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  • Page 1 User Manual IMM-A21S / A21PS / A21P2S Mobile / Box Computer...
  • Page 2 This information in this document is subject to change without notice. In no event shall Indumicro.com be liable for damages of any kind, whether incidental or consequential, arising from either the use or misuse of information in this document or in any related...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1: Getting Started 1.1 Features………………………………………………………………………………..1 1.2 Specifications…………………………………………………………………………..1 1.3 Dimensions…………………………………………………………………………….2 1.4 Brief Description of the IMM-A21S/A21PS/A21P2S………………………………5 1.5 Safety Precautions…………………………………………………………………….5 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation 2.1 Installing PCI Add-on Cards...………………………………………………………..6 2.2 APO/ATX Power Mode Selection…..………………………………………………..7 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.1 Managing and Updating your BIOS...……………………..………………………..8...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1: Getting Started

    Chapter 1: Getting Started 1.1 Features Supports Intel ® FCBGA8 45nm Atom™ N270 Processor 533 MHz Intel ® 945GSE + ICH7-M Chipset Fanless design 1 x DDR2 SO-DIMM Socket, Support DDR2 533 up to 2GB 2 x 10/100 Ethernet LAN, 1 x VGA connector 3 x COM ports &...

  • Page 5: Dimensions

    Chapter 1: Getting Started 1.3 Dimensions Dimensions of the IMM-A21S IMM-A21[Px]S User Manual...
  • Page 6 Chapter 1: Getting Started Dimensions of the IMM-A21PS IMM-A21[Px]S User Manual...
  • Page 7 Chapter 1: Getting Started Dimensions of the IMM-A21P2S IMM-A21[Px]S User Manual...

  • Page 8: Brief Description Of The Imm-A21S/A21Ps/A21P2S

    Chapter 1: Getting Started 1.4 Brief Description of the IMM-A21S/A21PS/A21P2S The IMM-A21S/A21PS/A21P2S are robust cost-effective embedded Box PCs. They are powered by an Intel Atom™ N270 1.6GHz processor, implemented in 45nm technology. These systems offer 6 USB 2.0 ports, 2 x Gigabit LAN, 2 x COM Ports, 1 x VGA, 1 x DVI, Audio Input/Output, 1 x PCI slot (IMM-A21PS) or 2x PCI slots ( IMM-A21P2S), 1 x SATA HDD and 1 x external CF slot.

  • Page 9: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2: Hardware Installation 2.1 Installing PCI Add-on Cards 2.1.1 Removing bottom cover Use screwdriver to remove the bottom cover 27 screws. Keep them safely for later use. 2.1.2 Support 1 x PCI slot (IMM-A21PS only) Support 2 x PCI slots (IMM-A21P2S only) Shown in the picture are the one PCI expansion slots for addon.

  • Page 10: Apo/Atx Power Mode Selection

    Chapter 2: Hardware Installation 2.2 APO/ATX Power Mode Selection APO and ATX power modes can be used on these Box PCs. Power mode flexibility allows you to select the most suitable power mode for your unique application requirements. (Default: APO) APO Mode (Auto Power On) ATX Mode IMM-A21[Px]S User Manual...

  • Page 11: Chapter 3: Bios Setup

    Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.1 Managing and Updating your BIOS 3.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk. DOS environment a. Insert a 1.44MB floppy disk into the dirve. b.

  • Page 12: Bios Setup Program

    Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.2 BIOS Setup Program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section “3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.” Use the BIOS Setup program w hen you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup”.
  • Page 13 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.2.1 Legend Box The keys in the legend bar allows you to navigate through the various setup menus. Key(s) Function Description General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Return to the main menu from a sub-menu or prompts you to quit the setup program Move to the item in the left or right hand Move to previous or next item...

  • Page 14: Bios Menu Screen

    Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3 BIOS Menu Screen When you enter the BIOS, the following screen appears. The BIOS menu screen displays the items that allow you to make changes to the system configuration. To access the menu items, press the up/down/right/left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted, then press [Enter] to open the specific menu.

  • Page 15: Standard Cmos Features

    Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.1 Standard CMOS Features The Standard CMOS Features screen gives you an overview of the basic system. Date [Day, xx/xx/xxxx] The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>. Time [xx:xx:xx] The time format is <hour> <minute> <second>, based on the 24-hour clock. IDE Channel 0/1 Master / Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection [Press Enter] to select this option for automatic device detection.
  • Page 16 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Video This category detects the type of adapter used for the primary monitor that must match your video display card and monitor. EGA / VGA: Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA, VGA, SVGA, or PGA monitor adapters.

  • Page 17: Advanced Bios Features

    Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.2 Advanced BIOS Features The “Advanced BIOS Features” screen appears when choosing the “Advanced BIOS Features” item from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu. It allows the user to configure the IMM-A21[Px]S according to his particular requirements. Below are some major items that are provided in the Advanced BIOS Features screen.
  • Page 18 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.2.1 CPU Feature Delay Prior to Thermal The Delay Prior To Thermal BIOS feature controls the activation of the Thermal Monitor's automatic mode. It allows you to determine when the Pentium 4's Thermal Monitor should be activated in automatic mode after the system boots.
  • Page 19 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.2.2 Hard Disk Boot Priority Set hard disk boot device priority. CH0 S. Primary SATA channel with Master Device. It will show the device model type when SATA HDD or CD-ROM connected. Bootable Add-in Cards "Bootable add-in cards" is an item on the HDD boot priority list. 3.3.2.3 Virus Warning Enables or disables the virus warning.
  • Page 20 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup CPU L1 & L2 Cache Enabling this feature speeds up memory access. Enable Enable cache Disable Disable cache Hyper Threading Technology System will detect automatically and show up when you installed the Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor with HT Technology.
  • Page 21 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Security Option This category determines whether the password is required when the system boots up or only when entering setup. The options are: System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

  • Page 22: Advanced Chipset Features

    Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.3 Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Clock/Drive Control When select to “BySPD”, the DRAM timing parameters are set according to DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect). When disabled, one can manually set the DRAM timing parameters through the sub items below.
  • Page 23 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup System BIOS Cacheable Selecting "Enabled" allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h- F FFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes data to this memory area, a system error may occur. Video BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better video performance.

  • Page 24: Integrated Peripherals

    Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.4 Integrated Peripherals 3.3.4.1 OnChip IDE Device IMM-A21[Px]S User Manual...
  • Page 25 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support IDE DMA transfer access To Enable/Disable the IDE DMA transfer access OnChip Primary PCI IDE...
  • Page 26 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.4.2 Onboard Device Azalia Audio Select Select [Disabled] if you do not want to use Azalia audio. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] Audio Amplifier Amplifier Gain(dB) Onboard LAN1 Device Onboard LAN2 Device IMM-A21[Px]S User Manual...
  • Page 27 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.4.3 SuperIO Device POWER ON Function KB Power ON Password The system will ask for a password, after entering the correct password the keyboard can then be used. Hot Key Power ON Awaken the system by pressing the hot key button. The choices are “Ctrl-F1”, “Ctrl-F2”, “Ctrl-F3” to “Ctrl-F8”.
  • Page 28 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.4.4 USB Device Setting USB Controller This should be enabled if your system has an USB installed on the system board and you want to use it. Even when so equipped, if you add a higher performance controller, you will need to disable this feature USB 2.0 Controller Enable the USB 2.0 controller...

  • Page 29: Security Chip Configuration

    Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.5 Security Chip Configuration TPM Support The choices are “Enabled” and “Disabled”. TPM Current Status This item shows you the current TPM status. TPM Status The choices are “No Change” / “Clear” / “Enable & Activate” / “Deactivate & Disable”. IMM-A21[Px]S User Manual...

  • Page 30: Power Management Setup

    Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.6 Power Management Setup The power management setup controls the single board computer's “green” features to save power. ACPI Function The choices are “Enabled” and “Disabled”. ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend) or S3/STR(Suspend To RAM).
  • Page 31 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Video Off In Suspend When the system is in suspend mode, the video will turn off. The choices are “No” and "Yes". Suspend Mode Selects the suspend type. The options are “PWRON Suspend” and "Stop Grant". Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN If you choose “Instant-Off”, then pushing the ATX soft power switch button once will switch the system to “system off”...

  • Page 32: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.7 PnP/PCI Configurations Imit Display First Reset Configuration Data The default is “Disabled”. Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) if you have installed a new add-on card, and system configuration is in such a state that the OS cannot boot. Resources Controlled By The commands here are “Auto(ESCD)”...

  • Page 33: Pc Health Status

    Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.8 PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature CPU Warning Temperature Current SYSTEM Temperature This item shows you the current system temperature. Current CPU1 Temperature This item shows you the current CPU temperature. CPU Fan Speed This item shows you the current CPU fan speed. System Fan Speed This item shows you the current system fan speed.

  • Page 34: Frequency/Voltage Control

    Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.9 Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detect PCI Clk This allows you to enable or disable auto detect PCI clock. The choices are “Enabled” and “Disabled”. Spread Spectrum This setting allows you to reduce EMI by modulating the signals the CPU generates so that the spikes are reduced to flatter curves.

  • Page 35: Load Optimized Defaults

    Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.10 Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable performance for your system to operate. Press <Y> to load the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations.

  • Page 36: Set Supervisor Password

    Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.11 Set Supervisor Password You can set the supervisor password to be able to enter/change the options of setup menus. Follow these steps to change the password. Choose the “Set Supervisor Password” option from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu and press <Enter>.

  • Page 37: Set User Password

    Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.12 Set User Password You can set the user password to be able to enter/change the options of setup menus. Follow these steps to change the password. Choose the “Set User Password” option from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu and press <Enter>. The screen displays the following message: Please Enter Your Password Press <Enter>.

  • Page 38: Save & Exit Setup

    Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.13 Save & Exit Setup If you select this and press <Enter >, the values entered in the set up utilities will be recorded in the CMOS memory of the chip set. The processor will check this every time you turn your system on and compare this to what it finds as it checks the system.

  • Page 39: Exit Without Saving

    Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 3.3.14 Exit Without Saving Selecting this option and pressing <Enter> lets you exit the setup program without recording any new values or changing old ones. IMM-A21[Px]S User Manual...
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