Intel
®
440Bx Scalable Performance Board Development Kit Manual 7
About this Manual 1
This manual tells you how to set up and use the evaluation board and processor assembly included
in your Intel
®
440BX Scalable Performance Board Development Kit.
1.1 Content Overview
Chapter 1, “About This Manual” - This chapter contains a description of conventions used in this
manual. The last few sections tell you how to obtain literature and contact customer support.
Chapter 2, “Getting Started” - Provides complete instructions on how to configure the evaluation
board and processor assembly by setting jumpers, connecting peripherals, providing power, and
configuring the BIOS.
Chapter 3, “Theory of Operation” - This chapter provides information on the system design.
Chapter 4, “Hardware Reference” - This chapter provides a description of jumper settings and
functions, and pinout information for each connector.
Chapter 5, “BIOS Quick Reference” - This chapter describes how to configure the BIOS for your
system configuration. A summary of all BIOS menu options is provided.
Appendix A, “PLD Code Listing” - This appendix includes a sample code listing for the Post Code
Debugger.
Appendix B, “Bill of Materials” - This appendix contains the bill of materials for the evaluation
board.
Appendix C, “Schematics” - This appendix contains schematics for selected connectors and
subsystems for the evaluation board.