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ProX-1580
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  • Page 1 USER’S MANUAL ProX-1580 For P5/6x86 Embedded Board With VGA / SOUND / LAN...
  • Page 2 Copyright Notice ProX-1580 P5/6x86 Embedded 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 prior notice.
  • Page 3 Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION About This Manual ............System Specifications ........... Safety Precautions ............CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table ....Component Locations ......…....... How to Set the Jumpers ...........… CPU type & Clock Selection ........2-4-1 Intel®...
  • Page 4 Contents 2-16 VGA CRT Connector ………………………………… 2-28 2-17 USB Connector …………………………………….. 2-29 2-18 Panel Power Connector ………………………………. 2-29 2-19 LCD VDD Selection …………………………………. 2-30 2-20 ATX Power Button …………………………………… 2-30 2-21 ATX Power Connector ……………………………….. 2-31 2-22 LAN Connector ………………………………………. 2-31 2-23 LAN Led Indicator ............

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents System Suspend Mode ..........CHAPTER 5 AWARD BIOS SETUP Introduction ..............Entering Setup ............... The Standard CMOS Setup Menu ........ The BIOS Features Setup Menu ........Chipset Features Setup ..........5-13 Power Management Setup ..........5-17 PNP/PCI Configuration ..........5-20 Load BIOS Defaults ............

  • Page 6: Introduction

    CHAPTER INTRODUCTION This chapter gives you the information for Prox-1580. 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-1580 P5/6x86 Embedded Board with VGA/Sound/LAN, which is fully PC / AT compatible. The Prox-1580 provides faster processing speed, greater expandability and can handle more tasks than before. This manual is designed to assist you how to install and set up the system.
  • Page 8 Award Flash BIOS for plug & play function. Easy update 256KB flash EEPROM. Support Green Function. Support S/IO Setup. KEYBOARD CONNECTOR : 5-pin PC/At keyboard connector with mini DIN cable. MOUSE CONNECTOR : PS/2 mouse connector with min DIN cable. ′ Page: 1-3 Prox-1580 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 9 1.2M / 1.44M / 2.88M / LS-120). DISK-ON-CHIPS SOCKET : A 32-pin SSD socket on board, supports up to 144MB Disk-on-chips. USB CONNECTOR : Universal Serial Bus Connector, supports up to two USB ports. ′ Page: 1-4 Prox-1580 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 10 Interface: MIC, SPK, Line-In, Gameport, CD Audio-in, and Mono. GREEN FUNCTION : Software supported by BIOS setup. Hardware supported by switch control. HARDWARE MONITORING FUNCTION : Monitor CPU Voltage, CPU temperature, and Cooling Fan. ′ Page: 1-5 Prox-1580 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 11 SYSTEM POWER REQUIREMENT : DC Voltage: +5V, minimum +4.75V, maximum 5.25V. DC Ampere: 15A. DC Voltage: +12V, minimum +11.4V, maximum 12.6V. DC Ampere: 500mA. BOARD DIMENSION : 146mm x 203mm BOARD NET WEIGHT : 0.25 Kilograms. ′ Page: 1-6 Prox-1580 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 12 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: 1-7 Prox-1580 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 13 Chapter 1 Introduction ′ Page: 1-8 Prox-1580 USER S MANUAL...
  • Page 14 CHAPTER HARDWARE CONFIGURATION ** QUICK START ** Helpful information details you the jumper & connector settings, and component’s location. Section includes: Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table Component’s Location Configuration and Jumper settings Connector Pin Assignments Page 2-1...
  • Page 15 Reset/NMI/Clear Watchdog Selection ………………… JP10 Memory Installation ….........…….. DIMM1 COM Port IR & Voltage Selection ……………………. JP19 AT or ATX Power Selection …………………………….. JP20, JP21, JP22 …………………………….. JP23 Reserved Pin …………………………………………… JP1, JP8 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-2...
  • Page 16 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-2 COMPONENT LOCATIONS JP22 JP16 JP20 12887 LED3 LED2 LED1 DIMM 1 SYSFAN1 CPUFAN1 Prox-1580 Connector, Jumper and Component location Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-3...
  • Page 17 PIN2 & PIN3 to create another setting. The same jumper diagrams are applied all through this manual. The figure below shows what the manual diagram looks like and what they represent. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-4...
  • Page 18 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration JUMPER DIAGRAMS JUMPER SETTINGS Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-5...
  • Page 19 2-4-1 Intel® 150/166 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings Jumper settings Jumper TYPE CLOCK (Pin closed) Illustration JP11 JP13 JP17 Intel® 60MHz 9-10 Pentium® 11-12 150MHz JP11 JP13 JP17 Intel® 66MHz 9-10 Pentium® 11-12 166MHz JP11 JP13 JP17 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-6...
  • Page 20 2-4-2 Intel® 200/MMX-166 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings Jumper settings Jumper TYPE CLOCK (Pin closed) Illustration JP11 JP13 JP17 Intel® 66MHz 9-10 Pentium® 11-12 200MHz JP11 JP13 JP17 Intel® 66MHz Pentium® 166MHz JP11 JP13 JP17 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-7...
  • Page 21 2-4-3 Intel® MMX-200/233 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings Jumper settings Jumper TYPE CLOCK (Pin closed) Illustration JP11 JP13 JP17 Intel® 66MHz Pentium® 200MHz JP11 JP13 JP17 Intel® 66MHz Open Pentium® 233MHz JP11 JP13 JP17 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-8...
  • Page 22 2-4-4 Intel® Tillamook 166/266 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings Jumper settings Jumper TYPE CLOCK (Pin closed) Illustration JP11 JP13 JP17 Intel® 66MHz Tillamook 166MHz 9-10 JP11 JP13 JP17 Intel® 66MHz Tillamook 266MHz 9-10 JP11 JP13 JP17 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-9...
  • Page 23 2-4-5 Cyrix 6x86 MX-233/266 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings Jumper settings Jumper TYPE CLOCK (Pin closed) Illustration JP11 JP13 JP17 Cyrix 66MHz 6x86 233MHz JP11 JP13 JP17 Cyrix 83MHz 6x86 266MHz JP11 JP13 JP17 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-10...
  • Page 24 2-4-6 Cyrix 6x86 MX-300/M2-300 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings Jumper settings Jumper TYPE CLOCK (Pin closed) Illustration JP11 JP13 JP17 Cyrix 66MHz Open 6x86 300MHz JP11 JP13 JP17 Cyrix 66MHz Open 6x86 300MHz JP11 JP13 JP17 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-11...
  • Page 25 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-4-7 AMD K6-200/233 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Setting Jumper settings Jumper TYPE CLOCK (Pin closed) Illustration JP11 JP13 JP17 66MHz 200MHz JP11 JP13 JP17 66MHz Open 233MHz JP11 JP13 JP17 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-12...
  • Page 26 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-4-8 AMD K6-2-266/300 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Setting Jumper settings Jumper TYPE CLOCK (Pin closed) Illustration JP11 JP13 JP17 66MHz K6-2 266MHz JP11 JP13 JP17 100MHz K6-2 300MHz JP11 JP13 JP17 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-13...
  • Page 27 2-4-9 AMD K6-2-333/350 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings Jumper settings Jumper TYPE CLOCK (Pin closed) Illustration JP11 JP13 JP17 95MHz K6-2 333MHz JP11 JP13 JP17 100MHz Open K6-2 350MHz JP11 JP13 JP17 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-14...
  • Page 28 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-4-10 AMD K6-2-366/380 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings Jumper settings Jumper TYPE CLOCK (Pin closed) Illustration JP11 JP13 JP17 66MHz K6-2 366MHz JP11 JP13 JP17 95MHz K6-2 380MHz JP11 JP13 JP17 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-15...
  • Page 29 2-4-11 AMD K6-2-400/450 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings Jumper settings Jumper TYPE CLOCK (Pin closed) Illustration JP11 JP13 JP17 100MHz K6-2 400MHz JP11 JP13 JP17 100MHz K6-2 450MHz (2.2V) JP11 JP13 JP17 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-16...
  • Page 30 2-4-12 AMD K6-2-450/500 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings Jumper settings Jumper TYPE CLOCK (Pin closed) Illustration JP11 JP13 JP17 100MHz K6-2 450MHz (2.4V) JP11 JP13 JP17 100MHz K6-2 500MHz (2.4V) JP11 JP13 JP17 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-17...
  • Page 31 2-4-13 AMD K6-2-500/550 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings Jumper settings Jumper TYPE CLOCK (Pin closed) Illustration JP11 JP13 JP17 100MHz K6-2 500MHz (2.2V) JP11 JP13 JP17 100MHz K6-2 550MHz (2.3V) JP11 JP13 JP17 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-18...
  • Page 32 2-4-14 AMD K6-3-400 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings Jumper settings Jumper TYPE CLOCK (Pin closed) Illustration JP11 JP13 JP17 100MHz K6-3 400MHz (2.4V) JP11 JP13 JP17 100MHz K6-3 400MHz (2.2V) JP11 JP13 JP17 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-19...
  • Page 33 2-4-15 AMD K6-3-450 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings Jumper settings Jumper TYPE CLOCK (Pin closed) Illustration JP11 JP13 JP17 100MHz K6-3 450MHz (2.4V) JP11 JP13 JP17 100MHz K6-3 450MHz (2.2V) JP11 JP13 JP17 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-20...
  • Page 34 2-4-16 AMD K6-3-500 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings Jumper settings Jumper TYPE CLOCK (Pin closed) Illustration JP11 JP13 JP17 100MHz K6-3 500MHz (2.4V) JP11 JP13 JP17 100MHz K6-3 500MHz (2.4V) JP11 JP13 JP17 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-21...
  • Page 35 TDSR1 TRTS1 RCTS1 RI 1 COM2 : COM2 Connector is fixed for RS-232. The COM2 Connector assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT TDCD2 COM 2 TIN2 ROUT2 RDTR2 TDSR2 TRTS2 RCTS2 RI 2 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-22...
  • Page 36 COM4 : COM4 Connector, selectable for RS-232/422/485. The COM4 Connector assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT RS232 RS422 RS485 COM 4 TDCD4 TIN4 ROUT4 RDTR4 TDSR4 RTS- TRTS4 RTS+ RCTS4 CTS+ RI 4 CTS- Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-23...
  • Page 37 Jumper Illustration Function (pin closed) Open RS-232 JP18 1-2, 5-6,7-8, 9-10, 11-12, RS-422 13-14, 15-16, 17-18, 19-20 JP18 1-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, RS-485 13-14, 15-16, 17-18, 19-20 JP18 *** Manufactory default --- RS-232. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-24...
  • Page 38 KB1 : Keyboard Connector The pin assignments for keyboard are as follows : ASSIGNMENT KBCLK KBDATA 2-8 PS/2 Mouse Connector MS1 : PS/2 Mouse Connector. The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT MSCLK MSDATA Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-25...
  • Page 39 SPK : External Speaker Connector The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT GROUND SPEAKER SIGNAL 2-11 TURBO LED TBL : Turbo LED Connector The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT TURBO SIGNAL Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-26...
  • Page 40 +12V SYSFAN1 SYSFAN 2-14 HARD DISK DRIVE LED CONNECTOR HDL : Hard Disk Driver LED Connector The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT HDD Active Signal HDD Active Signal HDD Active Signal Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-27...
  • Page 41 The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT POWER LED GROUND KB INH GROUND 2-16 VGA CRT CONNECTOR VGA : VGA CRT Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT GREEN BLUE DDCDAT HSYNC VSYNC DDCCLK Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-28...
  • Page 42 The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT DATA0− DATA0+ CGND DATA1− DATA1+ CGND 2-18 PANEL POWER CONNECTOR JP6 : Panel Power Connector The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT LCD VDD +12V LCD VDD (+5V/3.3V) Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-29...
  • Page 43 The pin assignments are as follows : Panel VDD Selection JUMPER JUMPER SETTING ILLUSTRATION (pin closed) VCC 5V VCC3.3V 2-20 ATX POWER BUTTON JP9 : ATX Power Button The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT PWRBTNJ Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-30...
  • Page 44 ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V -12V PS_ON PW_OK 5V_SB 2-22 LAN CONNECTOR LAN : LAN Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT ISOLATED GND ISOLATED GND ISOLATED GND ISOLATED GND GROUND GROUND Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-31...
  • Page 45 Pull Hi LED2 LED2 LED3 : LAN LED Indicator ASSIGNMENT Pull Hi LED3 LED3 2-24 IRDA CONNECTOR JP16 : IrDA (Standard IR) Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT IRRX IRTX JP16 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-32...
  • Page 46 LCD : LCD Panel Connector The connector LCD is a 51-pin, dual-in-line header used for LCD display. The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT LCD VDD LCDVDD VDDSAFE VDDSAFE ENABKL SHFCLK ENVEE 12VSAFE 12VSAFE Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-33...
  • Page 47 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-26 SOLID-STATE DISK SOCKET SSD : 32-pin Disk-on-chip Socket. The pin assignment is as follows: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT SA12 SA10 SA11 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-34...
  • Page 48 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. ***Manufactory default --- CC000h-CDFFFh Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-35...
  • Page 49 34-pin flat cable to attach the FDD on the board, the other side is to attach two FDDs. The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT INDEXJ MTR0J DR1J DR0J MTR1J FDIR STEPJ WDATAJ WGATEJ TRK0J WRTPRTJ RDATAJ HDSEL DSKCHG Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-36...
  • Page 50 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-29 HARD DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR IDE1: Hard Disk Drive Connector The Prox-1580 possesses two HDD connectors, IDE1 and IDE2. The pin assignments are as follows: IDE1 ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT IDERSTJ PIDE DRQ IDE D7 PIDEIOWJ IDE D8...
  • Page 51 SIDE RDY SIDED10 PULL LOW SIDED4 SIDE AKJ SIDED11 SIDED3 SIDE SIRQ SIDED12 SIDED2 SIDE A1 SIDED13 GP104 SIDED1 SIDE A0 SIDED14 SIDE A2 SIDED0 SIDE CS1J SIDED15 SIDE CS3J H LED N.C. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-38...
  • Page 52 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-30 PRINTER CONNECTOR As to link the Printer to the card, you need a cable to connect the DB25 connector with parallel port. Prox-1580 possesses two Printer connector. PRT1 : Printer Connector The pin assignments are as follows :...
  • Page 53 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration PRT2 : Printer Connector The pin assignments are as follows : PRT2 ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT STROB AUTFE ERROR INIT SLCTIN BUSY SLCT Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-40...
  • Page 54 (pin closed) Closed Closed Riser Card Open Open PCI Card *** Manufacturing Default – PCI Card. 2-32. MONO CONNECTOR J3 : Mono Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT MONO O MONO I Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-41...
  • Page 55 J1 : Sound Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT GMVCC GMVCC RMSOUT RMSIN GMVCC MIC-IN MIC-VDD LINE-L LINE-R SPK-L SPK-R Please kindly refer to Appendix A for more information about installation. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-42...
  • Page 56 To clear NMI command, user should short the “Clear Watchdog” pin via push button. 2-36 MEMORY INSTALLATION The Prox-1580 has one 168-pin DIMM socket on board, which may support up to 256MB DRAM DRAM BANK CONFIGURATION:...
  • Page 57 JP19 : COM Port RI & Voltage Selection The selections are as follows: COM PORT IR/VOLTAGE JUMPER JUMPER SELECTION SETTINGS ILLUSTRATION COM1 +12V 9-11 COM2 8-10 +12V 10-12 This connector is used to set pin 9 of COM1 & COM2. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-44...
  • Page 58 JP20, JP21, JP22, JP23 : AT or ATX Power Selection The selections are as follows: SELECTION JUMPER SETTING JUMPER (pin closed) ILLUSTRATION JP20 JP21 JP22 JP23 Close Close Open JP21 JP22 JP20 JP23 Open Open Open Close JP21 JP22 JP20 JP23 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-45...
  • Page 59 CHAPTER SOFTWARE UTILITIES This chapter comprises the detailed information of VGA driver, LAN driver and flash BIOS update. It also describes on how to install the watchdog timer. Section includes: VGA Driver Utility Flash BIOS Update LAN Driver Utility Sound Driver Utility Watchdog Timer Configuration Page: 3-1...
  • Page 60 Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-1. INTRODUCTION Enclosed with our Prox-1580 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...
  • Page 61 PROPERTIES window, then choose the SETTING tab, then DISPLAY TYPE. (3). In the CHANGE DISPLAY TYPE window, click on the CHANGE button in the ADAPTER TYPE, this will bring up the SELECT DEVICE window. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page:3-3...
  • Page 62 (vii) When the Display Driver Install window appears, select PRIMARY DISPLAY, and click OK. (viii) When the Primary Display Driver List window appears, select “Chips and Technologies 69000” from the list of Adapter types, then select OK to install the video driver. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page:3-4...
  • Page 63 Utility Disk for system BIOS and VGA BIOS update. 3-3-2. To update VGA BIOS for LCD Flat Panel Display: As Prox-1580 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 64 File Name to Program: F80xxxxx.bin Checksum: XXXXX Reset System or Power off to accomplish update process! F1: Reset F10: Exit Please reset or power off the system, then the Flash BIOS is fully implemented. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page:3-6...
  • Page 65 Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-4. LAN DRIVER UTILITY 3-4-1. Introduction Prox-1580 Embedded Board is enhanced with LAN function that can support various network adapters. Installation programs for LAN drivers are listed as follows: 3-4-2. Installation of LAN Driver 1. Install LAN driver for Microsoft Windows 95 Executing Windows 95, it will auto-detect your system configuration and find the adapter hardware.
  • Page 66 Last step to select OK and close NETWORK SETUP. Select SKIP if only one adapter is installed on this computer. For more details on Installation procedure, please refer to TXT directory found on LAN DRIVER UTILITY. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page:3-8...
  • Page 67 (3) Insert the CD ROM disk driver into your CD-ROM drive, then enter the correct pathname (ex: D:\SOUND\ESS1938\W95 or \W98), then click “OK” button from “Install from Disk dialog box”. (4) Follow screen instructions to complete the process. (5) Restart your computer. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page:3-9...
  • Page 68 (5) Insert the CD ROM driver disk into your CD ROM drive, and then choose the “Browse” button. (6) Locate the pathname where the sound driver is located. “D:\SOUND\ESS1938\” and press the <ENTER> key. (7) Follow screen instructions to complete the process. (8) Restart your computer. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page:3-10...
  • Page 69 I/O port 441H , the system will run the command to stop the Watchdog function. The Prox-1580 watchdog function, You must write your program so when it writes I/O port address 0443 for enable watchdog and write I/O port address 0441 for disable watchdog. The timer's intervals have a tolerance of 25% so you should program an instruction that will refresh the timer about every second.
  • Page 70 Chapter 3 Software Configuration Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page:3-12...
  • Page 71 CHAPTER GREEN PC FUNCTION This chapter gives you the concise information for Green PC Function. Section includes: Power Saving Block Diagram CPU Doze Mode System STANDBY Mode System SUSPEND Mode Page: 4-1...
  • Page 72 4. Level 1 cache are disabled. 5. VGA monitor displays blank screen. 6. Fixed disk driver motor will be spin off. 7. Any activity occurs, system will exit from Standby mode to On mode. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 4-2...
  • Page 73 6. Fixed disk driver motor will be spin off. 7. Monitor activity according to the setting of Advanced Setup. 8. When system in Suspend mode, only Keyboard / Mouse / Alarm resume can wakeup system. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 4-3...
  • Page 74 Chapter 4 Green PC Function Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 4-4...
  • Page 75 CHAPTER AWARD BIOS SETUP This chapter shows 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 Password Setting IDE HDD Auto Detection Save and Exit Setup...
  • Page 76 5-1. INTRODUCTION This chapter will show you the function of the BIOS in managing the features of your system. The Prox-1580 Embedded Board 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 77: Entering Setup

    As you highlight each item, a brief description of that item's function appears in the lower window. If you have a color monitor you can use the Shift F2 keys to scroll through the various color combinations available. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-3...

  • Page 78: The Standard Cmos Setup Menu

    DATE: < Month >, < Date > and <Year >. Ranges for each value are in the CMOS Setup Screen, and the week-day will skip automatically. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-4...
  • Page 79 Drive at the POST stage and showing the IDE for HDD & CD-ROM Drive. If a hard disk has not been installed select “None” and press <Enter>. TYPE : This is the number designation for a drive with certain identification parameters. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-5...
  • Page 80 For EGA, VGA, SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adapters. CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 40 column mode. CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 80 column mode. MONO Monochrome adapter, includes high resolution monochrome adapters. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-6...
  • Page 81 The BIOS is the most frequent user of this RAM area since this is where it shadows RAM. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-7...
  • Page 82 1023 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 Hard Disk Type Table Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-8...

  • Page 83: The Bios Features Setup Menu

    A brief introduction of each setting is given below: VIRUS WARNING : When enabled, the BIOS will supervise the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive for any attempt for modification. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-9...
  • Page 84 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. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-10...
  • Page 85 If your system has a PS/2 mouse port and you install a serial pointing device, select Disabled. PCI/VGA PALETTE SNOOP: This entry enable or disable the system to work with MPEG ISA/VESA VGA Card. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-11...
  • Page 86 Video Shadow will increase the video speed. C8000-CBFFF ~ DC000-DFFFF SHADOW : These categories determine whether option ROMs will be copied to RAM. An example of such option ROM would be support of onboard SCSI. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-12...

  • Page 87: Chipset Features Setup

    Auto Configuration selects predetermined optimal values of the chipset parameters. When disabled, chipset parameters revert to setup information stored in CMOS. Many fields in this screen are not available when Auto Configuration is Enabled. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-13...
  • Page 88 Select parity or ECC (error-correcting code), according to the type of installed DRAM. MEMORY HOLE AT 15-16M: In order to improve performance, certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-14...
  • Page 89 AUTO DETECT DIMM/PCI CLK : To reduce the occurrence of electromagnetic interference (EMI), the BIOS detect the presence or absence of components in DIMM and PCI slots and turns off system clock generator pulses to empty slots. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-15...
  • Page 90 These fields display the current speed of the CPU fan, if your computer contains a monitoring system. SHUTDOWN TEMPERATURE : This field enables you to set the temperature wherein the system will automatically shutdown when the CPU temperature exceeds the temperature set. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-16...

  • Page 91: Power Management Setup

    Having made all the settings above, press < Esc > to return to the main menu. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-17...
  • Page 92 This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical & horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to video buffer. BLANK SCREEN This selection only writes blanks to video buffer. DPMS Initial display power management signaling. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-18...
  • Page 93 Enabled, even when the system is in a power down mode. Primary HDD Floppy COM Ports Keyboard LPT Ports DOCK I/O SMI: This item allows you to enable or disable the function of DOCK I/O SMI. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-19...

  • Page 94: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    The Award Plug and Play Bios can automatically configure all the booth and Plug and Play-compatible devices. If set to Auto, all interrupt request (IRQ) and DMA assignment fields disappear, as the BIOS automatically assigns them. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-20...
  • Page 95 If your system does not have one or two PCI IDE connectors on the system board, select values according to the type of IDE interface(s) installed in your system (PCI/ISA). Standard ISA interrupts for IDE channels are IRQ14 for primary and IRQ15 for secondary. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-21...

  • Page 96: Load Bios Defaults

    Load BIOS Default ( Y / N ) ? Y To use the BIOS defaults, change the prompt to "Y" and press < Enter >, the CMOS is loaded automatically when you power on the Prox-1580. 5-9. LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS AUTO CONFIGURATION WITH SETUP DEFAULTS This Main Menu item uses the default SETUP values.
  • Page 97 Information on each item are listed as follows: ON-CHIP PRIMARY/SECONDARY PCI IDE: The Integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate each channel separately. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-23...
  • Page 98 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. ONBOARD PARALLEL PORT: Select a logical LPT port address and corresponding interrupt for the physical parallel port. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-24...

  • Page 99: Password Setting

    〝PASSWORD SETTING〞and press enter. The system will asked you to enter a password, and then you may enter new password and re- type new password for confirmation. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-25...
  • Page 100 〝PASSWORD SETTING〞a message will appear at the center. Password Disabled!!! Press any key to continue... Press < Enter > and the password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, you can enter Setup freely. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-26...

  • Page 101: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    3. Enter Y or N to confirm the acceptance of the parameter reported by BIOS, then press the <ENTER> key. The process will repeat again form Primary Slave, Secondary Master and Secondary Slave Hard Disks. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-27...

  • Page 102: Save & Exit Setup

    You may call up the setup program at any time to adjust any of the individual items by pressing the <Del> key during boot up. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-28...

  • Page 103: Exit Without Saving

    Quit Without Saving (Y/N) ? Y LOAD BIOS DE SAVING LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ↑↓→← Esc : Quit : Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift)F2 : Change Color Abandon all Datas & Exit SETUP Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-29...
  • Page 104 Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-30...

  • Page 105: Appendix A Adapter Card

    APPENDIX ADAPTER CARD This appendix explains the adapter card. Section includes: W-581-Sound Adapter Card Page: A-1...

  • Page 106: W-581-Sound Adapter Card

    You will also find W-581-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-581-Sound Adapter Card: LINE Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: A-2...
  • Page 107 MIC-IN MIC VDD SPK : Speaker Connector The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT SPK-L SPK-R LINE : Line Input Connector The pin assignments are as follows : LINE ASSIGNMENT LINE-R LINE-L Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: A-3...
  • Page 108 (2) Check the Sound cable enclosed with the package. (3) Connect one end of the cable to the Sound connector (J1 found in Prox-1580 board), and the other end to the JP1 of the W-sound Adapter Card. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL...

  • Page 109: Appendix B Expansion Bus

    APPENDIX EXPANSION This appendix indicates the pin assignments of the expansion bus found in Prox-1580 Embedded Board. Section includes: PC104 Connector Pin Assignment PCI Bus Pin Assignment Page: B-1...
  • Page 110 IRQ15 LA18 IRQ14 +12V LA17 DACK0 IOCHRDY MEMR DRQ0 SMEMW MEMW DACK5 SMEMR DRQ5 DACK6 DRQ6 DACK3 DACK7 DRQ3 DRQ7 DACK1 DRQ1 MASTER REFRESH KEY PIN IRQ7 IRQ6 IRQ5 IRQ4 IRQ3 DACK2 BALE Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: B-2...

  • Page 111: Pci Bus Pin Assignment

    AD14 +3.3V CLK1 AD13 GNT-0 AD12 AD11 REQ-0 AD10 REQ-2 AD31 AD30 C-BE-0 AD29 +3.3V +3.3V AD28 +3.3V AD27 AD26 AD25 +3.3V AD24 C/BE-3 GNT-2 AD23 +3.3V AD22 U1A64 U1R64 AD21 AD20 AD19 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: B-3...
  • Page 112 Appendix B EXPANSION BUS Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: B-4...
  • Page 113 APPENDIX TECHNICAL SUMMARY This section introduce you the maps concisely. Sections include: Block Diagram Interrupt Map RTC & CMOS RAM Map Timer & DMA Channels Map I / O & Memory Map Page: C-1...

  • Page 114: Appendix C Technical Summary Block Diagram

    Appendix C Technical Summary BLOCK DIAGRAM CNTL CNTL DATA ADD / DATA ADDR CNTL DATA ADD / DATA ADDR DATA CNTL ADD / DATA ADDR ADD / DATA CNTL ADD / DATA ADDR Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: C-2...

  • Page 115: Interrupt Map

    Cascade for IRQ 8-15 Serial port 2 Serial port 1 Parallel port 2 Floppy Disk adapter Parallel port 1 RTC clock Available Serial port 3 Serial port 4 PS/2 Mouse Math coprocessor IDE1 IDE2 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: C-3...

  • Page 116: 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 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: C-4...

  • Page 117: 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 Channel-3 Available Cascade for DMA controller 1 Available Available Available Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: C-5...

  • Page 118: 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 Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: C-6...

  • Page 119: Appendix D Trouble Shooting

    APPENDIX TROUBLE SHOOTING This section outlines the errors messages that 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 120: Trouble Shooting For Error Messages

    Also make sure the disk is formatted as a boot device. Then reboot the system. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: D-2...
  • Page 121 MEMORY PARITY ERROR AT ... : Indicates a memory parity error at a specific location. You can use this location along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: D-3...
  • Page 122 Indicates a parity error in Random Access Memory. SYSTEM HALTED : Indicates the present boot attempt has been aborted and the system must be rebooted. Press and hold down the CTRL and ALT keys and press DEL. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: D-4...
  • Page 123 Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is properly attached and no keys are being pressed during the boot. MEMORY TEST FAIL : BIOS reports the memory test fail if the onboard memory is tested error. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: D-5...

  • Page 124: Trouble Shooting For Post Codes

    POST will go faster. 08 : Test the first 256K DRAM. 09 : 1. Program the configuration register of Cyrix CPU according to the MODBINable Cyrix Register Table. 2. OEM specific cache initialization (if needed). Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: D-6...
  • Page 125 -CPU brand, type & speed. -Test system BIOS checksum (Non-compress Version only). 0F : DMA channel 0 test. 10 : DMA channel 1 test. 11 : DMA page registers test. 14 : Test 8254 Timer 0 Counter2. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: D-7...
  • Page 126 MODBINable Auto-Table. 41 : Initialize floppy disk drive controller. 42 : Initialize Hard drive controller. 43 : If it is a PnP BIOS, initialize serial & parallel ports. 45 : Initialize math coprocessor. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: D-8...
  • Page 127 2. Set the boot up speed according to Setup setting. 3. Last chance for Chipset initialization. 4. Last chance for Power Management initialization (Green BIOS only). 5. Show the system configuration table. Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: D-9...
  • Page 128 2. Clear memory that have been used. 3. Boot system via INT 19H. FF : System Booting. this means that the BIOS already pass the control right to the operating system. PRINTED IN TAIWAN Prox-1580 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: D-10...

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