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  • Page 1 USER’S MANUAL ProX-1520...
  • Page 2 Copyright Notice ProX-1520 NS-Geode Mini Board With VGA / SOUND / LAN OPERATION MANUAL COPYRIGHT NOTICE This operation manual is meant to assist both Embedded Computer manu- facturers and end-users in installing and setting up the system. The infor- mation contained in this document is subject to change without any notice. This manual is copyrighted April 30, 2002.
  • Page 3 Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION About This Manual ....….........…. System Specification ......……......Safety Precautions ........……....CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table ....… Component Locations ..…..........How to Set the Jumpers …..........COM Port Connector ............RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection ........

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents 2-31 AT/ATX Function Selection ……………………………. 2-24 2-32 ATX Power Signal Connector …………………………... 2-24 2-33 Memory Installation …………………………………….. 2-25 CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE UTILITIES Introduction …………............VGA Driver Utility …..…..........Flash BIOS Update ..…..........LAN Driver Utility …............Sound Driver Utility …………………………………….. Watchdog Timer Configuration .…........
  • Page 5 Contents APPENDIX C TECHNICAL SUMMARY Block Diagram ................Interrupt Map ................RTC & CMOS RAM Map ............Timer & DMA Channels Map ............I/O & Memory Map ..............APPENDIX D TROUBLE SHOOTING Trouble Shooting for Error Messages .......... Trouble Shooting for POST Code ..........
  • Page 6 CHAPTER INTRODUCTION This chapter gives you the information for Prox-1520. It also outlines the System specifications. Section includes: About This Manual System Specifications Safety precautions Experienced users can skip to chapter 2 on page 2-1 for a Quick Start. Page:1-1...
  • Page 7 Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL Thank you for purchasing our Prox-1520 NS-Geode™ GX1 Low Power Miniboard with VGA/Sound/LAN, which is fully PC/AT compatible. The Prox-1520 provides faster processing speed, greater expandability and can handle more tasks than before. This manual is designed to assist you how to install and setup the system.
  • Page 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1-2. SYSTEM SPECIFICATION CPU : Built-in NS-Geode™ GX1-300 MHz (Low-Power Processor) 2.0V CPU Voltage. MEMORY : One 144-pin 64 bit SO-DIMM socket. CHIPSET : NS Geode™ CS5530A CACHE : Built-in CPU. SUPER I/O : Winbond 83977F. REAL-TIME CLOCK / CALENDAR : 256-byte battery backed CMOS RAM.
  • Page 9 Chapter 1 Introduction LAN INTERFACE : Realtek RTL8139 PCI Fast Ethernet. Support 10/100 Mbps. RJ-45 jack on board SOUND INTERFACE : Analog Device AD1881 AC97 Codec. 16-Bit Stereo Full-Duplex Codec Four Analog Line-level Stereo Inputs for Connection. High Quality CD Input with Ground Sense Stereo Line-Level Output Interface: MIC, Line-In, and Line-Out through W-Sound Adapter.
  • Page 10 Chapter 1 Introduction USB CONNECTOR : Universal Serial Bus Connector on-board. Supports up to two USB ports. IRDA : 5-pin IrDA connector. Support IrDA v1.0 SIR protocol. SERIAL PORT : Two high speed 16550 Compatible UARTs with Send / Receive 16 Byte FIFOs.
  • Page 11 Chapter 1 Introduction INTERRUPT LEVELS : OPERATING TEMPERATURE : 0 to 60°C. SYSTEM POWER REQUIREMENT : DC Voltage: +5V, minimum +4.75V, maximum +5.25V. DC Ampere: 3A. BOARD DIMENSION : 102mm x 145mm BOARD NET WEIGHT : 170 grams 1-3. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Follow the messages below to protect your systems and yourself from damages: 1.
  • Page 12 CHAPTER HARDWARE CONFIGURATION ** QUICK START ** Helpful information details you the jumper & connector settings, and component’s location. Sections include: Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table Component’s Location Configuration and Jumper settings Connector Pin Assignments Page 2-1...
  • Page 13 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-1 JUMPER & CONNECTOR QUICK REFERENCE TABLE COM Port Connector ..........COM1, COM2 RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection ......Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Connector ..……..…… Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Selection ……....External Keyboard Connector ....... EXKB1 Reset Connector ............. RST1 Hard Disk Drive LED Connector ......
  • Page 14 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-2 COMPONENT LOCATIONS PC104 Prox-1520 Connector, Jumper, and Component locations ’ Page: 2-3 Prox-1520 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 15 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-3 HOW TO SET THE JUMPERS You can configure your board by setting the jumpers. A jumper is consists of two or three metal pins with a plastic base mounted on the card. By using a small plastic “cap” (with a metal contact inside), you may connect the pins.
  • Page 16 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration JUMPER DIAGRAMS JUMPER SETTINGS ’ Page: 2-5 Prox-1520 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 17 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-4. COM PORT CONNECTOR COM1 : COM1 Connector, DB9 male connector The pin assignment are as follows : ASSIGNMENT ROUT COM 1 COM2 : COM2 Connector The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT RS-232 RS-422 RS-485 COM2 ROUT...
  • Page 18 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-5. RS232/422/485 (COM2) SELECTION JP1 : RS-232/422/485 Selection COM1 is fixed for RS-232 function only. COM2 is selectable for RS-232, 422, 485 function. The jumper settings are as follows : COM 2 Jumper Setting Jumper Illustration Function (pin closed) RS-232...
  • Page 19 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-6. KEYBOARD OR PS/2 MOUSE CONNECTOR DIN : Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Connector DIN connector can support Keyboard, Y-cable, or PS/2 Mouse by jumper selection, user may select the right device to used on “Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Selection”.
  • Page 20 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-8. EXTERNAL KEYBOARD CONNECTOR EXKB1 : External Keyboard Connector The pin assignment is as follows: ASSIGNMENT KBCLK KBDATA EXKB1 2-9. RESET CONNECTOR RST1 : Reset Connector The pin assignment is as follows: ASSIGNMENT RESET 2-10. HARD DISK DRIVE LED CONNECTOR HDL1 : Hard Disk Driver LED Connector The pin assignments is as follows: ASSIGNMENT...
  • Page 21 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-11. FLOPPY DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR FDD1 : Floppy Disk Drive Connector You can use a 34-pin daisy-chain cable to connect two FDDs. On one end of this cable is a 34-pin flat cable attaches to the FDD on the board, and the other side is attaches to two FDDs.
  • Page 22 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-12. HARD DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR IDE1: Hard Disk Drive Connector The pin assignments are as follows: IDE1 ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT IDE RST PD10 PD11 PD12 PD13 PD14 PD15 PDREQR PIOWJ PIORJ PIORDYR PCSEL PDACKJ PINTR PCS0J PCS1J PLED ’...
  • Page 23 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-13. LAN CONNECTOR LAN1: LAN Connector You will find two LAN LED indicators on LAN connector, the green LED is used to detect the 100Mbps speed, while the yellow LED is used to detect “LINK” and “ACTIVE” signal. The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT Yellow...
  • Page 24 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-15. VGA CRT CONNECTOR VGA1 : VGA CRT Connector The pin assignments are as follows: VGA1 ASSIGNMENT GREEN BLUE VCCDDC DDCSDA HSYNC VSYNC DDCSCLB ’ Page: 2-13 Prox-1520 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 25 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-16. LCD CONNECTOR LCD1: LCD Connector The connector LCD is a 41-pin, dual-in-line header used for LCD display. The pin assignments are as follows: LCD1 ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT FP$D14 FP$D15 FP$D16 FP$D12 FP$D17 FP$D0 FP$D13 FP$D6 FP$D1 VSYNC FP$D7 DISPEN...
  • Page 26 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-17. PANEL POWER CONNECTOR J3 : Panel Power Connector The pin assignments is as follows: ASSIGNMENT +12V SAFE VDD SAFE (+5V/3.3V) Note: Before using this connector, make sure that you set the JP3 jumper at the same time. Pin #3 can be +5V or +3.3V depending on the jumper set on “Panel VCC Selection”.
  • Page 27 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-19. UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONNECTOR USB1: Universal Serial Bus Connector This connector can connect up to two USB port. The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT DATA0− DATA0+ USB1 DATA1− DATA1+ 2-20. IRDA CONNECTOR IR1: IrDA (Infrared) Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT IRRXD...
  • Page 28 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-21. POWER LED & KEYLOCK CONNECTOR KBL1 : Power LED & Keylock Connector The pin assignments is as follows: ASSIGNMENT POWER LED KBL1 GROUND KEYLOCK GROUND 2-22. RTC FUNCTION SELECTION JP5 : RTC Function Selection The selections are as follows: FUNCTION JUMPER SETTING JUMPER...
  • Page 29 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-23. RESET/CLEAR WATCHDOG SELECTION JP7 : Reset/Clear Watchdog Selection The selections are as follows: FUNCTION JUMPER SETTING JUMPER (pin closed) ILLUSTRATION RESET CLEAR WATCHDOG ***Manufacturing Default is set as Reset. To Clear Watchdog, user should short the “Clear Watchdog” pin via push button.
  • Page 30 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-24. POWER CONNECTOR J6 : Power Connector The pin assignments is as follows: ASSIGNMENT +12V 2-25. ATX POWER BUTTON J5 : ATX Power Button The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT PWR BTN GROUND ’ Page: 2-19 Prox-1520 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 31 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-26. PRINTER CONNECTOR PRT1 : Printer Connector As to link the Printer to the card, you need a cable to connect both DB25 connector and parallel port. The pin assignments are as follows: PRT1 ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT ERROR INIT SLIN...
  • Page 32 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-27. SOLID-STATE DISK SOCKET SSD: 32pin Disk-on-chip Socket The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT SA12 SA10 SA11 SA14 SA13 ’ Page: 2-21 Prox-1520 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 33 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-28. SSD MEMORY MAPPING SELECTION JP4 : SSD Memory Mapping Selection. A 32-pin SSD socket supports an SSD up to 144MB. This PnP flash ROM SSD can be installed as one of user‘s hard disks. And if set as Drive C, it can be used to boot up the computer with MS-DOS installed.
  • Page 34 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-29. SOUND CONNECTOR SOUND1 : Sound Connector This connector is used to connect the microphone, line-in, and line-out through our adapter card. The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT MIC-IN AUD_GND AUD_GND SOUND1 LINE-L LINE-R AUD_GND AUD_GND SPK-L SPK-R...

  • Page 35: At/Atx Function Selection

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-31. AT/ATX FUNCTION SELECTION JP2 : AT/ATX Function Selection The selections are as follows: FUNCTION JUMPER SETTING JUMPER (pin closed) ILLUSTRATION ***Manufacturing Default is set as AT. 2-32. ATX POWER SIGNAL CONNECTOR J2 : ATX Power Signal Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT PS_ON...

  • Page 36: Memory Installation

    Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-33. MEMORY INSTALLATION Prox-1520 contains one 144-pin SO-DIMM. DRAM BANK CONFIGURATION DIMM1 TOTAL MEMORY 32MB 64MB 128M 128MB ’ Page: 2-25 Prox-1520 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 37 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration ’ Page: 2-26 Prox-1520 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 38: Chapter 3 Software Utilities

    CHAPTER SOFTWARE UTILITIES This chapter comprises the detailed information of VGA driver, LAN driver and Flash BIOS update. It also describes how to install the watchdog timer configuration. Sections include: VGA Driver Utility Flash BIOS Update LAN Driver Utility Sound Driver Utility Watchdog Timer Configuration Page: 3-1...

  • Page 39: Introduction

    Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-1. INTRODUCTION Enclosed with our Prox-1520 package is our driver utility, which may comes in a form of a CD ROM disc or floppy diskettes. For CD ROM disc user, you will only need some of the files contained in the CD ROM disc, please kindly refer to the following chart: File name Purpose...
  • Page 40 Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-2-1. Installation of VGA Driver 1. Install VGA driver to Windows NT 4.0 (1). To install VGA drivers to Windows 4.0 is as you normally would. Click START, then SETTINGS, then CONTROL PANEL of the operating system. (2).

  • Page 41: Flash Bios Update

    Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-3. FLASH BIOS UPDATE 3-3-1. System BIOS Update: Users of Prox-1520 can use the program “Awdflash.exe” contained in the Utility Disk for system BIOS and VGA BIOS update. 3-3-2. To update VGA BIOS for LCD Flat Panel Display: As Prox-1520 user, you have to update the VGA BIOS for your specific LCD flat panel you are going to use.
  • Page 42 Chapter 3 Software Configuration FLASH MEMORY WRITER v7.XX (C) Award Software 1999 All Rights Reserved -Cx5530-2A434P69C-0 DATE: 04/29/2002 Flash Type: MXIC 29F002T/5V File Name to Program: F20xxxxx.bin Checksum: XXXXX Error Message : Are You Sure To Program (Y/N) Select "Y", and the BIOS will be renewed. When you are refreshing the BIOS, do not turn off or reset the system, or you will damage the BIOS.

  • Page 43: Lan Driver Utility

    Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-4. LAN DRIVER UTILITY 3-4-1. Introduction Prox-1520 Embedded board is enhanced with LAN function can support various network adapters. Installation programs for LAN drivers are listed as follows: 3-4-2. Installing Procedure on Microsoft Windows 95 Executing Windows 95, it will auto-detect your system configuration and find the adapter hardware.
  • Page 44 Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-4-3. Installing Procedure on Microsoft Windows NT 1. In the Main group to NT, select the “Control Panel” icon. 2. In the Control Panel window, choose the “Network” icon. 3. In the Network Settings dialog box, choose the “Add adapter” button. The Add Network Adapter dialog box appears.

  • Page 45: Sound Driver Utility

    Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-5. SOUND DRIVER UTILITY 3-5-1. Introduction Sound function is also enhanced in this board and is applicable for the following Operating system: 1. Win 98 program 2. Win NT program 3-5-2. Installing Procedure on Microsoft Windows 98 (1) Click START, then SETTINGS, then CONTROL PANEL.

  • Page 46: Watchdog Timer Configuration

    Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-6. WATCHDOG TIMER CONFIGURATION This board has watchdog timer function for monitoring whether the system is still work or not after a period of time. This is defined at I/O port 443H. When you want to enable the watchdog timer, please write I/O port 443H, then the system will either reset itself.

  • Page 47: Chapter 4 Award Bios Setup

    CHAPTER AWARD BIOS SETUP This chapter states out how to set up the Award BIOS. Section includes: Introduction Entering Setup The Standard CMOS Setup The BIOS Features Setup The Chipset Features Setup Power Management Setup PNP/PCI Configuration Load BIOS/Setup Defaults Integrated Peripherals IDE HDD Auto Detection Save and Exit Setup...

  • Page 48: Introduction

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-1. INTRODUCTION This chapter will show you the function of the BIOS in managing the features of your system. The Prox-1520 NS-Geode Miniboard is equipped with the BIOS for system chipset from Award Software Inc. This page briefly explains the function of the BIOS in managing the special features of your system.

  • Page 49: Entering Setup

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-2. ENTERING SETUP When the system is powered on, the BIOS will enter the Power-On Self Test (POST) routines and following messages will appear on the lower screen: PRESS <DEL> TO ENTER SETUP, ESC TO SKIP MEMORY TEST As long as this message is present on the screen you may press the <Del>...

  • Page 50: The Standard Cmos Setup

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-3. THE STANDARD CMOS SETUP Highlight〝STANDARD CMOS SETUP〞and press < ENTER > and the screen will display the following table: ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A434P69) STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Date (mm:dd:yy) : Mon, Apr 1 2002 Time (hh:mm:ss) : 13 : 20 : 33 CYLS HEADS PRECOMP LANDZONE SECTORS MODE...
  • Page 51 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup TIME: The time format is based on the 24-hour military time clock. For example, 4:00pm is entered as 13:00:00. PRIMARY MASTER/SLAVE: The categories identify the types of hard disk drive C or drive D that had been installed in the computer.
  • Page 52 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup LANDZONE: Landz is the landing zone of the heads. This number determines the cylinder location where the heads will normally park when the system is shut down. SECTOR: This is the number of sector found in a specified drive type. DRIVE A: DRIVE B: This category identifies the type of floppy disk drive A or B that have been...
  • Page 53 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup EXTENDED MEMORY: The BIOS determine how much extended memory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the CPU’s memory address map. OTHER MEMORY: This refers to the memory located in the 640K to 1024K address space. This is memory that can be used for different applications.
  • Page 54 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup HARD DISK ATTRIBUTES: Type Cylinders Heads V-P comp LZone Sect Capacity 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 0000 0000 65535 1024 1023 0000 65535 1024 65535 1023 1224 65535 1223 1224 65535 1223 1224 65535 1223 1024...

  • Page 55: The Bios Features Setup

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-4. THE BIOS FEATURES SETUP Choose the〝BIOS FEATURES SETUP〞in the main menu and the following screen will be shown: ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A434P69) BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Virus Warning : Disabled Video BIOS Shadow : Enabled CPU Internal Cache : Enabled...
  • Page 56 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup VIRUS WARNING: When enabled, the BIOS will supervise the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive for any attempt for modification. If an attempt is made, the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear. Afterwards, if necessary, you will be able to run an anti-virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done.
  • Page 57 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup GATE 20A OPTION: This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled. The gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1Mbytes. Initially, the gate A20 was handled via a pin on the keyboard. Today, while keyboards still provide this support, it is more common and much faster for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20.
  • Page 58 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup PCI/VGA PALETTE SNOOP: This entry enables or disables the system to work with MPEG ISA/VESA VGA Card. OS SELECT FOR DRAM > 64MB: This item allows you to access the memory that over 64MB in OS/2. REPORT NO FDD FOR WIN 95: Select Yes to release IRQ6 when the system contains no floppy drive, for compatibility with Windows 95 logo certification.

  • Page 59: Chipset Features Setup

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-5. CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Choose the 〝CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP〞from the main menu, the screen shown as below. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A434P69) CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. SDRAM CAS latency Time : 3 T Display Status : CRT SDRAM Clock Ratio Div By Flat Panel Resolution...
  • Page 60 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 16-BIT I/O RECOVERY (CLK): 8-BIT I/O RECOVERY (CLK): The recovery time is the length of time, measured in CPU clocks, which the system will delay after the completion of an input/output request. This delay takes place because the CPU is operating so much faster than the input/output bus that the CPU must be delayed to allow for the completion of the I/O.

  • Page 61: Power Management Setup

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-6. POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP Choose〝POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP〞option on the main menu, a display will be shown on screen as below : ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A434P69) POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Power Management : Disabled IRQ1 (Keyboard) : ON...

  • Page 62: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup HDD POWER DOWN: This is one of the Green PC power saving function, which is only user configurable when User Define Power Management has been selected. When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.
  • Page 63 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup PNP OS INSTALLED: This item allows you to determine install PnP OS or not. RESOURCE CONTROLLED BY: The BIOS can automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. If you select Auto, all the interrupt request (IRQ) and DMA assignment fields disappear, as the BIOS automatically assign them.

  • Page 64: Load Bios Defaults

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-8. LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS AUTO CONFIGURATION WITH BIOS DEFAULTS "LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS" loads the default BIOS values. When the diagnostic aid of your system becomes unusable, choose this option and the following message appears: Load BIOS Default ( Y / N ) ? Y To use the BIOS defaults, change the prompt to "Y"...

  • Page 65: Integrated Peripherals

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-10. INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS Choose〝INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS〞from the main menu, a display will be shown on screen as below: ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A434P69) INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. IDE HDD Block Mode : Enabled Primary IDE Channel : Enabled Master Drive PIO Mode : Auto...
  • Page 66 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup PRIMARY IDE CHANNEL: You may separately disable the primary channel on an IDE interface installed in a PCI expansion slot. IDE PRIMARY MASTER/SLAVE UDMA: This item allows you to enable/disable IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA mode. KBC INPUT CLOCK: This item allows you to select the frequency of the KBC input clock.

  • Page 67: Password Settings

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-11. PASSWORD SETTINGS You may choose to select to set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. The differences is that the supervisor password can enter and change options of the setup menus while user password can only enter setup menu but does not have any rights to change any settings.
  • Page 68 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup TO DISABLE THE PASSWORD Upon entering the CMOS setup Menu, the system will ask you to enter the original password, after entering the original password, press 〝PASSWORD SETTING〞a message will appear at the center. Password Disabled!!! Press any key to continue...

  • Page 69: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-12. IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION Choose the〝IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION〞option . The screen will be shown as below. ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A434P69) STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. CYLS. HEADS PRECOMP LANDZONE SECTORS MODE Drive C : (850Mb) 824 1647...

  • Page 70: Save & Exit Setup

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-13. SAVE & EXIT SETUP When you have completed adjusting all the settings as required, you should enter these setting into the CMOS RAM. Select 〝SAVE & EXIT SETUP〞 and press<Enter>, as the display shown below: ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A434P69) CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

  • Page 71: Exit Without Saving

    Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup 4-14. EXIT WITHOUT SAVING To cancel any changes you have made, select 〝EXIT WITHOUT SAVING 〞 and the original setting stored in the CMOS will be retained. The screen will be shown as below: ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A434P69) CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
  • Page 72 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup ′ Page: 4-26 Prox-1520 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 73: Appendix A Adapter Card

    APPENDIX ADAPTER CARD This appendix explains the adapter card. Section includes: W-Sound Adapter Card Page: A-1...

  • Page 74: W-Sound Adapter Card

    Appendix A Adapter Card W-SOUND ADAPTER CARD Introduction: You will also find W-Sound Adapter Card in our package. This card is designed as a converter of sound connector found in our system board. Below, you will find an illustration of our W-Sound Adapter Card: AUDIO-OUT (SPK) LINE-IN...
  • Page 75 Appendix A Adapter Card Connector’s Pin Assignment: You will find the following connectors on the W-Sound Adapter Card, pin assignment are listed as follows: MIC : Microphone Connector The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT MIC-IN MIC VDD Audio-Out (SPK) : Speaker Connector The pin assignments are as follows : AUDIO-OUT (SPK)
  • Page 76 Appendix A Adapter Card Instruction for Assembling the W-Sound: The JP1 found in our W-Sound Adapter Card is used to connect the Sound Connector. To assemble, follow the following instruction: (1) Turn-off the computer system (2) Check the Sound cable enclosed with the package. (3) Connect one end of the cable to the Sound connector (SOUND1 found in Prox-1520 board), and the other end to the JP1 of the W-sound Adapter Card.

  • Page 77: Appendix B Expansion Bus

    EXPANSION APPENDIX This appendix indicates the pin assignments. Section includes: PC104 BUS Pin Assignment Page: B-1...
  • Page 78 Appendix B Expansion Bus PC-104 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENT 104AB, 104CD : PC-104 Connector The PC-104 can support multi-pieces of PC-104 modules. This card has two connectors : one (104AB) consists of 64 pin; the other one (104CD) consists of 40 pin, both of them are dual-in-line headers The pin assignments for connector 104AB &...
  • Page 79 APPENDIX TECHNICAL SUMMARY This section introduces you the maps concisely. Section includes: Block Diagram Interrupt Map RTC & CMOS RAM Map Timer & DMA Channels Map I / O & Memory Map Page: C-1...

  • Page 80: Appendix C Technical Summary Block Diagram

    Appendix C Technical Summary BLOCK DIAGRAM RTL8139 PCI BUS Universal COM1 Serial Bus COM2 SOUND KB/Mouse Parallel Port ISA BUS SSD Socket PC/104 Watchdog BIOS (Disk-on-chip) Connector ′ Page: C-2 Prox-1520 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 81: Interrupt Map

    Appendix C Technical Summary INTERRUPT MAP ASSIGNMENT System TIMER interrupt from TIMER-0 Keyboard output buffer full Cascade for IRQ 8-15 Serial port 2 Serial port 1 Available / Sound Floppy Parallel port 1 RTC clock Available Available Available PS/2 Mouse Math coprocessor Hard disk adapter Available...

  • Page 82: Rtc & Cmos Ram Map

    Appendix C Technical Summary RTC & CMOS RAM MAP CODE ASSIGNMENT Seconds Second alarm Minutes Minutes alarm Hours Hours alarm Day of week Day of month Month Year Status register A Status register B Status register C Status register D Diagnostic status byte Shutdown byte Floppy Disk drive type byte...

  • Page 83: Timer & Dma Channels Map

    Appendix C Technical Summary TIMER & DMA CHANNELS MAP Timer Channel Map : Timer Channel Assignment System timer interrupt DRAM Refresh request Speaker tone generator DMA Channel Map : DMA Channel Assignment Available Available / Sound Blaster Floppy Disk Adapter Available Cascade for DMA controller 1 Available...

  • Page 84: I/O & Memory Map

    Appendix C Technical Summary I/O & MEMORY MAP Memory Map : MEMORY MAP ASSIGNMENT 0000000-009FFFF System memory used by DOS and application 00A0000-00BFFFF Display buffer memory for VGA/ EGA / CGA / MONOCHROME adapter 00C0000-00DFFFF Reserved for I/O device BIOS ROM or RAM buffer.

  • Page 85: Appendix D Trouble Shooting

    APPENDIX TROUBLE SHOOTING This section outlines the errors may occur when you operate the system. It also gives you the suggestions on solving the problems. Section includes: Trouble Shooting for Error Messages Trouble Shooting for POST Code Page: D-1...
  • Page 86 Appendix D Trouble Shooting TROUBLESHOOTING FOR ERROR MESSAGE The following information inform you the error messages and the trouble shooting. Please adjust your systems according to the messages below. And make sure all the components and connectors are in proper position and firmly attached.
  • Page 87 Appendix D Trouble Shooting DISKETTE DRIVES OR TYPES MISMATCH ERROR : When the diskette drive type is different from CMOS, please run setup or configure the drive again. ERROR ENCOUNTERED INITIALIZING HARD DRIVE : When you can‘t initialize the hard drive. Assure the adapter is installed correctly and all cables are correctly and firmly attached.
  • Page 88 Appendix D Trouble Shooting MEMORY VERIFYING ERROR : It indicates an error verifying a value already written to memory. Use the location along with your system's memory map to locate the bad chip. OFFENDING ADDRESS MISSING : This message is used in connection with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem cannot be isolated.
  • Page 89 Appendix D Trouble Shooting TROUBLESHOOTING FOR POST CODES When you power on your PC, and the screen display nothing. You have to insert the POST Card for test. The address for ISA POST port is 80h. Make sure the card is in correct slot. The lists below indicate you the error messages.
  • Page 90 Appendix D Trouble Shooting 0A : 1. Initialize the first 32 interrupt vectors with corresponding Interrupt handlers Initialize INT no from 33-120 with Dummy(Spurious) Interrupt Handler. 2. Issue CPUID instruction to identify CPU type. 3. Early Power Management initialization (OEM specific). 0B : 1.Verify the RTC time is valid or not.
  • Page 91 Appendix D Trouble Shooting 15 : Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1. 16 : Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2. 19 : Test 8259 functionality. 30 : Detect Base Memory & Extended Memory Size. 31 : 1. Test Base Memory from 256K to 640K. 2.
  • Page 92 Appendix D Trouble Shooting 4E : If there is any error detected (such as video, kb..), show all the error messages the screen & wait for user to press <F1> key. 4F : 1. If password is needed, ask for password. 2.
  • Page 93 Appendix D Trouble Shooting 62 : 1.Setup daylight saving according to Setup value. 2.Program the NumLock, typematic rate & typematic speed according to Setup setting. 63 : 1. If there is any changes in the hardware configuration, update the ESCD information (PnP BIOS only).
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  • Page 95 Appendix D Trouble Shooting ′ Page: D-11 Prox-1520 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 96 Appendix D Trouble Shooting PRINTED IN TAIWAN ′ Page: D-12 Prox-1520 USER S MANUAL...

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