting RMA service, please fill out this “RMA Service Request Form”.

Without this form your RMA will be REJECTED!!!

Reasons to Return: □ Repair(Please include failure details) □

RMA No:

Company: Contact Person:
Phone No. Purchased Date:
Fax No.: Applied Date:
Return Shipping Address:

Shipping by: □Air Freight □Sea □Express : □Others:

Purpose

Item

Model Name

Serial Number Configuration

Problem Code

Item

Failure Status

Problem Code

*
01:D.O.A.
02: Second Time R.M.A.
03: CMOS Data Lost
04: FDC Fail
05: HDC Fail
06: Bad Slot

:

07: BIOS Problem
08: Keyboard Controller Fail
09: Cache RMA Problem
10: Memory Socket Bad
11: Hang Up Software
12: Out Look Damage

13: SCSI
14: LPT Port
15: PS2
16: LAN
17: COM Port
18: Watchdog Timer

19: DIO
20: Buzzer
21: Shut Down
22: Panel Fail
23: CRT Fail
24: Others (Pls specify)

Request Party

Authorized Signatures / Date

Confirmed By Supplier

Authorized Signatures / Date