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1. am ewe Nf ao mv IT nop J PU 10k 3 38Vsb laa eu EN jas aw Yo Lo A90 GND ng CPR oo A97 VCC 12V Power 12V PWR Lise eee peris ri o 3 A99 voc 12V Powri2V ewei oo Am GND Ground PWR Cd CCS A101 VCC_12V Power 12V PWR Hae EES Paros wee ae AR o SSS Ami were ae ERR A105 VcC 12V Tower ewei TI A106 VCC 12V Power 12V PWR ee E A108 VcC 12V Powrt2V PWR Paros voci Powe EWR L An GND Band SCS PWR 1 PD 100k not supported no 24 bit not supported no 24 bit Be Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC ADLINK A Signal Descriptions cont d Row B PU PD Pin Signal Description Type Comment PWR B5 LPC AD1 LPC AD1 LPC Adress amp DATA Bus B9 LPC_DRQI SIO_DRQ 1 LPC Serial DMA Request PU 2k2 3 3V B15 SMB ALERT SMB_ALERT PU 10k 3 3Vsb SATA1_TX SATA 1 Transmit Data um EM 817 sam SATA1 DC SATA 1 Transmit Data Loi a SATA1_RX SATA1 RX SATA 1 Receive Data l DP B20 SATA1_RX SATA1_RX SATA 1 Receive Data DP Cal cw Bad ENT B22 saTAs Tx SATAS G SATA Transmit Daa No mor supported 825 at SATAS TX SATA Transmit Data ne
2. TECHNOLOGY INC ADLINK FA 63 Hardware Monitoring To ensure system health of your embedded system ADLINK s COM Express modules come with built in support for monitoring and control of CPU and system temperatures fan speed and critical module voltage levels The AIDI Library provides simple APIs at the application level to support these functions and adds alarm functions when voltage or temperature levels exceeds the upper or lower limit set by the user On the Express AT the following monitored values can be read from the module CPU temperature system temperature Vcore 1 8V 5V 3 3V and 12V AIDI Demo Program HW Monitor Tab AIDI DEMO Program Cox Field 1 displays detected sensors number Sensor Limit Field 2 allows setting of upper and lower alarm limits Field 3 displays read out information of sensors Status a Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC amp ADLINK A 1 System Resources 11 System Memory Map Address Range decimal Address Range hex Size Description 4GB 2MB FFE00000 FFFFFFFF 2MB High BIOS Area 4GB 18MB 4GB 17MB 1 FEE00000 FEEFFFFF 1MB FSB Interrupt Memory Space 4GB 19MB 4GB 18MB 1 XFED00000 FEDFFFFF 1MB Chipset configuration Space 4GB 20MB 4GB 19MB 1 FEC00000 FECFFFFF 1MB APIC Configuration Space 15MB 16MB F00000 FFFFFF 1 MB ISA Hole 960 K 1024 K F0000 FFFFF 64 KB System BIOS Area 896 K 960 K E0000 EFFFF 64 KB
3. notsupported C 5 PEG RX7 PCle7Receve fioe f not supported Hee Fee not supported Ge GND Ground PWR S c8 PEGRXe PCle9Receves EDERT oe supported C82 PEG mg jPCle9Receve DP net supported 2 cea oun Goud CR E C85 PEG RX10 PClei0Recieve DP j not supported C86 PEG oun jJPCletOReceve I DP IL notsupported ce GND Ground LEET o PEG at Gg 11 Recieve l DP not supported C90 GND jGoud ewei C9 PEG RXi2 PClei2Recieves EDP LL notsupported C93 GND Ground PWR C944 PEG RX13 _ PCle 13 Recieve I DP not supported cos PEG m jPClei3Redeve JDP IL not supported ce GND__ Ground PWR C7 men Iw ne C98 PEG RXi4 PCle14Recieve DP IL not supported C99 reem PClei4Receve HDP not supported C100 oun Ground PWR PEG RX154 PCle 15 Recieve l DP not supported PEG RX15 PCle 15 Recieve l DP not supported GND Ground PWR oros veci Powerin em e Poros vecia Powerin a ER C106 VCC 12V JPowriv R C107 VCC 12V Powerizv PwrR o cos vccaav Pewriv ewm C109 VCC 12V Poweri2V
4. only SDVO supported TYPEO Module type ID pin 0 sio not connected PEG RX1 PCle 1 Recieve SDVO B Interrupt I DP only SDVO supported Comment int PD 11 5k in ICH7 2 5 218 PU 8K2 3 3V PU 8K2 3 3V PU 8K2 3 3V PU 8k2 3 3V only SDVO supported Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A Signal Descriptions cont d Row C Signal Description Type PU PD Comment TL PCle 1 Recieve SDVO B interrupt m only SDVO supported C57 TYPE1 Module type ID pin 1 _ STO not connected C58 PEG RX2 PCle2Recieve SDVOFieldstal I DP Ton SDVO supported C59 PEG RX7 PCle2Recieve SDVO Field stall I DP only SDVO supported LT T NEN NN ceo GND Ground PEG RX3 PCle 3 Recieve i pP O not PTT ce2 PEG ma IPCle3Recieve DP not supported ow C65 PEG RX4 Ge A Recieve 4 1 DP not supported ce Rsvo FAN FAN PWM CTRL S O E 5 Ce8 PEG RXe PCle5Recieve SDVO C Interrupt I DP not supported C69 PEG RX5 PCle 5 Recieve SDVO C interrupt l DP not supported C70 GND Ground PWR C7 PEG Rxe PCleGRecieves DP not supported 672 PEG RXe PCleGReceve fie f not supported s C 4 PEG RX7 PCle7Recieve fibe
5. only SDVO supported MM LN RR Ne EE RER MM LN RR RER EE os Peang pole 4 Transmit 7 SOVOO RED Oro rot supported Loss PEG DX PCle4Trnmi SbvoC RED O DR not supported ow GND Ground T Loss PEG DE poles Transmit 7 sovo cionn oo rot supported Lx peang potes tansmit 7 sovoc een DEEL net supponed Ground PWR EG xs PCIe 6 Transmit SDVO C BLU O DP not supported o eame KA MAN not supported BN E EE PCle7 Transmit SDVO C Clock et not supported PEG TX7 PCle 7 Transmit SDVO C Clock O DP not supported Los a mw PD TOK D 8 PEG TXe jPCle8Transmt o TL not supported Lore Pee feces Transm oP nor supported 05 ND sed LPWR D81 PEG TX9 PClegTransmitt CF ODP not supported Lm Prae A ojo not supported ED 2 Ground E PCle 10 UC not supported not supported ll pes PEG TK Pote 11 Transmis POP __not supported Deo PEG Tt PClettTransmt ODP not supported Ov lieu PWR S Dot PEG TXI2 PCle 12 Transmite ODP not supported D92 PEG TXi2 PClet2Transmt O DP not supported ps Sp nd a ps PEG Txis PCIe 13 Transmis Poor ___not supported Do5 PEG TO PClet3 Transmit O DP not supported o ow and a D97
6. 15 Secondary IDE controller PCI IRQ15 via SERIRQ Note 1 v 1 These IRQs can be used for PCI devices when onboard device is disabled NOTE APIC Mode IRQ Typical Interrupt Resource Connected Available 0 Counter 0 N A No 1 Keyboard controller N A No 2 Cascade interrupt from slave PIC N A No 3 Serial Port 2 COM2 PC IRQ3 via SERIRQ Note 1 4 Serial Port 1 COM1 PCI IRQ4 via SERIRQ Note 1 5 Parallel Port 2 LPT2 PCI IRQ5 via SERIRQ Note 1 6 Floppy Drive Controller IRQ6 via SERIRQ No 1 Parallel Port 1 LPT1 PCI IRQ7 via SERIRQ Note 1 8 Real time clock N A No 9 SCI PCI IRQ9 via SERIRQ Note 1 10 PCI IRQ10 via SERIRQ Note 1 11 PCI IRQ11 via SERIRQ Note 1 12 PS 2 Mouse PCI IRQ12 via SERIRQ Note 1 13 Math Processor N A No Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC amp ADLINK A APIC Mode cont d IRQ Typical Interrupt Resource Connected Available 14 Primary IDE controller PCI IRQ14 via SERIRQ Note 1 15 Secondary IDE controller PCI IRQ15 via SERIRQ Note 1 16 N A PCI Slot INT A USB VGA controller Yes High Definition Audio controller 17 N A PCI Slot INT B Yes 18 N A PCI Slot INT C USB Yes 19 N A PCI Slot INT D USB controller Yes PCI E Gigabit Ethernet NIC 20 N A No 21 N A No 22 N A No 23 N A EHCI USB No NOTE 1 These IRQs can be used for PCI devices when onboard device is disabled 15 PCI Configuration Space Map DeviceNo Function No Routing Descript
7. COM Express Express AT User s Manual Manual Revision 2 00 Revision Date May 18 2009 A ADLINK Part Number 50 1 021 1000 A TECHNOLOGY INC TECHNOLOGY INC ADLINK A Revision History Release Date Change 2 00 May 18 2009 Initial Release Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A Table of Contents 240 a r teenie 1 Preface as 5 1 Toe ak ka maa 7 1 1 DESCAPUSN sumar o 7 SEENEN 8 CHEN RE 8 PA MEME 8 nn ee eee ee ner ee eee 9 24 UU E 9 A c rere 9 NET 9 27 TPM Trusted Platform Module Le ne an man Mma 9 20 UNO a oa 9 29 Power Spa erario Ee 10 3 Functional Dag ama amami 11 4 Mechanical Dimensions o ooooooo oom 12 5 Pinoutand Signal Descriptions acia 13 al CO 0 1L os cr RT 13 A A aa aan 14 53 Eet AAA ae an esa ne es 16 6 Embe ddedFPHncHors aa 25 61 A Qe coe ecaan eie eeetecte 2 mn 26 CEO leen E 27 Ea cure e H 28 Dh System Memory Map Nona 28 2 Direct ne Ee ET 28 k Legacy e 29 Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A TA interrupt Request IRQ LINgS o o ooooooooooWooWooooooocoomomtaetn tesla nares 31 7 5 PCI Configuration Space Map Linie ri Eegeregie Een 32 7 6 PCI Interrupt Routing Map gt riscos da 33 Lr SMBUS Slave Device Address sentral AA 33 et i 34 Ao BIOS cm 34 82 aon ea 38 8 3 Advanced BIDS Setup EE 39
8. EE TE 57 DO BODDSBIUD A A test a s i ai 62 96 cre i EL 66 AME NO cr TR 69 9 BIOS Checkpoints Beep Codes mmm 71 91 Bootblock Initialization Code Checkpoints sica iii inci 72 92 Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints w o oocoooo c oo o ooooo o ooooooo oommmmmsi 73 93 POST C de Checkpoints saka an 74 94 OEM POST Error Checkpoints asar iaa 16 9 5 DIM Code Checkpoints P 76 9 6 ACPI Runtime Checkpoints ricino iii cs TI 9 7 Boot Block Beep Codes sesosok reegelen erfol an ab 18 9 8 POST BIOS Beep Codes eren maen anna iia 78 99 Troubleshooting POST BIOS Beep Codes oooooooroco oo oo oma 79 Important Safety Instructions o ooooo oomo mo mom 80 Getting SHS VCS nan 82 Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A Preface Copyright 2009 ADLI NK Technology nc This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical electronic or other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve reliability design and function and does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising out of t
9. Enter gt to access its sub menu Express AT User s Manual ADLINK FA TECHNOLOGY INC Hard Disk Write Protect Set this value to Enabled to prevent the hard disk drive from being overwritten IDE Detect Time Out This field allows you to set the time to stop searching for IDE devices within the specified number of seconds ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection Selects the method used to detect the type of IDE cable used 8 3 5 Onboard Device Configuration Onboard Device Configuration Settings You can use this screen to specify options for the onboard device configuration Settings Use the up and down lt Arrow gt keys to select an item Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to change the value of the selected option The settings are described on the following pages The screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Audio Controller IAutol Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC ADLINK FA Audio Controller Set this value to Enable Disable the Audio Controller Onboard Lan Boot ROM Set this value to enable disable the onboard LAN s PXE ROM to enable boot from LAN Setting to Disabled can shorten the POST time without initializing LAN PXE ROM if boot from LAN is not needed SuperlO Configuration Screen SuperlO configuration screen is a sub menu of Onboard Device Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Super IO settings Use the up and down lt Arrow gt key
10. Express 5 Transmit NC notsuppored GPIO General Purpose Input 0 PU10k3 3Vsb PCIE4 TX PCI Express 4 Transmit o bP motsuppored Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A Signal Descriptions cont d Row A Signal Description Type PU PD Comment rors TX PCI Express 4 Transmit O DP not E Ground PWR Sco eT TA aso cis me PCI Express 3 Transmit occupied by LAN O DP Optional 0 DP 60 GND_ Ground 23A S PWR 6 PciE2 tx _ PCIExpress2Transmit 0 DP Ac2 PCIE2 TX PCI Express 2 Transmit O DP PU 10k 3 3Vsb A64 PCIE1TX PCI Express 1 Transmit O DP A65 PCIE1 TX PCI Express 1 Transmit O DP el me oun ERR 3 PU 10k 3 3Vsb Lam poco pe poregessor MN PEO TX PCI Express 0 O DP Ground PWR ILVDS_APO LVDSChannelA A A E 0 Rer 1 ESE 1 EA E EE p EREMO NES I m A8 LVDS A CK LVDS CLKAP LVDS Channel A Pus PU 10k 3 3Vsb PUtOKk33V Putok3av 5 GIE eI E PCIE CK BEE CLK PCIE REF N O DP A90 GND Jong CPR
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12. 19 during the boot process so that drives attached to these adaptors can function as bootable disks In addition it allows you to gain access to the host adaptor s AddOn ROM setup utility if one is available When disabled the AddOn ROM of these host adaptors will not be able to capture interrupt 19 Therefore you will not be able to boot operating systems from any bootable disks attached to these host adaptors Nor will you be able to gain access to their AddOn ROM utilities Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC ADLINK FA Boot Device Priority Set the boot device options to determine the sequence in which the computer checks which device to boot from Boot Device Groups The Boot devices are listed in groups by device type First press Enter to enter the sub menu Then you may use the arrow keys to select the desired device then press lt gt lt gt or lt PageUp gt lt PageDown gt key to move it up down in the priority list For example USB storage disks will be listed as USB Drives in the sub menu as below Only the first device in each device group will be available for selection in the Boot Device Priority option BIOS SETUP UTILITY ist Drive IUSB USB Flash Disk Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC ADLINK FA 86 Security Setup BIOS SETUP UTILITY Change Supervisor Passuord 8 6 1 Password Support Two Levels of Password Protection Provides both a Sup
13. Keyboard controller 0061 1 byte NMI speaker control 0063 1 byte NMI controller 0064 1 byte Keyboard controller 0065 1 byte NMI controller 0067 1 byte NMI controller 0070 0071 2 bytes Real time clock controller 0072 0073 2 bytes Real time clock controller 0074 0075 2 bytes Real time clock controller 0076 0077 2 bytes Real time clock controller 0080 0091 18 bytes DMA controller 0092 1 bytes Reset Generator 0093 009F 13 bytes DMA controller 00A0 00A1 2 bytes Interrupt controller 00A4 00A5 2 bytes Interrupt controller 00A8 00A9 2 bytes Interrupt controller 00AC 00AD 2 bytes Interrupt controller 00B0 00B1 2 bytes Interrupt controller 00B2 00B3 2 bytes Power Management 00B4 00B5 2 bytes Interrupt controller 00B8 00B9 2 bytes Interrupt controller 00BC 00BD 2 bytes Interrupt controller 00C0 00DF 32 bytes DMA controller 00E0 00EF 16 bytes System reserved 00F0 00FF 16 bytes Numeric processor 0170 0177 8 bytes Secondary IDE controller 01F0 01F7 8 bytes Primary IDE controller 0274 0277 4 bytes ISA PnP read port Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC amp ADLINK A Legacy 1 0 Map cont d Address hex Size Description Comment 0278 027F 8 bytes LPT2 0290 029F 16 bytes Onboard Sensor index 0x295 data port 0x296 02E8 02EF 8 bytes COM4 Video 02F8 02FF 8 bytes COM2 0376 0377 2 bytes Secondary IDE controller 0378 037F 8 bytes LPT1 03B0 03BB 1
14. ROM initialization for all BUSes The lower nibble Y indicates the BUS on which the different routines are being executed Y can be from 0 to 5 0 Generic DIM Device Initialization Manager 1 Onboard System devices 2 ISA devices 3 EISA devices 4 ISA PnP devices 5 PCI devices 96 ACPI Runtime Checkpoints ACPI checkpoints are displayed when an ACPI capable operating system either enters or leaves a sleep state The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during ACPI sleep or wake events Checkpoints may change due to vendor requirements system chipset or option ROMs Checkpoints may differ between different platforms based on system configuration VA from add in PCI devices NOTE Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC amp ADLINK A 9 7 Boot Block Beep Codes Insert diskette in floppy drive A AMIBOOT ROM file not found in root directory of diskette in A Base Memory error Flash Programming successful Floppy read error Keyboard controller BAT command failed No Flash EPROM detected Floppy controller failure Boot Block BIOS checksum error 10 Flash Erase error 11 Flash Program error 12 AMIBOOT ROM file size error 13 BIOS ROM image mismatch file layout does not match image present in flash device co os o o1 ce5 ro 98 POST BI OS Beep Codes Memory refresh timer error Parity error in base memory first 64KB block Base me
15. TECHNOLOGY INC amp ADLINK A 2 Specifications 21 General CPU Intel ATOM N270 FSB 533 1 6 GHz with 512 KB L2 cache 2 5 W on die primary 32 kB instructions cache and 24 kB write back data cache 2 thread support Advanced gunning transceiver logic AGTL bus driver technology Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Source synchronous double pumped 2x Address Source synchronous quad pumped 4x Data CO C4 low power states supported Memory Single SODIMM socket memory for max 2 GB of non ECC 400 533 MHz DDR2 gt Chipset Intel 945GSE Express Graphic Memory Controller Hub and Intel amp I O Controller Hub 7 Mobile ICH7 M BIOS AMIBIOS 8 with CMOS backup in 8 Mbit SPI BIOS Hardware Monitor Supply Voltages and CPU temperature Watchdog Timer Programmable timer ranges to generate RESET gt Expansion Busses 4x PCI Express x1 0 2 free 3 occupied by GbE LAN or 0 3 free no GbELAN single SDVO digital video bus 92 bit PCI 2 3 at 33MHz supporting 6 bus masters LPC SMBus I2C 22 Integrated Video Chipset Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 integrated into 945GSE GMCH supporting dual independent displays b CRT Interface Analog CRT support up to 2048 x1536 resolution 70Hz QXGA gt LVDS Interface single or dual channel 18 bit TFT with resolution from 640x480 VGA up to 1600x1200 UXGA gt TV out NTSC PAL up to 1024x768 resolution HDTV 480p 720
16. around the sides of the image Flat Panel Type Once LVDS is selected from Boot Display Device this option opens some resolution settings for correct timing out to LVDS interface you want to use TV Standard This field allows you to set the appropriate standard for your TV VBIOS Default Default setting of onboard VGA BIOS NTSC National Television System Committee PAL Phase Alternating Line Express AT User s Manual ADLINK FA TECHNOLOGY INC 8 3 4 IDE Configuration IDE Configuration Settings You can use this screen to select options for the IDE Configuration Settings Use the up and down lt Arrow gt keys to select an item Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to change the value of the selected option A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen The settings are described on the following pages An example of the IDE Configuration screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY ATAZIDE Configuration Compatible ATA IDE Configuration This item specifies whether the IDE channels should be initialized in Compatible or Enhanced mode of operation The settings are Disabled Compatible and Enhanced Legacy IDE Channels When running in compatible mode the SATA channel can be configured as a legacy IDE channel The location of the IDE channel is selectable Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Select one of the hard disk drives to configure it Press lt
17. events are On LAN PME and RTC Alarm The options are Enabled and Disabled Restore on AC Power Loss Determines what state the computer enters when AC power is restored after a power loss The options for this value are Last State Power On and Power Off Option Description Power Off Set this value to always power off the system while AC power is restored PowerOn Setthis value to always power on the system while AC power is restored Last State Set this value to power off on the system depending on the last system power state while AC power is restored Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC ADLINK FA 843 Hardware Health Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY H U Health Function Enabled Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC ADLINK FA 05 BootSetup Select the Boot tab from the setup screen to enter the Boot BIOS Setup screen You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen such as Boot Device Priority to go to the sub menu for that item You can display an Boot BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the lt Arrow gt keys The Boot Settings screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Use this screen to select options for the Boot Settings Configuration Use the up and down Arrow keys to select an item Use the Plus and Minus keys to change the value of the selected option The settings a
18. is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions AU Express AT User s Manual A ADLINK A TECHNOLOGY INC Equipment must be serviced by authorized technicians when The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated the equipment thas been exposed to high humidity moisture Itis not functioning or does not function according to the user s manual Ithas been dropped and or damaged and or It has an obvious sign of breakage Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A A DLINK A Getting Service Contact us should you require any service or assistance ADLINK Technology Inc Address 9F No 166 Jian Yi Road Chungho City Taipei County 235 Taiwan ABE EA 16657 9 FE Tel 886 2 8226 5877 Fax 886 2 8226 5717 Email service adlinktech com Ampro ADLINK Technology Inc Address 5215 Hellyer Avenue 110 San Jose CA 95138 USA Tel 1 408 360 0200 Toll Free 1 800 966 5200 USA only Fax 1 408 360 0222 Email info adlinktech com ADLINK Technology Beijing Address bat TAEK ERAS 1 7742812 AI E PE 801 x 100085 Rm 801 Power Creative E No 1 B D Shang Di East Rd Beijing 100085 China Tel 86 10 5885 8666 Fax 86 10 5885 8625 Email market adlinktech com ADLINK Technology Shanghai Address Ha me PIF ACK RULER 333 7 39 Iii AE 200233 Tel 86 21 6495 5210 Fax 86 21 5450 0414 Email market adlinktech
19. now Ok Cancel Press the lt Enter gt key to discard changes and exit You can also use the Arrow gt key to select Cancel and then press the Enter key to abort this function and return to the previous screen Enter The Enter gt key allows you to display or change the setup option listed for a particular setup item The lt Enter gt key can also allow you to display the setup sub screens Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC ADLINK FA 8 2 Main Setup When you first enter the Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab There are two Main Setup options They are described in this section The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY System Time 82 1 System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the lt Arrow gt keys Enter new values using the keyboard Press the Tab gt key or the lt Arrow gt keys to move between fields The date must be entered in MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format e The time is in 24 hour format For example 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30 P M V as17 30 00 NOTE Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC ADLINK FA 8 3 Advanced BIOS Setup Select the Advanced tab from the setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS Setup screen
20. that a BIOS recovery needs to occur because the user has forced the update or the BIOS checksum is corrupt The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the Bootblock recovery portion of the BIOS Checkpoints may differ between different platforms based on system configuration Checkpoints may change due to vendor requirements system chipset or option ROMs Note From add in PCI devices Checkpoint Description EO Initialize the floppy controller in the super I O Some interrupt vectors are initialized DMA controller is initialized 8259 interrupt controller is initialized L1 cache is enabled E9 Set up floppy controller and data Attempt to read from floppy EA Enable ATAPI hardware Attempt to read from ARMD and ATAPI CDROM EB Disable ATAPI hardware Jump back to checkpoint E9 EF Read error occurred on media Jump back to checkpoint EB FO Search for pre defined recovery file name in root directory F1 Recovery file not found F2 Start reading FAT table and analyze FAT to find the clusters occupied by the recovery file F3 Start reading the recovery file cluster by cluster F5 Disable L1 cache FA Check the validity of the recovery file configuration to the current configuration of the flash part FB Make flash write enabled through chipset and OEM specific method Detect proper flash part Verify that the found flash part size equals the recovery file size F4 The recovery file size does not equal t
21. 2 bytes Video monochrome 03BC 03BF 4 bytes LPT3 03C0 03DF 32 bytes Video VGAT 03E8 03EF 8 bytes COM3 03F0 03F5 03F7 7 bytes Diskette controller 03F6 03F7 2 bytes Primary IDE controller 03F8 03FF 8 bytes COM1 0400 041F 32 bytes Onboard SMBus control registers 0480 04BF 64 bytes GPIO control registers 04D0 04D1 2 bytes Edge level triggered PIC 0800 087F 128 bytes ACPI control registers 0A79 0A79 1 bytes ISA PnP read data Port OCF8 OCFF 8 bytes PCI configuration registers Note OCF9 1 byte Reset control register Note 04700 0470F 16 bytes TPM control registers DWORD access only V Byteaccess only NOTE Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A 14 Interrupt Request I RQ Lines PIC Mode IRQ Typical Interrupt Resource Connected Available 0 Counter 0 N A No 1 Keyboard controller N A No 2 Cascade interrupt from slave PIC N A No 3 Serial Port 2 COM2 PCI IRQ3 via SERIRQ Note 1 4 Serial Port 1 COM1 PCI IRQ4 via SERIRQ Note 1 5 Parallel Port 2 LPT2 PCI IRQ5 via SERIRQ Note 1 6 Floppy Drive Controller IRQ6 via SERIRQ No 7 Parallel Port 1 LPT1 PCI IRQ7 via SERIRQ Note 1 8 Real time clock N A No 9 SCI PCI IRQ9 via SERIRQ Note 1 10 PCI IRQ10 via SERIRQ Note 1 11 PCI IRQ11 via SERIRQ Note 1 12 PS 2 Mouse PCI IRQ12 via SERIRQ Note 1 13 Math Processor N A No 14 Primary IDE controller PCI IRQ14 via SERIRQ Note 1
22. 8 TV_DAc_B C98 C99 A100 GND FIXED C100 GND FIXED C101 C102 C103 GND C104 C105 C106 C107 C108 C109 C110 A XXX Strikethrough pins are not supported on this module Nore 1 The 4th PCI Express x1 port PCIE3 is occupied by the on board LAN controller There is a BOM option to remove the LAN and make the 4th PCI Express port available for 4 x1 or 1 x4 Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC amp ADLINK A 53 Signal Descriptions Row A Signal Description Type PU PD Comment GND Ground PWR GBEO MDI3 Ethemet Media Dependent Interface 1 0 DP EE GBEO LINK100 GBEO LINK1000 Ethemet Speed LED 1000Mb eee GBEO_MDI2 __ Ethernet Media Dependent Interface fvo pP GBEO MDI24 Ethemet Media Dependent Interface o bP GBEO LINK BA AAN GBEO MDI1 Ethernet Media Dependent Interface yo pPp SEEN MDI14 Ethernet Media Dependent Interface O DP __ A11 Ground EN WS EthemetMedia Dependent Interface WO DP A13 GBEO _MDIO EthemetMedia Dependent Interface VO DP A14 GBEO CTREF ETHCTREF NC Les ses tuses pess 16 SATAO TX SATAO Do SATA 0 Transmit Data O DP o 17 SATAO TX SATAO TX SATA 0 Transmit Data O DP TI E ou A gt d A19 SATAORX SATAORX SATAOReceveData s mbe 1 A20 SATAORX SATAORX SATAOR
23. Computing Trusted computing is an industry standard to make personal computers more secure through a dedicated hardware chip called a Trusted Platform Module TPM This option allows you to enable or disable the TPM support BIOS SETUP UTILITY TCG TPM SUPPORT Execute TPM Command This field is used to Enable activate Disable deactivate the Execute TPM Command function Express AT User s Manual ADLINK FA TECHNOLOGY INC 8 4 Power Management Select the Power tab from the setup screen to enter the power management BIOS Setup screen You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen such as ACPI Configuration to go to the sub menu for that item The power management BIOS Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY ACPI Configuration 841 ACPI Configuration Advanced ACPI Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the ACPI Advanced Configuration Settings Use the up and down lt Arrow keys to select an item Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to change the value of the selected option A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen The settings are described on this page The screen is shown below Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC ADLINK FA BIOS SETUP UTILITY ACPI Version Features ACPI v2 01 ACPI Version Features The item allows you to select the ACPI version ACPI APIC Support Used to
24. D1 D110 Pinouts for a Basic form factor Type 2 2 z7 AB 21 A110 Row A Row B Row C Row D Pinto Fnvene Tata pae prne f ps prie s FIXED GND FIXED up men Ei GNDFXED p2 GBEO MDI3 GBEO ACT LPC FRAME LPC CLK Bi GND FIXED B1 2 PWRBTN SMB_CK u EXE GND FIXED Bi4 PCI PME PCI GNT2 PCI REO2 PCI GNT1 PCI REQ1 PCI GNT3 PCI GNTO PCI REQ3 GND FIXED GND FIXED GND FIXED PCI REQOst PCI AD1 PCI RESET PCI AD3 A2 SUS PCI ADO PCI AD5 A25 PCI AD2 PCI AD7 A26 PCI AD4 PCI C BE0 PCI AD6 PCI AD9 PCI AD8 PCI AD11 A29 PCI AD10 D29 PCI_AD13 PCI AD12 D30 PCI AD15 GND FIXED GND FIXED D31 GND FIXED A32 PCI_AD14 D32 PCI PAR PCI C BE1 D33 PCI SERR A34 Se NS PCI PERR D34 PCI STOP THRMTRIP THRM PCI LOCK D35 PCI TRDY PCI DEVSEL D36 PCI FRAME A37 PCI_IRDY D37 PCI AD16 PCI C BE2 D38 PCI AD18 A39 PCI AD17 D39 PCI AD20 PCI AD19 D40 PCI AD22 GND FIXED GND FIXED D41 GND FIXED A42 PCI AD21 D42 PCI AD24 PCI AD23 D43 PCI AD26 PCI C BE3 D44 PCI AD28 PCI_AD25 D45 PCI AD30 PCI_AD27 D46 PCIIRQC A47 vcc RTC PCI AD29 D47 PCI IRQD A48 EXCD0_PERST PCI_AD31 D48 PCI C
25. Express boards can configure all 8 ports for GPI or GPO use GPIO signals can be monitored and controlled by using the ADLINK Intelligent Device Interface AIDI library that is compatible and identical across all ADLINK COM Express modules and all supported operating systems The COM Express type II standard assigns the following pins for either GPI or GPO Pin Signal Type AIDI ID bit Remark A54 GPIO 0 Express AT can configure this pin for GPI and GPO A63 GP 1 Express AT can configure this pin for GPI and GPO A67 GPI2 2 Express AT can configure this pin for GPI andGPO A85 GPI3 3 Express AT can configure this pin for GPI andGPO A93 GPOO 4 Express AT can configure this pin for GPI and GPO B54 GPO1 5 Express AT can configure this pin for GPI and GPO B57 GPO2 6 Express AT can configure this pin for GPI and GPO B63 GPO3 7 Express AT can configure this pin for GPI and GPO AIDI Demo Program AIDI DEMO Program GPIO Tab Board Info StorageArea 12C Buses HW Monitor GPIO WatchDog GPIO Info The AIDI Demo Program displays current GPI or GPO status and reciontornow x00000 allows reading of GPI and writing mo mamm pat New Direcon he to GPO The table above links logical port numbers in AIDI to physical port numbers on the COM Express board to board connector OXorAndxor 4 pes i For boards that support multi E E direction the SetDirection button can configure the port for either GPI or GPO Express AT User s Manual
26. Extended System BIOS Area 768 K 896 K C0000 DFFFF 128 KB PCI expansion ROM area C0000 CEFFF Onboard VGA BIOS CF000 DOFFF PXE option ROM when onboard LAN boot ROM is enabled 640K 768 K A0000 BFFFF 128 KB Video Buffer amp SMM space 0K 640K 00000 9FFFF 640 KB DOS Area 12 Direct Memory Access Channels Channel Number Data Width System Resource Comment 0 8 bits Parallel port Note 1 1 8 bits Parallel port Note 1 2 8 bits Diskette drive Note 1 3 8 bits Parallel port Note 1 4 Reserved cascade channel 5 16 bits Open 6 16 bits Open 7 16 bits Open V NOTE 1 DMA channel 0 1 3 is selected when using parallel port DMA2 is used by Floppy Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A 13 Legacyl O Map Address hex Size Description Comment 0000 001F 32 bytes DMA controller 0020 0021 2 bytes Interrupt controller 0024 0025 2 bytes Interrupt controller 0028 0029 2 bytes Interrupt controller 002C 002D 2 bytes Interrupt controller 002E 002F 2 bytes LPC SIO 0030 0031 2 bytes Interrupt controller 0034 0035 2 bytes Interrupt controller 0038 0039 2 bytes Interrupt controller 003C 003D 2 bytes Interrupt controller 0040 0043 4 bytes Counter Timer 0044 0047 4 bytes System reserved 0048 004B 4 bytes Counter Timer 004E 004F 2 bytes TPM configuration port 0050 0053 4 bytes Counter Timer 0054 005F 12 bytes System reserved 0060 1 byte
27. LKRUN EXCDO CPPE SYS RESET PCI IRGA p49 Ng LPC SERIRQ CB RESET PCI IRGB D50 PCI_CLK Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK Row A Row B Row C Row D PmNo PmNams JPnno PinName J fPinvofeinvame JPinnofPinname A51 GND FIXED B51 GND FIXED C51 GND FIXED GND FIXED aS Ge A53 PCIE TX5 53 PCIE Rx5 C53 A54 854 C54 PEG LANE RV PGIE RX4 C56 C57 TYPE2 PCIE RX31 C58 C59 C60 GND FIXED GND FIXED C61 E C62 B63 C63 RSVD PCIE TX1 B64 C64 RSVD PCIE TX1 Bes PCIE Bei C65 GND Bee MXE C66 Bez WKE C67 PCIE TXO4 PCIE RXOx C68 PCIE TXO PCIE RXO C69 GND FIXED GND FIXED c70 GND FIXED GND FIXED r LVD Bo C71 z2 DOS B0 C72 C73 SDVO CLK C74 C75 Y 8 C76 LVDS_VDD_EN MEN C77 aza ED C78 o area C79 C80 GND FIXED LVDS A CK LVDS B CK C81 LVDS A CK LVDS B CK C82 LVDS I2C CK C83 RSVD LVDS I2C DAT B34 MAME C84 GND A85 VCC_5V_SBY C85 VCC 5V SBY C86 VCC 5V SBY C87 ass PCIEO CK REF pes re C88 A89 PCIEO_CK_REF Beo MEINES C89 A90 GND FIXED B90 C90 GND FIXED GND FIXED A91 RSVD Bo VGA GRN C91 RSVD Bo MW C92 Bes NDO C93 GND A94 RSVD B4 NG WAN C94 A96 GND Bos VGA 12C DAT C96 pe TV_DAC A C97 B9
28. Load Optimal Defaults Automatically sets all Setup options to a complete set of default settings when you Select this option The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications In particular do not use the Optimal Setup options if your computer is experiencing system configuration problems Select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Select Ok to load optimal defaults Load Failsafe Defaults Automatically sets all Setup options to a complete set of default settings when you Select this option The Failsafe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance Select the Fail Safe Setup options if your computer is experiencing system configuration problems Select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Load Fail Safe Defaults Ok Cancel appears in the window Select Ok to load Fail Safe defaults Express AT User s Manual ADLINK TECHNOLOGY INC 9 BIOS Checkpoints Beep Codes This section of this document lists checkpoints and beep codes generated by AMIBIOS The checkpoints defined in this document are inherent to the AMIBIOS generic core and do not include any chipset or board specific checkpoint definitions Checkpoints and Beep Codes Definition A checkpoint is either a byte or word value output to I O port 80h The BIOS outputs checkpoints throughout boot
29. PEG ENABLE PCle Enable NC D99 PEG Ti PClet4 Transmit O DP not supported oo No fm EN D101 PEG TXi5 PClet5 Transmit fop not supported D102 PEG TXI5 PClei5Transmt o not supported om eo pee ER w D106 VCC 12v Power 12V PWR ne oe Dios VOC 12V PowerigV WR pto MEIN Poweiz owm puo GND feom PW only SDVO supported Y 312 0 p 0 Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A Signal Descriptions cont d Signal Type Legend Bi directional 2 5 V Input Output Bi Bi Analog Output OD Differential Par npuvOupat Differential Pair Input Power or Ground Strapping Output Pull Up Resistor Pull Down Resistor Not Connected Reserved Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINIC FA 6 EmbeddedFunctions All embedded board functions on ADLINK s Computer on Modules are supported at the operating system level using the ADLINK Intelligent Device Interface AIDI library The AIDI API programming interface is compatible and identical across all ADLINK Computer on Modules and all supported operating systems The AIDI library includes a demo program to demonstrate the library s functionality 6 1 Watchdog Timer The Express AT implements a Watchdog
30. PwrR oo cno GND jGoud CPR Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A Signal Descriptions cont d Row D Pin Signal Description Type PU PD Comment PWR D1 D4 ED JibEDataBus 00 D5 IDE D12 IDE Data Bus CIE IDE Device DMA Regus Do IDE IOW prouwe 000 D15 IDE A2 IDE Adress Bus D19 PCI GNT3 PCI Bus Grant 3 int PU 20k in ICH7 D28 PCI AD11 PCI Adress amp Data Bus line D42 PCI AD24 PCI Adress amp Data Bus line D51 GND Ground PWR D52 PEG_TX0 PCle 0 Transmit SDVO B RED O DP only SDVO supported PEG TX0 PCleO Transmit SDVO B RED O DP only SDVO supported PEG LANE RV PCIe Lane Reversal ER EE PEG_TX1 PCle 1 Transmit SDVO B GRN O DP only SDVO supported int PD 11 5k in ICH7 PU 8K2 3 3V PU 8K2 3 3V PU 8K2 3 3V PU 8k2 3 3V PU 8K2 3 3V PU 8k2 3 3V PU 8k2 3 3V PU 8K2 3 3V Fixed to 33 Mhz Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A Signal Descriptions cont d Row D Pin Signal Description PU PD Comment only SDVO supported not connected Lus res 6 eta oat Pose only SDVO supported os PEG_TX2 _ PCle 2 Transmit 7 SDVOB BLU O DP only SDVO supported D60 GND Ground PWR D61 PEG TX34 PCle 3 Transmit SDVO B Clock O DP Cl PEG Tx polea Transmit 7_SDVOB Clock O DR
31. TILITY USB Mass Storage Reset Delay 20 Secl Express AT User s Manual ADLINK FA TECHNOLOGY INC 8 3 7 PCI Express Configuration You can use this screen to specify options for the PCI Express Configuration Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Active State Power Management Disabled Active State Power Management This option allows you to enable disable the Active State Power Management ASPM function ASPM is a PCle power management specification PCIE Ports 0 3 Configuration Allows you to configure the PCIEO PCIE3 of the south bridge as one x4 slot or four x1 slots PCIE Port 0 5 IOxAPIC Enable This function is used to control the availability of the PCIE Port 0 5 IOxAPIC PCIE High Priority Port This function is used to select a PCIE port as high priority port Transactions on this port have higher priority than other ports Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC ADLINK FA 8 3 8 PCI PnP Configuration You can use this screen to specify options for Plug and Play BIOS Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Clear NURAM Clear NVRAM This option clears ESCD Extended System Configuration Data information in NVRAM Plug amp Play 0 S When set to Yes and a Plug and Play operating system is installed the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot PCI Latency Timer Set this value to allow the PCI Latency Timer to be adjusted This option sets the
32. XP logon screen idle 0 85A NS 10 2W Windows XP CPU Stress Kpower 0 98A N S 11 8W Windows XP Total System Stress Burnin 1 09A NS 13 1W S4 Mode hibernate 322 3mA 161W 3 Mode suspend to RAM 204 mA 1 02W CMOS Battery Power Consumption Current 43V Power 4 1 yA Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A 3 Functional Diagram CPU Atom N270 FSB 533 Mhz DDR2 533 GMCH Channel A SODIMM socket Intel 945GSE up to 2 GB 7 Graphic Core j 250 MHz Single channel SDVO E B1 I CH GbE LAN PCle xi 3 Solid State d Realtek exl port aca H Drive H RTL8111C Four Intel ICH7M i 512MB up to 8 GB PCle x1 eee i i eee l H lanes H PCle x1 lane 0 1 2 optional 0 1 2 3 for x4 SATA 0 1 PCI 33 MHz v2 3 USB 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ier LPC header Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A A DLINK A 4 Mechanical Dimensions n A d ovo NEXU 125 121 Top View GER ee H 80 EM Y connectors on bottom side qx D 7 a e GA Side View F T ro All tolerances 0 05 mm Other tolerances 0 2 mm Page 12 Express AT User s Manual ADLINK TECHNOLOGY INC 5 Pinout and Signal Descriptions 5 1 COM Express Type 2 All
33. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menu for that item You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the lt Arrow gt keys The Advanced BIOS Setup screen is shown below The sub menus are described on the following pages BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Configuration Setting incorrect or conflicting values in Advanced BIOS Setup may cause system malfunctions Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC amp ADLINK A 8 3 1 CPU Configuration CPU Configuration Settings You can use this screen to select options for the CPU Configuration Settings Use the up and down lt Arrow gt keys to select an item Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to change the value of the selected option A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen The settings are described on the following pages An example of the CPU Configuration screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure advanced CPU settings Disabled for WindowskP Module Version 3F 0E Manufacturer Intel Frequency 255MHz FSB Speed 532MHz Cache Li 0 KB Cache L2 0 KB Ratio Actual Ualue 12 Execute Disable Bit Capability Enabled Select Screen Hyper Threading Technology Enabled Select Item Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Enabled Change Option Intel R C STATE tech Enabled General Help Enhanced C States Enabled Save and Exit MPS Revision 1 41 E
34. an display a Power Management APM Setup option by highlighting it using the lt Arrow gt keys BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Management APM Enabled Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC AN DLINI A Power Management APM Set this value to Enable or Disable Power Management APM Advanced Power Management features Video Power Down Mode This option specifies the Power State that the video subsystem enters when the BIOS places it in a power saving state after the specified period of display inactivity has expired The options are Disabled and Suspend Hard Disk Drive Power Down Mode This option specifies the power conserving state that the hard disk drive enters after the specified period of hard drive inactivity has expired Suspend Time Out This option specifies the length of time the system waits before it enters suspend mode The options are Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 8 Min 10 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min 50 Min and 60 Min Throttle Slow Clock Ratio When the system enters suspend or standby mode the CPU clock runs only part of the time You may select the percent of time that the clock runs You may select the percentage of time that the clock runs When CPU temperature exceeds the setting of CPU Throttling Temperature the CPU clock will also be throttled according to this setting Advanced Resume Event Controls These settings specify which events will generate a system wake event The available
35. ble Remote Access options If you have changed the resource assignment of the serial ports in Advanced Onboard Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A Serial Port Mode Select the baud rate you want the serial port to use for console redirection The options are 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 and 09600 8 n 1 Flow Control Set this option to select Flow Control for console redirection The settings for this value are None Hardware or Software Redirection After BIOS POST This option allows you to set Redirection configuration after BIOS POST The settings for this value are Disabled Boot Loader or Always Disabled Set this value to turn off the redirection after POST Boot Loader Set this value to allow the redirection to be active during POST and Boot Loader Always Set this value to allow the redirection to be always active Terminal Type This option is used to select either VT100 VT UTF8 or ANSI terminal type The settings for this value are ANSI VT100 or VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support This option enables VT UTF8 Combination Key Support for ANSI VT100 terminals The settings for this value are Enabled or Disabled Sredir Memory Display Delay This option gives the delay in seconds to display memory information The options for this value are No Delay Delay 1 Sec Delay 2 Sec or Delay 4 Sec Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC ADLINK FA 8 3 10 Trusted
36. block and Power On Self Test POST to indicate the task the system is currently executing Checkpoints are very useful for debugging problems that occur during the preboot process Beep codes are used by the BIOS to indicate a serious or fatal error They are used when an error occurs before the system video has been initialized and generated by the system board speaker Viewing BI OS Checkpoints Viewing all checkpoints generated by the BIOS requires a checkpoint card also referred to as a POST Card or POST Diagnostic Card These are ISA or PCI add in cards that show the value of I O port 80h on a LED display Some computers display checkpoints in the bottom right corner of the screen during POST This display method is limited since it only displays checkpoints that occur after the video card has been activated Keep in mind that not all computers using AMIBIOS enable this feature In most cases a checkpoint card is the best tool for viewing AMIBIOS checkpoints American Eu MIBIOS C 2001 American Megatrends Im BIOS Date 10 01 01 12 39 39 Ver 88 00 03 Pentium R 111 Processor YM Press DEL to run Setup hecking NURAM Checkpoint Display NOT FUR SALE feerican Megatrends Im 13 0190 008901 48101111 108 101 4 15 GAAKT LE M C TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A 91 Bootblock Initialization Code Checkpoints The Bootblock initialization code sets up the chipset memory and other components before system memo
37. c rate 15 Initialize Int 13 and prepare for IPL detection 18 Initializes IPL devices controlled by BIOS and option ROMs TC Generate and write contents of ESCD in NVRam a Log errors encountered during POST 85 Display errors to the user and gets the user response for error 87 Execute BIOS setup if needed requested Check boot password if installed 8C Late POST initialization of chipset registers 8D Build ACPI tables if ACPI is supported 8E Program the peripheral parameters Enable Disable NMI as selected 9 Initialization of system management interrupt by invoking all handlers Please note this checkpoint comes right after checkpoint 20h Al Clean up work needed before booting to OS A2 Takes care of runtime image preparation for different BIOS modules Fill the free area in FO00h segment with OFFh Initializes the Microsoft IRQ Routing Table Prepares the runtime language module Disables the system configuration display if needed M Initialize runtime language module Display boot option popup menu AT Displays the system configuration screen if enabled Initialize the CPU s before boot which includes the programming of the MTRR s A9 Wait for user input at config display if needed AA Uninstall POST INT1Ch vector and INTO9h vector AB Prepare BBS for Int 19 boot Init MP tables AC End of POST initialization of chipset registers De initializes the ADM module B1 Save system context for ACPI Prepare CPU for OS boot inclu
38. com ADLINK Technology Shenzhen Address AMI ps LUX PZ Kai ba ACE DOCS bu A1 2 FE C X 518057 2F C Block Bld A1 Cyber Tech Zone Gao Xin Ave Sec 7 High Tech Industrial Park S Shenzhen 518054 China Tel 86 755 2643 4858 Fax 86 755 2664 6353 Email market adlinktech com Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A ADLINK Technology Inc German Liaison Office Address Nord Carree 3 40477 Duesseldorf Germany Tel 49 211 495 5552 Fax 49 211 495 5557 Email emea adlinktech com ADLINK French Liaison Office Address 15 rue Emile Baudot 91300 MASSY Cedex France Tel 33 0 1 60 12 35 66 Fax 33 0 1 60 12 35 66 Email france adlinktech com ADLINK Technology Japan Corporation Address 151 0072 RRAHAKB7S 1 1 2 SRE E ates IL 8F Asahiseimei Hatagaya Bldg 8F 1 1 2 Hatagaya Shibuya ku Tokyo 151 0072 Japan Tel 81 3 4455 3722 Fax 81 3 5333 6040 Email japangadlinktech com ADLINK Technology Inc Korean Liaison Office Address ASA YET als 60 12 54844 43 4025 No 402 Dongsung B D 60 12 Nonhyeon Dong Gangnam gu Seoul 135 010 Korea Tel 82 2 2057 0565 Fax 82 2 2057 0563 Email korea adlinktech com ADLINK Technology Singapore Pte Ltd Address 84 Genting Lane 07 02A Cityneon Design Centre Singapore 349584 Tel 65 6844 2261 Fax 65 6844 2263 Email singapore adlinktech com ADLINK Technology Singapore Pte Ltd Indian Liaison Office Address
39. cutes out of RAM Copies compressed boot block code to memory in right segments Copies BIOS from ROM to RAM for faster access Performs main BIOS checksum and updates recovery status accordingly D6 Both key sequence and OEM specific method is checked to determine if BIOS recovery is forced If BIOS recovery is necessary control flows to checkpoint E0 See Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints section of document for more information D7 Restore CPUID value back into register The Bootblock Runtime interface module is moved to system memory and control is given to it Determine whether to execute serial flash The Runtime module is uncompressed into memory CPUID information is stored in memory Store the Uncompressed pointer for future use in PMM Copying Main BIOS into memory Leaves all RAM below 1MB Read Write including E000 and F000 shadow areas but closing SMRAM DA Restore CPUID value back into register Give control to BIOS POST ExecutePOSTKernel See POST Code Checkpoints section of document for more information DC System is waking from ACPI S3 state E1 E8 EC EE OEM memory detection configuration error This range is reserved for chipset vendors amp system manufacturers The error associated with this value may be different from one platform to the next a 2 Si Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A 92 Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints The Bootblock recovery code gets control when the BIOS determines
40. ding final MTRR values 00 Passes control to OS Loader typically INT19h Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC AN DLINI A 9 4 OEM POST Error Checkpoints Checkpoints from the range 61h to 70h are reserved for chipset vendors amp system manufacturers The error associated with this value may be different from one platform to the next 95 DIM Code Checkpoints The Device Initialization Manager DIM gets control at various times during BIOS POST to initialize different system busses The following table describes the main checkpoints where the DIM module is accessed j Checkpoints may differ between different platforms based on system configuration v Checkpoints may change due to vendor requirements system chipset or option ROMs wore from add in PCI devices Checkpoint Description 2A Initialize different buses and perform the following functions Reset Detect and Disable function 0 Static Device Initialization function 1 Boot Output Device Initialization function 2 Function 0 disables all device nodes PCI devices and PnP ISA cards It also assigns PCI bus numbers Function 1 initializes all static devices that include manual configured onboard peripherals memory and I O decode windows in PCI PCI bridges and noncompliant PCI devices Static resources are also reserved Function 2 searches for and initializes any PnP PCI or AGP video devices 38 Initialize different buses and perform the following
41. e video adapter installed in the system that have optional ROMs 2E Initializes all the output devices Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A POST Code Checkpoints cont d Checkpoint Description 31 Allocate memory for ADM module and uncompress it Give control to ADM module for initialization Initialize language and font modules for ADM Activate ADM module 33 Initializes the silent boot module Set the window for displaying text information 37 Displaying sign on message CPU information setup key message and any OEM specific information Initializes different devices through DIM See DIM Code Checkpoints section of document for more information USB controllers are initialized at this point Initializes DMAC 1 amp DMAC 2 Initialize RTC date time Test for total memory installed in the system Also Check for DEL or ESC keys to limit memory test Display total memory in the system Mid POST initialization of chipset registers Detect different devices Parallel ports serial ports and coprocessor in CPU etc successfully installed in the system and update the BDA EBDA etc Updates CMOS memory size from memory found in memory test Allocates memory for Extended BIOS Data Area from base memory Programming the memory hole or any kind of implementation that needs an adjustment in system RAM size if needed S Sisi BS ss 8 60 Initializes NUM LOCK status and programs the KBD typemati
42. eceveData HDP ____ A20 GD Ground WR A22 SATA2 TX SATA2 TX SATA2 Transmit Data O DP TI not supported A28 SATA2 TX SATA2 DC SATA2 Transmit Data O DP TI nmotsupported COME PEC A25 SATA2 RX SATA2 RX SATA2 Receive Data I DP not supported A26 SATA2 RX SATA2 RX SATA2Receive Data I DP notsupported PUSk233Vsb intPD20kiniCH7 jimPD20kiniCH7 A9 GND j Goud Ym o E Pozo io A33 AC SDOUT AC SDATAOUT AC 97 Data S int PD 20k in ICH7 PU330R 33V o 1 Aso ep ep PNe USBData Pot6 WO DP int PD 15k in ICH7 A37 UsB6 USB PPE USB DatatPors WO DP intPD15kiniCH7 PU TOK33Vsb oo A39 ep USB_PN4 USB Data Don IO DP int PD 15k in ICH7 Lo usa USB PPA USB Oats o Ke noie EA ee os AR USB2 USB PN USB Data Port2 1 0 DP int PD 13K in ICH7 SSES 2 3 USB OverCurrent Port 2 3 CITE USB_PNO USB Data Porto uO DP int PD 15k in ICH7 A46 USBO USB_PPO USB Data Pom O DP int PD 15k in ICH7 A47 VCC RTC V BAT PWR i EXCDO PERST Express Card Support O card reset PU10kK3 3Vsb ss EXCDO CPPE Express Card Support 0 capable c request PU 10k 3 3V a e OE LPC_SERIRQ INT SERIRA Serial Interrupt Request PU8k23 3v A51 GND Ground PWR A52 PCIE5 TX PCI Express 5 Transmit NC not supported PCIES D PC
43. ech This option enables or disables Intel SpeedStep technology Intel C STATE tech This item allows you to Enable Disable the C STATE function C STATE make the power and thermal control unit part of the core logic and not part of the chipset as before Enhanced C STATE This item allows you to Enable Disable the Enhanced C STATE function MPS Revision This item allows you to select which MPS revision to use for the operating system Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC ADLINK FA 8 3 2 Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration Settings Select the Chipset tab from the setup screen to enter the Chipset BIOS Setup screen You can select any of Chipset BIOS Setup options by highlighting it using the lt Arrow gt keys The Chipset BIOS Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY DRAM Freguency Auto DRAM Frequency Set DRAM frequency You can let frequency be set by BIOS automatically or configure it manually Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enable Disable the timing set of DRAM is configured from SPD or set by manually APIC ACPI SCI IRQ This item allows you to enable or disable the APIC ACPI SCI interrupt Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A 8 3 3 Video Function Configuration Video Function Configuration Settings You can use this screen to select options for Video Function configuration settings Use the up and down lt Arrow gt keys to select an it
44. em Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to change the value of the selected option A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen The video function BIOS Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Video Function Configuration Select which graphics NN UII EH DEED E the primary boot Internal Graphics Mode Select Enabled 8MB device DUMT Mode Select IDUMT Model DUMT FIXED Memory 128MB Boot Display Device CRT Local Flat Panel Scaling Autol Flat Panel Type 800x600 18Bit TU Standard IUBIOS Default Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Boots Graphic Adapter Priority Select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot display device IGD Integrated Graphic device PCI means external PCI graphics device Internal Graphics Mode Select Select amount of system memory which is used by internal graphics device DVMT Mode Select Unified Memory Architecture UMA is a concept whereby system memory is shared by both CPU and graphics processor While this reduces cost it also reduces the system s performance by taking up a large portion of memory for the graphics processor Intel s Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT takes that concept further by allowing the Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC amp ADLINK A system to dynamically allocate memory resourc
45. enable or disable the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APIC for PC2001 compliance Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQs resources for the system AMI OEMB Table Include OEMB table pointer to R X SDT pointer lists Suspend mode This setting selects either S1 POS or S3 STR system suspend mode The Optimal and Fail Safe Default setting is S3 STR Option Description S1 POS Power On Suspend Under this setting the CPU is not executing instructions all power resources that supply system level reference of SO are off system memory context is maintained devices that reference power resources that are on are on and devices that can wake up the system can cause the cpu to continue to execute from where it left off S3 STR Suspend to RAM Under this setting the system enters a low power state instead of being completely shut off This allows the computer system to boot up in a few seconds Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC ADLINK FA USB Device Wakeup from 53 54 This option allows a USB device to wake up the system from S3 S4 Headless mode This is a server specific feature A headless server is one that operates without a keyboard monitor or mouse To run in headless mode both BIOS and operating system e g Windows Server 2003 must support headless operation 842 APM Configuration Select the Advanced tab from the setup screen to enter the APM Configuration Setup screen You c
46. ervisor and a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first The system can be configured so that all users must enter a password every time the system boots or when Setup is executed using either or either the Supervisor password or User password The Supervisor and User passwords activate two different levels of password security If you select password support you are prompted for a one to six character password Type the password on the keyboard The password does not appear on the screen when typed Make sure you write it down If you forget it you must drain NVRAM and re configure Express AT User s Manual 8 6 2 TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A Remember the Password Keep a record of the new password when the password is changed If you forget the password you must erase the system configuration information in NVRAM Select Security Setup from the Setup main BIOS setup menu Security Setup options such as password protection and virus protection are described in this section To access the sub menu for the following items select the item and press lt Enter gt Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Clear User Password Supervisor Password Indicates whether a supervisor password has been set User Password Indicates whether a user password has been set Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu Yo
47. es according to the demands of the system at any point in time The key idea in DVMT is to improve the efficiency of the memory allocated to either system or graphics processor When set to Fixed Mode the graphics driver will reserve a fixed portion of the system memory as graphics memory When set to DVMT Mode the graphics chip will dynamically allocate system memory as graphics memory according to system and graphics requirements When set to Combo Mode the graphics driver will allocate a fixed amount of memory as dedicated graphics memory as well as allow more system memory to be dynamically allocated between the graphics processor and the operating system DVMT FIXED Memory Set the amount of memory according to DVMT Mode Select Boot Display Device Select which display interface you want to make it active Local Flat Panel Scaling Allows you to determine how various resolutions appear on your LCD display Auto The scaling unit on your graphics card will rescale the image before it reaches your LCD display This option results in the best image quality Forced Scaling This option will maintain the original aspect ratio of the chosen resolution and display it with black bars to the sides above below the on screen image as required Disabled The image isn t scaled at all but instead your LCD display will run at its maximum resolution and the image will display in the centre of your LCD display This may result in a black border
48. es not display the characters entered Retype the password as prompted and press lt Enter gt If the password confirmation is incorrect an error message appears The password is stored in NVRAM after setup completes Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC ADLINK FA 87 Exit Menu Select the Exit tab from the setup screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen You can display an Exit BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the lt Arrow gt keys The Exit BIOS Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Save Changes and Exit Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect Select Exit Saving Changes from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Save Configuration Changes and Exit Now Ok Cancel appears in the window Select Ok to save changes and exit Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration Select Exit Discarding Changes from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes and Exit Setup Now Ok Cancel appears in the window Select Ok to discard changes and exit Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC amp ADLINK A Discard Changes Select Discard Changes from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Select Ok to discard changes
49. event minor physical injury component damage data loss and or program corruption when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent serious poaa injury component damage data loss and or program corruption when trying to complete a specific task WARNI Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A 1 Introduction 11 Description The Express AT is a low power low cost COM Express module specially designed to facilitate speedy development of semi custom designs The COM Express standard embodies the convergence of the latest technology standards based on serial differential signaling such as PCI Express USB 2 0 SATA LVDS and Serial DVO implemented on a compact 95mm x 125mm Computer on Module Signals are brought out through two 220 pin board to board connectors that permit data transmission rates of up to 5GHz Mounting holes connect the module with a custom made application specific carrier boards which provide protection from shock and vibration The Express AT features a 45nm process Intel Atom processor N270 with intel 512 kByte L2 cache The Atom N270 processor has a thermal design power of nte just 2 5 watts at peak levels while supporting Intel SpeedStep Technology Ato The Intel Atom processor N270 also supports Hyper Threading Technology allowing it perform like a dual core processor The Express AT is positioned as an entry level COM Express module for systems that req
50. functions Boot Input Device Initialization function 3 IPL Device Initialization function 4 General Device Initialization function 5 Function 3 searches for and configures PCI input devices and detects if system has standard keyboard controller Function 4 searches for and configures all PnP and PCI boot devices Function 5 configures all onboard peripherals that are set to an automatic configuration and configures all remaining PnP and PCI devices While control is in the different functions additional checkpoints are output to port 80h as a word value to identify the routines under execution The low byte value indicates the main POST Code Checkpoint The high byte is divided into two nibbles and contains two fields The details of the high byte of these checkpoints are as follows Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A HIGH BYTE XY The upper nibble X indicates the function number that is being executed X can be from 0 to 7 0 func 0 disable all devices on the BUS concerned 1 func 1 static devices initialization on the BUS concerned 2 func 2 output device initialization on the BUS concerned 3 func 3 input device initialization on the BUS concerned 4 func 4 IPL device initialization on the BUS concerned 5 func 5 general device initialization on the BUS concerned 6 func 6 error reporting for the BUS concerned 7 func 7 add on ROM initialization for all BUSes 8 func 8 BBS
51. he found flash part size FC Erase the flash part FD Program the flash part FF The flash has been updated successfully Make flash write disabled Disable ATAPI hardware Restore CPUID value back into register Give control to F000 ROM at F000 FFFOh Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A 93 POST Code Checkpoints The POST code checkpoints are the largest set of checkpoints during the BIOS preboot process The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the POST portion of the BIOS Checkpoints may change due to vendor requirements system chipset or option ROMs Checkpoints may differ between different platforms based on system configuration Nore From add in PCI devices Checkpoint Description 08 Disable NMI Parity video for EGA and DMA controllers Initialize BIOS POST Runtime data area Also initialize BIOS modules on POST entry and GPNV area Initialized CMOS as mentioned in the Kernel Variable wCMOSFlags 0 Check CMOS diagnostic byte to determine if battery power is OK and CMOS checksum is OK Verify CMOS checksum manually by reading storage area If the CMOS checksum is bad update CMOS with power on default values and clear passwords Initialize status register A Initializes data variables that are based on CMOS setup questions Initializes both the 8259 compatible PICs in the system 05 Initializes the interrupt controlling hardware generally PIC and interrupt
52. he use or inability to use the product or documentation even if advised of the possibility of such damages Environmental Responsibility ADLINK is committed to fulfill its social responsibility to global environmental preservation through compliance with the European Union s Restriction of Hazardous Substances RoHS directive and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE directive Environmental protection is a top priority for ADLINK We have enforced measures to ensure that our products manufacturing processes components and raw materials have as little impact on the environment as possible When products are at their end of life our customers are encouraged to dispose of them in accordance with the product disposal and or recovery programs prescribed by their nation or company Trademarks AMIBIOS 8 is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc COM Express and PICMG are registered trademarks of the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group Product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective companies Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A Conventions Take note of the following conventions used throughout this manual to make sure that users perform certain tasks and instructions properly v Additional information aids and tips that help users perform tasks NOTE Information to pr
53. ic navigation for the AMIBIOS8 BIOS setup utility 8 1 Starting the BI OS To enter the setup screen follow these steps 1 Power on the motherboard 2 Press the lt Delete gt key on your keyboard when you see the following text prompt lt Press DEL or Delete to run Setup 3 After you press the Delete key the main BIOS setup menu displays You can access the other setup screens from the main BIOS setup menu such as Chipset and Power menus American Megatrends L x www ami com AMIBIOS C 2002 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Date 10 08 07 12 39 39 Ver 08 00 04 Intel R Celeron R M Processor Press DEL to run Setup Checking NURAM USB Deuice s 2 Keyboards 2 Mice 1 Hub 1 Storage Device 1024MB OK fiuto Detecting Pri Master IDE Hard Disk fiutn Detecting Pri Slave ATAPT CDROM Pri Master 3 20 ST36410A 907 y In most cases the lt Delete gt key is used to invoke the setup screen There are several cases that use other keys such as lt F1 gt lt F2 gt and so on NOTE ADLINK FA TECHNOLOGY INC 8 1 1 Main Setup Menu The main BIOS setup menu is the first screen that you can navigate Each main BIOS setup menu option is described in this user s guide The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed options cannot be configured Blue options can be The right frame display
54. ion 00h 00h 00h N A Intel 945 GME GMCH Host Hub Interface Bridge 00h 02h 00h Internal Intel Integrated Graphics Device 00h 02h 01h Internal Intel Integrated Graphics Device Function 1 00h 1Bh 00h Internal High Definition Audio controller 00h 1Ch 00h Internal Intel ICH Express Root port 00h 1Dh 00h Internal Intel USB UHCI Controller 1 00h 1Dh 01h Internal Intel USB UHCI Controller 2 00h 1Dh 07h Internal Intel USB EHCI Controller 00h 1Eh 00h N A Intel Hub Interface to PCI Bridge 00h 1Fh 00h N A Intel LPC Interface Bridge 00h 1Fh 01h Internal Intel IDE Controller 00h 1Fh 02h Internal Intel SATA controller 00h 1Fh 03h Internal Intel SMBus Controller 02h 00h 00h onboard Onboard LAN controller 03h 04h 00h PIRQA PIRQD External PCI Slot 1 03h 05h 00h PIRQA PIRQD External PCI Slot 2 03h 06h 00h PIRQA PIRQD External PCI Slot 3 03h 07h 00h PIRQA PIRQD External PCI Slot 4 Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A 16 PCI Interrupt Routing Map PIRQ INT VGA UHCI1 UHCI2 EHCI SATA SMbus Audio PCI PCI PCI PCI LAN Slot1 Slot2 Slot3 Slot4 A INTA X X INTA INTD INTC INTB B INTB NTB INTA INTD INTC X C INTC NTC INTB INTA INTD D INTD X X X INTD INTC NIR INTA E F G H X X LI SMBus Slave Device Address Address hex Device Function D2 Clock Generator A0 DIMMA DDR2 socket 5C LM87 Hardware Monitor Express AT User s Manual ADLINK TECHNOLOGY INC 8 BIOS Setup Utility The following chapter describes bas
55. is value to allow the serial port to use 2E8 as its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request address of Serial Port2 The settings of Serial Port2 are the same as Serial Port1 However the setting used by Serial Port1 will not be available for Serial Port2 For example if Serial Port1 uses 3F8 IRQ4 the option the 3F8 IRQ4 will not appear in the options of Serial Port2 Parallel Port Address This option lets to configure the SuperlO s parallel port address Express AT User s Manual ADLINK TECHNOLOGY INC Ae Parallel Port Mode This option specifies the parallel port mode Option Description Normal Set this value to allow the standard parallel port mode to be used EPP The parallel port can be used with devices that adhere to the Enhanced Parallel Port EPP specification EPP uses the existing parallel port signals to provide asymmetric bidirectional data transfer driven by the host device ECP The parallel port can be used with devices that adhere to the Extended Capabilities Port ECP specification ECP uses the DMA protocol to achieve data transfer rates up to 2 5 Megabits per second ECP provides symmetric Bidirectional communication EPP ECP Allows the parallel port to support both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously Parallel Port IRG This option specifies the IRQ used by the parallel port Option Descri
56. latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus Allocate IRG to PCI VGA When set to Yes the BIOS will assign an IRQ for a PCI VGA card IRG Set this value to allow the IRQ settings to be modified Available This setting allows the specified IRQ to be used by a PCI PnP device Reserved This setting allows the specified IRQ to be used by a legacy ISA device Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC ADLINK FA 8 3 9 Remote Access Configuration Remote Access Configuration Remote access configuration provides the settings to allow remote access by another computer to get POST messages and send commands through serial port access This screen will not be visible if the module is used on a carrier w o a SuperlO chip due to lack of serial port support BIOS SETUP UTILITY Remote Access Enabled Remote Access Select this option to Enable or Disable the BIOS remote access feature here e Enabled Remote Access requires a dedicated serial port connection Once both serial v ports are configured to disabled you should set this value to Disabled or it may cause NOTE abnormal boot Serial Port Number Select the serial port you want to use for the remote access interface You can set the value for this option to either COM1 or COM2 Device Configuration gt SuperlO Configuration you must Save Changes and Exit reboot the system and enter the setup menu again in order to see those changes reflected in the availa
57. mally if this option is not enabled any attached USB mouse or keyboard will 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 keyboard can control the system even when there are no USB drivers loaded on the system Set this value to enable or disable the Legacy USB Support see below Option Description Disabled Set this value to prevent the use of any USB device in DOS or during system boot Enabled Set this value to allow the use of USB devices during boot and while using DOS Auto This option auto detects USB Keyboards or Mice and if found allows them to be utilized during boot and while using DOS USB Beep Message Allows you to Enable Disable the beep during USB device enumeration BIOS EHCI hand off This option provides a work around for OSes without ECHI hand off support The EHCI ownership change should be claimed by the EHCI driver USB Mass Storage Device Configuration This is a submenu for configuring the USB Mass Storage Class Devices when BIOS finds they are in use on the USB ports Emulation Type can be set according to the type of attached USB mass storage device s If set to Auto USB devices less than 530MB will be emulated as Floppy and those greater than 530MB will remain as hard drive The Forced FDD option can be used to force a hard disk type drive such as a Zip drive to boot as FDD BIOS SETUP U
58. mory read write test error Motherboard timer not operational Processor error 8042 Gate A20 test error cannot switch to protected mode General exception error processor exception interrupt error Display memory error system video adapter AMIBIOS ROM checksum error CMOS shutdown register read write error Cache memory test failed ojl CO N OD ao A w po alo Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A 99 Troubleshooting POST BIOS Beep Codes 1 20r3 Reseat the memory or replace with known good modules 4 7 9 11 Fatal error indicating a serious problem with the system Consult your system manufacturer Before declaring the motherboard beyond all hope eliminate the possibility of interference by a malfunctioning add in card Remove all expansion cards except the video adapter If beep codes are generated when all other expansion cards are absent consult your system manufacturer s technical support If beep codes are not generated when all other expansion cards are absent one of the add in cards is causing the malfunction Insert the cards back into the system one at a time until the problem happens again This will reveal the malfunctioning card 8 If the system video adapter is an add in card replace or reseat the video adapter If the video adapter is an integrated part of the system board the board may be faulty Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC amp ADLINK A Im
59. mware that is called by the system BIOS For example an adapter card that controls a boot device might contain firmware that is used to connect the device to the system once the AddOn ROM is loaded Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC amp ADLINK A Bootup Num Lock Set this value to allow the Number Lock setting to be modified during boot up Off This option does not enable the keyboard Number Lock automatically To use the 10 keys on the keyboard press the Number Lock key located on the upper left hand corner of the 10 key pad The Number Lock LED on the keyboard will light up when the Number Lock is engaged On Set this value to allow the Number Lock on the keyboard to be enabled automatically when the computer system is boot up This allows the immediate use of 10 keys numeric keypad located on the right side of the keyboard To confirm this the Number Lock LED light on the keyboard will be lit PS 2 Mouse Support Allows you to Enable Disable PS 2 mouse support Wait for F1 If Error If this option is set to Disabled AMIBIOS does not wait for you to press the F1 key after an error message Hit DEL Message Display When set to Enabled the system displays the message Press DEL to run Setup during POST Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function When enabled this BIOS feature allows the AddOn ROM of these host adaptors to capture Interrupt
60. n the key legend by default To set the Fail Safe settings of the BIOS press the F8 key on your Note keyboard It is located on the upper row of a standard 101 keyboard The Fail Safe settings allow the motherboard to boot up with the least amount of options set This can lessen the probability of conflicting settings Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A HotKey Description FL The F1 gt key allows you to display the General Help screen Press the lt F1 gt key to open the General Help screen General Help Select Screen Select Item Change Screen Go to Sub Screen Next Page Previous Page Go to Top of the Screen Go to Bottom of Screen Change Colors Discard Changes Load Failsafe Defaults Load Optimal Defaults Save and Exit Exit F10 The F10 gt key allows you to save any changes you have made and exit Setup Press the lt F10 gt key to save your changes The following screen will appear Save configuration changes and exit now Ok Cancel Press the Enter key to save the configuration and exit You can also use the Arrow key to select Cancel and then press the lt Ent er gt key to abort this function and return to the previous screen ESC The lt Esc gt key allows you to discard any changes you have made and exit the Setup Press the Esc key to exit the setup without saving your changes The following screen will appear Discard changes and exit setup
61. ont d Row B Pin B56 PU PD Comment not supported PU 10k 3 3Vsb Optional DP Optional DP Signal PCIE4 RX GPO2 PCIE3_RX PCIE3_RX PCIE2_RX Description Cl Express 4 Receive eneral Purpose Output 2 Type EE B B58 Cl Express 3 Recieve occupied by LAN CI Express 3 Receive occupied by LAN Ground PCI Express 2 Receive PCI Express 2 Receive General Purpose Output 3 Cl Express 1 Receive LD EDEN CI Express 1 Receive I DP MEA MEA z 1 5 5 B5 B60 B61 B62 B63 B64 PU 10k 3 3Vsb S 8 ronn B69 PCIEO RX B70 GND B71 LVDS_BO LVDS B0 LVDS B1 LVDS B1 B75 LVDS B2 z CIE_WAKEI AKE1 CI Express 0 Receive CI Express 0 Receive Ground PWR LVDS BPO LVDS Channel B Data0 O DP LVDS_BNO LVDS Channel B Data0 o op LVDS BP1 LVDS Channel B Data o pp LVDS_BN1 LVDS Channel B Datat O DP LVDS BP2 LVDS Channel B Data2 O DP amp 6 vos ge vos BN2 LVDS Channel B Data O DP B77 LVDS B3 JLVDS BP3 LVDS Channel BData3 O DP not supported no 24 bit B78 LVDS B3 Jupe BN3 LVDS Channel B Datas O DP not supported no 24 bit PD 100k 33V Desi LVDS Boke LVDS CLKBP lvDSChameB O BP 882 LVDS B CK LVDS CLKBM LVDSChamelB________ O DP B83 LVDS BKLT CTRL Backlight Brightness a5 veo Sv pe
62. ot supported Do 4 8 5 satas nx SATAS RX SATAS Receive Daas Nc rot supported 826 SATAS RX SATA3 RX SATA 3 Receive Data NC not supported int PU 20k in ICH7 int PU 20k in ICH7 int PU 20k in ICH7 int PU 20k in ICH7 int PU 20k in ICH7 int PU 20k in ICH7 PU 10K 3 3Vsb PU 2k2 3 3V B28 AC_SDIN2 AC_SDATAIN2 PD 20k in ICH7 PD 20k in ICH7 PD 20K In ICH PU 10k 3 3Vsb PU 10k 3 3Vsb 120 CK I2CLK GC DAT I2DAT THRM PM THRM CON Over Temperature USB PN7 USB Data Port7 PD 15k in ICH7 837 USB7 USB PP7 USBDatatPorr WO DP int PD 15k in ICH7 USB PN5 USB Data Port5 I O DP int PD t5kinICH7 VO DP LU int PD 15k in ICH7 Ba GND Ground PwrR gt B42 USB3 USB_PN3 USB Data Port3 VO DP PD 15k in ICH7 USB_PN1 USB Data Port1 O DP int PD 15k in ICH7 B46 ep JUSB_PP1 USBData Portt WO DP int PD 15k in ICH7 B47 i B48 B49 PCI RST PCI Bus Reset B51 GND Ground PWR B53 PCIES_RX __ PCIExpress5 Receive NC TI notsupported B55 PCIE4 RX jPClExpess4Receve I DP TI not supported Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A Signal Descriptions c
63. p 1080i 1080p modes supported without Macrovision Express AT User s Manual 23 24 25 26 2 2 8 TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A Audio gt Chipset Integrated in Intel I O Controller Hub 7 Mobile ICH7M b Audio Codec AC97 or HDA type on carrier LAN Chipset PCle x1 type Realtek RTL8111C Interface 10 100 1000 Mbps Multi UO IDE PATA Single channel IDE with UDMA 100 support SATA Two ports SATA150 USB Supports up to eight ports USB v 2 0 Solid State Storage gt IDE based SSD Optional 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB or 4 GB TPM Trusted Platform Module gt Chipset Infineon SLB9635TT1 2 Type TPM 1 2 Superl O Connected to LPC bus on carrier if needed Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC AN DLINI A 29 Power Specifications gt Input Power AT mode 12 V and ATX mode 12 V and 5 V Power Management ACPI 3 0 compliant with battery support All power testing was done on power supply wiring leading to the Express carrier board Although all voltages were measured only 12 V and 5 VSB are relevant because they are the only ones used by the Express module The Idle power level was measured under Windows XP with no applications running logon screen CPU Stress was measured using Kpower and Total System Stress was measured under burn in conditions Intel Atom N270 1 6 GHz Power State 12V uu n Power Consumption DOS idle 0 94A N S 11 3W Windows
64. pinouts on AB and CD connector of the Express AT comply with pin out and signal descriptions used in the original PICMG COM 0 R1 0 COM Express Module Base Specification This document contains a pinouts signal descriptions and mechanical characteristics of the COM Express Express form factor An additional document called PICMG COM Express Carrier Design Guide is a detailed 160 pages design reference for custom carrier board designs and is available free of charge In addtion ADLINK provides baseboard schematics and mechanical design files of our evalation board called Express BASE to end users to get them started with carrier board design AB Connector CD Connector 1 Gigabit Ethernet port 4 ZO Parallel ATA IDE port LPC interface 4 Serial ATA channels High Definition Audio 8 USB 2 0 ports 5 PCI Express Lanes x1 alternate definition assigns this to 2 additional Gigabit Ethernet ports 32 bit PCI v2 3 bus alternate definition assigns this to 10 additional PCI Express x1 lanes PCI Express x16 for Graphics these pins can also be assigned to two SDVO extensions multiplexed SMB and DC bus Power Thermal control Dual 24 bit LVDS channels Sm Analog VGA TV out ports SDTV HDTV 8 GPIO pins 12V primary power input 5V standby and 3V RTC 12V primary power input COM Express Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC amp ADLINK A 52 Pin Definitions
65. portant Safety nstructions For user safety please read and follow all instructions warnings cautions and notes marked in this manual and on the associated equipment before handling operating the equipment Read these safety instructions carefully gt Keep this user s manual for future reference Read the specifications section of this manual for detailed information on the operating environment of this equipment When installing mounting or uninstalling removing equipment Turn off power and unplug any power cords cables To avoid electrical shock and or damage to equipment Keep equipment away from water or liquid sources Keep equipment away from high heat or high humidity Keep equipment properly ventilated do not block or cover ventilation openings Make sure to use recommended voltage and power source settings Always install and operate equipment near an easily accessible electrical socket outlet Secure the power cord do not place any object on over the power cord Only install attach and operate equipment on stable surfaces and or recommended mountings and fthe equipment will not be used for long periods of time turn off and unplug the equipment from its power source Never attempt to fix the equipment Equipment should only be serviced by qualified personnel gt ALithium type battery may be provided for uninterrupted backup or emergency power Risk of explosion if battery
66. ption IRQ5 Set this value to allow the serial port to use Interrupt 5 IRQ7 Set this value to allow the serial port to use Interrupt 7 The majority of parallel ports on computer systems use IRQ7 and I O Port 378H as the standard setting Hardware Health Configuration The hardware health on SuperlO only supports FAN speed monitoring BIOS SETUP UTILITY H U Health Function Enabled TECHNOLOGY INC ADLINK FA 8 36 USB Configuration USB Configuration Settings You can use this screen to specify options for the USB configuration Settings Use the up and down lt Arrow gt keys to select an item Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to change the value of the selected option The settings are described on the following pages The screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Functions 8 USB Portsl USB Function Set this value to allow the system to Disable Enable and select a set number of onboard USB ports USB 2 0 Controller Depends on the setting of USB Function If USB Function is set to Disabled this option will have no effect Enabled will open USB 2 0 functionality to all USB ports USB 2 0 Controller Mode The USB 2 0 Controller Mode configures the data rate of the USB port The options are FullSpeed 12 Mbps and HiSpeed 480 Mbps Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC ADLINK FA Legacy USB Support Legacy USB Support refers to USB mouse and keyboard support Nor
67. re described on the following pages The screen is shown below Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration fillous BIOS to skip w certain tests while booting This will Quiet Boot Disabled decrease the time AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS needed to boot the Bootup Num Lock 0n system PS 2 Mouse Support Auto Wait For F1 If Error Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Guick Boot Disabled Set this value to allow the BIOS to perform all POST tests Enabled Set this value to allow the BIOS to skip certain POST tests to boot faster Guiet Boot Disabled Set this value to allow the computer system to display the POST messages Enabled Set this value to allow the computer system to display the OEM logo AddOn ROM Display Mode This BIOS feature controls the display of ROM messages from the BIOS of add on devices like the graphics card or the SATA controller during the boot sequence When set to Force BIOS AddOn ROM messages will be forced to display during the boot sequence When set to Keep Current AddOn ROM messages will only be displayed if the third party manufacturer had set the add on device to do so An AddOn ROM typically consists of fir
68. ry is available The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the bootblock initialization portion of the BIOS Checkpoints may change due to vendor requirements system chipset or option ROMs Checkpoints may differ between different platforms based on system configuration Nore from add in PCI devices Checkpoint Description Before DO If boot block debugger is enabled CPU cache as RAM functionality is enabled at this point Stack will be enabled from this point DO Early Boot Strap Processor BSP initialization like microcode update frequency and other CPU critical initialization Early chipset initialization is done D1 Early super I O initialization is done including RTC and keyboard controller Serial port is enabled at this point if needed for debugging NMI is disabled Perform keyboard controller BAT test Save power on CPUID value in scratch CMOS Go to flat mode with 4GB limit and GA20 enabled D2 Verify the boot block checksum System will hang here if checksum is bad D3 Disable CACHE before memory detection Execute full memory sizing module If memory sizing module not executed start memory refresh and do memory sizing in Boot block code Do additional chipset initialization Re enable CACHE Verify that flat mode is enabled Test base 512KB memory Adjust policies and cache first 8MB Set stack Bootblock code is copied from ROM to lower system memory and control is given to it BIOS now exe
69. s the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it BIOS SETUP UTILITY System Time Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC amp ADLINK A 8 1 2 Navigation The BIOS setup utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process These keys include lt F1 gt lt F10 gt lt Enter gt lt ESC gt Arrow gt keys and so on BIOS Setup Utility Left and Right Keys y to Select a Setup Screen Screens Screen 1 Screen 2 Sereen3 Screen 4 Screen 5 Tab Key to Select Fields y EI There is a hot key legend located in the right frame on most setup screens NOTE Hot Key Description gt lt Left Right The Left and Right lt Arrow gt keys allow you to select a setup screen For example Main screen Advanced screen Chipset screen and so on N Up Down The Up and Down Arrow keys allow you to select a setup item or sub screen Plus Minus The Plus and Minus lt Arrow gt keys allow you to change the field value of a particular setup item For example Date and Time Tab The lt Tab gt key allows you to select setup fields 1 The F8 gt key on your keyboard is the Fail Safe key It is not displayed o
70. s to select an item Use the lt gt and gt keys to change the value of the selected option The settings are described on the following pages The screen is shown below The visibility of this SuperlO configuration screen depends on the presence of an onboard SuperlO Winbond W83627HF If the Express AT is used on carrier w o a SIO chip the legacy free mode will take effect BIOS SETUP UTILITY 1 44 MB 3 Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC amp ADLINK A Floppy A Use this field to specify options for the Floppy Configuration Settings Options Disabled 360 KB 5 1 2 MB 5 Y 720 KB 3 52 1 44 MB 3 12 2 88 MB 3 OnBoard Floppy Controller This option enables disables the Super IO s floppy controller Serial Port1 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 1 Option Description Disabled Set this value to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable 3F8 IRO4 Set this value to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address 3E8 IRQ4 Set this value to allow the serial port to use 3E8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address 2F8 IRQ3 Set this value to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address 2E8 IRQ3 Set th
71. ser EE B85 VCC 5V SBY 5VStandby PWR B86 VCC o SBY sVStandy CT PWR 357 vcc sv sey SVStamby emj se Sa e vc PU 1k 3 3Vsb PU 10k 3 3Vsb z B6 B6 B6 B6 U GND PWR f o E B97 TV DAC A Composite CVBS PD 150R Pem VcC fV Powrigv wR vcc mv JPowerizv CT WRT wee Power e vco tev_ Powetzav________________ Pwr B105 vec 12V Power 12V PWR B106 VCC 12V Power 12V PWR B107 VCC 12V Power 12V PWR B108 VCC 12V Power 12V PWR B109 VCC 12V Power 12V PWR Bio op Ground 1 2 PWR Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINK A Signal Descriptions cont d Row C Signal Description Type PU PD ct GND PWR CS IDE D6 Joe Data Bus C4 on IDEDataBus C6 IDE D8 IDE Data Bus PU 4K7 3 3V I O read line to IDE device C16 PCI GNT24 PCI Bus Grant 2 int PU 20k in ICH7 PU 8K2 3 3V int PU 20k in ICH7 PCI GNTO PCI Bus Grant 0 int PU 20k in ICH7 PU 8K2 3 3V C29 PCI AD10 PCI Adress amp Data Bus line C43 PCI AD23 PCI Adress amp Data Bus line PU 8K2 3 3V PU 8K2 3 3V C52 PEG RXO PCle 0 Recieve SDVO TV clock l DP PEG RXo PCleO Recieve SDVO TV clock i DP
72. timer that can be used to automatically detect software execution problems or system hangs and reset the board if necessary The Watchdog timer consists of a counter that counts down from an initial value to zero When the system is operating normally the software that sets the intial value periodically resets the counter so that the it never reaches zero If the counter reaches zero before the software resets it the system is presumed to be malfunctioning and a reset signal is asserted The AIDI Library Watchdog functions support Watchdog control of the board If the Watchdog begins countdown and reaches zero it will access the CPU s RESET signal to reset the system This application must call another function named AidiWDogTrigger that triggers the Watchdog to restart to prevent system reset AIDI Demo Program Watchdog Tab IF AIDI DEMO Program Board Info StorageArea 12C Buses HW Monitor GPIO WatchDog WatchDog Info The AIDI Demo Program allows retrieval of the current Watchdog status and updating of the Watchdog settings onm pe button to manually reset the counter and prevent the system from resetting uus CUR NIU NONE e Ke ae Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC A ADLINIC FA 62 GPIO GPIO library support is limited to GPIO signals that originate from the Computer on Module and extended to the carrier board COM Express modules support 4 GPO and 4 GPI signals Some of ADLINK s COM
73. u can use the sub menu to change the supervisor password Change User Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to change the user password Clear User Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to clear the user password Change Supervisor Password Select Change Supervisor Password from the Security Setup menu and press lt Enter gt Enter New Password Type the password and press lt Enter gt The screen does not display the characters entered Retype the password as prompted and press lt Enter gt If the password confirmation is incorrect an error message appears The password is stored in NVRAM after setup completes Express AT User s Manual TECHNOLOGY INC amp ADLINK A 8 6 3 8 6 4 Change User Password Select Change User Password from the Security Setup menu and press lt Enter gt Enter New Password Type the password and press lt Enter gt The screen does not display the characters entered Retype the password as prompted and press lt Enter gt If the password confirmation is incorrect an error message appears The password is stored in NVRAM after setup completes Clear User Password Select Clear User Password from the Security Setup menu and press lt Enter gt Clear New Password Ok Cancel Type the password and press lt Enter gt The screen do
74. uire a full set of graphics features The module comes with integrated support for high resolution CRT single dual channel LVDS and TV out SDTV and HDTV In addition to the onboard integrated graphics the chipset s SDVO bus can be used to connect to DVI TMDS or additional LVDS device controllers by extension to a custom designed carrier Primary focus for applications areas are Medical Diagnostics and Medical Imaging Gaming Industrial Automation Test and Measurement Video Preprocessing and Industrial Control The Express AT supports up to 2 GB of DDR2 667MHz memory on a single SODIMM socket The Mobile Intel 945GSE Express Chipset integrates an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 that provides CRT single dual channel LVDS and TV out SDTV and HDTV In addition to the onboard integrated graphics the SDVO bus can connect to DVI TMDS or TV out device controllers The board also allows connection of up to three additional PCI Express x1 devices on the Intel I O Controller Hub 7 M ICH7 M Southbridge The module comes with a single onboard Gigabit Ethernet port and two SATA ports It has legacy support for a single parallel IDE channel 32 bit PCI and LPC The Express AT comes equipped with AMIBIOSG8 supporting embedded features such as Remote Console CMOS backup CPU and System Monitoring and a Dual Watchdog Timer for NMI or RESET une The Express AT is a RoHS compliant and leadfree product Pong Sa Express AT User s Manual
75. vector table 06 Do R W test to CH 2 count reg Initialize CH 0 as system timer Install the POSTINT1Ch handler Enable IRQ 0 in PIC for system timer interrupt Traps INT1Ch vector to POSTINT1ChHandlerBlock 07 Fixes CPU POST interface calling pointer Initializes the CPU The BAT test is being done on KBC Program the keyboard controller command byte is being done after Auto detection of KB MS using AMI KB 5 CO Early CPU Init Start Disable Cache Init Local APIC C1 Set up boot strap processor Information C2 Set up boot strap processor for POST C5 Enumerate and set up application processors C6 Re enable cache for boot strap processor C7 Early CPU Init Exit 0A Initializes the 8042 compatible Key Board Controller 0B Detects the presence of PS 2 mouse 0c Detects the presence of Keyboard in KBC port 0E Testing and initialization of different Input Devices Also update the Kernel Variables Traps the INTO9h vector so that the POST INTO9h handler gets control for IRQ1 Uncompress all available language BIOS logo and Silent logo modules 13 Early POST initialization of chipset registers 20 Relocate System Management Interrupt vector for all CPU in the system 24 Uncompress and initialize any platform specific BIOS modules GPNV is initialized at this checkpoint Initializes different devices through DIM See DIM Code Checkpoints section of document for more information Initializes different devices Detects and initializes th
76. xit v02 61 OCopuright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Max CPUID Value Limit When the computer is boots the operating system executes its CPUID instruction to identify the processor and its capabilities Before it can do so it must first query the processor to find out the highest input value the CPUID recognizes This determines the kind of basic information CPUID can provide the operating system This option allows you to circumvent problems with older operating systems When Enabled the processor will limit the maximum CPUID input value to 03h when queried even if the processor supports a higher CPUID input value When Disabled the processor will return the actual maximum CPUID input value of the processor when queried Express AT User s Manual A ADLINK A TECHNOLOGY INC Execute Disable Bit Capability This is an Intel hardware based security feature that can help reduce system exposure to viruses and malicious code It allows the processor to classify areas in memory where application code can or cannot execute When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer the processor disables its code execution preventing damage and worm propagation To use Execute Disable Bit you must have a PC or server with a processor with Execute Disable Bit capability and a supporting operating system Hyper Threading Technology This item allows you to Enable Disable Hyper Threading Technology Intel SpeedStep t

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