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586ITXD
Rev. D+
System Board
User' s Manual
34171113

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  • Page 1 586ITXD Rev. D+ System Board User’ s Manual 34171113...
  • Page 2 Copyright This publication contains the information that is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation/adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright holders. This publication is provided for informational purposes only.
  • Page 3 FCC and DOC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction Features and Specifications................Package Checklist....................Chapter 2 - Award BIOS Setup Utility The Basic Input/Output System..............Standard CMOS Setup..................BIOS Features Setup..................Chipset Features Setup..................Power Management Setup................PNP/PCI Configuration..................Load Fail-Safe Settings..................Load Optimal Settings..................
  • Page 5 Chapter 4 - Desktop Management Interface Desktop Management Interface..............55 Appendix A - Installation Instructions Preparing the Area....................Handling the System Board................Appendix B - Connecting Cables Ports and Connectors..................63 Appendix C - System Board Layout System Board Layout..................74 Appendix D - DIM and SIM Modules Types of Modules....................

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual CHAPTER Introduction...

  • Page 7: Features And Specifications

    Introduction Features and Specifications Processor Upgrade ® The system board is equipped with a 321-pin ZIF socket (Intel Socket 7). This socket is designed for easy removal of an old processor and easy insertion of an upgrade processor. The system board is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that supports 2.1V to 3.5V core voltage for various processors.
  • Page 8 586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual Energy Efficient Design • System power management supported • CPU stopped clock control • Hardware supports SMI green mode ® ® • Microsoft /Intel APM 1.2 compliant • Soft Power supported - ACPI v1.0a specification...
  • Page 9 Introduction Suspend to Disk The system board supports the Suspend to Disk function. With the ZVHDD utility installed, the system is capable of storing all information of the current operating session into the hard drive before the system powers off. The saved data includes all the programs and data files loaded into system memory during the session.

  • Page 10: Usb Ports

    586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual saves energy, prevents system overheat, prolongs fan life and implements a silent system. Refer to the “ CPU Fan Connector” section (Appendix B) for more information. Dual Function Power Button Dual Function Power Button allows two distinct OFF modes. If you accidentally pushed the power button, it enters the Suspend mode and if released in less than 4 sec., the system returns to normal.

  • Page 11: Package Checklist

    Introduction IrDA Interface The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with 3 dedicated PCI slots, 3 dedicated 16-bit ISA slots and 1 shared PCI/ISA slot. All PCI slots are bus masters.

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 - Award Bios Setup Utility

    586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual CHAPTER Award BIOS Setup Utility...

  • Page 13: The Basic Input/Output System

    Award BIOS Setup Utility The Basic Input/Output System The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the processor and peripherals. In addition, the BIOS also contain codes for various advanced features found in this system board. This chapter explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS.
  • Page 14 586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual ROM PCI/ISA BIOS STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Date (mm:dd:yy) : Thu, Oct 23 1997 Time (hh:mm:ss) : 13: 27: 50 HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master...
  • Page 15 Award BIOS Setup Utility Drive A and Drive B These categories identify the types of floppy disk drives installed. Choosing an incorrect type might cause your system to format the floppy disk improperly and you cannot access your data. The options for drive A and B are: None No floppy drive is installed...
  • Page 16 586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual Memory The base memory size, extended memory size and the other memory size cannot be altered; your computer automatically detects and displays them. Base Memory The POST will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system.

  • Page 17: Bios Features Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Utility BIOS Features Setup The BIOS Features Setup allows you to configure your system for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the system board, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference.
  • Page 18 586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual CPU Internal Cache and External Cache These categories speed up the memory access. The default value is enabled. Enable the External Cache for better performance. Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on your system.
  • Page 19 Award BIOS Setup Utility you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) This selection allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated. Typematic Delay (Msec) This selection allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins.
  • Page 20 586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual If you are using hard drives that support S.M.A.R.T. (ATA-3 or later hard drives), the BIOS message that appears after the system powers up will include the following message: Primary Master HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability ..Disabled The default is “...

  • Page 21: Chipset Features Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Utility Chipset Features Setup ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Auto Configuration : Enabled Mem. Drive Str. (MA/RAS) : 16mA/16mA DRAM Timing : Normal DRAM Leadoff Timing : 11/7/4 **** System Health Monitor **** DRAM Read Burst (EDO/FP) : x333/x444 DRAM Write Burst Timing...
  • Page 22 586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual Current CPU Temperature and Current CPU Fan Speed These fields show the current temperature of the processor and the current fan speed of the processor’ s fan in RPM (Revolutions Per Minute). CPU Temperature Limit This field allows you to manually set a limit to the processor’...

  • Page 23: Power Management Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy. If you like to use the soft power down feature of Windows 95, you must enable the Power Management below.
  • Page 24 586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual PM Control by APM Y e s An Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance the Max. Power Saving mode and stop the CPU’ s in- ternal clock. Use this option in Windows ®...
  • Page 25 Award BIOS Setup Utility Standby Mode This is user configurable only when the Power Management category is set to User Defined. When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the CPU clock will run at a speed slower than the speed during Doze mode (1/3 of full speed) while all other devices still op- erate at full speed.
  • Page 26 586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual store all information about your current operating session onto your hard drive and enter the “ Soft-Off” (Soft Power Off) state. The operating session where you left off before the system enters the “ Soft-Off”...
  • Page 27 Award BIOS Setup Utility Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN This category allows you to select the method of powering off your system. Hold 4 Sec. This function will depend on the option selected in the “ Suspend Mode Option” field. 1. If the “ Suspend Mode Option” field is set to “...
  • Page 28 586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual Date (of Month) Alarm The system will power on everyday according to the set time in the “ Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” field. 1-31 Select a date you would like the system to power-on. The system will power-on on the set date, and time set in the “...

  • Page 29: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    Award BIOS Setup Utility PNP/PCI Configuration This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
  • Page 30 586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual Manual This will allow you to set the IRQ/DMA (you have assigned your add-in card) to Legacy ISA or PCI/ISA PnP . For non-PnP ISA cards, select Legacy ISA. For PnP ISA or PCI cards, select PCI/ISA PnP.

  • Page 31: Load Fail-Safe Settings

    Award BIOS Setup Utility Assign IRQ for USB When Enabled, the system automatically assigns an IRQ for the USB device connected to your system. However, if you are not using USB devices and an ISA slot requires an IRQ address, set this function to Disabled.

  • Page 32: Integrated Peripherals

    586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual Integrated Peripherals ROM PCI/ISA BIOS INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. IDE HDD Block Mode KBC input clock : 8MHz : Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO Onboard FDC Controller : Enabled : Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO...
  • Page 33 Award BIOS Setup Utility IDE Primary Master/Slave UDMA and IDE Secondary Master/Slave UDMA These categories allow you to set the Ultra DMA in use. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available option after checking your hard drive or CD-ROM. Auto The BIOS will automatically detect the settings for you.
  • Page 34 586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual To use the IrDA function, follow the steps below. Connect your IrDA cable to connector JP12 on the system board. Set “ UART2 Mode Select” to the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA peripheral/device (IrDA or ASKIR).

  • Page 35: Supervisor Password

    Award BIOS Setup Utility Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry, set a supervisor’ s password with the “ System” option selected in the BIOS Features Setup. If you want to protect access to setup only, but not your system, set a supervisor’...

  • Page 36: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual IDE HDD Auto Detection Use this option to detect the parameters for the hard disk drives installed in your system. These parameters will then be automatically entered into the "Standard CMOS Setup". The IDE HDD Auto Detection screen displays the following categories of information: Size, Cylinders, Heads, Precomp, LandZone, Sectors and Mode.

  • Page 37: Save & Exit Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Utility Save & Exit Setup When all the changes have been made, highlight “ Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>. The message below will appear: Save to CMOS and Exit (Y/N)? N Type “ Y” and press <Enter>. The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory, and the system will reboot.

  • Page 38: Chapter 3 - Upgrade Guide

    586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual CHAPTER Upgrade Guide...

  • Page 39: System Memory

    Upgrade Guide System Memory The system board supports two kinds of memory modules: DIMM and SIMM. DIMM, which sometimes uses SDRAM, performs better than SIMM, which uses DRAM. When you are purchasing DIMMs, please specify you want the Intel compatible type.
  • Page 40 586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual DIM 1 Memory Size DIM 0 16MB 32MB 16MB 40MB 32MB 40MB 32MB 48MB 32MB 16MB 48MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 32MB 32MB 128MB 64MB 64MB 256MB 128MB 128MB Installing the DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a socket on the system board. Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket.
  • Page 41 Upgrade Guide SIMM The SIM sockets are divided into two banks on the system board, Bank 0 and Bank 1. Each bank consists of 2 SIMM sockets. The system board supports 8MB to 256MB of memory using 1MBx32, 2MBx32, 4MBx32, 8MBx32 or 16MBx32 72-pin SIMMs (Single In-line Memory Module).
  • Page 42 586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual Bank 0 Bank 1 Memory Size 16MB 48MB 16MB 48MB 16MB 16MB 32MB — 64MB 32MB — — 32MB 64MB — 32MB 16MB 16MB 64MB 16MB 16MB 32MB 72MB 32MB 32MB 72MB 32MB 32MB...

  • Page 43: Cache Memory

    Upgrade Guide Installing a SIM Module A SIM module simply snaps into a socket on the system board. Pin 1 of the SIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket. notch 1. Position the SIMM above the socket with the “ notch” in the module aligned with the “...

  • Page 44: Processor Upgrade Information

    586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual Processor Upgrade Information A processor’ s internal clock speed is the actual internal operating clock of the processor. Its frequency ratio differs from one processor to ® another. An Intel processor will multiply the external bus clock by the frequency ratio to become the internal clock speed.
  • Page 45 Upgrade Guide Jumper Settings for Intel Processors Processor - Processor - J P 3 J P 3 Ext. Bus CLK Ext. Bus CLK 90MHz - 166MHz - 60MHz 66MHz 200MHz - 100MHz - 66MHz 66MHz MMX166MHz 120MHz - - 66MHz 60MHz 133MHz - MMX200MHz...
  • Page 46 586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual Jumper Settings for AMD Processors Processor - Processor - J P 3 J P 3 Ext. Bus CLK Ext. Bus CLK K5 PR90 - K6-200 - 60MHz 66MHz K6-233 - K5 PR100 - 66MHz 66MHz (3.2V)
  • Page 47 Upgrade Guide Installing Upgrade Processors The system board is equipped with a 321-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket at location U5 of the system board. Refer to Appendix C for the location of the ZIF socket. This socket is designed for easy removal of an old processor and easy insertion of an upgrade processor.
  • Page 48 586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual To install an upgrade processor, do the following: 1. Make sure the handle on the side of the ZIF socket is up. To raise the handle, push it down, slightly pull it out to the side, then raise it as far as it will go.
  • Page 49 Upgrade Guide 3. Position the processor above the ZIF socket. Make sure pin 1 of the processor is aligned with pin 1 of the socket. Lower the processor until the pins are inserted properly in their corresponding holes. Remember that very little force is needed to install the processor.
  • Page 50 586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual Installing A Fan/Heatsink Position the fan/heatsink on the processor such that the air from the side of the fan/heatsink will flow across the heat regulators on the system board. See the figure below. Clearance Requirements Your processor comes with a heatsink mounted on top.

  • Page 51: Jumper Settings For Cmos Clear

    Upgrade Guide Jumper Settings for CMOS Clear Jumper JP10 CMOS Clear If, for some reason, the CMOS data becomes corrupted, the system can be reconfigured with the default values stored in the CMOS RAM. To load the default values, power off your system and unplug the power cord.

  • Page 52: Factory Testing Jumpers

    586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual 1. Set JP11 to the COM port where your modem will be connected. 2-3 On: COM 2 Off: Disabled 1-2 On: COM 1 (default) 2. Connect an external modem to the COM 1 or COM 2 serial port.

  • Page 53: Desktop Management Interface

    586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual CHAPTER Desktop Management Interface...
  • Page 54 Desktop Management Interface Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The system board comes with a DMI built into the BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier. With DMI, a network administrator or MIS engineer can remotely access some information about a particular computer system without physically going to it.

  • Page 55: Using The Dmi Utility

    586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual Using the DMI Utility Award DMI Configuration Utility Copyright Award Software Inc, 1996 [Edit DMI] [Add DMI] [Load DMI File] [Save DMI File] BIOS *** BIOS Auto Detect *** System Enclosure/Chassis Type : BIOS Information...
  • Page 56 Desktop Management Interface Add DMI 1. Use the ← or → arrow keys to select the Add DMI menu. 2. Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to add by using the ↑ or ↓ arrow keys, then press <Enter>. 3.

  • Page 57: Appendix A - Installation Instructions

    586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual APPENDIX Installation Instructions...

  • Page 58: Preparing The Area

    Installation Instructions This chapter summarizes the steps to install the system board into your system unit. It also includes a description of the area in which you must work and directions for memory installation. Before installing the system board, obtain the memory you plan to install. Refer to the System Memory section for the number and type of memory modules needed for the amount of memory you require.

  • Page 59: Installing The System Board

    586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual 2. Wear an antistatic wrist strap. 3. Do all preparation work on a static-free surface with the system board components facing up. 4. Hold the system board only by its edges. Be careful not to touch any of the components, contacts or connections, especially gold contacts, on the board.
  • Page 60 Installation Instructions Detach all connectors from the old system board and remove expansion cards seated in any expansion slots. Loosen the screws holding the original system board and remove the board from the system. Save the screws. Remove the I/O shield located at the rear of the system unit and replace it with the I/O shield included in the package.

  • Page 61: Appendix B - Connecting Cables

    586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual APPENDIX Connecting Cables...

  • Page 62: Ports And Connectors

    Connecting Cables Ports and Connectors The ATX double deck ports consist of two USB ports, one PS/2 mouse port, one PS/2 keyboard port, a printer port and two serial ports. Serial Ports The system board is equipped with two on-board serial ports at locations J11 for COM 1 primary serial port and J10 for COM 2 secondary serial port.

  • Page 63: Parallel Port

    586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual The serial ports use the following system I/O addresses: Port Configuration COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 Serial Port 1 2F8h 3F8h* 3E8h 2E8h Serial Port 2 2F8h* 3F8h 3E8h 2E8h * Default Parallel Port The system board has a standard on- board printer port (J26) for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer.

  • Page 64: Floppy Disk Drive Controller

    Connecting Cables The parallel port on your system board can be set to any of the following system I/O addresses: I/O Address 3BC-3BE Hex 378-37A Hex (default) 278-27A Hex Floppy Disk Drive Controller The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk header that supports two standard floppy disk drives.
  • Page 65 586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual Connecting the IDE Hard Disk Interface To prevent improper IDE cable installation, each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism. The 40-pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header.
  • Page 66 Connecting Cables Adding a Second IDE Hard Drive When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and the other as the slave. Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on the drives. We recommend that you use Enhanced IDE or ATA-2 and ATA-3 hard drives be from the same manufacturer.

  • Page 67: Universal Serial Bus Ports

    586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual Universal Serial Bus Ports The system board is equipped with two on-board USB ports at location J1 of the system. USB allows data ex- change between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

  • Page 68: Cpu Fan Connector

    Connecting Cables CPU Fan Connector The system board is equipped with a 3-pin fan connector at location JP2 of the system board. Connect the processor’ s fan cable connector to JP2. Function +12V Fan speed sensor ATX Connector The system board is equipped with an ATX power connector at location J4 of the system board.
  • Page 69 586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual Function Function 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V -12V PS-ON PW-OK 5VSB J21 (LEDs and Switches) ATX-LED HDD-LED GR-LED POWER-SW SMI-SW RESET S P K R KEYLOCK pin 1...
  • Page 70 Connecting Cables Pin Assignment LED Power KEYLOCK N.C. (Keylock Connector) Ground Keylock Ground Open Speaker Power SPKR Ground (Speaker connector) N. C. Speaker Open H/W Reset RESET Ground (Reset switch) Open SMI-SW Ground (Green switch) Open PWRBT POWER-SW Ground (ATX power switch) Open Green LED Power GR-LED...

  • Page 71: Expansion Slots

    586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual Expansion Slots The system board is equipped with 3 dedicated PCI slots, 3 dedicated 16-bit ISA slots and 1 shared PCI/ISA slot. All PCI and ISA slots are bus masters.

  • Page 72: System Board Layout

    APPENDIX System Board Layout...
  • Page 73 586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual square denotes pin 1...

  • Page 74: Appendix D - Dim And Sim Modules

    APPENDIX DIM and SIM Modules...

  • Page 75: Types Of Modules

    586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual Types of Modules The following modules have been tested with this system board. Most untested brands will work but a few may fail to do so. SIMM Brand Chip Number 1MBx32/x36 Fujitsu 81C1000A-70 1MBx32...
  • Page 76 DIM and SIM Modules DIMM Brand Chip Number D4516161G5-7JF Fujitsu D4516161G5-7JF 16MB KM416S1120AT-G12 S E C 16MB D4516821G5-A12-7F 16MB Mitsubishi M5M4V16S30CTP 32MB KM44S4020AT-G12 S E C 32MB KM44S4020AT-G10 S E C 32MB D4516821G5-A12-7F 64MB D4564841GG5-A10-9JF 128MB D4564841GG5-A10-9JF...
  • Page 77 586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual APPENDIX ZVHDD Utility...
  • Page 78 ZVHDD Utility The system board supports the Suspend to Disk function. With the ZVHDD utility installed, the system is capable of storing all information of the current operating session into the hard drive when the system powers off, using just one Windows button (“ Suspend” ) to replace the sometimes tiresome process of closing files, applications and operating system.
  • Page 79 586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual C:\>zvhdd ZVHDD 2.1 -- Award NoteBIOS v4.51GP(tm) Zero-Volt Partition Utility Copyright (c) Award Software Inc. 1996. All rights reserved. Usage: ZVHDD [options] Options: /C (/FILE or /PARTITION) [/M:memsize] -- Create 0V file or partition...
  • Page 80 ZVHDD Utility 3. Press any key to reboot your computer. If the storage file was created successfully, the following will be included in the BIOS message when you boot-up your computer. 0V-Suspend FAT16 file reserved. 0V-Suspend FAT32 file reserved. 4. If the storage file was not created successfully, the above message will not appear.
  • Page 81 586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual Creating a Storage Partition (0V-Partition) To create a storage partition, you will need: • A new or “ blank” hard drive (without data). • A bootable floppy diskette that contains FDISK.EXE and FORMAT.EXE. Warning: Existing data on the hard drive may be loss when creating a storage disk partition.
  • Page 82 ZVHDD Utility Warning: If you don’ t have adequate space on your hard drive, the following will appear. Warning: Not enough free disk space exists to create the partition. If you wish to make space for the partition, that will DESTROY ALL of the data on your hard disk! OK to proceed, Answer Yes/No? If you selected Yes, data on the hard drive will be lost.
  • Page 83 586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual ® 2. On the Windows 95 desktop, select “ Start” . 3. In “ Start” , select “ Suspend” . 4. The system will store all information about your current operating session onto your hard drive.

  • Page 84: Driver Installation

    586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual APPENDIX Driver Installation...
  • Page 85 Driver Installation The system board comes with an IDE driver diskette. The IDE ® drivers supported by the system board are: DOS, Windows 3.1, ® ® Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0. To install the IDE drivers, please refer to the “ Readme” file contained in the provided diskette. ®...

  • Page 86: Troubleshooting

    586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual APPENDIX Troubleshooting...

  • Page 87: Troubleshooting Checklist

    Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may encounter with your personal computer. To efficiently troubleshoot your system, treat each problem individually. This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple causes.

  • Page 88: Floppy Drive

    586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual The picture seems to be constantly moving. 1. The monitor has lost its vertical sync. Adjust the monitor’ s vertical sync. 2. Move away any objects, such as another monitor or fan, that may be creating a magnetic field around the display.

  • Page 89: Hard Drive

    Troubleshooting Hard Drive Hard disk failure. 1. Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIOS. 2. If the system is configured with two hard drives, make sure the bootable (first) hard drive is configured as Master and the second hard drive is configured as Slave.

  • Page 90: Serial Port

    586ITXD System Board User’ s Manual Serial Port The serial device (modem, printer) doesn’ t output anything or is outputting garbled characters. 1 . Make sure that the serial device’ s power is turned on and that the device is on-line.

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