Keyboard And Mouse; Installing An Operating System; Os On Cd-Rom Onto A Hard Drive Or Compactflash - Octagon Systems XE–700 Reference Manual

Keyboard and mouse

The XE–700 SBC accepts an AT style keyboard. The mouse port shares the
keyboard connector. The PS/2 Keyboard Mouse Cable, 8-Pin Header has a PS/2
type connector, and will connect directly to a keyboard. To connect a mouse, use a
laptop-style "Y" connector, available at computer stores, that splits the signals into
keyboard and mouse connectors.
Note With some "Y" cables you may have to plug the mouse into the keyboard
icon, and the keyboard into the mouse icon; if the mouse and keyboard do
not function at power up, try switching them.

Installing an operating system

The XE–700 SBC does not come with an installed operating system. You can install
an operating system onto a hard drive or CompactFlash. Octagon Systems has OS
Embedder™ kits available for several operating systems. These kits directly
support the unique features of Octagon products, such as digital I/O, watchdog
timer, etc., eliminating the need to write special drivers. Contact Octagon Systems
for information concerning OS Embedder™ kits.
To install an operating system you will need:
2 mm VGA-12 video cable, #6392
PS/2 style keyboard, and PS/2 Keyboard Mouse Cable, part #6837
VGA monitor
CD-ROM drive
Operating system media
Hard drive or CompactFlash to install the operating system on to
If installing onto a hard drive, an IDE cable with master and slave connectors

OS on CD-ROM onto a hard drive or CompactFlash

Refer to Figure 2–6 on page 29 for the following:
1. Attach the 2 mm VGA-12 video cable to J3.
2. Connect the PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 Keyboard Mouse Cable to J16, a VGA
monitor to the VGA-12 video cable, and a CD-ROM drive to J4. Configure the
CD-ROM drive as a master.
3. If using a hard drive, configure it as a slave device and install it on the IDE
cable connected to J4.
Note IDE devices have a jumper or a switch that designates whether the device is a
master or a slave device. If only one device is connected to a port, it must be
configured as a master. If two devices are connected, one must be configured as a
master and one as a slave. The XE–700 does not use the CS signal (Cable Select) to
designate master or slave on a multi-connector cable. You can use BIOS Setup to
designate either the master or the slave as a boot device.
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