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AR-B7230 User’s Manual
AR-B7230 BOARD
EPIC SBC support AMD Socket S1 Turion and Sempron processors
with Dual Gigabit LANs / LCD / DVI
User’s Manual
Manual Rev: 1.0
Book Number: AR-B7230-09.2.13
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Revision
Version
Date
Author
Description
0.1
2009/2/11
Marc
Draft
0.2
2009/2/13
Judy Tseng
Revise
1.0
2009/2/13
Marc
Release
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@Copyright 2008
All Rights Reserved.
Manual’s first edition: February 11, 2009
For the purpose of improving reliability, design and function, the information in this
document is subject to change without prior notice, which does not represent a
commitment on the part of the manufacturer.
In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or
consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the product or
documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights are
reserved. No part of this Manual may be reproduced by any mechanical, electronic, or
other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer.
Trademarks
AR-B7230 is registered trademarks of Acrosser, IBM PC is a
registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Technologies, Inc. Award is
registered trademarks of Award Software International, Inc. Other
product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes
only and may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective
companies.
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Table of Contents
1.1 Specifications .................................................................................................................. 7
1.2 Package Contents ............................................................................................................ 9
1.3 Block Diagram .............................................................................................................. 10
2.1 Locations (Top side) ...................................................................................................... 11
2.2 Locations (Bottom Side)................................................................................................ 13
2.3 Connectors and Jumper Setting ..................................................................................... 13
2.3.1 CN1 (USB Port 3,2) ............................................................................................... 13
2.3.2 CN2 (USB Port 5,4) ............................................................................................... 14
2.3.3 CN3 (Audio Port) ................................................................................................... 14
2.3.4 SATA1 Power (Output) .......................................................................................... 14
2.3.5 COM2 (Serial Port 2) ............................................................................................. 14
2.3.6 COM3 (Serial Port 3) ............................................................................................. 15
2.3.7 CN6 (PWR.SW, Reset, CaseOpen, GPIO) ............................................................. 15
2.3.8 CN7 (ATX Power SB5V Input) ............................................................................. 15
2.3.9 CN8 (Backlight Power Output) .............................................................................. 15
2.3.10 CN10 (Power +12V Input) ................................................................................... 15
2.3.11 COM4 (Serial Port 4) ........................................................................................... 16
2.3.12 AUDIO1 (Audio output connector) ...................................................................... 16
2.3.13 FAN1 (CPU / System Fan) ................................................................................... 16
2.3.14 FAN2 (System / CPU Fan) ................................................................................... 17
2.3.15 GPIO1 (Digital I/O) .............................................................................................. 17
2.3.16 DVI1 (Digital Visual Interface) ............................................................................ 17
2.3.17 LVDS1.................................................................................................................. 17
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2.3.18 BAT1 (Extrnal Battery Input) .............................................................................. 18
2.3.19 IDE1 ..................................................................................................................... 18
2.3.20 PS2 (Keyboard & Mouse) .................................................................................... 18
2.3.21 J1 .......................................................................................................................... 18
2.3.22 J2 .......................................................................................................................... 18
2.3.23 J3 .......................................................................................................................... 19
2.3.24 J4 .......................................................................................................................... 19
2.3.25 J5 .......................................................................................................................... 19
2.3.26 J6 .......................................................................................................................... 19
2.3.27 J7 .......................................................................................................................... 19
3.1 Main Setup .................................................................................................................... 21
3.2 Advanced Chipset Setup................................................................................................ 22
3.3 PnP/PCI setup ................................................................................................................ 24
3.4 Peripherals Setup ........................................................................................................... 26
3.5 PC Health Setup ............................................................................................................ 27
3.6 Boot Setup ..................................................................................................................... 28
3.7 Exit Setup ...................................................................................................................... 29
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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the AR-7230 Computer. The AR-7230 incorporates the advanced AMD®
M690E & SB600 chipset. It supports the AMD Socket S1 Turion 64 X2 and Sempron
Processors, while coming with a 400/533MHz Front Side Bus.
The AR-B7230 is a Complete Platform that totally supports EPIC form factor SBC.
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1.1 Specifications
CPU : AMD Socket S1 Turion 64 X2 and Sempron Processors
Turion 64 X2 TL62
Turion 64 X2 TL56
Mobile AMD Sempron 3700+
Mobile AMD Sempron 3500+
Mobile AMD Sempron 2100+
AMD Sempron 2100+
z Chipset : AMD M690E Integrated Graphic Processor (IGP) and SB600 South
Bridge
z BIOS: AWARD
z RAM memory : One SO-DIMM socket support DDR2 SDRAM up to 2GB
Supports DDR2-400 up to DDR2-667
z Watchdog Timer : Software programmable 1~255 Seconds (Wait RD confirm)
z Battery : Lithium Battery, 3V 220Mah
z Power Requirements : AT: 12V Single Voltage Input (BIOS Default) , ATX:
power switch pin header and pin header for external 5V stand-by input
z Hardware monitoring :
1. CPU voltage
2. CPU and System Temperature
z LED : 2 LEDs for Power and HDD. Power LED (Green), HDD (Orange)
z Button : Reset button (use pin header)
z Fan connector :
1. 1 x CPU fan
2. 1 x System Fan with temperature controller (connector color different from
CPU Fan connector)
z OS : Win XP/XP Embedded, Linux, Vista
Video
z Graphic Controller :
AMD M680E integrated graphic processor (IGP)
2D, 3D and Motion Video acceleration
Dual Independent Display
Frame Buffer shared from system memory up to 256MB
Full DirectX 9.0 and Shader Model 2.0 support
z VGA : 1 x VGA port
z DVI : 1 x DVI-D port
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LCD :
1 x Dual Channel 18bits LVDS Interface
LCD inverter power connector and ON/OFF control
Support 3.3V and 5V LCD
AUDIO
z Audio Interface : 5.1 CH Audio Realtek ALC655 AC’97 Rev.2.3 with amp.
Storage
z IDE : 1 x E-IDE
z SSD :
1 x Compactflash Type-II support UDMA
1 x SATA DOM connector
z FDC : N/A
z SATA : 1 x SATA HDD and one SATA DOM interface
Network Interface
z Ethernet : 2 x BCM5787 PCI express Giga bps Ethernet LAN Support boot from
LAN & WOL
I/O
z Serial Port :
1 x RS-232 (COM1)
2 x RS-232 (COM2/3)
1 x RS-232/422/485 (COM4)
z Parallel Port : 1 x LPT supports SPP/EPP/ECP modes
z GPIO : 8 Independent TTL level I/O
z USB : 2 x External ports (Stacked Type A)
z Audio : 5.1 CH Audio
z Expansion slot : 1 x PCI-104 (PCI Interface)
z Keyboard / Mouse : 1 x PS/2 for Keyboard and Mouse
Mechanical
z Dimension : 115mm x 165mm (4.528 x 6.496 inches)
z Operating Temperature : 0~60oC (32~140oF)
z
z
Storage Temperature : -20~80oC (-4~176oF)
Relative Humidity : 0 to 90% @ 40°C, non-condensing (95% @ 40°C,
Non-Condensing by request)
EMC & Safety
z EMC : CE, FCC Class A
Notes:
CF must be surfaced with PCB edge.
Dual Display CRT+LCD, DVI+LCD, CRT+DVI
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1.2 Package Contents
Check if the following items are included in the package.
z The quick manual
z AR-B7230
z 1 software utility CD
z Cooler
Optional EPIC Cable Sets (Purchase Separately)
z Power Cable (AT)
z Power Cable (ATX)
z 40/44-Pin IDE Cable
z LPT Cable
z K/M Cable
z Audio Cable (Stereo)
z USB Cable (with 4 screws)
z COM Cable (10-Pin) x2
z SATA cable
z DVI cable
Optional Cable (Purchase Separately)
z Audio Cable (5.1CH)
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1.3 Block Diagram
AMD S1g1 PROCESSOR
638-Pin uFCPGA
LVDS CON
LVDS
TVOUT CON
SVIDEO/COMP
VGA CON
CRT
200-PIN DDR2 SODIMM
IN
HyperTransport
LINK0
ICS951462
OUT
EXTERNAL CLOCK GENERATOR
UNBUFFERED DDR2
NEAR SODIM M
DDR2 400/533/667
16x16
UNBUFFERED DDR2
FAR SODIM M
ATI NB - RS690T/485T
200-PIN DDR2 SODIMM
HyperTransport LINK0 CPU I/F
INTEGRATED GRAPHICS
DDR2 MEMORY (X16)
LVDS/TVOUT/TMDS
1 X8 PCIE VIDEO/DDP2 I/F
P CIE x 8DVI
DVI CON
DDR2 400/533/667/800
DDR2 M EM ORY DEVICE
4M X16X4 84-PIN FBGA
1 X4 PCIE I/F WITH SB
4(2) X1 PCIE I/F
X1 P CIE IN T ERFACE
BOOTSTRAPS
(NB)
PCIE
PCIE ETHERNET
-2
PCIE ETHERNET
-1
X4
AC LINK I/F
ATI SB - SB600
USB#4
USB#3
USB#2
USB#1
USB#0
USB 2.0
USB#8
USB#7
USB#6
AZALIA HD AUDIO
USB#5
SPI I/F
SPI I/F
INT RTC
LPC BUS
SATA#1
SATA II I/F
SATA#2
SATA#3
ATA 66/100/133 I/F
IDE CONNECTOR
HW M ONITOR I/F
HW M ONITOR
HW MONITOR
PCI/PCI BDGE
FLASH BIOS
LPT
SATA#0
LPC I/F
ACPI 1.1
ITE LPC SIO 8712F
SATA II I/F
AC97 2.3
ATA 66/100/133
SPI ROM
CONNECTOR
USB2.0 (10)
SATA II (4 PORTS)
USB#9
AC97
SERIAL
KBD
M OUSE PORT
PCI 104
BOOTSTRAPS
(SB)
Figure 1: Black Diagram
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H/W INFORMATION
This chapter describes the installation of AR-B7230. At first, it shows the Function
diagram and the layout of AR-B7230. It then describes the unpacking information
which you should be careful with, as well as the jumper/switch settings for the
AR-B7230 configuration
2.1 Locations (Top side)
J3
GPIO1
CN2
SL1(PCI104)
J4
J4
U1
BAT2
SL1
FAN 1
FAN1
LVD S1
D VI1
B IOS
BZ1
PRN1
C OM2
J2
U 10
GPIO1 C N 2
CN8
C N3
C N 6 J3
C OM1
COM1
IDE1
J5
C N 10
P6
P7
P8
CN1
BAT1
P8
DVI1
CN9
COM2 COM3 COM4
J7 J6 J1
U SB 1
P10
PRN1
P10
P6
P7
Figure 2: Locations (Top side)
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USB1
IDE1
B AT1
CN1
CN9
J2
J7
J6
J1
J5
COM4
LVDS1
CN5
CN8
CN6
CN3
CN7
COM3
CN10
SATA1
FAN 2
CN5
FAN2
CN7
BAT2
SATA1
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CN1
USB Port 3,2
IDE1
CN2
USB Port 5,4
P8
PS2 Keyboard & Mouse
CN3
Audio Port
J1
Clear CMOS
CN5
SATA1 Power (Output)
J2
ENABLE SPI/DEBUG
COM2
Serial Port 2
J3
RS-232/422/485 SELECT
COM3
Serial Port 3
J4
SERIRQ to SL1 Pin B1
CN6
PWR.SW, Reset, CaseOpen, GPIO
J5
LCD POWER SELECT
CN7
ATX Power SB5V Input
J6
CF MASTER/SLAVE SELECT
CN8
Backlight Power (Output)
J7
CF DMA SELECT
CN10
Power +12V (Input)
COM4
Serial Port 4
PRN1
Parallel Port
FAN1
CPU / System Fan
FAN2
System / CPU Fan
GPIO1
Digital I/O
DVI1
Digital Visual Interface
LVDS1
BAT1
External Battery Input
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2.2 Locations (Bottom Side)
Figure 3: Locations (Bottom side)
2.3 Connectors and Jumper Setting
2.3.1 CN1 (USB Port 3,2)
10
2
9
1
13
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
SIGNAL
1
+5V
6
D2+
2
+5V
7
GND
3
D3-
8
GND
4
D2-
9
GND
5
D3+
10
GND
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2.3.2 CN2 (USB Port 5,4)
10
2
9
1
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
SIGNAL
1
+5V
6
D4+
2
+5V
7
GND
3
D5-
8
GND
4
D4-
9
GND
5
D5+
10
GND
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
SIGNAL
1
R-OUT
8
A-GND
2
L-OUT
9
A-GND
3
A-GND
10
A-GND
4
A-GND
11
SR-OUT
5
R-IN
12
SL-OUT
6
L-IN
13
LFT-OUT
7
MIC-IN
14
SEN-OUT
2.3.3 CN3 (Audio Port)
14 13
2
1
2.3.4 SATA1 Power (Output)
PIN
SIGNAL
1
1
+12V
4
2
GND
3
+3.3V
4
+5V
2.3.5 COM2 (Serial Port 2)
2
10
1
9
14
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
SIGNAL
1
DCD2
6
CTS2
2
DSR2
7
DTR2
3
RX2
8
RI2
4
RTS2
9
GND
5
TX2
10
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2.3.6 COM3 (Serial Port 3)
2
10
1
9
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
SIGNAL
1
DCD3
6
CTS3
2
DSR3
7
DTR3
3
RX3
8
RI3
4
RTS3
9
GND
5
TX3
10
NC
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
SIGNAL
1
POSW
5
CASE
2
GND
6
GND
3
REST
7
GPIO
4
GND
8
GND
2.3.7 CN6 (PWR.SW, Reset, CaseOpen, GPIO)
2
8
1
7
2.3.8 CN7 (ATX Power SB5V Input)
1
3
PIN
SIGNAL
1
GND
2
PSON
3
5VSB
2.3.9 CN8 (Backlight Power Output)
1
6
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
SIGNAL
1
+12V
4
BLEN
2
+12V
5
GND
3
GND
6
BLON
2.3.10 CN10 (Power +12V Input)
2
4
1
3
15
PIN
SIGNAL
1
GND
2
+12V
3
GND
4
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2.3.11 COM4 (Serial Port 4)
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
SIGNAL
1
DCD3
8
RI3
2
DSR3
9
GND
2
14
3
RX3
10
NC
1
13
4
RTS3
11
TX+
5
TX3
12
TX-
6
CTS3
13
RX+
7
DTR3
14
RX-
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
SIGNAL
1
STB
14
GND
2
AFD
15
D6
3
D0
16
GND
4
ERR
17
D7
5
D1
18
GND
2.3.12 AUDIO1 (Audio output connector)
2
26
6
INIT
19
ACK
1
25
7
D2
20
GND
8
SLIN
21
BUSY
9
D3
22
GND
10
GND
23
PE
11
D4
24
GND
12
GND
25
SLCT
13
D5
26
NC
2.3.13 FAN1 (CPU / System Fan)
4
1
16
PIN
SIGNAL
1
GND
2
+12V
3
DET.
4
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2.3.14 FAN2 (System / CPU Fan)
PIN
SIGNAL
1
GND
2
FAN2
3
DET.
3
1
2.3.15 GPIO1 (Digital I/O)
10
2
9
1
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
SIGNAL
1
DIO0
6
DIO6
2
+5V
7
DIO3
3
DIO1
8
DIO5
4
DIO7
9
GND
5
DIO2
10
DIO4
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
SIGNAL
1
GND
14
I2CK
2
TX0+
15
+5V
3
TX0-
16
I2DT
4
GND
17
RED
5
TX1+
18
GND
6
TX1-
19
GREEN
7
GND
20
GND
8
TX2+
21
BLUE
9
TX2-
22
GND
10
GND
23
VSYNC
11
TXC+
24
CLK
12
TXC-
25
HSYNC
13
HPD
26
DAT
2.3.16 DVI1 (Digital Visual Interface)
1
2
25 26
2.3.17 LVDS1
1
2
29
30
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
SIGNAL
1
+VDD
11
U3+
21
I2CLK
2
GND
12
U3-
22
L1+
3
UCK-
13
U0+
23
L1-
4
UCK+
14
U0-
24
I2DAT
5
GND
15
GND
25
L0+
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U2-
16
LCK+
26
L0-
7
U2+
17
LCK-
27
L3+
8
GND
18
GND
28
L3-
9
U1-
19
L2+
29
+VDD
10
U1+
20
L2-
30
+VDD
2.3.18 BAT1 (External Battery Input)
1
PIN
SIGNAL
1
3VIN
2
GND
2
2.3.19 IDE1
44 43
2
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
SIGNAL
1
RST-
12
D12
23
IOW-
34
DMA66-
2
GND
13
D2
24
GND
35
A0
3
D7
14
D13
25
IOR-
36
A2
4
D8
15
D1
26
GND
37
CS0-
5
D6
16
D14
27
IRDY
38
CS1-
6
D9
17
D0
28
CSEL
39
ACT-
7
D5
18
D15
29
DACK-
40
GND
8
D10
19
GND
30
GND
41
+5V
9
D4
20
NC
31
IRQ
42
+5V
10
D11
21
DREQ-
32
NC
43
GND
11
D3
22
GND
33
A1
44
NC
1
2.3.20 PS2 (Keyboard & Mouse)
6
5
4
3
2
1
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
SIGNAL
1
KBDAT
4
+5V
2
MSDAT
5
KBCLK
3
GND
6
MSCLK
2.3.21 J1
(Default) 1-2 Short, Normal
2-3 Short, Clear CMOS
1
3
2.3.22 J2
7
1
8
2
(Default) 1-2 Short, SPI ENABLE
3~8 SIGNAL DEBUG CHECK
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2.3.23 J3
2
6
1
5
(Default) 1-2 Short, COM4=RS232
3-4 Short, COM4=RS422
5-6 Short, COM4=RS485
2.3.24 J4
(Default) 1-2 Short,SERIRQ to SL1
Pin B1
2
1
2.3.25 J5
3
1
(Default) 1-2 Short, LCD Power=3.3V
2-3 Short, LCD Power=5.0V
2.3.26 J6
(Default) Short, CF is Master
Open, CF is Slave
1
2
2.3.27 J7
3
1
(Default) 1-2 Short, CF is DMA66
support
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BIOS SETTING
This chapter describes the BIOS menu displays and explains how to perform common
tasks needed to get up and running. It also gives detailed explanation of the elements
found in each of the BIOS menus. The following topics are covered:
z Main Setup
z Advanced Chipset Setup
z Peripherals Setup
z PnP/PCI Setup
z PC Health Setup
z Boot Setup
z Exit Setup
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3.1 Main Setup
Once you enter the Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear
on the screen. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <Pg Up> <Pg
Dn> keys to select the value. You want in each item.
Figure 4: Main setup
Note : Listed at the bottom of the menu are the control keys. If you need any help with the
item fields, you can press the <F1> key, and it will display the relevant information.
Option
Choice
Description
Date Setup
N/A
Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’
automatically changes when you set the date
Time Setup
N/A
Set the system time
IDE Channel 0
Master/Slave
N/A
The onboard PCI IDE connectors provide 1
channel for connecting up to 2 IDE hard disks or
other devices. The first is the “Master” and the
second is “Slave”, BIOS will auto-detect the IDE
type.
Halt On
All Errors,
No Errors,
All but keyboard.
Select the situation in which you want the BIOS
to stop the POST process and notify you.
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3.2 Advanced Chipset Setup
Figure 5: Advance chipset setup
Option
Choice
Description
Quick Power On Self Test
Enabled
Disabled
This category speeds up Power On Self Test
(POST) after you have powered up the
computer. If it is set to Enable, BIOS will
shorten or skip some check items during
POST.
Full Screen Logo Show
Enabled
Disabled
Select Enabled to show the OEM full screen
logo if you have add-in BIOS.
USB Keyboard Support
Enabled
Disabled
Select Enabled if your system contains a
Universal Serial Bus (USB)controller and you
have a USB keyboard..
On-Chip Frame Buffer Size
1Mb
8Mb
Boot Display
CRT
LCD
CRT+LCD
TV
Panel Type
800x600,
1024x768,
1280x1024
This Item is for setting the Frame Buffer
(Share system memory as display memory).
This Item is to set display device
This Item can Set the LVDS panel resolution
that you want
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DVMT mode
FIXED
DVMT
Both
This item sets the mode for dynamic video
memory technology (DVMT).
DVMT/FIXED
Memory Size
64Mb
128Mb
This item sets the DVMT size
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3.3 PnP/PCI setup
Figure 6: PnP/PCI setup
Option
Reset Configuration
Data
Resources Controlled By
Choice
Description
Enabled
Disabled
Normally, you leave this field Disabled.
Select Enabled to reset Extended
System Configuration Data (ESCD)
when you exit Setup. If you have
installed a new add-on and the system
reconfiguration has caused such a
serious conflict, then the operating
system can not boot.
Auto (ESCD)
Manual
The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the
capacity to automatically configure all
of the boot and Plug and Play
compatible devices. However, this
capability means absolutely nothing
unless you are using a Plug and Play
operating system such as Windows 95.
If you set this field to “manual,” then
you may choose specific resources by
going into each of the submenus.
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IRQ Resources
When resources are controlled
manually, assign a type to each system
interrupt, depending on the type of the
device that uses the interrupt
N/A
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3.4 Peripherals Setup
Figure 7: Peripherals setup
Option
Choice
Description
Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Serial Port 2
Onboard Serial Port 3
Onboard Serial Port 4
Serial Port 1: 3F8 / IRQ4
Serial Port 2: 2F8 / IRQ3
Serial Port 3: 3E8 / IRQ11
Serial Port 4: 2E8 / IRQ10
Select an address and the
corresponding interrupt for each
serial port
Enabled
Disabled
Select Enabled if your system
contains a Universal Serial Bus
(USB) controller and you have USB
peripherals
USB 2.0 Controller
Enabled
Disabled
Select Enabled if your system
contains a Universal Serial Bus
(USB) 2.0 controller and you have
USB peripherals
AC97 Audio Function
Enabled
Disabled
Audio/Modem
This item allows you to decide to
enable/disable AC97 Audio
USB Controller
On chip IDE DEVICE
The integrated peripheral controller
contains an IDE interface with
support for two IDE channels.
Select Enabled to activate each
Enabled
Disabled
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channel separately.
3.5 PC Health Setup
This section shows the parameters in determining the PC Health Status. These
parameters include temperatures, fan speeds, and voltages.
Figure 8: PC health setup
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3.6 Boot Setup
Figure 9: Boot setup
Option
Choice
Description
First / Second / Third Boot
Device/Other Boot Device
Hard Disk
CDROM
USB-FDD
USB-CDROM
LAN
Disabled
The BIOS attempts to load
the operating system from the
devices in the sequence
selected in these items.
LAN Boot Select
Enabled
Disabled
These fields allow the system
to search for an OS from
LAN
Hard Disk Boot Priority
N/A
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These fields set the Boot
Priority for each Hard Disk
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3.7 Exit Setup
Figure 10: Exit setup
Option
Save & Exit Setup
Load Optimized
Defaults
Choice
Description
Pressing <Enter> on this item
for confirmation:
Save to CMOS and EXIT
(Y/N)? Y
When you press <Enter> on
this item you get a
confirmation dialog box with
a message like this:
Load Optimized Defaults
(Y/N) ? N
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Press “Y” to store the selections
made in the menus in CMOS – a
special section of memory that
stays on after you turn your
system off. The next time you boot
your computer, the BIOS
configures your system according
to the Setup selections stored in
CMOS. After saving the values the
system is restarted again
Press ‘Y’ to load the default values
that are factory-set for
optimal-performance system
operations.
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Exit Without Saving
Pressing <Enter> on this item
for confirmation:
Quit without saving (Y/N)?
Y
This allows you to exit Setup
without storing any changes in
CMOS. The previous selections
remain in effect. This shall exit the
Setup utility and restart your
computer.
When a password has been
enabled, you will be prompted to
enter your password every time
you try to enter Setup. This
prevents unauthorized persons
from changing any part of your
system configuration.
Type the password, up to eight
characters in length, and press
<Enter>. The password typed now
Set Password
Pressing <Enter> on this item
for confirmation:
ENTER PASSWORD:
will clear any previous password
from the CMOS memory. You will be
asked to confirm the password. Type
the password again and press
<Enter>. You may also press <Esc>
to abort the selection and not enter a
password.
To disable a password, just press
<Enter> when you are prompted to
enter the password. A message will
confirm that the password will be
disabled. Once the password is
disabled, the system will boot and
you can enter Setup freely.
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