Shuttle XPC SD30 User manual

XPCUserGuide
Forthe:SD30

ShuttleXPCEMITestStatement
ShuttleXPChavebeen through EMItestsaccording tothe following seriesofregulations:
EN55022/CISPR22/AS/NZS3548ClassB,EN55024 (1998/AS/NZS),EN4252.1(1994),EN61000,
ANSIC63.4(1992),CFR47 Part15 SubpartB,and CNS13438 (1997).The itemstested are
illustrated asfollows:
(A)Voltage:AC100V/60HZ&AC240V/50HZ
(B)Tested ProductInformation:
ProductName:XPC
Status:Sample
ModelName:SD30
S/N:N/A
CPU:
Core2 ExtremeX6800 Convoy2.93GFSB 1066 4ML2 Cache B1
SerialPort: one portwith9pins
VGAPort: one portwith15 pins
KeyboardPort: one portwith6pins
MousePort: one portwith6pins
USB 2.0Port: sixportswith6pinsrespectively
1394 Port: one portwith4pinsand one portwith6pinsrespectively
LANPort: one portwith8pins(10Mbps/100Mbps/1000Mbps)
Line-OutPorts:fourports
Front-OutPort: one port
Mic-In&Earphone Ports:one portofeach
Line-InPort: one port
ClearCMOSbutton:one port
DIMMMemory(optional):DDR21GB*2
PowerCable:Detachableand Shielded (withaGNDpin)
Monitor:CRT
MaximumResolution:1600 X1200 V:85Hz
All CPUshavecompletelybeen tested,and valuesoffered bythe worstEMIcombination of
CPUexternalfrequencyarelisted asfollows:
TestMode ExternalFrequency CPU CPUOpen/Close
1 133MHzP42.8GHzClose
2 133MHzP42.8GHzOpen
3 266MHzP42.93GHzClose
4 266MHzP42.93GHzOpen

5 266MHzP43.73GHzClose
6 266MHzP43.73GHzOpen
(C)Remedyforthe Tested Product&ItsEMIInterference:
Remedy:N/A
EMIInterference:
Crystal:14.318MHz(X2)/25MHz(X5)/24.576MHz(X4)
ClockGenerator:U6
(D)Supported HostPeripherals:
ComponentBrand ModelNo./Spec.
HDD Maxtor6H400F0,400GB
CD-ROMShuttleCR40
PowerHiproHP-V200EF3
(E)NoticesforAssembling Computers:
1.AnI/Oshielding shouldbe contacted withI/Ometallicpartsofamainboard.
2.Cablesshouldappropriatelybe arranged and fixed inacase.Followinstructions:
ØLeaveIDEcablesnotcrossed upon CPUand SDRAM;
ØLeavepowercablesminimuminlength,and notcrossed upon amainboard;
ØLeaveCPUfan cablesminimuminlength,and notnearCPU;
ØLeavecableson panelsand othersparecablestied inacomputercase.
3.Makesurean EMIshielding attached toacasehasbeen properlyinstalled.
4.Makesurea5.25"driveand screwsarefastened tothe case(EMIshielding).
5.Makesurethe caseisincontactwithEMIconnection points.
6.Makesurethereisno cleft inthe case.
7.MakesureaPCIdoorisbound toacase.
8.Makesurecablesofotherdevices(fansorsomeothers)arefixed inacase.

Shuttle®
XPCInstallation Guide
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Disclaimer
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theperformanceoruseofthisproduct.
Thiscompanymakesno representationsorwarrantiesregardingthecontentsofthisma-
nual. Information inthismanualhasbeencarefullycheckedforreliability;however,no
guarantee isgivenastothecorrectness ofthecontents.Intheinterestofcontinuedproduct
improvement, thiscompanyreservestherighttorevisethemanualorincludechangesin
thespecificationsoftheproductdescribedwithinit atanytimewithoutnoticeand without
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thismanualisprovidedforgeneralusebycustomers.
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15 oftheFCC Rules,Operation issubjecttothefollowing
twoconditions:
1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference.
2.Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmay
causeundesiredoperation.
Trademarks
ShuttleisaregisteredtrademarkofShuttleInc.
Inteland PentiumareregisteredtrademarksofIntelCorporation.
PS/2isaregisteredtrademarkofIBMCorporation.
AWARDisaregisteredtrademarkofAwardSoftwareInc.
Microsoft and WindowsareregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoft Corporation.
GeneralNotice
Otherbrand and productnamesusedhereinareforidentification purposesonlyand may
betrademarksoftheirrespective owners.

Installation Notices
Donotplace thisdevice underneath
heavy loadsorinanunstableposition.
Donotexpose thisdevice tohigh
levelsofdirectsunlight,high-humidity
orwetconditions.
Donotuse orexpose thisdevice
around magneticfieldsas magnetic
interference may affectthe
performance ofthedevice.
Donotblock theairventstothis
device orimpedetheairflowin
anyway.
CAUTION
Incorrectlyreplacing the batterymaydamage thiscomputer.Replaceonlywith
the sameorequivalentasrecommended byShuttle.Disposeofused batteries
according tothe manufacturer'sinstructions.
SafetyInformation
Read the following precautionsbeforesetting up aShuttleXPC.

TABLEOFCONTENTS
1Driverand SoftwareInstallation.................................................................................... 1
1.1MainboardDriverCD ............................................................................................... 1
1.1.1InstallMainboardSoftware............................................................................. 2
Appendix................................................................................................................................ 3
EntertheBIOS................................................................................................................. 3
THEMAINMENU ............................................................................................................. 4
StandardCMOSFeatures........................................................................................ 6
Advanced BIOSFeatures......................................................................................... 9
Advanced ChipsetFeatures...................................................................................14
Integrated Peripherals.............................................................................................17
PowerManagementSetup.....................................................................................22
PnP/PCIConfigurations......................................................................................... 26
PCHealthStatus.....................................................................................................28
Frequency/Voltage Control.....................................................................................29
Load Fail-SafeDefaults..........................................................................................30
Load OptimizedDefaults........................................................................................30
SetSupervisor/UserPassword..............................................................................31
Save&ExitSetup ...................................................................................................32
ExitWithoutSaving .................................................................................................32

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<1.1MainboardDriverCD
TheMainboardDriverCDcontainsall themotherboarddrivernecessarytooptimize
theperformanceofthisXPCinaWindows(R)OS.Install thesedriversafterinstalling
Microsoft(R)Windows(R).
NavigationBarDescription :
FInstall MainboardSoftware- Install IntelChipsetDriver,IntelVGADriver,
IntelMatrixStorage Driver,Marvell GigaLANDriver,IntelHighDefinition
AudioDriver,DirectX9Utility.
FManual-SD30 manualinPDFformat.
FInstall Utility-Install AcrobatReader,WinFlashUtility.
FLinktoShuttleHomepage -Linktoshuttlewebsitehomepage.
FBrowsethisCD-Allowsyou tosee contentsofthisCD.
FQuit -ClosethisCD.
Note:TheCDcontentsattachedinSD30 mainboardaresubjectto
change withoutnotice.
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<1.1.1Install MainboardSoftware
InserttheattachedCDintoyourCD-ROMdrive.TheCDAutoRun screenshould
appear.If theAutoRun screendoesnotappear,doubleclickon Autorun icon inMy
Computertobringup ShuttleMainb-oardSoftwareSetup screen.
Clickthe“Install Main-boardSoftware“ bar.Individuallyinstall thefollowingdrivers.
FInstall IntelChipsetDriver
FInstall IntelVGADriver
FInstall IntelMatrixStorage Driver
FInstall Marvell GigaLANDriver
FInstall IntelHighDefinition AudioDriver
FInstall DirectX9Utility

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BIOSSettings
TheSD30 BIOSROMhasabuilt-inSetup programthatallowsuserstomodifybasic
systemconfiguration.Thisinformation isstoredinbattery-backedRAMsothatit re-
tainsSetup information evenif thesystempoweristurnedoff.
ThesystemBIOSmanagesand executesavarietyofhardwarerelatedfunctions
including:
Systemdateand time
Hardwareexecution sequence
Powermanagementfunctions
Allocation ofsystemresources
EntertheBIOS
To entertheBIOS(BasicInput/OutputSystem)utility,followthesesteps:
Step1.Poweron thecomputer.Thesystemwill perform itsPOST(Power-On
Self Test) routinechecks.
Step2.Press the<Del>key immediately,oratthefollowingmessage:
Press DEL toenterSETUP,orsimultaneouslypress <Ctrl>,<Alt>,
<Esc>keys
Note1. If you miss trainsofwordsmentionedinstep2 (themessage disap-
pearsbeforeyou canrespond)and you stillwishtoenterBIOSSetup,
restartthesystemand tryagainbyturningthecomputerOFF and
ONagainorbypressingthe<RESET>switchlocatedatthe
computer’sfront-panel. You mayalsorebootbysimultaneously
pressingthe<Ctrl>,<Alt>,<Del>keyssimultaneously.
Note2. If you do notpress thekeysintimeand systemdoesnotboot, the
screenwill promptanerrormessage,and you will begiventhe
followingoptions:
"Press F1toContinue,DEL toEnterSetup”
Step3.Whenyou entertheBIOSprogram,theCMOSSetup Utilitywill displaythe
MainMenu,asshowninthenextsection.
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TheMainMenu
Onceyou entertheAwardBIOS(tm)CMOSSetup Utility,theMainMenu
will appearon thescreen.TheMainMenu allowsyou toselectfromsev-
eralsetup functionsand twoexit choices.Usethearrowkeystoselect
amongtheitemsand press <Enter>toacceptand enterthesub-menu.
Notethatabriefdescription ofeachhighlightedselection appearsatthe
bottomofthescreen.
SetupItems
Themainmenu includesthefollowingmainsetup categories.Recall that
somesystemsmaynotincludeall entries.
StandardCMOSFeatures
Usethismenu forbasicsystemconfiguration.
AdvancedBIOSFeatures
Usethismenu tosettheAdvancedFeaturesavailableon yoursystem.
AdvancedChipsetFeatures
Usethismenu tochange thevaluesinthechipsetregistersand optimize
yoursystem'sperformance.
IntegratedPeripherals
Usethismenu tospecifyyoursettingsforintegratedperipherals.
PowerManagementSetup
Usethismenu tospecifyyourpowermanagementsettings.
PnP/PCIConfigurations
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PCHealthStatus
Thisentrydisplaysthecurrentsystemtemperature,Voltage,and FAN
settings.
Frequency/VoltageControl
Usethismenu tospecifyyoursettingsforfrequency/voltage control.
LoadFail-SafeDefaults
Usethismenu toloadtheBIOSdefault valuesfortheminimal/stableper-
formanceofyoursystemtooperate.
LoadOptimizedDefaults
Usethismenu toloadtheBIOSdefault valuesthatarefactory-setforopti-
malsystemoperation.WhileAwardhasdesignedthecustomBIOSto
maximize performance,thefactoryhastherighttochange thesedefaults
tomeetusers'needs.
SetSupervisor/UserPassword
Usethismenu tochange,set, ordisablepasswordprotection.Thisallows
you tolimit access tothesystemand Setup,oronlytoSetup.
Save &ExitSetup
Save CMOSvaluechangesinCMOSand exit fromsetup.
ExitWithoutSaving
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@StandardCMOSFeatures
TheitemsintheStandardCMOSSetup Menu aredividedintoseveral
categories.Eachcategoryincludesnone,oneormorethanonesetup
items.Usethearrowkeystohighlighttheitemand thenusethe<PgUp>
or<PgDn>keystoselectthevalueyou wantineachitem.
Date
<Month><DD><YYYY>
Setthesystemdate.Notethatthe'Day'automaticallychangeswhenyou
setthedate.
Time
<HH :MM :SS>
Thetimeisconvertedbasedon the24-hourmilitary-timeclock.
Forexample,5p.m.is17:00:00.
IDEChannel/IDEChannel1Master/Slave
Optionsareinitssub-menu.
Press <Enter>toenterthesub-menu ofdetailedoptions.
Drive A
Selectthetypeoffloppydiskdrive installedinyoursystem.
ØThechoice:None,360K,5.25 in,1.2M,5.25 in,720K,3.5in,
1.44M,3.5in,or2.88M,3.5in.
Video
Selectthedefault videodevice.
ØThechoice:EGA/VGA,CGA40,CGA80,orMONO.

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Halt On
Selectthesituation inwhichyou wanttheBIOStostop thePOSTprocess
and notifyyou.
ØThechoice:All Errors,NoErrors,All, ButKeyboard,
orAll, ButDiskette,All, ButDisk/Key.
BaseMemory
Displaystheamountofconventionalmemorydetectedduringbootup.
ØThechoice:N/A.
ExtendedMemory
Displaystheamountofextendedmemorydetectedduringbootup.
ØThechoice:N/A.
TotalMemory
Displaysthetotalmemoryavailableinthesystem.
ØThechoice:N/A.
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IDEAdapters
TheIDEadapterscontroltheharddiskdrive.Useaseparatesub-menu to
configureeachharddiskdrive.
IDEHDDAuto-Detection
Press <Enter>toauto-detectHDD on thischannel. If detection is
successful, it fillstheremainingfieldson thismenu.
ØPress Enter
IDEChannel/IDEChannel1Master/Slave
Selecting'manual' letsyou settheremainingfieldson thisscreenand
selectthetypeoffixeddisk."UserType"will letyou selectthenumberof
cylinders,heads,etc., Note:PRECOMP=65535 meansNONE!
ØThechoice:None,Auto,orManual.
Access Mode
Choosetheaccess modeforthisharddisk.
ØThechoice:CHS,LBA,Large,orAuto.

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Capacity
Diskdrive capacity(Approximated). Notethatthissize isusuallyslightly
greaterthanthesize ofaformatteddiskgivenbyadiskcheckingprogram.
ØAuto-Displayyourdiskdrive size.
Thefollowingoptionsareselectableonlyif the'IDEPrimary
Master'itemissetto'Manual', and Access modesettoCHS.
Cylinder
Setthenumberofcylindersforthisharddisk.
ØMin=0,Max=65535
Head
Setthenumberofread/writeheads.
ØMin=0,Max=255
Precomp
Warning:Settingavalueof65535 meansno harddisk.
ØMin=0,Max=65535
Landingzone
SettheLandingzonesize.
ØMin=0,Max=65535
Sector
Numberofsectorpertrack.
ØMin=0,Max=255
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@AdvancedBIOSFeatures
Thissection allowsyou toconfigureyoursystemforbasicoperation.You
have theopportunitytoselectthesystem'sdefault speed,boot-up sequence,
keyboardoperation,shadowing,and security.
CPUFeature
Optionsareinitssub-menu.
Press <Enter>toenterthesub-menu ofdetailedoptions.
DelayPriortoThermal
ThisitemisselectDelayPriortoThermal.
ØTheChoice:4Min,8Min,16Minor32 Min.
ThermalManagement
ThisitemisselectThermalManagement.ThermalMonitor1(Ondie
throtting). ThermalMonitor2Ratio&VID transition ).
ØTheChoice:ThermalMonitor1orThermalMonitor2.
TM2BusRatio
Representsthefrequency(busratioofthethrottledperformancestatethat
will beinitiatedwhentheon-diesensorgosefromnothottohot.
ØTheChoice:Min=0Max=255.
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TM2BusVID
Representsthevoltageofthethrottledperformancestatethatwill beiniti-
atedwhentheon diesensorgosefromnothottohot.
ØTheChoice:0.8375V~1.6000V.
Note:CPUsupportTM2,itemappear.
LimitCPUID MaxVal
SetLimit CPUID MaxValto3,ShouldBe"Disabled"forWinXp.
ØTheChoice:DisabledorEnabled.
Note:SomeolderO.S.'s(Win98,WinMe..) cannothandleaCPUID
MaxValgreaterthan3.Pleasechoose"Enabled"if you useone
ofthoseO.S.If yourO.S.isWinXPorWin2000,wesuggestyou
"Disabled"theitem.
C1EFunction
Whendisabled,processorcan't transitionstoalowercorefrequencyand
voltage.
ØTheChoice:AutoorDisabled.
Note:CPUsupport, itemappear.
ExecuteDisableBit
Whendisabled,forcestheXDfeatureflagtoalwaysreturn0.
ØTheChoice:EnabledorDisabled.
Note:CPUsupport, itemappear.
VirtualizationTechnology
Whenenabled,aVMM canutilize theadditionalhardwarecapabilities
providedbyVanderpoolTechnology.
ØTheChoice:EnabledorDisabled.
Note:CPUsupport, itemappear.
HardDiskBootPriority
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BiosWriteProtect
Thisitemallowsyou toenableordisabletheBiosWriteProtect.
If you wanttoflashBIOS,you mustsetit [Disabled].
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
VirusWarning
Allowsyou tochoosetheVIRUSWarningfeatureforIDEHardDiskboot
sectorprotection.If thisfunction isenablesand someoneattemptstowrite
dataintothisarea,BIOSwill showawarningmessage on screen,and an
alarm beep.
EnabledActivatesautomaticallywhenthesystembootsup,causinga
warningmessage toappearwhenanythingattemptstoaccess
thebootsectororharddiskpartition table.
DisabledNowarningmessage will appearwhenanythingattemptsto
access thebootsectororharddiskpartition table.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
CPUL1&L2&L3Cache
All processorsthatcanbeinstalledinthismainboarduseinternallevel1
(L1),external2(L2)and (L3)cachememorytoimporve performance.
Leave thisitematthedefault valueforbetterperformance.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
Note:CPUsupport, L3itemappear.
Hyper-ThreadingTechnology
ThelatestIntelapplication definesahigh-speedcalculatingabilitytoop-
timize yoursystembytwoCUPssupported(onevirtual, onephysical) ina
multi-taskenvironment. "Enabled"forWindowsXPand Linux2.4.x(OS
optimizedforHyperThreadingTechnology and "Disable"forotherOS
(OSnotoptimizedforHyperThreadingTechnology)
ØThechoice:Enabled,orDisabled.
QuickPowerOnSelf Test
Thisitemspeedsup Power-OnSelf Test(POST)afteryou poweron the
computer.If it issettoenabled,BIOSwill shortenorskipsomecheck
itemsduringPOST.
ØThechoice:Enabled,orDisabled.
First/Second/ThirdBootDevice
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sequenceselectedintheseitems.
ØTheChoice:LS120,HardDisk,CDROM,ZIP100,USB-FDD,
USB-ZIP,USB-CDROM,LAN, DisabledorFloppy.
BootOtherDevice
If BIOScan't loadO.S.fromFirst/Second/Thirdbootdeviceyou select
above,BIOSwill searchotherdevicesand attempttoloadO.S..
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
BootUpFloppySeek
Enabledtestsfloppydrivestodeterminewhetherthey have 40 or80 tracks
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
BootUpNumLockStatus
Selectspoweron stateforNumLock.
ØThechoice:Off orOn.
GateA20 Option
Thisentryallowsyou toselecthowtheGateA20 ishandled.Thegate
A20 isadeviceusedforabove 1MByteofaddress memory.Initially,the
gateA20 washandledviaapinon thekeyboard.Today,whileakey-
boardstill providesthissupport, it ismorecommon and muchfasterin
settingtofastforthesystemchipsettoprovidesupportforgateA20.
ØThechoice:NormalorFast.
TypematicRateSetting
Keystrokesrepeatataratedeterminedbythekeyboardcontroller.When
thiscontrollerenabled,thetypematicrateand typematicdelaycanbe
selected.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
TypematicRate(Chars/Sec)
Thisitemsetshowmanytimesthekeystroke will berepeatinasecond
whenyou holdthekey down.
ØThechoice:6,8,10,12,15,20,24,or30.
TypematicDelay(Msec)
Setsthedelaytimeafterthekey ishelddownbeforeit beginstorepeatthe
keystroke.
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SecurityOption
Selectwhetherthepasswordisrequiredeverytimethesystembootsor
onlywhenyou entersetup.
SystemThesystemwill notbootand access toSetup will bedenied
if thecorrectpasswordisnotenteredpromptly.
Setup Thesystemwill boot, butaccess toSetup will bedeniedif the
correctpasswordisnotenteredpromptly.
ØThechoice:SystemorSetup.
Note:To disabledsecurity,selectPASSWORDSETTING atMain
Menu,and thenyou will beaskedtoenterpassword.Don't
typeanythingandjustpress <Enter>;itwill disablesecurity.
Oncethesecurityisdisabled,thesystemwill boot, and you
canenterSetup freely.
HDD SecurityFreeze Lock
Thisitemallowsyou toenable/disabletheHDD SecurityFreeze Lock.
Enabled-preventsanyexternalapplication fromlockingHarddrive
exceptforBIOS.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
APICMode
Viatherouting,I/OAPICsupportatotalof24 interrupts.We recommend
tochoose[Enabled]forWindowsXPand Windows2000.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
MPSVersion ControlForOS
Selectstheoperatingsystemmultiprocessorsupportversion.
ØThechoice:1.1or1.4
DelayForHDD <Secs>
Thisitemallowsyou tosetdelayforHDD<secs>.
ØThechoice:0~15.

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@AdvancedChipsetFeatures
Thissection allowsyou toconfigurethesystembasedon thespecificfeatures
oftheinstalledchipset. Thischipsetmanagesbusspeedsand access tosys-
temmemoryresources,suchasDRAMand theexternalcache.It alsocoor-
dinatescommunicationsbetweentheconventionalISAbusand thePCIbus.
It statesthattheseitemsshouldneverneedtobealtered.
Thedefault settingshave beenchosenbecausethey providethebestoperat-
ingconditionsforyoursystem.If you discoveredthatdatawasbeinglost
whileusingyoursystem,you mightconsidermakinganychanges.
DRAMTimingSelectable
Thisitemallowsyou toselectthevalueinthisfield,dependingon whether
theboardusingwhichkind ofDDRDRAM.
ØTheChoice:BySPDorManual.
CASLatencyTime
WhensynchronousDRAMisinstalled,thenumberofclockcyclesof
CASlatencydependson theDRAMtiming.Don't change thisfieldfrom
thedefault valuespecifiedbythesystemdesigner.
ØTheChoice:Auto,3,4,5or6.
DRAMRAS#toCAS#Delay
Thisfieldletsyou insertatimingdelaybetweentheCASand RASstrobe
signals,and you canuseit whenDRAMiswrittento,readfrom,or
refreshed.Fasterperformanceisgainedinhighspeed,morestable
performance,inlowspeed.