Epson ETX-945 user manual Booting the System, Bios Setup Utility, Standard Cmos Features

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Using the four long screws provided with the heat-spreader (or heatsink), secure the heat-spreader (or heatsink) to the corresponding standoffs located in the four corners of the top of the ETX-945 module. If the ETX module is to being installed in an enclosure, align the heat-spreader’s (or heatsink’s) corner mounting holes with corresponding hole-pattern on the enclosure before inserting and tightening the four mounting screws. Depending on the thickness of the enclosure or chassis material, slightly longer screws may be required.

Connect the baseboard to a keyboard, monitor, mouse, mass storage device, other desired peripherals, and a source of DC power. Refer to the baseboard’s User Manual for interface cabling considerations.

Connect the baseboard to a suitable source of DC power, as described in its User Manual.

3.3Booting the System

Power-up the VGA video monitor. Then power-up the system power supply. The ETX-945 module should begin its boot-up sequence immediately, as evidenced by BIOS messages on the connected VGA display. You can run the BIOS Setup utility and proceed to install an operating system on the boot drive just as you would on a normal desktop PC.

3.4BIOS Setup Utility

The Award BIOS provides a Setup utility for specifying system configuration and settings. Pressing the <Del> key shortly after power is applied to the ETX-945 launches the BIOS Setup utility. Watch for the following message:

Press <DEL> to Enter Setup

The BIOS Setup utility’s main menu provides access to the following configuration and settings pages, along with several exit options. Setup categories include the following:

Standard CMOS features

Advanced BIOS features

Advanced chipset features

Integrated peripherals

PnP/PCI configuration

These are discussed briefly below.

3.4.1Standard CMOS Features

The Standard CMOS Features function includes settings for RTC date/time initialization, IDE and floppy drive detection and configuration, default video mode, and boot error handling options. This function should be re-run if the system’s configuration is changed, the onboard battery fails, or the configuration stored in CMOS memory is lost or corrupt.

3.4.2Advanced BIOS Features

The Advanced BIOS Features function provides configuration options for boot device priority, Hyper-Threading Technology, quick POST (power-on self test), and several other system parameters.

One key configuration setting is the designation of “First” and “Second” boot devices. This directs the BIOS to scan for a bootable operating system in two locations, which can be floppy, CD-ROM, hard drive, USB devices, or LAN devices. Additionally, you can specify an alternative location for the BIOS to scan, in case these are not found or do not contain a bootable OS.

Other settings available from this Setup page include boot-up NumLock status, a security password option, and selection of the system’s APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) mode.

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Contents High-Performance ETX 3.0 Compliant Computer-on-Modules Contents Safe Handling Precautions Important SAFE-HANDLING InformationFeatures IntroductionRAM Bios ETX-945 ModelsUSB Block Diagram Functional OverviewBoard Dimensions, Mounting Holes, and Connectors Board Layout TopBoard Layout Bottom Bus and Interface Connector Summary ETX Bus ConnectorsOther Interface Connectors Getting Started Configuring the Hardware ETX Development KitsBooting the System Bios Setup UtilityStandard Cmos Features Advanced Bios FeaturesAdvanced Chipset Features Power Management SetupNTSC, PAL Integrated PeripheralsBios Beep Code List 6 PnP/PCI ConfigurationOther Settings and Utilities Operating System DriversInterface Connector Details ETX1 Connector PCI bus signals USB signals Audio interfaceMiscellaneous functions VCCGND ReservedETX2 Connector ETX3 Connector Analog video output TV video outputLCD interface Serial port interfacesKeyboard, mouse, and infrared transceiver interfaces Parallel port interfaceFloppy drive interface LTGIO0 ETX4 Connector Signal Name Signal Function Direction IDE interfacesPower control and management Ethernet portSata Connectors Miscellaneous signalsBios Memory Mapping VGA BiosAppendix System Resources Reference LAN ROMI/O Port Address Map Address Device DescriptionPage Interrupt Request IRQ Lines IRQ Level FunctionBios Post Codes Code FunctionPage Page

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