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Aaeon PCM-6890B User Manual

All-in-one fc/socket 370 celeron single board computer with lcd, ethernet, audio, & 4 coms
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  • Page 1 PCM-6890B All-in-One FC/Socket 370 Celeron Single Board Computer with LCD, Ethernet, Audio, & 4 COMs...

  • 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: Copyright Notice

    SiS is a trademark of Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. VIA is a trademark of VIA Technology, Inc. All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Part No. 2047689010 Manual PCM-6890B 1st Edition Prepared in Taiwan Aug 2000...

  • Page 4: Technical Support

    Our dealers are well trained and ready to give you the support you need to get the most from your AAEON products. In fact, most problems reported are minor and are able to be easily solved over the phone.

  • Page 5: Product Warranty

    Because of AAEON’s high quality-control standards and rigorous testing, most of our customers never need to use our repair service. If an AAEON product is defective, it will be repaired or replaced at no charge during the warranty period. For out-of-warranty repairs, you will be billed according to the cost of replacement materials, service time, and freight.

  • Page 6: Packing List

    Packing list Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: • 1 PCM-6890B 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 Notice Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing the PCM-6890B board. This user’s manual is designed to help you to get the most out of the PCM- 6890B, please read it thoroughly before you install and use the board. The product that you have purchased comes with an two- year limited warranty, but AAEON will not be responsible for misuse of the product.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1: General Information.......1 Introduction ..............2 Features .................. 3 Specifications ................. 4 Board layout ................7 Board dimensions ..............8 Chapter 2: Installaion ......... 9 Jumpers and connectors ............ 10 Locating jumpers & connectors ........12 Setting jumpers ..............13 CPU installing and upgrading ..........
  • Page 9 Parallel port connector (CN14) ......... 32 100Base-T Ethernet connector (CN15) ......33 Serial ports (CN16) ............. 34 Floppy drive connector (CN17) ........35 SW1 (2~3) DOC address select ........37 Ethernet LED signal connectors (LED2)......38 DiskOnChip socket (U18) ..........39 DiskOnChip (DOC) 2000 Installation ......
  • Page 10 Driver installation ..............80 Windows 3.1 ................. 88 Driver installation ..............88 OS/2 ..................89 Windows NT 3.51 ..............91 Driver installation ..............91 Windows NT 4.0 ..............92 Driver installation ..............92 Chapter 5: Ethernet Software Configuration ............93 Ethernet software configuration ........

  • Page 11: Chapter 1: General Information

    General Information This chapter gives background informa- tion on the mainboard. Sections include: • Board specifications • Layout and dimensions Chapter 1 General Information...

  • Page 12: Introduction

    64K colors with on-chip 2MB SDRAM display memory. Major onboard devices adopt PCI technology to achieve outstanding computing performance when used with Intel Celeron level processors, making the PCM-6890B one of the world's smallest and most powerful all-in-one multimedia boards. PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 13: Features

    Features • Supports Intel Pentium III, Celeron CPUs, and compatible CPUs • C&T69000 LCD controller supports 36-bit TFT Panels • 10/100Base-T Fast Ethernet • Integrated AC-97 2.0 (meets PC98™ Basic Audio spec.) • SoundBlaster compatible PCI 3D Audio • Supports DiskOnChip (SSD) up to 288MB •...

  • Page 14: Specifications

    • USB connectors: 4 x 2 header onboard supports dual USB ports • Battery: Lithium battery for data retention • Watchdog Timer: Can generate a system reset, IRQ15, or NMI. Support software selectable timeout interval. (32sec. ~ 254.5 min., 1 sec./ step) PCM-6890B User Manual...
  • Page 15 • DMA: 7 DMA channels (8237 equivalent) • 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 •...
  • Page 16 • Power supply voltage: +5V (4.75V to 5.25V), +12V (11.4V to 12.6V) • Typical power requirement: +5V@4A • Operating temperature: 32 to 140 F (0 to 60 • Board size: 8"(L) x 5.75"(W) (203mm x 146mm) • Weight: 1.2 lb. (0.5 Kg) PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 17: Board Layout

    Board layout Chapter 1 General Information...

  • Page 18: Board Dimensions

    Board dimensions PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 19: Chapter 2: Installaion

    Installation 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 20: Jumpers And Connectors

    COM4 RI pin voltage select COM3 RI pin voltage select Audio output select ATX soft-power switch connector COM2 RS-232/422/485 select LCD clock select LCD driving voltage select COM2 RS-232/422/485 select SW1 (2~3) DOC address select Mic_Amp 10 PCM-6890B User Manual...
  • Page 21 Connectors Label Function CPU fan power connector PC/104 connector USB ports connector CD-ROM signal input connector IDE drive connector Front panel connector IrDA connector ATX power connector CN10 LCD display connector CN11 Keyboard and PS/2 mouse connector CN12 VGA display connector CN13 Audio connector CN14...

  • Page 22: Locating Jumpers & Connectors

    Locating jumpers & connectors 12 PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 23: Setting Jumpers

    Setting jumpers 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 24: Cpu Installing And Upgrading

    Use a grounding wrist strap at all times. Place all electronic components on a static-dissipative surface or in a static-shielded bag when they are not in the chassis. 14 PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 25: Installing Dram (Dimms)

    Installing DRAM (DIMMs) System Memory The left edge of the PCM-6890B 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, 128, or 256 MB. The socket can be filled in the DIMM of any size, giving your PCM-6890B single board computer between 16 and 258 MB of memory.

  • Page 26: Cache Memory

    SRAM modules. The built-in second level cache in the Celeron yields much higher performance than the external cache memories. The cache size in the Celeron CPUs is 128 KB, but 256KB for Pentium III CPUs. 16 PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 27: Clear Cmos (J1)

    Clear CMOS (J1) You can use J1 to clear the CMOS data if necessary. To reset the CMOS data, set J1 to 2-3 closed for just a few seconds, and then move the jumper back to 1-2 closed. Clear CMOS (J1) Protect* Clear CMOS *default...

  • Page 28: Com3/Com4 Ri Pin Voltage Select (J3, J4)

    2 4 6 2 4 6 2 4 6 COM4 RI pin setting (J3) RI * +12V 1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5 2 4 6 2 4 6 2 4 6 *default 18 PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 29: Audio Output Select (J5)

    Audio output select (J5) You can select the output mode of onboard audio connector (CN14) by setting J5. "Speaker out" is the output signal amplified by onboard amplifier Audio output select (J5) Line out Speaker out * *default ATX Soft-Power Switch connector (J6) The ATX Soft-Power switch connector is a 2-pin header.

  • Page 30: Com2 Rs-232/422/485 Select (J10, J7)

    COM2 RS-232/422/485 select (J10, J7) The PCM-6890B COM2 serial port can be selected as RS-232, RS- 422, or RS-485 by setting J10 & J7. COM2 Select (J10, J7) RS-232* RS-422 RS-485 1 4 7 10 1 4 7 10 1 4 7 10...

  • Page 31: Lcd Clock Signal Select (J8)

    LCD clock signal select (J8) You can select the LCD control signal by setting J8. The following charts show the available option. LCD clock signal select (J8) SHF CLK * ASHF CLK *default LCD driving voltage select (J9) You can select the LCD connector CN10 (pin 5 and pin 6) driving voltage by setting J9.

  • Page 32: Power Connectors (Cn9, Cn1)

    +5 V 5V SB +12V CPU fan power connector (CN1) Plug in the fan cable to the 3-pin fan connector onboard. The fan connector is marked CN1. CPU fan power connector (CN1) Signal +12V Fan speed sense 22 PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 33: Usb Connector (Cn3)

    USB connector (CN3) The PCM-6890B provides two USB (Universal Serial Bus) interfac- es, which give complete plug and play, hot attach/detach for up to 127 external devices. The USB interfaces comply with USB specification Rev. 1.0, and can be disabled in the system BIOS setup.

  • Page 34: Ide Hard Drive Connector (Cn6)

    If you install two drives, you will need to set one as the master and the other one as the slave by using jumpers on the drives. If you install just one drive, set it as the master. 24 PCM-6890B User Manual...
  • Page 35 IDE hard drive connector (CN6) (CN6) IDE hard drive connector Signal Signal IDE RESET DATA 7 DATA 8 DATA 6 DATA 9 DATA 5 DATA 10 DATA 4 DATA 11 DATA 3 DATA 12 DATA 2 DATA 13 DATA 1 DATA 14 DATA 0 DATA 15...

  • Page 36: Front Panel Connector (Cn7)

    Reset switch+ Speaker The mainboard can drive an 8Ω external speaker at 0.5 watts. If there is no external speaker, the PCM-6890B provides an onboard buzzer as an alternative. LED interface The front panel LED indicator for hard disk access is an active low signal (24 mA sink rate).

  • Page 37: Irda Connector (Cn8)

    IrDA connector (CN8) The IrDA connector (CN8) 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).

  • Page 38: Display Connectors (Cn10, Cn12)

    A simple one-to-one adapter can be used to match CN12 to a standard 15-pin D-SUB connector commonly used for VGA. VGA display connector (CN12) Signal Signal SIGNAL GND H-SYNC GREEN CHASSIS GND SIGNAL GND 12 V-SYNC BLUE CHASSIS GND CHASSIS GND 28 PCM-6890B User Manual...
  • Page 39 LCD connector (CN10) CN10 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 40: Keyboard And Mouse Connector (Cn11)

    "Absent" under the "System Keyboard" section. This allows no-keyboard operation in embedded system applications without the system halting under POST (power-on-self-test). (CN11) Keyboard and mouse connector Signal KB DATA MS DATA KB CLOCK MS CLOCK 30 PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 41: Audio Connector (Cn13)

    Audio connector (CN13) The PCM-6890B 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. Audio connector (CN13) Signal...

  • Page 42: Parallel Port Connector (Cn14)

    The mainbaord supports one parallel port. The port is designated as LPT1 and can be disabled or changed to LPT2 or LPT3 in the system BIOS setup. Parallel port connector table (CN14) Parallel port connector (CN14) Signal Signal /STROBE \AUTOFD \INIT \SLCTINI \ACK BUST SLCT 32 PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 43: 100Base-T Ethernet Connector (Cn15)

    100Base-T Ethernet connector (CN15) This 100Base-T Ethernet connector is a standard RJ-45 connector. The onboard Realtek Intel 82559GD fast Ethernet controller supports 10Mb/s and 100 Mb/s N-way auto-negotiation operation. 100Base-T Ethernet connector (CN15) Signal Signal Chapter 2 Installation 33...

  • Page 44: Serial Ports (Cn16)

    Serial ports (CN16) The PCM-6890B 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.). COM 1-4 RS-232/422/485 serial ports (CN16) COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4 RS-232/422/485 serial port...

  • Page 45: Floppy Drive Connector (Cn17)

    Floppy drive connector (CN17) 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 46 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 36 PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 47: Sw1 (2~3) Doc Address Select

    SW1 (2~3) DOC address select The DiskOnChip 2000 occupies an 8 Kbyte window in the upper memory address range of D400 to D800. You should ensure this does not conflict with any other device's memory address. SW1 controls the memory address of the Flash disk. default These addresses might conflict with the ROM BIOS of other peripheral boards.

  • Page 48: Ethernet Led Signal Connectors (Led2)

    The PCM-6890B supports three sets of LED connector for external LED indicators. Ethernet active signal LED (J14)(J15) Flashing Tx or Rx LEDs indicate that the PCM-6890B is transmitting or receiving data. Ethernet link signal LED A continuously lit LED indicates good linkage between the PCM-6890B and its supporting hub.

  • Page 49: Diskonchip Socket (U18)

    DiskOnChip socket (U18) 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 50: Diskonchip (Doc) 2000 Installation

    4. Go to the BIOS Setup Utility by hitting the <DEL> key. Set the type of Primary Master or C: Drive as Not Installed. 5. Remove the floppy disk from the drive A: and leave the BIOS Setup Utility. The system should boot from the DOC. 40 PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 51: Chapter 3: Award Bios Setup

    Award BIOS Setup This chapter describes how to configure the BIOS for the PCM-6890B. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...

  • Page 52: Starting Setup

    Ctr-Alt-Del. If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error message appears and you are again asked to PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, DEL TO ENTER SETUP PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 53: Setup Keys

    Setup keys 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 CMOS RAM Other pages: Exit current page and return to...

  • Page 54: Getting Help

    The Chipset defaults have been carefully chosen by Award Software or your system manufacturer for the best performance and reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the Chipset setup may causing the system to become unstable. PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 55: Main Setup Menu

    Main setup Menu 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 56 Load Setup Setup defaults are factory settings for Defaults optimal-performance system operations. Save & Exit Save settings in nonvolatile CMOS Setup RAM and exit Setup. Exit Without Abandon all changes and exit Setup. Save PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 57: Standard Cmos Setup

    Standard CMOS setup 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 58 IDE hard drives. When you select type AUTO for a hard drive, the BIOS detects its specifications during POST, every time the system boots. If you do not want to select drive type AUTO, other methods of PCM-6890B User Manual...
  • Page 59 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 60 This field may appear as an alternative to the Video field. select your video display device: Liquid crystal display Auxiliary monitor Both Display on both devices Pannel: This selection item allows user to select LCD BIOS to match the LCD types. PCM-6890B User Manual...
  • Page 61 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 62 Between 640 KB and 1 MB; often called High memory. DOS may load terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) programs, such as device drivers, in this area, to free as much conventional memory as possible for applications. Lines in your CONFIG.SYS file that start with LOADHIGH load programs into high memory. PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 63: Bios Features Setup

    BIOS features setup By choosing the BIOS FEATURES SETUP option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...
  • Page 64 Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to run the power-on-self-test (POST). A quick POST skips certain steps. We recommend that you normally disable quick POST. Better to find a problem during POST than lose data during your work. PCM-6890B User Manual...
  • Page 65 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). However, the BIOS now offers many boot sequence options.
  • Page 66 BIOS Features Setup screen may be occupied by other expansion card firmware. If an expansion peripheral in your system contains ROM-based firmware, you need to know the address range the ROM occupies to shadow it into the correct area of RAM. PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 67: Chipset Features Setup

    CHIPSET features setup By choosing the CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...
  • Page 68 When synchronous DRAM is installed, you can control the number of CLKs between when the SDRAMs sample a read command and when the contoller samples read data from the SDRAMs. Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer. PCM-6890B User Manual...
  • Page 69 SDRAM Precharge Control When Enabled, all CPU cycles to SDRAM result in an All Banks Precharge Command on the SDRAM interface. DRAM Data Integrity Mode Select Non-ECC or ECC (error-correcting code), according to the type of installed DRAM. System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance.
  • Page 70 EMI. This benefit may in some cases be outweighed by problems with timing-critical devices, such as a clock-sensitive SCSI device IN0-IN6(V) These fields display the current voltage of up to seven voltage input lines, if your computer contains a monitoring system. PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 71: Power Management Setup

    Power management setup By choosing the POWER MANAGEMENT option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...
  • Page 72 SL CPUs. Inactivity period is 1 minute in each mode. User Define Set each mode individually. Select time-out periods in the section for each mode, below. Min Saving Minimum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 hour in each mode (except the hard drive). PCM-6890B User Manual...
  • Page 73 PM Control by APM If Advanced Power Management (APM) is installed on your system, selecting Yes gives better power savings. Video Off Method Determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. V/H SYNC+Blank System turns off vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and writes blanks to the video buffer.
  • Page 74 Resume by Ring activity. Resume by Ring When Enabled, an input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incoming call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state. PCM-6890B User Manual...
  • Page 75 IRQ8 Break [Event From] Suspend You can select Enabled or Disabled for monitoring of IRQ8 (the Real Time Clock) so it does not awaken the system from Suspend mode. Reload Global Timer Events When Enabled, an event occurring on each device listed below restarts the global timer for Standby mode.

  • Page 76: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup

    PNP/PCI configuration setup By choosing the PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP option from the initial SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. PCM-6890B User Manual...
  • Page 77 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 78 Assign IRQ for USB Select Enabled if your system has a USB controller and you have one or more USB devices connected. If you are not using your system’s USB controller, select Disabled to free the IRQ resource. PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 79: Load Bios Defaults/Load Setup Defaults

    Load BIOS defaults/Load setup defaults 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. LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS, on the other hand, provides for maximum system performance.

  • Page 80: Integrated Peripherals Setup

    Integrated peripherals setup By choosing the INTEGRATD PERIPHERALS option from the initial SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. PCM-6890B User Manual...
  • Page 81 The displayed configuration is based on the manufacturer's SETUP DEFAULSTS settings. IDE HDD Block Mode Select Enabled only if your hard drives support block mode. IDE PIO Modes (Primary Master/Slave) The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of up to four IDE devices that the internal PCI IDE interface supports.
  • Page 82 ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the port. EPP Mode select Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9. Onboard Serial Port 3. Serial Port 3 Use IRQ. Onboard Serial Port 4. Serial Port 4 Use IRQ. PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 83: Supervisor/User Password Setting

    Supervisor/User password setting 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 84 System Enter a password each time the system boots and when ever you enter Setup. Setup Enter a password when ever you enter Setup. NOTE: To clear the password, simply press Enter when asked to enter a password. Then the password function is disabled. PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 85: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    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 86: Save & Exit Setup

    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. This record is required for the system to operate. PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 87: Display Drivers And Utilities

    Flat Panel/CRT Controller Display Drivers and Utilities This chapter provides information about: • Driver types and installation Chapter 4 Driver Installation...

  • Page 88: Software Drives

    2. If a high-resolution mode is not supported on your system, try using a lower-resolution mode. For example, 1024 x 768 mode will not work on some systems, but 800 x 600 mode is supported on most. PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 89: Necessary Prerequisites

    Necessary prerequisites 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 90: Windows 98

    98 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 PCM-6890B User Manual...
  • Page 91 Click the setting buttom, then click the Advanced Properties icon into the Advanced Display properties windows, show as figure2: figure 2 Chapter 4 Driver Installation...
  • Page 92 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 PCM-6890B User Manual...
  • Page 93 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 Win98 driver "chips98.inf" in the Supporting CD- ROM: cd-rom: \CD ROM\model name\driver\vga driver \win98\chips98.inf and then click OK. "cd-rom"...
  • Page 94 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 PCM-6890B User Manual...
  • Page 95 3. Once the installation is complete, the Advanced display Properties window will reappear. Show as figure 6: figure 6 Chapter 4 Driver Installation...
  • Page 96 Click on close to close the window. Then the Display Properties window will reappear. Show as figure 7: figure 7 PCM-6890B User Manual...
  • Page 97 Click on Apply. Restart the system for the new settings to take effect, show as figure 8: figure 8 Chapter 4 Driver Installation...

  • Page 98: Windows 3.1

    For proper operation, the drivers must be installed in the Windows subdirectory. 3. Press <ENTER> to complete the installation. Once completed, you can find the icon Chips CPL under the Control Panel. The icon allows you to select and load the installed drivers. PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 99: Os/2

    OS/2 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 100 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. PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 101: Windows Nt 3.51

    Windows® NT 3.51 ® ® These drivers are designed to work with Microsoft Windows Driver installation ® 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.

  • Page 102: Driver Installation

    3. Once the installation is complete, the Change Display Type window will reappear. Click on close to close the window. Then the Display Properties window will reappear. Click on Apply. Restart the system for the new settings to take effect. PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 103: Chapter 5: Ethernet Software Configuration

    Ethernet Software Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the Etherent Card to match your applica- tion requirements. Chapter 5 Software Configuration...

  • Page 104: Ethernet Software Configuration

    The Ethernet Setup Menu also offers three very useful diagnos- tic functions. These are: 1. Run EEPROM test 2. Run Diagnostics on Board 3. Run Diagnostics on Network Each option has its own display screen which shows the format and result of any diagnostic tests undertaken. PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 105: Chapter 6: Audio Setup

    Audio Setup This PCM-6890B 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 95...

  • Page 106: Introduction

    ESS Labs, Inc. The audio interface can record, com- press, and play back voice, sound, and music with built-in mixer control. The PCM-6890B on board audio interface also supports the Plug and Play (PnP) standard and provides PnP configuration for the audio, FM, ®...

  • Page 107: Installing The Drivers And The Application

    Installing the Drivers and the Application After turning on the system, Windows 98 begins loading and starts detecting new hardware installed on the system. Tip: If you want to install the drivers manually, or your Windows 98 does not detect the new audio hardware, please perform the same installation procedure as described in NT 4.0 setion.
  • Page 108 · SB Audio PCI 64V Legacy Device · Sound Blaster AudioPCI 64V 5. Upon initial installation, the setup process begins setting up the software. 6. Windows 98 makes final changes to the system settings, and you will be prompted to re-boot the system. PCM-6890B User Manual...

  • Page 109: Setting Up In Nt4.0

    Setting Up in NT4.0 Installing the Audio Drivers Follow these steps to install the audio drivers: Driver installation 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"...
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  • Page 111: Appendix A: Programming The Watchdog Timer

    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 112: Programming The Watchdog Timer

    Configuration register The watchdog timer of PCM-6890B is located on the chipset – Winbond W83977. If you want to use it, you have to know how to read/write the configuration register of W83977. The basic proce- dure is as follows.
  • Page 113 How to set the watchdog timer 1.Set register 30h of logical device 7 to 1 to activate the timer. 2.Write the desired counter value to register F2h of logical deivice Logical Device 7 : Register number 30h (CR30) 00h : timer inactive 01h : timer active Logicel Device 8 : Register number F2h (CRF2) 00h : Time-out Disable...
  • Page 114 ;; write 01h to register 30h to activate ;; timer call W977Write ;; mov bl,8 ;; Select logical device number 8 ax,01f2h ;; write time-out value (01h) to register ;; F2h call W977Write ;; set time-out value to 32 sec ah,4ch SetWatchDog_Time ENDP PCM-6890B User Manual...
  • Page 115 ;; Enter to I/O Chip Program Configuration Register Mode Enterv Config proc push push al,87h ;; Specific value to enter Config ;; Mode dx,cs:CONFIG_PORT dx,al ;; Write to Config Port twice! dx,al ;; Delay EnterConfig endp ;; Exit to I/O Chip Program Configuration Register Mode ExitConfig proc push ax push dx...
  • Page 116 ;; Write to Config Port al,bl ;; Write logical device number dx,cs:DATA_PORT ;; to Data Port dx,al SelectDevice endp ;; Setting I/O Chip Program Configuration Register Value ;; Input : al = register number ;; ah = setting value PCM-6890B User Manual...
  • Page 117 W977Write PROC push call EnterConfig ;; Enter Config Mode call SelectDevice ;; Select logical device dx,cs:CONFIG_PORT dx,al ;; Select register number al,ah dx,cs:DATA_PORT dx,al call ExitConfig ;; Exit Config Mode W977Write ENDP Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer...
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  • Page 119: Appendix B Installing Pc/104 Modules

    Installing PC/104 Modules This appendix provides instructions for installing PC/104 modules. Appendix B Installing PC/104 Modules...

  • Page 120: Installing Pc/104 Modules

    • PCM-3910 Breadboard Module • PCM-3810 Solid State Disk Module Installing these modules on the PCM-6890B is a quick and simple operation. The following steps show how to mount the PC/104 modules: Step1 Remove the PCM-6890B from your system, paying particular attention to the safety instructions already mentioned above.
  • Page 121 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 PC/104 module dimenstions (inches ±5%) Appendix B Installing PC/104 Modules...
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