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Aaeon PCM-7890 User Manual

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  • Page 1 PCM-7890 All-in-One Pentium II 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. 2047789010 Manual PCM-7890 5th Edition Prepared in Taiwan June 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

    — VGA drivers and utilities — Audio drivers and utilities — Lastest BIOS (as of the CD-ROM was made) The PCM-7890 require several cables for operation. You can make them yourself or pruchase an optioanl cable kit, PCM-10489-4 (P/N : 9979048910).
  • Page 7 Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing the PCM-7890 board. This user’s manual is designed to help you to get the most out of the PCM-7890, 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 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 ..............12 Locating connectors ............13 Setting jumpers ..............
  • Page 9 Front panel connector ............31 IrDA connector (CN8) ............32 Display connectors (CN10, CN13) ........33 CD Audio connector (CN11) ..........35 Audio connector (CN14) ............ 35 Keyboard and mouse connector (CN12) ......36 100Base-Tx ethernet connector (CN15) ......37 Serial ports (CN16) .............
  • Page 10 Chapter 4: C&T 69000 Flat Panel/CRT controller Display Drivers and Utilities ..83 Software drives ..............84 Hardware configuration ............84 Necessary prerequisites ............85 Before you begin ..............85 Windows 95 ................86 Driver installation ..............86 Windows 3.1 ................. 94 Driver installation ..............
  • Page 11 Appendix A: Programming the Watchdog Timer ........... 107 Programming the watchdog timer ........108 Watchdog timer ..............108 Configuration register ............108 Appendix B: Installing PC/104 Modules ..115 Installing PC/104 modules ..........116 Appendix c: Optional Extras ......119 PCM-10489-4 Wiring Kit ..........

  • Page 13: Chapter 1 General Information

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

  • Page 14: Features

    EMI. Highly integrated multi-media SBC The PCM-7890 is a highly integrated multi-media SBC that com- bines audio, video, and network functions on a CD-ROM drive size single computer board. It provides 32-bit half-duplex, 16-bit full- duplex, integrated 3D audio and up to 1024 x 768 resolution @ 64K colors with on-chip 2MB SDRAM display memory.
  • Page 15 • Supports Intel Pentium II 233~450MHz (With system bus frequencies of 66/100MHz) • 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. • 32-bit audio interface, Sound Blaster Pro compatible •...
  • Page 16 • USB connectors: 4 x 2 header onboard supports dual USB ports • Battery: Lithium battery for data retention of up to 10 years • Watchdog Timer: Can generate a system reset, IRQ15, or NMI. Support software selectable timeout interval. (1 sec. ~ 255 sec., 1 sec./ step) PCM-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 17 • 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 18 • 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 • Board size: 8"(L) x 5.75"(W) (203mm x 146mm) • Weight: 1.2 lb. (0.5 Kg) PCM-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 19 Chapter 1 General Information...
  • Page 20 5.08 3.56 40.64 97.16 100.97 119.38 174.63 177.17 193.04 198.12 203.20 dimensions in mm PCM-7890 dimensions PCM-7890 User Manual...

  • Page 21: Chapter 2: Installaion

    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

    COM4 RI pin voltage select DOC address select ATX soft-power switch connector Reserve for future use COM2 RS-232/422/485 select LCD driving voltage select LCD clock select Reserve for future use (default : 1-2 close) COM2 RS-232/422/485 select Audio output select 10 PCM-7890 User Manual...

  • Page 23: Atx Power Connector (Cn9)

    Label Function CPU fan power connector PC/104 connector USB ports connector IDE drive connector Front panel connector IrDA connector ATX power connector CN10 LCD display connector CN11 CD-ROM signal input connector CN12 Keyboard and PS/2 mouse connector CN13 VGA display connector CN14 Audio connector CN15...
  • Page 24 12 PCM-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 25 CN10 CN11 CN12 LED1 CN17 CN14 CN16 CN15 CN13 Chapter 2 Installation 13...
  • Page 26 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 representa- tive before you make any changes. 14 PCM-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 27 You can upgrade to a more powerful Pentium II 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 Both cooling methods for the Pentium II require a "retention module" to firmly fix the Pentium II CPU to Slot 1. The follow- ing figures illustrate the steps involved in mounting the retention module and installing the CPU and cooling modules. 16 PCM-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 29 Mounting CPU and cooling modules - Step 1 Step 1 Mounting CPU and cooling modules - Step 2 Step 2 Chapter 2 Installation 17...
  • Page 30 The left edge of the PCM-7890 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-7890 single board computer between 16 and 128 MB of memory.
  • Page 31 Since the second level cache has been embedded into the Pen- tium® II CPU, you do not have to take care of either SRAM chips or SRAM modules. The built-in second level cache in the Pentium II yields much higher performance than the external cache memo- ries.
  • Page 32 1 3 5 1 3 5 2 4 6 2 4 6 2 4 6 4.5x 5.5x 1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5 2 4 6 2 4 6 2 4 6 *default 20 PCM-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 33 233/66MHz 1 3 5 2 4 6 266/66MHz 1 3 5 2 4 6 300/66MHz 1 3 5 2 4 6 333/66MHz 1 3 5 2 4 6 300/100MHz 1 3 5 2 4 6 350/100MHz * 1 3 5 2 4 6 400/100MHz 1 3 5...
  • Page 34 450/100MHz 1 3 5 2 4 6 500/100MHz 1 3 5 2 4 6 550/100MHz 1 3 5 2 4 6 *default 22 PCM-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 35 You can use J4 to clear the CMOS data if necessary. To reset the CMOS data, set J4 to 2-3 closed for just a few seconds, and then move the jumper back to 1-2 closed. Protect* Clear CMOS *default The 9th pin of COM3 and COM4 (9-pin D-sub connector) can be selected as RI, +5V, or +12V by setting J5 &...
  • Page 36 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 maketed J8. 24 PCM-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 37 The PCM-7890 COM2 serial port can be selected as RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 by setting J10 & J14. RS-232* RS-422 RS-485 1 4 7 10 1 4 7 10 1 4 7 10 3 6 9 12 3 6 9 12...
  • Page 38 J11. The configurations are as follows: 3.3V * *default You can select the LCD control signal by setting J12. The follow- ing charts show the available option. SHF CLK * ASHF CLK *default 26 PCM-7890 User Manual...

  • Page 39: 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 Signal -12V +5 V 5V SB +12V Plug in the fan cable to the 3-pin fan connector onboard. The fan connector is marked CN1.
  • Page 40 The PCM-7890 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 specification Rev. 1.0, and can be disabled in the system BIOS setup.
  • Page 41 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 42 DATA 14 DATA 0 DATA 15 SIGNAL GND IO WRITE IO READ IO CHANNEL READY 28 IRQ14 IOCS16 ADDR 1 ADDR 0 ADDR 2 HARD DISK SELECT 0 HARD DISK SELECT 1 IDE ACTIVE MGND MVCC 30 PCM-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 43 Reset switch+ The mainboard can drive an 8W external speaker at 0.5 watts. If there is no external speaker, the PCM-7890 provides an on-board buzzer as an alternative. The front panel LED indicator for hard disk access is an active low signal (24 mA sink rate).
  • Page 44 HPSIR (115.2Kbps, 2 meters), ASK-IR (56Kbps) and Fast IR (4Mbps, 2 meters). Install infrared module onto IrDA connector and enable infrared function from BIOS setup. Make sure to have correct orientation when you plug onto IrDA connector (CN8). Signal FIrRx IrRx IrTx 32 PCM-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 45 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 46 Configuration of the VGA interface is done completely via the software utility. You do not have to set any jumpers. Signal Signal +12 V +12 V +5 V +5 V ENAVEE SHF CLK FLM (V SYS) LP (H SYS) ENABKL 34 PCM-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 47 This connector is used to connect to a CD audio cable. Signal CD_L CD_R The PCM-7890 provides all major audio signals on a 14-pin flat- cable connector, CN14. Attach the Mic In, Line In, and Audio Out to the corresponding pins as shown in the following table.
  • Page 48 BIOS Advanced setup menu allows you to select "Present" or "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). Keyboard and mouse connector Signal KB DATA MS DATA KB CLOCK MS CLOCK 36 PCM-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 49 This 100Base-Tx Ethernet connector is a standard RJ-45 connector. The onboard Realtek RTL8139A fast Ethernet controller supports 10Mb/s and 100 Mb/s N-way auto-negotiation opera- tion. Signal Signal Chapter 2 Installation 37...
  • Page 50 The PCM-7890 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 SIGNAL COM1 DCDA DSRA RXDA RTSA TXDA CTSA DTRA N.C. COM2 11 DCDB DSRB (422TXD-/485DATA-)
  • Page 51 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 52: Floppy Drive Connector

    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 40 PCM-7890 User Manual...

  • Page 53: Parallel Port Connector (Pc1)

    Normally, the parallel port is used to connect the board to a printer. The mainboard includes an onboard parallel port, accessed through PC1, 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 54 The PCM-7890 supports three sets of LED connector for external LED indicators. Flashing Tx or Rx LEDs indicate that the PCM-7890 is transmit- ting or receiving data. A continuously lit LED indicates good linkage between the PCM-7890 and its supporting hub.
  • Page 55 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 56 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. 44 PCM-7890 User Manual...

  • Page 57: Chapter 3 Award Bios Setup

    This chapter describes how to configure the BIOS for the PCM-7890. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...
  • Page 58 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-7890 User Manual...

  • Page 59: Main Setup Menu

    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 Main Menu...
  • Page 60 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-7890 User Manual...

  • Page 61: Standard Cmos Setup

    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 62 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-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 63 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 64 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-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 65 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 66 Liquid crystal display Auxiliary monitor AUTO The BIOS autosenses the device in use (This value lets you switch between devices without being left "in the dark"). LCD & CRT Display on both devices PCM-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 67 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: s t i Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...
  • Page 68 CPU. Modern personal computers may contain up to 64 MB, 128 MB, or more. • Base Memory Typically 640 KB. Also called conventional memory. The DOS operating system and conventional applications use this area. PCM-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 69 • 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 load terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) programs, such as device drivers, in this area, to free as much conventional memory as possible for applications.
  • Page 70 By choosing the BIOS FEATURES SETUP option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. PCM-7890 User Manual...

  • Page 71: Cache Memory

    The displayed configuration is based on the manufacturer's SETUP DEFAULTS settings. Virus Warning When enabled, you receive a warning message if a program (specifically, a virus) attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive. You should then run an anti- virus program.
  • Page 72 Gate A20. Setting Gate A20 to Fast improves system speed, particularly with OS/2 and Windows. Security Option If you have set a password, select whether the password is required every time the System boots, or only when you enter Setup. PCM-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 73 PS/2 Mouse Function Control If your system has a PS/2 mouse port and you install a serial pointing device, select Disabled. Shadow Software that resides in a read-only memory (ROM) chip on a device is called firmware. The AwardBIOS permits shadowing of firmware such as the system BIOS, video BIOS, and similar operat- ing instructions that come with some expansion peripherals, such as, for example, a SCSI adaptor.

  • Page 74: Chipset Features Setup

    By choosing the CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. PCM-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 75 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 76 DRAM. System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. PCM-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 77 Video BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h to C7FFFh, resulting in better video performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. Video RAM Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video memory (RAM) at A0000h to AFFFFh, resulting in better video performance.
  • Page 78 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-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 79 By choosing the POWER MANAGEMENT option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...
  • Page 80 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-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 81 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 82 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-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 83 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 84: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup

    By choosing the PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP option from the initial SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. PCM-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 85 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 86 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-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 87 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 PCM-7890 on. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...
  • Page 88 By choosing the INTEGRATD PERIPHERALS option from the initial SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. PCM-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 89 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 90 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-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 91 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 92 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-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 93 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 94 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-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 95 This chapter provides information about: • Driver types and installation...
  • Page 96 This chapter describes the operation and installation of the display drivers supplied on the Supporting CD-ROM that are shipped with your product. 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.
  • Page 97 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 98 Ò Ò These drivers are designed to work with Microsoft Windows . You Ò just install these drivers through the Windows operating system. 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.
  • Page 99 Click the setting buttom, then click the Advanced Properties icon into the Advanced Display properties windows, show as figure2: figure 2...
  • Page 100 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 101 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 102: 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 103 3. Once the installation is complete, the Advanced display Properties window will reappear. Show as figure 6: figure 6...
  • Page 104 Click on close to close the window. Then the Display Properties window will reappear. Show as figure 7: figure 7...
  • Page 105 Click on Apply. Restart the system for the new settings to take effect, show as figure 8: figure 8...
  • Page 106 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 107 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 108 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 109 Ò Ò These drivers are designed to work with Microsoft Windows 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 110 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 111 This chapter describes how to configure the Etherent Card to match your applica- tion requirements. Chapter 5 Software Configuration...
  • Page 112 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-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 113 This PCM-7890 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 101...
  • Page 114 Creative Labs, Inc. The audio interface can record, compress, and play back voice, sound, and music with built-in mixer control. The PCM-7890 on board audio interface also supports the Plug and Play (PnP) standard and provides PnP configuration for the audio, FM, Ò...
  • Page 115 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 116 · SB Audio PCI 64V Legacy Device · Sound Blaster AudioPCI 64V 5. Upon initial installation, the setup process begins setting up the software. 6. Windows 95 makes final changes to the system settings, and you will be prompted to re-boot the system. PCM-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 117 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 118 PCM-7890 User Manual...

  • Page 119: 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 120: Configuration Register

    254.5 min with a resolution of 1 min. When timer times out, a system reset will happen. The watchdog timer of PCM-7890 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.
  • Page 121 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 01h : Time-out occurs after 32 seconds...
  • Page 122 ;; 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-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 123 ;; 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 124 ;; 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-7890 User Manual...
  • Page 125 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 127: Installing Pc/104 Modules

    This appendix provides instructions for installing PC/104 modules. Appendix B Installing PC/104 Modules...
  • Page 128 • PCM-3910 Breadboard Module • PCM-3810 Solid State Disk Module Installing these modules on the PCM-7890 is a quick and simple operation. The following steps show how to mount the PC/104 modules: Step1 Remove the PCM-7890 from your system, paying particular attention to the safety instructions already mentioned above.
  • Page 129 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 131 Appendix C Optional Extras...
  • Page 132 , n i " 5 , n i " 5 " 5 l e l c r i c r i t g i l i a l a i , t r , n i & PCM-7890 User Manual...

  • Page 133: Optional Usb Cable

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