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USER’S MANUAL BPC-8590 All-in-One Book-size PC Intel® Core 2 Duo For Socket 478 System BPC-8590 M1...
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Copyright Notice BPC-8590 All-in-One Book-size PC OPERATION MANUAL COPYRIGHT NOTICE This operation manual is meant to assist users in installing and setting up the system. The information contained in this document is subject to change without prior any notice. This manual is copyrighted January, 2008. You may not reproduce or transmit in any form or by any means, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying and recording.
Copyright Notice FCC NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION About This Manual ............ Case Illustration ............System Specification ........... Safety Precautions ............CHAPTER 2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table ....Component Locations ........... How to Set the Jumpers ..........FSB Frequency Selection …………………………………….
CHAPTER INTRODUCTION This chapter gives you the information for BPC-8590. It also outlines the System specification. Section includes: About This Manual System Specifications Safety precautions Experienced users can skip to chapter 2 on page 2-1 for Quick Start. Page:1-1...
1-1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL Thank you for purchasing our BPC-8590 Core 2 Duo Book-size PC enhanced with VGA / Sound / LAN, which is fully PC / AT compatible. BPC-8590 provides faster processing speed, greater expandability and can handle more task than before.
1 x Parallel Port (D-sub 25 pin) 1 x RJ45 Giga LAN 1 x PS/2 (Mini-Din 6 Pin) for K/B and Mouse with Y cable Expansion Slot : 1 x PCI or ,1x PCI-E (Optional) ′ Page: 1-4 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
Avoid exposure to sunlight for a long period of time (for example in a closed car in summer time. Also avoid the system from any heating device.). Or do not use BPC-8590 when it‘s been left outdoors in a cold winter day.
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If heavy stains are present, moisten a cloth with diluted neutral washing agent or with alcohol and then wipe thoroughly with a dry cloth. d. If dust has been accumulated on the outside, remove it by using a special made vacuum cleaner for computers. ′ Page: 1-6 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
PIN2 & PIN3 to create another setting. The same jumper diagrams are applied all through this manual. The figure below shows what the manual diagrams look and what they represent. ′ Page: 2-4 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
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Jumper Block looks like this JUMPER SETTINGS 2 pin Jumper close(enabled) Looks like this 3 pin Jumper 2-3 pin close(enabled) Looks like this Jumper Block 1-2 pin close(enabled) Looks like this ′ Page: 2-5 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-4. FSB FREQUENCY SELECTION JP11: CPU FSB Frequency Selection The selections are as follows: SELECTION JUMPER SETTING JUMPER (pin closed) ILLUSTRATION 533 MHz 667 MHz Open ′ Page: 2-6 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-5. COM1 PORT RI & VOLTAGE SELECTION JP2 : COM1 Port RI & Voltage Selection The selections are as follows: JUMPER SETTING JUMPER SELECTION (Pin Closed) ILLUSTRATION +12V ***Manufacturing Default – RI1. ′ Page: 2-7 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-6. COM2 PORT RI & VOLTAGE SELECTION JP1 : COM2 Port RI & Voltage Selection The selections are as follows: JUMPER SETTING JUMPER SELECTION (Pin Closed) ILLUSTRATION +12V ***Manufacturing Default – RI2. ′ Page: 2-8 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-7. COM3 PORT RI & VOLTAGE SELECTION JP4 : COM3 Port RI & Voltage Selection The selections are as follows: JUMPER SETTING JUMPER SELECTION (Pin Closed) ILLUSTRATION +12V ***Manufacturing Default – RI3. ′ Page: 2-9 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-8. COM4 PORT RI & VOLTAGE SELECTION JP5 : COM4 Port RI & Voltage Selection The selections are as follows: JUMPER SETTING JUMPER SELECTION (Pin Closed) ILLUSTRATION +12V ***Manufacturing Default – RI4. ′ Page: 2-10 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
Note: To clear CMOS data, user must power-off the computer and set the jumper to “Clear CMOS” as illustrated above. After five to six seconds, set the jumper back to “Normal” and power-on the computer. ′ Page: 2-12 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
The COM2 is selectable as RS-232. The pin assignment is as follows : ASSIGNMENT Pin 9 is selectable for RI, +5V or +12V. For more information, please refer to our “2-6 COM2 RI and Voltage Selection”. ′ Page: 2-14 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
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COM4 is fixed as RS-232. The pin assignment is as follows : ASSIGNMENT Pin 9 is selectable for RI, +5V or +12V. For more information, please refer to our “2-8 COM4 RI and Voltage Selection”. ′ Page: 2-15 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT KBDATA MSDATA 5VSB KBCLK MSCLK 2-14. POWER BUTTON JPWBT1: Power Button 2-15. CPU FAN CONNECTOR JCFAN1 : CPU Fan connector The pin assignment is as follows: ASSIGNMENT FAN POWER LPC_FAN1IN ′ Page: 2-16 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
JSFAN2 : System Fan connector The pin assignment is as follows: ASSIGNMENT VCC12 LPC_FAN2IN 2-17. VGA CONNECTOR VGA1: VGA Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT GREEN BLUE VGA_VCC5 DDC_DATA HSYNC VSYNC DDC_CLK ′ Page: 2-17 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-20. SERIAL ATA CONNECTOR SATA1, SATA2: The BPC-8590 possesses two Serial ATA Connector. The pin assignments are as follows: SATA1: ASSIGNMENT SATAHDR_TXP0 SATAHDR_TXN0 SATAHDR_RXN0 SATAHDR_RXP0 SATA2: ASSIGNMENT SATAHDR_TXP1 SATAHDR_TXN1 SATAHDR_RXN1 SATAHDR_RXP1 ′ Page: 2-20 BPC-8590 USER...
As to link the Printer to the card, you need a cable to connect both DB25 connector and parallel port. The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT AUTFE ERROR INIT SLCTIN BUSY SLCT ′ Page: 2-21 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
JUSB1: Universal Serial Bus Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT USB2_VCC5 USB3_VCC5 USBN2_L USBN3_L USBP2_L USBP3_L JUSB2: Universal Serial Bus Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT USB2_VCC5 USB3_VCC5 USBN2_L USBN3_L USBP2_L USBP3_L ′ Page: 2-22 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
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The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT USBP0- USBP0+ USB2: Universal Serial Bus Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT USBP0- USBP0+ USB3: Universal Serial Bus Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT USBP0- USBP0+ ′ Page: 2-23 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
LINE-OUT1 : Line-Out Connector 2-27. LINE-IN CONNECTOR LINE-IN1 : Line-In Connector 2-28. MIC CONNECTOR MIC1 : MIC Connector 2-29. MEMORY INSTALLATION BPC-8590 CPU Card can support up to 1GB in one DIMM socket. DIMM 1 DIMM 2 TOTAL MEMORY 128MB 128MB...
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CHAPTER SOFTWARE UTILITIES This chapter comprises the detailed information of VGA driver, LAN driver, Sound driver, and flash BIOS update. It also describes on how to install the watchdog timer. Section includes: VGA Driver Utility Flash BIOS Update LAN Driver Utility SOUND Driver Utility Intel®...
Enclosed with our BPC-8590 package, you will find a CD ROM disk containing all types of drivers we have. As a BPC-8590 user, you will only need the some of files contained in the CD ROM disk, please take note of the...
Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-2. VGA DRIVER UTILITY The VGA interface is embedded with our BPC-8590 system to support CRT display. The following illustration briefly shows you the content of VGA driver in D:\VGA\: 3-2-1. Installation of VGA Driver (1) Start the computer (Win 2000/XP/Vista).
Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-3. FLASH BIOS UPDATE 3-3-1. System BIOS Update: Users of BPC-8590 can use the program “Awdflash.exe” contained in the Utility Disk for system BIOS update. 1. Install “Awdflash.exe” from Utility Disk to Drive D. 2. Insert the BIOS file you have obtained from the vendor.
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File Name to Program: 8590xxxx.bin Checksum: XXXXX Reset System or Power off to accomplish update process! F1: Reset F10: Exit Please reset or power off the system, and then the Flash BIOS is fully implemented. ′ Page:3-5 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-4. LAN DRIVER UTILITY 3-4-1. Introduction The BPC-8590 is enhanced with LAN function that can support various network adapters. The content of the LAN driver is found as follows: For more details on Installation procedure, please refer to Readme.txt file found on LAN DRIVER UTILITY.
“D:\Driver\Sound\path” refers to the full path to the source files. (3) Click on the OK button or press the ENTER key. (4) Click on the “Next” and OK prompts as they appear. (5) Reboot the system to complete the driver installation. ′ Page:3-7 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
3. Click Setup.exe file for utility installation. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. 5. Once installation is completed, shut down the system and restart in order for the changes to take effect. ′ Page:3-8 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; Disable Watch-Dog Timer ;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- dx, (800h+66h) ; Disabled Watch Dog al, 00h dx, al dx, (800h+67h) al, 00h dx, al dx, (800h+68h) ; Clear Status Bit al, 00h dx, al ′ Page:3-9 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
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CHAPTER AWARD BIOS SETUP This chapter shows how to set up the Phoenix Award BIOS. Section includes: Introduction Entering Setup The Standard CMOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PNP/PCI Configuration PC Health Status Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Password Setting...
4-1. INTRODUCTION This chapter will show you the function of the BIOS in managing the features of your system. The BPC-8590 Core 2 Duo Book Size PC is equipped with the BIOS for system chipset from Award Software Inc. This page briefly explains the function of the BIOS in managing the special features of your system.
You may use the cursor the up/down keys to highlight the individual menu items. As you highlight each item, a brief description of the highlighted selection will appear at the bottom of the screen. ′ Page: 4-3 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
< Hour >, < Minute >, and < Second >. Use 24 hour clock format, i.e., for PM numbers, add 12 to the hour. For example: 4: 30 P.M. You should enter the time as 16:30:00. ′ Page: 4-4 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
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Auto: The BIOS automatically determines the optimal mode. Normal: Maximum number of cylinders, heads, sectors supported are 1024, 16 and 63. Large: For drives that do not support LBA and have more than 1024 cylinders. ′ Page: 4-5 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
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BASE MEMORY: Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up. EXTENDED MEMORY: Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up. TOTAL MEMORY: Displays the total memory available in the system. ′ Page: 4-6 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
The “BIOS FEATURES SETUP” allow you to configure your system for basic operation. The user can select the system’s default speed, boot-up sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing and security. A brief introduction of each setting is given below. ′ Page: 4-7 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
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Do not type anything and just press <Enter>, it will disable security. Once the security is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely. ′ Page: 4-8 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
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This option is only valid for multiprocessor motherboards as it specifies the version of the Multiprocessor Specification (MPS) that the motherboard will use. The MPS is a specification by which PC manufacturers design and build Intel architecture systems with two or more processors. ′ Page: 4-9 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
The value in this field depends on performance parameters of the installed memory chips (DRAM). Do not change the value from the factory setting unless you install new memory that has a different performance rating than the original DRAMs. ′ Page: 4-10 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
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Front Side Bus Frequency. DVMT MODE: Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology Mode. DVMT/FIXED MEMORY SIZE: DVMT Memory Size Select. BOOT DISPLAY To select the boot-up display type. PCI SERR# NMI To Enable/Disable the PCI SERR# interrupt ′ Page: 4-11 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
If bios setup menu item supports USB device boot, it will cause Win9x detects the same storages twice when the system is rebooted, and USB HDD will fail. Note: this cause just happen under Win9x, the phenomenon is a limitation. ′ Page: 4-12 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
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To Enable/Disable the IDE DMA transfer access. 3. On-Chip Primary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate each channel separately. ′ Page: 4-13 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
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USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB Keyboard Support [Disabled] Menu Level ► ↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Descriptions on each item above are as follows: ′ Page: 4-14 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
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2. Onboard Serial Port 1/2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. 3. UART Mode Select This item allows you to select UART mode. 4. TxD, RxD Polarity Active ′ Page: 4-15 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
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Select a logical COM port name and matching address for the third and forth serial ports. Select an address and corresponding interrupt for third and forth serial port. WATDOG SUPPORT: To select watch-dog times ′ Page: 4-16 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
Soft-Off state when the system has “hung”. The choices are Delay 4 Sec and Instant-Off. PWRON After PWR-Fail: This item allows you to select if you want to power on the system after power failure. The choice: Off, On, Former-Sts. ′ Page: 4-17 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
Plug and Play-compatible devices. However, this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows 95. By choosing “manual”, you are allowed to configure the IRQ Resources and DMA Resources. ′ Page: 4-18 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
F5: Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Descriptions on each item above are as follows: IRQ-n Assigned to: You may assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. ′ Page: 4-19 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
Windows 98 ACPI mode. CURRENT CPU TEMPERATURE: This item shows you the current CPU temperature. Vcore/5V/12V Show you the voltage of 3.3V/5V/12V FAN1/2 SPEED This item shows you the current CPU/ SYSTEM FAN speed. ′ Page: 4-20 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
When you press <Enter> on this category, you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to the following: Load Optimized Defaults ( Y/N ) ? N Pressing "Y" loads the default values that are factory setting for optimal performance system operations. ′ Page: 4-21 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
PASSWORD DISABLED!!! Press any key to continue... Press the < Enter > key again and the password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, you can enter Setup freely. ′ Page: 4-22 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
You may always call up the setup program at any time to adjust any of the individual items by pressing the <Del> key during boot up. ′ Page: 4-23 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
►Integrated Peripherals word Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N ►Power Management etup ►PnP/PCI Configura Saving ►PC Health Status Esc : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup Abandon all Data ′ Page: 4-24 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
Cascade for IRQ 8-15 Serial port 2 Serial port 1 Parallel Port 2 Floppy Disk adapter Parallel port 1 RTC clock Available Serial 3 Serial 4 PS/2 Mouse Math coprocessor IDE Controller IDE Controller ′ Page: B-3 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
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Second alarm Minutes Minutes alarm Hours Hours alarm Day of week Day of month Month Year Status register A Status register B Status register C Status register D 0Eh-7Fh 114 Bytes of User RAM ′ Page: B-4 BPC-8590USER S MANUAL...
System timer interrupt DRAM Refresh request Speaker tone generator DMA Channel Map : DMA Channel Assignment Available Available / Parallel Floppy Disk adapter Available / Parallel Cascade for DMA controller 1 Available Available Available ′ Page: B-5 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
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2. Only if IDE Standard I/O space is enabled for Secondary Drive. Otherwise, the target is PCI. 3. If POS_DEC_EN bit is enabled, reads from F0h will not be decoded by the ICH2. If POS_DEC_EN is not enabled, reads from F0h will forward to LPC. ′ Page: B-7 BPC-8590 USER S MANUAL...
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