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A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r AIS-Q454 Advanced System Controller 2 3.5” Hard Disk Drive Bay 2 Gigabit Ethernet/ 2 COM/ 6 USB2.0 HD Audio Codec AIS-Q454 Manual 1st Ed. May 2010...
AAEON assumes no liabilities resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. AAEON reserves the right to make changes in the product design without notice to its users.
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Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r Acknowledgments All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
S221005030 HDD Screws S225006010 Wallmount Bracket Screws M04Q452020 Wallmount Brackets 1990666615 Rubber Feet AIS-Q454 CD-ROM for manual (in PDF format) and drivers If any of these items should be missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.
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Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r Safety & Warranty 1. Read these safety instructions carefully. 2. Keep this user's manual for later reference. 3.
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Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r The equipment does not work well, or you cannot get it to work according to the user’s manual.
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Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r Below Table for China RoHS Requirements 产品中有毒有害物质或元素名称及含量 AAEON Boxer/ Industrial System 有毒有害物质或元素 部件名称 铅 汞...
Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r Contents Chapter 1 General Information 1.1 Introduction..............1-2 1.2 Features ..............1-3 1.3 Specifications ............
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Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r 2.18 Installing the Hard Disk Drive........2-13 Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 3.1 System Test and Initialization.
10/100/1000Base-TX Ethernet RJ-45 ports. AIS-Q454 condensed appearance features desktop and wallmount form factor that fits nicely into a space-limited environment. This AIS-Q454 equipped with two 3.5” Hard Disk Drive with SATA II interface and one optional CompactFlash Type II socket.
Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r 1.2 Features ® Intel Core 2 Duo/ Quad LGA775 Processors DDRIII 800/1066 Memory x 2, Up To 4GB ®...
Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r 1.3 Specifications System Form Factor Compact size for Desktop/Wallmount Main Board IMBI-Q45 ®...
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Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r Expansion PCI-Express﹝x16﹞x 1, PCI-Express ﹝x4﹞x 1, PCI x 2 Watchdog Timer Reset: 1 sec.~255 min.
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Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r Operating Humidity 10~80% Storage Humidity 10~80%, non-condensing 0.5G/ 5~500Hz/ operating Vibration Shock 15G peak acceleration (11 m sec.
Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r 2.3 List of Jumpers The board has a number of jumpers that allow you to configure your system to suit your application.
Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r 2.4 List of Connectors The board has a number of connectors that allow you to configure your system to suit your application.
Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r 2.5 Setting Jumpers You configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers.
Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r 2.6 Clear CMOS (JP1) Function Clear CMOS Normal (Default) 2.7 ME_TP1 Function Open Enable iAMT setup (Default)
Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r USBD1+ USBD2+ USBD2- 2.11 CD-IN (J1) Signal CD-R CD-GND CD-GND CD-L 2.12 RS232 Serial Port Connector (COM2) Signal...
Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r The pin definitions and registers mapping are illustrated below: Address: 801H 4 in / 4 out Pin1 Pin2...
Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r 2.15 List of Connectors of PER-R04X Label Function POWER Connector FAN1 FAN Connector SATA1...
C o n t r o l l e r 2.18 Installing the Hard Disk Drive Step 1: Unfasten the four screws on the left and right side of the AIS-Q454 Step 2: Unfasten the screw of the HDD bracket and pull out the bracket...
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Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r Step 3: Get the HDD ready and place the HDD to the HDD bracket 2-14 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...
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Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r Step 4: Fasten the two screws on the HDD bracket Step 5: Place the HDD back to the chassis 2-15 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...
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Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r Step 6: Fasten the two screws to lock the HDD bracket Step 7: Plug the SATA cable and power cable to the HDD 2-16 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...
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Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r Step 8: Close the upper HDD bracket to the HDD and fasten the screws to lock the HDD kit 2-17 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...
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Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r Step 9: Close and screw the case of the AIS-Q454 to finish the installation 2-18 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...
Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r Chapter Award BIOS Setup Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 3-1...
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3. The CMOS memory has lost power and the configuration information has been erased. The AIS-Q454 CMOS memory has an integral lithium battery backup for data retention. However, you will need to replace the complete unit when it finally runs down.
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Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r 3.2 Award BIOS Setup Awards BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration.
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Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. You can refer to the "AAEON BIOS Item Description.pdf" file in the CD for the meaning of each setting in this chapter. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 3-4...
Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r Chapter Driver Installation Chapter 4 Driver Installation...
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A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r The AIS-Q454 comes with an AutoRun CD-ROM that contains all drivers and utilities that can help you to install the driver automatically.
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A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r 4.1 Installation: Insert the AIS-Q454 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive and install the drivers from Step 1 to Step 4 in order. Step 1 – Install INF Driver Click on the step 1-INF folder and double click on the Setup.exe...
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Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r Step 4 – Install Audio Driver Click on the step 4 –AUDIO folder and select the OS your system is Double click on .exe file located in each OS folder Follow the instructions that the window shows...
A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r A.1 Programming AIS-Q454 utilizes ITE 8718 chipset as its watchdog timer controller. ( K version ) Below are the procedures to complete its configuration and the AAEON intial watchdog timer program is also attached based on which you can develop customized program to fit your application.
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Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r (1) Enter the MB PnP Mode To enter the MB PnP Mode, four special I/O write operations are to be performed during Wait for Key state.
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Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r Description Reserved Returns to the Wait for Key state. This bit is used when the configuration sequence is completed.
Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r WatchDog Timer Time-out Value (LSB) Register (Index=73h, Default=00h) Description WDT Time-out value 7-0 WatchDog Timer Time-out Value (MSB) Register (Index=74h, Default=00h) Description...
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Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r mov cl, 73h call Superio_Set_Reg ;Clear by keyboard or mouse interrupt mov al, 0f0h mov cl, 71h call Superio_Set_Reg...
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Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r MOV AL,BYTE PTR CS:[SI] OUT DX,AL INC SI LOOP Init_1 Enter_Configuration_Mode ENDP Exit_Configuration_Mode PROC NEAR MOV AX,0202h...
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Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r Need_Initial: Not_Initial: Check_Chip ENDP Read_Configuration_Data PROC NEAR MOV DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+04h] OUT DX,AL MOV DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+06h] IN AL,DX...
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Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r push ax MOV DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+04h] mov al,cl out dx,al pop ax inc dx out dx,al...
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Ad va n c e d S y s t e m A I S - Q 4 5 4 C o n t r o l l e r END Main Note: Interrupt level mapping 0Fh-Dh: not valid 0Ch: IRQ12 03h: IRQ3 02h: not valid 01h: IRQ1...
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