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FS-A71 User’s Manual Packing List Please check package component before you use our products. Hardware: FS-A71 PICMG1.3 Full-Size CPU card x 1 Cable Kit: PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse cable x 1 Floppy flat cable x 1 (OALPS2/MKN)/ (1040551) (OALFD)/ (1040095)
FS-A71 User’s Manual Chapter1 <Introduction> 1.1 <Product Overview> FS-A71 is the Full-size single board computer with last Intel technology with PICMG1.3 ® form factor. Based on Intel GME965 and ICH8-M, the board integrates a new Core 2 Duo / ®...
FS-A71 User’s Manual 1.2 <Product Specification> General Specification Form Factor PICMG1.3 Full-size CPU Card ® Celeron M Support Intel Core 2 Duo / Mobile Processor (Socket-P) Package type: Micro-FCPGA478 Front side bus: 533/667/800 MHz Memory 2 x 240-pin DDR2 533/667MHz SDRAM up to 3GB with dual...
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FS-A71 User’s Manual Ethernet Interface ® Controller Intel 82573L Gigabit Ethernet controller Type Triple speed 10/100/1000Base-T Auto-switching Fast Ethernet Full duplex, IEEE802.3U compliant Connector Two External RJ45 connectors with LED on bracket Audio Interface ® Chipset Intel ICH8-M with Realtek ALC888 HD Audio...
FS-A71 User’s Manual 1.3 <Block Diagram> ® Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo / Celeron M Processor X16 PCI EXPRESS 2 x 240-pin DDR2 LVDS & HDTV Intel GME965 533/667MHz up to four x 1 PCI EXPRESS 4 PCI 33 MHz 6 x USB2.0...
FS-A71 User’s Manual 2.3 <Connector Reference> 2.3.1 <Internal Connectors> Connector Function Remark DDRIIA/B 240 -pin DDR2 SDRAM DIMM socket Standard 34-pin floppy connector Standard CN_LPT 13 x 2-pin LPT connector Standard SATAII1/2/3 7-pin Serial ATA II connector Standard CN_AUDIO 5 x 2-pin audio connector...
FS-A71 User’s Manual 2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup> 2.4.1 <CPU installation> ® socket-P The board comes with the socket478 for Intel Core 2 Duo/Celeron M processor ® socket-P only it supports new generation of Intel Core 2 Duo/Celeron M processor with 533/667/800MHz of front side bus and 4MB L2 cache.
FS-A71 User’s Manual 2.4.2 <Memory installation> FS-A71 has two 240-pin DDR2 DIMM support up to 3GB of memory capacity. The memory frequency supports 533/667MHz. Only Non-ECC supported unbuffered memory is supported only. Supports interleaved addressing in dual-channel memory configurations even when the two channels have unequal amounts of memory populated. This is called ®...
FS-A71 User’s Manual 2.5 <CMOS Setup> The board’s data of CMOS can be setting in BIOS. If the board refuses to boot due to inappropriate CMOS settings, here is how to proceed to clear (reset) the CMOS to its default values.
FS-A71 User’s Manual 2.6 <Enhanced IDE Interface> The board has one Ultra ATA100 IDE interface to support up to 2 ATAPI devices, or one ATAPI device and Compact Flash Type II socket, with jumper JCFSEL for IDE master/slave mode selection. And provide JVCF jumper to set +3.3V or +5V.
FS-A71 User’s Manual 2.7 <Serial ATA installation> FS-A71 has three Serial ATA II interfaces, the transfer rate of the Serial ATA II can be up to 300MB/s. Please go to http://www.serialata.org/ for more about Serial ATA technology information. For more about the system setup for Serial ATA, please check the chapter of SATA configuration.
FS-A71 User’s Manual 2.8 <LAN Interface> The Intel 82573L supports triple speed of 10/100/1000Base-T, with IEEE802.3 compliance and Wake-On-LAN supported.
FS-A71 User’s Manual 2.9 <Onboard Display Interface> ® Based on Intel GME965 chipset with built-in GMA (Graphic Media Accelerator) X3100 graphics, the board provides one DB15 connector on real external I/O port, and one 40-pin LVDS interface with 5-pin LCD backlight inverter connector. The board provides dual display function with clone mode and extended desktop mode for CRT and LVDS and TV-out.
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LCD Installation Guide: Preparing the FS-A71, LCD panel and the backlight inverter. Please check the datasheet of the panel to see the voltage of the panel, and set the jumper JVLCD to +12V or +5V or +3.3V.
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FS-A71 User’s Manual After setup the devices well, you need to select the LCD panel type in the BIOS. The panel type mapping is list below: BIOS panel type selection form 18-bit Single channel 24-bit Dual channel Output format Output format...
FS-A71 User’s Manual 2.9.3<TV-out Interface> ® The board provides an HDTV interface with Intel GME965, supports PAL and NTSC of TV system, and display (clone or extended desktop) function with CRT, LVDS. Connector: CN_HDTV Connector type: 10-pin header HDTV connector (pitch = 2.54mm)
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FS-A71 User’s Manual To connect the TV set, please follow the diagram below to setup your system: YPrPb Component Cable (For HDTV) S-VIDEO or Composite...
FS-A71 User’s Manual 2.10 <Audio Installation> The board integrates onboard audio interface with REALTEK ALC888 codec, with Intel next generation of Audio standard as High Definition Audio, it offers more sound and other advantages than former HD Audio compliance. The main specifications of ALC888 are:...
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FS-A71 User’s Manual Connector: CN_AUDIO Type: 10-pin (2 x 5) header (pitch = 2.54mm) Description Description MIC2_L Ground MIC2_R FP_OUT_R MIC2_JD SENSE FP_OUT_L LINE2_JD Connector: CDIN Type: 4-pin header (pitch = 2.54mm) Description CD – Left Ground Ground CD – Right...
FS-A71 User’s Manual 2.12 <USB2.0 Interface> ® Based on Intel ICH8-M, the board provides six USB2.0 ports six on board pin header for on PICMG 1.3 Interface. The USB2.0 interface provides up to 480Mbps of transferring rate. ® The Intel...
FS-A71 User’s Manual 2.12 <Power and Fan Installation> The FS-A71 provides a standard ATX power supply with 4-pin ATX connector , and the board provides one 4-pin fan connector supporting smart fan for CPU cooler and two 3-pin cooler fan connectors for system.
FS-A71 User’s Manual 2.13 <Serial Port> The board supports one RS232 serial port and one jumper selectable RS232/422/485 serial ports. The jumper JCSEL1 /2 can let you configure the communicating modes for COM2. Connector: CN_COM1/2 Type: 10-pin (5 x 2) 2.54mm x 2.54mm-pitch header.
FS-A71 User’s Manual 2.14 <Switch and Indicator> The JFRNT provides front control panel of the board, such as power button, reset and beeper, etc. Please check well before you connecting the cables on the chassis. Connector: JFRNT Type: onboard 14-pin (2 x 7) 2.54-pitch header...
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FS-A71 User’s Manual Chapter 3 <System Configuration> 3.1 <Audio Configuration> ® The board integrates Intel ICH8-M with REALTEK ALC888 code. It can support 2-channel sound under system configuration. Please follow the steps below to setup your sound system. Install REALTEK HD Audio driver.
FS-A71 User’s Manual 3.2 <Video Memory Setup> ® Based on Intel GME965 chipset with GMA (Graphic Media Accelerator) X3100, the board ® supports Intel DVMT (Dynamic Video Memory Technology) 4.0, which would allow the video memory be triggered up to 384MB.
FS-A71 User’s Manual BIOS Setup Chapter 4 <BIOS Setup> The motherboard uses the Award BIOS for the system configuration. The Award BIOS in the single board computer is a customized version of the industrial standard BIOS for IBM PC AT-compatible computers. It supports Intel x86 and compatible CPU architecture based processors and computers.
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FS-A71 User’s Manual Appedix C <Flash BIOS> C.1 BIOS Auto Flash Tool The board is based on Award BIOS and can be updated easily by the BIOS auto flash tool. You can download the tool online at the address below: h ttp://www.award.com...
FS-A71 User’s Manual Appendix D <Programming GPIO’s> The GPIO’can be programmed with the MSDOS debug program using simple IN/OUT commands.The following lines show an example how to do this. GPIO0…..GPIO7 bit0……bit7 -o 2E 87 ;enter configuration -o 2E 87 -o 2E 07 -o 2F 09 ;enable GPIO function...
FS-A71 User’s Manual Appendix E <Watch Dog timer Setting > The watchdog timer makes the system auto-reset while it stops to work for a period. The integrated watchdog timer can be setup as system reset mode by program. Timeout Value Range...
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