Intel PCM-6896 User Manual

PCM-6896
Intel 815E compact board with PCI
slot, Audio, LAN, compact flash, 4 COM ports, PC/104 & PC/104 Plus
Copyright Notice
This document is copyrighted, 2001. All rights are reserved. The original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any time without notice.
Acknowledgments
VIA is a trademark of VIA T echnology, Inc. AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, 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 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.
All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
Part No. 2087689604 5th Edition A1.0 Printed in Taiwan March 2001
Packing List
Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following materials are included:
• 1PCM-6896 Intel 815E all in one CPU Card
• 1 Quick Installation Guide
• 1 Supporting CD-ROM that contains the following:
•User’s Manual (this manual in PDF file)
•VGA drivers and utilities
•Audio drivers and utilities
•Latest BIOS (as of the CD-ROM was made)
If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your
distributor or sales representative immediately.
FCC STATEMENT
This devise complies with part 15 FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received including
interference that may cause undesired operations.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class "A" digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
A Message to the Customer
AAEON Customer Services
Each and every AAEON product is built to the most exacting specifications to ensure reliable performance in the harsh and demanding conditions typical of industrial environments. Whether your new AAEON equipment is destined for the laboratory or the factory floor, you can be assured that your product will provide the reliability and ease of operation for which the name AAEON has come to be known.
Your satisfaction is our primary concern. Here is a guide to AAEON's customer services. T o ensure you get the full benefit of our services, please follow the instructions below carefully .
Technical Support
W e want you to get the maximum performance from your products. So if you run into technical difficulties, we are here to help. For the most frequently asked questions, you can easily find answers in your product documentation. These answers are normally more detailed than the ones we can give over the phone.
So please consult this manual first. If you still cannot find the answer, gather all the information or questions that apply to your problem, and with the product close at hand, call your dealer. Our dealers are well trained and ready to give you the support you need to get the most from your AAEON products. In fact, most problems reported are minor and are able to be easily solved over the phone.
In addition, free technical support is available from AAEON engineers every business day. We are always ready to give advice on application requirements or specific information on the installa­tion and operation of any of our products.
Product Warranty
AAEON warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for two years from the date of shipment.
This warranty does not apply to any products which have been repaired or altered by persons other than repair personnel autho­rized by AAEON, or which have been subject to misuse, abuse, accident or improper installation. AAEON assumes no liability under the terms of this warranty as a consequence of such events.
Because of AAEON's high quality-control standards and rigorous testing, most of our customers never need to use our repair service. If an AAEON product is defective, it will be repaired or replaced at no charge during the warranty period. For out-of-warranty repairs, you will be billed according to the cost of replacement materials, service time, and freight. Please consult your dealer for more details.
If you think you have a defective product, follow these steps: 1 . Collect all the information about the problem encountered. (For
example, CPU type and speed, AAEON products used, other hardware and software used, etc.) Note anything abnormal and list any on-screen messages you get when the problem occurs.
2 . Call your dealer and describe the problem. Please have your
manual, product, and any helpful information readily available.
3. If your product is diagnosed as defective, obtain an RMA (return material authorization) number from your dealer. This allows us to process your return more quickly .
4 . Carefully pack the defective product, a fully-completed Repair
and Replacement Order Card and a photocopy proof of pur­chase date (such as your sales receipt) in a shippable container. A product returned without proof of the purchase date is not eligible for warranty service.
5. Write the RMA number visibly on the outside of the package and ship it prepaid to your dealer.
Notice
Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing the PCM-6896 board. This user's
manual is designed to help you to get the most out of the PCM­6896, please read it thoroughly before you install and use the board. The product that you have purchased comes with an two­year limited warranty, but AAEON will not be responsible for misuse of the product. Therefore, we strongly urge you to first read the manual before using the product.
T o receive the latest version of the user manual, please visit our Web site at:
http://www.aaeon.com
Contents
Copyright Notice.....................................................................2
Packing List.............................................................................3
FCC ST A TEMENT .................................................................3
A Message to the Customer .................................................4
AAEON Customer Services .................................................4
T echnical Support....................................................................5
Product W arranty....................................................................5
Notice.....................................................................................6
Chapter One: General Information.................10
Introduction.......................................................11
Features............................................................12
Specifications....................................................13
Board Layout....................................................17
Board Dimensions............................................18
Chapter Two: Hardware Installation..............19
Safety precautions .............................................................. 20
Removing the CPU ............................................................. 20
Installing A CPU ................................................................. 21
Setting jumpers ................................................................... 22
Installing DRAM (DIMMs) .............................................. 23
Location of Jumpers and Connectors..............24
List of Jumpers ................................................................... 25
List of Connectors .............................................................. 26
Clear CMOS (JP1)...........................................27
COM3 &COM4 Selection (JP2 & JP3)..........................28
Speaker Out and Line Out (JP4) ....................................... 29
Front Panel (JP5) ................................................................ 29
PC/104 Plus Voltage Select (JP6).........................29
COM 2 Setting (JP8 &JP7)......................................30
CPU/SDRAM Setting (JP9)....................................31
Disk on Chip (JP10)............................................................ 33
CPU and System Fan Power Connector (CN1).................36
USB Connector (CN5 &CN6)...............................37
IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN7)...............................38
IR Connector (CN10)...............................................40
A TX Power Connector (CN11)........................................... 40
DVI Connector (CN12).....................................41
Keyboard and Mouse Connector (CN13)................................42
VGA Display Connector (CN14)..............................43
Audio Connector (CN15).........................................44
Parallel Port Connector (CN16)..................................44
100-Base-Tx Ethernet Connector (CN17)...............45
Floppy Drive Connector (CN19)...............................46
Digital I/O Connector (CN20)...............................................48
Audio Out Connector 1 Watt (CN22).......................49
AT/ATX Power Select (CN25).......................................49
Wake On Lan (CN25)...........................................................49
Compact Flash Connector.............................................50
Chapter3:AwardBIOSetup................................51
Starting setup.......................................................................52
Getting help..........................................................................53
Setup keys............................................................................54
Main Setup Menu................................................................55
Standard COMS Features...................................................57
Advanced BIOS Feature.....................................................62
Advanced Chipset Features.................................................67
Integrated Peripherals.........................................................71
Power Management Setup...................................................76
PnP/PCI Configurations.......................................................80
PC Health Status..................................................................81
Frequency/V oltage Control..................................................82
Load Fail-Safe Defaults.......................................................83
Load Optimized Defaults.....................................................84
Set Supervisor Password.....................................................85
Set User Password...............................................................86
Save to CMOS & Exit........................................................87
Quit without Saving.............................................................88
Chapter 4: Driver Installation ........................... 8 9
Notice: Attention.................................................................90
Chipset Driver Win 98/2000................................................91
Ultra A T A Storage Driver Win 98/2000..............................92
Win 98 Lan...........................................................................93
Win 98 VGA.........................................................................94
Win 98 Audio........................................................................95
Win NT Security Driver .......................................................96
Win NT Ultra A T A...............................................................97
Win NT VGA........................................................................98
Win NT Audio.......................................................................99
Win NT LAN......................................................................100
Win 2000 VGA...................................................................101
Win 2000 Audio..................................................................102
Win 2000 LAN....................................................................103
1
CHAPTER
General Information
This chapter gives background informa­tion on the PCM-6896.
Sections include:
• Card specifications
• Card layout and dimensions
Introduction
AAEON’s new compact size board PCM-6896 tar gets high-end multime­dia and networking applications. This board is supported by Intel Celeron and Pentium III CPUs, easy Upgrading allows you to take full advantage of Intel’s Development of even-higher speed Celeron and Pentium III CPUs. This is a perfect choice for embedded applications
that Require cost-effective high computing power communications Products – whether video, voice, or data convergence over Internet Protocol network infrastructures.
The PCM-6896 also adopts the 10/100MB Intel 815E Ethernet controller
that offers higher network performance and reliability . In addition, the
PCM-6896 also features power management to minimize power con-
sumption. It complies with the ACPI standard and supports three types
of power-saving features: Doze mode, Standby and Suspend modes.
The board’s watchdog timer automatically resets the system or gener-
ates an interrupt in case the system stops due to a program bug or EMI.
The onboard compact flash will offer a larger memory bank for data storage of all types. Compact Flash requires a fraction of power used to drive floppy disk or CD-ROMs, also no battery is required to save the data when the computer powers down.
The onboard 10/100BaseTx Ethernet interface and Sound Blaster?-
compatible audio opens up worlds of possibilities for kiosks, gaming
systems, POS systems, medical and educational products.
The Fast Ethernet controller provides a tenfold increase in Network capability; and is fully compatible with traditional 10Mbps network facilities.
PCM-6896 also includes four high-speed serial ports (three RS-232, one
RS-232/422/485), one multimode (ECP/EPP/SPP) parallel port, 2 floppy
drives, an Ultra DMA/100, Enhanced IDE controller supporting up to
two devices with data transfer rate up to 100MB per second, and a
keyboard/PS/2 mouse interface. This AAEON embedded PC includes
almost everything you need for fast, worry-free embedded PC perfor-
mance.
The addition of PC/104 and PC/104 Plus will allow a wide selection of
accessory cards to be added to the PCM-6896. Such accessories as
Ultra Wide 2 SCSI, fax modem, vehicle power supply , extra DiskOnChip,

Features

• Supports both Intel FC-PGA Pentium III and Celeron CPU’s
• High Speed Micro AGP 2X for VGA function onboard
• One 10/100 Base-T Fast Ethernet
• Supports H/W status monitoring
• Integrated AC-97 2.1 SoundBlaster compatible PCI 3D Audio
• Onboard Intel 815E controller supports 18/36-bit TFT panels
• Supports DiskOnChip (SSD) and Compact flash memory
• Four USB ports onboard
• DVI Interface onboard

Specifications

CPU: Intel FC-PGA 370-pin Pentium III and Celeron CPU’s (with system bus frequencies of 66/100/133MHz)
CPU Socket: Intel socket 370
BIOS: A ward 2MB Flash BIOS
Chipset: Intel 815E
I/O Chipset: ITE-8712. Fully 16-bit I/O decoded. Windond 83977EF as
2nd SIO for COM3, COM4 port.
ISA bus interface: Winbond W83626 LPC to ISA bridge.
Memory: Onboard One 168-pin DIMM socket supports up to 512
MBbytes SDRAM (PC 100/133 support)
Enhanced IDE: Supports two IDE devices. Supports Ultra DMA/100 mode with transfer rate up to 100MB/sec.
Connector: One 40-pin (2.54mm) pin header with box
FDD interface: Supports up to two floppy disk drives, 5.25” (360KB and
1.2 MB) and/or 3.5” (720KB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB)
Connector: One 34-pin (2.54mm) pin header with box
Parellel Port: One bi-directional parallel port. Supports SPP, ECP, and
EPP modes
Connector: One 26-pin (2.00mm) pin header
Serial Port: Three RS-232 serial ports, can be configured as COM1,
COM2, COM3, COM4, or disabled individually and one RS-232/422/ 485(COM2). Either COM1, COM2 can be S/W configurable to support Ring wake up function and COM3, COM4 provide the option to select12V/ Ring function by jumper setting (16C550 equivalent)
Connector: One 40-pin (2.54mm) pin header
IrDA port: Support SIR and CIR Connector: One 6-pin (2.54mm) pin header
KB/PS2 Mouse connector: A 7-pin (4*2-1) header supports PC/A T
Keyboard and PS/2 mouse and W ake on KBD function.
USB connectors: T wo 10-pin header onboard supports four USB ports Connector: T wo 10-pin (2.00mm) pin header
Front Panel Connector: Provide the signals of RSTIN, HDD LED, Buzzer
and Intrude Alarm input.
Connector: 8-pin (2.54mm) pin header
GPIO port: Support 4 general purpose I/O each with TTL level interface Connector: 10-pin (2.0mm) pin header
Battery: Lithium battery for data retention
Watchdog T imer: Can generate a system reset, IRQ 15 or NMI. Supports
Win95, W in3.1. Software selectable time-out interval (1 sec.~255 min., 1 min./step)
DMA: 7 DMA channels (8237 equivalent)
Interrupt: 15 interrupt levels (8259 equivalent)
Power management: Supports A TX power supply . I/O peripheral device
support power saving and doze/standby/suspend modes. APM 1.2 compliant
H/W status monitoring: Embedded in ITE 8712 supports power supply voltages and temperatures monitoring
Audio Interface:
Chipset: 815E
Codec: ALC200 or compatible
Interface: One 14-pin (2.00mm) pin header for MIC in, line in, line out,
speaker out, CD-in. One 4 pin wafer for Speaker output of 1W + 1W . One 4 pin wafer for CD audio input
Flat Panel/CRT Interface
VGA: Onboard 815E Chipset output AGP port: AGP 2X (Default from Intel 815E built-in)
Display memory: Share memory max to 4MB (Max)
Display T ype: Supports non-interlaced CR T and up to 18/36-bit LCD (TFT
LCD only), can display both CRT and flat panel simultaneously
Connector: 16 pin (2.54mm) for CR T, 50-pin (2.00mm) pin header for LCD
Resolution: Up to 1024 X 768 @ 256K colors Expansion Interface
PC/104 and PC/104 Plus Connector
One 16-bit 104-pin and one 32-bit 120-pin connector onboard for expan­sion.
PCI Slot: One 32-bit PCI slot onboard Ethernet Interface
Chipset: Intel 815E
Ethernet interface: One 10/100Base-T RJ45 connector, LAN LED support
(Link, RX, TX) Support WOL and optional support for AOL
SDD Interface
One 32-pin DIP socket supports M-Systems DiskOnChip 2000 series up to 288MB.
Mechanical and Environmental
Power Supply voltage: +5V , +12V, +3.3V , -5V, -12V , -3.3V
Operating temperature: 32 to 140 degrees F (0-60 degrees C)
Board Size: 8” (L) x 5.75” (W) (203mm x 146mm)
Weight: 1.2 lb. (0.5Kg)

Board Layout

JP9
CN24
CN1
CN9
CN12
JP5
CN10
CN2
CN25
JP8 JP7
CN3
JP3 JP2
JP10
CN14 JP1
JP6
PCI1
CN4 CN22
CN17
CN20
CN7
CN18
CN13
CN19
CN16
CN6
CN5
JP4
CN11
CN15
CN21
Board Dimensions
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CHAPTER
Installation
This chapter provides information regarding PCM-6896 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.
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.
Removing the CPU
The PCM-6896 all-in-one CPU module supports most 486 CPUs. The system's performance depends on the CPU you choose. You can install or upgrade the CPU in the board's PGA socket by following the procedures outlined below . If your system has an existing CPU, you need to remove it before installing the new CPU.
Removing a CPU
1. Disconnect power from the chassis, and unplug all connections to the CPU card. Then, remove the CPU card from the chassis by following the instructions in the user's manual for your chassis.
2 . Lift the CPU out of the PGA socket. The old chip may be
difficult to remove. Y ou may find spray chip lubricant, designed for pin-grid-array (PGA) devices, and a chip puller helpful. These are available at electronics hobbyists' supply stores.
Installing A CPU
T o install the CPU, follow the instructions that came with it. If no documentation was provided, the general procedures for installing a CPU are outlined below:
1 . Lubricate the pins on the CPU with lubricant for PGA devices.
This makes the CPU slide in much easier and greatly reduces the chance of damaging the pins and other components.
2 . Carefully align the CPU so that it is parallel to the socket. Make
sure that the notch on the corner of the CPU matches the notch on the inside of the socket.
3 . Gently push the CPU into the socket. There will probably be a
small gap between the CPU and the socket even when it is fully seated. DO NOT USE EXCESSIVE FORCE!
When you install a new CPU, you may have to adjust other settings on the board, such as CPU type, CPU clock, and PCI speed, to accommodate it. Make sure that the settings are correct for your CPU. Improper settings may damage the CPU.
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. 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.
11
1
11
Open Closed Closed 2-3
The jumper settings are schematically depicted in this manual as follows:
Open Closed Closed 2-3
A pair of needle-nose pliers may be helpful when working with jumpers.
1 2 3
33
3
33
22
2
22
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 jumper to make most connections.
Installing DRAM (DIMMs)
System Memory
PCM-6896 contains one socket for 168-pin dual in-line memory module (DIMM). The socket uses 3.3 V unbuffered synchro­nous DRAM (SDRAM). DIMM is available in capacities of 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, or 512 MB.
Supplementary information about DIMM
Y our PCM-6896 can accept both regular and PC-100/133 SDRAM Module(with or without parity).
Single-sided modules are typically 16 or 128MB; double-sided modules are usually 32 or 256 MB.
Memory Installation Procedures
Installing the SDRAM is simple and may be performed quickly . First, line up the card to the bracket. Making sure the teeth on the card lines up to the bracket inserts. Hold the card at a 90 degree angle in your hand, push the card into the bracket. The card will click into place, by itself. T o remove the card push outwards on the two handles on the sides of the bracket. The card will eject by itself.
Location of Jumpers & Connectors
CN24
JP 9
CN1
CN9
CN12
JP 5
CN10
CN2
CN25
JP 8 JP 7
CN3
JP 3 JP 2
JP10
CN14 JP 1
JP 6
PCI1
CN4 CN22
CN17
CN20
CN7
CN18
CN13
CN19
CN16
CN6
CN5
JP 4
CN11
CN15
CN21
List of Jumpers
Jumpers allow users to manually customize system configurations to their suitable application needs.
The following tables list the function of each of the board's jumpers and connectors.
Jumpers
Label Function
JP1 Clear CMOS Setting JP2, JP3 COM3, COM4 Pin 9 Selection
JP4 Speaker Out/Line Out JP5 Front Panel Connectors JP6 PC/104 Plus Voltage Select JP7 COM2 Selection JP8 COM2 Select for RS-232/422/484 JP9 CPU/SDRAM Speed Select JP10 DOC Address Select
List of Connectors
Connectors on board access link to external devices such as hard disk drives, a keyboard, VGA, or floppy drives.
The following consist the list of each connector function:
Connectors
Label Function
CN1 & CN24 CPU Fan Connector CN2, CN3 PC/104 Connector
CN4 PC/104 Plus Connector CN5, CN6 USB Port CN7 IDE Connector C N 9 DIMM Connector CN10 IR Connector CN11 ATX Power Connector CN12 Digital V ideo Interface Connector CN13 Keyboard & Mouse Connector CN14 VGA Connector CN15 Audio Connector CN16 Parallel Port CN17 100Base-TX Ethernet Connector CN18 COM1/COM2/COM3/COM4 Connector CN19 Floppy Disk Drive Connector CN20 Digital I/O CN21 LAN LED Connector CN22 Speaker Out (1 W ATT) CN25 AT/AX Power Select (Pins 6-7) CN25 Wake On Lan (Pins 1-5)
Clear CMOS Selection (JP1)
Safety precautions in setting up clear CMOS must be taken, always place jumper on protect mode. In clearing CMOS, place jumper for
just a second (follow clear CMOS illustration) then, immediately return jumper to protect mode.
Clear CMOS Selection (JP1)
* Protect Clear CMOS 1 2 3 1 2 3
* Default
(JP2) & (JP3) For COM3 & COM4 Selec­tion
+12V 1 3 5
2 4 6
+5V
1 3 5
2 4 6
RI (default)
1 3 5
2 4 6
Speaker Out and Line out (JP4)
Line Out
1 3 5
2 4 6
Speaker Out (default)
1 3 5
2 4 6
Front Panel Connectors (JP5)
Front Panel Connectors (JP5)
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 GN D 2 Power on Button 3 IDE LED 4 VCC 5 Speaker 6 VCC 7 Case Open 8 GN D 9 HWRST # 10 GND
PC/104 Plus Voltage Select (JP6)
PC/105 Plus V oltage Select (JP6) 5V * 3.3V 1 2 3 1 2 3
* Default
RS-232/422/485 COM 2 (JP8), (JP7) Setting
The PCM-6896 COM2 serial port can be selected as RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 by setting JP8.
JP8 JP7
*RS-232 (default)
3 6 9 12
1 4 7 10
RS-485
3 6 9 12
1 5 2 6 3 7
1 4 7 10
4 8
RS-422
3 6 9 12
1 4 7 10
1 5
2 6
3 7
4 8
CPU/SDRAM Speed Select (JP9)
Auto Detect Auto Detect
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
CPU/66MHz SDRAM100MHz
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
CPU/100MHz SDRAM/100MHz
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
CPU/133MHz SDRAM/133MHz
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DiskOnChip socket
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 144MB, unformatted. In order to manage the disk, the DiskOnChip 2000 includes the True FFS, M-Systems Flash File System proprietary software. The DiskOnChip 2000 package is pin-to-pin compatible with a standard 32-pin EPROM device.
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
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/ Chip Enable 22 Input
OE/ Output Enabl e 24 Input
WE/ Write Enable 31 Input
NC Not connected 1.30 2
VCC Pow er 32
GND Ground 16
Description Pin Number Direction Note
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 . Y ou 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.
DiskOnChip Address Selection (JP10)
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 16MB up to 288MB, unformatted. In order to manage the disk, the DiskOnChip 2000 includes the True FFS, M-Systems Flash File System proprietary software. The DiskOnChip 2000 package is pin-to-pin compatible with a standard 32-pin EPROM device.
DiskOnChip Address Selection (JP10)
D400 D800* DC00 Disable 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3
2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 * Default
Note:
These addresses might conflict with the ROM BIOS of other peripheral boards. Please select the appropriate memory address to avoid memory conflicts
.
CPU and System Fan Power Connector (CN1 & CN24)
One 3-pin plug in and error free onboard connectors are located accessibly for trouble-free connection and disconnection. For CPU fan it is labeled CN1 for system fan. Pin definitions are listed below:
CPU Fan Power Connector (CN1)
Pin Signal
1 GND 2 +12V 3 Fan Speed Sensor
Fan Power Connector (CN24)
Pin Signal
1 GND 2 +12V 3NC
USB Connector (CN5) & (CN6)
PCM-6896 is equipped with four USB ports onboard . It acquires the new generation of plug and play ( Hot Plugging ) feature, for both low speed and high speed devices. It could also
be expanded up to 127 connections through USB hub. Refer pin definitions as follows:
USB Connector (CN5)
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 +5V 2 GND 3 USBD0- 4 G ND 5 USBD0+ 6 USBD1+ 7 GN D 8 USBD1­9 GND 10 +5V
USB Connector (CN6)
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 +5V 2 GND 3 USBD2- 4 G ND 5 USBD2+ 6 USBD3+ 7 GN D 8 USBD3­9 GND 10 +5V
IDE Hard Drive Connectors (CN7)
If customers have (Neccessity) to use AT A-100 HDD and ATA-33 CABLE you must alter two settings in the Award BIOS. The two settings are IDE Primary Master UDMA and IDE Primary Slave UDMA. Set these two functions as disabled.
Primary IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN7)
You can attach up to three 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 advance interface supports faster data transfer and allows the IDE hard drive to exceed 528 MB.
Connecting the hard drive
Connecting drives, their done in a daisy-chain fashion and requires one of the three cables, depending on the drive size. 1.8" and 2.5" drives need one 44-pin to two 44-pin flat cable connector. 3.5" drives use one 44-pin to two 40-pin connector.
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 CN7. Make sure that the red (or blue) wire corresponds to pin 1 on the connector, which is marked and connectors are slotted.
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 be connected to either end of the cable. The pin definitions for this section are listed on the next page.
IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN7)
If customers have (Neccessity) to use AT A-100 HDD and ATA-33 CABLE you must alter two settings in the Award BIOS. The two settings are IDE Primary Master UDMA and IDE Primary Slave UDMA. Set these two functions as disabled.
IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN7)
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 IDE RESET 2 G ND 3DATA 7 4DATA 8 5DATA 6 6DATA 9 7DATA 5 8DATA 10 9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11 1 1 DA TA 3 1 2 DA TA 12 1 3 DA TA 2 1 4 DA TA 13 1 5 DA TA 1 1 6 DA TA 14 1 7 DA TA 0 1 8 DA TA 15 19 GND 20 N/C 21 REQ 22 GND 2 3 IO WRITE 2 4 GN D 25 IO READ 2 6 GN D 27 IO READY 28 GN D 29 DACK 3 0 G ND 31 IRQ14 32 N.C. 3 3 ADDR 1 3 4 A T A66 DETECT 3 5 ADDR 0 3 6 ADDR 2 37 CS#1 38 CS#3 39 IDEACTP 40 GN D
IR Connector (CN10)
The IrDA connector (CN10) 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. 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 CN10.
IrDA connector (CN10) pin definitions:
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 +5V 4 GND 2 CIRTX 5 IRTX 3 IRRX 6 CIRRX
ATX Power Connector (CN11)
For ease and reliability , a standard 20-pin ATX power supply con­nector is onboard. Which also provide positive plugging through it's guided and locking mechanism. Pin definitions as follows:
A TX Power Connector (CN1 1)
Pin Signal P in Signal
1 +3.3V 11 +3.3V 2 +3.3V 12 -12V 3 GND 13 GND 4 + 5V 14 PS-ON 5 GND 15 GND 6 +5V 16 GND 7 GND 17 GND 8 POWER OK 18 - 5V 9 5VSB 19 +5V 10 +12V 20 +5V
Digital Visual Interface Connector (CN12)
Digital V isual Interface Connector (CN12)
Pin Signal Pin Signal
A1 FTCLK0 B1 FTD0 A2 FTCLK1 B2 FTD1 A3 CR T HSYNC B3 FTD2 A4 FTBLNK# B4 GN D A5 FTHSYNC B5 FTD3 A6 FTVSYNC B 6 FTD4 A7 SL_ST ALL B 7 FTD5 A8 G ND B8 CRT VSYNC A9 3VFTSCL B 9 FTD6 A10 3VFTSDA B 10 FTD7 A11 3VHTPLG B11 FTD8 A12 VCC(5V) B12 VEE_OK A13 PCIRST# B 13 FTD9 A14 VCC(12V) B14 FTD10 A15 FPVDDEN B15 FTD11 A16 GN D B16 VCC(3.3V) A17 PGMSEL B17 VCC(3.3V) A18 SMBSDA B1 8 GN D A19 SMBSCL B19 VCC(3.3V) A20 VCC(5V) B20 FPBLEN
Keyboard and Mouse Connector (CN13)
The PCM-6896 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/A T 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 no­keyboard operation in embedded system applications without the system halting under POST (power-on-self-test).
Keyboard and Mouse Connector (CN13), Dual mini-din connector
Pin Signal
1 MS CLK 2 KB CLK 3 +5V 4 GND 5 KB DATA 6 MS DATA 7 N/C 8 N/C
VGA Display Connector (CN14)
The PCM-6896 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.
A standard conventional D-sub connector is equipped to interface with conventional CR T displays. Refer to pin definitions as follows:
VGA Display Conncetor (CN14)
Pin Signal
1 RED 2 GREEN 3 BLUE 4 N/C 5 GND 6 GND 7 GND 8 GND 9 Vcc 10 GND 11 N/C 12 DDCSDA 13 H-SYNC 14 V-SYNC 15 DDCSCL 16 N/C
Audio Connector (CN15)
Audio Connector (CN 15)
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 MIC IN 2 MIC VCC 3 GND 4 CD-GND 5 LINE-IN L 6 CD-IN L 7 LINE-IN R 8 CD-GND 9 G ND 10 CD-IN R 11 LINE-OUT L 12 LINE-OUT R 13 GND 14 GND
Parallel Port Connector (CN16)
The mainboard is designed to support one parallel port. Port 1 connector (CN16) also designated as LPT1 is a standard 25-pin D-sub connector specially prepared for external interface. The
interfaces can be enabled and disabled in the BIOS system setup. For example if LPT1 is disabled, LPT2 or LPT3 is enabled and if LPT2 is disabled, LPT1or LPT3 is enabled.
The pin definitions for CN16 are listed as follows: Parallel Port Connector (CN 16)
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 STROBE 14 AFD 2 PTD0 15 ERROR 3 PTD1 16 INIT 4 PTD2 17 SLIN 5 PTD3 18 GND 6 PTD4 19 GND 7 PTD5 20 GND 8 PTD6 21 GND 9 PTD7 22 GND 10 ACK 23 GND 11 BUSY 24 GND 12 PE 25 GND 13 SELECT 26 N.C.
100 Base-Tx Ethernet Connector (CN17)
PCM-6896 is outfitted with a standard RJ-45 LAN connector. W ith support from Intel 815E chipset using either 10Mbs or 100Mbs are possible through it's N-way auto-negotiation featured operation. Refer to the pin definitions listed below:
RJ-45 Ethernet Connector (CN17)
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 TX+ 2 TX­3 RX+ 4 GND 5 GND 6 RX­7 GND 8 GND
Floppy drive connector (CN19)
You can attach up to two floppy drives to the mainboard controller. Y ou 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 for (CN19) is required for a dual-drive 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 CN19. 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.
Please refer to the pin definitions on the next page.
Floppy Drive Connector (CN19)
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 GN D 2 DENSITY SELECT 3 GN D 4 N.C. 5 GN D 6 N.C. 7 GN D 8 INDEX 9 GN D 10 MOTOR A 11 GN D 12 DRIVE SELECT B 13 G ND 14 DRIVE SELECT A 1 5 GN D 16 MOTOR B 17 GN D 18 DIRECTION 19 GN D 20 STEP 2 1 G ND 2 2 WRITE DA T A 2 3 GN D 24 WRITE GA TE 2 5 GN D 2 6 TRACK 0 27 GN D 28 WRITE PROTECT 29 N.C. 30 READ DA T A 31 G ND 3 2 SIDE 1 33 N.C. 3 4 DISK CHANGE
Digital I/O Connector (CN20)
PCM-6896 offers 4-pair of digital I/O functions. With the input and output consisting of the following: Input 801H; GPI20 [bit0], GPI21[bit1], GPI22[bit2], GPI23[bit3] and Output 801H; GPO24[bit4], GPO25[bit5], GPO26[bit6], GPO27[bit7]. The pin definitions are illustrated below:
Digital I/O Connector (CN20)
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 IN1 2 IN2 3 IN3 4 IN4 5 OUT1 6 OUT2 7 OUT3 8 OUT4 9 +5V 10 GND
Audio Out Connector 1 Watt (CN22)
Audio Out Connector 1 W att (CN22)
Pin Signal
1 OUT L+ 2 OUT L­3 OUT R+ 4 OUT R-
CN25 Wake On Lan (Pins 1-5)
(CN25) W ake On Lan (Pins 1-5)
Pin Signal
1 VCC5SBY 2 GND 3 PCI_PME# 4 SMBDATA 5 SMBCLOCK 6 VCC5SBY 7 VCC 8 VCC 9 GND 10 NC
CN25 AT/ATX Power Select (Pins 6-7)
(CN25) A T/ATX Power Select (Pins 6-7)
CN25 Power select
Pins 6-7 (On) AT Pins 6-7 (Off) ATX
Compact Flash Connector
Compact Flash Connector
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 GND 26 GND 2DATA3 27DATA11 3 DAT A4 28 DA TA12 4 DAT A5 29 DA TA13 5 DAT A6 30 DA TA14 6 DAT A7 31 DA TA15 7 CS#1 32 CS#3 8 GND 33 GND 9 G ND 34 IO READ 1 0 GN D 35 IO WRITE 11 GND 36 +5V 12 GN D 37 IRQ15 13 +5V 38 +5V 14 GND 39 CSEL 15 GN D 40 N.C. 16 GH D 41 IDE RESET 17 GN D 42 IO READY 18 ADDR2 43 N.C. 19 ADDR1 44 +5 V 20 ADDR0 45 DASP 21 DATA0 46 DIAG 22 DATA1 47 DATA8 23 DATA2 48 DATA9 24 N.C. 49 DAT A10 25 GND 50 GND
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CHAPTER
Award BIOS Setup
This chapter describes how to configure the BIOS for the PCM-6896 board.
Starting setup
The A ward BIOS is started immediately 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 and hands controls over to the operating system.
During POST , you can start the Setup program in one of two ways:
1.By pressing Del immediately after switching the system on.
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 response and still wishing to enter Setup. Restart the system again by turning it OFF then ON or press 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
Getting help
Press F1 to pop up a small help window. On screen information describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. T o exit the Help W indow 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. 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 cause the system to become unstable.
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 Esc 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, Shift­F2 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 Menu
Main Setup Menu
Standard CMOS Features
Use this menu for basic system configuration. (Date, time, IDE, etc.)
Advanced BIOS Features
Use this menu to set the advanced features available on your system.
Advanced Chipset Features
Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system’s performance.
Integrated Peripherals
Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals. (Primary slave, secondary slave, keyboard, mouse etc.)
Power Management Setup
Use this menu to specify your settings for power management. (HDD power down, power on by ring, KB wake up, etc.)
PnP/PCI Configuration
This entry appears is your system supports PnP/PCI.
PC Health Status
This menu allows you to set the shutdown temperature for your system.
Frequency/Voltage Control
Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/ voltage control.
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/ stable performance for your system to operate.
Load Optimized Defaults
Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations. While A WARD has designated the custom BIOS to maximize perfor­mance, the factory has the right to change these defaults to meet their needs.
Set Supervisor/User Password
Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords.
Save and Exit Setup
Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.
Exit Without Saving
Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.
Standard CMOS Features
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 hours. 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
If you do not want to select drive type AUTO, other methods of 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.
- LBA (Logical Block Addressing): During drive access, 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
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.
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.
Advanced BIOS Features
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.
First/Second/Third/Fourth Boot Device
The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items.
The choices: Floppy, LS/ZIP, HDD, SCSI, CDROM, Disable.
Boot Up from LAN
When enabled, the BIOS attempts to boot from a LAN boot image before it attempts to boot from a local storage device. The Choice: Disabled, Enabled
First/Second/Third/Fourth Boot Device
The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items. The settings are Floppy, LS/ZIP , HDD-0/HDD-1/HDD-2/HDD-3/, SCSI, CDROM, LAN and disable.
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.
Boot Up System Speed
Select High to boot at the default CPU speed; select Low to boot at the speed of the AT bus. Some add-in peripherals or old software (such as old games) may require a slow CPU speed. The default
setting is High.
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.
Typematic Rate Setting- Key strokes repeat at a
rate determined by the keyboard controller. When
enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be
selected.
The choice: Enabled/Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)- Sets the number
of times a second to repeat a key stroke when you hold
the key down.
The choice: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30
Typematic Dealy (Msec)- Sets the delay time
after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the
keystroke.
The choice: 250, 500, 750, 1000
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.
OS Select For DRAM>64MB-Select the
operating system that is running with greater than 64MB
or RAM on the system.
The choice: Non-OS2, OS2
HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability
Hard disk drives have built in problem detection capability. If a foreseen problem is about to take place,
the computer will give a you a warning signal. The choice:
Enable, Disable
Report No FDD For WIN 95- Wheather report
no FDD for Win 95 or not. The choice: Yes, no
Advanced Chipset Features
SDRAM CAS Latency Time
When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. Do not reset this field from
the default value specified by the system designer.
SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc
Select the number of SCLKs for an access cycle. The choices: 5/7, 6/8, 7/9.
SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay
This field lets you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from, or refreshed. Fast gives faster performance; slow gives more stable performance. This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system.
SDRAM RAS Precharge Time
If an insufficient number of cycles is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh, the refresh may be incomplete and the DRAM may fail to retain date. Fast gives faster performance; slow gives more stable performance. This field applies only when synchronous
DRAM is installed in the system.
System BIOS Cacheable
Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h­FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. The choices:
Enabled, Disabled
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. The choices:
Enabled, DisabledMemory
Hole At 15-16m
In order to improve performance, certain space in memory is reserved for ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory . The choices:
15-16 M, disabled
CPU Latency Timer
During enable, a deferrable CPU cycle will only be Deferred after it has been in Snoop Stall for 31 clocks and another ADS# has arrived. During disable, a deferrable CPU cycle will be deferred immediately after the
GMCH recieves another ADS#.
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.
AGP Graphics Aperture Size
Select the size of Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation. The choices: 32MB,
64MB
Display Cache Frequency
Select the Onboard dispaly cache frequency . The settings are 100 MHz, 133MHz, or Auto.
System Memory Frequency
Select the Onboard system memory frequency. The settings are 100 MHz, 133MHz, or Auto. Default is set as Auto we recommend leaving the
setting at default.
On-Chip Video Window Size
Select the on-chip video window size for VGA drive use. The choices: 32MB, 64MB, Disabled
Initial Display Cache
Cas# Latency
Select the local memory clock period. The number of
clock cycles of CAS# Latency depends on the Onboard
Display Cache timing. The choice: 2,3
Paging Mode Control
Select the paging mode control. The choice: open,
close
RAS-to-CAS Override
This item allows you to insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals, used when Onboard
display cache is written to, read from, or refreshed. During by CAS#L T, this will depend on the Onboard Display Cache CAS# Latency setting. During Override
(2), RAS-to-CAS time = 2
Ras# Timing
This item controls RAS# active to Precharge, and refresh to RAS# active delay ( in local memory clock ). The
choices: Fast, Slow
Ras# Precharge Timing
This item controls RAS# precharge ( in loca memory clocks). The choices: Fast, slow
Integrated Peripherals
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE
The system 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.
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE
The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate the secondary IDE interface. Select Disabled to deactivate this interface.
The choices: Enable, Disable
IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO
The four IDE PIO (Programmable Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-1) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device.
The choices: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4.
IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA
Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/33, select Auto to enable BIOS support.
The choices: Auto, disable
USB Controller
Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus controller and you have USB peripherals.
USB Keyboard Support
Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus controller and you have a USB keyboard.
USB Mouse Support
Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus controller and you have a USB mouse
Init Display First
This item allows you to active PCI slot or onboard first. The choice: PCI slot, onboard
AC97 Audio
The default setting of Auto enables the AC97 audio if it is detected onboard
IDE HDD Block Mode
Select Enabled only if your hard drives support block mode.
Power on Function
Select the different manners for powering on the system. The choices: Keyboard 98, password, any key , hot key, button only ,
mouse click, mouse move.
KB Power on Password
The system will ask for a password, after entering the correct password the keyboard can then be used.
Hot Key Power On
Simply pressing on the preselected keyboard key the system will power on.
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.
UART Mode Select
Select an operating mode for the second serial port: Normal RS-232C serial port Standard RS-232C serial port IrDA 1.0 Infrared port compliant with IrDA 1.0
specification IrDA SIR IrDA-compliant serial infrared port IrDA MIR 1 MB/sec infrared port IrDA FIR Fast infrared standard FIR Fast infrared standard MIR 0.57M 0.57-MB/sec infrared port MIR 1.15M 1.15-MB/sec infrared port Sharp IR 4-MB/sec data transmission HPSIR IrDA-compliant serial infrared prot ASK IR Amplitude shift keyed infrared port
UART2 Duplex Mode
In an infrated port mode, this field appears. Full-duplex mode permits simultaneous two-direction transmission. Half-duplex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time. Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port.
Onboard Serial Ports (1, 2,3,4)
Normally, the main board’ s I/O chips will occupy a certain portion of memory space. For each I/O device the computer provides an I/O address. The more devices attached the more address needed to organize the memory storage areas. If all the I/O devices were run through the same address, your devices would come to a near halt. By providing the end user with four serial ports this allows devices to run more efficiently if needed. Also the corresponding interrupt needs to be selected.
Selections of logical COM port addresses are as follows. ( 3F8/ IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 2E8/IRQ3)
Onboard Parallel Port
Select a logical LPT port address and corresponding interrupt for the physical parallel port
The Choice: 278H, 378, disabled
Parallel Port Mode
T wo bi-directional parallel ports. Supports SPP , ECP, EPP , ECP + EPP .
ECP Mode Use DMA
Select a DMA channel for the port.
PWRON After PWR-Fail
This option will determine how the system will power on after a power failure.
The choice: off, on , former status
Watch Dog Timer
Y ou can enable the system watch-dog timer , a hardware timer that generates either an NMI or a reset when the software that it monitors does not respond as expected each time the watch dog polls it ( select the time period in a separate field ) The choice: 10
sec, 20 sec, 40 sec, 1 min, 2 min, 4 min.
Power Management Setup
ACPI Function
This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configura­tion and Power Management (ACPI). The Choices: Enable/Disable
Power Management
This category allows you to select the type ( or degree ) of power saving and is directly related to the following modes:
1. HDD Power Down
2. Doze Mode
3. Suspend Mode
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This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
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Video Off In Suspend
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. In this case the video hardware can be selected to shut off after a period of system inactivity. This determines the manner in which
the monitor is blanked.
Suspend Type
Select the suspend type. The choice: PWRON suspend, Stop Grant
MODEM use IRQ
This determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use. The choices: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, NA
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 , the HDD powers down while all other devices remain active.
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN
Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft-Off state when the system has hung. The
choice: Delay 4 seconds, Instant-Off.
Wake Up On Lan
The board enabled or disabled will execute a wake up process whenever LAN (Intel 815E) receives a wake up event such as a magic packet.
The Choice: Disabled, Enabled
Power On By Ring
An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incoming call on the modem) boots the system from a
soft off state.
Resume By Alarm
This option is used to Enable/Disable USB keyboard wake up with suspend to RAM.
The choices: Enable, disable
<Reload Global Timer Events>
PM events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent
the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode. In effect, the system remains alert for anything which occurs to a device which is configured as Enabled, even when the system is
in a power down mode.
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PnP/PCI Configurations
PnP OS Installed
This item allows you to determine whether that PnP OS is installed or not. The choice: Y es or No
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 can not boot. The choices: Enabled, Disabled
Resources Controlled By
The A ward Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. However, this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows ® 95. If you set this field to “manual” choose specific resources by going into each of the sub menu that follows this field ( a sub menu is
proceeded by a “>”. The choices: Auto, Manual.
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
Leave this field at Disabled. Choices: Enabled, Disabled.
PC Health Status
Shutdown Temperature
Your system can be configured to shutdown once reaching a certain temperature. T o protect your system from overheating or damage, select a certain temperature level in the PC Health Status menu.
Frequency/Voltage Control
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CLK
This item allows you to enable/disable auto detect DIMM/PCI clock. The choices: Enable/Disable
Spread Spectrum
This allows you to enable/disable the spread spectrum modulate. When the system clock generator pulses, the extreme values of the pulse generate excess EMI. Enabling pulse spectrum spread modulation changes the extreme pulse spikes to flat curves thus reducing EMI.
The choices: Enable, Disable
Clock By Slight Adjust
This item allows you to select the CPU clock from 133 MHz to 166 MHz or 100 MHz to 133 MHz depending on the CPU host clock.
CPU Clock Ratio
This item allows you to select the CPU ratio.
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to:
Load Fail-Safe Default (Y/N)?
Pressing “Y” loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal performance system operations.
Load Optimized Default
Load Optimized Default
When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to:
Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)?
Pressing “Y” loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations
Set Supervisor Password
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.
Set User Password
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.
Save to CMOS and EXIT
Save to CMOS and EXIT
Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:
Save to CMOS and Exit (Y/N)?
Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS, a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS. After saving the values the system is restarted again.
Quit without Saving
Exit Without Saving
Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:
Quit Without Saving (Y/N)?
This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous selections remain in effect. This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer.
4
CHAPTER
DRIVERS INSTALLATION
This PCM-6896 is equipped with an audio VGA and LAN interface. This chapter provides instructions for installing the software drivers on these pheripherals.
Installing Drivers
Notice: Attention
First if using operating systems such as Windows 98/2000 ® a chipset driver must be installed before VGA, LAN or Audio drivers are installed.
Second if using Windows 98/2000® operating sys­tems an Ultra A T A storage driver must also be installed after the chipset driver .
Notice: Attention
Installing Chipset Driver for Windows 95/98/ 2000®
The chipset driver must be installed in order to proceed to LAN, VGA and AUDIO drivers.
==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen. ==>Find the Chipset folder, click on it ==>Find the Intel folder, click on it ==>Find the InfUpdate folder, click on it ==>Find the InfInst folder, click on it ==>Find the Win9X & Win2K folder , click on it ==>Find the Setup ICON, and double click ==>Click on Next ==>Click on Yes ==>Click on Next ==>Now the shut down computer for restart should be visible, follow the command and the chipset driver has be installed.
Installing Ultra ATA Storage Driver for Windows 95/98/ 2000®
The Ultra A T A Storage Driver must be installed in
order to use Windows 98/2000 ® operating systems.
==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up
the CDROM file on your screen.
==>Find the MB folder, click on it
==>Find the intel ATA 603_Multi folder, click on it
==>Click on Next
==>Click on Yes
==>Select the optional: Select storage folder where to store Ultra
ATA
==>Click on Next
==>Click on Next
==>Now the shut down computer for restart Window should be
visible, follow the command and the chipset driver has be
installed.
Installing LAN for Windows 95/98®
==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. ==>Click on Start button ==>Click on Settings button ==>Click on Control Panel button ==>Click on System button ==>Click on Devise Manager button ==>Click on PCI Ethernet Controller ==>Click on Remove ==>Click on OK ==>Click on Refresh ==>Click on Next
==>Select the Optional: Search for best Lan driver .....
==>Click on Next ==>Select CDROM file ==>Select LAN ==>Click on OK ==>Click on Next ==>Net82557.inf will appear ==>Click on Next ==>Click on Finish ==>Now the shut down computer for restart Window should be visible, follow the command and the chipset driver has be installed.
Installing VGA for Windows 95/98®
==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up
the CDROM file on your screen..
==>Click on Intel folder
==>Click on 810_815 folder
==>Click on Win9X folder
==>Click on Graphics folder
==>Click on Set Up folder
==>Click on Next
==>Click on yes
==>Now the shut down computer for restart Window should be
visible, follow the command and the chipset driver has be
installed.
Installing Audio for Windows 95/98®
==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen.. ==>Click on Sound folder ==>Click on Alc 200 folder ==>Click on Win98 folder ==>Click on V1.80 folder ==>Click on WDM_1 folder ==>Next you will be asked to save this WDM file in a certain location. C drive, D drive, My docuements etc. ==>Click on Unzip ==>Click on OK ==>Now find the WDM file that you have just saved. C drive, D drive etc. ==>Click on WDM file in the save location ==>Click on the Setup ICON ==>Y ou will see an optional language window ==>Click on OK ==>Click on Next ==>Click on OK ==>Click on GO ==>Now the shut down computer for restart Window should be visible, follow the command and the chipset driver has be installed.
Installing Security Driver for Windows NT®
Please perform this procedure first
==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up
the CDROM file on your screen..
==>Click on Chipset folder
==>Click on Intel folder
==>Click on Security folder
==>Click on Setup folder
==>Click on Next
==>Click on Yes
==>Click on Next
==>Click on Next
==>Now the shut down computer for restart Window should be
visible, follow the command and the Security driver has be
installed.
Installing Ultra ATA Storage Driver for Windows NT®
The Ultra A T A Storage Driver must be installed in order to use Windows NT ® operating systems.
==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen. ==>Find the MB folder, click on it ==>Find the intel AT A 603_Multi folder , click on it ==>Click on Next ==>Click on Yes ==>Select the optional: Select storage folder where to store Ultra ATA ==>Click on Next ==>Click on Next ==>Now the shut down computer for restart Window should be visible, follow the command and the chipset driver has be installed.
Installing VGA for Windows NT®
==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up
the CDROM file on your screen..
==>Click on VGA folder
==>Click on Intel folder
==>Click on 810_815 folder
==>Click on NT4 folder
==>Click on Graphics folder
==>Click on Set Up folder
==>Click on Next
==>Click on yes
==>Now the shut down computer for restart Window should be
visible, follow the command and the chipset driver has be
installed.
Installing Audio for Windows NT®
==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen.. ==>Click on Sound folder ==>Click on Alc 200 folder ==>Click on WinNT folder ==>Click on V1.80 folder ==>Click on WDM_1 ==>Next you will be asked to save this WDM file in a certain location. C drive, D drive, My docuements etc. ==>Click on Unzip ==>Click on OK ==>Now find the WDM file that you have just saved. C drive, D drive etc. ==>Click on WDM file in the save location ==>Click on the Setup ICON ==>Y ou will see an optional language window select English ==>Click on OK ==>Click on Next ==>Now the shut down computer for restart Window should be visible, follow the command and the chipset driver has be installed.
Installing LAN for Windows NT®
==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive.
==>Click on Start button
==>Click on Settings button
==>Click on Control Panel button
==>Click on Network
==>Click on yes
==>Click on next
==>Click on Select from list.......
==>Click on have disk
==>Type in file location: (CD Disk drive) E:\pcm-6896\Lan
==>Click on OK
==>Intel Pro Adapter will appear
==>Click on OK
==>Click on Next
==>Click on Next
==>Click on OK
==>Now the shut down computer for restart Window should be
visible, follow the command and the chipset driver has be
installed.
Installing VGA for Windows 2000®
==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen.. ==>Click on VGA folder ==>Click on Intel folder ==>Click on 810_815 folder ==>Click on Win2000 folder ==>Click on 815 folder ==>Click on Set Up folder ==>Click on Next ==>Click on yes ==>Click on Next ==>Click on yes ==>Now the shut down computer for restart Window should be visible, follow the command and the chipset driver has be installed.
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