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  • Page 1 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual Ed – 17 March 2009...
  • Page 2 ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL, MAY CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO RADIO COMMUNICATIONS. OPERATION OF THIS EQUIPMENT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA IS LIKELY TO CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE IN WHICH CASE THE USER WILL BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE INTERFERENCE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. Notice 2 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...
  • Page 3 Copyright Notice Copyright Notice Copyright © 2007 Benecom co., Ltd., ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this document may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the prior written permission of the original manufacturer.
  • Page 4 Disclaimer Disclaimer Benecom co., Ltd. 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. Benecom assumes no responsibility or liability for the use of...
  • Page 5 A Message to the Customer Benecom Customer Services Each and every Benecom’s product is built to the most exacting specifications to ensure reliable performance in the harsh and demanding conditions typical of industrial environments. Whether your new Benecom device is destined for the laboratory or the factory floor, you can be assured that your product will provide the reliability and ease of operation for which the name Benecom has come to be known.
  • Page 6 Our dealers are well trained and ready to give you the support you need to get the most from your Benecom’s products. In fact, most problems reported are minor and are able to be easily solved over the phone.
  • Page 7 If any of Benecom’s products is defective, it will be repaired or replaced at no charge during the warranty period. For out-of-warranty repairs, you will be billed according to the cost of replacement materials, service time, and freight.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Contents Notices ..........................10 Safety information ......................11 About this guide ......................12 Typography ........................13 BEM-100B specifications summary ................14 1.1 Welcome! ........................16 1.2 Package contents ...................... 16 1.3 Special features ......................17 1.3.1 Product highlights ..................... 17 1.4 Before you proceed ....................
  • Page 9 Frequency/Voltage Control .................. 68 2.3.10 Load Optimized Defaults ..................69 2.3.11 Set Supervisor Password ..................70 2.3.12 Set User Password ....................71 2.3.13 Save & Exit Setup ....................72 2.3.14 Exit Without Saving ..................... 73 BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 9...

  • Page 10: Notices

    This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. 10 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...

  • Page 11: Safety Information

    The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products. BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 11...

  • Page 12: About This Guide

    Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. Benecom websites The Benecom website provides updated information on Benecom hardware and software products. Refer to the Benecom contact information. 2. Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty flyers, that may have been added by your dealer.

  • Page 13: Typography

    Example: <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<D> Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown, then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /i[filename] afudos /iP5P800VM.ROM BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 13...

  • Page 14: Bem-100B Specifications Summary

    BEM-100C Single/Dual channel 18bit LVDS LVDS Backlight power connector Networking LAN1 Realtek RTL8111C Gigabit LAN LAN2 Realtek RTL8111C Gigabit LAN Audio Audio Codec Realtek® ALC888, 5.1 HD Audio Audio Interface Mic in, Line in, Line out 14 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...
  • Page 15 Power Type ATX mode 0 ~ 60℃ (32 ~ 140℉) Operating Temp. 0%~90% relative humidity, non-condensing Operating Humidity 170 mm x 170 mm Size (L x W) * Specifications are subject to change without notice. BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 15...

  • Page 16: Welcome

    BEM-100B/C 1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ® BEM-100B/C motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of quality motherboards! Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below.

  • Page 17: Special Features

    The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point‑to‑point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets. This high BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 17...
  • Page 18 The CPU temperature is monitored by the ASIC (integrated in the Winbond Super I/O) to prevent overheating and damage. The system fan rotations per minute (RPM) is monitored for timely failure detection. The ASIC monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply of current for critical components. 18 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Before You Proceed

    Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 19...

  • Page 20: Motherboard Overview

    The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below. 1.5.2 Screw Holes Place four (4) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis 20 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...

  • Page 21: Motherboard Layout

    User’s Manual 1.5.3 Motherboard Layout For BEM-100C : with VGA+DVI connector BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 21...
  • Page 22 BEM-100B/C For BEM-100B : with VGA connector only 22 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: System Memory

    1.6.2 Memory Configurations You may install 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB and up to 2 GB unbuffered ECC or non-ECC DDR SO-DIMMs into the SO-DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section. BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 23...

  • Page 24: Installing A Dimm

    In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 24 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...

  • Page 25: Installing An Expansion Card

    The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. The figure shows the type of LAN card that can be installed on a PCI slot. BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 25...

  • Page 26: Jumpers

    Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to overclocking. For system failure due to overclocking, use the C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) feature. Shut down and reboot the system so 26 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...

  • Page 27: Com1 Ri, +12V And +5V Power Select (Jcompwr1, Jcompwr2)

    2-4 and JCOMPWR2 to pins 2-4 to select +5V power. And set JCOMPWR1 to pins 4-6 and JCOMPWR2 to pins 2-4 to select +12V power. Then set JCOMPWR2 to pins 4-6 and JCOMPWR1 to open for RI selection. BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 27...

  • Page 28: Com3 Ri, +12V And +5V Power Select (Jcompwr3, Jcompwr4)

    2-4 and JCOMPWR4 to pins 2-4 to select +5V power. And set JCOMPWR3 to pins 4-6 and JCOMPWR4 to pins 2-4 to select +12V power. Then set JCOMPWR4 to pins 4-6 and JCOMPWR3 to open for RI selection. 28 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...

  • Page 29: System Panel Connector (F_Panel1)

    Hard Disk Drive Activity LED (2-pin HDLED) This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector. The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 29...

  • Page 30: Connectors

    BEM-100B/C the HDD. Reset Button (2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power. 1.9 Connectors 1.9.1 Rear panel connectors 30 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...

  • Page 31: Internal Connectors

    13. PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard. 1.9.2 Internal connectors 1. Front panel audio connector (10-pin AAFP1) This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC’97 audio standard. BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 31...
  • Page 32 BEM-100B/C It is recommended that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard’s high‑definition audio capability. 32 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...

  • Page 33: Serial Port Connectors (9-Pin Com3, Com4)

    Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. These are not jumpers! DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors. BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 33...

  • Page 34: Digital Audio Connector (4-1 Pin Spdif_Out)

    This connector is for the S/PDIF audio module to allow digital sound output. Connect one end of the S/PDIF audio cable to this connector and the other end to the S/PDIF module. The S/PDIF out module is purchased separately. 34 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...

  • Page 35: Usb Connectors (10-1 Pin Usb45)

    This connector is for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the optional USB module cable to any of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 35...

  • Page 36: Primary Ide Connector (40-1 Pin Ide1)

    Jumper Select Mode - use this mode to select the operating mode by hard disk drive jumper. No. of drives Drive type Drive jumper Cable connector With OS Master With OS Master black or gray Without OS Slave 36 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...

  • Page 37: Serial Ata Connectors

    Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your system. See the table below for details. BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 37...

  • Page 38: Audio Amplifier Connectors (4-Pin Jamp1)

    An amplifier connector is an electronic amplifier that amplifies low-power audio signals (signals composed primarily of frequencies between 20 hertz to 20,000 hertz, the human range of hearing) to a level suitable for driving loudspeakers and is the final stage in a typical audio playback chain. 38 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...

  • Page 39: Spi Connector (7-Pin Spi_Jp1)

    It is a point-to-point interface standard, allows network equipment designers to develop an array of next-generation multi-service switches and routers to support multi-service traffic with aggregate bandwidths up to OC-192 (10 Gb/s) and beyond, enabling them to dramatically increase system performance. BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 39...

  • Page 40: Lcd Inverter Connector (5-Pin Jblk)

    BEM-100B/C 11. LCD Inverter Connector (5-pin JBLK) 12. Digital IO Connector (12-pin JDIO) 40 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...

  • Page 41: Lvds Connector (40-Pin Jlvds)

    User’s Manual 13. LVDS Connector (40-pin JLVDS) For BEM-100C : support 18bit x 2CH LVDS. BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 41...
  • Page 42 BEM-100B/C For BEM-100B : support 24bit x 2CH LVDS. 42 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...
  • Page 43 User’s Manual This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. BIOS Setup BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 43...

  • Page 44: Managing And Updating Your Bios

    From the Open field, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: assuming that D: is your optical drive. d. Press <Enter>, then follow screen instructions to continue. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk. 44 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...

  • Page 45: Bios Setup Program

    The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. Visit the Benecom website to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard. BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 45...

  • Page 46: Legend Box

    While moving around through the Setup program, note that explanations appear in the Item Specific Help window located to the right of each menu. This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field. 46 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...

  • Page 47: Bios Menu Screen

    To access the menu items, press the up/down/right/left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted, then press [Enter] to open the specific menu. BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 47...

  • Page 48: Standard Cmos Features

    [Press Enter] to select this option for automatic device detection. IDE Device Setup [Auto]: Automatically detects IDE devices during POST [None]: Select this when no IDE device is used. The system will skip the auto-detection setup to make system start up faster. 48 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...
  • Page 49 Sets the system to halt on errors according to the system functions specified in each option. Configuration options: [All Errors] [No Errors] [All, But Keyboard] 2.3.1.6 Memory This category displays base memory, extended memory, and total memory detected during POST (Power On Self Test). BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 49...

  • Page 50: Advanced Bios Features

    RX945G according to his particular requirements. Below are some major items that are provided in the Advanced BIOS Features screen. A quick booting function is provided for your convenience. Simply enable the Quick Booting item to save yourself valuable time. 50 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...
  • Page 51 Limit CPUID MaxVal Set Limit CPUID MaxVa1 to 3. This should be disabled for WinXP C1E Function CPU C1E function select Execute Disable Bit When disabled, forces the XD feature flag to always return 0 BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 51...
  • Page 52 Primary SATA channel with Master Device. It will show the device model / type when SATA HDD or CD ROM connected. Bootable Add-in Cards "Bootable add-in cards" is an item on the HDD boot priority list. 52 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...
  • Page 53 Hard Disk Device CDROM CDROM Device ZIP100 ZIP-100 Device USB-FDD USB Floppy Device USB-ZIP USB ZIP Device USB-CDROM USB CDROM Device USB-HDD USB Hard Disk Device Legacy LAN Network Device Disabled Disabled any boot device BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 53...
  • Page 54 MPS 1.1 was the original specification. MPS version 1.4 adds extended configuration tables for improved support of multiple PCI bus configurations and greater expandability in the future. In addition, MPS 1.4 introduces support for a secondary PCI bus without requiring a PCI bridge. 54 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...
  • Page 55 2.3.2.13 Small Logo (EPA) Show This item allows you enabled/disabled the small EPA logo show on screen at the POST step. Item Description Enabled EPA Logo shows is enabled Disabled EPA logo show is disabled BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 55...

  • Page 56: Advanced Chipset Features

    2.3.3.4 DRAM RAS# Precharge Controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DDRSDRAM. 2.3.3.5 Precharge delay (tRAS) Precharge Delay This setting controls the precharge delay, which determines the timing delay for DRAM precharge. 56 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...
  • Page 57 Use this field to select the memory to allocate for video memory. The choices are “Fixed”, “DVMT” and “BOTH”. 2.3.3.12 DVMT/FIXED Memory Size Specify the size of DVMT/system memory to allocate for video memory. 2.3.3.13 Boot Display 2.3.3.14 Panel Number BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 57...

  • Page 58: Integrated Peripherals

    BEM-100B/C 2.3.4 Integrated Peripherals 58 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...
  • Page 59 In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device. IDE Primary/Secondary Master/ Slave UDMA Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 59...
  • Page 60 SATA Port Speed Settings PATA IDE Mode SATA Port 2.3.4.2 Onboard Device Azalia Audio Select Select [Disabled] if you do not want to use Azalia audio. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] Audio Amplifier Amplifier Gain(dB) Onboard LAN1 Device 60 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...
  • Page 61 PWRON After PWR-Fail This item allows you to select if you want to power on the system after power failure. The choice: Off, On, Former-Sts. 2.3.4.4 Onboard Lan1/2 Boot ROM The choices: Enable, Disable. BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 61...
  • Page 62 USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard. USB Mouse Support Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports 62 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...

  • Page 63: Security Chip Configuration

    The choices are “Enabled” and “Disabled”. 2.3.5.2 TPM Current Status This item shows you the current TPM status. 2.3.5.3 TPM Status The choices are “No Change” / “Clear” / “Enable & Activate” / “Deactivate & Disable”. BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 63...

  • Page 64: Power Management Setup

    BIOS if S3 resume. The “No” disables this function. 2.3.5.5 Power Management There are three selections for Power Management, and each of them has fixed mode settings. Item Description Min. Power Saving Minimum power management, HDD Power Down = 15 Min 64 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...
  • Page 65 2.3.5.11 Power On by Ring 2.3.5.12 USB KB Wake-up From S3 2.3.6.3 Resume by Alarm When Enabled, your can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode. BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 65...

  • Page 66: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    This is set to “Disabled” by default. 2.3.6.5 Maximum Payload Size This allows you to set the maximum TLP payload size for PCI Express devices. The options are [128 bytes], [256 bytes], [512 bytes], [1024 bytes], [2048 bytes], and [4096 bytes]. 66 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...

  • Page 67: Pc Health Status

    This item shows you the current system fan speed. 2.3.8.7 Vcore This item shows you the current Vcore voltage value. 2.3.8.8 +12V This item shows you the current +12V voltage value. 2.3.8.9 This item shows you the current +5V voltage value. BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 67...

  • Page 68: Frequency/Voltage Control

    This is achieved by varying the frequency slightly so that the signal does not use any particular frequency for more than a moment. The choices are “Disabled” and “Enabled”. 2.3.8.3 CPU/Host/SRC/PCI Clock The choice: 100 68 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...

  • Page 69: Load Optimized Defaults

    Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable performance for your system to operate. Press <Y> to load the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 69...

  • Page 70: Set Supervisor Password

    CMOS. The password must be no longer than eight (8) characters. Remember, to enable the password setting feature, you must first select either “Setup” or “System” from the “Advanced BIOS Features” menu. 70 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...

  • Page 71: Set User Password

    CMOS. The password must be no longer than eight (8) characters. Remember, to enable the password setting feature, you must first select either “Setup” or “System” from the “Advanced BIOS Features” menu. BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 71...

  • Page 72: Save & Exit Setup

    CMOS memory of the chipset. The processor will check this every time you turn your system on and compare this to what it finds as it checks the system. This record is required for the sys- tem to operate. 72 BEM-100B/C User’s Manual...

  • Page 73: Exit Without Saving

    User’s Manual 2.3.14 Exit Without Saving Selecting this option and pressing <Enter> lets you exit the setup program without recording any new values or changing old ones. BEM-100B/C Series User’s Manual 73...

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