IBM, PS/2 are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Intel, Pentium4 are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
COM2 Serial Ports .............22 COM3, COM5 Serial Ports ..........23 COM4 Serial Ports .............23 COM6 Serial Ports .............24 LPT Port ................25 PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Connector ........26 VGA Connectors ..............26 INT_VGA Connector ............27 INT_KBMS Connector ............27 DC_IN1 Connector.............27 EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Page 4
Exit Without Save ................ 40 Standard CMOS Setup ............41 HDDs / HDDs........43 Channel 0 Channel 1 Drive A / Drive B...............45 Video ..................45 Halt On ................45 Advanced BIOS Features ..........46 CPU Feature ..............47 Delay Prior to Thermal............47 EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Page 5
Active to CMD(Trcd) ............53 REF to ACT/REF (Trfc)............53 ACT(0) to ACT(1) (TRRD) ..........53 AGP & P2P Bridge Control..........53 AGP Aperture Size .............54 VGA Share Memory Size...........54 Direct Frame Buffer ............54 Select Display Device............54 Panel Type ................54 TV_Layout .................54 TV_type................54 EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Page 6
IR Transmission Delay............61 UR2 Duplex Mode .............61 Onboard Parallel Port............61 Parallel Port Mode..............61 EPP Mode Select..............61 ECP Mode Use DMA............61 PWRON After PWR-Fail...........61 Onboard Serial Port 3/Port 4/Port 5/Port 6......61 Serial Port 3/Port 4/Port 5/Port 6 Use IRQ ......61 EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Introduction This manual is designed to give you information on the M4 Industrial MainBoard. The topics covered in this manual are as follows: Features Specification Jumper setting and Connectors BIOS Setup Appendix EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Dual 10/100M LAN Design with Root Boot and Wake Up on LAN support. • AC97 5.1CH Audio with internal connection and external audio jack. • Support versatile storage devices: 3.5”HDD, 2.5”HDD, DOM module in 40pins and 44pins, CompactFlash and USB Flash disk. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
5V or 12V selected by a 3-pins/2mm Jumper. COM3~COM6 are pin-header (2x5 pin-header/ 2mm pitch) for internal connections. Both COM2 and COM4 are RS232/422/485 selectable by jumpers. 1 x Parallel port supports SPP/ECP/EPP mode. (25-Pins D-Sub Female on Rear). EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Page 13
RAID0 or RAID1 through Option- ROM or Windows Utilities. • Watchdog Timer: The disable/enable selection can be programmed in BIOS setup. The timeout interval can be set up through programmed I/O address 300h/301h. The timeout event will generate the RESET. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Page 14
DOS 6.0 and 6.22. QNX v6.2, WinCE. • Cooling: Two cooling FAN connectors close to CPU for CPU cooler and System FAN. Flat Heat-sink on top of CN700 and VT8237R chipset. Customized Cooler for VIA nanoBGA2 CPU. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Page 15
• Others: One Buzzer (9mm) on-board for beep message. • Operating Temperature: 0~50°C Operation Rage. Relative Humility: 5~95%, non-condensing. • Dimensions: 190mm(W) x 135mm(L) 4 screw holes on four corners. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Page 16
This page is intentionally left blank. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Jumper cap back to pin1 & 2. (5) Turn on your computer, (6) Hold Down <Delete> during boot up and enter BIOS setup to enter your preferences. Setting Function Pin 1-2 Normal Operation Short/Closed (default) Pin 2-3 Clear CMOS Short/Closed Content EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
LVDS Interface. M4 will support either TTL or LVDS interface. Nevertheless, the Panel ID applies to both interface and can be chosen in BIOS setup. LVDS JP9: COM6 Power Pin (Pin9) JP9: COM6 Pin9 power. +12V AT MODE: AT Mode Selection AT Mode ATX Mode EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
The Protocols of COM2 and COM4 can be set up through jumpers. COM2MODE1: COM2 Protocols selection. COM4MODE1: COM4 Protocols selection. The pin-out for each mode is illustrated on next chapter. COM2MODE1 I/F TYPE COM4MODE1 RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Pin # PWR-BTN IDE Hard Disk LED Connector This connector connects to the hard drive activity LED on control panel. This LED will flash when the HDD is being accessed. IDE LED Signal Name Pin # IDE_ACT Ground EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
The reset switch allows the user to reset the system without turning the main power switch off and then on. Orientation is not required when making a connection to this header. RESET Signal Name Pin # Reset Ground BACKLIGHT Connector Pin # Signal Name +12V Brightness ON/OFF EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
TV-OUT Connector Pin # Signal Name LUMA CHOMA CVBS IrDA Connector This connector is used for an IrDA connector for wireless communication. +5V IRRX IRTX IrDA Pin # Signal Name FIR GND Ir RX Ground Ir TX EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
TX+ (422/485) RXD, Receive data RX+ (422) TXD, Transmit data RX- (422) DTR, Data terminal ready GND, ground N.C. DSR, Data set ready N.C. RTS, Request to send CTS, Clear to send N.C. +5V,Ring-IN or +12V N.C. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
DTR, Data terminal ready GND, ground DSR, Data set ready RTS, Request to send CTS, Clear to send +5V, +12V Pin9 is power pin to support devices required power. The voltage can be selected by jumper JP9. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
The LPT parallel port is a standard DSUB 25-pins Female connector . It can be configured as EPP or ECP or SPP mode. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Strobe DATA0 DATA1 DATA2 DATA3 DATA4 DATA5 DATA6 DATA7 /ACK BUSY SLCT /AUTOFD /ERROR /INIT SELIN EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Pin # Signal Name Keyboard/Mouse data Keyboard/Mouse clock VGA Connector The pin assignments of VGA CRT connector are as follows: Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Green Blue N.C. N.C. N.C. DDC_DATA HSYNC VSYNC DDC_CLK EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
DC_IN1 is for external power input connection to supply system power. It needs to be +12V input from AC/DC adapter within 5% tolerance. Users should calculate the total system power required and use sufficient rating adapter. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name +12V +12V EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
This is a 3-pin header for the CPU fan. Pin # Signal Name 3 2 1 Ground FANPWR1 System FAN Power Connector This is a 3-pin header for the system fan. Pin # Signal Name 3 2 1 Ground FANPWR2 EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name +12V USB56 USB78 Connectors The following table shows the pin outs of the USB56 USB78 connectors. USB6 USB5 Signal Name USB8 USB7 Pin# Pin # N.C. Ground USB- USB+ EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
OS or device(s) vendors. LAN- RJ45 Connectors This connector is for the 10/100Mbps Ethernet capability. The figure below shows the pin out assignments of this connector and its corresponding input jack. Pin # Signal Name EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Audio Connectors After install onboard audio driver, you may connect speaker to Lin_Out jack, microphone to MIC_In jack. INT_AUDIO Connector Pin # Signal Name LINE-IN-L LINE-IN-R LINEOUT-L LINEOUT-R MIC1-IN MIC2-IN LFE OUT CENTER OUT SURR OUTL SURR OUTR EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
DIO port supports 8 digital I/O bits. Each bit can be configured as Input or output individually. All bits are 5V tolerant. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name DIO_0 DIO_1 DIO_2 DIO_3 DIO_4 DIO_5 DIO_6 DIO_7 SATA1, SATA2 Connectors Pin # Signal Name SATARX+ SATARX- SATATX- SATATX+ EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the "RESET" button on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys. If you EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Use the left and right arrow keys to choose the menu you want to be in. To display a sub menu Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the sub menu you want. Then press <Enter>. A “ ” pointer marks all sub menus. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
These defaults have been carefully chosen by both Award and M4 manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the chipset setup has the potential for causing you to use the override. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Setup Items The main menu includes the following main setup categories. Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configuration. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Supervisor / User Password Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords. Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Save Abandon CMOS value changes exit setup. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Drive A [None] Drive B [None] Video [EGA/VGA] Halt On [No Errors] Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 194560K Total Memory 195584K ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
All, but Disk/Key Base Memory 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 EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Page 51
↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Use the legend keys to navigate through this menu and exit to the main menu. Use the Table listed below to configure the hard disk. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Page 52
Min = 0 **** Warning: Setting a value of Max = 65535 65535 means no hard disk Landing zone Min = 0 **** Max = 65535 Sector Min = 0 Number of sectors per track Max = 255 EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
The system boot will not be halted for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors. All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not be halted for a key- board or disk error; it will stop for all others. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
MPS Version Control For OS [1.4] OS Select For DRAM > 64MB [Non-OS2] Video BIOS Shadow [Enabled] Small Logo(EPA) Show [Disabled] ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Vcore to designated voltage. In the mean time, the core frequency speed will also slow down to (FSB MHz X Bus Ratio) MHz. The choice: Thermal Monitor 1, Thermal Monitor 2. TM2 Bus Ratio The choice: 15X. TM2 Bus VID The choice: 1.004V. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table. CPU L1 & L2 Cache These two categories speed up memory access. However, it depends on CPU/chipset design. Enabled Enable cache Disabled Disable cache EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
The choice: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30. Typematic Delay (Msec) Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke. The choice: 250, 500, 750, 1000. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Select OS2 only if you are running OS/2 operating system with greater than 64MB of RAM on the system. The choice: Non-OS2, OS2. Video BIOS Shadow Enabled copies Video BIOS to shadow RAM Improves performance. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Small Logo(EPA) Show The choice: Enabled, Disabled. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Such a scenario might well occur if your system had mixed speed DRAM chips installed so that greater delays may be required to preserve the integrity of the data held in the slower memory chips. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Current DRAM Frequency The choice: 200MHz. DRAM Clock The choice: By SPD, 100MHz, 133MHz, 166MHz, 200MHz. DRAM Timing The choice: Manual, Auto By SPD. SDRAM CAS Latency [DDR/DDR The choice: 2.5/ 4. Bank Interleave The choice: Disabled. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
ISA expansion cards. This makes memory from 15MB and up unavailable to the system. Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB. The default of this field is set to Disabled. The choice: Disabled, 15M-16M. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Video RAM Cacheable The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Init Display First The choice: PCI Slot, AGP. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
The choice: Auto, Disabled. IDE HDD Block Mode If your IDE hard drive supports block mode select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
OnChip EHCI Controller The choice: Enabled, Disabled. USB Emulation Don’t support any USB device on DOS. KB/MS Support USB legacy Keyboard and Mouse, No Support USB Storage. Support USB legacy Keyboard, Mouse and Storage. The choice: OFF, KB/MS, ON. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. The choice: 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Disabled, Auto. UART Mode Select The choice: IrDA, ASKIR, Normal. RxD, TxD Active The choice: Hi, Lo. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Onboard Serial Port 3/Port 4/Port 5/Port 6 The choice: 4F8, 3F8, 2F8, 4E8, 3E8, 2E8, Disabled. Serial Port 3/Port 4/Port 5/Port 6 Use IRQ The choice: IRQ3, IRQ4, IRQ5, IRQ7, IRQ10, IRQ11. Watch Dog Timer Select The choice: Enable, Disabled. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
[Press Enter] ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults ACPI Function This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI). The choice: Enabled, Disabled. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
The choice: NONE, LPT, COM, LPT/COM. HDD & FDD The choice: OFF, ON. PCI Master The choice: OFF, ON. PowerOn by PCI Card The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Modem Ring Resume The choice: Enabled, Disabled. RTC Alarm Resume The choice: Enabled, Disabled. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Default is 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 that the OS cannot boot. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture. The Choice: Legacy ISA and PCI/ISA PnP. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Leave this field at Disabled. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Assign IRQ For VGA The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Assign IRQ For USB The choice: Enabled, Disabled. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
CPU Warning Temperature Select the CPU over-heated warning temperature. °C/122°F, 53°C/127°F, 56°C/133°F, 60°C/140°F, The choice: Disabled, 50 63°C/145°F, 66°C/151°F, 70°C/158°F. Current System Temp Show System Temperature. Current CPUDEI Temp Shows CPUDEI Temp. Current CPU Temperature Shows Board Temperature. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Shows CPUFAN speed. Current SYSFAN Speed Shows SYSFAN speed. Vcore/1.5V/3.3V/5V/12V/-12V/VBAT/5VSB Voltages Shows Power rails voltage. Shutdown Temperature °C/140°F, 65°C/149°F, 70°C/158°F, 75°C/167°F. The choice: Disabled, 60 CPU FAN Control The choice: Enabled, Disabled SYSTEM FAN Control The choice: Enabled, Disabled EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Menu Level ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults CPU Clock Ratio The choice: Min= Max= Key in DEC number: Spread Spectrum The choice: Disabled, 0.20%, 0.25%, 0.35%. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Features Setup Menu and its Security option. If the Security option is set to “System”, the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to “Setup”, prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Quit without saving (Y/N)? N This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous selections remain in effect. This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Serial Port #1 IRQ5 Reserved IRQ6 Floppy Disk Controller IRQ7 Parallel Port #1 IRQ8 Real Time Clock IRQ9 Software Redirected to Int 0Ah IRQ10 Reserved IRQ11 Reserved IRQ12 PS/2 Mouse IRQ13 80287 IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQ15 Secondary IDE EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by two short beeps. The other code indicates that your DRAM error has occurred. This beep code consists of a single long beep repeatedly. EMB-M4 User`s Manual...
Need help?
Do you have a question about the EMB-M4 and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers