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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
