EP850 Series Intel® Merom CoreTM 2 Duo/C-M Penryn All-In-One EPIC SBC User’s Manual
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ESD Precautions Computer boards have integrated circuits sensitive to static electricity. To prevent chipsets from electrostatic discharge damage, please take care of the following jobs with precautions: Do not remove boards or integrated circuits from their anti-static packaging until you are ready to install them. Before holding the board or integrated circuit, touch an unpainted portion of the system unit chassis for a few seconds. It discharges static electricity from your body.
Table of Contents Disclaimers ........................................................................................................... ii ESD Precautions ................................................................................................. iii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 1 1.1 Specifications .......................................................................................... 2 1.2 Utilities Supported ......
CHAPTER 4 AMI BIOS SETUP UTILITY................................................................... 31 4.1 Starting .................................................................................................. 31 4.2 Navigation Keys .................................................................................... 32 4.3 Main Menu............................................................................................. 32 4.4 Advanced Menu ..........................................................
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EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ® TM The All-In-One EPIC board EP850 Series supports Intel Core 2 Duo and C-M Penryn processors at FSB 667/800/1067 MHz with graphics, audio and Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. It practically integrates chipsets Cantiga GM/GL45 and ICH9M to support excellent Multiple I/O, LVDS LCD, Gigabit Ethernet and HD digital Audio interface that make all in one single board as a computing engine.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 1.1 Specifications CPU z ® Intel Core TM 2 Duo and C-M Penryn processors z Chipset Cantiga GM/GL45 and ICH9M z Bus Clock 677/800/1066 MHz FSB z BIOS American Megatrends Inc. BIOS.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual z z z z z z Graphics Integrated in the Cantiga GM/GL45 for LVDS, CRT, DisplayPort LVDS port from LFP support 24/48-bit as 1*40-pin connector VGA from DAC port as D-sub 15-pin connector External DisplayPort via JST 20-pin connector for cabling configuration Expansion Interface One PCI-104 for 32-bit/33 MHz PCI expansion with PCI v1.
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EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual CHAPTER 2 JUMPERS AND CONNECTORS 2.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual Solder Side 6 Jumpers and Connectors
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EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual Solder Side 8 Jumpers and Connectors
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 2.3 Jumper Settings Proper jumer settings configure the EP850 to meet your application purpose. We are herewith listing a summary table of all jumpers and default settings for onboard devices, respectively.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 2.3.1 Audio Output Selection Jumper (JP1) This jumper makes the selection of Audio output. Description Audio Output Selection Function Jumper Setting Line Out (Default) Speak Out 2.3.2 Auto-Power Button Selection Jumper (JP2) This jumper let you select either Auto or Manual power button.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 2.3.3 CompactFlash (JP3) TM Voltage Selection Jumper This jumper is to select the voltage for CompactFlash Description Function TM interface. Jumper Setting TM 3.3V (Default) CompactFlash Voltage Selection 5V 2.3.4 CMOS Clear Jumper (JP4) You may need to use this jumper is to clear the CMOS memory if incorrect settings in the Setup Utility.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 2.3.5 COM1~COM2 Mode Selection Jumpers (JP11, JP13) These jumpers select the COM1, COM2 ports’ DCD and RI mode.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual Description COM2 (JP11) Function Jumper Setting Pin 1=12V Pin 1=5V *Pin 1=DCD (Default) Pin 8=12V Pin 8=5V *Pin 8=RI (Default) Jumpers and Connectors 13
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 2.3.6 USB Voltage Selection Jumpers (JP9, JP10, JP12) This jumper is to select the voltage for USB interface. Description USB Voltage Selection Function Jumper Setting 5V (Default) 5V_SBY 2.3.7 LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper (JP14) This jumper is to select the voltage for LVDS interface. Description LVDS Voltage Selection Function Jumper Setting 3.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 2.4 Connectors Connectors connect the CPU card with other parts of the system. Loose or improper connection might cause problems. Make sure all connectors are properly and firmly connected. Here is a summary table shows you all connectors on the EP850 Series.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 2.4.1 Power Connector (ATX2) Connect the power cable to ATX2 for +12V ATX power supply, which mainly supplies power to the CPU. If the ATX2 power connector is not connected, the system will not start. Pin 2.4.2 Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 GND 3 +12V 4 +12V PCI104 Connector (CN1) The PCI-104 industrial standard and compact form factor of dimensions 3.6” x 3.8” is fully compatible with the ISA Bus.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual Pin A23 A24 A25 A26 A27 A28 A29 A30 2.4.3 Signal REQ0# GND GNT1# +5V CLK2 GND +12V N.C Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin B23 B24 B25 B26 B27 B28 B29 B30 GND REQ2# N.C CLK0 +5V INTD# INTA# Reserved C23 C24 C25 C26 C27 C28 C29 C30 REQ1# +5V GNT2# GND CLK3 +5V INTB# Reserved D23 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28 D29 D30 Signal N.C. GNT0# GND CLK1 GND RST# INTC# GND Audio Connector (CN2) CN2 is a 10pin-header connector commonly used for the audio.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 2.4.4 Flat Panel Bezel Connector (CN3) Power LED This 3-pin connector named as Pin 1 and Pin 5 connect the system power LED indicator to such a switch on the case. Pin 1 is assigned as +, and Pin 5 as -. The Power LED lights up when the system is powered ON. External Speaker and Internal Buzzer Connector Pin 2, 4, 6 and 8 can be connected to the case-mounted speaker unit or internal buzzer.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 2.4.5 2.4.6 Output Power Connector (CN4) Pin Signal 1 +12V 2 GND 3 GND 4 +5V SMBUS Connector (CN5) Connector CN5 is for SMBUS interface support. Pin 2.4.7 Signal 1 CLOCK 2 DATA 3 GND LVDS Backlight Connector (CN6) The 7-pin inverter connector on the board is with Hirose connector. The matching connector is strongly recommended to use Hirose DF13-7S1.25C.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 2.4.8 JST Connector for LVDS Flat Panel (CN9) The board has a 40-pin connector CN9 for LVDS Interface LCD. It is strongly recommended to use the matching JST SHDR-40V-S-B 40-pin connector for LVDS on the board. Pin 20 Signal Pin Signal 1 3 5 7 VCCM VCCM VCCM N.C. 2 4 6 8 VCCM VCCM VCCM N.C.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 2.4.9 Serial Port Interface (CN10, CN12) The board has two onboard serial ports, and +5V/12V power for Pin 1 , Pin 8, or Pin 9, which depends on jumper setting. CN12 is a standard DB9, and CN10 a combo connector.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 2.4.10 Digital I/O Port (DIO) Connector (CN11) The board is equipped an 8-channel digital I/O connector CN11 that meets requirements for a system customary automation control. The digital I/O can be configured to control cash drawers, sense warning signals from an Uninterrupted Power System (UPS), or perform store security control. The digital I/O is controlled via software programming.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 2.4.12 VGA Connector (CN14) CN14 is a standard 15-pin pin DB15 connector commonly used for the CRT VGA display. Pin 1 4 7 Signal Red N/A AGND Pin 2 5 8 10 GND 13 Horizontal Sync Signal Green GND AGND 11 N/A 14 Vertical Sync Pin 3 6 9 Signal Blue AGND N/A 12 DDC DAT 15 DDC CLK 2.4.13 Ethernet Connectors (LAN1, LAN2) The RJ-45 connector is for Ethernet.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 2.4.14 CPU & System Fan Connectors (FAN1, FAN2) Fan1 is a fan connector for CPU, and FAN2 for system. Pentium microprocessors require a fan for heat dispensing. The CPU/System fan connectors respectively provide power to the CPU/System fans. FAN1 Pin Siganl 1 Ground 2 +12V 3 Sensor FAN2 Pin Siganl 1 Ground 2 +12V 3 Sensor 2.4.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 2.4.16 USB Port Connector (USB3) The EP850 Series features Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors, compliant with USB 2.0 (480Mbps) that can be adapted to any USB peripherals, such as monitor, keyboard and mouse. USB3 is a double-deck USB port connector that consists of two 4-pin standard USB ports. Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 +5V 2 USB DO- 3 USB D0+ 4 GND 5 +5V 6 USB D1- 7 USB D1+ 8 GND 2.4.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual Pin 26 Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 26 CD1- 2 Data 3 27 Data 11 3 Data 4 28 Data 12 4 Data 5 29 Data 13 5 Data 6 30 Data 14 6 Data 7 31 Data 15 7 CS0# 32 CS1# 8 Address 10 33 VS1# 9 ATASEL 34 IORD# 10 Address 9 35 IOWR# 11 Address 8 36 WE# 12 Address 7 37 INTR 13 VCC 38 VCC 14 Address 6 39 CSEL# 15 Address 5 40 VS2# 16 Address 4 41 RESET# 17 Address 3 42 IORDY# 18 Address 2 43 DMAREQ 19 Address
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual CHAPTER 3 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION 3.1 Microprocessors ® TM The EP850 Series supports Intel Core 2 Duo and C-M Penryn processors, which make your system operated under Windows 2000/XP and Linux environments. The system performance depends on the microprocessor. Make sure all correct settings are arranged for your installed microprocessor to prevent the CPU from damages. 3.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 3.4 I/O Port Address Map ® TM The Intel Core 2 Duo and C-M Penryn CPUs can communicate via I/O ports. There are total 1KB port addresses available for assignment to other devices via I/O expansion cards.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 3.5 Interrupt Controller The EP850 Series is a 100% PC compatible control board. The mapping list under XP OS is shown as the following screen.
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EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual CHAPTER 4 AMI BIOS SETUP UTILITY This chapter provides users with detailed description how to set up basic system configuration through the AMIBIOS8 BIOS setup utility. 4.1 Starting To enter the setup screens, follow the steps below: 1. 2. Turn on the computer and press the key immediately. After you press the key, the main BIOS setup menu displays.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 4.2 Navigation Keys The BIOS setup/utility uses a key-based navigation system called hot keys. Most of the BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process. These keys include , , , , keys, and so on. Note Some of navigation keys differ from one screen to another. 4.3 Main Menu When you first enter the Setup Utility, you will enter the Main setup screen.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 4.4 Advanced Menu The Advanced menu allows users to set configuration of the CPU and other system devices. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: y y y y y y y y y CPU Configuration IDE Configuration SuperIO Configuration Hardware Health Configuration ACPI Configuration APM Configuration MPS Configuration PCI Express Configuration USB Configuration For items marked with “f”, please press for more options.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual z CPU Configuration This screen shows the CPU Configuration, and you can change the value of the selected option. 34 ¾ Max CPUID Value Limit You can enable this item to let legacy operating systems boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPU ID functions. ¾ Excute-Disable Bit Capability This item helps you enable or disable the No-Execution Page Protection Technology.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual z IDE Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the IDE Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. For items marked with “f”, please press for more options. ¾ Primary/Secondary/Third IDE Master/Slave Select one of the hard disk drives to configure IDE devices installed in the system by pressing for more options.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual z SuperIO Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the SuperIO Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. 36 ¾ Serial Port1 Address This option specifies the base I/O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 1. The Optimal setting is 3F8/IRQ4. The Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual z Hardware Health Configuration This screen shows the Hardware Health Configuration, and a description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. ¾ H/W Health Function You can select this item Enabled for the Hardware Health Monitoring Device. The Hardware Health Event Monitoring displays the temperature of CPU and System, Fan Speed, Vcore, etc.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual z ACPI Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the ACPI Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. 38 ¾ Suspend Mode This item selects the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) state for system suspend. ¾ Repost Video on S3 Resume Set this value to allow video repost support. The default setting is Yes.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual z APM Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the APM Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. ¾ Power Management/APM Set this value to allow Power Management/APM support. The default setting is Enabled. Disabled Enabled Set this value to prevent the chipset power management and APM (Advanced Power Management) features.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual ¾ Power Button Mode This option specifies how the externally mounted power button on the front of the computer chassis is used. The default setting is On/Off. On/Off Standby Suspend ¾ Restore on AC Power Loss There are three selections available: Power Off, Power On and Last State. When the setting is Power Off, the system goes into off state after an AC power loss; when Power On, the system goes on after an AC power loss.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual ¾ Hard Disk Drive Power Down Mode This option specifies the power conserving state that the hard disk drive enters after the specified period of hard drive inactivity has expired. The default setting is Suspend. Disabled Standby Suspend ¾ Standby Time Out This option specifies the length of time the system waits before it enters standby mode. The default setting is Disabled.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual z ¾ Resume On LAN This item enables or disables the function of Resume On LAN that resume the system through the network. ¾ Resume On PME# This item enables or disables the function of Resume On PME# (Power Management Event). Enabling this item allows the system to resume from standby mode. ¾ Resume On RTC Alarm You can set “Resume On RTC Alarm” item to enabled and key in Data/time to power on system.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual z PCI Express Configuration This screen shows the PCI Express Configuration, and you can change its value. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. ¾ Active State Power-Management Use this item to enable or disable the function of Active State Power-Management to provide you with lower power consumption. The default setting is Disabled.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual z USB Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the USB Configuration, and change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. 44 ¾ Legacu USB Support Use this item to enable or disable support for USB device on legacy operating system. The default setting is Enabled. ¾ USB 2.0 Controller Mode Use this item to configure the USB 2.0 controller. The default setting is HiSpeed.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 4.5 PCI PnP Menu The PCI PnP menu allows users to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. ¾ Plug & Play O/S When the setting is No, Use this item to configure all the devices in the system. When the setting is Yes and if you install a Plug and Play operating system, the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot. The default setting is No.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 4.6 Boot Menu The Boot menu allows users to change boot options of the system. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: y Boot Settings Configuration Lan Boot Settings Configuration Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives y y y For items marked with “f”, please press for more options.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual z Boot Settings Configuration ¾ Quick Boot Enabling this item lets the BIOS skip some power on self tests (POST). The default setting is Enabled. ¾ AddOn ROM Display Mode This item selects the display mode for option ROM. The default setting is Force BIOS. ¾ Boot Num-Lock Use this item to select the power-on state for the NumLock. The default setting is On.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual z Lan Boot Settings Configuration The Lan Boot Settings Configuration can enable or disable Lan Boot ROM [1] or ROM [2] to allow the system boot on LAN. z Boot Device Priority The Boot Device Priority screen specifies the order in which the system checks for the device to boot from the available devices.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual z Hard Disk Drives Use this screen to view the hard disk drives in the system.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 4.7 Security Menu The Security menu allows users to change the security settings for the system. 50 ¾ Supervisor Password This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set. If the password has been installed, Installed displays. If not, Not Installed displays. ¾ User Password This item indicates whether a user password has been set. If the password has been installed, Installed displays. If not, Not Installed displays.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual ¾ Clear User Password Select this option and press to access the sub menu. You can use the sub menu to clear the user password. ¾ Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen. The default setting is Disabled Disabled Enabled Set this value to prevent the Boot Sector Virus Protection. This is the default setting. Select Enabled to enable boot sector protection.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 4.8 Chipset Menu The Chipset menu allows users to change the advanced chipset settings. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus: y North Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration y For items marked with “f”, please press for more options.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual z North Bridge Configuration ¾ Boot Graphic Adapter Priority This item allows you to select the graphics controller as the primary boot device. ¾ Internal Graphics Mode Select This item allows you to select the amout of system memory used by the internal graphics device. ¾ PEG Port This item allows you to disable or enable PEG port control.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual z South Bridge Configuration ¾ 54 USB Function/USB 2.0 Controller/HAD Controller These items, respectively, allow you to enable or disable USB/USB 2.0/HAD function/controller.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual 4.9 Exit Menu The Exit menu allows users to load your system configuration with optimal or failsafe default values. ¾ Exit Saving Changes When you have completed the system configuration changes, select this option to leave Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect. Select Exit Saving Changes from the Exit menu and press . Select Ok to save changes and exit.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual Select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press . ¾ 56 Load Fail-Safe Defaults It automatically sets all Setup options to a complete set of default settings when you Select this option. The Fail-Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability, but not maximum performance. Select the Fail-Safe Setup options if your computer is experiencing system configuration problems. Select Load Fail-Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press .
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual APPENDIX A WATCHDOG TIMER Watchdog Timer Setting After the system stops working for a while, it can be auto-reset by the Watchdog Timer. The integrated Watchdog Timer can be set up in the system reset mode by program. z Timeout Value Range 1 to 255 Minute / Second z Program Sample Watchdog Timer can be set to system reset after 5-second timeout.
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual Using the Watchdog Function Start ↓ Un-Lock WDT: O 2E 87 ; Un-lock super I/O O 2E 87 ; Un-lock super I/O ↓ Select Logic device: O 2E 07 O 2F 00 Set WDT Funtion : O 2E 2B O 2F C0 Select Logic device: O 2E 07 O 2F 08 ↓ Activate WDT: O 2E 30 O 2F 01 ↓ Set Second or Minute : O 2E F5 O 2F N ↓ Set base timer : ↓ WDT counting ↓ re-set timer: N=00 or 08(See below table) O 2E F6 O 2F M=00,01,02,…FF(Hex) ,Value=0 to 255 O 2E F4 O 2F M ; M=00,01,02,…FF(See below table)
EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual M N=0 M N=0 M N=0 M N=8 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 M 1sec 2sec 3sec 4sec 5sec 6sec 7sec 8sec N=0 33 38 3D 42 47 4C 51 56 M 50sec 55sec 60sec 65sec 70sec 75sec 80sec 85sec N=0 B5 BF C9 D3 DD E7 F1 FB M 180sec 190sec 200sec 210sec 220sec 230sec 240sec 250sec N=8 11 22 33 43 54 65 75 86 M 992sec 2012sec 3032sec 3992sec 5012sec 6032sec 6992sec 8012sec N=8 0B 10 15 1A 1F 24 29 2E 10sec 15sec 20sec 25sec 30sec 35sec 40sec 45sec 65 6F 79 83 8D 97 A1 AB 100
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EP850 All-In-One EPIC Board User’s Manual APPENDIX B DIGITAL I/O Using the Digital I/O Function Start ↓ Un-Lock SuperI /O: O 2E 87 ; Un-lock super I/O O 2E 87 ; Un-lock super I/O ↓ Select Enable Digital I/O Function: O 2E 07 O 2F 00 ↓ O 2E 2A O 2F FC ↓ Select Logic device: O 2E 07 O 2F 07 ↓ Activate Logic Device: O 2E 30 O 2F 01 ↓ Read Data: O 2E F0 I 2F ( default value is E0 ) Output Data: O 2E F1 O 2F FF Note: Bit 7~5 => Input pin Bit 4~0 => Output pin Digital I/O 61
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