Ampro Corporation COREMODULE PCI-104 - Manual (Page 11)

Chapter 1 Setting Up the CoreModule 800
CoreModule 800 QuickStart Guide 7
Connecting Peripherals
8) Connect peripheral I/O
devices to the I/O Board. This includes the keyboard, mouse, and CRT.
Skip any devices that are not applicable to your situation.
• Connect the keyboard to the keyboard connector (J9A) on the
I/O Board (lower connection).
Or, Connect a USB keyboard to one of the USB ports on the I/O Board.
• Connect the mouse to the PS/2 connector (J9B) on the I/O Board.
Or, Connect a USB mouse to one of the USB ports on the I/O Board.
• Connect the CRT (VGA) monitor cable to the standard 15-pin Video
connector from J1 on the CoreModule 800.
Connecting Boot Devices
9) Connect OS boot device (s) • There are four device options for connecting an (OS) boot device to
the CoreModule 800:
a. Connect a floppy disk drive (FDD) to the floppy drive cable on the
floppy port connector (J11) on the I/O Board. See Step 7.
Or, Connect a USB floppy drive to one of the USB ports on the I/O Board.
b. Connect an IDE hard disk drive (HDD) to one of the free
connectors on the IDE cable from J6 on the CoreModule 800.
• Ampro does not recommend using a preinstalled OS on a hard disk
drive to boot and load the operating system. See Note with Step 21.
Or, Connect a USB hard disk drive to one of the USB ports on the I/O
Board.
c. Connect a CD-ROM drive to the available connector on the IDE
cable from J6 on the CoreModule 800.
Or, Connect a USB CD-ROM drive to one of the USB ports on the I/O
Board (USB0 is lower connector).
Ethernet Connection
d. Connect an Ethernet cable to Ethernet port (J3) for the PXE server,
if you are using the LAN Boot feature. Refer to Steps 17, 18, 19d,
19e, 19f and the LAN Boot Note at the end of this chapter.
NOTE For the most current Hardware and BIOS Information, refer to the
CoreModule 800 Hardware Release Notes provided as hard copy
in the shipping container.