AR-B1641 User’ s Guide Table of Contents 0.PREFACE .................................. 1 0.1 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER...........................1 0.2 WELCOME TO THE AR-B1641 CPU BOARD........................1 0.3 BEFORE USE THE GUIDE..............................1 0.4 RETURNING YOUR BOARD FOR SERVICE ........................1 0.5 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND USER COMMENTS ......................1 1.
0.1 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER This document is copyrighted, 1999, by Acrosser Technology Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means, such as electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or other means without the prior written permission of original manufacturer.
(Computer Telephony Integration) equipments such as PBX, Digital Logger, etc. It accommodates up to 512MB SDRAM for demanding applications. Its 6-layer printed circuit board combining with noise-tolerant and low power consumption CMOS technology enables the AR-B1641 Series to withstand any harsh industrial environments very well.
AR-B1641 User’ s Guide 1.3 SPECIFICATION AR-B1641 Series Processor : Intel® Tualatin/Coppermine Pentium III / Celeron™ Processor in Socket Chipset : Intel® 815E chipset System Memory : One DIMM socket, support up to 512MB SDRAM BIOS : AMI® BIOS Graphics Controller : Internal graphic controller with Intel’...
AR-B1641 User’ s Guide 1.4 UNPACK YOUR AR-B1641 AND ACCESSORY Before you begin to install your card, please make sure that you received the following materials as listed below: AR-B1641 Series SBC x 1 pc Single Board Computer Keyboard and Mouse Cable x 1 pc...
AR-B1641 User’ s Guide 2.2 JUMPER SETTING SUMMARY OF AR-B1641 Location Function For AT & ATX Function KBPW1 For Keyboard Voltage For 82562ET LAN Function SC2T1 / SC2T2 Select COM2 Type CMOS1 Clear CMOS 2.2.1 For AT&ATX Function (JP4) Description...
AR-B1641 User’ s Guide 2.2.5 Clear CMOS (CMOS1) Description CMOS1 Normal (Default) CLEAR CMOS Note: If you forget your password, the only way to solve this problem is to discharge the CMOS memory by turning power off and placing a shunt on the CMOS1 (2-3) for 5 seconds, then...
AR-B1641 User’ s Guide 2.3 I/O CONNECTOR SUMMARY Connector Function ATXC1 ATX Power Expansion (Header) PLRS1 Connector for Power LED, Reset, Speaker Connector, HD LED IRDA1 Consumer Remote Control IR (CIR) PSW1 ATX Power ON Switch (Header) 4PSM1 Power Connector...
AR-B1641 User’ s Guide 2.3.6 USB Port #1 Connector (USBA1) USBA1 Pin No. Description Pin No. Description USB_VCC USB_VCC USB D0- USB D1- USB D0+ USB D1+ Ground Ground USB Port#1Ground USB Port#1 Ground 2.3.7 USB Port #2 Connector 2x5 Pin 2.54mm (USBA2) USBA2 Pin No.
AR-B1641 User’ s Guide 2.3.17 Type 5/RJ-45+Transformer +2LED (LANE1) LANE1 Pin No. Description TXD+ TXD- RXD+ RXD- Link LED-(Green) Link LED+ Active LED-(yellow) Active LED+...
AR-B1641 User’ s Guide 3. INSTALLATION 3.1 HARDWARE SETUP AND INSTALLATION 3.1.1 CPU Installation and Upgrading Step 1 Locate the ZIF socket and open it by first pulling the lever of socket upward. Step 2 Insert the CPU into the socket. Please keep the lever right angle when inserting CPU.
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AR-B1641 User’ s Guide Step 3 When inserting the CPU please note the correct orientation as shown. The notched corner should point toward the end of the lever. Step 4 Push the lever down to close the socket. Step 5 Attach the heatsink onto the CPU.
AR-B1641 User’ s Guide 3.1.2 System Memory Installation Step 1 Open latches of DIMM socket. Step 2 Insert the RAM module into the DIMM socket. Step 3 Press the latches into the notches of the RAM module.
AR-B1641 User’ s Guide 4. BIOS SETUP The AMI‘ s ROM BIOS provides a built-in Setup program that allows user to modify the basic system configuration and settings. The modified data will be stored in a battery-backed CMOS RAM so that these data will be retained even when the power is turned off.
AR-B1641 User’ s Guide Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings: This option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. These default settings are non-optimal and disable all high-performance features. Save Settings and Exit: Save changes to CMOS and exit setup.
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AR-B1641 User’ s Guide Boot Device: The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where AMIBIOS attempts to load the operation system. Possible settings are: IDE-0 The system will boot from the first HDD. IDE-1 The system will boot from the second HDD.
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AR-B1641 User’ s Guide Password Check: This option enables password checking every time the computer is powered on or every time WINBIOS Setup is executed. If Always is chosen, a user password prompt appears every time the computer is turned on.
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AR-B1641 User’ s Guide DRAM Refresh: This option specifies the refresh rate frequency for the installed system memory SDRAM DIMMs. If you have good quality of DRAM, you can choose longer refresh rate to get better system performance. DRAM Cycle time (SCLKs): Select the number of SCLKs for an access cycle. The setting are:5/7 and 7/9.
AR-B1641 User’ s Guide 4.6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP The “Power Management Setup” controls the CPU card‘ s “Green” features. When you select the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” on the main program, the screen display will appears as: Power Management Setup Screen AMIBIOS SETUP –...
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AR-B1641 User’ s Guide Power Button Function: This feature sets the function of the power button. Settings: On/Off The power button functions as normal on/off button. Suspend When you press the power button, the computer enters the suspend/sleep mode, but if the button is pressed for more than four seconds, the computer is turned off.
AR-B1641 User’ s Guide 4.7 PCI PLUG AND PLAY SETUP Both the ISA and PCI buses on the CPU card use system IRQs & DMAs. You must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PCI / Plug and Play Setup utility, otherwise the SBC will not work properly.
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AR-B1641 User’ s Guide IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15: These items specify the bus where the specified IRQ line is used. The settings determine if AMIBIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of available IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS.
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AR-B1641 User’ s Guide Parallel Port Mode : This option specifies the parallel port mode. ECP and EPP are both bidirectional data transfer schemes that adhere to the IEEE P1284 specifications. The default setting is Normal. The other settings are:...
AR-B1641 User’ s Guide 4.11 HIGH PERFORMANCE SETUP DEFAULTS The options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to High Performance defaults. The High Performance Defaults are the default values set by the manufacturer for the best system performance but probably will cause a stability issue.
Chapter4 Driver Support 5 DRIVERS SUPPORT 5.1 USE YOUR DRIVER CD-ROM This chapter provides information on how to install the drivers in generally and related directory that come with the CD-ROM in the package. Please follow the instructions set forth on the screen carefully. 1.
Appendix A Watch-Dog Timer APPENDIXA. WATCHDOG TIMER You can enable the watchdog when your application software monitors an unexpected or not respond, then the timer generates a reset to reboot your system. During the period of enable to reset, you could still cancel reset by disabling the watchdog.
AR-B1641 User’ s Guide APPENDIX A. ADDRESS MAPPING IO Address Map I/O MAP ASSIGNMENT 0x0022-0x003F PCI bus 0x0044-0x0047 PCI bus 0x004C-0x006F PCI bus 0x0072-0x007F PCI bus 0x0090-0x0091 PCI bus 0x0093-0x009F PCI bus 0x00A2-0x00BF PCI bus 0x00E0-0x00EF PCI bus 0x0100-0x0CF7 PCI bus...
AR-B1641 User’ s Guide TERMS AND CONDITIONS Date:1997.10.20 Warranty Policy 1. All products are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two years from the date of purchase by the customer. 2. The buyer will bear the return freight charges for goods that are returned for repair within the warranty period whereas manufacturer will bear the return to user freight charges after repair.
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AR-B1641 User’ s Guide When requesting RMA service, please fill out this “RMA Service Request Form”. Without this form your RMA will be REJECTED!!! Reasons to Return: □ Repair(Please include failure details) □ Testing Purpose RMA No: Company: Contact Person: Phone No.
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