Intel yonah & merom core 2 duo/core duo/core solo all-in-one mini itx board (84 pages)
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ETM831 Series ® Intel Atom ETX v3.01 SoM Multiple I/O Features With User’s Manual...
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Table of Contents Disclaimers ..................ii ESD Precautions ................iii C h a p t e r 1 ..................1 Introduction ..................1 Specifications.............. 2 Utilities Supported............4 C h a p t e r 2 ..................5 Board Layout and Connectors............5 Board Layout and Fixing Holes........
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Chipset Menu............49 Exit Menu ..............53 A p p e n d i x A ................55 Watchdog Timer ................55 Using the Watchdog Function ............ 56...
C h a p t e r 1 Introduction The ETM831 Series is a finest embedded ETX system-on-a-module in the market, which makes a generic interface to connect the module to peripherals such as hard disk, mouse, and display. It supports ®...
ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual Specifications ® CPU: Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz/512KB L2 cache processor CPU Frequency: FSB533MHz ® System Chipset: Intel 945GSE and ICH7M BIOS AMI BIOS, Y2K compliant 8Mbit SPI Flash, DMI, Plug and Play RPL/PXE Ethernet Boot ROM SmartView for multiple LCD type selection, display mode option and application extension features “Load Optimized Default”...
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ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual Expansion Interface Four PCI Bus Masters supported One Full ISA supported Ethernet One RTL8103EL Fast Ethernet controller Audio 5.1 channel HD Codec Audio (optional) Realtek ALC662, HD audio MIC-in, Line-in, Line-out Power Management ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Form Factor ETX form factor 95 mm x114 mm...
ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual C h a p t e r 2 Board Layout and Connectors Board Layout and Fixing Holes Component Side Hardware Description...
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ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual Solder Side Hardware Description...
ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual Heatspreader Installation There is a protective plastic covering on the thermal pads. This must be removed before the heatspreader can be mounted. Each heatspreader is designed for a specific ETM module. The thermal pads on the heatspreader are designed to make contact with the necessary components on the ETM module.
Connectors connect the CPU card with other parts of the system. Loose or improper connection might cause problems. Make sure all connectors are properly and firmly connected. Here is a summary table shows you all connectors on the ETM831 Series. Connectors Label...
ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual 2.4.5 7-pin SATA Connectors: SATA1, SATA2 These SATA connectors are for high-speed SATA interface ports and they can be connected to hard disk devices. Description SATA1,SATA2 2.4.6 Audio Connector: SFC1(Optional) The audio connector is for six channel HD interface ports and they can be connected to audio jack.
ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual 2.4.7 Auto Power On Jumper: JP1 When Jumper JP1 is set OPEN for AC power input, the system will be automatically power ON without pressing soft power button; when JP1 is SHORT for AC power input, it is necessary to manually press soft power button to make the system power ON.
Vista, Windows XP, Windows Embedded Standard, Windows XP Embedded, Linux and QNX. BIOS The ETM831 Series uses AMI Plug and Play BIOS with a single 8Mbit SPI Flash, DMI, Plug and Play. System Memory The ETM831 Series industrial CPU card supports one 200-pin unbuffered DDR2 SO-DIMM socket for a maximum memory of 2GB DDR2 SDRAMs.
ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual Interrupt Controller The ETM831 Series is a 100% PC compatible control board. It consists of 16 interrupt request lines, and four out of them can be programmable. The mapping list of the 16 interrupt request lines is shown as the following table.
ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual CHAPTER 4 AMI BIOS SETUP UTILITY This chapter provides users with detailed description how to set up basic system configuration through the AMIBIOS8 BIOS setup utility. Starting To enter the setup screens, follow the steps below: 1.
ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual Main Menu When you first enter the Setup Utility, you will enter the Main setup screen. You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab. There are two Main Setup options. They are described in this section.
ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual Advanced Menu The Advanced menu allows users to set configuration of the CPU and other system devices. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: CPU Configuration IDE Configuration SuperIO Configuration...
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ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual AMI BIOS Utility...
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ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual Configure advanced CPU settings This screen shows the CPU Configuration, and you can change the value of the selected option. Execute-Disable Bit Capability This item helps you enable or disable the No-Execution Page Protection Technology. Hyper Threading Technology Use this item to enable or disable Hyper-Threading Technology, which makes a single physical processor...
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ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual Enhanced C-States This item allows you to enable or disable any available enhanced C-states ( C1E, C2E, C3E, C4E and Hard C4E). IDE Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the IDE Configuration, and change the value of the selected option.
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ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual Legacy IDE Channels When the ATA/IDE Configuration is set to Compatible, this item will be displayed. Primary/Secondary/Third IDE Master/Slave Select one of the hard disk drives to configure IDE devices installed in the system by pressing <Enter> for more options.
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ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy drive controller. Serial Port1 Address This item specifies the base I/O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 1. The Optimal setting is 3F8/IRQ4.
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ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual Hardware Health Configuration This screen shows the Hardware Health Configuration, and a description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. System Temperature/CPU Temperature These items display the temperature of CPU and System, Vcore, etc.
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ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual ACPI Settings You can use this screen to select options for the ACPI Settings, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. AMI BIOS Utility...
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ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual General ACPI Configuration Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the General ACPI Configuration sub menu, which contains General ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) options for your configuration. Award BIOS Utility...
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ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual Advanced ACPI Configuration Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the Advanced ACPI Configuration sub menu, which contains Advanced ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) options for your configuration. AMI BIOS Utility...
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ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual APM Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the APM Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
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ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual Video Power Down Mode This option specifies the Power State that the video subsystem enters when the BIOS places it in a power saving state after the specified period of display inactivity has expired. The default setting is Suspend.
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ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual Suspend Time Out (Minute) This option specifies the length of time the system This setting prevents the system waits before it enters from entering suspend mode. This is the default setting. suspend mode. The default setting is Disabled Set this item to allow the...
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ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual *** Advanced Resume Event Controls *** Resume On Ring This item enables or disables the function of Resume On Ring that resumes the system through incoming calls. Resume On RTC Alarm You can set “Resume On RTC Alarm” item to enabled and key in Data/time to power on system.
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ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual MPS Configuration This screen shows the MPS (Multi Processor Specification) Configuration, and you can change its value. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. MPS Revision Use this item to select MPS (Multi Processor Specification) Revision 1.1 or 1.4.
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ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual USB Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the USB Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen.
ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual PCI PnP Menu The PCI PnP menu allows users to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. Clear NVRAM Use this item to clear the data in the NVRAM (CMOS). Here are the options for your selection, No and Yes. Plug &...
ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual Boot Menu The Boot menu allows users to change boot options of the system. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: Boot Settings Configuration LAN Boot Option For items marked with “...
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ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Enabling this item lets the BIOS skip some power on self tests (POST). The default setting is Enabled. AddOn ROM Display Mode This item selects the display mode for option ROM. The default setting is Force BIOS.
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ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual PS/2 Mouse Support This item determines if the BIOS should reserve IRQ12 for the PS/2 mouse or allow other devices to make use of this IRQ. Here are the options for your selection, Auto, Enabled and Disabled.
ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual Security Menu The Security menu allows users to change the security settings for the system. Supervisor Password This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set. If the password has been installed, Installed displays.
ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual Chipset Menu The Chipset menu allows users to change the advanced chipset settings. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: North Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration For items marked with “...
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ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual North Bridge Configuration DRAM Frequency This item allows you to control the Memory Clock. Configure DRAM Timing by SPD This item can enable or disable DRAM timing by SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device, which is a small EEPROM chip on the memory module, containing important information about the module speed, size, addressing mode and various parameters.
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ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual Boot Graphic Adapter Priority This item allows you to select the graphics controller as the primary boot device. Internal Graphics Mode Select This item allows you to select the amount of system memory used by the internal graphics device. Video Function Configuration Press <Enter>...
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ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual application. Boot Display This item is to select Display Device that the screen will be shown. Panel Scaling This item shows the setting of panel scaling and operates the scaling function that the panel output can fit the screen resolution connected to the output port.
ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual Exit Menu The Exit menu allows users to load your system configuration with optimal or failsafe default values. Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes, select this option to leave Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect.
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ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual Load Optimal Defaults It automatically sets all Setup options to a complete set of default settings when you select this option. The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance, but may not work best for all computer applications.
ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual A p p e n d i x A Watchdog Timer Watchdog Timer Setting After the system stops working for a while, it can be auto-reset by the Watchdog Timer. The integrated Watchdog Timer can be set up in the system reset mode by program.
ETM831 All-In-One ETX v3.01 SoM User’s Manual Using the Watchdog Function Start ↓ Un-Lock WDT: O 2E 87 ; Un-lock super I/O O 2E 87 ; Un-lock super I/O ↓ Select Logic device: O 2E 07 O 2F 00 Set WDT Funtion : O 2E 2B O 2F C0 Select Logic device:...
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