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USER’S MANUAL PS6508 Series Intel® Pentium® M 15” Point-of-Sale Terminal PS6508 Series M2...
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Copyright Notice PS6508 Series POS System With LCD / Touchscreen OPERATION MANUAL COPYRIGHT NOTICE This operation manual is meant to assist users in installing and setting up the system. The information contained in this document is subject to change without prior any notice.
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Copyright Notice FCC NOTICE This equipment has been tested and 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 reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION About This Manual ............POS Illustration ............. System Specification ............. Safety Precautions ............1-10 CHAPTER 2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table ....Component Locations ........... How to Set the Jumpers ..........Printer Connector …………………………………….
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Contents Sound Driver Utility ............. Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility ....USB2.0 Software Installation Utility ………………… Touch Screen Driver Utility ………………………….. 3-10 Wireless Driver Utility (Optional) …………………… 3-11 CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP Introduction ..............Entering Setup ............... The Standard CMOS Features …........The Advance BIOS Features …........
CHAPTER INTRODUCTION This chapter gives you the information for PS6508 Series. It also outlines the System specifications. Section includes: About This Manual System Specifications Safety precautions Experienced users can skip to chapter 2 on page 2-1 for a Quick Start.
Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL Thank you for purchasing our PS6508 Series System. The PS6508 Series is an updated system designed to be comparable with the highest performance of IBM AT personal computers. The PS6508 Series provides faster processing speed, greater expandability and can handle more tasks than before.
BIOS : PhoenixAward PnP BIOS 4Mbytes with VGA BIOS KEYBOARD CONNECTOR : PC/AT Compatible, with mini DIN connecter on rear panel MOUSE CONNECTOR : PS/2 Mouse, with mini DIN connecter on rear panel ′ Page: 1-6 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
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1 Line-out connector on rear panel 1X2 pin header on board connecting to internal speaker (Max1.9Watt) VGA FUNCTION : Built-in North Bridge Support simultaneous display of CRT and LCD BOARD DIMENSION : Prox6508LF 254mm x 205mm ′ Page: 1-7 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
(5 wire) 1024 x 768 Resolution USB Interface Controller Power Consumption 10 million Durability (Lifetime) SURFACE CAPACITIVE TYPE 1024 x 768 Resolution USB Interface Controller Power Consumption Over 160 million Durability (Lifetime) ′ Page: 1-8 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
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[PS6508-POS]: 365 x 363 x 297 mm (14.37” x 14.37” x 11.69”) [PS6508-PPC] 365 x 318 x 70 mm (14.37” x 12.54 x 2.76”) [PS6508-MIT] 365x421.5x70mm(14.37”x16.59”x2.76”) NET WEIGHT : [PS6508-PPC] 9kg(19.84lb) [PS6508-POS]: 5.5kg (12.13lb) [PS6508-MIT]: 7.4kg (16.31lb) ′ Page: 1-9 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
Never use strong agents such as benzene and thinner to clean the system. c. If heavy stains are present, moisten a cloth with diluted neutral washing ′ Page: 1-10 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
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If dust has been accumulated on the outside, remove it by using a special made vacuum cleaner for computers. e. Please don't contact the surface of capacitive touch before entering your operation system, or capacitive touch may have position problem for electrostatics interference. ′ Page: 1-11 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-2. COMPONENT LOCATIONS PS6508 SERIES Connector, Jumper and Component locations Page: 2-3 ’ PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
PIN1 & PIN2 to create one setting and shorting. You can either connect PIN2 & PIN3 to create another setting. The same jumper diagrams are applied all through this manual. The figure below shows what the manual diagrams look and what they represent. Page: 2-4 ’ PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
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Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration JUMPER DIAGRAMS JUMPER SETTINGS Page: 2-5 ’ PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
TXD1 DTR1 DSR1 RTS1 CTS1 RI / +5V / +12V selectable COM4 : COM4 Connector The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT DCD4 RXD4 TXD4 DTR4 DSR4 RTS4 CTS4 RI/+5V/+12 selectable Page: 2-7 ’ PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
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RI/+5V/+12 selectable DCD3 RXD3 TXD3 DTR3 DSR3 RTS3 CTS3 RI/+5V/+12 selectable All COM port is selectable for RI, +5V or +12V. For more information, please refer to our “COM RI and Voltage Selection”. Page: 2-8 ’ PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-6. COM1 RI & VOLTAGE SELECTION JP_COM1 : COM1 RI & Voltage Selection The selections are as follows: SELECTION JUMPER JUMPER SETTINGS ILLUSTRATION VCC12 ***Manufacturing Default – RI. Page: 2-9 ’ PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-7. COM2 RI & VOLTAGE SELECTION JP_COM2 : COM2 RI & Voltage Selection The selections are as follows: SELECTION JUMPER JUMPER SETTINGS ILLUSTRATION VCC12 ***Manufacturing Default – RI. Page: 2-10 ’ PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-8. COM3 RI & VOLTAGE SELECTION JP_COM3 : COM3 RI & Voltage Selection The selections are as follows: SELECTION JUMPER JUMPER SETTINGS ILLUSTRATION VCC12 ***Manufacturing Default – RI. Page: 2-11 ’ PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-9. COM4 RI & VOLTAGE SELECTION JP_COM4 : COM4 RI & Voltage Selection The selections are as follows: SELECTION JUMPER JUMPER SETTINGS ILLUSTRATION VCC12 ***Original Manufacturing Default – RI. Page: 2-12 ’ PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
MS DATA 5VSB 5VSB KB CLK MS CLK 2-11. UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONNECTOR JUSB1 : Two USB Ports Connector The pin assignment is as follows : ASSIGNMENT USBV3 USB2- USB2+ USBV4 USB3- USB3+ Page: 2-13 ’ PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
Write "1bh " to I/O Port "48f"h Detect Drawer Status Read I/O “48f”h Definition (BIT0 ) Check whether BIT0 = 1 1 : the drawer was close 0 : the drawer was open Page: 2-14 ’ PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
2-14. LAN & USB CONNECTOR JRJ45USB1 : LAN & USB Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT ISOLATED GND ISOLATED GND ISOLATED GND ISOLATED GND ASSIGNMENT USBV0 USB0- USB0+ USBV1 USB1- USB1+ Page: 2-16 ’ PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT GREEN BLUE DDCA DATA HSYNC VSYNC DDCA CLK 2-16. POWER SWITCH CONNECTOR JPWR_SW1 : Power Switch Connector The pin assignment is as follows : ASSIGNMENT 5VSB PWB_SIOJ Page: 2-17 ’ PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
SPK_OUT1 : External Speaker Connector The pin assignment is as follows : ASSIGNMENT SPK_OUT 2-19. INVERTER CONNECTOR JINV1 : Inverter Connector The pin assignment is as follows : ASSIGNMENT +12V BRCTR LVDS_BKLTEN +12V Page: 2-18 ’ PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
The pin assignment is as follows : ASSIGNMENT KB_CLK (Output) KB_CLK_C (Input) KB_DATA_C (Input) KB_DATA (Output) 2-21. LVDS CONNECTOR J6 : LVDS Connector The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT LVDS_VCC LVDS_VCC LVDS_VCC Page: 2-19 ’ PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
LR (Low Right) LL (Low Left) Probe UR (Up Right) UL (Up Left) 2-24. FAN CONNECTOR JFAN_CPU1 : Fan Connector The pin assignment is as follows : ASSIGNMENT Fan Detect PWM Fan Control Page: 2-21 ’ PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
To clear CMOS data, user must power-off the computer and set the jumper to “Clear CMOS” as illustrated above. After five to six seconds, set the jumper back to “Normal” and power-on the computer. Page: 2-22 ’ PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
CHAPTER SOFTWARE UTILITIES This chapter comprises the detailed information of VGA driver, LAN driver, and Flash BIOS update. It also describes how to install the watchdog timer configuration. Section includes: VGA Driver Utility Flash BIOS Update LAN Driver Utility Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility USB2.0 Chipset Software Installation Utility Page: 3-1...
Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-1. INTRODUCTION Enclosed with our PS6508 SERIES package is our driver utility, which may comes in a form of a CD ROM disc or floppy diskettes. For CD ROM disc user, you will only need some of the files contained in the CD ROM disc,...
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Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-2. VGA DRIVER UTILITY The VGA interface embedded with our PS6508 SERIES can support a wide range of display. You can display CRT, LVDS simultaneously with the same mode. 3-2-1. Installation of VGA Driver: To install the VGA Driver, simply follow the following steps: 1.
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Utility Disk for system BIOS and VGA BIOS update. 3-3-2. To update VGA BIOS for LCD Flat Panel Display: As a user of PS6508 SERIES, you have to update the VGA BIOS for the specific LCD flat panel you are going to use. For this purpose, you need two files.
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File Name to Program: H20bxxxx.bin Checksum: XXXXX Reset System or Power off to accomplish update process! F1: Reset F10: Exit Please reset or power off the system, and then the Flash BIOS is fully implemented. ′ Page:3-5 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
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Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-4. LAN DRIVER UTILITY 3-4-1. Introduction PS6508 SERIES is enhanced with LAN function that can support various network adapters. Installation programs for LAN driver is listed as follows: For more details on Installation procedure, please refer to Readme.txt file found on LAN DRIVER UTILITY.
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The sound function enhanced in this system is fully compatible with Windows NT 4.0, Windows XP. Below, you will find the content of the Sound driver : 3-5-2. Installation Procedure To install, kindly refer to the readme.txt file on the Driver Disc (:\Sound\Realtek\Readme.txt). ′ Page:3-7 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
3. Click Setup.exe file for utility installation. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. 5. Once installation is completed, shut down the system and restart it in order to complete the changes. ′ Page:3-8 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
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5. Double Click “USB Root Hub”. 6. Select “Driver”. 7. Click “Install” to install the driver. 8. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. 9. Click “Finish” after the driver installation is complete. ′ Page:3-9 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
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3. Click Setup.exe file for utility installation. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. 5. Once installation is completed, shut down the system and restart it in order to complete the changes. ′ Page:3-10 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
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3. Click Setup.exe file for utility installation. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. 5. Once installation is completed, shut down the system and restart it in order to complete the changes. ′ Page:3-11 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
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CHAPTER AWARD BIOS SETUP This chapter shows how to set up the Award BIOS. Section includes: Introduction Entering Setup The Standard CMOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PNP/PCI Configuration PC Health Status Frequency Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults...
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4-1. INTRODUCTION This chapter will show you the function of the BIOS in managing the features of your system. The PS6508 SERIES 15” POS Terminal is equipped with the BIOS for system chipset from Award Software Inc. This page briefly explains the function of the BIOS in managing the special features of your system.
You may press the arrow keys of up/down to move the cursor to highlight the individual menu items. As you highlight each item, a brief description of the highlighted selection will appear at the bottom of the screen. ′ Page: 4-3 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
< Hour >, < Minute >, and < Second >. Use 24 hour clock format, i.e., for PM numbers, add 12 to the hour. For example: 4: 30 P.M. You should enter the time as 16:30:00. ′ Page: 4-4 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
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Normal: Maximum number of cylinders, heads, sectors supported are 1024, 16 and 63. Large: For drives that do not support LBA and have more than 1024 cylinders. LBA (Logical Block Addressing): During drive accesses, the ′ Page: 4-5 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
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Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up. EXTENDED MEMORY: Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up. TOTAL MEMORY: Displays the total memory available in the system. ′ Page: 4-6 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
A brief introduction of each setting in the BIOS FEATURES SETUP program is given below. HARD DISK BOOT PRIORITY: You could expand the whole menu by pressing <ENTER>, and you will see a screen like the one listed below. ′ Page: 4-7 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
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Do not type anything and just press <Enter>, it will disable security. Once the security is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely. APIC MODE : Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller Mode. ′ Page: 4-8 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
DRAMs. CAS LATENCY TIME: When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. ′ Page: 4-9 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
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Precharge Delay This setting controls the precharge delay, which determines the timing delay for DRAM precharge SYSTEM MEMORY FREQUENCY: Front Side Bus Frequency. DVMT MODE: Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology Mode. DVMT/ FIXED MEMORY SIZE : DVMT Memory Size Select ′ Page: 4-10 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
If bios setup menu item supports USB device boot, it will cause Win9x detects the same storages twice when the system is rebooted, and USB HDD will fail. Note: this cause just happen under Win9x, the phenomenon is a limitation. ′ Page: 4-11 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
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IDE interface. Greater value will provide better performance. Auto mode will determine the best mode for each device automatically. 5. IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA To support Ultra DMA, both of the following items must be supported. ′ Page: 4-12 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
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USB 2.0 Support Enable the USB 2.0 controller USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard. ′ Page: 4-13 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
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ONBOARD SERIAL PORT 4: Select a logical COM port name and matching address for the third and forth serial ports. Select an address and corresponding interrupt for third and forth serial port. ′ Page: 4-14 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
Soft-Off state when the system has “hung”. WAKE-UP BY PCI CARD: An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incoming call on the modem) awakens the system from the soft-off state. ′ Page: 4-15 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
IRQ Resources, DMA Resources and Memory Resources. The choices are Auto(ESCD) and Manual. IRQ RESOURCES: You may assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. ′ Page: 4-16 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
CURRENT CPU TEMPERATURE: This item displays the current CPU temperature. VCC / +5V / +12V: Show you the voltage of VCC/+5V/+12V. FAN 1/2 SPEED: This item shows you the current System FAN speed ′ Page: 4-17 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
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Frequency / Voltage Control Setup Screen AUTO DETECT DIMM/PCI CLK: This item allows you to enable or disable auto detect DIMM/PCI Clock. SPREAD SPECTRUM: This item allows you to enable or disable the spread spectrum modulate. ′ Page: 4-18 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
When you press <Enter> on this category, you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to the following: Load Optimized Defaults ( Y/N ) ? N Pressing "Y" loads the default values that are factory setting for optimal performance system operations. ′ Page: 4-19 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
PASSWORD DISABLED!!! Press any key to continue... Press the < Enter > key again and the password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, you can enter Setup freely. ′ Page: 4-20 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
You may always call up the setup program at any time to adjust any of the individual items by pressing the <Del> key during boot up. ′ Page: 4-21 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N ▶PnP/PCI Configura etup ▶PC Health Status Saving Esc : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS ↑↓→← : Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup Abandon all Datas ′ Page: 4-22 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
APPENDIX SYSTEM ASSEMBLY This appendix contains exploded diagram of the system. Section includes: Exploded Diagram for PS6508-POS Whole System Unit Exploded Diagram for Front Panel Exploded Diagram for PS6508-POS Stand Exploded Diagram for PS6508-MIT Rear Part Page: A-1...
Appendix A System Assembly EXPLODED DIAGRAM FOR PS6508-MIT REAR PART ′ Page: A-8 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
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Appendix A System Assembly ′ Page: A-9 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
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APPENDIX TECHNICAL SUMMARY This section will give you a brief introduction of the maps. Section includes: Block Diagram Interrupt Map RTC (Standard) RAM Bank Timer & DMA Channels Map I / O & Memory Map Page: B-1...
Cascade for IRQ 8-15 Serial port 2 Serial port 1 SMBVS Floppy disk Parallel port 1 RTC Alarm clock IRQ2 Redir COM3 COM4 PS/2 Mouse Coprocessor IDE1 IDE2 USB Controller, VG Audio ′ Page: B-3 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
Extension memory low byte Extension memory high byte Reserved for extension memory low byte Reserved for extension memory high byte Date Century byte Information Flag 34-3F Reserve 40-7f Reserved for Chipset Setting Data ′ Page: B-4 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
Timer Channel Map : Timer Channel Assignment System timer interrupt DRAM Refresh request Speaker tone generator DMA Channel Map : DMA Channel Assignment Available Available Floppy Available Cascade for DMA controller 1 Available Available Available ′ Page: B-5 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
2B0-2DF Graphics adapter controller 2F8-2FF Serial port-2 360-36F Net work ports 378-37F Parallel port-1 3B0-3BF Monochrome & Printer adapter 3C0-3CF EGA adapter 3D0-3DF CGA adapter 3F0-3F7 Floppy disk controller 3F8-3FF Serial port-1 ′ Page: B-6 PS6508 SERIES USER S MANUAL...
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