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With VGA /Sound/2LAN OPERATION MANUAL COPYRIGHT NOTICE This operation manual is meant to assist both Embedded Computer manufacturers and end users in installing and setting up the system. The information contained in this document is subject to change without any notice.
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Copyright Notice FCC NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION About This Manual ............System Specification ............Safety Precautions ............CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table ....Component Locations ............ How to Set the Jumpers ..........COM Port Connector ……..…………………………... COM3/4 RI&...
CHAPTER INTRODUCTION This chapter gives you the information for EBC-I855C. It also outlines the System specification. Section includes: About This Manual System Specifications Safety precautions Experienced users can skip to chapter 2 on page 2-1 for Quick Start. Page:1-1...
Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL Thank you for purchasing our EBC-I855C Socket 478 Pentium M 5.25” Embedded Card enhanced with VGA /Sound/ 2LAN, which is fully PC / AT compatible. EBC-I855C provides faster processing speed, greater expandability and can handle more task than before. This manual is designed to assist you how to install and set up the system.
PS/2 mouse connector with 1 x 4 pin wafer connector. UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS : Universal Serial Bus Connector on board Supports up to six USB 2.0 ports. BUS SUPPORT : PCI Bus External EPCI Bus Compact Flash Bus (for secondary IDE-based) ′ Page: 1-3 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
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HARDWARE MONITORING FUNCTION : Monitor Voltage, CPU Temperature and Cooling Fan. IRDA PORT : One 5-pin Infrared connector Supports IrDA v1.0 SIR protocol. LED INDICATOR : HDD LED, Power LED. DMA CONTROLLER : 82C37 x 2 ′ Page: 1-4 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
3. Disconnect power when you change any hardware devices. For instance, when you connect a jumper or install any cards, a surge of power may damage the electronic components or the whole system. ′ Page: 1-5 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
You can connect PIN1 & PIN2 to create one setting and shorting. You can either connect PIN2 & PIN3 to create another setting. The same jumper diagrams are applied all through this manual. The figure below shows what the manual diagrams look and what they represent. ′ Page: 2-4 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
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Jumper Block looks like this JUMPER SETTINGS 2 pin Jumper close(enabled) Looks like this 3 pin Jumper 2-3 pin close(enabled) Looks like this Jumper Block 1-2 pin close(enabled) Looks like this ′ Page: 2-5 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
DSR1 RTS1 CTS1 COM2 : COM2 Connector The COM2 is selectable as RS-232/422/485. The pin assignment is as follows : ASSIGNMENT RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 DCD2 DTR2 DSR2 RTS- RTS2 RTS+ CTS2 CTS+ CTS- ′ Page: 2-6 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
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The pin assignment is as follows : ASSIGNMENT DCD3 DTR3 DSR3 RTS3 CTS3 RI-V3 COM4 : COM4 Connector COM1 is fixed as RS-232. The pin assignment is as follows : ASSIGNMENT DCD4 DTR4 DSR4 RTS4 CTS4 RI-V4 ′ Page: 2-7 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-5. COM3/4 RI & VOLTAGE SELECTION JP5 : COM3/4 RI & Voltage Selection The selections are as follows: JUMPER JUMPER SELECTION SETTINGS ILLUSTRATION COM3 8-10 COM4 ***Manufacturing Default – RI. ′ Page: 2-8 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
2-17. CPU FAN CONNECTOR FAN1 : CPU Fan connector The pin assignment is as follows: ASSIGNMENT +12V FANIO1 2-18. SYSTEM FAN CONNECTOR FAN2 : System Fan connector The pin assignment is as follows: ASSIGNMENT +12V FANIO2 ′ Page: 2-13 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-19. VGA CONNECTOR VGA1 : VGA CRT Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT GREEN BLUE VGA_P5V VGA_5VDDA VGA_HSYNC_5V VGA_VSYNC_5V VGA_5VDDCLK ′ Page: 2-14 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
34-pin flat cable to attach the FDD on the board, and the other side is attaches two FDDs. The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT RWCJ DS1J INDEX MOAJ DSBJ DSAJ MOBJ DIRJ STEPJ TRAK0 RDATA HEADJ DSKCHG ′ Page: 2-17 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
As to link the Printer to the card, you need a cable to connect both DB25 connector and parallel port. The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT RSTBJ AFDJ RPD0 ERRJ RPD1 PAR_INITJ RPD2 SLINJ RPD3 RPD4 RPD5 RPD6 RPD7 ACKJ BUSY SLCT ′ Page: 2-18 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
USB1: Universal Serial Bus Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT VCCUSB0 VCCUSB1 USBP0N USBP1N USBP0P USBP1P USB2: Universal Serial Bus Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT VCCUSB2 UCCUSB3 USBP2N USBP3N USBP2P USBP3P ′ Page: 2-19 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
ASSIGNMENT PULL HIGH VCC3_3 Stand By LILEDJ SPLEDJ ACTLEDJ LAN2: LAN Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT 1MDI_3+ 1MDI_3- 1MDI_2+ 1MDI_2- 1MDI_1+ 1MDI_1- 1MDI_0+ 1MDI_0- VCC25-CG 1VCC3.3R 1LINK-R 1ACT 1SPEED100 1SPEED1000-R ′ Page: 2-20 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
Note: To clear CMOS data, user must power-off the computer and set the jumper to “Clear CMOS” as illustrated above. After five to six seconds, set the jumper back to “Normal” and power-on the computer. ′ Page: 2-21 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-27. AT/ATX POWER SELECTION JP8 : AT/ATX Power Selection The selections are as follows: JUMPER JUMPER Power Selection SETTINGS ILLUSTRATION (pin closed) 1-2, 3-4 Open ** Manufacturing default: ATX** ′ Page: 2-22 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-28. ATX POWER CONNECTOR PW1 : ATX Power Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT +3.3V +3.3V 5VSB +12V +3.3V -12V PS_ON ′ Page: 2-23 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
User may select to use the Reset or NMI watchdog. NMI, also known as Non-Maskable Interrupt, is used for serious conditions that demand the processor’s immediate attention, it cannot be ignored by the system unless it is shut off specifically. ′ Page: 2-24 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
2-30. INVERTER CONNECTOR J7 : Inverter Connector The pin assignment is as follows: ASSIGNMENT LVDS_BKLTEN 2-31. LVDS CONNECTOR J8 : LVDS Connector. The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT LVDS_VCC LVDS_VCC LVDS_VCC ′ Page: 2-25 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
CHAPTER SOFTWARE UTILITIES This chapter comprises the detailed information of VGA driver, LAN driver, and Flash BIOS update. It also describes how to install the watchdog timer configuration. Section includes: VGA Driver Utility Flash BIOS Update LAN Driver Utility Sound Driver Utility Intel®...
Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-1. INTRODUCTION Enclosed with our EBC-I855C package is our driver utility, which may comes in a form of a CD ROM disc or floppy diskettes. For CD ROM disc user, you will only need some of the files contained in the CD ROM disc,...
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Under the Windows 98 system, after rebut computer, there will have two error messages appear, “Can’t find ikch8xx.cat and isb8xx.cat”, just skip the messages, they will not cause any effects. ′ Page:3-3 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
Utility Disk for system BIOS and VGA BIOS update. 3-3-2. To update VGA BIOS for LCD Flat Panel Display: As EBC-I855C user, you have to update the VGA BIOS for your specific LCD flat panel you are going to use. For doing this, you need two files.
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File Name to Program: H20bxxxx.bin Checksum: XXXXX Reset System or Power off to accomplish update process! F1: Reset F10: Exit Please reset or power off the system, and then the Flash BIOS is fully implemented. ′ Page:3-5 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-4. LAN DRIVER UTILITY 3-4-1. Introduction EBC-I855C is enhanced with LAN function that can support various network adapters. Installation programs for LAN drivers are listed as follows: Win 98/2000/XP program Linux program For more details on Installation procedure, please refer to Readme.txt file found on LAN DRIVER UTILITY.
“D:\Sound\pathname” refers to the full path to the source files. 3. Click on the OK button or press the ENTER key. 4. Click on the “Next” and OK prompts as they appear. 5. Reboot the system to complete the driver installation. ′ Page:3-7 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
3. Click Setup.exe file for utility installation. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. 5. Once installation is completed, shut down the system and restart in order for the changes to take effect. ′ Page:3-8 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
5. Double Click “USB Root Hub”. 6. Select “Driver”. 7. Click “Install” to install the driver. 8. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. 9. Click “Finish” after the driver installation is complete. ′ Page:3-9 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
CHAPTER AWARD BIOS SETUP This chapter shows how to set up the Award BIOS. Section includes: Introduction Entering Setup The Standard CMOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PNP/PCI Configuration PC Health Status Frequency Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults...
4-1. INTRODUCTION This chapter will show you the function of the BIOS in managing the features of your system. The EBC-I855C Intel® Pentium® M 5.25” Embedded Card is equipped with the BIOS for system chipset from Award Software Inc. This page briefly explains the function of the BIOS in managing the special features of your system.
You may use the cursor the up/down keys to highlight the individual menu items. As you highlight each item, a brief description of the highlighted selection will appear at the bottom of the screen. ′ Page: 4-3 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
< Hour >, < Minute >, and < Second >. Use 24 hour clock format, i.e., for PM numbers, add 12 to the hour. For example: 4: 30 P.M. You should enter the time as 16:30:00. ′ Page: 4-4 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
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Auto: The BIOS automatically determines the optimal mode. Normal: Maximum number of cylinders, heads, sectors supported are 1024, 16 and 63. Large: For drives that do not support LBA and have more than 1024 cylinders. ′ Page: 4-5 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
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BASE MEMORY: Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up. EXTENDED MEMORY: Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up. TOTAL MEMORY: Displays the total memory available in the system. ′ Page: 4-6 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
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1024 65535 1023 1024 65535 1023 1024 65535 1023 1024 65535 1023 1024 65535 1023 65535 1023 65535 1024 65535 1023 1024 65535 1023 65535 65535 65335 AUTO Award Hard Disk Type Table ′ Page: 4-7 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
This item allows you to choose the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep. ′ Page: 4-8 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
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This item sets the number of times a second to repeat a key stroke when you hold the key down. TYPEMATIC DELAY (MSEC): The item sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke. ′ Page: 4-9 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
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Setup freely. OS SELECT FOR DRAM >64MB : Select the operating system that is running with greater than 64MB or RAM on the system. You may choose OS2 or Non-OS2. ′ Page: 4-10 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best opera- ting conditions for the system. The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered that data was being lost while using your system. ′ Page: 4-11 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
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VIDEO BIOS CACHEABLE: Select Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. ′ Page: 4-12 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
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GMCH configuration. It can be updated by the GMCH-specific BIOS configuration sequence before the PCI standard bus enumeration sequence takes place. If it is not updated then a default value will select an aperture of maximum size. ′ Page: 4-13 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
If bios setup menu item supports USB device boot, it will cause Win9x detects the same storages twice when the system is rebooted, and USB HDD will fail. Note: this cause just happen under Win9x, the phenomenon is a limitation. ′ Page: 4-14 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
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Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If you ′ Page: 4-15 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
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3. USB Mouse Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB Mouse. 4. AC97 Audio This item allows you to enable/disable to support AC97 Audio. ′ Page: 4-16 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
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Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. 3. UART Mode Select This item allows you to select UART mode. 4. RxD, TxD Active This item allows you to determine the active of RxD, TxD. ′ Page: 4-17 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
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ONBOARD SERIAL PORT 3/4: Select a logical COM port name and matching address for the first and second serial ports. Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. ′ Page: 4-18 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
ACPI SUSPEND TYPE: This item allows the user to set the ACPI suspend type to be used. POWER MANAGEMENT: This item allows you to select the Power Management mode. ′ Page: 4-19 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
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Soft-Off state when the system has “hung”. The choices are Delay 4 Sec and Instant-Off. WAKE-UP BY PCI CARD: An input signal from PME on the PCI card awakens the system from a soft off state. ′ Page: 4-20 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
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Enabled, even when the system is in a power down mode. (1) Primary IDE 0 (2) Primary IDE 1 (3) Secondary IDE 0 (4) Secondary IDE 1 (5) FDD, COM, LPT Port ′ Page: 4-21 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system configuration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot. ′ Page: 4-22 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
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F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Descriptions on each item above are as follows: 13. IRQ-n Assigned to: You may assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. ′ Page: 4-23 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
If the CPU temperature extends beyond either limit, any warning mechanism programmed into your system will be activated. CURRENT CPU TEMPERATURE: This item shows you the current CPU temperature. CURRENT CPU FAN SPEED: This item shows you the current CPUFAN speed. ′ Page: 4-24 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
Frequency Control Setup Screen This setup menu allows you to specify your settings for frequency control. AUTO DETECT PCI CLK: This item allows you to enable or disable auto detect PCI Clock. SPREAD SPECTRUM: ′ Page: 4-25 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
When you press <Enter> on this category, you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to the following: Load Optimized Defaults ( Y/N ) ? N Pressing "Y" loads the default values that are factory setting for optimal performance system operations. ′ Page: 4-26 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
PASSWORD DISABLED!!! Press any key to continue... Press the < Enter > key again and the password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, you can enter Setup freely. ′ Page: 4-27 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
You may always call up the setup program at any time to adjust any of the individual items by pressing the <Del> key during boot up. ′ Page: 4-28 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
Set Supervisor Password ►Power Management word Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N ►PnP/PCI Configura etup ►PC Health Status Saving Esc : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup Abandon all Datas ′ Page: 4-29 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
APPENDIX EXPANSION BUS This appendix indicates the pin assignments. Section includes: PCI BUS Pin Assignment EPCI BUS Pin Assignment Compact Flash Card Connector Pin Assignment Page: A-1...
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Appendix A Expansion Bus PCI BUS PIN ASSIGNMENT Like ISA-BUS connector, the PCI-BUS edge connector is also divided into two sets: one consists of 98-pin; the other consists of 22-pin. The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT -12V TRST#...
Appendix A Expansion Bus EPCI CONNECTOR You will find a EPCI connector in our EBC-I855C. The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT AD10 AD11 AD12 AD13 AD14 AD15 AD16 AD17 AD18 AD19 AD20 AD21 AD22 AD23 AD24 AD25 AD26...
Appendix B Technical Summary INTERRUPT MAP ASSIGNMENT System TIMER Keyboard Cascade Serial port 2 Serial port 1 Available Floppy Parallel port 1 RTC clock Available Available Available PS/2 Mouse Math coprocessor IDE1 IDE2 ′ Page: B-3 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
Extension memory low byte Extension memory high byte Reserved for extension memory low byte Reserved for extension memory high byte Date Century byte Information Flag 34-3F Reserve 40-7f Reserved for Chipset Setting Data ′ Page: B-4 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
TIMER & DMA CHANNELS MAP Timer Channel Map : Timer Channel Assignment System timer interrupt DRAM Refresh request Speaker tone generator DMA Channel Map : DMA Channel Assignment Available Available Floppy Available Cascade Available Available Available ′ Page: B-5 EBC-I855C USER S MANUAL...
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