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E T X CP U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 ETX-821 ® ® Onboard Intel LV Pentium ® ULV Celeron M Processor ETX CPU Module With LCD, Ethernet, Audio, PCI, ISA ETX-821 Rev. A Manual 1st Ed. August 2005...
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AAEON assumes no liabilities resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. AAEON reserves the right to make changes in the product design without notice to its users.
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E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 Acknowledgments All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Award is a trademark of Award Software International, Inc. CompactFlash™...
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E T X - 8 2 1 Packing List Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: • 1 ETX-821 CPU Module • 1 Quick Installation Guide • 1 CD-ROM for manual (in PDF format) and drivers If any of these items should be missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.
E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 Contents Chapter 1 General Information 1.1 Introduction ............. 1-2 1.2 Features..............1-4 1.3 Specifications............1-5 Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2.1 Safety Precautions ..........2-2 2.2 Location of Connectors and Jumpers.......
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E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 Appendix B I/O Information B.1 I/O Address Map ..........B-2 B.2 1 MB Memory Address Map ......B-4 B.3 IRQ Mapping Chart ..........B-5 B.4 DMA Channel Assignments ........
All of AAEON's ETX modules have a standard form factor and a standard connector layout that carry a specified set of signals. By adopting this standardization, the designers can create a single system of “baseboards”...
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AAEON’ s ETX system is your stepping-stone to a whole new world of embedded product development. Once again, thank you for your...
E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 1.2 Features • ® ® Onboard Intel Celeron M 600MHz(w/o L2 on-die ® cache, w/ 852GM), Celeron M 1.3GHz(w/ 852GM) ® and LV Pentium M 1.1GHz(w/ 855GME) •...
E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 1.3 Specifications System • CPU: ® ® Onboard Intel Celeron 600MHz (w/o L2 on-die cache), ® Celeron M 1.3GHz, and LV ®...
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E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 Gross Weight: 0.66lb (0.3kg) Operating Temperature: 32° F~140° F (0° C~60° C) Display ® Chip: Intel 852GM or 855GME/ICH4 Memory: Shared Memory Up to 64MB with DVMT Resolutions: Up to 1600 x 1200...
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E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 Chapter Quick Installation Guide Notice: The Quick Installation Guide is derived from Chapter 2 of user manual. For other chapters and further installation instructions, please refer to the user manual CD-ROM that came with the product.
E T X C P U M o d ul e E T X - 8 2 1 2.1 Safety Precautions Always completely disconnect the power cord from your board whenever you are working on it. Do not make connections while the power is on, because a sudden rush of power can damage sensitive electronic components.
E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 2.4 List of Connectors The board has a number of connectors that allow you to configure your system to suit your application. The table below shows the function of each board's connectors: Connectors Label...
E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 CVBS RI1# KBDAT CSYNC 2.8 ETX 4 S i g n a l S i g n a l S i g n a l S i g n a l SIDE_LOW PIDE_IOR#...
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E T X C P U M o d ul e E T X - 8 2 1 SIDE_AK# PIDE_INTRQ SIDE_D7 SIDE_RDY PIDE_AK# TXD# PIDE_D7 SIDE_IOR# PIDE_RDY HDRST# 2 - 12 Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide...
E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 Chapter Award BIOS Setup 3 - 1 Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...
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3. The CMOS memory has lost power and the configuration information has been erased. The ETX-821 CMOS memory has an integral lithium battery backup for data retention. However, you will need to replace the complete unit when it finally runs down.
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E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 3.2 Award BIOS Setup Awards 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.
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E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system performance. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.
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Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. You can refer to the "AAEON BIOS Item Description.pdf" file in the CD for the meaning of each setting in this chapter.
E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 Chapter Driver Installation 4 - 1 Chapter 4 Driver Installation...
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E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 The ETX-821 comes with a CD-ROM that contains all drivers and utilities that meet your needs. In addition, you can activate the installation items through Auto-run program which will install each driver directly.
E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 4.1 Installation Insert the ETX-821 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM Drive. And install the drivers from Step 1 to Step 4 in order. ®...
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E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 3. Double click on the exe. file located in each OS folder. 4. Follow the instructions that the window shows. 5. The system will help you install the driver automatically. Step 4 –...
E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 A.1 Programming ETX-821 utilizes ITE 8712 chipset as its watchdog timer controller. Below are the procedures to complete its configuration and...
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E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 Hardware Reset Hardware Reset Hardware Reset Any other I/O transition cycle Any other I/O transition cycle Any other I/O transition cycle Wait for key string Wait for key string Wait for key string...
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E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 (2Eh/2Fh) of the next step. (2) Modify the Data of the Registers All configuration registers can be accessed after entering the MB PnP Mode.
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E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 say, a hardware reset will automatically clear the bits, and does not require the software to clear them. A - 5 Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer...
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E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 WatchDog Timer Control Register (Index=71h, Default=00h) WatchDog Timer Configuration Register (Index=72h,Default=00h) WatchDog Timer Time-out Value Register (Index=73h, Default=00h) A - 6 Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer...
E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 A.2 IT8712 Watchdog Timer Initial Program .MODEL SMALL .CODE Main: CALL Enter_Configuration_mode CALL Check_Chip mov cl, 7 call Set_Logic_Device ;time setting mov cl, 10 ;...
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E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 ; game port enable mov cl, 9 call Set_Logic_Device Initial_OK: CALL Exit_Configuration_mode MOV AH,4Ch INT 21h Enter_Configuration_Mode PROC NEAR MOV SI,WORD PTR CS:[Offset Cfg_Port] MOV DX,02Eh MOV CX,04h Init_1:...
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E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 Exit_Configuration_Mode ENDP Check_Chip PROC NEAR MOV AL,20h CALL Read_Configuration_Data CMP AL,87h JNE Not_Initial MOV AL,21h CALL Read_Configuration_Data CMP AL,12h JNE Not_Initial Need_Initial: Not_Initial: Check_Chip ENDP...
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E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 MOV DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+06h] IN AL,DX Read_Configuration_Data ENDP Write_Configuration_Data PROC NEAR MOV DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+04h] OUT DX,AL XCHG AL,AH MOV DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+06h] OUT DX,AL Write_Configuration_Data ENDP Superio_Set_Reg proc near...
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E T X C P U M o d u l e E T X - 8 2 1 Set_Logic_Device proc near push ax push cx xchg al,cl mov cl,07h call Superio_Set_Reg pop cx pop ax Set_Logic_Device endp ;Select 02Eh->Index Port, 02Fh->Data Port Cfg_Port DB 087h,001h,055h,055h DW 02Eh,02Fh END Main...