Preface Copyright Notice All Rights Reserved. The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve the reliability, design and function. It does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer. Under no circumstances will the manufacturer be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising from the use or inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
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RoHS ARBOR Technology Corp. certifies that all components in its products are in compliance and conform to the European Union’s Restriction of Use of Haz- ardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) Directive 2002/95/EC.
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Preface Warranty This product is warranted to be in good working order for a period of two years from the date of purchase. Should this product fail to be in good working order at any time during this period, we will, at our option, replace or repair it at no additional charge except as set forth in the following terms.
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Introduction 1.1 The Product EmETX-i2304 needs another carrier board, PBE- 1000, to work with to deliver best performance. The I/O cabling from boards to chassis, or the daughter boards are not needed. Money spent on these parts can be saved. Cost is substantially reduced.
Before you begin installing your single board, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: 1 x EmETX-i2304 ETX® CPU Module 1 x Quick Installation Guide If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your vendor immediately.
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BIOS The BIOS Setup utility is featured by Insyde BIOS to configure the system set- tings stored in the system’s BIOS ROM. Insyde BIOS is activated once the com- puter powers on. After entering the utility, use the left/right arrow keys to navigate between the top menus and use the down arrow key to access one.
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BIOS Key Commands The BIOS Setup utility relies on a keyboard to receive user’s instructions. Hit the following keys to navigate within the utility and configure the utility. Keystroke Function ← → Moves left/right between the top menus. ↓ ↑ Moves up/down between highlight items.
BIOS 3.1. Main menu displays some BIOS info and features the settings of Main System Date System Time The BIOS info displayed is: Info Item Description BIOS Version Delivers the computer’s BIOS version. Project name Delivers the name of the project Delivers the date and time when the BIOS Setup utility was created/ Build Date and Time updated.
BIOS 3.2. Advanced The Advanced menu controls the system’s CPU, IDE, Super IO, AHCI and USB. It also helps users monitor hardware health. - 19 -...
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BIOS The featured submenus are: Submenu Description Boot Configuration 3.2.1. Boot Configuration on page 20. IDE Configuration 3.2.2. IDE Configuration on page USB Configuration 3.2.3. USB Configuration on page 20. Audio Configuration 3.2.4. Audio Configuration on page 21. LAN Configuration 3.2.5.
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BIOS 3.2.4. Audio Configuration The featured settings are: Setting Description Audio Controller Enables/Disables Azalia Controller Azalia VCi Enable Enables/Disables Virtual Channel 1 of Audio Controller Azalia HDMI Codec Enables/Disables Internal HDMI codec for Azalia 3.2.5. LAN Configuration The featured settings are: Setting Description LAN Configuration...
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BIOS 3.2.7. Miscellaneous Configuration The featured settings are: Setting Description / Available Options HPET - HPET support Enables/Disables HPET support in Windows XP Set the state of System when power is re-applied after a Power State After G3 failure (G3 state) Options are S0 State(default)/S5 State Clock Spread Spectrum Enables/Disables Clock Spread Spectrum...
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BIOS 3.2.9. Video Configuration Configure video settings The featured setting is: 3.2.9.1 Video Configuration Setting Description Set Logo & SCU Resolution. Logo & SCU Resolution Options are Auto/640 x480/800 x 600/1024 x 768 3.2.9.2 VBT Hook Configuration Setting Description Set the option of CRT. Configure CRT as Options are Default / CRT / No Device CRT EDID Support...
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BIOS 3.2.9.4 GOP Configuration Setting Description GOP Brightness Level Set the Brightness Level of GOP. GOP Driver Enables/Disables GOP Driver 3.2.9.5 IGD Configuration Setting Description Integrated Graphics Enables/disables Intergrated Graphics Device. Device Set IGD or PCI graphic device as the Primary Display. Primary Display Options are Auto/IGD/PCie.
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BIOS 3.2.9.6 IGD- LCD Control Setting Description Set mode of as the Primary Display. Force Lid Status Options are ON (default) / OFF / Auto. Set the mode of BIA. Options are Auto (default) /Disabled / Level 1 /Level 2 /Level 3 /Level 4 /Level 5.
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BIOS 3.2.10. ACPI Table/Feature Control Setting Description FACP - RTC S4 This function will be avalible only when ACPI is enabled. Wakeup Enables/disables S4 Wakup from RTC. This item is valid only for WIN2K and WINXP. Also, a frech install of APIC - IO APIC the OS must occur when APIC mode is desired.
BIOS 3.3. Security menu sets up the password for the system’s administrator account. Security Once the administrator password is set up, this BIOS Setup utility is limited to access and will ask for the password each time any access is attempted. The featured setting is: Setting Description...
BIOS 3.4. Power menu sets up the power option of system Power The featured setting is: Setting Description Advanced 3.4.1 Advanced CPU Control on page CPU Control Enables or diables Wake on PME. Wake on PME Determines the action taken when the system power is off and a PCI Power Management Enable wake up event occurs.
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BIOS 3.4.1 Advanced CPU Control Setting Description Use XD Enables or disables processor XD capability. Capability Sets whether the processor should limit the maximum CPUID input value to 03h when the operating system queries it upon startup. Limit CPUID Select Enabled to allow a processor with Intel® Hyper-Thread- Max value ing technology to work with an operating system that doesn’t support it.
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BIOS P-States(IST) Enables/disables processor performance states (P-States) Boot Select the performance state that BIOS will set before OS handoff Performance Mode Enables/disables processor Turbo mode (EMTTM enabled is re- Turbo Mode quired) C-States Enables/disables processor idle power saving states (C-states) Enhanced Enables/disables P-state transitions to occur in combination with C- C-States...
BIOS 3.5. Boot menu configures how to boot up the system such as the configuration Boot of boot device priority. The featured settings are: Setting Description Boot type Set the boot type. Options are Legacy Boot Type. Allow InsydeH20 to Skip certain tests while booting . This will Quick Boot decrease the time need to boot the system.
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BIOS USB Boot Disables or enables booting to USB boot devices. Set the waiting seconds before booting the default boot se- Timeout lection Automatic Failover Enables/disables the Automatic Failover. Legacy Setting Description Normal Boot Menu Set the boot Menu. Options are Normal / Advance. Set the boot type order.
BIOS 3.6. Exit menu features a handful of commands to launch actions from the Save & Exit BIOS Setup utility regarding saving changes, quitting the utility and recovering defaults. The features settings are: Setting Description Exit Saving Changes Saves the changes and quits the BIOS Setup utility. Save Changes Without Exit Save Changes but does not quit the BIOS.
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Appendix Appendix A. Watchdog Timer (WDT) Setting The application software depends on its requirement to trigger WDT with ad- equate timer setting. Before WDT timeout, the functional normal system will re- load the WDT. The WDT never time-out for a normal system. The WDT will not be reloaded by an abnormal system, then WDT will time-out and auto-reset the system to avoid abnormal operation.
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