IBASE Technology Inc. Safety Information Your SI-304 is designed and tested to meet the latest standards of safety for information technology equipment. However, to ensure your safety, it is important that you read the following safety instructions Setting up your system ...
SI-304 User Manual Care during use Do not walk on the power cord or allow anything to rest on it. Do not spill water or any other liquids on your system. When the system is turned off, a small amount of electrical current still flows.
IBASE Technology Inc. Acknowledgments AMI is a registered trademark of AMI Software International, Inc. AMD and ATI are registered trademarks of AMD Corporation. Intel, Pentium, and Intel Core are registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation. ...
The “Signature Book™” SI-304 is a professional digital signage system powered by 2nd Gen AMD Embedded R-series APU-based Signage Player with Radeon 9000 series graphics. The SI-304 integrates 4 HDMI ports with EDID emulation function. Additionally, SI-304 has two dual-channel DDR3-2133 sockets to provide up to 32GB of memory.
SI-304 User Manual 2.2 Installations 2.2.1 Installing the Memory The MBD304 board supports four DDR3 memory modules for a maximum total of 32GB in DDR3 SODIMM memory type. Installing and Removing Memory Modules To install the DDR3 modules, locate the memory slot on the board and perform the following steps: 1.
IBASE Technology Inc. 2.3 Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on MBD304 to select various settings and features according to your needs and applications. Contact your supplier if you have doubts about the best configuration for your needs. The following lists the jumpers and connectors on MBD304 and their respective functions.
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SI-304 User Manual J1: Memory Voltage Setting Function 1.5V 1.35V COM1: COM1 Connector COM1 Pin # Signal Name DSR, Data set ready GND, ground GND, ground TXD, Transmit data RXD, Receive data DCD, Data carrier detect DTR, Data terminal ready...
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IBASE Technology Inc. CN11: Audio Line out JP2: SPI Flash Connector J8: Half Mini PCIE Slot J8: LPC Debug Port Connector J22: Front Panel Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Power BTN Power BTN HDD LED+ HDD LED-...
SI-304 User Manual CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP This chapter describes the different settings available in the AMI BIOS that comes with the board. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: 3.1 BIOS Introduction The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) installed in your computer system’s ROM supports Intel processors.
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SI-304 User Manual Advanced Settings This section allows you to configure and improve your system and allows you to set up some system features according to your preference. Aptio Setup Utility Advanced Main Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit Launch PXE OpROM Disabled ►...
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IBASE Technology Inc. PCI Express Settings Aptio Setup Utility Advanced Main Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit PCI Express Device Register Settings Relaxed Ordering Enabled Extended Tag Disabled No Snoop Enabled Maximum Payload Auto Maximum Read Request Auto → ← Select Screen PCI Express Link Register Settings ↑↓...
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SI-304 User Manual Unpopulated Links In order to save power, software will disable unpopulated PCI Express links, if this option set to ‘Disable Link’. Restore PCIE Registers On non-PCI Express aware OS’s (Pre Windows Vista)some devices may not be correctly reinitialized after S3.Enabling this restors PCI Express device configuration on S3 resume...
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IBASE Technology Inc. ACPI Settings Aptio Setup Utility Advanced Main Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit ACPI Settings → ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter: Select Change Field F1: General Help Enable Hibernation Enabled F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default ACPI Sleep State S3 (Suspend to R…)
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SI-304 User Manual CPU Configuration This section shows the CPU configuration parameters. Advanced Main Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit CPU Configuration → ← Select Screen Module Version: 4.6.5.4 TrinityPI 026 ↑↓ Select Item Enter: Select Change Field AGESA Version: 1.1.0.7...
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IBASE Technology Inc. IDE Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Advanced Main Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit IDE Configuration → ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter: Select Change Field SATA Port0 Not Present F1: General Help F2: Previous Values SATA Port1...
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SI-304 User Manual iSmart Controller 3.1 Aptio Setup Utility Advanced Main Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit Auto Power On Schedule Power-On after Power failure Enable PWR Resume Delay Disable → ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Temperature Guardian Disable...
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IBASE Technology Inc. ASF Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Advanced Main Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit Alert Standard Format (ASF) Configuration ASF Support Disabled → ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item ASF BIOS Mode Enter: Select Change Field F1: General Help...
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SI-304 User Manual USB Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Advanced Main Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit USB Configuration USB Module Version 8.10.31 USB Devices: 1 Keyboard, 1 Mouse Legacy USB Support Enabled → ← Select Screen XHCI Hand-off Enabled ↑↓ Select Item...
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IBASE Technology Inc. F81846 Super IO Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Advanced Main Chipset Boot Security Save & Exit F81866 Super IO Configuration → ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item F81866 Super IO Chip F81846 Enter: Select ► Serial Port 0 Configuration...
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SI-304 User Manual Chipset Settings This section allows you to configure and improve your system and allows you to set up some system features according to your preference. Aptio Setup Utility Chipset Main Advanced Boot Security Save & Exit → ←...
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IBASE Technology Inc. Aptio Setup Utility Chipset Main Advanced Boot Security Save & Exit AMD Reference code Version: Trinity PI 1.1.0.7 Options for SATA Configuration → ← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter: Select Change Field ► SB SATA Configuration...
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SI-304 User Manual Aptio Setup Utility Chipset Main Advanced Boot Security Save & Exit North Bridge Configuration → ← Memory Information Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter: Select Change Field F1: General Help Total memory: 2048 MB (DDR3) F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Default ►...
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IBASE Technology Inc. Boot Settings This section allows you to configure the boot settings. Aptio Setup Utility Boot Main Advanced Chipset Security Save & Exit Boot Configuration Setup Prompt Timeout Bootup NumLock State Quiet Boot Disabled Fast Boot Disabled Boot Mode select...
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SI-304 User Manual CSM parameters This section allows you to configure the boot settings. Aptio Setup Utility Boot Main Advanced Chipset Security Save & Exit Launch CSM Always Boot option filter UEFI and Legacy → ← Select Screen Launch PXE OpROM policy Do not launch ↑↓...
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IBASE Technology Inc. Security Settings This section allows you to configure and improve your system and allows you to set up some system features according to your preference. Aptio Setup Utility Security Main Advanced Chipset Boot Save & Exit Password Description If ONLY the Administrator’s password is set,...
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SI-304 User Manual Save & Exit Settings Save & Exit Main Advanced Chipset Boot Security Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Save Changes and Reset Discard Changes and Reset → ← Select Screen Save Options ↑↓ Select Item...
IBASE Technology Inc. CHAPTER 4 DRIVERS INSTALLATION IMPORTANT NOTE: After installing your Windows operating system, you must install first the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility before proceeding with the drivers installation. 4.1 VGA Drivers Installation 1. Insert the drivers DVD that comes with the board. Click AMD, then AMD A77E Chipset Drivers.
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SI-304 User Manual 3. When the welcome screen appears, click Next. 4. Select the language you would like to be displayed and click Next. 5. Click Next to continue the installation process.
IBASE Technology Inc. 4.2 Audio Drivers Installation 1. Insert the drivers DVD that comes with the board. Click AMD, then Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. 2. When the Welcome screen to the InstallShield Wizard appears, click Next. 3. InstallShield Wizard is now complete, click Finish to restart the system and for changes to take effect.
SI-304 User Manual 4.3 LAN Drivers Installation 1. Insert the drivers DVD that comes with the board. Click LAN Card. 2. Click Realtek LAN Controller Drivers. 3. Click Realtek RTL8111EP LANDrivers. 4. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next. 5. click Install to begin the installation.
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SI-304 User Manual Now, you can use Screen resolution to check your setting. A screen with 7680 X 4320 is the correct setting for 2 x 2 Display configuration. (Monitor: ASUS PB287Q with 3840 * 2160 resolution support.)
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SI-304 User Manual B. I/O Port Address Map Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I/O port addresses, which also becomes the identity of the device. The following table lists the I/O port addresses used. Address...
IBASE Technology Inc. C. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the service required. The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board. Level Function IRQ 0 System timer IRQ 1...
SI-304 User Manual D. Watchdog Timer Configuration The WDT is used to generate a variety of output signals after a user programmable count. The WDT is suitable for use in the prevention of system lock-up, such as when software becomes trapped in a deadlock.
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IBASE Technology Inc. if (SIO == 0) printf("Can not detect Fintek 81866, program abort.\n"); return(1); }//if (SIO == 0) if (argc != 2) printf(" Parameter incorrect!!\n"); return (1); bTime = strtol (argv[1], endptr, 10); printf("System will reset after %d seconds\n", bTime);...
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IBASE Technology Inc. //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- // THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY // KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE // IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR // PURPOSE.
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IBASE Technology Inc. unsigned char Get_F81866_Reg(unsigned char REG) unsigned char Result; Unlock_F81866(); outportb(F81866_INDEX_PORT, REG); Result = inportb(F81866_DATA_PORT); Lock_F81866(); return Result; //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- // THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY // KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE // IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR // PURPOSE.
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