Kontron coolMONSTER/S User Manual

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CONTENTS

1. USER INFORMATION..............................................................................................1

1.1 About This Manual..........................................................................................1

1.2 Copyright Notice............................................................................................1

1.3 Trademarks................................................................................................ ...2

1.4 Standards ....................................................................................................2

1.5 Warranty......................................................................................................2

1.6 Technical Support ..........................................................................................3

2. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 4

2.1 coolMONSTER/S .............................................................................................4

2.2 coolMONSTER PISA® Family..............................................................................5

3. GETTING STARTED ................................................................................................ 6

4. SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................................... 7

4.1 Functional Specifications.................................................................................7

4.2 Mechanical Specifications................................................................................9

4.3 Electrical Specifications ..................................................................................9

4.3.1. Supply Voltage ........................................................................................9

4.3.2. Supply Voltage Ripple ...............................................................................9

4.3.3. Supply Current (typical, DOS PROMPT)...........................................................9

4.3.4. Supply Current (maximum).........................................................................9

4.3.5. Real-time Clock (RTC) and Battery .............................................................. 10

4.4 MTBF......................................................................................................... 11

4.5 Environmental Specifications ......................................................................... 11

4.5.1. Temperature ......................................................................................... 11

4.5.2. Humidity .............................................................................................. 12

5. CPU, CHIPSET, AND SUPER I/O.......................................................................... 13

5.1 CPU........................................................................................................... 13

5.2 Chipset ...................................................................................................... 13

5.3 Super I/O ................................................................................................... 13

6. VIDEO CONTROLLER........................................................................................... 14

6.1 Video Subsystem Block Diagram ......................................................................14

6.2 Supported Display Types................................................................................ 14

6.2.1. Current Panel Information........................................................................ 14

6.2.2. Available Video Modes............................................................................. 15

7. SYSTEM MEMORY AND CACHE.......................................................................... 16

7.1 System Memory ........................................................................................... 16

7.2 Second Level Cache ...................................................................................... 16

8. PISA BUS............................................................................................................... 17

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9. FRONT PANEL ...................................................................................................... 18

10. KEYBOARD AND MOUSE INTERFACES............................................................. 19

10.1 Keyboard Connector ..................................................................................... 19

10.2 Mouse Connector ......................................................................................... 19

10.3 Configuration.............................................................................................. 19

11. USB INTERFACE................................................................................................... 20

11.1 Connector .................................................................................................. 20

11.2 Configuration.............................................................................................. 20

12. ETHERNET INTERFACE ....................................................................................... 21

12.1 Connector .................................................................................................. 22

12.2 Configuration.............................................................................................. 22

13. GRAPHICS INTERFACE ....................................................................................... 23

13.1 CRT Connector ............................................................................................. 23

13.2 Digital Panel Interface (JIPA) Connector ........................................................... 23

13.3 Configuration.............................................................................................. 24

14. SERIAL-COMMUNICATION INTERFACES .......................................................... 25

14.1 Serial Ports COM A-D..................................................................................... 25

14.2 RS-232 Connectors....................................................................................... 25

14.3 Configuration.............................................................................................. 26

14.4 RS-485 Connector........................................................................................ 26

14.5 Configuration.............................................................................................. 26

14.5.1. RS-485 Diagram .................................................................................. 27

15. IRDA INTERFACE.................................................................................................. 28

15.1 Sharp-IR .................................................................................................... 28

15.2 IrDA SIR Mode................................ ............................................................. 28

15.3 Connector .................................................................................................. 29

15.4 Configuration.............................................................................................. 29

16. PARALLEL-PORT INTERFACE ............................................................................ 30

16.1 Connector .................................................................................................. 30

16.2 Configuration.............................................................................................. 31

17. EIDE INTERFACES................................................................................................ 32

17.1 Connectors .................................................................................................32

17.1.1. Primary EIDE Pin-out ............................................................................ 33

17.1.2. Secondary EIDE Pin-out ........................................................................ 34

17.2 Signal Descriptions ...................................................................................... 35

17.3 Configuration.............................................................................................. 35

18. FLOPPY INTERFACE ............................................................................................ 36

18.1 Connector .................................................................................................. 36

18.2 Configuration.............................................................................................. 36

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19. SOUND INTERFACE ............................................................................................. 37

19.1 Connector .................................................................................................. 38

19.2 Configuration.............................................................................................. 38

20. FEATURE INTERFACE ......................................................................................... 39

20.1 Connector .................................................................................................. 39

20.2 Configuration.............................................................................................. 39

20.3 Signal Description........................................................................................ 40

21. FAN INTERFACE ................................................................................................... 42

21.1 Connector .................................................................................................. 42

21.2 Configuration.............................................................................................. 42

22. POWER INTERFACE............................................................................................. 43

22.1 Connector .................................................................................................. 43

22.2 Configuration.............................................................................................. 44

23. WATCHDOG TIMER .............................................................................................. 45

23.1 Configuration.............................................................................................. 45

23.2 Programming .............................................................................................. 45

23.2.1. Initialization ...................................................................................... 45

23.2.2. Trigger .............................................................................................. 45

24. APPENDIX A: SYSTEM-RESOURCE ALLOCATION........................................... 46

24.1 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines......................................................................... 46

24.2 Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channels.............................................................. 46

24.3 Memory Map ............................................................................................... 47

24.3.1. Using Expanded Memory Managers.......................................................... 48

24.4 I/O Address Map .......................................................................................... 49

24.5 Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Devices............................................... 50

25. APPENDIX B: BIOS OPERATION......................................................................... 51

25.1 Determining the BIOS Version......................................................................... 51

25.2 Configuring the System BIOS .......................................................................... 52

25.2.1. Start Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility ............................................................. 52

25.2.2. General Information............................................................................. 52

25.3 Main Menu ................................................................................................. 54

25.3.1. Master or Slave Submenus ..................................................................... 55

25.3.2. Memory Shadow Submenu ..................................................................... 56

25.3.3. Memory Cache Submenu........................................................................ 56

25.3.4. Advanced Menu................................................................................... 57

25.3.5. Advanced Chipset Control Submenu ......................................................... 58

25.3.6. PCI Configuration Submenu ................................................................... 59

25.3.7. PCI Device, Slot #X sub menu:................................................................. 60

25.3.8. PCI/PNP ISA UMB Region Exclusion Submenu............................................. 60

25.3.9. PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion Submenu ................................ ........... 61

25.3.10. Keyboard Features Submenu .................................................................. 61

25.3.11. I/O Device Configuration Submenu.......................................................... 62

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25.3.12. Watchdog Settings Submenu .................................................................. 63

25.4 Security Menu ............................................................................................. 64

25.5 Power Menu ................................................................................................ 65

25.5.1. Advanced Options sub menu: ................................................................. 66

25.6 Boot Menu.................................................................................................. 67

25.6.1. Dark Boot ..........................................................................................67

25.7 MultiBoot 3 ................................................................................................ 68

25.7.1. Boot First Submenu.............................................................................. 70

25.8 Exit Menu ................................................................................................... 70

25.9 Kontron BIOS Extensions ............................................................................... 71

25.9.1. JIDA BIOS extension ............................................................................ 71

25.9.2. LAN RPL ROM ...................................................................................... 71

25.10 Updating or Restoring BIOS Using PhoenixPhlash ............................................ 72

25.10.1. Flashing a BIOS................................................................................... 72

25.10.2. Preventing Problems When Updating or Restoring BIOS ............................... 73

26. APPENDIX C: BLOCK DIAGRAM......................................................................... 74

27. APPENDIX D: MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS ........................................................ 75

28. APPENDIX E: CONNECTOR LAYOUT ................................................................. 76

28.1 Connector Functions and Interface Cables ......................................................... 77

28.2 Pin -out Table .............................................................................................. 78

29. APPENDIX F: PC ARCHITECTURE INFORMATION............................................ 80

29.1 Buses ........................................................................................................ 80

29.1.1. PISA ................................................................................................. 80

29.1.2. ISA, Standard PS/2 - Connectors ............................................................. 80

29.1.3. PCI ................................................................................................... 80

29.2 General PC Architecture ................................................................................. 81

29.3 Ports ................................................................ ......................................... 81

29.3.1. RS-232 Serial...................................................................................... 81

29.3.2. Serial ATA ..........................................................................................82

29.3.3. USB.................................................................................................. 82

29.4 Programming .............................................................................................. 82

30. APPENDIX G: DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY................................................ 83

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1. USER INFORMATION

1.1 About This Manual

This document provides information about products from KONTRON Embedded Computers AG
and/or its subsidiaries. No warranty of suitability, purpose, or fitness is implied. While every
attempt has been made to ensure that the information in this document is accurate, the

information contained within is supplied “as-is” and is subject to change without notice.

For the circuits, descriptions and tables indicated, KONTRON assumes no responsibility as far as
patents or other rights of third parties are concerned.

1.2 Copyright Notice

Copyright © 2004 KONTRON Embedded Computers AG.

All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a
retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any

means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the express
written permission of KONTRON.

JUMPtecIndustrielle Computertechnik AG and KONTRON Embedded Computers AG merged in July

2002. JUMPtec is now known as KONTRON Embedded Modules GmbH. Products labeled and sold
under the KONTRON Embedded Modules name (formerly JUMPtec) are now considered KONTRON

products for all practical purposes, including warranty and support.

DIMM-PC®, PISA®, ETX Components SBC, JUMPtec®, and KONTRON Embedded Modules are
registered trademarks of KONTRON Embedded Modules GmbH©.

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1.3 Trademarks

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The following lists the trademarks of components used in this board.

 IBM, XT, AT, PS/2 and Personal System/2 are trademarks of International Business

Machines Corp.

 Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.

 Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corp.

 All other products and trademarks mentioned in this manual are trademarks of

their respective owners.

1.4 Standards

KONTRON Embedded Modules is certified to ISO 9000 standards.

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1.5 Warranty

This KONTRON Embedded Modules product is warranted against defects in material and
workmanship for the warranty period from the date of shipment. During the warranty period,
KONTRONEmbedded Modules will at its discretion decide to repair or replace defective products.

Within the warranty period, the repair of products is free of charge as long as warranty conditions
are observed.

The warranty does not apply to defects resulting from improper or inadequate maintenance or
handling by the buyer, unauthorized modification or misuse, operation outside of the product’s

environmental specifications or improper installation or maintenance.

KONTRON Embedded Modules will not be responsible for any defects or damages to other products
not supplied by KONTRON Embedded Modules that are caused by a faulty KONTRON Embedded
Modules product.

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1.6 Technical Support

Technicians and engineers from KONTRON Embedded Modules and/or its subsidiaries are available
for technical support. We are committed to making our product easy to use and will help you use our

products in your systems.

Before contacting KONTRON Embedded Modules technical support, please consult our Web site for
the latest product documentation, utilities, and drivers. If the information does not help solve the

problem, contact us by telephone.

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2. INTRODUCTION

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2.1 coolMONSTER/S

The coolMONSTER/S integrates the complete functionality of a Pentium motherboard with CPU,
system BIOS, 8MB to 128MB SDRAM memory, keyboard controller, real-time clock, onboard VGA

with LCD interface and additional peripheral functions like serial ports, parallel port, floppy
interface, EIDE hard-disk interfaces, USB interface, IrDA interface, watchdog, Ethernet access, and
audio.

The coolMONSTER/S comes with a low-power, 266MHz Intel Pentiumprocessor with MMX
Technology in an HL-PBGA-package. This processor is specified for proper operation when case

temperature is within the specified range of 0C to 95C. The board can operate in the temperature
range specified for this board without using a heatsink. (See the Specifications section.)

Unlike previous versions ofcoolMONSTER products, this coolMONSTER/S is equipped with a right
angle SDRAM-socket, which limits the complete height to 25mm.

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The coolMONSTER/S is designed in the PISA format, which provides the functionality of the PCI and
ISA bus on one well-defined bus. When connecting the backplane to the PISA board, just one EISA-

like edge card connector is used.

The pin-out of the upper row of the PISA bus connector corresponds to the pin-out of the ISA bus
connector. The lower row provides PCI signals, which makes it easier to design backplanes with up

to four PCI slots and additional ISA slots.

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2.2 coolMONSTER PISA® Family

coolMONSTER products represent the best scaleable half-size Slot SBC family. Each coolMONSTER
module is characterized by the same mechanical and electrical pin-out for the Keyboard, COM A-D,

Sound, IrDA, EIDE 40pin and 44pin, LPT, LAN, VGA, USB, and Floppy. These homogeneous features
make upgrades easier within the Kontron Embedded Modules GmbH coolMONSTER product family.

PISA® is the proven space-saving concept that provides full PCI and ISA bus signals on just half­size Slot boards. The ancestors were fully sized PICMG boards that had PCI and ISA card edges in a

row. PISA squeezed them to just half-size, which still serves full PCI and ISA buses, which enabled
smaller and cheaper enclosures when possible while maintaining all PCI and ISA periphery.

Whenever a LCD panel is required, coolMONSTER products with onboard graphics controllers are the
right choice. Display connections are simplified when using these units, which come with a JUMPtec

Intelligent LVDS Interface (JILI) or JUMPtec Intelligent Display Adaption (JIPA). The interface can
recognize which display is connected and then independently set all video parameters.

As part of the standard features package, all coolMONSTER modules come with a JUMPtec
Intelligent Device Architecture (JIDA) interface, which is integrated into the BIOS of the SBC

modules. This interface enables hardware independent access to coolMONSTER features that cannot
be accessed via standard APIs. Functions such as watchdog timer, brightness and contrast of LCD

backlight and user bytes in the EEPROM can be configured with easeby taking advantage of this
standard coolMONSTER module feature.

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3. GETTING STARTED

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The easiest way to get the coolMONSTER/S board running is to use a PISA baseboard from Kontron
Embedded Modules GmbH. Take the following steps:

1. Turn off the power supply.

2. Connect the power supply to the baseboard or the coolMONSTER.

3. Plug a memory module into the memory socket of the coolMONSTER.

4. Plug the coolMONSTER to the PISA baseboard.

5. Connect the CRT monitor to the CRT interface or a LCD panel to the JIPA interface by using
the corresponding adapter cable.

6. Plug the keyboard to the PS/2 keyboard connector and the mouse to the PS/2 mouse
connector.

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7. Connect the floppy drive cable to the coolMONSTER floppy interface. Attach the floppy drive
to the connector at the opposite end of the cable.

8. Connect the power supply to the floppy’s power connector.

9. Plug a hard-drive data cable to one of the coolMONSTER hard-disk interfaces. Attach the
hard disk to the connector at the opposite end of the cable.

10. If necessary, connect the power supply to the hard disk’s power connector.

11. Make sure all your connections have been made correctly.

12. Turn on power.

13. Enter the BIOS by pressing the F2 key during boot-up. Make all changes in the BIOS setup.
See the BIOS chapter of this manual for details.

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4. SPECIFICATIONS

4.1 Functional Specifications

 Processor

 IntelPentiumProcessor with MMXTechnology on 0.25 Micron (HL-PBGA-package)

- 266 MHz (66Mhz bus clock)

 Chipset

 AliAladdin V AGPset consisting of:

- AliM1541 or 1542 north bridge

- AliM1543C-A1 or B1 south bridge

 Cache

 512Kbyte 2ndlevel pipelined burst cache

 Power Supply

 5V-only supply
 Dual onboard power supply to support IntelMMX™technology

 Memory

 One DIMM socket for 8/16/32/64/128 or 256MB DIMM SDRAM-module

 Four Serial Ports (COM A, COM B, COM C and COM D)

 Three standard RS232C serial ports, 16550 compatible (COM A, COM B and COM C)
 One serial port as RS232 or RS485 (COM D)
 One serial port as RS232 or IrDA (COM B)

 Infrared Device Association (IrDA) Interface

 One Parallel Port (LPT1)

 EnhancedParallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) with bi-directional

capability

 Floppy Interface

 Enhanced Intelligent Drive Electronics (EIDE)

 2 x PCI Bus Master EIDE ports (up to 4 IDE devices)

- supports Ultra 33 DMA Mode Transfers up to Mode 2 Timing (33MB/sec)

- supports PIO Modes up to Mode 4 Timings and Multiword DMA Mode 0,1,2

 Universal Serial Bus (USB)

 Two USB 1.0a ports (OHCI)
 USB legacy keyboard and mouse support

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 Ethernet

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 Intel82559ER or 82551ER 10/100 megabits/ps PCI Fast Ethernet controller
 Follows the common criteria of the embedded technology market segment

 Onboard Video Graphics Array (VGA)

 C&T 69000 LCD-VGA-Controller with integrated 2MB Video RAM
 Cathode ray tube (CRT) and plug and play digital panel interfacing

(JIPA - JUMPtecIntelligent Panel Adaption)

 Onboard Sound PCI AudiodriveSolution

 ESS Solo-1(ES1938S)

 Phoenix BIOS, 256KB Flash BIOS

 NV-EEPROM for CMOS Setup Retention without Battery

 PS/2 Keyboard Controller

 PS/2 Mouse Controller

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 Watchdog Timer (WDT)

 Real-time Clock with Onboard Battery Supply

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4.2 Mechanical Specifications

 PISA Bus Connector

 Edge card connector, EISA standard, AMP 650226-1 (or compatible)

 Dimensions

 Length x Width: 176 mm x 125mm (6.9” x 4.9”)

 Height on Top

 Maximum 20 mm (0.79”) on standard version

 Height on Bottom

 Maximum 6.5 mm (0.25”)

 Weight

 212g (full featured version without SDRAM)

4.3 Electrical Specifications

4.3.1. Supply Voltage

 5V DC +/-5%

4.3.2. Supply Voltage Ripple

 100 mV peak to peak 0- 20 MHz

4.3.3. Supply Current (typical, DOS PROMPT)

 2.3A (with 256MB SDRAM)

4.3.4. Supply Current (maximum)

 4,125A + current DRAM

(calculated theoretical values from all components maximum supply currents)

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4.3.5. Real-time Clock (RTC) and Battery

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 Dallas DS12887 or compatible

 Self-contained subsystem includes Lithium, quartz and support circuitry

 Totally nonvolatile with more than 10 years of life in the absence of power

English:

CAUTION ! Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with

the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used
batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Deutsch:

VORSICHT ! Explosionsgefahr bei unsachgemäßem Austausch der Batterie. Ersatz

nur durch denselben oder einen vom Hersteller empfohlenen gleichwertigen Typ.
Entsorgung gebrauchter Batterien nach Angaben des Herstellers.

French:

ATTENTION ! Risque d'explosion avec l'échange inadéquat de la batterie.

Remplacement seulement par le même ou un type équivalent recommandé par le
producteur. L'évacuation des batteries usagées conformément à des indications du

fabricant.

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Danish:

ADVARSEL ! Lithiumbatteri – Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig Håndtering. Udskifting

må kun skemed batteri af samme fabrikant og type. Lever det brugte batteri tilbage til
leverandren.

Finnish:

VAROITUS ! Paristo voi rãjãhtãã, jos se on virheellisesti asennettu. Vaihda paristo

ainoastaan laltevalmistajan suosittelmaan tyyppiln. Havita kaytetty paristo
valmistajan ohjeiden mukaisesti.

Spanish:

Precaución ! Peligro de explosión si la batería se sustituye incorrectamente.

Sustituya solamente por el mismo o tipo equivalente recomendado por el fabricante.
Disponga las baterías usadas según las instrucciones del fabricante.

The battery of this product is not considered to be accessible by the end user. Safety
instructions are given only in English, German, French, Danish, Finish and Spanish. If the

battery is accessible by the end user, it is in the responsibility of the customer to give the
corresponding safety instructions in the required language(s).

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4.4 MTBF

The following MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) values were calculated using a combination of
manufacturer’s test data, if the data was available, and a Bellcore calculation for the remaining

parts. The Bellcore calculation used is “Method 1 Case 1”. Using this method, components are
assumedto be operating at a 50% stress level in a 40° C ambient environment and the system is
assumed to have not been burned in. Manufacturer’s data has been used wherever possible. The

manufacturer’s data, when used, is specified at 50° C, so in that sense the following results are
slightly conservative. The MTBF values shown below are for a 40° C office or telecommunications

environment. Higher temperatures and other environmental stresses such as extreme altitude,
vibration, and salt-water exposure will lower the MTBF values.

 System MTBF (hours) :221390

Notes: Fans shipped with Kontron Embedded Modules GmbH products have 50,000-

hours of typical operating life.
The estimates assume that a passive heat sink is used.

Estimated RTC battery life (as opposed to battery failures) is not accounted for in
the above figures and needs to be considered separately. Battery life depends on

temperature and operating conditions. When the Kontron unit has external power;
battery drain occurs from leakage paths.

4.5 Environmental Specifications

4.5.1. Temperature

The Intel PentiumProcessor with MMXTechnology on 0.25 Micron is specified for proper
operation when case temperature is within the specified range of 0C to 95C.

 Operating: 0 to +60°C (*) (with appropriate airflow)

 Non-operating: -10 to +85C

Note:
The maximum operating temperature is the maximum measurable temperature on any

spot on the module’s surface. You must maintain the temperature according to the above
specification.

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 Operating: 10% to 90% (non-condensing)

 Non-operating: 5% to 95% (non-condensing)

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5. CPU, CHIPSET, AND SUPER I/O

5.1 CPU

 IntelPentiumProcessor with MMXTechnology on 0.25 Micron (HL-PBGA-

package) 266 MHz.

5.2 Chipset

The coolMONSTER/S board operates with the Pentium chipset Ali Aladdin V AGPset, which consists
of the M1541 (north bridge) and M1543C-B1 (south bridge). Older versions of this board may as
well be equipped with the M1542 (north bridge) and the M1543C-A1 (south bridge). The chipset

provides the following features:

 North Bridge M1541

 Pipelined-burst SRAM/Memory cache
 SDRAM DRAMs

 Synchronous/pseudo synchronous 3.3V/5V tolerance PCI interface
 Enhanced power management

 Accelerated graphics port (AGP) interface

 South Bridge M1543C:

 PCI 3.3V/5V tolerance interface
 Buffers control

 Provides steerable PCI interrupts for PCI device Plug-and-Play
 Enhanced DMA controller
 Interrupt controller
 Counters/timers

 Distributed DMA supported
 Serialized IRQ supported

 Plug-and-Play supported
 Built-in keyboard controller
 Positive/subtractive decode for ISA device

 PMU features
 Built-in PCI IDE controller

 USB interface
 Super I/O controller for two serial interfaces, parallel and floppy drive interfaces

5.3 Super I/O

An additional SMsC FDC37C669 offers two more serial interfaces (COM C and COM D). The I/O port
addresses of these two more serial interfaces are mirrored every 800hex because the address

decoding here is only done with the address lines SA0 to SA10.

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6. VIDEO CONTROLLER

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The coolMONSTER/S comes with an AGP graphic controller CT69000 from Asiliant. The controller
features a LCD and CRT simultaneous true 64-bit graphics engine and accelerator and integrated

2MB of video memory (SDRAM).

6.1 Video Subsystem Block Diagram

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6.2 Supported Display Types

The graphics controller supports mono-LCD, TFT, and STN displays with resolutions up to SXGA
(1280x1024). The coolMONSTER/S video BIOS is integrated in the system BIOS and supports

different panel types, which are identified via the configuration pins on the LCD panel connector.
The coolMONSTER/S can support a variety of panel, which are all configured by a dedicated cable

for each panel. Setting jumpers or changing software is not required. Because nearly all LCDs use
different connectors, pin-out, or LCD voltages, this is the easiest and safest way to configure

different panels.

6.2.1. Current Panel Information

To find out whether your panel is supported by the coolMONSTER/S, check the Kontron Embedded
Modules GmbH support pages on the Internet for the actual panel lists. A “Panel Configurator”
offers the latest information about all adapted and tested LCDs and is regularly updated.

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6.2.2. Available Video Modes

The following list shows the video modes supported by the graphic controller. When using a LCD
panel on the JIPA interface, not all of the below video modes may be available. Availability depends
upon display capabilities.

Video Mode Display Mode Characters/Pixels Colors/Gray val. Refresh Rate

00h/01h Text 40x25 16 70
02h/03h Text 80x25 16 70

04h/05h Graphics 320x200 4 70

06h Graphics 640x200 2 70
07h Text 80x25 Mono 70

0Dh Graphics 320x200 16 70

0Eh Graphics 640x200 16 70
0Fh Graphics 640x350 Mono 70
10h Graphics 640x350 16 70
11h Graphics 640x480 2 60
12h Graphics 640x480 16 60

13h Graphics 320x200 256 70
14h Graphics 320x200 256 70
15h Graphics 320x200 64k 70
16h Graphics 320x200 16M 70

17h Graphics 320x240 256 60
18h Graphics 320x240 64k 60
19h Graphics 320x240 16M 60
1Ah Graphics 400x300 256 60
1Bh Graphics 400x300 64k 60

1Ch Graphics 400x300 16M 60
1Dh Graphics 512x384 256 60

1Eh Graphics 512x384 64k 60
1Fh Gr aphics 512x384 16M 60
20h Graphics 640x480 16 85

22h Graphics 800x600 16 85
24h Graphics 1024x768 16 85
28h Graphics 1280x1024 16 60
30h Graphics 640x480 256 85
31h Graphics 640x400 256 70
32h Graphics 800x600 256 85

34h Graphics 1024x768 256 85
38h Graphics 1280x1024 256 60
40h Graphics 640x480 32k 85
41h Graphics 640x480 64k 85
42h Graphics 800x600 32k 85

43h Graphics 800x600 64k 85
44h Graphics 1024x768 32k 85
45h Graphics 1024x768 64k 85
50h Graphics 640x480 16M 85
52h Graphics 800x600 16M 85

62h Graphics 640x400 64k 70
63h Graphics 640x400 16M 70
64h Graphics 1024x768 16 85
68h Graphics 1280x1024 16 60
6Ah Graphics 800x600 16 85

70h Graphics 640x480 256 85

71 Graphics 640x400 256 70
72 Graphics 800x600 256 85
74 Graphics 1024x768 256 85
78 Graphics 1280x1024 256 60

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7. SYSTEM MEMORY AND CACHE

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7.1 System Memory

The coolMONSTER/S uses Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). One socket is available for 3.3 Volt
(power level) unbuffered Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM) up to 256MB.

7.2 Second Level Cache

The coolMONSTER/S board is equipped with 512KB, second-level, pipelined-burst cache for highest
system efficiency. You can enable/disable the second level cache in the system setup.

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8. PISA BUS

PISA® is the proven space saving concept that provides full PCI and ISA Bus signals on just half-size
Slot boards. The edge card connector provides the ISA signals on the upper row and the PCI signals
on the lower row and uses the same connector known from EISA systems.

A detailed description of the signals and its timing characteristics is beyond the scope of this
document. Refer to the PISA specification PISAD??? (the three questionmarks are holding the
revision number) available on the Kontron web sites and the official ISA- and PCI-specifications for

further details.

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9. FRONT PANEL

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The coolMONSTER/S comes with a front-panel interface that provides the following connectivity:

 CRT Interface

 Ethernet Interface

 USB Interface

 PS/2 Keyboard Connector

 PS/2 Mouse Connector

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Mouse Keyboard USB Ethernet CRT

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10. KEYBOARD AND MOUSE INTERFACES

The mouse connector is available through Connector X11 (6 pins). The keyboard connector is
available through Connector X10 (6 pins).

10.1 Keyboard Connector

The following table shows the pin-out of the PS/2 keyboard connector on the front panel.

Header Pin Signal Name Function

1 KBDAT PS/2 Keyboard data (bi-directional I/O)
2 MSDAT PS/2 Mouse data

3 KEYGND Ground (filtered)
4 KEYVCC (*) +5V (filtered)
5 KBCLK PS/2 Keyboard clock (bi-directional I/O)
6 MSCLK PS/2 Mouse clock

10.2 Mouse Connector

The following table shows the pin-out of the PS/2 mouse connector on the front panel.

Header Pin Signal Name Function

1 MSDAT PS/2 Mouse data
2 NC (**) For internal use only

3 KEYGND Ground (filtered)
4 KEYVCC (*) +5V (filtered)
5 MSCLK PS/2 Mouse clock
6 NC (**) For internal use only

Note: (*) To protect external power lines of peripheral devices, make sure that

-- the wires have the right diameter to withstand maximum available current

-- the enclosure of the peripheral device fulfils fire-protection requirements

-- of IEC/EN 60950.

(**) Do not connect anything to these pins!

To find the location of the keyboard connector, please see the Appendix E: Connector Layout
chapter.

10.3 Configuration

Refer to the Keyboard Features submenu in the Appendix B: BIOS chapter for information on
configuration.

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11. USB INTERFACE

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The chipset of thecoolMONSTER/S features one USB host controller with integrated root hub
following OHCI specification 1.0a. The controller serves two USB ports (1 and 2). Port 1 can be

accessed at the USB connector in the front and Port 2 at the feature connector.

For further information, please see Appendix F: PC Architecture Information.

11.1 Connector

The USB interface is available through Connector X9 (4 pins).

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Header Pin Signal Name Function

11.2 Configuration

You can disable or enable the legacy USB support from the I/O Device Submenu in the BIOS Setup
Utility. For more information, see the I/O Device Submenu section in Appendix B: BIOS Operation.

1 USB_5V USB-supply (max. 500mA)
2 USB1- Universal serial bus port 1 (-) of controller 0
3 USB1+ Universal serial bus port 1 (+) of controller 0
4 USB_GND USB Ground

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12. ETHERNET INTERFACE

The coolMONSTER/S Ethernet interface uses the 82551ER from Intel. Boards of older revisions
may be equipped with the 82559ER Ethernet controller. These are fully integrated 10BASE-

T/100BASE-TX LAN solutions. The 82551ER consists of both the Media Access Controller (MAC) and
the physical layer (PHY) interface combined into a single component solution. The 32-bit PCI

controller provides enhanced scatter-gather bus mastering capabilities and enables the 82551ER to
perform high-speed data transfers over the PCI bus. The 82551ER also includes an interface to a
serial EEPROM. The EEPROM provides power-on initialization for hardware and software

configuration parameters.

The 82551ER and 82559ER provide the following features:

 Integrated IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX Compatible PHY

 Full Duplex Support at both 10/100 megabits/ps

 IEEE 802.3u Auto-negotiation Support

 IEEE 802.3x 100BASE-TX Flow Control Support for Full Duplex Mode

 Half Duplex Enhancement by a Proprietary Collision Reduction Mechanism

 Improved Dynamic Transmit Chaining with Multiple Priorities Transmit Queues

 Fast Back-to-back Transmission Support with Minimum Interframe Spacing

 Glueless 32-bit PCI Master Interface

 3KB Transmit and 3KB Receive FIFOs

 Wired for Management

 System Management Bus

 Clockrun Protocol

 Low-power 3.3V Device

All major network-operating systems and several real-time and embedded operating systems
support the interface. The 82551ER and 82559ER use the same drivers.

Note: The Ethernet interface works according to the common criteria of the embedded

technology market segment.

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12.1 Connector

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The 10/100Base-T connector is a standard 8-pin RJ45 jack (X20) with two integrated LEDs for Link
and Activity. On older board revisions, the connector is not equipped with the two LEDs.

The following table shows the pin-out.

Header Pin Signal Name Function In/Out

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1 TXD+ 100/10BASE-T Transmit Differential Output
2 TXD- 100/10BASE-T Transmit Differential Output
3 RXD+ 100/10BASE-T Receive Differential Input
4 NC (**) For internal use only
5 NC (**) For internal use only
6 RXD- 100/10BASE-T Receive Differential Input

7 NC (**) For internal use only

8 NC (**) For internal use only
A LLED Link LED Output Green
B ACTLED Activity LED Output Yellow

NOTE: (**) Do not connect anything to these pins!

To find the location of the Ethernet interface, please see the Appendix E: Connector Layout chapter.

12.2 Configuration

Please refer to the KONTRON Web site and the corresponding readme and setup/install files
included in the driver download files.

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13. GRAPHICS INTERFACE

The onboard CT69000 LCD-VGA-Controller from Asiliant drives two interfaces on the
coolMONSTER/S.

 Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Interface

 Digital Panel Interface (JIPA)

To find the location of the Interfaces, please see the Appendix E: ConnectorLayout chapter.

13.1 CRT Connector

The CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) interface is available through Connector X21 (15 pins).

Header Pin Signal Name Function

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

NOTE: (**) Do not connect anything to these pins!

RED
GRN

BLU

NC (**)

GND
GND
GND
GND

NC (**)

GND

NC (**)

DDA
HSYNC
VSYNC

DCK

Red Video
Green Video
Blue Video
For internal use only
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
For internal use only
Ground
For internal use only
DDC Serial Data Line
Horizontal Sync
Vertical Sync
DDC Data Clock Line

13.2 Digital Panel Interface (JIPA) Connector

The JUMPtec Intelligent Panel Adaption (JIPA) Interface is KONTRON’s standard flat panel interface
for digital LCD graphics. The implementation of this subsystem complies with the JIPA

Specification, which you can find on the KONTRON Web site.

The digital panel interface connector is available through Connector X23 (72 pins).

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13.3 Configuration

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In the BIOS Setup Utility, go to the Advanced Chipset Submenu to the aperture size options. You
can select the size of the Graphic Aperture throughout the range of 4Mb to 256Mb. For more

information, see Appendix B: BIOS Operation.

Please refer to the KONTRON Web site and the corresponding readme and setup/install files
included in the driver download files.

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14. SERIAL-COMMUNICATION INTERFACES

14.1 Serial Ports COM A-D

Four fully functional serial ports (COMA, COMB, COMC, and COMD) provide asynchronous serial
communications. The serial ports support RS-232 operation modes and are compatible with the
serial-port implementation used on the IBM Serial Adapter. You also can use COM D (Connector

X18) for RS-485 purposes and COM B for IrDA connectivity. The ports are 16550 high-speed UART
compatible and support 16-byte FIFO buffers for transfer rates up to 115.2Kbaud.

14.2 RS-232 Connectors

COM A is available through Connector X14 (10 pins) and COM B through the Connector X15 (10
pins). COM C is available through the Connector X16 (10 pins) and COM D through either Connector
X17 (10 pins) for RS-232 or the Connector X18 for RS-485. If COM B is configured for IrDA modes,

use Connector X2.

To have the signals available on the standard serial interface connectors DSUB9 or DSUB25, an
adapter cable is required. A 9-pin DSUB cable is available from KONTRON (KAB-DSUB9-2, Part

Number 96017-0000-00-0).

The following table shows the pin-outs for COM A, COM B, COM C, and COM D (all RS-232) as well as
necessary connections for the DSUB adapters.

Header Pin Signal Name Function In / Out DSUB-25 DSUB-9

DCD1/2/3/4

1

DSR1/2/3/4

1

9

Note: (*) To protect external power lines of peripheral devices, make sure that

-- the wires have the right diameter to withstand maximum available current

-- the enclosure of the peripheral device fulfils fire-protection requirements

-- of IEC/EN 60950.

2
3 SIN1/2/3/4 Receive Data In 3 2

4 RTS1/2/3/4 Request to Send Out 4 7
5 SOUT1/2/3/4 Transmit Data Out 2 3
6 CTS1/2/3/4 Clear to Send In 5 8
7 DTR1/2/3/4 Data Terminal Ready Out 20 4
8 RI1/2/3/4 Ring Indicator In 22 9
9 GND Signal Ground -- 7 5

10 VCC (*) +5V -- -- --

Data Carrier Detect In 8 1

Data Set Ready In 6 6

To find the location of the serial ports on the board, please see the Appendix E: Connector Layout
chapter.

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14.3 Configuration

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You can set all serial input/output interfaces to base I/O-addresses 3F8h, 2F8h, 3E8h, or 2E8h. The
modes range from disabled, enabled, and AUTO. You can set COM A and COM B interrupts to IRQ3 or

IRQ4. You can set COM C and COM D interrupts to IRQ 10 and IRQ 11. All settings are changeable
from the BIOS menu. For COM D, your choice of interface includes RS232 (default setting) or RS485.
Refer to the I/O Device Configuration submenu in the Appendix B: BIOS Operation chapter for

information on configuration.

14.4 RS-485 Connector

You can use Connector X18 (COM D) for RS-485 purposes.

Header Pin Signal Name Function

1 485_1RXD+ Channel A positive terminal
2 485_1RXD- Channel A negative terminal
3 GND Ground
4 485_1TXD+ Channel B positive terminal

5 485_1TXD- Channel B negative terminal

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The connector for connecting RS485 tocoolMONSTER/S is from manufacturer JST. For mating
connector information see Appendix E: Connector Layout.

14.5 Configuration

You can choose IRQ 10 or 11 for COM D (RS-485). You can set COM D to one of the following base
I/O-addresses: 3F8h, 2F8h, 3E8h, or 2E8h. Refer to the I/O Device Configuration submenu in the

Appendix B: BIOS Operation chapter for additional information on configuration.

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14.5.1. RS-485 Diagram

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15. IRDA INTERFACE

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IRDA (named after the standardizing group ”InfraRed Data Association”) defines a standard for
high-speed infrared data transfer (over distances of about 1 meter). ThecoolMONSTER/S provides

infrared communications capabilities. It operates in the following modes:

 Sharp-IR

 IrDA SIR (IrDA 1.0)

15.1 Sharp-IR

This mode supports bi-directional data communication with a remote device using infrared
radiation as the transmission medium. Sharp-IR uses Amplitude Shift Key (ASK) and allows serial

communication at baud rates up to 38.4K Baud. The format of the serial data is similar to the UART
data format, a zero value start bit, followed by up to 8 data bits, an optional parity bit, and ending

with at least one stop bit with a binary value of one. A 0 is signaled by sending a 500KHz continuous
pulse train of infrared radiation. A 1 is signaled by the absence of any infrared signal. The device
operation in Sharp-IR mode is similar to the operation in UART. The main difference is that the data

transfer is normally performed in half duplex fashion, and the modem control and status signals are
not used. The transfer signals rout to IRRX and IRTX.

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15.2 IrDA SIR Mode

This is an operation mode similar to Sharp-IR. The IrDA 1.0 SIR allows serial communication at baud
rates up to 115.2K Baud. The data format is the same as Sharp-IR mode except no parity bit is

needed. Sending a single infrared pulse signals a zero. A one is signaled by not sending a pulse. The
width of each pulse is 3/16ths of a single bit time. The device operation in IrDA 1.0 SIR mode is
similar to the operation in UART. The main difference is that the data transfer is normally performed

in half duplex fashion, and the modem control and status signals are not used. The transfer signals
rout to IRRX and IRTX.

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15.3 Connector

The IrDA interface is available through the Connector X2 (8 pins).

Header Pin Signal Name Function

1 NC (**) For internal use only
2 NC (**) For internal use only
3 IRTX Infrared transmit (serial data output signal)
4 GND Ground
5 IRRX Infrared receive (serial data input signal)
6 VCC (*) +5V

7 OVCROFF Infrared mode switching (IBM like module)
8 FIR Infrared control signal

Note:(*) To protect external power lines of peripheral devices, make sure that

-- the wires have the right diameter to withstand maximum available current

-- the enclosure of the peripheral device fulfils fire-protection requirements

-- of IEC/EN 60950.

NOTE: (**) Do not connect anything to these pins!

high speed receiver signal input (HP like transceiver module)
control output for SD/MODE signal (IBM like transceiver module)

The connector with eight positions used on coolMONSTER/S for connecting an infrared module is
from manufacturer BERG. For mating connector information see Appendix E: Connector Layout.

15.4 Configuration

You can set IrDA for COM B. Choices for mode of COM B operation include Normal, IrDA, and ASK-IR.
You can make your choices in the I/O Device Configuration Submenu in the BIOS Setup Utility.

For the infrared feature to be available, you must connect an infraredmodule to the IrDA connector
and configure the infrared settings in BIOS Setup Utility. The IrDA connector supports the optional
wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module.

For more information about IrDA please refer to the corresponding IrDA specifications.

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16. PARALLEL-PORT INTERFACE

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The coolMONSTER/S incorporates an IBM XT/AT compatible parallel port. It supports unidirectional,
EPP and ECP operating modes.

16.1 Connector

The parallel port is available through Connector X7 (26 pins). To have the signals available on a
standard, parallel-interface connector DSUB-25, an adapter cable is required, which is available

from KONTRON (KAB-DSUB25-1, Part Number 96015-0000-00-0).

The following table shows the pin-out as well as necessary connections for a DSUB-25 adapter.

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Header Pin Signal Name Function In / Out DSUB-25

1 /STB Strobe Out 1
3 PD0 Data 0 I/O 2

1

Note: (*) To protect external power lines of peripheral devices, make sure that

-- the wires have the right diameter to withstand maximum available current

-- the enclosure of the peripheral device fulfils fire-protection requirements

-- of IEC/EN 60950.

5 PD1 Data 1 I/O 3
7 PD2 Data 2 I/O 4

9 PD3 Data 3 I/O 5
11 PD4 Data 4 I/O 6
13 PD5 Data 5 I/O 7
15 PD6 Data 6 I/O 8
17 PD7 Data 7 I/O 9
19 /ACK Acknowledge In 10

21 /BUSY Busy In 11
23 PE Paper out In 12
25 /SLCT Select out In 13

2 /AFD Autofeed Out 14

4 /ERR Error In 15

6 /INIT Init Out 16

8 /SLIN Select in Out 17
26 VCC (*) + 5 V -- NC

10,12 GND Signal Ground -- 18 - 25
14,16 GND Signal Ground -- 18 - 25
18,20 GND Signal Ground -- 18 - 25
22,24 GND Signal Ground -- 18 - 25

To find the location of the parallel port, please see the Appendix E: Connector Layout chapter.

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16.2 Configuration

The parallel-port mode, I/O addresses, and IRQs are changeable from the BIOS Setup Utility. You
can enable, disable or set the parallel port to auto. You can program the base I/O-address 378h

(default), 3BCh or 278h. You can set the parallel port mode to output only, bi-directional, EPP and
ECP. You can choose IRQ5 or IRQ7 as the parallel-port interrupt.

Refer to the I/O Device Configuration Submenu in the Appendix B: BIOS Operation chapter for
additional information on configuration.

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17. EIDE INTERFACES

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The coolMONSTER/S feature UDMA EIDE controller interfaces compatible with IBM PC/XT and PC/AT
embedded hard-disk drives. The board can support up to four IDE drives such as hard disks and a

CD-ROM in a master/slave configuration. If you only use one drive, set it as the master.

The fast IDE controller supports PIO Mode 4 and bus master transfer as well as Ultra-DMA/33
synchronous DMA mode transfer.

17.1 Connectors

IDE interface 1 is available through Connector X12 (40 pins). This interface is designed in 0.1” grid
for optimal connectivity to a 3.5” hard drive. IDE interface 2 is available through Connector X13 (44

pins.) It is designed in a 2mm grid for optimal connectivity to a 2.5” hard drive.

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For IDE interface 1 a standard IDE cable can be used which is also available from Kontron (KAB-IDE­1, Part Number 96022-0000-00-0). There are several accessories available for IDE interface 2

connectivity.

You can use two cables to directly connect a hard disk in a 2.5” form factor (KAB-IDE-2MM, Part
Number 96021-0000-00-0) or a 3.5” form factor (KAB-IDE-25, Part Number 96020-0000-00-0).

You can plug a KONTRON chipDISK, which is an EIDE hard disk that uses Flash technology, into the
2mm IDE interface and mechanically mount it by using a mini spacer on the chipDISK hole. You also

can use a chipDISK adapter (chipDISK-ADA1, Part Number 96004-0000-00-0) or compact Flash
adapter (CFC-ADA1, Part Number 96004-0000-00-2) for more disk support.

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17.1.1. Primary EIDE Pin-out

Header Pin Signal Name Function

1 /HDRST Reset
2 GND Ground

3-18 PIDE_D1..D15 Primary IDE ATA data bus

19 GND Ground
20 NC
21 PIDE_DRQ Primary IDE DMA Request for IDE master
22 GND Ground
23 /PIDE_IOW Primary IDE IOWJ Command
24 GND Ground

25 /PIDE_IOR Primary IDE IORJ Command
26 GND Ground
27 PIDE_RDY Primary IDE ready
28 PRI_PD1 (**) IDE1 Cable Select (470to Ground)
29 /PIDE_AK Primary IDE DACKJ for IDE master
30 NC
31 SIRQI IDE IRQ Primary
32 NC
33 PIDE_A1 Primary IDE ATA address bus
34 NC
35 PIDE_A0 Primary IDE ATA address bus
36 PIDE_A2 Primary IDE ATA address bus

37 /PIDE_CS1 IDE chipselect 1 for primary channel 0
38 /PIDE_CS3 IDE chipselect 2 for primary channel 1
39 /DASP_P Primary master/slave select
40 GND Ground

Note: (**) This signal is only supported on boards since hardware revision CE?32

older boards don’t support cable select drives.

To find the location of EIDE-controller interfaces, please see the Appendix E: Connector Layout
chapter.

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17.1.2. Secondary EIDE Pin-out

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Header Pin Signal Name Function

1 /HDRST Reset
2 GND Ground

3-18 SIDE_D1..D15 Secondary IDE ATA data bus

19 GND Ground
20 NC
21 SIDE_DRQ Secondary IDE DMA Request for IDE master
22 GND Ground
23 /SIDE_IOW Secondary IDE IOWJ Command
24 GND Ground

25 /SIDE_IOR Secondary IDE IORJ Command
26 GND Ground
27 SIDE_RDY Secondary IDE ready
28 SEC_PD1 (**) IDE2 Cable Select (470to Ground)
29 /SIDE_AK Secondary IDE DACKJ for IDE master
30 GND Ground
31 SIRQII IDE IRQ Secondary
32 NC
33 SIDE_A1 Secondary IDE ATA address bus
34 NC
35 SIDE_A0 Secondary IDE ATA address bus
36 SIDE_A2 Secondary IDE ATA address bus

37 /SIDE_CS1 IDE chipselect 1 for secondary channel 0
38 /SIDE_CS3 IDE chipselect 2 for secondary channel 1
39 /DASP_S Secondary master/slave select
40 GND Ground
41 VCC (*) +5V
42 VCC (*) +5V
43 GND Ground

44 NC

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Note: (*) To protect external power lines of peripheral devices, make sure that

-- the wires have the right diameter to withstand maximum available current

-- the enclosure of the peripheral device fulfils fire-protection requirements

-- of IEC/EN 60950.

(**) This signal is only supported on boards since hardware revision CE?32

older boards don’t support cable select drives.

To find the location of EIDE-controller interfaces, please see the Appendix E: Connector Layout
chapter.

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17.2 Signal Descriptions

/HDRST (Reset)

The reset signal is active low during power up and inactive thereafter.

DASP_P, DASP_S (Primary, secondary master/slave select)

This signal drives a LED whenever a connected hard disk is being accessed or when a second drive is
present. This signal is active low when the hard disk is busy.

17.3 Configuration

The EIDE interfaces offer several configuration settings. Refer to the Main Menu and I/O Device
Configuration Submenu and the Master or Slave Submenu in the Appendix B: BIOS Operation

chapter for additional information on configuration.

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18. FLOPPY INTERFACE

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The floppy-drive controller can support two floppy drive disk drives (3.5” and 5.25”) and densities
that range from 360kB to 2.88MB. The controller is 100% IBM compatible.

18.1 Connector

The floppy disk interface is available on Connector X19 (34 pins).

The following table shows the connectorpin-out.

Header Pin Signal Name Function Pin Signal Name Function

1 GND Ground 2 /RPM Density select
3 GND Ground 4 NC
5 GND Ground 6 NC
7 GND Ground 8 /INDEX Index

9 GND Ground 10 /MTR0 Motor on 0
11 GND Ground 12 /DR1 Drive select 1
13 GND Ground 14 /DR0 Drive select 0
15 GND Ground 16 /MTR1 Motor on 1
17 GND Ground 18 /FDIR Direction
19 GND Ground 20 /STEP Step
21 GND Ground 22 /WDATA Write data

23 GND Ground 24 /WGATE Write gate
25 GND Ground 26 /TRK0 Track 0
27 GND Ground 28 /WRTPRT Write protect
29 GND Ground 3 0 /RDATA Read data
31 GND Ground 32 /HDSEL Head select
33 GND Ground 34 /DSKCHG Disk change

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To find the location of floppy-drive interface, please see the Appendix E: Connector Layout chapter.

18.2 Configuration

You can configure floppy drive settings from the BIOS Setup Utility, using the I/O Device
Configuration Submenu and the Main Menu. Density options range from 360 kilobits to 2.88MB. The

default density is 1.44/1.25MB 3.5”. See Appendix B: BIOS Operation for more information.

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19. SOUND INTERFACE

The coolMONSTER/S uses an ESS Solo-1  PCI AudioDrive ® solution, which provides high-quality
audio processing while maintaining full legacy DOS game compatibility. The Solo-1 forms a

complete audio subsystem on a single chip.

ESS Solo-1 (ES1938S) Features:

 Single, High-performance, Mixed-signal, 16-bit Stereo VLSI Chip

 PCI Bus Specification, Revision 2.1 Compliant

 Full Native DOS Games Compatibility, Via Three Technologies:

– TDMA
– DDMA

– PC/PCI

 High-quality ESFM Music Synthesizer

 Dynamic Range (SNR) over 80dB

 Integrated Spatializer ® 3-D Audio Effects Processor

Record and Playback Features

 Record, Compress, and Play Back Voice, Sound, and Music

 16-bit Stereo ADC and DAC

 Programmable Independent Sample Rates from 4kHz up to 48kHz for Record and

Playback

 Full-duplex Operation for Simultaneous Record and Playback

Inputs and Outputs

 Stereo Input for Auxiliary A (CD audio) and a Mono Input for Microphone

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 8-channel mixer with stereo inputs for auxiliary line, music synthesizer, digital

audio (wavefiles),and mono input for microphone

 Programmable 6-bit logarithmic master volume control

Power

 Advanced power management meets ACPI standards

Compatibility

 Supports PC games and applications for Sound Blaster and Sound Blaster Pro

 Supports Microsoft ®Windows  Sound System ®

 Meets PC 97/PC 98 and WHQL specifications

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19.1 Connector

Header Pin Signal Name Function

1 RECHTS Line-level stereo output right.
2 ASGND Analog ground.
3 LINKS Line-level stereo output left.
4 AUXAR_C Auxiliary A input right. Normally intended for connection

5 MIC_C Mono Microphone input.
6 AUXAL_C Auxiliary A input left. Normally intended for connection

The sound connector is available through Connector X28 (6 pins). For mating connector
information see Appendix E: Connector Layout.

19.2 Configuration

Please refer to the KONTRON Web site and the corresponding readme and setup/install files.

to an internal or external CD- ROM analog output.

to an internal or external CD- ROM analog output.

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20. FEATURE INTERFACE

20.1 Connector

The feature connector is available through Connector X6 (26 pins) and controls functions such as
the PS/2 keyboard clock and data, hard-disk LED, USB serial bus port, and ATX power signals.

Pin Signal Name Function Pin Signal Name Function

1 KBCLK PS/2 Keyboard clock 2 MSCLK PS/2 Mouse clock
3 KBDAT PS/2 Keyboard data 4 MSDAT PS/2 Mouse data
5 VCC (*) +5V 6 NC (**) Internal use only!
7 NC (**) For internal use only! 8 GND Ground

9 H_LED Hard-disk LED 10 NC (**) Internal use only!
11 NC (**) For internal use only! 12 SPEAKER Speaker out
13 KBLOCK Keyboard Lock 14 NC (**) Internal use only!
15 GND Ground 16 /RESIN Reset input
17 NC (**) For internal use only! 18 NC (**) Internal use only!
19 5V_SB ATX standby supply 20 LILED (***) Link integrity LED
21 PS-ON ATX power on signal 22 SPEEDLED Speed LED

23 PWRBTN ATX power button 24 ACTLED (***) Activity LED
25 USB2- Universal serial bus port 2 (-) 26 USB2+ Universal serial bus port 2 (+)

Notes: (*) To protect external power lines of peripheral devices, make sure that

-- the wires have the right diameter to withstand maximum available current

-- the enclosure of the peripheral device fulfils fire-protection requirements

-- of IEC/EN 60950.

The current of the pins on this connector is limited to 0.5A.

(**) Do not connect anything to these pins!
(***) Since hardware revision CE?32 the LEDs for LINK and ACTIVITY are

already integrated in the RJ45 connector.

20.2 Configuration

You cannot configure the Feature interface from the BIOS Setup Utility.

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20.3 Signal Description

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KBCLK/KBDAT/MSCLK/MSDAT

Keyboard and PS/2 mouse data and clock signal.
Do not use the keyboard and the mouse signals at the same time as the signals on the front bracket.

H_LED (Hard-disk LED)

Shows the activity on primary and secondary IDE drive. Connect the cathode of the LED to the
H_LED pin and the anode of the LED to the VCC supply voltage pin. The required 470R resistor is

already mounted on board of the coolMONSTER/S.

SPEAKER (Speaker Out)

This pin controls the speaker output. Connect the loudspeaker between this pin and GND.

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RESIN (Reset Input)

You can use this pin as a low active hardware reset.
Connect with GND to force a system hard reset condition.

LILED (Link Integrity LED)

This pin indicates link integrity onthe LAN. If the link is valid in either 10 or 100 MPS, the LED is on;
if the link is invalid, the LED is off. Connect the cathode of the LED to the LILED pin and the anode
of the LED to the VCC supply voltage pin. The required 470R resistor is already mounted on the
board of thecoolMONSTER/S. Starting with hardware revision CE?32, the LED for the LINK has been
integrated in the RJ45 connector.

SPEEDLED (Speed LED)

This pin indicates the speed of the LAN. The LED will be on at 100MPS and off at 10MPS.
Connect the SPEEDLED pin with the cathode of a LED. Connect the cathode of the LED to the
SPEEDLED pin and the anode of the LED to the VCC supply voltage pin. The required 470R resistor is
already mounted on board of the coolMONSTER/S.

ACTLED (Activity LED)

This pin indicates either transmit or receive activity. When activity is present, the activity LED is on;
when no activity is present, the LED is off. Connect the cathode of the LED to the ACTLED pin and
the anode of the LED to the VCC supply voltage pin. The required 470R resistor is already mounted
on board of thecoolMONSTER/S. Starting with hardware revision CE?32, the LED for the LINK has
been integrated in the RJ45 connector.

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USB2-/USB2+ (Universal Serial Bus Port 2 -/+)

This is the serial data pair for USB Port 2.

5V_SB, PS-ON, PWRBTN (ATX Power Support Signals)

For ATX support, connect the signals in the following manner:

When connected in the following manner, (Pin 23 of feature Connector X6 – Button power on), you
can switch the board on with the key T1 and switch it off by using the power down option implanted

in the particular OSsuch as Windows 9X.

 Connect Pin 19of Connector X6 with Pin 9 of the ATX power connector

(5V standby).

 Connect Pin 21of Connector X6 with Pin 14 of the ATX power connector

(power supply on).

ATX power connector

+3.3V

+3.3V

-12V

GND

PS- ON

GND

GND

GND

-5V

+5V

+5V

1

11

2

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20 +12V

+3.3V

3

GND

4

+5V

5

GND

6

+5V

GND

7

8

PG

9

5V_SB

10

192123

T1

GND

1

NC (Internal Use Only!)

Do not connect any connector to this pan. Otherwise you could create a hazard to system, make the
system instable, or even destroy it.

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21. FAN INTERFACE

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Normally thecoolMONSTER/S is shipped without active cooling, but if required, you can use the fan
interface to connect your own fan to cool the CPU. This connector supports +12V fans only. The
+12V are not generated onboard of the coolMONSTER/S and have to be supplied externally through
the bus or power connector.

21.1 Connector

The fan interface is available on Connector X3 (2 pins).

Header Pin Signal Description Function

1 +12V Fan Power

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For the location of the fan connector see Appendix E: Connector Layout.

21.2 Configuration

You do not need to configure this feature.

2 GND Fan Ground

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22. POWER INTERFACE

The coolMONSTER/S is not a replacement for a power supply. It is a +5V only board. Additional
voltages (+12V, -12V, and -5V as well as +3.3V for external PCI-devices) are not generated onboard.

If peripheral devices require these voltages, they have to be supplied through the backplane and
the PISA bus.

In some applications, the coolMONSTER/S is intended for use as stand-alone module without a
backplane. You need to have a power connector available on the board for direct power supply.

Power signals from Connector X6 are not meant to supply power.

22.1 Connector

The power connector is available through the Connector X4 (5 pins) and enables +5V and +12V
power supplies to the system. For ATX power supply signals, refer to additional information in the

Feature Connector section.

Header Pin Signal Name Function

1 +12V +12V
2 VCC (*) +5V

3 VCC (*) +5V
4 GND Ground
5 GND Ground

The connector is frommanufacturer MOLEX. To find the location of the connector and obtain
information about mating connector, see Appendix E: Connector Layout.

Notes: (*) To protect external power lines of peripheral devices, make sure that

-- the wires have the right diameter to withstand maximum available current

-- the enclosure of the peripheral device fulfils fire-protection requirements

-- of IEC/EN 60950.

The current of the pins on this connector is limited to 7A/pin.

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22.2 Configuration

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In the BIOS Setup Utility, youcan set up a power-management system to reduce the amount of
energy used after specified periods of inactivity. The setup menu supports:

 Full On State

 Standby State with Partial Power Reduction

 Suspend State with Full Power Reduction

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23. WATCHDOG TIMER

The watchdog timer is integrated in the chipset of the coolMONSTER/S and can issue a reset to the
system or generate a non-maskable interrupt (NMI). The watchdog timer circuit has to be triggered

within a specified time by the application software. If the watchdog is not triggered because proper
software execution fails or a hardware malfunction occurs, it will reset the system or generate the
NMI.

23.1 Configuration

You can set the watchdog timer to disabled, reset or NMI mode. You can specify the delay time from
1 second up to 30 minutes and the timeout (trigger period) from 0.4 seconds up to 10 minutes. The

delay time is the time until the watchdog gets active the first time and the timeout starts to count
down. The timeout is the time the watchdog has to be triggered within. You can make the
initialization settings in the BIOS setup. Refer to the Watchdog Settings Submenu in the Appendix

B: BIOS Operation chapter for information on configuration.

23.2 Programming

23.2.1. Initialization

You can initialize the watchdog timer from the BIOS setup. You also can set up the initialization
from the application software with the help of the JIDA (Jumptec Intelligent Device Architecture)

programmer’s interface or by using low-level programming.

23.2.2. Trigger

The watchdog needs to be triggered out of the application software within a specified timeout
period. You can only do this in the application software by using low-level programming or with

help of the JIDA programmer’s interface.

For information aboutthe low-level programming for the watchdog timer, refer to the Application
Note WdogLEU2_3_E???.DOC. It can be requested from theKontron technical support.

For information about the JIDA programmer’s interface refer to the JIDA BIOS extension section in
the Appendix B: BIOS chapter and separate documents available in the JIDA software packages on

the Kontron Web site.

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24. APPENDIX A: SYSTEM-RESOURCE

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ALLOCATION

24.1 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines

IRQ # Use Available Comment

0 Timer0 No
1 Keyboard No
2 Slave 8259 No
3 COM2 No Note (1), Note (3)
4 COM1 No Note (1)
5 IRDA No Note (1), Note (2)

6 FDC No Note (1)
7 LPT1 No Note (1), Note (3)
8 RTC No

9 - Yes
10 COM4 No Note (1)
11 COM3 No Note (1)
12 PS/2 Mouse No Note (1)
13 FPU No

14 IDE0 No Note (1)
15 IDE1 No Note (1)

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Notes:
(1) If the „used for“ device is disabled in setup, the corresponding interrupt is available for
other devices.

(2) Possible setting for LPT1. IRQ7 is the default setting.
(3) Possible setting for IRDA. IRQ5 is the default setting.

24.2 Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channels

DMA # Use Available Comment

0 LPT No Note (1)
1 Yes Note (2)

2 FDC No Note (1), Note (2)
3 Yes Note (2)
4 Cascade No
5 Yes
6 Yes
7 Yes

Notes:
(1) If the „used for“ device is disabled in setup, the corresponding DMA channel is

available for other devices.
(2) Possible setting for LPT1 if configured for ECP mode.

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24.3 Memory Map

The coolMONSTER/S processor modules can support up to 256MB of memory. The first 640KB of
DRAM are used as main memory.

Using DOS, you can address 1MB of memory directly. Memory area above 1MB (high memory,
extended memory) is accessed under DOS via special drivers such as HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE,

which are part of the operating system. Please refer to the operating system documentation or
special textbooks for information about HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE.

Other operating systems (Linux or Windows versions) allow you to address the full memory area
directly.

Upper Memory Use Available Comment

A0000h – BFFFFh VGA Memory No Mainly used by graphic adapter cards. If a PCI

graphic card is in the system this memory area

is mapped to the PCI bus.

C0000h – CBFFFh VGA BIOS No

CC000h – DFFFFh Yes Free for ISA bus or shadow RAM in standard

configurations.

If onboard LAN RPL ROM or USB Legacy

Support is enabled, a 16K block is shadowed

for BIOS extension, starting with first free area

at CC000h ,D0000h, D4000h, D8000h or

DC000h. (BIOS extensions do not use the

whole shadow block.)

E0000h – EFFFFh System BIOS No

EFFFFh – F0000h System BIOS No

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24.3.1. Using Expanded Memory Managers

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coolMONSTER/S extension BIOSes can be mapped to an upper memory area. (See previous table.)
Some add-on boards also have optional ROMs or use drivers that communicate with their
corresponding devices via memory mapped I/O such as dual-ported RAM. These boards must share

the upper memory area with the Expanded Memory Manager’s EMS frame. This often causes several
problems.

Most EMMs scan the upper memory area for extension BIOSes (optional ROMs) and choose a free
memory area for their frame if it is not explicitly set. Normally, they are not always capable of

detecting special memory-mapped I/O areas. You need to tell the EMM which memory areas are not
available for the EMS frames, which is most of the time done by using special exclusion parameters.

If the Expanded Memory Manager you use cannot detect extension BIOSes (optional ROMs), make
sure you excluded all areas in the upper memory, which are used by extension BIOSes, too. Your

instruction in the CONFIG.SYS concerning the Expanded Memory Manager should look like this:
(question marks for location of extension BIOS).

MS-DOS Example

DEVICE=EMM386.EXE X=????-???? X=E000-FFFF

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Note: When booting up your system using this configuration under MS-DOS, the
exclusion of area F000 to FFFF causes a warning. Microsoft reports that this message
will always appear when the F000 segment lies in the shadow RAM. This is a bug of

EMM386, not the coolMONSTER.

Please read the technical manuals of add-on cards used with the coolMONSTER for the memory
areas they use. If necessary, also exclude their memory locations to avoid a conflict with EMM386.

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24.4 I/O Address Map

The I/O-port addresses of the coolMONSTER/S are functionally identical with a standard PC/AT. All
addresses not mentioned in this table should be available. We recommend that you do not use I/O

addresses below 0110hex with additional hardware for compatibility reasons, even if available.

Address Use Available Comment

000h-01Fh Master DMA Controller No
020h-03Fh Master Interrupt Controller No
040h-05Fh Timer / Counter No
060h-06Fh Keyboard Controller No
070h-077h Real Time Clock / CMOS / NMI-Disable No

080h Post Diagnostic No
081h-08Fh DMA Page Register No
090h-09Fh System Control No

0A0h-0BFh Slave Interrupt Controller No

0C0h-0DFh Slave DMA Controller No

0E0h-0FFh Available for system control only No

100h-10Fh System Control No KONTRON specific area.
170h-177h Hard Disk Drive (Secondary) No Available if IDE port not used.

1F0h-1F7h Hard Disk Drive (Primary) No Available if IDE port not used.

238h- 23Fh IRDA Yes Possible address for IRDA

278h-27Fh LPT Yes Possible address for LPT

2E8h-2EFh COM4 No Available if COM4 not used.
2F8h-2FFh COM2 or IRDA No Available if COM2 and IRDA not used.

338h- 33Fh IRDA No Available if IRDA not used

370h-377h Configuration space for SMC controller No
378h-37Fh LPT No Available if LPT not used.

3BCh-3C3h LPT Yes Possible address for LPT

3C4h- 3DFh Video No

3E8h-3EFh COM3 No Available if COM3 not used.
3F8h-3FFh COM1 No Available if COM1 not used.

480h- 48Fh DMA page No

4D0h- 4D7h PCI interrupt No

Note:

The I/O port addresses of the additional serial ports COM C and COM D are mirrored

every 800hex because the address decoding of the SMsC controller is only done with

address lines SA0 to SA10.

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24.5 Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Devices

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All devices follow the PCI 2.1 specification. The BIOS and OS control memory and I/O resources.

Please refer to the PCI 2.1 specification for details.

PCI Device (IDSEL) PCI IRQ REQ / GNT Comment

AGP Graphic INTA# -

Ethernet (AD13) INTD# REQ4 / GNT4

Sound (AD14) INTA# REQ3 / GNT3 (*)

USB Controller - - Integrated in ALi chipset.

Note: (*) The PISA specification allows 4 external masters (REQ0, REQ1, REQ2,

REQ3). Because REQ3 is already used by onboard Sound, the 4thexternal PCI
slot is not capable of bus master operation.

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25. APPENDIX B: BIOS OPERATION

The coolMONSTER/S comes with a Phoenix BIOS 4.0, Release 6.0, which is located in the onboard

Flash EEPROM in compressed form. The device has an 8-bit access. The shadow RAM feature offers

faster access (16 bit). You can update the BIOS using a Flash utility. For complete Phoenix BIOS 4.0

information, visit the Phoenix Technologies Web site.

25.1 Determining the BIOS Version

To determine the BIOS version of the coolMONSTER/S, immediately press the <Pause/Break> key

on your keyboard as soon as you see the following text display in the upper left corner of your

screen:

PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0
Copyright 1985-2000 Phoenix Technology Ltd.

All Rights Reserved
Kontron(R) BIOS Version <LEU3R112>
(C)Copyright 2004 Kontron Embedded Modules GmbH

Whenever you contact technical support about BIOS issues, providing a BIOS version <LEU3R???> is

especially helpful.

The system BIOS provides additional information about the board’s serial number, CPU, and

memory information by displaying information similar to the following:

S/N: YL4240011

CPU = Pentium with MMX266 MHz
637K System RAM Passed
63M Extended RAM Passed

512K Cache SRAM Passed
System BIOS shadowed
Video BIOS shadowed

UMB upper limit segment address: E823

The board’s serial number has value to technical support. coolMONSTER/S serial numbers always

start with YL and are followed by six or seven digits. The first digit represents the year of

manufacturing, the nexttwo digits stand for the lot number, and the last three or four digits are

the number of the board in that lot.

In the example above, the board with the serial number YL4240011 was manufactured in year 2004,

lot 24 of that year, and is board number 11 of that lot.

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25.2 Configuring the System BIOS

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The PhoenixBIOS setup utility allows you to change system behavior by modifying the BIOS

configuration. Setup-utility menus allow you to make changes and turn features on or off.

BIOS setup menus represent those found in most models of the coolMONSTER/S. The BIOS setup

utility for specific models can differ slightly.

Note:

Selecting incorrect values can cause system boot failure. Load setup- default values to

recover by pressing <F9>.

25.2.1. Start Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility

To start the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility, press the <F2> key when the following string appears

during boot up.

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Press <F2> to enter Setup

The Main Menu then appears.

25.2.2. General Information

The Setup Screen is composed of several sections:

Setup Screen Location Function

Menu Bar Top Lists and selects all top-level menus.

Legend Bar Bottom Lists setup navigation keys.

Item Specific Help Window Right Help for selected item.

Menu Window Left Center Selection fields for current menu.

General Help Window Overlay (center) Help for selected menu.

Menu Bar

The menu bar at the top of the window lists different menus. Use the left/right arrow keys to make a

selection.

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Legend Bar

Use the keys listed in the legend bar on the bottom to make your selections or exit the current

menu. The table below describes the legend keys and their alternates.

Key Function

<F1> or <Alt-H> General Help window.

<Esc> Exit menu.

 or  Arrow key

or Arrow key Select fields in current menu.

<Tab> or <Shift-Tab> Cycle cursor up and down.

<Home> or <End> Move cursor to top or bottom of current window.

<PgUp> or <PgDn> Move cursor to next or previous page.

<F5> or <-> Select previous value for the current field.

<F6> or <+> or <Space> Select next value for the current field.

<F9> Load the default configuration values for this menu.

<F10> Save and exit.

<Enter> Execute command or select submenu.

<Alt-R> Refresh screen.

Select a menu.

Selecting an Item

Use theor key to move the cursor to the field you want. Then use the + and - keys to select a

value for that field. Save Value commands in the Exit menu save the values displayed in all menus.

Displaying Submenus

Use the or  key to move the cursor to the submenu you want. Then press <Enter>. A pointer

() marks all submenus.

Item Specific Help Window

The Help window on the right side of each menu displays the Help text for the selected item. It

updates as you move the cursor to each field.

General Help Window

Pressing <F1> or <ALT-F1> on a menu brings up the General Help window that describes the legend

keys and their alternates. Press <Esc> to exit the General Help window.

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25.3 Main Menu

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Feature Option Description

System Time HH:MM:SS Sets system time.

System Date MM/DD/YYYY Sets the system date.

Legacy Diskette A 360 Kb, 5 ¼ “

Legacy Diskette B 360 Kb, 5 ¼ “

Primary Master

Primary Slave

Secondary Master

Secondary Slave

Memory Shadow Submenu Opens Memory Shadow submenu.

Memory Cache Submenu Opens Memory Cache submenu.

System Memory N/A Displays amount of conventional

Extended Memory N/A Displays amount of extended

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Press <Enter> to move to MM or SS.

Press <Enter> to move to DD or

YYYY.

Select the type of floppy disk drive.

1.2 MB, 5 ¼ “
720 Kb, 3 ½ “

1.44/1.25 MB, 3 ½ “

2.88 MB, 3 ½ “
Disabled

Select the type of floppy disk drive.

1.2 MB, 5 ¼ “
720 Kb, 3 ½ “

1.44/1.25 MB, 3 ½ “

2.88 MB, 3 ½ “

Disabled

Autodetected drive Displays result of PM autotyping.
Autodetected drive Displays result of PS autotyping.
Autodetected drive Displays result of PM autotyping.
Autodetected drive Displays result of PS autotyping.

memory detected during bootup.

memory detected during bootup.

Note: In the Option column, bold represents default settings.

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25.3.1. Master or Slave Submenus

Feature Option Description

Type None

IDE Removable

ATAPI Removable

Other ATAPI

Cylinders 1 to 65,536 Number of cylinders.

Heads 1 to 256 Number of read/write heads.

Sectors 1 to 63 Number of sectors per track.

Maximum Capacity N/A Displays the calculated size of the drive in CHS.

Total Sectors N/A Number of total sectors in LBA mode.

Maximum Capacity N/A Displays the calculated size of the drive in LBA.

Multi-Sector Transfer Disabled

LBA Mode Control Disabled

32-Bit I/O Disabled

Transfer Mode Standard

Fast PIO 1
Fast PIO 2

Fast PIO 3
Fast PIO 4

FPIO 3 / DMA 1
FPIO 4 / DMA 2

Ultra DMA Mode Disabled

SMART Monitoring Disabled

User

Auto

CD-ROM

2 sectors
4 sectors

8 sectors

16 sectors

Enabled

Enabled

MOD0
MOD1
MOD2

Enabled

None = Autotyping is not able to supply the drive

type or end user has selected None, disabling any

drive that may be installed.

User = End user supplies hdd information.

Auto = Autotyping. The drive itself supplies the

information.

CD- ROM = CD-ROM drive.

ATAPI Removable = Read- and writeable media

e.g. LS120 and USB-ZIP.

Other ATAPI = for ATAPI devices not supported by

other HDD features.

Any selection except Disabled determines the

number of sectors transferred per block.

Enabling LBA causes Logical Block Addressing to

be used in place of CHS.

Enables 32-bit communication between CPU and

IDE card. Requires PCI or local bus.

Selects the method for transferring the data
between the hard disk and system memory.

Selects the UDMA mode used for moving data

to/from the drive. Autotype the drive to select the

optimum transfer mode.

This feature is autodetected.

Displays whether the device supports SMART

monitoring (Enabled) or not (Disabled).

Note: In the Option column, bold represents default settings.

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25.3.2. Memory Shadow Submenu

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Feature Option Description

CC00 - CFFF Disabled

Enabled

D000 – D3FF Disabled

Enabled

D400 – D7FF Disabled

Enabled

D800 – DBFF Disabled

Enabled

DC00 – DFFF Disabled

Enabled

Note: In the Option column, bold represents default settings.

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Accesses to this upper memory region go to the ISA bus if

Disabled or to local memory if Enabled.

See above.

See above.

See above.

See above.

25.3.3. Memory Cache Submenu

Feature Option Description

Memory Cache Disabled

Cache System BIOS area Disabled

Cache Video BIOS area Disabled

CC00 – CFFF

D000 – D3FF

D400 – D7FF
D800 – DBFF
DC00 – DFFF

Note: In the Option column, bold represents default settings.

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Enables or Disables L2 cache.

Enables or Disables caching of System BIOS area.

Enables or Disables caching of Video BIOS area.

Disabled: block is not cached.

Enabled: block is cached.

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25.3.4. Advanced Menu

Feature Option Description

Advanced Chipset Control Submenu Opens Advanced Chipset Control submenu.

Plug & Play (PNP) OS Installed Yes

Reset Configuration Data No

Secured Setup Configuration Yes

PCI Configuration Submenu Opens PCI Advanced submenu.

PS/2 Mouse Auto Detect

Keyboard Features

I/O Device Configuration

Large Disk Access Mode DOS

If your system has a PNP OS, such as Win98,

No

Yes

No

Enabled

Disabled

Submenu Opens keyboard features submenu.
Submenu Opens I/O Device Configuration submenu.

Other

select Yes to let the OS configure PNP devices

not required for boot. Selecting No makes the

BIOS configure them.

Yes erases all configuration data in Extended

System Configuration Data (ESCD), which stores

the configuration settings for plug-in devices.

Select Yes when required to restore the

manufacturer’s defaults.

Yes prevents a Plug and Play OS from changing

system settings.

Disabled prevents installed PS/2 mouse from

functioning but frees up IRQ12.

Enabled forces the PS/2 mouse port to be

enabled regardless if a mouse is present. Auto

Detect enables the PS/2 mouse only if present.

Select DOS if you have DOS. Select Other if you

have another OS, such as UNIX.

A large disk has more than 1024 cylinders, more

than 16 heads, or more than 63 sectors per track.

Halt On Errors Yes

No

Note: In the Option column, bold represents default settings.

Determines if errors cause system to halt.

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25.3.5. Advanced Chipset Control Submenu

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Feature Option Description

AT bus clock frequency 7.159 MHZ

PCICLK/4

PCICLK/3

CAS Latency 3T

2T

DRAM Timing Slow

Normal

Fast

SDRAM Burst X-1-1-1-

1-1-1-1

Pipe Function Disabled

Passive Release Disabled

Delay Transaction Disabled

ISA Master Line Buffer Disabled

DMA Line Buffer Disabled

PCI to ISA Posted Write

Buffer

Graphics Aperture 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB,

VGA Frame Buffer Disabled

Data Merge Disabled

Parity Check (*) Disabled

Disabled

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

128 MB, 256 MB

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

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Allows selection of ISA

bus clock frequency.

NOTE: Some ISA devices might not

work at PCICLK/3 (11 MHz)!

Controls SDRAM CAS latency.

Controls the general DRAM timing.

NOTE: Memory modules that are of

poor quality can cause problems

with fast timing!

Enables SDRAM burst cycles for

higher system performance.

Enables the asserting of NA (Next

Address) when the cycle is a L2

access cycle.

Enables more efficient ISA Bus

master cycles to PCI.

Latches PCI-to-ISA cycles into buffer

to free the PCI bus. DO NOT

ENABLE IF PASSIVE RELEASE IS

ENABLED!

Enables ISA master line buffer to

enhance performance.

Enables DMA line buffer to enhance

performance.

Enables PCI to ISA posted write

buffer.

Select size of AGP graphics

aperture. In most cases, half of the

system memory size

is the best choice.

Enables burst PCI cycles for VGA

fixed frame buffer at

A0000h – BFFFFh.

If enabled, only the words which

address are consecutive linear can

be merged into one line.

When Enabled, system issues NMI

to CPU on SERR, IOCHK and PCI

bus parity error.

Note: In the Option column, bold represents default settings.

(*) Available since BIOS version LEU3R111.

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25.3.6. PCI Configuration Submenu

Feature Option Description

PCI Device, Slot #1 Submenu Opens submenu to configure

PCI Device, Slot #2 Submenu Opens sub menu to configure

PCI Device, Slot #3

PCI Device, Slot #4 Submenu Opens submenu to configure

PCI IRQ Line 1: Disabled

IRQ3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10,

PCI IRQ Line 2: Disabled

IRQ3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10,

PCI IRQ Line 3: Disabled

IRQ3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10,

PCI IRQ Line 4: Disabled

IRQ3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10,

USB IRQ Line Disabled

IRQ3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10,

PCI/PNP ISA UMB Region

Exclusion

PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Resource

Exclusion

Default Primary Video Adapter AGP

ISA graphics device installed No

Assign IRQ to PCI VGA No

PCISA PIRQ Routing (*) Disabled

Slot 1 PCI device.

Slot 2 PCI device.

Submenu Opens submenu to configure

Slot 3 PCI device.

Slot 4 PCI device.

Select IRQ for PCI interrupt INT A/B/C/D.

Auto Select

11, 12, 14, 15

Auto Select

11, 12, 14, 15

Auto Select

11, 12, 14, 15

Auto Select

11, 12, 14, 15

Auto Select

11, 12, 14, 15

Submenu Opens UMB Region Exclusion submenu.

Submenu Opens IRQ Exclusion submenu.

PCI

Yes

Yes

Enabled

Select Auto to let BIOS assign IRQ.

Select IRQ for PCI interrupt INT A/B/C/D.

Select Auto to let BIOS assign IRQ.

Select IRQ for PCI interrupt INT A/B/C/D.

Select Auto to let BIOS assign IRQ.

Select IRQ for PCI interrupt INT A/B/C/D.

Select Auto to let BIOS assign IRQ.

Select IRQ for USB controller.

Select Auto to let BIOS assign IRQ.

In a system with an AGP and a PCI video

adapter, user can select adapter

that BIOS initializes.

PCI devices may need to know if an ISA

graphics device is installed in the system in

order to enable that card to function correctly

Determines if a PCI VGA device is assigned
an IRQ. Win98SE has shutdown problems if

a PCI VGA does not have an IRQ assigned.

Select Disabled if you use a PISA backplane.

Select Enabled if you use a PCISA

backplane. PCISA backplanes do not follow

PCI 2.1 specification in interrupt routing!

Notes: In the Option column, bold represents default settings.

(*) Available since BIOS version LEU3R112.

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25.3.7. PCI Device, Slot #X sub menu:

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Feature Option Description

Option ROM Scan Disabled

Enabled

Enable Master Disabled

Enabled

Latency Timer Default, 20h, 40h, 60h,

80h, A0h, C0h, E0h

Note: In the Option column, bold represents default settings.

25.3.8. PCI/PNP ISA UMB Region Exclusion Submenu

Initialize device expansion ROM.

Enable if PCI device uses an option ROM.

Enables device in slot as a PCI bus master.

Not every device can function as a master.

Check device documentation.

Minimum guaranteed time slice allocated for

bus master in units of PCI bus clocks.

A high-priority, high-throughput device may

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Feature Option Description

C800 – CFFF (*) Available

Reserved

CC00 – CFFF Available

Reserved

D000 – D3FF Available

Reserved

D400 – D7FF Available

Reserved

D800 - DBFF Available

Reserved

DC00 - DFFF Available

Reserved

Note: In the Option column, bold represents default settings.

(*) Only set this block to reserved, when using an external graphic card. Internal
graphic controller can only work correctly when available!

Reserves specified block of upper memory

for use by legacy ISA devices.

Reserves specified block of upper memory

for use by legacy ISA devices.

Reserves specified block of upper memory

for use by legacy ISA devices.

Reserves specified block of upper memory

for use by legacy ISA devices.

Reserves specified block of upper memory

for use by legacy ISA devices.

Reserves specified block of upper memory

for use by legacy ISA devices.

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25.3.9. PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion Submenu

Feature Option Description

IRQ3 Available

Reserved

IRQ4 Available

Reserved

IRQ5 Available

Reserved

IRQ7 Available

Reserved

IRQ9 Available

Reserved

IRQ10 Available

Reserved

IRQ11 Available

Reserved

IRQ12 Available

Reserved

IRQ14 Available

Reserved

IRQ15 Available

Reserved

Reserves the specified IRQ for use

(Visible only if primary IDE disabled.)

(Visible only if secondary IDE disabled.)

by legacy ISA devices.

See above.

See above.

See above.

See above.

See above.

See above.

See above.

See above.

See above.

Note: In the Option column, bold represents default settings.

25.3.10. Keyboard Features Submenu

Feature Option Description

Numlock Auto

On
Off

Key Click Disabled

Enabled

Keyboard auto- repeat rate 30/sec, 26.7/sec, 21.8/sec,

18,5/sec, 13.3/sec, 10/sec,

6/sec, 2/sec

Keyboard auto-repeat delay ¼ sec, ½ sec, ¾ sec, 1 sec Sets the delay time after the key is

Note: In the Option column, bold represents default settings.

On or Off turns NumLock on or off

at bootup.

Auto turns NumLock on if it finds

a numeric key pad.

Turns audible key click on.

Sets the number of times to repeat a

keystroke per second if you hold the

key down.

held down before it begins to repeat

the keystroke.

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25.3.11. I/O Device Configuration Submenu

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Feature Option Description

Local Bus IDE adapter Both, Primary

Secondary, Disabled

Floppy Disk controller Disabled

Enabled

Base I/O address Primary, Secondary Selects base address of onboard FDC controller.

Floppy Drive Swap Disabled

Enabled

Serial Port A
Serial Port B

Serial Port C
Serial Port D

Base I/O address 3F8h, 2F8h, 3E8h,

Interrupt (Port A and B) IRQ 3, IRQ 4 Select IRQ of Port A and B.

Interrupt (Port C and D) IRQ 10, IRQ 11 Select IRQ of Port C and D.

Interface (Port D) RS232, RS485 Select whether this port operates in RS232 or

IRDA Port Disabled

Base I/O address 338h, 2F8h, 238h Select I/O base of IRDA port.

Interrupt IRQ3, IRQ5, IRQ7 Select IRQ of IRDA port.

Mode IrDA , ASK-IR Select mode of the IRDA port.

Duplex Half, Full Select half- or full-duplex operation of IRDA port.

Tx Polarity Active High, Active Low Select Transmit Polarity of IRDA port.
Rx Polarity Active High, Active Low Select Receive Polarity of IRDA port.

Disabled

Enabled

OS Controlled

Auto

Disabled

Enabled

Auto

2E8h

Enabled

OS Controlled

Auto

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Enables onboard PCI IDE devices.

Enables onboard FDC controller.

(Primary = 3F0h, Secondary = 370h)

Swaps Drive A and B if enabled.

Disabled turns off port.

Enabled requires user to enter

base I/O address and IRQ.

Auto makes BIOS configure port.

OS Controlled lets the PNP OS

configure port after bootup.

Disabled turns off port.

Enabled requires user to enter

base I/O address and IRQ.

Auto makes BIOS configure port.

Select I/O base of port.

RS485/RS422 operation

Disabled turns off port.

Enabled requires user to configure port.

Auto makes BIOS configure port.

OS Controlled lets the PNP OS

configure port after bootup.

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USB BIOS Legacy Support

Notes: In the Option column, bold represents default settings.

Feature Option Description

Parallel Port Disabled

Enabled

OS Controlled

Auto

Mode Output only,

Bi-directional,

EPP, ECP

Base I/O address 378h, 278h, 3BCh Select I/O base of port.

IRQ IRQ 5, IRQ 7 Select IRQ of parallel port.

DMA DMA0, DMA1, DMA2,

DMA3

USB Host Controller Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

(*)

Watchdog Settings Submenu Opens Watchdog Settings submenu.

(*) If BIOS Legacy USB Support is enabled, a 16kB block of upper memory in the
area from CC000h to E7FFFh will be used for USB. This area is located

dynamically from the upper location at E4000h-E7FFFh down to the lower
location at CC000h-CFFFFh. The BIOS reports a resource conflict if it cannot find

a free 16kB block in that area.

Enabled

Select DMA channel of port if in ECP mode.

Enables or Disables onboard USB host controller.

Enable or disable support for USB keyboard and

mouse. Enable for use with non-USB aware OSes

Disabled turns off port.

Enabled requires user to enter

base I/O address and IRQ.

OS Controlled lets the PNP OS

configure the port after bootup.

Auto makes BIOS configure port.

Sets mode for parallel port.

such as UNIX and DOS.

25.3.12. Watchdog Settings Submenu

Feature Option Description

Mode Disabled

Reset

NMI

Delay 1s, 5s, 10s, 30s, 1m, 5m, 10m,

30m

Timeout 0.4s, 1s, 5s, 10s, 30s, 1m, 5m,

10m

Note: In the Option column, bold represents default settings.

Select watchdog operation mode.

Time until watchdog timer starts to

count.

Max. trigger period.

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25.4 Security Menu

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Feature Option Description

Supervisor Password is Clear

User Password is Clear

Set Supervisor

Password (*)

Set User Password (*) Up to seven alphanumeric

Password on boot Disabled

Fixed disk boot sector Normal

Diskette access User

Virus check reminder Disabled

System backup

reminder

Set

Set

Up to seven alphanumeric

characters

characters

Enabled

Write protected

Supervisor

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Disabled

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

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Displays whether password is set.

Displays whether password is set.

Pressing <Enter> displays the dialog

box for entering the user password.

In related systems, this password

gives full access to setup.

Pressing <Enter> displays the dialog

box for entering the user password.

In related systems, this password

gives restricted access to setup.

Enabled requires a password on

boot. Requires prior setting of the

supervisor password.

If supervisor password is set and this

option is disabled, BIOS assumes

user is booting.

Write protect the boot sector on the

hard disk for virus protection.

Requires a password to format or

Fdisk the hard disk.

Enabled requires supervisor

password to access floppy disk.

Displays a message during bootup

asking (Y/N) if you checked for
viruses backed up the system.

Message returns on each boot until

you respond with „Y“.

Daily displays the message on the

first boot of the day, Weekly on the

first boot after Sunday, and Monthly

on the first boot of the month.

Displays a message during bootup

asking (Y/N) if you backed up the

system. Message returns on each

boot until you respond with „Y“.

Daily displays the message on the

first boot of the day, Weekly on the

first boot after Sunday, and Monthly

on the first boot of the month.

Notes: In the Option column, bold represents default settings.

(*) Enabling Supervisor Password requires a password for entering Setup.

-- Passwords are not case sensitive.

-- User and Supervisor passwords are related. A User password is possible only

-- if a Supervisor password exists.

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25.5 Power Menu

A power-management system reduces the amount of energy used after specified periods of
inactivity. The setup menu supports:

 Full On State

 Standby State with Partial Power Reduction

 Suspend State with Full Power Reduction

Feature Option Description

Power Savings Disabled

Standby Timeout Off, 1min, 2min, 4min, 6min,

Auto Suspend Timeout Off, 5min, 10min, 15min,

Hard Disk Timeout Disabled, 10 sec – 15 min Inactivity period of hard disk required

Advanced Options Submenu Opens Advanced Options submenu.

LCD Backlight Off Timer Disabled,

Customized

Maximum Power Saving

Maximum Performance

8min, 12min, 16min

20min, 30min, 40min, 60min

Enabled

Maximum options select predefined

values. Select Customized to make

your own selections from the

following fields. Disabled turns off all

power management.

Inactivity period required to put

system in Standby mode (partial

power shutdown).

Inactivity period required after

Standby to Suspend mode

(maximum power shutdown).

before standby (motor off).

Amount of time the LCD needs to be

inactive before the backlight is turned

off through the JIPA cable.

Notes: In the Option column, bold indicates default setting.

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25.5.1. Advanced Options sub menu:

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Feature Option Description

Primary HDD Yes, No Wakes up system on primary HDD event.

Secondary HDD Yes, No Wakes up system on secondary HDD event.

Floppy Disk Drive Yes, No Wakes up system on FDD event.

Serial I/O Yes, No Wakes up system on serial I/O event.

Parallel I/O Yes, No Wakes up system on parallel I/O event.

Keyboard Yes, No Wakes up system on keyboard event.
RTC IRQ8 Yes, No Wakes up system on RTC alarm.

Monitored Events:

Primary HDD 1F0h – 1F7h and 3F6h I/O access, primary IDE channel DMA request

Secondary HDD 170h – 177h and 376h I/O access, secondary IDE channel DMA request

FDD 3F0h – 3F7h I/O access

Serial I/O 3F8h – 3FFh, 2F8h – 2FFh, 3E8h – 3EFh,

Parallel I/O 378h – 37Fh, 278h – 27Fh, 3BCh – 3BEh

Keyboard 60h and 64h I/O access

RTC IRQ 8

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2E8h – 2EFh, 338h – 33Fh, 238h – 23Fh

The following events wake the system from its suspended state:

 RTC Alarm IRQ8

 IRQ[1-7], IRQ[9-15], NMI, SMI, INIT

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25.6 Boot Menu

Feature Option Description

Floppy Check Disabled

Summary Screen Disabled

QuickBoot Mode Disabled

Dark Boot Disabled

Boot Device Priority

Onboard LAN RPL ROM

(*)

Notes: In the Option column, bold represents default settings.

(*) Available since BIOS version LEU3R111.

Enabled verifies floppy type on boot;

Enabled

If enabled, a summary screen is displayed just before

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Submenu Opens boot device priority submenu.

Disabled

Enabled

booting the OS to let user see system configuration.

Allows system to skip certain tests while booting.

This decreases the time needed to boot the system.

If enabled, system comes up with a blank screen

instead of the diagnostic screen during bootup.

Enables RPL ROM of the onboard LAN controller.

Check the Intel Web site for more information.

disabled speeds boot.

Supports Intel PXE.

25.6.1. Dark Boot

After you turn on or reset the computer, Dark Boot displays a graphical logo (default is a blank
screen) instead of the text based POST screen, which displays a number of PC diagnostic messages.

The graphical logo stays up until just before the OS loads unless:

 You press <Esc> to display the POST screen

 You press <F2> to enter Setup

 POST issues an error message

 The BIOS or an option ROM requests keyboard input

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25.7 MultiBoot 3

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MultiBoot 3 is a boot utility integrated in the PhoenixBIOS 4.0. MultiBoot 3 expands your boot
options by letting you choose your boot device—a hard disk, floppy disk, CD-ROM or network card.

You can select your boot device in Setup, or you can choose a different device each time you boot by
selecting your boot device in the Boot First Submenu.

Multiboot 3 allows you to boot from the following devices:

 Hard Drives

 Floppy Drives

 Zip

 LS-120

 CD-ROM

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MultiBoot 3 consists of the following submenus:

 Boot Device Priority

 Removable Devices

 Hard Drive Priority

 Network Boot Priority

 Boot First

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Boot Device Priority Submenu

This submenu allows you to select the order of devices from which the BIOS will attempt to boot the
OS. During POST, if BIOS is unsuccessful at booting from one device, it will try the next one.

The selections on this menu each may represent the first of a class of items. For example, if there is
more than one hard disk drive, Hard Drive represents the first of such drives as specified in the Hard
Drive menu described below.

To change the order, select the device to change and press <-> to decrease or <+> to increase
priority.

Hard Drives Boot priority & submenu. Sets boot priority of Hard Disks as described in

Removable Devices Boot priority & submenu. Sets boot priority of Removable Devices as

CD-ROM Drive Boot priority. Sets boot priority of ATAPI CD:ROM drives.
Network Boot Boot priority & submenu. Sets boot priority of Network Adapters as

Feature Option Description

the respective submenu.

described in the respective submenu.

described in the respective submenu.

Removable Devices Submenu

If there is more than one Removable Media drive, select Removable Devices and press <Enter> to
display the Removable Media menu and choose which drive is represented in the boot-order menu.

Note: The standard 1.44MB floppy drive is referenced as Legacy Floppy Drives.

Hard Drive Priority Submenu

If there is more thanone bootable hard drive, select Hard Drive and press <Enter> to display the
Fixed Disk Menu and choose a boot priority.

Network Boot Priority Submenu

If there is more than one bootable network adapter in the system, select Network Boot and press
<Enter> to display available network adapters and choose the boot priority.

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25.7.1. Boot First Submenu

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Display the Boot First Menu by pressing <Esc> during POST. In response, the BIOS displays the
message Entering Boot Menu and then displays the Boot Menu at the end of POST.

Use the menu to select a following option:

 Override the existing boot sequence (for this boot only) by selecting another boot

device. If the specified device does not load the OS, the BIOS reverts to the
previous boot sequence.

 Enter Setup.

 Press <Esc> to continue with the existing boot sequence.

25.8 Exit Menu

The following sections describe the five options in Exit Menu. Pressing <Esc> does not exit this
menu. You must select an item from the menu to exit.

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Feature Option Description

Exit Saving Changes Saves selections and exits setup.

The next time the system boots,

the BIOS configures the system

according to the Setup selection

stored in CMOS.

Exit Discarding

Changes

Load Setup Defaults Displays default values for all the

Discard Changes If, during a Setup session, you

Save Changes Saves all the selection without

Exits Setup without storing in

CMOS any new selections you

may have made. The selections

previously in effect remain in

effect.

Setup menus.

change your mind about changes

you have made and have not yet

saved the values to CMOS, you

can restore the values you saved

to CMOS.

exiting Setup. You can return to

the other menus to review and

change your selection.

Exit saving changes.

Exit discarding changes.

Load setup defaults.

Discard changes.

Save changes.

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25.9 Kontron BIOS Extensions

Besides the Phoenix System BIOS, the coolMONSTER/S comes with a few BIOS extensions that
support additional features. All extensions are located in the onboard flash EEPROM. Some

extensions are permanently available; some are loaded if required during boot up. Supported
features include:

 JIDA Standard

 Onboard LAN RPL ROM

All enabled BIOS extensions require shadow RAM. They will be loaded into the same 32K shadowed
memory block, if possible. However, if the system memory cannot find free memory space because
all the memory is already used for add-on peripherals, the BIOS extensions will not load.

25.9.1. JIDA BIOS extension

The JUMPtec Intelligent Device Architecture (JIDA) BIOS extension is not a true extension BIOS. It
is part of the system BIOS and is located in the system BIOS segments after boot up. It is
permanently available and supports the JIDA 16-bit standard.

The JIDA 16-bit standard is a software interrupt 15hex driven programmers interface and offers lots
of board information functions. For detailed information about programming, refer to the JIDA
specification and a source code example (JIDAI???.ZIP) , which you can find at the Kontron Web

site. The three question marks represent the revision number of the file. You also can contact
technical support for this file.

For other operating systems, special 32-bit drivers (JIDAIA??.ZIP) are available. You can download
the zip file from the Kontron Web site.

25.9.2. LAN RPL ROM

If the onboard LAN RPL ROM is enabled in the system BIOS setup, an optional ROM for the Ethernet
controller loads into memory during boot up. This optional ROM allows you to boot the
coolMONSTER/S over an Ethernet connection. A server with Intel PXE boot support is required on
the other side of the Ethernet connection. The setup and configuration of the server, including PXE

support, is not the responsibility of Kontron.

The RPL ROM extension is loaded into the first free memory area between CC000hex and E0000hex
and a 32K block of memory is shadowed.

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25.10 Updating or Restoring BIOS Using PhoenixPhlash

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PhoenixPhlash allows you to update the BIOS by using a floppy disk without having to install a new
ROM chip. PhoenixPhlash is a utility used to flash a BIOS to the Flash ROM installed on the
coolMONSTER/S.

Use PhoenixPhlash to:

 Update current BIOS with a newer version

 Restore a corrupt BIOS

25.10.1. Flashing a BIOS

Use the following procedure to update or restore a BIOS.

1. Download the Phoenix Phlash compressed file, CRDxLEU3.ZIP, from the KONTRON
Embedded Modules Web site or contact your local technical support for it.
The file contains the following:

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File Purpose

MAKEBOOT.EXE Creates the custom boot sector on the Crisis Recovery Diskette.

CRISBOOT.BIN Serves as the Crisis Recovery boot sector code.

MINIDOS.SYS Allows system to boot in Crisis Recovery Mode.

PHLASH.EXE Programs the Flash ROM.

WINCRISIS.EXE Creates Crisis Recovery Diskette from Windows.
WINCRISIS.HLP Serves as the help file of WINCRISES.EXE.

PLATFORM.BIN Performs platform-dependent functions.

BIOS.ROM Serves as the actual BIOS image to be programmed into Flash ROM.

2. Install Phoenix Phlash on a hard disk by unzipping the content of CRDxLEU3.ZIP
into a local directory such as C:\PHLASH.

3. Create a Crisis Recovery Diskette by inserting a blank diskette into Drive A: or B:
and execute WINCRISIS.EXE. This copies the following four files onto the diskette:

File Purpose

MINIDOS.SYS Allows the system to boot in Crisis Recovery Mode.

PHLASH.EXE Programs the Flash ROM.

PLATFORM.BIN Performs platform-dependent functions.

BIOS.ROM Serves as the actual BIOS image to be programmed into Flash ROM.

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4. If the BIOS image (BIOS.ROM) changes because to an update or bug fix, copy the
new BIOS onto the diskette and name it BIOS.ROM.

Phoenix Phlash runs in either command line mode or crisis recovery mode.

5. Use the command line mode to update or replace a BIOS. To execute Phlash in this
mode, move to the Crisis Recovery Disk and type:

PHLASH <bios name> (Example: PHLASH LEU6R123.ROM)

PhoenixPhlash will update the BIOS. PhoenixPhlash can fail if the system uses
memory managers. If this occurs, the utility displays the following message:

Cannot flash when memory manager are present.

If you see this message after you execute Phlash, disable the memory manager or
use parameter/x for Phlash.exe.

PHLASH /X <bios name>

25.10.2. Preventing Problems When Updating or Restoring BIOS

Updating the BIOS represents a potential hazard. Power failures or fluctuations can occur when you
update the Flash ROM can damage the BIOS code, making the systemunbootable.

To prevent this hazard, many systems come with a boot-block Flash ROM. The boot-block region
contains a fail-safe recovery routine. If the boot-block code finds a corrupted BIOS (checksum
fails), it boots into the crisis recovery mode and loads a BIOS image from a crisis diskette (see
above).

Additionally, the end user can insert an update key into the serial port (COM1 only) to force
initiating the boot block recovery routine.

For further information on the update key and the crisis diskette,see the Application Note
PHLASH_SCE???, which is available from the KONTRON Embedded Modules Web site. The three

question marks stand for the revision number of the file.

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26. APPENDIX C: BLOCK DIAGRAM

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27. APPENDIX D: MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS

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28. APPENDIX E: CONNECTOR LAYOUT

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Notes: The position of Pin 1 is marked with a quadratic pad on the PCB.

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28.1 Connector Functions and Interface Cables

The table notes connector functions, as well as mating connectors and available cables.

Connector Function Mating Connector Available Cable Cable

X2 IrDA Connector 2.54mm 8 pos.

(BERG DUBOX 65240-008

with crimp contacts

BERG DUBOX 76357-301)

X3 Fan Connector 2.54mm 2 pos.

(JST XHP-2

with crimp contacts

JST SXH-001T-PO.6

JST SXH-002T-PO.6)

X4 Power Connector 3.96mm 5 pos.

(Molex SPOX 09-50-1051

with crimp contacts

MOLEX SPOX 08-70-1028)

X6 Feature 2.54mm 26 pos.

(AMP 2-215882-6 or

X7 Parallel Interface

LPT Connector

X12 Primary IDE Hard

Disk Interface

Connector

X13 Secondary IDE

Hard Disk Interface

Connector

X14, X15,

X16, X17

X18 RS485 Interface

X19 Floppy Drive

X28 Sound Connector 2.54mm 6 pos.

Serial Interface

Connectors

(COM A - COM D)

Connector

(COM D)

Interface Connector

(AMP 2-215882-6 or

(AMP 4-215882-0 or

(Berg 89361-144 or

(AMP 1-215882-0 or

with crimp contacts

JST SXH-001T-PO.6

JST SXH-002T-PO.6)

(AMP 3-215882-4 or

with crimp contacts

JST SXH-001T-PO.6

JST SXH-002T-PO.6)

or

compatible)

2.54mm 26 pos.

compatible)

2.54mm 40 pos.

compatible)

2mm 44 pos.

compatible)

2.54mm 10 pos.

compatible)

2.54mm 5 pos.
(JST XHP-5

Or

2.54mm 34 pos.

compatible)

(JST XHP-6

Or

(PN 96015-0000-00-0)

(PN 96022-0000-00-0)

(PN 96020-0000-00-0)

(PN 96021-0000-00-0)

(PN 96017-0000-00-0)

KAB-FLOPPY-1

(PN 96018-0000-00-0)

KAB-SOUND-CMP

(PN96063- 0000-00- 0)

KAB-DSUB25-1

KAB-IDE-1

KAB-IDE-25

or

KAB-IDE-2MM

KAB-DSUB9-2

Description

For DSUB 25

adaptation.

For 3.5” HDD

For 3.5” HDD

or

2.5” HDD.

For DSUB 9

adaptation.

For 3.5” floppy

Cable with
open ends

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28.2 Pin-out Table

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Pin

COM A–COM D

X14-X17 X18 X7 X19 X12 X13 X6 X21

1 DCD 485_1RXD+ /STB GND /HDRST /HDRST KBCLK RED
2 DSR 485_1RXD- /AFD /RPM GND GND MSCLK GRN

3 SIN GND PD0 GND PIDE_D7 SIDE_D7 KBDAT BLU
4 RTS 485_1TXD+ /ERR NC PIDE_D8 SIDE_D8 MSDAT NC

5 SOUT 485_1TXD- PD1 GND PIDE_D6 SIDE_D6 VCC (*) GND
6 CTS /INIT NC PIDE_D9 SIDE_D9 NC (**) GND
7 DTR PD2 GND PIDE_D5 SIDE_D5 NC (**) GND

8 RI /SLIN /INDEX PIDE_D10 SIDE_D10 GND GND

9 GND PD3 GND PIDE_D4 SIDE_D4 H_LED NC
10 VCC (*) GND /MTR0 PIDE_D11 SIDE_D11 NC (**) GND
11 PD4 GND PIDE_D3 SIDE_D3 NC (**) NC

12 GND /DR1 PIDE_D12 SIDE_D12 SPEAKER DDA
13 PD5 GND PIDE_D2 SIDE_D2 KBLOCK HSYNC
14 GND /DR0 PIDE_D13 SIDE_D13 NC (**) VSYNC

15 PD6 GND PIDE_D1 SIDE_D1 GND DCK
16 GND /MTR1 PIDE_D14 SIDE_D14 /RESIN
17 PD7 GND PIDE_D0 SIDE_D0 NC (**)

18 GND /FDIR PIDE_D15 SIDE_D15 NC (**)
19 /ACK GND GND GND 5V SB
20 GND /STEP NC NC LILED
21 /BUSY GND PIDE_DRQ SIDE_DRQ PS_ON

22 GND /WDATA GND GND SPEEDLED
23 PE GND /PIDE_ IOW /SIDE_IOW PWRBTN
24 GND /WGATE GND GND ACTLED

25 /SLCT GND /PIDE_IOR /SIDE_IOR USB2­26 VCC (*) /TRK0 GND GND USB2+
27 GND PIDE_RDY SIDE_RDY
28 /WRTPRT PRI_PD1 SEC_PD1

29 GND /PIDE_AK /SIDE_AK
30 /RDATA NC GND

31 GND SIRQI SIRQII
32 /HDSEL NC NC
33 GND PIDE_A1 SIDE_A1
34 /DSKCHG NC NC

35 PIDE_A0 SIDE_A0
36 PIDE_A2 SIDE_A2
37 /PIDE_CS1 /SIDE_CS1

38 /PIDE_CS3 /SIDE_CS3
39 DASP_P DASP_S
40 GND GND

41 VCC (*)
42 VCC (*)
43 GND
44 NC (**)

RS485

COM D

LPT

Floppy

IDE

Primary

IDE

Secondary

Feature

CRT

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Ethernet

X20 X2 X28 X10 X11 X9 X4 X3
1 TXD+ NC (**) RECHTS KBDAT MSDAT USB_5V +12V (*) +12V
2 TXD- NC (**) ASGND MSDAT NC (**) USB1- VCC (*) GND

3 RXD+ IRTX LINKS KEYGND KEYGND USB1+ VCC (*)
4 NC (**) GND AUXAR_C KEYVCC (*) KEYVCC (*) USB_GND GND
5 NC (**) IRRX MIC_C KBCLK MSCLK GND

6 RXD- VCC (*) AUXAL_C MSCLK NC (**)
7 LLED OVCROFF
8 ACTLED FIR

Notes: (*) To protect external power lines of peripheral devices, make sure that

IRDA

-- the wires have the right diameter to withstand maximum available current

-- the enclosure of the peripheral device fulfils fire-protection requirements

-- of IEC/EN 60950

(**) All lines NC are for internal use only. Don’t connect anything to these lines!

Sound

PS/2

Keyboard

PS/2

Mouse

USB 1

Power

Fan

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29. APPENDIX F: PC ARCHITECTURE

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INFORMATION

The following sources of information can help you better understand PC architecture.

29.1 Buses

29.1.1. PISA

 PISA Bus Specification Version1.7 June 1997

29.1.2. ISA, Standard PS/2 - Connectors

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29.1.3. PCI

 AT Bus Design: Eight and Sixteen-Bit ISA, E-ISA and EISA Design, Edward Solari,

Annabooks, 1990, ISBN 0-929392-08-6

 AT IBM Technical Reference Vol 1&2, 1985

 ISA & EISA Theory and Operation, Edward Solari, Annabooks, 1992, ISBN

0929392159

 ISA Bus Specifications and Application Notes, Jan. 30, 1990, Intel

 ISA System Architecture, Third Edition, Tom Shanley and Don Anderson, Addison-

Wesley Publishing Company, 1995, ISBN 0-201-40996-8

 Personal Computer Bus Standard P996, Draft D2.00, Jan. 18, 1990, IEEE Inc

 Technical Reference Guide, Extended Industry Standard Architecture Expansion Bus,

Compaq 1989

 PCI SIG

The PCI-SIG provides a forum for its ~900 member companies, who develop PCI
products based on the specifications that are created by the PCI-SIG. You can

search for information about the SIG on the Web.

 PCI & PCI-X Hardware and Software Architecture & Design, Fifth Edition, Edward

Solari and George Willse, Annabooks, 2001, ISBN 0-929392-63-9.

 PCI System Architecture, Tom Shanley and Don Anderson, Addison-Wesley, 2000,

ISBN 0-201-30974- 2.

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29.2 General PC Architecture

 Embedded PCs, Markt&Technik GmbH, ISBN 3-8272-5314-4 (German)

 Hardware Bible, Winn L. Rosch, SAMS, 1997, 0-672-30954-8

 Interfacing to the IBM Personal Computer, Second Edition, Lewis C. Eggebrecht,

SAMS, 1990, ISBN 0-672-22722-3

 The Indispensable PC Hardware Book, Hans-Peter Messmer, Addison-Wesley, 1994,

ISBN 0-201-62424- 9

 The PC Handbook: For Engineers, Programmers, and Other Serious PC Users, John P.

Choisser and John O. Foster, Annabooks, 1997, ISBN 0-929392-36-1

29.3 Ports

29.3.1. RS-232 Serial

 EIA-232-E standard

The EIA-232-E standard specifies the interface between (for example) a modem
and a computer so that they can exchange data. The computer can then send data
to the modem, which then sends the data over a telephone line. The data that the

modem receives from the telephone line can then be sent to the computer. You can
search for information about the standard on the Web.

 RS-232 Made Easy: Connecting Computers, Printers, Terminals, and Modems, Martin

D. Seyer, Prentice Hall, 1991, ISBN 0-13-749854-3

 National Semiconductor

The Interface Data Book includes application notes. Type “232” as a search criteria
to obtain a list of application notes. You can search for information about the data

book on National Semiconductor’s Web site.

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29.3.2. Serial ATA

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Serial AT Attachment (ATA) Working Group
This X3T10 standard defines an integrated bus interface between disk drives and
host processors. It provides a common point of attachment for systems
manufacturers and the system. You can search for information about the working
group on the Web.

We recommend you also search the Web for information on 4.2 I/O cable, if you use
hard disks in a DMA3 or PIO4 mode.

29.3.3. USB

USB Specification
USB Implementers Forum, Inc. is a non-profit corporation founded by the group of
companies that developed the Universal Serial Bus specification. The USB-IF was
formed to provide a support organization and forum for the advancement and

adoption of Universal Serial Bus technology. You can search for information about
the standard on the Web.

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29.4 Programming

 C Programmer’s Guide to Serial Communications, Second Edition, Joe Campbell,

SAMS, 1987, ISBN 0-672-22584-0

 Programmer's Guide to the EGA, VGA, and Super VGA Cards, Third Edition, Richard

Ferraro, Addison-Wesley, 1990, ISBN 0-201-57025-4

 The Programmer’s PC Sourcebook, Second Edition, Thom Hogan, Microsoft Press,

1991, ISBN 1-55615-321-X

 Undocumented PC, A Programmer’s Guide to I/O, CPUs, and Fixed Memory Areas,

Frank van Gilluwe, Second Edition, Addison-Wesley, 1997, ISBN 0-201-47950-8

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30. APPENDIX G: DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY

Version Date Edited by Changes

LEU3M110 10.01.2000 MH Document created based on LEU2m113.DOC,

Preliminary for prototypes
LEU3M111 29.03.2000 CJR BIOS description updated for first official BIOS release
LEU3M112 20.08.2004 BHO/JL Manual completely reworked, brought to Kontron style.
LEU3M113 15.03.2005 BHO Updated support addresses, added PISA bus chapter,

added +3.3V information concerning external PCI devices,

minor changes

LEU3M114 13.09.2005 BHO Added Ethernet note, new drawings, added MTBF value

coolMONSTER/S User’s Guide 83 Appendix G: Document Revision History