protech ProX-1550 User manual

USER’S
MANUAL

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ProX-1550 P5/6x86 Half-sized
EMBEDDED CARD
With VGA/SCSI/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 March 2000. You may not reproduce or transmit in
any form or by any means, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying
and recording.
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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 CPU Type & Clock Selection .......................................…. 2-6
2-4-1 Intel 150/166 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings .............................. 2-6
2-4-2 Intel 200 CPU Type & Clcok Jumper Settings ……….......................... 2-7
2-4-3 Intel MMX-166/200 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings …….............. 2-8
2-4-4 Intel MMX-233 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings ………………….. 2-9
2-4-5 Cyrix MMX-233/266 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings ………........ 2-10
2-4-6 Cyrix MMX-300/M2-300 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings ............. 2-11
2-4-7 AMD K6-200/233 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings ……….......... 2-12
2-4-8 AMD K6-2-266/300 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings …............... 2-13
2-4-9 AMD K6-2-333/350 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings ............…... 2-14
2-4-10 AMD K6-2-366/380 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings ..........…..... 2-15
2-4-11 AMD K6-2-400/450 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings ................... 2-16
2-4-12 AMD K6-2-450/500 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings ................... 2-17
2-4-13 AMD K6-3-400/450 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings …………...... 2-18
2-4-14 AMD K6-3-500 CPU Type & Clock Jumper Settings ……………….. 2-19
2-5 COM1 Connector .............................................................. 2-20
2-6 COM2 Connector .............................................................. 2-20
2-7 RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection ................................... 2-21
2-8 Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Connector ................................. 2-22
2-9 Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Selection ........................…....... 2-22
2-10 External Keyboard Connector ........................................... 2-23
2-11 Reset Connector ................................................................ 2-23
2-12 CPU Fan Connector ……………………………………... 2-23
2-13 System Fan Connector …………………………………... 2-24
2-14 Reset/NMI/Clear Watchdog …………………………….. 2-24
2-15 Floppy Disk Drive Connector …………………………… 2-25

Contents
2-16 Hard Disk Drive Connector .............................................. 2-26
2-17 Hard Disk Drive LED Connector ...................................... 2-28
2-18 LAN Connector ………..................................................... 2-28
2-19 Power Led & Keylock Connector .…................................ 2-29
2-20 Panel Power Connector ..............…................................... 2-29
2-21 Panel VCC Selection ……………………………………. 2-29
2-22 LCD Panel Connector …………………………………… 2-30
2-23 VGA CRT Connector ……................................................ 2-31
2-24 Power Connector ……………........................................... 2-31
2-25 Printer Connector ………………………………………... 2-32
2-26 External Speaker Connector …………………………….. 2-33
2-27 Universal Serial Bus Connector ........................................ 2-33
2-28 SCSI Connector ................................................................. 2-34
2-29 Solid-State Disk Socket ..................................................... 2-36
2-30 SSD Memory Mapping Selection ……………………….. 2-37
2-31 Green Function Connector ………………………………. 2-38
2-32 Memory Installation .......................................................... 2-38
CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE UTILITIES
3-1 Introduction …………....................................................... 3-2
3-2 VGA Driver Utility …....…................................................ 3-2
3-3 Flash BIOS Update ......….................................................. 3-5
3-4 SCSI Driver Utility …….................................................... 3-7
3-5 LAN Driver Utility …........................................................ 3-8
3-6 Watchdog Timer Configuration .….................................... 3-10
CHAPTER 4 GREEN PC FUNCTION
4-1 Power Saving Block Diagram ........................................... 4-2
4-2 CPU Doze Mode ............................................................... 4-2
4-3 System Standby Mode ....................................................... 4-2
4-4 System Suspend Mode ...................................................... 4-3
CHAPTER 5 AWARD BIOS SETUP
5-1 Introduction ....................................................................... 5-2
5-2 Entering Setup ................................................................... 5-3

Contents
5-3 The Standard CMOS Setup ……....................................... 5-4
5-4 The BIOS Features Setup ………...................................... 5-8
5-5 Chipset Feature Setup ....................................................... 5-11
5-6 Power Management Setup ................................................. 5-14
5-7 PNP/PCI Configuration ..................................................... 5-17
5-8 Load BIOS Defaults .......................................................... 5-19
5-9 Load Setup Defaults .......................................................... 5-19
5-10 Integrated Peripherals ....................................................... 5-20
5-11 Password Setting ............................................................... 5-22
5-12 IDE HDD Auto Detection ................................................. 5-24
5-13 HDD Low Level Format ................................................... 5-25
5-14 Save & Exit Setup ............................................................. 5-26
APPENDIX A EXPANSION BUS
PC-104 Connector Pin Assignment .............................................. A-2
ISA Bus Pin Assignment .............................................................. A-3
PCI Bus Pin Assignment .............................................................. A-4
APPENDIX B TECHNICAL SUMMARY
Block Diagram ............................................................................. B-2
Interrupt Map ................................................................................ B-3
RTC & CMOS RAM Map ............................................................ B-4
Timer & DMA Channels Map ...................................................... B-5
I/O & Memory Map ...................................................................... B-6
APPENDIX C TROUBLE SHOOTING
Trouble Shooting for Error Messages .......................................... C-2
Trouble Shooting for POST Code ................................................ C-4

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INTRODUCTION
This chapter gives you the information for Prox-1550. It also
outlines the System specification.
Section includes:
!About This Manual
!System Specifications
!Safety 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 procuring our Prox-1550 P5/6x86 Embedded Card enhanced
with VGA/SCSI/LAN, which is fully PC / AT compatible. The Prox-1550
provides faster processing speed, greater expandability and can handle more
tasks than before. This manual is designed to assist you how to install and
set up the system. It contains five 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 service manual, and
the specification for this system. The Final page of this chapter indicates
how to avoid damaging the Embedded Card.
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration
This chapter outlines the component’s location and their functions. At the
end of this chapter, you will learn how to set the jumpers and how to
configure this card to meet your own needs.
Chapter 3 Software Utilities
This chapter contains helpful information for proper installation of VGA
driver, SCSI driver, LAN driver and how to update BIOS. It also
explains the watchdog-timer configuration.
Chapter 4 Green PC Function
This chapter explains the Green PC functions concisely.
Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup
This chapter indicates how to set up the BIOS configurations.
Appendix A Expansion Bus
This Appendix introduces you the expansion bus for PC-104, PCI Bus and
ISA bus.
Appendix B Technical Summary
This section gives you the information about the Technical maps.
Appendix C Trouble Shooting
This section outlines the error messages and offers you the methods to
solve the problems.

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1-2. SYSTEM SPECIFICATION
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!CPU :
Intel, AMD, Cyrix.
54C/55C, K5/K6/K6-2/K6-3, M1/M2.
320/321 pin PGA socket.
1.8V/1.9V/2.0V/2.1V/2.2V/2.3V/2.4V/2.5V/2.8V/2.9V/3.0V/3.1V/3.2V/
3.3V/3.4V/3.5V voltage regulator.
!
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!MEMORY :
Up to 512MB SDRAM
Two 168pin DIMM socket on board.
!
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!CACHE :
L1 Cache (depended on CPU type).
L2 Cache on board 512KB.
!
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!REAL-TIME CLOCK / CALENDAR :
CMOS data back up from BIOS set or BIOS default.
Dallas DS 12887 Real Time Clock.
!
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!BIOS :
Award Flash BIOS for plug & play function.
Easy update 256KB flash EEPROM.
Support Green Function.
Support S/IO Setup.
!
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!KEYBOARD CONNECTOR :
PC/AT type mini DIN connector.
Support AT Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse by jumper selection.
5-pin External keyboard connector.
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!BUS SUPPORT :
External ISA/PCI BUS.
Internal PCI Bus for VGA, IDE, LAN, & SCSI.
PC-104 BUS.

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!DISPLAY :
Support SVGA for CRT & Panel.
Support 32bits PCI Local Bus.
VGA BIOS combines in 256KB flash ROM together with system BIOS.
Support 15-pin connector 1024 x 768 (256 colors) resolution on SVGA
Monitor.
Integrates 2Mbytes of SDRAM for graphics/video frame buffer.
Support 51-pin connector 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768 resolutions on
LCD Panel.
Panel support: Color STN, TFT, and EL modes.
Support simultaneous display of CRT & LCD flat Panel.
!
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!WATCHDOG :
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%.
!
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!IDE INTERFACE :
Two IDE ports, Support Ultra DMA-33, Support up to four Enhanced IDE
devices.
!
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!FLOPPY DISK DRIVER INTERFACE :
Support up to two Floppy Disk Drivers, 3.5" and 5.25" (360K / 720K /
1.2M / 1.44M / 2.88M / LS-120).
!
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!DISK-ON-CHIPS SOCKET :
A 32-pin SSD socket on-board, Supports up to 144MB Disk-On-Chips.
!
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!USB CONNECTOR :
Universal Serial Bus Connector on-board, Supports up to two USB ports.
!
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!SCSI INTERFACE :
Two connectors on board, one for SCSI 50pin connector and one 68pin
ULTRA (transfer rate 40MB/S) or ULTRA2 (transfer rate 80MB/S) wide
SCSI connector.

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!LAN ADAPTER :
Realtek RTL8139 Fast Ethernet.
10/100 Base-T PCI Bus.
RJ-45 Jack on board.
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!SERIAL PORT :
Two high speed 16550 Compatible UARTs with Send / Receive 16 Byte
FIFOs. COM1: RS-232; COM2: RS-232/422/485.
MIDI Compatible.
Programmable Baud Rate Generator.
!
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!PARALLEL PORT :
SPP, ECP, EPP Function.
Bi-directional parallel port.
!
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!GREEN FUNCTION :
Software support by BIOS setup.
Hardware support by switch control.
!
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!LED INDICATOR :
System power.
Hard Disk access.
Green function mode.
LAN LED indicator.
!
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!PC-104 BUS EXPANSION & SPEED :
ISA 8MHz
PC-104 8MHz
PCI Bus 33MHz
USB 12Mbit/sec
!
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!DMA CONTROLLER :
82C37 x 2
!
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!DMA CHANNELS :
7
!
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!INTERRUPT CONTROLLERS :
82C59 x 2

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!INTERRUPT LEVELS :
15
!
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!OPERATING TEMPERATURE :
0 to 60°C.
!
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!SYSTEM POWER REQUIREMENT :
DC Voltage: +5V, minimum +4.75V, maximum +5.25V.
DC Ampere: 15A.
DC Voltage: +12V, minimum +11.4V, maximum +12.6V.
DC Ampere: 500mA.
!
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!BOARD DIMENSION :
338.5mm x 122mm
!
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!BOARD NET WEIGHT :
0.37 Kgs.
1-3. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Follow the messages below to avoid your systems from damage:
1. Avoid your system from 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,
when you connect a jumper or install any cards, 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:
!Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table
!Component’s Location
!Configuration and Jumper settings
!Connector Pin Assignments
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2-1 JUMPER & CONNECTOR QUICK REFERENCE TABLE
CPU Type & Clock Selection ................................ JP2
Bus Frequency Ratio Selection .............................. JP1
CPU Voltage Selection .......................................... JP8, JP9
COM1 Connector ................................................... COM1
COM2 Connector ................................................... COM2
RS232/422/485 (COM2) Selection ........................ JP5
Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Connector ..……..…… DIN
Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Selection ……............... JP4
External Keyboard Connector ............................... EXKB
Reset Connector ..................................................... RST
CPU Fan Connector ……………………………... CPUFAN
System Fan Connector …………………………... JP13
Reset/NMI/Clear Watchdog ……………………... JP6
Floppy Disk Drive Connector ................................ FDD
Hard Disk Drive Connector ................................... IDE1, IDE2
Hard Disk Drive LED Connector .......................... HDL
LAN Connector ………………………………….. UTP
Power LED & KeyLock Connector ....................... KBL
Panel Power Connector ...............………………... JP11
Panel VCC Selection …………………………….. JP12
LCD Panel Connector ............................................ LCD
VGA CRT Connector ............................................ VGA
Power Connector ................................................... PWR
Printer Connector .................................................. PRT
External Speaker Connector .................................. JP3
Universal Serial Bus Connector ............................. USB
SCSI Connector ..................................................... SCSI,ULTRA
Solid-State Disk Socket ......................................... SSD
SSD Memory Mapping Selection .......................... JP7
Green Function Connector ………………………. GRN
Memory Installation ............................................... DIMM1, DIMM2

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2-2 COMPONENT LOCATIONS
Prox-1550 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 CPU TYPE & CLOCK SELECTION
JP1 : Bus Frequency Ratio Selection
JP2 : CPU Type & Clock Selection
JP8, JP9 : CPU Voltage Selection
The jumper settings are as follows:
2-4-1 Intel 150/166 CPU type & clock Jumper Settings
CPU
TYPE CPU CLOCK
Jumper Setting
(Pin closed)
JP1 JP2 JP8 JP9 JUMPER ILLUSTRATION
Intel
Pentium
150Mhz
60Mhz 1-2
3-4 1-2 3-4
5-6
7-8
1-2
5-6
7-8
5-6
7-8
Intel
Pentium
166Mhz
66Mhz 1-2
3-4 3-4 5-6
7-8
1-2
5-6
7-8
5-6
7-8

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2-4-2 Intel 200 CPU type & clock Jumper Settings
CPU
TYPE CPU CLOCK
Jumper Setting
(Pin closed)
JP1 JP2 JP8 JP9 JUMPER ILLUSTRATION
Intel
Pentium
200Mhz
66Mhz 3-4 3-4
5-6
7-8
1-2
5-6
7-8
5-6
7-8

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2-4-3 Intel MMX-166/200 CPU type & clock Jumper Settings
CPU
TYPE CPU CLOCK
Jumper Setting
(Pin closed)
JP1 JP2 JP8 JP9 JUMPER ILLUSTRATION
Intel
Pentium
MMX
166Mhz
66Mhz 1-2
3-4 3-4 5-6
7-8
7-8 1-2
3-4
Intel
Pentium
MMX
200Mhz
66Mhz 3-4 3-4
5-6
7-8
7-8 1-2
3-4

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2-4-4 Intel MMX 233 CPU type & clock Jumper Settings
CPU
TYPE CPU CLOCK
Jumper Setting
(Pin closed)
JP1 JP2 JP8 JP9 JUMPER ILLUSTRATION
Intel
Pentium
MMX
233Mhz
66Mhz Open 3-4
5-6
7-8
7-8 1-2
3-4