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1. NOTE For the list of supported chipsets please refer to the Release Notes CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT This document contains the following sections lt Back Cancel Figure 7 4 Readme Information Step 4 Click Yes The driver is installed on the computer After the installation is complete the installation complete screen shown in Figure 7 5 appears Select the preferred option and click Finish to complete the installation process Page 137 _ IE A300 Motherboard Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility 7 2 2 1006 The Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility is complete You must restart your computer for changes to take effect Would you like to restart your computer now want to restart my computer now No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish Figure 7 5 Restart the Computer 7 3 RealTek Audio Driver Installation To install the RealTek AC 97 Audio driver please follow the steps below Step 1
2. 163 Did Vds icE 164 D 2 1ST MB MEMORY ADDRESS 0 002 00000000000666 164 D 3 IRQ MAPPING TABLE 165 D 4 DMA CHANNEL 55 6 2 2 00000000 saei eres essen nna 165 EXTERNAL AC 97 AUDIO CODEGC 167 n aun 168 E 1 1 Accessing the ACG297 CODEC 168 E 1 2 Driver Installation asnasan 168 _ 2 2 Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options 170 F INDBAX 173 A300 Motherboard Technology Corp List of Figures Figure 1 1 A300 Overview l l u u u u J T 5 Figure 1 2 A300 Solder Side Overview J 6 Figure 2 1 A300 Dimensions 20 4 12 11 Figure 2 2 External Interface Panel Dimensions mm 12 Figure 2 3 Data Flow Block u
3. 109 DMA Channel Available J l u u u u u u u 109 Reserved Memory Size Disabled J J J 110 Quick Boot Enabled 112 Boot From LAN Support Disabled l u u u 112 Page 151 gt Quiet Boot Disabled 113 AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS eee 113 Bootup Num Lock On esee u J J 113 PS 2 Mouse Support Enabled u u u u 114 Wait For If Error Enabled J 114 Hit DEL Message Display Enabled 115 Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled eene 115 Change Supervisor Password J J J J J J 119 Change User Password
4. 222 222 2 24 2 27 Table 4 1 Peripheral Interface Connectors J 31 Table 4 2 Rear Panel u uuu u 32 Table 4 3 Power Connector Pinouts l l u u u 33 Table 4 4 Audio Connector Pinouts 3 pin 34 Table 4 5 CF Card Socket Pinout u u u 36 Table 4 6 System Fan Connector Pinouts J J 37 Table 4 7 Front Panel Connector Pinouts u u u 38 Table 4 8 GPIO Connector Pinouts u u u u 39 Table 4 9 IDE Connector Pinouts u 40 Table 4 10 Inverter Power Connector Pinouts esee 41 Table 4 11 IR Connector Pinouts eese esses u u u u 42 Table 4 12 LED Connector Pinouts eese 43 Table 4 13 Power Button Connector Pinouts esee 44 Table 4 14 RS 422 485 Serial Port Connector 45 Table 4 15 Serial Port Connector Pinouts
5. 00000000000 134 7 3 REALTEK AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION 02 00 0 10 6 138 7 4 INTEL CHIPSET GRAPHICS 8 142 7 5 SATA ALIRAID DRIVER INSTALLATION 0 2 00 0 0 145 7 5 1 Installation Steps During Windows Installation 146 7 5 2 Installation Steps under Existing Windows XP 147 BIOSOPTION S 149 B GPIO CONNECTION 155 B 1 GPIO SETTINGS AND DEFAULT 6 0 00 0 00 6600 156 Seting MERE 156 156 B 2 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE 5 116 157 B 2 1 Initialization Procedure 157 2 2 General Purpose Output Procedure 157 H 2 3 General Purpose Input Procedure 128 WATCHDOG TIMER 159 ADDRESS MAPPING
6. 46 Table 4 16 COMB Serial Port Connector Pinouts 46 Table 4 17 COM6 Serial Port Connector Pinouts 47 Table 4 18 Front Panel Connector Pinouts 48 Table 4 19 TFT LCD LVDS Port Connector 49 Table 4 20 Internal USB Connector Pinouts 8 pin 50 Table 4 21 Internal USB Connector Pinouts 5 pin 51 Table 4 22 DVI I Connector 54 Page xiii gt Table 4 23 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector Pinouts 55 Table 4 24 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector LEDs l 55 Table 4 25 Keyboard Connector Pinouts J J 56 Table 4 26 RS 232 Serial Port COM 1 Pinouts 57 Table 4 27 RS 232 Serial Port COM2 COM3 Pinouts 57 Table 4 28 USB Connector 58 Table 4 29 VGA Connector Pinouts
7. 19 2 74 ELT EE QUI D 19 2 7 2 GbE Ethernef FT 19 2 7 3 PCMCIA SI e D E dM 20 2 9 30 S4 OL COMPONENTS D 20 2 8 1 LPG Bus Overvi M 20 2 6 2 BIOS DU T 20 2 6 3 Sup r 21 283 1 S per VO TOC 390 DAE ES rea anai 21 2 8 3 2 Super I O Enhanced Hardware Monitor 22 2 8 3 3 Super I O Fan Speed Controller Feet 22 2 8 3 4 Super Keyboard Controller 22 2 64 LPC VO 22 2 9 ENVIRONMENTAL AND POWER SPECIFICATIONS 4840 22 2 9 1 System Monitorin 22 2 9 2 Operating Temperature and Temperature 23 2 9 3 Power CONSUMPTION 29 3 24 SL ANTPSTATIC PRECAUTIONS 25 3 2 UNPACKING 25 3 2 1 Unpacking 25 3 3 UNPACKING CHBCRLISE 26 3 3 1 Package Contents ME 26 4 CONNECTOR PINOU ES 28 4 1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS
8. A300 Motherboard E 1 Introduction The motherboard comes with an on board Realtek ALC203 CODEC Realtek ALC203 is a 16 bit full duplex AC 97 Rev 2 3 compatible audio CODECwith a sampling rate of 48KHz E 1 1 Accessing the 97 CODEC The CODEC is accessed through a connector on the A300 motherboard Connect the audio kit to the connector E 1 2 Driver Installation The driver installation has been described in Chapter 7 After rebooting the sound effect configuration utility appears in the Windows Control Panel see Figure E 1 If the peripheral speakers are properly connected sound effects should be heard gdt Yew Favontes Took gt 2 i Folders E jess Dr Control Parel gt amp gt Accesst t y AddHw wwe Add or riw Date and Time Display Folder Options Remov e H 9 Fonts IntekR Internet Keyboard Mouse Network Controllers Extreme Options L 3 Phone and Power Options mae Regional and SCAN Shed Modem Language 9 Sounds Speech System and User Accounts Audo Devices Start Figure E 1 Sound Effect Manager Control Panel E 2 Sound Effect Configuration E 2 1 Accessing the Sound Effects Manager Page 168 1 RIechnology Corp A300 Motherboard To access the Sound Effects Manager please do the following Step 9 Install the audio CODEC driver
9. Xe aed rud p ea uus 29 BT ek TOO LOT 29 4 1 2 Peripheral Interface Connectors 30 4 1 3 External Interface Panel Connectors 32 4 2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS 32 42 ATX Pwer 32 4 22 Audio Connector Papu paa epe MM Mua UE eM MIS 33 4 2 3 Compact Flash SOCIOL accen NOR RN rio DUM RUN Ue 34 Page vi A300 Motherboard 4 24 Fan T 36 4 2 3 Front Panel CORNCCIGOE v 37 420 u as 38 4 2 7 IDE Fr 39 4 2 8 Inverter Power Connector qt xp a MM Ii 40 4 2 9 IrDA Infrared Interface Connector 41 2 10 LED 42 4 2 11 Power Button Connector 43 4 2 12 Serial Port Connector 5 422 485 44 4 2 13 Serial Port Connector RS 232 45 4 2 14 System Panel Connector 47
10. J J J J 97 Advanced ACPI Configuration 98 MPS Configuration 100 USB Configuration 101 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration 103 PCI PnP Configuration l l u u u 106 111 Boot Settings Configuration 112 Boot Device Priority Settings 116 Removable Drives 117 SO CUNY 2 119 CRS CU oc ES 120 NorthBridge Chipset Configuration 121 SouthBridge Chipset Configuration 125 ao DER 127 _ gt A300 Motherboard Glossary 97 ARMD ASKIR ATA BIOS CFIl CMOS CPU Codec COM DAC DDR DIMM DIO DMA EIDE EIST FFIO FIFO FSB IrDA HDD Page xvi Audio Codec 97 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management ATAPI Removable Media Device Shift Keyed Infrared Advanced Technology Attachments Basic Input Output System Compact Flash Type 2 Complementary M
11. A300 Motherboard 5 2 Installation Considerations IN NOTE The following installation notices and installation considerations should be read and understood before the A300 is installed All installation notices pertaining to the installation of the A300 should be strictly adhered to Failing to adhere to these precautions may lead to severe damage of the A300 and injury to the person installing the motherboard 5 2 1 Installation Notices WARNING The installation instructions described in this manual should be carefully followed in order to prevent damage to the A300 A300 components and injury to the user Before and during the installation please DO the following Read the user manual The user manual provides a complete description of the installation instructions and configuration options m Wear an electrostatic discharge cuff ESD Electronic components are easily damaged by ESD Wearing an ESD cuff removes ESD from the body and helps prevent ESD damage m Place the A300 on an antistatic pad O Wheninstalling or configuring the motherboard place it on an antistatic pad This helps to prevent potential ESD damage m Turn all power to the A300 off A300 Motherboard _ RTechnology Corp When working with the A300 make sure that it is disconnected from all power supplies and that no electricity is being fed into the system Before and during the instal
12. gt A300 Motherboard Packing List If any of the components listed in the checklist below are missing please do not proceed with the installation Contact the IEI reseller or vendor you purchased the A300 from or contact an IEI sales representative directly To contact an sales representative please send an email to sales iei com tw The items listed below should all be included in the A300 package 1 x A300 single board computer 1 x IDE flat cable 44p 40p 40p 1 x IDE flat cable 44p 44p 2 x Single port RS 232 cable 1 x RS 232 422 485 cable 1 x Mini jumper pack 1 x Utility CD 1 x QIG quick installation guide Images of the above items are shown in Chapter 3 1 INTRODUCTION 2 OVERVIEW M 3 PE NIB A300 o Teri PRESE 3 11 2 A300 Benefis 4 PTF 77 4 1 2 A300 BOARD OVERVIEW 5 T 2 1 4300 u qu 6 1 2 2 Technical 7 DETAILED SPECIFICATION S 10 P 11 2 2 DIMENSIONS 11 22A Board Dimensions a Ei 11 2 2 2 External Interf
13. _ IE gt A300 Motherboard gt Slop PWM 1 0 PWM 2 PWM Default 4 PWM or 8 PWM 16 PWM 32 PWM 64 PWM 2 Mode Setting Full On The FAN 2 Mode Setting has the following options gt Full On Default If selected there are no additional configurable options gt Automatic If selected the following options will appear with values Mode that can be configured gt Temperature 2 Limit of OFF gt Temperature 2 Limit of Start gt Temperature 2 Limit of Full gt Fan 2 Start PWM gt Slop PWM 1 0 PWM 2 PWM Default 4 PWM or 8 PWM 16 PWM 32 PWM 64 PWM The following system parameters and values are shown The system parameters that are monitored are m System Temperatures The following system temperatures are monitored O Temperature Sensor 1 O System Temperature m Fan Speeds The CPU cooling fan speed is monitored Fani Speed m Voltages The following system voltages are monitored Vcore 43 30Vin O 5 00Vin O 412Vin 6 1 4 ACPI Configuration Page 96 0 RIechnology Corp A300 Motherboard The ACPI Configuration menu BIOS Menu 5 configures the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI and Power Management APM options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Enable Disable support for Operating System gt Advanced ACPI Configuration ENABLE If OS supports ACPI DISABLE If 05
14. _ RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard adapter card is installed in PCI Slot 4 gt PCI Slot 5 PCI Slot 5 is selected as the location of the OffBoard PCI IDE adapter card Only select this slot if the adapter card is installed in PCI Slot 5 gt PCI Slot 6 PCI Slot 6 is selected as the location of the OffBoard PCI IDE adapter card Only select this slot if the adapter card is installed in PCI Slot 6 IRQ Available Use the IRQ address to specify what IRQs can be assigned to a particular peripheral device gt Available DEFAULT The specified IRQ is available to be used by PCI PnP devices gt Reserved The specified IRQ is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices Available IRQ addresses are IRQ3 m IRQ4 m IRQ5 IRQ7 1809 m 18010 IRQ11 m IRQ 14 m IRQ15 DMA Channel Available Page 109 _ IE gt A300 Motherboard Use the DMA Channel option to assign a specific DMA channel to a particular PCI PnP device gt Available DEFAULT The specified DMA is available to be used by PCI PnP devices gt Reserved The specified DMA is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices Available DMA Channels are Channel 0 DMChannel 1 DMChannel 3 DMChannel 5 m DM Channel 6 DM Channel 7 Reserved Memory Size Disabled Use the Reserved Memory Size BIOS option to specify the amount of memory that should be reserved for leg
15. Technology Corp User Manual Rev 1 0 March 2007 Rous gt A300 Motherboard Revision MODEL A300 Intel Pentium M Celeron M Motherboard Revision Number Description Date of Issue 1 0 Initial release March 2007 ___ A300 Motherboard Technology Corp Copyright COPYRIGHT NOTICE 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 IBM PC is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation INTEL is a registered trademark of INTEL Corporation Other product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective owners Page iii _
16. 119 DRAM Frequency Auto u u u u u u 121 Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled 121 Memory Hole Disabled u u u u u u 122 Init Graphic Adapter Priority PCI Int VGA 122 Internal Graphics Mode Select Enable 2 123 Graphics Aperture Size 64MB eren 123 Boot Display Device CRT LEP l u u u u u u 123 Flat Panel 1280x1024 48bits 124 OnBoard AC 97 Audio Auto U J 125 Spread Spectrum Mode Disabled 125 OnBoard LAN1 Enabled J J J nennen 125 OnBoard LAN 2 u 126 Power Management APM Enabled 127 Power Button Mode On OT J u u u u u 127 Restore on AC Power Loss Last State 128 Re
17. 99 5 Revision 1 4 u a 100 USB Configuration II asas amsa 101 USB Devices Enabled l u uu uu uuu u 101 USB Function u u u u 101 Legacy USB Support Enabled l l u u u u 102 USB 2 0 Controller Enabled U u J J 102 USB Mass Storage Reset Delay 20 103 Device 104 Emulation Type Auto u u u u u 104 Pl g amp Play O S No aici III 106 PCI Latency Timer 04 UU IIIa 106 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA 107 Palette Snooping Disabled u u u u u 107 PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled J J J 108 OffBoard Card Auto l U u uuu uuu 108 IRQ Available
18. short 1 3 Pind use 5V Shors s ping use 12v short 7 9 coms Pind use sv Short 9 11 9 use 12V Short 10 12 is 5 422 485 Table 5 4 Port Setting Jumper Settings The COM Port Setting jumper location is shown in Figure 5 10 below A300 Motherboard _ RITechnology Corp Figure 5 10 COM Port Setting Jumper Location 5 5 4 LCD Voltage Selection WARNING Permanent damage to the screen and A300 may occur if the wrong voltage is selected with this jumper Please refer to the user guide that came with the monitor to select the correct voltage Jumper Label JP5 Jumper Type 3 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 5 Jumper Location See Figure 5 11 The LCD Voltage Selection jumper allows the LCD screen voltage to be set The LCD Voltage Selection jumper settings are shown in Table 5 5 AT Power Select Description Short 1 2 3 3V LVDS Default Short 2 3 5V LVDS Table 5 5 LCD Voltage Selection Jumper Settings The LCD Voltage Selection jumper location is shown in Figure 5 11 6 T otnerboar Figure 5 11 LCD Voltage Selection Jumper Location 5 5 5 LCD Rotation Jumper Jumper Label CN16 Jumper Type 2 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 6 Jumper Location See Figure 5 12 Use the LCD Rota
19. _ IE IT echnology Gorp 4 1 3 External Interface Panel Connectors A300 Motherboard Table 4 2 lists the rear panel connectors on the A300 Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 0 on page 50 Connector Type Label Audio connectors Audio jack CN11 DVI I connector Female DVI I DVI1 Ethernet connectors RJ 45 connector LAN1 Keyboard mouse connector PS 2 connector 51 RS 232 serial port connector COM1 DB 9 connector CN1 B RS 232 serial port connectors COM2 DB 9 connector J5 USB ports USB port USB1 VGA port connector 15 pin female CN1 A Table 4 2 Rear Panel Connectors 4 2 Internal Peripheral Connectors Internal peripheral connectors are found on the motherboard and are only accessible when the motherboard is outside of the chassis This section has complete descriptions of all the internal peripheral connectors on the A300 4 2 1 ATX Power Connector CN Label PW1 CN Type 20 pin ATX power connector 2x10 CN Location See Figure 4 3 CN Pinouts See Table 4 3 RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard The 20 pin ATX power connector is connected to an AT power supply Table 4 3 ATX Power Connector Pinouts 4 2 2 Audio Connector CN Label AUDIO1 CN Type 3 pin wafer connector CN Location See Figure 4 4 I Technology Gorp A300 Motherboard CN Pinouts See
20. gt Disabled Select this value to prevent the BIOS from using the SMART feature gt Enabled Select this value to allow the BIOS to use the SMART feature on support hard disk drives gt 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled A300 Motherboard The 32Bit Data Transfer BIOS option enables or disables 32 bit data transfers gt Disabled Prevents the BIOS from using 32 bit data transfers gt Enabled Default Allows BIOS to use 32 bit data transfers on support hard disk drives Device Not Detected BIOS Menu 2 IDE Slave Configuration Auto The Type BIOS option determines the type of device that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after the Power On Self Test POST has completed gt Not Installed Selecting this value prevents the BIOS from searching for an IDE disk drive on the specified channel _ RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard gt Default This selection enables the BIOS to auto detect the IDE disk drive type attached to the specified channel This setting should be used if an IDE hard disk drive is attached to the specified channel gt CD DVD The CD DVD option specifies that an IDE CD ROM drive is attached to the specified IDE channel The BIOS does not attempt to search for other types of IDE disk drives on the specified channel gt ARMD This option specif
21. AUO 85 74 rcc 85 5 120 Nc 86 LBA Large Mode Auto J u u u u u u J T 86 Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto 86 PIO Mode lli A i i i l iii asia anash 86 DMA Mode A to uu 87 RN MSN 87 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled 222 2222 21 2 2 1 88 88 74 89 5 120 rc 89 Mode 89 een ce can no ec 90 Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 u u 91 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 u u u 92 Serial Port3 Address 3E8 92 Serial IRQ 11 IL I 92 Serial Port4 Address 2E8 J l l l u u 92 Serial Port4 IRQ 10 93 Serial 5 Address 2 01 2 u u 93 Serial Ponts IRO 2222 i i i il i iii iii i i iii 93 Serial Port6 Address 2E0 l u u u u 94 Serial Port6 IRQ 10 1 oceani cicer
22. Realtek 97 Audio is configuring ew software installation Cancel Figure 7 8 Audio Driver Software Configuration Step 5 At this stage the Hardware Installation screen shown in Figure 7 9 appears Page 140 2 6 RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard To continue the installation process click the Continue Anyway button Hardware Installation A The software you are installing for this hardware Realtek AC 37 Audio has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation Figure 7 9 Audio Driver Digital Signal Step 6 After the driver installation process is complete a confirmation screen shown in Figure 7 10 appears Page 141 Motherboard Realtek 97 Audio Setup 5 18 InstallShield Wizard Complete Setup has finished installing Realtek AC S7 Audio on your computer want to restart my computer now Mo will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to
23. gt Serial Port4 Address 2E8 Page 92 _ RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard This option allows BIOS to select the base addresses for serial port 4 gt Disabled No base address is assigned to serial port 4 gt 3E8 Serial port 4 I O port address is 3E8 gt 2E8 Default Serial port 4 I O port address is 2E8 gt 2 0 Serial port 4 I O port address is 2 0 gt Serial Port4 IRQ 10 The Serial Port4 IRQ selection sets the interrupt address for serial port 4 gt 10 Default Serial port 4 IRQ address is 10 gt 11 Serial port 4 IRQ address is 11 Serial Port5 Address 220 This option allows BIOS to select the base addresses for serial port 5 gt Disabled No base address is assigned to serial port 5 gt 3E8 Serial port 5 I O port address is 3E8 gt 2E8 Serial port 5 I O port address is 2E8 gt 2 0 Default Serial port 5 I O port address 15 2F0 gt 2D8 Serial port 5 I O port address is 2D8 gt 2D0 Serial port 5 I O port address is 2D0 gt Serial Port5 IRQ 11 The Serial Port5 IRQ selection sets the interrupt address for serial port 5 gt 10 Serial port 5 IRQ address is 10 _ IE gt A300 Motherboard gt Default Serial port 5 IRQ address is 11 Serial Address 2E0 This option allows BIOS to select the base addresses for serial port 6 gt Disabled No base address is assigned to serial port 6 gt 3E8 Se
24. gt Enabled Wake event generated by PCI PME controller or Page 128 _ RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard on board LAN controller activity Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled The Resume On RTC Alarm determines when the computer is roused from a suspended state gt Disabled Default The real time clock RTC cannot generate a wake event gt Enabled If selected the following appears with values that can be selected RTC Alarm Date Days System Time After setting the alarm the computer turns itself on from a suspend state when the alarm goes off gt Power Switch Mode ATX The Power Switch Mode option specifies the power switch mode gt Default specifies the power switch mode as ATX gt AT specifies the power switch mode as AT 6 7 Exit The Exit menu BIOS Menu 20 loads default BIOS values optimal failsafe values and to save configuration changes Page 129 A300 Motherboard Exit Options BIOS Menu 20 Exit Save Changes and Exit If configuration changes are complete select this option to save them and exit the BIOS menus Discard Changes and Exit If configuration changes are complete but do need to be saved select this option to exit the BIOS menus Discard Changes If configuration changes are complete but do need to be saved but BIOS still needs to be run select this o
25. means removing the plastic clip from a jumper A300 Motherboard _ RITechnology Corp Before the A300 is installed in the system the jumpers must be set in accordance with the desired configuration The jumpers on the A300 are listed in Table 5 1 Description Label Type CF card setup JP4 2 pin header Clear CMOS JP2 3 pin header COM port select CN13 12 pin box header LCD voltage select JP5 3 pin header LCD rotate CN16 2 pin header Table 5 1 Jumpers 5 5 1 CF Card Setup Jumper Settings Jumper Label JP4 Jumper Type 2 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 2 Jumper Location See Figure 5 8 The CF Card Setup jumper sets the compact flash card as either the slave device or the master device Make the necessary jumper setting in accordance with the settings shown in Table 5 2 CF Card Setup Description Open Slave Default Short Master Table 5 2 CF Card Setup Jumper Settings The location of the CF Card Setup jumper is shown in Figure 5 8 below A300 Motherboard Figure 5 8 CF Card Setup Jumper Location 5 5 2 Clear CMOS Jumper Jumper Label JP2 Jumper Type 3 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 3 Jumper Location See Figure 5 9 If the A300 fails to boot due to improper BIOS settings the CMOS can be cleared using the battery con
26. 235mm x 220mm Weight GW NW 1200g 680g Table 1 1 Technical Specifications E gt Tecnnology Corp A300 Motherboard otherboar Chapter 2 Detailed Specifications Page 10 A dii A S I A300 Motherboard 2 1 Overview This chapter describes the specifications and on board features of the A300 in detail 2 2 Dimensions 2 2 1 Board Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below m Length 235mm m Width 220mm J 0000000000 81 52 8 6909 tw t ttr v otttov tt try 0890 2 i oe sero s TRITIUM E Figure 2 1 A300 Dimensions mm e 2 2 2 External Interface Panel Dimensions External peripheral interface connector panel dimensions are shown in Figure 2 2 Figure 2 2 External Interface Panel Dimensions mm 2 3 Data Flow The A300 motherboard comes with an Intel Pentium M Celeron M CPU Figure 2 3 shows the data flow between the system chipset the CPU and other components installed on the motherboard Intel Pentium M Intel Celeron DAC F CRT Port prm SOR DI LVDS Intel 855 GME LCD Connector connector lt DER AC97 i AC97 CODEC AUDIO J Intel ICH4 PCI BUS 3 3V PCI Slot E a USB Port 0 USB Por
27. 7 5 SATA ALi RAID Driver Installation CAUTION Because of the inherent limitations by Intel s ICH4 chipset the ALi M5283 SATA and RAID controller is implemented as a device that requires device driver during the Windows installation process To successfully install the device driver please carefully read the following instructions The ALi driver is especially required if SATA drives are the only hard disk drives in the A300 system Otherwise the Windows installation program may fail to locate the hard Page 145 _ IE gt A300 Motherboard drives whether configuring the SATA disk drives into RAID volumes or using them as individual disk drives The system BIOS can identify SATA disk drives but cannot control their operation The separately installed driver therefore is necessary 7 5 1 Installation Steps During Windows XP Installation Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Page 146 Enable SATA ROM using the BIOS configuration utility The process has been detailed in Appendix E Locate the ALi installation driver folder within the Utility CD that came with the motherboard Copy files under a sub directory named SATA50XX taking Windows installation as the example to the root directory of floppy diskette labeled driver diskette The file names are listed below m diski 5283096D bin m t
28. System Management Bus SMBus Specification Version 2 0 with additional support for 2 devices Supports Audio Codec 97 Revision 2 3 specification Low Pin Count LPC interface Firmware Hub FWH interface support _ RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard m Alert On LAN AOL and Alert On LAN 2 AOL2 2 6 2 Intel ICH4 IDE Interface The single A300 IDE connector supports two IDE hard disks and ATAPI devices PIO IDE transfers up to 16MB s and Ultra ATA transfers of 100MB s The integrated IDE interface is able to support the following IDE HDDs The onboard ATA 6 controller is able to support the following IDE HDDs m Ultra ATA 100 with data transfer rates up to 100MB s m Ultra ATA 66 with data transfer rates up to 66MB s m Ultra ATA 33 with data transfer rates up to 33MB s Specification Ultra ATA 100 Ultra ATA 66 Ultra ATA 100 IDE devices 2 2 2 PIO Mode 0 4 0 4 0 4 PIO Max Transfer Rate 16 6 MB s 16 6 MB s 16 6 MB s DMA UDMA designation UDMA 3 4 UDMA 3 4 UDMA 2 DMA UDMA Max Transfer 100MB s 66MB s 33MB s Controller Interface 5V 5V 5V Table 2 2 Supported HDD Specifications 2 6 3 Intel ICH4 Compact Flash Interface The A300 CompactFlash socket supports standard CF Type and CF cards The chipset flash interface is multiplexed with an IDE interface and can be connected to an array of industry standard NAND Flash or NOR Flash devices 2 6
29. 1 x PS 2 keyboard connector 1 x PS 2 mouse connector 2 x USB 2 0 connectors 2 x LAN RJ 45 connectors The A300 has the following on board jumpers Clear CMOS CF Card Setup COM Port Jumper Settings LCD Voltage Setup LCD Rotate Setup 1 2 2 Technical Specifications A300 technical specifications are listed in Table 1 1 Detailed descriptions of each specification can be found in Chapter 2 _ IE IT echnology Gorp A300 Motherboard Specification A300 CPU Intel Pentium M Celeron M 400Mhz FSB up to 2 10GHz System Chipset Intel 855GME ICH4 CRT integrated in Intel 855GME Display DVI integrated in Silicon Image Sil164 Dual channel 18 bit LVDS integrated in Intel 855GME TTL LVDS Supports independent dual display Memory Supports two DDR 266 333 184 pin DIMM modules up to 2GB BIOS AMI BIOS SSD Compact Flash CF Audio AC 97 Codec Realtek ALC655 LAN Dual Realtek RTL8110S SC GbE Five RS 232 and COM One RS 232 422 RS 485 USB2 0 Six USB 1 1 or USB 2 0 devices supported IDE Two 44 IDE connects to four Ultra ATA33 66 100 devices Watchdog Timer Software programmable 1 255 sec by supper I O Digital I O One GPIO connector One PCI slot Expansion One PCMCIA slot Power Supply ATX power support Temperature 0 C 60 Humidity operating 5926 9596 non condensing A300 Motherboard 1 RIechnology Corp Dimensions
30. 4 2 15 LCD LVDS 1 ORIS Nm ris 48 4 2 16 Internal USB Connectors 9 50 4 2 17 Internal USB Connectors 9 51 4 3 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS 52 4 3 1 External Peripheral Interface Connector Overview 52 Connectors 52 43 3 DVERI CONNECTOT 23 4 3 4 RJ 35 Ethernet Connector 54 4 3 5 Keyboard Mouse Connector 35 4 3 6 Serial Port Connector COM 1 sees eene nnne nenne 56 4 3 7 Serial Port Connectors COM 2 and COM3 57 3 8 USB Combo POP edat mibi di vu qaa ed maton eset ease estan 58 4 3 9 VGA 58 INSTALLATION er n 60 5 1 ANTI STATIC PRECAUTIONS 61 5 2 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS 62 dd Install ti rasta sear aps e is deg 62 2 2 2 Installati oti Checklist s msn Dara 63 5 3 CPU AND CPU COOLING KIT INSTALLATION iret iiber rather 64 2 3 1 Socket 479 CPU Installati n 64 5 3 2 Cooling Kit CF 479B R
31. 7 clear CMOS jumper 72 location 73 settings 73 CMOS 72 clear CMOS jumper 72 codec 17 AC 97 17 COM port setting jumper 73 location 74 settings 74 CompactFlash 34 socket location and pinouts 34 connectors external Audio connector 52 COM 1 serial port 56 COM2 and COMS serial port 57 DVI I connector 53 RJ 45 Ethernet connector 54 USB port 58 VGA 58 connectors pinouts and location ATX power 32 audio 33 CompactFlash 34 Fan 36 Front panel 37 GPIO 38 IDE 39 inverter 41 _ gt IrDA 42 LED 43 power button 44 RS 232 46 RS 422 485 45 system panel 47 TFT LCD LVDS 20 pin 48 USB 5 pin 51 USB 8 pin 50 cooling 77 airflow 77 cooling fan 66 68 cooling kit installation 66 CPU cooling fan 66 heat sink 66 installation 64 CPU compatible 13 dimensions 11 board 11 external peripheral interface connector panel 12 DIMM specifcations 68 Dual independent display 4 DVI I connector 7 32 52 53 electrostatic discharge 25 61 Enhanced Hardware Monitor 22 Ethernet 54 80 Page 2 A300 Motherboard RJ 45 cable connector 80 RJ 45 connector 54 external peripheral interface 80 connection 80 connectors 80 fan speed controller 22 form factor LPX 4 gigabit Ethernet 4 GPIO 39 GPIO connector 38 location and pinouts 38 heat sink 66 ICH4 16 144 IDE connector 44 pin 39 location and pinouts 39 IDE device 78 ATA flat cabl
32. Graphics card functions correctly This does not necessarily indicate a physical ISA adapter card Page 107 _ IE gt A300 Motherboard The graphics chipset can be mounted on a PCI card Always check with the adapter card manual first before modifying the default settings in the BIOS gt PCIIDE BusMaster Disabled Use the PCI IDE BusMaster BIOS option to enable or prevent PCI IDE busmastering gt Disabled DEFAULT Busmastering is prevented gt No Enabled IDE controller on the PCI local bus has mastering capabilities OffBoard Card Auto Use the OffBoard PCI ISA IDE Card BIOS option to select the OffBoard PCI ISA IDE Card gt Auto DEFAULT location of the Off Board PCI IDE adapter card is automatically detected by the AMIBIOS gt PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 1 is selected as the location of the OffBoard PCI IDE adapter card Only select this slot if the adapter card is installed in PCI Slot 1 gt PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 2 is selected as the location of the OffBoard PCI IDE adapter card Only select this slot if the adapter card is installed in PCI Slot 2 gt PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 3 is selected as the location of the OffBoard PCI IDE adapter card Only select this slot if the adapter card is installed in PCI Slot 3 gt PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 4 is selected as the location of the OffBoard PCI IDE adapter card Only select this slot if the Page 108
33. Insert the CD into the system that contains the A300 board Open the CD folder and locate the REALTEK AC655 directory Open the directory and look for icon for the WDM A380 installation file Once located use the mouse to double click the icon Step 2 Once double clicking the icon the install shield wizard for the audio driver starts See Figure 7 6 Page 138 _ 0 RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard Realtek AC97 Audio InstallShield Wizard Extracting Files gt The contents of this package are being extracted 42 Please wait while the InstallShield Wizard extracts the files needed to install Realtek AC97 Audio on your computer This may take a Few moments Reading contents of package Cancel Figure 7 6 Audio Driver Install Shield Wizard Starting Step 3 RealTek Audio Setup prepares the install shield to guide through the rest of the setup process Step 4 After install shield is prepared the welcome screen shown in Figure 7 7 appears To continue the installation process click the Next button The install shield starts to configure the new software as shown in Figure 7 8 Page 139 lechnology Corp A300 Motherboard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Realtek AC 97 Audio InstallShield 1 Realte 97 Audi jur COMP tiru Back i Next gt i Cancel Figure 7 7 Audio Driver Welcome Screen
34. Kit 66 Figure 5 4 Cooling Kit Support Bracket l 67 Figure 5 5 Connect the cooling fan cable 68 Figure 5 6 Installing the DIMM Module 69 Figure 5 7 CF Card Installation u u u u u 70 Figure 5 8 CF Card Setup Jumper Location 72 Figure 5 9 JP2 Clear CMOS nennen nnne nnne 73 Figure 5 10 COM Port Setting Jumper Location 75 Figure 5 11 LCD Voltage Selection Jumper Location 76 Figure 5 12 LCD Rotate Jumper Location u u 77 Figure 5 13 IDE Cable Connection l u u u u 79 Figure 5 14 Single Port RS 232 Cable Connection 80 Figure 7 1 InstallShield Wizard Preparation Screen 135 Figure 7 2 Welcome Screen J u u u u u T 135 Figure 7 3 License Agreement u u u u 136
35. Next a welcome screen shown in Figure 7 12 appears Page 143 _ IE A300 Motherboard Intel R Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Welcome to the setup for the Intel R Graphics Media Accelerator Driver This program will install the Intel R Graphics Media Accelerator Driver on this computer It is strongly recommended that you exit Windows programs before continuing i Cancel Figure 7 12 VGA Driver Welcome Screen Step 4 To continue installing click Next After the driver installation process is complete a confirmation screen shown in Figure 7 13 appears Page 144 2 6 RIechnology Corp A300 Motherboard Intel R Graphics Media Accelerator Driver The setup for the Intel R Graphics Media Accelerator Driver is complete You must restart this computer for the changes to take effect Would you like to restart the computer now Yes want to restart my computer now C No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish Figure 7 13 GMA Driver Installation Complete Step 5 confirmation screen shown in Figure 7 13 allows user to restart the computer immediately after the installation is complete or to restart the computer later For the settings to take effect the computer must be restarted Once decided when to restart the computer click the Finish button
36. RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard settings gt Hit DEL Message Display Enabled The Hit DEL Message Display option allows specifies whether the instruction to hit the delete button to enter BIOS during POST appears or not gt Disabled No message displayed during POST gt Enabled Default Displays Press DEL to run Setup message in POST gt Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled Use the Interrupt 19 Capture option to allow optional ROMs such as network controllers to trap BIOS interrupt 19 gt Disabled DEFAULT Does not allow optional ROM to trap interrupt 19 gt Enabled Allows optional ROM to trap interrupt 19 6 3 2 Boot Device Priority The Boot Device Priority menu BIOS Menu 13 specifies the boot sequence from the available devices Possible boot devices may include m 1 FLOPPY DRIVE HDD m CD DVD Page 115 A300 Motherboard Boot Device Priority BIOS Menu 13 Boot Device Priority Settings 6 3 3 Removable Drives The Removable Drives menu BIOS Menu 14 specifies the boot sequence of the available USB drives NOTE Only the drives connected to the system are shown For example if only one USB is connected only 1st Drive is listed The boot sequence from the available devices is selected If the 151 Drive option is selected a list of available USB drives is shown Select the first USB drive system boots f
37. RS 232 Serial Port Connector Locations 46 Figure 4 16 Front Panel Connector Location 48 Figure 4 17 TFT LCD LVDS Connector Pinout Locations 49 Figure 4 18 Internal USB Connector Locations 8 pin 50 Figure 4 19 Internal USB Connector Locations 5 51 Figure 4 20 A300 On board External Interface Connectors 52 Figure 4 21 Audio Connector u u u 53 Figure 4 22 DVI I Connector Pinout Locations 53 _ gt Page xii Figure 4 23 J7 u 55 Figure 4 24 5 2 Pinouts I U u u u u 56 Figure 4 25 Serial Port Pinout Locations l u u 57 Figure 4 26 VGA Connector u u u u u u 59 Figure 5 1 Make sure the CPU socket retention screw is 65 Figure 5 2 Lock the CPU Socket Retention Screw 66 Figure 5 3 IEI CF 518 RS CF 479A RS Cooling
38. Revision 1 4 The Multiprocessor Specification MPS for OS specifies the MPS version to be used gt 1 1 MPS version 1 1 is used gt 4 4 Default MPS version 1 4 is used 6 1 6 USB Configuration The USB Configuration menu BIOS Menu 8 gives USB configuration information and configures some USB features Page 100 Corp A300 Motherboard USB Configuration Module Version 2 24 0 10 4 USB Devices Enabled 2 Drives BIOS Menu 8 USB Configuration USB Configuration The USB Configuration field shows the system USB configuration The items listed are m Module Version 2 24 0 10 4 USB Devices Enabled Lists the USB devices that are enabled on the system USB Function Enabled The USB Function BIOS option enables or disables the USB function gt Disabled USB function disabled gt Enabled Default USB function enabled Page 101 _ IE gt A300 Motherboard Legacy USB Support Enabled The Legacy USB Support BIOS option refers to USB mouse and USB keyboard support Normally if this option is not enabled any attached USB mouse or USB keyboard does not become available until a USB compatible operating system is fully booted with all USB drivers loaded When this option is enabled any attached USB mouse or USB keyboard can control the system even when there is no USB driver loaded on the sys
39. Step 10 Click either The Sound Effect Manager icon in the Notification Area of the system task bar see Figure E 2 or The Sound Effect Manager icon in the Control Panel Figure 3 Sound Effect Manager Figure E 2 Sound Manager Icon Task Bar Edt Took O qm Address De Sounds Speech and Audio Devices Pick a task 3 Adjust the system volume gt Change the sound scheme gt Change the speaker settings or pick a Control Panel icon Sound Effect Manager 2 Sounds and Audio Devices gt X Speech Figure E 3 Sound Effect Manager Icon Control Panel Step 11 The sound effect manager appears Page 169 _ A300 Motherboard Note The Sound Effect Manager shown above is for the RealTek ALC655 audio CODEC Different CODECs may have different sound manager appearances The following section describes the different configuration options in the Sound Effect Manager E 2 2 Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options The Sound Effects Manager enables configuration of the items listed below To configure these items click the corresponding menu tab in the Sound Effects Manager Page 170 A Note The Karaoke Mode is configured in the Sound Effect menu To access Karaoke configuration settings click on the Sound Effect menu tab Sound Effect Karaoke Mode E
40. The IT8712F is an LPC interface based Super device that comes with Environment Controller integration Some of the features of the iTE IT8712F chipset are listed below m LPC Interface PC98 99 2001 ACPI and LANDesk Compliant m Enhanced Hardware Monitor Fan Speed Controller m SmartGuardian Controller m Single 5V Power Supply m Two 16C550 UARTS for serial port control m One IEEE 1284 Parallel Port m Keyboard Controller m Watchdog Timer m Serial IRQ Support m Vbat amp Vcch Support m Single 5V Power Supply Some of the Super I O features are described in more detail below 2 8 3 1 Super I O 16C550 UARTs The onboard Super I O has two integrated 16C550 UARTS that can support the following m Two standard serial ports COM1 and COM2 m 1 0 and ASKIR protocols Another two chipsets connected to the LPC bus provided connectivity to another four serial port connectors COM3 COM5 and _ IE gt 2 8 3 2 Super I O Enhanced Hardware Monitor A300 Motherboard The Super I O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitors three thermal inputs VBAT internally and eight voltage monitor inputs These hardware parameters are reported in the BIOS and can be read from the BIOS Hardware Health Configuration menu 2 8 3 3 Super I O Fan Speed Controller The Super I O fan speed controller enables the system to monitor the speed of the fan One of the p
41. cable 7 Wy 1 RS 232 422 485 cable 1 RIechnology Corp A300 Motherboard 1 Mini jumper pack ei 95 le F 1 Quick installation guide mum 1 Utility CD fa Table 3 1 Package List Contents E r gt A300 Motherboard otherboar Chapter 4 Connector Pinouts Page 28 omo IEI jTechmology Corp A300 Motherboard 4 1 Peripheral Interface Connectors Section 4 1 2 shows peripheral interface connector locations Section 4 1 2 lists all the peripheral interface connectors seen in Section 4 1 2 4 1 1 A300 Layout Figure 4 1 shows the on board peripheral connectors rear panel peripheral connectors and on board jumpers PCI1 CN8 18 8 B 1 djs CPU_FAN1 12 88 CN9 _ 2 1 PCMCIA1 D 0000000000000000080000000000000000000000000000000 C 0000000001 lt AU E 0000000000000000000800000000000090000000000000000 O 00000000000 AUDIO1 COM5 COM6 13 USB1 KB_MS1 CN1 J5 DVI1 Figure 4 1 Connector and Jumper Locations _ IE IT echnology Gorp A300 Motherboard CN7 I Figure 4 2 Connector and Jumper Locations Solder Side 4 1 2 Peripheral Interface Conn
42. does not support ACPI Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 59 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 5 ACPI Configuration 6 1 4 1 Advanced ACPI Configuration Use the Advanced ACPI Configuration menu BIOS Menu 6 to select the ACPI state when the system is suspended 5 A300 Motherboard otherboar BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced ACPI Configuration Include ACPI APIC table pointer to RSDT pointer list APIC ACPI SCI IRO Disabled BIOS ML APIC table Enabled Headless mode Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 59 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 6 Advanced ACPI Configuration ACPI APIC Support Enabled Use the ACPI APIC Support option to add a pointer to an ACPI APIC table in the RSDT Root System Description Table The RSDT is an array of pointers that direct the system to the physical addresses of other description tables The RSDT is the main ACPI table The RSDP is located in low memory space of the system and provides the physical address of the RSDT The RSDT itself is identified in memory because it starts with the signature RSDT gt Disabled Pointers to the APIC APIC table are not be provided in the RSDT gt Enabled DEFAULT Pointers to the APIC APIC table are provided in the RSD
43. monitor and control the motherboard These indicators and switches include Power LED ATX Power button Reset button HDD LED Speaker I Technology Gorp A300 Motherboard CN12 1 2881 Figure 4 16 Front Panel Connector Location PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 3 POWER LED 2 8 SPEAKER 5 7 PWR BUTTON 10 12 RESET 9 11 HDLED Table 4 18 Front Panel Connector Pinouts 4 2 15 TFT LCD LVDS Connector CN Label CN8 CN Type 30 pin crimp connector 2x15 Location See Figure 4 17 CN Pinouts See Table 4 19 The 30 pin TFT LCD LVDS can be connected to a TFT LCD screen directly A300 Motherboard NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 GND 3 Rin0 4 0 5 Rinl 6 1 7 Rin2 8 Rin2 9 CLK1 10 CLK1 11 Rin3 12 Rin3 13 GND 14 GND 15 Rin4 16 Rin4 17 Rin5 18 Rin5 19 Rin6 20 Rin6 21 CLK2 22 CLK2 23 7 24 7 25 GND 26 GND 27 LCD VDD 28 LCD VDD 29 LCD VDD 30 LCD VDD RITechnology Corp IE I Technology Gorp 4 2 16 Internal USB Connectors 8 Pin A300 Motherboard CN Label USB2 CN Type 8 pin header 2x4 CN Location See Figure 4 18 CN Pinouts See Table 4 20 One 2x4 pin connector provides connectivity to two USB 2 0 ports The USB por
44. outputted from the specified pin on the GPIO connector Port 321h is the input output setting register for each pin on the GPIO connector If a pin outputs data the corresponding bit is set to 0 If a pin inputs data the corresponding bit is set to 1 The table below outlines the status of each GPIO pin Bit Number Corresponding GPIO pin GPIO N Status BitN 0 Bit N 1 Bit 0 0 Output Input Bit 1 1 Output Input Bit 2 GPIO 2 Output Input Bit 3 GPIO 3 Output Input Bit 4 GPIO 4 Output Input Bit 5 5 Output Input Bit 6 6 Output Input Bit 7 GPIO7 Output Input B 1 2 Default Settings The default settings for all the bits Bit O to Bit 7 for both Port 320h and Port 321h are 001 Bit Number Port 320h Port 321h Bit 0 00h 00h Bit 1 00h 00h Bit 2 00h 00h Bit 3 00h 00h Page 156 _ RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard Bit 4 00h 00h Bit 5 00h 00h Bit 6 00h 00h Bit 7 00h 00h B 2 Assembly Language Samples B 2 1 GPIO Initialization Procedure The following instruction set initializes one pin on the GPIO connector MOV DX 320h Moves 320h into the DX data register for one of the GPIO pins MOV AL XXh Moves the user defined output value XXh into the low bit accumulator register AL OUT DX AL The content of the low bit accumulator register AL is transmitted to the a
45. rin rien icon eniin nuance cuan 94 FAN 1 Mode Setting Full On J 95 Temperature 1 Limit of 95 Temperature 1 Limit of 1 1 u u u 95 Temperature 1 Limit Of Full 95 F n PWM 95 Page 150 _ RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard SIop PWM 524 96 FAN 2 Mode Setting Full On J J 96 Temperature 2 Limit of OFF U U 96 Temperature 2 Limit Of u u u u u 96 Temperature 2 Limit of Full 96 Fan 2 Start PWM LU u 96 Slop PWM 1 96 ACPI APIC Support Enabled u 98 APIC ACPI SCI IRQ Disabled 98 BIOS AML ACPI table Enabled eere 99 Headless Mode Disabled l l u u u u J T
46. u 12 Figure 4 1 Connector and Jumper Locations 29 Figure 4 2 Connector and Jumper Locations Solder Side 30 Figure 4 3 ATX Power Connector Location 33 Figure 4 4 Audio Connector Pinouts 10 pin 34 Figure 4 5 CF Card Socket Location l u 35 Figure 4 6 Fan Connector Locations 36 Figure 4 7 Front Panel Connector Location l 37 Figure 4 8 GPIO Connector Pinout Locations 38 Figure 4 9 IDE Device Connector Locations 39 Figure 4 10 Inverter Connector Location u u 41 Figure 4 11 IR Connector Location u u u u 42 Figure 4 12 LED Connector Locations l u u u u 43 Figure 4 13 Power Button Connector Location 44 Figure 4 14 Serial Port Connector Location 45 Figure 4 15
47. 00 Motherboard m Crossover Detection amp Auto Correction m Wake on LAN and remote wake up support m Microsoft NDIS5 Checksum Offload IP TCP UDP and largesend offload support m Supports Full Duplex flow control IEEE 802 3x m Fully compliant with IEEE 802 3 IEEE 802 3u IEEE 802 3ab m Supports IEEE 802 1P Layer 2 Priority Encoding m Supports IEEE 802 1Q VLAN tagging m Serial EEPROM m 3 3V signaling 5V PCI I O tolerant m Transmit Receive FIFO 8K 64K support m Supports power down link down power saving m Supports PCI Message Signaled Interrupt MSI 2 7 3 PCMCIA Slot The PCMCIA slot supports PCMCIA cards that are compliant with PCMCIA 2 0 standard The PCMCIA cards are easily installed into the socket PCMCIA cards are 54 0mm wide 85 6mm long Supported PCMCIA cards include wireless LAN cards and GPRS card 2 8 LPC Bus Components 2 8 1 LPC Bus Overview The LPC bus is connected to components listed below BIOS chipset m Super chipset 2 8 2 BIOS Chipset The BIOS chipset has a licensed copy of AMI BIOS installed on the chipset Some of the BIOS features are listed below AMI Flash BIOS SMIBIOS DMI compliant m Console redirection function support _ RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard m PXE Pre boot Execution Environment support m USB booting support 2 8 3 Super Chipset The iTE IT8712F Super chipset is connected to the ICH4 through the LPC bus
48. 2GB 2 5 3 Intel 855GME Internal Graphics Controller The Intel 855GME supports both CRT and TFT in a dual display mode The following display specifications A300 Motherboard _ RITechnology Corp Graphics Core Frequency Display Render frequency up to 250 MHz with 1 35 V core voltage 3D Graphics Engine O SD Setup and Render Engine O Zone Rendering High quality performance Texture Engine Analog Display Support O 350 integrated 24 bit RAMDAC O Hardware color cursor support O Accompanying 12 and DDC channels provided through multiplexed interface Dual independent pipe for dual independent display O Simultaneous display same images and native display timings on each display device Digital Video Out Port DVOB amp DVOO support DVOB amp DVCC with 165 2 dot clock support for each 12 bit interface O Compliant with DVI Specification 1 5 Dedicated LFP local flat panel support O Single or dual channel LVDS panel support up to UXGA panel resolution with frequency range from 25 MHz to 112 MHz per channel O SSC support of 0 5 1 0 and 2 5 center and down spread with external SSC clock Supports data format of 18 bpp LCD panel power sequencing compliant with SPWG timing specification Compliant with ANSI TIA EIA 644 1995 spec Integrated PWM interface for LCD backlight inverter control O OO O Bilinear Panel fitting Internal Graphics Features Intel 855GME c
49. 4 Intel ICH4 Audio Codec 97 AC 97 Controller The Audio Codec 97 AC 97 controller integrated into the ICH4 complies with AC 97 Component Specification Version 2 3 The AC 97 controller is connected to the onboard _ IE gt A300 Motherboard audio connector The audio connector is connected to an audio kit with an embedded AC 97 audio codec The AC 97 controller supports up to six PCM audio output channels Complete surround sound requires six channel audio consisting of m Front left m Front right m Back left m Back right m Center m Subwoofer 2 6 5 Intel ICH4 USB Controller Two external USB ports on the A300 board are interfaced to the chipset USB controller Six USB 1 1 or USB 2 0 devices can be connected simultaneously to the A300 The chipset USB controller has the following specifications m 6 USB ports m USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 compliant m 3 Universal Host Controller Interface UHCI controllers High speed full speed and low speed capable 2 6 6 Intel ICH4 PCI Interface The PCI interface on the ICH4 is compliant with the PCI Revision 2 2 implementation Some of the features of the PCI interface are listed below PCI Revision 2 2 compliant m 33MHz m 5V tolerant PCI signals except PME m Integrated PCI arbiter supports up to six PCI bus masters 2 6 7 Intel ICH4 Low Pin Count LPC Interface The ICH4 LPC interface complies with t
50. CN Pinouts See Figure 4 21 m Line in port Light Blue Connects a CD ROM DVD player or other audio devices Speaker Out port Lime Connects to a headphone or a speaker With multi channel configurations this port can also connect to front speakers A300 Motherboard wm Microphone Pink Connects a microphone Line In gt Speaker Out mI Figure 4 21 Audio Connector 4 3 3 DVI I Connector CN Label DVH CN Type DVI interface with analog RGB signal Location See Figure 4 20 CN Pinouts See Table 4 22 or Figure 4 22 The A300 has an external DVI I connector alle 21 22 P Figure 4 22 DVI I Connector Pinout Locations PINNO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION _ e RITechnology Corp MI _ IE IT echnology Gorp Table 4 22 DVI I Connector Pinouts 4 3 4 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector CN Label LAN1 CN Type RJ 45 Location See Figure 4 20 CN Pinouts See Table 4 23 The RJ 45 Ethernet connector on the A300 provides connectivity to a GbE Ethernet connection between the A300 and a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub PINNO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION _ RTechnology Corp ACT LINK GND Table 4 23 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector Pinouts SPEED ACT LINK LED
51. Connector Pinouts 4 2 5 Front Panel Connector CN Label CN Type CN Location See CN Pinouts See The front panel connector connects to several external switches to control the front panel These switches control CN5 288 m Front panel m Backlight Speaker 0 5 10 pin header 2x5 Figure 4 7 Table 4 7 power Figure 4 7 Front Panel Connector Location 20 Corp DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 Speaker Up 2 LCD On Off 3 Speaker Down 4 5V Power 5 GND 6 Power Button 7 BKLT Up 8 Standby Power 9 BKLT Down 10 GND Table 4 7 Front Panel Connector Pinouts 4 2 6 GPIO Connector CN Label DIO1 CN Type CN Location CN Pinouts The GPIO connector can be connected to external I O control devices including sensors lights alarms and switches DIO1 106 9 A 2001 10 pin header 2x5 See Figure 4 8 See Table 4 8 Figure 4 8 GPIO Connector Pinout Locations A300 Motherboard RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard NO DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 VCC5 3 GPI OO 4 GPI O1 5 GPI O2 6 GPI O3 7 GPI O4 8 GPI O5 9 GPI O6 10 GPI O7 Table 4 8 GPIO Connector Pinouts 4 2 7 IDE Connector CN Label IDE1 Primary and ID
52. E2 Secondary CN Type 44 pin box header 2x22 CN Location See Figure 4 9 CN Pinouts See Table 4 9 One 44 pin IDE device connector on the A300 supports connectivity to two hard disk drives _ IE IT echnology Gorp DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION RESET GROUND Go pm sme sme __ sm sm s sma ge sma sma e sma ema sma sma __ Cw eme 3s emus em m we uem em a om eem Cm enor x we Cw s 0 pw EXE RN NNE RN Ce ee a se Table 4 9 IDE Connector Pinouts 4 2 8 Inverter Power Connector CN Label CN3 CN Type 6 pin wafer connector 1x6 Location See Figure 4 10 CN Pinouts See Table 4 10 A300 Motherboard RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard The inverter connector is connected to the LCD backlight DESCRIPTION 12 vcc12 BKLT_EN GND GND Table 4 10 Inverter Power Connector Pinouts 4 2 9 IrDA Infrared Interface Connector CN Label IR1 CN Type 5 pin header 1x5 CN Location See Figure 4 11 CN Pinouts See Table 4 11 The integrated infrared IrDA connector supports both Serial Infrared SIR and Amplitude Shift Key Infrared ASKIR interfaces I Technology Gorp A300 Motherbo
53. Figure 7 4 Readme Information l u u 137 Figure 7 5 Restart the Computer l l u 138 Figure 7 6 Audio Driver Install Shield Wizard Starting 139 Figure 7 7 Audio Driver Welcome Screen eese 140 Figure 7 8 Audio Driver Software Configuration 140 Figure 7 9 Audio Driver Digital Signal 141 Figure 7 10 Audio Driver Installation Complete esee 142 Figure 7 11 VGA Driver Installation InstallShield Wizard Screen 143 Figure 7 12 VGA Driver Welcome Screen 144 Figure 7 13 GMA Driver Installation Complete 145 A300 Motherboard Technology Corp List of Tables Table 1 1 Technical Specifications 9 Table 2 1 Supported 2 2224 22 1 13 Table 2 2 Supported HDD Specifications 17 Table 2 3 Power Consumption esee 23 Table 3 1 Package List
54. IN DESCRIPTION 1 DCD3 2 DSR3 3 RX3 4 RTS3 5 TX3 6 CTS3 7 DTR3 8 RI3 9 GND 10 GND 11 TX3 12 TX3 13 RX3 14 RX3 Table 4 14 RS 422 485 Serial Port Connector Pinouts 4 2 13 Serial Port Connector RS 232 CN Label CN Type CN Locati on CN Pinouts COM5 and COM6 10 pin header 2x5 See Figure 4 15 See Table 4 15 Table 4 16 and Table 4 17 IE I Technology Gorp A300 Motherboard The serial ports connectors connect to RS 232 serial port device 98888 5 COM6 Figure 4 15 RS 232 Serial Port Connector Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION IN NO DESCRIPTION 1 DCD4 2 DSR4 3 4 RTS4 5 6 54 7 DTR4 8 RI4 9 5V 10 GND DESCRIPTION IN DESCRIPTION 1 DCD5 2 DSR5 3 RX5 4 RTS5 5 TX5 6 CTS5 7 DTR5 8 RI5 9 GND 10 GND Table 4 16 5 Serial Port Connector Pinouts _ RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard PIN NO DESCRIPTION IN DESCRIPTION 1 DCD6 2 DSR6 3 RX6 4 RTS6 5 TX6 6 CTS6 7 DTR6 8 RI6 9 GND 10 GND Table 4 17 COM6 Serial Port Connector Pinouts 4 2 14 System Panel Connector CN Label CN12 CN Type 12 pin header 2x6 CN Location See Figure 4 16 CN Pinouts See Table 4 18 The front panel connector connects to several external switches and indicators to
55. LED Figure 4 23 J7 Connector The RJ 45 Ethernet connector has two status LEDs one green and one yellow The green LED indicates activity on the port and the yellow LED indicates the port is linked See Table 4 24 SPEED LED STATUS DESCRIPTION ACT LINK LED STATUS DESCRIPTION 10Mbps connection 100Mbps connection 1Gbps connection OFF No link BLI NKI NG Data Activity Table 4 24 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector LEDs 4 3 5 Keyboard Mouse Connector CN Label KB MS1 CN Type PS 2 connector CN Location See Figure 4 20 labeled number 1 CN Pinouts See Table 4 25 The A300 keyboard and mouse connectors are standard PS 2 connectors _ IE gt A300 Motherboard Mouse Keyboard Figure 4 24 PS 2 Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 KB DATA 7 MS DATA 2 NC 8 NC 3 GND 9 GND 4 5V 10 5V 5 KB CLK 11 MS CLK 6 NC 12 NC Table 4 25 Keyboard Connector Pinouts 4 3 6 Serial Port Connector COM 1 CN Label CN1 B CN Type DB 9 connector CN Location See Figure 4 20 CN Pinouts See Table 4 26 and Figure 4 25 The 9 pin DB 9 COM 1 serial port connector is connected to RS 232 serial communications devices PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 DCD1 2 DSR1 3 RX1 4 RTS1 A300 Motherboard Table 4 26 RS 232 Serial Port COM 1 Pino
56. NC 6 GROUND 14 VSYNC 7 GROUND 15 DDCCLK 8 GROUND Table 4 29 VGA Connector Pinouts 15 Figure 4 26 VGA Connector _ RITechnology Corp E r gt A300 Motherboard otherboar Chapter 5 Installation Page 60 _ RTechnology Corp A300 Motherboard 5 1 Anti static Precautions WARNING Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the A300 may result in permanent damage to the A300 and severe injury to the user Electrostatic discharge ESD can cause serious damage to electronic components including the A300 Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD It is therefore critical that whenever the A300 or any other electrical component is handled the following anti static precautions are strictly adhered to m Wear an anti static wristband Wearing a simple anti static wristband can help to prevent ESD from damaging the board m Self grounding Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting material During the time the board is handled frequently touch any conducting materials that are connected to the ground m Use an anti static pad When configuring the A300 place it on an antic static pad This reduces the possibility of ESD damaging the A300 m Only handle the edges of the PCB When handling the PCB hold the PCB by the edges _ gt
57. S Installation 66 5 4 DIMM MODULE INSTALLATION AND CF CARD INSTALLATION 68 5 4 1 DIMM Module Installation a 68 Page vii _ IE gt A300 Motherboard 34 2 CI Card 69 5 5 JUMPER SETTINGS 70 5 5 1 CF Card Setup Jumper 5 71 5 3 2 Clear CMOS 72 5 5 3 COM Port Setting JUmmpe 73 2o 4 LCD Voltage Seleti n 22 5 5 5 LCD Rot ti n T 76 3 0 CHASSIS INSTALLATION t ttes a Deu 77 IW ON 77 3 6 2 Motherboard Installation 78 5 7 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL DEVICE 8 000 78 5 7 1 Peripheral Device Cables 78 5 7 2 Flat Cable Connection 78 5 Z 3 Single Port RS 232 79 5 8 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTION 4 44000 80 AMI 82 6 1 1 1 IDE Master IDE Slave 08022 000 een
58. T ACPI SCI IRQ Disabled _ RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard Use APIC ACPI SCI IRQ option to enable the system to send a flag report to the ACPI OS if a SCI IRQ interrupt event is made the APIC gt Disabled DEFAULT flag report is sent to the OS when there is a SCI IRQ interrupt event gt Enabled Flag report is sent to the ACPI OS when there is a IRQ interrupt event is made via the APIC BIOS gt AML ACPI table Enabled The AMI OEMB table allows the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an AML ACPI table in the Root System Description Table RSDT The OEMB table is used to pass POST data to the AML code during ACPI O S operations gt Disabled Default BIOS will not add a pointer to an AML ACPI table gt Enabled BIOS adds a pointer to an AML ACPI table gt Headless Mode Disabled Use the Headless Mode option to update the ACPI FACP Fixed ACPI Description Table to indicate headless operations i e a computer without a monitor keyboard and mouse gt Disabled Default FACP is not updated to indicate headless mode gt Enabled The FACP is updated to indicate headless mode 6 1 5 MPS Configuration The MPS Configuration menu BIOS Menu 7 configures the multi processor table BIOS SETUP UTILITY A300 Motherboard MPS Configuration BIOS Menu 7 MPS Configuration gt MPS
59. Table 4 4 The 3 pin audio connector is connected to speakers the output of audio signals from the system 4 AUDIO1 Figure 4 4 Audio Connector Pinouts 10 pin Table 4 4 Audio Connector Pinouts 3 pin 4 2 3 Compact Flash Socket CN Label CN7 solder side CN Type 50 pin CF slot 2x25 CN Location See Figure 4 5 CN Pinouts See Table 4 5 _ 0 RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard or memory card 15 inserted to the CF socket on the solder side of the A300 9 CN7 Um wes IE 36 2 we Je ee Cw s e fa e see _ we oean omo e em mi o sma _ e eme __ e sm Table 4 5 CF Card Socket Pinouts 4 2 4 Fan Connectors CN Label CPU_FAN1 SYS_FAN1 and SYS_FAN2 CN Type 3 pin wafer connector CN Location See Figure 4 6 CN Pinouts See Table 4 6 A300 Motherboard The cooling fan connectors on the A300 provide a 12V 500mA current to a CPU cooling fan and a system cooling fan SYS_FAN1 CPU_FAN1 SYS FAN2 j E B 3 iu Figure 4 6 Fan Connector Locations A300 Motherboard PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 Fan Speed Detect 2 12V 3 GND Table 4 6 System Fan
60. a transfer rate of 2 1MBps Single Word DMA mode 1 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 4 2MBps Single Word DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 8 3MBps Multi Word DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 4 2MBps Multi Word DMA mode 1 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 13 3MBps Multi Word DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 16 6MBps Ultra DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 16 6MBps Ultra DMA mode 1 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 25MBps Ultra DMA mode 2 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 33 3MBps Srdo PiIechnology Corp A300 Motherboard 6 1 2 Super Configuration The Super IO Configuration menu BIOS Menu 3 sets or changes the configurations for the serial ports BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure ITE8712 Super IU Chipset Allows BIOS to Select 7 Ax3 4 nel Whee Addresses Serial Port2 Address 2F8 TRQ3 Serial Port3 Address 3E8 Serial Port3 IRQ 11 Serial Port4 Address 2E8 Serial Port4 IRQ 10 Serial Port5 Address 220 Serial Port5 IRQ 11 Serial Port6 Address 2 01 Serial Port6 IRQ 10 Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 57 OCopuright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 3 Super IO Configuration Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 The Serial Port1 Address opti
61. a CPU without a cooling kit may also result in injury to the user The CPU CPU cooling kit and DIMM are the most critical components of the A300 If one of these component is not installed the A300 cannot run 5 3 1 Socket 479 CPU Installation WARNING CPUs are expensive and sensitive components When installing the CPU please be careful not to damage it in anyway Make sure the CPU is installed properly and ensure the correct cooling kit is properly installed To install a socket 479 CPU onto the A300 follow the steps below WARNING When handling the CPU only hold it on the sides DO NOT touch the pins at the bottom of the CPU Page 64 A300 Motherboard Step 1 RITechnology Corp Unlock the CPU retention screw When shipped the retention screw of the CPU socket should be in the unlocked position If it is not in the unlocked position use a screwdriver to unlock the screw See Figure 5 1 e Cut edge gt Figure 5 1 Make sure the CPU socket retention screw is unlocked Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Inspect the CPU socket Make sure there are no bent pins and make sure the socket contacts are free of foreign material If any debris is found remove it with compressed air Correctly Orientate the CPU Make sure the IHS integrated heat sink side is facing upwards Correctly position the CPU Match the Pin 1 mark wit
62. a processor 1 0 1 7 Primary IDE Channel 2F8 2FF Serial Port 2 COM2 378 37F Parallel Printer Port 1 LPT1 3B0 3BB Intel Graphics Controller 3CO 3DF Intel Graphics Controller 3F6 3F6 Primary IDE Channel 3F8 3FF Serial Port 1 1 Table D 1 IO Address Map D 2 1st MB Memory Address Map Memory address Description 00000 9FFFF System memory A0000 BFFFF VGA buffer F0000 FFFFF System BIOS 1000000 Extend BIOS Table D 2 1 MB Memory Address Map Page 164 oe 8 45 54 A300 Motherboard D 3 IRQ Mapping Table System Timer 1 8 _ RITechnology Corp RTC clock Keyboard IRQ9 ACPI Available IRQ10 COM4 COM6 COM2 IRQ11 COM3 COM5 COM1 IRQ12 PS 2 mouse SMBus Controller RQ13 FPU FDC IRQ14 Primary IDE Available IRQ15 Table D 3 IRQ Mapping Table D 4 DMA Channel Assignments Function Secondary IDE Available Available Available Cascade for DMA controller 1 Available Available Available Table D 4 IRQ Mapping Table Page 165 2 a Tlechthiology Corp A300 Motherboard otherboar THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Page 166 zz Kg r A300 Motherboard Appendix External 97 Audio 167 _ IE
63. able Connection The IDE flat cable connects to the A300 to one or two IDE devices To connect an IDE HDD to the A300 please follow the instructions below Step 1 Locate the IDE connector The location s of the IDE device connector s is are shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Insert the connector Connect the IDE cable connector to the onboard connector See Figure 5 13 A key on the front of the cable connector ensures it can only be inserted in one direction Ee I 4 Corp A300 Motherboard Figure 5 13 IDE Cable Connection Step 3 Connect the cable to an IDE device Connect the two connectors on the other side of the cable to one or two IDE devices Make sure that pin 1 on the cable corresponds to pin 1 on the connector 5 7 3 Single Port RS 232 Cable The A300 is shipped with two single port RS 232 cables The single port RS 232 cable connects one serial port connector on the cable to the 10 pin serial port connector on the A300 To connect the single port RS 232 cable please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the serial port connector The location of the 10 pin serial port connector is shown in Chapter 3 Step 2 Align the connectors Correctly align pin 1 on the cable connector with pin 1 on I Technology Gorp A300 Motherboard the A300 keyboard mouse connector See Figure 5 14 Step 3 Insert the cable connectors Once the cable connector is prop
64. ace Panel Dimensions 12 23 DATA E 12 ZA COMPATIBLE PROCESSOR E 13 241 CPU 13 2 4 2 Supported 13 2 5 INTEL 855GME CHIPSET GRAPHICS MEMORY CONTROLLER HUB 14 250 Imel S538 ME Overview cists tec 14 2 5 2 Intel 855GME Memory 14 2 5 3 Intel 8556 Internal Graphics Controller 14 2 5 4 Intel 855GME Power Management 16 2 6 INTEL 82801DB I O CONTROLLER 16 MINNIE TT 16 2 6 2 Intel ICHA IDE Interface eerte tette tette 17 2 6 3 Intel 4 Compact Flash Interface 17 2 6 4 Intel ICH4 Audio Codec 97 97 Controller 17 2 6 5 Intel ICH4 USB Controller a 18 2 6 6 Intel ICHA PCI Interface 18 2 6 7 Intel 4 Low Pin Count BE LINES uu n 18 _ IE gt A300 Motherboard aaa e qapyaqa 19 20 PCLBUSCOMPONENS
65. acy ISA devices gt Disabled DEFAULT No memory block reserved for legacy ISA devices gt 16K 16KB reserved for legacy ISA devices gt 32K 32KB reserved for legacy ISA devices gt 64K reserved for legacy ISA devices 6 3 Boot The Boot menu BIOS Menu 11 configures system boot options Page 110 jm I Piechnology Corp A300 Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings BIOS Menu 11 Boot 6 3 1 Boot Settings Configuration The Boot Settings Configuration menu BIOS Menu 12 configures advanced system boot options Page 111 5 a Tecnmology Corp A300 Motherboard otherboar BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Allows BIOS to skip a ae booting This will Boot From LAN Support Disabled decrease the time OnBoard SATA ROM Disabled needed to boot the Quiet Boot Disabled systen AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Bootup Num Lock 0n 5 2 Mouse Support Enabled 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 002 59 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 12 Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Enabled The Quick Boot BIOS option makes the computer speed up the boot process gt Disabled System does not skip any POST procedures gt Enabled Default Allows syst
66. ains the A300 board Open the INF directory and locate the icon for the Setup installation file Once located use the mouse to double click the icon Step2 InstallShield Wizard Preparation Screen in Figure 7 1 appears Page 134 oro RIechnology Corp A300 Motherboard InstallShield Wizard Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility Setup is preparing the amp InstallShield Wizard which will quide you through the rest of the setup process Please wait NEHHEEEEHEEEEHEEEEHEEHEEHEHEHEEHEHEHEHEHEHI Figure 7 1 InstallShield Wizard Preparation Screen Step 1 Welcome window in Figure 7 2 appears next Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility 7 2 2 1006 Welcome to the Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility This program will install the Plug and Play components for the Intel R chipset that is on this system It is strongly recommended that you exit Windows programs before continuing Figure 7 2 Welcome Screen Step 2 Click Next and the license agreement shown in Figure 7 3 appears Page 135 _ e IE gt A300 Motherboard Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility 7 2 2 1006 License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Press the Page Down key to view the rest of the agreement INTEL SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT IHV Z 15 Distribution amp Single Use
67. ard DESCRIPTION 5 IRRX GND IRTX Table 4 11 IR Connector Pinouts 4 2 10 LED Connector CN Label CN9 CN Type 2 pin header 1x2 Location See Figure 4 12 CN Pinouts See Table 4 12 The LED connector connects to a backlight indicator LED on the system chassis to inform the user about the backlight status oro RIechnology Corp Figure 4 12 LED Connector Locations PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 LED 2 LED Table 4 12 LED Connector Pinouts 4 2 11 Power Button Connector CN Label CN15 CN Type 2 pin header 1x2 CN Location See Figure 4 13 CN Pinouts See Table 4 13 The power button connector is connected to a power switch on the system chassis to enable users to turn the system on and off gt A300 Motherboard CN15 Sr Figure 4 13 Power Button Connector Location DESCRIPTION Power Button GND Table 4 13 Power Button Connector Pinouts 4 2 12 Serial Port Connector RS 422 485 CN Label COM3 CN Type 14 pin header 2x7 CN Location See Figure 4 14 CN Pinouts See Table 4 14 The serial ports connectors connect to RS 422 or RS 485 serial port device A300 Motherboard RITechnology Corp PIN NO DESCRIPTION P
68. complete setup lt Back Figure 7 10 Audio Driver Installation Complete Step 7 confirmation screen shown in Figure 7 10 allows user to restart the computer immediately after the installation is complete or to restart the computer later For the settings to take effect the computer must be restarted Once decided when to restart the computer click the Finish button 7 4 Intel Chipset Graphics Driver To install the Intel Chipset Graphics driver please follow the steps below Step 1 Insert the CD into the system that contains the A300 Open the G82855GME AGP directory and locate the win2k xp1415 installation file Once located use the mouse to double click the icon Step 2 Once double clicking the Setup icon an InstallShield Wizard screen shown in Figure 7 11 appears Page 142 6 IEI RIechnology Corp A300 Motherboard Intel R Chipset Graphics Driver Software InstallShield R Wizard ok ob ak ob oo 2K ebb aie ee to Production Version Releases Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows xP Driver Revision 6 14 10 4421 Package 25033 Production Version 14 18 0 4421 November 9 2005 NOTE This document refers to systems containing 3 X Ok X X Following Intel chipsets 4 Figure 7 11 VGA Driver Installation InstallShield Wizard Screen Step 3 continue installing click
69. ddress stored in the DX data register The following instruction set initializes the input output setting register for one pin on the GPIO connector to specify whether that pin inputs or outputs data MOV DX 321h Moves 320h into the DX data register for one of the GPIO pins MOV AL YYh Moves the user defined output value YYh into the low bit accumulator register AL If YY is specified as 0 the pin is an output pin If YY is specified as 1 the pin is an input pin OUT DX AL The content of the low bit accumulator register AL is transmitted to the address stored in the DX data register B 2 2 General Purpose Output Procedure The following instruction set is for a GPO procedure for one pin on the GPIO connector Page 157 _ gt 158 esteem A300 Motherboard MOV DX 320h Moves 320h into the DX data register for one of the GPIO pins MOV AL ZZh Moves the user defined output data ZZh into the low bit accumulator register AL OUT DX AL The ouput data in the low bit accumulator register AL is transmitted out from the address stored in the DX data register B 2 3 General Purpose Input Procedure The following instruction set is for a procedure for one on the GPIO connector MOV DX 320h Moves 320h into the DX data register for one of the GPIO pins IN AL DX The input data in the low bit accumulator register AL is transmitted to the add
70. e 84 6 1 2 Super IO 91 6 1 3 Hardware Health Configuration 94 96 6 1 4 1 Advanced ACPI Configuration a nves Faces pea esee 97 6 1 3 MPS COMPOTION 99 6 1 6 100 6 1 6 1 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration 103 2 n oe Om 105 0 3 BOOT PT 110 6 3 1 Boot Settings 1 111 6 3 2 Bo0t Device Priority S a 115 6 3 3 Remoxuabl Drives qasa 116 6 3 4 CD DVD 118 64 SECURIT 118 0 5 CHIPSET 120 6 5 1 NorthBridge Configuration a 120 6 5 2 SouthBridge Configuration 124 Page viii gt 7 SOFTWARE DRIVERS 133 7 1 AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS ansa 134 7 2 CHIPSET DRIVER 5
71. e 78 connector 78 installation checklist 63 Intel SpeedStep Technology 13 jumper 70 71 CF card setup 71 A300 Motherboard clear CMOS 72 COM port setting 73 jumper configuration 71 jumper settings 70 LCD rotation 76 LCD voltage selection 75 Keyboard 56 keyboard controller 22 Keyboard mouse connector 32 52 LAN Connect Interface 14 LCD display 75 76 LCD rotation 76 voltage select 75 LCD rotation jumper 76 location 77 settings 76 LCD Voltage 7 LCD voltage selection jumper 75 location 75 settings 75 LED connector 43 location and pinouts 43 LEDs 55 LPC bus 20 LPC interface 18 memory module 14 motherboard 78 _ RITechnology Corp installation 78 PCI bus 19 PCI interface 18 PCMCIA 7 peripheral connectors 32 peripheral device cables 78 power button connector 44 location and pinouts 44 power consumption 23 Power LED 48 power management 16 Intel 855GME 16 power supply 33 ATX power supply 33 processors 13 PS 2 7 56 113 Reset button 48 RJ 45 7 55 RJ 45 Ethernet connector 52 54 55 pinouts 54 RoHS compliant 4 RS 232 46 57 74 COM 1 location and pinouts 57 connector location and pinouts 57 RS 232 cables 79 RS 422 xiii 7 8 31 45 74 RS 485 45 74 _ Serial port 7 92 93 94 serial port connector 57 location and pinouts 57 serial port devices 80 socket 479 CPU cooling kit 66 cooling kit installation 66 installation 64 srial commu
72. e DIMM module down into the socket until it clicks into position and the two handles have automatically locked the memory module into place Figure 5 6 Step 3 To remove the memory module push both handles outward and the memory module is ejected by the mechanism in the socket 5 4 2 CF Card Installation A Note The A300 can support both CF Type cards and CF Type II cards For the complete specifications of the supported CF cards please refer to Chapter 2 To install the a CF card Type 1 or Type 2 onto the A300 please follow the steps below Step 1 Locate the CF card socket Place the A300 on an anti static pad with the solder side facing up Locate the CF card Step 2 Align the CF card Make sure the CF card is properly aligned with the CF I Technology Gorp A300 Motherboard socket Step 3 Insert the CF card Gently insert the CF card into the socket making sure the Socket pins are properly inserted into the socket See Figure 5 7 Figure 5 7 CF Card Installation 5 5 Jumper Settings A NOTE PLASTIC CLIP OPEN CLOSED A jumper is a metal bridge that is used to close an electrical circuit It consists of two metal pins and small metal clip often protected by a plastic cover that slides over the pins to connect them 1 i To CLOSE SHORT a jumper means connecting the pins of the jumper with Jumper the plastic clip and to OPEN a jumper
73. e device type e g hard disk CD ROM etc m Vendor Lists the device manufacturer m Size The size of the device LBA Mode Indicates whether the LBA Logical Block Addressing is _ RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard method of addressing data on a disk drive is supported or not Block Mode Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block mode is not used Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt PIO Mode Indicates the PIO mode of the installed device m Async DMA Indicates the highest Asynchronous DMA Mode that is supported m Ultra DMA Indicates the highest Synchronous DMA Mode that is supported m S M A R T Indicates whether or not the Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology protocol is supported Auto The Type BIOS option determines the type of device that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after the Power On Self Test POST has completed gt Not Installed Selecting this value prevents the BIOS from searching for an IDE disk drive on the specified channel gt Auto Default This selection enables the BIOS to auto detect the IDE disk drive type attached to the specified channel This setting should be used if an IDE hard disk drive is attached to the specified channel gt CD DVD The CD DVD option specifies that an IDE CD ROM drive i
74. e multimedia performance the A300 can connect to slim Combo CD DVD ROM a PCMCIA card socket and the multimedia and wireless 802 11g functionality The A300 also comes with an expansion PCI slot which allows flexible implementations making it the perfect platform for comprehensive lifestyle computing applications 1 1 1 A300 Applications The A300 is designed for applications in the following areas Surveillance O Digital surveillance O X ray imaging terminal O Bedside entertainment O Multimedia advertising platform m General Computing Computer based testing center O General purpose information system O Mobile nursing station O Interactive education uses m Automation amp Control O Plant environment monitoring O Factory automation HMI terminal O Shop floor MES control m GSelf service Kiosk O Full service receptionist kiosk Hospital self registering terminal Interactive photo kiosk Video rental kiosk Self service POS terminal _ 1 1 2 A300 Benefits A300 Motherboard Some of the A300 benefits include m Clinical Information System CIS integration m Filmless solution by PACS m Reduced maintenance costs m Client crash prevention m Central resource control 1 1 3 A300 Features Some of the A300 features are listed below m LPXform factor m RoHS compliant m Intel Pentium M Celeron M processor supported m Digital dual independent displa
75. ectors Table 4 1 shows a list of the peripheral interface connectors on the A300 Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found below Connector Type Label ATX power connector 20 pin connector PW1 Page 30 A300 Motherboard _ RITechnology Corp Audio connector 3 pin wafer connector AUDIO1 Compact Flash CF connector 50 pin CF slot CN7 Fan connector CPU 3 pin wafer connector CPU_FAN1 Fan connector System 3 pin wafer connector SYS_FAN1 Fan connector System 3 pin wafer connector SYS_FAN2 Front panel connector 10 pin header CN5 GPIO connector 10 pin header DIO1 IDE Interface connector primary 44 pin box header IDE1 IDE Interface connector secondary 44 pin box header IDE2 Inverter power connector 6 pin wafer connector CN3 IR interface connector 5 header IR1 LED connector 2 pin header CN9 Power button connector 2 pin header CN15 Serial port connector RS 422 485 14 pin header COM3 Serial port connector RS 232 10 pin header COM4 Serial port connector RS 232 10 pin header COM5 Serial port connector RS 232 10 pin header COM6 System panel connector 12 pin header CN12 TFT LCD LVDS connector 30 pin crimp connector CN8 USB connector 8 pin header USB2 USB connector 5 pin wafer connector USB3 USB connector 5 pin wafer connector USB4 Table 4 1 Peripheral Interface Connectors
76. em to skip some POST procedures to decrease the system boot time Boot From LAN Support Disabled Use the BOOT From LAN Support option to enable the system to be booted from a remote system gt Disabled Default Cannot be booted from a remote system through the LAN Page 112 _ RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard gt Enabled Default Can be booted from a remote system through the LAN gt Quiet Boot Disabled The Quiet Boot BIOS option allows the boot up screen options to be modified between POST messages or an OEM logo gt Disabled Default Displays normal POST messages gt Enabled Displays OEM Logo instead of POST messages AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Use the AddOn ROM Display Mode option to allow add on ROM read only memory messages to be displayed gt 5 DEFAULT system forces third party BIOS to display during system boot gt Keep Current The system displays normal information during system boot gt Bootup Num Lock On The Bootup Num Lock BIOS option allows the Number Lock setting to be modified during boot up gt Off 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 lights up when the Number Lock is engaged gt Default Allows the Number Lock on the k
77. equency option allows specifies the DRAM frequency or allow the system to automatically detect the DRAM frequency gt 200 2 Sets the DRAM frequency to 200 2 gt 266 2 Sets the DRAM frequency to 266 2 gt 333 2 Sets the DRAM frequency to 333 2 gt Auto Default Automatically selects the DRAM frequency gt Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled Page 121 _ IE gt A300 Motherboard The Configure DRAM Timing by SPD option determines if the system uses the SPD Serial Presence Detect EEPROM to configure the DRAM timing The SPD EEPROM contains all necessary DIMM specifications the including speed of the individual components such as CAS and bank cycle time as well as valid settings for the module and the manufacturer s code The SPD enables the BIOS to read the spec sheet of the DIMMs on boot up and then adjust the memory timing parameters accordingly gt Disabled DRAM timing parameters can be manually set using the DRAM sub items gt Enabled Default DRAM timing parameter are set according to the DRAM Serial Presence Detect SPD The Configure DRAM Timing by SPD option is disabled the following configuration options appear DRAM CAS Latency 2 5 DRAM RAS Precharge 3 clocks DRAM 5 to CAS Delay 3 clocks m DRAM Precharge Delay 7 clocks DRAM Burst Length 8 gt Memory Hole Disabled The Memory Hole reserves the memory s
78. erly aligned with the keyboard mouse connector on the A300 connect the cable connector to the onboard connectors See Figure 5 14 2 DUN 29 ABOU 0 Figure 5 14 Single Port RS 232 Cable Connection Step 4 Attach DB 9 serial port connectors to the chassis The DB 9 single port connector can be inserted into the preformed hole in the chassis Once inserted the DB 9 connectors should be secured to the chassis with the retention screws 5 8 External Peripheral Interface Connection The following external peripheral devices can be connected to the external peripheral interface connectors m Audio devices m DVI I devices Keyboard and mouse RJ 45 Ethernet cable connectors Serial port devices m USB devices VGA monitors 1 RIechnology Corp A300 Motherboard To install these devices connect the corresponding cable connector from the actual device to the corresponding A300 external peripheral interface connector making sure the pins are properly aligned _ IE IT echnology Gorp A300 Motherboard Chapter 6 AMI BIOS Page 82 _ RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard gt Disabled Prevents the system from using the on board IDE controller gt Primary Only allows the system to detect the Primary IDE channel including both the Primary Master and Primary Slave gt Only allows the system to detect t
79. etal Oxide Semiconductor Central Processing Unit Compressor Decompressor Serial Port Digital to Analog Converter Double Data Rate Dual Inline Memory Module Digital Input Output Direct Memory Access Enhanced IDE Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Flexible File Input Output First In First Out Front Side Bus Infrared Data Association Hard Disk Drive IDE Integrated Data Electronics Input Output 4 Controller Hub 4 L1 Cache Level 1 Cache L2 Cache Level 2 Cache LCD Liquid Crystal Display LPT Parallel Port Connector LVDS Low Voltage Differential Signaling MAC Media Access Controller OS Operating System Peripheral Connect Interface PIO Programmed Input Output PnP Plug and Play POST Power On Self Test RAM Random Access Memory SATA Serial ATA S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SPD Serial Presence Detect S PDI Sony Philips Digital Interface SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory SIR Serial Infrared UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver transmitter USB Universal Serial Bus VGA Video Graphics Adapter E r gt A300 Motherboard otherboar Chapter 1 Introduction _ RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard 1 1 A300 Overview The A300 is a multimedia Pentium Mobile processor based motherboard that powers a Point of Care terminal or panel PC for varied purposes To facilitat
80. eyboard to be enabled Page 113 _ IE gt A300 Motherboard automatically when the computer system boots up This allows the immediate use of the 10 key numeric keypad located on the right side of the keyboard To confirm this the Number Lock LED light on the keyboard is lit PS 2 Mouse Support Enabled The PS 2 Mouse Support BIOS option allows the PS 2 mouse support to be adjusted gt Disabled Disables PS 2 mouse support and prevents the PS 2 mouse port from using system resources gt Enabled Default Allows the system to use a PS 2 mouse gt Auto Allows the system to automatically detect if a PS 2 mouse is being used gt Wait For F1 If Error Enabled The Wait For F1 if Error option specifies how the system responds when the system detects an error on boot up gt Disabled If there is an error when booting up the system does not wait for user intervention but continues to boot up in the operating system Only use this setting if there is a known reason for a BIOS error to appear An example would be a system administrator must remote boot the system The computer system does not have a keyboard currently attached gt Enabled Default If there is an error during boot up the system waits for a user to press F1 and enter the BIOS to rectify the problem The BIOS can then be adjusted to the correct Page 114 _
81. h the Watchdog Timer However the Watchdog timer is disabled if the time out value is set to zero A tolerance of at least 1096 must be maintained to avoid unknown routines within the operating system DOS such as disk I O that can be very time consuming A300 Motherboard A NOTE When exiting a program it is necessary to disable the Watchdog Timer otherwise the system resets Example program INITIAL TI MER PERI OD COUNTER W_LOOP MOV 6F02H setting the time out value MOV BL 30 time out value is 48 seconds INT 15H ADD THE APPLICATION PROGRAM HERE 1 is the application over JNE W_LOOP restart the application MOV AX 6F02H disable Watchdog Timer MOV BL 0 INT 15H EXIT 161 _ 0 RITechnology Corp 2 a Wan Tlechthiology Corp A300 Motherboard otherboar THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Page 162 24 F lt gt RIechnology Corp A300 Motherboard Appendix D Address Mapping Page 163 A300 Motherboard D 1 Address Map 1 address Range Description 000 01F DMA Controller 020 021 Interrupt Controller 040 043 System time 060 06 Keyboard Controller 070 07F System CMOS Real time Clock 080 09 DMA Controller 1 Interrupt Controller 0 0 DMA Controller OFO OFF Numeric dat
82. h the cut edge on the CPU socket See Figure 5 1 Align the CPU pins Carefully align the CPU pins with the holes in the CPU socket Insert the CPU insert the CPU into the socket If the CPU pins are properly aligned the CPU should slide into the CPU socket smoothly Lock the retention screw Rotate the retention screw into the locked position _ e IE IT echnology Gorp A300 Motherboard See Figure 5 2 Pin 1 location Figure 5 2 Lock the CPU Socket Retention Screw 5 3 2 Cooling Kit CF 479B RS Installation Figure 5 3 IEI CF 518 RS and CF 479A RS Cooling Kit An IEI Socket 479 CPU cooling kit can be purchased separately See Figure 5 3 The cooling kit comprises a CPU heat sink and a cooling fan _ RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard WARNING Do not wipe off accidentally or otherwise the pre sprayed layer of thermal paste on the bottom of the CF 479A RS CF 518 RS heat sink The thermal paste between the CPU and the heat sink is important for optimum heat dissipation To install the CF 479A RS CF 518 RS cooling kit please follow the steps below Step 1 Place the cooling kit onto the CPU Make sure the CPU cooling fan cable can be properly routed when the cooling kit is installed Step 2 Properly align the cooling kit Make sure its four spring screw fasteners can pass through the pre drilled holes on the PCB Step 3 Secure the cooling ki
83. he LPC 1 0 specifications The LPC bus from the is connected to the following components _ RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard BIOS chipset m Super chipset 2 6 8 BIOS The BIOS flash memory chip on the A300 has a licensed copy of AMI BIOS loaded onto it The BIOS flash memory chip is connected to the chipset via the LPC bus The flash BIOS features are listed below m SMIBIOS DMI compliant m Console redirection function support m Pre Boot Execution Environment support m USB booting support 2 7 PCI Bus Components 2 7 1 PCI Bus Overview The PCI bus controller on the ICH4 is compliant with PCI Revision 2 2 specifications and has a 33MHz PCI clock The components listed below are all connected to the PCI bus m socket m Realtek RTL8110S GbE interface m POMCIA slot 2 7 2 GbE Ethernet A highly integrated and cost effective single chip fast RealTek RTL8110S SC GbE Ethernet controller is interfaced through first the PCI bus to the CPU and system chipset The RealTek RTL8110S SC controller provides 10Mbps 100Mbps or 1000Mbps Ethernet connectivity to the A300 Some of the features of the RealTek RTL8110S SC are listed below m Auto Negotiation with Next Page capability m Supports PCI rev 2 3 32 bit 33 66MHz m Supports pair swap polarity skew correction Integrated 10 100 1000 transceiver _ IE gt A3
84. he Secondary IDE channel including both the Secondary Master and Secondary Slave gt Both Default Allows the system to detect both the Primary and Secondary IDE channels including the Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master and Secondary Slave IDE Master and IDE Slave When entering setup BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices This displays the status of the auto detected IDE devices The following IDE devices are detected and are shown in the IDE Configuration menu Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave m Secondary IDE Master m Secondary IDE Slave The IDE Configuration menu BIOS Menu 1 allows changes to the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the system If an IDE device is detected and one of the above listed four BIOS configuration options are selected the IDE configuration options shown in Section 6 1 1 1 appear 6 1 1 1 Master IDE Slave A300 Motherboard IDE Master and IDE Slave configuration options for both primary and secondary IDE devices are shown in the BIOS menu below Primary IDE Master Device Not Detected BIOS Menu 1 IDE Master Configuration Auto Detected Drive Parameters The grayed out items in the left frame are IDE disk drive parameters automatically detected from the firmware of the selected IDE disk drive The drive parameters are listed as follows m Device Lists th
85. hipset O Core Vcc 1 2 V or 1 35 V to support higher graphics core frequency and DDR333 O Graphics core frequency Display core frequency at 133 MHz 200 MHz 250 MHz Render core frequency at 100 MHz 133 MHz 166 MHz 200 MHz 250 MHz Intel Dual Frequency Graphics Technology O SD Graphics Engine _ IE gt A300 Motherboard Enhanced Hardware Binning Instruction Set supported Bi Cubic Filtering supported Linear Gamma Blending for Video Mixer Rendering VMR Video Mixer Rendering VMR supported O Graphics Power Management Dynamic Core Frequency Switching Intel Smart 2D Display Technology Memory Self Refresh During C3 Intel Display Power Saving Technology 2 5 4 Intel 855GME Power Management The power management for the Intel 855GME is listed below Optimized Clock Gating for 3D and Display Engines On die thermal sensor 2 6 Intel 82801DB I O Controller Hub ICH4 2 6 1 Intel ICH4 Overview The Intel ICH4 I O controller hub comes with the following features PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 2 compliant with support for 33 MHz PCI operations ACPI Power Management Logic Support Enhanced DMA controller Interrupt controller and timer functions Integrated IDE controller supports Ultra ATA100 66 33 USB host interface with support for 6 USB ports 3 UHCI host controllers 1 EHCI high speed USB 2 0 Host controller Integrated LAN controller
86. ies Removable Media Device These include but are not limited to gt ZIP gt 15 120 gt PIO Mode Auto The PIO Mode option selects the IDE PIO Programmable mode program timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the mode increases the cycle time decreases gt Auto Default This setting allows the BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined gt 0 PIO mode 0 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 3 3MBps gt 1 PIO mode 1 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 5 2MBps gt 2 PIO mode 2 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 8 3MBps gt 3 PIO mode 3 selected with maximum transfer rate of 11 1MBps gt 4 PIO mode 4 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 16 6MBps This setting generally works with all hard disk drives Page 89 _ IE gt A300 Motherboard manufactured after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the specifications of the drive gt DMA Mode Auto The DMA Mode BIOS selection adjusts the DMA mode options gt Auto gt swpmao gt SWDMAi gt swoma2 gt MWDMAO MWDMA1 mwoma2 gt upmao gt UDMA1 gt upma2 Default The BIOS auto detects the DMA mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Single Word DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum dat
87. ins on the fan connector is reserved for fan speed detection and interfaced to the fan speed controller on the Super The fan speed is then reported in the BIOS 2 8 3 4 Super Keyboard Controller The Super keyboard controller can execute the 8042 instruction set Some of the keyboard controller features are listed below m The 8042 instruction is compatible with PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse m Gate A20 and Keyboard reset output m Supports multiple keyboard power on events m Supports mouse double click and or mouse move power on events 2 8 4 Chipset The LPC chipset is connected to the ICH4 through the LPC bus and complies with the Intel Low Pin Count Specification Rev 1 0 The LPC chipset supports two standard serial ports 2 9 Environmental and Power Specifications 2 9 1 System Monitoring Three thermal inputs on the A 300 Super I O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitor the following temperatures m System temperature m Temperature Sensor 1 _ RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard Eight voltage inputs on the A 300 Super I O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitor the following voltages Vcore m 3 30Vin m 5 00Vin m 4 12Vin The A 300 Super I O Enhanced Hardware Monitor also monitors the CPU fan speeds 2 9 2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control The maximum and minimum operating temperatures for the A300 are listed below m Minimum Operating Tem
88. install its driver Please follow these steps to install the driver Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 When the Found New Hardware Wizard windows appear Mass Storage Controller select Install from a list or specify location Advanced and click Next to continue In the follow up window please select Don t search will choose the driver to install then click Next to continue In the follow up window please select SCSI and RAID controllers and then click Next to continue In the follow up window click Have Disk then insert the driver diskette and type in the driver location e g a CD ROM then click OK to continue In the follow up window select ALi SATA RAID Controller then click Next to continue Confirm the follow up windows and click the Finish button to continue Please confirm the Digital Signature Not Found window when it appears when finished please restart the computer Page 147 _ IE IT echnology GCorp A300 Motherboard Step 8 Repeat step 1 but select ALi ATA RAID Controller at step 4 Page 148 1 RIechnology Corp A300 Motherboard Appendix A BIOS Options Page 149 gt IDE Master and IDE Slave U 83 Auto Detected Drive u u 84
89. ipset comes with the following features 400 MHz system bus delivers a high bandwidth connection between the processor and the platform Integrated graphics utilizing Intel Extreme Graphics 2 technology AGP 4X support Three USB host controllers provide high performance peripherals with 480 Mbps of bandwidth while enabling support for up to six USB 2 0 ports The latest AC 97 implementation delivers 20 bit audio for enhanced sound quality and full surround sound capability LAN Connect Interface LCI provides flexible network solutions such as 10 100 Mbps Ethernet and 10 100 Mbps Ethernet with LAN manageability Dual Ultra ATA 100 controllers coupled with the Intel Application Accelerator support faster IDE transfers to storage devices The Intel Application Accelerator software provides additional performance over native ATA drivers by improving I O transfer rates and enabling faster O S load time resulting in accelerated boot times Communication and Network Riser CNR offers flexibility in system configuration with a baseline feature set that can be upgraded with an audio card modem card or network card Error Correcting Code ECC support in integrated graphics mode only 2 5 2 Intel 855GME Memory Support The Intel 855GME supports two DDR memory modules with frequencies up to 333MHz The A300 has two 184 DDR DIMM SDRAM socket that supports two 200 2 266MHz or 333MHz DDR DIMM memory module with a maximum capacity of
90. l or 6 channel audio operates properly S PDIF In amp S PDIF Out These functions are currently not supported Page 171 _ gt A300 Motherboard Connector Sensing Realtek ALC655 detects if an audio device is plugged into the wrong connector If an incorrect device is plugged in a warning message appears wm HRTF Demo Adjust HRTF Head Related Transfer Functions 3D positional audio here before running 3D applications m Microphone Effect Microphone noise suppression is enabled in this menu m General General information about the installed AC 97 audio configuration utility is listed here Page 172 1 RIechnology Corp A300 Motherboard Index Page 173 gt 97 98 airflow 77 anti static precautions 25 61 anti static pad 25 61 anti static wristband 25 61 handling 25 61 self grounding 25 61 ATA flat cable 78 ATX Power button 48 ATX power connector 33 location and pinouts 33 Audio Codec 97 17 audio connector 34 location and pinouts 34 Audio jack 32 52 backlight 43 Backlight 37 BIOS 20 105 112 BIOS chipset 20 cables 78 CF card 34 69 71 CF card setup jumper 71 installation 69 location and pinouts 34 socket 34 CF card setup jumper 71 Page 174 A300 Motherboard location 71 chassis 77 installation 77 Chipset 119 120 124 133 141 Clear CMOS
91. lation of the A300 DO NOT Remove any of the stickers on the PCB board These stickers are required for warranty validation Use the product before verifying all the cables and power connectors are properly connected Allow screws to come in contact with the PCB circuit connector pins or its components 5 2 2 Installation Checklist The following checklist is provided to ensure the A300 is properly installed All the items in the packing list are present see Chapter 4 Acompatible memory module is properly inserted into the slot see Chapter 2 The Type or CF Type card is properly installed into the CF socket The jumpers have been properly configured The A300 is installed into a chassis with adequate ventilation The correct power supply is being used The following devices are properly connected Audio kit Power supply O Serial port cables The following external peripheral devices are properly connected to the chassis O VGA screen RS 232 serial communications device USB devices _ gt A300 Motherboard 5 3 CPU and CPU Cooling Kit Installation WARNING A CPU should never be turned on without the specified cooling kit being installed If the cooling kit heat sink and fan is not properly installed and the system turned on permanent damage to the CPU A300 and other electronic components attached to the system may be incurred Running
92. mmable mode program timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases gt Auto Default This setting allows the BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode Use Page 86 gt _ RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined gt 0 PIO mode 0 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 3 3MBps gt 1 PIO mode 1 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 5 2MBps gt 2 PIO mode 2 selected with a maximum transfer rate of 8 3MBps gt 3 PIO mode 3 selected with maximum transfer rate of 11 1MBps gt 4 PIO mode 4 selected with maximum transfer rate of 16 6MBps This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the specifications of the drive gt DMA Mode Auto The DMA Mode BIOS selection adjusts the DMA mode options gt Default BIOS auto detects the DMA mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined S M A R T Auto Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART feature can help predict impending drive failures The S M A R T BIOS option enables or disables this function gt Auto Default BIOS to auto detects if the hard disk drive supports S M A R T Use this setting if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined
93. nd gt 30 Sec POST waits 30 seconds for the USB mass storage device after the start unit command Page 103 jm I Piechnology Corp _ IE gt A300 Motherboard gt 40 POST waits 40 seconds for the USB mass storage device after the start unit command Device The Device field lists the USB devices that are connected to the system Emulation Type Auto Use the Emulation Type BIOS option to specify the type of emulation BIOS has to provide for the USB device A NOTE Please note that the device s formatted type and the emulation type provided by the BIOS must match for a device to boot properly If both types do not match then device s behavior is undefined To make sure both types match format the device using BIOS INT 13h calls after selecting the proper emulation option in BIOS setup The FORMAT utility provided by Microsoft MS DOS Microsoft Windows 95 and Microsoft Windows 98 can be used for this purpose gt Auto Default BIOS auto detects the current USB gt USB device will be emulated as floppy drive The device can be either A or B responding to INT13h calls that return DL 0 or DL 1 respectively gt Forced FDD Allows a hard disk image to be connected as a Page 104 _ e RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard floppy image This option works only for drive
94. nd play devices are configured by the operating system or the BIOS gt DEFAULT ff the operating system does not meet the Plug and Play specifications this option allows the BIOS to configure all the devices in the system gt Yes This setting allows the operating system to change the interrupt and DMA settings Set this option if the system is running Plug and Play aware operating systems PCI Latency Timer 64 Page 106 _ RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard Use the PCI Latency Timer option to specify the PCI latency time The latency time is measured in units of PCI clock cycles for the PCI device latency timer register Configuration options are m 32 m 64 DEFAULT m 96 m 128 m 160 m 192 m 224 m 248 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes Use the Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA option to restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an interrupt address gt Yes Default Assigns an IRQ to a PCI VGA card if card requests IRQ gt No Does not assign IRQ to a PCI VGA card even if the card requests an IRQ Palette Snooping Disabled Use the Palette Snooping option to enable or disable the palette snooping function gt Disabled DEFAULT Unless the VGA card manufacturer requires palette snooping to be enabled this option should be disabled gt No Enabled PCI devices are informed that an ISA based Graphics device is installed in the system so the ISA based
95. nector Disconnect the battery from the connector for a few seconds then reconnect the battery The CMOS should be cleared If the CMOS Settings Wrong message is displayed during the boot up process the fault may be corrected by pressing the F1 to enter the CMOS Setup menu Do one of the following Enter the correct CMOS setting m Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard After having done one of the above save the changes and exit the CMOS Setup menu The clear CMOS jumper settings are shown in Table 5 3 Clear CMOS Description Short 1 2 Keep CMOS Setup Default Open 2 3 Clear CMOS Setup Table 5 3 JP2 Clear CMOS Jumper Settings The location of the clear CMOS jumper is shown in Figure 5 9 below JP2 1 Figure 5 9 JP2 Clear CMOS Jumper 5 5 3 COM Port Setting Jumper Jumper Label CN13 Jumper Type 12 pin header Jumper Settings See Table 5 4 Jumper Location See Figure 5 10 The COM Port Setting jumper configures 9 on 1 COM 3 2 as either A300 Motherboard 5V 12V power source The CN13 jumper also sets the communication protocol used by the second serial communications port COM 3 as RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 The COM Port Setting jumper selection options are shown in Table 5 4
96. nications port 52 Super I O chipset 21 22 technical specifications 7 TFT LCD LVDS connector 20 pin 48 location and pinouts 48 unpacking 25 A300 Motherboard unpacking checklist 26 unpacking precautions 25 USB 18 58 devices 58 port 18 58 USB 1 1 18 58 USB 2 0 18 58 USB 1 1 18 58 USB 2 0 18 50 51 58 USB combo port 52 VGA 59 connector 52 connector pinouts 59 DB15 connector 59 monitor 80 warranty validation 63 Ee
97. nstalled If a supervisor password must be installed select this field and enter the password After the password has been added Install appears next to Change Supervisor Password Change User Password The default setting for the Change User Password is Not Installed If a user password must be installed select this field and enter the password After the password has been added Install appears next to Change User Password Page 119 A300 Motherboard 6 5 Chipset The Chipset menu BIOS Menu 16 has two sub menus NorthBridge Configuration and SouthBridge Configuration The NorthBridge Configuration menu configures the northbridge chipset and the SouthBridge Configuration menu configures the southbridge chipset WARNING Setting the wrong values for the Chipset BIOS selections in the Chipset BIOS menu may cause the system to malfunction mmm BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction BIOS Menu 16 Chipset 6 5 1 NorthBridge Configuration Page 120 Corp The NorthBridge Configuration menu BIOS Menu 17 allows the northbridge chipset to A300 Motherboard be configured NorthBridge Chipset Configuration BIOS Menu 17 NorthBridge Chipset Configuration DRAM Frequency Auto The DRAM Fr
98. o prevent ESD from damaging the board Self grounding Before handling the board touch any grounded conducting material During the time the board is handled frequently touch any conducting materials that are connected to the ground m Use an anti static pad When configuring the A300 place it on an antic static pad This reduces the possibility of ESD damaging the A300 Only handle the edges of the PCB When handling the PCB hold the PCB by the edges 3 2 Unpacking 3 2 1 Unpacking Precautions When the A300 is unpacked please do the following m Follow the anti static precautions outlined in Section 3 1 sure the packing box is facing upwards so the A300 does not fall out of the box Make sure all the components shown in Section 3 3 are present 6 gt 3 3 Unpacki 4 rp ng Checklist NOTE A300 Motherboard If some of the components listed in the checklist below are missing please do not proceed with the installation Contact the IEI reseller or vendor you purchased the A300 from or contact an IEI sales representative directly To contact an sales representative please send an email to sales iei com tw 3 3 1 Package Contents The A300 is shipped with the following components Quantity Item Image 1 A300 single board computer 1 IDE flat cable 44p 40p 40p 1 IDE flat cable 44p 44p 2 Single port RS 232
99. omatically detected and enabled Spread Spectrum Mode Disabled The Spread Spectrum Mode option enables or disables the spread spectrum mode gt Disabled Default spread spectrum mode is disabled gt Enabled The spread spectrum mode is enabled OnBoard LAN1 Enabled Page 125 _ gt A300 Motherboard The OnBoard LAN1 option enables or disables the on board gt Disabled On board LAN1 device manually disabled gt Enabled Default on board LAN1 device automatically detected and enabled OnBoard LAN2 Enabled The OnBoard LAN2 option enables or disables the on board LAN2 gt Disabled On board LAN2 device manually disabled gt Enabled Default The on board LAN2 device automatically detected and enabled 6 6 Power The Power menu BIOS Menu 19 allows the advanced power management options to be configured Page 126 jm I Piechnology Corp A300 Motherboard APM Configuration BIOS Menu 19 Power Power Management APM Enabled The Power Management APM BIOS option allows access to the advanced power management features If this option is disabled the only other option on the screen is the Resume On RTC Alarm gt Disabled Disables the Advanced Power Management APM feature gt Enabled Default Enables the APM feature Power Button Mode On Off The Power Button Mode BIOS specifie
100. on allows BIOS to select the Serial Port 1 base address gt Disabled No base address is assigned to Serial Port 1 gt 3F8 IRQ4 Default Serial Port 1 port address is 3F8 and the interrupt address is IRQ4 gt 3E8 IRQ4 Serial Port 1 I O port address is 3E8 and the interrupt address is IRQ4 gt 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port 1 port address is 2E8 and the interrupt Page 91 _ IE gt A300 Motherboard address is IRQ3 gt Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 The Serial Port2 Address option allows BIOS to select the Serial Port 2 base address gt Disabled No base address is assigned to Serial Port 2 gt 2F8 IRQ3 Default Serial Port 2 port address is 3F8 and the interrupt address is IRQ3 gt 3E8 IRQ4 Serial Port 2 I O port address is 3E8 and the interrupt address is IRQ4 gt 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port 2 I O port address is 2E8 and the interrupt address is IRQ3 gt Serial Port3 Address 3E8 This option allows BIOS to select the base addresses for serial port 3 gt Disabled No base address is assigned to serial port 3 gt 3E8 Default Serial port port address is 3E8 gt 2E8 Serial port 3 I O port address is 2E8 gt 2 0 Serial port 3 I O port address is 2 0 gt Serial Port3 IRQ 11 The Serial Port3 IRQ selection sets the interrupt address for serial port 3 gt 10 Serial port 3 IRQ address is 10 gt 11 Default Serial port 3 IRQ address is 11
101. pace between 15MB and 16MB for ISA expansion cards that require a specified area of memory to work properly If an older ISA expansion card is used please refer to the documentation that came with the card to see if it is necessary to reserve the space gt Disabled Default Memory is not reserved for ISA expansion cards gt 15 16M Memory is reserved for ISA expansion cards gt Init Graphic Adapter Priority PCl Int VGA Page 122 _ RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard The Init Graphic Adapter Priority option selects the graphics controller the system uses as a primary boot device The options are m Internal VGA m POl Int VGA gt Internal Graphics Mode Select Enable 32MB The Internal Graphic Mode Select option determines the amount of system memory that can be used by the Internal graphics device gt Disable gt Enable 1MB 1MB of memory used by internal graphics device gt Enable 4MB 4MB of memory used by internal graphics device gt Enable 8MB 8MB of memory used by internal graphics device gt Enable 16MB 16MB of memory used by internal graphics device gt Enable 32MB Default 32MB of memory used by internal graphics device gt Graphics Aperture Size 64MB The Graphics Aperture Size option selects the size of the AGP aperture The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated as graphics memory address space gt 64MB Default Graphics apertu
102. perature 0 C 32 F Maximum Operating Temperature 60 C 140 F A cooling fan and heat sink must be installed on the CPU Thermal paste must be smeared on the lower side of the heat sink before it is mounted on the CPU Heat sinks are also mounted on the northbridge and southbridge chipsets to ensure the operating temperature of these chips remain low 2 9 3 Power Consumption Table 2 3 shows the power consumption parameters for the A300 when an Intel Pentium M 1 6GHz CPU is running with one 256MB DDR333 SDRAM memory module Voltage Current 3 3V 0 46A 5V 1 05A 12V 0 41A 5VSB 0 29A 12V 0 74A Table 2 3 Power Consumption E r gt A300 Motherboard otherboar Chapter 3 Unpacking Page 24 _ RTechnology Corp A300 Motherboard 3 1 Anti static Precautions WARNING Failure to take ESD precautions during the installation of the A300 may result in permanent damage to the A300 and severe injury to the user Electrostatic discharge ESD can cause serious damage to electronic components including the A300 Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD It is therefore critical that whenever the A300 or any other electrical component is handled the following anti static precautions are strictly adhered to m Wear an anti static wristband Wearing a simple anti static wristband can help t
103. ption gt Load Optimal Defaults Page 130 1 Corp A300 Motherboard This option loads optimal default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus F9 key can be used for this operation Load Failsafe Defaults This option loads failsafe default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus F8 key can be used for this operation Page 131 2 a Tlechthiology Corp A300 Motherboard otherboar THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Page 132 zz ae lt gt RIechnology Corp A300 Motherboard Chapter 7 Software Drivers Page 133 _ IE A300 Motherboard 7 1 Available Software Drivers IN NOTE The contents of the CD may vary throughout the life cycle of the product and is subject to change without prior notice Visit the IEI website or contact technical support for the latest updates The A300 board has four software drivers m Chipset m Audio m VGA m SATA m Touch Panel All four drivers can be found on the CD that came with the A300 To install the drivers please follow the instructions in the sections below The optional touch panel driver installation is described in Appendix C 7 2 Chipset Driver Installation To install the chipset driver please follow the steps below Step1 Insert the CD into the system that cont
104. qualizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test S PDIF In S PDIF Out Connector Sensing HRTF Demo Microphone Effect General A300 Motherboard _ e RITechnology Corp Not all RealTek Sound Effect Managers have all the above listed options The Sound Effect Manager loaded onto the system may only have some of the options listed above Below is a brief description of the available configuration options in the Sound Effects Manager Sound Effect Select a sound effect from the 23 listed options in the drop down menu Selected sound effect properties can be edited To edit the sound effect click EDIT Karaoke Mode The Karaoke Mode is accessed in the Sound Effect window The Voice Cancellation disables the vocal part of the music being played The Key adjustment up or down arrow icons enables users to define a key that fits a certain vocal range Equalizer Selection Preset equalizer settings enable easy audio range settings Ten frequency bands can be configured Speaker Configuration Multi channel speaker settings are configured in this menu Configurable options include Headphone Channel mode for stereo speaker output Channel mode for 4 speaker output Channel mode for 5 1 speaker output O O O Synchronize the phonejack switch with speakers settings Speaker Test Each speaker connected to the system is tested individually to see if the 4 channe
105. r 23 IMPORTANT READ BEFORE COPYING INSTALLING OR USING Do not use or load this software and any associated materials collectively the Software until you have carefully read the following terms and conditions By loading or using the Software you agree to the terms of this Agreement If you do not wish to so agree do not install or use the Software Please Also Note f you are an Original Equipment Manufacturer OEM Independent Hardware Vendor or Independent Software Vendor IS V this complete LICENSE AGREEMENT applies You must accept all the terms of the license agreement in order to continue the setup program Do you accept the terms lt Back Figure 7 3 License Agreement Step 3 Agree to the license terms by clicking Yes The Readme in Figure 7 4 appears Page 136 9 RIechnology Corp A300 Motherboard Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility 7 2 2 1006 Readme File Information Refer to the Readme file below to view system requirements and installation information Press the Page Down key to view the rest of the file Product Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility Release Production Version 7 2 2 1006 Target Chipset s 959KM 975 lt 945G P PL GM PM GMS 940GML E 7230 E 8501 Date October 13 2005
106. re size set as 64MB gt 128MB Graphics aperture size set as 128MB gt 256MB Graphics aperture size set as 256MB Boot Display Device CRT LEP The Boot Display Device BIOS option selects the display device the system uses when it boots The available options are listed below Page 123 _ IE gt A300 Motherboard CRT LFP CRT EFP m CRT LFP Default gt Flat Panel Type 1280x1024 48bits The Flat Panel Type BIOS option specifies the flat panel PC type being used Please refer to the technical documents that came with the flat panel PC to ensure the correct settings are selected The following options are available 640x480 LVDS Default 800x600 LVDS m 1024x768LVDS 24 m 1280x1024 LVDS m 1400x1050 LVDS m 1024 7681 08 18615 m 1600x1200 LVDS m 1280x1024 48bits m 800 600 24bits 800 600 18bits m 1024x768 36bits 6 5 2 SouthBridge Configuration The SouthBridge Configuration menu BIOS Menu 18 the southbridge chipset to be configured Page 124 Corp A300 Motherboard idge Chipset Configuration BIOS Menu 18 SouthBridge Chipset Configuration gt OnBoard AC 97 Audio Auto The OnBoard AC 97 Audio option enables or disables the AC 97 CODEC gt Disabled The on board AC 97 is disabled gt Auto Default on board AC 97 aut
107. ress stored in the DX data register lt gt RIechnology Corp A300 Motherboard Appendix C Watchdog Timer Page 159 _ gt 160 A300 Motherboard The following discussion applies to DOS environment IEI support is contacted or the IEI website visited for specific drivers for more sophisticated operating systems e g Windows and Linux The Watchdog Timer is provided to ensure that standalone systems can always recover from catastrophic conditions that cause the CPU to crash This condition may have occurred by external EMI or a software bug When the CPU stops working correctly Watchdog Timer either performs a hardware reset cold boot or a Non Maskable Interrupt NMI to bring the system back to a known state A BIOS function call INT 15H is used to control the Watchdog Timer INT 15H AH 6FH Sub function AL 2 Sets the Watchdog Timer s period BL Time out value Its unit second is dependent on the item Watchdog Timer unit select in CMOS setup Table C 1 AH 6FH Sub function Call sub function 2 to set the time out period of Watchdog Timer first If the time out value is not zero the Watchdog Timer starts counting down While the timer value reaches zero the system resets To ensure that this reset condition does not occur calling sub function 2 must periodically refres
108. rial port 6 I O port address is 3E8 gt 2E8 Serial port 6 I O port address is 2E8 gt 2E0 Default Serial port 6 I O port address is 2 0 gt 2D8 Serial port 6 I O port address is 2D8 gt 2D0 Serial port 6 I O port address is 2D0 Serial IRQ 10 The Serial Port6 IRQ selection sets the interrupt address for serial port 6 gt 10 Default Serial port 6 IRQ address is 10 gt 11 Serial port 6 IRQ address is 11 6 1 3 Hardware Health Configuration The Hardware Health Configuration menu BIOS Menu 4 shows the operating temperature fan speeds and system voltages A300 Motherboard OT 9 I Piechnology Corp Hardware Health Configuration CPU Temperature System Temperature 1 System Temperature 2 CPU FAN Speed System Fan 1 Speed System Fan 2 Speed CPU Core Ucc 3 30U 5 000 12 00 GHCH Core 1 5U 27 C 80 F 43 C 109 F 5818 RPM N A N A 71 280 U 72 496 U 3 376 U 5 056 U 12 160 U 1 200 U 1 504 U BIOS Menu 4 Hardware Health Configuration FAN 1 Mode Setting Full On The FAN 1 Mode Setting has the following options FullOn gt Automatic Mode Default that can be configured If selected there are no additional configurable options If selected the following options will appear with values gt Temperature 1 Limit of OFF gt Temperature 1 Limit of Start gt Temperature 1 Limit of Full Fan 1 Start PWM
109. rom If the 1st Drive is not used for booting this option may be disabled Page 116 jm I Piechnology Corp A300 Motherboard Removable Drives BIOS Menu 14 Removable Drives Page 117 _ IE gt A300 Motherboard 6 3 4 CD DVD Drives The CD DVD Drives menu is similar to the Removable Drives BIOS Menu 14 and it specifies the boot sequence of the available CD DVD drives When the menu is opened the CD drives and DVD drives connected to the system are listed as shown below 151 Drive CD DVD PM part 10 Only the drives connected to the system are shown For example if only two CDs or DVDs are connected only 1st Drive and 2nd Drive listed The boot sequence from the available devices is selected If the 1st Drive option is selected a list of available CD DVD drives is shown Select the first CD DVD drive the system boots from If the 164 Drive is not used for booting this option may be disabled 6 4 Security The Security menu BIOS Menu 15 allows system security settings including passwords to be configured Page 118 Corp A300 Motherboard Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed BIOS Menu 15 Security Change Supervisor Password The default setting for the Change Supervisor Password is Not I
110. s formatted with FAT12 FAT16 or FAT32 gt Hard Disk Allows the USB device to be emulated as hard disk responding to INT13h calls that return DL values of 80h or above gt CDROM Assumes the CD ROM is formatted as bootable media All the devices that support block sizes greater than 512 bytes can only be booted using this option 6 2 Use the PCI PnP menu BIOS Menu 8 to configure advanced PCI and PnP settings WARNING Setting wrong values for the BIOS selections in the PCIPnP BIOS menu may cause the system to malfunction Page 105 _ IE A300 Motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Security Chipset Powe Exit Advanced PCI PnP Settings Clear NURAM during System Boot WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Plug amp Play 0 5 No PCI Latency Timer 1641 Allocate IRQ to PCI UGA Yes Palette Snooping Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled OffBoard PCI IS IDE Card Auto Select Screen IRQ3 Available Select Item IRQ4 Available Change Option IRQS Available General Help IRQ Available Save and Exit 1899 Available Exit IRQ10 Available 011 Available v02 59 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Menu 10 PCI PnP Configuration gt Plug amp Play O S No Use the Plug amp Play O S BIOS option to specify whether system plug a
111. s attached to the specified IDE channel The BIOS does not attempt to search for other types of IDE disk drives on the specified channel gt This option specifies ATAPI Removable Media Device These include but are not limited to gt ZIP _ IE gt A300 Motherboard gt 15 120 LBA Large Mode Auto The LBA Large Mode BIOS option disables or auto detects LBA Logical Block Addressing LBA is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB gt Disabled This selection prevents the BIOS from using the LBA mode control on the specified channel gt Auto Default This option allows the BIOS to auto detect the LBA mode control on the specified channel Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto gt Disabled Selecting this option prevents the BIOS from using Multi Sector Transfer on the specified channel The data to and from the device occurs one sector at a time gt Default Selecting this value to allows the BIOS to auto detect the device support for Multi Sector Transfers on the specified channel If supported Select this value to allow the BIOS to auto detect the number of sectors per block for transfer from the hard disk drive to the memory The data transfer to and from the device occurs multiple sectors at a time gt PIO Mode Auto The PIO Mode option selects the IDE PIO Progra
112. s how the power button functions gt On Off Default When the power button is pressed the system is either Page 127 _ IE gt A300 Motherboard turned on or off gt Suspend When the power button is pressed the system goes into suspend mode Restore AC Power Loss Last State The Restore on AC Power Loss BIOS option specifies what state the system returns to if there is a sudden loss of power to the system gt system remains turned off gt Power The system turns on gt Last State Default The system returns to its previous state If it was on it turns itself on If it was off it remains off Resume on Ring Disabled The Resume on Ring BIOS option specifies if the system will be roused from a suspended or standby state when there is activity on the RI ring in modem line That is the system will be roused by an incoming call on a modem gt Disabled Default Wake event not generated by an incoming call gt Enabled Wake event generated by an incoming call Resume PME Onboard LAN Disabled The Resume on PME BIOS option specifies if the system will be roused from suspended or standby state when there is activity on the PCI PME power management event controller or on board LAN controller gt Disabled Default Wake event not generated by PCI PME controller or on board LAN controller activity
113. sume on Ring 128 Resume PME Onboard LAN 0 128 Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled u u 129 RTC Alarm Date Days u u u u u u 129 System Time 129 Power Switch Mode ATX UU UU T 129 Save Changes and Exit l u u u u u 130 Page 152 1 Corp A300 Motherboard Discard Changes and Exit u u u u u u 130 Renr fepe 130 Load Optimal Defaults u u u u u u 130 Load Failsafe Defaults 131 Page 153 2 a Tlechthiology Corp A300 Motherboard otherboar THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Page 154 24 F lt gt RIechnology Corp A300 Motherboard Appendix B GPIO Connection Page 155 _ IE T echnology Gorp B 1 GPIO Settings and Default Values A300 Motherboard B 1 1 GPIO Settings Two addresses 320h and 321h on the LVC chipset are reserved to control the GPIO connector Port 320h stores the data that is inputted to or
114. t From the solder side of the PCB align the support bracket to the screw threads on heat sink that were inserted through the PCB holes See Figure 5 4 Support Bracket Figure 5 4 Cooling Kit Support Bracket Step 4 Tighten the screws Use a screwdriver to tighten the four screws Tighten each nut a few turns at a time and do not over tighten the screws IE I Technology Gorp A300 Motherboard Step 5 Connect the fan cable Connect the cooling kit fan cable to the fan connector on the motherboard Carefully route the cable and avoid heat generating chips and fan blades See Figure 5 5 Heatsink Figure 5 5 Connect the cooling fan cable 5 4 DIMM Module Installation and CF Card Installation 5 4 1 DIMM Module Installation WARNING Using incorrectly specified DIMM may cause permanently damage the A300 Please make sure the purchased DIMM complies with the memory specifications of the A300 DIMM specifications compliant with the A300 are listed in Chapter 2 The A300 has one DDR SDRAM DIMM socket Follow the steps below to install the DIMM module Step 1 sure the two handles of the DIMM socket in the open position leaning outward Figure 5 6 RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard MUUN Figure 5 6 Installing the DIMM Module Step 2 Slowly slide the DIMM module along the plastic guides on both ends of the socket Press th
115. t 1 USB Port 2 USB Port 3 USB Port 5 SUPER ITE8712 Transformer PCMCIA Slot Figure 2 3 Data Flow Block Diagram _ RITechnology Corp A300 Motherboard 2 4 Compatible Processor 2 4 1 CPU Overview Socket 479 Intel Pentium M processors with enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and Socket 479 Intel Celeron M processors can be installed on the A300 motherboard 2 4 2 Supported Processors Specifications for the compatible processors are listed in Table 2 1 below Family Number Architecture Cache Clock Speed FSB Pentium M 765 90 nm 2 MBL2 2 10 GHz 400 MHz Pentium M 755 90 nm 2 MBL2 2 0 GHz 400 MHz Pentium M 745 90 nm 2 MBL2 1 80 GHz 400 MHz Pentium M 735 90 nm 2 MBL2 1 70 GHz 400 MHz Pentium M 725 90 nm 2 MBL2 1 60 GHz 400 MHz Pentium M 715 90 nm 2 MBL2 1 50 GHz 400 MHz Pentium M 710 90 nm 2 MBL2 1 40 GHz 400 MHz Celeron M 390 90 nm 1 MBL2 1 70 GHz 400 MHz Celeron M 380 90 nm 1 12 1 60 2 400 2 Celeron 370 90 nm 1 MBL2 1 50 2 400 2 Celeron 360 90 nm 1 MBL2 1 40 2 400 2 Celeron 350 90 nm 1 MB 12 1 30 GHz 400 MHz Table 2 1 Supported Processors _ IE gt 2 5 Intel 855GME Chipset Graphics Memory Controller Hub A300 Motherboard 2 5 1 Intel 855GME Overview The Intel 855GME ch
116. te jumper to rotate the LCD The LCD Rotate settings are shown in Table 5 6 LCD Rotate Description 1 LCD Rotate 2 GND Table 5 6 LCD Rotate Jumper Settings omo RIechnology Corp A300 Motherboard The LCD Rotate jumper location is shown in Figure 5 12 Figure 5 12 LCD Rotate Jumper Location 5 6 Chassis Installation 5 6 1 Airflow A WARNING Airflow is critical to the cooling of the CPU and other onboard components The chassis in which the A300 must have air vents to allow cool air to move into the system and hot air to move out The A300 must be installed in a chassis with ventilation holes on the sides allowing airflow to travel through the heat sink surface In a system with an individual power supply unit _ gt A300 Motherboard the cooling fan of a power supply can also help generate airflow through the board surface 5 6 2 Motherboard Installation To install the A300 motherboard into the chassis please refer to the reference material that came with the chassis 5 7 Internal Peripheral Device Connections 5 7 1 Peripheral Device Cables The cables listed in Table 5 7 are shipped with the A300 Quantity 1 IDE flat cable 44 40 40 1 IDE flat cable 44p 44p 2 Single port RS 232 cable 1 RS 232 422 485 cable Table 5 7 IEI Provided Cables 5 7 2 ATA Flat C
117. tem gt Disabled Legacy USB support disabled gt Enabled Default Legacy USB support enabled gt Auto Legacy USB support is automatically detected USB 2 0 Controller Enabled The USB 2 0 Controller BIOS option enables or disables the USB 2 0 controller gt Enabled Default USB function enabled gt Disabled USB function disabled USB2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed The USB2 0 Controller Mode BIOS option sets the speed of the USB2 0 controller gt FullSpeed The controller is capable of operating at full speed 12Mbits second gt HiSpeed Default The controller is capable of operating at high speed 480Mbits second Page 102 A300 Motherboard 6 1 6 1 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Use the USB Mass Storage Device Configuration menu BIOS Menu 9 to configure USB mass storage class devices BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Device 1 USBest USB2FlashStorageO0 00 Device 2 USBest USB2FlashStorage0 00 BIOS Menu 9 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay 20 Sec Use the USB Mass Storage Reset Delay option to set the number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage device after the start unit command gt 10 POST waits 10 seconds for the USB mass storage device after the start unit command gt 20 Default POST waits 20 seconds for the USB mass storage device after the start unit comma
118. ts are used for bus expansion Figure 4 18 Internal USB Connector Locations 8 pin PIN DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 USBVCC2 2 USBGND3 3 D2 4 D3 5 D2 6 D3 7 USBGND2 8 USBVCC3 Table 4 20 Internal USB Connector Pinouts 8 pin RTechnology Corp A300 Motherboard 4 2 17 Internal USB Connectors 5 Pin CN Label USB3 and USB4 CN Type 5 pin wafer connector 1x5 CN Location See Figure 4 19 CN Pinouts See Table 4 21 One 1x5 pin connector provides connectivity to one USB 2 0 ports The USB ports are used for I O bus expansion USB4 USB3 PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN NO DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 USBVCC4 3 GND 4 D4 5 D4 Table 4 21 Internal USB Connector Pinouts 5 pin A300 Motherboard 4 3 External Peripheral Interface Connectors 4 3 1 External Peripheral Interface Connector Overview The A300 external peripheral interface connectors are listed below and shown in Figure 4 20 m 3 x Audio jack m 1x DVI I connector m 2x RJ 45 Ethernet connector m 1 Keyboard mouse connector m Serial communications port m 2xUSB combo port m 1xVGA port CN11 Figure 4 20 A300 On board External Interface Connectors 4 3 2 Audio Connectors CN Label CN11 CN Type Audio jack CN Location See Figure 4 20
119. u u u u u u 59 Table 5 1 JUmpeLtrsS uuu uuu canon nexu 71 Table 5 2 CF Card Setup Jumper Settings 71 Table 5 3 JP2 Clear CMOS Jumper Settings 73 Table 5 4 COM Port Setting Jumper Settings esee 74 Table 5 5 LCD Voltage Selection Jumper Settings esse 75 Table 5 6 LCD Rotate Jumper Settings 76 Table 5 7 IEI Provided Cables eese u u 78 Page xiv A300 Motherboard BIOS Menu 1 BIOS Menu 2 BIOS Menu 3 BIOS Menu 4 BIOS Menu 5 BIOS Menu 6 BIOS Menu 7 BIOS Menu 8 BIOS Menu 9 BIOS Menu 10 BIOS Menu 11 BIOS Menu 12 BIOS Menu 13 BIOS Menu 14 BIOS Menu 15 BIOS Menu 16 BIOS Menu 17 BIOS Menu 18 BIOS Menu 19 BIOS Menu 20 Technology Corp BIOS Menus IDE Master Configuration nerunt 84 IDE Slave Configuration cerent 88 Super IO Configuration 91 Hardware Health Configuration 95 ACPI Configuration
120. uts Figure 4 25 Serial Port Pinout Locations 4 3 7 Serial Port Connectors COM 2 and COM3 CN Label CN Type CN Location CN Pinouts The 9 pin DB 9 COM 2 and COMS serial port connectors are connected to RS 232 serial J5 DB 9 connector See Figure 4 20 See Table 4 27 and Figure 4 25 communications devices PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 DCD3 2 DSR3 3 RX3 4 RTS3 5 TX3 6 CTS3 7 DTR3 8 RI3 9 GND 10 GND RITechnology Corp _ 4 3 8 USB Combo Ports A300 Motherboard CN Label USB1 CN Type USB Combo port Location See Figure 4 20 CN Pinouts See Table 4 28 The two USB combo ports provide connectivity to USB devices The USB port support both USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 PIN NO DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 USBVCCO USBVCC1 3 DO D1 5 DO 01 7 USBGNDO USBGND1 Table 4 28 USB Connector Pinouts 4 3 9 VGA Connector CN Label CN1 A CN Type DB15 CN Location See Figure 4 20 CN Pinouts See Figure 4 26 and Table 4 29 The standard 15 pin female DB15 connector connects to a CRT or LCD monitor directly DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION 1 RED 9 NC 2 GREEN 10 GROUND 3 BLUE 11 NC Page 58 Ee A300 Motherboard 4 NC 12 DDCDAT 5 GROUND 13 HSY
121. xtsetup cem Also copy the OS option directory win98 me win nt or win xp and related driver files in each directory Boot from Windows installation CD ROM set CD ROM as the 1st Boot Device when the Windows XP Setup blue screen appears and prompts users to Press F6 Please press the F6 key if third party SCSI or RAID driver installation is needed The setup program continues later when the setup program prompts users to specify additional adapters please press the S key The setup program prompts user to insert the driver diskette Please insert the driver diskette and press ENTER to continue The follow up window lists out the installation choices please select ALi A300 Motherboard Step 9 Step 10 Step 11 Step 12 _ RTechnology Corp SATA RAID Controller for Windows XP and press ENTER to continue The follow up window lists out the devices to be installed in which selected ALi controller s should be included Repeat step 5 but select ALi ATA RAID Controller at step 7 If both controllers are installed go to next step If users want to install other devices please operate at this time If all devices have been successfully installed please go to next step Press ENTER to continue Windows XP setup 7 5 2 Installation Steps under Existing Windows XP After Windows XP is started Windows system automatically finds the newly installed adapter and prompts user to
122. y functionality Low power consumption m Two high performance gigabit Ethernet controllers on board Medical power input fully supported m CompactFlash card and PCMCIA socket solutions m Integrated audio A300 Motherboard 1 2 A300 Board Overview ATX Power Disk LED Inverter Power CPU Fan System Fan IR Audio Serial Ports Audio EOM Serial Ports DVI USBs Keyboard Mouse Jumper Figure 1 1 A300 Overview S8 Ki Cofp 4 are x K x 23 lt 7 2 207 N M A300 Motherboard Figure 1 2 A300 Solder Side Overview 1 2 1 A300 Connectors The A300 has the following connectors on board m 1 x ATX power connector m x Audio connector m 1 x CompactFlash card socket m Cooling fan connectors m x Front panel connector m 1 8 bits GPIO connector m 2 44 IDE connectors m 1 x Inverter connector m 1 x IR interface connector A300 Motherboard _ RITechnology Corp 1 x Disk LED connector 1 x PCMCIA slot 1 x Power button connector 3 x RS 232 serial port connectors 1 x RS 422 485 serial port connector 1 x System panel connector 1 x LCD LVDS connector 3 x USB2 0 connectors The A300 has the following connectors on the board rear panel 1 x Audio connector 1 x COM port jumper 1 x DVI I connector 3 x Serial port connectors 1 x CRT connector

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