E-PoS 1000 Tec P4 System CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Introduction This manual is for E-PoS 1000 Tec P4 System, a Mini Desk Top PC. The motherboard is all-in-one designed with 4 x AGP VGA,Audio sound and 10/100M Network chip build-in. This motherboard is designed with ATX structure. CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED On Receiving your E-PoS 1000 Tec P4 System, please check the following items: 1. What’s included Slim size or mini desk top case with ATX power supply installed.
CPU and cooling fan with heat sink pre-install on the top of CPU. If you have ordered the system with CPU together. 2. 3. 4. 184 pins DDR DIMM memory module from 128MB up to 2GB, if you have ordered the system with main memory together. One set screw pack which including the following: a. M3 X0.5 screws 12 pcs for FDD/CD-ROM and card installation. b. M3 X1 screws 4 pcs for HDD installation. User’s manual 1 pcs. Power cord.
Please refer to the step 9 of the Mini Desk Top PC system installation at page No. 9 of this manual for detailed floppy disk installation. 7. Installing the CD-ROM drive, if necessary. Please refer to the step 10 of the Mini Desk Top PC system installation at page No. 9 of this manual for detailed CD-ROM drive installation. Please refer to page No. 12 of this manual for the slim CD-ROM installation for E-POS 1000 TEC P4/GE slim size PC. 8.
& 4 optional ) PS/2 Keyboard , PS/2 mouse. Following are the free slot condition with all the drives installed: a. One 3.5" HDD + one 3.5" FDD or HDD + one slim CD-ROM installed + 4 COMs installed, then you still have one PCI slot free. b. One 3.5" HDD + one 3.5" FDD or HDD + one slim CD-ROM installed + 2 COMs installed , then you still have two PCI slots free. 3.
Secondary I/O (option) RTC/CMOS Battery PS2 Keyboard/Mouse Controller EPP/ECP Local bus IDE Board Size Power Connector Expansion slots USB (Universal Serial Bus) IrDA (Infrared Ray) Watchdog Timer System Voltages Other Features Winbond 83627HF: COM3,4 (RS232) 2 x10 pin header ( 2 sets ) Jumper selectable for +5V or + 12V at pin 9 of DB9 for COM 3 & 4 ICH4 Built-in Lithium Battery Winbond 83627HF Built-in Yes ICH4 built-in ,IDE1,IDE2 (Ultra DMA 33/66/100) Customer size ATX P4 type EISA slot for PCI & AGP 4
J2 CON2 J1 JP1 z J2 : This connector is to connect the audio signal to the sound card. z J1 : This connector is to connect the power supply for the slim CDROM. z CON2 : This connector is to connect the IDE interface to the motherboard. z JP1 : This jumper is for master/slave select of the slim CD-ROM. For different brand of the slim CD-ROM, The master /slave selection method is different, so you have to check with the supplier how to set the slim CD-ROM to the slave device.
CHAPTER 5 Motherboard diagram and jumper setting 5.
5.2 MFIII-845GV/GE ALL-IN-ONE M/B jumper setting 1. JP1 = I R Connector 2. JP3 = CMOS Jumper select 1-2 = Normal ( Default ) 2-3 = Clear CMOS 3. JP6 = USB 3&4 Power source select 1-2 +5V 2-3 +5V standby 4. JP8 = CPU bus speed select 1-2 CPU auto select 2-3 100 Mhz Empty 133 Mhz 5. JP9 = USB 1&2 Power source select 1-2 +5V 2-3 +5V standby 6. JP10 = KB 1-2 +5V 2-3 +5V standby 7. JP11 = CRT or TV-out select 1-2: ON TV-out 1-2: OFF AGP CRT-out 8.
1-2 2-3 +3.3V +5V 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. J1 = Chassis Fan connector J2 = Chassis Fan or power fan connector J4 = WOL connector J5 = COM 2 Connector J6 = CPU Fan connector J7 = Power pin select for COM1 at pin 9 of DB9 1-2 Normal 3-4 +5V 5-6 +12V 17. J8 = Power pin select for COM2 at pin 9 of DB9 1-2 Normal 3-4 +5V 5-6 +12V 18. 19. 20. J9 = COM 1 Connector J10 = COM 4 Connector J11 = Power pin select for COM3 at pin 9 of DB9 1-2 Normal 3-4 +5V 5-6 +12V 21. 22.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. Power1=ATX Power connector CN6 = ATX power connector for +12V IDE1 = Primary IDE Connector IDE2 = Secondary IDE Connector FDD = Floppy Disk Connector BAT1 = CMOS Battery socket VGA = VGA monitor connector LPT1 = Printer connector USB1 = 2 x USB 2.
and keys to change entries, for help and to quit. When you enter the Setup utility, the Main Menu screen will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions and exit choices.
Warning: It is strongly recommended that you avoid making any changes to the chipset defaults. These defaults have been carefully chosen by both Award and your system manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability. Changing the defaults could cause the system to become unstable and crash in some cases. 6.3 Standard CMOS Setup “Standard CMOS Setup” choice allows you to record some basic hardware configurations in your computer system and set the system clock and error handling.
At the bottom of the menu are the control keys for use on this menu. If you need any help in each item field, you can press the key. It will display the relevant information to help you. The memory display at the lower right-hand side of the menu is read-only. It will adjust automatically according to the memory changed. The following describes each item of this menu.
Auto Normal (HD < 528MB) Large (for MS-DOS only) LBA (HD > 528MB and supports Logical Block Addressing) Drive A / Drive B These fields identify the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer. The available specifications are: 360KB 1.2MB 720KB 1.44MB 2.88MB 5.25 in. 5.25 in. 3.5 in. 3.5 in. 3.5 in. Halt On This field determines whether or not the system will halt if an error is detected during power up.
Virus Warning CPU L1 & L2 Cache Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up Numlock Status Gate A20 Option Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate (chars/Sec) Typematic Delay (Msec) Security Option APIC Mode MPS Version Control For OS OS Select For DRAM>64MB Report No FDD For WIN 95 Small Logo (EPA) Show Disabled Enabled Enabled Floppy HDD-0 LS120 Enabled Disabled Enabled On Fast Disabled 6 250 Setup Enabled 1
Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST). The default is Enabled. Enabled :This setting will shorten or skip of the items checked during POST. Disabled :Normal POST. First The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the se-quence selected in these items. Options:Floppy,LS120,HDD-0,SCSI,CDROM,HDD-1,HDD-2,HDD-3, ZIP100,USB-FDD,USB-ZIP,USB-CDROM,USB-HDD,LAN,Disabled.
Fast : The A20 signal is controlled by Port 92 or chipset specific method. Typematic Rate Setting This determines the keystrokes repeat rate.The default is Disabled. Enabled : Allows typematic rate and typematic delay programming. Disabled : The typematic rate and typematic delay will be controlled by the keyboard controller in your system. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) This is the number of characters that will be repeated by keyboard press. The default is 6. Options : 6~30 characters per second.
OS Select for DRAM > 64MB Some operating systems require special handing. Use this option only if your system has greater than 64 MB of memory. The default is Non-OS2. OS2 : Select this if you are running the OS/2 operating system with greater than 64 MB of RAM. Non-OS2 : Select this for all other operating systems and configurations.
For setting DRAM Timing, By SPD is following Intel PC DDR SDRAM Serial Presence Detect Specification. Options : Manual, By SPD. CAS Latency Time Enables you to select the CAS latency time. The value is set at the factory depending on the DRAM installed. Do not change the values in this field unless you change specifications of the installed DRAM and DRAM clock from DRAM Timing Selectable. The default is by DRAM SPD. Options : 1.5,2, and 2.5.
System BIOS Cacheable This item allows the system to be cached in memory for faster execution. The default is Enabled. Options : Disabled , Enabled. Video BIOS Cacheable This item allows the video to be cached in memory for faster execution. The default is Disabled. Options : Disabled , Enabled. Memory Hole At 15M-16M You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When this area is reserved, it cannot be cached.
On-Chip Frame Buffer Size This item allows you to control the on-chip frame buffer size. Options : 1MB,8MB. Boot Display This item allows you to selcet the boot display device. Options : CRT,TV,EFP. TV Standard This item allow you to select the display for TV –out if you have ordered the motherboard with TV-out feature on it.
UR2 Duplex Mode Use IR Pins Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode EPP Mode Select ECP Mode Use DMA PWRON After PWR-Fail Game Port Address Midi Port Address Midi Port IRQ Onboard Serial Port 3 Serial Port 3 Use IRQ Onboard Serial Port 4 Serial Port 4 Use IRQ Half IR-Rx2Tx2 378/IRQ7 SPP EPP1.7 3 Off 201 330 10 3E8 IRQ10 2E8 IRQ11 On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels.
USB keyboard Support Your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard. The default is Auto detect. Options : Disabled , Enabled. USB Mouse Support Your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB Mouse. The default is Disabled. Options : Disabled , Enabled. AC97 Audio This item allows you to decide to auto or disable the chipset family to support AC97 Audio. The function setting AC97 Audio Codec states. The system default is Auto.
KB Power ON Password Press Hot key power ON Enables you to set a hot key combination to be used for powering on the system. The default is Ctrl-F1. Options: Ctrl-F1~Ctrl F12. Onboard FDD Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller(FDC) installed on the System board and you wish to use it. If you install an and-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field. Options: Disabled , Enabled.
UR2 Duplex Mode This item allows you to select IR half/full duplex function. Options: Half , Full. Use IR Pins This item allows you to select IR transmission routes, one is RxD2, TxD2(COM Port) and the other is IR-Rx2Tx2. Options:IR-Rx2Tx2,RxD2,TxD2. Onboard Parallel Port This field allows the user to configure the LPT port. Options: 378/IRQ7,278/IRQ5,3BC/IRQ7,Disabled. Parallel Port Mode This field allows the user to select the parallel port mode. Options:SPP,EPP,ECP,ECP+EPP.
Options: 209,300,330(default),Disabled. Midi Port IRQ Select an interrupt for the Midi port. Options: 5,10(default). Onboard Serial Port 3/4 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. Options: 3F8,2E8,3E8,2F8,Disabled Serial Port 3/4 Use IRQ Select an interrupt for the Serial Port. Options: IRQ3,IRQ4,IRQ5,IRQ7,IRQ10,IRQ11. 6.7 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to save energy of your system effectively.
ACPI Function Use this option to enable or disable the ACPI function ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to select S1(POS) or S3(STR) function. When set to Options: S1(POS) , S3(STR) , S1&S3. Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume This determines whether or not to enable the system to run the VGA BIOS when resuming from S3(STR) or S1&S3. Options: Auto,Yes,No. Power Management Use this to select your Power Management selection. The default is User define. Max. saving:Maximum power savings.
Suspend Type Determines CPU status during power saving mode. Stop Grant: CPU goes into idle mode during power saving mode. PwrOn suspend: CPU and system remain powered on in suspend mode. MODEM Use IRQ Name the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the modem (if any) on your system. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system. Default is IRQ3. Options: N/A,3,4,5,7,9,10,11. Suspend Mode Enabled and after the set time of system inactivity , all devices except the CPU will be shut off.
Options: Enabled , Disabled. USB KB Wake-Up From S3 When enabled , any USB activity awakens the system from power savings mode. Options: Enabled , Disabled. Resume by Alarm When enabled , you can set the date and time in the following two fields. Any event occurring at the specified date or time awakens the system from power savings mode. ** Reload Global Timer Events** Primary/Secondary IDE 0/1 Any activity occurring on these channels awakens the system from power savings mode.
Reset Configuration Data This setting allows you to clear ESCD data. The default is Disabled. Disabled: Normal Setting. Enabled: If you have plugged in some Legacy cards to the system and they were recorded into ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data), you can set this field to Enabled in order to clear ESCD. Resources Controlled by Determines what controls system PNP/PCI resources. The default is Auto (ESCD). Manual: PNP Card s resources are controlled manually.
VBAT(V) 5VSB (V) Shutdown Temperature 3.18V 4.92V Disabled CPU Warning Temperature Sets the temperature at which the computer will respond to an overheating CPU. The default is Disabled. Options: Disabled,50ÛC/122ÛF~70ÛC/158ÛF. Current System Temp. Displays the current system temperature. Current CPU1 Temperature Displays the current CPU1 temperature. Current CPUFAN1/2/3 Speed Displays the current speed of the CPU, chassis , and power fan speed in RPMs.
6.10 Frequency/Voltage Control This section shows the user how to configure the processor frequency. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detect PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Disabled ITEM HELP Auto Detect PCI Clk When enabled the mainboard automatically disables the clock source for a PCI slot which does not have a module in it, reducing EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference). The default is Enabled.
User password: authorized to enter, but not authorized to change the options of the setup menus. When you select Set User/Supervisor Password, the following message appears prompting you to type a password: ENTER PASSWORD: Type the password , up to eight characters in length , and press . The password typed now clears any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will be prompted to confirm the password. Type the password and press .
Exit without saving Pressing on this item asks for confirmation: Quit without saving (Y/N)? Y This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous selections remain in effect. This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer. 6.16 POST Messages 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.
DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER No boot device was found. This could mean that either a boot drive was not detected or the drive does not contain proper system boot files. Insert a system disk into Drive A: and press . If you assumed the system would boot from the hard drive, make sure the controller is inserted correctly and all cables are properly attached. Also be sure the disk is formatted as a boot device. Then reboot the system.
Note: When either of these errors appear, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility. ERROR ENCOUNTERED INITIALIZING HARD DRIVE Hard drive cannot be initialized. Be sure the adapter is installed correctly and all cables are correctly and firmly attached. Also be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup. ERROR INITIALIZING HARD DISK CONTROLLER Cannot initialize controller. Make sure the cord is correctly and firmly installed in the bus.
If you are purposely configuring the system without a keyboard, set the error halt condition in Setup to HALT ON ALL, BUT KEYBOARD. This will cause the BIOS to ignore the missing keyboard and continue the boot. Memory Address Error at ... Indicates a memory address error at a specific location. You can use this location along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips. Memory parity Error at ... Indicates a memory parity error at a specific location.
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. RAM PARITY ERROR - CHECKING FOR SEGMENT ... Indicates a parity error in Random Access Memory. Should Be Empty But EISA Board Found PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY A valid board ID was found in a slot that was configured as having no board ID.
SYSTEM HALTED, (CTRL-ALT-DEL) TO REBOOT ... Indicates the present boot attempt has been aborted and the system must be rebooted. Press and hold down the CTRL and ALT keys and press DEL. 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 this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility. FLOPPY DISK(S) fail (80) o Unable to reset floppy subsystem.
Memory test fail. BIOS reports the memory test fail if the onboard memory is tested error. 6.17 POST Codes POST (hex) Description CFh Test CMOS R/W functionality. C0h Early chipset initialization: Disable shadow RAM -Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below) -Program basic chipset registers C1h Detect memory -Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC. -Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below) C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow RAM.
POST (hex) 0Dh 0Eh 0Fh 10h 11h 12h 13h 14h 15h 16h 17h 18h 19h 1Ah 1Bh 1Ch 1Dh 1Eh 1Fh 20h 21h 22h Description Reserved Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-able or not. If test fails, keep beeping the speaker. Reserved Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD & DMI support. Reserved Use walking 1’s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry. Also set real-time clock power status, and then check for override.
POST (hex) 23h 24h 25h 26h 27h 28h 29h 2Ah 2Bh 2Ch 2Dh 2Eh 2Fh 30h 31h Description 1. Check validity of RTC value: e.g. a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute. 2. Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack. If CMOS checksum fails, use default value instead. 3. Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If ESCD is valid, take into consideration of the ESCD’s legacy information. 4. Onboard clock generator initialization. Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI & DIMM slots. 5.
POST (hex) 32h 33h 34h 35h 36h 37h 38h 39h 3Ah 3Bh 3Ch 3Dh 3Eh 3Fh 40h 41h 42h 43h 44h 45h 46h 47h 48h 49h 4Ah 4Bh 4Ch 4Dh Description Reserved Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips. Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Test 8254 Reserved Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1. Reserved Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2. Reserved Reserved Test 8259 functionality. Reserved Reserved Reserved Initialize EISA slot Reserved 1.
POST (hex) 4Eh 4Fh 50h 51h 52h 53h 54h 55h 56h 57h 58h 59h 5Ah 5Bh 5Ch 5Dh 5Eh 5Fh 60h 61h 62h 63h 64h Description 1. Program MTRR of M1 CPU 2. Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper cacheable range. 3. Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU. 4. On MP platform, adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the cacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical.
POST (hex) 65h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 6Dh 6Eh 6Fh 70h 71h 72h 73h 74h 75h 76h 77h 78h 79h 7Ah 7Bh 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh Description Initialize PS/2 Mouse Reserved Prepare memory size information for function call: INT 15h ax=E820h Reserved Turn on L2 cache Reserved Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup & Auto-configuration table. Reserved 1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices. 2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to “ AUTO” .
POST (hex) 7Fh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 90h 91h 92h 93h 94h Description 1. Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported. -If errors occur, report errors & wait for keys -If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue: Clear EPA or customization logo. Reserved Reserved 1. Call chipset power management hook. 2. Recover the text fond used by EPA logo (not for full screen logo) 3. If password is set, ask for password.
POST (hex) 95h 96h FFh Description 1. Program daylight saving 2. Update keyboard LED & typematic rate 1. Build MP table 2. Build & update ESCD 3. Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h 4. Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick 5. Build MSIRQ routing table.
Chapter 7 Driver Installation 7.1 Chipset Drivers Installation Follow the steps below to proceed with the Chipset drivers installation. 1.
2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next. 3. Click Next to agree with the license agreement statement and to continue.
4. Click Next to install the drivers listed. 5. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect.
7.2 VGA Drivers Installation NOTE: Before installing the VGA drivers on Windows NT 4.0, you need to install Service Pack 3 or above. 1. In your Windows operating system, click My ComputerÆ Compact DiscÆ MF-845GÆ VGAÆ OSÆSetup 2. The welcome screen of the Twister Driver Setup will appear. Click Next to continue.
3. When the Start Copying Files screen appears, click Next to start copying the program files.
4. After file copying is done, the VGA driver installation is now completed. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect.
7.3 LAN Drivers Installation Follow the steps below to proceed with the LAN drivers installation. 1. In your Windows operating system, click Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Æ System Properties.
2. Under System Properties, click on the Device Manager tab. Double click on Realtek 8139 PCI Fast Ethernet. Click the Driver tab as shown. Now click the Update Driver button. 3. When the Update Device Drivers Wizard appears, click Next to continue.
4. Click Next to “ Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now. (Recommended” . 5. Click “ Specify a location” and click Next to continue.
7.4 Audio Drivers Installation Follow the steps below to proceed with the SOUND drivers installation. 1. In your Windows operating system, click Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Æ System Properties.
2. Under System Properties, click on the Device Manager tab. Double click on Audio Device. Click the Driver tab as shown. Now click the Update Driver button. 3. When the Update Device Drivers Wizard appears, click Next to continue.
4. Click Next to “ Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now. (Recommended” . 5. Click “ Specify a location” and click Next to continue.
7.5 USB2.0 Drivers Installation Follow the steps below to proceed with USB2.0 drivers installation. 1. In your Windows operating system, click Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Æ System Properties.
2. Under System Properties, click on the Device Manager tab. Double click on Universal Serial Bus. Click the Driver tab as shown. Now click the Update Driver button. 3. When the Update Device Drivers Wizard appears, click Next to continue.
4. Click Next to “ Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now. (Recommended” . 5. Click “ Specify a location” and click Next to continue.
