SBC8232 Family User`s Manual
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1. nnns 2 Chapter 2 Jumpers and Connectors 2 1 Jumper Settings rrr 6 2 L1 CPU Speed Select 6 2 1 2 Reset HDD LED 12 11 18 ciusdem erbe 6 213 Watchdog Function Select 6 2 114 External Keyboard 3 a reete ona side 6 2 1 5 Speaker Keylock Power LED J2 1 10 6 2 1 6 External Power Connector ramas 6 2 1 7 DiskOnChip M System Address Select JP5 7 LLE CMOS Clegltl EUN gibt brc FRE 7 219 COM2 Type Select 122 roris 7 2 1 10 VGA Enable Disable atte d 2 1 11 AT Keyboard PS2 Mouse 5 1 8 2 2 Connectors 8 Chapter 3 Installation 3 1 Installing SIMMS uuuunrnrnnnrnrnnnnnnnnnnsnnnnnsnrnnnrnnnn 9 3 2 Completing the Install 10 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Setup 4 1 System Initialization and Setup Verification 11 4 2 AMI BIOS Initial 5 12 4 2 1 MEME RING Sep cuis tois 12 4 2 2 Standard CMOS Setup trips e n mieten 13 423 Advanced CMOS SEtUp sueco to pbi Re 14 4 2 4 Advanced Chipset Setup Kisses 15 42 5 Change Supervisor entes 16 4 2 6 Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings Auto Configuration with2. Make sure the power is off 2 Set the configuration jumpers in accordance with Chapter 2 3 Install the SBC8232V CPU card into one of the slots in a passive backplane Or just take the SBC8232V alone as a single board computer 4 Connect the applicable I O cables and peripherals i e floppy disk hard disk monitor keyboard power supply and etc NOTE The color of pin one is usually red or blue while others are gray 5 Turn on the power 10 Installation SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual Chapter4 AMI BIOS Setup 4 1 System Initialization and Setup Verification After turning the power on the system will run routine testing and initialize board hardware If there is any error during the tests you will either hear a few short beeps or see an error message on the screen The errors can either be fatal or non fatal The system usually continues the boot up sequence with not fatal errors Non fatal error messages usually appear on the screen along with the following instructions press lt F1 gt to RESUME Write down the message and press the F1 key to continue the bootup sequence The current system s configuration is different from the values stored in the board s CMOS memory If they don t match the program will produce error messages You ll have to run the BIOS setup program again to set the correct configurations into memory You will need to change the CMOS settings in following
3. OF 10 11 12 13 14 19 A 20 23 24 25 26 27 38 AMI BIOS Fatal Error Codes SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual Checkpoint Description Initialization before setting Video mode is complete Going for monochrome mode and color mode setting Different BUSes init system static output devices to start if present Please see Reference for details of different BUSes About to give control for any setup required before optional Video ROM check Processing before Video ROM control is done About to look for optional Video ROM and give control Optional Video ROM control is done About to give control to do any processing after Video ROM returns control Return from processing after the Video ROM control If EGA VGA not found then do display memory R W test EGA VGA not found Display memory R W test about to begin Display memory R W test passed About to look for the retrace checking isplay memory R W test or retrace checking failed bout to do alternate Display memory R W test ternate Display memory R W test passed bout to look for the alternate display retrace checking deo display checking over isplay mode to be set next Display mode set Going to display the power on message Different BUSes init input IPL general devices to start if present Please see Reference for details of different BUSes Display different BUSes initialization error messages Please see Reference
4. 2 Standard CMOS Setup When you choose the STANDARD CMOS SETUP option from the initial setup menu the screen shown on the following page is displayed The Standard Setup Menu allows users to configure system components such as date time hard disk drive and floppy drive Once an option is highlighted on line help information is displayed at the left bottom of the Menu screen AMIBIOS SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP C 1995 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Date mm dd yyyy Sat 26 1997 Time hh mm ss 14 32 53 Floppy Drive f 1 44 MB 34 Floppy Drive B Not Installed LBA Blk PIO 32Bit Type Size Cyln Head WPcom Sec Mode Mode Mode Mode Pri Master Auto Off Off Auto Off Pri Slave Auto Off Off Auto Off Boot Sector Uirus Protection Disabled Month Jan Dec ESC Exit fl Sel Day 81 31 PgUp PyDn Modify Year 1981 2899 F2 F3 Color AMI BIOS Setup 13 SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual 4 2 3 Advanced CMOS Setup By choosing the Advanced CMOS Setup option from the initial setup screen menu the screen as below is displayed This screen contains the manufacturer s default values for the SBC8232V AMIBIOS SETUP ADVANCED CMOS SETUP C 1995 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Available Options BootUp Num Lock On Disabled BootUp Sequence C A CDROM Enabled Floppy Drive Seek Disabled Mouse Support Disabled System Keyboard Present Pri
5. 4 G emory above 1M cleared SOFT RESET Going to save the memory size Go to check point 52h emory test started NOT SOFT RESET About to display the first 64K memory size emory size display started This will be updated during memory test Going for sequential and random memory test ory testing initialization below 1M complete 9 to adjust displayed memory size for relocation shadow emory size display adjusted due to relocation shadow ory test above 1M to follow emory testing initialization above 1M complete g to save memory size informat mory size information is saved CPU registers are saved Going to enter in real mode Shutdown successful CPU in real mode Going to disable gate A20 line A20 address line disable successful Going to adjust memory size depending on relocation shadow Memory size adjusted for relocation shadow Going to clear Hit DEL message Continued n 3 5 7 C 4E 50 51 52 53 54 57 58 40 AMI BIOS Fatal Error Codes SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual 59 Hit DEL message cleared WAIT message displayed About to start DMA and interrupt controller test E NI DMA page register test passed outto go for DMA 1 base register test 1 base register test passed outto go for DMA 22 base register test 65 2 base register test passed About to program DMA unit 1 and 2 DMA unit 1 and 2 programming
6. Fail Safe 17 42 7 Save Settings amp 19 228 Bit Withio UE SAVING dagane 20 Table of Contents Chapter 5 Display Drivers and Utilities 5 1 Microsoft Windows 3 1 uuuuuuunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 21 5 2 DOS Driver 5 22 Appendix A Watchdog Timer Appendix Installing DiskOnChip Appendix C Connector Pin Assignment Appendix D AMI BIOS Fatal Error Codes SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual Chapter 1 Introduction The SBC8232V is a half size IBM PC AT 386SX all in one CPU card based on the ALI M6117 single chip with built in 3865 CPU core Its high performance Cirrus Logic 5429 controller is an ISA bus compatible chip with GUI accelerator that supports display memory of up to 1MB resolution of up to 640x480 at 1 6million colors The SBC8232V also offers several features such as a 16 level watchdog timer that can generate a system RESET with interval from 0 64 seconds SBC8232V is a reliable product Its highly compact form and numerous features make it an ideal cost performance solution SBC8232V also consolidates a PC 104 connector into its design that accommodates easy expansion to meet your application needs Introduction 1 SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual The SBC8232V supports two 72 pin SIMM sockets allowing DRAM expansion up to a m
7. Family User s Manual 2 1 Jumper Settings 2 1 1 CPU Speed Select JP6 Short 1 2 3 4 25MHz Open Short 3 4 Short 1 2 2 1 2 Reset HDD LED J2 11 18 Options Settings Short 11 12 HDD LED Pin18 Pin17 Short 17 18 2 1 3 Watchdog Function Select JP4 Watchdog time out gen system reset Short 1 2 2 1 4 External Keyboard J3 Options Keyboard Ground 4 2 1 5 Speaker Keylock Power LED 2 1 10 Short 1 3 External speaker remove 1 3 Short 1 7 Power LED Pin 2 Pin6 S hort 2 6 Short 8 10 6 Jumpers and Connectors SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual 2 1 6 External Power Connector J1 Short 1 8 Short 2 7 Short 4 5 2 1 7 DiskOnChip M System Address Select JP5 Short 7 8 Short 5 6 D0000 D7FFF Short 3 4 C8000 CFFFF S hort 1 2 2 1 8 CMOS Clear JP7 SHORT THIS J UMPER TURN ON SYSTEM POWER SYSTEM FOR 1 MINUTE TURN POWER OFF THEN SET THIS JUMPER to OPEN 2 1 9 COM Type Select JP2 Short 3 4 Short 1 3 2 4 7 9 8 10 Short 1 2 Short 1 3 2 4 7 9 8 10 2 1 10 VGA Enable Disable JP8 Short 1 2 Short 2 3 Jumpers and Connectors gt SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual 2 1 11 AT Keyboard PS2 Mouse Selection JP1 Options JPI Short 3 5 4 6 Short 1 3 2 4 2 2 Connectors The connectors allow the CPU card to connect with other parts of the system
8. Refresh Failure The memory refresh EDAD IE the motherboard is E LIA 2 beeps Parity Error A parity error was detected in the first 64KB block of memory EM Memory Memory failure in first 64KB Timer Not A memory failure occurred within the first Operational 64KB of memory or Timer 1 on the motherboard is not functioning 5 beeps Processor Error The CPU Central Processing Unit on the motherboard generated an error Gate A20 on the keyboard controller 8042 8042 Bate A20 allows the CPU to operate in protected mode Failure The BIOS is notable to switch the CPU to protected mode 7 beeps Processor Exception The CPU generated an exception Interrupt Error interrupt 8 beeps Display Memory The system video adapter is either missing or Read Write Error its memory is faulty This is nota fatal error 9 beeps ROM Checksum The ROM checksum value does not match the Error value encoded in the BIOS CMOS Shutdown Th e shutdown register for CMOS RAM 10 beeps Register Read Write failed 9 11 beeps Cache Error External The external cache is faulty Cache Bad 44 AMI BIOS Fatal Error Codes
9. Some problems encountered with your system may be caused by loose or improper connections Ensure that all connectors are in place and firmly attached Component tabe Parallel port J2 11 8 Jumpers and Connectors SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual Chapter3 Installation This chapter describes the procedures for installing the SBC8232V all in one CPU card into your system The following is a list of typical peripherals required to build a minimum system Power supply and passive backplane optional IBM PC AT keyboard Display monitor Floppy or hard disk with MS DOS or Flash Disk emulator 3 1 Installing SIMMs You can install from 1MB up to 32MB memory onboard using 1 4 or 16MB 72 pin single side fast page or EDO SIMMs 1 Ensure that all power supplies to the system are switched Off 2 Insert the first SIMM edge connector at a slight angle into the socket of SIMM 1 close to the center of the board Note that the SIMMs are keyed and will only go in one way 3 Push the SIMM back into the connector carefully until it snaps into place 4 Check to make sure the SIMM is inserted securely 5 Repeat Steps 2 4 for remaining SIMM in SIMM 2 Or you can install one SIMM only on the board Installation 9 SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual 3 2 Completing the Installation To complete the installation the following steps should be followed 1
10. beeps replace the memory re install the keyboard controller chip If it still beeps replace the keyboard controller 6 times If it still beeps try a different keyboard or replace the keyboard fuse if the keyboard has one 8 times there is a memory error on the video adapter Replace the video adapter or the RAM on the video adapter the BIOS ROM chip is bad The system probably needs a new BIOS ROM chip re install the cache memory on the 11 times motherboard If it still beeps replace the cache memory 4 5 7 or 10 times the motherboard must be replaced The following tables are the checkpoint lists generated by 80h port in AMI runtime compressed BIOS in order of execution Uncompressed Code Checkpoints Checkpoint NMI is Disabled Power on delay starting Power on delay complete Going to enable ROM i e disable Cache if any Calculating ROM BIOS checksum calculation to be done next written CMOS status register about to init for date and time Any initialization before keyboard BAT to be done next Continued C7 ROM BIOS checksum passed CMOS shutdown register test to be done next 36 AMI BIOS Fatal Error Codes SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual BAT command to keyboard controller is to be issued Keyboard controller BAT result verified Any initialization after KB controller BAT to be done next Going to check pressing of INS key
11. over About to initialize 8259 interrupt controller 67 8259 initialization over About to start keyboard test 7F Extended NMI sources enabling is in progress Keyboard test started Clearing output buffer checking for stuck key About to issue keyboard reset command 81 Keyboard reset error stuck key found About to issue keyboard controller interface test command 82 Keyboard controller interface test over About to write command byte and init circular buffer 83 Command byte written Global data init done About to check for lock key Lock key checking over About to check for memory size mismatch with CMOS 85 Memory size check done About to display soft error and check for password or by pass setup Password checked About to do programming before setup Programming before setup complete Going to uncompress SETUP code and execute CMOS setup Returned from CMOS setup program and screen is cleared About to do programming after setup Programming after setup complete Going to display power on screen message 8B First screen message display WAIT message displayed About to do Main and Video BIOS shadow 8c Main and Video BIOS shadow successful Setup options programming after CMOS setup about to start Continued AMI BIOS Fatal Error Codes 41 SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual Set up options are programmed mouse check and initto be done next ouse check and initializ
12. s Manual 4 2 5 Change Supervisor Password This option allows you to setup your password To enter a new user password choose the Change Supervisor Password option from the Setup Main menu and press Enter The screen will display the following message for you to enter your password AMIBIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP UTILITIES C 1995 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Standard CMOS Setup Advanced CMOS Setup Advanced Chipset Setup Change User Password Change Supervisor Password j Enter neu supervisor password Change the supervisor password ESC Exit 14 5 1 F2 F3 Color F1 Save amp Exit After you type the password the screen will ask you to verify your password by displaying Retype new supervisor password If you do not want to change the password simply press Enter 16 AMI BIOS Setup SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual 4 2 6 Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings Each of these items allows the user to load optimal settings or fail safe settings respectfully Both these items load the default system values directly from ROM If the stored record created by the Setup program becomes corrupted and therefore unusable these defaults will load automatically when you turn on the SBC8232V AMIBIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP UTILITIES C 1995 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Standard CMO
13. 2 Connector COM 1 32 Connector Pin Assignments SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual PC 104 Connector OCHCHK 01 means Low active single means None 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Pin No 6 FE TE a 251 13 4 5 4 16 20 MEET IDE 21 22 23 24 25 26 2 28 a 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 30 31 32 Connector Pin Assignments GND SBHE LA23 LA22 LA21 LA20 LA19 LA18 LA17 EMR EMW D8 D9 D10 011 012 013 014 015 C GND EMCS16 OSC16 RQ10 RQ11 RQ12 RQ15 RQ14 DACK0 DRQO DACK5 DRQ5 DACK6 DRQ6 DACKT DRQ7 5V ASTER GND GND ND ESETDRV RQ2 12V OWS 12V GND SMEMW SMEMR OW OR DACK3 DRQ3 DACK1 DRQ1 REFRESH SYSCLK RQ7 20 TELE lt SIMI 9 RQ3 DACK2 TC BALE 5V OSC GND GND 33 SBC8232 3865 ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual This page does not contain any information 34 SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual Appendix D AMI BIOS Fatal Error Codes Beep Codes Fatal errors which halt the boot process are communicated through a series of audible beeps initialize the system video display If AMI BIOS POST can it displays the error messag
14. D flag reset Cache memory test to follow Cache memory test over Going to set the keyboard typematic rate A Soft error display complete Going to set the keyboard typematic rate Continued 8b 8F 91 95 97 9A 9C 9E 9F A1 A2 3 42 AMI BIOS Fatal Error Codes SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual Checkpoint Description Keyboard typematic rate set Going to program memory wait states Memory wait states programming over Going to clear the screen and enable parity NMI NMI and parity enabled Going to do any initialization required before giving control to optional ROM at E000 A Initialization before E000 ROM control over E000 ROM to get control next Returned from E000 ROM control Going to do any initialization required after E000 optional ROM control Initialization after E000 optional ROM control is over Going to display the system configuration System configuration is displayed Going to uncompress SETUP code for hot key setup Uncompressing of SETUP code is complete Going to copy any code to specific area Copying of code to specific area done Going to give control to INT 19h boot loader 4 5 7 8 9 A Bl AMI BIOS Fatal Error Codes 43 SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual The following table contains all AMI BIOS beep codes Except for Beep Code 8 they are always fatal Beep Error Description Code M essage 1 beep
15. S Setup fidvanced CMOS Setup Advanced Chipset Setup Change User Password Change Supervisor Password Load high performance settings Y N N Load configuration settings giving highest performance ESC Exit tl Sel F2 F3 Color F1 Save amp Exit You can load optional default settings by choosing Y in the screen above The high performance settings are the most favorable values for optimum system performance AMI BIOS Setup 17 SBC8232 3865 ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual AMIBIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP UTILITIES C 1995 fimerican Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Standard Setup Advanced CMOS Setup fidvanced Chipset Setup Change User Password Change Supervisor Password Load failsafe configuration settings ESC Exit 14 5 1 F2 F3 Color F1 Save Exit You can also load the fail safe settings by choosing Y in the screen above Fail safe settings lets you select the most stable settings for your system You may use this option as a diagnostic aid when the system is behaving erratically 18 AMI BIOS Setup SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual 4 2 7 Save Settings amp Exit If you select this option and press Enter the values entered the setup utilities will be recorded in the chipset s CMOS memory The microprocessor will check this every time you turn your system on and compare this to what it finds as it checks the system This r
16. SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual Disclaimers The information in this manual has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate AXIOM Technology Co Ltd assumes no responsibility for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use AXIOM Technology assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document AXIOM Technology makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information contained in this manual AXIOM Technology reserves the right to make improvements to this document and or product at any time and without notice No part of this document may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of AXIOM Technology Co Ltd Copyright 1999 by AXIOM Technology Co Ltd rights reserved April 1999 Version B1 Printed in Taiwan ESD Precautions Integrated circuits on computer boards are sensitive to static electricity To avoid damaging chips from electrostatic discharge observe the following precautions Do not remove boards or integrated circuits from their anti static packaging until you are ready to install them B Before handling a board or integrated circuit touch an unpainted portion of the system unit chassis for a few seconds This helps to dischar
17. ation complete Going for hard disk controller reset ard disk controller reset done Floppy setup to be done next Floppy setup complete Hard disk setup to be done next Hard disk setup complete Going to set base and extended memory size emory size adjusted due to mouse support hdisk type 47 Init of different BUSes optional ROMs from C800 to start Please see Reference for details of different BUS es Going to do any init before C800 optional ROM control Any init before C800 optional ROM control is over Optional ROM check and control will be done next Optional ROM control is done About to give control to do any required processing after optional ROM returns control Any initialization required after optional ROM test over Going to setup timer data area and printer base address Return after setting timer and printer base address Going to the RS 232 base address 0 Returned after RS 232 base address Go Required initialization before coprocessor is over Going to initialize the coprocessor next ing to do any initialization before coprocessor test Coprocessor initialized ing to do any initialization after coprocessor test Initialization after co processor test is complete Going to check extd keyboard keyboard ID and numlock Extd keyboard check is done ID flag set num lock on off keyboard ID command to be issued Keyboard ID command issued Keyboard ID flag to be reset Keyboard I
18. aximum of 32MB In addition there are two serial ports one RS232 8 one RS232 422 485 port both with 166550 UARTs The standard Enhanced Bi directional ECP EPP parallel port on the SBC8232V supports up to two IDE hard disk drives and two FDDs The IDE HDD interface function supporting IDE interface for a maximum of 2 embedded drives is also featured 1 4 Specifications e Main Processor 80386SX 33 40 System Memory supports two 72 pin SIMM sockets supports 1MB up to 32MB 1 4 16MB FPM or EDO Chipset ALI M6117C Display Cirrus 5429 ISA bus with GUI accelerator 1MB display memory W supports 640x480 16 7M color 800x600 64K color 1024x768 256 color non interla ced DiskOnChip M system B supports M system from 2MB to 72MB Clock Calendar Dallas 05 128887 battery powered real time clock IDE HDD Interface Supports up to two IDE AT bus hard disk drives FDDInterface Supports up to two floppy disk drivers 3 5 and or 5 25 PC 104 Connector 104 pin connector 16 bit ISA bus compatible Parallel port Enhanced Bi directional ECP EPP parallel port 2 Introduction SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual Serial port One RS 232 port and One RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 port both with 16C550 UARTs Watchdog Timer Generates a system RESET 16 evel timer with time out interval from 0 to 64 seconds Keyboard B One 6 pin Mini Din connector is l
19. diately Meanwhile the system will be reset by watchdog timer automatically The watchdog timer will be refresh by disable watchdog output then enable watchdog output The following examples show the normal structure of system program Watchdog Timer 23 SBC8232 3865 ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual Watchdog Timer Examples Setup watchdog timer time out value mov al 0ah mov dx 70h out dx al jmp short 2 mov dx 71h in al dx jmp short 2 and al 0fOh add ax TimeValue TimeValue 00h 0fh reference as following watchdog time out table out dx al jmp short 2 mov al Obh mov dx 70h out dx al jmp short 2 mov dx 71h in al dx jmp short 2 or al 08h out dx al jmp short 2 24 Watchdog Timer SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual W atchdog Time O ut Table Time Time Out Time Time Out V alue sec V alue sec 8 105 1 Enable watchdog output mov dx 443h SET WATCH DOG ENABLE in al dx jmp short 42 Disable watchdog output mov dx 043h SET WATCH DOG DISABLE in al dx jmp short 42 Watchdog Timer 25 SBC8232 3865 ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual This page does not contain any information 26 SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual Appendix B Installing DiskOnChip On the board of SBC8232V you will find the socket location U3 for DiskOnChip of M systems Please follow the proced
20. during power on Checking for pressing of INS key during power on done Going to disable DMA and Interrupt controllers CF Initialization after KB controller BAT done Keyboard command byte to be written next Runtime Code is Uncompressed DMA controller 1 2 interrupt controller 1 2 disabled a Chipset initialization auto memory detection over To uncompress the RUNTIME code RUNTIME code is uncompressed Transfer control to uncompressed code in shadow ram at FO00 FFFO Processor s register test about to start and NMI to be disabled NMI is Disabled Power on delay starting Power on delay complete To check soft reset power on Soft reset power on determined Going to disable Cache if any POST code to be uncompressed POST code is uncompressed OS checksum calculation to be done next OS checksum calculation is done CMOS Diag byte itten CMOS init to begin If INIT CMOS IN EVERY BOOT SET OS initialization done if any OS status register about to init for Date and Time CMOS status register init done Any initialization before keyboard BAT to be done next Continued AMI BIOS Fatal Error Codes 37 SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual 0 KB controller 1 B free Going to issue the BAT command to keyboard controller BAT command to keyboard controller is issued Going to verify the BAT command Keyboard controller BAT result verified Any initiali
21. e Displayed error messages in most cases allow the System to continue to boot Displayed error messages are described on the following table Error Message Refresh Failure Parity Error Base 64 KB Memory Failure Timer Not Operational Processor Error Beeps 1 2 3 5 8042 Gate A20 Failure Processor Exception Interrupt Error 7 ROM Checksum Error CMOS Shutdown Register 1 B Read Write Error 0 Cache Memory Bad Do Not Enable Cache IH AMI BIOS Fatal Error Codes Display Memory Read Write T Error 5 The memory refresh circuitry is faulty Parity error in the base memory the first 64 KB block of memory emory failure in first 64 KB A memory failure in the first 64 KB of memory or Timer 1 is not functioning The CPU generated an error Cannot switch to protected mode The CPU on the CPU Card generated an exception interrupt e system video adapter is either issing or its memory is faulty This not a fatal error The ROM checksum value does not match the value encoded in AMIBIOS The shutdown register for CMOS RAM has failed The cache memory test failed Cache memory is disabled Do not press Ctrl Alt Shift lt gt to able cache memory 35 SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual Troubleshooting System Problems If the Computer Beeps 1 2 or 3 times re install the memory SIMMs or DIP s If the system still
22. ecord is required for the system to operate AMIBIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP UTILITIES C 1995 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Standard CMOS Setup Advanced CMOS Setup Advanced Chipset Setup Change User Password Change Supervisor Password Save current settings and exit Y N Y Write the current settings to CMOS and exit ESC Exit 14 5 1 F2 F3 Color F1 Save Exit AMI BIOS Setup 19 SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual 4 2 8 Exit Without Saving Selecting this option and pressing Enter lets you exit the Setup program without recording any new values or changing old ones AMIBIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP UTILITIES C 1995 fimerican Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Standard CMOS Setup Advanced CMOS Setup Advanced Chipset Setup Change User Password Change Supervisor Password Exit without saving the current settings ESC Exit 14 5 1 F2 F3 Color F1 Save amp Exit 20 AMI BIOS Setup SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual Chapter 5 Display Drivers and Utilities The SBC8232V features SVGA interface onboard with the Cirrus Logic GD5429 that comes with a GUI accelerator It support 640x480 16 7M color 800x600 64K color 1024x768 256 color non interlaced 5 1 Microsoft Windows 3 1 The graphic installation program INSTALL EXE supports a simple installation procedure for the display driver setup program and the po
23. for details of different BUS es New cursor position read and saved Going to display the Hit DEL message 2 2 2 2 2 3 Hit DEL message displayed Virtual mode memory test about to start Going to prepare the descriptor tables Descriptor tables prepared Going to enter in virtual mode for memory test Continued 8 A B C D 2E 2F 30 31 32 34 37 38 39 A 3B 42 AMI BIOS Fatal Error Codes 39 SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual Checkpoint Description Entered in the Virtual mode Going to enable interrupts for diagnostics mode Interrupts enabled if diagnostics switch is on Going to initialize data to check memory wrap around at 0 0 Data initialized Going to check for memory wrap around at 0 0 and finding the total system memory size Memory wrap around test done Memory size calculation over About to go for writing patterns to test memory Pattern to be tested written in extended memory Going to write patterns in base 640K memory Patterns written in base memory Going to find out amount of memory below 1M memory Amount of memory below 1M found and verified Going to find out amount of memory above 1M memory Amount of memory above 1M found and verified Check for soft reset and going to clear memory below 1M for soft reset If power on go to check point 4Eh emory below 1M cleared SOFT RESET oing to clear memory above 1M 4 4 4
24. ge any static electricity on your body W Wear a wrist grounding strap available from most electronic component stores when handling boards and components Trademarks Acknowledgments AXIOM is a trademark of AXIOM Technology Co Ltd IBM is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation MS DOS MICROSOFT C and QuickBASIC are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation TURBO C is a trademark of Borland Inc BASIC is a trademark of Dartmouth College Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation Other brand names and trademarks are the properties and registered brands of their respective owners Unpacking After unpacking the CPU card check and see if the following items are included and in good condition If any of the items is missing or damaged notify your dealer immediately SBC8232V All in One 386SX CPU board x 1pc Driver amp Utility diskette x 2 pcs Keyboard adapter x 1pc FDD cable x 1 pc HDD cable x 1 pc COM Printer extension cables with bracket x 1pc Screws 3mm x 4 pcs Bronze stick 6mm x 4 pcs User s manual x 1pc Warranty card x 1pc Make sure that all of the items listed above are present What To Do If There Is A Problem If there are damaged or missing parts contact your supplier and or dealer immediately Do not attempt to apply power to the workstation if there is damage to any of its components Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Specifications
25. mary Display UGA EGA Password Check Setup 05 2 Compatible Mode Disabled Hard disk Delay Disabled CB888 32k Shadow Enabled C888 32k Shadow Disabled D888 32k Shadow Disabled D888 32k Shadow Disabled E888 32k Shadow Disabled E888 32k Shadou Disabled Onboard IDE Enabled Onboard FDC Enabled ESC Exit 14 5 1 Onboard Serial Porti 3F8 PgUp PgDn Modify Onboard Serial Porti IRQ i 4 F2 F3 Color 14 AMI BIOS Setup SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual 4 2 4 Advanced Chipset Setup By choosing the Advanced Chipset Setup option from the initial setup screen menu the screen as below is displayed This screen contains the manufacturer s default values for the SBC8232V AMIBIOS SETUP ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP C 1995 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Available Options Slow Refresh 15 us 14 318 2 Disable PCLK2 3 RAS Precharge time 2 5T PCLK2 4 RAS Active Time Insert Wait Disable PCLK2 5 CAS Precharge Time Insert Wait Disable PCLK2 6 Memory Write Insert Wait Disable PCLK2 8 Memory Miss Read Insert Wait Disable PCLK2 18 ISA 1 0 High Speed Disable PCLK2 12 ISA Memory High Speed Disable ISA Write cycle end Insert Wait Disable 1 0 Recovery Disable 1 0 Recovery Period 9 us On Chip 1 0 Recovery Disable 16Bit ISA Insert Wait Disable ESC Exit 14 5 1 PgUp PgDn Modify F2 F3 Color AMI BIOS Setup 15 SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User
26. ocated on the mounting bracket Support PC AT PS 2 Keyboard or PS 2 Mouse by jumper selection B One 5 pin header connector for external keyboard connection Power Supply Voltage 5 1 5 Amp only Operating Temperature 32 to 140 F 0 to 60 C Board Size 185mm L x 122mm W 7 3 x 4 8 Introduction 3 SBC8232 3865 ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual This page does not contain any information Chapter 2 Jumpers and Connectors The figure below shows the location of all jumpers and SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual connectors on the SBC8232V 00000000000000000000t 00000000000000000 0000000000000 00000000000000000000 00000000000000000 0000000000000 en 0000 KI 0000 COM1 elo Laf vea A Ojoo eo 7 gt SBC8232 EM 000000000000000 ndy0u0oxsig on ee 000000000000000 ONS MO AM var 28882 ISA 2119 riv vt e T o A ooooo Jumpers and Connectors DODO OO SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card
27. three situations during initial boot up of system after adding and or removing hardware attached to your system when CMOS memory loses information on the saved configuration The SBC8232V s CMOS memory has an integrated lithium battery backup The battery backup can last for ten years Once it runs down you will need to replace the RTC parts Contact your system administrators for assistance AMI BIOS Setup 11 SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual 4 2 AMI BIOS Initial Setup AMI s Flash BIOS has built in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This type of information is stored in battery backed CMOS RAM It retains the Setup information when the power is turned off 4 2 1 Entering Setup Turn on the computer and press Del immediately This will allow you to enter Setup AMIBIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP UTILITIES C 1995 fimerican Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Standard CMOS Setup Advanced CMOS Setup Advanced Chipset Setup Change User Password Change Supervisor Password Change Language Setting Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings Save Settings and Exit Exit Without Saving Standard CMOS setup for changing time date hard disk type etc ESC Exit 14 5 1 F2 F3 Color F1 Save amp Exit 12 AMI BIOS Setup SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual 4 2
28. ures as below to install the DiskOnChip you bought For 32 DiskOnChip 1 Align the notched edge of the chip with the notched end of the socket 2 Align the chip s pins with the socket holes 3 Gently press the chip into the socket For 28 pin DiskOnChip 1 Align the non notched end of the chip with the non notched end of the socket 2 Align the chip s pins with the socket s holes chip s pin28 with the socket s hole32 3 Gently press the chip into the socket For further technical information on DiskOnChip please see the attached manual bundled in the DiskOnChip package or contact your M systems agent SBC8232 3865 ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual This page does not contain any information 28 SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual Appendix C Connector Pin Assignment Parallel Printer Connector PRN Signal 18 25 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Connector Pin Assignments 29 SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual HDD Connector IDE 30 Connector Pin Assignments SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual FDD Connector FDD PinNo Signal 1 33 odd 8 CRT Display Connector VGA PinNo Signal 6 oD __ k 8 o O E D C H SYNC V SYNC Connector Pin Assignments 31 SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual R S 23
29. wer management program To use INSTALL follow the steps as below 1 Some oM Ensure that MS Windows 3 1 is up and running properly using the standard VGA driver Select the MAIN group in Program Manager Click on FILE or press ALT F Click on RUN or press R to select command line Type in A INSTALL EXE if the display driver disk is in the B driver then type in B INSTALL EXE and then press ENTER An hourglass icon indicated the program is being loaded Display Drivers and Utilities 21 SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual 5 2 DOS Driver Installation Insert DOS VGA Utility Diskette in Driver X X A or B Please key in install to start install program following directive can to install ok 3 have to CHANGE Refresh you can to EXECUTE clmode 22 Display Drivers and Utilities SBC8232 386SX ISA Half size CPU Card Family User s Manual Appendix A Watchdog Timer Watchdog Timer Configuration The watchdog timer will reset the system automatically once the system program fails to refresh the watchdog timer during the watchdog time out interval It is defined at port 0443H and 043H to enable disable watchdog time out function To operate the watchdog function user must have a program to set the watchdog time out value and refresh the watchdog timer cycle If the system program goes into a dead loop or operates at an abnormal cycle the watchdog timer cannot be refreshed imme
30. zation after KB controller BAT to be done next Initialization after KB controller BAT done Keyboard command byte to be written next Keyboard controller command byte is written Going to issue Pin 23 24 blocking unblocking command Pin 23 24 of keyboard controller is blocked unblocked Checking for pressing of lt INS gt key during power on done Going to disable DMA and interrupt controllers DMA controller 1 2 interrupt controller 1 2 disabled 1 Video display is disabled and port B is initialized Chipset init about to begin Going to check pressing of lt INS gt key during power on 8254 timer test over About to start memory refresh test Memory Refresh line is toggling Going to check 15 micro second ON OFF time Memory Refresh period 30 micro second test complete Base 64K test about to start Base 64K test passed Going to set BIOS stack and to do any setup before nterrupt vector init etup required before vector initialization complete nterrupt vector initialization about to begin nterrupt Vector initialization done Going to read input port of 9042 for turbo switch if any and to clear password if post diag switch is on nput port of 8042 is read Going to initialize global data for turbo switch Global data initialization for turbo switch is over Any initialization before setting Video mode to be done next Continued Chipset initialization over 8254 timer test about to start C OE
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