Ruggcore™ REC3425 User Manual Ruggdized Embedded Controller Intel® Core™ 2Duo/Core™ Duo/Celeron™ M Processor (1st Edition 10/05/2009) All information is subject to change without notice.
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Acknowledgments All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Award is a trademark of Award Software International, Inc. ® ® Intel , Pentium® M, and Celeron® M are trademarks of Intel Corporation. ® Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. IBM, PC/AT, PS/2, and VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
Packing List Before installation, please ensure the following items have been shipped: z 1 x REC3425 Embedded Controller z 1 x CD-ROM for manual (in PDF format) and drivers If any of these items should be missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately. Ordering Information Model Number Description REC3425-A01 Intel Celeron® M 1.
Safety & Warranty 1. Read these safety instructions carefully. 2. Keep this user's manual for later reference. 3. Disconnect this equipment from any AC outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or spray detergents for cleaning. Use a damp cloth. 4. For pluggable equipment, the power outlet must be installed near the equipment and must be easily accessible. 5. Keep this equipment away from humidity. 6. Put this equipment on a firm surface during installation.
TABLE OF CONTENT RECORD OF REVISION ........................................................................................................ 2 1.0 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 7 2.0 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ........................................................................................... 9 3.0 AWARD BIOS SETUP....................................................................................................
1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 About Ruggcore™ Embedded Controller Due to the growing popularity from the IPC market, the newest Ruggcore™ series REC3425 Embedded Controller has been launched. Compared with the REC3423, it is an advanced version because it utilizes an Intel® Core 2 Duo processor without a fan. The REC3425 Embedded Controller system’s design concept not only focuses on the fast expanding Machine Automation market but also the Industrial Automation industry.
Ethernet Intel® 82573L, 10/100/1000Base-TX,RJ-45 x 1 Storage CF Card SATAII HDD Bay Audio Line-Out, MIC in I/O Interface-Front PWR/HDD LED, Power on SW, PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse RJ45 x1, USB x2, COMx1, VGAx1 I/O Interface-Rear Audio Phone Jack (Line-out, MIC-in), USBx2, COMx1 (RS232/422/485 x1), DC Input Phoenix Connector Watchdog Timer Award Plug & Play BIOS - 1MB ROM Generates a time-out system reset Expansion Interface Mini PCI (internal) Wake On LAN YES Power Requirement +12V DC or +9 V DC
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2.2.1 List of Connectors The board has a number of connectors that allow you to configure your system to suit your application. The table below shows the function of the board's connectors: 2.2.2 Setting Jumpers You configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers. A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch. It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them.
A pair of needle-nose pliers may be helpful when working with jumpers. If you have any doubts about the best hardware configuration for your application, contact your local distributor or sales representative before you make any change. Generally, you simply need a standard cable to make most connections. 2.2.
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3.0 AWARD BIOS SETUP 3.1 Award BIOS Setup The BIOS setup, also called CMOS setup, is a crucial part of the proper setting up of Ruggcore. The BIOS (Basic Input Output System) tells the operating system the characteristics of the main basic components of Ruggcore. Because of this, an incorrectly set up BIOS can result in some devices not being recognized by the operating system.
Setup 2: Standard CMOS Features Here you can setup the basic BIOS features such as date and time. Use the arrow keys to move around and press enter to select the required option. You can specify what IDE or SATA devices you have such as Hard drive, CF device etc. The easiest way to setup the devices is by leaving it set to auto. This allows the BIOS to detect the devices automatically so you don't have to do it manually. At the bottom, it also displays the total memory in your system.
Setup 3: Advanced BIOS Features As you can see from screen 3, there are numerous advance settings which you can select if required. For most cases leaving the default setting should be adequate. Screen 3 As you can see from the screen 4, the first and second boot device is set to Hard Disk. This ensures that the hard disk is read first when the system boots, and therefore can boot from boot disk. The third is set to CD ROM.
Setup 4: Advanced Chipset Features Here you can setup the contents of the chipset buffers. It is closely related to the hardware and is therefore recommended that you leave the default setting unless you know what you are doing. Having an incorrect setting can make your system unstable.
Setup 5: Integrated Peripherals This menu allows you to change the various I/O devices such as IDE controllers, serial ports, keyboard, USB, and LAN. You can make changes as necessary.
Setup 6: Power Management Setup The power management allows you to setup various power saving features, when the PC is in standby or suspend mode.
Setup 7: PnP/PCI Configurations This menu allows you to configure your PCI slots. You can assign IRQ's for various PCI slots. It is recommended that you leave the default settings, BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and plug & play compatible devices. You may choose manual mode when you want to change PCI device resources. Screen 10 Setup 8: PC Health Status This menu displays the current CPU, chipset, system temperature, fan speeds, and voltages.
Screen 12 Setup 9: Load Fail-Safe Defaults If you made changes to the BIOS and your system becomes unstable as a result, you can change it back to default. However if you made many changes and don't know which one is causing the problem, your best bet is to choose the option "Load Fail Safe Defaults" from the BIOS menu. This uses a minimal performance setting, but the system would run in a stable way. From the dialog box Choose "Y" followed by enter to load Fail-Safe Defaults.
Setup 10: Load Optimized Defaults Like the Fail-Safe mode above, this option loads the BIOS default settings, but runs the system at optimal performance. From the dialog box Choose "Y" followed by enter to load Optimized Defaults. Screen 14 Steup11: Set Password There are two kinds of password protect your BIOS, Supervisor and User password, you can specify a password and make sure you don't forget the password. You will be asked for password when you into BIOS setup manual.
Screen 15 Screen 16 Setup 12: Save and Exit Setup To save any changes you made to the BIOS you must choose this option. From the dialog box choose "Y".
Screen 17 Setup 13: Exit without Saving If you don't want to save changes made to the BIOS, choose "N" from the dialog box.
4.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION The REC3425 comes with a CD-ROM that contains all drivers and utilities that meet your needs. Follow the sequence below to install the drivers: Step 1 – Install INF Driver Step 2 – Install VGA Driver Step 3 – Install LAN Driver Step 4 – Install Audio Driver USB 2.0 Drivers are available for download using Windows Update for both Windows XP and Windows 2000. For additional information regarding USB 2.0 support in Windows XP and Windows 2000, please visit www.microsoft.com/hwdev/usb/.
