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PS-8380 M9
PS-8380 Series
All-in-One Book-size PC
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  • Page 1 USER’S MANUAL PS-8380 Series All-in-One Book-size PC For Socket 370 System PS-8380 M9...
  • Page 2 Copyright Notice PS-8380 All-in-One Book-size PC OPERATION MANUAL COPYRIGHT NOTICE This operation manual is meant to assist users in installing and setting up the system. The information contained in this document is subject to change without prior any notice. This manual is copyrighted July 2001. (Revised Edition: July 4, 2003). You may not reproduce or transmit in any form or by any means, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying and recording.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION About This Manual ............Case Illustration ............. 1-3 System Specification ............. Safety Precautions ............CHAPTER 2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table ....Component Locations ........... How to Set the Jumpers ..........COM Connector ............
  • Page 4 Contents 2-31 SSD Memory Mapping Selection ......... 2-25 2-32 CD-In Connector ………..........2-26 2-33 Reset/NMI/Clear Watchdog ………………………….. 2-26 2-34 Rear Panel Fan Connector ….………………………... 2-26 2-35 TV or DVI Selection …………………………………. 2-27 2-36 NTSC or PAL Selection ………..……………………. 2-27 2-37 PCI/ISA Extension Bus Connector …………………... 2-28 2-38 TV-Out Address Selection ……………………………...
  • Page 5 Contents 5-11 Load BIOS Defaults ..........… 5-24 5-12 Load Setup Defaults ............5-24 5-13 Password Setting ……........... 5-25 5-14 Save & Exit Setup ……………………………………. 5-26 5-15 Exit Without Saving …………………………………. 5-27 APPENDIX A RISER CARD Riser Card ................ISA Slot Pin Assignment ............PCI Slot Pin Assignment ............

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction

    CHAPTER INTRODUCTION This chapter gives you the information for PS-8380. It also outlines the System specifications. Section includes: About This Manual Case Illustration System Specifications Safety precautions Page:1-1...

  • Page 7: About This Manual

    Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL Thank you for purchasing our PS-8380 Book-size PC. The PS-8380 is an updated system designed to be comparable with the highest performance of IBM AT personal computers. It provides faster processing speed, greater expandability, and can handle more tasks.

  • Page 8: Case Illustration

    Chapter 1 Introduction Appendix C Trouble Shooting This section outlines the error messages and offers you the methods to solve the problems. 1-2. CASE ILLUSTRATION SLIM CD-ROM SLIM FDD USB2 USB1 * Slim CD-ROM and Slim FDD are optional INPUT COM 4 Expansion Slot COM 3...

  • Page 9: System Specification

    Chapter 1 Introduction 1-3. SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS CPU PROCESSOR: Intel® Celeron™ processor in 370-pin socket. 566MHz ~ 1.3GHz. Intel® Pentium® !!! processor in 370-pin socket. 500E/550E/600E/650/700/750/800/850MHz/1GHz/1.26GHz/1.4GHz. Auto detect voltage regulator. MEMORY : Up to 512MB SDRAM One 168pin DIMM sockets on board. CACHE : Built-in CPU(128/256KB Cache).
  • Page 10 Chapter 1 Introduction BUS SUPPORT : Internal AGP for VGA Internal PCI for IDE, LAN, and Sound External PISA Note: ISA SLOT NOT AVAILABLE FOR PS-8386 DISPLAY : Build-in GMCH, Support for CRT and PanelLink/TV-Out (optional). Support 2D/3D engine. Support a Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) which allows the entire 3D rendering process to take place in system memory.
  • Page 11 Chapter 1 Introduction PARALLEL PORT : One parallel port, support for SPP, ECP, EPP Function. Bi-directional parallel port. LAN ADAPTER : Intel® 82562EM PCI Fast Ethernet. Onboard RJ-45 jack, Support for 10/100 Base-T PCI BUS. Support Wake-On-LAN function. USB CONNECTOR : Two USB ports, support up to two USB device.

  • Page 12: Safety Precautions

    Chapter 1 Introduction DMA CHANNELS : INTERRUPT CONTROLLERS : 82C59 x 2 INTERRUPT LEVELS : OPERATING TEMPERATURE : 0 to 45°C. (32°F~113°F) POWER SUPPLY : 100watts ATX power supply. Supports 100V ∼ 240V auto detect power voltage. DIMENSIONS : CASE: 260 mm x 240 mm x 62mm (10.24” x 9.45” x 2.44’) MAIN BOARD: 250 mm x 230 mm (9.84”...
  • Page 13 Chapter 1 Introduction c. Avoid exposure to sunlight for a long period of time (for example in a closed car in summer time. Also avoid the system from any heating device.). Or do not use PS-8380 when it‘s been left outdoors in a cold winter day.

  • Page 14: Chapter 2 System Configuration

    CHAPTER SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Helpful information that describes the jumper & connector settings, and component locations. Section includes: Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table Component Locations Configuration and Jumper settings Connector Pin Assignments Page 2-1...

  • Page 15: Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-1. JUMPER & CONNECTOR QUICK REFERENCE TABLE COM Connector ........... COM1, COM2 ............ COM3, COM 4 RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection ....... COM3 RI & Voltage Selection …………………. (1-5) [optional] COM4 RI & Voltage Selection …………………. (6-10) [optional] Keyboard Connector ..........

  • Page 16: Component Locations

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-2. COMPONENT LOCATIONS COM2 COM1 LPT1 1 2 4 1 2 4 COM 4 COM 3 PISA Intel ICH2 CDIN CN19 IDE2 Battery IDE1 Intel GMCH Bridge Socket 370 USB1 USB2 LINK PS-ON PS-8380 Connector, Jumper and Component locations ′...

  • Page 17: How To Set The Jumpers

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-3. HOW TO SET THE JUMPERS You can configure your board by setting the jumpers. Jumper is consists of two or three metal pins with a plastic base mounted on the card, and by using a small plastic "cap", Also known as the jumper cap (with a metal contact inside), you are able to connect the pins.
  • Page 18 Chapter 2 System Configuration JUMPER DIAGRAMS JUMPER SETTINGS ′ Page: 2-5 PS-8380 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 19: Com Connector

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-4. COM CONNECTOR The system possesses four communication port connectors namely: COM1, COM2, COM3, and COM4. The pin assignments are as follows: COM1 : COM1 Connector, DB9 male connector ASSIGNMENT COM 1 COM2 : COM2 Connector, DB9 male connector ASSIGNMENT RS-232 RS-422...
  • Page 20 Chapter 2 System Configuration COM3 : COM3 Connector The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT COM 3 Note: NOT AVAILABLE FOR PS-8386 COM4 : COM4 Connector The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT Note: NOT AVAILABLE FOR PS-8386 ′...

  • Page 21: Rs232/422/485 (Com2) Selection

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-5. RS232/422/485 (COM2) SELECTION JP3 : RS-232/422/485 (COM2) Selection COM1, COM3, and COM4 is fixed for RS-232 function only. COM2 is selectable for RS-232, 422, 485 function. The jumper settings are as follows : JUMPER JUMPER COM 2 SETTINGS ILLUSTRATION...

  • Page 22: Com3 Ri & Voltage Selection (Optional)

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-6. COM3 RI & VOLTAGE SELECTION (Optional) JP7 (1-5) : COM3 RI & Voltage Selection The selections are as follows: JUMPER SETTING JUMPER SELECTION (Pin Closed) ILLUSTRATION +12V ***Manufacturing Default – RI. 2-7. COM4 RI & VOLTAGE SELECTION (Optional) JP7 (6-10) : COM4 RI &...

  • Page 23: Keyboard Connector

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-8. KEYBOARD CONNECTOR KB : PC/AT Keyboard Connector The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT KBDATA KBCLK 2-9. PS/2 MOUSE CONNECTOR MS : PS/2 Mouse Connector The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT MS DATA MSCLK ′...

  • Page 24: Vga Crt Connector

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-10. VGA CONNECTOR VGA : VGA Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT GREEN BLUE HSYNC VSYNC ′ Page: 2-11 PS-8380 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 25: S-Video Connector

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-11. S-VIDEO CONNECTOR S-VIDEO : S-Video Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT GROUND GROUND C/R/V S-VIDEO CHASSIS CHASSIS CHASSIS 2-12. COMPOSITE VIDEO CONNECTOR AV : Composite Video Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT GROUND CVBS/B/U...

  • Page 26: Panellink Connector

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-13. PANELLINK CONNECTOR CN1 : PanelLink Connector The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT TX1+ TX2+ TX1- TX2- SHLD1 SHLD2 SHLDC SHLD0 TXC+ TX0+ TXC- TX0- RESERVED RESERVED DDC_DAT RESERVED DDC_CLK 2-14. LAN CONNECTOR LAN: LAN Connector.

  • Page 27: Universal Serial Bus Connector

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-15. UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONNECTOR This board supports up to two USB port. USB1 : Universal Serial Bus Connector The pin assignment is as follows: ASSIGNMENT USBP0- USB1 USBP0+ USB2 : Universal Serial Bus Connector The pin assignment is as follows: ASSIGNMENT USBP0- USBP0+...

  • Page 28: Lan Led Indicator

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-17. LAN LED INDICATOR ACT: LAN LED Indicator The pin assignment is as follows : ASSIGNMENT PULL HI LINK: LAN LED Indicator The pin assignment is as follows : LINK ASSIGNMENT PULL HI 2-18. POWER BUTTON PS-ON : ATX Power Button The pin assignments are as follows: PS-ON...

  • Page 29: Cpu Fan Connector

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-19. CPU FAN CONNECTOR FAN: CPU Fan Connector. The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT GROUND +12V FAN1IN 2-20. CMOS CLEAR SELECTION JP4 : CMOS Clear Selection The selection are as follows : JUMPER SELECTION JUMPER SETTING ILLUSTRATION Normal...

  • Page 30: Power Led Indicator

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-21. POWER LED INDICATOR PWR : Power Led Connector The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT PWR LED 2-22. HARD DISK DRIVE LED CONNECTOR HDL : Hard disk drive LED Connector The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT IDE LED 2-23.

  • Page 31: Line-Out Connector

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-24. LINE-OUT CONNECTOR LINE-OUT : Line-Out Connector The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT LINE-OUT AUDIO OUT LEFT AUDIO OUT RIGHT 2-25. LINE-IN CONNECTOR LINE-IN : Line-In Connector The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT LINE-IN LINE-IN LEFT...

  • Page 32: Power Connector

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-26. POWER CONNECTOR PS : Power Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT GROUND GROUND +12V VCC SBY GROUND PS_ON -12V ′ Page: 2-19 PS-8380 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 33: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-27. FLOPPY DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR FDD : Floppy Disk Drive Connector The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT STEP INDEX WDATA WGATE DSKCHG TRK0 WRTPRTJ MTR0 RDATA FDIR HDSEL ′ Page: 2-20 PS-8380 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 34: Hard Disk Drive Connector

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-28. HARD DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR IDE1 : Hard Disk Drive Connector The pin assignments are as follows: IDE1 ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT IDERST# P DIOW# PDD7 P DIOR# PDD8 PDD6 PIORDY PDD9 PDD5 PDDACK# PDD10 PDD4 IRQ14 PDD11 PDD3 PDA1 PDD12...
  • Page 35 Chapter 2 System Configuration IDE2 : Hard Disk Drive Connector The pin assignments are as follows: IDE2 ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT IDERST# SDIOW# SDD7 SDIOR# SDD8 SDD6 SIORDY SDD9 SDD5 SDDACK# SDD10 SDD4 IRQ14 SDD11 SDD3 SDA1 SDD12 S66DETECT SDD2 SDA0 SDD13 SDA2 SDD1 SDCS#1...

  • Page 36: Printer Connector

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-29. PRINTER CONNECTOR LPT1 : Printer Connector The pin assignments are as follows : LPT1 ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT AUTFE ERROR INIT SLCTIN BUSY SLCT ′ Page: 2-23 PS-8380 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 37: Solid State Disk Socket

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-30. SOLID STATE DISK SOCKET SSD : Solid State Disk Socket The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT SA12 SA10 SA11 Note: NOT AVAILABLE FOR PS-8385 and PS-8386 ′ Page: 2-24 PS-8380 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 38: Ssd Memory Mapping Selection

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-31. SSD MEMORY MAPPING SELECTION JP5 : SSD Memory Mapping Selection A 32-pin SSD socket supports Disk-on-Chip up to 288MB. This PnP Flash ROM SSD can be install as one of user’s hard disk drive. The SSD Memory Mapping Selections are as follows: SSD Memory Map JUMPER SETTINGS JUMPER...

  • Page 39: Cd-In Connector

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-32. CD-IN CONNECTOR CDIN : CD-IN Connector The pin assignments are as follows: CDIN ASSIGNMENT CD-IN LEFT GROUND CD-IN RIGHT GROUND 2-33. RESET / NMI / CLEAR WATCHDOG JP6 (1-2) : For Reset JP6 (3-4) : For NMI JP6 (5-6) : For Clear Watchdog The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT...

  • Page 40: Tv Or Dvi Selection

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-35. TV OR DVI SELECTION JP2 (1,3,5) : TV or DVI Selection The selection are as follows : JUMPER SELECTION JUMPER SETTING ILLUSTRATION *** Manufacturing Default is set as TV. 2-36. NTSC OR PAL SELECTION JP2 (2,4,6) : NTSC or PAL Selection The selection are as follows : JUMPER SELECTION...

  • Page 41: Pci/Isa Extension Bus Connector

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-37. PCI/ISA EXTENSION BUS CONNECTOR PISA : PISA Extension Bus Connector. The pin assignments are as follow: PCI Bus: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT I2CLK I2DAT GNT#3 AD16 AD17 INTB# INTA# FRAME# IRDY# INTD# INTC# CBE#2 DEVSEL# TRDY# LOCK# V I/O...
  • Page 42 Chapter 2 System Configuration ISA Bus: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT /IOCHCHK /SBHE /MCS16 RSTDRV LA23 /IOCS16 LA22 IRQ10 IRQ9 LA21 IRQ11 LA20 IRQ12 DRQ2 LA19 IRQ15 -12V LA18 IRQ14 /0WS LA17 /DACK0 +12V /MEMR DRQ0 A10 IOCHRDY /MEMW D10 /DACK5 A11 AEN /SMEMW D11 DRQ5...

  • Page 43: Tv-Out Address Selection

    Chapter 2 System Configuration 2-38. TV-OUT ADDRESS SELECTION JP1 : TV-Out (CH7009) Address Selection The selections are as follows: TV-OUT ADDRESS JUMPER SETTING JUMPER (pin closed) ILLUSTRATION OX76 OX75 ′ Page: 2-30 PS-8380 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 44: Chapter 3 Software Utilities

    CHAPTER SOFTWARE UTILITIES This chapter comprises the detailed information of VGA Driver, Sound driver, LAN driver, and Flash BIOS Update. It also describes how to install the Watchdog Timer Configuration. Section includes: VGA Driver Utility Flash BIOS Update LAN Driver Utility Sound Driver Utility Watchdog Timer Configuration Page: 3-1...

  • Page 45: Introduction

    Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-1. INTRODUCTION Enclosed with our PS-8380 Book-size PC package, you will find a CD ROM disk containing all types of drivers we have. As a PS-8380 user, you will only need the some of files contained in the CD ROM disk, please take note of the following chart : File name Purpose...

  • Page 46: Flash Bios Update

    Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-2-1. Installation of VGA Driver (1) Start the computer (Win 9x/NT/2K). (2) Insert the Utility Disk into the CD ROM drive or drive A/B. (3) Double-click “D:\VGA\WIN9X_ME\WIN9XM67.EXE (if D is not your CD ROM drive and substitute D with the right drive) in the text entry area and press OK.
  • Page 47 Chapter 3 Software Configuration If you want to save up the original BIOS, enter “Y ”and press < Enter > . If you choose “N”, the following table will appear on screen. FLASH MEMORY WRITER v7.xx ( C ) Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved For i815-ITE8712-6A69RP69C-0 DATE : 10/09/00 Flash Type - INTEL E82802AD /3.3V...

  • Page 48: Lan Driver Utility

    Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-4. LAN DRIVER UTILITY 3-4-1. Introduction The PS-8380 Book-size PC is enhanced with LAN function that can support various network adapters. The following illustration briefly shows you the content of LAN driver in D:\LAN\82562EM : 1. Windows 9x 2.
  • Page 49 Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-4-3. Installation Procedure for Windows NT 1. In the Main group to NT, select the “Control Panel” icon. 2. In the Control Panel window, choose the “Network” icon. 3. In the Network Settings dialog box, choose the “Add adapter” button. The Add Network Adapter dialog box appears.

  • Page 50: Sound Driver Utility

    Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-5. SOUND DRIVER UTILITY 3-5-1. Introduction The Realtek ALC201A sound function enhanced in this system is fully compatible with Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. Below, you will find the content of the Sound driver : 1.

  • Page 51: Watchdog Timer Configuration

    Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3-6. WATCHDOG TIMER CONFIGURATION This board has watchdog timer function for monitoring whether the system is still work or not after a period of time. The user can select watchdog timer to system reset or NMI (Non Maskable interrupt) depending on the jumper set in “Reset/NMI/Clear Watchdog”...

  • Page 52: Chapter 4 Green Pc Function

    CHAPTER GREEN PC FUNCTION This chapter gives you the concise information for Green PC Function. Section includes: Power Saving Block Diagram System SUSPEND Mode Page: 4-1...

  • Page 53: Power Saving Block Diagram

    Chapter 4 Green PC Function 4-1. POWER SAVING BLOCK DIAGRAM 4-2. SYSTEM SUSPEND MODE 1. After timing-out, System enters suspend mode and CPU clock slows down to 0MHz. 2. Flash LED to indicate power saving status. 3. VGA monitor displays blank screen. 4.

  • Page 54: Chapter 5 Award Bios Setup

    CHAPTER AWARD BIOS SETUP This chapter shows how to set up the Award BIOS. Section includes: Introduction Entering Setup The Standard CMOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PNP/PCI Configuration PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults...

  • Page 55: Introduction

    Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup 5-1. INTRODUCTION This chapter will show you the function of the BIOS in managing the features of your system. The PS-8380 Book-size PC system is equipped with the BIOS for system chipset from Award Software Inc. This page briefly explains the function of the BIOS in managing the special features of your system.

  • Page 56: Entering Setup

    Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup 5-2. ENTERING SETUP When the system is powered on, the BIOS will enter the Power-On Self Test (POST) routines and the following message will appear on the lower screen: PRESS <DEL> TO ENTER SETUP, ESC TO SKIP MEMORY TEST As long as this message is present on the screen you may press the <Del>...

  • Page 57: The Standard Cmos Features

    Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup 5-3. THE STANDARD CMOS FEATURES Highlight the STANDARD CMOS FEATURES and press the <ENTER> key and the screen will display the following table: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Thu, Nov 9 2000 Item Help...
  • Page 58 Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup IDE Primary Master / Slave: IDE Secondary Master / Slave: The options for these items are found in its sub menu. By pressing the <ENTER> key, you are prompt to enter the sub menu of the detailed options as shown below: CMOS Setup Utility –...
  • Page 59 Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup 3. Access Mode There are four available options for this item, namely: Normal, LBA, Large and Auto. Choose the access mode for this hard disk. 4. Capacity Disk Drive capacity (Approximated). Note that this size is usually slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk- checking program.
  • Page 60 Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup HARD DISK ATTRIBUTES: Type Cylinders Heads V-P comp LZone Sect Capacity 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 0000 0000 65535 1024 1023 0000 65535 1024 65535 1023 1224 65535 1223 1224 65535 1223 1224 65535 1223 1024...

  • Page 61: The Advanced Bios Features

    Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup 5-4. THE ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES Choose the ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES in the main menu, the screen shown as below. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Disabled Item Help CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache...
  • Page 62 Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup A brief introduction of each setting in the BIOS FEATURES SETUP program is given below. VIRUS WARNING : This item allows you to choose the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep.
  • Page 63 Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup GATE 20A OPTION: This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled. When Normal was set, a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20. And when Fast was set, the chipset controls Gate A20. TYPEMATIC RATE SETTING: Enable this item if you wish to be able to configure the characteristics of your keyboard.

  • Page 64: Advanced Chipset Features

    Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup REPORT NO FDD FOR WIN 95 : This item allows you to select whether report no FDD for Win 95 or not. 5-5. ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES Choose the ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES from the main menu, the screen shown as below.
  • Page 65 Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup SDRAM CAS LATENCY TIME: When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. SDRAM CYCLE TIME TRAS/TRC: This item set the number of SCLKs for an access cycle. SDRAM RAS-TO-CAS DELAY: This item let you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from, or refreshed.
  • Page 66 Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup CPU LATENCY TIMER: When enabled, the CPU cycle will only be deferred after it has been held in a “Snoop Stall” for 31 clocks and another ADS# has arrived. When disabled, the CPU cycle will be deferred immediately after the GMCH receives another ADS#.

  • Page 67: Integrated Peripherals

    Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup 5-6. INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS Choose INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS from the main setup menu, a display will be shown on screen as below: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Item Help On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE...
  • Page 68 Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup ON-CHIP PRIMARY/SECONDARY PCI IDE: The Integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate each channel separately. IDE PRIMARY/SECONDARY MASTER/SLAVE PIO: The four IDE PIO fields allow you to set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports.
  • Page 69 Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup IDE HDD BLOCK MODE: 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.

  • Page 70: Power Management Setup

    Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup 5-7. POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP Choose POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP option on the main menu, a display will be shown on screen as below : CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enabled Item Help...
  • Page 71 Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup POWER MANAGEMENT: This item allows the user to select the type or degree of power saving and is directly related to HDD Power Down, Doze Mode and Suspend Mode. There are four available options: Disable, Min. Power Saving, Max. Power Saving, and User Define.
  • Page 72 Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup WAKE-UP BY PCI CARD: An input signal from PME on the PCI card awakens the system from a soft off state. RESUME BY ALARM: When enable, your can set the date and time at which the RTC (real time clock) alarms awakens the system from Suspend mode.

  • Page 73: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup 5-8. PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION Choose PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION from the main menu, a display will be shown on screen as below: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed Item Help Reset Configuration Data Disabled Menu Level ►...
  • Page 74 Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup RESOURCE CONTROLLED BY: The Award Plug and Play Bios can automatically configure all of the booth and Plug and Play-compatible devices. However, this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows 95.

  • Page 75: Pc Health Status

    Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup 5-9. PC HEALTH STATUS Choose PC HEALTH STATUS from the main menu, a display will be shown on screen as below: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature Disabled Item Help Vcore...

  • Page 76: Frequency/Voltage Control

    Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup 5-10. FREQUENCY/VOLTAGE CONTROL Choose FREQUENCY/VOLTAGE CONTROL from the main menu, a display will be shown on screen as below: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Enabled Item Help Spread Spectrum Enabled...

  • Page 77: Load Optimized Defaults

    Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup 5-11. LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS By pressing the <ENTER> key on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to the following: Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( Y/N ) ? N To use the BIOS default values, change the prompt to "Y" and press the <Enter >...

  • Page 78: Password Setting

    Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup 5-13. PASSWORD SETTING User is allowed to set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. The difference is that the supervisor password can enter and change the options of the setup menus while the user password can enter only but do not have the authority to change the options of the setup menus.

  • Page 79: Save & Exit Setup

    Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup 5-14. SAVE & EXIT SETUP After you have completed adjusting all the settings as required, you must remember to save these setting into the CMOS RAM. To save the settings, select “SAVE & EXIT SETUP” and press <Enter>, a display will be shown as follows: CMOS Setup Utility –...

  • Page 80: Exit Without Saving

    Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup 5-15. EXIT WITHOUT SAVING If you wish to cancel any changes you have made, you may select the “EXIT WITHOUT SAVING” and the original setting stored in the CMOS will be retained. The screen will be shown as below: CMOS Setup Utility –...
  • Page 81 Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup ′ Page: 5-28 PS-8380 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 82: Riser Card

    APPENDIX RISER CARD This appendix explains the riser card and the respective pin assignments of the expansion slots found in the riser card. Section includes: ISA Slot Pin Assignment PCI Slot Pin Assignment Page: A-1...
  • Page 83 Appendix A EXPANSION BUS RISER CARD You will find a PISA expansion slot on the middle of our system board as illustrated in chapter 2 (page 2-3). By using our Riser Card, which is included in the accessory packed of our PS-8380 Book-size PC, you can make expansion for any other ISA card and PCI card.
  • Page 84 Appendix A EXPANSION BUS ISA SLOT PIN ASSIGNMENT You will find three ISA expansion slot on the Riser Card packed with our PS-8380 Book-size PC. The ISA-slot is divided into two sets of pins: one consists of 62 pins; and the other consists of 36 pins. The pin assignments as follows : ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT...

  • Page 85: Pci Slot Pin Assignment

    Appendix A EXPANSION BUS PCI SLOT PIN ASSIGNMENT Like ISA-slot, the PCI-slot is also divided into two sets of pins: one consists of 98 pins; and the other consists of 22 pins. The pin assignments are as follows : ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT...
  • Page 86 APPENDIX TECHNICAL SUMMARY This section introduce you the maps concisely. Section includes: Block Diagram Interrupt Map RTC (Standard) RAM Bank Timer & DMA Channels Map I / O & Memory Map Page: B-1...

  • Page 87: Appendix B Technical Summary Block Diagram

    Appendix B Technical Summary BLOCK DIAGRAM DATA DATA CTRL CTRL ADDR ADDR ′ Page: B-2 PS-8380 USER S MANUAL...

  • Page 88: Interrupt Map

    Appendix B TECHNICAL SUMMARY INTERRUPT MAP ASSIGNMENT System TIMER interrupt from TIMER-0 Keyboard output buffer full Cascade for IRQ 8-15 Serial port 2 Serial port 1 Available Floppy Disk adapter Parallel port 1 RTC clock Available Serial 4 Serial 3 Available Math coprocessor IDE Controller...

  • Page 89: Rtc (Standard) Ram Bank

    Appendix B Technical Summary RTC (STANDARD) RAM BANK CODE ASSIGNMENT Seconds Second alarm Minutes Minutes alarm Hours Hours alarm Day of week Day of month Month Year Status register A Status register B Status register C Status register D 0Eh-7Fh 114 Bytes of User RAM ′...

  • Page 90: Timer & Dma Channels Map

    Appendix B TECHNICAL SUMMARY TIMER & DMA CHANNELS MAP Timer Channel Map : Timer Channel Assignment System timer interrupt DRAM Refresh request Speaker tone generator DMA Channel Map : DMA Channel Assignment Available Available / Parallel Floppy Disk adapter Available / Parallel Cascade for DMA controller 1 Available Available...

  • Page 91: I/O & Memory Map

    Appendix B Technical Summary I/O & MEMORY MAP Fixed I/O Ranges Decoded by ICH2 : I/O Address Read Target Write Target Internal Unit 00h-08h DMA Controller DMA Controller 09h-0Eh Reserved DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA Controller 10h-18h DMA Controller DMA Controller 19h-1Eh Reserved DMA Controller...
  • Page 92 Appendix B TECHNICAL SUMMARY I/O Address Read Target Write Target Internal Unit DMA Controller DMA controller & LPC/PCI 81h-83h DMA Controller DMA Controller 84h-86h DMA Controller DMA Controller & LPC or PCI DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA Controller DMA Controller & LPC or PCI 89h-8Bh DMA Controller...
  • Page 93 Appendix B Technical Summary Memory Decode Ranges From Processor Perspective : Memory Range Target Dependency/Comments 0000 0000h-000D FFFFh Main Memory TOM registers in Host Controller 0010 0000-TOM (Top of Memory) 000E 0000h-000F FFFFh Bit 7 in FWH Decode Enable Register is set FEC0 0000h-FEC0 0100h I/O APIC inside ICH2 FFC0 0000h-FFC7 FFFFh...

  • Page 94: Appendix C Trouble Shooting

    APPENDIX TROUBLE SHOOTING This section outlines the error messages that may occur when you operate the system. It also gives you the suggestions on solving the problems. Section includes: Trouble Shooting for Error Messages Trouble Shooting for POST Code Page: C-1...

  • Page 95: Trouble Shooting For Error Messages

    Appendix C Trouble Shooting TROUBLE SHOOTING FOR ERROR MESSAGES The following information gives you the error messages and the trouble- shooting. Please adjust your systems according to the messages below. And make sure all the components and connectors are in proper position and firmly attached.
  • Page 96 Appendix C Trouble Shooting DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY : Display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color. This indicates the switch is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is correct, and then either turn off the system and change the jumper, or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection.
  • Page 97 Appendix C Trouble Shooting FLOPPY DISK CNTRLR ERROR OR NO CNTRLR PRESENT : Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller. Make sure the controller is installed correctly and firmly. If there are no floppy drives installed, be sure the Diskette Drive selection in Setup is set to NONE. INVALID EISA CONFIGURATION PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY The non-volatile memory containing EISA configuration information was...
  • Page 98 Appendix C Trouble Shooting MEMORY VERIFY ERROR AT ... : Indicates an error verifying a value already written to memory. Use the location along with your system's memory map to locate the bad chip. OFFENDING ADDRESS NOT FOUND : This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem cannot be isolated.
  • Page 99 Appendix C Trouble Shooting Slot Not Empty : Indicates that a slot designated as empty by the EISA Configuration Utility actually contains a board. SYSTEM HALTED, (CTRL-ALT-DEL) TO REBOOT : Indicates the present boot attempt has been aborted and the system must be rebooted.
  • Page 100 Appendix C Trouble Shooting Keyboard error or no keyboard present : Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot. Manufacturing POST loop : System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the P15 of keyboard controller is pull low.

  • Page 101: Trouble Shooting For Post Codes

    Appendix C Trouble Shooting TROUBLE SHOOTING FOR POST CODES The lists below indicate you the post codes. Please follow the instruction to adjust your system. If the error still occurred, please contact with your distributor for maintenance. CFh : Test CMOS R/W functionality. C0h : Early chipset initialization Disable shadow RAM...
  • Page 102 Appendix C Trouble Shooting 08h : 1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I/O Chips. 2. Enable keyboard interface. 09h : Reserved 0Ah : 1. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional) 2. Auto detect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by a port & interface swap (optional).
  • Page 103 Appendix C Trouble Shooting 17h : Reserved 18h : Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686). 19h : Reserved 1Ah : Reserved Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W 1Bh : interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INIT_HDLR &...
  • Page 104 Appendix C Trouble Shooting 24h : Reserved 25h : Reserved Reserved 26h : 27h : Initialize INT 09 buffer 28h : Reserved 1. Program CPU internal mtrr (P6 & PII) for 0-640K memory 29h : address. 2. Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU. 3.
  • Page 105 Appendix C Trouble Shooting 34h : Reserved 35h : Reserved Reserved 36h : 37h : Reserved 38h : Reserved Reserved 39h : 3Ah : Reserved 3Bh : Reserved Test 8254 3Ch : 3Dh : Reserved 3Eh : Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1. Reserved 3Fh : Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2.
  • Page 106 Appendix C Trouble Shooting 48h : Reserved 49h : 1. Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page. 2. Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU. 4Ah : Reserved Reserved 4Bh : 4Ch : Reserved 4Dh : Reserved 1.
  • Page 107 Appendix C Trouble Shooting 58h : Reserved 59h : Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code. Reserved 5Ah : 5Bh : (Optional Feature) Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD (optional) 5Ch : Reserved 5Dh : 1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO switch. 2. Initialize Init_Onboard_AUDIO switch. 5Eh : Reserved 5Fh :...
  • Page 108 Appendix C Trouble Shooting 6Ah : Reserved 6Bh : Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup and Auto-configuration table. 6Ch : Reserved 6Dh : 1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices. 2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to “AUTO”.
  • Page 109 Appendix C Trouble Shooting 7Bh : Reserved 7Ch : Reserved Reserved 7Dh : 7Eh : Reserved 7Fh : 1. Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported. -If errors occur, report errors and wait for keys -If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue: *Clear EPA or customization logo.
  • Page 110 Appendix C Trouble Shooting 88h : Reserved 89h : Reserved Reserved 90h : 91h : Reserved 92h : Reserved Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus code. 93h : 94h : 1. Enable l2 cache. 2. Program boot up speed. 3.
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