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Power Consumption ......................... 9 Connector & Jumper Location ......................10 Block Diagram............................11 HARDWARE INSTALLATIONS Installation procedure ..........................13 CPU Installation: ........................... 13 Main Memory Installation: DIMM1/2....................14 DDR SDRAM ..........................14 USB Connector: CN1 / CN2 / CN3 ...................... 15 SPI-8550-LLVAS...
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K/B & M/S selector: JP4 / JP5 ......................35 RS-232/422/485 Selector: JP6 & JP8....................36 Transmit date control in half-duplex mode..................36 Setting the RS-422/RS-485 receiver disable control jumper............37 I/O addresses and instructions......................38 RS-422/485 Terminator: JP7 .........................38 No setup: JP9 / JP10 ..........................39 SPI-8550-LLVAS...
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I/O Features ............................ 55 Keyboard Features.......................... 57 Boot Features..........................58 Security Menu ............................59 Power Menu............................60 ACPI Controls ..........................61 PC Health Menu ............................ 62 Hardware Monitor Setup........................ 63 Boot Menu ............................. 64 Exit Menu .............................. 65 POST Codes ............................67 SPI-8550-LLVAS...
Equipped with DVI-I and LDVS, supports Dual View. Incorporates an LVDS interface that can connect directly to an LCD display. GIGA bit LAN using Intel 82541 controller Equipped with a CF card slot (Type I/II), enabling boot-up from a CF card. SPI-8550-LLVAS...
PC-MDD1G-184A 184-Pin DDR-Memory (PC2700, 1GB) CF Card CF-1GB-R 1GB CompactFlash for Fix Disk CF-2GB-R 2GB CompactFlash for Fix Disk CF-4GB-R 4GB CompactFlash for Fix Disk CF-8GB-R 8GB CompactFlash for Fix Disk CABLE USB Connector Cable USB connector shielded cable SPI-8550-LLVAS...
You can download updated driver software and differential files as well as sample programs available in several languages. Note! For product information Contact your retailer if you have any technical question about a CONTEC product or need its price, delivery time, or estimate information. Limited One Year Warranty CONTEC Industrial CPU board is warranted by CONTEC CO., Ltd.
Handling Precautions CAUTION Do not modify the product. CONTEC will bear no responsibility for any problems, etc., resulting from modifying this product. Do not strike or bend the board. Otherwise, the board may malfunction, overheat, cause a failure or breakage.
(3) Store the package at room temperature at a place free from direct sunlight, moisture, shock, vibration, magnetism, and static electricity. Disposal When disposing of the product, follow the disposal procedures stipulated under the relevant laws and municipal ordinances. SPI-8550-LLVAS...
The RTC(real-time clock) and CMOS data backup by the lithium battery. The coin type Lithium battery specification is shown in table Specification CR2450 Voltage Capacity 620mAh Weigh 6.3g * Backup time: Over 7 years at none AC power 25ºC. * Real Time Clock accurate: ± 3 minutes/month at 25ºC. SPI-8550-LLVAS...
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The card may be damaged if a power supply is turned off at the time of card access. *4 IDE secondary port can support one drive at the time of CF card use. *5 Depends on the specification of CPU and heat sink. SPI-8550-LLVAS...
Minimum Power down warning: 1 ms The following table lists the power supply’s tolerances for DC voltages: Table 2.2. DC Voltage Tolerances DC Voltage Tolerance ± 5 % +5VSB (standby) ± 5 % +12V ± 5 % * +12V: Only for FAN Use SPI-8550-LLVAS...
Intel 82541 Parallel PS/2 SERIAL2 Controller SERIAL1 RJ-45 KB/MS Giga LAN RS232 RS232 RS422 RS485 PCI BUS I/F SATA PCI to ISA SATA Port 0 CONTROLLER ISA BUS I/F Birdge SATA Port 1 Sil3512 ITE 8888 Figure 2.2. Block Diagram SPI-8550-LLVAS...
Refer to the description of optional heat sink fan appending for attachment of a heat sink fan. CAUTION Ensure that the CPU heat sink and the CPU top surface are in total contact to avoid CPU overheating problem that would cause your system to hang or be unstable. SPI-8550-LLVAS...
128Mbit x 64 CAUTION All memory components and DIMMs used with this product must comply with the PC SDRAM Specification. These include: the PC SDRAM Specification *memory component specific), the PC Unbuffered DIMM Specification, and the PC Serial Presence Detect Specification. SPI-8550-LLVAS...
Computer systems that have an unshielded cable attached to a USB port may not meet FCC Class B requirements, even if no device or a low-speed USB device is attached to the cable. Use shielded cable that meets the requirements for full-speed devices. SPI-8550-LLVAS...
IDE secondary port cannot support by UltlaDMA66/100 mode at the time of CF card use. IDE secondary port can support one drive at the time of CF card use. Table 3.3. IDE port Connector CN4 /CN6 Pin No. Function Pin No. Function RESET N.C. DREQ IORDY DACK N.C. P66DET HD ACT SPI-8550-LLVAS...
This product provides a Compact Flash interfaces. This interface is a very small removable mass storage device. It provides compatibility plus True IDE functionality compatible with ATA/ATA-4. Table 3.4. Compact Flash Slot Pin No. Function Pin No. Function CS1# N.C. CS3# IOR# IOW# IRQ15 CSEL# N.C. SDRST# IORDY SDREQ SDDACK# CF_LED2# SDIAG SPI-8550-LLVAS...
LEDs integrated magnetics connector. The follow table shows the pin assignments of this connector. Table 3.6. GIGA LAN Pin No. Function Transmit Link N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C. Right LED: Link LED Link: Green, Active: Blink Left LED: Transmit LED 10M: Off, 100M: Green, 1000M: Orange SPI-8550-LLVAS...
Compatible (Standard mode) Bi-Directional (PS/2 compatible) Bi-Directional EPP. A driver from the peripheral manufacturer is required for operation. Bi-Directional High-speed ECP Table 3.7. Parallel Port Connector Pin No. Function Pin No. Function STROBE ERROR INIT SLCT IN BUSY SLCT N.C. SPI-8550-LLVAS...
This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single and to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives. Table 3.8. Floppy Disk Connector CN10 Pin No. Function Pin No. Function N.C. N.C. INDEX MOT ON STEP TRCK 0 SIDE 1 DSK CHG SPI-8550-LLVAS...
JP4 / JP5, detail jumper setting information please refer to the section 4. Table 3.10. Keyboard / Mouse Connector Pin No. Function KB or MS Data CN12 MS or KB DATA +5VSB KB or MS Clock MS or KB Clock SPI-8550-LLVAS...
CTS- N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C. * RS-422/485 assigned for SERIAL2(CN14) connector only Note: For RS-485, TX+(pin 2) and RX+ (pin 3) must jumper together inside the D type connector. TX- (pin 1) and RX- (pin 4) is the same. SPI-8550-LLVAS...
LINE-OUT-R LINE-OUT-L N.C. N.C. MIC-IN LINE-IN-R LINE-IN-L CD Audio Connector: CN16 This connector is used to connect CD Audio cable from CD-ROM or DVD drive to onboard sound. Table 3.13. CD Audio Connector Pin No. Function CN16 Audio-R Audio-L SPI-8550-LLVAS...
This is a 5-pin connector for backlight connector. Table 3.16. LCD Backlight Connector CN20 5 4 3 2 1 Pin No. Function Backlight N.C. Backlight : +12V Backlight power out (1A Max.) VCC : +5V power out (500mA Max.) SPI-8550-LLVAS...
Power LED N.C. External Speaker ( E x . 8 Ω 0 . 2 5 W ) N.C. BUZZER Speaker 9, 11, 13, 15 Power Button 1, 3 Reset Button HDD LED 5, 7 2, 4 Power LED 10, 12 SPI-8550-LLVAS...
FAN2 is a 3-pins box-header for the system cooling fan power connector. The fan must be a 12V fan. Pin 3 is for Fan speed sensor input. Pin 2 is for PWM regulating voltage output. Table 3.20. System FAN Connector Pin No. Function FAN2 POWER Housing : 5102-03 (molex) Contact : 5103 (molex) SPI-8550-LLVAS...
In addition, the Serial ATA interface is furnished with RAID 0,1 function for extra performance enhancement and data protection. Table 3.22. Serial ATA Connector J2/J3 Pin No. Function Serial ATA TX+ Serial ATA TX- Serial ATA RX- Serial ATA RX+ SPI-8550-LLVAS...
BIOS turns off power to the computer. Table 3.23. ATX power supply Connector Pin No. Function Pin No. Function +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V -12V Suitable Housing : 39-01-2200 (correpond) Suitable Contact : 5556 (correspond) Maker : Molex Power Good +5VSBY +12V SPI-8550-LLVAS...
If the system doesn’t start, please try this setting. Please set the setup screen again when the system starts. Please connect pin 1 and pin 2 in the state of driving usually. Table 4.2. Clear CMOS(in ROM) Content Function Normal Operation(Default) Clear ROM Content SPI-8550-LLVAS...
15 in an 8-Mbit component), regardless of the state of the lock register. When disabled, then hardware write protection for the top block, though register-based protection still applies. Table 4.3. Top Block Lock Function Write protect Disabled * Write protect Enabled Top Block Lock Disabled * Top Block Lock Enabled * Default: Disabled SPI-8550-LLVAS...
Transmit date control in half-duplex mode In half-duplex mode, the transmission buffer must be controlled to prevent transmit data from causing a collision. The SPI-8550-LLVAS uses the RTS signal and bit 1 in the modem control register to control transmit data.
4. Jumper Setting No setup: JP9 / JP10 Please do not set up these jumpers. (Use it with 2-3 setup) Table 4.9. JP9 / JP10 JP9 / JP10 Function Normal 1 2 3 SPI-8550-LLVAS...
Top of Main Memory To 4GB PCI Memory Address Range FEC0000h - FECFFFFFh, APIC configuration space FEE00000h - FEEFFFFFh FFE0000h - FFFFFFFFh High BIOS Area PCI Routing Information IDSEL Onboard Function AD25 INT H LAN Intel 82541 AD26 INT G SATA SPI-8550-LLVAS...
2f xx ( any value by user select) o 2e f7 i 2f (bit4=1:detect time up of WDT =0:run WDT) Stop WDT o 2e f6 o 2f 00 o 2e f7 o 2f 00 CAUTION The timer’s intervals have a tolerance of ± 2 seconds. SPI-8550-LLVAS...
FAN Speed Sensor signal is input in FAN1 / FAN2 pin3 when you use FAN with speed sensor. You can read FAN speed. <Caution> You mast use FAN with speed sensor if you would like to read FAN Speed. SPI-8550-LLVAS...
Menu save the values currently displayed in all the menus. 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. SPI-8550-LLVAS...
> Secondary Slave [Auto] System Memory XxxKB Extended Memory XxxxxKB (General key operation help) It shows Item Specific Help, if the item has a help information. The “>” mark indicates it has a submenu. Figure 7.1. Main Window (Factory Settings) SPI-8550-LLVAS...
2 Masters 2 Masters, 1 Slave 2 Masters, 2 Slaves Note: Do not attempt to change these settings unless you have an installed drive that does not autotype properly (such as an older hard-disk drive that does not support autotyping). SPI-8550-LLVAS...
BIOS Setup. Before reinstalling the OS, be sure to set the field to [Yes]. Installed O/S: Select the operating system you use.([WinXP]or[Win2000] ) Large Disk Access Mode: Normally, set to "DOS". Cache System BIOS Caches the system BIOS and improves performance. SPI-8550-LLVAS...
Cache EC00 – EFFF: [Write Protect] Figure 7.3. Cache Memory Features Window (Factory Settings) Please use it basically by the default setting. Memory Cache: Enables or disables all memory caching. Cache System BIOS area and another: Enables or disables specific area’s cache. SPI-8550-LLVAS...
PCI IRQ lines. All PCI slots are connected to IRQ10 by default. PCI Device Slot #1-4: PCI slots’ option settings. All PCI slots are set to bellow by default. Option ROM Scan: [Enabled] Enable Master: [Enabled] Latency Time: [Default] SPI-8550-LLVAS...
Enabled when a catastrophic IDE failure is about to happen IDE Primary Cable 40 conductor 40 conductor Cable:ATA33 IDE Secondary Cable 80 conductor 80 conductor Cable:ATA33 - 100 Auto Auto Detect by BIOS SPI-8550-LLVAS...
Internal DDC ROM Disabled Enable or Disable the internal DDC ROM for CRT interface. Enabled 640 x 480 800 x 600 Splash Screen Size Select the panel device resolution. 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 SPI-8550-LLVAS...
Enabled operate correctly. Setting item to “Disabled” will remove the LAN or LAN2 Internal LAN2 - Device 7 Disabled from PCI configuration space. Enabled LAN:10/100LAN , LAN2:10/100/1000LAN PXE OPROM Disabled Enables or disables the PXE option ROM setting. Enabled SPI-8550-LLVAS...
Exit LAN Features AC97A – Device 31, Function 5: [Enabled] Figure 7.10. Audio Features Window (Factory Settings) Please use it basically by the default setting. AC97A - Device 31, Function 5: Enables or disables the chipset Audio device setting. SPI-8550-LLVAS...
Base I/O Address / 3F8, IRQ4 If you select Enabled, choose one of these combinations. 2F8, IRQ3 Disabled turns off the port Disabled Enabled requires you to enter the base Input/Output address and Parallel Port: Enabled the Interrupt number below. SPI-8550-LLVAS...
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If you select Enabled for the Parallel Port, choose one of these Interrupts IRQ5 IRQ7 interrupt options. This is the DMA channel setting used when ECP is selected during DMA channel DMA1 DMA2 parallel-port mode setting. Floppy disk Disabled Enabled Enables the on-board floppy disk controller. Disabled turns off. Controller SPI-8550-LLVAS...
13.3/sec 10/sec 6/sec 2/sec 1/4 sec Keyboard auto repeat Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it 1/2 sec delay begins to repeat the keystroke. 3/4 sec 1 sec SPI-8550-LLVAS...
QuickBoot Mode Enabled skips some POST tests, speeding boot time Enabled Disabled Boot Time Displays Diagnostic Screen during boot up. diagnostic Screen Enabled Disabled Date / Time check Select to check the RTC Date/Time setting during boot up. Enabled SPI-8550-LLVAS...
Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to request a password every time your system is rebooted. This would prevent unauthorized use of this board. CAUTION Once a password is registered, even the password function itself cannot be cancelled without the password. Passwords should be handled with great care. SPI-8550-LLVAS...
Power Off Select a Power button function as: ON/OFF Function Sleep Button or Sleep/Wake Button [Last State] Select a Power On status by the BIOS setup when power After Power Failure fail. This function is for ATX power supply only. SPI-8550-LLVAS...
ACPI Wake on Ring the modem. Power On Stay Off Wakes up system when an incoming call is detected on ACPI Wake on RTC the Real Time Clock. Power On Resume Time 00:00:00 - 23:59:59 Wakes up system at predetermined time. SPI-8550-LLVAS...
These fields display the current speed of fans, if your computer contains a FAN_0/1 monitoring system. +5V / +12V / -12V / +3.3V / 5V These fields display the current voltage of input lines, if your computer contains standby / V a monitoring system battery SPI-8550-LLVAS...
<+> and <-> keys. Note: If you have more than one hard drive, or more than one removable drive, use the sub menus to specify which one to use on the boot order list, as described in the following pages. SPI-8550-LLVAS...
If, during a Setup Session, you change your mind about changes you have made and have not yet saved the values to CMOS, you can restore the values you previously saved to CMOS. Selecting “Discard Changes” on the Exit menu updates all the selections and displays this message: CMOS values have been loaded! Press <space> to continue. SPI-8550-LLVAS...
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You can make other changes before saving the values to CMOS. Save Changes Selecting “Save Changes” saves all the selections without exiting Setup. You can return to the other menus if you want to review and change your selections. SPI-8550-LLVAS...
Shadow system BIOS ROM Auto size cache Advanced configuration of chipset registers Load alternate registers with CMOS values Initialize extended memory for RomPilot Initialize interrupt vectors POST device initialization Check ROM copyright notice Initialize I20 support Check video configuration against CMOS SPI-8550-LLVAS...
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Initialize PC-compatible PnP ISA devices Re-initialize onboard I/O ports. Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices (optional) Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs) Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS/2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives (optional) SPI-8550-LLVAS...
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Initialize POST Error Manager (PEM) Initialize error logging Initialize error display function Initialize system error handler PnPnd dual CMOS (optional) Initialize note dock (optional) Initialize note dock late Force check (optional) Extended checksum (optional) Redirect Int 15h to enable remote keyboard SPI-8550-LLVAS...
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32-bit bus. The BIOS also sends the bitmap to theport-80 LED display. It first displays the check point code, followed by a delay, the high-order byte, another delay, and then the low-order byte of the error. It repeats this sequence continuously. SPI-8550-LLVAS...
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