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2. Em104 14231 PC 104 CPU Module User s Manual Version 1 0 S 2 0 0 9 0 2 VERIFIED This page is intentionally left blank Index Table of Contents Copyright NOTICE V About User s Manual nnen V Wald V Replacing the lithium battery vi UO le ET DONE ndn M RENE RERDIEPI senden vi Malin vii xcd EIS E viii Ordering Information nenenenenen vili Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 1 Specifications cccccccccseceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeenens 2 12 CPU Lui a 3 139 IU ssd 3 E Wu 6 S E E E 3 1 5 Standard peripherals 4 MO UCC WE 4 1 7 Serial poscia 4 1 8 IDE interface nnnnnnnnnnn nennen eenen enen enens 4 1 9 CompacFlash interface 5 1 10 PC 104 bus expansion 5 1 11 Backup battery eeee 5 1 12 Power supply creer 5 1 13 Board Dimensions 6 Chapter 2 Installation 7 2 1 BIOEK DIAGFAMS an cisl aida 8 2 2 Jumpers and Connectors nnen 9 SUMMERS cana 10 JRS1 COM 2 RS 232 422 485 S
3. hap Installation Installation 2 1 Block Diagrams mm IDE ATA I F a 10 100 BaseT Serial I F KB MS I F Analog Parallel I F I O I F Memory Bus Installation 2 2 Jumpers and Connectors PWR1 IDE1 USB1 USB2 CN1 JRS1 O4 4 200000000000000000000004 OO olo 6 03 99 1000000000000000000000043 FIMO OOS x9 OO O o ot raa RO TE TOOCO OTO 2 26 000000000090 GPIO1 2013 1000000000009 n e 5 ES COMI OC 8 OO 90 OO COM2 Be e 44 43 com4 cows sus LVDS1 00000000 LAN LCD1 ST 0000 Dl OO of N oOooocooo0oo0o000000000000000000 15 PCI GL OOOO0O0O00O00000O0000000000000 JVLCD1 OS OOOOO0O0O00000D000000000 TG 1 e JOO 00 ole 0000000000 00 000000 do 23 2 9 HD d 16 JTAG1 JBAT1 RST1 LLED1 SPK1 Installation Jumpers JRS1 COM1 COM2 RS 232 485 Select 6 It can be configured COM1 and COM2 to operate in RS 232 or RS 485 mode Connector type 2 00mm pitch 2x3 pin headers Mode 1 3 short e RS 232 Default 2 4 short LI 3 5 short ime Ss 4 6 short LL JBAT1 CLear CMOS Setup 20 If the board refuses to
4. 29 Driver Installation This page is intentionally left blank 30 BIOS 3 1 BIOS Main Setup The AMI 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 AMI BIOS is immediately activated The Main allows you to select several configuration options Use the left right arrow keys to highlight a particular configuration screen from the top menu bar or use the down arrow key to access and configure the information below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI PnP Boot secur ity Exit System Overy ieu AMIBIOS Version 08 00 14 Build Date 03 13 08 ID 1ADSUADO Processor Vortex A9100 Speed 300MHz System Memory Size 128HB Select Screen select Item 20 03 Change Field System Date Thu 03 13 2006 select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit vO2 56 Copyright 1965 2008 American Megatrends Inc Processor This part shows the auto detected CPU specification DM amp P Semiconductor is the Vortex86SX 32 Bit Microprocessor DDR2 128MB onboard which is based on x86 structure It is the x86 SoC System on Chip with 0 13 micron process and ultra low power consumption design less than 1 watt The CPU on the Vortex86SX is a high performance and fully static 32 bit X86 processor with the compatibility of Windows based Linux and most popular 32 bit RTOS Eon BIOS System M
5. 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 Setup Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen The Optimal and Fail Safe default setting is Disabled Option Description Disabled Set this value to prevent the Boot Sector Virus Protection Default Enabled Select Enabled to enable boot sector protection ezPORT displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive If enabled the following appears when a write is attempted to the boot sector You may have to type N several times to prevent the
6. HIGH BYTE XY The upper nibble X indicates the function number that is being executed X can be from O to 7 0 func 0 disable all devices on the BUS concerned 2 func 2 output device initialization on the BUS concerned 3 func 3 input device initialization on the BUS concerned 4 func 4 IPL device initialization on the BUS concerned 5 func 5 general device initialization on the BUS concerned 6 func 6 error reporting for the BUS concerned 7 func 7 add on ROM initialization for all BUSes 8 func 8 BBS ROM initialization for all BUSes The lower nibble Y 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 74 Appendix Appendix 4 1 I O Port Address Map Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I O port addresses which also becomes the identity of the device The following table lists the I O port addresses used Address 0000h 0000Fh 0080h 009Fh 00COh 00DFh 0020h 0021h OOAOh 00A1h 0040h 0043h 0044h 004 7h 0060h 0064h 0070h 0071h OOFOh OOFFh 01FOh 01F7h 0274h 0277h 0279h OA79h 02bE8h 02bEFh 02F8h 02FFh 0378h 037Ah 03B0h 03BFh 03COh O3CFh 03D4h 03D9h O3FOh 03F 7h 03F8h 03FFh 0400h 041F 04DOh 04D 1h 0500h 053Fh 0800h 087Fh OAQ0h 0A07h OCF8h
7. Initialize different buses and perform the following functions Reset Detect and Disable function 0 Static Device Initialization function Boot Output Device Initialization function 2 Function 0 disables all device nodes PCI devices and PnP ISA cards It also assigns PCI bus numbers Function 1 initializes all static devices that include manual configured onboard peripherals memory and I O decode windows in PCI PCI bridges and noncompliant PCI devices Static resources are also reserved Function 2 searches for and initializes any PnP PCI or AGP video devices 2A Initialize different buses and perform the following functions Boot Input Device Initialization function 3 IPL Device Initialization function 4 General Device Initialization function 5 Function 3 searches for and configures PCI input devices 38 and detects if system has standard keyboard controller Function 4 searches for and configures all PnP and PCI boot devices Function 5 configures all onboard peripherals that are set to an automatic configuration and configures all remaining PnP and PCI devices 79 BIOS While control is in the different functions additional checkpoints are output to port 80h as a word value to identify the routines under execution The low byte value indicates the main POST Code Checkpoint The high byte is divided into two nibbles and contains two fields The details of the high byte of these checkpoints are as follows
8. Low Pin Count Bus Interface e MAC Controller x 1 PCI Controller Interface e ISA Bus Interface e DMA Controller e Interrupt Controller e Counter Timers e MTBF Counter Real Time Clock e FIFO UART Port x 5 e Parallel Port x 1 e General Chip Selector e General Programmable UC e USB 2 0 Host Support e PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Interface Support e Redundant System Support e Speaker out e Embedded 256KB Flash e JTAG Interface supported for S W debugging 1 3 Memory The board includes 128MB soldered DDR2 SDRAM 1 4 Ethernet The board uses the MAC including on CPU for 10 100Mbps Ethernet Magnetics are included on the board so that complete Ethernet functionality is provided The PCB layout shall provide the standard Ethernet signal isolation characteristics In addition to RJ 45 a 10 pin pin header will be provided with 0 Ohm routing resisters Note the layout must provide for either connector to be isolated without leaving stub traces on the board Introduction 1 5 Standard peripherals The board provides the following standard system peripherals PS 2 ports Keyboard and mouse from DMP Vortex86SX chip USB ports Four USB 2 0 ports from DMP Vortex86SX chip Minimum 500mA per port drive capability with short circuit overcurrent protection on each port Parallel port One parallel connection IDE port One UDMA 33 channel with master slave support 1 6 Video The board shall provide an option du
9. 1 GND 5V N C 12 Installation USB1 USB2 USB Connectors 3 4 USB1 supports two USB 2 0 w 480MB s by pin headers Pin Description Pin Description 1 TOV 2 5V 3 USBD d USBD MO 2 5 USBD 6 USBD e f GND 8 GND ee 90 10 9 GND 10 NIC Key Connector type 2 00mm pitch 2x5 pin headers CN1 RS 485 Output Connector 5 Connector type 2 54mm pitch 2x2 pin headers Pin Description Pin Description 1 0 0 2 1 1 RS 485 2 1 RS 485 RS P 3 2 RS 485 4 2 RS 485 LPT1 Parallel Port Connector 7 Connector type 2 0mm pitch 2x13 pin headers Pin Description Pin Description N 1 STB 2 AFD Ho 3 PTDO 4 ERROR em 5 PTDI 6 INIT oo 7 PTD2 8 SLIN 9 PTD3 10 GND OO 14 PTD4 12 GND GE 13 PTD5 14 GND OO 15 PTD6 16 GND OC 17 PTD7 18 GND OO 19 ACK 20 GND y 5 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 PE 24 GND 25 SELECT 26 GND 243 Installation COM1 4 Serial Port Connectors 8 9 10 11 COM3 COM4 RS 232 COM1 COM2 RS 232 485 selectable Connector type 2 00mm pitch 2x5 pin box headers Pin ON O w Description DCD TXD GND RT S RI Pin 2 4 6 8 10 Description RXD g 1 IB ol 12 DTR oo OO DSR Pe CTS N C KBMS1 Keyboard amp Mouse Connector 12 Connector type 2 00mm pitch 1x6 pin wafer connector Pin OO Prob A Description KB_DATA GND MS_DATA KB_CLK PS2_VCC MS_CLK OO900 14 Installa
10. 16 GP14 17 GP7 18 GP15 19 5V 20 GND 19 Installation CF1 CompactFlash Socket 26 Compact Flash CF card is not hot swap If the CF card is swapped in the condition of system power on it will damage the CF card 1 Make sure the Single Board Computer is powered OFF 2 Plug the Compact Flash Type Il device into its socket Verify the direction is correct 3 Power up the system Pin eeb Pin Description 1 GND 26 GND E 2 SDD3 27 SDDII 3 SDD4 28 SDD12 4 SDD5 29 SDD13 5 SDD6 30 SDD14 _ 6 SDD7 31 SDD15 E 7 SDCSO 32 SDCS1 8 GND 33 GND 9 GND 34 SDIOR 10 GND 35 SDIOW 11 GND 36 5V 12 GND 37 SIDEIRQ 13 5V 38 5V 14 GND 39 CSEL 15 GND 40 NIC 16 GND 41 SIDERST 17 GND 42 SIORDY 18 SDA2 43 SDDREQ 19 SDAI 44 SDDACK 20 SDAO 45 HD_LED2 24 SDDO 46 SDIAG 22 SDDI 47 SDD8 23 SDD2 48 SDD9 24 N C 49 SDDI0 25 GND 50 GND 20 Installation 2 3 The Installation Paths of CD Driver Driver Path Ethernet Ethernet RDCR6040 LINUX_2422 Ethernet RDCR6040 DOS_070419 VGA GRAPHICS XGI Dk a Installation This page is intentionally left blank e Driver Installation hap Driver Installation Driver Installation 3 1 DOS driver installation For Vortex86SX with 100M LAN you should use R6040 packet driver C DSOCK DEMO EXE gt r6040pd 0x62 where so
11. 2 54mm pitch 1x4 pin headers Pin Description MS 1 LINK LED O 2 LINK LED O 3 ACT_LED gt 4 ACT_LED HDLED1 HDD LED Connector 18 Connector type 2 54mm pitch 1x2 pin headers Pin Description 1 HDD LED T 2 HDD_LED RST1 Reset Connector 13 Connector type 2 54mm pitch 1x2 pin headers Pin Description 1 RESET AE 2 RESET JTAG1 JTAG connector 21 Connector type 2 00mm pitch 1x6 pin headers Pin Description 5V 1 iB 2 TK 210 3 TDO de 4 TDI d 6 O 5 TMS 6 GND 17 LCD1 LCD Connector 23 Installation Connector type 2 00mm pitch 2x22 pin headers Pin Description VLCD G2 G4 N C RO R2 R4 GND N C N C N C BO B2 B4 N C GO GND N C N C N C N C BACK L P 2 n Description VLCD G3 G5 N C R1 R3 R5 N C N C GND N C B1 B3 B5 N C G1 GND CLOCK DE HSYNC VSYNC VDDEN Installation LVDS1 LVDS Connector 24 Connector type 2 00mm pitch 2x8 pin headers Pin Description Pin Description 1 LCD VCC 2 LCD VCC 3 GND 4 GND 5 LO 6 LO T L1 8 GND 9 GND 10 L1 11 L2 12 L2 13 CLOCK 14 GND 15 GND 16 CLOCK GPIO1 Digital UO Connector 25 Supports 16 bit GPIO the signals can be programmable by user define Connector type 2 00mm pitch 2x10 pin headers Pin Description Pin Description 1 GND 2 5V 3 GPO 4 GP8 5 GP1 6 GP9 T GP2 8 GP10 9 GP3 10 GP11 11 GP4 12 GP12 19 P5 14 GP13 15 GP6
12. 3 8 4 DIM Code Checkpoints EEN 73 Chapter 5 AppenhdiX in 75 4 1 I O Port Address Map rene 76 4 2 Interrupt Request Lines IRQ een 77 4 3 Memory Address Map ennen 77 Index This page is intentionally left blank jV Copyright Notice All Rights Reserved The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve the reliability design and function It does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer Under no circumstances will the manufacturer be liable for any direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from the use or inability to use the product or documentation even if advised of the possibility of such damages This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical electronic or other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer About User s Manual This User s Manual is intended for experienced users and integrators with hardware knowledge of personal computers If you are not sure about any description in this User s Manual please consult your vendor before further handling Warning single Board Computers and their components contain very delicate Integrated Circuits IC To protect the Single Board Computer and its components ag
13. GND 4 O 4 12V Connector type 2 54mm pitch 1x4 pin wafer one wall connector Input power may be supplied either through this connector the I O power connector or from an external supply or directly through the PC 104 bus power pins if a PC 104 power supply is used with the CPU The board requires only 5VDC input power to operate All other required voltages are generated on board with miniature switching regulators However since the PC 104 bus includes pins for 5V and 12V these voltages may be supplied through this connector if needed 11 Installation IDE1 Primary IDE Connector 2 An IDE drive ribbon cable has two connectors to support two IDE devices If a ribbon cable connects to two IDE drives at the same time one of them has to be configured as Master and the other has to be configured as Slave by setting the drive select jumpers on the drive Consult the documentation that came with your IDE drive for details on jumper locations and settings You must orient the cable connector so that the pin 1 color edge of the cable corresponds to pin 1 of the IDE connector Connector type 2 0mm pitch 2x22 pin box headers Description RESET DATA7 DATA6 DATAS DATA4 DATA3 DATA2 DATA DATAO GND DREQ IOW IOR IRDY ACK IRQ ADI ADO CS 0 ACT 5V GND Pin 2 A O Description GND DATA8 DATA9 DATA10 DATA11 DATA12 DATA13 DATA14 DATA15 N C GND GND GND GND GND N C ATA66 DETECT AD2 CS
14. Mode Force BIOS Enabled Bootup Num Lock On P35 2 Mouse Support Auto Wait For F1 If Error Disabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Enabled Boot From LAN Disabled Beep Function Enabled OnBoard Virtual Flash FDD Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit vO2 56 Copyright 1965 2008 American Megatrends Inc Quick Boot Set the value to Enabled to allow the BIOS to skip some Power On Self Tests POST while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system When you set the value to Disable the BIOS will performs all the POST items Option Description Disabled Set this value to allow the BIOS to perform all POST tests Enabled Set this value to allow the BIOS to skip certain POST tests Default to boot faster _ 51 BIOS AddOn ROM Display Mode Set this option to display add on ROM read only memory messages The Optimal and Fail Safe default setting is Force BIOS An example of this is a SCSI BIOS or VGA BIOS Option Description Force BIOS Set this value to allow the computer system to force a third Default party BIOS to display during system boot Keep Current Set this value to allow the computer system to display the ezPORT information during system boot Bootup Num Lock Set this value to allow the Number Lock setting to be modified during boot up The Optimal and Fail Safe default setting is On Option Descriptio
15. OCFCh Device Description DMA Controller Programmable interrupt Controller System timer Keyboard controller System CMOS real time clock Math Co Processor Primary IDE ISAPNP Read Data Port ISAPnP Configuration COM 4 If use COM 2 If use Parallel Port If use MDA MGA EGA VGA CGA CRT Register Floppy Diskette If use COM 1 If use South Bridge SMB IRQ Edge level control ports South Bridge GPIO ACPI PME PCI Configuration address PCI Configuration Data 76 Appendix 4 2 Interrupt Request Lines IRQ Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the service required The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board Level Function IRQ 00 System Timer IRQ 01 Keyboard Controller IRQ 02 VGA and Link to Secondary PIC IRQ 03 Communications Port 2 IRQ 04 Communications Port 1 IRQ 05 PCI Device IRQ 06 Floppy Controller IRQ 07 Parallel Port IRQ 08 CMOS RTC Timer IRQ 09 ACPI IRQ 10 Communications Port 3 IRQ 11 Communications Port 4 IRQ 12 PS 2 Mouse IRQ 13 FPU exception IRQ 14 IDE Controller IRQ 15 PCI Device 4 3 Memory Address Map Address 00000h 9FFFFh A0000h BFFFFh Device Description DOS Kernel Area EGA and VGA Video Buffer 128KB C0000h CFFFFh EGA VGA ROM DOOOOh DFFFFh Adapter ROM E0000h FFFFFh System BIOS f Appendix This page is intentionally left blank 78
16. USB cable x 2 COM flat cable x 4 IDE flat cable x 1 CBK 11 4231 00 LPT flat cable x 1 RJ45 cable x 1 VGA cable x 1 KBMS cable x 1 viii EL Chapter 1 prer o Introduction Introduction 1 1 Specifications Form Factor PC 104 CPU module CPU DMP Vortex86SX 32 bit x86 Embedded SoC Chipset Integrated in processor Vortex86SX System Memory 128MB DDRII RAM On Board VGA LCD Controller XGI Z9s w 16MB VRAM Ethernet 1 x 10 100 Base T Ethernet BIOS AMI PnP Flash BIOS 1 x IDE UltraATA 33 supports maximum 2 IDE devices IDE Interface 1 x IDE HDD 1x NANDFlash disk or 1 x IDE HDD 1x CF Disk or e 1 x CF Disk 1 x NANDFlash disk 4 x Serial Ports Serial Port COM3 4 RS 232 COM1 2 RS 232 485 selectable Parallel Port 1 x SPP EPP ECP mode KBMS One 1x6 wafer connector for Keyboard and Mouse Universal Serial Bus 4 x USB 2 0 ports 18 bit LVDS up to 1280 x 1024 18 bit TTL up to 1280 x 1024 1 x CF socket 1 x PC 104 RIC Real Time Clock Operation Temp 20 C 70 C 4 F 158 F Watchdog Timer 127 level Reset Dimension L x W 96 x 90 mm 3 8 x 3 5 LCD Expansion Interface Introduction 1 2 CPU The processor is the DMP Votex86SX SoC System On Chip processor and processor provides the following key features x86 Processor Core e Embedded I D Separated L1 Cache e SDRAM DDRII Control Interface IDE Controller e LPC
17. Z IRQ3 Available This setting allows the specified IRQ to be used IRQ4 Default by a PCI PnP device IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 Reserved This setting allows the specified IRQ to be used IRQ10 by a legacy ISA device IRQ11 IRQ14 IRQ15 DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 7 Available Specified DMA is available to be used by PCI PnP devices Reserved Specified DMA is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices DMA DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 1 DMA Channel 3 DMA Channel 5 DMA Channel 6 DMA Channel 7 Option Description Available This setting allows the specified Default DMA to be used by a PCI PnP device Reserved This setting allows the specified DMA to be used by a legacy ISA device Reserved Memory Size Set this value to allow the system to reserve memory that is used by ISA device Option Disabled Default 16K 32K 64K Description Set this value to prevent BIOS from reserving memory to ISA devices Set this value to allow the system to reserve 16K of the system memory to the ISA devices Set this value to allow the system to reserve 32K of the system memory to the ISA devices Set this value to allow the system to reserve 64K of the system memory to the ISA devices 50 BIOS 3 4 Boot Settings The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the sub menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Disabled AddUn ROM Display
18. boot due to inappropriate CMOS settings here is how to proceed to clear reset the CMOS to its default values Connector type 2 00 mm pitch 1x3 pin headers Pin Mode 3 2 1 1 2 Keep CMOS Default 3 2 1 2 3 Clear CMOS You may need to clear the CMOS if your system cannot boot up because you forgot your password the CPU clock setup is incorrect or the CMOS settings need to be reset to default values after the system BIOS has been updated Refer to the following solutions to reset your CMOS setting Solution A 1 Power off the system and disconnect the power cable 2 Place a shunt to short pin 1 and pin 2 of JBAT1 for five seconds 3 Place the shunt back to pin 2 and pin 3 of JBAT1 4 Power on the system Solution B If the CPU Clock setup is incorrect you may not be able to boot up In this case follow these instructions 1 Turn the system off then on again The CPU will automatically boot up using standard parameters 2 As the system boots enter BIOS and set up the CPU clock Note If you are unable to enter BIOS setup turn the system on and off a few times 10 Installation JVLCD1 LCD Panel Voltage Select 22 The voltage of LCD panel could be selected by JVLCD1 in 5V or 3 3V Connector type 2 00 mm pitch 1x3 pin headers Pin Voltage 3 2 1 Hr 29 3 2 1 2 3 3 3V Default Connectors PWR1 Power Supply Connector 1 Pin Description 1 5V 1 Lj 2 GND 2 O 3 O 3
19. boot sector write 57 BIOS 3 6 Exit Options Save Changes and Exit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot secur ity Chipset Exit Options Exit system setup ZN after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 Key can be used for this operation Load Optimal D Load Failsafe Save configuration changes and exit setup 53 Cancell t Screen ect Item Enter Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit vO2 61 Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Pressing lt Enter gt on this item asks for confirmation Save configuration changes and exit setup Pressing lt OK gt stores the selection made in the menus in CMOS a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off The next time you boot your computer the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS After saving the values the system is restarted again 58 BIOS Discard Changes and Exit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot secur ity Chipset Exit Options Exit system setup without saving any save Changes and Exit changes Discard Changes ESC Key can be used for this operation Load Optimal Defaul Load Failsafe Defau Discard changes and exit setup TOK Cance l Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help FIO Save and Exit ESC Exit vO2 61 Copyright 1965 2006 American Megatrends Inc Exit sys
20. in BIOS setting The default setting is the legacy mode if you do not alter it the IDE controller should work fine in most cases except for the IDE DMA mode If you have good reasons to switch the default setting to the native mode you need an IT821X driver with a patch for Linux kernel 2 6 18 even if you did not need the DMA support However no matter which mode you choose if the DMA mode is required you need the IT821X driver with our patch and selecting the following options on the kernel configuration menu to enable the DMA support Device Drivers gt ATA ATAPI MFM RLL support gt lt gt ATA ATAPI MFM RLL support lt gt Enhanced IDE MFM RLL disk cdrom tape floppy support lt gt Include IDE ATA 2 DISK support lt gt generic default IDE chipset support PCI IDE chipset support Sharing PCI IDE interrupts support Generic PCI bus master DMA support Use PCI DMA by default when available lt gt T821 X IDE support By the way you cannot use the IDE DMA as well as the native mode under Linux kernel 2 4 because there is no available driver Device Drivers gt ATA ATAPI MFM RLL support gt lt gt ATA ATAPI MFM RLL support lt gt Enhanced IDE MFM RLL disk cdrom tape floppy support lt gt Include IDE ATA 2 DISK support lt gt generic default IDE chipset support Note The controller supports Ultra DMA but at the present time there are some problems of it so that you w
21. 2 6 18 We suppose that you have prior experience of kernel compiling You should already know how to configure and compile the Linux kernel If not we suggest that you might read some Linux kernel compiling articles before you proceed Here is a package which contains a config file and an essential patch file for Linux kernel 2 6 118 Please copy the config file to the kernel directory and apply the patch Finally run make menuconfig to be ready to configure your Linux kernel Go to your kernel source directory cd usr src linux 2 6 18 DMP Extract files from our package tar Xzvf xxx tar gz Copy the configuration file to overwrite config cp a xxx config config Apply the patch file patch pl lt xxx patch Configure the Linux kernel with a ncurses based tool make menuconfig CPU Vortex86SX integrates the RISC core that contains all the features of the 486SX microprocessor and the instruction set of Vortex86SX is compatible with 486 as well so please directly select 486 as the processor family in the Linux kernel setting Processor type and features gt Subarchitecture Type PC compatible gt Processor family 486 gt For generic optimizations Generic x86 support Vortex86SX doesn t have the math coprocessor so you have to enable the math emulation of the Linux kernel 25 Driver Installation IDE The IDE controller can be configured as the native or the legacy mode
22. BIOS checksum is corrupt The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the Bootblock recovery portion of the BIOS Note Checkpoint EO E9 EA EB EF FO F1 F2 F3 F5 FA FB F4 Description Initialize the floppy controller in the super I O Some interrupt vectors are initialized DMA controller is initialized 8259 interrupt controller is initialized L2 cache is enabled Set up floppy controller and data Attempt to red from floppy Enable ATAPI hardware Attempt to read from ARMD and ATAPI CDROM Disable ATAPI hardware Jump back to checkpoint E9 Read error occurred on media Jump back to checkpoint EB Search for pre defined recovery file name in root directory Recovery file not found Start reading FAT table and analyze FAT to find the clusters occupied by the recovery file Start reading the recovery file cluster by cluster Disable L1 cache Check the validity of the recovery file configuration to the current configuration of the flash part Make flash write enabled through chipset and OEM specific method Detect proper flash part Verify that the found flash part size equals the recovery file size The recovery file size does not equal the found flash part size 67 BIOS FC Erase the flash part FD Program the flash part The flash has been updated successfully Make flash write FF disabled Disable ATAPI hardware Restore CPUID value bac
23. BIOS from ROM to RAM for faster access Perfroms main BIOS checksum and updates recovery status accordingly 65 D6 D7 D8 D9 DA DC E1 E8 EC EE BIOS Both key sequence and OEM specific method is checked to determine if BIOS recovery is forced If BIOS recovery is necessary control flows tocheckpoint E0 Seed Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints section of document for more information Restore CPUID value back into register The Bootblock Runtime interface module is moved to system memory and control is given to it Determine whether in memory The Tuntime module is uncompressed into memory CPUID information is stored in memory Store the Uncompressed pointer for future use in PMM Copying Main BIOS into memory Leaves all RAM below 1MB Read Vrrite including E000 and F000 shadow areas but closing SMRAM Restore CPUID value back into register Give control to BIOS POS ExecutePOSTKernel See POST Code Checkpoints section of document for more information System is saking from ACPI S3 state OEM memory detection configuration error This range is reserved for chipset vendors amp system manufacturers The error associated with this value may be different from one platform to be next 66 BIOS 3 8 2 Bootclock Recovery Code Checkpoints The Bootblock recovery code gets control when the BIOS determines that a BIOS recovery needs to occur because the user has forced the update or the
24. CI Slot 3 as the location of the OffBoard PCI IDE adapter card Use this setting only if there is an IDE adapter card installed in PCI Slot 3 This option is available even if the mother board does not have a PCI Slot 3 If the mother board does not have a PCI Slot 3 do not use this setting This setting will select PCI Slot 4 as the location of the OffBoard PCI IDE adapter card Use this setting only if there is an IDE adapter card installed in PCI Slot 4 This option is available even if the mother board does not have a PCI Slot 4 If the mother board does not have a PCI Slot 4 do not use this setting This setting will select PCI Slot 5 as the location of the OffBoard PCI IDE adapter card Use this setting only if there is an IDE adapter card installed in PCI Slot 5 This option is available even if the mother board does not have a PCI Slot 5 If the mother board does not have a PCI Slot 5 do not use this setting This setting will select PCI Slot 6 as the location of the OffBoard PCI IDE adapter card Use this setting only if there is an IDE adapter card installed in PCI Slot 6 This option is available even if the mother board does not have a PCI Slot 6 If the mother board does not have a PCI Slot 6 do not use this setting 49 BIOS IRQ3 IRQ15 Available Specified IRQ is available to be used by PCI PnP devices Reserved Specified IRQ is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices Interrupt Option Description gt
25. Default Description Set this value to prevent the computer system from using the onboard IDE controller Set this value to allow the computer system to detect only Primary IDE channel This includes both the Primary Master and the Primary Slave Set this value to allow the computer system to detect only Secondary IDE channel This includes both the Secondary Master and the Secondary Slave Set this value to allow the computer system to detect Primary and Secondary IDE channels This includes both the Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master and the Secondary Slave 237 BIOS Primary and Secondary IDE Master Slave When you entered the IDE devices the BIOS will auto detected and show the detail information of IDE devices If you want to change with the IDE configuration select the item and press the lt Enter gt to configure the item you wanted Select the type of IDE drive Setting to Auto allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type Select COROM if you are specifically configuring a CD ROM drive Select ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device if your device is either a ZIP LS 120 or MO drive Configuration options Not Installed Auto CDROM ARMD Option Description Not Installed Set this value to prevent the BIOS from searching for an IDE disk drive on the specified channel Auto Set this value to allow the BIOS auto detect the IDE disk Default drive type attached to the specified c
26. IDE BusMaster Disabled UffBoard PCIZISA IDE Card Auto sl e Select Screen IRQS Available tl select Item IRQ4 Available Change Option TRQ5 Available Available IRIJG Available _ Reserved IRQ Available e T RIS Available TRQ10 Available IRU11 Available IRQ12 Available TRQ 14 Available TRQ15 Available DMA Channel Available Select Screen DMA Channel 1 Available Select tem DMA Channel 3 Available Change Option DMA Channel 5 Available General Help DMA Channel 6 Available Save and Exit DMA Channel 7 Available Exit Reserved Memory Size Disabled vO2 56 Copyright 1965 2008 American Megatrends Inc Clear NVRAM Clear NVRAM during System BOOT Configuration options Yes No 46 BIOS Plug amp Play O S Set this value to allow the system to modify the settings for Plug and Play operating system support Option No Description The No setting is for operating system that do not meet the Default Yes Plug and Play specifications It allows the BIOS to configure all the devices in the system The Yes setting allows the operating system to change the interrupt I O and DMA setting Set this option if the system is running Plug and Play aware operating systems PCI Latency Timer Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register Configuration option 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 248 Option 32 64 Default 96 128 Descripti
27. Linux please enable the following options in the kernel configuration menu Device Drivers gt Graphics support gt lt gt Support for frame buffer devices lt gt SIS XGI display support S18 315 330 340 series and XGI support Console display driver support gt lt gt Framebuffer Console support For the X Window System support there are three things need to be dealt with First you can use X11R6 8 or higher version which the internal driver in can work properly Or the other versions with a modified driver by Dr Thomas Winischhofer download it from http www winischhofer eu linuxsisvga shtml Second we suggest not using X11R7 2 because there is a bug which lead to X server fails to start up when the X server was enabled MMX checking and CPU didn t support the CPUID instruction Third you should place a driver option in device section of your configuration file Section Device Driver sis Option BenchmarkMemcpy no EndSection It avoids a system error when X server is starting up 28 Driver Installation USB Vortex86SX contains one EHCI host controller and one OHCI host controller so you need to enable these options Device Drivers gt USB support gt lt gt Support for Host side USB USB device filesystem lt gt EHCI HCD USB 2 0 support lt gt OHCI HCD support Then add the following line in your etc fstab file none proc bus usb usbfs defaults 0 0
28. O D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 D16 D17 D18 D19 Description GND MEMCS16 IOCS16 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ12 IRQ15 IRQ14 DACKO DREQO DACK5 DREQ5 DACK6 DREQ6 DACK7 DREQ7 tO MASTER GND GND Pin CO C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 Description GND SBHE LA23 LA22 LA21 LA20 LA19 LA18 LA17 MEMR MEMW SD8 SD9 SD10 SD11 SD12 SD13 SD14 SD15 GND Pin A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 A17 A18 A19 A20 A21 A22 A23 A24 A25 A26 A27 A28 A29 A30 A31 A32 Description IOCHCK SD7 SD6 SD5 SD4 SD3 SD2 SD1 SDO IOCHRDY AEN SA19 SA18 SA17 SA16 SA15 SA14 SA13 SA12 SA11 SA10 SA9 SA8 SA7 SA6 SA5 SA4 SA3 SA2 SA1 SAO GND Connector type PC 104 PRESS FIT 2x20P connector 16 Pin B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 B16 B17 B18 B19 B20 B21 B22 B23 B24 B25 B26 B27 B28 B29 B30 B31 B32 Installation Description GND RST_DRV 5V IRQ9 N C DREQ2 N C OWS T 12V GND SMEMWZ SMEMR IOW IOR DACK3 DREQ3 DACK1 DREQ1 REFRESH SYSCLK IRQ7 IRQ6 IRQ5 IRQ4 IRQ3 DACK2 TC BALE 5V ISA CLK GND GND Installation SPK1 Speaker Connector 16 Connector type 2 54mm pitch 1x2 pin headers Pin Description 1 SPEKOUT d 2 SPEKOUT LLED1 LAN LED indicators 17 Connector type
29. ainst damage from static electricity you should always follow the following precautions when handling it 1 Disconnect your Single Board Computer from the power source when you want to work on the inside 2 Hold the board by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips leads or circuitry 3 Use a grounded wrist strap when handling computer components 4 Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the Single Board Computer whenever components are separated from the system Replacing the lithium battery Incorrect replacement of the lithium battery may lead to a risk of explosion The lithium battery must be replaced with an identical battery or a battery type recommended by the manufacturer Do not throw lithium batteries into the trashcan lt must be disposed of in accordance with local regulations concerning special waste Technical Support If you have any technical difficulties please consult the user s manual first at ftp ftp arbor com tw pub manual Please do not hesitate to call or e mail our customer service when you still can not find out the answer http www arbor com tw E mail info arbor com tw V Warranty This product is warranted to be in good working order for a period of two years from the date of purchase Should this product fail to be in good working order at any time during this period we will at our option replace or repair it at no additional charge
30. al Help Save and Exit Exit vO2 56 Copyright 1965 2008 American Megatrends Inc USB 2 0 Controller Mode Configures the USB 2 0 controller in High Speed 480Mbps or Full Speed 12MBPS BIOS EHCI Hand Off This is a work around for OSs without EHCI hand Off support The EHCI ownership change should claim by EHCI driver USB Mass Storage Reset Delay Number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage device after start unit command Emulation Type If Auto USB devices less than 530MB will be emulated as Floppy and remaining as hard drive Forced FDD option can be used to force a HDD formatted drive to BOOT as FDD Ex ZIP drive dp BIOS 3 2 5 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Win627 Super IO Chipset Allows BIOS to Enable E E or Disable Floppy Controller Floppy Drive Swap Disabled SB Serial Port 1 3F8 Serial Port1 IRQ IRQ4 SB Serial Port 2 2F8 Serial Port2 IRQ IRQ3 SB Serial Port 3 Address 3E8 Serial Port3 IRQ IRQ10 SB Serial Port 4 Address 2E8 Serial Port4 IRQ IRQ11 Serial Port 4 Mode Normal select Screen Parallel Port Address 378 select Item Parallel Port Mode Normal Change Uption Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 FIST RESI i Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Onboard Floppy Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you wish to use it I
31. ash FDD This allows you to Enable or Disable the onboard SPI FLASH DISK _ 54 BIOS 3 4 1 Boot Device Priority Use this screen to specify the order in which the system checks for the device to boot from To access this screen select Boot Device Priority on the Boot Setup screen and press lt Enter gt Boot Settings Configuration Boot Device Priority Press Enter and it shows Bootable add in devices Removable Drives Press Enter and it shows Bootable and Removable drives 55 BIOS 3 5 Security BIOS SETUP UTILITY Change Supervisor Password Supervisor Password amp User Password You can set either supervisor or user password or both of then The differences between are Set Supervisor Password Can enter and change the options of the setup menus Set User Password Just can only 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 56 BIOS Type the password up to eight characters in length and press lt Enter gt The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press Enter You may also press lt ESC gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable a password just press
32. e 80 conductor ATA cable that is normally an unbroken connection in the standard 40 conductor ATA cable It is this break that normally an unbroken connection in the standard 40 conductor ATA cable It is this break that is used to make this determination The AMIBIOS can instruct the drive to run at the correct speed for the cable type detected Hard Disk Delay Delay for a connected HDD secs The length of time in seconds the BIOS will wait for a hard disk to be ready for operation If the hard drive is not ready the BIOS might not detect the hard drive correctly The range is from 0 8 seconds We suggest the delay time select 2 sec OnBoard IDE Operate Mode The items in this menu Allows you to set or change the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the system Select an item then press Enter if you want to configure the item 40 BIOS 3 2 3 Floppy Configuration Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system Configuration options Disabled No diskette drive installed 360K 5 25 1 2M 5 25 720K 3 5 1 44M 3 5 2 88M 3 5 _ 41 BIOS 3 2 4 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration Module Version 2 24 2 13 4 Enabled Disabled USB Devices Enabled 1 Drive USB Port 2 3 Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode Hispeed BIOS EHCI Hand 0ff Enabled k USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Select Screen select Item Change Uption Gener
33. elect 10 JBAT1 Clear CMOS Setup ENKEN EN 10 JVLCD1 LCD Panel Voltage Select 11 Index Connectors ine 11 PWR1 Power Supply Connector 11 IDE1 Primary IDE Connector 12 USB1 UBS2 USB Connectors 13 CN1 RS 485 Output Connector 13 LPT1 Parallel Port Connector 13 COM1 4 Serial Port Connectors 14 KBM1 Keyboard amp Mouse Connector 14 VGA1 CRT Connector eren 15 LAN1 Ethernet Connector 15 PC1 PC 104 ISA Interface 15 SPK1 Speaker Connector 17 HDLED1 HDD LED Connector 17 LLED1 LAN LED Indicators 17 RST1 Reset Connector 17 JTAG1 JTAG Connector es 17 LGDI LCD Connecior asini 18 LVDS1 LVDS Connector eee ien 19 GPIO1 Digital I O Connector 19 CF1 CompactFlash Connector 20 2 3 The Installation Paths of CD Driver 21 Chapter 3 Driver Installation 23 3 1 DOS driver
34. emory This part shows the auto detected system memory The Vortex86SX is a high performance with 128MB RAM and speed 133MHz onboard and fully static 32 bit x86 processor which is compatible with DOS and Linux It integrates 32KB write through direct map L1 cache PCI Rev 2 1 32 bit bus interface at 33MHz SDRAM DDR2 ROM controller IPC Internal Peripheral Controllers with DMA and interrup timer counter included Fast Ethernet MAC FIFO UART USB 2 0 Host and IDE controller into a System on Chip SoC design The Vortex86SX are all 128MB onboard and the speed is 133MHz System Time Set the system time The time format is Hour 00 to 23 Minute 00 to 59 Second 00 to 59 System Date Set the system date Note that the Day automatically changes when you set the date The date format is Day Sun to Sat Month 1 to 12 Date 1 to 31 Year 1999 to 2099 aa BIOS 3 2 Advanced Settings BIOS SETUP UTILI CPU Configuration IDE Configuration 34 BIOS 3 2 1 CPU Configuration This will show the CPU related information detected by BIOS 35 BIOS 3 2 2 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Both 36 BIOS OnBoard PCI IDE Controller This can select the specification you wanted for the IDE device This option specifies the channel used by IDE controller on the motherboard Option Disabled Primary Secondary Both
35. except as set forth in the following terms This warranty does not apply to products damaged by misuse modifications accident or disaster Vendor assumes no liability for any damages lost profits lost savings or any other incidental or consequential damage resulting from the use misuse of or inability to use this product Vendor will not be liable for any claim made by any other related party Vendors disclaim all other warranties either expressed or implied including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantibility and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to the hardware the accompanying product s manual s and written materials and any accompanying hardware This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights Return authorization must be obtained from the vendor before returned merchandise will be accepted Authorization can be obtained by calling or faxing the vendor and requesting a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA number Returned goods should always be accompanied by a clear problem description Vii Packing List 1 x Em104 i4231 PC 104 CPU module 1 x Driver CD 1 x Quick Installation Guide If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your vendor immediately Ordering Information PC 104 Vortex86SX module with CRT LCD LAN Em104 i4231DVL 128M 428M Flash Disk PC 104 Vortex86SX module with CRT LCD LAN Em104 14231DVL 4M and 4M SPI Flash Disk Cable Kit
36. f you install and in FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field Configuration options Enabled Disabled Floppy Drive Swap This option allows you to Enabled or Disabled the Floppy Drive Swap Configuration options Enabled Disabled 43 BIOS Serial Port1 Port2 Address Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports Configuration options 3F8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Disabled Auto Parallel Port Address Select an address for the parallel port Configuration options Disabled 3BC 378 278 Option Disabled 3 8 278 3BC Description Set this value to prevent the parallel port from accessing any system resources When the value of this option is set to Disabled the printer port becomes unavailable Set this value to allow the parallel port to use 378h as its I O port address This is the default setting The majority of parallel ports on computer systems use IRQ7 and I O port 3 8h as the standard setting Set this value to allow the parallel port to use 278h as its I O port address Set this value to allow the parallel port to use 3BCh as its I O port address 44 BIOS Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel port Select Normal Compatible or SPP unless you are certain your hardware and software both support one of the other available modes Configuration
37. ftware interrupt 62H can be any number between 60H and 70H Or run pktdrv4 bat in directory EXE to load packet driver C DSOCK DEMO EXE gt pktdrv Load packet driver for Vortex86SX C DSOCK DEMO EXE gt ftpd Run any DSock example program Note The default setting of network is on DSOCK CFG You should modified the default setup upon your network After changing the DSOCK CFG you can run examples DSOCK CFG DSOCK CFG is a text file to save network information for DSock There are two way for DSock to get network setup BOOT DHCP or DSOCK CFG Call DSock DoBootp to use BOOT DHCP protocol to get network setting when BOOT DHCP servers exist Or write network setting into DSOCK CFG that DSock will read setting form it Use DSOCK CFG can guarantee IP address is fixed There are four main statement of DSOCK CFG ip netmask gateway nameserver Typical setup of DSOCK CFG ip 192 168 0 234 netmask 255 255 255 0 gateway 192 168 0 1 nameserver 192 168 0 1 lf you have no DNS server you can do this nameserver If you have no gateway the same way as nameserver tag Packet Driver Because of DSock is designed for M6117D which is a 386 SX CPU Realtek 8019AS chip will used by M6117D series The default IRQ is set to 5 and I O address is 320H So just add those into your autoexec bat ne2000 0x62 5 0x320 _ 24 Driver Installation 3 2 Linux driver installation This section we will concentrate discussion on kernel
38. hannel This setting should be used if an IDE hard disk drive is attached to the specified channel CDROM This option specifies that an IDE CD ROM drive is attached to the specified IDE channel The BIOS will not attempt to search for other types of IDE disk drives on the specified channel ARMD This option specifies an ATAPI Removable Media Device This includes but is not limited to ZIP LS 120 38 BIOS Hard Disk Write Protect This will allow you to enable or disable the hard disk write protection and this will only effective if you configure your device through BIOS Option Description Disabled Set this value to allow the hard disk drive to be used normally Default Read write and erase functions can be performed to the hard disk drive Enabled Set this value to prevent the hard disk drive from being erased IDE Detect Time Out Sec Select the time out value for detecting IDE devices Configuration options 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Option Description 0 This value is the best setting to use if the onboard IDE controllers are set to a specific IDE disk drive in the AMIBIOS 5 Set this value to stop the AMIBIOS from searching the IDE bus for IDE disk drives in five seconds A large majority of ultra ATA hard disk drives can be detected well within five seconds 10 Set this value to stop the AMIBIOS from searching the IDE bus for IDE disk drives in 10 seconds 15 Set this value to sto
39. ill probably encounter a system error when you try to boot from the storage device which support the UDMA mode For the problem we have modified the IDE driver to force all UDMA modes to be downgraded to the MDMA2 mode 26 Driver Installation Networking Vortex86SX contains a R6040 network function It is a 10 100M Fast Ethernet controller and it provides full compliance with IEEE 802 3u 100 Base T specifications and IEEE 802 3x full duplex flow control Currently there is no available driver in the Linux kernel Therefore before you configure the kernel you should already patch the kernel for the device driver Then please select the R6040 support and enable NAPI if you need it R6040 need PCI support Bus options PCI PCMCIA EISA MCA ISA gt PCI support Device Drivers gt Network device support gt Network device support Ethernet 10 or 100Mbit gt Ethernet 10 or 100Mbit EISA VLB PCI and on board controllers lt gt RDC R6040 PCI Fast Ethernet support If needed Use Rx Polling NAPI s IT a Driver Installation Display XGI Z9s is the graphics controller on the Vortex86SX evaluation board VSX 6190 It is designed to provide essential functions for embedded applications moreover it is easy to be configured under GNU Linux XGI Z9s can work well with native SiS XGI driver under the Linux kernel or the X Window System For the frame buffer support of
40. installation 24 DSOCK EPG nnen ITE QUU E M iK 24 Packet Driver eeeeeeeeeeee rne 24 3 2 Linux driver installation 25 e 25 lp 26 Ali feld i rre rt UR 27 Display e 28 Index Lhapter4 BIOS GSS a 31 3 1 BIOS Malt SOLID nnn 32 3 2 Advanced RE di e CN 34 3 2 1 CPU Configuration 35 3 2 2 IDE Configuration 36 3 2 3 Floppy Configuration 41 3 2 4 USB Configuration 42 3 2 5 Super IO Configuration 43 3 3 Advanced PCI PnP Settings 46 3 4 ET d Uu E 51 3 4 1 Boot Device Priority 55 39 DOCU oee E AES 56 20 EXU ODU ONS ommen EEES 58 3 7 Beep Sound codes list 63 3 7 1 Boot Block Beep Codes cccceeeeeeeeeeees 63 3 7 2 POST BIOS Beep Codes 63 3 7 3 Troubleshooting POST BIOS Beep Codes 64 3 8 AMI BIOS Checkpoints snpra initio on 65 3 8 1 Bootblock Initialization Code Checkpoints 65 3 8 2 Bootclock Recovery Code Checkpoints 67 3 8 3 POST Code Checkpoints 69
41. k into register Give control to F000 ROM at F000 FFFOh 68 BIOS 3 8 3 POST Code Checkpoints The POST code checkpoints are the largest set of checkpoints during the BIOS pre boot process The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the POST portion of the BIOS Not Checkpoint 03 04 05 06 07 08 CO C1 C2 C5 C6 Description Disable NMI Parity video for EGA and DMA controllers Initialize BIOS POST Runtime data area Also initialize BIOS modules on POST entry and GPNV area Initialized CMOS as mentioned in the Kernel Variable wCMOSFlags Check CMOS diagnostic byte to determine if battery power is OK and CMOS checksum is OK Verify CMOS checksum manually by reading storage area If the CMOS checksum is bad update CMOS with power on default values and clear passwords Initialize status register A Initializes data variables that are based on CMOS setup questions Initializes both the 8259 compatible PICs in the system Initializes the interrupt controlling hardware generally PIC and interrupt vector table Do R W test to CH 2 count reg Initialize CH 0 as system timer Install the POSTINT1Ch handler Enable IRQ 0 in PIC for system timer interrupt Traps INT1Ch vector to POSTINT1ChHandlerBlock Fixes CPU POST interface calling pointer Initializes the CPU The BAT test is being done on KBC Program the keyboard controller command byte is being do
42. n Off This option does not enable the keyboard Number Lock automatically To use the 10 key on the keyboard press the Number Lock key located on the upper left hand corner of the 10 key pad The Number Lock LED on the keyboard will light up when the Number Lock is engaged On Set this value to allow the Number Lock on the keyboard to be Default enabled automatically when the computer system is boot up This allows the immediate use of 10 key numeric keypad located on the right side of the keyboard To confirm this the Number Lock LED light on the keyboard will be lit PS 2 Mouse Support Set this value to allow the PS 2 mouse support to be adjusted The Optimal and Fail Safe default setting is Enabled Option Description Disabled This option will prevent the PS 2 mouse port from using system resources and will prevent the port from being active Use this setting if installing a serial mouse Enabled Set this value to allow the system to use a PS 2 mouse Default E BIOS Wait For F1 If Error Set this value to allow the Wait for lt F1 gt Error setting to be modified The Optimal and Fail Safe default setting is Enabled Option Description Disabled This prevents the ezPORT to wait on an error for user intervention This setting should be used if there is a known reason for a BIOS error to appear An example would be a system administrator must remote boot the system The computer system does not have a keyb
43. ne after Auto detection of KB MS using AMI KB 5 Early CPU Init Start Disable Cache Init Local APIC Set up boot strap processor Information Set up boot strap processor for POST Enumerate and set up application processors Re enable cache for boot strap processor 69 C7 OA OB OC OE 13 20 24 2A 2C 2E 31 33 37 BIOS Early CPU Init Exit Initializes the 8042 compatible Key Board Controller Detects the presence of PS 2 mouse Detects the presence of Keyboard in KBC port Testing and initialization of different Input Devices Also update the Kernel Variables Traps the INTO9h vector so that the POST INTO9h handler gets control for IRQ1 Uncompress all available language BIOS logo and Silent logo modules Early POST initialization of chipset registers Relocate System Management Interrupt vector for all CPU in the system Uncompress and initialize any platform specific BIOS modules GPNV is initialized at this checkpoint Initializes different devices through DIM See DIM Code Checkpoints section of document for more information Initializes different devices Detects and initializes the video adapter installed in the system that have optional ROMs Initializes all the output devices Allocate memory for ADM module and uncompress it Give control to ADM module for initialization Initialize language and font modules for ADM Activate ADM module Initializes the silen
44. oard currently attached If this setting is set the system will continue to boot up in to the operating system If F1 is enabled the system will wait until the BIOS setup is entered Enabled Set this value to allow the system BIOS to wait for any error Default If an error is detected pressing F1 will enter Setup and BIOS setting can be adjusted to fix the problem This normally happens when upgrading the hardware and not setting the BIOS to recognize it Hit DEL Massage Display Set this value to allow the Hit DEL to enter Setup Message Display to be modified The Optimal and Fail Safe default setting is Enabled Option Description Disabled This prevents the ezPORT to display Hit Del to enter Setup during memory initialization If Quiet Boot is enabled the Hit DEL message will not display Enabled This allows the ezPORT to display Hit Del to enter Setup Default during memory initialization Interrup 19 Capture Set this value to allow option ROMs such as network controllers to trap BIOS interrupt 19 Option Description Disabled The BIOS prevents option ROMs from trapping interrupt Default 19 Enabled The BIOS allows option ROMS to trapping interrupt 19 53 BIOS Boot From LAN This allows you to select the value of the LAN boot Function Beep Function Set this value to allow the system to enable or disable generating a beep during posting success OnBoard Virtual Fl
45. on 61 BIOS Load Failsafe Defaults BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot secur ity Chipset Exit Options Load Failsafe Default values for all the save Changes and Exit setup questions Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes FB key can be used for this operation Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults Cancel TL Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help PI Save and Exit ESC Exit Select Screen vO2 61 Copyright 1965 2006 American Megatrends Inc When you press lt Enter gt on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message Load Failsafe Defaults OK Cancel Pressing OK loads the BIOS Failsafe Default values for all the setup questions F8 key can be used for this operation 62 BIOS 3 7 Beep Sound codes list 3 7 1 Boot Block Beep Codes Number of Beeps 1 ONO N 9 10 11 12 13 Description Insert diskette in floppy drive A AMIBOOT ROM file not found in root directory of diskette in A Flash Programming successful Floppy read error Keyboard controller BAT command failed No Flash EPROM detected Floppy controller failure Boot Block BIOS checksum error Flash Erase error Flash Program error AMIBOOT ROM file size error BIOS ROM image mismatch file layout does not match image present in flash device 3 7 2 POST BIOS Beep Codes Number of Beeps 1 O AIN 10 11 Description Memory refresh
46. on This option sets the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles This option sets the PCI latency to 96 PCI clock cycles 160 192 224 This option sets the PCI latency to 160 PCI clock cycles This option sets the PCI latency to 192 PCI clock cycles 248 This option sets the PCI latency to 248 PCI clock cycles This options sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus This decides how long a PCI device can hog the PCI bus for higher setting hogs the bus a little longer lower setting lets go quicker but stuff like some PCI sound cards will start to crackle Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes Assigns IRQ to PCI VGA card if card requests IRQ No Does not assign IRQ to PCI VGA card even if card requests an IRQ Option Yes Description Set this value to allow the allocation of an IRQ to a VGA Default No adapter card that uses the PCI local bus Set this value to prevent the allocation of an IRQ to a VGA adapter card that uses the PCI local bus dif BIOS Palette Snooping When set to Enabled the palette snooping feature informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the latter can function correctly Configuration options Disabled Enabled Option Description Disabled This is the default setting and should not be changed unless Default the VGA card manufacturer requires Palette Snooping to be Enabled Enabled This setting informs the PCI devices tha
47. options Bi Directional EPP ECP Normal Disabled Option Normal Default Bi Directional EPP ECP Description Set this value to allow the standard parallel port mode to be used Set this value to allow data to be sent to and received from the parallel port The parallel port can be used with devices that adhere to the Enhanced Parallel Port EPP specification EPP uses the existing parallel port signals to provide asymmetric bi directional data transfer driven by the host device The parallel port can be used with devices that adhere to the Extended Capabilities Port ECP specification ECP uses the DMA protocol to achieve data transfer rates up to 2 5 Mb per second ECP provides symmetric bi directional communication Parallel Port IRQ Select an interrupt for the parallel port Configuration options IRQ5 IRQ7 Option 5 7 Default Description Set this value to allow the parallel port to use Interrupt 5 Set this value to allow the parallel port to use Interrupt 7 The majority of parallel ports on computer system use IRQ7 and I O port 378h as the standard setting 45 BIOS 3 3 Advanced PCI PnP Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Hoot secur ity Exit Advanced PCI PnP Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections No May cause system to malfunction Yes Plug amp Play 05 No PCI Latency Timer 64 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA No Palette Snooping Disabled PCI
48. p the AMIBIOS from searching the IDE bus for IDE disk drives in 15 seconds 20 Set this value to stop the AMIBIOS from searching the IDE bus for IDE disk drives in 20 seconds 25 Set this value to stop the AMIBIOS from searching the IDE bus for IDE disk drives in 25 seconds 30 Set this value to stop the AMIBIOS from searching the IDE bus for IDE disk drives in 30 seconds 35 It is the recommended setting when all IDE connectors are Default set to AUTO in the AMIBIOS setting 39 BIOS ATA PI 80 pin Cable Detection Set this option to select the method used to detect the ATA PI 80 pin cable The Optimal and Fail safe setting is Host amp Device Option Description Host amp Set this value to use both the motherboard onboard IDE Device controller and IDE disk drive to detect the type of IDE Default cable used Host Set this value to use mother board onboard IDE controller to detect the type of IDE cable used Device Set this value to use IDE disk drive to detect the type of IDE cable used The use of an 80 conductor ATA cable is mandatory for running Ultra ATA 66 Ultra ATA 100 and Ultra ATA 133 IDE hard disk drives The standard 40 conductor ATA cable cannot handle the higher speeds 80 conductor ATA cable is plug compatible with the standard 40 conductor ATA cable Because of this the system must determine the presence of the correct cable This detection is achieved by having a break in one of the lines on th
49. ring development to include a VGA video connector offering support for a CRT VGA exists inside DMP Vortex86SX The video controller should idealy be able to share main memory for its frame buffer but a discrete memory solution will be considered 1 7 Serial ports Two ports have RS 232 full 8 signal handshake capability using 115 2kbps transceivers with ESD protection In some models COM2 has additional support for RS 422 and RS 485 as well All serial port input signals have weak pull up down resistors to their inactive state 1 8 IDE interface The board contains a standard 44 pin 2mm pitch pin header for connecting up to two IDE devices Master Slave on the channel The 44 pin connector must be placed so that a cable connected to it may exit the PC 104 board without interfering with the PC 104 mounting holes or any other feature on the board Introduction 1 9 CompacFlash interface The CF socket is located on the back of the board It shares the IDE channel with the solid state storage device If compact flash card is inserted it can not exceed the PC 104 outline 1 10 PC 104 bus expansion The PC 104 ISA bus is provided to enable the mounting of additional I O boards The standard configuration shall use stackthrough PC 104 connectors to allow expansion boards to be mounted both above and below the board Non stackthrough configuration is also supported as a semi custom deviation 1 11 Backup battery The board include
50. s a backup battery for CMOS RAM and real time clock backup The battery is soldered on the top side of the board in an area not underneath the IDE flashdisk With a battery current of no more than 2uA the on board battery life shall be 5 years minimum over the operating temperature range of 40 to 85 C External battery voltage requirement is 3 3V 10 The board must be able to boot and function properly without a backup battery installed 1 12 Power supply An power connector is provided with 5V and 12V power for use with floppy peripherals The board requires 5VDC amp 12VDC input voltage Maximum allowable reflected ripple measured at the voltage input connector is 50mV p p All switching power supply stages are synchronized to reduce random non synchronized overlapping spikes Introduction 1 13 Board Dimensions The board outline dimensions are 3 8 x 3 5 Standard stackthrough PC 104 connectors are provided on the board to allow for the addition of PC 104 expansion boards above or below
51. sword if installed Late POST initialization of chipset registers Build ACPI tables if ACPI is supported Program the peripheral parameters Enable Disalbe NMI as selected Initialization of system management interrupt by invoking all handlers Lian up work needed before booting to OS 71 A2 A4 A7 A9 AB AC B1 00 BIOS Takes care of runtime image preparation for different BIOS modules Fill the free area in FOOOh segment with OFFh Initializes the Microsoft IRQ Routing Table Prepares the runtime language module Disables the system configuration display if needed Initialize runtime language module Display boot option popup menu Displays the system configuration screen if enabled Initialize the CPU s before boot which includes the programming of the MTRR s Wait for userinput at config display if needed Uninstall POST INT1Ch vector and INTO9h vector Prepare BBS for Int 19 boot Init MP tables End of POST initialization of chipset registers De initializes the ADM module Save system context for ACPI Prepare CPU for OS boot including final MTRR values Passes control to OS Loader typically INT19h o BIOS 3 8 4 DIM Code Checkpoints The Device Initialization Manager DIM gets control at various times during BIOS POST to initialize different system buses The following table describes the main checkpoints where the DIM module is accessed Mete Checkpoint Description
52. t an ISA based Graphics device is installed in the system it does this so the ISA based Graphics card will function correctly This does not necessarily indicate a physical ISA adapter card The graphics chipset can be mounted on a PCI card Always check with your adapter card s manuals first be modifying the default setting in the BIOS PCI IDE BusMaster Set this value to allow or prevent the use of PCI IDE busmastering Configuration options Disabled Enabled Option Description Disabled Set this value to prevent PCI busmastering Default Enabled This option specifies that the IDE controller on the PCI local bus has mastering capabilities 48 BIOS OffBoard PCI ISA IDE Card Set this value to allow the OffBoard PCI ISA IDE Card to be selected Configuration options Auto PCI Slot1 PCI Slot2 PCI Slot3 Option Auto Default PCI Slot1 PCI Slot2 PCI Slot3 PCI Slot4 PCI Slot5 PCI Slot6 PCI Slot4 PCI Slot5 PCI Slot6 Description This setting will auto select the location of an OffBoard PCI IDE adapter card This setting will select PCI Slot 1 as the location of the OffBoard PCI IDE adapter card Use this setting only if there is an IDE adapter card installed in PCI Slot 1 This setting will select PCI Slot 2 as the location of the OffBoard PCI IDE adapter card Use this setting only if there is an IDE adapter card installed in PCI Slot 2 This setting will select P
53. t boot module Set the window for displaying text information Displaying sign on message CPU information setup key message and any OEM specific information 70 BIOS 38 39 SA 3B 3C 40 52 60 15 78 7C 84 85 8 8C 8D 8E 90 A1 Initializes different devices through DIM See DIM Code Checkpoints section of document for more information USB controllers are initialized at this point Initializes DMAC 1 amp DMAC 2 Initialize RTC date time Test for total memory installed in the system Also Check for DEL keys to limit memory test Display total memory in the system Mid POST initialization of chipset registers Detect different devices Parallel ports serial ports and coprocessor in CPU etc successfully installed in the system and update the BDA EBDA etc Updates CMOS memory size from memory found in memory test Allocates memory for Extended BIOS Data Area from base memory Programming the memory hole or any kind of implementation that needs an adjustment in system RAM size if needed Initializes NUM LOCK status and programs the KBD typematic rate Initialize Int 13 and prepare for IPL detection Initializes IPL devices controlled by BIOS and option ROMs Generate and write contents of ESCD in NVRam Log errors encountered during POST Display errors to theuser and gets the user response for error Execute BIOS setup if needed requested Check boot pas
54. tem setup without saving any changes lt ESC gt key can be used for this operation 59 BIOS Discard Changes BIUS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot secur ity Chipset Exit Options Discards changes done so far to any of save Changes and Exit the setup questions Discard Changes and Exit F Key can be used for this operation Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults Discard Changes Cancel Select Screen TL Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help PI Save and Exit ESC Exit vO2 61 Copyright 1965 2006 American Megatrends Inc Discards changes done so far to any of the setup questions lt F7 gt can be used for this operation 60 BIOS Load Optimal Defaults BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot secur ity Chipset Exit Options Load Optimal Default values for all the save Changes and Exit setup questions Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F9 key can be used for this operation Load Failsafe Defaults Load Optimal Defaults Cancel TL Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help PI Save and Exit ESC Exit Select Screen vO2 61 Copyright 1965 2006 American Megatrends Inc When you press lt Enter gt on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message Load Optimal Defaults OK Cancel Pressing OK loads the BIOS Optimal Default values for all the setup questions lt F9 gt key can be used for this operati
55. timer error Parity error in base memory first 64KB block Motherboard timer not operational Processor error 8042 Gate A20 test error cannot switch to protected mode General exception error processor exception interrupt error Display memory error system video adapter AMIBIOS ROM checksum error CMOS shutdown register read write error Cache memory test failed 63 BIOS 3 7 3 Troubleshooting POST BIOS Beep Codes Number of Beeps 13 2 03 4 7 9 11 Description Reseat the memory or replace with known good modules Fatal error indicating a serious problem with the system Consult your system manufacturer Before declaring the motherboard beyond all hope eliminate the possibility of interference by a malfunctioning add in card Remove all expansion cards except the video adapter e If beep codes are generated when all other expansion cards are absent consult your system manufacturer s technical support If beep codes are not generated when all other expansion cards are absent one of the add in cards is causing the malfunction Insert the cards back into the system one at a time until the problem If the system video adapter is an add in card replace or reset the video adapter If the video adapter is an integrated part of the system board the board may be faulty 64 BIOS 3 8 AMI BIOS Checkpoints 3 8 1 Bootblock Initialization Code Checkpoints The Bootblock initialization code sets
56. tion VGA1 CRT Connector 13 Connector type 2 00mm pitch 2x8 pin headers Pin Description Pin Description 1 RED 2 GREEN 12 3 BLUE 4 NC zin 5 GND 6 GND OO 7 GND 8 GND G 9 CRTVCC5 10 N C SE 11 N C 12 VDDAT OO 13 HSYNC 14 VSYNC tok 15 VDCLK 16 N C LAN1 Ethernet Connector 14 Connector type 2 00mm pitch 2x5 pin headers Pin Description Pin Description 1 TX 2 TX 3 RX 4 N C OO 5 N C 6 RX et 7 NIC 8 NC O 9 GND 10 NIC Key PC1 PC 104 ISA Interface 15 B1 Co E E E EE A EE O0 EE a D LTD GIO B32 ATO OO ODOOOUCUX X U0O0OC U QO0OD0O0U 000u00u0010 0101 00 A mOUO0OUUCO0Ciuocds u oodd Im BOO OOD OQ CUO COCO O OQ O NI PC1 provides a standard PC 104 16 bit ISA bus The connectors may be either soldered in or press fit versions The standard configuration provides stackthrough connectors enabling I O boards to be mounted both above and below the board In custom configurations the board is available with non stackthrough connectors enabling only top side I O board installation The PCB holes must be designed with the appropriate hole dimensions and plating thickness to support the reliable use of press fit connectors in addition to hand soldered connectors For cost reduction hand soldered connectors may be used as long as the soldering meets IPC 610 class 2 standards On PC1 the Key pins are cut on the bottom of the connector and plugged on top 15 Pin D
57. up the chipset memory and other components before system memory is available The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the bootblock initialization portion of the BIOS ot Checkpoint Before DO DO D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 Description If boot block debugger is enabled CPU cache as RAM functionality is enabled at this point Stack will be enabled from this point Early Boot Strap Processo BSP initialization like microcode update frequency and other CPU cirtical initialization Early chipset initialization is done Early super I O initialization is done including RTC and keyboard controller Serial port is enabled at this point if needed for debugging NMI is deisabled Perfrom keyboard controller BAT test Save power on CPUID value in scretch CMOS Go to flat mode with 4GB limit and GA20 enabled Verify the boot block checksum System will hang here if checksum is bad Disable CACHE before memory detection Execute full memory sizing module If memory sizing module not executed start memory refresh and do memory sizing in Boot block code Do additional chipset initialization Re enabled CACHE Verify that flat mode is enabled Test base 512KB memory Adjust policies and cache first SMB Set stack Bootblock code is copied from ROM to lower system memory and control is given to it BIOS now executes out of RAM Copies compressed boot block code to memory in right segments Copies

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