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Model 586MBH Series
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9950 BARNES CANYON ROAD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92121-2720 (619) 677-0877 (FAX) 619-677-0895
INDUSTRIAL COMPUTER SOURCE EUROPE TEL 01.69.18.74.30 FAX 01.64.46.40.42
MANUAL NUMBER : 41209-004-1A
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INDUSTRIAL COMPUTER SOURCE (UK) LTD TEL 01243-523500 FAX 01243-532949

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  • Page 1 Model 586MBH Series Product Manual MANUAL NUMBER : 41209-004-1A 9950 BARNES CANYON ROAD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92121-2720 (619) 677-0877 (FAX) 619-677-0895 INDUSTRIAL COMPUTER SOURCE EUROPE TEL 01.69.18.74.30 FAX 01.64.46.40.42 • INDUSTRIAL COMPUTER SOURCE (UK) LTD TEL 01243-523500 FAX 01243-532949...
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  • Page 3 FOREWARD This product manual provides information to install, operate and or program the referenced product(s) manufactured or distributed by Industrial Computer Source. The following pages contain information regarding the warranty and repair policies. Technical assistance is available at: 1-800-480-0044. Manual Errors, Omissions and Bugs: A "Bug Sheet" is included as the last page of this manual. Please use the "Bug Sheet"...

  • Page 4: Limited Warranty

    Guarantee A thirty day money-back guarantee is provided on all standard products sold. Special order products are covered by our Limited Warranty, however they may not be returned for refund or credit. EPROMs, RAM, Flash EPROMs or other forms of solid electronic media are not returnable for credit - but for replacement only.

  • Page 5: Return Procedure

    Return Procedure For any Limited Warranty or Guarantee return, please contact Industrial Computer Source's Customer Service at 1-800-480-0044 and obtain a Return Material Authorization (RMA) Number. All product(s) returned to Industrial Computer Source for service or credit must be accompanied by a Return Material Authorization (RMA) Number.
  • Page 6 Advisories Three types of advisories are used throughout the manual to stress important points or warn of potential hazards to the user or the system. They are the Note, the Caution, and the Warning. Following is an example of each type of advisory: Note: The note is used to present special instruction, or to provide extra information which may help to simplify the use of the product.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents FOREWARD ....................iii Guarantee ....................v Limited Warranty ..................v Return Procedure ..................vi Limitation of Liability ................vi Chapter 1: Introduction ..................... 1-1 Configuration ............................. 1-2 Handling Precautions ......................... 1-2 Step 1 - Setting the Jumpers ......................1-4 Standard I/O Enable ........................
  • Page 8 Appendix B: Flash BIOS Programming ..............B-1 Appendix C: Troubleshooting ................. C-1 Power-On Self Test ...........................C-1 Post Phases ............................C-1 BIOS Error Reporting ........................C-1 CE Declaration of Conformity List of Figures Figure 1-1: 586MBH Industrial System Board ..................1-3 Figure 1-2: Jumper Locations ......................... 1-4 Figure 1-3: SIMM Installation ........................

  • Page 9: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1: Introduction Thank you for your purchase of the 586MBH Series Industrial system board. The 586MBH Series system board design was based on the Intel Triton™ chipset providing the ideal platform for get- ting the most power of the Intel Pentium™ processor. With proper installation and maintenance, your 586MBH Industrial will provide years of high performance and trouble free operation.

  • Page 10: Configuration

    PC chassis. Topics discussed include: Handling Precautions The 586MBH Series has been designed to be as rugged as possible but it can be damaged if dropped, jarred sharply or struck. Damage may also occur by using excessive force in performing certain installation procedures such as forcing the system board into the chassis or placing too much torque on a mounting screw.

  • Page 11: Figure 1-1: 586Mbh Industrial System Board

    Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-1: 586MBH Industrial System Board Manual Number: 41209-004-1 Page 1-3...

  • Page 12: Step 1 - Setting The Jumpers

    586MBH Manual Step 1 - Setting the Jumpers Your 586MBH is equipped with a large number of peripherals and has the ability to run at a variety of speeds without the need to change any crystals or oscillators. As such, there is a large number of configuration jumpers on the board.

  • Page 13: Standard I/O Enable

    Chapter 1: Introduction Standard I/O Enable The 586MBH Industrial standard I/O consists of the two serial ports, the parallel port and floppy disk controller and ISA IDE. Jumper JP17 is usedto enable or disable these ports. Enable Disable JP17 1-2* Table 1-1: Standard I/O Enable The PS/2 type mouse port on your 586MBH Industrial uses IRQ 12 as its interrupt request line.

  • Page 14: I/O Port Irq Selection

    586MBH Manual I/O Port IRQ Selection The parallel port and both serial ports must have their IRQs. Normally, these settings can be left in their default settings and only when conflicts arise should they be changed. Jumper JP20 is used to select the parallel port IRQ.

  • Page 15: Display Selection

    Chapter 1: Introduction 50 MHz 60MHz 66Mhz JP26 Multiplier 1.5x 2.0x 3.0x 2.5x Table 1-6: Clock Speed Selection Port Jumper 1-2* JP21 Disabled DMA 3 DMA 5 DMA 6 JP22 Disabled DMA 3 DMA 5 DMA 6 Table 1-7: DMA Configuration for EPP Parallel Port Display Selection Select the type of display trough JP14, 1-2 for color and 2-3 for monochrome.

  • Page 16: Step 2 - Dram, Cpu And Cables Installation

    586MBH Manual Step 2 - DRAM, CPU and Cables Installation Depending upon how your 586MBH Industrial is configured you may need to install the following: • DRAM (SIMMs) • 586MBH Industrial Memory Configuration The 586MBH Industrial uses standard Fast Page Node or EDO 60ns access speed SIMMs. It is very important that the quality of the SIMMs is good.

  • Page 17: Cpu Installation

    Chapter 1: Introduction 1. Gently place the SIMM into the desired socket at 30-45 angle. 2. Then gently rotate or rock the SIMM into an upright position. Never force a SIMM into its socket. 3. Double check the notch and gently rock it into place. If properly installed, the SIMM will "click"...

  • Page 18: Figure 1-5: Cpu Alignment

    586MBH Manual Using Figure 1-4, locate the diagonal notch on the CPU chip. This notch represents pin one. The Pentium processor also has small dot as well indicating pin 1. DO NOT USE THE CHIP LOGO OR LETTERING TO LOCATE PIN ONE. Locate the CPU socket on your 586MBH system board.

  • Page 19: Installing Cables

    Chapter 1: Introduction Installing Cables Power and Control Panel Cables Figure 1-7: Power and Control Panel Cables Connect the power supply cables to the system board. There is no formal convention for color coding the wires on power supplies except for ground wires which are black. Use figure above to determine the proper cable locations.

  • Page 20: Table 1-10: Control Panel Connectors

    586MBH Manual Connector Description Connector Description PS/2 mouse Speaker 1-signal/2-key/3-ground Keyboard IDE LED Aux. Keyboard 1-positive/2-signal Power LED / KBD. Floppy Lock 1-LED/2-key/3-ground/4-5V Serial 2 CPU Fan 1&3-ground/2-12V Serial 1 AT Power Parallel Optional 3.3V Power Supply Reset IDE 1 PCI IDE IDE 2 PCI IDE...

  • Page 21: Fcc Compliance Statement Vfor Fcc Class A Devices

    Chapter 1: Introduction FCC Compliance Statement for FCC Class A Devices This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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  • Page 23: Chapter 2: Winbios Setup

    Chapter 2: WinBIOS Setup Chapter 2: WinBIOS Setup Your 586MBH Industrial features an AMI BIOS available with a new type of system BIOS Setup utility. WinBIOS Setup has a graphical user interface that permits mouse access, and is so compact that it can reside on the same ROM as the system BIOS.

  • Page 24: Section 1: Setup

    586MBH Manual WinBIOS Setup Main Menu The WinBIOS Setup main menu is organized into four windows. Each window corresponds to a section in this chapter. Each section contains several icons. Clicking on each icon activates a specific function. The WinBIOS Setup icons and functions are described in this chapter.
  • Page 25 Chapter 2: WinBIOS Setup Configuring an MFM Drive If configuring an old MFM hard disk drive, you must know the drive parameters (number of heads, number of cylinders, number of sectors, the starting write precompensation cylinder, and drive capacity). Choose Type and choose the appropriate hard disk drive type (1 - 46). The old MFM hard drive types are listed on appendix A.

  • Page 26: Advanced Setup

    586MBH Manual Advanced Setup Advanced Setup options are displayed by choosing the Advanced icon from the WINBIOS Setup main menu. All Advanced Setup options are described in this section. Quick Boot Set this option to Enabled to instruct AMIBIOS to boot quickly when the computer is powered on. This option replaces the old Above 1 MB Memory Test Advanced Setup option.
  • Page 27 Chapter 2: WinBIOS Setup Primary Display This option specifies the type of display monitor and adapter in the computer. The settings are Absent, JGA/EGA, CGA40x25, CGA80x25, or Mono. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are VGA/EGA. Password Check This option enables password checking every time the computer is powered on or every time WINBIOS Setup is executed.

  • Page 28: Chipset Setup

    586MBH Manual C000, 16K Shadow The settings are: Disabled, Enabled or Cached. The Default is Cached. C400, 16K Shadow The settings are: Disabled, Enabled or Cached. The Default is Cached. C800, 16K Shadow The settings are: Disabled, Enabled or Cached. The Default is Disabled. CC00, 16K Shadow The settings are: Disabled, Enabled or Cached.

  • Page 29: Power Management Setup

    Chapter 2: WinBIOS Setup 8-Bit I/O Recovery Time (SYSCLK) This option specifies the length of the delay (in SYSCLKs) inserted between consecutive 8-bit I/O operations. The settings are 8, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are 16-Bit I/O Recovery Time (SYSCLK) This option specifies the length of the delay (in SYSCLKs) inserted between consecutive 16-bit I/ O operations.
  • Page 30 586MBH Manual Suspend Time Out (Minute) This option specifies the length of the period of system inactivity when the computer is already in Standby mode before the computer is placed in Suspend mode. In Suspend mode, nearly all power use is curtailed. The settings are Disabled, 1 Min, 2 Min, and all one minute intervals up to and including 15 Min.

  • Page 31: Pci/Pnp Setup

    Chapter 2: WinBIOS Setup PCI/PnP Setup PCI/PnP Setup options are displayed by choosing the PCI/PnP Setup icon from the WINBIOS Setup main menu. All PCI/PnP Setup options are described in this section Plug and Play Aware O/S Set this option to Yes if the operating system installed in the computer is Plug and Play-aware. AMIBIOS only detects and enables PnP ISA adapter cards that are required for system boot.
  • Page 32 586MBH Manual DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 1 DMA Channel 3 DMA Channel 5 DMA Channel 6 DMA Channel 7 The settings are PnP or ISA/EISA. The default settings are ISA/EISA. IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ14 IRQ15 These options specify the bus that the named interrupt request lines (IRQs) are used on.

  • Page 33: Peripheral Setup

    Chapter 2: WinBIOS Setup The settings are Disabled, 16K, 32K, or 64K. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Dis- abled. Reserved Memory Address This option specifies the beginning address (in hex) of the reserved memory area. The specified ROM memory area is reserved for use by legacy ISA adapter cards. The settings are C0000, C4000, C8000, CC000, D0000, D4000, D8000, or DC000.

  • Page 34: Section 2: Utility

    586MBH Manual Parallel Port DMA This option is only available if the setting for the Parallel Port Mode option is ECP. The settings are 0,1,or 3. The default setting are 3. Refer to Hardware Jumper settings on Chapter one for JP 21 and JP22 when setting for these options.
  • Page 35 Chapter 2: WinBIOS Setup If You Do Not Want to Use a Password Just press <Enter> when the password prompt appears. Setting a Password The password check option is enabled in Advanced Setup by choosing either Always (the password prompt appears every time the system is powered on) or Setup (the password prompt appears only when WINBIOS is run).

  • Page 36: Section 4: Default

    586MBH Manual The following appears after any attempt to format any cylinder, head, or sector of any hard disk drive via the BIOS INT 13 Hard Disk Drive Service: Format!!! Possible VIRUS: Continue (Y/N)? _ Section 4: Default The icons in this section permit you to select a group of settings for all WINBIOS Setup options. Not only can you use these icons to quickly set system configuration parameters, you can choose a group of settings that have a better chance of working when the system is having configuration- related problems.

  • Page 37: Appendix A: Technical Specifications

    System BIOS AMI WinBIOS with standard CMOS Setup, Peripheral Setup, Automatic Hard Disk Detection and Advanced Chip-set Setup. Flash BIOS BIOS files are available via ICS BBS. Embedded I/O Two PCI EIDE controllers. Supports up to 4 devices. Floppy Up to two floppy disk drives. Sizes supported are: 5.25" 360K and 1.2MB; 3.5" 720K, 1.44MB and 2.88MB.

  • Page 38: Miscellaneous

    586MBH Manual Serial Ports Two high speed 16550 compatible UARTS. BIOS configurable as COM1 - 4. Parallel Port One Centronics compatible, bi-directional. Microsoft/HP EPC/EPP high speed. Mouse Port One PS/2 compatible mouse controller with 6 pin mini-din connector. Expansion Slots Seven 16 bit ISA slots.
  • Page 39 Appendix A: Technical Specifications Environmental Operating Temperature: 0 to +55 Humidity: 5 to 95% @ 40 C non-condensing Shock: 2.5G @ 10ms Vibration: 0.25 @ 5-100Hz Non-Operating Temperature: -40 to +65 C Humidity: 5 to 95% @ 40 C non-condensing Shock: 10G @ 10ms Vibration:...
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  • Page 41: Appendix B: Flash Bios Programming

    Appendix B: Flash BIOS Programming Appendix B: Flash BIOS Programming If your board has the optional FLASH BIOS installed, you will be able to update your BIOS with- out having to replace the EPROM. The WinBios will read the new BIOS file from a floppy disk, replace the old BIOS and reboot your computer.
  • Page 42 586MBH Series Manual Beeps Description Insert diskette in Floppy A: The AMIBOOT.ROM file was not found in the root directory of Floppy drive A: Base memory error Flash program successful Floppy read error Keyboard controller BAT command failed No FLASH EPROM detected...

  • Page 43: Appendix C: Troubleshooting

    Appendix C: Troubleshooting Power-On Self Test The AMIBIOS featured in the 586MBH Series provides all IBM standard Power-on Self Test (POST) routines as well as enhanced AMIBIOS POST routines. AMIBIOS POST checkpoint codes are accessible via the manufacturing Test Port (I/O) port 80h).

  • Page 44: Table C-1: Beep Errors

    586MBH Series Manual Beeps Error Message Description The Memory Refresh Refresh Failure Circuitry is Faulty Parity error in the base memory Parity Error (the first 64KBblock) of memory Base 64KB Memory Memory failure in the first 64KB Failure A memory failure in the first 64KBof...
  • Page 47 Your Name: _______________________________________________________________ Company Name: ___________________________________________________________ Address 1: __________________________________________________________________ Address 2: __________________________________________________________________ Mail Stop: _______________________________ City: _______________________________________ State: _______ Zip: ____________ Phone: (_____) _______________ Product: 586MBH Series Manual Revision: 41209-004-1A Please list the page numbers and errors found. Thank you!

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