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SBC856A1 

POS Board  

with DualView and Serial ATA  

User’s Manual  

Summary of Contents for SBC856A1

Page 1: ...SBC856A1 POS Board with DualView and Serial ATA User s Manual...

Page 2: ...nt Axiomtek makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information contained in this manual Axiomtek reserves the right to make improvements to this document and or product at any time and w...

Page 3: ...ic electricity on your body Wear a wrist grounding strap available from most electronic component stores when handling boards and components Trademarks Acknowledgments AXIOMTEK is a trademark of Axiom...

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Page 5: ...9 2 3 5 COM1 COM6 Mode Select JP6 JP7 JP14 JP15 JP16 JP17 10 2 3 6 Watchdog Timer Trigger Mode Setting JP8 11 2 3 7 COM2 RS232 422 485 Settings JP9 JP10 JP11 11 2 3 8 IGA2 TTL LVDS LCD VDD Selection...

Page 6: ...nnector LCD 24 C h a p t e r 3 26 Hardware Description 26 3 1 Microprocessors 26 3 2 BIOS 26 3 3 System Memory 26 3 4 I O Port Address Map 27 C h a p t e r 4 30 Award BIOS Utility 30 4 1 BIOS Introduc...

Page 7: ...Table of Contents vii Serial ATA Setup Information 58 On Chip Serial ATA configuration 58 A p p e n d i x B 60 Watch Dog Timer 60 Watchdog Timer Setting 60 Using the Watchdog Function 61...

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Page 9: ...n existence SBC856A1 can adapt a wide variety of VIA EDEN microprocessors by BIOS auto detection To simplify system integration it packs embedded provisions such as super I Os Graphics with DualView f...

Page 10: ...oard 128MB DDR RAM IDE Interface 2 Port of IDE x 40 pin PIO Mode 0 4 DMA Mode 0 2 and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 2 channels of SATA 150 with IDE mode supported optional BIOS programmable for 4 IE channel...

Page 11: ...pec Rev 2 0 compliant AUDIO AC 97 2 2 S PDIF extension compliant codec 18 bit stereo full duplex SD codec 3D stereo expansion for simulated surround 18 bit independent rate stereo ADC DAC 4 stereo 2 m...

Page 12: ...Introduction Operating Humidity 5 95 non condensing Form Factor 5 25 form factor Dimensions 203 20 x 146 05 mm2 NOTE Specifications are subject to change without notice 1 2 Utilities Supported VIA Chi...

Page 13: ...d Connectors 2 1 Board Dimensions 220 37 211 61 187 38 169 09 144 42 112 01 67 08 0 00 21 44 159 12 176 94 190 20 71 03 121 36 131 98 152 50 163 12 173 94 184 56 205 08 215 70 9 86 UNIT MM 194 81 142...

Page 14: ...SBC856A1 Series All in One POS Board User s Manual 6 Jumpers and Connectors 2 2 Board Layout COM3 COM4 COM5 COM6 JP19 JP20 JP18...

Page 15: ...Selection Default ATX Short 2 3 JP6 COM1 Mode Pin 1 DCD Pin 9 RI Short 7 9 8 10 JP7 COM2 Mode Pin 1 DCD Pin 9 RI Short 7 9 8 10 JP8 Watchdog Trigger Mode Disabled Open JP9 COM2 RS232 422 485 Default...

Page 16: ...SBC856A1 Series All in One POS Board User s Manual 8 Jumpers and Connectors JP19 DiskOnChip NVRAM Select DiskOnChip Short 1 2 JP20 DiskOnChip NVRAM Select DiskOnChip Short 1 2...

Page 17: ...ort 3 5 4 6 JP1 2 3 2 CMOS Clear Jumper JP2 Options Settings Normal default Short 1 2 Clear CMOS Short 2 3 1 2 3 2 3 3 DiskOnChip Memory Segment JP3 Options Settings D0000 D1FFF Short 3 5 4 6 D2000 D3...

Page 18: ...M3 JP14 COM4 JP16 Pin 1 12V Short 1 3 Pin 1 12V Short 1 3 Pin 1 5V Short 3 5 or 5 7 Pin 1 5V Short 3 5 or 5 7 Pin 1 DCD Short 7 9 Pin 1 DCD Short 7 9 Pin 8 12V Short 2 4 Pin 8 12V Short 2 4 Pin 8 5V S...

Page 19: ...halt the watchdog either generates a NMI or resets the CPU Options Setting NMI Short 1 2 RESET Short 2 3 Disabled default Open 1 2 3 2 3 7 COM2 RS232 422 485 Settings JP9 JP10 JP11 COM2 JP9 JP10 JP11...

Page 20: ...oblems encountered by your system may be a result from loose or improper connections Ensure that all connectors are in place and firmly attached The following table lists the function of each connecto...

Page 21: ...Power CONN CN8 CPU Temperature Sensor RT2 IGA1 24bit LVDS CONN CN9 USB Connector 1 2 3 4 USB1 USB2 4bit Digital I O Connector CN10 Floopy Disk Connector FDD1 IGA2 LVDS Power CONN CN11 AUDIO Connector...

Page 22: ...1 0 Dual Channel master mode PCI On chip two channel Serial ATA S ATA PHY for support of up to two S ATA devices directly Supports optional external S ATA PHY on P ATA secondary port for support of tw...

Page 23: ...t provides interfaces for the following functions SMI Hardware Switch Hard Disk Drive LED 1 2 Reset Switch Power LED 15 16 POWER BUTTON SPEAKER Power LED Pins 1 3 5 The power LED indicates the status...

Page 24: ...Power On Off Button Pins 13 15 This jumper is only useful when installing an ATX power supply Pin Signal Name 13 PW_BN 15 GND 13 15 Reset Switch Pins 9 11 The reset switch allows the user to reset the...

Page 25: ...in Description Pin Description 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 USB1 4 USB2 5 USB1 6 USB2 7 GND 8 GND 9 GND 10 GND 2 4 6 1 3 5 7 8 9 10 2 4 5 IRDA Connector CN5 CN5 is a 5 pin Pitch2 54mm IrDA connector for wireless com...

Page 26: ...CN9 CN9 is a Hirose DF13 20DP 1 25V 50 connector the match side connector is DF13 20DS 1 25DSA 50 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VCCM1 2 VCCM1 3 VCCM1 4 VCCM1 5 IGA1_TX0 6 IGA1_TX3 7 IGA1_TX0 8 IGA1_TX3 9 GN...

Page 27: ..._TX1 14 IGA2_CLK 15 GND 16 GND 17 IGA2_TX2 18 GND 19 IGA2_TX2 20 GND 2 4 11Ethernet PJ 45 Connector LAN1 The SBC856A1 is equipped with a high performance Plug and Play Ethernet interface which is full...

Page 28: ...us Master data transfers Drivers Supported Bundled with popular software drivers the SBC856A1 Ethernet interface allows great flexibility to work with all major networking operating systems including...

Page 29: ...ctor Pin Assignment Pin Description Pin Description 1 5V 14 STEP 2 INDEX 15 GND 3 5V 16 WDATA 4 DRIVE0 17 GND 5 5V 18 WGATE 6 DSKCHG 19 GND 7 No connector 20 TRK0 8 READY 21 GND 9 HDOUT 22 WPT 10 MOTO...

Page 30: ...nments are listed below COM1 COM2 Description 1 1 Data Carrier Detect DCD 6 6 Data Set Ready DSR 2 2 Receive Data RXD 7 7 Request to Send RTS 3 3 Transmit Data TXD 8 8 Clear to Send CTS 4 4 Data Termi...

Page 31: ...Data 2 8 Printer Select In 9 Data 3 10 GND 11 Data 4 12 GND 13 Data 5 14 GND 15 Data 6 16 GND 17 Data 7 18 GND 19 Acknowledge 20 GND 21 Busy 22 GND 23 Paper Empty 24 GND 25 Printer Select 26 NC 2 4 6...

Page 32: ...2 P23 33 GND 34 GND 35 SHFCLK 36 FLM 37 M 38 LP 39 GND 40 ENABKL 41 GND 42 SHFCLK 43 VCCM 44 VCCM Flat Panel Connector Pin Description Name Description P0 P23 Flat panel data output ENABKL Activity In...

Page 33: ...Pin 18 bit 24 bit LP HSYNC HSYNC FLM VSYNC VSYNC SHFCLK CK CK M DE DE ENAVDD ENAVDD ENAVDD ENABLK ENABLK ENABLK P23 R5 R7 P22 R4 R6 P21 R3 R5 P20 R2 R4 P19 R1 R3 P18 R0 R2 P17 R1 P16 R0 P15 G5 G7 P14...

Page 34: ...0 and Linux environments The system performance depends on the microprocessor installed onboard 3 2 BIOS System BIOS used on the SBC856A1 is Phoenix Award Plug and Play BIOS The SBC856A1 contains a si...

Page 35: ...NMI 080 09F DMA page register 0C0 0DF DMA controller 2 0F0 Clear math coprocessor busy signal 0F1 Reset math coprocessor 0F8 0FF Math processor 120 124 1F0 1F7 Fixed disk controller 294 297 PCI Bus 3...

Page 36: ...imer output IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ2 Interrupt rerouting from IRQ8 through IRQ15 IRQ3 Serial port 2 IRQ4 Serial port 1 IRQ5 Audio Ethernet IRQ6 Floppy disk controller IRQ7 Parallel port 1 IRQ8 Real time clo...

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Page 38: ...ying the system configurations and settings The BIOS ROM of the system stores the Setup utility When the computer is turned ON the Award BIOS is immediately activated The following message will appear...

Page 39: ...ROM BIOS Time Date Hard Disk Type The section below the setup items in the Main Menu displays the control keys for this menu Another section located at the bottom of the Main Menu just below the contr...

Page 40: ...mm dd yy Wed Jul 20 2004 Item Help Time hh mm ss 13 9 11 Menu Level f f IDE Primary Master None f IDE Primary Slave None Change the f IDE Secondary Master None Day month f IDE Secondary Slave None Ye...

Page 41: ...efined Type User is user definable Press PgUp or PgDn to select a numbered hard disk type or type the number and press Enter Note that the specifications of the drive in the system must match with the...

Page 42: ...44MB capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88MB capacity z Halt On This field determines whether the system will halt if an error is detected during power up No errors The system boot w...

Page 43: ...feature Third Boot Device LS120 for IDE Hard disk Boot Other Device Enabled boot sector Onboard Lan boot Rom Disable protection If this Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled function...

Page 44: ...AM into cache memory for even faster access by the CPU These items are used to enable speed up memory access or disable the cache function By default these are Enabled z CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking When...

Page 45: ...lue is Enabled Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can not tell from 720K 1 2M or 1 44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks Disabled BIOS...

Page 46: ...s controlled by keyboard z Typematic Rate Chars Sec This option refers to the number of characters the keyboard can type per second The default value is 6 6 6 characters per second 8 8 characters per...

Page 47: ...assword is asked to enter Do not type anything just press Enter and it will disable security Once the security is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely z OS Select for DRAM 64MB...

Page 48: ...7X768 18 bit Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults z Memory Hole To improve performance certain space in memory...

Page 49: ...Level f DRAM Timing By SPD DRAM Cas Latency 2 5 Bank Interleave Disabled Precharge to Active Trp 3T Active to Precharge Tras 6T Active to CMD Trcd 3T DRAM Command Rate 2T Command Move Enter Select PU...

Page 50: ...F7 Optimized Defaults z AGP Aperture Size The field sets aperture size of the graphics The aperture is a portion of space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any t...

Page 51: ...nu Level f Init Display First PCI Slot V Link Data 2X Support Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Watch Dog Timer Select Disabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Pre...

Page 52: ...hip SATA The choice Enabled Disabled z SATA Mode IDE Mode On Chip Serial ATA configuration z OnChip IDE Channel0 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE...

Page 53: ...ip PCI Device VIA 3058 Audio Auto Item Help OnChip USB Controller Enable OnChip EHCI Controller Enabled Menu Level f USB Device Function Disabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabl...

Page 54: ...Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you wish to use it If you install and in FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabl...

Page 55: ...Parallel Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which I O address The options available are 378H IRQ7 278H IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled z Onboard Parallel Port...

Page 56: ...Video Off Option Suspend Off Video Off Method V H SYNC Blank MODEM Use IRQ 3 Soft Off by PWRBTN Instant Off Ac Loss Auto Restart Off IRQ Event Acyivity Detect Press Enter Move Enter Select PU PD Value...

Page 57: ...management values Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer z Video Off Method In suspending this item is to select the CRT closed method under APM mode The choice Blank Screen V...

Page 58: ...S or not The options available are Yes and No z Reset Configuration Data Normally this field is Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD When exiting Setup or installed...

Page 59: ...speeds and the core voltages This is available only if there is hardware monitoring mechanism onboard Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Current CPU Temperature 37C 102F Item Help...

Page 60: ...Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults z Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk When enabled this item will auto detect if the DIMM and...

Page 61: ...l high performance features Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Superviso...

Page 62: ...not enter a password and abort the selection by pressing Esc To disable the password by pressing Enter without typing in any password when the message Enter Password is showed Then message below will...

Page 63: ...all changes into the CMOS memory Typing N brigs back to Setup utility Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaul...

Page 64: ...lity without saving the modifications Typing N will return to Setup utility Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized...

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Page 66: ...ATA 133 interface for 133MB sec On Chip Serial ATA configuration This option is to setup the Serial ATA work with the modes below z OnChip SATA The choice Enabled Disabled z SATA Mode IDE Mode On Chi...

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Page 68: ...work for a period The integrated watchdog timer can be setup as system reset mode by program Timeout Value Range 1 to 255 Second Program Sample Watchdog timer setup as system reset with 5 second of ti...

Page 69: ...0 Set WDT Funtion O 2E 29 O 2F A0 Select Logic device O 2E 07 O 2F 08 Set Second or Minute O 2E F3 O 2F N N 00 or 04 See below table Set base timer O 2E F4 O 2F M 00 01 02 FF Hex Value 0 to 255 Activa...

Page 70: ...0sec 54 5012sec 07 6sec 4C 75sec E7 230sec 65 6032sec 08 7sec 51 80sec F1 240sec 75 6992sec 09 8sec 56 85sec FB 250sec 86 8012sec M N 0 M N 0 M N 4 M N 4 0B 10sec 65 100sec 05 272sec 97 9032sec 10 15s...

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