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ECB-870
Intel Pentium 4 Full-size CPU Card
with Dual 10/100 Base-Tx Ethernet
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Ed. – 20 May 2002
Part No.2047870000

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  • Page 1 User’s Manual ECB-870 Intel Pentium 4 Full-size CPU Card with Dual 10/100 Base-Tx Ethernet Ed. – 20 May 2002 Part No.2047870000...

  • Page 2: Fcc Statement

    ECB-870 FCC STATEMENT THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE. (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION.

  • Page 3: Copyright Notice

    Copyright Notice Copyright 2001, 2002, Evalue Technology Inc., ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this document may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the prior written permission of the original manufacturer.

  • Page 4: A Message To The Customer

    ECB-870 A Message to the Customer Evalue Customer Services Each and every Evalue’s 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 Evalue device 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 Evalue has come to be known.
  • Page 5 Product Warranty Evalue warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for two years 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 authorized by Evalue, or which have been subject to misuse, abuse, accident or improper installation.

  • Page 6: Packing List

    Packing List Before you begin installing your single board, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: 1 ECB-870 Pentium 4 Full-size single board 1 Quick Installation Guide 1 CD-ROM contains the followings: — User’s Manual (this manual in PDF file) —...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    3.6.1 SiS 315 4X AGP VGA Controller ... 14 3.6.2 Promise FastTrak100 UltraATA/100 IDE RAID Interface 3.6.3 Intel 82559(or 82559ER) & 82801BA(ICH2) + 82562ET (PHY) Network Controller ... 16 3.6.4 Drivers Support ... 16 Watchdog Timer Programming...17 Jumper & Connector...18 3.8.1...
  • Page 8 ECB-870 Setting Jumpers ...21 3.9.1 COM2 RS-232/422/485 Select (J1, J2, JCSEL) ... 22 3.9.2 LAN2 Enable / Disable Select (J82559) ... 23 3.9.3 M-Systems DiskOnChip Memory Address Select (JDOC) ... 23 3.9.4 DiskOnModule Power Select (JDOM) ... 23 3.9.5 RAID Enable / Disable Select 3.9.6...
  • Page 9 In Case of Problems...46 Main Menu...46 4.5.1 Setup Items ... 47 4.5.2 Standard CMOS Setup ... 48 4.5.3 Advanced CMOS Setup Defaults ... 51 4.5.4 Advanced Chipset Setup Defaults... 54 4.5.5 Integrated Peripherals Setup Defaults ... 57 4.5.6 Power Management Setup Defaults... 61 4.5.7 PnP/ PCI Setup Defaults...
  • Page 10 ECB-870 APPENDIX A: BIOS REVISIONS...87 APPENDIX B: SYSTEM RESOURCES...88 Memory Map... 88 I/O – Map 89 Interrupt Usage... 91 DMA-channel Usage... 92 APPENDIX C: AWARD BIOS POST POST Beep ...93 Error Messages ...93 CMOS Battery Has Failed... 93 CMOS Checksum Error ... 93 Disk Boot Failure, Insert System Disk And Press Enter ...
  • Page 11 User’s Manual BIOS ROM Checksum Error - System Halted... 97 Memory Test Fail..97 APPENDIX D: AWARD BIOS POST CODES ...98 Evalue Technology Inc.

  • Page 12: Document Amendment History

    ECB-870 Document Amendment History Revision Date Comment May. 2002 Harris Chen Initial Release Evalue Technology Inc.

  • Page 13: Manual Objectives

    A Troubleshooting Guide is also included to help when things go wrong. We strongly recommend that you study this manual carefully before attempting to interface with ECB-870 or change the standard configurations. Whilst all the necessary information is available in this manual we would recommend that unless you are confident, you contact your supplier for guidance.

  • Page 14: Introduction

    2. Introduction System Overview The ECB-870 is an all-in-one Full-size Pentium 4 Single Board Computer (SBC) designed with Intel embedded chipset 845E which supports the latest Intel m-PGA 478 Pentium 4 CPU up to 2.2 GHz+ at 400 MHz of FSB, the chipset SiS315 AGP 4X VGA with 128/256...

  • Page 15: System Specifications

    System Specifications General Functions CPU: Intel Pentium 4 CPU up to 2.2 GHz+ at 400 MHz of FSB CPU Socket: Intel Socket 478 BIOS: Award 2 Mb PnP flash BIOS with APM / ACPI supported Chipset: Intel 82845 (MCH) with 82801BA (ICH2), ITE 8888 PCI-to-ISA Bridge I/O Chipset: Intel 82801BA (ICH2) Memory: 168-pin DIMM x 3, Max.

  • Page 16: Mechanical And Environmental

    8MB to 576MB Mechanical and Environmental Power Consumption: +5 V @ 6.5A, +12 V @140mA, -12V @ 30mA w/ Intel Pentium 4 1.4 GHz CPU & 128 MB SDRAM Board Size: 13.3"(L) x 4.8"(W) (338 mm x 122 mm) Weight: 0.5 Kg...

  • Page 17: Architecture Overview

    ECB-870 Architecture Overview The following block diagram shows the architecture and main components of ECB-870. Two major chipsets on board are the 82845 Graph Memory Control Hub and 82801BA ICH2. These two devices provide interface to Socket478 processor, supports SDRAM with ECC, PCI bus interface, ACPI compliant power management, USB port, and Ultra DMA/33/66/100 IDE Bus Master.

  • Page 18: 82845 Mch And 82801Ba

    Intel 845 chipset-based platforms extend the Intel Pentium 4 processor capabilities with a great balance of price and performance for applied computing segments. The Intel 82845 MCH integrates a Display Cache SDRAM controller that supports a 32-bit 133 MHz SDRAM array for enhanced integrated 2D and 3D graphics performance.

  • Page 19: System Memory Interface

    SDRAM DIMMs and four rows with double-sided SDRAM DIMMs. The MCH’s system memory controller targets CAS latencies of 2 and 2.5 clocks for SDRAM. The MCH provides refresh functionality with a programmable rate (normal SDRAM rate is 1 refresh/15.6 µs). ECB-870 ECB-870 User’s Manual 7...

  • Page 20: Agp Interface

    The ICH2 PCI interface provides a 33 MHz, Rev. 2.2 compliant implementation. All PCI signals are 5V tolerant, except PME#. The ICH2 integrates a PCI arbiter that supports up to six external PCI bus masters in addition to the internal ICH2 requests. 8 ECB-870 User’s Manual...

  • Page 21: Ide Interface (Bus Master Capability And Synchronous Dma Mode)

    The LAN Controller can operate in either full duplex or half duplex mode. In full duplex mode the LAN Controller adheres with the IEEE 802.3x Flow Control specification. Half duplex performance is enhanced by a proprietary collision reduction mechanism. ECB-870 ECB-870 User’s Manual 9...

  • Page 22: M-Systems Diskonchip

    2.3.8.2 Intel 82559 The Ethernet interface is based on an Intel 82559 Ethernet controller that supports both 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX. The 82559 consists of both the Media Access Controller (MAC) and the physical layer (PHY) interface combined into a single component solution.

  • Page 23: Hardware Configuration

    As a safety precaution, use a grounding wrist strap at all times. Place all electronic components in a static-dissipative surface or static- shielded bag when they are not in the chassis. while the power is on. Sensitive electronic components can ECB-870 ECB-870 User’s Manual 11...

  • Page 24: Socket 478 Processor

    CPU is adopt, you have to use PC-100 SDRAM. For system compatibility and stability, please do not use memory module without brand. Both single and double-side DIMM module with ECC feature can be used on ECB-870. And, it is not necessary to install the DIMM module in order. You can install different size of SDRAM module on DIMM1, DIMM2, DIMM3 or all.

  • Page 25: M-Systems' Diskonchip Flash Disk

    M-Systems’ DiskOnChip Flash Disk ECB-870 reserves a 32-pin DIP socket to support M-Systems’ DiskOnChip flash disk up to 288 MB. The DiskOnChip is based on pure ISA bus and without PnP (Plug and Play) function. Before the installation, make sure that the DiskOnChip I/O address jumper is set properly to prevent the I/O resource conflict.

  • Page 26: Sis 315 4X Agp Vga Controller

    1024x768 256/64K/16M colors 85 Hz NI 1280x1024 256/64K/16M colors 85 Hz NI 1600x1200 256/64K/16M colors 85Hz NI 1920x1440 256/64K/16M colors 85Hz NI 2048x1536 256/64K/16M colors 85Hz NI low resolution modes (hidden) Supports virtual screen up to 4096x4096 14 ECB-870 User’s Manual...

  • Page 27: Promise Fasttrak100 Ultraata/100 Ide Raid Interface (Ecb-870R Only)

    “SCSI, A:, C:” since the RAID IDE is identified as a SCSI card Note: Before installing the device. Backup any necessary data. Failure to follow this accepted PC practice could result in data loss. ECB-870 (ECB-870R Only) ECB-870 User’s Manual 15...

  • Page 28: Intel 82559(Or 82559Er) & 82801Ba(Ich2) + 82562Et (Phy) Network Controller

    CPU utilization by off-loading communication tasks from the CPU. The ECB-870 equips two LED indicators on the RJ-45 connector to indicate the LAN interface status. These messages will provide you a guide for troubleshooting. Green LED LAN Activity LED that indicates the data transfer activity.

  • Page 29: Watchdog Timer Programming

    An optional two-port WDT is provided on ECB-870. This WDT comes with 8 possible ranges of time intervals from 500ms to 64sec., which can be adjusted by setting jumper positions.

  • Page 30: Jumper & Connector

    User’s Manual Jumper & Connector 3.8.1 Jumper & Connector Layout 18 ECB-870 User’s Manual...

  • Page 31: Jumper & Connector List

    4 x 3 header, pitch 2.54mm 4 x 2 header, pitch 2.54mm 2x 1 header, pitch 2.54mm 3x 1 header, pitch 2.54mm, (ECB-870R Only) 3 x 1 header, pitch 2.54mm 3 x 1 header, pitch 2.54mm ECB-870 User’s Manual 19...
  • Page 32 CPU Socket mPGA478 M-Systems DiskOnChip socket USB connector USBA CRT connector 20 ECB-870 User’s Manual Note 3 x 1 wafer, pitch 2.54mm 3 x 1 wafer, pitch 2.54mm 17 x 2 header, pitch 2.54mm 20 x 2 header, pitch 2.54mm 20 x 2 header, pitch 2.54mm...

  • Page 33: Setting Jumpers

    A pair of needle-nose pliers may be helpful when working with jumpers. If you have any doubts about the best hardware configuration for your application, contact your local distributor or sales representative before you make any changes. ECB-870 User’s Manual 21...

  • Page 34: Com2 Rs-232/422/485 Select (J1, J2, Jcsel)

    User’s Manual 3.9.1 COM2 RS-232/422/485 Select (J1, J2, JCSEL) The ECB-870 COM2 serial port can be selected as RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 by setting J1, J2, & JCSEL. COM2 RS-232/422/485 Select (J1, J2, JCSEL) JCSEL * default 22 ECB-870 User’s Manual...

  • Page 35: Lan2 Enable / Disable Select (J82559)

    3.9.2 LAN2 Enable / Disable Select (J82559) The primary LAN interface is controlled by Intel ICH2 with Intel 82562ET and setting as LAN1. It provides the same performance as Intel 82559 LAN with the same driver. The OPTIONAL secondary LAN interface is controlled by Intel 82559ER chipset and setting as LAN2.

  • Page 36: Raid Enable / Disable Select (Jraid, Ecb-870R Only)

    Watchdog Timer Select (JWDT) You can use JWDT to enable / disable the onboard Watchdog timer function if necessary. Watchdog Timer Select (JWDT) JWDT * default 24 ECB-870 User’s Manual (JRAID, ECB-870R Only) Enable* Protect* Clear CMOS 1 2 3...

  • Page 37: Connector Definitions

    Connector Definitions 3.10.1 ATX Power Connector (ATX) 3.10.2 Pentium IV +12V Connector (JATXR1) Signal +12V 3.10.3 CPU Fan and System Fan Connector (CPUFAN, CHASFAN) Signal Signal +12V +12V 5V SB 5V SB Signal +12V ECB-870 Signal +12V ECB-870 User’s Manual 25...

  • Page 38: Floppy Connector (Floppy)

    User’s Manual 3.10.4 Floppy Connector (FLOPPY) 26 ECB-870 User’s Manual Signal Signal DRVDEN0# DRVDEN1# INDEX# MOA# DSB# DSA# MOB# DIR# STEP# TRAK0# WPT# RDATA# SIDE1# DSKCHG#...

  • Page 39: Signal Description - Floppy Connector (Floppy)

    Write protected. This active low Schmitt input from the disk drive indicates that the diskette is write-protected. DSKCHG# Diskette change. This signal is active low at power on and whenever the diskette is removed. ECB-870 ECB-870 User’s Manual 27...

  • Page 40: Primary Ide Connector (Ide1)

    User’s Manual 3.10.6 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1) 28 ECB-870 User’s Manual Signal Signal RESET# PDD7 PDD8 PDD6 PDD9 PDD5 PDD10 PDD4 PDD11 PDD3 PDD12 PDD2 PDD13 PDD1 PDD14 PDD0 PDD15 PDDREQ PDIOW# PDIOR# PDIORDY PDDACK# IRQ14 PDA1 PDA0 PDA2 PDCS1#...

  • Page 41: Secondary Ide Connector And Raid Ide Connector (Ide 2, & Ide 3, 4)

    2. IDE3/4 is available only on ECB-870R. Signal Signal RESET# SDD7 SDD8 SDD6 SDD9 SDD5 SDD10 SDD4 SDD11 SDD3 SDD12 SDD2 SDD13 SDD1 SDD14 SDD0 SDD15 NC/+5V SDDREQ SDIOW# SDIOR# SDIORDY SDDACK# IRQ15 SDA1 SDA0 SDA2 SDCS1# SDCS3# SDDACT# ECB-870 User’s Manual 29 ECB-870...

  • Page 42: Signal Description - Primary & Secondary And Raid Ide Connector (Ide 1, 2, 3, 4)

    If the IDE signals are configured for Primary and Secondary, these signals are connected to the corresponding signals on the Secondary IDE connector. If the IDE signals are configured for Primary Master and Primary Slave, these signals are used for the Primary Slave connector. 30 ECB-870 User’s Manual...
  • Page 43 If the IDE signals are configured for Primary and Secondary, this signal is connected to the corresponding signal on the Secondary IDE connector. If the IDE signals are configured for Primary Master and Primary Slave, these signals are used for the Primary Slave connector. ECB-870 ECB-870 User’s Manual 31...
  • Page 44 DMA channel. If the IDE signals are configured for Primary and Secondary, this signal is connected to the corresponding signal on the Primary IDE connector. If the IDE signals are configured for Primary Master and Primary Slave, this signal is used for the Primary Master connector. 32 ECB-870 User’s Manual...
  • Page 45 The signal level depends on the hard disk type, normally active low. RESET# IDE Reset. This signal resets all the devices that are attached to the IDE interface. IRQ14/15 Interrupt line from hard disk. Connected directly to PC-AT bus. ECB-870 ECB-870 User’s Manual 33...

  • Page 46: Internal Keyboard Connector (Jatkb)

    Bi-directional clock signal used to strobe data/commands from/to the PC-AT keyboard. KDAT Bi-directional serial data line used to transfer data from or commands to the PC-AT keyboard. 3.10.11 Front Panel Connector (JFRNT) 34 ECB-870 User’s Manual Signal KCLK KDAT Signal Signal...

  • Page 47: Fast & Standard Irda Connector (Jir)

    Data Carrier Detect. This signal indicates that the modem or data set has detected the data carrier. Ring Indicator. This signal indicates that the modem has received a telephone ringing signal. Signal IRRX IRTX Signal Signal CIRRX 5V Standby Signal ECB-870 User’s Manual 35 ECB-870...

  • Page 48: Serial Port 1 / 2 Connector In Rs-422 (Jcom1, Jcom2)

    Serial Port 2’s RTS signal (Modem control register). CTS +/- Clear To Send. The level of this differential signal pair input could be read from the Serial Port 2’s CTS signal. (Modem control register) 36 ECB-870 User’s Manual Signal Signal TxD+...

  • Page 49: Serial Port 1 / 2 Connector In Rs-485 (Jcom1, Jcom2)

    (typical 100-120 Signal Signal CTS/RTS + CTS/RTS - RxD/TxD + RxD/TxD - ). Stubs to substations should be avoided. ). The resistors could be placed ECB-870 User’s Manual 37 ECB-870...

  • Page 50: Atx Power Controller (Jps)

    10/100 BASE-Tx Ethernet Connector (LAN1, LAN2) 3.10.23 Signal Description – 10/100Base-Tx Ethernet Connector (LAN1, LAN2) TXD+ / TXD- Ethernet 10/100Base-Tx differential transmitter outputs. RXD+ / RXD- Ethernet 10/100Base-Tx differential receiver inputs. 38 ECB-870 User’s Manual Signal 5V Stand-by Power On Signal 5V Stand-by Power On...

  • Page 51: Parallel Port Connector (Printer)

    3.10.24 Parallel Port Connector (PRINTER) Signal Signal STB# AFD# ERR# INIT# SLIN# ACK# BUSY SLCT ECB-870 ECB-870 User’s Manual 39...

  • Page 52: Signal Description - Parallel Port Connector (Printer)

    An active low input on this pin indicates that the printer has encountered an error condition. This pin is pulled high internally. An active high input on this pin indicates that the printer has detected the end of the paper. This pin is pulled high internally. 40 ECB-870 User’s Manual...

  • Page 53: Ps/2 Keyboard Connector (Ps2)

    Bi-directional clock signal used to strobe data/commands from/to the PS/2 mouse. MDAT Bi-directional serial data line used to transfer data from or commands to the PS/2 mouse. Signal Signal MCLK MDAT ECB-870 Signal KCLK KDAT Signal ECB-870 User’s Manual 41...

  • Page 54: Usb Connector (Usba)

    Differential bi-directional data signal for USB channel 1. Clock is transmitted along with the data using NRZI encoding. The signalling bit rate is up to 12 Mbs. 5 V DC supply for external devices. Maximum load according to USB standard. 42 ECB-870 User’s Manual Signal CH2 CH1...

  • Page 55: Crt Connector (Vga)

    Analog output carrying the blue colour signal to the CRT. For 75 Ω cable impedance. BLUE DIG-GND Ground reference for HSYNC and VSYNC. ANA-GND Ground reference for RED, GREEN, and BLUE. Signal GREEN BLUE DIG-GND Signal ANA-GND ANA-GND DDCDAT ANA-GND HSYNC VSYNC DIG-GND DDCCLK ECB-870 User’s Manual 43 ECB-870...

  • Page 56: Award Bios Setup

    If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to. Press F1 To Continue, DEL to enter SETUP 44 ECB-870 User’s Manual...

  • Page 57: Using Setup

    4.2.2 To display a sub menu Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the sub menu you want. Then press <Enter>. A “ ” pointer marks all sub menus. Table 1 Legend Keys ECB-870 User’s Manual 45 ECB-870...

  • Page 58: Getting Help

    Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu. Note: It is strongly recommended to reload Optimized setting if CMOS is lost or BIOS is updated. 46 ECB-870 User’s Manual Figure 1: The Main Menu...

  • Page 59: Setup Items

    While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance, the factory has the right to change these defaults to meet their needs. 4.5.1.10 Supervisor / User Password Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords. ECB-870 ECB-870 User’s Manual 47...

  • Page 60: Standard Cmos Setup

    Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item. Figure 2: The Standard CMOS Features 48 ECB-870 User’s Manual...
  • Page 61 BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Displays the total memory available in the system ECB-870 User’s Manual 49 ECB-870...
  • Page 62 Access Mode The following options are selectable only if the ‘IDE Primary Master’ item is set to ‘Manual’ Cylinder Head Precomp Landing zone Sector 50 ECB-870 User’s Manual Options Press Enter None Auto Manual Auto Display your disk drive size...

  • Page 63: Advanced Cmos Setup Defaults

    No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access Disabled the boot sector or hard disk partition table. 4.5.3.2 CPU Internal Cache/External Cache These two categories speed up memory access. However, it depends on CPU/chipset design. Enabled Disabled Enable cache Disable cache ECB-870 ECB-870 User’s Manual 51...
  • Page 64 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Sets the number of times a second to repeat a key stroke when you hold the key down. The choice: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30. 52 ECB-870 User’s Manual Enable quick POST Normal POST...
  • Page 65 Once the security is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely. 4.5.3.13 APIC Mode The BIOS supports versions 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification. When enabled, The MPS Version 1.4 Control for OS can be activated. The choice: Enabled/Disabled. 4.5.3.14 OS Select for DRAM >...

  • Page 66: Advanced Chipset Setup Defaults

    Such a scenario might well occur if your system had mixed speed DRAM chips installed so that greater delays may be required to preserve the integrity of the data held in the slower memory chips. 54 ECB-870 User’s Manual...
  • Page 67 When you select “Manual” mode, you can set DRAM Read Thermal Mgmt. The choice: Enable, Disable. 4.5.4.8 System BIOS Cacheable Allows the system BIOS to be cached for faster system performance. The choice: Enable, Disable. ECB-870 ECB-870 User’s Manual 55...
  • Page 68 The choice: 4 Min, 8 Min, 16 Min, and 32 Min. 4.5.4.14 AGP Aperture Size (MB) Choose 32, 64MB. Memory-mapped, graphics data structures can reside in the Graphics Aperture. The choice: 4 , 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 and 256. 56 ECB-870 User’s Manual...

  • Page 69: Integrated Peripherals Setup Defaults

    When set to “Auto” mode, the system will detect if the hard drive supports Ultra DMA mode. The choice: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, and Mode 4. 4.5.5.4 USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller. The choice: Enable, Disable. ECB-870 ECB-870 User’s Manual 57...
  • Page 70 Press Enter Keyboard 98 Press Enter 58 ECB-870 User’s Manual When this option is selected, move the cursor to the "KB Power On Password" field and press <Enter>. Enter your password. You can enter up to 5 characters. Type in exactly the same password to confirm, then press <Enter>.
  • Page 71 Select address and interrupt for the Parallel port. The choice: Disable, 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, and 3CB/IRQ7. 4.5.5.17 Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the parallel port. The choice: SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP, and Normal. ECB-870 ECB-870 User’s Manual 59...

  • Page 72: Ecp Mode Use Dma

    If the system's power is off when AC power failure occurs, it will remain off when Former-Sts power returns. If the system's power is on when AC power failure occurs, the system will power-on when power returns. 60 ECB-870 User’s Manual...

  • Page 73: Power Management Setup Defaults

    S1 (POS) Enables the Power On Suspend function. S3 (STR) Enables the Suspend to RAM function. Refer to Appendix A. Enables the Power On Suspend function and Enables the Suspend to S1&S3 RAM function. Refer to Appendix A. ECB-870 ECB-870 User’s Manual 61...

  • Page 74: Modem Use Irq

    This item tells the Power Management BIOS which IRQ is assigned to the installed MODEM. The choice: NA, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 11. 4.5.6.9 Suspend Mode System further shuts down all devices except for CPU itself. This is the third level of Power Management. 62 ECB-870 User’s Manual...

  • Page 75: Soft-Off By Pwr-Bttn

    With this feature, you can remotely upload/download data to/from systems during off-peak hours. Set to Enabled to set this feature. Please refer to session 2.4.6 for more information. The choice: Disable, Enable. ECB-870 ECB-870 User’s Manual 63...
  • Page 76 Primary/Secondary IDE 0/1, FDD, COM, LPT Port & PCI PIRQ [A-D] # These items enable or disable the detection of IDE, floppy, serial, parallel port and PCI PIRQ [A-D] activities for power down state transition. Actually it detects the read/write to/from I/O port. The choice: Disable, Enable. 64 ECB-870 User’s Manual...

  • Page 77: Pnp/ Pci Setup Defaults

    Default setting is “Auto (ESCD)”. This setting allows the BIOS to self detect setting and Plug-and-Play devices during start up. The user can select and configure IRQs under "Manual" mode. The choice: Auto (ESCD), Manual. ECB-870 ECB-870 User’s Manual 65...
  • Page 78 Select the devices according to your DMA requirements 4.5.7.6 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Enable this option to correct screen color shifts, when there is a combination of VGA cards, accelerator cards, or MPEG cards present. The choice: Disable, Enable. 66 ECB-870 User’s Manual...

  • Page 79: Pc Health Status Setup Defaults

    Rotations Per Minute (RPM). These values refresh upon any key entry in the BIOS setup screen. The function is optional. Optimal Default Failsafe Default 75°C /167°F 75°C /167°F ECB-870 Other Options Disabled, 50/122 53/127 56/133 60°C /140°F, 63°C /145°F, 66°C /151℉, 70°C /158°F, ECB-870 User’s Manual 67...
  • Page 80 When you select “ enable “, the CPU working temperature at over setting. Should be shutdown PC. “ Disabled “ is close this functions. BIOS Setup Items Warning Temperature 68 ECB-870 User’s Manual Optimal Default Failsafe Default 75°C /167°F 75°C /167°F...
  • Page 81 4.5.9.4 CPU Clock Ratio The Ratio of some latest Intel Corporation fixes CPUs and VIA so the Ratio cannot be changed with the setting. If it did not fix by CPU manufacturer, it may be changed with the setting. Over specification operations are not recommended.

  • Page 82: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Highlight this option in the main menu and press <Enter>. The message below will appear. Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N Type <Y> and press <Enter> to load the Setup default values. 70 ECB-870 User’s Manual CPU Host/3V66 100 / 66 MHz 33 MHz...

  • Page 83: Set Supervisor/User Password

    BIOS version. Please contact your technical window to get this utility if necessary. Note: Remark or delete any installed Memory Management Utility (such as HIMEM.SYS, EMM386.EXE, QEMM.EXE, …, etc.) in the CONFIG.SYS files before running Flash-programming utility. ECB-870 ECB-870 User’s Manual 71...

  • Page 84: Driver Installation

    Click the ‘Start’ button, click on ‘Settings’ and on ‘Control panel’ to open the control panel. Your display should now look as below (possibly with different size and icons): Double click the ‘System’ icon (highlighted above). Select the ‘Device Manager’ tab. 72 ECB-870 User’s Manual...
  • Page 85 When all adapters are removed (or none were present), a new driver can be installed now. 2. Reboot the computer. 3. During the boot up the network adapter should be detected as shown below. Click the ‘Next’ button. ECB-870 ECB-870 User’s Manual 73...
  • Page 86 User’s Manual 4. Click the ‘Next’ button to continue the driver installation. 5. Specify the location of network adapter and click ‘Next’ (see below). 74 ECB-870 User’s Manual...
  • Page 87 ECB-870 6. Click the ‘Next’ button to install the network adapter driver. 7. Click the ‘Next’ button. ECB-870 User’s Manual 75...
  • Page 88 ‘Advanced’ section of the driver properties. These options may be accessed through the ‘Network’ icon in the control panel (Select the network adapter, click the ‘Properties’ button and select the ‘Advanced’ tab). 76 ECB-870 User’s Manual...

  • Page 89: Windows Nt 4.0 Ethernet Installation

    5.1.2 Windows NT 4.0 Ethernet Installation A driver for the Intel 82559 Ethernet controller on board is included in the attached supporting CD-ROM. The driver for this adapter is denoted ‘Intel® PRO Adapter’. This driver may be installed in two ways: During the installation process where the network may be configured as an integrated part.
  • Page 90 2. Double click the ‘Network’ icon and click the ‘Adapters’ tab on the following window. A window as the one shown below should now appear. 3. Click the ‘Add...’ button, and the following window should appear. 78 ECB-870 User’s Manual...
  • Page 91 4. Click the ‘Have Disk…’ button to install the Network adapter driver from CD-ROM. A window as the one shown below should now appear. 5. Locate the path of Network adapter driver and click the ‘OK’ button. ECB-870 User’s Manual 79...
  • Page 92 User’s Manual 6. Select the ‘Intel® PRO Adapter’ from the list (as shown below) and click the ‘OK’ button. The Network adapter driver should now be installed. 7. After the driver installation is complete, Protocols, Services etc. may now be configured for the network to be used.
  • Page 93 9. IP Address, DNS etc. may now be configured for the network to be used. Click ‘OK’ to accept the settings. 10.To complete the driver installation, reboot the computer by clicking the ‘Yes’ button in the window shown below. ECB-870 ECB-870 User’s Manual 81...

  • Page 94: Driver Installation For Display Adapter

    1. Find the directory of the driver disk with SiS315 VGA driver. Double click the icon ‘315w98me’ on the folder. This should start the driver setup process as shown below: 2. Waiting for the InstallShield Wizard to prepare the setup program. 82 ECB-870 User’s Manual...
  • Page 95 3. Click the ‘Next’ to continue the driver install. If you want to stop the installation, click the ‘Cancel’. 4. Choose to click the ‘Typical ’/ ‘Compact’/ ‘Custom’ to install the display driver. If you want to change the default destination directory, click the ‘Browse’. ECB-870 ECB-870 User’s Manual 83...
  • Page 96 5. Click the ‘Next’ to continue the display driver installation. 6. Click the ‘Next’ to continue the display driver installation. The driver files will now be read and the display adapter is shown as the following. Click the ‘Next’ button to install the display driver. 84 ECB-870 User’s Manual...
  • Page 97 (follow step 1 above). The ‘Settings’ tab allows you to change resolution, number of colours etc. as shown below. Click the ‘Advanced..’ bottom to go into the detail display information as shown in below. ECB-870 ECB-870 User’s Manual 85...
  • Page 98 User’s Manual 9. The ‘Information’ tab allows you to get the information for SiS315 display controller. 86 ECB-870 User’s Manual...

  • Page 99: Appendix A: Bios Revisions

    ECB-870 Appendix A: BIOS Revisions BIOS Rev. New Features Bugs/Problems Solved Known Problems ECB-870 User’s Manual 87...

  • Page 100: Appendix B: System Resources

    User’s Manual Appendix B: System Resources Memory Map The following table indicates memory map of ECB-870. The address ranges specify the runtime code length. Address Range 000A0000h-000BFFFFh 000A0000h-000BFFFFh 000A0000h-000BFFFFh 000D0000h-000DFFFFh 38000000h-FEBFFFFFh FEC01000h-FEDFFFFFh FEE01000h-FFAFFFFFh E4000000h-E5FFFFFFh D0000000h-DFFFFFFFh D0000000h-DFFFFFFFh E0000000h-E3FFFFFFh E7041000h-E7041FFFh E7040000h-E7040FFFh E7000000h-E701FFFFh...

  • Page 101: I/O - Map

    PCI bus 0100h-0CF7h PCI bus 0D00hxFFFFh PCI bus C000hxCFFFh PCI bus C000h-CFFFh Intel(R) 845 Chipset Processor to AGP Controller - 1A31 C000h-CFFFh SiS Compatible VGA 03B0h-03BBh Intel(R) 845 Chipset Processor to AGP Controller - 1A31 03B0h-03BBh SiS Compatible VGA 03C0h-03DFh...
  • Page 102 0778h-077Bh Printer Port (LPT1) 03F8h-03FFh Communications Port (COM1) 02F8h-02FFh Communications Port (COM2) 03F0h-03F5h Standard floppy disk controller 03F7h-03F7h Standard floppy disk controller 0061h-0061h System speaker 0070h-0071h System CMOS/real time clock 00F0h-00FFh Numeric data processor 90 ECB-870 User’s Manual Description Note...

  • Page 103: Interrupt Usage

    Interrupt Usage. The onboard Intel 82801BA provides an ISA compatible interrupt controller with functionality as two 8259A interrupt controllers. The two controllers are cascaded to provide 13 external interrupts. The actual interrupt settings depend on the PnP handler, the table below indicates the typical settings.

  • Page 104: Dma-Channel Usage

    Parallel port, if using ECP mode DMA4 Used for cascading DMA5 Available for PC/104 interface & PCI slot DMA6 Available for PC/104 interface & PCI slot DMA7 Available for PC/104 interface & PCI slot 92 ECB-870 User’s Manual Description Note...

  • Page 105: Appendix C: Award Bios Post Messages

    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. ECB-870 User’s Manual 93...

  • Page 106: Display Type Has Changed Since Last Boot

    The non-volatile memory containing EISA configuration information was programmed incorrectly or has become corrupt. Re-run EISA configuration utility to correctly program the memory. NOTE: When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility. 94 ECB-870 User’s Manual...

  • Page 107: Keyboard Error Or No Keyboard Present

    Press F1 To Disable NMI, F2 To Reboot When BIOS detects a Non-maskable Interrupt condition during boot, this will allow you to disable the NMI and continue to boot, or you can reboot the system with the NMI enabled. ECB-870 User’s Manual 95...

  • Page 108: Ram Parity Error - Checking For Segment

    Floppy Disk(s) Fail (80) Floppy Disk(s) Fail (40) Hard Disk(s) Fail (80) Hard Disk(s) Fail (40) Hard Disk(s) Fail (20) 96 ECB-870 User’s Manual Unable To Reset Floppy Subsystem. Floppy Type Dismatch. HDD Reset Failed HDD Controller Diagnostics Failed. HDD Initialization Error.

  • Page 109: Bios Rom Checksum Error - System Halted

    BIOS ROM Checksum Error - System Halted. The checksum of ROM address F0000H-FFFFFH is bad. Memory Test Fail. BIOS reports the memory test fails if the onboard memory is tested error. Unable To Recalibrate Fixed Disk. Sector Verify Failed. ECB-870 ECB-870 User’s Manual 97...

  • Page 110: Appendix D: Award Bios Post Codes

    User’s Manual Appendix D: AWARD BIOS POST Codes POST Code (hex) 98 ECB-870 User’s Manual Test CMOS R/W functionality. Early chipset initialization: -Disable shadow RAM -Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below) -Program basic chipset registers Detect memory -Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC.
  • Page 111 Reserved Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Generator switch. Reserved Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686). Reserved Reserved Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR.
  • Page 112 User’s Manual POST Code (hex) 100 ECB-870 User’s Manual Reserved 1. Program CPU internal MTRR (P6 & PII) for 0-640K memory address. 2. Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU. 3. Program early chipset according to CMOS setup. Example: onboard IDE controller.
  • Page 113 Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility. Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Initialize PS/2 Mouse Description cacheable range. cacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical. -Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device. ECB-870 ECB-870 User’s Manual 101...
  • Page 114 User’s Manual POST Code (hex) 102 ECB-870 User’s Manual Reserved Prepare memory size information for function call: INT 15h ax=E820h Reserved Turn on L2 cache Reserved Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup & Auto-configuration table. Reserved 1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices.
  • Page 115 1. Build MP table 2. Build & update ESCD 3. Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h 4. Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick 5. Build MSIRQ routing table. Boot attempt (INT 19h) Description ECB-870 User’s Manual 103 ECB-870...

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