Before you Begin, Introduction | Arkon AIMB-258 guide

3.1Before you Begin

To facilitate the installation of the enhanced display device drivers and utility soft- ware, you should read the instructions in this chapter carefully before you begin. The device drivers for the AIMB-258 board are located on the software installation CD. The auto-run function of the driver CD will guide you to the utilities and device drivers

required for a Windows system. The Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility is not required on any systems running Windows NT 4.0. Updates are provided via Service

Packs from Microsoft®.

Note! The files on the software installation CD are compressed. Do not attempt to install the drivers by copying the files manually. You must use the supplied SETUP program to install the drivers

Before you begin, it is important to note that most display drivers need to have the relevant software application already installed in the system prior to installing the enhanced display drivers. In addition, many of the installation procedures assume that you are familiar with both the relevant software applications and operating sys- tem commands. Review the relevant operating system commands and the pertinent sections of your application software's user's manual before performing the installa- tion.

3.2Introduction

The Intel® Chipset Software Installation utility installs to the target system the Win- dows INF files that outline to the operating system how the chipset components will be configured. This is needed for the proper functioning of the following features:

!Core PCI and ISA PnP services

!IDE Ultra ATA 100/66/33 and Serial ATA interface support

!USB 1.1/2.0 support

!Identification of Intel® chipset components in the Device Manager

!Integrates superior video features. These include filtered sealing of 720 pixel DVD content, and MPEG-2 motion compensation for software DVD

Note! This utility is used for the following versions of Windows system, and it has to be installed before installing all the other drivers:

Windows XP

Windows Vista

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Contents

AIMB-258 Safety Information Electrical safety Certifications Technical Support Packing List Contents Bios Operation Appendix B Table B.3 DVI Connector VGA1B Viii Chapter Placement Direction Before You ProceedMotherboard Overview Product Introduction Screw Holes Motherboard Layout Motherboard Layout Specifications PCI Operating System support list Operation System AIMB-258 Board Diagram Chapter Bracket View Accessories Ordering InformationRiser Card JSETCOM2 COM2 RS232/422/485 Mode Selection Layout Content ListJumper Setting List JSETCOM1 COM1/+5 V/+12 V Selection J1LCD Power 3.3 V/5.5 V Selection PSON1 ATX, AT Mode SelectionCMOS1 Clear Cmos JWDT1 Watchdog Timer Output Option Central Processing Unit CPU for AIMB-258Jobs HW monitor Installing the CPU Product Introduction Installing the CPU Heatsink and Fan Motherboard Hole Product Introduction Uninstalling the CPU Heatsink and Fan System Memory Dimm Sockets LocationSystem Memory Memory Support List Sodimm DDR3 10 Rear Panel Connectors ConnectorsRear Panel Connectors 11 LEDs CPU Fan Connector CPUFAN1 System Fan Connector SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2 Page Reset JFP1 / Reset Front Panel Connector JFP1/JFP2/JFP3ATX soft power switch JFP1 / Pwrsw HDD LED JFP2 / Hddled Power LED and keyboard lock connector JFP3 USB 2.0 Connector USB56, USB7812 ATX power supply LED status No support for AT power ATX Power Connector ATX1 Important notes on the Motherboard Power Requirements LCD Inverter Connector VP1 Lvds Connector LVDS1 SATA1 SATA2 PCIe x 16 Slot Pcie X SPI Flash ConnectorSPICN1 Product Introduction CF connector Bios Operation Bios Introduction Bios Setup Main Menu Standard Cmos Features Advanced Bios Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Onboard Device Super IO Device USE Device Setting Power Management Setup HDD Power Down Mode Disabled Power Management User DefinedSuspend Mode Disabled PowerOn by LAN Enabled 8 PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Current System Temperature Load Setup Defaults Set PasswordCPU Warning Temperature Current CPU Temperature To Establish Password To Change PasswordTo Disable Password Chipset Software Install Utility Before you Begin Introduction Windows Vista/XP Driver Setup Page VGA Setup Introduction LAN Configuration Features InstallationWindows Vista/XP Driver Setup Realtek RTL8111C LAN Configuration Page Appendix a Programming the Watchdog Timer Watchdog timer overviewProgramming the Watchdog Timer Appendix a Programming the Watchdog Timer Table A.1 Watchdog Timer Registers Example Program Page Appendix a Programming the Watchdog Timer Page Appendix B USB Connector USB56,USB78 VGA Connector VGA1ADVI Connector VGA1B RS-232 Serial Port COM1~COM2 Table B.4 RS-232 Serial Port COM1~COM2 RS-232 Serial Port COM3 ~ COM6 Table B.5 RS-232 Serial Port COM23 Table B.6 PS/2 Keyboard/ Mouse Connector KBMS1 PS/2 Keyboard/ Mouse Connector KBMS1CPU Fan Power Connector CPUFAN1 Table B.7 CPU Fan Power Connector CPUFAN1 Power LED & Keyboard Lock Connector JFP3 Table B.8 Power LED and Keylock Connector JFP3Table B.9 External Speaker Connector JFP2/SPEAKER Audio Front Panel Connector FPAUD1 Table B.10 Audio Front Panel Connector JFP1/ ResetTable B.11 Audio front panel connector FPAUD1 Gpio Pin Header GPIO1 Table B.12 Gpio Pin Header GPIO1 Lvds Connector LVDS1 Table B.13 Lvds Connector LVDS1 Lvds Invert VP1 Lvds Power Jumper J1Table B.14 Lvds Power Jumper J1 Table B.15 Lvds Invert VP1 Table B.16 System I/O Ports System I/O PortsDMA Channel Assignments Table B.17 DMA Channel Assignments Table B.18 Interrupt Assignments Interrupt Assignments19 1st MB Memory Map Table B.19 1st MB Memory Map Appendix B Pin Assignments