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VPC2000 Series
Vehicle PC System
Installation Manual
Installation Manual
2
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Edition, 2007

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  • Page 1 VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC System Installation Manual Installation Manual Edition, 2007...
  • Page 2 All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. For more information, technical support and service about this VPC2000 Vehicle PC, please contact your supplier where you have purchased from. This manual is for VPC2000 series ( 2 Edition, 2007) VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
  • Page 3: Limited Warranty

    This warranty does not cover any failure resulting in loss to software, data, lost profits, lost savings, any incidental damages or other economic consequential damages due to accident, abuse, misuse, negligence and acts of God. VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver B.0...
  • Page 4: Safety Notice

    4. If any of the following situations arises, have the equipment checked by an authorized service personnel: The USB connector is damaged. The power cord or connector is damaged. Liquid has penetrated into the equipment. The equipment has obvious sign of breakage. VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
  • Page 5: Packing List

    Product name and serial number Description of your peripheral attachments Description of your software (eg. operating system, version, and application software… etc.) A complete description of the problem The exact wording of any error messages VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver B.0...
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    COMS RAM Auto-backup and Restore ................36 Entering Setup ......................38 Advanced Chipset Features..................41 IDE Master/Slave PIO/UDMA Mode................45 Power Management Setup....................47 PnP/PCI Configurations ....................49 PC Health Status......................51 Frequency/Voltage Control ...................52 Appendix A Pin Assignment .......................53 VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Introduction The VPC2000 series Vehicle PC is one of the best 1 DIN size with Windows operating system in the current market. It is specifically designed to withstand harsh environments, sustaining extreme shock and vibration condition which is for all types of transportation as well as using Multi-lock connector to meet its standard.
  • Page 8 • PCMCIA ready for mobile 3G network 1.2.7 Power Management • Battery health and performance monitoring • Automatically power on/off with ignition • Intelligent Power management system • Power Hold & Resume features VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Hardware Functional Specification

    Chapter 2 Hardware Functional Specification 2.1 VPC2000 series hardware outlook Front View Rear View VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver B.0...
  • Page 10 Top View VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
  • Page 11 Front Access Buttons: 1 x Power On/Off Switch with volume controller(Circle) 6 x Access Keys (Up, Down, Left, Right, Menu, and Enter) 1 x DVD/CD-R ROM Ejector(Circle) 1 x Hold Button (Circle) VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver B.0...
  • Page 12 2.2.9 Mechanical • Enclosure -- Sheet Metal (SECC) • Connector Type -- Multilock Connecting System • Dimension is at Width: 180mm (W) x 50mm (H) x 205.76mm(L), • Net weight is at 2.5Kg VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
  • Page 13 2.3 Dimension Diagram Dimension: • 180mm (W) x 50mm (H) x 205.76mm(L) VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver B.0...
  • Page 14: External I/O Connector

    2.4 External I/O Connector 2.4.1 Multi-Lock Connection VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
  • Page 15 The Audio pins are connecting to car speakers. . The two USB ports support every variety of USB devices. VGA 2 The secondary VGA output supports back seat display. It is an independent control from primary VGA output. VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver B.0...
  • Page 16 2.4.3 Connection Description The VPC2000 series external I/O connectors’ link to various external devices for instance a LCD monitor, security or USB drives. Those connectors come with a cable set which is aiming for evaluation only. For the best performance and installing, please use the MultiLock connector for both ends.
  • Page 17 There are USB connectors x 2, Power pins, VGA, Audio (Right/Left) Output. External USB port x 2 The VPC2000 series provide 3 x external USB port for connecting other USB devices within Multi-Lock connector, which gives completed Plug & Play and hot swapping for external devices.
  • Page 18 This is part of hardware specification for audio line out. It may connect to Car AUX in, so then, the VPC audio will be output through Car Speaker. RED RCA – Right channel output White RCA – Left channel output VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
  • Page 19 D-sub 15-pin connector to support a VGA monitor and supports VGA up to 1600 x 1200 @ 85Hz resolution and up to 64MB shared memory. The VPC2000 series VGA interface can drive external conventional VGA display. has one connector to support display which is for standard VGA monitors.
  • Page 20: Chapter 3 Chipset Software Installation Utility

    The device drivers for the VPC2000 series board are located in the software installation CD. The driver CD will guide and link you to the utilities and device drivers under a Windows system.
  • Page 21: Introduction

    Windows 2000 Windows XP The windows illustrations in this chapter are intended as examples only. Please follow the listed steps, and pay attention to the instructions which appear on your screen. VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver B.0...
  • Page 22: Installation Guide

    Insert the driver CD into system’s CD-ROM drive (recommend to insert a USB CD-ROM to be a install device). Then click the “System Driver” icon to start installation. 3.3.2 Step 2 The “Install Shield Wizard” appears to begin the installation process. VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
  • Page 23 3.3.3 Step 3 Click “Next” when you see the following message. 3.3.4 Step 4 Click “Yes” when you see the following message. VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver B.0...
  • Page 24 3.3.5 Step 5 Click “Next” when you see the following message. 3.3.6 Step 6 Installation is in progress. VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
  • Page 25 3.3.7 Step 7 When the following message appears, click “Finish” to complete the installation and restart Windows. VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver B.0...
  • Page 26: Chapter 4 Vga Setup

    "panel type" from the "integrated peripherals" menu in CMOS setting. 4.1.2 Display Type The VPC2000 series are set to be with one CRT monitor as default setting. VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
  • Page 27: Installation Of The Vga Driver

    4.2 Installation of the VGA Driver Please read the instructions in this chapter carefully before you attempt installation. The VGA drivers for the VPC2000 series are located on the driver CD. Run the supplied SETUP program to install the drivers, don’t copy the files manually.
  • Page 28: Installation Guide

    4.3 Installation Guide 4.3.1 Step 1 Insert the driver CD into system’s CD-ROM drive. Then click the “VGA Driver” icon to start installation. 4.3.2 Step 2 Click “Next” to begin VGA driver installation. VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
  • Page 29 4.3.3 Step 3 Installation is in progress. 4.3.4 Step 4 Click "next" when you see the following message. VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver B.0...
  • Page 30 4.3.5 Step 5 Click “Yes” when you see the following message. 4.3.6 Step 6 Installation continues. VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
  • Page 31: Further Information

    Windows. 4.4 Further Information For further information about the AGP/VGA installation in your VPC2000 series, including driver updates, troubleshooting guides and FAQ lists, contact your supplier where you have purchased from or visit the following web resources: Intel website: www.intel.com...
  • Page 32: Chapter 5 Audio Setup

    5.2 Driver Installation Please read the instructions in this chapter carefully before you attempt installation. The audio drivers for the VPC2000 series are located on the driver CD. Run the supplied SETUP program to install the drivers, don’t copy the files manually.
  • Page 33: Installation Guide

    5.3 Installation Guide 5.3.1 Step 1 Insert the driver CD into system’s CD-ROM drive. Then click the “Audio Driver” icon to start installation. 5.3.2 Step 2 Click “Next” when you see the following message. VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver B.0...
  • Page 34 5.3.3 Step 3 Installation is in progress. 5.3.4 Step 4 Click “Continue Anyway” when you see the following message VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
  • Page 35 5.3.5 Step 5 Installation is in progress. 5.3.6 Step 6 When the following message appears, click “Finish” to complete the installation and restart Computer VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver B.0...
  • Page 36 5.4 Further Information For further information about the audio installation in your VPC2000 series, including driver updates, troubleshooting guides and FAQ lists, contact your supplier where you have purchased from or visit the following web resources: Realtek website: www. realtek.com.tw...
  • Page 37: Chapter 6 Default Bios Setting

    CMOS RAM and automatically restore the original data in Flash ROM to CMOS RAM for booting if operating in harsh industrial environment causes a soft error. Figure 6.1.1: Caution Screen VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver B.0...
  • Page 38 Then enter the “Setup” screen to modify the data. If the “COMS checksum error…” message keeps appearing again and again, please check to see if you might need to replace the battery in your system. Figure 6.1.2: Award BIOS Initial Setup Screen VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
  • Page 39: Entering Setup

    This menu allows users to configure system components such as date, time, hard disk drive, display, and memory. Press “ESC” to allow you to return back to BIOS Initial Setup Screen. Figure 6.2.2: Standard CMOS features screen VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver B.0...
  • Page 40 Advance BIOS Features screen. A quick booting function is provided for your convenience by simply enable the Quick Booting item to save yourself valuable time. Figure 6.2.3: Advanced BIOS features screen Figure 6.2.4 Advanced BIOS features screen VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
  • Page 41 Simply press <Enter> to disable security. When security is disabled, the system will boot, and you can enter Setup freely. 6.2.2.4 APIC Mode APIC stands for Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller. The default setting is Enabled. VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver B.0...
  • Page 42: Advanced Chipset Features

    Below are some major items that are provided in the Advanced Chipset Features screen. Figure 6.3.1: Advanced BIOS features screen Figure 6.3.2: Advanced Chipset Features VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
  • Page 43 6.3.5 DRAM RAS# Precharge This option sets the number of cycles required for the RAS to accumulate its charge before the SDRAM refreshes. The default setting for the Active to Precharge Delay is 3. VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver B.0...
  • Page 44 AGP without any translation. The default setting is 64M. 6.3.7 On-Chip VGA The default setting is enabled. 6.3.8 On-Chip Frame Buffer Size The default setting is 32MB. The options available include 1MB, 4MB, 8MB and 16MB. VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
  • Page 45 6.4 Integrated Peripherals This section sets configurations for your hard disk and on board devices. Figure 6.4.1: Integrated Peripherals screen Figure 6.4.2 on Chip IDE Device VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver B.0...
  • Page 46: Ide Master/Slave Pio/Udma Mode

    Figure 6.4.3: On Chip IDE Device 6.4.2. IDE HDD Block Mode If you enable IDE HDD Block Mode, the enhanced IDE driver will be enabled. Leave IDE HDD Block Mode on the default setting. VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
  • Page 47 Figure 6.4.4: On board Device 6.4.4 USB 2.0 Controller Select enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) controller and you have USB peripherals. The choices: Enabled, Disabled. VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver B.0...
  • Page 48: Power Management Setup

    6.5 Power Management Setup The power management setup controls the CPU card’s “green” features to save power. The following screen shows the manufacturer’s defaults: Figure 6.5.1: Power Management Setup Figure 6.5.2: Power Management Setup VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
  • Page 49 When system is in suspend, video will turn off. 6.5.3 Suspend Type Stop Grant allows user to set suspend type to Stop Grant PwrOn allows user to set suspend mode to Power on suspend VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver B.0...
  • Page 50: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    The commands here are “Auto” or “Manual.” Choosing “manual” requires you to choose resources from each following sub-menu. Choosing “Auto” automatically configures all the boot and Plug /Play devices but you must be using Windows 95 or above. VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
  • Page 51 6.6.2 IRQ Resources This is left at “Disabled.” Figure 6.6.2: PnP / PCI Configurations VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver B.0...
  • Page 52: Pc Health Status

    Figure 6.7.2: Smart Fan Temperature 6.7.1 Shutdown Temperature Enable hardware shutdown monitoring to shutdown system when temperature is been defined. 6.7.2 CPU Warning Temperature Enable warning monitoring and warning by buzzer when temperature is been defined. VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
  • Page 53: Frequency/Voltage Control

    Figure 6.8.2: Frequency/Voltage Control 6.8.1 Auto Detect PCI Clk Set Enabled if you want the BIOS to auto detect PCI clocks. 6.8.2 Spread Spectrum Enable spread spectrum clock modulation to reduce EMI. VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver B.0...
  • Page 54: Appendix A Pin Assignment

    RESERVE RESERVE RESERVE RESERVE RESERVE HSYNC VSYNC GREEN BLUE USB0- USB1- USB0+ USB1+ USB_GND USB_VCC AOUT_R_GND AOUT_R AOUT_L_GND AOUT_L RESERVE RESERVE VGA_DCLK VGA_DDAT VSYNC HSYNC GREEN VGA_GND BLUE VGA_EN_GND +12V-BAT BAT-GND +12V-BAT BAT-GND VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...

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