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® Intel 440BX Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual July 2001 Order Number: 273318-007...
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3.2.11 IDE Support ......................23 3.2.12 Floppy Disk Support ....................23 3.2.13 Keyboard/Mouse....................23 3.2.14 USB ........................24 3.2.15 RS232 Ports ......................24 3.2.16 IEEE 1284 Parallel Port ..................24 3.2.17 PCI Connectors .....................24 3.2.18 ISA Connectors......................24 ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
Added support for the 700 MHz Pentium III processor and the 566 MHz Celeron™ processor. Changed document name. Removed references to specific video adapter card. 1/00 First publication of this document. ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
Appendix B, “Bill of Materials” - This appendix contains the bill of materials for the evaluation board. Appendix C, “Schematics” - This appendix contains schematics for selected connectors and subsystems for the evaluation board. ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
CS0#, CS1#, CS2#, and so on; they are collectively called CSn#. A pound symbol (#) appended to a signal name identifies an active-low signal. Port pins are represented by the port abbreviation, a period, and the pin number (e.g., P1.0). ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
Technical Support 1.3.1 Electronic Support Systems Intel’s site on the World Wide Web (http://www.intel.com/) provides up-to-date technical information and product support. This information is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, providing technical information whenever you need it.
Overview The evaluation board provided in your kit is a scalable board design. It supports 440BX AGPset- based designs with several different Intel processors and core voltages ®...
This product offers a winning combination of superior OEM configurability and superior embedded features. Intel selected Embedded BIOS as the standard pre-installed pre-boot firmware for this design. The following features of Embedded BIOS have been enabled in this Intel development kit: •...
Console redirection • Manufacturing mode 2.3.2 QNX Software Systems, Ltd. The QNX Real Time Operating System for Intel Architecture comes pre-loaded on the hard disk included in your kit. • Small memory footprint of the QNX operating system with microGUI •...
You will have to install the correct drivers for video adapters other than the one provided. Network Adapter An Intel Pro 100+ Adapter network adapter is supplied with your kit. Drivers for this adapter are also provided. The evaluation board supports all standard PCI and ISA compatible network cards.
J14 J15 Floppy Connector Fan Power Connector Processor Assembly J21 J22 U12 U13 PGA370 Post Socket Code Debugger IDE2 IDE1 Debugger Port Battery IDE Connectors SDRAM Special Mounting Holes DIMM Slots ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
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Warning: Do not remove the nuts from these three holes! This will detach the processor assembly from the baseboard, and Intel will no longer support the evaluation board. Note: The evaluation board is not an ATX form factor. 5. Connect desired storage devices to the evaluation board: The evaluation board supports Primary and Secondary IDE interfaces that can each host one or two devices (master/slave).
Setup program to modify BIOS settings and control the special features of the system. Setup options are configured through a menu-driven user interface. Chapter 5, “BIOS Quick Reference” contains a description of BIOS options. BIOS updates may periodically be posted to Intel’s Developers’ web site at http://developer.intel.com/. ®...
PIIX4E Bus Master IDE I/O APIC XD Bus ® ISA Bus Intel Boot Flash ISA Connectors PS/2 Mouse IEEE 1284 Parallel Port SMC FDC37B787 PS/2 Keyboard COM1 SuperI/O* Floppy Drive COM2 ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
The processor assembly is attached to the baseboard at the factory. Do not remove the processor assembly from the baseboard. Intel will not support the processor assembly or the baseboard if any portion of the assembly is removed by the customer.
Intel Celeron™ Processor The Intel Celeron Processor is offered at 300A, 366, 433, 566, 733 and 850 MHz. All processors have a processor system bus speed of 66 MHz, except for the 850 MHz version, which runs at 100 MHz. Refer to the processor datasheet for processor core voltage data (see “Related Documents”...
4 Mbytes to 256 Mbytes of 4-Mbit, 16-Mbit and 64-Mbit DRAM and SRAM technology (both symmetrical and asymmetrical). Parity is not supported. One 100 MHz, 32-Mbyte SDRAM DIMM is included in the kit. ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
The RTC and NVRAM are contained within the 82371EB PIIX4E device. CMOS NVRAM backup is provided by a 3-V lithium-ion battery. 3.2.10 Legacy I/O Support for legacy I/O functions is provided by the Intel 82371EB PIIX4E and the SMC FDC37B787 SuperI/O* device. 3.2.11 IDE Support The evaluation board supports both a primary and secondary IDE interface via two 40-pin IDE connectors.
USB and ISA bus. The processor side bus clock runs at 66 or 100 MHz. The PCI clocks run at 33 MHz. This device is capable of spread spectrum clocking. If spread spectrum clocking is enabled, a 0.5% down spread will be introduced in the processor and PCI clocks. ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
BIOS C8000-DFFFF Available expansion BIOS area (Flash disk memory window) A0000-C7FFF Off-board video memory and BIOS 9FC00-9FFFF Extended BIOS Data (movable by QEMM, 386MAX) 80000-9FBFF 127K Extended conventional 00000-7FFFF 512K Conventional ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
The processor assembly is attached to the baseboard at the factory. Do not remove the processor assembly from the baseboard. Intel will not support the processor assembly or the baseboard if any portion of the assembly is removed by the customer.
+12 V 3.3 V 3.3 V –12 V –12 V Ground PS_ON# Soft-off control Ground Ground Ground –5 V –5 Volts +5 V +5 V VCC +5 V +5 V VCC ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
Data Bit 2 SLCT IN# Data Bit 3 Ground Data Bit 4 Ground Data Bit 5 Ground Data Bit 6 Ground Data Bit 7 Ground ACK# Ground Busy Ground Paper end Ground SLCT ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
2. IDSEL# is not a pin on the AGP connector. AGP graphics components should connect the AD16 signal to the 3. 3 volt IDSEL# function internal to the component. 3. All 3.3 volt cards leave the TYPEDET signal open. All 1.5 volt cards tie this signal hard to ground. ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
This jumper is used to control the state of the ATX power supply. When this jumper is removed, the power supply will be turned off. Placing the jumper in the 2-3 position will turn the power supply The 1-2 position is reserved and should not be used. ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
There are two push button switches on the evaluation board labeled S1 and S2. • S1 is non-functional and reserved for future use. • S2 is the reset button. Press S2 to force a hardware reset of the system. ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
Hardware Reference In-Circuit BIOS Update The BIOS can be upgraded in-circuit. BIOS updates may periodically be posted to Intel’s Developers’ site at http://www.intel.com/design/. To reprogram the BIOS: 1. Set Jumper J21 and Jumper J22 to the 1-2 position on the evaluation platform.
General Software, Inc. for integration with new designs. General Software may be reached at (800) 850-5755, on the web at http://www.gensw.com, or via email at sales@gensw.com. BIOS updates may periodically be posted to the Intel Developers’ web site at http:// developer.intel.com/. BIOS and Pre-Boot Features The system’s pre-boot environment is managed with an adaptation of Embedded BIOS from...
OEMs can modify the look-and-feel of POST with the Embedded BIOS adaptation kit. While the demonstration BIOS looks and feels like a desktop PC, it is possible to eliminate messages, sounds, delays, to make the POST effectively invisible. ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
Floppy Drive Types and IDE Drive Geometry sections. Finally, you’ll need to configure the boot sequence in the middle of the screen. Once these selections have been made, your system is ready to use. ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
Floppy0 refers to the first floppy disk drive on the drive ribbon cable (normally drive A:), and Floppy1 refers to the second drive (drive B:). ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
POST, but then translate the geometry according to the Phoenix CHS convention. Using this type on a drive previously formatted with LBA or Physical geometry might show data as being missing or corrupted. ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
Integrated BIOS Debugger should use standard keyboard and video or RS232 console redirection for interaction with the user. If no video is available, the debugger is always redirected. ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
Normally, shadowing should be enabled at C000/C400 (to enhance VGA ROM BIOS performance), and then E000-F000 should be shadowed to maximize system ROM BIOS performance. Figure 7. Embedded BIOS Shadow Setup Screen ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
Once invoked, the debugger will display the debugger prompt: EB42DBG: and await debugger commands. To resume back to the Setup Screen main menu, type the following command, which instructs the debugger to “go”: EB42DBG: G <ENTER> ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
ROM is available for the BIOS to detect. In the absence of any video support, the BIOS automatically switches its keyboard and screen functions to serial I/O over COM1 on the board. The hardware connection to the host computer requires a null modem cable. ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
It supports a DOS SYMDEB-style command line interface, and can be used on the main console’s keyboard and screen, or over a redirected connection to a terminal program (see “Console Redirection” on page 49). ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
To continue, use the “G” command. When Embedded BIOS is adapted by the OEM, the debugger can be removed from the final production BIOS, and superfluous debugging code in the application will not cause the debugger to be invoked. ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
POST_STATUS_MONOMODE Video in monochrome mode verified. POST_STATUS_COLORMODE Video in color mode verified. POST_STATUS_TOGGLEPARITY Toggle parity before video ROM test. POST_STATUS_INITBEFOREVIDEO Initialize before video ROM check. POST_STATUS_VIDEOROM Passing control to video ROM. ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
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Issue KB reset command. POST_STATUS_CHECKSTUCKKEYS Check for stuck keys. POST_STATUS_INITCIRCBUFFER Initialize circular buffer. POST_STATUS_CHECKLOCKEDKEYS Check for locked keys. POST_STATUS_MEMSIZEMISMATCH Check for memory size mismatch. POST_STATUS_PASSWORD Check for password or bypass setup. POST_STATUS_BEFORESETUP Password accepted. ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
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ROM extension returned. POST_STATUS_DISPCONFIG 0b0h Display system configuration box. POST_STATUS_INT19BOOT Call INT 19h bootstrap loader. POST_STATUS_LOWMEMEXH 0b1h Test low memory exhaustively. POST_STATUS_EXTMEMEXH 0b2h Test extended memory exhaustively. POST_STATUS_PCIENUM 0b3h Enumerate PCI busses. ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
Exhaustive extended memory test failed. POST_BEEP_CMOS CMOS restart byte test failed. POST_BEEP_ADDRESS_LINE Address line test failed. POST_BEEP_DATA_LINE Data line test failed. POST_BEEP_INTERRUPT Interrupt controller test failed. POST_BEEP_PASSWORD Incorrect password used to access SETUP. ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
NOTE: This BOM does not include items such as mounting hardware, packaging material, documentation, etc., because these items are development kit specific and subject to change with no prior notice to the customer. 1. Shipped exclusively with kit: EIACEL18FMBDVKT 2. Shipped exclusively with kit: EIACEL25FMBDVKT ® Intel 440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
Schematics Schematics are provided for the following items listed below. Schematics are available from the Intel Developer’s web site in OrCAD* (version 9.0 or later) and PDF format. Baseboard: • Revision History • Block Diagram • Mini-PCI Connector (Not Populated) •...
J2, ITP connector 30 ITP debugger 22 J2, USB connector 30 connector 30 J3, parallel port 31 J4, serial ports 32 JP1, floppy connector 33 JP4/JP3, IDE connector 32 Jumpers default settings 37 ® Intel 440BX Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual Index-105...
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PGA370 Socket 20 Windows CE 50 PLD 57 World Wide Web 9 Post Code Debugger 24 www.intel.com 9 POST codes 41 Power connector 29 Power LEDs 18 Power supply 15 connecting 18 ® Index-106 Intel 440BX Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual...
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