Acrosser Technology AR-B1554A User manual

AR-B1554A User’s Guide
AR-B1554A
Fanless Internet Security Platform with Geode CPU , 3LAN,
Compact Flash, COM, 128MB SDRAM on-board, mini-PCI,
and 2.5” HDD(option), USB 1.1
Edition: 2.0
Book Number: AR-B1554A-06.07.17

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@Copyright 2006
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Manual first edition April 17, 2006
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Trademarks
AR-B1554A is registered trademarks X-Fire Acrosser, IBM PC is a
registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Technologies, Inc. Award is
registered trademarks of Award Software International, Inc. Other
product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes
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Contents
Contents................................................................ 3
Introduction ............................................................ 5
1.1 Specifications: ....................................................................... 5
1.2 What You Have ..................................................................... 5
Installation.............................................................. 7
2.1 AR-B1554A’s Layout ............................................................. 7
2.2 CMOS Reset ......................................................................... 9
2.3 System Reset ........................................................................ 9
2.4 CF Jumper ............................................................................ 9
Connection ........................................................... 10
3.1 IDE Disk Drive 44-Pin Connector........................................ 10
3.2 Compact Flash Storage Card Socket.................................. 11
3.3 Serial Ports.......................................................................... 12
3.4 Keyboard / Mouse Connector.............................................. 12
3.5 USB Port Connector............................................................ 13
3.6 LAN RJ45 Connector .......................................................... 13
3.7 VGA Connector ................................................................... 14
3.8 PCI Slot (3.3V) .................................................................... 14

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3.9 Mini PCI Slot........................................................................ 14
3.10 Internal Buzzer .................................................................... 15
3.11 Power Jack.......................................................................... 15
3.12 LED 15
Award BIOS Setup ............................................... 16
4.1 Introduction.......................................................................... 16
4.2 Starting Setup...................................................................... 16
4.3 Using Setup......................................................................... 17
4.4 Main Menu........................................................................... 18
4.5 Advanced BIOS Features.................................................... 20
4.6 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup.............................................. 22
4.7 Peripheral ............................................................................ 22
4.8 Boot………………………………………………………………23
4.9 Exit Selecting....................................................................... 24

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Introduction
1.1 Specifications:
•CPU : On Board AMD Geode GX-2 333MHz
•
Chipset : NS Geode CS5335
•RAM memory : On Board 128 SDRAM.
•IDE Interface : One Enhance 44-Pin IDE channel.
•
Compact Flash TM interface : Supports Compact Flash TM Type II
socket for Compact Flash Disk or IBM Micro Drive.
•Series ports : One high-speed 16C550 compatible UART ports
•Watch Dog Timer : Optional.
•USB port : Support four USB 1.1 compatible ports.
•Realtek RT8100C Embedded LAN: 3 ports IEEE 802.3u Auto-
Negotiation support for 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX.
•Power Consumption : 12V/1A
•Operating Temperature : 0°~ 60°C
1.2 What You Have
In addition to this User's Manual, the AR-B1554A package
includes the following items:
•AR-B1554A board
• One IDE Cable
• VGA cable

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• Keyboard / Mouse Adapter Y Cable
• One RS-232 serial ports Cable with bracket
• One 12V power Adapter

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Installation
This chapter describes how to install the AR-B1554A. At first, the
layout of AR-B1554A is shown, and the unpacking information that you
should be careful is described. The jumpers and switches setting for
the AR-B1554A’s configuration
2.1 AR-B1554A’s Layout
Top Placement

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Bottom Placement

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2.2 CMOS Reset
2.3 System Reset
2.4 CF Jumper

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Connection
This chapter describes how to connect peripherals, switches and
indicators to the AR-B1554A board.
3.1 IDE Disk Drive 44-Pin Connector
You can attach One IDE( Integrated Device Electronics) hard disk drives
to the AR-B1554A IDE 44-Pin connector.
IDE : Primary IDE Connector (44 Pins)
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 RESET# 2 GROUND
3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8
5 DATA 6 6 DATA 9
7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10
9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11
11 DATA 3 12 DATA 12
13 DATA 2 14 DATA 13
15 DATA 1 16 DATA 14
17 DATA 0 18 DATA 15
19 GROUND 20 N/C
21 N/C 22 GROUND
23 IOW# 24 GROUND
25 IOR# 26 GROUND
27 N/C 28 BALE - DEFAULT
29 N/C 30 GROUND - DEFAULT
31 INTERRUPT 32 IOCS16#-DEFAULT
33 SA1 34 N/C
35 SA0 36 SA2
37 HDC CS0# 38 HDC CS1#
39 HDD ACTIVE# 40 GROUND
41 +5V LOGIC 42 +5V MOTOR
43 GROUND 44 TYPE
1
2
43
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3.2 Compact Flash Storage Card Socket
The AR-B1554A configures Compact Flash Storage Card in IDE Mode.
This type II Socket is compatible with IBM Micro Drive.
CFD1 : Compact Flash Storage Card Socket pin assignment
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 GROUND 26 CARD DETECT1
2 D3 27 D11
3 D4 28 D12
4 D5 29 D13
5 D6 30 D14
6 D7 31 D15
7 CS1# 32 CS3#
8 N/C 33 N/C
9 GROUND 34 IOR#
10 N/C 35 IOW#
11 N/C 36 PULL HIGH
12 N/C 37 IRQ15
13 VCC 38 VCC
14 N/C 39 MASTER/SLAVE
15 N/C 40 N/C
16 N/C 41 RESET#
17 N/C 42 IORDY
18 A2 43 N/C
19 A1 44 PULL HIGH
20 A0 45 ACTIVE#
21 D0 46 PDIAG#
22 D1 47 D8
23 D2 48 D9
24 N/C 49 D10
25 CARD DETECT2 50 GROUND
Note: If IDE2 & CFD1 both in used, one must be as “Master” & other is as “Slave”.

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3.3 Serial Ports
The AR-B1554A offers One high speeds NS16C550 compatible UART
with Read/Receive 16 byte FIFO serial ports.
COM1 : DB-9 Male
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 DATA CARRIER DETECT (DCD)
2 RECEIVE DATA (RXD)
3 TRANSMIT DATA (TXD)
4 DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR)
5 GROUND
6 DATA SET READY (DSR)
7 REQUEST TO SEND (RTS)
8 CLEAR TO SEND (CTS)
9 RING INDICATOR (RI)
3.4 Keyboard / Mouse Connector
The AR-B1554A provides PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard Connector.
PS1 : 6-pin Mini-DIN Keyboard/Mouse Connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 MOUSE DATA
2 KEYBOARD DATA
3 GROUND
4 +5V
5 MOUSE CLOCK
6 KEYBOARD CLOCK
1
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3.5 USB Port Connector
The AR-B1554A provides four USB port, port 0, port 1, port 3 and port 4 .
3.6 LAN RJ45 Connector
AR-B1554A is equipped with built-in 3 x 10/100Mbps Ethernet Controller.
You can connect it to your LAN through RJ45 LAN connector. The pin
assignments are as following:
LAN1, LAN2 & LAN3 : LAN RJ45 Connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 TX+ 5. N/C
2 TX- 6. RX-
3. RX+ 7. N/C
4. N/C 8. N/C
: Link LED
: Act LED
8
1
2
1
9
10
2
1
9
10
USB 1
USB 2

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3.7 VGA Connector
VGA1 : 10-pin Connector
PIN NO. DESCRIPTION
1 RED ( R )
2 GROUND
3 GREEN (G)
4 GROUND
5 BLUE (B)
6 GROUND
7 VERTICAL SYNCHRON (VS)
8 CLOCK (CLK)
9 HORIZONTAL SYNCHRON (HS)
10 DATA (SDATA)
3.8 PCI Slot (3.3V)
PCI
Note : Please connect only with 3.3V or universal PCI Card
3.9 Mini PCI Slot
MPCI1
1
1
1
2
B62
A62A1
B1
2
1
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3.10 Internal Buzzer
BZ1
3.11 Power Jack
12V Power Jack
3.12 LED
PWR
HDD
LINK
ACTS
LAN1 LAN2 LAN3

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Award BIOS Setup
4.1 Introduction
This chapter discusses the Setup program built into the BIOS. The Setup
program allows users to configure the system. This configuration is then
stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup
information while the power is off.
4.2 Starting Setup
The BIOS is immediately active when you turn on the computer. While
the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two
ways:
1. By pressing <Del> immediately after switching the system on, or
2. By pressing the <Del> key when the following message appears
briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self-
Test).
Press DEL to enter SETUP.
If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter
Setup, restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or
pressing the "RESET" button on the system case. You may also restart
by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys. If you do
not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an
error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to...
PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, DEL TO ENTER SETUP

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4.3 Using Setup
In general, you can use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter>
to select, use the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries, press
<F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit. The following table provides more
details about how to navigate in the Setup program using the keyboard.
Key Function
Up Arrow Move to the previous item
Down Arrow Move to the next item
Left Arrow Move to the item on the left (menu bar)
Right Arrow Move to the item on the right (menu bar)
Esc Main Menu: Quit without saving changes
Submenus: Exit Current page to the next higher level
menu
Move Enter Move to the item you desired
PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes
PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes
+ key Increase the numeric value or make changes
- key Decrease the numeric value or make changes
Esc key Exit Menu -- Quit and not save changes into CMOS
Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup
Menu -- Exit current page and return to Main Menu
F1 key General help on Setup navigation keys
F5 key Load previous values from CMOS
F6 key Load the fail-safe defaults from BIOS default table
F7 key Load the optimized defaults
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4.4 Main Menu
The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories.
Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the
arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn>
keys to select the value you want in each item.
Date (mm:dd:yy)Sun, Jan 5 2003
Time (hh:mm:ss)2 : 53 : 40
> IDE Primary Master [None]
> IDE Primary Slave [None]
Halt On[All , But Keyboard]
Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory261120K
Total Memory262144K
Figure 1: The Main Menu
Main Menu Selections
Item Options Description
Date
MM DD YYYY
Set the system date.
Time HH : MM : SS Set the system time
IDE
Primary Master
Options are in its sub
menu
(described in Table 3)
Press <Enter> to enter
the sub menu of detailed
options
IDE
Primary Slave
Options are in its sub
menu
(described in Table 3)
Press <Enter> to enter
the sub menu of detailed
options
Halt On All Errors
No Errors
All, but Keyboard
All, but Diskette
All, but Disk/Key
Select the situation in
which you want the BIOS
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Base Memory N/A Displays the amount of
conventional memory
detected during boot up
Extended Memory N/A Displays the amount of
extended memory
detected during boot up
Total Memory N/A Displays the total memory
available in the system
Table 1 Main Menu Selections
IDE Adapters
The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub menu
to configure each hard disk drive.
Figure 2 shows the IDE primary master sub menu.
IDE HDD Auto-Detection[Press Enter]
IDE Primary Master[Auto]
Access Mode [Auto]
Capacity0MB
Cylinder0
Head0
Precomp0
Landing Zone0
Sector0
Figure 2 IDE Primary Master sub menu
Use the legend keys to navigate through this menu and exit to the main
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Item Options Description
IDE HDD Auto-detection Press Enter Press Enter to auto-detect
the HDD on this channel. If
detection is successful, it fills
the remaining fields on this
menu.
IDE Primary Master None
Auto
Manual
Selecting ‘manual’ lets you
set the remaining fields on
this screen. Selects the type
of fixed disk. "User Type"
will let you select the number
of cylinders, heads, etc.
Note: PRECOMP=65535
means NONE !
Capacity Auto Display
your disk drive
size
Disk drive capacity
(Approximated). Note that
this size is usually slightly
greater than the size of a
formatted disk given by a
disk checking program.
Access Mode CHS
LBA
Large
Auto
Choose the access mode for
this hard disk
Table 2 Hard disk selections
4.5 Advanced BIOS Features
This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation.
Full Screen LOGO Show [Disable]
PS/2 Mouse Control [Enable]
Console Redirection [Enabled]
Baud Rate [19200]
Agent after boot [Disable]
Init Display First [PCI Slot]