Shuttle XPC SN26P, User Manual

Page 1: ...XPC User Guide For the SN26P ...

Page 2: ...ort one port with 6 pins USB 2 0 Port six ports with 4 pins respectively 1394 Port two port with 6 pins respectively LAN Port one port with 8 pins 10Mbps 100Mbps 1000Mbps Mic In Line In Earphone Ports one port for each Center Bass Out Port one port Surround Out Port one port Surround Back Port one port Front Out Port one port SPDIF Out Coaxial Port one port SPDIF Out Optical Port one port SPDIF In...

Page 3: ...s are all utilized and fastened on a mainboard 3 An I O shielding should be contacted with I O metallic parts of a mainboard 4 Cables should appropriately be arranged and fixed in a case Follow instructions Ø Leave IDE cables not crossed upon CPU and SDRAM Ø Leave power cables minimum in length and not crossed upon a mainboard Ø Leave CPU fan cables minimum in length and not near CPU Ø Leave cable...

Page 4: ...erves the right to revise the manual or include changes in the specifications of the product described within it at any time without notice and without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes The information contained in this manual is provided for general use by customers This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 ...

Page 5: ...ic fields as magnetic interference may affect the performance of the device Do not block the air vents to this device or impede the airflow in any way CAUTION Incorrectly replacing the battery maydamage this computer Replace only with the same or equivalent as recommended by Shuttle Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Safety Information Read the following precaut...

Page 6: ...USB 1394 Connector JP6 JP16 8 Fan Connectors FAN1 FAN2 FAN3 FAN4 9 LINE IN CN8 Blue CD IN CN7 Black mini CD IN CN6 White Connectors 9 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Connectors JP2 10 IR Header JP5 10 USB Header USB3 11 Parallel Port Header EXT Printer Port J1 11 2 XPC Installation Guide 12 2 1 Installation 12 2 1 1 Remove the Cover 12 2 1 2 Remove the Rack 13 2 2 CPU DDR and ICE Installation 14 2 2 1...

Page 7: ...rd 28 2 5 Final Touches 29 2 5 1 Close the Chassis Cover 29 2 5 2 Install Front Feet 29 2 5 3 Complete 30 2 6 XPC Accessories 30 2 7 Tech Support 30 2 8 Technical Notes 31 2 8 1 Clear CMOS Button 31 3 Driver and Software Installation 32 3 1 Mainboard Driver CD 32 3 1 1 Install Mainboard Software 33 Appendix 34 Enter the BIOS 34 THE MAIN MENU 35 Standard CMOS Features 37 Advanced BIOS Features 40 A...

Page 8: ...PnP PCI Configurations 53 PC Health Status 55 Ratio Voltage Control 57 Load Fail Safe Defaults 58 Load Optimized Defaults 58 Set Supervisor User Password 58 Save Exit Setup 59 Exit Without Saving 59 ...

Page 9: ...ww shuttle com The Shuttle XPC owes its popularity to its unique combination of small size high performance and near universal component compatibility However unlike ordinary desktop computers Shuttle XPC s have been engineered as complete systems The XPC concept can be summarized as Use of high performance industry standardcomponents Minimum size possible while preserving component compatibility ...

Page 10: ...394a VIA VT6307 1394 OHCI v1 0 compliant Up to 400Mb s data transfer rate Serial ATA nVIDIA integrated SATA Dual Channel UDMA 300MB s S ATA Support RAID 0 1 0 1 5 Onboard headers connectors 4 Fan connectors 1 Line_in header 1 AUX_IN header 1 mini CD_in header 1 Power reset header 1 IR header 2 1x5 pin USB 2 0 headers 4 USB 2 0 connectors 4 SATA connectors 1 Printer port header 2 Power connector 2 ...

Page 11: ...HDDLED 6 Power switch LED 7 Reset 8 Mic 9 Headphone 10 USB ports 11 FireWire 400 mini port 1 3 XPC Exterior Dissection Note Shuttle offers a variety of different XPC models loaded with various options The illustration below will help familarize you with theincluded features in your new XPC 8 11 10 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 9 ...

Page 12: ...Mouse 6 PS 2 Keyboard 7 LAN port 8 USB ports 9 FireWire 400 port 10 SPDIF OUT Coaxial 11 SPDIF OUT Optical 12 Central Bass 13 Side Surr R L 14 SPDIF IN Optical 15 Front OUT R L 16 Surround back R L 17 Line IN port A Wireless LAN perforation 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 11 10 14 12 A 15 13 16 17 9 8 Clear CMOS 1394 ...

Page 13: ...e clip 1 8 Adhesive 1 9 Shuttle Extras CD 1 10 Motherboard CD Driver 1 11 SLI bridge card 1 12 Heatsink compound 1 13 RAID Driver Floppy Disk 1 14 XPC user guide 1 15 RAID manual 1 Note Bundled Accessories may differ from specified If there are items missing please contact your local authorized Shuttle dealer 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 9 11 15 14 10 12 13 ...

Page 14: ...CD IN CN7 Four Serial ATA Connectors Two PCI Express x16 Slot FAN Connector FAN2 Front Panel Connector JP6 Front Panel Connector JP16 SOCKET 939 TWO 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM Sockets One IDE Connector IDE1 SPDIF OUT Coaxial Optical Ports USB Header USB3 Wireless KB MS Header JP2 nVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Chip FAN Connector FAN1 FAN Connector FAN4 IR Header JP5 FAN Connector FAN3 Clear CMOS JP17 Line IN CN8...

Page 15: ...umper settings you will need to locate pin 1 In this manual pin 1 is represented by a white square other pins are represented by a circles An illustration is shown below for your reference Caution 1 Do not remove the mainboard from its case 2 Do not touch the components on the mainboard When installing com ponents pay special attention not to man handle sensative components on the mainboard 3 Wear...

Page 16: ... USBPWR 16 USB4 7 N C 27 AC_SDOUT 2 USBPWR 17 USBGD 8 N C 28 AC_BITCLK 3 USBPWR 18 USBGD 9 N C 29 KEY 4 USBPWR 19 USB5 10 GND 30 AUDIO GND 5 USBGD 20 USBGD 11 N C 31 AUDIO GND 6 USBGD 21 USB5 12 RST_SW 32 FRONT_R 7 USB1 22 KEY 13 FPGND 33 FRONT_OUT_R 8 USB2 23 1394GND 14 HDLED 34 FRONT_L 9 USB1 24 1394GND 15 PW_SW 35 FRONT_OUT_L 10 USS2 25 TPA 16 HDPU 36 AUDIO GND 11 USBGD 26 TPB 17 GLEDB 37 NC 12...

Page 17: ...N7 Black mini CD IN CN6 White Connectors Port CN8 Blue CN7 Black and CN6 White are used to connect stereo audio inputs from a CD ROM Fan Connectors FAN1 FAN2 FAN3 FAN4 The mainboard provides four onboard 12V cooling fan power connectors to support CPU_In FAN1 CPU_Out FAN2 chipset FAN3 Reserved FAN4 fans Note Both cable wiring and type of plug may vary depending on the fan maker 1 PWM_CTRL SPEED_SE...

Page 18: ...C 2 KEY 3 VCC 4 GND 5 IrTx 6 IrRx Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Connectors JP2 JP2 header provides support for a wireless keyboard and mouse The four mini Jump ers must be set on the 5 6 7 8 9 10 pins and 11 12 pins when this header is not in use Pin Assignments JP2 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 GND 4 KEY 5 MSCLK 6 MS_CK 7 MSDATA 8 MS_DK 9 KBCLK 10 KB_CK 11 KBDATA 12 KB_DK 11 9 7 5 3 1 12 10 8 6 4 2 ...

Page 19: ... port header is located near the rear panel of the mainboard The header is used to connect a parallel port socket PC15 to the mainboard The parallel printer port can be purchased from Shuttle as an optional accessory Pin Assignments J1 1 PSTB 2 PD0 3 PD1 4 PD2 5 PD3 6 PD4 7 PD5 8 PD6 9 PD7 10 P_ ACK 11 P_BUSY 12 P_PE 13 P_SLCT 14 PAUTOFD 15 P_ ERR 16 PINIT 17 PSLCTIN 18 GND 19 GND 20 GND 21 GND 22...

Page 20: ...lation Guide 2 1 Installation Note For safety reasons please ensure that the power cord is disconnected before opening the case 2 1 1 Remove the Cover 1 Unscrew the four thumbscrews 2 Slide the cover backwards and upwards 2 1 ...

Page 21: ...13 English 2 1 2 Remove the Rack 1 Unbuckle the two Serial ATA HDD mounting brackets from the rack 2 Remove the rack 1 2 Serial ATA HDD mounting brackets ...

Page 22: ...glish 3 Remove the ICE module from the chassis and put it aside 2 2 CPU DDR and ICE Installation 2 2 1 Remove the ICE Module 1 Unplug the fan power connector 2 Unfasten the four ICE module attachment screws ...

Page 23: ...Power Connector 2 2 2 Install the CPU 1 Pull up the CPU socket lever to 90 degrees CPUsocket lever at 90 degrees Push the lever 2 Match the yellow triangle on a corner of the CPU with the triangle on the socket corner and gently insert the CPU into the socket 1 2 ...

Page 24: ...6 English 3 Press down the CPU socket lever 4 Spread an even layer of thermal compound on the CPU die Triangle Markings Note Failure to correctly align the CPU and socket can result in damage to the CPU ...

Page 25: ...orted 5 Does not support X4 DDR SDRAM Note No jumper settings are required to configure memory The system BIOS utility automatically detects the memory settings Check the total installed system memory value in the BIOS menu Install a DDR module in DIMM1 DIMM2 1 Unlock the DIMM latch TOTAL 2 DIMM in Single or Dual Channel Mode up to 2GB and 1GB per DIMM Density 256 Mbit 512 Mbit 1024 Mbit Device Wi...

Page 26: ...Insert the DDR module into the DIMM1 slot blue first If you have only one DIMM it must be installed in the blue slot Notch Cutout Latch Latch 3 Check that the latches are closed and the DDR module is firmly installed Note Repeat to install a second DDR module if desired ...

Page 27: ... ICE module on top of the CPU die and match the screws with the holes on the motherboard 2 Screw the ICE module to the motherboard Note to press down on the opposite diagonal corner while tightening each screw 3 Connect the fan s power connector 3 2 1 4 ...

Page 28: ... the HDD in the rack and secure with screws from the side Note Secure with two screws on each side 2 3 2 Optical Drive Rack Mounting 1 Take the two optical drive mounting brackets 2 Align the pins on the mounting brackets with the holes on the optical drive and attach Optical drive mounting brackets Note The mounting brackets are side specific ...

Page 29: ...ect button with this XPC s drive eject mechanism Adjust the internal control rod to match the position of the optical drive s eject button Optical drive s eject button XPC s drive eject mechanism 3 Slide the optical drive into the rack until the ends of the brackets are secured in the rack as shown 2 Loosen the purse lock Purse lock ...

Page 30: ...n the chassis Note Move the card reader s signal cable so as to not crimp it during this process 4 Connect the card reader s signal cable 5 Connect the Serial ATA and power cables to the HDD Serial ATA Power Cable Serial ATA Cable ...

Page 31: ...s of the brackets into the attachment clips on the chassis rail Serial ATA HDD mounting brackets Note If you are not installing more Serial ATA HDDs proceed to step 7 If you are installing more Serial ATA HDDs proceed to 2 3 4 6 Plug the optical drive cable and power cable into the optical drive Optical Drive Cable Optical Drive Power Cable ...

Page 32: ...ts into the attachment clips on the chassis rail as shown below 2 3 4 Install more Serial ATA HDDs 1 Take two HDD mounting brackets Serial ATA HDD mounting brackets Note The mounting brackets are side specific 2 Align the pins on the mounting brackets with the holes on the HDD and attach ...

Page 33: ...25 English 4 Buckle the HDD into position 5 Connect the Serial ATA signal and power cable to the HDD Serial ATA Power cable Serial ATA HDD cable ...

Page 34: ...6 card will be used to demonstrate this installation procedure Unfasten the expansion slot bracket screws and remove the back panel bracket Put the brackets aside Lift up Slot Bracket PCI Express x16 slot 2 As shown Install the PCI Express x16 card into the PCI Express x16 slot VGA power cable ...

Page 35: ...27 English 5 Secure the bracket 3 Connect the VGA power cable as shown below 4 Repeat to install a second PCI Express x16 card as shown below 1 2 ...

Page 36: ...efer to section 2 4 2 if you are installing two PCI Express x16 Cards 1 Take out the SLI bridge card from the accessory box Note SLI technology Scalable Link Interface could support 2 PCI Express x16 cards and be operated parallel at the same time It provides much higher performance efficiency ...

Page 37: ...ches 2 5 1 Close the Chassis Cover 1 Replace the cover and refasten the thumbscrews 2 5 2 Install Front Feet 1 Take out the two front feet from the accessory box Front feet 2 Screw the front feet to the base of the chassis 2 1 ...

Page 38: ...l shuttle com Download Download asp 4 Barebone FAQ http global shuttle com Support SupportFAQ_Brb asp 5 Barebone Support List http global shuttle com Support SupportList_Brb asp 2 6 XPC Accessories Shuttle offers over 25 great upgrade and modding kits for your XPC Visit our website at http www shuttle com for more information or speak to your local retailer ...

Page 39: ... reset BIOS information to factory default settings 1 Power down the XPC and remove the power cord 2 Press the Clear CMOS Button by inserting a pointed object e g a pen nib into the clear CMOS hole Keep it pressed for 5 seconds 3 Reconnect the power cord and turn on the computer Note Remove the power cord before clearing CMOS Clear CMOS button ...

Page 40: ...board Software DirectX9 Utility nVIDIA Chipset Driver VIA Audio Driver nVIDIA USB 2 0 Driver F Install Utility Install Acrobat Reader WinFlash Utility F Manual SN26P user s guide and nVIDIA manual in PDF format F Link to Shuttle Homepage Link to shuttle website homepage F Browse this CD Allows you to see contents of this CD F Quit Close this CD Note The CD contents attached in SN26P mainboard are ...

Page 41: ...e AutoRun screen does not appear double click on Autorun icon in My Computer to bring up Shuttle Mainb oard Software Setup screen Click the Install Main board Software bar Individually install the following drivers F Install DirectX9 Utility F Install nVIDIA Chipset Driver F Install VIA Audio Driver F Install nVIDIA USB 2 0 Driver ...

Page 42: ...hecks Step2 Press the Del key immediately or at the following message Press DEL to enter SETUP or simultaneously press Ctrl Alt Esc keys Note 1 If you miss the train of words mentioned in step2 the message disap pears beforeyou can respond and you still wish to enter BIOS Setup restart the system and try again by turning the computer OFF and ON again or by pressing the RESET switch located at the ...

Page 43: ...cludes the following main setup categories Recall that some systems may not include all entries Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configuration Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system s performance Integrated Periphera...

Page 44: ...lts Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory set for opti mal system operation While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance the factory has the right to change these defaults to meet users needs Set Supervisor User Password Use this menu to change set or disable password protection This allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or only to Setup Sa...

Page 45: ...m date Note that the Day automatically changes when you set the date Time HH MM SS The time is converted based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 5 p m is 17 00 00 IDE Channel 0 Master Slave Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options Drive A Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system Ø The choice None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 7...

Page 46: ...t HDD on this channel If detection is successful it fills the remaining fields on this menu Ø Press Enter IDE Channel 0 Master Selecting manual lets you set the remaining fields on this screen and select the type of fixed disk User Type will let you select the number of cylinders heads etc Note PRECOMP 65535 means NONE Ø The choice None Auto or Manual Access Mode Choose the access mode for this ha...

Page 47: ...disk Ø Min 0 Max 65535 Head Set the number of read write heads Ø Min 0 Max 255 Precomp Warning Setting a value of 65535 means no hard disk Ø Min 0 Max 65535 Landing zone Set the Landing zone size Ø Min 0 Max 65535 Sector Number of sector per track Ø Min 0 Max 255 ...

Page 48: ... choice Enabled or Disabled Virus Warning Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enables and someone attempts to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and an alarm beep Enabled Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to ac cess the ...

Page 49: ...T after you power on the computer If it is set to enabled BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST Ø The choice Enabled or Disabled First Second Third Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items Ø The Choice Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM Legacy LAN or Disabled Boot Other Device Sel...

Page 50: ...keystroke will be repented in a second when you hold the key down Ø The choice 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 or 30 Typematic Delay Msec Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke Ø The choice 250 500 750 or 1000 Security Option Select whether the password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter setup System The system will not boot and acces...

Page 51: ...e except for BIOS Ø The choice Enabled or Disabled APIC Mode Selects enable disable IO APIC function Ø The choice Enabled or Disabled MPS Version Control For OS Selects the operating system multiprocessor support version Ø The choice 1 1 or 1 4 Small Logo EPA Show This item allows you to enable disable the EPA Logo Ø The choice Enabled or Disabled ...

Page 52: ... default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operat ing conditions for your system If you discovered that data was being lost while using yoursystem you might considermaking any changes CPU Frequency This item allows you to set the CPU Frequency Ø The choice 200 0 280 0 HT Frequency This item allows you to set the HT Frequency Ø The choice 1x 5x HT Width This item allows you to...

Page 53: ... The Choice Auto or 5T 15T RAS to CAS delay Trcd This field lets you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobesignals and you can use it when DRAM is written to read from or refreshed Faster performance is gained in high speed more stable perfor mance in low speed Ø The Choice Auto or 2T 7T Row precharge Time Trp This field specifies the Row precharge Time Precharge to Active or Auto Re...

Page 54: ...O for PCI Card Ø The choice Disabled or Enable Base I O Address This item allows you to set the Base I O Address Ø The Choice 0000 FFFF I O Length This item allows you to set the I O Length Ø The choice 1 Byte 4 Byte 8 Byte 16 Byte 32 Byte 64 Byte 128 Byte or 256 Byte System BIOS Cacheable Select Enable allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performance Ho...

Page 55: ...d Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device Ø The choice Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 or Mode 4 Primary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 100 implementation is possible only if your ID...

Page 56: ...The choice Enabled or Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drivers do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read write per sector the drive can support Ø The Choice Enable or Disabled Onboard PCI Device Options are in its sub menu Press...

Page 57: ... 2E8 IRQ3 or Auto UART Mode Select This item allows you to select IrDA infrared through COM2 port Ø The Choice IrDA ASKIR or SCR UR2 Duplex Mode This item allows you to select the IR half or full duplex function Ø The Choice Full or Half Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine onboard parallel port controller I O address and interrupt request IRQ Ø The Choice Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 ...

Page 58: ...ower Management ACPI Ø Always Enabled ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to select sleep state when suspend Ø The choice S1 POS or S3 STR Power Management This category allows you to select the type or degree of power saving modesettings Min Saving Minimum power management Suspend Mode 15 min Max Saving Maximum power management Suspend Mode 1 min User Define Allows you to set each mode individ...

Page 59: ...Down In Suspend Ø The choice Enabled or Disabled Soft Off By PBTN Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft Off state when the system has hung Ø The choice Delay 4 Sec or Instant Off PWRON After PWR Fail This item allows you to select power on function when power fail Ø The choice Former Sts Off or On WOL PME From Soft Off If this item sets to Enable the...

Page 60: ...cts the alarm Time hh Ø Key in a DEC number Min 0 Max 23 mm ss Ø Key in a DEC number Min 0 Max 59 PS2 Keyboard Power ON When the POWER ON Function is set to PS2 Keyboard use this item to set the PS2 keyboard combination that turns on the system Ø The choice Disabled Password or Hot KEY KB Power ON Password When the POWER ON Function is set to Password use this item to set the password Ø The choice...

Page 61: ...onfiguration Data ESCD when you exit from Setup if you have installed a new device or software and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot Ø The choice Enabled or Disabled Resource controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically config ure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices However this capa...

Page 62: ...cation PCI ISA PnP for devices is compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture Ø The choice PCI Device or Reserved PCI VGA Palette Snoop It determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA Cards can work with PCI VGA or not If you have MPEG ISA VESA VGA Cards and PCI VGA Card worked Enable this field Otherwise please Disable it Ø The choice Enabled or Disabled...

Page 63: ...U fan will be full speed Noise Control U Low When the CPU fan being set up as ULTRA LOW and the temperature of CPU is raising up to 80o C the CPU fan being full speed Noise Control Low When the CPU fan being set up as LOW and the temperature of CPU is raising up to 80o C the CPU fan being full speed Noise Control Mid When the CPU fan being set up as Mid and the temperature of CPU is raising up to ...

Page 64: ...g please make sure fan connectors are plug into the correct fan connector designations on the mainboard LED Bright Setting Set the LED Bright ØThe choice 0 25 37 5 50 62 5 75 87 5 or 100 Power Fan Setting Set the Power Fan ØThe choice Ultra Low Low Mid or Full CPU Voltage AGP Voltage 3 3V VIN 5V VIN 12V VIN 12V VIN RAM Voltage 5V SBVIN Voltage Battery CPU Temperature System Temperature CPU Fan Spe...

Page 65: ...000Mhz or Auto CPU Voltage Select This item allows you to set the CPU Voltage Ø The choice 0 800V 0 825V 0 850V 0 875V 0 900V 0 925V 0 950V 0 975V 1 000V 1 025V 1 050V 1 075V 1 100V 1 125V 1 150V 1 175V 1 200V 1 225V 1 250V 1 275V 1 300V 1 325V 1 350V 1 375V 1 400V 1 425V 1 450V 1 475V 1 500V 1 525V 1 550V 1 600V 1 650V 1 700V or Auto RAM Voltage Select This item allows you to set the RAM Voltage ...

Page 66: ...th a message similar to Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations LoadOptimizedDefaults When you press Enter on this item you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory set for optimal performance system operatio...

Page 67: ... the system and clear CMOS Please refer to the tech notes at the end of section two for more information Save Exit Setup Pressing Enter on this item asks for confirmation SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Pressing Y stores the selections made in the menus of CMOS a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off The next time you boot your computer the BIOS configures your system ...

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