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User’s Manual 

BCM Advanced Research

 

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Summary of Contents for EBC3410

Page 1: ...EBC3410 All in One NS Geode GX1 Single Board with LCD AC97 Audio Dual 10 100 Base Tx Ethernet User s Manual 1st Ed 28 July 2001 ...

Page 2: ...ASS A DIGITAL DEVICE PURSUANT TO PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES THESE LIMITS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE REASONABLE PROTECTION AGAINTST HARMFUL INTERFERENCE WHEN THE EQUIPMENT IS OPERATED IN A COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT THIS EQUIPMENT GENERATES USES AND CAN RADIATE RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY AND IF NOT INSTATLLED AND USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL MAY CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO RADIO COMMUNICATIO...

Page 3: ...e to any product including circuits and or software described or contained in this manual in order to improve design and or performance BCM Advanced Research assumes no responsibility or liability for the use of the described product s conveys no license or title under any patent copyright or mask work rights to these products and makes no representations or warranties that these products are free...

Page 4: ...e are here to help For the most frequently asked questions you can easily find answers in your product documentation These answers are normally a lot more detailed than the ones we can give over the phone So please consult this manual first To receive latest update information please visit our Web site at http www bcmcom com If you still cannot find the answer gather all the information or questio...

Page 5: ...ch have been subject to misuse abuse accident or improper installation BCM assumes no liability under the terms of this warranty as a consequence of such events Because of BCM s high quality control standards and rigorous testing most of our customers never need to use our repair service If a BCM s product is defective it will be repaired or replaced at no charge during the warranty period For out...

Page 6: ...ver and utilities VGA drivers and utilities Audio drivers and utilities Latest BIOS as of the CD ROM was made Cable set includes the followings 1 PS 2 keyboard and mouse Y cable 6 pin Mini DIN 1 IDE HDD cable 44 pin pitch 2 0mm 1 FDD cable 34 pin pitch 2 0mm 1 bracket with one Printer port cable 26 pin pitch 2 0mm and one Serial port cable 10 pin pitch 2 0mm 2 flat cables 10 pin pitch 2 0mm for co...

Page 7: ...2 1 Warning 3 21 3 2 2 Caution 3 21 3 3 Installing DRAM SODIMMs 3 22 3 3 1 System Memory 3 22 3 3 2 Supplementary Information About SODIMM 3 22 3 3 3 Memory Installation Procedures 3 22 3 4 Jumper Connector 3 23 3 4 1 Jumper Connector Layout 3 23 3 4 2 Jumper Connector List 3 24 3 5 Setting Jumpers 3 26 3 5 1 LCD Driving Backlight Voltage Select J1 3 27 3 5 2 Clear CMOS J2 Pin 1 3 5 3 27 3 5 3 LCD...

Page 8: ...S 485 Mode CN11 3 47 3 6 26 USB Connector CN12 3 48 3 6 27 Signal Description USB Connector CN12 3 48 3 6 28 DB9 Serial Port 1 Connector in RS 232 Mode CN13 3 49 3 6 29 Signal Description Serial Port 1 COM1 in RS 232 Mode CN13 3 49 3 6 30 CRT Connector CN14 3 50 3 6 31 Signal Description CRT Connector CN14 3 50 3 6 32 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connector CN15 3 51 3 6 33 Signal Description Keyboard P...

Page 9: ...dog Timer 6 115 Demo Program 1 Micro Assembly Language 6 116 Demo Program 2 C Language 6 119 APPENDIX D AWARD BIOS ERROR MESSAGE 6 121 Beep 6 121 BIOS ROM Checksum Error System Halted 6 121 CMOS Battery Failed 6 121 CMOS Checksum Error Defaults Loaded 6 121 CPU at nnnn 6 121 Display Switch Is Set Incorrectly 6 121 Press ESC to Skip Memory Test 6 121 Floppy Disk s Fail 6 122 Hard Disk s Initializin...

Page 10: ...search 9 Proprietary Notice and Disclaimer 6 123 APPENDIX E AWARD BIOS POST CODES 6 124 APPENDIX F AUDIO USB DAUGHTER BOARD USER S GUIDE 6 128 Jumper Connector Layout 6 128 Jumper Connector List 6 128 Measurement Drawing 6 129 ...

Page 11: ...User s Manual BCM Advanced Research 10 Document Amendment History Revision Date By Comment 1st Jul 01 Initial Release ...

Page 12: ...tempting to interface with EBC 3410 or change the standard configurations Whilst all the necessary information is available in this manual we would recommend that unless you are confident you contact your supplier for guidance Please be aware that it is possible to create configurations within the CMOS RAM that make booting impossible If this should happen clear the CMOS settings see the descripti...

Page 13: ...ike Gateway Router Thin Server Firewall and E Box Running on the NS Geode GX1 200 300 MHz Low Power CPU and CS5530A multimedia companion chipset the EBC 3410 is also ideal for the demanding Internet Access Devices or Mobile Applications that require a low power and low heat dissipation Single Board Computer such as WBT Windows Based Terminal Thin Client STB Set Top Box Web Phone and other Informat...

Page 14: ... header for bi directional parallel port x 1 Supports SPP ECP and EPP modes Serial port One external DB 9 connector supports RS 232 x 1 one internal header supports RS 232 422 485 x 1 Ports can be configured as COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 or disabled individually 16C550 equivalent IR interface Supports one IrDA Tx Rx header KB Mouse connector External mini DIN PS2 Keyboard Mouse connector x 1 USB connecto...

Page 15: ... 2 0 compliant interface Multi stream Direct Sound and Direct Sound 3D acceleration Audio interface Microphone in Line in CD audio in line out Speaker L Speaker R Ethernet Interface Chipset Dual Realtek RTL8139C PCI bus Ethernet controllers onboard Ethernet interface PCI 100 10 Mbps IEEE 802 3U compatible Remote Boot ROM For diskless system SSD Interface One CF socket supports Type I II Compact Fl...

Page 16: ... Research 2 15 Mechanical and Environmental Power supply voltage 5V 4 75V to 5 25V Typical power requirement 5V 2A w GX1 300MHz Operating temperature 32 to 140 F 0 to 60 C Board size 146mm x 101mm 3 5 FDD size Weight 0 4 Kg ...

Page 17: ...chitecture and main components of EBC 3410 The two key components on board are the NS Geode GX1 CPU and the CS5530A companion chip These two devices provide the ISA and PCI bus to which all the major components are attached The following sections provide detail information about the functions provided onboard ...

Page 18: ...n the CS5530A IDE interface support Ultra DMA Two connectors are provided A 44 pin pitch 2 0mm standard IDE interface on the primary controller and a Compact Flash connector on the secondary controller Digital audio interface to an AC97 compliant audio Codec 2 3 2 XPRESS Graphics The XPRESS Graphics is based on the GX1 CPU and the CS5530A Companion chip and this graphics controller is very cost ef...

Page 19: ...ace in which the colour of each pixel is digitally encoded The panel data may be transferred in parallel where the colour of each pixel is transferred over a number of signal lines at rates up to 65MHz The parallel interface is only suitable for short distance less than 50 cm and is typically implemented by using of ribbon cables One should be careful in the EMC design of the box and cabling when ...

Page 20: ...ns and IEEE 802 3x Full Duplex Flow Control It also supports Advanced Configuration Power management Interface ACPI PCI power management for modern operating systems that is capable of Operating System Directed Power Management OSPM to achieve the most efficient power management 2 3 11 Winbond W83977F A The Winbond W83977F A Super I O chip provides most input output interfaces of the system as the...

Page 21: ...mpact Flash storage card is extremely small and highly suitable for rugged environments thus providing an excellent solution for mobile applications with space limitations It is fully compatible with all consumer applications designed for data storage PC card PDA and Smart Cellular Phones allowing simple use for the end user The Compact Flash storage card is O S independent thus offering an optima...

Page 22: ...ystem configuration 7 If TFT panel display is to be utilised make sure the panel voltage is correctly set before connecting the display cable and turning on the power 3 2 Safety Precautions 3 2 1 Warning Always completely disconnect the power cord from your chassis or power cable from your board whenever you work with the hardware Do not make connections while the power is on Sensitive electronic ...

Page 23: ...B of memory 3 3 2 Supplementary Information About SODIMM Your EBC 3410 accepts both regular and PC 100 SDRAM SODIMM Module with or without parity Single sided modules are typically 64 MB double sided modules are usually 32 or 128 MB 3 3 3 Memory Installation Procedures Press the SODIMM module right down into the socket until you hear a click This is when the two handles have automatically locked t...

Page 24: ...EBC 3410 BCM Advanced Research 3 23 3 4 Jumper Connector 3 4 1 Jumper Connector Layout ...

Page 25: ... number of jumpers that allow you to configure your system to suit your application The following tables list the function of each of the board s jumpers and connectors Jumpers Label Function Note J1 LCD driving backlight voltage select 3 x 2 header pitch 2 0mm J2 Clear CMOS LCD clock signal select 3 x 2 header pitch 2 0mm J3 J4 COM2 RS 232 422 485 select 3 x 2 header pitch 2 0mm 4 x 3 header pitc...

Page 26: ...der pitch 2 0mm CN11 Serial port 2 connector 5 x 2 header pitch 2 0mm CN12 USB connector 5 x 2 header pitch 2 0mm CN13 Serial port 1 connector DB 9 male connector CN14 CRT connector DB 15 female connector CN15 Keyboard and PS 2 mouse connector 6 pin mini DIN CN16 10 100Base Tx Ethernet 1 connector RJ 45 CN17 10 100Base Tx Ethernet 2 connector RJ 45 EBC 3410 only J5 CD ROM audio input connector 4 x...

Page 27: ... connect them To close a jumper you connect the pins with the clip To open a jumper you remove the clip Sometimes a jumper will have three pins labeled 1 2 and 3 In this case you would connect either two pins 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 c...

Page 28: ... Driving Voltage Select J1 Pin 1 3 5 3 3V 5V default LCD Backlight Voltage Select J1 Pin 2 4 6 12V 5V default 3 5 2 Clear CMOS J2 Pin 1 3 5 You can use J2 to clear the CMOS data if necessary To reset the CMOS data set J2 to 3 5 closed for just a few seconds and then move the jumper back to 1 3 closed Clear CMOS J2 Pin 1 3 5 Clear CMOS Protect default 5 3 1 6 4 2 5 3 1 6 4 2 J2 5 3 1 6 4 2 J1 5 3 1...

Page 29: ...option LCD Clock Signal Select J2 Pin 2 4 6 SHFCLK SHFCLK default 3 5 4 COM2 RS 232 422 485 Select J3 J4 The EBC 3410 COM2 serial port can be selected as RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 by setting J3 J4 COM2 RS 232 422 485 Select J3 J4 RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 default 5 3 1 6 4 2 5 3 1 6 4 2 J2 5 3 1 6 4 2 J3 5 3 1 6 4 2 5 3 1 6 4 2 J4 3 6 9 12 1 4 7 10 3 6 9 12 1 4 7 10 3 6 9 12 1 4 7 10 ...

Page 30: ...ector Definitions 3 6 1 Parallel Port Connector CN1 Signal PIN Signal STB 1 2 AFD PD0 3 4 ERR PD1 5 6 INIT PD2 7 8 SLIN PD3 9 10 GND PD4 11 12 GND PD5 13 14 GND PD6 15 16 GND PD7 17 18 GND ACK 19 20 GND BUSY 21 22 GND PE 23 24 GND SLCT 25 26 GND ...

Page 31: ...anual 3 30 3 6 2 DB25 Parallel Port Connector Signal PIN Signal STB 1 14 AFD PD0 2 15 ERR PD1 3 16 INIT PD2 4 17 SLIN PD3 5 18 GND PD4 6 19 GND PD5 7 20 GND PD6 8 21 GND PD7 9 22 GND ACK 10 23 GND BUSY 11 24 GND PE 12 25 GND SLCT 13 ...

Page 32: ... used to latch the parallel data into the printer This pin is pulled high internally BUSY An active high input indicates that the printer is not ready to receive data This pin is pulled high internally ACK An active low input on this pin indicates that the printer has received data and is ready to accept more data This pin is pulled high internally INIT Output line for the printer initialization T...

Page 33: ...CN2 Signal PIN Signal DSKCHG 34 33 GND SIDE1 32 31 GND RDATA 30 29 GND WPT 28 27 GND TRAK0 26 25 GND WE 24 23 GND WD 22 21 GND STEP 20 19 GND DIR 18 17 GND MOB 16 15 GND DSA 14 13 GND DSB 12 11 GND MOA 10 9 GND INDEX 8 7 GND DRVDEN1 6 5 GND NC 4 3 GND DRVDEN0 2 1 GND ...

Page 34: ... disk in the selected drive DIR Direction of the head step motor An open drain output Logic 1 outward motion Logic 0 inward motion STEP Step output pulses This active low open drain output produces a pulse to move the head to another track DRVDEN0 1 This output indicates whether a low drive density 250 300kbps at low level or a high drive density 500 1000kbps at high level has been selected TRAK0 ...

Page 35: ... input IRTX Infrared Transmitter output 3 6 9 LCD Inverter Connector CN5 Signal PIN 12V 1 GND 2 ENBKL 3 VR 4 VCC 5 Note For inverters with adjustable Backlight function it is possible to control the LCD brightness through the VR signal pin 4 controlled by VR1 Please see the VR1 section for detailed circuitry information 3 6 10 Signal Configuration LCD Inverter Connector CN5 VR Vadj 5V 0V ENBKL LCD...

Page 36: ...d control outputs are all on board controlled for secure power on off sequencing SHFCLK Shift Clock Pixel clock for flat panel data LP Latch Pulse Flat panel equivalent of HSYNC horizontal synchronization FLM First Line Marker Flat panel equivalent of VSYNC vertical synchronization M Multipurpose signal function depends on panel type May be used as AC drive control signal or as BLANK or Display En...

Page 37: ...User s Manual EBC 3410 User s Manual 3 36 ...

Page 38: ... Odd P18 R0 R3 Odd P15 G5 G5 G5 G5 Even P14 G4 G4 G4 G4 Even P13 G3 G3 G3 G3 Even P12 G2 G2 G5 Odd P11 G1 G4 Odd P10 G0 G3 Odd P7 B5 B5 B5 B5 Even P6 B4 B4 B4 B4 Even P5 B3 B3 B3 B3 Even P4 B2 B2 B5 Odd P3 B1 B4 Odd P2 B0 B3 Odd Note The principle of attachment of TFT panels is that the bits for red green and blue use the most significant bits and skip the least significant bits if the display int...

Page 39: ...DRQ6 IRQ7 B21 A21 SA10 SD9 C12 D12 DACK6 SYSCLK B20 A20 SA11 SD8 C11 D11 DRQ5 REFRESH B19 A19 SA12 SMEMW C10 D10 DACK5 DRQ1 B18 A18 SA13 SMEMR C9 D9 DRQ0 DACK1 B17 A17 SA14 LA17 C8 D8 DACK0 DRQ3 B16 A16 SA15 LA18 C7 D7 IRQ14 DACK3 B15 A15 SA16 LA19 C6 D6 IRQ15 IOR B14 A14 SA17 LA20 C5 D5 IRQ12 IOW B13 A13 SA18 LA21 C4 D4 IRQ11 SMEMR B12 A12 SA19 LA22 C3 D3 IRQ10 SMEMW B11 A11 AEN LA23 C2 D2 IOCS16...

Page 40: ...significant bit SBHE This signal is an active low signal that indicates that a byte is being transferred on the upper byte SD 15 8 of the 16 bit bus All bus masters will drive this line with a tri state driver 3 6 14 2 Data SD 15 8 These signals are defined for the high order byte of the 16 bit data bus Memory or I O transfers on this part of the bus are defined when SBHE is active SD 7 0 These si...

Page 41: ... addresses SA 19 0 only If an alternate master drives MEMR the permanent master will drive SMEMR delayed by internal logic The permanent master ties this line to VCC through a pull up resistor to ensure that it is inactive during the exchange of bus masters SMEMW This is an active low signal driven by the permanent master to indicate a memory write operation in the first 1MB of system memory Memor...

Page 42: ...This is an active low signal driven active by a PC AT PC104 adapter detecting a fatal error during bus operation When this open collector signal is driven low it will typically cause a non maskable interrupt 3 6 14 5 Controls SYSCLK This clock signal may vary in frequency from 2 5 MHz to 25 0 MHz depending on the setup made in the BIOS Frequencies above 16 MHz are not recommended The standard stat...

Page 43: ...y a totem pole driver for DMA channels attached AEN This signal is an active high totem pole signal driven by the permanent master to indicate that the address lines are driven by the DMA controller The assertion of AEN disables response to I O port addresses when I O command strobes are asserted AEN being asserted only the device with active DACKn should respond REFRESH This is an active low sign...

Page 44: ... 2 GND D7 3 4 D8 D6 5 6 D9 D5 7 8 D10 D4 9 10 D11 D3 11 12 D12 D2 13 14 D13 D1 15 16 D14 D0 17 18 D15 GND 19 20 NC DREQ 21 22 GND IOW 23 24 GND IOR 25 26 GND IORDY 27 28 GND DACK 29 30 GND IRQ14 31 32 NC DA1 33 34 NC DA0 35 36 DA2 DCS1 37 38 DCS3 DACT 39 40 GND VCC 41 42 VCC GND 43 44 NC ...

Page 45: ...a DMA transfer from the CS5530A The direction of the transfers is determined by the IOR IOW signals DACK DMA Acknowledge The DACK acknowledges the DREQ request to initiate DMA transfers DACT Signal from hard disk indicating hard disk activity The signal level depends on the hard disk type normally active low The signal is routed directly to the LED1 3 6 17 Audio Connector CN10 Signal PIN Signal NC...

Page 46: ...n is initiated RxD Serial input This signal receives serial data from the communication link DTR Data Terminal Ready This signal indicates to the modem or data set that the on board UART is ready to establish a communication link DSR Data Set Ready This signal indicates that the modem or data set is ready to establish a communication link RTS Request To Send This signal indicates to the modem or d...

Page 47: ...Buffer Register to the communication link if the TxD line driver is enabled through the Serial Port 2 s DTR signal Modem control register RxD Serial input This differential signal pair receives serial data from the communication link Received data is available in Serial Port 2 Receiver Buffer Register RTS Request To Send The level of this differential signal pair output is controlled through the S...

Page 48: ...odem control register The level of this differential signal pair could be controlled through the Serial Port 2 s RTS signal Modem control register Warning Do not select a mode different from the one used by the connected peripheral as this may damage CPU board and or peripheral The transmitter drivers in the port are short circuit protected by a thermal protection circuit The circuit disables the ...

Page 49: ...1 Differential bi directional data signal for USB channel 0 Clock is transmitted along with the data using NRZI encoding The signalling bit rate is up to 12 Mbs D2 D2 Differential bi directional data signal for USB channel 1 Clock is transmitted along with the data using NRZI encoding The signalling bit rate is up to 12 Mbs VCC 5 V DC supply for external devices Maximum load according to USB stand...

Page 50: ...om the communication link DTR Data Terminal Ready This signal indicates to the modem or data set that the on board UART is ready to establish a communication link DSR Data Set Ready This signal indicates that the modem or data set is ready to establish a communication link RTS Request To Send This signal indicates to the modem or data set that the on board UART is ready to exchange data CTS Clear ...

Page 51: ...utput DDCCLK Display Data Channel Clock Used as clock signal to from monitors with DDC interface DDCDAT Display Data Channel Data Used as data signal to from monitors with DDC interface RED Analog output carrying the red colour signal to the CRT For 75 Ω cable impedance GREEN Analog output carrying the green colour signal to the CRT For 75 Ω cable impedance BLUE Analog output carrying the blue col...

Page 52: ... to transfer data from or commands to the PC AT keyboard MCLK Bi directional clock signal used to strobe data commands from to the PS 2 mouse MDAT Bi directional serial data line used to transfer data from or commands to the PS 2 mouse 3 6 34 10 100BASE Tx Ethernet Connector CN16 CN17 Signal PIN TXD 1 TXD 2 RXD 3 NC 4 NC 5 RXD 6 NC 7 NC 8 3 6 35 Signal Description 10 100Base Tx Ethernet Connector ...

Page 53: ...OM Audio Input Connector J5 Signal PIN CD_R 4 CD_GND 3 CD_L 2 CD_GND 1 3 6 37 Signal Configuration CD ROM Audio Input Connector J5 CD L R Left and right CD audio input lines CD_GND GND for left and right CD This GND level is not connected to the board GND ...

Page 54: ...onnector PWR1 Signal PIN 5V 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 3 6 39 Power Connector PWR2 Signal PIN VCC 4 GND 3 GND 2 12V 1 3 6 40 LCD Backlight Brightness Adjustment Connector VR1 Signal PIN VCC 3 VR 2 GND 1 VCC CN5 pin 4 VR1 1 2 3 Variation Resistor Recommended 4 7KΩ 1 16W ...

Page 55: ...ivated in one of two ways By pressing Del immediately after switching the system on or By pressing the Del key when the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test Press DEL to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the RESET...

Page 56: ...c value or make changes F1 key General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Shift F2 key Change color from total 16 colors F2 to select color forward Shift F2 to select color backward F3 key Calendar only for Status Page Setup Menu F4 key Reserved F5 key Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 key Load the default CMOS value from BIOS...

Page 57: ... main menu includes the following main setup categories Recall that some systems may not include all entries 4 5 1 1 Standard CMOS Setup This setup page includes all the items in a standard AT compatible BIOS 4 5 1 2 BIOS Features Setup This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features 4 5 1 3 Super User Password Setting Change set or disable password It allows you to limit...

Page 58: ... to provide for maximum system performance While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance the manufacturer has the right to change these defaults to meet their needs 4 5 1 9 Integrated Peripherals This section page includes all the items of IDE hard drive and Programmed Input Output features 4 5 1 10 IDE HDD Auto Detection Automatically detect and configure hard disk parameters T...

Page 59: ...show the calendar day The day from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only date The date from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month month The month Jan through Dec year The year from 1900 through 2099 4 5 2 2 Time The time format is hour minute second The time is calculated based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 4 5 2 3 Daylight Saving The catego...

Page 60: ...ncluded in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer If the controller of HDD interface is ESDI the selection shall be Type 1 If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI the selection shall be None If you select Type Auto BIOS will Auto Detect the HDD CD ROM Drive at the POST stage and showing the IDE for HDD CD ROM Drive TYPE drive type CYLS number of cylinders HEADS ...

Page 61: ... 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 4 5 2 8 Memory The category is display only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS 4 5 2 9 Base Memory The POST will determine the amount of base or conventional memory in...

Page 62: ... of the hard disk drive for any attempt at modification If an attempt is made the BIOS will halt the system and the following error message will appear Afterwards if necessary you will be able to run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done WARNING Disk boot sector is to be modified Type Y to accept write or N to abort write Award Software Inc 4 5 3 2 CPU In...

Page 63: ...User s Manual EBC 3410 User s Manual 4 62 ...

Page 64: ...d disk drive then CDROM drive and the next is floppy disk drive 4 5 3 5 Swap Floppy Drive This item allows you to determine whether enable the swap floppy drive or not The choice Enabled Disabled 4 5 3 6 Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360K type is 40 tracks while 760K 1 2M and 1 44M are all 80 tracks Enabled BIOS searches f...

Page 65: ...isabled continually holding down a key on your keyboard will generate only one instance In other words the BIOS will only report that the key is down When the typematic rate is enabled the BIOS will report as before but it will then wait a moment and if the key is still down it will begin the report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example you would use such a feature to accelerate c...

Page 66: ...ect PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu and then you will be asked to enter password Do not type anything and just press Enter it will disable security Once the security is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely 4 5 3 14 PCI VGA Palette Snoop It determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA Cards can work with PCI VGA or not Enabled When PCI VGA working with MPEG ISA VESA VGA Card Disab...

Page 67: ... previously entered password from CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press Enter You may also press Esc to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable a password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter the password A message will confirm the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can en...

Page 68: ...s 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 The choice Auto 2T 3T 4 5 5 2 SDRAM Clock Ratio Div By This item allows user to set the DRAM timing 4 5 5 3 16 bit I O Recovery CLK The I O recovery mechanism adds bus clock cycles between PCI originated I O cycles to the ISA bus T...

Page 69: ...roller USB Legacy Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB keyboard The choice Enabled Disabled 4 5 6 Integrated Peripherals Features Setup 4 5 6 1 IDE HDD Block Mode This allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from your hard disk drive HDD Enabled IDE controller uses block mode Disabled IDE...

Page 70: ...6 Onboard FDD Controller This should be enabled if your system has a floppy disk drive FDD installed on the system board and you wish to use it Even when so equipped if you add a higher performance controller you will need to disable this feature The Choice Enabled Disabled 4 5 6 7 Onboard Serial Port 1 Port 2 This item allows you to determine access onboard serial port 1 port 2 controller with wh...

Page 71: ...e Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel port Select Compatible or Extended unless you are certain both your hardware and software support EPP or ECP mode The choice ECP EPP1 7 EPP1 7 SPP EPP1 9 SPP ECP EPP1 9 ECP Normal SPP 4 5 6 14 ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the port The choice 3 1 4 5 6 15 EPP Mode Select Select EPP port type 1 7 or 1 9 The choice EPP1 7 EPP1 9 4 5 6 1...

Page 72: ...sses and allows you to select the Audio Low DMA type The choice DMA 0 DMA 1 DMA 3 Disable 4 5 6 21 Audio High DMA Select This chipset supports I O trapping for high DMA accesses and allows you to select the Audio High DMA type The choice DMA 5 DMA 6 DMA 7 Disable 4 5 6 22 Video Memory Size Select the Video memory size The choice 1M 2M 3M 4M 4 5 6 23 Flat Panel Status This item allows you to select...

Page 73: ...nagement Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use 4 5 7 1 ACPI Function This item allows you to select the option of the ACPI power management function The choice Enable Disable ...

Page 74: ...o set each mode individually When not disabled each of the ranges is from 1 min to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down Ranges from 1 min to 15 min and disable 4 5 7 3 PM Timers The following four modes are Green PC powers saving functions are only user configurable when User Defined Power Management has been selected See above for available selections 4 5 7 3 1 Doze Mode When enabled and after the set ...

Page 75: ...the system is in a power down mode The following is a list of IRQ s Interrupt ReQuests which can be exempted much as the COM ports and LPT ports above can When an I O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur When the operating system is ready to respond to the request it interrupts itself and performs the service As above the choices are...

Page 76: ...nced users should make any changes to the default settings 4 5 8 1 PnP OS Installed This determines whether the PnP OS is installed or not Choices are Yes and No 4 5 8 2 Resource 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 Plug and ...

Page 77: ...slot Choices are Legacy ISA and PCI ISA PnP 4 5 8 5 PCI IRQ Activated By This sets the method by which the PCI bus recognizes that an IRQ service is being requested by a device Under all circumstances you should retain the default configuration unless advised otherwise by your system s manufacturer Choices are Level and Edge 4 5 8 6 Used MEM Base Addr 4 5 8 7 Used MEM Length ...

Page 78: ...dows 9x The following procedures illustrate how to install the driver for the Ethernet controller 1 Click the Start button click on Settings and on Control panel to open the control panel Your display should now look as below possibly with different size and icons 2 Double click the System icon highlighted below ...

Page 79: ... User s Manual 5 78 3 Select the Device Manager tab If the Network adapters line is present expand the line and your screen might look like this 4 Click the Reinstall Driver icon to install the driver of Ethernet controller ...

Page 80: ...ch 5 79 5 Click Next to continue 6 Select Search for better driver than the one your device is using now and Click Next to continue the driver installation 7 Specify the location of network adapter driver and click Next see below ...

Page 81: ...boot the computer by clicking the Yes button in the window shown below Further configuration of the adapter may be made in the Advanced section of the driver properties These options may be accessed through the Network icon in the control panel Select the network adapter click the Properties button and select the Advanced tab ...

Page 82: ...ay be installed in two ways During the installation process where the network may be configured as an integrated part In this case the adapter may be chosen or auto detected when the network adapter is to be installed In the network settings after Windows NT 4 0 is installed The following procedures describe the steps to install the Network adapter driver on Windows NT 4 0 1 Click the Start button...

Page 83: ...10 User s Manual 5 82 2 Double click the Network icon and then click the Adapters tab on the following window A window as the one shown below should now appear 3 Click the Add button and the following window should appear ...

Page 84: ... one shown below should now appear 5 Locate the path of Network adapter driver and click the OK button 6 Select the Realtek RTL8139 A B C PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter from the list as shown below and click the OK button 7 Select the 1 Auto to set RTL8139C Ethernet controller to Auto Duplex Mode as shown below and click the OK button ...

Page 85: ...User s Manual EBC 3410 User s Manual 5 84 8 Click Close to accept the settings 9 Protocols Services etc may now be installed and configured for the network to be used An example is shown below ...

Page 86: ...EBC 3410 BCM Advanced Research 5 85 10 To complete the installation reboot the computer by clicking the Yes button in the window shown below ...

Page 87: ...ng steps will install the display driver for the National Geode XpressGRAPHICS display controller 1 Click the Start button on the task bar select Settings and Control Panel from the sub menu This should start the Control Panel as shown below 2 Double click the Display icon and select the Settings tab as shown below ...

Page 88: ...s will show the following window Click the Change button in the Adapter Type frame to select another driver Your display will probably have another driver then the Standard PCI Graphics Adapter VGA installed at this moment 4 Click the Next to update the display driver ...

Page 89: ...User s Manual EBC 3410 User s Manual 5 88 5 Click the Next to continue the display driver installation 6 Locate the path of Graphics adapter driver and click the Next button ...

Page 90: ...l now be read and the display adapter is shown as the following Click the Next button to install the display driver 8 Click the Finish button 9 To complete the display driver installation reboot the computer by clicking the Yes button in the window shown below ...

Page 91: ... EBC 3410 User s Manual 5 90 10 Further configuration of the display adapter may be made from the Display Properties window follow step 1 above The Settings tab allows you to change resolution number of colours etc ...

Page 92: ...n the supporting CD ROM The driver installation may be performed according to the following steps 1 Start the control panel by clicking the Start button click Settings and Control Panel from the sub menu 2 Double click the Display icon in the control panel as shown below 3 On the Display properties window select the Settings tab as shown below ...

Page 93: ...lowing window should appear 5 Click the Change button to select another driver The following window should then appear 6 Since the driver should be supplied separately click the Have Disk button 7 Insert the attached supporting CD ROM The directory for the VGA driver may now be entered ...

Page 94: ...9 The driver will now be installed and the following message should be shown shortly after 10 Click OK and close the Display Type and Display Properties windows by clicking the Close button in each window 11 After closing the Display Properties window the computer must be restarted for the changes to take effect ...

Page 95: ...he reboot display resolution etc may be changed in the Display Properties window opened by following steps 1 and 2 above An example is shown below 13 Before accepting the new settings by pressing OK a test should be performed by clicking the Test button ...

Page 96: ...s will install the display driver for the National Geode XpressGRAPHICS display controller 1 Click the Start button on the task bar select Settings and Control Panel from the sub menu This should start the Control Panel as shown below 2 Double click the System icon and select the Device Manager tab as shown below ...

Page 97: ...User s Manual EBC 3410 User s Manual 5 96 3 Select PCI Multimedia Audio Device This will show the following window Click the Reinstall Driver button 4 Click the Next to update the audio driver ...

Page 98: ...EBC 3410 BCM Advanced Research 5 97 5 Click the Next to continue the audio driver installation 6 Locate the path of Audio adapter driver and click the Next button ...

Page 99: ...User s Manual EBC 3410 User s Manual 5 98 7 The driver files will now be read and the audio adapter is shown as the following Click the Next button to install the audio driver 8 Click the Finish button ...

Page 100: ...BC 3410 BCM Advanced Research 5 99 9 Click the Close button to close the National XpressAUDIO PCI Bridge Properties window 10 Select the Device Manager tab in the System Properties windows as shown below ...

Page 101: ...User s Manual EBC 3410 User s Manual 5 100 11 Select Unknown Device This will show the following window Click the Reinstall Driver button 12 Click the Next to update the audio driver ...

Page 102: ...EBC 3410 BCM Advanced Research 5 101 13 Click the Next to continue the audio driver installation 14 Locate the path of Audio adapter driver and click the Next button ...

Page 103: ...ser s Manual EBC 3410 User s Manual 5 102 15 The driver files will now be read and the audio adapter is shown as the following Click the Next button to install the audio driver 16 Click the Finish button ...

Page 104: ...Research 5 103 17 Click the Close button to close the National XpressAUDIO 16 bit Sound Properties window 18 To complete the audio driver installation reboot the computer by clicking the Yes button in the window shown below ...

Page 105: ...tem on the supporting CD ROM The driver installation may be perform by the following steps 1 Start the control panel by clicking the Start button click Settings and Control Panel from the sub menu 2 Double click the Multimedia icon in the control panel as shown below 3 On the Multimedia properties window select the Devices tab as shown below ...

Page 106: ...d button and the following window should appear 5 Select the Unlisted or Updated Driver to install the Audio driver from the supporting CD ROM The following window should then appear 6 Click Browse to specify the directory of Audio driver as shown below ...

Page 107: ...nsert the attached supporting CD ROM The directory of Audio driver may now be entered 8 The Audio driver should now be listed as shown below Click OK to accept 9 I O address interrupt and DMA channel may now be configured An example is shown below ...

Page 108: ...107 10 Click OK and close the Install Driver and Multimedia Properties windows by clicking the Close button in each window 11 After closing the Multimedia Properties window the computer must be restarted for the changes to take effect ...

Page 109: ...User s Manual EBC 3410 User s Manual 6 108 6 Measurement Drawing ...

Page 110: ...EBC 3410 BCM Advanced Research 6 109 Appendix A BIOS Revisions BIOS Rev New Features Bugs Problems Solved Known Problems ...

Page 111: ...sion for PnP BIOS 40011000h 4001107Fh XpressAUDIO PCI bridge 40012000h 400120FFh PCI bridge 40018000h 407FFFFFh System board extension for PnP BIOS 40800000h 40FFFFFFh XpressGRAPHICS 41000000h 41017FFFh System board extension for PnP BIOS DA000000h DA03FFFFh Intel GD82559ER PCI Adapter DA040000h DA041FFFh Intel GD82559ER PCI Adapter FFFC0000h FFFFFFFFh System board extension for PnP BIOS Note The ...

Page 112: ... 0081h 0083h DMA control 0087h 0087h DMA control 0089h 008Bh DMA control 008Fh 0091h DMA control 00A0h 00A1h Programmable interrupt controller 2 00C0h 00DFh DMA control 00F0h 00FFh Numeric processor 01F0h 01F7h Primary IDE controller single FIFO 0200h 0200h Gameport joystick 0220h 022Fh XpressAUDIO 16 bit sound 0278h 027Fh Parallel port 2 1 02F8h 02FFh Serial port 2 1 0330h 0331h XpressAUDIO 16 bi...

Page 113: ...d 1 2 IRQ6 Floppy disk controller 1 IRQ7 Parallel port 1 IRQ8 Real time clock IRQ9 Available for PC 104 interface IRQ10 IRQ holder for PCI steering IRQ10 Intel GD82559ER PCI Adapter 1 2 IRQ11 IRQ holder for PCI steering IRQ11 Intel GD82559ER PCI Adapter 1 2 IRQ12 Standard PS 2 port mouse 1 IRQ13 Numeric processor IRQ14 Standard dual PCI IDE controller 3 IRQ14 Primary IDE controller single FIFO 3 I...

Page 114: ...CS5530A provides 24 bit addressing with the 16 least significant bits 15 0 in the Current register and the most significant bits 24 16 in the Page register DMA channel Description Note DMA0 Available in PC 104 interface DMA1 XpressAUDIO 16 bit sound DMA2 Floppy disk controller 1 DMA3 Parallel port if using ECP mode 1 DMA4 Used for cascading DMA5 XpressAUDIO 16 bit sound DMA6 Available for PC 104 i...

Page 115: ...3977F If you would like to utilize this function in your program you have to know how to program the 83977F configuration register The W83977F I O chip decode address is 3F0h The index port and data port is 3F1h The way to program the register is to write the register number to index port then read write data from to data port The following procedures show how to program the W83977F register and u...

Page 116: ...write value 8 to enter logical device 8 Ex outportb 0x3f0 0x07 outportb 0x3f1 0x08 Write time out value 01h FFh to timer register F2h Logical Device 8 Register number F2h CRF2 00h Time out Disable 01h Time out occurs after 16 seconds 02h Time out occurs after 46 seconds 03h Time out occurs after 1 minute 16 seconds 04h Time out occurs after 1 minute 46 seconds 05h Time out occurs after 2 minutes 1...

Page 117: ...LOCK_ID EQU 087h LOCK_ID EQU 0AAH model small code Main Program start WatchDog PROC Set Logic Device 8 active mov bl 8 Logic Device 8 mov al 30h Register 30h mov ah 01h Active 01h Inactive 00h call W977_Register_Set Set watchdog time out value 1 16 seconds mov bl 8 Logic Device 8 mov al 0F2h Register F2h mov ah 01h 01h FFh 0 16 127 16 call W977_Register_Set mov ah 4ch Return to DOS int 21h ret Wat...

Page 118: ...h ax push dx mov al UNLOCK_ID mov dx cs W83977_IO_PORT out dx al write Unlock_ID to w83977 twice out dx al jmp 2 jmp 2 pop dx pop ax ret Unlock_977 endp lock w83977 register configuration mode Lock_977 proc push ax push dx mov dx cs W83977_IO_PORT mov al LOCK_ID out dx al pop dx pop ax ret Lock_977 endp ...

Page 119: ...77_IO_PORT mov al 07h out dx al inc dx mov al bl out dx al pop dx pop ax ret Set_Device endp Write data to W83977 Register al register number ah data bl device number W977_Register_Set PROC push dx call Unlock_977 call Set_Device mov dx cs W83977_IO_PORT out dx al mov al ah inc dx out dx al call Lock_977 pop dx ret W977_Register_Set ENDP end ...

Page 120: ...RT 0x3F0 define IO_DATA_PORT 0x3F1 define UNLOCK_DATA 0x87 define LOCK_DATA 0xAA define DEVICE_REGISTER 0x07 void EnterConfigMode outportb IO_INDEX_PORT UNLOCK_DATA outportb IO_INDEX_PORT UNLOCK_DATA void ExitConfigMode outportb IO_INDEX_PORT LOCK_DATA void SelectDevice unsigned char device outportb IO_INDEX_PORT DEVICE_REGISTER outportb IO_DATA_PORT device unsigned char ReadAData short int reg ou...

Page 121: ...rgc char argv int time_value 0 char ptr printf WinBond 83977F AF WatchDog Timer Test Utility Version 1 0 n printf Copyright C 2000 BCM Advanced Research c n printf Support EBC 3410 only and the system will be reset n if argc 1 printf n Syntax 3412WD step n printf step range 1 256 steps n printf timer range 0 16 127 16 min sec n return if argc 1 ptr argv 1 time_value atoi ptr if time_value 0 time_v...

Page 122: ... is incorrect indicating the BIOS code may have become corrupt Contact your system dealer to replace the BIOS CMOS Battery Failed CMOS battery is no longer functional Contact your system dealer for a replacement battery CMOS Checksum Error Defaults Loaded Checksum of CMOS is incorrect so the system loads the default equipment configuration A checksum error may indicate that CMOS has become corrupt...

Page 123: ...or No Keyboard Present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are pressed during POST To purposely configure the system without a keyboard set the error halt condition in Setup to HALT ON ALL BUT KEYBOARD The BIOS then ignores the missing keyboard during POST Keyboard Is Locked Out Unlock The Key This message usually indicates that one or more keys ...

Page 124: ...ssage may appear when the operator re starts the system after a save to disk shutdown See the Press TAB message above for a description of this feature Secondary Master Hard Disk Fail POST detects an error in the primary slave IDE hard drive Secondary Slave Hard Disk Fail POST detects an error in the secondary slave IDE hard drive Proprietary Notice and Disclaimer The information in this document ...

Page 125: ... 0 and 1 Initialize EISA extended registers 4 Test Memory Refresh Toggle RAM must be periodically refreshed to keep the memory from decaying This function ensures that the memory refresh function is working properly 5 Blank video Initialize keyboard Keyboard controller initialization 6 Reserved 7 Test CMOS Interface and Battery Status Verifies CMOS is working correctly detects bad battery BE Chips...

Page 126: ...59 1 Mask Bits Verify 8259 Channel 1 masked interrupts by alternately turning off and on the interrupt lines 16 Test 8259 2 Mask Bits Verify 8259 Channel 2 masked interrupts by alternately turning off and on the interrupt lines 17 Test Stuck 8259 s Interrupt Bits Turn off interrupts then verify no Interrupt mask register is on 18 Test 8259 Interrupt Functionality Force an interrupt and verify the ...

Page 127: ... Initialize Floppy Drive Controller Initialize floppy disk drive controller and any drives 42 Initialize Hard Drive Controller Initialize hard drive controller and any drives 43 Detect Initialize Serial Parallel Ports Initialize any serial and parallel ports also game port 44 Reserved 45 Detect Initialize Math Coprocessor Initialize math coprocessor 46 Reserved 47 Reserved 48 4D Reserved 4E Manufa...

Page 128: ... SET BOOT SPEED Set system speed for boot 62 SETUP NUMLOCK Setup Numlock status according to Setup 63 BOOT ATTEMPT Set low stack Boot via INT 19h B0 SPURIOUS If interrupt occurs in protected mode B1 UNCLAIMED NMI If unmasked NMI occurs display Press F1 to disable NMI F2 reboot E1 EF SETUP PAGES E1 Page 1 E2 Page 2 etc FF BOOT ...

Page 129: ...pitch 2 54mm JP2 Reserve for S terminal testing 3 x 2 header pitch 2 0mm JP3 Audio connector for Micro module series 5 x 2 header pitch 2 0mm JP4 Reserved JP5 2 00mm pitch USB connector for Micro module series 5 x 2 header pitch 2 0mm JP6 Line out Speaker out select 1 3 2 4 Line out Default 3 5 4 6 Speaker out JP7 TV Audio connector for Mini module series 8 x 2 header pitch 2 54mm CN1 CN2 CN3 CN4 ...

Page 130: ...0 BCM Advanced Research 6 129 Connectors Label Function Note CN1 USB 1 connector CN2 USB 2 connector CN3 TV output RCA jack CN4 Line out or Speaker out Select by JP6 CN5 Line in CN6 Mic in Measurement Drawing ...

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