Aaeon PCM-6896 User manual

PCM-6896
Intel 815E compact boardwith PCI
slot, Audio, LAN, compact flash, 4
COM ports, PC/104 & PC/104 Plus

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
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original manufacturer assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for
any infringements upon the rights of third parties which may result
from its use.
Acknowledgments
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Award is a trademark of Award Software International, Inc.
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Business Machines Corporation.
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Part No. 2087689604 5th Edition
A1.0 Printed in Taiwan March 2001

Packing List
Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the
followingmaterials are included:
• 1PCM-6896Intel 815Eall inoneCPU Card
• 1 Quick Installation Guide
• 1 Supporting CD-ROM that contains the following:
•User’sManual (this manualin PDF file)
•VGAdrivers and utilities
•Audio drivers and utilities
•Latest BIOS (as of the CD-ROM was made)
If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your
distributor or sales representative immediately.
FCC STATEMENT
This devise complies with part 15 FCC rules. Operation is subject
to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference.
(2) This device must accept any interference received including
interference that may cause undesired operations.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a class "A" digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC
rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment
in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which
case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own
expense.

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.
TechnicalSupport
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 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.

Notice
DearCustomer,
Thank you for purchasing the PCM-6896 board. This user's
manual is designed to help you to get the most out of the PCM-
6896, 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
CopyrightNotice.....................................................................2
PackingList.............................................................................3
FCCSTATEMENT.................................................................3
A Message to the Customer .................................................4
AAEONCustomer Services .................................................4
TechnicalSupport....................................................................5
ProductWarranty....................................................................5
Notice.....................................................................................6
Chapter One: General Information.................10
Introduction.......................................................11
Features............................................................12
Specifications....................................................13
Board Layout....................................................17
Board Dimensions............................................18
Chapter Two: Hardware Installation..............19
Safetyprecautions .............................................................. 20
Removingthe CPU ............................................................. 20
InstallingACPU ................................................................. 21
Settingjumpers ................................................................... 22
Installing DRAM (DIMMs) .............................................. 23
Location of Jumpers and Connectors..............24
Listof Jumpers ................................................................... 25
Listof Connectors .............................................................. 26
Clear CMOS (JP1)...........................................27
COM3 &COM4 Selection (JP2 & JP3)..........................28
SpeakerOut and Line Out(JP4) ....................................... 29
FrontPanel(JP5) ................................................................ 29

PC/104 Plus Voltage Select (JP6).........................29
COM 2 Setting (JP8 &JP7)......................................30
CPU/SDRAM Setting (JP9)....................................31
Diskon Chip (JP10)............................................................ 33
CPU and System Fan Power Connector (CN1).................36
USB Connector (CN5 &CN6)...............................37
IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN7)...............................38
IR Connector (CN10)...............................................40
ATXPowerConnector (CN11) ........................................... 40
DVI Connector (CN12).....................................41
KeyboardandMouseConnector(CN13)................................42
VGA Display Connector (CN14)..............................43
Audio Connector (CN15).........................................44
Parallel Port Connector (CN16)..................................44
100-Base-Tx Ethernet Connector (CN17)...............45
Floppy Drive Connector (CN19)...............................46
DigitalI/O Connector (CN20)...............................................48
Audio Out Connector 1 Watt (CN22).......................49
AT/ATX Power Select (CN25).......................................49
WakeOnLan(CN25)...........................................................49
Compact Flash Connector.............................................50
Chapter3:AwardBIOSetup................................51
Starting setup.......................................................................52
Getting help..........................................................................53
Setup keys............................................................................54
Main Setup Menu................................................................55
StandardCOMSFeatures...................................................57
Advanced BIOS Feature.....................................................62
AdvancedChipsetFeatures.................................................67
IntegratedPeripherals.........................................................71

Chapter 4: Driver Installation ...........................89
Notice: Attention.................................................................90
ChipsetDriverWin98/2000................................................91
UltraATA Storage Driver Win98/2000..............................92
Win98Lan...........................................................................93
Win98VGA.........................................................................94
Win98Audio........................................................................95
WinNTSecurityDriver.......................................................96
WinNTUltraATA...............................................................97
WinNTVGA........................................................................98
WinNTAudio.......................................................................99
WinNTLAN......................................................................100
Win2000VGA...................................................................101
Win2000Audio..................................................................102
Win2000LAN....................................................................103
PowerManagementSetup...................................................76
PnP/PCIConfigurations.......................................................80
PC Health Status..................................................................81
Frequency/VoltageControl..................................................82
Load Fail-Safe Defaults.......................................................83
LoadOptimizedDefaults.....................................................84
Set Supervisor Password.....................................................85
Set User Password...............................................................86
Save to CMOS & Exit........................................................87
Quit without Saving.............................................................88

1
General
Information
This chapter gives background informa-
tion on the PCM-6896.
Sections include:
• Card specifications
• Card layout and dimensions
CHAPTER

AAEON’s new compact size board PCM-6896 targets high-end multime-
dia and networking applications. This board is supported by Intel
Celeron and Pentium III CPUs, easy Upgrading allows you to take full
advantage of Intel’s Development of even-higher speed Celeron and
Pentium III CPUs. This is a perfect choice for embedded applications
that Require cost-effective high computing power communications
Products – whether video, voice, or data convergence over
Internet Protocol network infrastructures.
The PCM-6896 also adopts the 10/100MB Intel 815E Ethernet controller
that offers higher network performance and reliability. In addition, the
PCM-6896also features powermanagement to minimizepower con-
sumption. It complies with the ACPI standard and supports three types
of power-saving features: Doze mode, Standby and Suspend modes.
The board’s watchdog timer automatically resets the system or gener-
ates an interrupt in case the system stops due to a program bug or EMI.
The onboard compact flash will offer a larger memory bank for data
storage of all types. Compact Flash requires a fraction of power used to
drive floppy disk or CD-ROMs, also no battery is required to save the
data when the computer powers down.
The onboard 10/100BaseTx Ethernet interface and Sound Blaster?-
compatible audio opens up worlds of possibilities for kiosks, gaming
systems, POS systems, medical and educational products.
The Fast Ethernet controller provides a tenfold increase in
Network capability; and is fully compatible with traditional
10Mbps network facilities.
PCM-6896 also includes four high-speed serial ports (three RS-232, one
RS-232/422/485),one multimode(ECP/EPP/SPP)parallel port,2floppy
drives, an Ultra DMA/100, Enhanced IDE controller supporting up to
two devices with data transfer rate up to 100MB per second, and a
keyboard/PS/2 mouse interface. This AAEON embedded PC includes
almost everything you need for fast, worry-free embedded PC perfor-
mance.
The addition of PC/104 and PC/104 Plus will allow a wide selection of
accessory cards to be added to the PCM-6896. Such accessories as
UltraWide2 SCSI,fax modem,vehicle powersupply, extraDiskOnChip,
Introduction

Features
• Supports both Intel FC-PGA Pentium III and Celeron CPU’s
• High Speed Micro AGP 2X for VGA function onboard
• One 10/100 Base-T Fast Ethernet
• Supports H/W status monitoring
• Integrated AC-97 2.1 SoundBlaster compatible PCI 3D Audio
• Onboard Intel 815E controller supports 18/36-bit TFT panels
• Supports DiskOnChip (SSD) and Compact flash memory
• Four USB ports onboard
• DVI Interface onboard

Specifications
CPU: IntelFC-PGA 370-pinPentiumIII andCeleron CPU’s(with system
busfrequencies of 66/100/133MHz)
CPUSocket: Intel socket 370
BIOS: Award 2MBFlash BIOS
Chipset: Intel815E
I/OChipset: ITE-8712. Fully16-bit I/Odecoded. Windond 83977EF as
2ndSIO forCOM3, COM4port.
ISAbusinterface: WinbondW83626 LPCto ISA bridge.
Memory: Onboard One 168-pin DIMM socket supports up to 512
MBbytesSDRAM(PC 100/133support)
EnhancedIDE: Supportstwo IDEdevices. Supports Ultra DMA/100
mode with transfer rate up to 100MB/sec.
Connector: One40-pin (2.54mm)pin headerwith box
FDDinterface: Supports up to two floppy disk drives, 5.25” (360KB and
1.2MB) and/or 3.5”(720KB,1.44MB and2.88MB)
Connector: One34-pin (2.54mm)pin headerwith box
Parellel Port: One bi-directional parallel port. Supports SPP, ECP, and
EPPmodes
Connector: One26-pin (2.00mm)pin header
SerialPort: Three RS-232 serial ports, can be configured as COM1,
COM2,COM3, COM4,ordisabled individuallyand oneRS-232/422/
485(COM2). Either COM1, COM2 can be S/W configurable to support
Ring wake up function and COM3, COM4 provide the option to select12V/
Ring function by jumper setting (16C550 equivalent)
Connector: One40-pin (2.54mm)pin header

IrDAport: Support SIRand CIR
Connector: One6-pin (2.54mm)pin header
KB/PS2Mouseconnector: A 7-pin (4*2-1) header supports PC/AT
Keyboard and PS/2 mouse and Wake on KBD function.
USB connectors: Two 10-pin header onboard supports four USB ports
Connector: Two10-pin(2.00mm) pinheader
FrontPanel Connector: Providethe signalsof RSTIN,HDD LED,Buzzer
and Intrude Alarm input.
Connector: 8-pin(2.54mm) pinheader
GPIOport: Support 4 general purpose I/O each with TTL level interface
Connector: 10-pin(2.0mm) pinheader
Battery: Lithium battery for data retention
WatchdogTimer: Can generate a system reset, IRQ 15 or NMI. Supports
Win95,Win3.1. Softwareselectable time-out interval(1 sec.~255min., 1
min./step)
DMA: 7DMAchannels (8237equivalent)
Interrupt: 15interrupt levels (8259equivalent)
Powermanagement: Supports ATX power supply. I/O peripheral device
support power saving and doze/standby/suspend modes. APM 1.2
compliant
H/Wstatusmonitoring: Embedded in ITE 8712 supports power supply
voltages and temperatures monitoring

AudioInterface:
Chipset: 815E
Codec: ALC200or compatible
Interface: One14-pin (2.00mm) pinheader forMIC in,line in, lineout,
speaker out, CD-in. One 4 pin wafer for Speaker output of 1W + 1W. One
4 pin wafer for CD audio input
FlatPanel/CRTInterface
VGA: Onboard815E
ChipsetoutputAGP port: AGP2X(Default fromIntel815E built-in)
Displaymemory: Share memorymaxto4MB(Max)
DisplayType: Supports non-interlaced CRT and up to 18/36-bit LCD (TFT
LCD only), can display both CRT and flat panel simultaneously
Connector: 16pin(2.54mm) forCRT,50-pin(2.00mm)pinheader forLCD
Resolution: Upto 1024X768 @256K colors
ExpansionInterface
PC/104andPC/104 PlusConnector
One 16-bit 104-pin and one 32-bit 120-pin connector onboard for expan-
sion.
PCISlot: One 32-bit PCI slot onboard
EthernetInterface
Chipset: Intel815E
Ethernetinterface: One 10/100Base-T RJ45connector,LAN LEDsupport
(Link, RX, TX) Support WOL and optional support for AOL

SDDInterface
One 32-pin DIP socket supports M-Systems DiskOnChip 2000 series up to
288MB.
MechanicalandEnvironmental
PowerSupplyvoltage: +5V,+12V,+3.3V,-5V,-12V,-3.3V
Operatingtemperature: 32to 140degrees F(0-60 degrees C)
BoardSize: 8”(L)x 5.75”(W) (203mmx146mm)
Weight: 1.2 lb. (0.5Kg)

Board Layout
CN22
PCI1
CN4
JP1
CN14
JP6
CN17
CN11
JP4
CN20 CN5 CN7 CN15 CN6 CN21
JP10
CN3
JP3
JP2
JP8
CN2
CN25
JP5
CN10
JP7
CN18 CN13 CN19 CN16
CN1
CN9
JP9
CN12
CN24

Board Dimensions

CHAPTER
2
Installation
This chapter provides information regarding
PCM-6896 hardware, including instructions on
setting jumpers and connecting peripherals,
switches and indicators. Be sure to read all the
safety precautions before you begin the
installation procedure.

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 experienced electron-
ics personnel should 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
electronic components on a static-dissipative surface
or in a static-shielded bag when they are not in the
chassis.
Removing the CPU
ThePCM-6896 all-in-one CPUmodule supportsmost 486 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 the new CPU.
Removing a CPU
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.