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Em104P-i8523 Computer On Module (COM) User’s Manual Version 1.0 2007.06...
Introduction 1.1 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, indi- rect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising from the use or in- ability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility...
Introduction 1.4 Replacing the lithium battery Incorrect replacement of the lithium battery may lead to a risk of explosion. The lithium battery must be replaced with an identical battery or a battery type recommended by the manufacturer. Do not throw lithium batteries into the trashcan. It must be disposed of in accordance with local requlations concerning special waste.
Introduction 1.6 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.
Introduction 1.7 Packing List 1 x Em104P-i8523 1x CPU Heat Sink 1 x CD-ROM (Optional for Drivers and Manuals) 1 x RJ45 cover If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your vendor immediately.
Introduction 1.8 Ordering Information Em104P-i8523VL/C PC/104 Plus Intel Celeron M 600MHz with CRT/ LCD/ Audio and LAN Em104P-i8523VL/P PC/104 Plus Intel Pentium M 1.4GHz with CRT/ LCD/ Audio and LAN Cable Kit CBK-13-8523-00 1.9 Specification Form Factor PC/104 Plus form factor Processor Intel Celeron M 600MHz or Intel Pentium M 1.4GHz (Optional)
Installation Jumpers 2.2 JVLCD1: LCD Panel Voltage Select The voltage of LCD panel could be selected by JVLCD1 in 5V or 3.3V. Voltage 3.3V (Default) 2.3 JBAT1: CMOS Setup Mode Keep CMOS (Default) Clear CMOS...
Installation 2.8 FAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector CPUF1 is a 3-pin header for the CPU fan. The fan must be a 12V fan. Description FAN_CTL +12V 2.9 KBM1: Keyboard & Mouse 6-pin Keyboard & Mouse wafer connector Description KB_DATA MS_DATA KB_CLK KB_VCC MS_CLK...
Installation 2.11 JFRT1: Switches and Indicators It provides connectors for system indicators that provides light indication of the computer activities and switches to change the computer status. Description RESET+ PWR LED+ HDD LED+ HDD LED- SPK OUT+ SPK OUT- 2.12 PC/104: PC/104 ISA Interface PC/104 2.13 INV1: LCD Inverter Connector Onboard 5-pin mini boxheader...
Installation 2.14 LAN1: Fast Ethernet Connector Description Description 2.15 AUDIO1: Audio Interface Connector AUDIO1, ALC655 AC’97 Codec, is composed of Line in, Line out and Micro- phone jacks. Description Description Line_in Left Line_in Right Mic_in Line_out Left Line_out Right 2.16 USB1/ USB2: USB Connector USB1/ USB2 supports two USB 2.0 w/ 480MB/s by pin header Description Description...
HSYNC VSYNC 2.19 Heatsink Installation 1. Put the heatsink on Em104P-i8523, and screw it on in the direction shown in the figure below. Insert two screws (No. 1) downward into the holes and turn them tightly. 2. Insert screw (No. 2) upward into the hole and turn it tightly.
BIOS 3.1 BIOS Introduction The Award BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) installed in your computer sys- tem’s. The BIOS provides for a standard device such as disk drives, serial ports and parallel ports. It also adds password protection as well as special support for detailed fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system.
BIOS 3.3 Standard CMOS Features “Standard CMOS Features” allows you to record some basic hardware configurations in your computer system and set the system clock and error handling. If the CPU card is already installed in a working system, you will not need to select this option.
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BIOS IDE Primary HDDs / IDE Secondary HDDs The onboard PCI IDE connectors provide Primary and Secondary channels for connecting up to four IDE hard disks or other IDE devices. Each channel can support up to two hard disks; the first is the “Master” and the second is the “Slave”.
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BIOS Halt On This field determines whether or not the system will halt if an error is detected during power up. All errors (default) Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error, the system will stop and you will be prompted. No errors The system boot will not be halted for any error that may be detected.
BIOS 3.4 Advanced BIOS Features CPU L1/ L2/ L3 Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is faster than conventional DRAM (system memory). CPUs from 486-type on up contain internal cache memory, and most, but not all, modern PCs have additional (external) cache memory. When the CPU requests data, the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory, for even faster access by the CPU.
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BIOS First/ Second/ Third Boot Device These fields determine the drive that the system searches first for an operating system. The options available include Setting: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, ZIP100, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, LAN and Disabled. Boot Other Device It allows the system to search for an OS from other devices other than the ones selected in the First/ Second/ Third Boot Device.
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BIOS Typematic Rate Setting When disabled, continually holding down a key on your keyboard will generate only one instance. When enabled, you can set the two typematic controls listed at the next. Setting: Disabled (Default), Enabled. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) When the typematic rate is enabled, the system registers repeated keystrokes speeds.
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BIOS MPS Version Control for OS It is specifies the MPS (Multiprocessor Specification) version for your operating system. MPS version 1.4 added extended configuration tables to improve support for multiple PCI bus configurations and improve future expandability. Setting: 1.1, 1.4 (Default). OS Select for DRAM >...
BIOS 3.5 Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Selectable It refers to the method by which the DRAM timing is selected. Setting: Manual, By SPD (Default). CAS Latency Time It allows CAS latency time in HCLKs as 2 or 2.5. The system board designer should set the values in this field, depending on the DRAM installed.
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BIOS DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay It allows you to insert a delay between the RAS (Row Address Strobe) and CAS (Column Address Strobe) signals. This delay occurs when the SDRAM is written to, read from or refreshed. Reducing the delay improves the performance of the SDRAM.
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BIOS Delayed Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2.1. Setting: Disabled, Enabled (Default). Delay Prior to Thermal This field activates the CPU thermal function after the systems boots for the set number of minutes.
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BIOS Panel Number It allows you to select the LCD Panel type as below --- Setting: 640x480 18-bit 800x600 18-bit 1024x768 18-bit (Default) 1280x1024 18-bit 1400x1050 18-bit 2-CH 1600x1200 18-bit 2-CH...
BIOS 3.6 Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate each channel separately. Setting: Disabled, Enabled (Default).
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BIOS IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO It allows your system HDD controller to run faster. Rather than having the BIOS issue with a series of commands that transferring to or from the disk drive, PIO (Programmed Input/Output) allows the BIOS to communicate with the controller and CPU directly. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode.
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BIOS USB Keyboard/ Mouse Support For using USB 2.0, it is necessary OS drivers must be installed first. Please update your system to at least Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP SP2. Setting: Disabled (Default), Enabled. AC97 Audio Setting: Auto (Default), Disabled. Init Display First This determines which VGA controller is initialized when the system boots.
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BIOS Parallel Port Mode Setting: SPP (Default) ECP+EPP Normal EPP Mode Select Setting: EPP1.9, EPP1.7 (Default) ECP Mode Use DMA Setting: 1, 3 (Default).
BIOS 3.7 Power Management Setup ACPI Function It supports ACPI (Advance Configuration and Power Interface). Setting: Enabled, Disabled (Default). Power Management It allows you to select the type of power saving management modes. Setting: User Define (Default) Each of the ranges is from 1 min. to 1hr. Except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min.
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BIOS Video Off In Suspend When enabled, the video is off in suspend mode. Setting: No, Yes (Default). Suspend Type Setting: Stop Grant (Default), PwrOn Suspend. Modem Use IRQ It sets the IRQ used by the Modem. Setting: NA (Default), 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11. Suspend Mode When “Enabled”, after the set time of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU will be shut off as the set time.
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BIOS Power-On by LAN It enables or disables the power on of the system through the modem connected or LAN. Setting: Disabled (Default), Enabled. Reload Global Timer Events The HDD, FDD, COM, LPT Ports, and PCI PIRQ are I/O events that can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode.
BIOS 3.8 PNP/PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed It allows you to enable the PNP OS Install option if it is supported by the OS installed. Setting: No (Default), Yes. Reset Configuration Data It allows you to determine whether to reset the configuration data or not. Setting: Disabled (Default), Enabled.
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BIOS IRQ / DMA Resources It allows you to configure the IRQ / DMA Resources. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Some non-standard VGA display cards may not show colors properly. It allows you to set whether or not MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can display with PCI/VGA.
BIOS 3.9 PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature It allows you to set the temperature by which the system automatically shuts down once the threshold temperature is reached. The setting can help prevent damage to the system that is caused by overheating.
BIOS 3.10 Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detect PCI Clk It enables or disables the auto detection of the PCI clock. Setting: Enabled (Default), Disabled. Spread Spectrum It sets the value of the spread spectrum. It is for CE testing use only. Setting: Disabled (Default), Enabled.
BIOS 3.11 Load Optimized Defaults It allows you to load the default values to your system configuration. The default setting is optimal and enabled all high performance features.
BIOS 3.12 Set Password Useing Password to set a password that will be used exclusively on the system. To specify a password, highlight the type you want and press <Enter>. The Enter Password: message prompts on the screen. Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>.
BIOS 3.13 Save & Exit Setup Typing “Y”, you will quit the setup utility and save all the changes into the CMOS memory. Typing “N”, you will return to Setup utility.
BIOS 3.15 BIOS Beep Sound code list Beep Sound Message 1 short (Beep) System booting is normally 2 short (Beep) CMOS setting error 1 long - 1 short (Beep) DRAM error 1 long - 2 short (Beep) Display card or monitor connected error 1 long - 3 short (Beep) Keyboard error 1 long - 9 short (Beep)
BIOS 3.17 Award BIOS Post Codes CFh Test CMOS read/write functionality C0h Early chipset initialization: Disable shadow RAM, L2 cache (socket 7 and below), program basic chipset registers C1h Detect memory: Auto detection of DRAM size, type and ECC, auto detection of L2 cache (socket 7 and below) C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 &...
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BIOS Reserved HPM initialization (notebook platform) Reserved Check validity of RTC value; Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack. If CMOS checksum fails, use default value instead; Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If ESCD is valid, take into consideration of the ESCD's legacy information;...
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BIOS Initialize EISA slot Reserved Calculate total memory by testing the last double last word of each 64K page; Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU Reserved Reserved 4Ch Reserved 4Dh Reserved Program MTRR of M1 CPU; initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program cacheable range;...
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BIOS Reserved Reserved Reserved Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if: AWDFLASH.EXE is found in floppy dive and ALT+F2 is pressed Reserved Detect and install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM... Reserved Detect serial ports and parallel ports Reserved Reserved Detect and install coprocessor Reserved 7Ch Reserved 7Dh Reserved...
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Appendix 4.1 I/O Port Address Map Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I/O port addresses which also becomes the identity of the device. The following table lists the I/O port addresses used. Address Device Description 00000000-0009FFFF System board extension for PnP BIOS 00000000-FFFFFFFF...
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Appendix FEE00000-FEE0FFFF System board extension for PnP BIOS FFB00000-FFB7FFFF System board extension for PnP BIOS FFB80000-FFBFFFFF Unknown Device FFF00000-FFFFFFFF System board extension for PnP BIOS Port 0000-FFFF PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge Port 0020-0021 Programmable interrupt controller Port 0040-0043 System timer Port 0060-0060 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard...
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Appendix Port 04D0-04D1 PCI bus Port 0500-051F PCI System Management Bus Port 0778-077B Printer Port (LPT1) Port 0CF8-0CFF PCI bus Port 9000-903F Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection Port 9000-9FFF PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge Port A000-A01F Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller Port A400-A41F Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller Port A800-A81F...
Appendix 4.2 Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the service required. The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board. Level Function IRQ 00 System Timer IRQ 01 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard IRQ 02 Programmable interrupt controller IRQ 03...
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