Shuttle XPC SN27P2 User manual

XPCUserGuide
Forthe:SN27P2

StatementofShuttleMainboardviatheEMITest
Shuttlemainboardshave beenviatheEMItestintermsofseriesofregulations:EN55022/CISPR22/
AS/NZS3548 Class B,EN55024 (1998/AS/NZS), EN4252.1(1994), EN61000,ANSIC63.4(1992),
CFR47 Part15 SubpartB,and CNS13438 (1997). Theitemstestedareillustratedasfollows:
(A)Voltage:AC 110V/60HZ&AC 230V/50HZ
(B)TestedProductInformation:
ProductName:PCMainboard
Status:Sample
ModelName:SN27P2
S/N: N/A
CPU:
ExternalFrequency:200 MHz
AMDAthlonTM64x2:5000+
ClearCMOSbutton:oneport
USB2.0Port: eightportswith4pinsrespectively
1394 Port: oneportwith6pinsrespectively,oneportwith4pins.
LANPort: oneportwith8pins(10Mbps/100Mbps/1000Mbps)
Mic-In&Line-In&EarphonePorts:oneportforeach
Center/Bass-OutPort: oneport
Surround-OutPort: oneport
Surround-BackPort: oneport
Front-OutPort: oneport
SPDIF-Out(Coaxial) Port: oneport
SPDIF-Out(Optical) Port: oneport
SPDIF-In(Optical) Port: oneport
DIMM Memory(optional): DDRII 533/667 1GB*4
PowerCable:Detachableand Shielded(withaGND pin)
All CPUshave completelybeentested,and valuesofferedbytheworstEMIcombination of
CPUexternalfrequencyarelistedasfollows:
TestMode ExternalFrequencyCPUCPUOpen/Close
1 200MHzAMDAthlonTM64X25000+Close
2 200MHzAMDAthlonTM64X25000+Open

(C)RemedyfortheTestedProduct&ItsEMIInterference:
Remedy:N/A
EMIInterference:
Crystal:32.768 KHz(X1)/ 25 MHz(X2)/ 24.576 MHz(X1)
(D)SupportedHostPeripherals:
HostPeripheralProductNameModelName
#1Case SN27P2
#2 PowerSupplyPC43I3503
#3SerialATAII HITACHI HDS728080PLA380
#4SerialATAII HITACHI HDS728080PLA380
#5DVDDualPlayerCR40
#6Gigabyte7800GTXGV-NX78X256V-B
#7Gigabyte7800GTXGV-NX78X256V-B
(E)NoticesforAssemblingComputers:
1.Casesshouldbemadeofiron orothermetalthathasgood electricconductivity.
2.Cylindersinacaseshouldbemadeofmetal, and ashavingamainboardmounted
inacase,make surescrewsareall utilizedand fastenedon amainboard.
3.AnI/OshieldingshouldbecontactedwithI/Ometallicpartsofamainboard.
4.Cablesshouldappropriatelybearrangedand fixedinacase.Followinstructions:
Ø Leave IDEcablesnotcrossedupon CPUand SDRAM;
Ø Leave powercablesminimuminlength,and notcrossedupon amainboard;
Ø Leave CPUfancablesminimuminlength,and notnearCPU;
Ø Leave cableson panelsand othersparecablestiedinacomputercase.
5.Make sureanEMIshieldingattachedtoacasehasproperlybeeninstalled.
6.Make surea5.25"or3.5"FDD and screwsarefastenedtoanEMIshielding.
7.Make sureacaseiscloselyincontactwithEMIconnectedpoints.
8.Make surethereisno cleft inacasewhichisnotdeformed.
9.Make sureaPCIorAGPdoorisbound toacase.
10.Make surecablesofotherdevices(fansorsomeothers)arefixedinacase.

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XPCInstallation Guide
Copyright
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Disclaimer
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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.

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
accordingtothemanufacturer'sinstructions.
SafetyInformation
Read the followingprecautionsbeforesetting up aShuttleXPC.

TABLEOFCONTENTS
1Driverand SoftwareInstallation........................................................................... 1
1.1MainboardDriverCD ..................................................................................... 2
1.1.1Install MainboardSoftware..................................................................... 2
Appendix.................................................................................................................. 3
EntertheBIOS..................................................................................................... 3
THEMAINMENU ................................................................................................. 4
StandardCMOSFeatures.............................................................................. 6
AdvancedBIOSFeatures............................................................................... 9
Advanced ChipsetFeatures......................................................................... 13
IntegratedPeripherals.................................................................................. 15
PowerManagementSetup ........................................................................... 18
PnP/PCIConfigurations............................................................................... 21
PCHealthStatus.......................................................................................... 23
Frequency/VoltageControl........................................................................... 25
Load Fail-SafeDefaults................................................................................ 27
Load OptimizedDefaults.............................................................................. 27
SetSupervisor/UserPassword..................................................................... 27
Save&ExitSetup ........................................................................................ 28
ExitWithoutSaving ...................................................................................... 28

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<1.1MainboardDriverCD
TheMainboardDriverCDcontainsall themotherboarddrivernecessarytooptimize
theperformanceofthisXPCinaWindows(R)OS.Install thesedriversafterinstalling
Microsoft(R)Windows(R).
Navigation BarDescription :
FInstall MainboardSoftware-DirectX9Utility,nVIDIAChipsetDriver,
HighDefinition Driver,nVIDIAUSB2.0Driver,
nVIDIARaidToolsDriver(Win2000 Only).
FInstall Utility-Install AcrobatReader,WinFlashUtility.
FManual-SN27P2 user'sguideand nVIDIAmanualinPDFformat.
FLinktoShuttleHomepage -Linktoshuttlewebsitehomepage.
FBrowsethisCD -Allowsyou tosee contentsofthisCD.
FQuit-ClosethisCD.
Note:TheCD contentsattachedinSN27P2mainboardaresubjectto
change withoutnotice.
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<1.1.1Install MainboardSoftware
InserttheattachedCDintoyourCD-ROMdrive.TheCDAutoRun screenshould
appear.If theAutoRun screendoesnotappear,doubleclickon Autorun icon inMy
Computertobringup ShuttleMain-boardSoftwareSetup screen.
Clickthe“Install Main-boardSoftware“bar.Individuallyinstall thefollowingdrivers.
FInstall DirectX9Utility
FInstall nVIDIAChipsetDriver
FInstall HighDefinition Driver
FInstall nVIDIAUSB 2.0Driver
FInstall nVIDIARaidToolsDriver(Win2000 Only)

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BIOSSettings
TheSN27P2 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'automaticallychangeswhen
you setthedate.
Time
<HH :MM :SS>
Thetimeisconvertedbasedon the24-hourmilitary-timeclock.
Forexample,5p.m.is17:00:00.
IDEChannel0Master/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.
HaltOn
Selectthesituation inwhichyou wanttheBIOStostop thePOST
process and notifyyou.
ØThechoice:All Errors,NoErrors,All, ButKeyboard,All, But
Diskette,orAll, ButDisk/Key.

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Base/Extended/TotalMemory
Theseitemsareautomaticallydetectedbythesystematstartup time.
Thesearedisplay-onlyfields.You can't make change tothesefields.
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IDEAdapters
TheIDEadapterscontroltheharddiskdrive.Useaseparatesub-menu
toconfigureeachharddiskdrive.
IDEHDD Auto-Detection
Press <Enter>toauto-detectHDD on thischannel. If detection is
successful, it fillstheremainingfieldson thismenu.
ØPress Enter
IDEChannel0Master
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.
Capacity
Diskdrive capacity(Approximated). Notethatthissize isusuallyslightly
greaterthanthesize ofaformatteddiskgivenbyadiskcheckingprogram.
ØAuto-Displayyourdiskdrive size.
Thefollowingoptionsareselectableonlyif the'IDEPrimaryMaster'
itemissetto'Manual'
Cylinder
Setthenumberofcylindersforthisharddisk.
ØMin=0,Max=65535
Head
Setthenumberofread/writeheads.
ØMin=0,Max=255

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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.
K8NPTC1ESupport
ThisitemisselectK8NPT C1ESupport.
ØTheChoice:Disabled,SoftWareSMIorHareWareC1E.
AMDK8Cool&Quietcontrol
ThisitemisselectAMDK8Cool&QuietControl.
ØTheChoice:AutoorDisabled.
RemovableDevice Proirity
Optionsareinitssub-menu.
Press <Enter>toenterthesub-menu ofdetailedoptions.
HardDiskBootPriority
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CD-ROMBootPriority
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
alarm beep.
EnabledActivatesautomaticallywhenthesystembootsup,causinga
warningmessage toappearwhenanythingattemptstoaccess
thebootsectororharddiskpartition table.
DisabledNowarningmessage will appearwhenanythingattemptsto
access thebootsectororharddiskpartition table.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
CPUInternalCache
All processorsthatcanbeinstalledinthismainboarduseinternallevel1
(L1)cachememorytoimprove performance.Leave thisitematthede-
fault valueforbetterperformance.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
ExternalCache
Mostprocessorsthatcanbeinstalledinthissystemuseexternallevel2
(L2)cachememorytoimprove performance.Leave thisitematthede-
fault valueforbetterperformance.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
Quick PowerOnSelfTest
Thisitemspeedsup Power-OnSelf Test(POST)afteryou poweron the
computer.If it issettoenabled,BIOSwill shortenorskipsomecheck
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ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.

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First/Second/ThirdBootDevice
TheBIOSattemptstoloadtheoperatingsystemfromthedevicesinthe
sequenceselectedintheseitems.
ØTheChoice:Floppy,LS120,HardDisk,CDROM,ZIP100,USB-FDD,
USB-ZIP,USB-CDROM,LegacyLAN, orDisabled.
BootOtherDevice
SelectYourBootDevicePriority.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
BootUpFloppySeek
Seeksdiskdrivesduringboot-Up.Disablingspeedbootsup.Enabledtests
floppydrivestodeterminewhetherthey have 40 or80 tracks.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
BootUpNumLock Status
Selectspoweron stateforNumLock.
ØThechoice:Off orOn.
TypematicRateSetting
Keystrokesrepeatataratedeterminedbythekeyboardcontroller.
Whenthiscontrollerenabled,thetypematicrateand typematicdelay
canbeselected.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
TypematicRate(Chars/Sec)
Thisitemsetshowmanytimesthekeystroke will berepentedinasecond
whenyou holdthekey down.
ØThechoice:6,8,10,12,15,20,24 or30.
TypematicDelay (Msec)
Setsthedelaytimeafterthekey ishelddownbeforeit beginstorepeatthe
keystroke.
ØThechoice:250,500,750 or1000.
SecurityOption
Selectwhetherthepasswordisrequiredeverytimethesystembootsor
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SystemThesystemwill notbootand access toSetup will be
deniedif thecorrectpasswordisnotenteredpromptly.
Setup Thesystemwill boot, butaccess toSetup will be
deniedif thecorrectpasswordisnotenteredpromptly.
ØThechoice:SystemorSetup.
Note:To disabledsecurity,selectPASSWORDSETTING atMainMenu,
and thenyou will beaskedtoenterpassword.Donottypeany-
thingand justpress <Enter>;it will disablesecurity.
Oncethesecurityisdisabled,thesystemwill boot, and you can
enterSetup freely.
HDD SecurityFreeze Lock
Selectsenable/disableHDD SecurityFreeze Lock,Enable-preventsany
externalapplication fromlockingHarddrive exceptforBIOS.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
APICMode
Selectsenable/disableIOAPICfunction.
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 alsocoordi-
natescommunicationsbetweentheconventionalISAbusand thePCIbus.It
statesthattheseitemsshouldneverneedtobealtered.
Thedefault settingshave beenchosenbecausethey providethebestoperat-
ingconditionsforyoursystem.If you discoveredthatdatawasbeinglost
whileusingyoursystem,you mightconsidermakinganychanges.
K8<--> SB HTSpeed
Thisitemallowsyou tosettheHTSpeed.
ØThechoice:Auto,1x~5x.
K8<-->MCP55 HTWidth
Thisitemallowsyou tosettheHTWidth.
ØThechoice:88or16 16.
DRAMConfiguration
Optionsareinitssub-menu.
Press <Enter>toenterthesub-menu ofdetailedoptions.
TimingMode
ØTheChoice:AutoorMaxMemClk.
DDRII TimingItem
ØTheChoice:EnabledorDisabled.

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SSE/SSE2Instructions
Thisitemallowsyou toenable/disabletheSSE/SSE2Instructions.
ØTheChoice:EnabledorDisabled.
SystemBIOSCacheable
SelectEnableallowscachingofthesystemBIOSROMatF000h-FFFFFh,
resultinginbettersystemperformance.However,if anyprogramiswrit-
tentothismemoryarea,asystemerrormayresult.
ØTheChoice:EnabledorDisabled.