AR-B1831 - Acrosser
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1. Guide Award BIOS Setup 4 1 Introduction This chapter discusses the Setup program built into the BIOS The Setup program allows users to configure the system This configuration is then stored in battery backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information while the power is off 4 2 Starting Setup The BIOS is immediately active when you turn on the computer While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 By pressing lt Del gt immediately after switching the system on or 2 By pressing the lt Del gt key when the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test Press DEL to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the RESET button on the system case You may also restart by simultaneously pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Delete gt keys If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE DEL TO ENTER SETUP AR B1831 21 AR B1831 User s Guide 4 3 Using Setup In general you can use the arrow keys to highlight items press lt Enter gt to select use the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries press lt F1 gt for help and press lt Esc gt to quit The following table pro2. 3 Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu of detailed options IDE Options are in its sub Press lt Enter gt to enter AR B1831 AR B1831 User s Guide Secondary Master menu described in Table 3 the sub menu of detailed options IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub menu described in Table 3 Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu of detailed options Drive A amp Drive B None Select what kind of floppy 360K 5 25 in type you install 1 2M 5 25 in 1 720K 3 5 in 1 44K 3 5in 2 88K 3 5 in Video EGA VGA Select what type of CGA 40 Display you use CGA 80 Mono Halt On All Errors Select the situation in No Errors which you want the BIOS All but Keyboard All but Diskette All but Disk Key to stop the POST process and notify you Base Memory N A Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Extended Memory N A Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory N A Displays the total memory available in the system IDE Adapters Table 1 Main Menu Selections The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive Use a separate sub menu to configure each hard disk drive Figure 2 shows the IDE primary master sub menu IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter AR B1831 AR B1831 User s Guide IDE Primary Master Auto Access Mode Auto CapacityOMB Cylin
3. 6 Boot menu First Second Third Other Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items The Choice VVVVVVVV VV USB ZIP USB CDROM On Board LAN Disabled AR B1831 AR B1831 User s Guide AR B1831 User s Guide 4 10 Exit Selecting Save amp Exit Setup Save amp Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Exit Without Saving Load Fail Save Default Figure 8 Exit menu VVVV Save amp Exit Setup Pressing lt Enter gt on this item asks for confirmation Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Pressing Y stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off The next time you boot your computer the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS After saving the values the system is restarted again Load Optimized Defaults AR B1831 33 AR B1831 User s Guide Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance the factory has the right to change these defaults to meet their needs When you press lt Enter gt on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory se
4. AR B1831 User s Guide AR B1831 Pentium M inside EPIC form factor On Board VGA LVDS with DDR SO DIMM built in Two LAN CF Type ll Edition 1 0 Book Number AR B1831 05 11 29 AR B1831 User s Guide Copyright 2005 All Rights Reserved Manual first edition Nov 22 2005 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 the use or inability to use the product or documentation even if advised of the possibility of such damages 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 Trademarks AR B1831 is registered trademarks X Fire Acrosser IBM PC is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Technologies Inc Award is registered trademarks of Award Software International Inc Other product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective companies Al AR B1831 AR B1831 User s Guide Contents ONO IIS o
5. BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST Enabled Enable quick POST Disabled Normal POST AR B1831 26 AR B1831 User s Guide Full Screen LOGO Show This item allows you to enable or disable show full screen LOGO The Choice Enabled Disabled USB Keyboard Support This item allows you to enable or disable USB keyboard support The Choice Enabled Disabled PS 2 Mouse Function Disabled prevents any installed PS 2 mouse from functioning but frees up IRQ12 Enabled allows the operating system to determine whether to enable or disable the mouse Choice Enabled Disabled Init Display First This item allows you to choose which Display to be first detected The Choice PCI Slot On Board AGP Intel VGA Share Memory This item allows you to Choose the Frame Buffer size for Display The Choice 1MB 4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB Boot Display This item allows you to choose display interface The Choice Vbios default CRT EFP TV CRT EFP CRT TV Panel Type This item allows you to choose display panel type and resolution The Choice 640x480 800x600 1024x768 ACPI Function This item allows you to enable or disable Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI function The Choice Enabled Disabled ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to Choose Suspend Type for ACPI function The Choice S1 Pos S3 STR S1 amp S3 Power Supply Type AR B1831 27 AR B1831 User s Guide This item allows
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7. address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports The choice 3F8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Disabled Auto UART Mode Select Select the Function Mode for UART The choice IrDA ASKIR Normal AR B1831 29 AR B1831 User s Guide Onboard Serial Port 3 Port 4 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports The choice 3F8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Disabled Auto Onboard Parallel Port Select 3BC IRQ7 to enable On Board Parallel Port as first Parallel Interface The choice Disable 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have USB peripherals The Choice Enabled Disabled USB 2 0 Coniroller This Entry is for disable enable EHCI controller only The Bios itself may may not have high speed USB support If the Bios has high speed USB support built in the support will be automatically turn on when high speed device were attached The Choice Enabled Disabled AC97 AUDIO The Choice Auto Disabled AR B1831 30 AR B1831 User s Guide 4 8 PC Health Shutdown Temperature Figure 5 H W Monitor menu Shutdown Temperature This item allows the system to reset when temperature reach the trigger level The Choice Disabled 60 C 140 F 65 C 149 F 70 C 158 F 75 C 167 F AR B1831 31 4 9 Boot First Boot Device Figure
8. ction e MS_KB1 Keyboard Mouse PS2 Port DESCRIPTION KB_DAT 3 4 USB Port Connector USB1 4 The AR B1831 provides six USB port four pin header two connectors e USB1 USB Connector E DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTIO N VC 2 E 6 USB3 4_1 8 GND 9 USB_GND e USB2 3 USB Connector Pin header PIN DESCRIPTION PIN VCC 2 USB3 4_0 USB3 4_1 6 USB3 4_1 e GND_ 9 USB_GND AR B1831 15 AR B1831 User s Guide 3 5 Fan Connector FAN1 The AR B1831 provides one connectors for CPU cooling fan they can be controlled by Super I O Chip e FAN1 Fan Connector for CPU 1 II GND Ef i PWM Signal 3 6 LAN RJ45 Connector LAN1 2 AR B1831 is equipped with built in 10 100Mbps or 1000Mbps Option Ethernet Controller You can connect it to your LAN through RJ45 LAN connector The pin assignments are as following 3 7 Compact Flash Storage Card Socket CF1 The AR B1831 configures Compact Flash Storage Card in IDE Mode This type II Socket is compatible with IBM Micro Drive e LAN1 2 LAN RJ45 Connector eCF1 Compact Flash Storage Card Socket pin assignment AR B1831 16 AR B1831 User s Guide CARD DETECT De 30 D14 A1 PULL HIGH Do JA 4 DOG O n 2 B el se DWD k 44 Note If IDE2 amp CFD1 both in used CFD1 must be as Master amp IDE2 is as Slave AR B1831 17 AR B1831 U
9. derO Head0 PrecompO Landing Zone0 Sector Figure 2 IDE Primary Master sub menu Use the legend keys to navigate through this menu and exit to the main menu Use Table 2 to configure the hard disk Item Options De icription IDE HDD Auto detection Press Enter Press Enter to auto detect the HDD on this channel If detection is successful it fills the remaining fields on this menu IDE Primary Master None Auto Manual Selecting manual lets you set the remaining fields on this screen Selects the type of fixed disk User Type will let you select the number of cylinders heads etc Note PRECOMP 65535 means NONE Capacity Auto Display Disk drive capacity your disk drive Approximated Note that size this size is usually slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program Access Mode CHS LBA Choose the access mode for this hard disk AR B1831 AR B1831 User s Guide Large Auto Table 2 Hard disk selections 4 5 Advanced BIOS Features This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation APIC Mode Figure 3 Advanced menu APIC Mode This item allows use Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller feature The Choice Enabled Disabled Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up Power On Self Test POST after you power up the computer If it is set to Enable
10. on B 2 3 RS422 485 3 e CN4 Case Open Power off AR B1831 11 AR B1831 User s Guide e JP5 If Short SERIRQ Connect to PC 104 Pin B1 JP5 Lrgkeczele AR B1831 12 AR B1831 User s Guide 3 Connection This chapter describes how to connect peripherals switches and indicators to the AR B1831 board 3 1 Ultra ATA33 66 100 IDE Disk Drive Connector IDE1 You can attach two IDE Integrated Device Electronics hard disk drives to the AR B1831 IDE controller IDE 1 Secondary IDE Connector 44 Pins PIN NO 1 RESET 2 6 ning _ 8 DATA10 FC 9 DATA4 k AR B1831 13 AR B1831 User s Guide 3 2 Serial Ports COM1 4 The AR B1831 offers two high speeds NS16C550 compatible UARTs with Read Receive 16 byte FIFO serial ports e COM1 RS 232 Serial port PIN DESCRIPTION PIN NDCD 2 oOWwssss O 6 MDSn 8 NETS 9 MAIN e COM2 3 RS 232 Serial port Pin Header PIN DESCRIPTION PIN NDCD 2 DROE 5 NRB el MEIS 9 NSOUT 8 NRI 9 e COM4 RS 232 with RS 422 485 Serial port Pin Header PIN DESCRIPTION P N_ DESCRIPTION _ 2 NDSR NSIN NRTS 6 NCTS AR B1831 14 AR B1831 User s Guide 3 3 Keyboard Mouse Connector MS_KB1 A PS 2 type connector MS_KB1 is for easy connection to a keyboard and PS 2 mouse The board comes with a Y split PS 2 cable for keyboard and mouse conne
11. perature 10 60 C CPU needs Cooler Dimension 115mm W X 165mm L AR B1831 6 AR B1831 User s Guide 1 2 What You Have In addition to this User s Manual the AR B1831 package includes the following items AR B1831 board User Manual Drive CD AR B1831 7 AR B1831 User s Guide 2 Installation This chapter describes how to install the AR B1831 At first the layout of AR B1831 is shown and the unpacking information that you should be careful is described The jumpers and switches setting for the AR B1831 s configuration 2 1 AR B1831 s Layout e Ji AUDIOI TC eoeee DEE LANI DI sooo Top Placement AR B1831 8 AR B1831 User s Guide HN Bottom Placement AR B1831 9 AR B1831 User s Guide 2 2 Power Button Setting e CN9 Power Connector Pin DESCRIPTION 1 e D3 Power LED HDD LED DESCRIPTION GREEN POWER LED YELLOW HDD LED e CN6 Reset Button Connector 1 Reset System 4 AR B1831 10 AR B1831 User s Guide 2 3 CMOS Reset e JP1 CMOS pin header DESCRIPTION 2 3 Clear CMOS 2 4 Jumper description vol Bir e JP2 Select CF Master or Slave mode e CN3 Keyboard Lock Description _i e JP3 COM1 2 Select RI is 12V or signal d Fe t EE e PIN DESCRIPTION PIN NRIA 2 S E BA ES JP4 Descripti
12. r shee 31 CR le 32 4 10 Exit Selecting 200 cece ceeeeeececeeeeeeeaeeeeaaeeeeeeeseaeeeeaaesseneeeeaees 33 AR B1831 4 AR B1831 User s Guide Introduction 1 1 Specifications CPU Supports Intel Pentium M Celeron M CPU Chipset GMCH 855GME and ICH4 82801DB RAM memory DDR SDRAM SO DIMM Socket support to 1GB 333MHz Display Controller Intel 855GME Supports non interlaced CRT monitors Supports LVDS Encoders Ultra DMA 133 IDE Interface One PCI Enhance IDE channel CompactFlash interface Supports CompactFlash Type II socket for Compact Flash Disk or IBM Micro Drive Series ports Four high speed 16C550 compatible UARTs ports COM4 can also support RS 422 485 Parallel Port IEEE 1284 compliant Supports SPP EPP ECP mode USB port Support Six USB 2 0 compatible ports Audio Connector supports Line in Line out MIC in Digital IO Supports eight digital in and eight digital out TTL level I O ports IrDA Supports Serial Infrared SIR or Amplitude Shift Keyed IR ASKIR interface PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Connector Watchdog timer Time setting form 1 to 255 second minute System Reset generate when CPU did not periodically trigger the timer AR B1831 5 AR B1831 User s Guide Intel LAN Controller Two ports IEEE 802 3u Auto Negotiation support for Intel 82551QM 10 100BASE TX or 82541PI 1000BASE TX Optional Connected to your LAN through RJ45 connector Power Consumption 12V 3 5A Operating Tem
13. ser s Guide 3 8 VGA Connector VGA1 The AR B1831 has a built in 15 pin VGA connector accepting the CRT monitor e VGA1 15 pin D Sub Connector DES a T e L RED L GREEN 3 L BLUE 5 eD KAREN MONOPU 5VDDCDA HSYNC VSYNC 5VDDCCL 3 9 AUDIO Connector AUDIO1 e AUDIO1 Audio Pin Header PIN DESCRIPTION PIN UNE OUT R 2 5 LINEINR 6 LINEINL 7 MEN STI GND 9 GD 0 op _ 3 10 DDR SODIMM Socket J1 There are two 200 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM slots to accept 2 5V non_buffered DDR SDRAM The max Memory size is 2GB e J1 DDR SODIMM Socket AR B1831 18 AR B1831 User s Guide 3 11 8 BIT GPIO Connector GPIO1 e GPIO1 8 BIT GPIO Connector i e S TE GP10 2 2 10 5 GP14 6 GP15 HHH 7 GP 16 sb 8 GP7 I 9 9 GND 3 12 Parallel port PRN1 This port is usually connected to a printer The AR B1831 includes an on board parallel port e PRN1 Parallel Port Connector PIN DESCRIPTION PIN STB 14 2 PDO 6 PD 8 D 9 D I p26 x AR B1831 19 AR B1831 User s Guide 3 13 LVDS Connector LVDS1 e LVDS1 LVDS Interface Connector tos Baa LVDS_PWR GND O 2 LVDS CIKBM a LVDS_YBM2 tg vara TEER 9 LVDS VM LVDS_YBPO LVDS_YBMO 3 14 Speak Connector SPK1 e SPK1 Speak out Connector through Amplifier PIN NO DESCRIPTION SPKR SPKL AR B1831 AR B1831 User s
14. ttings for optimal performance system operations Exit Without Saving Pressing lt Enter gt on this item asks for confirmation Quit without saving Y N Y This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change The previous selections remain in effect This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer Load Fail Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for safety system operations When you press lt Enter gt on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory settings for Fail Safe system operations AR B1831 34
15. vides more details about how to navigate in the Setup program using the keyboard Key Move to the previous item Down Move to the next item Arrow Esc Main Menu Quit without saving changes Submenus Exit Current page to the next higher level menu PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes Esc key Exit Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu F1 key General help on Setup navigation keys F5 key Load previous values from CMOS F6 key Load the fail safe defaults from BIOS default table F7 key Load the optimized defaults F10 key Save all the CMOS changes and exit AR B1831 22 4 4 Main Menu AR B1831 User s Guide The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories Each category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to select the value you want in each item Date mm dd yy Figure 1 The Main Menu Main Menu Selections l m 1 Options Description Date MM DD YYYY Set the system date Time HH MM SS Set the system time IDE Options are in its sub Press lt Enter gt to enter Primary Master menu described in Table 3 the sub menu of detailed options IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub menu described in Table
16. you to choose the Type of Power Supply in use The Choice AT ATX PWRON After Power Fail This item allows you to choose the Option of Power Status after Power Fail by ATX Power Supply The Choice Former STS On Off 4 6 PnP PCI Configuration Setup Reset Configuration Data Figure 4 PnP PCI menu Resource controlled by The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices However this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows 95 If you set this field to manual choose specific resources by going into each of the sub menu that follows this field a sub menu is preceded by a gt The choice Auto ESCD Manual IRQ Resources When resources are controlled manually assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt AR B1831 28 AR B1831 User s Guide IRQ3 4 5 7 9 10 1 1 12 14 15 assigned to This item allows you to determine the IRQ assigned to the ISA bus and is not available to any PCI slot Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification PCI ISA PnP for devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture The Choice PCI Device Reserved 4 7 Peripheral Onboard Serial Port 1 Figure 5 Peripheral menu Onboard Serial Port 1 Port 2 Select an
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