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SBC-815ET-VER
User's Guide
PN: 931-0031-01
September 2006
Kontron America

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  • Page 1 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide PN: 931-0031-01 September 2006 Kontron America...
  • Page 2 © 2006 Kontron, an International Corporation. All rights reserved. The information in this user’s guide is provided for reference only. Kontron does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of the information or products described herein. This user’s guide may contain or reference information and products protected by copyrights or patents and does not convey any license under the patent rights of Kontron, nor the rights of others.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    AT/ATX Power Selection (JP3) ......................30 Connectors ..........................31 Connector Table..........................31 IDE1/IDE2 (J1/J3) ..........................31 Floppy Driver Interface (J2)........................ 32 Parallel Port Connector (J4)....................... 32 ATX Power Control Connector (J5)....................32 ATX Power Button Interface(J6) ......................33 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 3...
  • Page 4 IDE Adapters Setup Menu ...................... 50 Screen Shot ............................50 Menu Selections ..........................51 Advanced BIOS Features ....................... 52 Screen Shot ............................52 Virus Warning .............................52 L1 Cache / L2 Cache ..........................52 Quick Power on Self Test ........................53 page 4 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...
  • Page 5 PWRON After PWR-Fail ........................63 Watch Dog Timer Select ........................63 DOC Memory Address Range ......................63 Power Management Setup......................64 Screen Shot............................64 ACPI Function ............................ 64 Power Management ........................... 65 Video Off Method ..........................65 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 5...
  • Page 6 Exit Without Saving..........................75 POST Messages........................76 POST Beep............................76 Error Messages ..........................76 BIOS POST Check Point List ....................82 BIOS Flash Utility........................87 Appendix B: Troubleshooting ..................89 Overview..........................89 Backplane Setup........................89 Backplane ............................89 ATX Power............................89 page 6 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...
  • Page 7 Loading Default Optimal Setting ......................94 Auto Detect Hard Disks........................94 Improper Disabling ..........................94 OS Diagnostics........................96 Booting ............................... 96 Display Setup ............................. 96 Network Setup............................ 96 Windows NT 4.0 ..........................97 List of Figures Figure 1: Jumper/Connector Locations ..................29 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 7...
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  • Page 9: Safety Instructions

    The power supplies produce high voltages and energy hazards, which can cause bodily harm. If you have any problems or questions about the unit, please contact Kontron Post-Sales Technical Support. WARNING High voltages are present inside a computer chassis when the unit’s power cord is plugged into an electrical outlet.

  • Page 10: When Working Inside A Computer

    Also, before connecting a cable, make sure both connectors are correctly oriented and aligned CAUTION Do not attempt to service the system yourself. Follow installation and troubleshooting instructions closely. page 10 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 11: Preventing Electrostatic Discharge

    Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Static electricity can harm system boards. Perform service at an ESD workstation and follow proper ESD procedure to reduce the risk of damage to components. Kontron strongly encourages you to follow proper ESD procedure, which can include wrist straps and smocks, when servicing equipment.
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  • Page 13: Preface

    Chapter 5, BIOS, Explains the various available system configuration choices. Appendix A, Troubleshooting, Provides you a few useful tips to quickly start the SBC-815ET-VER operation. The chapter mainly focuses on system integration matters, such as backplane setup, BIOS setting, and OS diagnostics.

  • Page 14: Customer Comments

    “Contact Us” on our web site (www.kontron.com) under “Technical Support.” Detail any errors you find. We will correct the errors or problems as soon as possible and post the revised user’s guide in our online Support Library.

  • Page 15: Advisory Conventions

    Disclaimer: We have tried to identify all situations that may pose a warning or caution condition in this user’s guide. However, Kontron does not claim to have covered all situations that might require the use of a Caution or Warning.

  • Page 16: Unpacking

    2) Remove all items from the box. If any items listed on the purchase order are missing, notify Kontron customer service immediately. 3) Inspect the product for damage. If there is damage, notify Kontron customer service immediately. Refer to “Guarantee and Warranty Policy” for the return procedure.

  • Page 17: Regulatory Compliance Statements

    CE compliance. Kontron does not offer engineering services for designing cabling systems. In addition, Kontron will not retest or recertify systems or components that have been reconfigured by customers.

  • Page 18: Guarantee And Warranty Policy

    The limited warranty is void if the product has been subjected to alteration, neglect, misuse, or abuse; if any repairs have been attempted by anyone other than Kontron or its authorized agent; or if the failure is caused by accident, acts of God, or other causes beyond the control of Kontron or the manufacturer.

  • Page 19: Return Procedure

    Report for each unit, by serial number(s), as well as a copy of the original invoice showing the date of purchase. To reduce risk of damage, returns of product must be in a Kontron shipping container. If the original container has been lost or damaged, new shipping containers may be obtained from Kontron Customer Service at a nominal cost.
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  • Page 21: Chapter 1: Introduction

    PC. You can also add PCI-type daughter cards to run more I/Os and other functions. Use of the PICMG standard allows the SBC-815ET-VER to work with a legacy ISA, ISA/PCI or multi-slot, PCI-bus backplanes. The on-board 32-pin DIP socket supports M- systems DiskOnChip 2000 products up to 288MB.

  • Page 22: What's Included

    What’s Included One SBC-815ET-VER single board computer (SBC) One parallel port cable kit One serial port cable to support two interfaces One FDC cable One IDE cable One Y-Cable cable for PS/2 keyboard and mouse One 5-pin to 5-pin keyboard cable for backplane connection...

  • Page 23: Chapter 2: Specifications

    Floppy Drive Interface Supports one FDD port, up to two floppy drives and 5-1/4"(360K, 1.2MB), 3-1/2" (720K, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, 2.88MB) diskette format and 3-mode FDD Serial Ports Two high-speed 16C550 compatible UARTs with 16-byte T/R FIFOs SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 23...
  • Page 24 Intel 82815 GMCH integrated graphics controller with 4MB memory Ethernet Intel 82801BA ICH2 integrated LAN controller to support RJ-45 interface at 10/100 Base-T speed PCI Device Connector Supports one additional PCI device daughter board High-Driving Capability 64mA high-driving capability for multi-slot ISA bus page 24 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 25: Mechanical Specifications

    Outline Dimension (L x W) 338.5mm (13.33") x 122mm (4.8") PCB Layout Six layer Environmental Specifications Operating Temperature 0°C ~ 55°C (32°F ~ 131°F) Storage Temperature -20°C ~ 75°C Relative Humidity 5% ~ 95%, non-condensing SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 25...

  • Page 26: System Architecture

    System Architecture The block diagram in the next section shows you how the SBC-815ET-VER gives you a highly integrated system solution. The architecture includes two main VLSI chips, 82815 GMCH (Graphics and Memory Controller Hub) and 82801BA ICH2 (I/O Controller Hub),...
  • Page 27 The graphics device is the 815E built-in Graphics Controller functioning as a high-end graphics accelerator. It is implemented with 4MB of high performance SDRAM to support resolutions of up to 1600 x 1200 with 256 colors. SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 27...

  • Page 28: Block Diagram

    Block Diagram page 28 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 29: Chapter 3: Hardware Configuration

    This chapter gives the definitions and shows the positions of jumpers, headers, and connectors. All of the configuration jumpers are in the proper position. Default settings are indicated with an asterisk (*). Figure 1: Jumper/Connector Locations SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 29...

  • Page 30: Jumper Settings

    Safe Mode (JP1) Function Short Enabled Disabled * RTC CMOS Clear (JP2) JP2 Function Normal Operation* Clear CMOS contents AT/ATX Power Selection (JP3) Function 3-5,4-6 Select ATX Power Supply* 1-3, 2-4 Select AT Power Supply page 30 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 31: Connectors

    Data 2 Data 13 Data 1 Data 14 Data 0 Data 15 Ground DMA REQ Ground IOW# Ground IOR# Ground IOCHRDY Pull-down DMA ACK# Ground INT REQ CBLID# HDC CSO# HDC CS1# HDD Active# Ground SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 31...

  • Page 32: Floppy Driver Interface (J2)

    Data 6 Ground Data 7 Ground Acknowledge# Ground Busy Ground Paper Empty Ground Printer Select ATX Power Control Connector (J5) Pin Signal Description ATX Power Good Signal ATX 5V Stand-by ATX Power On Control Ground page 32 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 33: Atx Power Button Interface(J6)

    OVCROFF (Over Current Off) Chassis/CPU Fan Power (J10, J19) PIN Signal Description Ground +12V Pull-up 5V (For tachometer sense signal) USB Connector (J11) Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description SBD2-(USBP2-) Ground SBD2+(USBP2+) SBD3+(USBP3+) Ground# SBD3-(USBP3-) SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 33...

  • Page 34: Reset Header (J12)

    Pin Signal Description +5V (470 Ohm pull-up for power HDD LED) HDD Active # (LED cathode terminal) Ethernet RJ-45 (J16) Pin Signal Description Termination to Ground Termination to Ground Termination to Ground Termination to Ground page 34 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 35: Usb Connector (J17)

    Only one USB port (Pin 5, 6, 7, and 8) is available on the bracket by default. Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description USBD0+ USBD0+ USBGND0 USBD1- USBD1+ USBGND1 PS/2 Keyboard-Mouse (J18) Six-pin Mini-Din. Pin Signal Description Mouse Data Keyboard Data Ground Mouse Clock Keyboard Clock SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 35...

  • Page 36: Pci (J20)

    IRDY# STOP# Devsel# Reserved for PERR# SERR# REQ#4 GNT#4 Reserved for REQ#3 Reserved for GNT#3 60 PCI CLOCK1 PCI CLOCK2 PCIRST# LOCK# IRQ#A IRQ#B IRQ#C IRQ#D Standard 5-1/4 Disk Power (J21) Pin Signal Description +12V page 36 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 37: External Keyboard (J22)

    External Keyboard (J22) Pin Signal Description Keyboard clock Keyboard data Ground VGA (J23) Pin Signal Description Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground MONID1 HSYNC VSYNC MONID2 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 37...
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  • Page 39: Chapter 4: System Installation

    3. Lift the CPU from the socket. 4. Push the lever for the CPU socket down. Configuring System Bus The SBC-815ET-VER automatically detects the system bus based on the CPU. However, users may configure CPU core/bus ratio in the BIOS setup menu for engineering sample processors.

  • Page 40: M-Systems Flash Disk

    Buffered SDRAM will simply freeze up the system. M-Systems Flash Disk The SBC-815ET-VER reserves one 32-pin DIP socket for installing M-systems Flash disks from 2MB to 288MB. This structure runs as a pure ISA-bus without PnP (Plug and Play) functionality.

  • Page 41: Installing The Sbc

    To overcome this compatibility issue, install the INF Chipset Component driver before other drivers. You can find the INF chipset component driver in the “/Chipset/INF” directory of the CD that ships with the product. Execute "infinst_enu.exe" to start installation. SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 41...

  • Page 42: Graphics Controller

    The drivers support Windows 98SE, Windows NT 4.0, Windows-2000 and Windows XP. Windows 98SE: Please execute “/Video/Intel 810_815/W98/win9xe67.exe” Windows NT 4.0: Please install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 or above first, then execute “/Video/Intel 810_815/NT40/winnt4e67.exe” Windows 2000 and XP: Please execute “/Video/Intel 810_8152KXP/win2k_xpe67.exe” page 42 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 43: Fast Ethernet Controller

    Intel 82801BA MAC LED Ethernet Port Operation LED1 LAN link Integrity LED Good link in 10 Mbps or 100Mbps Bad link LED2 LAN speed LED 100 Mbps 10 Mbps LED3 LAN active LED Active Not active SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 43...

  • Page 44: Pci Connector

    1min, 2 min and 4 min. There is one programming guide (source code in Assembly language) and test program on the CD. Please refer to the programming guide to create your own Watch Dog Timer application. page 44 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 45: Chapter 5: Bios

    Chapter 5: BIOS Overview The SBC-815ET-VER comes with AWARD BIOS stored in Flash ROM. This BIOS has a setup program that allows users to modify the system configuration. System settings are stored in the CMOS RAM so they are retained during power-off periods. When the system is turned on, the system communicates with peripheral devices and checks its hardware resources against the configuration information stored in the CMOS memory.
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  • Page 47: Main Menu

    Main Menu After you enter SBC-815ET-VER AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, go to the Main Menu. The Main Menu allows you to select from 11 setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to switch among items and press the <Enter> key to accept or bring up the submenu.

  • Page 48: Standard Cmos Features Setup Menu

    <Enter> key to certify it. Use the command keys in CMOS Setup table to change the Date, Time, Drive type, and Boot Sector Virus Protection Status. Screen Shot page 48 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 49: Menu Selections

    Disk/Key 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 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 49...

  • Page 50: Ide Adapters Setup Menu

    IDE Adapters Setup Menu IDE adapters control IDE devices such as hard-disk drives or the CD drive. You can use a submenu to configure each hard disk drive. Screen Shot page 50 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 51: Menu Selections

    Menu Selections SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 51...

  • Page 52: Advanced Bios Features

    Disabled No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table. L1 Cache / L2 Cache These two categories speed up memory access. However, it depends on CPU/chipset design. Enable cache. Enabled Disabled Disable cache. page 52 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 53: Quick Power On Self Test

    After the security is disabled, the system boots and you can enter Setup freely. PS/2 Mouse Function Control Disabled prevents an installed PS/2 mouse from functioning but frees up IRQ 12. Enabled allows the operating system to determine whether to enable or disable the mouse. SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 53...

  • Page 54: Os Select For Dram > 64Mb

    Select the operating system that is running with greater than 64MB of RAM on the system. Options: Non-OS2, OS2. HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability This option allows users to enable/disable the PC to predict the future failure of hard drive. Options: Enabled, Disabled. page 54 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 55: Advanced Chipset Features

    Such a scenario might well occur if your system had mixed speed DRAM chips installed so that greater delays may be required to preserve the integrity of the data held in the slower memory chips. SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 55...

  • Page 56: Sdram Cas Latency Time

    Options: 2, 3 SCLKs or Auto. System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better performance. However, if a program writes to this memory area, a system error can result. Options: Enabled/Disabled. page 56 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 57: Video Bios Cacheable

    This option allows users to configure the system memory frequency. The default setting is Auto. Options: 100MHz, 133MHz and Auto. On-Chip Video Window Size This option allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data. Options: 64MB/Disabled. SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 57...

  • Page 58: Cas# Latency

    RAS# Timing This option controls RAS# active to precharge, and refresh to RAS# active delay. Options: Fast / Slow. RAS# Precharge Timing This option controls RAS# precharge in local memory clocks. Options: Fast / Slow. page 58 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 59: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals Screen Shot SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 59...

  • Page 60: Onchip Primary/Secondary Pci Ide

    This item allows you to enable USB keyboard function under POST, BIOS setup menu, DOS, or Windows-NT with no USB driver loaded. Options: Enabled/Disabled Init Display First This item allows you to select the first display port to be initialized. Options: PCI Slot (off-board video adaptor), Onboard/AGP page 60 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 61: Ide Hdd Block Mode

    In the event of "Power On Function" being configured as "Hot Key", this item will be enabled for tuning. Options: Ctrl-F1 to Ctrl-F12. Onboard FDC Controller This item allows you to enable or disable the Floppy disk controller. Options: Enabled/Disabled SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 61...

  • Page 62: Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2

    There are four different modes for the onboard parallel port: Switch to SPP mode. Switch to EPP mode. Switch to ECP mode. ECP + EPP Switch to ECP + EPP mode. Switch to normal mode. Normal page 62 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 63: Epp Mode Select

    This option enables or disables the Watch Dog Timer. The options are 10 sec, 20 sec, 30 sec, 40 sec, 1 min, 2 min, 4 min and disabled. DOC Memory Address Range Force the system to use certain DOC Memory Address Range. Ranges available include D8000-D9FFF, DA000-DBFFF, DC000-DDFFF and DE000-DFFFF. SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 63...

  • Page 64: Power Management Setup

    The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. Screen Shot ACPI Function This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI). Options: Enabled/Disabled. page 64 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 65: Power Management

    When enabled and after a set time, of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU will shut off. HDD Power Down When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard-disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active. SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 65...

  • Page 66: Soft-Off By Pwr-Bttn

    When "Resume by Alarm" is enabled, this item could allow users to configure the time parameter of the timing dateline on which to power on the system. Options: hh (0~23), mm (0~59), ss (0 ~59) page 66 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 67: Primary/Secondary Ide 0/1

    FDD, COM, LPT Port This item is to configure floppy device, COM ports, and parallel port being monitored by system so as to keep system out of suspend mode if the associated device is busy. Options: Enabled/Disabled SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 67...

  • Page 68: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup

    Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on card and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot. Option: Enabled, Disabled. page 68 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 69: Resource Controlled By

    Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture. Options: "Legacy ISA" and "PCI/ISA PnP" PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Leave this field at Disabled. Options: Enabled/Disabled. Assign IRQ For VGA/USB To enable VGA/USB IRQ, select enabled. SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 69...

  • Page 70: Pci Slot4/1/2/3 Irq Assign

    This BIOS option helps users assign IRQ numbers to particular slots. Available IRQ numbers include: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15. Auto is the default value for each slot. PC Health Status Screen Shot page 70 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 71: Frequency/Voltage Control

    Unless the PC-133 DIMM and the 133MHz FSB processor are used at the same time, the PC133 will always be "No" because only the PC-133 DIMM and the 133MHz FSB processor can boost a 133MHz memory clock. SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 71...

  • Page 72: Cpu Clock Ratio

    Only the Engineering Sample Processor is allowed to be configured with a different system clock. CPU Clock Ratio This item allows you to select the CPU core/bus ratio. Options: 3 ~ 8 page 72 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 73: Default Menu

    Load Optimized Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N Pressing 'Y' loads default factory values that optimize system operations. SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 73...

  • Page 74: Supervisor/User Password Setting

    Security option. If the Security option is set to "System," the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to "Setup", prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup. page 74 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 75: Exiting Selection

    Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Quit without saving (Y/N)? Y This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous selections remain in effect. This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer. SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 75...

  • Page 76: Post Messages

    Then reboot the system. DISKETTE DRIVES OR TYPES MISMATCH ERROR - RUN SETUP Type of diskette drive installed in the system is different from the CMOS definition. Run Setup to reconfigure the drive type correctly. page 76 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...
  • Page 77 Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller. Make sure the controller is installed correctly and firmly. If there are no floppy drives installed, be sure the Diskette Drive selection in Setup is set to NONE. SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 77...
  • Page 78 OFFENDING ADDRESS NOT FOUND This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem cannot be isolated. page 78 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...
  • Page 79 The board installed is not responding to the ID request, or no board ID has been found in the indicated slot. Note: When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility. SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 79...
  • Page 80 Hard Disk(s) fail (40) ® HDD controller diagnostics failed. Hard Disk(s) fail (20) ® HDD initialization error. Hard Disk(s) fail (10) ® Unable to recalibrate fixed disk. Hard Disk(s) fail (08) ® Sector Verify failed. Keyboard is locked out - Unlock the key. page 80 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...
  • Page 81 BIOS ROM checksum error - System halted. The checksum of ROM address F0000H-FFFFFH is bad. Memory test fail. BIOS reports the memory test fail if the onboard memory is tested error. SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 81...

  • Page 82: Bios Post Check Point List

    1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips. 2. Enable keyboard interface. Reserved Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional). Auto detect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by a port & interface swap (optional). Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips. Reserved page 82 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...
  • Page 83 PCI & DIMM slots. 5. Early PCI initialization: -Enumerate PCI bus number -Assign memory & I/O resource -Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it into C000:0. Reserved Reserved Reserved Initialize INT 09 buffer SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 83...
  • Page 84 Reserved Test 8259 functionality. Reserved Reserved Reserved Initialize EISA slot Reserved 1. Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page. 2. Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU. Reserved Reserved page 84 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...
  • Page 85 Reserved Reserved Reserved Initialize PS/2 Mouse Reserved Prepare memory size information for function call: INT15hax=E820h Reserved Turn on L2 cache Reserved Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup & Auto- configuration table. Reserved SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 85...
  • Page 86 5. Invoke ISA adapter ROMs 6. Assign IRQs to PCI devices 7. Initialize APM 8. Clear noise of IRQs. Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus code page 86 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 87: Bios Flash Utility

    Utilize the AWARD Flash BIOS programming utility to update the BIOS with new versions. Remove installed Memory Management Utility files (such as Note: HIMEM.SYS, EMM386.EXE, or QEMM.EXE) in the CONFIG.SYS file before running the Flash programming utility. SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 87...
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  • Page 89: Appendix B: Troubleshooting

    BIOS settings, and OS diagnostics. Backplane Setup Backplane The SBC-815ET-VER is a full-sized SBC, and therefore is able to run on any PICMG backplane, active or passive. ATX Power The SBC-815ET-VER is designed to support ATX mode. Please refer to the following instruction to apply ATX power on your SBC-815ET-VER and backplane.
  • Page 90 CONNECTOR, 20-pin) connector on the backplane. The CN7, which is white, is located on the upper right side of the backplane. 3. Use a 4-pin power cable to connect the CN4 (ATX P/S CONTROL CONNECTOR, 4 pin) connector on the backplane. page 90 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...
  • Page 91 "J5" at the right top corner of the J5 header. Connect the 4- pin power control cable to this J5 header. 5. Connect the TOGGLE SWITCH with the J6 connector. The J6 connector (2 pin) is located just on the right side of the JP3 jumper. SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 91...

  • Page 92: Atx Faqs

    In all cases, users can apply a 2-pin AT (on/off) switch over Pin 3 and Pin 4 of the backplane connector (CN4) in Step 1. However, the power supply switch needs to be moved to "on", if there is one. page 92 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 93: Hardware Installation

    Q: I am using an ATA-66 hard drive, how can I know that ATA-66 function is started? A: You need to use the 80-pin ATA-66 IDE flat cable to have this function ready. During POST, you can see ATA-66 message while the hard drive is being detected. SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 93...

  • Page 94: Bios Settings

    It is also very common that users disable a device/port to release IRQ resource. A few good examples are: Disable COM1 serial port to release IRQ #4 Disable COM2 serial port to release IRQ #3 Disable parallel port to release IRQ #7 Disable PS/2 mouse to release IRQ #12 page 94 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...
  • Page 95 IRQ mapping is given below for your reference. IRQ Description System counter Keyboard Programmed controller COM2 COM1 Nothing Floppy disk controller Printer Port (Parallel Port) CMOS clock Nothing Nothing PS/2 mouse Data processor Primary IDE controller Secondary IDE controller SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 95...

  • Page 96: Os Diagnostics

    Network Setup Windows 95/98 1. Apply an ISA/PCI network card over ISA/PCI slot. 2. Start Windows 95/98 and let Windows 95/98 detect your network adapter. 3. Provide the driver and complete installation. page 96 SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide...

  • Page 97: Windows Nt 4.0

    Network setup within Windows –NT 4.0 is not as easy as Windows 95/98. Special familiarity and care are required to come out with a successful installation. SBC-815ET-VER User’s Guide page 97...
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