IBM PCM-6890B User Manual

PCM-6890B

All-in-One FC/Socket 370 Celeron Single Board Computer with LCD, Ethernet, Audio, & 4 COMs

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Acknowledgements

AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends, Inc. A ward is a trademark of A ward Software International, Inc. Cyrix is a trademark of Cyrix Corporation. IBM, PC/A T , PS/2, and VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Intel and Pentium II are trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft Windows ® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. SMC is a trademark of Standard Microsystems Corporation. RTL is a trademark of Realtek Semi-Conductor Co., Ltd. C&T is a trademark of Chips and T echnologies, Inc. UMC is a trademark of United Microelectronics Corporation. ITE is a trademark of Integrated T echnology Express, Inc. SiS is a trademark of Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. VIA is a trademark of VIA T echnology, Inc. All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

Part No. 2047689010 Manual PCM-6890B 1st Edition

Prepared in T aiwan Aug 2000

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• 1 PCM-6890B All-in-One Single Board Computer

• 1 Quick Installation Guide

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Contents

Chapter 1: General Information.......................1

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

Features .................................................................................. 3

Specifications ......................................................................... 4

Board layout........................................................................... 7

Board dimensions ................................................................. 8

Chapter 2: Installaion ......................................... 9

Jumpers and connectors .................................................... 1 0

Locating jumpers & connectors ....................................... 12

Setting jumpers ................................................................... 13

CPU installing and upgrading............................................ 1 4

Installing DRAM (DIMMs) .............................................. 15

Cache Memory .................................................................... 1 6

Clear CMOS (J1) ................................................................ 1 7

System temperature thermal sensor (J2) ........................ 1 7

Mic_Amp (JP1) ................................................................... 1 7

COM3/COM4 RI pin voltage select (J3, J4) ................ 1 8

Audio output select (J5) .................................................... 19

ATX Soft-Power Switch connector (J6) ........................... 1 9

COM2 RS-232/422/485 select (J10, J7) ......................... 2 0

LCD clock signal select (J8) ............................................. 2 1

LCD driving voltage select (J9) ....................................... 2 1

Power connectors (CN9, CN1) ......................................... 2 2

USB connector (CN3) ......................................................... 2 3

CD Audio connector (CN4) ............................................... 2 3

IDE hard drive connector (CN6) ...................................... 2 4

Front panel connector (CN7) ............................................ 2 6

IrDA connector (CN8) ....................................................... 27

Display connectors (CN10, CN12) ................................... 2 8

Keyboard and mouse connector (CN11) ......................... 3 0

Audio connector (CN13) .................................................... 3 1

Parallel port connector (CN14) ......................................... 3 2

100Base-T Ethernet connector (CN15) .......................... 3 3

Serial ports (CN16) ............................................................. 3 4

Floppy drive connector (CN17) ........................................ 35

SW1 (2~3) DOC address select ........................................ 3 7

Ethernet LED signal connectors (LED2) ........................ 3 8

DiskOnChip socket (U18) ................................................. 3 9

DiskOnChip (DOC) 2000 Installation ............................. 4 1

Chapter 3: Award BIOS Setup .......................... 41

Starting setup ....................................................................... 4 2

Setup keys ............................................................................ 4 3

Getting help ......................................................................... 44

In case of problem...................................................................44

Main setup menu ................................................................ 4 5

Standard CMOS setup ....................................................... 4 7

BIOS features setup ........................................................... 5 3

CHIPSET features setup ................................................... 6 7

Powr management setup .................................................... 6 1

PNP/PCI configuration setup ............................................ 6 6

Load BIOS defaults/Load setup defaults ........................ 6 9

Integrated peripherals setup ............................................. 7 0

Supervisor/User password setting ................................... 7 3

IDE HDD auto detection ................................................... 7 5

Save & exit setup ................................................................ 7 6

Chapter 4: C&T 69000 Flat Panel/CRT controller

Display Drivers and Utilities ......... 77

Software drives .................................................................... 7 8

Hardware configuration ..........................................................78

Necessary prerequisites .......................................................... 79

Before you begin .....................................................................79

Windows 98 .......................................................................... 8 0

Driver installation ....................................................................80

Windows 3.1 ......................................................................... 8 8

Driver installation ....................................................................88

OS/2....................................................................................... 89

Windows NT 3.51 ................................................................ 9 1

Driver installation ....................................................................91

Windows NT 4.0 .................................................................. 9 2

Driver installation ....................................................................92

Chapter 5: Ethernet Software Configuration ...

......................................................... 93

Ethernet software configuration ....................................... 9 4

Chapter 6: Audio Setup .................................... 95

Introduction ......................................................................... 9 6

Setting Up in Windows 95 .................................................. 9 6

Installing the Drivers and the Application ...............................97

Setting Up in NT 4.0 ........................................................... 9 9

Installing the Audio Drivers.....................................................99

Driver installation ....................................................................99

Appendix A: Programming the Watchdog

Timer........................................... 1 01

Programming the watchdog timer ..................................1 02

W atchdog timer .....................................................................102

Configuration register ............................................................102

Appendix B: Installing PC/104 Modules ........ 109

Installing PC/104 modules ............................................... 110

CHAPTER

General Information

This chapter gives background information on the mainboard.

Sections include:

• Board specifications

• Layout and dimensions

Chapter 1 General Information 1

Introduction

The PCM-6890B is an all-in-one multi-media Celeron Pentium III processor based single board computer (SBC) with a 32-bit PCI audio controller, a PCI Flat Panel controller , a PCI 100Base-Tx Ethernet interface, and one PCI expansion slot. When using an Intel Pentium II/III processor, the PCM-6890B achieves outstanding performance that surpasses any other SBC in its class. In addition, the onboard SSD interface supports M-systems DiskOnChip 2000 series, memory capacity from 2 MB to 288 MB. This compact (only

5.75"“ x 8") unit offers all the functions of a single board industrial

computer, but still fits in the space of a CD-ROM drive. Onboard features include four serial ports (three RS-232, one RS-

232/422/485), one multi-mode parallel (ECP/EPP/SPP) port, connector for two USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports, a floppy drive controller, and a keyboard/PS/2 mouse interface. The built-in high speed PCI IDE controller supports Ultra DMA/33 mode. Up to two IDE devices can be connected, including large hard disks, CDROM drives, and tape backup drives, etc.

The PCM-6890B also features power management to minimize power consumption. It complies with the ACPI standard and supports three types of power saving features: Doze mode, Standby mode, and Suspend mode. In addition, the board's watchdog timer can automatically reset the system or generate an interrupt in case the system stops due to a program bug or EMI.

Highly integrated multi-media SBC

The PCM-6890B is a highly integrated multi-media SBC that combines audio, video, and network functions on a CD-ROM drive size single computer board. It provides 32-bit half-duplex, 16-bit full-duplex, integrated 3D audio and up to 1024 x 768 resolution @ 64K colors with on-chip 2MB SDRAM display memory . Major onboard devices adopt PCI technology to achieve outstanding computing performance when used with Intel Celeron level processors, making the PCM-6890B one of the world's smallest and most powerful all-in-one multimedia boards.

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Features

• Supports Intel Pentium III, Celeron CPUs, and compatible CPUs

• C&T69000 LCD controller supports 36-bit TFT Panels

• 10/100Base-T Fast Ethernet

• Integrated AC-97 2.0 (meets PC98™ Basic Audio spec.)

• SoundBlaster compatible PCI 3D Audio

• Supports DiskOnChip (SSD) up to 288MB

• PC/104 expansion connector

Chapter 1 General Information 3

Specifications

Standard SBC Functions

• CPU: Pentium III / Celeron supported (With system bus frequencies of 66/100MHz)

• CPU socket: Intel 370-pin socket

• BIOS: A ward 256KB Flash BIOS

• Chipset: Intel 440BX

• I/O Chipset: ITE IT8661F/Winbond W83977EF . Full 16-bit I/O ` decoded

• Memory: Onboard one 168-pin DIMM socket supports up to 256Mbytes SDRAM

• Enhanced IDE: Support up to two IDE devices. Supports Ultra DMA/ 33 mode with data transfer rate up to 33MB/sec.

• FDD interface: Supports up to two floppy disk drives, 5.25" (360KB and 1.2MB) and /or 3.5" (720KB, 1.44MB, and 2.88MB)

• Parallel port: One bi-directional parallel port. Supports SPP , ECP and EPP modes

• Serial ports: Three RS-232 and one RS-232/422/485 serial ports. Ports can be configured as COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, or disabled individually. (16C550 equivalent)

• IR interface: Supports one IrDA Tx/Rx header

• Keyboard/mouse connector: 8 pin connector supports PC/AT keyboard and PS/2 mouse

• USB connectors: 4 x 2 header onboard supports dual USB ports

• Battery: Lithium battery for data retention

• Watchdog T imer: Can generate a system reset, IRQ15, or NMI. Support software selectable timeout interval. (32sec. ~ 254.5 min., 1 sec./ step)

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• DMA: 7 DMA channels (8237 equivalent)

• Interrupt: 15 interrupt levels (8259 equivalent)

• Power management: Supports A TX power supply . Supports PC97, LAN wake up, and modem ring-in functions. I/O peripheral devices support power saving and doze/standby/suspend modes. APM 1.2 compliant

• H/W status monitoring: Winbond W83781D H/W status monitoring IC supports power supply voltage and temperatures monitoring

Flat Panel/CRT Interface

• Chipset: C&T 69000 / C&T 69030

• Display memory: Built-in 2MB/4MB SDRAM

• Display type: Supports non-interlaced CRT and LCD (TFT , DSTN, and Mono) displays. Can display both CRT and Flat Panel simultaneously

• Resolution: Up to 1024x768@64K colors

PCI Sound Interface

• Chipset : ESS Solo-1

• Wave-Table synthesis: 32-Voice Polyphony and multi-timbral capability

• 3D audio: Supports for Microsoft DirectSound and DirectSound 3D audio technology in two-speaker mode (requires Microsoft Direct Sound 3D supported software titles)

• 16-bit stereo digital audio : Full-duplex support enables simultaneous record and playback for Internet communications software

• Game port: IBM-compatible 15-pin game port with analog supported

Ethernet interface

• Chipset: Intel 82559GD 100Base-T Fast Ethernet controller

• Ethernet interface: 100Base-T RJ-45 connector. Optional Remote Boot ROM function

Chapter 1 General Information 5

SSD Interface

One 32-pin DIP socket supports M-systems DiskOnChip 2000 Series up to 288MB

Expansion Slots

• PC/104 connector: One 16-bit 104-pin connector onboard

• PCI slot: One 32-bit PCI slot onboard

Mechanical and environmental

• Power supply voltage: +5V (4.75V to 5.25V),

+12V (11.4V to 12.6V)

• Typical power r equirement: +5V@4A

• Operating temperature: 32 to 140o F (0 to 60o C)

• Board size: 8"(L) x 5.75"(W) (203mm x 146mm)

• Weight: 1.2 lb. (0.5 Kg)

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Board layout

Chapter 1 General Information 7

Board dimensions

AAEON

PCM-6890B Rev B1.0 Mechanical Drawing

UNIT: mm

0.000.00

0.00

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CHAPTER

Installation

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

Chapter 2 Installation 9

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 allow you to configure your system to suit your application.

The following tables list the function of each of the board's jumpers and connectors.

Jumpers

Label Function

J1 Clear CMOS J2 System temperature thermal sensor J3 COM4 RI pin voltage select J4 COM3 RI pin voltage select J5 Audio output select J6 ATX soft-power switch connector J7 COM2 RS-232/422/485 select J8 LCD clock select J9 LCD driving voltage select J1 0 COM2 RS-232/422/485 select SW1 (2~3) DOC address select JP1 Mic_Amp

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Connectors

Label Function

CN 1 CPU fan power connector CN 2 PC/104 connector CN 3 USB ports connector CN 4 CD-ROM signal input connector CN 6 IDE drive connector CN 7 Front panel connector CN8 IrDA connector CN9 ATX power connector CN10 LCD display connector CN11 Keyboard and PS/2 mouse connector CN12 VGA display connector CN13 Audio connector CN14 Printer port connector CN15 100Base-T Ethernet connector CN16 Serial ports connector CN17 Floppy dirve connector U18 DiskOnChip socket LED2 Ethernet Tx/Rx/Link LED connector

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Locating jumpers & connectors

PCI1

DIM1

CN4

CN11

CN9

CN10

LED2

CN15

CN16

CN12

CN13

CN17

CN14

J10

CN8 CN6

CN7

CN3

J3 J4

CPU1

CN1

CN2 CN5

JP11

J12

J13

SW1

JP1

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Setting jumpers

You can 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. T o “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.

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.

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.

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CPU installing and upgrading

Y ou can upgrade to a more powerful Pentium II/III CPU at any time. Simply remove the old CPU, install the new one, and set the jumpers for the new CPU speed.

Warning! Always disconnect the power cord from your

chassis when you are working on it. Do not make connections while the power is on as 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 PC board. 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 (DIMMs)

System Memory

The left edge of the PCM-6890B contains a socket for 168-pin dual inline memory module (DIMM). The socket uses 3.3 V unbuffered synchronous DRAM (SDRAM). DIMM is available in capacities of 16, 32, 64, 128, or 256 MB. The socket can be filled in the DIMM of any size, giving your PCM-6890B single board computer between 16 and 258 MB of memory.

Supplementary information about DIMM

Y our PCM-6890B can accept both regular and PC-100 SDRAM DIMM Module(with or without parity). However. The PCM-6890B can only accept PC-100 SDRAM Module.

Single-sided modules are typically 16 or 128MB; double-sided modules are usually 32 or 256 MB.

Memory Installation Procedures

T o install SDRAM, first make sure the two handles of the SDRAM socket are in the "open" position. i.e. The handles remain outward. Slowly slide the SDRAM module along the plastic guides on both ends of the socket. Then press the SDRAM module right down into the socket, until you hear a click. This is when the two handles have automatically locked the memory module into the correct position of the SDRAM socket. (See Figure below) To take away the memory module, just push both handles outward, and the memory module will be ejected by the mechanism in the socket.

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Cache memory

Since the second level cache has been embedded into the Celeron / Pentium III CPUs, you do not have to take care of either SRAM chips or SRAM modules. The built-in second level cache in the Celeron yields much higher performance than the external cache memories. The cache size in the Celeron CPUs is 128 KB, but 256KB for Pentium III CPUs.

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Clear CMOS (J1)

You can use J1 to clear the CMOS data if necessary . To reset the CMOS data, set J1 to 2-3 closed for just a few seconds, and then move the jumper back to 1-2 closed.

Clear CMOS (J1)

Protect* Clear CMOS

1 2 3

*default

System temperature thermal sensor (J2)

J2 is a thermal sensor component. This temperature detector works primarily with the BIOS to offer clients the ability to monitor the temperature.

BIOS offers an ICON on screen for customers to select followed by the temperature information.

Mic_Amp (JP1)

Mic Amp (JP1)

On Off

JP1

1 2 3 4 5 6

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COM3/COM4 RI pin voltage select (J3, J4)

The 9th pin of COM3 and COM4 (9-pin D-sub connector) can be selected as RI, +5V , or +12V by setting J3 & J4.

COM3 RI pin setting (J4)

RI * +5V +12V

1 3 5

2 4 6

COM4 RI pin setting (J3)

RI * +5V +12V

1 3 5

2 4 6

*default

2 4 6

1 3 5

2 4 6

1 3 5

2 4 6

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Audio output select (J5)

You can select the output mode of onboard audio connector (CN14) by setting J5.

"Speaker out" is the output signal amplified by onboard amplifier

Audio output select (J5)

Line out Speaker out *

2 1 4 3 6 5

*default

ATX Soft-Power Switch connector (J6)

The ATX Soft-Power switch connector is a 2-pin header . Locate the power switch cable from your system. Plug this connector to the Soft-Power switch connector marked J6.

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COM2 RS-232/422/485 select (J10, J7)

The PCM-6890B COM2 serial port can be selected as RS-232, RS422, or RS-485 by setting J10 & J7.

COM2 Select (J10, J7)

RS-232* RS-422 RS-485

J10

1 4 7 10

*default

3 6 9 12

1 3 5

2 4 6

3 6 9 12

1 3 5

2 4 6

3 6 9 12

1 3 5

2 4 6

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LCD clock signal select (J8)

Y ou can select the LCD control signal by setting J8. The following charts show the available option.

LCD clock signal select (J8)

SHF CLK * ASHF CLK

1 2 31 2 3

*default

LCD driving voltage select (J9)

Y ou can select the LCD connector CN10 (pin 5 and pin 6) driving voltage by setting J9. The configurations are as follows:

LCD driving voltage select (J9)

5V 3.3V *

*default

1 2 3

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Power connectors (CN9, CN1)

ATX power connector (CN9)

The ATX power supply uses a 20-pin connector shown below. Make sure you plug in the right direction.

ATX power connector (CN9)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 N/C 11 N / C 2 N/C 1 2 -12V 3 GND 13 GND 4 +5V 14 PON 5 GND 15 G N D 6 +5 V 16 GND 7 GND 17 G N D 8 N/C 18 -5V 9 5V SB 19 +5V 10 +12V 20 +5V

CPU fan power connector (CN1)

Plug in the fan cable to the 3-pin fan connector onboard. The fan connector is marked CN1.

CPU fan power connector (CN1)

Pin Signal

1 GND 2 +12V 3 Fan speed sense

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USB connector (CN3)

The PCM-6890B provides two USB (Universal Serial Bus) interfaces, which give complete plug and play, hot attach/detach for up to 127 external devices. The USB interfaces comply with USB specification Rev. 1.0, and can be disabled in the system BIOS setup.

USB connector (CN3)

Pin Function Pin Function

1 GND 5 Vcc 2 UD1+ 6 UD03 UD1- 7 UD0+ 4 Vcc 8 GND

CD Audio connector (CN4)

This connector is used to connect to a CD audio cable.

CD Audio connector (CN4)

Pin Signal

1 GND 2 CD_L 3 GND 4 CD_R

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IDE hard drive connector (CN6)

You can attach one or two Enhanced Integrated Device Electronics hard disk drives to the mainboard's internal controller. The mainboard's IDE controller uses a PCI local-bus interface. This advanced interface supports faster data transfer and allows the IDE hard drive to exceed 528 MB.

Connecting the hard drive

Connecting drives is done in a daisy-chain fashion and requires one of two cables, depending on the drive size.

Wire number 1 on the cable is normally red or blue, and the other wires are usually gray.

1. Connect one end of the cable to CN6. Make sure that the red

(or blue) wire corresponds to pin 1 on the connector, which is labeled on the board (on the right side).

2 . Plug the other end of the cable to the Enhanced IDE hard drive,

with pin 1 on the cable corresponding to pin 1 on the hard drives. (see your hard drive's documentation for the location of the connector).

Connect a second drive as described above. Unlike floppy drives, IDE hard drives can connect to either end

of the cable. If you install two drives, you will need to set one as the master and the other one as the slave by using jumpers on the drives. If you install just one drive, set it as the master.

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IDE hard drive connector (CN6)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 IDE RESET 2 GN D 3DATA 7 4 DATA 8 5DATA 6 6 DATA 9 7DATA 5 8 DATA 10 9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11 11 DA T A 3 12 DAT A 12 13 DA T A 2 14 DAT A 13 15 DA T A 1 16 DAT A 14 17 DA T A 0 18 DAT A 15 19 SIGNAL GND 20 N/C 21 N/C 22 GND 23 IO WRITE 24 GND 25 IO READ 26 GND 27 IO CHANNEL READY 28 ALE 29 N/C 30 GND 31 IRQ 14 32 IOCS16 33 ADDR 1 34 N /C 35 ADDR 0 36 ADDR 2 37 HARD DISK SELECT 0 38 HARD DISK SELECT 1 39 IDE ACTIVE 40 MGND 41 VCC 42 MVCC 43 GND 44 N/C

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Front panel connector (CN7)

Next you may want to install external LEDs and switches to monitor and control the mainboard. These features are completely optional. Install them only if you need them. The front panel connector (CN7) is an 8-pin male, dual in-line header and provides connections for a speaker, hard disk access indicator, and an input switch for resetting the card.

Front panel connector (CN7)

Pin Signal

1 HDD LED- (Hard disk active) 2 HDD LED+ (VCC) 3 Speaker- (GND) 4 Speaker+ 5NC 6 GND 7 Reset switch+ 8 Reset switch- (GND)

Speaker

The mainboard can drive an 8Ω external speaker at 0.5 watts. If there is no external speaker, the PCM-6890B provides an onboard buzzer as an alternative.

LED interface

The front panel LED indicator for hard disk access is an active low signal (24 mA sink rate).

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IrDA connector (CN8)

The IrDA connector (CN8) can be configured to support wireless infrared module, with this module and application software such as laplink or Win95 Direct Cable connection, user can transfer files to or from laptops, notebooks, PDA and printers. This connector supports HPSIR (115.2Kbps, 2 meters).

Install infrared module onto IrDA connector and enable infrared function from BIOS setup. Make sure to have correct orientation when you plug onto IrDA connector (CN8).

IrDa connector (CN8)

Pin Signal

1 Vcc 2NC 3 IrRx 4 GND 5 IrTx

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Display connectors (CN10, CN12)

The mainboard's PCI SVGA interface can drive conventional CRT displays and is capable of driving a wide range of flat panel displays, including electroluminescent (EL), gas plasma, passive LCD, and active LCD displays. The board has two connectors to support these displays, one for standard CRT VGA monitors and one for flat panel displays.

VGA display connector (CN12)

CN12 is a 16-pin, dual-in-line header used for conventional CRT displays. A simple one-to-one adapter can be used to match CN12 to a standard 15-pin D-SUB connector commonly used for VGA.

VGA display connector (CN12)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 RED 9 SIGNAL GND 2 N/C 10 H-SYNC 3 GREEN 11 CHASSIS GND 4 SIGNAL GND 12 V-SYNC 5 BLUE 13 CHASSIS GND 6 N/C 14 N/C 7 N/C 15 CHASSIS GND 8 N/C 16 N/C

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LCD connector (CN10)

CN10 is a 50-pin, dual-in-line header used for flat panel displays. When the mainboard's power is applied, the control signal is low

until just after the relevant flat panel signals are present. Configuration of the VGA interface is done completely via the

software utility. You do not have to set any jumpers.

LCD connector (CN10)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 +12 V

3 GND 4 GND 5 +5 V

7 ENAVEE 8 GND 9P0 10 P1 11 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 P24 34 P25 35 SHF CLK 36 FLM (V SYS) 37 M 38 LP (H SYS) 39 GND 40 ENABKL 41 P26 42 P27 43 P28 44 P29 45 P30 46 P31 47 P32 48 P33 49 P34 50 P35

2 +12 V

6 +5 V

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Keyboard and mouse connector (CN11)

The mainboard provides a keyboard connector which supports both a keyboard and a PS/2 style mouse. In most cases, especially in embedded applications, a keyboard is not used. The standard PC/AT BIOS will report an error or fail during power-on-self-test (POST) after a reset if the keyboard is not present. The mainboard BIOS Advanced setup menu allows you to select "Present" or "Absent" under the "System Keyboard" section. This allows no-keyboard operation in embedded system applications without the system halting under POST (power-on-self-test).

Keyboard and mouse connector (CN11)

Pin Signal

1 KB DA T A 2 GND 3 MS DAT A 4 N/C 5 KB CLOCK 6 Vcc 7 MS CLOCK 8 N/C

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Audio connector (CN13)

The PCM-6890B provides all major audio signals on a 14-pin flatcable connector, CN13.

Attach the Mic In, Line In, and Audio Out to the corresponding pins as shown in the following table.

Audio connector (CN13)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 Mic In 2 MIC_Vcc 3 G ND 4 Reserve for future use 5 Line In Left 6 Reserve for future use 7 Line In Right 8 Reserve for future use 9 G ND 10 Reserve for future use 11 Audio Out Left 12 Audio Out Right 13 GND_Line out 14 GND_Speaker out

CAUTION: Both Line-out and Speaker-out modes share

the same pair of Audio Out signal lines but different grounds. In addition to setting up J5 on page 20, make sure you use the corresponding ground signal when making the cable by yourself.

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Parallel port connector (CN14)

Normally, the parallel port is used to connect the board to a printer. The mainboard includes an onboard parallel port, accessed through PC1, a 26-pin flat-cable connector. You need an adapter cable if you use a traditional DB-25 connector. The cable has a 26-pin connector on one end and a DB-25 connector on the other.

Parallel port IRQ

The mainbaord supports one parallel port. The port is designated as LPT1 and can be disabled or changed to LPT2 or LPT3 in the system BIOS setup.

Parallel port connector table (CN14)

Parallel port connector (CN14)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 3 DO 4 ERR 5 D1 6 7 D2 8 9 D3 10 G ND 11 D4 12 GND 13 D5 14 GND 15 D6 16 GND 17 D7 18 GND 19 21 BUST 22 GND 23 PE 24 GND 25 SLCT 26 N/C

/STROBE

\ACK

20 G ND

\AUTOFD

\INIT

\SLCTINI

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100Base-T Ethernet connector (CN15)

This 100Base-T Ethernet connector is a standard RJ-45 connector. The onboard Realtek Intel 82559GD fast Ethernet controller

supports 10Mb/s and 100 Mb/s N-way auto-negotiation operation.

100Base-T Ethernet connector (CN15)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 Tx+ 2 Tx3 Rx+ 4 N/C 5 N/C 6 Rx7 N/C 8 N/C

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Serial ports (CN16)

The PCM-6890B offers four serial ports, three RS-232 and one RS232/422/485. These ports allow you to connect them to serial devices (mouse, printers, etc.).

COM 1-4 RS-232/422/485 serial ports (CN16)

COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4 RS-232/422/485 serial port

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL COM1 1 DCDa 2 DSRa

3 RXDa 4 RTSa 5 TXDa 6 CTSa 7 DTRa 8 RIa 9 GND 10 N.C.

COM2 11 DCDb 12 DSRb

(422TXD-/485DATA-) 13 RXDb 14 RTSb (422RXD+) 15 TXDb 16 CTSb

(422TXD+/485DATA+) 17 DTRb 18 RIb

(422RXD-) 19 GND 20 N.C.

COM3 21 DCDc 22 DSRc

23 RXDc 24 RTSc 25 TXDc 26 CTSc 27 DTRc 28 RIc/+5V/+12V 29 GND 30 N.C.

COM4 31 DCDd 32 RSRd

33 RXDd 34 RTSd 35 TXDd 36 CTSd 37 DTRd 38 RId/+5V/+12V 39 GND 40 N.C.

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Floppy drive connector (CN17)

You can attach up to two floppy drives to the mainboard controller. You can use any combination of 5¼" (360 KB and 1.2 MB) and/or 3½" (720 KB, 1.44 MB, and 2.88 MB) drives.

A 34-pin daisy-chain drive connector cable is required for a dualdrive system. On one end of the cable is a 34-pin flat-cable connector. On the other end are two sets of floppy disk drive connectors. Each set consists of a 34-pin flat-cable connector (usually used for 3½" drives) and a printed-circuit board connector (usually used for 5¼" drives).

Wire number 1 on the cable is normally red or blue, and the other wires are usually gray.

Connecting the floppy drive

1 . Plug the 34-pin flat-cable connector into CN17. Make sure that

the red or blue wire corresponds to pin 1 on the connector.

2. Attach the appropriate connector on the other end of the cable to the floppy drive(s). You can use only one connector in the set. The set on the end (after the twist in the cable) connects to the A: drive. The set in the middle connects to the B: drive.

3 . If you are connecting a 5¼" floppy drive, line up the slot in the

printed circuit board with the blocked-off part of the cable connector.

If you are connecting a 3½" floppy drive, you may have trouble determining which pin is pin number 1. Look for a number printed on the circuit board indicating pin number 1. Also,

the connector on the floppy drive connector may have a slot.

When the slot is up, pin number 1 should be on the right.

Check the documentation that came with the drive for more

information.

If you desire, connect the B: drive to the connectors in the middle of the cable as described above.

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Floppy drive connector (CN17)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 GND 2 DENSITY SELECT 3 GND 4 N/C 5 GND 6 DRIVE TYPE 7 GND 8 INDEX 9 GND 10 MOTOR 0 11 G ND 12 DRIVE SELECT 1 13 G ND 14 DRIVE SELECT 2 15 GND 16 MOTOR 1 17 GND 18 DIRECTION 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 WRITE DAT A 23 GN D 24 WRITE GATE 25 GND 26 TRACK 0 27 GND 28 WRITE PROTECT 29 GN D 30 READ DAT A 31 GND 32 HEAD DELECT 33 GN D 34 DISK CHANGE

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SW1 (2~3) DOC address select

The DiskOnChip 2000 occupies an 8 Kbyte window in the upper memory address range of D400 to D800. Y ou should ensure this does not conflict with any other device's memory address. SW1 controls the memory address of the Flash disk.

COD

SSERDDA

004DFFOFFO

default

These addresses might conflict with the ROM BIOS of other peripheral boards. Please select the appropriate memory address to avoid memory conflicts.

00CDNOFFO

008DFFONO

ELBASIDNONO

)2(1WS)3(1WS

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Ethernet LED signal connectors (LED2)

The PCM-6890B supports three sets of LED connector for external LED indicators.

Ethernet active signal LED (J14)(J15)

Flashing Tx or Rx LEDs indicate that the PCM-6890B is transmitting or receiving data.

Ethernet link signal LED

A continuously lit LED indicates good linkage between the PCM-6890B and its supporting hub.

Ethernet LED signal connectors (LED2)

Pin Signal

1 Rx LED 2 +5V 3 Link LED 4 +5V 5 Tx LED 6 +5V

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DiskOnChip socket (U18)

The DiskOnChip 2000 family of products provides a single chip solid-state flash disk in a standard 32-pin DIP package. The DiskOnChip 2000 is a solid-state disk with no moving parts, resulting in a significant reduction in power consumption and an increase in reliability . The DiskOnChip is a small plug and play Flash disk. It is easy to use. And it saves integration overhead.

The DiskOnChip 2000 family of products is available in capacities ranging from 2MB up to 288MB, unformatted. In order to manage the disk, the DiskOnChip 2000 includes the TrueFFS, M-Systems Flash File System proprietary software. The DiskOnChip 2000 package is pin-to-pin compatible with a standard 32-pin EPROM device.

pin Name

A0-A12 Address bus 4-12,23,25-27 Inputs

A13-A16 Address bus 2,3,28,29 Inputs 1

D0-D7 Data bus 13-15,17-21 I/O

CE/ C hip Enable 22 Input

OE /

OE/ Output Enable 24 Input

WE/ Write Enable 31 Input

NC Not connected 1.30 2

VCC Power 32

GND Ground 16

Description Pin Number Direction Note

Note 1: Pins A13 through A16 are not used by the MD2200. They are kept for socket backward compatibility with ED 1100 (DiskOnChip 1000)

Note 2: Pins 1 and 30 are not used by MD2200

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DiskOnChip (DOC) 2000 Installation

When the DOC is installed correctly, a DOC will work like an HDD or an FDD. T o install the DOC on the mainboard, follow the instructions below:

1 . Plug the DOC into the socket. Make sure pin 1 of the DOC is

aligned with pin 1 of the socket.

2. Push the DOC into the socket until it is firmly seated in the socket.

Caution: the DOC may be permanently damage if it is installed incorrectly .

3. Set the jumper for the memory address of the DOC.

Note: The memory shadow function sometimes will create conflicts with

the memory window. You should disable the memory shadow from the BIOS SETUP if the DOC cannot be accessed.

Configure DOC as a boot device

To configure a DOC as a boot drive, you should copy the operating system files onto the DOC. The following procedure is an example of the initialization process.

1 . Install a DOC into your system.

2. Insert a bootable floppy disk in drive A: and boot the system. 3 . At the DOS prompt, type SYS C: to transfer the DOS system

files to the DOC (assuming the DiskOnChip is installed as drive C:). Reboot the system.

4 . Go to the BIOS Setup Utility by hitting the <DEL> key. Set the

type of Primary Master or C: Drive as Not Installed.

5 . Remove the floppy disk from the drive A: and leave the BIOS

Setup Utility. The system should boot from the DOC.

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CHAPTER

Award BIOS Setup

This chapter describes how to configure the BIOS for the PCM-6890B.

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Starting setup

The A ward BIOS is immediately activated when you first turn on the computer. The BIOS reads system configuration information in CMOS RAM and begins the process of checking out the system and configuring it through the power-on self test (POST).

When these preliminaries are finished, the BIOS seeks an operating system on one of the data storage devices (hard drive, floppy drive, etc.). The BIOS launches the operating system and hands control of system operations to it.

During POST , you can start the Setup program in one of two ways:

1.By pressing Del immediately after switching the system on, or

2.By pressing Del or pressing Ctrl-Alt-Esc when the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during POST:

TO ENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT PRESS DEL KEY

If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the RESET button on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing Ctr-Alt-Del. If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error message appears and you are again asked to

PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, DEL TO ENTER SETUP

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Setup keys

These keys helps you navigate in Setup:

Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item in the left hand Right arrow Move to the item in the right hand Es c Main Menu: Quit and not save changes into

CMOS RAM

Other pages: Exit current page and return to

Main Menu PgDn/+ Increase the numeric value or make

changes

PgDn/- Decrease the numeric value or make

changes

F1 General help, only for Status Page Setup

Menu and Option Page Setup Menu

F2 Change color from total 16 colors. F2 to

select color forward, Shift-F2 to select color

backward F3 Calendar, only for Status Page Setup Menu F4 Reserved F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from

CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the default CMOS RAM value from

BIOS default table, only for Option Page

Setup Menu F7 Load the default F8 Reserved F9 Reserved F10 Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main

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Getting help

Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. T o exit the Help Window press Esc or the F1 key again.

In Case of Problems

If, after making and saving system changes with Setup, you discover that your computer no longer is able to boot, the Award- BIOS supports an override to the CMOS settings that resets your system to its default configuration.

Y ou can invoke this override by immediately pressing Insert; when you restart your computer. You can restart by either using the ON/ OFF switch, the RESET button or by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Delete.

The best advice is to alter only settings that you thoroughly understand. In particular, do not change settings in the Chipset screen without a good reason. The Chipset defaults have been carefully chosen by A ward Software or your system manufacturer for the best performance and reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the Chipset setup may causing the system to become unstable.

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Main setup Menu

Standard CMOS Options in the original PC AT-compatible

BIOS. BIOS Features Award Software enhanced BIOS options. Chipset Features Options specific to your system chipset. Power Advanced Power Management (APM)

Management options. PnP/PCI Plug and Play standard and PCI Local Bus

Configuration configuration options. Integrated I/O subsystems that depend on the inte-

Peripherals grated peripherals controller in your

system. Supervisor/User Change, set, or disable a password. In

Password Setting BIOS versions that allow separate user and

supervisor passwords, only the supervisor

password permits access to Setup. The

user password generally allows only

power-on access. IDE HDD Auto Automatically detect and configure IDE hard

Detection disk parameters.

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Load BIOS BIOS defaults are factory settings for the Defaults most stable, minimal-performance system

operations.

Load Setup Setup defaults are factory settings for Defaults optimal-performance system operations.

Save & Exit Save settings in nonvolatile CMOS Setup RAM and exit Setup.

Exit Without Abandon all changes and exit Setup. Save

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Standard CMOS setup

When you choose the ST ANDARD CMOS SETUP option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed.

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This standard setup menu allows users to configure system components such as the date, time, hard disk drive, floppy drive, display, and memory. Online help for each field can be accessed by pressing F1.

Date and Time Configuration

The BIOS determines the day of the week from the other date information. This field is for information only .

Press the left or right arrow key to move to the desired field (date, month, year). Press the PgUp/- or PgDn/+ key to increment the setting, or type the desired value into the field.

The time format is based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. Press the left or right arrow key to move to the desired field. Press the PgUp/- or PgDn/+ key to increment the setting, or type the desired value into the field.

HARD DISKS

The BIOS supports up to four IDE drives. This section does not show information about other IDE devices, such as a CD-ROM drive, or about other hard drive types, such as SCSI drives.

NOTE: W e r ecommend that you select type AUT O for all drives.

The BIOS can automatically detect the specifications and optimal operating mode of almost all IDE hard drives. When you select type AUTO for a hard drive, the BIOS detects its specifications during POST , every time the system boots.

If you do not want to select drive type AUTO, other methods of

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selecting the drive type are available:

1.Match the specifications of your installed IDE hard drive(s) with the preprogrammed values for drive types 1 through 45.

2.Select USER and enter values into each drive parameter field.

3.Use the IDE HDD AUTO DECTECTION function in Setup. Here is a brief explanation of drive specifications:

•T ype: The BIOS contains a table of pre-defined drive types. Each

defined drive type has a specified number of cylinders, number of heads, write precompensation factor, landing zone, and number of sectors. Drives whose specifications do not accommodate any pre-defined type are classified as type USER.

•Size: Disk drive capacity (approximate). Note that this size is usually slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk-checking program.

• Cyls: Number of cylinders

• Head: Number of heads

• Precomp: Write precompensation cylinder

• Landz: Landing zone

• Sector: Number of sectors

• Mode: Auto, Normal, Large, or LBA

- Auto: The BIOS automatically determines the optimal mode.

- Normal: Maximum number of cylinders, heads, and sectors

supported are 1024, 16, and 63.

- Large: For drives that do not support LBA and have more than 1024 cylinders.

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- LBA (Logical Block Addressing): During drive accesses, the IDE controller transforms the data address described by

sector, head, and cylinder number into a physical block address, significantly improving data transfer rates. For drives with greater than 1024 cylinders.

Drive A Drive B

Select the correct specifications for the diskette drive(s) installed in the computer.

None No diskette drive installed 360K, 5.25 in 5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive; 360

kilobyte capacity

1.2M, 5.25 in 5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2

megabyte capacity

720K, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 720 kilobyte

capacity

1.44M, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 1.44 mega

byte capacity

2.88M, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 2.88 mega

byte capacity

LCD & CRT

This field may appear as an alternative to the Video field. select your video display device:

LC D Liquid crystal display CRT Auxiliary monitor Both Display on both devices

Pannel:

This selection item allows user to select LCD BIOS to match the LCD types.

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Halt On

During the power-on-self-test (POST), the computer stops if the BIOS detects a hardware error. You can tell the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot-up process. These are the selections:

• No errors: POST does not stop for any errors.

• All errors If: the BIOS detects any non-fatal error, POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action.

• All, But Keyboard: POST does not stop for a keyboard error , but stops for all other errors

• All, But Diskette: POST does not stop for diskette drive errors, but stops for all other errors.

• All, But Disk/Key: POST does not stop for a keyboard or disk error, but stops for all other errors.

Memory

You cannot change any values in the Memory fields; they are only for your information. The fields show the total installed random access memory (RAM) and amounts allocated to base memory, extended memory , and other (high) memory . RAM is counted in kilobytes (KB: approximately one thousand bytes) and megabytes (MB: approximately one million bytes).

RAM is the computer's working memory, where the computer stores programs and data currently being used, so they are accessible to the CPU. Modern personal computers may contain up to 64 MB, 128 MB, or more.

•Base Memory

Typically 640 KB. Also called conventional memory . The DOS operating system and conventional applications use this area.

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•Extended Memory

Above the 1-MB boundary. Early IBM personal computers could not use memory above 1 MB, but current PCs and their software can use extended memory.

•Other Memory

Between 640 KB and 1 MB; often called High memory. DOS may load terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) programs, such as device drivers, in this area, to free as much conventional memory as possible for applications. Lines in your CONFIG.SYS file that start with LOADHIGH load programs into high memory.

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BIOS features setup

By choosing the BIOS FEA TURES SETUP option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed.

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The displayed configuration is based on the manufacturer's SETUP DEF AUL TS settings.

Virus Warning

When enabled, you receive a warning message if a program (specifically , a virus) attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive. You should then run an antivirus program. Keep in mind that this feature protects only the boot sector, not the entire hard drive.

NOTE: Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sector table can trigger the virus warning message. If you plan to run such a program, we recommend that you first disable the virus warning.

CPU Internal Cache/External Cache

Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM (system memory). CPUs from 486-type on up contain internal cache memory , and most, but not all, modern PCs have additional (external) cache memory. When the CPU requests data, the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory , for even faster access by the CPU.

The External Cache field may not appear if your system does not have external cache memory .

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

When you select Enabled, memory checking is enable when the external cache contains ECC SRAMs.

Quick Power On Self Test

Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to run the power-on-self-test (POST). A quick POST skips certain steps. W e recommend that you normally disable quick POST . Better to find a problem during POST than lose data during your work.

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Boot Sequence

The original IBM PCs loaded the DOS operating system from drive A (floppy disk), so IBM PC-compatible systems are designed to search for an operating system first on drive A, and then on drive C (hard disk). However, the BIOS now offers many boot sequence options.

Swap Floppy Drive

This field is effective only in systems with two floppy drives. Selecting enabled assigns physical drive B to logical drive A, and physical drive A to logical drive B.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

When Enabled, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks. Only 360-KB floppy drives have 40 tracks; drives with 720 KB, 1.2 MB, and 1.44 MB capacity all have 80 tracks. Because very few modern PCs have 40-track floppy drives, we recommend that you set this field to Disabled to save time.

Boot Up NumLock Status

T oggle between On or Off to control the state of the NumLock key when the system boots. When toggled On, the numeric keypad generates numbers instead of controlling cursor operations.

Gate A20 Option

Gate A20 refers to the way the system addresses memory above 1 MB (extended memory). When set to Fast, the system chipset controls Gate A20. When set to Normal, a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20. Setting Gate A20 to Fast improves system speed, particularly with OS/2 and Windows.

Security Option

If you have set a password, select whether the password is required every time the System boots, or only when you enter Setup.

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Shadow

Software that resides in a read-only memory (ROM) chip on a device is called firmware. The A wardBIOS permits shadowing of firmware such as the system BIOS, video BIOS, and similar operating instructions that come with some expansion peripherals, such as, for example, a SCSI adaptor.

Shadowing copies firmware from ROM into system RAM, where the CPU can read it through the 16-bit or 32-bit DRAM bus. Firmware not shadowed must be read by the system through the 8bit X-bus. Shadowing improves the performance of the system BIOS and similar ROM firmware for expansion peripherals, but it also reduces the amount of high memory (640 KB to 1 MB) available for loading device drivers, etc.

Enable shadowing into each section of memory separately. Many system designers hardwire shadowing of the system BIOS and eliminate a System BIOS Shadow option.

Video BIOS shadows into memory area C8000-DFFFF. The remaining areas shown on the BIOS Features Setup screen may be occupied by other expansion card firmware. If an expansion peripheral in your system contains ROM-based firmware, you need to know the address range the ROM occupies to shadow it into the correct area of RAM.

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CHIPSET features setup

By choosing the CHIPSET FEA TURES SETUP option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed.

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The displayed configuration is based on the manufacturer's SETUP DEF AUL TS 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 SDRAM. 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. The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered that data was being lost while using your system.

Because of the complexity and technical nature of some of the options, not all of the options are described here.

SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay

This field lets you control the number of DCLKs between a Row Activate command and a read or write command.

SDRAM RAS Precharge Time

The precharge time is the number of cycles it takes for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh. If insufficient time is allowed, refresh may be incomplete and the DRAM may fail to retain data. This field applies only if synchronous DRAM is installed in the system.

SDRAM CAS Latency Time

When synchronous DRAM is installed, you can control the number of CLKs between when the SDRAMs sample a read command and when the contoller samples read data from the SDRAMs. Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer.

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SDRAM Precharge Control

When Enabled, all CPU cycles to SDRAM result in an All Banks Precharge Command on the SDRAM interface.

DRAM Data Integrity Mode

Select Non-ECC or ECC (error-correcting code), according to the type of installed DRAM.

System BIOS Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result.

Video BIOS Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h to C7FFFh, resulting in better video performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result.

Video RAM Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video memory (RAM) at A0000h to AFFFFh, resulting in better video performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a memory access error may result.

8/16 Bit I/O Recovery Time

The I/O recovery mechanism adds bus clock cycles between PCIoriginated I/O cycles to the ISA bus. This delay takes place because the PCI bus is so much faster than the ISA bus.

These two fields let you add recovery time (in bus clock cycles) for 16-bit and 8-bit I/O.

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Memory Hole at 15M-16M

Y ou can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When this area is reserved, it cannot be cached. The user information of peripherals that need to use this area of system memory usually discusses their memory requirements.

Passive Release

When Enabled, CPU to PCI bus accesses are allowed during passive release. Otherwise, the arbiter only accepts another PCI master access to local DRAM.

Delayed Transaction

The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2.1.

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk

When the Auto Detect DIMM/PCI clk enable, the Utility will automatically detect the DIMM/PCI clock in your system.

Spread Spectrum

When the system clock generator pulses, the extreme values of the pulse generate excess EMI. Enabling pulse spectrum spread modulation changes the extreme values from spikes to flat curves, thus reducing EMI. This benefit may in some cases be outweighed by problems with timing-critical devices, such as a clock-sensitive SCSI device

IN0-IN6(V)

These fields display the current voltage of up to seven voltage input lines, if your computer contains a monitoring system.

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Power management setup

By choosing the POWER MANAGEMENT option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed.

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The displayed configuration is based on the manufacturer's SETUP DEF AUL TS settings.

Power Management

This option allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving for Doze, Standby, and Suspend modes.

This table describes each power management mode:

Max Saving Maximum power savings. Only Available for

SL CPUs. Inactivity period is 1 minute in each mode.

User Define Set each mode individually. Select time-out

periods in the section for each mode, below.

Min Saving Minimum power savings. Inactivity period is

1 hour in each mode (except the hard drive).

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PM Control by APM

If Advanced Power Management (APM) is installed on your system, selecting Yes gives better power savings.

Video Off Method

Determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

V/H SYNC+Blank System turns off vertical and horizontal

synchronization ports and writes blanks to the video buffer.

DPMS Support Select this option if your monitor supports

the Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) standard of the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). Use the software supplied for your video subsystem to select video power management values.

Blank Screen System only writes blanks to the video

buffer.

Video Off After

As the system moves from lesser to greater power-saving modes, select the mode in which you want the monitor to blank.

MODEM Use IRQ

Name the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the modem (if any) on your system. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system.

Doze Mode

After the selected period of system inactivity, the CPU clock throttles to a small percentage of its duty cycle — between 10 percent and 25 percent for most chipsets. All other devices still operate at full speed.

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Standby Mode

After the selected period of system inactivity, the CPU clock stops, the hard drive enters an idle state, and the L2 cache enters a powersave mode. All other devices still operate at full speed.

Suspend Mode

After the selected period of system inactivity, the chipset enters a hardware suspend mode, stopping the CPU clock and possibly causing other system devices to enter power management modes.

HDD Power Down

After the selected period of drive inactivity , any system IDE devices compatible with the AT A-2 specification or later power manage themselves, putting themselves into an idle state after the specified timeout and then waking themselves up when accessed.

Throttle Duty Cycle

When the system enters Doze mode, the CPU clock runs only part of the time. Y ou may select the percent of time that the clock runs.

VGA Active Monitor

When Enabled, any video activity restarts the global timer for Standby mode.

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

When you select Instant Off or Delay 4 Sec., turning the system off with the on/off button places the system in a very low-powerusage state, either immediately or after 4 seconds, with only enough circuitry receiving power to detect power button activity or Resume by Ring activity .

Resume by Ring

When Enabled, an input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incoming call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state.

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IRQ8 Break [Event From] Suspend

Y ou can select Enabled or Disabled for monitoring of IRQ8 (the Real Time Clock) so it does not awaken the system from Suspend mode.

Reload Global Timer Events

When Enabled, an event occurring on each device listed below restarts the global timer for Standby mode.

IRQ3-7, 9-15, NMI Primary IDE 0 Primary IDE 1 Floppy Disk Serial Port Parallel Port

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PNP/PCI configuration setup

By choosing the PNP/PCI CONFIGURA TION SETUP option from the initial SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed.

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The displayed configuration is based on the manufacturer's SETUP DEF AUL TS settings.

PNP OS Installed

Select Yes if the system operating environment is Plug-and-Play aware (e.g., Windows 95).

Resources Controlled By

The Plug and Play A wardBIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play-compatible devices. If you select Auto, all the interrupt request (IRQ) and DMA assignment fields disappear, as the BIOS automatically assigns them.

Reset Configuration Data

Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot.

IRQ n Assigned to

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt as one of the following types, depending on the type of device using the interrupt:

Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC A T bus specification, requiring a specific interrupt (such as IRQ4 for serial port 1).

PCI/ISA PnP Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard, whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.

DMA n Assigned to

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system DMA channel as one of the following types, depending on the type of device using the interrupt:

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Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC A T bus specification, requiring a specific DMA channel

PCI/ISA PnP Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard, whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.

PCI IRQ Activated by

Leave the IRQ trigger set at Level unless the PCI device assigned to the interrupt specifies Edge-triggered interrupts.

Assign IRQ for VGA

If you are not using your system's VGA controller, select Disabled to free the IRQ resource.

Used Mem base addr

Select a base address for the memory area used by any peripheral that requires high memory .

Used Mem Length

Select a length for the memory area specified in the previous field. This field does not appear if no base address is specified.

Assign IRQ for USB

Select Enabled if your system has a USB controller and you have one or more USB devices connected. If you are not using your system’s USB controller , select Disabled to free the IRQ resource.

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Load BIOS defaults/Load setup defaults

LOAD BIOS DEF AUL TS loads the default system values directly from ROM. The BIOS DEF AUL TS provides the most stable settings, though they do not provide optimal performance. LOAD SETUP DEF AUL TS, on the other hand, provides for maximum system performance. If the stored record created by the setup utility becomes corrupted (and therefore unusable), BIOS defaults will load automatically when you turn the PCM-6890 on.

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Integrated peripherals setup

By choosing the INTEGRA TD PERIPHERALS option from the initial SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed.

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The displayed configuration is based on the manufacturer's SETUP DEFAULSTS settings.

IDE HDD Block Mode

Select Enabled only if your hard drives support block mode.

IDE PIO Modes (Primary Master/Slave)

The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of up to four IDE devices that the internal PCI IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device.

IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA

UDMA (Ultra DMA) is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilizes ATA commands and the ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data at a maximum burst rate of 33 MB/s. When you select Auto in the four IDE UDMA fields (for each of up to four IDE devices that the internal PCI IDE interface supports), the system automatically determines the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device.

On-Chip PCI IDE (Primary)

The Intel 82C440BX chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate the primary and/or secondary IDE interface. Select Disabled to deactivate this interface, if you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface.

USB Keyboard Support

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard.

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Onboard FDC Controller

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install an add-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field.

Onboard Serial Ports (1, 2)

Select a logical COM port address for the first and second serial ports.

RxD, TxD Active

Consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the correct setting of the TxD and RxD signals.

ECP Mode Use DMA

Select a DMA channel for the port.

EPP Mode select

Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9.

Onboard Serial Port 3. Serial Port 3 Use IRQ. Onboard Serial Port 4. Serial Port 4 Use IRQ.

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Supervisor/User password setting

Y ou can set either SUPER VISOR or USER P ASSWORD, or both of them. The difference between the two is that the supervisor password allows unrestricted access to enter and change the options of the setup menus, while the user password only allows entry to the program, but not modify options.

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When you select this function, a message appears at the center of the screen:

ENTER PASSWORD:

Type the password, up to eight characters, and press Enter. Typing a password clears any previously entered password from CMOS memory.

Now the message changes:

CONFIRM PASSWORD:

Again, type the password and press Enter. To abort the process at any time, press Esc. In the Security Option item in the BIOS Features Setup screen,

select System or Setup: System Enter a password each time the system boots and when

ever you enter Setup. Setup Enter a password when ever you enter Setup.

NOTE: To clear the password, simply press Enter when asked to enter a password. Then the password function is disabled.

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IDE HDD auto detection

The IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION utility can automatically detect the IDE hard disk installed in your system. You can use it to selfdetect and/or correct the hard disk type configuration. You need to repeat the setup for each of the IDE combinations:

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Save & exit setup

If you select this option and press <ENTER>, the values entered in the setup utility 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.

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Flat Panel/CRT Controller Display Drivers and Utilities

This chapter provides information about:

• Driver types and installation

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Software drivers

This chapter describes the operation and installation of the display drivers supplied on the Supporting CD-ROM that are shipped with your product.

The onboard VGA adapter is based on the CHIPS VGA Flat Panel/CRT controller and is fully IBM VGA compatible. This controller offers a large set of extended functions and higher resolutions. If you intend to use your VGA adapter in standard VGA modes only, you do not need to install any of these drivers. Since your VGA adapter is fully compatible, it does not require any special drivers to operate in standard modes.

The purpose of the enclosed software drivers is to take advantage of the extended features of the CHIPS VGA Flat Panel/CRT controller.

Hardware configuration

Some of the high-resolution drivers provided in this package will work only in certain system configurations. If a driver does not display correctly, try the following:

1. Change the display controller to CRT-only mode, rather than flat panel or simultaneous display mode. Some high-resolution drivers will display correctly only in CRT mode.

2. If a high-resolution mode is not supported on your system, try using a lower-resolution mode. For example, 1024 x 768 mode will not work on some systems, but 800 x 600 mode is supported on most.

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Necessary prerequisites

The instructions in this manual assume that you understand elementary concepts of MS-DOS and the IBM Personal Computer. Before you attempt to install any driver from the Supporting CD-ROM, you should:

• Know how to copy files from a CD-ROM to a directory on the hard disk

• Understand the MS-DOS directory structure

If you are uncertain about any of these concepts, please refer to the DOS or OS/2 user reference guides for more information before you proceed with the installation.

Before you begin

Make sure you know the version of the application for which you are installing drivers. The Supporting CD-ROM contain drivers for several versions of certain applications. For your driver to operate properly , you must install the driver for your version of the application program.

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Windows® 98

These drivers are designed to work with Microsoft Windows. You just install these drivers through the Windows operating system.

Driver installation

1 . Install Windows 98 as you normally would for a VGA display.

Click the Start button, go to Settings and click on Control Panel. Choose the Display icon and double click on the icon. In the Display Properties window, show as figure 1:

figure 1

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Click the setting buttom, then click the Advanced Properties icon into the Advanced Display properties windows, show as figure2:

figure 2

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click on Change Display T ype. In the Change Display Type window, click on the Change button under Adapter Type into the select Device window show as figure 3: This will bring up the Select Device window.

figure 3

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2 . Place the Supporting CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive.

figure 4

In the Select Device window , click on Have Disk, Select Browse, and find the Win98 driver "chips98.inf" in the Supporting CD- ROM:

cd-rom: \CD ROM\model name\driver\vga driver \win98\chips98.inf and then click OK.

"cd-rom" : the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive "model name" : the model number of your product

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The name of the Chips And T ech "69000 PCI " driver will appear highlighted in the Models list boxfhow as figure. Click OK to start the driver installation show as figure 5:

figure 5

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3. Once the installation is complete, the Advanced display Properties

window will reappear. Show as figure 6:

figure 6

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Click on close to close the window. Then the Display Properties window will reappear. Show as figure 7:

figure 7

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Click on Apply. Restart the system for the new settings to take effect, show as figure 8:

figure 8

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Windows® 3.1

These drivers are designed to work with Microsoft Windows Version

3.1. You should install these drivers through Windows.

Driver installation

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

2 . Place the Supporting CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. In

Windows Program Manager, choose File from the Options Menu. Then from the pull-down menu, choose Run. At the Command Line prompt, type.

cd-rom:\CD ROM\model name\driver\vga driver\win31\setup.exe Press the <ENTER> key or click OK to begin the installation. "cd-rom" : the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive "model name" : the model number of your product

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 completed, you

can find the icon Chips CPL under the Control Panel. The icon allows you to select and load the installed drivers.

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OS/2

These drivers are designed to function with the OS/2 V ersion 4.0, 3.0 and 2.11 operating systems.

T o install this driver , do the following steps: 1 . Open an OS/2 full screen or windowed session. 2 . Place the Supporting CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 3 . At the OS/2 command prompt, type the following commands to

copy the files to the OS/2 drive: cd-rom :\CD ROM\model name\driver\vga driver\os2\setup.cmd "cd-rom" : the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive "model name" : the model number of your product

When the Setup Program is completed, you will need to perform a shutdown and then restart the system in order for changes to take effect.

A log of the information output during the install can be found in <root>:\OS2\INST ALL\DISPLA Y .LOG 4 . After restarting the system, perform the following steps:

1. Open the OS/2 System folder.

2. Open the System Setup folder.

3. Open the Display Driver Install Object.

This step will execute the Display Driver Installation (DSPINSTL) utility program to finish installation of the new drivers.

4. When the Display Driver Install window appears, select Primary Display and then select OK.

5. When the Primary Display Driver List window appears, select "Chips and T echnologies 69000" from the list of adapter types, then select OK or install the video driver.

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6. When the installation is complete, you will need to shut down and then restart the system for the changes to take effect. Make sure to remove the installation diskette before restarting the system.

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