AR-B1790 User’s Guide
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Table of Contents
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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