Adaptec SBC-596 manual

SBC-596/599 Pentium MMX, K6 Full-size CPU Card with LCD, Ethernet, SCSI & High Drive[...]

Copyright Notice This document is copyrighted, 1998. 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 permiss[...]

Dear Customer: We are notifying you that SBC-596/599 has some compatibility issues with some Seagate hard disk drives. Owing to some limitations with the Seagate controller’s specifica- tions, we found the Intel 430TX chipset cannot work with some Seagate hard disk drives. Seagate promises to solve this issue in the new controller . Please check [...]

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Packing list Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: • 1 SBC-596/599 CPU Card • 1 Supporting CD-ROM • 1 IDE cables • 1 FDD cable • 1 PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector • 1 serial/ 1 parallel bracket cable • 1 Quick Installation Guide • 1 Ultra SCSI cable (SBC-599 only) I[...]

Contents Chapter 1 General Information ................................... 1 Introduction ........................................................................... 2 Features .................................................................................. 2 Specifications .........................................................................[...]

Reset connector (CN3) ........................................................... 2 0 Keyboard lock connector (CN4) ............................................. 2 0 Fan power connector (CN5) .............................................. 2 1 SCSI connectors (CN6, CN7) ........................................... 2 1 IDE hard drive connectors (CN8, [...]

Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup ..................................... 39 System test and initialization ............................................ 4 0 System configuration verification ........................................... 4 0 A W ARD BIOS setup .......................................................... 4 1 Entering setup .......................[...]

Chapter 6 SCSI Setup and Configuration .................. 63 Installation and setup .............................................................. 64 SCSI configuration guidelines ................................................. 64 SCSI ID numbers ................................................................... 6 4 SCSI terminators ............[...]

Appendix A Programming the W atchdog Timer .......... 91 Programming the watchdog timer ................................... 9 2 Appendix B Pin Assignments ........................................ 9 3 Speaker connector (CN1) ...................................................... 9 4 HDD LED connector (CN2) ...........................................[...]

Chapter 1 General Information 1 1 General Information This chapter gives background information on the SBC-596/599. Sections include: • Introduction • Features • Specifications • Board layout and dimensions CHAPTER[...]

2 SBC-596/599 User's Manual Introduction The SBC-596/599 is a full-size CPU card. This card uses a Pentium processor based CPU and accommodates up to 256 MB DRAM. It also provides a secondary level 512 KB cache, 2 USB(Universal Serial Bus) ports and 63-level watchdog timer with jumperless setup. The SBC-596/599 offers power management features[...]

Chapter 1 General Information 3 Specifications Standard PC system • CPU: Intel Pentium up to 233 MHz, P54C, P55C(MMX) AMD K5, K6 Cyrix 6x86, Cyrix 6x86MX • BIOS: AWARD Flash BIOS, supports plug & play • Chipset: Intel 430TX • Secondary level cache: 512 KB on board • Green function: Supports power management option via BIOS, activated [...]

4 SBC-596/599 User's Manual - Panel resolution: Supports 640 x 480 @ 16M colors, up to 800 x 600 TFT panel - Display output: DB-15 VGA connector, 44 pin header general purpose flat panel display connector SCSI interface: (SBC-599 only) • PCI SCSI: Supports Ultra Wide SCSI 8-bit or 16-bit interface. Supports DoubleSpeed SCSI operation up to 4[...]

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Chapter 2 Installation Guide 7 2 CHAPTER Installation Guide This Installation Guide tells how to set up the SBC-596/599 hardware, including instructions on setting jumpers and connecting peripherals, switches and indicators. Be sure to read all the safety precautions before you begin the installation procedure.[...]

8 SBC-596/599 User's Manual Jumpers The SBC-596/599 has a number of jumpers that allow you to configure your system to suit your applications. The table below lists the function of each of the board’ s jumpers. Jumpers Label Function J1 V oltage Select J2 V oltage Select J3 V oltage Select J4 V oltage Select J5 Frequency Ratio J 7 MTXC CLK S[...]

Chapter 2 Installation Guide 9 Connectors Onboard connectors link the SBC-596/599 to external devices such as hard disk drives, a keyboard, or floppy drives. The table below lists the function of each of the board’ s connectors. Connectors Label Function CN 1 Speaker CON. C N 2 HDD LED CON. C N3 Reset switch CN 4 Power LED/keyboard Lock CON. CN 5[...]

10 SBC-596/599 User's Manual Locating jumpers J1 J2 J5 J4 J3 J9 J8 J7 J15 J13 J10 J1 1 J12 J14[...]

Chapter 2 Installation Guide 11 Locating connectors CN19 UTP1 CN18 CN20 CN1 1 CN15 CN12 CN13 CN17 CN16 CN14 CN6 CN7 CN8 CN9 CN10 CN1 CN4 CN5 CN3 CN2[...]

12 SBC-596/599 User's Manual Setting jumpers Y ou 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 conn[...]

Chapter 2 Installation Guide 13 CPU installation and upgrading Y ou can upgrade to a higher power Pentium processor at any time. Simply remove the old CPU, install the new one, and set the jumpers for the new CPU type and speed. Always disconnect the power cord from your chassis when you are working on it. Do not make connections while the power is[...]

14 SBC-596/599 User's Manual 3 . Press the lever down. The plate will slide forward. Y ou will feel some resistance as the pressure starts to secure the CPU in the socket. This is normal and won‘t damage the CPU. When the CPU is installed, the lever should snap into place at the side of the socket. NOTE: T o remove a CPU, pull the lever out [...]

Chapter 2 Installation Guide 15 Frequency Ratio (J5) This jumper sets the frequency ratio between the internal frequency of the CPU and the BUS Clock. If you use an AMD K6 CPU, please refer to J5 frequency ratio for K6 only . J5 Frequency Ratio** F .R. 1.5*** 2 2.5* 3 J5 * Default setting ** Jumper settings for pins 1 and 2 do not affect this setti[...]

16 SBC-596/599 User's Manual MTXC CLK Setting/P55C Enabled (J7) This jumper setting provides Intel MTXC chipset 66/60 MHz frequency . Y ou can Enable/Disable P55C CPUs with pin 1 and pin 2 close/open. J7 MTXC CLK Setting 66 Hz* 60 Hz J7 3 4 3 4 J7 P55C Enabled/Disabled Enabled* Disabled J7 1 2 1 2 * default setting Clock Setting (J8) J8 must b[...]

Chapter 2 Installation Guide 17 Battery Select and Clear CMOS (J9) This jumper sets the CMOS data retention power supply by internal battery , external battery , or clear CMOS. J9 Battery Select Internal Battery* External Battery Clear CMOS J9 * default setting SCSI Select (J10) (SBC-599 only) This jumper sets the data transfered by SCSI to 16-bit [...]

18 SBC-596/599 User's Manual LCD/EL Select (J13) This jumper sets the display type for the CPU card. J13 LCD/EL Select EL LCD* J13 1 2 3 1 2 3 * default setting Dual Power Select (J15) This jumper sets single power/dual power CPU type. Current Intel CPUs marked “Pentium” have only a single power plane and those marked “Pentium with MMX?[...]

Chapter 2 Installation Guide 19 Installing DRAM (SIMMs) The SBC-599 CPU card provides four 72-pin SIMM (Single In- line Memory Module) sockets and supports either Fast Page Mode (FPM) or Extended Data Output (EDO) DRAM with a speed of 70 ns or faster . Y ou can install up to 256 MB of RAM. Installing SIMMs NOTE 1: Pentium or compatible processors a[...]

20 SBC-596/599 User's Manual Front panel connectors (CN1,CN2,CN3,CN4) Y ou may want to install external switches to monitor and control the SBC-596/599. These features are optional —install them only if you need them. The front panel connectors include a speaker connector (CN1), a HDD LED connector (CN2), an input switch (CN3) for resetting [...]

Chapter 2 Installation Guide 21 Fan power supply connector (CN5) CN5 provides power supply to optional CPU cooling fan. Only present when +12 V power is supplied to the board. SCSI connectors (CN6, CN7) (SBC-599 only) The SBC-599 has a 50-pin, dual-in-line connector for Ultra SCSI devices and a 68-pin, dual-in-line connector for Ultra W ide SCSI de[...]

22 SBC-596/599 User's Manual 1 . Connect one end of the cable to CN8/CN9. Make sure that the red (or blue) wire corresponds to pin 1 on the connector . 2 . Plug the other end of the cable to the Enhanced IDE hard drive, with pin 1 on the cable corresponding to pin 1 on the hard drive. (See your hard drive’ s documentation for the location of[...]

Chapter 2 Installation Guide 23 Connecting the floppy drive 1 . Plug the 34-pin flat-cable connector into CN10. Make sure that the red wire corresponds to pin one on the connector . 2 . Attach the appropriate connector on the other end of the cable to the floppy drive(s). Y ou can use only one connector in the set. The set on the end (after the twi[...]

24 SBC-596/599 User's Manual VGA interface connections (SBC-599 only) The SBC-599 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 [...]

Chapter 2 Installation Guide 25 LCD power select 5 V *3.3 V J12 * default setting Configuration of the VGA interface is done completely via the software utility . Y ou don’t have to set any jumpers. Refer to Chapter 3 for software setup details. Refer to Chapter 3 for details on connecting the four standard LCD’ s: Sharp LM64183P , LM64P89, T o[...]

26 SBC-596/599 User's Manual COM-port connectors (CN13, CN17) The SBC-596/599 has two serial ports, COM1 and COM2, to provide connections for serial devices (a mouse, etc.) or a communication network. Y ou can find the pin assignments for the COM port connectors in Appendix B. The IRQ and the address range for COM1, 2, are fixed. However , if [...]

Chapter 2 Installation Guide 27 USB connectors (CN18, CN20) The SBC-596/599 provides two USB (Universal Serial Bus) interfaces which gives complete plug and play , hot attach/detach for up to 127 external devices. The USB interfaces comply with USB specification rev . 1.0 and are fuse protected. The USB interfaces are accessed through two 5-pin fla[...]

28 SBC-596/599 User's Manual Watchdog timer configurationon An on-board watchdog timer reduces the chance of disruptions which EMP (electro-magnetic pulse) interference can cause. This is an invaluable protective device for standalone or unmanned applications. Setup involves one jumper and running the control software (refer to Appendix A). Wa[...]

Chapter 3 Software Configuration 29 3 CHAPTER Software Configuration This chapter details the software configuration information. It shows you how to configure the card to match your application requirements. A W ARD System BIOS is covered in Chapter 4. Sections include: • Introduction • Utility with IDE Bus Master driver • Utility with VGA B[...]

30 SBC-596/599 User's Manual Introduction The SBC-596/599 system BIOS and custom drivers are located in a 128 Kbyte, 32-pin (JEDEC spec.) Flash ROM device. A single Flash chip holds the system BIOS, VGA BIOS, and network Boot ROM image. The display can be configured via software. This method minimizes the number of chips and eases configuratio[...]

Chapter 3 Software Configuration 31 A WDFLASH.EXE This program allows you to write the VGA display driver files to the BIOS Flash ROM. The VGA files all come ready formatted for the SBC-599 with .BIN extensions. They are custom written and can be made available upon request. 599_CRT .BIN System BIOS which supports CR T only 599_TFT .BIN System BIOS[...]

32 SBC-596/599 User's Manual VGA display software configuration (SBC-599 only) The SBC-599 on-board VGA interface supports a wide range of popular LCD, EL, gas plasma flat panel displays and traditional analog CR T monitors. W ith on-board 1M display memory , the interface can drive CR T displays with resolutions up to 1024 x 768 in 256 colors[...]

Chapter 3 Software Configuration 33 Connections for four standard LCDs (SBC-599 only) Connections to Sharp LM64183P, LM64P89 (640 x 480 DSTN MONO LCD) LM64183/64P89 SBC-599 CN11 Pin Pin name Pin Pin name CN1-1 S 36 FL M CN1-2 CP 1 38 LP CN1-3 CP 2 35 SHFCLK CN1-4 DISP 5 +5 V CN1-5 VD D 6 + 5 V CN1-6 V S S 3 GND CN1-7 V E E - external power* CN1-8 D[...]

34 SBC-596/599 User's Manual Connections to PLANAR EL (640 x 480 AD4 EL) PLANAR 640 x 480 AD4 SBC-599H CN11 P in Pi n n am e Pin Pin name 1 GND 3 GND 2 D O 21 P12 3 GND 3 GND 4 D 1 22 P13 5 GND 3 GND 6 D 2 23 P14 7N C — — 8 D 3 24 P15 9N C — — 10 D 4 17 P 8 11 N C — — 12 D 5 18 P 9 13 N C — — 14 D 6 19 P10 1 5 GND 4 GND 16 D 7 [...]

Chapter 3 Software Configuration 35 Connections to Toshiba LTM10C042 (640 x 480 TFT Color LCD) LTM10C042 PCA-6159H CN11 Pin Pin name Pin Pin name 1 GND 3 GND 2 C LK 35 SHFCLK 3 GND 4 GND 4 R 0 27 P18 5 R 1 28 P19 6 R 2 29 P20 7 GND 8 GND 8 R 3 30 P21 9 R 4 31 P22 10 R 5 32 P23 1 1 GND 3 3 GND 12 G 0 19 P10 13 G 1 20 P1 1 14 G 2 21 P12 1 5 GND 3 3 G[...]

36 SBC-596/599 User's Manual Connections to Sharp LM64C142 (640 x 480 DSTN Color LCD) LM64C142 SBC-599H CN11 Pin Pin name Pin Pin name CN1-1 YD 36 FL M CN1-2 L P 38 L P CN1-3 XCX 35 SHFCLK CN1-4 DISP 5 + 5 V CN1-5 VD D 6 + 5 V CN1-6 V S S 3 GN D CN1-7 VE E - +27 V* CN1-8 DU 0 20 P1 1 CN1-9 DU 1 19 P10 CN1-10 D U2 18 P 9 CN1-1 1 DU 3 17 P 8 CN1[...]

Chapter 3 Software Configuration 37 Ethernet software configuration (SBC-599 only) The SBC-599 on-board Ethernet interface supports all major network operating systems. T o configure the medium type, to view the current configuration, or to run diagnostics, do the following: 1 . Power the SBC-599 on. Ensure that the RSET8029.EXE file is located in [...]

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Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 39 4 CHAPTER Award BIOS Setup This chapter describes how to set BIOS configuration data.[...]

40 SBC-596/599 User's Manual System test and initialization These routines test and initialize board hardware. If the routines encounter an error during the tests, you will either hear a few short beeps or see an error message on the screen. There are two kinds of errors: fatal and non-fatal. The system can usually continue the boot up sequenc[...]

Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 41 AWARD BIOS setup A ward’ s BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. Entering setup Power on the computer and press <Del> i[...]

42 SBC-596/599 User's Manual STANDARD CMOS SETUP When you choose the “ST ANDARD CMOS SETUP” option from the “INITIAL SETUP SCREEN” menu , the screen shown below is displayed. This standard Setup Menu allows users to configure system components such as date, time, hard disk drive, floppy drive and display . Once a field is highlighted, [...]

Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 43 BIOS FEATURES SETUP The “BIOS FEA TURES SETUP” option consists of configuration entries that allow you to improve your system performance, or let you set up some system features according to your preference. By choosing the “BIOS FEA TURES SETUP” option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is di[...]

44 SBC-596/599 User's Manual CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP This “CHIPSET FEA TURES SETUP” option controls the configuration of the board’ s chipset. By choosing the “CHIPSET FEA TURES SETUP” option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer ’ s default values for the SBC[...]

Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 45 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP The “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” option allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity . By choosing the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is dis- pla[...]

46 SBC-596/599 User's Manual PnP/PCI CONFIGURATION The “PnP/PCI CONFIGURA TION” option configures the PCI bus slots. By choosing the “PnP/PCI CONFIGURA TION” option from the Initial Setup Screen menu, the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer ’ s default values for the SBC-596/599. *PnP/PCI Configura[...]

Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 47 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS By choosing the “INTEGRA TED PERIPHERALS” option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer ’ s default values for the SBC-596/599. *Integrated Peripherals *Y our BIOS configuration screen will look similar to this screen [...]

48 SBC-596/599 User's Manual Load BIOS defaults “LOAD BIOS DEF AUL TS” loads the default system values directly from ROM. If the stored record created by the Setup program becomes corrupted (and therefore unusable), these defaults will load automatically when you turn the SBC-596/599 on. *Load BIOS defaults screen *Y our BIOS configuration[...]

Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 49 USER P ASSWORD T o change the password, choose the USER P ASSWORD option form the Setup main menu and press <Enter>. 1 . If the CMOS is bad or this option has never been used, a default password is stored in the ROM. The screen will display the following messages: Enter Password: Press <Enter>. 2 . If the C[...]

50 SBC-596/599 User's Manual AUTO DETECT HARD DISK 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. *IDE HDD auto detection screen Save & exit setup If you select this option and press <Enter>, the va[...]

Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup (SBC-599 only) 51 5 CHAPTER PCI SVGA Setup (SBC-599 only) The SBC-599 features an on-board PCI flat panel/VGA interface. This chapter provides instructions for installing and operating the software drivers on the included Supporting CD-ROM.[...]

52 SBC-596/599 User's Manual Before you begin T o facilitate the installation of the enhanced display device drivers and utility software, you should read the instructions in this chapter carefully before you attempt installation. The enhanced display drivers for the SBC-599 board are located on the software installation diskette. Y ou must in[...]

Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup (SBC-599 only) 53 Installation The drivers include W indows 3.1, W indows 95, W indows NT drivers, and OS/2 drivers. Simultaneous display mode The 65550 VGA BIOS supports monochrome LCD, EL, color TFT and STN LCD flat panel displays. It also supports interlaced and non-interlaced analog monitors (VGA color and VGA monochrom[...]

54 SBC-596/599 User's Manual Sleep mode The display driver contains two files that support sleep mode. Simply type the filename at the DOS prompt: ON.COM switches to normal display mode. OFF .COM switches to sleep mode. Driver installation Necessary prerequisites The instructions in this manual assume that you understand elementary concepts of[...]

Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup (SBC-599 only) 55 Before you begin The display driver contains drivers for several versions of certain applications. Y ou must install the correct version in order for the driver to work properly so make sure you know which version of the application you have. Windows setup These drivers are designed to work with Microsoft [...]

56 SBC-596/599 User's Manual Changing Color Schemes After you change display drivers, you may notice that the color scheme used by W indows looks strange. This is because different drivers have different default colors. T o change the color scheme, select the Control Panel from the Main window . Select the Color icon. Y ou will be shown the cu[...]

Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup (SBC-599 only) 57 Windows 95 Drivers Setup Proce- dure 1 . Boot system with VGA or SuperVGA driver . 2 . Select properties from a menu after right button press. 3 . Select display . 4 . Select Change Display . 5 . Select Change Monitor . 6 . Select Change Adapter . 7 . Select Have Disk.[...]

58 SBC-596/599 User's Manual Windows NT Drivers Setup Procedure Step 1 1 . Install W indows NT as you normally would for a VGA display . 2 . First click the Start button, choose Settings and click on Control Panel. 3 . Choose the Display icon and click on the icon. 4 . In the Display Properties window , click on the Settings tab. 5 . Click on [...]

Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup (SBC-599 only) 59 OS/2 Drivers Setup Procedure Preliminary Steps The following steps must be performed before you install the 65550/554 display driver: 1 . OS/2 DOS Support must be installed. 2 . If you previously installed SVGA support, you must reset the system to VGA mode. VGA is the default video mode enabled when OS/2 [...]

60 SBC-596/599 User's Manual A log of the information output during the install can be found in <root>:OS2INST ALLDISPLA Y .LOG 4 . After restarting the system, perform the following steps: 1). Open the OS/2 System folder . 2). Open the System Setup folder . 3). Open the Display Driver Install Object This step will execute the Display[...]

Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup (SBC-599 only) 61 Selecting Monitor Type Monitor type is initially set to DEF AUL T . This DEF AUL T setting may not allow you to select all resolution/refresh combinations that are available for your monitor . The following steps can be done to select monitor type. This section applies only after installation, or when a di[...]

62 SBC-596/599 User's Manual Installation Notes 1 . During the installation of this driver , DISPLA Y .LOG and DSPINSTL.LOG files are created in OS2INST ALL directory . These files identify the OS/2 system files that were updated, and indicate whether the installation was successful. The DISPLA Y .LOG file also contains a string that identif[...]

Chapter 6 SCSI Setup and Configurations 63 6 SCSI Setup and Configurations (SBC-599 only) The SBC-599 is equipped with two SCSI interfaces. This chapter provides basic SCSI concepts and instructions for installing the software drivers with the included SCSI driver diskettes. At the end of this chapter provides the SCSI device troubleshooting tips. [...]

64 SBC-596/599 User's Manual Installation and Setup The SBC-599 is equipped with an Adaptec AIC-7880 Ultra W ide PCI-to-Ultra SCSI host adapter which provides a powerful multitasking interface between your computer’s PCI bus and SCSI devices (disk drives, CD-ROM drives, scanners, tape backups, removable media drives, etc.). Up to a total of [...]

Chapter 6 SCSI Setup and Configurations 65 The AIC-7880 supports the SCSI Configured AutoMatically (SCAM) protocol, which assigns SCSI IDs dynamically and resolves SCSI ID conflicts automatically at bootup. If your system includes SCSI disk drives or other devices that support SCAM, you do not need to manually assign SCSI IDs to these devices. Most[...]

66 SBC-596/599 User's Manual W e recommend that you leave SCSI set to its default setting of Automatic. The following table lists the termination configura- tions. The following figures show termination examples for the AIC- 7880. AIC-7880 Ultra Wide SCSI T ermination Low High ON ON T ermination Devices Connected Low High 68-pin internal conne[...]

Chapter 6 SCSI Setup and Configurations 67 AIC-7880 Ultra Wide SCSI T ermination Low High ON ON[...]

68 SBC-596/599 User's Manual AIC-7880 Ultra Wide SCSI Termination Low High OFF O N SCSI T ermination Examples Installing SCSI Devices Y ou can connect up to 15 devices (seven standard internal and eight Wide (16-bit) internal SCSI devices, or 15 Wide internal SCSI devices) to the Ultra Wide SCSI. Connecting Internal SCSI Devices If you are con[...]

Chapter 6 SCSI Setup and Configurations 69 2. Install the SCSI device in your computer . Refer to your computer and device documentation for instructions. 3. Plug the connector at one end of the internal SCSI cable into the host adapter’s internal SCSI connector. Make sure the colored stripe on one side of the cable is aligned with pin-1 of the h[...]

70 SBC-596/599 User's Manual - When using 50-pin connector only , choose “Low ON/High ON” (Default) - When using 68-pin connector only , choose “Low ON/High ON” (Default) - When using both 50-pin & 68-pin, choose “Low OFF/High ON” Select the default of “Low ON/High ON?” and press Enter , then use the up and down arrows to m[...]

Chapter 6 SCSI Setup and Configurations 71 Basic Host Adaptec Settings Def ault Host Adapter SCSI ID 7 SCSI Parity Checking Enabled Host Adapter SCSI T ermination Low ON/High ON Boot Device Settings Default Boot T arget ID 0 Boot LUN Number 1 0 SCSI Device Settings Default Initiate Sync Negotiation Y es (Enabled) Maximum Sync T ransfer Rate Y es (E[...]

72 SBC-596/599 User's Manual host adapter the highest priority on the SCSI bus. W e recommend that you leave the host adapter set to SCSI ID7. n SCSI Parity Checking - This option determines whether the host adapter verifies the accuracy of data transfer on the SCSI bus. The default setting is Enabled. You should disable SCSI Parity Checking i[...]

Chapter 6 SCSI Setup and Configurations 73 n Initiate Sync Negotiation - This option determines whether the host adapter initiates synchronous data transfer negotiation (Sync Negotiation) between the device and host adapter . The default setting is Y es. Synchronous negotiation is a SCSI feature that allows the host adapter and its attached SCSI de[...]

74 SBC-596/599 User's Manual When set to Y es, the host adapter attempts 16-bit transfer . When set to No, 8-bit data transfer is used unless the SCSI device itself requests Wide negotiation. The ef fective transfer rate is doubled when 16-bit data transfer is sued because the data path for W ide SCSI is twice the size of normal 8-bit SCSI. Fo[...]

Chapter 6 SCSI Setup and Configurations 75 Setting this option to yes reduces the load on your computer ’ s power supply by allowing the host adapter to start SCSI devices one-at-a-time when you boot your computer . When set to No, the devices are allowed to start at the same time. Most devices require you to set a jumper before they can respond [...]

76 SBC-596/599 User's Manual n Support Removable Disks Under BIOS as Fixed Disks — This option controls which removable-media drives are supported by the host adapter BIOS. This default setting is Boot Only. The following choices are available: Boot Only – Only the removable-media drive designated as the boot device is treated as a hard di[...]

Chapter 6 SCSI Setup and Configurations 77 Extended BIOS Translation is used only with MS-DOS 5.0 or above. You do not need to enable this option if you are using another operating system such as NetWare, OS/s, Windows NT, or UNIX. When you partition a disk larger than 1 GByte, use the MS-DOS disk utility as you normally would. Because the cylinder[...]

78 SBC-596/599 User's Manual In some cases, selecting an option displays another menu. Y ou can return to the previous menu at any time by pressing Esc. T o restore the original SCSISelect default values, press F6. To toggle the display between color and monochrome modes, press F5 (this feature may not work on some kinds of monitors). Using th[...]

Chapter 6 SCSI Setup and Configurations 79 Installing Device Drivers Some operating systems embed (included) the AIC-7880 Ultra Wide SCSI device driver as part of their installation software. These drivers work fine with your AIC-7880 Ultra Wide SCSI; however, the most recent version of the driver should be installed in order for your AIC-7880 Ultr[...]

80 SBC-596/599 User's Manual ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY Adaptec EZSCSI gives you what you need to use your SCSI devices most effectively with Windows 95 and Windows NT. You can also use Adaptec EZSCSI on computers running DOS, Windows 3.1x, or Windows for Workgroups 3.1x. Quick Start Instructions First, install SCSI devices (see the hardware docu[...]

Chapter 6 SCSI Setup and Configurations 81 Troubleshooting Tips SCSI Device Troubleshooting Review this checklist if your newly installed SCSI disk drives, CDROM drives, and other devices do not seem to work properly: Be sure that termination is correctly set for all devices on the SCSI bus, as described in your host adapter documentation. Be sure [...]

82 SBC-596/599 User's Manual What if there is no SCSI controller icon under Device Manager , or the model name of the SCSI chipset does not appear under Device Manager: If the SCSI controllers icon or your host adapter’s model name do not appear, open Control Panel and double-click the Add New Hardware icon. Let Windows search for the host a[...]

Chapter 6 SCSI Setup and Configurations 83 5 . Turn the computer ON. If the new host adapter supports Plug and Play, Windows will install and configure it automatically. Otherwise, run Add New Hardware to make sure the new driver is loaded. If I am running under Windows 95, do I need lines for the Adaptec real mode ASPI drivers and mscdex in my con[...]

84 SBC-596/599 User's Manual 3 . When you are finished running Adaptec EZSCSI for DOS, find the file named cdtsd.vxd in the windowssystemiosubsys directory and rename it cdtsd.sav . My CD-ROM drive shows up as more than one icon under My Computer. The mapping between mscdex, which runs in real mode, and the Windows95 CDROM driver does not ma[...]

Chapter 6 SCSI Setup and Configurations 85 Information for DOS/Windows 3.1x Users The following information may be useful if you install Adaptec EZSCSI on a computer running DOS, Windows 3.1x, or Windows for Workgroups 3.1x. Note: The Windows 95/Windows NT Troubleshooting section describes a few situations when you may need to use the DOS/Windows 3[...]

86 SBC-596/599 User's Manual Adaptec EZSCSI includes several ASPI managers for DOS/ W indows 3.1x. When you install Adaptec EZSCSI on these operating systems, it detects what kind of host adapter is installed in your computer and automatically configures your system with the correct ASPI manager . T o learn more about these ASPI managers, incl[...]

Chapter 6 SCSI Setup and Configurations 87 4 . When the next screen appears, select either Format or V erify (to verify that the disk is free of surface defects), then press Enter . WARNING: Back up important data before you format the disk device! A low-level format erases all data from the disk. 5. If you select Format, confirm that you want to f[...]

88 SBC-596/599 User's Manual Run afdisk from the DOS prompt only , not from the W indows MSDOS prompt. Before you run it, be sure the disk devices you want to format and partition are connected to the host adapter and that they are powered. Then follow these steps: 1 . Change to the directory where afdisk.exe is located (usually c:scsi), type[...]

Chapter 6 SCSI Setup and Configurations 89 5 . When the number of cylinders is what you want, press Esc. When the confirmation prompt appears, select Yes and press Enter to create the partition. To create more partitions on the same disk device, repeat steps 3,4, and 5. As you create partitions on the disk., they are added to the window at the uppe[...]

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Chapter A Programming the Watchdog Timer 90 A Programming the Watchdog Timer The SBC-596/599 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 standalone, or unmanned, environments.[...]

92 SBC-596/599 User's Manual Programming the Watchdog Timer In order to program the watchdog timer , you must write a program which writes I/O port address 443 (hex). The output data is a value of time interval. The value range is from 01(hex) to 3F(hex), and the related time interval is 1 sec. to 63 sec. Data Time Interval 01 1 sec. 02 2 sec.[...]

Chapter B Pin Assignments 93 B Pin Assignments This appendix contains information of a detailed or specialized nature. It includes: • Speaker connector • HDD LED connector • Reset connector • Power LED/keyboard lock connector • Fan power connector • Wide SCSI connector • SCSI connector • IDE hard drive connectors • Floppy connecto[...]

94 SBC-596/599 User's Manual Speaker connector (CN1) SBC-596/599 Speaker connector (CN1) Pin Signal 1 VC C 2 NC 3 BZ 4 SP HDD LED connector (CN2) SBC-596/599 HDD LED connector (CN2) Pin Signal 1 GND 2 + Reset connector (CN3) SBC-596/599 Reset connector (CN3) Pin Signal 1 GND 2 + 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2[...]

Chapter B Pin Assignments 95 Power LED/keyboard lock connector (CN4) SBC-596/599 Keyboard lock connector (CN4) Pin Signal 1 PWLED 2 NC 3 GND 4 KLOCK 5 GND Fan power connector (CN5) SBC-596/599 Fan power connector (CN5) Pin Signal 1 N/C 2 GND 3 +12 V 1 2 3 4 5 3 2 1[...]

96 SBC-596/599 User's Manual Wide SCSI connector (CN6) SBC-599 Wide SCSI connector (CN6) Pin Function Pin Function 1 GND 2 GND 3 GND 4 GND 5 GND 6 GND 7 GND 8 GND 9 GND 1 0 GND 1 1 GND 1 2 GND 1 3 GND 1 4 GND 1 5 GND 1 6 GND 17 TRMPWR 18 TRMPWR 19 N C 20 G ND 2 1 GND 2 2 GND 2 3 GND 2 4 GND 2 5 GND 2 6 GND 2 7 GND 2 8 GND 2 9 GND 3 0 GND 3 1 G[...]

Chapter B Pin Assignments 97 SBC-599 Wide SCSI connector (CN6) Pin Function Pin Function 4 7 SCD7 4 8 SCDPL 49 GND 50 GND 5 1 TRMPWR 5 2 TRMPWR 53 N C 54 G ND 5 5 SA TIN- 5 6 GN D 5 7 SBSY- 5 8 SACK- 5 9 SRST- 60 SM S G - 6 1 SSEL- 6 2 SCD- 6 3 SREQ- 6 4 SIO- 6 5 SCD8 6 6 SCD9 6 7 SCD10 68 SCD1 1[...]

98 SBC-596/599 User's Manual SCSI connector (CN7) SBC-599 SCSI connector (CN7) Pin Function Pin Function 1 G N D 2 SCD0 3 G N D 4 SCD1 5 G N D 6 SCD2 7 G N D 8 SCD3 9 G N D 1 0 SCD4 1 1 G N D 1 2 SCD5 13 G N D 14 SCD6 15 G N D 16 SCD7 17 G N D 1 8 SCDPL 1 9 GND 2 0 GND 2 1 GND 2 2 GND 2 3 GND 2 4 GND 25 G ND 26 TRMPWR 2 7 GND 2 8 GND 2 9 GND 3[...]

Chapter B Pin Assignments 99 IDE hard drive connectors (CN8, CN9) SBC-596/599 IDE hard drive connector (CN8, CN9) Pin 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 7 DA T A 5 8 DA T A 10 9 D ATA 4 1 0 D AT A 11 1 1 DA T A 3 12 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[...]

100 SBC-596/599 User's Manual Floppy connector (CN10) SBC-596/599 Floppy connector (CN10) Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 G N D 2 DENSITY SELECT* 3 GND 4 N/ C 5 GND 6 N/ C 7 GND 8 INDEX* 9 G N D 1 0 MOTOR 0* 1 1 G N D 1 2 DRIVE SELECT 1* 1 3 G N D 1 4 DRIVE SELECT 0* 1 5 G N D 1 6 MOTOR 1* 17 GND 1 8 DIRECTION* 1 9 G N D 2 0 STEP* 2 1 G N D 2 2 WRITE [...]

Chapter B Pin Assignments 101 Flat panel connector (CN11) SBC-599 Flat panel connector (CN11) Pin Function Pin Function 1 +12 V 2 +12 V 3 GND 4 GND 5 5V/3.3V 6 5V/3.3V 7 ENA VEE* 8 G N D 9P 0 1 0 P 1 1 1 P2 12 P3 13 P4 14 P5 15 P6 16 P7 17 P8 18 P9 19 P1 0 20 P 1 1 21 P12 2 2 P13 23 P14 2 4 P15 25 P16 2 6 P17 27 P18 2 8 P19 29 P20 3 0 P21 31 P22 3 [...]

102 SBC-596/599 User's Manual External keyboard connector (CN12) SBC-596/599 External keyboard connector (CN12) Pin Signal 1 KB_CK 2 KB_DT 3 NC 4 GND 5 V CC 5 4 3 2 1[...]

Chapter B Pin Assignments 103 1 5 6 10 1 5 9 6 COM port connectors (CN13: COM2, CN17: COM1) SBC-596/599 COM port connectors (CN13, CN17) Pin Signal 1 DC D 2 RX 3 TX 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI 1 0 NC[...]

104 SBC-596/599 User's Manual Printer port connector (CN14) SBC-596/599 printer port connector (CN14) Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 STROBE* 14 AUTOFD* 2 D 0 1 5 ERR 3 D1 16 INIT* 4 D2 17 SLCTINI* 5 D 3 1 8 GND 6 D 4 1 9 GND 7 D 5 2 0 GND 8 D 6 2 1 GND 9 D 7 2 2 GND 1 0 ACK* 2 3 G N D 1 1 BUSY 24 GN D 12 PE 25 GN D 13 SLCT 26 N /C * Low active 13 12 [...]

Chapter B Pin Assignments 105 IR connector (CN15) SBC-596/599 IR connector (CN15) Pin Signal 1V CC 2N C 3 IR IN 4 GND 5 IR OUT CRT connector (CN16) SBC-599 CRT display connector (CN16) Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 RED 9 N /C 2 GREEN 10 GND 3 BLUE 1 1 N/C 4 N/C 12 N/C 5 GN D 13 H-SYNC 6 G ND 14 V-SYNC 7 GND 1 5 N / C 8 GND 1 15 5 4 3 2 1[...]

106 SBC-596/599 User's Manual USB connectors (CN18, CN20) SBC-596/599 USB connectors (CN18, CN20) Pin Signal 1 +5 V 2 UV- 3 UV+ 4 GND 5 N/C Keyboard and PS/2 mouse connector (CN19) SBC-596/599 Keyboard and mouse connector (CN19) Pin Signal 1 KB DT 2 MS_DT 3 GND 4 VCC 5 KB_CK 6 MS_CK 5 4 3 2 1[...]

Chapter B Pin Assignments 107 Ethernet 10BASE-T connector (UPT1) SBC-599 Ethernet 10BASE-T connector (UPT1) Pin Signal 1 XMT+ 2 XMT- 3 RCV+ 4 N/C 5 N/C 6 RCV- 7 N/C 8 N/C 9 N/C 1 0 N/C 9 7 5 3 1 10 8 6 4 2[...]

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110 SBC-596/599 User's Manual I RQ 15 IDE 2 I RQ 14 IDE 1 I RQ 12 (PS/2 mouse) IRQ1 1 USB/(SCSI) IR Q1 0 (LAN) IRQ9 IRQ7 LPT1 IRQ6 Floppy disk IRQ5 LPT 2 IRQ4 COM1 IRQ3 COM2 * IRQ 0, 1, 2, 8, 13 have been reserved for the system. IRQ Default Settings[...]