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  • Page 1 CEM830 Series ® Intel Core™ 2 Duo COM Express™ Type-II Module User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 AXIOMTEK does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information in this document. AXIOMTEK does not make any commitment to update the information in this manual.

  • Page 3: Esd Precautions

    Wear a wrist-grounding strap, available from most electronic component stores, when handling boards and components. Trademarks Acknowledgments AXIOMTEK is a trademark of AXIOMTEK Co., Ltd. ® Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Phoenix & AWARD are trademarks of Phoenix Technology Ltd.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Disclaimers ......................ii ESD Precautions ....................iii Chapter 1 Introduction ..............1 Specifications ..................2 Utilities Supported ................... 3 Chapter 2 Board Layout and Pin Assignments ......5 Board Dimensions and Fixing Holes ............5 Board Layout ................... 7 Pin Assignments..................

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual C h a p t e r 1 Introduction The CEM830 is a new COM Express Type-II Module to support ® ® Intel Core 2 Duo, Core Duo, and Celeron M processors with 533/667MHz FSB.

  • Page 6: Specifications

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Specifications ® CPU: Socket M (478-pin) for Intel Core 2 Duo, Core Duo, ® and Celeron M processors ® System Chipset: Intel 945GME & ICH7M CPU Frequency: 533/667MHz FSB BIOS Phoenix-Award BIOS, Y2K compliant 4Mbit Flash, DMI, Plug and Play SmartView for multiple LCD type selection, display mode option and application extension features...

  • Page 7: Utilities Supported

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual with on-board LVDS function removal) Four PCI Express X1 interface (CEM830VE version) Three PCI Express X1 interface (CEM830VG version) Four 32-bit/33MHz PCI master Ethernet: ® Intel i82562GZ for PCI-E Fast Ethernet and optional with ®...
  • Page 8 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual MEMO Introduction...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Board Layout And Pin Assignments

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual C h a p t e r 2 Board Layout and Pin Assignments Board Dimensions and Fixing Holes Component Side Jumpers and Connectors...
  • Page 10 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Solder Side Jumpers and Connectors...

  • Page 11: Board Layout

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Board Layout Component Side Jumpers and Connectors...
  • Page 12 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Solder Side Jumpers and Connectors...

  • Page 13: Pin Assignments

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Pin Assignments S1, S2：COM Express Connector Description Description Description Description GND (FIXED) GND (FIXED) GND (FIXED) GND (FIXED) GBE0_MDI3- GBE0_ACT# IDE_D7 IDE_D5 GBE0_MDI3+ LPC_FRAME# IDE_D6 IDE_D10 GBE0_LINK100# LPC_AD0 IDE_D3 IDE_D11 A5 GBE0_LINK1000# B5 LPC_AD1 IDE_D15 IDE_D12...
  • Page 14 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Description Description Description Description GBE0_MDI1+ LPC_CLK IDE_D1 IDE_ACK# GND (FIXED) GND (FIXED) C11 GND (FIXED) D11 GND (FIXED) GBE0_MDI0- PWRBTN# IDE_D14 IDE_IRQ GBE0_MDI0+ SMB_CK IDE_IORDY IDE_A0 GBE0_CTREF SMB_DAT IDE_IOR# IDE_A1 SUS_S3# SMB_ALERT# PCI_PME# IDE_A2 SATA0_TX+ SATA1_TX+...
  • Page 15 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Description Description Description Description PCI_AD2 PCI_AD7 PCI_AD4 PCI_C/BE0# BATLOW# PCI_AD6 PCI_AD9 ATA_ACT# AC_SDIN2 PCI_AD8 PCI_AD11 AC_SYNC AC_SDIN1 PCI_AD10 PCI_AD13 AC_RST# AC_SDIN0 PCI_AD12 PCI_AD15 GND (FIXED) GND (FIXED) C31 GND (FIXED) D31 GND (FIXED) AC_BITCLK SPKR PCI_AD14...
  • Page 16 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Description Description Description Description USB4- USB5- PCI_AD17 PCI_AD20 USB4+ USB5+ PCI_AD19 PCI_AD22 GND (FIXED) GND (FIXED) C41 GND (FIXED) D41 GND (FIXED) USB2- USB3- PCI_AD21 PCI_AD24 USB2+ USB3+ PCI_AD23 PCI_AD26 USB_2_3_OC# USB_0_1_OC# PCI_C/BE3# PCI_AD28 USB0- USB1-...
  • Page 17 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Description Description Description Description GPI0 GPO1 D54 PEG_LANE_RV# PEG_RX1+ PEG_TX1+ PEG_RX1- PEG_TX1- GPO2 PEG_RX2+ PEG_TX2+ PEG_RX2- PEG_TX2- GND (FIXED) GND (FIXED) C60 GND (FIXED) D60 GND (FIXED) PCIE_TX3+ PCIE_RX3+ PEG_RX3+ PEG_TX3+ PCIE_TX3- PCIE_RX3- PEG_RX3- PEG_TX3- GPI1...
  • Page 18 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Description Description Description Description PCIE_TX1+ PCIE_RX1+ PEG_RX5+ PEG_TX5+ PCIE_TX1- PCIE_RX1- PEG_RX5- PEG_TX5- GND(FIXED) GND(FIXED) GND(FIXED) GND(FIXED) LVDS_A0+ LVDS_B0+ PEG_RX6+ PEG_TX6+ LVDS_A0- LVDS_B0- PEG_RX6- PEG_TX6- LVDS_A1+ LVDS_B1+ C73 SDVO_DATA D73 SDVO_CLK LVDS_A1- LVDS_B1- PEG_RX7+ PEG_TX7+ LVDS_A2+ LVDS_B2+...
  • Page 19 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Description Description Description Description LVDS_I2C_CK B83 LVDS_BKLT_CTRL C83 RSVD RSVD LVDS_I2C_DAT VCC_5V_SBY GPI3 VCC_5V_SBY PEG_RX10+ PEG_TX10+ KBD_RST# VCC_5V_SBY PEG_RX10- PEG_TX10- KBD_A20GATE VCC_5V_SBY A88 PCIE0_CK_REF+ B88 RSVD PEG_RX11+ PEG_TX11+ A89 PCIE0_CK_REF- B89 VGA_RED PEG_RX11- PEG_TX11- GND (FIXED) GND (FIXED)
  • Page 20 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Description Description Description Description VCC_12V TV_DAC_A RSVD VCC_12V TV_DAC_B PEG_RX14+ PEG_TX14+ VCC_12V TV_DAC_C PEG_RX14- PEG_TX14- A100 GND (FIXED) B100 GND (FIXED) C100 GND (FIXED) D100 GND (FIXED) A101 VCC_12V B101 VCC_12V C101 PEG_RX15+ D101 PEG_TX15+ A102 VCC_12V...
  • Page 21 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual If the Module is working 82573V PCI-e LAN chip, the pin assignments of A52, A53, B52 and B53 will be N.C. The PCB Version B1 and afterward will support this feature. Jumpers and Connectors...
  • Page 22 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual MEMO Jumpers and Connectors...

  • Page 23: Chapter 3 Hardware Description

    Make sure your installed microprocessor with all correct settings that prevents the CPU from damages. BIOS The CEM830 Series uses Award Plug and Play BIOS with a single 4Mbit Flash EPROM. System Memory The CEM830 Series industrial CPU card supports two 200-pin DDR2 SO-DIMM sockets for a maximum memory of 4GB DDR2 SDRAMs.

  • Page 24: I/O Port Address Map (With Ceb94000 Under Winxp)

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual I/O Port Address Map (With CEB94000 under WinXP) Address Devices Hardware Description...
  • Page 25 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Address Devices Hardware Description...

  • Page 26: Interrupt Controller (With Ceb94000 Under Winxp)

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Interrupt Controller (With CEB94000 under WinXP) Parity check error Hardware Description...

  • Page 27: Memory Map (With Ceb94000 Under Winxp)

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Memory Map (With CEB94000 under WinXP) Address Devices Hardware Description...
  • Page 28 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual MEMO Hardware Description...

  • Page 29: Chapter 4 Award Bios Utility

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual C h a p t e r 4 Award BIOS Utility The BIOS of CEM830 is porting with Winbond Super I/O W83627HG. If the Baseboard designer use a different Super I/O chip, the BIOS needs to be customized.

  • Page 30: Control Keys

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Control Keys Move cursor to the previous item Up arrow Move cursor to the next item Down arrow Move cursor to the item on the left hand Left arrow Move to the item in the right hand Right arrow Main Menu -- Quit and delete changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup...

  • Page 31: The Main Menu

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual The Main Menu Once you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu appears on the screen. In the Main Menu, there are several Setup functions and a couple of Exit options for your selection. Use arrow keys to select the Setup Page you intend to configure then press <Enter>...

  • Page 32: Standard Cmos Setup Menu

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Standard CMOS Setup Menu The Standard CMOS Setup Menu displays basic information about your system. Use arrow keys to highlight each item, and use <PgUp> or <PgDn> key to select the value you want in each item. Date The date format is <day>, <date>...
  • Page 33 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual IDE Primary Master/Primary Slave These items identify the types of each IDE channel installed in the computer. There are 45 predefined types (Type 1 to Type 45) and 2 user’s definable types (Type User) for Enhanced IDE BIOS. Press <PgUp>/<+>...
  • Page 34 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Halt On This item determines whether the system will halt or not, if an error is detected while powering up. The system booting will halt on any errors detected. No errors (default) Whenever BIOS detects a non-fatal error, the All errors system will stop and you will be prompted.

  • Page 35: Advanced Bios Features

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Advanced BIOS Features This section allows you to configure and improve your system, to set up some system features according to your preference. Award BIOS Utility...
  • Page 36 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual CPU Feature Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the CPU Feature sub menu. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced BIOS Features page. Hard Disk Boot Priority Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the sub menu to decide the disk boot priority.
  • Page 37 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual CPU L1 & L2 Cache These two options speed up memory access. However, it depends on the CPU/chipset design. The default setting is “Enabled”. CPUs without built-in internal cache will not provide the “CPU Internal Cache”...
  • Page 38 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive type, 40 or 80 tracks. The 360Kb type is 40 tracks while 720Kb, 1.2MB and 1.44MB are all 80 tracks. The default value is “Enabled”. BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks.
  • Page 39 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual 15 characters per second 20 characters per second 24 characters per second 30 characters per second -- End of Typematic Rate Table -- Typematic Delay (Msec) This option defines how many milliseconds must elapse before a held-down key begins generating repeat characters.

  • Page 40: Advanced Chipset Features

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Small Logo<EPA> Show Use this item to show the Logo (EPA). The default value is “Disabled”. Optimized Default Select This item allows you to select which Default Value you want to load. The default value is “Previous Setup”. This option allows you to load your system configuration with default values.
  • Page 41 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual DRAM Timing Selectable Use this item to increase the timing of the memory. This is related to the cooling of memory. CAS Latency Time You can select CAS latency time to HCLKs 2, 3, or Auto. The board designer should have set up these values in accordance with the installed DRAM.
  • Page 42 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual performance for your system. System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result.
  • Page 43 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual DVMT/Fixed Memory Size DVMT (Dynamic Video Memory Technology) allows you to select a maximum size of dynamic amount usage of the video memory. The system would configure the video memory dependent on your application.

  • Page 44: Integrated Peripherals

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Integrated Peripherals This section allows you to configure your SuperIO Device, IDE Function and Onboard Device. OnChip IDE Device Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the sub menu OnChip IDE Device. IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write.
  • Page 45 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual IDE DMA transfer access Automatic data transfer between system memory and IDE device with minimum CPU intervention. This improves data throughput and frees CPU to perform other tasks. On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels.
  • Page 46 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Onboard Device Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the sub menu Onboard Device. USB Controller Enable this item if you are using the USB in the system. You should disable this item if a higher-level controller is added. USB 2.0 Controller Enable this item if you are using the EHCI (USB2.0) controller in the system.
  • Page 47 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Super IO Device Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the sub menu Super IO Device. Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled, if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you want to use it. If you install and-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field.

  • Page 48: Power Management Setup

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Onboard Paralellel Port 3/4 This item allows you to determine the I/O address for onboard parallel port. Onboard Parallel Port This item is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for the onboard parallel port. Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port.
  • Page 49 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual ACPI Function This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI). The function is always “Enabled”. ACPI Suspend Type This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME and Windows 2000, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 (POS) or S3 (STR) fashion through the setting...
  • Page 50 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Video Off Method This setting determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. It turns OFF vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and writes blanks to the video buffer. SYNC+Blank Select this option if your monitor supports the Display DPMS Power Management Signaling (DPMS) standard of the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA).
  • Page 51 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN This option only works with systems using an ATX power supply. It also allows users to define which type of soft power OFF sequence the system will follow. The default value is “Instant-Off”. This option follows the conventional manner of system performance when turning the power to OFF.

  • Page 52: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual 4.10 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup This section describes the configuration of PCI (Personal Computer Interconnect) bus system, which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds close to the CPU speed while communicating with other important components.
  • Page 53 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual IRQ Resources When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt to one of the following types in accordance with the type of devices using the interrupt: 1. Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, requiring a specific interrupt (such as IRQ4 for serial port PCI/ISA PnP Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard, whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.

  • Page 54: Pc Health Status

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual 4.11 PC Health Status This section supports hardware monitering that lets you monitor those parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speed of the board. System Component Characteristics These read-only items show you information about the system’s current operating status, and the functions of the hardware thermal sensor monitoring the chipset blocks and system temperatures to ensure a stable system.

  • Page 55: Frequency/Voltage Control

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual 4.12 Frequency/Voltage Control This section is to control the CPU frequency and Supply Voltage, DIMM OverVoltage and AGP voltage. Auto Detect PCI Clk The enabled item can automatically disable the clock source for a PCI slot without a module, to reduce EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference).

  • Page 56: Load Optimized Defaults

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual 4.13 Load Optimized Defaults This option allows you to load your system configuration with default values. These default settings are optimized to enable high performance features. To load CMOS SRAM with SETUP default values, please enter “Y”. If not, please enter “N”.

  • Page 57: Set Supervisor/User Password

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual 4.14 Set Supervisor/User Password You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of then. The differences between are: Supervisor password: can enter and change the options of the setup menus. User password: just can enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus.

  • Page 58: Save & Exit Setup

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual 4.15 Save & Exit Setup This allows you to determine whether or not to accept the modifications. Typing “Y” quits the setup utility and saves all changes into the CMOS memory. Typing “N” brigs you back to Setup utility. Award BIOS Utility...

  • Page 59: Exit Without Saving

    CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual 4.16 Exit Without Saving Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the changes you have made in this session. Typing “Y” will quit the Setup utility without saving the modifications. Typing “N” will return you to Setup utility.
  • Page 60 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual MEMO Award BIOS Utility...

  • Page 61: Appendix A Watchdog Timer

    CEM830 COM Express Type II Module User’s Manual A p p e n d i x A Watchdog Timer Watchdog Timer Setting (From CEB94000 Super I/O W83627HG) After the system stops working for a while, it can be auto-reset by the Watchdog Timer.
  • Page 62 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual ; IF to disable WDT: O 2E 30 O 2F 00 ; Can be disable at any time Timeout Value Range 1 to 255 Minute / Second Program Sample Watchdog Timer can be set to system reset after 5-second timeout. 2E, 87 2E, 87 2E, 07...

  • Page 63: Appendix Bgpio & Watchdog Timer Programming Source Code

    CEM830 COM Express Type II Module User’s Manual A p p e n d i x B GPIO & Watchdog Timer Programming Source Code (From CEM830 Fintek F75111R) Programming Source Code /*---------------- INCLUDE FILE ---------------------*/ #include <stdio.h> #include <conio.h> #include <bios.h> #define UCHAR unsigned char #define UINT...
  • Page 64 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual /* ------------------ MAIN PROGRAM ------------------*/ main() UCHAR xch,xch2; UINT chipid=0, vendorid=0; //Check the Chip ID information xch=_read_smbus(Device_Addr,0x5a); //Chip ID 1 xch2=_read_smbus(Device_Addr,0x5b); //Chip ID 2 chipid=((UINT)xch2 << 8) + (UINT)xch; xch=_read_smbus(Device_Addr,0x5d); //Vendor ID 1 xch2=_read_smbus(Device_Addr,0x5E);...
  • Page 65 CEM830 COM Express Type II Module User’s Manual //set GPIO10,11,12 used printf("=== GPIO Input Test ===\n"); printf("Set F75111 GPIO1x is used GPIO function\n"); xch=_read_smbus(Device_Addr,0x03); xch &= 0xE0 ; _write_smbus(Device_Addr,0x03,xch); //set Pin GPIO10/11/12 used _write_smbus(Device_Addr,0x04,0); //set Pin GPIO1x used printf("Set F75111 GPIO10,11,12,13 is input function\n"); _write_smbus(Device_Addr,0x10,0x00);...
  • Page 66 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual out\n"); void _write_smbus(UCHAR xAddr,UCHAR xReg, UCHAR xData) while (1) { if (_check_smbus_busy()==0) break; outp(SM_REG, xReg); xdelay(); //because the CPU too fast,delay for IO outp(SM_ADDR, xAddr); xdelay(); //because the CPU too fast,delay for IO outp(SM_DATA, xData);...
  • Page 67 CEM830 COM Express Type II Module User’s Manual xdelay() xxi,xxj,xxk=0; for (xxi=0 ; xxi< 0x1000 ; xxi++) { for (xxj=0 ; xxj < 0x100 ; xxj++) { xxk++; GPIO & Watchdog Timer Programming Source Code...
  • Page 68 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual MEMO GPIO & Watchdog Timer Programming Source Code...

  • Page 69: Appendix C Configuring Sata For Raid Function

    CEM830 COM Express Type II Module User’s Manual A p p e n d i x C Configuring SATA for RAID Function Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) for RAID ® Function (Controller: Intel ICH7-M DH only) Please follow up the steps below to configure SATA hard drive(s): (1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system.
  • Page 70 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual (2)-1 Turn on your system and press the Del button to enter BIOS Setup during running POST (Power-On Self Test). If you want to create RAID, just select RAID for SATA Mode (default IDE) under the Integrated Peripherals menu.
  • Page 71 CEM830 COM Express Type II Module User’s Manual (2)-2 Set CDROM for First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to boot CD-ROM after system restarts (Figure 2). Figure 2 (2)-3 Save and exit the BIOS Setup. (3) Configuring RAID by the RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array.
  • Page 72 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual (3)-1 After the POST memory testing and before the operating system booting, a message "Press <Ctrl-I> to enter Configuration Utility" (as Figure 3) shows up, accordingly, press <CTRL+ I> to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility. Figure 3 (3)-2 After you press <CTRL+ I>, the Create RAID Volume screen...
  • Page 73 CEM830 COM Express Type II Module User’s Manual (3)-3 After entering the CREAT VOLUME MENU screen, you can type the disk array name with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be special characters) in the item “Name”. When finished, press ENTER to select a RAID level (as Figure 5). There are two RAID levels, RAID0 and RAID1.
  • Page 74 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual (3)-5 After setting all the items on the menu, select Create Volume and press ENTER (as Figure 7) to start creating the RAID array. Figure 7 (3)-6 When prompting the confirmation, press “Y“ to create this volume, or “N“...
  • Page 75 CEM830 COM Express Type II Module User’s Manual After the creation is completed, you can see detailed information about the RAID Array in the DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION section, including RAID mode, disk block size, disk name, disk capacity, etc. Figure 9 Delete RAID Volume If you want to delete a RAID volume, select the Delete RAID Volume option in Main Menu.
  • Page 76 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual Please press [ESC] to exit the ICH7MR RAID BIOS utility. Now, you can proceed to install a SATA controller and the operating system. (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk To install the operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation.
  • Page 77 CEM830 COM Express Type II Module User’s Manual (4)-3 When the Driver is written to the floppy disk, the SATA driver disk is completed. (5) Installing the SATA controller driver during the OS installation Now, the SATA driver disk is ready, and BIOS settings configured, you can proceed to install Windows XP onto your SATA hard drive using the SATA driver.
  • Page 78 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual (5)-1 Restart your system to boot the Windows XP Setup disk, and press F6 button as soon as you see the message "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (as Figure 11).
  • Page 79 CEM830 COM Express Type II Module User’s Manual (5)-3 If the Setup correctly recognizes the driver of the floppy disk, a controller menu (as Figure 13) will appear below. Use the ARROW keys to select Intel(R) 82801 GHM SATA RAID Controller (Mobile ICH7MDH) and press ENTER.
  • Page 80 CEM830 COM Express Type-II Module User’s Manual (5)-4 When the screen appears as below, press ENTER to continue installing the SATA driver through the floppy disk. It will take about one minute to finish the driver installation. Figure 14 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you can proceed to install the Windows XP.

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