Troubleshooting a pc/104 system, Technical/sales assistance – SMC Networks SpacePC 1232 Series User Manual

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below 4.75V when hard drive or floppy drive starts, add bypass caps

Temperature too high

Add fan, processor heat sink, or other cooling device(s)

Memory address conflict

Check for two hardware devices (e.g. Ethernet, SSD, PCMCIA) trying
to use the same memory address
Check for two software devices (e.g. EMM386, PCMCIA drivers, etc.)
trying to use the same memory addresses
Check for an address range shadowed while in use by another
hardware or software device

I/O address conflict

Check for another module trying to use I/O addresses reserved for the
Module between 0E0h and 0EAh check for two modules (e.g. I/O
Modules, PCMCIA cards, Ethernet) trying to use the same I/O
addresses

Keyboard does not work

Keyboard interface damaged by
misconnection

Check if LEDs on the keyboard (i.e.: Num lock) are working

Wrong keyboard type

Verify keyboard is an 'AT' type or switch to 'AT' mode

Two hard drives will not work, but one does

Both drives configured as master

Set one drive as master and the other as slave operation (consult drive
documentation)

Date and time not saved when power is off

No backup battery

Connect a backup battery to the multifunction connector

Troubleshooting a PC/104 System

If you have reviewed the preceding table and still cannot isolate the problem with your SpacePC
1232 module, please try the following troubleshooting steps. Even if the resulting information
does not help you find the problem, it will be very helpful if you contact technical support.

¾ Simplify the system. Remove items one at a time and see if one particular item seems to

cause the problem.

¾ Swap components. Try replacing items in the system one-at-a-time with similar items.

Technical/Sales Assistance

If you have a technical question, please call Parvus Customer Support Service at one of the
numbers below, or e-mail our technical support team at:

¾ Email:

[email protected]

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