AAEON SBC-356 SBC-356 User Manual 1st edition

SBC-356

Half-size All-in-one 386SX-40 CPU card

FCC STATEMENT

THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH P AR T 15 FCC RULES.
OPERA TION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO
CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MA Y NOT CAUSE HARM­FUL INTERFERENCE. (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT
ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED INCLUDING INTERFER­ENCE THA T MA Y CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION.

THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN TESTED AND FOUND TO
COMPL Y WITH THE LIMITS FOR A CLASS "A" DIGIT AL
DEVICE, PURSUANT TO P A R T 15 OF THE FCC RULES.
THESE LIMITS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE REASON­ABLE PROTECTION AGAINTST HARMFUL INTERFER­ENCE WHEN THE EQUIPMENT IS OPERA TED IN A
COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT . THIS EQUIPMENT
GENERA TES, USES, AND CAN RADIATE RADIO
FREQENCY ENERGY AND , IF NOT INST A TLLED AND
USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTION
MANUAL, MA Y CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO
RADIO COMMUNICA TIONS. OPERATION OF THIS
EQUIPMENT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA IS LIKEL Y TO
CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE IN WHICH CASE
THE USER WILL BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE
INTERFERENCE A T HIS OWN EXPENSE.

Copyright Notice

This document is copyrighted, 1997, by AAEON Technology Inc.
All rights are reserved. AAEON Technology Inc. reserves the
right to make improvements to the products described in this
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Part No. 2007356000 1st Edition

Printed in Taiwan Oct 1997

Packing list

Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the
following materials have been shipped:

• 1 SBC-356 CPU card

• 1 6-pin mini-DIN dual outlet adapter for keyboard and PS/2
mouse

• 1 Hard disk drive (IDE) interface cable (40 pin)

• 1 Floppy disk drive interface cable (34 pin)

• 1 parallel port adapter (26-25 pin) and COM port (10-9 pin)
adapter kit

• 1 utility disk with VGA utility programs and drivers

If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your
distributor or sales representative immediately.

Contents

1 General Information ........................... 1

Introduction ............................................................................ 2

Specifications .......................................................................... 3

Board layout ........................................................................... 5

Card dimensions ..................................................................... 6

2 Installation ........................................... 7

Jumpers and connectors ........................................................ 8

Locating jumpers and connectors....................................... 10

Setting jumpers ......................................................................1 1

Safety precautions ................................................................ 12

Installing DRAM (SIMMs) .................................................. 13

Watchdog timer setup(JP9, JP14)....................................... 14

PS/2 Mouse Setup (JP8)....................................................... 17

Flash EPROM Selection (JP15)........................................... 17

COM4 Communication setup (JP1, JP12, JP13) .............. 18

IDE Hard Disk I/F (CN10) ................................................... 19

Floppy disk Connector I/F (CN7) ....................................... 20

Serial communication I/F

(CN17, CN14, CN15, CN16, CN 12) ................................... 21

Parallel Port I/F (CON2)...................................................... 23

VGA Monitor I/F (CN18) .................................................... 24

Flat Panel I/F (CN11)............................................................ 25

Cable and switch connections

(CN1, CN3, CN4, CN5, CN19, CN21, CN6) ...................... 26

DiskOnChip Installation (U9, JP11)................................... 27

3 AMIBIOS Setup .................................... 29

General information............................................................. 30

Standard CMOS Setup ........................................................ 31

Advanced CMOS Setup ....................................................... 33

Advanced Chipset Setup ...................................................... 40

Change Suppervisor Password ............................................ 41

Auto Configuration with Optimal settings......................... 41

Auto Configuration with Fail Safe settings ........................ 41

Save Settings and Exit .......................................................... 41

Exit Without saving .............................................................. 42

4 SVGA Setup ......................................... 43

Windows 3.1 .......................................................................... 44

Driver installation - Windows Setup........................................ 44

DOS ....................................................................................... 45

SOFTW ARE UTILITIES ...................................................... 47

The CHIPSCPL utility program ............................................. 47

Installing the utility .................................................................. 47

Howto use the uitlity............................................................... 47

A Watchdog Timer Demo Program .... 49

B Installing PC/104 Modules ................. 51

Installing PC/104 modules ................................................... 52

C LCD Display BIOS Configuration ........ 55

CHAPTER

GeneraI

Information

This chapter provides background
information for the SBC-356.

Sections include:

· Card specifications

· Board layout

1

Chapter 1 General Information 1

Introduction

The SBC-356 is an all-in-one CPU card that intergrates VGA
display and Disk-On-Chip card. The SBC-356 is a half-sized card
that is based on the 386SX CPU running at 40MHz and supports
up to 32 MB of Fast Page DRAM. The card has an on-board
Watch-Dog timer, a Buzzer, and battery-backed Real Time Clock.
It comes with AMI BIOS which is mapped to the upper 64K of
memory.

The SBC-356 provides a floppy disk controller, an IDE disk
controller, four high speed serial prots (RS-232/422/485) and
one Multi-mode parallel port (ECC/EPP/ECP). The SBC-356 is
also equipped with VGA controller. It uses C&T F65545 ISA-bus
VGA controller which provides a flat panel I/F (interface) to
support panel displays.

For applications that require Solid State Disk (SSD) memory, the
SBC-356 is equipped with one 32-pin DIP IC socket which can
accommodate DiskOnChip Solid State Disk memory. The SBC­356 supports from 2MB up to 24MB of SSD memory.

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Specifications

· CPU: 386SX 40 MHz

· Bus interface: ISA (PC/AT) bus

· Data Bus: 16 bit

· Chipset: ALI M6117B (Embedded CPU-386SX)

· RAM memory: Fast Page DRAM 512KB to 16 MB with access

time 70 ns or faster. Uses two 72 pin SIMM sockets

· Dsiplay controller: C&T F65545 ISA-bus VGA controller

· Video memory: two 256k*16 DRAM (1MB) and one 256K*16

DRAM(512KB) used for improving performance with color DSTN
panels

· IDE HDD interface: One primary IDE hard disk drive interface
supports up to two IDE HDDs

· Floppy disk drive interface: One floppy disk drive interface
supports up to two floppy disk drives, 5.25"(360KB and 1.2MB) and /
or 3.5" (720KB, 1.44 and 2.88MB)

· Parallel port: One Multi-mode Parallel port(ECC/EPP/ECP
models)

· Serial port: Four high speed serial ports. Three RS-232 and one
RS-232/RS-422/RS-485

· Real time clock: Dallas DS12B887

· Watchdog timer: Jumper configured time interval: 1, 2, 10, 20, 110,

120 seconds

· PC/104 connector: 104 pins for 16-bit bus. Supports PC/104
modules such as Flash/RAM/ROM disk modules and/or PCMCIA
modules

· Solid State Disk (SSD) interface: One 32-pin DIP socket supports
M-system Disk-On-Chip 2000 series, memory capacity from 1MB to
24MB.

· DMA channels: 7

Chapter 1 General Information 3

· Interrupt channels: 15

· Keyboard interface: Yes

· PS/2 mouse support: Yes

· Voltage requirements: +5V, +12V and -12V

· Operating temperature: +0°C to 60°C

· Storage temperature: -25°C to +85°C

· Operating humidity range: 0 to 90% non-condensing

· Storage humidity range: 0 to 90% non-condensing

· Weight (without memory): 260g

· Dimensions: 19.0(L)*12.5(W)*2.5(H)cm

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Board layout

Chapter 1 General Information 5

Card dimensions

26.00

73.66

185.00

19.00

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80.65

122.00

112.00

SBC-356 386 CPU CARD WITH VGA/PANEL REV. A1

4.50

2

CHAPTER

Installation

This chapter describes how to set up the
SBC-356 hardware, including instruc­tions on setting jumpers and connecting
peripherals, switches and indicators. Be
sure to read all safety precautions before
you begin the installation procedure.

Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 7

Jumpers and connectors

Connectors on the board link it to external devices such as hard
disk drives, a keyboard or floppy drives. In addition, the board has
a number of jumpers that allows you to configure your system to
suit your application. The table below lists the function of each of
the board jumpers and connectors.

Name Function

CN1 Power connector
CN2 Printer I/F connector
CN3 External reset connector
CN4 Key lock
CN5 Speaker
CN6 HDD LED (indicator)
CN7 FDD I/F connector
CN8 PC/104 I/F (XT Bus)
CN9 PC/104 I/F (AT Bus)
CN10 HDD connector (Primary)
CN11 LCD panel I/F connector
CN12 Serial I/F #4 (RS-422/485)
CN14 Serial I/F #2 (RS-232)
CN15 Serial I/F #3 (RS-232)
CN16 Serial I/F #4 (RS-232)
CN17 Serial I/F #1 connector
CN18 VGA I/F connector
CN19 Keyboard connector
CN21 Keyboard/Mouse connector
U9 Disk On Chip socket
SM1-2 System DRAM socket
JP1 COM4 Communication I/F
JP8 PS/2 interrupt (IRQ12)
JP9 Watch-dog timer out active
JP11 Disk On Chip address selection (DiskOnChip

memory)

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JP12 RS-422/485 RX control
JP13 RS-422/485 TX control
JP14 Watch-Dog Timer T imeout
JP15 Flash EPROM Select

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Locating jumpers and connectors

CN12

CN11

CN10

CN7

CN4
CN5

CN3

CN2

CN19

CN1

CN6

CN18

CN14

F65545 B2

CHIPS

JP15

JP12

UM8669F

UMC

M5113

ALI

CN15

BIOS

JP13

MEGA-KB-H-Q

JP8

CN17

JP14

U9

CN21

CN16

DS12887A

DALLAS

DiskOnChip

M6117B

ALI

14.3C73

CN8

CN9

JP11

JP9

JP1

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SM1, SM2

SBC-356 386 CPU CARD WITH VGA/PANEL REV. A1

Setting jumpers

You configure your card to match the needs of your application by
setting jumpers. A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch.
It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often
protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect
them. To “close” a jumper you connect the pins with the clip. To
“open” a jumper you remove the clip. Sometimes a jumper will
have three pins, labeled 1, 2 and 3. In this case you would connect
either pins 1 and 2 or 2 and 3.

1

Open Closed Closed 2-3

The jumper settings are schematically depicted in this manual as
follows:

1 2 3

Open Closed Closed 2-3

A pair of needle-nose pliers may be helpful when working with
jumpers.

3

2

If you have any doubts about the best hardware configuration for
your application, contact your local distributor or sales represen­tative before you make any changes.

Generally, you simply need a standard cable to make most
connections.

Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 11

Safety precautions

Warning! Always completely disconnect the power cord

from your chassis whenever you are working on
it. Do not make connections while the power is
on because sensitive electronic components can
be damaged by the sudden rush of power. Only
experienced electronics personnel should open
the PC chassis.

Caution! Always ground yourself to remove any static

charge before touching the CPU card. Modern
electronic devices are very sensitive to static
electric charges. Use a grounding wrist strap at
all times. Place all electronic components on a
static-dissipative surface or in a static-shielded
bag when they are not in the chassis.

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Installing DRAM (SIMMs)

The SBC-356 are sold without system memory and disk on chip
memory. Memory must be installed prior to using the SBC-356.

The SBC-356 has 2 SIMM (Single In-line Memory Module)
DRAM module sockets. Each socket will accommodate a 72 pin
DRAM module - 1MB, 4MB or 16MB. The memory access time
should be 70ns or less. The SBC-356 can also accommodate
memory modules with parity check bit. EDO DRAM memory
modules are not supported by SBC-356.

Install memory as appropriate at locations SIMM1 - SIMM2.

1MS1MS

1MS1MS2MS2MS

1MS
BM1BM1
BM1BM1BM2
BM4BM4
BM4BM4BM8

BM61BM61
BM61BM61BM23

2MS2MSyromeMlatoTyromeMlatoT

2MS

yromeMlatoTyromeMlatoT

yromeMlatoT

Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 13

Watchdog timer setup(JP9 and JP14)

The watch-dog timer is a circuit that should be refreshed periodi­cally. If it is not refreshed within a certain time, the watch-dog
timer will automatically reset the system. This prevents a system
from hanging indefinitely. When the Watch-dog tmer is enabled,
the user must constantly refresh the Watch-dog timer within a
certain time (Eg. 10 seconds). If the user falls to do so, the
watch-dog timer will automatically reset the system or issue a
non-maskable interrupt (NMI).

JP9 determines the watch-dog timer function, it can disable the
watch-dog timer or connect watch-dog timer to reset trigger or
NMI trigger.

Watch-dog Timer Selection(JP9)

Disable Watch-dog timer

1
2
3

System Reset (Default)

NMI

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1
2
3

1
2
3

JP14 determines the time period of the watch-dog timer. It can
be disabled or set as 1 second, 2 seconds, 10 seconds, 20
seconds, 110 seconds or 120 seconds.

Watch-Dog Timer Time Out Selection(JP 14)

1 second 2 seconds

2
1

8
7

2
1

10 seconds(Default) 20 seconds

2
1

8
7

2

1

1 10 seconds 120 seconds

2
1

8
7

2
1

8
7

8

7

8
7

Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 15

When the power of SBC-356 is turned on, the Watch-dog timer is
disabled. The watch-dog timer can be enabled by reading the
Watch-dog timer enable/refresh control port (443H), and
disabled by reading the Watch-dog timer disable control port
(43H). After the Watch-dog timer is enabled, the user must
constandly refresh the Watch-dog timer by reading the Watch-dog
timer enable/refresh port (443H) every 1, 2, 10, 20, 110 or 120
seconds. If the user fails to do so or the system hangs, the watch­dog timer will automatically reset the system or issue a NMI
(Non-maskable interrupt).

Port Direction Function
443H I/O Read Enable Watch-Dog Timer
Refresh Watch-Dog Timer
43H I/O Read Disable Watch-Dog Timer

Please refer to Appendix A for a Watchdog timer demo program.

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PS/2 Mouse Setup (JP8)

JP8 determines the PS/2 mouse interrupt signal. The PS/2 mouse
uses IRQ12. If you do not use PS/2 mouse and wish to assign
IRQ12 for other purposes, you may change JP8 to disconnect PS/
2 interrupt from IRQ12.

PS/2 Interrupt select (JP8)

No interrupt for PS/2

IRQ12 (Default)

Flash EPROM Selection (JP15)

JP15 determines the programming voltage of Flash EPROM
BIOS. The SBC-356 BIOS provides plug and play function, it can
automatically reload system configuration to the system BIOS.
The SBC-356 BIOS can use variety Flash EPROM, JP15 must set
according to the Flash EPROM used.

Flash EPROM select(JP15)

Vpp=Vcc (Default)
Vpp=12V

1 3
1 3

Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 17

COM4 Communication Setup

(JP1, JP12, JP13)

COM4 can also be assigned as RS-422 or RS-485 I/F. Short JP1
to assign COM4 as RS-422/RS-485 I/F, or otherwise assign
COM4 as RS-232 I/F.

COM4 communication select (JP1)

RS-422/RS-485 I/F (Default)
RS-232 I/F

When COM4 is assigned as RS-422/RS-485 I/F, JP12 and JP13
determine the RS-485 transmit and receive enable signals.

COM4 RS-422/RS-485 RX control (JP12)

RX is always enable (Default)

RX is enabled if Port 2EFH D1=1

RX is always disabled

2 5

1 6
2 5
1 6

2 5

1 6

COM4 RS-422/RS-485 TX control (JP13)

TX is always enable (Default)

TX is enabled if -RTS=0

TX is enabled if Port 2EFH D0=1

TX is always disabled

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2 8
1 7

2 8
1 7

2 8
1 7

2 8
1 7

IDE Hard Disk I/F (CN10)

The SBC-356 provides a 40-pin DIL box header connector
(CN10) for the IDE hard disk interface. The IDE hard disk
interface supports two IDE hard disk drives.

This I/F can be enabled or disabled by BIOS CMOS Setup
settings. If you want to use a ESDI or SCSI interface or you want
to use another IDE interface card, you must disable the BIOS
option " Onboard IDE ".

IDE hard disk connector (CN10)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 Reset 2 Ground
3 D07 4 D08
5 D06 6 D09
7 D05 8 D10
9 D04 10 D11
11 D0 3 12 D12
13 D02 14 D13
15 D01 16 D14
17 D00 18 D15
19 Ground 20 N.C.
21 N.C. 22 Ground
23 IOW- 24 Ground
25 IOR- 26 Ground
27 N.C. 28 Bale
29 N.C. 30 Ground
31 PinInterrupt 32 IOCS16­33 SA1 34 N.C.
35 SA0 36 SA 2
37 HDC CS0- 38 HDC CS1-
39 HDD Active 40 Ground

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Floppy Disk Connector I/F (CN7)

The SBC-356 provides a 34-pin DIL box header connector (CN7)
for the floppy disk interface. This floppy disk interface supports
two 360KB (5.25"), 720KB (3.5"), 1.2MB (5.25"), 1.44MB (3.5")
and 2.88MB (3.5") floppy disk drive.

This floppy disk interface can be enabled or disabled by BIOS
CMOS Setup setting. If you want to use another floppy disk
interface card, you must disable the floppy disk interface on the
SBC-356.

Floppy Disk Drive Interface (CN7)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 Ground 2 Reduce Write Current-
3 Ground 4 N.C.
5 Ground 6 N.C.
7 Ground 8 Index­9 Ground 10 Motor Enable A­1 1 Ground 12 Driver Select B­13 Ground 1 4 Driver Select A­15 Ground 1 6 Motor Enable B­17 Ground 18 Direction­19 Ground 20 Step­21 Ground 22 Write Data­23 Ground 24 Write Gate­25 Ground 26 Trac k 0­27 Ground 28 Write Protect­29 Ground
31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select­33 Ground 34 Disk Change-

30 Read data-

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Serial Communication I/F

(CN17, CN14, CN15, CN16, CN12)

The SBC-356 provides four serial communication I/F. These
interfaces can be enabled, disabled and COM port assignable
individually. COM1, COM2 and COM3 are RS-232 I/F, COM4
can be assigned as RS-232 I/F or RS-422/RS-485 I/F.

The following are the pin assignments:

PIN COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 Signal
CN17 CN14 CN15 CN16 (RS-232)

1 DCD DCD DCD DCD Data carry detect
2 RX RX RX RX Receive data
3 TX TX TX TX Transmit data
4 DTR DTR DTR DTR Data terminal ready
5 GND GND GND GND Ground
6 DSR DSR DSR DSR Data set ready
7 RTS RTS RTS RTS Request to send
8 CTS CTS CTS CTS Clear to send
9 RI RI RI RI Ring indicator
10 NC NC NC Not connected

CN17 is a male D-type connector, CN14, CN15 and CN16 are 10
pin dual-in-line box header connector.

COM4 can also be assigned as RS-422 or RS-485 I/F.

Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 21

If COM4 is assigned as RS-422/Rs-485 I/F, CN12 is the COM4
connector, it is a dual-in-line box header connector.

Pin COM4 Signal

CN12 (RS-422/RS-485)
1 TX- Transmit data
2 TX+ T ransmit data
3 RX+ Receive data
4 RX- Receive data
5 GND Ground
6 RTS- Request to send
7 RTS+ Request to send
8 CTS+ Clear to send
9 CTS- Clear to send
10 NC Not connected

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Parallel Port I/F (CON2)

The SBC-356's parallel port can be enabled or disabled or
configured as a different I/O address, mode (Standard, EPP or
ECP), IRQ channel and DMA channel. All parallel port configu­rations can be set at BIOS CMOS Setup.

Parallel Port I/F (CN2)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 Strobe- 14 Auto FF­2 D0 15 Error­3 D1 16 Initialization­4 D2 17 Printer Select In­5 D3 18 Ground
6 D4 19 Gronnd
7 D5 20 Ground
8 D6 21 Ground
9 D7 22 Ground
10 Acknowledge- 23 Ground
11 Busy 24 Ground
12 Paper Empty 25 Ground
13 Printer Select 26 N.C.

Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 23

VGA Monitor I/F (CN18)

The SBC-356 is equipped with an VGA I/F(CN18). CN18 is a 15
pin D-sub type connector.

VGA Monitor I/F (CN18)

Pin number CN18

1R
2G
3B
4NC
5 GROUND
6 GROUND
7 GROUND
8 GROUND
9 GROUND
10 GROUND
11 NC
12 NC
13 Hsync
14 Vsync
15 NC

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Flat Panel I/F (CN11)

The SBC-356 provides a 44-pin box header connector (CN11) for
Flat panel.

SBC-356 Flat panel display connector

Pin Function Pin Function

1 +12 V 2 +12 V
3 GND 4 GND
5 Vcc 6 Vcc
7 ENAVEE 8 GND
9P0 10P1
1 1 P2 12 P3
13 P4 14 P5
15 P6 16 P7
17 P8 18 P9
19 P10 20 P11
21 P12 22 P13
23 P14 24 P15
25 P16 26 P17
27 P18 28 P19
29 P20 30 P21
31 P22 32 P23
33 GND 3 4 GND
35 SHFCLK 36 FLM
37 M 38 LP
39 GND 40 ENABKL
41 GND 4 2 ASHFCLK
43 V

cc

44 V

cc

Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 25

Cable and switch connections

(CN1, CN3, CN4, CN5, CN19, CN21, CN6)

Pin Power Reset Switch Keylock

(CN1) (CN3) (CN4)
1 +5V Reset Power
2 GND Gnd Key
3 GND ***** Gnd
4 +12v ***** Lock
5 ***** ***** Gnd
6 ***** ***** *****
7 ***** ***** *****
8 ***** ***** *****

Pin Speaker Internal keyboard External Keyboard HDD LED

(CN5) (CN19) (CN21) (CN6)

1 Speaker Clock Clock -R/W IDE
2 N/C Data Data Pull high
3 GND N/C N/C *****
4 +5V GND Gnd *****
5 ***** +5V +5V *****

CN21 is the keyboard connector. A converter cable is included to
adapt the 5-pin keyboard DIN connector on the keyboard to the 6­pin Mini-DIN connector. Connect the keyboard converter cable
to CN21 and connect the other end to the keyboard.

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DiskOnChip Installation (U9, JP11)

Please refer to the DiskOnChip manual for detailed information
on how to prepare the Disk On Chip function on the SBC-356.

To install DiskOnChip on the SBC-356, follow the instructions
below.

Step 1: Install the DiskOnChip Memory (DiskOnChip) in U9

sockets.

Step 2: Set JP11 for the memory address of DiskOnChip

memory.

JP11 determines the memory adddress of DiskOnChip memory.
If you have another add-on card in the system that uses the same
memory, neither the SBC-356 nor the add-on card will function
normally. In this case, please change the memory address.

DiskOnChip address select (JP11)

Disable D0000H-D7FFFH (32KB)

1

2
D8000H-DFFFFH (32KB) *E0000H-E7FFFH (32KB)

1
2

E8000H-EFFFFH (32KB)
1

2

* Default

7
8

7

8

7
8

1
2

1
2

7
8

7
8

Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 27

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CHAPTER

3

AMIBIOS Setup

This chapter describes how to set BIOS
configuration data.

General information

AMIBIOS Setup configures system information that is stored in
CMOS RAM.

Starting AMIBIOS setup

As POST executes, the following appears;

Hit <DEL> if you want to run SETUP

Press <DEL> to run AMIBIOS setup.

AMIBIOS main menu

The AMIBIOS setup screen appears as follows:

AMIBIOS SETUP — BIOS SETUP UTILITIES

(C) 1995 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Standard CMOS Setup

Advanced CMOS Setup

Advanced Chipset Setup

Change User Password

Change Supervisor Password

Change Language Setting

Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings

Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings

Save Settings and Exit

Exit Without Saving

Standard CMOS setup for changing time, date, hard disk type, etc.

ESC: Exit :Sel F2/F3: Color F10: Save & Exit

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¯-

Standard CMOS Setup

The AMIBIOS Setup options described in this section are
selected by choosing the Standard CMOS Setup from the AMI­BIOS Setup main menu selection screen, as shown below.

The Standard CMOS Setup screen appears:

AMIBIOS SETUP — STANDARD CMOS SETUP

(C) 1995 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Date (mm/dd/yyyy): Wed Aug 21, 1996
Time (hh/mm/ss): 12: 19: 46

Floppy Drive A: 1.44 MB 3½
Floppy Drive B: Not Installed

Pri Master : AUTO On On AUTO Off
Pri Slave : AUTO On On AUTO Off

Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled

Type Size Cyln Head WPcom Sec Mode Mode Mode Mode

LBA Blk PIO 32Bit

Month: Jan - Dec Esc: Exit :Sel
Day: 01-31 PgUp/PgDn: Modify
Year: 1901 -2099 F2/F3: Color

¯-

Date, Day and Time Configuration

The current values for each category are displayed. Enter new
values through the keyboard.

Floppy A, Floppy B

Select the appropriate specifications to configure the type of
floppy drive that is attached to the system: 360 KB 5¼", 1.2 MB
5¼", 720 KB 3½", and/or 1.44 MB 3½". The settings have not
been pre-installed.

Chapter 3 AMIBIOS Setup 31

Master Disk, Slave Disk

Select the appropriate values to configure the hard disk type you
are using for the master and the slave. Available types are 1~46,
USER, AUTO, Not Installed, and CDROM. The settings have not
been preinstalled.

Boot Sector Virus Protection

Enabling this option allows the system to issue a warning when
any program (or virus) issues a disk format command or attempts
to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive. Further confir­mation is required before accessing this particular section of the
hard disk drive.

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Advanced CMOS Setup

Select the Advanced CMOS Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main
menu to enter Advanced setup.

The Advanced Setup options described in this section are the
standard options as shown on the following screen. The following
configurations are based on manufacture's default settings.

AMIBIOS SETUP — ADVANCED CMOS SETUP

(C) 1995 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Quick Boot Enabled
BootUp CPU Speed High
BootUp Sequence A:,C:
BootUp Num-Lock O n
Floppy Drive Swap Disabled
Floppy Drive Seek Disabled
Mouse Support Enabled
Typematic Rate Fast
System Keyboard Present
Password Check Setup
Parity Check Disabled
Wait For 'F1' If Error Enabled
Hit 'DEL' Message Display Enabled
System BIOS Cacheable Enabled
Hard disk Delay Disabled
C000, 32k Shadow Enabled
C800, 32k Shadow Disabled
D000, 32k Shadow Disabled
D800, 32k Shadow Disabled
E000, 32k Shadow Disabled
E800, 32k Shadow Disabled
Onboard IDE Enabled
Onboard FDC Enabled
Onboard Serial Port1 3F8
Onboard Serial Port2 2F8
Onboard Serial Port3 3E 8
Onboard Serial Port3 IRQ 9
Onboard Serial Port4 2E 8
Onboard Serial Port4 IRQ 5
Onboard Parallel port 3 78
Parallel port Mode SPP
ECP DMA DMA 3
Parallel Port IRQ IRQ 5
Flat Panel Display Type 12BTFT NEC 64
DISPLAY MODE BOTH

Available Options:
Disabled
Enabled

ESC: Exit :Sel
PgUp/PgDn: Modify
F2/F3: Color

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Chapter 3 AMIBIOS Setup 33

Quick Boot

Set this option to Enabled to instruct AMIBIOS to boot quickly
when the computer is powered on. This option replaces the old
Above 1 MB Memory T est Advanced Setup option.

Setting Description

Disabled

Enabled

Boot Up CPU Speed

AMIBIOS test all system memory. AMIBIOS waits up
to 40 seconds for a READY signal from the IDE hard
disk drive. AMIBIOS waits for .5 seconds after sending
a RESET signal to the IDE drive to allow the IDE drive
time to get ready again. AMIBIOS checks for a <Del>
key press and runs AMIBIOS Setup if the key has
been pressed.

AMIBIOS does not test system memory above 1 MB.
AMIBIOS does not wait up to 40 seconds for a

READY signal from the IDE hard disk drive. If a
READY signal is not received immediately from the
IDE drive, AMIBIOS does not configure that drive.
AMIBIOS does not wait for .5 seconds after sending a
RESET signal to the IDE drive to allow the IDE drive
time to get ready again.

You cannot run AMIBIOS Setup at system boot,
because there is no delay for the

Setup

message.

Hit <Del> to run

This option sets the CPU speed when the computer boots.

Boot Up Sequence

This option sets the sequence of boot drives (floppy drive A:, or
hard disk drive C:) that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after
AMIBIOS POST completes.

Boot Up Num Lock

Set this option to Off to turn the Num Lock key off when the
computer is booted so you can use the arrow keys on both the
numeric keypad and the keyboard.

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Floppy Drive Swap

Set this option to Enabled to permit drives A: or B: to be
swapped. The settings are Enabled or Disabled.

Floppy Drive Seek

Set this option to Enabled to specify that floppy drive will
perform a Seek operation at system boot. The settings are

Enabled or Disabled.

Mouse Support

When this option is set to Enabled, AMIBIOS supports a PS/2­type mouse. The settings are Enabled or Disabled.

Typematic Rate

This option specifies the typematic rate of a keyboard.

System Keyboard

This option specifies that a keyboard is attached to the computer.
The settings are Present or Absent.

Primary Display

This option specifies the type of display monitor and adapter
in the computer. The settings are Mono, CGA40x25, CGA80x25,
VGA/EGA, or Absent.

Password Check

This option enables password checking every time the computer
is powered on or every time AMIBIOS Setup is executed. If
Always is chosen, a user password prompt appears every time the
computer is turned on. If Setup is chosen, the password prompt
appears as AMIBIOS is executed.

Parity Check

Set this option to Enabled to check the parity of all system
memory. The settings are Enabled or Disabled.

Chapter 3 AMIBIOS Setup 35

OS/2 Compatible Mode

Set this option to Enabled to permit AMIBIOS to run with IBM
OS/2. The settings are Enabled or Disabled.

Wait for 'F1' if Error

AMIBIOS POST error messages are followed by:

Press <F1> to continue

If this option is set to Disabled, AMIBIOS does not wait for you
to press the <F1> key after an error message. The settings are
Enabled or Disabled.

Hit 'DEL' Message Display

Set this option to Disabled to prevent :

Hit <DEL> if you want to run Setup

from appearing on the first AMIBIOS screen when the computer
boots. The settings are Enabled or Disabled.

System BIOS Cacheable

When this option is set to Enabled, the contents of the F000h
system memory segment can be read from or written to the cache
memory. The contents of the F000h memory segment are always
copied from the BIOS ROM to system RAM for faster execution.

The settings are Enabled or Disabled.

Hard disk Delay

The settings of this option are Disabled, 3 sec, 5 sec, 10 sec, 15
sec.

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C000,32k Shadow D800,32k Shadow

C800,32k Shadow E000,32k Shadow

D000,32k Shadow E800,32k Shadow

These options control the location of the contents of the 32KB of
ROM beginning at the specified memory location. If no adapter
ROM is using the named ROM area, this area is made available to
the local bus. The settings are:

Setting Description

Enabled

The contents of C000h - C7FFh are written to the
same address in system memory (RAM) for faster

execution.

Cached

Disabled

Onboard IDE

The contents of the named ROM area are written to
the same address in system memory (RAM) for faster
execution, if an adapter ROM will be using the named
ROM area. Also, the contents of the RAM area can be
read from and written to cache memory.

The video ROM is not copied to RAM. The contents of
the video ROM cannot be read from or written to cache
memory.

This option specifies whether the onboard IDE controller is
enabled.

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Onboard FDC

This option enables or disables the floppy drive controller on the
CPU board.

Onboard Serial Port 1

Onboard Serial Port 2

Onboard Serial Port 3

Onboard Serial Port 4

This option enables a serial port on the CPU board and specifies
the base I/O port address for that serial port.

Onboard Serial Port 3 IRQ

Onboard Serial Port 4 IRQ

This option specify an IRQ to a serial port.

OnBoard Parallel Port

This option enables the parallel port on the CPU board and
specifies the parallel port base I/O port address. The settings are
Disabled, 378h, 278h, 3BCh.

Parallel Port Mode

This option specifies the parallel port mode. ECP and EPP are
both bidirectional data transfer sechemes that adhere to the IEEE
P1284 specification. The settings are:

Setting Description

EPP

ECP

EPP&ECP

the parallel port.

The parallel port can be used with devices that adhere
to the Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) specification.
EPP uses the exiting parallel port signals to provide
asymmetric bidirectional data transfer driven by the
host device.

The parallel port can be used with devices that adhere
to the Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) specification.
ECP uses the DMA protocol to achieve transfer rates
of approximately 2.5 Mbs. ECP provides symmetric
bidirectional communlations.

Use this option to support both EPP and ECP on

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Parallel Port IRQ

IRQ7 is used for the Parallel Port(LPT 1). The IRQ can be
changed to IRQ5, or auto-selected(Auto) .

Flat Panel Display Type

This option specifies the type of flat panel display the BIOS will
support.

Please refer to Appendix C for more information.

Display Mode

This option specifies the mode of display the BIOS will support.

Chapter 3 AMIBIOS Setup 39

Advanced Chipset Setup

Select the Advanced Chipset Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup
main menu to enter the Chipset Setup. The following configura­tions are based on manufacture's default settings.

This section allows you to configure the system based on the
specific features of the installed chipset. This chipset manages
bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as
DRAM and the external cache. It also coordinates communica­tions between the conventional ISA bus and the PCI bus. It must
be stated that these items should never need to be altered. The
default settings have been chosen because they provide the best
operating conditions for your system.

AMIBIOS SETUP — ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP

(C) 1995 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

AT Bus Clock 14. 318/2
Slow Refresh 120 us
Memory Remap Enabled
RAS Precharge time 1.5T
RAS Active Time Insert wait Disable
CAS Precharge Time Insert Wait Disable
Memory Write Insert Wait Disable
Memory Miss Read Insert Wait Disable
ISA I/O High Speed Enabled
ISA Memory High Speed Enabled
ISA Write cycle end Insert Wait Enabled
I/O Recovery Enabled
I/O Recovery Period 3.75 us
On-Chip I/O Recovery Enabled
16Bit ISA Insert Wait Enabled

Available Options:
Disable

Enabled

ESC: Exit :Sel
PgUp/PgDn: Modify
F2/F3: Color

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Change Supervisor Password

1) Select this option from the main menu

2) Enter the Password and Press <Enter>

3) Retype the Password and Press <Enter>
If you forget the password, please contact your distributor for

another password which you can use to enter the BIOS setup
and change your own password.

Auto Configuration with Optimal

Settings

You can load the optimal default settings for the AMIBOIS setup
options by selecting it from the main menu. The optimal default
settings are best case values that should optimize system perfor­mance. If CMOS RAM is corrupted, the optimal settings are
loaded automatically.

Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Set-

tings

You can load the Fail Safe setting for the AMIBOIS setup options
by selecting it from the main menu. The Fail Safe setting pro­vides the most stable settings, though they may not provide
optimal performance. Use this option as a diagnostic aid if the
system is behaving erratically.

Save Settings and Exit

If you select this option press <Enter>, the values entered in the
setup utilities will be recorded in the chipset's CMOS memory.
The microprocessor will check this every time you turn your
system on and compare this to what it finds as it checks the
system. This record is required for the system to operate.

Chapter 3 AMIBIOS Setup 41

Exit Without Saving

Selecting this option and pressing <Enter> lets you exit the Setup
program, without recording any new values or changing old ones.

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CHAPTER

4

SVGA Setup

The SBC-356 features an on-board
flat panel/VGA interface. This
chapter provides instructions for
installing and operating the software
drivers on the included display driver
diskette.

Windows 3.1

These drivers are designed to work with Microsoft Windows
Version 3.1. You may install these drivers either through Windows
or in DOS.

Driver installation - Windows Setup

1. Install Windows as you normally would for a VGA display.

Run Windows to make sure that it is working correctly.

2. Place the Display Driver Diskette #1 in drive A. In Windows

Program Manager, choose File from the Options Menu. Then

from the pull-down menu, choose Run. At the Command Line

prompt, type A:\WINSETUP. Press the <ENTER> key or click

OK to begin the installation.
At this point the setup program locates the directory where

Windows is installed. For proper operation, the drivers must
be installed in the Windows subdirectory.

3. Press <ENTER> to complete the installation. Once complet-

ed, the Display Driver Control Panel appears on the screen.

You can find the icon ChipCPL under the Control Panel allows

you to select and load the installed drivers.
Another method of installing these drivers is through the File

Manager. Click on Drive A:, and then double-click on
WINSETUP.EXE to begin installation.

Changing Display Drivers from Windows

To change display drivers from Windows, select the Windows
Setup icon from the Main window. You will be shown the current
setup configuration. Select Change System Settings from the
Option menu. Click on the arrow at the end of the Display line.

You will be shown a list of display drivers. Click on the driver you
want to select it. Then click on the OK button. Follow the direc­tions to complete the setup.

Changing Color Schemes

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After you change display drivers, you may notice that the color
scheme used by Windows looks strange. This is because
different drivers have different default colors. You can correct
this by choosing the same color scheme or a new color
scheme. First select the Control Panel from the Main window.
Select the Color icon. You will be shown the current color
scheme. Choose a new color scheme and click the OK button.

DOS

Driver installation - DOS Setup

1. Install Windows as you normally would for a VGA
display. Run Windows to make sure that it is working
correctly. Then exit from Windows.

2. Place the Display Driver Diskette #1 in drive A. Type A:
<ENTER> to make this the default drive.

3. Type SETUP <ENTER> to run the driver SETUP program.
Press any key to get to the applications list.

4. Using the arrow keys, select Windows Version 3.1 and
press the <ENTER> key. Press the <ENTER> key to select
All Resolutions, then press <END> to begin the installa­tion.

5. At this point you will be asked for the path to your Win­dows System directory (default C:\WINDOWS). When the
installation is complete, press any key to continue. Press
<ESC> followed by Y to exit to DOS.

6. Change to the directory where you installed Windows
(usually C:\WINDOWS).

7. Type SETUP <ENTER> to run the Windows Setup program.
It will show the current Windows configuration. Use the up
arrow key to move to the Display line and press <ENTER>.

8. A list of display drivers will be shown. Use the arrow keys
to select one of the drivers starting with an asterisk (*) and
press <ENTER>.

Chapter 4 SVGA Setup 45

9. Follow the directions on the screen to complete the setup. In
most cases, you may press <ENTER> to accept the suggested
option.

start Windows with the new display driver.

Changing Display Drivers from DOS

To change display drivers from DOS, change to the Windows
directory and run Setup, repeating steps 4 and 5 from the previous
page. Besides the special display drivers marked by an asterisk
(*), you should be able to use the following standard drivers:

VGA 640 x 480, 16 colors
Super VGA 800 x 600, 16 colors

Panning Drivers

Special panning drivers are provided to allow high-resolution
modes to be displayed on a flat panel or CRT. These drivers will
show a section of a larger screen, and will automatically pan or
scroll the screen horizontally and vertically when the mouse
reaches the edge of the display.

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SOFTWARE UTILITIES

This chapter describes the operation and installation of the
software utility supplied on the Display Driver Diskettes:

• CHIPSCPL

The CHIPSCPL utility program

This utility program is designed to work with MicrosoftÒ Win­dowsÔ Version 3.1.

Installing the utility

CHIPSCPL.CPL is a WindowsÔ based utility to select resolutions
and color depth. It is a Control Panel Applet with its own icon that
is automatically installed when installing CHIPS WindowsÔ 3.1
linear drivers. The Control Panel icon is in the Main W indowsÔ
group. To invoke the control panel applet, simply click on the icon.
The driver resolution and color depth take effect only after Win­dowsÔ is rebooted with the new driver.

How to use the utility

SCREEN SIZE<ALT S> allows you to select from the following
resolutions:

• 640 x 480

• 800 x 600

• 1024 x 786

• 1280 x 1024

Chapter 4 SVGA Setup 47

By selecting the resoution first, it will determine the allowable
selections for color depth.

COLOR <ALT O> allows you to select the number of colors from

the following:

• 16(4bits per pixel)

• 256 (8 bpp)

• 32K (15bpp)

• 64K (16bpp)

• 16M (24bpp)

By selecting the color depth first, it will determine the allowable
selections for resolution.

DPI<ALT P> allows you to select a large or small font.
DISPLAY<ALT D> allows you to select the display type from the

following:

• CRT only

• LCD (Flat Panel) only

• Both CRT and LCD (FLAT Panel)

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A

APPENDIX

Watchdog Timer

Demo Program

The following demo program illustrates
the programming steps required to
enable, set, and disable the watchdog
timer.

The following sample programs are examples of how to enable,
disable and refresh the Watch-dog timer.

WDT_EN_RF EQU 0443H
WDT_DIS EQU 0043H

WT_Enable: PUSH AX ;save AX DX

WT_Rresh: PUSH AX ;save AX DX

WT_Disable: PUSH AX ;save AX DX

PUSH DX
MOV DX,WDT_EN_RF ;enable the watch-dog timer
IN AL, DX
POP DX ;reco AX, DX
POP AX
RET

PUSH DX
MOV DX,WDT_EN_RF ;refresh the watch-dog timer
IN AL, DX
POP DX ;reco AX, DX
POP AX
RET

PUSH DX
MOV DX,WDT_DIS ;disable the watch-dog timer
IN AL, DX
POP DX ;reco AX, DX
POP AX
RET

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B

APPENDIX

Installing PC/104 Mod-

ules

This appendix gives instructions for
installing PC/104 Modules.

Appendix B Installing PC/104 Modules 51

Installing PC/104 modules

The CPU card's PC/104 connectors give you the flexibility to attach
PC/104 expansion modules. These modules perform the functions of
traditional plug-in expansion cards, but save space and valuable slots.
Modules include:

• PCM-3335 386 CPU Module w/ Flat Panel/CRT Interface

• PCM-3600 FAX/Modem Module

• PCM-3420 Fast SCSI-2 Module

• PCM-3200 Sound Module

• PCM-3810 Solid State Disk Module

• PCM-3820 High Density Flash Disk Module

• PCM-3115 PCMCIA Module (two slots)

• PCM-3610 Isolated RS-232 and RS-422/485 Module

• PCM-3660 Ethernet Module

• PCM-3718 30 KHz A/D Module

• PCM-3724 48-Channel DIO Module

• PCM-3910 Breadboard Module

Installing these modules on the CPU card is quick and simple. The
following steps show how to mount the PC/104 modules:

1. Remove the CPU card from your system paying particular
attention to the safety instructions already mentioned.

2. Make any jumper or link changes required to the CPU card now.
Once the PC/104 module is mounted you may have difficulty in
accessing these.

3. Normal PC/104 modules have male connectors and mount
directly onto the main card. However, to ensure better bus
matching, the connectors on the CPU card and the PC/104
module are both female. For this reason, you may need to use the
"male-male" adapter included with the CPU card in order to
properly connect your PC/104 module. (Refer to the diagram on
the following page.)

4. Mount the PC/104 module onto the CPU card by pressing the
module firmly but carefully onto the mounting connectors.

5. Secure the PC/104 module onto the CPU card using the four
mounting spacers and srews.

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Mountin

g

PC/104

Support

MaleFemale Male Female

SBC-490

CPU Card

PC/104 Mounting

Adaptor

PC/104 Module Mounting Diagram

3.500

3.775

3.575

0.200
0

0

0.200

3.350

PC/104 module dimensions (inches ±5 %)

Appendix B Installing PC/104 Modules 53

Male

PC/104 Module

3.250

3.575

0.200

3.550

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APPENDIX

C

LCD Display BIOS

Configuration

This appendix gives instructions for
configuring various LCD displays.

This following table shows the BIOS settings (the first column)
and flat panel model (the third column) that can work for the
specified setting. For other types of flat panels that you need
support to connect with CPU board, please contact our sales
representative or distributor.

Setting Type of Flat Panel Flat Panel Model

1 640x480 12bit Color TFT NL6448AC30-10(NEC)
2 640x480 18bit Color TFT NL6448AC33-18(NEC)
3 640x480 18bit Color TFT LQ10D41(SHARP)
4 800x600 18bit Color TFT NL8060AC26-1 1(NEC)
5 640x480 16bit D-S Color STN LM64C08P(SHARP)
6 640x480 8 bit Dual-Scan LM64P11 (SHARP)
Mono STN
7 640x480 4 bit Plasma PG6404SORM16-3(OKI)
8 640x480 8 bit Dual-Scan EL LJ64H052(SHARP)

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