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Chapter 1 Introduction
Table of Contents
Copyright .............................................................................................................2
Trademarks ........................................................................................................2
FCC and DOC Statement on Class A .....................................................2
About this Manual ..........................................................................................4
Warranty ..............................................................................................................4
Static Electricity Precautions ......................................................................4
Safety Measures ..............................................................................................4
Safety Precautions .......................................................................................... 5
About the Package .........................................................................................5
Chapter 1 - Introduction .............................................................................6
Overview.........................................................................................................6
Key Features..................................................................................................6
Specifications ................................................................................................7
Getting the Know the EC500-HD ............................................................8
Mechanical Dimensions ..............................................................................9
Chapter 2 - Getting Started ........................................................ 10
Preparing the system ................................................................................10
Installing Devices .......................................................................................10
Configuring the BIOS ................................................................................10
Installing the Operating System ............................................................ 10
Installing the Drivers ................................................................................10
Chapter 3 - Installing the Devices ......................................................11
Removing the Chassis Cover .................................................................11
Installing the SODIMM ............................................................................12
Installing the 2.5” SATA Drive .............................................................. 13
Installing the Mini PCIe and/or mSATA Card ...................................15
Installing the CPU ....................................................................................16
Chapter 4 - Jumper Settings ....................................................... 20
Clear CMOS Data ....................................................................................... 20
USB Power Select ......................................................................................20
Auto Power-on Select ............................................................................... 21
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Power Select .....................................................21
COM 1/COM 2 RS232/422/485 Select .................................................22
COM 1/COM 2 RS232/Power Select .....................................................23
Mini PCIe Signal Select ............................................................................23
Mini PCIe Power Select ............................................................................ 24
Chapter 5 - Ports and Connectors .............................................. 25
Front Panel I/O Ports ................................................................................25
USB Ports ...................................................................................................25
COM (Serial) Ports ......................................................................................26
Rear Panel I/O Ports .................................................................................26
RJ45 LAN Ports ...........................................................................................27
VGA Port ....................................................................................................27
USB Ports ...................................................................................................28
9~36V DC-in ..............................................................................................28
COM (Serial) Ports ......................................................................................29
I/O Connectors ........................................................................................... 30
Parallel Connector .......................................................................................30
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors ......................................................................30
SATA (Serial ATA) Power Connectors ............................................................31
SMBus Connector .......................................................................................31
Cooling Fan Connectors...............................................................................32
Standby Power LED ....................................................................................33
Chassis Intrusion Connector ........................................................................33
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector .................................................................34
Expansion Slots ..........................................................................................35
Battery .......................................................................................................36
Chapter 6 - Mounting Options ..............................................................37
Wall Mount ...................................................................................................37
Chapter 7 - BIOS Setup ............................................................... 38
Overview.......................................................................................................38
AMI BIOS Setup Utility .............................................................................39
Main ..........................................................................................................39
Advanced ................................................................................................... 39
Chipset ......................................................................................................48
Boot...........................................................................................................56
Security ......................................................................................................57
Save & Exit .................................................................................................57
Updating the BIOS ....................................................................................58
Notice: BIOS SPI ROM ............................................................................. 58
Chapter 8 - Supported Software ..........................................................59
Chapter 9 - Digital I/O Programming Guide ....................................80
Appendix A - Watchdog Sample Code................................................82
Appendix B - System Error Message ...................................................83
Appendix C - Troubleshooting ................................................................84