PCM-6896 Intel 815E compact board with PCI slot, Audio, LAN, compact flash, 4 COM ports, PC/104 & PC/104 Plus
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Packing List Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following materials are included: • 1PCM-6896 Intel 815E all in one CPU Card • 1 Quick Installation Guide • 1 Supporting CD-ROM that contains the following: •User’s Manual (this manual in PDF file) •VGA drivers and utilities •Audio drivers and utilities •Latest BIOS (as of the CD-ROM was made) If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.
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Notice Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing the PCM-6896 board. This user's manual is designed to help you to get the most out of the PCM6896, please read it thoroughly before you install and use the board. The product that you have purchased comes with an twoyear 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.
Contents Copyright Notice.....................................................................2 Packing List.............................................................................3 FCC STATEMENT.................................................................3 A Message to the Customer .................................................4 AAEON Customer Services .................................................4 Technical Support....................................................................
PC/104 Plus Voltage Select (JP6).........................29 COM 2 Setting (JP8 &JP7)......................................30 CPU/SDRAM Setting (JP9)....................................31 Disk on Chip (JP10) ............................................................ 33 CPU and System Fan Power Connector (CN1).................36 USB Connector (CN5 &CN6)...............................37 IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN7)...............................38 IR Connector (CN10)........................................
Power Management Setup...................................................76 PnP/PCI Configurations.......................................................80 PC Health Status..................................................................81 Frequency/Voltage Control..................................................82 Load Fail-Safe Defaults.......................................................83 Load Optimized Defaults.....................................................84 Set Supervisor Password..........
CHAPTER General Information 1 This chapter gives background information on the PCM-6896.
Introduction AAEON’s new compact size board PCM-6896 targets high-end multimedia and networking applications. This board is supported by Intel Celeron and Pentium III CPUs, easy Upgrading allows you to take full advantage of Intel’s Development of even-higher speed Celeron and Pentium III CPUs. This is a perfect choice for embedded applications that Require cost-effective high computing power communications Products – whether video, voice, or data convergence over Internet Protocol network infrastructures.
Features • Supports both Intel FC-PGA Pentium III and Celeron CPU’s • High Speed Micro AGP 2X for VGA function onboard • One 10/100 Base-T Fast Ethernet • Supports H/W status monitoring • Integrated AC-97 2.
Specifications CPU: Intel FC-PGA 370-pin Pentium III and Celeron CPU’s (with system bus frequencies of 66/100/133MHz) CPU Socket: Intel socket 370 BIOS: Award 2MB Flash BIOS Chipset: Intel 815E I/O Chipset: ITE-8712. Fully 16-bit I/O decoded. Windond 83977EF as 2nd SIO for COM3, COM4 port. ISA bus interface: Winbond W83626 LPC to ISA bridge. Memory: Onboard One 168-pin DIMM socket supports up to 512 MBbytes SDRAM (PC 100/133 support) Enhanced IDE: Supports two IDE devices.
IrDA port: Support SIR and CIR Connector: One 6-pin (2.54mm) pin header KB/PS2 Mouse connector: A 7-pin (4*2-1) header supports PC/AT Keyboard and PS/2 mouse and Wake on KBD function. USB connectors: Two 10-pin header onboard supports four USB ports Connector: Two 10-pin (2.00mm) pin header Front Panel Connector: Provide the signals of RSTIN, HDD LED, Buzzer and Intrude Alarm input. Connector: 8-pin (2.
Audio Interface: Chipset: 815E Codec: ALC200 or compatible Interface: One 14-pin (2.00mm) pin header for MIC in, line in, line out, speaker out, CD-in. One 4 pin wafer for Speaker output of 1W + 1W.
SDD Interface One 32-pin DIP socket supports M-Systems DiskOnChip 2000 series up to 288MB. Mechanical and Environmental Power Supply voltage: +5V, +12V, +3.3V, -5V, -12V, -3.3V Operating temperature: 32 to 140 degrees F (0-60 degrees C) Board Size: 8” (L) x 5.75” (W) (203mm x 146mm) Weight: 1.2 lb. (0.
Board Layout CN9 CN24 CN1 JP9 CN12 CN14 JP1 JP6 PCI1 JP5 CN10 CN2 CN25 JP8 JP7 CN3 JP3 JP2 JP10 CN4 CN22 CN17 CN11 CN15 CN21 JP4 CN5 CN20 CN6 CN7 CN16 CN19 CN13 CN18
Board Dimensions
CHAPTER Installation 2 This chapter provides information regarding PCM-6896 hardware, including instructions on setting jumpers and connecting peripherals, switches and indicators. Be sure to read all the safety precautions before you begin the installation procedure.
Safety precautions Warning! Always completely disconnect the power cord from your chassis whenever you are working on it. Do not make connections while the power is on because sensitive electronic components can be damaged by the sudden rush of power. Only experienced electronics personnel should open the PC chassis. Caution! Always ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching the CPU card. Modern electronic devices are very sensitive to static electric charges.
Installing A CPU To install the CPU, follow the instructions that came with it. If no documentation was provided, the general procedures for installing a CPU are outlined below: 1. Lubricate the pins on the CPU with lubricant for PGA devices. This makes the CPU slide in much easier and greatly reduces the chance of damaging the pins and other components. 2. Carefully align the CPU so that it is parallel to the socket.
Setting jumpers You configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers. A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch. It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them. To “close” a jumper you connect the pins with the clip. To “open” a jumper you remove the clip. Sometimes a jumper will have three pins, labeled 1, 2, and 3. In this case you would connect either pins 1 and 2 or 2 and 3.
Installing DRAM (DIMMs) System Memory PCM-6896 contains one socket for 168-pin dual in-line memory module (DIMM). The socket uses 3.3 V unbuffered synchronous DRAM (SDRAM). DIMM is available in capacities of 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, or 512 MB. Supplementary information about DIMM Your PCM-6896 can accept both regular and PC-100/133 SDRAM Module(with or without parity). Single-sided modules are typically 16 or 128MB; double-sided modules are usually 32 or 256 MB.
Location of Jumpers & Connectors CN9 CN24 CN1 JP9 CN12 CN14 JP1 JP6 PCI1 JP5 CN10 CN2 CN25 JP8 JP7 CN3 JP3 JP2 JP10 CN4 CN22 CN17 CN11 CN15 CN21 JP4 CN5 CN20 CN6 CN7 CN16 CN19 CN13 CN18
List of Jumpers Jumpers allow users to manually customize system configurations to their suitable application needs. The following tables list the function of each of the board's jumpers and connectors.
List of Connectors Connectors on board access link to external devices such as hard disk drives, a keyboard, VGA, or floppy drives.
Clear CMOS Selection (JP1) Safety precautions in setting up clear CMOS must be taken, always place jumper on protect mode. In clearing CMOS, place jumper for just a second (follow clear CMOS illustration) then, immediately return jumper to protect mode.
(JP2) & (JP3) For COM3 & COM4 Selection +12V 1 3 5 2 4 6 +5V 1 3 5 2 4 6 RI (default) 1 3 5 2 4 6
Speaker Out and Line out (JP4) Line Out 1 3 5 2 4 6 Speaker Out (default) 1 3 5 2 4 6 Front Panel Connectors (JP5) Front Panel Connectors (JP5) Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Signal GND IDE LED Speaker Case Open HWRST # Pin 2 4 6 8 10 Signal Power on Button VCC VCC GND GND PC/104 Plus Voltage Select (JP6) PC/105 Plus Voltage Select (JP6) 5V 1 2 3 * Default * 3.
RS-232/422/485 COM 2 (JP8), (JP7) Setting The PCM-6896 COM2 serial port can be selected as RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 by setting JP8.
CPU/SDRAM Speed Select (JP9) Auto Detect 1 3 5 7 Auto Detect 2 4 6 8 CPU/66MHz 1 3 5 7 SDRAM100MHz 2 4 6 8 CPU/100MHz 1 3 5 7 SDRAM/100MHz 2 4 6 8 CPU/133MHz 1 3 5 7 SDRAM/133MHz 2 4 6 8
DiskOnChip socket The DiskOnChip 2000 family of products provides a single chip solid-state flash disk in a standard 32-pin DIP package. The DiskOnChip 2000 is a solid-state disk with no moving parts, resulting in a significant reduction in power consumption and an increase in reliability. The DiskOnChip is a small plug and play Flash disk. It is easy to use, and it saves integration overhead. The DiskOnChip 2000 family of products is available in capacities ranging from 2MB up to 144MB, unformatted.
DiskOnChip (DOC) 2000 Installation 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. 2. Push the DOC into the socket until it is firmly seated in the socket. Caution: the DOC may be permanently damage if it is installed incorrectly. 3. Set the jumper for the memory address of the DOC.
DiskOnChip Address Selection (JP10) The DiskOnChip 2000 family of products provides a single chip solid-state flash disk in a standard 32-pin DIP package. The DiskOnChip 2000 is a solid-state disk with no moving parts, resulting in a significant reduction in power consumption and an increase in reliability. The DiskOnChip is a small plug and play Flash disk. It is easy to use and it saves integration overhead.
CPU and System Fan Power Connector (CN1 & CN24) One 3-pin plug in and error free onboard connectors are located accessibly for trouble-free connection and disconnection. For CPU fan it is labeled CN1 for system fan.
USB Connector (CN5) & (CN6) PCM-6896 is equipped with four USB ports onboard . It acquires the new generation of plug and play ( Hot Plugging ) feature, for both low speed and high speed devices. It could also be expanded up to 127 connections through USB hub.
IDE Hard Drive Connectors (CN7) If customers have (Neccessity) to use ATA-100 HDD and ATA-33 CABLE you must alter two settings in the Award BIOS. The two settings are IDE Primary Master UDMA and IDE Primary Slave UDMA. Set these two functions as disabled. Primary IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN7) You can attach up to three Enhanced Integrated Device Electronics hard disk drives to the mainboard's internal controller. The mainboard's IDE controller uses a PCI local-bus interface.
IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN7) If customers have (Neccessity) to use ATA-100 HDD and ATA-33 CABLE you must alter two settings in the Award BIOS. The two settings are IDE Primary Master UDMA and IDE Primary Slave UDMA. Set these two functions as disabled.
IR Connector (CN10) The IrDA connector (CN10) can be configured to support wireless infrared module, with this module and application software such as laplink or Win95 Direct Cable connection, user can transfer files to or from laptops, notebooks, PDA and printers. 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 CN10.
Digital Visual Interface Connector (CN12) Digital Visual Interface Connector (CN12) Pin A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 A17 A18 A19 A20 Signal FTCLK0 FTCLK1 CRT HSYNC FTBLNK# FTHSYNC FTVSYNC SL_STALL GND 3VFTSCL 3VFTSDA 3VHTPLG VCC(5V) PCIRST# VCC(12V) FPVDDEN GND PGMSEL SMBSDA SMBSCL VCC(5V) Pin B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 B16 B17 B18 B19 B20 Signal FTD0 FTD1 FTD2 GND FTD3 FTD4 FTD5 CRT VSYNC FTD6 FTD7 FTD8 VEE_OK FTD9 FTD10 FTD11 VCC(3.3V) VCC(3.
Keyboard and Mouse Connector (CN13) The PCM-6896 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. The mainboard BIOS Advanced setup menu allows you to select "Present" or "Absent" under the "System Keyboard" section.
VGA Display Connector (CN14) The PCM-6896 PCI SVGA interface can drive conventional CRT displays and is capable of driving a wide range of flat panel displays, including electroluminescent (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. A standard conventional D-sub connector is equipped to interface with conventional CRT displays.
Audio Connector (CN15) Audio Connector (CN 15) Pin 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 Signal MIC IN GND LINE-IN L LINE-IN R GND LINE-OUT L GND Pin 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Signal MIC VCC CD-GND CD-IN L CD-GND CD-IN R LINE-OUT R GND Parallel Port Connector (CN16) The mainboard is designed to support one parallel port. Port 1 connector (CN16) also designated as LPT1 is a standard 25-pin D-sub connector specially prepared for external interface. The interfaces can be enabled and disabled in the BIOS system setup.
100 Base-Tx Ethernet Connector (CN17) PCM-6896 is outfitted with a standard RJ-45 LAN connector. With support from Intel 815E chipset using either 10Mbs or 100Mbs are possible through it's N-way auto-negotiation featured operation.
Floppy drive connector (CN19) You can attach up to two floppy drives to the mainboard controller. 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 for (CN19) is required for a dual-drive system. On one end of the cable is a 34-pin flat cable connector. On the other end are two sets of floppy disk drive connectors.
Floppy Drive Connector (CN19) Pin 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 Signal GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND N.C. GND N.C. Pin 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 Signal DENSITY SELECT N.C. N.C.
Digital I/O Connector (CN20) PCM-6896 offers 4-pair of digital I/O functions. With the input and output consisting of the following: Input 801H; GPI20 [bit0], GPI21[bit1], GPI22[bit2], GPI23[bit3] and Output 801H; GPO24[bit4], GPO25[bit5], GPO26[bit6], GPO27[bit7].
Audio Out Connector 1 Watt (CN22) Audio Out Connector 1 Watt (CN22) Pin 1 2 3 4 Signal OUT L+ OUT LOUT R+ OUT R- CN25 Wake On Lan (Pins 1-5) (CN25) Wake On Lan (Pins 1-5) Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Signal VCC5SBY GND PCI_PME# SMBDATA SMBCLOCK VCC5SBY VCC VCC GND NC CN25 AT/ATX Power Select (Pins 6-7) (CN25) AT/ATX Power Select (Pins 6-7) CN25 Pins 6-7 (On) Pins 6-7 (Off) Power select AT ATX
Compact Flash Connector Compact Flash Connector Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Signal GND DATA3 DATA4 DATA5 DATA6 DATA7 CS#1 GND GND GND GND GND +5V GND GND GHD GND ADDR2 ADDR1 ADDR0 DATA0 DATA1 DATA2 N.C. GND Pin 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Signal GND DATA11 DATA12 DATA13 DATA14 DATA15 CS#3 GND IO READ IO WRITE +5V IRQ15 +5V CSEL N.C. IDE RESET IO READY N.C.
CHAPTER 3 Award BIOS Setup This chapter describes how to configure the BIOS for the PCM-6896 board.
Starting setup The Award BIOS is started immediately when you first turn on the computer. The BIOS reads, system configuration information in CMOS RAM and begins the process of checking out the system and configuring it through the power-on self test (POST). When these preliminaries are finished, the BIOS seeks an operating system on one of the data storage devices (hard drive, floppy drive, etc.). The BIOS launches and hands controls over to the operating system.
Getting help Press F1 to pop up a small help window. On screen information describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press Esc or the F1 key again. In Case of Problems If, after making and saving system changes with Setup, you discover that your computer no longer is able to boot. Award BIOS supports an override to the CMOS settings that resets your system to its default configuration.
Setup keys 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 Esc Main Menu: Quit and not save changes into CMOS RAM Other pages: Exit current page and return to Main Menu PgDn/+ Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDn/- Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F2 Ch
Main Setup Menu Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configuration. (Date, time, IDE, etc.) Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the advanced features available on your system. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system’s performance. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals. (Primary slave, secondary slave, keyboard, mouse etc.
PnP/PCI Configuration This entry appears is your system supports PnP/PCI. PC Health Status This menu allows you to set the shutdown temperature for your system. Frequency/Voltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/ voltage control. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/ stable performance for your system to operate.
Standard CMOS Features This standard setup menu allows users to configure system components such as the date, time, hard disk drive, floppy drive, display, and memory. Online help for each field can be accessed by pressing F1. Date and Time Configuration The BIOS determines the day of the week from the other date information. This field is for information only. Press the left or right arrow key to move to the desired field (date, month, year).
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. Here is a brief explanation of drive specifications: Type: The BIOS contains a table of pre-defined drive types.
- LBA (Logical Block Addressing): During drive access, the IDE controller transforms the data address described by sector, head, and cylinder number into a physical block address, significantly improving data transfer rates. For drives with greater than 1024 cylinders. Drive A Drive B Select the correct specifications for the diskette drive(s) installed in the computer. None No diskette drive installed 360K, 5.25 in 5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive; 360 kilobyte capacity 1.2M, 5.
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. All errors If: the BIOS detects any non-fatal error, POST stops and prompts you to take corrective action.
Extended Memory Above the 1-MB boundary. Early IBM personal computers could not use memory above 1 MB, but current PCs and their software can use extended memory. Other Memory 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.
Advanced BIOS Features The displayed configuration is based on the manufacturer's SETUP DEFAULTS settings. Virus Warning When enabled, you receive a warning message if a program (specifically, a virus) attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive. You should then run an antivirus program. Keep in mind that this feature protects only the boot sector, not the entire hard drive.
CPU Internal Cache/External Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM (system memory). CPUs from 486-type on up contain internal cache memory, and most, but not all, modern PCs have additional (external) cache memory. When the CPU requests data, the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory, for even faster access by the CPU. The External Cache field may not appear if your system does not have external cache memory.
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. Only 360-KB floppy drives have 40 tracks; drives with 720 KB, 1.2 MB, and 1.44 MB capacity all have 80 tracks.
Typematic Rate Setting- Key strokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected. The choice: Enabled/Disabled Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)- Sets the number of times a second to repeat a key stroke when you hold the key down. The choice: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30 Typematic Dealy (Msec)- Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke.
HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability Hard disk drives have built in problem detection capability. If a foreseen problem is about to take place, the computer will give a you a warning signal. The choice: Enable, Disable Report No FDD For WIN 95- Wheather report no FDD for Win 95 or not.
Advanced Chipset Features SDRAM CAS Latency Time When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer. SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc Select the number of SCLKs for an access cycle. The choices: 5/7, 6/8, 7/9. SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay This field lets you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from, or refreshed.
SDRAM RAS Precharge Time If an insufficient number of cycles is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh, the refresh may be incomplete and the DRAM may fail to retain date. Fast gives faster performance; slow gives more stable performance. This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system. System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000hFFFFFh, resulting in better system performance.
AGP Graphics Aperture Size Select the size of Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. 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 choices: 32MB, 64MB Display Cache Frequency Select the Onboard dispaly cache frequency. The settings are 100 MHz, 133MHz, or Auto. System Memory Frequency Select the Onboard system memory frequency.
RAS-to-CAS Override This item allows you to insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals, used when Onboard display cache is written to, read from, or refreshed. During by CAS#LT, this will depend on the Onboard Display Cache CAS# Latency setting. During Override (2), RAS-to-CAS time = 2 Ras# Timing This item controls RAS# active to Precharge, and refresh to RAS# active delay ( in local memory clock ).
Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE The system chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate the primary and/or secondary IDE interface. Select Disabled to deactivate this interface, if you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface. On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate the secondary IDE interface.
IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/33, select Auto to enable BIOS support. The choices: Auto, disable USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus controller and you have USB peripherals.
Hot Key Power On Simply pressing on the preselected keyboard key the system will power on. Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board 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. UART Mode Select Select an operating mode for the second serial port: Normal RS-232C serial port Standard RS-232C serial port IrDA 1.0 Infrared port compliant with IrDA 1.
Onboard Serial Ports (1, 2,3,4) Normally, the main board’s I/O chips will occupy a certain portion of memory space. For each I/O device the computer provides an I/O address. The more devices attached the more address needed to organize the memory storage areas. If all the I/O devices were run through the same address, your devices would come to a near halt. By providing the end user with four serial ports this allows devices to run more efficiently if needed.
Watch Dog Timer You can enable the system watch-dog timer, a hardware timer that generates either an NMI or a reset when the software that it monitors does not respond as expected each time the watch dog polls it ( select the time period in a separate field ) The choice: 10 sec, 20 sec, 40 sec, 1 min, 2 min, 4 min.
Power Management Setup ACPI Function This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI). The Choices: Enable/Disable Power Management This category allows you to select the type ( or degree ) of power saving and is directly related to the following modes: 1. HDD Power Down 2. Doze Mode 3.
Disable (Default) No power management. Disable all four modes. Min. Power Saving Minimum power managemen. Doze mode = 1 hour. Standby mode = 1 hour. Suspend mode = 1 hour. HDD Power Down =15 minutes. Max.Power Saving Maximum power management- - O NLY AVAI LABLE FO R SL CPU’S. Dose mode = 1 min., Standby mode = 1 min., Suspend mode = 1 min., and HDD Power Down = 1 min. User Defined Allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled, each of the tanges are from 1 min.
Video Off In Suspend 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. In this case the video hardware can be selected to shut off after a period of system inactivity. This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. Suspend Type Select the suspend type. The choice: PWRON suspend, Stop Grant MODEM use IRQ This determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use.
Power On By Ring An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incoming call on the modem) boots the system from a soft off state. Resume By Alarm This option is used to Enable/Disable USB keyboard wake up with suspend to RAM. The choices: Enable, disable PM events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode.
PnP/PCI Configurations PnP OS Installed This item allows you to determine whether that PnP OS is installed or not. The choice: Yes or No Reset Configuration Data Normally, you leave this field disabled. Select enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot.
PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature Your system can be configured to shutdown once reaching a certain temperature. To protect your system from overheating or damage, select a certain temperature level in the PC Health Status menu.
Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CLK This item allows you to enable/disable auto detect DIMM/PCI clock. The choices: Enable/Disable Spread Spectrum This allows you to enable/disable the spread spectrum modulate. When the system clock generator pulses, the extreme values of the pulse generate excess EMI. Enabling pulse spectrum spread modulation changes the extreme pulse spikes to flat curves thus reducing EMI.
Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Fail-Safe Defaults When you press on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Fail-Safe Default (Y/N)? Pressing “Y” loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal performance system operations.
Load Optimized Default Load Optimized Default When you press on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? Pressing “Y” loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations
Set Supervisor Password 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. To abort the process at any time, press Esc.
Set User Password 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. To abort the process at any time, press Esc.
Save to CMOS and EXIT Save to CMOS and EXIT Pressing on this item asks for confirmation: Save to CMOS and Exit (Y/N)? Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS, a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS. After saving the values the system is restarted again.
Quit without Saving Exit Without Saving Pressing on this item asks for confirmation: Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous selections remain in effect. This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer.
CHAPTER 4 DRIVERS INSTALLATION This PCM-6896 is equipped with an audio VGA and LAN interface. This chapter provides instructions for installing the software drivers on these pheripherals.
Installing Drivers Notice: Attention First if using operating systems such as Windows 98/2000 ® a chipset driver must be installed before VGA, LAN or Audio drivers are installed. Second if using Windows 98/2000® operating systems an Ultra ATA storage driver must also be installed after the chipset driver.
Installing Chipset Driver for Windows 95/98/ 2000® The chipset driver must be installed in order to proceed to LAN, VGA and AUDIO drivers. ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen.
Installing Ultra ATA Storage Driver for Windows 95/98/ 2000® The Ultra ATA Storage Driver must be installed in order to use Windows 98/2000 ® operating systems. ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen.
Installing LAN for Windows 95/98® ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. ==>Click on Start button ==>Click on Settings button ==>Click on Control Panel button ==>Click on System button ==>Click on Devise Manager button ==>Click on PCI Ethernet Controller ==>Click on Remove ==>Click on OK ==>Click on Refresh ==>Click on Next ==>Select the Optional: Search for best Lan driver..... ==>Click on Next ==>Select CDROM file ==>Select LAN ==>Click on OK ==>Click on Next ==>Net82557.
Installing VGA for Windows 95/98® ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen.. ==>Click on Intel folder ==>Click on 810_815 folder ==>Click on Win9X folder ==>Click on Graphics folder ==>Click on Set Up folder ==>Click on Next ==>Click on yes ==>Now the shut down computer for restart Window should be visible, follow the command and the chipset driver has be installed.
Installing Audio for Windows 95/98® ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen.. ==>Click on Sound folder ==>Click on Alc 200 folder ==>Click on Win98 folder ==>Click on V1.80 folder ==>Click on WDM_1 folder ==>Next you will be asked to save this WDM file in a certain location. C drive, D drive, My docuements etc. ==>Click on Unzip ==>Click on OK ==>Now find the WDM file that you have just saved. C drive, D drive etc.
Installing Security Driver for Windows NT® Please perform this procedure first ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen.. ==>Click on Chipset folder ==>Click on Intel folder ==>Click on Security folder ==>Click on Setup folder ==>Click on Next ==>Click on Yes ==>Click on Next ==>Click on Next ==>Now the shut down computer for restart Window should be visible, follow the command and the Security driver has be installed.
Installing Ultra ATA Storage Driver for Windows NT® The Ultra ATA Storage Driver must be installed in order to use Windows NT ® operating systems. ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen.
Installing VGA for Windows NT® ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen.. ==>Click on VGA folder ==>Click on Intel folder ==>Click on 810_815 folder ==>Click on NT4 folder ==>Click on Graphics folder ==>Click on Set Up folder ==>Click on Next ==>Click on yes ==>Now the shut down computer for restart Window should be visible, follow the command and the chipset driver has be installed.
Installing Audio for Windows NT® ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen.. ==>Click on Sound folder ==>Click on Alc 200 folder ==>Click on WinNT folder ==>Click on V1.80 folder ==>Click on WDM_1 ==>Next you will be asked to save this WDM file in a certain location. C drive, D drive, My docuements etc. ==>Click on Unzip ==>Click on OK ==>Now find the WDM file that you have just saved. C drive, D drive etc.
Installing LAN for Windows NT® ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. ==>Click on Start button ==>Click on Settings button ==>Click on Control Panel button ==>Click on Network ==>Click on yes ==>Click on next ==>Click on Select from list.......
Installing VGA for Windows 2000® ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen.. ==>Click on VGA folder ==>Click on Intel folder ==>Click on 810_815 folder ==>Click on Win2000 folder ==>Click on 815 folder ==>Click on Set Up folder ==>Click on Next ==>Click on yes ==>Click on Next ==>Click on yes ==>Now the shut down computer for restart Window should be visible, follow the command and the chipset driver has be installed.
Installing Audio for Windows 2000® ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive. Pull up the CDROM file on your screen.. ==>Click on Sound folder ==>Click on Alc 200 folder ==>Click on Win2000 folder ==>Click on V1.80 folder ==>Click on WDM_1 folder ==>Click on Unzip ==>Next you will be asked to save this WDM file in a certain location. C drive, D drive, My docuements etc. ==>Now find the WDM file that you have just saved. C drive, D drive etc.
Installing LAN for Windows 2000® ==>Place the Driver CDROM into your CDROM drive.
