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SYSTEM MANAGEMENT CARDS
This section first details the System Management Interface Card (SMIC)
and then the System Management Controller (SMC)
The SMIC card must be fitted to the very lowest EISA slot. Using any other
slot may cause the System Management Application software to report
incorrect motherboard configuration.
System Management Interface card (SMIC)
Specification
The following list describes the general characteristics of the SMIC:
♦
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
Fig 13-1 System management interface card (SMIC)
1.
Interface ribbon connector
2.
Standard fixing plate
S y s t e m m a n a g e m e n t c a r d s
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3.
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Standard ISA plug-in connection
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