Aaeon GENE-A55E Manual 

GENE-A55E AMD G-Series T16R Processor 10/100/1000Mb Ethernet 1 Mini-Card 4 USB2.0, 4 COM 2CH HD Audio GENE-A55E Manual 2nd Ed. October, 2014

i Copyright Notice This document is copyrighted, 2014. 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 reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the original manufacturer. Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. However, the original manufacturer assumes no responsibility for its use, or for any in- fringements upon the rights of third parties that may result from its use. The material in this document is for product information only and is subject to change without notice. While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy, AAEON assumes no liabilities resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. AAEON reserves the right to make changes in the product design without notice to its users.

ii Acknowledgments All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners.  AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc.  AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Incorporated.  Microsoft Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.  ITE is a trademark of Integrated Technology Express, Inc.  IBM, PC/AT, PS/2, and VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.  SoundBlaster is a trademark of Creative Labs, Inc. Please be notified that all other products’ name or trademarks not be mentioned above are properties of their respective owners.

iii Packing List Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped:  GENE-A55E CPU Card  DVD-ROM for manual (in PDF format) and drivers If any of these items should be missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.

iv Contents Chapter 1 General Information 1.1 Introduction ................................................................ 1-2 1.2 Features .................................................................... 1-3 1.3 Specifications ............................................................ 1-4 Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2.1 Safety Precautions .................................................... 2-2 2.2 Location of Connectors and Jumpers ....................... 2-3 2.3 Mechanical Drawing .................................................. 2-5 2.4 List of Jumpers .......................................................... 2-7 2.5 List of Connectors ..................................................... 2-8 2.6 Setting Jumpers ........................................................ 2-10 2.7 AT/ATX Power Supply Mode Selection (CN10) ........ 2-11 2.8 Clear CMOS Jumper (CN11) .................................... 2-11 2.9 COM3 Pin9 Function Selection (CN16) .................... 2-11 2.10 COM2 Pin9 Function Selection (CN17) .................. 2-12 2.11 LVDS Backlight Inverter VCC Selection (CN24) ..... 2-12 2.12 LVDS Backlight Lightness Control Mode Selection (CN25) ............................................................................. 2-13 2.13 LVDS Operating VDD Selection (CN26) ................. 2-13 2.14 +5V Output for SATA HDD (CN1) ........................... 2-13 2.15 SATA Port (CN2) ..................................................... 2-14 2.16 Audio I/O Port (CN3) ............................................... 2-15 2.17 LPT Port (CN4) ........................................................ 2-16

v 2.18 USB 2.0 Port 3 and Port 4 (CN5) ............................ 2-17 2.19 USB 2.0 Port 1 and Port 2 (CN6) ............................ 2-18 2.20 4P Power Connector Input (CN7) ........................... 2-19 2.21 External +5VSB Input (CN9) ................................... 2-19 2.22 Digital I/O Port (CN13) ............................................ 2-19 2.23 PC/104 Slot (CN14+CN15) ..................................... 2-20 2.24 COM Port 4(CN18) .................................................. 2-25 2.25 COM Port 3(CN19) .................................................. 2-25 2.26 COM Port 2(CN20) .................................................. 2-28 2.27 LVDS Port (CN21) ................................................... 2-30 2.28 LVDS Inverter/ Backlight Connector (CN22) ........... 2-32 2.29 System FAN (CN23)................................................ 2-32 2.30 Front Panel Connector (CN27) ............................... 2-33 2.31 Realtek LAN (RJ-45) Port 2 (CN28) ........................ 2-34 2.32 Realtek LAN (RJ-45) Port 1 (CN29) ........................ 2-34 2.33 Mini-DIN PS/2 Keyboard/ Mouse Connector (CN30) ...... 2-35 2.34 COM Port 1 (CN31) ................................................. 2-36 2.35 VGA Port (CN32) ..................................................... 2-36 2.36 LPC Port (CN33) ..................................................... 2-38 2.37 CFD Slot (CN35) ..................................................... 2-39 2.38 Mini-Card Slot (CN36) ............................................. 2-41 2.39 UIM Card Module (CN37) ....................................... 2-44 2.40 DDR3L SO-DIMM Slot (DIMM1) ............................. 2-44 Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3.1 System Test and Initialization. .................................. 3-2

vi 3.2 AMI BIOS Setup ........................................................ 3-3 Chapter 4 Driver Installation 4.1 Installation ................................................................. 4-3 Appendix A Programming The Watchdog Timer A.1 Programming ......................................................... A-2 A.2 F81866 Watchdog Timer Initial Program ............... A-5 Appendix B I/O Information B.1 I/O Address Map .................................................... B-2 B.2 1st MB Memory Address Map ................................ B-4 B.3 IRQ Mapping Chart ................................................ B-5 B.4 DMA Channel Assignments ................................... B-5 Appendix C Mating Connector C.1 List of Mating Connectors and Cables.................. C-2 Appendix D AHCI Setting D.1 Setting AHCI ......................................................... D-2

Chapter 1 General Information 1- 1 General Information Chapter 1

Chapter 1 General Information 1- 2 1.1 Introduction AAEON, a leading embedded boards manufacturer, is pleased to announce the debut of their new generation 3.5” SubCompact Board — GENE-A55E. GENE-A55E adopts AMD G-Series T16R single core processor. The system memory is deployed with 204-pin SODIMM DDR3L 1066MHz up to 4 GB. In addition, Realtek® RTL8111E supports 10/100/1000Mb LAN that allows faster network connections. The display of GENE-A55E supports VGA/LCD, simultaneous and dual view displays. This model applies Mini Card slots and 1x optional mSATA for flexible expansions. USB2.0 x 4, COM ports x 4 (RS-232 x 2, RS-232/422/485 x 2) are configured on the GENE-A55E as well. Full functions make GENE-A55E a flexible and user friendly solution. This brand new SubCompact board is developed to cater to the requirements of Automation, Medical, ticket machine, transportation, gaming, KIOSK, and POS/POI applications.

Chapter 1 General Information 1 - 3 1.2 Features  AMD G-Series Single Core 615MHz Processor  AMD A55E Chipset  DDR3L SODIMM, 1066MHz Memory Up to 4 GB  VGA, 18/24-bit Dual Channel LVDS LCD  2CH HD Audio  SATA 2 & CFD x 1  PC/104 Interface Support  Gigabit Ethernet x 2  Supports Digital I/O 8-bit, USB 2.0 x 4, COM x 4, LPT x 1  Mini-Card slot x 1  +5V DC Input, AT/ATX

Chapter 1 General Information 1- 4 1.3 Specifications System  Processor AMD G-series T16R single core 615 MHz  System Memory 204-pin DDR3L 1066MHz SODIMM x 1, Max. 4GB  Chipset AMD A55E  I/O Chipset Fintek 81866D-I  Ethernet Realtek RTL8111E 10/100/1000Base-TX, RJ-45 x 2  BIOS AMI BIOS  Wake on LAN Yes  Watchdog Timer Fintek 81866D-I  H/W Status Monitoring Supports power supply voltages and temperature monitoring  Expansion Interface Mini-Card slot or mSATA(Optional) x 1 LPC Bus x1  Power Requirement +5V(Default), AT or ATX  Power Consumption (Typical) AMD T16R, DDR3 1333 4GB, 2.2A@+5V

Chapter 1 General Information 1 - 5  Board Size 5.75" x 4" (146mm x 101.6mm)  Gross Weight 0.88 lb (0.4 kg)  Operating Temperature 32°F ~ 140°F (0°C ~ 60°C)  Storage Temperature -40°F ~ 176°F (-40°C ~ 80°C)  Operating Humidity 0% ~ 90% R/H, non-condensing Display  Chipset AMD G-series T16R processor integrated Graphics Engine  Memory Shared memory: 512MB/ DVMT 5.0  Resolutions VGA up 1920 x 1200, LCD up to 1920 x 1200 (By Chrontel CH7511)  LCD Interface 18/24 bit Dual Channel LVDS LCD I/O  Storage SATA 2 x 1  Serial Port RS-232 x 2, RS-232/422/485 (auto flow) x 2  Parallel Port SPP/ECP/EPP mode x1  USB USB 2.0 x 4

Chapter 1 General Information 1- 6  PS/2 Port Keyboard x 1, Mouse x 1  Audio Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in  GPIO Up to 4 in and 4 out

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-1 Quick Installation Guide Chapter 2

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-2 2.1 Safety Precautions Always completely disconnect the power cord from your board whenever you are working on it. Do not make connections while the power is on, because a sudden rush of power can damage sensitive electronic components. Always ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching the board. Modern electronic devices are very sensitive to static electric charges. Use a grounding wrist strap at all times. Place all electronic components on a static-dissipative surface or in a static-shielded bag when they are not in the chassis

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-3 2.2 Location of Connectors and Jumpers Component Side Component Side

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-5 2.3 Mechanical Drawing Component Side Component Side

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-7 2.4 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 CN10 AT/ATX Power Supply Mode Selection CN11 Clear CMOS Jumper CN16 COM3 Pin9 Function Selection CN17 COM2 Pin9 Function Selection CN24 LVDS Backlight Inverter VCC Selection CN25 LVDS Backlight Lightness Control Mode Selection CN26 LVDS Operating VDD Selection

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-8 2.5 List of Connectors The board has a number of connectors that allow you to configure your system to suit your application. The table below shows the function of each board's connectors: Label Function CN1 +5V Output for SATA HDD CN2 SATA Port Connector CN3 Audio I/O Port CN4 LPT Port CN5 USB 2.0 Ports 3 and Ports 4 CN6 USB 2.0 Ports 1 and Ports 2 CN7 4P Power Connector Input CN9 External +5VSB Input CN13 Digital IO Port CN14+CN15 PC/104 Slot CN18 COM Port 4 CN19 COM Port 3 CN20 COM Port 2 CN21 LVDS Port CN22 LVDS Inverter / Backlight Connector CN23 System FAN CN27 Front Panel Connector CN28 Realtek LAN (RJ-45) Port 2

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-9 CN29 Realtek LAN (RJ-45) Port 1 CN30 Mini-Din PS/2 Connector CN31 COM Port 1 (D-SUB 9) CN32 VGA Port CN33 LPC Port CN34 SPI Flash JTAG CN35 CFD Slot CN36 Mini-Card Slot CN37 UIM Card Module DIMM1 DDR3L SO-DIMM Slot

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-10 2.6 Setting Jumpers You configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers. A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch. It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them. To “close” a jumper you connect the pins with the clip. To “open” a jumper you remove the clip. Sometimes a jumper will have three pins, labeled 1, 2 and 3. In this case you would connect either pins 1 and 2 or 2 and 3. 1 2 3 Open Closed Closed 2-3 A pair of needle-nose pliers may be helpful when working with jumpers. If you have any doubts about the best hardware configuration for your application, contact your local distributor or sales representative before you make any change. Generally, you simply need a standard cable to make most connections.

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-11 2.7 AT/ATX Power Supply Mode Selection (CN10) AT Mode (Default) ATX Mode CN10 Function 1-2 AT Mode (Default) 2-3 ATX Mode 2.8 Clear CMOS Jumper (CN11) 1 2 3 Normal (Default) 1 2 3 Clear CMOS CN11 Function 1-2 Normal (Default) 2-3 Clear CMOS 2.9 COM3 Pin9 Function Selection (CN16) +12V Ring (Default) +5V 1 2 3 1 2 3

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-12 CN16 Function 1-2 +12V 3-4 Ring (Default) 5-6 +5V 2.10 COM2 Pin9 Function Selection (CN17) +12V Ring (Default) +5V 2.11 LVDS Backlight Inverter VCC Selection (CN24) +12V +5V (Default) CN24 Function 1-2 +12V 2-3 +5V (Default) CN17 Function 1-2 +12V 3-4 Ring (Default) 5-6 +5V 1 2 3 1 2 3

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-13 2.12 LVDS Backlight Lightness Control Mode Selection (CN25) VR Mode (Default) PWM Mode CN25 Function 1-2 +VR Mode (Default) 2-3 PWM Mode 2.13 LVDS Operating VDD Selection (CN26) +5V +3.3V (Default) CN26 Function 1-2 +5V 2-3 +3.3V (Default) 2.14 +5V Output for SATA HDD (CN1) Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 +5V PWR +5V 2 GND GND 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 +5V GND

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-14 2.15 SATA Port (CN2) Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 GND GND 2 SATA_TX+ DIFF 3 SATA_TX- DIFF 4 GND GND 5 SATA_RX- DIFF 6 SATA_RX+ DIFF 7 GND GND Pin 1 Pin 7

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-15 2.16 Audio I/O Port (CN3) Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 MIC IN 2 MIC_Vcc PWR 3 GND_AUDIO GND 4 CD_GND GND 5 LINE_L_IN IN 6 CD_L OUT 7 LINE_R_IN IN 8 CD_GND GND 9 GND_AUDIO GND 10 CD_R OUT 11 LEFT_OUT OUT 12 RIGHT_OUT OUT 13 GND_AUDIO GND 14 GND_AUDIO GND

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-16 2.17 LPT Port (CN4) LPT Mode Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 STROBE# IN 2 AFD# I/O 3 PD0 I/O 4 ERROR# IN 5 PD1 I/O 6 PRINT# I/O 7 PD2 I/O 8 SLIN# I/O 9 PD3 I/O 10 GND GND 11 PD4 I/O 12 GND GND 13 PD5 I/O 14 GND GND N.C N.C N.C N.C N.C GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND N.C DIO0 DIO1 DIO2 DIO3 N.C N.C N.C N.C DIO7 DIO6 DIO5 DIO4 STROBE# 1 2 25 26 1 2 25 26 AFD# ERROR# PRINT# SLIN# GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND N.C PD0 PD1 PD2 PD3 PD4 PD5 PD6 PD7 ACK# BUSY PE SLCT LPT Mode DIO Mode

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-17 LPT Mode Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 15 PD6 I/O 16 GND GND 17 PD7 I/O 18 GND GND 19 ACK# IN 20 GND GND 21 BUSY IN 22 GND GND 23 PE IN 24 GND GND 25 SLCT IN 26 NC 2.18 USB 2.0 Port 3 and Port 4 (CN5) Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 +5VSB PWR +5V 2 GND GND 3 USB2_D- DIFF 4 GND GND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-18 5 USB2_D+ DIFF 6 USB3_D+ DIFF 7 GND GND 8 USB3_D- DIFF 9 GND GND 10 +5VSB PWR +5V 2.19 USB 2.0 Port 1 and Port 2 (CN6) Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 +5VSB PWR +5V 2 GND GND 3 USB0_D- DIFF 4 GND GND 5 USB0_D+ DIFF 6 USB1_D+ DIFF 7 GND GND 8 USB1_D- DIFF 9 GND GND 10 +5VSB PWR +5V 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-19 2.20 4P Power Connector Input (CN7) Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 +12V PWR +12V 2 GND GND 3 GND GND 4 +5V PWR +5V 2.21 External +5VSB Input (CN9) Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 N/A 2 GND GND 3 N/A 4 GND GND 5 PS_ON# OUT +5V 6 +5VSB PWR +5V 2.22 Digital I/O Port (CN13) Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 DIO0 I/O +3.3V 2 DIO1 I/O +3.3V 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-20 3 DIO2 I/O +3.3V 4 DIO3 I/O +3.3V 5 DIO4 I/O +3.3V 6 DIO5 I/O +3.3V 7 DIO6 I/O +3.3V 8 DIO7 I/O +3.3V 9 +3.3V PWR +3.3V 10 GND GND 2.23 PC/104 Slot (CN14+CN15) Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level A1 IOCHCK# A2 D7 IN/OUT A3 D6 IN/OUT A4 D5 IN/OUT A5 D4 IN/OUT A6 D3 IN/OUT A7 D2 IN/OUT A8 D1 IN/OUT A9 D0 IN/OUT A10 IOCHRDY A11 AEN A12 A19 OUT A13 A18 OUT A14 A17 OUT

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-21 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level A15 A16 OUT A16 A15 OUT A17 A14 OUT A18 A13 OUT A19 A12 OUT A20 A11 OUT A21 A10 OUT A22 A9 OUT A23 A8 OUT A24 A7 OUT A25 A6 OUT A26 A5 OUT A27 A4 OUT A28 A3 OUT A29 A2 OUT A30 A1 OUT A31 A0 OUT A32 GND GND B1 GND GND B2 RSTDRV B3 +5V PWR +5V B4 IRQ9 B5 NC B6 DRQ2

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-22 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level B7 NC B8 ENDXFR# B9 +12V PWR +12V B10 GND GND B11 SMEMW# B12 SMEMR# B13 IOW# B14 IOR# B15 DACK3# B16 DRQ3 B17 DACK1# B18 DRQ1 B19 REFRESH# B20 SYSCLK B21 IRQ7 B22 IRQ6 B23 IRQ5 B24 IRQ4 B25 IRQ3 B26 DACK2# B27 TC B28 BALE B29 +5V PWR +5V B30 OSC

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-23 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level B31 GND GND B32 GND GND C1 GND GND C2 SBHE# C3 A23 OUT C4 A22 OUT C5 A21 OUT C6 A20 OUT C7 A19 OUT C8 A18 OUT C9 A17 OUT C10 MEMR# C11 MEMW# C12 D8 IN/OUT C13 D9 IN/OUT C14 10 IN/OUT C15 D11 IN/OUT C16 D12 IN/OUT C17 D13 IN/OUT C18 D14 IN/OUT C19 D15 IN/OUT C20 GND GND D1 GND GND D2 MEMCS16#

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-24 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level D3 IOCS16# D4 IRQ10 D5 IRQ11 D6 IRQ12 D7 IRQ15 D8 IRQ14 D9 DACK0# D10 DRQ0 D11 DACK5# D12 DRQ5 D13 DACK6# D14 DRQ6 D15 DACK7# D16 DRQ7 D17 +5V PWR +5V D18 MASTER# D19 GND GND D20 GND GND

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-25 2.24 COM Port 4(CN18) 2.25 COM Port 3(CN19) Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 DCD IN 2 RX IN 3 TX OUT ±9V 4 DTR OUT ±9V 5 GND GND 6 DSR IN 7 RTS OUT ±9V 8 CTS IN 9 RI IN 10 NC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-26 RS-232 RS-422 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 DCD IN 2 RX IN 3 TX OUT ±9V 4 DTR OUT ±9V 5 GND GND 6 DSR IN 7 RTS OUT ±9V 8 CTS IN 9 RI/+5V/+12V IN/ PWR +5V/+12V ++5V/+12V +5V/+12V 10 NC Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 RS422_TX- OUT ±5V 2 RS422_TX+ OUT ±5V 3 RS422_RX+ IN 4 RS422_RX- IN 5 GND GND 6 NC 7 NC 8 NC 9 NC/+5V/+12V PWR +5V/+12V 10 NC

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-27 RS-485 ※ COM3 RS-232/422/485 can be set by BIOS setting. Default is RS-232. ※ Pin 9 function can be set by CN16 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 RS485_D- I/O ±5V 2 RS485_D+ I/O ±5V 3 NC 4 NC 5 GND GND 6 NC 7 NC 8 NC 9 NC/+5V/+12V PWR +5V/+12V 10 NC

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-28 2.26 COM Port 2 (CN20) RS-232 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 DCD IN 2 RX IN 3 TX OUT ±9V 4 DTR OUT ±9V 5 GND GND 6 DSR IN 7 RTS OUT ±9V 8 CTS IN 9 RI/+5V/+12V IN/ PWR +5V/+12V 10 NC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-29 RS-422 RS-485 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 RS422_TX- OUT ±5V 2 RS422_TX+ OUT ±5V 3 RS422_RX+ IN 4 RS422_RX- IN 5 GND GND 6 NC 7 NC 8 NC 9 NC/+5V/+12V PWR +5V/+12V 10 NC Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 RS485_D- I/O ±5V 2 RS485_D+ I/O ±5V 3 NC 4 NC 5 GND GND 6 NC 7 NC 8 NC 9 NC/+5V/+12V PWR +5V/+12V 10 NC

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-30 ※ COM2 RS-232/422/485 can be set by BIOS setting. Default is RS-232. ※ Pin 9 function can be set by CN17 2.27 LVDS Port (CN21) ※ LVDS LCD_PWR can be set to +3.3V or +5V by CN26 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 BKL_ENABLE OUT 2 BKL_CONTROL OUT 3 LCD_PWR PWR +3.3V/+5V 4 GND GND 5 LVDS_A_CLK- DIFF 6 LVDS_A_CLK+ DIFF 7 LCD_PWR PWR +3.3V/+5V 8 GND GND PIN 1 PIN 2 PIN 30 PIN 29

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-31 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 9 LVDS_DA0- DIFF 10 LVDS_DA0+ DIFF 11 LVDS_DA1- DIFF 12 LVDS_DA1+ DIFF 13 LVDS_DA2- DIFF 14 LVDS_DA2+ DIFF 15 LVDS_DA3- DIFF 16 LVDS_DA3+ DIFF 17 DDC_DATA I/O +3.3V 18 DDC_CLK I/O +3.3V 19 LVDS_DB0- DIFF 20 LVDS_DB0+ DIFF 21 LVDS_DB1- DIFF 22 LVDS_DB1+ DIFF 23 LVDS_DB2- DIFF 24 LVDS_DB2+ DIFF 25 LVDS_DB3- DIFF 26 LVDS_DB3+ DIFF 27 LCD_PWR PWR +3.3V/+5V 28 GND GND 29 LVDS_B_CLK- DIFF 30 LVDS_B_CLK+ DIFF

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-32 2.28 LVDS Inverter/ Backlight Connector (CN22) Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 BKL_PWR PWR +5V / +12V 2 BKL_CONTROL OUT 3 GND GND 4 GND GND 5 BKL_ENABLE OUT +5V ※ LVDS BKL_PWR can be set to +5V or +12V by CN24 ※ LVDS BKL_CONTROL can be set by CN25 2.29 System FAN (CN23) Pin Pin Na me Signal Type Signal level 1 FAN_TAC IN 2 FAN_POWER PWR +5V 3 GND GND BLK_PWR 2 3 4 5 1 BKL_CONTROL GND GND BKL_ENABLE

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-33 2.30 Front Panel Connector (CN27) Pin 1 PWR_BTN- Pin 2 PWR_BTN+ Pin 3 HDD_LED- Pin 4 HDD_LED+ Pin 5 SPEAKER- Pin 6 SPEAKER+ Pin 7 PWR_LED- Pin 8 PWR_LED+ Pin 9 H/W RESET- Pin 10 H/W RESET+ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-34 2.31 Realtek LAN (RJ-45) Port 2 (CN28) 2.32 Realtek LAN (RJ-45) Port 1 (CN29) Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 MDI0+ DIFF 2 MDI0- DIFF 3 MDI1+ DIFF 4 MDI2+ DIFF 5 MDI2- DIFF 6 MDI1- DIFF 7 MDI3+ DIFF 8 MDI3- DIFF 1 ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED 8 1 ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED 8

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-35 2.33 Mini-DIN PS/2 Keyboard/ Mouse Connector (CN30) Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 MDI0+ DIFF 2 MDI0- DIFF 3 MDI1+ DIFF 4 MDI2+ DIFF 5 MDI2- DIFF 6 MDI1- DIFF 7 MDI3+ DIFF 8 MDI3- DIFF Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 KB_ DATA I/O +5V 2 MS_DATA I/O +5V 3 GND GND 4 Shield 5 +5VSB PWR +5V 6 KB_CLK I/O +5V 7 Shield 8 MS_CLK I/O +5V

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-36 2.34 COM Port 1 (CN31) 2.35 VGA Port (CN32) VGA Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 RED OUT 2 GREEN OUT 3 BLUE OUT 4 NC 5 GND GND Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 DCD IN 2 RX IN 3 TX OUT ±9V 4 DTR OUT ±9V 5 GND GND 6 DSR IN 7 RTS OUT ±9V 8 CTS IN 9 RI IN

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-37 VGA Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 6 RED_GND_RTN GND 7 GREEN_GND_RTN GND 8 BLUE_GND_RTN GND 9 +5V PWR +5V 10 GND GND 11 NC 12 DDC_DATA I/O +5V 13 HSYNC OUT 14 VSYNC OUT 15 DDC_CLK I/O +5V

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-38 LAD0 1 12 LAD1 LAD2 LAD3 LFRAME# LRESET# LDRQ0 LDRQ1 SERIRQ GND LCLK +3.3V 2.36 LPC Port (CN33) Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 LAD0 I/O +3.3V 2 LAD1 I/O +3.3V 3 LAD2 I/O +3.3V 4 LAD3 I/O +3.3V 5 +3.3V PWR +3.3V 6 LFRAME# IN 7 LRESET# OUT +3.3V 8 GND GND 9 LCLK OUT 10 LDRQ0 IN 11 LDRQ1 IN 12 SERIRQ I/O +3.3V

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-39 2.37 CFD Slot (CN35) Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 GND GND 2 D3 IN/OUT 3 D4 IN/OUT 4 D5 IN/OUT 5 D6 IN/OUT 6 D7 IN/OUT 7 CS#0 8 GND GND 9 GND GND 10 GND GND 11 GND GND 12 GND GND 13 +3.3V PWR +3.3V 14 GND GND 15 GND GND 16 GND GND 17 GND GND 18 A2 OUT 19 A1 OUT 20 A0 OUT 21 D0 IN/OUT 22 D1 IN/OUT

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-40 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 23 D2 IN/OUT 24 NC 25 GND GND 26 CD1# IN 27 D11 IN/OUT 28 D12 IN/OUT 29 D13 IN/OUT 30 D14 IN/OUT 31 D15 IN/OUT 32 CS#1 33 GND GND 34 CF_IOR# OUT 35 CF_IOW# OUT 36 +3.3V +3.3V 37 INTR 38 +3.3V PWR +3.3V 39 CSEL# IN 40 NC 41 RESET# OUT 42 IORDY 43 IDE_REQ# 44 IDE_DACK# 45 DASP# 46 +3.3V +3.3V

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-41 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 47 D8 IN/OUT 48 D9 IN/OUT 49 D10 IN/OUT 50 GND GND 2.38 Mini-Card Slot (CN36) Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 PCIE_WAKE# IN 2 +3.3VSB PWR +3.3V 3 NC 4 GND GND 5 NC 6 +1.5V PWR +1.5V 7 PCIE_CLK_REQ# IN 8 UIM_PWR PWR 9 GND GND 10 UIM_DATA I/O 11 PCIE_REF_CLK- DIFF 12 UIM_CLK IN 13 PCIE_REF_CLK+ DIFF 14 UIM_RST IN 15 GND GND 16 UIM_VPP PWR

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-42 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 17 NC 18 GND GND 19 NC 20 W_DISABLE# OUT +3.3V 21 GND GND 22 PCIE_RST# OUT +3.3V 23 PCIE_RX- DIFF 24 +3.3VSB PWR +3.3V 25 PCIE_RX+ DIFF 26 GND GND 27 GND GND 28 +1.5V PWR +1.5V 29 GND GND 30 SMB_CLK I/O +3.3V 31 PCIE_TX- DIFF 32 SMB_DATA I/O +3.3V 33 PCIE_TX+ DIFF 34 GND GND 35 GND GND 36 USB_D- DIFF 37 GND GND 38 USB_D+ DIFF 39 +3.3VSB PWR +3.3V 40 GND GND

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-43 Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 41 +3.3VSB PWR +3.3V 42 NC 43 GND GND 44 NC 45 NC 46 NC 47 NC 48 +1.5V PWR +1.5V 49 NC 50 GND GND 51 NC 52 +3.3VSB PWR +3.3V

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-44 2.39 UIM Card Module (CN37) 2.40 DDR3L SODIMM Slot (DIMM1) Standard Specification Pin Pin Name Signal Type Signal level 1 UIM_PWR PWR 2 UIM_RST IN 3 UIM_CLK IN 4 GND GND 5 UIM_VPP PWR 6 UIM_DATA I/O

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-45 China RoHS Requirements 产品中有毒有害物质或元素名称及含量 AAEON Main Board/ Daughter Board/ Backplane 部件名称 有毒有害物质或元素 铅 (Pb) 汞 (Hg) 镉 (Cd) 六价铬 (Cr(VI)) 多溴联苯 (PBB) 多溴二苯醚 (PBDE) 印刷电路板 及其电子组件 × ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 外部信号 连接器及线材 × ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ O：表示该有毒有害物质在该部件所有均质材料中的含量均在 SJ/T 11363-2006 标准规定的限量要求以下。 X：表示该有毒有害物质至少在该部件的某一均质材料中的含量超出 SJ/T 11363-2006 标准规定的限量要求。 备注：此产品所标示之环保使用期限，系指在一般正常使用状况下。

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-2 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 errors: fatal and non-fatal. The system can usually continue the boot up sequence with non-fatal errors. System configuration verification These routines check the current system configuration stored in the CMOS memory and BIOS NVRAM. If system configuration is not found or system configuration data error is detected, system will load optimized default and re-boot with this default system configuration automatically. There are four situations in which you will need to setup system configuration: 1. You are starting your system for the first time 2. You have changed the hardware attached to your system 3. The system configuration is reset by Clear-CMOS jumper 4. The CMOS memory has lost power and the configuration information has been erased.

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-3 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 and BIOS NVRAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. Entering Setup Power on the computer and press or immediately. This will allow you to enter Setup. Main Set the date, use tab to switch between date elements. Advanced Enable disable boot option for legacy network devices Chipset Host bridge parameters. Boot Enables/disable quiet boot option. Security Set setup administrator password. Save&Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes.

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-4 Setup Menu Setup submenu: Main Options summary: (default setting) System Date Day MM:DD:YYYY Change the month, year and century. The ‘Day’ is changed automatically. System Time hh : mm : ss Change the clock of the system.

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-5 Setup submenu: Advanced Options summary: (default setting) ACPI Settings System ACPI Parameters CPU Configuration CPU Configuration Parameters SATA Configuration SATA Device Options Settings USB Configuration USB Configuration Parameters

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-6 F81866 Super IO Configuration System Super IO Chip Parameters. F81866 H/W Monitor Monitor hardware status ISA Configuration Configure IO or Memory address which will be decoded to ISA BUS IRQ Configuration Configure IRQs for ISA or PCI devices. Digital IO Port Configuration Set Input/Output of Digital IO Port Configuration ACPI Settings

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-7 Options summary: (default setting) ACPI Sleep State S3 only(Suspend to RAM) Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend Wake on Ring Enabled Disabled Enabled or disabled wake on ring function. RTC Wake Settings Enable system to wake from S5 using RTC alarm. RTC Wake Settings

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-8 Options summary: (default setting) Wake system with Fixed Time Disabled Enabled Enable or disable System wake on alarm event. Wake up time is setting by following settings. Wake up day 0-31 Select 0 for daily system wake up, 1-31 for which day of the month that you would like the system to wake up Wake up hour 0-23 Wake up minute 0-59 Wake up second 0-59 Wake system with Dynamic Time Disabled Enabled Enable or disable System wake on alarm event. Wake up time is current time + Increase minutes. Wake up minute increase 1-5

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-9 CPU Configuration SATA Configuration

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-10 Options summary: (default setting) OnChip SATA Channel Disabled Enabled Enable or Disable Serial ATA OnChip SATA Type Legacy IDE AHCI Configure SATA controller operating as IDE/AHCI mode. USB Configuration Options summary: (default setting) Legacy USB Support Enabled Disabled

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-11 Auto Enables BIOS Support for Legacy USB Support. When enabled, USB can be functional in legacy environment like DOS. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only for EFI application Device Name (Emulation Type) Auto Floppy Forced FDD Hard Disk CD-ROM If Auto. USB devices less than 530MB will be emulated as Floppy and remaining as Floppy and remaining as hard drive. Forced FDD option can be used to force a HDD formatted drive to boot as FDD(Ex. ZIP drive)

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-12 F8 1866 Super IO Configuration Options summary: (default setting) Serial Port 1/2/3/4 Configuration Set Parameters of Serial Port 1/2/3/4 Parallel Port Configuration Set Parameters of Parallel Port Power Failure Always OFF Always ON Keep last state

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-13 Select AC power state when power is re-applied after a power failure. Serial Port 1 Configuration Options summary: (default setting) Serial Port Disabled Enabled En/Disable specified serial port. Change Settings Auto IO=3F8h; IRQ=4; IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,10,11,12; IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,10,11,12; IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,10,11,12;

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-14 IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,10,11,12; Select a resource setting for Super IO device. Serial Port 2 Configuration Options summary: (default setting) Serial Port Disabled Enabled En/Disable specified serial port. Change Settings Auto IO=2F8h; IRQ=3; IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,10,11,12; IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,10,11,12;

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-15 IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,10,11,12; IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,10,11,12; Select a resource setting for Super IO device. Port Mode RS232 RS422 RS485 RS232/422,485 port mode switch Serial Port 3 Configuration Options summary: (default setting) Serial Port Disabled

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-16 Enabled En/Disable specified serial port. Change Settings Auto IO=3E8h; IRQ=11; IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,10,11,12; IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,10,11,12; IO=228h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,10,11,12; IO=220h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,10,11,12; Select a resource setting for Super IO device. Port Mode RS232 RS422 RS485 RS232/422,485 port mode switch

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-17 Serial Port 4 Configuration Options summary: (default setting) Serial Port Disabled Enabled En/Disable specified serial port. Change Settings Auto IO=2E8h; IRQ=11; IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,10,11,12; IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,10,11,12; IO=228h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,10,11,12; IO=220h; IRQ=3,4,5,7,10,11,12; Select a resource setting for Super IO device.

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-18 Parallel Port Configuration Options summary: (default setting) Parallel Port Disabled Enabled En/Disable specified parallel port. Change Settings Auto IO=378h; IRQ=5; IO=378h; IRQ=5,6,7,10,11,12; IO=278h; IRQ=5,6,7,10,11,12; IO=3BCh; IRQ=5,6,7,10,11,12; Select an optimal setting for LPT device. Device Mode STD Printer Mode

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-19 SPP Mode EPP-1.9 and SPP Mode EPP-1.7 and SPP Mode ECP Mode ECP and EPP 1.9 Mode ECP and EPP 1.7 Mode Change the Printer Port mode F81866 H/W Monitor Options summary: (default setting) CPU Fan Configuration Configure behavior of CPU fan.

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-20 CPU Fan Configuration Options summary: (default setting) Mode Control Auto Mode Full Speed CPU Fan mode select Temperature 1/2 1-100 Temperature setting for the boundary of the different fan speed level.

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-21 ISA Configuration Options summary: (default setting) 200h-27Fh/2C0h-20Fh/ 300h-37Fh/A79h-A79h/ FB80h-FBFFh/ FF80h-FFFFh Disabled Decoded to ISA Decode specified IO address to ISA BUS Subtractive decode agent Disabled Enabled Configure PCI-to-ISA bridge works as a subtractive decode agent

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-22 IRQ Configuration Options summary: (default setting) IRQ3/IRQ4/IRQ5/ IRQ7/IRQ10/IRQ11 Reserved For PCI Select specified IRQ can be used by PCI device or reserved for ISA devices.

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-23 Digital IO Port Configuration Options summary: (default setting) Port1/Port2/Port3/Port4 Input Output Set DIO Port x as Input or Output Port5/Port6/Port7/Port8 Input Output Set DIO Port x as Input or Output Output Level Hi Low Set DIO output level when used as output pin

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-24 Setup submenu: Chipset Options summary: (default setting) North Bridge North Bridge Parameters South Bridge South Bridge Parameters Onboard Device Configure onboard devices

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-25 North Bridge Options summary: (default setting) Graphics Configuration Configure Graphics Setting

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-26 Graphics Configuration Options summary: (default setting) DP1 Output Mode LVDS Disabled Enabled/Disabled LVDS LVDS Panel 640x480,18bit,60Hz 800x480,18bit,60Hz 800x600,18bit,60Hz 1024x600,18bit,60Hz 1024x768,18bit,60Hz 1024x768,24bit,60Hz 1280x768,24bit,60Hz

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-27 1280x1024,48bit,60Hz 1366x768,24bit,60Hz 1440x900,48bit,60Hz 1600x1200,48bit,60Hz 1920x1080,48bit,60Hz 1920x1200,48bit,60Hz Select the resolution for LVDS Panel LVDS Backlight Level 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Select the backlight level for LVDS Panel LVDS Backlight Type Normal Inverted Select the signal type for backlight control.

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-28 South Bridge Options summary: (default setting) HD Audio Azalia Device Enabled Disabled Enable or Disable HD Audio Controller Power Mode ATX Type AT Type Select the power type used on the system

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-29 Onboard Device Options summary: (default setting) Onboard Gigabit LAN 1/2 Disabled Enabled Enable or Disable Onboard Gigabit LAN 1/2 Launch PXE OpROM Disabled Enabled Enable or Disable Boot Option for Legacy Network Devices.

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-30 Setup submenu: Boot Options summary: (default setting) Quiet Boot Disabled Enabled En/Disable showing boot logo. Launch RTL8111E PXE OpROM Disabled Enabled En/Disable PXE boot for RTL8111E LAN Boot Option #X/ XXXX Drive BBS Priorities The order of boot priorities.

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-31 BBS Priorities Options summary: (default setting) Boot Option #x Disabled Device name Sets the system boot order

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-32 Setup submenu: Security Options summary: (default setting) Administrator Password/ User Password Not set You can install a Supervisor password, and if you install a supervisor password, you can then install a user password. A user password does not provide access to many of the features in the Setup utility. Install the Password: Press Enter on this item, a dialog box appears which lets you enter a password. You can enter no more than six letters or numbers. Press Enter after you have typed in the password. A second dialog box asks you to retype the password for confirmation. Press Enter after you have retyped it correctly. The password is required at boot time, or when the user enters the Setup utility.

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-33 Removing the Password: Highlight this item and type in the current password. At the next dialog box press Enter to disable password protection. Setup submenu: Exit Options summary: (default setting) Save Changes and Reset Reset the system after saving the changes Discard Changes and Reset Reset system setup without saving any changes Restore Defaults Restore/Load Default values for all the setup options.

Chapter 3 AMI BIOS Setup 3-34 Save as User Defaults Save the changes done so far as User Defaults Restore User Defaults Restore the User Defaults to all the setup options Boot Override Boot to specified device.

Chapter 4 Driver Installation 4-1 Driver Installation Chapter 4

Chapter 4 Driver Installation 4-2 The GENE-A55E comes with a DVD-ROM that contains all drivers and utilities that meet your needs. Follow the sequence below to install the drivers: Step 1 – Install Chipset Driver Step 2 – Install LAN Driver Step 3 – Install Audio Driver Step 4 – Install AHCI Driver (Optional) Step 5 – Install PCI to ISA Bridge Driver Step 6 – Serial Port Driver (Optional)

Chapter4 Drivers Installation 4-3 4.1 Installation: Insert the GENE-A55E DVD-ROM into the DVD-ROM Drive. And install the drivers from Step 1 to Step 6 in order. Step 1 – Install Chipset Driver 1. Click on the STEP1 - CHIPSET folder and select the OS folder according to your operating system. 2. Double click on the Setup.exe file located in the folder 3. Follow the instructions that the window shows 4. The system will help you install the driver automatically Step 2 – Install LAN Driver 1. Click on the STEP2 - LAN folder and select the OS folder according to your operating system. 2. Double click on the Setup.exe file located in the folder 3. Follow the instructions that the window shows 4. The system will help you install the driver automatically Step 3 – Install Audio Driver 1. Click on the STEP3 - AUDIO folder and select the OS folder according to your operating system. 2. Double click on the Setup.exe file located in the folder 3. Follow the instructions that the window shows 4. The system will help you install the driver automatically

Chapter 4 Driver Installation 4-4 Step 4 – Install AHCI Driver (Optional) This driver is needed when installing Windows XP with SATA in AHCI mode. Please refer to Appendix D AHCI Settings Step 5 – Install PCI to ISA Bridge Driver Click on Start button. 2. Click on Settings button 3. Click on Control Panel button 4. Click on System button 5. Select Hardware and click on Device Manager… 6. Double click on Other PCI Bridge Device 7. Click on Update Driver… 8. Click on Next 9. Select Search for a suitable driver…, then click on Next 10. Select Specify a location, then click on Next 11. Click on Browse 12. Select “Ite” file from DVD-ROM (Driver/ STEP5 - PCI to ISA Bridge) then click on open 13. Click on OK 14. Click on Next 15. Click on Yes 16. Click on Finish

Chapter4 Drivers Installation 4-5 Step 6 – Serial Port Driver (Optional) Please refer to readme.txt in the STEP6- Serial Port Driver (Optional) folder.

Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer A-1 Programming the Watchdog Timer Appendix A

Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer A-2 A.1 Programming GENE-A55E utilizes FINTEK 81866 chipset as its watchdog timer controller. Below are the procedures to complete its configuration and the AAEON initial watchdog timer program is also attached based on which you can develop customized program to fit your application. Configuring Sequence Description After the hardware reset or power-on reset, the FINTEK 81866 enters the normal mode with all logical devices disabled except KBC. The initial state (enable bit ) of this logical device (KBC) is determined by the state of pin 121 (DTR1#) at the falling edge of the system reset during power-on reset.

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 PnP Mode is not exited normally. (1) Enter the MB PnP Mode To enter the MB PnP Mode, four special I/O write operations are to be performed during Wait for Key state. To ensure the initial state of the key-check logic, it is necessary to perform four write opera-tions to the Special Address port (2EH). Two different enter keys are provided to select configuration ports (2Eh/2Fh) of the next step. (2) Modify the Data of the Registers All configuration registers can be accessed after entering the MB PnP Mode. Before accessing a selected register, the content of Index 07h must be changed to the LDN to which the register belongs, except some Global registers. (3) Exit the MB PnP Mode Write exit key 0xAA to the index port.