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Vox Technologies EMB-9670 series User Manual

Intel socket 478/479 pentium m/celeron m / onboard mobile intel celeron 600 mhz 0k l2 cache itx main board with ac97 audio, dual 10/100 base-tx ethernets, vga, 2 ch. lvds and pci interface
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EMB-9670/9673 Series
Intel Socket 478/479 Pentium
M/Celeron
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Onboard Mobile Intel Celeron 600 MHz 0K L2 Cache
ITX Main Board with AC97 Audio,
Dual 10/100 Base-Tx Ethernets,
VGA, 2 Ch. LVDS and PCI Interface
User's Manual
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Ed – 25 April 2005
Part No. 2047967000

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  • Page 1 EMB-9670/9673 Series Intel Socket 478/479 Pentium M/Celeron ® ® Onboard Mobile Intel Celeron 600 MHz 0K L2 Cache ITX Main Board with AC97 Audio, Dual 10/100 Base-Tx Ethernets, VGA, 2 Ch. LVDS and PCI Interface User’s Manual Ed – 25 April 2005 Part No.
  • Page 2 EMB-9670/9673 Series FCC Statement THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL 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"...
  • Page 3 User’s Manual Disclaimer Evalue Technology Inc. reserves the right to make changes, without notice, to any product, including circuits and/or software described or contained in this manual in order to improve design and/or performance. Evalue Technology assumes no responsibility or liability for the use of the described product(s), conveys no license or title under any patent, copyright, or masks work rights to these products, and makes no representations or warranties that these products are free from patent, copyright, or mask work right infringement, unless...

  • Page 4: Technical Support

    EMB-9670/9673 Series Technical Support We want you to get the maximum performance from your products. So if you run into technical difficulties, we are here to help. For the most frequently asked questions, you can easily find answers in your product documentation. These answers are normally a lot more detailed than the ones we can give over the phone.
  • Page 5 User’s Manual Product Warranty Evalue warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for two years from the date of purchase. This warranty does not apply to any products which have been repaired or altered by persons other than repair personnel authorized by Evalue, or which have been subject to misuse, abuse, accident or improper installation.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    EMB-9670/9673 Series Contents Getting started ......................10 Safety Precautions ....................10 Packing List......................10 Document Amendment History ................11 Manual Objectives....................12 System Specifications .....................13 Architecture Overview .....................15 1.6.1 Block Diagram ..........................15 1.6.2 Intel RG82855GME and FW82801DB (for EMB-9670) ..............16 1.6.3 Intel RG82852GM and FW82801DB (for EMB-9673)..............18 1.6.4 DRAM Interface (Intel RG855GME)....................
  • Page 7 User’s Manual 2.3.11 Audio Connector (CN4)......................36 2.3.1 Floppy Connector (FLP) ......................... 37 2.3.2 Signal Description – Floppy Connector (FLP ................37 2.3.3 Primary IDE Connector (IDE_1)..................... 38 2.3.4 Secondary IDE Connector (IDE_2) ....................38 2.3.5 Signal Description –Primary / Secondary IDE Connector (IDE_1, IDE_2 ........39 2.3.6 LCD Inverter Connector (JBKL) .....................
  • Page 8 EMB-9670/9673 Series BIOS Setup........................51 Starting Setup ......................52 Using Setup ......................53 Getting Help ......................54 In Case of Problems....................54 Main Menu ......................55 3.5.1 Standard CMOS Features......................56 3.5.2 Advanced BIOS Features ......................59 3.5.3 Advanced Chipset Features......................62 3.5.4 Integrated Peripherals ........................66 3.5.5 Power Management Setup......................
  • Page 9 User’s Manual EISA Configuration Checksum Error PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY....92 EISA Configuration Is Not Complete PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY ....92 ERROR ENCOUNTERED INITIALIZING HARD DRIVE..............92 ERROR INITIALIZING HARD DISK CONTROLLER ..............92 FLOPPY DISK CNTRLR ERROR OR NO CNTRLR PRESENT ........... 92 Invalid EISA Configuration PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY ......

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    Before you begin installing your single board, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: 1 x EMB-9670 Series Intel Socket 479 Pentium® M/Celeron® M ITX Main Board (Onboard Mobile Intel Celeron 600 MHz 0K L2 Cache CPU...

  • Page 11: Document Amendment History

    User’s Manual 1.3 Document Amendment History Revision Date Comment Apr. 2005 Vicky Lin Initial Release EMB-9670/9673 Series User’s Manual 11...

  • Page 12: Manual Objectives

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 1.4 Manual Objectives This manual describes in detail the Evalue Technology EMB-9670/9673 series Single Board. We have tried to include as much information as possible but we have not duplicated information that is provided in the standard IBM Technical References, unless it proved to be necessary to aid in the understanding of this board.

  • Page 13: System Specifications

    User’s Manual 1.5 System Specifications System Supports µFC-PGA 478 / µFC-BGA 479 Intel® Pentium® M / Celeron® M (Onboard Mobile Intel® Celeron® 600 MHz with 0K L2 Cache CPU for EMB-9673 only) 400MHz Award 512 KB Flash BIOS BIOS Intel® RG82855GME GMCH/FW82801DB ICH4 System Chipset (Intel®...
  • Page 14 EMB-9670/9673 Series Display Intel® RG82855GME GMCH integrated Extreme Graphics 2 controller Chipset (Intel® RG82852GM GMCH integrated Extreme Graphics controller for EMB-9673 only) Display Memory Intel® DVMT 2.0 supports up to 64 MB video memory CRT mode: 2048 x 1536 @ 16 bpp (75 Hz) Resolution LCD/Simultaneous mode: 2048 x 1536 @ 16 bpp (75 Hz) VGA/LCD Interface...

  • Page 15: Architecture Overview

    User’s Manual 1.6 Architecture Overview 1.6.1 Block Diagram The following block diagram shows the architecture and main components of EMB-9670/9673 series. The following sections provide detail information about the functions provided onboard. EMB-9670/9673 Series User’s Manual 15...

  • Page 16: Intel Rg82855Gme And Fw82801Db (For Emb-9670)

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 1.6.2 Intel RG82855GME and FW82801DB (for EMB-9670) The Intel 855GM/855GME GMCH components provide the processor interface, DDR SDRAM interface, display interface, and Hub interface. The Intel 855GME also has an option for AGP external graphics port, in addition to integrated graphics support for added board flexibility options.
  • Page 17 User’s Manual The Intel 855GM/855GME GMCH has four display ports, one analog and three digital. With these interfaces, the GMCH can provide support for a progressive scan analog monitor, a dedicated dual channel LVDS LCD panel, and two DVO devices. Each port can transmit data according to one or more protocols.

  • Page 18: Intel Rg82852Gm And Fw82801Db (For Emb-9673)

    EMB-9670/9673 Series Integrated LAN controller • System Management Bus (SMBus) compatible with most IC devices; ICH4 has both • bus master and slave capability AC ’97 2.3 compliant link for audio and telephony codecs; up to 6 channels • Low Pin Count (LPC) interface •...

  • Page 19: Dram Interface (Intel Rg855Gme)

    User’s Manual Distributed arbitration for highly concurrent operation • Three USB host controllers provide high performance peripherals with 480 Mbps of • bandwidth, while enabling support for up to six USB 2.0 ports. This results in a significant increase over previous integrated 1-4 port hubs at 12 Mbps The latest AC ’97 implementation delivers 20-bit audio for enhanced sound quality •...

  • Page 20: Chrontel Ch7009 Tv/Dvi Transmitter

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 1.6.6 Chrontel CH7009 TV/DVI Transmitter The Chrontel CH7009 is a display controller device which accepts a digital graphics input signal, and encodes and transmits data through a DVI (DFP can also be supported) or TV output (analog composite, s-video or RGB). The device accepts data over one 12-bit wide variable voltage data port which supports five different data formats including RGB and YCrCb.

  • Page 21: Ethernet

    User’s Manual 1.6.10 Ethernet 1.6.10.1 ICH4 LAN Controller ICH4’s integrated LAN Controller includes a 32-bit PCI controller that provides enhanced scatter-gather bus mastering capabilities and enables the LAN Controller to perform high-speed data transfers over the PCI bus. Its bus master capabilities enable the component to process high level commands and perform multiple operations, this lowers processor utilization by off-loading communication tasks from the processor.
  • Page 22 EMB-9670/9673 Series 1.6.10.2 Realtek RTL8101L Ethernet Controller The Realtek RTL8101L is a highly integrated and cost-effective single-chip Fast Ethernet controller. Featuring an MC'97 interface, the device is able to provide a combo-solution for LAN and software modem applications. It is equipped with a PCI and Boot ROM share interface (Realtek patent pending) for both EPROM and Flash Memory to provide maximum network security and ease of management.

  • Page 23: Winbond W83627Hf

    User’s Manual 1.6.10.4 Intel 82541PI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Optional) The Intel® 82541PI Gigabit Ethernet Controller provides optimized Gigabit networking for power-sensitive designs, such as mobile PC applications. This highly efficient controller, with enhanced power management, consumes less than 1.0W of power at Gigabit speeds. When no signal is detected on the wire, the controller reduces power consumption by switching to 100 or 10 and powering down the physical-layer circuitry (PHY).

  • Page 24: Fintek F81216D

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 1.6.12 Fintek F81216D The F81216D mainly provides 3 pure UART ports and one UART + IR port through LPC. Each UART includes 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud rate generator, complete modem control capability and an interrupt system. The features are as followings: •...

  • Page 25: Hardware Configuration

    User’s Manual 2. Hardware Configuration EMB-9670/9673 Series User’s Manual 25...

  • Page 26: Installation Procedure

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 2.1 Installation Procedure This chapter explains you the instructions of how to setup your system. 1. Turn off the power supply. 2. Insert the DIMM module (be careful with the orientation). 3. Insert all external cables for hard disk, floppy, keyboard, mouse, USB etc. except for flat panel.
  • Page 27 User’s Manual 2.1.1.2 Installing the Fan and Heat Sink • Insert the copper studs to the screw holes around the CPU socket from the top through the rear side of the board with screw nuts fastened. Copper Stud Screw hole Screw nut (Rear side) •...

  • Page 28: Main Memory

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 2.1.2 Main Memory EMB-9670/9673 provides one 184-pin DIMM sockets to support DDR SDRAM. The total maximum memory size is 1GB. DIMM1 Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the board and the components.
  • Page 29 User’s Manual • Locate the DIMM slot on the board. • Hold two edges of the DIMM module carefully. Keep away of touching its connectors. • Align the notch key on the module with the rib on the slot. • Firmly press the modules into the slot automatically snaps into the mounting notch.

  • Page 30: Jumper And Connector List

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 2.2 Jumper and Connector List You can configure your board to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers. A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch. It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them.
  • Page 31 User’s Manual Connectors Label Function Note ATX power connector ATXPWR Compact Flash socket 3 x 1 wafer, pitch 2.54mm CPU fan connector C_FAN1 RJ-45 Ethernet / USB 0 & 1 connector RJ-45 Ethernet / USB 2 & 3 connector Parallel port connector D-sub 25-pin, female Serial port 1 connector D-sub 9-pin, male...

  • Page 32: Setting Jumpers & Connectors

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 2.3 Setting Jumpers & Connectors 2.3.1 Clear CMOS (JBAT) You can use JBAT to clear the CMOS data or password if necessary. To reset the CMOS data, set JBAT to 2-3 closed for just a few seconds, and then move the jumper back to 1-2 closed.

  • Page 33: Com 2 Pin 9 Signal Select (Jp2)

    User’s Manual RS-232* RS-485 RS-422 * Default 2.3.3 COM 2 Pin 9 Signal Select (JP2) The EMB-9670/9673 COM2 Pin 9 Signal can be selected as +12V, +5V, or Ring by setting JP2. Ring* +12V * Default EMB-9670/9673 Series User’s Manual 33...

  • Page 34: Fsb Select (Sw1)

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 2.3.4 FSB Select (SW1) Currently, SW1 is set with the below default for FSB selection. BIT1 BIT2 DEFAULT Note: Please do not change the default setting otherwise it might damage the CPU. * Default 2.3.5 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR) Signal Signal +3.3V...

  • Page 35: Cpu Fan Connector (C_Fan1)

    User’s Manual 2.3.6 CPU Fan Connector (C_FAN1) Signal +12V 2.3.7 Signal Description – CPU Fan Connector (C_FAN1 Signal Signal Description Fan speed monitor 2.3.8 RJ-45 Ethernet / USB 0 & 1, 2 & 3 Connectors (CN1, CN2) Port Description Allows connection to a Local RJ-45 Area Network (LAN) through a network hub.

  • Page 36: Parallel Port Connector & Serial Port 1 Connector (Cn3)

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 2.3.9 Parallel Port Connector & Serial Port 1 Connector (CN3) Parallel Port Description Connects a parallel printer, a Parallel scanner, or other devices. For pointing devices or other serial devices Signal Signal GREEN BLUE HSYNC VSYNC 2.3.10 Signal Description – VGA (CN3 Signal Signal Description HSYNC...

  • Page 37: Floppy Connector (Flp)

    User’s Manual 2.3.1 Floppy Connector (FLP) Signal PIN PIN Signal REDWC INDEX MOTSA DRVSB DRVSA MOTEB STEP WDATA WGATE TK00 RDATA SIDE1 DSKCHG 2.3.2 Signal Description – Floppy Connector (FLP Signal Signal Description RDATA The read data input signal from the FDD. Write data.

  • Page 38: Primary Ide Connector (Ide_1)

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 2.3.3 Primary IDE Connector (IDE_1) Signal PIN PIN Signal RESET# PDD7 PDD8 PDD6 PDD9 PDD5 PDD10 PDD4 PDD11 PDD3 PDD12 PDD2 PDD13 PDD1 PDD14 PDD0 PDD15 PDREQ PDIOW# IDE_1 PDIOR# PIORDY PDDACK# IRQ14 PDA1 PDA0 PDA2 PDCS1# PDCS3# IDEACTP# 2.3.4 Secondary IDE Connector (IDE_2)

  • Page 39: Signal Description -Primary / Secondary Ide Connector

    User’s Manual 2.3.5 Signal Description –Primary / Secondary IDE Connector (IDE_1, IDE_2 The IDE interface supports PIO modes 0 to 4 and Bus Master IDE. Data transfer rates up to 100 MB/Sec is possible. Signal Signal Description IDE Address Bits. These address bits are used to access a register or data port in DA [2:0] a device on the IDE bus.

  • Page 40: Cd-Rom Audio Input Connector (Jcd)

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 2.3.8 CD-ROM Audio Input Connector (JCD) Signal CD_R CD_GND CD_L 2.3.9 Signal Description – LCD Panel Backlight Connector (JCD Signal Signal Description CD_R Right CD-IN signal CD_L Left CD-IN signal 2.3.10 Serial Port 2 Connector in RS-232 Mode (JCOM2) Signal Signal RI/+5V/+12V...

  • Page 41: Signal Description - Serial Port 2 Connector In Rs-232 Mode

    User’s Manual 2.3.11 Signal Description – Serial Port 2 Connector in RS-232 Mode (JCOM2 Signal Signal Description Serial output. This signal sends serial data to the communication link. The signal is set to a marking state on hardware reset when the transmitter is empty or when loop mode operation is initiated.

  • Page 42: Serial Port 2 Connector In Rs-485 Mode

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 2.3.14 Serial Port 2 Connector in RS-485 Mode (JCOM2 Signal PIN PIN Signal DATA- DATA+ 2.3.15 Signal Description – Serial Port 2 Connector in RS-485 Mode (JCOM2 Signal Signal Description This differential signal pair sends and receives serial data to the communication link.

  • Page 43: Serial Port 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 Connector (Jcom36)

    User’s Manual 2.3.16 Serial Port 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 Connector (JCOM36) Signal PIN PIN Signal DCDA DSRA RxDA RTSA TxDA CTSA DRTA DCDB DSRB RxDB RTSB TxDB CTSB DRTB DCDC DSRC RxDC RTSC TxDC CTSC DTRC DCDD DSRD RxDD RTSD...

  • Page 44: Signal Description - Serial Port 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 With External Db9 Connector (Jcom36)

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 2.3.18 Signal Description – Serial Port 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 with External DB9 Connector (JCOM36) Signal Signal Description Serial output. This signal sends serial data to the communication link. The signal is set to a marking state on hardware reset when the transmitter is empty or when loop mode operation is initiated.

  • Page 45: Front Panel Connector (Jfp)

    User’s Manual 2.3.21 Front Panel Connector (JFP) Signal Signal RESET SYS_LED+ SYS_LED- HDD_LED+ PWR_LED+ HDD_LED- PWR_LED- VCCSB VCCSB PWR_BUT SUS_LED SUS_BUT SPK+ SPK- 2.3.22 Signal Description – Front Panel Connector (JFP PIN No. Description 1, 3 Reset SW 2, 4 System LED 5, 7 HDD LED...

  • Page 46: Lvds Connector (Jlvds)

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 2.3.25 LVDS Connector (JLVDS) Signal PIN PIN Signal +3.3V +3.3V SPDATA SPCLK YA0P YA1P YA0M YA1M YA2P YA3P YA2M YA3M YB0P YB1P YB0M YB1M YB2P YB3P YB2M YB3M GNDG CLK1P CLK2P CLK1M CLK2M Reserved Reserved 2.3.26 Signal Description – LVDS Connector (JLVDS Signal Type Signal Description...

  • Page 47: Miscellaneous Setting Connector (Jmisc)

    User’s Manual 2.3.27 Miscellaneous Setting Connector (JMISC) Signal Signal CASEOPEN# VTIN3 THRMDN BRIGHT #MASTER 2.3.28 Signal Description – Miscellaneous Setting Connector (JMISC PIN No. Description 1, 3 Case open detection LCD brightness setting 5, 7, 9 JBKL pin 4 Variation Resistor (Recommended: 4.7KΩ, >1/16W) 2, 4 Thermal detection 6, 8, 10...

  • Page 48: Tmds Connector (Jtmds)

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 2.3.29 TMDS Connector (JTMDS) Signal Signal TDC0# TDC0 HPDET TDC1# TMDSDATA TDC1 TMDSDCLK TLC# TDC2# 2.3.30 Signal Description – TMDS Connector (JTMDS Signal Type Signal Description DVI Data Channel 0 Outputs: These pins provide the DVI differential TDC0, TDC0# outputs for data channel 0 (blue).

  • Page 49: Tv Out Connector (Jtv)

    User’s Manual 2.3.31 TV Out Connector (JTV) Signal Signal TVCFCC2 TVYFCC2 TVCVB 2.3.32 Signal Description – TV Out Connector (JTV Signal Signal Description TVYFCC2 Luminance output TVCFCC2 Chrominance output TVCVB Composite video output 2.3.33 USB 4 / 5 Connector (JUSB) Signal PIN PIN Signal...

  • Page 50: Ps/2 Keyboard & Mouse Connector (Kb_Ms1)

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 2.3.35 PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Connector (KB_MS1) Mouse Port Description Mouse PS/2 Mouse connector Keyboard Keyboard PS/2 Keyboard connector 2.3.36 System Fan Connector 1 / 2 (S_FAN1, S_FAN2) Signal +12V S_FAN1 S_FAN2 2.3.37 Signal Description – System Fan Connector 1 / 2 (S_FAN1, S_FAN2 Signal Signal Description Fan speed monitor...

  • Page 51: Bios Setup

    User’s Manual 3. BIOS Setup EMB-9670/9673 Series User’s Manual 51...

  • Page 52: Starting Setup

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 3.1 Starting Setup The AwardBIOS™ is immediately activated when you first power on the computer. The BIOS reads the system information contained in the CMOS and begins the process of checking out the system and configuring it. When it finishes, the BIOS will seek an operating system on one of the disks and then launch and turn control over to the operating system.

  • Page 53: Using Setup

    User’s Manual 3.2 Using Setup In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit. The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program using the keyboard.

  • Page 54: Getting Help

    EMB-9670/9673 Series • To Display a Sub Menu Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the sub menu you want. Then press <Enter>. A “ ” pointer marks all sub menus. 3.3 Getting Help Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item.

  • Page 55: Main Menu

    User’s Manual 3.5 Main Menu Once you enter the AwardBIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu.

  • Page 56: Standard Cmos Features

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 3.5.1 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into few categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item. 3.5.1.1 Main Menu Selection This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu.
  • Page 57 User’s Manual Item Options Description LFP (LVDS) CRT+LFP(LVDS) Select Display Device that the screen will be Boot Display EFP(PANEL-LINK) shown CRT+EFP 640x480 TFT 800x600 TFT Select Panel Resolution that will be displayed Panel Type 1024x768 TFT depending on the LCD Panel (LFP) 1280x1024 TFT NTSC TV Standard...
  • Page 58 EMB-9670/9673 Series 3.5.1.2 IDE Adapter Setup The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub menu to configure each hard disk drive. The below Figure will shows the IDE primary master sub menu. Use the following table to configure the hard disk. Item Options Description...

  • Page 59: Advanced Bios Features

    User’s Manual 3.5.2 Advanced BIOS Features This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation. You have the opportunity to select the system’s default speed, boot-up sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing and security. 3.5.2.1 Virus Warning Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep.
  • Page 60 EMB-9670/9673 Series 3.5.2.4 First/Second/Third/Other Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items. Item Description Floppy Floppy Device LS120 LS120 Device HDD-0 First Hard Disk Device SCSI SCSI Device CDROM CDROM Device HDD-1...
  • Page 61 User’s Manual 3.5.2.9 Security Option Select whether the password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter setup. Item Description The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is System not entered at the prompt.

  • Page 62: Advanced Chipset Features

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 3.5.3 Advanced Chipset Features This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM and the external cache. It also coordinates communications between the conventional ISA bus and the PCI bus.
  • Page 63 User’s Manual 3.5.3.3 Active to Precharge Delay This item is the minimum delay time between Active and Precharge. The Choices: 5, 6, 7. 3.5.3.4 DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay This option allows you to insert a delay between the RAS (Row Address Strobe) and CAS (Column Address Strobe) signals.
  • Page 64 EMB-9670/9673 Series 3.5.3.9 Video BIOS Cacheable This feature is only valid when the video BIOS is shadowed. It enables or disables the caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h-C7FFFh via the L2 cache. This greatly speeds up accesses to the video BIOS. However, this does not translate into better system performance because the OS bypasses the BIOS using the graphics driver to access the video card's hardware directly.
  • Page 65 User’s Manual 3.5.3.15 On-Chip Frame Buffer Size This item is to select the amount of system memory that will be utilized as internal graphics device memory. The choices: 1MB, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB. EMB-9670/9673 Series User’s Manual 65...

  • Page 66: Integrated Peripherals

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 3.5.4 Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals. 3.5.4.1 OnChip IDE Device 3.5.4.1.1 On-Chip Primary PCI IDE The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate the primary IDE interface. Select Disabled to deactivate this interface. The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
  • Page 67 User’s Manual 3.5.4.1.3 Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device.
  • Page 68 EMB-9670/9673 Series 3.5.4.2.2 USB Keyboard / Mouse Support This item allows you to set the system’s USB keyboard/mouse to Enabled/Disabled. The choice: Enabled, Disabled 3.5.4.2.3 AC97 Audio This item allows you to decide to enable/disable the 815 chipset family to support AC97 Audio.
  • Page 69 User’s Manual 3.5.4.3.4 RxD , TxD Active This item allows you to determine the active of RxD, TxD level. The Choice: Hi,Hi , Hi,Lo , Lo,Hi , Lo,Lo 3.5.4.3.5 IR Transmission Delay This item allows you to enable/disable the IR Transmission Delay. The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.
  • Page 70 EMB-9670/9673 Series 3.5.4.6 Onboard Serial Port 5 / 6 Select an IO address for the fifth and sixth serial ports. The choices: 4E8, 4F8, Disabled. 3.5.4.7 Serial Port 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 Use IRQ Select an IRQ for the third, forth, fifth and sixth serial ports. The choices: IRQ3, IRQ4, IRQ5, IRQ9, IRQ10, IRQ11.

  • Page 71: Power Management Setup

    User’s Manual 3.5.5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. 3.5.5.1 ACPI Function This item allows you to enable/disable the ACPI function. The choice: Enable, Disable.

  • Page 72: Reload Global Timer Events

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 3.5.5.6 Suspend Type Select the suspend type. The choice: Stop Grant, Pwron suspend. 3.5.5.7 MODEM Use IRQ This determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use. The choice: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, or NA. 3.5.5.8 Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft-Off...

  • Page 73: Pnp / Pci Configuration

    User’s Manual 3.5.6 PnP / PCI Configuration This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.

  • Page 74: Pc Health Status

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 3.5.7 PC Health Status This section shows the status of your CPU, Fan & System. 3.5.8 Frequency / Voltage Control This menu specifies your setting for frequency/voltage control. 3.5.8.1 Auto Detect PCI Clk This item allows you to enable/disable auto detect PCI Clock. The choice: Enable, Disable.

  • Page 75: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    User’s Manual 3.5.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable performance for your system to operate. Press <Y> to load the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. 3.5.10 Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations.

  • Page 76: Set Supervisor / User Password

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 3.5.11 Set Supervisor / User Password You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. Supervisor Password: able to enter/change the options of setup menus. User Password: able to enter but no right to change the options of setup menus. Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>.

  • Page 77: Save & Exit Setup

    User’s Manual PASSWORD DISABLED. When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration. Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to request a password every time your system is rebooted.

  • Page 78: Exit Without Save

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 3.5.13 Exit Without Save Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup, and the system is restarted after exiting. 78 EMB-9670/9673 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 79: Drivers Installation

    User’s Manual 4. Drivers Installation Note: Installation procedures and screen shots in this section are for your reference and may not be exactly the same as shown on your screen. EMB-9670/9673 Series User’s Manual 79...

  • Page 80: Install Chipset Driver (For Intel Rg82855Gme)

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 4.1 Install Chipset Driver (For Intel RG82855GME) Insert the Supporting CD-ROM to CD-ROM drive, and it should show the index page of Evalue’s products automatically. If not, locate Index.htm and choose the product from the menu left, or link to \Driver_Chipset\Intel\ 855GM.

  • Page 81: Install Chipset Driver (For Intel Rg82852Gm)

    User’s Manual 4.2 Install Chipset Driver (For Intel RG82852GM) Insert the Supporting CD-ROM to CD-ROM drive, and it should show the index page of Evalue’s products automatically. If not, locate Index.htm and choose the product from the menu left, or link to \Driver_Chipset\Intel\852GM.

  • Page 82: Install Display Driver (For Intel Rg82855Gme)

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 4.3 Install Display Driver (For Intel RG82855GME) Insert the Supporting CD-ROM to CD-ROM drive, and it should show the index page of Evalue’s products automatically. If not, locate Index.htm and choose the product from the menu left, or link to \Driver_Video\Intel\855GM.

  • Page 83: Install Display Driver (For Intel Rg82852Gm)

    User’s Manual 4.4 Install Display Driver (For Intel RG82852GM) Insert the Supporting CD-ROM to CD-ROM drive, and it should show the index page of Evalue’s products automatically. If not, locate Index.htm and choose the product from the menu left, or link to \Driver_Video\Intel\82852GM\ WinXP_2k.

  • Page 84: Install Audio Driver (For Intel Fw82801Db)

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 4.5 Install Audio Driver (For Intel FW82801DB) Insert the Supporting CD-ROM to CD-ROM drive, and it should show the index page of Evalue’s products automatically. If not, locate Index.htm and choose the product from the menu left, or link to \Driver_Audio\Intel\ 82801DB\ VT1616.

  • Page 85: Install Ethernet Driver (For Intel 82562Et)

    User’s Manual 4.6 Install Ethernet Driver (For Intel 82562ET) Insert the Supporting CD-ROM to CD-ROM drive, and it should show the index page of Evalue’s products automatically. If not, locate Index.htm and choose the product from the menu left, or link to \Driver_Network\Intel\82562ET.

  • Page 86: Install Ethernet Driver (For Realtek Rtl810X, Rtl813X Family)

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 4.7 Install Ethernet Driver (For Realtek RTL810x, RTL813x Family) Insert the Supporting CD-ROM to CD-ROM drive, and it should show the index page of Evalue’s products automatically. If not, locate Index.htm and choose the product from the menu left, or link to \Driver_Network\Realtek\ RTL810x_813X Family.

  • Page 87: Measurement Drawing

    User’s Manual 5. Measurement Drawing EMB-9670/9673 Series User’s Manual 87...
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  • Page 89: Appendix A: Bios Revisions

    User’s Manual Appendix A: BIOS Revisions BIOS Rev. New Features Bugs/Problems Solved Known Problems EMB-9670/9673 Series User’s Manual 89...

  • Page 90: Appendix B: Award Bios Post Messages

    EMB-9670/9673 Series Appendix B: AWARD BIOS POST Messages 90 EMB-9670/9673 Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 91: Overview

    User’s Manual Overview During the Power On Self-Test (POST), if the BIOS detects an error requiring you to do something to fix, it will either sound a beep code or display a message. If a message is displayed, it will be accompanied by: PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP Post Beep Currently there are two kinds of beep codes in BIOS.

  • Page 92: Display Switch Is Set Incorrectly

    EMB-9670/9673 Series DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY Display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color. This indicates the switch is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is correct, and then either turn off the system and change the jumper, or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection.

  • Page 93: Invalid Eisa Configuration Please Run Eisa Configuration Utility

    User’s Manual 12. Invalid EISA Configuration PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY The non-volatile memory containing EISA configuration information was programmed incorrectly or has become corrupt. Re-run EISA configuration utility to correctly program the memory. Note: When either of these errors appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

  • Page 94: Press A Key To Reboot

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 20. PRESS A KEY TO REBOOT This will be displayed at the bottom screen when an error occurs that requires you to reboot. Press any key and the system will reboot. 21. PRESS F1 TO DISABLE NMI, F2 TO REBOOT When BIOS detects a Non-maskable Interrupt condition during boot, this will allow you to disable the NMI and continue to boot, or you can reboot the system with the NMI enabled.

  • Page 95: Wrong Board In Slot Please Run Eisa Configuration Utility

    User’s Manual 27. Wrong Board In Slot PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY The board ID does not match the ID stored in the EISA non-volatile memory. Note: When either of these errors appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.

  • Page 96: Post Codes

    EMB-9670/9673 Series 40. POST Codes POST (hex) Description Test CMOS R/W functionality. Early chipset initialization: -Disable shadow RAM -Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below) -Program basic chipset registers Detect memory -Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC. -Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below) Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 &...
  • Page 97 User’s Manual POST (hex) Description Reserved Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Generator switch. Reserved Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686). Reserved Reserved Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR.
  • Page 98 EMB-9670/9673 Series POST (hex) Description 1. Initialize multi-language 1. Put information on screen display, including Award title, CPU type, CPU speed …. Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips. Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved...
  • Page 99 User’s Manual POST (hex) Description Reserved Test all memory (clear all extended memory to 0) Reserved Reserved Display number of processors (multi-processor platform) Reserved 1. Display PnP logo 2. Early ISA PnP initialization -Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device. Reserved Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code.
  • Page 100 EMB-9670/9673 Series POST (hex) Description (Optional Feature) Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if : -AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive. -ALT+F2 is pressed Reserved Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM….. Reserved Detect serial ports & parallel ports. Reserved Reserved Detect &...
  • Page 101 User’s Manual POST (hex) Description 1. Enable L2 cache 1. Program boot up speed 2. Chipset final initialization. 3. Power management final initialization 4. Clear screen & display summary table 5. Program K6 write allocation 6. Program P6 class write combining 1.

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