AIMB-744 Socket 478 Intel® Pentium® 4/Celeron® Industrial ATX Motherboard with PCI-X/DDR/ AGP/Dual GbE/800 MHz FSB User’s Manual
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1.0.1 A Message to the Customer Advantech customer services Each and every Advantech product is built to the most exacting specifications to ensure reliable performance in the harsh and demanding conditions typical of industrial environments. Whether your new Advantech equipment is destined for the laboratory or the factory floor, you can be assured that your product will provide the reliability and ease of operation for which the name Advantech has come to be known.
This device complies with the requirements in part 15 of the FCC rules: Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1.This device may not cause harmful interference, and 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 digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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Table 1.2: AIMB-744 comparison table Model AIMB-744G200A2 AIMB-744L00A2 AIMB-744G00A2 LAN 1: Intel Yes 82547GI 10/100/ 1000Base-T No Yes LAN 2: Intel Yes 82541GI 10/100/ 1000Base-T No No 1.0.2 Product warranty Advantech 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.
Step 4. Carefully pack the defective product, a fully-completed Repair and Replacement Order Card and a photocopy proof of purchase date (such as your sales receipt) in a shippable container. A product returned without proof of the purchase date is not eligible for warranty service. Step 5. Write the RMA number visibly on the outside of the package and ship it prepaid to your dealer. 1.0.
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Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration .................................2 1.1 1.2 1.3 Introduction ....................................................................... 2 Features ............................................................................. 3 Specifications .................................................................... 3 1.3.1 1.3.2 1.3.3 1.3.4 1.3.5 1.3.6 1.3.7 1.4 System............................................................................. 3 Memory...................
Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals .................................20 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 Introduction ..................................................................... 20 Primary (CN1) and Secondary (CN2) IDE Connectors .. 20 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3)....................................... 21 Parallel Port (CN4).......................................................... 21 USB Ports (CN6; shared with CN32) ............................ 22 Serial Ports (COM1~4) ..............
Figure 3.2:Standard CMOS features screen ................. 41 3.4 Advanced BIOS Features ................................................ 42 3.4.1 3.4.2 3.4.3 3.4.4 3.4.5 3.4.6 3.4.7 3.4.8 3.4.9 3.4.10 3.4.11 3.4.12 3.4.13 3.4.14 3.4.15 3.4.16 3.4.17 3.4.18 3.5 Advanced Chipset Features............................................. 44 3.5.1 3.5.2 3.5.3 3.5.4 3.5.5 3.5.6 3.5.7 3.5.8 3.5.9 3.5.10 3.5.11 3.5.12 3.6 Figure 3.3:Advanced BIOS features screen.................. 42 Hard Disk Boot Priority......
3.6.7 3.6.8 3.6.9 3.6.10 3.6.11 3.6.12 3.6.13 3.6.14 3.6.15 3.6.16 3.6.17 3.6.18 3.6.19 3.6.20 3.6.21 3.6.22 3.6.23 3.7 Power Management Setup............................................... 51 3.7.1 3.7.2 3.7.3 3.7.4 3.7.5 3.7.6 3.7.7 3.7.8 3.7.9 3.7.10 3.7.11 3.7.12 3.7.13 3.7.14 3.7.15 3.8 Figure 3.9:Power management setup screen (1)........... 51 ACPI function ............................................................... 51 ACPI Suspend Type......................................................
3.9.3 3.9.4 3.9.5 3.10 Current CPU Temperature ............................................ 55 Current CPU Fan Speed................................................ 55 VCORE, VCC3, VBAT(V), and 5 VSB(V) ................. 55 Spread Spectrum Control ................................................ 56 Figure 3.12:Spread Spectrum Control screen ............... 56 3.10.1 CPU Clock Ratio .......................................................... 56 3.10.2 Spread Spectrum .......................................
A.1.4 Table A.1:Watchdog timer registers............................. 80 Example Program ......................................................... 81 Appendix B Pin Assignments ............................................88 B.1 IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN1, CN2)......................... 88 B.2 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3)....................................... 89 B.3 Parallel Port Connector (CN4) ........................................ 90 B.4 USB Connector (CN6; shared with CN32) ..............
B.21 Front Panel audio connector (FP AUDIO; CN59) .......... 99 B.22 8-pin Alarm Board Connector (CN62).......................... 100 B.23 Case Open Connector (CN64)....................................... 100 B.24 USB port switch (S1, S2) .............................................. 101 B.25 System I/O Ports............................................................ 101 B.26 DMA Channel Assignments.......................................... 102 B.27 Interrupt Assignments .....................
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CHAPTER 1 General Information 1
Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 1.1 Introduction Advantech's AIMB-744 series industrial motherboard is designed based on the standard ATX form factor with additional industrial features such as long product life, high reliability, and manageability. It is flexible to be installed in a commercial PC chassis or in an industrial grade rack mounting chassis. It meets the requirements of a variety of applications where a commercial motherboard cannot fit.
1.2 Features 1. Standard ATX form factor with industrial features: AIMB-744 provides industrial features like long product life, reliable operation under wide temperature range, watchdog timer, CMOS backup functions, etc. 2. PCI-X and PCI bus support: AIMB-744 equips with two 64-bit PCI-X (66MHz) slots and 4 32-bit PCI slots , providing the high performance computing systems. 3.
• SATA/EIDE hard disk drive interface: Supports up to two independent serial ATA hard drives (up to 150MB/s) and two IDE hard disk drives or four enhanced IDE devices. Supports PIO mode 4 (16.67MB/s data transfer rate) and ATA 33/66/100 (33/66/100MB/s data transfer rate.) BIOS enabled/disabled. AIMB-744 also supports software SATA RAID (RAID1/0) • Floppy disk drive interface: Supports up to two floppy disk drives, 5¼" (360 KB and 1.2 MB) and/or 3½" (720 KB, 1.44 MB). BIOS enabled/disabled 1.3.
• Controller: LAN 1 Intel 82547GI (CSA) LAN 2: Intel 82541GI (PCI) 1.3.6 Industrial features • Watchdog timer: Can generate a system reset or IRQ11. The watchdog timer is programmable, with each unit equal to one second or one minute (255 levels) 1.3.7 Mechanical and environmental specifications • Operating temperature: 0°~60° C (32° ~ 140° F, Depending on CPU) • Storage temperature: -20°~ 70° C (-4° ~ 158° F) • Humidity: 20 ~ 95% non-condensing • Power supply voltage: +3.
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CN64 Case Open SA0 Serial ATA 0 SA1 Serial ATA 1 S1 USB switch 1 S2 USB switch 2 ATX1 ATX 12V Auxiliary power connector ATX2 ATX power connector 7
1.5 Board Layout: Jumper and Connector Locations Figure 1.
CN55 CN31 CN11 C N4 C N38 CN9 Figure 1.
1.6 AIMB-744 Block Diagram 400/533/800 MHz FSB Processor DDR 266/333/400 AGP Slot Channel A AGP 8X DDR 266/333/400 Intel 82875P DDR 266/333/400 Channel B CSA 150MB/s 4 USB Ports USB 2.0/1.1 Audio Codec AC-97 10 64-bit/66MHz PCI-X1~2 Super IO Winbond W83627HF Figure 1.
1.7 Safety Precautions Warning! Always completely disconnect the power cord from your chassis whenever you work with the hardware. Do not make connections while the power is on. Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by sudden power surges. Only experienced electronics personnel should open the PC chassis. Caution! Always ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching the motherboard. Modern electronic devices are very sensitive to static electric charges.
1.8 Jumper Settings This section provides instructions on how to configure your motherboard by setting the jumpers. It also includes the motherboards's default settings and your options for each jumper. 1.8.1 How to set jumpers You can configure your motherboard to match the needs of your application by setting the jumpers. A jumper is a metal bridge that closes an electrical circuit.
1.8.3 Watchdog timer output (J2) The AIMB-744 contains a watchdog timer that will reset the CPU or send a signal to IRQ11 in the event the CPU stops processing. This feature means the AIMB-744 will recover from a software failure or an EMI problem. The J2 jumper settings control the outcome of what the computer will do in the event the watchdog timer is tripped. Table 1.
1.8.4 PCI-X 33/66Mhz selection (J5 & J6) The AIMB-744 contains a PCI-X 33/66Mhz selection that enables the PCI-X slots different modes. The default mode is PCI 33MHz which close both J5 and J6. While close J6 only the slots work in PCI 66MHz mode. To enable PCI-X 66MHz mode, please close J5 only. Table 1.5: PCI-X 33/66MHz selection (J5&J6) Function Jumper Setting *PCI 33MHz J5-J6 PCI 66MHz J6 Close PCI-X 66MHz J5 Close 1.8.5 PCI-X slots 3.3V/5V selection (J8) The AIMB-744 contains a PCI-X 3.
1.8.6 Real/Front panel USB port selection (S1 & S2) The AIMB-744 contains two USB DIP switches that allow users to select which USB port they need (USB port 2, 3 or USB port 4,5). The default setting is front panel USB 2.0 (Enabling ports 4, 5 on CN6 and disabling ports 2,3 on CN32 ), and the optional setting is rear USB 2.0 (Enabling ports 2, 3 on CN32, disabling ports 4,5 on CN6). Table 1.7: USB port 2, 3/ port 4, 5 selection (S1&S2) Switches Setting S1 Result S2 Front panel USB 2.
Note: System resources such as PCI and AGP cards require physical memory address locations that reduce available memory addresses above 3GB. This may result in less than 4GB of memory being available to the operating system and applications. 1.9.1 CPU FSB and memory speed The AIMB-744 can accept DDR SDRAM memory chips without parity. Also note: The AIMB-744 accepts PC2100 (DDR266), PC2700 (DDR 333) and PC3200 (DDR 400) DDR SDRAM, depending on the CPU front side bus frequency (FSB).
"Matched pair of DIMMs" means: same in speed (DDR266, DDR333, DDR400), same in size (128MB, 256MB, 512MB or 1GB), same in chip density (128 Mb, 256Mb or 512Mb) and same in CSA latency. Any other memory configuration will result in single channel memory operation. 1.10 Memory Installation Procedures To install DIMMs, first make sure the two handles of the DIMM socket are in the "open" position. i.e. The handles lean outward. Slowly slide the DIMM module along the plastic guides on both ends of the socket.
1.12 Processor Installation The AIMB-744 is designed for Intel Pentium® 4 processor/Celeron™ (socket 478)up to 3.4/2.8 GHz with HT technology. Note: Slim Heatsink & Fan is available from Advantech. Please contact with Advantech's sales representative if needed.
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Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 2.1 Introduction You can access most of the connectors from the top of the board while it is installed in the chassis. If you have a number of cards installed or have a packed chassis, you may need to partially remove the card to make all the connections. 2.2 Primary (CN1) and Secondary (CN2) IDE Connectors CN1 CN2 You can attach up to four IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) drives to the AIMB-744’s built-in controller.
Connect the second hard drive to the remaining connector (CN2 or CN1), in the same way as described above. The secondary IDE shares the same resource with CF (CompactFlash) socket. CF card is only available for master mode. While setting CF as master, the other IDE device connected to secondary IDE can work as a slave device only and vice versa. 2.3 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3) CN3 You can attach up to two floppy disk drives to the AIMB-744's onboard controller. You can use 3.5" (720 KB, 1.44 MB) drives.
The parallel port is normally used to connect the motherboard to a printer. The AIMB-744 includes an onboard parallel port, accessed through a 26pin flat-cable connector, CN4. 2.5 USB Ports (CN6; shared with CN32) CN6/CN63 The AIMB-744 provides up to four ports of USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface, which gives complete Plug & Play and hot swapping for up to 127 external devices. The USB interface complies with USB Specification Rev. 2.0 support transmission rate up to 480 Mbps and is fuse protected.
ports can connect to serial devices, such as a mouse or a printer, or to a communications network. The IRQ and address ranges for both ports are fixed. However, if you want to disable the port or change these parameters later, you can do this in the system BIOS setup. Different devices implement the RS-232 standard in different ways. If you are having problems with a serial device, be sure to check the pin assignments for the connector. 2.
2.9 CPU Fan Connector (CN14) CN14 If a CPU fan is used, this connector supports cooling fans of 500mA (6W) or less. 2.10 System FAN connector (CN15 and CN37) If a system fan is used, these connector supports cooling fans of 500mA (6W) or less.
2.11 Front Panel Connectors (CN16, 17, 18, 19, 21&29) There are several external switches to monitor and control the AIMB-744 CN16,17,18,19,21,29 2.11.1 Power LED and Keyboard Lock (CN16) CN16 is a 5-pin connector for the power on LED. Refer to Appendix B for detailed information on the pin assignments. If a PS/2 or ATX power supply is used, the system's power LED status will be as indicated below: Table 2.
2.11.3 Reset (CN18) Many computer cases offer the convenience of a reset button. Connect the wire from the reset button 1 2.11.4 HDD LED (CN19) You can connect an LED to connector CN19 to indicate when the HDD is active. 1 2.11.5 ATX soft power switch (CN21) If your computer case is equipped with an ATX power supply, you should connect the power on/off button on your computer case to CN21. This connection enables you to turn your computer on and off. 2.11.
2.12 H/W Monitor Alarm (CN22) Use this connector to enable or disable the function of buzzer. 2.13 USB and LAN ports (CN31 and CN32) CN32 CN31 The AIMB-744 provides up to four USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports, which gives complete Plug & Play and hot swapping for up to 127 external devices. The USB interface complies with USB Specification Rev. 2.0 support transmission rate up to 480 Mbps and is fuse-protected. The USB interface can be disabled in the system BIOS setup.
2.14 Line Out, Mic In connector (CN55) The Line Out is to output the audio signal to external audio device, like speakers or headphones. The Mic In is to input the audio signal via microphones. 2.15 Audio input from CD-ROM (CD IN; CN56) The CD IN is a connector for CD-ROM to input the audio signal. 2.16 Aux Line-In connector (AUX IN; CN57) The connector is for audio device with Line-in connector.
2.17 Front Panel audio connector (FP AUDIO; CN59) The FPAUDIO is a front panel audio connector compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. To direct the audio signal output to the rear audio ports, the 5 and 6 pins, 9 and 10 pins must be shorted by jumper to activate the rear panel audio function.
2.18 8-pin Alarm Board Connector (CN62) The 8-pin alarm board connector is for Advantech chassis with alarm board. 2.19 Case Open Connector (CN64) The 2-pin case open connector is for chassis with case open censor. While opening the case, the buzzer on motherboard will ring. 2.
In addition to the two EIDE interfaces (up to four devices), the AIMB744 features high performance serial ATA interface (up to 150MB/s) which eases cabling to hard drives with thin and long cables. 2.21 USB Ports Setting (S1 & S2) Figure 2.1: USB Port selection switches The AIMB-744 contains two USB DIP switches that allow users to choose which USB ports to use (USB port 2, 3 or USB port 4,5). The default setting is front panel USB 2.
2.22 Connecting to SNMP-1000 remote manager Use the 6-pin to 8-pin cable to connect the motherboard to SNMP-1000. This cable comes with the SNMP-1000. PIN 1 (red) PIN 1 (red) 2.23 Auxiliary 4-pin power connector (ATX1) To ensure there is adequate power for a Pentium 4 motherboard, one auxiliary 4 pin power connector is available on the AIMB-744. ATX1 must be used to provide sufficient 12V to ensure the stable operation of the system.
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Chapter 4 Chipset Software Install Utility 4.1 Before you begin To facilitate the installation of the enhanced display device drivers and utility software, you should read the instructions in this chapter carefully before you attempt installation. The device drivers for the AIMB-744 board are located on the software installation CD. The auto-run function of the driver CD will guide and link you to the utilities and device drivers under a Windows system.
• Identification of Intel ® chipset components in the Device Manager. • Integrates superior video features. These include filtered sealing of 720 pixel DVD content, and MPEG-2 motion compensation for software DVD Note: This utility is used for the following versions of Windows system, and it has to be installed before installing all the other drivers: Windows 98SE, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP 4.3 Windows XP Driver Setup 1. Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive.
2. Click "Next" when you see the following message. 3. Click "Yes" when you see the following message.
4. Click "Next" when you see the following message. 5. When the following message appears, click "Finish" to complete the installation and restart Windows.
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CHAPTER 3 Award BIOS Setup 39 Chapter 3
Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 3.1 Introduction Award’s BIOS ROM has a built-in setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed memory (CMOS RAM) so that it retains the setup information when the power is turned off. 3.1.1 CMOS RAM Auto-backup and Restore The CMOS RAM is powered by an onboard button cell battery. When you finish BIOS setup, the data in CMOS RAM will be automatically backed up to Flash ROM.
3.3 Standard CMOS Setup Figure 3.1: Award BIOS Setup initial screen Choose the “Standard CMOS Features” option from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu, and the screen below will be displayed. This menu allows users to configure system components such as date, time, hard disk drive, floppy drive, display, and memory. Figure 3.
3.4 Advanced BIOS Features The “Advanced BIOS Features” screen appears when choosing the “Advanced BIOS Features” item from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu. It allows the user to configure the AIMB-744 according to his particular requirements. Below are some major items that are provided in the Advanced BIOS Features screen. A quick booting function is provided for your convenience. Simply enable the Quick Booting item to save yourself valuable time Figure 3.3: Advanced BIOS features screen 3.4.
3.4.5 Quick Power On Self Test Allows the system to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. 3.4.6 First/Second/Third Boot Device The BIOS tries to load the OS with the devices in the sequence selected. Choices are: "Floppy", "LS120", "HDD-0", "SCSI", "CDROM", "HDD1", "HDD-2", "HDD-3", "ZIP100", "USB-FDD", "USB-ZIP", "USBCDROM", "USB-HDD", "LAN", "Disabled". 3.4.7 Boot Other Device Choose other device to boot, the choice is "Enabled" or "Disabled". 3.4.
3.4.15 Security Option Select whether the password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter setup. "System" The system will not boot, and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. "Setup" The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. Note: To disable security, select “PASSWORD SETTING” in the main menu. At this point, you will be asked to enter a password.
Figure 3.4: Advanced chipset features screen 3.5.1 DRAM Timing Selectable This item allows you to control the DRAM speed. The selections are "Manual" or "By SPD". 3.5.2 CAS Latency Time This controls the latency between DDR RAM read command and the time that the data actually becomes available. Leave this on the default setting. The options are "2", "2.5" or "3". 3.5.
3.5.7 System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000hFFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may occur. The Choices: "Enabled", "Disabled". 3.5.8 Video Bios Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may occur. The Choices: "Enabled", "Disabled". 3.5.
3.6 Integrated Peripherals Figure 3.5: Integrated peripherals Figure 3.
3.6.1 IDE HDD Block Mode If your IDE hard drive supports block mode select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. 3.6.2 On-Chip IDE Device IDE Primary (Secondary) Master/Slave PIO/UDMA Mode (Auto) Each channel (Primary and Secondary) has both a master and a slave, making four IDE devices possible. Because each IDE device may have a different Mode timing (0, 1, 2, 3, 4), it is necessary for these to be independent.
3.6.5 USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have USB peripherals. The choices: "Enabled", "Disabled" 3.6.6 USB 2.0 Controller This entry is for disable/enable USB2.0 controller only. The BIOS itself may/may not have high speed USB support. If the BIOS has high speed USB support built in, the support will be automatically turn on when high speed device were attached. The Choice : "Enabled" and "Disabled". 3.6.
3.6.12 Onboard FDC Controller When enabled, this field allows you to connect your floppy disk drives to the onboard floppy disk drive connector instead of a separate controller card. If you want to use a different controller card to connect the floppy disk drives, set this field to Disabled. 3.6.13 Onboard Serial Port 1 The settings are "3F8/IRQ4", "2F8/IRQ3", "3E8/IRQ4", "2E8/ IRQ3" and "Disabled" for the on-board serial connector. 3.6.
3.6.21 EPP Mode Select This field allows you to select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9. The choices: "EPP1.9", "EPP1.7". 3.6.22 ECP Mode Use DMA This selection is available only if you select “ECP” or “ECP + EPP” in the Parallel Port Mode field. In ECP Mode Use DMA, you can select DMA channel 1, or DMA channel 3. Leave this field on the default setting. 3.6.23 PWRON After PWR-Fail To setup the status of system after power fail.
3.7.2 ACPI Suspend Type The Choice : "S1(POS)", and "S3(STR)". While selecting "S3(STR)", the "Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume" and "Resume on USB from S3" will be active for selection. 3.7.3 Power Management This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related to the following modes: 1. HDD Power Down 2. Suspend Mode There are three selections for Power Management, and they have fixed mode settings Table 3.
3.7.8 Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN If you choose “Instant-Off”, then pushing the ATX soft power switch button once will switch the system to “system off” power mode. You can choose “Delay 4 sec.” If you do, then pushing the button for more than 4 seconds will turn off the system, whereas pushing the button momentarily (for less than 4 seconds) will switch the system to “suspend” mode. 3.7.9 CPU THRM-Throttling This field allows you to select the CPU THRM-Throttling rate. The choices: "75.0%", "50.0%", and "25.0%".
3.8 PnP/PCI Configurations Figure 3.10: PnP/PCI configurations screen 3.8.1 Reset Configuration Data Default is Disable. Select Enable to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) if you have installed a new add-on and system configuration has caused such a conflict that OS cannot boot. 3.8.2 Resources Controlled By The commands here are "Auto (ESCD)" or “Manual.” Choosing “manual” requires you to choose resources from each following sub-menu.
3.9 PC Health Status 3.9.1 CPU Warning Temperature This item will prevent the CPU from overheating. The choices are: "Disabled", "50C/122F", "53C/127F", "56C/133F", "60C/140F", "63C/145F", "66C/151F", "70C/158F". Figure 3.11: PC health status screen 3.9.2 Current System Temp This shows you the current temperature of system. 3.9.3 Current CPU Temperature This shows you the current CPU temperature. 3.9.4 Current CPU Fan Speed This shows you the current CPUFAN operating speed. 3.9.
3.10 Spread Spectrum Control Figure 3.12: Spread Spectrum Control screen 3.10.1 CPU Clock Ratio Key in a DEC number to setup the CPU Clodk Ratio. (Min=8; Max=50). This item only shows up under some special situations. 3.10.2 Spread Spectrum To enable/disable the spread spectrum. The Choice : "Disabled", "0.40%", "- 0.50%", "- 0.60%" and "- 1.00%".
3.11 Password Setting To change the password: 1. Choose the “Set Password” option from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu and press . The screen will display the following message: Please Enter Your Password Press . 2. If the CMOS is good or if this option has been used to change the default password, the user is asked for the password stored in the CMOS. The screen will display the following message: Please Confirm Your Password Enter the current password and press . 3.
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CHAPTER 5 LAN Configuration 59 Chapter 5
Chapter 5 LAN Configuration 5.1 Introduction The AIMB-744 features the 32-bit 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet network interface. This interface supports bus mastering architecture and autonegotiation features. Therefore standard twisted-pair cabling with RJ-45 connectors for 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps and 1000 Mbps connections can be used. Extensive driver support for commonly-used network systems is also provided. 5.
5.3 Installation Note: Before installing the LAN drivers, make sure the CSI utility has been installed in your system. See Chapter 4 for information on installing the CSI utility. The AIMB-744's onboard Ethernet interface supports all major network operating systems. However, the installation procedure varies with different operating systems. In the following sections, refer to the one that provides driver setup procedure for the operating system you are using. 5.4 Win XP Driver Setup (Intel 82547/41) 1.
2. Select "I accept the terms in the license agreement" and click "Next" to continue. 3. Click "Next" to continue.
4. Click "Install Software" to start the installation procedure. 5. The driver will be installed automatically and the LAN function will be enabled after the installation.
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Chapter 6 Onboard Security Setup 6.1 Introduction The AIMB-744's hardware monitor is designed with Winbond W83782D. Onboard security (OBS) functions monitor key hardware. They help you maintain your system's stability and durability. The AIMB-744 can monitor 5 sets of system positive voltages, 2 sets of system negative voltages, CPU cooling fan speed, and CPU temperature. The positive system voltage sets which can be monitored include: • CPU core voltage: 1.3 V ~ 3.3 V, according to Intel specifications.
2. Click "Next" when you see the following message. 3. Click "Next" when you see the following message.
4. Click "Next" when you see the following message. 5. Click "Next" to continue.
6. Click "Finish" when you see the following message. 6.3 Using the OBS Hardware Doctor Utility After completing the setup, all the OBS functions are permanently enabled. When a monitored reading exceeds safe limits, a warning message will be displayed and an error beep tone will activate to attract your attention. OBS Hardware Doctor will show an icon on the right side of the bottom window bar. This icon is the "Terminate and Stay Resident" (TSR) icon.
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CHAPTER 7 SATA RAID Setup 71
Chapter 7 SATA RAID Setup 7.1 Introduction To support demanding disk I/O, Intel 6300ESB chipset integrates two Serial ATA controllers with software RAID 0 and 1 capability. RAID 0 striping increases the storage performance and is designed to speed up data transfer rates for disk-intensive applications. RAID 1 mirroring protects valuable data that might be lost in the event of a hard drive failure.
Figure 7.1: RAID Setup initial screen 7.3 Array Configuration Utility Select the “Array Configuration Utility” in the “Initial Setup Screen” menu, and the “SATA RAID Setup Main Menu screen” screen will display. This menu allows users to configure RAID function such as manage/create array, add/delete hotspare and initialize drives. Figure 7.
7.3.1 Managing the Array Viewing Array Properties 1. From the manual, select the “Manage Arrays” 2. Select the array in the “List of array” and press “Enter” to view the selected array properties 3. Press “Esc” to return to the previous menu 7.3.2 Deleting Arrays 1. From the manual, select the “Manage Arrays” 2. Select the array you want to delete, and press “Delete” 3.
7.3.4 Adding/Removing a Bootable Array To make a bootable array: 1. Select “Manage Arrays” from main menu 2. Select the array that you want to make it bootable and press “Ctrl+B” to make it a bootable array 3. To make the array non-bootable, select a bootable array and press “Ctrl+B” to make it become nonbootable 7.3.5 Add/Delete Hotspares To make add, delete, or view hotspares, please select the “Add/Delete Hotspares” option. 1. Select “Add/Delete Hotspares” from the main menu 2.
7.3.9 Manual Rebuild 1. Select “Manage Arrays” from the main menu 2. Select and highlight the disk you want to rebuild, and then press “Ctrl + R” to Rebuild 7.3.10 Verifying Drives If having a mismatch of data during a build of RAID 1, you can verify the drives with following steps: 1. Select the drives you want to verify 2. Press “Ctrl+S” 3. When the Verify is complete, you will be notified with any errors found during the Verify operation. 7.4 Installing the driver 7.4.
Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer 77 Appendix A
Appendix A Programming the watchdog timer A.1 Programming the Watchdog Timer The AIMB-744's watchdog timer can be used to monitor system software operation and take corrective action if the software fails to function after the programmed period. This section describes the operation of the watchdog timer and how to program it. A.1.1 Watchdog timer overview The watchdog timer is built-in the super I/O controller W83627HF.
Unlock W83627H Select register of watchdog timer Enable the function of the watchdog timer Use the function of the watchdog timer Lock W83627HF 79 Appendix A
Table A.1: Watchdog timer registers Address of register (2E) Attribute Read/Write Value (2F) and description 87 (hex) ----- Write this address to I/O address port 2E (hex) twice to unlock theW83627HF 07 (hex) write Write 08 (hex) to select register of watchdog timer. 30 (hex) write Write 01 (hex) to enable the function of the watchdog timer. Disabled is set as default. F5 (hex) write Set seconds or minutes as units for the timer.
F7 (hex) read/write Bit 6: Write 1 to enable keyboard to reset the timer, 0 to disable.[default] Bit 5: Write 1 to generate a timeout signal immediately and automatically return to 0. [default=0] Bit 4: Read status of watchdog timer, 1 means timer is “time out” AA (hex) ----- Write this address to I/O port 2E (hex) to lock the watchdog timer.2 A.1.4 Example Program 1. Enable watchdog timer and set 10 sec.
;----------------------------------------------------------Dec dx ; Set second as counting unit Mov al,0f5h Out dx,al Inc dx In al,dx And al,not 08h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------Dec dx ; Set timeout interval as 10 seconds and start counting Mov al,0f6h Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,10 Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------Dec dx ; lock W83627HF Mov al,0aah Out dx,al 2.
;----------------------------------------------------------Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al,30h Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,01h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------Dec dx ; Set minute as counting unit Mov al,0f5h Out dx,al Inc dx In al,dx Or al,08h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------Dec dx ; Set timeout interval as 5 minutes and start counting Mov al,0f6h Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,5 Out dx,al ;-------------------
Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------Mov al,07h ; Select registers of watchdog timer Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,08h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al,30h Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,01h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------Dec dx ; Enable watchdog timer to be reset by mouse Mov al,0f7h Out dx,al Inc dx In al,dx Or al,80h Out dx,al ;------------------
Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------Mov al,07h ; Select registers of watchdog timer Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,08h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al,30h Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,01h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------Dec dx ; Enable watchdog timer to be strobed reset by keyboard Mov al,0f7h Out dx,al Inc dx In al,dx Or al,40h Out dx,al ;-------
Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------Mov al,07h ; Select registers of watchdog timer Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,08h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al,30h Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,01h Out dx,al ;----------------------------------------------------------Dec dx ; Generate a time-out signal Mov al,0f7h Out dx,al Inc dx In al,dx ;Write 1 to bit 5 of F7 register Or al,20h Out dx,al ;
Appendix B I/O Pin Assignments 87 Appendix B
Appendix B Pin Assignments B.1 IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN1, CN2) Table B.
B.2 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3) 33 31 3 1 34 32 4 2 Table B.
B.3 Parallel Port Connector (CN4) Table B.
B.4 USB Connector (CN6; shared with CN32) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Table B.4: USB1/USB2 Connectors (CN6/CN32) Pin 1 2 3 4 5 USB1 Signal +5 V UVUV+ GND Chassis GND Pin 6 7 8 9 10 USB2 Signal +5 V UVUV+ GND N/CA B.5 COM1/2/3/4 RS-232 Serial Port (CN9/10/23/38) Table B.
B.6 Keyboard and Mouse Connector (CN11) Table B.6: Keyboard and mouse connector (CN11) Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 Signal KB DATA N/C GND KB VCC KB CLK N/C B.7 COM3/4 Serial Port Connector (CN10/23) Table B.
B.8 External Keyboard Connector (CN12) Table B.8: External keyboard connector (CN12) Pin 1 2 3 4 5 Signal CLK DATA NC GND VCC B.9 CPU/System Fan Power Connectors (CN14/15/37) Table B.
B.10 Power LED (CN16) You can use an LED to indicate when the motherboard is on. Pin 1 of CN16 supplies the LED's power, and Pin 3 is the ground. Table B.10: Power LED and keylock conn (CN16) Pin 1 2 3 4 5 Function LED power (+5 V) NC GND NC GND B.11 External Speaker Connector (CN17) The motherboard has its own buzzer. You can also connect it to the external speaker on your computer chassis. Table B.
B.12 Reset Connector (CN18) 1 Table B.12: Reset connector (CN18) Pin 1 2 Signal RESET GND B.13 HDD LED Connector (CN19) 1 Table B.
B.14 ATX Soft Power Switch (CN21) 1 Table B.14: ATX soft power switch (CN21) Pin 1 2 Signal 5VSB PWR-BTN B.15 H/W Monitor Alarm (CN22) 1 Table B.
B.16 SM Bus Connector (CN29) 1 Table B.16: SM Bus Connector (CN 29) Pin Signal 1 2 SMB_DATA SMB_CLK B.17 USB/LAN ports (CN31 and CN32) Table B.17: USB port Pin 1 2 Signal VCC Data0- Pin 3 4 Signal Data0+ GND Table B.
B.18 Line Out, Mic IN connector (CN55) Line Out MIC in B.19 Audio input from CD-ROM (CD IN; CN56) Table B.
B.20 Aux Line-In connector (AUX IN; CN57) Table B.20: Aux Line-In connector (AUX IN; CN57) Pin 1 2 Signal AUX_L GND Pin 3 4 Signal GND AUX_R B.21 Front Panel audio connector (FP AUDIO; CN59) Table B.
B.22 8-pin Alarm Board Connector (CN62) Table B.22: 8-pin Alarm Board Connector (CN62) Pin 1 2 3 4 Signal 5VSB GND GND -5V Pin 5 6 7 8 B.23 Case Open Connector (CN64) Table B.
B.24 USB port switch (S1, S2) S1 S2 Table B.24: USB port switch (S1,S2) Pin 1 2 3 4 Signal USBP2N USBP2P USBP2P USBP2N Pin 5 6 7 8 Signal USBD2N USBD2P USBP2PP USBP2NN B.25 System I/O Ports Table B.25: System I/O ports Addr.
278-27F 290-297 2F8-2FF 300-31F 360-36F 378-37F 380-38F 3A0-3AF 3B0-3BF 3C0-3CF 3D0-3DF 3F0-3F7 3F8-3FF Parallel printer port 2 (LPT3) On-board hardware monitor Serial port 2 Prototype card Reserved Parallel printer port 1 (LPT2) SDLC, bisynchronous 2 Bisynchronous 1 Monochrome display and printer adapter (LPT1) Reserved Color/graphics monitor adapter Diskette controller Serial port 1 B.26 DMA Channel Assignments Table B.
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 IRQ11 IRQ12 IRQ13 IRQ14 IRQ15 IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ6 IRQ7 Available PS/2 mouse INT from co-processor Primary IDE Channel Secondary IDE Channel Serial communication port 2 Serial communication port 1 Parallel port 2 Diskette controller (FDC) Parallel port 1 (print port) B.28 1st MB Memory Map Table B.28: 1st MB memory map Addr. range (Hex) E0000h - FFFFFh CC000h - DFFFFh C0000h - CBFFFh A0000h - BFFFFh 00000h - 9FFFFh Device BIOS Unused VGA BIOS Video Memory Base memory B.
B.30 PCI-X bus map Table B.
