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There is a danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacture. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. THE COMPUTER IS PROVIDED WITH CD DRIVES COMPLY WITH APPRO- PRIATE SAFETY STANDARDS INCLUDING IEC 60825. ARK-6320 User Manual...
Opera- tion of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. ARK-6320 User Manual...
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Whether your new Advantech equipment is destined for the labo- ratory or the factory floor, you can be assured that your product will provide the reliability and ease of operation for which the name Advantech has come to be known.
Because of Advantech’s high quality-control standards and rigorous testing, most of our customers never need to use our repair service. If an Advantech product is defec- tive, 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.
Caution! There is a danger of a new battery exploding if it is incorrectly installed. Do not attempt to recharge, force open, or heat the battery. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the man- ufacturer. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. ARK-6320 User Manual...
PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector (KBMS1)......18 3.5.5 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) ..........18 3.5.6 System FAN Connector (SYSFAN1) .......... 19 3.5.7 Front Panel Connectors (JFP1/JFP1+JFP2) ......19 Table 3.9: ATX power supply LED status (No support for AT pow- er) ................20 ARK-6320 User Manual...
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Introduction ..................... 52 Value-Added Software Services ............. 52 6.2.1 Software API................52 6.2.2 Software Utility................54 Chapter Chipset Software Installation Utility Before You Begin..................56 Introduction ..................... 56 Windows XP Driver Setup............... 57 Chapter VGA Setup ......... 59 ARK-6320 User Manual...
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Serial ATA0/1 (SATA1/SATA2)............... 81 Table C.13:Serial ATA 0/1 (SATA1/SATA2) ....... 81 C.14 AT/ATX Mode (PSON1) ................81 Table C.14:AT/ATX Mode (PSON1) ........... 81 C.15 HD Audio Interface (HD1) ............... 81 Table C.15:AC-97 Audio Interface (HD1) ........81 ARK-6320 User Manual...
MTBF performance. Latest low power fanless solution of Computing Platform Options The fanless ARK-6320 provides a full range of AtomTM dual core computing plat- forms for user selection: from the cutting edge ARK-6320-6M01E with AtomTM D510 processor as mainstream.
Be sure to turn off the power, unplug the power cord and ground yourself by touching the metal chassis before you handle any components inside the machine. Removing the Chassis Base Figure 2.1 Removing the chassis base ARK-6320 User Manual...
HD Audio Front Panel Pin Header SATA1 Serial ATA data connector 1 SATA_PWR_CN2 Serial ATA power connector 2 DIMMA1 Memory connector channel. SPI_CN1 SPI flash update connector. MINIPCIE2 Mini PCI express connector ATX12V ATX 12 V connector ARK-6320 User Manual...
1, 2, and 3. In this case you connect either pins 1 and 2, or 2 and 3. A pair of needle-nose pliers may be useful when setting jumpers. ARK-6320 User Manual...
The RJ-45 jacks on the rear panel provide for convenient LAN connection. LAN2_USB34 LAN1_USB12 LAN1_USB12 LAN2_USB34 USB56 USB78 Table 3.8: LAN LED Indicator LAN Mode Lan Indicator 1 Gbps Link on LED1 Green on 100 Mbps Link on LED1 Orange on Active LED2 Green flash ARK-6320 User Manual...
VGA Connector (VGA1) This motherboard includes a VGA interface that can drive conventional CRT dis- plays. VGA1 is a standard 15-pin D-SUB connector commonly used for VGA. Pin assignments for CRT connector VGA1 are detailed in Appendix C. ARK-6320 User Manual...
BIOS setup. Different devices implement the RS-232/422/485 standards in different ways. If you should happen to have problems with a serial device, be sure to check the pin assignments for the connector. ARK-6320 User Manual...
On board 6-pin wafer box connector, supports one standard PS/2 keyboard, one standard PS/2 mouse. 3.5.5 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) If a fan is used, this connector supports cooling fans of 500 mA (6 W) or less. ARK-6320 User Manual...
If a fan is used, this connector supports cooling fans of 500 mA (6 W) or less. 3.5.7 Front Panel Connectors (JFP1/JFP1+JFP2) There are several external switches to monitor and control the IPC-100. JFP1 & JFP2 JFP1 ARK-6320 User Manual...
PSON1 Connect pins 1 & 2 to (on back plane) pins 2-3 closed pins 1-2 closed panel switch via cable jumper setting System On System Suspend Fast flashes Fast flashes Fast flashes System Off Slow flashes ARK-6320 User Manual...
Line Out, Mic In Connector (AUDIO1) Line Out Mic In 3.5.9 Serial ATA Interface (SATA1, SATA2) It features a high performance Serial ATA interface (up to 300 MB/s) which eases cabling to hard drives with long, thin cables. ARK-6320 User Manual...
I/O module cable. Note! For motherboards with the optional HD Audio feature, we recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this con- nector to take advantage of the motherboard’s high definition audio capability. ARK-6320 User Manual...
Determine the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors mate completely. 3.5.12 SPI Flash connector(SPI_CN1) The SPI flash card pin header may be used to flash BIOS if the motherboard cannot power on. ARK-6320 User Manual...
Table 4.1: Definition of LED indicators Icon Description Blue No light Power Power Normal Off or failure Hard Disk Reading NO reading Temp Over-heating Normal Over (Red) Note! The temperature indicator LED is accurate to within ±5°C. ARK-6320 User Manual...
Front Panel Power switch 4 USB Antenna Reserve IO for LVDS and inverter Rear Panel Dual Giga LANs 4 USB Audio 6 COMs Antenna DC12 V input (drum type) Figure 4.1 Front panel Figure 4.2 Rear panel ARK-6320 User Manual...
Increase the numeric value or make changes <Page Down/-> Decrease the numeric value or make changes <F1> General help, for Setup Sub Menu <F2> Item Help <F5> Load Previous Values <F7> Load Setup Defaults <F10> Save all CMOS changes ARK-6320 User Manual...
System Date using the <Arrow> keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press the <Tab> key or the <Arrow> keys to move between fields. The date must be entered in MM/DD/YY format. The time must be entered in HH:MM:SS format. ARK-6320 User Manual...
BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow> keys. All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section. The Advanced BIOS Setup screen is shown below. The sub menus are described on the following pages. ARK-6320 User Manual...
CPU speed is controlled by the operating system. Intel® C-STATE tech This item allows the CPU to save more power under idle mode. Enhanced C-States CPU idle set to enhanced C-States, disabled by Intel®. C-STATE tech item. ARK-6320 User Manual...
While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the pres- ence of AHCI devices. This displays the status of auto detection of AHCI devices. Super I/O Configuration This item enables users to set the Super IO device status, including enabling of COMs. ARK-6320 User Manual...
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This item allows user to adjust serial port 4 address and IRQ. Onboard Serial port 5 [C90/IRQ11] This item allows user to adjust serial port 5 address and IRQ. Onboard Serial port 6 [C98/IRQ10] This item allows user to adjust serial port 6 address and IRQ. ARK-6320 User Manual...
Use this to set the CPU warning temperature threshold. When the system CPU reaches the warning temperature, the buzzer will sound. ACPI Shut Down Temperature This allows the user to set the CPU temperature at which the system will auto- matically shut down to prevent CPU overheat damage. ARK-6320 User Manual...
5.2.6 ACPI Setting 5.2.7 General ACPI Configuration Suspend mode Select the ACPI state used for system suspend. Report Video on S3 Resume This item allows you to invoke VA BIOS POST on S3/STR resume. ARK-6320 User Manual...
This item allows you to enable RSDP pointers to 64-bit fixed system description tables. ACPI APIC support Include APIC table pointer to RSDT pointer list. AMI OEMB table Include OEMB table pointer to R(x)SDT pointer lists. Headless mode Enable / Disable Headless operation mode through ACPI. ARK-6320 User Manual...
Allows you to configure Intel’s Energy Lake power management technology. APIC ACPI SCI IRQ Enable/Disable APIC ACPI SCI IRQ. USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4 Enable/Disable USB Device Wakeup from S3/S4. High Performance Event Timer Enable/Disable High performance Event timer. ARK-6320 User Manual...
This option allows user to set system action when AC power restores after AC power loss. Available options include Power Off, Power On, Last Status. Resume On Ring Disable/Enable RI wake event. Resume On RTC Alarm Disable/Enable RTC wake event. ARK-6320 User Manual...
EHCI driver. Hotplug USB FDD Support A dummy FDD device is created that will be associated with the hotplugged FDD later. Auto option creates this dummy device only if there is no USB FDD present. ARK-6320 User Manual...
You can display a Plug and Play BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow> keys. All Plug and Play BIOS Setup options are described in this sec- tion. The Plug and Play BIOS Setup screen is shown below. ARK-6320 User Manual...
When set to Reserved, will specified DMA is Reserved for use by leg- acy ISA devices. Reserved Memory Size This item allows you to reserve a set amount of memory for legacy ISA devices. 5.2.14 Boot Settings ARK-6320 User Manual...
Wait for the F1 key to be pressed if an error occurs. Hit .DEL. Message Display Displays .Press DEL to run Setup. in POST. Interrupt 19 Capture This item allows option ROMs to trap interrupt 19. Bootsafe Function This item allows you to enable or disable bootsafe function. ARK-6320 User Manual...
Change Supervisor / User Password Provides for either installing or changing the password. Boot sector Virus protection The boot sector virus protection will warn if any program tries to write to the boot sector. 5.2.17 Advanced Chipset Settings ARK-6320 User Manual...
This item allows you to enable or disable detect by DRAM SPD. Initiate Graphic Adapter This item allows you to select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device. Internal Graphics Mode Select Select the amount of system memory used by the Internal graphics device. ARK-6320 User Manual...
Boot Display Device Select boot display device at post stage. Flat Panel Type This item allows you to select which panel resolution you want. Spread Spectrum Clock This item allows you to enable or disable spread spectrum clock. ARK-6320 User Manual...
Enables or disables GbE LAN wake up from S5 function. HDA Controller Enables or disables the HDA controller. SMBUS Controller Enables or disables the SMBUS controller. SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width This item allows you to set a delay of a set number of seconds. ARK-6320 User Manual...
Select this option to quit Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration. Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. The following message appears: Discard Changes and Exit Setup Now? [Ok] [Cancel] Select Ok to discard changes and exit. Discard Changes ARK-6320 User Manual...
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Select Failsafe Defaults if your computer is experiencing system configuration problems. Select Load Failsafe Defaults from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. The fol- lowing message appears: Load Failsafe Defaults? [OK] [Cancel] Select OK to load Failsafe defaults. ARK-6320 User Manual...
Introduction The mission of Advantech Embedded Software Services is to "Enhance quality of life with Advantech platforms and Microsoft® Windows® embedded technology." We enable Windows® Embedded software products on Advantech platforms to more effectively support the embedded computing community. Customers are freed from the hassle of dealing with multiple vendors (hardware suppliers, system integrators, embedded OS distributors) for projects.
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System Throttling Refers to a series of methods for reducing power consump- tion in computers by lowering the clock frequency. This API allows the user to adjust the clock from 87.5% to 12.5%. ARK-6320 User Manual...
The eSOS also provide for remote connection via Telnet server and FTP server so the administrator can attempt to rescue the system. Note: This function requires BIOS cus- tomization. ARK-6320 User Manual...
DVD content, and MPEG-2 motion compensation for software DVD Note! This utility is used for the following versions of Windows, and it has to be installed before installing all the other drivers: Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP ARK-6320 User Manual...
Windows XP Driver Setup Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. You can see the driver folder items. Navigate to the "Chipset" folder and click "infinst_autol.exe" to complete the installation of the driver. ARK-6320 User Manual...
Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. You can see the driver folders items. Navigate to the "VGA" folder and click "setup.exe" to complete the installation of the drivers for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP. ARK-6320 User Manual...
The Intel 82567V (LAN1) and 82583V (LAN2) Gigabit integrated controllers support all major network operating systems. However, the installation procedure varies from system to system. Please find and use the section that provides the driver setup pro- cedure for the operating system you are using. ARK-6320 User Manual...
Windows 7/Vista/XP Driver Setup (Intel 82567v/ 82583v) Insert the driver CD into the slim ODD. Select the LAN folder then navigate to the directory for your OS. ARK-6320 User Manual...
2F (hex) is the data port. You must first assign the address of register by writing an address value into address port 2E (hex), then write/read data to/from the assigned register through data port 2F (hex). ARK-6320 User Manual...
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Unlock W83627DHG-P Select register of watchdog timer Enable the function of the watchdog timer Use the function of the watchdog timer Lock W83627DHG-P ARK-6320 User Manual...
Bit 5: Write 1 to generate a timeout signal immedi- ately and automatically return to 0. [default=0] Bit 4: Read status of watchdog timer, 1 means timer is “timeout”. Write this address to I/O port 2E (hex) to lock the AA (hex) ----- watchdog timer 2. ARK-6320 User Manual...
Inc dx Mov al,10 Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Lock W83627DHG-P Mov al,0aah Out dx,al Enable watchdog timer and set 5 minutes as timeout interval ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov dx,2eh ; Unlock W83627DHG-P Mov al,87h Out dx,al Out dx,al ARK-6320 User Manual...
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Enable watchdog timer to be reset by mouse ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov dx,2eh ; Unlock W83627DHG-P Mov al,87h Out dx,al Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Mov al,07h ; Select registers of watchdog timer Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,08h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- ARK-6320 User Manual...
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Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al,30h Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,01h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Enable watchdog timer to be strobed reset by keyboard Mov al,0f7h Out dx,al Inc dx In al,dx Or al,40h Out dx,al ARK-6320 User Manual...
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Dec dx ; Generate a time-out signal Mov al,0f7h Out dx,al ;Write 1 to bit 5 of F7 register Inc dx In al,dx Or al,20h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------- Dec dx ; Lock W83627DHG-P Mov al,0aah Out dx,al ARK-6320 User Manual...
F1_SPI_MOSI_Q PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector (KBMS1) Table C.6: PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector (KBMS1) Signal KCLK_B KDAT_B MDAT_B KBMS1_VCC MCLK_B CPU Fan Power Connector (CPU_FAN1) Table C.7: CPU Fan Power Connector (CPU_FAN1) Signal +12 V DETECT ARK-6320 User Manual...
You can use an LED to indicate when the single board computer is on. Pin 1 of JFP3 supplies the LED's power, and Pin 3 is the ground. Table C.9: Power LED & Keyboard Lock Connector (JFP1) Function LED power KEYLOCK# ARK-6320 User Manual...
Table C.10: Power Switch/HDD LED/SMBus/Speaker (JFP1+JFP2) Signal Signal SPK_P1 HDDLED+ HDDLED- SPK_P3 SMB_DAT SYS_RST SPK_P4 SMB_CLK C.11 USB/LAN ports (LAN1_USB12/LAN2_USB34) Table C.11: USB Port Signal Signal Data0+ Data0- Table C.12: Ethernet 10/100 Mbps RJ-45 Port Signal Signal XMT+ XMT- RCV- RCV+ ARK-6320 User Manual...