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Aaeon Gene-4312 Manual

All-in-one 3.5" single board ns geode computer with lcd, dual ethernet, audio & 2 coms, (lvds, tv-output type t & s models)
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Gene-4312
Gene-4312
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All-in-One 3.5" Single Board
NS Geode computer with LCD,
Dual Ethernet, Audio & 2 COMs,
(LVDS, TV-Output Type T & S
models)

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  • Page 1 Gene-4312 Gene-4312 Gene-4312 Gene-4312 Gene-4312 All-in-One 3.5" Single Board NS Geode computer with LCD, Dual Ethernet, Audio & 2 COMs, (LVDS, TV-Output Type T & S models)

  • Page 2: Fcc Statement

    FCC STATEMENT FCC STATEMENT FCC STATEMENT FCC STATEMENT FCC STATEMENT THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 FCC RULES. OPER- ATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDI- TIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE. (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION.

  • Page 3: Copyright Notice

    SiS is a trademark of Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. VIA is a trademark of VIA Technology, Inc. All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Part No. 2087431211 Manual Gene-4312 2nd Edition Prepared in Taiwan Nov. 2002...

  • Page 4: A Message To The Customer

    AAEON Customer Services AAEON Customer Services AAEON Customer Services Each and every AAEON's product is built to match your exact needs and specifications to ensure excellent performance in the harsh and demanding conditions which is typical of the industrial environments.

  • Page 5: Product Warranty

    Because of AAEON’s high quality-control standards and rigorous testing, most of our customers never need to use our repair service. If an AAEON's product is defective, it will be repaired or replaced at no charge during the warranty period. For out-of-warranty repairs, you will be billed according to the cost of replacement materials, service time, and freight.

  • Page 6: Packing List

    (10-9 pin, pitch 2.0mm) adapter kit 1 USB cable with bracket (2.00mm) 1 Audio 3.14-pin (2.00mm) and RCA jack cable 4-pin (2.54mm) 1 20cm 20-pin (2.0mm) for LVDS extension (Gene-4312 S & T) 1 bag of screws and miscellaneous parts 1 Quick Installation Guide...
  • Page 7 4312, please read it thoroughly before you install and use the board. The product that you have purchased comes with a two-year limited warranty, but AAEON will not be responsible for misuse of the product. Therefore, we strongly suggest you to read the manual first before using the product.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1:General Information ........1 Introduction ................2 LVDS Introduction ..............3 Features .................. 4 Specifications ................. 5 Board Layout ................. 8 Board Layout (Reverse Side) ..........9 Board dimensions ..............10 Board dimensions (Reverse Side) ........11 Chapter 2:Installation ............ 13 Jumpers ................
  • Page 9 Floppy Drive Connector (J9)..........30 Parallel Port Connector (J10) ........... 32 Display Connectors (J14, J16) .......... 33 FAN Connector (J17) ............33 LCD Connector (J14) ............34 LVDS Interface Connector (J15) (Type T & S) ....35 Power LED & HDD LED (J19)........35 100Base-T Ethernet Connector(LAN1,LAN2) ....

  • Page 10: Chapter 1:General Information

    General I n f o r m a t i o n This chapter gives background informa- tion on the mainboard. Sections include: Board specifications Layout and dimensions Chapter 1 General Information...

  • Page 11: Introduction

    Introduction Introduction Introduction The GENE-4312 is an all-in-one NS GX1 processor based single board computer (SBC) with an AC97 2.0 compliant audio condec , a PCI Flat Panel controller, two 100Base-T Ethernet interfaces and a PC/104 for expansion. This compact (only 5.75"“ x 4") unit offers all the functions of a single board industrial computer, but still fits in the space of a FDD drive.

  • Page 12: Lvds Introduction

    LVDS Introduction LVDS Introduction LVDS Introduction LVDS Introduction LVDS Introduction Low Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS) is a low noise, low power, low amplitude method for high-speed (gigabits per second) data transmission over copper wire. LVDS differs from normal input/output (I/O) in a few ways: Normal digital I/O works with 5 volts as a high (binary 1) and 0 volts as a low (binary 0).

  • Page 13: Features

    Supports NS Geode GX1 Low-power BGA CPUs Supports CRT and 18-bit TFT Panels LVDS interface two 10/100Base-T Fast Ethernet Integrated AC-97 2.0 SoundBlaster compatible Audio Supports Compact Flash Storage 2 COMs/1 Parallel/2 USB/1 IrDA Port 5V only power supply Gene-4312 User Manual...

  • Page 14: Specifications

    Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Standard SBC Functions CPU : NS Geode GX1 (low-power) 300MHz (available in different speeds by request) CPU type: Onboard BGA BIOS: Award 256KB FLASH BIOS Chipset: NS CS5530A I/O Chipset: Winbond W83977F. Fully 16-bit I/O decoded Memory : Onboard one 144-pin SODIMM socket supports up to 128 Mbytes SDRAM Enhanced IDE: Supports two IDE devices.
  • Page 15 Chipset: AD1819B 3D audio supports: Microsoft DirectSound and DirectSound 3D audio technology in two-speaker mode (requires Microsoft Direct Sound 3D supported software titles) 16-bit stereo digital audio: Full-duplex supports enables simultaneous record and playback for Internet communications software Gene-4312 User Manual...
  • Page 16 Ethernet Interface Chipset: Dual Realtek 8139C 10/100Base-T Fast Ethernet controller Ethernet interface: Dual Onboard 10/100Base-T RJ-45 connector. Optional Remote Boot ROM function SSD Interface One socket supports Compact Flash Disk Expansion Interface PC/104 connector: One 16-bit 104-pin connector onboard Connectors External connectors: VGA (DB-15), COM 1 (DB-9), Ethernet (RJ-45), KB/ Mouse (Mini-DIN) Power connectors: 4-pin HDD type...

  • Page 17: Board Layout

    Board Layout Board Layout Board Layout Board Layout Board Layout Gene-4312 User Manual...

  • Page 18: Board Layout (Reverse Side)

    Board Layout (Reverse Side) Board Layout (Reverse Side) Board Layout (Reverse Side) Board Layout (Reverse Side) Board Layout (Reverse Side) Chapter 1 General Information...

  • Page 19: Board Dimensions

    Board Dimensions Board Dimensions Board Dimensions Board Dimensions Board Dimensions Gene-4312 User Manual...

  • Page 20: Board Dimensions (Reverse Side)

    Board Dimensions (Reverse Side) Board Dimensions (Reverse Side) Board Dimensions (Reverse Side) Board Dimensions (Reverse Side) Board Dimensions (Reverse Side) Chapter 1 General Information...
  • Page 21 Gene-4312 User Manual...

  • Page 22: Chapter 2 Installation 13

    I n s t a l l a t i o n This chapter describes how to set up the main board hardware, including instruc- tions on setting jumpers and connecting peripherals, switches, and indicators. Be sure to read all the safety precautions before you begin the installation proce- dure.

  • Page 23: Jumpers

    COM2 RS232/422/485 select JP12 COM2 RS232/422/485 select JP8 (1-3-5) LCD Panel voltage select JP8 (2-4-6) LCD Backlight voltage select JP11 Watchdog Timer output select JP13 LVDS Edge Trigger select (Type S & T) LAN Port Enable/Disable 14 Gene-4312 User Manual...

  • Page 24: Connectors

    Connectors Connectors Label Function SoDIMM 144 Pin socket IDE connector (2.0 mm) Compact Flash Disk socket COM1 D-SUB 9 Pin connector COM2 RS232/422/485 connector (2.0 mm) Dual USB connector (2.0 mm) PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard connector FDD connector (2.0 mm) LPT1 Parallel Port connector (2.0 mm) Reset Switch connector LCD connector (2.0 mm)

  • Page 25: Locating Jumpers & Connectors

    Locating Jumpers & Connectors 16 Gene-4312 User Manual...

  • Page 26: Locating Jumpers & Connectors (Reverse Side)

    Locating Jumpers & Connectors (Reverse side) Chapter 2 Installation 17...

  • Page 27: Setting Jumpers

    A pair of needle-nose pliers may be helpful when working with jumpers. If you have any doubts about the best hardware configuration for your application, contact your local distributor or sales represen- tative before you make any changes. 18 Gene-4312 User Manual...

  • Page 28: Installing Sdram (Sodimm-144Pins)

    Installing SDRAM (SoDIMM-144pins) System Memory The reverse side of the Gene-4312 contains a socket for 144-pin dual inline memory module (SoDIMM). The socket uses 3.3 V unbuffered synchronous SDRAM and is available in capacities of 16, 32, 64, or 128 MB. The socket can be filled in the SoDIMM of any size, giving your Gene-4312 single board computer between 16 and 128 MB of memory.

  • Page 29: Composite Video Output Connector (Jp1)

    Composite Video Output Connector (JP1) (Type T Only) The Gene-4312 has a RCA Jack and a S-terminal for transferring composite video signal to the TV. These two connectors are located on the daughter board. A cable connects the two boards and the 8-pin definition is provided below.

  • Page 30: Irda Connector (Jp3)

    Onboard Buzzer / External Speaker Select JP2 (4-7) Onboard Buzzer / External Speaker Select JP2 (4-7) Internal Buzzer* External Speaker * default IrDA Connector (JP3) The IrDA connector (JP3) can be configured to support wireless infrared module, with this module and application software, such as laplink or Win95/98 Direct Cable connection, user can transfer files to or from laptops, notebooks, PDA and printers.

  • Page 31: Audio Connector (Jp5)

    COM2 RS-232/422/485 Select (JP12, JP4) The Gene-4312 COM2 serial port can be selected as RS-232, RS-242, or RS-485 by setting JP12 and JP4. COM2 Select (JP12, JP4) RS-232* RS-422 RS-485 1 4 7 10 1 4 7 10 1 4 7 10...

  • Page 32: Lcd Driving Voltage Select (Jp8 1-3-5)

    LCD Driving Voltage Select (JP8 1-3-5) You can select the LCD connector J14 (pin 5 and pin 6) driving voltage by setting JP8 1-3-5. The configurations are as follows: LCD Driving Voltage Select (JP8 1-3-5) 3.3V * *default LCD Backlight Voltage Select & Output (JP8 2-4-6) (JP10) You can set the JP10 for LCD backlight voltage to 5V or 12V output, by configuring JP8 2-4-6.

  • Page 33: Watchdog Timer Output Select (Jp11)

    LVDS Edge Trigger Select (JP13) (Type T & S) The LVDS edge trigger select is only used for Gene-4312 type T & S model. The trigger acts like a power switch to either activate the LVDS system or shut it down.

  • Page 34: Lan Port Enable/ Disable Select (J18)

    LAN Port Enable/ Disable Select (J18) The Gene-4312 is equipped with dual Ethernet function. This jumper setting could disable one of the ethernet function LAN Port Enable/Disable Select (J18) LAN1 Disabled LAN2 Disabled Both LAN Enabled Chapter 2 Installation 25...

  • Page 35: Ide Hard Drive Connector (J2)

    IDE Hard Drive Connector (J2) You can attach one or two Enhanced Integrated Device Electronics hard disk drives to the Gene-4312 internal controller. The Gene-4312 IDE controller uses the advanced PCI local-bus interface to support faster data transfer. Connecting the hard drive Connecting drives is done in a daisy-chain fashion and requires one of two cables, depending on the drive size.
  • Page 36 IDE Hard Drive Connector (J2) IDE Hard Drive Connector (J2) Signal Signal IDE RESET 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 DATA 0 DATA 15...

  • Page 37: Serial Ports (J4, J5)

    Serial Ports (J4, J5) The Gene-4312 offers two serial ports, RS-232 and RS-232/422/485 allowing you to connect them to serial devices (mouse, printers, etc.). COM 2 RS-232/422/485 serial ports (J5) COM1, COM2, RS-232/422/485 Serial Port Signal Signal COM1 DCDB RXDB...

  • Page 38: Usb Connector (J7)

    USB Connector (J7) The Gene-4312 provides two USB (Universal Serial Bus) interfaces, which give complete plug and play, hot attach/detach for up to 127 external devices. The USB interfaces comply with USB specifica- tion Rev. 1.0, and can be disabled in the system BIOS setup.

  • Page 39: Floppy Drive Connector (J9)

    1 should be on the right. Check the documentation that came with the drive for more information. If you desire, connect the B: drive to the connectors in the middle of the cable as described above. 30 Gene-4312 User Manual...
  • Page 40 Floppy Drive Connector (J9) Floppy Drive Connector (J9) Signal Signal DENSITY SELECT DRIVE TYPE INDEX MOTOR 0 DRIVE SELECT 1 DRIVE SELECT 2 MOTOR 1 DIRECTION STEP WRITE DATA WRITE GATE TRACK 0 WRITE PROTECT READ DATA HEAD SELECT DISK CHANGE Chapter 2 Installation 31...

  • Page 41: Parallel Port Connector (J10)

    DB-25 connector. The cable has a 26-pin connector on one end and a DB-25 connector on the other. Parallel port IRQ The Gene-4312 supports one parallel port designated as LPT1 and can be disabled or changed to LPT2 or LPT3 in the system BIOS setup.

  • Page 42: Display Connectors (J14, J16)

    Display Connectors (J14, J16) The Gene-4312 PCI SVGA interface can drive conventional CRT displays and is capable of driving a wide range of flat panel dis- plays, including electroluminescent (EL), gas plasma, passive LCD, and active LCD displays. The board has two connectors to support these displays, one for standard CRT VGA monitors and the other for flat panel displays.

  • Page 43: Lcd Connector (J14)

    Configuration of the VGA interface is done completely via the software utility. You don't need to set any jumpers. LCD Connector (J14) Signal Signal +12 V +12 V LCDVCC LCDVCC ENAVEE SHF CLK FLM (V SYS) LP (H SYS) ENABKL LCDVCC LCDVCC 34 Gene-4312 User Manual...

  • Page 44: Lvds Interface Connector (J15) (Type T & S)

    LVDS Interface Connector (J15) (Type T & S) Gene-4312 supports one 20-pin header for LVDS functions connection. For further details, please check the following pin definition. LVDS Interface Connector (J15) Signal Signal TX1+ TX1- TXCLK+ TXCLK- PPVCC PPVCC PPVCC TX2+...

  • Page 45: 100Base-T Ethernet Connector(Lan1,Lan2)

    Power Connector (P1) In single board computer (non-passive backplane) applications, you will need to connect the power to the Gene-4312 board using P1. This connector is fully compatible with the standard PC power supply connector. Please check the following table for its pin...

  • Page 46: Chapter 3:Award Bios Setup

    Award BIOS Setup This chapter describes how to configure the BIOS for the Gene-4312. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...

  • Page 47: Starting Setup

    Ctr-Alt-Del. If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error message appears and you are again asked to PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, DEL TO ENTER SETUP Gene-4312 User Manual...

  • Page 48: Setup Keys

    Setup Keys These keys helps you navigate in Setup: Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item in the left hand Right arrow Move to the item in the right hand Main Menu: Quit and not save changes into CMOS RAM Other pages: Exit current page and return to...

  • Page 49: Getting Help

    The Chipset defaults have been carefully chosen by Award Software or your system manufacturer for the best performance and reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the Chipset setup may causing the system to become unstable. Gene-4312 User Manual...

  • Page 50: Main Setup Menu

    Main Setup Menu Standard CMOS Setup Options in the original PC AT-compatible BIOS. BIOS Features Setup Award Software enhanced BIOS options. Chipset Features Setup Options specific to your system chipset. Power Management Setup Advanced Power Management (APM) options. PnP/PCI Configuration Plug and Play standard and PCI Local Bus configuration options.
  • Page 51 IDE HDD Auto Detection Automatically detect and configure IDE hard disk parameters. Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit Setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit Setup. Gene-4312 User Manual...

  • Page 52: Standard Cmos Setup

    Standard CMOS Setup When you choose the STANDARD CMOS SETUP option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...

  • Page 53: Hard Disks

    The BIOS can automatically detect the specifications and optimal operating mode of almost all IDE hard drives. When you select type AUTO for a hard drive, the BIOS detects its specifications during POST, every time the system boots. Gene-4312 User Manual...
  • Page 54 If you do not want to select drive type AUTO, other methods of selecting the drive type are available: 1.Match the specifications of your installed IDE hard drive(s) with the preprogrammed values for drive types 1 through 45. 2.Select USER and enter values into each drive parameter field. 3.Use the IDE HDD AUTO DECTECTION function in Setup.
  • Page 55 EGA, VGA, SEGA, SVGA, or PGA monitor adapters. CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 80 column mode MONO Monochromoe adapter, includes high resolution monochrome adapters Gene-4312 User Manual...
  • Page 56 Halt On During the power-on-self-test (POST), the computer stops if the BIOS detects a hardware error. You can tell the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot-up process. These are the selections: No errors: POST does not stop for any errors. All errors: the BIOS detects any non-fatal error, POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action.

  • Page 57: Bios Features Setup

    BIOS Features Setup By choosing the BIOS FEATURES SETUP option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. Gene-4312 User Manual...
  • Page 58 The displayed configuration is based on the manufacturer's SETUP DEFAULTS settings. Virus Warning When enabled, you receive a warning message if a program (specifically, a virus) attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive. You should then run an anti- virus program.
  • Page 59 MB (extended memory). When set to Fast, the system chipset controls Gate A20. When set to Normal, a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20. Setting Gate A20 to Fast improves system speed, particularly with OS/2 and Windows. Gene-4312 User Manual...
  • Page 60 Memory Parity Check Select Enabled if the DRAM chips in your system support parity. Typematic Rate Setting Key strokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected. The choices: Enabled/Disabled Typematic Rate When the typematic rate setting is enabled, you can select a typematic rate ( the rate at which character repeats when you hold...
  • Page 61 BIOS Features Setup screen may be occupied by other expansion card firmware. If an expansion peripheral in your system contains ROM-based firmware, you need to know the address range the ROM occupies to shadow it into the correct area of RAM. Gene-4312 User Manual...

  • Page 62: Chipset Features Setup

    CHIPSET Features Setup By choosing the CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...
  • Page 63 These two fields let you add recovery time (in bus clock cycles) for 16-bit and 8-bit I/O. USB Controller The Gene-4312 supports 2 sets of USB for connection. To Enable the onboard USB controller please set to Enable, otherwise set to Disable as default.

  • Page 64: Power Management Setup

    Power Management Setup By choosing the POWER MANAGEMENT option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...
  • Page 65 Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system. Throttle Duty Cycle When the system enters Doze mode, the CPU clock runs only part of the time. You may select the percent of time that the clock runs. Gene-4312 User Manual...
  • Page 66 IRQ1~IRQ15 IRQ1 (keyboard) IRQ3 (COM2) IRQ4 (COM1) IRQ5 (LPT2) IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) IRQ7 (LPT1) IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) IRQ10 (Reserved) IRQ11 (Reserved) IRQ12 (PS/2 mouse) IRQ13 (Coprocessor) IRQ14 (Hard Disk) IRQ15 (Reserved) As abye the default setting are Disable. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...

  • Page 67: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup

    PNP/PCI Configuration Setup By choosing the PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP option from the initial SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. Gene-4312 User Manual...
  • Page 68 PNP OS Installed Select Yes if the system operating environment is Plug-and-Play aware (e.g., Windows 95). Resources Controlled By The Plug and Play AwardBIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play-compatible devices. If you select Auto, all the interrupt request (IRQ) and DMA assignment fields disappear, as the BIOS automatically assigns them.

  • Page 69: Load Bios Defaults/Load Setup Defaults

    LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS, on the other hand, provides for maximum system performance. If the stored record created by the setup utility becomes corrupted (and therefore unusable), BIOS defaults will load automatically when you turn the Gene-4312 on. Gene-4312 User Manual...

  • Page 70: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals By choosing the INTEGRATD PERIPHERALS option from the initial SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...
  • Page 71 (Primary/Secondary) IDE Channel 1 The choices: Enabled/Disabled KBC input clock The Gene-4312 offer four kind of frequency for user option, as default 6MHz, 8 MHz, 12 MHz, and 16 MHz. Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it.
  • Page 72 Support dual display functions (PCI first, M/B first, No onboard). Video Memory size SODIMM is primarily used to support RAM. Video memory in GENE-4312 also uses SoDIMM, allocating 1.5MB to 4MB of storage area. TV Output Mode The Gene-4312 onboard support TV output function for option.
  • Page 73 Choose Enabled if you want to use flat panel. Flat Panel Resolution Onboard support TFT LCD as below. 640x480 800x600 1024x768 Panel Clock Freq. There are 4 kind of LCD frequency for option as 60Hz , 72 Hz, 80 Hz, and 85 Hz. Gene-4312 User Manual...

  • Page 74: Supervisor/User Password Setting

    Supervisor/User Password Setting You can set either SUPERVISOR or USER PASSWORD, or both of them. The difference between the two is that the supervisor password allows unrestricted access to enter and change the options of the setup menus, while the user password only allows entry to the program, but not modify options.

  • Page 75: Enter Password

    System Enter a password each time the system boots and when ever you enter Setup. Setup Enter a password when ever you enter Setup. NOTE: To clear the password, simply press Enter when asked to enter a password. Then the password function is disabled. Gene-4312 User Manual...

  • Page 76: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    IDE HDD Auto Detection The IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION utility can automatically detect the IDE hard disk installed in your system. You can use it to self- detect and/or correct the hard disk type configuration. You need to repeat the setup for each of the IDE combinations: Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...

  • Page 77: Save & Exit Setup

    CMOS memory. The microprocessor will check this every time you turn your system on and compare this to what it finds as it checks the system. This record is required for the system to operate. Gene-4312 User Manual...

  • Page 78: Exit Without Saving

    Exit without Saving If you select this option and press <ENTER>, the values entered in the setup utility will be recorded in the chipset's CMOS memory. The microprocessor will check this every time you turn your system on and compare this to what it finds as it checks the system.
  • Page 79 Gene-4312 User Manual...

  • Page 80: Chapter 4:Drivers Installation

    Drivers Installation This Gene-4312 is equipped with an audio interface that records and playback CD-quality audio. This chapter provides instructions for installing the software drivers on the included CDROM. Chapter 4 Drivers Installation...

  • Page 81: Software Drivers

    2. If a high-resolution mode is not supported on your system, try using a lower-resolution mode. For example, 1024 x 768 mode will not work on some systems, but 800 x 600 mode is supported on most. 72 Gene-4312 User Manual...

  • Page 82: Necessary To Know

    Necessary to Know The instructions in this manual assume that you understand elementary concepts of MS-DOS and the IBM Personal Computer. Before you attempt to install any driver from the Supporting CD- ROM, you should: • Know how to copy files from a CD-ROM to a directory on the hard disk •...

  • Page 83: Installing Vga & Audio Drivers

    Installing VGA and Audio Drivers Win 9X VGA and Audio Gene-4312 has a built in CX 5530 chipset that offers VGA and Audio interface. The installation for VGA and Audio are automatic. Simply, install the provided CD into the CD-ROM drive and select, my computer.
  • Page 84 and then click OK. The name of the CCryix Xpress GRAPHICS(TM) driver will appear highlighted in the Modules list box. Select Gx5530 and Click OK. Click OK to start the driver installation. 3. Once the installation is complete, the Change Display Type window will reappear.
  • Page 85 The very next window is the Xpress Audio Configura- tion window. In the bottom of the page there is a MPU 401 I/O Address, select the disable function and click The audio driver has been installed, and please restart your system. 76 Gene-4312 User Manual...

  • Page 86: Installing Ethernet Driver

    Installing Ethernet Driver Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive and pull up the CDROM file on you screen. 1. Click on Start button. 2. Click on Settings button. 3. Click on Control Panel buttom. 4. Click on System buttom. 5.

  • Page 87: Ethernet Software Configuration

    The Ethernet Setup Menu also offers three very useful diagnostic functions. These are: 1. Run EEPROM test 2. Run Diagnostics on Board 3. Run Diagnostics on Network Each option has its own display screen which shows the format and result of any diagnostic tests undertaken. 78 Gene-4312 User Manual...

  • Page 88: Appendix A:programming The Watchdog Timer

    Watchdog Timer The mainboard is equipped with a watchdog timer that resets the CPU or generates an interrupt if processing comes to a standstill for whatever reason. This feature ensures system reliability in industrial stand-alone and unmanned environments. Appendix A =Watchdog Timer...
  • Page 89 Watchdog Timer Gene-4312 contains a watchdog timer reset pin. (GP16) All reference material can be found on the following pages. ==================================================** ** Title : WatchDog Timer Setup Utility (for W83977 GP16) ** ** Company : AAEON Technology Inc. ** Compiler : Borland C ++ Version 3.0 **==============================================================*/ #include <dos.h>...
  • Page 90 void SelectDevice(unsigned char device) outportb(IO_INDEX_PORT, DEVICE_REGISTER); outportb(IO_DATA_PORT, device); unsigned char ReadAData(short int reg) outportb(IO_INDEX_PORT, reg); return (inportb(IO_DATA_PORT)); void WriteAData(unsigned char reg, unsigned char data) outportb(IO_INDEX_PORT, reg); outportb(IO_DATA_PORT, data); void SetWatchDogTime(unsigned char time_val) EnterConfigMode(); SelectDevice(8); //Set Register F2 //Set Watch-Dog Timer 1~ 256 WriteAData(0xF2, time_val);...
  • Page 91 //Set Register E3 to define GP13 WriteAData(0xE3, 0x0A); else if(watch_dog_output_GP==16) //Set Register E6 to define GP16 WriteAData(0xE6, 0x0A); //Select Device 8 SelectDevice(8); //Set Register F3 //keyboard and mouse interrupt reset Enable //When Watch-Dog Time-out occurs,Enable POWER LED output WriteAData(0xF3, 0x0E); Gene-4312 User Manual...
  • Page 92 ExitConfigMode(); void main(int argc, char* argv[]) int time_value=0; char *ptr; printf(“winBond 83977 WatchDog Timer Setup Utility Version 1.0 \n”); printf(“Copyright (c) 2000 AAEON Technology Inc.\n”); printf(“This version only for W83977 that using GP%d to Reset System.\n”,watch_dog_output_GP); Appendix A Watchdog Timer...
  • Page 93 : 1 ~ 256 \n\n”); return ; if (argc > 1) ptr = argv[1]; time_value = atoi(ptr); if (time_value > 0 && time_value < 256) SetWatchDogTime((unsigned char) time_value); init_w83977tf_aw_watchdog(); printf(“Watch Dog Timer set up : %d \n”,time_value); Gene-4312 User Manual...

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