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Copyright Notice PC-560- P5/6x86 Embedded Card WITH VGA & SSD OPERATION MANUAL COPYRIGHT NOTICE This operation manual is meant to assist both Embedded Computer manu- facturers and end-users in installing and setting up the system. The infor- mation contained in this document is subject to change without any prior notice.
CHAPTER INTRODUCTION This chapter gives you the information for PC-560-G5. It also outlines the System specification. Sections include: ! About This Manual ! System Specifications ! Safety precautions Experienced users can skip to chapter 2 on page 2-1 for Quick Start.
1-1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL Thank you for purchasing our PC-560-G5 P5/6x86 Embedded Card with VGA and SSD, which is fully PC / AT compatible. The PC-560-G5 provides faster processing speed, greater expandability and can handle more tasks than before. This manual is designed to assist you how to install and set up the system.
One mini DIN connector, Support keyboard or PS/2 Mouse by jumper selection One additional 5 pin external keyboard connector ! ! ! ! BUS SUPPORT : External ISA/PC-104 BUS. Internal PCI Bus for VGA, and IDE. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 1-3...
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Two high speed 16550 Compatible UARTs with Send / Receive 16 Byte FIFOs. COM1: RS-232; COM2: RS-232/422/485 MIDI Compatible. Programmable Baud Rate Generator. ! ! ! ! PARALLEL PORT : SPP, ECP, EPP Function. Bi-directional parallel port. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 1-4...
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DC Ampere: 15A. DC Voltage: +12V, minimum +11.4V, maximum +12.6V DC Ampere: 500mA. ! ! ! ! BOARD DIMENSION : 185mm x 122mm ! ! ! ! BOARD NET WEIGHT : 0.26 Kg. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 1-5...
3. Disconnect power when you change any hardware devices. For instance, if you connect a jumper or install any cards with computer on, a surge of power may damage the electronic components or the whole system. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 1-6...
You can connect PIN1 & PIN2 to create one setting and shorting. You can either connect PIN2 & PIN3 to create another setting. The same jumper diagrams are applied all through this manual. The figure below shows what the manual diagrams look and what they represent. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-4...
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Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration JUMPER DIAGRAMS JUMPER SETTINGS PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-5...
The jumper settings are as follows: 2-4-1 Intel 75 / 90 CPU type & clock Jumper Settings Jumper setting Jumper (Pin closed) Illustration TYPE CLOCK JP10 Intel 50MHz Open Pentium 75Mhz Intel 60Mhz Open Pentium 90Mhz PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-6...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-4-12 AMD K5-90/100 CPU type & clock Jumper Setting Jumper setting Jumper (Pin closed) Illustration TYPE CLOCK JP10 60Mhz Open K5-90 66Mhz Open K5-100 PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-17...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-4-13 AMD K5-120/133 CPU type & clock Jumper Setting Jumper setting Jumper (Pin closed) Illustration TYPE CLOCK JP10 60MHz Open K5-120 66MHz Open K5-133 PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-18...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-4-14 AMD K5-166/K6-166 CPU type & clock Jumper Setting Jumper setting Jumper (Pin closed) Illustration TYPE CLOCK JP10 66MHz open K5-166 66MHz open K6-166 PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-19...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-4-15 AMD K6-200/233 CPU type & clock Jumper Setting Jumper setting Jumper (Pin closed) Illustration TYPE CLOCK JP10 open 66MHz open K6-233 PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-20...
2-7. TURBO LED CONNECTOR TBL: Turbo LED Connector The jumper settings are as follows: ASSIGNMENT Turbo Signal 2-8. GREEN FUNCTION CONNECTOR GRN: Green Function Connector The jumper settings are as follows: ASSIGNMENT Green Signal PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-22...
(pin closed) SSD Memory Map ILLUSTRATION JP12 CC000h-CDFFFh D0000h-D1FFFh D4000h-D5FFFh D8000h-D9FFFh DC000h-DDFFFh E0000h-E1FFFh Note: No manufacturer‘s default setting is done on this SSD. User should set the jumper according to the following Memory Map. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-23...
34-pin flat cable to attach the FDD on the board, the other side is to attaches to two FDDs. The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT RATE0 INDEX MTR0 DRV1 DRV0 MTR1 STEP WDATA WGATE TRK0 WRPRT RDATA DSKCHG PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-26...
HDD Active Signal HDD Active Signal HDD Active Signal 2-18. POWER LED & KEYLOCK CONNECTOR KBL: Power LED & Keylock Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT Power LED Ground Keyboard INT Ground PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-28...
2-19. LCD PANEL CONNECTOR LCD: LCD Panel Connector The connector LCD is a 41-pin, dual-in-line header used for LCD display. The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT SHFCLK 3.3V 3.3V ENABKL LCDVDD ENVEE +12V +12V PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-29...
2-20. VGA CRT CONNECTOR VGA: VGA CRT Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT GREEN BLUE HSYNC YSYNC 2-21. POWER CONNECTOR PWR: Power Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT +12V -12V PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-30...
The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT AUTFE ERROR INIT SLCTIN BUSY SLCT 2-23 EXTERNAL SPEAKER CONNECTOR SPK: External Speaker Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT Speaker Signal Speaker Signal Speaker Signal PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-31...
This connector acts as an inverter to supply proper power to panel LCD. The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT LCD VDD +5V LCD +12V 2-25. MEMORY INSTALLATION The PC-560-G5 P5/6x86 Embedded Card supports 2 pieces of 72-pin SIMM sockets on board up to 256MB DRAM DRAM BANK CONFIGURATION: SIMM1 SIMM2 TOTAL...
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2-26. SOLID STATE DISK SOCKET SSD: 32-pin Solid State Disk Socket. This connector supports up to 144MB Disk-on-chip. The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT SA12 SA10 SA11 PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 2-33...
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CHAPTER SOFTWARE UTILITIES This chapter comprises the detailed information of VGA driver, SCSI drivers and update BIOS. It also describes how to install the Watchdog configurations. Section includes: ! VGA Drivers Utilities ! Flash BIOS Update ! SCSI Drivers Utilities ! Watchdog Timer Configuration Page: 3-1...
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Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-1. INTRODUCTION Enclosed with our PC-560-G5 package is our driver utility, which may comes in a form of a CD ROM disc or floppy diskettes. For CD ROM disc user, you will only need some of the files contained in the CD ROM...
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PROPERTIES windows, then choose the SETTING tab, then DISPLAY TYPE. (3). In the CHANGE DISPLAY TYPE window, click on the CHANGE button in the ADAPTER TYPE, this will bring up the SELECT DEVICE window. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page:3-3...
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(vii) When the Display Driver Install window appears, select PRIMARY DISPLAY, and click OK. (viii) When the Primary Display Driver List window appears, select “Chips and Technologies 65550/554” from the list of Adapter types, then select OK to install the video driver. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page:3-4...
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Utility Disk for update of system BIOS and VGA BIOS. 3-3-2. To update VGA BIOS for LCD Flat Panel Display: As PC-560-G5 user, you have to update the VGA BIOS for the specific LCD flat panel you are going to use. In doing this, you need two files.
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File Name to Program: 560xxxxx.bin Checksum: XXXXX Reset System or Power off to accomplish update process! F1: Reset F10: Exit Please reset or power off the system, then the Flash BIOS is fully implemented. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page:3-6...
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I/O port 441H, the system will run the command to stop the Watchdog function. The PC-560-G5 watchdog function, You must write your program so when it writes I/O port address 443 for enable watchdog and write I/O port address 441 for disable watchdog.
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Chapter 3 Software Configuration PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page:3-8...
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CHAPTER GREEN PC FUNCTION This chapter gives you the concise information for Green PC Function. Section includes: ! Power Saving Block Diagram ! CPU Doze Mode ! System STANDBY Mode ! System SUSPEND Mode Page: 4-1...
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4. Level 1 cache are disabled. 5. VGA monitor displays blank screen. 6. Fixed disk drive motor will spin off. 7. Any activity occurs, system will exit from Standby mode to On mode. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 4-2...
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6. Fixed disk drive motor will spin off. 7. Monitor activity according to the setting of Advanced Setup. 8. When system in Suspend mode, only Keyboard / Mouse / Alarm resume can wake up system. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 4-3...
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Chapter 4 Green PC Function PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 4-4...
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CHAPTER AWARD BIOS SETUP This chapter states out how to set up the Award BIOS. Section includes: ! Introduction ! Entering Setup ! The Standard CMOS Setup ! The BIOS Features Setup ! The Chipset Features Setup ! Power Management Setup ! PNP/PCI Configuration ! Load BIOS/Setup Defaults ! Integrated Peripherals...
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5-1. INTRODUCTION This chapter will show you the function of a BIOS in managing the features of your system. The PC-560-G5 Pentium Embedded Card is equipped with the BIOS for system chipset from Award Software Inc. This page briefly explains the function of a BIOS in managing the special features of your system.
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As you highlight each item, a brief description of that item's function appears in the lower window. If you have a color monitor you can use the Shift F2 keys to scroll through the various color combinations available. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-3...
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Informations on each item are as follows: DATE: < Month >, <Date>, and <Year>. Ranges for each value are in the CMOS Setup Screen, and the week-day will skip automatically. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-4...
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This is the number designation for a drive with certain identification parameters. CYLS.: This is the number of cylinders found in the specified drive type. HEADS: This is the number of heads found in the specified drive type. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-5...
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The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up. The options are No errors; All errors; All, But Keyboard; All, But Diskette; and All, But Disk/Key. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-6...
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1024 65535 1023 1024 65535 1023 1024 65535 1023 1024 65535 1023 1024 65535 1023 65535 1023 65535 1024 65535 1023 1024 65535 1023 65535 65535 65335 AUTO Award Hard Disk Type Table PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-7...
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F1 key. A Windows will appear on your screen detailing the various options available for each item. A brief introduction of each setting in the BIOS FEATURES SETUP program is on the next page. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-8...
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Select High to configure your system in the turbo speed mode at boot up, select Low to configure your system in normal speed mode. Whichever setting you choose you will still be able to use the turbo switch to toggle between the two modes during use. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-9...
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Do not type anything and just press <Enter>, it will disable security. Once the security is Disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-10...
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By moving cursor to the desired selection and pressing < F1 > key, all options for the desired selection will be displayed for choice. User has to select the desired option. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-11...
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DMA bus master memory reads from or writes to the PCI bus. When enable, an ISA or DMA bus master can prefetch two double words to the line buffer for a read cycle. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-12...
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< Esc > to return to the main menu. POWER MANAGEMENT: This item determines how much power consumption for system. When you define it as Max Saving,all timers are set to MIN value. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-13...
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User Define Power Management has been selected. When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-14...
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This is one of the Green PC power saving function which is only user configurable when User Define Power Management has been selected. When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU will be shut off. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-15...
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The BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play- compatible devices. If you select Auto, all the interrupt request (IRQ) and DMA assignment fields disappear, as the BIOS automatically assigns them. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-16...
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IDE interface(s) installed in your system (PCI or ISA). Standard ISA interrupts for IDE channels are IRQ14 for primary and IRQ15 for secondary. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-17...
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Load BIOS Default ( Y / N ) ? Y To use the BIOS defaults, change the prompt to "Y" and press < Enter >, the CMOS is loaded automatically when you power on the PC-560-G5. 5-9. LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS AUTO CONFIGURATION WITH SETUP DEFAULTS This Main Menu item uses the default SETUP values.
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Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-19...
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〝PASSWORD SETTING〞and press enter. The system will asked you to enter a password, then you may enter new password and re-type new password for confirmation. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-20...
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〝PASSWORD SETTING〞a message will appear at the center. Password Disabled!!! Press any key to continue... Press < Enter > and the password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, you can enter Setup freely. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-21...
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3. Enter Y or N to confirm the acceptance of the parameter reported by BIOS, then press the <ENTER> key. " The process will repeat again form Primary Slave, Secondary Master and Secondary Slave Hard Disks. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-22...
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User has to use select the desired option. Having made all the setting according to your selections, press <Esc> to return to the Main Menu. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-23...
You may call up the setup program at any time to adjust any of the individual items by pressing the <Del> key during boot up. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: 5-24...
APPENDIX EXPANSION BUS This appendix indicates you the pin assignments. Section includes: ! PC-104 Connector Pin Assignment ! ISA BUS Pin Assignment Page: A-1...
Keyboard output buffer full Cascade for IRQ 8-15 Serial port 2 Serial port 1 Parallel port 2 Floppy Disk adapter Parallel port 1 RTC clock Available Available Available Available Math coprocessor Hard Disk adapter Available PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: B-3...
Extension memory low byte Extension memory high byte Reserved for extension memory low byte Reserved for extension memory high byte Date Century byte Information Flag 34-3F Reserve 40-7f Reserved for Chipset Setting Data PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: B-4...
Assignment System timer interrupt DRAM Refresh request Speaker tone generator DMA Channel Map : DMA Channel Assignment Available IBM SDLC Floppy Disk adapter Channel-3 Available Cascade for DMA controller 1 Available Available Available PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: B-5...
Parallel port-2 2B0-2DF Graphics adapter controller 2F8-2FF Serial port-2 360-36F Net work ports 378-37F Parallel port-1 3B0-3BF Monochrome & Printer adapter 3C0-3CF EGA adapter 3D0-3DF CGA adapter 3F0-3F7 Floppy disk controller 3F8-3FF Serial port-1 PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: B-6...
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APPENDIX TROUBLE- SHOOTING This section outlines the errors messages that may occur when you operate the system. It also gives you some tips on how to solve the problems. Sections include: ! Troubleshooting for Error Messages ! Troubleshooting for POST Code Page: C-1...
When you can‘t find the boot device, insert a system disk into Drive A and press < Enter >. Make sure both the controller and cables are all in proper positions, also make sure the disk is formatted correct device. Then reboot the system. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: C-2...
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Memory has been added or removed since the last boot. In EISA mode use Configuration Utility to re-configure the memory configuration. In ISA mode enter Setup and enter the new memory size in the memory fields. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: C-3...
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SYSTEM HALTED : Indicates the present boot attempt has been aborted and the system must be rebooted. Press and hold down the CTRL and ALT keys and press DEL. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: C-4...
POST will go faster. 08 : Test the first 256K DRAM. 09 : 1. Program the configuration register of Cyrix CPU according to the MODBINable Cyrix Register Table. 2. OEM specific cache initialization (if needed). PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: C-5...
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-CPU brand, type & speed. -Test system BIOS checksum (Non-compress Version only). 0F : DMA channel 0 test. 10 : DMA channel 1 test. 11 : DMA page registers test. 14 : Test 8254 Timer 0 Counter2. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: C-6...
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MODBINable Auto-Table. 41 : Initialize floppy disk drive controller. 42 : Initialize Hard drive controller. 43 : If it is a PnP BIOS, initialize serial & parallel ports. 45 : Initialize math coprocessor. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: C-7...
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2. Set the boot up speed according to Setup setting. 3. Last chance for Chipset initialization. 4. Last chance for Power Management initialization (Green BIOS only). 5. Show the system configuration table. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: C-8...
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(PnP BIOS only). 2. Clear memory that have been used. 3. Boot system via INT 19H. FF : System Booting. this means that the BIOS already pass the control right to the operating system. PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: C-9...
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Appendix C Troubleshooting PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: C-10...
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Appendix C Troubleshooting PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: C-11...
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Appendix C Troubleshooting PRINTED IN TAIWAN PC-560-G5 USER ′ S MANUAL Page: C-12...
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