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EBM-A50M 5.25" AMD eOntario Mini Module with AMD A50M Chipset + T40E Processor User’s Manual Ed – 10 November 2011 Copyright Notice Copyright 2011 Avalue Technology Inc., ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Part No. E2047581700R...
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Disclaimer Avalue Technology Inc. reserves the right to make changes, without notice, to any product, including circuits and/or software described or contained in this manual in order to improve design and/or performance. Avalue Technology assumes no responsibility or liability for the...
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User’s Manual Life Support Policy Avalue Technology‟s PRODUCTS ARE NOT FOR USE AS CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN LIFE SUPPORT DEVICES OR SYSTEMS WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF Avalue Technology Inc. As used herein: 1. Life support devices or systems are devices or systems which, (a) are intended for...
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Avalue Technology Inc. Room 805, Building 9,No.99 Tianzhou Rd., 2F keduka-Bldg, 2-27-3 Taito, Caohejing Development Area, Taito-Ku, Tokyo 110-0016 Japan Xuhui District, Shanghai Tel: +81-3-5807-2321 Tel: +86-21-5169-3609 Fax:+86-21-5445-3266 Fax: +81-3-5807-2322 Information: sales.china@avalue.com.cn Information: sales.japan@avalue.com.tw Service: service@avalue.com.tw Service: service@avalue.com.tw 4 EBM-A50M User‟s Manual...
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(such as your sales receipt) in a shippable container. A product returned without proof of the purchase date is not eligible for warranty service. 5. Write the RMA number visibly on the outside of the package and ship it prepaid to your dealer. EBM-A50M User‟s Manual...
1.2 Packing List Before you begin installing your single board, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: 1 x EBM-A50M 1 x DVD-ROM or CD-ROM containing the followings: ...
We strongly recommend that you study this manual carefully before attempting to interface with EBM-A50M series or change the standard configurations. Whilst all the necessary information is available in this manual we would recommend that unless you are confident, you contact your supplier for guidance.
EBM-A50M User’s Manual 1.6 Architecture Overview – Block Diagram The following block diagram shows the architecture and main components of EBM-A50M. 14 EBM-A50M User‟s Manual...
Note: Make sure the heat sink and the CPU top surface are in total contact to avoid CPU overheating problem that would cause the system to hang or unstable EBM-A50M User‟s Manual 17...
EBM-A50M User’s Manual 2.2.1 Main Memory EBM-A50M provides Onboard 2G DDR3 1333 SDRAM, and One 204-pin DDR3 SODIMM socket supports up to 4GB DDR3 1333 SDRAM SODIMM Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing SODIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the board and the components.
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(2) Static electricity can damage the electronic components of the computer or optional boards. Before proceeding, ensure that you are discharged of static electricity by briefly touching a grounded metal object. EBM-A50M User‟s Manual 19...
Serial port 1/ 2 - RS-232/ 422/ 485 mode selector (SW2) In Serial Port 1 mode RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 In Serial Port 2 mode RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 2.4.4 Serial port 1/ 2 pin9 signal selector (JRI1/ JRI2) Ring* JRI2 +12V JRI1 * Default 24 EBM-A50M User‟s Manual...
Variation Resistor (Recommended: 4.7KΩ, >1/16W) Note: For inverters with adjustable Backlight function, it is possible to control the LCD brightness through the VR signal controlled by JBKL1. Please see the JBKL1 section for detailed circuitry information. EBM-A50M User‟s Manual 27...
EBM-A50M User’s Manual 2.4.10 Power connector (PWR2) Signal Signal 2.4.11 Serial ATA power connector (S_PWR1 / S_PWR2) S_PWR2 S_PWR1 Signal SATA_PWR 28 EBM-A50M User‟s Manual...
LCD Inverter connector (JBKL2) Signal +12V Note: For inverters with adjustable Backlight function, it is possible to control the LCD brightness through the VR signal controlled by JVR. Please see the JVR section for detailed circuitry information. EBM-A50M User‟s Manual 29...
Serial port 1 connector (COM1) In RS-232 Mode Signal PIN PIN Signal DCD1 RxD1 TxD1 DTR1 DSR1 RTS1 CTS1 In RS-422 Mode Signal PIN PIN Signal TxD1- RxD1+ TxD1+ RxD1- In RS-485 Mode Signal PIN PIN Signal DATA1- DATA1+ EBM-A50M User‟s Manual 31...
Serial port 2 connector (JCOM2) In RS-232 Mode Signal PIN PIN Signal DCD2 RxD2 TxD2 DTR2 DSR2 RTS2 CTS2 In RS-422 Mode Signal PIN PIN Signal TxD2- RxD2+ TxD2+ RxD2- In RS-485 Mode Signal PIN PIN Signal DATA2- DATA2+ EBM-A50M User‟s Manual 33...
C interface for panel parameter EEPROM. This EERPOM is mounted on the C_DAT, I C_CLK LVDS receiver. The data in the EEPROM allows the EXT module to automatically set the proper timing parameters for a specific LCD panel. EBM-A50M User‟s Manual 35...
If we boot from CRT & LCD, the resolution is decided by CRT's resolution. If we boot from LCD only and connect CRT to the OS, LCD works well but the CRT will have wrong resolution. CRT's resolution > LCD's resolution. Everything is fine. 36 EBM-A50M User‟s Manual...
If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to. Press F1 to Continue, DEL to enter SETUP 40 EBM-A50M User‟s Manual...
Note: Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another. 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. EBM-A50M User‟s Manual 41...
Award and your systems manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the chipset setup has the potential for causing you to use the override. 42 EBM-A50M User‟s Manual...
Note: BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. Visit the Avalue website (www.avalue.com.tw) to download the latest product and BIOS information. EBM-A50M User‟s Manual 43...
EBM-A50M User’s Manual 3.6.2 Advanced BIOS settings This section allows you to configure your CPU and other system devices for basic operation through the following sub-menus. 3.6.2.1 PCI subsystem Settings 44 EBM-A50M User‟s Manual...
Enables or Disables VGA palette VGA Palette Snoop Enabled Registers Snooping. Disabled Enables or Disables PCI device to PERR# Generation Enabled generate PERR# Disabled Enables or Disables PCI device to SERR# Generation Enabled generate SERR# 3.6.2.1.1 PCI Express Settings EBM-A50M User‟s Manual 45...
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Link Status register. Value ranges from 1 to 100 uS. In order to save power, software will Keep Link ON Unpopulated Links disable unpopulated PCI Express links, if Disable Link this option is set to “Disable Link” 46 EBM-A50M User‟s Manual...
ID-Based Ordering (IDO) bit (Attribute [2]) requests to be initiated. If supported by hardware and set to “Enabled”, this permits setting the number Disabled IDO Completion Enable Enabled of ID-Based Ordering (IDO) bit (Attribute [2]) requests to be initiated. EBM-A50M User‟s Manual 47...
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„Enabled”, this will disable the hardware‟s Hardware Autonomous Disabled ability to change link speed except speed Speed Enabled rate reduction for the purpose of correcting unstable link operation. 48 EBM-A50M User‟s Manual...
ACPI Sleep State system will enter, when the SUSPEND S3 (Suspend to RAM) button is pressed. Disabled Enables or Disables Lock of Legacy Lock Legacy Resources Enabled Resources. Disabled Deep S5 Enable or Disable Deep S5 Enabled EBM-A50M User‟s Manual 49...
State of Security Device. Enabled TPM Enabled Status: Disabled Provides the current Capability state of the security device. Activated TPM Active Status: Deactivated Owned Provides current Ownership state. ie: TPM Owner Status: UnOwned Owned or UnOwned 50 EBM-A50M User‟s Manual...
Mass storage device emulation type. “AUTO” Auto Floppy enumerates devices according to their media Generic Storage Device 0.00 Forced FDD format. Optical drives are emulated as “CDROM”, drives with no media will be Hard-disk CD-ROM emulated according to a drive type. EBM-A50M User‟s Manual 53...
EBM-A50M User’s Manual 3.6.2.7 Second Super IO Configuration You can use this item to set up or change the Second Super IO configuration for FDD controllers, parallel ports and serial ports. 3.6.2.7.1 Serial Port 1 Configuration 54 EBM-A50M User‟s Manual...
Disabled enable or disable the serial port. Auto IO=3F8h; IRQ=3, Use the change Settings option to IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12 Change Settings change the serial port IO port IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12 address and interrupt address. IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12 IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12 56 EBM-A50M User‟s Manual...
User’s Manual 3.6.2.8 Super IO Configuration You can use this item to set up or change the Super IO configuration for FDD controllers, parallel ports and serial ports. 3.6.2.8.1 Serial Port 0 Configuration EBM-A50M User‟s Manual 57...
Disabled enable or disable the serial port. Auto IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, Use the change Settings option to IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12 Change Settings change the serial port IO port IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12 address and interrupt address. IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12 IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12 58 EBM-A50M User‟s Manual...
Enable or Disable Smart Fan Enabled 3.6.2.9.1 Smart Fan Mode configuration Item Option Description Manual Mode Thermal Cruise Mode CPU Smart Fan 0 Mode CPU Smart Fan 0 Mode Fan Speed Cruise Mode Select SMART FAN III Mode 60 EBM-A50M User‟s Manual...
User’s Manual Temperature SYSTIN temperature CPUTIN temperature AUXTIN temperature Fan speed CPU Fan0 Speed Voltage CPUVCORE 3VCC +1.8V 3.6.3 Advanced Chipset Features EBM-A50M User‟s Manual 61...
NB root port Pcie link speed, the Link Speed Pcie Gen1 link speed may be overwritten by Pcie Gen2 Pspp settings. Disabled Performance PSPP Policy Balanced-high PCIe speed power policy Balanced-Low Power saving 3.6.3.1.2 Memory Configuration EBM-A50M User‟s Manual 63...
This option allows User to select 400MHz Memory Clock different Memory Clock. Default 533MHz value is 400MHz. 667 MHz Not cleared Memory Clear Memory clear functionality control Cleared 3.6.3.1.3 Node 0 Information View Memory Information related to Node 0 64 EBM-A50M User‟s Manual...
Enables or disables USB PORT 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13 Disabled 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13 Enabled Enables Or Disable USB PORT USB PORT FL0/FL1 Disabled FL0/FL1 USB Device Wakeup From S3 Enabled Enables or disables USB Device or S4 Disabled Wakeup From S3 or S4 EBM-A50M User‟s Manual 67...
RT code is executed above Force BIOS Option ROM Messages Set display mode for Option ROM Keep current Enabled Enabled: allows Option ROMs to Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled trap Int 19 Boot Option #1/2 Sets the system boot order EBM-A50M User‟s Manual 69...
If only the User's password is set, then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter the BIOS setup program. In the BIOS setup program, the User will have Administrator rights. By default, no password is specified. 70 EBM-A50M User‟s Manual...
User’s Manual 3.6.6 Save & Exit 3.6.6.1 Save Changes and Reset Any changes made to BIOS settings are stored in NVRAM. The setup program then exits and reboots the controller. EBM-A50M User‟s Manual 71...
The setup program then exits and reboots the controller. 3.6.6.3 Restore Defaults This option restores all BIOS settings to the factory default. This option is useful if the controller exhibits unpredictable behavior due to an incorrect or inappropriate BIOS setting. 72 EBM-A50M User‟s Manual...
User’s Manual 4. Drivers Installation Note: Installation procedures and screen shots in this section are for your reference and may not be exactly the same as shown on your screen. EBM-A50M User‟s Manual 73...
Note: The installation procedures and screen shots in this section are based on Windows 2000 operation system. Step 2. Select Next to the next step. Step 1. Locate 「\Audio\Realtek \ALC892\setup.exe」. Step 3. Select Next to the next step. 74 EBM-A50M User‟s Manual...
Windows XP operation system. Step 3. Click Install to run the installation. Step 1. Locate 「Realtek\8111E」and choose your system OS. Step 4. Click Finish to complete installation Step 2. Click Next. 76 EBM-A50M User‟s Manual...
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