protech ProX-1520 M1 User manual

USER’S
MANUAL
ProX-1520

Copyright Notice
ProX-1520 NS-Geode Mini Board
With VGA / SOUND / LAN
OPERATION MANUAL
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
This operation manual is meant to assist both Embedded Computer manu-
facturers and end-users in installing and setting up the system. The infor-
mation contained in this document is subject to change without any notice.
This manual is copyrighted April 30, 2002. You may not reproduce or
transmit in any form or by any means, electronic, or mechanical, including
photocopying and recording.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
All trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property of
their respective owners.

Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1-1 About This Manual .................….................................…. 1-2
1-2 System Specification ......................……........................... 1-3
1-3 Safety Precautions ..................................……................... 1-6
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION
2-1 Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table ...............… 2-2
2-2 Component Locations .....….............................................. 2-3
2-3 How to Set the Jumpers …................................................. 2-4
2-4 COM Port Connector ........................................................ 2-6
2-5 RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection ................................... 2-7
2-6 Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Connector ................................. 2-8
2-7 Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Selection ........................…...... 2-8
2-8 External Keyboard Connector ........................................... 2-9
2-9 Reset Connector ................................................................ 2-9
2-10 Hard Disk Drive Led Connector ……………………… 2-9
2-11 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ………………………… 2-10
2-12 Hard Disk Drive Connector ……………………………... 2-11
2-13 LAN Connector …………………………………………. 2-12
2-14 External Speaker Connector …………………………….. 2-12
2-15 VGA CRT Connector …………………………………… 2-13
2-16 LCD Connector …………………………………………. 2-14
2-17 Panel Power Connector …………………………………. 2-15
2-18 Panel VDD Selection ……………………………………. 2-15
2-19 Universal Serial Bus Connector ………………………… 2-16
2-20 IrDA Connector …………………………………………. 2-16
2-21 Power LED & KeyLock Connector …………….………. 2-17
2-22 RTC Function Selection ………………………………… 2-17
2-23 Reset/Clear Watchdog Selection ……………………….. 2-18
2-24 Power Connector ……………………………………… 2-19
2-25 ATX Power Button …….……………………………….. 2-19
2-26 Printer Connector ………………………………………... 2-20
2-27 Solid State Disk Socket …………………………………. 2-21
2-28 SSD Memory Mapping Selection ……………………….. 2-22
2-29 Sound Connector ……………………………………… 2-23
2-30 CD Audio-In Connector .................................................... 2-23

Contents
2-31 AT/ATX Function Selection ……………………………. 2-24
2-32 ATX Power Signal Connector …………………………... 2-24
2-33 Memory Installation …………………………………….. 2-25
CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE UTILITIES
3-1 Introduction …………....................................................... 3-2
3-2 VGA Driver Utility …....…............................................... 3-2
3-3 Flash BIOS Update ......…................................................. 3-4
3-4 LAN Driver Utility …........................................................ 3-6
3-5 Sound Driver Utility …………………………………….. 3-8
3-6 Watchdog Timer Configuration .…................................... 3-9
CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP
4-1 Introduction ....................................................................... 4-2
4-2 Entering Setup ................................................................... 4-3
4-3 The Standard CMOS Setup ……....................................... 4-4
4-4 The BIOS Features Setup ………...................................... 4-9
4-5 Chipset Features Setup ...................................................... 4-13
4-6 Power Management Setup ................................................. 4-15
4-7 PNP/PCI Configuration ..................................................... 4-16
4-8 Load BIOS Defaults .......................................................... 4-18
4-9 Load Setup Defaults .......................................................... 4-18
4-10 Integrated Peripherals ....................................................... 4-19
4-11 Password Settings ............................................................. 4-21
4-12 IDE HDD Auto Detection ................................................. 4-23
4-13 Save & Exit Setup ……..................................................... 4-24
4-14 Exit Without Saving .......................................................... 4-25
APPENDIX A ADAPTER CARD
W-SOUND Adapter Card …………............................................. A-2
APPENDIX B EXPANSION BUS
PC-104 Connector Pin Assignment .............................................. B-2

Contents
APPENDIX C TECHNICAL SUMMARY
Block Diagram ............................................................................. C-2
Interrupt Map ................................................................................ C-3
RTC & CMOS RAM Map ............................................................ C-4
Timer & DMA Channels Map ...................................................... C-5
I/O & Memory Map ...................................................................... C-6
APPENDIX D TROUBLE SHOOTING
Trouble Shooting for Error Messages .......................................... D-2
Trouble Shooting for POST Code ................................................ D-5

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INTRODUCTION
This chapter gives you the information for Prox-1520. It also
outlines the System specifications.
Section includes:
zAbout This Manual
zSystem Specifications
zSafety precautions
Experienced users can skip to chapter 2 on page 2-1
for a Quick Start.
CHAPTER
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1-1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL
Thank you for purchasing our Prox-1520 NS-Geode™ GX1 Low Power
Miniboard with VGA/Sound/LAN, which is fully PC/AT compatible. The
Prox-1520 provides faster processing speed, greater expandability and can
handle more tasks than before. This manual is designed to assist you how to
install and setup the system. It contains four chapters. The user can apply this
manual for configuration according to the following chapters :
Chapter 1 Introduction
This chapter introduces you to the background of this manual, and the speci-
fication of the system. Final page in this chapter will give you some ideas on
how to avoid damaging your Embedded Card.
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration
This chapter outlines the component locations and their functions. In the end
of this chapter, you will know how to set jumper and how to configure this
card to meet your own needs.
Chapter 3 Software Utilities
This chapter contains helpful information for proper installations of the VGA
driver, LAN driver, Sound driver and how to update BIOS. It also describes
the Watchdog timer configuration.
Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup
This chapter shows you how to set up the BIOS configurations.
Appendix A Adapter Card
This Appendix introduces you the W-SOUND adapter card.
Appendix B Expansion Bus
This Appendix introduces you the PC104 BUS.
Appendix C Technical Summary
This section gives you the information about the Technical maps.
Appendix D Trouble Shooting
This section outlines the error messages and offers you some solutions.

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1-2. SYSTEM SPECIFICATION
zCPU :
Built-in NS-Geode™ GX1-300 MHz
(Low-Power Processor)
2.0V CPU Voltage.
zMEMORY :
One 144-pin 64 bit SO-DIMM socket.
zCHIPSET :
NS Geode™ CS5530A
zCACHE :
Built-in CPU.
zSUPER I/O :
Winbond 83977F.
zREAL-TIME CLOCK / CALENDAR :
256-byte battery backed CMOS RAM.
Hardware implementation to indicate century rollover.
zBIOS :
Phoenix-Award Flash BIOS for plug & play function.
Easy update 256KB flash EEPROM.
Support Green Function.
Support S/IO Setup.
zKEYBOARD/MOUSE CONNECTOR :
One mini DIN connector, selectable for Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, or Y-cable.
One additional 5-pin external keyboard connector.
zBUS SUPPORT :
Internal PCI Bus for LAN and SOUND
External PC104 Bus.

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zLAN INTERFACE :
Realtek RTL8139 PCI Fast Ethernet.
Support 10/100 Mbps.
RJ-45 jack on board
zSOUND INTERFACE :
Analog Device AD1881 AC97 Codec.
16-Bit Stereo Full-Duplex Codec
Four Analog Line-level Stereo Inputs for Connection.
High Quality CD Input with Ground Sense
Stereo Line-Level Output
Interface: MIC, Line-In, and Line-Out through W-Sound Adapter.
CD Audio-In onboard.
zVGA DISPLAY :
Built-in NS Geode CS5530, up to 4MB system shared memory.
Support 18-bit TFT LCD panel with resolution up to 1024 x 768 x 16bpp.
Support CRT Monitor with resolution up to 1280 x 1024 x 8bpp.
Support simultaneous display of CRT & LCD flat panel.
Interface: 15-pin CRT Connector and
41-pin LCD connector.
zWATCHDOG :
I / O port 0443H to Enable watchdog.
I / O port 0441H to Disable watchdog.
Time-out timing select 0 / 8 / 16 / 24 / 32 / 40 / 48 / 56 / 64 / 72 / 80 / 88 / 96 /
104 / 112 / 120 sec ±25%.
zIDE INTERFACE :
One IDE port, support Ultra DMA-33.
Support up to two Enhanced IDE devices.
zFLOPPY DISK DRIVE INTERFACE :
Supports up to two Floppy Disk Drives, 3.5" and 5.25" (360K / 720K / 1.2M /
1.44M / 2.88M).
zSSD SOCKET :
A 32-pin SSD socket on-board.
Supports up to 144MB Disk-on-chip.

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zUSB CONNECTOR :
Universal Serial Bus Connector on-board.
Supports up to two USB ports.
zIRDA :
5-pin IrDA connector.
Support IrDA v1.0 SIR protocol.
zSERIAL PORT :
Two high speed 16550 Compatible UARTs with Send / Receive 16 Byte
FIFOs. COM1: RS-232; COM2: RS-232/422/485
Programmable Baud Rate Generator.
zPARALLEL PORT :
SPP, ECP, EPP Function.
Bi-directional parallel port.
zPC-104 BUS EXPANSION & SPEED :
ISA 8MHz
PC-104 8MHz
PCI 33MHz
USB 12Mbit/sec
zGREEN FUNCTION :
Software supported by BIOS setup.
Hardware supported by switch control.
zLED INDICATOR :
System power.
Hard Disk access.
LAN Led indicator.
zDMA CONTROLLER :
82C37 x 2
zDMA CHANNELS :
7
zINTERRUPT CONTROLLERS :
82C59 x 2

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zINTERRUPT LEVELS :
15
zOPERATING TEMPERATURE :
0 to 60°C.
zSYSTEM POWER REQUIREMENT :
DC Voltage: +5V, minimum +4.75V, maximum +5.25V.
DC Ampere: 3A.
zBOARD DIMENSION :
102mm x 145mm
zBOARD NET WEIGHT :
170 grams
1-3. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Follow the messages below to protect your systems and yourself from
damages:
1. Avoid your system from any static electricity on all occasions.
2. Prevent electric shock. Don‘t touch any components of this card when the
card is on. Always disconnect power when the system is not in use.
3. Disconnect power when you change any hardware devices. For instance, if
you connect a jumper or install any cards with computer on, a surge of
power may damage the electronic components or the whole system.

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HARDWARE
CONFIGURATION
** QUICK START **
Helpful information details you the jumper & connector settings,
and component’s location.
Sections include:
zJumper & Connector Quick Reference Table
zComponent’s Location
zConfiguration and Jumper settings
zConnector Pin Assignments
CHAPTER
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2-1 JUMPER & CONNECTOR QUICK REFERENCE TABLE
COM Port Connector ............................................. COM1, COM2
RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection ........................ JP1
Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Connector ..……..…… PS1
Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Selection ……............... JP6
External Keyboard Connector ............................... EXKB1
Reset Connector ..................................................... RST1
Hard Disk Drive LED Connector .......................... HDL1
Floppy Disk Drive Connector ................................ FDD1
Hard Disk Drive Connector ................................... IDE1
LAN Connector ………………………………….. LAN1
External Speaker Connector .................................. J7
VGA CRT Connector ............................................ VGA1
LCD Connector ………………………………….. LCD1
Panel Power Connector .…………………..……... J3
Panel VCC Selection ……………..……………… JP3
Universal Serial Bus Connector …………………. USB1
IrDA Connector …………………………………. IR1
Power LED & KeyLock Connector ....................... KBL1
RTC Function Selection …………………………. JP5
Reset/Clear Watchdog Selection ………….…….. JP7
Power Connector ................................................... J6
ATX Power Button ……………………………… J5
Printer Connector .................................................. PRT1
Solid-State Disk Socket ......................................... SSD
SSD Memory Mapping Selection .......................... JP4
Sound Connector ………………………………… SOUND1
CD-In Connector ………………………………… J1
AT/ATX Function Selection …………………….. JP2
ATX Power Signal Connector ………………… J2
Memory Installation ............................................... SODIMM

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2-2 COMPONENT LOCATIONS
USB1
SSD
EXKB1
11
9
3
6
24
5
1
1
1
6
7
2
IDE1
9
5
32 1
Geode CS 5530
8
1
12
10
PC104
C20
D20 D1
BUZ1
4
KBL1
LCD1
1
2
41
40
15
610
11 15
LAN1 VGA1
PS1 COM1
1
J6
PRT1
FDD1
COM2
Geode GX1
HDL1
SOUND1
J1
JP1
IR1
JP3
J2
JP5
J3
JP2
JP4
JP6
J5
Battery
Prox-1520 Connector, Jumper, and Component locations

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2-3 HOW TO SET THE JUMPERS
You can configure your board by setting the jumpers. A jumper is consists
of two or three metal pins with a plastic base mounted on the card. By
using a small plastic “cap” (with a metal contact inside), you may connect
the pins. So you can set up your hardware configuration by “opening” or
“closing” the pins.
The jumper can be combined into sets, which called the jumper blocks.
When the jumpers are all in the block, you have to put them together to set
up the hardware configuration. The figure below shows how this looks.
JUMPERS AND CAPS
If a jumper has three pins, for example: labelled PIN1, PIN2, and PIN3.
You can connect PIN1 & PIN2 to create one setting and shorting. Or you
may also connect PIN2 & PIN3 to create another setting. The same jumper
diagrams are applied all through this manual. The figure below shows
what the manual diagram looks like and what they represent.

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JUMPER DIAGRAMS
JUMPER SETTINGS

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2-4. COM PORT CONNECTOR
COM1 : COM1 Connector, DB9 male connector
The pin assignment are as follows :
PIN ASSIGNMENT
1 DCD
2 TIN
3 ROUT
4 DTR
5 GND
6 DSR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 RI
COM2 : COM2 Connector
The pin assignments are as follows :
PIN ASSIGNMENT
RS-232 RS-422 RS-485
1 DCD TX- TX-
2 TIN TX+ TX+
3 ROUT RX+ RX+
4 DTR RX- RX-
5 GND GND GND
6 DSR RTS- NC
7 RTS RTS+ NC
8 CTS CTS+ NC
9 RI CTS- NC
10 NC NC NC
COM 1
1
9
5
6
COM2

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2-5. RS232/422/485 (COM2) SELECTION
JP1 : RS-232/422/485 Selection
COM1 is fixed for RS-232 function only.
COM2 is selectable for RS-232, 422, 485 function.
The jumper settings are as follows :
COM 2
Function Jumper Setting (pin closed) Jumper Illustration
RS-232
Open
20
JP1
19
2
1
RS-422
1-2, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10
11-12, 13-14, 15-16
17-18, 19-20
20
JP1
19
2
1
RS-485
1-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-10
11-12, 13-14, 15-16
17-18, 19-20
20
JP1
19
2
1
*** Manufactory default --- RS-232.

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2-6. KEYBOARD OR PS/2 MOUSE CONNECTOR
DIN : Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Connector
DIN connector can support Keyboard, Y-cable, or PS/2 Mouse by jumper
selection, user may select the right device to used on “Keyboard or PS/2
Mouse Selection”. The pin assignments are as follows :
PIN ASSIGNMENT
Keyboard PS/2 Mouse
1 KBDATA MSDATA
2 MSDATA MSDATA
3 GND GND
4 VCC VCC
5 KBCLK MSCLK
6 MSCLK MSCLK
2-7. KEYBOARD OR PS/2 MOUSE SELECTION
JP6 : Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Selection.
If User select to use Y-Cable, please set the jumper same as AT Keyboard.
The jumper settings are as follows:
DEVICE
TYPE
JUMPER SETTING
(pin closed)
JUMPER
ILLUSTRATION
AT KEYBOARD
3-5
4-6
6
JP6
5
21
PS/2 MOUSE
1-3
2-4
6
JP6
5
21
*** Manufactory default -- AT Keyboard
1
2
3
4
5
6
PS1

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2-8. EXTERNAL KEYBOARD CONNECTOR
EXKB1 : External Keyboard Connector
The pin assignment is as follows:
PIN ASSIGNMENT
1 KBCLK
2 KBDATA
3
N
C
4 GND
5 VCC
2-9. RESET CONNECTOR
RST1 : Reset Connector
The pin assignment is as follows:
PIN ASSIGNMENT
1 RESET
2 GND
2-10. HARD DISK DRIVE LED CONNECTOR
HDL1 : Hard Disk Driver LED Connector
The pin assignments is as follows:
PIN ASSIGNMENT
1 VCC
2 HDD Active Signal
3 HDD Active Signal
4 HDD Active Signal
EXKB1
1
HDL1