Aaeon PCM-6898 User manual

PCM-6898
FC/Socket 370 Media PC with LCD,
Ethernet, Audio, AGP 4X, TV-Out,
SSD/Compact Flash, 4 USB & 4 COM
Ports

Notice Notice
Notice Notice
Onboard PCM-6898 you will find a single
PCI/ISA slot. AAEON has designed a riser
card for this expansion interface, PCM-
10560-5.
Due to industry discrepancies we advise our
customers to only use PCM-10560-5 with
PCM-6898.

Copyright Notice
This document is copyrighted, 2001. All rights are reserved. The
original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to
the products described in this manual at any time without notice.
No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or
transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written
permission of the original manufacturer. Information provided in
this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. However, the
original manufacturer assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for
any infringements upon the rights of third parties which may result
from its use.
The material is this document is for product information only and is
subject to change without notice. While reasonable efforts have
been made in the preparation of this document to assure its
accuracy, AAEON, assumes no liabilities resulting from errors or
omissions in this document, or from the use of the information
contained herein.
AAEON reserves the right to make changes in the product design
without notice to its users.
Part No. 2087689800 PCM-6898 2nd. Edition
A1.0 Printed in Taiwan December, 2001

Acknowledgments
All other product names or trademarks are properties of their
respective owners.
AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends, Inc.
Award is a trademark of Award Software International, Inc.
IBM, PC/AT, PS/2, and VGA are trademarks of International
Business Machines Corporation.
Intel and Pentium III are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Microsoft Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.
SMC is a trademark of Standard Microsystems Corporation.RTL is
atrademarkofRealtekSemi-ConductorCo.,Ltd.
C&T is a trademark of Chips and Technologies, Inc.
UMC is a trademark of United Microelectronics Corporation.
ITE is a trademark of Integrated Technology Express, Inc.
SiS is a trademark of Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
VIA is a trademark of VIA Technology, Inc.

A Message to the Customer
AAEON Customer Services
Each and every AAEON product is built to the most exacting
specifications to ensure reliable performance in the harsh and
demanding conditions typical of industrial environments. Whether
your new AAEON equipment is destined for the laboratory or the
factory floor, you can be assured that your product will provide the
reliability and ease of operation for which the name AAEON has
come to be known.
Your satisfaction is our primary concern. Here is a guide to
AAEON's customer services. To ensure you get the full benefit of
our services, please follow the instructions below carefully.
Technical Support
We want you to get the maximum performance 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 normally a lot
more detailed than the ones we can give over the phone.
So please consult this manual first. If you still cannot find the
answer, gather all the information or questions that apply to your
problem, and with the product close at hand, call your dealer. Our
dealers are well trained and ready to give you the support you need
to get the most from your AAEON products. In fact, most problems
reported are minor and are able to be easily solved over the phone.
In addition, free technical support is available from AAEON
engineers every business day. We are always ready to give advice
on application requirements or specific information on the installa-
tion and operation of any of our products.

Product Warranty
AAEON warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its
products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for
two years from the date of shipment.
This warranty does not apply to any products which have been
repaired or altered by persons other than repair personnel autho-
rized by AAEON, or which have been subject to misuse, abuse,
accident or improper installation. AAEON assumes no liability
under the terms of this warranty as a consequence of such events.
Because of AAEON's high quality-control standards and rigorous
testing, most of our customers never need to use our repair service.
If an AAEON product is defective, it will be repaired or replaced at
no charge during the warranty period. For out-of-warranty repairs,
you will be billed according to the cost of replacement materials,
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
example, CPU type and speed, AAEON products used, other
hardware and software used, etc.) Note anything abnormal and
list any on-screen messages you get when the problem occurs.
2. Call your dealer and describe the problem. Please have your
manual, product, and any helpful information readily available.
3. If your product is diagnosed as defective, obtain an RMA
(return material authorization) number from your dealer. This
allows us to process your return more quickly.
4. Carefully pack the defective product, a fully-completed Repair
and Replacement Order Card and a photocopy proof of pur-
chase date (such as your sales receipt) in a shippable container.
A product returned without proof of the purchase date is not
eligible for warranty service.
5. Write the RMA number visibly on the outside of the package
and ship it prepaid to your dealer.

Packing list
Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the
following materials have been shipped:
• 1PCM-6898MediaSizedSingleBoardComputerCard
• 1Quick Installation Guide
• 1 Support CD contains the followings:
-- User's Manual (this manual in PDF file)
-- Ethernet driver and utilities
--VGAdriverand utilities
-- Audio driver and utilities
-- 4 In 1 driver
• 1floppy disk drive interface cable (34-pin, pitch 2.0mm)
• 1IDEharddiskdrivecable(40-pin,pitch2.54mm)
• 2 serial port (10-9 pin, pitch 2.0mm) adapter kit.
• 1 bag of screws and miscellaneous parts
If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your distribu-
tor or sales representative immediately.

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Notice
DearCustomer,
Thank you for purchasing the PCM-6898 board. This user's
manual is designed to help you to get the most out of the PCM-
6898, please read it thoroughly 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 strongly urge you to first
read the manual before using the product.
To receive the latest version of the user manual, please visit our
web site at:
Http:\\WWW.AAEON.COM

Contents
Chapter 1: General Information.........................................1
Introduction.........................................................2
Features.......................................................................3
Specifications..............................................................4
Board dimensions..............................................................7
Chapter 2: Installation................................................8
Safety Precautions..........................................................9
Removing the CPU..................................................9
Installing the CPU ............ ..................................................10
Setting Jumpers...................................................11
Installing SDRAM......................................................12
Jumpers ....... .....................................................................13
Connectors........................................................14
Locating Jumpers and Connectors..................................15
VIO Select JP3..........................................................16
Wake On LAN JP6.......................................................16
RS-232/422/485 COM2 JP4, JP5.........................................17
Auto Detect CPU Frequency JP7, JP8.....................................18
System Frequency JP9, JP10............................................18
Clear CMOS JP11.....................................................18
DOC Address Setting J2......................................................19
Audio Port CD_IN J3, J4.................................................19
For PCM-3730 J5........................................................20
IrDA Connector J9.....................................................20
Floppy Drive Connector CN1.............................................21
Power Connector CN2..............................................22
Digital Video Interface Connector CN4.............................23
10/100 Base-Tx Ethernet Connector CN8.................24
Compact Flash Connector CN9................................25
PCI/ISA Connector CN10.....................................................26
Front Panel CN11.....................................................30

TV Output CN14, J8........................................................30
Digital I/O Connector CN12............................................31
USB Connector CN13, CN19...............................................32
Line_In CN15............................................................32
MIC_In CN15..............................................................33
VGA Connector CN16..................................................33
Speaker Out CN15........................................................34
Parallel Port Connector CN16..........................................34
COM 1 RS-232 Serial Port CN17.......................................35
PS/2 Keyboard and mouse Connector CN18......................35
CPU Fan Power Connector Fan 1, Fan2.........................36
Floppy Drive Connector FDD1.......................................37
IDE Hard Drive Connector IDE1, IDE2..............................38
Chapter 3: AwardBIOS Setup....................................39
Starting setup................................................................40
Setup keys.....................................................................41
Getting help..................................................................42
Main setup menu.................................................................43
Standard CMOS setup....................................................45
Advanced BIOS features.....................................................50
Advanced CHIPSET features ............................................55
Integrated Peripherals...............................................60
Power management setup...........................................65
PNP/PCI congfiguration setup....................................69
PC Health Status......................................................71
Frequency/Voltage Control........................................72
Load Fail-Safe Defaults............................................73
Load Optimized Defaults..........................................74
Set Supervisor Password.......................................75
Set User Password...............................................76
Save to CMOS and Exit.........................................77
Quit Without Saving.............................................78

Chapter 4: Drivers and Utilities.......................79
Installation of Drivers: Notice.............................................80
VGA Driver Installation............................................81
Ethernet Driver Installation...............................................82
Audio Driver Installation......................................................83
4 IN 1 Driver Installation................................................84
Instructionsfor SettingSimultaneous VGADisplays.................85
Appendix A: Watchdog Timer...............................87

Chapter 1 General Information 1
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GeneralGeneral
GeneralGeneral
General
InformationInformation
InformationInformation
Information
This chapter gives background
informationonPCM-6898.
Sections Include:
• Board Specifications
• Layout and Dimensions
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IntroductionIntroduction
IntroductionIntroduction
Introduction
AAEON debuts our newest compact media single board computer
offering AGP 4X, TV-Output and VIA quality chipset. This compact
sized single board computer features a new level of multimedia perfor-
mance.
This single board computer incorporates the AGP 4X VGA interface.
Our first compact board that supports up to 32MB of shared display
memory. Throughout our R&D goal was to offer our customers a higher
quality visual displays platform.
The Ethernet interface100Base-Tx is controlled by the Realtek 8139C
chipset. The TV-Output encoder utilizes the Chrontel 7006 chipset.
Our surround sound quality audio interface is controlled by the VIA
1611 chipset, compatible with SoundBlaster, SoundBlaster Pro and
Windows Sound System.
Central processing units used on this single board computer may vary,
however to acquire the full potential of this embedded computer we
suggest Intel Celeron 300~766MHz (With system bus frequencies of 66
MHz) or Pentium III 500-850 MHz (With system bus frequencies of
100MHz) and Pentium III 600-1 GHz ( With system bus frequencies of
133MHz).
This compact sized board features built in audio interface, supporting
microphone in, line in/out, speaker out and CD in capabilities. The
VGA has a resolution up to 1024 X 768 @ 16.7M colors, supporting
non-interlacedCRT and up to 18/24/36/48-bit LCD throughDVO
module.
As for onboard memory we offer a 168-pin SDRAM socket providing a
maximumof256MBof memory. PCM-6898cansupportuptofour IDE
hard disk drives and dual floppy disk drives. Other features include
four USB ports onboard, three RS-232 serial ports and one RS-232/422/
485 serial port. The single bi-directional parallel ports can support SPP,
ECP and EPP modes. The standard ATX power connector is utilized on
this compact sized SBC.

Chapter 1 General Information 3
FeaturesFeatures
FeaturesFeatures
Features
• Supports FC-PGA Pentium III and Celeron CPU's
• HighSpeedAGP4XforVGADisplay
• One 10/100 Base-T Fast Ethernet
• SupportsH/Wstatusmonitoring
• IntegratedAC-97 2.1 SoundBlaster compatible PCI
3D Audio
• SupportsCRT and18/24/36/48-bits TFT panels
ThroughDVO Module
• Supports NTSC/PAL TV output
• SupportsbothDiskOnChip(SSD)andCompactflash
memorystorage

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Standard SBC functions
•CPU: FC-370 PentiumIII(Coppermine), Celeron, and compatibleCPUs
(With system bus frequencies of 66/100/133MHz).
•CPUsocket: 370 pins Socket
•BIOS:Award256KBFlash BIOS
•Chipset:VT82C8604/VT82C686B
•I/Ochipset:VT82C686B
•Memory: Up to 256MB. One 168-pinSDRAM socket onboard.
•EnhancedIDE: Supports up to four hard disk drives. BIOS auto detect.
Supports PIO mode 5 and Bus Maser. Also supports multi-word DMA
and Ultra DMA/100 (and one CFD socket on board)
•FDDinterface: Supports two floppy disk drives, 5.25" (360KB and
1.2MB) and/or 3.5"(720KB,1.44MB,and 2.88MB).
•Parallelport: Configured to LPT1, LPT2, LPT3 or disabled. Supports
SPP, ECP, and EPPmodes.
•Serialport: Three RS-232 serial ports can be configured as COM1,
COM2, COM3, COM4, or disabled individually and of which one and be
configuredas RS-232/422/485(COM2). (16C550 equivalent).
•IRDAinterface: Supports one IrDA Tx / Rx header
•KB/Mouseconnector: 6-pin mini-DIN connector supports PC/AT
keyboard and PS/2 mouse.
•USBconnectors: Supports four USB ports.
•Battery: Lithium battery for data retention
•Watchdog timer: Can generate a system reset, IRQ15, orNMI.
Software selectable time-out interval (4 sec. ~ 4 min., 1 sec./step).
Supports Win 98 and Win31.
SpecificationsSpecifications
SpecificationsSpecifications
Specifications

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•DMA:7 DMA channels (8237 equivalent)
•Interrupt: 15 interrupt levels (8259 equivalent)
•Powermanagement: Supports ATX power supply. Supports PC97,
modem ring in and LAN/KBC wake up functions. I/O peripheral
support power saving and doze/standby/suspend modes. APM 1.2
compliant.
Flat Panel/CRT Interface
•Chipset:VT82C8604
•Displaymemory:Sharesystemmemory up to 32MB (Max)
•Displaytype: Supports non-interlaced CRTand up to 18/24/36/48 bit LCD
(TFT only). Can display both CRT and Flat Panel simultaneously.
•Resolution: Up to 1024 x 768 @ 16.7Mcolors
Tv-Output
•Chipset: Chrontel 7006 digital TV encoder, supports both PAL & NTSC.
•Interface: Onboard RCA jack & S-Video connector supports NTSC/PAL
composite output.
NOTICE: TV-OUTPUTONLYFUNCTIONSUNDERWINDOWS95/98/
SE/MEOPERATINGSYSTEM
Audio Interface
•Chipset: VIA 1611 Compatible with Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro,
and Windows Sound System
Ethernet Interface
•Chipset:RTL8139C
•Ethernetinterface:Onboard100Base-Tx RJ-45 connector

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SSD Interface
One 32-pin DIP socket supports M-systems DiskOnChip 2000 series,
memory capacity ranges from 4MB to 288MB. One compact flash
socket on board for storage.
Digital I/O Interface
On board 8-pin 2.00 header supports 4-bit output individually
ExpansionSlots
One PISA slot and One PC/104 and PC/104 Plus
Mechanical and environmental
• Powersupplyvoltage: +5V,-5V,+12V,-12V,+3.3V
• Operatingtemperature:32to140oF(0to60oC)
• Boardsize: (200mm lengthx162mm width)
• Weight: 1.2 lb. (0.3 Kg)

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Board Dimensions

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Installation
This chapter 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 begin the installation proce-
dure.
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Safety precautions
Warning! Always completely disconnect the power cord
from your chassis whenever you are working on it.
Do not make connections while the power is on
because sensitive electronic components can be
damaged by the sudden rush of power.Only
experiencedelectronicspersonnelshould open
the PC chassis.
Caution! Always ground yourself to remove any static charge
before touching the CPU card. Modern electronic
devices are very sensitive to static electric charges. Use
a grounding wrist strap at all times. Place all elec
tronic components on a static-dissipative surface or in
a static-shielded bag when they are not in the chassis.
Removing the CPU
ThePCM-6898 all-in-one CPU module supports most PentiumIII/
Celeron or 586 CPUs. The system's performance depends on the
CPU you choose. You can install or upgrade the CPU in the board's
PGA socket by following the procedures outlined below. If your
system has an existing CPU, you need to remove it before installing
thenew CPU.
RemovingaCPU
1. Disconnect power from the chassis, and unplug all connections
to the CPU card. Then, remove the CPU card from the chassis
by following the instructions in the user's manual for your
chassis.
2. Lift the CPU out of the PGA socket. The old chip may be
difficult to remove. You may find spray chip lubricant, designed
for pin-grid-array (PGA) devices, and a chip puller helpful.
These are available at electronics hobbyists' supply stores.