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A300 Motherboard Revision MODEL A300 Intel® Pentium® M/Celeron® M Motherboard Revision Number Description Date of Issue 1.
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A300 Motherboard Packing List NOTE: If any of the components listed in the checklist below are missing, please do not proceed with the installation. Contact the IEI reseller or vendor you purchased the A300 from or contact an IEI sales representative directly. To contact an IEI sales representative, please send an email to sales@iei.com.tw. The items listed below should all be included in the A300 package.
A300 Motherboard Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................... 2 1.1 A300 OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................ 3 1.1.1 A300 Applications .............................................................................................. 3 1.1.2 A300 Benefits ...........................................................................................
A300 Motherboard 2.6.8 BIOS................................................................................................................. 19 2.7 PCI BUS COMPONENTS ............................................................................................ 19 2.7.1 PCI Bus Overview............................................................................................ 19 2.7.2 GbE Ethernet ................................................................................................... 19 2.7.
A300 Motherboard 4.2.4 Fan Connectors................................................................................................ 36 4.2.5 Front Panel Connector .................................................................................... 37 4.2.6 GPIO Connector .............................................................................................. 38 4.2.7 IDE Connector ................................................................................................. 39 4.2.
A300 Motherboard 5.4.2 CF Card Installation........................................................................................ 69 5.5 JUMPER SETTINGS .................................................................................................... 70 5.5.1 CF Card Setup Jumper Settings....................................................................... 71 5.5.2 Clear CMOS Jumper........................................................................................ 72 5.5.
A300 Motherboard 6.6 POWER ................................................................................................................... 126 6.7 EXIT ....................................................................................................................... 129 7 SOFTWARE DRIVERS ....................................................................................... 133 7.1 AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS ............................................................................ 134 7.
A300 Motherboard E.2.2 Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options.............................................. 170 F INDEX....................................................................................................................
A300 Motherboard List of Figures Figure 1-1: A300 Overview ...........................................................................................5 Figure 1-2: A300 Solder Side Overview ......................................................................6 Figure 2-1: A300 Dimensions (mm) ...........................................................................11 Figure 2-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm)...........................................12 Figure 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram.....
A300 Motherboard Figure 4-23: J7 Connector..........................................................................................55 Figure 4-24: PS/2 Pinouts...........................................................................................56 Figure 4-25: Serial Port Pinout Locations.................................................................57 Figure 4-26: VGA Connector ......................................................................................
A300 Motherboard List of Tables Table 1-1: Technical Specifications ............................................................................9 Table 2-1: Supported Processors..............................................................................13 Table 2-2: Supported HDD Specifications ................................................................17 Table 2-3: Power Consumption .................................................................................23 Table 3-1: Package List Contents.
A300 Motherboard Table 4-23: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector Pinouts........................................................55 Table 4-24: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector LEDs............................................................55 Table 4-25: Keyboard Connector Pinouts ................................................................56 Table 4-26: RS-232 Serial Port (COM 1) Pinouts ......................................................57 Table 4-27: RS-232 Serial Port (COM2, COM3) Pinouts...........................
A300 Motherboard BIOS Menus BIOS Menu 1: IDE Master Configuration...................................................................84 BIOS Menu 2: IDE Slave Configuration.....................................................................88 BIOS Menu 3: Super IO Configuration ......................................................................91 BIOS Menu 4: Hardware Health Configuration.........................................................95 BIOS Menu 5: ACPI Configuration..........................
A300 Motherboard Glossary AC ’97 Audio Codec 97 IDE Integrated Data Electronics ACPI Advanced Configuration and I/O Input/Output Power Interface ICH4 I/O Controller Hub 4 APM Advanced Power Management L1 Cache Level 1 Cache ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device L2 Cache Level 2 Cache ASKIR Shift Keyed Infrared LCD Liquid Crystal Display ATA Advanced Technology LPT Parallel Port Connector Attachments LVDS Low Voltage Differential Signaling BIOS Basic Input/Output System MAC Media
A300 Motherboard Chapter 1 1 Introduction Page 2
A300 Motherboard 1.1 A300 Overview ® The A300 is a multimedia Pentium Mobile processor-based motherboard that powers a Point-of-Care terminal or panel PC for varied purposes. To facilitate multimedia performance, the A300 can connect to slim Combo CD/DVD-ROM, a PCMCIA card socket, and the multimedia and wireless 802.11g functionality. The A300 also comes with an expansion PCI slot which allows flexible implementations making it the perfect platform for comprehensive lifestyle computing applications. 1.1.
A300 Motherboard 1.1.2 A300 Benefits Some of the A300 benefits include: Clinical Information System (CIS) integration Filmless solution by PACS Reduced maintenance costs Client crash prevention Central resource control 1.1.
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A300 Motherboard Figure 1-2: A300 Solder Side Overview 1.2.
A300 Motherboard 1 x Disk LED connector 1 x PCMCIA slot 1 x Power button connector 3 x RS-232 serial port connectors 1 x RS-422/485 serial port connector 1 x System panel connector 1 x LCD LVDS connector 3 x USB2.0 connectors The A300 has the following connectors on the board rear panel: 1 x Audio connector 1 x COM port jumper 1 x DVI-I connector 3 x Serial port connectors 1 x CRT connector 1 x PS/2 keyboard connector 1 x PS/2 mouse connector 2 x USB 2.
A300 Motherboard Specification A300 CPU Intel® Pentium M/Celeron M 400Mhz FSB up to 2.
A300 Motherboard Dimensions 235mm x 220mm Weight (GW/NW) 1200g/680g Table 1-1: Technical Specifications Page 9
A300 Motherboard Chapter 2 2 Detailed Specifications Page 10
A300 Motherboard 2.1 Overview This chapter describes the specifications and on-board features of the A300 in detail. 2.2 Dimensions 2.2.
A300 Motherboard 2.2.2 External Interface Panel Dimensions External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown in Figure 2-2. Figure 2-2: External Interface Panel Dimensions (mm) 2.3 Data Flow The A300 motherboard comes with an Intel® Pentium M / Celeron M CPU. Figure 2-3 shows the data flow between the system chipset, the CPU and other components installed on the motherboard.
A300 Motherboard 2.4 Compatible Processor 2.4.1 CPU Overview Socket 479 Intel® Pentium® M processors with enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology and Socket 479 Intel® Celeron® M processors can be installed on the A300 motherboard. 2.4.2 Supported Processors Specifications for the compatible processors are listed in Table 2-1 below: Family Number Architecture Cache Clock Speed FSB Pentium® M 765 90 nm 2 MB L2 2.10 GHz 400 MHz Pentium® M 755 90 nm 2 MB L2 2.
A300 Motherboard 2.5 Intel® 855GME Chipset Graphics Memory Controller Hub 2.5.1 Intel® 855GME Overview The Intel® 855GME chipset comes with the following features: 400 MHz system bus delivers a high-bandwidth connection between the processor and the platform Integrated graphics utilizing Intel® Extreme Graphics 2 technology AGP 4X support Three USB host controllers provide high-performance peripherals with 480 Mbps of bandwidth, while enabling support for up to six USB 2.0 ports.
A300 Motherboard Graphics Core Frequency o Display/Render frequency up to 250 MHz (with 1.
A300 Motherboard Enhanced Hardware Binning Instruction Set supported Bi-Cubic Filtering supported Linear Gamma Blending for Video Mixer Rendering (VMR) Video Mixer Rendering (VMR) supported o Graphics Power Management Dynamic Core Frequency Switching Intel® Smart 2D Display Technology Memory Self-Refresh During C3 Intel® Display Power Saving Technology 2.5.
A300 Motherboard Alert On LAN* (AOL) and Alert On LAN 2* (AOL2) 2.6.2 Intel® ICH4 IDE Interface The single A300 IDE connector supports two IDE hard disks and ATAPI devices. PIO IDE transfers up to 16MB/s and Ultra ATA transfers of 100MB/s.
A300 Motherboard audio connector. The audio connector is connected to an audio kit with an embedded AC’97 audio codec. The AC’97 controller supports up to six PCM audio output channels. Complete surround sound requires six-channel audio consisting of: Front left Front right Back left Back right Center Subwoofer 2.6.5 Intel® ICH4 USB Controller Two external USB ports on the A300 board are interfaced to the chipset USB controller. Six USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 devices can be connected simultaneously to the A300.
A300 Motherboard BIOS chipset Super I/O chipset 2.6.8 BIOS The BIOS flash memory chip on the A300 has a licensed copy of AMI BIOS loaded onto it. The BIOS flash memory chip is connected to the chipset via the LPC bus. The flash BIOS features are listed below: SMIBIOS (DMI) compliant Console redirection function support PXE (Pre-Boot Execution Environment) support USB booting support 2.7 PCI Bus Components 2.7.1 PCI Bus Overview The PCI bus controller on the ICH4 is compliant with PCI Revision 2.
A300 Motherboard Crossover Detection & Auto-Correction Wake-on-LAN and remote wake-up support Microsoft® NDIS5 Checksum Offload (IP, TCP, UDP) and largesend offload support Supports Full Duplex flow control (IEEE 802.3x) Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab Supports IEEE 802.1P Layer 2 Priority Encoding Supports IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging Serial EEPROM 3.
A300 Motherboard PXE (Pre-boot Execution Environment) support USB booting support 2.8.3 Super I/O Chipset The iTE IT8712F Super I/O chipset is connected to the ICH4 through the LPC bus. The iTE IT8712F is an LPC interface-based Super I/O device that comes with Environment Controller integration.
A300 Motherboard 2.8.3.2 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor The Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitors three thermal inputs, VBAT internally, and eight voltage monitor inputs. These hardware parameters are reported in the BIOS and can be read from the BIOS Hardware Health Configuration menu. 2.8.3.3 Super I/O Fan Speed Controller The Super I/O fan speed controller enables the system to monitor the speed of the fan.
A300 Motherboard Eight voltage inputs on the A-300 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitor the following voltages: Vcore +3.30Vin +5.00Vin +12Vin The A-300 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor also monitors the CPU fan speeds. 2.9.2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control The maximum and minimum operating temperatures for the A300 are listed below. Minimum Operating Temperature: 0ºC (32°F) Maximum Operating Temperature: 60°C (140°F) A cooling fan and heat sink must be installed on the CPU.
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A300 Motherboard 3.1 Anti-static Precautions WARNING: Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the A300 may result in permanent damage to the A300 and severe injury to the user. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components, including the A300. Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD. It is therefore critical that whenever the A300, or any other electrical component is handled, the following anti-static precautions are strictly adhered to.
A300 Motherboard 3.3 Unpacking Checklist NOTE: If some of the components listed in the checklist below are missing, please do not proceed with the installation. Contact the IEI reseller or vendor you purchased the A300 from or contact an IEI sales representative directly. To contact an IEI sales representative, please send an email to sales@iei.com.tw. 3.3.
A300 Motherboard 1 Mini jumper pack 1 Quick installation guide 1 Utility CD Table 3-1: Package List Contents Page 27
A300 Motherboard Chapter 4 4 Connector Pinouts Page 28
A300 Motherboard 4.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors Section 4.1.2 shows peripheral interface connector locations. Section 4.1.2 lists all the peripheral interface connectors seen in Section 4.1.2. 4.1.1 A300 Layout Figure 4-1 shows the on-board peripheral connectors, rear panel peripheral connectors and on-board jumpers.
A300 Motherboard Figure 4-2: Connector and Jumper Locations (Solder Side) 4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors Table 4-1 shows a list of the peripheral interface connectors on the A300. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found below.
A300 Motherboard Audio connector 3-pin wafer connector AUDIO1 Compact Flash (CF) connector 50-pin CF slot CN7 Fan connector (CPU) 3-pin wafer connector CPU_FAN1 Fan connector (System) 3-pin wafer connector SYS_FAN1 Fan connector (System) 3-pin wafer connector SYS_FAN2 Front panel connector 10-pin header CN5 GPIO connector 10-pin header DIO1 IDE Interface connector (primary) 44-pin box header IDE1 IDE Interface connector (secondary) 44-pin box header IDE2 Inverter power connector
A300 Motherboard 4.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors Table 4-2 lists the rear panel connectors on the A300. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 0 on page 50. Connector Type Label Audio connectors Audio jack CN11 DVI-I connector Female DVI-I DVI1 Ethernet connectors RJ-45 connector LAN1 Keyboard/mouse connector PS/2 connector KB_MS1 RS-232 serial port connector (COM1) DB-9 connector CN1.
A300 Motherboard The 20-pin ATX power connector is connected to an AT power supply. Figure 4-3: ATX Power Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 3.3V 11 3.3V 2 3.3V 12 -12V 3 GND 13 GND 4 5V 14 PSON 5 GND 15 GND 6 5V 16 GND 7 GND 17 GND 8 PWR OK 18 -5V 9 5VSB 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V Table 4-3: ATX Power Connector Pinouts 4.2.
A300 Motherboard CN Pinouts: See Table 4-4 The 3-pin audio connector is connected to speakers the output of audio signals from the system. Figure 4-4: Audio Connector Pinouts (10-pin) PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 Speaker Out R 2 GND 3 Speaker Out L Table 4-4: Audio Connector Pinouts (3-pin) 4.2.
A300 Motherboard A CF Type I or Type II memory card is inserted to the CF socket on the solder side of the A300. Figure 4-5: CF Card Socket Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO.
A300 Motherboard 17 N/C 42 IORDY 18 SA2 43 SDREQ 19 SA1 44 SDACK# 20 SA0 45 HDD_ACTIVE# 21 DATA 0 46 66DET 22 DATA 1 47 DATA 8 23 DATA 2 48 DATA 9 24 N/C 49 DATA 10 25 VCC-IN CHECK2 50 GROUND Table 4-5: CF Card Socket Pinouts 4.2.
A300 Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 Fan Speed Detect 2 +12V 3 GND Table 4-6: System Fan Connector Pinouts 4.2.5 Front Panel Connector CN Label: CN5 CN Type: 10-pin header (2x5) CN Location: See Figure 4-7 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-7 The front panel connector connects to several external switches to control the front panel.
A300 Motherboard PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 Speaker Up 2 LCD On/Off 3 Speaker Down 4 5V Power 5 GND 6 Power Button 7 BKLT Up 8 Standby Power 9 BKLT Down 10 GND Table 4-7: Front Panel Connector Pinouts 4.2.6 GPIO Connector CN Label: DIO1 CN Type: 10-pin header (2x5) CN Location: See Figure 4-8 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-8 The GPIO connector can be connected to external I/O control devices including sensors, lights, alarms and switches.
A300 Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 VCC5 3 GPIO0 4 GPIO1 5 GPIO2 6 GPIO3 7 GPIO4 8 GPIO5 9 GPIO6 10 GPIO7 Table 4-8: GPIO Connector Pinouts 4.2.7 IDE Connector CN Label: IDE1 (Primary) and IDE2 (Secondary) CN Type: 44-pin box header (2x22) CN Location: See Figure 4-9 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-9 One 44-pin IDE device connector on the A300 supports connectivity to two hard disk drives.
A300 Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO.
A300 Motherboard The inverter connector is connected to the LCD backlight. Figure 4-10: Inverter Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 VCC12 2 VCC12 3 BKLT_EN 4 BKLT_ADJ 5 GND 6 GND Table 4-10: Inverter Power Connector Pinouts 4.2.
A300 Motherboard Figure 4-11: IR Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 VCC5 2 NC 3 IRRX 4 GND 5 IRTX Table 4-11: IR Connector Pinouts 4.2.10 LED Connector CN Label: CN9 CN Type: 2-pin header (1x2) CN Location: See Figure 4-12 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-12 The LED connector connects to a backlight indicator LED on the system chassis to inform the user about the backlight status.
A300 Motherboard Figure 4-12: LED Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 +LED 2 -LED Table 4-12: LED Connector Pinouts 4.2.11 Power Button Connector CN Label: CN15 CN Type: 2-pin header (1x2) CN Location: See Figure 4-13 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-13 The power button connector is connected to a power switch on the system chassis to enable users to turn the system on and off.
A300 Motherboard Figure 4-13: Power Button Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 Power Button 2 GND Table 4-13: Power Button Connector Pinouts 4.2.12 Serial Port Connector (RS-422/485) CN Label: COM3 CN Type: 14-pin header (2x7) CN Location: See Figure 4-14 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-14 The serial ports connectors connect to RS-422 or RS-485 serial port device.
A300 Motherboard Figure 4-14: Serial Port Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 DCD3 2 DSR3 3 RX3 4 RTS3 5 TX3 6 CTS3 7 DTR3 8 RI3 9 GND 10 GND 11 TX3+ 12 TX3- 13 RX3+ 14 RX3- Table 4-14: RS-422/485 Serial Port Connector Pinouts 4.2.
A300 Motherboard The serial ports connectors connect to RS-232 serial port device. Figure 4-15: RS-232 Serial Port Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 DCD4 2 DSR4 3 RX4 4 RTS4 5 TX4 6 CTS4 7 DTR4 8 RI4 9 5V 10 GND Table 4-15: COM4 Serial Port Connector Pinouts PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO.
A300 Motherboard PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 DCD6 2 DSR6 3 RX6 4 RTS6 5 TX6 6 CTS6 7 DTR6 8 RI6 9 GND 10 GND Table 4-17: COM6 Serial Port Connector Pinouts 4.2.14 System Panel Connector CN Label: CN12 CN Type: 12-pin header (2x6) CN Location: See Figure 4-16 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-18 The front panel connector connects to several external switches and indicators to monitor and control the motherboard.
A300 Motherboard Figure 4-16: Front Panel Connector Location PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1-3 POWER LED 2-8 SPEAKER 5-7 PWR BUTTON 10-12 RESET 9-11 HDLED Table 4-18: Front Panel Connector Pinouts 4.2.15 TFT LCD LVDS Connector CN Label: CN8 CN Type: 30-pin crimp connector (2x15) CN Location: See Figure 4-17 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-19 The 30-pin TFT LCD LVDS can be connected to a TFT LCD screen directly.
A300 Motherboard Figure 4-17: TFT LCD LVDS Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO.
A300 Motherboard 4.2.16 Internal USB Connectors (8-Pin) CN Label: USB2 CN Type: 8-pin header (2x4) CN Location: See Figure 4-18 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-20 One 2x4 pin connector provides connectivity to two USB 2.0 ports. The USB ports are used for I/O bus expansion. Figure 4-18: Internal USB Connector Locations (8-pin) PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO.
A300 Motherboard 4.2.17 Internal USB Connectors (5-Pin) CN Label: USB3 and USB4 CN Type: 5-pin wafer connector (1x5) CN Location: See Figure 4-19 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-21 One 1x5 pin connector provides connectivity to one USB 2.0 ports. The USB ports are used for I/O bus expansion. Figure 4-19: Internal USB Connector Locations (5-pin) PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO.
A300 Motherboard 4.3 External Peripheral Interface Connectors 4.3.1 External Peripheral Interface Connector Overview The A300 external peripheral interface connectors are listed below and shown in Figure 4-20: 3 x Audio jack 1 x DVI-I connector 2 x RJ-45 Ethernet connector 1 x Keyboard/mouse connector 3 x Serial communications port 2 x USB combo port 1 x VGA port Figure 4-20: A300 On-board External Interface Connectors 4.3.
A300 Motherboard Microphone (Pink): Connects a microphone. Figure 4-21: Audio Connector 4.3.3 DVI-I Connector CN Label: DVI1 CN Type: DVI interface with analog RGB signal CN Location: See Figure 4-20 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-22 or Figure 4-22 The A300 has an external DVI-I connector. Figure 4-22 DVI-I Connector Pinout Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO.
A300 Motherboard 5 N/C 13 N/C 21 N/C 6 SB_CK_C 14 PVDD1 22 GND 6 SB_DA_C 15 GND 23 DTXC+ 8 V_SYNC 16 GND 24 DTXC- C1 R C3 B 25 GND C5 GND C6 GND 26 GND C2 G C4 H_SYNC Table 4-22: DVI-I Connector Pinouts 4.3.
A300 Motherboard A13 ACT B13 ACT A14 LINK B14 LINK A15-17 GND B15-17 GND Table 4-23: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector Pinouts Figure 4-23: J7 Connector The RJ-45 Ethernet connector has two status LEDs, one green and one yellow. The green LED indicates activity on the port and the yellow LED indicates the port is linked. See Table 4-24.
A300 Motherboard Figure 4-24: PS/2 Pinouts PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 KB DATA 7 MS DATA 2 NC 8 NC 3 GND 9 GND 4 5V 10 5V 5 KB CLK 11 MS CLK 6 NC 12 NC Table 4-25: Keyboard Connector Pinouts 4.3.6 Serial Port Connector (COM 1) CN Label: CN1.B CN Type: DB-9 connector CN Location: See Figure 4-20 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-26 and Figure 4-25 The 9-pin DB-9 COM 1 serial port connector is connected to RS-232 serial communications devices. PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO.
A300 Motherboard 5 TX1 6 CTS1 7 DTR1 8 RI1 9 GND 10 GND Table 4-26: RS-232 Serial Port (COM 1) Pinouts Figure 4-25: Serial Port Pinout Locations 4.3.7 Serial Port Connectors (COM 2 and COM3) CN Label: J5 CN Type: DB-9 connector CN Location: See Figure 4-20 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-27 and Figure 4-25 The 9-pin DB-9 COM 2 and COM3 serial port connectors are connected to RS-232 serial communications devices. PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO.
A300 Motherboard 4.3.8 USB Combo Ports CN Label: USB1 CN Type: USB Combo port CN Location: See Figure 4-20 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-28 The two USB combo ports provide connectivity to USB devices. The USB port support both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0. PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION 1 USBVCC0 2 USBVCC1 3 D0- 4 D1- 5 D0+ 6 D1+ 7 USBGND0 8 USBGND1 Table 4-28: USB Connector Pinouts 4.3.9 VGA Connector CN Label: CN1.
A300 Motherboard 4 NC 12 DDCDAT 5 GROUND 13 HSYNC 6 GROUND 14 VSYNC 7 GROUND 15 DDCCLK 8 GROUND Table 4-29: VGA Connector Pinouts Figure 4-26: VGA Connector Page 59
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A300 Motherboard 5.1 Anti-static Precautions WARNING: Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the A300 may result in permanent damage to the A300 and severe injury to the user. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components, including the A300. Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD. It is therefore critical that whenever the A300, or any other electrical component is handled, the following anti-static precautions are strictly adhered to.
A300 Motherboard 5.2 Installation Considerations NOTE: The following installation notices and installation considerations should be read and understood before the A300 is installed. All installation notices pertaining to the installation of the A300 should be strictly adhered to. Failing to adhere to these precautions may lead to severe damage of the A300 and injury to the person installing the motherboard. 5.2.
A300 Motherboard o When working with the A300, make sure that it is disconnected from all power supplies and that no electricity is being fed into the system. Before and during the installation of the A300 DO NOT: Remove any of the stickers on the PCB board. These stickers are required for warranty validation. Use the product before verifying all the cables and power connectors are properly connected. Allow screws to come in contact with the PCB circuit, connector pins, or its components. 5.2.
A300 Motherboard 5.3 CPU and CPU Cooling Kit Installation WARNING: A CPU should never be turned on without the specified cooling kit being installed. If the cooling kit (heat sink and fan) is not properly installed and the system turned on, permanent damage to the CPU, A300 and other electronic components attached to the system may be incurred. Running a CPU without a cooling kit may also result in injury to the user. The CPU, CPU cooling kit and DIMM are the most critical components of the A300.
A300 Motherboard Step 1: Unlock the CPU retention screw. When shipped, the retention screw of the CPU socket should be in the unlocked position. If it is not in the unlocked position, use a screwdriver to unlock the screw. See Figure 5-1. Figure 5-1: Make sure the CPU socket retention screw is unlocked Step 2: Inspect the CPU socket. Make sure there are no bent pins and make sure the socket contacts are free of foreign material. If any debris is found, remove it with compressed air.
A300 Motherboard See Figure 5-2.Step 0: Figure 5-2: Lock the CPU Socket Retention Screw 5.3.2 Cooling Kit CF-479B-RS Installation Figure 5-3: IEI CF-518-RS and CF-479A-RS Cooling Kit An IEI Socket 479 CPU cooling kit can be purchased separately. See Figure 5-3. The cooling kit comprises a CPU heat sink and a cooling fan.
A300 Motherboard WARNING: Do not wipe off (accidentally or otherwise) the pre-sprayed layer of thermal paste on the bottom of the CF-479A-RS/CF-518-RS heat sink. The thermal paste between the CPU and the heat sink is important for optimum heat dissipation. To install the CF-479A-RS/CF-518-RS cooling kit, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Place the cooling kit onto the CPU. Make sure the CPU cooling fan cable can be properly routed when the cooling kit is installed.
A300 Motherboard Step 5: Connect the fan cable. Connect the cooling kit fan cable to the fan connector on the motherboard. Carefully route the cable and avoid heat generating chips and fan blades. See Figure 5-5. Step 0: Figure 5-5: Connect the cooling fan cable 5.4 DIMM Module Installation and CF Card Installation 5.4.1 DIMM Module Installation WARNING: Using incorrectly specified DIMM may cause permanently damage the A300.
A300 Motherboard Figure 5-6: Installing the DIMM Module Step 2: Slowly slide the DIMM module along the plastic guides on both ends of the socket. Press the DIMM module down into the socket until it clicks into position and the two handles have automatically locked the memory module into place (Figure 5-6). Step 3: To remove the memory module, push both handles outward, and the memory module is ejected by the mechanism in the socket.Step 0: 5.4.
A300 Motherboard socket. Step 3: Insert the CF card. Gently insert the CF card into the socket making sure the socket pins are properly inserted into the socket. See Figure 5-7. Step 0: Figure 5-7: CF Card Installation 5.5 Jumper Settings NOTE: A jumper is a metal bridge that is used to close an electrical circuit. 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.
A300 Motherboard Before the A300 is installed in the system, the jumpers must be set in accordance with the desired configuration. The jumpers on the A300 are listed in Table 5-1. Description Label Type CF card setup JP4 2-pin header Clear CMOS JP2 3-pin header COM port select CN13 12-pin box header LCD voltage select JP5 3-pin header LCD rotate CN16 2-pin header Table 5-1: Jumpers 5.5.
A300 Motherboard Figure 5-8: CF Card Setup Jumper Location 5.5.2 Clear CMOS Jumper Jumper Label: JP2 Jumper Type: 3-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 5-3 Jumper Location: See Figure 5-9 If the A300 fails to boot due to improper BIOS settings, the CMOS can be cleared using the battery connector. Disconnect the battery from the connector for a few seconds then reconnect the battery. The CMOS should be cleared.
A300 Motherboard After having done one of the above, save the changes and exit the CMOS Setup menu. The clear CMOS jumper settings are shown in Table 5-3. Clear CMOS Description Short 1-2 Keep CMOS Setup Open 2-3 Clear CMOS Setup Default Table 5-3: JP2 Clear CMOS Jumper Settings The location of the clear CMOS jumper is shown in Figure 5-9 below. Figure 5-9: JP2 Clear CMOS Jumper 5.5.
A300 Motherboard The COM Port Setting jumper configures pin 9 on COM 1, COM 3 or COM 2 as either a +5V, +12V power source. The CN13 jumper also sets the communication protocol used by the second serial communications port (COM 3) as RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485. The COM Port Setting jumper selection options are shown in Table 5-4. PIN NO. Description PIN NO.
A300 Motherboard Figure 5-10: COM Port Setting Jumper Location 5.5.4 LCD Voltage Selection WARNING: Permanent damage to the screen and A300 may occur if the wrong voltage is selected with this jumper. Please refer to the user guide that came with the monitor to select the correct voltage. Jumper Label: JP5 Jumper Type: 3-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 5-5 Jumper Location: See Figure 5-11 The LCD Voltage Selection jumper allows the LCD screen voltage to be set.
A300 Motherboard Figure 5-11: LCD Voltage Selection Jumper Location 5.5.5 LCD Rotation Jumper Jumper Label: CN16 Jumper Type: 2-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 5-6 Jumper Location: See Figure 5-12 Use the LCD Rotate jumper to rotate the LCD. The LCD Rotate settings are shown in Table 5-6.
A300 Motherboard The LCD Rotate jumper location is shown in Figure 5-12. Figure 5-12: LCD Rotate Jumper Location 5.6 Chassis Installation 5.6.1 Airflow WARNING: Airflow is critical to the cooling of the CPU and other onboard components. The chassis in which the A300 must have air vents to allow cool air to move into the system and hot air to move out. The A300 must be installed in a chassis with ventilation holes on the sides allowing airflow to travel through the heat sink surface.
A300 Motherboard the cooling fan of a power supply can also help generate airflow through the board surface. 5.6.2 Motherboard Installation To install the A300 motherboard into the chassis please refer to the reference material that came with the chassis. 5.7 Internal Peripheral Device Connections 5.7.1 Peripheral Device Cables The cables listed in Table 5-7 are shipped with the A300.
A300 Motherboard Figure 5-13: IDE Cable Connection Step 3: Connect the cable to an IDE device. Connect the two connectors on the other side of the cable to one or two IDE devices. Make sure that pin 1 on the cable corresponds to pin 1 on the connectorStep 0: 5.7.3 Single Port RS-232 Cable The A300 is shipped with two single port RS-232 cables. The single port RS-232 cable connects one serial port connector on the cable to the 10-pin serial port connector on the A300.
A300 Motherboard the A300 keyboard/mouse connector. See Figure 5-14. Step 3: Insert the cable connectors. Once the cable connector is properly aligned with the keyboard/mouse connector on the A300, connect the cable connector to the onboard connectors. See Figure 5-14. Figure 5-14: Single Port RS-232 Cable Connection Step 4: Attach DB-9 serial port connectors to the chassis. The DB-9 single port connector can be inserted into the preformed hole in the chassis.
A300 Motherboard To install these devices, connect the corresponding cable connector from the actual device to the corresponding A300 external peripheral interface connector making sure the pins are properly aligned.
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A300 Motherboard I Prevents the system from using the on-board IDE Disabled controller Only allows the system to detect the Primary IDE Primary channel, including both the Primary Master and Primary Slave) Only allows the system to detect the Secondary IDE Secondary channel, including both the Secondary Master and Secondary Slave) Both (Default) Allows the system to detect both the Primary and Secondary IDE channels including the Primary Master, Primary Slave, Secondary Master and Secondary Slave.
A300 Motherboard 6.1.1.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave IDE Master and IDE Slave configuration options for both primary and secondary IDE devices are shown in the BIOS menu below. BIOS Menu 1: IDE Master Configuration Auto-Detected Drive Parameters The “grayed-out” items in the left frame are IDE disk drive parameters automatically detected from the firmware of the selected IDE disk drive. The drive parameters are listed as follows: Device: Lists the device type (e.g. hard disk, CD-ROM etc.
A300 Motherboard method of addressing data on a disk drive is supported or not. Block Mode: Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred. Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block mode is not used. Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt. PIO Mode: Indicates the PIO mode of the installed device. Async DMA: Indicates the highest Asynchronous DMA Mode that is supported.
A300 Motherboard LS-120 LBA/Large Mode [Auto] The LBA/Large Mode BIOS option disables or auto detects LBA (Logical Block Addressing). LBA is a method of addressing data on a disk drive. In LBA mode, the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB. This selection prevents the BIOS from using the LBA Disabled mode control on the specified channel. (Default) Auto This option allows the BIOS to auto detect the LBA mode control on the specified channel.
A300 Motherboard this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined. 0 PIO mode 0 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 3.3MBps 1 PIO mode 1 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 5.2MBps 2 PIO mode 2 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 8.3MBps 3 PIO mode 3 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 11.1MBps 4 PIO mode 4 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 16.6MBps (This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999.
A300 Motherboard 32Bit Data Transfer [Disabled] The 32Bit Data Transfer BIOS option enables or disables 32-bit data transfers. Prevents the BIOS from using 32-bit data transfers. Disabled Enabled (Default) Allows BIOS to use 32-bit data transfers on support hard disk drives. BIOS Menu 2: IDE Slave Configuration Type [Auto] The Type BIOS option determines the type of device that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) has completed.
A300 Motherboard (Default) Auto This selection enables the BIOS to auto detect the IDE disk drive type attached to the specified channel. This setting should be used if an IDE hard disk drive is attached to the specified channel. CD/DVD The CD/DVD option specifies that an IDE CD-ROM drive is attached to the specified IDE channel. The BIOS does not attempt to search for other types of IDE disk drives on the specified channel. This option specifies an ATAPI Removable Media ARMD Device.
A300 Motherboard manufactured after 1999. For other disk drives, such as IDE CD-ROM drives, check the specifications of the drive.) DMA Mode [Auto] The DMA Mode BIOS selection adjusts the DMA mode options. Auto (Default) The BIOS auto detects the DMA mode. Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined. SWDMA0 Single Word DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 2.1MBps SWDMA1 Single Word DMA mode 1 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 4.
A300 Motherboard 6.1.2 Super IO Configuration The Super IO Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 3) sets or changes the configurations for the serial ports. BIOS Menu 3: Super IO Configuration Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] The Serial Port1 Address option allows BIOS to select the Serial Port 1 base address.
A300 Motherboard address is IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] The Serial Port2 Address option allows BIOS to select the Serial Port 2 base address.
A300 Motherboard This option allows BIOS to select the base addresses for serial port 4. Disabled No base address is assigned to serial port 4 3E8 Serial port 4 I/O port address is 3E8 (Default) 2E8 Serial port 4 I/O port address is 2E8 Serial port 4 I/O port address is 2E0 2E0 Serial Port4 IRQ [10] The Serial Port4 IRQ selection sets the interrupt address for serial port 4.
A300 Motherboard 11 (Default) Serial port 5 IRQ address is 11 Serial Port6 Address [2E0] This option allows BIOS to select the base addresses for serial port 6.
A300 Motherboard BIOS Menu 4: Hardware Health Configuration FAN 1 Mode Setting: [Full On] The FAN 1 Mode Setting has the following options: Full On (Default) If selected, there are no additional configurable options.
A300 Motherboard Slop PWM 1: 0 PWM , 2 PWM (Default), 4 PWM or 8 PWM, 16 PWM, 32 PWM, 64 PWM FAN 2 Mode Setting: [Full On] The FAN 2 Mode Setting has the following options: (Default) Full On If selected, there are no additional configurable options.
A300 Motherboard The ACPI Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 5) configures the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) and Power Management (APM) options. BIOS Menu 5: ACPI Configuration 6.1.4.1 Advanced ACPI Configuration Use the Advanced ACPI Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 6) to select the ACPI state when the system is suspended.
A300 Motherboard BIOS Menu 6: Advanced ACPI Configuration ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] Use the ACPI APIC Support option to add a pointer to an ACPI APIC table in the RSDT (Root System Description Table). The RSDT is an array of pointers that direct the system to the physical addresses of other description tables. The RSDT is the main ACPI table. The RSDP is located in low memory space of the system and provides the physical address of the RSDT.
A300 Motherboard Use APIC ACPI SCI IRQ option to enable the system to send a flag report to the ACPI OS if a SCI IRQ interrupt event is made via the APIC. Disabled DEFAULT No flag report is sent to the ACPI OS when there is a "SCI IRQ" interrupt event. Flag report is sent to the ACPI OS when there is a "SCI Enabled IRQ" interrupt event is made via the APIC.
A300 Motherboard BIOS Menu 7: MPS Configuration MPS Revision [1.4] The Multiprocessor Specification (MPS) for OS specifies the MPS version to be used. MPS version 1.1 is used 1.1 1.4 (Default) MPS version 1.4 is used 6.1.6 USB Configuration The USB Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 8) gives USB configuration information and configures some USB features.
A300 Motherboard BIOS Menu 8: USB Configuration USB Configuration The USB Configuration field shows the system USB configuration. The items listed are: Module Version: 2.24.0-10.
A300 Motherboard Legacy USB Support [Enabled] The Legacy USB Support BIOS option refers to USB mouse and USB keyboard support. Normally if this option is not enabled, any attached USB mouse or USB keyboard does not become available until a USB compatible operating system is fully booted with all USB drivers loaded. When this option is enabled, any attached USB mouse or USB keyboard can control the system even when there is no USB driver loaded on the system.
A300 Motherboard 6.1.6.1 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Use the USB Mass Storage Device Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 9) to configure USB mass storage class devices. BIOS Menu 9: USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Use the USB Mass Storage Reset Delay option to set the number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage device after the start unit command. POST waits 10 seconds for the USB mass storage 10 Sec device after the start unit command.
A300 Motherboard POST waits 40 seconds for the USB mass storage 40 Sec device after the start unit command. Device ## The Device## field lists the USB devices that are connected to the system. Emulation Type [Auto] Use the Emulation Type BIOS option to specify the type of emulation BIOS has to provide for the USB device. NOTE: Please note that the device’s formatted type and the emulation type provided by the BIOS must match for a device to boot properly.
A300 Motherboard floppy image. This option works only for drives formatted with FAT12, FAT16 or FAT32. Hard Disk Allows the USB device to be emulated as hard disk responding to INT13h calls that return DL values of 80h or above. Assumes the CD-ROM is formatted as bootable CDROM media. All the devices that support block sizes greater than 512 bytes can only be booted using this option. 6.2 PCI/PnP Use the PCI/PnP menu (BIOS Menu 8) to configure advanced PCI and PnP settings.
A300 Motherboard BIOS Menu 10: PCI/PnP Configuration Plug & Play O/S [No] Use the Plug & Play O/S BIOS option to specify whether system plug and play devices are configured by the operating system or the BIOS. No DEFAULT If the operating system does not meet the Plug and Play specifications, this option allows the BIOS to configure all the devices in the system. Yes This setting allows the operating system to change the interrupt, I/O, and DMA settings.
A300 Motherboard Use the PCI Latency Timer option to specify the PCI latency time. The latency time is measured in units of PCI clock cycles for the PCI device latency timer register. Configuration options are: 32 64 DEFAULT 96 128 160 192 224 248 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] Use the Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA option to restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an interrupt address.
A300 Motherboard The graphics chipset can be mounted on a PCI card. Always check with the adapter card manual first, before modifying the default settings in the BIOS. PCI IDE BusMaster [Disabled] Use the PCI IDE BusMaster BIOS option to enable or prevent PCI IDE busmastering.
A300 Motherboard adapter card is installed in PCI Slot 4. PCI Slot 5 is selected as the location of the OffBoard PCI Slot 5 PCI IDE adapter card. Only select this slot if the adapter card is installed in PCI Slot 5. PCI Slot 6 is selected as the location of the OffBoard PCI Slot 6 PCI IDE adapter card. Only select this slot if the adapter card is installed in PCI Slot 6. IRQ# [Available] Use the IRQ# address to specify what IRQs can be assigned to a particular peripheral device.
A300 Motherboard Use the DMA Channel# option to assign a specific DMA channel to a particular PCI/PnP device.
A300 Motherboard BIOS Menu 11: Boot 6.3.1 Boot Settings Configuration The Boot Settings Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 12) configures advanced system boot options.
A300 Motherboard BIOS Menu 12: Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] The Quick Boot BIOS option makes the computer speed up the boot process. System does not skip any POST procedures Disabled Enabled (Default) Allows system to skip some POST procedures to decrease the system boot time Boot From LAN Support [Disabled] Use the BOOT From LAN Support option to enable the system to be booted from a remote system.
A300 Motherboard Enabled (Default) Can be booted from a remote system through the LAN Quiet Boot [Disabled] The Quiet Boot BIOS option allows the boot up screen options to be modified between POST messages or an OEM logo. Disabled (Default) Displays normal POST messages Displays OEM Logo instead of POST messages Enabled AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Use the AddOn ROM Display Mode option to allow add-on ROM (read-only memory) messages to be displayed.
A300 Motherboard automatically when the computer system boots up. This allows the immediate use of the 10-key numeric keypad located on the right side of the keyboard. To confirm this, the Number Lock LED light on the keyboard is lit. PS/2 Mouse Support [Enabled] The PS/2 Mouse Support BIOS option allows the PS/2 mouse support to be adjusted. Disables PS/2 mouse support and prevents the PS/2 Disabled mouse port from using system resources. Enabled (Default) Allows the system to use a PS/2 mouse.
A300 Motherboard settings. Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display [Enabled] The Hit “DEL” Message Display option allows specifies whether the instruction to hit the delete button to enter BIOS during POST appears or not. No message displayed during POST Disabled Enabled (Default) Displays “Press DEL to run Setup” message in POST Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled] Use the Interrupt 19 Capture option to allow optional ROMs such as network controllers to trap BIOS interrupt 19.
A300 Motherboard BIOS Menu 13: Boot Device Priority Settings 6.3.3 Removable Drives The Removable Drives menu (BIOS Menu 14) specifies the boot sequence of the available USB drives. NOTE: Only the drives connected to the system are shown. For example, if only one USB is connected only “1st Drive” is listed. The boot sequence from the available devices is selected. If the “1st Drive” option is selected a list of available USB drives is shown. Select the first USB drive system boots from.
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A300 Motherboard 6.3.4 CD/DVD Drives The CD/DVD Drives menu is similar to the Removable Drives BIOS Menu 14 and it specifies the boot sequence of the available CD/DVD drives. When the menu is opened, the CD drives and DVD drives connected to the system are listed as shown below: 1st Drive [CD/DVD: PM-(part ID)] NOTE: Only the drives connected to the system are shown. For example, if only two CDs or DVDs are connected only “1st Drive” and “2nd Drive” are listed.
A300 Motherboard BIOS Menu 15: Security Change Supervisor Password The default setting for the Change Supervisor Password is Not Installed. If a supervisor password must be installed, select this field and enter the password. After the password has been added, Install appears next to Change Supervisor Password. Change User Password The default setting for the Change User Password is Not Installed. If a user password must be installed, select this field and enter the password.
A300 Motherboard 6.5 Chipset The Chipset menu (BIOS Menu 16) has two sub-menus, NorthBridge Configuration and SouthBridge Configuration. The NorthBridge Configuration menu configures the northbridge chipset and the SouthBridge Configuration menu configures the southbridge chipset. WARNING! Setting the wrong values for the Chipset BIOS selections in the Chipset BIOS menu may cause the system to malfunction. BIOS Menu 16: Chipset 6.5.
A300 Motherboard The NorthBridge Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 17) allows the northbridge chipset to be configured. BIOS Menu 17: NorthBridge Chipset Configuration DRAM Frequency [Auto] The DRAM Frequency option allows specifies the DRAM frequency or allow the system to automatically detect the DRAM frequency.
A300 Motherboard The Configure DRAM Timing by SPD option determines if the system uses the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) EEPROM to configure the DRAM timing. The SPD EEPROM contains all necessary DIMM specifications the including speed of the individual components such as CAS and bank cycle time as well as valid settings for the module and the manufacturer's code. The SPD enables the BIOS to read the spec sheet of the DIMMs on boot-up and then adjust the memory timing parameters accordingly.
A300 Motherboard The Init. Graphic Adapter Priority option selects the graphics controller the system uses as a primary boot device. The options are: Internal VGA PCI/Int-VGA Internal Graphics Mode Select [Enable, 32MB] The Internal Graphic Mode Select option determines the amount of system memory that can be used by the Internal graphics device.
A300 Motherboard CRT EFP LFP CRT + EFP CRT + LFP (Default) Flat Panel Type [1280x1024 48bits ] The Flat Panel Type BIOS option specifies the flat panel PC type being used. NOTE: Please refer to the technical documents that came with the flat panel PC to ensure the correct settings are selected.
A300 Motherboard BIOS Menu 18: SouthBridge Chipset Configuration OnBoard AC’97 Audio [Auto] The OnBoard AC’97 Audio option enables or disables the AC’97 CODEC. The on-board AC’97 is disabled Disabled Auto (Default) The on-board AC’97 automatically detected and enabled Spread Spectrum Mode [Disabled] The Spread Spectrum Mode option enables or disables the spread spectrum mode.
A300 Motherboard The OnBoard LAN1 option enables or disables the on-board LAN1. On-board LAN1 device manually disabled Disabled Enabled (Default) The on-board LAN1 device automatically detected and enabled OnBoard LAN2 [Enabled] The OnBoard LAN2 option enables or disables the on-board LAN2. On-board LAN2 device manually disabled Disabled Enabled (Default) The on-board LAN2 device automatically detected and enabled 6.
A300 Motherboard BIOS Menu 19: Power Power Management/APM [Enabled] The Power Management/APM BIOS option allows access to the advanced power management features. If this option is disabled, the only other option on the screen is the “Resume On RTC Alarm.” Disables the Advanced Power Management (APM) Disabled feature Enabled (Default) Enables the APM feature Power Button Mode [On/Off] The Power Button Mode BIOS specifies how the power button functions.
A300 Motherboard turned on or off When the power button is pressed the system goes into Suspend suspend mode Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State] The Restore on AC Power Loss BIOS option specifies what state the system returns to if there is a sudden loss of power to the system. Power Off The system remains turned off Power On The system turns on Last State (Default) The system returns to its previous state. If it was on, it turns itself on. If it was off, it remains off.
A300 Motherboard on-board LAN controller activity Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled] The Resume On RTC Alarm determines when the computer is roused from a suspended state. Disabled (Default) The real time clock (RTC) cannot generate a wake event If selected, the following appears with values that Enabled can be selected: RTC Alarm Date (Days) System Time After setting the alarm, the computer turns itself on from a suspend state when the alarm goes off.
A300 Motherboard BIOS Menu 20: Exit Save Changes and Exit If configuration changes are complete, select this option to save them and exit the BIOS menus. Discard Changes and Exit If configuration changes are complete but do need to be saved, select this option to exit the BIOS menus. Discard Changes If configuration changes are complete but do need to be saved but BIOS still needs to be run , select this option.
A300 Motherboard This option loads optimal default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. F9 key can be used for this operation. Load Failsafe Defaults This option loads failsafe default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. F8 key can be used for this operation.
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A300 Motherboard Chapter 7 7 Software Drivers Page 133
A300 Motherboard 7.1 Available Software Drivers NOTE: The contents of the CD may vary throughout the life cycle of the product and is subject to change without prior notice. Visit the IEI website or contact technical support for the latest updates. The A300 board has four software drivers: Chipset Audio VGA SATA Touch Panel All four drivers can be found on the CD that came with the A300. To install the drivers please follow the instructions in the sections below.
A300 Motherboard Figure 7-1: InstallShield Wizard Preparation Screen Step 1: The “Welcome” window in Figure 7-2 appears next. Figure 7-2: Welcome Screen Step 2: Click “Next” and the license agreement shown in Figure 7-3 appears.
A300 Motherboard Figure 7-3: License Agreement Step 3: Agree to the license terms by clicking “Yes”. The “Readme” in Figure 7-4 appears.
A300 Motherboard Figure 7-4: Readme Information Step 4: Click “Yes”. The driver is installed on the computer. After the installation is complete, the installation complete screen shown in Figure 7-5 appears. Select the preferred option and click “Finish” to complete the installation process.
A300 Motherboard Figure 7-5: Restart the Computer 7.3 RealTek Audio Driver Installation To install the RealTek AC’97 Audio driver, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Insert the CD into the system that contains the A300 board. Open the CD folder and locate the REALTEK/AC655 directory. Open the directory and look for icon for the WDM_A380 installation file. Once located, use the mouse to double click the icon. Step 2: Once double clicking the icon, the install shield wizard for the audio driver starts.
A300 Motherboard Figure 7-6: Audio Driver Install Shield Wizard Starting Step 3: The RealTek Audio Setup prepares the install shield to guide through the rest of the setup process. Step 4: After install shield is prepared, the welcome screen shown in Figure 7-7 appears. To continue the installation process, click the “Next” button. The install shield starts to configure the new software as shown in Figure 7-8.
A300 Motherboard Figure 7-7: Audio Driver Welcome Screen Figure 7-8: Audio Driver Software Configuration Step 5: At this stage the “Hardware Installation” screen shown in Figure 7-9 appears.
A300 Motherboard To continue the installation process, click the “Continue Anyway” button.
A300 Motherboard Figure 7-10: Audio Driver Installation Complete Step 7: The confirmation screen shown in Figure 7-10 allows user to restart the computer immediately after the installation is complete or to restart the computer later. For the settings to take effect the computer must be restarted. Once decided when to restart the computer, click the “Finish” button. Step 0: 7.
A300 Motherboard Figure 7-11: VGA Driver Installation InstallShield Wizard Screen Step 3: To continue installing click “Next” and a welcome screen shown in Figure 7-12 appears.
A300 Motherboard Figure 7-12: VGA Driver Welcome Screen Step 4: To continue installing click “Next”. After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen shown in Figure 7-13 appears.
A300 Motherboard Figure 7-13: GMA Driver Installation Complete Step 5: The confirmation screen shown in Figure 7-13 allows user to restart the computer immediately after the installation is complete or to restart the computer later. For the settings to take effect the computer must be restarted. Once decided when to restart the computer, click the “Finish” button. Step 0: 7.
A300 Motherboard drives whether configuring the SATA disk drives into RAID volumes or using them as individual disk drives. The system BIOS can identify SATA disk drives, but cannot control their operation. The separately installed driver therefore is necessary. 7.5.1 Installation Steps During Windows XP Installation Step 1: Enable SATA ROM using the BIOS configuration utility. The process has been detailed in Appendix E.
A300 Motherboard SATA/RAID Controller for Windows XP and press ENTER to continue. Step 9: The follow-up window lists out the devices to be installed, in which selected ALi controller(s) should be included. Step 10: Repeat step 5, but select ALi ATA/RAID Controller at step 7. If both controllers are installed, go to next step. Step 11: If users want to install other devices, please operate at this time. If all devices have been successfully installed, please go to next step.
A300 Motherboard Step 8: Repeat step 1, but select ALi ATA/RAID Controller at step 4.
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A300 Motherboard IDE Master and IDE Slave .....................................................................................83 Auto-Detected Drive Parameters..........................................................................84 Type [Auto] ....................................................................................................85 ZIP ....................................................................................................85 LS-120 ........................................
A300 Motherboard Slop PWM 1 ....................................................................................................96 FAN 2 Mode Setting: [Full On]..............................................................................96 Temperature 2 Limit of OFF..................................................................................96 Temperature 2 Limit of Start.................................................................................96 Temperature 2 Limit of Full...................
A300 Motherboard Quiet Boot [Disabled] ......................................................................................... 113 AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] ......................................................... 113 Bootup Num-Lock [On] ...................................................................................... 113 PS/2 Mouse Support [Enabled] ......................................................................... 114 Wait For ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled]..............................
A300 Motherboard Discard Changes and Exit ................................................................................. 130 Discard Changes................................................................................................. 130 Load Optimal Defaults........................................................................................ 130 Load Failsafe Defaults........................................................................................
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A300 Motherboard Appendix B B GPIO Connection Page 155
A300 Motherboard B.1 GPIO Settings and Default Values B.1.1 GPIO Settings Two addresses (320h and 321h) on the LVC chipset are reserved to control the GPIO connector. Port 320h stores the data that is inputted to or outputted from the specified pin on the GPIO connector. Port 321h is the input/output setting register for each pin on the GPIO connector. If a pin outputs data, the corresponding bit is set to “0.” If a pin inputs data, the corresponding bit is set to “1.
A300 Motherboard Bit 4 00h 00h Bit 5 00h 00h Bit 6 00h 00h Bit 7 00h 00h B.2 Assembly Language Samples B.2.1 GPIO Initialization Procedure The following instruction set initializes one pin on the GPIO connector.
A300 Motherboard MOV DX, 320h Moves 320h into the DX data register for one of the GPIO pins MOV AL, ZZh Moves the user defined output data ZZh into the low bit accumulator register AL OUT DX, AL The ouput data in the low bit accumulator register AL is transmitted out from the address stored in the DX data register B.2.3 General Purpose Input Procedure The following instruction set is for a GPI procedure for one pin on the GPIO connector.
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A300 Motherboard NOTE: The following discussion applies to DOS environment. IEI support is contacted or the IEI website visited for specific drivers for more sophisticated operating systems, e.g., Windows and Linux. The Watchdog Timer is provided to ensure that standalone systems can always recover from catastrophic conditions that cause the CPU to crash. This condition may have occurred by external EMI or a software bug.
A300 Motherboard NOTE: When exiting a program it is necessary to disable the Watchdog Timer, otherwise the system resets.
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A300 Motherboard Appendix D D Address Mapping Page 163
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A300 Motherboard D.3 IRQ Mapping Table IRQ0 System Timer IRQ8 RTC clock IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ9 ACPI IRQ2 Available IRQ10 COM4/COM6 IRQ3 COM2 IRQ11 COM3/COM5 IRQ4 COM1 IRQ12 PS/2 mouse IRQ5 SMBus Controller IRQ13 FPU IRQ6 FDC IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQ7 Available IRQ15 Secondary IDE Table D-3: IRQ Mapping Table D.
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A300 Motherboard Appendix E E External AC’97 Audio CODEC Page 167
A300 Motherboard E.1 Introduction The motherboard comes with an on-board Realtek ALC203 CODEC. Realtek ALC203 is a 16-bit, full duplex AC’97 Rev. 2.3 compatible audio CODECwith a sampling rate of 48KHz. E.1.1 Accessing the AC’97 CODEC The CODEC is accessed through a connector on the A300 motherboard. Connect the audio kit to the connector. E.1.
A300 Motherboard To access the Sound Effects Manager, please do the following: Step 9: Install the audio CODEC driver. Step 10: Click either: The Sound Effect Manager icon in the Notification Area of the system task bar (see Figure E-2), or The Sound Effect Manager icon in the Control Panel (Figure E-3). Figure E-2: Sound Effect Manager Icon [Task Bar] Figure E-3: Sound Effect Manager Icon [Control Panel] Step 11: The sound effect manager appears.
A300 Motherboard Note: The Sound Effect Manager shown above is for the RealTek ALC655 audio CODEC. Different CODECs may have different sound manager appearances. The following section describes the different configuration options in the Sound Effect Manager. E.2.2 Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options The Sound Effects Manager enables configuration of the items listed below. To configure these items click the corresponding menu tab in the Sound Effects Manager.
A300 Motherboard NOTE: Not all RealTek Sound Effect Managers have all the above listed options. The Sound Effect Manager loaded onto the system may only have some of the options listed above. Below is a brief description of the available configuration options in the Sound Effects Manager. Sound Effect:- Select a sound effect from the 23 listed options in the drop down menu. Selected sound effect properties can be edited. To edit the sound effect click “EDIT.
A300 Motherboard Connector Sensing:- Realtek ALC655 detects if an audio device is plugged into the wrong connector. If an incorrect device is plugged in a warning message appears. HRTF Demo:- Adjust HRTF (Head Related Transfer Functions) 3D positional audio here before running 3D applications. Microphone Effect:- Microphone noise suppression is enabled in this menu. General:- General information about the installed AC’97 audio configuration utility is listed here.
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A300 Motherboard location A ACPI chassis 97, 98 airflow 77 anti-static precautions 25, 61 anti-static pad 25, 61 anti-static wristband 25, 61 handling 25, 61 self-grounding 25, 61 ATA flat cable 78 ATX Power button 48 ATX power connector 33 location and pinouts 33 Audio Codec ’97 17 audio connector 34 location and pinouts Audio jack 71 34 32, 52 B 77 installation Chipset 77 119, 120, 124, 133, 141 Clear CMOS clear CMOS jumper 7 72 location 73 settings 73 CMOS clear CM
A300 Motherboard IrDA 42 RJ-45 cable connector 80 LED 43 RJ-45 connector 54 power button 44 RS-232 46 connection 80 RS-422/485 45 connectors 80 system panel 47 TFT LCD LVDS (20-pin) 48 USB (5-pin) 51 USB (8-pin) 50 cooling 77 airflow external peripheral interface F fan speed controller 22 form factor, LPX 77 cooling fan 80 4 G 66, 68 cooling kit installation 66 CPU cooling fan 66 heat sink 66 installation 64 gigabit Ethernet 4 GPIO 39 GPIO connector 38 lo
A300 Motherboard clear CMOS 72 COM port setting 73 jumper configuration 71 jumper settings 70 LCD rotation 76 LCD voltage selection 75 K Keyboard 56 keyboard controller 22 Keyboard/mouse connector 32, 52 L LAN Connect Interface LCD display 14 75, 76 LCD rotation 76 voltage select 75 LCD rotation jumper 76 location 77 settings 76 LCD Voltage 7 LCD voltage selection jumper installation 78 P PCI bus 19 PCI interface 18 PCMCIA 7 peripheral connectors 32 peripheral devi
A300 Motherboard S Serial port 7, 92, 93, 94 serial port connector location and pinouts serial port devices unpacking checklist 26 unpacking precautions 25 USB 18, 58 57 devices 57 port 18, 58 80 USB 1.1 18, 58 USB 2.0 18, 58 socket 479 CPU 58 cooling kit 66 USB 1.1 18, 58 cooling kit installation 66 USB 2.
