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R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 APC-9172 ® Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Industrial Panel PC With 17” TFT LCD & Two PCI expansion slots APC-9172 Manual 2nd Ed. Sept 2007...
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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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R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 Acknowledgments ® ® ® Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. IBM, PC/AT, PS/2 are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
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A P C - 9 1 7 2 Packing List Before you begin operating your PC, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: APC-9172 Robust Panel PC Easy stand Waterproof sponge Panelmount clips & screws Screw bag...
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R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 Safety & Warranty 1. Read these safety instructions carefully. 2. Keep this user's manual for later reference. 3. Disconnect this equipment from any AC outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or spray detergents for cleaning.
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R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 The equipment does not work well, or you cannot get it to work according to the user’s manual. The equipment has been dropped and damaged. The equipment has obvious signs of breakage.
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R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 Below Table for China RoHS Requirements 产品中有毒有害物质或元素名称及含量 AAEON Panel PC/ Workstation 有毒有害物质或元素 部件名称 铅 汞 镉 六价铬 多溴联苯 多溴二苯醚...
R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 Contents Chapter 1 General Information 1.1 Introduction..............1-2 1.2 Features ..............1-3 1.3 Specifications ............1-4 1.4 Dimension ..............1-7 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Safety Precautions ............
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R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 Appendix A I/O Information A.1 I/O Address Map ............A-2 A.2 Memory Address Map..........A-3 A.3 IRQ Mapping Chart ..........A-4 A.4 DMA Channel Assignments........A-4 viii...
A P C - 9 1 7 2 1.1 Introduction APC-9172 is first Core 2 Duo industrial board in AAEON Panel PC product line. It features a PGA478 socket that can accommodate Core 2 Duo Processor, supporting FSB up to 400/533/667MHz.
R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 1.2 Features 17” TFT SXGA (1280 x 1024) LCD ® All-in-one SBC supports Socket 478 based Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Anti-vibration disk drive bay for HDD Water-proof and anti-scratch IP-65 certified aluminum front...
R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 1.3 Specifications System Construction Heavy-duty steel chassis & IP-65 certified aluminum front panel (or optional stainless steel front panel) ®...
R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 (Type I/II), Secure Digital, Multi Media Card, Memory Stick (PRO) and Smart Media USB ports 4 USB 2.0 ports on rear panel; 1 USB 2.0 port on front panel (Lockable by BIOS) Because of USB chipset limitation, front USB port and Card...
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R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 10 to 90% @35°C, non-condensin Operating humidity Vibration 1.5G / 5~500Hz (Random/ operation) Shock 15G peak acceleration (11 msec. duration)/ operation CE/FCC Class A Power Supply...
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8-wire, analog resistive Resolution 2048 x 2048 Light transmission >80% Lifetime 10 million activations OS support Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows XP Embedded 1.4 Dimension Unit : mm APC-9172 Cutout Size : 449 X 367 1- 7 Chapter 1 General Information...
R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 2.1 Safety Precautions Always completely disconnect the power cord from your board whenever you are working on it. Do not make connections while the power is on, because a sudden rush of power can damage sensitive electronic components.
R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 2.2 COM1~4 RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Connector (CN16) COM 4 is reserved for touch screen. Signal Signal DCD1 DSR1 RXD1 RTS1 TXD1 CTS1...
R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 2.3 HDD Installation Screw up the HDD onto HDD Bracket Step 1: Step 2: Fasten the 4 pieces of anti- vibration Rubbers on the HDD bracket.
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R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 Step 4: Put the rubbers into indentations to fix the whole HDD brackets with HDD on HDD box Step 5: Fix HDD box on the units with three screws Step 6: Plug into HDD cable and you’ve done HDD installation 2 - 5 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...
R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 2.4 CD-ROM Installation Step 1: Fasten the CD-ROM on brackets Step 2: Fasten the transferring bar with a pair screws on the back of CD-ROM Step 3: Fasten the CD-ROM module on the on the chassis and plug the cable...
R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 2.5 Easy Stand Installation There’re two L-shaped easy stands come with the product. Refer to the following illustration to install it. 1.
R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 2.6 Panelmount Kit Installation Some screw sets will come with the product for user to mount the monitor on the wall. See the steps below along with the illustration. Step 1: Bore the screw into the screw nut.
R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 2.7 Waterproof Sponge Installation The following illustration shows you how to lodge the waterproof sponge in the back of the monitor set. 1.
The CMOS memory has lost power and the configuration information has been erased. The APC-9172 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.
R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 3.2 Award BIOS Setup Awards BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.
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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. Limitation: 1.
R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 Chapter Driv Installation 4 - 1 Chapter 4 Driver Installation...
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R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 There are several installation ways depending on the driver package under different Operating System application. The Autorun program will run automatically. However, if the Autorun program cannot be run smoothly, please follow the sequence below to install the drivers: Step 1–...
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R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 4.1 Installation Insert the APC-9172 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive and install the drivers from Step 1 to Step 6 in order. Step 1 – Install INF Driver 1.
R o b u s t P a n e l P C A P C - 9 1 7 2 2. Double click on WDM_A395.exe 3. Follow the instructions that the window shows 4. The system will help you install the driver automatically Step 5 –...
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