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TANK-GM45 Embedded System

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1.1 Overview

Figure 1-1: TANK-GM45

The TANK-GM45 Series embedded system is a fanless system for wide range

temperature environments. It is powered by the Intel® 45nm Core™2 Duo processor,

uses the Intel® GM45 chipset and has 2.0 GB of DDR2 memory. The TANK-GM45B in

this series is preinstalled with a 32 GB SATA Solid State Disk (SSD) with up to 3Gb/s data

transfer rate.

1.2 Model Variations

The model variations of the TANK-GM45 Series are listed below.

Model No.

CPU

Preinstalled SSD

TANK-GM45A-R10/P8400

2.26 GHz Intel® Core

2 Duo P8400

TANK-GM45A-R10/CM575

2.0 GHz Intel® Celeron 575

TANK-GM45B-T9400

2.53 GHz Intel® Core

2 Duo T9400

32 GB SATA SSD

TANK-GM45B-P8400

2.26 GHz Intel® Core

2 Duo P8400

32 GB SATA SSD

TANK-GM45B-CM575

2.0 GHz Intel® Celeron 575

32 GB SATA SSD

Table 1-1: TANK-GM45 Model Variations

1.3 Benefits

Some of the TANK-GM45 benefits include:

Wide range storage temperature for various environments.

Less downtime from overheating because there are not fans to fail

Summary of Contents for TANK-GM45

Page 1: ...45 Embedded System Page i IEI Technology Corp User Manual MODEL TANK GM45 Wide Range Temperature Fanless Embedded System with VGA Gigabit Ethernet Four USB RS 232 422 485 RoHS Compliant Rev 1 01 29 August 2011 ...

Page 2: ...ANK GM45 Embedded System Page ii Revision Date Version Changes 29 August 2011 1 01 Changed the supported processor from Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 to Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 15 June 2010 1 00 Initial release ...

Page 3: ...ges arising out of the use or inability to use the product or documentation even if advised of the possibility of such damages This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical electronic or other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer TRADEMARKS All registered tra...

Page 4: ...NG CHECKLIST 9 3 INSTALLATION 10 3 1 INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS 11 3 2 HARD DISK DRIVE HDD INSTALLATION 11 3 3 JUMPER SETTINGS 14 3 3 1 COM3 RS 422 485 Setup 15 3 4 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS 15 3 4 1 LAN Connectors 16 3 4 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector 18 3 4 3 Power Input 18 3 4 4 Remote Control Connector 19 3 4 5 RS 232 Serial Port Connector 20 3 4 6 RS 422 485 Serial Port Connector 21 ...

Page 5: ... 39 4 3 5 AHCI Configuration 40 4 3 5 1 AHCI Port n 41 4 3 6 Remote Access Configuration 42 4 3 7 USB Configuration 45 4 3 8 Power Configuration 46 4 4 PCI PNP 47 4 5 BOOT 49 4 5 1 Boot Settings Configuration 50 4 5 2 Boot Device Priority 52 4 5 3 Hard Disk Drives 53 4 6 SECURITY 53 4 7 CHIPSET 54 4 7 1 Northbridge Configuration 55 4 7 2 Southbridge Configuration 56 4 8 EXIT 57 A ONE KEY RECOVERY ...

Page 6: ...ast Backup 82 A 4 4 Manual 83 A 5 OTHER INFORMATION 84 A 5 1 Using AHCI Mode or ALi M5283 VIA VT6421A Controller 84 A 5 2 System Memory Requirement 86 B SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 87 B 1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 88 B 1 1 General Safety Precautions 88 B 1 2 Anti static Precautions 89 B 2 MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING PRECAUTIONS 89 B 2 1 Maintenance and Cleaning 89 B 2 2 Cleaning Tools 90 C HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCLO...

Page 7: ...tor 17 Figure 3 10 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector 18 Figure 3 11 Power Input Connector 19 Figure 3 12 Remote Control Terminal Block Pinout Location 19 Figure 3 13 Serial Device Connector 20 Figure 3 14 Serial Port Pinout Location 21 Figure 3 15 Serial Port Pinout Location 22 Figure 3 16 USB Device Connection 23 Figure 3 17 VGA Connector 24 Figure 3 18 VGA Connector 24 Figure 3 19 AT ATX Switch 25 F...

Page 8: ...Image Creation Confirmation 74 Figure A 19 Image Creation Process 74 Figure A 20 Image Creation Complete 74 Figure A 21 Press Any Key to Continue 75 Figure A 22 Partitions for Linux 76 Figure A 23 System Configuration for Linux 77 Figure A 24 Access menu lst in Linux Text Mode 77 Figure A 25 Recovery Tool Menu 78 Figure A 26 Recovery Tool Main Menu 79 Figure A 27 Restore Factory Default 80 Figure ...

Page 9: ...OM3 RS 422 485 Setup 15 Table 3 3 COM3 RS 422 485 Setup 15 Table 3 4 LAN Pinouts 17 Table 3 5 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector LEDs 18 Table 3 6 Power Input Pinouts 19 Table 3 7 Remote Control Terminal Block Pinouts 19 Table 3 8 COM1 Serial Port Pinouts 21 Table 3 9 RS 422 Pinouts 21 Table 3 10 RS 485 Pinouts 22 Table 3 11 USB Port Pinouts 23 Table 3 12 VGA Connector Pinouts 25 Table 4 1 BIOS Navigation K...

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Page 11: ...TANK GM45 Embedded System Page 1 Chapter 1 1 Introduction ...

Page 12: ...del Variations The model variations of the TANK GM45 Series are listed below Model No CPU Preinstalled SSD TANK GM45A R10 P8400 2 26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 TANK GM45A R10 CM575 2 0 GHz Intel Celeron 575 TANK GM45B T9400 2 53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 32 GB SATA SSD TANK GM45B P8400 2 26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 32 GB SATA SSD TANK GM45B CM575 2 0 GHz Intel Celeron 575 32 GB SATA SSD Table 1...

Page 13: ...wer mode supported RoHS compliant 1 5 Technical Specifications The TANK GM45 technical specifications are listed in Table 1 2 Specifications System Supported CPU 2 53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 CPU 2 26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 CPU or 2 0 GHz Intel Celeron 575 CPU Memory 2 0 GB of DDR2 SO DIMM preinstalled Real time Clock Battery backup RTC Watchdog Timer Software programmable supports 1 255 sec...

Page 14: ...or One power LED green One HDD LED red Storage SDD Support one 2 5 SATA HDD TANK GM45B is preinstalled with one 32 GB SATA 3Gb s SSD Power Power Supply 12 V DC Power Consumption 45 W Power Switch One power switch Power Mode AT or ATX power mode selectable by AT ATX switch Environmental and Mechanical Operating Temperature 20 C 70 C Storage Temperature 25 C 75 C Color Silver Physical Dimensions 310...

Page 15: ... 2 Figure 1 2 TANK GM45 Peripheral Connectors Connectors and buttons on the rear panel include the following 1 x 12 V DC power input 1 x Power switch 1 x VGA output 1 x RS 232 port isolated serial port 1 x RS 422 485 isolated serial port 4 x USB ports 2 x Gigabit Ethernet ports 1 x GPIO terminal block for remote control 1 x PS 2 keyboard mouse connector 1 x Power LED 1 x HDD LED 1 x AT ATX power s...

Page 16: ...TANK GM45 Embedded System Page 6 1 7 Dimensions The physical dimensions are shown below Figure 1 3 Physical Dimensions millimeters ...

Page 17: ...TANK GM45 Embedded System Page 7 Chapter 2 2 Unpacking ...

Page 18: ...c wristband Wearing a simple anti static wristband can help to prevent ESD from damaging the board Self grounding Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting material During the time the board is handled frequently touch any conducting materials that are connected to the ground Use an anti static pad When configuring the TANK GM45 place it on an antic static pad This reduces the possib...

Page 19: ... you purchased the TANK GM45 from or contact an IEI sales representative directly To contact an IEI sales representative please send an email to sales iei com tw The TANK GM45 is shipped with the following components Quantity Item and Part Number Image 1 TANK GM45 1 DC input cable with terminal block TANK GM45A only 1 Power adapter TANK GM45B only 1 User manual and driver CD Table 2 1 Package List...

Page 20: ...TANK GM45 Embedded System Page 10 Chapter 3 3 Installation ...

Page 21: ...rs may only be carried out by qualified personnel who are familiar with the associated dangers Air Circulation Make sure there is sufficient air circulation when installing the TANK GM45 The TANK GM45 s cooling vents must not be obstructed by any objects Blocking the vents can cause overheating of the TANK GM45 Leave at least 5 cm of clearance around the TANK GM45 to prevent overheating Grounding ...

Page 22: ...tion Screws Bottom Panel Step 2 To prevent the internal SATA cable from damage please open the bottom panel as shown below Figure 3 3 Open the Bottom Panel Step 3 Remove the four HDD bracket retention screws Figure 3 4 and lift the HDD brackets out of the TANK GM45 ...

Page 23: ...gure 3 4 HDD Bracket Retention Screws Step 4 Attach the HDD bracket to the HDD Slide the HDD to connect the HDD to the SATA connector Secure the HDD with the HDD bracket by four retention screws Figure 3 5 Figure 3 5 HDD Retention Screws ...

Page 24: ...wo or three metal pins and a small metal clip often protected by a plastic cover that slides over the pins to connect them To CLOSE SHORT a jumper means connecting the pins of the jumper with the plastic clip and to OPEN a jumper means removing the plastic clip from a jumper To access jumper please remove the bottom panel refer to Section 3 2 12 motherboard retention screws and six front panel ret...

Page 25: ...escription 2 3 5 6 8 9 11 12 RS 422 485 Default Table 3 1 COM3 RS 422 485 Setup J9 Description 3 4 RS 422 Default 5 6 RS 485 Table 3 2 COM3 RS 422 485 Setup J10 Description 1 3 2 4 RS 422 Default 3 5 4 6 RS 485 Table 3 3 COM3 RS 422 485 Setup 3 4 External Peripheral Interface Connectors The TANK GM45 has the following connectors Detailed descriptions of the connectors can be found in the subsectio...

Page 26: ...e RJ 45 CN Location See Figure 3 7 CN Pinouts See Table 3 4 The LAN connectors allow connection to an external network Step 1 Locate the RJ 45 connectors The locations of the RJ 45 connectors are shown above Step 2 Align the connectors Align the RJ 45 connector on the LAN cable with one of the RJ 45 connectors on the TANK GM45 See Figure 3 8 ...

Page 27: ...n board RJ 45 connector Step 0 Pin Description Pin Description 1 TRD1P0 5 TRD1P2 2 TRD1N0 6 TRD1N2 3 TRD1P1 7 TRD1P3 4 TRD1N1 8 TRD1N3 Table 3 4 LAN Pinouts Figure 3 9 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector The RJ 45 Ethernet connector has two status LEDs one green and one yellow The green LED indicates activity on the port and the yellow LED indicates the port is linked See Table 3 5 ...

Page 28: ...n Table 3 5 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector LEDs 3 4 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector CN Label PS 2 CN Type PS 2 CN Location See Figure 3 7 CN Location See Figure 3 10 The PS 2 connector connects to a keyboard and a mouse Figure 3 10 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector 3 4 3 Power Input CN Label 12VDC CN Type 4 pin DIN connector CN Location See Figure 3 7 CN Pinouts See Figure 3 11 The power connector connects to th...

Page 29: ...ck CN Location See Figure 3 7 CN Pinouts See Table 3 7 and Figure 3 12 The GPIO terminal block connects to a remote control device Users can control the system power on off by inputting high or low voltage into the terminal block Turn off the system more than 1 V input Turn on the system less than 0 5 V input Pin Description 1 RC 2 RC Table 3 7 Remote Control Terminal Block Pinouts Figure 3 12 Rem...

Page 30: ...el Step 1 Locate the DB 9 connector The location of the DB 9 connector is shown in Figure 3 7 Step 2 Insert the serial connector Insert the DB 9 connector of a serial device into the DB 9 connector on the external peripheral interface See Figure 3 13 Figure 3 13 Serial Device Connector Step 3 Secure the connector Secure the serial device connector to the external interface by tightening the two re...

Page 31: ...l Port Connector CN Label COM3 CN Type DB 9 connectors CN Location See Figure 3 7 CN Pinouts See Table 3 9 and Table 3 10 RS 422 485 serial port devices can be attached to the DB 9 ports on the rear panel The COM3 serial port is a RS 422 serial port by default To change to RS 485 please refer to the jumper setting Section 3 3 1 COM 3 RS 422 Description Pin 1 TX Pin 2 TX Pin 6 RX Pin 7 RX Table 3 9...

Page 32: ... Connector CN Label USB CN Type USB port CN Location See Figure 3 7 CN Pinouts See Table 3 11 The USB ports are for attaching USB peripheral devices to the system Step 1 Located the USB connectors The locations of the USB connectors are shown in Chapter 1 Step 2 Align the connectors Align the USB device connector with one of the connectors See Figure 3 16 ...

Page 33: ... gently insert the USB device connector into the on board connector Step 0 Pin Description Pin Description 1 VCC 5 VCC 2 DATA 6 DATA 3 DATA 7 DATA 4 GROUND 8 GROUND Table 3 11 USB Port Pinouts 3 4 8 VGA Connector CN Label VGA CN Type 15 pin Female CN Location See Figure 3 7 CN Pinouts See Figure 3 18 and Table 3 12 ...

Page 34: ...er 3 Step 2 Align the VGA connector Align the male DB 15 connector on the VGA screen cable with the female DB 15 connector on the external peripheral interface Step 3 Insert the VGA connector Once the connectors are properly aligned with the insert the male connector from the VGA screen into the female connector on the TANK GM45 See Figure 3 17 Step 3 Figure 3 17 VGA Connector Figure 3 18 VGA Conn...

Page 35: ... GND 9 VCC NC 10 GND 11 NC 12 DDC DAT 13 HSYNC 14 VSYNC 15 DDCCLK Table 3 12 VGA Connector Pinouts 3 4 9 AT ATX Power Mode Selection The TANK GM45 supports AT and ATX power modes The setting can be made through the AT ATX switch on the external peripheral interface panel as shown below Figure 3 19 AT ATX Switch ...

Page 36: ...TANK GM45 Embedded System Page 26 Chapter 4 4 BIOS ...

Page 37: ...essed restart the computer and try again 4 1 2 Using Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight items press ENTER to select use the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries press F1 for help and press ESC to quit Navigation keys are shown in Key Function Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item on the left hand side Right arrow Move to the item on the ri...

Page 38: ...f the computer cannot boot after changes to the system configuration is made CMOS defaults Use the jumper described in Chapter 2 4 1 5 BIOS Menu Bar The menu bar on top of the BIOS screen has the following main items Main Changes the basic system configuration Advanced Changes the advanced system settings PCIPnP Changes the advanced PCI PnP Settings Boot Changes the system boot configuration Secur...

Page 39: ...lect Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 1 Main System Overview The System Overview lists a brief summary of different system components The fields in System Overview cannot be changed The items shown in the system overview include AMI BIOS Displays auto detected BIOS information o Version ...

Page 40: ...IOS Menu 2 to configure the CPU and peripheral devices through the following sub menus WARNING Setting the wrong values in the sections below may cause the system to malfunction Make sure that the settings made are compatible with the hardware CPU Configuration see Section 4 3 1 IDE Configuration see Section 4 3 2 Super IO Configuration see Section 4 3 3 Hardware Health Configuration see Section 4...

Page 41: ...ed 4 3 1 CPU Configuration Use the CPU Configuration menu BIOS Menu 3 to view detailed CPU specifications and configure the CPU BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Configure advanced CPU settings Module Version 3F 15 Manufacturer Intel Intel R Core TM 2 Duo CPU P8400 2 26GHz Frequency 2 4GHz FSB Speed 1066MHz Cache L1 64 KB Cache L2 3072 KB Ratio Actual Value 8 5 ÅÆ ...

Page 42: ...1 Configuration Compatible Configure SATA 1 as IDE Primary IDE Master Not Detected Primary IDE Slave Not Detected Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected Third IDE Master Not Detected Disabled Compatible Enhanced ÅÆ Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 4 IDE...

Page 43: ...will replace one of the IDE channels This mode supports up to 4 storage devices Î Enhanced Configures the on board ATA IDE controller to be in Enhanced mode In this mode IDE channels and SATA channels are separated This mode supports up to 6 storage devices Some legacy OS do not support this mode Configure SATA 1 as IDE Use the Configure SATA 1 as option to configure SATA devices as normal IDE dev...

Page 44: ...1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 5 IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration Type Auto Use the Type BIOS option select the type of device the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after the Power On Self Test POST is complete Î Not Installed BIOS is prevented from searching for an IDE disk drive on the specified channel Î Auto DEFAULT The BIOS auto detects the IDE disk drive type attached to the s...

Page 45: ...fied channel Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto Use the Block Multi Sector Transfer to disable or enable BIOS to auto detect if the device supports multi sector transfers Î Disabled BIOS is prevented from using Multi Sector Transfer on the specified channel The data to and from the device occurs one sector at a time Î Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects Multi Sector Transfer support on the drive on the s...

Page 46: ...cifications of the drive DMA Mode Auto Use the DMA Mode BIOS selection to adjust the DMA mode options Î Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects the DMA mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Î SWDMA0 Single Word DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 2 1 MB s Î SWDMA1 Single Word DMA mode 1 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 4 2 MB s Î SWDMA2 Sin...

Page 47: ...9 MB s To use this mode it is required that an 80 conductor ATA cable is used S M A R T Auto Use the S M A R T option to auto detect disable or enable Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART on the drive on the specified channel S M A R T predicts impending drive failures The S M A R T BIOS option enables or disables this function Î Auto DEFAULT BIOS auto detects HDD SMART support ...

Page 48: ...Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 6 Super IO Configuration Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Use the Serial Port1 Address option to select the Serial Port 1 base address Î Disabled No base address is assigned to Serial Port 1 Î 3F8 IRQ4 DEFAULT Serial Port 1 I O port address is 3F8 and the in...

Page 49: ...ds and system voltages BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Power Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature 1 37ºC 98ºF System Temperature 2 32ºC 89ºF PWM Temperature 39ºC 102ºF CPU Core 1 120 V 1 05V 1 040 V 3 30V 3 312 V 5 00V 5 187 V 12 0V 11 968 V 1 5V 1 456 V 1 8V 1 792 V 5VSB 5 187 V VBAT 3 200 V ÅÆ Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 Gener...

Page 50: ...o 1 05V o 3 30V o 5 00V o 12 0V o 1 5V o 1 8V o 5VSB o VBAT 4 3 5 AHCI Configuration NOTE Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI is a new programming interface for SATA host controllers AHCI systems do not have master slave designation for SATA devices each device is treated as a master and hardware assisted native command queuing Use the AHCI Settings menu BIOS Menu 8 to report on the auto detec...

Page 51: ... Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 8 AHCI Configuration AHCI Port n Not Detected Use the AHCI Port n BIOS option to check what AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface devices are detected to a specified SATA drive connector If a device is detected selecting the BIOS option e g AHCI Port 1 opens a new window...

Page 52: ...t the type of drive connected to SATA drive connector n S M A R T Enabled Use the S M A R T option to enable S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology on the drive connected to SATA drive connector n Î Enabled DEFAULT S M A R T is enabled on the drive connected to SATA drive connector n on the system Î Disabled S M A R T is disabled on the drive connected to SATA drive connector ...

Page 53: ...mote Access Configuration Remote Access Disabled Use the Remote Access option to enable or disable access to the remote functionalities of the system Î Disabled DEFAULT Remote access is disabled Î Enabled Remote access configuration options shown below appear Serial Port Number Serial Port Mode Redirection after BIOS POST Terminal Type These configuration options are discussed below Serial Port Nu...

Page 54: ... is made The following configuration options are available 115200 8 n 1 DEFAULT 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 09600 8 n 1 NOTE Identical baud rate setting musts be set on the host a management computer running a terminal software and the slave Redirection After BIOS POST Always Use the Redirection After BIOS POST option to specify when console redirection should occur Î Disabled The console ...

Page 55: ...dvanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit USB Configuration Module Version 2 24 3 13 4 USB Devices Enabled None USB Functions Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Disabled Enabled ÅÆ Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 11 USB C...

Page 56: ... USB support disabled if no USB devices are connected USB2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Use the USB2 0 Controller Mode option to set the speed of the USB2 0 controller Î FullSpeed The controller is capable of operating at 12 Mb s Î HiSpeed DEFAULT The controller is capable of operating at 480 Mb s 4 3 8 Power Configuration The Power Configuration menu BIOS Menu 12 configures the power options BIOS SE...

Page 57: ...y cause system to malfunction IRQ3 Reserved IRQ4 Reserved IRQ5 Available IRQ7 Available IRQ9 Available IRQ10 Available IRQ11 Available IRQ14 Available IRQ15 Available DMA Channel 0 Available DMA Channel 1 Available DMA Channel 3 Available DMA Channel 5 Available DMA Channel 6 Available DMA Channel 7 Available Reserved Memory Size Disabled Available Specified IRQ is available to be used by PCI PnP ...

Page 58: ...s reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices Available IRQ addresses are IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ 11 IRQ 14 IRQ 15 DMA Channel Available Use the DMA Channel option to assign a specific DMA channel to a particular PCI PnP device Î Available DEFAULT The specified DMA is available to be used by PCI PnP devices Î Reserved The specified DMA is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices Available DMA ...

Page 59: ...y ISA devices Î 32K 32 KB reserved for legacy ISA devices Î 64K 54 KB reserved for legacy ISA devices 4 5 Boot Use the Boot menu BIOS Menu 14 to configure system boot options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Boot Settings Boot Settings Configuration Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives Configure settings during system boot ÅÆ Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to...

Page 60: ...ecrease the time needed to boot the system ÅÆ Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 15 Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Enabled Use the Quick Boot BIOS option to make the computer speed up the boot process Î Disabled No POST procedures are skipped Î Enabled DEFAULT Some POST proc...

Page 61: ... To use the 10 keys on the keyboard press the Number Lock key located on the upper left hand corner of the 10 key pad The Number Lock LED on the keyboard lights up when the Number Lock is engaged Î On DEFAULT Allows the Number Lock on the keyboard to be enabled automatically when the computer system boots up This allows the immediate use of the 10 key numeric keypad located on the right side of th...

Page 62: ...ot sequence in the individual device section BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 1st Boot Device Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices ÅÆ Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 16 Boot Device Priority S...

Page 63: ...o SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 17 Hard Disk Drives 4 6 Security Use the Security menu BIOS Menu 18 to set system and user passwords BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change Us...

Page 64: ...rvisor Password Change User Password Use the Change User Password to set or change a user password The default for this option is Not Installed If a user password must be installed select this field and enter the password After the password has been added Install appears next to Change User Password 4 7 Chipset Use the Chipset menu BIOS Menu 19 to access the Northbridge and Southbridge configurati...

Page 65: ...bridge Configuration configures the system chipset BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit North Bridge Configuration Memory Hole Disabled Internal Graphics Mode Select Enabled 32MB Options Disabled 15MB 16MB ÅÆ Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to SubScreen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 20 Northb...

Page 66: ...Enable 32MB DEFAULT 32 MB of memory used by internal graphics device Î Enable 64MB 64 MB of memory used by internal graphics device Î Enable 128MB 128 MB of memory used by internal graphics device 4 7 2 Southbridge Configuration The Southbridge Configuration configures the system chipset BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPNP Boot Security Chipset Exit South Bridge Configuration Restore on AC Pow...

Page 67: ...remains off Spread Spectrum Disabled Use the Spread Spectrum option to reduce the EMI Excess EMI is generated when the system clock generator pulses have extreme values Spreading the pulse spectrum modulates changes in the extreme values from spikes to flat curves thus reducing the EMI This benefit may in some cases be outweighed by problems with timing critical devices such as a clock sensitive S...

Page 68: ... to save the changes made to the BIOS options and to exit the BIOS configuration setup program Discard Changes and Exit Use the Discard Changes and Exit option to exit the BIOS configuration setup program without saving the changes made to the system Discard Changes Use the Discard Changes option to discard the changes and remain in the BIOS configuration setup program Load Optimal Defaults Use th...

Page 69: ...TANK GM45 Embedded System Page 59 Appendix A A One Key Recovery ...

Page 70: ...l as shown in 73Figure A 1 to backup or restore Windows system five setup procedures are required 1 Hardware and BIOS setup see Section 73A 2 1 2 Create partitions see Section 73A 2 2 3 Install operating system drivers and system applications see Section 73A 2 3 4 Build up recovery partition see Section 73A 2 4 5 Create factory default image see Section 73A 2 5 After completing the five initial se...

Page 71: ...r the operating system while the second partition will be invisible to the operating system and contain the backup made by the one key recovery software The partition created for recovery images must be big enough to contain both the factory default image and the user backup image The size must be calculated before creating the partitions Please take the following table as a reference when calcula...

Page 72: ...rted OS versions are listed below Microsoft Windows o Windows XP Service Pack 2 or 3 required o Windows Vista o Windows 7 o Windows CE 5 0 o Windows CE 6 0 o Windows XP Embedded Linux o Fedora Core 12 Constantine o Fedora Core 11 Leonidas o Fedora Core 10 Cambridge o Fedora Core 8 Werewolf o Fedora Core 7 Moonshine o RedHat RHEL 5 4 o RedHat 9 Ghirke o Ubuntu 8 10 Intrepid o Ubuntu 7 10 Gutsy o Ub...

Page 73: ...ery partition see Section 73A 2 4 Step 5 Create factory default image see Section 73A 2 5 S t e p 0 The detailed descriptions are described in the following sections NOTE The setup procedures described below are for Microsoft Windows operating system users For Linux system most setup procedures are the same with Microsoft Windows except for several steps described in Section 73A 3 A 2 1 Hardware a...

Page 74: ...e p 0 A 2 2 Create Partitions To create the system backup the main storage device must be split into two partitions three partitions for Linux The first partition will be for the operating system while the second partition will be invisible to the operating system and contain the backup made by the one key recovery software Step 1 Put the recovery CD in the optical drive of the system Step 2 Boot ...

Page 75: ...wing commands marked in red to create two partitions One is for the OS installation the other is for saving recovery files and images which will be an invisible partition Press Enter after entering each line below system32 diskpart DISKPART list vol DISKPART sel disk 0 DISKPART create part pri size ___ DISKPART assign letter N DISKPART create part pri size ___ DISKPART assign letter F DISKPART exi...

Page 76: ...TANK GM45 Embedded System Page 66 system32 format F fs ntfs q v Recovery y system32 exit Figure A 5 Partition Creation Commands ...

Page 77: ...stem onto the unlabelled partition The partition labeled as Recovery is for use by the system recovery tool and should not be used for installing the operating system or any applications NOTE The operating system installation program may offer to reformat the chosen partition DO NOT format the partition again The partition has already been formatted and is ready for installing the new operating sy...

Page 78: ...y to boot from the recovery CD It will take a while to launch the recovery tool Please be patient Figure A 6 Launching the Recovery Tool Step 4 When the recovery tool setup menu appears press 2 then Enter Figure A 7 System Configuration for Windows Step 5 The Symantec Ghost window appears and starts configuring the system to build up a recovery partition In this process the partition which is crea...

Page 79: ...den and the recovery tool is saved in this partition Figure A 8 Build up Recovery Partition Step 6 After completing the system configuration press any key in the following window to reboot the system Figure A 9 Press any key to continue Step 7 Eject the recovery CD S t e p 0 ...

Page 80: ...w the steps below Step 1 Turn on the system When the following screen displays 73Figure A 10 press the F3 key to access the recovery tool The message will display for 10 seconds please press F3 before the system boots into the operating system Figure A 10 Press F3 to Boot into Recovery Mode Step 2 The recovery tool menu appears Type 4 and press Enter 73Figure A 11 Figure A 11 Recovery Tool Menu St...

Page 81: ...e 71 Figure A 12 About Symantec Ghost Window Step 4 Use mouse to navigate to the option shown below 73Figure A 13 Figure A 13 Symantec Ghost Path Step 5 Select the local source drive Drive 1 as shown in 73Figure A 14 Then click OK ...

Page 82: ...in 73Figure A 15 Then click OK Figure A 15 Select a Source Partition from Basic Drive Step 7 Select 1 2 Recovery NTFS drive and enter a file name called iei 73Figure A 16 Click Save The factory default image will then be saved in the selected recovery drive and named IEI GHO WARNING The file name of the factory default image must be iei GHO ...

Page 83: ...ANK GM45 Embedded System Page 73 Figure A 16 File Name to Copy Image to Step 8 When the Compress Image screen in 73Figure A 17 prompts click High to make the image file smaller Figure A 17 Compress Image ...

Page 84: ...8 Image Creation Confirmation Step 10 The Symantec Ghost starts to create the factory default image 73Figure A 19 Figure A 19 Image Creation Process Step 11 When the image creation completes a screen prompts as shown in 74Figure A 20 Click Continue and close the Ghost window to exit the program Figure A 20 Image Creation Complete ...

Page 85: ... Please follow the steps below to setup the recovery tool for Linux OS Step 1 Hardware and BIOS setup Refer to Section 74A 2 1 Step 2 Install Linux operating system Make sure to install GRUB v0 97 or earlier MBR type and Ext3 partition type Leave enough space on the hard drive to create the recover partition later NOTE If the Linux OS is not installed with GRUB v0 97 or earlier and Ext3 the Symant...

Page 86: ...ISKPART list vol DISKPART sel disk 0 DISKPART create part pri size ___ DISKPART assign letter N DISKPART exit system32 format N fs ntfs q v Recovery y system32 exit Step 4 Build up recovery partition Press any key to boot from the recovery CD It will take a while to launch the recovery tool Please be patient When the recovery tool setup menu appears type 3 and press Enter 74Figure A 23 The Symante...

Page 87: ...overy tool main menu by modifying the menu lst To first access the recovery tool main menu the menu lst must be modified In Linux system enter Administrator root When prompt appears type cd boot grub vi menu lst Figure A 24 Access menu lst in Linux Text Mode Step 6 Modify the menu lst as shown below ...

Page 88: ...e a factory default image Follow Step 2 Step 12 described in Section 74A 2 5 to create a factory default image A 4 Recovery Tool Functions After completing the initial setup procedures as described above users can access the recovery tool by pressing F3 while booting up the system The main menu of the recovery tool is shown below ...

Page 89: ... saved in the hidden partition 3 Restore your last backup Restore the last system backup image 4 Manual Enter the Symantec Ghost window to configure manually 5 Quit Exit the recovery tool and restart the system WARNING Please do not turn off the system power during the process of system recovery or backup WARNING All data in the system will be deleted during the system recovery Please backup the s...

Page 90: ... in the main menu Step 2 The Symantec Ghost window appears and starts to restore the factory default A factory default image called iei GHO is created in the hidden Recovery partition Figure A 27 Restore Factory Default Step 3 The screen is shown as in 74Figure A 28 when completed Press any key to reboot the system Figure A 28 Recovery Complete Window ...

Page 91: ...main menu Step 2 The Symantec Ghost window appears and starts to backup the system A backup image called iei_user GHO is created in the hidden Recovery partition Figure A 29 Backup System Step 3 The screen is shown as in 74Figure A 30 when system backup is completed Press any key to reboot the system Figure A 30 System Backup Complete Window ...

Page 92: ...p 1 Type 3 and press Enter in the main menu Step 2 The Symantec Ghost window appears and starts to restore the last backup image iei_user GHO Figure A 31 Restore Backup Step 3 The screen is shown as in 74Figure A 32 when backup recovery is completed Press any key to reboot the system Figure A 32 Restore System Backup Complete Window ...

Page 93: ...low the steps below Step 1 Type 4 and press Enter in the main menu Step 2 The Symantec Ghost window appears Use the Ghost program to backup or recover the system manually Figure A 33 Symantec Ghost Window Step 3 When backup or recovery is completed press any key to reboot the system S t e p 0 ...

Page 94: ...one key recovery Please follow the steps below to install the SATA RAID AHCI driver Step 1 Copy the SATA RAID AHCI driver to a floppy disk and insert the floppy disk into a USB floppy disk drive The SATA RAID AHCI driver must be especially designed for the on board SATA controller Step 2 Connect the USB floppy disk drive to the system Step 3 Insert the One Key Recovery CD into the system and boot ...

Page 95: ...ge 85 Step 5 When the following window appears press S to select Specify Additional Device Step 6 In the following window select a SATA controller mode used in the system Then press Enter The user can now start using the SATA HDD ...

Page 96: ...p 4 in Section 74A 2 2 Create Partitions to finish the whole setup process S t e p 0 A 5 2 System Memory Requirement To be able to access the recovery tool by pressing F3 while booting up the system please make sure to have enough system memory The minimum memory requirement is listed below Using Award BIOS 128 MB system memory Using AMI BIOS 512 MB system memory ...

Page 97: ...TANK GM45 Embedded System Page 87 Appendix B B Safety Precautions ...

Page 98: ...ed when moving installing or modifying the system Do not apply voltage levels that exceed the specified voltage range Doing so may cause fire and or an electrical shock Electric shocks can occur if opened while still powered on Do not drop or insert any objects into the ventilation openings If considerable amounts of dust water or fluids enter the system turn off the power supply immediately unplu...

Page 99: ...trical component Self grounding Before handling any electrical component touch any grounded conducting material During the time the electrical component is handled frequently touch any conducting materials that are connected to the ground Use an anti static pad When configuring or working with an electrical component place it on an antic static pad This reduces the possibility of ESD damage Only h...

Page 100: ... list of items to use when cleaning the TANK GM45 Cloth Although paper towels or tissues can be used a soft clean piece of cloth is recommended when cleaning the TANK GM45 Water or rubbing alcohol A cloth moistened with water or rubbing alcohol can be used to clean the TANK GM45 Using solvents The use of solvents is not recommended when cleaning the TANK GM45 as they may damage the plastic parts V...

Page 101: ...TANK GM45 Embedded System Page 91 Appendix C C Hazardous Materials Disclosure ...

Page 102: ...he presences of small quantities of certain materials in the product and is applicable to China RoHS only A label will be placed on each product to indicate the estimated Environmentally Friendly Use Period EFUP This is an estimate of the number of years that these substances would not leak out or undergo abrupt change This product may contain replaceable sub assemblies components which have a sho...

Page 103: ...uit Board X O O O O X Metal Fasteners X O O O O O Cable Assembly X O O O O X Fan Assembly X O O O O X Power Supply Assemblies X O O O O X Battery O O O O O O O This toxic or hazardous substance is contained in all of the homogeneous materials for the part is below the limit requirement in SJ T11363 2006 X This toxic or hazardous substance is contained in at least one of the homogeneous materials f...

Page 104: ...能包含有较短的环境友好使用期限的可替换元件像是电池或灯管这些元件将会单独标示出来有毒有害物质或元素部件名称铅 Pb 汞 Hg 镉 Cd 六价铬 CR VI 多溴联苯 PBB 多溴二苯醚 PBDE 壳体 X O O O O X 显示 X O O O O X 印刷电路板 X O O O O X 金属螺帽 X O O O O O 电缆组装 X O O O O X 风扇组装 X O O O O X 电力供应组装 X O O O O X 电池 O O O O O O O 表示该有毒有害物质在该部件所有物质材料中的含量均在 SJ T11363 2006 标准规定的限量要求以下 X 表示该有毒有害物质至少在该部件的某一均质材料中的含量超出 SJ T11363 2006 标准规定的限量要求 ...

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