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Aaeon PCM-6896 Manual

Ntel 815e compact board with pci slot, audio, lan, compact flash, 4 com ports, pc/104 & pc/104 plus
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Intel 815E compact board
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  • Page 1 PCM-6896 Intel 815E compact board with PCI slot, Audio, LAN, compact flash, 4 COM ports, PC/104 & PC/104 Plus...

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    Copyright Notice This document is copyrighted, 2001. All rights are reserved. The original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the original manufacturer.

  • Page 3: Packing List

    Packing List Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following materials are included: • 1PCM-6896 Intel 815E all in one CPU Card • 1 Quick Installation Guide • 1 Supporting CD-ROM that contains the following: •User’s Manual (this manual in PDF file) •VGA drivers and utilities •Audio drivers and utilities •Latest BIOS (as of the CD-ROM was made)

  • Page 4: A Message To The Customer

    Our dealers are well trained and ready to give you the support you need to get the most from your AAEON products. In fact, most problems reported are minor and are able to be easily solved over the phone.

  • Page 5: Product Warranty

    Because of AAEON's high quality-control standards and rigorous testing, most of our customers never need to use our repair service. If an AAEON product is defective, it will be repaired or replaced at no charge during the warranty period. For out-of-warranty repairs, you will be billed according to the cost of replacement materials, service time, and freight.

  • Page 6: Notice

    Notice Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing the PCM-6896 board. This user's manual is designed to help you to get the most out of the PCM- 6896, please read it thoroughly before you install and use the board. The product that you have purchased comes with an two- year limited warranty, but AAEON will not be responsible for misuse of the product.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents Copyright Notice..............2 Packing List................3 FCC STATEMENT..............3 A Message to the Customer ..........4 AAEON Customer Services ..........4 Technical Support..............5 Product Warranty..............5 Notice..................6 Chapter One: General Information....10 Introduction............11 Features............12 Specifications............13 Board Layout............17 Board Dimensions..........18 Chapter Two: Hardware Installation....19 Safety precautions .............. 20 Removing the CPU .............
  • Page 8 PC/104 Plus Voltage Select (JP6)......29 COM 2 Setting (JP8 &JP7)........30 CPU/SDRAM Setting (JP9)........31 Disk on Chip (JP10) ............33 CPU and System Fan Power Connector (CN1)....36 USB Connector (CN5 &CN6).......37 IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN7).......38 IR Connector (CN10)..........40 ATX Power Connector (CN11) ........... 40 DVI Connector (CN12)........41 Keyboard and Mouse Connector (CN13)........42 VGA Display Connector (CN14)......43...
  • Page 9 Power Management Setup...........76 PnP/PCI Configurations............80 PC Health Status..............81 Frequency/Voltage Control..........82 Load Fail-Safe Defaults............83 Load Optimized Defaults.............84 Set Supervisor Password.............85 Set User Password...............86 Save to CMOS & Exit............87 Quit without Saving.............88 Chapter 4: Driver Installation ......89 Notice: Attention..............90 Chipset Driver Win 98/2000..........91 Ultra ATA Storage Driver Win 98/2000......92 Win 98 Lan................93 Win 98 VGA.................94...
  • Page 10 General Information This chapter gives background informa- tion on the PCM-6896. Sections include: • Card specifications • Card layout and dimensions...

  • Page 11: Introduction

    PC perfor- mance. The addition of PC/104 and PC/104 Plus will allow a wide selection of accessory cards to be added to the PCM-6896. Such accessories as Ultra Wide 2 SCSI, fax modem, vehicle power supply, extra DiskOnChip,...

  • Page 12: Features

    Features • Supports both Intel FC-PGA Pentium III and Celeron CPU’s • High Speed Micro AGP 2X for VGA function onboard • One 10/100 Base-T Fast Ethernet • Supports H/W status monitoring • Integrated AC-97 2.1 SoundBlaster compatible PCI 3D Audio •...

  • Page 13: Specifications

    Specifications CPU: Intel FC-PGA 370-pin Pentium III and Celeron CPU’s (with system bus frequencies of 66/100/133MHz) CPU Socket: Intel socket 370 BIOS: Award 2MB Flash BIOS Chipset: Intel 815E I/O Chipset: ITE-8712. Fully 16-bit I/O decoded. Windond 83977EF as 2nd SIO for COM3, COM4 port. ISA bus interface: Winbond W83626 LPC to ISA bridge.
  • Page 14 IrDA port: Support SIR and CIR Connector: One 6-pin (2.54mm) pin header KB/PS2 Mouse connector: A 7-pin (4*2-1) header supports PC/AT Keyboard and PS/2 mouse and Wake on KBD function. USB connectors: Two 10-pin header onboard supports four USB ports Connector: Two 10-pin (2.00mm) pin header Front Panel Connector: Provide the signals of RSTIN, HDD LED, Buzzer and Intrude Alarm input.
  • Page 15 Audio Interface: Chipset: 815E Codec: ALC200 or compatible Interface: One 14-pin (2.00mm) pin header for MIC in, line in, line out, speaker out, CD-in. One 4 pin wafer for Speaker output of 1W + 1W. One 4 pin wafer for CD audio input Flat Panel/CRT Interface VGA: Onboard 815E Chipset output AGP port: AGP 2X (Default from Intel 815E built-in)
  • Page 16 SDD Interface One 32-pin DIP socket supports M-Systems DiskOnChip 2000 series up to 288MB. Mechanical and Environmental Power Supply voltage: +5V, +12V, +3.3V, -5V, -12V, -3.3V Operating temperature: 32 to 140 degrees F (0-60 degrees C) Board Size: 8” (L) x 5.75” (W) (203mm x 146mm) Weight: 1.2 lb.

  • Page 17: Board Layout

    Board Layout CN12 CN14 CN10 PCI1 CN25 CN22 CN17 JP10...

  • Page 18: Board Dimensions

    Board Dimensions...
  • Page 19 Installation This chapter provides information regarding PCM-6896 hardware, including instructions on setting jumpers and connecting peripherals, switches and indicators. Be sure to read all the safety precautions before you begin the installation procedure.

  • Page 20: Safety Precautions

    Removing the CPU The PCM-6896 all-in-one CPU module supports most 486 CPUs. The system's performance depends on the CPU you choose. You can install or upgrade the CPU in the board's PGA socket by following the procedures outlined below.

  • Page 21: Installing A Cpu

    Installing A CPU To install the CPU, follow the instructions that came with it. If no documentation was provided, the general procedures for installing a CPU are outlined below: 1. Lubricate the pins on the CPU with lubricant for PGA devices. This makes the CPU slide in much easier and greatly reduces the chance of damaging the pins and other components.

  • Page 22: Setting Jumpers

    Setting jumpers You configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers. A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch. It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them. To “close”...

  • Page 23: Installing Dram (Dimms)

    Installing DRAM (DIMMs) System Memory PCM-6896 contains one socket for 168-pin dual in-line memory module (DIMM). The socket uses 3.3 V unbuffered synchro- nous DRAM (SDRAM). DIMM is available in capacities of 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, or 512 MB.

  • Page 24: Location Of Jumpers And Connectors

    Location of Jumpers & Connectors CN12 CN14 CN10 PCI1 CN25 CN22 CN17 JP10...

  • Page 25: List Of Jumpers

    List of Jumpers Jumpers allow users to manually customize system configurations to their suitable application needs. The following tables list the function of each of the board's jumpers and connectors. Jumpers Label Function Clear CMOS Setting JP2, JP3 COM3, COM4 Pin 9 Selection Speaker Out/Line Out Front Panel Connectors PC/104 Plus Voltage Select...

  • Page 26: List Of Connectors

    List of Connectors Connectors on board access link to external devices such as hard disk drives, a keyboard, VGA, or floppy drives. The following consist the list of each connector function: Connectors Label Function CN1 & CN24 CPU Fan Connector CN2, CN3 PC/104 Connector PC/104 Plus Connector...

  • Page 27: Clear Cmos (Jp1)

    Clear CMOS Selection (JP1) Safety precautions in setting up clear CMOS must be taken, always place jumper on protect mode. In clearing CMOS, place jumper for just a second (follow clear CMOS illustration) then, immediately return jumper to protect mode. Clear CMOS Selection (JP1) * Protect Clear CMOS...
  • Page 28 (JP2) & (JP3) For COM3 & COM4 Selec- tion +12V 1 3 5 2 4 6 1 3 5 2 4 6 RI (default) 1 3 5 2 4 6...

  • Page 29: Speaker Out And Line Out (Jp4)

    Speaker Out and Line out (JP4) Line Out 1 3 5 2 4 6 Speaker Out (default) 1 3 5 2 4 6 Front Panel Connectors (JP5) Front Panel Connectors (JP5) Signal Signal Power on Button IDE LED Speaker Case Open HWRST # PC/104 Plus Voltage Select (JP6) PC/105 Plus Voltage Select (JP6)
  • Page 30 RS-232/422/485 COM 2 (JP8), (JP7) Setting The PCM-6896 COM2 serial port can be selected as RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 by setting JP8. *RS-232 (default) 3 6 9 12 1 4 7 10 RS-485 3 6 9 12 1 4 7 10...
  • Page 31 CPU/SDRAM Speed Select (JP9) Auto Detect Auto Detect CPU/66MHz SDRAM100MHz CPU/100MHz SDRAM/100MHz CPU/133MHz SDRAM/133MHz...
  • Page 32 DiskOnChip socket The DiskOnChip 2000 family of products provides a single chip solid-state flash disk in a standard 32-pin DIP package. The DiskOnChip 2000 is a solid-state disk with no moving parts, resulting in a significant reduction in power consumption and an increase in reliability.
  • Page 33 DiskOnChip (DOC) 2000 Installation When the DOC is installed correctly, a DOC will work like an HDD or an FDD. To install the DOC on the mainboard, follow the instructions below: 1. Plug the DOC into the socket. Make sure pin 1 of the DOC is aligned with pin 1 of the socket.
  • Page 34 DiskOnChip Address Selection (JP10) The DiskOnChip 2000 family of products provides a single chip solid-state flash disk in a standard 32-pin DIP package. The DiskOnChip 2000 is a solid-state disk with no moving parts, resulting in a significant reduction in power consumption and an increase in reliability.

  • Page 35: Cpu And System Fan Power Connector (Cn1)

    CPU and System Fan Power Connector (CN1 & CN24) One 3-pin plug in and error free onboard connectors are located accessibly for trouble-free connection and disconnection. For CPU fan it is labeled CN1 for system fan. Pin definitions are listed below: CPU Fan Power Connector (CN1) Signal +12V...

  • Page 36: Usb Connector (Cn5 &Cn6)

    USB Connector (CN5) & (CN6) PCM-6896 is equipped with four USB ports onboard . It acquires the new generation of plug and play ( Hot Plugging ) feature, for both low speed and high speed devices. It could also be expanded up to 127 connections through USB hub. Refer pin...
  • Page 37 IDE Hard Drive Connectors (CN7) If customers have (Neccessity) to use ATA-100 HDD and ATA-33 CABLE you must alter two settings in the Award BIOS. The two settings are IDE Primary Master UDMA and IDE Primary Slave UDMA. Set these two functions as disabled.

  • Page 38: Ide Hard Drive Connector (Cn7)

    IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN7) If customers have (Neccessity) to use ATA-100 HDD and ATA-33 CABLE you must alter two settings in the Award BIOS. The two settings are IDE Primary Master UDMA and IDE Primary Slave UDMA. Set these two functions as disabled.

  • Page 39: Ir Connector (Cn10)

    IR Connector (CN10) The IrDA connector (CN10) can be configured to support wireless infrared module, with this module and application software such as laplink or Win95 Direct Cable connection, user can transfer files to or from laptops, notebooks, PDA and printers. Install infrared module onto IrDA connector and enable infrared function from BIOS setup.
  • Page 40 Digital Visual Interface Connector (CN12) Digital Visual Interface Connector (CN12) Signal Signal FTCLK0 FTD0 FTCLK1 FTD1 CRT HSYNC FTD2 FTBLNK# FTHSYNC FTD3 FTVSYNC FTD4 SL_STALL FTD5 CRT VSYNC 3VFTSCL FTD6 3VFTSDA FTD7 3VHTPLG FTD8 VCC(5V) VEE_OK PCIRST# FTD9 VCC(12V) FTD10 FPVDDEN FTD11 VCC(3.3V)

  • Page 41: Keyboard And Mouse Connector (Cn13)

    Keyboard and Mouse Connector (CN13) The PCM-6896 provides a keyboard connector which supports both a keyboard and a PS/2 style mouse. In most cases, especially in embedded applications, a keyboard is not used. The standard PC/AT BIOS will report an error or fail during power-on-self-test (POST) after a reset if the keyboard is not present.

  • Page 42: Vga Display Connector (Cn14)

    VGA Display Connector (CN14) The PCM-6896 PCI SVGA interface can drive conventional CRT displays and is capable of driving a wide range of flat panel displays, including electroluminescent (EL), gas plasma, passive LCD, and active LCD displays. The board has two connectors to support these displays, one for standard CRT VGA monitors and one for flat panel displays.

  • Page 43: Audio Connector (Cn15)

    Audio Connector (CN15) Audio Connector (CN 15) Signal Signal MIC IN MIC VCC CD-GND LINE-IN L CD-IN L LINE-IN R CD-GND CD-IN R LINE-OUT L LINE-OUT R Parallel Port Connector (CN16) The mainboard is designed to support one parallel port. Port 1 connector (CN16) also designated as LPT1 is a standard 25-pin D-sub connector specially prepared for external interface.

  • Page 44: 100-Base-Tx Ethernet Connector (Cn17)

    100 Base-Tx Ethernet Connector (CN17) PCM-6896 is outfitted with a standard RJ-45 LAN connector. With support from Intel 815E chipset using either 10Mbs or 100Mbs are possible through it's N-way auto-negotiation featured operation. Refer to the pin definitions listed below:...

  • Page 45: Floppy Drive Connector (Cn19)

    Floppy drive connector (CN19) You can attach up to two floppy drives to the mainboard controller. You can use any combination of 5¼" (360 KB and 1.2 MB) and/or 3½" (720 KB, 1.44 MB, and 2.88 MB) drives. A 34-pin daisy chain drive connector cable for (CN19) is required for a dual-drive system.
  • Page 46 Floppy Drive Connector (CN19) Signal Signal DENSITY SELECT N.C. N.C. INDEX MOTOR A DRIVE SELECT B DRIVE SELECT A MOTOR B DIRECTION STEP WRITE DATA WRITE GATE TRACK 0 WRITE PROTECT N.C. READ DATA SIDE 1 N.C. DISK CHANGE...

  • Page 47: Digital I/O Connector (Cn20)

    Digital I/O Connector (CN20) PCM-6896 offers 4-pair of digital I/O functions. With the input and output consisting of the following: Input 801H; GPI20 [bit0], GPI21[bit1], GPI22[bit2], GPI23[bit3] and Output 801H; GPO24[bit4], GPO25[bit5], GPO26[bit6], GPO27[bit7]. The pin definitions are illustrated below:...

  • Page 48: Audio Out Connector 1 Watt (Cn22)

    Audio Out Connector 1 Watt (CN22) Audio Out Connector 1 Watt (CN22) Signal OUT L+ OUT L- OUT R+ OUT R- CN25 Wake On Lan (Pins 1-5) (CN25) Wake On Lan (Pins 1-5) Signal VCC5SBY PCI_PME# SMBDATA SMBCLOCK VCC5SBY CN25 AT/ATX Power Select (Pins 6-7) (CN25) AT/ATX Power Select (Pins 6-7) CN25...

  • Page 49: Compact Flash Connector

    Compact Flash Connector Compact Flash Connector Signal Signal DATA3 DATA11 DATA4 DATA12 DATA5 DATA13 DATA6 DATA14 DATA7 DATA15 CS#1 CS#3 IO READ IO WRITE IRQ15 CSEL N.C. IDE RESET IO READY ADDR2 N.C. ADDR1 ADDR0 DASP DATA0 DIAG DATA1 DATA8 DATA2 DATA9 N.C.
  • Page 50 Award BIOS Setup This chapter describes how to configure the BIOS for the PCM-6896 board.

  • Page 51: Starting Setup

    Starting setup The Award BIOS is started immediately when you first turn on the computer. The BIOS reads, system configuration information in CMOS RAM and begins the process of checking out the system and configuring it through the power-on self test (POST). When these preliminaries are finished, the BIOS seeks an operating system on one of the data storage devices (hard drive, floppy drive, etc.).

  • Page 52: Getting Help

    Getting help Press F1 to pop up a small help window. On screen information describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press Esc or the F1 key again. In Case of Problems If, after making and saving system changes with Setup, you discover that your computer no longer is able to boot.

  • Page 53: Setup Keys

    Setup keys These keys helps you navigate in Setup: Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item in the left hand Right arrow Move to the item in the right hand Main Menu: Quit and not save changes into CMOS RAM Other pages: Exit current page...

  • Page 54: Main Setup Menu

    Main Setup Menu Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configuration. (Date, time, IDE, etc.) Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the advanced features available on your system. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system’s performance.
  • Page 55 PnP/PCI Configuration This entry appears is your system supports PnP/PCI. PC Health Status This menu allows you to set the shutdown temperature for your system. Frequency/Voltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/ voltage control. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/ stable performance for your system to operate.
  • Page 56 Standard CMOS Features This standard setup menu allows users to configure system components such as the date, time, hard disk drive, floppy drive, display, and memory. Online help for each field can be accessed by pressing F1. Date and Time Configuration The BIOS determines the day of the week from the other date information.
  • Page 57 If you do not want to select drive type AUTO, other methods of selecting the drive type are available: 1.Match the specifications of your installed IDE hard drive(s) with the preprogrammed values for drive types 1 through 45. 2.Select USER and enter values into each drive parameter field. 3.Use the IDE HDD AUTO DECTECTION function in Setup.
  • Page 58 - LBA (Logical Block Addressing): During drive access, the IDE controller transforms the data address described by sector, head, and cylinder number into a physical block address, significantly improving data transfer rates. For drives with greater than 1024 cylinders. Drive A Drive B Select the correct specifications for the diskette drive(s) installed in the computer.
  • Page 59 Halt On During the power-on-self-test (POST), the computer stops if the BIOS detects a hardware error. You can tell the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot-up process. These are the selections: No errors : POST does not stop for any errors. All errors If : the BIOS detects any non-fatal error, POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action.
  • Page 60 Extended Memory Above the 1-MB boundary. Early IBM personal computers could not use memory above 1 MB, but current PCs and their software can use extended memory. Other Memory Between 640 KB and 1 MB; often called High memory. DOS may load, terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) programs, such as device drivers, in this area, to free as much conventional memory as possible for applications.

  • Page 61: Advanced Bios Feature

    Advanced BIOS Features The displayed configuration is based on the manufacturer's SETUP DEFAULTS settings. Virus Warning When enabled, you receive a warning message if a program (specifically, a virus) attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive. You should then run an anti- virus program.
  • Page 62 CPU Internal Cache/External Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM (system memory). CPUs from 486-type on up contain internal cache memory, and most, but not all, modern PCs have additional (external) cache memory. When the CPU requests data, the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory, for even faster access by the CPU.
  • Page 63 Swap Floppy Drive This field is effective only in systems with two floppy drives. Selecting enabled assigns physical drive B to logical drive A, and physical drive A to logical drive B. Boot Up Floppy Seek When Enabled, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks.
  • Page 64 Typematic Rate Setting- Key strokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected. The choice: Enabled/Disabled Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)- Sets the number of times a second to repeat a key stroke when you hold the key down.
  • Page 65 HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability Hard disk drives have built in problem detection capability. If a foreseen problem is about to take place, the computer will give a you a warning signal. The choice: Enable, Disable Report No FDD For WIN 95- Wheather report no FDD for Win 95 or not.

  • Page 66: Advanced Chipset Features

    Advanced Chipset Features SDRAM CAS Latency Time When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer. SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc Select the number of SCLKs for an access cycle.
  • Page 67 SDRAM RAS Precharge Time If an insufficient number of cycles is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh, the refresh may be incomplete and the DRAM may fail to retain date. Fast gives faster performance; slow gives more stable performance.
  • Page 68 AGP Graphics Aperture Size Select the size of Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation. The choices: 32MB, 64MB Display Cache Frequency Select the Onboard dispaly cache frequency.
  • Page 69 RAS-to-CAS Override This item allows you to insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals, used when Onboard display cache is written to, read from, or refreshed. During by CAS#LT, this will depend on the Onboard Display Cache CAS# Latency setting. During Override (2), RAS-to-CAS time = 2 Ras# Timing This item controls RAS# active to Precharge, and refresh...

  • Page 70: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE The system chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate the primary and/or secondary IDE interface. Select Disabled to deactivate this inter- face, if you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface. On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels.
  • Page 71 IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/33, select Auto to enable BIOS support.
  • Page 72 Hot Key Power On Simply pressing on the preselected keyboard key the system will power on. Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install an add-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field.
  • Page 73 Onboard Serial Ports (1, 2,3,4) Normally, the main board’s I/O chips will occupy a certain portion of memory space. For each I/O device the computer provides an I/O address. The more devices attached the more address needed to organize the memory storage areas. If all the I/O devices were run through the same address, your devices would come to a near halt.
  • Page 74 Watch Dog Timer You can enable the system watch-dog timer, a hardware timer that generates either an NMI or a reset when the software that it monitors does not respond as expected each time the watch dog polls it ( select the time period in a separate field ) The choice: 10 sec, 20 sec, 40 sec, 1 min, 2 min, 4 min.

  • Page 75: Power Management Setup

    Power Management Setup ACPI Function This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configura- tion and Power Management (ACPI). The Choices: Enable/Disable Power Management This category allows you to select the type ( or degree ) of power saving and is directly related to the following modes: 1.
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  • Page 77 Video Off In Suspend After the selected period of system inactivity, the chipset enters a hardware suspend mode, stopping the CPU clock and possibly causing other system devices to enter power management modes. In this case the video hardware can be selected to shut off after a period of system inactivity.
  • Page 78 Power On By Ring An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incoming call on the modem) boots the system from a soft off state. Resume By Alarm This option is used to Enable/Disable USB keyboard wake up with suspend to RAM.

  • Page 79: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    PnP/PCI Configurations PnP OS Installed This item allows you to determine whether that PnP OS is installed or not. The choice: Yes or No Reset Configuration Data 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 reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot.

  • Page 80: Pc Health Status

    PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature Your system can be configured to shutdown once reaching a certain temperature. To protect your system from overheating or damage, select a certain temperature level in the PC Health Status menu.

  • Page 81: Frequency/Voltage Control

    Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CLK This item allows you to enable/disable auto detect DIMM/PCI clock. The choices: Enable/Disable Spread Spectrum This allows you to enable/disable the spread spectrum modulate. When the system clock generator pulses, the extreme values of the pulse generate excess EMI.

  • Page 82: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Fail-Safe Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Fail-Safe Default (Y/N)? Pressing “Y” loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal performance system operations.

  • Page 83: Load Optimized Defaults

    Load Optimized Default Load Optimized Default When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? Pressing “Y” loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations...

  • Page 84: Set Supervisor Password

    Set Supervisor Password When you select this function, a message appears at the center of the screen: ENTER PASSWORD: Type the password, up to eight characters, and press Enter. Typing a password clears any previously entered password from CMOS memory. Now the message changes: CONFIRM PASSWORD: Again, type the password and press Enter.

  • Page 85: Set User Password

    Set User Password When you select this function, a message appears at the center of the screen: ENTER PASSWORD: Type the password, up to eight characters, and press Enter. Typing a password clears any previously entered password from CMOS memory. Now the message changes: CONFIRM PASSWORD: Again, type the password and press Enter.

  • Page 86: Save To Cmos & Exit

    Save to CMOS and EXIT Save to CMOS and EXIT Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Save to CMOS and Exit (Y/N)? Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS, a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off.

  • Page 87: Quit Without Saving

    Quit without Saving Exit Without Saving Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous selections remain in effect. This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer.
  • Page 88 DRIVERS INSTALLATION This PCM-6896 is equipped with an audio VGA and LAN interface. This chapter provides instructions for installing the software drivers on these pheripherals.

  • Page 89: Notice: Attention

    Installing Drivers Notice: Attention First if using operating systems such as Windows 98/2000 ® a chipset driver must be installed before VGA, LAN or Audio drivers are installed. Second if using Windows 98/2000® operating sys- tems an Ultra ATA storage driver must also be installed after the chipset driver.
  • Page 90 Installing Chipset Driver for Windows 95/98/ 2000® The chipset driver must be installed in order to proceed to LAN, VGA and AUDIO drivers. ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen. ==>Find the Chipset folder, click on it ==>Find the Intel folder, click on it ==>Find the InfUpdate folder, click on it ==>Find the InfInst folder, click on it...
  • Page 91 Installing Ultra ATA Storage Driver for Windows 95/98/ 2000® The Ultra ATA Storage Driver must be installed in order to use Windows 98/2000 ® operating systems. ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen. ==>Find the MB folder, click on it ==>Find the intel ATA 603_Multi folder, click on it ==>Click on Next...
  • Page 92 Installing LAN for Windows 95/98® ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. ==>Click on Start button ==>Click on Settings button ==>Click on Control Panel button ==>Click on System button ==>Click on Devise Manager button ==>Click on PCI Ethernet Controller ==>Click on Remove ==>Click on OK ==>Click on Refresh...
  • Page 93 Installing VGA for Windows 95/98® ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen.. ==>Click on Intel folder ==>Click on 810_815 folder ==>Click on Win9X folder ==>Click on Graphics folder ==>Click on Set Up folder ==>Click on Next ==>Click on yes ==>Now the shut down computer for restart Window should be...
  • Page 94 Installing Audio for Windows 95/98® ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen.. ==>Click on Sound folder ==>Click on Alc 200 folder ==>Click on Win98 folder ==>Click on V1.80 folder ==>Click on WDM_1 folder ==>Next you will be asked to save this WDM file in a certain location.
  • Page 95 Installing Security Driver for Windows NT® Please perform this procedure first ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen.. ==>Click on Chipset folder ==>Click on Intel folder ==>Click on Security folder ==>Click on Setup folder ==>Click on Next ==>Click on Yes ==>Click on Next...
  • Page 96 Installing Ultra ATA Storage Driver for Windows NT® The Ultra ATA Storage Driver must be installed in order to use Windows NT ® operating systems. ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen. ==>Find the MB folder, click on it ==>Find the intel ATA 603_Multi folder, click on it ==>Click on Next...
  • Page 97 Installing VGA for Windows NT® ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen.. ==>Click on VGA folder ==>Click on Intel folder ==>Click on 810_815 folder ==>Click on NT4 folder ==>Click on Graphics folder ==>Click on Set Up folder ==>Click on Next ==>Click on yes...
  • Page 98 Installing Audio for Windows NT® ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen.. ==>Click on Sound folder ==>Click on Alc 200 folder ==>Click on WinNT folder ==>Click on V1.80 folder ==>Click on WDM_1 ==>Next you will be asked to save this WDM file in a certain location.
  • Page 99 ==>Click on Network ==>Click on yes ==>Click on next ==>Click on Select from list..==>Click on have disk ==>Type in file location: (CD Disk drive) E:\pcm-6896\Lan ==>Click on OK ==>Intel Pro Adapter will appear ==>Click on OK ==>Click on Next ==>Click on Next...
  • Page 100 Installing VGA for Windows 2000® ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen.. ==>Click on VGA folder ==>Click on Intel folder ==>Click on 810_815 folder ==>Click on Win2000 folder ==>Click on 815 folder ==>Click on Set Up folder ==>Click on Next ==>Click on yes...
  • Page 101 Installing Audio for Windows 2000® ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen.. ==>Click on Sound folder ==>Click on Alc 200 folder ==>Click on Win2000 folder ==>Click on V1.80 folder ==>Click on WDM_1 folder ==>Click on Unzip ==>Next you will be asked to save this WDM file in a certain location.
  • Page 102 Installing LAN for Windows 2000® ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. ==>Click on Start button ==>Click on Settings button ==>Click on Control Panel button ==>Click on System button ==>Click on Hardware button ==>Click on Devise Manager button ==>Click on Ethernet Controller ==>Click on Driver ==>Click on Update Driver ==>Click on Next...

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