Chapter 1: Introduction
Manual Number: 00431-220-5
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Chapter 1: Introduction
This manual describes the SB586T family of single board computers. A complete list of products
covered by this manual appears at the end of this chapter. Chapter 1 provides general information
and specifications. Chapter 2 lists the connector pinouts and illustrates the five board layouts in the
series. Chapter 3 describes how to install components and set switches. Chapter 4 describes main-
tenance and troubleshooting. The appendix describes the BIOS.
General
The SB586T series of CPU boards are full featured, industrialized, single board computers support-
ing the Intel
®
Pentium
®
, Pentium with MMX technology, AMD K6
®
, and AMD K6-2 processors.
The SB586T series combines on one board many features normally needed for system operation,
including high-speed serial ports, parallel port, and disk controllers. This design reduces the number
of slots required on the passive backplane and allows room for additional feature cards. All onboard
controllers may be disabled through the system BIOS.
The boards feature an external bus architecture that complies with the ISA standard and includes a
PCI bus extension to communicate with onboard functions. This extension supports the DEC
PCI-
to-PCI bridge chip, allowing additional peripherals on the PCI bus.
The SB586T series supports a full range of processors with speeds ranging from 100 to 300MHz.
You may select models with or without MMX support or the similar 3DNow!
®
technology. All
processors fit into a ZIF Socket 7 and include a fan-cooled heat sink. You can upgrade your proces-
sor easily by replacing it and making a few adjustments to a jumper and a DIP switch.
Each board has four 72-pin SIMM sockets, arranged in two banks and will accept up to 256MB of
DRAM using 32-bit EDO or 36-bit FPM SIMMs. ECC memory is also supported. In addition, a
512K onboard synchronous pipeline burst cache is standard on all models.
Year 2000 Compliance
ICS Advent warrants that the SB586T series has been tested for Year 2000 compliance. The boards
have been verified to "roll over" to the year 2000 properly and to indicate the proper date for the leap
year. This warranty applies to the feature board only and does not guarantee that improperly written
application software will report the year correctly.