BlueChip VARIOLITE Manuel utilisateur

VARIOLITE

Small Form-Factor PC

User Manual

Document Reference VARIOLITE Manual

Document Issue Level v1.0

VARIOLITE Small Form Factor PC Contents

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CONTENTS

CONTENTS.....................................................................................................................................................2

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................4

COPYRIGHT....................................................................................................................................................4

LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY.............................................................................................................................4

TRADEMARKS ................................................................................................................................................4

REGULATORY STATEMENTS............................................................................................................................5

SAFETY WARNING FOR NORTH AMERICA ........................................................................................................5

USER GUIDE..................................................................................................................................................6

MANUAL ORGANISATION................................................................................................................................6

OVERVIEW.....................................................................................................................................................7

SPECIFICATION...............................................................................................................................................8

PRECAUTIONS...............................................................................................................................................10

General Precautions ................................................................................................................................10

Mounting.................................................................................................................................................10

PS/2 Devices............................................................................................................................................10

Electro-Static Discharges.........................................................................................................................10

On-Board Battery ....................................................................................................................................10

BIOS & CMOS Memory...........................................................................................................................10

Electromagnetic Compatibility.................................................................................................................11

QUICK START GUIDE.................................................................................................................................12

SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION.................................................................................................................13

INSTALLING OPERATING SYSTEMS ................................................................................................................13

Microsoft XP............................................................................................................................................13

Microsoft Windows 2000..........................................................................................................................14

INSTALLATION............................................................................................................................................15

MOUNTING...................................................................................................................................................15

OUTLINE DRAWING ......................................................................................................................................16

EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS.............................................................................................................................17

PS/2 Mouse Port......................................................................................................................................17

PS/2 Keyboard Port.................................................................................................................................17

Standard VGA Port..................................................................................................................................17

Serial Port (EIA-232)...............................................................................................................................17

Parallel Port............................................................................................................................................17

USB Ports................................................................................................................................................17

Ethernet Port...........................................................................................................................................18

Audio – Microphone In ............................................................................................................................18

Audio – Line In (Stereo)...........................................................................................................................18

Audio – Line Out (Stereo).........................................................................................................................18

INTERNAL CONNECTIONS..............................................................................................................................19

CPU Socket..............................................................................................................................................19

Memory Sockets.......................................................................................................................................19

Power......................................................................................................................................................19

JUMPERS ......................................................................................................................................................20

CMOS Clear............................................................................................................................................20

Set FSB Speed..........................................................................................................................................20

UPGRADING THE SYSTEM HARDWARE................................................................................................21

WARNING ....................................................................................................................................................21

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UPGRADE OPTIONS.......................................................................................................................................21

ADDING MEMORY ........................................................................................................................................21

UPGRADING THE CPU...................................................................................................................................22

Removal Procedure..................................................................................................................................22

Replacement Procedure ...........................................................................................................................22

MAINTENANCE............................................................................................................................................23

Replacing the Processor Battery...............................................................................................................23

Fuses.......................................................................................................................................................23

AMENDMENT HISTORY.............................................................................................................................24

VARIOLITE Small Form Factor PC Introduction

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INTRODUCTION

transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopied, recorded or otherwise, without

the prior permission, in writing, from the publisher. For permission in the UK please contact Blue Chip

Technology.

Information offered in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing. Blue Chip Technology

accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies. The information contained herein is subject to change without

notice. There are no express or implied licences granted herein to any intellectual property rights of Blue Chip

Technology Ltd.

Limitations of Liability

In no event shall Blue Chip Technology be held liable for any loss, expenses or damages of any kind

whatsoever, whether direct, indirect, incidental or consequential, arising from the design or use of this product

or the support materials supplied with this product. If this product proves to be defective, Blue Chip

Technology is only obliged to replace or refund the purchase price at Blue Chip Technology's discretion

according to their Terms and Conditions of Sale.

Trademarks

All trademarks and registered names acknowledged.

IBM, PC, AT and PS/2 are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).

Intel is a registered trademark of the Intel Corporation.

All 80x86, Celeron and Pentium processors are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

Extreme Graphics is a registered trademark of the Intel Corporation.

Realtek is a registered trademark of Realtek Semiconductor Corporation.

Award is a registered trademark of Award Software, Inc.

MSDOS and WINDOWS are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation.

VARIOLITE Small Form Factor PC Introduction

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Regulatory Statements

This product meets the essential protection requirements of the European EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and

its amending Directives, and the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC, and is eligible to bear the CE mark.

Warning

This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio

interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

FCC

NOTE:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to

Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful

interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses,

and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction

manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a

residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the

interference at his own expense.

WARNING:

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to

operate the equipment.

Safety Warning for North America

If the power lead (cord) is not supplied with the computer, select a power lead according to your local electrical

regulations. In the USA use a 'UL listed' lead. In Canada use a CSA approved or 'cUL listed' lead.

Si le cordon secteur n'est pas livré avec l'ordinateur, utiliser un cordon secteur en accord avec votre code

electrique nationale. En l'Etat Unis utiliser un cordon secteur 'UL listed'. En Canada utiliser un cordon secteur

certifié CSA, ou 'cUL listed'.

VARIOLITE Small Form Factor PC User Guide - Organisation

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USER GUIDE

Manual Organisation

This manual describes in detail the VARIOLITE range of Small Form-Factor PCs.

We have tried to include as much information as possible but we have not duplicated information that is

provided in the standard IBM Technical References, unless it proved to be necessary to aid in the understanding

of the product.

The manual is sectioned as follows:

Introduction;

Overview, listing the unit's features and specification;

Installation;

Layout, showing where the various connectors are located, and their pin-out details;

How to upgrade the system;

Maintenance details.

We strongly recommend that you study this manual carefully before attempting to interface with the

VARIOLITE or change the standard configurations. Whilst all the necessary information is available in this

manual we would recommend that unless you are confident, you contact your supplier for guidance. IT IS

PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU READ THE SECTION 'PRECAUTIONS' BEFORE

HANDLING THE INTERNAL ELECTRONICS

If you have any suggestions or find any errors concerning this manual and want to inform us of these, please

contact our Technical Services department with the relevant details.

VARIOLITE Small Form Factor PC User Guide - Specification

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Overview

The VARIOLITE is a powerful slim-line Intel Pentium P4-based Personal Computer (PC) specifically designed

to drive large plasma and other large displays panels. The unit is self-contained requiring as a minimum, only a

power connection and a display. The applications are not limited to display applications: it may be used as a

general purpose PC.

The basic unit comprises a highly integrated computer board employing Intel’s 845G chipset that supports Intel

Pentium 4 processors up to 3GHz (where available) with 400 MHz and 533MHz front side bus (FSB). Memory

options allow up to 2GB of ultra fast PC1600/PC2100 DDR SDRAM. Asingle 2½-inch ATA-100 hard disk

drive, or optional Compact Flash, provides storage

The on-board Intel Extreme Graphics features Dynamic Video Technology and Zone Rendering Technology to

deliver unrivalled 2D and 3D 16:9 performance with a wide range of resolutions. Displays may be driven in

landscape or portrait modes.

The on-board audio system may be configured from simple stereo to a full 5.1 surround system. The addition of

a programmable hardware watchdog provides security against an application malfunction.

The unit is housed in a strong sheet-steel enclosure providing both mechanical and EMC protection. A fan

drawscooling air into the unit and directsit through the chassis to ensure a wide operating temperature range.

The unit may be mounted on a wall, the plasma display, or separately to suit the particular installation. A

mounting kit is available for wall mounting.

Most connectors are on the rear face of the chassis. There are connectors for a PS/2 mouse and keyboard, a

standard analogue VGA display, two serial ports, a parallel port, two USB (2.0) ports, an Ethernet (10/100) LAN

port, and three audio connectors. The LAN connector also includes LEDs indicating a connection and data rate.

The rear face of the chassis also includes the AC power inlet connector. The power supply unit has an auto-

ranging AC input to cover most geographic markets.

Indicators and controls on the front face of the chassis are limited to a hard drive activity LED, a power on LED

and a power standby pushbutton switch. There are also two USB (2.0) ports in addition to those on the rear

panel.

VARIOLITE Small Form Factor PC User Guide - Specification

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Specification

CPU: Intel Pentium and Celeron P4 mPGA478 processors auto-detected from 1.7 GHz

to 3 GHz, with 400 or 533 MHz FSB.

CPU Voltage: Auto-detection, providing voltages from 1.05V to 1.825V.

Chipset: Uses the Intel 845GE/845GV Chipset. Selects FSB speed from within the BIOS.

Graphics Controller: Integrated Intel Extreme Graphics controller with AGP 2.0 4x 2D & 3D graphics

accelerator. The following wide-screen resolutions are supported by the

software drivers:

848x480, 1280x720, 1280x768, 1360x768, 1024x512, 1024x1024

Picture rotation 0, 90, 180, 270 degrees as standard.

BIOS: 2 Mbit Flash upgradeable Award AGP/PCI BIOS

Memory: Two 184-pin DIMM sockets for 128, 256, 512MB or 1GB of PC1600 or PC2100

compliant 2.5V single or double side buffered DDR SDRAM. Provides up to

2GB of system memory.

LAN: On-board Realtek RTL8100B supports 10/100 Mb/s rate, supports ACPI power

management and WOL function.

System Management: CPU and system voltage detection.

CPU fan speed detection.

Audio: On-board Realtek ALC650 provides AC'97 2.2 Sound interface.

Primary Storage: One 2½-inch IDE UDMA ATA33/66/100 hard disk drive or One Compact Flash

Drive

External I/O Interface: PS/2 Mouse connector.

PS/2 Keyboard connector.

Standard VGA connector.

Two 9-way Serial connectors (16550 compatible).

25-way Parallel port connector (SPP, EPP, and ECP).

Four USB 2.0 connectors.

RJ-45 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN connector.

Audio: Microphone In, Line In and Line Out sockets.

Indicators: Power On LED, Hard drive activity LED

Control: Power standby pushbutton switch,

Watchdog: Programmable timer, 2.4 to 37 seconds.

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System Management: CPU temperature monitoring, system temperature monitoring, CPU fan speed

monitoring and voltage monitoring of Vcore, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V and Vbat

are all available to the application for monitoring and reporting.

Power Requirements: Auto-ranging 115 - 230V / 4 – 2A / 60 - 50Hz, with IEC320 power inlet.

Power Consumption 93W (CPU Usage constant 100%)

66W (CPU Usage variable 30-55%)

34W (CPU Usage 0%)

Measurements taken on Windows XPProfessional

Environmental Conditions: Operating temperature range +5 ºC to +40 ºC in free air.

Storage temperature range -20 ºC to +70 ºC

Relative Humidity 10-85% non-condensing.

Shock and vibration compatible with light industrial usage.

Note: if product is stored below 0 ºC, then it should be brought up above 5 ºC

before powering on or damage may result to the HDD

Construction: Painted zinc-plated sheet steel, welded construction.

Dimensions: 300 x 246 x 50 mm, excluding the earth (ground) stud and the mounting

brackets.

Note that an additional 60 mm will be required to the rear of the chassis to allow

easy access to the cable connectors.

Air vents must not be obstructed. A minimum gap of 25 mm between vents and

any adjacent items is recommended.

VARIOLITE Small Form Factor PC User Guide - Precautions

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Precautions

General Precautions

Before attempting any modification to, or internal adjustment of the VARIOLITE PC, please read the

following sections carefully. Certain precautions are necessary when handling circuit boards and equipment

containing them. Failure to observe the precautions could result in being unable to operate the equipment,

damage to the product, or in extreme cases, personal injury. It is imperative that precautions are taken at all

stages to avoid electro-static discharges, which will damage boards. Boards fitted with an on-board lithium

battery must be handled carefully to avoid maltreatment of the battery that could create a hazard.

Under no circumstances should the power supply unit be disassembled. Dangerous voltages exist within the

power supply enclosure. Note that the IEC-320 AC supply connector is the AC supply disconnect device.

Mounting

The unit may be specified with a single point fixing suitable for attachment using an M5 to M8 mounting

screw. The fixing plate is attached to the underside of the unit by two M4 x 6mm countersunk screws.

PS/2 Devices

It is important that PS/2 devices (mouse and keyboard) are not connected or disconnected with the unit

powered on. Damage or data corruption may occur if this precaution is not observed.

Electro-Static Discharges

If you are going to open up the unit, it is important to realise that the devices on the cards within this unit

can be damaged by static electricity. Bear in mind that the damage caused by static electricity may vary

from total destruction to partial damage, which may not be immediately obvious. This could have an effect

on the product's reliability and warranty. Before opening the chassis, ensure that you take necessary static

precautions. Ideally you should work at an anti-static bench and wear an approved wrist strap or if that is

not possible, touch a suitable ground to discharge any static build up before touching the electronics. This

should be repeated if the handling continues for any length of time.

If it is necessary to remove a board or electronic assembly, place it into an anti-static bag. This will prevent

any static electricity build up damaging the board. Metallised bags are preferred. Do not use black anti-

static bags for any item containing a battery because these tend to be conductive and will discharge the

battery.

On-Board Battery

The processor board is fitted with a Lithium battery. Great care should be taken with this type of battery. If

the battery is mistreated in any way there is a very real possibility of fire, explosion, and personal harm.

Under NO circumstances should it be short-circuited, exposed to temperatures in excess of 100 ºC or burnt,

immersed in water, recharged or disassembled.

Expired batteries remain hazardous and must be disposed of in a safe manner, according to local regulations.

Le panneau de processeur est équipé d’une batterie de lithium. Le grand soin devrait être pris avec ce type

de batterie. Si la batterie est mistreated il y a de dans de toute façon un possibility très vrai du feu,

d’expolosion et de mal personnel. Dans au cunes circonstances il est sous peu circuité, exposé aux

températures au dessus de 100 degrés de centrigrade ou brûlé, immergé dans l’eau, rechargée ou

dissassambled.

Les batteries expirées restent dazaedous et doivent être reejetées d’une façon sûre, selon des règlements

locaux.

BIOS & CMOS Memory

Please be aware that with personal computer products, it is possible to create configurations within the

CMOS memory that make booting impossible. If this should happen, clear the CMOS settings; (see the

description of the Jumper Settings for details).

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