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Intel and Pentium 4 are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Winbond is a registered trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation. All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
Installing the CPU ...............6 ATX Power Installation............7 MicroPCI Daughter Card Installation .........7 Installing the Memory ............8 Setting the Jumpers .............9 Connectors on TL-SBC 8280..........14 Watchdog Timer..............26 BIOS Setup............. 31 Drivers Installation ..........53 Appendix ..............69 A. I/O Port Address Map...........69 B.
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Pentium 4 processor with 256-KB L2 cache and the Pentium 4 processor with 512-KB L2 cache on 0.13 micron process. The I/O functions are on TL-SBC 8280 integrated onto the ICH4. It supports either the integrated graphics device (IGD) on the GMCH or an external graphics device on AGP.
INSTALLATIONS Installations This section provides information on how to use the jumpers and connectors on the TL-SBC 8280 in order to set up a workable system. The topics covered are: Installing the CPU ..............6 ATX Power Installation............7 MicroPCI Daughter Card Installation........7 Installing the Memory .............8...
INSTALLATIONS Installing the CPU The TL-SBC 8280 CPU Card supports a Socket 478 processor socket for Intel Pentium 4 processors. The Socket 478 processor socket comes with a lever to secure the processor. Raise this lever to about a 90° angle to allow the insertion of the processor.
INSTALLATIONS ATX Power Installation The system power is provided to the TL-SBC 8280 CPU card with the J1 and J8 ATX power connectors. Please note that the J8 external ATX power connector should be connected to the backplane for TL-SBC 8280 to function.
INSTALLATIONS Installing the Memory The TL-SBC 8280 CPU Card supports two DDR memory sockets for a maximum total memory of 2GB in DDR memory type. The memory module capacities supported are 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB and 1GB. The following table lists the supported SDR DIMM configurations.
INSTALLATIONS Setting the Jumpers Jumpers are used on TL-SBC 8280 to select various settings and features according to your needs and applications. Contact your supplier if you have doubts about the best configuration for your needs. The following lists the connectors on TL-SBC 8280 and their respective functions.
INSTALLATIONS Configuring the CPU Frequency The TL-SBC 8280 CPU card does not provide DIP switches to configure the processor speed (CPU frequency). However, JP16 can be used to select the Front Side Bus of the processor. JP16: CPU Front Side Bus Select...
VGA or from an optional MicroPCI VGA. JP8/9/10/11/12 Function On Board VGA MicroPCI VGA JP13: Gigabit LAN Enable/Disable JP13 Function Enable Gigabit LAN Disable Gigabit LAN * Note: Use this jumper only when your CPU card has the Gigabit LAN function. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
The connectors on TL-SBC 8280 allows you to connect external devices such as keyboard, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, printers, etc. The following table lists the connectors on TL-SBC 8280 and their respective functions. Connector Locations on TL-SBC 8280..........15 IDE1, IDE2: EIDE Connectors............16...
INSTALLATIONS Connector Locations on TL-SBC 8280 IDE1, IDE2: EIDE Connectors FDD1: Floppy Drive Connector J1: ATX 12V/+12V Power Connector FAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector FAN2: System Fan Power Connector FAN3: Auxiliary Fan Power Connector J2: System Function Connector J3: Parallel Port Connector...
Pin # Signal Name Ground Ground +12V +12V FAN1: CPU Fan Power Connector FAN1 is a 3-pin header for the CPU fan. The fan must be a 12V fan. Pin # Signal Name Ground +12V Rotation detection TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
SMI / Hardware Switch Power LED Speaker Speaker: Pins 1 - 4 This connector provides an interface to a speaker for audio tone generation. An 8-ohm speaker is recommended. Pin # Signal Name Speaker out No connect Ground TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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Reset Switch: Pins 9 and 19 The reset switch allows the user to reset the system without turning the main power switch off and then on again. Orientation is not required when making a connection to this header. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
J10 is a 12-pin header that is used to connect to the ID120 daughter card that integrates jacks for Line In, Line Out and Speaker. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name LINEOUT_R LINEOUT_L Ground Ground LINEIN_R LINEIN L Ground Ground Mic-In VREFOUT Ground Protect pin TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
TMDS stands Transition Minimized Differential Signaling. J16 TMDS panel connector is to be connected to the optional ID120 daughter card. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name TX1P TX2P TXIN TX2N TXCP TX0P TXCN TX0N HTPG DDCDATA DDCCLK TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
Overall, the two pin headers support four USB ports. Signal Name Signal Name Ground USB0- USB1+ USB0+ USB1- Ground Signal Name Signal Name Ground USB2- USB3+ USB2+ USB3- Ground Signal Name Signal Name Ground USB4- USB5+ USB4+ USB5- Ground TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
J26 is the primary RJ-45 connector based on the chipset integrated LAN. The figure below shows the pin out assignments of the connector and its corresponding input jack. TD+(pin#1) Active LED TD-(pin#2) RD+(pin#3) RD-(pin#6) Link LED RJ-45 TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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; Name : Write_Reg ; IN : CL - register index AL - Value to write ; OUT : None ;[]================================================ Write_Reg Proc Near push movdx, 2Eh moval,cl out dx,al pop ax inc dx out dx,al Write_Reg Endp ;[]================================================ TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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; Name : Read_Reg ; IN : CL - register index ; OUT : AL - Value to read ;[]================================================= Read_Reg Proc Near moval, cl movdx, 2Eh out dx, al inc dx in al, dx Read_Reg Endp ;[]================================================ TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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............49 PC Health Status ................ 50 Frequency/Voltage Control ............51 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ............52 Load Setup Defaults ..............52 Set Supervisor/User Password ..........52 Save & Exit Setup ..............52 Exit Without Saving ..............52 TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
<PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, <F1> for help and <Esc> to quit. When you enter the Setup utility, the Main Menu screen will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions and exit choices. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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These defaults have been carefully chosen by both Award and your system manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability. Changing the defaults could cause the system to become unstable and crash in some cases. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
Month : 1 to 12 Date : 1 to 31 Year : 1994 to 2079 To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and use the PageUp/ PageDown or +/- keys to set the current time. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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These fields identify the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer. The available specifications are: 360KB 1.2MB 720KB 1.44MB 2.88MB 5.25 in. 5.25 in. 3.5 in. 3.5 in. 3.5 in. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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The system boot will not be halted for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors. All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not be halted for a key- board or disk error; it will stop for all others. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
Enabled. Quick Power On Self Test When enabled, this field speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST) after the system is turned on. If it is set to Enabled, BIOS will skip some items. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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Settings are from 6 to 30 characters per second. Typematic Delay (Msec) When the typematic rate is enabled, this item allows you to set the time interval for displaying the first and second characters. By default, this item is set to 250msec. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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If you set this feature to Disabled, the BIOS will not report the missing floppy drive to Win95/98. Small Logo (EPA) Show The EPA logo appears at the right side of the monitor screen when the system is boot up. The default setting is Disabled. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
This option allows you to insert a delay between the RAS (Row Address Strobe) and CAS (Column Address Strobe) signals. This delay occurs when the SDRAM is written to, read from or refreshed. Reducing the delay improves the performance of the SDRAM. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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The field sets aperture size of the graphics. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation. The default setting is 64M. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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The On-Chip Frame Buffer Size can be set us 1MB or 8MB. This memory is shared with the system memory. Boot Display Boot Display determines the display output device where the system boots. The options are Auto, CRT, TV and EFP. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
BIOS to communicate with the controller and CPU directly. The system supports five modes, numbered from 0 (default) to 4, which primarily differ in timing. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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CPU card and you wish to use it. If you install an add-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field. This option allows you to select the onboard FDD port. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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This field sets the system power status whether on or off when power returns from a power failure situation. Midi Port Address The option settings for this field are 330, 400 and Disabled. Midi Port IRQ The default Midi Port IRQ is 10. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
ATX. ACPI Function Enable this function to support ACPI (Advance Configuration and Power Interface). ACPI Suspend Type This field sets the ACPI Power Management standby state. The default setting is S1 (POS). TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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In the Delay 4 Sec mode, the system powers off when the power button is pressed for more than four seconds or enters the suspend mode when pressed for less than 4 seconds. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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When an I/O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system, it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur. When the operating system is ready to respond to the request, it interrupts itself and performs the service. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
This field allows you to set whether or not MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with PCI/VGA. When this field is enabled, a PCI/VGA can work with an MPEG ISA/VESA VGA card. When this field is disabled, a PCI/VGA cannot work with an MPEG ISA/VESA card. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
This field allows the user to set the temperature by which the system automatically shuts down once the threshold temperature is reached. This function can help prevent damage to the system that is caused by overheating. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
This field enables or disables the auto detection of the PCI clock. Spread Spectrum This field sets the value of the spread spectrum. The default setting is Disabled. This field is for CE testing use only TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the changes you have made in this session. Typing “Y” will quit the Setup utility without saving the modifications. Typing “N” will return you to Setup utility. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
Sigmatel AC97 Codec Audio Driver.........66 Intel PRO LAN Drivers Installation........68 IMPORTANT NOTE: After installing your Windows operating system (Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP), you must install first the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility before proceeding with the drivers installation. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the CPU card and the screen below would appear. Click Intel Chipsets and then Intel 845G Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 4. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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6. The Setup process is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. When the computer has restarted, the system will be able to find some devices. Restart your computer when prompted. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
InstallShield Wizard under Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP/NT 4.0. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the CPU card and the screen below would appear. Click Intel Chipsets and then Intel 845G Chipset Drivers. 2. Click Intel Application Accelerator. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. The Welcome screen of the Install Shield Wizard for Intel Application Accelerator. 4. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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Click Next to accept the default folder or click Browse to configure the location. 6. You are now asked to select a program folder. Click Next to accept the default program folder or enter the folder name you prefer. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 7. The InstallShield Wizard has completed installation. Click Finish for the computer to restart and changes to take effect. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
1. Insert the CD that comes with the CPU card. On the initial screen, click VGA Card on the left side and the screen below would appear. Click ATI Mobility Radeon M7 series VGA Driver. 2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process. 4. Select on the Express icon and click Next to continue. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 5. The Setup process is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. Restart your computer when prompted. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
1. Insert the CD that comes with the CPU card. Click Intel Chipsets on the left side of the screen. Then select, Intel 845G Chipset Drivers, then Intel 845G Chipset Graphics Driver. 2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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3. Click Yes to accept the software license agreement and proceed with the installation process. 4. The Setup process is now complete. Click Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. Restart your computer when prompted. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
Follow the steps below to install SigmaTel AC97 Audio Drivers on your system. 1. Insert the CD that comes with the CPU card and the screen below would appear. Click Intel Chipsets, then Intel 845G Chipset Drivers. 2. Click SigmaTel AC97 Audio Driver. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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DRIVERS INSTALLATION 3. The Welcome screen of the SigmaTel AC97 Audio Driver Setup program appears. To continue and start the installation, click Next. 4. Finish to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. . TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
Click on LAN Card on the left side to make the LAN drivers selection. Click on Intel(R) PRO LAN Drivers. 2. Click Install Now. 3. Click Restart to restart the computer and new settings to take effect. TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
Serial Port #2 IRQ4 Serial Port #1 IRQ5 Reserved IRQ6 Floppy Disk Controller IRQ7 Parallel Port #1 IRQ8 Real Time Clock IRQ9 Reserved IRQ10 Reserved IRQ11 Reserved IRQ12 PS/2 Mouse IRQ13 80287 IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQ15 Secondary IDE TL-SBC 8280 User’s Manual...
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