Commell HS-873P User manual

HS-873P
Half-size Single Board Computer
User’s Manual
Edition: 1.2
2011/09/13

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Packing List:
Please check the package material before you install the system.
Hardware:
HS-873P Single Board Computer x 1
Cable Kit:
PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Cable x 1
(OALPS2/MK)
CPU Cooler x 1
(OHS-P-M-3)
4-pin to 3-pin ATX cable x 1
(OAL-ATX-C)
Floppy flat cable x 1
(OALFD)
SATA Cable x 2
(OALSATA-L)
(HS-873PXG & HS-873PXDG only)
DB25 & DB9 cable x 1
(OALP1S1)
(HS-873PXG2 & HS-873PXDG2 only)
Dual DB9 & DB25 cable x 1
(OAL2S1P)
Printed Matters:
Driver CD x 1 (Including User’s Manual)
USB cable x 1
(OALUSBA-1)
Audio Port Cable x 1
(OALPJ-HD)
(HS-873PXDG & HS-873PXDG2 only)
DVI module with DVI cable x 1
(ADP-DVIP & OALDVI-P)

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Index
Chapter 1 <Introduction> .....................................................................................6
1.1 <Product Overview> ..............................................................................6
1.2 <Product Specification> ........................................................................7
1.3 < Mechanical Drawing > ........................................................................9
1.4 <Block Diagram>..................................................................................10
Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup>............................................................................. 11
2.1 <Connector Location>......................................................................... 11
2.2.1 <Internal Connector> ...............................................................13
2.2.2 <External Connector> ..............................................................13
2.3 <Jumper Reference>............................................................................14
2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup> ..................................................................15
2.4.1 <CPU Setup>.............................................................................15
2.4.2 <Memory Setup>.......................................................................16
2.5 <CMOS Setup> .....................................................................................17
2.6 <Serial ATA interface>..........................................................................18
2.7 <LAN Interface>....................................................................................18
2.8 <Onboard Display Interface> ..............................................................19
2.8.1 <Analog VGA Interface> ..........................................................19
2.8.2 <Digital Display>.......................................................................20
2.8.3 <DVI Interface > ........................................................................24
2.8.4 <TV-Out Interface> ...................................................................25
2.9 <Onboard Audio Interface>.................................................................27
2.10 <USB2.0 Interface> ............................................................................28
2.11 <Serial Port Jumper Setting >...........................................................29
2.12 <Power and Fan Installation> ...........................................................30
2.12.1 <Power connectors> ..............................................................30
2.12.2 <Fan Connectors>..................................................................31
2.13 <Switch and Indicator>......................................................................33

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Chapter 3 <System Configuration>...................................................................34
3.1 <Audio Setting>....................................................................................34
Chapter 4 <BIOS Setup> ....................................................................................35
Appendix A <I/O Port Pin Assignment>............................................................36
A.1 <Parallel Port>......................................................................................36
A.2 <Serial ATA Port>.................................................................................36
A.3 <Floppy Port>.......................................................................................37
A.4 <IrDA Port>...........................................................................................37
A.5 <VGA Port>...........................................................................................38
A.6 <LAN Port>...........................................................................................38
A.7 <USB Port>...........................................................................................38
A.8 <AT Keyboard Port> ............................................................................39
A.9 <PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Port>.........................................................39
Appendix B <Flash BIOS>..................................................................................40
B.1 BIOS Auto Flash Tool..........................................................................40
B.2 Flash Method........................................................................................40
Appendix C <System Resources> ....................................................................41
C.1 <I/O Port Address Map>......................................................................41
C.2 <Memory Address Map> .....................................................................43
C.3 <System IRQ Resources>...................................................................44
Appendix D <Programming GPIO’s> ................................................................45
Appendix E <Watch Dog timer Setting > ..........................................................46
Contact Information............................................................................................47

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Product Overview
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Chapter 1 <Introduction>
1.1 <Product Overview>
The HS-873P is an all-in-one single board computer with PISA bus with supporting Intel
Penryn processor for 667/800/1066 MHz front side bus, Intel GM45 and ICH9-M chipset,
integrated GMA4500MHD graphics, DDR3 SDRAM memory, Realtek HD Audio, Serial ATA
and two Intel 82574L Gigabit LAN.
Intel Penryn Processor
The board supports Intel Penryn processor with 667/800/1066 MHz front side bus, 2MB L2
cache, to provide more powerful performance than before.
New features for Intel GM45 chipset
The board integrates Intel GM45 and ICH9-M chipset, to provide new generation of the
mobile solution, supports Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics, DDR3 800/1066 memory, built-in
high speed mass storage interface of serial ATA, HD Audio.
All in One multimedia solution
Based on Intel GM45 and ICH9-M chipset, the board provides high performance onboard
graphics, 18/24-bit Dual channel LVDS interface, HDTV and DVI.
Flexible Extension Interface
The board also provides PCI Express mini card.

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Product Specification
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1.2 <Product Specification>
General Specification
Form Factor
Half-size PISA CPU card
CPU
Intel® Penryn processor
Package type: Micro- FCPGA478 (Socket-P)
Front side bus: 667/800/1066 MHz
Memory
2 x 204-pin DDR3 800/1066 MHz SDRAM up to 8GB
Unbuffered, none-ECC memory supported only
Chipset
Intel® GM45 and ICH9-M
BIOS
Phoenix-Award v6.00PG 4Mb PnP flash BIOS
Green Function
Power saving mode includes doze, standby and suspend
modes. ACPI version 2.0 and APM version 1.2 compliant
Watchdog Timer
System reset programmable watchdog timer with 1 ~ 255
sec./min. of timeout value
Real Time Clock
Intel® ICH9-M built-in RTC with lithium battery
Serial ATA
Intel® ICH9-M integrates 3 Serial ATAII interfaces
(No RAID Function)Up to 300MB/s of transfer rate
Multi-I/O Port
Chipset
Intel® ICH9-M with Winbond® W83627DHG controller
Serial Port
One RS232 and one jumper selectable RS232/422/485
USB Port
Six Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ports with 480Mbps of transfer rate
Parallel Port
One internal bi-direction parallel port with SPP/ECP/EPP mode
Floppy Port
One internal Floppy port
IrDA Port
One IrDA compliant Infrared interface supports SIR
K/B & Mouse
PS/2 keyboard and mouse port
GPIO
One 12-pin Digital I/O connector with 8-bit programmable
Smart Fan
One CPU fan connectors for fan speed controllable
VGA Display Interface
Chipset
Intel® GM45 GMCH (Graphic Memory Controller Hub)
Display Type
CRT, LCD monitor with analog display, DVI, HDTV
Connector
External DB15 female connector on rear I/O panel
Onboard 40-Pin LVDS connector
Onboard 26-Pin DVI connector (only HS-873PXDG,
HS-873PXDG2)
Onboard 9-Pin TV-out connector
Ethernet Interface
Chipset
Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet controller
Type
Triple speed 10/100/1000Base-T
auto-switching Fast Ethernet
Full duplex, IEEE802.3U compliant
Connector
External two RJ45 connectors with LED on rear I/O panel

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Product Specification
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ISA Interface
ISA Bridge
Winbond W83628AG & W83629AG
Function
I/O & IRQ supported only, no support DMA & bus mastering
Audio Interface
Chipset
Intel® ICH9M with Realtek ALC888 HD Audio
Intel High Definition Audio compliance
Interface
2 channels sound output
Connector
Internal 10-pin header for line-in/-out, MIC-in, 4-pin header for
CD-IN
Expansive Interface
Mini PCI
1 x PCI Express mini card
Power and Environment
Power
Requirement
DC 5V/12V power required, optional 5VSB for ATX
Onboard 4-pin power connector & 3-pin ATX connector
Dimension
185 (L) x 127 (H) mm
Temperature
Operating within 0 ~ 60P
o
PC (32 ~ 140P
o
PF)
Storage within -20 ~ 85P
o
PC (-4 ~ 185P
o
PF)
Ordering Code
HS-873PXG
Onboard VGA, LVDS, Audio, SATA, Giga LAN, USB2.0, Serial port,
LPT, GPIO, FDD, IrDA, PCI Express mini card.
HS-873PXG2
Same as HS-873PXG and with secondary Gigabit LAN.
HS-873PXDG
Onboard VGA, LVDS, Audio, SATA, Giga LAN, USB2.0, Serial port,
LPT, GPIO, FDD, IrDA, PCI Express mini card, DVI.
HS-873PXDG2
Same as HS-873PXDG and with secondary Gigabit LAN.
MPX-574D
PCI Express mini card supports single Giga LAN
(Only HS-873PXG, HS-873PXG2)
MPX-SDVOD
SDVO to DVI module
(HS-873PXDG, HS-873PXDG2, HS-873PXG, HS-873PXG2)
The specifications may be different as the actual board.
For further product information please visit the website at TUhttp://www.commell.com.twUT

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Mechanical Drawing
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1.3 < Mechanical Drawing >

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Block Diagram
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1.4 <Block Diagram>
Intel Penryn Processor
Intel GMA4500MHD Graphics
GM45
ICH9-M
HD Audio
HDTV＆LVDS＆DVI
W83627THG
3 x SATAII
2 x Serial ports
6 x USB2.0 ports
8-bit GPIO
Intel 82574L
2 x GLAN
2 x 204-pin DDR3
800/1066 MHz up
to 8
GB
1 x Parallel port
1 x Floppy port
1 x IrDA
PICMG Backplane
ISA Bridge
SPI
BIOS
PCI Express mini card

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Connector Location
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Chapter 2 <Hardware Setup>
2.1 <Connector Location>
SYSFAN
CN_IR
FDD
CN_LVDS
CD_IN
SATA1/2/3
JFRNT
CN_PS
CN_INV
CN_COM2
CN_USB1/2/3
CN_DVI
CN_ATKB
CN_LPT
CN_HDTV
CN_COM1
CN_BPWR
CPUFAN
CN_SMBUS
CN_AUDIO
CN_DIO
SO-DIMM1

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Connector Reference
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PS2 RJ45_1 RJ45_2 CRT
SO-DIMM2
HS-873PXG2 & HS-873PXDG2
HS-873PXG & HS-873PXDG

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Connector Location
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2.2 <Connector Reference>
2.2.1 <Internal Connector>
Connector
Function
Remark
DDRIII 1/2
204–pin DDR3 SDRAM DIMM socket
Standard
FDD
26-pin floppy connector
Standard
SATA1/2/3
7-pin Serial ATA connector
Standard
CN_BPWR
4-pin AT power supply connector
Standard
CN_PS
3-pin ATX function connector
Standard
CN_AUDIO
5 x 2-pin audio connector
Standard
CDIN
4-pin CD-ROM audio input connector
Standard
CN_DIO
6 x 2-pin digital I/O connector
Slim
CN_LPT
13 x 2-pin LPT connector
Standard
CN_HDTV
5 x 2-pin HDTV interface
Standard
CN_LVDS
20 x 2-pin LVDS connector
Standard
CN_INV
5-pin LCD inverter connector
Standard
CN_USB1/2/3
5 x 2-pin USB connector
Standard
CPUFAN
4-pin CPU cooler fan connector
Standard
SYSFAN
3-pin system cooler fan connector
Standard
CN_IR
5-pin IrDA connector
Standard
CN_ATKB
5-pin AT keyboard connector
Standard
CN_DVI
26-pin TMDS connector
Standard
JFRNT
14-pin front panel switch/indicator connector
Standard
CN_COM1/2
10-pin serial port connector
Standard
MINI_Card
52-pin PCI Express mini card
Standard
2.2.2 <External Connector>
Connector
Function
Remark
CRT
DB15 VGA connector
Standard
RJ45_1/2
One RJ45 LAN connector
Standard
PS2
PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector
Standard

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Jumper Reference
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2.3 <Jumper Reference>
Jumper
Function
JRTC
CMOS Operating/Clear Setting
JVLCD
LCD Panel Voltage Setting
JCSEL1/2
COM2 RS232/422/485 mode setting
JAT
Power mode select
JAT
JVLCD
JCSEL1
JCSEL2
JRTC

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2.4 <CPU and Memory Setup>
2.4.1 <CPU Setup>
The board comes with the socket 478 for Intel Penryn Socket-P processor only it
supports new generation with 667/800/1066 MHz of front side bus. Please follow the
instruction to install the CPU properly.
1. Use the flat-type
screw drive to unlock
the CPU socket
Unlock way
Check point
2. Follow the pin direction to install
the processor on the socket
3. Lock the socket
4. Socket P has 478 pins, but is not
pin-compatible with Socket P
CPU.
Socket-P CPU
Check point

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Memory Setup
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2.4.2 <Memory Setup>
HS-873P has two 204-pin DDR3 DIMM support up to 8GB of memory capacity. The
memory frequency supports 800/1066 MHz. Only Non-ECC memory is supported.
Dual-Channel technology is supported while applying two same modules on one of each
group.
SO-DIMM1

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CMOS Setup
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2.5 <CMOS Setup>
The board’s data of CMOS can be setting in BIOS. If the board refuses to boot due to
inappropriate CMOS settings, here is how to proceed to clear (reset) the CMOS to its
default values.
Jumper: JRTC
Type: Onboard 3-pin jumper
JRTC
Mode
1-2
Clear CMOS
2-3
Normal Operation
Default setting
JRTC
1
3

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Serial ATA Interface
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2.6 <Serial ATA interface>
Based on Intel ICH9-M, the board provides two SerialATAII interfaces with up to 300MB/s of
transfer rate.
2.7 <LAN Interface>
The Intel 82574L supports triple speed of 10/100/1000Base-T, with IEEE802.3 compliance
and Wake-On-LAN supported.
SATA1/2/3
LAN

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Digital Display
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2.8 <Onboard Display Interface>
Based on Intel GM45 chipset with built-in GMA (Graphic Media Accelerator) 4500MHD
graphics, the board provides one DB15 connector on real external I/O port, and one 40-pin
LVDS interface with 5-pin LCD backlight inverter connector. The board provides dual
display function with clone mode and extended desktop mode for CRT and LCD and TV-out
and DVI (HS-873PXDG/G2).
2.8.1 <Analog VGA Interface>
Please connect your CRT or LCD monitor with DB15 male connector to the onboard DB15
female connector on rear I/O port.
CRT

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Digital Display
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2.8.2 <Digital Display>
The board provides one 40-pin LVDS connector for 18/24-bit dual channel panels, supports
up to 1600 x 1200 (UXGA) of resolution, with one LCD backlight inverter connector and one
jumper for panel voltage setting.
JRTC Mode
CN_LVDS
39
40
1
2
CN_INV
JRTC
Mode
1-2
Clear CMOS
2-3
Normal Operation
Default setting
V
JAT
3
1
JVLCD
3
1
5
6
JRTC
1
5
1
2