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Packing List Before beginning card installation, please ensure that the following items have been shipped: SOM-4463 B2 module with heat spreader User manual and drivers SOM-4463 B2 User Manual...
The SOM-4463 B2 module is equipped with a N455/D525 CPU, DDR3 memory, as well as D525, which extends the memory capacity to 4GB. SOM-4463 B2 is the most complete of all current ETX modules. Featuring two IDE interfaces and 24-bit LVDS support, this module is the ideal system for both old and new applications.
1.2.4 LAN LED Function Because of the variations in LAN chips, the behavior settings for the SOM-4463 B2 LAN LED have been changed, as shown in the table below. Table 1.1: LAN LED Signaling and Behavior Default Settings ETX-X4 Conn. Pin-out SOM-4463 B1 LED Indicator SOM-4463 B2 LED Indicator...
Board Connectors Two connectors are located at the rear side of SOM-4463 B2 to enable connection to a carrier board. X4: 100 pins X2: 100 pins 1 IDE ISA Bus Ethernet Others (Power Management) X3: 100 pins X1: 100 pins ...
AMIBIOS has been integrated into numerous motherboards for over a decade. With the AMIBIOS Setup program, users can modify the BIOS settings and control various system features. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the SOM-4463 B2 BIOS setup screens.
System Date options using the <Arrow> keys. Enter new values using the keyboard. Press the <Tab> or <Arrow> keys to move between fields. The date must be entered in MM/DD/YY format, and the time must be entered in HH:MM:SS format. SOM-4463 B2 User Manual...
3.2.2 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Select the Advanced tab from the SOM-4463 B2 setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS setup screen. Select any item in the left frame of the screen, for example, “CPU Configuration”, to open the submenu for that item. Users can select an Advanced BIOS setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow>...
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer): Enable or disable multi-sector data transfers. – PIO Mode: Enable or disable PIO mode. – DMA Mode: Enable or disable DMA mode. – S.M.A.R.T.: Select Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. – 32-Bit Data Transfers: Enable or disable 32-bit data transfers. SOM-4463 B2 User Manual...
Figure 3.6 Floppy Configuration Floppy A Select the type of floppy drive connected to the system, if any. Users are advised to disable the floppy drive when installing Windows Vista if no floppy drive is connected. SOM-4463 B2 User Manual...
This item allows users to select the mode for the parallel port. Parallel Port IRQ This item allows users to select the IRQ for the parallel port. POWON After PWR-Fail For this item, users can select either “Off”, “On, or “Former Status”. SOM-4463 B2 User Manual...
ACPI Critical Shutdown Temp This item allows users to set the CPU system shutdown temperature for the ACPI OS. System / CPU Temperature +5 V / +5 VSB / VBAT 3.2.2.6 ACPI Settings Figure 3.9 ACPI Settings SOM-4463 B2 User Manual...
This item allows users to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3 / STR resume. 3.2.2.8 Advanced ACPI Configuration Figure 3.11 Advanced ACPI Configuration ACPI Version Features This item allows users to enable RSDP pointers for 64-bit fixed system descrip- tion tables. SOM-4463 B2 User Manual...
This item allows users to enable or disable APIC ACPI SCI IRQ. USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4 This item allows users to enable or disable USB device wakeup from S3/S4. High-Performance Event Timer This item allows users to enable or disable a high-performance event timer. SOM-4463 B2 User Manual...
When setup is initiated, the BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices and displays their status. 3.2.2.11 APM Configuration Figure 3.14 APM Configuration Power Management / APM This item allows users to enable or disable APM. Power Button Mode SOM-4463 B2 User Manual...
This item allows users to view all unread events in the event log. Mark All Events as Read This item allows users to mark all unread events as read. Clear Event Log This item allows users to clear all events in the event log. SOM-4463 B2 User Manual...
EHCI ownership change requests should be claimed by the EHCI driver. Hotplug USB FDD Support A dummy FDD device can be created and associated with a hot-plugged FDD. The “Auto” option creates this dummy device only if no USB FDD is present. SOM-4463 B2 User Manual...
If this item is set to “Auto”, USB devices smaller than 530MB are emulated as floppy drives and the remaining are emulated as hard disk drives. The “Force FDD” option enables users to force an FDD-formatted drive to boot as an FDD (i.e., ZIP drive). SOM-4463 B2 User Manual...
Advanced PCI/PnP Settings Select the PCI/PnP tab from the SOM-4463 B2 BIOS Setup screen to enter the PnP BIOS Setup screen. Users can select a PnP BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow> keys. All PnP BIOS Setup options are described in this section.
Reserved Memory Size This item allows users to reserve a portion of the memory block for legacy ISA devices. Boot Settings Figure 3.21 Boot Setup Utility 3.4.1 Boot Settings Configuration Figure 3.22 Boot Settings Configuration SOM-4463 B2 User Manual...
Security Setup Figure 3.23 Password Configuration Select the Security tab from the SOM-4463 B2 BIOS Setup menu. All Security options, including password protection and virus protection, are described in this sec- tion. To access the submenu for the following items, select the item and press <Enter>:...
Figure 3.25 North Bridge Configuration DRAM Frequency This item allows users to manually adjust the DRAM frequency. Configure DRAM Timing by SPD This item allows users to enable or disable detection by DRAM SPD. SOM-4463 B2 User Manual...
This item allows users to select the boot display device at the POST stage. – Flat-Panel Display Type This item allows users to set the resolution of flat-panel displays. – Spread Spectrum Clock This item allows users to enable or disable the spread spectrum clock. SOM-4463 B2 User Manual...
This item allows users to enable or disable the HDA controller. SMBUS Controller This item allows users to enable or disable the SMBUS controller. SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width This item allows users to set a delay of sorts. SOM-4463 B2 User Manual...
To enable this item setting, select the “Load Optimal Defaults” option from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. Load Fail-Safe Defaults All setup items are automatically configured to their fail-safe settings when this option is selected. Fail-Safe defaults are designed for maximum system stability, SOM-4463 B2 User Manual...
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Users are advised to select fail-safe defaults if experiencing system configuration problems. Select the “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” option from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. This generates the following message: Load Fail-Safe Defaults? [OK] [Cancel] Select “OK” to load fail-safe defaults. SOM-4463 B2 User Manual...
Driver Introduction The CD shipped with SOM-4463 B2 should contain the drivers listed below. Please adhere to the following sequence to complete the driver installation process: Step 1- Install Intel INF Update Driver Step 2- Install Intel Graphic Driver Step 3- Install Audio Driver...
OUT DX,AL; MOV DX,2EH MOV AL,F5H; the setting counter unit is seconds OUT DX,AL MOV DX,2FH MOV AL,00H OUT DX,AL; MOV DX,2EH MOV AL,F6H OUT DX,AL MOV DX,2FH MOV AL,05H; set to 5 seconds OUT DX,AL ;------------------------------------------ SOM-4463 B2 User Manual...
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; Exit the extended function mode | ;------------------------------------------ MOV DX,2EH MOV AL,AAH OUT DX,AL SOM-4463 B2 User Manual...
Appendix System Assignments This appendix details the system resource allocation. System I/O Ports DMA Channel Assignments Interrupt Assignments System Memory Map...
Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller FFA0 - FFAF Intel ICH8M Ultra ATA Storage Controller - 2850 DMA Channel Assignments Table B.2: DMA Channel Assignments Channel Function Available Available Available Available Direct memory access controller Available Available Available SOM-4463 B2 User Manual...
Intel ICH8 Family PCI-E Root Port 5 - 2847 IRQ 23 Intel ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2830* IRQ 23 Intel ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2836* *USB and Ethernet IRQ is automatically set by the system. SOM-4463 B2 User Manual...
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