AR-B9629 User’s Guide
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Table of Contents
0. PREFACE...........................................................................................................................................................0-3
0.1 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER.........................................................................................................................0-3
0.2 WELCOME TO THE AR-B9629 CPU BOARD.................................................................................................................... 0-3
0.3 BEFORE YOU USE THIS GUIDE ......................................................................................................................................0-3
0.4 RETURNING YOUR BOARD FOR SERVICE ....................................................................................................................0-3
0.5 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND USER COMMENTS............................................................................................................0-3
0.6 ORGANIZATION................................................................................................................................................................0-4
0.7 STATIC ELECTRICITY PRECAUTIONS............................................................................................................................ 0-4
1. OVERVIEW.........................................................................................................................................................1-1
1.1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................................1-1
1.2 PACKING LIST ..................................................................................................................................................................1-1
1.3 FEATURES........................................................................................................................................................................1-1
2. SYSTEM CONTROLLER....................................................................................................................................2-1
2.1 MICROPROCESSOR.........................................................................................................................................................2-1
2.2 DMA CONTROLLER..........................................................................................................................................................2-1
2.3 KEYBOARD CONTROLLER..............................................................................................................................................2-2
2.4 INTERRUPT CONTROLLER..............................................................................................................................................2-2
2.4.1 I/O Port Address Map.................................................................................................................................................2-3
2.4.2 Real-Time Clock and Non-Volatile RAM..................................................................................................................... 2-4
2.4.3 Timer..........................................................................................................................................................................2-4
2.5 SERIAL PORT ...................................................................................................................................................................2-5
2.6 PARALLEL PORT..............................................................................................................................................................2-7
3. SETTING UP THE SYSTEM...............................................................................................................................3-1
3.1 OVERVIEW........................................................................................................................................................................3-1
3.2 SYSTEM SETTINGS..........................................................................................................................................................3-2
3.2.1 Clock Jumper (JP1).................................................................................................................................................... 3-2
3.2.2 Reset (JI)....................................................................................................................................................................3-2
3.2.3 PS2 KB4 Mouse (J4)..................................................................................................................................................3-2
3.2.4 ISA Bus Connector (CN1)...........................................................................................................................................3-3
3.2.5 External Buzzer (J2)................................................................................................................................................... 3-4
3.2.6 Power Connector (J3)................................................................................................................................................. 3-5
3.2.7 I/O Connector for KB/MS, serial port, parallel port (CN3)............................................................................................3-5
4. BIOS CONSOLE.................................................................................................................................................4-6
4.1 BIOS SETUP OVERVIEW..................................................................................................................................................4-6
4.2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP...............................................................................................................................................4-7
4.3 ADVANCED CMOS SETUP............................................................................................................................................... 4-8
4.4 ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP........................................................................................................................................ 4-10
4.5 PERIPHERAL SETUP...................................................................................................................................................... 4-11
4.6 AUTO-DETECT HARD DISKS......................................................................................................................................... 4-12
4.7 PASSWORD SETTING.................................................................................................................................................... 4-12
4.7.1 Setting Password ..................................................................................................................................................... 4-12
4.7.2 Password Checking.................................................................................................................................................. 4-12
4.8 LOAD DEFAULT SETTING.............................................................................................................................................. 4-12
4.8.1 Auto Configuration with Optimal Setting.................................................................................................................... 4-12
4.8.2 Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Setting.................................................................................................................. 4-12
4.9 BIOS EXIT ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4-13
4.9.1 Save Settings and Exit ............................................................................................................................................. 4-13
4.9.2 Exit Without Saving.................................................................................................................................................. 4-13
4.10 BIOS UPDATE............................................................................................................................................................. 4-14
5. SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................................................................................5-1
6. PLACEMENT & DIMENSIONS...........................................................................................................................6-1
6.1 PLACEMENT..................................................................................................................................................................... 6-1
6.2 DIMENSIONS ....................................................................................................................................................................6-2