Aaeon MB-662, User Manual

Page 1: ...MB 662 LPX size Intel FC 370 Pentium III CPU Card with LCD LAN Audio 4 COMs SSD...

Page 2: ...e without notice While resonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this docement to assure its accuracy AAEON assumes no liabilities resulting from errors or omissions in this docuement or...

Page 3: ...ce from your products So if you run into technical difficulties we are here to help For the most frequently asked questions you can easily find answers in your product documentation These answers are...

Page 4: ...service time and freight Please consult your dealer for more details If you think you have a defective product follow these steps 1 Collect all the information about the problem encountered For examp...

Page 5: ...e make sure that the following materials have been shipped 1 MB 662 LPX size Single Board Computer Card 1 Quick Installation Guide 1 Support CD contains the followings User s Manual this manual in PDF...

Page 6: ...oughly before you install and use the board The product that you have purchased comes with an two year limited warranty but AAEON will not be responsible for misuse of the product Therefore we strongl...

Page 7: ...JP1 17 LCD Panel Voltage Setting JP6 17 LCD Clock Signal Selection JP7 18 Ethernet Tx Rx Link LED Connector JP8 18 COM4 RS 232 422 485 Selection JP10 19 Speaker Buzzer JP12 19 System Status LED Pin He...

Page 8: ...tors CN30 37 Serial Port COM3 Connectors CN32 38 Serial Port COM4 Connectors CN31 38 Joystick MIDI Port CN33 39 Audio Connector for CD_In CN34 39 Phone Jack for Line_Out CN35 40 Phone Jack for MIC CN3...

Page 9: ...installation 83 Windows 3 1 91 OS 2 92 Windows 3 51 94 Windows 98 95 Windows NT 4 0 96 Driver installation 96 Chapter 5 Ethernet Software configuration 97 Windows 98 Driver Installation 98 Ethernet s...

Page 10: ...Chapter 1 General Information 1 1 General I n f o r m a t i o n This chapter gives background information of the mainboard Sections Include Board Specifications Layout and Dimensions C H A P T E R...

Page 11: ...eed 2 EIDE channels can support up to 4 Ultra DMA 33 mode Up to four IDE devices can be connected including large hard disks CD ROM drives and tape backup drives etc The MB 662 also features power man...

Page 12: ...mation 3 Features Supports Intel Celeron Pentium III FC 370 Supports DiskOnChip SSD up to 288MB C T 69000 LCD controller supports 36 bit TFT Panels Realtek RTL 8139C 10 100Base T Fast Ethernet Support...

Page 13: ...5 720KB 1 44MB and 2 88MB with one standard type connector and one FPC connector Parallel port Two bi directional parallel ports Supports SPP ECP and EPP modes One external 25 pin D sub connector and...

Page 14: ...control and temperature monitoring LED status pin header LED status indicator for power CPU fan Aux fan HDD low temperarature high temperature and LAN Flat Panel CRT Interface Chipset C T69000 Displa...

Page 15: ...nsion Slots PCI ISA slot and PC 104 screws hole for LVDS module One PCI ISA slot onboard Reserved for Aaeon s PCM 3524 LVDS module Mechanical and environmental Powersupplyvoltage 5V 4 75Vto5 25V 12V 1...

Page 16: ...ard Layout JP 13 CN16 CN9 CN12 CN8 JP 18 CN7 JP 16 JP7 JP3 JP 17 DIM M1 DIM M2 JP 14 JP 15 CN21 CN13 CN6 CN11 CN35 CN37 CN36 CN33 CN32 CN30 CN22 CN3 CN10 CN14 JP 10 JP1 CN2 CN25 CN17 CN24 CP U1 JP6 E...

Page 17: ...8 MB 662 User Manual Board Dimensions 0 0 0 0...

Page 18: ...pter describes how to set up the main board hardware including instruc tions on setting jumpers and connecting peripherals switches and indicators Be sure to read all the safety precautions before you...

Page 19: ...s with the clip To open a jumper you remove the clip Sometimes a jumper will have three pins labeled 1 2 and 3 In this case you would connect either pins 1 and 2 or 2 and 3 The jumper settings are sch...

Page 20: ...to static electric charges Use a grounding wrist strap at all times Place all electronic components on a static dissipative surface or in a static shielded bag when they are not in the chassis Instal...

Page 21: ...normal and won t damage the CPU When the CPU is installed the lever should snap into place at the side of the socket Note To remove a CPU pull the lever out to the side a little and raise it as far a...

Page 22: ...o accept PC 133 DIMM Module running at 100 Mega herts speed Single sided modules are typically 16 or 128 MB double sided modules are usually 32 or 256 MB Memory Installation Procedures To install DIMM...

Page 23: ...ers Connectors JP 13 CN16 CN9 CN12 CN8 JP 18 CN7 JP 16 JP7 JP3 JP 17 DIM M1 DIM M2 JP 14 JP 15 CN21 CN13 CN6 CN11 CN35 CN37 CN36 CN33 CN32 CN30 CN22 CN3 CN10 CN14 JP 10 JP1 CN2 CN25 CN17 CN24 CP U1 JP...

Page 24: ...on JP1 Clear CMOS Selection JP2 Power ON Switch JP3 Panel Type Selection JP6 LCD Panel Voltage Setting JP7 LCD Clock Signal Selection JP8 Ethernet Tx Rx Link LED Connector JP10 COM4 RS 232 422 485 Sel...

Page 25: ...py Drive Connector CN10 Parallel Port 1 Connector CN11 Keyboard and Mouse Connector CN13 CPU Fan Power Connector CN14 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector CN16 Primary IDE Hard Drive Connector CN17 Secondary IDE...

Page 26: ...on protect mode In clearing CMOS place jumper for just a second follow clear CMOS illustration then immediately return jumper to protect mode Protect Clear CMOS 1 2 3 1 2 3 Default LCD Panel Voltage...

Page 27: ...lustrated as follows Shift Clock AShift Clock 1 2 3 1 2 3 Default Ethernet Tx Rx Link LED Connector JP8 With ethernet Tx Rx Link LED indicator the ethernet status can be trace up through LED indicator...

Page 28: ...ustrated as follows RI Function 5Vout 12Vout 1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5 2 4 6 2 4 6 2 4 6 RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 7 9 11 7 9 11 7 9 11 8 10 12 8 10 12 8 10 12 Default Speaker Buzzer JP12 This onboard jumper provi...

Page 29: ...or and as well as a quick troubleshooting indicator Just follow the pin definition for each 7 LEDs illustrated below Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Power_ON LED 2 Vcc 3 CPU_fan LED 4 Vcc 5 System_fan LED 6 V...

Page 30: ...an increase in reliability The DiskOnChip is a small plug and play Flash disk It is easy to use And it saves integration overhead The DiskOnChip 2000 family of products is available in capacities rang...

Page 31: ...C 100 66 Mhz Frequency Selection JP17 Provide the users to manually select the operating frequency with the use of jumper JP17 Illustrated setting as follows 66 Mhz Frequency 100 Mhz Frequency 1 2 1...

Page 32: ...N C 12 12V 3 GND 13 GND 4 5V 14 PON 5 GND 15 GND 6 5V 16 GND 7 GND 17 GND 8 N C 18 5V 9 5VSB 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V Display Connectors CN3 and CN12 The MB 662 s PCI SVGA interface can drive conventional...

Page 33: ...al D sub connector is equipped to interface with conventional CRT displays Refer to pin definitions as follows Pin Signal 1 RED 2 GREEN 3 BLUE 4 N C 5 Chassis GND 6 Chassis GND 7 Chassis GND 8 Chassis...

Page 34: ...terface is done completely via the software utility You do not have to set any jumpers Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 12 VDC 2 12 VDC 3 GND 4 GND 5 5 VDC 6 5 VDC 7 ENAVEE 8 GND 9 P0 10 P1 11 P2 12 P3 13 P4 1...

Page 35: ...ires the new generation of plug and play Hot Plugging feature for both low speed and high speed devices It could also be expanded up to 127 connections through USB hub Refer pin definitions as follows...

Page 36: ...nnector into CN7 Make sure that the red or blue wire corresponds to pin 1 on the connector No wor ries for CN9 FPC connector it s guided design for error free con nection 2 Attach the appropriate conn...

Page 37: ...25 GND 26 TRACK 0 27 GND 28 WRITE PROTECT 29 GND 30 READ DATA 31 GND 32 HEAD SELECT 33 GND 34 DISK CHANGE Note Please refer to the next page for CN9 pin definitions IrDA Connector CN8 How to install...

Page 38: ...10 and Parallel Port 2 Connector CN21 The mainboard is designed to support two parallel ports Port 1 connector CN10 also designated as LPT1 is a standard 25 pin D sub connector specially prepared for...

Page 39: ...PE 13 SLCT 14 AUTOFD 15 ERR 16 INIT 17 SLCTINI 18 GND 19 GND 20 GND 21 GND 22 GND 23 GND 24 GND 25 GND 26 GND Parallel Port 2 Connector CN21 13x2 pin header Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 STB 2 AUTOFD 3 DO 4...

Page 40: ...n Signal 1 KB DATA 7 MS DATA 2 MS DATA 8 N C 3 GND 9 GND 4 Vcc 10 Vcc 5 KB CLOCK 11 MS CLOCK 6 MS CLOCK 12 N C CPU and System Fan Power Connector CN13 and CN24 Two 3 pin plug in and error free onboard...

Page 41: ...62 is outfitted with a standard RJ 45 LAN connector With support from Realtek RTL8139C chipset using either 10Mbs or 100Mbs are possible through it s N way auto negotiation featured operation Refer to...

Page 42: ...8 and 2 5 drives need one 44 pin to two 44 pin flat cable connector 3 5 drives use one 44 pin to two 40 pin connector Wire number 1 on the cable is normally red or blue and the other wires are usuall...

Page 43: ...10 DATA 11 11 DATA 3 12 DATA 12 13 DATA 2 14 DATA 13 15 DATA 1 16 DATA 14 17 DATA 0 18 DATA 15 19 SIGNAL GND 20 N C 21 N C 22 GND 23 IO WRITE 24 GND 25 IO READ 26 GND 27 IO CHANNEL READY 28 ALE 29 N...

Page 44: ...8 DATA 10 9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11 11 DATA 3 12 DATA 12 13 DATA 2 14 DATA 13 15 DATA 1 16 DATA 14 17 DATA 0 18 DATA 15 19 SIGNAL GND 20 N C 21 N C 22 GND 23 IO WRITE 24 GND 25 IO READ 26 GND 27 IO CHANNEL...

Page 45: ...list ed as follows SerialPortCOM2RS 232 CN22 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 NRLSD1 6 NDSR1 2 NRXD1 7 NRTS1 3 NTXD1 8 NCTS1 4 NDTR1 9 NRI1 5 GND 10 GND LCD Inverter Backlight Power Connector CN25 CN25 enables...

Page 46: ...bit4 The pin definitions are illustrated below Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 DIO_IN1 2 DIO_IN2 3 DIO_IN3 4 DIO_IN4 5 DIO_OUT1 6 DIO_OUT2 7 DIO_OUT3 8 DIO_OUT4 9 Vcc 10 GND Serial Port COM1 CN32 COM3 CN30 an...

Page 47: ...Signal Pin Signal 1 DCDA 6 DSRA 2 RXDA 7 RTSA 3 TXDA 8 CTSA 4 DTRA 9 DTRA 5 GND 10 GND COM4 CN31 COM4RS 232 422 485 CN31 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 DCDB 2 DSRB 3 RXDB 4 RTSB 5 TXDB 6 CTSB 7 DTRB 8 IRIB 9...

Page 48: ...ector CN33 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Vcc 9 Vcc 2 JF0 10 JF2 3 JRC0 11 JRC2 4 GND 12 MOUT 5 GND 13 JRC3 6 JRC1 14 JF3 7 JF1 15 MIN 8 Vcc Audio Connector for CD_IN CN34 Links audio connection of the CD RO...

Page 49: ...rm of connection for the users too Pin definitions as follows Line_OUT Phone Jack CN35 Pin Signal 1 GND 2 Line_OUT Left 3 GND 4 GND 5 Line_OUT Right Phone Jack for MIC CN36 A standard phone jack is al...

Page 50: ...The MB 662 is designed with line_OUT and for additional ease a line_IN connection is definitely needed It also comes with stan dard easy connection Pin definitions below Line_IN Phone Jack CN37 Pin Si...

Page 51: ...42 MB 662 User Manual 3 Award BIOS Setup This chapter describes how to configure the BIOS for the system C H A P T E R...

Page 52: ...uring POST you can start the Setup program in one of two ways 1 By pressing Del immediately after switching the system on or 2 By pressing Del or pressing Ctrl Alt Esc when the following message appea...

Page 53: ...c value or make changes PgDn Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F2 Change color from total 16 colors F2 to select col...

Page 54: ...that resets your system to its default configuration You can invoke this override by immediately pressing Insert when you restart your computer You can restart by either using the ON OFF switch the RE...

Page 55: ...rd and PCI Local Bus Configuration configuration options Integrated I O subsystems that depend on the inte Peripherals grated peripherals controller in your system Supervisor User Change set or disabl...

Page 56: ...e Defaults most stable minimal performance system operations Load Setup Setup defaults are factory settings for Defaults optimal performance system operations Save Exit Save settings in nonvolatile CM...

Page 57: ...48 MB 662 User Manual Standard CMOS setup When you choose the STANDARD CMOS SETUP option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu the screen below is dis played...

Page 58: ...on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Press the left or right arrow key to move to the desired field Press the PgUp or PgDn key to increment the setting or type the desired...

Page 59: ...write precompensation factor landing zone and number of sectors Drives whose specifications do not accommodate any pre defined type are classified as type USER Size Disk drive capacity approximate Not...

Page 60: ...ive installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 inch PC type standard drive 360 kilobyte capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 inch AT type high density drive 1 2 megabyte capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 72...

Page 61: ...ll But Disk Key POST does not stop for a keyboard or disk error but stops for all other errors Memory You cannot change any values in the Memory fields they are only for your information The fields sh...

Page 62: ...and their software can use extended memory Other Memory Between 640 KB and 1 MB often called High memory DOS may load terminate and stay resident TSR programs such as device drivers in this area to f...

Page 63: ...54 MB 662 User Manual BIOS features setup By choosing the BIOS FEATURES SETUP option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu the screen below is displayed...

Page 64: ...l 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 additiona...

Page 65: ...720 KB 1 2 MB and 1 44 MB capacity all have 80 tracks Because very few modern PCs have 40 track floppy drives we recommend that you set this field to Disabled to save time Boot Up NumLock Status Togg...

Page 66: ...e choice 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Dealy Msec Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke The choice 250 500 750 1000 Security Option If you have set...

Page 67: ...us Shadowing improves the performance of the system BIOS and similar ROM firmware for expansion peripherals but it also reduces the amount of high memory 640 KB to 1 MB available for loading device dr...

Page 68: ...Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 59 CHIPSET features setup By choosing the CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu the screen below is displayed...

Page 69: ...lost while using your system Because of the complexity and technical nature of some of the options not all of the options are described here SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This field lets you control the num...

Page 70: ...lecting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h to C7FFFh resulting in better video performance Howev er if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result Video RAM Ca...

Page 71: ...saction 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 Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Whe...

Page 72: ...buzzer will sound and the LED will flash Low Limit Temperature Warning When the single board computer exceeds the low limit temperature warning level the buzzer will sound and the LED will flash IN0...

Page 73: ...64 MB 662 User Manual Power management setup By choosing the POWER MANAGEMENT option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu the screen below is displayed...

Page 74: ...r saving for Doze Standby and Suspend modes This table describes each power management mode Max Saving Maximum power savings Only Available for SL CPUs Inactivity period is 1 minute in each mode User...

Page 75: ...ds Association VESA Use the software supplied for your video subsystem to select video power management values Blank Screen System only writes blanks to the video buffer Video Off After As the system...

Page 76: ...ting themselves into an idle state after the specified timeout and then waking themselves up when accessed Throttle Duty Cycle When the system enters Doze mode the CPU clock runs only part of the time...

Page 77: ...IDE 1 Floppy Disk Serial Port Parallel Port IRQ8 Break Event From Suspend You can select Enabled or Disabled for monitoring of IRQ8 the Real Time Clock so it does not awaken the system from Suspend m...

Page 78: ...Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 69 PNP PCI configuration setup By choosing the PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP option from the initial SETUP SCREEN menu the screen below is displayed...

Page 79: ...all the interrupt request IRQ and DMA assignment fields disappear as the BIOS automatically assigns them Reset Configuration Data Normally you leave this field Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extend...

Page 80: ...M The BIOS DEFAULTS provides the most stable settings though they do not provide optimal performance LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS on the other hand provides for maximum system performance If the stored record...

Page 81: ...72 MB 662 User Manual Integrated peripherals setup By choosing the INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS option from the initial SETUP SCREEN menu the screen below is displayed...

Page 82: ...cally determines the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device On Chip PCI IDE Primary The system chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate...

Page 83: ...IrDA 1 0 specification IrDA SIR IrDA compliant serial infrared port IrDA MIR 1 MB sec infrared port IrDA FIR Fast infrared standard FIR Fast infrared standard MIR 0 57M 0 57 MB sec infrared port MIR 1...

Page 84: ...attached the more address needed to organize the memory storage areas If all the I O devices were run through the same address your devices would come to a near halt By providing the end user with fo...

Page 85: ...ther SUPERVISOR or USER PASSWORD or both of them The difference between the two is that the supervisor password allows unrestricted access to enter and change the options of the setup menus while the...

Page 86: ...ow the message changes CONFIRM PASSWORD Again type the password and press Enter To abort the process at any time press Esc In the Security Option item in the BIOS Features Setup screen select System o...

Page 87: ...The IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION utility can automatically detect the IDE hard disk installed in your system You can use it to self detect and or correct the hard disk type configuration You need to repeat...

Page 88: ...press ENTER the values entered in the setup utility will be recorded in the chipset s CMOS memory The microprocessor will check this every time you turn your system on and compare this to what it find...

Page 89: ...80 MB 662 User Manual 4 Flat Panel CRT Controller Display Drivers and Utilities This chapter provides information about Driver types and installation C H A P T E R...

Page 90: ...s not require any special drivers to operate in standard modes The purpose of the enclosed software drivers is to take advantage of the extended features of the CHIPS VGA Flat Panel CRT controller Har...

Page 91: ...disk Understand the MS DOS directory structure If you are uncertain about any of these concepts please refer to the DOS or OS 2 user reference guides for more information before you proceed with the...

Page 92: ...tall these drivers through the Windows operating system Driver installation 1 Install Windows 95 as you normally would for a VGA display Click the Start button go to Settings and click on Control Pane...

Page 93: ...84 MB 662 User Manual Click the setting button then click the Advanced Properties icon into the Advanced Display properties windows show as figure2 figure 2...

Page 94: ...allation 85 click on Change Display Type In the Change Display Type window click on the Change button under Adapter Type into the select Device window show as figure 3 This will bring up the Select De...

Page 95: ...Device window click on Have Disk Select Browse and find the Win95 driver chips95 inf in the Supporting CD ROM cd rom CD ROM model name driver vga driver win95 chips95 inf and then click OK cd rom the...

Page 96: ...er 4 Driver Installation 87 The name of the Chips And Tech 69000 PCI driver will appear highlighted in the Models list boxfhow as figure Click OK to start the driver installation show as figure 5 figu...

Page 97: ...88 MB 662 User Manual 3 Once the installation is complete the Advanced display Properties window will reappear Show as figure 6 figure 6...

Page 98: ...Chapter 4 Driver Installation 89 Click on close to close the window Then the Display Properties window will reappear Show as figure 7 figure 7...

Page 99: ...90 MB 662 User Manual Click on Apply Restart the system for the new settings to take effect show as figure 8 figure 8...

Page 100: ...hen from the pull down menu choose Run At the Command Line prompt type cd rom CD ROM model name driver vga driver win31 setup exe Press the ENTER key or click OK to begin the installation cd rom the d...

Page 101: ...leted you will need to perform a shutdown and then restart the system in order for changes to take effect A log of the information output during the install can be found in root OS2 INSTALL DISPLAY LO...

Page 102: ...r Installation 93 6 When the installation is complete you will need to shut down and then restart the system for the changes to take effect Make sure to remove the installation diskette before restart...

Page 103: ...ck the Display Type button into the Display Type windows then click on Change button from the Adapter Type icon And click on Have Disk button in the change display window 2 Place the Supporting CD ROM...

Page 104: ...e driver you want Following select the Have Disk option You will be asked to provide the manufacturers file from a certain location select your CD ROM drive and click on Browse 2 Place the Supporting...

Page 105: ...ROM dirve In the Select Device window click on Have Disk select Browse and find the NT 4 0 driver from cd rom CD ROM model name driver vga driver win98 nt windows nt nt40 Oemsetup inf cd rom the driv...

Page 106: ...Chapter 5 Software Configuration 97 5 Ethernet Software C o n f i g u r a t i o n This chapter describes how to configure the Etherent Card to match your applica tion requirements C H A P T E R...

Page 107: ...the network adapter option from the ADD NEW HARDWARE WIZARD Then click the have disk button followed by the browse button Place the Supporting CD ROM into your CD ROM dirve In the Select Device windo...

Page 108: ...s for the Ethernet interface Just highlight the option you wish to change by using the Up and DOWN keys To change a selected item press ENTER and a screen will appear with the available options Highli...

Page 109: ...anual 6 Audio Setup This MB 662 is equipped with an audio interface that records and playback CD quality audio This chapter provides instructions for installing the software drivers on the included CD...

Page 110: ...board audio interface also supports the Plug and Play PnP standard and provides PnP configuration for the audio FM and MPU 401 logical devices It is compatible with Sound Blaster Sound Blaster Pro ve...

Page 111: ...n OK The system will copy the necessary driver files to your hard disk drive cd rom CD ROM model name driver sound audio English OEMSETUP cd rom the driver letter of your CD ROM drive model name the m...

Page 112: ...gins detecting the following new hardware components Gameport Joystick ES1938 PCI Audio Drive ES1938DOSEmulation 5 Upon initial installation the setup process begins setting up the software 6 Windows...

Page 113: ...e the installation wizard named SETUP in the following directory cd rom CD ROM model name driver Audio Ctrun cd rom the drive letter of your CD ROM drive model name the model number of your product 2...

Page 114: ...hdog Timer The mainboard is equipped with a watchdog timer that resets the CPU or generates an interrupt if processing comes to a standstill for whatever reason This feature ensures system reliability...

Page 115: ...x443 30 HEX set watchdog to 30 seconds 2 To set the time out event output data to port 0x444 Timeout SEC Q 1 WDRST IRQSET 3 TIMEOUT IRQ15 IRQSET 2 TIMEOUT IRQ11 IRQSET 4 TIMEOUT IRQ10 IRQSET 5 TIMEOUT...

Page 116: ...time out event to reset system outportb 0x443x 10 set time out interval to 10 seconds customer_job execute your job here be sure your job will finished within 10 seconds outportb 0x443 0 refresh watc...