AR-B1790 User’s Guide
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Table of Contents
0. PREFACE………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3
0.1 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER....................................................................................................................................3
0.2 WELCOME TO THE AR-B1790 CPU BOARD..............................................................................................................................3
0.3 BEFORE YOU USE THIS GUIDE.................................................................................................................................................3
0.4 RETURNING YOUR BOARD FOR SERVICE...............................................................................................................................3
0.5 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND USER COMMENTS.......................................................................................................................3
0.6 STATIC ELECTRICITY PRECAUTIONS .......................................................................................................................................4
1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................................5
1.1.SPECIFICATIONS.........................................................................................................................................................................5
1.2 PACKING LIST..............................................................................................................................................................................6
2. INSTALLATION..............................................................................................................................................................................7
2.1 AR-B1790'S LAYOUT....................................................................................................................................................................7
2.2 CPU INSTALLATION.....................................................................................................................................................................9
2.3 CLEAR CMOS (JP6) ...................................................................................................................................................................10
2.4 INSTALL DDR SDRAM SYSTEM MEMORY ...............................................................................................................................10
3. CONNECTION..............................................................................................................................................................................11
3.1 IDE DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR (IDE1, IDE2)............................................................................................................................11
3.2 SERIAL PORTS (COM2, COM3, COM4) ....................................................................................................................................12
3.3 COM3 RS-232/RS-485 SELECT (JP19, JP20)............................................................................................................................13
3.4 COM4 RS-232/RS-485 SELECT (JP21, JP22)............................................................................................................................14
3.5 PS2 KEYBOARD & MOUSE (PS/1) ............................................................................................................................................14
3.6 USB CONNECTOR (USB1, USB2, USB3)..................................................................................................................................15
3.7 FAN POWER CONNECTOR.......................................................................................................................................................15
3.8 DUAL ETHERNET PORT (PT3)..................................................................................................................................................15
3.9 PARALLEL & COM1 & VGA PORT (PT1)...................................................................................................................................16
3.10 FLOPPY DRIVE CONNECTOR (FDD1)....................................................................................................................................16
3.11 GPIO PORT (GPIO1) ................................................................................................................................................................17
3.12 ATX POWER CONNECTOR (PWR1)........................................................................................................................................17
3.13 POWER CONNECTOR (PWR2) ...............................................................................................................................................17
3.14 DUAL LVDS CONNECTOR (LVDS1, LVDS2)...........................................................................................................................18
3.15 LVDS PANEL VOLTAGE SELECT (JP8) ..................................................................................................................................19
3.16 CONTROL LVDS PANEL BACK-LIGHT (JP9)..........................................................................................................................19
3.17 COM VOLTAGE SELECT (JP11, JP12, JP13)..........................................................................................................................19
3.18 MINI PCI SLOT (PCI1) ..............................................................................................................................................................19
3.19 PCI SLOT (PCI2).......................................................................................................................................................................19
3.20 IRDA HEADER (IR1).................................................................................................................................................................19
3.21 CLEAR CMOS (JP6) .................................................................................................................................................................20
3.22 FRONT PANEL (JP7)................................................................................................................................................................20
3.23 COMPACT FLASH (CF1)..........................................................................................................................................................21
3.24 GAME/MINI PORT AND AUDIO CONNECT .............................................................................................................................21
3.25 CD-IN CONNECTOR (CD-IN) ...................................................................................................................................................22
3.26 CPU SPEED SELECT (JP5)......................................................................................................................................................22
3.27 CF VOLTAGE SELECT (JP23)..................................................................................................................................................22
3.28 KB/MS VOLTAGE SELECT (JP2).............................................................................................................................................22
4. WATCHDOG TIMER...................................................................................................................................................................23
4.1 WATCHDOG TIMER SETTING...................................................................................................................................................23
5. BIOS CONSOLE..........................................................................................................................................................................24
5.1 BIOS SETUP OVERVIEW ...........................................................................................................................................................24
5.2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP........................................................................................................................................................25
5.3 ADVANCED CMOS SETUP........................................................................................................................................................26
5.4 ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP...................................................................................................................................................28
5.5 POWER MANAGEMENT............................................................................................................................................................30
5.6 PCI/PLUG AND PLAY.................................................................................................................................................................31
5.7 PERIPHERAL SETUP.................................................................................................................................................................32
5.8 AUTO-DETECT HARD DISKS ....................................................................................................................................................34
5.9 PASSWORD SETTING ...............................................................................................................................................................34
5.10 LOAD DEFAULT SETTING.......................................................................................................................................................34
5.10.1 Auto Configuration with Optimal Setting.......................................................................................................................34
5.10.2 Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Setting.....................................................................................................................34
5.11 BIOS EXIT.................................................................................................................................................................................34
5.12 BIOS UPDATE...........................................................................................................................................................................35
APPENDIX A. ADDRESS MAPPING...........................................................................................................................................37
APPENDIX B. INTERRUPT REQUEST (IRQ) ............................................................................................................................39