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PCM-6896

Intel 815E compact board

 with PCI

slot, Audio, LAN, compact flash, 4
COM ports, PC/104 & PC/104 Plus

Summary of Contents for PCM-6896

Page 1: ...PCM 6896 Intel 815E compact board with PCI slot Audio LAN compact flash 4 COM ports PC 104 PC 104 Plus ...

Page 2: ... which may result from its use Acknowledgments VIAis a trademark of VIATechnology Inc AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Award is a trademark of Award Software International Inc Cyrix is a trademark of Cyrix Corporation IBM PC AT PS 2 and VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Intel and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft Windows is a regi...

Page 3: ...ot cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operations This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a co...

Page 4: ... performance from our products So if you run into technical difficulties we are here to help For the most frequently asked questions you can easily find answers in your product documentation These answers are normally much more detailed than the ones we can provide over the phone So please consult this manual first If you still cannot find the answer gather all the information or questions that ap...

Page 5: ...ht Please consult your dealer for more details If you think you have received a defective product follow these steps 1 Collect all the information about the problem encountered For example CPU type and speed AAEON products used other hardware and software used etc Note anything abnormal and list any on screen messages you get when the problem occurs 2 Please prepare your manual product and other h...

Page 6: ...ad it thoroughly before you install and use the board The product that you have purchased comes with a two year limited warranty but AAEON will not be responsible for misuse of the product Therefore we recommand you to read the manual before using the product To get the latest version of the user manual please visit our Web site at http www aaeon com tw ...

Page 7: ... Specifications 4 Board Layout 8 Board Dimensions 9 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 11 Safety precautions 12 Removing the CPU 12 Installing a CPU 13 Setting Jumpers 14 Installing DRAM DIMMs 15 Location of Jumpers and Connectors 16 List of Jumpers 17 List of Connectors 18 Clear CMOS JP1 19 COM3 COM4 Selection JP2 JP3 20 Speaker Out and Line Out JP4 21 Front Panel Connector JP5 21 ...

Page 8: ...or CN12 32 KeyboardandMouseConnector CN13 33 VGA Display Connector CN14 34 Audio Connector CN15 35 Parallel Port Connector CN16 35 100Base Tx Ethernet Connector CN17 36 COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 Connector CN18 37 Floppy Drive Connector CN19 38 Digital I O Connector CN20 40 LAN LED signal connector CN21 41 Audio Out Connector 1 Watt CN22 42 Wake On Lan CN25 pin1 pin5 42 AT ATX Power Select CN25 pin6 pin7...

Page 9: ...0 80 Installing LAN for Win95 98 81 Installing VGA for Win98 82 Installing Audio for Windows 95 98 83 Installing ChipsetDriver for WinNT 84 Installing Ultra ATAStorage Driver for WinNT 85 Installing VGA for WinNT 86 InstallingAudioforWinNT 87 Installing LAN for WinNT 88 Installing VGA for Win2000 89 Installing Audio for Win2000 90 Installing LAN for Win2000 91 Appendix A WatchDog Timer 93 ...

Page 10: ...Chapter 1 General Information 1 1 General Information This chapter gives background informa tion on the PCM 6896 Sections include Card specifications Card layout and dimensions C H A P T E R ...

Page 11: ...y resets the system or generates an interrupt in case the system stops due to a program bug or EMI The onboard compact flash will offer a larger memory bank for data stor age of all types Compact Flash requires a fraction of power used to drive floppy disk or CD ROMs also no battery is required to save the data when the computer powers down The onboard 10 100BaseTx Ethernet interface and Sound Bla...

Page 12: ...ated AC 97 2 1 SoundBlaster compatible PCI 3D Audio Onboard Intel 815E controller supports 18 36 bit TFT panels Supports DiskOnChip SSD and Compact flash memory Four USB ports onboard DVI Interface onboard The addition of PC 104 and PC 104 Plus will allow a wide selection of accessory cards to be added to the PCM 6896 Such accessories as Ultra Wide2SCSI faxmodem vehiclepowersupply extraDiskOnChip ...

Page 13: ...6 LPC to ISA bridge Memory Onboard One 168 pin DIMM socket supports up to 512 MBbytes SDRAM PC 100 133 support Enhanced IDE Supports two IDE devices Supports Ultra DMA 100 mode with transfer rate up to 100MB sec Connector One 40 pin 2 54mm pin header with box FDD interface Supports up to two floppy disk drives 5 25 360KB and 1 2 MB and or 3 5 720KB 1 44MB and 2 88MB Connector One 34 pin 2 54mm pin...

Page 14: ... header KB PS2 Mouse connector A 7 pin 4 2 1 header supports PC AT Key board and PS 2 mouse and Wake on KBD func tion USB connectors Two 10 pin header onboard supports four USB ports Connector Two 10 pin 2 00mm pin header Front Panel Connector Provide the signals of RSTIN HDD LED Buzzer and Intrude Alarm input Connector 8 pin 2 54mm pin header GPIO port Support 4 general purpose I O each with TTL ...

Page 15: ...E Codec ALC200 or compatible Interface One 14 pin 2 00mm pin header for MIC in line in line out speaker out CD in One 4 pin wafer for Speaker output of 1W 1W One 4 pin wafer for CD audio input FlatPanel CRTInterface VGA Onboard815E Chipset output AGP port AGP 2X Default from Intel 815E built in Display memory Share memory max to 4MB Max Display Type Supports non interlaced CRT and up to 18 36 bit ...

Page 16: ...ure 32 to 140 degrees F 0 60 degrees C BoardSize 8 L x5 75 W 203mmx146mm Weight 1 2 lb 0 5Kg ExpansionInterface PC 104 and PC 104 Plus Connector One 16 bit 104 pin and one 32 bit 120 pin connector onboard for expansion PCI Slot One 32 bit PCI slot onboard EthernetInterface Chipset Intel 815E Ethernet interface One 10 100Base T RJ45 connector LAN LED support Link RX TX Support WOL and optional supp...

Page 17: ...8 PCM 6896 User Manual Board Layout CN22 PCI1 CN4 JP1 CN14 JP6 CN17 CN11 JP4 CN20 CN5 CN7 CN15 CN6 CN21 JP10 CN3 JP3 JP2 JP8 CN2 CN25 JP5 CN10 JP7 CN18 CN13 CN19 CN16 CN1 CN9 JP9 CN12 CN24 ...

Page 18: ...Chapter 1 General Information 9 Board Dimensions ...

Page 19: ...1 0 PCM 6896 User Manual ...

Page 20: ...llation This chapter provides information regarding PCM 6896 hardware including instructions on setting jumpers and connecting peripherals switches and indicators Be sure to read all the safety precautions before you begin the installation procedure ...

Page 21: ...n a static shielded bag when they are not in the chassis Removing the CPU The PCM 6896 all in one CPU module supports most 486 CPUs The system s performance depends on the CPU you choose You can install or upgrade the CPU in the board s PGA socket by following the procedures outlined below If your system has an existing CPU please remove it before installing the new CPU Removing a CPU 1 Disconnect...

Page 22: ... other components 2 Carefully align the CPU so that it is parallel to the socket Make sure that the notch on the corner of the CPU matches the notch on the inside of the socket 3 Gently push the CPU into the socket There will probably be a small gap between the CPU and the socket even when it is fully seated DONOTUSEEXCESSIVEFORCE When you install a new CPU you may have to adjust other settings on...

Page 23: ...per you can connect the pins with the clip To open a jumper you can remove the clip Sometimes a jumper will have three pins labeled 1 2 and 3 In this case you would connect either pins 1 and 2 or 2 and 3 The jumper settings are schematically depicted in this manual as follows A pair of needle nose pliers may be helpful when working with jumpers If you have any doubts about the best hardware config...

Page 24: ...M Module with or without parity Single sided modules are typically 16 or 128MB double sided modules are usually 32 or 256 MB Memory Installation Procedures Installing the SDRAM is simple and may be performed quickly First line up the card to the bracket Making sure the teeth on the card lines up to the bracket inserts Hold the card at a 90 degree angle in your hand push the card into the bracket T...

Page 25: ... PCM 6896 User Manual Location of Jumpers Connectors CN22 PCI1 CN4 JP1 CN14 JP6 CN17 CN11 JP4 CN20 CN5 CN7 CN15 CN6 CN21 JP10 CN3 JP3 JP2 JP8 CN2 CN25 JP5 CN10 JP7 CN18 CN13 CN19 CN16 CN1 CN9 JP9 CN12 CN24 ...

Page 26: ...following tables list the function of each of the board s jumpers and connectors Jumpers Label Function JP1 Clear CMOS Setting JP2 JP3 COM3 COM4 Pin 9 Selection JP4 Speaker Out Line Out JP5 Front Panel Connector JP6 PC 104 Plus Voltage Select JP7 COM2 Selection JP8 COM2 Select for RS 232 422 485 JP9 CPU SDRAM Speed Select JP10 DOC Address Select ...

Page 27: ...nector CN5 CN6 USB Port CN7 IDE Connector CN9 DIMM Connector CN10 IR Connector CN11 ATX Power Connector CN12 Digital Video Output Connector CN13 Keyboard Mouse Connector CN14 VGA Connector CN15 Audio Connector CN16 Parallel Port CN17 100Base TX Ethernet Connector CN18 COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 Connector CN19 Floppy Disk Drive Connector CN20 Digital I O CN21 LAN LED Connector CN22 Speaker Out 1 WATT CN25...

Page 28: ...ons in setting up clear CMOS must be taken always place jumper on protect mode In clearing CMOS place jumper for just a second follow clear CMOS illustration then immediately return jumper to protect mode Clear CMOS Selection JP1 Protect Clear CMOS 1 2 3 1 2 3 Default ...

Page 29: ...2 0 PCM 6896 User Manual COM3 COM4 Selection JP2 JP3 12V 1 3 5 2 4 6 5V RI default 1 3 5 2 4 6 1 3 5 2 4 6 ...

Page 30: ...ker Out default 1 3 5 2 4 6 Front Panel Connector JP5 Front Panel Connectors JP5 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 Power on Button 3 IDE LED 4 VCC 5 Speaker 6 VCC 7 Case Open 8 GND 9 HWRST 10 GND PC 104 Plus Voltage Select JP6 PC 104 Plus Voltage Select JP6 5V 3 3V 1 2 3 1 2 3 Default ...

Page 31: ... 2 JP8 JP7 RS 232 default 1 4 7 10 JP8 JP7 The PCM 6896 COM2 serial port can be selected as RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 by setting JP8 and JP7 2 6 3 7 1 5 4 8 3 6 9 12 RS 485 1 4 7 10 1 5 2 6 3 7 4 8 3 6 9 12 RS 422 1 4 7 10 3 6 9 12 1 5 2 6 3 7 4 8 ...

Page 32: ...pter 2 Installation 23 CPU SDRAM Speed Select JP9 AutoDetect AutoDetect 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CPU 66MHz SDRAM100MHz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CPU 100MHz SDRAM 100MHz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CPU 133MHz SDRAM 133MHz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 33: ...om 2MB up to 1GB unformatted In order to manage the disk the DiskOnChip 2000 includes the True FFS M Systems Flash File System proprietary software The DiskOnChip 2000 package is pin to pin compatible with a standard 32 pin EPROM device pin Name Description Pin Number Direction Note A0 A12 Address bus 4 12 23 25 27 Inputs A13 A16 Address bus 2 3 28 29 Inputs 1 D0 D7 Data bus 13 15 17 21 I O CE Chi...

Page 34: ...ememorywindow Youshoulddisablethememoryshadowfrom the BIOS SETUP if the DOC cannot be accessed Configure DOC as a boot device To configure a DOC as a boot drive you should copy the operating system files onto the DOC The following procedure is an example of the initialization process 1 Install a DOC into your system 2 Insert a bootable floppy disk in drive A and boot the system 3 At the DOS prompt...

Page 35: ... not conflict with any other device s memory address JP10 can control the memory address of Flash disk DiskOnChip 2000 memory address Memory address HEX JP10 DISABLE DC00 D800 D400 default setting These addresses might conflict with the ROM BIOS of other peripheral boards Please select appropriate memory address to avoid memory conflict 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 36: ...error free onboard connectors are located accessibly for trouble free connection and disconnection For CPU fan it is labeled CN1 for system fan Pin definitions are listed below CPUFanPowerConnector CN1 Pin Signal 1 GND 2 12V 3 Fan Speed Sensor FanPowerConnector CN24 Pin Signal 1 GND 2 12V 3 NC ...

Page 37: ...feature for both low speed and high speed devices It could also be expanded up to 127 connections through USB hub Refer pin definitions as follows USBConnector CN5 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5V 2 GND 3 USBD0 4 GND 5 USBD0 6 USBD1 7 GND 8 USBD1 9 GND 10 5V USBConnector CN6 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5V 2 GND 3 USBD2 4 GND 5 USBD2 6 USBD3 7 GND 8 USBD3 9 GND 10 5V ...

Page 38: ... done in a daisy chain fashion and requires one of the three cables depending on the drive size 1 8 and 2 5 drives need one 44 pin to two 44 pin flat cable connector 3 5 drives use one 44 pin to two 40 pin connector Wire number 1 on the cable is normally red or blue and the other wires are usually gray 1 Connect one end of the cable to CN7 Make sure that the red or blue wire corresponds to pin 1 o...

Page 39: ...these two functions as disabled IDEHardDriveConnector CN7 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 IDERESET 2 GND 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 GND 20 N C 21 REQ 22 GND 23 IOWRITE 24 GND 25 IOREAD 26 GND 27 IOREADY 28 GND 29 DACK 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 N C 33 ADDR1 34 ATA66DETECT 35 ADDR0...

Page 40: ...D 17 GND 8 POWEROK 18 5V 9 5VSB 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V IR Connector CN10 The IrDA connector CN10 can be configured to support wireless infrared module with this module and application software such as laplink or Win95 Direct Cable connection user can transfer files to or from laptops notebooks PDA and printers Install infrared module onto IrDA connector and enable infrared function from BIOS setup Mak...

Page 41: ...HSYNC B3 FTD2 A4 FTBLNK B4 GND A5 FTHSYNC B5 FTD3 A6 FTVSYNC B6 FTD4 A7 SL_STALL B7 FTD5 A8 GND B8 CRTVSYNC A9 3VFTSCL B9 FTD6 A10 3VFTSDA B10 FTD7 A11 3VHTPLG B11 FTD8 A12 VCC 5V B12 VEE_OK A13 PCIRST B13 FTD9 A14 VCC 12V B14 FTD10 A15 FPVDDEN B15 FTD11 A16 GND B16 VCC 3 3V A17 PGMSEL B17 VCC 3 3V A18 SMBSDA B18 GND A19 SMBSCL B19 VCC 3 3V A20 VCC 5V B20 FPBLEN ...

Page 42: ...BIOS will report an error or fail during power on self test POST after a reset if the keyboard is not present The mainboard BIOS Advanced setup menu allows you to select Present or Absent under the System Keyboard section This allows no keyboard operation in embedded system applications without the system halting under POST power on self test KeyboardandMouseConnector CN13 Dualmini dinconnector Pi...

Page 43: ... GND 8 GND 9 Vcc 10 GND 11 N C 12 DDCSDA 13 H SYNC 14 V SYNC 15 DDCSCL 16 N C The PCM 6896 PCI SVGA interface can drive conventional CRT displays and is capable of driving a wide range of flat panel displays including electroluminescent EL gas plasma passive LCD and active LCD displays The board has two connectors to support these displays one for standard CRT VGA monitors and one for flat panel d...

Page 44: ...PT3 is enabled and if LPT2 is disabled LPT1or LPT3 is enabled The pin definitions for CN16 are listed as follows Parallel Port Connector CN 16 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 STROBE 14 AFD 2 PTD0 15 ERROR 3 PTD1 16 INIT 4 PTD2 17 SLIN 5 PTD3 18 GND 6 PTD4 19 GND 7 PTD5 20 GND 8 PTD6 21 GND 9 PTD7 22 GND 10 ACK 23 GND 11 BUSY 24 GND 12 PE 25 GND 13 SELECT 26 N C Audio Connector CN15 AudioConnector CN15 Pin...

Page 45: ...dard RJ 45 LAN connector With support from Intel 815E chipset using either 10Mbs or 100Mbs are possible through it s N way auto negotiation featured operation Refer to the pin definitions listed below RJ 45 Ethernet Connector CN17 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 TX 2 TX 3 RX 4 GND 5 GND 6 RX 7 GND 8 GND ...

Page 46: ... 5 D N G 1 M O C 0 1 C N 5 1 D N G 2 M O C 0 2 C N 3 M O C 3 M O C 3 M O C 3 M O C 3 M O C 4 M O C 4 M O C 4 M O C 4 M O C 4 M O C 1 2 A D C D 6 2 A R S D 1 3 B D C D 6 3 B R S D 2 2 A D X R 7 2 A S T R 2 3 B D X R 7 3 B S T R 3 2 A D X T 8 2 A S T C 3 3 B D X T 8 3 B S T C 4 2 A R T D 9 2 4 3 B R T D 9 3 5 2 D N G 3 M O C 0 3 C N 5 3 D N G 4 M O C 0 4 C N 5 11 15 21 36 26 10 6 25 31 35 16 20 30 D...

Page 47: ...ed or blue wire corresponds to pin 1 on the connector 2 Attach the appropriate connector on the other end of the cable to the floppy drive s You can use only one connector in the set The set on the end after the twist in the cable connects to the A drive The set in the middle connects to the B drive 3 If you are connecting a 5 floppy drive line up the slot in the printed circuit board with the blo...

Page 48: ...LECT 3 GND 4 N C 5 GND 6 N C 7 GND 8 INDEX 9 GND 10 MOTORA 11 GND 12 DRIVESELECTB 13 GND 14 DRIVESELECTA 15 GND 16 MOTORB 17 GND 18 DIRECTION 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 WRITEDATA 23 GND 24 WRITEGATE 25 GND 26 TRACK0 27 GND 28 WRITEPROTECT 29 N C 30 READDATA 31 GND 32 SIDE1 33 N C 34 DISKCHANGE ...

Page 49: ... consisting of the following Input 801H GPI20 bit0 GPI21 bit1 GPI22 bit2 GPI23 bit3 andOutput801H GPO24 bit4 GPO25 bit5 GPO26 bit6 GPO27 bit7 The pin definitions are illustrated below Digital I O Connector CN20 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 IN1 2 IN2 3 IN3 4 IN4 5 OUT1 6 OUT2 7 OUT3 8 OUT4 9 5V 10 GND PCM 6896 B1 1 1 2 did not support Digital I O function ...

Page 50: ...thernet active signal LED Flashing Tx or Rx LEDs indicate that the PCM 6896 is transmitting or receiving data Ethernet link signal LED A continuously lit LED indicates good linkage between the PCM 6896 and its supporting hub Ethernet LED signal connectors CN21 Pin Signal 1 ACTIVE LED 2 VCC 3 LINK LED 4 VCC 5 SPEED LED 6 VCC 5 3 1 6 4 2 ...

Page 51: ...gnal 1 OUTL 2 OUTL 3 OUTR 4 OUTR Wake On Lan CN25 pin1 pin5 CN25 Wake On Lan Pins 1 5 Pin Signal 1 VCC5SBY 2 GND 3 PCI_PME 4 SMBDATA 5 SMBCLOCK 6 VCC5SBY 7 VCC 8 VCC 9 GND 10 NC AT ATX Power Select CN25 Pin6 pin7 CN25 AT ATX Power Select Pins 6 7 CN25 Power select Pins 6 7 On AT Pins 6 7 Off ATX ...

Page 52: ...DATA14 6 DATA7 31 DATA15 7 CS 1 32 CS 3 8 GND 33 GND 9 GND 34 IOREAD 10 GND 35 IOWRITE 11 GND 36 5V 12 GND 37 IRQ15 13 5V 38 5V 14 GND 39 CSEL 15 GND 40 N C 16 GHD 41 IDERESET 17 GND 42 IOREADY 18 ADDR2 43 N C 19 ADDR1 44 5V 20 ADDR0 45 DASP 21 DATA0 46 DIAG 22 DATA1 47 DATA8 23 DATA2 48 DATA9 24 N C 49 DATA10 25 GND 50 GND Compact Flash Connector ...

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Page 54: ...C H A P T E R 3 BIOS Setup This chapter describes how to set BIOS configuration data ...

Page 55: ... double click to perform an operation in the selected field Using the keyboard with BIOS setup BIOS Setup has a built in keyboard driver that uses simple key stroke combinations Keystroke Function Move to the next field ENTER Select the current field Increments a value Decrements a value ESC Close the current operation and return to the previous level PgUp Return to the previous page PgDn Advance ...

Page 56: ...current values for each category are displayed Enter new values through the keyboard IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave The BIOS supports up to four IDE drives This section does not show information about other IDE devices such as a CD ROM drive but we recommend you to select type AUTO for all drives ...

Page 57: ...our installed IDE hard drive s with the preprogrammed values for drive types 1 through 45 Here is a brief explanation of drive specifications Mode Auto CHS Large or LBA Capacity Disk drive capacity approximate Please note that this size is usually slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write prec...

Page 58: ...high resolution monochrome adapters Halt On During the power on self test POST the computer stops if the BIOS detects a hardware error You can tell the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot up process The choices All But Keyboard All But Diskette All But Disk Key All Errors No Errors None No diskette drive installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 inch PC type standard drive 360 kilob...

Page 59: ... computer s working memory where the computer stores programs and data currently being used so they are accessible to the CPU Modern personal computers may contain up to 64 MB 128 MB or more Base Memory Base memory also called conventional memory is typically 640 KB The DOS operating system and conventional applications use this area Extended Memory Above the 1 MB boundary Early IBM personal compu...

Page 60: ...dvanced Setup Select the Advanced Setup from the BIOS Setup main menu to enter Advanced setup The Advanced Setup options described in this section are the standard options as shown on the following screen Advanced BIOS Features ...

Page 61: ...Test Enabled Disabled First Second Third Fourth Floppy Boot Device LS120 HDD SCSI CDROM ZIP100 LAN Disabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled Disabled Boot Up Numlock Status On Off Gate A20 Option Fast Normal Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Enabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Delay Msec 250 500 750 1000 Security Option Setup System OS Selec...

Page 62: ...external cache memory When the CPU requests data the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory for even faster access by the CPU The External Cache field may not appear if your system does not have external cache memory CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking When you select Enabled memory checking is enable when the external cache contains ECC SRAMs Processor Number Feature This ...

Page 63: ...key when the system boots When toggled On the numeric keypad generates numbers instead of controlling cursor operations Gate A20 Option Gate A20 refers to the way the system addresses memory above 1 MB extended memory When set to Fast the system chipset controls Gate A20 When set to Normal a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 Setting Gate A20 to Fast improves system speed particularl...

Page 64: ...you enter Setup OS Select For DRAM 64MB Select the operating system that is running with greater than 64MB or RAM on the system HDD S M A R T Capability Hard disk drives have built in problem detection capability If a foreseen problem is about to take place the computer will give a you a warning signal Report No FDD For WIN 95 Wheather report no FDD for Win 95 or not Small Logo EPA Show If you wan...

Page 65: ...vanced Chipset Features setup The standard options of the Chipset Setup are shown in the following table A detailed list of available options is also provid ed Advanced Chipset Features Function Options SDRAM CAS Latecy Time 3 2 SDRAM Cycle Time Tras Trc 7 9 5 7 Auto SDRAM RAS to Cas Delay 3 2 Auto SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 3 2 Auto ...

Page 66: ... Memory Frequency Auto 100MHz 133MHz On Chip Video Window Size 64MB Disabled CAS Latecy 3 2 Paging Mode Control Open Close RAS to CAS Override By CAS LT Override 2 RAS Timing Fast Slow RAS Precharge Timing Fast Slow 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 ...

Page 67: ...M at F0000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result Video BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h to C7FFFh resulting in better video performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result Memory Hole At 15 16m In order to improve performance ce...

Page 68: ...e setting at default On ChipVideoWindowSize Select the on chip video window size for VGA drive use Cas Latency Select the local memory clock period The number of clock cycles of CAS Latency depends on the Onboard Display Cache timing Paging Mode Control Select the paging mode control RAS to CAS Override This item allows you to insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals used when ...

Page 69: ...ndary Enabled PCI IDE Disabled IDE Primary Secondary Auto master Slave PIO Mode0 Mode1 Mode2 Mode3 Mode4 IDE Primary Secondary Auto master Slave UDMA Disabled Integrated Peripherals USB Controller Enabled Disabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled Enabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Enabled ...

Page 70: ...Power ON Password Enter Hot Key Power ON Ctrl F1 Ctrl F2 Ctrl F12 Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 2 Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto UART Mode Select Normal IrDA ASKIR SCR UR2 Duplex Mode Full Half Onboard Parallel Port Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Mode SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP ECP Mode Use DMA 1 3 PWRON After PWR Fail Off On Formal Sts ...

Page 71: ...rogrammable Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 1 for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the ...

Page 72: ...he AC97 audio if it is detected onboard IDE HDD Block Mode Select Enabled only if your hard drives support block mode PowerONFunction Select the different manners for powering on the system KB Power ON Password The system will ask for a password after entering the correct password the keyboard can then be used Hot Key Power On When the power is on the standby mode you can turn on the power by pres...

Page 73: ...l duplex mode permits simultaneous two direction transmission Half duplex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port Hot Key Power On Simply pressing on the preselected keyboard key the system will power on Onboard Serial Ports 1 2 3 4 Normally the main boards I O chips will occupy a certain portion of memory space ...

Page 74: ... interrupt for the physical parallel port Parallel Port Mode Two bi directional parallel ports Supports SPP ECP EPP ECP EPP ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the port PWRON After PWR Fail This option will determine how the system will power on after a power failure Power Management Setup ...

Page 75: ... PwrOn Suspend Modem Use IRQ NA 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 Suspend Mode Disabled 1 2 Min 2 3 Min 4 5 Min 8 9 Min 12 13 Min 20 21 Min 30 31 Min 40 41 Min 1Hour HDD Power Down 15 Min Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off Delay 4 Sec Wake Up by PCI card Disabled Enabled Wake On LAN Modem Enabled Disabled Resume by Alarm Disabled Enabled Primary Secondary IDE 0 1 Disabled Enabled FDD COM LPT Port Disabled Enabled PCI...

Page 76: ...m h c a e t e s o t u o y s w o l l A n i m 1 m o r f e r a s e g n a t e h t f o h c a e d e l b a s i d t o n h c i h w n w o D r e w o P D D H r o f t p e c x e r u o h 1 o t e l b a s i d d n a n i m 5 1 o t n i m 1 m o r f s e g n a r Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked k n a l B C N Y S H V f f o n r u t o t m e t s y s e h t e s u a c l l i w n o i t ...

Page 77: ...for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft Off state when the system has hung Wake Up On LAN Modem The board enabled or disabled will execute a wake up process whenever LAN Intel 815E or modem receives a wake up event such as a magic packet Resume By Alarm This option is used to Enable Disable USB keyboard wake up with suspend to RAM Date Time Alarm If the Resume By Alarm item is ...

Page 78: ...ation Data ESCD when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices However this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Pl...

Page 79: ...ing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations When you press Enter on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Optimized Defaults Y N Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Default ...

Page 80: ...rom CMOS memory Now the message changes CONFIRM PASSWORD Again type the password and press Enter To abort the process at any time press Esc In the Security Option item in the BIOS Features Setup screen select System or Setup System Enter a password each time the system boots and when ever you enter Setup Setup Enter a password when ever you enter Setup NOTE To clear the password simply press Enter...

Page 81: ...emory Now the message changes CONFIRM PASSWORD Again type the password and press Enter To abort the process at any time press Esc In the Security Option item in the BIOS Features Setup screen select System or Setup System Enter a password each time the system boots and when ever you enter Setup Setup Enter a password when ever you enter Setup NOTE To clear the password simply press Enter when aske...

Page 82: ...ture Your system can be configured to shutdown once reaching a certain temperature To protect your system from overheating or damage select a certain temperature level in the PC Health Status menu The Choices 600 C 1400 F 650 C 1490 F 700 C 1580 F Disabled ...

Page 83: ...e auto detect DIMM PCI clock SpreadSpectrum This allows you to enable disable the spread spectrum modulate When the system clock generator pulses the extreme values of the pulse generate excess EMI Enabling pulse spectrum spread modulation changes the extreme pulse spikes to flat curves thus reducing EMI Clock By Slight Adjust This item allows you to select the CPU clock from 133 MHz to 166 MHz or...

Page 84: ...he next time you boot your computer the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS After saving the values the system is restarted again Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Pressing Enter on this item asks for confirmation Quit Without Saving Y N This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change The previous selections remain in effect This exits th...

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Page 86: ...ivers Installation 77 C H A P T E R This PCM 6896 is equipped with an audio VGA and LAN interface This chapter provides instructions for installing the software drivers on these pheripherals Drivers Installation 4 ...

Page 87: ...rating systems such as Windows 95 98 2000 a chipset driver must be installed before VGA LAN or Audio drivers are installed Second if using Windows 95 98 2000 operating systems an Ultra ATA storage driver also must be installed after the chipset driver installation Attention ...

Page 88: ...drivers 1 Place the PCM 6896 CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Find the Inf folder in Driver folder click on it 3 Select Win9X or Win2000 folder according to your operating system 4 Double click on the infost_auto1 exe icon 5 Click on Next 6 Click on Yes 7 Click on Next Now the system will shut down and restart itself automatically to carry out the effect ...

Page 89: ... Place the PCM 6896 CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Find the Ata folder in Driver folder click on it 3 Select Win9X or Win2000 folder according to your operating system 4 Double click on the setup icon 5 Click onNext 6 Click on Yes 7 Select the folder where you want to save the Ultra ATA driver 8 Click onNext 9 Click onNext Now the shut down computer for restart Window should be visible Please fol...

Page 90: ...k on Device Manager button 7 Click onPCIEthernetController 8 ClickonRemove 9 ClickonOK 10 Click on Refresh 11 ClickonNext 12 Select the Optional Search for best Lan driver 13 ClickonNext 14 SelectCDROMfile 15 SelectLAN 16 Clickon OK 17 ClickonNext 18 Net82557 infwillappear 19 ClickonNext 20 Click on Finish Now the shut down computer for restart Window should be visible follow the command and the c...

Page 91: ...ROM drive 2 Click on Vga folder in Driver folder 3 Click on Win98 folder 4 Click on win9xm67 exe icon 5 Click onNext 6 Select the folder where you want to save the diver and click on Next 7 Click on Yes Now the system will shut down and restart itself automatically to carry out the effect ...

Page 92: ...to finish the installation 3 Click on Next OK Go to continue the procedure If the Windows popup Digital Signature Not Found message press Yes to continue the installation 4 Finally select to restart the system and press Finish to complete the installation The system will reload the drivers and do some adjustments in the INF file if so required ...

Page 93: ...ind the Inf folder in Driver folder click on it 3 Select winntfolder 4 Double click on the winnt exe icon 5 Choose the location where you want to save the drivers and click on Next Follow the instructions which installation wizard provide to finish the process and then the system will shut down and restart itself automatically to carry out the effect ...

Page 94: ...rts ATA100 spec 1 Place the PCM 6896 CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Find the Ata folder in Driver folder click on it 3 Select Winnt4 0 folder 4 Double click on the setup icon 5 Click onNext 6 Click on Yes 7 Select the folder where you want to save the Ultra ATA driver 8 Click onNext 9 Click onNext Now the shut down computer for restart Window should be visible Please follow the command and the ch...

Page 95: ... Driver folder 3 Click on Winnt folder 4 Click on winnt4m67 exe icon 5 Click on Next 6 Select the folder where you want to save the drivers and click Next Follow the instructions which installation wizard provide to finish the process and then the system will shut down and restart itself automatically to carry out the effect ...

Page 96: ...4 Run the setup exe program to finish the installation 5 Click on Next OK Go to continue the procedure If the Windows popup Digital Signature Not Found message press Yes to continue the installation 6 Finally select to restart the system and press Finish to complete the installation The system will reload the drivers and do some adjustments in the INF file if so required ...

Page 97: ...Network 6 Click on yes 7 Click onnext 8 Click on Select from list 9 Click on have disk 10 Key in file location CD Disk drive E pcm 6896 Lan depending on your CD ROM drive 11 Clickon OK 12 IntelProAdapterwillappear 13 Clickon OK 14 ClickonNext 15 ClickonNext 16 Clickon OK Now the shut down computer for restart Window should be visible follow the command and the chipset driver has be installed ...

Page 98: ...D ROM drive 2 Click on Vga folder in Driver folder 3 Click on Win2000 folder 4 Click on win2k_xpm67 exe icon 5 Click on Next 6 Select the folder where you want to save the diver and click on Next 7 Click on Yes Now the system will shut down and restart itself automatically to carry out the effect ...

Page 99: ...Run the setup exe program to finish the installation 5 Click on Next OK Go to continue the procedure If the Windows popup Digital Signature Not Found message press Yes to continue the installation 6 Finally select to restart the system and press Finish to complete the installation The system will reload the drivers and do some adjustments in the INF file if so required ...

Page 100: ...ClickonUpdateDriver 11 ClickonNext 12 Click onUninstall 13 ClickonOK 14 Click onAction 15 ClickonScanHardware 16 Click onEthernetController 17 ClickonDriver 18 ClickonUpdateDriver 19 ClickonNext 20 Click on Search for a suitable driver for my device 21 ClickonNext 22 Remove the floppy disk option setting and engage the specific location setting 23 Then Net 82557 will be auto detected Click on Fini...

Page 101: ...Appendix A Watchdog Timer 93 A P P E N D I X WatchDog Timer A ...

Page 102: ...termined by the state of pin 121 DTR1 at the falling edge of the system reset during power on reset Hardware Reset Wait for key string Check Pass key MB PnP Mode Next Data Is the data 87h Last Data Any other I O transition cycle I O write to 2Eh Any other I O transition cycle Y I O write to 2Eh Y Y N N N Hardware Reset Wait for key string Check Pass key MB PnP Mode Next Data Is the data 87h Last D...

Page 103: ...uring Wait for Key state To ensure the initial state of the key check logic it is necessary to perform four write opera tions to the Special Address port 2EH Two different enter keys are provided to select configuration ports 2Eh 2Fh of the next step Address Port Data Port 87h 01h 55h 55h 2Eh 2Fh 2 Modify the Data of the Registers All configuration registers can be accessed after entering the MB P...

Page 104: ... the MB PnP Mode Set bit 1 of the configure control register Index 02h to 1 to exit the MB PnP Mode Bit Description 7 2 Reserved 1 Returns to the Wait for Key state This bit is used when the configuration sequence is completed 0 Resets all logical devices and restores configuration registers to their power on states Configure Control Index 02h This register is write only Its values are not sticky ...

Page 105: ...to the Game Port base address 3 2 Reserved 1 Force Time out This bit is self clearing 0 WDT Status 1 WDT value reaches 0 0 WDT value is not 0 WatchDog Timer Configuration Register Index 72h Default 00h Bit Description 7 WDT Time out value select 1 Second 0 Minute 6 WDT output through KRST pulse enable 5 4 Reserved 3 0 Select the interrupt levelNote for WDT WatchDog Timer Time out Value Register In...

Page 106: ...CODE Main CALL Enter_Configuration_mode CALL Check_Chip mov cl 7 call Set_Logic_Device timesetting mov cl 10 10 Sec dec al Watch_Dog_Setting Timersetting mov al cl mov cl 73h call Superio_Set_Reg Clear by keyboard or mouse interrupt mov al 0f0h mov cl 71h call Superio_Set_Reg ...

Page 107: ...gameportenable mov cl 9 call Set_Logic_Device Initial_OK CALL Exit_Configuration_mode MOV AH 4Ch INT 21h Enter_Configuration_Mode PROC NEAR MOV SI WORDPTR CS Offset Cfg_Port MOV DX 02Eh MOV CX 04h Init_1 MOV AL BYTE PTR CS SI OUT DX AL INC SI LOOP Init_1 RET Enter_Configuration_Mode ENDP ...

Page 108: ...CALL Write_Configuration_Data RET Exit_Configuration_Mode ENDP Check_Chip PROC NEAR MOV AL 20h CALL Read_Configuration_Data CMP AL 87h JNE Not_Initial MOV AL 21h CALL Read_Configuration_Data CMP AL 12h JNE Not_Initial Need_Initial STC RET Not_Initial CLC RET Check_Chip ENDP ...

Page 109: ...IN AL DX RET Read_Configuration_Data ENDP Write_Configuration_Data PROC NEAR MOV DX WORD PTR CS Cfg_Port 04h OUT DX AL XCHG AL AH MOV DX WORD PTR CS Cfg_Port 06h OUT DX AL RET Write_Configuration_Data ENDP Superio_Set_Reg proc near push ax MOV DX WORD PTR CS Cfg_Port 04h mov al cl out dx al pop ax inc dx out dx al ret Superio_Set_Reg endp ...

Page 110: ...l mov cl 07h call Superio_Set_Reg pop cx pop ax ret Set_Logic_Device endp Select 02Eh Index Port 02Fh Data Port Cfg_Port DB 087h 001h 055h 055h DW 02Eh 02Fh END Main Note Interrupt level mapping 0Fh Dh not valid 0Ch IRQ12 03h IRQ3 02h not valid 01h IRQ1 00h no interrupt selected ...

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