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Aaeon PCM-4897 User Manual

All-in-one media gxm cpu card with lcd, tv-output, audio, & 2 coms
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  • 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 UMC is a trademark of United Microelectronics Corporation. NS is a trademark of National Semiconductor, Inc. All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Part No. 2047489700 Manual PCM-4897 1st Edition Prepared in Taiwan July 1999...
  • Page 4 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 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 Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: • 1 PCM-4897 All-in-One MediaGXm CPU Card • 1 Quick Installation Guide • 1 Supporting CD-ROM contains the followings: -- User's Manual (this manual in PDF file)
  • Page 7 4897, please read it thoroughly before you install and use the board. The product that you have purchased comes with two year limited warranty, but AAEON will not be responsible for misuse of the product. Therefore, we strongly urge you to first read the manual before using the product.
  • Page 8 Introduction ................2 Features .................. 3 Specifications ................. 4 Board layout ................7 Board dimensions ..............8 Jumpers and connectors ............ 10 Locating jumpers ..............12 Locating connectors ............13 Setting jumpers ..............14 CPU installing and upgrading ..........15 Installing DRAM (DIMMs) ..........
  • Page 9 Clear CMOS (JP13) ............35 LCD backlight voltage select (JP14) ....... 36 Power LED and KB lock connector (JP15) ....37 LCD driving voltage select (JP16) ........38 IDE hard drive connector (CN1) ........39 Connecting the hard drive ............40 IDE hard drive connector (CN1) ..........
  • Page 10 BIOS features setup ............71 CHIPSET features setup ........... 75 Power management setup ..........77 PNP/PCI congfiguration setup .......... 80 Load BIOS defaults/Load setup defaults ......82 Integrated peripherals setup ..........83 Supervisor/User password setting ........84 IDE HDD auto detection ........... 88 Save &...
  • Page 11 This chapter gives background informa- tion on the mainboard. Sections include: • Board specifications • Layout and dimensions Chapter 1 General Information...

  • Page 12: Features

    EMI. Highly integrated multi-media SBC The PCM-4897 is a highly integrated multi-media SBC that com- bines audio, video, and TV-Output functions on a CD-ROM drive size single computer board. It provides, 16-bit full-duplex, integrat- ed 3D audio and up to 1024 x 768 resolution @ 64K colors.
  • Page 13 • Supports Cyrix MediaGX MMX CPU 200~300 MHz • DiskOnChip (SSD) up to 144MB • 18-bit PCI-bus SVGA/LCD controller supports LCD & CRT display • AC-97 2.0 audio interface, Sound Blaster compatible • Supports Bus Master and Ultra DMA/33 IDE devices •...
  • Page 14 • 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 PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 15 Flat Panel/CRT Interface • Chipset: Cyrix Cx 5530 • Display memory: UMA • Display type: Supports non-interlaced CRT and LCD (TFT) displays. Can display both CRT and Flat Panel simultaneously • Resolution: Up to 1024x768@64K colors Sound Interface • Chipset: Cyrix Cx5530 •...
  • Page 16 • Power supply voltage: +5V (4.75V to 5.25V), +12V (11.4V to 12.6V) • Power requirement: +5V@0.8A (Cyrix GXm 200MHz) • 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-4897 User Manual...

  • Page 17: Chapter 1 General Information

    CHRONTEL CH7003 Chapter 1 General Information...
  • Page 18 PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 19 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 Suspend LED connector HDD LED connector DOC address select CPU fan power connector JP11 Wake on LAN connector JP13 Clear CMOS JP14 LCD backlight voltage select JP15 Power LED & KB lock connector JP16 LCD driving voltage select 10 PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 21 Label Function IDE drive connector Game port connector Floppy drive connector LCD display connector CD-ROM signal input connector Audio connector (for voice modem) VGA Display connector Parallel port connector CN10 USB connector CN11 Audio signal output connector CN12 Audio signal input connector CN13 MIC signal input connector CN14...
  • Page 22 JWOM1 JSIR1 JP14 JP15 JP16 JP13 JCLK1 JP11 JP12 JP10 JBFA1 12 PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 23 CN15(Up) CN16(Down) CN10 CN14 CN8(Down) CN9(Up) CN13 CN12 CN11 Chapter 2 Installation 13...
  • Page 24 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-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 25 You can upgrade to a more powerful Cyrix GXm 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 damaged by the sudden rush of power.
  • Page 26 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-4897 single board computer between 16 and 128 MB of memory. Your PCM-4897 can accept both regular and PC-100 SDRAM DIMM Module(with or without parity).
  • Page 27 The GXm CPU core frequency = CPU frequency ratio (4~10X) * External CPU clock (33 or 30MHz). The following table shows the available configurations. * For GXm >= 266MHz * For GXm = 233MHz, 200MHz Ratio JBFA1 * default * ON : Short with the jumper cap OFF: Open without the jumper cap Chapter 2 Installation 17...
  • Page 28 You can configure the CPU external clock to 33MHz or 30MHz by setting JCLK1. JCLK1 Freq. * default * ON : Short with the Jumper cap OFF : Open without the jumper cap 18 PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 29 The ATX power supply uses a 20-pin connector shown below. Make sure you plug in the right direction. ATX power connector Signal Signal -12V +5 V 5V SB +12V Chapter 2 Installation 19...
  • Page 30 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 JSIR1. 5 4 3 2 1 Signal N.C. IrRxD IrTxD 20 PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 31 Since internal Modem card consumes no power when system power is off, it is recommended to use internal Modem. To use internal Modem card, connect 2-pin cable from RING connector of the internal Modem card to the JWOM1 on the PCM-4897. Signal RING...
  • Page 32 The PCM-4897 supports backlight power for LCD flat panels, and the backlight voltage setting please refer to JP14. Signal Vcc (Voltage setting please refer to JP14) 22 PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 33 The PCM-4897 has a RCA Jack for composite video signal output to TV. RCA JACK Chapter 2 Installation 23...
  • Page 34 The PCM-4897 has a standard S-Video Jack for video signal output to TV. S Jack Signal GNDNTSC GNDNTSC LUMF CHROMF 24 PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 35 The CPU card has an onboard buzzer. You can disable the internal buzzer and connect an external speaker to JP1. Enabling the external speaker automatically disables the internal buzzer. Internal buzzer* External speaker * default Chapter 2 Installation 25...
  • Page 36 You can connect an external switch to easily reset your computer. This switch restarts your computer as if you turned off the power then turned it back on. The following table shows the pin assign- ments for JP2. Signal Reset 26 PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 37 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 marked JP3. Signal Power Chapter 2 Installation 27...
  • Page 38 The power LED indicates when the PCM-4897 board is on. Signal LED (+) LED (-) 28 PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 39 After the selected period of system inactivity, the baord enters a hardware supsend mode, stopping the CPU clock if possibly. The JP6 indicates when the PCM-4897 board is enters a hard ware suspend mode. Signal LED (+) LED (-) Chapter 2 Installation 29...
  • Page 40 You can connect an LED to JP7 to indicate that an IDE device is in use. The pin assignments for this connector are as follows: Signal Vcc (+5V) - R/W IDE 30 PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 41 The DiskOnChip 2000 occupies an 8 K byte window in the upper memory address range of CC00 to DC00. You should ensure this does not conflict with any other device's memory address. 2 4 6 1 3 5 Chapter 2 Installation 31...
  • Page 42 1 3 5 1 3 5 2 4 6 2 4 6 * default These addresses might conflict with the ROM BIOS of other peripheral boards. Please select the appropriate memory address to avoid memory conflicts. 32 PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 43 Plug in the fan cable to the 3-pin fan connector onboard. The fan connector is marked JP9. CPU fan power connector (JP9) Signal Fan speed sense +12V Chapter 2 Installation 33...
  • Page 44 The PCM-4897 implements a WOL connector. To use Wake On LAN function, you need a network card that supports this features. In addtion, you also need to install a network management software, such as ADM. Signal +5V SB 34 PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 45 You can use JP13 to clear the CMOS data if necessary. To reset the CMOS data, set JP13 to 2-3 closed for just a few seconds, and then move the jumper back to 1-2 closed. 3 2 1 Protect* Clear CMOS 3 2 1 3 2 1 *default...
  • Page 46 The JP14 is a 2-pin connector which could provide the power for LCD inverter. 12V* JP14 * default 36 PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 47 You can connect an LED to indicate when the CPU card is on. Pin 1 of JP15 supplies power to the LED; Pin 3 is the ground. You can use a switch (or a lock) to disable the keyboard. In this state, the PC will not respond to any input.
  • Page 48 You can select the LCD connector CN4 (pin 5 and pin 6) driving voltage by setting JP16. The configurations are as follows: 3.3V * JP16 *default 38 PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 49 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. Chapter 2 Installation 39...
  • Page 50 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. 40 PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 51 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 SIGNAL GND IO WRITE IO READ...
  • Page 52 The Game/Joystick/MIDI connector (15-pin D-sub) is used to attach a joystick for game interface or to attach an external FM synthesizer for playback, mixing or recording. 42 PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 53 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 54 When the slot is up, pin number 1 should be on the right. Check the documentation that came with the drive for more information. If you desire, connect the B: drive to the connectors in the middle of the cable as described above. 44 PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 55 Floppy drive connector (CN3) 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 Chapter 2 Installation 45...
  • Page 56 (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. 46 PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 57 CN4 is a 44-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 58 This connector is used to connect to a CD audio cable. Signal CDIN_L CDIN_R 48 PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 59 This connector provide chip select signal (MCS) and IRQ input (MIRQ) pins to control external devices such as modem. Audio connector (for voice modem) (CN7) Signal MIC (IN) Speaker Chapter 2 Installation 49...
  • Page 60 CN9. Pin assignments Signal Signal Strobe Data 0 Data 1 Data 2 Data 3 Data 4 Data 5 Data 6 Data 7 -Acknowledge Busy Paper empty +Select -Auto feed -Error -Init printer -Select input 18~25 50 PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 61 The PCM-4897 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 specifica- tion Rev. 1.0, and can be enable/disabled in the system BIOS setup.
  • Page 62 The Stereo Line-In phone-jack is used to attach stereo devices such as cassette, digital audio tape, or minidisk players for paly- back, mixing, or recording. CN11 52 PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 63 The Microphone In phone-jack us used to a microphone for live audio input for playback, mixing, orrecording. a 20dB gain can be ontained internally. The microphone input independ will be around 1.8k ohm. MIC signal input phone-jack Chapter 2 Installation 53...
  • Page 64 The PCM-4897 provides a keyboard connector which supports both a keyboard and a PS/2 style mouse. In most cases, especially in embedded applications, a keyboard is not used. The standard PC/AT BIOS will report an error or fail during power-on-self-test (POST) after a reset if the keyboard is not present.
  • Page 65 The PCM-4897 offers two serial ports, two RS-232. These ports allow you to connect them to serial devices (mouse, printers, etc.). COM1, COM2 serial connectors SIGNAL SIGNAL Chapter 2 Installation 55...
  • Page 66 Ground Note 1: Pins A13 through A16 are not used by the MD2200. They are kept for socket backward compatibility with ED 1100 (DiskOnChip 1000) Note 2: Pins 1 and 30 are not used by MD2200 56 PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 67 When the DOC is installed correctly, a DOC will work like an HDD or an FDD. To install the DOC on the mainboard, follow the instructions below: 1. Plug the DOC into the socket. Make sure pin 1 of the DOC is aligned with pin 1 of the socket.
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  • Page 69 This chapter describes how to configure the BIOS for the PCM-4897. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...
  • Page 70 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-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 71 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 72 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-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 73 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 74 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-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 75 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 76: Specifications

    The BIOS can automatically detect the specifications and optimal operating mode of almost all IDE hard drives. When you select type AUTO for a hard drive, the BIOS detects its specifications during POST, every time the system boots. PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 77 If you do not want to select drive type AUTO, other methods of 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.
  • Page 78 5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 megabyte capacity 720K, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 720 kilobyte capacity 1.44M, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 1.44 mega byte capacity 2.88M, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 2.88 mega byte capacity PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 79 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 80 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-4897 User Manual...

  • Page 81: 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 82 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. PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 83 Swap Floppy Drive This field is effective only in systems with two floppy drives. Selecting enabled assigns physical drive B to logical drive A, and physical drive A to logical drive B. Boot Up Floppy Seek When Enabled, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks.
  • Page 84 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-4897 User Manual...

  • Page 85: 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 86 I/O cycles to the ISA bus. This delay takes place because the PCI bus is so much faster than the ISA bus. These two fields let you add recovery time (in bus clock cycles) for 16-bit and 8-bit I/O. PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 87 By choosing the POWER MANAGEMENT option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...
  • Page 88 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-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 89 Doze Mode After the selected period of system inactivity, the CPU clock throttles to a small percentage of its duty cycle — between 10 percent and 25 percent for most chipsets. All other devices still operate at full speed. Suspend Mode After the selected period of system inactivity, the chipset enters a hardware suspend mode, stopping the CPU clock and possibly causing other system devices to enter power management modes.
  • Page 90 By choosing the PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP option from the initial SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 91 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. If you select Auto, all the interrupt request (IRQ) and DMA assignment fields disappear, as the BIOS automatically assigns them.
  • Page 92 LOAD 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-4897 on. PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 93 By choosing the INTEGRATD PERIPHERALS option from the initial SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below is displayed. Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...
  • Page 94 If you install an add-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field. Onboard Serial Ports (1, 2) Select a logical COM port address for the first and second serial ports. PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 95 ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the port. Multiple Maitor Support Choose priority of the VGA function from PCI slot or onboard. Video Memory size Share memory from DIMM, from 1.5MB to 4MB. TV Output mode Support NTSC or PAL system. Flat Panel Resolution Onboard support TFT LCD as below.
  • Page 96 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. PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 97 When you select this function, a message appears at the center of the screen: ENTER PASSWORD: Type the password, up to eight characters, and press Enter. Typing a password clears any previously entered password from CMOS memory. Now the message changes: CONFIRM PASSWORD: Again, type the password and press Enter.

  • Page 98: 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: PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 99 If you select this option and press <ENTER>, the values entered in the setup utility will be recorded in the chipset's 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.
  • Page 100 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-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 101 This chapter provides information about: • Driver types and installation...
  • Page 102 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 Cx5530 VGA Flat Panel/CRT controller. This controller offers a large set of extended functions and higher resolutions.
  • Page 103 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 104 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 105 Click the setting buttom, then click the Advanced Properties icon into the Advanced Display properties windows, show as figure2: figure 2...
  • Page 106 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 107 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\GX95.inf and then click OK. "cd-rom"...

  • Page 108: Driver Installation

    The name of the Cyrix Xpress GRAPHICS(TM) " 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 109 3. Once the installation is complete, the Advanced display Properties window will reappear. Show as figure 6: figure 6...
  • Page 110 Click on close to close the window. Then the Display Properties window will reappear. Show as figure 7: figure 7...
  • Page 111 Click on Apply. Restart the system for the new settings to take effect, show as figure 8: figure 8...
  • Page 112 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 113 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 114 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 115 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 116 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 117 This PCM-4897 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 5 Software Configuration 107...
  • Page 118 The PCM-4897 on board audio interface also supports the Plug and Play (PnP) standard and provides PnP configuration for the audio, FM, and MPU-401 logical devices. It is compatible with Sound Blaster voice and music functions.
  • Page 119 1. Click "Start" --> "Setting"--> "Control Panel" to open the Control Panel window. Double click the "Add New Hardware" icon. Chapter 5 Software Configuration 109...
  • Page 120 2. Click the "Next" button on the "Add New Hardware Wizard" window. PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 121 3. Choose "No" for manual installing new hardware. Then click the "Next" button. Chapter 5 Software Configuration 111...
  • Page 122 4. Find and click to choose the sound icon. Then click the "Next" button. PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 123 5. Click the "Have Disk..." button. Chapter 5 Software Configuration 113...
  • Page 124 "OK" button. cd-rom:\ CD-ROM\model name\driver\audio "cd-rom:": the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive "model name": the model number of your product 7. Click the "OK" button to choose the Cyrix Xpress AUDIO 16-bit Sound drivers. PCM-4897 User Manual...
  • Page 125 8. Click the "Finish" button and follow instructions to finish the installation. 9. Windows 95 will ask you to restart your computer to finish the set up. Click the "Yes" button to reboot your system so the new drivers can be activated. Chapter 5 Software Configuration 115...
  • Page 126 PCM-4897 User Manual...