STX88601 User`s Manual
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1. Hardware Description 17 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual Table 3 STX P2 J2 Connector Pinout Name GND IOCHCHK SD7 RESETDRV SD6 VCC SD5 IRQ9 SD4 GND SD3 DRQ2 SD2 VCC SDI ENDXFR SDO PD66 GPIO GPCS IOCHRDY GND MEMCS 16 SBHE 49 DAO E IDE 50 AEN ISA 51 DA2 E IDE 52 SMEMW ISA 53 CSO E IDE 54 IOCS16 ISA 16 55 CSI E IDE 56 LA23 ISA 16 57 GND PWR 58 SA19 ISA 59 DENSEL FDD 60 SMEMRf ISA 61 INDEX FDD 62 IRQIO ISA 16 63 MTRO FDD 64 LA22 ISA 16 65 DR1 FDD 66 SA18 ISA 67 DRO FDD 68 IOW ISA 69 MTRIF FDD 70 IRQII ISA 16 71 DIR FDD 72 LA21 ISA 16 73 STEPH FDD 74 SA17 ISA To be continued 18 Hardware Description STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual WDATA IOR WGATE IRQI2 TRKO LA20 WP SA16 RDATA DACK3 HDSEL IRQIS DSKCHG LA19 GND SA15 STB DRQ3 AFD IRQ14 PDO LA18 SA14 DACK1 LA17 DACKO DRQI SA13 MEMR DRQ0 REFRESH SA12 MEMW DACKS5 SYSCLK SA11 SD8 DRQ5 IRQ7 SA10 SD9 DACK6 IRQ6 SA9 SD10 45 SIN2 SPI22. 50 7 12 Set Supervisor User Password 51 113 Save amp Exit SOUP 52 7 14 Exit Without Saving rvvvrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennennnnnnnnnnnnn 53 Appendix A Ultra DMA 66 100 Reference 55 vi Table of Contents STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 General Description 2 5 R AXIOMTEK s STX88602 is a STX form factor SoM System On a Module which is with VIA EBGA low power consumption processors such as Eden and C3 families VT8606 core logic and integrated S3 Savage4 graphics controller with CRT LCD TV out VT82C686B with multiple I O features integrated Realtek RTL8139C C fast Ethernet controller and AC link interface for external audio Codec output In addition of onboard features which are integrated on STX88600 the STX standard interface provides 4 PCI Masters and ISA output for expansion design purpose applied on the related Baseboard With Axiomtek s STX SoM customers are capable of maintaining the same hardware kernel and adapt various I O combinations for different application purposes Introduction 1 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual 1 2 Specifications Processor VIA Eden 400MHz 667MHz 800MHz CPU Chipset VT8606 Twister T VT82C686B BIOS Award BIOS with DMI Plug and Play amp Y2K Compliant in 4Mbit Flash ROM SmartView VGA BIOS Function integrated Ethern
3. 146 DRQ6 IRQ5 ISA 47 SOUT2 SPI2 148 SA8 ISA 49 DTR2 SPI2 150 SD11 ISA 16 Hardware Description To be continued 19 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual DACK7 IRQ4 SAT SD12 ND DRQ7 SBI N IRQ3 SB1 P SA6 G GND SD13 SB2 N VCC SB2 P DACK2 GND SAS SB1 OCH SD14 U U U U U U SB2 OCH ae ce CE MASTER DDC SCL TC DDC SDA SA4 GND SD15 CRT G WUE CRT GND BALE CRT R SA3 CRT GND VCC CRT B SA2 20 Hardware Description STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual 4 8 2 ZV from STX Module FC2 The ZV Port or Zoomed Video Port allows direct transmission of video data from a STX Module to STB Base board This connector also include EX_LCD singal and TV singal from STX Module FC2 connector is a 41 Pin 0 5m m Pitch FPC FFC CONN ZIF 90D SMT type connector that provides interfaces for the following functions Signal Name Pin Signal Name GND 22 GND 23 ZVREF ZVDO 24 ZVDI 25 ZVD2 26 ZVD3 27 ZVD4 28 ZVD5 29 ZVD6 30 ZVD7 31 GND 32 GND 33 ZVD8 34 ZVD9 35 ZVD10 36 ZVD11 37 ZVD12 38 ZVD13 39 ZVD14 40 ZVD15 a o 2 GND Hardware Description 21 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User
4. PASSWORD DISABLED When a password is enabled you have to type it every time you enter Setup This prevents any unauthorized person from changing your system configuration Additionally when a password is enabled you can also require the BIOS to request a password every time the system reboots 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 is required during boot up and entry into Setup If set as Setup prompting will only occur prior to entering Setup Award BIOS Utility 51 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual 7 13 Save amp Exit Setup This allows you to determine whether or not to accept the modifications Typing Y quits the setup utility and saves all changes into the CMOS memory Typing N brigs you back to Setup utility Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password FAE SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y PnP PCI Con PC Health Status Esc Quit IVI Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS 52 Award BIOS Utility STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual 7 14 Exit Without Saving
5. STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual Date The date format is lt day gt lt date gt lt month gt lt year gt Press lt F3 gt to show the calendar The day of week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS is day read onl The date from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month date can key in the numerical function ke The month Jan through Dec The year depends on the year of BIOS Time The time format is lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt accepting either function key or numerical key The time is calculated based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 IDE Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave The categories identify the types of one channel that have been installed in the computer There are 45 predefined types and 2 user definable types are for Enhanced IDE BIOS Type 1 to Type 45 are predefined Type User is user definable Press lt PgUp gt lt gt or lt PgDn gt lt gt to select a numbered hard disk type or type the number and press lt Enter gt 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 within this category If your hard disk drive type does not match or is not listed you can use Type User to define your own drive type manually If you select Type User related information is asked to be entered to the follow
6. 38 Award BIOS Utility STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual DRAM Clock This item allows you to select the DRAM clock value depending on whether the board has paged DRAMs or EDO extended data output DRAMs The available choices are 66 MHz and Host CLK e SDRAM Cycle Length When synchronous DRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer The default setting is 3 e Memory Hole To improve performance certain space in memory is reserved for ISA cards This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB The available choices are 15M 16M and Disabled e P2C C2P Concurrency This item allows you to enable disable the PCI to CPU CPU to PCI concurrency By default this field is set to Enabled e System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result The choice Enabled Disabled e Video RAM Cacheable Select Enabled allows caching of the A B segment resulting in better system performance The Choice Enabled Disabled e AGP Aperture Size The field sets aperture size of the graphics The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture
7. Windows 98 2K XPand MS DOS environments Moreover the installed CPU determines system s performance 4 3 BIOS The system BIOS used in STX88602 is Award Plug and Play BIOS The STX88602 contains a single 4Mbit Flash EPROM and supports power on modification of the system BIOS 4 4 System Memory STX88602 has one onboard 144 pin SODIMM sockets able to support 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB SODIMM modules providing the user with up to 512MB system memory Hardware Description 11 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual 4 5 Device ID Select Table tom tewicen pei PCI I Note Relation between PCI device number and IDSEL mapping depends on the used chipset and may differ on various STX Modules 4 6 1 0 Port Address Map Parallel port 1 MDA video card including LPT1 360 36F 12 Hardware Description STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual 4 7 Interrupt Controller iii Feriveneeieme O IRQO Systemtimeroutput Cd RQ2 RQ3 RQ4 IRQ6 Floppydiskcontrolee _____ RQ7 RQ8 RQ togeis 1 Hardware Description 13 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual 4 8 Connectors The connectors on the STX88602 allow you to connect external devices such as keyboard floppy disk drives hard disk drives printers etc The following table lists the connectors on STX88602 and their respective functions STX base board Connector PL STX base boar
8. different H W requirement This field is not recommended to change its default setting for avoiding any error in your system e Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which I O address The choice 3BC IRQ7 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 Disabled e Onboard Parallel Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel printer port Select Normal Compatible or SPP unless you are certain your hardware and software both support one of the other available modes The choice SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP e ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use during ECP mode The choice 3 1 Award BIOS Utility 43 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual 7 7 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to save energy of your system effectively It will shut down the hard disk and turn OFF video display after a period of inactivity Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Function Disabled Item Help Power Management Press Enter PM Control by APM Yes Menu Level Video Off Option Suspend gt Off Video Off Method VIH SYNC Blank MODEM Use IRQ 3 Soft Off by PWRBTN Instant Off Wake Up Events Press Enter AVI Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults e ACPI Function This item allows you to enable di
9. BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password P M ower Man Load Optimized Defaults Y N N PnP PCI Co PC Health Status Esc Quit A Vv gt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults To load SETUP defaults value to CMOS SRAM enter Y If not enter N 50 Award BIOS Utility STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual 7 12 Set Supervisor User Password You can set either supervisor or user password or both of then The differences between are e supervisor password can enter and change the options of the setup menus e 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 with eight characters at most and press lt Enter gt The password typed will now clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter password A message will confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely
10. Slot Enabled Enabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Standard Half No Yes 378 IRQ7 Normal 3 EPP1 9 3E8H IRQ10 2E8H IRQ11 Enabled Disabled 220H IRQ5 DMA 1 Disabled 330 333H Item Help Menu Level gt A gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults F5 Previous Values Award BIOS Utility 41 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual On Chip IDE Channel0 Channeli The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate each channel separately The choice Enabled Disabled IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive accesses If you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The four PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device The choice Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver Windows 98
11. enable disable the boot device not listed on the First Second Third boot devices option above The default setting is Enabled 34 Award BIOS Utility STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual e Onboard Lan boot Choice Enable when you need boot on Lan Funtion Like PXE RPL e Optimized default Select This item allows you load bios default setup or your previous setup BIOS Optimized Choice Bios Optimized than save amp exit Next time when you Run DEL to setup items Main Menu Load Optimized Defaults system will load bios defaults setting Previous Setup Choice Previous setup than save amp exit Next time when you Run DEL to setup items Main Menu Bios will backup your change to Flash bios Than save amp exit Your setting will be save and can t be clear until you change the setting to Bios Optimized than save amp exit e Swap Floppy Drive This allows you to determine whether to enable Swap Floppy Drive or not When enabled the BIOS swaps floppy drive assignments so that Drive A becomes Drive B and Drive B becomes Drive A By default this field is set to Disabled e Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive type 40 or 80 tracks installed in the system 360Kb type is 40 tracks while 720Kb 1 2MB and 1 44MB are all 80 tracks The default value is Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or Enabled 80 tracks Note that BIOS ca
12. integrity features Bus timings must be scaled to transfer up to twice as fast PC vendors who would like to incorporate the advantages of Ultra ATA 100 in new systems can do so by using new chipsets and motherboards from Intel and other leading vendors that license the technology Although a new cable is required for Ultra ATA 66 100 the chipset pin count remains the same at 40 58 Ultra DMA 66 100 Reference STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual System Requirements for Ultra ATA 66 To use the Ultra ATA 66 100 technology a system must have Ultra ATA 66 100 compatible logic either on the system motherboard or on an Ultra DMA PCI adapter card Ultra DMA compatible BIOS DMA aware device driver for the operating system Ultra ATA 66 100 compatible IDE device such as a hard drive or CD ROM drive 40 pin 80 conductor cable Ultra DMA66 100 Reference 59 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual Frequently Asked Questions e Can I run UDMA 66 100 on a 40 pin 40 conductor cable No the UDMA 66 100 technology is defined such that the PC and the HDD can both detect the presence of the 80 conductor cable UDMA 66 100 will not be enabled unless the 80 conductor cable is present e I Have an UDMA 33 system today How can I support UDMA 66 100 An existing system can be upgraded by purchasing a PCI EIDE controller that supports UDMA 66 100 e Do Microsoft Operating Systems support UDMA Windows releases
13. lt 1 ms latency or a cache miss data comes from the media and has gt 10 ms latency Ultra ATA 66 Performance Benefit cacteniss Ultra DMA66 100 Reference 57 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual Backward Compatibility The Ultra ATA 100 protocol and commands are designed to be compatible with existing ATA devices and systems Drives implementing Ultra ATA 100 are fully backward compatible with older ATA modes including Ultra ATA 33 66 It will handle all the data transfer modes The slower modes will be supported with a different clock signal and clock divider The slower modes previously worked with a standard 40 pin interface cable but Ultra ATA 66 100 requires a 40 pin 80 conductor cable for modes 3 and 4 Data Transfer Rate max DMA Model 11 1MBIs 40 pin IDE ME en Multi word DMA Modei 13 3 MB s 40 pin IDE 40 pin Multi word DMA Ultra ATA Mode 2 33 3 MB s 40 pin IDE tae Ultra ATA Mode 4 66 6 MB s 40 pin IDE Ultra ATA Mode 5 99 9 MB s 40 pin IDE Hard drives that support Ultra ATA 66 100 also support Ultra ATA 33 and multi word DMA and can be used with existing multi word DMA host chipsets Installed PCs without Ultra ATA 100 capability can use new hard drives in legacy ATA modes at transfer rates up to 33 3 MB s However by upgrading with an Ultra ATA 100 PCI adapter card and 80 conductor cable they can also take advantage of the interface s newer speed and data
14. or a third party IDE bus master driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA 33 select Auto to enable BIOS support The Choice Auto Disabled Init Display First This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or on chip VGA first The choice PCI Slot Onboard IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read writes per sector the drive can support The choice Enabled Disabled 42 Award BIOS Utility STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual e Onboard FDD Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you wish to use it If you install and in FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field The choice Enabled Disabled e Onboard Serial Port 1 Port 2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first second and twist serial ports The choice 3F8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Disabled Auto e UART 2 Mode This item allows you to select UART mode By default this field is set to Standard e IR Function Duplex This item allows you to select the IR half full duplex funcion e TX RX inverting enable This item allow you to enable the TX RX inverting which depends on
15. range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation The options available are 4M 8M 16M 32M 64M 128M and 256M e USB Port1 3 amp Port2 4 This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board and you wish to use it Even when so equipped if you add a higher performance controller you will need to disable this feature The available choices are Enabled and Disabled Award BIOS Utility 39 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB keyboard The options available are Enabled Disabled CPU to PCI Write Buffer When this field is Enabled writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered to compensate for the speed differences between the CPU and the PCI bus When Disabled the writes are not buffered and the CPU must wait until the write is complete before starting another write cycle buffered and the CPU must wait until the write is complete before starting another write cycle PCI Dynamic Bursting This item allows you to enable disable the PCI dynamic bursting function PCI Master 0 WS Write When Enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 The default se
16. s Manual 4 8 3 IDE2 from STX module FC1 FC1 connector is a 41 Pin 0 5m m Pitch FPC FFC CONN ZIF 90D SMT type connector that provides interfaces for the following functions Signal Name GND BRSTDRV GND SDD7 SDD8 SDD6 SDD9 GND SDD5 SDD10 SDD4 SDD11 GND GND SDD3 SDD12 SDD2 SDD13 GND SDD1 SDD14 22 Pin 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 41 IRQ15 Hardware Description STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual Chapter 5 Display Drivers 5 1 Introduction The Twister T integrates S3 Graphics 128 bit ProSavage4 graphics accelerator into a single chip TwisterT brings ainstream graphics performance to the Value PC with leading edge 2D 3D and DVD video acceleration into a cost effective package Based on its capabilities TwisterT is an ideal solution for the consumer corporate obile users and entry level professionals The industry s first integrated AGP 4X solution TwisterT combines AGP 4X performance with Microsoft Direct X texture compression and assive 2Kx2K textures to deliver unprecedented 3D performance and i age quality for the Value PC obilemarket 5 2 Features e High Performance 3D Accelerator e 128 bit 2D Graphics Engine e DVD Playback and Video onferencing e LCD and Flat Panel Monitor Support e High Screen Resolution CRT Support Display Drivers 23 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual This Page d
17. AD2 To be continued Hardware Description 15 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual Name Name AD3 GND GND C BEO AD6 ADI AD8 GND GND AD9 AD10 ADI1 VCC3 VCC3 CLKRUN AD14 AD12 AD13 AD15 VCC3 VCC3 C BE1 VCC3 SERR PAR GND GND GND GND PERR LOCK STOP VCC3 VCC3 VCC3 VCC3 DEVSEL TRDY IRDY FRAME GND GND GND GND C BE2 AD16 97 ADI7 PCI 98 AD18 PCI 99 VCC3 PWR 00 VCC3 PWR 01 VCC3 PWR 02 AD21 PCI 03 ADI9 PCI 04 AD20 PCI 05 AD22 PCI 06 VCC3 PWR 07 USB2 P USB2 08 AD23 PCI 09 USB2 N USB2 10 PME PCI 11 USB3 P USB3 12 GND PWR 13 USB3 N USB3 14 AD24 PCI 15 CLK3 PCI 16 C BE3 PCI 17 AD25 PCI 18 GND PWR 19 GND PWR 20 AD26 PCI 21 AD28 PCI 22 AD29 PCI 23 AD27 PCI 24 VCC3 PWR To be continued 16 Hardware Description STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual CLKO VCC VCC VO FP SCL FP SDA RST INTD INTC INTA INTB FP_BKL_EN GND FP_EDGE FP_VSYNC FP_HSYNC FP_DSEL GND FP_VDD_EN FP_CLK_P FP_BSEL GND FP_DE FP_CLK_S VCC VCC FP DO FP D12 FP D1 FP D13 FP D2 GND FP D3 FP D1 GND FP D1 FP D4 FP D1 FP D5 FP D1 FP D6 GND FP D7 FP D18 GND FP D19 FP D8 FP D20
18. ATA66 100 also delivers heightened data integrity to the EIDE interface through use of a 40 pin 80 conductor cable and CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check error detection code The 80 conductor cable reduces crosstalk and improves signal integrity by providing 40 additional ground lines between the 40 pin IDE signal and ground lines The connector is plug compatible with existing 40 pin headers and the incremental cost for the cable should be minimal As with Ultra ATA 33 CRC ensures the integrity of transferred data 40 Conductor Cable 80 Conductor Cable 40 pin IDE Interface Ultra DMA66 100 Reference 55 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual Background Ultra ATA 100 is the latest ATA IDE hard drive data transfer protocol for moving data between the hard drive buffer and the system memory The previous interface was Ultra ATA 66 with a maximum burst transfer rate of 66 6 MB s Prior to Ultra ATA 66 was Ultra ATA 33 with a maximum burst transfer rate of 33 3 MB s By increasing the burst transfer rates of IDE drives Ultra ATA 100 brings the effective transfer rate of the system s bus and a drive s internal data rate that much closer into balance Ultra ATA 100 allows system designers to provide greater system throughput particularly for long sequential transfers required by audio visual applications Host data transfer rates must exceed media data transfer rates or else performance is reduced because of additional revol
19. O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed No Item Help Reset Configuration Data Disabled Menu Level Resources Controlled By Manual IRQ Resources Press Enter Select Yes if you are DMA Resources Press Enter using a Plug and play capable operating PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled system select No if Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled you need the BIOS to Assign IRQ For USB Enabled configure non boot devices Ay D Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help e PNP OS Installed This item allows you to determine install PnP OS or not The options available are Yes and No e Reset Configuration Data Normally you leave this field Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit Setup or if you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot The options available are Enabled and Disabled 46 Award BIOS Utility STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual e Resource controlled by The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure
20. STX88602 STX Form Factor SoM Equipped with VIA EBGA Low Power CPU User s Manual Disclaimers The information in this manual has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate AXIOMTEK Co Ltd assumes no responsibility for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use AXIOMTEK assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document AXIOMTEK makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information contained in this manual AXIOMTEK 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 AXIOMTEK Co Ltd Copyright 2004 by AXIOMTEK Co Ltd AII rights reserved April 2004 Version A1 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 E Do not remove boards or integrated circuits from their anti static packaging until you are ready to install them E Before handling a board or integrated circuit touch an unpainted portion of the system unit chassis for a few seconds This helps to discharge any static electricity on you
21. Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the changes you have made in this session Typing Y will quit the Setup utility without saving the modifications Typing N will return you to Setup utility Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power M vr Quit Without Saving Y N N PnP PCI Con PC Health Status Esc Quit A Vv gt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Abandon all Datas Award BIOS Utility 53 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual This page does not contain any information 54 Award BIOS Utility STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual Appendix A Ultra DMA 66 100 Reference Overview Ultra ATA66 100 is a low cost extension of the Ultra ATA 66 100 hard drive interface that enhance its burst data rate Also known as Ultra DMA 100 and Fast ATA 2 Ultra ATA 66 100 allows host computers to send and receive data at 100 MB s which is triple the data transfer speeds of 33 3 MB s of Ultra DMA 33 The result is maximum disk performance under PCI local bus environments At its fast burst data rates Ultra ATA66 100 will go farther than Ultra ATA66 100 in removing bottlenecks associated with data transfers especially during sequential operations Ultra
22. Type This item selection includes NTSC and PAL e Display Type During Post This item selection includes VGA DEFAULT CRT LCD CRT LCD TV and CRT TV e Display Type After Post This item selection includes VGA DEFAULT CRT LCD CRT LCD TV and CRT TV Award BIOS Utility 31 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual e HaltOn This field determines whether the system will halt if an error is detected during power up INoemos The system boot will halt on any error detected No errors default Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the All errors system will stop and you will be prompted All But The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it Keyboard will stop for all other errors The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk 32 Award BIOS Utility STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual 7 4 AdvancedBIOS Features This section allows you to configure and improve your system and allows you to set up some system features according to your preference Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Disabled Item Help CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled Menu Level CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Processor Number Feature Enabled Allows you to Quick Power On Self Test Enabled choose the VIRUS First Boot Device Floppy warning feature Second Boot Devi
23. all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices However this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows 98 The options available are Auto and Manual e IRQ Resources When resources are controlled manually assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt e DMA Resources When resources are controlled manually assign each system DMA channel as one of the following types depending on the type of device using the interrupt m Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification requiring a specific DMA channel m PCI ISA PnP Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture The default value is PCI ISA PnP e PCI VGA Palette Snoop Leave this field at Disabled The choice Enabled Disabled e Assign IRQ For USB VGA Enable Disable to assign IRQ for USB VGA The options available are Enabled Disabled Award BIOS Utility 47 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual 7 9 PC Health Status Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Current CPU Temp Current System Temp Vcore 2 5V 3 3V 5V Menu Level gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults F5 Previous Values e Current CPU Temp Show you the current CPU temper
24. ature e Current System Temp These read only fields reflect the functions of the hardware thermal sensor that monitors the chip blocks and system temperatures to ensure the system is stable e Vcore 2 5V 3 3V 5V Show the voltage of Vcore 2 5V 3 3V 5V 48 Award BIOS Utility STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual 7 10 Frequency Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2001 Award Software Frequency Voltage Control Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Disabled Menu Level CPU Host PCI Clock Default AVI Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults e Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk When enabled this item will auto detect if the DIMM and PCI socket have devices and will send clock signal to DIMM and PCI devices When disabled it will send the clock signal to all DIMM and PCI socket The choice Enabled Disabled e Spread Spectrum This item allows you to enable disable the spread spectrum modulate The choice Enabled Disabled Award BIOS Utility 49 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual 7 11 Load Optimized Defaults This option allows you to load the default values to your system configuration These default settings are optimal and enable all high performance features Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced
25. capacitor for detecting line 34 missing on the cable If there is no capacitor the system can wrongly detect the presence of an Ultra ATA 66 100 cable and therefore try to configure the device for a higher transfer rate some system boards may not successfully handle Ultra ATA 66 100 on both ATA IDE channels If you have difficulty consider troubleshooting with the device in the Primary Master position Contact the system board manufacturer for the latest BIOS upgrade and any Ultra ATA 66 100 special device drivers or patches Make sure the operating system is DMA capable and that the DMA mode is activated For Windows 95 98 check Device Manager Drive Settings tab for a check box Make sure the drive is Ultra ATA 66 100 capable and has been configured to run at Ultra ATA 66 100 transfer rates Seagate drives require an Ultra ATA 66 100 activation utility Ultra DMA66 100 Reference 61
26. ce HDD 0 for IDE Hard disk Third Boot Device LS120 boot sector Boot Other Device Enabled protection If this Onboard Lan boot Rom Disable Optimized default select BIOS O ptimized Cardbus IRQ Mode select PCKN4000 Swap Floppy Drive Disabled function is enable Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled and someone Boot Up NumLock Status On attempts to write Gate A20 Option Fast data into this area Typematic Rate Setting Disabled BIOS will show Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 a warning Typematic Delay Msec 250 message on Security Option Setup screen and alarm PS 2 Mouse Control Enable beep OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 Video BIOS Shadow Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled CC000 CFFFF Shadow Disabled D0000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled DC000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled Small Logo EPA Show Disabled AVI Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults F5 Previous Values Award BIOS Utility 33 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual Virus Warning This item protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk against accidental modifications If an attempt is made the BIOS will halt the system and display a warning message If this occurs you can either allow the operation to continue or run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem NOTE Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to acce
27. ces available memory between 640KB and 1024KB These fields determine whether optional ROM is copied to RAM or not Award BIOS Utility 37 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual 7 5 Advanced Chipset Features Since the features in this section are related to the chipset on the CPU board and are completely optimized you are not recommended to change the default settings in this setup table unless you are well oriented with the chipset features Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing By SPD Enabled Item Help DRAM Clock Host CLK SDRAM Cycle Length 3 Menu Level Bank Interleave Disabled Memory Hole Disabled P2C C2P Concurrency Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled Frame Buffer Size 16M AGP Aperture Size 64M AGP 4X Mode Enabled USB Port1 amp Port2 Enabled USB Port3 amp Port4 Disabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled OnChip Sound Auto CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled PCI Dynamic Bursting Enabled PCI Master 0 WS Write Enabled PCI Delay Transaction Disabled PCIH2 Access 1 Retry Enabled AGP Master 1 WS Write Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled AVI Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults e DRAM Timing By SPD This item allows you to select the value in this field depending on whether the board has paged DRAMs or EDO extended data output DRAMs
28. ct this option if your monitor supports the Display Power Management Signaling DPMS standard of the Video Electronics Standards to select video power management values Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer e Video Off Method In suspending this item allows you to select the CRT closed method under APM mode The choice Blank Screen V H SYNC Blank DPMS e MODEM Use IRQ APM 1 2 function used only The choice NA 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 e Soft off by PWRBTN This only works with systems using an ATX power supply It also allows tser to define the type of soft power OFF sequence the system will follow This option follows the conventional manner systems perform when power is turned OFF Instant Off is a soft power OFF sequence requiring only the switching of the power supply button to OFF Instant Off default Upon turning OFF system from the power switch this option will delay the complete system power OFF sequence by approximately 4 seconds Within this Delay 4 Sec delay period system will temporarily enter into Suspend Mode enabling you to restart the system at once e Wake Up Events An input signal on the network 2 awakens the system from a soft off state Award BIOS Utility 45 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual 7 8 PNP PCI Configuration This section describes configuring the PCI bus system PCI or Personal Computer Interconnect is a system which allows I
29. d Connector P2 Z FC P1 P2 FC2 FC1 4 8 1 STX Connector P1 P2 This chapter provides a detailed description of STX Interface signals The signals are arranged in functional groups according to their associated interface All signals are de scribed from STX Module point of view for example input means direction from the STX Baseboard to the STX Module The following table shows pins arangement of either P1 P2 plug used on STX Module or J1 J2 receptacle used on STX Baseboard Table 1 STX Signal Groups SignalGrom Groun Description Pins Count pa roms 60 P Paralel Potmetes J v o dii SP12 SeralPor2intefae fo 8 O DA KB MS SB USB2 AC 97 5 To be continued 14 Hardware Description STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual C sonaron trounosonmtion Pisco ORT Cd CRTinteface CT o Misc MiscellaneousSignals 9 Reserved Pins Total Table 2 STX P1 J1 Connector Pinout Name i Name GND NET TX P ACT LEDH NET TX N LNK_LED N C NET_TXCT DSK_LED NET RX P SPEAKER NET RX N GNT3 NET_GND RST_BTN V_SB PWR_BTN V_SB WUE PS_ON GND AC97 RST KBCLK SDATA_IN KBDATA BIT_CLK MSCLK SDATA_OUT MSDATA SYNC VCC GND EXT_SMI I2C_SCL REQ3 I2C_SDA CPU_TD_P GND CPU_TD_N IR_RX V_BAT IR TX VCC V_CORE ADO VCC AD1 VCC VCC
30. et RPL and PXE Boot ROM features IDE Support m 2 channels up to 4 devices IDET through STX interface connector IDE2 through AXIOMTEK 41Pin FPC connector m PIO Mode 0 4 DMA Mode 0 2 and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 m L5 120 amp ZIP Bootable Multi I O support m One floppy port STX interface connector supporting up to two devices LS 120 amp ZIP Bootable m One SPP EPP ECP parallel port STX interface connector LS 120 supported m Two 16550 UARTs compatible serial ports STX interface connector m IrDA STX interface connector for wireless communcation Keyboard Mouse support STX interface connector Real Time Clock Integrated in VT82C686B on STX88602 Memory 1x144 pin SODIMM socket supports SDRAM module maximum up to 512MB Introduction STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual e Grapgics m VT8606 integrated with UMA VGA memory architecture maximum sharing system memory up to 32MB Supports CRT and LCD through STX interface connector Supports TV out and ZV port through AXIOMTEK 41 pin FPC interface e Ethernet m RTL8100C integrated on STX Module m Wake On LAN supported via ATX power supply e USB Interface 4 USB ports STX interface connector with USB Spec Rev 1 1a compliant e Expansion Bus m Four PCI Bus Master m Standard ISA Bus e Power Management ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface e Dimensions 96x90mm NOTE Specifications are subject to change without notice I
31. etup utility the Main Menu screen will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions and exit choices Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving PC Health Status Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS Av DE Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type The section below the setup items of the Main Menu displays the control keys for this menu Another section located at the bottom of the Main Menu just below the control keys section displays information on the currently highlighted item in the list NOTE If you find that your computer cannot boot after making and saving system changes with Setup the Award BIOS via its built in override feature resets your system to the CMOS default settings We strongly recommend that you avoid making any changes to the chipset defaults These defaults have been carefully chosen by both Award and your system manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability 28 Award BIOS Utility STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual 7 3 Standard CMOS Setup Standard CMOS Setup allows you to record some basic hardware con
32. figurations in your computer system and set the system clock and error handling If the motherboard is already installed in a working system you will not need to select this option You will need to run the Standard CMOS option however if you change your system hardware configurations the onboard battery fails or the configuration stored in the CMOS memory was lost or damaged Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Thu Mar 6 2003 Item Help Time hh mm ss 00 0 00 Menu Level gt IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave Change the IDE Secondary Master Day month gt IDE Secondary Slave Year and Century Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None LCD Type T9 800x600 TFT Screen Expansion Enable TV Type NTSC Display Type During Post VGA Default Display Type After Post VGA Default Halt on All But keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 65535K gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults At the bottom of the menu are the control keys for use on this menu If you need any help in each item field you can press the lt F1 gt key It will display the relevant information to help you The memory display at the lower right hand side of the menu is read only It will adjust automatically according to the memory changed The following pages describe each item of this menu Award BIOS Utility 29
33. indicate that they all support DMA transfers Windows does not know the difference between Ultra ATA 33 or Ultra ATA 66 100 Your HDD your controller and the BIOS determine UDMA data transfer rate This applies for all the following Windows operating systems m Windows 98 m Windows NT Service Pack 3 m Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 e I don t have a system that supports Ultra ATA 66 100 can I run the Ultra ATA 66 100 HDD in it Yes the HDD will not run in UDMA 66 100 mode but instead is a slower compatible mode such as Ultra ATA 33 DMA Mode 2 16 6 MB s or PIO Mode 4 16 6MB s e Cani mix Ultra ATA 33 and Ultra ATA 66 100 drives on the same cable Yes a legacy ATA IDE specification drive can coexist with an Ultra ATA 66 100 drive However for the Ultra ATA 66 100 device to attain Ultra DMA 4 mode an Ultra ATA 66 100 capable cable is required 60 Ultra DMA 66 100 Reference STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual What are some common troubleshooting steps Make sure the cable is Ultra ATA 66 100 capable An Ultra ATA 66 100 capable cable is a 40 pin 80 conductor cable with a black connector on one end a blue connector on the other end and a gray connector in the middle In addition line 34 on the cable should be notched or cut this may be difficult to see with the human eye Make sure the system board is capable of Ultra ATA 66 100 An Ultra ATA 66 100 capable system board has a detect circuit with a
34. ing items Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press lt Enter gt This information should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer If the controller of HDD interface is ESDI select Type 1 If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI select None If the controller of HDD interface is CD ROM select None CYLS number of cylinders LANDZONE HEADS number of heads SECTORS PRECOMP write precom MODE HDD access mode If there is no hard disk drive installed select NONE and press lt Enter gt 30 Award BIOS Utility STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual e Drive A type Drive B type The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B installed in the computer No floppy drive installed 60K 5 25 in 5 25 inch PC type standard drive 360Kb capacit 2M 5 25 in 5 25 inch AT type high density drive 1 2MB capacit 20K 3 5 in 3 5 inch double sided drive 720Kb capacit 44M 3 5 in 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44MB capacit 88M 3 5 in 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88MB capacit e LCD Type This item selection includes m TO 640x480 TFT T1 800x600 TFT m 12 1024x768 TFT T3 1280x1024 TFT m 14 640x480 DSTN T5 800x600 DSTN m 16 1024x768 DSTN T7 1024x768 TFT m T8 640x480 TFT T9 800x600 TFT m 110 1024x768 TFT T11 1280x1024 TFT m 112 1400x1050 DSTN T13 800x600 DSTN m 114 1024x768 DSTN T15 1280x1024 DSTN e TV
35. n not tell from 720K 1 2M or 1 44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track Disabled number There will be no warning message displayed if the drive installed is 360K e Boot Up NumLock Status This option enables and disables the numberlock function of the keypad The default value is On Keypad functions confine with numbers Keypad functions convert to special functions i e left right arrow keys Award BIOS Utility 35 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual e Gate A20 Option The default value is Fast The A20 signal is controlled by keyboard controller or chipset hardware Fast Default Fast The A20 signal is controlled by Port 92 or chipset specific method e Typematic Rate Setting This determines the typematic rate of the keyboard The default value is Disabled Enabled Enable typematic rate and typematic delay programming Disable typematic rate and typematic delay programming Disabled The system BIOS will use default value of these 2 items and the default is controlled by keyboard e Typematic Rate Chars Sec This option refers to the number of characters the keyboard can type per second The default value is 6 6 6characters per second 8 8characters per second e Typematic Delay Msec This option sets the display time interval from the first to the second character when holdi
36. nd Connectors STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual Chapter 3 Installation 3 1 Completing Installation To complete the installation follow the steps listed below 1 Make sure the power is OFF 2 Set the configuration jumpers according to the jumper settings on Chapter 2 3 Install the STX Module into the STX Evaluation Platform base board 4 Connect the I O cables and peripherals i e floppy disk hard disk monitor keyboard power supply and etc to the STB base board NOTE The color of pin one is usually red or blue while others are gray 5 Turn ON the system power Installation 9 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual This Page does not contain any information 10 Installation STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual Chapter 4 Hardware Description 4 1 Safety Precaution Disconnect the power Module from the STX88602 before your installation Do not make any connections while the power is on because the sudden surge of power could ruin any sensitive components Most electronic components are sensitive to the static electric charge Therefore before touching the STX88602 control board always ground yourself to keep from any static charge Use a grounding wrist strap and place all electronic components in any static shielded devices 4 2 CPU The STX88602VEA supports an onboard EDEN 400 6670r 800MHz CPU Systems based on these CPUs can be operated under Linux
37. ng a key The default value is 250 1000 1000 msec 36 Award BIOS Utility STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual Security Option This item allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup The default value is Setup System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if y the incorrect password is entered at the prompt Setu The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the p correct password is not entered at the prompt NOTE To disable security select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu and then you will be asked to enter password Do not type anything just press lt Enter gt and it will disable security Once the security is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely PS 2 Mouse Control OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB This segment is specifically created for OS 2 when DRAM is larger than 64MB If your operating system is OS 2 and DRAM used is larger the 64MB you have to select OS 2 otherwise under non OS2 default is NON OS2 The default value is Non OS2 Video BIOS Shadow Video shadowing increases the video speed by copying the video BIOS into RAM However it is still optional depending on the chipset design The default value of this option is Enabled Enabled Video BIOS shadowing is enabled Disabled Video BIOS shadowing is disabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow DC000 DFFFF Shadow Shadowing ROM redu
38. nnnnnnnnnnnnnvnnennnnnnnen 11 4 5 Device ID Select Table 12 4 6 I O Port Address Map 12 4 7 Interrupt Controller 13 AO SOM CIONS iu 14 4 8 1 STX Connector P1 P2 rrrrrrrrrrereene 14 4 8 2 ZV from STX Module FC2 rr 21 4 8 3 IDE2 from STX module FC1 rii 22 Chapter 5 Display Drivers summene 23 5 1 Mroduetonumuuqsu mastoideus 23 Chapter 6 Elhernet uuuuamemnmunsusmnmsemss nnnsuen 25 61 introductio M iiics 25 6 2 gg OE CECE CTC PEEP TET PECePPeePEP ECT rT Error LETTE 25 6 3 Drivers Supported rnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 25 Table of Contents V Chapter 7 Award BIOS Utility sccsccssccssssscessonsvecesessecestoes 27 7 1 BIOS Introduction coi 27 7 2 BIOS SetUP icioiii e iraniani 27 7 3 Standard CMOS Setup 29 7 4 Advanced BIOS Features 33 7 5 Advanced Chipset Features 38 7 6 Integrated Peripherals rrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 41 7 7 Power Management Setup d 78 PNPIPCI Configlration iii 46 7 9 PC Health St tus vuumiusnuineuerimeussnsueinnn 48 7 10 Frequency Voltage Control 49 7 11 Load Optimized Defaults
39. ntroduction 3 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual 1 3 Utilities Supported e VIA Chipset Driver e Ethernet Utility and Drivers e VGA Drivers e Audio Driver 4 Introduction STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual Chapter 2 Jumpers and Connectors 2 1 Board Dimensions ev DJIN co D LQ st uj ARE 93 89 90 80 rr o 9172 7 95 m EE 80 15 20 13 Jumpers and Connectors 5 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual 2 2 Board Layout and Fixing Holes Front View Top Side ly ke from SITA FC1 Jumpers and Connectors STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual Front View Bottom Side E TREN E F C 2 ZV amp TV amp EX LCD Jumpers and Connectors STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual 2 3 Jumper Settings The jumpers on the STX88602 allow you to configure your CPU card according to the needs of your applications If you have doubts about the best jumper configuration for your needs contact your dealer or sales representative The following table lists the connectors on STX88602 and their respective functions Jumper Description Default Setting CMOS Clear Jumper default Short 1 2 Description D5 5VSB Power LED 8 Jumpers a
40. oes not contain any information 24 Display Drivers STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual Chapter 6 Ethernet 6 1 Introduction The STX88602 is equipped with a high performance Plug and Play Ethernet interface which is fully compliant with the IEEE 802 3 standard 6 2 Features e 10Mb s and 100Mb s operations e Supports 10Mb s and 100Mb s N Way auto negotiation e Full duplex capability e Full compliance with PCI Revision 2 1 e PCI Bus Master data transfers 6 3 Drivers Supported Bundled with popular software drivers the STX88602 Ethernet interface allows great flexibility to work with all major networking operating systems including Novell NetWare v2 x v3 x v4 x Microsoft LAN Manager Win3 1 Win NT Win95 IBM LAN Server SCO UNIX or other ODI NDIS and Packet drive compliant operating systems Ethernet 25 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual This Page does not contain any information 26 Ethemet STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual Chapter 7 Award BIOS Utility The different settings are available in the Award BIOS and along with the STX88602 board Also contained here are instructions on how to set up the BIOS configuration 7 1 BIOS Introduction The Award BIOS Basic Input Output System installed in your computer system s ROM supports Intel Celeron processors in a standard IBM AT compatible I O system The BIOS provides critical low level support for
41. r body E Wear a wrist grounding strap available from most electronic component stores when handling boards and components Trademarks Acknowledgments AXIOMTEK is a trademark of AXIOMTEK Co Ltd Award is a registered trademark of Award Software International Inc IBM PS 2 are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Other brand names and trademarks are the properties and registered brands of their respective owners This page does not contain any information Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction iursiiriciionsicirizio zione 1 1 1 General Description 1 1 2 Specifications uueskeudsnrkonnersisssnssssnsiesnjennkeinin 2 1 3 Utilities Supported rrrvrnnvnnnnrnnvnnnnvrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnenennnn 4 Chapter 2 Jumpers and ConnectorsS crrrerereee 5 2 1 Board Dimensions ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeees 5 2 2 Board Layout and Fixing Holes 6 2 3 SIDE SEIN ae 8 Chapter 3 Installation muuuernuesrsnnrssnsisnssn 9 HER fal KE i 3 1 Completing Installation 9 Chapter 4 Hardware Description s rssesvsnrevennvnrevevnvvrse 11 4 1 Safety Precaution rrunnnnnnnnnnnnnnvvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnvnvnnenennnn 11 4 2 CPU lla 11 AS BIOS RE RE 11 4 4 System Memory vernnnnnnnnnnnvnnnvnnn
42. sable the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The choice Enabled Disabled e Power Management This item allows you to select the Power Management mode The choice User Define Min Saving Max Saving e ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to select the APCI suspend type S1 POS gt Power On Suspend S3 STR gt Suspend To DRAM The choice S1 POS S3 STR e PM Control by APM When enabled an Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance the Max Power Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock If Advance Power Management APM is installed on your system selecting Yes gives better power savings If the Max Power Saving is not enabled this will be preset to No 44 Award BIOS Utility STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual e Video Off Option When enabled this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving mode Always On Monitor will remain on during power saving modes Monitor blanked when the system enters the Suspend mode Sip Or tby gt Off Monitor blanked when the system enters either Suspend or Susp Stby gt O Standby modes Monitor blanked when the system enters any power savin All Modes gt Off a i i e Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC This causes the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal Blank synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Sele
43. ss the boot sector table can cause the virus warning If you will run such a program disable the Virus Warning feature CPU Internal Cache External Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM system memory CPUs from 486 type on up contain internal cache memory and most but not all modern PCs have additional external cache memory When the CPU requests data the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory for even faster access by the CPU These items allow you to enable speed up memory access or disable the cache function By default these are Enabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking When enabled this allows ECC checking of the CPU s L2 cache By default this field is Enabled Processor Number Feature When a Pentium III CPU is installed the system automatically detects it and displays this item Quick Power On Self Test This option speeds up Power On Self Test POST after you turn on the system power If set as Enabled BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST The default setting is Enabled Enabled Enable Quick POST Disabled Normal POST First Second Third Boot Device These items allow the selection of the 1 2 and 3 devices that the system will search for during its boot up sequence The wide range of selection includes Floppy LS120 ZIP100 HDDO 3 SCSI and CDROM Boot Other Device This item allows the user to
44. standard devices such as disk drives serial and parallel ports It also adds virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system 7 2 BIOS Setup The Award BIOS provides a Setup utility program for specifying the system configurations and settings The BIOS ROM of the system stores the Setup utility When you turn ON the computer the Award BIOS is immediately activated Pressing the lt Del gt key immediately allows you to enter the Setup utility If you are a little bit late pressing the lt Del gt key POST Power On Self Test will continue with its test routines thus preventing you from invoking the Setup If you still wish to enter Setup restart the system by pressing the Reset button or simultaneously pressing the lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Delete gt keys You can also restart by turning the system OFF and back ON again The following message will appear on the screen Press lt DEL gt to Enter Setup In general you press the arrow keys to highlight items lt Enter gt to select the lt PgUp gt and lt PgDn gt keys to change entries lt F1 gt for help and lt Esc gt to quit When you enter the Setup utility tte Main Menu screen will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions and exit choices Award BIOS Utility 27 STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual When you enter the S
45. tting is Disabled PCI 2 Access 1 Retry When disabled PCI 2 will not be disconnected until access finishes default When enabled PCI 2 will be disconnected if max retries are attempted without success AGP Master 1 WS Write When Enabled writes to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states AGP Master 1 WS Read When Enabled read to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states 40 Award BIOS Utility STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual 7 6 Integrated Peripherals This option sets your hard disk configuration mode and port Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel0 OnChip IDE Channel IDE Prefetch Mode Primary Master PIO Primary Slave PIO Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA Init Display First IDE HDD Block Mode Onboard FDD Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART 2 Mode IR Function Duplex TX RX inverting enable Onboard Parallel Port Onboard Parallel Mode ECP Mode Use DMA Parallel Port EPP Type Onboard Serial Port 3 Serial Port 3 Use IRQ Onboard Serial Port 4 Serial Port 4 Use IRQ Onboard Legacy Audio Sound Blaster SB I O Base Address SB IRQ Select SB DMA Select MPU 401 MPU 401 I O Address Enabled Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto PCI
46. utions due to buffer full empty conditions on reads writes 56 Ultra DMA 66 100 Reference STX88602 STX System on a Module Series User s Manual Host Data Rate Requirements As you can see by the chart the host data transfer rate doubles about every three years The chart indicates that Ultra ATA 100 will reach its limits by 2000 The industry has supported host transfer data rates doubling previously with e DMA Mode 2 at 16 6 MB s in 1994 e Ultra ATA 33 at 33 3 MB s in 1997 e Ultra ATA 66 at 66 6 MB s in 1999 e Ultra ATA 100 at 100MB s in 2000 With continued expansions in disk capacity and higher rotational speeds the hard drive s internal disk rates also continue to increase The transfer of large files often written sequentially on the hard drive is particularly affected by the transfer rate During sequential reads the hard drive because of its fast internal data rate may fill its buffer faster than the host can empty it when using the Ultra ATA 66 or the older multi word DMA interfaces Performance bottlenecks usually result in this connection between the host and the hard drive Improving the interface to keep up with internal data rate improvements is exactly what Ultra ATA 100 can achieve As previously mentioned fast host data transfer rates help maintain sequential media transfers but they also accelerate cache hits The following table is based on all commands are either a cache hit data comes from the buffer and has
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