Document Outline

• 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Overview
    • 1.1.1 Benefits
    • 1.1.2 Features
  • 1.2 Model Variations
  • 1.3 Technical Specifications
  • 1.4 Power Module Specifications
    • 1.4.1 Power Module Options
    • 1.4.2 Power Module Specifications
  • 1.5 Power Adapter
• 2 Mechanical Description
  • 2.1 Mechanical Overview
  • 2.2 Physical Dimensions
    • 2.2.1 System Dimensions
    • 2.2.2 Motherboard Dimensions
    • 2.2.3 Power Module Dimensions
  • 2.3 External Overview
    • 2.3.1 Front Panel
    • 2.3.2 Rear Panel
      • 2.3.2.1 ECW-281B-R30/N270 Rear Panel
      • 2.3.2.2 ECW-281B2-R30/N270 Rear Panel
    • 2.3.3 Bottom Surface
  • 2.4 Internal Overview
• 3 System Components
  • 3.1 Embedded System Motherboard
    • 3.1.1 WAFER-945GSE Motherboard Overview
    • 3.1.2 CPU Support
  • 3.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors
    • 3.2.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors
  • 3.3 Internal Peripheral Connectors
    • 3.3.1 ATX Power Connector
    • 3.3.2 ATX Power Supply Enable Connector
    • 3.3.3 Audio Connector (10-pin)
    • 3.3.4 CompactFlash® Socket
    • 3.3.5 LED Connector
    • 3.3.6 PCIe Mini Card Slot
    • 3.3.7 Power Button Connector
    • 3.3.8 Reset Button Connector
    • 3.3.9 SATA Drive Connectors
    • 3.3.10 Serial Port Connector (COM3, COM4, COM5 and COM6)
    • 3.3.11 Serial Port Connector (COM 2)(RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485)
    • 3.3.12 USB Connectors (Internal)
  • 3.4 External Peripheral Interface Connector Panel
    • 3.4.1 LAN Connectors
    • 3.4.2 Serial Port Connector (COM1)
    • 3.4.3 USB Connectors
    • 3.4.4 VGA Connector
  • 3.5 WAFER-945GSE Motherboard On-board Jumpers
    • 3.5.1 CF Card Setup
    • 3.5.2 Clear CMOS Jumper
    • 3.5.3 COM 2 Function Select Jumper (ECW-281B Series Only)
  • 3.6 Connector Mappings
    • 3.6.1 Power Connector
    • 3.6.2 ATX Mode Connector
• 4 Installation
  • 4.1 Anti-static Precautions
  • 4.2 Installation Procedure
    • 4.2.1 Installation Procedure Overview
    • 4.2.2 Unpacking
    • 4.2.3 Bottom Surface Removal
    • 4.2.4 Configure the Jumper Settings
    • 4.2.5 Hard Drive Installation
    • 4.2.6 Mounting the System with Mounting Brackets
    • 4.2.7 Mounting the System with Wall Mount Kit
    • 4.2.8 DIN Mounting
    • 4.2.9 Wireless Antenna Installation (Wireless Models Only)
    • 4.2.10 Cable Connections
  • 4.3 Power-On Procedure
    • 4.3.1 Installation Checklist
    • 4.3.2 Terminal Block Pinouts
    • 4.3.3 Power-on Procedure
• 5 BIOS Screens
  • 5.1 Introduction
    • 5.1.1 Starting Setup
    • 5.1.2 Using Setup
    • 5.1.3 Getting Help
    • 5.1.4 Unable to Reboot after Configuration Changes
    • 5.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar
  • 5.2 Main
  • 5.3 Advanced
    • 5.3.1 CPU Configuration
    • 5.3.2 IDE Configuration
      • 5.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave
    • 5.3.3 Super IO Configuration
    • 5.3.4 Hardware Health Configuration
    • 5.3.5 Power Configuration
      • 5.3.5.1 ACPI Configuration
      • 5.3.5.2 APM Configuration
    • 5.3.6 Remote Access Configuration
    • 5.3.7 USB Configuration
  • 5.4 PCI/PnP
  • 5.5 Boot
    • 5.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration
    • 5.5.2 Boot Device Priority
  • 5.6 Security
  • 5.7 Chipset
    • 5.7.1 North Bridge Chipset Configuration
    • 5.7.2 South Bridge Chipset Configuration
  • 5.8 Exit
• 6 Software Drivers
  • 6.1 Available Software Drivers
  • 6.2 Starting the Driver Program
  • 6.3 Chipset Driver Installation
  • 6.4 VGA Driver Installation
  • 6.5 LAN Driver Installation
  • 6.6 Audio Driver Installation
• 7 Troubleshooting and Maintenance
  • 7.1 ECW-281B/281B2-R30/N270 System Maintenance Overview
  • 7.2 System Troubleshooting
    • 7.2.1 The System Doesn’t Turn On
    • 7.2.2 The System Doesn’t Boot Up
    • 7.2.3 More Troubleshooting
  • 7.3 Component Replacement Procedure
    • 7.3.1 SO-DIMM Replacement
• A Safety Precautions
  • A.1 Safety Precautions
    • A.1.1 General Safety Precautions
    • A.1.2 Anti-static Precautions
    • A.1.3 Product Disposal
  • A.2 Maintenance and Cleaning Precautions
    • A.2.1 Maintenance and Cleaning
    • A.2.2 Cleaning Tools
• B One Key Recovery
  • B.1 One Key Recovery Introduction
    • B.1.1 System Requirement
    • B.1.2 Supported Operating System
  • B.2 Setup Procedure for Windows
    • B.2.1 Hardware and BIOS Setup
    • B.2.2 Create Partitions
    • B.2.3 Install Operating System, Drivers and Applications
    • B.2.4 Building the Recovery Partition
    • B.2.5 Create Factory Default Image
  • B.3 Auto Recovery Setup Procedure
  • B.4 Setup Procedure for Linux
  • B.5 Recovery Tool Functions
    • B.5.1 Factory Restore
    • B.5.2 Backup System
    • B.5.3 Restore Your Last Backup
    • B.5.4 Manual
  • B.6 Restore Systems from a Linux Server through LAN
    • B.6.1 Configure DHCP Server Settings
    • B.6.2 Configure TFTP Settings
    • B.6.3 Configure One Key Recovery Server Settings
    • B.6.4 Start the DHCP, TFTP and HTTP
    • B.6.5 Create Shared Directory
    • B.6.6 Setup a Client System for Auto Recovery
  • B.7 Other Information
    • B.7.1 Using AHCI Mode or ALi M5283 / VIA VT6421A Controller
    • B.7.2 System Memory Requirement
• C BIOS Menu Options
  • C.1 BIOS Configuration Options
• D Watchdog Timer