IBM PCM-5896 Bedienungsanleitung

PCM-5896 All-in-One Super7 Single Board Computer with LCD, Ethernet, Audio, & 4 COMs[...]

FCC ST A TEMENT THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH P AR T 15 FCC RULES. OPERA TION IS SUBJECT T O THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MA Y NOT CAUSE HARM- FUL INTERFERENCE. (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THA T MA Y CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERA TION. THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN TESTED AND FOUND TO COMPL Y WITH THE[...]

Copyright Notice This document is copyrighted, 1999. All rights are reserved. The original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permis[...]

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Packing list Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: • 1 PCM-5896 All-in-One Single Board Computer • 1 Quick Installation Guide • 1 CD-ROM contains the followings: — User ’ s Manual (this manual in PDF file) — Ethernet drivers and utilities — VGA drivers and utilities —[...]

Notice Dear Customer , Thank you for purchasing the PCM-5896 board. This user ’ s manual is designed to help you to get the most out of the PCM-5896, please read it thoroughly before you install and use the board. The product that you have purchased comes with an one-year limited warrant y , but EMAC will not be responsible for misuse of the prod[...]

Contents Chapter 1: General Information.......................1 Introduction ... ................................................................. 2 Features .................................................................................. 3 Specifications ......................................................................... 4 Board layout ...[...]

IrDA connector (CN7) ....................................................... 3 0 Display connectors (CN9, CN12) ..................................... 3 1 VGA display connector (CN12) .............................................. 3 1 LCD connector (CN9) ............................................................ 3 2 CD Audio connector (CN10) .....[...]

Integrated peripherals setup ............................................. 7 2 Supervisor/User password setting ................................... 7 5 IDE HDD auto detection ................................................... 7 7 Save & exit setup ................................................................ 7 8 Exit without saving ........[...]

Appendix A: Programming the Watchdog Timer ........................................... 1 0 5 Programming the watchdog timer .................................. 1 0 6 How to set the watchdog timer ............................................. 1 0 6 Appendix B: Installing PC/104 Modules ........ 1 0 9 Installing PC/104 modules ........................[...]

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Chapter 1 General Information 1 1 General Information This chapter gives background informa- tion on the mainboard. Sections include: • Board specifications • Layout and dimensions CHAPTER[...]

2 PCM-5896 User Manual Introduction The PCM-5896 is an all-in-one multi-media Super7 (Pentium) processor based single board computer (SBC) with a 32-bit PCI audio controller , a PCI Flat Panel controller, a PCI 100Base-Tx Ethernet interface, and one PCI expansion slot. W ith 100MHz system bus, the PCM-5896 achieves outstanding performance that surp[...]

Chapter 1 General Information 3 Features • Supports Intel P54C/P55C, AMD K6-2/K6, Cyrix 6x86MX/M II, and IDT W inchip (W ith system bus frequencies up to 100MHz) • DiskOnChip (SSD) up to 144MB • 64-bit PCI-bus SVGA/LCD controller supports LCD & CR T display • 100Base-Tx Ethernet interface, supports Remote Boot ROM function. • 32-bit a[...]

4 PCM-5896 User Manual Specifications Standard SBC Functions • CPU : Intel Pentium MMX 166~233MHz, AMD K6-2 266~400MHz, Cyrix M II 233~300 MHz (W ith system bus frequencies up to 100MHz) • CPU socket : Intel Socket 7 • BIOS : A ward 256KB Flash BIOS • Chipset : ALi 1541/1543 • I/O Chipset : ALi 1543/ITE IT8661F . Full 16-bit I/O decoded ?[...]

Chapter 1 General Information 5 • Interrupt : 15 interrupt levels (8259 equivalent) • Power management : Supports A TX power supply . Supports PC97, LAN wake up, and modem ring-in functions. I/O peripheral devices support power saving and doze/standby/suspend modes. APM 1.2 compliant • H/W status monitoring : W inbond W83781D H/W status monit[...]

6 PCM-5896 User Manual Expansion Slots • PC/104 connector : One 16-bit 104-pin connector onboard • PCI slot : One 32-bit PCI slot onboard Mechanical and Environmental • Power supply voltage : +5V (4.75V to 5.25V), +12V (11.4V to 12.6V) • T ypical power requirement : +5V@8A • Operating temperature : 32 to 140 o F (0 to 60 o C) • Board si[...]

Chapter 1 General Information 7 Board layout[...]

8 PCM-5896 User Manual 5.08 40.64 97.16 100.97 119.38 3.56 174.63 177.17 193.04 203.20 198.12 5.08 9.53 135.89 95.25 146.05 140.97 Board dimensions PCM-5896 dimensions dimensions in mm[...]

Chapter 2 Installation 9 2 Installation This chapter describes how to set up the main board hardware, including instruc- tions on setting jumpers and connecting peripherals, switches, and indicators. Be sure to read all the safety precautions before you begin the installation proce- dure. CHAPTER[...]

10 PCM-5896 User Manual Jumpers and connectors Connectors on the board link it to external devices such as hard disk drives, a keyboard, or floppy drives. In addition, the board has a 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 con[...]

Chapter 2 Installation 1 1 Connectors Label Function C N 1 CPU fan power connector C N 2 PC/104 connector C N 3 USB ports connector C N 5 IDE drive connector C N 6 Front panel connector C N 7 IrDA connector C N 8 A TX power connector C N 9 LCD display connector CN10 CD-ROM signal input connector C N 1 1 Keyboard and PS/2 mouse connector CN12 VGA di[...]

12 PCM-5896 User Manual Locating jumpers J1 1 J2 J3 J4 J6 J7 J8 J12 J10 J 9 S3 J5 S1[...]

Chapter 2 Installation 1 3 Locating connectors CN 16 CN1 CN 3 CN 2 CN 5 CN 6 CN1 1 U23 CN 7 CN 17 CN 13 CN 12 CN15 LED1 CN 8 CN 9 CN 10 CN 14[...]

14 PCM-5896 User Manual Setting jumpers Y ou can configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers. A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch. It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them. T o “close” a jumper you connect th[...]

Chapter 2 Installation 1 5 CPU installing and upgrading Y ou can upgrade to a more powerful Socket7 CPU at any time. Simply remove the old CPU, install the new one, and set the jumpers for the new CPU speed. Warning! Always disconnect the power cord from your chassis when you are working on it. Do not make connections while the power is on as sensi[...]

16 PCM-5896 User Manual Installing DRAM (DIMMs) System Memory The left edge of the PCM-5896 contains a socket for 168-pin dual inline memory module (DIMM). The socket uses 3.3 V unbuffered synchronous DRAM (SDRAM). DIMM is available in capacities of 16, 32, 64, or 128 MB. The socket can be filled in the DIMM of any size, giving your PCM-5896 single[...]

Chapter 2 Installation 1 7 Clear CMOS (J2) Y ou can use J2 to clear the CMOS data if necessary . T o reset the CMOS data, place a jumper on J2 for just a few seconds, and then remove the jumper . Clear CMOS (J2) Protect* Clear CMOS J2 *default 1 2 1 2[...]

18 PCM-5896 User Manual DOC address select (J3) The DiskOnChip 2000 occupies an 8 Kbyte window in the upper memory address range of D400 to E000. Y ou should ensure this does not conflict with any other device's memory address. J3 controls the memory address of the Flash disk. DiskOnChip 2000 memory address (J3) Memory address (HEX) DISABLE DC[...]

Chapter 2 Installation 1 9 ATX Soft-Power Switch connector (J4) The A TX Soft-Power switch connector is a 2-pin header . Locate the power switch cable from your system. It is a 2-pin female connector . Plug this connector to the Soft-Power switch connector marked J8. COM2 RS-232/422/485 select (J6, J11) The PCM-5896 COM2 serial port can be selected[...]

20 PCM-5896 User Manual J8 LCD driving voltage select (J8) Y ou can select the LCD connector CN9 (pin 5 and pin 6) driving voltage by setting J8. The configurations are as follows: LCD driving voltage select (J8) 5V 3.3V * *default 1 2 3 1 2 3 J7 LCD clock signal select (J7) Y ou can select the LCD control signal by setting J7. The following charts[...]

Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 1 3 5 2 4 6 1 3 5 2 4 6 1 3 5 2 4 6 COM3/COM4 RI pin voltage select (J10, J5) The 9th pin of COM3 and COM4 (9-pin D-sub connector) can be selected as RI, +5V , or +12V by setting J10 & J5. COM3 RI pin setting (J10) R I * +5 V +12V J10 COM4 RI pin setting (J5) RI * +5 V +12V J5 *default 1 3 5 2 4 6 1 3 5 2 4 6 1 3 5 2 [...]

22 PCM-5896 User Manual S1 (2~6) CPU Vcore select S1 must be set to match the CPU type. The table below shows the available configurations. CAUTION: Improper settings may damage the CPU! 2 - 1 S3 - 1 S4 - 1 S5 - 1 S6 - 1 Se r o c V 11 0 1 0 V 8 . 1 11 0 11 V 5 8 . 1 111 00 V 9 . 1 111 0 1 V 5 9 . 1 1111 0 V 0 . 2 11111 V 5 0 . 2 0000 1 V 1 . 2 000 [...]

Chapter 2 Installation 2 3 S3 (1~3) CPU clock select CPU core frequency = External CPU clock (60~100 MHz) * CPU frequency ratio (2~5.5X). The following table shows the available CPU external clock configurations. CAUTION: Improper settings may damage the CPU! 1 - 3 S2 - 3 S3 - 3 SU P Cs u B I C P 11 1 z H M 0 6z H M 0 3 01 1 z H M 8 . 6 6z H M 4 . [...]

24 PCM-5896 User Manual S3 (4~6) CPU frequency ratio Y ou can set the CPU frequency ratio from 2 to 5.5 by setting S3 (4~6). CAUTION: Improper settings may damage the CPU! 4 - 3 S5 - 3 S6 - 3 SC 4 5 PC 5 5 P6 K / D M A 00 1 2 2 2 01 1 5 . 25 . 25 . 2 01 0 3 3 3 00 0 5 . 15 . 35 . 3 10 1 X X 4 11 1 X X 5 . 4 11 0 X X 5 10 0 X X 5 . 5 1 : ON 0 : OFF [...]

Chapter 2 Installation 2 5 Power connectors (CN8, CN1) ATX power connector (CN8) The A TX power supply uses 20-pin connector shown below . Make sure you plug in the right direction. A TX power connector (CN8) Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 N/C 1 1 N/ C 2 N/ C 1 2 -12V 3 GND 1 3 GND 4 +5V 1 4 PON 5 GND 15 GN D 6 +5 V 1 6 G ND 7 GND 17 G N D 8 N/C 18 -5V 9 [...]

26 PCM-5896 User Manual USB connector (CN3) The PCM-5896 provides two USB (Universal Serial Bus) interfaces, which give complete plug and play , hot attach/detach for up to 127 external devices. The USB interfaces comply with USB specifica- tion Rev . 1.0, and can be disabled in the system BIOS setup. USB connector (CN3) Pin Function Pin Function 1[...]

Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 IDE hard drive connector (CN5) Y ou can attach one or two Enhanced Integrated Device Electronics hard disk drives to the mainboard's internal controller . The mainboard's IDE controller uses a PCI local-bus interface. This advanced interface supports faster data transfer and allows the IDE hard drive to exceed 5[...]

28 PCM-5896 User Manual IDE hard drive connector (CN5) IDE hard drive connector (CN5) Pi n Signal Pin Signal 1 IDE RESET 2 G N D 3D A T A 7 4 D A T A 8 5D A T A 6 6 D A T A 9 7D A T A 5 8 D A T A 1 0 9 D ATA 4 1 0 D ATA 11 1 1 DA T A 3 1 2 DA T A 12 1 3 DA T A 2 14 DA T A 13 1 5 DA T A 1 16 DA T A 14 1 7 DA T A 0 18 DA T A 15 19 SIGNAL GND 20 N/ C [...]

Chapter 2 Installation 2 9 Front panel connector (CN6) Next you may want to install external LED and switches to monitor and control the mainboard. These features are completely optional. Install them only if you need them. The front panel connector (CN6) is an 8-pin male, dual in-line header and provides connec- tions for a speaker , hard disk acc[...]

30 PCM-5896 User Manual IrDA connector (CN7) The IrDA connector (CN7) can be configured to support wireless infrared module, with this module and application software such as laplink or W in95 Direct Cable connection, user can transfer files to or from laptops, notebooks, PDA and printers. This connector supports HPSIR (115.2Kbps, 2 meters), ASK-IR[...]

Chapter 2 Installation 3 1 Display connectors (CN9, CN12) The mainboard's PCI SVGA interface can drive conventional CR T 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 sta[...]

32 PCM-5896 User Manual LCD connector (CN9) CN9 is a 50-pin, dual-in-line header used for flat panel displays. When the mainboard's power is applied, the control signal is low until just after the relevant flat panel signals are present. Configuration of the VGA interface is done completely via the software utility . Y ou do not have to set an[...]

Chapter 2 Installation 3 3 CD Audio connector (CN10) This connector is used to connect to a CD audio cable. CD Audio connector (CN10) Pin Signal 1 CD_L 2 GND 3 CD_R 4 GND Keyboard and mouse connector (CN11) The mainboard provides a keyboard connector which supports both a keyboard and a PS/2 style mouse. In most cases, especially in embedded applic[...]

34 PCM-5896 User Manual Audio connector (CN13) The PCM-5896 provides all major audio signals on a 14-pin flat- cable connector , CN13. Attach the Mic In, Line In, and Audio Out to the corresponding pins as shown in the following table. Audio connector (CN13) Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Mic In 2 Reserve for future use 3 G N D 4 Reserve for future use 5 [...]

Chapter 2 Installation 3 5 Parallel port connector (CN14) Normally , the parallel port is used to connect the board to a printer . The mainboard includes an onboard parallel port, accessed through CN14, a 26-pin flat-cable connector . Y ou need an adapter cable if you use a traditional DB-25 connector . The cable has a 26-pin connector on one end a[...]

36 PCM-5896 User Manual 100Base-Tx Ethernet connector (CN15) This 100Base-Tx Ethernet connector is a standard RJ-45 connec- tor . The onboard Realtek R TL8139A fast Ethernet controller supports 10Mb/s and 100 Mb/s N-way auto-negotiation operation. 100Base-Tx Ethernet connector (CN15) Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 T x + 2 T x- 3 R x+ 4 N / C 5 N / C 6 R x[...]

Chapter 2 Installation 3 7 Serial ports (CN16) The PCM-5896 offers four serial ports, three RS-232 and one RS- 232/422/485. These ports allow you to connect them to serial devices (mouse, printers, etc.). COM 1-4 RS-232/422/485 serial ports (CN16) COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4 RS-232/422/485 serial port PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL COM1 1 DCDA 2 DSRA 3 RXDA 4 RT[...]

38 PCM-5896 User Manual Floppy drive connector (CN17) Y ou can attach up to two floppy drives to the mainboard control- ler . Y ou can use any combination of 5¼" (360 KB and 1.2 MB) and/or 3½" (720 KB, 1.44 MB, and 2.88 MB) drives. A 34-pin daisy-chain drive connector cable is required for a dual- drive system. On one end of the cable i[...]

Chapter 2 Installation 3 9 Floppy drive connector (CN17) Floppy drive connector (CN17) Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 DENSITY SELECT 3 GND 4 N/C 5 GN D 6 DRIVE TYPE 7 G ND 8 INDEX 9 G ND 10 MOTOR 0 1 1 G ND 1 2 DRIVE SELECT 1 13 GN D 14 DRIVE SELECT 2 15 G ND 16 MOTOR 1 1 7 GN D 1 8 DIRECTION 1 9 GN D 2 0 STEP 21 G ND 22 WRITE DA T A 23 GN D 2 4 WRI[...]

40 PCM-5896 User Manual Ethernet LED signal connectors (LED1) The PCM-5896 supports three sets of LED connector for external LED indicators. Ethernet active signal LED Flashing Tx or Rx LEDs indicate that the PCM-5896 is transmitting or receiving data. Ethernet link signal LED A continuously lit LED indicates good linkage between the PCM-5896 and i[...]

Chapter 2 Installation 4 1 DiskOnChip socket (U23) The DiskOnChip 2000 family of products provides a single chip solid-state flash disk in a standard 32-pin DIP package. The DiskOnChip 2000 is a solid-state disk with no moving parts, resulting in a significant reduction in power consumption and an increase in reliability . The DiskOnChip is a small[...]

42 PCM-5896 User Manual DiskOnChip (DOC) 2000 Installation When the DOC is installed correctly , a DOC will work like an HDD or an FDD. T o install the DOC on the mainboard, follow the instructions below: 1 . Plug the DOC into the socket. Make sure pin 1 of the DOC is aligned with pin 1 of the socket. 2. Push the DOC into the socket until it is fir[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 43 3 Award BIOS Setup This chapter describes how to configure the BIOS for the PCM-5896. CHAPTER[...]

44 PCM-5896 User Manual Starting setup The A ward BIOS is immediately activated when you first turn on the computer . The BIOS reads system configuration information in CMOS RAM and begins the process of checking out the system and configuring it through the power-on self test (POST). When these preliminaries are finished, the BIOS seeks an operati[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 45 Setup keys These keys helps you navigate in Setup: Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item in the left hand Right arrow Move to the item in the right hand E s c Main Menu: Quit and not save changes into CMOS RAM Other pages: Exit current page and return to Main Menu PgDn/[...]

46 PCM-5896 User Manual Getting help Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appro- priate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. T o exit the Help W indow press Esc or the F1 key again. In Case of Problems If, after making and saving system changes with Setup, you discover that your computer no longer i[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 47 Main setup Menu Standard CMOS Options in the original PC A T-compatible BIOS. BIOS Features Award Software enhanced BIOS options. Chipset Features Options specific to your system chipset. Power Advanced Power Management (APM) Management options. PnP/PCI Plug and Play standard and PCI Local Bus Configuration configurati[...]

48 PCM-5896 User Manual Load BIOS BIOS defaults are factory settings for the Defaults most stable, minimal-performance system operations. Load Setup Setup defaults are factory settings for Defaults optimal-performance system operations. Save & Exit Save settings in nonvolatile CMOS Setup RAM and exit Setup. Exit Without Abandon all changes and [...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 49 Standard CMOS setup When you choose the ST ANDARD CMOS SETUP option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu , the screen below is displayed.[...]

50 PCM-5896 User Manual This standard setup menu allows users to configure system components such as the date, time, hard disk drive, floppy drive, display , and memory . Online help for each field can be accessed by pressing F1. Date and Time Configuration The BIOS determines the day of the week from the other date information. This field is for i[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 51 selecting the drive type are available: 1.Match the specifications of your installed IDE hard drive(s) with the preprogrammed values for drive types 1 through 45. 2.Select USER and enter values into each drive parameter field. 3.Use the IDE HDD AUTO DECTECTION function in Setup. Here is a brief explanation of drive spe[...]

52 PCM-5896 User Manual - LBA (Logical Block Addressing): During drive accesses, the IDE controller transforms the data address described by sector , head, and cylinder number into a physical block address, significantly improving data transfer rates. For drives with greater than 1024 cylinders. Drive A Drive B Select the correct specifications for[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 53 e m a n d n a r Be m a n l e d o Mt a m r o F p r a h S0 8 X 5 1 X LN T S D 8 6 7 x 4 2 0 1 p r a h SP 3 8 1 4 6 M LO N O M 0 8 4 x 0 4 6 p r a h SP 5 3 C 4 6 M LN T S D 0 8 4 x 0 4 6 p r a h S0 4 S 2 1 M LN T S D 0 0 6 x 0 0 8 C E N0 1 - 3 3 C A 8 4 4 6 L N) s t i b 2 1 ( T F T 0 8 4 x 0 4 6 a b i h s o TA 9 0 2 C 0 1[...]

54 PCM-5896 User Manual Halt On During the power-on-self-test (POST), the computer stops if the BIOS detects a hardware error . Y ou can tell the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot-up process. These are the selections: • No errors: POST does not stop for any errors. • All errors If : the BIOS detects any non-fatal e[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 55 • Extended Memory Above the 1-MB boundary . Early IBM personal computers could not use memory above 1 MB, but current PCs and their software can use extended memory . • Other Memory Between 640 KB and 1 MB; often called High memory . DOS may load terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) programs, such as device drivers, i[...]

56 PCM-5896 User Manual BIOS features setup By choosing the BIOS FEA TURES SETUP option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed.[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 57 The displayed configuration is based on the manufacturer's SETUP DEF AUL TS settings. Virus Warning When enabled, you receive a warning message if a program (specifically , a virus) attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive. Y ou should then run an anti- virus program. Keep[...]

58 PCM-5896 User Manual Swap Floppy Drive This field is effective only in systems with two floppy drives. Selecting enabled assigns physical drive B to logical drive A, and physical drive A to logical drive B. Boot Up Floppy Seek When Enabled, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks. Only 360-KB floppy dr[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 59 Shadowing copies firmware from ROM into system RAM, where the CPU can read it through the 16-bit or 32-bit DRAM bus. Firmware not shadowed must be read by the system through the 8- bit X-bus. Shadowing improves the performance of the system BIOS and similar ROM firmware for expansion peripherals, but it also reduces th[...]

60 PCM-5896 User Manual CHIPSET features setup By choosing the CHIPSET FEA TURES SETUP option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed.[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 61 The displayed configuration is based on the manufacturer's SETUP DEF AUL TS settings. This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as SDRAM. It also coordinates communications bet[...]

62 PCM-5896 User Manual I/O Recovery Time The I/O recovery mechanism adds bus clock cycles between PCI- originated I/O cycles to the ISA bus. This delay takes place because the PCI bus is so much faster than the ISA bus. Passive Release When Enabled, CPU to PCI bus accesses are allowed during passive release. Otherwise, the arbiter only accepts ano[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 63 Power management setup By choosing the POWER MANAGEMENT option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed.[...]

64 PCM-5896 User Manual The displayed configuration is based on the manufacturer's SETUP DEF AUL TS settings. Power Management This option allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving for Doze, Standby , and Suspend modes. This table describes each power management mode: Max Saving Maximum power savings. Only Available for SL CPUs[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 65 PM Control by APM If Advanced Power Management (APM) is installed on your system, selecting Y es gives better power savings. MODEM Use IRQ Name the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the modem (if any) on your system. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system. Video Off Method Determines the manner i[...]

66 PCM-5896 User Manual Standby Mode After the selected period of system inactivity , the CPU clock stops, the hard drive enters an idle state, and the L2 cache enters a power- save mode. All other devices still operate at full speed. Suspend Mode After the selected period of system inactivity , the chipset enters a hardware suspend mode, stopping [...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 67 PNP/PCI configuration setup By choosing the PNP/PCI CONFIGURA TION SETUP option from the initial SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed.[...]

68 PCM-5896 User Manual The displayed configuration is based on the manufacturer's SETUP DEF AUL TS settings. PNP OS Installed Select Y es if the system operating environment is Plug-and-Play aware (e.g., W indows 95). Resources Controlled By The Plug and Play A wardBIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play-compatible dev[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 69 DMA n Assigned to When resources are controlled manually , assign each system DMA channel as one of the following types, depending on the type of device using the interrupt: Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC A T bus specification, requiring a specific DMA channel PCI/ISA PnP Devices compliant with the P[...]

70 PCM-5896 User Manual Load BIOS defaults LOAD BIOS DEF AUL TS loads the default system values directly from ROM. The BIOS DEF AUL TS provides the most stable settings, though they do not provide optimal performance.[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 71 Load setup defaults LOAD SETUP DEF AUL TS, on the other hand, provides for maximum system performance. If the stored record created by the setup utility becomes corrupted (and therefore unusable), BIOS defaults will load automatically when you turn the power on.[...]

72 PCM-5896 User Manual Integrated peripherals setup By choosing the INTEGRA TD PERIPHERALS option from the initial SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed.[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 73 The displayed configuration is based on the manufacturer's SETUP DEF AULSTS settings. On-Chip Primary IDE The onboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate the primary and/or secondary IDE interface. Select Disabled to deactivate this inter- face, if you[...]

74 PCM-5896 User Manual Onboard FDC 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 an add-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field. Onboard UART Ports (1, 2) Select a logical COM port address for the first and second seri[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 75 Supervisor/User password setting Y ou can set either SUPER VISOR or USER P ASSWORD, or both of them. The difference between the two is that the supervisor password allows unrestricted access to enter and change the options of the setup menus, while the user password only allows entry to the program, but not modify opti[...]

76 PCM-5896 User Manual When you select this function, a message appears at the center of the screen: ENTER P ASSWORD: T ype the password, up to eight characters, and press Enter . T yping a password clears any previously entered password from CMOS memory . Now the message changes: CONFIRM P ASSWORD: Again, type the password and press Enter . T o a[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 77 IDE HDD auto detection The IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION utility can automatically detect the IDE hard disk installed in your system. Y ou can use it to self- detect and/or correct the hard disk type configuration. Y ou need to repeat the setup for each of the IDE combinations:[...]

78 PCM-5896 User Manual Save & exit setup If you select this option and press <ENTER>, the values entered in the setup utility will be recorded in the chipset's CMOS memory . The microprocessor will check this every time you turn your system on and compare this to what it finds as it checks the system. This record is required for the[...]

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 79 Exit without saving Seleting this option and press <Enter> lets you exit the setup program without recording any new values or changing old ones.[...]

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Chapter 4 Driver Installation 81 4 Flat Panel/CRT Controller Display Drivers and Utilities This chapter provides information about: • Driver types and installation CHAPTER[...]

82 PCM-5896 User Manual Software drivers This chapter describes the operation and installation of the display drivers supplied on the Supporting CD-ROM that are shipped with your product. The onboard VGA adapter is based on the CHIPS VGA Flat Panel/CR T controller and is fully IBM VGA compatible. This controller offers a large set of extended funct[...]

Chapter 4 Driver Installation 83 Necessary prerequisites The instructions in this manual assume that you understand elementa- ry concepts of MS-DOS and the IBM Personal Computer . Before you attempt to install any driver from the Supporting CD-ROM , you should: • Know how to copy files from a CD-ROM to a directory on the hard disk • Understand [...]

84 PCM-5896 User Manual Windows® 95 These drivers are designed to work with Microsoft Ò Windows Ò . Y ou just install these drivers through the W indows Ò operating system. Driver installation 1 . Install Windows Ò 95 as you normally would for a VGA display . Click the Start button, go to Settings and click on Control Panel . Choose the Displa[...]

Chapter 4 Driver Installation 85 Click the setting buttom, then click the Advanced Properties icon into the Advanced Display properties windows, show as figure2: figure 2[...]

86 PCM-5896 User Manual click on Change Display T ype . In the Change Display T ype window , click on the Change button under Adapter T ype into the select Device window show as figure 3: This will bring up the Select Device window . figure 3[...]

Chapter 4 Driver Installation 87 2 . Place the Supporting CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. In the Select Device window , click on Have Disk , Select Browse , and find the W in95 driver "chips95.inf" in the Supporting CD- ROM : cd-rom: CD ROMmodel namedrivervga driver win95chips95.inf and then click OK. " cd-rom " : the drive l[...]

88 PCM-5896 User Manual The name of the Chips And T ech "69000 PCI " driver will appear highlighted in the Models list boxfhow as figure. Click OK to start the driver installation show as figure 5: figure 5[...]

Chapter 4 Driver Installation 89 3 . Once the installation is complete, the Advanced display Properties window will reappear . Show as figure 6: figure 6[...]

90 PCM-5896 User Manual Click on close to close the window . Then the Display Properties window will reappear . Show as figure 7: figure 7[...]

Chapter 4 Driver Installation 91 Click on Apply . Restart the system for the new settings to take effect, show as figure 8: figure 8[...]

92 PCM-5896 User Manual Windows® 3.1 These drivers are designed to work with Microsoft W indows V ersion 3.1. Y ou should install these drivers through Windows. Driver installation 1 . Install Windows as you normally would for a VGA display . Run W indows to make sure that it is working correctly . 2 . Place the Supporting CD-ROM into your CD-ROM [...]

Chapter 4 Driver Installation 93 OS/2 These drivers are designed to function with the OS/2 V ersion 4.0, 3.0 and 2.11 operating systems. T o install this driver, do the following steps: 1 . Open an OS/2 full screen or windowed session. 2 . Place the Supporting CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 3 . At the OS/2 command prompt, type the following command[...]

94 PCM-5896 User Manual 6. When the installation is complete, you will need to shut down and then restart the system for the changes to take effect. Make sure to remove the installation diskette before restarting the system.[...]

Chapter 4 Driver Installation 95 Windows® NT 3.51 These drivers are designed to work with Microsoft Ò Windows Ò . Driver installation 1. Install W indows Ò NT 3.51 as you normally would for a VGA display . Click the Star buttom, go to Settings and click on Control Panel icon. Then choose the Display and double click on the icon. In the Display [...]

96 PCM-5896 User Manual Windows® NT 4.0 Driver installation 1. Install W indows Ò NT 4.0 as you normally would for a VGA display . Click the Star buttom, go to Settings and click on Control Panel icon. Then choose the Display and double click on the icon. In the Display Properties window , click the Setting buttom, then click the Display T ype bu[...]

Chapter 5 Software Configuration 97 5 Ethernet Software Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the Etherent Card to match your applica- tion requirements. CHAPTER[...]

98 PCM-5896 User Manual Ethernet software configuration The onboard Ethernet interface supports all major network operating systems. I/O addresses and interrupts are easily configured via the A ward BIOS Setup. T o configure the medium type, to view the current configuration, or to run diagnostics, please refer to the following instruction: 1 . Pow[...]

Chapter 6 Software Configuration 99 6 Audio Setup This PCM-5896 is equipped with an audio interface that records and playback CD- quality audio. This chapter provides instructions for installing the software drivers on the included CDROM. CHAPTER[...]

100 PCM-5896 User Manual Introduction The PCM-5896 on board audio interface provides high-quality stereo sound and FM music synthesis (ESFM) by using the ES1373 audio controller from Creative Labs, Inc. The audio interface can record, compress, and play back voice, sound, and music with built-in mixer control. The PCM-5896 on board audio interface [...]

Chapter 6 Software Configuration 101 Installing the Drivers and the Application After turning on the system, W indows 95 begins loading and starts detecting new hardware installed on the system. 1 . When W indows 95 detects the presence of the onboard audio chip, it begins to build the ES1373 driver database. The New Hardware Found dialog box displ[...]

102 PCM-5896 User Manual 4 . W indows 95 makes changes to the system settings and begins detecting the following new hardware components: · Creative Gameport Joystick · SB Audio PCI 64V Legacy Device · Sound Blaster AudioPCI 64V 5 . Upon initial installation, the setup process begins setting up the software. 6 . W indows 95 makes final changes t[...]

Chapter 6 Software Configuration 103 Setting Up in NT4.0 Installing the Audio Drivers Follow these steps to install the audio drivers: Driver installation 1. Excute the installation wizard named "CTRUN.EXE" in the follow- ing directory: cd-rom : CD ROM model name dirverAudioCtrun " cd-rom " : the drive letter of your CD-ROM[...]

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Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer 105 A Programming the Watchdog Timer The mainboard is equipped with a watchdog timer that resets the CPU or generates an interrupt if processing comes to a standstill for whatever reason. This feature ensures system reliability in industrial stand-alone and unmanned environments. APPENDIX[...]

106 PCM-5896 User Manual Programming the watchdog timer How to program the WATCHDOG TIMER 1 . T o set the time-out interval of watchdog timer: -- output the desired value to port 0x443 . Since the data is of 1 byte, the maximum value will be 255. In our design 2 ~ 255 will denote 2 ~ 255 sec. outportb(0x443, 30); // set watchdog to 30 seconds 2. T [...]

Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer 107 Demo program outportb(0x444, 0): // set time-out event to reset-system outportb(0x443x 10); // set time-out interval to 10 seconds customer_job(); // execute your job here, be sure your job will finished within 10 seconds outportb(0x443, 0); // refresh watchdog timer , otherwise the system will reset af[...]

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Appendix B Installing PC/104 Modules 109 B Installing PC/104 Modules This appendix provides instructions for installing PC/104 modules. APPENDIX[...]

110 PCM-5896 User Manual Installing PC/104 modules The PCM-5896's PC/104 connectors give you the flexibility to attach PC/104 expansion modules. These modules perform the functions of traditional plug-in expansion cards, but save space and valuable slots. Modules include: • PCM-31 15B PCMCIA Module (two-slot) • PCM-3420 PC/104 Fast SCSI Mo[...]

Appendix B Installing PC/104 Modules 111 PC/104 Module Mounting Diagram PC/104 Mounting Support Female Male PC/104 Module Main board 0.200 0 0 0.200 3.350 3.550 0.200 3.575 3.250 0.300 3.775 3.575 PC/104 module dimenstions (inches ±5%)[...]

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Appendix C Optional Extras 113 C Optional Extras APPENDIX[...]

114 PCM-5896 User Manual PCM-10489-4 Wiring Kit The cable kit PCM-10489-4 includes the following cables: . o N t r a P. o N t r a P . o N t r a P . o N t r a P. o N t r a Pn o i t p i r c s e d e l b a Cn o i t p i r c s e d e l b a C n o i t p i r c s e d e l b a C n o i t p i r c s e d e l b a Cn o i t p i r c s e d e l b a Cr o t c e n n o c n o[...]

Appendix C Optional Extras 115 Optional USB Cable Optional USB Cable part no. 1709080150[...]

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