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SBC-455 Half-size 486 CPU Card with Flat Panel/CRT SVGA Interface.
FCC STATEMENT THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE. (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPER- ATION.
Copyright Notice This document is copyrighted, 1995, 1996, by AAEON T echnol- ogy Inc. All rights are reserved. AAEON T echnology Inc. reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any time without notice.
Packing list Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: • 1 SBC-455 CPU card • 1 6-pin mini-DIN dual outlet adapter for keyboard and PS.
Contents Chapter 1: General Information .................................................. 1 Introduction ........................................................................... 2 Features ..........................................................
Display connections (VGA, LCD) ..................................... 2 3 LCD signal select (JP5, JP7) ............................................ 2 4 Keyboard and PS/2 KB/ mouse connections (KB CON, KB/PS2 MOUSE) .....................................
Security ................................................................................. 5 7 Setting a Password .................................................................. 5 8 Anti-virus .......................................................
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Chapter 1 General Information 1 1 General Information This chapter provides background information for the SBC-455. Sections include: • Card specifications • Board layout CHAPTER.
2 SBC-455 User's Manual Introduction The SBC-455 is an all-in-one single board 486 computer with an on- board flat panel/CRT SVGA controller . It packs all the functions of an industrial computer and its display capabilities onto a single, half- size card.
Chapter 1 General Information 3 Features • Accepts Intel, AMD, Cyrix or other compatible 486 processors, including the P24T Pentium OverDrive • Half-size PC/AT-compatible ISA-bus CPU card • AMI .
4 SBC-455 User's Manual Specifications CPU : 80486SX/DX/DX2/DX4 25/33/40/50/66/75/100/120 MHz, 5x86-100/120/ 133 or Pentium OverDrive processor Bus interface : ISA bus Data bus : 32-bit Processing ability : 32-bit Chipset : ALI/1489/1487 RAM memory : 1 MB to 64 MB.
Chapter 1 General Information 5 Interrupt levels : 15 Keyboard/ PS/2 mouse connector : A 6-pin mini DIN keyboard connector is located on the mounting bracket for easy access to a keyboard and a PS/2 mouse Bus speed : 8 MHz System performance: 325 MHz in 80486 DX4-100 (Landmark V2.
6 SBC-455 User's Manual Board layout SBC-455 486SX/DX/DX2/DX4 CPU CARD WITH CACHE REV. B1 SMC FDC37C665 ST M48T86PCI ALI M1489 16V8 14.318 24MHz SC464 IMI MEGA-KB AMI BIOS ALI M1487 CHIPS FS65545.
Chapter 1 General Information 7 Card dimensions SBC-455 486SX/DX/DX2/DX4 CPU CARD WITH CACHE REV. B1 122.00 98.50 19.50 178.00 185.00 80.65 73.66 26.00 19.
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Chapter 2 Installation 9 2 Installation This chapter explains set up procedures for the SBC-455 hardware, including instructions on setting jumpers and connecting peripherals, switches and indicators. Be sure to read all safety precautions before you begin the installa- tion procedure.
10 SBC-455 User's Manual Jumpers and connectors Connectors on the board link it to external devices such as hard disk drives, a keyboard, or floppy drives. In addition, the board has a number of jumpers that allow you to configure your system to suit your application.
Chapter 2 Installation 11 Locating jumpers and connectors COM1 POWER CON VGA KB CON PC/104 MODULE CONNECTOR JP 9, 10 SIMM SOCKETS Primary IDE FLOPPY DISK JP5 JP6 JP13 JP7 JP8 LCD COM2 KB/PS2 MOUSE SMI SW TURBO SW JP12 KEY LOCK EXT SPK JP11 PRINTER CPU TYPE CPU Vcc RESET SW TURBO LED IDE LED SBC-455 486SX/DX/DX2/DX4 CPU CARD WITH CACHE REV.
12 SBC-455 User's Manual 1 3 2 Open Closed Closed 2-3 Open Closed Closed 2-3 1 2 3 Setting jumpers Y ou configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers.
Chapter 2 Installation 13 Safety precautions Warning! Always completely disconnect the power cord from your chassis whenever you are working on it. Do not make connections while the power is on because sensitive electronic components can be damaged by the sudden rush of power.
14 SBC-455 User's Manual Installing a CPU T o install the CPU, follow the instructions that came with it. If no documentation was provided, the general procedures for installing a CPU are outlined below: 1. Lubricate the pins on the CPU with lubricant for PGA devices.
Chapter 2 Installation 15 CPU type select (JP1, JP3, JP4) JP1, JP3, and JP4 must be set to match the CPU type. The chart below shows the proper jumper setting for their respective CPU.
16 SBC-455 User's Manual CPU Vcc select (JP2) JP2 must be set to match the CPU type. The chart below shows the proper jumper settings for their respective V cc . CPU Vcc select (JP2) 5.0 V 3.3 V 3.45 V (default) 4.0 V 3.6 V CPU clock select (JP9, JP10) JP9 and JP10 are used to synchronize the CPU clock with the CPU type.
Chapter 2 Installation 17 Installing DRAM (SIMMs) The SBC-455 CPU card provides two 72-pin SIMM (Single In-line Memory Module) sockets and supports between 1 MB and 64 MB DRAM. When installing SIMMs, make sure that Bank 1 is filled first. Installing SIMMs Note that the modules can only fit into a socket one way.
18 SBC-455 User's Manual IDE hard drive connections (IDE) Y ou can attach two Enhanced Integrated Device Electronics hard disk drives to the SBC-455's internal controller. The card comes with a 40-pin flat piggyback cable. This cable has three identical 40-pin flat-cable connectors.
Chapter 2 Installation 19 Pin assignments The following table lists the pin numbers and their respective signals: IDE Connector (PRIMARY IDE) Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Reset 2 GND 3D 7 4 D 8 5D 6 6 D 9 7 D5 8 D10 9 D4 10 D11 11 D3 12 D12 13 D2 14 D13 15 D1 16 D14 17 D0 18 D15 19 GND 20 N.
20 SBC-455 User's Manual Floppy drive connections (FLOPPY DISK) Y ou can attach up to two floppy disks to the SBC-455's on-board controller. You can use any combination of 5 1/4" (360 KB and 1.2 MB) and/or 3 1/2" (720 KB, 1.44 MB, and 2.
Chapter 2 Installation 21 Parallel port (PRINTER) Normally , the parallel port is used to connect the card to a printer . The SBC-455 includes an on-board parallel port, accessed through the PRINTER connector, a 26-pin flat-cable connector. The CPU card comes with an adapter cable, which lets you use a traditional DB-25 connector.
22 SBC-455 User's Manual Parallel port DRQ and DACK (JP1 1) Y ou can select the parallel port DRQ and DACK by setting JP1 1. The following charts show the available options.
Chapter 2 Installation 23 Display connections (VGA, LCD) The SBC-455 CPU card's SVGA connector (VGA) with PCI bus supports monochrome display as well as high resolution color displays. The card also features an LCD connector (LCD), which allows you to connect various flat panel displays.
24 SBC-455 User's Manual SVGA connector (VGA) Pi n Function 1 Red video 2 Green video 3 Blue video 4 Not used 5 GND 6 Red return (GND) 7 Green return (GND) 8 Blue return (GND) 9 Key (no pin) 10 S.
Chapter 2 Installation 25 Keyboard and PS/2 KB/ mouse connections (KB CON, KB/PS2 MOUSE) The SBC-455 board provides two keyboard connectors. A 5-pin connector (KB CON) supports passive backplane applications. A second 6-pin mini-DIN connector (KB/PS2 MOUSE) on the card mounting bracket supports single board computer applications.
26 SBC-455 User's Manual Serial ports The SBC-455 offers two RS-232 serial ports. Y ou can select or disable the address for each port with the BIOS Peripheral Setup program. The card mounting bracket holds COM A, the DB-9 serial port connector for the first port.
Chapter 2 Installation 27 Serial ports IRQ select (JP1 1) Y ou can select the serial port IRQs by setting JP1 1 as follows: Serial ports IRQ selection (JP11) IRQ4 (default) IRQ1 1 COM A IRQ3 (default).
28 SBC-455 User's Manual 1 2 3 1 2 3 W atchdog timer setup W atchdog timer time-out signal select (JP6) If CPU processing comes to a halt because of EMI or software bugs, the watchdog timer can either reset the CPU or signal an interrupt on IRQ15.
Chapter 2 Installation 29 The watchdog timer-out interval can be set at 15 levels between 2 and 32 seconds. The following table shows the Hex values for the appropriate time-out intervals: Watchdog ti.
30 SBC-455 User's Manual External switches and LEDs Power LED and keylock (KEY LOCK) Y ou can connect an LED to indicate when the CPU card is on. Pin 1 of KEY LOCK supplies power to the LED; Pin 3 is the ground. Y ou can use a switch (or a lock) to disable the keyboard.
Chapter 2 Installation 31 Reset switch (RESET SW) Y ou can connect an external switch to easily reset your computer . This switch restarts your computer as if you had turned off the power then turned it back on. The following table shows the pin assignments for RESET SW.
32 SBC-455 User's Manual SMI (System Management Interrupt) switch (SMI SW) You can connect an external switch to allow your computer to enter the suspend mode.
Chapter 2 Installation 33 Flash BIOS Protect (JP8) Y ou can set the JP8 to protect BIOS write-enable. The configura- tion is as follows: Flash BIOS Protect (JP8) Write protect (default) Write-enable Flash BIOS Write-enable V oltage (JP13) This jumper sets the voltage supplied to the Flash BIOS W rite- enable.
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Chapter 3 AMI WinBIOS setup 35 CHAPTER 3 AMI WinBIOS Setup This chapter describes the card s diagnos- tic tests and how to set BIOS configura- tion data in a W indows environment.
36 SBC-455 User's Manual General information W inBIOS Setup configures system information that is stored in CMOS RAM. Unlike conventional BIOS setup programs, W inBIOS features a graphical user interface that is easy to use.
Chapter 3 AMI WinBIOS setup 37 Using a mouse with WinBIOS setup W inBIOS Setup can be accessed via keyboard, mouse, or pen. The mouse click functions are: single click to change or select both global .
38 SBC-455 User's Manual Setup Standard Setup The W inBIOS Setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the Standard icon from the W inBIOS Setup main menu selection screen, as shown below .
Chapter 3 AMI WinBIOS setup 39 Floppy A, Floppy B Select these icons to configure the type of floppy drive that is attached to the system: 360 KB 5 1/4", 1.2 MB 5 1/4", 720 KB 3 1/2", 1.44 MB 3 1/2", and/or 2.88 MB 3 1/2". The settings have not been pre-installed.
40 SBC-455 User's Manual Advanced Setup Select the Advanced icon from the W inBIOS Setup main menu to enter Advanced setup. The Advanced Setup options described in this section are the standard options as shown on the following screen.
Chapter 3 AMI WinBIOS setup 41 Quick Boot: Set this option to Enabled to instruct AMIBIOS to boot quickly when the computer is powered on. This option replaces the old Above 1 MB Memory T est Advanced Setup option. Setting Description Disabled AMIBIOS test all system memory .
42 SBC-455 User's Manual Set this option to Enabled to permit drives A: or B: to be swapped. The settings are Enabled or Disabled . The default settings are Disabled. Floppy Drive Seek: Set this option to Enabled to specify that floppy drive A: will perform a Seek operation at system boot.
Chapter 3 AMI WinBIOS setup 43 Password Check: This option enables password checking every time the computer is powered on or every time WINBIOS Setup is executed. If Always is chosen, a user password prompt appears every time the computer is turned on.
44 SBC-455 User's Manual Internal Cache: This option specifies the caching algorithm used for L1 internal cache memory . The setting are: Setting Description Disabled Neither L1 internal cache memory on the CPU nor L2 secondary cache memory is enabled.
Chapter 3 AMI WinBIOS setup 45 C000,16 KB Shadow D000,16KB Shadow C400,16 KB Shadow D400,16KB Shadow C800,16 KB Shadow D800,16KB Shadow CC00,16 KB Shadow DC00,16KB Shadow These options control the location of the contents of the 16KB of ROM beginning at the specified memory location.
46 SBC-455 User's Manual Chipset Setup The W inBIOS Setup options deccribed in this section are selected by choosing the Chipset icon from the W inBIOS setup main menu,shown below . The following is an option list offered by Chipset Setup Chipset setup options Function Options Auto Configuration Function Disabled/Enabled A T Bus Clock 7.
Chapter 3 AMI WinBIOS setup 47 Function Options DRAM Write Timing Slow Normal Faster Fastest SRAM T ype 2-1-1-1 3-1-1-1 3-2-2-2 4-2-2-2 SRAM Read Timing Fast Normal SRAM Write Timing F A S T Normal Me.
48 SBC-455 User's Manual Power Management Setup As part of the "Green" function, the Power Management setup of fers options to help reduce power consumption. T o see the options in this group, choose the Power Management Setup icon from the W inBIOS Setup main menu.
Chapter 3 AMI WinBIOS setup 49 The settings are No or Ye s . The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Ye s . PCI/PnP Setup PCI/PnP Setup options are displayed by choosing the PCI/PnP Setup icon from the WINBIOS Setup main menu. All PCI/PnP Setup options are described in this section.
50 SBC-455 User's Manual PCI Latency Timer (in PCI Clocks) This option sets latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus. The settings are in units equal to PCI clocks. The settings are 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, or 248. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are 64 .
Chapter 3 AMI WinBIOS setup 51 PCI Slot1 IRQ Priority PCI Slot2 IRQ Priority PCI Slot3 IRQ Priority PCI Slot4 IRQ Priority This option sets PCI slot IRQ priority .
52 SBC-455 User's Manual Reserved Memory Size This option specifies the size of the memory area reserved for legacy ISA adapter cards. The settings are Disabled, 16K, 32K , or 64K and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled. Reserved Memory Address This option specifies the beginning address (in hex) of the reserved memory area.
Chapter 3 AMI WinBIOS setup 53 Onboard FDC This option enables the floppy drive controller on the motherboard. The settings are Auto , Enabled or Disabled . Onboard Serial Port 1 This option enables serial port 1 on the motherboard and specifies the base I/O port address for serial port 1.
54 SBC-455 User's Manual Onboard Serial Port2 This option enables serial port 2 on the motherboard and specifies the base I/O port address for serial port 2. The settings are Auto . Disabled, 3F8h, 2F8h, 3E8h, 2E8h . The Fail-Safe default setting is Auto .
Chapter 3 AMI WinBIOS setup 55 Parallel Port DMA Channel This option is only available if the setting for the Parallel Port Mode option is ECP . The settings are Disabled, DMA, CH (channel) 0, DMA CH 1, or DMA CH3. Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 is used for the Parallel Port(LPT 1).
56 SBC-455 User's Manual Utility The following icons appear in this section: Detect IDE: If drive C: is an IDE drive, the hard disk drive parameters for drive C: are automatically detected and reported to the Hard Disk Drive C: screen in Standard Setup, so you can easily configure drive C:.
Chapter 3 AMI WinBIOS setup 57 Security The following icons appear in this section: T wo Levels of Passwords Both the Supervisor and the User icons configure password support. If you use both, the Supervisor password must be set. If this feature is enabled, you can select WINBIOS.
58 SBC-455 User's Manual The following screen appears when you select the password icon Y ou can enter a password by: typing the password on the keyboard selecting each letter via the mouse selecting each letter via the pen stylus (pen access must be customized for each specific hardware platform.
Chapter 3 AMI WinBIOS setup 59 Changing a password 1 . Select the Supervisor or User icon from the Security section of the W inBIOS Setup main menu. 2 . Enter the password and press <ENTER>. The screen does not display the characters entered. 3 .
60 SBC-455 User's Manual Default The icons in this section permit you to select a group of settings for all W inBIOS Setup options. Not only can you use these icons to quickly set system configur.
Chapter 3 AMI WinBIOS setup 61 Exiting WinBIOS Y ou can exit W inBIOS by pressing the <ESC> key while in the W inBIOS main menu screen. The following screen appears: Select the option you desire, and the system will continue its boot up sequence.
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Chapter 5 Flat Panel/ CRT Controller 63 5 Flat Panel/CRT Controller Display Driv- ers and Utilities This chapter provides information about: • Driver types and installation • Software utility inst.
64 PCM-5890 User's Manual Software drivers This chapter describes the operation and installation of the software drivers supplied on the Display Driver Diskettes that are shipped with your VGA adapter . Y our VGA adapter is based on the CHIPS VGA Flat Panel/CR T controller and is fully IBM VGA compatible.
Chapter 5 Flat Panel/ CRT Controller 65 Necessary prerequisites The instructions in this manual assume that you understand elementa- ry concepts of MS-DOS and the IBM Personal Computer .
66 PCM-5890 User's Manual Windows Ô Ô Ô Ô Ô 95 These drivers are designed to work with Microsonft Ò Windows Ô. Y ou just install these drivers through the W indows Ô operating system. Driver installation 2 . Place the W indows Ô 95 Display Driver Diskette in drive A.
Chapter 5 Flat Panel/ CRT Controller 67 Windows 3.1 These drivers are designed to work with Microsoft W indows V ersion 3.1. Y ou may install these drivers either through Windows or in DOS. Driver installation - Windows Setup 1 . Install Windows as you normally would for a VGA display .
68 PCM-5890 User's Manual Changing Color Schemes After you change display drivers, you may notice that the color scheme used by W indows looks strange. This is because different drivers have different default colors. Y ou can correct this by choosing the same color scheme or a new color scheme.
Chapter 5 Flat Panel/ CRT Controller 69 9 . Follow the directions on the screen to complete the setup. In most cases, you may press <ENTER> to accept the suggested option. When Setup is done, it will return to DOS. T ype WIN <ENTER> to start W indows with the new display driver .
70 PCM-5890 User's Manual 2 . Place the OS/2 Display Driver Diskette in drive A. T ype A: <ENTER> to make this the default drive. Then type INST2X A: C: <ENTER> (for OS/2 2.1x systems) or INST30 A: C: <ENTER> (for OS/2 V ersion 3 systems).
Chapter 5 Flat Panel/ CRT Controller 71 4 . When running WIN-OS/2, DO NOT use <AL T>+<HOME> to switch a DOS or OS/2 Full Screen session to W indows.
72 PCM-5890 User's Manual Windows NT 3.51 These drivers are designed to work with Microsonft Ò W indows Ô. Driver installation 1 . Install Windows Ô NT3.51 as you normally would for a VGA display . Run W indows Ô NT Control Panel from the Main Group.
Chapter 5 Flat Panel/ CRT Controller 73 Windows NT 4.0 1 . Install Windows NT4.0 as you normally would for a VGA display . First click the Start button, go to Settings and click on Control Panel . Choose the Display icon and click on the icon. In the Display Properties window , click on the Set- tings tab.
74 PCM-5890 User's Manual SOFTW ARE UTILITIES This chapter describes the operation and installation of the following software utilities supplied on the Display Driver Diskettes : • CHIPSDSP • CHIPSCPL The CHIPSDSP utility program Installing the utility CHIPSDSP .
Chapter 5 Flat Panel/ CRT Controller 75 REFRESH RA TE allows you to select the refresh rate from the following: • Interlaced • 56 Hz • 60 Hz • 70 Hz • 72 Hz • 75 Hz • 85 Hz The refresh rate is available in CR T Mode only .
76 PCM-5890 User's Manual • 640x480 • 800x600 • 1024x786 • 1280x1024 • 16 (4bits per pixel) • 256 (8 bpp) • 32K (15bpp) • 64K (16bpp) • 16M (24bpp) The CHIPSCPL utility program This utility program is designed to work with Microsoft Ò W indows Ô V ersion 3.
Chapter 5 Flat Panel/ CRT Controller 77 DISPLA Y<AL T D> allows you to select the display type from the following: MONITOR SELECTION <AL T M> allows you to select from the list of monitors. REFRESH<AL T R> allows you to select the refresh rate from the following: The refresh rate is available on CTR Mode only .
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A Watchdog Timer Demo Program The following demo program illustrates the programming steps required to enable, set, and disable the watchdog timer. APPENDIX.
A- 80 SBC-455 User's Manual #include<stdio.h> #include<dos.h> #include<conio> #include <time.h> #include<graphics.h> void mydelay(void); /* MAIN PROGRAM */ void main (void) { unsigned int dog=0 run_time=0; char inkey; clrscr(); gotoxy(15, 6);printf("AAEON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Appendix A Watchdog Timer Demo Program A- 81 mydelay(); run_time=run_time+1; /* Display time elapsed */ gotoxy(45,11);printf(%2d.%1d sec",run_time/ 10,run_time%10); } } /* USER FUNCTION LIBRARY */ void mydelay(void) /* Delay program: */ /* Delay 109.
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B Installing PC/104 Modules This appendix gives instructions for installing PC/104 modules. APPENDIX.
B- 84 SBC-455 User's Manual Installing PC/104 modules The SBC-455's PC/104 connectors give you the flexibility to attach PC/104 expansion modules. These modules perform the functions of traditional plug-in expansion cards, but save space and valuable slots.
Appendix B Installing PC/104 Modules B- 85 Step4 Mount the PC/104 module onto the CPU card. Do this by pressing the module firmly but carefully onto the mounting connectors. Step5 Secure the PC/104 module onto the CPU card using the four mounting spacers and srews.
B- 86 SBC-455 User's Manual PC/104 module dimensions (inches ±5 ±5 ±5 ±5 ±5 %) 3.500 3.775 3.575 0.200 0 0 0.200 3.550 3.350 0.200 3.575 3.250.
APPENDIX C LCD Display BIOS Configuration This appendix gives instructions for configuring various LCD displays..
C- 88 SBC-455 User's Manual Usage BMP548 [FILE] or BMPlarge [FILE] Configuring various LCD display Follow the instructions below to modify the VGA BIOS: 1 . T o update your SBC-455 with the newly created BIOS, execute the following command on enclosed Diskette of VGA BIOS.
Appendix C LCD Display BIOS Configuration C- 89.
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If you already are a holder of Intel SBC-455, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Intel SBC-455.
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