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8.2 Installation of Audio Driver

The users must make sure which operating system you are using in the Motherboard

before installing the Audio drivers. Follow the steps below to complete the installation

of the Realtek ALC203 AC97 Audio drivers. You will quickly complete the

installation.

Follow the steps below to install the Realtek AC97 Codec Audio Drivers.

Step.1 Open the device manager, choose

“Audio Controller”

and click on

“Properties”

Step.2 Go to Driver page and choose

“Update Driver”

A831 SBC User Manual

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Page 1: ...A831 SBC 3 5 Fanless SBC w AMD Geode LX 800 VGA LCD Ethernet and CF Socket and Mini PCI Interface USER MANUAL Version 1 3 ...

Page 2: ...nt to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipmen...

Page 3: ...t infringement unless otherwise specified Applications that are described in this manual are for illustration purposes only Winmate Communication Inc makes no representation or warranty that such application will be suitable for the specified use without further testing or modification Warranty Winmate warrants that each of its products will be free from material and workmanship defects for a peri...

Page 4: ...winmate com to find the update information about the product Second contact with your distributor sales representative or our customer service center for technical support if you need additional assistance You may have the following information ready before you call Product serial number Peripheral attachments Software OS version application software etc Description of complete problem The exact w...

Page 5: ...rges Only experienced electronics personnel should open the PC chassis Caution Always ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching the CPU card Modern electronic devices are very sensitive to static electric charges As a safety precaution use a grounding wrist strap at all times Place all electronic components in a static dissipative surface or static shielded bag when they are not ...

Page 6: ...hat people cannot step on it Do not place anything over the power cord 10 All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted 11 If the equipment is not used for a long time disconnect it from the power source to avoid damage by transient over voltage 12 Never pour any liquid into an opening This could cause fire or electrical shock 13 Never open the equipment For safety reasons only qualif...

Page 7: ...n Li 1 1 2007 06 08 9 Modify Pin Assignment Warren Li 1 2 2007 09 13 9 CF Card Setting Aladin Huang 1 3 2007 09 27 9 Double Check Aladin Huang 2007 11 07 9 Pls note that our A831 the COM4 RS232 to RS422 RS485 are using different socket and different cable Aladin Huang 2007 11 14 9 Add Notice Aladin Huang ...

Page 8: ...A831 SBC User Manual VIII ...

Page 9: ...RTING SETUP 23 3 2 AWARD BIOS SETUP 24 3 3 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES 26 3 4 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES 29 3 5 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES 32 3 6 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 34 3 7 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 35 3 8 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP 36 3 9 PC HEALTH STATUS 37 3 10 LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS 38 3 11 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS 38 3 12 SUPERVISOR USER PASSWORD SETTING 39 3 13 SAVE EXIT SETUP 40 3 14 EXIT WITHOUT SA...

Page 10: ...LLATION OF ETHERNET DRIVER 50 6 3 FURTHER INFORMATION 51 CHAPTER 7 VGA DRIVER INSTALLATION 53 7 1 INTRODUCTION 53 7 2 INSTALLATION OF VGADRIVER 53 7 3 FURTHER INFORMATION 55 CHAPTER 8 AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION 57 8 1 INTRODUCTION 57 8 2 INSTALLATION OF AUDIO DRIVER 58 8 3 FURTHER INFORMATION 60 ...

Page 11: ...Manual 1 General Information 1 C H A P T E R This chapter includes the A831 Motherboard background information Sections include z Introduction z Feature z Motherboard Specification z Function Block z Board Dimensions ...

Page 12: ... system with DDR SO DIMM SDRAM VGA LCD controller multiple COM port interface and on board Ethernet The motherboard supports one Mini PCI for function upgrade and one CF socket for data saving It is a compact design to meet the demanding performance requirements of today s business and industrial applications 1 2 Feature 3 5 inch Form Factor 146mm x 101mm AMD LX800 500MHz CPU Fanless Design Highes...

Page 13: ...pin header Serial ATA Ports Build in SATA connector supports 2 SATA1 0 ports Video interface Chipset LX 800 including Display type Support CRT and TFT LCD displays CRT and flat panel can display simultaneously Panel resolution support up to 1280 x 1024 18bpp or 24bpp Audio function Chipset Realtek ALC203 AC97 compliant interface Audio interface Microphone in Line in Earphone out Ethernet interface...

Page 14: ...1 4 Function Block A831 SBC User Manual 4 ...

Page 15: ...1 5 Board dimensions A831 SBC User Manual 5 ...

Page 16: ...r provides information on how to use the jumps and connectors on the A831 Motherboard The Sections include z Memory Module Installation z I O Equipment Installation z Setting the Jumpers z Connectors on A831 Motherboard A831 SBC User Manual 6 ...

Page 17: ...gle into its slot Align the SODIMM on the slot such that the notch on the SODIMM matches the break on the slot Step 2 Press downwards on SODIMM until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place and the SODIMM is properly seated Caution The SODIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the development board and the SODIMM if the SODIMM is forced into th...

Page 18: ...mpatible with 16 byte FIFO buffer Three optional COM ports support RS 232 When an optional touch screen is ordered with PPC serial com port can connect to a serial or an optional touch screen One optional COM port supports RS232 422 485 choice through jumper setting 2 2 4 Ethernet interface The Motherboard is equipped with dual Realtek RTL8100C or optional dual Realtek RTL8110SC Gigabit Ethernet c...

Page 19: ...2 3 Jumpers and Connectors TOP Locating Jumpers and Connectors front side A831 SBC User Manual 9 ...

Page 20: ...Bottom Locating Jumpers and Connectors rear side A831 SBC User Manual 10 ...

Page 21: ...SBC User Manual 11 11 2 4 1 J5 Clear CMOS 2 4 1 J5 Clear CMOS User must make sure the power supply to turn off the power supply before setting Clear CMOS Users remember to setting jumper back to Normal before turning on the power supply User must make sure the power supply to turn off the power supply before setting Clear CMOS Users remember to setting jumper back to Normal before turning on the p...

Page 22: ...de z JP14 z JP14 RS232 1 2 A831 SBC User Manual 12 12 Pin Function 1 2 RS 232 3 4 RS 422 5 6 RS 485 RS422 2 4 4 JP16 CF Card Master Slave Selector 2 4 4 JP16 CF Card Master Slave Selector JP16 can be configured to operate in Master Slave mode JP16 can be configured to operate in Master Slave mode RS485 5 6 Master Selector Pin Functions 1 Short 2 Master Selected 2 Short 3 Slave Selected 1 2 3 1 2 3...

Page 23: ...2 0mm CON3 COM4 RS422 485 5x1 header pitch 2 0mm Lan1 2 Ethernet connector RJ 45 LAN connector J1 DC Input connector 2 5Φ DC Jack J7 SODIMM connector SODIMM connector USB1 USB connector 1 2 Dual USB Connector J11 Extend USB connector DF11 8DP 2DSA J14 Audio output connector DF11 10DP 2DSA J15 System Function Connector 1 JST B10B PH KL J16 RTC BAT connector DF 13 2P 1 25H J17 Primary IDE connector ...

Page 24: ...BOL 1 12 Volts 2 12 Volts 3 12 Volts 4 Ground 5 Brightness Control 6 Ground 7 On Off 2 5 2 CN3 K B Mouse Connector 6 pin Mini Din Signal Name Keyboard Mouse Signal Name Keyboard data 1 1 Mouse data N C 2 2 N C GND 3 3 GND 5V 4 4 5V Keyboard clock 5 5 Mouse clock N C 6 6 N C A831 SBC User Manual 14 14 ...

Page 25: ... G4 19 G7 20 G6 21 GND 22 GND 23 B1 24 B0 25 B3 26 B2 27 B5 28 B4 29 B7 30 B6 31 GND 32 GND 33 Panel Power 34 V Sync 35 Panel Power 36 H Sync 37 Panel Power 38 PDE 39 GND 40 PCLK 2 5 4 CN5 VGA Connector D sub 15 pin female Pin No SYMBOL Pin No SYMBOL 1 RED 9 LVGA5V 2 GREEN 10 GND 3 BLUE 11 NA 4 NA 12 DAC_SDAT 5 GND 13 HSYNC 6 GND 14 VSYNC 7 GND 15 DAC_SCL 8 GND A831 SBC User Manual 15 ...

Page 26: ... 2 COM1 COM4 20x2 header pitch 2 0mm 20x2 header pitch 2 0mm Pin No SYMBOL 1 5 Volts 2 VR Out 3 GND Pin No SYMBOL Pin No SYMBOL 20 GND 19 GND 18 FK NRI2 17 FK NDTR2 16 FK NCTS2 15 FK NSOUT2 14 FK NRTS2 13 FK NSIN2 12 FK NDSR2 11 FK NDCD2 10 GND 9 GND 8 FK NRI1 7 FK NDTR1 6 FK NCTS1 5 FK NSOUT1 4 FK NRTS1 3 FK NSIN1 2 FK NDSR1 1 FK NDCD1 ...

Page 27: ...RX2 1 4 485TXRX2 3 422 RX2 Gnd 5 2 4 6 1 3 5 RSS422 485 Header JP14 RSS422 485 Header JP14 Pls note that our A831 the COM4 RS232 to RS422 RS485 are using different socket and different cable Pls note that our A831 the COM4 RS232 to RS422 RS485 are using different socket and different cable 2 5 8 J11 Extend USB Port Connector 2 5 8 J11 Extend USB Port Connector DF11 8DP 2DSA DF11 8DP 2DSA Pin No SY...

Page 28: ...2 5 9 J14 Audio Connector DF11 10DP 2DSA Pin No SYMBOL 1 Line Out R 2 Line Out L 3 Ground 4 Ground 5 Line_in R input 6 Line_in L input 7 Mic Input 8 Mic Vref 9 N C 10 N C A831 SBC User Manual 18 ...

Page 29: ...n 2 Ground 3 Reset Button 4 HD Led 5 5V 6 HD LED 7 PWR LED 8 5V 9 Ground 10 Volume Control 11 Volume Control 12 Brightness Control 13 Brightness Control Not Default Setting 2 5 11 J16 RTC BAT Connector DF 13 2P 1 25H Pin No SYMBOL 1 Ground 2 Battery 3 0V A831 SBC User Manual 19 ...

Page 30: ...7 D5 8 D10 9 D4 10 D11 11 D3 12 D12 13 D2 14 D13 15 D1 16 D14 17 D0 18 D15 19 GND 20 N C 21 DREQ 22 GND 23 IOW 24 GND 25 IOR 26 GND 27 IORDY 28 CSEL 29 DACK 30 GND 31 IRO14 32 N C 33 A1 34 D66DET 35 A0 36 A2 37 CS 1 38 CS 3 39 ASP 40 GND 41 5V 42 5V 43 GND 44 N C A831 SBC User Manual 20 ...

Page 31: ...nnector DF11 8DP 2DSA DF11 8DP 2DSA Pin No SYMBOL 1 12V 2 12V 3 GND 4 GND 5 GND 6 GND 7 5V 8 5V 2 5 14 J22 12V Output Connector JST B2B PH KL Pin No SYMBOL 1 12V 2 GND 2 5 15 J23 5V Output Connector JST B2B PH KL Pin No SYMBOL 1 5V 2 GND A831 SBC User Manual 21 21 ...

Page 32: ...3 C H A P T E R Award BIOS Setup Award BIOS Setup This chapter describes how to set This chapter describes how to set BIOS configuration BIOS configuration A831 SBC User Manual 22 22 ...

Page 33: ... various setup items that appear on your own screen including default values may not be the same as the values shown on the screen figures in this chapter This is because the BIOS is revised and updated from time to time If in doubt check Winmate website for the latest BIOS versions and related information The system BIOS is managing and executing a variety of hardware related functions in the sys...

Page 34: ...appears at the bottom of the screen Setup Items The main menu includes the following main setup categories Standard CMOS Features This menu displays the basic information about your system Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the advanced features available on your system Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system s perform...

Page 35: ...ms in the setup utility Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the setup utility Set Supervisor User Password Use this menu to change set or disable supervisor user password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or only to Setup Save Exit Setup Save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utili...

Page 36: ... item Date mm dd yy Set the system date Note that if you are running a Windows OS this item are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the Windows Date Time hh mm ss Set the system time The time is converted based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 5 00 00 p m is 17 00 00 IDE Primary Mater Salve Press Enter to enter the sub menu to detailed options Video This item defines t...

Page 37: ...isk drive IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to auto detect HDD on this channel If detection is successful it fills the remaining fields on this menu IDE Primary Master Slave Selecting Manual lets you set the remaining fields on this screen and select the type of fixed disk The choice None Auto or Manual Choose the access mode for this hard disk The choice CHS LBA Large or Auto Capacity Note that ...

Page 38: ...A831 SBC User Manual 28 Sector Number of sector per track Min 0 Max 255 ...

Page 39: ...00 Floppy Disks Default USB FDD0 Hard Disk Boot Priority You can choose the priority of your Hard Disk The choice Pri Master Pri Slave USBHDD0 USBHDD1 USBHDD2 Bootable Add in Cards Default Pri Master CD ROM Boot Priority You can choose the priority of your Removable Device The choice Pri Master Sec Slave USB CDROM1 USB CDROM0 Sec Master Pri Slave Default Pri Master Virus Warning Allow you to choos...

Page 40: ...etter performance The choice Enabled or D Default Enabled Enable this item to shorten system start up faster You might like to this item after you are confident that your system hardware is operating smoothly The choice Enabled or Disabled Default Enabled Use these items to select the prio system searches for an operating system at start up time The choice Removable Hard Disk CDROM LAN Default Har...

Page 41: ...A831 SBC User Manual 31 or System The choice Setup Default Setup ...

Page 42: ... item allows you to select CPU and Memory Frequency If this item has been set as Auto the Memory Frequency will be set to sequent with CPU Frequency When this item is not selected as Auto Memory Frequency will be able for selection The CPU Frequency choice Auto 200MHz 333MHz 400MHz 433MHz or 500MHz Default Auto Video Memory Size This item allows you select Video Memory Size The choice 32M 64M 128M...

Page 43: ...play Resolution 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 Default 640x480 Onboard Audio This item allows you to control the Onboard Audio The choice Enabled or Disabled Default Enabled Onboard USB2 0 This item allows you to control the Onboard USB The choice Enabled or Disabled Default Enabled ...

Page 44: ...the onboard IDE interface supports Mode 0 through 4 provides successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device The choice Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 or Mode 4 Default Auto Onboard Serial Port 1 2 3 4 This option is used to assign the I O address and Interrupt Request IRQ for the onboard Serial Port The choice Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2...

Page 45: ...allows a PC turned on or off by external devices so that a mouse or keyboard can wake up it The choice ACPI Default ACPI Soft Off by PWR BTTN Under ACPI you can create a software power down In a software power down the system can be resumed by Wake Up Alarm This item lets you install a software power down that is controlled by the power button on your system If the item is set to Instant Off then ...

Page 46: ...n a DEC number Min 0 Max 59 ss key in a DEC number Min 0 Max 59 PWRON After PWR fail Select the item On the system can be reboot automatically when power fail Select Former Sts will follow former setting Select Off you need to reboot the system manually The choice Off On Former Sts Default Off 3 8 PnP PCI Configuration Setup PNP OS Installed Select Yes if you are using a Plug and Play capable oper...

Page 47: ...m will automatically shutdown while the CPU temperature has reach to the value you have set The choice 60 C 140 F 65 C 149 F 70 C 158 F or Disabled Default 60 C 140 F The following items provide you with information about the system s current operating status You can not make changes to one of them System Temperature CPU temperature VCCP Vmem 5V 12V A831 SBC User Manual 37 ...

Page 48: ...Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations 3 11 Load Optimized Defaults When you press Enter on this item you will get confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory set for optimal performance system operation A831 SBC User Manual 38 ...

Page 49: ...sword 2 Key in a new password The password can not exceed eight characters 2 Key in a new password The password can not exceed eight characters Please Enter Your Password 3 System will request you to confirm the new password again Please Confirm Your Password 4 When completed new code takes effect No Password Setting If you wants to disable the password just Enter as a password input is requested ...

Page 50: ...s made in the menus of CMOS a special section of memory that recorded in after you turn your system off The next time you turn on your computer the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections recorded in he CMOS memory of the chipset After saving the values the system is restarted again A831 SBC User Manual 40 ...

Page 51: ... item asks for confirmation Quit Without Saving Y N Y This allows you to exit from Setup without storing in CMOS any change The previous selections remain in effect This exits from Setup utility and restarts your computer A831 SBC User Manual 41 ...

Page 52: ...R SATA Driver Installation SATA Driver Installation This chapter gives the information about how to install SATA drivers This chapter gives the information about how to install SATA drivers A831 SBC User Manual 42 42 ...

Page 53: ...eb site and download the latest versions of the drivers 4 2 Installing SATA Drivers Windows expects you to install the SATA drivers from a floppy Therefore load the SATA drivers onto a floppy disk and be connected with an USB external floppy disk driver If this is a new system you will be installing a fresh copy of Windows XP During the initial portion of the Windows Set Up there will be a point w...

Page 54: ...ation on the chipset software installation utility This chapter offers information on the chipset software installation utility Sections include Sections include z Installation of Chipset Utility z Installation of Chipset Utility z Further Information z Further Information A831 SBC User Manual 44 44 ...

Page 55: ...are drivers to enable Plug Play INF support for AMD chipset components Follow the instructions below to complete the installation Step 1 After finishing the O S installation insert the driver CD Open the Device Manager and select Entertainment Encryption Decryption Controller Click on right button and select properties Setp 2 Go to Driver page and choose Update Driver A831 SBC User Manual 45 ...

Page 56: ...Setp 3 Click Install from a list or specific location and click on next Step 4 Click on browse and select target folder and click to next A831 SBC User Manual 46 ...

Page 57: ...Step 5 Click Finish to finish the driver installation 5 2 Further Information Winmate web site http www winmate com tw A831 SBC User Manual 47 ...

Page 58: ...r offers information on the Ethernet This chapter offers information on the Ethernet Sections include Sections include z Introduction z Introduction z Installation of Ethernet Driver z Installation of Ethernet Driver z Further Information z Further Information A831 SBC User Manual 48 48 ...

Page 59: ...nology it offers high speed transmission over CAT 5 UTP or CAT 3 UTP 10Mbps only cable Functions such as Crossover Detection Auto Correction polarity correction adaptive equalization cross talk cancellation echo cancellation timing recovery and error correction are implemented to provide robust transmission and reception capability at high speeds The Ethernet port provides an On board standard RJ ...

Page 60: ...thernet drivers Follow the steps below to complete the installation of the Realtek RTL8100CL LF LAN drivers You will quickly complete the installation Setp 1 Insert the CD that comes with the motherboard Open the file document A831_LAN_649 and click on Setup exe to execute the setup Setp 2 Click on Next to install driver A831 SBC User Manual 50 ...

Page 61: ...d restart the computer for new settings to take effect 6 3 Further Information 6 3 Further Information The Realtek web site http www realtek com tw The Realtek web site http www realtek com tw Winmate web site http www winmate com tw Winmate web site http www winmate com tw A831 SBC User Manual 51 51 ...

Page 62: ... This chapter offers information on the VGA This chapter offers information on the VGA Sections include Sections include z Introduction z Introduction z Installation of VGA z Installation of VGA z Further Information z Further Information A831 SBC User Manual 52 52 ...

Page 63: ...ay mode simultaneously The Motherboard can be set in one of three configurations on a CRT on a flat panel display or on both simultaneously The system is initially set to simultaneous display mode The Panel resolution supports up to 1280 x 1024 18bpp or 24bpp 7 2 Installation of VGA Driver To install the VGA drivers follow the steps below to proceed with the installation Step 1 Open the device man...

Page 64: ...2 Go to Driver page and choose Update Driver Step 3 Click Install from a list or specific location and click on Next Step 4 Click on browse and select target folder and click to Next A831 SBC User Manual 54 ...

Page 65: ... to go on Step 6 Click Finish to finish the driver installation Step 6 Click Finish to finish the driver installation 7 3 Further information 7 3 Further information Winmate web site http www winmate com tw Winmate web site http www winmate com tw A831 SBC User Manual 55 55 ...

Page 66: ...his chapter offers information on the Audio This chapter offers information on the Audio Sections include Sections include z Introduction z Introduction z Installation of AUDIO z Installation of AUDIO z Further Information z Further Information A831 SBC User Manual 56 56 ...

Page 67: ...nt variable sampling rates and built in 3D effects The ALC203 CODEC provides two pairs of stereo outputs with independent volume controls a mono output multiple stereo and mono inputs along with flexible mixing gain and mute functions to provide a complete integrated audio solution for PCs The circuitry of the ALC203 CODEC operates from a 3 3V digital and 3 3V 5V analog power supply with EAPD Exte...

Page 68: ...ow the steps below to complete the installation of the Realtek ALC203 AC97 Audio drivers You will quickly complete the installation Follow the steps below to install the Realtek AC97 Codec Audio Drivers Step 1 Open the device manager choose Audio Controller and click on Properties Step 2 Go to Driver page and choose Update Driver A831 SBC User Manual 58 ...

Page 69: ...Step 3 Click Install from a list or specific location and click on Next Step 4 Click on browse and select target folder and click to Next Step 5 Click on Continue Anyway to go on A831 SBC User Manual 59 ...

Page 70: ...A831 SBC User Manual 60 8 3 Further Information Winmate web site http www winmate com tw Step 6 Click Finish to finish the driver installation ...

Page 71: ...er Manual 61 1 Y TA HDD ou have to press F6 button when install Windows system in SA 2 You have to copy all file from SATA Driver folder from SATA Driver first and put floppy into 3 5 inch disk driver then press s bottom ...

Page 72: ...A831 SBC User Manual 62 lect the OS you need and press Enter 3 Finally se ...

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