The A985 is an IBM PC/AT compatible Notebook PC which supports the Intel
uFCPGA Socket Pentium IV processor family. The following are the major features that
A985 supports.
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§ 15” XGA and SXGA+ TFT panel support.
§ APM 1.2 compliance
§ Support ACPI 1.0B (or above).
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§ Support SMBIOS 2.2.
§ Support 100 MHz CPU front side bus.
§ Support a proprietary Port Replicator
Microsoft PC99 logo and WinXP logo approval.
14.1” XGA TFT panel support.
Support PCI 2.1 (or above).
Support AGP 2.0.
Support USB 1.1.
3.2 Summary of the BIOS Specification
Below is the summary of the BIOS software specification:
Controller Chip Description
BIOS Feature
CPU
DRAM
Cache
Shadow
Microsoft PC99 logo and WinXP logo approval.
§ Support Boot Block / Crisis Rescue
§ Support ACPI 1.0B (or above) Spec.
§ Support PCI 2.1 (or above) Spec.
§ Support SMBIOS 2.3 Spec
Support AGP 2.0 Spec.
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§ Support Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
§ Support flash function including both DOS and Windows
interface for new BIOS update.
§ Support 3 Mode FDD.
§ Support 4 different keyboards on same BIOS.
§ Support boot from FDD, HDD and CDROM Drive
Auto detect the CPU type and speed for the Intel Pentium 4
based system
Auto sizing and detection. Support PC-266 DDR SDRAM.
§ Level 2 SRAM auto sizing and detection
§ Always enable CPU L1 and L2 cache.
Always enable VGA and System BIOS shadow
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Controller Chip Description
Display
Hard Disk
Multi Boot
Plug and Play
Smart Battery
Keyboard Controller
PCMCIA
Port Replicator
Power Management
Support
§ System auto detects LCD or CRT presence on boot and lid
closed
§ Support Panning while LCD in a display resolution greater
than supported
§ Support Microsoft Direct 3D
§ Support AGP 4x BUS
Enhanced IDE spec.
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§ Support auto IDE detection.
§ Support LBA mode for larger capacity HDD.
§ Support Ultra DMA 33/66/100.
§ Support Fast PIO mode 1-4 transfer.
§ Support 32 bit PIO transfer.
§ Support Multi-Sector transfer.
§ Support SMART monitoring.
Allow the user to select boot from USB FDD, HDD and CD-ROM
Support PnP Run Time Service and conflict-free allocation of
resource during POST
Support BIOS interface to pass battery information to the
application via SMBus.
Support Fn hot keys, two Windows hot keys, built-in Glide Pad
and external PS/2 mouse/keyboard
Compliant with PCMCIA 2.1 specification.
I/O port replicator duplicates the following ports
§ Video port
§ Printer port
§ COM port
§ USB Port
§ DC In Jack
The power management is compliant with ACPI 1.0B / ACPI 2.0
specification and supports the following power state:
§ C2/C3 – Doze Mode
§ S1 – Suspend to RAM (STR) Mode
§ S4 – Suspend to Disk (STD) Mode
§ S5 – Soft-Off Mode (SOff)
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3.3 Subsystem Software Functions
This section provides introduction on the software functions of the notebook subsystems and
BIOS related function.
3.3.1 Key Chipset Summary
Following are the main chipsets used in the notebook:
Controller Chip Vendor Description
Processor Intel Pentium 4 – M Northwood
North Bridge SIS SIS 650
South Bridge SIS SIS 961
Video Controller SIS Embedded in SIS 650
PCMCIA
Controller
PMU Controller Mitsubishi PMU08
ROM BIOS SST 49LF040A
IEEE 1394 Lucent Fw322
On board LAN Realtek 8100BL
BlueTooth SIS Embedded in SIS 961 USB interface
GPRS Module Support GSM 900/1800MHZ
Modem MDC AC97 Interface
O2Micro OZ6912
SMSC LPC47N267
ENE KB38867
3.3.2 System Memory
The system memory consists of SDRAM memory on 64-bit bus and the module size options
are 128/256/512MB upward. The BIOS will automatically detect the amount of memory in
the system and configure CMOS accordingly during the POST (Power-On Self Test) process.
This must be done in a way that requires no user interaction.
Base SO-DIMM DRAM slot
(Bank 0 & 1)
NIL 128MB 128MB
NIL 256MB 256MB
NIL 512MB 512MB
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The Video subsystem use share memory of Video memory. The system will support
Microsoft direct 3D, Dual display support ,simultaneous display, monitor sense for auto
display on boot and VESA Super VGA function call.
3.3.4 Supported Video Mode
The following is the display modes supported by the SIS Mobility Video control in
LCD only, CRT only, and simultaneous mode. The VGA BIOS will allow mode sets of
resolutions greater than the panel size but only show as much mode display as will fit
on the panel.
• Supported Standard VGA Mode
The VGA BIOS supports the IBM VGA Standard 7-bit VGA modes numbers.
Mode Pixel Resolution
00h/01h 40*25 16 Text
02h/03h 80*25 16 Text
04h/05h 320*200 4 2-bit Planar
The VGA BIOS will issue INT 15h function call during POST. This function call allows the
system BIOS to specify the panel type to the VGA BIOS. The system BIOS should get the
panel type from GPI pins before the VGA chip initialized, and pass this information to VGA
BIOS through INT 15 Function code.
− LCD Panel ID pin Definition:
GPI[45] GPI[46] GPI[10] GPI[22] Panel Type
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1
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The system BIOS supports 4 IDE devices on two controllers up to 30 GB capacity. The
BIOS support Ultra DMA 33/66/100 and also supports automatic configuration of drives
using both the LBA and CHS large drive remapping method. In addition to supporting
standard drives through an auto-configuration process that does NOT require user
involvement or confirmation. The system should automatically do this at POST time in a
way that is transparent to the user. If a drive is connected to the bus, the drive should be
automatically recognized, configured and available for use under MS-DOS 6.2x.
3.3.6 Audio
The audio subsystem will support the requirements identified by the AC’97 specification.
Both software and hardware will control the volume level for the internal audio subsystem. In
addition to the volume control, the user will be able to mute the sound to completely cut off
the volume using both software and hardware.
3.3.6 Super I/O
This controller contains 16550A or FIFO Enabled UART, ECP/EPP/Uni-directional Parallel
Port meeting the 1284 specification, and an Infrared port.
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3.3.7 PCMCIA
The PCMCIA controller chip of the notebook provides the following features:
Support for only single CardBus slot (two type II stacked)
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Individually accessed, dual-buffer implementation
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Support for 3.3v, 5v and 12v (flash programming) cards
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3.3.8 LED Indicator
The table below lists down the functions of the Status LED indicator:
Indicator Function Description
PowerButton LEDv
IDE accessing LEDŒ
FDD accessing LEDŒ
Battery Charging LED
CapsLock LEDŒ
ScrollLock LEDŒ
NumLock LEDŒ
Power Status LED
Those LEDs indicate user the button’s location in the dark.
This LED will turn on while accessing the IDE Device.
This LED will turn on while accessing the FDD Device.
Turn on (Amber) – Battery is under charging mode
Turn off – Battery full charged or no battery
This LED will turn on when the function of CapsLock is active.
This LED will turn on when the function of ScrollLock is active.
This LED will turn on when the function of NumLock is active.
This LED will turn on whe system is powered on, and blinking
when system is Entered into standby mode.
i Œ - There LEDs will be turned off during Suspend mode.
v
:
System Status Power Source Lid Status
On Off
Open Off Always On AC adapter
Close Off Off
Battery only
Open Off On for 4 secs
and then Off
Close Off Off
i
3.3.9 Hot Keys Definition
All Hot keys must be active at all times under all operation systems.
Hot Keys by Internal Keyboard
l
Hot Key Function Handler
Fn + F3 Toggle Display
(LCD/CRT/LCD&CRT)
Fn + F4 System entered into standby mode BIOS Handler
Fn + F6 System Speaker On/Off BIOS Handler
BIOS Handler
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Fn + F8 Brightness Increase Controlled by PMU08
Fn + F9 Brightness Decrease Controlled by PMU08
Internet Button Internet Function Key Controlled by Driver
Mail Button Mail Function Key Controlled by Driver
Port Replicator
The Port Bar duplicates the following ports from the Notebook:
§ CRT port
§ Serial port
§ Printer port
Two USB Ports
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§ DC In Jack
The Port replicator can just support the cold insertion but not hot insertion. While hot
insertion, the system is not guarantee that functionality.
3.3.10 Plug & Play
The BIOS supports the Plug and Play Specification 1.0A. (Include ESCD) This section
describes the device management. The system board devices and its resources are as follows:
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Device
DMA Controller
Interrupt Controller
System Timer
RTC
ISA Bus
System Speaker
System Board
PnP Mother Board
Keyboard
Controller
PMU08 Controller
Math Coprocessor
PS/2 Mouse
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PCI Device
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The table below summarizes the PCI IDSEL Pin Allocation:
PCI Device
IDSEL Pin
AD11 Device 00 Function 0 SIS650 - Host to PCI bridge
AD17 Device 06 Function 0 LAN / Modem
Function 0 SIS961 - PCI to ISA bridge
Function 1 SIS961 - IDE interface
Function 2 SIS961 - USB Port 0-1 interface
AD18 Device 07 Function 3 SIS961 - USB Port 2-3 interface
Function 4 SIS961 - PMU and SMBus interface
Function 5 SIS961 - AC97 Audio interface
Function 6 SIS961 - AC97 Modem interface
AD20 Device 09 Function 0 LAN/Modem
Device
Number
Function
Number
Device Name
AD23 Device 0C Function 0 OZ6912 - Card Bus Socket A
Function 1 OZ6912 - Card Bus Socket B
AD24 Device 0D Function 0 IEEE1394
The table below summarizes the INT Pin Allocation:
INT Pin PCI Device
INTA
INTB
INTC
INTD
CardBus/1394/LAN/Modem
LAN/Modem
VGA (Embedded in SIS650)
USB (Embedded in SIS961)
The table below summarizes the PCI bus master Allocation:
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3.3.11 MBus Devices
The SMBus is a two-wire interface through which the system can communicate with powerrelated chips. The BIOS should initialize the SMBus devices during POST.
SIS961 SMBus Connection Devices
SMBus Device Master/Slave Address
SIS650 – Core Logic Both Host and
02h Enable SMBus interface and
Slave
SO-DIMM Slave A0h Not Need
ICS952001, ICS93722
System Timer
Keyboard
[Cascade]
PHS (Serial)
Serial Port
Audio/VGA/USB
Floppy Disk Drive
Parallel Port
RTC Alarm
Reserved for PCMCIA card
LAN / Modem or Combo, (Card Bus), IEEE 1394
ACPI
PS/2 Mouse
FPU (FERR)
Hard Disk Drive
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
3.4 GPIO Pin Assignment
The GPI and GPO pins connected to system devices. The BIOS can get device’s status and
control the device via the GPI and GPO pins.
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SiS650 GPI pin assignment
GPIO
Number
GPIO0 LPC_PME0 1 I 0 : LPC_PME0 Event Enable
GPIO1 PMUFLASH0 1 O 0 : Flash PMU08 firmware
GPIO2 MB_ID0 1 I 0 : Mother Board ID0 Select
GPIO3 Q_SMI0 1 I 0 : External K/B SMI0
GPIO4 N.C. -- -- -GPIO5
GPIO6 N.C. -- -- --
GPIO
Number
Signal Name Default I/O Notes
1 : normal operation
1 : normal operation
1 : normal operation
1 : normal operation
GPRSFW_DET 1 I 0 : Updated GPRS F/W
1 : normal operation
Signal Name Default I/O Notes
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GPIO16 N.C. -- -- --
GPO17 N.C. -- -- -GPIO18 SPDMUX1 1 O SM BUS Select1
GPIO19
PM_RI0 1 I 0 : wakeup event input enable
1 : wakeup event input disable
1 : normal operation
1 : normal operation
STPCPU0 1 O 0 : Stop CPU Clock
1 : normal operation
O
SM BUS Select0
ICH_SMBCLK 1 O
SM BUS Clock
GPIO20 ICH_SMBDATA
1 I/O SM BUS Data
3.4.1 PMU 08 GPIO Signal Description
PIN Signal I/O Normal Runtime / Wake event
GPIOA0
GPIOA1
GPIOA2
GPIOA3
GPIOA4
GPIOA5
GPIOA6
GPIOA7
GPIOB0
GPIOB1
GPIOB2
GPIOB3
GPIOB4
PIN Signal I/O Normal Runtime / Wake event
GPIOB5
LID# I LID Switch Low = LCD Close.
N.C. X
Mail LED# O Mail LED Low = Mail Arrival
QGSMI# I M38869M8 Low = Keyboard SMI
PCMUTE# O
PSTMSK# O
PCMRI# I OZ6912
RI1# I Serial Port
N.C. X
GPRS_SWE
NA#
N.C. X
PDCOM# O MAX3243
N.C. X
N.C. X
O
Low = Mute PC
speaker
Low = PCI Reset
Mask, Hi = PCI Reset
Enable
Low = Ring Signal
from PCMCIA
Low = Ring Signal
from Serial Port
Low = GPRS
Software Enable
Low = Power down
RS232
Function
Generate SMI/SCI
Mute Speaker
Mask PCI power
LED Select
Power down RS232
LAN Power On
Function
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GPIOB6
GPIOB7
GPIOC0
GPIOC1
GPIOC2
GPIOC3
I : INPUT O : OUTPUT L-Lever : Low Lever
H-Lever : Hi Lever Function Pin Description :
PM_SLP_S1
#
PM_RI# O SIS961
N.C. X
N.C. X
CHGLED O Charge LED
N.C. X
I SIS961
Low = POS, STR and
STD suspend state
Low = Wake Up
Event (SMI or SCI)
High = Turn ON
Charge LED
Generate SMI/SCI
Control charge LED
A : A-D Converter Input Pin
3.4.2 M38869 GPIO Signal Description
Address Bit r/w Description Remark
0060h 7:0 r Read Data from Output Data Bus Buffer
0060h 7:0 w Write Data to into Input Data Bus Buffer
0064h 7:0 r Status
0064h 7:0 w Write Command into Input Data Bus
Buffer
Port Assign:
Port Pin NameIn/Out Description
PORT 0 P07 : P00 OUT Key Scan Data Output
PORT 1 P17 : P10 OUT Key Scan Data Output
PORT 3 P37 : P30 IN Key Scan Data Input
PORT 2 P27 OUT SCROLL Lock LED
P26 OUT NUM Lock LED
P25 OUT CAPS Lock LED
P24 OUT BLEN1
P23 OUT Wireless_RFON
P22 OUT NC
P21 IN PULL DOWN 1K ohm
P20 OUT NC
PORT 4 P46 OUT NC
P45 OUT PULL UP 10Kohm
P44 OUT PULL UP 10Kohm
P43 OUT IRQ12
P42 OUT IRQ1
P41 OUT NC
P40 OUT KBCSMI0
Port Pin NameIn/Out Description
PORT 5 P57 OUT NC
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