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ARK-7480

All-In-One, High Performance,
Embedded Box Computer

User Manual

Summary of Contents for ARK-7480

Page 1: ...ARK 7480 All In One High Performance Embedded Box Computer User Manual...

Page 2: ...may result from its use Acknowledgements Award is a trademark of Award Software International Inc IBM PC AT PS 2 and VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Intel and Pentiu...

Page 3: ...acement materials service time and freight Please consult your dealer for more details If you think you have a defective product follow these steps 1 Collect all the information about the problem enco...

Page 4: ...mmend the use of CE compliant industrial enclosure products FCC Class A Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the...

Page 5: ...serial number Description of your peripheral attachments Description of your software operating system version appli cation software etc A complete description of the problem The exact wording of any...

Page 6: ...t this equipment from AC outlet before cleaning Use a damp cloth Don t use liquid or sprayed detergent for cleaning Use moisture sheet or clothe for cleaning 4 For pluggable equipment the socket outle...

Page 7: ...ould open the equipment 15 If one of the following situations arise get the equipment checked by service personnel a The Power cord or plug is damaged b Liquid has penetrated the equipment c The equip...

Page 8: ...ng so daB niemand dar ber fallen kann Es sollte auch nichts auf der Leitung abgestellt werden 10 Alle Hinweise und Warnungen die sich am Ger ten befinden sind zu beachten 11 Wird das Ger t ber einen l...

Page 9: ...es Herstell ers Der arbeits platzbezogene Schalldruckpegel nach DIN 45 635 Teil 1000 betr gt 70dB A oder weiger Haftungsausschluss Die Bedienungsanleitungen wurden entsprechend der IEC 704 1 erstellt...

Page 10: ...ARK 7480 User Manual x...

Page 11: ...Parallel Port 5 1 3 7 USB 5 1 3 8 Expansion 5 1 3 9 Storage Dive Bay 5 1 3 10 Other 5 1 3 11 Extended Dive Bay only for Model ARK 7480 200A1 5 1 3 12 Internal AC to DC ATX Power supply unit 6 1 3 13...

Page 12: ...Figure 2 8 RJ 45 Connector 16 Table 2 8 RJ 45 Connector pin assignments 16 2 2 11 PS2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connector 16 Figure 2 9 PS 2 Keyboard connector 16 Table 2 9 PS 2 Keyboard connector pin a...

Page 13: ...rive bay 31 Figure 3 12 Connecting IDE flat cable and power cable 32 Figure 3 13 Install HDD drive bay 32 3 13 Installation of the PCI extension cards 33 Figure 3 14 Remove the PCI card screws 33 Figu...

Page 14: ...L1 L2 Cache 47 4 4 3 Quick Power On Self Test 47 4 4 4 First Second Third Other Boot Device 47 4 4 5 Swap Floppy Drive 47 4 4 6 Boot UP Floppy Seek 47 4 4 7 Boot Up NumLock Status 48 4 4 8 Gate A20 Op...

Page 15: ...Display First 54 Figure 4 9 Super IO Device 55 4 6 9 Onboard FDC Controller 55 4 6 10 Onboard Serial Port 55 4 6 11 UART Mode Select 55 4 6 12 RxD TxD Active 55 4 6 13 IR Transmission Delay 55 4 6 14...

Page 16: ...ntroduction 66 5 1 1 CMOS setting for panel type 66 Figure 5 1 BIOS Screen of Boot Display 66 Figure 5 2 BIOS Screen of Panel Resolution 67 5 1 2 Display type 67 5 1 3 Dual Independent Display 67 Figu...

Page 17: ...80 Figure 7 1 Windows Control Panel Screen 81 Figure 7 2 Add Remove Hardware Wizard 81 Figure 7 3 Choose a Hardware Task Screen 82 Figure 7 4 Choose a Hardware Device 82 Figure 7 5 Install Ethernet C...

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Page 19: ...HAPTER 1 Overview This chapter gives background infor mation on the ARK 7480 It shows you the ARK 7480 overview and specifica tions Sections include Introduction Hardware Specifications Chassis Dimens...

Page 20: ...rts and Dual LAN Port Capacity for intensive control and communication The ARK 7480 supports six USB 2 0 ports enabling access to USB peripherals such as storage subsystems security ID devices card re...

Page 21: ...act and Robust construction One side access for Easy installation and maintenance 1 2 6 Highly Scalable Performance with low power con sumption Scalable Pentium 4 Celeron and Celeron D processor syste...

Page 22: ...T Display Mode Pixel resolution up to 1600 x 1200 85 Hz and 2048 x 1536 75Hz LVDS Display Mode Up to UXGA panel resolution with frequency range from 25 MHz to 112 MHz Dual Independent Display CRT LVDS...

Page 23: ...Compliant Built in 1 x miniPCI Slot access from the bottom 1 3 9 Storage Dive Bay SSD Support 1 x CompactFlash socket for Type I II CompactFlash disk access from the bottom HDD drive Support 1 x drive...

Page 24: ...nd Wall mount Dimension W x H x D For Model ARK 7480 100A1 295 mm x 150 mm x 260 mm For Model ARK 7480 200A1 295 mm x 180 mm x 260 mm Weight For Model ARK 7480 100A1 Net 6 5 KG For Model ARK 7480 200A...

Page 25: ...7 Chapter1 1 4 Chassis Dimensions 1 4 1 Dimensions of ARK 7480 100A1 Figure 1 1 Dimension of ARK 7480 100A1 1 4 2 Dimensions of ARK 7480 200A1 Figure 1 2 Dimension of ARK 7480 200A1...

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Page 27: ...indicators Sections include Introduction of ARK 7480 External I O Connectors ARK 7480 front metal panel external I O connectors Power on button LED Indicators LVDS Connector COM1 COM3 COM6 Connectors...

Page 28: ...panel external I O connectors of Model ARK 7480 100A1 Figure 2 2 Front metal panel external I O connectors of Model ARK 7480 100A1 K B USB5 COM6 DVI LVDS USB6 COM5 COM4 COM3 COM2 HDD_LED PWR_LED ON O...

Page 29: ...D is for hard disk and compact flash disk status which flashes in Red color 2 2 3 Power Input Connector The ARK 7480 comes with a 3 pin Plug In block DIP Type connector that carries AC 100 240V extern...

Page 30: ...232 cable to RS 422 485 cable of part number 170002175 and adjust the jumper of JP5 Please also refer to Section 3 4 of COM2 RS 232 422 485 Jumper set ting JP5 for the jumper table of JP5 Figure 2 4...

Page 31: ...and Mic_In Table 2 3 Printer Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 STROBE 14 AUTO FEED 2 PD0 15 ERROR 3 PD1 16 INIT 4 PD2 17 SELECT IN 5 PD3 18 GND 6 PD4 19 GND 7 PD5 20 GND 8 PD6 21 GND 9 PD7 2...

Page 32: ...CD signal power of 5V or 3 3V please refer to section 3 3 of Chapter 3 for the jumper table for JP4 setup The default setting of JP4 is 3 3V Table 2 6 LVDS Connector Pin Assignment Pin Signal Name Pin...

Page 33: ...00BaseT Ether net Controllers that are fully compliant with IEEE 802 3u 10 100Base T CSMA CD standards The Ethernet ports provides two standard RJ 45 jack connectors with LED indicators on the front s...

Page 34: ...Two 6 pin mini DIN connectors are located on the front panel of the ARK 7480 Please refer to Appendix A for its pin assignments Figure 2 9 PS 2 Keyboard connector Table 2 8 RJ 45 Connector pin assign...

Page 35: ...pport a VGA CRT monitor It supports VGA and VESA up to 1600 x 1200 85 Hz and 2048 x 1536 75 Hz resolution and up to 64 MB frame buffer using system memory Figure 2 11 VGA connector 5 PS2_KBCLK 6 NC Ta...

Page 36: ...n the system BIOS setup The USB connector is used for connecting any device that conforms to the USB interface Many recent digital devices conform to this standard The USB interface supports Plug and...

Page 37: ...and Upgrade This chapter introduces how to initial ize the ARK7480 Sections include Jumpers and Connectors Installing the DDR SDRAM Mem ory Module Inserting a Compact Flash Card Installing the 2 5 Har...

Page 38: ...s of your applica tion by setting jumpers A jumper is the simplest kind of electrical switch It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip often protected by a plastic cover that slides over th...

Page 39: ...sentative before you make any changes 3 3 Jumper Location The ARK 7480 Embedded Box Computer has a number of jumpers inside the chassis that allow you to configure your system to suit your application...

Page 40: ...480 unit which can be configured to operate in RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 mode by setting up the Jumper Pins of JP5 located on internal motherboard of ARK 7480 unit means default setting of the jumper fu...

Page 41: ...ntral Processing Unit CPU The panel PC s central processing unit CPU can be upgraded to improve system performance The ARK 7480 Embedded Box Computer provides COM1 5V 1 3 closed 12V 3 5 closed Wake On...

Page 42: ...the four screws from the top cover of ARK 7480 Warning The CPU may be damaged if operated without a heat sink and if the fan is not connected to the CPU fan power connector Caution Always disconnect...

Page 43: ...25 Chapter3 Figure 3 2 Remove Top cover screws 3 Remove the top cover 4 Unscrew the four screws from card depress bridge bracket Figure 3 3 Remove card depress bridge bracket screws...

Page 44: ...nstall the CPU into the CPU socket and apply the thermal grease evenly on the CPU s surface Figure 3 4 Install the CPU and apply the thermal grease 7 Install the heatsink and cooling fan module and ho...

Page 45: ...lling a DDR SDRAM DIMM into the ARK 7480 is detailed below please follow these steps carefully 1 Remove the power cord 2 Unscrew the four screws from the top cover of ARK 7480 Please refer to Figure 3...

Page 46: ...e ARK 7480 is detailed below please follow these steps carefully 1 Remove the power cord 2 Unscrew the 2 screws of the Mini PCI cover from ARK 7480 bottom side and remove the Mini PCI cover Figure 3 7...

Page 47: ...ot 3 11 Insertion of a CompactFlash Card The procedure of installing a CompactFlash card into the ARK 7480 is detailed below please follow these steps carefully 1 Remove the power cord 2 Unscrew the t...

Page 48: ...al 30 Figure 3 9 Remove the CF cover from ARK 7480 bottom side 3 Plug a CompactFlash card with your OS or application program into a CompactFlash card slot on board Figure 3 10 Insert the CF card into...

Page 49: ...erface The advanced IDE controller supports faster data transfer and allows the IDE hard drive to exceed 528 MB The following are instructions for installation 1 Remove the power cord 2 Unscrew the fo...

Page 50: ...e IDE flat cable and Power cable to the connector to the hard disk Figure 3 12 Connecting IDE flat cable and power cable 8 Install the HDD drive bay into ARK 7480 with four screws Figure 3 13 Install...

Page 51: ...Unscrew the four screws from TOP cover of the ARK 7480 Please refer to Figure 3 1 3 Remove the TOP cover of the ARK 7480 4 Unscrew the four screws from card depress bridge bracket Please refer to Figu...

Page 52: ...ser Manual 34 Figure 3 15 Lift the PCI cover bracket and remove the dummy PCI bracket 7 Plug in the PCI card to the corresponding PCI slot Figure 3 16 Plug in the PCI extension card into the correspon...

Page 53: ...PCI local bus interface The following are instructions for installation 1 Remove the power cord 2 Unscrew the four screws from TOP cover of the ARK 7480 Please refer to Figure 3 1 3 Remove the TOP cov...

Page 54: ...7 Separate the bottom drive bay from the main chassis of ARK 7480 Figure 3 18 Separate the drive bay 8 Fix the CD ROM DVD ROM on the CD ROM bracket Figure 3 19 Fix the CD ROM DVD ROM on the CD ROM bra...

Page 55: ...mble CD ROM adapter board Figure 3 20 Assemble CD ROM adapter board 10 Connect the IDE cable and power cable with the adapter board Figure 3 21 Connect IDE cable and power cable with adapter board IDE...

Page 56: ...dule into the drive bay Figure 3 22 Fix the CD ROM module into the drive bay 12 Pass the IDE cable and the power cable through the hole beneath the chassis Figure 3 23 Pass the IDE cable and the power...

Page 57: ...m drive bay The following are instructions for installation 1 Remove the power cord 2 Unscrew the four screws from TOP cover of the ARK 7480 Please refer to Figure 3 1 3 Remove the TOP cover of the AR...

Page 58: ...le to the Card Reader Figure 3 25 Connect the USB cable to the Card Reader 9 Fix the Card Reader with the Card Reader bracket by screws Figure 3 26 Fix the Card reader with the Card reader bracket 10...

Page 59: ...ive bay 11 Pass the USB cable through the hole beneath the chassis Please see Figure 7 22 12 Stacking back the drive bay and connect the USB cable to the corre sponding connector Figure 3 28 Stacking...

Page 60: ...User Manual 42 13 Reverse the steps 5 1 to assemble ARK 7480 back 3 16 Connecting Power Connect the ARK 7480 to AC power source The power source can either be from a power adapter or an in house powe...

Page 61: ...2 CHAPTER 4 Award BIOS Setup...

Page 62: ...a in Flash ROM to CMOS RAM for booting Note If you intend to change the CMOS setting without restoring the pre vious backup you have to click on DEL within two seconds of the CMOS checksum error displ...

Page 63: ...3 Standard CMOS Setup Choose the Standard CMOS Features option from the Initial Setup Screen menu and the screen below will be displayed This menu allows users to configure system components such as d...

Page 64: ...vanced BIOS Features item from the Initial Setup Screen menu It allows the user to configure the ARK 7480 according to his particular requirements Below are some major items that are provided in the A...

Page 65: ...e Power On Self Test POST conducted as soon as the computer is turned on When Enabled BIOS shortens or skips some of the items during the test When Disabled the computer conducts normal POST procedure...

Page 66: ...Typematic Delay msec Typematic delay is the time interval between the appearances of two con secutive characters when holding down a key The input values for this category are 250 500 750 1000 msec 4...

Page 67: ...lar requirements Below are some major items that are provided in the Advanced Chipset Features screen Figure 4 4 Advanced Chipset Features setup 4 5 1 DRAM Timing Selectable This option refers to the...

Page 68: ...provides increased data integrity and system stability 4 5 7 MGM Core Frequency This field sets the frequency of the DRAM memory installed The default setting is Auto Max 266MHz 4 5 8 System BIOS Cach...

Page 69: ...es that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation The default setting is 64M Figure 4 5 ON Chip VGA Setting Screen 4 5 14 On Chip VGA The default setting is Enabled 4 5 1...

Page 70: ...ated peripherals The first screen shows three main items for user to select Once an item selected a submenu appears Details follow Figure 4 6 Integrated peripherals 4 6 1 IDE Master Slave PIO UDMA Mod...

Page 71: ...If you enable IDE HDD Block Mode the enhanced IDE driver will be enabled Leave IDE HDD Block Mode on the default setting Figure 4 7 On Chip IDE Device 4 6 3 IDE HDD Block Mode You can enable the Prima...

Page 72: ...field is set to Enabled In order to use USB 2 0 necessary OS drivers must be installed first Please update your system to Windows 2000 SP4 or Win dows XP SP1 4 6 6 USB Keyboard Mouse Support Select E...

Page 73: ...rives set this field to Disabled 4 6 10 Onboard Serial Port These fields allow you to select the IRQ of onboard serial port with their addresses or you can select Disabled The default values for these...

Page 74: ...mode The default value of Parallel Port Mode is SPP 4 6 17 EPP Mode Select This field allows you to select EPP port type 1 7 or 1 9 The choices EPP1 7 1 9 The default value is 1 7 4 6 18 ECP Mode Use...

Page 75: ...lows you to select the type or degree of power saving and is directly related to the following modes of 1 HDD Power Down 2 Suspend Mode There are four selections for Power Management three of which ha...

Page 76: ...reenThis only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS SupportInitializes display power management signaling Select this if your video board supports it 4 7 5 Video Off In Suspend When system is in susp...

Page 77: ...m the remote host The choices Enabled Disabled 4 7 13 Power On By Ring Set this field to Enabled to use the modem ring on function This will allow your system to power on to respond to calls coming fr...

Page 78: ...system It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experi enced users should make any changes to the default settings Figure 4 11 PnP PCI configurations screen 4 8 1 R...

Page 79: ...ture This field allows the user to set the temperature so that when the tempera ture is reached the system sounds a warning This function can help pre vent damage to the system that is caused by overh...

Page 80: ...cturer s default values for the ARK 7480 Figure 4 13 Frequency Voltage Control screen 4 11 Password Setting To change the password 1 Choose the Set Password option from the Initial Setup Screen menu a...

Page 81: ...Setup or Sys tem from the Advanced BIOS Features menu 4 12 Save Exit Setup If you select this and press Enter the values entered in the setup utili ties will be recorded in the CMOS memory of the chi...

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Page 83: ...tails the software con figuration information It shows you how to configure the graphic setting to match your application requirements The AWARD System BIOS is covered in Chapter 4 Sections include In...

Page 84: ...5Hz and support 2 channel LVDS dis play mode up to UXGA panel resolution with frequency range from 25 MHz to 112 MHz 5 1 1 CMOS setting for panel type The ARK 7480 system BIOS and custom drivers are l...

Page 85: ...on or our sales representative for detailed information 5 1 3 Dual Independent Display The ARK 7480 uses an Intel 852GME controller that is capable of pro viding multiple views and simultaneous displa...

Page 86: ...GM GME Graphics Controller Properties Devices 5 2 Installation of the SVGA Driver Complete the following steps to install the SVGA driver Follow the pro cedures in the flow chart that apply to the ope...

Page 87: ...ty CD ROM Disk Figure 5 4 Directory Graphics Notes The windows illustrations in this chapter are intended as examples only Please follow the listed steps and pay attention to the instruc tions which a...

Page 88: ...ARC 7480 User Manual 70 Figure 5 5 Intel extreme Graphics Driver Installation screen Figure 5 6 Extracting Files screen of Intel extreme Graphics driver instal lation...

Page 89: ...pter5 3 Click Next to install Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Figure 5 7 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Installation 4 Click Yes to continue setup Figure 5 8 Intel Driver License Agre...

Page 90: ...ARC 7480 User Manual 72 Figure 5 9 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Version 5 Restart computer when installation finished Figure 5 10 Installation Complete...

Page 91: ...r information about the AGP VGA installation in your ARK 7480 including driver updates troubleshooting guides and FAQ lists visit the following web resources Intel website www intel com Advantech webs...

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Page 93: ...p The ARK 7480 is equipped with an audio interface that records and plays back CD quality audio This chapter provides instructions for installing the software drivers included on the audio driver disk...

Page 94: ...before you attempt installation The audio drivers for the ARK 7480 board are located on the audio driver CD Run the supplied SETUP program to install the drivers don t copy the files manually Note The...

Page 95: ...77 Chapter6 Figure 6 2 AC97 Audio Driver Installation 2 Click yes to reboot your computer Figure 6 3 Installation Complete of AC97 Audio Driver...

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Page 97: ...2 CHAPTER 7 Ethernet Interface This chapter provides information on Ethernet configuration Sections include Introduction Installation of Ethernet drivers for Windows 2000 XP Further information...

Page 98: ...BIOS which can be enabled disabled in the BIOS setup 7 2 Installation of Ethernet driver Before installing the Ethernet driver note the procedures below You must know which operating system you are u...

Page 99: ...81 Chapter7 2 Double click Add Remove Hardware Figure 7 1 Windows Control Panel Screen 3 Click Next and prepare to install network function Figure 7 2 Add Remove Hardware Wizard...

Page 100: ...ARK 7480 User Manual 82 4 Choose Add Troubleshoot a device and click Next Figure 7 3 Choose a Hardware Task Screen 5 Choose Hardware Device Ethernet Controller Figure 7 4 Choose a Hardware Device...

Page 101: ...83 Chapter7 Figure 7 5 Install Ethernet Controller Screen Figure 7 6 Hardware Type Screen 6 Insert the CD into E drive...

Page 102: ...r at the directory of 3_LAN from ARK 7480 s Driver Utility CD ROM Disk click setup to start the installation process 6 2 Click OK Figure 7 7 Install From Disk Screen 7 Choose the Intel GD82559ER PCI A...

Page 103: ...85 Chapter7 Figure 7 9 Start Device Driver Installation 8 Click Yes to continue the installation Figure 7 10 Intel Ethernet Adapter driver installation screen...

Page 104: ...ARK 7480 User Manual 86 9 Click OK Figure 7 11 Intel Ethernet Adapter Driver Installation Complete Screen...

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