Shuttle XPC User manual

XPCUserGuide
Forthe:SS21T

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:SS21T
S/N:N/A
CPU:
ExternalFrequency:200 MHz
AMDAthlon 64X25000+Processor
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)
Mic-InPorts:twoport
Line-InPorts:one ports
Line-OutPort: one ports
EarPhone:one port
DIMMMemory(optional):DDRII 533/667 1GBx2
PowerCable:Detachableand Shielded (withaGND pin)
Monitor:CRT
MaximumResolution:2048 x1536 V:75Hz
All CPUshavecompletelybeen tested,and valuesoffered bythe worstEMIcombination of
CPUexternalfrequency arelisted asfollows:
TestMode ExternalFrequency CPU CPUOpen/Close
1200MHzAMDAthlon64X25000+Close
2200MHzAMDAthlon64X25000+Open

(C)Remedyforthe Tested Product&ItsEMIInterference:
Remedy:N/A
EMIInterference:
Crystal:14.318MHz(Y2)/25MHz(Y3)/32.768KHz(Y1)/24.576MHz(X1,X2).
ClockGenerator:CLK1
(D)Supported HostPeripherals:
HostPeripheralProductNameModelName
#1CaseSS21T
#2PowerSupplyFSP250W
#3SerialATASeagateST312G026A8
#4DVDPlayerPC40
(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/Oshielding shouldbe contacted withI/Ometallicpartsofamainboard.
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 screwsarefastenedtoan EMIshielding.
7.MakesureacaseiscloselyincontactwithEMIconnected points.
8.Makesurethereisno cleft inacasewhichisnotdeformed.
9.MakesureaPCIdoorisbound toacase.
10.Makesurecablesofotherdevices(fansorsomeothers)arefixed inacase.

Shuttle®
XPCInstallation Guide
Copyright
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Disclaimer
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theperformanceoruseofthisproduct.
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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.

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
Incorrectlyreplacingthebatterymaydamage thiscomputer.Replaceonlywith
the sameorequivalentasrecommendedbyShuttle.Disposeofusedbatteries
accordingtothemanufacturer'sinstructions.
SafetyInformation
ReadthefollowingprecautionsbeforesettingupaShuttleXPC.

TABLEOFCONTENTS
1Driverand SoftwareInstallation........................................................................... 1
1.1MainboardDriverCD..................................................................................... 1
1.1.1InstallMainboardSoftware..................................................................... 2
Appendix.................................................................................................................. 3
EntertheBIOS..................................................................................................... 3
THEMAINMENU ................................................................................................. 4
StandardCMOSFeatures.............................................................................. 6
AdvancedBIOSFeatures............................................................................... 9
AdvancedChipsetFeatures......................................................................... 12
IntegratedPeripherals.................................................................................. 15
PowerManagementSetup ........................................................................... 18
PnP/PCIConfigurations............................................................................... 22
PCHealthStatus.......................................................................................... 24
FrequencyControl........................................................................................ 25
LoadFail-SafeDefaults................................................................................ 26
LoadOptimizedDefaults.............................................................................. 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,SiSRAIDDriver,
SiSLANDriver,Realtek AudioDriver,SiSUSB2.0Driver,DirectX9Utility.
FInstall Utility-Install AcrobatReader,WinFlashUtility.
FManual-SS21T user'sguideand RAIDmanualinPDFformat.
FLinktoShuttleHomepage -Linktoshuttlewebsitehomepage.
FBrowsethisCD-Allowsyou tosee contentsofthisCD.
FQuit -ClosethisCD.
Note:TheCDcontentsattachedinSS21T mainboardaresubjecttochange
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 SiSRAIDDriver
F Install SiSLANDriver
F Install Realtek AudioDriver
F Install SiSUSB2.0Driver
F Install DirectX9Utility

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BIOSSettings
TheSS21T 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 performitsPOST(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-
pearsbeforeyoucanrespond)andyou still wishtoenterBIOSSetup,
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 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
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.
Halt On
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
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.
Thefollowingoptionsareselectableonlyif the'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.
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
alarmbeep.
EnabledActivatesautomaticallywhenthesystembootsup,causinga
warningmessage toappearwhenanythingattemptstoaccess
thebootsectororharddiskpartition table.
DisabledNowarningmessage will appearwhenanythingattemptsto
access thebootsectororharddiskpartition table.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.

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CPUInternalCache
All processorsthatcanbeinstalledinthismainboarduseinternallevel
1(L1)cachememorytoimprove performance.Leave thisitematthe
default valueforbetterperformance.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
ExternalCache
Mostprocessorsthatcanbeinstalledinthissystemuseexternallevel2
(L2)cachememorytoimprove performance.Leave thisitematthe
default valueforbetterperformance.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
QuickPowerOnSelf Test
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.
BootUpNumLockStatus
Selectspoweron stateforNumLock.
ØThechoice:Off orOn.
TypematicRateSetting
Keystrokesrepeatataratedeterminedbythekeyboardcontroller.
Whenthiscontrollerenabled,thetypematicrateand typematicdelay
canbeselected.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
TypematicRate(Chars/Sec)
Thisitemsetshowmanytimesthekeystroke will berepentedina
second whenyou holdthekey down.
ØThechoice:6,8,10,12,15,20,24 or30.

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TypematicDelay(Msec)
Setsthedelaytimeafterthekey ishelddownbeforeit beginstorepeat
thekeystroke.
ØThechoice:250,500,750 or1000.
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 at
MainMenu,and thenyou will beaskedtoenter
password.Don't typeanythingand justpress
<Enter>;it will disablesecurity.
Oncethesecurityisdisabled,thesystemwill boot,
and you canenterSetup freely.
HDD SecurityFreeze Lock
Enabled-preventsanyexternalapplication fromlockingHarddrive ex-
ceptforBIOS.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
APICMode
Viatherouting,I/OAPICsupportatotalof24 interrupts.Werecommend
tochoose[Enabled]forWindowsXPand Windows2000.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
MPSVersion ControlForOS
Selectstheoperatingsystemmultiprocessorsupportversion.
ØThechoice:1.1or1.4
HDD S.M.A.R.T.Capability
Thisitemallowsyou toenable/disabletheHDD S.M.A.R.T.Capability.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.
VideoBIOSShadow
EnabledcopiesVideoBIOStoshadowRAMImprovesperformance.
ØThechoice:EnabledorDisabled.

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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.
DRAMConfiguration
Optionsareinitssub-menu.
Press <Enter>toenterthesub-menu ofdetailedoptions.
TimingMode
Auto:no userlimit; MaxMemClk:limit byMemoryClockvalue.
ØTheChoice:AutoorMaxMemClk.
MemoryClockvalueorLimi
SettingplatformMemclock.
ØTheChoice:DDR400,DDR533,DDR667 orDDR800.
MemoryHoleRemapping
Thisitemallowsyou toenable/disabletheMemoryHoleRemapping.
ØTheChoice:EnabledorDisabled.

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BottomofUMADRAM[31:24]
ØTheChoice:Min:0000~Max:00FC.
DDRII TimingItem
Thisitemallowsyou toenable/disabletheDDRII TimingItem.
ØTheChoice:EnabledorDisabled.
(Trl)CASLatencyTime
ØTheChoice:3~6clocks.
(Trcd)RAStoCASR/WDelay
ØTheChoice:3~6clocks.
(Trp)RowPrecharge Time
ØTheChoice:3~6clocks.
(Tras)RASActive Time
ØTheChoice:5~18 clocks.
HyperTransportControl
Optionsareinitssub-menu.
Press <Enter>toenterthesub-menu ofdetailedoptions.
HT_Width
ØTheChoice:Auto,8bits,16bits.
HT_Speed
ØTheChoice:Auto,200MHz,800MHz,1000MHz.
OnChipVGAControl
Optionsareinitssub-menu.
Press <Enter>toenterthesub-menu ofdetailedoptions.
VGAShareMemorySize
ThisitemallowstheusertoadjustVGAsharememorysize.
ØTheChoice:32MB,64MB,or128MB.

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GraphicsEnginClock
ThisitemallowstheusertoadjustGraphicsEnginClock.
ØTheChoice:100MHz,133MHz,166MHzor200MHz.
GUIMemoryClock
ThisitemallowstheusertoadjustGUIMemoryClock.
ØTheChoice:133MHz,166MHz,183MHzor200MHz.
SystemBIOSCacheable
SelectingEnabledallowscachingforthesystemBIOSROMatF0000h-
FFFFFh,resultinginbettersystemperformance.However,if anyprogram
iswrittentothismemoryarea,asystemerrormayresult.
ØTheChoice:EnabledorDisabled.