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AR-B1570

INDUSTRIAL GRADE

CPU BOARD

User’ s Guide

Edition: 1.71

Book Number: AR-B1570-02.0715

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Table of Contents

0.PREFACE......................................................................................................................................................................3

0.1COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER................................................................................................................................... 3

0.2 WELCOME TO THE AR-B1570 CPU BOARD............................................................................................................................. 3

0.3 BEFORE YOU USE THIS GUIDE ............................................................................................................................................... 3

0.4 RETURNING YOUR BOARD FOR SERVICE ............................................................................................................................. 3

0.5 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND USER COMMENTS ..................................................................................................................... 3

0.6 ORGANIZATION......................................................................................................................................................................... 4

0.7 STATIC ELECTRICITY PRECAUTIONS..................................................................................................................................... 4

1. OVERVIEW...................................................................................................................................................................5

1.1SPECIFICATION.......................................................................................................................................................................... 5

1.2 PACKING LIST ........................................................................................................................................................................... 5

1.3 FEATURES................................................................................................................................................................................. 6

2. SYSTEM CONTROLLER .............................................................................................................................................7

2.1 MICROPROCESSOR.................................................................................................................................................................. 7

2.2 DMA CONTROLLER................................................................................................................................................................... 7

2.3 KEYBOARD CONTROLLER ....................................................................................................................................................... 8

2.4 INTERRUPT CONTROLLER....................................................................................................................................................... 8

2.4.1 I/O Port Address Map

2.4.2 Real-Time Clock and Non-Volatile RAM

2.4.3 Timer

2.5 SERIAL PORT .......................................................................................................................................................................... 11

2.6 PARALLEL PORT ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13

3. SETTING UP THE SYSTEM.......................................................................................................................................15

3.1 OVERVIEW............................................................................................................................................................................... 15

3.2 SYSTEM SETTING................................................................................................................................................................... 15

3.2.1 Hard Disk (IDE) Connector

3.2.2 FDD Port Connector (CN3)

3.2.3 Ethernet RJ-45 Connector (LAN1)

3.2.4 PS/2 KB/Mouse Connector (CN4 & PS1)

3.2.5 PS-ON Header (CN9)

3.2.6 Reset Header (J7)

3.2.7 Power Connector (PWR2)

3.2.8 CRT Connector (P4)

3.2.9 LCD Supported Voltage Select (JP4)

3.2.10 LCD Panel Display Connector (LCD1)

3.2.11 LED Header (J8)

3.2.12 USB Connector(USB1)

3.2.13 PC104 Connector

3.2.14 Parallel Port Connector (CN2)

3.2.15 IR. Header (J1)

3.2.16 Ext. Battery (CN1)

3.2.17 Battery Jumper (JP2)

3.2.18 COM1, COM2 (CN5, CN6)

3.2.19 Touch Screen Connector (J3 & J4)

3.2.20 D.O.C. Memory Address Select (JP1)

3.2.21 ATX POWER External Bottom Connector (J6)

4. INSTALLATION..........................................................................................................................................................25

4.1 OVERVIEW............................................................................................................................................................................... 25

4.2 UTILITY DISKETTE .................................................................................................................................................................. 25

4.2.1 Driver Installation

4.3 WATCHDOG TIMER................................................................................................................................................................. 26

4.3.1 Watchdog Timer Setting

4.3.2 Watchdog Timer Trigger

5. BIOS CONSOLE.........................................................................................................................................................28

5.1 BIOS SETUP OVERVIEW......................................................................................................................................................... 28

5.2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP ...................................................................................................................................................... 29

5.3 BIOS FEATURES SETUP......................................................................................................................................................... 31

5.4 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP.................................................................................................................................................. 33

5.5 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 34

5.6 LOAD DEFAULT SETTING....................................................................................................................................................... 34

5.6.1 Load BIOS Defaults

5.6.2 Load Setup Defaults

5.7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ................................................................................................................................................. 35

5.8 PASSWORD SETTING............................................................................................................................................................. 36

5.8.1 Setting Password

5.8.2 Password Checking

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5.9 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION ................................................................................................................................................... 36

5.10 BIOS EXIT............................................................................................................................................................................... 36

5.10.1 Save & Exit Setup

5.10.2 Exit Without Saving

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0.PREFACE

0.1COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER

April 2001

Acrosser Technology makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Furthermore, Acrosser Technology reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation of Acrosser Technology to notify any person of such revisions or changes. Changes will be posted on the Internet (WWW.ACROSSER.COM Acrosser to this fact. Possession, use, or copying of the software described in this publication is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from Acrosser or an authorized sublicensor. (C) Copyright Acrosser Technology Co., Ltd., 2001. All rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Acrosser Technology. Acrosser, AMI, IBM PC/AT, ALI, Windows 3.1, MS-DOS, …are registered trademarks. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

) as soon as possible, but there is obligation on the part of

0.2 WELCOME TO THE AR-B1570 CPU BOARD

This guide introduces the Acrosser AR-B1570 CPU board. The following information describes this card’s functions, features, and how to start, set up and operate your ARB1570. General system information can also be found here.

0.3 BEFORE YOU USE THIS GUIDE

If you have not already installed this AR-B1570, refer to the Chapter 3, “Setting Up The System” in this guide. Check the packing list, make sure the accessories are complete.

The AR-B1570 CD provides the newest information about the card. Please refer to the files of the enclosed utility CD. It contains the modification, hardware & software information, and it has updates to product functions

that may not be mentioned here.

0.4 RETURNING YOUR BOARD FOR SERVICE

If your board requires servicing, contact the dealer from whom you purchased the product for service information. If you need to ship your board to us for service, be sure it is packed in a protective carton. We recommend that you keep the original packaging for this purpose.

You can assure efficient servicing of your product by following these guidelines:

1. Include your name, address, daytime telephone and facsimile numbers and E-mail.

2. A description of the system configuration and/or software at the time is malfunction,

3. And a brief description of the symptoms.

0.5 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND USER COMMENTS

User’s comments are always welcome as they assist us in improving the usefulness of our products and the understanding of our publications. They form a very important part of the input used for product enhancement and revision. We may use and distribute any of the information you supply in any way we believe appropriate without incurring any obligation. You may, of course, continue to use the information you supply. If you have suggestions for improving particular sections or if you find any errors, please indicate the manual title and book number. Please send your comments to Acrosser Technology Co., Ltd. or your local sales representative.

Internet electronic mail to: webmaster@acrosser.com

Check our FAQ sheet for quick fixes to known technical problems.

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0.6 ORGANIZATION

This manual covers the following topics (see the Table of Contents for a detailed listing):

! Chapter 1, “Overview”, provides an overview of the system features and packing list. ! Chapter 2, “System Controller” describes the major structure. ! Chapter 3, “Setting Up the System”, describes how to adjust the jumper, and the connector’s settings. ! Chapter 4, “Installation”, describes setup procedures including information on the utility diskette. ! Chapter 5, “BIOS Console”, provides the BIOS options settings.

0.7 STATIC ELECTRICITY PRECAUTIONS

Before removing the board from its anti-static bag, read this section about static electricity precautions. Static electricity is a constant danger to computer systems. The charge that can build up in your body may be more than sufficient to damage integrated circuits on any PC board. It is, therefore, important to observe basic precautions whenever you use or handle computer components. Although areas with humid climates are much less prone to static build-up, it is always best to safeguard against accidents that may result in expensive repairs. The following measures should be sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge:

• Touch a grounded metal object to discharge the static electricity in your body (or ideally, wear a grounded

wrist strap).

• When unpacking and handling the board or other system components, place all materials on an anti-static

surface.

• Be careful not to touch the components on the board, especially the “golden finger” connectors on the bottom

of the board.

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1. OVERVIEW

This is a AR-B1570 Pentium Grade CPU Board with Ethernet, DOC, SSD and Compact Flash. This chapter provides an overview of your system features and capabilities. The following topics are covered:

Specification

Packing List

Features

1.1SPECIFICATION

CPU : NS GEODE GX1 BGA.

Chipset:Cyrix CS5530A.

RAM Memory: Support 1xDIMM 168-Pin socket, 128M maximum.

SSD: Support one socket for DiskOnChip.

Support up to 1MB SRAM on board.

Watchdog: Software programmable 1~63sec.

VGA Display: CS5530A UMA,Memory Size 1~4MB.

CRT-with HDB 15-pin connector.

LCD with 2.0 mm 44-pin Header.

Ethernet: RTL8139C chipset, supports 10/100M baseT with RJ-45 connector built-in LED.

Super I/O: Winbond 83977TF

2 EIDE (Ultra DMA33)– with one 2.54 mm 40-pin connector and one 2.00 mm 44-pin connector 1 FDC – with 2.54 mm 34-pin connector. 1 Parallel – with 2.54 mm 26-pin connector (supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode). 1 RS-232C/RS485 – with DB-9 connector located at the bracket. 1 RS-232C /IrDA/Touch Screen – with 2.54 mm 10-pin connector

RS-232C is selectable by jumper and use the same connector. IrDA with 2.54mm 5-pin header.

Touch Screen with 2.0mm 3-pin JST connector.

BIOS: Flash BIOS AWARD.

Keyboard/Mouse: PS/2 compatible 6-pin mini-DIN connector and JST 6pin.

USB: Built-in 2 ports USB interface with 2.54mm 10-pin headers.

RTC: Chipset including, Support ACPI function with 10 years data retention.

Speaker: Supports on-board buzzer.

LED Indicators: Power LED, LAN LED at LAN Port.

Expansion Bus: PC/104,ISA Bus.

Power Connector: One 4-pin Wafer Connector.

Power Req.: +5V-3.0A maximum and 12V –0.5A maximum.

PC Board: 6 layers, EMI considered

Dimensions: 185 mm x 122 mm (7.3”x4.8”)

1.2 PACKING LIST

Some accessories are included with the system. Before you begin installing your AR-B1570 board, take a moment to make sure that the following items have been included inside the AR-B1570 package.

The quick setup manual

1 AR-B1570 all-in-one single CPU board

Software utility CD.

2HD cable (one 2.54mm, one 2.0mm).

FD cable.

USB, AR-B9462A (optional)

KB/Mouse (one mini din)

COM 2 cable (2*5pin)

Parallel cable (2*13pin)

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1.3 FEATURES

The system provides a number of special features that enhance its reliability, ensure its long-term availability, and improve its expansion capabilities, as well as its hardware structure.

CPU NS GEODE GX1

Cyrix CS5530A Chipset

1xDIMM SDRAM

Supports DOC Flash Disk

1Mbyte SRAM

10/100M-Base Ethernet

Compact Flash (optional)

AWARD BIOS

Power Req.: +5V-3.0A maximum and 12V –0.5A maximum.

Dimensions: 185 mm x 122 mm (7.3”x4.8”).

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2. SYSTEM CONTROLLER

This chapter describes the main structure of the AR-B1570 CPU board. The following topics are covered:

! Microprocessors ! DMA Controller

Keyboard Controller

! ! Interrupt Controller ! Serial Port

Parallel Port

2.1 MICROPROCESSOR

The AR-B1570 uses the NS GEODE GX1 CPU, it is an advanced 32-bit x86 compatible processor offering high performance, fully accelerated 2D graphics, a 64-synchronous DRAM controller and a PCI bus controller, all on a single chip. This latest generation of the MediaGX processor enables a new class of premium performance notebook/desktop, and IPC computer designs. The MediaGX MMX enhanced processor companion chips provide advanced video and audio functions and permit direct interface to memory. This high-performance 64-bit processor is x86 instruction set compatible and supports MMX technology. This processor is the latest member of the NS MediaGX family, offering high performance, fully accelerated 2D graphics, synchronous memory interface and a PCI bus controller, all on a single chip. As described in separate manuals, the CS5520 and the CS5530 I/O Companion chips fully enable the features of the MediaGX processor with MMX support. These features include full VGA and VESA video, 16-bit stereo sound, IDE interface, ISA interface, SMM power management, and AT compatibility logic. In addition, the newer CS5530 provides an Ultra DMA/33 interface, MPEG2 assist, and is AC97 Version 2.0 audio compliant. In addition to the advanced CPU features, the MediaGX processor integrates a host of functions, which are typically implemented with external components. A full-function graphics accelerator provides pixel processing and rendering functions. The NS MediaGX MMX-Enhanced Processor represents a new generation of x86-compatible 64-bit microprocessors with sixth-generation features. The decoupled load/store unit (within the memory management unit) allows multiple instructions in a single clock cycle. Other features include single-cycle execution, single-cycle instruction decode, 16KB write-back cache, and clock rates up to 266MHz. These features are possible by the use of advanced-process technologies and super pipelining.

2.2 DMA CONTROLLER

The equivalent of two 8237A DMA controllers are implemented on the AR-B1570 board. Each controller is a fourchannel DMA device that will generate the memory addresses and control signals necessary to transfer information directly between a peripheral device and memory. This allows high-speed information transfer with less CPU intervention. The two DMA controllers are internally cascaded to provide four DMA channels for transfers to 8-bit peripherals (DMA1) and three channels for transfers to 16-bit peripherals (DMA2). DMA2 channel 0 provides the cascade interconnection between the two DMA devices, thereby maintaining IBM PC/AT compatibility.

The Following is the system information for the DMA channels:

Slave with four 8-bit chnls Master with three 16-bit chnls

DMA Controller 1 DMA Controller 2

Channel 0: Spare Channel 4(0): Cascade for controller 1

Channel 1: IBM SDLC Channel 5(1): Spare

Channel 2: Diskette adapter Channel 6(2): Spare

Channel 3: Spare Channel 7(3): Spare

DMA Channel Controller

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2.3 KEYBOARD CONTROLLER

The 8042 processor is programmed to support the keyboard serial interface. The keyboard controller receives serial data from the keyboard, checks its parity, translates scan codes, and presents it to the system as a byte data in its output buffer. The controller can interrupt the system when data is placed in its output buffer, or wait for the system to poll its status register to determine when data is available.

Data can be written to the keyboard by writing data to the output buffer of the keyboard controller.

Each byte of data is sent to the keyboard controller in a series with an odd parity bit automatically inserted. The keyboard controller is required to acknowledge all data transmissions. Therefore, another byte of data will not be sent to keyboard controller until acknowledgment is received for the previous byte sent. The “output buffer full” interruption may be used for both send and receive routines.

2.4 INTERRUPT CONTROLLER

The equivalent of two 8259 Programmable Interrupt Controllers (PIC) are included on the AR-B1570 board. They accept requests from peripherals, resolve priorities on pending interrupts in service, issue interrupt requests to the CPU, and provide vectors which are used as acceptance indices by the CPU to determine which interrupt service routine to execute. These two controllers are cascaded with the second controller representing IRQ8 to IRQ15, which is rerouted through IRQ2 on the first controller.

The following is the system information of interrupts levels:

Interrupt Level Description

NMI Parity check CTRL1 IRQ0 IRQ1

IRQ2

CTRL2

System timer interrupt from timer 8254

keyboard output buffer full Rerouting to IRQ8 to IRQ15

IRQ8:Real time clock IRQ9:Reserved IRQ10:LAN adapters(based on PCI INT routing) IRQ12:Reserved for PS/2 mouse IRQ13:Math.Co-processor IRQ14:Hard disk adapter IRQ15:Hard disk adapter

IRQ3 Serial port(depends on setup assignment) IRQ4 Serial port(depends on setup assignment) IRQ5 Reserved IRQ6 Reserved for floppy disk adapter IRQ7 Parallel port 1

Interrupt Controller

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2.4.1 I/O Port Address Map

Hex Range Device

000-01F DMA controller 1 020-021 Interrupt controller 1 022-023 Cyrix CS5530 040-04F Timer 1 050-05F Timer 2 060-06F 8042 keyboard/controller 070-071 Real-time clock (RTC), non-maskable interrupt (NMI) 080-09F DMA page registers

0A0-0A1 Interrupt controller 2

0C0-0DF DMA controller 2

0F0 Clear Math Co-processor 0F1 Reset Math Co-processor

0F8-0FF Math Co-processor

170-178 Reserved for Fixed disk 1

1F0-1F8 Fixed disk 0

201 Reserved for Game port

208-20A EMS register 0

210-213 SSD

214 Watchdog 218-21A EMS register 1 278-27F Parallel printer port (depends on setup assignment) 290-293 SSD

2E8-2EF Serial port (depends on setup assignment)

2F8-2FF Serial port (depends on setup assignment)

300-31F Prototype card/streaming type adapter 320-33F Reserved 378-37F Parallel printer port (depends on setup assignment) 380-38F SDLC, bisynchronous

3A0-3AF Bisynchronous 3B0-3BF Monochrome display and printer port 3 (LPT 3) 3C0-3CF EGA/VGA adapter 3D0-3DF Color/graphics monitor adapter 3E8-3EF Serial port 3 (depends on setup assignment)

3F0-3F7 Reserved for diskette controller 3F8-3FF Serial port (depends on setup assignment)

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I/O Port Address Map

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2.4.2 Real-Time Clock and Non-Volatile RAM

The AR-B1570 contains a real-time clock compartment that maintains the date and time in addition to storing configuration information about the computer system. It contains 14 bytes of clock and control registers and 114 bytes of general purpose RAM. Because of the use of CMOS technology, it consumes very little power and can be maintained for long periods of time using an internal Lithium battery. The contents of each byte in the CMOS RAM are listed as follows:

Address Description

00 Seconds 01 Second alarm 02 Minutes 03 Minute alarm 04 Hours 05 Hour alarm 06 Day of week 07 Date of month 08 Month 09 Year 0A Status register A 0B Status register B 0C Status register C 0D Status register D 0E Diagnostic status byte 0F Shutdown status byte 10 Diskette drive type byte, drive A and B 11 Fixed disk type byte, drive C 12 Fixed disk type byte, drive D 13 Reserved 14 Equipment byte 15 Low base memory byte 16 High base memory byte 17 Low expansion memory byte

18 High expansion memory byte 19-2D Reserved 2E-2F 2-byte CMOS checksum

30 Low actual expansion memory byte

31 High actual expansion memory byte

32 Date century byte

33 Information flags (set during power on) 34-7F Reserved for system BIOS

Real-Time Clock & Non-Volatile RAM

2.4.3 Timer

The AR-B1570 provides three programmable timers, each with a timing frequency of 1.19 MHz.

Timer 0 The output of this timer is tied to interrupt request 0. (IRQ 0)

Timer 1 This timer is used to trigger memory refresh cycles.

Timer 2 This timer provides the speaker tone.

Application programs can load different counts into this timer to generate various sound frequencies.

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2.5 SERIAL PORT

The ACEs (Asynchronous Communication Elements ACE1 to ACE4) are used to convert parallel data to a serial format on the transmit side and convert serial data to parallel on the receiver side. The serial format, in order of transmission and reception, is a start bit, followed by five to eight data bits, a parity bit (if programmed) and one,

1.5 (in a five-bit format only) or two stop bits(in a 6,7, or 8-bit format). The ACEs are capable of handling divisors of 1 to 65535, and produce a 16x clock for driving the internal transmitter logic.

Provisions are also included to use this 16x clock to drive the receiver logic. Also included in the ACE a completed MODEM control capability, and a processor interrupt system that may be software tailored to the computing time required to handle the communications link.

The following table is a summary of each ACE accessible register

DLAB Port Address Register

Receiver buffer (read) 0 base + 0 Transmitter holding register (write)

0 base + 1 Interrupt enable X base + 2 Interrupt identification (read only) X base + 3 Line control X base + 4 MODEM control X base + 5 Line status X base + 6 MODEM status X base + 7 Scratched register

1 base + 0 Divisor latch (least significant byte)

1 base + 1 Divisor latch (most significant byte)

ACE Accessible Registers

(1) Receiver Buffer Register (RBR)

Bit 0-7: Received data byte (Read Only)

(2) Transmitter Holding Register (THR)

Bit 0-7: Transmitter holding data byte (Write Only)

(3) Interrupt Enable Register (IER)

Bit 0: Enable Received Data Available Interrupt (ERBFI) Bit 1: Enable Transmitter Holding Empty Interrupt (ETBEI) Bit 2: Enable Receiver Line Status Interrupt (ELSI) Bit 3: Enable MODEM Status Interrupt (EDSSI) Bit 4: Must be 0 Bit 5: Must be 0 Bit 6: Must be 0 Bit 7: Must be 0

(4) Interrupt Identification Register (IIR)

Bit 0: “0” if Interrupt Pending Bit 1: Interrupt ID Bit 0 Bit 2: Interrupt ID Bit 1 Bit 3: Must be 0 Bit 4: Must be 0 Bit 5: Must be 0 Bit 6: Must be 0 Bit 7: Must be 0

(5) Line Control Register (LCR)

Bit 0: Word Length Select Bit 0 (WLS0) Bit 1: Word Length Select Bit 1 (WLS1)

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WLS1 WLS0 Word Length

0 0 5 Bits 0 1 6 Bits 1 0 7 Bits

1 1 8 Bits Bit 2: Number of Stop Bit (STB) Bit 3: Parity Enable (PEN) Bit 4: Even Parity Select (EPS) Bit 5: Stick Parity Bit 6: Set Break Bit 7: Divisor Latch Access Bit (DLAB)

(6) MODEM Control Register (MCR)

Bit 0: Data Terminal Ready (DTR) Bit 1: Request to Send (RTS) Bit 2: Out 1 (OUT 1) Bit 3: Out 2 (OUT 2) Bit 4: Loop Bit 5: Must be 0 Bit 6: Must be 0 Bit 7: Must be 0

(7) Line Status Register (LSR)

Bit 0: Data Ready (DR) Bit 1: Overrun Error (OR) Bit 2: Parity Error (PE) Bit 3: Framing Error (FE) Bit 4: Break Interrupt (BI) Bit 5: Transmitter Holding Register Empty (THRE) Bit 6: Transmitter Shift Register Empty (TSRE) Bit 7: Must be 0

(8) MODEM Status Register (MSR)

Bit 0: Delta Clear to Send (DCTS) Bit 1: Delta Data Set Ready (DDSR) Bit 2: Training Edge Ring Indicator (TERI) Bit 3: Delta Receive Line Signal Detect (DSLSD) Bit 4: Clear to Send (CTS) Bit 5: Data Set Ready (DSR) Bit 6: Ring Indicator (RI) Bit 7: Received Line Signal Detect (RSLD)

(9) Divisor Latch (LS, MS)

Bit 0: Bit 0 Bit 8 Bit 1: Bit 1 Bit 9 Bit 2: Bit 2 Bit 10 Bit 3: Bit 3 Bit 11 Bit 4: Bit 4 Bit 12 Bit 5: Bit 5 Bit 13 Bit 6: Bit 6 Bit 14 Bit 7: Bit 7 Bit 15

LS MS

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Desired Baud Rate Divisor Used to Generate 16x Clock

300 384

600 192 1200 96 1800 64 2400 48 3600 32 4800 24 9600 12

14400 8 19200 6 28800 4 38400 3 57600 2

115200 1

Serial Port Divisor Latch

2.6 PARALLEL PORT

(1) Register Address

Port Address Read/Write Register

base + 0 Write Output data base + 0 Read Input data base + 1 Read Printer status buffer base + 2 Write Printer control latch

Registers’ Address

(2) Printer Interface Logic

The parallel port of the W83977F-A is for attaching various devices that accept eight bits of parallel data at standard TTL level.

(3) Data Swapper

The system microprocessor can read the contents of the printer’s Data Latch through the Data Swapper by reading the Data Swapper address.

(4) Printer Status Buffer

The system microprocessor can read the printer status by reading the address of the Printer Status Buffer. The bit definitions are described as follows:

12345670

XXX

NOTE: X presents not used.

Printer Status Buffer

-ERROR SLCT PE

-ACK

-BUSY

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Bit 7: This signal may become active during data entry, when the printer is off-line during printing, or when the

print head is changing position or in an error state. When Bit 7 is active, the printer is busy and cannot accept data.

Bit 6: This bit represents the current state of the printer’s ACK signal. A0 means the printer has received the

character and is ready to accept another. Normally, this signal will be active for approximately 5 microseconds before receiving a BUSY message stops.

Bit 5: A1 means the printer has detected the end of the paper.

Bit 4: A1 means the printer is selected.

Bit 3: A0 means the printer has encountered an error condition.

(5) Printer Control Latch & Printer Control Swapper

The system microprocessor can read the contents of the printer control latch by reading the address of printer control swapper. Bit definitions are as follows:

X X

STROBE

INIT SLDC IN

IRQ ENABLE

DIR(write only)

Bit’s Definition

NOTE: X presents not used.

Direction control bit. When logic 1, the output buffers in the parallel port are disabled allowing data driven

Bit 5:

from external sources to be read; when logic 0, they work as a printer port. This bit is write only.

Bit 4: A1 in this position allows an interrupt to occur when ACK changes from low state to high state.

Bit 3: A1 in this bit position selects the printer.

Bit 2: A0 starts the printer (50 microseconds pulse, minimum).

Bit 1: A1 causes the printer to line-feed after a line is printed.

Bit 0: A0.5 microsecond minimum highly active pulse clocks data into the printer. Valid data must be present for

a minimum of 0.5 microseconds before and after the strobe pulse.

UTO FD XT

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3. SETTING UP THE SYSTEM

This section describes pin assignments for the system’s external connectors and the jumper settings.

! Overview ! System Setting

3.1 OVERVIEW

AR-B1570 is a Pentium Grade CPU Board that comes Ethernet, DOC, SSD, and Compact Flash (optional) functions. This section provides the hardware’s jumper settings, the connectors’ locations, and the pin assignments. The #1 pin assignments have all been designed on the right side of the board with a “block” indication on the diagram.

CN3

CN7

CN2

USB1

JP4

DIMM1

PWR2

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

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

BHKMDF

TADVY AFPAB

AC AEAAWURNLJGECA

LCD1

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

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

BHKMDF

TADVY AFPAB

AC AEAAWURNLJGECA

U21

CN1

J2 J6

CN8

BT3

JP1

U16

U19

AR-B1570V1.2

JP2

CN4

CN9

CN5

LAN1

CN1

PS1

SILK TOP

External System Location

3.2 SYSTEM SETTING

Jumper pins allow you to set specific system parameters. Set them by changing the pin location of jumper blocks. (A jumper block is a small plastic-encased conductor that slips over the pins.) To change a jumper setting, remove the jumper from its current location with your fingers or small needle-nosed pliers. Place the jumper over the two pins designated for the desired setting. Press the jumper evenly onto the pins. Be careful not to bend the pins.

CAUTION: Do not touch any electronic components unless you are safely grounded. Wear a grounded wrist strap

or touch an exposed metal part of the system unit chassis. The static discharges from your fingers can permanently damage electronic components.

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3.2.1 Hard Disk (IDE) Connector

(1) 40-Pin Hard Disk (IDE) Connector (CN7)

A 40-pin header type connector (CN7) is provided to interface with up to two embedded hard disk drives (IDE AT bus). This interface, through a 40-pin cable, allows the user to connect up to two drives in a “daisy chain” fashion. To enable or disable the hard disk controller, please use the BIOS Setup program, which is explained further in chapter 5. The following table illustrates the pin assignments of the hard disk drive’s 40-pin connector.

2 40

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 -RESET 2 GROUND 3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8 5 DATA 6 6 DATA 9 7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10

9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11 11 DATA 3 12 DATA 12 13 DATA 2 14 DATA 13 15 DATA 1 16 DATA 14 17 DATA 0 18 DATA 15 19 GROUND 20 NOT USED 21 IDEDREQ 22 GROUND 23 -IOW A 24 GROUND 25 -IOR A 26 GROUND 27 IDEIORDYA 28 GROUND 29 -DACKA 30 GROUND 31 AINT 32 GROUND 33 SA 1 34 Not Used 35 SA 0 36 SA 2 37 CS 0 38 CS 1 39 HD LED A 40 GROUND

Hard Disk (IDE) Connector

(2) 44-Pin Hard Disk (IDE) Connector (CN8)

AR-B1570 also provides IDE interface 44-pin connector to connect with the hard disk device.

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Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 -RESET 2 GROUND

3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8

5 DATA 6 6 DATA 9

7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10

Hard Disk (IDE1) Connector

3.2.2 FDD Port Connector (CN3)

The AR-B1570 provides a 34-pin header type connector for supporting up to two floppy disk drives. To enable or disable the floppy disk controller, please use the BIOS Setup program.

Figure 0-1 CN3: FDD Port connector

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1-33(odd) GROUND 18 DIRECTION

2 DRVEN 0 20 -STEP OUTPUT PULSE

4 NOT USED 22 -WRITE DATA

6 DRVEN 1 24 -WRITE GATE

8 -INDEX 26 -TRACK 0

10 -MOTOR ENABLE 0 28 -W RITE PROTECT

12 -DRIVE SELECT 1 30 -READ DATA

14 -DRIVE SELECT 0 32 -SIDE 1 SELECT

16 -MOTOR ENABLE 1 34 DISK CHANGE

Table 0-1 FDD Pin Assignment

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3.2.3 Ethernet RJ-45 Connector (LAN1)

The LAN1 RJ-45&LED header is the standard network header. The following table is the pin assignment.

PIN (CN8) FUNCTION

1 TPTX+ 2 TPTX 3 TPRX+ 4 Not Used 5 Not Used 6 TPRX 7 Not Used 8 Not Used

RJ-45 Pin Assignment

3.2.4 PS/2 KB/Mouse Connector (CN4 & PS1)

To use the PS/2 interface, an adapter cable has to be connected to the CN4 (6-pin header type) connector. This adapter cable is mounted on a bracket and is included in your AR-B1570 package. The connector for the PS/2 KB/mouse is a Mini-DIN 6-pin connector. Pin assignments for the PS/2 port connector are as follows:

MSDAT KBDAT

MSCLK

KBCLK

GND VCC

1 2 3 4 5 6

PS1

CN4 6 Pin Mini-DIN

Figure 0-2 CN4 & PS1: PS/2 KB/Mouse Connector

1 KBDAT

2 MSDAT 3 GND 4 VCC

5 KBCLK

6 MSCLK

3.2.5 PS-ON Header (CN9)

1 PS-ON 2 VCC 3 5VSB

CN9

Factory Preset

3.2.6 Reset Header (J7)

The J7 is a reset header. Shorting these two pins will reset the system.

1 2

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3.2.7 Power Connector (PWR2)

The PWR2 is a 4-pin power connector. It’s the standard connectors on all Acrosser boards.

1 +12

2 GND 3 GND

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PWR2

PWR2: 4-Pin Power Connector

3.2.8 CRT Connector (P4)

P4: CRT Connector

P4 (CRT Connector)

1 Red 2 Green

3 Blue 13 Horizontial 14 Vertical Sync 4, 9, & 11 Not used 5 & 10 Ground 6, 7 & 8 AGND 12 DDC DATA

15 DDC CLOCK

3.2.9 LCD Supported Voltage Select (JP4)

456

123

Figure 0-3 JP4: LCD Supported Voltage Select

12345

5V3.3V

Factory Preset

3.2.10 LCD Panel Display Connector (LCD1)

Attach a display panel connector to this 44-pin connector with pin assignments as shown below:

Figure 0-4 LCD1: LCD Display Connector

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Table 0-2 LCD Display Pin Assignment

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 GND 2 SHFCLK 3 GND 4 LP 5 FLM 6 GND 7 NC 8 NC

9 P0 (B0) 10 P1 (B1) 11 P2 (B2) 12 P3 (B3) 13 GND 14 P4 (B4) 15 P5 (B5) 16 NC 17 NC 18 P6 (G0) 19 P7 (G1) 20 GND 21 P8 (G2) 22 P9 (G3) 23 P10 (G4) 24 P11 (G5) 25 NC 26 NC 27 GND 28 P12 (R0) 29 P13 (R1) 30 P14 (R2) 31 P15 (R3) 32 P16 (R4) 33 P17 (R5) 34 GND 35 VCC 36 VCC 37 +12V 38 +12V 39 GND 40 GND 41 DE 42 ENABLK 43 GND 44 VEE

3.2.11 LED Header (J8)

3.2.12 USB Connector(USB1)

Pin Description Pin Description

1 USB1V 2 USB2V 3 USBD1F- 4 USBD2F5 USBD1F+ 6 USBD2F+ 7 GND 8 GND 9 CASE 10 CASE

1325

USB1

1.HLEDP+

2.HLEDP-

3.HLEDS+

2 4 6 8 10

1 3 5 7 9

4.HLEDS-

5.P/WLED+

6.P/WLED-

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(1) 64-Pin PC/104 Connector Bus A & B (PC104)

-IOCHCK SD7 --SD6 --SD5 --SD4 --SD3 --SD2 --SD1 --SD0 ---

IOCHRDY-

AEN SA19 SA18 SA17 SA16 SA15 SA14 SA13 SA12 SA11 SA10 SA9 --SA8 --SA7 --SA6 --SA5 --SA4 --SA3 --SA2 --SA1 --SA0 --GND

Figure PC104: 64-Pin PC/104 Connector Bus A & B

64-Pin PC/104 Connector

PC104

1 2

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5

6 7

8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14

17 A18 A19 A20 A21 A22 A23

25 A26 A27 A28 A29 A30 A31

(2) 40-Pin PC/104 Connector Bus C & D (PC104)

40 Pin PC/104 Connector

GND

SBHE

LA23 LA22 LA21 LA20 LA19 LA18 LA17

-MEMR

-MEMW SD8 SD9

SD10 SD11 SD12 SD13 SD14 SD15

KEY

Figure PC104: 40-Pin PC/104 Connector Bus C & D

C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20

PC104

--- GND

--- RSTDRV

--- +5 VDC

--- IRQ9

--- -5 VDC

--- DRQ2

--- -12 VDC

--- -ZWS

--- +12

B10

--- KEY

B11

--- -SMEMW

B12

--- -SMEMR

B13

--- -IOW

B14

--- -IOR

B15

--- -DACK3

B16

--- DRQ3

B17

--- -DACK1

B18

--- DRQ1

B19

--- -REFRESH

B20

--- BUSCLK

B21

--- IRQ7

--- IRQ6

B22

--- IRQ5

B23

--- IRQ4

B24

--- IRQ3

B25

--- -DACK2

B26

--- TC

B27

--- BALE

B28

--- +5

B29

--- OSC

B30

--- GND

B31

--- GND

B32

--- GND

--- -MEMCS16

--- -IOCS16

--- IRQ10

--- IRQ11

--- IRQ12

--- IRQ15

--- IRQ14

--- -DACK0

D10

--- DRQ0

D11

--- -DACK5

D12

--- DRQ5

D13

--- -DACK6

D14

--- DRQ6

D15

--- -DACK7

D16

--- DRQ7

D17

--- +5 VDC

D18

--- -MASTER

D19

--- GND

D20

--- GND

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3.2.14 Parallel Port Connector (CN2)

The connector for the parallel port is a 26 pins female connector.

1 2

Paralle l Po rt C o nn ec tor

PIN Signal PIN Signal

1 -Strobe 14 -Auto Form Feed 2 Data 0 15 -Error 3 Data 1 16 -Initialize 4 Data 2 17 -Printer Select In 5 Data 3 18 Ground 6 Data 4 19 Ground 7 Data 5 20 Ground 8 Data 6 21 Ground

9 Data 7 22 Ground 10 -Acknowledge 23 Ground 11 Busy 24 Ground 12 Paper 25 Ground 13 Printer Select 26 Not Used

Parallel Port Pin Assignments

3.2.15 IR. Header (J1)

The Infra-red Header pins assignments are as follow:

5 1

1 VCC 2 NOT USED 3 IRRX 4 GND 5 IRTX

3.2.16 Ext. Battery (CN1)

3.2.17 Battery Jumper (JP2)

External Battery On-Board Battery

CN1

JP2

1-2 2-3

1 EXBAT (3.6V)

2 GND

1 EXBAT 2 VCC 3 INTVBAT

JP2: Battery Setting

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Table 0-3 RS-232 Connector Pin Assignment

(1) RS-232/RS-485 Select for COM1 (P2 & P3)

The P2&P3 jumper is used to choose between the use of the on-board RS-232 or RS-485 for the CN5 – COM1.

Figure 0-5 CN5 & CN6: RS-232 Connector

CN5 CN6 Signal CN5 DB6 Signal

1 1 /DCD 8 6 /CTS

6 2 /DSR 4 7 /DTR

2 3 RXD 9 8 /RI

7 4 /RTS 5 9 VCC

3 5 TXD -- 10 VCC

P3 1 P2

2 3

RS-232

Factory Preset

Figure 3-10 P2 & P3: RS-232/RS-485 Select for COM1

(2) RS-485 Terminator Select (J2)

When there is only one line the setting should be left off, but if you are using multiple blocks on a single line

this should be set to “ON” in order to properly terminate the connection for better transmission of data

1 2

OFF

Factory Preset

(3) RS-485 Header (J9)

1 2 3

Figure 0-6 J2: RS-485 Terminator Select

1 N485+ 2 N4853 GND

RS-485

1 2

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3.2.19 Touch Screen Connector (J3 & J4)

1 RXDF 2 TXDF 3 CGND

Figure 0-7 J3&J4: Touch Screen Connector

3.2.20 D.O.C. Memory Address Select (JP1)

This section provides the information about how to use the D.O.C. (DiskOnChip). There divided two parts: hardware setting and software configuration.

Step 1:

Step 2:

Step 3:

Use JP1 to select the correct D.O.C. memory address.

Insert programmed DiskOnChip into sockets U19 setting as DOC.

Line up and insert the AR-B1570 card into slot of your computer.

OFF

Factory Preset

Figure 0-8 JP1: D.O.C. Memory Address Select

JP1 Address Note

OFF CE00 : 0000 Factory Preset

ON D200 : 0000

Table 0-4 D.O.C. Memory Address

3.2.21 ATX POWER External Bottom Connector (J6)

1 2

OFF

Figure 0-9 J6: ATX POWER External Bottom Connector

Factory Preset

1 2

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4. INSTALLATION

This chapter describes the installation procedure. The following topics are covered:

! Overview ! Utility Diskettes ! Watchdog Timer Setting

4.1 OVERVIEW

This chapter provides information for you to set up a working system based on the AR-B1570 CPU board. Please carefully read the details of the CPU board’s hardware descriptions before installation. Pay special attention to the jumper settings, switch settings and cable connections.

Follow steps listed below for proper installation:

Step 1:

Step 2:

Step 3:

Step 4:

Step 5:

Step 6:

Step 7:

Step 8:

Step 9:

Step 10:

Read the CPU board’s hardware description in this manual.

Set jumpers.

Make sure that the power supply connected to your AR-B1570 CPU board is turned off.

Connect all necessary cables. Make sure that the HDC; serial and parallel cables are connected to pin 1 of the related connector (not upside down).

Connect the hard disk flat cables from the CPU board to the drives. Connect a power source to drive.

Plug the keyboard into the keyboard connector.

Turn on the power.

Configure your system with the BIOS Setup program (section 5) then re-boot your system.

If the CPU board does not work, turn off the power and read the hardware description carefully again.

If the CPU board still does not perform properly, return the board to your dealer for immediate service.

4.2 UTILITY DISKETTE

The AR-B1570 provides CD.

4.2.1 Driver Installation

The AR-B1570 provides LAN function drivers for the WIN95, WIN98, WIN2000, WINCE, LINUX, and NT. The driver can auto-setup in the specified mode. The user must first decompress the compressed file.

The 1st step: Decompress the zip files included in the CD to your hard disk.

The 2

step: Execute the corresponding files to setup the system.

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The files list and descriptions are as follow:

README.TXT 391 09-22-00 11:17 README.TXT

Files

Descriptions

Files

Descriptions

Files 8139SW.EXE

Description

GEODEW~1 <DIR> 09-22-00 10:53 Geode win9x WINCED~1 <DIR> 09-22-00 10:53 WinCE driver

1. GEODE win9x Includes auto-execution program that will setup/install Geode Media drivers in Windows 9X environment.

2. WinCE driver Includes the GxM drivers needed in Win CE environment.

NT4~1 0DR <DIR> 09-22-00 10:53 NT4.0 driver LINUXD~1 <DIR> 09-22-00 10:53 Linux driver WIN200~1 <DIR> 09-22-00 10:53 Win2000 driver README.TXT 1,611 04-23-99 11:48 README.TXT

1. NT4.0 driver Includes the GxM drivers needed in NT4.0 environment.

2. Linux driver Includes the GxM drivers needed in Linux environment.

3. Win2000 driver Includes the GxM drivers needed in Win2000 environment.

An auto extract file that includes:

1. Device drivers of RTL8139A for various operating systems

2. LAN Configuration EEPROM programmer

3. Diagnostic and modification program for RTL8139

Disk 1

Disk 2

Disk 3

4.3 WATCHDOG TIMER

This section describes the use of Watchdog Timer, including disable, enable, and trigger. AR-B1570 is equipped with a programmable time-out period watchdog timer that occupies I/O port 214H. Users can use simple program to enable the watchdog timer. Once you enable the watchdog timer, the program should trigger it every time before it times out. Watchdog Timer will generate a response (system or IRQ) due to system fails to trigger or disable watchdog timer before preset timer, times out.

Enable(D7)

Time Base

Time Factor

(D0-D5)

Write and

Trigger

Watchdog

Counter and

Compartor

RESET

Watchdog Block Diagram

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4.3.1 Watchdog Timer Setting

The watchdog timer is a circuit that maybe be used from your program software to detect crash or hang up. The

Watchdog timer is automatically disabled after reset. Once you enabled the watchdog timer, your program should

trigger the watchdog timer every time before it times out. After you trigger the watchdog timer, the timer will be set to zero and start to count again. If your program fails to trigger the watchdog timer before times out, it will generate a reset pulse to reset the system or trigger the IRQ 9 signal in order to tell your system that the watchdog time is out.

Please refer to the following table in order to properly program Watchdog function

D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0

1 Enable Reset

0 Disable IRQ 9

Users could test watchdog function under ‘Debug’ program as follows:

C:>debug

! O 214 C8H

Generally, watchdog function would reset system after 8 seconds

! O 214 0H

Disable watchdog function

C:>debug

! O 214 88H

Generally, watchdog function would generate IRQ 9 after 8 seconds

! O 214 0H

Disable watchdog function

Time period

4.3.2 Watchdog Timer Trigger

After you enable the watchdog timer, your program must write the same factor as triggering to the watchdog timer

at least once during every time-out period. You can change the time-out period by writing another timer factor to the watchdog register at any time, and you must trigger the watchdog during every new time-out period in next trigger.

C:>debug

! O 214 CFH

Generally, watchdog function would reset system after 15 seconds

! O 214 40H

Disable watchdog function

Trigger success.

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5. BIOS CONSOLE

This chapter describes the AR-B1570 BIOS menu displays and explains how to perform common tasks needed to get up and running, and presents detailed explanations of the elements found in each of the BIOS menus. The following topics are covered:

! BIOS Setup Overview ! Standard CMOS Setup ! BIOS Features Setup ! Chipset Features Set ! PNP/PCI Configuration ! Load Default Setting ! Integrated Peripherals ! Password Setting ! IDE HDD Auto Detection ! BIOS Exit

5.1 BIOS SETUP OVERVIEW

Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility by holding the “Delete” button during boot-up, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A434AVF)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

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STANDARD CMOS SETUP

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

Esc: Quit

F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type…

↑↓→←: Select Item

(Shift) F2: Change Color

BIOS Setup Main Menu

CAUTION: 1. AR-B1570 BIOS the factory-default setting is used to the <LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS> Acrosser

recommends using the BIOS default setting, unless you are very familiar with the setting function, or you can contact the technical support engineer.

2. If the BIOS settings are lost, the CMOS will detect the <LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS> to boot the operation system, this option will reduce the performance of the system. Acrosser recommends choosing the <LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS> in the main menu. This option gives best-case values that should optimize system performance.

3. The BIOS settings are described in detail in this section.

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5.2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP

The <Standard CMOS Setup> option allows you to record some basic system hardware configuration and set the system clock and error handling. If the CPU board is already installed in a working system, you will not need to select this option anymore.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A434AVF)

STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Date (mm:dd:yyyy): Tue, Mar 16, 2000 Time (hh:mm:ss): 16:39:30

<type> Drive C : 0 ( 0Mb) Drive D: 0 ( 0Mb)

Drive A: None Drive B: None

Video: EGA/VGA

Halt On: All, But Keyboard

Esc: Quit

F1: Help

Date & Time Setup

Highlight the <Date> field and then press the [Page Up] /[Page Down] or [+]/[-] keys to set the current date. Follow the month, day and year format. Highlight the <Time> field and then press the [Page Up] /[Page Down] or [+]/[-] keys to set the current date. Follow the hour, minute and second format. The user can bypass the date and time prompts by creating an AUTOEXEC.BAT file. For information on how to create this file, please refer to the MS-DOS manual.

Hard Disk Setup

The BIOS supports various types for user settings, The BIOS supports <Pri Master>, <Pri Slave>, <Sec Master> and <Sec Slave> so the user can install up to two hard disks. For the master and slave jumpers, please refer to the hard disk’s installation descriptions and the hard disk jumper settings in section three of this manual. You can select <AUTO> under the <TYPE> and <MODE> fields. This will enable auto detection of your IDE drives during boot-up. This will allow you to change your hard drives (with the power off) and then power on without having to reconfigure your hard drive type. If you use older hard disk drives, which do not support this feature, then you must configure the hard disk drive in the standard method by choosing the HDD type, which should be noted directly on the HDD.

Floppy Setup

The <Standard CMOS Setup> option records the types of floppy disk drives installed in the system. To enter the configuration value for a particular drive, highlight its corresponding field and then select the drive type using the left-or right-arrow key.

Video

This option selects the type of adapter used for the primary system monitor that must match your video display card and monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select the type in Setup.

CYLS. HEADS PRECOMP LANDZONE SECTORS MODE

0 0 0 0 0 AUTO

Base Memory: 640K Extended Memory: 29184K Other Memory: 384K

Total Memory: 30208K

↑↓→←: Select Item

(Shift) F2: Change Color

PU/PD/+/-: Modify

Standard CMOS Setup

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You have two ways to boot up the system:

1. When VGA as primary and monochrome as secondary, the selection of the video type is “ VGA Mode”.

2 . When monochrome as primary and VGA as secondary, the selection of the video type is “Monochrome

Mode”.

EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA, VGA, SEGA, or PGA monito

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 option determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.

No errors The system boot will not be stopped for any error that may be detected.

All errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped and you will be

prompted.

All, But

Keyboard

All, But

Diskette

All, But

The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error, it will stop for all other errors.

The system boot will not stop for a disk error, it will stop for all other errors.

The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error, it will stop for all other errors.

Disk/Key

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5.3 BIOS FEATURES SETUP

The <BIOS FEATURES SETUP> option consists of configuration entries that allow you to improve your system performance, or let you set up some system features according to your preference. Some entries here are required by the CPU board’s design to remain in their default settings for optimal performance.

It is suggested that you leave the settings on the factory default unless you are well versed in BIOS features.

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BIOS FEATURES SETUP

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CPU Internal Cache

Quick Power On Self Test Boot Sequence

Boot Up NumLock Status Boot Up System Speed Gate A20 Option Memory Parity Check Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Typematic Delay (Msec) Security Option PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

: Enabled

: Enabled : C, CDROM,A

: On : High : Fast : Disabled : Enabled : 30 : 250 : Setup : Disabled

Video BIOS Shadow

Cyrix 6x86/MII CPUID

Esc: Quit F1: Help F5: Old Values F6: Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults

BIOS Features Setup

CPU Internal Cache/External Cache

The two functions speed up memory access. However, it depends on CPU/chipset design. If your CPU is without Internal cache then this item <CPU Internal Cache> will not be show. The AR-B1570’s GX1 Cyrix CPU has an internal cache and will automatically be set to <enabled>.

Quick Power On Self-Test

This option speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the computer. If it is set to Enable, BIOS will shorten or skip some items’ checks during POST.

Boot Sequence

The option determines which drive computer searches first for the disk operating system.

Boot Up NumLock Status

This item is used to activate the NumLock function upon system boot. If the setting is on, after a boot, the NumLock light is lit, and the user can use the number keys.

Boot Up System Speed

This item is used to choose the boot-up speed of system. The choices provided are <LOW> and <HIGH>.

Gate A20 Option

This item is chosen as <Normal>, the A20 signal is controlled by keyboard controller or chipset hardware. The selection is “Fast” means the A20 signal is Port 92 or a chipset specific method controls.

: Enabled

↑↓→←: Select Item PU/PD/+/-: Modify (Shift) F2: Change Color

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Memory Parity Check

An approach that generates and checks parity on each memory transfer and provides an interrupt if an error is

found. This item is to <Disabled> or <Enabled>

this

function.

Typematic Rate Setting

To enable typematic rate and typematic delay programming. If you disable the typematic rate and typematic delay programming, the system BIOS will use the default value of the keyboard to control these 2 items and the default.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

Typematic Rate sets the rate at which characters on the screen repeat when a key is pressed and held down. The settings are 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, or 30 characters per second.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

The number selected indicates the time period between two identical characters appearing on screen.

Security Option

The option allows the user to limit access to the System and Setup, or just to Setup.

System The system will not boot and accesses to Setup will de denied if the correct password is not

entered at the prompt.

Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at

the prompt.

Note:

To disable security, select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu and then you will be asked to ente password. Do not type anything and just press <Enter>, it will disable security. Once the security is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

This option must be set to Enabled if any ISA adapter card installed in the computer requires VGA palette snooping.

Video BIOS Shadow

ROM Shadow copies Video BIOS code from slower ROM to faster RAM. Video BIOS can then execute from RAM. This makes your system faster.

Cyrix 6x86/MII CPUID

The option is to determine whether or not to use the function of controlling or accessing the Cyrix 6x86/MII CPUID.

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5.4 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

This option controls the configuration of the board’s chipset. Control keys for this screen are the same as for the previous screen. This selection is automatic.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A434AVF)

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

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SDRAM CAS latency Time SDRAM Clock Ratio Div By

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

: 3 T : 4

: 5 : 5

Esc: Quit F1: Help F5: Old Values F6: Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults

↑↓→←: Select Item PU/PD/+/-: Modify (Shift) F2: Color

Chipset Features Setup

SDRAM CAS latency Time

This item is to setup the SDRAM CAS# signal latency time, the smaller value you set it, the higher efficiency you will get.

SDRAM Clock Ratio Div By

This item is to determine the SDRAM Clock Ratio.

16-Bit I/O Cycle Recovery Time 8-Bit I/O Cycle Recovery Time

These options specify the length of the delay (in BUSCLK) inserted between consecutive 8-bit/16-bit I/O operations.

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5.5 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A434AVF)

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

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PNP OS Installed Resources Controlled By Reset Configuration Rate

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

: NO : Auto : Disabled

PCI IRQ Actived By

Esc: Quit F1: Help F5: Old Values F6: Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults

PNP OS Installed

This item is to choose whether or not installing the PNP (Plug & Play) operation system.

Resources Controlled By

The available choices are <Auto>&<Manual>. To choose <Auto>the resources will be under the control of

system automatically. If <Manual> is chosen, the following items will be listed.

<IRQ (3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15)> Setting these items one by one will clear up the conflict between NON-PNP

ISA extension cards and PNP system.

<DMA (0,1,3,5,6,7)> these items are used for the PNP ISA (PCI) cards or NON-PNP old ISA cards which use

DMA channel to enable them work normally.

Reset Configuration Data

This item is used to <enable> the function of Reset Configuration Data or not.

PCI IRQ Actived By

This item is to determine the active mode.

: Level

↑↓→←: Select Item PU/PD/+/-: Modify (Shift) F2: Color

5.6 LOAD DEFAULT SETTING

This section permits the user to select a group of settings for all BIOS Setup options. Not only can you use these items to quickly set system configuration parameters, you can choose a group of settings that have a better chance of working when the system is having configuration related problems.

5.6.1 Load BIOS Defaults

User can load the optimal default settings for the BIOS. The <LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS> uses best-case values that should optimize system performance. If CMOS RAM is corrupted, the optimal settings are loaded automatically.

Load high performance settings (Y/N)?

5.6.2 Load Setup Defaults

User can load the <LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS> Setup option settings by selecting the Fail-Safe item from the Default section of the BIOS Setup main menu. The Fail-Safe settings provide far from optimal system performance, but are the most stable settings. Use this option as a diagnostic aid if the system is behaving erratically.

Load failsafe settings (Y/N)?

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5.7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

This section is designed to configure the peripheral features.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A434AVF)

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

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IDE HDD Block Mode Primary IDE Channel

Master Drive PIO Mode Slave Drive PIO Mode

IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Primary Slave UDMA

KBC input clock

Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Onboard IR Controller

Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode

: Enabled : Enabled : Auto : Auto

: Disabled : Disabled

: 8 MHz

: 3F8/IRQ4 : 2F8/IRQ3 : Disabled

378/IRQ7 SPP

Integrated Peripherals

IDE HDD Block Mode

This option allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from your hard disk drive (HDD).

Enabled IDE controller uses block mode.

Disabled IDE controller uses standard mode.

IDE PIO

IDE hard drive controllers can support up to two separate hard drives. These drives have a master/slave relationship, which is determined by the cabling configuration used to attach them to the controller. Your system supports one IDE controller – a primary and a secondary – so you have the ability to install up to four separate hard disks. PIO means Programmed Input/Output. Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands effect a transferring to or from the disk drive, PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by them. This is simpler and more efficient (and faster). Your system supports five modes, numbered from 0 to 4, which primarily differ in timing. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode.

KBC input clock

This item it to chose the input clock of Keyboard Controller

OnBoard Serial Port 1 & 2

These options are used to select the port address of the on-board serial port A. The options are 3F8H, 2F8H, 3E8H, 2E8H, Auto and Disable. Port 1 is COM A; Port 2 is Com D and so on. Port four can be set to be IrDA (Choose Auto) if the IrDA device has been connected.

OnBoard Parallel Port

This option is used to select the port address of the on-board parallel port. The options are 378H, 278H, 3BCH, and Disabled.

Parallel Port Mode

This option specifies the parallel port Mode. The settings are Printer or Extended (Bi-direction).

Multiple Monitor Support

Video Memory Size

Esc: Quit F1: Help F5: Old Values F6: Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults

: : No Onboard

: 2.5M

↑↓→←: Select Item PU/PD/+/-: Modify (Shift) F2: Color

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Multiple Monitor Support

This is to determine the highest priority that the monitor supports. <PCI First> is the default setting. The other two choices are <No Onboard> and <M/B First>.

5.8 PASSWORD SETTING

This BIOS Setup has an optional password feature. The system can be configured so that all users must enter a password every time the system boots or when BIOS Setup is executed.

5.8.1 Setting Password

Select the appropriate password icon from the Security section of the BIOS Setup main menu. Enter the password and press [Enter]. The screen does not display the characters entered. After the new password is entered, retype the new password as prompted and press [Enter].

If the password confirmation is incorrect, an error message appears. If the new password is entered without error, press [Esc] to return to the BIOS Main Menu. The password is stored in CMOS RAM after BIOS is completed. The next time the system boots, the prompt for the password function is present and is enabled.

Enter new supervisor password:

5.8.2 Password Checking

The password check option is enabled in Advanced Setup by choosing either Always (the password prompt appears every time the system is powered on) or Setup (the password prompt appears only when BIOS is run).

The password is stored in CMOS RAM. User can enter a password by typing with the keyboard. Enter a 1-6 character password. The password does not appear on the screen when typed. Make sure you write it down.

5.9 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

This option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk drive, and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen.

5.10 BIOS EXIT

This section is used to exit the BIOS main menu in two types of situation. After making your changes, you can either save them or exit the BIOS menu and without saving the new values.

5.10.1 Save & Exit Setup

This item set in the <Standard CMOS Setup>, <BIOS Features Setup>, <Chipset Features Setup>, <Power Management Setup>, <Integrated Peripherals> and the new password (if it has been changed) will be stored in the CMOS. The CMOS checksum is calculated and written into the CMOS.

As you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in saving data to CMOS and Exit the Setup.

Save current settings and exit (Y/N) ?

5.10.2 Exit Without Saving

When you select this option, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to help to abandon all Data and Exit Setup.

Quit without saving (Y/N) ?

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