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Chapter 1 Introduction

ST101-CR

Desktop Box PC

User’s Manual

A25700301

Summary of Contents for ST101-CR

Page 1: ...www dfi com 1 Chapter 1 Introduction ST101 CR Desktop Box PC User s Manual A25700301...

Page 2: ...found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reason able protection against harmful interference when the equ...

Page 3: ...Select 17 COM1 COM2 RS232 Power Select 18 COM1 Signal Select 18 Power On Select 19 Backlight Level Select 19 Switch 20 Chapter 5 Ports and Connectors 21 Front Panel I O Ports 21 USB Ports 21 Rear Pane...

Page 4: ...sing any signs of physical damage You must take extra care in han dling them to ensure against electrostatic build up 1 To prevent electrostatic build up leave the system board in its anti static bag...

Page 5: ...eep this system away from humidity Place the system on a stable surface Dropping it or letting it fall may cause damage The openings on the system are for air ventilation to protect the system from ov...

Page 6: ...er 1 Overview Key Features ST101 CR PROCESSOR 3rd 2nd Generation Intel CoreTM processors CHIPSET Intel HM76 LAN 2 LAN ports COM 2 COM ports 1 optional DISPLAYS 1 DVI I 1 HDMI USB 4 USB 3 0 4 USB 2 0 1...

Page 7: ...processors 32nm process technology Intel Core i7 2710QE 6M Cache up to 3 0 GHz 45W Intel Core i5 2510E 3M Cache up to 3 1 GHz 35W Intel Core i3 2330E 3M Cache 2 2 GHz 35W Intel Celeron B810 2M Cache...

Page 8: ...connect serial devices USB Ports Used to connect USB 3 0 2 0 1 1 devices LAN Ports Used to connect the system to a local area network HDMI Used to connect an HDMI device DVI I Used to connect an DVI d...

Page 9: ...Dimensions Chapter 1 219 00 70 10 70 10 223 50 Front View Right View Left View Rear View 0 00 1 57 20 24 38 89 61 41 92 74 129 24 153 27 157 48 163 83 6 35 0 00 14 48 52 89 56 66 103 89 157 48 163 83...

Page 10: ...he system 2 After the memory test the message Press DEL to run setup will appear on the screen Press the Delete key to enter the AMI BIOS setup utility Installing the Operating System Most operating s...

Page 11: ...to secure the cover to the chas sis Remove the screw and then put it in a safe place for later use Removing the Chassis Cover Mounting screw 4 Lift the cover by first pulling it backward 1 then lifti...

Page 12: ...ket 2 To secure SATA to the drive bay bracket you must fasten screws from the top side of the drive bay bracket While holding the SATA drive in place turn the drive bay bracket to the top side then ad...

Page 13: ...cover Put them in a safe place for later use Drive bay cover SATA connector Rear view of the optical drive 5 Secure the optical drive by fastening screws on each side of the drive bay bracket SATA Op...

Page 14: ...to the top side Insert the other SATA data and power cable for DVD ROM through the bracket s hole up to the top side of the bracket 10 Connect the cable for DVD ROM to the SATA data and power connecto...

Page 15: ...ded power cord holder This will prevent the cord from falling off easily or detaching from the system 15 When you power up the system configure the drives in the BIOS Refer to the system board manual...

Page 16: ...back to its default set ting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now plug the power cord and power on the system JP10 2 3 On Clear CMOS Data 1 2 On Normal default 3 1 2 3 1 2 This jumper is used to select the power of...

Page 17: ...damage the LCD panel COM1 COM2 RS232 RS422 RS485 Select JP4 for COM1 and JP13 for COM2 are used to configure the COM ports to RS232 RS422 Full Duplex or RS485 The pin function of the COM ports will va...

Page 18: ...of the COM ports will vary according to the jumper s setting 6 4 2 5 3 1 6 4 2 5 3 1 3 5 On Pin 9 is VCC 5V 6 4 2 5 3 1 6 4 2 5 3 1 2 4 On Pin 1 is DCD default 4 6 On Pin 1 is VCC12 12V COM1 COM2 RS2...

Page 19: ...elds are in the South Bridge Configuration submenu Chipset menu of the AMI BIOS utility To power on via AC Power 1 Set JP12 pins 2 and 3 to On 2 Set the After G3 field to Power On 1 2 On Power on via...

Page 20: ...dfi com 20 Chapter 4 Jumper Settings Chapter 4 Switch SW1 1 2 ON 1 2 Off One PCIe x16 default 1 2 On One PCIe x8 Two PCIe x4 SW1 is used to configure the PCIe x16 slot 1 On 2 Off Two PCIe x8 1 2 ON 1...

Page 21: ...he BIOS Refer to chapter 7 for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5V_standby power source of your power supply must support 1 5A Fo...

Page 22: ...ound jack 1 Line out jack 1 Mic in Center Subwoofer jack HDMI LAN 1 Mic in Center Subwoofer Line out COM 1 DVI I LAN 2 Line in Surround USB 2 0 USB 3 0 DC in COM 2 optional This jack provides maximum...

Page 23: ...chapter 8 for more information COM 1 RS232 422 485 COM 2 1 2 9 DCD TD GND RTS RI RD DTR DSR CTS COM 2 RS232 422 485 HDMI Graphics Interface The HDMI port which carries both digital audio and video sig...

Page 24: ...tween your computer and a wide range of simultaneously acces sible external Plug and Play peripherals The system board is equipped with four onboard USB 3 0 2 0 1 1 ports USB 0 3 The two 10 pin connec...

Page 25: ...ug Mic in Center Subwoofer Jack Pink This jack is used to connect an external microphone or to connect to the center and sub woofer speakers of the audio system Line in Surround Jack Light Blue This j...

Page 26: ...t Ground SPDIF in SATA 0 The Serial ATA connectors are used to connect Serial ATA devices Connect one end of the Se rial ATA cable to a SATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device BIOS...

Page 27: ...more information 2 1 LVDS LCD panel 40 39 8 1 LCD Inverter power Pins Function Pins Function 1 GND 2 GND 3 LVDS_Out3 4 LVDS_Out7 5 LVDS_Out3 6 LVDS_Out7 7 GND 8 GND 9 LVDS_Out2 10 LVDS_Out6 11 LVDS_O...

Page 28: ...board supports the chassis intrusion detection function Connect the chassis intrusion sen sor cable from the chassis to this connector When the system s power is on and a chassis in trusion occurred a...

Page 29: ...rds peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power is provided we strongly recom mend that you use a minimum of 400 Watt or greater power supply Important Insuf...

Page 30: ...the hard drive is being accessed RESET SW Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system PWR BTN Power Switch This switch is used to power on or off the system PW...

Page 31: ...an sition towards legacy free systems It allows the integration of low bandwidth legacy I O com ponents within the system which are typically provided by a Super I O controller Furthermore it can be u...

Page 32: ...lock and CMOS memory It is an auxiliary source of power when the main power is shut off Safety Measures Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent typ...

Page 33: ...e system using the mounting screws 1 If the rubber feet has been previously attached at the bottom of the system please remove them first Wall mount bracket 3 Mount the whole system on the wall by fas...

Page 34: ...www dfi com 34 Chapter 6 Mounting Options Chapter 6 234 00 249 00 4 00 6 00 219 00 70 10 17 50 10 00 180 00 220 00...

Page 35: ...uire an operating system to run After you power up the system the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the message Press DEL to run setup will appear on...

Page 36: ...cause the system to malfunction Choose the system default language Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Save Exit Chipset Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrend...

Page 37: ...generate a wakeup event Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Smart Fan Function Case Open Beep CPU Temperature System...

Page 38: ...rocessor Cores Limit CPUID Maximum Intel Virtualization Technology Advanced Hyper threading Enable this field for Windows XP and Linux which are optimized for Hyper Threading technology Select disable...

Page 39: ...CI is selected in the SATA Mode Selection it will display the following information Serial ATA Port 0 to Serial ATA Port 3 These fields are used to configure the connected SATA devices Aggressive LPM...

Page 40: ...is used to configure USB Legacy USB Support Enabled Enables legacy USB Auto Disables support for legacy when no USB devices are connected Disabled Keeps USB devices available only for EFI application...

Page 41: ...o uses default value for a Root port it is 100 ms for a Hub port the delay is taken from Hub descriptor Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011...

Page 42: ...he Power button to power on the system On When power returns after an AC power failure the system will automatically power on Last State When power returns after an AC power failure the system will re...

Page 43: ...it Serial Port Enables or disables the serial port Change Settings Selects the IO IRQ setting of the I O device Device Mode Enable or disable serial port COM Enable or Disable Serial Port COM Aptio Se...

Page 44: ...he options are Enabled and Disabled CPU C3 Report and CPU C6 Report Enables or disables CPU C3 ACPI C2 C6 report to OS Config Top Lock Lock the Config TDP control register Long Duration Power Limit Lo...

Page 45: ...d LAN or via a LAN card that supports the remote wake up function After G3 Power Off WOL Power on the system via WOL after G3 Power On Power on the system after G3 Enable or disable PCI Express Clock...

Page 46: ...Exit xHCI Mode Mode of operation of xHCI controller Options are Smart Auto Auto Enabled Disabled EHCI1 and EHCI2 These fields are used to enable or disable USB 2 0 Azalia internal HDMI codec Enables...

Page 47: ...to 256M Chipset Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults ESC Exit LCD Control Select the Video Device which will be activated during P...

Page 48: ...numeric keypad is the arrow keys Quiet Boot Enables or disables the quiet boot function Fast Boot Enables or disables boot with initialization of a minimal set of devices required to launch active bo...

Page 49: ...ptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Launch PXE OpROM policy Launch Storage OpROM policy Save Exit Chipset Advanced Se...

Page 50: ...l appear Select Yes to restore the default values of all the setup options Save as User Defaults To save changes done so far as user default select this field and then press Enter A dialog box will ap...

Page 51: ...esentative for the files To execute the utility type A AFUDOS BIOS_File_Name b p n then press Enter C AFU AFUDOS afudos filename B P N AMI Firmware Update Utility APTIO v2 25 Copyright C 2008 American...

Page 52: ...tions required to enhance the performance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Mainboard Utility CD will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatica...

Page 53: ...oft NET Framework 3 5 on the main menu 1 Read the license agreement carefully Click I have read and accept the terms of the License Agreement then click Install 2 Setup is now installing the driver 3...

Page 54: ...files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility click Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility on the main menu 1 Setup is ready to in...

Page 55: ...d the system rebooted the screen will turn blank for 1 to 2 minutes while WinSAT is running before the Windows Vista desktop appears The blank screen period is the time Windows is testing the graphics...

Page 56: ...install the driver click Intel Turbo Boost Monitor on the main menu 2 Read the license agreement and then click I accept the terms in the license agree ment Click Next 3 The setup program is currentl...

Page 57: ...driver Click Next 2 Click Install to begin the installation 3 After completing installa tion click Finish Audio Drivers To install the driver click Audio Drivers on the main menu 2 Click Yes I want to...

Page 58: ...the main menu 3 Go through the readme document for more installa tion tips then click Next 1 Setup is ready to install the graphics driver Click Next 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes 4 Setu...

Page 59: ...l the driver click Intel Management Engine Drivers on the main menu 1 Setup is ready to install the driver Click Next 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes 3 Setup is currently installing the dr...

Page 60: ...all the driver Click Next 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes 4 Setup is currently installing the driver After installation has completed click Next 5 Click Yes I want to restart this computer...

Page 61: ...on the main menu 2 Setup is ready to install the driver Click Next 1 Under the Language Support section select the language you would like the installa tion to display and then click Next 3 Click Inst...

Page 62: ...lity provides information about the board Watchdog DIO and Backlight To access the utility click DFI Utility on the main menu 4 Click Install to begin the installation 5 After completing installa tion...

Page 63: ...loppy This is used to create a floppy driver diskette needed when you install Windows XP using the F6 installation method This will allow you to install the operating system onto a hard drive when in...

Page 64: ...Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 3 To install the reader click Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 3 on the main menu 1 Click Next to install or click Change Destination Folder to select another folder 2 Click Install to be...

Page 65: ...the operating system and chipset used by your computer The downloaded driver files should include iaahci cat iaAHCI inf iastor cat iaStor inf IaStor sys license txt and TXTSETUP OEM 4 Insert the XP in...

Page 66: ...table ISO Click Next 9 Click Insert and then select Multiple driver folder to select the drivers you will integrate Click Next 10 Select only the drivers ap propriate for the Windows version that you...

Page 67: ...e uncertain of the southbridge chip used on your motherboard select all RAID AHCI controllers and then click OK 12 Click Next 13 The program is currently integrating the drivers and applying changes t...

Page 68: ...6 Or you can choose to burn it directly to a disc by selecting the Direct Burn mode under the General section Select the optical device and all other necessary settings and then click Next 17 You have...

Page 69: ...rted by the motherboard chipset from Intel s website Transfer the downloaded driver files to C AHCI 4 Open Device Manager and right click on one of the Intel Serial ATA Storage Controllers then select...

Page 70: ...A warning message appeared because the se lected SATA controller did not match your hardware device Ignore the warning and click Yes to proceed 12 Click Finish 13 The system s settings have been chan...

Page 71: ...WDT Control WDT timer MOV DX 2EH MOV AL 07H Ready to Program Logical Device OUT DX AL MOV DX 2FH MOV AL 07H Select Logical Device 7 OUT DX AL MOV DX 2EH MOV AL F6H Select watchdog timer register OUT...

Page 72: ...which setting is correct either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection FLOPPY DISK S fail 80 Unable to reset floppy subsystem FLOPPY DISK S fail 40 Fl...

Page 73: ...hat the video input cable is properly attached to the monitor and the system s display adapter 4 Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the monitor s brightness control knob The picture seems...

Page 74: ...ks by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly If the serial device does not work either the cable or the serial device has a problem If the serial device works the probl...

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