Shuttle XPC User manual

XPCUserGuide
Forthe:SS30G2

ShuttleXPCEMITestStatement
ShuttleXPChavebeen viathe EMItestintermsofseriesofregulations:EN55022/CISPR22/
AS/NZS3548ClassB,EN55024(1998/AS/NZS),EN4252.1(1994),EN61000,ANSIC63.4(1992),
CFR47 Part15 SubpartB,and CNS13438 (1997).The itemstested areillustrated asfollows:
(A)Voltage:AC110V/60HZ&AC230V/50HZ
(B)Tested ProductInformation:
ProductName:XPC
Status:Sample
ModelName:SS30G2
S/N:N/A
CPU:
ExternalFrequency:133 MHz
IntelPentium4,LGA775 Processor:2.80GHz
IntelCeleron D356,LGA775 Processor:3.3GHz
ExternalFrequency:200 MHz
IntelPentium4,LGA775 Processor:3.4GHz
IntelCeleron D930,LGA775 Processor:3.0GHz
SerialPort: one portwith9pins
VGAPort: one portwith15 pins
KeyboardPort: one portwith6pins
MousePort: one portwith6pins
USB 2.0Port: sixportswith4pinsrespectively
1394 Port: one portwith4pinsand one portwith6pinsrespectively
LANPort: one portwith8pins(10Mbps/100Mbps)
Center/Bass-OutPort: fourports
Mic-InPorts:one port
Line-InPorts:twoports
SPDIF-Out(Coaxial)Port: one port
SPDIF-Out(Optical)Port: one port
SPDIF-In(Optical)Port: one port
ClearCMOSbutton:one port
DIMM Memory(optional):DDRII 533/667 1GBx2
PowerCable:Detachableand Shielded (withaGNDpin)
Monitor:CRT
MaximumResolution:2048 x1536 V:75Hz
All CPUshavecompletelybeen tested,and valuesoffered bythe worstEMIcombination of
CPUexternalfrequency arelisted asfollows:
TestModeExternalFrequencyCPUCPUOpen/Close
1200MHz Intel Pentium4 3.4 GHz Close
2200MHz Intel Pentium4 3.4 GHz Open

3 200MHzIntelPentiumD930 3.0GHzClose
4 200MHzIntelPentiumD930 3.0GHzOpen
5 133MHzIntelPentium42.8GHzClose
6 133MHzIntelPentium42.8GHzOpen
7 133MHzIntelCeleronD356 3.3GHzClose
8 133MHzIntelCeleronD356 3.3GHzOpen
(C)Remedyforthe Tested Product&ItsEMIInterference:
Remedy:N/A
EMIInterference:
Crystal:14.318MHz(X1)/25MHz(X1)/32.768KHz(X1)/24.576MHz(X2).
ClockGenerator:U4,U5
(D)Supported HostPeripherals:
HostPeripheralProductNameModelName
#1CaseSS30G2
#2PowerSupplyPC30I2003
#3SerialATASeagateST312G026A8
#4CardReaderPC12
#5DVD PlayerP10437007995
(E)NoticesforAssembling Computers:
1.Casesshouldbe made ofiron orothermetalthathasgood electricconductivity.
2.Cylindersinacaseshouldbe made ofmetal,and ashaving amainboardmounted
inacase,makesurescrewsareall utilized and fastened on amainboard.
3.AnI/O shielding shouldbe contacted withI/O metallicpartsofamainboard.
4.Cablesshouldappropriatelybe arranged and fixed inacase.Followinstructions:
Ø LeaveIDEcablesnotcrossed upon CPUand SDRAM;
Ø Leavepowercablesminimuminlength,and notcrossed upon amainboard;
Ø LeaveCPUfan cablesminimuminlength,and notnearCPU;
Ø Leavecableson panelsand othersparecablestied inacomputercase.
5.Makesurean EMIshielding attached toacasehasproperlybeen installed.
6.Makesurea5.25"and screwsarefastened toan EMIshielding.
7.MakesureacaseiscloselyincontactwithEMIconnected points.
8.Makesurethereisno cleft inacasewhichisnotdeformed.
9.MakesureaPCIdoorisbound toacase.
10.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
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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
the sameorequivalentasrecommendedbyShuttle.Disposeofused batteries
accordingtothemanufacturer'sinstructions.
SafetyInformation
Read the following precautionsbeforesetting up aShuttleXPC.

TABLEOFCONTENTS
1Driverand SoftwareInstallation........................................................................... 1
1.1MainboardDriverCD ..................................................................................... 1
1.1.1Install MainboardSoftware..................................................................... 2
Appendix.................................................................................................................. 3
EntertheBIOS..................................................................................................... 3
THEMAINMENU ................................................................................................. 4
StandardCMOSFeatures.............................................................................. 6
AdvancedBIOSFeatures............................................................................... 9
Advanced ChipsetFeatures......................................................................... 13
IntegratedPeripherals.................................................................................. 15
PowerManagementSetup ........................................................................... 18
PnP/PCIConfigurations............................................................................... 22
PCHealthStatus.......................................................................................... 24
Frequency/VoltageControl........................................................................... 25
Load Fail-SafeDefaults................................................................................ 26
Load OptimizedDefaults.............................................................................. 26
SetSupervisor/UserPassword..................................................................... 26
Save&ExitSetup ........................................................................................ 27
ExitWithoutSaving ...................................................................................... 27

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<1.1MainboardDriverCD
TheMainboardDriverCDcontainsall themotherboarddrivernecessarytooptimize
theperformanceofthisXPCinaWindows(R)OS.Install thesedriversafterinstalling
Microsoft(R)Windows(R).
Navigation BarDescription :
FInstall MainboardSoftware-SiSVGADriver,SiSIDEDriver,SiSRAID Driver,
SiSLANDriver,Realtek AudioDriver,SiSUSB2.0Driver,DirectX9Utility.
FInstall Utility-Install AcrobatReader,WinFlashUtility.
FManual-SS30G2user'sguideand RAID manualinPDFformat.
FLinktoShuttleHomepage -Linktoshuttlewebsitehomepage.
FBrowsethisCD-Allowsyou tosee contentsofthisCD.
FQuit-ClosethisCD.
Note:TheCDcontentsattachedinSS30G2mainboardaresubjectto
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.
F Install SiSVGADriver
F Install SiSIDEDriver
F Install SiSRAIDDriver
F Install SiSLANDriver
F Install Realtek AudioDriver
F Install SiSUSB2.0Driver
F Install DirectX9Utility

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BIOSSettings
TheSS30G2BIOSROMhasabuilt-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 toselectfromseveralsetup
functionsand twoexit choices.Usethearrowkeystoselectamongtheitems
and 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
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PowerManagementSetup
Usethismenu tospecifyyourpowermanagementsettings.
PnP/PCIConfigurations
Thisentryappearsif yoursystemsupportsPnP /PCI.
PCHealthStatus
Thisentrydisplaysthecurrentsystemtemperature,Voltage,and FAN
settings.
Frequency Control
Usethismenu tospecifyyoursettingsforfrequencycontrol.
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 aredividedintoseveralcategories.
Eachcategoryincludesnone,oneormorethanonesetup items.Usethearrow
keystohighlighttheitemand thenusethe<PgUp>or<PgDn>keystoselect
thevalueyou wantineachitem.
Date
<Month><DD><YYYY>
Setthesystemdate.Notethatthe'Day'automaticallychangeswhenyou
setthedate.
Time
<HH :MM :SS>
Thetimeisconvertedbasedon the24-hourmilitary-timeclock.
Forexample,5p.m.is17:00:00.
IDEChannel0Master/Slave/IDEChannel2,3Master
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.

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Video
Selectthedefault videodevice.
ØThechoice:EGA/VGA,CGA40,CGA80,orMONO.
HaltOn
Selectthesituation inwhichyou wanttheBIOStostop thePOSTprocess
and notifyyou.
ØThechoice:All Errors,NoErrors,All, ButKeyboard,All, ButDiskette,
orAll, 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
IDEChannel0Master/Slave/IDEChannel2,3Master
Selecting'manual' letsyou settheremainingfieldson thisscreenand
selectthetypeoffixeddisk."UserType"will letyou selectthenumberof
cylinders,heads,etc., Note:PRECOMP=65535 means
NONE!
ØThechoice:None,Auto,orManual.

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Access Mode
Choosetheaccess modeforthisharddisk.
ØThechoice:CHS,LBA,Large,orAuto.
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,keyboard
operation,shadowing,and security.
CPUFeature
Optionsareinitssub-menu.
Press <Enter>toenterthesub-menu ofdetailedoptions.
ThermalManagement
ThisitemisselectThermalManagement.ThermalMonitor1(Ondie
throtting). ThermalMonitor2Ratio&VID transition ).
ØTheChoice:ThermalMonitor1orThermalMonitor2.
TM2BusRatio
Representsthefrequency(busratioofthethrottledperformancestatethat
will beinitiatedwhentheon-diesensorgosefromnothottohot.
Note:CPUsupportTM2,itemappear.
TM2BusVID
Representsthevoltageofthethrottledperformancestatethatwill beiniti-
atedwhentheon diesensorgosefromnothottohot.
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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.
Note:CPUsupport,ExecuteDisableBititemappear.
Virtualization Technology
Whenenabled,aVMM canutilize theadditionalhardwarecapabilities
providedbyVanderpoolTechnology.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
HardDiskBootPriority
Thisitemallowsyou toselectHardDiskBookDevicePriority.
BiosWriteProtect
Thisitemallowsyou toenableordisabletheBiosWriteProtect.
If you wanttoflashBIOS,you mustsetit [Disabled].
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
CPUL1&L2Cache
All processorsthatcanbeinstalledinthismainboarduseinternalL1and
L2cachememorytoimporve performance.
Leave thisitematthedefault valueforbetterperformance.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.

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CPUL3Cache
Thisitemallowsyou toenableordisabletheCPUL3Cache.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
Note:CPUsupport,L3itemappear.
Hyper-ThreadingTechnology
ThelatestIntelapplication definesahigh-speedcalculatingabilitytoop
timize yoursystembytwoCUPssupported(onevirtual, onephysical) ina
multi-taskenvironment.
ØThechoice:Enabled,orDisabled.
CPUL2CacheECC Checking
Thisitemallowsyou toenableordisabletheCPUL2CacheECC
Checking.
ØThechoice:Enabled,orDisabled.
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.
BootUpFloppySeek
Seeksdiskdrivesduringboot-Up.Disablingspeedbootsup.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.

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BootUpNumLock Status
Selectspoweron stateforNumLock.
ØThechoice:Off orOn.
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 thespecificfeaturesofthe
installedchipset. Thischipsetmanagesbusspeedsand access tosystemmemory
resources,suchasDRAMand theexternalcache.It alsocoordinatescommunica-
tionsbetweentheconventionalISAbusand thePCIbus.It statesthattheseitems
shouldneverneedtobealtered.
Thedefault settingshave beenchosenbecausethey providethebestoperatingcon-
ditionsforyoursystem.If you discoveredthatdatawasbeinglostwhileusingyour
system,you mightconsidermakinganychanges.
InternalGraphicControl
Optionsareinitssub-menu.
Press <Enter>toenterthesub-menu ofdetailedoptions.
VGAShareMemorySize
ThisitemallowstheusertoadjustVGAsharememorysize.
ØTheChoice:32MB,64MB,or128MB.
DRAMClock/TimingControl
Optionsareinitssub-menu.
Press <Enter>toenterthesub-menu ofdetailedoptions.
DDR2CASLatency
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DRAMTimingControl
Thisitemallowsyou toselectthevalueinthisfield,dependingon
whethertheboardusingwhichkind ofDDRDRAM.
ØTheChoice:AutoorManual.
RAStoCASDelay(tRCD)
ØTheChoice:2T,3T,4T or5T.
Precharge Time(tRP)
ØTheChoice:2T,3T,4T or5T.
RASActive Time(tRAS)
ØTheChoice:4T~15T.
WriteRecoveryTime(tWR)
ØTheChoice:1T~6T.
DDR2Additive Latency(tAL)
ØTheChoice:0T~4T.
Performance Mode
Thisitemallowsyou toenable/disabletheperformancemode.
ØTheChoice:Enabled,orDisabled.
SystemBIOSCacheable
SelectingEnabledallowscachingforthesystemBIOSROMatF0000h-
FFFFFh,resultinginbettersystemperformance.However,if anyprogram
iswrittentothismemoryarea,asystemerrormayresult.
ØTheChoice:EnabledorDisabled.
VideoRAMCacheable
SelectingEnabledallowscachingofthevideoRAM,resultinginbetter
systemperformance.However,if anyprogramiswrittentothismemory
area,asysemerrormayresult.
ØTheChoice:EnabledorDisabled.
MemoryHoleat15M-16M
You canreserve thisareaofsystemmemoryforISAadapterROM.When
thisareaisreserved,it cannotbecached.Theuserinformation ofperiph-
eralsthatneedtousethisareaofsystemmemoryususllydiscussestheir
memoryrequirements.
ØTheChoice:EnabledorDisabled.