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User Manual

ARK-DS762

3rd Gen Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 
processor-based Digital Signage 
Player

Summary of Contents for ARK-DS762

Page 1: ...User Manual ARK DS762 3rd Gen Intel Core i7 i5 i3 processor based Digital Signage Player ...

Page 2: ... use Acknowledgements IBM PC AT PS 2 and VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Cor poration Intel and CoreTM are trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc ESS is a trademark of ESS Technology Inc UMC is a trademark of United Microelectronics Corporation SMI is a trademark of...

Page 3: ...efective obtain an RMA return merchandize authorization number from your dealer This allows us to process your return more quickly 4 Carefully pack the defective product a fully completed Repair and Replacement Order Card and a photocopy proof of purchase date such as your sales receipt in a shippable container A product returned without proof of the purchase date is not eligible for warranty serv...

Page 4: ...oftware operating system version application software etc A complete description of the problem The exact wording of any error messages Warnings Cautions and Notes Warning Warnings indicate conditions which if not observed can cause personal injury Caution Cautions are included to help you avoid damaging hardware or losing data e g There is a danger of a new battery exploding if it is incorrectly ...

Page 5: ...our any liquid into an opening This may cause fire or electrical shock 13 Never open the equipment For safety reasons the equipment should be opened only by qualified service personnel 14 If one of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by service personnel The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated into the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture The e...

Page 6: ... Unit 1 x Power Adaptor 1 x Driver Utility CD manual 1 x China RoHS 1 x Traditional Chinese User Manual for CCC Optional Power Cord Accessories Part Number Description 1700001524 3 pin power cord US 170000183C 3 pin power cord EU 170203180A 3 pin power cord UK 1700008921 3 pin power cord PSE 1700019146 3 pin power cord CCC ...

Page 7: ...ide External I O Connectors 6 2 2 1 Power ON OFF Button 6 Figure 2 2 Power button 6 2 2 2 COM Connector 6 Figure 2 3 COM connector 6 Table 2 1 COM Port Pin Assignments 7 2 2 3 USB Connectors 7 Figure 2 4 USB connector 7 Table 2 2 USB Port Pin Assignments 7 2 3 ARK DS762 Rear Side External I O Connectors 7 2 3 1 Audio Connector 7 Figure 2 5 Audio connector 7 2 3 2 Ethernet Connector LAN 8 Figure 2 ...

Page 8: ...tion 19 Figure 3 7 AMT Configuration setup screen 20 Figure 3 8 USB Configuration setup screen 21 Figure 3 9 Embedded Controller Configuration setup screen 22 Figure 3 10Serial Port 0 Configuration setup screen 23 Figure 3 11H W monitor screen 23 Figure 3 12CPU PPM Configuration setup screen 24 3 2 3 Chipset BIOS Feature Setup 25 3 2 4 Boot BIOS Feature Setup 25 Figure 3 13Boot configuration setup...

Page 9: ...Chapter 1 1 General Introduction This chapter gives background information of ARK DS762 series ...

Page 10: ... Internal 2 5 inch SATA HDD drive bay and Cfast slot for storage devices Built in MiniPCIe slot for easy expansion e g WiFi TV tuner etc Easy integration and easy maintenance 1 2 2 Display Multi display support up to 2x1080P and 1x 720P video playback performance but subject to the video media format and playback software 1 2 3 Power Consumption Typical 17 4 W 3rd Gen Intel Core i7 3610QE 2 3 GHz ...

Page 11: ...d IEEE 802 3z ab 1000 Base T or IEEE 802 3u 100 Base T com pliant Expansion miniPCIe 1 socket internal Resolution HDMI Up to 1920 x 1080 at 60 Hz 1080P 1 4 Mechanical Specifications 1 4 1 Dimensions 249 6 x 190 0 x 35 0 mm 9 83 x 7 48 x 1 38 L x W x H Figure 1 1 ARK DS762 Mechanical Dimensions 1 4 2 Weight 2 0 kg 4 41 lb ...

Page 12: ...ifications 1 6 1 Operating Temperature 0 C 40 C 32 104 F 1 6 2 Relative Humidity 95 40 C non condensing 1 6 3 Storage Temperature 20 70 C 4 167 F 1 6 4 Vibration Loading During Operation 0 5 Grms IEC 60068 2 64 random 5 500 Hz 1 Oct min 1 hr axis 1 6 5 Shock During Operation 20 G IEC 60068 2 27 half sine 11 ms duration 1 6 6 Safety BSMI CCC 1 6 7 EMC CE FCC ...

Page 13: ...Chapter 2 2 Hardware Installation This chapter introduces external I O and the installation of ARK DS762 Hardware ...

Page 14: ...ARK DS762 has a power ON OFF button on front side Push this button to turn the system ON and OFF It can also support 4 second delay soft power off Figure 2 2 Power button 2 2 2 COM Connector ARK DS762 provides one D sub 9 pin connector serial communication interface port The port can support RS 232 mode communication Figure 2 3 COM connector 1 5 9 6 3 2 4 7 8 ...

Page 15: ...s support Plug and Play which enables you to connect or disconnect a device without turning off the computer Figure 2 4 USB connector 2 3 ARK DS762 Rear Side External I O Connectors 2 3 1 Audio Connector Line out Stereo speakers earphone or front surround speakers can be connected to the line out jack It supports jack sense and can be the Line in or Mic in input func tions Setting by driver UI Fig...

Page 16: ... Base T CSMA CD standards The Ethernet port provides a standard RJ 45 jack connector with LED indicators on the front side to show its Active Link status and speed status Figure 2 6 LAN connector Table 2 3 LAN Connector Pin Assignments Pin Signal Name 1 MDI0 2 MDI0 3 MDI1 4 MDI1 5 GND 6 GND 7 MDI2 8 MDI2 9 MDI3 10 MDI3 11 VCC 12 ACT 13 Link100 14 Link1000 ...

Page 17: ...y can support a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080p but the actual resolu tions supported depends on the monitor being used Figure 2 7 HDMI connector 2 3 4 Power Input Connector ARK DS762 comes with a DC Jack header that takes 19 VDC external power input Figure 2 8 DC input connector Table 2 4 HDMI Connector Pin Assignments Pin Signal Name 1 TMDS Data2 2 GND 3 TMDS Data2 4 TMDS Data1 5 GND 6 TMDS D...

Page 18: ...housing and attach with screws Figure 2 9 HDD installation 2 4 2 CPU and Memory CPU side installation 1 Open the side cover no ARK DS762 logo and the middle top cover The mem ory module can be installed and removed 2 Loosen the 4 screws on the thermal module and remove the thermal module 3 Insert the CPU on the CPU socket and use the screw driver to fix the CPU socket ...

Page 19: ...ual Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Figure 2 10 CPU and top side memory installation 2 4 3 MiniPCIe and Memory Bottom side installation 1 Open the bottom covers Install Remove bottom side memory module and Mini PCIe module ...

Page 20: ...tion 2 4 4 Cfast card installation 1 Open the Cfast card loader with remove the 2 screws on it 2 Put the Cfast card on the Cfast card loader and slide in the slot 3 Close the Cfast card loader bracket on the front panel and fasten the 2 screws Figure 2 12 Cfast card installation ...

Page 21: ...Chapter 3 3 BIOS Settings This chapter introduces how to set BIOS configuration data ...

Page 22: ...ays return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab The Main BIOS setup screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Options in blue can be configured and grayed out options cannot be configured instead The right frame displays the key legend The key legend in the top is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the lef...

Page 23: ...such as CPU configuration to go to the sub menu for that item You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the Arrow keys All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section The Advanced BIOS Setup screens are shown below The sub menus are described on the following pages Figure 3 2 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Screen ACPI Settings This section allows you to con...

Page 24: ...ARK DS762 User Manual 16 S5 RTC Wake Settings Enable system to wake from S5 using RTC alarm Figure 3 3 S5 RTC Setup Screen ...

Page 25: ...Limit CPUID Maximum Disabled for Windows XP Execute Disable Bit It can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer over flow attacks when combined with a supporting OS Windows Server 2003 Sp1 Windows XP SP2 SuSE Linux 9 2 RedHat Enterprise 3 Update 3 Intel Virtualization Technology When enabled a VMM can utilize the addi tional hardware capabilities provided by Vander pool Technology Hardware Pref...

Page 26: ...figuration This section allows you to set up SATA devices configuration SATA Controller s Enable or disable SATA Device SATA Mode Selection Determines how SATA controller s operate The choice IDE AHCI RAID Figure 3 5 SATA Setup screen ...

Page 27: ...on Disabling Intel AT Allow user to login to platform This is strictly for testing only This does not disable AT Services in ME Intel Anti Theft Technology Enable Disable Intel AT in BIOS for testing only Intel Anti Theft Technology Recovery Set the number of times Recovery attempted will be allowed Range 1 64 Figure 3 6 Intel Anti Theft Technology Configuration ...

Page 28: ...ction screen Hide Un Configure ME Confirmation OEMFLag Bit 6 Hide Un Configure ME without password Confirmation Prompt MEBx Debug Message Output OEMFLag Bit 14 Enable MEBx debug mes sage Output Un Configure ME OEMFLag Bit 15 Un Configure ME without password Amt Wait Timer Set timer to wait before sending ASF_GET_BOOT_OPTIONS ASF Enable Disable Alert Specification Format Activate Remote Assistance ...

Page 29: ...s EHCI Hand off This is a workaround for 0Ses without EHCI hand off support The EHCI ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver USB transfer time out The time out value for Control Bulk and Interrupt transfers The choice 1 sec 5 sec 10 sec 20 sec Device reset time out USB mass storage device Start Unit Command time out The choice 10 sec 20 sec 30 sec 40 sec Device power up delay USB mass st...

Page 30: ...e choice Nor mal Deep Sleep Resume on Ring Enable Disable Resume on Ring Function Serial Port 0 Configuration Set parameters of serial port 0 COM Serial port Enable Disable Change setting Select an optimal setting for super IO device Device mode Normal High speed H W Monitor Monitor hardware status Figure 3 9 Embedded Controller Configuration setup screen ...

Page 31: ...23 ARK DS762 User Manual Chapter 3 BIOS Settings Figure 3 10 Serial Port 0 Configuration setup screen Figure 3 11 H W monitor screen ...

Page 32: ... Parameters EIST Enable Disable Intel SpeedStep Turbo Mode Turbo Mode CPU C3 Report Enable Disable CPU C3 ACPI C2 report to OS CPU C6 Report Enable Disable CPU C6 ACPI C3 report to OS CPU C7 Report Enable Disable CPU C7 ACPI C3 report to OS ACPI T State Enable Disable ACPI T State support Figure 3 12 CPU PPM Configuration setup screen ...

Page 33: ...nch PXE OpROM Enable or disable boot options for legacy network devices High Precision Timer Enable or disable the high precision event timer SLP_S4 Assertion Width Select a minimum assertion width of the SLP_S4 signal Restore AC Power Loss Select AC power state when power is re applied after a power failure The choice Power Off Power On Last State System Agent SA Configuration System Agent SA Par...

Page 34: ...ired to launch active boot option Has no effect for BBS boot options Option ROM Messages Set display mode for option ROM The choice Force BIOS Keep Current Boot Option 1 Set the system boot order Hard Driver BBS Priorities Set the order of the legacy devices in this group 3 2 5 Security BIOS Feature Setup Select the Security tab from the setup screen to enter the Security BIOS Setup screen Figure ...

Page 35: ...m setup without saving any changes Save Changes and Reset Reset the system after saving the changes Discard Changes and Reset Reset system setup without saving any changes Save Changes Save Changes done so far to any of the setup options Discard Changes Discard Changes done so far to any of the setup options Restore Defaults Restore Load Defaults values for all the setup options Save as User Defau...

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Page 37: ...Appendix A A SUSIAccess Introduction ...

Page 38: ...Monitoring Monitors system status of remote devices including hard disk temperature hard drive health network connection system CPU temper atures system CPU fan speeds and system voltages Support for email alarms and function logs so that managers can regularly keep on top of their remote devices Remote On Off Control on off times according to each device or pre set time cycles to switch a device ...

Page 39: ... remote console and perform a system recovery so that the equipment maintains normal operation System recovery programs use Acronis True Image backup and restore technology which must be installed before use System Protection Controls remote equipment system protection and moni toring and security If a machine is threatened by a virus the program will auto matically detect and prevent intrusions S...

Page 40: ...ations are subject to change without notice No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic photocopying recording or otherwise without prior written permis sion of the publisher All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Advantech Co Ltd 2012 ...

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