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Chapter 1 Introduction
Table of Contents
Copyright
.............................................................................................................2
Trademarks
........................................................................................................2
FCC and DOC Statement on Class A
.....................................................2
About this Manual
..........................................................................................4
Warranty
..............................................................................................................4
Static Electricity Precautions
......................................................................4
Safety Measures
..............................................................................................4
Safety Precautions
..........................................................................................5
About the Package
.........................................................................................5
Chapter 1 - Introduction
.............................................................................6
Overview
.........................................................................................................6
Key Features
..................................................................................................6
Specifications
................................................................................................7
Getting the Know the EC500-HD
............................................................8
Mechanical Dimensions
..............................................................................9
Chapter 2 - Getting Started
........................................................ 10
Preparing the system
................................................................................ 10
Installing Devices
....................................................................................... 10
Configuring the BIOS
................................................................................ 10
Installing the Operating System
............................................................ 10
Installing the Drivers
................................................................................ 10
Chapter 3 - Installing the Devices
...................................................... 11
Removing the Chassis Cover
................................................................. 11
Installing the SODIMM
............................................................................ 12
Installing the 2.5” SATA Drive
.............................................................. 13
Installing the Mini PCIe and/or mSATA Card
................................... 15
Installing the CPU
.................................................................................... 16
Chapter 4 - Jumper Settings
....................................................... 20
Clear CMOS Data
....................................................................................... 20
USB Power Select
...................................................................................... 20
Auto Power-on Select
............................................................................... 21
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Power Select
..................................................... 21
COM 1/COM 2 RS232/422/485 Select
................................................. 22
COM 1/COM 2 RS232/Power Select
..................................................... 23
Mini PCIe Signal Select
............................................................................ 23
Mini PCIe Power Select
............................................................................ 24
Chapter 5 - Ports and Connectors
.............................................. 25
Front Panel I/O Ports
................................................................................ 25
USB Ports ................................................................................................... 25
COM (Serial) Ports ...................................................................................... 26
Rear Panel I/O Ports
................................................................................. 26
RJ45 LAN Ports ........................................................................................... 27
VGA Port .................................................................................................... 27
USB Ports ................................................................................................... 28
9~36V DC-in .............................................................................................. 28
COM (Serial) Ports ...................................................................................... 29
I/O Connectors
........................................................................................... 30
Parallel Connector ....................................................................................... 30
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors ...................................................................... 30
SATA (Serial ATA) Power Connectors ............................................................ 31
SMBus Connector ....................................................................................... 31
Cooling Fan Connectors............................................................................... 32
Standby Power LED .................................................................................... 33
Chassis Intrusion Connector ........................................................................ 33
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector ................................................................. 34
Expansion Slots .......................................................................................... 35
Battery ....................................................................................................... 36
Chapter 6 - Mounting Options
.............................................................. 37
Wall Mount
................................................................................................... 37
Chapter 7 - BIOS Setup
............................................................... 38
Overview
....................................................................................................... 38
AMI BIOS Setup Utility
............................................................................. 39
Main .......................................................................................................... 39
Advanced ................................................................................................... 39
Chipset ...................................................................................................... 48
Boot........................................................................................................... 56
Security ...................................................................................................... 57
Save & Exit ................................................................................................. 57
Updating the BIOS
.................................................................................... 58
Notice: BIOS SPI ROM
............................................................................. 58
Chapter 8 - Supported Software
.......................................................... 59
Chapter 9 - Digital I/O Programming Guide
.................................... 80
Appendix A - Watchdog Sample Code
................................................ 82
Appendix B - System Error Message
................................................... 83
Appendix C - Troubleshooting
................................................................ 84