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SB686P(V) Series
MANUAL NUMBER : 40110-005-2B
SB686PV5200
SB686P5200
SB686PV200
SB686P200
http://www.indcompsrc.com
6260 SEQUENCE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92121-4371 (619) 677-0877 (FAX) 619-677-0895
INDUSTRIAL COMPUTER SOURCE EUROPE TEL 01.69.18.74.40 FAX 01.64.46.40.42
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  • Page 1 Product Manual SB686P(V) Series MANUAL NUMBER : 40110-005-2B SB686PV5200 SB686P5200 SB686PV200 SB686P200 http://www.indcompsrc.com 6260 SEQUENCE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92121-4371 (619) 677-0877 (FAX) 619-677-0895 INDUSTRIAL COMPUTER SOURCE EUROPE TEL 01.69.18.74.40 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

    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 Handling Precautions This product has components which may be damaged by electrostatic discharge. To protect your processor board from electrostatic damage, be sure to observe the following precautions when handling or storing the board: • Keep the processor board in its static-shielded bag until you are ready to perform your installation.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents FOREWARD ....................iii Guarantee ....................iv Limited Warranty ..................iv Return Procedure ..................v Limitation of Liability ................v Advisories ....................vi Table of Contents ..................vii Chapter 1: Introduction ....................1 Models ............................1 Features ............................1 How to remain CE Compliant .......................
  • Page 9 Exit Without Saving ........................45 Key Conventions ..........................45 Chapter 4: Standard CMOS Setup ................47 The Standard CMOS Setup Screen ......................47 Standard CMOS Options ........................48 Primary and Secondary Hard Disk Drives ..............49 Boot Sector Virus Protection ..................53 Saving and Exiting ......................
  • Page 10 IRQ5/IRQ9/IRQ10/IRQ11/IRQ15 ..................74 Chapter 7: Peripheral Setup ..................77 The Peripheral Setup Screen ........................77 Peripheral Setup Options ........................77 Appendix A: BIOS Messages ..................81 BIOS Beep Codes ........................81 BIOS Error Messages ......................... 82 ISA BIOS NMI Handler Messages....................86 Port 80 Codes ..........................

  • Page 11: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Chapter 1: Introduction The SB686P full-featured ISA/PCI processors are single board computers which feature Pentium (Pro CPU, Intel 440FX (Natoma) chipset, optional Cirrus Logic video interface, DRAM, PCI Lo- cal Bus, cache, floppy controller, dual EIDE interface, PCI Ultra SCSI controller, two serial ports, parallel port, mouse port, speaker port and keyboard port on a single ISA card.

  • Page 12: How To Remain Ce Compliant

    How to remain CE Compliant In order for computer systems to remain CE compliant, only CE compliant parts may be used. To keep a chassis compliant it must contain only compliant cards, and for cards to remain compliant they must be used in compliant chassis. Any modifications made to the equipment may affect the CE compliance standards and should not be done unless approved in writing by Industrial Com- puter Source.
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  • Page 15 Intel Pentium Pro at 200MHz using Socket 8 Bus Interfaces ISA and PCI Local Bus compatible. External 24 mAmp drivers for supporting up to 20-slot backplanes. Data Path DRAM/Memory - 64-bit ISA Bus - 16-bit PCI Bus - 32-bit Video - 64-bit Bus Speed - ISA 8.25MHz Bus Speed - PCI...
  • Page 16 DRAM Memory The DRAM interface is a 64-bit path that supports up to 256MB of either Fast Page Mode (FPM) or Extended Data Out (EDO/Hyper Page Mode) memory. All 256MB is cacheable. The processor board supports 60ns (optimal) or 70ns industry standard 36-bit wide SIMM DRAM in four 72-pin SIMM sockets.
  • Page 17 PCI Ultra SCSI Interface The SCSI interface is a PCI Bus Master device which supports Ultra SCSI 16-bit data transfer up to 40MB per second and bursts data to the host at full PCI speeds. Active termination is provided with terminator voltage protected by self-resetting fuses. The SCSI controller is an Adaptec 7880.
  • Page 18 Second, the ADRx mode bit must be set to 0, which blocks the clock to the watchdog timer circuit, thus scheduling a hardware reset in about 1.5 seconds. Refreshing the watchdog timer consists of the software in the application first toggling the ADRx bit to 1, thus clearing the watchdog timer delay, and then setting it to 0, which schedules a system reset in 1.5 seconds.

  • Page 19: Chapter 2: Configuration & Setup

    Chapter 2: Configuration & Setup Configuration Jumpers The setup of the configuration jumpers on the processor is described below. * indicates the default value of each jumper. Note: For two-position jumpers (3-post), “RIGHT” is toward the bracket end of the board; “LEFT” is toward the memory sockets.
  • Page 20 Jumper Description JU103 Parallel Port DACK Pins DACK #7 DACK #6 DACK #5 DACK #3 JU104 Parallel Port DREQ Pins DREQ #7 DREQ #6 DREQ #5 DREQ #3 JU120 SCSI Termination Install to disable on-board active termination for the SCSI interface. Remove to enable active termination.

  • Page 21: Connectors

    Connectors Note: Pin 1 on the connectors is indicated by the square pad on the PCB. Floppy Drive Connector 34 pin dual row header, Robinson Nugent #IDH-34LP-S3-TR SIGNAL SIGNAL N-RPM D-Rate0 P-Index N-Motoron 1 N-Drive Sel2 N-Drive Sel1 N-Motoron 2 N-Dir N-Stop Step N-Write Data...
  • Page 22 PS/2 Mouse Connector 6 pin mini DIN, Leoco #MDSL06SC00 SIGNAL Ms Data Reserved Kbd Power (+5V fused) with self-resetting fuse Ms Clock Reserved Combo I/O Connector 8 pin single row header, Amp #640456-8 SIGNAL Reset Kbd Clock Kbd Data Kbd Lock Data Kbd Power (+5V fused) with self-resetting fuse Speaker Data Serial Port 1 Connector...
  • Page 23 Parallel Port Connector 26 pin dual row header, Robinson Nugent #IDH-26LP-S3-TR SIGNAL SIGNAL Strobe Auto Feed XT Data Bit 0 Error Data Bit 1 Init Data Bit 2 Slct In Data Bit 3 Data Bit 4 Data Bit 5 Data Bit 6 Data Bit 7 Busy Paper End...
  • Page 24 Primary IDE Hard Drive Connector (cont.) 40 pin dual row header, Robinson Nugent #IDH-40LP-S3-TR SIGNAL SIGNAL IORDY DACK 0 IRQ 14 IOCS16 Add 1 Add 0 Add 2 CS 1P CS 3P IDEACTP P11A - Secondary IDE Hard Drive Connector 40 pin dual row header, Robinson Nugent #IDH-40LP-S3-TR SIGNAL SIGNAL...
  • Page 25 Hard Drive LED Connector 4 pin single row header, Amp #640456-4 SIGNAL +5V Pullup +5V Pullup PCI Ultra SCSI Controller Connector 50/68 high density SCSI connector, Amp #749069-7 SIGNAL SIGNAL SCZDB12 SCZDB13 SCZDB14 SCZDB15 SCZDBPH SCZDB0 SCZDB1 SCZDB2 SCZDB3 SCZDB4 SCZDB5 SCZDB6 SCZDB7...
  • Page 26 PCI Ultra SCSI Controller Connector (cont.) 50/68 high density SCSI connector, Amp #749069-7 SIGNAL SIGNAL SCZREQ SCZIO SCZDB8 SCZDB9 SCZDB10 WIDEPS SCZDB11 PCI SVGA Interface Connector (Optional) 15 pin VGA connector, Amp #748390-5 PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL Green EEDI Blue HSYNC...

  • Page 27: Isa Bus Pin Numbering

    ISA Bus Pin Numbering Manual Number: 40110-005-2 Page 17...

  • Page 28: Isa Bus Pin Assignments

    ISA Bus Pin Assignments The following figures summarize pin assignments for the Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) Bus connectors. I/O Pin Signal Name I/O Pin Signal Name IOCHK# Ground RESDRV Power IRQ9 Power DRQ2 -12V Power +12V Power CHRDY Ground SMWTC# SA19 SMRDC# SA18...

  • Page 29: Isa Bus Pin Assignments (Continued)

    ISA Bus Pin Assignments (continued) I/O Pin Signal Name I/O Pin Signal Name SBHE# M16# LA23 IO16# LA22 IRQ10 LA21 IRQ11 LA20 IRQ12 LA19 IRQ15 LA18 IRQ14 LA17 DAK0# MRDC# DRQ0 MWTC# DAK5# DRQ5 DAK6# DRQ6 DAK7# DRQ7 Power Master16# Ground Manual Number: 40110-005-2 Page 19...

  • Page 30: Isa Bus Signal Descriptions

    ISA Bus Signal Descriptions The following is a description of the ISA Bus signals. All signal lines are TTL-compatible. AEN (O) Address Enable (AEN) is used to degate the microprocessor and other devices from the I/O channel to allow DMA transfers to take place. When this line is active, the DMA controller has control of the address bus, the data-bus Read command lines (memory and I/O), and the Write command lines (memory and I/O) BALE (O) (Buffered)
  • Page 31 DRQ[7::5], DRQ[3::0] (I) DMA Requests DRQ[7::5] and DRQ[3::0] are asynchronous channel requests used by peripheral devices and the I/O channel microprocessors to gain DMA service (or control of the system). They are prioritized, with DRQ0 having the highest priority and DRQ7 having the lowest. A request is generated by bringing a DRQ line to an active level.
  • Page 32 M16# (I) M16# Chip Select signals the system board if the present data transfer is a 1wait-state, 16bit, memory cycle. It must be derived from the decode of LA[23::17]. M16# should be driven with an open collector or tri-state driver capable of sinking 20 mAmps. Master16# (I) Master16# is used with a DRQ line to gain control of the system.
  • Page 33 SBHE# (I/O) System Bus High Enable (SBHE#) indicates a transfer of data on the upper byte of the data bus, D[15::8]. 16-bit devices use SBHE# to condition data bus buffers tied to D[15::8]. SMRDC# (O), MRDC# (I/O) These signals instruct the memory devices to drive data onto the data bus. SMRDC# is active only when the memory decode is within the low 1MB of memory space.

  • Page 34: I/O Address Map

    I/O Address Map Hex Range Device 000-01F DMA Controller 1 020-03F Interrupt Controller 1, Master 040-05F Timer 060-06F 8042 (keyboard) 070-07F Realtime Clock, NMI (non-maskable interrupt) Mask 080-09F DMA Page Register 0A0-0BF Interrupt Controller 2 0C0-ODF DMA Controller 2 Clear Math Coprocessor Busy Reset Math Coprocessor 0F8-0FF Math Coprocessor...

  • Page 35: Interrupt Assignments

    Interrupt Assignments * Interrupt Description IRQ0 Timer Output 0 IRQ1 Keyboard (Output Buffer Full) IRQ2 Interrupt 8 through 15 IRQ3 Serial Port 2 IRQ4 Serial Port 1 IRQ5 Parallel Port 2 IRQ6 Diskette Controller IRQ7 Parallel Port 1 IRQ8 Realtime Clock Interrupt IRQ9 Software Redirected to INT 0AH (IRQ2) IRQ10...

  • Page 36: Pci Local Bus

    PCI Local Bus PCI Overview The PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Local Bus is a high performance, 32-bit or 64-bit bus with multiplexed address and data lines. It is intended for use as an interconnect mechanism between highly integrated peripheral controller components, peripheral add-in boards and proces- sor/memory systems.

  • Page 37: Pci Local Bus Pin Numbering

    PCI Local Bus Pin Numbering Manual Number: 40110-005-2 Page 27...

  • Page 38: Pci Local Bus Pin Assignments

    PCI Local Bus Pin Assignments The PCI Local Bus specifies both 5-volt and 3.3-volt signaling environments. The bus pin assign- ments shown below are for the 5-volt connector. The 3.3-volt connector bus pin assignments are the same with the following exceptions: * The pins noted as +V (I/O) are +5 volts or +3.3 volts, depending on which connector is being used.

  • Page 39: Pci Local Bus Pin Assignments (Continued)

    PCI Local Bus Pin Assignments (continued) I/O Pin Signal Name I/O Pin Signal Name AD27 AD26 AD25 +3.3V AD24 C/BE3# IDSEL AD23 +3.3V AD22 AD21 AD20 AD19 +3.3V AD18 AD17 AD16 C/BE2# +3.3V FRAME# IRDY# +3.3V TRDY# DEVSEL# STOP# LOCK# +3.3V PERR# SDONE...

  • Page 40: Pci Local Bus Pin Assignments (Continued)

    PCI Local Bus Pin Assignments (continued) I/O Pin Signal Name I/O Pin Signal Name Connector Key Connector Key Connector Key Connector Key Reserved C/BE7# C/BE6# C/BE5# C/BE4# +V (I/O) PAR64 AD63 AD62 AD61 +V (I/O) AD60 AD59 AD58 AD57 AD56 AD55 AD54 AD53...
  • Page 41 The PCI Local Bus signals are described below and may be categorized into the following func- tional groups: • System Pins • Address and Data Pins • Interface Control Pins • Arbitration Pins (Bus Masters Only) Error Reporting Pins • Interrupt Pins (Optional) •...
  • Page 42 C/BE[7::4]# (optional) Bus Command and Byte Enables are multiplexed on the same pins. During an address phase (when using the DAC command and when REQ64# is asserted), the actual bus command is transferred on C/BE[7::4]#; otherwise, these bits are reserved and indeterminate. During a data phase, C/BE[7::4]# are byte enables indicating which byte lanes carry meaningful data when REQ64# and ACK64# are both asserted.
  • Page 43 LOCK# Lock indicates an operation that may require multiple transactions to complete. When LOCK# is asserted, nonexclusive transactions may proceed to an address that is not currently locked. Parity is even parity across AD[31::00] and C/BE[3::0]#. Parity generation is required by all PCI agents.
  • Page 44 SDONE (optional) Snoop Done is an optional cache support pin which indicates the status of the snoop for the current access. When deserted, it indicates the result of the snoop is still pending. When asserted, it indicates the snoop is complete. SERR# System Error is for reporting address parity errors, data parity errors on the Special Cycle command, or any other system error where the result will be catastrophic.

  • Page 45: Chapter 3: Bios Operation

    Chapter 3: BIOS Operation Sections 3 through 7 of this manual describe the operation of the American Megatrends Hi-Flex AMIBIOS and the AMIBIOS Setup Utility. Refer to Running AMIBIOS Setup later in this section for standard Setup screens, options and defaults. When the system is powered on, AMIBIOS performs the Power-On Self Test (POST) routines.
  • Page 46 Normally, the only POST routine visible on the screen is the memory test. The following screen displays when the system is powered on: AMIBIOS (C)1996 American Megatrends Inc. INDUSTRIAL COMPUTER SOURCE Hit DEL if you want to run SETUP Initial Power-On Screen You have two options: •...

  • Page 47: Bios Errors

    Note : The null password is the system default and is in effect if a password has not been assigned or if the CMOS has been corrupted. In this case, the password prompt does not display. To set up passwords, you may use the Change Supervisor Password and Change User Pass- word options on the AMIBIOS Setup Main Menu.

  • Page 48: Running Ambios Setup

    If you enter the correct password or no password is required, the AMIBIOS Setup Main Menu displays. Running AMBIOS Setup AMIBIOS Setup keeps a record of system parameters, such as date and time, disk drives, display type and other user-defined parameters. The Setup parameters reside in the Read Only Memory Basic Input/Output System (ROM BIOS) so that they are available each time the system is turned on.

  • Page 49: Amibios Setup Main Menu

    AMIBIOS Setup Main Menu When you press <F1> in response to an error message received during the POST routines or when you press the <Del> key to enter the AMIBIOS Setup Program, the following screen displays: AMIBIOS Setup Main Menu Use the Down Arrow key to highlight the desired option and press <Enter>...
  • Page 50 • Select Advanced Chipset Setup to make changes to Advanced Chipset Setup parameters. The Setup program is described in the Advanced Setup section of this manual. The following options may be changed: • DRAM Speed • DRAM Integrity Mode (ECC) DRAM Fast Leadoff •...

  • Page 51: Auto-Detect Hard Disks

    • OnBoard IDE • Select Auto-Detect Hard Disks to have AMIBIOS automatically detect the type and pa rameters of each hard drive if you have IDE drive(s). This option is described later in this section. • Select Change User Password to establish or change the password for the user. This function is described later in this section.

  • Page 52: Change Password

    If you do not want to accept the hard disk type and its associated parameters as reported by AMIBIOS or if the drive is “Not Installed,” you may use Standard CMOS Setup to set up the correct param- eters for the drive. Once the parameters are correct for all of the drives, you may exit from the Standard CMOS Setup screen and save the settings in the CMOS.

  • Page 53: Auto Configuration Options

    If the password confirmation is entered correctly, the following message displays: New supervisor password installed, press any key to continue When you press any key, the screen returns to the AMIBIOS Setup Main Menu screen, which allows you to save the password change or exit from Setup without saving the new password. To save the new password in CMOS memory, be sure to select Save Settings and Exit .

  • Page 54: Save Settings And Exit

    Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings This option allows you to load the Optimal default settings. These settings are best-case values which should provide the best performance characteristics. If CMOS RAM is corrupted, the Opti- mal settings are loaded automatically. If you select the Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings option, the following window displays: Load high performance settings (Y/N) ? N You have two options: •...

  • Page 55: Exit Without Saving

    Exit Without Saving This option passes control back to AMIBIOS without writing any changes to the CMOS. If you select the EXIT WITHOUT SAVING option, the following window displays: Quit without saving the current settings (Y/N) ? N You have two options: •...
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  • Page 57: Chapter 4: Standard Cmos Setup

    Chapter 4: Standard CMOS Setup When you select Standard CMOS Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup Main Menu, the following Setup screen displays: AMIBIOS SETUP - STANDARD CMOS SETUP (C)1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Date (mm/dd/yyyy): Mon Jan 01,1980 Time (hh/mm/ss): 12:30:00 Floppy Drive A:...

  • Page 58: Standard Cmos Options

    Standard CMOS Options The descriptions for the system options listed below show the values as they appear if you have not run the Standard CMOS Setup program yet. Once values have been defined, they display each time Standard CMOS Setup is run. Date The Setup screen displays the system option: Date (mm/dd/yyyy):...

  • Page 59: Primary And Secondary Hard Disk Drives

    Available options are: Not Installed KB 5-1/4 MB 5-1/4 KB 3-1/2 1.44 MB 3-1/2 2.88 MB 3-1/2 The Not Installed option can be used for diskless work stations. Primary and Secondary Hard Disk Drives The processor board supports up to four hard disk drives through a primary and secondary control- ler in a master/slave configuration.
  • Page 60 As you scroll through the disk types, the drive Type displays, along with values for size, cylinders, heads, write precompensation and sectors. Available predefined hard disk drive types are listed at the end of this section. If the parameters supplied by the manufacturer of your disk drive do not match any of these preprogrammed drive types, you may have AMIBIOS detect the drive type automatically (if it is an IDE drive), or you may select the User drive type to enter the parameters manually as described below.
  • Page 61 Use the arrow keys or tab key to move between fields. Once you have placed the cursor in a field, type in the correct value. The following explains the drive parameters which you must enter for a drive type which is not in the list: Type is the numeric designation for a drive with certain identification parameters.
  • Page 62 Block Mode This option supports transfer of multiple sectors to and from the specified primary or secondary IDE drive. Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred during an interrupt. Block mode allows transfers of up to 64KB per interrupt, whereas only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block mode is not used.

  • Page 63: Boot Sector Virus Protection

    Boot Sector Virus Protection This option allows you to request AMIBIOS to issue a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive. The Setup screen displays the system option: Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Available options are:...

  • Page 64: Using A Worksheet For Setup

    Using a Worksheet for Setup Copy this worksheet to record the values needed for the initial CMOS Setup program. Keep a copy in case of backup battery failure. Consult your drive manual if you are unsure about any of these values.
  • Page 65 Type Cyln Head Wpcom Size 65535 65535 Invalid (blank) 65535 1024 (blank) (blank) 65535 65535 65535 1024 65535 1024 65535 1024 1024 1024 65535 1024 65535 65535 1224 65535 User Auto CDROM Not Installed Manual Number: 40110-005-2 Page 55...

  • Page 66: Chapter 5: Advanced Cmos Setup

    Chapter 5: Advanced CMOS Setup When you select Advanced CMOS Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup Main Menu, the following Setup screen displays: AMIBIOS SETUP - ADVANCED CMOS SETUP (C)1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Quick Boot Disabled Available Options: BootUp Sequence C:,A:,CDROM Disabled...

  • Page 67: Advanced Cmos Setup Options

    Advanced CMOS Setup Options The descriptions for the system options listed below show the values as they appear if you have not run the Advanced CMOS Setup program yet. Once values have been defined, they display each time Advanced CMOS Setup is run. Quick Boot This option allows you to have the AMIBIOS boot quickly when the computer is powered on or go through more complete testing.

  • Page 68: Bootup Num-Lock

    Available options are: A:, C:, CDROM A:,CDROM,C: C:, A:, CDROM C:,CDROM,A: CDROM,A:,C: CDROM, C:, A: BootUp Num-Lock This option enables you to turn off the Num-Lock option on the enhanced keyboard when the system is powered on. If Num-Lock is turned off, the arrow keys on the numeric keypad can be used, as well as the other set of arrow keys on the enhanced keyboard.

  • Page 69: Mouse Support

    The Setup screen displays the system option: Floppy Drive Seek Disabled Available options are: Disabled Enabled Mouse Support This option indicates whether or not a mouse is supported. If it is set to Enabled , AMIBIOS supports a PS/2-type mouse. The Setup screen displays the system option: Mouse Support Enabled...

  • Page 70: Password Check

    Available options are: Absent VGA/EGA CGA 40 x 25 CGA 80 x 25 Mono (monochrome) Password Check This option determines when a password is required for access to the system. The Setup screen displays the system option: Password Check Setup Two options are available: •...

  • Page 71: Wait For 'F1' If Error

    Available options are: Disabled Enabled Wait For ‘F1’ If Error Before the system boots up, AMIBIOS executes the Power-On Self Test (POST) routines, a series of system diagnostic routines. If any of these tests fail but the system can still function, a nonfatal error has occurred.

  • Page 72: System Bios Cacheable

    Three options are available: • Select Disabled to disable both L1 internal cache memory on the processor board and L2 secondary cache memory. • Select WriteBack to use the write-back caching algorithm. • Select WriteThru to use the write-through caching algorithm. System BIOS Cacheable The System BIOS, which is in the F000H memory segment, is automatically shadowed to RAM for faster execution.

  • Page 73: Saving And Exiting

    Three options are available: • Select Enabled to write the contents of the specified ROM area to the same address in system memory (RAM) for faster execution. • Select Cached to write the contents of the specified ROM area to the same address in system memory (RAM), if an adapter ROM is using the ROM area.

  • Page 74: Advanced Chipset Setup Options

    When you display the Advanced Chipset Setup screen, the format is similar to the sample shown above. The available values for each option are displayed on the right side of the screen when you tab or arrow into the field. If values display for all parameters, the Setup parameters have been defined previously.
  • Page 75 DRAM Fast Leadoff The Setup screen displays the system option: DRAM Fast Leadoff Disabled Available options are: Disabled Enabled DRAM Refresh Queue The Setup screen displays the system option: DRAM Refresh Queue Enabled Available options are: Disabled Enabled VGA Frame Buffer USWC The Setup screen displays the system option: VGA Frame Buffer USWC Disabled...
  • Page 76 The Setup screen displays the system option: Fixed Memory Hole Disabled Available options are: Disabled 512KB-640KB 15MB-16MB CPU To IDE Posting This option is used to enable posted messages from the CPU to the IDE controller. The Setup screen displays the system option: CPU To IDE Posting Enabled Available options are:...
  • Page 77 PCI To DRAM Pipeline This option allows you to enable the pipeline from the PCI Bus to system memory. The Setup screen displays the system option: PCI To DRAM Pipeline Enabled Available options are: Disabled Enabled PCI Burst Write Combine Setting this option to Enabled allows write instructions to be combined in PCI Burst mode.
  • Page 78 Available options are: Channel-0 Channel-1 Channel-2 Channel-3 Disabled Channel-5 Channel-6 Channel-7 USB Function Enable This option allows you to set up the Universal Serial Bus (USB). If this option is set to Disabled , the following two related Universal Serial Bus options are Not available for modification.
  • Page 79 The Setup screen displays the system option: USB Passive Release Enable Enabled Available options are: Disabled Enabled Saving and Exiting When you have made all desired changes to Advanced Chipset Setup , press <Esc> to return to the AMIBIOS Setup Main Menu screen. You may make changes to other Setup options before exiting from AMIBIOS Setup.
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  • Page 81: Chapter 6: Pci/Plug And Play Setup

    Chapter 6: PCI/Plug and Play Setup When you select PCI/Plug and Play Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup Main Menu, the following Setup screen displays: AMIBIOS SETUP - PCI / PLUG AND PLAY SETUP (C)1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Plug and Play Aware O/S Available Options: PCI Latency Timer (PCI Clocks)

  • Page 82: Pci/Plug And Play Setup Options

    PCI/Plug and Play Setup Options The descriptions for the system options listed below show the values as they appear if you have not run the PCI/Plug and Play Setup program yet. Once values have been defined, they display each time PCI/Plug and Play Setup is run. Plug and Play Aware O/S This option indicates whether the operating system installed in the computer is Plug and Play- aware.

  • Page 83: Pci Ide Busmaster

    Available options are: Disabled Enabled PCI IDE BusMaster This option specifies whether the IDE controller on the PCI Local Bus has bus mastering capabil- ity. AMIBIOS can perform bus master transfers using scatter/gather DMA on the PCI IDE inter- face. No special drivers are needed, but the IDE drive must support PCI bus mastering. The Setup screen displays the system option: PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled...

  • Page 84: Irq5/Irq9/Irq10/Irq11/Irq15

    OffBoard PCI IDE Primary IRQ/Secondary IRQ These options specify the PCI interrupts used by the primary and secondary IDE channels on the off-board PCI IDE controller. If the OffBoard PCI IDE Card option described above is set to Auto, these options are not avail- able.
  • Page 85 The Setup screen displays the system option: IRQ# PCI/PnP where # is the number of the interrupt request (IRQ) available to the option specified (PCI or ISA). Available options: PCI/PnP ISA/EISA Note: If the OnBoard IDE option on the Peripheral Setup screen is set to Secondary or Both, IRQ15 is assigned by the system and is not available to the user.
  • Page 86 Available options are: C0000 D0000 C4000 D4000 C8000 D8000 CC000 DC000 On Board SCSI This option indicates whether or not the PCI SCSI controller on the processor board is to be used. The Setup screen displays the system option: On Board SCSI Enabled Available options are: Disabled...

  • Page 87: Chapter 7: Peripheral Setup

    Chapter 7: Peripheral Setup When you select the Peripheral Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup Main Menu, the following Setup screen displays: AMIBIOS SETUP - PERIPHERAL SETUP (C)1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved OnBoard FDC Auto Available Options: OnBoard Serial Port1 Auto Auto OnBoard Serial Port2...
  • Page 88 OnBoard FDC The on-board floppy drive controller may be enabled or disabled using this option. When this option is set to Auto , AMIBIOS attempts to enable any floppy drive controller on the ISA Bus. If no floppy controller is found on the ISA Bus, the on-board floppy controller is enabled. The Setup screen displays the system option: OnBoard FDC Auto...
  • Page 89 available address. The default address assignment order is 3F8H, 2F8H, 3E8H, 2E8H. Note that this same assignment order is used by AMIBIOS to place the active serial port addresses in lower memory (BIOS data area) for configuration as logical COM devices. After all addresses have been assigned, any remaining on-board serial ports are disabled.
  • Page 90 Three options are available: • Normal uses normal parallel port mode. • EPP allows the parallel port to be used with devices which adhere to the Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) specification. EPP uses the existing parallel port signals to provide asymmetric bidirectional data transfer driven by the host device.

  • Page 91: Appendix A: Bios Messages

    Appendix A: BIOS Messages BIOS Beep Codes Errors may occur during the POST (Power-On Self Test) routines which are performed each time the system is powered on. Nonfatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue the bootup process. The error message normally appears on the screen.

  • Page 92: Bios Error Messages

    Beep Count Message Description Processor Exception Interrupt Error The CPU on the processor board has generated an exception interrupt. Display Memory The system video adaptor is either missing or Read/Write Error its memory is faulty. Note: This is not a fatal error. ROM Checksum Error The ROM checksum value does not match the value encoded in the BIOS.
  • Page 93 Message Description 8042 Gate-A20 Error The gate-A20 portion of the keyboard controller (8042) has failed to operate correctly. Replace the 8042 chip. Address Line Short! An error has occurred in the address decoding circuitry of the processor board. C: Drive Error The BIOS is not receiving any response from hard disk drive C:.
  • Page 94 Message Description CMOS Time & Date Not Set Use Standard Setup in the BIOS Setup Utility to set the date and time of the CMOS. D: Drive Error The BIOS is not receiving any response from hard disk drive D:. Check Standard Setup using the BIOS Setup Utility to see if the correct hard disk drive has been selected.
  • Page 95 Message Description KB/Interface Error The BIOS has found an error with the keyboard connector on the processor board. Keyboard Error The BIOS has encountered a timing problem with the keyboard. The Keyboard option in the Standard Setup portion of the BIOS Setup Utility may be set to Not Installed, which will cause the BIOS to skip the keyboard POST routines.

  • Page 96: Isa Bios Nmi Handler Messages

    ISA BIOS NMI Handler Messages The ISA NMI (non-maskable interrupt) messages are described below. Message Description Memory Parity Error Memory failed. The message appears as follows: MEMORY PARITY ERROR AT XXXXX ; where XXXXX is the address (in hexadecimal) at which the error has occurred.
  • Page 97 Code Description Enabling floppy drive controller and timer IRQ’s. Enabling internal cache memory. Initializing floppy drive. Looking for floppy diskette in drive A:. Reading first sector of diskette. Read error occurred while reading floppy drive in drive A:. Searching for AMIBOOT.ROM file in root directory. AMIBOOT.ROM file not in root directory.
  • Page 98 Code Description Reading 8042 input port and disabling MEGAKEY Green PC feature next. Making BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configuration before initializing the interrupt vectors. Configuration required before interrupt vector initialization complete. Interrupt vector initialization about to begin. Interrupt vector initialization done.
  • Page 99 Code Description Patterns written in base memory. Determining amount of memory below 1MB memory next. Amount of memory below 1MB found and verified. Determining amount of memory above 1MB memory next. Amount of memory above 1MB found and verified. Checking for soft reset and clearing memory below 1MB for soft reset next.
  • Page 100 Code Description Keyboard controller interface test completed. Writing command byte and initializing circular buffer next. Command byte written, global data initialization completed. Checking for locked key next. Locked key checking over. Checking for memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next. Memory size check done.

  • Page 101: Additional Bus Checkpoints

    Code Description Initialization before passing control to adapter ROM at E000H completed. Passing control to adapter ROM at E000H next. Returned from E000 ROM control. Going to do any initialization required after E000 option ROM control. Initialization after E000H option ROM control completed. Displaying system configuration next.
  • Page 102 Bits 3-0 Specify the bus Generic DIM Device Initialization Manager Onboard system devices ISA devices EISA devices ISA PnP devices PCI devices APPENDIX B Page 92 Manual Number: 40110-005-2...

  • Page 103: Appendix B: Cirrus Logic 5446 Vga Display Drivers & Utilities

    Appendix B: Cirrus Logic 5446 VGA Display Drivers & Utilities Introduction This appendix provides operating instructions for user utilities and installation instructions for the display drivers supplied with your SB686PV VGA. The SB686PV VGA graphics system is VGA compatible. The CIRRUS LOGIC 5446 drivers and utilities supplied with the SB686PV VGA provide support for additional Super-VGA features of your VGA, such as greater speed, higher resolution and more available colors.

  • Page 104: Utility Software

    IMPORTANT If you are using a multifrequency monitor, you may need a special 15-pin PS/2 compatible adapter cable. Make sure that your multifrequency monitor is configured properly for a PS/2 compatible analog VGA signal. Some multifrequency displays have a switch to select ‘TTL’ or ‘analog’ operation;...
  • Page 105 Resolutions and Refresh Rates If the graphics adapter and the monitor both support a VESA Display Data Channel, this is the default choice. This means that CLMode was able to identify the monitor and knows what resolu- tions and refresh rates are available for the monitor. Select the refresh rate for each resolution.
  • Page 106 Centering Adjust Centering is available while in Video Modes Preview (only for extended Graphics modes 58H and greater). While previewing a video mode, you have the option of using the arrow keys to adjust your screen accordingly. The screen adjustments have predefined limits. When you enter the Preview mode, you may find that the right side adjustment has already been reached.

  • Page 107: Winmode

    To display the available command line syntax for CLMode, type: CLMODE /? <Enter> Typing an invalid option displays the command line help text. Typing ‘S’ as a command line option displays the current CLMode settings. WINMODE The WinMode utility configures your graphics system for Windows 3.X in either DOS or original OS/2 2.1.
  • Page 108 Monitor Refresh Rates The drop-down list boxes let you select the monitor refresh rates for each resolution. If you select None for any screen resolution, any higher resolutions will also be unavailable. This also turns off the corresponding choices in the Resolution box. The only choices that are available are those available to the monitor which was selected in the Monitor Brand and Monitor Model fields.
  • Page 109 Operating System The Operating System buttons let you select the operating system on which you are running Windows. This is very important because the configuration and capabilities of the drivers are very different in OS/2 and DOS. The most obvious difference is that the drivers only work in 16 and 256 color modes in OS/2.

  • Page 110: Microsoft Windows 3.X

    Microsoft Windows 3.X Windows 3.1x Installation You must use INSTALL.EXE (from Windows) to install the new graphics drivers and utility files. All graphics drivers and support files are copied to Windows sub-directories, and the utility files are copied to the drive and directory you specify. Messages displayed in this program automati- cally appear in the same language as the Windows language.
  • Page 111 If you select Continue, a small dialog box displays so that you can verify the destination path you have selected. You may select the Go back button to return to the main dialog box to change the destination path or press <Enter> or the Install button to start the installation process using the selected path.
  • Page 112 Monitor Refresh Rates The drop-down list boxes let you select the monitor refresh rates for each resolution. If you select None for any screen resolution, any higher resolutions will also be unavailable. This also turns off the corresponding choices in the Resolution box. In general, the higher the refresh rate, the better the display quality and the lower the performance.
  • Page 113 Help For help on WinMode, select the Help button. The main help screen contains an image of the WinMode screen. Place the cursor over the field(s) for which you need help. Click the mouse to display the help text for that field. Click again to make the pop-up text disappear. After the extended resolution drivers and utilities have been installed, they can be reconfigured either from within the Windows 3.X Control Panel or from the DOS prompt.

  • Page 114: Windows Nt 3.1

    To Turn On/Off Resolution-Change-on-the-Fly Support To turn the resolution-change-on-the-fly support on or off, the following changes need to be made to the WINMODE.INI file. To turn on resolution-change-on-the-fly support, locate the following line in the WINMODE.INI file and change the last word in the line to ‘on’: system.ini,CL_WinAccel,changeres:lin=$winmode.ini, Configuration,changeres,on To turn off resolution-change-on-the-fly support, locate the following line in the WINMODE.INI file and change the last word in the line to ‘off’:...

  • Page 115: Power Management Screen Saver

    5. Select Other. 6. Place the Windows NT 3.5 installation disk into drive A. 7. Select Install and click Yes when the Installing Driver dialog box appears. 8. When the Windows NT Setup dialog box appears, select Drive A:, and click on Continue. A message appears stating that the drivers were successfully installed.
  • Page 116 Off Mode Off mode provides the highest level of power saving and the longest recovery times. With this mode the display is actually turned off so that recovery times are equivalent to switching the moni- tor on. These four levels match the power saving modes defined by the VESA VBE/PM standard. As you move down from one mode to the next, the amount of power being saved is greater, but so is the amount of time that it takes for a monitor to recover and be ready to display data.

  • Page 117: Windows 95

    Screen Saver Mode The Screen Saver Mode section has four check boxes in it. They are Reduced On, StandBy, Suspend and Off. The screen saver detects the type of graphics controller being used and the power saving capabilities it has. If the text immediately to the right of any of the check boxes is unavailable, that option may not be selected.
  • Page 118 7. Reboot Windows 95 with the new drivers. 8. After rebooting, return to the Display Icon/Display Properties dialog box. Notice that there is a new tab called Refresh Rate. This tab allows you to select refresh rates which are supported in your monitor.
  • Page 119 OS/2 2.1, 2.11, 3.0 The following is the procedure to upgrade OS/2 2.X to support OS/2 3.0 drivers. You may also use these drivers to upgrade your OS/2 3.0 drivers. Note: OS/2 version 2.X and 3.0 supports 16 color, 256 color, 64K color, and 16 million color resolutions.
  • Page 120 On Page 1 of the System Settings: Screen, note the screen resolution and screen refresh rates. On Page 2 of the System Settings: Screen, note the Change Display Configuration: Display Name which describes the current display monitor, and the View Current Configuration button. Select a monitor from the Display Name list.
  • Page 121 Declaration of Conformity (according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014) 6260 Sequence Drive San Diego, CA 92121-4371 (800) 523-2320 declares, that the product: SB686PV5200 SB686P5200 SB686PV200 SB686P200 to which this declaration relates, meets the essential health and safety requirements and is in conformity with the relevant EU Directives listed below: EU EMC Directive 89/336/EEC EU Low Voltage Directive 72/23/EEC...
  • Page 123 Declaration of Conformity According to 47cfr, Parts 2 and 15 for Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals; and/or CPU Boards and Power Supplies used with Class B Personal Computers: 6260 Sequence Drive San Diego, CA 92121-4371 (800) 523-2320 Declares under sole responsibility that the product identified herein, complies with 47CFR Parts 2 and 15 of the FCC rules as a Class B digital device.
  • Page 125 BUG REPORT While we have tried to assure this manual is error free, it is a fact of life that works of man have errors. We request you to detail any errors you find on this BUG REPORT and return it to us. We will correct the errors/problems and send you a new manual as soon as available.

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