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Aaeon GES-5500F User Manual

Manual is about: Green Embedded System

Summary of GES-5500F

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f ges-5500f green embedded system 2.5” sata hard disk drive bay 2 gigabit ethernet ports/ 4 com / 8 usb2.0 ges-5500f manual 1st ed. December 2010

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f i copyright notice this document is copyrighted, 2010. All rights are reserved. The original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f ii acknowledgments all other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Z award is a trademark of award software international, inc. Z intel ® , core™ i7/i5/i3 are trademarks of intel ® corporation. Z microsoft wind...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f iii packing list before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: • 1 ges-5500f bare bone • 1 product cd for manual (in pdf format) and drivers • 1 cpu heatsink • 1 cpu heatpipe bracket • 4...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f iv contents chapter 1 general information 1.1 introduction................................................................ 1-2 1.2 features .................................................................... 1-3 1.3 specifications ...............

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f v 2.18 4-pin atx power connector (atx1)..................... 2-10 2.19 24-pin atx power connector (atx2)................... 2-10 2.20 sata connector (sata 1~2) ............................... 2-11 2.21 digital i/o pin header (dio1)................

  • Page 7: General

    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f chapter 1 general information 1- 1 general chapter 1 information.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f 1.1 introduction ges-5500f adopts the intel ® core™ i7/i5/i3 processor. The chipset is equipped with intel ® qm57. Moreover, the system memory features two ddr3 800/1066 sodimm sockets up to 8 gb. It deploys two lan ports that consist of 10/100...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f 1.2 features z intel ® 32/45nm core™ i7/i5/i3 rpga988 processor with graphic and memory controller z fanless design cpu tdp ® core™ i7-620m and i5-520m z 204-pin dual-channel ddr3 800/1066 mhz sodimm x 2, up to 8 gb z intel ® gen 6.0 integrated...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f 1.3 specifications cpu intel ® core™ i7/i5/i3 chipset intel ® core™ i7/i5/i3 + qm57 vga d-sub 15 x 1 dvi dvi-d x 1 display interface others hdmi x 1 ssd — storage device hdd 2.5” sata hdd x 1 lan 10/100/1000base-tx x 2 network wireless optional...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f others power-in pcie — pci — mini card 1 mini pci — expansion others — front power led x 1, hdd led x 1 indicator rear — power requirement ac/dc power adapter power consumption 70w system cooling fanless mounting desktop/ wallmount operating te...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f 1.4 general system information front panel rear panel chapter 1 general information 1- 6.

  • Page 13: Hardware

    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f chapter 2 hardware installation 2-1 hardware installation chapter 2.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f 2.1 location of jumpers and connectors main board chapter 2 hardware installation 2-2.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f chapter 2 hardware installation 2-3.

  • Page 16: Dio Pin Definition

    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f 2.2 mechanical drawing dio pin definition chapter 2 hardware installation 2-4.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f 2.3 list of jumpers the board has a number of jumpers that allow you to configure your system to suit your application. The table below shows the function of each of the board's jumpers: label function cmos1 cmos setting selection jp1 auto pwrb...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f dimm1,dimm2 ddr3 dimm slot usb3,usb4 usb pin header fan1, fan2 4-pin system fan connector atx1 4-pin atx power +12v connector atx2 24-pin atx power sata1~sata2 sata connector dio1 digital i/o pic1 pci slot pcie1 pcie slot cn11 mini-pcie slot pw...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f 2.5 setting jumpers you configure your card to match th e needs of your application by setting jumpers. A jumper is the simplest kind of el ectric switch. It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover)...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f 2.6 cmos setting (cmos1) jp1 function 1-2 normal (default) 2-3 clear cmos 2.7 auto pwrbtn selection (jp1) jp1 function 1-2 don’t use auto pwrbtn (default) 2-3 use auto pwrbtn 2.8 tpm setting (jp3) jp3 function 1-2 save me rtc register (default)...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f 2.11 front panel connector (cn2) pin signal pin signal 1 power on button (-) 2 power on button (+) 3 hdd led(-) 4 hdd led(+) 5 external speaker (-) 6 external speaker (+) 7 power led (-) 8 power led (+) 9 reset switch (-) 10 reset switch (+) 2....

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f 2.15 rs-232 pin header (com3~4) pin signal pin signal 1 dcd 2 rxd 3 txd 4 dtr 5 gnd 6 dsr 7 rts 8 cts 9 ri 2.16 pin header (usb3, usb4) pin signal pin signal 1 +5v 2 gnd 3 usbd1- 4 gnd 5 usbd1+ 6 usbd2+ 7 gnd 8 usbd2- 9 gnd 10 +5v 2.17 fan conn...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f 5 gnd 6 +5v 7 gnd 8 pwrok 9 +5vsb 10 +12v 11 +12v 12 +3.3v 13 +3.3v 14 -12v 15 gnd 16 ps_on 17 gnd 18 gnd 19 gnd 20 nc 21 +5v 22 +5v 23 +5v 24 gnd 2.20 sata connector (sata 1~2) pin signal pin signal 1 gnd 2 txp 3 txn 4 gnd 5 rxn 6 rxp 7 gnd 2....

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f dio_p#2 bc3 pin 2 bit 2(a40h) u5 pin 33 (gpio12) dio_p#3 bc3 pin 3 bit 3(a40h) u5 pin 32 (gpio13) dio_p#4 bc3 pin 4 bit 4(a40h) u5 pin 31 (gpio14) dio_p#5 bc3 pin 5 bit 6(a42h) u5 pin 12 (gpio36) dio_p#6 bc3 pin 6 bit 7(a42h) u5 pin 11 (gpio37)...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f 2.23 installing the hard disk drive step 1 : unfasten the five screws on the bottom case of ges-5500f step 2 : move the bottom case from the ges-5500f, and you will see a hdd bracket chapter 2 hardware installation 2-13.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f step 3 : fasten four screws with the dampers on the 2.5” sata hdd step 4 : put the 2.5” sata onto hdd bracket connector chapter 2 hardware installation 2-14.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f step 5: lock the 2.5” hdd to the hdd bracket and close the bracket chapter 2 hardware installation 2-15.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f step 6 : connect the two sata cables to the 2.5” hdd step 7: fasten the five screws on the bottom case of ges-5500f chapter 2 hardware installation 2-16.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f 2.24 installing the memory step1: put four thermal pads (1998666644) on the memory step 2: lock two screws to fix the memory bracket (m10500f020) onto pcb 1 3 4 2 chapter 2 hardware installation 2-17.

  • Page 30: Ami

    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f chapter 3 ami bios setup 3-1 ami chapter 3 bios setup.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f 3.1 system test and initialization these routines test and initialize board hardware. If the routines encounter an error during the tests, you will either hear a few short beeps or see an error message on the screen. There are two kinds of erro...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f 3.2 ami bios setup ami bios rom has a built-in setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed cmos ram so that it retains the setup information when the power is tu...

  • Page 33: Driver

    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f chapter 4 driver installation 4-1 driver chapter 4 installation.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f chapter 4 driver installation 4-2 the ges-5500f comes with a cd-rom that contains all drivers your need. Follow the sequence below to install the drivers: step 1 – install inf driver step 2 – install vga driver step 3 – install lan driver step ...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f chapter4 drivers installation 4-3 4.1 installation insert the ges-5500f cd-rom into the cd-rom drive. And install the drivers from step 1 to step 6 in order. Step 1 – install inf driver 1. Click on the step1 - inf folder and then double click o...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f chapter 4 driver installation 4-4 3. Follow the instructions that the window shows 4. The system will help you to install the driver automatically step 5 – install me driver 1. Click on the step5 - me folder and double click on setup.Exe file 2...

  • Page 37: Programming The

    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix a programming the watchdog timer a-1 programming the appendix a watchdog timer.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix a programming the watchdog timer a-2 a.1 programming ges-5500f utilizes ite 8781f chipset as i ts watchdog timer controller. Below are the procedures to complete its configuration and the initial watchdog timer program is also atta che...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix a programming the watchdog timer a-3 there are three steps to complete the configuration setup: (1) enter the mb pnp mode; (2) modify the data of configuration registers; (3) exit the mb pnp mode. Undesired result may occur if the mb p...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix a programming the watchdog timer a-4 watchdog timer configuration registers ldn index r/w reset configuration register or action all 02h w n/a configure control 07h 71h r/w 00h watch dog timer control register 07h 72h r/w 001s0000b wat...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix a programming the watchdog timer a-5 0: enable. 4 reserved 3-2 reserved 1 force time-out (fto) this bit is self-clearing. 0 wdt status (ws) 1: wdt value reaches 0. 0: wdt value is not 0. Watch dog timer 1, 2, 3 configuration register (...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix a programming the watchdog timer a-6 watch dog timer 1,2,3 time-out value (msb) register (index=74h,84h,94h default=00h) bit description 7-0 wdt time-out value 15-8 (wtv).

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix a programming the watchdog timer a-7 a.2 ite8781 watchdog timer initial program .Model small .Code main: call enter_configuration_mode call check_chip mov cl, 7 call set_logic_device ;time setting mov cl, 10 ; 10 sec dec al watch_dog_s...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix a programming the watchdog timer a-8 ; game port enable mov cl, 9 call set_logic_device initial_ok: call exit_configuration_mode mov ah,4ch int 21h enter_configuration_mode proc near mov si,word ptr cs:[offset cfg_port] mov dx,02eh mov...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix a programming the watchdog timer a-9 call write_configuration_data ret exit_configuration_mode endp check_chip proc near mov al,20h call read_configuration_data cmp al,87h jne not_initial mov al,21h call read_configuration_data cmp al,...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix a programming the watchdog timer a-10 mov dx,word ptr cs:[cfg_port+06h] in al,dx ret read_configuration_data endp write_configuration_data proc near mov dx,word ptr cs:[cfg_port+04h] out dx,al xchg al,ah mov dx,word ptr cs:[cfg_port+06...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix a programming the watchdog timer a-11 push ax push cx xchg al,cl mov cl,07h call superio_set_reg pop cx pop ax ret set_logic_device endp ;select 02eh->index port, 02fh->data port cfg_port db 087h,001h,055h,055h dw 02eh,02fh end main no...

  • Page 48: I/o Information

    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix b i/o information b - 1 i/o information appendix b.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix b i/o information b-2 b.1 i/o address map.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix b i/o information b-3 b.2 1 st mb memory address map.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix b i/o information b-4 b.3 irq mapping chart b.4 dma channel assignments.

  • Page 52: Raid & Ahci

    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix c raid & ahci settings c - 1 raid & ahci a ppendix c settings.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix c raid & ahci settings c-2 c.1 setting raid os installation to setup raid mode step 1: copy the files below from “driver cd -> raid driver -> f6 floppy - x86 ” to disk step 2: connect the usb floppy (disk with raid files) to the board.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix c raid & ahci settings c-3 step 3: the setting procedures “ in bios setup menu” a: advanced -> sata configuration -> sata mode -> raid mode step 4: the setting procedures “in bios setup menu” b: advanced -> launch storage oprom -> enab...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix c raid & ahci settings c-4 step 5: the setting procedures “in bios setup menu” c: boot -> boot option #1 -> dvd-rom type step 6: the setting procedures “in bios setup menu” d: save & exit -> save changes and exit.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix c raid & ahci settings c-5 step 7: press ctrl-i to enter main menu step 8: choose “1.Create raid volume”.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix c raid & ahci settings c-6 step 9: raid level -> raid0(stripe) step 10: choose “create volume”.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix c raid & ahci settings c-7 step 11: choose “y” step 12: choose “5. Exit”.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix c raid & ahci settings c-8 step 13: choose “y” step 14: setup os.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix c raid & ahci settings c-9 step 15: press “f6” step 16: choose “s”.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix c raid & ahci settings c-10 step 17: choose “intel(r) ich8m-e/ich9m-e/5 series sata raid controller ” step 18: it will show the model number you select and then press “enter”.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix c raid & ahci settings c-11 step 19: setup is starting windows.

  • Page 63

    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix c raid & ahci settings c-12 c.2 setting ahci os installation to setup ahci mode step 1: copy the files below from “driver cd -> raid driver -> f6 floppy - x86 ” to disk step 2: connect the usb floppy (disk with raid files) to the board.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix c raid & ahci settings c-13 step 3: the setting procedures “ in bios setup menu” a: advanced -> sata configuration -> sata configuration -> sata mode -> ahci mode step 4: the setting procedures “in bios setup menu” b: boot -> boot opti...

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix c raid & ahci settings c-14 step 5: the setting procedures “in bios setup menu” c: save & exit -> save changes and exit step 6: setup os.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix c raid & ahci settings c-15 step 7: press “f6” step 8: choose “s”.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix c raid & ahci settings c-16 step 9: choose “intel(r) 5 series 6 port sata ahci controller” step 10: it will show the model number you select and then press “enter”.

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    G r e e n e m b e d d e d s y s t e m g e s - 5 5 0 0 f appendix c raid & ahci settings c-17 step 11: setup is loading files.