Shuttle XPC SD37P2 User manual

XPC UserGuide
Forthe:SD37P2

ShuttleMainboardEMITestStatement
Shuttlemainboardshavebeen 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:AC110V/60HZ&AC230V/50HZ
(B)Tested ProductInformation:
ProductName:PCMainboard
Status:Sample
ModelName:SD37P2
S/N:N/A
CPU:
ExternalFrequency:133 MHz
IntelCeleronD,LGA775 Processor:3.33GHz
ExternalFrequency:200 MHz
IntelPentium4,LGA775 Processor:3.8GHz
ExternalFrequency:266 MHz
IntelPentiumD,LGA775 Processor:3.46/3.73GHz
USB 2.0Port: eightportswith4pinsrespectively
1394 Port: one portswith4pinsand one portswith6pinsrespectively
LANPort: one portwith8pins(10Mbps/100Mbps/1000Mbps)
Line-OutPorts:fourports
Front-OutPort: one port
Mic-InPorts:one port
Line-InPorts:one port
SPDIF-Out(Coaxial)Port: one port
SPDIF-Out(Optical)Port: one port
SPDIF-In(Optical)Port: one port
ClearCMOSbutton:one port
DIMMMemory(optional):DDR2533/6672GBx4
PowerCable:Detachableand Shielded (withaGNDpin)
ExternalSerial-ATAII Port: one portwith7pins
All CPUshavecompletelybeen tested,and valuesoffered bythe worstEMIcombination of
CPUexternalfrequency arelisted asfollows:
TestMode ExternalFrequency CPU CPUOpen/Close
1 133MHzCeleron 3.3GHzClose
2 133MHzCeleron 3.3GHzOpen

3 200MHzP43.8GHzClose
4 200MHzP43.8GHzOpen
5 266MHzP43.73GHzClose
6 266MHzP43.73GHzOpen
(C)Remedyforthe Tested Product&ItsEMIInterference:
Remedy:N/A
EMIInterference:
Crystal:14.318MHz(X2)/25MHz(X3)/32.768KHz(X1)/24MHz(X7)
ClockGenerator:U6
(D)Supported HostPeripherals:
ComponentBrand ModelNo./Spec.
HDD x2Hitachi HDS728080PLA380/82.3GB
FDD PanasonicSU-256A888PC,1.44MB
CD-ROMBTC DRW1108IM,DVD-Dual
Memoryx4Kingstone KVR533D2E
PowerShuttlePC43I3503,350W
(E)NoticesforAssembling Computers:
1.AnI/O shielding shouldbe contacted withI/O metallicpartsofamainboard.
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
Copyright
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Nopartofthispublication maybereproduced,transcribed,storedinaretrievalsystem,
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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
obligation tonotifyanyperson ofsuchrevision orchanges.Theinformation containedin
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.

InstallationNotices
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
thesameorequivalentasrecommended byShuttle.Disposeofused batteries
accordingtothe manufacturer'sinstructions.
SafetyInformation
Read the followingprecautionsbeforesetting up aShuttleXPC.

1Driverand SoftwareInstallation.............................................................................. 1
1.1MainboardDriverCD ...................................................................................... 1
1.1.1Install MainboardSoftware..................................................................... 2
Appendix................................................................................................................... 3
EntertheBIOS....................................................................................................... 3
THEMAINMENU .................................................................................................. 4
StandardCMOSFeatures................................................................................ 6
AdvancedBIOSFeatures................................................................................. 9
AdvancedChipsetFeatures........................................................................... 13
IntegratedPeripherals.................................................................................... 15
PowerManagementSetup ............................................................................. 19
PnP/PCIConfigurations................................................................................ 22
PCHealthStatus........................................................................................... 24
FrequencyControl ........................................................................................ 26
LoadFail-SafeDefaults.................................................................................. 28
LoadOptimizedDefaults............................................................................... 28
SetSupervisor/UserPassword........................................................................ 28
Save &Exit Setup .......................................................................................... 29
Exit WithoutSaving....................................................................................... 29
TABLE OFCONTENTS

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<1.1MainboardDriverCD
TheMainboardDriverCDcontainsall themotherboarddrivernecessarytooptimize
theperformanceofthisXPCinaWindows(R)OS.Install thesedriversafterinstalling
Microsoft(R)Windows(R).
Navigation BarDescription :
FInstall MainboardSoftware-IntelChipsetDriver,IntelHighDefinition Audio
Driver,BroadcomGigaLANDriver,BroadcomBACS,IntelMatrixstroage
Driver,IntelUSB2.0Driver,DirectX9Utility.
FInstall Utility-Install AcrobatReader,WinFlashUtility,XPCTools.
FManual-SD37P2 user'sguideand RAID manualinPDFformat.
FLinktoShuttleHomepage -Linktoshuttlewebsitehomepage.
FBrowsethisCD -Allowsyou tosee contentsofthisCD.
FQuit-ClosethisCD.
Note:TheCD contentsattachedinSD37P2mainboardaresubjectto
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.
EInstall IntelChipsetDriver
EInstall IntelHighDefinition AudioDriver
EInstall BroadcomGiga LAN Driver
EInstall BroadcomBACS
EInstall IntelMatrixstroage Driver
EInstall IntelUSB 2.0Driver
EInstall DirectX9Utility

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BIOSSettings
TheSD37P2 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 thetrainofwordsmentionedinstep2 (themessage disap-
pears beforeyou canrespond)and you still wishtoenterBIOSSetup,
restartthesystemand tryagainbyturningthecomputerOFF and
ONagainorbypressingthe<RESET>switchlocatedatthe
computer’sfront-panel. You may alsorebootbysimultaneously
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.
Setup Items
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
Abandon all CMOSvaluechangesand exit fromsetup.

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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.
IDEChannel0/2/3Master/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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HaltOn
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.
IDEHDD Auto-Detection
Press <Enter>toauto-detectHDD on thischannel. If detection is
successful, it fillstheremainingfieldson thismenu.
ØPress Enter
IDEChannel0/2/3Master/Slave
Selecting'manual' letsyou settheremainingfieldson thisscreenand
selectthetypeoffixeddisk."UserType"will letyou selectthenumberof
cylinders,heads,etc., Note:PRECOMP=65535 means
NONE!
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.
Thefollowingoptionsareselectableonlyifthe'IDEPrimaryMaster'
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.
Delay PriortoThermal
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.
LimitCPUIDMaxVal
SetLimit CPUID MaxValto3,ShouldBe"Disabled"forWinXp.
ØTheChoice:DisabledorEnabled.
Note:SomeolderO.S.'s(Win98,WinMe..) cannothandleaCPUID
MaxValgreaterthan3.Pleasechoose"Enabled"ifyou useone
ofthoseO.S.If yourO.S.isWinXPorWin2000,wesuggestyou
"Disabled"theitem.
C1EFunction
Whendisabled,processorcan't transitionstoalowercorefrequencyand
voltage.
ØTheChoice:AutoorDisabled.
ExecuteDisableBit
Whendisabled,forcestheXDfeatureflagtoalwaysreturn0.
ØTheChoice:EnabledorDisabled.
Virtualization Technology
Whenenabled,aVMM canutilize theadditionalhardwarecapabilities
providedbyVanderpoolTechnology.
ØTheChoice:EnabledorDisabled.
HardDiskBootPriority
Thisitemallowsyou toselectHardDiskBookDevicePriority.
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
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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.
Note:CPUsupport,Hyper-Threadingitemappear.
Quick PowerOnSelfTest
Thisitemspeedsup Power-OnSelf Test(POST)afteryou poweron the
computer.If it issettoenabled,BIOSwill shortenorskipsomecheck
itemsduringPOST.
ØThechoice:Enabled,orDisabled.
First/Second/ThirdBootDevice
TheBIOSattemptstoloadtheoperatingsystemfromthedevicesinthe
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.

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BootUpFloppySeek
Enabledtestsfloppydrivestodeterminewhetherthey have 40 or80 tracks
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
BootUpNumLock Status
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.
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
typeanythingand justpress <Enter>; itwill disablesecurity.
Once thesecurityisdisabled,thesystemwill boot,and you
canenterSetup freely.
APICMode
Viatherouting,I/OAPICsupportatotalof24 interrupts.We recommend
tochoose[Enabled]forWindowsXPand Windows2000.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
MPSVersion ControlForOS
Selectstheoperatingsystemmultiprocessorsupportversion.
ØThechoice:1.1or1.4

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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.
SystemBIOSCacheable
SelectingEnabledallowscachingofthesystemBIOSROMat
F0000h~FFFFFh,resultinginbettersystemperformance.However,if any
programiswrittentothismemoryarea,asystemerrormayresult.
ØTheChoice:EnabledorDisabled.
VideoBIOSCacheable
SelectingEnabledallowscachingofthevideoBIOS,resultinginbetter
systemperformance.However,if anyprogramiswrittentothismemory
area,asystemerrormayresult.
ØTheChoice:EnabledorDisabled.
MemoryHoleAt15M-16M
You canreserve thisareaofsystemmemoryforISAadapterROM.When
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alsthatneedtousethisareaofsystemmemoryusuallydiscussestheir
memoryrequirements.
ØTheChoice:EnabledorDisabled.
DRAMDataIntegrityMode
Thisitemallowsyou tosetDRAMDataIntegrityMode.
ØThechoice:ECC orNon-ECC .
PEGForce X1
Thisitemallowsyou toforcePEGlinkX1.
ØTheChoice:Enabled,orDisabled.