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1. Embedded BIOS R w StrongFrame R Technology c 2008 Phoenix Technologies Ltd 3 11 1 BIOS FEATURE CONFIGURATION 3 11 1 1 INTERRUPT PROCESSING This option controls how interrupt processing is handled either in legacy PIC Programmable Interrupt Controller mode or in APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller mode If enabled the BIOS makes the necessary provisions for the OS to make use of the APIC But it is the responsibility of the OS to make full use of the APIC mode Interrupt Processing Use Legacy PIC Legacy PIC is used default Use APIC APIC is used 3 11 1 2 MP TABLES NON ACPI OSES This option enables MP tables which provide the OS with processor and APIC information according to the MultiProcessor specification NOTE _If this option is enabled Interrupt Processing must be set to Use APIC MP Tables Non ACPI OSes Disabled MP tables disabled default Enabled MP tables enabled 3 11 1 3 ACPI This option enables support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI ACPI Disabled ACPI disabled default Enabled ACPI enabled 2009 by MPL AG 44 MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 11 1 4 POST MEMORY MANAGER This option enables Post Memory Manager PMM which serves as memory allocation instance for Option ROMs
2. POST Memory Manager Disabled POST Memory Manager disabled default Enabled POST Memory Manager enabled 3 11 1 5 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT BIOS This option enables System Management BIOS SMBIOS which exports information about the system to SMBIOS aware applications System Management BIOS Disabled SMBIOS disabled default Enabled SMBIOS enabled 3 11 1 6 SPLASH SCREEN This option enables Graphical POST instead of the default text based POST Splash Screen Disabled Splash Screen disabled default Enabled Splash Screen enabled 3 11 2 CONSOLE REDIRECTION 3 11 2 1 USE CONSOLE ASSIGNMENTS BELOW This option controls serial port console redirection Use a terminal emulation program e g HyperTerminal on a remote computer connected to the PIP through a null modem cable to view POST messages and intervene with POST if desired just like using the system s local keyboard and monitor If console redirection is active it is routed to the serial port configured in POST Console and Preboot Console Serial port parameters are Baud rate 115200 bps Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control None Use Console Assignments Below Never Console redirection is always disabled Console redirection is enabled if one of the following conditions is met One of the POST intervention keys see section 3 2 3 has been default On Remote User Det
3. For a PC 104 card configuration example please refer to section 2 4 2009 by MPL AG 100h 16Fh 180h 1EFh 200h 2DFh 300h 370h 380h 3AFh MEH 10126 101 Rev C 1 p PIP20 PIP22 SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL High Tech Made in Switzerland 2 4 EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION The following is an example of how to configure a PC 104 add on card These cards commonly require manual configuration and can cause problems if they are not configured properly NOTE PC 104 cards ISA based while PC 104 Plus cards are PCI based PC 104 Plus cards generally do not require manual configuration In this example a Softing CAN AC2 104 CAN card PC 104 is used Step 1 Resources required by PC 104 card Check the resource requirements of the add on card Refer to the card s User Manual for the requirements The CAN AC2 104 board has the following requirements I O range 4 Byte area between 0000h and 03FFh Memory range 16kByte area between C8000h and F7FFFh IRQ channel IRQ Step 2 Define card configuration Choose a resource configuration that is not conflicting with other system devices or installed cards After checking with the available resources of the PIP we chose the following values I O range 240h check section 2 3 for available I O ranges Memory range check section 2 2 for available memory ranges IRQ channel 5 check section 2 1 for available IRQs NOTE Only the
4. C This is the current CPU temperature in degrees Celsius 3 16 2 ETHERNET INFORMATION 3 16 2 1 LAN 1 MAC ADDRESS This is the Media Control Access MAC address of onboard LAN 1 NOTE If LAN 1 is disabled the message Controller Disabled will be displayed instead of the MAC address 3 16 2 2 LAN 2 MAC ADDRESS This is the Media Access Control MAC address of onboard LAN 2 NOTE If LAN 2 is disabled the message Controller Disabled will be displayed instead of the MAC address 2009 by MPL AG 56 MEH 10126 101 Rev C As p PIP20 PIP22 SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL High Tech Made in Switzerland 4 NETWORK BOOT PXE The PIP BIOS supports booting from the two onboard Ethernet controllers using the PXE protocol Network Boot can be selected as boot action in the Boot Device Prioritization BBS menu please refer to section 3 7 for more information The PXE Network Boot Option ROM shows the following message Initializing Intel R Boot Agent GE v1 3 35 PXE 2 1 Build 087 WfM 2 0 Press Ctrl4S to enter the Setup Menu If the boot message above does not appear the PXE Option ROM is not executed which means that the system will not be able to boot from network If both Ethernet controllers are configured as boot actions the PXE Option ROM will be executed twice once for each Ethernet controller so the boot message also appears twice 4 1 PXE SETUP MENU The PXE setup menu is entered by pressing CTRL S when ind
5. SATA drive 2 2009 by MPL AG 31 MEH 10126 101 Rev C PL PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 7 2 1 1 RAID When the SATA controller is set to RAID mode the RAID Option ROM will be activated In this mode two SATA disks are required to create RAID 0 Striping or RAID 1 Mirroring sets The basic creation of RAID sets is done in the Configuration Utility of the RAID Option ROM The following screenshot shows the boot messages with a RAID1 set Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 7 0 1011 ICH7MR Copyright C 2003 06 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 Volume0 RAID1 Mirror N A 10 0GB Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 FUJITSU MHT2040B NR21T5B27G2J 37 3GB 2 FUJITSU MHT2040B NR34TA4E56G45 37 3GB 1 gt 2552 1 15 5 1 The RAID Configuration Utility be started by pressing lt CTRL I gt This utility allows the creation of RAID sets so that the operating system can be installed onto that set Delete RAID Volume Reset Disks to Non RAID RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 Volume0 RAID1 Mirror N A 10 0GB Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 FUJITSU MHT2040B NR21T5B27G2J 37 3GB 2 FUJITSU MHT2040B NR34T4E56G45 37 3GB 2009 by
6. 3 2 POST OPERATOR PROMPT 3 8 3 3 DISPLAY PCI DEVICES 3 8 3 4 DISPLAY PNP DEVICES 3 8 4 POST DEBUGGING 3 8 5 DEVICE INITIALIZATION 3 8 5 1 POST FLOPPY SEEK 3 8 5 2 POST HARD DISK SEEK 3 9 PNP SETUP MENU 3 9 1 PLUG N PLAY PNP CONFIGURATION 3 9 1 1 PLUG N PLAY 3 9 1 2 PLUG N PLAY OS 3 9 2 IRQS RESERVED FOR PLUG N PLAY 3 9 3 DMA CHANNELS RESERVED FOR PLUG N PLAY 3 10 SIO SETUP MENU 3 10 1 SERIAL PORT 1 SETTINGS 3 10 2 SERIAL PORT 3 SETTINGS 3 10 3 SERIAL PORT 2 SETTINGS 3 10 4 SERIAL PORT 4 SETTINGS 3 10 5 PARALLEL PORT SETTINGS 3 11 2 CONSOLE REDIRECTION 3 11 2 1 USE CONSOLE ASSIGNMENTS BELOW 3 11 2 2 POST CONSOLE 3 11 2 3 PREBOOT CONSOLE 3 11 2 4 DEBUGGER CONSOLE 3 11 3 CPU CONFIGURATION 3 11 3 1 P7 GEYSERVILLE SPEEDSTEP 3 11 3 2 INTEL VT 3 11 3 3 MICROCODE UPDATE 3 11 3 4 CORE MULTI PROCESSING 2009 by MPL AG 3 MEH 10126 101 Rev C High Tech Made in Switzerland 3 12 FIRMBASE SETUP MENU 3 12 1 FEATURES ENABLED BY FIRMBASE R TECHNOLOGY 3 12 1 1 LEGACY USB 3 12 1 2 USB BOOT 3 12 2 BASIC FIRMBASE R TECHNOLOGY CONFIGURATION 3 12 2 1 FIRMBASE TECHNOLOGY 3 12 2 2 FIRMBASE DEBUG LOG 3 12 2 3 FIRMBASE SYSTEM CONSOLE 3 12 2 4 FIRMBASE SHELL ON SERIAL PORT 3 13 MISC SETUP MENU 3 13 1 CACHE CONTROL 3 13 1 1 SYSTEM CACHE 3 13 2 KEYBOARD CONTROL 3 13 2 1 KEYBOARD NUMLOCK LED 3 13 2 2 TYPEMATIC RATE 3 13 2 3 TYPEMATIC DELAY 3 13 3 MISCELLANEOUS BIOS CONFIGURATION 3 13 3 1 LOWERCASE HEX DISPLAYS 3 14 SPECIAL
7. C 20 22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 8 POST SETUP MENU System Configuration Utility Main Exit Boot PnP SIO Features Firmbase Misc Enable basic memory confidence test below 1MB during POST Low Memory Exhaustive Test Disabled High Memory Standard Test Disabled High Memory Exhaustive Test Disabled Click During Memory Test Enabled Clear Memory During Test Disabled POST Error Control POST User Interface POST Display Messages Enabled POST Operator Prompt Enabled POST Display PCI Devices Enabled POST Display PnP Devices Enabled l l l l l l l Pause on POST Errors l l l l l l l ace rece AA E E Embedded BIOS w StrongFrame R Technology c 2008 Phoenix Technologies Ltd 3 8 1 POST MEMORY TESTS 3 8 1 1 LOW MEMORY STANDARD TEST This option enables or disables standard memory tests below 1MB Low Memory Standard Test Disabled Do not test memory below 1MB at POST default Enabled Test memory below 1MB at POST 3 8 1 2 LOW MEMORY EXHAUSTIVE TEST This option enables or disables exhaustive memory tests below 1MB Low Memory Exhaustive Test default Disabled Do not exhaustively test memory below 1MB at POST Enabled Exhaustively test memory below 1MB at POST 3 8 1 3 HIGH MEMORY STANDARD TEST This option enables or disables standard memory tests above 1MB
8. C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 10 4 SERIAL PORT 4 SETTINGS NOTE order to use Serial Port 4 the PIP must be equipped with either a SERIF 1 module for RS 232 or a SERIF 2 module for RS 485 RS 422 Serial Port 4 Selects Serial Port 4 mode Serial Port 2 is disabled The Serial Port 2 options described below become inactive default RS 232 RS232 mode requires SERIF 1 module RS 485 Half Duplex RS485 half duplex mode requires SERIF 2 module RS 485 Full Duplex RS485 RS422 full duplex mode requires SERIF 2 module Address Selects Serial Port 2 I O base address O3F8h Use I O base address 03F8h 02F8h Use I O base address 02F8h O3E8h Use I O base address 03E8h default 02bE8h Use I O base address 02E8h IRQ Selects Serial Port 2 IRQ default 3 Use IRQ 3 default shared with Serial Port 2 Use IRQ 4 Use IRQ 5 Use IRQ 7 Use IRQ 11 Disabled 4 Some operating systems are not capable of sharing interrupts between two serial ports In such cases select a unique interrupt for each serial port e g Serial Port 2 IRQ3 Serial Port 4 IRQ5 2009 by MPL AG 42 MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 10 5 PARALLEL PORT SETTINGS Parallel Port Selects Parallel Port mode Parallel Port is disabled The Parallel Port options described below become
9. Debugger console COM3 Use COM3 as Debugger console COM4 Use COM4 as Debugger console 2009 by MPL AG 46 MEH 10126 101 Rev C 1 p PIP20 PIP22 SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL High Tech Made in Switzerland 3 11 3 CPU CONFIGURATION 3 11 3 1 P7 GEYSERVILLE SPEEDSTEP This option controls SpeedStep of the PIP s Intel Core 2 Duo CPU If enabled the OS can control the CPU speed based on its policies e g adapting to CPU load or running at maximum speed for optimal performance P7 Geyserville SpeedStep Disabled P7 Geyserville SpeedStep disabled CPU runs fixed at slowest speed default Enabled P7 Geyserville SpeedStep enabled CPU speed adapts to CPU load 3 11 3 2 INTEL VT This option enables Intel Virtualization Technology VT NOTE Whenever this setting is changed a power cycle is required to activate the new setting So after changing this setting and saving to CMOS the system needs to be switched off and on Intel VT Disabled Virtualization Technology disabled default Enabled Virtualization Technology enabled 3 11 3 3 MICROCODE UPDATE This option enables CPU microcode updates to be loaded Microcode Update Disabled CPU microcode updates disabled default Enabled CPU microcode updates enabled 3 11 3 4 CORE MULTI PROCESSING This option enables core multi processing If disabled the second CPU core will be
10. IRQ 5 Use IRQ 7 Use IRQ 11 Disabled 3 10 3 SERIAL PORT 2 SETTINGS NOTE order to use Serial Port 2 the PIP must be equipped with either a SERIF 1 module for RS 232 or a SERIF 2 module for RS 485 RS 422 Serial Port 2 Selects Serial Port 2 mode Serial Port 2 is disabled The Serial Port 2 options described below become inactive default RS 232 RS232 mode requires SERIF 1 module RS 485 Half Duplex RS485 half duplex mode requires SERIF 2 module RS 485 Full Duplex RS485 RS422 full duplex mode requires SERIF 2 module Address Selects Serial Port 2 I O base address O3F8h Use I O base address O3F8h default 02F8h Use base address 02F8h O3E8h Use I O base address 03E8h 02bE8h Use I O base address 02E8h IRQ Selects Serial Port 2 IRQ default 3 Use IRQ 3 default shared with Serial Port 4 4 Use IRQ 4 5 Use IRQ 5 7 Use IRQ 7 11 Use IRQ 11 Disabled 2 Some operating systems are not capable of sharing interrupts between two serial ports In such cases select a unique interrupt for each serial port e g Serial Port 1 IRQ4 Serial Port 3 IRQ11 3 Some operating systems are not capable of sharing interrupts between two serial ports In such cases select a unique interrupt for each serial port e g Serial Port 2 IRQ3 Serial Port 4 IRQ5 2009 by MPL AG 41 MEH 10126 101 Rev
11. O3F8h Use I O base address O3F8h 02F8h Use I O base address 02 8 O3E8h I O base address 03E8h O2bE8h Use I O base address 02E8h 0220h Use I O base address 0220h 0228h Use I O base address 0228h 0238h Use I O base address 0238h 0338h Use I O base address 0338h Selects Serial Port 1 IRQ 3 Use IRQ 3 default Use IRQ 4 default shared with Serial Port 3 Use IRQ 5 Use IRQ 7 Use IRQ 11 Disabled 1 Some operating systems are not capable of sharing interrupts between two serial ports In such cases select a unique interrupt for each serial port e g Serial Port 1 IRQ4 Serial Port 3 IRQ11 2009 by MPL AG 40 MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 10 2 SERIAL PORT 3 SETTINGS Serial Port 3 Enables Disables Serial Port 3 Serial Port 3 is disabled The Serial Port 3 options described below become inactive default Enabled Serial Port 3 is enabled RS232 mode Address Selects Serial Port 3 base address O3F8h Use I O base address O3F8h 02F8h Use I O base address 02 8 default OS3E8h I O base address 03E8h O2bE8h I O base address 02E8h 0220h Use I O base address 0220h 0228h Use I O base address 0228h 0238h Use I O base address 0238h 0338h I O base address 0338h Selects Serial Port 3 IRQ 3 Use IRQ 3 default Use IRQ 4 default shared with Serial Port 1 Use
12. PC 104 Slot 4 Enter BIOS Setup Screen Reboot System Embedded BIOS w StrongFrame R Technology c 2008 Phoenix Technologies Ltd 2009 by MPL AG 21 MEH 10126 101 Rev C Dp PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 5 MAIN SETUP MENU System Configuration Utility Exit Boot POST PnP SIO Features Firmbase Misc Use TAB to switch between month day l Phoenix R System BIOS land year Use digits BIOS Version EB SF 005 and BKSP to change BIOS Build Date 10 29 09 f eld System BIOS Size 128KB CPM CSPM BPM Modules 7 7 945GM PIP20 StrongFrame R Technology Firmbase R Technology Processor CPU Genuine Intel R CPU L2400 1 66GHz Processor Count 2 System Memory RAM Low Memory KB 626 Extended Memory KB 3128128 Real Time Clock RTC 15 2009 RTC Time 12 15 33 Embedded BIOS w StrongFrame R Technology c 2008 Phoenix Technologies Ltd 3 5 1 SYSTEM SUMMARY This section contains detailed information about the system such as BIOS details processor information and system memory information 3 5 2 REAL TIME CLOCK RTC The system s time and date are set here NOTE Unlike other BIOS settings changes to the time and or date are applied immediately It is not necessary to save the BIOS settings if just the time and or date have been changed RTC Date notation is mm dd
13. S to enter the Setup Menu Setup Menu Wait Time 0 0 sec for Ctrl S 2 Wait 2 sec for Ctrl S 3 sec for Ctrl S 5 Wait 5 sec for Ctrl S default 4 1 2 KEY ASSIGNMENTS The following keys are used in the PXE Setup Menu to navigate and modify settings Key Action ESC Leave PXE Setup Menu and lose any changes SPACE Change value of currently selected option ENTER Jump to next option F4 Save changes and leave PXE Setup menu 4 2 BOOTING FROM NETWORK Setting up a server that provides bootable images for network clients is a complex task which is beyond the scope of this manual The PIP merely makes available the feature of booting from a correctly configured boot server Please visit the Intel website at http support intel com support network adapter pro100 bootagent index htm or search the internet for further information about PXE network booting 2009 by MPL AG 58 MEH 10126 101 Rev C PIP20 PIP22 SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL This page is left blank intentionally 2009 by MPL AG 59 MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 5 COPYRIGHT Copyright 2009 by MPL AG Elektronikunternehmen All rights are reserved Reproduction of this document in part or whole by any means is prohibited without written permission from MPL AG Elektronikunternehmen 6 DISCLAIMER MP
14. SETUP MENU 3 14 1 AC97 AUDIO CONFIGURATION 3 14 1 1 AC97 AUDIO SUPPORT 3 14 2 PC 104 MEMORY CONFIGURATION 3 14 2 1 PC 104 MEM BASE ADDRESS 3 14 2 2 PC 104 MEM LENGTH 3 14 3 PS 2 CONNECTOR CONFIGURATION 3 14 3 1 PS 2 CONNECTOR MODE 3 15 VIDEO SETUP MENU 3 15 1 LVDS PANEL SETTINGS 3 15 1 1 PANEL BACKLIGHT 3 15 1 2 PANEL BRIGHTNESS PERCENT 3 15 1 3 PANEL FITTING 3 15 2 GMCH SETTINGS 3 15 2 1 INITIALIZE IGD ON S3 RESUME 3 15 2 2 IGD FUNCTION 1 3 15 2 3 VIDEO FRAME BUFFER SIZE 3 16 ADVANCED INFO SETUP MENU 3 16 1 CPU INFORMATION 3 16 1 1 CPU MODEL AND STEPPING 3 16 1 2 CPU MICROCODE VERSION 3 16 1 3 ON DIE THERMAL SENSOR C 3 16 2 ETHERNET INFORMATION 3 16 2 1 LAN 1 MAC ADDRESS 3 16 2 2 LAN 2 MAC ADDRESS 4 NETWORK BOOT PXE 4 1 PXE SETUP MENU 4 1 1 CONFIGURATION OPTIONS 4 1 2 KEY ASSIGNMENTS 4 2 BOOTING FROM NETWORK 5 COPYRIGHT 6 DISCLAIMER 7 TRADEMARKS 2009 by MPL AG 4 MEH 10126 101 Rev C PIP20 PIP22 SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 8 SUPPORT 2009 by MPL AG 5 MEH 10126 101 Rev C 1 p PIP20 PIP22 SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL High Tech Made in Switzerland 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 BIOS FEATURES The PIP20 PIP22 BIOS V2 xy supports the following standards and key features ACPI 1 0 Plug n Play USB Boot Floppy disk CD ROM Hard disk USB Legacy Keyboard and Mouse PXE Network Boot 1 2 ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual provides all the information necessary to configure the PIP20 PIP22
15. control When set to HW App Control the backlight be dimmed by connecting UP and DOWN switches buttons to Panel Dimming connector J27 please refer to the Technical Reference Manual for further information Panel Backlight HW App Control Brightness is controlled by hardware or application default BIOS Control Brightness is controlled by BIOS setup 2 5 2 4 2 PANEL BRIGHTNESS This option controls the brightness level of the panel backlight if Panel Backlight is set to BIOS Control The brightness can be adjusted in 596 increments NOTE Modifying this option changes the backlight brightness instantly However it is still required to write the settings to CMOS when leaving the BIOS setup Otherwise the previous brightness setting will be used after leaving the setup Panel Brightness percent Minimum Minimal brightness level 5 5 brightness level 10 10 brightness level 5 increments 95 brightness level default 100 brightness level 2 5 2 4 3 PANEL FITTING This option controls the fitting of the panel contents If the native resolution of a panel does not correspond to the software resolution the contents is either stretched to fit the native screen resolution or centered which results in a black frame around the actual screen content Panel Fitting is only used in environments without Intel Graphics driver installed e g POST
16. yyyy mm Month dd Day yyyy Year RTC Time notation is hh mm ss in 24h format hh Hours mm Minutes ss Seconds The default values are as follows RTC Date equals BIOS Build Date RTC Time 00 00 00 2009 by MPL AG 22 MEH 10126 101 Rev C D PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 5 3 MPL INFORMATION Scrolling further down in the Main Setup Menu detailed information about the PIP board and the BIOS version can be found The information is divided into MPL Board Information and MPL BIOS Information System Configuration Utility POST PnP SIO Features Low Memory KB Use TAB to switch Extended Memory KB 3128128 between hours minutes and seconds Real Time Clock RTC Use digits and BKSP RTC Date 04 15 2009 to change field eo 5213 226 MPL Board Information Product ID MED 10348 001 B Base ID MED 10348 001 B Serial No MPL BIOS Information BIOS Version Build Date 10 29 09 BIOS No MEV 10109 001 p 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 22 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Embedded BIOS w StrongFrame R Technology c 2008 Phoenix Technologies Ltd 3 5 3 1 MPL BOARD INFORMATION This section contains information about the PIP board such as model name product ID base ID and serial number 3 5 3 2 MPL BIOS INFORMATION This section contains detailed information about the BIOS of the PIP s
17. 0DC000h _ Available for Option ROMs only 000D8000h Used by Option ROMs 000D5000h 000D4000h 000D1000h PXE ROM goopoo00h PXE ROM VGA 000CFO000h BIOS This is what happens at initialization PXE ROM for Ethernet 1 gets initialized It temporarily occupies the memory from 000CFO000h to 000DDCOO0h 59kB After initialization it uses the memory range 000CF000h 000D0000h 1kB The PXE ROM for Ethernet 2 gets initialized It temporarily occupies the memory from 000D000h to OOODECOOh 59kB After initialization it uses the memory range 000D0000h 000D1000h 1 The RAID ROM gets initialized It temporarily occupies the memory from 000D1000h to 000DECOOh 55 After initialization it uses the memory range 000D1000h 000D5000h 16kB NOTE Ifthe RAID ROM would have been initialized first it ended up using the memory range 000CF000h 000D3000h This would have left only 52kB of memory free so the PXE ROM would not have been able to initialize anymore as it requires 59kB of memory for initialization 2009 by MPL AG 10 MEH 10126 101 Rev C MPL High Tech 2 3 Made in Switzerland PIP20 PIP22 SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL Input Output space is required by most PC 104 cards The table below is an overview of the PIP s I O space usage from 0000h to 03FFh which is the important range for PC 104 cards Confi
18. 2 Technical Reference Manual for further information SW2 1 Internal Graphics Controller OFF Internal Graphics Controller Enabled ON Internal Graphics Controller Disabled 2 5 2 FLAT PANEL DISPLAY LVDS INTERFACE NOTE All configuration options in this section are used for the LVDS port only If the monitor is connected to the DVI I port of the PIP and the internal LVDS port is not used these options should not be modified If a valid panel type is selected the DVI I port of the PIP will be disabled and cannot be used in environments that do not have an Intel Graphics driver e g POST DOS 2 5 2 1 18 BIT COLOR DEPTH The PIP features an internal onboard LVDS connector for a 18bit Flat Panel display More information about the LVDS connector can be found in the PIP20 PIP22 Technical Reference Manual The flat panel timing is set with DIP switch 2 please refer to the PIP20 PIP22 Technical Reference Manual for further information This BIOS version supports the following flat panel timings SW2 5 SW2 6 SW2 7 SW2 8 Panel type Resolution Remarks ON ON ON ON Panel 1 640x480 Single channel OFF ON ON ON Panel 2 reserved Not used LVDS port disabled ON ON ON Panel 3 reserved Not used LVDS port disabled OFF ON ON Panel 4 reserved Not used LVDS port disabled ON ON Panel 5 reserved Not used LVDS port disabled OFF OFF ON Panel 6 reserved Not used LVDS port disabled ON OFF O
19. 3 3 1 LOWERCASE HEX DISPLAYS This setting is not used and should be left at the default value Lowercase HEX Displays default Disabled Do not display hexadecimal numbers in debugger in lower case Enabled Display hexadecimal numbers in debugger in lower case 2009 by MPL AG 51 MEH 10126 101 Rev C High Tech Made in Switzerland 3 14 SPECIAL SETUP MENU System Configuration Utility lt Boot POST PnP Features Firmbase Misc Special 4 AC97 Audio Configuration Autodetect AC97 Sound device SoundPAN 1 Joption PC 104 Mem Base Address Disabled PC 104 Mem Length 16k PS 2 Connector Configuration PS 2 Connector Mode Auto Y cable Embedded BIOS w StrongFrame R Technology c 2008 Phoenix Technologies Ltd 3 14 1 AC97 AUDIO CONFIGURATION 3 14 1 1 AC97 AUDIO SUPPORT This option controls the onboard AC 97 audio device NOTE This option is only useful if the MPL SoundPAN 1 option is installed AC97 Audio Support Disabled AC 97 is disabled AC 97 audio device is enabled automatically if the MPL SoundPAN 1 option is installed If SoundPAN 1 is not present the AC 97 device is disabled default Auto 3 14 2 PC 104 MEMORY CONFIGURATION 3 14 2 1 PC 104 MEM BASE ADDRESS This option reserves memory space for legacy PC 104 ISA bas
20. AVING CHANGES Discards any changes to the settings and exits BIOS setup After pressing lt ENTER gt the following confirmation dialog appears Reload Factory Defaults and Restart Enter Save Settings Store to Flash and Restart Enter Pressing lt Y gt leaves the setup without saving any changes Pressing lt N gt aborts the action and returns to the Exit Setup Menu 3 6 1 3 RELOAD FACTORY DEFAULTS AND RESTART Loads the factory default settings and reboots the system NOTE The time and date values remain unaffected when the factory defaults are loaded After pressing lt gt the following confirmation dialog appears Save Restore 421641 Save Settings Store to Flash and Restart Enter Pressing lt Y gt loads the factory default BIOS settings and reboots the system Pressing lt N gt aborts the action and returns to the Exit Setup Menu 2009 by MPL AG 25 MEH 10126 101 Rev C H p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 6 2 SAVE RESTORE AND EXIT SETUP USE PERMANENT STORAGE These options control the storing of CMOS settings in both CMOS RAM and Flash Both CMOS RAM and Flash are non volatile memories They retain the settings when the system is powered down The difference between the two technologies is that Flash does not need any power source to retain its contents whereas CMOS RAM must be powered by the CMOS battery If the CMOS bat
21. BIOS The manual is written for technical personnel It is recommended to use this manual in combination with the PIP20 PIP22 User Manual NOTE It is strongly recommended to read the PIP20 PIP22 User Manual the PIP20 PIP22 Technical Reference Manual and also this manual before the PIP20 PIP22 is switched on 2009 by MPL AG 6 MEH 10126 101 Rev C MPL High Tech Made in Switzerland 1 3 MANUAL REVISIONS 1 3 1 RELATED PRODUCTS PIP20 PIP22 SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL Manual Revision Related To PIP20 PIP22 BIOS V1 30 PIP20 PIP22 BIOS V1 35 PIP20 PIP22 BIOS V2 00 1 3 2 REVISION HISTORY Manual Revision Date Description 2008 02 21 Initial release of this document 2008 06 16 Updated to reflect BIOS V1 35 features 2009 10 29 Updated to reflect BIOS V2 00 features 1 4 RELATED DOCUMENTATION The following documents are related to this manual For detailed Information about a specific PIP feature or setting please refer to these additional manuals Reference Description Available from 1 PIP20 PIP22 User Manual MPL AG http www mpl ch 6000 html 2 PIP20 PIP22 Technical Reference Manual MPL AG http www mpl ch 6000 html 2009 by MPL AG MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 2 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION 2 1 INTERRUPTS IRQs The stan
22. CY USB see section 3 12 1 1 USB see section 3 12 1 2 EHCI USB 2 0 see section 3 12 1 3 are provided to individually disable SMM features in case of problems Firmbase Technology Disabled Firmbase Technology support disabled default Enabled Firmbase Technology support enabled 3 12 2 2 FIRMBASE DEBUG LOG This option is intended for debug purposes only and should be left at the default setting None 3 12 2 3 FIRMBASE SYSTEM CONSOLE This option is intended for debug purposes only and should be left at the default setting None 3 12 2 4 FIRMBASE SHELL ON SERIAL PORT This option is intended for debug purposes only and should be left at the default setting None 2009 by MPL AG 49 MEH 10126 101 Rev C f D PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 13 MISC SETUP MENU System Configuration Utility Main Exit Boot POST PnP SIO Features Enable to allow caching to operate Keyboard Numlock LED Enabled Typematic Rate 30 sec Typematic Delay 250ms Miscellaneous BIOS Configuration Lowercase Hex Displays Disabled Embedded BIOS w StrongFrame R Technology c 2008 Phoenix Technologies Ltd 3 13 1 CACHE CONTROL 3 13 1 1 SYSTEM CACHE This option enables the System Cache System Cache Disabled System Cache is disabled default Enabled System Cache is enabled 3 13 2 KEYBOARD CONTROL 3 13 2 1 KEYBOA
23. ES At POST the PCI devices installed in the system are listed The figure below shows the typical PCI devices present on the PIP board Depending on BIOS settings and installed options the actual PCI table may differ slightly from the example below NOTE All additional PC 104 and or PCI devices installed in the system will appear on bus 03 and above PCI Device Table Bu Dv Fn Dev Vend Class Dev Vend Class Irq 00 00 00 27A08086 Host Bridge 27A28086 VGA Display 9 00 02 01 27A68086 Display 27D08086 Bridge to Bus 01 9 00 1C 01 27D28086 Bridge to Bus 02 27C88086 Serial Bus 11 00 1D 01 27C98086 Serial Bus 27CA8086 Serial Bus 9 00 1D 03 27CB8086 Serial Bus 27CC8086 Serial Bus 11 00 1E 00 24488086 Bridge to Bus 03 27DE8086 Audio 9 00 1F 00 27BD8086 ISA Bridge 27DF8086 IDE Controller 9 00 1F 02 27C68086 RAID Controller 27DA8086 Serial Bus 10 01 00 00 109A8086 Ethernet 109A8086 Ethernet 10 03 00 00 8025104C Firewire 88881283 ISA Bridge 3 2 3 POST INTERVENTION The following table is an overview of the keys that invoke functions at POST Key Action B or CTRL B Enter BBS Boot Action menu see section 3 4 for details DEL or C or Enter BIOS Setup CTRL C D or Skip disk drive detection CTRL D P l ESC Skip memory testing 2009 by MPL AG 18 MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 3 SETUP SCREEN S
24. High Memory Standard Test default Disabled Do not test memory above 1MB at POST Enabled Test memory above 1MB at POST 3 8 1 4 HIGH MEMORY EXHAUSTIVE TEST This option enables or disables exhaustive memory tests above 1MB High Memory Standard Test default Disabled Do not exhaustively test memory above 1MB at POST Enabled Exhaustively test memory above 1MB at POST 2009 by MPL AG 34 MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 8 1 5 CLICK DURING MEMORY TEST This option enables or disables clicking of the speaker if equipped during memory test Click During Memory Test default Disabled Do not click during memory test Enabled Click during memory test 3 8 1 6 CLEAR MEMORY DURING TEST This option enables or disables clearing of the memory during memory count up When enabled 0 are written to every memory location This option is provided for compatibility with legacy software that may rely on the memory being cleared after POST Clear Memory During Test default Disabled not clear memory during test Enabled Clear memory during test 3 8 2 POST ERROR CONTROL 3 8 2 1 PAUSE ON POST ERRORS This option enables or disables pause when errors are detected during POST This gives the user the possibility to take an action e g enter the BIOS setup whenever
25. High Tech Made in Switzerland System Configuration Utility Exit Boot POST PnP SIO Features Firmbase Misc Use TAB to switch between month day Phoenix R System BIOS year Use digits BIOS Version EB SF 005 and BKSP to change BIOS Build Date 10 29 09 field System BIOS Size 128KB CPM CSPM BPM Modules 7 7 945GM PIP20 StrongFrame R Technology Firmbase R Technology Processor CPU Genuine Intel R CPU 12400 Q9 1 66GHz System Memory RAM Low Memory KB 625 Extended Memory KB 3128128 Processor Count Real Time Clock RTC 15 2009 4 Embedded BIOS R w StrongFrame R Technology c 2008 Phoenix Technologies Ltd 2009 by MPL AG 1 MEH 10126 101 Rev C High Tech Made in Switzerland 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 BIOS FEATURES 1 2 ABOUT THIS MANUAL 1 3 MANUAL REVISIONS 1 3 1 RELATED PRODUCTS 1 3 2 REVISION HISTORY 1 4 RELATED DOCUMENTATION 2 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION 2 1 INTERRUPTS IRQs 2 2 MEMORY 2 4 EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION 2 5 GRAPHICS CONFIGURATION 2 5 1 INTEGRATED GRAPHICS CONTROLLER 2 5 2 FLAT PANEL DISPLAY LVDS INTERFACE 2 5 2 1 18 BIT COLOR DEPTH 2 5 2 2 24 BIT COLOR DEPTH OPTIONAL 2 5 2 3 BACKLIGHT INVERTER TYPES 2 5 2 4 BIOS CONFIGURATION 2 5 2 4 1 PANEL BACKLIGHT 2 5 2 4 2 PANEL BRIGHT
26. IZE This option defines the initial size of the video frame buffer NOTE This setting only applies to environments without Intel Graphics Driver such as DOS Intel Graphics Drivers override this setting in order to provide a larger frame buffer to the operating system Video Frame Buffer Size 1MB Initial frame buffer size is 1MB default 8MB Initial frame buffer size is 8MB 2009 by MPL AG 55 MEH 10126 101 Rev C High Tech Made in Switzerland 3 16 ADVANCED INFO SETUP MENU The Advanced Info Setup Menu displays advanced information about the CPU and Ethernet controllers System Configuration Utility Firmbase Misc Special Video AdvancedInfo CPU Model and Stepping CPU Microcode Version On Die Thermal Sensor Ethernet Information LAN 1 MAC Address 00 60 C2 14 00 2E LAN 2 MAC Address 00 60 C2 14 00 2F Embedded BIOS R w StrongFrame R Technology c 2008 Phoenix Technologies Ltd 3 16 1 CPU INFORMATION 3 16 1 1 CPU MODEL AND STEPPING This is the CPU information as returned by the CPUID instruction family 6 model F and stepping 6 NOTE This information varies depending on the installed CPU type 3 16 1 2 CPU MICROCODE VERSION This shows the microcode version that is loaded in the system s CPU NOTE This information varies depending on the installed CPU type and the BIOS version 3 16 1 3 ON DIE THERMAL SENSOR
27. L AG has fully tested the PIP and reviewed the documentation However MPL AG makes no warranty or representation either expressed or implied with respect to this product its quality performance merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event will MPL AG be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the product or its documentation even if advised of the possibility of such damages In particular MPL AG shall have no liability for any parts connected to this product MPL AG reserves the right to make changes to any product herein to improve reliability function or design 7 TRADEMARKS Brand or product names are trademarks and registered trademarks of their respective holders 8 SUPPORT In case of general information questions please feel free to contact us at our homepage www mpl ch or per email info mpl ch In case of sales information questions please send an email to sales mpl ch If you have a technical problem with a PIP first please read the User Manual the Technical Reference Manual and also this manual carefully If you can t solve the problem on your own you can contact us for technical support per email at support mpl ch Our local Distributor 2009 by MPL AG 60 MEH 10126 101 Rev C
28. MPL AG 32 MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 7 2 1 2 COMBINED MODE If SATA Controller is set to Compatible Mode this option appears Combined Mode Disabled Combined Mode is disabled The SATA controller controls both SATA ports and the PATA port NOTE This setting disables the PATA Controller option Relationships between physical ports and BIOS names are as follows SATAO port IDE 0 Pri Master SATA1 port IDE 1 Pri Slave PATA Master IDE 2 Sec Master PATA Slave IDE 3 Sec Slave default PO P2 Pri PATA Sec 3 7 2 2 PATA CONTROLLER This option controls the operating mode of the PATA controller NOTE If Combined Mode is set to PO P2 Pri PATA Sec this option is not available PATA Controller Disabled The PATA controller is disabled PATA Controller operates in Compatible Mode This mode is supported by all operating systems default Compatible Mode Relationships between physical ports and BIOS names are as follows PATA Master IDE 0 Pri Master PATA Slave IDE 1 Pri Slave SATA controller operates in Native Mode NOTE This mode is only supported by newer operating systems e g Windows XP Native Mode Relationships between physical ports and BIOS names are as follows PATA Master IDE 0 Pri Master PATA Slave IDE 1 Pri Slave 2009 by MPL AG 33 MEH 10126 101 Rev
29. N Panel 7 reserved Not used LVDS port disabled OFF OFF ON Panel 8 reserved Not used LVDS port disabled ON ON Panel 9 reserved Not used LVDS port disabled OFF ON OFF Panel 10 reserved Not used LVDS port disabled ON ON OFF Panel 11 reserved Not used LVDS port disabled OFF ON OFF Panel 12 reserved Not used LVDS port disabled ON Panel 13 reserved Not used LVDS port disabled OFF OFF OFF Panel 14 reserved Not used LVDS port disabled ON OFF OFF Panel 15 reserved Not used LVDS port disabled OFF OFF Panel 16 reserved Not used LVDS port disabled default 2009 by MPL AG 13 MEH 10126 101 Rev C MPL HighTech Made in Switzerland 2 5 2 2 24 BIT COLOR DEPTH OPTIONAL As an option the PIP can be equipped with an internal LVDS connector for a 24bit flat panel display The add on module that provides this interface is called DOLL PIP20 PIP22 SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL This module excludes the use of the onboard 18bit LVDS connector For more information please refer to the DOLL User Manual The flat panel timing is set with DIP switch 2 please refer to the PIP20 PIP22 Technical Reference Manual for further information If the PIP is equipped with a DOLL the following flat panel timings can be used SW2 5 SW2 6 SW2 7 SW2 8 Panel type Resolution R
30. NESS 2 5 2 4 3 PANEL FITTING 3 2 BOOT SCREEN 3 2 1 POST SCREEN 3 2 2 PCI DEVICES 3 2 3 POST INTERVENTION 3 3 SETUP SCREEN STRUCTURE 3 3 1 INTRODUCTION 3 3 2 MENUS 3 3 3 NAVIGATION 3 4 BOOT ACTION MENU 3 5 MAIN SETUP MENU 3 5 1 SYSTEM SUMMARY 8 5 2 REAL TIME CLOCK RTC 3 5 3 MPL INFORMATION 3 5 3 1 MPL BOARD INFORMATION 3 5 3 2 MPL BIOS INFORMATION 3 6 EXIT SETUP MENU 3 6 1 SAVE RESTORE AND EXIT SETUP 3 6 1 1 SAVE SETTINGS AND RESTART 3 6 1 2 EXIT SETUP WITHOUT SAVING CHANGES 3 6 1 3 RELOAD FACTORY DEFAULTS AND RESTART 3 6 2 SAVE RESTORE AND EXIT SETUP USE PERMANENT STORAGE 3 6 2 1 SAVE SETTINGS STORE TO FLASH AND RESTART 3 6 2 2 LOAD SETTINGS FROM FLASH AND RESTART 3 6 2 3 CLEAR SETTINGS IN FLASH 3 7 BOOT SETUP MENU 3 7 1 SYSTEM BOOT CONFIGURATION 2009 by MPL AG 2 MEH 10126 101 Rev C High Tech Made in Switzerland 3 7 1 1 BOOT DEVICE PRIORITIZATION BBS 3 7 1 2 INITIALIZATION POLICY 3 7 1 3 IDE DRIVE CONFIGURATION 3 7 2 ICH ATA CONTROLLER CONFIGURATION 3 7 2 1 SATA CONTROLLER 3 7 2 1 1 RAID 3 7 2 1 2 COMBINED MODE 3 7 2 2 PATA CONTROLLER 3 8 POST SETUP MENU 3 8 1 POST MEMORY TESTS 3 8 1 1 LOW MEMORY STANDARD TEST 3 8 1 2 LOW MEMORY EXHAUSTIVE TEST 3 8 1 3 HIGH MEMORY STANDARD TEST 3 8 1 4 HIGH MEMORY EXHAUSTIVE TEST 3 8 1 5 CLICK DURING MEMORY TEST 3 8 1 6 CLEAR MEMORY DURING TEST 3 8 2 POST ERROR CONTROL 3 8 2 1 PAUSE ON POST ERRORS 3 8 3 POST USER INTERFACE 3 8 3 1 POST DISPLAY MESSAGES 3 8
31. OS USER MANUAL High Tech Made in Switzerland 3 15 1 3 PANEL FITTING This option controls the fitting of the panel contents If the native resolution of a panel does not correspond to the software resolution the contents is either stretched to fit the native screen resolution or centered which results in a black frame around the actual screen content Panel Backlight default Default Brightness is controlled by hardware or application Center All Modes Both Graphics and Text modes are centered Stretch All Modes Always fit the screen size Stretch Text Modes Text modes are stretched to fit the screen Stretch Graphics Modes Graphics Modes are stretched to fit the screen 3 15 2 GMCH SETTINGS 3 15 2 1 INITIALIZE IGD ON S3 RESUME This option defines whether the Integrated Graphics Device IGD is re initialized upon a S3 resume Initialize IGD on S3 Resume default Disabled Do not re initialize IGD on S3 resume Enabled Re initialize IGD on S3 resume 3 15 2 2 IGD FUNCTION 1 This option enables or disables Integrated Graphics Device IGD function 1 PCI device 0 Dev2 Fun Depending on the operating system and graphics drivers it can be useful to disable IGD function 1 IGD Function 1 Disabled Integrated Graphics Device Function 1 is disabled default Enabled Integrated Graphics Device Function 1 is enabled 3 15 2 3 VIDEO FRAME BUFFER S
32. RD NUMLOCK LED This option enables keyboard Numlock Keyboard Numlock LED Disabled Numlock is disabled default Enabled Numlock is enabled 2009 by MPL AG 50 MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 13 2 2 TYPEMATIC RATE This option specifies the rate at which characters are repeated when a key is pressed and held down Typematic Rate default 30 sec repeat 30 times per second 20 sec repeat 20 times per second 10 sec Characters repeat 10 times per second 8 sec repeat 8 times per second 6 sec repeat 6 times per second 5 sec Characters repeat 5 times per second 4 sec Characters repeat 4 times per second 3 sec Characters repeat 3 times per second 2 sec repeat 2 times per second 3 13 2 3 TYPEMATIC DELAY This option specifies the amount of time the key needs to be pressed and held down until the character repetition feature starts Typematic Delay default 250ms Characters start to repeat after pressing a key for 250ms 500ms Characters start to repeat after pressing a key for 500ms 750ms Characters start to repeat after pressing a key for 750ms 1s Characters start to repeat after pressing a key for 1s 3 13 3 MISCELLANEOUS BIOS CONFIGURATION 3 1
33. Screen Disabled Help area Options Console Redirection Fields Use Console Assignments Below Never POST Console COM1 Preboot Console COM1 Debugger Console COM1 CPU Configuration Embedded BIOS w StrongFrame R Technology c 2008 Phoenix Technologies Ltd 2009 by MPL AG 19 MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 3 3 NAVIGATION The following table is an overview of the keys used to navigate through the setup menu and modify the settings Key Action LEFT Go to next menu RIGHT Go to previous menu DOWN Move cursor one line down scrolling the window as necessary UP Move cursor one line up scrolling the window as necessary TAB Move cursor down to the next configurable field SHIFT TAB cursor up to the previous configurable field HOME Move cursor to first configurable field of the current menu scrolling the window as necessary END Move cursor to last configurable field of the current menu scrolling the window as necessary ESC Invoke Exit Setup Without Saving Changes command A confirmation dialog appears Toggle an Enable Disable field SPACE Go to next value of a multiple choice field Increase a numeric field s value Toggle an Enable Disable field Go to next value of a multiple choice field Increase a numeric field s value Toggle an Enable Disable
34. TRUCTURE 3 3 1 INTRODUCTION The BIOS setup screen is divided into several menus Menus contain setup options and fields that fall into the same context For example the Boot menu contains settings that deal with configuring the system s boot order On the top of the screen all available menus are listed Note the and gt symbols which can appear at either end of the menu line to indicate that the list of menus continues in that direction 3 3 2 MENUS Each menu is divided into different sections The left side of the screen contains configuration options fields the BIOS settings and or displays read only information fields Related items are grouped see the screenshot below for example the Console Redirection items The currently selected field the cursor position is highlighted The right side of the screen contains a help area which provides instant help related to the selected option The following screenshot shows the main parts of a typical setup screen view the Features menu is selected Selected menu Additional menus follow System Configuration Utility Main Exit Boot POST PnP Features Firmbase Misc gt Enable Advanced Configuration and Selected Interrupt Processing Use APIC Power Interface field MP Tables non ACPI OSes Enabled ACPI support DO NOT CHANGE AFTER OS Cursor POST Memory Manager Enabled INSTALL position System Management BIOS Enabled SMBUS API Disabled Splash
35. an error occurs Pause on POST Errors Disabled Do not pause on POST errors default Enabled Pause on POST errors 3 8 3 POST USER INTERFACE 3 8 3 1 POST DISPLAY MESSAGES This option enables or disables messages during POST i e PCI device listing POST Display Messages Disabled Do not display POST messages default Enabled Display POST messages 3 8 3 2 POST OPERATOR PROMPT This option enables or disables operator prompt during POST i e lt DEL gt preboot menu POST Operator Prompt Disabled Do not display operator prompt default Enabled Display operator prompt 2009 by MPL AG 35 MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 8 3 3 DISPLAY PCI DEVICES This option enables or disables the PCI device table at POST Display PCI Devices Disabled Do not display PCI device table default Enabled Display PCI device table 3 8 3 4 DISPLAY PNP DEVICES This option enables or disables the PnP device table at POST Display PnP Devices Disabled Do not display PnP device table default Enabled Display PnP device table 3 8 4 POST DEBUGGING This section is empty 3 8 5 DEVICE INITIALIZATION 3 8 5 1 POST FLOPPY SEEK This option enables or disables head seek on floppy drives POST Floppy Seek default Disabled Do not
36. ble Normally the default setting Auto Y Cable works for any configuration However if the automatic detection does not work properly for a certain device or if additional devices such as KVM switches Keyboard Video Mouse are connected between the PIP and the keyboard mouse it may be necessary to turn off automatic detection and use one of the fixed options AC97 Audio Support Automatically detect attached PS 2 device s and configure PS 2 port accordingly Support keyboard plugged directly into the PS 2 connector Mouse is also supported if Y cable is used and the devices are connected Keyboard direct properly default Auto Y cable No automatic detection of PS 2 device s Support mouse plugged directly into the PS 2 connector Keyboard is also supported if Y cable is used and the devices are connected No automatic detection of PS 2 device s Support keyboard plugged directly into the PS 2 connector Mouse disabled Mouse is not supported No automatic detection of PS 2 device s 2009 by MPL AG 53 MEH 10126 101 Rev C High Tech Made in Switzerland System Configuration Utility POST PnP SIO Features Firmbase Misc Special LVDS Panel Settings Choose the method of backlight brightness control of LCD panels Panel Brightness percent connected to the LVDS Panel Fitting Default c
37. dard PC AT architecture is limited to 16 Interrupts IRQs The following table shows the typical usage of the available interrupt lines on the PIP Please consult this table before changing IRQ assignments of devices in the BIOS or adding PC 104 expansion cards in order to avoid conflicts and to make sure that there will be sufficient IRQs available The PIP standard configuration uses all but two interrupts 5 and 11 IRQ 12 is also available if the following two conditions are met PS 2 CONNECTOR refer to section 3 14 3 1 is set to Mouse Disabled or set to Auto Y cable and no PS 2 mouse is connected LEGACY USB refer to section 3 12 1 1 is disabled Additional interrupts can be made available by disabling onboard devices Onboard devices that can be configured to use different interrupts are marked Configurable in the table below 2 Usage Remarks PIP default configuration System Timer Not available Keyboard Not available Cascade Not available Serial Port 2 Serial Port 4 Configurable Available for PC 104 Used Serial Port 1 Serial Port 3 Configurable Available for PC 104 Used Not used Configurable Available for PC 104 Available Floppy Disk Controller Available for PC 104 Used Parallel Port Configurable Available for PC 104 Used Real Time Clock RTC Not available PCI Devices Not available PCI Devices Not available PCI Devices Not available PS 2 Mouse Available for PC 104 if PS 2 mous
38. e The new BIOS takes control the next time you start up your PIP CAUTION If something fails e g loss of power during BIOS upgrading especially after erasing the FLASH memory and the utility can not terminate properly the PIP will no longer have a valid BIOS In this case contact MPL AG to start up the system again The following ways are possible to upgrade the BIOS 1 External USB floppy drive The BIOS Upgrade Disk can be booted with an USB floppy drive 2 CD ROM drive external USB drive or internal ATA drive If your system has a CD ROM drive the BIOS Upgrade Disk can be used as boot image to create a bootable CD ROM 3 Hard Disk drive external USB drive or internal ATA drive If your system hard disk contains a DOS partition you can start the BIOS upgrade from there If your system hard disk does not contain a DOS partition you can temporarily install a different hard drive that boots a DOS This hard drive can either be connected to one of the P ATA S ATA ports or externally to the USB port A bootable USB memory stick is possibly the most convenient method 4 Network PXE boot It is possible to boot the BIOS Upgrade Disk via network The boot server in the network must be configured to provide an image created from the BIOS Upgrade Disk as boot file 2009 by MPL AG 16 MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 2 BOOT SCREEN At POST Powe
39. e BIOS will not configure PnP hardware as the OS is capable of that task Plug n Play OS Disabled Plug n Play OS is disabled default Enabled Plug n Play OS is enabled 2009 by MPL AG 37 MEH 10126 101 Rev C 1 p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 9 2 IRQS RESERVED FOR PLUG N PLAY Each entry enables or disables the respective IRQ for exclusive use by PnP IRQs Reserved for Plug n Play default Disabled IRQO not reserved Enabled IRQO reserved for exclusive use by PnP default Disabled IRQ1 not reserved Enabled IRQ1 reserved for exclusive use by PnP default Disabled IRQ2 not reserved Enabled IRQ2 reserved for exclusive use by PnP Disabled IRQ3 not reserved default Enabled IRQ3 reserved for exclusive use by PnP Disabled IRQ4 not reserved default Enabled IRQ4 reserved for exclusive use by PnP Disabled IRQ5 not reserved default Enabled IRQ5 reserved for exclusive use by PnP default Disabled IRQ6 not reserved Enabled IRQ6 reserved for exclusive use by PnP Disabled IRQ7 not reserved default Enabled IRQ7 reserved for exclusive use by PnP default Disabled IRQ8 not reserved Enabled IRQ8 reserved for exclusive use by PnP Disabled IRQ9 not reserved default Enabled IRQ9 reserved for exclusive use by PnP Disabled IRQ10 not reserved default Enabled IRQ10 reserved for exclusive use by PnP Disabled IRQ11 not reserv
40. e disabled and Usb Legacy disabled Floating Point Unit FPU Not available Primary ATA Channel Not available 15 Secondary ATA Channel Not available For a 104 card configuration example please refer to section 2 4 2009 by MPL AG 8 MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 2 2 MEMORY PC 104 ISA and PC 104 Plus PCI add on cards may require a certain amount of memory for installing their Option ROMs or they have onboard memory that needs to be mapped into the system memory space The memory area used for this purpose is limited to 000 000 OOODFFFFh The area 000C0000h 000CF000h is used by the VGA BIOS and is therefore not available for other devices The system BIOS is located at 000 0000 OOOFFFFFh 128kB This leaves the memory range 000 000 000E0000h 68kB to be used as memory for Option ROMs and or from address 000D0000h on for PC 104 cards The onboard Option ROMs PXE Network Boot RAID use this area of memory as well if they are enabled The PC 104 Memory can be enabled in blocks of 16kB 4000h size starting at addresses 000D0000h segment 0000 000D4000h segment D400 000D8000h segment D800 or 0000 000 segment DCOD0 Please refer to section 3 14 2 for the detailed options The following is an illustration of the PIP s memory ma
41. ect pressed on the remote terminal during POST The integrated graphics device has been disabled see section 2 5 1 Console redirection is always enabled and uses the serial port configured in POST Console and Preboot Console 2009 by MPL AG 45 MEH 10126 101 Rev C 1 p PIP20 PIP22 SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL High Tech Made in Switzerland 3 11 2 2 POST CONSOLE Select the serial port to which POST messages are routed when Console Redirection is active NOTE Itis recommended to use the same serial port as Preboot Console below POST Console None Do not use a POST console default COM1 Use 1 as POST console COM2 Use COM2 as POST console COM3 Use COM3 as POST console COM4 Use COM4 as POST console 3 11 2 3 PREBOOT CONSOLE Select the serial port to which Preboot messages BIOS Setup Menu are routed when Console Redirection is active NOTE Itis recommended to use the same serial port as POST Console above Preboot Console None Do not use a Preboot console default COM1 Use COM as Preboot console COM2 Use 2 as Preboot console COM3 Use COM3 as Preboot console COM4 Use COM4 as Preboot console 3 11 2 4 DEBUGGER CONSOLE This setting is not used and should be left at the default value Debugger Console default None Do not use a Debugger console COM1 Use COM1 as Debugger console COM2 Use COM2 as
42. ed default Enabled IRQ11 reserved for exclusive use by PnP default Disabled IRQ12 not reserved Enabled IRQ12 reserved for exclusive use by PnP Disabled IRQ13 not reserved default Enabled IRQ13 reserved for exclusive use by PnP default Disabled IRQ14 not reserved Enabled IRQ14 reserved for exclusive use by PnP default Disabled IRQ15 not reserved Enabled 15 reserved for exclusive use by PnP IRQO IRQ1 IRQ2 IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ6 IRQ7 IRQ8 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ12 IRQ13 IRQ14 IRQ15 2009 by MPL AG 38 MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 9 3 DMA CHANNELS RESERVED FOR PLUG N PLAY Each entry enables or disables the respective DMA channel for exclusive use by PnP DMA Channels Reserved for Plug n Play default Disabled DMAO not reserved Enabled DMAO reserved for exclusive use by PnP default Disabled 1 not reserved Enabled DMA1 reserved for exclusive use by PnP default Disabled DMA2 not reserved Enabled DMA 2 reserved for exclusive use by PnP Disabled DMA3 not reserved default Enabled DMAS reserved for exclusive use by PnP Disabled DMAA not reserved default Enabled DMAA reserved for exclusive use by PnP Disabled DMA5 not reserved default Enabled DMAS res
43. ed cards The possible range for the PC 104 memory space is 000D0000h 000DFFFFh segments 0000 D400 0800 DCO0 Please refer to section 2 2 for more details about the memory PC 104 Mem Base Address default Disabled PC 104 memory window is disabled DOOO PC 104 memory window starts at segment address 0000 D400 PC 104 memory window starts at segment address D400 D800 PC 104 memory window starts at segment address D800 DCOO PC 104 memory window starts at segment address DCOO 2009 by MPL AG 52 MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 14 2 2 PC 104 MEM LENGTH This option reserves memory space for legacy PC 104 ISA based cards PC 104 Mem Length default 16k PC 104 memory window size 16k 4000h 32k PC 104 memory window size 32k 8000h 64k PC 104 memory window size 64k 10000h 3 14 3 PS 2 CONNECTOR CONFIGURATION 3 14 3 1 PS 2 CONNECTOR MODE This option controls the PS 2 connector of the PIP The PS 2 connector contains both the keyboard and the mouse signal pairs To support different configurations these signals can be swapped The PIP BIOS offers automatic detection of the connected devices but this feature can be disabled if required Keyboard and mouse devices can either be plugged directly into the PS 2 port or they can be used simultaneously with the help of a so called Y ca
44. emarks ON ON ON ON Panel 1 1024 x 768 Dual channel OFF ON ON ON Panel 2 1280 x 1024 Dual channel ON ON ON Panel 3 1920 x 1080 Dual channel OFF ON ON Panel 4 1600 x 1200 Dual channel Reduced Blanking ON ON Panel 5 reserved Undefined Do not use OFF OFF ON Panel 6 reserved Undefined Do not use ON OFF ON Panel 7 reserved Undefined Do not use OFF OFF ON Panel 8 reserved Undefined Do not use ON ON Panel 9 reserved Undefined Do not use OFF ON OFF Panel 10 reserved Undefined Do not use ON ON OFF Panel 11 Undefined Do not use ON OFF Panel 12 reserved Undefined Do not use ON Panel 13 reserved Undefined Do not use OFF OFF OFF Panel 14 reserved Undefined Do not use ON OFF OFF Panel 15 reserved Undefined Do not use OFF OFF OFF Panel 16 reserved reserved Undefined Do not use NOTE If DOLL is present in the system its LVDS output is always enabled Make sure that the correct flat panel timing is selected 2 5 2 3 BACKLIGHT INVERTER TYPES The type of backlight inverter used for the flat panel is set with DIP switch 2 please refer to the PIP20 PIP22 Technical Reference Manual for
45. erved for exclusive use by PnP Disabled DMAG not reserved default Enabled DMAG reserved for exclusive use by PnP Disabled DMA7 not reserved default Enabled DMA7 reserved for exclusive use by PnP DMAO DMA1 DMA2 DMA3 DMA4 DMAS5 DMA6 DMA7 2009 by MPL AG 39 MEH 10126 101 Rev C f Dp PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 10 SIO SETUP MENU The SIO Setup Menu configures the devices of the PIP s SCH3114 Super I O device Serial ports and Parallel port System Configuration Utility Main Exit Boot POST Firmbase Misc Enable or Disable Serial Port 1 Address 3F8h IRQ IRQ 4 Serial Port 3 Enabled Address 3E8h IRQ IRQ 4 Serial Port 2 Enabled Mode RS 232 Address 2F8h IRQ IRQ 3 Serial Port 4 Enabled Mode RS 232 Address 2E8h IRQ IRQ 3 Parallel Port Enabled See Gs ms 54 ps es i eck Sh sew Embedded BIOS R w StrongFrame R Technology c 2008 Phoenix Technologies Ltd 3 10 1 SERIAL PORT 1 SETTINGS Serial Port 1 Enables Disables Serial Port 1 Serial Port 1 is disabled The Serial Port 1 options described below become inactive default Enabled Serial Port 1 is enabled RS232 mode Address Selects Serial Port 1 1 0 base address default
46. es in the table preferrably the last one if booting from the floppy drive is not required 3 7 1 2 INITIALIZATION POLICY This option controls how devices are initialized at POST The execution of Option ROMs such as RAID Ethernet PXE can be controlled with this option For example if PXE Network Boot is not selected in in the Boot Device Prioritization menu the PXE Option ROM will not be executed thus leaving room for other Option ROMs that might be present in the system to execute e g those on add on cards Initialization Policy Only devices that are listed in the Boot Device Prioritization BBS menu are initialized default All Devices All devices are initialized Boot Devices Only 2009 by MPL AG 29 MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 7 1 3 IDE DRIVE CONFIGURATION These settings configure PATA devices They are numbered 0 to 4 Primary Master to Secondary Slave The relationship between physical ports and BIOS names depends on the ICH ATA Controller configuration see section 3 7 2 Normally these settings do not need to be changed except when the default values do not work properly for a specific hard disk drive IDE x Type Not installed No drive installed The Autoconfig type performs the same query as Physical see below but follows up by analyzing sector 0 and determining the geometry based default Aut
47. field Go to previous value of a multiple choice field Decrease a numeric field s value BACKSPACE Reset an Enable Disable or multiple choice field Back up in numeric fields 0 9 Used to enter numeric values e g RTC time 2009 by MPL AG 20 MEH 10126 101 Rev C High Tech Made in Switzerland 3 4 BOOT ACTION MENU The Boot Action Menu can be invoked by pressing the B key at POST It also appears at the end of POST in the event that the BIOS does not find a bootable device The Boot Action Menu can be used to boot from a different device without having to change the Boot Order in the BIOS setup The boot device can be selected by using the UP and DOWN arrow keys Pressing ENTER executes the boot command If booting the device was not successful the system returns to the Boot Action Menu The Boot Action Menu lists all possible boot sources This does not mean that all sources are ready to be booted from Some may not work without further initialization The following shows a typical Boot Action Menu Boot Action Menu Press enter to select USB Hard Drive a boot action or USB CDROM Drive ESC to exit IDE 0 Pri Master IDE 1 Pri Slave SATA Drive 0 SATA Drive 2 Onboard RAID PXE Network Boot Onboard LAN 1 PXE Network Boot Onboard LAN 2 PC 104 Slot 1 PC 104 Slot 2 PC 104 Slot 3
48. further information This BIOS version supports the following inverter types SW2 2 SW2 3 SW2 4 Inverter type Voltage range Min brightness Max brightness OFF OFF OFF Type 1 O Volt 5 Volt 0 Volt 5 Volt ON OFF OFF Type 2 5 Volt 0 Volt 5 Volt 0 Volt OFF ON OFF Type 3 1 8 Volt 0 Volt 1 8 Volt 0 Volt ON ON OFF 4 0 Volt 2 Volt 0 Volt 2 Volt OFF OFF ON Type 5 0 Volt 3 Volt 0 Volt 3 Volt ON OFF ON Type 6 1 5 Volt 2 3 Volt 1 5 Volt 2 3 Volt OFF ON ON Type 7 reserved not defined not defined ON ON ON Type 8 reserved not defined not defined 2009 by MPL AG MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 2 5 2 4 BIOS CONFIGURATION The LVDS related BIOS settings are located in the Video Setup Menu refer to section 3 15 1 NOTE These options are only used if a LVDS panel is connected and properly configured via DIP switches If the monitor is connected to the DVI I port of the PIP these options are inactive and do not affect the display output 2 5 2 4 1 PANEL BACKLIGHT This option selects whether the LVDS panel backlight brightness is controlled by BIOS setting or by other means Hardware up down switches or application software
49. gurable devices can be set up to use a different I O range or can be disabled completely I O range Usage Remarks PIP20 PIP22 default configuration O3F8h O3FFh Serial port Configurable Used O3F7h OSF7h Floppy disk controller Configurable Used O3F6h O3F6h Primary ATA channel Not available O3FO0h 03 5 Floppy disk controller Configurable Used O3E8h O3EFh Serial port Configurable Used 03COh O3DFh VGA Not available 03BOh 03 VGA Not available 0378h 037Fh Parallel port Configurable Used 0376h 0376h Secondary ATA channel Not available 0338h 033Fh Serial port Configurable Available 02F8h O2FFh Serial port Configurable Used 02E8h 02EFh Serial port Configurable Used 0278h 027Fh Parallel port Configurable Available 0238h 023Fh Serial port Configurable Available 0228h 022Fh Serial port Configurable Available 0220h 0227h Serial port Configurable Available 01 01F7h Primary ATA channel Not available 0170h 0177h Secondary ATA channel Not available 0000h OOFFh Various system devices Not available This leads to the following consecutive I O ranges that can be used by PC 104 cards on a PIP with default configuration
50. hidden default SPP Standard bidirectional mode Printer Printer mode SPP EPP 1 7 SPP and EPP 1 7 mode SPP EPP 1 9 SPP and EPP 1 9 mode ECP ECP mode ECP EPP 1 7 ECP and EPP 1 7 mode ECP EPP 1 9 ECP and EPP 1 9 mode Address Selects Parallel Port I O base address default 0378h Use base address 0378h 0278h Use I O base address 0278h Selects Parallel Port IRQ 3 Use IRQ 3 Use IRQ 4 Use IRQ 5 default Use IRQ 7 Use IRQ 11 Disabled 2009 by MPL AG 43 MEH 10126 101 Rev C f D PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 11 FEATURES SETUP MENU System Configuration Utility Main Exit Boot POST PnP SIO Features Firmbase Misc BIOS Feature Configuration Enable to initialize APICs and use them in an emulated PIC mode MP Tables non ACPI OSes Enabled If you wish to use ACPI Enabled full APIC mode this POST Memory Manager Enabled must be set AND System Management BIOS Enabled either ACPI or MP Splash Screen Disabled must be enabled DO NOT CHANGE AFTER OS Console Redirection INSTALL Use Console Assignments Below Never POST Console COM1 Preboot Console COM1 Debugger Console CPU Configuration P7 Geyserville Speedstep Enabled Intel VT Disabled
51. icated by the PXE initialization message see above NOTE Each Ethernet controller contains its own configuration menu Changes made for one Ethernet controller do not affect the other Ethernet controller Intel R Boot Agent GE v1 3 35 Setup Menu Network Boot Protocol Preboot eXecution Environment Boot Order Use BIOS Setup Boot Order Show Setup Prompt Enabled Setup Menu Wait Time 2 seconds Diagnostic Support Information PWA Number FFFFFF OFF MAC Address 0060C214002E Memory FBFE0000 I O FCCO IRQ 09 UMB D0000 PCI ID 8086 109A 8086 0000 00 Slot 0100 Flags 0128 4000 0000 0001 1102 L Select remote boot protocol Esc lt Space gt lt Enter gt lt F4 gt Cancel Changes Change Value Next Option Save Configuration The PXE setup menu contains configurable settings as well as information about the Ethernet controller such as MAC address PCI resource consumption etc 2009 by MPL AG 57 MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 4 1 1 CONFIGURATION OPTIONS Network Boot Protocol default PXE Preboot eXecution Environment Use PXE as boot protocol Boot Order daeu Use BIOS Setup Boot Order Use the BIOS setup to define the boot order Please refer to section 3 7 for more information Show Setup Prompt Disabled not show Press Ctrl S to enter the Setup Menu default Enabled Show Press Ctrl
52. invisible to software Core Multi Processing Disabled Core multi processing disabled default Enabled Core multi processing enabled 2009 by MPL AG 47 MEH 10126 101 Rev C High Tech Made in Switzerland 3 12 FIRMBASE SETUP MENU The Firmbase Setup Menu configures Firmbase Technology and its components Firmbase technology is based on System Management Mode SMM and all its components run in SMM System Configuration Utility Main Exit Boot POST PnP SIO Features Enable to support USB keyboard and mouse USB Boot Enabled EHCI USB 2 0 Enabled Basic Firmbase R Technology Configuration Firmbase Technology Enabled Firmbase Debug Log None Firmbase System Console None Firmbase Shell on Serial Port None Embedded BIOS w StrongFrame R Technology c 2008 Phoenix Technologies Ltd 3 12 1 FEATURES ENABLED BY FIRMBASE R TECHNOLOGY All these features require that Firmbase Technology is activated If it is disabled the remaining options in the Firmbase Setup Menu are disabled 3 12 1 1 LEGACY USB This option enables support for USB keyboards and mice in legacy environments such as DOS and the BIOS Setup Legacy USB Disabled USB Legacy device support disabled default Enabled USB Legacy device support enabled 3 12 1 2 USB BOOT This option enables boot support for USB mass storage devices If disabled USB devices cannot be selected a
53. memory range needs to be configured in the BIOS setup I O range and interrupt channel do not need to be configured in the BIOS e Configure the selected I O range on the card by setting the DIP switch accordingly The memory and IRQ configurations for this card are done by software However other types of cards may have jumpers or DIP switches for memory and or IRQ configuration If so these must be configured correctly Step 3 Configure BIOS WO We chose an range that is not used by any other device therefore no configuration is needed Memory This card does not have an Option ROM therefore Shadow memory must be disabled for the configured memory range Set up PC104 Mem Base Addr and PC104 Mem Size according to the chosen configuration See section 3 14 2 for further information 104 MEM Base Addr DCOOOh 104 MEM Length 16k IRQ We chose an IRQ that is not used by any other device therefore no configuration is needed Step 4 Use the card The PIP BIOS is now properly configured for the use of the CAN AC2 104 card After the installation of all necessary software and or drivers the card is operational 2009 by MPL AG 12 MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 2 5 GRAPHICS CONFIGURATION 2 5 1 INTEGRATED GRAPHICS CONTROLLER The integrated graphics controller can be disabled with DIP switch 2 please refer to the PIP20 PIP2
54. nd reboots the system Pressing lt N gt aborts the action and returns to the Exit Setup Menu If the Flash does not contain valid BIOS settings the command will not be executed The following message indicates this Reload Factory Defaults and Restart Enter 2009 by MPL AG 26 MEH 10126 101 Rev C PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL If loading the settings from Flash failed the following message appears Reload Factory Defaults and Restart Enter Save Settings Store to Flash and Restart Enter 3 6 2 3 CLEAR SETTINGS IN FLASH Clears the part of the Flash that holds CMOS settings After pressing lt gt the following confirmation dialog appears Reload Factory Defaults and Restart Enter Save Settings Store to Flash and Restart Enter Pressing lt Y gt erases the settings from the Flash and returns to the Exit Setup Menu Pressing lt N gt aborts the action and returns to the Exit Setup Menu The following message indicates that the Flash has been successfully cleared Reload Factory Defaults and Restart Enter Save Settings Store to Flash and Restart Enter If the Flash does not contain valid BIOS settings the command will not be executed The following message indicates this Reload Factory Defaults and Restart Enter mn Save Settings Store to Flash and Restart Enter If clearing the settings failed the following mes
55. oconfig on the MBR NOTE _ If the drive is not properly detected with this setting use Autoconfig LBA instead The Physical type queries the drive s geometry from the controller and Autoconfig Physical uses it without further translation if the drive is smaller than 528MB If the drive is larger than 528MB LBA translation is used The LBA type always translates the drive s geometry according to the LBA standard regardless of the drive s size The type queries the drive s geometry from the controller and translates it according to the Phoenix CHS convention Autoconfig LBA Autoconfig Phoenix IDE x Mode Fastest supported mde Configures the drive for the fastest supported mode Configures the drive for PIO mode ignoring any reported support for multi word DMA or UDMA modes Configures the drive for multi word DMA mode ignoring any reported support for UDMA modes UDMA mode 40 Configures the drive for UDMA mode limited to the maximum mode concuctor cable allowed with a 40 conductor cable UDMA mode 2 equals UDMA 33 Configures the drive for UDMA mode allowing modes acheivable with a UDMA mode 80 80 conductor cable conductor cable NOTE 44 pin IDE connector does not support a 80 conductor cable PIO mode Multi word DMA mode default 2009 by MPL AG 30 MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Swi
56. onnector GMCH Settings Initialize IGD on S3 Resume Disabled IGD Function 1 Enabled Video Frame Buffer Size 8MB Embedded BIOS R w StrongFrame R Technology c 2008 Phoenix Technologies Ltd 3 15 1 LVDS PANEL SETTINGS These options control panels connected to the PIP via LVDS interface Please refer to section 2 5 2 for detailed information about the Flat Panel LVDS interface of the PIP NOTE These options are only active if a LVDS panel is connected and properly configured via DIP switches If the monitor is connected to the DVI I port of the PIP these options are inactive and do not affect the display output 3 15 1 1 PANEL BACKLIGHT This option defines how the backlight brightness level is controlled If set to BIOS Control the brightness can be adjusted with the option Panel Brightness percent Panel Backlight HW App Control Brightness is controlled by hardware or application default BIOS Control Brightness is controlled by BIOS setup 3 15 1 2 PANEL BRIGHTNESS PERCENT If Panel Backlight is set to BIOS Control the backlight brightness can be adjusted in 5 increments Panel Brightness percent Minimum Minimal brightness level 5 5 brightness level 10 1096 brightness level 5 increments 95 brightness level default 100 brightness level 2009 by MPL AG 54 MEH 10126 101 Rev C 1 p PIP20 PIP22 SYSTEM BI
57. p PC 104 Option Memory ROMs l i 000E0000h 000E0000h Available for PC 104 16kB lt cards or Option ROMs 000DC000h Available for Option ROMs only 16kB lt 000D8000h 16kB lt 000D4000h 16kB lt 000D0000h Y 000 000 2009 by MPL 9 MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL The onboard Option ROMs if enabled require a certain amount of memory during their initialization and another for their execution As with almost all Option ROMs the amount of memory required for their execution is much smaller than during the initialization The following table shows the memory requirements for the onboard Option ROMs Memory needed for initialization Memory needed for execution PXE ROM 59kB ECOOh 4kB 1000h RAID ROM 55kB DCOOh 16kB 4000h Please note that even if the system had enough free memory for the execution of an Option ROM it is the amount of memory required during the initialization that defines whether or not a Option ROM can be executed The figure below shows the resulting memory map if the Option ROMs are initialized in the following order 1 PXE ROM for Ethernet 1 2 PXE ROM for Ethernet 2 3 RAID ROM PC 104 Memory l 000E0000h 000E0000h Available for PC 104 cards or Option ROMs 00
58. perform floppy drive head seek Enabled Perform floppy drive head seek 3 8 5 2 POST HARD DISK SEEK This option enables or disables head seek on harddisk drives POST Hard Disk Seek Disabled Do not perform harddisk drive head seek default Enabled Perform harddisk drive head seek 2009 by MPL AG 36 MEH 10126 101 Rev C Dp PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 9 PNP SETUP MENU System Configuration Utility Main Exit Boot POST SIO Features Firmbase Misc Enable Plug n Play 1 0A specification support Plug n Play OS Enabled IRQs Reserved for Plug n Play IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled 12 Disabled Enabled Embedded BIOS R w StrongFrame R Technology c 2008 Phoenix Technologies Ltd woMDIdI DAU 4 000 m 3 9 1 PLUG N PLAY PNP CONFIGURATION 3 9 1 1 PLUG N PLAY This option enables or disables Plug n Play If disabled the operating system will not find PnP services in the BIOS Plug n Play Disabled Plug n Play is disabled default Enabled Plug n Play is enabled 3 9 1 2 PLUG N PLAY OS This option controls how PnP hardware is configured by the BIOS If disabled the BIOS will configure PnP hardware If enabled th
59. r On Self Test various status information and information about the system configuration is displayed 3 2 1 POST SCREEN The POST Screen is the first visual output that the system produces at start up It contains information about BIOS version CPU type amount of memory RAM PCI devices and option ROM messages The following is the POST screen of a typical system Embedded BIOS R w StrongFrame R Technology Version EB SF 005 Copyright c 2008 Phoenix Technologies Ltd All rights reserved MPL PIP20 BIOS V2 00 Genuine Intel R CPU 12400 1 66GHz DEL preboot menu ESC skip memory tests 01032064KB Memory Passed PCI Device Table Bu Dv Fn Dev Vend Class Dev Vend Class 00 00 00 27A08086 Host Bridge 27A28086 VGA Display 00 02 01 27A68086 Display 27D08086 Bridge to Bus 01 00 1C 01 27D28086 Bridge to Bus 02 27C88086 Serial Bus 00 1D 01 27C98086 Serial Bus 27CA8086 Serial Bus 00 1D 03 27CB8086 Serial Bus 27CC8086 Serial Bus 00 1E 00 24488086 Bridge to Bus 03 27DE8086 Audio 00 1F 00 27BD8086 ISA Bridge 27DF8086 IDE Controller 00 1F 02 27C68086 RAID Controller 10 27DA8086 Serial Bus 01 00 00 109A8086 Ethernet 9 109A8086 Ethernet 03 00 00 8025104C Firewire 11 88881283 ISA Bridge Initializing Intel R Boot Agent GE vl PXE 2 1 Build 087 WfM 2 0 Press Ctrl4S to enter the Setup Menu 2009 by MPL AG 17 MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 2 2 PCI DEVIC
60. s boot devices in Boot Setup Menu NOTE f you experience problems with a certain USB device please disable EHCI USB 2 0 see section 3 12 1 3 If this does not help try a different USB device There is a vast variety of USB devices available on the market and some of them may prove incompatible with the USB host controller of the PIP20 PIP22 USB Boot Disabled USB Boot support disabled default Enabled USB Boot support enabled 2009 by MPL AG 48 MEH 10126 101 Rev C 1 p PIP20 PIP22 SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL High Tech Made in Switzerland 3 12 1 3 EHCI USB 2 0 This option enables support for EHCI USB 2 0 This option can be used in case a certain USB 2 0 device does not work properly By disabling this option the device will be limited to USB 1 1 aka USB 2 0 Full Speed mode instead of USB 2 0 Hi Speed mode EHCI USB 2 0 Disabled EHCI USB 2 0 support disabled default Enabled EHCI USB 2 0 support enabled 3 12 2 BASIC FIRMBASE R TECHNOLOGY CONFIGURATION 3 12 2 1 FIRMBASE TECHNOLOGY This option enables Firmbase Technology which introduces features such as Legacy USB and USB Boot support NOTE Enabling Firmbase Technology implicitly enables System Management Mode SMM because all the features are based on SMM and cannot run without it Due to its nature SMM may cause problems if the application requires hard real time capabilities The setup options EEGA
61. sage appears Reload Factory Defaults and Restart Enter Save Settings Store to Flash and Restart Enter 2009 by MPL 27 MEH 10126 101 Rev C Dp PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 7 BOOT SETUP MENU The Boot Setup Menu is where the system s boot order is defined Mass storage drives are configured here as well as the fundamental operating modes of the onboard mass storage controllers System Configuration Utility POST PnP SIO Features Firmbase Misc Select initialization and boot priority for 11 devices Boot Device Prioritization BBS Backspace deletes 1 SATA drive 2 selection Space 2 None bar and change selections Initialization Policy All Devices l l IDE Drive Configuration IDE 0 Type Autoconfig LBA IDE 0 Mode UDMA mode 40 conductor cable IDE 1 Type Autoconfig LBA IDE 1 Mode UDMA mode 40 conductor cable IDE 2 Type Autoconfig LBA IDE 2 Mode UDMA mode 40 conductor cable IDE 2 Type Autoconfig LBA UDMA mode 40 conductor WNHNNRPRFOO Embedded BIOS R w StrongFrame R Technology c 2008 Phoenix Technologies Ltd 3 7 1 SYSTEM BOOT CONFIGURATION 3 7 1 1 BOOT DEVICE PRIORITIZATION BBS This is the boot order table of the system Each entry in this table represents a possible boot device The table entries are numbered the lo
62. screen DOS If an operating system with Intel Graphics driver is started this setting can be overridden by the driver Panel Backlight default Default Brightness is controlled by hardware or application Center All Modes Both Graphics and Text modes are centered Stretch All Modes Always fit the screen size Stretch Text Modes Text modes are stretched to fit the screen Stretch Graphics Modes Graphics Modes are stretched to fit the screen 2009 by MPL AG 15 MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 BIOS 3 1 BIOS UPDATE The system BIOS of the PIP resides in a FLASH memory Therefore BIOS upgrading with an additional utility is easily possible For BIOS upgrading download the Windows executable program file from the MPL AG homepage www mpl ch This file creates a bootable floppy disk including all the files necessary to update the BIOS 1 Download BIOS upgrade file suitable for your PIP20 PIP22 IMPORTANT Check the BIOS identification number MEV xxxxx yyy see section 3 5 3 2 Execute the BIOS upgrade file to create the bootable BIOS upgrade disk Boot your PIP with the BIOS upgrade disk Follow the instructions on the screen You can choose to save the current BIOS version to the disk as a backup in case you want to revert the update BIOS upgrade starts and informs you of the progress Power down the system after the BIOS updat
63. tery is dead removed or disabled the CMOS RAM will be corrupt and the BIOS settings are lost The contents of the Flash however is not affected by such an event The contents of the CMOS RAM is checked at POST If the BIOS detects that the CMOS RAM is corrupt it checks whether the Flash contains a valid set of CMOS settings If this is the case the BIOS loads these settings into the CMOS RAM If not the BIOS loads the factory default values NOTE The time and date values are not stored in the Flash Whenever the CMOS settings are loaded from the Flash due to a corrupt CMOS RAM the date will be reset to the BIOS build date and the time will be reset to 00 00 00 3 6 2 1 SAVE SETTINGS STORE TO FLASH AND RESTART Saves the current settings to CMOS and to Flash and reboots the system After pressing lt gt the following confirmation dialog appears Reload Factory Defaults and Restart Enter Save Restore BEEV CECI 2E os EET TRES SR EET Te MR TOT o A Pressing Y saves the settings to CMOS and Flash and reboots the system Pressing N aborts the action and returns to the Exit Setup Menu 3 6 2 2 LOAD SETTINGS FROM FLASH AND RESTART Loads the settings from Flash into CMOS After pressing lt gt the following confirmation dialog appears Reload Factory Defaults and Restart Enter Save Settings Store to Flash and Restart Enter Pressing lt Y gt loads the settings from Flash to CMOS a
64. tzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 7 2 ICH ATA CONTROLLER CONFIGURATION The Southbridge of the PIP contains a SATA and a PATA controller These settings configure the operating modes of the controllers 3 7 2 1 SATA CONTROLLER This option controls the operating mode of the SATA controller SATA Controller Disabled The SATA controller is disabled SATA controller operates in Compatible Mode This mode is supported by all operating systems SATA controller operates in Native Mode Compatible Mode NOTE This mode is only supported by newer operating systems e g Windows XP Relationships between physical ports and BIOS names are as follows PIP SATAO port SATA drive 0 PIP SATA1 port SATA drive 2 SATA controller operates in AHCI mode default Native Mode NOTE This mode is only supported by newer operating systems e g Windows XP and may require special drivers for the operating AHCI Mode system Relationships between physical ports and BIOS names are as follows PIP SATAO port SATA drive 0 PIP SATA1 port SATA drive 2 SATA controller operates in RAID mode The RAID Option ROM will be activated to support booting from the RAID NOTE This mode is only supported by newer operating systems e g Windows XP and may require special drivers for the operating RAID Mode system Relationships between physical ports and BIOS names are as follows PIP SATAO port SATA drive 0 PIP SATA1 port
65. uch as BIOS version build date and BIOS number MEV xxxxx yyy 2009 by MPL AG 23 MEH 10126 101 Rev C f D PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL 3 6 EXIT SETUP MENU System Configuration Utility POST PnP SIO Features Firmbase Misc Press ENTER to save changes and reboot system Exit Setup Without Saving Changes Enter Reload Factory Defaults and Restart Enter Save Restore and Exit Setup Use Permanent Storage Save Settings Store to Flash and Restart Enter Load Settings from Flash and Restart Enter Clear Settings in Flash Enter Embedded BIOS w StrongFrame R Technology c 2008 Phoenix Technologies Ltd The Exit Setup Menu allows the user to manage the BIOS settings BIOS settings are typically stored in the battery backed CMOS RAM In addition they can also be stored to Flash Permanent Storage 3 6 1 SAVE RESTORE AND EXIT SETUP 3 6 1 1 SAVE SETTINGS AND RESTART Saves the current settings to CMOS and reboots the system After pressing lt ENTER gt the following confirmation dialog appears Reload Factory Defaults and Restart Enter Save Settings Store to Flash and Restart Enter Pressing lt Y gt saves the settings to CMOS and reboots the system Pressing lt N gt aborts the action and returns to the Exit Setup Menu 2009 by MPL AG 24 MEH 10126 101 Rev C High Tech Made in Switzerland 3 6 1 2 EXIT SETUP WITHOUT S
66. west number being the first boot device The following choices are available USB Floppy USB Hard Drive USB CDROM Drive IDE 0 Pri Master IDE 1 Pri Slave IDE 2 Sec Master IDE 3 Sec Slave SATA Drive 0 SATA Drive 2 Onboard RAID PXE Network Boot Onboard LAN 1 PXE Network Boot Onboard LAN 2 PC 1044 Slot 1 PC 1044 Slot 2 PC 1044 Slot 3 PC 1044 Slot 4 Enter BIOS Setup Screen Reboot System All other devices depending on ICH ATA Controller Configuration 2009 by MPL AG 28 MEH 10126 101 Rev C p PIP20 PIP22 High Tech Made in Switzerland SYSTEM BIOS USER MANUAL Depending on the BIOS configuration some items may be missing For example USB devices are only listed if both Firmbase Environment and USB Boot are enabled see to section 3 12 The above list shows the generic device names When a device has been detected successfully its name will either replace the generic name or will be added to it for example USB Hard Drive gt takeMS USB EasyII USB Device SATA Drive 0 SATA Drive 0 FUJITSU MHT2040BH Onboard RAID Intel Volume0 card in Onboard RAID NOTE For pre OS and legacy environments e g DOS all devices that need to be accessible must be added to the Boot Device Prioritization list For example if a USB Floppy drive is used to load a Mass Storage driver e g RAID during Windows setup USB Floppy must be one of the entri

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