C hipset ......................16 5 .2.1 G MCH (855GME Chipset) ................... 16 5 .2.2 I CH4 (82801DB) ....................17 5 .3 S uper I/O ....................... 18 5 .4 C PU, Chipset and Super-I/O Configuration ............18 Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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1 3.1 S erial Ports COMA to COMD ................33 1 3.2 R S-232 Connectors ..................33 1 3.3 R S-485 Connector ................... 34 1 3.4 C onfiguration ....................34 1 3.4.1 R S-485 Diagram ....................34 Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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C onfiguration ....................41 1 7.3 T echnical Support for Sound ................41 F eature Interface .......................42 1 8.1 C onnector ...................... 42 1 8.2 C onfiguration ....................42 1 8.3 S ignal Description ................... 42 Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
“as-is” and is subject to change without notice. For the circuits, descriptions and tables indicated, Kontron assumes no responsibility as far as patents or other rights of third parties are concerned.
Kontron Embedded Modules GmbH will not be responsible for any defects or damages to other products not supplied by Kontron Embedded Modules GmbH that are caused by a faulty Kontron Embedded Modules GmbH product.
PS/2 mouse/keyboard interface. The coolMONSTER/PM is designed in the PISA format, which provides the functionality of the PCI and ISA bus on one well-defined bus. To connect a backplane with a PISA board, you only need to use one EISA- like edge card connector.
3 2BGetting started G etting started Getting started with the coolMONSTER/PM is very easy. For location of the connectors, see Appendix E: Connector Layout. Take the following steps: Turn off the power supply. ® Connect the power supply to the coolMONSTER’s power supply connector or power ®...
3 RS232C serial ports (1 DSUB9 at the front, 3 internal, 10-pin headers) ® 16550 compatible ® COM D configurable as RS422/485 ® O ne Parallel Port (LPT1) 1 8 9 B Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) with bi-directional ® capability Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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P S/2 Keyboard Controller 1 9 9 B P S/2 Mouse Controller 2 0 0 B W atchdog timer (WDT) 2 0 1 B R eal Time Clock (RTC) with Onboard Battery Supply 2 0 2 B Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
S upply Current (typical) 1 3 0 B The coolMONSTER/PM is equipped with power-saving features. Different power-consumption tests were executed to give an overview of the electrical conditions for several operational states. The board used a 1024MB DDR SDRAM module. The attached hard disk was not supplied through the measurement path and no extension card was attached to the system.
1,4A Windows 100% CPU Load 6.7A 4.3.4 S upply Current (maximum) 1 3 1 B Board AT Power Supply +5V only coolMONSTER/PM 1.0GHz 3.6A coolMONSTER/PM 1.8GHz 7.1A (calculated theoretical values from all components maximum supply currents) Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
English, German, French, Danish, Finish and Spanish. If the battery is accessible by the end user, it is in the responsibility of the customer to give the corresponding safety instructions in the required language(s). Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
S ystem MTBF (hours) : (171.636) TBD 2 0 5 B Notes: Fans usually shipped with Kontron Embedded Modules GmbH products have 50,000-hour typical operating life. The above estimates assume no fan, but a passive heat sinking arrangement. Estimated RTC battery life (as opposed to battery failures) is not accounted for in the above figures and need to be considered for separately.
(only for Pentium® M processors) C hipset 4 4 B The chipset of the coolMONSTER/PM consists of the Intel® 855GME chipset GMCH (Graphics and Memory Controller Hub) and the Intel ® 82801DB ICH-4 (I/O Controller Hub 4). 5.2.1 G MCH (855GME Chipset)
A C-Link for AC’97 support 2 1 4 B I ntegrated IDE controller 2 1 5 B Ultra ATA/100/66/33 and PIO mode support ® Two channels for up to 4 devices with independent timing ® Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
PS/2-Keyboard Controller and PS/2-Mouse Interface ® 5V CPU Fan ® C PU, Chipset and Super-I/O Configuration 4 6 B See the Advanced Menu and its submenus section of the Appendix B: BIOS chapter for information on possible settings. Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
6 5BSystem Memory S ystem Memory The coolMONSTER/PM supports 184-pin DIMM DDR-SDRAM memory modules. One socket is available for 2.5V (power level), unbuffered double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR- SDRAM) up to 1024MB following Intel’s DDR333/PC2700 Specification.
A detailed description of the signals and its timing characteristics is beyond the scope of this document. Refer to the PISA specification PISAD??? (the three questionmarks holding the revision number) available on the Kontron web sites and the official ISA- and PCI-specifications for further details. Kontron User's Guide...
8 7BFront Panel F ront Panel The coolMONSTER/PM comes with a front panel interface that provides the following connectivity: CRT interface ® Ethernet interface ® 2 USB2.0 ports ® PS/2 keyboard connector ® PS/2 mouse connector ® Kontron User's Guide...
9 8BKeyboard and Mouse Interface K eyboard and Mouse Interface The coolMONSTER/PM offers a PS/2-keyboard and PS/2-mouse interface on Connectors X15 and X16. The lower interface is for the Mouse and the upper interface for the Keyboard connection. To find the location of the keyboard and mouse connector, please see the Appendix E: Connector Layout chapter.
You can set the PS/2 mouse to enabled, disabled or auto-detect from the BIOS Setup. If you enable the mouse, IRQ12 is used as the interrupt and is no longer available for other devices. Please refer to the Miscellaneous Submenu in the Appendix B: BIOS chapter for additional information on configuration. Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
10 9BUSB INTERFACES U SB INTERFACES The coolMONSTER/PM offers 3 USB ports. These ports are driven by either two UHCI USB 1.1 or one EHCI USB 2.0 controller(s). Two of the three USB ports are available on the coolMONSTER/PM’s slot connector, and one more port es available on the internal feature connector.
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Intel®. Notes: 1. Some operating systems without USB 2.0 support do not work well with EHCI controller enabled. If you install such an OS at the coolMONSTER/PM please disable the EHCI controller in the Setup Utility before installation.
E thernet INTERFACE 1 0 B The coolMONSTER/PM comes with one Ethernet interface, which uses the ICH4’s integrated 32-bit PCI LAN controller in combination with the Intel® 82562 platform LAN connect device. The network controller supports a 10/100Base-T interface. The device auto-negotiates the use of a 10Mbit/sec or 100Mbit/sec connection.
PXE boot server. Refer to the I/O Device Configuration Submenu in the Appendix B: BIOS Operation chapter for additional information on configuration. You can download available drivers from the Kontron Web site. For further information read the read-me file or contact technical support.
2D, 3D and video capabilities. With its interface to UMA (Unified Memory Architecture) up to 32MB of system memory are used as video memory. The controller can drive four interfaces with its two graphic engines on the coolMONSTER/PM: Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) interface ®...
GmbH. The coolMONSTER/PM already supports the JILI3 implementation. A variety of cables for different display types are available from Kontron. Please refer to the cable list on the Kontron Web site for part numbers and cable names. A detailed description of the JILI interface standard also is available in a separate document JILIM???.PDF.
Display logic voltage and contrast voltage come pre-configured on the JILI cable. On occasion, backlight voltage has to be adjusted on the cable. Even though the coolMONSTER/PM is also available as a +5V-only board, you need to supply the +12V for the backlight converter additionally when using such a converter type.
12 11BGraphic Interfaces You can download drivers for the graphics controller from the Kontron Web site. For further information, read the read-me or help files or contact technical support. 12.8 G raphics Technical Support 6 5 B If problems occur, you can solve some of them by using the latest drivers for the graphics controller.
COM A to COM D are available through Connectors X18, X19, X20 and X21. To have the signals available on the standard serial interface connectors DSUB9 or DSUB25, an adapter cable is required. A 9-pin DSUB cable is available from Kontron (KAB-DSUB9-2, Part Number 96017-0000-00-0). Header...
14 13BParallel-Port Interface P arallel-Port Interface 1 3 B The coolMONSTER/PM incorporates an IBM XT/AT compatible parallel port. It supports uni-directional, bi-directional, EPP and ECP operating modes. 14.1 C onnector 7 1 B The parallel port is available through connector X11 (26 pins). To have the signals available on a standard, parallel-interface connector DSUB-25, an adapter cable is required, which is available from KONTRON (KAB-DSUB25-1, Part Number 96015-0000-00-0).
15 14BEIDE Interfaces E IDE Interfaces 1 4 B PCI-bus devices serve as primary and secondary IDE hosts on the coolMONSTER/PM. The controller supports: Up to Ultra DMA 100 mode ® Up to PIO mode 4 timing ® Multiword DMA mode 1 and 2 with independent timing ®...
Notes: 1. Use an UDMA flat-ribbon cable (80 lines) to drive UDMA66 or UDMA100 devices 2. When using a standard ribbon cable (40 lines) with UDMA66 or UDMA100 devices, you have to disable the Ultra DMA Mode in the BIOS Setup Utility. Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
-- the wires have the right diameter to withstand the maximum available current -- the enclosure of the peripheral device fulfils the fire-protecting requirements of IEC/EN 60950. To find the location of EIDE-controller interfaces 2, please see the Appendix E: Connector Layout chapter. Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
16 15BFloppy Interface F loppy Interface 1 5 B The floppy-drive interface of the coolMONSTER/PM uses a 2.88MB super I/O floppy-disk controller and can support two floppy disk drives with densities that range from 360kB to 2.88MB. 16.1 C onnector 7 7 B The floppy disk interface is available on Connector X14 (34 pins).
S ound Interface 1 6 B The coolMONSTER/PM uses a Realtek ALC650 sound codec. The ALC650 is an 18-bit, full duplex AC’97 2.2 compatible stereo audio CODEC designed for PC multimedia systems, including host/soft audio and AMR/CNR based designs. The ALC650 incorporates proprietary converter technology to achieve a high SNR, greater than 90 dB.
(default). Refer to I/O Device Configuration submenu in the Appendix B: BIOS operation for more details. You can download available drivers for the sound controller from the Kontron Web site or use the drivers provided by the manufacturer Realtek. Search for ALC650 drivers for the required operating.
Signal shows activity on primary and secondary IDE drive. Connect the cathode of the ® LED to the H_LED pin and the anode of the LED to the VCC supply voltage pin. The required 470R resistor is already mounted on board of the coolMONSTER/VC and coolMONSTER/VE. Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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LED is on; when no activity is present, the LED is off. Connect the ACTLED pin with the cathode of a LED. Connect the anode of the LED via a 470R resistor to VCC supply voltage. The 470R resistor is not onboard of the coolMONSTER/PM. U SB2-/USB2+ (Universal Serial Bus Port 2 -/+) 2 3 0 B This is the serial data pair for USB Port 2 (controller 1).
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18 17BFeature Interface N C (Internal Use Only!) 2 3 2 B Do not connect any connector to this pin. Otherwise you could create a hazard to the ® system, make the system unstable, or even destroy it. Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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1 8 B The coolMONSTER/PM is normally shipped with a CPU fan. If for any reason no CPU fan is mounted or a different fan has to be used, use this interface to connect a fan to cool the CPU. The connector and onboard system controller support speed monitoring of the fan.
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P ower Interface 1 9 B The coolMONSTER/PM is not a replacement for a power supply. It is a +5V only boards. Additional voltages (+12V, -12V, and -5V as well as +3.3V for external PCI-devices) are not generated onboard. If peripheral devices require these voltages, they have to be supplied through the backplane and the PISA bus.
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W atchdog Timer 2 0 B The watchdog timer is integrated in the onboard SMSC SCH3114 controller of the coolMONSTER/PM and can issue a reset to the system or generate a non-maskable interrupt (NMI). The watchdog timer circuit has to be triggered within a specified time by the application software. If the watchdog is not triggered because proper software execution fails or a hardware malfunction occurs, it will reset the system or generate the NMI.
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CPU die. For more information on this submenu, see the Appendix B: BIOS Operation chapter in this manual. To monitor the parameters of this feature from your operating system, Kontron recommends that you use the 32-bit protected mode JUMPtec’s Intelligent Device Architecture 32-bit driver (JIDA 32) with the test and demo application for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP, which is available on the Kontron Web site.
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The following technological information is designed to give you a better understanding of some of the features offered by the coolMONSTER/PM. This information can be referenced when reading the Appendix A: System Resource Allocations and Appendix B: BIOS Operation sections that follow. There also are references to additional documentation that will help you develop a better understanding of the technical information.
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CPU and the thermal heuristics of the system. The ACPI thermal solution on coolMONSTER/PM supports three cooling policies and their trip points: Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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ACPI Control Submenu section in the BIOS Operation chapter). It is up to you to set the cooling preference of the system by setting the appropriate trip points in the BIOS setup. Notes: For more detailed information see Chapter 12 of the ACPI Specification. Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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M ore interrupts 2 3 9 B The I/O APIC in the chipset of the coolMONSTER/PM supports a total of 24 interrupts. ® Notes: The APIC is not supported by all operating systems. Only Windows XP supports APIC. The APIC mode must be enabled in the BIOS setup before the OS installation.
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BIOS indicates that the controller can be switched, the controller supports native mode and the appropriate registry entry is set. You must add a DWORD VALUE called EnableNativeModeATA under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/System/CurrentControlSet/Control/PnP/PCI/ and set 1 as the value. Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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M emory Map 1 0 0 B The coolMONSTER/PM processor modules can support up to 2048MB of memory. The first 640KB of DDR- SDRAM are used as main memory. Using DOS, you can address 1MB of memory directly. Memory area above 1MB (high memory, extended memory) is accessed under DOS via special drivers such as HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE, which are part...
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RAM. This is a bug of EMM386, not of the coolMONSTER/PM. Please read the technical manuals of add-on cards used with the coolMONSTER/PM for the memory areas they use. If necessary, exclude their memory locations to avoid a conflict with EMM386.
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I /O Address Map 1 0 1 B The I/O-port addresses of the coolMONSTER/PM are functionally identical with a standard PC/AT. All addresses not mentioned in this table should be available. We recommend that you do not use I/O addresses below 0110hex with additional hardware for compatibility reasons, even if available.
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Separate Bus, integrated in Intel UHCI USB Controller INTA# chipset Separate Bus, integrated in Intel UHCI USB Controller INTD# chipset Separate Bus, integrated in Intel EHCI USB Controller INTH# chipset PCI to ISA bridge (AD18) REQ#4/GNT#4 Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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A ppendix B: BIOS Operation 2 4 B The coolMONSTER/PM comes with Phoenix BIOS 4.0, Release 6.1, which is located in the onboard Flash EEPROM in compressed form. The device has an 8-bit access. The shadow RAM feature offers faster access (16 bit).
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The Phoenix BIOS setup utility allows you to change system behavior by modifying the BIOS configuration. Setup-utility menus allow you to make changes and turn features on or off. BIOS setup menus represent those found in most models of the coolMONSTER/PM. The BIOS setup utility for specific models can differ slightly.
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G eneral Help Window 2 4 5 B Pressing <F1> or <Alt-F1> on a menu brings up the General Help window that describes the legend keys and their alternates. Press <Esc> to exit the General Help window. Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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Displays amount of extended memory detected Extended Memory * during bootup. Notes: In the Option column, bold shows default settings. (*) Extended Memory = capacity of memory module – selected frame buffer memory size Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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In the Option column, bold shows default settings. (*) The CompactFlash IDE interface is not capable of running UDMA modes. On the 40 pin IDE interface an 80line UDMA 100 cable is required for proper operation in modes UDMA 3 and higher. Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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8PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion Sub menu Opens IRQ Exclusion sub menu. In a system with an AGP and a PCI video adapter end user Default Primary Video Adapter can select the adapter which will be initialized by the BIOS. Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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Notes: In the Option column, bold shows default settings. (*) IRQ9 is used for SCI in ACPI mode. Do not use IRQ9 for legacy ISA devices when ACPI enabled. (**) Entry is only visible when primary IDE or secondary IDE is disabled. Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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21 Seconds being accessed. 30 Seconds Disabled limits max. Disabled transfer mode to UDMA33. Primary IDE UDMA66/100: Enabled Enabled allows UDMA66 and above. Disabled Disabled limits max. Secondary IDE UDMA66/100: Enabled transfer mode to UDMA33. Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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Enabled requires end user to enter the base I/O address and Enabled the IRQ. Auto Auto makes the BIOS configure the port. Serial port B Disabled Disabled turns off the port. Enabled Enabled requires end user to enter the base I/O address and Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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Sets the delay time after the key is held down ¼ sec, ½ sec, ¾ sec, 1 sec Keyboard auto-repeat delay before it begins to repeat the keystroke. Note: In the Option column, bold shows default settings. Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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Enter a value to adjust contrast of the LCD. Contrast **** Note: In the Option column, bold shows default settings. Standard timings for VGA to UXGA panels cannot drive all available displays of that type that are on Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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The graphical logo stays up until just before the OS loads unless: You press <Esc> to display the POST screen ® You press <F2> to enter Setup ® POST issues an error message ® The BIOS or an option ROM requests keyboard input ® Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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Notes: In the Option column, bold shows default settings. (*) Enabling Supervisor Password requires a password for entering Setup. Passwords are not case sensitive. User and Supervisor passwords are related. A User password is possible only if a Supervisor password exists. Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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“critical trip Max CPU frequency ** 1200MHz point” and shut down if a proper cooling solution is not used. Always ensure that you use proper 1000MHz cooling when selecting higher frequency 800MHz Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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(*) Disable ACPI support whenever you are using an operating system without ACPI capability. (**) See the chapter “Important Technology Information of this user’s guide for more details about these features. (***) coolMONSTER/PM with Celeron M processor does not support TM2. 25.6.2 A CPI Control Submenu...
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(value may be set between 70 and 0-255 255) Set the fan Control mode options: Auto Cpu Full On Fan Is always on Auto Chassis Fan 1 Control Method Auto Auto Cpu/Chassis Fan Disabled Fan runs with variable duty Full On cycle Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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25 24BAppendix B: BIOS Operation 25.7 B oot Menu and Utilities 1 0 9 B MultiBoot is a boot utility integrated in the PhoenixBIOS 4.0. The coolMONSTER/PM provides the MultiBoot XP version with integrated Boot First function. 25.7.1 M ultiBoot XP 1 7 0 B MultiBoot XP comes with a complete new look of the Boot Device Priority submenu.
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CMOS, you can restore the values you saved to CMOS. Saves all the selection without exiting Save Changes Setup. You can return to the other menus to Save changes. review and change your selection. Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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For detailed information about programming, refer to the JIDA specification and a source code example (JIDAI???.ZIP), which you can find at the Kontron Web site. The three question marks represent the revision number of the file. You also can contact technical support for this file.
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PhoenixPhlash allows you to update the BIOS by using a floppy disk without having to install a new ROM chip. PhoenixPhlash is a utility used to flash a BIOS to the Flash ROM installed on the coolMONSTER/PM. Use PhoenixPhlash to: Update the current BIOS with a newer version ®...
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For further information on the update key and the crisis diskette, see the Application Note PHLASH_SCE???, which is available from the KONTRON Embedded Modules Web site. The three question marks stand for the revision number of the file.
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26 25BAppendix C: Block Diagram A ppendix C: Block Diagram 2 5 B Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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A ppendix D: Mechanical Dimensions 2 6 B 27.1 T op View 1 1 3 B Dimensions on Mounting Holes and Pin 1 of each connector given in mm (mil). 27.2 S lot View 1 1 4 B Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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28 27BAppendix E: Connector Layout A ppendix E: Connector Layout 2 7 B 28.1 T op Side 1 1 5 B Notes: The position of Pin 1 of each connector can be seen in the previous chapter. Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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28 27BAppendix E: Connector Layout 28.2 B ottom Side 1 1 6 B Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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Connectors (COM A -D) (AMP 1-215882-0 or compatible) (PN 96017-0000-00-0) adaptation. 3.96mm 5 pos. (Molex SPOX 09-50-1051 Power Connector with crimp contacts MOLEX SPOX 08-70-1028) 2.54mm 3 pos. For CPU Fan Fan Connector (AMP MTA-100 3-640440-3 or connection compatible) Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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-- the enclosure of the peripheral device fulfils the fire-protecting requirements of IEC/EN 60950. (**) Do not connect anything to these signals. (***) The internal USB port 3 is not protected on the power lines. An additional resetable fuse is recommended. Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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Hardware Bible, Winn L. Rosch, SAMS, 1997, 0-672-30954-8 ® Interfacing to the IBM Personal Computer, Second Edition, Lewis C. Eggebrecht, ® SAMS, 1990, ISBN 0-672-22722-3 The Indispensable PC Hardware Book, Hans-Peter Messmer, Addison-Wesley, 1994, ® ISBN 0-201-62424-9 Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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SAMS, 1987, ISBN 0-672-22584-0 Programmer's Guide to the EGA, VGA, and Super VGA Cards, Third Edition, Richard ® Ferraro, Addison-Wesley, 1990, ISBN 0-201-57025-4 The Programmer’s PC Sourcebook, Second Edition, Thom Hogan, Microsoft Press, ® 1991, ISBN 1-55615-321-X Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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29 28BAppendix F: PC Architecture Information Undocumented PC, A Programmer’s Guide to I/O, CPUs, and Fixed Memory Areas, ® Frank van Gilluwe, Second Edition, Addison-Wesley, 1997, ISBN 0-201-47950-8 Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...
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Official release LEUBM111 28.06.2007 Correction of operating temperature and memory map Add supply current, correction of Processor specification and LEUBM112 11.07.2007 Bios settings. LEUBM113_pre 23.10.2007 Updated to current Kontron Layout LEUBM113 21.02.2007 Update RAM Module speed Kontron User's Guide coolMonster/PM...