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Aaeon All-in-One Super7 Single Board Computer PCM-5896 User Manual

All-in-one super7 single board computer with lcd, ethernet, audio, & 4 coms
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  • Page 2: Fcc Statement

    FCC STATEMENT THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARM- FUL INTERFERENCE. (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION. THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN TESTED AND FOUND TO COMPLY WITH THE LIMITS FOR A CLASS "A"...
  • Page 3 AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends, Inc. Award is a trademark of Award Software International, Inc. Cyrix is a trademark of Cyrix Corporation. IBM, PC/AT, PS/2, and VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Intel and Pentium II are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
  • Page 4 EMAC Each and every EMAC product is built to the most exacting specifications to ensure reliable performance in the harsh and demanding conditions typical of industrial environments. Whether your new EMAC equipment is destined for the laboratory or the factory floor, you can be assured that your product will provide the reliability and ease of operation for which the name EMAC has come to be known.
  • Page 5 EMAC warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. This warranty does not apply to any products which have been repaired or altered by persons other than repair personnel autho- rized by EMAC, or which have been subject to misuse, abuse, accident or improper installation.
  • Page 6 Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: • 1 PCM-5896 All-in-One Single Board Computer • 1 Quick Installation Guide • 1 CD-ROM contains the followings: — User’s Manual (this manual in PDF file) —...
  • Page 7 Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing the PCM-5896 board. This user’s manual is designed to help you to get the most out of the PCM-5896, please read it thoroughly before you install and use the board. The product that you have purchased comes with an one-year limited warranty, but EMAC will not be responsible for misuse of the product.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Introduction ..2 Features ... 3 Specifications ... 4 Board layout ... 7 Board dimensions ... 8 Jumpers and connectors ... 10 Locating jumpers ... 12 Locating connectors ... 13 Setting jumpers ... 14 CPU installing and upgrading ... 15 Installing DRAM (DIMMs) ...
  • Page 9 IrDA connector (CN7) ... 30 Display connectors (CN9, CN12) ... 31 VGA display connector (CN12)... 31 LCD connector (CN9) ... 32 CD Audio connector (CN10) ... 33 Keyboard and mouse connector (CN11) ... 33 Audio connector (CN13) ... 34 Parallel port connector (CN14) ... 35 Parallel port IRQ1 ...
  • Page 10 Integrated peripherals setup ... 72 Supervisor/User password setting ... 75 IDE HDD auto detection ... 77 Save & exit setup ... 78 Exit without saving ... 79 Software drives ... 82 Hardware configuration ... 82 Necessary prerequisites ... 83 Before you begin ... 83 Windows 95 ...
  • Page 11 Programming the watchdog timer ... 106 How to set the watchdog timer ... 106 Installing PC/104 modules ... 110 PCM-10489-4 Wiring Kit ... 114 Optional USB Cable... 115...
  • Page 13 This chapter gives background informa- tion on the mainboard. Sections include: • Board specifications • Layout and dimensions Chapter 1 General Information...

  • Page 14: Features

    The PCM-5896 is an all-in-one multi-media Super7 (Pentium) processor based single board computer (SBC) with a 32-bit PCI audio controller, a PCI Flat Panel controller, a PCI 100Base-Tx Ethernet interface, and one PCI expansion slot. With 100MHz system bus, the PCM-5896 achieves outstanding performance that surpasses any other SBC in its class.

  • Page 15: Chapter 1 General Information

    • Supports Intel P54C/P55C, AMD K6-2/K6, Cyrix 6x86MX/M II, and IDT Winchip (With system bus frequencies up to 100MHz) • DiskOnChip (SSD) up to 144MB • 64-bit PCI-bus SVGA/LCD controller supports LCD & CRT display • 100Base-Tx Ethernet interface, supports Remote Boot ROM function. •...
  • Page 16 Standard SBC Functions • CPU: Intel Pentium MMX 166~233MHz, AMD K6-2 266~400MHz, Cyrix M II 233~300 MHz (With system bus frequencies up to 100MHz) • CPU socket: Intel Socket 7 • BIOS: Award 256KB Flash BIOS • Chipset: ALi 1541/1543 •...
  • Page 17 • Interrupt: 15 interrupt levels (8259 equivalent) • Power management: Supports ATX power supply. Supports PC97, LAN wake up, and modem ring-in functions. I/O peripheral devices support power saving and doze/standby/suspend modes. APM 1.2 compliant • H/W status monitoring: Winbond W83781D H/W status monitoring IC supports power supply voltage and temperatures monitoring Flat Panel/CRT Interface •...
  • Page 18 Expansion Slots • PC/104 connector: One 16-bit 104-pin connector onboard • PCI slot: One 32-bit PCI slot onboard Mechanical and Environmental • Power supply voltage: +5V (4.75V to 5.25V), +12V (11.4V to 12.6V) • Typical power requirement: +5V@8A • Operating temperature: 32 to 140 F (0 to 60 •...
  • Page 19 Chapter 1 General Information...
  • Page 20 5.08 40.64 97.16 100.97 119.38 PCM-5896 dimensions PCM-5896 User Manual 3.56 174.63 177.17 193.04 198.12 203.20 dimensions in mm...
  • Page 21 This chapter describes how to set up the main board hardware, including instruc- tions on setting jumpers and connecting peripherals, switches, and indicators. Be sure to read all the safety precautions before you begin the installation proce- dure. Chapter 2 Installation 9...

  • Page 22: Jumpers And Connectors

    Connectors on the board link it to external devices such as hard disk drives, a keyboard, or floppy drives. In addition, the board has a number of jumpers that allow you to configure your system to suit your application. The following tables list the function of each of the board's jumpers and connectors.

  • Page 23: Atx Power Connector (Cn8)

    Label Function CPU fan power connector PC/104 connector USB ports connector IDE drive connector Front panel connector IrDA connector ATX power connector LCD display connector CN10 CD-ROM signal input connector CN11 Keyboard and PS/2 mouse connector CN12 VGA display connector CN13 Audio connector CN14...
  • Page 24 12 PCM-5896 User Manual...
  • Page 25 CN 3 CN 6 CN 5 CN 7 CN 2 CN11 CN 17 CN 13 CN 14 CN 16 CN 9 CN 8 CN 10 LED1 CN15 CN 12 Chapter 2 Installation 13...
  • Page 26 You can configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers. A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch. It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them. To “close”...
  • Page 27 You can upgrade to a more powerful Socket7 CPU at any time. Simply remove the old CPU, install the new one, and set the jumpers for the new CPU speed. Warning! Always disconnect the power cord from your chassis when you are working on it. Do not make connections while the power is on as sensitive electronic components can be dam- aged by the sudden rush of power.
  • Page 28 The left edge of the PCM-5896 contains a socket for 168-pin dual inline memory module (DIMM). The socket uses 3.3 V unbuffered synchronous DRAM (SDRAM). DIMM is available in capacities of 16, 32, 64, or 128 MB. The socket can be filled in the DIMM of any size, giving your PCM-5896 single board computer between 16 and 128 MB of memory.
  • Page 29 You can use J2 to clear the CMOS data if necessary. To reset the CMOS data, place a jumper on J2 for just a few seconds, and then remove the jumper. Protect* *default Chapter 2 Installation 17 Clear CMOS...
  • Page 30 The DiskOnChip 2000 occupies an 8 Kbyte window in the upper memory address range of D400 to E000. You should ensure this does not conflict with any other device's memory address. J3 controls the memory address of the Flash disk. DiskOnChip 2000 memory address (J3) Memory address (HEX) DISABLE...
  • Page 31 The ATX Soft-Power switch connector is a 2-pin header. Locate the power switch cable from your system. It is a 2-pin female connector. Plug this connector to the Soft-Power switch connector marked J8. The PCM-5896 COM2 serial port can be selected as RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 by setting J6 &...
  • Page 32 You can select the LCD control signal by setting J7. The following charts show the available option. *default You can select the LCD connector CN9 (pin 5 and pin 6) driving voltage by setting J8. The configurations are as follows: *default 20 PCM-5896 User Manual ASHF CLK...
  • Page 33 The 9th pin of COM3 and COM4 (9-pin D-sub connector) can be selected as RI, +5V, or +12V by setting J10 & J5. 1 3 5 2 4 6 RI * 1 3 5 2 4 6 *default You can select the onboard audio output by setting J12. "Speaker out"...
  • Page 34 S1 must be set to match the CPU type. The table below shows the available configurations. CAUTION: Improper settings may damage the CPU! 22 PCM-5896 User Manual 1 : ON 0 : OFF * default...
  • Page 35 CPU core frequency = External CPU clock (60~100 MHz) * CPU frequency ratio (2~5.5X). The following table shows the available CPU external clock configurations. CAUTION: Improper settings may damage the CPU! 1 : ON 0 : OFF * default Chapter 2 Installation 23...
  • Page 36 You can set the CPU frequency ratio from 2 to 5.5 by setting S3 (4~6). CAUTION: Improper settings may damage the CPU! 24 PCM-5896 User Manual 1 : ON 0 : OFF * default...

  • Page 37: Cpu Fan Power Connector (Cn1)

    The ATX power supply uses 20-pin connector shown below. Make sure you plug in the right direction. ATX power connector Signal +5 V 5V SB +12V Plug in the fan cable to the 3-pin fan connector onboard. The fan connector is marked CN1. CPU fan power connector (CN1) Signal Fan speed sense...
  • Page 38 The PCM-5896 provides two USB (Universal Serial Bus) interfaces, which give complete plug and play, hot attach/detach for up to 127 external devices. The USB interfaces comply with USB specifica- tion Rev. 1.0, and can be disabled in the system BIOS setup. Function UD1- UD1+...
  • Page 39 You can attach one or two Enhanced Integrated Device Electronics hard disk drives to the mainboard's internal controller. The mainboard's IDE controller uses a PCI local-bus interface. This advanced interface supports faster data transfer and allows the IDE hard drive to exceed 528 MB. Connecting drives is done in a daisy-chain fashion and requires one of two cables, depending on the drive size.
  • Page 40 IDE hard drive connector Signal IDE RESET DATA 7 DATA 6 DATA 5 DATA 4 DATA 3 DATA 2 DATA 1 DATA 0 SIGNAL GND IO WRITE IO READ IO CHANNEL READY 28 IRQ14 ADDR 1 ADDR 0 HARD DISK SELECT 0 IDE ACTIVE 28 PCM-5896 User Manual Signal...

  • Page 41: Front Panel Connector (Cn6)

    Next you may want to install external LED and switches to monitor and control the mainboard. These features are completely optional. Install them only if you need them. The front panel connector (CN6) is an 8-pin male, dual in-line header and provides connec- tions for a speaker, hard disk access indicator, and an input switch for resetting the card.
  • Page 42 The IrDA connector (CN7) can be configured to support wireless infrared module, with this module and application software such as laplink or Win95 Direct Cable connection, user can transfer files to or from laptops, notebooks, PDA and printers. This connector supports HPSIR (115.2Kbps, 2 meters), ASK-IR (56Kbps) and Fast IR (4Mbps, 2 meters).
  • Page 43 The mainboard's PCI SVGA interface can drive conventional CRT displays and is capable of driving a wide range of flat panel displays, including electroluminescent (EL), gas plasma, passive LCD, and active LCD displays. The board has two connectors to support these displays, one for standard CRT VGA monitors and one for flat panel displays.
  • Page 44 CN9 is a 50-pin, dual-in-line header used for flat panel displays. When the mainboard's power is applied, the control signal is low until just after the relevant flat panel signals are present. Configuration of the VGA interface is done completely via the software utility.
  • Page 45 This connector is used to connect to a CD audio cable. Signal CD_L CD_R The mainboard provides a keyboard connector which supports both a keyboard and a PS/2 style mouse. In most cases, especially in embedded applications, a keyboard is not used. The standard PC/AT BIOS will report an error or fail during power-on-self-test (POST) after a reset if the keyboard is not present.
  • Page 46 The PCM-5896 provides all major audio signals on a 14-pin flat- cable connector, CN13. Attach the Mic In, Line In, and Audio Out to the corresponding pins as shown in the following table. Signal Mic In Line In Left Line In Right Audio Out Left 34 PCM-5896 User Manual Signal...
  • Page 47 Normally, the parallel port is used to connect the board to a printer. The mainboard includes an onboard parallel port, accessed through CN14, a 26-pin flat-cable connector. You need an adapter cable if you use a traditional DB-25 connector. The cable has a 26-pin connector on one end and a DB-25 connector on the other.
  • Page 48 This 100Base-Tx Ethernet connector is a standard RJ-45 connec- tor. The onboard Realtek RTL8139A fast Ethernet controller supports 10Mb/s and 100 Mb/s N-way auto-negotiation operation. 36 PCM-5896 User Manual Signal Signal...
  • Page 49 The PCM-5896 offers four serial ports, three RS-232 and one RS- 232/422/485. These ports allow you to connect them to serial devices (mouse, printers, etc.). SIGNAL COM1 DCDA RXDA TXDA DTRA COM2 11 DCDB (422TXD-/485DATA-) RXDB (422TXD+/485DATA+) TXDB (422RXD+) DTRB (422RXD-) COM3 DCDC...
  • Page 50 You can attach up to two floppy drives to the mainboard control- ler. You can use any combination of 5¼" (360 KB and 1.2 MB) and/or 3½" (720 KB, 1.44 MB, and 2.88 MB) drives. A 34-pin daisy-chain drive connector cable is required for a dual- drive system.
  • Page 51 Floppy drive connector (CN17) Signal Signal DENSITY SELECT DRIVE TYPE INDEX MOTOR 0 DRIVE SELECT 1 DRIVE SELECT 2 MOTOR 1 DIRECTION STEP WRITE DATA WRITE GATE TRACK 0 WRITE PROTECT READ DATA HEAD DELECT DISK CHANGE Chapter 2 Installation 39...
  • Page 52 The PCM-5896 supports three sets of LED connector for external LED indicators. Flashing Tx or Rx LEDs indicate that the PCM-5896 is transmitting or receiving data. A continuously lit LED indicates good linkage between the PCM-5896 and its supporting hub. 40 PCM-5896 User Manual Signal Rx LED...
  • Page 53 The DiskOnChip 2000 family of products provides a single chip solid-state flash disk in a standard 32-pin DIP package. The DiskOnChip 2000 is a solid-state disk with no moving parts, resulting in a significant reduction in power consumption and an increase in reliability.
  • Page 54 When the DOC is installed correctly, a DOC will work like an HDD or an FDD. To install the DOC on the mainboard, follow the instructions below: 1. Plug the DOC into the socket. Make sure pin 1 of the DOC is aligned with pin 1 of the socket.
  • Page 55 This chapter describes how to configure the BIOS for the PCM-5896. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...
  • Page 56 The Award BIOS is immediately activated when you first turn on the computer. The BIOS reads system configuration information in CMOS RAM and begins the process of checking out the system and configuring it through the power-on self test (POST). When these preliminaries are finished, the BIOS seeks an operating system on one of the data storage devices (hard drive, floppy drive, etc.).

  • Page 57: Chapter 3 Award Bios Setup

    These keys helps you navigate in Setup: Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item in the left hand Right arrow Move to the item in the right hand Main Menu: Quit and not save changes into Other pages: Exit current page and return to PgDn/+ Increase the numeric value or make...
  • Page 58 Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appro- priate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press Esc or the F1 key again. If, after making and saving system changes with Setup, you discover that your computer no longer is able to boot, the Award- BIOS supports an override to the CMOS settings that resets your system to its default configuration.
  • Page 59 Standard CMOS Options in the original PC AT-compatible BIOS. BIOS Features Award Software enhanced BIOS options. Chipset Features Options specific to your system chipset. Power Advanced Power Management (APM) Management options. PnP/PCI Plug and Play standard and PCI Local Bus Configuration configuration options.
  • Page 60 Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Save PCM-5896 User Manual BIOS defaults are factory settings for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. Setup defaults are factory settings for optimal-performance system operations. Save settings in nonvolatile CMOS RAM and exit Setup.
  • Page 61 When you choose the STANDARD CMOS SETUP option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...

  • Page 62: Specifications

    This standard setup menu allows users to configure system components such as the date, time, hard disk drive, floppy drive, display, and memory. Online help for each field can be accessed by pressing F1. Date and Time Configuration The BIOS determines the day of the week from the other date information.
  • Page 63 selecting the drive type are available: 1.Match the specifications of your installed IDE hard drive(s) with the preprogrammed values for drive types 1 through 45. 2.Select USER and enter values into each drive parameter field. 3.Use the IDE HDD AUTO DECTECTION function in Setup. Here is a brief explanation of drive specifications: •Type: The BIOS contains a table of pre-defined drive types.
  • Page 64 - LBA (Logical Block Addressing): During drive accesses, the IDE controller transforms the data address described by sector, head, and cylinder number into a physical block address, significantly improving data transfer rates. For drives with greater than 1024 cylinders. Drive A Drive B Select the correct specifications for the diskette drive(s) installed in the computer.
  • Page 65 Pannel: This selection item allows user to select LCD BIOS to match the LCD types. There are eight, LCD types available for users to select as their LCD display modes as below: Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup s t i...
  • Page 66 Halt On During the power-on-self-test (POST), the computer stops if the BIOS detects a hardware error. You can tell the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot-up process. These are the selections: • No errors: POST does not stop for any errors. •...
  • Page 67 • Extended Memory Above the 1-MB boundary. Early IBM personal computers could not use memory above 1 MB, but current PCs and their software can use extended memory. • Other Memory Between 640 KB and 1 MB; often called High memory. DOS may...

  • Page 68: Bios Features Setup

    By choosing the BIOS FEATURES SETUP option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. PCM-5896 User Manual...
  • Page 69 POST than lose data during your work. Boot Sequence The original IBM PCs loaded the DOS operating system from drive A (floppy disk), so IBM PC-compatible systems are designed to search for an operating system first on drive A, and then on drive C (hard disk).
  • Page 70 Swap Floppy Drive This field is effective only in systems with two floppy drives. Selecting enabled assigns physical drive B to logical drive A, and physical drive A to logical drive B. Boot Up Floppy Seek When Enabled, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks.
  • Page 71 Shadowing copies firmware from ROM into system RAM, where the CPU can read it through the 16-bit or 32-bit DRAM bus. Firmware not shadowed must be read by the system through the 8- bit X-bus. Shadowing improves the performance of the system BIOS and similar ROM firmware for expansion peripherals, but it also reduces the amount of high memory (640 KB to 1 MB) avail- able for loading device drivers, etc.

  • Page 72: Chipset Features Setup

    By choosing the CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. PCM-5896 User Manual...
  • Page 73 The displayed configuration is based on the manufacturer's SETUP DEFAULTS settings. This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as SDRAM. It also coordinates communications between the conventional ISA bus and the PCI bus.
  • Page 74 I/O Recovery Time The I/O recovery mechanism adds bus clock cycles between PCI- originated I/O cycles to the ISA bus. This delay takes place because the PCI bus is so much faster than the ISA bus. Passive Release When Enabled, CPU to PCI bus accesses are allowed during passive release.
  • Page 75 By choosing the POWER MANAGEMENT option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...
  • Page 76 The displayed configuration is based on the manufacturer's SETUP DEFAULTS settings. Power Management This option allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving for Doze, Standby, and Suspend modes. This table describes each power management mode: Max Saving User Define Min Saving PCM-5896 User Manual...

  • Page 77: Modem Use Irq

    PM Control by APM If Advanced Power Management (APM) is installed on your system, selecting Yes gives better power savings. MODEM Use IRQ Name the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the modem (if any) on your system. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system.
  • Page 78 Standby Mode After the selected period of system inactivity, the CPU clock stops, the hard drive enters an idle state, and the L2 cache enters a power- save mode. All other devices still operate at full speed. Suspend Mode After the selected period of system inactivity, the chipset enters a hardware suspend mode, stopping the CPU clock and possibly causing other system devices to enter power management modes.

  • Page 79: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup

    By choosing the PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP option from the initial SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...
  • Page 80 The displayed configuration is based on the manufacturer's SETUP DEFAULTS settings. PNP OS Installed Select Yes if the system operating environment is Plug-and-Play aware (e.g., Windows 95). Resources Controlled By The Plug and Play AwardBIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play-compatible devices.
  • Page 81 DMA n Assigned to When resources are controlled manually, assign each system DMA channel as one of the following types, depending on the type of device using the interrupt: Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, requiring a specific DMA channel PCI/ISA PnP Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard, whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.
  • Page 82 LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS loads the default system values directly from ROM. The BIOS DEFAULTS provides the most stable settings, though they do not provide optimal performance. PCM-5896 User Manual...

  • Page 83: Load Setup Defaults

    LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS, on the other hand, provides for maximum system performance. If the stored record created by the setup utility becomes corrupted (and therefore unusable), BIOS defaults will load automatically when you turn the power on. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...
  • Page 84 By choosing the INTEGRATD PERIPHERALS option from the initial SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. PCM-5896 User Manual...
  • Page 85 The displayed configuration is based on the manufacturer's SETUP DEFAULSTS settings. On-Chip Primary IDE The onboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate the primary and/or secondary IDE interface. Select Disabled to deactivate this inter- face, if you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface.
  • Page 86 Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install an add-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field.
  • Page 87 You can set either SUPERVISOR or USER PASSWORD, or both of them. The difference between the two is that the supervisor password allows unrestricted access to enter and change the options of the setup menus, while the user password only allows entry to the program, but not modify options.

  • Page 88: Enter Password

    When you select this function, a message appears at the center of the screen: Type the password, up to eight characters, and press Enter. Typing a password clears any previously entered password from CMOS memory. Now the message changes: Again, type the password and press Enter. To abort the process at any time, press Esc.

  • Page 89: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    The IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION utility can automatically detect the IDE hard disk installed in your system. You can use it to self- detect and/or correct the hard disk type configuration. You need to repeat the setup for each of the IDE combinations: Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...
  • Page 90 If you select this option and press <ENTER>, the values entered in the setup utility will be recorded in the chipset's CMOS memory. The microprocessor will check this every time you turn your system on and compare this to what it finds as it checks the system.
  • Page 91 Seleting this option and press <Enter> lets you exit the setup program without recording any new values or changing old ones. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...
  • Page 92 PCM-5896 User Manual...
  • Page 93 This chapter provides information about: • Driver types and installation...
  • Page 94 The onboard VGA adapter is based on the CHIPS VGA Flat Panel/CRT controller and is fully IBM VGA compatible. This controller offers a large set of extended functions and higher resolutions. If you intend to use your VGA adapter in standard VGA modes only, you do not need to install any of these drivers.
  • Page 95 The instructions in this manual assume that you understand elementa- ry concepts of MS-DOS and the IBM Personal Computer. Before you attempt to install any driver from the Supporting CD-ROM, you should: • Know how to copy files from a CD-ROM to a directory on the hard disk •...
  • Page 96 These drivers are designed to work with Microsoft just install these drivers through the Windows Ò 1. Install Windows 95 as you normally would for a VGA display. Click the Start button, go to Settings and click on Control Panel. Choose the Display icon and double click on the icon. In the Display Properties window, show as figure 1: figure 1 Ò...
  • Page 97 Click the setting buttom, then click the Advanced Properties icon into the Advanced Display properties windows, show as figure2: figure 2...
  • Page 98 click on Change Display Type. In the Change Display Type window, click on the Change button under Adapter Type into the select Device window show as figure 3: This will bring up the Select Device window. figure 3...
  • Page 99 2. Place the Supporting CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. figure 4 In the Select Device window, click on Have Disk, Select Browse, and find the Win95 driver "chips95.inf" in the Supporting CD- ROM: cd-rom: \CD ROM\model name\driver\vga driver \win95\chips95.inf and then click OK. "cd-rom"...

  • Page 100: Driver Installation

    The name of the Chips And Tech "69000 PCI " driver will appear highlighted in the Models list boxfhow as figure. Click OK to start the driver installation show as figure 5: figure 5...
  • Page 101 3. Once the installation is complete, the Advanced display Properties window will reappear. Show as figure 6: figure 6...
  • Page 102 Click on close to close the window. Then the Display Properties window will reappear. Show as figure 7: figure 7...
  • Page 103 Click on Apply. Restart the system for the new settings to take effect, show as figure 8: figure 8...
  • Page 104 These drivers are designed to work with Microsoft Windows Version 3.1. You should install these drivers through Windows. 1. Install Windows as you normally would for a VGA display. Run Windows to make sure that it is working correctly. 2. Place the Supporting CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. In Windows Program Manager, choose File from the Options Menu.
  • Page 105 These drivers are designed to function with the OS/2 Version 4.0, 3.0 and 2.11 operating systems. To install this driver, do the following steps: 1. Open an OS/2 full screen or windowed session. 2. Place the Supporting CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 3.
  • Page 106 6. When the installation is complete, you will need to shut down and then restart the system for the changes to take effect. Make sure to remove the installation diskette before restarting the system.
  • Page 107 These drivers are designed to work with Microsoft Ò 1. Install Windows NT 3.51 as you normally would for a VGA display. Click the Star buttom, go to Settings and click on Control Panel icon. Then choose the Display and double click on the icon. In the Display Properties window, click the Setting buttom, then click the Display Type buttom into the Display Type windows, then click on Change buttom from the Adapter Type icon.
  • Page 108 Ò 1. Install Windows NT 4.0 as you normally would for a VGA display. Click the Star buttom, go to Settings and click on Control Panel icon. Then choose the Display and double click on the icon. In the Display Properties window, click the Setting buttom, then click the Display Type buttom into the Display Type windows, then click on Change buttom from the Adapter Type icon.
  • Page 109 This chapter describes how to configure the Etherent Card to match your applica- tion requirements. Chapter 5 Software Configuration...
  • Page 110 The onboard Ethernet interface supports all major network operating systems. I/O addresses and interrupts are easily configured via the Award BIOS Setup. To configure the medium type, to view the current configuration, or to run diagnostics, please refer to the following instruction: 1.
  • Page 111 This PCM-5896 is equipped with an audio interface that records and playback CD- quality audio. This chapter provides instructions for installing the software drivers on the included CDROM. Chapter 6 Software Configuration 99...
  • Page 112 The PCM-5896 on board audio interface provides high-quality stereo sound and FM music synthesis (ESFM) by using the ES1373 audio controller from Creative Labs, Inc. The audio interface can record, compress, and play back voice, sound, and music with built-in mixer control.
  • Page 113 After turning on the system, Windows 95 begins loading and starts detecting new hardware installed on the system. Tip: If you want to install the drivers manually, or your Windows 95 does not detect the new audio hardware, please perform the same installation procedure as described in NT 4.0 setion.
  • Page 114 4. Windows 95 makes changes to the system settings and begins detecting the following new hardware components: · Creative Gameport Joystick · SB Audio PCI 64V Legacy Device · Sound Blaster AudioPCI 64V 5. Upon initial installation, the setup process begins setting up the software.
  • Page 115 Follow these steps to install the audio drivers: 1. Excute the installation wizard named "CTRUN.EXE" in the follow- ing directory: cd-rom : \CD ROM\model name\dirver\Audio\Ctrun "cd-rom" : the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive "model name" : the model number of your product 2.
  • Page 116 PCM-5896 User Manual...

  • Page 117: Programming The Watchdog Timer

    The mainboard is equipped with a watchdog timer that resets the CPU or generates an interrupt if processing comes to a standstill for whatever reason. This feature ensures system reliability in industrial stand-alone and unmanned environments. Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer...
  • Page 118 1. To set the time-out interval of watchdog timer: -- output the desired value to port 0x443. Since the data is of 1 byte, the maximum value will be 255. In our design 2 ~ 255 will denote 2 ~ 255 sec. outportb(0x443, 30);...

  • Page 119: Appendix A Programming The Watchdog Timer

    outportb(0x444, 0): outportb(0x443x 10); customer_job(); outportb(0x443, 0); outputb(0x443, 20); another_job(); outportb(0x443, 0) Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer // set time-out event to reset-system // set time-out interval to 10 seconds // execute your job here, be sure your job will finished within 10 seconds // refresh watchdog timer, otherwise the system will reset after time-out // set time-out interval to 20 seconds...
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  • Page 121: Installing Pc/104 Modules

    This appendix provides instructions for installing PC/104 modules. Appendix B Installing PC/104 Modules...
  • Page 122 The PCM-5896's PC/104 connectors give you the flexibility to attach PC/104 expansion modules. These modules perform the functions of traditional plug-in expansion cards, but save space and valuable slots. Modules include: • PCM-3115B • PCM-3420 • PCM-3600 • PCM-3610 • PCM-3660 •...

  • Page 123: Appendix B Installing Pc/104 Modules

    PC/104 Mounting Support Female Male Main board PC/104 Module PC/104 Module Mounting Diagram 0.300 3.250 3.775 3.575 3.575 0.200 0.200 3.350 0.200 3.550 Appendix B Installing PC/104 Modules...
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  • Page 125 Appendix C Optional Extras...
  • Page 126 The cable kit PCM-10489-4 includes the following cables: " 5 " 5 PCM-5896 User Manual " 8 , n i , n i " 5 " 5 l e l l a i , t r & c r i c r i t g i l i a...

  • Page 127: Optional Usb Cable

    Optional USB Cable part no. 1709080150 Appendix C Optional Extras...
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