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Chapter 5  BIOS diagnostics and setup    29

Improper Use of Setup may Cause Problems!!

If System Hangs,.....Enter Setup by pressing

the <DEL> key

Do any of the following After Entering Setup

(i) Alter Option to make System Work

(ii) Load BIOS Setup Defaults

(iii) Load Power-On Defaults

Hit <ESC> to Stop now, Any other Key to

continue

BIOS Setup Warning Message

The following screen will then appear:

This screen lets you set following features:

Date:

System date. A prompt box at the lower left corner of the
screen gives the range of allowable values.

Time:

System clock. Hour first, minute then second. Uses 24 hour
clock format (for PM numbers add 12 to the hour: you would
enter 4:30 p. m. as 16:30:00)

BIOS Setup Program - Standard CMOS SETUP

(C) 1993, American Megatrends Inc., All Rights Reserved

Date (mn / date / year): Tue, Jan 01 1991             Base memory: 640KB
Time (hour / min / sec): 09:39:06                         Ext. memory: 0KB
Daylight Saving: Disabled

Hard disk C: type: 47= USER TYPE         Cyln  Head  WPCom  LZone  Sect  Size
                                                                    642      8        0            0          17    43MB
Hard disk D: type:Not Installed
Floppy drive A:   :1.2MB, 51/4"
Floppy drive B:   :Not Installed
Primary display  :Monochrome
Keyboard            :Installed

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Date :  01, 02, 03..........31
Year : 1901, 1902.........2099

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Summary of Contents for SBC-350A

Page 1: ...SBC 350A Half size All In One 386SX 40 CPU Card...

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Page 3: ...reliable However the original company assumes no responsibility for its use nor for any infringements upon the rights of third parties which may result from its use Acknowledgments The following refer...

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Page 5: ...4 J5 8 Display type J6 8 Card dimensions 9 Chapter 2 Installation 11 Initial inspection 12 Chapter 3 Connecting peripherals 15 SBC 350A Card connectors 16 Floppy drive connections CN4 16 IDE hard driv...

Page 6: ...rd CMOS setup 29 Advanced CMOS setup 32 Advanced CHIPSET setup 35 Auto configuration with BIOS defaults 36 Auto configuration with power on defaults 36 Auto detect hard disk 36 Hard disk utility 36 Wr...

Page 7: ...s background informa tion on the SBC 350A It then shows you how to configure the card to match your application and prepare it for installation into your PC Sections include Card specifications Locati...

Page 8: ...s up to 140o F 60o C We designed the SBC 350A with SBC Single Board Computer applications in mind It also incorporates a connector for PC 104 modules Flat panel CRT VGA controller or Flash RAM ROM dis...

Page 9: ...and quartz oscillator powered by a lithium battery for 10 years of data retention Memory RAM memory 1 MB to 16 MB Uses 256Kx9 SIMM 256 7 1Mx9 SIMM 1000 7 or 4Mx9 SIMM 4000 7 SIMMs with access time of...

Page 10: ...ector for optional PC 104 modules such as a Flash RAM ROM disk module and or Flat panel CRT VGA module Keyboard connectors A 6 pin mini DIN keyboard connector is located on the mounting bracket for ea...

Page 11: ...6SX 40 REV A1 SMC FDC37C665 ODIN O E C 1 2 C 8 8 7 ALI M1217 14 318 24MHz MAX211 MAX211 T M AMIKEY 2 A M E R I C A N M E G A T R E N D S AMIBIOS 3 8 6 S X B I O S ADVRNCED MICRO DEVICES Am386TM SX 40...

Page 12: ...Reset switch 19 J2 3 4 5 CPU clock and AT clock select 8 J6 Display type mono color 8 CN1 Power LED and Keylock 19 CN2 Hard disk driver activity LED 19 CN3 HDD connector 17 CN4 FDD connector 16 CN5 P...

Page 13: ...discharges and fields Keep the card in its anti static packaging when it is not installed in the PC and place it on a static dissipative mat when you are working on it Wear a grounding wrist strap for...

Page 14: ...d pair of needle nose pliers useful for setting the jumpers If you have any doubts about the best hardware configuration for your application contact your local distributor or sales representative bef...

Page 15: ...Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 9 Card Dimensions Unit mm PC 104 Module 185 00 178 00 98 50 122 00 80 65 73 66 26 00 19 00 19 50 D 4 x 4...

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Page 17: ...2 Installation This chapter gives a general procedure for installing your CPU card into an PC chassis with an AT compatible passive backplane For specific instructions consult the user s manual for y...

Page 18: ...we shipped it It should be free of marks and scratches and in perfect working order on receipt As you unpack the SBC 350A check it for signs of shipping damage damaged box scratches dents etc If it i...

Page 19: ...ver then detach the card hold down bracket This bracket stretches across the top of each circuit card to hold it securely in place 3 Locate a free slot in the chassis You can use any 16 bit double con...

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Page 21: ...s to the SBC 350A board You can access most of the connectors from at the top of the board while it is installed in the chassis If you have a number of cards installed or your chassis is very tight yo...

Page 22: ...tell how to make each connection In most cases you will simply need to connect a standard cable Floppy drive connections CN4 You can attach up to two floppy disk drives to the SBC 350A s on board con...

Page 23: ...right Check the documentation that came with the drive for more information Next if you desire connect the B floppy drive to the connectors in the middle of the cable as described above IDE hard driv...

Page 24: ...r The cable has a 26 pin connector on one end and a DB 25 connector on the other mounted on a retaining bracket The bracket installs at the end of an empty slot in your chassis giving you access to th...

Page 25: ...te when the CPU card is on Pin 1 of CN1 supplies power to the LED and Pin 3 is the ground For help finding CN1 see the figure on page 5 You can use a switch or a lock to disable the keyboard In this s...

Page 26: ...ompatible serial ports These ports let you connect to serial devices mouse printers modems etc or a communication network You can select the address for each port or disable it through the BIOS Advanc...

Page 27: ...Assignment Pin no Signal 1 DCD 2 RX 3 TX 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI External speaker connector CN13 If the SBC 350A is installed into an enclosure an external speaker can be connected to CN13...

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Page 29: ...er up 2 3 4 Power up After you have set the jumpers Chapter 1 installed SIMMs Appendix B installed the card Chapter 2 and made all external connections Chapter 3 you are ready to power up your system...

Page 30: ...ror message on the screen describing the problem If the BIOS found a problem early in the tests you will need to determine the BIOS POST Power On Self Test results by counting beeps or using a POST ca...

Page 31: ...Chapter 5 BIOS diagnostics and setup 25 C H A P T E R 5 BIOS diagnostics and SETUP This chapter describes the card s diagnos tic tests and how to set BIOS configura tion data...

Page 32: ...UME Write down the message and press the F1 key to continue the bootup sequence Non fatal error messages appear in Appendix E If the routines encounter a fatal error they will stop the tests and outpu...

Page 33: ...un SETUP c American Megatrends Inc xx xxxx xxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxx xxxx Power On Self Tests A line of reference codes appears at the bottom left of the screen These codes identify the options installed...

Page 34: ...en the current setup session was started These values will be CMOS values if the CMOS was uncorrupted at the start of the session or they will be the BIOS Setup default values F6 Loads all features in...

Page 35: ...hen second Uses 24 hour clock format for PM numbers add 12 to the hour you would enter 4 30 p m as 16 30 00 BIOS Setup Program Standard CMOS SETUP C 1993 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Da...

Page 36: ...hat came with the drive After you have set up drive C you can then set up drive D If you have no drive D select Not Installed Hard Disk Types Type Cyln Head WPcomp LZone Sect Size 1 306 4 128 305 17 1...

Page 37: ...MB 38 987 3 987 987 17 25 MB 39 987 7 987 987 17 57 MB 40 820 6 820 820 17 41 MB 41 977 5 977 977 17 41 MB 42 981 5 981 981 17 41 MB 43 830 7 512 830 17 48 MB 44 830 10 65535 830 17 69 MB 45 917 15 6...

Page 38: ...on of 3 5 720 KB 1 44 MB and 2 88MB and 5 25 360 KB and 1 2 MB floppy disks If you have no floppy disk installed select Not Installed Primary Display Select the type of display you have connected Opti...

Page 39: ...elay msec 250 500 default 750 1000 Type Rate Chars sec 6 8 10 12 15 default 20 24 30 Above 1MB Memory Test Disabled default Enabled Memory Test Tick Sound Enabled default Disabled Memory Parity Error...

Page 40: ...Adapter ROM Shadow Disabled default D800 32K Enabled Adapter ROM Shadow Disabled default E000 32K Enabled Adapter ROM Shadow Disabled default E800 32K Enabled Shadow RAM Option Both default Disabled V...

Page 41: ...s and may result in a system crash or unreliable operation From the main menu highlight the Advanced CHIPSET Setup option and press ENTER Press any key to clear the warning screen Features The followi...

Page 42: ...incorrect settings Auto Detect Hard Disk This option simplifies the hard disk drive configuration by auto matically configuring the system to your HDD Hard Disk Utility This option lets you perform l...

Page 43: ...equipped with a 15 level watchdog timer that resets the CPU if processing comes to a standstill for whatever reason The time out interval is software programmable for periods of 2 to 30 seconds This f...

Page 44: ...will be interrupted The timer will then automatically reset the CPU and data processing will continue normally Programming You must write your program so that it write to I O port address 443 at an i...

Page 45: ...oid main void unsigned int dog 0 run_time 0 char inkey clrscr gotoxy 15 6 printf TECHNOLOGY INC gotoxy 15 7 printf WATCHDOG TIMER TEST DEMO PROGRAM gotoxy 15 9 printf Please setup watchdog delay time...

Page 46: ...er gotoxy 15 11 printf Now disable watchdog timer outportb 0x43 dog break case 3 Disable Watchdog timer return to DOS outportb 0x43 dog return default break mydelay run_time run_time 1 Display time el...

Page 47: ...x B Upgrading 41 B Upgrading This appendix gives instructions for increasing the capabilities of your CPU card It covers DRAM memory installation SIMMs CPU upgrading Installing PC 104 modules A P P E...

Page 48: ...ory size SIMM size and number 1 MB 256 KB x 4 pcs 4 MB 1 MB x 4 pcs 16 MB 4 MB x 4 pcs The procedure for installing SIMMs appears below Please follow these steps carefully 1 Locate the CPU card s memo...

Page 49: ...ng CPU from the card See Chapter 1 for help locating the CPU position 3 Solder the new CPU onto the SBC 350A Follow the instruc tions that came with the CPU 4 Using a soldering iron not too hot solder...

Page 50: ...attention to the safety instructions already mentioned above Step2 Make any jumper or link changes required to the CPU card now Once the PC 104 module is mounted you may have difficulty in accessing t...

Page 51: ...tor PC 104 Mounting Support Male Female Male Female Male 3 500 3 775 3 575 0 200 0 0 0 200 3 550 3 350 0 200 3 575 3 250 PC 104 Module Mounting Diagram Step5 Secure the PC 104 module onto the CPU card...

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