NC-370/370C 386SX CPU CARD
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1. CN2 PRINTER CONNECTOR 9 ISO 2 PIN POWER CONNECTOR ET TE CN4 P8 6 PIN POWER CONNECTOR CN5 COM PORT A RS232 PORT TM GNO PAGE 1 2 2 COMPONENT LOCATIONS J9 JPl CN1 CN3 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 10000000 00 2 3 HARD DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR CN1 ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT IDEREST GND HD7 HD8 NC ALE OR 27 IOCHRDY 37 5 9 13 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 __39 HDCS1 2 4 FLOPPY DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR CN2 ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT RPM INDX 7 INDEX PIN 2 A 6 8 _ 10 12 14 _ 16 O 20 22 WDATA __ 24 WGATE __ 26 _ PAGE 17 27 WRTPRT 2 5 PRINTER CONNECTOR CN3 PIN ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT 1 STRB 2 3 X PD ERROR 5 6 7 PD 8 J SLCTN GND PIN2. COM1 PORT RS232 PORT COM2 PORT RS232 RS422 RS485 PORT PS2 MINI DIN KEYBOARD CONNECTOR JSP 5 KEYBOARD CONNECTOR PS2 MINI DIN MOUSE CONNECTOR JSP 5 PIN MOUSE CONNECTOR COM3 PORT RS232 PORT PORT 85232 PORT HARD DISK DRIVE LED CONNECTOR 422 485 PIN 5 VOLTAGE OUTPUT RS232 422 SELECT RESET CONNECTOR ee M System ADDRESS SELECT CMOS CLEAR JUMPER CPU CLK SELECT MMMM KEYLOCK 8 POWER INDICATOR LPT PORT IRQ SELECT PARITY CHECK TM KEYLOCK 8 POWER CONNECTOR WDT Put Selector EXTERNAL SPEAKER 422 485 CONNECTOR SYSTEM SPEAKER MEMORY INSTALLATION PAGE 1 CHAPTER 3 M SYSTEM DiskOnC
3. 5V VCC 2 ORIENG RD PAGE 1 2 8 COM1 PORT CONNECTOR RS232 PORT CN6 PIN ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT 1 DED 2 RD 3 TXD 4 DTR DR CIS ___ SS CTS ASSIGNMENT ____ E ASSIGNMENT KEYBOARD DATA GND ee ASSIGNMENT MOUSE DATA GND MOUSE CLK PAGE 2 13 JSP 5 Pin PS 2 CONNECTOR MOUSE1 PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT NN MOUSECLK 2 MOUSE DATA 3 2 2 14 COM3 PORT RS232 PORT COM3 PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT 1 DD 2 DSR O ASSIGNMENT 0 2 16 HARD DISK DRIVE LED CONNECTOR JP1 PIN ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT L1 1 2 HDD Active Signal 2 17 422 485 PIN 5 VOLTAGE OUTPUT JP5 PIN ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT 1 CABLE RI __3 j ooo 2 18 RS232 422 SELECT JP6 1 2 ON Support RS 232 2 3 ON Support RS 422 485 PAGE 1 2 19 RESET CONNECTOR J9 PIN ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT 1 Reet ___ 2 j GND ___ 2 20 M SYSTEM ADDRESS SELECTOR J10 ADDRESS SELECTION PIN 1 amp 2 PIN384 PIN586 PIN7 amp 8 ON OFF OFF C800 OFF ON OFF OFF 7 000 OFF OFF ON OFF ______0800 OFF OFF 2 21 CMOS CLEAR CONNECTOR J11 PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT 2 22 CPU CLK SELECTION J13
4. Invalid EISA Configuration PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY The non volatile memory containing EISA configuration information was programmed incorrectly or has become corrupt Re run EISA configuration utility to correctly program the memory PAGE 1 Keyboard Error Or No Keyboard Present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot If you are purposely configuring the system without a keyboard set the error halt condition in Setup to HALT ON ALL BUT KEYBOARD This will cause the BIOS to ignore the missing keyboard and continue the boot e Memory Address Error At Indicates a memory address error at a specific location You can use this location along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips e Memory Parity Error At Indicates a memory parity error at a specific location You can use this location along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips e Memory Size Has Changed Since Last Boot Memory has been added or removed since the last boot In EISA mode use Configuration Utility to reconfigure the memory configuration In ISA mode enter Setup and enter the new memory size in the memory fields e Memory Verify Error At Indicates an error verifying a value already written to memory Use the location along with your system s memory map to locate the bad c
5. NOTE Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table can cause the above warning message If you will be running such a program we recommend that it better for you to disable the Virus Protection beforehand e Memory The category is display only item determined by POST PAGE 1 5 5 ADVANCED CMOS SETUP This section allows you to configure your system for advanced operation You can select the system s default speed boot up sequence shadowing keyboard operation and security AMIBIOS SETUP ADVANCED CMOS SETUP 1996 American Megatrends INC All Right Reserved 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device Boot From Card BIOS Try Other Boot Devices S M A R T for Hard Disk IDE Drive BootUp Order Quick Boot BootUp Num Lock Floppy Drive Swap Floppy Drive Seek Floppy Access Control HDD Access Control PS 2 Mouse Support Typematic Rate System Keyboard Primary Display Password Check Boot To OS 2 Floppy IDE 0 SCSI Disabled YES NO Disabled IDEO Disabled On Disabled Disabled Normal Normal Enabled Fast Absent Absent Setup Yes Available Options Disabled IDE 0 IDE 1 IDE 2 IDE 3 Floppy ARMD FDD ARMD HDD CDROM SCSI NETWORK ESC Exit Sel PgUp PgDn Modify F2 F3 Color 151 2nd 3rd 4th Boot Device AMI BIOS supports four Boot Devices You can select your Device from where starting Boot Floppy IDE CDROM SCSI
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7. 12MB 24MB 40MB 72MB and 144MB option User can select the proper one before order to meet their needs The NC 370 support M system DiskOnChip Socket which locate at DOC 3 2 QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE 1 Make sure the NC 370 CPU Card is power OFF 2 Plug the DiskOnChip chip into socket DOC Verify the direction is correct pin1 of the DiskOnChip is aligned with pin1 of the DOC socket 3 Power ON the system 4 During power ON you may observe the message displayed by the DiskOnChip when its driver automatically loaded into system s memory PAGE 1 5 At this stage the DiskOnChip can be accessed as any disk in the system 6 If the DiskOnChip is the only disk in the system it will appear as the first disk drive C there are more disks besides the DiskOnChip the DiskOnChip will appear by default as the last drive 3 3 UTILITY REFERENCE A driver diskette will be included with DiskOnChip to offer detail information If you need more information beside the diskette please reach the M System web http www m sys com to get the information PAGE 1 CHAPTER SOFTWARE GUIDE THIS CHAPTER SHOWS THE INFORMATION OF WDT FUNCTION ALSO DESCRIBES HOW TO INSTALL THE WATCHDOG CONFIGURATION SECTIONS INCLUDE WATCHDOG TIMER FUNCTION WATCHDOG TIMER SOFTWARE GUIDE PAGE 1 4 1 WATCHDOG TIMER FUNCTION The watchdog timer can reset the system or generate a IRQ11 signal automatically It is defined at 1 0 port
8. INTERRUPT LEVELS 15 STORAGE TEMPERATURE 40 TO 80 C OPERATING TEMPERATURE 0 TO 60 C Miscellaneous Connectors Jumpers Reset HDD LED Single 5V 2 Pin connector 5V and 12V 6 pin Connector for external power SYSTEM POWER REQUIREMENT Single 5V power by using 2 pin connector or 5V 2 0A 20mA by using 6 pin power connector BOARD DIMENSION 7 3 L X 4 8 W 185mm x 122mm BOARD WEIGHT 0 185Kg FLASH DISK SSD 32 pin socket for DiskOnChip SSD 2MB 144MB 1 3 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Follow the messages below to avoid your system from damage 1 Avoid your system from static electric power on all occasions 2 Stay safe from the electric shock Don t touch any components of this card when the power is ON Always disconnect power when the system is not in use 3 Remove power when you change any hardware devices For instance when you connect a jumper or install any cards a surge of power may damage the electronic components or the whole system PAGE 1 CHAPTER HARDWARE CONFIGURATION THIS CHAPTER SHOWS YOU THE CONNECTORS amp JUMPER SETTINGS AND COMPONENTS LOCATIONS SECTIONS INCLUDE JUMPER CONNECTOR QUICK REFERENCE TABLE COMPONENTS LOCATIONS CONFIGURATION AND JUMPER SETTINGS CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS PAGE 1 2 1 JUMPER CONNECTOR QUICK REFERENCE TABLE HARD DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR CN1 FLOPPY DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR
9. L p L E 84 85 86 89 8a 552 8b 556 8c 8d 8f E PAGE 1 4 2 WATCHDOG SOFTWARE GUIDE User can use WDT function by following way 1 Direct start WDT function as procedure which described on Sec 4 1 2 Or user can change WDT timing by choosing the items on WATCH DOG TIMER in AWARD BIOS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP If user control WDT by changing BIOS SETUP application software must note one byte setup value was put on CMOS location 44H so application software designer must read access the data on the CMOS location 44H and put the data to a register then at the time when you need send the register data to I O port 0443H to start the WDT function FOR EXAMPLE MOV AL 44 OUT 70 AL IN AL 71 MOV DX 0443 OUT DX AL RET The above simple software was written under DOS DEBUG It shows you how to get the SETUP VALUE from CMOS location 44H If you want to read the data correctly you must put the data 44 value on register AL first Then you must put the register value 44 on port 70H this mean you need to addressing the port 70H Third you can read one byte data from port 71H this data is changeable by BIOS FEATURE SETUP Whenever you need you can send the data to IO port 0443H to trigger the WDT timer and for your application PAGE 1 CHAPTER 2 AMI BIOS SETUP THIS CHAPTER SHOWS HOW TO SET UP THE AMI BIOS SECTIONS INCLUDE INTRODUCT
10. __ 17 _ 5010 Di4 DRQ6 16 SA15 B DRO3 Ci 5012 Di6 17 5 7 DACK1 Ci7 _ 5013 Di7 A18 SA13 DRGI Ci8 504 D18 MASTER GND 19 SA12 B19 REFRESH C19 5015 019 20 SA11 B20 SYSCLK C20 KEYPIN D20 GND A21 SA10 2 5409 6 A23 5408 3 MEN PAGE 1 A 2 ISA BUS PIN ASSIGNMENT The ISA BUS for this card is called Golden Fingers It is divided into two sets one consists of 62 pins the other consists of 36 pins COMPONENT SIDE OOOODLELDOOOOOOGE ISA BUSA ISA BUSB ISA BUSC ISA BUSD PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMEN S GND RESET IRQ9 DRG2 12 A2 507 A3 4 AS AG 12V GND SMEMW SMEMR DACK3 DROS DACK1 SD 09 Sp SDI2 SDI3 504 DRA1 015 REFRESH po po IOCHRDY DACK7 DRQ7 VCC ASTER 14 SA17 A15 A16 o gt 22 SA08 54 7 824 A25 SA06 _ 825 IRQ3 26 545 B26 DACK2 7 SA04 7 TC 28 5403 B28 29 5402 9 SA01 2 PAGE 1 APPENDIX TECHNICAL SUMMARY THIS SE
11. allows you to select the base address and IRQ for HDD active mode Disabled and Enabled are selectable MODE BASE ADDRESS IRQ SELECT MASTER SLAVE Disabled Nonee Non None None Enabled 3F0 18015 Selectable Selectable This setup item allows you to either enable or disable the primary controller You might choose to disable the controller if you are going to add a higher performance or specialized controller e Onboard FDD This item allows you to select your FDD Disabled or Enabled e Onboard Serial Port1 e Onboard Serial Port2 Above two items show above is always Disabled or then your Serial Port Enabled They have four address to choose 3F8h 2F8h SE8h 2E8h Onboard Parallel Port This item can choose Parallel Port address There s have three address can be chosen 378 278 3BC PAGE 1 5 9 CHANGE SUPERVISOR PASSWORD You can set either supervisor or user password or both of them The difference between them are supervisor password can enter and change the options of the setup menus and user password just can enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password ENTER PASSWORD Type the password up to eight characters in length and press Enter password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory Yo
12. keyboard operation and security AMIBIOS SETUP ADVANCED CMOS SETUP 1996 American Megatrends INC All Right Reserved AT Bus Clock 14 318 2 Available Options Slow Refresh 120 us 14 318 2 Memory Hole At 15 16M Disabled PCLK2 3 RAS Precharge time 1 5T PCLK2 A 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 10 ISA Write cycle end Insert Wait Enabled PCLK2 12 I O Recovery Enabled Recovery Period 0 75 us On Chip I O Recovery Disable 16Bit ISA Insert Wait Enabled WatchDog Timer Disabled WatchDog Timeout Select 1 Sec WatchDog Signal Select System Once Timeout Then Disable Watchdo Yes ESC Exit 1 Sel PgUp PgDn Modify F2 F3 Color This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources such as DRAM and the external cache It also coordinates the function of WDT timer Please note that these items shouldn t need to be altered The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system The only time you might consider making any changes on this Setup would be the time when you find that data was being lost while using your system PAGE AT BUS Clock ISA Bus Clock timing selection When Auto Configuration is Disabled th
13. 0 40 820 6 17 820 Off Off Auto 4 51174 977 oft Auto PAGE 1 APPENDIX A EXPANSION BUS THIS APPENDIX SHOWS YOU THE PIN ASSIGNMENTS SECTIONS INCLUDE PC 104 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENT ISA BUS PIN ASSIGNMENT PAGE A 1 PC 104 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENT P1 104AB 104CD PC 104 Connector Bi UUEL ULISE ABONDA nE Ll aaa 104 co The PC 104 can support multi pieces of PC 104 modules This card has two connectors one 104AB consists of 64 pin dual in line header the other one 104CD consists of 40 pin dual in line header The pin assignments for connector 104AB amp 104CD are as follow PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT GND 91 GND A1 IOCHK B1 GND a2 807 82 RESETDRV 021 SEHE 2 MEMCS16 SD6 VCC LA23 516 505 os ca ba 564 5V C5 LAM p AG __ 503 DRG2 C6 LA20 D6 IRG12 562 B7 12V C7 1 D7 915 SD1 ows cal LAi8 08 A9 5 12V C9 D9 A10 IOCHRDY B10 GND C10 MEMR DiO DRQO 1 SMEMW C11 MEMW 011 DACKS 12 SA19 B12 SMEMR Ci2 508 012 DRG5 __5 18 ow 509 D13 A14
14. 0443H When you want to enable the watchdog timer please write code to I O port 0443H then the system will generate a reset or IRQ11 signal When you want to disable the function write I O port 043H the system will stop the WDT function The NC 370 watchdog function write I O port address 0443 to enable watchdog and write I O port address 043 to disable watchdog The following program shows you how to program the watchdog timer in your program Watchdog enable program For Example MOV 000FH choose the values you need start from 0 to FF MOV DX 0443H OUT DX AX Watchdog disable program MOV AX 000FH please ignore this value MOV DX 043H OUT DX AX Please find the time you need and the corresponding value from the following Watchdog Timer Control Table PAGE 1 TIME BASE IS LIST BELOW VA Mean is Value for counter Unit Hexdecimal Time Mean is WDT Signal response time Unit Decimal second KRK 320 60 384 70 448 KON EEA KC NETA NENEMECI FTE NMT 02 8 12 72 22 136 32 200 42 264 52 328 62 392 72 456 03 12 13 76 23 140 33 204 43 268 53 332 63 396 73 460 04 16 14 80 24 144 34 208 44 272 54 336 64 400 74 464 05 20 15 84 25 148 35 212 45 276 55 340 65 404 75 468 06 24 16 88 26 152 36 216 46 280 56 344 66 408 76 472 07 28 17 92 27 156 37 220 47 284 57 348 67 412
15. 2 Second 0259A Disabled F2 F3 Color e Power Management This item allows you to select the type or degree of power saving and it is directly related to the following modes 1 Disabled If select Disabled you can t select any function in following modes 2 Suspend Mode Interface SMI If choose SMI you can select any function in following modes PAGE 1 e Doze Mode Timeout When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the CPU clock will run at slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed e Standby Mode Timeout When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the fixed disk drive and the video would be shut off while all other devices still operate at full speed e Suspend Mode Timeout When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity all devices except the CPU will be shut off e Power Down HDD In When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active e Power Down VGA In When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the VGA Device will be powered down while all other devices remain active e IRQ 03 Event to IRQ 15 Event Power Down and Resume events I O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode In fact the system remains alert for anything occurs to a device which is configu
16. 23 24 blacking unblocking command Pin 23 24 of keyboard controller is blocked unblocked Going to check pressing of INS key during power on Checking for pressing of INS key during power on done Going to disable DMA and interrupt controllers DMA controller 1 22 interrupt controller 1 2 disabled Video display is disabled and port B is initialized Chipset init about to begin Chipset initialization over 8254 timer test about to start 8254 timer test over About to start memory refresh test PAGE 1 Memory Refresh line is toggling Base 64K memory to be initialized Base 64K memory initialized Going to set BIOS stack and to do any setup before interrupt vector init Setup required before interrupt vector initialization Complete Interrupt vector initialized about to begi Interrupt vector initialization done Going to read input port of 8042 for turbo switch if any and to clear password if post diagnostic switch is on Input 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 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 next section for details of different BUSes video ROM check About to look for optional video R
17. 4 func 4 IPL device init on the BUS concerned 5 func 5 general device init on the BUS concerned 6 func 6 error reporting for the BUS concerned 7 func 7 add on ROM init for all BUSes The lower nibble indicates the BUS on which the different routines are being executed Y can be from 0 to 5 0 Generic DIM Device Initialization Manager 1 On board System devices 2 ISA devices 3 EISA devices 4 ISA PnP devices 5 PCI devices PAGE 1
18. ARMD FDD ARMD HDD NETWORK You can select anyone to be a Boot Device e Boot From Card BIOS Enabled Boot From Card BIOS O ONO jDisabled Boot From Card BIOS YES PAGE 1 Try Other Boot Devices If Yes BIOS will try to boot from other Boot Devices if all Selected Boot Devices failed to boot If NO BIOS will try to Boot from only the Selected Boot Devices YES Enabled Another Boot Device NO Disabled Another Boot Device e IDE Drive BootUp Order This allows you can select IDEO IDE1 IDE2 or IDE3 BootUp Num Lock This allows you to determine the default status of the numeric keypad By default the system boots up with NumLock on ON Keypad is number keys OFF ______ is arrow keys e Floppy Drive Swap This item allows you to determine whether enable the swap floppy drive or not The choice Enabled Disabled Floppy Drive Seek During POST BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360K type is 40 tracks while 760K 1 2M and 1 44M are 80 tracks Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can not tell from 720K 1 2M or 1 44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks installed is 360K Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by trac number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive e Floppy Access Control This option will be effective only if Floppy Dri
19. BIOS will automatically detect the HDD amp CD ROM Drive at the POST stage and showing the IDE for HDD amp CD ROM Drive TYPE CYLS Number of cylinders HEADS Number of heads WPCOM SECTORS MODE Mode type If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press lt gt PAGE 1 Drive A Type Drive B Type The category identifies the types of Floppy Disk Drive A or Drive B that have been installed in the computer None J floppy drive installed 360K 5 25 in 5 PC type standard drive 360K byte capacity 1 2 5 25 720K 3 5 3 2 double sided drive 720K byte capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 317 double sided drive 1 44M byte capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity e Virus Protection When this item is enabled the AMI BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive for any attempt on modification If an attempt is made the BIOS will halt the system and the following error message will appear If necessary you will be able to run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done Enabled Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table Disabled No warning message will appear when anything attempts to Access the boot sector or hard disk partition table
20. CPU Clock Selection Factory default is 40MHz CPU CLOCK 40MHZ 33MHZ 25MHZ 2 23 KEYLOCK amp POWER INDICATOR J18 Keylock Power LED Connector Pin 1 3 or Pin 1 5 for power LED and Pin 3 4 pairs Pin 4 5 pairs for keylock PIN ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT ss Gani PWRLED 2 NC ____ 3 5 _ ___ ___ __ _______ PAGE 1 2 24 WDT OUT PUT SELECTOR J36 OUT PUT SETTING ILLUSTRATION SYSTEM ws so O When J36 is set to position 1 2 on then the out put signal of WDT TIMER will generate a interrupt signal to IRQ11 Once the system accept the interrupt request will release a ISR address CS E000 IP 0000 for user User can write some interrupt service routine here to development their s own application software 2 25 EXTERNAL SPEAKER EXT SPK PIN ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT 1 SIGNAL 2 NC 3 NC 4 VCC 2 26 422 485 CONNECTOR 422 485 ASSIGNMENT PIN ASSIGNMENT O T 2 d ____ PIN __1 3 T __5 _____ CABLE RI 5V OR 12V 2 27 SYSTEM SPEAKER 821 PIN ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT __1 2 SpeakerSignal 2 28 MEMORY INSTALLATION SIMM1 The NC 370 CPU Card must use the single size mode DRAM It s doesn t support the double size mode DRAM NC 370 Onboard 4MB EDO RAM PAGE 1 CHAPTER 3 DiskOnChip FLASH DISK THIS CHAPTER SHOWS THE INF
21. CTION SHOWS YOU THE MAPS CONCISELY SECTIONS INCLUDE INTERRUPT MAP RTC amp CMOS RAM MAP TIMER amp DMA CHANNELS MAP amp MEMORY PAGE B 1 INTERRUPT MAP IRQ ASSIGNMENT 0 System TIMER interrupt from TIMER O 1 ____ output bufferfull 2 815 3 jSeidpot2 6 jFloppyDiskadaptr 8 RTCcdok 9 Available 1047 11 Availabe Z AJ 12 Available 13 Math coprocessor 14 jHardDiskadaptr ____15 Available PAGE 1 B 2 RTC amp CMOS RAM MAP CODE ASSIGNMENT Seconds O Second alarm m Minutes alarm Day of week Day of month Year Status register A Status register B Status register C Status register D Diagnostic status byte Shutdown byte Floppy Disk drive type byte Reserve Hard Disk type byte Reserve Base memory low byte Base memory high byte Extension memory low byte Extension memory high byte Reserved for extension memory low byte Reserved for extension memory high byte Date Century byte Information Flac Reserve 40 7F Reserved for Chipset Setting Data 1 PAGE 1 B 3 TIMER amp DMA CHANNELS MAP e Timer Channel Map Timer Channel Assignment 0 ___ System timer interrupt 1 DRAM Refresh request 2 Speaker tone generato
22. 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 Sel F2 F3 Color F10 Save amp Exit Note a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the screen Setup Items The main menu includes the following main setup categories Please note that some systems may not include all entries e Standard CMOS Setup This setup includes all the items in a standard AT compatible BIOS Advanced CMOS Setup This setup includes all the items of AMI special enhanced features PAGE 1 Advanced Chipset Setup Change Boot from Floppy IDE 0 ARMD FDD CDROM SCSI NETWORK Floppy Drive Swap etc Password Check or just to Setup e Power Management Setup This setup only appears if your system supports Power Management Green PC standard Peripheral Setup Enabled IDE FDC Serial Port Parallel Port or Disabled IDE FDC Serial Port Parallel Port etc Auto Detect Hard Disks Automatically detect and configure hard disk parameters The AMI BIOS include this ability in the event you are uncertain of your hard disks parameters See also Section Standard CMOS Setup Change User Password This function is close Don t support end user Change Supervisor Password If you se
23. ION STARTING SETUP MAIN MENU STANDARD CMOS SETUP ADVANCED CMOS SETUP ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PERIPHERAL SETUP CHANGE SUPERVISOR PASSWORD BIOS DEFAULT DRIVE TABLE PAGE 1 5 1 INTRODUCTION This section discusses AMI Setup program built in the ROM BIOS The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration This special information is then stored in battery backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off The AMI BIOS installed in computer system s ROM Read Only Memory is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS This means it supports Intel Cyrix AMD processors in a standard IBM AT compatible Input Output system The BIOS provides critical low level support for standard devices such as disk drives serial and parallel ports Also the BIOS has been customized by adding important but non standard features such as virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system The rest of this chapter will try to guide you the process of configuring your system by using Setup 5 2 STARTING SETUP The AMI BIOS is immediately activated when the computer starting power on The BIOS reads the system information contained in the CMOS and start the process of checking out the system and configuring it When it finish the BIOS will seek an operating system on one of the disks
24. NC 370 370C 386SX CPU CARD 386SX 40 1 4 8MB COM x 4 WDT I O DOC RS 232 422 485 PC 104 Single 5V USER S COPYRIGHT NOTICE This user s manual list necessary information to assist both Embedded Computer manufacturers and end users in installing and setting up the system The information contained in this user s manual is subject to change without any notice This manual is copyrighted 2000 You may not reproduce by any way ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS All trademarks and registered trademarks which mentioned in this manual are the property belongs to their respective owners PAGE TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 1 2 1 3 ABOUT THIS MANUAL SPECIFICATION nr SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 2 10 2 11 2 12 2 13 2 14 2 15 2 16 2 17 2 18 2 19 2 20 2 21 2 22 2 23 2 21 2 22 2 23 2 24 2 25 2 26 2 27 2 28 JUMPER amp CONNECTOR QUICK REFERENCE TABLE COMPONENT LOCATIONS HARD DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR FLOPPY DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR PRINTER CONNECTOR ISO 2 PIN POWER CONNECTOR P8 6 PIN POWER CONNECTOR
25. OM give control Optional video ROM control is done About to give control to do any processing after video ROM returns 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 About to look for the retrace checking Display memory R W test or retrace checking failed About do alternate Display memory R W test Alternate Display memory R W test passed About to look for the alternate display retrace checking Video display checking over Display mode to be set next 37 Display mode set Going to display the power ON message Different BUSes init input IPL general devices to start If present Please see next section for details about Different BUSes 27 PAGE 1 Please see Appendix for details of different BUSes Hit DEL message about to start Going to prepare the descriptor tables Descriptor tables prepared Going to enter in virtual mode for memory test Entered in the virtual mode Going to enable interrupts for diagnostics mode Interrupt 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 Over About to go for writing patterns to test memory 47 Pattern to be tested written in extended memory Going to write patterns in base 640K memory Patterns written in base memor
26. ORMATION ABOUT M SYSTEM DiskOnChip FUNCTIONS SECTIONS INCLUDE PREFACE QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE UTILITY REFERENCE PAGE 1 3 1 PREFACE The NC 370 features a DiskOnChip Flash Disk optional function The DiskOnChip can be build on board by order The NC 370 is designed to use the DiskOnChip single chip Flash Disk to plug into a standard 32 pin EEPROM socket which built on board The DiskOnChip Flash Disk should be mapped into an 8K Byte window in the BIOS expansion address space of the NC 370 CPU Card which is usually located between address 0C000H to ODFFFH The NC 370 can contain the operating system in DiskOnChip to allow systems to boot without a hard disk The DiskOnChip of NC 370 can install standard MS DOS and the DOS can boot from DiskOnChip its command is fully DOS Command compatible such as Del Deltree Format Copy Xcopy MD users can read and write DOS Command or data to DiskOnChip same as when using Hard Disk Drive Users can take this DiskOnChip as physical HDD and its priority is software selectable For example if system have one HDD either HDD amp DiskOnChip could be assigned as C or D Drive When having two HDD Driver C amp Driver D the DiskOnChip could be assigned as C D E Drive If the system don t have HDD the DiskOnChip will be taken as C drive only When it is taken as C drive it can boot system just same as using Hard Disk Drive The capacity of DiskOnChip have 2MB 4MB 8MB
27. PAGE 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION THIS CHAPTER SHOWS THE INFORATIONS ABOUT NC 370 AND ITS SPECIFICATIONS SECTIONS INCLUDE ABOUT THIS MANUAL SPECIFICATIONS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS PAGE 1 1 1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL Thank you for purchasing NC 370 386SX CPU Card M System DiskOnChip Flash Disk fully DOS Command compatible With full standard IPC functions and other features this 3868X CPU Card more suitable for harsh industrial environment and commercial application This manual is written to assist you to install and set up the system It contents five chapters as following Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter introduces you the background of this manual and the specification for this system Final in this chapter will indicate you how to avoid the damages for this Embedded CPU M Card Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration This chapter outlines the components locations and their functions In the end of this chapter you will know how to set jumper and how to configure this card to meet your own needs Chapter 3 M System DiskOnChip Flash Disk This chapter brings you the information about FLASH DISK function Chapter 4 Software Utilities Helpful information that informs you the proper installations of the SSD and Flash BIOS also describes the Watchdog timer function Chapter 5 AMI BIOS Setup This chapter indicates you how to set up the BIOS configurations Appendix A Expansion Bus This appendix introduces
28. access to Always will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Note To disable security select Password Check at Main Menu and then you will be asked to enter password Do not type anything and just press PAGE Enter it will disable security Once the security is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely When the typematic rate is enabled this selection allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated 6 ___ 6 characters ____________ 8 characters per second 12 ji2charaterspersecond 15 7 i5characterspersecond ____ ___ 20 20 characters per second 24 _ 24 characters per second 30 A 30characters per second System BIOS Cacheable This item can set BIOS Cacheable to be Enabled or Disabled e C000 C800 32K Shadow D000 D800 32K Shadow E000 E800 32K Shadow These categories determine whether option ROMs will be copied to RAM An example of such option ROM would be support of on board SCSI Enabled Optional shadow is enabled Disabled Optional shadow is disabled PAGE 1 5 6 ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP This section allows you to configure your system for advanced operation You can select the system s default speed boot up sequence shadowing
29. and then launch and turn control over to the operating system While the BIOS is in active the Setup program can be activated by one of two ways 1 Press the lt Del gt key immediately after switching the system on or 2 Press the lt Del gt key when the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test Press DEL to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the RESET bottom on the system case You may also restart by simultaneously pressing Ctrl lt Alt gt and Delete keys If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE DEL TO ENTER SETUP PAGE 1 5 3 MAIN MENU Once you enter the AMI BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select the one you need from several setup functions and two exit choices Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept and enter the sub menu AMIBIOS HIFLEX SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 16 C 1996 American Megatrends INC All Rights RESERVED Standard CMOS Setup Advanced CMOS Setup Advanced Chipset Setup Power Management Setup Peripheral Setup Auto Detect Hard Disks Change User Password Change Supervisor Password
30. d a beep code or display a message If a message is displayed it will be accompanied by PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE CTRL ALT ESC OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP C 2 TROUBLE SHOOTING POST BEEP Currently there are two kinds of beep codes in BIOS The one code indicates that a video error has occurred and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by three short beeps The other code indicates that your DRAM error has occurred This beep code consists of a single long beep repeatedly e Error Messages One or more error messages may be displayed if the BIOS detect an error during the POST This list includes messages for both the ISA and the EISA BIOS CMOS Battery Has Failed CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced e CMOS Checksum Error Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been caused from a weak battery Check the battery and replace if necessary Disk Boot Failure Insert System Disk And Press Enter No boot device was found This could mean that either a boot drive was not detected or the drive does not contain proper system boot files Insert a system disk into Drive A and press lt Enter gt If you assumed the system would boot from the hard drive make sure the controller is inserted correctly and all cables are properly attached Also be sure that the dis
31. en 14 318 2 PCLK2 3 PCLK2 4 PCLK2 5 PCLK2 6 PCLK2 8 PCLK2 10 PCLK2 12 is available on ISA Bus e Slow Refresh The chipset refresh settings deal with the timing of CPU access to dynamic random access memory DRAM The default timing have been carefully chosen and should only be altered if data is being lost Such a scenario might occur if your system had mixed speed DRAM chips installed so that treater delays may be required to preserve the integrity of the data held in the slower memory chips Available values 120us 60us 15us e RAS Precharge time DRAM must continually be refreshed otherwise it will lose its data Normally DRAM is refreshed entirely as the result of a single request This option allows you to determine the number of CPU clocks allocated for the Row Address Strobe to accumulate its charge before the DRAM is refreshed If insufficient time is allowed refresh may be incomplete and data will lose Available values 3 5T 2 5T 1 5T e RAS Active Time Insert Wait When it is Enabled system will insert wait state for lower speed DRAM CAS Precharge Time Insert Wait e Memory Writer Insert Wait Memory Miss Read Insert Wait Above three items show above is always Disabled by Manufactory s default I O Recovery This item allows you to determine the recovery time allowed for 8 bit Choices are Ou 0 25u to 3 05 CPU clocks Default is 1 clock O Recovery Period The recovery time is the lengt
32. fore C800 optional ROM control is over Optional ROM check and control will be done next 98 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 set the RS 232 base address Returned after RS 232 base address Going to do any initialization before Coprocessor test Required initialization before Coprocessor is over Going to initialize the Coprocessor next Coprocessor initialized Going to do any initialization after Coprocessor test Going to check extd keyboard keyboard ID and num lock Keyboard ID command to be issued Keyboard ID command issues Keyboard ID to be reset Keyboard ID flag reset Cache memory test to follow Cache memory test over Going to display any soft error Soft error display complete Going to set keyboard typematic rate Keyboard typematic rate set To program memory wait States A LOAD ___ 2 PAGE 1 ENE Going to clear the screen and enable parity NMI A7 NMI and parity enabled Going to do any initialization required before giving control To optional ROM at E000 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
33. h of time measured in CPU clocks which the system will delay after the completion of an input output request This delay takes place because the CPU is operating so much faster than the input output bus that the CPU must be delay to allow of the completion of the e WatchDog Timer WatchDog can use BIOS Setup Disabled WatchDog can used Enabled WatchDog function Enabled e WatchDog Timeout Select Set Timer 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 sec e WatchDog Signal Select Set IRQ3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 NMI System Once Timeout Then Disable WatchDo Set Yes or No PAGE 1 5 7 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer usage AMIBIOS SETUP ADVANCED CMOS SETUP 1996 American Megatrends INC All Right Reserved Power Management Mode Disabled Available Options Doze Mode Timeout Disabled Disabled Standby Mode Timeout Disabled SMI Suspend Mode Timeout Disabled Power Down HDD In Disabled Power Down VGA In Disabled VGA Power Down Mode Normal Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Resume on LPT1 LPT2 Access Disabled Resume on Fixed Disk Access Disabled Resume on VGA Access Disabled Resume on IRQ 00 Timer Click Disabled ESC Exit Sel Resume on IRQ 01 Keyboard Disabled PgUp PgDn Modify Resume on IRQ 0
34. hip Offending Address Not Found This message is used in conjunction with the CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment has caused the problem which cannot be isolated e Offending Segment This message is used in conjunction with the CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment has caused the problem which has been isolated PAGE 1 e Press A Key To Reboot This will be displayed at the bottom screen when an error occurs that requires you to reboot Press any key and the system will reboot Press F1 To Disable NMI F2 To Reboot When BIOS detects a non markable Interrupt condition during boot this will allow you to disable the NMI and continue to boot or you can reboot the system with the NMI enabled RAM Parity Error Checking For Segment Indicates a parity error in Random Access Memory e System Halted Ctrl Alt Del To Reboot Indicates the present boot attempt has been aborted and the system must be rebooted Press and hold down the CTRL and ALT keys and press DEL PAGE 1 C 3 TROUBLE SHOOTING FOR POST CODES NOTE EISA POST codes are typically output to port address 300h ISA POST codes are output to port address 80h POST Code AMI WinBIOS uncompress code checkpoint Description hex Going to disable Cache if any test to be done next CMOS checksum calculation to be done next CMOS status register about to init for Date and Time CMOS stat
35. hip Flash Disk PREFACE nc 3 2 QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE 3 3 UTILITY REFERENCE cr CHAPTER 4 SOFTWARE UTILITIES 4 1 WATCHDOG TIMER CONFIGURATIONS 4 2 WATCHDOG TIMER SOFTWARE GUIDE CHAPTER 5 AWARD BIOS SETUP bei INTRODUCTION secas 52 STARTING SETUP 53 MAIN MENU ee 5 4 STANDARD CMOS SETUP 5 5 ADVANCED CMOS SETUP 5 6 ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP qq p 5 7 POWER MANAGEMENT 5 8 _ PERIPHERAL SETUP m s 5 9 CHANGE SUPERVISOR PASSWORD 5 10 BIOS DEFAULT DRIVE TABLE APPENDIX A EXPANSION BUS AA 104 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENT A 2 ISA BUS PIN ASSIGNMENT APPENDIX B TECHNICAL SUMMARY INTERRUPT 2 oi B 2 RTC amp CMOS RAM ooo B 3 amp DMA CHANNELS MAP WO amp MEMORY MAP APPENDIX C TROUBLE SHOOTING C 1 TROUBLE SHOOTING POST MESSAGES C 2 TROUBLE SHOOTING POST TROUBLE SHOOTING POST CODE
36. k is formatted as a boot device Then reboot the system PAGE 1 Diskette Drives Or Types Mismatch Error Run Setup Type of diskette drive installed in the system is different from the CMOS definition Run Setup to reconfigure the drive type correctly Display Switch Is Set Incorrectly Display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color This indicates the switch is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup Determine which setting is correct and then turn OFF the selection Display Type Has Changed Since Last Boot Since last power off the system the display adapter has been changed You must configure the system for the new display type Error Encountered Initializing Hard Drive Hard drive cannot be initialized Be sure the adapter is installed correctly and all cables are correctly and firmly attached Also be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup Error Initializing Hard Disk Controller Cannot initialize controller Make sure the card is correctly and firmly installed in the bus Be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup Also check if any jumper needs to be set correctly on the hard drive Floppy Disk Cntrlr Error or No Cntrir Present Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller Make sure the controller is installed correctly and firmly If there are no floppy drives installed be sure the Diskette Drive selection in Setup is set to NONE
37. lt minute gt lt second gt The time is calculated based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 PAGE e Daylight saving The category adds one hour to the clock when daylight saving time begins It also subtracts one hour when standard time returns Enabled Enable daylight saving Disabled Disable daylight saving e Primary Master Slave The categories identify the types of 1 channels that have been installed in the computer There are 45 predefined types and 4 user definable types are for Enhanced IDE BIOS Type 1 to Type 45 are predefined Type user is user definable Press PgUp or PgDn to select a numbered hard disk type or type the number and press Enter Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category If your hard disk drive type is not matched or not in list you can use Type User to define your own drive type manually If you select Type User you will need to know the information listed below Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press Enter This information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer If the controller of HDD interface is ESDI the selection should be Type 1 If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI the selection should be None If you select Type Auto
38. optional ROM control System configuration is displayed Going to copy any code to specific area Copying of code to specific area done Going to give control To INT 19 boot loader Initialization after E000 optional ROM control is over Going to display the system configuration PAGE 1 The system BIOS gives control to different BUSes at following checkpoints to do various tasks on the different BUSes HEX Different BUSes init system static output devices To start if present BINE LN To start if present 39 Display different BUSes initialization error messages 95 Init of different BUSes optional ROMs from C800 to start While control is inside the different BUS routines additional checkpoints are output to port 80h as WORD to identify the routines under execution These are WORD checkpoints the LOW BYTE of checkpoint is the system BIOS checkpoint from where the control is passed to the different BUS routines and the HIGH BYTE of checkpoint is the indication of which routine is being executed in the different BUSes The details of HIGH BYTE of these checkpoints are as follows HIGH BYTE XY The upper nibble X indicates the function is being executed can be from 0 to 7 0 func 0 disable all device on the BUS concerned 1 func 1 static devices init on the BUS concerned 2 func 2 output device init on the BUS concerned 3 func 3 input device init on the BUS concerned
39. r e DMA Channel Map Channel Assignment 0 Available JJ 7 O 1 X IBBMSDIC S O 2 Floppy Disk adapter 3 jChanmk3Avalable ___ 4 Cascade for DMA controlert 6 Available PAGE 1 4 8 MEMORY MAP e Memory Map MEMORY MAP ASSIGNMENT 0000000 009FFFF System memory used by DOS and application 00A0000 00BFFFF Display buffer memory for VGA EGA CGA MONO adapter 00C0000 00DFFFF Reserved for I O device BIOS ROM or RAM buffer 00E0000 00EFFFF Reserved for PCI device ROM 00F0000 00FFFFF System BIOS ROM 0100000 BFFFFF e Map ASSIGNMENT 020 021 Interrupt controller Master 02 0233 Chipset controller registers ports OFOOFF Math coprocessr 1Fo 1F8 Hard Disk controller Graphics adapter controller 2F8 2FF Seralport2 1 O 36 66 Networkporiss 2 300505 CGAadapter 2 3F8 3FF O Serial pore O PAGE APPENDIX TROUBLE SHOOTING THIS SECTION SHOWS THE ERRORS MAY OCCUR WHEN YOU OPERATE THE SYSTEM ALSO GIVES YOU THE SUGGESTIONS ON SOLVING THE PROBLEMS SECTIONS INCLUDE TROUBLE SHOOTING POST MESSAGE TROUBLE SHOOTING POST BEEP TROUBLE SHOOTING POST CODE PAGE 1 C 1 TROUBLE SHOOTING POST MESSAGES During the Power On Self Test POST if the BIOS detects an error requiring you to do something to fix it will either soun
40. red as ON even when the system is in a Power Down mode The following is a list of IRQ s Interrupt Requests which can be exempted as much as the above COM ports and LPT ports can When I O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system it activate this by causing an IRQ to occur When the operating system respond to the request it interrupts itself and performs the service The choices are ON and OFF Default When set to ON activity will neither prevent the system from going into a power management mode nor awaken it IRQ3 COM2 IRO4 1 805 LPT 2 IRQ6 Floppy Disk IRQ7 LPT 1 IRQ9 Redirect IRQ10 Reserve RQ11 Reserve IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse IRQ14 Hard Disk 1RQ15 Reserved PAGE 1 5 8 PERIPHERAL SETUP AMIBIOS SETUP PERIPHERAL SETUP 1996 American Megatrends INC All Right Reserved Hard disk Delay Disabled Available Options Onboard IDE Enabled Disabled Onboard FDD Enabled 3 Sec FDC Floppy Swap Disabled 5 Sec Onboard Serial Port1 3F8h 10 Sec Onboard Serial Port2 2F8h 15 Sec Onboard Parallel Port 378 Parallel Port Mode Normal EPP Version N A Parallel Port IRQ 7 Parallel Port DMA Channel N A ESC Exit Sel PgUp PgDn Modify F2 F3 Color PAGE 1 Hard Disk Delay This item is PCI bus IDE interface only The NC 380 supports only ISA IDE so you can select Hard disk Delay 3 Sec 5 Sec 10 Sec 15 Sec e Onboard IDE This item
41. stuck key About to issue keyboard reset command About to issue keyboard controller interface test command About write command byte and init circular buffer 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 Memory size check done About to display soft error and Check for password or bypass 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 PAGE 1 8B First screen message display lt WAIT gt message Displayed About to do Video BIOS shadow 8C Video BIOS shadow successful Setup options Programming after CMOS setup about to start Setup option are programmed mouse check and init to be Done next Mouse check and initialization complete Going for hard Disk controller reset 8F Hard disk controller reset done Floppy setup to be done next 1 91 Floppy setup complete Hard disk setup to be done next Hard disk setup complete To set base and extended Memory size Memory size adjusted due to mouse support Init of Different BUSes optional ROMs from C800to start Please see next section for details of different BUSes 97 Any init be
42. t this password next time you must key in this password to get permission to go into CMOS Settings Change Language Setting This function of AMI is close Don t support end user e Save Settings and Exit Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup e Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup PAGE 1 5 4 STANDARD CMOS SETUP The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories Each category includes none one or more than one setup item Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to select the value you want in each item AMIBIOS SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP 1996 American Megatrends INC All Rights Reserved Date mm dd yyyy Wed Dec 15 1999 640KB Time hh mm ss 10 56 28 0 MB Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB 3 Floppy Drive B Not Installed LBA PIO 32Bit Size Head Wpcom Sec Mode Mode Mode Mode Off Off Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Month Jan Dec ESC Exit Sel Day 01 31 PgUp PgDn Modify Year 1901 2099 F2 F3 Color e Date The date format is day lt date gt lt month gt year Press lt F3 gt to show the calendar The day from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS amp is display onl Date The date from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed the month Month The month Jan through Dec The year from 1900 through 2099 e Time The time format is lt hour gt
43. u will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press Enter You may also press Esc to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable a password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter the password A message will confirm the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED When a password has been enabled you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration Additionally when a password is enabled you can also require the BIOS to request a password every time your system is rebooted This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer You determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup Menu and its Security option If the Security option is set to System the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup If set to Setup prompting only occurs when trying to enter the Setup PAGE 1 5 10 BIOS DEFAULT DRIVE TABLE This is the current list of the drive type table contained in Setup Type Size Cyln Wpcom LBA BLK PIO 32BIT MB 1 10 306 4 17 128 Off Off Auto Off 34 Off 35 76 1024 9 17 65535 Off Off Auto Off PAGE 1 36 68 1024 8 17 512 Off Off Auto Off 4
44. us register init done Any initialization before keyboard BAT to be done next CD Any initialization after KB controller BAT to be done next i Keyboard command byte to be written next Keyboard controller command byte is written Going to check pressing of lt INS gt key during power on Done Checking for pressing of lt INS gt key during power on done Going to disable DMA and interrupt controller DMA controller 1 2 interrupt controller 1 2 disable Chipset init auto memory detection about to begin To uncompress the RUNTIME code Transfer control to uncompressed code in shadow ram at F000 FFFO PAGE Runtime code is uncompressed in F000 shadow ram hex Disabled NMI is Disabled Power on delay starting 03 Power on delay complete To check soft reset power on Soft reset power on determined Going to disable Cache if any CPU and CPU date area init done CMOS checksum calculation to be done next CMOS checksum calculation is done CMOS Diag byte written CMOS init to begin if init CMOS in every boot CMOS initialization done if any CMOS status register about to init for Date and Time CMOS status register init done Any initialization before keyboard BAT to be done next KB controller free Going to issue the BAT command to keyboard controller Any initialization after KB controller BAT to be done next Keyboard command byte to be written next Going to issue Pin
45. ve is accessed through BIOS INT 40H function PAGE 1 HDD Access Control This Option will decide HDD is Read Only or Read Write e PS 2 Mouse Support This item will set PS 2 Mouse as Enabled or Disabled e Ttpematic Rate This item determines if the typematic rate is to be used When Slow continually holding down a key on your keyboard will generate only one instance In other words the BIOS will only report that the key is down When the typematic rate is Fast the BIOS will report as before but it will then wait a moment and if the key is still down it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys System Keyboard This item can set System Keyboard as Absent or Present e Primary Display The category selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor Although secondary monitors are supported you do not have to select the type in Setup EGA VGA Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SEGA SVGA or PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 80 column mode MONO adapter include high resolution mono adapters e Password Check This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup Always The Always won t boot and
46. y 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 Memory above 1M Going to save the memory size Go to check point 52h The first 64k memory size Memory size display started This will be update during Memory test Going for sequential and random memory Test Memory testing initialization below 1M complete Going to adjust displayed memory size for relocation Shadow Memory test above 1M to follow Memory testing initialization above 1M complete Going to save memory size information PAGE 1 Shutdown successful CPU in real mode to disable gate A20 line and disable parit A20 address line parity NMI disable successful Going to adjust memory size depending on relocation Memory size adjusted for relocation shadow Going to clear Hit lt DEL gt message Hit DEL message cleared WAIT gt message displayed about to start DMA and interrupt controller test DMA page register test passed To do DMA 1 base Register Test DMA 1 base register test passed To do DMAZ2 base DMA 2 base register test passed To program DMA unit 1 and 2 DMA unit 1 and 2 programming over To initialize 8259 Interrupt controller 8259 initialization over For
47. you the expansion bus for PC 104 Appendix B Technical Summary This appendix gives you the information about the AMI BIOS Identification Strings and Technical maps Appendix C Trouble Shooting This appendix outlines the errors and offers you the methods to solve the problems PAGE 1 1 2 SPECIFICATIONS CPU Chipset ALI M6117C single chip with on chip 386SX 40 CPU MEMORY 4MB optional 1MB DRAM soldered on board and 1 x 72 pin SIMM module socket CMOS Backup CMOS backup by LI battery BIOS AMI BIOS 128KB Flash EPROM KEYBOARD AND PS 2 MOUSE CONNECTOR Support Mini DIN PS 2 Mouse and Keyboard Connector Support 5 pin JSP PS 2 Mouse and Keyboard Connector BUS Type PC 104 Connector and ISA bus WATCHDOG Programmable 0 1024 sec With 4 sec Interval 256 levels IDE INTERFACE Support one port up to 2 x IDE devices FLOPPY DISK DRIVE INTERFACE Two 3 1 2 or 5 1 4 FDD Drives A B swappable SERIAL PORT Two 16 byte FIFO 16C550 RS 232 485 Jumper selectable RS 232 x 1 RS 232 422 485 x 1 SERIAL PORT x 4 optional COM x 4 for NC 370C Jumper selectable RS 232 x 3 RS232 422 485 x 1 PARALLEL PORT One bi directional SPP EPP ECP parallel port configured as LPT 1 2 3 LED INDICATOR Hard Disk access System power BUS EXPANSION amp SPEED PC 104 8Mhz BIOS Selectable PAGE 1 DMA CONTROLLER 82C37 X2 DMA CHANNELS 7 INTERRUPT CONTROLLERS 82C59 X 2
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