AR-B9673 User’s Guide
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Table of Contents
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PREFACE……………………………………………………………………………………….3
0.1 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER ..................................................................................................................................... 3
0.2 WELCOME TO THE AR-B9673 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 STATIC ELECTRICITY PRECAUTIONS ........................................................................................................................................ 4
1. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………….…5
1.1 SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 PACKING LIST................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
2. INSTALLATION………………………………………………………………………………..6
2.1 AR-B9673'S LAYOUT ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.2 POWER ON CONNECTOR FOR ATX POWER SUPPLY (ATX1) ............................................................................................... 7
2.3 CLEAN CMOS (JP4) ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7
3. CONNECTION………………………………………………………………………………….8
3.1 ULTRA ATA33/66/100 IDE DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR (IDE1)..................................................................................................... 8
3.2 PARALLEL PORT CONNECTOR (PRINT1) ................................................................................................................................... 9
3.3 SERIAL PORTS (COM1, COM2) .................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.4 COM1 RS-232/RS-485 SELECT (XP1, XP2)................................................................................................................................ 10
3.5 KEYBOARD / MOUSE CONNECTOR (PS1, PS2) ....................................................................................................................... 10
3.6 USB PORT CONNECTOR (USB1) ............................................................................................................................................... 11
3.7 IRDA INFRARED INTERFACE PORT (IR1) ................................................................................................................................. 11
3.8 FAN CONNECTOR (FAN1)........................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.9 VGA CRT CONNECTOR (VGA1) ................................................................................................................................................. 11
3.10 FLOPPY DRIVE CONNECTOR (FDD1)................................................................................................................................... 12
3.11 SRAM. MEMORY BANK ADDRESS SELECT (XP3) ................................................................................................................. 12
3.12 GENERAL PURPOSE I/O (GPIO1)............................................................................................................................................. 13
3.12.1 GPIO Address Select (JP3) ...................................................................................................................................................... 13
3.13 POWER CONNECTOR (PWR1, PWR2)..................................................................................................................................... 13
3.14 INTERNAL & EXTERNAL BUZZER (ESPK1) ............................................................................................................................. 14
3.15 RESET SWITCH (RST1)............................................................................................................................................................. 14
3.16 LED INDICATOR (LED2) ............................................................................................................................................................ 14
3.17 LAN CONNECTOR (LAN1,LAN2) ............................................................................................................................................... 14
3.18 PC104 CONNECTOR (PC-104).................................................................................................................................................. 15
3.19 COMPACT FLASH CONNECTOR (CF2,J5)............................................................................................................................... 15
4. WATCHDOG TIMER…………………………………………………………………………15
4.1 WATCHDOG TIMER SETTING .................................................................................................................................................... 16
4.2 WATCHDOG TIMER TRIGGER.................................................................................................................................................... 16
5. BIOS CONSOLE……………………………………………………………………………..16
5.1 BIOS SETUP NOTICE .................................................................................................................................................................. 16
5.2 MAIN CMOS SETUP..................................................................................................................................................................... 17
5.3 ADVANCED CMOS SETUP.......................................................................................................................................................... 18
5.4 PERIPHERALS CMOS SETUP..................................................................................................................................................... 19
5.5 PNP/PCI CMOS SETUP ............................................................................................................................................................... 20
5.6 PC HEALTH CMOS SETUP.......................................................................................................................................................... 21
5.7 BOOT CMOS SETUP.................................................................................................................................................................... 22
5.8 EXIT CMOS SETUP...................................................................................................................................................................... 23
5.9 BIOS UPDATE .............................................................................................................................................................................. 23
