Trenton T4G Use and care manual

T4G
6130-xxx
No. 87-006133-000 Revision A
TECHNICAL REFERENCE
Pentium®4
or
Celeron®
PROCESSOR-BASED
SBC

WARRANTY The product is warranted against material and manufacturing defects for two years from
date of delivery. Buyer agrees that if this product proves defective Trenton Technology
Inc. is only obligated to repair, replace or refund the purchase price of this product at
Trenton Technology’s discretion. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected
to alteration, neglect, misuse or abuse; if any repairs have been attempted by anyone
other than Trenton Technology Inc.; or if failure is caused by accident, acts of God, or
other causes beyond the control of Trenton Technology Inc. Trenton Technology Inc.
reserves the right to make changes or improvements in any product without incurring any
obligation to similarly alter products previously purchased.
In no event shall Trenton Technology Inc. be liable for any defect in hardware or
software or loss or inadequacy of data of any kind, or for any direct, indirect, incidental
or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the performance or use of
the product or information provided. Trenton Technology Inc.’s liability shall in no
event exceed the purchase price of the product purchased hereunder. The foregoing
limitation of liability shall be equally applicable to any service provided by Trenton
Technology Inc.
RETURN POLICY Products returned for repair must be accompanied by a Return Material Authorization
(RMA) number, obtained from Trenton Technology prior to return. Freight on all
returned items must be prepaid by the customer, and the customer is responsible for any
loss or damage caused by common carrier in transit. Items will be returned from Trenton
Technology via Ground, unless prior arrangements are made by the customer for an alter-
native shipping method
To obtain an RMA number, call us at [phone] or [phone]. We will need
the following information:
Return company address and contact
Model name and model # from the label on the back of the board
Serial number from the label on the back of the board
Description of the failure
An RMA number will be issued. Mark the RMA number clearly on the outside of each
box, include a failure report for each board and return the product(s) to our Utica, NY
facility:
TRENTON Technology Inc.
1001 Broad Street
Utica, NY 13501
Attn: Repair Department

TRADEMARKS IBM, PC, VGA, EGA, OS/2 and PS/2 are trademarks or registered
trademarks of International Business Machines Corp.
AMI, AMIBIOS and AMIBIOS8 are trademarks or registered trademarks of American
Megatrends Inc.
Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
MS-DOS and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
PICMG and the PICMG logo are registered trademarks of the PCI
Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group.
All other brand and product names may be trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.
LIABILITY
DISCLAIMER This manual is as complete and factual as possible at the time of printing; however, the
information in this manual may have been updated since that time. Trenton Technology
Inc. reserves the right to change the functions, features or specifications of their products
at any time, without notice.
Copyright ©2003 by Trenton Technology Inc. All rights reserved.
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: www.TrentonTechnology.com
TRENTON Technology Inc.
2350 Centennial Drive •Gainesville, Georgia 30504
Sales: [phone] •Phone: [phone] •Fax: [phone]

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Table of Contents
Before You Begin
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
SBC Block Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
SBC Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4
Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
Bus Interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
Data Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
Bus Speed - ISA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
Bus Speed - PCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
Bus Speed - System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
Memory Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
System Bus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
DMA Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
Interrupts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
BIOS (Flash). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
Cache Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
NetBurst Micro-Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
DDR Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
PCI Local Bus Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
Universal Serial Bus (USB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
Video Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
System Hardware Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8
PCI Ethernet Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8
Hub Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-9
PCI Enhanced IDE Interfaces (Dual). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-9
Floppy Drive Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-9
Serial Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-9
Enhanced Parallel Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-9
PS/2 Mouse Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-9
Keyboard Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-9
Watchdog Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-9
Thermal Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-10
Power Fail Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-11
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-11

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Specifications (continued)
Power Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-11
Temperature/Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-12
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-12
UL Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-12
Configuration Jumpers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-13
Ethernet LEDs and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-14
System BIOS Setup Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-15
Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-16
ISA/PCI Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1
ISA Bus Pin Numbering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1
ISA Bus Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2
ISA Bus Signal Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
I/O Address Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-7
Interrupt Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-7
PCI Local Bus Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-8
PCI Local Bus Signal Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-9
PCI Local Bus Pin Numbering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-10
PCI Local Bus Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-11
PCI Local Bus Signal Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-14
PICMG Edge Connector Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-18
System BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1
BIOS Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1
Password Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2
BIOS Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3
Running AMIBIOS Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5
BIOS Setup Utility Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-6
BIOS Setup Utility Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7
Security Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-11
Change Supervisor Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-11
Disabling Supervisor Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-14
Change User Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-14
Clear User Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-14
Boot Sector Virus Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-14
Exit Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-17

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Table of Contents
Advanced Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1
CPU Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5
IDE Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-7
IDE Device Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-11
Floppy Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-15
SuperIO Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-17
DMI Event Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-21
Remote Access Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-23
USB Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-25
PCI Plug and Play Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1
Chipset Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1
Intel Brookdale-G NorthBridge Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3
Intel ICH4 SouthBridge Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5
Boot Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1
Boot Settings Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-5
Boot Device Priority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-9
Hard Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-11
Removable Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-13
ATAPI CDROM Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-15
Appendix A - BIOS Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
BIOS Beep Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
BIOS Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Bootblock Initialization Code Checkpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6
Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
Post Code Checkpoints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
DIM Code Checkpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10
Additional Checkpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11

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HANDLING
PRECAUTIONS _______________________________________________________________________
WARNING: This product has components which may be damaged by electrostatic
discharge.
_______________________________________________________________________
To protect your single board computer (SBC) from electrostatic damage, be sure to
observe the following precautions when handling or storing the board:
•Keep the SBC in its static-shielded bag until you are ready to perform your
installation.
•Handle the SBC by its edges.
•Do not touch the I/O connector pins. Do not apply pressure or attach labels
to the SBC.
•Use a grounded wrist strap at your workstation or ground yourself
frequently by touching the metal chassis of the system before handling any
components. The system must be plugged into an outlet that is connected to
an earth ground.
•Use antistatic padding on all work surfaces.
•Avoid static-inducing carpeted areas.
SOLDER-SIDE
COMPONENTS This SBC has components on both sides of the PCB. It is important for you to observe
the following precautions when handling or storing the board to prevent solder-side
components from being damaged or broken off:
•Handle the board only by its edges.
•Store the board in padded shipping material or in an anti-static board rack.
•Do not place an unprotected board on a flat surface.

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