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ARK-3384

Wireless Enabled, Audio and

Three USB Port Fanless

Embedded Box Computer

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ARK-3384 Wireless Enabled, Audio and Three USB Port Fanless Embedded Box Computer User Manual
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Copyright The documentation and the software included with this product are copyrighted 2006 by Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved. Advantech Co., Ltd. reserves the right to make improvements in the products described in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co., Ltd. Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable.
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Product Warranty (2 years) Advantech warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for two years from the date of purchase. This warranty does not apply to any products which have been repaired or altered by persons other than repair personnel authorized by Advantech, or which have been subject to misuse, abuse, accident or improper installation.
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Declaration of Conformity CE This product has passed the CE test for environmental specifications when shielded cables are used for external wiring. We recommend the use of shielded cables. This kind of cable is available from Advantech. Please contact your local supplier for ordering information. FCC Class A Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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Document Feedback To assist us in making improvements to this manual, we would welcome comments and constructive criticism. Please send all such - in writing to: support@advantech.com Packing List ARK-3384 Series Model There are two sub-models in ARK-3384 series listed below: Model Number Description ARK-3384-1S0A2E ULV Celeron M 1.0 GHz Embedded Box Computer, with one VGA, one LVDS, three USB 2.0, two COM, AC97 Audio, one Fast Ethernet, one 802.11b/g Wireless LAN ARK-3384-1S4A2E ULV Pentium M 1.
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Safety Instructions 1. Please read these safety instructions carefully. 2. Please keep this User‘s Manual for later reference. 3. Please disconnect this equipment from AC outlet before cleaning. Use a damp cloth. Don‘t use liquid or sprayed detergent for cleaning. Use moisture sheet or clothe for cleaning. 4. For pluggable equipment, the socket-outlet shall near the equipment and shall be easily accessible. 5. Please keep this equipment from humidity. 6.
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e. The equipment has been dropped and damaged. f. The equipment has obvious signs of breakage Warning! THIS COMPUTER IS PROVIDED WITH A BATTERY-POWERED REAL-TIME CLOCK CIRCUIT. THERE IS A DANGER OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS INCORRECTLY REPLACED. REPLACE ONLY WITH SAME OR EQUIVLENT TYPE RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURE. DISCARD USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTIONS. Wichtige Sicherheishinweise 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Bitte lesen sie Sich diese Hinweise sorgfältig durch.
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12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Durch die Lüftungsöffnungen dürfen niemals Gegenstände oder Flüssigkeiten in das Gerät gelangen. Dies könnte einen Brand bzw. elektrischen Schlag auslösen. Öffnen Sie niemals das Gerät. Das Gerät darf aus Gründen der elektrischen Sicherheit nur von authorisiertem Servicepersonal geöffnet werden. Wenn folgende Situationen auftreten ist das Gerät vom Stromnetz zu trennen und von einer qualifizierten Servicestelle zu überprüfen: – Netzkabel oder Netzstecker sind beschädigt.
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Safety Precaution - Static Electricity Follow these simple precautions to protect yourself from harm and the products from damage. 1. 2. To avoid electrical shock, always disconnect the power from your PC chassis before you work on it. Don't touch any components on the CPU card or other cards while the PC is on. Disconnect power before making any configuration changes. The sudden rush of power as you connect a jumper or install a card may damage sensitive electronic components.
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Contents Chapter 1 Overview ...........................................................2 1.1 1.2 Introduction ....................................................................... 2 Features ............................................................................. 2 1.2.1 1.2.2 1.2.3 1.2.4 1.3 Hardware Specification ..................................................... 3 1.3.1 1.3.2 1.3.3 1.3.4 1.3.5 1.3.6 1.3.7 1.3.8 1.3.9 1.3.10 1.3.11 1.4 Wireless Enabled, IEEE 802.11b/g Compliant............
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2.3.1 2.3.2 2.3.3 2.3.4 2.3.5 2.3.6 2.3.7 2.3.8 2.3.9 Chapter Power Input Connector ................................................. 13 Figure 2.5 Power Input Connector........................... 13 Table 2.3 Power connector pin assignments........... 13 COM1 Connector.......................................................... 14 Figure 2.6 COM 1 connector ................................... 14 Table 2.4 COM1 standard serial port pin assignments 14 COM2 Connector....................................
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3.7 3.8 3.9 Installing the 2.5" Hard Disk Drive (HDD) .................... 25 Connecting Power ........................................................... 25 Installation of Din Rail Mounting ................................... 25 Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Chapter 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 ................................................................ 25 ................................................................ 26 ......
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4.5.2 4.5.3 4.5.4 4.5.5 4.5.6 4.5.7 4.5.8 4.5.9 4.5.10 4.5.11 4.5.12 4.5.13 4.5.14 4.5.15 4.5.16 CAS Latency Time ....................................................... 37 Active to Precharge Delay ............................................ 37 DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay ...................................... 37 DRAM RAS# Precharge............................................... 37 DRAM Data Integrity Mode......................................... 38 MGM Core Frequency.........................................
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4.7.15 4.7.16 4.7.17 4.7.18 4.7.19 4.8 PnP/PCI Configurations .................................................. 49 4.8.1 4.8.2 4.8.3 4.8.4 4.9 Chapter Auto Detect PCI CLK................................................... 51 Spread Spectrum ........................................................... 51 CPU Host/3V66/PCI Clock .......................................... 51 Figure 4.13 Frequency/Voltage Control .................... 51 Load Optimized Defaults .............................................
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Figure 6.1 Directory of Audio Driver ...................... 62 Figure 6.2 AC97 Audio Driver Installation ............. 63 Figure 6.3 Installation Complete of AC97 Audio Driver........................................................... 63 Chapter 7 Ethernet Setup................................................66 7.1 7.2 Introduction ..................................................................... 66 Installation of Ethernet driver ......................................... 66 7.2.
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Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 ................................................................ 85 ................................................................ 86 ................................................................ 86 ................................................................ 87 ................................................................ 87 ................................................................
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CHAPTER 1 Overview This chapter gives background information on the ARK-3384. It shows you the ARK-3384 overview and specifications.
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Chapter 1 Overview 1.1 Introduction The ARK-3384 is a wireless fanless embedded box computer that combines wireless LAN, one 10/100Base-T Fast Ethernet, three USB 2.0 ports, two serial ports, digital LVDS & analog VGA/CRT display interfaces. The ARK-3384 is supplied with AC’97 dual output 6W stereo audio in a rugged, compact chassis for multimedia intensive and data communication based applications. The fanless operation provides noise protection to the platform when deployed in external environments.
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1.2.3 • Highly Scalable Performance with Low Power Consumption Scalable Low Voltage and Ultra Low Voltage Pentium M class processor system delivers high computing performance with low power consumption Fanless operation with low power consumption in aluminum sealed construction. that accepts a wide input voltage range from 12 ~ 24 V DC Accepts a wide range of ATX-supported DC power inputs for maximum flexibility • • 1.2.
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• • • BIOS: 4 Mbit Flash BIOS, supports Plug & Play Power Management: Supports ATX, APM Rev 1.2 and ACPI System Memory - One 200 pin SO-DIMM socket - Support DDR SDRAM Up to 1 GB 1.3.2 • Display Chipset Integrated graphics built-in Intel® 852GM GMCH, or Intel® 855GME GMCH, utilizing Intel® Extreme Graphics 2 technology • Display Memory - Dynamic video memory allocation up to 64 MB • Display Interface support - CRT Interface - 36-bit LVDS interface 1.3.
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- Integrated USB 2.0 controller built-in Intel® FW82801DB I/O Controller Hub 4 (ICH4) Chipset • COM Interface - Supports three USB 2.0 Ports 1.3.7 • • 1.3.8 • • • Storage Supports a drive bay space for 2.5’’ HDD Supports a CompactFlash socket for Type I/II CompactFlash disk 1.3.
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- When system is equipped with Compact Flash Disk only: 5G, IEC 68-2-64, random, 5~500Hz, 1 Oct./min, 1hr/axis. - When system is equipped with 2.5-inch hard disk: 1G, IEC 68-2-64, random, 5~500Hz, 1 Oct./min, 1hr/axis.
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69.20 69.00 8.00 4.00 4.00 1.4 Chassis Dimensions 5.00 10.00 14.00 137.25 31.38 14.00 10.00 224.00 232.00 240.00 252.50 264.50 8.00 7.81 3.50 53.00 5.00 69.20 78.50 132.25 137.25 8.20 61.20 69.20 5.96 71.66 71.36 2.66 8.00 Figure 1.
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CHAPTER 2 Hardware Functionality This chapter shows how to set up the ARK-3384’s hardware functions, including connecting peripherals, switches and indicators.
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Chapter 2 Hardware Functionality 2.1 Introduction of ARK-3384 External I/O Connectors The following two figures show the external I/O connectors on ARK3384. The following sections give you detailed information about the functions of each I/O connector. Figure 2.1: ARK-3384 front metal face plate external I/O connectors Figure 2.
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2.2 ARK-3384 front metal face plate external I/O connectors 2.2.1 Power ON/OFF Button The ARK-3384 comes with a Power On/Off button, that supports the dual functions of Soft Power -On/Off (Instant off or Delay 4 Second), and Suspend. 2.2.2 LED Indicators There are two LEDs on the ARK-3384 front metal face plate for indicating system status: PWR LED is for power status and flashes in red color; and HDD LED is for hard disk and compact flash disk status, which flashes in green color. 2.2.
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Table 2.1: LVDS Connector Pin Assignment Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2.2.4 Signal Name LVDS_CLKBP GND LVDS_YAP0 LVDS_YAP1 LVDS_YAP2 LVDS_CLKAP +3.3 or +5V GND LVDS_YAP3 LVDS_YBP0 LVDS_YBP1 LVDS_YBP2 LVDS_YBP3 Pin 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Signal name LVDS_CLKBM LVDS_YAM0 LVDS_YAM1 LVDS_YAM2 LVDS_CLKAM GND +3.
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Table 2.2: LCD Backlight Connector Pin Assignment Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Signal name +12V GND BKLTEN VBR +5V LVDS_DCLK LVDS_DDAT Reserved Reserved 2.3 ARK-3384 rear metal face plate external I/O connectors 2.3.1 Power Input Connector The ARK-3384 comes with a Phoenix connector that carries 12~24 VDC external power input. 2 1 Figure 2.5: Power Input Connector Table 2.
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2.3.2 COM1 Connector The ARK-3384 provides a D-sub 9-pin connector, which offers one standard RS-232 serial communication interface port of COM1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Figure 2.6: COM 1 connector Table 2.4: COM1 standard serial port pin assignments Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2.3.3 Signal Name DCD RxD TxD DTR GND DSR RTS CTS RI COM2 Connector The ARK-3384 provides a D-sub 9-pin connector, which offers one RS232/422/485 serial communication interface port of COM2. The default setting of COM1 is RS-232.
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Table 2.5: COM2 standard serial port pin assignments Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RS-232 Signal Name DCD RxD TxD DTR GND DSR RTS CTS RI RS-422 Signal Name TxTx+ Rx+ RxGND NC NC NC NC RS-485 Signal Name DATADATA+ NC NC GND NC NC NC NC Note: NC represents “No Connection” 2.3.4 Audio Connector The ARK-3384 offers AC97 stereo Audio ports by three phone jack connectors: Speaker_Out, Mic_In and Line_In, Table 2.6: Line_In connector Line-In Connector Footprint Phone Jack 3.
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1 8 Figure 2.8: Ethernet connector Table 2.9: RJ-45 Connector pin assignments Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2.3.6 10/100BaseT Signal Name XMT+ XMTRCV+ NC NC RCVNC NC Reset Button Press the "Reset" button to activate the reset function. 2.3.7 PS2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector The ARK-3384 provides a PS/2 keyboard/mouse connector. A 6-pin mini-DIN connector is located on the rear metal face plate of the ARK3384.
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Table 2.10: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse connector pin assignments 4. 5. 6. 2.3.8 VCC PS2_KBCLK PS2_MSCLK VGA Connector The ARK-3384 provides a high resolution VGA interface by a D-sub 15pin connector to support a VGA CRT monitor. It supports VGA and VESA, up to 1600 x 1200 @85-Hz resolution and up to 32 MB shared memory. Pin assignments for the VGA display are detailed below. 5 1 10 6 15 11 Figure 2.10: VGA connector Table 2.11: VGA connector pin assignment Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 2.3.
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The ARK-3384 provides three connectors for USB, which give complete Plug & Play and hot swapping capability for up to 127 external devices. The USB interface complies with USB UHCI, Rev. 2.0. The USB interface can be disabled in the system BIOS setup. Please refer to Table 2.12 for pin assignments. The USB connectors are universal connectors used for connecting many different digital devices.
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CHAPTER 3 Hardware Installation and Upgrade This chapter introduces how to initialize the ARK-3384. Sections include: • • • • • • Jumpers and Connectors Installing the DDR SDRAM Memory Module Inserting a Compact Flash Card Installing the 2.
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Chapter 3 Hardware Installation and Upgrade 3.1 Jumpers and Connectors The ARK-3384 Embedded Box Computer consists of a PC-based computer that is housed in an aluminum top cover, a metal bottom case with accessible bottom cover and Front/ Rear metal Face plate. Your HDD, SDRAM DIMM, are all readily accessible by removing the bottom cover. Any maintenance or hardware upgrades can be easily completed after removing the top cover, and front with rear metal face plates.
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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 changes. 3.
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Table 3.2: LCD Power Setting (J6) Close pins 1-2 2-3 Function +5V* +3.3V (*): means default setting of the jumper/function Please also refer to Chapter 9 of “Full Disassembly Procedure”. The default setting of J6 is 5V. 3.5 Installing the DDR SDRAM Memory Module The ARK-3384 provides one 200-pin SODIMM (Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module) socket and supports 2.5 V DDR SDRAM. You can install from 64 MB up to 1 GB of DDR SDRAM memory.
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Figure 3.1: 3.6.3 Remove the CF carrier. 3.6.4 Place the Compact Flash card with your OS or application program into a CF carrier. Figure 3.
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Figure 3.3: 3.6.5 Insert the CF carrier back and assemble with 2 screws to the CF Door located on rear face plate of the ARK-3384 Figure 3.4: Note: The Compact Flash socket is allocated as Secondary IDE Master.
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3.7 Installing the 2.5" Hard Disk Drive (HDD) You can attach one enhanced Integrated Device Electronics (IDE) hard disk drive to the ARK-3384's internal controller which uses a PCI localbus interface. The advanced IDE controller supports faster data transfer and allows the IDE hard drive to exceed 528 MB. The following are instructions for installation: 3.7.1 Remove the power cord. 3.7.2 Unscrew the four screws from bottom cover of the ARK-3384. 3.7.3 Remove the bottom cover of the ARK-3384. 3.7.
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ii. Find the DIN Rail Mounting Kit in the ARK-3384 accessory box. This kit has 2 pieces: an L DIN Rail Mounting Module (Left) and a R DIN Rail Mounting Module (Right). L Din Rail Mounting Module R Din Rail Mounting Module Figure 3.6: iii. Attach the L-Din Rail Mounting module and R-Din Rail Mounting module to the ARL-3380 unit. Figure 3.
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Left Figure 3.8: Right Figure 3.
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iv. The sample DIN-Rail below Figure 3.10: v. Install the ARK-33383 unit to the rail, please make sure the hook of the Din-Rail mounting kit on the ARK-33383 unit will contact with the tooth of the DIN-Rail firmly. Left Hook Rail Tooth Figure 3.
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Rail Tooth Hook Right Figure 3.12: vi. Push the Hook Switch to fix the mounting between ARK-33383 unit and DIN-Rail. Left Push Hook Clip Figure 3.
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Hook Clip Push Right Figure 3.14: Right Side View vii. Below, the ARK-33383 unit mounted on the rail with DIN-Rail mounting kit Figure 3.
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CHAPTER 4 Award BIOS Setup
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Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4.1 Introduction Award’s BIOS ROM has a built-in setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed memory (CMOS RAM) so that it retains the setup information when the power is turned off. 4.1.1 CMOS RAM Auto-backup and Restore The CMOS RAM is powered by an onboard button cell battery. When you finish BIOS setup, the data in CMOS RAM will be automatically backed up to Flash ROM.
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Figure 4.1: Award BIOS Setup initial screen 4.3 Standard CMOS Setup Choose the “Standard CMOS Features” option from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu, and the screen below will be displayed. This menu allows users to configure system components such as date, time, hard disk drive, display, and memory. Figure 4.
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4.4 Advanced BIOS Features The “Advanced BIOS Features” screen appears when choosing the “Advanced BIOS Features” item from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu. It allows the user to configure the ARK-3384 according to his particular requirements. Below are some major items that are provided in the Advanced BIOS Features screen. A quick booting function is provided for your convenience. Simply enable the Quick Booting item to save yourself valuable time Figure 4.3: Advanced BIOS features screen 4.4.
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POST procedures. 4.4.5 First/Second/Third/ Boot Other Device The BIOS tries to load the OS with the devices in the sequence selected. Choices are: Floppy, LS/ZIP, HDD, SCSI, CDROM, LAN, Disabled. 4.4.6 Swap Floppy Drive Logical name assignments of floppy drives can be swapped if there is more than one floppy drive. The commands are “Enabled” or “Disabled.” 4.4.7 Boot UP Floppy Seek Selection of the command “Disabled” will speed the boot up.
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4.4.14 APIC Mode APIC stands for Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller. The default setting is Enabled. 4.4.15 MPS Version Control For OS This option is specifies the MPS (Multiprocessor Specification) version for your operating system. MPS version 1.4 added extended configuration tables to improve support for multiple PCI bus configurations and improve future expandability. The default setting is 1.4. 4.4.
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Figure 4.4: Advanced Chipset features screen 4.5.1 DRAM Timing Selectable This option refers to the method by which the DRAM timing is selected. The default is By SPD. 4.5.2 CAS Latency Time You can configure CAS latency time in HCLKs as 2 or 2.5 or 3. The system board designer should set the values in this field, depending on the DRAM installed. Do not change the values in this field unless you change specifications of the installed DRAM or the installed CPU. 4.5.
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4.5.6 DRAM Data Integrity Mode Select ECC if your memory module supports it. The memory controller will detect and correct single-bit soft memory errors. The memory controller will also be able to detect double-bit errors though it will not be able to correct them. This provides increased data integrity and system stability. 4.5.7 MGM Core Frequency This field sets the frequency of the DRAM memory installed. The default setting is Auto Max 266MHz. 4.5.
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4.5.15 On-Chip Frame Buffer Size The default setting is 32MB. The options available include 1MB, 4MB, 8MB and 16MB. 4.5.16 Boot Display The default setting is VBIOS Default to allow system to detect the connected display device automatically. The options available include VBIOS-Default, CRT, LVDS, CRT+LVDS. Figure 4.5: Boot Display 4.5.17 Panel Scaling The default setting is Auto. The options available include On and Off. 4.5.
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4.6 Integrated Peripherals This section sets configurations for your hard disk and other integrated peripherals. The first screen shows three main items for user to select. Once an item selected, a submenu appears, as below. Figure 4.6: Integrated Peripherals 4.6.1 IDE Cable Detect Some UDMA cables use a hole in the ribbon cable as a cable detect mechanism to determine if a UDMA IDE or standard IDE cable is installed. The default setting is “Enabled”. 4.6.
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Figure 4.7: OnChip IDE Device 4.6.2.1 On-Chip Primary PCI IDE and On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and secondary IDE controller. The default is Enabled. Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller. 4.6.2.2 IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO and IDE Secondary Master PIO PIO means Programmed Input/Output.
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4.6.2.3 IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master UDMA These fields allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD-ROM. Auto: The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for you. Disabled:The BIOS will not detect these categories. 4.6.2.4 On-Chip IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled: The IDE HDD uses the block mode.
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4.6.3.2 USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have USB peripherals. The choices: Enabled, Disabled. 4.6.3.3 USB 2.0 Controller If you are using USB 2.0, this field must be set to Enabled. 4.6.3.4 USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if user plan to use an USB keyboard under DOS. The choices: Enabled, Disable. 4.6.3.5 AC97 Audio Select Disable if you do not want to use AC-97 audio. Option are Auto, Disable. 4.6.3.
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The screen shown above, which list all the fields available in the Super IO Device submenu for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 4.6.4.1 Onboard FDC Controller When enabled, this field allows you to connect your floppy disk drives to the onboard floppy disk drive connector instead of a separate controller card.
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The default setup value of COM2 (Onboard Serial Port 2) is “2F8/IRQ3”. 4.6.5 Watchdog Timer Select This field allows you to set the timing duration when any unexpected program cause a halt, the Watch-Dog Timer will automatically reset the CPU or generate an interrupt. The Watch-Dog is designed with hardware only and doesn’t need any arithmetical functions of a real-time clock chip, this ensures the reliability in an unmanned or standalone system.
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4.7.2 ACPI Suspend Type This field is used to select the type of Suspend mode. The setup options are: S1(POS): Enables the Power On Suspend function. S3(STR): Enables the Suspend to RAM function. 4.7.3 Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume When this field is set to Auto, the system will initialize the VGA BIOS when it wakes up from the S3 state. This can be configured only if the “ACPI Suspend Type” field is set to “S3(STR)” or “S1&S3” The setup options are “Auto”, “Yes”, and “No”.
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4.7.7 Modem Use IRQ This determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use. The setup options are: “3”, “4”, “5”, “7”, “9”, “10”, “11”, “NA”. The default setup value is “3” 4.7.8 Suspend Mode When the system enters suspend mode, the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off. When enabled, and after the set time of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU will be shut off. 4.7.
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(hh:mm:ss) Alarm” fields. However, if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network (Resume On Ring/LAN) prior to the date and time set in these fields, the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network. Disabled: Disables the automatic power-on function. (default) Figure 4.11: Power Management Setup 4.7.14 Date (of Month) Alarm 0 The system will power-on everyday according to the time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” field.
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4.7.17 FDD, COM, LPT PORT When Enabled, the system will resume from suspend mode if FDD, COM port, or LPT port is active. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. 4.7.18 PCI PIRQ [A-D]# When Enabled, the system will resume from suspend mode if interrupt occurs. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. 4.7.19 PWRON After PWR-Fail Off When power returns after an AC power failure, the system’s power is off. You must press the Power button to power-on the system.
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Figure 4.12: PnP/PCI configurations screen 4.8.2 Resources controlled by The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. Auto (ESCD): The system will automatically detect the settings for you. Manual: Choose the specific IRQ resources in the “IRQ Resources” field. 4.8.3 IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press . The “IRQ-3” to “IRQ15” fields will appear.
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4.9 Frequency/Voltage Control This section shows the user how to configure the processor frequency. 4.9.1 Auto Detect PCI CLK This field enables or disables the auto detection of the PCI clock. 4.9.2 Spread Spectrum This field sets the value of the spread spectrum. The default setting is Disabled. Leave this field in its default setting. Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician. 4.9.3 CPU Host/3V66/PCI Clock Leave this field in its default setting.
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4.10 Load Optimized Defaults This option allows you to load the default values to your system configuration. These default settings are optimal and enable all high performance features. 4.11 Set Password To change the password: 1. Choose the “Set Password” option from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu and press . The screen will display the following message: Please Enter Your Password Press . 2.
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CHAPTER 5 PCI SVGA/LCD Setup This chapter details the software configuration information. It shows you how to configure the card to match your application requirements. The AWARD System BIOS is covered in Chapter 4.
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Chapter 5 PCI SVGA/LCD Setup 5.1 Introduction The board has an onboard Intel 852GM/855GME chipset for its AGP/ SVGA controller. It supports LVDS LCD displays and conventional analog CRT monitors with 64MB frame buffer shared with system memory. The VGA controller can drive CRT displays with resolutions up to 1600 x 1200@85-Hz and 2048 x 1536 @75Hz and support 2 channel LVDS display mode up to UXGA panel resolution with frequency range from 25-MHz to 112-MHz 5.1.
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Figure 5.2: Boot Display Selection The ARK-3384 can be set in one of four configurations: on a CRT, on a LVDS based of flat panel display, or on both CRT+LVDS for simultaneous or dual independent displays. The system is initially set to “VBIOS-Default” to allow system to detect the connected display device automatically. 5.1.
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Figure 5.3: Intel® 82852/82855 GM/GME Graphics Controller Properties – Devices 2. Select “1” for current display, or “2” for second display. Figure 5.
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3. Enable “Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor”. 4. Click “OK”. 5.2 Installation of the SVGA Driver Complete the following steps to install the SVGA driver. Follow the procedures in the flow chart that apply to the operating system that you are using within your ARK-3384. 5.2.1 Installation for Windows 2000/XP To install SVGA driver for Window 2000/XP, please run the setup wizard “Intel Extreme Graphic 2” in CD-ROM. Example of installation is shown as bellow: 1.
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2. Double click "setup" and "next" into setup wizard. Figure 5.6: Intel® Extreme Chipset Graphics Driver Software Install Wizard Figure 5.7: Intel® Extreme Graphics Driver Setup 3. Restart computer when installation finished.
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Figure 5.8: InstallShield® Wizard Complete 5.3 Further information For further information about the AGP/VGA installation in your ARK3384, including driver updates, troubleshooting guides and FAQ lists, visit the following web resources: Intel website: www.intel.com Advantech websites: www.advantech.com, or www.advantech.com.
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CHAPTER 6 Audio Setup The ARK-3384 is equipped with an audio interface that records and plays back CD-quality audio. This chapter provides instructions for installing the software drivers included on the audio driver diskettes.
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Chapter 6 Audio Setup 6.1 Introduction The ARK-3384’s audio interface provides high-quality stereo sound and FM music synthesis (ESFM) by using the Intel ICH4 audio controller. The audio interface can record, compress, and play back voice, sound, and music with built-in mixer control. 6.2 Driver installation 6.2.1 Before you begin Please read the instructions in this chapter carefully before you attempt installation. The audio drivers for the ARK-3384 board are located on the audio driver CD.
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Figure 6.2: AC97 Audio Driver Installation 2. Click "yes" to reboot your computer. Figure 6.
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CHAPTER 7 Ethernet Setup This chapter provides information on Ethernet configuration.
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Chapter 7 Ethernet Setup 7.1 Introduction The ARK-3384 is equipped with a high performance 32-bit Ethernet chipset which is fully compliant with IEEE 802.3 100 Mbps CSMA/CD standards. They are supported by major network operating systems. They are also both 100Base-T and 10Base-T compatible. The network boot feature can be utilized by incorporating the boot ROM image files for the appropriate network operating system.
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Figure 7.1: Windows Control Panel Screen 3. Click “Next” and prepare to install network function Figure 7.2: Add/Remove Hardware Wizard 4. Choose “Add/Troubleshoot a device” and click “Next”. Figure 7.3: Choose a Hardware Task Screen 5.
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Figure 7.4: Choose a Hardware Device Figure 7.
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Figure 7.6: Hardware Type Screen 6. Insert the ARK-3384’s Driver & Utility CD-ROM Disk into D: drive 6-1. Find the driver of chipset folder “82551QM” at the directory of “D:\ARK-3384 Series Software Device Driver\3_LAN” from ARK3384’s Driver & Utility CD-ROM Disk, click “setup” to start the installation process. 6-2. Click “OK”. Figure 7.7: Install From Disk Screen 7.
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Figure 7.8: Network Adapter Selection Screen Figure 7.9: Start Device Driver Installation 8. Please wait while the wizard installs the software.
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Figure 7.10: Intel Ethernet Adapter driver installation screen 9. Click “OK” Figure 7.
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CHAPTER 8 IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Setup This chapter provides information on software driver installation of IEEE 820.
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Chapter 8 IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Setup 8.1 Introduction The ARK-3384 is equipped with Wireless LAN interface that is fully compliant with IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g standard protocol and operates in the 2.4GHz frequency bands with support of data speed up to 54Mbps. It empowers your notebook to access wireless network instantly with maximum 54Mbps throughput. The Wireless LAN interface of ARK-3384 is equipped with the most secure enhancement to save your important information from hacking.
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Figure 8.2: Directory folder of Wireless LAN 2. Click “Finish” to complete the driver installshield wizard. Figure 8.3: Installshield Wizard Complete 3. A Easy Configuration Utility will shows on screen automatically, after complete the driver installshield wizard.
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Figure 8.4: “Easy Config” Utility for Wireless LAN 4. Please choose the “Profile” button to scan wireless network Figure 8.5: “Profile” configuration screen 5. The Configuration utility display the available wireless network list for your selection, please refer to Figure 8.6. User can configure the security data profile that required to connect with the selected wireless network by clicking “configure”.
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Figure 8.6: “Profile” configuration screen 6. The Wireless Network Properties will shows on screen after clicking the “configure” to allow user configuration for the security data profile that required to connect with the selected wireless network. Figure 8.7: “Profile” configuration screen 7. Click “Connect” to connect to the selected wireless network.
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CHAPTER 9 Full Disassembly Procedure This chapter details the system disassembling procedure for setting up the jumpers and for maintenance.
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Chapter 9 Full Disassembly Procedure 9.1 Introduction If you want to completely disassemble the ARK-3384 embedded box computer, follow the step-by-step procedures below. Users should be aware that Advantech Co., Ltd. takes no responsibility whatsoever for any problems or damage caused by the disassembly of the ARK-3384 embedded box computer. Make sure the power cord of the ARK-3384 embedded box computer is unplugged before you start.
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2. Unscrew the screws of the frame bracket on the front side of system Figure 9.2: 3. Remove the front frame bracket by carefully pulling and lifting the bracket in order to unlock it. Figure 9.
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4. The Front Frame Bracket removed Figure 9.4: 5. Unscrew the 2 screws which are located on the Front Metal Face plate Figure 9.
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6. The Front Metal Face Plate removed Figure 9.6: Warning: Do not use too much pressure when removing the front metal face plate as the power button cable is still attached and could be damaged. 7. Unscrew the 4 screws of the frame bracket on the rear side of system Figure 9.
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8. Remove the rear frame bracket by carefully pulling and lifting the bracket in order to unlock it Figure 9.8: 9. The rear frame bracket removed. Figure 9.9: 10.
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Figure 9.10: 11. Unscrew the 2 screws which fixed the “USB2&USB3 port” on the Rear Metal Face Plate Figure 9.11: 12.
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Figure 9.12: Warning: Do not use too much pressure when removing the front metal face plate as the COM2 connector cable is still attached and could be damaged. 14. Unscrews the 4 screws which fixed the MIO-6251 Module I/O board to the system board. Figure 9.
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15. Remove MIO-6251 Module I/O board from MIO Socket of system board Figure 9.14: 16. The MIO-6251 Module I/O board removed from system. Figure 9.
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17. Jumper Location on PCM-9380/PCM-9386 Motherboard COM 2 Settings J3 J4 J5 J6 LCD Power Setting Figure 9.