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PCI-946-1 & P3S440BX
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PENTIUM III
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Technical Reference Manual
Version 1.5.1, November 2005
Note: The latest releases of the Technical Reference Manuals are available at:
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  • Page 1 PCI-946-1 & P3S440BX ® PENTIUM III Technical Reference Manual Version 1.5.1, November 2005 Note: The latest releases of the Technical Reference Manuals are available at: ftp://ftp.kontron.ca/Support/Product_Manuals/ www.kontron.com Ref. : M946R1_TECH...
  • Page 2 This document may contain information or refer to products protected by the copyrights or patents of others and does not convey any license under the patent rights of Kontron, nor the rights of others. Printed in Canada.
  • Page 3 ________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Additional comments (suggestions, errors found, etc.): _____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ Optional Please send your comments to: Name ________________________________ Kontron Inc Company _____________________________ Technical Writing dept. Address ______________________________ 616 Curé Boivin, Boisbriand _____________________________________ (Québec) CANADA J7G 2A7 Downloaded from StockCheck.com...
  • Page 4 FCC Compliance Statement Warning Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for the compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
  • Page 5 READ ME FIRST Your computer board has a standard non-rechargeable lithium battery. To preserve the battery lifetime, the battery enable jumper is removed when you receive the board. EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE REPLACING LITHIUM BATTERY WARNING There is danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
  • Page 6 If the board still does not start up properly, you should try booting your system with the PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX installed in the system, a monitor and a mouse connected to the board. This is the minimum required to verify the board’s operation.
  • Page 7 You must contact Kontron’s technical support for further instructions. ADAPTER CABLES While adapter cables are provided from various sources, the pinout is often different. The direct crimp design offered by Kontron allows the simplest cable assembly. All cables are available from Kontron Sales Department. Downloaded from StockCheck.com...
  • Page 8 After opening the box, save it and the packing material for possible future shipment. Remove the board from its anti-static wrapping and place it on a grounded surface. Inspect the board for damage. If there is any damage or missing items, notify Kontron immediately.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS PRODUCT DESCRIPTION.............1-1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW..............1-1 1.2. PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Product Specifications......1-2 ONBOARD FEATURES..............2-1 2.1. System Core ..................2-1 2.1.1. Processors....................2-1 2.1.2. Memory...................... 2-2 2.1.3. Battery......................2-3 2.2. Ethernet ....................2-4 2.3. I/O Devices .................... 2-5 2.3.1.
  • Page 10 Register x96h: Programmable Watchdog........... 3-7 3.3.7. Register x97h: NMI sources & mask ............3-8 3.4. Onboard Interconnectivity ..............3-9 3.4.1. PCI-946-1 Block Diagram ................. 3-9 3.4.2. P3S440BX Block Diagram ..............3-10 3.4.3. Single Board Computer Main Features ............ 3-11 Downloaded from StockCheck.com...
  • Page 11 ® 3.4.4. Celeron and Pentium III processors ............3-11 3.4.5. North Bridge Chipset ................3-11 3.4.6. 21554 PCI-to-PCI Bridge................. 3-12 3.4.7. 82371AB PCI-to-ISA Bridge / IDE Xcelerator (PIIX4) ......3-12 3.5. Customizing the Board............... 3-13 3.5.1. Processor ....................3-13 3.5.2. Backup Battery..................
  • Page 12 4.2.2. Setups ......................4-5 4.2.3. Standard CMOS Setups................4-6 4.2.4. BIOS Features Setup .................. 4-7 4.2.5. Chipset Features Setup ................4-9 4.2.6. Power Management Setup................ 4-11 4.2.7. PnP/PCI Configuration................4-13 4.2.8. CPU/Board Features Setup............... 4-14 4.2.9. Integrated Peripherals................4-15 Updating or Restoring the BIOS in Flash ........4-16 4.3.1 UBIOS.EXE 4.0 - BIOS update and copy utility ........
  • Page 13 IRQ AND DMA LINES ............B-3 IRQ Lines ......................... B-3 DMA Channels ......................B-3 BOARD DIAGRAMS............C-1 Assembly Top Diagram - PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX..........C-1 Mounting Holes - PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX ............C-2 Connector C.S. - PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX ............C-3 Connector Pinouts ............D-1 PCI-946-1 AND P3S440BX Connectors and Headers ..........D-1 CONNECTOR PINOUTS ..................D-2...
  • Page 14 D.2.8 Serial Port 2 - (J8) RS-422/RS-485..................D-5 D.2.9 USB Header (J10) ......................D-5 D.2.10 Multi-Function Connector (J11) ..................D-5 D.2.11 Parallel Port Connector (J12) ..................... D-6 D.2.12 Standard Mode ........................D-6 D.2.13 EPP Mode .......................... D-6 D.2.14 ECP Mode .......................... D-7 D.2.15 External Battery Header (J14) ....................
  • Page 15 Generate an Emergency Floppy Diskette : ............... F-2 F.2.1 Use a system that has a 1.44 Mbytes floppy drive A............F-2 GETTING HELP..............G-1 LIMITED WARRANTY .....................G-1 Returning Defective Merchandise................G-2 Downloaded from StockCheck.com...

  • Page 16: Product Description

    1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION PRODUCT OVERVIEW PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Downloaded from StockCheck.com...

  • Page 17: Product Overview

    Onboard Features 1.1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW The PICMG compliant PCI-946-1 Single Board Computer (SBC) is built around an Intel Celeron processor running at a speed ranging from 300 to 433 MHz, in a PPGA package supported by an on die 128KB, 64-bit L2 Cache and a 66MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) The PICMG compliant P3S440BX SBC is built around an Intel Pentium®...

  • Page 18: Pci-946-1 And P3S440Bx Product Specifications

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual 1.2. PCI-946-1 AND P3S440BX PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS FEATURES DESCRIPTIONS Processor Option PCI-946 Rev. 1: PICMG Single Board Computer supports Intel’s PPGA Celeron Processor (370-pin PPGA ‘Plastic Pin Grid Array’) at 300, 366, and 433MHz. Supports Front Side Bus (FSB) speeds of 66 MHz P3S440BX: PICMG Single Board Computer supports Intel’s FC-...
  • Page 19 Onboard Features PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Specifications (cont’d) FEATURES DESCRIPTIONS Bus Interfaces Front Side Bus PCI-946 : 66MHz P3S440BX : 100MHz AGP Bus 66MHz PCI Bus 33MHz ISA Bus 8.33MHz Quick Switches to support up to 20-slot backplane. Interrupts edge sensitive and configurable PCI level sensitive, configurable to any interrupt vector for PnP compatibility.
  • Page 20 PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Specifications (cont’d) FEATURES DESCRIPTIONS PCI SCSI Interface SCSI controller Adaptec AIC-7880 (AHA-2940AU equivalent). Supports Wide-Ultra SCSI (16-bit, 40MB/s and data bursts to the host at full PCI speeds) via the 68-pin Wide-Ultra SCSI connector.
  • Page 21 Onboard Features PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Specifications (cont’d) FEATURES DESCRIPTIONS Video Support High performance 64-bit Frame AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) video. 2MB SDRAM Video Memory 83MHz SDRAM memory (C&T 69000A). Supports CRT displays with resolution of up to 1024x768, 64K colors, non-interlaced or 1280x1024x256 colors, non-interlaced.
  • Page 22 Device The 48-bit serial number device contains the board’s unique serial number. The number can be read by software. For instructions on accessing this device, contact Kontron’s Technical Support. 4KB Serial EEPROM The 4KB serial EEPROM device is non-volatile memory.
  • Page 23 Onboard Features PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Specifications (cont’d) FEATURES DESCRIPTIONS Hardware Monitoring A system hardware circuit monitors all system voltages, ambient System temperature and fan speed. Battery A built-in lithium battery is provided for data retention of CMOS memory. Operating Systems Supports all operating systems developed for x86 and Pentium®...
  • Page 24 PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Specifications (cont’d) FEATURES DESCRIPTIONS Temperature Operating Temperature 0 to 60ºC (32º to 140ºF) with airflow Humidity 5 to 95% @ 40ºC / 104ºF non-condensing Storage: Temperature -40 to +70ºC / -40º to 158ºF Humidity 0% to 95% R.H.

  • Page 25: Onboard Features

    2 ONBOARD FEATURES SYSTEM CORE ETHERNET INTERFACES I/O DEVICES PARALLEL PORT SERIAL PORTS USB PORTS STORAGE VIDEO FEATURES POWER SUPPLY INTERFACE Downloaded from StockCheck.com...

  • Page 26: System Core

    Onboard Features 2.1. SYSTEM CORE 2.1.1. Processors The following processors can be installed on the PCI-946-1: PPGA Celeron Processors running at 300, 366, 433, MHz and future processors as technology evolves. The Celeron Processor and its cooling fan assembly are factory installed and the speed of the processor is preset to its nominal value (maximum internal speed).

  • Page 27: Memory

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual 2.1.2. Memory The board supports up to 768MB of 64/72-bit Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) divided-up into three DIMM sockets (J13, J16 and J18). The minimum configuration is 16MB (one SDRAM module installed in socket J18).

  • Page 28: Battery

    Onboard Features 2.1.3. Battery The battery is required to keep the BIOS settings and the real-time clock stored into the CMOS RAM. The board is shipped from factory with the battery electrically disconnected from the board. Before powering the board, the battery must be connected using the W4 CMOS backup source jumper.

  • Page 29: Ethernet

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual 2.2. ETHERNET The Ethernet interface is available through the J20 RJ-45 connector located on the edge bracket. The 10Mbps or 100Mbps (10Base-T, 100Base-Tx) network speed is automatically detected and selected. Related Jumpers None BIOS Settings The onboard Ethernet feature is enabled by default.

  • Page 30: I/O Devices

    Standard AT keyboard, speaker port, reset button and hard disk LED signals are issued on the J11 multifunction header. A 22” multifunction flat cable (Kontron part number 150-018-01) is provided with the board for connecting the respective devices. Related Jumpers...

  • Page 31: Keyboard

    AWARD CMOS Setup Utility, Integrated Peripherals Setup option A PS/2 mouse header (J15) is also provided on board. To connect a mouse through this header, a shielded PS/2 mouse adapter cable is required. It is available from Kontron as 18” shielded mouse cable, part number 150-337-00.

  • Page 32: Parallel Port

    The usual way to use the parallel port is to issue signals from the J12 26-pin connector to a standard 25-pin D-Sub connector using an adapter cable. Such a cable is available from Kontron (Part Number: 150-172). Downloaded from StockCheck.com...

  • Page 33: Serial Ports

    Kontron: Part number 150-019. While adapter cables are provided from various sources, the pinout is often different. The direct crimp design offered by Kontron allows the simplest cable assembly. All cables are available from Kontron by contacting the Sales Department.

  • Page 34: Serial Port 2

    Onboard Features 2.5.2. Serial Port 2 The Serial Port 2 is available through the J8 10-pin connector, and supports both RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485 operation modes. Related Jumpers W2 and W3: to connect/disconnect Serial Port 2 termination resistors Setups are described in Section 3.2 – Setting Jumpers BIOS Settings To setup the Serial Port 2, refer to Section 4.1.10: AWARD CMOS Setup Utility, Integrated Peripherals Setup option...
  • Page 35 PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual 2.5.2.3. RS-422 - Full Duplex Operation The RS-422 protocol uses both RX and TX lines during a communication session. Upon power-up or reset, the Serial Port 2 interface circuits are automatically configured for full duplex operation.

  • Page 36: Usb Ports

    2.6. USB PORTS The board provides a dual-USB interface through the J10 10-pin header. To connect standard USB devices, a USB cable/bracket assembly is required. It is available from Kontron: part number 150-316-00. Related Jumpers None BIOS Settings If required USB keyboard support for DOS and BIOS can be activated at the BIOS level.

  • Page 37: Storage Devices

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual 2.7. STORAGE DEVICES 2.7.1. Floppy Disk Drives Two floppy disk drive units can be connected to the board through the J6 Floppy Disk connector using a standard IBM 34-pin flat ribbon cable. An 18” floppy disk cable is available from Kontron: part number 150-051.

  • Page 38: Ide Devices

    To enable/disable the system to boot from the floppy disk, refer to Section 4.1.5: AWARD CMOS Setup Utility, BIOS Feature Setup option To connect one IDE interface, use a 40-pin flat ribbon cable. An 18 inches length cable is available from Kontron: part number 150-259. The cable is illustrated below: 2-13...

  • Page 39: Scsi Devices

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual 2.7.3. SCSI Devices The board supports PCI Ultra Fast/Wide SCSI 3 with operation up to 40 MB/s and data bursts to the host at full PCI speeds, Fast and Ultra SCSI 2 Adaptec AIC 7880.
  • Page 40 Onboard Features Ensure that the onboard SCSI controller is enabled in the AWARD CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals. To boot from the SCSI device, please refer to the AWARD CMOS Setup Utility , BIOS Features option. NOTE The Adaptec SCSISelect configuration software is provided with the board to configure or view the default SCSI settings of the host adapter (See Section 7 Configuring SCSI).

  • Page 41: Compact Flashdisk

    CompactFlash is installed on the C-FLASH connector. The board supports an IDE compatible flash disk by using a CompactFlash module (Kontron part number T069). CompactFlash (C-Flash) disks are the world’s smallest resident industry-standard ATA/IDE subsystem for application, data, image, and audio storage. They have the same functionality and capabilities as intelligent disk drives, but with the advantages of being very compact, rugged (typical M.T.B.F.

  • Page 42: Video Features

    Onboard Features 2.8. VIDEO FEATURES The CRT display connects directly to the J18 standard VGA 15-pin D-Sub connector located on the edge bracket. Related Jumpers W1 to enable or disable the onboard video controller W9 to assign the PCI INTA to the onboard video controller Setup is described in Section 3.2 –...

  • Page 43: Power Supply

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual 2.9. POWER SUPPLY When used as a stand-alone system, the PCI-946 must be powered through the J1 Power connector. When installed on a backplane, the power is drawn to the board through the power lines of the ISA and PCI edge bracket.

  • Page 44: Installing The Board

    3 INSTALLING THE BOARD CONNECTOR AND JUMPER LOCATIONS SETTING JUMPERS SUPERVISORY REGISTERS ONBOARD INTERCONNECTIVITY CUSTOMIZING THE BOARD INSTALLING DRIVERS Downloaded from StockCheck.com...

  • Page 45: P3S440Bx Connector And Jumper Locations

    Software Setups 3.1. PCI-946 & P3S440BX CONNECTOR AND JUMPER LOCATIONS W6 - SCSI Mode J14 - External Battery W7 - SCSI Termination J15 - PS/2 Mouse W1 - Onboard Video W4 - CMOS Backup Source J2 - IDE/SCSI Activity LED W5 - Power Fail Source J17 - Power Button J3 - 8-bit SCSI...

  • Page 46: Setting Jumpers

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual 3.2. SETTING JUMPERS JUMPER CONFIGURATION (Default Settings = *) W1- Onboard Video Enabled * Disabled W2, W3 - Serial Port 2 Termination Termination Disabled * W2, W3 - Serial Port 2 Termination No Power (clear CMOS) * There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced.
  • Page 47 Software Setups Jumper Settings (cont’d) JUMPER CONFIGURATION (DEFAULT SETTING = *) W6 - SCSI Mode 16-bit : Wide Ultra SCSI II * 8-bit : Fast SCSI II and Fast-20 SCSI II W7 - SCSI Termination Controlled by Software Board is hardware terminated * No Termination W8 - Front Side Bus Speed 66MHz...

  • Page 48: Supervisor Registers

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual 3.3. SUPERVISOR REGISTERS The PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX provide a set of programmable I/O registers to setup the Intel PIIX4 (I/O addresses 4030h to 4037h) and the XILINX FPGA (I/O addresses programmable at 190h-19Fh, 290h-29Fh or 390h-39Fh using the AWARD Chipset Features Setup).

  • Page 49: Register X90H: Serial Port

    Software Setups 3.3.1. Register x90h: Serial port Reset Read RS485 RS232 Write RS485 RS232 Used by the BIOS during the POST only. Serial port 2 configuration/use Enable RTS2 to be used as 485TX enable when in 485 mode (1: enable, 0: disable). Enable RS-232 mode for serial port 2 (1: enable, 0: disable).

  • Page 50: Register X91H: Reset History & Cpu Fault

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual 3.3.2. Register X91h: Reset History & CPU Fault Reset Read PBRES Write Used by the BIOS at runtime; do not write to this register. Reset history PBRES This bit is set when the reset button is pressed. It is cleared at power- up and when the bit CLRHIS* is "0"...

  • Page 51: Register X93H: Silicon Id Chip Interface, Local I

    Software Setups Register x93h: 3.3.4. Silicon ID Chip Interface, Local I C, System Monitor Connector Interface Reset Read IDCHIP (pin) SCL (pin) SDA (pin) RESERVED Write IDCHIP (reg.) SCL (reg.) SDA (reg.) Not used by the BIOS. Silicon ID chip Used to read the onboard silicon serial number using the Dallas IDCHIP Semiconductor one-wire protocol.

  • Page 52: Register X97H: Nmi Sources & Mask

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual 3.3.7. Register x97h: NMI sources & mask Reset Read BatFltEn BatFlt FanFlt FanFlt En WdNmiEn WdNmi Write BatFltEn FanFlt En WdNmiEn Not used by the BIOS, except when the Whatchdog option is enabled and after POST.

  • Page 53: Onboard Interconnectivity

    Software Setups 3.4. ONBOARD INTERCONNECTIVITY 3.4.1. PCI-946-1 Block Diagram INTEL CELERO N PROCESSOR (PPGA) VCORE Celeron CPU Core 128KB +5VDC SWITCHING 333-500M Hz L2 Cache VCC3 & LINEAR REGULATOR +12VDC VCC2.5 Thermal C eleron Processor Sensor System CLOCK 370PPGA ITP TEST Therm.

  • Page 54: P3S440Bx Block Diagram

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual 3.4.2. P3S440BX Block Diagram INTEL PENTIUM III PROCESSOR (FC-PGA) VCORE +5VDC SWITCHING 256 Kb Pentium III CPU Core VCC3 & LINEAR L2 Cache 600-750 Mhz REGULATOR +12VDC VCC2.5 Pentium III Ther mal Sensor Processor...

  • Page 55: Single Board Computer Main Features

    600MHz 700MHz (higher clock speeds will be available when Intel releases the corresponding parts). The PCI-946-1 SBC consists of a Celeron processor core with an integrated second level cache of 128KB (on-die, full CPU speed, ECC capable) and a 64-bit high performance 66MHz front side bus.

  • Page 56: 21554 Pci-To-Pci Bridge

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual 3.4.6. 21554 PCI-to-PCI Bridge The 21554 is a PCI peripheral chip that performs PCI bridging functions for embedded and intelligent I/O applications. The 21554 is a “non-transparent” PCI-to-PCI bridge that acts as a gateway to an intelligent subsystem. It allows a local processor to independently configure and control the local subsystem.

  • Page 57: Customizing The Board

    CUSTOMIZING THE BOARD 3.5.1. Processor The PCI-946-1 SBC is shipped with the PPGA Celeron Processors running at 300, 366 or 433, MHz and future processors as technology evolves. It is equipped with a passive heat sink that provides adequate cooling in a 150LFM airflow environment.

  • Page 58: Installing The Memory

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual 3.5.3. Installing the Memory 3.5.3.1. SDRAM System Memory The PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX support three industry standard 168-pin DIMMs (Dual In- Line Memory Module) sockets for memory configuration from 32MB to 768MB of Synchronous DRAM.
  • Page 59 Software Setups 3.5.3.2. DIMM Installation To install the DIMMs in the sockets, proceed as follows: 1. With the board flat on the table, turn it so that the faceplate is facing you. 2. Hold the module vertically so that the bottom connector key is at right. Install the DIMM straight down into the DIMM socket.

  • Page 60: Power Fail Monitoring

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual 3.5.4. Power Fail Monitoring The power failure detector status can be readout from one bit of the system register located at the address 0 x 191h Bit 0. The detection conforms to the following conditions (* = active low signal): It always monitors the +5V power supply.

  • Page 61: Watchdog

    This feature is useful in embedded systems where human supervision is not required or impossible. The PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX provide a two-stage digital watchdog with software programmable time-out period. Following a reset of any source, the watchdog is disabled. The watchdog can be enabled by software.
  • Page 62 PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual A variable refresh is possible as shown below: n96 h Watchdog internal counter value 8.6 ms 8.6 ms The programmable watchdog can be viewed as a decrementing counter that is initialized by a write to register n96h (n = 1, 2 or 3). The processor must initialize the counter to prevent it from reaching count 0 (timeout).

  • Page 63: Thermal Management

    Software Setups Time-out The programmable watchdog has two stages: the first stage has a variable time-out while the second stage has a fixed one. The first stage time-out is chosen at runtime from eight preset values (see table below). The first stage time-out generates an NMI interrupt (if enabled in register n96h, bit 7).

  • Page 64: Installing Drivers

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual 3.6. INSTALLING DRIVERS 3.6.1. SCSI Drivers To install the appropriate driver for your specific operating system, use the EZ-SCSI software located on the CD-ROM (provided with your board). 3.6.2. Video Drivers Various drivers are provided for different operating systems and software. To install a driver, refer to the Setup program located on the CD-ROM (provided with your board).

  • Page 65: Software Setups

    4 SOFTWARE SETUPS BIOS SETUP PROGRAM UPDATING OR RESTORING THE BIOS IN FLASH VT100 MODE Downloaded from StockCheck.com...

  • Page 66: Award Bios Setup Program

    4.1. AWARD BIOS SETUP PROGRAM All relevant information for operating the board and connected peripherals is stored in the CMOS memory. A battery-backed up memory holds this information when the board is powered off, the BIOS Setup program is required to make changes to the setup. NOTES Make sure you setup the BIOS Setup software prior to installing your operating system and your drivers.

  • Page 67: Accessing The Bios Setup Program

    The system BIOS (Basic Input Output System) provides an interface between the operating system and the hardware of the PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX peripheral processor. The PCI- 946-1 AND P3S440BX uses the AWARD Setup program, a setup utility in flash memory that is accessed by pressing the DELETE key at the appropriate time during system boot.
  • Page 68 Whenever you are not sure about a certain setting, you may refer to the list of default values. The list of defaults is provided in the event that a value has been changed and one wishes to set this option to its original value. Loading the BIOS or SETUP defaults will affect all the options in this screen (or all parameters if defaults are loaded from the Main Menu) and will reset options previously altered.

  • Page 69: Main Menu

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual 4.2.1. Main Menu The Main Menu includes the following categories: Category Description Standard CMOS Setup This Setup page includes all the items in a standard, AT-compatible BIOS (date, time, hard disk type, floppy disk type, video adapter type, memory, etc.).

  • Page 70: Setups

    4.2.2. Setups The arrow keys (↑ ↓ → ←) are used to highlight items on the menu and the PAGEUP and PAGEDOWN keys are used to change the entry values for the highlighted item. To enter in a submenu, press the ENTER key. Also, you can press the F1 key to obtain help information or the ESC key to close a menu or to quit the program.

  • Page 71: Standard Cmos Setups

    Hard Disks Two IDE controllers are defined on the PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX boards. The Primary and Secondary controllers can both have two disks: Master Disk or Slave Disk. Only three settings are available for the hard disk type: Auto, User and None. Type 1 to 46 are not predefined in the system: Use auto or enter the parameters for the type in the user-defined.

  • Page 72: Bios Features Setup

    4.2.4. BIOS Features Setup BIOS Setup Possible Option Description Defaults Defaults Settings Virus Warning Dis. Dis. En. / Dis. When Enabled, you receive a warning message if a program (specifically, a virus) attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive.
  • Page 73 PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual BIOS Features Setup (Continued) BIOS Setup Possible Option Description Defaults Defaults Settings Report No FDD For Yes, No Select Yes to release IRQ6 when the system contains no floppy Win 95 drive, for compatibility with Windows 95 logo certification. In the Integrated Peripherals screen, select NO on the Onboard FDC Controller option.

  • Page 74: Chipset Features Setup

    Dis. En./Dis. Enables or Disables ECC Checking for L2 cache. Checking Note: processors provided by Kontron support ECC. However, not all Pentium®® II / III processors support ECC. Check Intel’s website to know if your processor supports ECC: http://developer.intel.com/support/ processors/Pentium®II/identify.htm.
  • Page 75 PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual Chipset Features Setup (Continued) BIOS Setup Possible Option Description Defaults Defaults Settings PCI/VGA Palette Dis. Dis. En./Dis. Palette snooping allows multiple VGA devices operating on Snoop different buses to handle data from the CPU on each set of palette registers.

  • Page 76: Power Management Setup

    4.2.6. Power Management Setup This part of the setup configures power conservation options. BIOS Setup Possible Option Description Defaults Settings Defaults ACPI Function Dis. En./Dis. The Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) allows Operating System Direct Power Management (OSPM) and make advanced configuration architectures possible.
  • Page 77 PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual Power Management Setup (Continued) BIOS Setup Possible Option Description Defaults Defaults Settings Resume by Ring Dis. En./Dis. When Enabled and a modem is connected to a serial port, allows a modem ring to re-activate the CPU when in Suspend mode.

  • Page 78: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    4.2.7. PnP/PCI Configuration This part of the setup configures PnP/PCI options. BIOS Setup Possible Option Description Defaults Defaults Settings PNP OS Installed Yes, No If the operating system (OS) is Plug and Play (for example Windows 95), select “Yes” if you want the OS to allocate resources according to Plug and Play standards, or “No”...

  • Page 79: Cpu/Board Features Setup

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual 4.2.8. CPU/Board Features Setup BIOS Setup Possible Option Description Defaults Defaults Settings Current Processor(s) This option displays the current processor speed. Speed Front Side Bus Speed This option displays the current Front Side Bus speed. This speed is selected by the CPU auto-detection logic.

  • Page 80: Integrated Peripherals

    4.2.9. Integrated Peripherals Option BIOS Setup Possible Description Defaults Defaults Settings Select Enabled to activate the IDE controller. The four On-Chip Primary IDE En./Dis. options below appear only if the On-Chip Primary option is controller enabled. Use this option to set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the onboard IDE devices.

  • Page 81: Updating Or Restoring The Bios In Flash

    4.3.1 UBIOS.EXE 4.0 - BIOS update and copy utility IMPORTANT This utility is used to update the BIOS on Kontron's single board computer. To ensure the success of this operation, please read entirely these instructions before using this program. You can run this utility in 2 different modes: Interactive Mode: In this mode the program is menu-driven.

  • Page 82: How To Do A Successful Copy

    To call UBIOS help page, use UBIOS /? VT-100 mode UBIOS can be used without a screen in Kontron's VT-100 mode. This mode transfers all screen and keyboard text activity through the serial port. To use UBIOS in vt-100, use the /vt argument like: UBIOS /vt In this mode, scan code keys are not transmitted.

  • Page 83: Ubios - Interactive Mode

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual 4.3.4 UBIOS - Interactive Mode To run the program in interactive mode, type "UBIOS" from the DOS prompt and the UBIOS 4.0 presentation screen will be displayed. To continue, hit any key on the keyboard. This brings you to the main menu.
  • Page 84 The main menu displays two groups of options: Write Flash BIOS device and Retrieve a BIOS to a file. The first group allows you to update the Flash BIOS device with a BIOS file stored on disk. The second group allows you to copy the contents of the Flash BIOS device to files on disk.
  • Page 85 PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual 4.3.4.2 Updating the Flash BIOS If you select one of the Update options from the main menu, a screen similar to the following is displayed: You are currently using You are currently using You are currently using...
  • Page 86 If you want to return to the previous menu, press the ESC key. To select a file from the File window, in order to update the Flash BIOS with this file, type the file number which appears before the filename in the list. A new screen is displayed as shown below.
  • Page 87 PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual If you choose to update the file, by typing “Y”, the program will write the file to Flash. The progress of the operation is indicated in percentage completed, next to PLEASE WAIT – Writing to Flash …...
  • Page 88 4.3.4.3 Copying Flash BIOS If you select one of the Copy options from the main menu, a screen similar to the following is displayed: FLASH BIOS COPY Enter filename for Flash BIOS (*.bin): Enter filename for Flash BIOS (*.bin): 1005all.bin Enter filename for Flash BIOS (*.bin): Enter filename for Flash BIOS (*.bin): You begin a Flash Copy operation, by typing a filename (including the extension) for the...
  • Page 89 PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual FLASH BIOS COPY Enter filename for Flash BIOS (*.bin): Enter filename for Flash BIOS (*.bin): Enter filename for Flash BIOS (*.bin): Enter filename for Flash BIOS (*.bin): 1005all.bin PLEASE WAIT PLEASE WAIT PLEASE WAIT PLEASE WAIT –...

  • Page 90: Ubios - Batch Mode

    4.3.5 UBIOS – Batch Mode While files can be manually selected using the Interactive Mode, Flash BIOS Update or Copy can be achieved through Batch Mode. The command line format is as follows: UBIOS /B [operation] [filetype] [filename] [options] where: /B or /-B specifies that this is a Batch Mode command.

  • Page 91: Vt100 Mode

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference manual 4.4 VT100 MODE The VT100 operating mode allows remote setups of the board. This configuration requires a remote terminal that must be connected to the board through a serial communication link. 4.4.1 Requirements The terminal should emulate a VT100 or ANSI terminal. Terminal emulation programs such ©...

  • Page 92: Running Without A Terminal

    4.4.3 Running Without a Terminal The board can boot up without a screen or terminal attached. If the speed is set to Auto and no terminal is connected, the speed is set to 115,200 bauds. Furthermore, you can run without any console at all by simply not enabling VT100 Mode and by disabling the onboard video.

  • Page 93: Appendices

    APPENDICES MEMORY & I/O MAPS INTERRUPT LINES BOARD DIAGRAMS CONNECTOR PINOUTS BIOS SETUP ERROR CODES EMERGENCY PROCEDURE GETTING HELP & RMA Downloaded from StockCheck.com...

  • Page 94: Amemory & I/O Maps

    A MEMORY & I/O MAPS A.1 MEMORY MAPPING FFFFFh System BIOS E0000h 1MB to top of DRAM Optional ROM (Free) LAN BIOS if activated (~30KB) See Note 1 See Note 2 SCSI BIOS (18KB at runtime) Optional ROM (Free) C 000h Video BIOS C0000h 100000h...

  • Page 95: I/O Mapping

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference Manual A.2 I/O MAPPING Address Optional Optional Optional Function Address Address Address 000-01F DMA Controller 1 020-03F Interrupt Controller 1 040-05F Timer 060-06F Keyboard 070-07F Real-time clock 080-09F DMA Page Register 0A0-0BF Interrupt Controller 2...

  • Page 96: Birq And Dma Lines

    1 Available lines service on board and external PCI/ISA PnP devices or a Legacy ISA device. B.2 DMA CHANNELS The PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX integrate the functionality of two 8237 DMA controllers. Eight DMA channels are available. According to Plug and Play standards, the system BIOS automatically allocates DMA Channel 1 or 3 for the parallel port’s ECP mode.

  • Page 97: Cboard Diagrams

    C BOARD DIAGRAMS C.1 ASSEMBLY TOP DIAGRAM - PCI-946-1 AND P3S440BX Downloaded from StockCheck.com...

  • Page 98: Mounting Holes - Pci-946-1 And P3S440Bx

    C.2 MOUNTING HOLES - PCI-946-1 AND P3S440BX Downloaded from StockCheck.com...

  • Page 99: Connector C.s. - Pci-946-1 And P3S440Bx

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  • Page 100: D Connector Pinouts

    D CONNECTOR PINOUTS D.1 PCI-946-1 AND P3S440BX CONNECTORS AND HEADERS Connectors and Headers on the cPCI-MXP Power Supply Connector SCSI ACTIVITY LED Header 8-bit SCSI Interface Connector 16-bit SCSI Interface Connector J5 & Primary & Secondary Connectors Floppy Drive Connector Serial Port 1 –...

  • Page 101: Connector Pinouts

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference Manual D.2 CONNECTOR PINOUTS D.2.1 Power Supply Connector (J1) Top View Signal +12V D.2.2 SCSI ACTIVITY LED Header (J2) Signal Front View LED signal D.2.3 8-bit SCSI Interface Connector (J3) Top View Pin Number Pin Number...

  • Page 102: 16-Bit Scsi Interface Connector (J4

    BIOS Setup Error Codes D.2.4 16-bit SCSI Interface Connector (J4) Pin Number Top View Pin Number Signal Signal D12# D13# D14# D15# DPH# DPL# Term Power Term Power Term Power Term Power N.C. N.C. ATN# BSY# ACK# RST# MSG# SEL# REQ# D10# D11#...
  • Page 103 PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference Manual D.2.5 Primary & Secondary EIDE Connector (J5 & J9) Pin Number Top View Pin Number Signal Signal RST# N.C. IOW# IOR# IORDY GND (CSEL) DACK# N.C. DIAG# CS0# CS1# ACT# # Active Low Signal D.2.6 Floppy Drive Connector (J6)
  • Page 104 BIOS Setup Error Codes D.2.7 Serial Port 2 & 1 - (J7 & J8) RS-232 Pin Number Top View Pin Number Signal Signal N.C. D.2.8 Serial Port 2 - (J8) RS-422/RS-485 Pin Number Top View Pin Number Signal Signal RX(-) RX(+) TX(-) TX(+)

  • Page 105: Parallel Port Connector (J12

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference Manual D.2.11 Parallel Port Connector (J12) D.2.12 Standard Mode Pin Number Top View Pin Number Signal Signal STB# ALF# ERR# INIT# SLCTIN# ACK# BUSY SLCT # Active Low Signal D.2.13 EPP Mode Pin Number Top View...

  • Page 106: Ecp Mode

    BIOS Setup Error Codes D.2.14 ECP Mode Pin Number Top View Pin Number Signal Signal STROBE# AUTOFD#, HOSTACK FAULT# , PERIPHRQST# INIT# , REVERSERQST# SELECTIN# ACK# BUSY, PERIPHACK PERROR, ACKREVERSE SELECT # Active Low Signal, Compatible Mode, High Speed Mode D.2.15 External Battery Header (J14) Signal Front View...

  • Page 107: Crt Vga Interface Connector (J19

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference Manual D.2.18 CRT VGA Interface Connector (J19) Signal Signal Signal Front View Analog GND N.C. GREEN Analog GND SDATA BLUE Analog GND HSYNC N.C. N.C. VSYNC SCLK D.2.19 Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX Connector (J20) Front View Signal Green N.C.

  • Page 108: Cpu Fan Header (J24

    BIOS Setup Error Codes D.2.22 CPU Fan Header (J24) Signal Front View SENSE +12V fused D.2.23 CompactFlash™ Disk Pinout (P2) Top View Pin Number Pin Number Signal Signal CS1# DMACK# CS0# DMARQ IOR# PDIAG# IOW# IRQ15 RESET# CSEL DASP# IORDY# IOCS16# Downloaded from StockCheck.com...

  • Page 109: Ebios Setup Error Codes

    E BIOS SETUP ERROR CODES E.1 POST BEEP POST beep codes are defined in the BIOS to provide low level tone indication when an error occurs during the BIOS initialization. Beep codes consist of a combination of long and short beeps. They are described as follows: Beep Codes Post code...

  • Page 110: Error Messages

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference Manual E.3 ERROR MESSAGES One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST. E.3.1.1 CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED If it’s the first boot, check for the onboard battery jumper W4. The board is shipped with W4 jumper set to OFF (onboard battery disconnected).

  • Page 111: Post Codes

    POST access correct. If not, show POST FE and beep continuously… Autodetect Flash EPROM. Test CMOS Interface and Install the Kontron segment. Battery Status Verifies CMOS is working correctly (walking bit test). Restore CMOS from Flash if option is enabled.
  • Page 112 PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference Manual POST # Designation Description Initialize Keyboard Open Xilinx I/O Port Boot Block 1 : Verify BIOS location to x90h (X=1,2 or checksum. 3) inside the chipset (if necessary). Disable (if necessary). Boot Block in EMERGENCY 2 Thermal Management.
  • Page 113 BIOS Setup Error Codes POST # Designation Description Test Struck 8259’s Interrupt Bits Nothing Test 8259 Interrupt functionality Force an interrupt and verify that the interrupt occurred (IRQ 0 - clock int. 8h). Test Struck NMI Bits (Parity/ IO Nothing. check) 1A-1E Reserved...
  • Page 114 Install the Kontron segment from 7000:0h to EC00:0h. Check & Program CPLD Check & Program CPLD for valid UserCode & IDCode. Kontron CRC Check Check if Kontron block have a valid CRC. If not, the Emergency procedure is launched. 85-AF Reserved...
  • Page 115 BIOS Setup Error Codes POST # Designation Description Very Early Initialization OEM Specific – Initialize hardware before any other hardware initialization. CB-CF Reserved Reserved Power Management Full speed Trying to go back or into full speed mode. Power Management -- Doze Trying to go or in Doze mode.

  • Page 116: Femergency Procedure

    F EMERGENCY PROCEDURE Follow this procedure only in case of emergency such as a critical error occurred during the Boot Block Flash BIOS update (when using UBIOS utility program or if you meet one of the following symptoms at anytime: No POST code on a power up (when using a POST card).

  • Page 117: Generate An Emergency Floppy Diskette

    Insert the Kontron Emergency Diskette in drive A: Copy the two files WDISK.COM and EMERDISK.TEK from drive A: to your hard drive (those files are available on Kontron’s CDROM). Insert a DOS formatted floppy diskette in drive A. At the DOS prompt of your hard drive (same path of the two files WDISK.COM and EMERDISK.TEK), type WDISK EMERDISK.TEK then press Enter key.

  • Page 118: Ggetting Help

    Technical Support department at: CANADIAN HEADQUARTERS Tel. (450) 437-5682 Fax: (450) 437-8053 If you have any questions about Kontron, our products or services, you may reach us at the above numbers or by writing to : Kontron Inc. 616 Curé Boivin Boisbriand, Québec...

  • Page 119: Returning Defective Merchandise

    PCI-946-1 and P3S440BX Technical Reference Manual RETURNING DEFECTIVE MERCHANDISE If your Kontron product malfunctions, please do the following before returning any merchandise: 1) Call our Technical Support department in Canada at (450) 437-5682. Make certain you have the following at hand: •...
  • Page 120 : ___________________ Postal/Zip Code: _______________ Phone Number : ___________________ Extension : ___________________ Fax Number : __________________ P.O. # Serial Number Failure or Problem Description (if not under warranty) Fax this form to Kontron’s Technical Support department in Canada at (450) 437-8053 Downloaded from StockCheck.com...

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