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FCC STATEMENT THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARM- FUL INTERFERENCE. (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION. THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN TESTED AND FOUND TO COMPLY WITH THE LIMITS FOR A CLASS "A"...
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. 2047431000 Manual Gene-4310 1st Edition Prepared in Taiwan July 2000...
Our dealers are well trained and ready to give you the support you need to get the most from your AAEON products. In fact, most problems reported are minor and are able to be easily solved over the phone.
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 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.
Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: • 1 GENE-4310 All-in-One Single Board Computer • 1 Hard disk drive (IDE) interface cable (44 pin, pitch 2.0mm) • 1 Floppy disk drive interface (34 pin, ptich 2.0mm) •...
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Notice Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing the GENE-4310 board. This user’s manual is designed to help you to get the most out of the GENE- 4310, please read it thoroughly before you install and use the board. The product that you have purchased comes with an two- year limited warranty, but AAEON will not be responsible for misuse of the product.
General Information This chapter gives background informa- tion on the mainboard. Sections include: • Board specifications • Layout and dimensions Chapter 1 General Information...
3D audio and up to 1024 x 768 resolution @ 64K colors with UMA 4MB SDRAM display memory. Major onboard devices adopt PCI technology to achieve outstanding computing performance when used with NS GXLV level processors, making the GENE-4310 one of the world's smallest and most powerful all-in-one multimedia boards.
Battery: Lithium battery for data retention Watchdog Timer:Can generate a system reset or IRQ15. Supports Win98, Win3.1. Software selectable time-out interval (15 sec. ~ 3825sec., 15 sec./ step) DMA: 7 DMA channels (8237 equivalent) Interrupt: 15 interrupt levels (8259 equivalent) Gene-4310 User Manual...
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Power management: I/O peripheral devices support power saving and doze/standby/suspend modes. APM 1.2 compliant H/W status monitoring: Winbond W83781D H/W status monitoring IC supportspower supply voltages, fan speed, and temperatures monitoring Flat Panel/CRT Interface • Chipset: NS CS5530 • Display memory: Shared UMA up to 4MB •...
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Power connectors: 4-pin HDD type Mechanical and Environmental Power supply voltage: +5V (4.75V to 5.25V) Operating temperature: 32 to 140 F (0 to 60 Board size: 5.75" (L) x 4" (W) (146 mm x 101.6 mm) Weight: 0.88 lb. (0.4 Kg) Gene-4310 User Manual...
Installation 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. Chapter 2 Installation 11...
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 representa- tive before you make any changes. 16 Gene-4310 User Manual...
Installing SDRAM (SODIMM) System Memory The reverse side of the Gene-4310 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-4310 single board computer between 16 and 128 MB of memory.
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 Direct Cable connection, user can transfer files to or from laptops, notebooks, PDA and printers. This connector supports HPSIR (115.2Kbps, 2 meters), ASK-IR (56Kbps) and Fast IR (4Mbps, 2 meters).
COM2 RS-232/422/485 select (JP12, JP4) The Gene-4310 COM2 serial port can be selected as RS-232, RS-422, 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...
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.
IDE hard drive connector (J2) You can attach one or two Enhanced Integrated Device Electronics hard disk drives to the mainboard's internal controller. The mainboard's IDE controller uses a PCI local-bus interface. This advanced interface supports faster data transfer and allows the IDE hard drive to exceed 528 MB.
DATA 0 DATA 15 SIGNAL GND DREQ IO WRITE IO READ IO CHANNEL READY 28 DACK# IRQ14 IOCS16 ADDR 1 ADDR 0 ADDR 2 HARD DISK SELECT 0 HARD DISK SELECT 1 IDE ACTIVE MGND MVCC 24 Gene-4310 User Manual...
Serial ports (J4, J5) The Gene-4310 offers two serial ports, one RS-232 and one RS-232/ 422/485. These ports allow 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...
USB connector (J7) The Gene-4310 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.
Floppy drive connector (J9) You can attach up to two floppy drives to the mainboard control- ler. You can use any combination of 5¼" (360 KB and 1.2 MB) and/or 3½" (720 KB, 1.44 MB, and 2.88 MB) drives. A 34-pin daisy-chain drive connector cable is required for a dual- drive system.
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 DELECT DISK CHANGE 28 Gene-4310 User Manual...
DB-25 connector on the other. Parallel port IRQ The Gene-4310 supports one parallel port. The port is designated as LPT1 and can be disabled or changed to LPT2 or LPT3 in the system BIOS setup.
Signal Signal Red video DENSITY SELECT (no pin) Green video Sync return (GND) Blue video Monitor ID (not used) Not used Monitor ID Horizontal Sync Red returned(GND) Vertical Sync Green returned(GND) Not used Blue returned (GND) 30 Gene-4310 User Manual...
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LCD connector (J14) J14 is a 44-pin, dual-in-line header used for flat panel displays. When the mainboard's power is applied, the control signal is low until just after the relevant flat panel signals are present. Configuration of the VGA interface is done completely via the software utility.
Power connector (P1) In single board computer (non-passive backplane) applications, you will need to connect the power to the Gene-4310 board using P1. This connector is fully compatible with the standard PC power supply connector. See the following table for its pin assignments:...
Keyboard and PS/2 mouse connector (CN11) The Gene-4310 provides a keyboard connector which supports both a keyboard and a PS/2 style mouse. In most cases, especially in embedded applications, a keyboard is not used. The standard PC/AT BIOS will report an error or fail during power-on-self-test (POST) after a reset if the keyboard is not present.
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-4310 User Manual...
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...
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-4310 User Manual...
Main setup Menu Standard CMOS Options in the original PC AT-compatible BIOS. BIOS Features Award Software enhanced BIOS options. Chipset Features Options specific to your system chipset. Power Advanced Power Management (APM) Management options. PnP/PCI Plug and Play standard and PCI Local Bus Configuration configuration options.
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Load Setup Setup defaults are factory settings for Defaults optimal-performance system operations. Save & Exit Save settings in nonvolatile CMOS Setup RAM and exit Setup. Exit Without Abandon all changes and exit Setup. Save Gene-4310 User Manual...
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...
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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-4310 User Manual...
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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.
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5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 megabyte capacity 720K, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 720 kilobyte capacity 1.44M, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 1.44 mega byte capacity 2.88M, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 2.88 mega byte capacity Gene-4310 User Manual...
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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. •...
BIOS features setup By choosing the BIOS FEATURES SETUP option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. Gene-4310 User Manual...
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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.
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Gate A20. Setting Gate A20 to Fast improves system speed, particularly with OS/2 and Windows. Security Option If you have set a password, select whether the password is required every time the System boots, or only when you enter Setup. Gene-4310 User Manual...
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Shadow Software that resides in a read-only memory (ROM) chip on a device is called firmware. The AwardBIOS permits shadowing of firmware such as the system BIOS, video BIOS, and similar operat- ing instructions that come with some expansion peripherals, such as, for example, a SCSI adaptor.
CHIPSET features setup By choosing the CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. Gene-4310 User Manual...
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These two fields let you add recovery time (in bus clock cycles) for 16-bit and 8-bit I/O. USB Controller The Gene-4310 supports 2 sets of USB for connection. To Enable the onboard USB controller please set to Enable, otherwise set to Disable as default.
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PS/ 2 KB or PS/2 Mouse by their USB equivalents. Hardware monitoring support The Gene-4310 support onboard monitoring as CPU temperature, Fan speed, and Voltages for user reference. Gene-4310 User Manual...
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...
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After the selected period of drive inactivity, any system IDE devices compatible with the ATA-2 specification or later power manage themselves, putting themselves into an idle state after the specified timeout and then waking themselves up when accessed. Gene-4310 User Manual...
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MODEM Use IRQ Name the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the modem (if any) on your system. 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.
PNP/PCI configuration setup By choosing the PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP option from the initial SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. Gene-4310 User Manual...
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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.
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-4310 on. Gene-4310 User Manual...
Integrated peripherals setup By choosing the INTEGRATD PERIPHERALS option from the initial SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...
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IDE device. KBC input clock The Gene-4310 offer four kind of frequency for user option, as default 6MHz, 8 MHz, 12 MHz, and 16 MHz. RING POWER ON Controller 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.
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ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the port. Onboard IR controller Enable or Disable the onboard IR controller, as default is Disable. When you set it to Enable. There are several item will be appear as below. IR Address select: Set IR address as (2F8H, 3E8H, 2E8H, 3E0H, 2E0H, 3F8H) IR Mode: Setup IR mode as (IrDA, ASKIR, FIR, CIR)
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Video Memory size Share memory from DIMM, from 1.5MB to 4MB. TV output Mode The Gene-4310 onboard support TV output function for option. (NTSC, PAL). Panel Clock Freg There are 4 kind of LCD frequency for option as 60MHz , 72 MHz, 80 MHz, and 85 MHz.
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.
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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-4310 User Manual...
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...
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-4310 User Manual...
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.
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Ethernet Software Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the Etherent Card to match your applica- tion requirements. Chapter 4 Software Configuration...
The Ethernet Setup Menu also offers three very useful diagnos- tic 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. Gene-4310 User Manual...
Programming the 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 Programming the Watchdog Timer...
Configuration register The watchdog timer of Gene-4310 is located on the chipset – Winbond W83977. If you want to use it, you have to know how to read/write the configuration register of W83977. The basic proce- dure is as follows.
How to set the watchdog timer 1.Set register 30h of logical device 7 to 1 to activate the timer. 2.Write the desired counter value to register F2h of logical deivice Logical Device 7 : Register number 30h (CR30) 00h : Logical device is inactive 01h : Activates the logical device Logicel Device 8 : Register number F2h (CRF2) 00h : Time-out Disable...
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;; write 01h to register 30h to activate ;; timer call W977Write ;; mov bl,8 ;; Select logical device number 8 ax,01f2h ;; write time-out value (01h) to register ;; F2h call W977Write ;; set time-out value to 32 sec ah,4ch SetWatchDog_Time ENDP Gene-4310 User Manual...
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;; Enter to I/O Chip Program Configuration Register Mode Enterv Config proc push push al,87h ;; Specific value to enter Config ;; Mode dx,cs:CONFIG_PORT dx,al ;; Write to Config Port twice! dx,al ;; Delay EnterConfig endp ;; Exit to I/O Chip Program Configuration Register Mode ExitConfig proc push ax push dx...
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;; Write to Config Port al,bl ;; Write logical device number dx,cs:DATA_PORT ;; to Data Port dx,al SelectDevice endp ;; Setting I/O Chip Program Configuration Register Value ;; Input : al = register number ;; ah = setting value Gene-4310 User Manual...
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W977Write PROC push call EnterConfig ;; Enter Config Mode call SelectDevice ;; Select logical device dx,cs:CONFIG_PORT dx,al ;; Select register number al,ah dx,cs:DATA_PORT dx,al call ExitConfig ;; Exit Config Mode W977Write ENDP Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer...