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EM-552 Series
Embedded SBC
with SSD, Three-LAN and
NS Geode GX1 Low-Power CPU
User's Manual
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COPYRIGHT©
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reserves the right to make improvements to the product(s) described in this manual at any time
without notice. This manual may not, in whole or in part, be photocopied, reproduced,
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Intel, AMD, Cyrix,NS, Award, AMI, Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, Novell, SCO, PC/104,
PICMG, ALI, UMC, SMC, Winbond. Products mentioned in this manual are mentioned for
identification purposes only. All names of products or services appearing in this manual are
the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective organizations and companies.
Copyright 2002
Ver. No. V1.0
Date: 2002/12/03
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.2 FEATURES
1.3 SPECIFICATION 2
1.4 U NPACK YOUR EM-552A AND ACCESSORY 3
1.5 BOARD LAYOUT 4
CHAPTER 2 JUMPER SETTINGS A ND CONNECTORS 5
2.1 BOARD O UTLINE OF EM-552A 5
2.2 JUMPER SETTING AND I/O CONNECTORS 6
CHAPTER 3 A WARD BIOS SETUP 15
3.1 R UNNING AWARD BIOS 15
3.2 CMOS SETUP U TILITY 16
3.3 STANDARD CMOS SETUP 18
3.4 BIOS FEATURES SETUP 22
3.5 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP 25
3.6 POWER M ANAGEMENT SETUP 37
3.7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION 29
3.8 LOAD STE UP DEFAULTS 31
3.9 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 32
3.10 SUPERVISOR /USER P ASSWORD 34
3.11 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION 34
3.12 Save & Exit Setup 35
3.13 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING 35
CHAPTER 4 DRIVERS SUPPORT 36
4.1 U SE YOUR DRIVER CD-ROM 36
4.2 FILE DIRECTORY 36
A PPENDIX A TECHNICAL REFERENCE 37
GLOSSARY 39
TERMS A ND CONDITIONS
RMA SERVICE REQUEST FORM
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CHAPTER 1.
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Introduction
The EM-552 Series embedded SBC is especially designed for embedded applications and to meet the
requirements of limited space, low-cost and high-performance to suit commercial and industrial needs.
The EM-552 Series is equipped with NS CS5530A chipset to support NS Geode GX-1 300MHz CPU
fanless function, ideal for the demanding Internet Access Devices that require a low-power and
low -heat dissipation Single Board Computer.
Targeting on the rapid growing networking and embedded system markets, the EM-552 Series comes
with highly integrated and cost-effective single-chip Fast Ethernet controller Realtek RTL8139C to
support three 10/100Mbps Base-T connector (its LED is as a LAN indicator) gives it the ability to make
it the perfect solution for popular networking devices like Gateway, Router, Thin Server, Firewall and
E-Box .
The EM-552 Series can be expanded with one FDD interface support up to two floppy devices; one
compactflash type II socket, support ATA mode, one 44-pin(2*22,2mm)IDE connector, supports PIO
mode4 and Bus Master, also support multi-word DMA and Ultra DMA/33 interface helps designers and
integrators improve system performance by retrieving and sending data faster.
In addition, it is also equipped with one RS-232 serial ports; two USB pin header; one multi-mode
parallel port header which supports SPP, ECP and EPP modes. It provides more flexible functions to
satisfy all users' different application requirements.
Further more the EM-552 Series also offers several industrial features such as I/O peripheral devices
that support power saving and doze/standby/suspend modes. And with its industrial grade reliability, the
EM-552 Series can operate continuously at temperatures up to 60° C (140° F). All these numerous
features provide an ideal solution for commercial and industrial applications where stability and
reliability are essential.
1.2 Features
l with NS CS5530A chipset to support NS Geode GX-1 300MHz fanless CPU
l Three Realtek RTL8139C 10/100 Base-T Ethernet controllers
l compactflash type II socket for SSD interface.
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1.3 Specification
EM-552A Series
Processor : NS Geode GX1 300 MHz Low-Power CPU on-board
Chipset
System Memory
BIOS
Ethernet Controller
IDE Drive Interface
Floppy Drive Interface
Serial Port
Parallel Port
Bus Interface
RTC
Keyboard/Mouse Connector
Watchdog Timer
Universal Serial Bus
: NS CS5530A, Realtek RTL8139C, Winbond 83977F
: 64/128 MB SDRAM on-board
: 256KB Award license BIOS
: Three Realtek RTL8139C, support three-10/100 Base-T interface
with Link and Active signal header
: one compactflash type II socket, support ATA mode, one
44-pin(2*22,2mm)IDE connector, supports PIO mode4 and Bus
Master, also support multi-word DMA and Ultra DMA/33
: One FDD port , support two floppy devices
: One COM port
: One Multi-mode parallel port header ( SPP/EPP/ECP )
: PCI bus ( Rev. 2.2 compatible) Interface
: Internal RTC with Li battery
: One 6-pin PS/2 keyboard/mouse header
: 16-level time-out intervals by software
: Two USB port header
Power Management
Power Connector
Health Monitoring
Operating Temperature
Storage Temperature
Humidity
Dimensions
Net weight
Note
: I/O peripheral devices support power saving and
doze/standby/suspend modes. APM 1.2 compliant.
: On-board 4-pin power connector (NC, GND, GND, +5), power
adapter connector (+5v, GND) and reserve power-on process LED
(Red/Green)
: Enhanced hardware monitor functions
: 0 °C~60 °C
: -20 °C~70 °C
: 5 %~95% RH, non-condensing
: 203 x 146 mm ± 0.5 mm
: 350 g
: 4 layers PCB, one side SMT process
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1.4 Unpack your EM-552A and Accessory
Before you begin to install your card, please make sure that you received the following materials as listed below:
Item Qty Remarks
lEM-552A 5.25” Embedded SBC
1
Embedded Single Board Computer
3
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10.01
141.00
10.01
141.00
1.5 Board Layout
135.99
5.00
20.63
50.14
90.15
110.16
130.15
153.67
50.04
72.01
94.00
129.72
170.59
135.99
108.15
78.97
5.00
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CHAPTER 2.
LED3
CF1
LPTA1
FDCA1
USBB1
IDEA1
PKMB
COMA1
VGAB
PLRS1
JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS
The figure below shows the jumpers and connectors location:
2.1 Board Outline of EM-552A
LED1
LED2
LEDC1
LED4
JFE1
JFA1
JFA2
ISP1
CMOS1
PS4S1
PRJK1
LAND1
LAND2
LAND3
JPB1
IRDA1
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2.2 Jumper Setting & I/O Connector Summary of EM-552A
Connect
or
Function
LPTA1 Parallel Connector (26Pin 2.54mm Pitch Header)
IDEA1 IDE Interface Connector (44 Pin 2.0mm Pitch Header)
FDCA1 Floppy Interface Connector (34 Pin Header)
VGAB1 External VGA Connector (12 Pin Header)
LAND1
Type 4 (RJ-45 + Transformer)
~3
COMA1 RS-232 Serial Port#1 Connector (D-Sub)
IRDA1 Alternate IRDA
JFA1,
Factory Setting
JAF2
JFB1 3 Lan Program Select
JFE1 Enable / Disable VGA
CPU1 CPU Socket
CMOS1 Clear CMOS Data
USBB1 USB Port#1 & #2 Connector 2x4 Pin 2.54mm
PLRS1 Power LED, HD LED, Reset, Speaker Connector (11 Pin 2.54mm)
CF1 Compact Flash Connector
PS4S1 4-Pin Power Connector (Small-4p)
LEDC1 2x6 Pin
LEDD1 System, Lan1~3 Status LED
PRJK1 3Pin Power Input Jack
PKMB1 PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Connector (2X4 Header 2.54mm)
l
LPTA1:Parallel Connector (26 Pin 2.54mm Pitch Header )
PIN NO. Description PIN NO. Description
1 Strobe # 2
Auto Form Feed
3 Data0 4 Error #
5 Data1 6 Initialize #
7 Data2 8 Printer Select IN #
9 Data3 10 Ground
11 Data4 12 Ground
13 Data5 14 Ground
15 Data6 16 Ground
17 Data7 18 Ground
19 Acknowledge # 20 Ground
21 Busy 22 Ground
23 Paper Empty 24 Ground
25 Printer Select 26 NC
2 26
LPTA1
1
6
LPTA1
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l IDEA1:IDE Interface Connector ( 44Pin 2.0mm Pitch Header )
Pin No. Description Pin No. Description
1 Reset # 2 Ground
3 Data 7 4 Data 8
5 Data 6 6 Data 9
7 Data 5 8 Data 10
9 Data 4 10 Data 11
11 Data 3 12 Data 12
13 Data 2 14 Data 13
15 Data 1 16 Data 14
17 Data 0 18 Data 15
19 Ground 20 NC
21 DMA REQ # 22 Ground
23 IOW # 24 Ground
25 IOR # 26 Ground
27 IOCHRDY 28 Ground
29 DMA ACK # 30 Ground
31 Interrupt 32 NC
33 SA 1 34 NC
35 SA 0 36 SA 2
37 HDC CS 0# 38 HDC CS 1#
39 HDD Active 40 Ground
41 VCC 42 VCC
43 Ground 44 NC
2
44
1
43
l PS4S1:4-Pin Power Connector (Small-4P )
Pin No. Description
1
5V
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 NC
PS4S1
IDEA1
1 2
3 4
PS4S1
7
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FDCA1
1
2
34
33
1
2
11
VGAB
l
FDCA1:Floppy Interface Connector ( 34 Pin Header )
Pin No. Description Pin No. Description
1 Ground 2 Density Select
3 Ground 4 NC
5 Ground 6 DS1
7 Ground 8 Index #
9 Ground 10 Motor Enable A #
11 Ground 12 Drive Select B #
13 Ground 14 Drive Select A #
15 Ground 16 Motor Enable B #
17 Ground 18 Direction #
19 Ground 20 Step #
21 Ground 22 Write Data #
23 Ground 24 Write Gate #
25 Ground 26 Track 0 #
27 Ground 28 Write Protect #
29 NC 30 Read Data #
31 Ground 32 Head Side Select #
33 NC 34 Disk Change #
˜ VGAB1:External VGA Connector ( 12 Pin Header )
Pin No. Description Pin No. Description
1 R 2 Ground
3 G 4 Ground
5 B 6 Ground
7 H-SYNC 8 Ground
9 V-SYNC 10 Ground
11 Detect-display Data 12
12
FDCA1
Deteck-display
CLOCK
VGAB1
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˜ LAND1~LAND3 :Type 4 ( RJ-45+Transformer )
Pin No. Description
1 TXD+
2 TXD3 RXD+
4 T45
5 T45
6 RXD7 T78
8 T78
LAND1
1 8
˜ COMA1:RS-232 Serial Port #1 Connector ( D-Sub )
Pin No. Description
1 Data Carrier Detect ( DCDA # )
2 Receive Data ( RXDA )
3 Transmit Data ( TXDA )
4
Data Terminal Ready ( DTRA # )
5 Ground ( GND )
6 Data Set Ready ( DSRA # )
7 Request To Send ( RTSA # )
8
Clear To Send ( CTSA # )
9 Ring Indicator ( RIA # )
LAND1
1 5
COMA1
9 6
COMA1
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USBB
˜ IRDA1:Alternate IRDA
Pin No. Description
1 +5V
2 NC
3 IRRX
4 GND
5 IRTX
IRDA1
1
5
˜ CPU1:CPU Socket
˜ USBB1:USB Port #1 & #2 Connector 2x4 Pin 2.54mm
Pin No. Description
1
USB_VCC
2 USB_VCC
3 USB D0
4 USB D1
5 USB D0
6 USB D1
7 Ground
8 Ground
2
8
1
7
IRDA1
USBB1
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˜ PLRS1:Power LED, HD LED, Reset, Speaker Connector(11 Pin 2.54mm)
PLRS
1
11
LEDC1
Pin No. Description
1 Power LED +
2 Power LED +
3 GND
4 HDD LED +
5 HDD LED 6 RESET SW +
7 RESET SW – (GND)
8 External Speaker -
9 Internal Buzzer 10 NC
11 External Speaker +
PLRS1
˜ LEDC1:2x6 Pin
Pin
No.
Signal Pin No. Signal
1 VCC 2 1LINK LED
3 VCC 4 1ACTIVE LED
5
VCC
6 2LINK LED
7 VCC 8 2 ACTIVE LED
9
VCC
10 3 LINK LED
11 VCC 12 3 ACTIVE LED
2
LEDC1
12
1
11
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˜ LEDD1~D3
PRJK
PKMB
LEDD1：System LED
Power LED ( UP )
Status LED ( DOWN )
LEDD2：LAN1 Status LED
Green：Link LED ( UP )
Yellow：Active LED ( DOWN )
LEDD3：LAN2 Status LED
Green：Link LED ( UP )
Yellow：Active LED ( DOWN )
LEDD4：LAN3 Status LED
Green：Link LED ( UP )
Yellow：Active LED ( DOWN )
˜ PRJK1:3 Pin Power Input Jack
Pin No. Description
1 GND
2 GND
3 +5V
PRJK1
•
2
1
○
3
—
PKMB1:PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Connector (2x4 Header 2.54mm )
Pin No.
1 VCC 5
2 Mouse clock 6 Key
3 Mouse Data 7 GND
4
Description Pin No. Description
Keyboard
Data
KEY
8
2
8
7
1
Keyboard clock
PKMB1
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˜
CMOS1
CMOS1
CF1:Compact Flash Connector
Pin No.
1 GND 26 CD1-
Description Pin No. Description
2 DATA3 27 DATA11
3 DATA4 28 DATA12
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
DATA5
DATA6
DATA7
CE1#
A10
OE#
A9
A8
A7
CFVCC3
A6
A5
A4
A3
A2
A1
A0
DATA0
DATA1
DATA2
WP
CD2-
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
l CMOS1：Clear CMOS Data
Description CMOS1
Normal (Default) 1-2
Clear CMOS 2-3
Normal (Default)
Clear CMOS1
1
2
3
1
2
3
CMOS1
1
2
3
DATA13
DATA14
DATA15
CE2#
VS1#
IOR#
IOW#
WE#
READ#
CFVCC3
CSEL
VS2#
RESET
WAIT#
INPACK#
REG#
DSAP#
DIAG#
DATA8
DATA9
DATA10
GND
CF1
50 26
25 1
CF1
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1
JFA1
1
3
JFA
lJFA1、JFA2：Factory Setting
Normal :1x3 Pin
Default :1-2 Pin
3
lJFB1：3LAN Program Select
Select programming EEPROM of LAN1~LAN3
Normal:1-2,3-4,5-6
Programming JFB1
LAN1 1-2
LAN2 3-4
LAN3 5-6
2
JFB1
6
1
5
l JFE1：Enable / Disable VGA
Description JP4
Enable ON ( Default )
Disable OFF
JFE1
1
JFA1、JFA2
JFB1
JFE1
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CHAPTER 3.
AWARD BIOS SETUP
Award‘s ROM BIOS provides a built -in Setup program that allows user to modify the basic
system configuration and settings. The modified data will be stored in a battery-backed CMOS
RAM so that these data will be retained even when the power is turned off. In general, the
information saved in the CMOS RAM stay unchanged unless there is configuration change in
the system, such as hard drive replacement or new equipment is installed.
3.1 RUNNING A WARD BIOS
The Setup Utility is stored in the BIOS ROM. When the power of the computer system is
turned on, a screen message appears to give you an opportunity to call up the Setup Utility;
while the BIOS will enter the Power On Self Test (POST) routines. The POST routines
perform various diagnostic checks while initializing the board hardware. If the routines
encounter an error during the tests, the error will be reported in either of the two different ways,
hear a series of short beeps or see an error message on the screen display. There are two
kinds of error: fatal or non-fatal. The system can usually continue to boot up sequence with
the non-fatal errors. Non-fatal error messages usually appear on the screen along with the
following instructions:
“ Press <F1> to RESUME ”
Write down the message and press the F1 key to continue the boot up sequence. After the
POST routines are completed, the following message appears:
“ Press DEL to enter SETUP ”
Entering Setup
Turn on the power of the computer system and press <Del> immediately. If you don’t have
the chance to respond, reset the system by simultaneously typing the <Ctrl>, <Alt> and
<Delete> keys, or by pushing the ‘ Reset ’ button on the system cabinet. You can also restart
by turning the system OFF then ON.
Note: BIOS versions are regularly updated form time to time without notices. Therefore, the
options available in your setup screen may differ from the options shown in this manual.
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3.2 Cmos Setup Utility
To access the AWARD BIOS SETUP program, press the <DEL> key. The screen display will
appears as shown below:
Main Program Screen
ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A434L74)
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS
ESC : Quit á â à ß : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type....
This screen provides access to the utility‘s various functions.
Listed below are explanations of the keys displayed at the bottom of the screen:
<ESC> : Exit the utility.
ARROW KEYS : Use arrow keys á â à ß to move cursor to your desired selection.
<F10> : Saves all changes made to Setup and exits program.
<Shift><F2> : Changes background and foreground colors.
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
USER PASSWORD
IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
SAVE & EXIT SETUP
EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
Standard CMOS Setup: Use this menu for basic system configurations.
Advanced BIOS Features: Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your
system.
Advanced Chipset Features: Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and
optimizes your system’s performan ce.
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Integrated Peripherals: Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.
PnP/PCI Configuration: This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI.
PC Health Status: This entry shows your PC health status if Hardware Monitor Chipset
is installed.
Frequency / Voltage Control: Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency / voltage
control.
Load Fail-Safe Defaults: Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the
minimal/settings for optimal performance system operation s.
Load Optimized Defaults: Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory
settings for optimal performance system operations.
Set Supervisor Password: Use this menu to set Supervisor Passwords.
Set User Password: Use this menu to set User Passwords.
Save & Exit Setup: Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.
Exit Without Saving: Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.
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3.3 Standard Cmos Setup
When you select the “STANDARD CMOS SETUP” on the main program, the screen display will
appears as:
Standard CMOS Setup Screen
Date
Time
HARD
DISKS
Primary
Master
Primary
slave
Secondary
Master
Secondary
Slave
Drive A : None
Drive B
Video
Halt
On
(hh : mm : ss)
: None
: EGA/VGA
: No Errors
TYP
E
:
AUT
O
:
AUT
O
:
AUT
O
:
AUT
O
ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A434L74)
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
: Wed ,Jan 08 2003
: 14 : 24 : 36
SIZE
0M 0
0M 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
0M 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
0M 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
CYL
S.
HEAD PREC
OMP
0
Base Memory :
Extended
Memory :
Other Memory :
Total Memory : 62976K
LANDZ SECTOR MODE
0 0 AUTO
640K
62976K
384K
ESC : Quit á â à ß : Select Item PU / PD / + / - : Modify
F1 : Help (Shift ) F2 : Change Color
The Standard CMOS Setup utility is used to configure the following components such as date,
time, hard disk drive, floppy drive, display and memory. Once a field is highlighted, on-line
help information is displayed in the left bottom of the Menu screen.
Set Date : Month, Date, Year.
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Set Time : Hour, Minute and Second. Use 24-hour clock format (for p.m. time, add 12 to the
hour number, e.g. you would enter 4:30 p.m. as 16:30). When you select the “STANDARD
CMOS SETUP” on the main program, the screen display will appears as:
Hard Disks: There are four hard disks listed: “Primary Master”, “Primary Slave”, “Secondary
Master” and “Secondary Slave”. For each IDE channel, the first device is the “Master” and the
second device is “Slave”. Hard disk types from 1 to 45 are the standard ones. To select or
change the configuration, move the cursor to the desired position and press <Page Up> or
<Page Down> to change the option: (1) Press “Auto” for IDE HDD auto detection, (2) Press
“User” for user definable, and Press “None” for not installed (e.g. SCSI). There are six
categories of information that you must enter for a HDD: “CYLS”. for (number of cylinders),
“HEADS” for (number of heads), “PRECOMP” for (write pre-compensation), “LANDZ” for
(landing zone), “SECTOR” for (number of sectors) and ”MODE“ for (Normal, LBA, LARGE and
AUTO). The hard disk vendor‘s or system manufacturer’s documentation should provide you
with the drive specifications. For an IDE hard drive, you can set “TYPE” to “Auto” or use the
“IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION” utility in the main program screen to enter the drive
specifications.
The AWARD BIOS supports three HDD modes: NORMAL, LBA and LARGE.
NORMAL mode: This is a Generic Access mode in which neither the BIOS nor the IDE
controller will make any transformation during the accession. The maximum HDD size is
supported by the NORMAL mode that is 528 Megabytes.
LBA mode: This is a Logical Block Addressing mode which is a HDD accessing method to
overcome the 528 Megabytes restriction. The number of cylinders, heads and sectors that
are shown in setup may not be the physical number contained in the HDD.
During the HDD accessing, the IDE controller will transform the logical address that is
described by the cylinder, head and sector numbers into its own physical address as contained
inside the HDD. The maximum HDD size that is supported by the LBA mode is 8.4
Gigabytes.
LARGE mode: Some IDE HDD’s contain more than 1024 cylinders without the LBA support.
This access mode tricks DOS (or other OS) with the number of cylinders that is less than 1024
by dividing it by 2. At the same time, the number of heads is multiplied by 2. A reverse
transformation process will be made inside the INT13H in order to access the right HDD
address. The maximum HDD size that is supported by the LARGE mode is 1 Gigabyte.
Note : 1. To support LBA or LARGE mode, there is software located in the AWARD HD
Service Routine“INT13H”. It may fail to access a HDD with LBA or LARGE modes selected if
you are running under an Operating System that replaces the whole INT13H service routine.
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2. Entering incorrect drive specification s will result in a hard disk drive that will
function improperly or not function at all.
Primary Master / Primary Slave
Secondary Master / Secondary Slave: Press PgUp / <+> or PgDn / <-> to select Manual,
None, Auto type. Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table.
The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If your
hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use Manual to define your own drive type
manufally.
If you select Manual, related information is asked to be entered to the following items. Enter
the information directly from the keyboard. This information should be provided in the
documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.
If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall be “None”
If the controller of HDD interface is CD-ROM, the selection shall be “None”
Here is a brief explanation of drive specifications:
l Access Mode: The settings are Auto, Normal, Large, LBA.
l Cylinder: Number of cylinders
l Head: Number of heads
l Precomp: Write precomp
l Landing Zone: Landing Zone
l Sector: Number of sectors
Floppy Drive A and Floppy Drive B: The options are as follows –
360K, 5.25 in. 720K, 3.5in. 2.88M, 3.5in.
1.2M, 5.25in 1.44M, 3.5in. None (for Not Installed).
Note : 1. Not Installed could be used as an option for diskless workstations.
2. Highlight the listing after each drive name and select the appropriate entry.
Video: This category selects the type of video adapter that is used for the primary system
monitor. Although secondary monitors are also supported here, you do not have to select the
type in the Setup.
EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array.
For EGA, VGA, SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adapters.
CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 40 column mode
CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 80 column mode
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MONO Monochrome adapter, includes high resolution monochrome adapters
Halt On: This category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during
power up.
No errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will not
be
stopped and you will be prompted
All errors The system boot will be stopped for any error that may be
detected.
All, But
Keyboard
The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error ; it will stop for
all other Errors
All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error ; it will stop for all
other Errors
All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error; it will
stop for all other errors
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3.4 Bios Features Setup
When you select the “BIOS FEATURES SETUP” on the main program, the screen display will
appears as:
BIOS Features Setup Screen
ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A434L74)
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC
Virus Warning : Disabled Video BIOS Shadow : Enabled
CPU Internal Cache : Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow : Disabled
CC000-CFFFF Shadow : Disabled
Quick Power On Self Test : Enabled D0000-D3FFF Shadow : Disabled
Boot Sequence : C only D4000-D7FFF Shadow : Disabled
Swap Floppy Drive : Disabled D8000-DBFFF Shadow : Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek : Disabled DC000-DFFFF Shadow : Disabled
Boot Up NumLock Status : On Cyrix 6x86/MII CPUID : Enabled
Boot up System Speed : High
Gate A20 Option : Fast
Typematic Rate Setting : Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars
Sec.)
Typematic Delay (M/Sec) : 250
Security Option : Setup
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop : Disabled ESC : Quit áâàß : Select
OS Select For DRAM
>64MB
Report No FDD For WIN95 : Yes F5 : Old
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults
: 6
Item
: Non -OS/2 F1 : Help PU /PD /+/ - :
(Shift) F2 : Color
Values
Modify
The following explains the options for each of the features as listed in the above menu:
Virus Warning: The default setting of the Virus Warning is “Disabled”. When it is enabled, any
attempt to write to the boot sector and partition table will halt the system and cause a warning
message to appear. If this happens, you can use an anti -virus utility on a virus free, bootable
floppy diskette to reboot, to clean and to investigate your system.
CPU Internal Cache: The default setting is “Enabled”. This setting enables the CPU internal
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cache.
Quick Power On Self Test: The default setting is “Enabled”. This speeds up the Power On
Self Test (POST) by skipping some items that are normally checked during the full POST. If
your system is functioning normally, you can choose this feature to speed the booting process.
Boot Sequence: The default setting is “C only”; the other options are “CDROM, C, A” and “C
A” and “C, CDROM, A”. This setting determines where the computer looks first for an
operating system, the hard disk, or the floppy disk, … or other. The BIOS will load the
operating system from the disk drives in the sequence as selected here.
Swap Floppy Drive: The default setting is “Disabled”. This setting gives you an option to
swap A and B floppy disks. Normally, the floppy drive A is the one at the end of the cable and
drive B is at the other end. If you set this option to “Enabled”, the Drive A will function as Drive
B, and vice-versa under the DOS.
Boot Up Floppy Seek: The defaults setting is “Disabled”. When enabled, the BIOS wi ll check
whether there is a floppy disk drive installed.
Boot Up Numlock Status: The default setting is “On”. If set “Off”, the cursor controls will
function on the numeric keypad.
Boot Up System Speed: The default setting is “High”. This sets the CPU speed at boot up.
Gate A20 Option: The default setting is “Fast”. This is the optimal setting for the CPU card.
The other option is “Normal”.
Memory Parity Check: Select “Enabled”, ”Disabled”, or “Auto”. In Auto mode, the BIOS
enabled memory checking au tomatically when it detects the presence of ECC or parity DRAM.
Typematic Rate Setting: The default setting is “Disabled”. If enabled, you can set the
typematic rate and typematic delay.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec): This setting controls the speed at whic h the system registers
the repeated keystrokes. The choices range from 6 to 30 Chars/Sec. The default setting is
“6” Chars/Sec.
Typematic Delay (Msec): This setting controls the time between the display of the first and
second characters. There are four delay choices: 250ms, 500ms, 750ms and 1000ms. The
default setting is “250” ms.
Security Option: This setting controls the password in the main screen. The options are
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“Setup” and “System”. Select “Setup” and it will protect the Setup Utility settings from being
tampered with. Select “System” if you want to use password feature every time the system
boots up. The default setting is “Setup”. You can create your password by using the
“SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD” utility on the main program screen.
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop: The default setting is “Disabled”. Set to “Enable” if any ISA adapter
card installed requires VGA palette snooping.
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB: The default setting is “Non-OS2”. Set to “OS2” if the system
memory size is greater than 64MB and the operating system is OS/2.
Report No FDD For WIN 95: Select “Yes” to release IRQ6 when the system contains no floppy
drive, for compatibility with Windows 95 logo certification. In the Integrated Peripherals screen
select “Disabled” for the Onboard FDC Controller field.
Video BIOS Shadow: The default setting is “Enabled” which will copy the VGA display card
BIOS into system DRAM to improve performance.
C8000-CBFFF Shadow to DC000 -DFFFF Shadow: The default setting for the shadow feature
is “Disabl ed”. When enabled, the ROM with the specific address is copied into system DRAM.
It will also reduce the size of memory available to the system. After you have made your
selection in the BIOS FEATURES SETUP, press the <ESC> key to go back to the main
program screen.
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bit I/O Recovery (CLK)
bit I/O Recovery (CLK)
3.5 Chipset Features Setup
When you select the “CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP” on the main program, the screen display
will appears as:
Chipset Features Setup Screen
ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A434L74)
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
SDRAM CAS latency Time : 3T
SDRAM Clock Ratio Div By : 4
16 8-
USB Controller : Disabled
ESC : Quit áâàß: Select
F1 : Help PU /PD /+/ - :
F5 : Old
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
: 5
: 5
Item
(Shift) F2 : Color
Values
Modify
Video Memory Size : 1.5M F7 : Load Setup Defaults
This screen controls the settings for the board‘s chipset. All the entries on the screen are
automatically configured. However, you can change it according to your operating
environment.
SDRAM CAS Latency Time: When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock
cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. Do not reset this field from the default
value specified by the system designer.
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16-bit/8-bit I/O Recovery (CLK): The I/O recovery mechanism adds bus clock cycles between
PCI-originated I/O cycles to the ISA bus. This delay takes place because the PCI bus is so
much faster than the ISA bus. These two fields let you add recovery time (in bus clock cycles)
for 16-bit and 8-bit I/O.
USB Controller: Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB)
controller and you have USB peripherals
Audio I/O Base Address: Select a base I/O address for the audio port
MPU-401 I/O Base Address: Select a base I/O address for the MPU-401 interface
Audio IRQ Select: Select an interrupt for the audio port
Audio DMA Select: Select a DMA channel for the audio port
After you have made your selections in the CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP, press the <ESC>
key to go back to the main program screen.
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F1
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3.6 Power Management Setup
The “Power Management Setup” controls the CPU card‘s “Green” features. When you select
the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” on the main program, the screen display will appears
as:
Power Management Setup Screen
ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A434L74)
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Power Management : User Define IRQ1 (Keyboard) : ON
IRQ3 (COM 2) : OFF
** PM Timers ** IRQ4 (COM1) : OFF
Doze Mode : Disabled IRQ5 (LPT 2) : OFF
Standby Mode : Disabled IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) : OFF
HDD Power Down : Disabled IRQ7 (LPT 1) : OFF
MODEM Use IRQ : NA IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) : OFF
IRQ10 (Reserved) : OFF
IRQ11 (Reserved) : OFF
IRQ12 (PS /2 Mouse) : OFF
Throttle Duty Cycle : 33.3% IRQ13 (Coprocessor) : OFF
IRQ14 (Hard Disk) : OFF
IRQ15 (Reserved) : OFF
ES
: Quit áâàß : Select
Item
: Help PU
/PD/+/-
: Old
( Shift )
: Modify
: Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults
Power Management: This setting controls the System Doze Mode, Standby Mode and
Suspend Mode Timer features. There are four options namely --
User Define : Allows you to customize all power saving timer features.
Optimize : This is the recommended setting for general use.
Test/Demo : This is for test/demonstration purpose.
Values
F2
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Disable : Disables the power management features.
Doze Mode: Options are from “1 Min” to “1 Hour” and “Disable”. The system speed will
change from turbo to slow and the video signal will be suspended, if no Power Management
events occur for a specified length of time. Full power function will return when a Wake-Up
event is detected.
Standby Mode: Options are from “1 Min” to “1 Hour” and “Disable”. The system speed will
change from turbo to slow and the video signal will be suspended, if no Power Management
events occur for a specified length of time. Full power function will return when a Wake-Up
event is detected.
HDD Power Down: Options are from “1 Min”. to “15 Min”. and “Disable”. The IDE hard drive
will spin down if it is not accessed within a specified length of time.
MODEM Use IRQ: This field name interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the modem (if any)
on your system. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system.
Throttle Duty Cycle: When the system enters Doze mode, the CPU clock runs only part of the
time. You may select the percent of time that the clock runs.
IRQ1~IRQ15: These fields are designed for selected peripherals, e.g. Keyboard, COM2,
COM1, LPT2, Floppy Drive, etc… You can set it to either “ON” or “OFF” fields to activate or
deactivate these peripherals.
After you have made your selection in the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP, press the <ESC>
key to go back to the main program screen.
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3.7 PnP/PCI Configuration
Both the ISA and PCI buses on the CPU card use system IRQs & DMAs. You must set up the
IRQ and DMA assignments correct ly through the PnP/PCI Configuration Setup utility, otherwise
the SBC will not work properly.
When you select the “PnP /PCI CONFIGURATION” on the main program, the screen display
will appears as:
PnP/PCI Configuration Setup Screen
ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A434L74)
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
PNP OS Installed : No LAN 3 Use IRQ No. : Auto
Resources Controlled
By
Reset Configuration
Data
IRQ-3 Assigned
to
IRQ-4 Assigned
to
IRQ-5 Assigned
to
IRQ-7 Assigned
to
IRQ-9 Assigned
to
IRQ-10 Assigned
to
: Manual LAN 2 Use IRQ No. : Auto
: Disabled LAN 1 Use IRQ No. : Auto
:
PCI/ISA
:
Legacy
:
PCI/ISA
:
Legacy
:
PCI/ISA
:
PCI/ISA
PnP PCI IRQ Actived By : Level
ISA
PnP Used MEM base addr : N/A
ISA
PnP
PnP
IRQ-11 Assigned
to
IRQ-12 Assigned
to
IRQ-14 Assigned
to
IRQ-15 Assigned
to
:
PCI/ISA
:
PCI/ISA
:
PCI/ISA
:
PCI/ISA
PnP
PnP
PnP
PnP
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DMA-0 Assigned
:
PnP
DMA-1 Assigned
DMA-3 Assigned
DMA-5 Assigned
DMA-6 Assigned
DMA-7 Assigned
PNP OS Installed: Select Yes if the system operating environment is Plug -and-Play aware
(e.g., Windows 95).
to
to
to
to
to
to
PCI/ISA
:
PCI/ISA
:
PCI/ISA
:
PCI/ISA
:
PCI/ISA
:
PCI/ISA
PnP
: Quit áâàß : Select
ES
PnP
: Help PU
/PD/+/-
PnP
: Old
Values
( Shift )
F2
PnP F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
PnP F7 : Load Setup Defaults
Item
: Modify
: Color
Resources Controlled By: The other option is “Default Setting” which allows you to control
IRQ’s and DMAs individually. The defaults setting is “Auto” which will control all IRQ’s and
DMAs automatically.
Reset Configuration Data: The default setting is “Disabled”. When set to “Enabled”, the
content of the ESCD block in flash BIOS will be cleared.
IRQ assigned to and DMA assigned to: If there is a legacy ISA device which uses an IRQ or
a DMA, set the corresponding IRQ or DMA to “ Legacy ISA”; otherwise you should set to
PCI/ISA PnP.
PCI IRQ Activated By: Options are “Level” or “Edge”. The default setting is ”Level“, this opt ion
is used to select the IRQ‘s trigger method.
Used MEM base addr: Because BIOSes fail to auto detect some specific ISA Legacy cards
with requested memory space below 1M address, we have added the “Used MEM base addr”
and “Used MEM Length” to support such kind of cards. Now, with these two functions, users
can define where the used memory address is located and its length of the legacy area
correspondingly. Based on this, the BIOS will skip the UMB area that is used by the legacy
device to avoid the memory space conflict. For example, if the user selects “D000” for “Used
MEM base addr” and “16K” for “Used MEM Length” that means the address region
D0000H-D3FFFH is occupied by ISA legacy cards, and the BIOS will not assign this region for
PnP/ISA and PCI cards.
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3.8 Load Setup Defaults
“LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS” loads the optimal settings which are stored in BIOS ROM. The
defaults loaded affect only the BIOS Features Setup, Chipset Features Setup, Power
Management Setup, PnP/PCI configuration setup and Int egrated Peripherals Setup. There is
no effect on the Standard CMOS Setup. To use this feature, highlight the entry on the main
screen and press <Enter>. A line will appear on the screen asking if you want to load the Setup
default values. Press the <Y> key and then press the <Enter> key if you want to load the
Setup defaults. Press <N> if you do not want to proceed.
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3.9 Integrated Peripherals
When you select the “INTEGRATED PERIPHERIALS” on the main program, the screen display
will appears as:
Integrated Peripheral Setup Screen
ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A434L74)
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
IDE HDD Block Mode : Enabled
Primary IDE Channel : Enabled Onboard Parallel Port : 378/IRQ7
Master Drive PIO Mode : Auto Parallel Port Mode : SPP
Slave Drive PIO Mode : Auto
Secondary IDE Channel : Enabled
Master Drive PIO Mode : Auto
Slave Drive PIO Mode : Auto
IDE Primary Master UDMA : Auto
IDE Primary Slave UDMA : Auto
IDE Secondary Master
UDMA
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA : Auto
KBC input clock : 8MHz
Onboard FDC Controller : Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 :
: Auto
: Quit áâàß : Select
ES
: Help PU
/PD/+/-
3F8/IRQ4
: Old
Values
( Shift )
F2
Item
: Modify
: Color
Onboard Serial Port 2 : Disabled F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
Onboard IR Controller
IDE HDD Block Mode: The Default setting is “Enabled”. This feature enhances the hard disk
performance by making multi -sector transfers instead of one sector per transfer. Most IDE
drives, except the very early designs, have Block Mode transfer features.
Primary IDE Channel: Select “Enabled” to activate the on-chip IDE interface.
: Disabled F7
: Load Setup Defaults
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Master Drive PIO and Sl ave Drive PIO: There are six options namely “Auto”, “Mode 0”, “Mode
1”,“Mode 2”, “Mode 3” and “Mode 4”. The default setting is “Auto”. When it is set to “Auto”, the
BIOS will automatically set the mode to match the transfer rate of hard disk. If the system
won‘t boot up when set to “Auto,” set it manually to the lower mode (e.g. From Mode 3 to Mode
2). All IDE drives should work with PIO mode 0.
IDE Primary Master UDMA, IDE Primary Slave UDMA: Ultra DMA/33 implementation is
possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA
driver (Windows 95, OSR2, or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your
system software both support Ultra DMA/33, select Auto to enable BIOS support.
Onboard FDC Controller: Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC)
installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install an add-in FDC or the
system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field.
Onboard Serial Port 1 / 2: These options are used to assign the I/O addresses for the two
on-board serial ports. They can be assigned as follows:
Auto [Default]
3F8 / IRQ4
2F8 / IRQ3
3E8 / IRQ4
2E8 / IRQ3
Disabled (Disable the onboard serial port)
Onboard Parallel Port : This option is used to assign the I/O address for the onboard parallel
port. The options are “378/IRQ7” (defaults), “278/IRQ7”, “3BC/IRQ7” and “Disabled” (disable
the onboard parallel port). Note: Printer port always use IRQ7 when set to “378/IRQ7” or
“278/IRQ7”, or from “3BE/IRQ7” to “Enabled”.
Parallel Port Mode: There are four options “Normal” (default), “ECP”, “ECP/EPP” and
“EPP/SPP”. Change the mode from “Normal” to the enhanced mode only if your peripheral
device can support it. When it is set to ECP mode, the printer port always uses DMA3.
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3.10 Supervisor/User Password
The “SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD” utility sets the password. The SBC is shipped with
the password disabled. If you want to change the password, you must first enter the current
password, then at the prompt -- enter your new password. The password is case sensitive,
and can be up to 8 alphanumeric characters. Press <Enter> after you have finished typing in
the password. At the next prompt confirm the new password by re-typing it and pressing
<Enter> again. When you are done the screen automatically reverts to the main screen.
Remember that when you use this feature, the “Security Option” line in BIOS FEATURES
SETUP will determine when entering the password will be required.
To disable the password, press the <Enter> key instead of entering a new password when
the “Enter Password” in the dialog box appears. A message will appear confirming that the
password is disabled.
If you have set both supervisor and user passwords, only the supervisor password will allow
you to enter the BIOS SETUP PROGRAM.
Note : If you forget your password, the only way to solve this problem is to discharge the
CMOS memory by turning the power off and placing a shunt on the S1 (open pad) for 5
seconds, then removing the shunt.
3.11 IDE HDD Auto Detection
If your system has an IDE hard drive, you can use this utility to detect its parameters and enter
them into the Standard CMOS Setup automatically.
If the auto-detected parameters displayed do not match the ones that should used for your
hard drive, do not accept them. Press the <N> key to reject the values and enter the correct
ones manually on the Standard CMOS Setup screen.
Note : If you are setting up a new hard disk drive (with nothing on it) that supports LBA mode,
more than one line will appear in the parameter box, choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA
drive.
Do not choose Large or Normal if the hard disk drive is already fully formatted when you install
it, choose the mode “HDD Low Level Format” to format it.
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3.12 Save & Exit Setup
Select this option and press the <Enter> key to save the new setting information in the CMOS
memory and continue with the booting process.
3.13 Exit Without Saving
Select this option and press the <Enter > key to exit the Setup Utility without recording any new
values or changing old ones.
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CHAPTER 4.
DRIVERS SUPPORT
4.1 Use Your Driver Cd-Rom
This chapter provides information on how to install the drivers that come in the CD-ROM with
the package. Please follow the instructions set forth in chapter carefully.
Find the directory for your O/S accordingly.
Always read the README.TXT. before installation.
Run the *.EXE., and follow the installation prompt step by step.
4.2 File Directory
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APPENDIX A.
TECHNICAL REFERENCE
I/O PORT ADDRESS MAP
Address Function
000 - 01F DMA Controller #1
020 - 03F Interrupt Controller #1
040 - 05F Timer Chip
060 - 06F Keyboard Controller
070 - 07F Read Time Clock/NMI Mask
080 - 09F DMA Page Register
0A0 - 0BF Interrupt Controller #2
0C0 - 0DF DMA Controller #2
0F0 - 0F1 Clear/Reset Math Coprocessor
1F0 - 1F7 Hard Disk Controller
200 - 210 Game Port
278 - 27F Parallel Port #2
2E8 - 2EF Serial Port #4 (COM 4)
2F8 - 2FF Serial Port #2 (COM 2)
300 - 31F prototype Card/Streaming Tape Adapter
360 - 36F PC Network
378 - 3FF Parallel Port #1
380 - 38F SDLC #2
3A0 - 3AF SDLC #1
3B0 - 3BF MDA Video Card (Including LPTO)
3C0 - 3CF EGA Card
3D0 - 3DF CGA Card
3E8 - 3EF Serial Port #3 (COM 3)
3F0 - 3F7 Floppy Disk Controller
3F8 - 3FF Serial Port #1 (COM 1)
443 Enable Watch -dog Timer Operation (read)
441 Disable Watch -Dog Times Operation (Read)
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MEMORY ADDRESS MAP
Address Range (Hex) Description
000000H - 09FFFFH 640 KB of Conventional RAM
0A0000H - 0BFFFFH 128 KB of Video RAM
0C0000H - 0EFFFFH 256 KB of I/O Expansion ROM
0F0000H - 0FFFFFH 64 KB of System BIOS ROM
0100000H - 7FFFFFFFH 1 MB ~ 128MB of User RAM
DMA CHANNELS
CHANNEL Function
DMA 0 Reserved
DMA 1 Reserved
DMA 2 Floppy Disk Controller
DMA 3 ECP Parallel Port
DMA 4 Cascade for DMA #1
DMA 5 Reserved
DMA 6 Reserved
DMA 7 Reserved
INTERRUPT CONTROLLER
IRQ Function
IRQ 0 System timer output
IRQ 1 Keyboard
IRQ 2 Cascade for INTC #2
IRQ 3 Serial port #2
IRQ 4 Serial port #1
IRQ 5 Parallel port #2
IRQ 6 Floppy disk controller
IRQ 7 Parallel port #1
IRQ 8 Real time clock
IRQ 9 Software redirected to INT 0AH (IRQ 2)
IRQ 10 Reserved
IRQ 11 Reserved
IRQ 12 PS/2 Mouse
IRQ 13 Math Coprocessor (CPU Internal)
IRQ 14 Primary Hard disk
IRQ 15 Secondary Hard Disk
NMI Parity Check Error
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GLOSSARY
8-Bit Bus – Data is transmitted to expansion slots and other components on the bus only along
8 parallel data line.
10Base-T – It is a 10Mbps IEEE 802.3/Ethernet standard that uses unshielded twisted pair
cable specification. 10Base-T supports network configuration using the CSMA/CD access
method over a twisted pair transmission system up to 100 meters in length without the use of
repeater.
16-Bit Bus or ISA Bus – Data is transmitted along either 8 or 16 data lines, depending on what
kind of adapter card is used in an expansion slot. ISA is the abbreviation of Industry Standard
Architecture.
100Base-TX – It is a 100Mbps IEEE 802.3/Ethernet standard that uses UTP cable. Also
called Fast Ethernet, it uses RJ -45 connectors and EIA/TIA T568B pinning. Maximum cable
length from hub to node is 100 meters without a repeater.
Adapter – It is also called an expansion board, expansion card, or adapter card. It is a small
circuit board that is installed in the expansion slots on the motherboard. You can install a
particular adapter that connects a new device such as internal modem, sound card, and
scanner.
AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port ) – is a 32-bit, 66MHz data bus that transmit a maximum of
528MB of data.
bps – Bits per second. Also often preceded by K (kilo/thousands), Kbps – Kilo bytes per
second, and M (mega/million), Mbps – Mega bytes per second.
BIOS (Basic Input /Output System) – This is a chip on the motherboard that contains the
instructions for starting up, or booting, the computer, and more.
Bus – Data that travels in a computer along the circuits on the motherboard are called buses.
Although three main buses (data bus, address bus, and control bus) manage the computer’s
operation, often these are collectively called the bus. The bus carries
instructions back and forth between the CPU and other devices in the system. ISA, EISA,
VL-Bus, PCI and SCSI are examples of PC buses.
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Bus Mastering – A method of transferring data through a bus in which the device takes over
the bus and directly controls th e transfer of data to the computer’s memory. Bus mastering is
a method of Direct Memory Access (DMA) transfer.
Cache – Cache RAM is an extra holding area for program instructions that need to be
frequently used by the CPU or swapped in and out of RAM. Your CPU can usually access
those instructions from the cache more quickly than it could from a hard disk or even RAM, so a
cache helps the system work more efficiently. Most systems sold today offer either 256K or
512K cache.
CPU (Central Processing Unit) – executes all commands and controls the flow of data,
providing the “ brain ” that enables the PC to calculate and perform the operations like sorting
information more quickly than a human is able to. The CPU makes perhaps the greatest
contribution to a PC’s speed and power. Note: Any additional information is subject to change
without prior revision from the supplier.
Table 1 -- CPU Speeds
Processor type Speed ratings (MHz)
NS Geode GX1 300 MHz
EIDE (Enhanced IDE) – It is a hard drive controller that enables your system to be able to
handle fast hard disk drives at a speed of 10Mbps.
EISA or MCA Bus – Data is transmitted along 32 data lines to adapter cards designed
specifically to work with the 32 -bit buses. MCA expansion slots cannot accept 8-bit or 16-bit
adapter cards. EISA stands for Extended Industry Standard Architecture, while MCA stands
for MicroChannel Architecture. MCA is architecture used in IBM Microcomputer.
Expansion slots – Expansion slots are plug-in connectors that allow you to insert additional
circuit boards that attach to the rest of the PC through special circuitry called the bus. By
inserting the right circuit board -- usually called an adapter or an expansion card – you can
increase the resolution and the number of colors used by the display, or you can transform your
PC into a machine for recording and playing music.
Fast SCSI – The common nomenclature associated with SCSI-2, the second generation of
SCSI offering mandatory parity checking improvements over SCSI-1.
IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) – It was developed from ST-506 type hard drive interface,
utilizing BIOS INT 13h hard drive with secondary software and supports two hard drives
(Master and Slave). This device does not need extra software to run it since it is directly
initiated in the BIOS. Data transfer rate is 4.1 Mbps. Take note that this interface cannot
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support other drives like a CD-ROM drive.
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) – It is an international professional
society that issues its own standard, and is a member of ANSI and ISO. Popular known
standards is:
IEEE802.3 – is a physical layer standard for 10Base-T,
100Base-T, Ethernet, and StarLAN.
IEEE802.5 – is a physical layer standard for Token Ring.
IEEE802.11 – is a physical layer standard for Wireless
LAN/WAN compatibility.
IEEE802.12 – is a physical layer standard for 100VG AnyLAN.
LAN (Local Area Network) – A data communications network spanning a limited area. It
provides communicati ons between three or more computers and peripherals, in most cases
using a high -speed media as its backbone.
Keyboard – This is a component that comes in direct contact for you with your PC. The
mechanism of keyboard converts a key cap’s movement into a signal sent to the computer.
The most common key mechanisms are “ capacitate ” and “ hard contact “. Capacitate
keyboard has a spring that causes the plastic and the metal plunger to move nearer to two
pads that have large plates (plated in tin, nickel, and copper). These pads are connected to
the keyboard’s printed circuit board. Hard contact keyboard causes the key cap to collapse a
foam rubber dome that presses against a sheet of plastic on the bottom of which is metallic
area connected to the rest of the keyboard’s circuit board.
LDCM (LANDesk Client Manager) – With the help of LDCM, PCs that are either stand -alone
or on a network can not escape the control of a system administrator. Alerts will be sent to the
user if an abnormal condition is encou ntered in a PC. It allows the administrator to give each
PC a thorough check-up. Additionally, this feature is available to multiple OS’s on the market
today. LDCM Key Features include the following : ¬Health Monitoring ， -Real-Time
Alerting，®Remote Accessibility，¯Extensive Instrumentation. This is a product from Intel.
Mouse – The keyboard is a barrier to learn how to use a computer. Xerox Corporation first
developed the concept of a pointing device, something a computer user could move with his or
her hand, causing a corresponding move on screen. Because of its size and tail like cable,
the device was named for the mouse. Apple Computer made the mouse a standard feature of
its Macintosh computers, and with the popularity of Windows, a mouse is becoming standard
equipment on all PCs, as well. “ Trackballs ” have survived more awkward methods of
navigating with the keyboard. “ Digitizing tablets ” are popular with architects and engineers
who must translate precise movements of a pen into lines on the screen. “ Touch screens “,
on which you press either your finger and a special light pen to control the software, are too
tiring to use for any length of time.
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Parallel port – Parallel ports (labeled LPT1, LPT2, and so on) are usually for plugging in
printers. It is also often called a Centronics port – has been almost synonymous with printer
port. Although a serial port can also be used to send data from a PC to some models of
printers, the parallel port is faster. A serial port sends data one bit at a time over a single
one-way wire; a parallel port can send several bits of data across eight parallel wires
simultaneously. Take note that a serial connection sends a single bit, a parallel port send an
entire byte.
PCI Bus (Peripheral Component Inte rconnect) – It is a connection slot in a motherboard that
supports 32-bit bus transfer rates. The now standard PCI Local Bus
carries data along at least 32 lines, that is, at least 32 bits at a time. Local bus computer
designs add special buses so the CPU can communicate directly with key components like the
monitor, resulting in much better performance. You should look for PCI local bus capabilities
in any system you buy, especially PCI local bus video (which helps the monitor display more
quickly).
POST (Power-On Self-Test) – is the first thing your PC does when you turn it on, and it’s your
first warning of trouble with any of the components. When the POST detects an error from the
display, memory, keyboard, or other basic components, it produces a warning error in the form
of a message on your display and — in case your display is part of the problem — in the form
of a series of beeps.
RAM (Random Access Memory) – consists of a bank of chips that act as “ working memory ”,
holding program instructions and data only while your computer is turned on. Unless the
instructions and data are saved to a disk, RAM forgets them when you turn your computer off.
RAM is measured in megabytes (M). Most computers today come with 32M of RAM, though
some sell with only 16M installed. There are a few different flavors and speeds of RAM, as
well. One of the most prominent today is Extended Data Output (EDO) RAM, but an even
faster type of RAM that has just hit the market is called SyncDRAM.
Serial port – Serial ports are also sometimes called COM (short for COMmunications) ports,
and are labeled COM1, COM2, and so on. It is simple in concept: one line to send data,
another line to receive data, and a few other lines to regulate how data is sent over the other
two lines – from commonplace modems and printers to plotters and burglar alarms. The most
common use for serial port is with a mouse or modem. The reason for this is that a serial
port is not a very efficient way to transfer data, so little data that speed is not crucial, and
perfect for modems because with current technology, phone lines cannot transport more than
one signal at a time anyway. The serial port is often referred to as an RS-232 port.
SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) – An intelligent bus for transmitting data
commands between a variety of devices. There are many implementations of SCSI, including
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Fast SCSI, Wide SCSI, Fast Wide SCSI, Fast-20, and Fast-40.
SCSI-2 – The second generation of SCSI; includes many improvements to SCSI-1, i ncluding
Fast SCSI, Wide SCSI, and mandatory parity checking.
SCSI-3 – The third generation of SCSI; introduces Fast-20 and Fast-40 as
improvements to the parallel bus. The standard also includes a number of specifications for
high-speed serial bus architectures such as SSA, Fiber Channel, and IEEE 1394. Also known
as Ultra SCSI.
Ultra SCSI – Also known as SCSI-3, is a third generation SCSI standard that introduced
parallel bus speed improvements (FAST-20 and FAST-40), an the miniaturized 68-pin micro
connector.
USB (Universal Serial Bus) – USB consolidates serial, parallel, keyboard, mouse, and game
ports into one asynchronous and isochronous communications port with bandwidth for data
transfer speeds up to 12 Mbps without termination. By daisy-chaining USB hubs, up to 127
I/O devices can be connected to one USB port on the PC. USB is completely plug -and play
meaning peripherals can be correctly detected and configured automatically as soon as they
are connected.
UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) – Twisted pair cable with neither individual nor overall
shielding. Twisted Pair are two wires twisted together to reduce susceptibility to RF
crosswalk.
VGA (Video Graphics Array) – A video adapter that supports 640x480 pixels color resolution.
The Windows OS provides medium text & graphics standard.
VL-Bus – It is also known as Local Bus; this is an I/O interface that is directly connected and
depended of the system CPU. The VL-Bus is an abbreviation of VESA Local Bus.
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Date:1997.10.20
Terms and Conditions
Warranty Policy
1. All products are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two
years from the date of purchase by the customer.
2. The buyer will bear the return freight charges for goods that are returned for repair within the
warranty period whereas manufacturer will bear the other way after repair.
3. The buyer will pay for repair (for the replaced materials plus service time) and transportation
charges (both ways) for items after the expiration of the warranty period.
4. If the RMA Service Request Form does not meet the stated requirement as listed on “RMA
Service “ , RMA goods will be returned at the customer expense.
5. The following conditions are excluded from this warranty ：
A. Improper or inadequate maintenance by the customer.
B. Unauthorized modification or misuse.
C. Operation outside of the environmental specifications for the product.
RMA Service
1. Request a RMA# :
Complete and fax to Supplier the “RMA Request Form” to obtain a RMA number.
2. Shipping:
A. The customer is requested to fill up the problem code as listed . If none of the code is
selected, please write the symptom description on the remark.
B. Ship the defective units with freight prepaid.
C. Mark the RMA # clearly on the box.
D. Shipping damage as a result of inadequate packing is the customer‘s responsibility.
E. Use the original packing materials whenever possible .
3. All RMA# are valid for 30 days only:
When RMA goods are received after valid RMA# period , the goods will be rejected.
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ase include failure
RMA Service Request Form
When requesting RMA service, please fill out this “RMA Service Request Form”.
Without this form your RMA will be REJECTED!!!
Reasons to Return: □ Repair(Ple
RMA No:
Company: Contact Person:
details) □ Testing Purpose
Phone No. Purchased Date:
Fax No.: Applied Date:
Return Shipping Address:
Shipping by: □Air Freight □Sea □Express : □Others:
Item Model Name Serial Number Configuration
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Problem
Code
Failure Status
*Problem Code:
01:D.O.A.
02: Second Time
R.M.A.
03: CMOS Data Lost
04: FDC Fail
05: HDC Fail
06: Bad Slot
Request Party
07: BIOS Problem
08: Keyboard Controller Fail
09: Cache RMA Problem
10: Memory Socket Bad
11: Hang Up Software
12: Out Look Damage
13: SCSI
14: LPT Port
15: PS2
16: LAN
17: COM Port
18: Watchdog Timer
1.6 Confirmed By Supplier
Authorized Signatures / Date Authorized Signatures / Date
19: DIO
20: Buzzer
21: Shut Down
22: Panel Fail
23: CRT Fail
24: Others (Pls specify)
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