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SEH-9450-LAS
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  • Page 1 SBC Series Single Board Computer Half-size PICMG 1.3 with LAN, Audio, SATA SEH-9450-LAS User’s Manual CONTEC CO.,LTD.
  • Page 2 Check Your Package Thank you for purchasing the CONTEC product. The product consists of the items listed below. Check, with the following list, that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items, contact your retailer. Product Configuration List Industrial PICMG CPU Board (SEH-9450-LAS) …1...

  • Page 3: Copyright

    No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form by any means without prior written consent of CONTEC CO., LTD. CONTEC CO., LTD. makes no commitment to update or keep current the information contained in this document. The information in this document is subject to change without notice.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Check Your Package ..........................i Copyright ..............................ii Trademarks ..............................ii Caution about Battery..........................ii Table of Contents............................iii INTRODUCTION About the SBC............................1 Features............................. 1 Customer Support ............................ 2 Web Site ............................2 Limited One Year Warranty ........................2 How to Obtain Service ..........................2 Liability..............................
  • Page 5 System FAN Connector: FAN2 ......................15 Front Panel Connector: FP1......................16 Power Switch (Power BT) ......................16 Reset Switch (RESET)........................16 Power LED............................16 Hard drive activity LED (IDE ACT) ....................16 Speaker (BUZZER) ........................16 IDE port Connector: IDE1 ........................17 Keyboard / Mouse Connector: KB/MS1 ....................18 Adapter connector for Giga LAN: LAN1....................18 LVDS LCD Connector: LVDS1 / LVDS2 ....................19 Mini PCI type III expansion socket: PCI1.....................20...
  • Page 6 BIOS SETUP Introduction............................37 Starting Setup ..........................37 Using Setup............................. 38 Getting Help ........................... 38 In Case of Problems........................38 A Final Note About Setup ......................38 Main Menu............................. 39 Setup Items ............................. 39 Standard CMOS Setup .......................... 41 Main Menu Selections ........................... 42 IDE Adapters ..........................
  • Page 7 SEH-9450-LAS...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    1. Introduction 1. Introduction About the SBC This product is a half-size sized single-board computer that supports PICMG1.3. It uses Intel (R) 945GME Chipset. The supported CPU is Intel (R) Core Duo / Core 2 Duo processor. For the memory, up to 4 GB (total capacity : 3.1GB) of DDR2 SDRAM can be mounted. The all-in-one design features a wide variety of interfaces including Analog RGB, LVDS, SDVO, USB2.0 x 4, SATA x 2, 1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX, audio, IDE, serial and PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse.

  • Page 9: Customer Support

    You can download updated driver software and differential files as well as sample programs available in several languages. Note! For product information Contact your retailer if you have any technical question about a CONTEC product or need its price, delivery time, or estimate information. Limited One Year Warranty CONTEC Product is warranted by CONTEC CO., Ltd.

  • Page 10: Safety Precautions

    Handling Precautions CAUTION Do not modify the product. CONTEC will bear no responsibility for problems, etc., resulting from modifying this product. Do not strike or bend the board. Otherwise, the board may malfunction, overheat, cause a failure or breakage.

  • Page 11: Environments

    1. Introduction Environments Use this product in the following environment. If used in an unauthorized environment, the board may overeat, malfunction, or cause a failure. Operating temperature 0 - 60°C Operating humidity 10 - 90%RH (No condensation) Corrosive gases None Floating dust particles Not to be excessive Inspection...

  • Page 12: System Reference

    2. System Reference 2. System Reference Specification Table 2.1. Functional Specifications < 1 / 2 > Type Specifications Intel(R) Core Duo / Core 2 Duo (FSB 533 / 667 MHz) Supported CPU Built in CPU Cache Socket M Processor socket Up to MAX 4G, DDR2 400 / 533 / 667, 200 pin SO-DIMM Socket X 2 *1 Memory (Option) Intel(R) 945GME+ ICH7M-DH...
  • Page 13 2. System Reference Table 2.1. Functional Specifications < 2 / 2 > Type Specifications Software programmable 255 levels (1 - 255sec). Watchdog Timer When time up: Reset None General-purpose I/F Monitoring of the temperature of CPU and board, power supply voltage, and fan speed Hardware Monitor The coin type Lithium battery specification is shown in table Specification...

  • Page 14: Power Management Features

    2. System Reference Power Management Features Support both ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) and legacy (APM) power management. ACPI v2.0 compliant APM v1.2 compliant PCI bus clock run, Power Management Enable (PME) control, all with hardware automatic wake-up Multiple suspends power plane controls and suspends status indicators Normal, doze, sleep, suspend and conserve modes Global and local device power control Power Requirements...

  • Page 15: Connector & Jumper Location

    2. System Reference Connector & Jumper Location Top side COM1 COM2 JCOM1 SATA1 SATA2 IDE1 FAN1 AUDIO1 TPM1 USB1 LAN1 USB2 USB3 VGA1 PWR1 KB/MS1 FAN2 SDVO1 LVDS1 LVDS2 JBAT1 Bottom side DIMM1 DIMM2 PCI1 Figure 2.1. Connector & Jumper Location SEH-9450-LAS...
  • Page 16 2. System Reference Table 2.3. SBC Connectors Item Content AUDIO1 Audio Connector Compact Flash Slot COM1 Serial 1 Port Connector COM2 Serial 2 Port Connector DIMM1, DIMM2 DIMM Memory Socket FAN1 CPU FAN Connector FAN2 System FAN Connector Front Panel Connector IDE1 Primary IDE Connector JBAT1...

  • Page 17: Block Diagram

    2. System Reference Block Diagram CK-410M IMVP6 CPU Socket for Yonah & ISC954226 ISL6262CR Merom R.G.B. R.G.B. Channel A D-SUB 15Pin GMCH DDR2 667 Dual-Channel 945GME Channel B LVDS 18bit LVDS BUS 2Channel PICMG 1.3 BUS IDE Primary & DMA33/66/100 CompactFlash ICH7M-DH USB Interface...

  • Page 18: Hardware Installations

    3. Hardware Installations 3. Hardware Installations This chapter provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the product in order to set up a workable system. Installation procedure (1) Confirm the power supply is off. (2) Install the processor with correct orientation. (3) Mount the Heat sink on the top of the processor.

  • Page 19: Cpu Installation

    3. Hardware Installations CPU Installation: This product supports a single Intel socket-M type Core Duo processor or Core 2 Duo processor. The processor’s VID pins automatically program the voltage regulator on the CPU card to the required processor voltage. The host bus speed is automatically selected. The processor connects to the CPU card through the socket M.

  • Page 20: Audio Connector: Audio1

    3. Hardware Installations Audio Connector: AUDIO1 This connector connects the Audio jack cable. Table 3.2. Audio Connector PIN No. Function PIN No. Function AUDIO1 LINE-IN-L LINE-IN-R MICIN LINE-OUT-L LINE-OUT-R Compact Flash Slot: CF1 This product provides a Compact Flash interfaces. This interface is a very small removable mass storage device.

  • Page 21: Serial Port Connector: Com1 / Com2

    3. Hardware Installations Serial Port Connector: COM1 / COM2 Serial 1 (COM1), Serial 2 (COM2), are onboard serial ports of the product. The following table shows the pin assignments of these connectors. Table 3.4. Serial Port Connector PIN No. RS-232C RS-422 RS-485 COM1 / COM2...

  • Page 22: Cpu Fan Connector: Fan1

    3. Hardware Installations CPU FAN Connector: FAN1 FAN1 is a 4-pins box-header for the CPU cooling fan power connector. The fan must be a 12V fan. Pin 3 is for Fan tachometer input. Pin is for PWM Fan output control. Pin 2 is for 12V voltage. Table 3.5.

  • Page 23: Front Panel Connector: Fp1

    3. Hardware Installations Front Panel Connector: FP1 FP1 consist of header can be connected to a front panel power switch. The front panel connector includes headers for these I/O connections: Power Switch (Power BT) This header can be connected to a power push switch for ATX power supply. Reset Switch (RESET) This header can be connected to a reset push switch.

  • Page 24: Ide Port Connector: Ide1

    3. Hardware Installations IDE port Connector: IDE1 This product provides a bus-mastering PCI IDE interface. This interface support PIO Mode 3, PIO Mode 4, ATAPI devices (e.g., CD-ROM), and Ultra DMA/33/66/100 synchronous-DMA mode transfers. The BIOS supports logical block addressing (LBA) and extended cylinder head sector (ECHS) translation modes.

  • Page 25: Keyboard / Mouse Connector: Kb/Ms1

    3. Hardware Installations Keyboard / Mouse Connector: KB/MS1 The CPU card provides a standard PS/2 keyboard/mouse connector for attaching a PS/2 keyboard/mouse. You will connect with an add-on cable for a PS/2 keyboard/mouse. You can select that plug a PS/2 mouse directly, PS/2 keyboard directly or both (use Y-cable) by jumper setting.

  • Page 26: Lvds Lcd Connector: Lvds1 / Lvds2

    3. Hardware Installations LVDS LCD Connector: LVDS1 / LVDS2 LVDS1 and LVDS2 consist of 30-pin and 20-pin connectors that using the Hirose’s DF13A-30DP-1.25V /DF13A-20DP-1.25V. The SEH-9450-LAS supports 2 channels (2 x 18-bit) of LVDS LCD panel display. Table 3.11. LVDS Connector PIN No.

  • Page 27: Mini Pci Type Iii Expansion Socket: Pci1

    3. Hardware Installations Mini PCI type III expansion socket: PCI1 The Mini PCI specification defines an alternate implementation for small form factor PCI card. Table 3.12. Mini PCI socket Pin No. Signal name Pin No. Signal name Pin No. Signal name Pin No.

  • Page 28: Power Supply Connector: Pwr1

    3. Hardware Installations Power supply Connector: PWR1 Table3.13. Power supply connector PWR1 PIN No. Function PIN No. Function Suitable Housing: 39-01-2200 (Correpond) +12V Suitable: Contact: 5556 (correspond) +12V Maker: Molex Serial ATA Connector: SATA1 / SATA2 Serial ATA is the revolutionary ATA interface that provides scalable performance for IDE device. With up to 150MB/s data transfer rate, Serial ATA is faster than current Parallel ATA and delivers superior input/output performance.

  • Page 29: Serial Digital Video Output: Sdvo1

    3. Hardware Installations Serial Digital Video Output: SDVO1 The SDVO specification defines an alternate implementation for PCI express card. The pin assignments are as follows: Table 3.15. SDVO1 Connector PIN No. Function PIN No. Function SDVOB_GREEN- SDVOB_RED- SDVOB_GREEN+ SDVOB_RED+ SDVOB_CLK- SDVOB_BLUE- SDVOB_CLK+ SDVOB_BLUE+...

  • Page 30: Usb Connector: Usb1, Usb2, Usb3

    3. Hardware Installations USB Connector: USB1, USB2, USB3 This product have four USB (v2.0 compliant) ports. One box-header connector USB1. This box-header connector is for the optinal USB cable to provide two A Type connectors; and two USB A Type connectors. Table 3.16.

  • Page 31: Vga Connector: Vga1

    3. Hardware Installations VGA Connector: VGA1 This is a VGA connector (D-Sub 15 pin). The pin assingnment is shown below. Table 3.18. VGA Connector VGA1 PIN No. Function PIN No. Function GREEN BLUE D-DATE H-SYNC V-SYNC D-DCLK SEH-9450-LAS...

  • Page 32: Jumper Setting

    4. Jumper Setting 4. Jumper Setting Clear CMOS Content & BIOS setting cancel: JBAT1 The time, date, and CMOS values can be specified in the Setup program. The CMOS values can be returned to their defaults by using the Setup program. The RAM data contains the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery.

  • Page 33: Cf Master / Slave Selector: Jp1

    4. Jumper Setting CF Master / Slave selector: JP1 On board CF slot is connected to Secondary IDE. This jumper is select Master/Slave of CF memory card. Usually, please use it with a master setup. Table 4.3. CF Master / Slave selector Function Set to Master Set to Slave (Default)
  • Page 34 4. Jumper Setting Setting the RS-422/RS-485 receiver disable control jumper When the RS-422/RS-485 port is used, the RTS signal is used for driver enable control Connecting JCOM1 Pins 14 and 16 disables the receiver at the same time, preventing the port from receiving output data to an external device.
  • Page 35 4. Jumper Setting SEH-9450-LAS...

  • Page 36: Cpu Board Resources

    5. CPU Board Resources 5. CPU Board Resources System address map The GMCH memory map includes a number of programmable ranges. All of these ranges must be unique and non-overlapping. There are no hardware interlocks to prevent problems in the case of overlapping ranges.
  • Page 37 5. CPU Board Resources SEH-9450-LAS...

  • Page 38: Watch-Dog-Timer (Wdt) Setting

    6. Watch-Dog-Timer (WDT) Setting 6. Watch-Dog-Timer (WDT) Setting Introduction The watchdog timer serves as a safeguard against possible system lock-up in your industrial computer system. In most industrial environments, there are heavy equipment, generators, high-voltage power lines, or power drops that have adverse effects on your computer system. For instance, when a power drop occurs, it could cause the CPU to come to a halt state or enter into an infinite loop, resulting in a system lock-up.
  • Page 39 6. Watch-Dog-Timer (WDT) Setting (2) Example programming The following example is written in Intel8086 assembly language. ;=============== ;<WDT Initial> ;=============== ;----------------------------------- ;Enter the extended function mode ;----------------------------------- MOV DX,2EH MOV AL,87H OUT DX,AL OUT DX,AL ;----------------------------------- ;Set WDT function at pin89 ;----------------------------------- MOV DX,2EH MOV AL,2BH...
  • Page 40 6. Watch-Dog-Timer (WDT) Setting ;Exit the extended function mode ;------------------------------------------ MOV DX,2EH MOV AL,AAH OUT DX,AL ;================================ ;<WDT START : counter set and a start > ;================================ ;--------------------------------------------- ;Enter the extended function mode ;--------------------------------------------- MOV DX,2EH MOV AL,87H OUT DX,AL OUT DX,AL ;------------------------------------------------ ;Select logical device WDT(number 8)
  • Page 41 6. Watch-Dog-Timer (WDT) Setting MOV DX,2EH MOV AL,87H OUT DX,AL OUT DX,AL ;----------------------------------- ;Select logical device WDT(number 8) ;----------------------------------- MOV DX,2EH MOV AL,07H OUT DX,AL MOV DX,2FH MOV AL,08H OUT DX,AL ;----------------------------------- ;Stop count down of WDT ;----------------------------------- MOV DX,2EH MOV AL,F6H OUT DX,AL MOV DX,2FH...

  • Page 42: Hardware Monitor

    7. Hardware Monitor 7. Hardware Monitor Hardware Monitor Hardware Monitor function is included in Hardware Monitor controller (Winbond W83627HF) on this product. You can read Temperature, Voltage and Fan Sensor output of SBC. Temperature Two Thermistor are mounted on SBC as following. You can read Temperature of this position. Voltage You can read +3.3V, +5V, +1.05, +1.8V, +1.5V, 5VSB, Vcore of SBC.
  • Page 43 7. Hardware Monitor SEH-9450-LAS...

  • Page 44: Bios Setup

    8. BIOS Setup 8. BIOS Setup Introduction This chapter discusses Award’s Setup program built into the FLASH ROM BIOS. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. The rest of this chapter is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup.

  • Page 45: Using Setup

    8. BIOS Setup Using Setup In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit. The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program using the keyboard.

  • Page 46: Main Menu

    8. BIOS Setup Main Menu Once you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter>...
  • Page 47 8. BIOS Setup PnP / PCI Configuration This entry appears if your system supports PnP / PCI. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable performance for your system to operate. Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations.

  • Page 48: Standard Cmos Setup

    8. BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Setup Figure 8.2. Standard CMOS Setup The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn>...

  • Page 49: Main Menu Selections

    8. BIOS Setup Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu Table 8.2. Main Menu Selections Item Options Description Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ Date Month DD YYYY automatically changes when you set the date Time HH : MM : SS...

  • Page 50: Ide Adapters

    8. BIOS Setup IDE Adapters The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub menu to configure each hard disk drive. Use the legend keys to navigate through this menu and exit to the main menu. Use Table 3 to configure the hard disk.

  • Page 51: Advanced Bios Features Setup

    8. BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features Setup This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation. You have the opportunity to select the system’s default speed, boot-up sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing and security. Figure 8.3. Advanced BIOS Features Setup SEH-9450-LAS...

  • Page 52: Cpu Feature

    8. BIOS Setup CPU Feature Figure 8.4. CPU Feature Setup Press <Enter> to configure the settings relevant to CPU Feature. Table 8.4. CPU Features Selections Description Choice Delay Prior to Thermal Select the interval to setup the delay timer for CPU Thermal-Throuttling C1E Function CPU C1E Function Select.

  • Page 53: Hard Disk Boot Priority

    8. BIOS Setup Description Choice Execute Disable Bit When disabled, forces the XD feature flag to always return Hard Disk Boot Priority Figure 8.5. Hard Disk Boot Priority Setup With the field, there is the option to choose, aside from the hard disks connected, “Bootable add-in Cards”...

  • Page 54: Virus Warning

    8. BIOS Setup 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. Keep in mind that this feature protects only the boot sector, not the entire hard drive.
  • Page 55 8. BIOS Setup Description Choice First Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items. Second Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items. Third Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items.
  • Page 56 8. BIOS Setup Description Choice Boot Other Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items. Boot Up NumLock Status Toggle between On or Off to control the state of the NumLock key when the system boots.
  • Page 57 8. BIOS Setup Description Choice Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) When the typematic rate setting is enabled, you can select a typematic rate (the rate at which character repeats when you hold down a key) of 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24 or 30 characters per second.
  • Page 58 8. BIOS Setup Description Choice APIC Mode APIC stands for Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller. Note : This item is show only MPS Version Control For OS Use the Multiprocessor Specification (MPS) for OS option to specify the MPS version to be used. MPS version 1.4 added extended configuration tables to improve support for multiple PCI bus configurations and improve future expandability.

  • Page 59: Advanced Chipset Features Setup

    8. BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features Setup Figure 8.6. Advanced Chipset Features Setup This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM and the external cache.
  • Page 60 8. BIOS Setup Description Choice CAS Latency Time When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. Do not reset this fild from the default value specified by the system designer. You can select CAS latency time in HCLK of 3/4/5/6 or Auto.
  • Page 61 8. BIOS Setup Description Choice System Memory Frequency This item sets the main memory frequency. When you use an external graphics card, you can adjust this to enable the best performance for your system. SLP_S4# Assertion Width Allows you to set the SLP_S4# assertion width. The default setting is 1 to 2 Sec.

  • Page 62: Pci Express Root Port Function

    8. BIOS Setup PCI Express Root Port Function Figure 8.7. PCI Express Root Port Function Table 8.7. PCI Express Root Port Function Selections Description Choice PCI Express Port 1/2/3/4/5/6 This item allows you to enable or disable or Auto configure the PCI Express Port 1/2/3/4/5/6.

  • Page 63: Vga Setting

    8. BIOS Setup VGA setting The field under the On-Chip VGA Setting and their defaults settigs are: Table 8.8. VGA Setting Selections Description Choice PEG/On Chip VGA Control Select VGA Control by PCI Express Graphic, On-chip or Auto. On-Chip Frame Buffer Size When Enabled, a fixed VGA frame buffer from A000h to BFFFh and a CPU-to-PCI write buffer are implemented.

  • Page 64: Integrated Peripherals

    8. BIOS Setup Description Choice Boot Display This item allows you to select the boot display device. Note : When installing SDVO, then it will display CRT+ EFP item. Panel Number These fields allow you to select the LCD Panel type. Integrated Peripherals This section sets configurations for your hard disk and other integrated peripherals.

  • Page 65: Onchip Ide Device

    8. BIOS Setup OnChip IDE Device Figure 8.9. OnChip IDE Device Table 8.9. On Chip IDE Device Selections Description Choice HDD Select You can choose your hard disk type to Auto Select or UDMA SEH-9450-LAS...
  • Page 66 8. BIOS Setup Description Choice IDE HDD Block mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sectors read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support.
  • Page 67 8. BIOS Setup Description Choice IDE Primary Master / Slave PIO The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance.

  • Page 68: On Chip Serial Ata Setting

    8. BIOS Setup On Chip Serial ATA Setting Table 8.10. On Chip Serial ATA setting Selections Description Choice SATA Mode Allow you setting the SATA hard disk mode to IDE, RAID or AHCI mode. On-Chip Serial ATA Disabled: Disabled SATA Controller. Combined Mode: PATA and SATA are combined.
  • Page 69 8. BIOS Setup Description Choice SATA Port Sets the Serial ATA channel to primary only. Note:The item is show only SEH-9450-LAS...

  • Page 70: Onboard Device

    8. BIOS Setup Onboard Device Figure 8.10. Onboard Device Table 8.11. On board device Selections Description Choice USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have USB peripherals. SEH-9450-LAS...
  • Page 71 8. BIOS Setup Description Choice USB 2.0 Controller You can disable this function if you are not using onboard USB 2.0 feature. USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard. AC97 Audio Select Enabled to use the audio capabilities of your system.

  • Page 72: Super Io Device

    8. BIOS Setup Super IO Device Figure 8.11. SuperIO Device Table 8.12. Super I/O device Selections Description Choice Onboard Serial Port 1 Select a logical COM port name and matching address for the first and second serial ports. Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports.

  • Page 73: Power Management Setup

    8. BIOS Setup Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. Figure 8.12. Power Management Setup Table 8.13. Power Management setup Selections Description Choice...
  • Page 74 8. BIOS Setup Description Choice ACPI Function When set to ‘Enabled’, turns on the ACPI Function. The default setting is ‘Enabled’. Note: ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is a power management specification that makes hardware status information available to the operating system ACPI enables a computer to turn its peripherals on and off for improved power management.
  • Page 75 8. BIOS Setup Description Choice Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer. V/H SYNC+Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.
  • Page 76 8. BIOS Setup Description Choice Suspend Mode The CPU clock will be stopped and the video signal will be suspended if no Power Management events occur for a specified length of time. Full power function will return when a Power Management event is detected. HDD Power Down When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other...
  • Page 77 8. BIOS Setup Description Choice Power after PWR-Fail Select a Power On status by the BIOS setup when power fail PCI Express WAKE By default, this field is disabled. If set Enable to enable On board lan “WOL” function PCI Express PME By default, this field is disabled.
  • Page 78 8. BIOS Setup Description Choice Resume by Alarm When Enabled, your can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode. Reload Global Timer Events: When Enabled, an event occurring on each listed device restarts the global timer for Standby mode.

  • Page 79: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup

    8. BIOS Setup PnP/PCI Configuration Setup This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.
  • Page 80 8. BIOS Setup Description Choices Reset Configuration Data Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot Resource Controlled by The Award Plug and Play BIOS can automatically configure...

  • Page 81: Irq N Resources

    8. BIOS Setup IRQ n Resources Figure 8.14. IRQ n Resources When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt as on of the following type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, requiring a specific interrupt (Such as IRQ4 for serial port 1) PCI/ISA PnP Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard, whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.
  • Page 82 8. BIOS Setup Description Choices INT Pin 1 Assignment Devices(s) using this INT: Display Controller - Bus 0 Dev 2 Func 0 USB 1.0/1.1 UHCI Controller - Bus 0 Dev 29 Func 3 INT Pin 2 Assignment Devices(s) using this INT: Multimedia Device - Bus 0 Dev30 Func 2 INT Pin 3 Assignment...
  • Page 83 8. BIOS Setup Description Choices INT Pin 4 Assignment Devices(s) using this INT: IDE Controller - Bus 0 Dev 31 Func 2 USB 1.0/1.1 UHCI Contorller - Bus 0 Dev 29 Func 1 SMBus Controller - Bus 0 Dev 31 Func 3 INT Pin 5 Assignment Devices(s) using this INT: Network Controller...

  • Page 84: Pci Express Relative Items

    8. BIOS Setup Description Choices INT Pin 7 Assignment Devices(s) using this INT: - Reserved INT Pin 8 Assignment Devices(s) using this INT: USB 1.0/1.1 UHCI Controller - Bus 0 Dev 29 Func 0 USB 2.0 EHCI Controller - Bus 0 Dev 29 Func 7 PCI Express relative items Table 8.15.

  • Page 85: Pc Health Status

    8. BIOS Setup PC Health Status Figure 8.15. PC Health Status The BIOS shows the PC health status in this window. SEH-9450-LAS...
  • Page 86 8. BIOS Setup Table 8.16. PC Health Status Selections Description Choices CPU THRM-Throttling This item sets the percentage of time that the CPU is idled if CPU throttling is initiated by excess heat. Smart Fan Disabled: Disable this function. Enabled: When this function is enabled, CPU fan will ran at different speed depending on CPU temperature.

  • Page 87: Frequency/Voltage Control

    8. BIOS Setup Frequency/Voltage Control Figure 8.16. Frequency/Voltage Control Table 8.17. Frequency/Voltage Control Selections Description Choices Spread Spectrum When the system clock generator pulses, the extreme values of the pulse generate excess EMI. Enabling pulse spectrum spread modulation changes the extreme values from spikes to flat curves, thus reducing EMI.

  • Page 88: Defaults Menu

    8. BIOS Setup Defaults Menu Selecting “Defaults” from the main menu shows you two options which are described below Load Fail-Safe Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N Pressing ‘Y’...

  • Page 89: Exit Selecting

    8. BIOS Setup Exit Selecting Load Fail-Safe Defaults Save & Exit Setup Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS – a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off.
  • Page 90 8. BIOS Setup DISK BOOT failure INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER No boot device was found. This could mean that either a boot drive was not detected or the drive does not contain proper system boot files. Insert a system disk into Drive A: and press <Enter>. If you assumed the system would boot from the hard drive, make sure the controller is inserted correctly and all cables are properly attached.
  • Page 91 8. BIOS Setup Floppy disk controller error or no controller present Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller. Make sure the controller is installed correctly and firmly. If there are no floppy drives installed, be sure the Diskette Drive selection in Setup is set to NONE.
  • Page 92 8. BIOS Setup Press F1 to disable NMI, F1 to REBOOT When BIOS detects a Non-maskable Interrupt condition during boot, this will allow you to disable the NMI and continue to boot, or you can reboot the system with the NMI enabled. RAM parity error CHECKING FOR SEGMENT ...
  • Page 93 8. BIOS Setup Hard disk(s) fail (40) HDD controller diagnostics failed. Hard disk(s) fail (20) HDD initialization error. Hard disk(s) fail (10) Unable to recalibrate fixed disk. Hark disk(s) fail (08) Sector Verify failed. Keyboard is locked out – Unlock the key Unlock the key.

  • Page 94: Post Codes

    8. BIOS Setup POST Codes POST Description (hex) Test CMOS R/W functionality. Early chipset initialization: -Disable shadow RAM -Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below) -Program basic chipset registers Detect memory -Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC. -Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below) Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 &...
  • Page 95 8. BIOS Setup POST Description (hex) Load keyboard matrix (notebook platform) Reserved HPM initialization (notebook platform) Reserved Check validity of RTC value: e.g. a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute. Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack. If CMOS checksum fails, use default value instead. Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI &...
  • Page 96 8. BIOS Setup POST Description (hex) Test 8259 functionality. Reserved Reserved Reserved Initialize EISA slot Reserved Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page. Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU. Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Program MTRR of M1 CPU Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU &...
  • Page 97 8. BIOS Setup POST Description (hex) Reserved Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to “AUTO”. Reserved Initialize floppy controller Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware. Reserved Reserved Reserved...
  • Page 98 8. BIOS Setup POST Description (hex) Enable L2 cache Program boot up speed Chipset final initialization. Power management final initialization Clear screen & display summary table Program K6 write allocation Program P6 class write combining Program daylight saving Update keyboard LED & typematic rate Build MP table Build &...
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