Contec VPC-1600, User Manual

Page 1: ...FA Computer Space Saving Model VPC 1600 User s Manual CONTEC CO LTD...

Page 2: ...ulation lock 8 Rubber feet 4 6 32X5 inch countersunk screws Hard disk fixation screw 1 set 1 M3x6 pan head screws Board fixing screw 6 M4x6 truss head screws Wall mount stand fixing screw 12 Keyboard...

Page 3: ...statement CONTEC assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document or for results obtained by the user as a result of using this product Trademarks MS Microsoft Windows and Wi...

Page 4: ...STEM REFERENCE 9 Specification 9 Physical dimensions 11 3 HARDWARE SETUP 15 Before Using the VPC 1600 for the First Time 15 Installation requirements 16 Hardware Setup 17 Removing the top cover and dr...

Page 5: ...date and time 45 Setting of the start password 46 Administrator Password 47 User Password 47 Release of set the password 47 Changing to the device boot order 47 Selection of SATA devices 48 Setting fo...

Page 6: ...rting the setup screen 75 MAIN Window 76 Create RAID Drive Mirroring 77 Delete RAID drive Mirroring 79 Software RAID monitoring tool Raipd Strage Technology 80 Rapid Strage Technology Install 80 Start...

Page 7: ...the error 96 RAID setup when replacing the HDD 97 Hot swap 98 OS recovery setting 99 FAQ Troubleshooting 100 FAQ 100 Troubleshooting 101 8 APPENDIX 105 Battery specifications 105 Removing the battery...

Page 8: ...System OS VPC 1600 17000B Celeron G1820TE DDR3 4GB SATA 250GB Discontinued DVD Super Multi Drive None Windows 7 Professional SP1 32bit Japanese DDR3 8GB SATA 2TB Windows 7 Professional SP1 64bit Japa...

Page 9: ...t the VPC 1500 series has achieved a long term stable supply It Corresponds to mirroring RAID1 Mirroring that matches the given application enables the construction of redundant systems Software RAID...

Page 10: ...ustry Pro JPN 64bit E1 Core i5 4570TE 2 7GHz E Windows 7 Ultimate for Embedded System JPN ENU CHS 32bit F Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2015 LTSB JPN ENU CHS KOR 64bit G Windows 7 Ultimate for Embedded Sy...

Page 11: ...ntact your retailer if you have any technical question about a CONTEC product or need its price delivery time or estimate information How to Obtain Service For replacement or repair return the device...

Page 12: ...ons Be sure to check that power is not being supplied before connecting or disconnecting the power cable Do not modify this product Be sure to turn the power off before removing or inserting the board...

Page 13: ...nd by mode Be sure to unplug the power cable from a wall outlet before plugging or unplugging a extension board or any connector In order to prevent file corruption be sure to shut down the OS before...

Page 14: ...is operated in 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 in...

Page 15: ...1 Before Using the Product 8 VPC 1600 User s Manual...

Page 16: ...nction WDT 1sec 255sec Resetting operation by end Remote reset Remote power on External input signal Software RAS function Fan rotation temperature Voltage data reading Extended slot PCI x3 6 7 Instal...

Page 17: ...JIS C60068 2 6 compliant IEC60068 5 6 compliant Impact resistance 10G half sine shock for 11 ms in X Y and Z directions JIS C0041 compliant IEC68 2 27 compliant Installation Class D grounding previous...

Page 18: ...reference VPC 1600 User s Manual 11 Physical dimensions VPC 1600 Horizontal putting 16mm is the height including the protrucsion for attaching rubber feet Figure 2 1 Physical dimensions 410 14 7 310 m...

Page 19: ...2 System reference 12 VPC 1600 User s Manual VPC 1600 At installation the wall mount stand Figure 2 2 At installation the wall mount stand of VPC 1600 120 5 mm 330 346 125 180 5 9 15...

Page 20: ...em reference VPC 1600 User s Manual 13 VPC 1600 At installation the vertical stand Figure 2 3 At installation the vertical stand of VPC 1600 147 2 128 4 5 323 mm 199 4 147 2 128 4 17 2 165 172 Mountin...

Page 21: ...2 System reference 14 VPC 1600 User s Manual...

Page 22: ...on the power If you find any abnormality after turning on the power turn it off and check to see if the setup has been performed properly STEP4 BIOS Setup By referring to Chapter 4 setup BIOS Note tha...

Page 23: ...o the effect of the radiated heat and may consequently exhibit poor operation Space between the main unit and its surroundings The main unit of the VPC 1600 series is equipped with air vents and fans...

Page 24: ...hard disk models ensure that physical jolts are avoided Remove only those screws that are explained Do not move any other screw Removing the top cover and drive bay 1 Remove the top cover Figure 3 2...

Page 25: ...3 Hardware setup 18 VPC 1600 User s Manual 2 Open the front cover Figure 3 3 Opening the front cover Push on the latch and remove the front cover horizonally...

Page 26: ...3 Hardware setup VPC 1600 User s Manual 19 3 Remove the bracket for the riser card Figure 3 4 Removing the riser card bracket Remove three screws...

Page 27: ...3 Hardware setup 20 VPC 1600 User s Manual Attaching the extension board 1 After unscrew the screw remove the slot cover in the back of the chassis Figure 3 5 Removing the slot cover Screws...

Page 28: ...mensions of the expansion board being installed it may interfere with the bending of the cables within the chassis during the installation so exercise sufficient caution when installing the expansion...

Page 29: ...3 Hardware setup 22 VPC 1600 User s Manual Attach the hard disk 1 Remove the 3 5inch bay from the drive bay Figure 3 7 Remove the 3 5inch drive bay Screws...

Page 30: ...ach the 3 5inch HDD in the bay How to attach the 2 5inch HDD Figure 3 9 Attach the 2 5inch HDD in the bay Use the included one inch countersunk screws in the four locations on the side of the HDD to s...

Page 31: ...unit and filter 1 Loosen the screws holding the fan unit in place and then open the fan unit toward you Figure 3 10 Remove the front filter clamp Loosen these two screws Open the fan unit toward you W...

Page 32: ...2 Remove the fan filter unit from the fan unit Figure 3 11 Remove the fan filter unit 3 Remove the fan filter Figure 3 12 Remove the fan filter 4 Prepare the replacement fan filter and attach it by r...

Page 33: ...6 VPC 1600 User s Manual Replacing the front fan 1 Open the fan unit on top 2 Disconnect the fan cable Figure 3 13 Disconnect the fan cable 3 Disconnect the fan connector Figure 3 14 Disconnect the fa...

Page 34: ...fan 5 Prepare the replacement fan and attach it by reversing the removal procedure Attach the horizontal installation bracket 1 Place the horizontal installation bracket on the chassis base and then...

Page 35: ...tach the vertical stand 1 Place the vertical stand on the chassis side where the rubber feet for vertical installation are located and then use the included truss head screws to fix the stand in place...

Page 36: ...per settings Remove the top cover riser card bracket and drive bay to access the connectors and jumpers on the motherboard Figure 3 18 Main board connector and jumper position J36 J37 J29 J28 J25 J24...

Page 37: ...me Function Remarks J6 Audio connector J28 COM4 connector J10 ATX 12V power connector J29 COM3 connector J11 Front panel connector J30 General purpose I O connector J13 ATX24 pin power connector J31 S...

Page 38: ...Function State usually Factory default setting 1 2 Short CMOS clear 2 3 Short Always set CMOS Clear with the AC cable unplugged and before reconnecting the power restore it to its normal setting Clear...

Page 39: ...the factory settings Table 3 5 COM2 RI setting JP3 Function 5V 1 3 Short RI Signal Factory default setting 12V 3 5 Short COM1 RI mode setting JP4 This enables the setting of the RI function of the CO...

Page 40: ...r J13 J10 Figure 3 19 ATX power connector Table 3 7 J13 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 3V 13 3V 2 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 GND 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 PW_OK 20 5 9 5V_SB 21 5V 10 12V...

Page 41: ...1600 User s Manual Fun power connector J17 J33 Connectors for connecting a cooling fan Figure 3 20 Fun power connector Table 3 9 J17 Pin Signal 1 GND 2 12V 3 SENEOR 4 CONTROL Table 3 10 J33 Pin Signa...

Page 42: ...nual 35 General purpose I O connector J30 Figure 3 21 General purpose I O connector Table 3 11 J30 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5V 9 GPIO 2 12V 10 GPIO 3 GPIO 11 GND 4 GPIO 12 GND 5 GPIO 13 RSTBTN 6 GPIO 1...

Page 43: ...16 J20 J21 Connectors for connecting the USB connector on the front panel of the case with an USB extension bracket Figure 3 22 Internal USB connector Table 3 12 J16 J20 J21 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5V...

Page 44: ...at the front of the case For the VPC 3000 series they are already connected on the front panel by a special cable Figure 3 23 Front panel connector Table 3 13 J11 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 PWR_LED 9 LAN...

Page 45: ...J25 J28 J29 J36 J37 These are connected to the COM1 COM2 and COM3 connectors at the rear of the main unit Figure 3 24 COM port connector Table 3 14 J24 J25 J28 J29 J36 J37 RS 232C Pin Signal Pin Sign...

Page 46: ...onnects the front face audio connector and the audio extension bracket Figure 3 25 Audio connector Table 3 15 J6 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 MIC2 L 6 MIC2 Sense resistor 2 GNDAU 7 SENSE B 3 Mic2 R_Conn 8...

Page 47: ...ure 3 26 Parallel port connector Table 3 16 J38 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Strobe 14 Auto Form Feed 2 Data0 15 Error 3 Data1 16 Initialization 4 Data2 17 Printer Select IN 5 Data3 18 Ground 6 Data4 19 Gr...

Page 48: ...othing in factry setting Figure 3 27 Case open connector Table 3 17 J34 Pin Signal 1 Ground 2 Signal Serial ATA Interface The product is equipped with a Serial ATA interface six ports Table 3 18 Seria...

Page 49: ...3 Hardware setup 42 VPC 1600 User s Manual...

Page 50: ...normally the Press DEL to enter SETUP screen appears Then press the DEL key After a few seconds a setup utility can be started Figure 4 1 Initial screen BIOS setup screen will be displayed in the grap...

Page 51: ...vious item Down Arrow Move to the next item Left Arrow Move to the item on the left menu bar Right Move to the item on the right menu bar ESC Main Menu Quit without saving changes Submenus Exit Curren...

Page 52: ...creen 2 Select date Date items by pressing the Page Up and Page Down keys You can navigate through items by pressing the cursor keys 3 Save setup changes with Save Changes and Reset pressing the F4 ke...

Page 53: ...s access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup If only the User s password is set then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup In Setup the User will have A...

Page 54: ...of set the password Although the method for doing this is the same as setting a password when you enter the password press the Enter key without entering anything and the password will be removed Remo...

Page 55: ...Enabled AHCI Default WDC WD2503ABYZ 251 0GB Enabled Disabled Disabled Hard Disk Drive Figure 4 5 Selection of SATA devices 1 Select SATA Configuration menu from Configuration tab 2 Select SATA Mode S...

Page 56: ...Changes and Reset and exit Factory default setting This section describes the CMOS Setup Utility s factory default settings By selecting Load Optimized Defaults in the Main window of the CMOS Setup Ut...

Page 57: ...Firmware Mode ME FW Version ME Firmware SKU System Date System Time Access Level SMB MQ871 LLVA BIOS Ver 1 10 04 15 2015 15 20 19 Haswell Intel R Core TM i5 4570TE CPU 2 70GHz 4096 MB DDR3 1333Mhz Lyn...

Page 58: ...0TE CPU 2 70GHz CPU Signature Max CPU Speed Min CPU Speed Processor Cores Intel HT Technology Intel VT x Technology Intel SMX Technology 64 bit EIST Technology CPU C3 state CPU C6 state CPU C7 state A...

Page 59: ...pset Configuration setting screen 1 This is not displayed when a Celeron CPU is installed AMT Configuration AMT Configuration Intel AMT Un Configure ME Disable ME Enabled Disabled Disabled Figure 4 11...

Page 60: ...AT Controller Wake on LAN I210 AT Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Figure 4 13 LAN Configuration setting screen Graphics Configuration Graphics Configuration Primary Display Primary PEG Prim...

Page 61: ...U PCI Express Configuration CPU PCI Express Configuration PEG0 PEG0 Gen X PEG0 ASPM PEG1 PEG1 Gen X PEG1 ASPM PEG2 PEG2 Gen X PEG2 ASPM Enable PEG Not Present Auto Disabled Not Present Auto Disabled N...

Page 62: ...PCI Express Root Port 5 ASPM PCIe Speed Enabled Disabled Auto Figure 4 20 PCI Express Root Port 5 setting screen SATA Configuration SATA Configuration SATA Controller s SATA Mode Selection SATA Contr...

Page 63: ...ed Hard Disk Drive Empty Enabled Disabled Disabled Hard Disk Drive Empty Enabled Disabled Disabled Hard Disk Drive Empty Enabled Disabled Disabled Hard Disk Drive Figure 4 21 SATA Configuration settin...

Page 64: ...abled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Figure 4 23 PCH USB Configuration settings screen Power Control Configuration Power Control Configuration Enable H...

Page 65: ...Port3 Device Settings Serial Port4 Device Settings Serial Port5 Device Settings Serial Port6 Device Settings Parallel Port Device Settings Watch Dog Timer Enabled IO 3F8h IRQ 4 Enabled RS 232 IO 2F8h...

Page 66: ...System temperature CPU Fan Speed SYS Fan Speed Vcore 1 5V 12V 5V 3 3V VBAT Enabled 20 60 Enabled 20 60 Disabled 31 C 31 C 2184 RPM 766 RPM 1 704 V 1 488 V 11 980 V 5 061 V 3 297 V 3 192 V Figure 4 26...

Page 67: ...7 Hard Disk Drive BBS Priorities CDROM DVD Drive BBS Priorities On Upon Request Force BIOS Immediate Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disable Link LEGACY Hard Disk ST500LTO CD DVD ATAPI iHA USB Har...

Page 68: ...be entered to boot or enter Setup In Setup the User will have Administrator rights The password length must be in the following range Minimum length 3 Maximum length 20 Administrator Password User Pas...

Page 69: ...4 BIOS setup 62 VPC 1600 User s Manual...

Page 70: ...onent name VPC 1600 front view Figure 5 1 Front view Optical drive Access LED Drive1 LED Drive2 LED Power switch Reset switch Power LED HDD LED User LED1 User LED2 USB 2 0 connector Cooling fan Intake...

Page 71: ...nnector COM3 C COM4 D COM2 B COM1 A LPT coneector FG Terminal AC input Motherboard interface Mouse connector Keyboard connector USB 2 0 connector DisplayPort DVI I connector Intel I210 controller Inte...

Page 72: ...Connector name is KB 6Pin mini DIN Table 5 1 Keyboard connector Mouse interface A connector for connecting a mouse is provided Connector name is MOUSE 6Pin mini DIN Table 5 2 Mouse connector 1 2 3 4...

Page 73: ...abled RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 Loopback 2F8h IRQ3 COM3 Enabled Disabled RS 232 260h IRQ10 COM4 Enabled Disabled RS 232 268h IRQ11 COM5 Enabled Disabled RS 232 270h IRQ10 COM6 Enabled Disabled RS 232 278h...

Page 74: ...FEMALE Pin Function Pin Function Pin Function 1 TMDS 2 11 TMDS 1 3 Shield 21 TMDS 5 2 TMDS 2 12 TMDS 3 22 TMDS CLK Sheild 3 TMDS 2 4 Shield 13 TMDS 3 23 TMDS CLK 4 TMDS 4 14 5V 24 TMDS CLK 5 TMDS 4 15...

Page 75: ...The connector name is DisplayPort 20 pin Tabel 5 6 DisplayPort Connector Connector Display Port 20 pin Pin NO Signal Pin No Signal 1 Lane0 2 GND 3 Lane0 4 Lane1 5 GND 6 Lane1 7 Lane2 8 GND 9 Lane2 10...

Page 76: ...Enabled Disabled 378 IRQ 7 The factory default settings of the BIOS are as follows Parallele Port Enabled Table 5 8 Prallel port connector Connector D SUB 25 Pin FEMALE Pin Signal Direction Pin Signa...

Page 77: ...r to turn off the power forcibly hold it down for four seconds or longer USB port Eight USB interfaces are provided USB2 0 4port USB3 0 4port Table 5 9 USB 3 0 connector Pin Signal USB3 0 1 USB_VCC 2...

Page 78: ...it Network Connection LAN2 1000Mbps operation requires a cable of category 5E or greater Table 5 11 Ethernet connector LAN Pin Signal 100BASE TX 1000BASE T 1 TX TRD 0 2 TX TRD 0 3 RX TRD 1 4 NC TRD 2...

Page 79: ...1 3 I2 9 O2 Connected prohibition 4 I3 10 O3 Connected prohibition 5 PWRON 11 COMPO 6 RST 12 COMPI 1 I0 to I3 JDIO1 Pin No 1 to 4 Input signal You can input Input0 Input1 Input2 Input3 and Input4 2 O0...

Page 80: ...mote reset Figure 5 3 External I O connection VPC 1600 internal equivalent circuit diagram Power signal SWITCH Reset signal 5V SWITCH PC817X3NIPOF 4 7K 0 4 7K 10K Available separately power supply 12...

Page 81: ...Audio interface The Audio interface is provided Tabel 5 13 Audio connector Pin Signal Blue Line In Green Line Out Pink Mic In 4 7K 1N4148 0 1 2 3 4 7K 510 5V PC817X3NIP0F PC817X3NIP0F 4 7K 5V 00 01 VP...

Page 82: ...setup described in Chapter 4 Press the CTRL and I keys on the following screen to start the RAID utility After a few seconds the RAID utility can be started Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM...

Page 83: ...lows you to choose among them You can also select items by entering menu numbers 1 to 4 with the keyboard 2 You are prompted to confirm that you are saving the current settings Press the Y key to save...

Page 84: ...through items 3 Select RAID1 Mirror by pressing the and keys for the RAID Level setting and press the TAB key or the Enter key to confirm the setting 4 After you have finished configuring the setting...

Page 85: ...ore installing the OS If a RAID drive is created after installing the OS data will be lost and the OS will be unable to boot Our support is limited to mirroring Creating a RAID drive other than a mirr...

Page 86: ...press the and keys to move to the RAID drive to be deleted and press the DEL key 2 When you are prompted to confirm that you are deleting the selected RAID drive press the Y key 3 The RAID drive will...

Page 87: ...ystem is recovered using the bundled recovery CD ROM Rapid Storage Techonology will be installed by default Starting the Rapid storage technology After installing Rapid Storage Technology you can laun...

Page 88: ...RAID Setup VPC 1600 User s Manual 81 Exiting the Rapid storage technology You can exit Rapid storage technology by clicking on the upper right corner of the window Figure 6 7 Exiting the Rapid Strage...

Page 89: ...cally unified Figure 6 8 Making of mirroring synchronize Synchronization by Rapid storage technology cannot be suspended while it is in progress In addition you should not turn off the power to the PC...

Page 90: ...d storage technology 1 Select Create Volume on the Array drive Figure 6 9 Create RAID drive Mirroring When the RAID drive is made by the total content of HDD 2 piece connected Make item is not display...

Page 91: ...6 Software RAID Setup 84 VPC 1600 User s Manual 3 Check Yes and select Next Input Name and Advanced arbitrarity Figure 6 10 Create RAID drive Mirroring...

Page 92: ...PC 1600 User s Manual 85 4 Select Create Volume Figure 6 11 Create RAID drive Mirroring 5 After the wizard displayed selected OK Figure 6 12 Create RAID drive Mirroring 6 When the wizard is finished a...

Page 93: ...echnology 1 Select Manage select the RAID drive that you want to delete Figure 6 13 Delete RAID drive Mirroring 2 Select Delete volume 3 After the wizard window is displayed select Yes Figure 6 14 Del...

Page 94: ...logy Each status can be checked through the Status or Management of Rapid storage technology Status Figure 6 15 For the error One mirroring configured HDD is not connected Management Figure 6 16 For t...

Page 95: ...l Confirming the error log When an error occurs in a RAID drive it is logged into the Windows standard Event Viewer You can check errors using the Windows standard Event Viewer Rapid storage technolog...

Page 96: ...dance with the following procedure After the OS boots the reconfiguration of the RAID drive starts automatically SATA Configuration Serial ATA Port 0 Port 2 Hot Plug Value Enabled 1 Replace the HDD an...

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Page 98: ...ication Number of connected drivers 2 RAID level 1 Storage capacity Max 2TB Cache memory size 1MB Host interface S ATA interface Max data transfer rate 3Gbps Drive interface S ATA interface Max data t...

Page 99: ...t Name Function CN1 Serial ATA connector HDD1 CN2 Serial ATA connector HDD2 CN3 Serial ATA connector CN4 1 CN5 1 CN6 1 1 Do not use these Switch Setting DIP Switch Table 7 4 DIP switch setting S1 Func...

Page 100: ...en lighting Green lighting Normal performance Green lighting 1 Green lighting 1 Faulty Orange lighting Rebuilding Copy destination Copy original Green lighting Copy error Copy original Orange blinking...

Page 101: ...Mirror card LED refer to This Chapter Internal LED status Operation flow During hardware RAID operation the following conditions are possible with either condition available Figure 7 4 Operation flow...

Page 102: ...e system is capable of operation while a drive is being rebuilt When restarting during a rebuild rebuilding resumes from the last completed block Replacement of drives is possible in the following two...

Page 103: ...mirror card LED Replace the HDD optionally in accordance with the type of error Table 7 7 HDD error Normal Abnormal hwRaid Status Drive1 and Drive2 in the software hwRaid and on the mirror card corres...

Page 104: ...replacement of a HDD rebuilding will be automatically started The table below shows when a HDD connected to Drive2 is replaced If a HDD connected to Drive1 is replaced the indication given by the hwRa...

Page 105: ...good HDD you have prepared will be erased Hot swap This mirror card is hot swapping and while the OS is up and running it is possible to replace a HDD Regarding replacement of HDDs refer to Chapter 3...

Page 106: ...n In this case you need to manipulate the DIP switch for the mirror card Conduct recovery in accordance with the procedure described below 1 Set the DIP switch for the mirror card for setting 1 with t...

Page 107: ...d If either HDD is faulty data is not copied between HDDs I want to configure mirroring for an existing HDD from a backup HDD The backup HDD exists besides two HDDs that it is existing in the mirrorin...

Page 108: ...erefore a replacement HDD must be of the same make and model as the previous HDD If the replacement HDD was used in another RAID system its configuration information may be different due when combined...

Page 109: ...me unstable according to the data is lost recovers optionally in accordance Restoration steps 1 Set the DIP switch for the mirror card for setting 1 with the power off he DIP switch setteing refer to...

Page 110: ...fter installing the mirror card turn on the power and start Windows 6 After start Windows check this status Table 7 11 Restoration running restoration complete DIP switch setting 2 running DIP switch...

Page 111: ...ng configured has the error sector to the same sector Follows the following steps Restoration steps 1 One HDD either of two HDDs in a mirroring configured is replaced Regarding replacement of HDDs ref...

Page 112: ...tage 3V Nominal capacity 220mAh Lithium content 1g or less Removing the battery when disposing the product When you dispose of the product follow the procedure below to remove the battery 1 Remove the...

Page 113: ...8 Appendix 106 VPC 1600 User s Manual...

Page 114: ...ns VPC 1600 User s Manual 107 9 List of Options Hard disk PC HDD2TS 3 3 5inch SATA Hard disk 2TB Memory PC MDD3 1333 4G DDR3 Memory 4GB Fan VPC 1600 FAN Front chassis fan Fan Filter VPC 1600 FILTER Fr...

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