ONTENTS CHAPTER 1 NTRODUCTION 1.1 S PECIFICATIONS 1.2 P ACKING HECK CHAPTER 2 UMPER ETTING AND ONNECTORS 2.1 B AP-370VF OARD UTLINE OF 2.2 I NSTALLING AND PGRADING THE 2.3 J UMPER ETTING VERVIEW 2.4 J AP-370VF UMPER OCATIONS FOR 2.5 J...
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ABLE OF ONTENTS CHAPTER 4 RIVERS UPPORT 4.1 D RIVER ISKETTE 4.2 AGP D RIVER TILITIES APPENDIX A H ATCH IMER APPENDIX B T ECHNICAL EFERENCE GLOSSARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS RMA SERVICE REQUEST FORM...
Flash Disk, and three DIMMs. Take note that the AP-370VF is a high power & full engine SBC with an AGP display of resolution up to 1600x1200 at 256 colors. It is a board that after many feature for a reasonable cost, without the hassle of going through the extra effort and cost of additional I/O cards.
: Supports one IrDA header Health Monitoring : Support CPU temperature alarm Operating Temperature : 0°C~60°C (32°F~140°F) Humidity : 10%~90% RH Dimensions : 338 mm X 122 mm (13 ” X 4 ”) Net weight : 340 g (0.748 lb.) AP-370VF/F / 2...
Before you begin to install your card, please make sure that you received the following materials as listed below: Item Remark AP-370VF SBC 1 pc AP-370VF Single Board Computer Keyboard adapter cable 1 pc 5-pin to 6-pin PS/2 AT keyboard connector 40-pin to 40-pin standard header flat ribbon cable EIDE/Floppy cable...
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CHAPTER 2. JUMPER SETTING AND CONNECTORS The figure below shows the jumpers and connectors location on the AP-370VF: 2.1 Board Outline of AP-370VF VGA1 PMS1 COM1 PKB1 KCN1 DIO1 JP11 JP10 CON1 IDE1 IDE2 AP-370VF/F / 4...
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CAUTION! Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer’s instructions or accepted environmental regulatory standards. AP-370VF/F/ 5...
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2. Position the DIMM above the socket with the “notches” in the module aligned with the “keys” on the socket. 3. Seat the module vertically into the socket. Make sure it is completely seated. The tabs will hold the DIMM in place. AP-370VF/F / 6...
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A pair of needle-nose pliers is recommended when working with jumpers. If you have any doubts about the best hardware configuration for your application, contact your local sales representative before you make any changes. In general, you simply need a standard cable to make most connections. AP-370VF/F/ 7...
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Note: To clear CMOS data, turn power off and set JP7: ON. Then turn power on and wait for 10 sec and CMOS data is cleared. Be sure to power down the system and remove this jumper after completing this operation. AP-370VF/F / 14...
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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION Power LED+ Power LED- Power LED Power LED- Key Lock 1 Key Lock Key Lock 2 Speaker Buzzer Out Speaker Signal Reset Switch 1 Reset Switch Reset Switch 2 HDD LED+ HDD LED HDD LED- AP-370VF/F / 20...
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JUMPER SETTING AND CONNECTORS 2.10 I/O C ONNECTORS ESCRIPTION DIO1 : Digital Input / Digital Output Ports (Header) PIN NO. DESCRIPTION OUT0 OUT1 OUT2 OUT3 Ground Ground DIO1 DIO1 AP-370VF/F/ 21...
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JUMPER SETTING AND CONNECTORS FAN1 : Fan Connector PIN NO. DESCRIPTION Ground +12V FAN Status FAN1 FAN1 FAN2 : Fan Connector PIN NO. DESCRIPTION Ground +12V FAN2 FAN2 AP-370VF/F / 22...
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FAN Status FAN3 FAN3 USBC1 : USB Connector PIN NO. DESCRIPTION USB Port#0 V USB Port#0 D0- USB Port#0 D0+ Ground USB Port#1 Ground USB Port#1 V USB Port#1 D1- USB Port#1 D1+ Ground USB Port#1 Ground UBSC1 USBC1 AP-370VF/F/ 23...
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Data Terminal Ready ( DTRA # ) Ground ( GND ) Data Set Ready ( DSRA # ) Request To Send ( RTSA # ) Clear To Send ( CTSA # ) Ring Indicator ( RIA # ) COM1 COM1 AP-370VF/F / 24...
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JUMPER SETTING AND CONNECTORS VGA1 : VGA Connector PIN NO. DESCRIPTION Red Color Signal Green Color Signal Blue Color Signal Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground H-Sync. V-Sync. SPCLK VAG1 VGA1 AP-370VF/F/ 27...
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Data 1 Data 14 Data 0 Data 15 Ground DMA REQ Ground IOW # Ground IOR # Ground IOCHRDY Ground DMA ACK # Ground Interrupt HDC CS0 # HDC CS1 # HDD Active # Ground IDE1 IDE1 AP-370VF/F / 28...
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Data 13 Data 1 Data 14 Data 0 Data 15 Ground DMA REQ Ground IOW # Ground IOR # Ground IOCHRDY Ground DMA ACK # Ground Interrupt HDC CS0 # HDC CS1 # HDD Active Ground IDE2 IDE2 AP-370VF/F/ 29...
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Motor Enable B # Ground Direction # Ground Step # Ground Write Data # Ground Write Gate # Ground Track 0# Ground Write Protect # Read Data # Ground Head Side Select # Disk Change # FDC1 FDC1 AP-370VF/F / 30...
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Data 1 Initialize # Data 2 Printer Select IN # Data 3 Ground Data 4 Ground Data 5 Ground Data 6 Ground Data 7 Ground Acknowledge # Ground Busy Ground Paper Empty Ground Printer Select Ground PRT1 PRT1 AP-370VF/F/ 31...
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<Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete> keys, or by pushing the ‘ Reset ’ button on the system cabinet. You can also restart by turning the system OFF then ON. AP-370VF/F / 32...
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<ESC> : Exit the utility. < > : Use arrow keys to move cursor to your desired selection. <F10> : Saves all changes made to Setup and exits program. <Shift> <F2> : Changes background and foreground colors. AP-370VF/F / 33...
Set Time : Hour, Minute and Second. Use 24-hour clock format (for p.m. time, add 12 to the hour number, e.g. you would enter 4:30 p.m. as 16:30). When you select the “STANDARD CMOS SETUP” on the main program, the screen display will appears as: AP-370VF/F / 34...
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• LBA (Logical Block Addressing): During drive accesses, the IDE controller transforms that data address described by sector, head, and cylinder number into a physical block address, significantly improving data transfer rates. For drives that greater 1024 cylinders. AP-370VF/F / 35...
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AWARD BIOS SETUP The AWARD BIOS supports three HDD modes: NORMAL, LBA and LARGE. AP-370VF/F / 36...
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2.88M, 3.5 in 3 1-2 inch double-sided drive; 2.88 megabyte capacity Note : 1. Not Installed could be used as an option for diskless workstations.. 2. Highlight the listing after each drive name and select the appropriate entry. AP-370VF/F / 37...
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The system boot will not stop for a disk error ; it will stop for all other Errors. All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error ; it will stop for all other errors. AP-370VF/F / 38...
Virus Warning : The default setting of the Virus Warning is “Disabled”. When it is enabled, any attempt to write to the boot sector and partition table will halt the system and cause a warning message to appear. If this happens, you can use an anti-virus AP-370VF/F / 39...
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Gate A20 Option : The default setting is “Fast”. This is the optimal setting for the CPU card. The other option is “Normal”. Typematic Rate Setting : The default setting is “Disabled”. If enabled, you can set the typematic rate and typematic delay. AP-370VF/F / 40...
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“Disabled”. When enabled, the ROM with the specific address is copied into system DRAM. It will also reduce the size of memory available to the system. After you have made your selection in the BIOS FEATURES SETUP, press the <ESC> key to AP-370VF/F / 41...
DRAM used is either 70ns or 60ns. The other option is “Disabled” which allows you to change DRAM timing manually. EDO DRAM Speed Selection : The value in this field must correspond to the speed of AP-370VF/F / 42...
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DRAM. System BIOS Cacheable : Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. AP-370VF/F / 43...
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Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk : The default setting is “Enabled”. To reduce the occurrence of electromagnetic interference (EMI), the BIOS detects the presence or absence of components of DIMM and PCI slots and turns off system clock generator pulses to empty slots. AP-370VF/F / 44...
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Vcore, +5V, -12V, +3.3V, +12V : This field detects the voltage input of the board. After you have made your selections in the CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP, press the <ESC> key to go back to the main program screen. AP-370VF/F / 45...
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Suspend Mode Timer features. There are four options namely -- User Define : Allows you to customize all power saving timer features. Optimize : This is the recommended setting for general use. Test/Demo : This is for test/demonstration purpose. Disable : Disable the power management features. AP-370VF/F / 46...
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Full power function will return when a Wake-Up event is detected. HDD Power Down : Options are from “1 Min.” to “15 Min.” and “Disable”. The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not accessed within a specified length of time. AP-370VF/F / 47...
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Primary IDE 1 Secondary IDE 0 Secondary IDE 1 Floppy Disk Serial Port Parallel Port After you have made your selection in the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP, press the <ESC> key to go back to the main program screen. AP-370VF/F / 48...
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DMA-6 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP : Load BIOS Defaults DMA-7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP : Load Setup Defaults PNP OS Installed : Select Yes if the system operating environment is Plug-and-Play aware (e.g., Windows 95). AP-370VF/F / 49...
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D0000H-D3FFFH is occupied by ISA legacy cards, and BIOS will not assign this region for PnP/ISA and PCI cards. Assign IRQ For USB : To use USB feature, set the IRQ to “Enabled”. The default setting is “Enabled”. AP-370VF/F / 50...
<Enter>. A line will appear on the screen asking if you want to load the Setup default values. Press the <Y> key and then press the <Enter> key if you want to load the Setup defaults. Press <N> if you do not want to AP-370VF/F / 51...
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IDE HDD Block Mode : The Default setting is “Enabled”. This feature enhances the hard disk performance by making multi-sector transfers instead of one sector per transfer. Most IDE drives, except the very early design, have Block Mode transfer feature. AP-370VF/F / 53...
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They can be assigned as follows: Auto 3F8 / IRQ4 (Serial Port 1 Default) 2F8 / IRQ3 (Serial Port 2 Default) 3E8 / IRQ4 2E8 / IRQ3 Disabled (Disable the onboard serial port) AP-370VF/F / 54...
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If you have set both supervisor and user password, only the supervisor password allows you to enter the BIOS SETUP PROGRAM. Note : If you forget your password, the only way to solve this problem is to discharge the CMOS memory. AP-370VF/F / 55...
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Select this option and press the <Enter> key to save the new setting information in the CMOS memory and continue with the booting process. 3.15 E ITHOUT AVING Select this option and press the <Enter > key to exit the Setup Utility without recording any new values or changing old ones. AP-370VF/F / 56...
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DRIVERS SUPPORT CHAPTER 4. DRIVER SUPPORT 4.1 D RIVER ISKETTE The Table list below shows the drivers supported for AP-370VF. Diskette No. Driver Directory Name Genisys CD-ROM No.1 4.2 AGP D RIVER TILITIES This section describes the operation and installation of the software drivers. Below is the Windows 95/98 Driver Installation Procedure –...
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DRIVERS SUPPORT Step 2. In the Control Panel window, select the Display icon and double click to proceed to the configuration. Step 3. In the Display Properties window, click on the Settings folder. AP-370VF/F / 58...
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DRIVERS SUPPORT Step 4. In the Display Properties window, select the Settings folder and click on the Advanced Properties tab to continue. Step 5. In the Advanced Display Properties, click Change under Adapter folder. AP-370VF/F / 59...
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DRIVERS SUPPORT Step 6. When the Select Device window appears, select and click Have Disk…tab Step 7. Under the Install From Disk window, select Browse… tab and click to continue. AP-370VF/F / 60...
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Drives. A pull out box showing the available drives. Select and point to d: and click to start reading d: drive. Step 9. In the Open window, select ap-370vf folder in the Folders: dialog box. AP-370VF/F / 61...
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DRIVERS SUPPORT Step 10. Select vga file in the Folders: d:\ap-370vf open filed. Step 11. Select win9x file in the Folders: d:\ap-370vf\vga open filed. AP-370VF/F / 62...
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Step 12. The Open window appears, select utility driver. Step 13. Select and point to s3lc2x.inf under the File name dialog box. Click OK to proceed. Step 14. When the Install From Disk window appears, select and click OK tab. AP-370VF/F / 63...
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Step 16. The driver program will be retrieved and install in the system. Step 17. The System Settings Change window appears, select Yes tab and click to restart your computer with the proper vga setting that you have just chosen.. AP-370VF/F / 64...
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For example, if you want to Set 4 seconds for the time-out, you should set JP2 (4-8) Enable Disable C:\DOS> DEBUG C:\DOS>DEBUG -i443 -i43 EX.2: For assembly Language Enable : MOV DX, 443H IN AL, DX Disable : IN AL, 43H AP-370VF/F / 65...
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3C0 - 3CF EGA Card 3D0 - 3DF CGA Card 3E8 - 3EF Serial Port #3 (COM 3) 3F0 - 3F7 Floppy Disk Controller 3F8 - 3FF Serial Port #1 (COM 1) Enable Watch-dog Timer Operation (read) AP-370VF/F / 66...
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IRQ 9 Software redirected to INT 0AH (IRQ 2) IRQ 10 Reserved IRQ 11 Reserved IRQ 12 PS/2 Mouse IRQ 13 Math Coprocessor (CPU Internal) IRQ 14 Primary Hard disk IRQ 15 Secondary Hard Disk Parity Check Error AP-370VF/F / 67...
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The bus carries instructions back and forth between the CPU and other devices in the system. ISA, EISA, VL-Bus, PCI and SCSI are examples of PC buses. AP-370VF/F / 68...
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300, 333, 366, 400, 433, 466 Pentium III 450, 500, 550 EIDE (Enhanced IDE) – It is a hard drive controller that enables your system to be able to handle fast hard disk drives at a speed of 10MBPS. AP-370VF/F / 69...
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IEEE802.12 – is a physical layer standard for 100VG AnyLAN. LAN (Local Area Network) – A data communications network spanning a limited area. It provides communications between three or more computers and peripherals, in most cases using a high-speed media as it’s backbone. AP-370VF/F / 70...
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MMX – CPU’s with MMX technology are optimized to run multimedia application, and therefore, offer faster multimedia playback than standard CPUs. AP-370VF/F / 71...
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– uses range from commonplace modems and printers to plotters and burglar alarms. The most common use for serial port is with a mouse or modem. The reason for this is that a serial port is not a very efficient way to transfer AP-370VF/F / 72...
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The Windows OS provides medium text & graphics standard. VL-Bus – It is also known as Local Bus; this is an I/O interface that is directly connected to and dependant on the system CPU. The VL-Bus is an abbreviation of VESA Local Bus. AP-370VF/F / 73...
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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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RMA Service Request Form Date:1997.10.20 When requesting RMA service, please fill out this “RMA Service Request Form”. This form needs to be shipped with your returns. Service cannot begin until we have this information. Company: Person to contact: Phone No. Purchased Date: Fax No.: Applied Date:...