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MANUAL
Prox-1688 M2
ProX-1688
For Socket 370
Full-size CPU Card
With VGA / Sound / LAN

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  • Page 1 USER’S MANUAL ProX-1688 For Socket 370 Full-size CPU Card With VGA / Sound / LAN Prox-1688 M2...
  • Page 2 Copyright Notice Prox-1688 Dual Socket 370 Full-size Embedded Card With VGA / Dual LAN OPERATION MANUAL COPYRIGHT NOTICE This operation manual is meant to assist both Embedded Computer manufacturers and end users in installing and setting up the system. The information contained in this document is subject to change without any notice.
  • Page 3 Copyright Notice FCC NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 4 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 ………………………………… COM Port RI &...
  • Page 5 Contents 2-34 Memory Installation ………………………………….. 2-27 2-35 LCD Connector ……………………………………… 2-28 CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE UTILITIES Introduction …………........... VGA Driver Utility ………………………………….. Flash BIOS Update ............LAN Driver Utility …........... Sound Driver Utility …………………………….……. Watchdog Timer Configuration ........CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP Introduction ..............

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Contents APPENDIX B TECHNICAL SUMMARY Block Diagram ................. Interrupt Map ................RTC & CMOS RAM Map ............Timer & DMA Channels Map ..........I/O & Memory Map ..............APPENDIX C TROUBLE SHOOTING Trouble Shooting for Error Messages ........Trouble Shooting for POST Codes ..........
  • Page 7 Contents...
  • Page 8 CHAPTER INTRODUCTION This chapter gives you the information for Prox-1688. It also outlines the System specification. Section includes: About This Manual System Specifications Safety precautions Experienced users can skip to chapter 2 on page 2-1 for Quick Start. Page:1-1...
  • Page 9 1-1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL Thank you for purchasing our Prox-1688 Socket 370 Full-size CPU Card equipped with VGA / LAN, which is fully PC / AT compatible. Prox-1688 provides faster processing speed, greater expandability and can handle more task than before. This manual is designed to assist you how to install and set up the system.
  • Page 10 One 5-pin External keyboard connector. UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS : Universal Serial Bus Connector on board. Supports up to 4 USB2.0 ports. BUS SUPPORT : External ISA/PCI BUS (PICMG Spec.); EPCI BUS External Compact Flash Bus. ′ Page: 1-3 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 11 Two high speed 16550 Compatible UARTs with Send / Receive 16 Byte FIFOs. COM1 for RS232. COM2 for RS232/422/485. PARALLEL PORT : SPP, ECP, EPP Function. Bi-directional parallel port. HARDWARE MONITORING FUNCTION : Monitor Voltage, CPU Temperature and Cooling Fan. ′ Page: 1-4 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 12 DC Voltage: +5V, minimum +4.75V, maximum +5.25V. DC Ampere: 6.1A. (P-III 1.266 GHz) DC Voltage: +12V, minimum +11.4V, maximum +12.6V. DC Ampere: 500mA. BOARD DIMENSION : 338.5mm x 122mm, 13.33” x 4.8” BOARD NET WEIGHT : 375 grams ′ Page: 1-5 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 13 3. Disconnect power when you change any hardware devices. For instance, when you connect a jumper or install any cards, a surge of power may damage the electronic components or the whole system. ′ Page: 1-6 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 14 CHAPTER HARDWARE CONFIGURATION ** QUICK START ** Helpful information describes the jumper & connector settings, and component locations. Section includes: Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table Component Locations Configuration and Jumper settings Connector’s Pin Assignments Page 2-1...
  • Page 15 Power Connector ………………………………………. ATXPWR1 ATX / AT Power Selection ……..………………………. JP6 EPCI Connector ……………..………………….………. PPCI1 EPPCI IRQ Selection …………………………………… JP14 Memory Installation ........…..………. DIMM1, DIMM2 LCD Connector …………………………………………. LCD1 Reserved Pin ……………………………………………. JP8, JP10 ′ Page: 2-2 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 16 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-2. COMPONENT LOCATIONS COM1 LAN1 COM2 LCD1 Prox-1688 Connector, Jumper and Component locations ′ Page: 2-3 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 17 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration COM1 Prox-1688 Rear View-Connector, Jumper and Component locations ′ Page: 2-4 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 18 PIN1 & PIN2 to create one setting and shorting. You can either connect PIN2 & PIN3 to create another setting. The same jumper diagrams are applied all through this manual. The figure below shows what the manual diagrams look and what they represent. ′ Page: 2-5 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 19 Jumper Block looks like this JUMPER SETTINGS 2 pin Jumper close(enabled) Looks like this 3 pin Jumper 2-3 pin close(enabled) Looks like this Jumper Block 1-2 pin close(enabled) Looks like this ′ Page: 2-6 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 20 NDSR2 RTS- NRTS2 RTS+ NCTS2 CTS+ RI2/+12/+5V CTS- All COM port’s pin 9 is selectable for RI, +5V and +12V. For more information, please refer to our “COM Port RI & Voltage Selection”. ′ Page: 2-7 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 21 2-5. COM PORT RI & VOLTAGE SELECTION JP1 : COM Port RI & Voltage Selection The selection are as follows : Selection Jumper Settings Jumper (pin closed) Illustrations COM1 +12V COM2 +12V 8-10 ***Manufacturing Default --- RI function. ′ Page: 2-8 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 22 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16 17-18, 19-20 1-3, 4-6, 7-8 9-10, 11-12 RS-485 13-14, 15-16 17-18, 19-20 *** Manufactory default --- RS-232. To select RS422 or RS485, COM2 must be set at RI function. ′ Page: 2-9 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 23 For Y-Cable user, please set the jumper same as AT keyboard. The jumper settings are as follows: DEVICE JUMPER SETTING JUMPER TYPE (pin closed) ILLUSTRATION KEYBOARD JP12 PS/2 MOUSE JP12 *** Manufactory default -- AT Keyboard ′ Page: 2-10 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 24 The pin assignment is as follows : ASSIGNMENT HWRSTJ GROUND 2-11. HARD DISK DRIVE LED CONNECTOR JP3 (10,12) : Hard Disk Drive LED Connector The pin assignment is as follows : HDD_LED ASSIGNMENT HD LED ′ Page: 2-11 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 25 The pin assignment is as follows : ASSIGNMENT POWER_LED PW_LED PW_LED 2-14. ATX POWER BUTTON JP3 (13,15) : ATX Power Button The pin assignment is as follows : ASSIGNMENT POWER BUTTON PW_BN1 PW_BN2 ′ Page: 2-12 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 26 Note: To clear CMOS data, user must power-off the computer and set the jumper to “Clear CMOS” as illustrated above. After five to six seconds, set the jumper back to “Normal” and power-on the computer. ′ Page: 2-13 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 27 SYSFAN1 +12V 2-19. UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONNECTOR JUSB1: Universal Serial Bus Connector This connector can connect up to two USB port. The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT JUSB1 USBP0− USBP0+ USBP1− USBP1+ ′ Page: 2-14 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 28 This connector can connect up to two USB port. The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT JUSB2 USBP2− USBP2+ USBP3− USBP3+ 2-20. WAKE-ON-LAN CONNECTOR WOL1: Wake-On-LAN Connector. The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT WOL1 5VSB LWAKE ′ Page: 2-15 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 29 Maskable Interrupt, is used for serious conditions that demand the processor’s immediate attention, it cannot be ignored by the system unless it is shut off specifically. To clear NMI command, user should short the “Clear Watchdog” pin via push button. ′ Page: 2-16 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 30 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-22. VGA CONNECTOR VGA1 : VGA Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT GREEN BLUE VGA1 5VDDCDA HSYNC VSYNC 5VDDCCL ′ Page: 2-17 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 31 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-23 HARD DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR IDE1: Hard Disk Drive Connector The Prox-1688 possesses two HDD connectors, which support ATA-100. The pin assignments are as follows: IDE1 ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT IDERST PDD7 PDD8 PDD6 PDD9 PDD5 PDD10 PDD4...
  • Page 32 IDERST SDD7 SDD8 SDD6 SDD9 SDD5 SDD10 SDD4 SDD11 SDD3 SDD12 SDD2 SDD13 SDD1 SDD14 SDD0 SDD15 SDREQ SDIOW# SDIOR# SIORDY PULL LOW SDDACK# IRQ15 SDA1 S66 DETECT SDA0 SDA2 SDCS#1 SDCS#3 IDEACTS# ′ Page: 2-19 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 33 34-pin flat cable to attach the FDD on the board, and the other side is attaches two FDDs. The pin assignments are as follows : FDD1 ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT DENSEL# INDEX# MOTEA DRVB DRVA MOTEB STEP WDATA WGATE TK00 RDATA# SIDE1 DSKCHG ′ Page: 2-20 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 34 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 : LPT1 ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT AFD1J ERR1J PINIT1J SLIN1J ACK1J BUSY1 SLCT1 ′ Page: 2-21 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 35 SPEED LED 5VSB LI LED ACTIVE LED 2-27. COMPACT FLASH POWER SELECTION JCF1: Compact Flash Power Selection. The selections are as follows: POWER JUMPER SETTING JUMPER SELECTION (pin closed) ILLUSTRATION JCF1 3.3V JCF1 ′ Page: 2-22 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 36 JUMPER SELECTION (pin closed) ILLUSTRATION JCF2 close Master JCF2 open Slave 2-29. ATX POWER SIGNAL CONNECTOR JP13 : ATX Power Signal Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT JP13 +5V SB PS_ON ′ Page: 2-23 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 37 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-30. POWER CONNECTOR ATXPWR1: Power Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT ATXPWR1 PW-OK 5VSB -12V PS-ON ′ Page: 2-24 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 38 The default is set as ATX, if you wish to use the AT Power, you must remember to change the “Power Supply Type” in Advanced Chipset Features. And also you must disable the ACPI Function in the Power Management found in BIOS. ′ Page: 2-25 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 39 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-32. EPCI CONNECTOR PPCI: You will find a EPCI connector in our Prox-1688. This connector is used to connect our daughter boards. The pin assignments are as follows: PPCI ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT AD10 AD11 AD12 AD13 AD14...
  • Page 40 SELECTION JUMPER SETTING JUMPER (pin closed) ILLUSTRATION PCI_IRQB JP14 PCI_SERIRQ JP14 2-34. MEMORY INSTALLATION Prox-1688 CPU Card is enhanced with two DIMM socket. DIMM 2 DIMM 1 DRAM BANK CONFIGURATION DIMM 1 DIMM 2 TOTAL MEMORY 128MB 128MB 256MB 256MB...
  • Page 41 LCD1 : LCD Panel Connector The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT FD20 FD16 VCC5 FD21 FD17 LCD1 FD18 FD19 FD10 FD11 FD12 SHIFT VCC3.3 FD13 VCC3.3 ENBKL VDDSAFE VBIASEN 12VSAFE 12VSAFE ′ Page: 2-28 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 42 CHAPTER SOFTWARE UTILITIES This chapter comprises the detailed information of VGA driver, LAN driver, sound driver, and Flash BIOS update. It also describes how to install the watchdog timer configuration. Section includes: VIA 4 IN 1 Service Pack Driver VGA Driver Utility Flash BIOS Update LAN Driver Utility USB 2.0 Chipset Software Installation Utility...
  • Page 43 Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-1. INTRODUCTION Enclosed with our Prox-1688 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...
  • Page 44 5. Win ME program 3-3. VGA DRIVER UTILITY The VGA interface embedded with our Prox-1688 can support a wide range of display mode, such as SVGA, STN, TFT ..etc. You can display CRT, LVDS and PanelLink simultaneously with the same mode.
  • Page 45 Utility Disk for system BIOS and VGA BIOS update. 3-4-2. To update VGA BIOS for LCD Flat Panel Display: As Prox-1688 user, you have to update the VGA BIOS for your specific LCD flat panel you are going to use. For doing this, you need two files.
  • Page 46 File Name to Program: B88bxxxx.bin Checksum: XXXXX Reset System or Power off to accomplish update process! F1: Reset F10: Exit Please reset or power off the system, and then the Flash BIOS is fully implemented. ′ Page:3-5 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 47 Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-5. LAN DRIVER UTILITY 3-5-1. Introduction Prox-1688 Embedded Board is enhanced with LAN function that can support various network adapters. Installation programs for LAN drivers are listed as follows: 1. Win 98SE program 2. Win ME program 3.
  • Page 48 Ethernet ID. Last step to select OK and close NETWORK SETUP. Select SKIP if only one adapter is installed on this computer. For more information on installation procedure, please refer to TXT directory found on LAN DRIVER UTILITY. ′ Page:3-7 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 49 5. Double Click “USB Root Hub”. 6. Select “Driver”. 7. Click “Install” to install the driver. 8. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. 9. Click “Finish” after the driver installation is complete. ′ Page:3-8 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 50 I/O port 441H, the system will run the command to stop the Watchdog function. In Prox-1688 watchdog function, you must write your program so when it writes I/O port address 443 for enable watchdog and write I/O port address 441 for disable watchdog.
  • Page 51 Chapter 3 Software Configuration ′ Page:3-10 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 52 CHAPTER AWARD BIOS SETUP This chapter shows how to set up the Award BIOS. Section includes: Introduction Entering Setup The Standard CMOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PNP/PCI Configuration PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults...
  • Page 53 4-1. INTRODUCTION This chapter will show you the function of the BIOS in managing the features of your system. The Prox-1688 Dual Socket 370 Full-sized CPU Card 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 54 You may use the cursor the up/down keys to highlight the individual menu items. As you highlight each item, a brief description of the highlighted selection will appear at the bottom of the screen. ′ Page: 4-3 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 55 < Hour >, < Minute >, and < Second >. Use 24 hour clock format, i.e., for PM numbers, add 12 to the hour. For example: 4: 30 P.M. You should enter the time as 16:30:00. ′ Page: 4-4 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 56 Auto: The BIOS automatically determines the optimal mode. Normal: Maximum number of cylinders, heads, sectors supported are 1024, 16 and 63. Large: For drives that do not support LBA and have more than 1024 cylinders. ′ Page: 4-5 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 57 BASE MEMORY: Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up. EXTENDED MEMORY: Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up. TOTAL MEMORY: Displays the total memory available in the system. ′ Page: 4-6 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 58 1024 65535 1023 1024 65535 1023 1024 65535 1023 1024 65535 1023 1024 65535 1023 65535 1023 65535 1024 65535 1023 1024 65535 1023 65535 65535 65335 AUTO Award Hard Disk Type Table ′ Page: 4-7 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 59 The “BIOS FEATURES SETUP” allow you to configure your system for basic operation. The user can select the system’s default speed, boot-up sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing and security. A brief introduction of each setting is given below. ′ Page: 4-8 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 60 BOOT UP FLOPPY SEEK: You may enable / disable this item to define whether the system will look for a floppy disk drive to boot at power-on, or proceed directly to the hard disk drive. ′ Page: 4-9 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 61 Do not type anything and just press <Enter>, it will disable security. Once the security is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely. ′ Page: 4-10 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 62 Select the operating system that is running with greater than 64MB of RAM on the system. VIDEO BIOS SHADOW: Determines whether video BIOS will be coped to RAM. However, it is optional depending on chipset design. Video Shadow will increase the video speed. ′ Page: 4-11 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 63 The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best opera- ting conditions for the system. The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered that data was being lost while using your system. ′ Page: 4-12 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 64 The value in this field depends on performance parameters of the installed memory chips (DRAM). Do not change the value from the factory setting unless you install new memory that has a different performance rating than the original DRAMs. ′ Page: 4-13 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 65 GMCH configuration. It can be updated by the GMCH-specific BIOS configuration sequence before the PCI standard bus enumeration sequence takes place. If it is not updated then a default value will select an aperture of maximum size. ′ Page: 4-14 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 66 CPU to PCI Write Buffer [Enabled] Item Help PCI Master 0 WS Write [Enabled] PCI Delay Transaction [Disabled] Menu Level ► ↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults ′ Page: 4-15 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 67 This field allows you to enable or disable IO channel check NMI. Before selecting this function, the user should check first that NMI function is enabled as described in chapter 2 (Reset/NMI/Clear Watchdog Selection). ′ Page: 4-16 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 68 If bios setup menu item supports USB device boot, it will cause Win9x detects the same storages twice when the system is rebooted, and USB HDD will fail. Note: this cause just happen under Win9x, the phenomenon is a limitation. ′ Page: 4-17 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 69 The four IDE PIO fields allow you to set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device. ′ Page: 4-18 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 70 SUPER IO DEVICE: The options for these items are found in its sub menu. By pressing the <ENTER> key, you are prompt to enter the sub menu of the detailed options as shown below: ′ Page: 4-19 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 71 This item allows you to select IR transmission routes, one is RxD2m, TxD2 (COM Port) and the other is IR-Rx2Tx2 8. Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port ′ Page: 4-20 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 72 11. ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use during ECP mode. INIT DISPLAY FIRST: This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or on-chip VGA first. ′ Page: 4-21 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 73 POWER MANAGEMENT OPTION: This item allows you to select the Power Management mode. SUSPEND MODE: When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU will be shut off. ′ Page: 4-22 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 74 SOFT-OFF BY PWR-BTTN: Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft-Off state when the system has “hung”. The choices are Delay 4 Sec and Instant-Off. ′ Page: 4-23 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 75 Modem Ring Resume An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incoming call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state. ′ Page: 4-24 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 76 • IRQ5 (LPT 2) IRQ12 ( PS / 2 Mouse ) • • IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) IRQ13 (Coprocessor) • • IRQ7 (LPT 1) IRQ14 (Hard Disk) • • IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) IRQ15 (Reserved). ′ Page: 4-25 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 77 Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system configuration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot. ′ Page: 4-26 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 78 DMA channel. PCI/VGA PALETTE SNOOP: Leave this field at disabled. ASSIGN IRQ FOR VGA: This item Enable/Disable to assign IRQ for VGA. ASSIGN IRQ FOR USB: This item Enable/Disable to assign IRQ for USB. ′ Page: 4-27 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 79 This item will prevent CPU from overheating. SYSTEM TEMPERATURE: This item shows you the current system temperature. CPU TEMPERATURE: This item shows you the current CPU temperature. CPU FAN SPEED: This item shows you the current CPUFAN speed. ′ Page: 4-28 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 80 ↑↓→←:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Frequency / Voltage Control Setup Screen This setup menu allows you to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control. ′ Page: 4-29 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 81 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( Y/N ) ? N To use the BIOS default values, change the prompt to "Y" and press the <Enter > key. CMOS is loaded automatically when you power up the system. ′ Page: 4-30 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 82 User should bear in mind that when a password is set, you will be asked to enter the password everything you enter CMOS setup Menu. TO DISABLE THE PASSWORD ′ Page: 4-31 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 83 ►Power Management Save to CMOS and EXIT Y/N)? Y etup ►PnP/PCI Configura Saving ►PC Health Status Esc : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS ′ Page: 4-32 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 84 Set Supervisor Password ►Power Management word Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N ►PnP/PCI Configura etup ►PC Health Status Saving Esc : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup Abandon all Datas ′ Page: 4-33 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 85 Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup ′ Page: 4-34 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 86 APPENDIX EXPANSION BUS This appendix indicates the pin assignments. Section includes: ISA BUS Pin Assignment PCI BUS Pin Assignment Page: A-1...
  • Page 87 SA16 DRQ7 SD12 -DRQ3 SA15 SD13 -DACK1 SA14 -MASTER SD14 -DRQ1 SA13 SD15 -REFRESH SA12 BCLK SA11 IRQ7 SA10 SA09 IRQ5 SA08 IRQ4 SA07 IRQ3 SA06 SA05 SA04 BALE SA03 SA02 SA01 SA00 ′ Page: A-2 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 88 AD10 +5V(I/O) REQ2# AD09 AD31 AD30 AD08 C/BE0# AD29 AD07 AD28 AD06 AD27 AD26 AD05 AD04 AD25 AD03 AD24 AD02 C/BE3# GNT2# AD01 AD00 AD23 +5V(I/O) +5V(I/O) AD22 ACK64# REQ64# AD21 AD20 AD19 ′ Page: A-3 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 89 Appendix A Expansion Bus ′ Page: A-4 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 90 APPENDIX TECHNICAL SUMMARY This section introduce you the maps concisely. Section includes: Block Diagram Interrupt Map RTC & CMOS RAM Map Timer & DMA Channels Map I / O & Memory Map Page: B-1...

  • Page 91: Appendix B Technical Summary Block Diagram

    CRT DISPLAY DVI/LVDS V-LINK CLOCK BUFFER PCI/ISA WATCHING IDE ATA100/133 IT888F/BF VT8235 outh ridge USB 1~4 KB/MS COMPACT FLASH RTL8100BL LPC SIO ISA ROM W83697HF LPT1 UART 1,2 H/W MONITOR CPU FAN Temperature ′ Page: B-2 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 92: Interrupt Map

    Appendix B Technical Summary INTERRUPT MAP ASSIGNMENT System TIMER Keyboard Cascade Serial port 2 Serial port 1 Available Floppy Parallel port 1 RTC clock Available Available Available PS/2 Mouse Math coprocessor IDE1 IDE2 ′ Page: B-3 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 93: Rtc & Cmos Ram Map

    Extension memory low byte Extension memory high byte Reserved for extension memory low byte Reserved for extension memory high byte Date Century byte Information Flag 34-3F Reserve 40-7f Reserved for Chipset Setting Data ′ Page: B-4 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 94: Timer & Dma Channels Map

    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 Floppy Available Cascade Available Available Available ′ Page: B-5 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 95: I/O & Memory Map

    Parallel port-2 2B0-2DF Graphics adapter controller 2F8-2FF Serial port-2 360-36F Net work ports 378-37F Parallel port-1 3B0-3BF Monochrome & Printer adapter 3C0-3CF EGA adapter 3D0-3DF CGA adapter 3F0-3F7 Floppy disk controller 3F8-3FF Serial port-1 ′ Page: B-6 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 96: Appendix C 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: C-1...

  • Page 97: Trouble Shooting For Error Messages

    Then reboot the system. DISKETTE DRIVES OR TYPES MISMATCH ERROR - RUN SETUP : Type of diskette drive installed in the system is different from the CMOS definition. Run Setup to reconfigure the drive type correctly. ′ Page: C-2 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 98 Cannot initialize controller. Make sure the cord is correctly and firmly installed in the bus. Be sure the correct hard drive is selected in Setup. Also check to see if any jumper needs to be set correctly on the hard drive. ′ Page: C-3 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 99 Memory has been added or removed since the last boot. In EISA mode use Configuration Utility to reconfigure the memory configuration. In ISA mode enter Setup and enter the new memory size in the memory fields. ′ Page: C-4 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 100 The board installed is not responding to the ID request, or no board ID has been found in the indicated slot. Note: When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility. ′ Page: C-5 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 101 Unable to recalibrate fixed disk. Hard Disk(S) Fail (08) : Sector Verify failed. Keyboard is locked out – Unlock the key : BIOS detect the keyboard is locked. P17 of keyboard controller is pulled low. ′ Page: C-6 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 102 BIOS ROM checksum error – System halted : The checksum of ROM address F0000H-FFFFFH is bad. Memory test fail : BIOS reports the memory test fail if the onboard memory is tested error. ′ Page: C-7 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 103: Trouble Shooting For Post Codes

    Reserved. 03h : Initial Superio_Early_Init switch. Reserved. 04h : 05h : 1. Blank out screen 2. Clear CMOS error flag Reserved 06h : 07h : 1. Clear 8042 interface 2. Initialize 8042 self-test ′ Page: C-8 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 104 Also set real-time clock power status, and then check for override. Reserved 13h : 14h : Program chipset default values into chipset. Chipset default values are MODBINable by OEM customers. Reserved 15h : 16h : Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Generator switch. ′ Page: C-9 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 105 PCI & DIMM slots. 5. Early PCI initialization: -Enumerate PCI bus number -Assign memory & I/O resource -Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it into C000:0. ′ Page: C-10 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 106 2Dh : 2. Put information on screen display, including Award title, CPU type, CPU speed … Reserved 2Eh : 2Fh : Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips. ′ Page: C-11 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 107 3Dh : 3Eh : Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1. Reserved 3Fh : Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2. Reserved Reserved Test 8259 functionality. Reserved Reserved Reserved Initialize EISA slot ′ Page: C-12 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 108 53h : 54h : Reserved 55h : Display number of processors (multi-processor platform) Reserved 56h : 57h : 1. Display PnP logo 2. Early ISA PnP initialization -Assign CSN to every PnP device. ′ Page: C-13 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 109 Reserved 64h : Reserved Initialize PS/2 Mouse 65h : 66h : Reserved 67h : Prepare memory size information for function call: INT 15h ax=E820h 68h : Reserved 69h : Turn on L2 cache. ′ Page: C-14 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 110 Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM….. 76h : Reserved Detect serial ports and parallel ports 77h : 78h : Reserved 79h : Reserved Detect and install co-processor 7Ah : ′ Page: C-15 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 111 4. Setup ACPI table at top of memory. 5. Invoke ISA adapter ROMs. 6. Assign IRQs to PCI devices. 7. Initialize APM. 8. Clear noise of IRQs. 86h : Reserved Reserved 87h : ′ Page: C-16 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 112 96h : 2. Build and update ESCD. 3. Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h. 4. Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick. 5. Build MSIRQ routing table. FFh : Boot attempt (INT 19h) ′ Page: C-17 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 113 Appendix C Trouble Shooting PRINTED IN TAIWAN ′ Page: C-18 Prox-1688 USER S MANUAL...