DSM Computer AG 96M4311o User manual

96M4311o
Single Board Computer
User's Manual
Version 1.0
Copyright © DSM AG München, 2006. All rights reserved.
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Preface
Table of Contents
How to Use This Manual
Chapter 1 System Overview.......................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 1-1
1.2 Check List ..................................................................................................................................... 1-2
1.3 Product Specification .................................................................................................................. 1-2
1.3.1 Mechanical Drawing......................................................................................................... 1-5
1.4 System Architecture .................................................................................................................... 1-6
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration...........................................................................................2-1
2.1 Jumper Setting ............................................................................................................................. 2-1
2.2 Connector Allocation .................................................................................................................. 2-5
Chapter 3 System Installation....................................................................................................3-1
3.1 Pentium M Processor .................................................................................................................. 3-1
3.2 Main Memory .............................................................................................................................. 3-3
3.3 Installing the Single Board Computer ...................................................................................... 3-3
3.3.1 Chipset Component Driver.............................................................................................. 3-4
3.3.2 Intel Integrated Graphics GMCH Chip.......................................................................... 3-5
3.3.3 On-board Gigabit Ethernet Controller ........................................................................... 3-5
3.3.4 On-board AC-97 Audio Device....................................................................................... 3-6
3.4 Clear CMOS Operation............................................................................................................... 3-7
3.5 WDT Function.............................................................................................................................. 3-8
3.6 GPIO............................................................................................................................................ 3-10
Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information............................................................................................4-1
4.1 Entering Setup.............................................................................................................................. 4-1
4.2 Main Menu ................................................................................................................................... 4-2
4.3 Standard CMOS Setup Menu ....................................................................................................4-3
4.4 IDE Adaptors Setup Menu......................................................................................................... 4-5
4.5 Advanced BIOS Features............................................................................................................ 4-7
4.6 Advanced Chipset Features ..................................................................................................... 4-12
4.7 Integrated Peripherals .............................................................................................................. 4-14
4.8 Power Management Setup ....................................................................................................... 4-20
4.9 PnP/PCI Configurations .......................................................................................................... 4-24
4.10 PC Health Status...................................................................................................................... 4-26
4.11 Frequency/Voltage Control................................................................................................... 4-27
4.12 Default Menu ........................................................................................................................... 4-27
4.13 Supervisor/User Password Setting ...................................................................................... 4-28
4.14 Exiting Selection ...................................................................................................................... 4-29
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting........................................................................................................5-1
5.1 Backplane Setup........................................................................................................................... 5-1
5.2 Onboard hardware installation ................................................................................................. 5-5
5.3 BIOS Setting.................................................................................................................................. 5-8
Appendix A
Appendix B

Preface
How to Use This Manual
The manual describes how to configure your 96M4311o system to meet
various operating requirements. It is divided into five chapters, with each chapter
addressing a basic concept and operation of Single Host Board.
Chapter 1 : System Overview. Presents what you have in the box and give you an
overview of the product specifications and basic system architecture for this series
model of single host board.
Chapter 2 : Hardware Configuration. Shows the definitions and locations of Jumpers
and Connectors that you can easily configure your system.
Chapter 3 : System Installation. Describes how to properly mount the CPU, main
memory and Compact Flash to get a safe installation and provides a programming
guide of Watch Dog Timer function.
Chapter 4 : BIOS Setup Information. Specifies the meaning of each setup
parameters, how to get advanced BIOS performance and update new BIOS. In
addition, POST checkpoint list will give users some guidelines of trouble-shooting.
Chapter 5 : Troubleshooting. Provides various useful tips to quickly get
your 96M4311o running with success. As basic hardware installation has been
addressed in Chapter 3, this chapter will basically focus on system integration issues,
in terms of backplane setup, BIOS setting, and OS diagnostics.
The content of this manual is subject to change without prior notice. These changes
will be incorporated in new editions of the document. DSM may make
supplement or change in the products described in this document at any time.
Updates to this manual, technical clarification, and answers to frequently asked
questions will be shown on the following web site : www.DSM.AG

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Chapter 1
System Overview
1.1 Introduction
PCI Express x16 expansion interface and High reliability are two major reasons that
PICMG 1.3 Single Host Board (SHB) 96M4311o was developed.
The first two PCI Express chipsets that Intel®EID introduced to the world is 915GV &
915GM. Though 915GV supports powerful Intel®Pentium®4/Celeron D processor
but it does not support PCI Express x16 interface which is latest expansion interface
of graphics card. Many applications are looking for high-end graphics card but in
vain with PCIMG standards such as PICMG 1.0/1.2 since the previous graphics card
interface, AGP external expansion does not support by those form factor. The
limitation finally resolved by presenting of PICMG 1.3. With this standard, SHB can
support external graphics card, therefore, user can choose the most wonderful
graphics card for their applications. As a result, 915GM was selected to be the kernel
of 96M4311o.
The SHB does not only provide PCI Express x16 expansion capability but also adopts
Pentium®M/Celeron M processor that only generates less than half TDP (Thermal
Design Power) of Pentium®4/Celeron D processor. That benefits to power saving as
well as weight and noise of processor cooler. The reliability of the system
dramatically increased as a return.
96M4311o features:
 Support socket mPGA479M type, 400/533MHz FSB, Pentium®M and Celeron
M processor
 Two SODIMM sockets provide up to 2GB DDR2 400/533 system memory
expansion capability in dual channel
 915GM integrated graphics engine – GMA 900
 Equipped dual Gigabit Ethernet
 Audio in/out, Watch-dog timer, Type II CompactFlash socket, 8 USB 2.0 ports
(two ports dedicated to keyboard & mouse)
 Support four PCI Express x1, one PCI Express x16 and four PCI expansion via
backplane

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1.2 Check List
The 96M4311o package should cover the following basic items:
 One 96M4311o single host board
 One dual Serial ports cable kit
 One Parallel port cable kit
 One FDC cable
 One IDE cable
 Two 7-pin SATA signal cables
 One Installation Resources CD-Title
 One booklet of 96M4311o
Optional: One bracket with PS/2 keyboard and mouse
If any of these items is damaged or missing, please contact your vendor and keep all
packing materials for future replacement and maintenance.
1.3 Product Specification
 Main processor
- Intel®Pentium®M/Celeron M Processor
- FSB: 533/400MHz
 BIOS
Phoenix (Award) system BIOS with 4Mb Flash ROM with easy upgrade function
ACPI, DMI, Green function and Plug and Play Compatible
 Main Memory
- Support single channel DDR2 memory interface
- Non-ECC, non-buffered DIMMs only
- Two SODIMM sockets support 533/400 DDR2-SDRAM up to 2GB System
Memory
 L2 Cache Memory
Built-in Processor
 Chipset
Intel®915GM GMCH and ICH6 chipset
 Bus Interface
- Follow PICMG 1.3 Rev 1.0 standard (PCI Express and PCI)
- Support one PCI Express x16 through backplane
- Support four PCI Express x1 through backplane
- Support for PCI devices through backplane

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 IDE Interface
Support one enhanced IDE port up to two HDD devices with PIO mode 4 and
Ultra DMA/33/66/100 mode transfer and Bus Master feature
 Floppy Drive Interface
Support one FDD port up to two floppy drives and 5-1/4"(360K, 1.2MB), 3-1/2"
(720K, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, 2.88MB) diskette format and 3-mode FDD
 Serial Ports
Support two high-speed 16C550 compatible UARTs with 16-byte T/R FIFOs
 IR Interface
Support one 6-pin header for serial Standard Infrared wireless communication
 Parallel Port
Support one parallel port with SPP, EPP and ECP modes
 USB Interface
Support eight USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports for high-speed I/O peripheral
devices
 PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard Interface
Support one 8-pin connector for external PS/2 keyboard/mouse connection
 Auxiliary I/O Interfaces
System reset switch, external speaker, Keyboard lock and HDD active LED, etc
 Real Time Clock/Calendar (RTC)
Support Y2K Real Time Clock/Calendar with battery backup for 7-year data
retention
 Watchdog Timer
- Support WDT function through software programming for enable/disable and
interval setting
- Generate system reset
 CompactFlash
- True IDE mode, compatibles with the ATA/ATAPI-4 specification
- One Type II CF socket on secondary IDE channel for supporting up to 1GB
memory
- Support DMA mode
- Bootable for no drives on primary channel
 On-board VGA
- GMCH integrated graphics, 333MHz core frequency; share system memory up
to 224MB for system with greater than or equal to 512MB of system memory
 On-board Ethernet LAN
Marvell PCI interface based Gigabit Ethernet to support RJ-45 connector
 High Driving GPIO
Support 8 programmable high driving GPIO

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 Cooling Fans
Support two 3-pin header for CPU and system
 System Monitoring Feature
Monitor CPU temperature, system temperature and major power sources, etc
 Bracket
Support dual Ethernet port with 2 indicators, dual USB ports and one CRT port
 Outline Dimension (L X W):
338.5mm (13.33”) X 122mm (4.8”)
 Power Requirements:
- +12V@ 1.59A
- +5V @ 3.34A
- Test configuration:
•CPU: Intel Pentium M (Dothan) - 1.6GHz/400MHz FSB/2MB L2 Cache
•Memory: Apacer DDR2-SODIMM 512MBx2 UNB PC4300 CL4
•Primary Master IDE HDD: Seagate-ST320413A
•OS: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional + SP4
•Test Programs: Burning Test V4.0
•Run Time: 10 minutes
 Operating Temperature:
-5°C ~ 60°C (23°F ~ 140°F)
 Storage Temperature:
-20°C ~ 80°C
 Relative Humidity:
0% ~ 95%, non-condensing

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1.3.1 Mechanical Drawing
43.18
44.9

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1.4 System Architecture
The 96M4311o includesIntel®chipset 915GM supportsPentium®M/Celeron M processor,
DDR2 SDRAM, 2D/3D graphics display, PCI Express x16 and ICH6 supports PCI
Express x1 & PCI bus interface, APM, ACPI compliant power management, USB port,
SMBus communication, Ultra DMA 33/66/100 IDE channel and SATA ports.
Super I/O chip, W83627THF is responsible for PS/2 keyboard/mouse, UARTs, FDC,
hardware monitor, Parallel, Watch Dog Timer and Infrared interface.
96M4311o System Block Diagram

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Chapter 2
Hardware Configuration
This chapter indicates jumpers’, headers’ and connectors’ locations. Users may find
useful information related to hardware settings in this chapter. The default settings
are indicated with a star sign (Ì).
2.1 Jumper Setting
For users to customize 96M4311o’s features. In the following sections, Short means
covering a jumper cap over jumper pins; Open or N/C (Not Connected) means
removing a jumper cap from jumper pins. Users can refer to Figure 2-1 for the Jumper
locations.
1
1
1
11
11
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
11
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Figure 2-1 96M4311o Jumper/Connector Location

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JP1: LVDS Panel VDD input voltage selection
JP1 Function
1-2 short VDD=3.3V Ì
2-3 short VDD=5V
Note:
Wrong voltage selection may damage the LVDS panel. Please survey LVDS panel’s
VDD before setup this jumper setting.
JP2A: LVDS panel backlight inverter enable signal voltage level selection
JP2A Function
1-3 short Backlight enable level=3.3V Ì
3-5 short Backlight enable level=5V.
Note:
Wrong voltage selection may damage the inverter. Please survey the inverter’s
voltage input before setup this jumper setting.
JP2B: CPU VCCA voltage input
JP2B Function
2-4 short VCCA=1.8V (Banias)
4-6 short VCCA=1.5V (Dothan) Ì
Note:
Wrong voltage selection may damage the CPU. Please survey the CPU’s type before
setup this jumper setting.
JP2C: PCI-E x16 graphic port enable/disable
JP2C Function
7-8 short Reserved
7-8 open PCI-E x16 graphic port enabled Ì

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JP2D: DDR2 memory frequency selection
JP2D Function
9-10 open
11-12 open
Reserved
9-10 open
11-12 short
The memory module is DDR2 400 Ì
9-10 short
11-12 open
The memory module is DDR2 533
9-10 short
11-12 short
Reserved
JP3 : VIO Voltage selection
JP3 Function
1-2 short Without Backplane
2-3 short Have Backplane Ì
JP4 : CPU FSB frequency selection
JP4 Function
1-2 short CPU FSB frequency=400MHz Ì
2-3 short CPU FSB frequency=533MHz
Note:
The DDR2 frequency is followed the CPU FSB frequency. For example, the DDR2
module populated is DDR2 533, the CPU must be 533MHz FSB. Please use same
frequency of memory module and CPU. Neither CPU/DDR=533/400 nor 400/533
are allowed. This is the limitation of 915GM chipset.
JP5 : COM2 Communication Protocol selection
JP5 Function
5-6,9-11,10-12,15-17,16-18 short RS-232 Ì
3-4,7-9,8-10,13-15,14-16,21-22 short RS -422
1-2,7-9,8-10,19-20 RS-485
JP6 : CMOS RAM charge/discharge setup
JP6 Function
1-2 short Clear CMOS
2-3 short Charge Ì

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JP7 : LVDS panel type selection
JP7 Function
1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Panel type
Short, short, short, short Setup by “CMOS setup” in the “chipset feature” Ì
Open, short, short, short 640x480 18bit single channel
Short, open, short, short 800x600 18bit single channel
Open, open, short, short 1024x768 18bit single channel
Short, short, open, short Reserved
Open, short, open, short Reserved
Short, open, open, short Reserved
Open, open, open, short 1400x1050 18bit dual channel
Short, short, short, open Reserved
Open, short, short, open Reserved
Short, open, short, open Reserved
Open, open, short, open Reserved
Short, short, open, open Reserved
Open, short, open, open Reserved
Short, open, open, open Reserved
Open, open, open, open Reserved
JP8 : Reserved jumper
JP8 Function
Short Reserved
Open Reserved
JP9 : ATX/AT Mode Function selection
JP9 Function
1-2 Open ATX Mode Ì
1-2 short AT Power Emulation
Note:
“AT Power Emulation” means the 96M4311o is able to be auto power up once power cord
is plugged in ATX power supply. However, user need set BIOS setup menu “PWRON
after PWR FAIL” to “ON” if you need auto power up function.

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2.2 Connector Allocation
I/O peripheral devices are connected to the interface connectors (Figure 2-1)
Connector Function List
Connector Function Remark
J1 LVDS panel backlight inverter power
connector
J2, J31 +12V DC FAN connector
J3 I2C connector
J4 LVDS panel connector
J5 Audio connector
J6 Front panel connector
J7 Parallel port connector
J8 Floppy disk connector
J9 WOL connector
J10 CD-IN connector
J11 External PC speaker connector
J12 External thermal sensor connector
J13 +12V and +5V power input connector
J14 TV out connector
J15 IDE connector
J16 COM2 connector
J17 COM1 connector
J18 IR connector
J19 SATA connector
J20 General purpose I/O connector
J21 SATA 0 connector
J22 USB port 0 connector
J23 USB port 1 connector
J24 Ethernet port 0
J25 +12V power input connector
J26 Ethernet port 1 connector
J27 Ethernet port0 external status LED connector
J28 Ethernet port1 external status LED connector
J29 USB port 2 and port 3 connector
J30 CRT connector
J32 External Keyboard connector
J33 Keyboard and mouse connector
J34 Compact flash card socket
DIMM1 Channel A DDR2 SO-DIMM connector
DIMM2 Channel B DDR2 SO-DIMM connector
CPU 479 pin CPU socket.

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Pin Assignments of Connectors
J1: LVDS Panel Back Light Inverter Power Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 +5V
2 GND
3 +12V
4 GND
5 Back Light Enable signal. Active high.
J2, J31: 12V DC Fan Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 GND
2 Power pin
3 Speed pulse output
J3: I2C Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 I2C clock
2 NC
3 GND
4 I2C data
5 5V
J4: LVDS Panel Interface Connector
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description
1 Panel VDD 2 Panel VDD
3 CHA DATA0+ 4 CHA DATA0-
5 CHA DATA1+ 6 CHA DATA1-
7 CHA DATA2+ 8 CHA DATA2-
9 NC 10 NC
11 CHA CLOCK+ 12 CHA CLOCK-
13 NC 14 NC
15 GND 16 GND
17 CHB DATA0+ 18 CHB DATA0-
19 CHB DATA1+ 20 CHB DATA1-
21 CHB DATA2+ 22 CHB DATA2-
23 NC 24 NC

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25 CHB CLOCK+ 26 CHB CLOCK-
27 NC 28 NC
29 GND 30 GND
Notes:
1) The signals of LVDS upper channel will be only used in dual-channel LVDS mode.
2) This panel connector (J4) should be accompanied with LVDS Panel Voltage jumper
setting (JP1)
3) In general, lower channel equals odd channel and upper channel equals even
channel for different panel description.
J5: Audio Connector
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description
1 MIC 2 Ground
3 Line in channel L 4 Ground
5 Line in channel R 6 Ground
7 Line out channel L 8 Ground
9 Line out channel R 10 NC
Note:
The Reference Voltage on MIC signal offers 2.25V~2.75V with 5mA drive.
J6: Front Panel Connector
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description
1 5Vsb pull up (power LED+) 2 Power LED-
3 3V pull up (HDD LED+) 4 HDD LED-
5 NC 6 NC
7 3Vsb pull up (reset button +) 8 GND (Reset button - )
Notes:
1) The Power button connector is on the PICMG 1.3 back plane only. It is unavailable
in the single board computer.
2) The reset buttons are resides on both back plane and this SBC. These 2 connectors
were wired together. And, anyone of them can cause a system reset independent.

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J7: Printer Port Connector
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description
1 STROBE# 2 AFD#
3 DATA0 4 ERR#
5 DATA1 6 INIT#
7 DATA2 8 SLIN#
9 DATA3 10 GND
11 DATA4 12 GND
13 DATA5 14 GND
15 DATA6 16 GND
17 DATA7 18 GND
19 ACK# 20 GND
21 BUSY 22 GND
23 PE 24 GND
25 SLCT 26 NC
J8: FDC Interface Connector
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description
1 Ground 2 Drive density select bit 0
3 Ground 4 NC
5 Ground 6 NC
7 Ground 8 Index
9 Ground 10 MOA#, motor A on
11 Ground 12 NC
13 Ground 14 Drive select A
15 Ground 16 NC
17 Ground 18 Direction of step motor
19 Ground 20 STEP#, move head to another
track
21 Ground 22 Write data
23 Ground 24 Write enable
25 Ground 26 Track 0
27 Ground 28 Write protection
29 NC 30 Read data
31 Ground 32 Head select
33 NC 34 Diskette change

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J9: WOL (Wake On Lan) Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 5Vsb
2 GND
3 Wake up signal. Active high.
Notes:
1) This connector was dedicated to some Ethernet card, the Ethernet card without
wake up signals on the PCI gold finger. Such a card may has one white connector
same as J9. Please survey the Ethernet card’s WOL function and connector.
2) Please survey the pin assignment of Ethernet card is same as J9. Different pin
assignment may damage either Ethernet card or SBC.
J10: CD-IN Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 CD-IN Left
2 CD-Ground
3 CD-Ground
4 CD-IN Right
J11: PC speaker Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 Speaker (-)
2 NC
3 NC
4 Speaker (+). 5V
J12: External thermal sensor Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 Thermal sensor pin 1
2 Thermal sensor pin 2
Notes:
1) Support thermistor with thermal sensor only.
2) The thermal data of this sensor can be read from the “PC Health” in the CMOS
setup.
3) The thermal data of this connector is not available in CMOS setup, if the thermal
sensor was not attached.
4) The thermal data of this connector is not available in CMOS setup, if the
temperature over 120℃.

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5) An external thermistor can be connected these two pins for temperature
monitoring remotely, such as chassis ambient temperature, etc. Normally, the
resistance selected for thermistor should be 10KΩat 25°C.
J13: +12V and +5V power input Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 +12V
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 +5V
J14: TV Out Connector
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description
1 GND 2 TVDAC A
3 TVDAC B 4 TVDAC C
5 GND 6 NC
Note:
TVDAC_A: COMPOSITE VIDEO
TVDAC_B: S-VIDEO LUMINANCE
TVDAC_C: S-VIDEO CHROMINANCE
J15: IDE Connector
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description
1 RESET# 2 GND
3 DATA7 4 DATA8
5 DATA6 6 DATA9
7 DATA5 8 DATA10
9 DATA4 10 DATA11
11 DATA3 12 DATA12
13 DATA2 14 DATA13
15 DATA1 16 DATA14
17 DATA0 18 DATA15
19 GND 20 Key pin
21 DREQ 22 GND
23 DIOW# 24 GND
25 DIOR# 26 GND
27 DIORDY 28 Pull down
29 DACK# 30 GND
31 IRQ14 32 NC

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33 DA1 34 DETECT
35 DA0 36 DA2
37 DCS1# 38 DCS#3
39 IDE ACTIVE# 40 GND
J16 & J17: COM1 & COM2 connector
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description
1 DCD 6 DSR
2 RXD 7 RTS
3 TXD 8 CTS
4 DTR 9 RI
5 GND
Note:
COM1 under COM2.
J18: IR Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 +5V
2 Reserved
3 IRRX
4 Ground
5 IRTX
6 NC (Key pin)
J19 & J21: SATA Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 Ground
2 SATA TX+
3 SATA TX-
4 Ground
5 SATA RX-
6 SATA RX+
7 Ground