Isa via half-sized cpu card with cpu, vga/lcd, and ethernet (3 pages)
Summary of Contents for Portwell ROBO-625
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ROBO-625 ISA VIA Half-sized CPU card with CPU, VGA/LCD, and Ethernet Users Manual...
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Packing List Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: • 1 ROBO-625 all-in-one single board computer • 1 startup manual • CD-ROM or disks for utility, drivers, and manual (in PDF format) •...
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Additional Information and Assistance 1. Visit the Portwell web site at www.portwell.com where you can find the latest information about the product. 2. Contact your distributor, sales representative, or Portwell's customer service center for technical support if you need additional assistance.
Table of Contents Contents Chapter 1 General Information ........1 Introduction ............... 2 Features ................3 Specifications ..............3 1.3.1 Standard SBC Functions..........3 1.3.2 VGA/LCD Interface ............4 1.3.3 Solid State disk ............... 4 1.3.4 PCI bus Ethernet interface ..........4 1.3.5 Mechanical and Environmental ........
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2.18 Power & HDD LED, Reset (CN9, CN19) ..... 21 2.18.1 Power & HDD LED (CN9) .......... 22 2.18.2 Reset switch (CN19)............. 22 2.19 COM port connector (CN13,CN16)........ 22 2.20 Keyboard and PS/2 mouse connector (CN20) ....22 2.21 Audio AC97 interface (CN18) ........22 2.21.1 Audio connector (CN18) ..........
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Table of Contents Chapter 6 Audio Setup.............63 Introduction ..............64 DOS utilities..............64 6.2.1 VIA Sound Blaster Pro compatible set up program ..64 6.2.2 VIA Sound Blaster Installation........65 Driver installation............65 6.3.1 Before you begin............65 6.3.2 Windows 95/98 drivers..........66 6.3.3 Windows NT drivers.............
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Appendix D System Assignments ........119 System I/O Ports............120 1st MB memory map............. 121 DMA channel assignments..........121 Interrupt assignments ............ 122 Appendix E Optional Extras for the ROBO-625 .....123 ATX Power Control Cable..........124 Optional Audio module..........124 viii...
General Information This chapter gives background information on the ROBO-625. Sections include: • Introduction • Features • Specifications • Board layout and dimensions Chapter 1 General Information...
Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Introduction Portwell's new ROBO-625 is a new half-sized CPU card with onboard VIA low power CPU, Ezra800. The VIA Eden processor uses advanced 0.13µ CMOS technology with 128KB L1 cache memory and 64KB L2 cache memory on die. This board with Eden400 CPU can oper- ate without a fan at temperatures up to 60°...
1.2 Features • Embedded low power VIA Ezra 800MHz • ISA bus half-sized CPU card • Fanless operation at 60oC. • One onboard RJ-45 connectors support 10/100Base-T Ethernet • 4X AGP graphics for high performance applications • FSB 133MHz (Ezra800) 1.3 Specifications 1.3.1 Standard SBC Functions •...
Installation This chapter explains the setup procedures of ROBO-625 hardware, including instruc- tions on setting jumpers and connecting peripherals, switches and indicators. Be sure to read all safety precautions before you begin the installation procedure. Chapter 2 Installation...
Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 Jumpers The ROBO-625 has a number of jumpers that allow you to configure your system to suit your application. The table below lists the functions of the various jumpers. Table 2.1: Jumpers Label Function CMOS clear...
2.2 Connectors On-board connectors link the ROBO-625 to external devices such as hard disk drives, a keyboard, or floppy drives. The table below lists the func- tion of each of the board’s connectors. Table 2.2: Connectors Label Function ATX power control connector...
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 representative before you make any changes. Generally, you simply need a standard cable to make most connections. ROBO-625 User’s Manual...
2.6 Clear CMOS (JP1) Warning! To avoid damaging the computer, always turn off the power supply before setting “Clear CMOS.” Before turning on the power supply, set the jumper back to “3.0 V Battery On.” This jumper is used to erase CMOS data and reset system BIOS informa- tion.
Table 2.4: LAN Vcc select (JP2) Normal power* WOL power * default setting Note: ROBO-625 supports Wake-on-LAN. For Wake-on LAN, JP2 has to be set to the WOL power position 2.8 Watchdog timer configuration An on-board watchdog timer reduces the chance of disruptions which EMP (electro-magnetic pulse) interference can cause.
2.8.1 Watchdog timer action (JP3) When the watchdog timer activates (CPU processing has come to a halt), it can reset the system or generate an interrupt on IRQ11. This can be set via setting JP3 as shown below: Table 2.5: Watchdog timer action (JP3) *System reset IRQ 11 * default setting...
2.10.1 ATX feature connector (CN1) and soft power switch connector (CN15) The ROBO-625 can support an advanced soft power switch function, if an ATX power supply is used. To enable the soft power switch function: Get the specially designed ATX-to-SBC power cable Connect the 3-pin plug of the cable to CN1 (ATX feature connec- tor).
You can select ECP/EPP DMA channel via BIOS setup. 2.12 Floppy drive connector (CN3) You can attach up to two floppy drives to the ROBO-625’s on-board con- troller. You can use any combination of 5.25” (360 KB and 1.2 MB) and/ or 3.5”...
Appendix C. 2.13 Primary IDE connector(CN4) The ROBO-625 provides an IDE channel to which you can attach up to two Enhanced Integrated Device Electronics hard disk drives or CDROM to the ROBO-625’s internal controller. The ROBO-625's IDE controller uses a PCI interface.
CN12 consists of a 40-pin connector which can support an 18-bit LCD panel. It is Hirose’s product no. DF13A-40DP-1.25 V The ROBO-625 provides a bias control signal on CN12 that can be used to control the LCD bias voltage. It is recommended that the LCD bias volt- age not be applied to the panel until the logic supply voltage (+5 V or +3.3 V) and panel video signals are stable.
** will support in the future 2.15 USB connectors (CN6) The ROBO-625 board provides up to two USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports. This gives complete Plug and Play, and hot attach/detach for up to 127 external devices. The USB interfaces comply with USB specification Rev.
The medium type can be configured via the RSET8139.EXE program included on the utility disk. (See Chapter 3 for detailed information.) 2.16.1 100Base-T connector (CN7) 10/100Base-T connects to the ROBO-625 via an adapter cable to an 8-pin polarized header (CN7). 2.16.2 Network boot The Network Boot feature can be utilized by incorporating the Boot ROM image files for the appropriate network operating system.
This allows no-keyboard operation in embedded system applications, without the system halting under POST. 2.21 Audio AC97 interface (CN18) 2.21.1 Audio connector (CN18) The Audio AC97 link is a 10 pin connector; the ROBO-625 can support AC97 Audio with the addition of optional adapter. ROBO-625 User’s Manual...
Software Configuration This chapter details the software configura- tion information. It shows you how to config- ure the card to match your application requirements. The AWARD System BIOS is covered in Chapter 4. Sections include: • Introduction • Connections for standard LCDs •...
Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3.1 Introduction The ROBO-625 system BIOS and custom drivers are located in a 256 Kbyte, Flash ROM device, designated U18. A single Flash chip holds the system BIOS, VGA BIOS and network Boot ROM image. The display can be configured via CMOS settings.
3.2 Connections to Two Standard LCDs The following tables illustrate typical LCD connection pinouts for the ROBO-625. 3.2.1 Connections to Toshiba LTM10C209A (640 x 480 TFT color LCD) Table 3.1: Connections to Toshiba LTM10C209A ROBO-625 CN12 LTM10C209A Name Name SHFCLK ENAB...
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Table 3.1: Connections to Toshiba LTM10C209A +5 V +5 V ROBO-625 User’s Manual...
3.2.2 Connections to Toshiba LTM12C275A (800 x 600 TFT color LCD) Table 3.2: Connections to Toshiba LTM12C275A ROBO-625 CN12 LTM12C275A Name Name NCLK SHFCLK ENAB M/DE +5 V +5 V Chapter 3 Software Configuration...
To configure the medium type, to view the current configuration, or to run diagnostics, do the following: Power the ROBO-625 on. Make sure that the RSET8139.EXE file is located in the working drive. At the prompt, type RSET8139.EXE and press <Enter>. The Ether- net configuration program will then be displayed.
The CMOS memory has lost power and the configuration informa- tion has been erased. The ROBO-625 Series' CMOS memory has an integral lithium battery backup. The battery backup should last ten years in normal service, but when it finally runs down, you will need to replace the complete unit.
4.2 Award BIOS setup Award’s BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. 4.2.1 Entering setup Power on the computer and press <Del>...
Setup Menu allows users to configure system components such as date, time, hard disk drive, floppy drive and display. Once a field is high- lighted, on-line help information is displayed in the left bottom of the Menu screen. Figure 4.2: CMOS Features setup ROBO-625 User’s Manual...
By choosing the Advanced BIOS Features Setup option from the Initial Setup Screen menu, the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’s default values for the ROBO-625 Series. Figure 4.3: Advanced BIOS Features setup Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup...
4.2.4 Advanced Chipset Features setup By choosing the Advanced Chipset Features option from the Initial Setup Screen menu, the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’s default values for the ROBO-625 Series. Figure 4.4: Advanced Chipset Features setup ROBO-625 User’s Manual...
By choosing the Power Management Setup option from the Initial Setup Screen menu, the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’s default values for the ROBO-625 Series. Figure 4.6: Power Management Setup Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup...
4.2.7 PnP/PCI Configurations By choosing the PnP/PCI Configurations option from the Initial Setup Screen menu, the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’s default values for the ROBO-625 Series. Figure 4.7: PnP/PCI Configurations 4.2.8 PC Health Status The PC Health Status option displays information such as CPU and moth- erboard temperatures, fan speeds, and core voltage.
4.2.9 Frequency/Voltage Control By choosing the Frequency/Voltage Control option from the Initial Setup Screen menu, the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’s default values for the ROBO-625 Figure 4.9: Frequency/Voltage Control Caution Incorrect settings in Frequency/Voltage Control may damage the system CPU, video adapter, or other hardware.
ROM. If the stored record created by the Setup program should ever become corrupted (and therefore unusable), these defaults will load auto- matically when you turn the ROBO-625 Series system on. Figure 4.10: Load BIOS defaults screen 4.2.11 Set Password...
At the “Confirm Password” prompt, retype the desired password, then press <Enter>. Select Save to CMOS and EXIT, type <Y>, then <Enter>. To Change Password Choose the Set Password option from the CMOS Setup Utility main menu and press <Enter>. When you see “Enter Password,”...
4.2.13 Exit Without Saving Selecting this option and pressing <Enter> lets you exit the Setup pro- gram without recording any new values or changing old ones. ROBO-625 User’s Manual...
PCI SVGA Setup • Introduction • Installation of SVGA drivers -for Windows 95/98/Me -for Windows NT/2000/XP • Further information Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup...
Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup 5.1 Introduction The ROBO-625 has an onboard AGP flat panel/VGA interface. The speci- fications and features are described as follows: 5.1.1 Chipset The ROBO-625 uses a VIA Twister 8606T chipset from VIA Technology Inc. for its AGP/SVGA controller. It supports many popular LCD, and LVDS LCD displays and conventional analog CRT monitors.
5.1.4 Dual/Simultaneous Display The ROBO-625 uses a VIA Twister VT8606T LCD controller that is capable of providing simultaneous dual view display of the same content on a flat panel and CRT. To set up dual view (simultaneous mode) under Windows 9x, Windows ME, Windows NT/2000/XP, follow these steps: Step 1.
5.2 Installation of the SVGA Driver Complete the following steps to install the SVGA driver. Follow the pro- cedures in the flow chart that apply to the operating system that you are using within your ROBO-625. Notes: 1. The windows illustrations in this chapter are intended as examples only.
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Step 3. Choose “Display a list of...,” then press “Next” button. Step 4. Choose “Display adapters;” press “Next” button. Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup...
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Step 5. Click the “Have Disk” button. Step 6. Type the path to the Win2000 VGA drivers on your driver CD, and press the “OK” button. E:\VGA\Win2000 ROBO-625 User’s Manual...
5.2.2 Installation for Windows NT Note: Service Pack X (X = 3, 4, 5, 6,...) must be installed first, before you install the Windows NT VGA driver. Step 1. Select "Start", "Settings", "Control Panel" and double click the "Display" icon. ROBO-625 User’s Manual...
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Step 2. Choose the "Settings" tab, and press the "Display Type" button. Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup...
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Step 4. Click the "Have Disk..." button. Step 5. Type the path to the WinNT VGA drivers on your installation CD, and press the “OK” button. E:\VGA\9xME\ROTATION Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup...
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Step 6. Press “Finish” to complete the driver installation. ROBO-625 User’s Manual...
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Step 3. The Hardware Update Wizard should start. Click the “Install from a list..” radio button; mash “Next.” Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup...
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Step 4. Select “Don’t search. I will choose..” Depress “Next.” ROBO-625 User’s Manual...
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Step 5. Select “Display adapters,” then press “Next.” Step 6. Establish the path to the XP VGA drivers, then press “OK.” Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup...
Step 8. Press “Finish” to reboot. 5.3 Further Information For further information about the AGP/VGA installation in your ROBO- 625, including driver updates, troubleshooting guides and FAQ lists, visit the following web resources: VIA website: www.via.com.tw Portwell websites: www.portwell.com Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup...
Audio Setup The ROBO-625 is equipped with an audio interface that records and plays back CD-quality audio. This chapter provides instructions for installing the software drivers included on the audio driver diskettes. Chapter 6 Audio Setup...
VIA. The audio interface can record, compress, and play back voice, sound, and music with built-in mixer control. The ROBO-625 on board audio interface also supports the Plug and Play (PnP) standard and provides PnP configuration for the audio, FM, and MPU-104 logical devices.
6.3.1 Before you begin Please read the instructions in this chapter carefully before you attempt installation. The audio drivers for the ROBO-625 board are located on the audio driver CD. Run the supplied SETUP program to install the drivers; don’t copy the files manually.
6.3.2 Windows 95/98 drivers Step 1. Click "Start" and select "Settings". Click "Control Panel" and double-click "Add New Hardware". Step 2. In the Add New Hardware Wizard window, click "Next". ROBO-625 User’s Manual...
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Step 3. In the following Add New Hardware Wizard window, click "Next" for Windows to search for Plug and Play devices. Step 4. In the following Add New Hardware Wizard window, select “No, the device isn't in the list.”and click “Next”. Chapter 6 Audio Setup...
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Step 5. In the following Add New Hardware Wizard window, select "No, I want to select..." and click "Next". Step 6. In the following Add New Hardware Wizard window, select "Sound, video and game controllers" and click "Next". ROBO-625 User’s Manual...
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Step 7. In the following Add New Hardware Wizard window, click "Have Disk...". Step 8. In the Install From Disk window, click "Browse". Chapter 6 Audio Setup...
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Step 9. In the Open window, select “E:\Audio\98se_Me_2k_xp\WIN95_98. Step 10. In the Install From Disk window, click" OK". ROBO-625 User’s Manual...
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Step 11. In the Select Device window, select "VIA PCI Audio Controller (WDM)" and click "OK". Step 12. In the Add New Hardware Wizard window, click "Next". Chapter 6 Audio Setup...
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Step 13. The Copying Files... window will appear. Step 14. In the Add New Hardware Wizard window, click "Finish". Then reboot the system. ROBO-625 User’s Manual...
6.3.3 Windows NT drivers Step 1. Click "Start" and select "Settings". Click "Control Panel" and double-click "Multimedia". Step 2. In the Multimedia Properties window, select the "Devices" tab. Then select the "Audio Devices" item, and click "Add...". Chapter 6 Audio Setup...
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Step 3. In the Add window, select the “Unlisted...” item and click “OK”. Step 4. When the Install Driver window appears, insert the utility disc into the CD-ROM drive. Type: E:\Audio\WinNT\ Then click “OK”. E:\Audio\WinNT\ ROBO-625 User’s Manual...
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Step 5. In the Add Unlisted or Updated Driver window, select the "VIA PCI Audio controller" item. Then click "OK". Step 6. In the System Setting Change window, click “Restart Now”. Chapter 6 Audio Setup...
PCI Bus Ethernet Interface This chapter provides information on Ethernet configuration. • Introduction • Installation of Ethernet drivers for Windows 2000/NT • Further information Chapter 7 PCI Bus Ethernet Interface...
7.2 Installation of Ethernet driver Before installing the Ethernet driver, note the procedures below. You must know which operating system you are using in your ROBO-625 Series, and then refer to the corresponding installation flow chart. Then just follow the steps described in the flow chart. You will quickly and successfully complete the installation, even if you are not familiar with instructions for MS-DOS or Windows.
7.2.2 Installation for Windows 98 Step 1. a. Select "Start", "Settings". "Control Panel". b. Double click "Network". Step 2. a. Click "Add" and prepare to install network functions. Chapter 7 PCI Bus Ethernet Interface...
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Step 3. a. Select the "Adapter" item to add the Ethernet card. Step 4. a. Click "Have Disk" to install the driver. Step 5. a. Insert the CD into the D: drive b. Fill in "E:\LAN\” c. Click "OK" E:\LAN\ ROBO-625 User’s Manual...
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Step 6. a. Choose the "Realtek RTL8139(A/B/C/8130) PCI Fast Ethernet" item. b. Click "OK". Step 7. a. Make sure the configurations of relative items are set correctly. b. Click "OK" to reboot. Chapter 7 PCI Bus Ethernet Interface...
Step 9. 7.2.4 Installation for Windows NT Step 1. a. Select "Start", "Settings", "Control Panel" b. Double click "Network" Step 2. a. Choose type of network. Chapter 7 PCI Bus Ethernet Interface...
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Click "Next" Step 3. a. Click "Select from list..." ROBO-625 User’s Manual...
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Step 4. Click “Have Disk.” Step 5. a. Insert the Utility CD ROM b. Fill in the correct path: E:\LAN\8139C\winnt4 c. Click "OK". Chapter 7 PCI Bus Ethernet Interface...
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Step 6. Check the highlighted item, and click “OK.” ROBO-625 User’s Manual...
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Click “Next” to continue setup. Step 8. Choose the networking protocols, then click "Next" Chapter 7 PCI Bus Ethernet Interface...
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Step 9. Select the correct Network Services then click "Next" Step 10. Click “Next” to continue setup. ROBO-625 User’s Manual...
Click “Next” to start the network. 7.3 Further information Realtek website: www.realtek.com.tw Intel website: www.intel.com Portwell websites: www.portwell.com Chapter 7 PCI Bus Ethernet Interface...
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Programming the Watchdog Timer The ROBO-625 is equipped with a watchdog timer that resets the CPU or generates an interrupt if processing comes to a standstill for any reason. This feature ensures system reliability in industrial standalone or unmanned envi- ronments.
After data entry, your program must refresh the watchdog timer by rewriting the I/O port 443 (hex) while simultaneously setting it. When you want to disable the watchdog timer, your program should read I/O port 443 (hex). ROBO-625 User’s Manual...
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The following example shows how you might program the watchdog timer in BASIC: REM Watchdog timer example program OUT &H443, data REM Start and restart the watchdog GOSUB 1000 REM Your application task #1 OUT &H443, data REM Reset the timer GOSUB 2000 REM Your application task #2 OUT &H443, data...
Filler This filler appendix is supplied so that we can use the old Appendices C, D, and E, which are perfectly good, without chang- ing all the references to them that appear in the text. Don’t think for a moment that we forgot Appendix B.
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Pin Assignments This appendix contains information of a detailed or specialized nature. It includes: • Suspend 5V and ATX PS_ON • Parallel Port Connector • Floppy Drive Connector • Primary IDE Connector • CRT Display Connector • USB Connector • LAN1, LAN2, LAN3, RJ45 connector •...
C.3 Floppy Disk Drive Connector (CN3) Table C.3: Floppy Disk Drive Connector (CN3) Signal Signal Index STEP Track0 RDATA HEAD DSKCHG *low active ROBO-625 User’s Manual...
C.4 IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN4) Table C.4: IDE HDD connector (CN4) Signal Signal IDE RESET READY Cable Select (Pull-Low) DACK IRQ14 Cable check Active LED Appx. C...
Blue signal output SPDAT singal I/O H-sync signal output V-sync signal output SPCLK signal I/O C.6 USB Connector (CN6) Table C.6: USB Connector (CN6) Signal Signal +5 V +5 V UV0- UV1- UV0+ UV1+ USB GND USB GND ROBO-625 User’s Manual...
Signal +5V input +12V input +5V input C.9 Power & HDD LED Connector(CN9) Table C.9: Power & HDD LED Connector (CN9) Signal +5V output power LED+ (+5V) HDD LED + power LED - (GND) HDD LED - ROBO-625 User’s Manual...
C.10 Flat Panel Connector (CN12) Table C.10: Flat Panel Connector (CN12) Signal Signal +5V output +5V output +3.3V output +3.3V output PD0 signal output PD1 signal output PD2 signal output PD3 signal output PD4 signal output PD5 signal output PD6 signal output PD7 signal output PD8 signal output PD9 signal output...
C.17 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector (CN20) Table C.17: Keyboard and mouse connector (CN20) Signal KB CLOCK KB DATA MS CLOCK MS DATA C.18 CPU Fan Power Connector (FAN 1) Table C.18: IR connector (FAN 1) Signal Fan speed detect signal input +12V Appx.
System Assignments This appendix contains information of a detailed nature. It includes: • System I/O ports • 1st MB memory map • DMA channel assignments • Interrupt assignments Appx. D...
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