Chapter 1 General Information .....................1 1.1 Introduction ............................1 1.2 Features............................1 1.3 Specification............................2 1.4 Unpack your IAC-F845 Series and Accessory..................2 1.5 Board Layout............................. 3 Chapter 2 Installation ......................4 2.1 Hardware Setup and Installation ....................... 4 2.1.1 CPU Installation and Upgrading....................4 2.1.2 System Memory Installation......................
Watchdog Timer that allows for monitoring ability to ensure system stability. IAC-F845 Series is a high power & full engine Single Board Computer CPU card, carefully designed to be a feature-rich SBC CPU card at a reasonable price, this board elegantly meets industry needs and saves time and money by waiving the hassle of going through the extra effort and cost of additional I/O cards.
EMI/EMS EN 50082-1/1994>IEC 1000-4-2/1995, IEC 1000-4-3/1995, IEC 1000-4-4/1995 1.4 Unpack your IAC-F845 Series and Accessory Before you begin to install your card, please make sure that you received the following materials as listed below: IAC-F845 Series SBC x 1 pc...
Chapter 2. Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 Hardware Setup and Installation 2.1.1 CPU Installation and Upgrading STEP1: Locate the ZIP Socket and open it by first pulling the lever of socket upward. STEP2: Inset the CPU into the socket, Please keep the lever right angle when inserting CPU. When inserting the CPU please note the correct orientation as shown.
Chapter 2. Installation STEP3: Push the lever down to close the socket. STEP4: Attach the heat sink onto the CPU and close the levers to fix the attachment. STEP5: Finally attach the FAN cable to the CPU FAN header. 2.1.2 System Memory Installation STEP1: Open latches of DIMM socket.
Chapter 2. Installation 2.1.3 DiskOnChip Installation Please make sure the central polarization key on the socket, and place the DiskOnChip as the same direction. User’s Manual...
Chapter 2. Installation 2.2.3 I/O Connector Summary CONNECTOR FUNCTION WOL1 Wake on LAN by External PCI Card ATXC1 ATX Power Control connector IrDA1 Alternate IrDA PLRS1 Power LED, Reset, Speaker Connector ISP1 ISP GAL Connector (Factory only) USBC1 USB Port #1 & #2 Connector KCN1 KB Connector ( 5-Pin Wafer) PSW1...
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Chapter 2. Installation USBC1 : USB Port #1 & #2 Connector Pin No. Description Pin No. Description USB 1 VCC USB 2 VCC USBDT0- USBDT1- USBDT0+ USBDT1+ USBC1 USB GND USB GND USBC1 PSW1: ATX Power Button PWS1 PSW1 KCN1: 5 Pin Keyboard Cable Connector Pin No.
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Chapter 2. Installation PKM1 : Keyboard & Mouse Connector ( Mini Din ) Pin No. Description PKM1 Keyboard Data Mouse Data Ground Standy-By 5V Keyboard Clock Mouse Clock PKM1 VGA1 : VGA Connector Pin No. Description VGA1 Red Color Signal Green Color Signal Blue Color Signal Ground...
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Chapter 2. Installation COM1: RS-232 Serial Port #1 Connector ( Header ) Pin No. Description Data Carrier Detect ( DCDA # ) COM1 Data Set Ready ( DSRA # ) Receive Data ( RXDA ) Request To Send ( RTSA # ) Transmit Data ( TXDA ) Clear To Send ( CTSA # ) Data Terminal Ready ( DTRA # )
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Chapter 2. Installation IDE1/IDE2: IDE Connector ( Header ) Pin No. Description Pin No. Description Reset # Ground Data 7 Data 8 Data 6 Data 9 Data 5 Data 10 Data 4 Data 11 Data 3 Data 12 Data 2 Data 13 Data 1 Data 14...
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Chapter 2. Installation FDC1: Floppy Interface Connector ( Header ) Pin No. Description Pin No. Description Ground Density Select Ground Ground Ground Index # Ground Motor Enable A # Ground Drive Select B # Ground Drive Select A # Ground Motor Enable B # Ground Direction #...
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Chapter 2. Installation PS1: ATX Power Connector For CPU Pin No. Description +12V +12V FAN1/ FAN2 /FAN3: FAN Connector Pin No. Description Ground +12V FAN Status FAN 3 FAN2 FAN1/2/3 FAN1 User’s Manual...
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Chapter 2. Installation LAN1 /LAN2: LAN CONNECTOR Pin No. Description LAN1/LAN2 Link LED- Link LED+ ACT LED- ACT LED+ LGND LGND LAN1/2 User’s Manual...
Chapter 3. BIOS Setup Chapter 3 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.
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Chapter 3. BISO Setup Auto-Detect Hard Disks: Use this menu to automatically detect the characteristics of most hard drives. Change User Password: Use this menu to set User Password. Change Supervisor Password: Use this menu to set Supervisor Password. Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings: This option allows you to load the default values to your system configuration.
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Chapter 3. BISO Setup BBS-3 : The system will boot from the fourth BBS (BIOS Boot Specification) compliant device. Disabled : Disable this sequence. Note: Available settings for “1 Boot Device “ vary depending on the bootable devices you have installed.
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Chapter 3. BISO Setup The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Enabled. C000, 32K Shadow C800, 16K Shadow CC00, 16K Shadow D000, 16K Shadow D400, 16K Shadow D800, 16K Shadow DC00, 16K Shadow These options control the location of the contents of the 16KB of ROM beginning at the specified memory location.
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Chapter 3. BISO Setup SDRAM Idle Timer: Specify the number of idle cycles to wait before precharging an idle-bank. SDRAM Read Thermal Management: Setting to enabled will activate SDRAM Read Thermal Management feature settings: Enabled and Disabled. DRAM Integrity Mode: This option sets the type of system memory checking. The settings are: Setting Description Disable...
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Chapter 3. BISO Setup 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.
Chapter 3. BISO Setup 3.7 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. When you select the “PCI / PLUG AND PLAY SETUP”...
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Chapter 3. BISO Setup Primary Graphics Adapter: Initialize the PCI video display card on a PCI slot before initialize any other display device on the system. Thus the PCI slot display card becomes the primary display. Available options are [PCI] and [AGP]. PCI VGA Palette Snoop: When this option is set to Enabled, multiple VGA devices operating on different buses can handle data from the CPU on each set of palette registers on every video device.
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Chapter 3. BISO Setup 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: Setting Description Normal...
Chapter 3. BISO Setup 3.10 Utility In the Utility, the following icons appear in this section of the WINBIOS Setup main screen -- Color Set : Color Set sets the Setup screen colors. 3.11 BIOS Defaults The icons of BIOS Defaults in this section permit you to select a group of settings for all WINBIOS Setup options.
Chapter 4. Drivers Support Chapter 4 Drivers Support 4.1 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 APPENDIX A. Watch-Dog Timer You can enable the watch-dog 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 watch-dog.
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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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 RMA No: Purpose Company: Contact Person: Phone No. Purchased Date: Fax No.: Applied Date: Return Shipping Address:...