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VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC System Installation Manual Installation Manual Edition, 2007...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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• 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...
Chapter 2 Hardware Functional Specification 2.1 VPC2000 series hardware outlook Front View Rear View VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver B.0...
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Top View VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
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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...
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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...
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2.3 Dimension Diagram Dimension: • 180mm (W) x 50mm (H) x 205.76mm(L) VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver B.0...
2.4 External I/O Connector 2.4.1 Multi-Lock Connection VPC2000 Series Vehicle PC Installation Manual ver.B.0...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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.
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...
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
"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...
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.
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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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.
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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