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XPC User Guide

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Summary of Contents for XPC SN21G5

Page 1: ...XPC User Guide For the SN21G5 ...

Page 2: ...nal Frequency 200MHz AMDAthlonTM 64 FX55 Serial Port one port with 9 pins VGA Port one port with 15 pins Keyboard Port one port with 6 pins Mouse Port one port with 6 pins USB 2 0 Port four ports with 4 pins respectively 1394a Port one port with 4 pins and one port with 6 pins respectively LAN Port one port with 8 pins 10Mbps 100Mbps Center Bass Out Port three ports Mic In Earphone Ports one port ...

Page 3: ... O shielding should be contacted with I O metallic parts of a mainboard 2 Cables should appropriately be arranged and fixed in a case Follow instructions Ø Leave IDE cables not crossed upon CPU and SDRAM Ø Leave power cables minimum in length and not crossed upon a mainboard Ø Leave CPU fan cables minimum in length and not near CPU Ø Leave cables on panels and other spare cables tied in a computer...

Page 4: ...erves the right to revise the manual or include changes in the specifications of the product described within it at any time without notice and without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes The information contained in this manual is provided for general use by customers This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 ...

Page 5: ...c fields as magnetic interference may affect the performance of the device Do not block the air vents to this device or impede the airflow in any way CAUTION Incorrectly replacing the battery may damage this computer Replace only with the same or equivalent as recommended by Shuttle Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Safety Information Read the following precaut...

Page 6: ...l Connector JP3 JP4 7 Fan Connectors FAN1 FAN2 7 Extended USB Connectors USB2 USB3 USB4 8 SPDIF IN Out Connector J3 8 CD IN CN2 Black AUX IN CN3 White Mini CD IN CN1 White Connectors 9 Parallel Port Header EXT Printer Port JP7 9 2 XPC Installation Guide 10 2 1 Installation 10 2 1 1 Remove the Cover 10 2 1 2 Remove the Rack 11 2 2 CPU and ICE Installation 12 2 2 1 Remove the ICE Module 12 2 2 2 Ins...

Page 7: ...all PCI PCI Express x16 Card 25 2 7 Final Touches 27 2 7 1 Close the Chassis Cover 27 2 7 2 Complete 27 2 8 XPC Accessories 28 2 9 Tech Support 28 2 A Technical Notes Clear CMOS Button 28 3 Driver and Software Installation 29 3 1 Mainboard CD Overview 29 3 1 1 Install Mainboard Software 30 Appendix 31 Enter the BIOS 31 THE MAIN MENU 32 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES 34 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES 37 ADVANCED C...

Page 8: ...PNP PCI CONFIGURATIONS 49 PC HEALTH STATUS 51 Frequency VoltageControl 53 LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS 54 LOAD OPTIMIZEDDEFAULTS 54 SET PASSWORD 55 SAVE EXIT SETUP 56 EXITWITHOUTSAVING 56 ...

Page 9: ...ww shuttle com The Shuttle XPC owes its popularity to its unique combination of small size high performance and near universal component compatibility However unlike ordinary desktop computers Shuttle XPC s have been engineered as complete systems The XPC concept can be summarized as Use of high performance industry standard components Minimum size possible while preserving component compatibility...

Page 10: ... 400Mb s data transfer rate IDE Serial ATA MCP51G Supports single IDE connector PIO mode 0 1 2 3 4 and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Supports 2 Serial ATA 150MB s Serial ATA II connectors data transfer rates up to 300MB s per port with Raid 0 and Raid 1 Onboard headers connectors 1 ATA133 IDE connector 2 Fan connectors 1 CD_IN header 2 Power connector 1 Power reset header 1 AUX_IN header 2 SATA connecto...

Page 11: ...Power switch 8 Mic 9 Headphones 10 USB ports 11 FireWire 400 mini port 1 3 XPC Exterior Dissection Note Shuttle offers a variety of different XPC models loaded with various options The illustration below will help familarize you with the included features in your new XPC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 11 10 9 8 ...

Page 12: ... Mouse 6 PS 2 Keyboard 7 LAN port 8 USB Ports 9 SPDIF OUT Coaxial 10 Line In port 11 Central Bass 12 Rear out R L 13 Front out R L 14 Clear CMOS button A Wireless LAN perforation B Parallel port perforation C SPDIF IN Optional D SPDIF OUT Optional B A 5 11 3 4 13 8 14 6 7 12 9 1394 C D 2 10 1 ...

Page 13: ...r 1 2 4 5 6 7 9 8 12 13 11 1 4 Accessories 1 ICE Heat Pipe 1 2 Cable tie 2 3 RAID Driver Floppy Disk 32bit 64bit 2 4 FDD cable 1 5 Motherboard CD Driver 32bit 64bit 2 6 Shuttle Extras CD 1 7 Power cord 1 8 Cable clip 1 9 Adhesive 1 10 Optical Drive Control Rod 1 11 Heatsink compound 1 12 Screws 13 XPC User Guide 1 14 RAID manual 1 14 3 10 ...

Page 14: ...PCI Slot Power Connector ATX2 Front Panel Connector JP3 Socket 939 TWO 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM Sockets nForce410MCP MCP51G Chipset NVIDIA GeForce 6100 C51G Chipset One Floppy Connector One IDE Connector IDE1 Realtek ALC655 Chipset SPDIF OUT Coaxial Line IN Ports 1394 Port VIAVT6307Chipset EXTUSBHeader USB4 Mini CD IN CN1 Connector Clear CMOS Button SPDIF In Out J3 Front Panel Connector JP4 ITE 8712...

Page 15: ...d to connect cable to front panel connector mounted on front panel or back panel The front panel is where the hard drive activity lights reset button on off button computer power on light USB connectors 1394a connectors and audio headers are located Fan Connectors FAN1 FAN2 The mainboard provides two onboard 12V cooling fan power connectors to support CPU FAN1 System FAN2 cooling fans Note Both ca...

Page 16: ... USB2 USB3 USB4 These headers are used to connect auxillary USB devices to the mainboard These headers are directional and will only allow USB cables to be connected in one direction 9 7 5 3 1 10 8 6 4 2 USB2 USB4 1 2 3 4 5 USB3 5 4 3 2 1 SPDIF IN Out Connector J3 Port J3 can be used to connect special device Pin Assignments J3 1 SPDIF IN 2 GND 3 VCC 4 GND 5 VCC 6 SPDIF OUT 6 5 4 3 2 1 J3 ...

Page 17: ...y Pin Assignments CN3 1 AUX in Left 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 AUX in Right CD IN CN2 Black AUX IN CN3 White Mini CD IN CN1 White Connectors Port CN2 Black and CN1 3 White are used to connect stereo audio inputs from a CD ROM drive Pin Assignments CN2 1 CD in Left 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 CD in Right Pin Assignments CN1 1 Ground 2 CD in Right 3 Ground 4 CD in Left LINE IN 4 3 2 1 CN3 4 3 2 1 CD IN CN2 CN1 1 2...

Page 18: ...ation Guide 2 1 Installation Note For safety reasons please ensure that the power cord is disconnected before opening the case 2 1 1 Remove the Cover 1 Unscrew the three thumbscrews 2 Slide the cover backwards and upwards 1 2 ...

Page 19: ...11 English Rack 2 1 2 Remove the Rack 1 Unfasten the rack mount screws 2 Remove the rack 1 2 ...

Page 20: ...English 2 2 CPU and ICE Installation 2 2 1 Remove the ICE Module 1 Unfasten the ICE fan thumbscrews on the back of the chassis 3 Unfasten the four attachment screws 2 Unplug the fan power connector 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 21: ...13 English 4 Remove the ICE module from the chassis and put it aside ICE Heat Pipe Module Heat sink Smart Fan Smart Fan Power Connector ...

Page 22: ... lever to 90 degrees CPU socket lever at 90 degrees Push the lever Triangle Markings AMD AthlonTM 64 Processor Lever Lever 2 1 2 Match the yellow triangle on a corner of the CPU with the triangle on the socket corner and gently insert the CPU into the socket ...

Page 23: ...cket lever Note Failure to correctly align the CPU and socket can result in damage to the CPU 4 Spread an even layer of thermal compound on the CPU die Thermal compound application area Note Please do not use too much Heatsink compound ...

Page 24: ...he module on top of the CPU and align the spring loaded screws with the mainboard mounting holes 1 2 3 4 3 Connect the fan s power connector 2 Screw the ICE module to the mainboard Note to press down on the opposite diagonal corner while tightening each screw ...

Page 25: ...y unbuffered without ECC DIMM are supported 5 Does not support X4 DDR SDRAM Note No jumper settings are required to configure memory The system BIOS utility automatically detects the memory settings Check the total installed system memory value in the BIOS menu TOTAL 2 DIMM in Single or Dual Channel Mode up to 2GB and 1GB per DIMM Density 256 Mbit 512 Mbit 1024 Mbit Device Width X8 X16 X8 X16 X8 X...

Page 26: ... s cutout with the DIMM slot notch Slide the DDR module into the DIMM slot 3 Check that the latches are closed and the DDR module is firmly installed Install a DDR module in DIMM1 DIMM2 1 Unlock the DIMM latch Notch Cutout Latch Latch ...

Page 27: ...2 4 1 Install the FDD Cable 1 Plug the FDD cable in the FDD header FDD1 2 Fold the FDD cable under the power supply Pin1 white line Adhesive 3 Fix the FDD cable to the power and chassis rail with the supplied adhesive tape Pin 1 white line Pin1 ...

Page 28: ...ack 1 Place the HDD in the rack and secure with screws from the side Screws HDD 4 Loosen the purse lock and separate the HDD FDD power cable FDD Power Cable Serial ATA Power Cable Purse lock Note Secure with two screws on each side ...

Page 29: ...21 English 3 Place the rack in the chassis 4 Refasten the rack Note The second screw is located on the opposite side of rack Screws FDD 2 Place the FDD in the rack and tighten with its own screws ...

Page 30: ...2 5 2 Install the Floppy Drive 1 Connect the FDD and power cables to the Floppy drive Serial ATA Power Cable Serial ATA Cable FDD Cable FDD Power Cable Rack Clip 5 Place the power cables in the rack clip located on the underside of the rack mount then loosen the purse lock and separate the Optical Drive power cable Purse lock ...

Page 31: ...gnment of the drive s eject button with this XPC s drive eject mechanism Press the external eject button to check If it is well aligned proceed Step 5 If it is poorly aligned adjust the internal control rod to suite Adjust Control rod 3 Please choose the control rod of CD DROM suitable for you if your CD ROM can t eject Default ...

Page 32: ...drive cable and power cable into the optical drive 5 Fasten the four side screws Screws Optical Drive Optical Drive Cable Optical Drive Power Cable 4 Take out the control rod from the accessory box and insert it in the slot as show ...

Page 33: ...PCI PCI Express x16 Card 1 A PCI PCI Express x16 card will be used to demonstrate the installation procedure Unfasten expansion slot bracket screws PCI Express x16 slot Lift up Slot Bracket 2 Remove the back panel bracket and put the bracket aside PCI slot ...

Page 34: ...26 English 5 Secure the bracket 3 Install the PCI card into the PCI slot 4 As shown Install the PCI Express x16 card into the PCI Express x16 slot ...

Page 35: ...27 English 2 7 2 Complete 2 7 Final Touches 2 7 1 Close the Chassis Cover 1 Replace the cover and refasten the thumbscrews 1 2 ...

Page 36: ... cord and turn on the computer Note Remove the power cord before clearing CMOS Clear CMOS button 2 9 Tech Support 1 Shuttle Inc http www shuttle com 2 Tech Support http global shuttle com Support Support asp 3 Download http global shuttle com Download Download asp 4 Barebone FAQ http global shuttle com Support SupportFAQ_Brb asp 5 Barebone Support List http global shuttle com Support SupportList_B...

Page 37: ...Install DirectX9 Utility nVIDIA Chipset Driver nVIDIA VGA Driver Realtek Audio Driver nVIDIA USB 2 0 Driver F Install Utility Install Acrobat Reader WinFlash Utility F Manual SN21G5 and NVIDIA RAID User s Guide in PDF format F Link to Shuttle Homepage Link to shuttle website homepage F Browse this CD Allows you to see contents of this CD F Quit Close this CD Note The CD contents attached in SN21G5...

Page 38: ... does not appear double click on Autorun icon in My Computer to bring up Shuttle Mainb oard Software Setup screen Click the Install Main board Software bar Individually install the following drivers F Install DirectX9 Utility F Install nVIDIA Chipset Driver F Install nVIDIA VGA Driver F Install Realtek Audio Driver F Install nVIDIA USB 2 0 Driver ...

Page 39: ...checks Step2 Press the Del key immediately or at the following message Press DEL to enter SETUP or simultaneously press Ctrl Alt Esc keys Note 1 If you miss trains of words mentioned in step2 the message disap pears before you can respond and you still wish to enter BIOS Setup restart the system and try again by turning the computer OFF and ON again or by pressing the RESET switch located at the c...

Page 40: ...e screen Setup Items The main menu includes the following main setup categories Recall that some systems may not include all entries Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configuration 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 syst...

Page 41: ...our system to operate Load OptimizedDefaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory set for opti mal system operation While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance the factory has the right to change these defaults to meet users needs Set Supervisor User Password Use this menu to change set or disable password protection This allows you to limit access to...

Page 42: ...te Month DD YYYY Set the system date Note that the Day automatically changes when you set the date Time HH MM SS The time is converted based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 5 p m is 17 00 00 IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 3 Master Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options Drive A Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your...

Page 43: ...the system Ø The choice N A IDE Adapters The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive Use a separate sub menu to configure each hard disk 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 Ø Press Enter IDE Channel 0 Master Slave Selecting manual lets you set the remaining fields on this screen and selec...

Page 44: ... options are selectable only if the IDE Primary Master item is set to Manual and Access mode set to CHS Cylinder Set the number of cylinders for this hard disk Ø Min 0 Max 65535 Head Set the number of read write heads Ø Min 0 Max 255 Precomp Warning Setting a value of 65535 means no hard disk Ø Min 0 Max 65535 Landing zone Set the Landing zone size Ø Min 0 Max 65535 Sector Number of sector per tra...

Page 45: ...M Boot Device Priority Press Enter Bios Write Protect This item allows you to enable or disable the Bios Write Protect If you want to flash BIOS you must set it Disabled Ø The choice Enabled or Disabled Virus Warning Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enables and someone attempts to write data into this area BIOS will show a ...

Page 46: ...ter performance Ø The choice Enabled or Disabled Quick Power On Self Test This item speeds up Power On Self Test POST after you power on the computer If it is set to enabled BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST Ø The choice Enabled or Disabled First Second Third Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items Ø T...

Page 47: ...d down before it begins to repeat the keystroke Ø The choice 250 500 750 or 1000 Security Option Select whether the password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter setup System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered promptly Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is no...

Page 48: ...hould never need to be altered The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operat ing conditions for your system If you discovered that data was being lost while using your system you might consider making any changes Frame Buffer Size This item allows you to set the Frame Buffer Size for onboard graphic chipset Ø The Choice 12M 32M 64M 128M or Disabled K8 NB HT Speed Ø The...

Page 49: ...in RAS active time Tras Places an artificial memory clock limit on the system Memory is prevented from running faster than this frequency Ø The Choice Auto or 5T 15T RAS to CAS delay Trcd This field lets you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobesignals and you can use it when DRAM is written to read from or refreshed Faster performance is gained in high speed more stable performance...

Page 50: ...Ø The choice Enable or Disabled HT Spread Spectrum This item allows you to set the HT Spread Spectrum Ø The choice Center Down or Disabled SSE SSE2 Instructions This item allows you to enable disable the SSE SSE2 Instructions Ø The choice Enabled or Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Select Enable allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performance However if a...

Page 51: ...ed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device Ø The choice Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 or Mode 4 Primary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 100 implementation is possible only if your I...

Page 52: ...SuperIO Device Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options Onboard FDC Controller This item specifices onboard floopy disk drive controller This setting allows you to connect your floopy disk drives to the onboard floopy connector Ø The Choice Enable or Disabled Onboard Serial Port1 This option is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for th...

Page 53: ...d options OnChip USB This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board and you want to use it Ø The choice Desable V1 1 V2 0 or V1 1 AC97 Audio This item allows you to select AC 97 audio chip to support Audio Disable this item If you are going to install a PCI audio add on card Ø The Choice Auto or Disabled OnChip Lan This item allows you to control the onboard Lan Ø Th...

Page 54: ...wer Management ACPI Ø Always Enabled ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to select sleep state when suspend Ø The choice S1 POS or S3 STR Power Management This category allows you to select the type or degree of power saving mode settings Min Saving Minimum power management Suspend Mode 15 min Max Saving Maximum power management Suspend Mode 1 min User Define Allows you to set each mode individ...

Page 55: ...bled Soft Off By PBTN Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft Off state when the system has hung Ø The choice Delay 4 Sec or Instant Off WOL PME From Soft Off If this item sets to Enable the system power will be turned on when the LAN port receives an incoming signal You have to connect the fax mo dem to the mainboard Wake On LAN connector for this fea...

Page 56: ...sword or Hot KEY KB Power ON Password When the POWER ON Function is set to Password use this item to set the password Ø The choice Enter Hot Key Power ON When the POWER ON Function is set to Hot Key use this item to set the hot key combination that turns on the system Ø The choice Ctrl F1 F12 or Any key PS2 Mouse Power ON When the POWER ON Function is set to PS2 Mouse use this item to set the PS2 ...

Page 57: ...te whether PCI slot or PCIE first Ø The Choice PCI Slot Onboard or PCIE Reset Configuration Data Normally you leave this field Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit from Setup if you have installed a new device or software and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating sys tem can not boot Ø The choice Enabled o...

Page 58: ...o any PCI slot Legacy ISA for devices is compliant with the original PC AT bus specification PCI ISA PnP for devices is compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus archi tecture Ø The choice PCI Device or Reserved PCI VGA Palette Snoop It determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA Cards can work with PCI VGA or not If you have MPEG ISA VESA VGA Cards and PCI VGA Car...

Page 59: ... fan will be full speed Noise Control U Low When the CPU fan being set up as ULTRA LOW and the temperature of CPU is raising up to 80o C the CPU fan being full speed Noise Control Low When the CPU fan being set up as LOW and the temperature of CPU is raising up to 80o C the CPU fan being full speed Noise Control Mid When the CPU fan being set up as Mid and the temperature of CPU is raising up to 8...

Page 60: ...of CPU will be remained as 50o C Temp Control 55o C When the CPU fan being set up as auto modified the temperature of CPU will be remained as 55o C Temp Control 60o C When the CPU fan being set up as auto modified the temperature of CPU will be remained as 60o C Note Before manually modifying the CPU fan setting please make sure fan connectors are plug into the correct fan connector designations o...

Page 61: ...800Mhz x25 5000Mhz or Auto CPU Voltage Select This item allows you to set the CPU Voltage Ø The choice 0 800V 0 825V 0 850V 0 875V 0 900V 0 925V 0 950V 0 975V 1 000V 1 025V 1 050V 1 075V 1 100V 1 125V 1 150V 1 175V 1 200V 1 225V 1 250V 1 275V 1 300V 1 325V 1 350V 1 375V 1 400V 1 425V 1 450V 1 475V 1 500V 1 525V or Auto RAM Voltage Select This item allows you to set the RAM Voltage Ø The choice 2 7...

Page 62: ...afe Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal system performance LoadOptimizedDefaults When you press Enter on this item you will get a 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 system performance ...

Page 63: ...m will then request you to confirm the new password by asking you to key in the new password again 4 Once the confirmation is completed new code is in effect No Password Setting 5 If you want to delete the password just press the Enter key instead of typing a new password Follow the procedure as above If You Forget Password 6 If you forget your password you must turn off the system and clear CMOS ...

Page 64: ... The next time you boot your computer the BIOS configures your system accord ing to the Setup selections stored in CMOS After saving the values the system will restart Exit Without Saving Press Enter on this item to exit without saving changes The system will ask for confirmation Quit without saving Y N Y This allows you to exit from Setup without storing in CMOS any change The previous selections...

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