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PCI-953 Single Board Computer

User’s Guide

Manual PN: 930-0027-00-D

April 2006

Summary of Contents for PCI-953

Page 1: ...www kontron com PCI 953 Single Board Computer User s Guide Manual PN 930 0027 00 D April 2006...

Page 2: ...opyrights or patents and does not convey any license under the patent rights of Kontron nor the rights of others Kontron is a registered trademark of Kontron All trademarks registered trademarks and t...

Page 3: ...atements xxi Guarantee and Warranty Policy xxiii Guarantee xxiii Limited Warranty xxiii Return Procedure xxiv Limitation of Liability xxv Maintaining Your Computer xxvi Cleaning Components xxvi Enviro...

Page 4: ...eo Driver Support 3 9 On board LED Indicator for LAN status 3 9 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Overview 4 3 Main Menu 4 4 The Menu Bar 4 5 The Legend Bar 4 6 Advanced Menu 4 8 PCI PnP Setup 4 43 Boot Menu 4 49...

Page 5: ...IDE Configuration Control Menu 4 12 Figure 4 6 Disk Drive Settings 4 17 Figure 4 7 Floppy Configuration Menu 4 23 Figure 4 8 Super IO Configuration Menu 4 25 Figure 4 9 Hardware Health Configuration M...

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Page 7: ...ble 2 1 Connector Functions 2 7 Table 2 2 ISA 8 Bit Bus Pin Assignments 2 21 Table 2 3 ISA 16 Bit Bus Pin Assignments 2 22 Table 2 4 PCI 32 Bit Bus Pin Assignments 2 23 Table 2 5 PCI 64 bit Bus Pin As...

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Page 9: ...Safety Instructions Contents Before You Begin xi When Working Inside a Computer xii Preventing Electrostatic Discharge xiii...

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Page 11: ...d authorized electronics service personnel should access the interior of the computer The power supplies produce high voltages and energy hazards which can cause bodily harm Use extreme caution when i...

Page 12: ...o help avoid possible damage to system boards wait five seconds after turning off the computer before removing a component removing a system board or disconnecting a peripheral device from the compute...

Page 13: ...ing carton do not remove the component s antistatic packing material until you are ready to install the component in a computer Just before unwrapping the antistatic packaging be sure you are at an ES...

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Page 15: ...ns xix Unpacking xx Regulatory Compliance Statements xxi Guarantee and Warranty Policy xxiii Guarantee xxiii Limited Warranty xxiii Return Procedure xxiv Limitation of Liability xxv Maintaining Your C...

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Page 17: ...efinitions and locations of jumpers and connectors that you can easily configure for your system Chapter 3 System Installation describes how to properly mount the CPU main memory as well as how to pro...

Page 18: ...essage using the online form under Contact Us on our web site www kontron com under Technical Support Detail any errors you find We will correct the errors or problems as soon as possible and post the...

Page 19: ...lectrical component Disclaimer We have tried to identify all situations that may pose a warning or caution condition in this user s guide However Kontron does not claim to have covered all situations...

Page 20: ...king material for possible future shipment 2 Remove all items from the box If any items listed on the purchase order are missing notify Kontron customer service immediately 3 Inspect the product for d...

Page 21: ...t generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the user s guide may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equip...

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Page 23: ...guides software cables etc within 30 days of receipt and in an as new and resalable condition The Return Procedure must be followed to assure a prompt refund Restocking Charges Product returned after...

Page 24: ...umber All product s returned to Kontron for service or credit must be accompanied by a Return Material Authorization RMA Number Freight on all returned items must be prepaid by the customer who is res...

Page 25: ...y product furnished hereunder Kontron s liability shall in no event exceed the purchase price of the product purchased hereunder The foregoing limitation of liability shall be equally applicable to an...

Page 26: ...must be cleaned to prevent the computer from overheating Remove and clean the air filter on a regular basis following the steps described in the Air Filter section of Chapter 2 Also regularly vacuum t...

Page 27: ...t a high altitude low pressure reduces the efficiency of the cooling fans to cool the system This can cause electrical problems related to arcing and corona effects This condition can also cause seale...

Page 28: ...because they use battery power to keep the server running when AC power is lost The battery is charged by the AC power while it is available so when AC power is lost the battery can provide power to...

Page 29: ...Chapter 1 Introduction Contents Overview 1 3 Checklist 1 5 Product Specifications 1 6 System Architecture 1 8 System Block Diagram 1 9...

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Page 31: ...on board PCI Integrated Drive Electronics IDE Ultra ATA 100 interface accommodates two drives at ATA 100 66 33 and supports Ultra DMA100 66 33 BMIDE and Programmed Input Output PIO mode 4 up to 14MB s...

Page 32: ...uide Figure 1 1 PCI 953 Single Board Computer 10 100 1Gb Ethernet MiniPCI Socket Battery DDR Memory CPU Intel 6300ESB I O Controller Hub ICH Intel 82875P Memory Controller Hub MCH Compact Flash ATI Ra...

Page 33: ...oard Computer Serial cable USB cables PS 2 Y cable PCI 953 Quick Reference Kontron Driver CD with drivers for all integrated components supporting Windows 2000 XP If any of these items is damaged or m...

Page 34: ...PIO mode 4 and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 mode transfer and Bus Master features 2nd IDE channel is reserved for the on board CompactFlash and two Serial ATA SATA ports for a total of 4 fixed Hard Disk Drive...

Page 35: ...AGP 2 0 ATI M7 video chip with 32MB of dedicated video memory MiniPCI Slot Supports a 32 bit miniPCI slot for system expansion External Power Connectors Supports standard ATX and ATX 12V power connec...

Page 36: ...rts the ability to Write Protect Flash under BIOS control The 64 bit PCI X bus interface supports 32 bit and 64 bit PCI at 33 66MHz The Intel 6300ESB ICH employs the Accelerated Controller Hub archite...

Page 37: ...100 IDE Hdr 200MB s 1 x GBE RJ45 Ports USB Bus 2 x USB 2 0 Hdr Bus B PCI 32 33 132MB s 4 lds Compact Flash 1 x IDE Optional Item 184 Pin DDR 1GB DIMM max using 2 DIMMs Memory Bus Chnl B 2 7 to 3 2GB s...

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Page 39: ...Chapter 2 Hardware Settings Contents Overview 2 3 Jumpers 2 3 Clear CMOS Operation 2 5 Connectors 2 6 Connector Pin Assignments 2 8...

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Page 41: ...ngle board computer are shipped with the default settings The default settings are marked with a star Jumpers In general the jumpers are used to select options for certain features Figure 2 1 Some jum...

Page 42: ...2 4 PCI 953 Single Board Computer User s Guide Figure 2 2 Jumper Locations Clear CMOS J40 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 5 9 4 5 1 1 26 1 1 SKT1 1 1 1 1...

Page 43: ...all power to the system 2 Move the jumper at JP1 from pins 1 2 to pins 2 3 and leave installed for several seconds Clear CMOS Contents 3 With system power turned off move the jumper at JP1 from pins 2...

Page 44: ...nments 1 1 1 10 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 5 9 4 5 1 1 26 1 1 SKT1 1 1 1 1 1 2 20 19 System Interface J5 Floppy Connector J4 Primary IDE Connector J7 USB3 4 J13 LCD Panel Header J10 ATX Power Input J12 DIMM Slots...

Page 45: ...14 COM2 10 pin shrouded header J17 PS 2 Alternate 7 pin unshrouded header J18 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse PS 2 fixed rear panel mount J20 USB 1 5 pin unshrouded header J24 MiniPCI Socket 124 pin socket J25 US...

Page 46: ...nnector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 DENSEL 3 GND 4 NC 5 NC 6 DRATE0 7 GND 8 INDEX 9 GND 10 MTR0 11 GND 12 DRVS1 13 GND 14 DRVS0 15 GND 16 MRT1 17 GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 WDATA 23 GND 24...

Page 47: ...ace Connector Figure 2 4 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Speaker 2 5V 3 I2C Data 4 I2C Clock 5 NC 6 NC 7 NC 8 GND 9 Intruder 10 GND 11 PME 12 GND 13 PWRBTN 14 GND 15 RESET 16 GND 17 PWR_LED 18 GND 19 HDD_ACT_...

Page 48: ...6 Data 9 7 Data 5 8 Data 10 9 Data 4 10 Data 11 11 Data 3 12 Data 12 13 Data 2 14 Data 13 15 Data 1 16 Data 14 17 Data 0 18 Data 15 19 Ground 20 Removed 21 DMA REQ 22 Ground 23 IOW 24 Ground 25 IOR 2...

Page 49: ...T_L0 6 GND 7 TXOUT_L1 8 GND 9 TXOUT_L1 10 GND 11 TXOUT_L2 12 GND 13 TXOUT_L2 14 GND 15 TXOUT_L3 16 GND 17 TXOUT_L3 18 GND 19 TXCLK_L 20 GND 21 TXCLK_L 22 GND 23 TXOUT_U0 24 GND 25 TXOUT_U0 26 GND 27 T...

Page 50: ...nal 45 DIGON 46 GND 47 BLON 48 GND 49 NC 50 GND J8 J14 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Data Carrier Detect DCD 2 Data Set Ready DSR 3 Receive Data RXD 4 Request to Send RTS 5 Transmit Da...

Page 51: ...r Input Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 3 3V 11 3 3V 2 3 3V 12 12V 3 GND 13 GND 4 5V 14 PS_ON 5 GND 15 GND 6 5V 16 GND 7 GND 17 GND 8 PWR OK 18 5V 9 5VSBY 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V J17 PS 2 Alternate Header Pin Sign...

Page 52: ...PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Combo Pin Signal 1 Keyboard Data 2 Mouse Data 3 GND 4 5V fused 5 Keyboard Clock 6 Mouse Clock J20 J25 USB1 USB2 Interfaces Pin Signal 1 VCC 2 DATA 3 DATA 4 GND 5 Shield J27 Chassis...

Page 53: ...1_GRNN 14 LED2_YELN 15 NC 16 NC 17 INTB 18 5V 19 3 3V 20 INTA 21 Reserved 22 Reserved 23 GND 24 3 3V Aux 25 CLK 26 RST 27 GND 28 3 3V 29 REQ 30 GNT 31 3 3V 32 GND 33 AD31 34 PME 35 AD29 36 Reserved 37...

Page 54: ...E0 87 AD7 88 3 3V 89 3 3V 90 AD6 91 AD5 92 AD4 93 Reserved 94 AD2 95 AD3 96 AD0 97 5V 98 Reserved 99 AD1 100 Reserved 101 GND 102 GND 103 AC_SYCN 104 M66EN 105 AC_SDATA_INA 106 AC_SDATA_OUT 107 AC_BIT...

Page 55: ...ATA Connectors Pin Signal 1 GND 2 TX 3 TX 4 GND 5 RX 6 RX 7 GND J34 CompactFlash Secondary IDE Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 26 Pull up 2 Data3 27 Data11 3 Data4 28 Data12 4 Data5 29 Data13 5 Data6 30 D...

Page 56: ...ignal 12 GND 37 IRQ 13 3 3V 38 3 3V 14 GND 39 CF_BOOT_EN 15 GND 40 NC 16 GND 41 RST 17 GND 42 IORDY 18 SA2 43 NC 19 SA1 44 3 3V 20 SA0 45 CF_ACT 21 Data0 46 NC 22 Data1 47 Data8 23 Data2 48 Data9 24 P...

Page 57: ...in Signal Pin Signal 3 12V 1 GND 4 12V 2 GND LAN1 LAN2 10 100 1Gb Ethernet Ports 1 2 Pin Signal 1 TRP1 2 TRP1 3 TRP2 4 TRP3 5 TRP3 6 TRP2 7 TRP4 8 TRP4 USB 3 USB 4 Dual USB Interface Pin Signal Pin Si...

Page 58: ...20 PCI 953 Single Board Computer User s Guide VGA VGA Connector hard mounted to rear I O Pin Signal 1 R 2 G 3 B 4 NC 5 GND 6 GND 7 GND q GND 9 5V fused 10 GND 11 NC 12 DDCDAT 13 HSYNC 14 VSYNC 15 DDCC...

Page 59: ...4 IRQ2 or 9 5 SD4 5 5 Volts 6 SD3 6 DRQ2 7 SD2 7 12 Volts 8 SD1 8 0WS 9 SD0 9 12 Volts 10 I OCHRDY 10 Ground 11 AEN 11 SMEMW 12 SA19 12 SMEMR 13 SA18 13 IOW 14 SA17 14 IOR 15 SA16 15 DACK3 16 SA15 16...

Page 60: ...Pin Description Pin Description 1 SBHE 1 MEMCS16 2 LA23 2 I OCS16 3 LA22 3 IRQ10 4 LA21 4 IRQ11 5 LA20 5 IRQ12 6 LA19 6 IRQ15 7 LA18 7 IRQ14 8 LA17 8 DACK0 9 MEMR 9 DRQ0 10 MEMW 10 DACK5 11 SD08 11 D...

Page 61: ...3 3 3V E23 AD26 E54 AD6 E24 GNDA24 E55 AD4 E25 AD24 E56 GND E26 IDSEL E57 AD2 E27 3 3V E58 AD0 E28 AD22 E59 5V E29 AD20 E60 REQ64 E30 GND E61 5V E31 AD18 E62 5V I O Pin Description I O Pin Description...

Page 62: ...9 AD61 E70 AD60 F70 5V E71 AD58 F71 AD59 E72 GND F72 AD57 E73 AD56 F73 GND E74 AD54 F74 AD55 E75 5V F75 AD53 E76 AD52 F76 GND E77 AD50 F77 AD51 E78 GND F78 AD49 E79 AD48 F79 5V E80 AD46 F80 AD47 E81 G...

Page 63: ...Contents Overview 3 3 Pentium 4 Processor 3 3 Main Memory 3 6 Installing Memory 3 6 Installation 3 8 INF Chipset Component Driver 3 9 Ethernet Driver Support 3 9 Video Driver Support 3 9 On board LED...

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Page 65: ...d outwards and upwards Figure 3 1 2 Align the processor pins with the pin holes in the socket Make sure the notched corner or dot mark pin 1 of the CPU corresponds to the socket s beveled end Press do...

Page 66: ...s from the X bracket protrude through the front side Align the holes on the retention mechanism with the pegs from the X bracket and position the retention mechanism so that it can be secured to the X...

Page 67: ...the opposite side of the thumb tab on the retention clip to the hook on the plastic retention mechanism Press down on the thumb tab to apply pressure to the heatsink across the top and secure to the...

Page 68: ...ules Installing Memory Note For system stability do not change any of the DRAM parameters in BIOS setup to upgrade your system performance See Chapter 4 for details CAUTION DIMM sockets are very durab...

Page 69: ...tact edge line up with the two alignment nodes in the DIMM socket Insert the DIMM card into the socket Figure 3 4 DIMM Installation 3 Using both hands press downward and guide the DIMM card into the s...

Page 70: ...ent and try again Do not force the board into the slot 4 Secure the I O board bracket to the chassis with a screw Figure 3 5 Securing the Board Bracket 5 Attach cables to the existing peripheral devic...

Page 71: ...y of the Kontron CPU Board CD Ethernet Driver Support In a Windows environment the Intel 82547 Gigabit Ethernet appears as Intel PRO in the Ethernet directory of the Kontron CPU Board Driver CD Video...

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Page 73: ...4 BIOS Setup Contents Overview 4 3 Main Menu 4 4 The Menu Bar 4 5 The Legend Bar 4 6 Advanced Menu 4 8 PCI PnP Setup 4 43 Boot Menu 4 49 Security Setup 4 58 Chipset Setup 4 62 Power Setup 4 65 Exit Me...

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Page 75: ...f periods When the computer is turned on the PCI 953 communicates with peripheral devices and checks its hardware resources against the information stored in CMOS memory If an error is detected or CMO...

Page 76: ...t the AMI BIOS Setup utility turn on or reboot your system AMI BIOS displays this message Press DEL to enter SETUP Pressing DEL displays the Main Menu which looks like this Figure 4 1 Main Menu Screen...

Page 77: ...is menu for basic systemconfiguration Advanced Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system s chipset PCI PnP Use this menu to configure and assign IRQs to onboard peripheral de...

Page 78: ...in all the menus To display a sub menu use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the sub menu you want Then press Enter A pointer X marks all sub menus Key Functions F1 Obtain general help on Setup nav...

Page 79: ...igure 4 2 General Help Menu The scroll bar on the right of any window indicates that there is more than one page of information in the window Use PgUp and PgDn to display all the pages Pressing Enter...

Page 80: ...4 8 PCI 953 Single Board Computer User s Guide Advanced Menu Selecting Advanced from the menu bar on the Main Menu displays a menu like this Figure 4 3 Advanced Menu...

Page 81: ...provides options to configure your onboard I O devices PS 2 Keyboard and mouse Hardware Health Configuration This menu shows the system s hardware health monitor screen ACPI Configuration This menu c...

Page 82: ...n displays the manufacturer of the processor used in the system Brand String This selection displays the type of processor used in the system Frequency This selection displays the processor frequency...

Page 83: ...CPU ID Value Limit This option should be enabled in order to boot legacy operating systems that cannot support CPUs with extended CPU ID functions Hyper Threading Technology This option enabled hyper...

Page 84: ...f S ATA channels P ATA Only Set this value to utilize the P ATA IDE channel This is the optimal default and fail safe default setting S ATA Only Set this value to utilize the enhanced S ATA IDE channe...

Page 85: ...ATA channel Both Set this value to select both IDE and Secondary P ATA channels This is the optimal and fail safe default setting P0 1st P1 2nd Set this value to define this port for use in S ATA mode...

Page 86: ...This is the optimal setting for systems whose onboard controllers point to a specific IDE device in the AMI BIOS 5 Set this option to stop the BIOS from searching the IDE bus for IDE devices in five s...

Page 87: ...a ATA PI 80 pin cable Host and Device Set this value to use both the CPU board s onboard IDE controller and the IDE device to detect the type of IDE cable present This is the default setting Host Set...

Page 88: ...drives CD ROM drives AMI BIOS supports up to four IDE disk adapters called primary secondary third and fourth adapters Each P ATA interface supports one master drive and one optional slave drive Each...

Page 89: ...s on the Main Menu displays a sub menu like this Figure 4 6 Disk Drive Settings Use the legend keys listed on the bottom to make your selections and exit to the IDE Configuration Menu Use the followin...

Page 90: ...er137GByourBIOS must have 48 bit LBA mode addressing Block Mode Block mode boosts IDE performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512b of data can be transferred per interrupt if blo...

Page 91: ...these hard disk parameters are not correctly entered in CMOS you cannot access the data on your drive CAUTION Incorrect settings can cause your system to malfunction To correct mistakes return to Setu...

Page 92: ...s the default setting Disabled Set this value to prevent the BIOS from using multi sector transferson thespecifiedchannel The data toandfromthe device will occur one sector at a time Auto Set this val...

Page 93: ...of 2 1 MBs SWDMA1 Set this value to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs SWDMA2 Set this value to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2 It has a d...

Page 94: ...DMA mode 5 It has a data transfer rate of 99 9MBs To use this mode it is required that an 80 conductor ATA cable is used UDMA6 Set this value to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 6 It has a data tr...

Page 95: ...up from a floppy or hard disk drive This is especially necessary when trying to boot to DOS You can select the type of emulation used if you are booting from such a device Floppy Configuration Figure...

Page 96: ...floppy disk drive 1 2 MB Set this value if the floppy disk drive attached to the corresponding channel is a 1 2 MB 5 floppy disk drive 720Kb Set this value if the floppy disk drive attached to the co...

Page 97: ...guration Figure 4 8 Super IO Configuration Menu Onboard Floppy Controller This function enables or disables the floppy drive controller Disabled Set this value to disable the floppy drive controller E...

Page 98: ...connected to this port is a mouse If the system will not use a serial device it is best to set this port to Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 Set this value to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its I O port addres...

Page 99: ...to Disabled Note Most internal modems require the use of the second COM port anduse3F8asitsI OportaddressandIRQ4foritsinterruptaddress This requires that the Serial Port2 Address be set to Disabled o...

Page 100: ...rdware health monitoring Figure 4 9 Hardware Health Configuration Menu Hardware Health Function This function enables system health monitoring Disabled Set this value to disable the hardware health fu...

Page 101: ...Advanced Menu 4 29 PCI 953 Single Board Computer User s Guide BIOS Setup ACPI Setup Selecting ACPI from the Main menu in the BIOS utility will open the following screen Figure 4 10 ACPI Setup Menu...

Page 102: ...the optimal default setting S1 pos is the fail safe default setting Options S1 POS S3 STR Auto Repost Video on S3 Resume This option determines whether to invoke the VGA BIOS POST on S3 STR resume No...

Page 103: ...h the ACPI 2 0 specification ACPI APIC Support This option determines whether or not to include the ACPI APIC table pointer to the RSDT pointer list Enabled is the optimal and fail safe default settin...

Page 104: ...operating system the location of other description tables that provide it with the information it needs about the standards defined on the current system and individual devices AML ACPI Machine Langu...

Page 105: ...Headless Mode This option is used to update the ACPI FACP table to indicate headless operations Disabled This option disables updating the ACPI FACP table to indicate headless operation Enabled This o...

Page 106: ...Event Log Configuration Menu View Event Log This selection allows you to view the event log Mark All Events as Read This selection allows you to set the events in the log as already read Clear Event...

Page 107: ...ge Configuration This menu allows you to configure the ITE8888 PCI to ISA bridge Figure 4 14 ISA Bridge Configuration Menu Disabled Set this value to disable the ECC Event Logging function This is the...

Page 108: ...B 3MB 4MB 5MB 6MB 7MB 8MB 9MB 10MB 11MB 12MB 13MB 14MB 15MB 16MB 16 bit I O Recovery Time This selection determines the recovery time for 16 bit I O cycles 3 5 BCLK is the optimal and fail safe defaul...

Page 109: ...Figure 4 15 Remote Access Configuration Menu Remote Access You can disable or enable the BIOS remote access feature here Disabled Set this value to prevent the BIOS from using Remote Access Serial Set...

Page 110: ...use COM1 Communication port1 for the remote access interface COM2 Set this value to allow the system to use COM2 Communication port2 for the remote access interface 115200 8 n 1 Set this value to all...

Page 111: ...USB Configuration Menu USB Function Set this value to allow the system to enable or disable the onboard USB ports The Optimal and Fail Safe default setting is All USB Ports Disabled This setting makes...

Page 112: ...lue to configure the USB 2 0 controller to operate in High Speed mode 480Mbps or Full Speed Mode 12Mbps The optimal default setting is Enabled The fail safe default setting is Disabled Disabled Set th...

Page 113: ...Intel 82547 gigabit ethernet controller Auto is the optimal and fail safe default setting PXE Boot to LAN This option enables disables the PXE option ROM for the Intel 82547 gigabit ethernet controll...

Page 114: ...ing PXE Boot to LAN This option enables disables the PXE option ROM for the Intel 82540 gigabit ethernet controller Disabled is the optimal and fail safe default setting Options Disabled Enabled Disab...

Page 115: ...this value to allow the system to modify the settings for Plug and Play operating No The No setting is for operating systems that do not meet the Plug and Playspecifications ItallowstheBIOStoconfigure...

Page 116: ...ption sets the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles This is the default setting 96 This option sets the PCI latency to 96 PCI clock cycles 128 This option sets the PCI latency to 128 PCI clock cycles 16...

Page 117: ...system It does this so the ISA based Graphics card will function correctly This does not necessarily indicate a physical ISA adapter card The graphics chipset can be mounted on a PCI card Always check...

Page 118: ...not have a PCI Slot 4 If the system does not have a PCI Slot 4 do not use this setting PCI Slot 5 This setting will select PCI Slot 5 as the location of the OffBoard PCI IDE adapter card Use this set...

Page 119: ...MA Channel 3 DMA Channel 5 DMA Channel 6 DMA Channel 7 Available This setting allows the specified DMA to be used by PCI PnP device Reserved This setting allows the specified DMA to be used by a legac...

Page 120: ...The Optimal and Fail Safe default setting is Disabled C0000 Set ISA memory base to C0000h C4000 Set ISA memory base to C4000h C8000 Set ISA memory base to C8000h CC000 Set ISA memory base to CC000h D0...

Page 121: ...ces e g Iomega Zip drives and network cards Figure 4 19 Boot Menu Use the Boot Menu to arrange to specify the priority of the devices from which the BIOS will attempt to boot the Operating System In t...

Page 122: ...Ctrl Enter to expand all such devices To change a device s priority on the list first select it with the up or down arrows and move it up or down using the and keys Pressing n moves a device between...

Page 123: ...isabled Set this value to allow the BIOS to perform all POST tests This is the default setting Enabled Set this value to allow theBIOStoskipcertainPOST teststoboot more quickly Enabled Setthisvaluetoa...

Page 124: ...keyboard will light up when the Number Lock is engaged On Set this value to allow the Number Lock on the keyboard to be enabled automatically when the computer system is boot up This allows the immed...

Page 125: ...this setting is set the system will continue to boot up in to the operating system If F1 is enabled the system will wait until the BIOS setup is entered Enabled Set this value to allow the system BIOS...

Page 126: ...Fail Safe settings are 1st Boot Device Removable Device 2nd Boot Device Hard Drive 3rd Boot Device ATAPI CD ROM To change the boot order select a boot category type such as Hard disk drives Removable...

Page 127: ...Boot Menu 4 55 PCI 953 Single Board Computer User s Guide BIOS Setup Hard Disk Drives Selecting Hard Disk Drives from the Boot menu in the BIOS utility will open the Hard Disk Drives screen...

Page 128: ...4 56 PCI 953 Single Board Computer User s Guide Removable Devices Selecting Removable Devices from the Boot menu in the BIOS utility will open the Removable Devices screen...

Page 129: ...Drives from the Boot menu in the BIOS utility will open the ATAPI CD ROM Drives screen Intruder SEL Set this value to allow option ROMs such as network controllers to trap BIOS interrupt 19 Disabled T...

Page 130: ...eyboard The password does not appear on the screen when typed Make sure you write it down If you forget it you must drain NVRAM and reconfigure Remember the Password Keep a record of the new password...

Page 131: ...stalled is displayed User Password Indicates whether a user password has been set If the password has been installed Installed displays If not Not Installed is displayed Change Supervisor Password Sel...

Page 132: ...ess Enter If the password confirmation is incorrect an error message appears The password is stored in NVRAM after ezPORT completes Disabled Set this value to prevent the Boot Sector Virus Protection...

Page 133: ...ed and press Enter If the password confirmation is incorrect an error message appears The password is stored in NVRAM when completed Clear User Password Select Clear User Password from the Security Se...

Page 134: ...s function selects the DRAM frequency Auto is the optimal default setting 266 is the fail safe default setting 266 This value selects a DRAM frequency of 266MHz This is the fail safe default setting 3...

Page 135: ...and fail safe default setting Options 2CLKs 3CLKs 4CLKs DRAM RAS to CAS Delay This option selects the DRAM RAS to CAS delay 4CLKs is the optimal and fail safe default setting Options 2CLKs 3CLKs 4CLKs...

Page 136: ...e Memory Hole at 15MB 16MB Disabled is the optimal and fail safe default setting Options Disabled 15MB 16MB Primary Graphics Adapter This option selects which graphics adapter to use as the primary bo...

Page 137: ...ing Power from the Main menu in the BIOS utility will open the Power Management Setup screen Figure 4 23 Power Setup Menu Note The Power Management Setup screen is not displayed when Advanced Power Ma...

Page 138: ...nagement and APM features Disabled This setting prevents the BIOS from initiating any power saving modes concerned with the video display or monitor Standby This option places the monitor into standby...

Page 139: ...is value to prevent the computer system from entering standby mode 1min Set this value to allow the computer system to enter standby mode after being inactive for 1min 5min Set this value to allow the...

Page 140: ...mputer system to enter suspend mode after being inactive for 5min 10min Set this value to allow the computer system to enter suspend mode after being inactive for 10min 20min Set this value to allow t...

Page 141: ...activity occurring in the system Monitor is the optimal and fail safe default setting Secondary Master IDE Power management will monitor activity on these devices to determine activity occurring in t...

Page 142: ...onitors activity on this device 87 5 This setting allows the BIOS to throttle back the CPU clock to operate 87 5 percent of the time 75 This setting allows the BIOS to throttle back the CPU clock to o...

Page 143: ...o the system Last State is the optimal and fail safe default setting Disabled This selection disables thermal PME This is the default setting Enabled This selection enables thermal PME On Off Pushing...

Page 144: ...able disable the Resume on LAN wake event Resume on PME This option will configure the system to wake up from sleep or soft off mode when a power management event PME is generated by the system Set th...

Page 145: ...t off mode using the real time clock RTC alarm to specify a wake up time Set this value to enable disable the Resume on RTC Alarm wake event Enabled This setting enables the Resume on PME wake event D...

Page 146: ...nd Exit After making your selections on the Setup menus always select either Saving Values or Save Changes Both procedures store the selections displayed in the menus in CMOS short for battery backed...

Page 147: ...main in effect Discard Changes If you change your mind about changes you have made during a Setup Session and have not yet saved the values to CMOS you can restore the values you previously saved to C...

Page 148: ...s data stored in CMOS Press F1 to resume the boot or F2 to run Setup with the ROM default values already loaded into the menus You can make other changes before saving the values to CMOS Save Changes...

Page 149: ...Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Contents On board Hardware Installation 5 3 BIOS Setting 5 4 Operating System OS Diagnostics 5 7 Booting 5 7 Display Setup 5 8 Network setup 5 8...

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Page 151: ...r via the standard keyboard connector on the backplane if available OK I have finished up hardware installation but I get nothing when I power on the system Why Verify that all cables are connected an...

Page 152: ...disk VGA connector device power cables and ATX accessories power cable are good examples that deserve attention It is possible to encounter system failures that result in malfunction of any device if...

Page 153: ...This will force system to automatically detect the IDE devices that are being connected each time the system is booted Improper Disable Operation There are many occasions where a user may use the BIO...

Page 154: ...not enough disable some of the devices listed above to release additional IRQ resources IRQ Description IRQ 0 System Counter IRQ 1 Keyboard IRQ 2 Programmed Controller IRQ 3 COM2 IRQ 4 COM1 IRQ 5 Not...

Page 155: ...cally if the drivers have been copied into the system database or you will be asked to provide a driver source for installation For Windows NT 4 0 users it is not always recommended that you change yo...

Page 156: ...he card in an available slot 2 Start Windows 95 98 ME and let Windows 95 98 ME automatically detect your network adapter 3 Provide the driver and complete the installation 4 Restart Windows 5 Once Win...

Page 157: ...stage 2 Enter or set networking information 3 Restart your system 4 When replacing a network interface device make sure you removed all old network adapters and protocols from the network setup menu...

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