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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Chapter 1 Introduction ® ™ The SBC81206 PICMG 1.0 full-size Single Board Computer supports Intel Core 2 Duo, ® ® ® ® Intel Celeron 400 Series, Intel Pentium 4 processor in the LGA775 Land Grid Array ®...
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual System Memory Two 240-pin unbuffered DDR2 DIMM sockets Maximum to 2GB DDR2 400/533/667 MHz memory Onboard Multi I/O Controller: Winbond W83627HG Parallel Port: one bi-directional with ECP/EPP/SPP support Serial Ports: One ports for RS-232(COM1) and one port for RS-232/422/485(COM2) ...
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Jumper Settings Proper jumper settings configure the SBC81206 to meet your application purpose. We are herewith listing a summary table of all jumpers and default settings for onboard devices, respectively. Jumper Default Setting COM2 Mode Select COM2 Pin 1: DCD Short 3-5 Short 4-6...
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual 2.3.2 ATX Auto Power On/Off (JP6) When Jumper JP6 is set 2-3 short for AC power input, the system will be automatically power ON without pressing soft power button; when JP6 is 1-2 short for AC power input, it is necessary to manually press soft power button to make the system power ON.
Connectors connect the board with other parts of the system. Loose or improper connection might cause problems. Make sure all connectors are properly and firmly connected. Here is a summary table shows you all connectors on the SBC81206 Series. Connector...
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual 2.4.1 COM1, COM2 Port Connectors The serial interface for the board consists of COM1 port (COM1) support for RS-232 and COM2 (COM2) for RS-232/RS422/RS485. Please refer to the RS-232 pin assignment as listed below: Signal Signal Data Carrier Detect (DCD) Data Set Ready (DSR)
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual 2.4.2 VGA Connector (VGA1) The VGA connector VGA1 is a standard 15-pin connector commonly used for the CRT VGA display. Signal Green Blue Ground Ground Ground Ground(GND) Ground (GND) DDC DATA Horizontal Sync Vertical Sync DDC CLK 2.4.3 Ethernet RJ-45 Connectors with LED (LAN1, LAN2)
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual 2.4.4 SATA Connectors (SATA1~4) These SATA connectors are for high-speed SATA interface ports and they can be connected to hard disk devices. Signal SATA_TX+ SATA_TX- SATA_RX- SATA_RX+ 2.4.5 USB Connectors (USB1, USB2) These Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors on this board are for installing versatile USB interface peripherals.
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual 2.4.6 USB Port Connector (USB3/USB4) The 4-pin standard Universal Serial Bus (USB) port connector on the board is for the installation of peripherals supporting the USB interface. Signal USB POWER USB - USB + 2.4.7 Flat Panel Bezel Connector (CN3) ...
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual 2.4.8 ATX 12V Power Connector (CN2) Connect the power cable to CN2 for +12V ATX power supply. Signal +12V +12V 2.4.9 Internal PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector (KB1, MS1) The board provides the Keyboard (KB1)/ Mouse (MS1) interface with a 5-pin connector Clock Data No Connection...
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual 2.4.12 Parallel IDE Connector (IDE1) IDE1 is a 40-pin IDE interface connector for standard 3.5” IDE device. Signal Signal Signal Reset # Data 7 Data 8 Data 6 Data 9 Data 5 Data 10 Data 4 Data 11 Data 3 Data 12...
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual 2.4.14 Parallel Port Connector (PRINT1) Print Port Connector [Default] This board has a multi-mode parallel port to support: 1. Standard Mode: IBM PC/XT, PC/AT and PS/2 are compatible with bi-directional parallel port. 2. Enhanced Mode: Enhance parallel port (EPP) is compatible with EPP 1.7 and EPP 1.9 (IEEE 1284 compliant).
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual 2.4.15 AXIOMTEK ACPI Connector (CN4) Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) defines a flexible and extensible interface that allows system designers to select appropriate cost/feature trade-offs for power management. The interface enables and supports reliable power management through improved hardware and operating system coordination.
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual 2.4.18 LAN1/LAN2 Link/Active & Speed LED Connectors (CN6, CN7) Signal Link/Active LED (+) Link/Active LED (-) Speed LED-10/100, Low Active + 3.3V Speed LED-1000, Low Active Board and Pin Assignments...
SBC81206 must use a proprietary CPU cooler, we strongly recommend purchasing it from Axiomtek. Axiomtek’s Cooler kit includes a support kit that is combined with the heatsink mounted on the CPU to counterweight and balances the load on both sides of the PCB.
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Installing the Processor The LGA775 processor socket comes with a cover to protect the processor. Please install the processor into the CPU socket step by step as below: Hold the hook (A) of the lever and push it down. Pull the lever (B) aside to unlock the cover.
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Remove the plastic cap (E) from the cover. Place the CPU down into the socket. Be careful not to touch the contact. Hold the edges of the CPU, and orientate it as the marked direction (G) down into the socket to match the (H) and (F) locations.
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Slightly push down the cover and hook the lever (I~J). The CPU is completely locked. Orientate the CPU cooling fan to fixing holes on the board. Screw the CPU cooling fan onto the board. Hardware Installation...
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector. Installing the Memory The board supports two 240-pin DDR2 DIMM memory sockets with maximum memory capacity up to 2GB. Please follow steps below to install the memory modules: Push down latches on each side of the DIMM socket.
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Make sure all correct settings are arranged for your installed microprocessor to prevent the CPU from damages. BIOS The SBC81206 Series uses Award Plug and Play BIOS with a single 8Mbit FWH Flash, DMI, Plug and Play. System Memory The SBC81206 Series industrial CPU card supports two 240-pin unbuffered DDR2 DIMM sockets for a maximum memory of 2GB DDR2 SDRAMs.
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual I/O Port Address Map ® ® ® ® ® Core™ 2 Duo Processor, Intel The Intel Pentium D Processor, Intel Celeron Processor can communicate via I/O ports. There are total 1KB port addresses available for assignment to other devices via I/O expansion cards.
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Interrupt Controller The SBC81206 Series is a 100% PC compatible control board. It consists of 16 interrupt request lines, and four out of them can be programmable. The mapping list of the 16 interrupt request lines is shown as the following table.
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Chapter 5 PHOENIX-AWARD BIOS Utility The Phoenix-Award BIOS provides users with a built-in Setup program to modify basic system configuration. All configured parameters are stored in a battery-backed-up RAM (CMOS RAM) to save the Setup information whenever the power is turned off. Entering Setup There are two ways to enter the Setup program.
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Control Keys Hot Keys Description Up arrow Move cursor to the previous item Down arrow Move cursor to the next item Left arrow Move cursor to the item on the left hand Right arrow Move to the item in the right hand Esc key Main Menu -- Quit and delete changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu -- Exit current page...
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Getting Help Main Menu The online description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Status Page Setup Menu/Option Page Setup Menu Press <F1> to pop out a small Help window that provides the description of using appropriate keys and possible selections for highlighted items.
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual It is strongly recommended that you should avoid changing the chipset’s defaults. Both Award and your system manufacturer have carefully set up these defaults that provide the best performance and reliability. Standard CMOS Setup Menu The Standard CMOS Setup Menu displays basic information about your system.
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual IDE Channel 0 Master/IDE Channel 0 Slave/IDE Channel 1 Master/IDE Channel 1 Slave These items identify the types of each IDE channel installed in the computer. There are 45 predefined types (Type 1 to Type 45) and 2 user’s definable types (Type User) for Enhanced IDE BIOS.
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Advanced BIOS Features This section allows you to configure and improve your system, to set up some system features according to your preference. PHOENIX-AWARD BIOS Utility...
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual CPU Feature Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the CPU Feature sub menu. Delay prior to Thermal This filed is used to select the time that would force the CPU to a 50% duty cycle when it exceeds its maximum operating temperature therefore protecting the CPU and the system board from overheating to ensure a safe computing environment.
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Hard Disk Boot Priority Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the sub menu to decide the disk boot priority. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced BIOS Features page. CPU L1 & L2 Cache These two options speed up memory access.
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Boot Other Device This item allows the user to enable or disable the boot device not listed in the First/Second/Third boot devices option above. The default setting is “Enabled”. Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive type, 40 or 80 tracks.
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Advanced Chipset Features This section contains completely optimized chipset’s features on the board that you are strongly recommended to leave all items on this page at their default values unless you are very familiar with the technical specifications of your system hardware. ...
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Integrated Peripherals This section allows you to configure your SuperIO Device, IDE Function and Onboard Device. PHOENIX-AWARD BIOS Utility...
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual OnChip IDE Device Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the sub menu OnChip IDE Device. IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support.
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 to 4 provide successively increased performance.
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Onboard Device Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the sub menu Onboard Device. USB Controller Enable this item if you are using the USB in the system. You should disable this item if a higher-level controller is added.
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Super IO Device Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the sub menu Super IO Device. Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled, if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you want to use it.
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Onboard Lan Boot ROM Use this item to enable or disable the Boot ROM function of the onboard LAN chip when the system boots up. Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to save energy of your system effectively. It will shut down the hard disk and turn OFF video display after a period of inactivity.
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual [S1 (POS)] The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state, no system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware maintains all system contexts. [S3 (STR)] The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the information of system configuration and open applications/files is saved to main memory that remains powered while most other hardware components turn off to save energy.
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN This option only works with systems using an ATX power supply. It also allows users to define which type of soft power OFF sequence the system will follow. The default value is “Instant-Off”.
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual 5.10 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup This section describes the configuration of PCI (Personal Computer Interconnect) bus system, which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds close to the CPU speed while communicating with other important components. This section covers very technical items that only experienced users could change default settings.
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual IRQ Resources When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt to one of the following types in accordance with the type of devices using the interrupt: 1. Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, requiring a specific interrupt (such as IRQ4 for serial port 1).
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual 5.11 PC Health Status This section supports hardware monitering that lets you monitor those parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speed of the board. Current GMCH Temperature The current GMCH temperature will be automatically detected by the system. ...
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Current SYSTEM FAN2 Speed Show you the current system fan1 temperature. Vcore +3.3V/+5V/+12V/VBAT(V)/5VSB Show you the voltage of +3.3V/+5V/+12V. Press <Esc> to return to the Main Menu page. 5.12 Frequency/Voltage Control This section is to control the CPU frequency and Supply Voltage, DIMM Overvoltage and AGP voltage.
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual 5.13 Load Optimized Defaults This option allows you to load your system configuration with default values. These default settings are optimized to enable high performance features. To load CMOS SRAM with SETUP default values, please enter “Y”. If not, please enter “N”. PHOENIX-AWARD BIOS Utility...
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual 5.14 Set Supervisor/User Password You can set a supervisor or user password, or both of them. The differences between them are: 1. Supervisor password: You can enter and change the options on the setup menu. 2.
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual 5.15 Save & Exit Setup This section allows you to determine whether or not to accept your modifications. Type “Y” to quit the setup utility and save all changes into the CMOS memory. Type “N” to bring you back to the Setup utility.
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual 5.16 Exit Without Saving Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving changes you have made in this session. Type “Y”, and it will quit the Setup utility without saving your modifications. Type “N” to return to the Setup utility.
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Appendix A Watchdog Timer Watchdog Timer Setting After the system stops working for a while, it can be auto-reset by the Watchdog Timer. The integrated Watchdog Timer can be set up in the system reset mode by program. Using the Watchdog Function Start ...
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Program Sample 2E, 87 2E, 87 2E, 07 2F, 08 Logical Device 8 2E, 30 Activate 2F, 01 2E, F5 Set Minute or Second 2F, N N=08 (Min),00(Sec) 2E, F6 Set Value 2F, M M = 00 ~ FF Note#: N=00...
SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Appendix B Configuring SATA for RAID Function Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) for RAID Function (Controller: ® Intel ICH7R only) Please follow up the steps below to configure SATA hard drive(s): (1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system. (2) Enter the BIOS Setup to configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence.
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual (2)-1 Turn on your system and press the Del button to enter BIOS Setup during running POST (Power-On Self Test). If you want to create RAID, just select RAID for SATA Mode (default IDE) under the Integrated Peripherals menu. Configuring SATA for RAID Function...
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual (2)-2 Set CDROM for First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to boot CD-ROM after system restarts. (2)-3 Save and exit the BIOS Setup. Configuring RAID by the RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Configuring SATA for RAID Function...
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual (3)-1 After the POST memory testing and before the operating system booting, a message "Press <Ctrl-I> to enter Configuration Utility" shows up, accordingly, press <CTRL+ I> to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility. (3)-2 After you press <CTRL+ I>, the Create RAID Volume screen will appear. If you want to create a RAID array, select the Create RAID Volume option in the Main Menu and press ENTER.
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual (3)-3 After entering the CREAT VOLUME MENU screen, you can type the disk array name with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be special characters) in the item “Name”. When finished, press ENTER to select a RAID level. There are two RAID levels, RAID0 and RAID1.
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual (3)-5 After setting all the items on the menu, select Create Volume and press ENTER to start creating the RAID array. (3)-6 When prompting the confirmation, press “Y“ to create this volume, or “N“ to cancel the creation.
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual After the creation is completed, you can see detailed information about the RAID Array in the DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION section, including RAID mode, disk block size, disk name, and disk capacity, etc. Configuring SATA for RAID Function...
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual Delete RAID Volume If you want to delete a RAID volume, select the Delete RAID Volume option in Main Menu. Press ENTER and follow on-screen instructions. Please press [ESC] to exit the ICH7MR RAID BIOS utility. Now, you can proceed to install a SATA controller and the operating system.
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual (4)-2 When this screen pops out, please click the “CONFIRM” button. (4)-3 When the Driver is written to the floppy disk, the SATA driver disk is completed. Installing the SATA controller driver during the OS installation Now, the SATA driver disk is ready, and BIOS settings configured, you can proceed to install Windows XP onto your SATA hard drive using the SATA driver.
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual (5)-1 Restart your system to boot the Windows XP Setup disk, and press F6 button as soon as you see the message "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver".
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual (5)-3 If the Setup correctly recognizes the driver of the floppy disk, a controller menu will appear below. Use the ARROW keys to select Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH7R/DH) and press ENTER. Then it will begin to load the SATA driver from the floppy disk.
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SBC81206 PICMG1.0 SBC User’s Manual (5)-4 When the screen appears as below, press ENTER to continue installing the SATA driver through the floppy disk. It will take about one minute to finish the driver installation. After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you can proceed to install the Windows XP.
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