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96M4321o
Single Board Computer
User's Manual
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Copyright © DSM Computer AG, 2007. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1 96M4321o Single Board Computer User's Manual Version 1.0 Copyright © DSM Computer AG, 2007. All rights reserved. All other brand names are registered trademarks of their respective owners.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    3.6 SMBus ............................3-8 3.7 On-Board USB 2.0 Controller..................... 3-8 3.8 GPIO .............................. 3-9 3.8.1 Pin assignment........................3-9 3.8.2 96M4321o GPIO Programming Guide................3-9 3.8.3 Example ..........................3-11 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information....................4-1 4.1 Entering Setup..........................4-1 4.2 Main Menu ........................... 4-2 4.3 Standard CMOS Setup Menu ....................

  • Page 3: How To Use This Manual

    Preface How to Use This Manual The manual describes how to configure your 96M4321o system to meet various operating requirements. It is divided into five chapters, with each chapter addressing a basic concept and operation of Single Host Board. Chapter 1 : System Overview. Presents what you have in the box and give you an overview of the product specifications and basic system architecture for this series model of single host board.

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 System Overview

    Technology’s throughput balanced the modern extreme computing power that makes the system much more powerful. 96M4321o, the PICMG 1.3 SHB (Single Host Board) supports Intel® Core 2 Duo processor that based on Intel® innovated Core Microarchitecture. attractive processor does not only posses amazing parallel computing power but also generates 65W TDP (Thermal Design Power).

  • Page 5: Check List

    Check List The 96M4321o package should cover the following basic items: One 96M4321o single host board One dual Serial ports cable kit One single Parallel port cable kit...

  • Page 6: Product Specification

    & mouse; four USB ports on-board and dual USB ports via backplane) for high-speed I/O peripheral devices PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard Interface Support one 10-pin connector for external PS/2 keyboard/mouse connection Auxiliary I/O Interfaces System reset switch, external speaker, Keyboard lock and HDD active LED, etc 96M4321o User’s Manual...
  • Page 7 ‧Primary Master SATA HDD: HITACHI-HDS721680PLA380 (82GB) ‧OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional + SP2 ‧Test Programs: Burning Test V5.0 ‧Run Time: Full loading Operating Temperature: 0°C ~ 60°C (23°F ~ 140°F) Storage Temperature: -20°C ~ 80°C Relative Humidity: 5% ~ 90%, non-condensing 96M4321o User’s Manual...

  • Page 8: Mechanical Drawing

    PCI Express x4, high throughput storage expansion card via backplane. ICH8DO provides six SATA 300 ports, together with Intel® Matrix Storage Technology (MST), the 96M4321o offers cost effective RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 that seamlessly protects against data loss from hard drive failure. Dual SATA ports and dual USB ports are routed to gold finger for better wiring consideration of these two kinds of interface via backplane.
  • Page 9 USB PORT USB BUS ICH8-DO PCI-E Bye 1 x 4 ICH8 PCI BUS HD AUDIO HD LINK SPI BUS SPI BUS PICMG 1.3 LPC BUS BIOS SPI ROM W83627EHG RS232 x2 KB/MS GPIO MONITOR 96M4321o System Block Diagram 96M4321o User’s Manual...

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration

    Hardware Configuration This chapter gives the definitions and shows the positions of jumpers, headers and connector. All of the configuration jumpers on 96M4321o series are in the proper position. The default settings shipped from factory are marked with a star ( ).

  • Page 11: Connector Allocation

    Internal USB Connector External USB Connector Internal USB Connector Audio CD -IN Connector Audio Connector COM1 Serial Port 1 Connector COM2 Serial Port 2 Connector External PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector General Purpose I/O Connector Parallel Port Connector External Speaker Connector 96M4321o User’s Manual...
  • Page 12 Monitor ID1 (MONID1) (5V I/F) VGA DDC Data (5V I/F) Horizontal Sync. (HSYNC) (5V I/F) Vertical Sync. (VSYNC) (5V I/F) VGA DDC Clock (5V I/F) J9: CPU Fan Connector PIN No. Signal Description Ground +12V Fan Control Fan Speed Detecting signal 96M4321o User’s Manual...
  • Page 13 Motor ENA# Ground Drive Select B# Ground Drive Select A# Ground Motor ENB# Ground Direction# Ground Step# Ground Write Data# Ground Write Gate# Ground Track 0# Ground Write Protect# Ground Read Data# Ground Head Select# Ground Disk Change# 96M4321o User’s Manual...
  • Page 14 5V Dual is always available. It's supplied by either 5V VCC power source in normal operation mode or 5V standby power source in standby mode. J40: Audio CD-IN Connector PIN No. Signal Description CD-in Left Channel CD Ground CD Ground CD-in Right Channel 96M4321o User’s Manual...
  • Page 15 RXD (Receive Data) DATA+ TXD (Transmit Data) DTR (Data Terminal Ready) GND (Ground) DSR (Data Set Ready) RTS (Request to Send) CTS (Clear to Send) RI (Ring Indicator) Note: J43 (COM2) could be configurable as RS-232/422/485 with jumper JP5. 96M4321o User’s Manual...
  • Page 16 Auto Form Feed# Data 0 Error# Data 1 Initialization# Data 2 Printer Select IN# Data 3 Ground Data 4 Ground Data 5 Ground Data 6 Ground Data 7 Ground Acknowledge# Ground Busy Ground Paper Empty Ground Printer Select 96M4321o User’s Manual...
  • Page 17 SATA LED Signal 3.3V J53/J54 : Ethernet RJ-45 Connector PIN No. Signal Description MDI0+ (MDI0P) MDI0- (MDI0N) MDI1+ (MDI1P) MDI2+ (MDI2P) MDI2- (MDI2N) MDI1- (MDI1N) MDI3+ (MDI3P) MDI3- (MDI3N) J58: Power LED Connector PIN No. Signal Description Ground 3.3V 96M4321o User’s Manual...

  • Page 18: Chapter 3 System Installation

    (pin 1) of the CPU corresponds to the socket’s bevel end. Then press the CPU gently until it fits into correct place. If this operation is not easy or smooth, don’t do it forcibly. You need to check and rebuild the CPU pin uniformly. 96M4321o User’s Manual...
  • Page 19 System Installation Triangle mark is meaning first pin position; kindly assemble and take aim at notch of top and bottom between CPU and socket. Figure 3-2 Figure 3-3 Figure 3-4 96M4321o User’s Manual...

  • Page 20: Main Memory

    4) Follow the steps of installing a CPU to change to another one or place handling bar to close the opened socket. Configuring System Bus 96M4321o will automatically detect the CPU used. All of CPU speed of Intel Pentium D, Pentium 4 and Celeron D can be detected automatically.

  • Page 21: Installing The Single Board Computer

    Step 1 : Check all jumpers setting on proper position Step 2 : Install and configure CPU and memory module on right position Step 3 : Place 96M4321o into the dedicated position in the system Step 4 : Attach cables to existing peripheral devices and secure it WARNING Please ensure that SBC is properly inserted and fixed by mechanism.

  • Page 22: Chipset Component Driver

    3.3.1 Chipset Component Driver The chipset used on 96M4321o series is relatively new which operating systems might not be able to recognize. To overcome this compatibility issue, for Windows Operating Systems such as Windows 2000/XP, please install its INF before any of other Drivers are installed.

  • Page 23: On-Board Realtek Alc262 Device

    2-channel audio function such as Line-in/Line-out/MIC via header on- board. Driver Support Please find Sound driver in \Audio of 96M4321o driver CD-title. The drivers support Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Clear CMOS Operation The following table indicates how to enable/disable CMOS Clear Function hardware circuit by putting jumpers at proper position.

  • Page 24: Wdt Function

    96M4321o allows users control WDT through dynamic software programming. The WDT starts counting when it is activated. It sends out a signal to system reset or to non-maskable interrupt (NMI), when time-out interval ends. To prevent the time-out interval from running out, a re-trigger signal will need to be sent before the counting reaches its end.

  • Page 25: Smbus

    SMB devices and external ACCESS bus devices. On-Board USB 2.0 Controller Drivers Support ICH8R USB driver in /USB20 directory of 96M4321o CD- Please find Intel ® title. The drivers support Windows-2000/XP.

  • Page 26: Gpio

    (0V/5V), and each source sink capacity up to 12mA. 3.8.2 96M4321o GPIO Programming Guide There are 8 GPIO pins on 96M4321o series. These GPIO pins are from SUPER I/O (W83627EHG) GPIO pins, and can be programmed as Input or Output direction.
  • Page 27 Read LD7_CRF1h_Bit0; Read the status from GPIO10 pin (J46_Pin1) How to access W83627EHG CR? In 96M4321o, the EFER = 002Eh, and EFDR = 002Fh. EFER and EFDR are 2 IO ports needed to access W83627EHG CR. EFER is the Index Port, EFDR is the Data Port.

  • Page 28: Example

    0x87); void exit_Superio_CFG(void) outportb(Superio_Addr, 0xAA); void Set_CFG(unsigned char Addr,unsigned char Value) unsigned char d; outportb(Superio_Addr, Addr); delay(2); outportb(Superio_Addr +1, Value); #ifdef DEBUG d = inportb(Superio_Addr+1); printf("\nWrite %x to CR%x, read back is:%x",Value,Addr,d); #endif /*DEBUG*/ delay(2); 96M4321o User’s Manual 3-11...
  • Page 29 = Get_CFG(0xF1); /* get GPIO Port 1 data */ d = d & 0xF0; if (d != 0xe0 ) printf("\nGP10 -> GP14 test fail !!!\n\n"); Set_CFG(0xF0, 0xff); /* GPIO Port 1 is input */ exit(1); 96M4321o User’s Manual 3-12...
  • Page 30 /* IO test loop 2 */ /* Set GPIO Port 1 Enable */ Set_CFG(0x07, 0x07); /* Select logic device 07*/ Set_CFG(0x30, 0x01); /* Enable GPIO Port 1 */ Set_CFG(0xF0, 0x0F); /* GPIO Port 1 B7-4 is output, B3-0 is input */ 96M4321o User’s Manual 3-13...
  • Page 31 = Get_CFG(0xF1); /* get GPIO Port 1 data */ d = d & 0x0F; if (d != 0x07 ) printf("\nGP17 -> GP13 test fail !!!\n\n"); Set_CFG(0xF0, 0xff); /* GPIO Port 1 is input */ exit(1); 96M4321o User’s Manual 3-14...
  • Page 32 System Installation Set_CFG(0xF0, 0xff); /* GPIO Port 1 is input */ printf("\nGPIO TEST PASS !\n\n"); return(0); 96M4321o User’s Manual 3-15...

  • Page 33: Chapter 4 Bios Setup Information

    Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information 96M4321o is equipped with the AWARD BIOS stored in Flash ROM. This BIOS has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration easily. This type of information is stored in CMOS RAM so that it is retained during power-off periods.

  • Page 34: Main Menu

    BIOS Setup Information Main Menu Once you enter 96M4321o series AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, a Main Menu is presented. The Main Menu allows user to select from eleven setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to switch among items and press <Enter>...

  • Page 35: Standard Cmos Setup Menu

    [EVG/VGA] Halt On [All, But Keyboard] Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 252928K Total Memory 253952K ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults 96M4321o User’s Manual...
  • Page 36 Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Extended Displays the amount of extended Memory memory detected during boot up Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system Note: is indicating default setting. 96M4321o User’s Manual...

  • Page 37: Ide Adaptors Setup Menu

    Set the number of cylinders for hard disk Head Min=0, Max=255 Set the number of read/write heads Precomp Min=0, Max=65535 **** Warning: Setting a value of 65535 means no hard disk Landing zone Min=0, Max=65535 **** Sector Min=0, Max=255 Number of sectors per track 96M4321o User’s Manual...

  • Page 38: Advanced Bios Features

    Mark DMI Event as Read [Enter] Event Log Capacity Space Available Event Log Validity Valid ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults 96M4321o User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu. ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults 96M4321o User’s Manual...
  • Page 40 Allows the system to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. Enabled Enable quick POST Disabled Normal POST First/Second/Third Boot Device Select your Boot Device Priority. The choice: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP 100, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB- CDROM, LAN and Disabled. 96M4321o User’s Manual...
  • Page 41 The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. 96M4321o User’s Manual...
  • Page 42 When this item is selected to [Yes], the DMI event log will be cleared at next POST stage, and then set this item to [No] automatic. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. View DMI Event Log Press [Enter] to show all DMI event log. 96M4321o User’s Manual 4-10...

  • Page 43: Advanced Chipset Features

    [Y] and [enter], then clear all DMI event logs right now. Advanced Chipset Features This section allows user to configure the system based on the specific features of the Q965 chipset for 96M4321o. This chipset manages bus speeds and Intel ®...
  • Page 44 F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults AMT BIOS support 96M4321o supports AMT (active management technology) function, when user sets this function “Enabled”, user shall follow up the procedure which must press <Ctrl> and “P” simultaneously to enter AMI program screen.

  • Page 45: Integrated Peripherals

    Super IO Device [Press Enter] Watch Dog Timer Select [Disabled] USB Device Setting [Press Enter] ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults 96M4321o User’s Manual 4-13...
  • Page 46 IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device. The choice: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4. 96M4321o User’s Manual 4-14...
  • Page 47 This item allows enable/disable onboard Floppy disk controller. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2 Select an DDR2 and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. The choice: 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, Disabled, Auto. 96M4321o User’s Manual 4-15...
  • Page 48 The choice: Disabled, 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7. Parallel Port Mode There are four different modes for the onboard parallel port : Switch to SPP mode Switch to EPP mode Switch to ECP mode ECP + EPP Switch to ECP + EPP mode 96M4321o User’s Manual 4-16...
  • Page 49 Auto decide USB device operation mode. [High speed]: if USB device was high speed device, then it operated. USB Keyboard Function This item allows enabling USB keyboard function under POST, BIOS setup menu, DOS, or Windows-NT with no USB driver loaded. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. 96M4321o User’s Manual 4-17...

  • Page 50: Power Management Setup

    Secondary IDE 1 [Disabled] FDD,COM,LPT Port [Disabled] PCI PIRQ[A-D]# [Disabled] PWRON After PWR-Fail [Off] ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults 96M4321o User’s Manual 4-18...
  • Page 51 Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer. DPMS Initial display power management signaling. Video Off In Suspend This allows user to enable/disable video off in Suspend Mode. The choice: Yes, No. 96M4321o User’s Manual 4-19...
  • Page 52 Power On by Ring When select the default “Enabled”, a system that is at soft-off mode will be alert to Wake-On-Modem or Wake-On LAN. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. USB KB Wake-Up From S3 The choice: Enabled, Disabled. 96M4321o User’s Manual 4-20...
  • Page 53 The choice: Enabled, Disabled. PCI PIRQ[A-D]# This option can be used to detect PCI device activities. If they are activities, the system will go into sleep mode. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. 96M4321o User’s Manual 4-21...

  • Page 54: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    Default is Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. 96M4321o User’s Manual 4-22...
  • Page 55 PCI/ISA PnP for devices compliant with the plug and play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Maximum Payload Size Set maximum TLP payload size for the PCI Express devices; the unit is byte. The choice: 128. 96M4321o User’s Manual 4-23...

  • Page 56: Pc Health Status

    F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Spread Spectrum This item allows user to enable/disable the spread spectrum modulate. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. COU Host/SRC/PCI Clock The choice: Default. 96M4321o User’s Manual 4-24...

  • Page 57: Default Menu

    To disable a password, just press <Enter> when prompted to enter the password. A message will confirm the password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will reboot and Setup can be entered freely. 96M4321o User’s Manual 4-25...

  • Page 58: Exiting Selection

    Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N This allows user to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous selections remain in effect. This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer. 96M4321o User’s Manual 4-26...

  • Page 59: Chapter 5 Troubleshooting

    Chapter 5 Troubleshooting This chapter provides a few useful tips to quickly get 96M4321o running with success. As basic hardware installation has been addressed in Chapter 2, this chapter will primarily focus on system integration issues, in terms of BIOS setting, and OS diagnostics.

  • Page 60: Bios Setting

    To make sure that you have a successful start with 96M4321o series, it is recommended, when going with the boot-up sequence, to hit “DEL” key and enter the BIOS setup menu to tune up a stable BIOS configuration so that you can wake up your system far well.
  • Page 61 IRQ #15 Usable IRQ It is then very easy to find out which IRQ resource is ready for additional peripherals. If IRQ resource is not enough, please disable some devices listed above to release further IRQ numbers. 96M4321o User’s Manual...

  • Page 62: Faq

    Question: Why cannot I install USB 2.0 driver? Answer: If you are using Windows 2000, you need to update your Service-Pack version to Service-Pack 4. If you are using Windows XP, you need to update Service-Pack to Service Pack 1 at least. 96M4321o User’s Manual...
  • Page 63 Question: I forget my password of system BIOS, what am I supposed to do? Answer: You can simply short 2-3 pins on JP4 to clean your password. Note: Please visit our technical web site at http://www.DSM.AG For additional technical information is not covered in this manual. 96M4321o User’s Manual...
  • Page 64 = Conventional memory ends at 640K = 9F00-9FBF Extended BIOS Area 9FC0-9FFF Unused A000-AFFF VGA Graphics B000-B7FF Unused B800-BFFF VGA Text C000-CAFF Video ROM CB00-CC49 5.2K Unused CC4A-CFFF High RAM D000-DFFF Page Frame E000-EEFF Unused EF00-EFFF F000-FFFF System ROM First 64K Extended 96M4321o User’s Manual...
  • Page 65 Usable IRQ IRQ 10 Unassigned Usable IRQ IRQ 11 Unassigned Usable IRQ IRQ 12 System ROM IBM Mouse Event IRQ 13 System ROM Coprocessor Error IRQ 14 System ROM Hard Disk Event IRQ 15 Unassigned Usable IRQ 96M4321o User’s Manual...

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