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- Page 1 AR-B1842-G Socket 479 Pentium ® INDUSTRIAL GRADE CPU BOARD User’ s Guide Edition: 2.01 Book Number: AR-B1842-07.0115...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 0. PREFACE..................................3 0.1 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER .............................3 0.2 WELCOME TO THE AR-B1842-G CPU BOARD..........................3 0.3 BEFORE YOU USE THIS GUIDE ..............................3 0.4 RETURNING YOUR BOARD FOR SERVICE..........................3 0.5 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND USER COMMENTS ........................3 0.6 STATIC ELECTRICITY PRECAUTIONS ............................4 1. -
Page 3: Preface
This guide introduces the Acrosser AR-B1842-G CPU Board. Use information provided in this manual describes this card’s functions and features. It also helps you start, set up and operate your AR-B1842-G. General system information can also be found in this publication. -
Page 4: Static Electricity Precautions
0.6 STATIC ELECTRICITY PRECAUTIONS Before removing the board from its anti-static bag, read this section about static electricity precautions. Static electricity is a constant danger to computer systems. The charge that can build up in your body may be more than sufficient to damage integrated circuits on any PC board. It is, therefore, important to observe basic precautions whenever you use or handle computer components. -
Page 5: Introduction
Type II socket for its slave channel. Other I/O features include four USB ports connector with pin headers. Expansion slots composed of one Mini PCI slot. AR-B1842-G uses a 20-pin ATX power and a big 4-pin AT input connector. 1.1 PACKING LIST... -
Page 6: Specifications
1.2 SPECIFICATIONS Model Name AR-B1842-G V 2.0 Product PCI-E Half Size Pentium M CPU card with Intel 915GME chipset, VGA, 10/100 LAN, Descriptions CF, Mini PCI, 2 Serial ports, 4 USB 2.0 General Note CPU Grade Socket 478 FSB533/400 MHz Pentium M/ Celeron M (90nm... -
Page 7: Block Diagram
Operating 0~60 C (32~140 Temperature Storage -20~80 C (-4~176 Temperature Relative Humidity 0 to 90% @ 45°C, non-condensing EMC & Safety CE , FCC Class A Safety 1.3 BLOCK DIAGRAM Dothan Processor 533 MT/s(133Mhz core clock) IMVP_IV 2M Cache 478 uFCPGA 2005/09/21 (533Mhz)*(8byte)=4.2GB/s FSB 133 Mhz core clock... -
Page 8: Installation
2. INSTALLATION This chapter describes how to install the AR-B1842-G. At first, the layout of AR-B1842-G is shown, and the unpacking information that you should be careful is described. The jumpers and switches setting for the AR-B1842-G’s configuration are as below. -
Page 9: Cpu Installation
2.2 CPU INSTALLATION ® ® The AR-B1842-G embedded board supports a Socket 478 processor socket for Intel Pentium M or ® Celeron M processors. The processor socket comes with a screw to secure the processor. As shown in the left picture below, loosen the screw first before inserting the processor. -
Page 10: Memory Installation (Ddr2 Sodimm Memory Size)
2.3 MEMORY INSTALLATION (DDR2 SODIMM MEMORY SIZE) The AR-B1842-G board supports DDR2 400/533 MHz main memory. One 200-pin SODIMM connector on the board supports unbufferedm nonECC, single and double-side DDR2 400/533 MHz SODIMMs. These SODIMMs provide the ability to use up to maximum of 1 GBytes system memory. -
Page 11: Connection
3. CONNECTION The connectors on AR-B1842-G allows you to connect external devices such as USB devices, serial port drives, hard disk devices, printers, etc. The following table lists the connectors on AR-B1842-G and their respective functions. 3.1 PS/2 KEYBOARD & MOUSE（CN1）... -
Page 12: Com2 For Rs232 / Rs422 / Rs485 Select （Jp3
3.6 COM2 FOR RS232 / RS422 / RS485 SELECT （JP3） SIGNAL RS232 1-2 ON （Factory Preset） 3-4 ON RS422 5-6 ON RS485 3.7 RS422 / RS485 HEADER（J8） SIGNAL TX2+ TX2- RX2+ RX2- 3.8 IRDA HEADER（J4） SIGNAL SIGNAL IRRX IRTX 3.9 VGA CONNECTOR（VGA1） SIGNAL SIGNAL GREEN... -
Page 13: Parallel Port Header（J2
3.11 PARALLEL PORT HEADER（J2） SIGNAL SIGNAL STB# AFD# ERROR# INIT# SLIN# ACK# BUSY SLCT N.C. 3.12 CPU FREQUENCY SELECT TABLE（J10） CPU_HOST_FREQUENCY 100MHz【BANIAS】 4_6,1_3 133MHz【DOTHAN】 4_6,3_5 3.13 HARD DISK CONNECTOR (IDE1) SIGNAL SIGNAL /RESET PDATA7 PDATA8 PDATA6 PDATA9 PDATA5 PDATA10 PDATA4 PDATA11 PDATA3 PDATA12... -
Page 14: Compact Flash Connector（Cf1
3.14 COMPACT FLASH CONNECTOR（CF1） SIGNAL SIGNAL PDATA3 PDATA4 SDATA5 PDATA6 SDATA7 /PDCS1 PDA2 PDA1 PDA0 PDATA0 PDATA1 PDATA2 NOTE: Compact flash (CF1) and IDE1 share the same IDE channel. Since a compact flash card is installed, the IDE PDATA11 PDATA12 device will become unstable. -
Page 15: Cd In Header（J1
3.17 CD IN HEADER（J1） SIGNAL CD-L CD-R 3.18 CPU FAN POWER CONNECTOR（FAN1, FAN2） SIGNAL +12V SENSE 3.19 COMS BATTERY HEADER（JP4） SIGNAL 1-2 ON NORMAL OPERATION （Factory Preset） 2-3 ON CLEAR CMOS 3.20 18 BITS LVDS CONNECTOR（LCD1） SIGNAL SIGNAL LVDS_PWR LVDS_CLKBN LVDS_CLKBP LVDS_YBN2 LVDS_YBP2... -
Page 16: Usb Port Header （Usb1, Usb2
3.22 USB PORT HEADER （USB1, USB2） SIGNAL SIGNAL DATA- DATA+ DATA+ DATA- 3.23 DDR2 SOCKET（DDR2SODIMM1） 3.24 MINI PCI SLOT（MINIPCI1） 3.25 SATA CONNECTOR（SATA1, SATA2） SIGNAL SIGNAL SATA RXP SATATXP SATARXN SATATXN 3.26 GPIO PORT HEADER（J9） SIGNAL SIGNAL OUT0 IN 3 OUT 3 IN 1 OUT 1 IN 2... -
Page 17: Protect U Header（Jp2
3.28 PROTECT U HEADER（JP2） SIGNAL 1-2 ON WRITER FUNCTION READ FUNCTION 2-3 ON (Factory Preset) 3.29 PANEL HEADER（J3） SIGNAL POWER LED HDD LED SPEAKER RESET BUTTON 9-10 POWER BUTTON 3.30 AT POWER CONNECTOR（PW1）... -
Page 18: Watchdog Timer Configuration
4. WATCHDOG TIMER CONFIGURATION 4.1 WATCHDOG TIMER SETTING The WDT (Watch Dog Timer) is used to generate a variety of output signals after a user programmable count. The WDT is suitable for use in the prevention of system lock-up, such as when software becomes trapped in a deadlock. - Page 19 Sample code as below: IO_Port_Address = 0x4E; outportb(IO_Port_Address,0x87); // (EFER) Extended Functions Enable Register outportb(IO_Port_Address,0x87); outportb(IO_Port_Address,0x2D); // Point to Global Reg. // Select Multi-Function pin, (Bit0=0 Watchdog Function) outportb(IO_Port_Address+1,(inportb(IO_Port_Address+1)&0xFE)); outportb(IO_Port_Address,0x07); // Point to Logical Device Number Reg. outportb(IO_Port_Address+1,0x08); // Select logical device 8, (Watchdog Function) outportb(IO_Port_Address,0x30);...
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Page 20: Bios Console
5. BIOS CONSOLE This chapter describes the AR-B1842-G BIOS menu displays and explains how to perform common tasks needed to get up and running, and presents detailed explanations of the elements found in each of the BIOS menus. The following topics are covered:... - Page 21 Month：1 to 12 Date：1 to 31 Year：1999 to 2099 To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and use the 【PageUp】/【PageDown】or 【+】/【-】keys to set the current time. Time Setup The time format is： Hour：0 to 24 Minute：00 to 59 Second：00 to 59 To set the time, highlight the “Time”...
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Page 22: Advanced Chipset Setup
5.2 ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP This section allows you to configure and improve your system and follows you to set up some system features according to your preference. Advanced Chipset Setup APIC Mode APIC stands for Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller. The default setting is Disabled. Quick Power On Self Test When enabled, this field speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST) after the system is turned on. -
Page 23: Power Setup
5.3 POWER SETUP Use this main to specify your setting for power management. Power Setup ACPI Function Enable this function to support ACPI (Advance Configuration and Power Interface) ACPI Suspend Type This options for this field are S1 (POS) and S3 (STR). By default, the field is set to S1 (POS) PWRON After PWR-Fail The field sets the system power status whether on or off when power returns from a power failure. -
Page 24: Peripherals Setup
5.4 PERIPHERALS SETUP This option controls the configuration of the board’s chipset. Control keys for this screen are the same as for the previous screen. Peripherals Setup Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Onboard Serial Port 3 Onboard Serial Port 4 Onboard Serial Port 5 Onboard Serial Port 6 These fields allow you to select the on board serial ports and their addresses. - Page 25 USB Controller The options for this field are Enabled and Disabled. By default, the field is set to Enabled. USB 2.0 Controller The options for this field are Enabled and Disabled. By default, the field is set to Enabled. In order to use USB 2.0, necessary OS drivers must be installed first.
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Page 26: Pnp/Pci Setup
5.5 PNP/PCI SETUP The option configures the PCI bus system. All PCI bus system on the system use INT#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value. PnP / PCI Setup Reset Configuration Data Thus field allows you to determine whether to reset the configuration data or not. The default value is “Disabled”. -
Page 27: Pc Health Setup
5.6 PC HEALTH SETUP This section shows the parameters in determining the PC Health Status. These parameters include temperatures, fan speeds, voltages. PC Health Status Temperature / Voltage These fields are parameters of the hardware monitoring function feature of the motherboard. The values are read-only values as monitored by the system and show the PC health status. -
Page 28: Boot Setup
5.7 BOOT SETUP This section is used to exit the BIOS main menu. After making your changes, you can either save them or exit the BIOS menu and without saving the new values PCI / Plug And Play First / Second / Third Boot Device These fields determine the device that the system searches first for an operating system. -
Page 29: Exit Setup
5.8 EXIT SETUP This section is used to configure exit mode. Exit Setup Save & Exit Setup This option allow you determine whether or not to accept the modifications. If you type “Y”, You will quit the setup utility and save all changes into the CMOS memory. If you type “N”, you will return to setup utility. -
Page 30: Bios Update
The chips can be electronically reprogrammed, allowing you to upgrade your BIOS firmware without removing and installing chips. The AR-B1842-G provides the FLASH BIOS update function for you to easily to update to a newer BIOS version. Please follow these operating steps to update to new BIOS：... -
Page 31: Appendix A. Address Mapping
APPENDIX A. ADDRESS MAPPING IO 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 list the I/O addresses used. I/O MAP ASSIGNMENT 0000 - 000F Direct Memory Access controller 0010 - 001F... -
Page 32: Appendix B. Interrupt Request (Irq)
APPENDIX B. INTERRUPT REQUEST (IRQ) Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the services required. The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board. Level HARDWARE USING THE SETTING System timer Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard Programmable interrupt controller Communication Port (COM2) Communication Port (COM1)
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