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System Management Interface Card (SMIC)
The System Management Interface card is an ISA card designed to
provide the interface between the motherboard and System Management
Controller (SMC). It is an integral part of the Shogun's diagnostic
function which allows you to monitor the system from a remote
computer.
The card must be fitted to EISA slot M2. Using any other slot may cause
the System Management Application software to report incorrect
motherboard configuration.
Specification
The following list describes the general characteristics of the SMIC:
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ISA plug-in card
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Extended BIOS - 128 Kbytes with 32-Kbyte and 16-Kbyte pages
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32 Kbytes SRAM with 8-Kbyte pages
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Flash disk - 2 Mbytes with 8-Kbyte pages; 12V programming
voltage generator
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Diagnostic Processor (DiagP) - 87C51; drives RESET#/NMI#
/IOCHCK#; serial link to SMC; port 80 monitor port, CTRL-ALT-
DEL reset detection
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Management serial link (COMx)
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Diagnostic serial link
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Port 80 monitor - Catches port 80 accesses; DiagP reads out values
and sends them to SMC
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Connectors - Power distribution interface: 34-way IDC
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