15”fanless slim pos terminal powered by intel celeron j6412 cpu processor (197 pages)
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USER’S MANUAL PA-3252 15” POS System Powered by Intel ® Atom ® D525 Platform PA-3252...
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Preface PA-3252 POS System With LCD / Touchscreen PREFACE COPYRIGHT NOTICE This user’s manual is meant to assist users in installing and setting up the system. The information contained in this document is subject to change without any notice. This manual is copyrighted May 2012. You may not reproduce or transmit in any form or by any means, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying and recording.
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Preface FCC NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION About This Manual ............POS System Illustration ..........System Specification ............. Safety Precautions ............CHAPTER 2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table ....Component Locations ........... How to Set the Jumpers ..........COM Port &...
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Exploded Diagram for PA-3252 Printer Box ……………...…. A-11 Exploded Diagram for PA-3252 2 Inch Printer ..…………… A-12 Exploded Diagram for PA-3252 2 Inch Printer Cover .……… A-14 Exploded Diagram for PA-3252 3 Inch Printer ..…………… A-15 Exploded Diagram for PA-3252 3 Inch Printer Cover .………...
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Contents Exploded Diagram for PA-3252 2 Inch Printer Maintenance ... A-29 Exploded Diagram for PA-3252 3 Inch Printer Maintenance ... A-30 Exploded Diagram for PA-3252 Printer Platen Block Maintenance ................A-31 APPENDIX B TECHNICAL SUMMARY Block Diagram ................. Interrupt Map ................
CHAPTER INTRODUCTION This chapter gives you the information for PA-3252. It also outlines the system specifications. Sections included: About This Manual POS System Illustration System Specifications Safety Precautions Experienced users can jump to chapter 2 on page 2-1 for a quick start.
Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL Thank you for purchasing our PA-3252 system. The PA-3252 is an updated system designed to be comparable with the highest performance of IBM AT personal computers. The PA-3252 provides faster processing speed, greater expandability and can handle more tasks than before.
PS/2 Mouse, with mini DIN connecter on rear panel Serial Port: 3 x DB-9 (COM 1/2/4) 1 x RJ45 (COM3) +5/12V Selectable (COM 1~3) Universal Serial BUS Port: 4 x USB2.0 ports 1 x USB2.0 on side bezel Page: 1-4 ′ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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10.4” 5wire Analog resistive Printer: 2” or 3” easy loading thermal printer with Auto cutter (* Diameter of paper roll can not exceed 8 cm.) I-Button (optional): Read only, output through PS/2 KB interface ′ Page: 1-5 PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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JIS-I or II, ISO Tracker 1+2+3 (PS/2 KB Interface) Wireless LAN (optional): Mini PCIe Wireless LAN Module (802.11b/g) Fingerprint (optional): Embedded Fingerprint module (USB Interface) RFID (optional): Read/ Write, ISO 14443A 13.56MHz (USB Interface) Page: 1-6 ′ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
Avoid exposure to sunlight for a long period of time (for example, in a closed car in summer time. Also avoid the system from any heating device.). Or do not use the PA-3252 when it has been left outdoors in a cold winter day.
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If heavy stains are present, moisten a cloth with diluted neutral washing agent or alcohol and then wipe thoroughly with a dry cloth. If dust is accumulated on the case surface, remove it by using a special vacuum cleaner for computers. Page: 1-8 ′ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
CHAPTER SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Helpful information that describes the jumper and connector settings, and component locations. Sections included: Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table Component Locations Configuration and Jumper settings Connector Pin Assignments Page 2-1...
PIN1 & PIN2 to create one setting and shorting. You can either connect PIN2 & PIN3 to create another setting. The same jumper diagrams are applied all through this manual. The figure below shows what the manual diagrams look and what they represent. Page: 2-4 ’ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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Chapter 2 System Configuration JUMPER DIAGRAMS JUMPER SETTINGS Page: 2-5 ’ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
DSR2 RTS2 CTS2 RI / +5V / +12V selectable COM3: COM3 Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT DCD3 RXD3 TXD3 DTR3 COM3 DSR3 RTS3 CTS3 RI / +5V / +12V selectable Page: 2-6 ’ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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RTS4 CTS4 RI / +5V / +12V selectable COM2-1: COM2 External Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT DCD1 COM2_1 RXD1 TXD1 DTR1 DSR1 RTS1 CTS1 RI / +5V / +12V selectable Page: 2-7 ’ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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DTR1 DSR1 RTS1 CTS1 RI / +5V / +12V selectable Note: All COM port is selectable for RI, +5V or +12V. For more information, please refer to our “COM RI and Voltage Selection”. Page: 2-8 ’ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
JP_COM1: COM1 RI & Voltage Selection The selections are as follows: SELECTION JUMPER SETTINGS JUMPER ILLUSTRATION VCC12 Note: Manufacturing Default – RI Page: 2-9 ’ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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Chapter 2 System Configuration JP_COM2: COM2 RI & Voltage Selection The selections are as follows: SELECTION JUMPER SETTINGS JUMPER ILLUSTRATION VCC12 Note: Manufacturing Default – RI Page: 2-10 ’ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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Chapter 2 System Configuration JP_COM3: COM3 RI & Voltage Selection The selections are as follows: SELECTION JUMPER SETTINGS JUMPER ILLUSTRATION VCC12 Note: Manufacturing Default – RI Page: 2-11 ’ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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Chapter 2 System Configuration JP_COM4: COM4 RI & Voltage Selection The selections are as follows: SELECTION JUMPER SETTINGS JUMPER ILLUSTRATION VCC12 Note: Manufacturing Default – RI Page: 2-12 ’ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT USB2+ USB2- VCC5 USB3+ USB3- VCC5 JPS2USB1 KDAT MDAT V5SB KCLK MCLK USB5: Internal USB Ports Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT USB5- USB5+ VCC5 Page: 2-13 ’ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
2-7. LAN & USB CONNECTOR JRJ45USB1: LAN & USB Connector The pin assignments are as follows: Orange Green ASSIGNMENT LAN1_MDIP0 LAN1_MDIN0 LAN1_MDIP1 LAN1_MDIN1 LAN1_MDIP2 LAN1_MDIN2 LAN1_MDIP3 JRJ45USB1 LAN1_MDIN3 VCC5 USB0- USB0+ VCC5 USB1- USB1+ Page: 2-14 ’ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
ASSIGNMENT Drawer Open Drawer Sense +12V DRW1 PA-3252 cash drawer control in GPIO port To Open Drawer1 (GPIO 7) Write "0"h to I/O space register "50C"h Bit 7 DRW2 To Close Drawer1 Write "1"h to I/O space register "50C"h Bit 7 Detect Drawer1 Status Read I/O space register "50E"h (GPIO 20)
Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-9. CASH DRAWER POWER SELECTION JP14, JP17: Cash Drawer Power Selection The jumper settings are as follows: SELECTION JUMPER SETTINGS JUMPER ILLUSTRATION +12V +24V Note: Manufactory default – +24V Page: 2-16 ’ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
2-11. SMART FAN CONNECTOR FAN2: CPU Smart Fan Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT CPUFANIN CPUFANOUT 2-12. POWER CONNECTOR FAN1: Provide 12 Voltage Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT VCC12 Page: 2-17 ’ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
2-14. POWER FOR THERMAL PRINTER CONNECTOR PRT_PWR1: Power for Thermal printer Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT VCC24SB VCC24SB 2-15. EXTERNAL SPEAKER CONNECTOR SPK1: External Speaker Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT SPK_GND SPK_OUT Page: 2-18 ’ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-20. SATA CONNECTOR SATA1: Serial ATA Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT 2-21. SATA POWER CONNECTOR JPWR_4P1: Serial ATA Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT VCC12 Page: 2-23 ’ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
*To clear CMOS data, user must power-off the computer and set the jumper to “Clear CMOS” as illustrated above. After five to six seconds, set the jumper back to “Normal” and power-on the computer. Page: 2-25 ’ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
Chapter 3 Software Utilities 3-1. INTRODUCTION Enclosed with the PA-3252 Series package is our driver utilities, which comes in a CD ROM format. Refer to the following table for driver locations. FILE NAME PURPOSE (Assume that CD ROM drive is D:) ®...
The utility pack is to be installed only for Windows XP/ 7 series, and it should be installed right after the OS installation. Please follow the steps below: Connect the USB-CD ROM device to the PA-3252 and insert the driver disk inside.
Chapter 3 Software Utilities 3-3. VGA DRIVER UTILITY The VGA interface embedded with the PA-3252 series can support a wide range of display types. You can have dual displays via CRT and LVDS interfaces work simultaneously. 1. Win XP Series 2.
3-4-1. Installation of LAN Driver To install the LAN Driver, follow the steps below: Connect the USB-CD ROM device to the PA-3252 and insert the driver disk inside. Enter the “LAN” folder where the LAN driver is located (depending on your OS platform).
To install the Sound Driver, refer to the readme.txt file on the driver disc (:\Sound\ Realtek\Readme.txt). Connect the USB-CD ROM device to the PA-3252 and insert the driver disk inside. Enter the “Sound” folder where the Sound driver is located (depending on your OS platform).
CHAPTER BIOS SETUP This chapter shows how to configure the AMI BIOS settings. Sections included: Introduction Entering Setup Main Advanced Boot Security Chipset Exit Page: 4-1...
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This chapter will show you the function of the BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) in managing the features of your system. The PA-3252 POS Terminal is equipped with the BIOS from AMI (American Megatrends Inc). The following pages describe how to use the BIOS for configure system hardware by BIOS Setup menu.
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BIOS setup program. In a moment, the main menu of the AMI SETUP program will be shown on the screen: ′ Page: 4-3 PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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You may move the cursor by up/down keys to highlight the individual menu items. As you highlight each item, a brief description of the highlighted selection will appear at the bottom of the screen. Page: 4-4 ′ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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System Time This setting allows you to set the system time. The format is [Hour: Minute: Second]. User can directly key-in value or use <+> or <-> arrow keys to increase/decrease it. ′ Page: 4-5 PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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Enter Go to Sub Screen General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.68 (c)Copyright 1985-2009 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced screen This menu provides advanced configurations such as CPU Configuration, IDE Configuration, SuperIO Configuration…etc. Page: 4-6 ′ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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CPUs. Enable this function will improve parallelization of computation performed on PC microprocessor. For each processor core that is physically present, the operation system addresses two virtual processors, and shares the workload between them when possible. ′ Page: 4-7 PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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This menu provides advanced IDE configuration for hard drive. The control items of SATA 1 / CF Card are all the same and describe in next section. SATA 1/ CF Card This setting displays the status of storages. Page: 4-8 ′ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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LBA/Large Mode Enabling LBA causes Logical Block Addressing to be used in place of Cylinders, Heads and Sectors. Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) Any selection except Disabled determines the number of sectors transferred per block. ′ Page: 4-9 PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline. 32Bit Data Transfer Enables/Disable 32-bit data transfer. Page: 4-10 ′ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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Select IO address as serial ports default resource. Serial Port1~4 IRQ Select IO IRQ as serial ports default resource. Parallel Port Address Select IO address for parallel ports resource allocation. Parallel Port Mode Select the operation mode for parallel port. ′ Page: 4-11 PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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System Temperature / CPU Temperature Both section show System and CPU current temperature. CPUFAN Speed This item shows CPU fan speed. VCORE / 12V / 5V / 1.05V /VSB These items provide hardware health information. Page: 4-12 ′ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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Once a power failure situation happens, this item decides the system power state after AC power restore back. Resume On RTC Alarm When user set this option to [Enable], it allows system to be wake up at specific date/time. ′ Page: 4-13 PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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(c)Copyright 1985-2009 American Megatrends, Inc. USB Configuration screen Legacy USB Support Set to [Enabled] if you want to use USB device in the legacy operating system, such as MS-DOS or SCO Unix. Page: 4-14 ′ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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Select which type of device that USB mass storage emulation. When user select to [Auto], the USB storage size less than 530MB will be emulated as floppy drive and remaining as hard drive. ′ Page: 4-15 PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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ESC Exit v02.68 (c)Copyright 1985-2009 American Megatrends, Inc. Boot screen This menu provides control items for system boot configuration. PXE Support This is the main control item for enable/disable PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) support. Page: 4-16 ′ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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Enable this item allows BIOS POST to skip some tests during boot-up for saving boot time. Quiet Boot When set this option to [disabled], BIOS will display normal POST messages. Parity Check This setting enables or disables memory or parity error check. ′ Page: 4-17 PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.68 (c)Copyright 1985-2009 American Megatrends, Inc. Boot Device Priority screen …Boot Device Choose the boot sequence from the available devices.. Page: 4-18 ′ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and press < ↑ > or < ↓ > arrow keys to select the device. Another way is to press <+> or <-> to move it up/down in the priority list. ′ Page: 4-19 PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
Supervisor Password controls the access right to the BIOS Setup utility. These settings allow user to set or change the supervisor password. Change User Password User Password controls system access right when power on. These settings allow user to set or change the user password. Page: 4-20 ′ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
North Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.68 (c)Copyright 1985-2009 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Chipset Settings screen ′ Page: 4-21 PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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ExitM North Bridge Chipset Configuration Video Function Configuration Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.68 (c)Copyright 1985-2009 American Megatrends, Inc. North Bridge Chipset Configuration screen Page: 4-22 ′ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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Boot Display Device Choose the default boot display device by user requirement such as [CRT], [LVDS] and [CRT+LVDS] Flat Panel Type Select the resolution for the connected LVDS panel such as [800x600] and [1024x768]. ′ Page: 4-23 PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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ESC: Exit v02.68 (c)Copyright 1985-2009 American Megatrends, Inc. South Bridge Chipset Configuration screen USB 2.0 Controller Enable or disable the USB 2.0 Controller. HDA Controller Enable or disable the onboard High-definition Audio controller. Page: 4-24 ′ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
Abandon all changes and exit the BIOS setup screen. User can also press the [ESC] key for this operation. Discard Changes Discard all changes done so far to the setup items. User can press the [F7] key for this operation. ′ Page: 4-25 PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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Press <Enter> on this item, it will show a confirmation dialog box with a message like below: To use the BIOS failsafe default values, change the prompt to "Ok" and press the <Enter > key. User can also press the [F8] key for this operation. Page: 4-26 ′ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
Exploded Diagram for PA-3252 Inside Box Exploded Diagram for PA-3252 CPU Cooler Exploded Diagram for PA-3252 LCD Panel Exploded Diagram for PA-3252 Printer Box Exploded Diagram for PA-3252 2 Inch Printer Exploded Diagram for PA-3252 2 Inch Printer Cover Page: A-1...
Exploded Diagram for PA-3252 System FAN Exploded Diagram for PA-3252 RFID Module Exploded Diagram for PA-3252 Memory Maintenance Exploded Diagram for PA-3252 Mini PCIe and CF Card Maintenance Exploded Diagram for PA-3252 2 Inch Printer Maintenance Exploded Diagram for PA-3252 3 Inch Printer Maintenance...
Appendix A System Assembly EXPLODED DIAGRAM FOR PA-3252 RFID MODULE STEP 1: REMOVE SCREWS STEP 2: REMOVE BACK COVER Page: A-24 ′ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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Appendix A System Assembly ′ Page: A-25 PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
Appendix A System Assembly EXPLODED DIAGRAM FOR PA-3252 MEMORY MAINTENANCE STEP 1 STEP 3 STEP 2 STEP 4 STEP 6 STEP 5 STEP 7 Page: A-26 ′ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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Appendix A System Assembly EXPLODED DIAGRAM FOR PA-3252 MINI PCIE AND CF CARD MAINTENANCE MINI PCIE STEP 3 STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 5 STEP 4 CF CARD STEP 3 STEP 5 STEP 4 ′ Page: A-27 PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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Appendix A System Assembly Page: A-28 ′ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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Appendix A System Assembly EXPLODED DIAGRAM FOR PA-3252 2 INCH PRINTER MAINTENANCE STEP 1 STEP 3 STEP 2 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 (OPEN PAPER COVER) STEP 7 STEP 10 STEP 8 (REMOVE CABLE) STEP 9 ATTENTION: ′ Page: A-29...
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Appendix A System Assembly EXPLODED DIAGRAM FOR PA-3252 3 INCH PRINTER MAINTENANCE STEP 1 STEP 3 STEP 2 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 (OPEN PAPER COVER) STEP 10 STEP 7 STEP 8 (REMOVE CABLE) STEP 9 ATTENTION: Page: A-30 ′...
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Appendix A System Assembly EXPLODED DIAGRAM FOR PA-3252 PRINTER PLATEN BLOCK MAINTENANCE STEP 1 STEP 2 ATTENTION: NO SUPPORT SUPPORT BY HAND HAND ′ Page: A-31 PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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APPENDIX TECHNICAL SUMMARY This section will give you a brief introduction of the allocation maps for the system resources. Sections included: Block Diagram Interrupt Map DMA Channels Map I / O Map Watchdog Timer Configuration Flash BIOS Update Page: B-1...
Intel(R) ICH8 Family PCI Express Root Port 1 - 283F Intel(R) ICH8 Family PCI Express Root Port 6 - 2849 Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2830 Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 2836 ′ Page: B-3 PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
Motherboard resources 0x0000008F-0x0000008F Direct memory access controlle 0x00000090-0x0000009F Motherboard resources 0x000000A0-0x000000A1 Programmable interrupt controller 0x000000A2-0x000000BF Motherboard resources 0x000000C0-0x000000DF Direct memory access controller 0x000000E0-0x000000EF Motherboard resources 0x000000F0-0x000000FF Numeric data processor 0x000001F0-0x000001F7 Primary IDE Channel ′ Page: B-5 PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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Controller - 2828 0x0000D480-0x0000D483 Intel(R) ICH8M 3 port Serial ATA Storage Controller - 2828 0x0000D800-0x0000D807 Intel(R) ICH8M 3 port Serial ATA Storage Controller - 2828 0x0000D880-0x0000D883 Intel(R) ICH8M 3 port Serial ATA Storage Page: B-6 ′ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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Intel(R) ICH8M 3 port Serial ATA Storage Controller - 2828 0x0000E000-0x0000EFFF Intel(R) ICH8 Family PCI Express Root Port 6 - 2849 0x0000E800-0x0000E8FF Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller 0x0000FFA0-0x0000FFAF Intel(R) ICH8M Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 2850 ′ Page: B-7 PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
Exit the extended function mode To exit the Extended Function Mode, writing 0xAA to the EFER is required. Once SuperIO exits the Extended Function Mode, it goes back to the normal running mode. Page: B-8 ′ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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;------ Logic device activation for watch dog timer ------------------------------------------ 030h ;------ Set second as counting unit ------------------------------------------------------------- 0F5h not 08h ;------ Set timeout interval as 30seconds and start counting -------------------------------- 0F6h ;------ Exit the extended function mode ------------------------------------------------------- 0AAh ′ Page: B-9 PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
System will goes into the BIOS setup menu. Select [Boot] menu. Select [Boot Devices Priority] sub-menu, set the USB bootable device to be the 1st boot device. Pressing <F10> key to save configuration and exit the BIOS setup menu. Page: B-10 ′ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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User can type “AFUDOS/?” to see all the definition of each control options. The recommend option for BIOS ROM update include following parameters: Program main BIOS image. /B: Program Boot Block. /N: Program NVRAM. /C: Destroy CMOS checksum /X: Don’t check ROM ID. ′ Page: B-11 PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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After BIOS update procedures complete, the messages should be like the figure shown below. User can restart the system and boot up with new BIOS now. Page: B-12 ′ PA-3252 USER S MANUAL...
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