PCA-6179
Full-size socket 370 Intel
Pentium
based PCI/ISA-bus CPU
card
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III processor-
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Initial Inspection
Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the
following materials have been shipped:
• 1 PCA-6179 socket 370 Pentium III® processor-based single board
computer
• 1 Pentium III® processor (optional), 1 cooling fan, P/N: 1759205400
• 1 PCA-6179 startup Manual
• 1 CD driver utility and manual (in PDF format)
• 4 SCSI driver disks (optional)
• 1 FDD cable, P/N: 1701340703
• 2 UDMA 66 HDD cables, P/N: 1701400452
• 1 printer (parallel port) cable & COM port cable kit, P/N: 1700060305
• 1 A TX-to-PS/2 power cable, P/N: 1700000450
• 1 ivory cable for PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse, P/N: 1700060202
• 1 SCSI cable (optional), P/N 1701060000
• 1 USB cable (optional), P/N 1700100170
If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your distributor
or sales representative immediately.
We have carefully inspected the PCA-6179 mechanically and
electrically before shipment. It should be free of marks and scratches
and in perfect working order upon receipt.
As you unpack the PCA-6179, check it for signs of shipping damage.
(For example, damaged box, scratches, dents, etc.) If it is damaged or
it fails to meet the specifications, notify our service department or
your local sales representative immediately. Also notify the carrier.
Retain the shipping carton and packing material for inspection by the
carrier. After inspection, we will make arrangements to repair or
replace the unit.
Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration.............................. 1
1.1 Introduction........................................................................2
1.2 Features...............................................................................3
1.3 Specifications ......................................................................5
1.3.1 System.........................................................................5
1.3.2 Memory.......................................................................5
1.3.3 Input/Output ................................................................6
1.3.4 VGA interface .............................................................6
1.3.5 SCSI interface .............................................................6
1.3.6 Ethernet LAN ..............................................................6
1.3.7 Solid state disk ............................................................6
1.3.8 Industrial features .......................................................7
1.3.9 Mechanical and environmental specifications............7
1.4 Board Layout: Main Features ..........................................8
1.5 Jumpers and Connectors...................................................9
1.6 Board Layout: Jumper and Connector Locations .......11
1.7 Safety Precautions............................................................12
1.8 Jumper Settings................................................................13
1.8.1 How to set jumpers ...................................................13
1.8.2 CPU clock ratio setting (SW1) .................................13
1.8.4 CMOS clear (J1)................................................................15
1.8.5 Watchdog timer output (J2) ......................................15
1.8.5 DiskOnChip® 2000 Flash disk address select (SW3) ....16
1.9 System Memory................................................................ 18
1.9.1 Sample calculation: DIMM memory capacity................ 18
1.9.2 Supplementary information about DIMMs ..............19
1.10 Memory Installation Procedures ....................................20
1.11 Cache Memory ................................................................. 20
1.12 CPU Installation...............................................................21
Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals ............................ 23
2.1 Primary (CN1) and Secondary (CN2) IDE Connectors24
2.2 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3).......................................25
2.3 Parallel Port (CN4) ..........................................................25
2.4 SCSI Connector (CN5) ....................................................26
2.5 USB Port (CN6) ................................................................27
2.6 VGA Connector (CN7) ....................................................27
2.7 10/100Base-T Ethernet Connector (CN8) ......................28
2.8 Serial Ports (CN9: COM1; CN10: COM2)....................28
2.9 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector (CN11) .............29
2.10 External Keyboard Connector (CN12) ..........................29
2.11 Infrared (IR) Connector (CN13) ....................................30
2.12 CPU Fan Connector (CN14) ...........................................30
2.13 Front Panel Connectors (CN16, CN17, CN18, CN19,
CN21 and CN22).........................................................................31
2.13.1 Keyboard lock and power LED (CN16) .................31
2.13.2 External speaker (CN17) ................................................31
2.13.3 Reset (CN18)...........................................................31
2.13.4 HDD LED (CN19) ..................................................32
2.13.5 ATX soft power switch (CN21)..............................32
2.14 ATX Power Control Connectors (CN20 and CN21).....32
2.14.1 ATX feature connector (CN20) and soft power
switch connector (CN21) ...................................................32
CN20 32
2.14.2 Controlling the soft power switch...........................33
Award BIOS Setup........................................................ 35
3.1 Introduction......................................................................36
3.2 Entering Setup..................................................................36
3.3 Standard CMOS Features...............................................37
3.4 Advanced BIOS Features ................................................38
3.4.1 Virus Warning..........................................................39
3.4.2 Quick Power On Self Test ........................................40
3.4.3 Boot Up Floppy Seek ................................................40
3.4.4 Boot Up NumLock Status .........................................40
3.4.5 Gate A20 Option .......................................................40
3.4.6 Typematic Rate Setting.............................................40
3.4.7 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) .....................................41
3.4.8 Typematic Delay (msec) ...........................................41
3.4.9 Security Option .........................................................41
3.4.10 OS Select for DRAM > 64MB................................41
3.4.11 Video BIOS Shadow ...............................................41
3.4.12 C8000-CBFFF Shadow / DC000-DFFFF Shadow .42
3.5 Advanced Chipset Features.............................................42
3.5.1 Memory Hole At 15 M ~ 16 M.................................43
3.5.2 AGP Aperture Size (MB)..........................................43
3.6 Integrated Peripherals.....................................................43
3.6.1 IDE HDD Block Mode .............................................43
3.6.2 IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO/UDMA Mode,
IDE Secondary Master/Slave PIO/UDMA Mode (Auto) ..44
3.6.3 Onboard FDC Controller ..........................................44
3.6.4 Onboard Serial Port 1 (3F8H/IRQ4).........................44
3.6.5 Onboard Serial Port 2 (2F8H/IRQ3).........................44
3.6.6 Onboard Parallel Port (378H/IRQ7) .........................44
3.6.7 Parallel Port Mode (ECP + EPP) ..............................44
3.6.8 ECP Mode Use DMA ...............................................45
3.7 Power Management Setup ..............................................45
3.7.1 Power Management ..................................................46
3.7.2 HDD Power Down ....................................................46
3.7.3 Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN...........................................46
3.7.4 Wakeup Event ...........................................................47
3.7.5 IRQs Activity Monitoring.........................................47
3.8 PnP/PCI Configurations..................................................48
3.9 PC Health Status ..............................................................48
3.10 Frequency Control ...........................................................49
3.11 Load Setup Defaults.........................................................49
3.12 Set Password.....................................................................49
3.13 Save & Exit Setup ............................................................50
3.14 Exit Without Saving.........................................................50
Chapter 4 AGP SVGA Setup....................................... 51
4.1 Before You Begin .............................................................52
4.2 Features.............................................................................52
4.3 Installation ........................................................................53
Chapter 5 LAN Configuration ..................................... 55
5.1 Introduction......................................................................56
5.2 Features.............................................................................56
5.3 Driver Installation............................................................57
5.4 Windows 9X Drivers Setup
Procedure ....................................................................................58
5.5 Windows NT Drivers Setup Procedure..........................65
5.6 Windows 2000 Drivers Setup Procedure .......................70
Chapter 6 SCSI Setup and Configurations................ 77
6.1 Introduction......................................................................78
6.2 Before You Begin .............................................................78
6.3 Basic Rules for SCSI Host Adapter and Device Installation 79
6.4 Configuring the SCSI Adapter .......................................79
6.5 SCSI Terminators ............................................................80
6.6 SDMS Drivers...................................................................81
Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer....... 99
A.1 Programming the Watchdog Timer .............................100
Appendix B Pin Assignments ................................... 103
B.1 IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN1, CN2)......................104
B.2 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3).....................................105
B.3 Parallel Port Connector (CN4) .....................................106
B.4 SCSI Connector (CN5) ..................................................107
B.5 USB Connector (CN6) ...................................................108
B.6 VGA Connector (CN7) ..................................................108
B.7 Ethernet 10/100Base-T RJ-45 Connector (CN8) .........109
B.8 COM1/COM2 RS-232 Serial Port (CN9, CN10).........109
B.9 Keyboard and Mouse Connnector (CN11) ..................110
B.10 External Keyboard Connector (CN12) ........................110
B.11 IR Connector (CN13) .....................................................111
B.12 CPU Fan Power Connector (CN14) .............................111
B.13 Power LED and Keylock Connector (CN16)...............112
B.14 External Speaker Connector (CN17) ...........................112
B.15 Reset Connector (CN18) ................................................113
B.16 HDD LED Connector (CN19) .......................................113
B.17 ATX Feature Connector (CN20) ..................................113
B.18 System I/O Ports ............................................................114
B.19 DMA Channel Assignments ..........................................115
B.20 Interrupt Assignments ...................................................115
B.21 1st MB Memory Map.....................................................116
B.22 PCI Bus Map ..................................................................116
Appendix C DiskOnChip® 2000 Installation Guide 117
C.1 DiskOnChip® 2000 Quick Installation Guide ............118
C.1.1 DiskOnChip® 2000 installation instructions .........118
C.1.2 Addtional information and assistance ....................119
Tables
Table 1-1: Jumpers ..........................................................................................................9
Table 1-2: Connectors .................................................................................................... 10
Table 1-3: CPU clock ratio setting (SW1) ...................................................................... 14
Table 1-6: Watchdog timer output (J2) .......................................................................... 15
Table 1-7: DiskOnChip® 2000 Flash disk memory address jumper settings (J3) ........ 17
Table 1-8: DIMM module allocation table ...................................................................... 18
Table 1-9: DIMM memory capacity sample calculation.................................................18
Table 2-1: Serial port connections (COM1, COM2)....................................................... 28
Table 2-2: PS/2 or ATX power supply LED status ........................................................31
Table B-1: IDE hard drive connector (CN1, CN2)........................................................104
Table B-2: Floppy drive connector (CN3) .................................................................... 105
Table B-3: Parallel port connector (CN4).....................................................................106
Table B-5: USB1/USB2 connector (CN6) ....................................................................108
Table B-6: VGA connector (CN7)................................................................................. 108
Table B-7: Ethernet 10/100Base-T RJ-45 connector (CN8)........................................ 109
Table B-8: COM1/COM2 RS-232 serial port (CN9, CN10) .........................................109
Table B-9: Keyboard and mouse connector (CN11) ...................................................110
Table B-10: External keyboard connector (CN12)....................................................... 110
Table B-11: IR connector (CN13)................................................................................. 111
Table B-12: CPU fan power connector (CN14) ...........................................................111
Table B-13: Power LED and keylock connector (CN16) ............................................. 112
Table B-14: External speaker (CN17) ..........................................................................112
Table B-15: Reset connector (CN18)........................................................................... 113
Table B-16: HDD LED connector (CN19) .................................................................... 113
Table B-17: ATX feature connector (CN20)................................................................. 113
Table B-18: System I/O ports....................................................................................... 114
Table B-19: DMA channel assignments ......................................................................115
Table B-20: Interrupt assignments...............................................................................115
Table B-21: 1st MB memory map ................................................................................ 116
Table B-22: PCI bus map ............................................................................................. 116
Figures
Figure 1-1: Board layout: main features .......................................................................8
Figure 1-2: Board layout: jumper and connecter locations............................................11
CHAPTER
1
Hardware Configuration
This chapter gives background information on the PCA-6179. It then shows you
how to configure the card to match your
application and prepare it for installation
into your PC.
Sections include:
• Introduction
• Features
• Specifications
• Board Layout
• Jumpers and Connectors
• Safety Precautions
• Jumper Settings
• System Memory
• Memory Installation Procedures
• Cache Memory
• CPU Installation
1.1 Introduction
The PCA-6179 Series all-in-one industrial grade CPU card uses Intel's
highly acclaimed Pentium® III processor, together with the VIA
Apollo Pro133A chipset. The card works with standard ISA or
PCI/ISA-bus passive backplanes.
The CPU provides 256 KB on-CPU L2 cache, eliminating the need
for external SRAM chips. It has two PCI EIDE interfaces (for up to
four devices) and a floppy disk drive interface (for up to two devices).
Other features include two RS-232 serial ports (16C550 UARTs with
16-byte FIFO or compatible), one enhanced parallel port (supports
EPP/ECP) and two USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports. The PCI
enhanced IDE controller supports Ultra DMA 33/66 and PIO Mode 4
operation. This provides data transfer rates of up to 33/66 MB/sec.
System BIOS supports boot-up from an IDE CD-ROM, SCSI CD-ROM,
LS-120, IDE HDD, SCSI HDD, ZIP-100, LAN, and FDD.
A backup of CMOS data is stored in the Flash memory, which protects
data even after a battery failure. Also included is a 63-level watchdog
timer, which resets the CPU or generates an interrupt if a program
cannot be executed normally. This enables reliable operation in
unattended environments.
The PCA-6179 Series offers several impressive industrial features such
as a VGA (AGP) controller, a PCI Ultra2 SCSI controller , a 10/100Base-T
networking controller, three DIMM slots for a total of 1.5 GB RAM
memory , and an ISA High Drive. In addition, the PCA-6179 Series
supports a solid state disk (SSD) using M-Systems Corporation's
DiskOnChip® 2000 Flash disk, for up to 144 MB of non-volatile, reliable
memory that is not vulnerable to the hazards of an industrial computing environment. All these make it an ideal choice for applications that
require both high performance and full functionality .
Note: Some of the features mentioned above are not
available with all models. For more information about
the specifications of a particular model, see Section
1.3: Specifications.
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1.2 Features
1. Fan status monitoring and alarm: To prevent system overheating
and damage, the CPU fan can be monitored for speed and failure.
The fan is set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds.
2. T emperature monitoring and alarm: T o prevent system overheat-
ing and damage, the CPU card supports processor thermal sensing
and auto-protection.
3. V oltage monitoring and alarm: System voltage levels are moni-
tored to ensure stable current flows to critical components. Voltage
specifications will become even more critical for processors of the
future. Thus monitoring will become ever more necessary to ensure
proper system configuration and management.
4. A TX soft power switch: Through the BIOS, the power button can
be defined as the "Standby" (aka "Suspend" or "Sleep") button or
as the "Soft-Off" button (see Section 3.6.6 Soft-off by PWR-BTN).
Regardless of the setting, pushing the power button for more than
4 seconds will enter the Soft-Off mode.
5. Power-on by modem (requires modem): This allows a computer
to be turned on remotely through an internal or external modem.
Users can thus access information on their computers from
anywhere in the world.
6. Power-on by LAN: This allows you to remotely power up your
system through your network by sending a wake-up frame or
signal. With this feature, you can remotely upload/ download data
to/from systems during off-peak hours.
7. Message LED: Chassis LEDs now act as information providers.
The way a particular LED illuminates indicates the stage the
computer is in. A single glimpse provides useful information to the
user.
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8. CMOS RAM backup: When BIOS CMOS setup has been complet-
ed, data in the CMOS RAM is automatically backed up to the Flash
ROM. This is particularly useful in industrial environments which
may cause soft errors. Upon such an error occurring, BIOS will
check the data, and automatically restore the original data for
booting.
9. More:
• Additional metal bracket for CPU stabilization
• Power On by Alarm: Powers up your computer at a certain
time
• Standard IR supports optional remote control package for
wireless interfacing with external peripherals, personal
gadgets, or an optional remote controller
• Virus warning: During and after system boot-up, any attempt
to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk
drive will halt the system. In this case, a warning message will
be displayed. You can then run your anti-virus program to
locate the problem
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1.3 Specifications
1.3.1 System
• CPU: Intel Pentium® III processor, up to 933+ MHz, FSB 100/133
MHz
• BIOS: Award Flash BIOS, 2 Mb
• System Chipset: VIA Apollo Pro133A
• Green function: Supports power management operation via BIOS.
Activated by keyboard or mouse activity
• PCI enhanced IDE hard disk drive interface: Supports up to four
IDE large hard disk drives or other enhanced IDE devices. Supports
PIO mode 4 (16.67 MB/s data transfer rate) and Ultra DMA 33/66 (33/
66 MB/s data transfer rate). BIOS enabled/disabled
• Floppy disk drive interface: Supports up to two floppy disk drives,
5¼" (360 KB and 1.2 MB) and/or 3½" (720 KB, 1.44 MB, and 2.88
MB). BIOS enabled/disabled
1.3.2 Memory
• RAM: Up to 1.5GB in three available 168-pin DIMM sockets.
Supports PC100/ PC133-compliant SDRAMs
• ECC (parity DRAM only): Modules can detect multi-bit memory
errors. Correction of 1-bit memory errors
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1.3.3 Input/Output
• Bus interface: PCI/ISA bus, PICMG compliant
• Enhanced parallel port: Configurable to LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, or
disabled. Standard DB-25 female connector provided. Supports
EPP/ECP
• Serial ports: Two RS-232 ports with 16C550 UARTs (or
compatible) with 16-byte FIFO buffer. Supports speeds up to 115.2
Kbps. Ports can be individually configured to COM1, COM2 or
disabled
• Keyboard and PS/2 mouse connector: A 6-pin mini-DIN
connector is located on the mounting bracket for easy connection to
a keyboard or PS/2 mouse. An onboard keyboard pin header
connector is also available
• ISA driver current: 64 mA (High Drive)
1.3.4 VGA interface
• Supports AGP 4X, 133 MHz
• Controller: A TI RAGE 128 PRO™ 4XL
• Display memory: 8/32 MB VRAM, 32MB upon request
1.3.5 SCSI interface
• PCI SCSI: Supports 32-bit PCI interface and Ultra2 SCSI or legacy
single-ended devices; data transfer up to 80 MB/sec.
• Chipset: Symbios SYM53C895
1.3.6 Ethernet LAN
• Supports 10/100Base-T Ethernet networking
• Chipset: Realtek 8139C
1.3.7 Solid state disk
• Supports DOC® 2000 up to 144 MB
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1.3.8 Industrial features
• Watchdog timer: Can generate a system reset or IRQ11. The
watchdog timer is programmable, with each unit equal to one
second (63 levels). The program uses I/O port hex 443h to control
the watchdog timer
1.3.9 Mechanical and environmental specifications
• Operating temperature: 0 ~ 60° C (32 ~ 140° F)
• Storage temperature: -40 ~ 60° C (-40 ~ 140° F)
• Humidity: 20 ~ 95% non-condensing
• Power supply voltage: +5 V, ±12 V
• Power consumption:
+5 V @ 4.75 A (for Pentium III Coppermine® 600 MHz)
• Board size: 338 x 122 mm (13.3" x 4.8")
• Board weight: 0.5 kg (1.2 lb)
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1.4 Board Layout: Main Features
LAN connector
COM 2
USB port
Parallel port
FDD connector
Three DIMM sockets
up to 1.5 GB
COM 1
VGA connector
mouse and key-
board connector
VIA Apollo Pro
133A chipset
III CPU
®
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EIDE
connectors
Figure 1-1: Board layout: main features
Socket370
Pentium
up to 933+ MHz
SCSI connector
1.5 Jumpers and Connectors
Connectors on the PCA-6179 board link it to external devices such as
hard disk drives and a keyboard. In addition, the board has a number
of jumpers used to configure your system for your application.
The tables below list the function of each of the board jumpers and
connectors. Later sections in this chapter give instructions on setting
jumpers. Chapter 2 gives instructions for connecting external devices
to your card.
Table 1-1: Jumpers
Label Function
J1 CMOS clear
J2 Watchdog timer output
SW2 CPU type select (reserved)
SW3 DiskOnChip® 2000 address setting
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Table 1-2: Connectors
Label Function
CN1 Primary IDE connector
CN2 Secondary IDE connector
CN3 Floppy drive connector
CN4 Parallel port
CN5 SCSI connector
CN6 USB port
CN7 VGA connector
CN8 10/100Base-T Ethernet connector
CN9 Serial port: COM1
CN10 Serial port: COM2
CN11 PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector
CN12 External keyboard connector
CN13 Infrared (IR) connector
CN14 CPU fan connector
CN16 Keyboard lock and power LED
CN17 External speaker
CN18 Reset connector
CN19 HDD LED connector
CN20 ATX feature connector
CN21 ATX soft power switch
CN22 Reserved (Default closed)
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1.6 Board Layout: Jumper and Connector Locations
Figure 1-2: Board layout: jumper and connecter locations
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1.7 Safety Precautions
Warning! Always completely disconnect the pow er cord from
your chassis whenev er you work with the hardware .
Do not make connections while the power is on.
Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by
sudden power surges. Only experienced
electronics personnel should open the PC chassis.
Caution! Always ground yourself to remo ve any static charge
before touching the CPU card. Modern electronic
devices are v ery sensitive to static electric charges.
As a safety precaution, use a grounding wrist strap
at all times. Place all electronic components in a
static-dissipative surf ace or static-shielded bag when
they are not in the chassis.
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1.8 Jumper Settings
This section provides instructions on how to configure your card by
setting jumpers. It also includes the card's default settings and your
options for each jumper.
1.8.1 How to set jumpers
You configure your card to match the needs of your application by
setting jumpers. A jumper is a metal bridge that closes an electrical
circuit. It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often
protected by a plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them.
T o “close” (or turn ON) a jumper , you connect the pins with the clip.
T o “open” (or turn OFF) a jumper, you remove the clip. Sometimes a
jumper consists of a set of three pins, labeled 1, 2, and 3. In this case
you connect either pins 1 and 2, or 2 and 3.
A pair of needle-nose pliers may be useful when setting jumpers.
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Table 1-3: CPU clock ratio setting (SW1)
Ratio SW1-1 SW1-2 SW1-3 SW1-4
2ONONONON
2.5 ON ON OFF ON
3 ON OFF ON ON
3.5 ON OFF OFF ON
4 OFF ON ON ON
4.5 OFF ON OFF ON
5 OFF OFF ON ON
5.5 OFF OFF OFF ON
6ONONONOFF
6.5 ON ON OFF OFF
7 ON OFF ON OFF
7.5 ON OFF OFF OFF
8 OFF ON ON OFF
8.5 OFF ON OFF OFF
9 OFF OFF ON OFF
9.5 OFF OFF OFF OFF
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1.8.2 CMOS clear (J1)
The PCA-6179 CPU card contains a jumper that can erase CMOS data
and reset the system BIOS information. Normally this jumper should
be set with pins 1-2 closed. If you want to reset the CMOS data, set J1
to 2-3 closed for just a few seconds, and then move the jumper back to
1-2 closed. This procedure will reset the CMOS to its default setting.
Table 1-5: CMOS clear (J1)
Function Jumper setting
1
* Keep CMOS data 1-2 closed
11
Clear CMOS data 2-3 closed
1
* default setting
1.8.3 Watchdog timer output (J2)
The PCA-6179 contains a watchdog timer that will reset the CPU or
send a signal to IRQ11 in the event the CPU stops processing. This
feature means the PCA-6179 will recover from a software failure or an
EMI problem. The J2 jumper settings control the outcome of what the
computer will do in the event the watchdog timer is tripped.
Table 1-6: Watchdog timer output (J2)
Function Jumper setting
IRQ11 1-2 closed
* Reset 2-3 closed
* default setting
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1.8.4 DiskOnChip® 2000 Flash disk address select (SW3)
The PCA-6179 includes a 32-pin socket for M-Systems' DiskOnChip
2000 Flash disk module. This revolutionary solid state disk enables
critical system information to be stored within an on-board Flash disk
for virtually instantaneous data access.
You must specify the memory address you want to use for your
DiskOnChip 2000 Flash disk module by setting jumper (SW3).
Available settings are as follows:
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Table 1-7: DiskOnChip® 2000 Flash disk memory address jumper settings (J3)
Segment SW3-1 SW3-2 SW3-3 SW3-4
CC00h ON ON OFF OFF
D000h ON OFF ON OFF
D400h ON OFF OFF OFF
D800h OFF ON ON OFF
DC00h OFF ON OFF OFF
E000h OFF OFF ON OFF
Disable OFF OFF OFF OFF
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1.9 System Memory
The top-left edge of the PCA-6179 contains three sockets for 168-pin
dual inline memory modules (DIMMs). All three sockets use 3.3 V
unbuffered synchronous DRAMs (SDRAM). DIMMs are available in
capacities of 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 or 512 MB. The sockets can be filled
in any combination with DIMMs of any size, giving your PCA-6179
single board computer between 16 MB and 1.5 GB of memory. Use
the following table to calculate the total DRAM memory within your
computer:
T able 1-8: DIMM module allocation table
Socket number 168-pin DIMM memory
1 (16, 32, 64, 128, 256 or 512 MB) x 1
2 (16, 32, 64, 128, 256 or 512 MB) x 1
3 (16, 32, 64, 128, 256 or 512 MB) x 1
1.9.1 Sample calculation: DIMM memory capacity
Suppose you install a 128 MB DIMM into your PCA-6179's socket 1
and a 32 MB DIMM into sockets 2 and 3. Your total system memory
is 192 MB, calculated as follows:
Table 1-9: DIMM memory capacity sample calculation
Socket number 168-pin DIMM memory Total memory
1 128 MB x 1 128 MB
2 32 MB x 1 32 MB
3 32 MB x 1 32 MB
Total memory 192 MB
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1.9.2 Supplementary information about DIMMs
Y our PCA-6179 can accept SDRAM memory chips (with or without
parity). Also note:
• If the PCA-6179 operates at 133/100 MHz, only use PC-133/ PC-100
compliant DIMMs. Most systems will not even boot if non-compliant modules are used. This is due to strict timing issues involved at
this speed.
• SDRAM chips are usually thinner and have higher pin density than
EDO chips.
• Chips with 9 chips/side support ECC; chips with 8 chips/side do not
support ECC.
• Single-sided modules are typically 16, 32, 64 or 128 MB; double-
sided modules are usually 32, 64, 128, or 256 MB.
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1.10 Memory Installation Procedures
T o install DIMMs, first make sure the two handles of the DIMM
socket are in the "open" position. i.e. The handles lean outward.
Slowly slide the DIMM module along the plastic guides on both ends
of the socket. Then press the DIMM module right down into the
socket, until you hear a click. This is when the two handles have
automatically locked the memory module into the correct position of
the DIMM socket. To remove the memory module, just push both
handles outward, and the memory module will be ejected by the
mechanism in the socket.
1.11 Cache Memory
Since the second level (L2) cache has been embedded into the Intel
Pentium® III processor, you do not have to take care of either SRAM
chips or SRAM modules. The built-in second level cache in the
Pentium® III processor yields much higher performance than the
external cache memories. The cache size in the Intel® Pentium® III
processor is 256 KB.
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1.12 CPU Installation
The PCA-6179 provides a socket 370 for an Intel® Pentium® III
processor. The CPU on the board must have a fan or heat sink
attached, to prevent overheating.
Warning: Without a fan or heat sink, the CPU will overheat and
cause damage to both the CPU and the motherboard.
T o install a CPU, first turn off your system and remove its cover.
Locate the processor socket 370.
1. Make sure the socket 370 lever is in the upright position. To raise
the lever, pull it out to the side a little and raise it as far as it will
go.
2. Place the CPU in the empty socket. Follow the instructions that
came with the CPU. If you have no instructions, complete the
following procedure. Carefully align the CPU so it is parallel to
the socket and the notches on the corners of the CPU correspond
with the notches on the inside of the socket. Gently slide the CPU
in. It should insert easily. If it does not insert easily, pull the lever
up a little bit more.
3. Press the lever down. The plate will slide forward. You will feel
some resistance as the pressure starts to secure the CPU in the
socket. This is normal and will not damage the CPU.
When the CPU is installed, the lever should snap into place at the side
of the socket.
Note: To remov e a CPU, pull the le v er out to the side a
little and raise it as far as it will go. Lift out the CPU.
When you install a new CPU, be sure to adjust the board settings,
such as CPU type and CPU clock. Improper settings may damage
the CPU.
Important: If you are using Intel® BO X CPU with f an, please
replace the attached fan to Advantech's appro ved
fan, because of the dimension limitation.
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2
Connecting Peripherals
This chapter tells how to connect peripherals, switches and indicators to the
PCA-6179 board. You can access most of
the connectors from the top of the board
while it is installed in the chassis. If you
have a number of cards installed, or your
chassis is very tight, you may need to
partially remove the card to make all the
connections.
2.1 Primary (CN1) and Secondary (CN2) IDE Connectors
CN1
CN2
You can attach up to four IDE (Integrated Device Electronics) drives
to the PCA-6179’s internal controller. The primary (CN1) and
secondary (CN2) connectors can each accommodate two drives.
Wire number 1 on the cable is red or blue and the other wires are
gray. Connect one end to connector CN1 or CN2 on the CPU card.
Make sure that the red/blue wire corresponds to pin 1 on the connector (in the upper right hand corner). See Chapter 1 for help finding the
connector.
Unlike floppy drives, IDE hard drives can connect in either position
on the cable. If you install two drives to a single connector, you will
need to set one as the master and one as the slave. You do this by
setting the jumpers on the drives. If you use just one drive per
connector, you should set each drive as the master. See the documentation that came with your drive for more information.
Connect the first hard drive to the other end of the cable. Wire 1 on
the cable should also connect to pin 1 on the hard drive connector,
which is labeled on the drive circuit board. Check the documentation
that came with the drive for more information.
Connect the second hard drive to the remaining connector (CN2 or
CN1), in the same way as described above.
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2.2 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3)
CN3
You can attach up to two floppy disk drives to the PCA-6179's
onboard controller. You can use any combination of 5.25" (360 KB /
1.2 MB) and/or 3.5" (720 KB / 1.44/2.88 MB) drives.
The card comes with a 34-pin daisy-chain drive connector cable. On
one end of the cable is a 34-pin flat-cable connector. On the other end
are two sets of floppy disk drive connectors. Each set consists of a
34-pin flat-cable connector (usually used for 3.5" drives) and a
printed circuit-board connector (usually used for 5.25" drives). You
can use only one connector in each set. The set on the end (after the
twist in the cable) connects to the A: floppy drive. The set in the
middle connects to the B: floppy drive.
2.3 Parallel Port (CN4)
CN4
The parallel port is normally used to connect the CPU card to a
printer. The PCA-6179 includes an onboard parallel port, accessed
through a 26-pin flat-cable connector, CN4. The card comes with an
adapter cable which lets you use a traditional DB-25 connector. The
cable has a 26-pin connector on one end and a DB-25 connector on
the other, mounted on a retaining bracket. The bracket installs at the
end of an empty slot in your chassis, giving you access to the connector.
The parallel port is designated as LPT1, and can be disabled or
changed to LPT2 or LPT3 in the system BIOS setup.
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To install the bracket, find an empty slot in your chassis. Unscrew the
plate that covers the end of the slot. Screw in the bracket in place of
the plate. Next, attach the flat-cable connector to CN4 on the CPU
card. Wire 1 of the cable is red or blue, and the other wires are gray.
Make sure that wire 1 corresponds to pin 1 of CN4. Pin 1 is on the
upper right side of CN4.
2.4 SCSI Connector (CN5)
CN5
The PCA-6179 has a 68-pin, dual in-line connector for Ultra2 Wide
SCSI devices. Connection of SCSI devices requires special attention,
especially when determining the last drive on the SCSI chain. Refer to
Chapter 6 and your device's operating manual for detailed installation
advice.
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2.5 USB Port (CN6)
Pin 1
CN6
The PCA-6179 provides one USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface,
which gives complete Plug & Play and hot attach/detach for up to 127
external devices.The USB interface complies with USB Specification
Rev. 1.0 and is fuse-protected.
The USB interface is accessed through a 10-pin flat-cable connector,
CN6. The adapter cable has a 10-pin connector on one end and a USB
connector on the bracket.
The USB interface can be disabled in the system BIOS setup.
2.6 VGA Connector (CN7)
CN7
The PCA-6179 includes a AGP SVGA interface that can drive
conventional CRT displays. CN7 is a standard 15-pin D-SUB connector commonly used for VGA. Pin assignments for CRT connector
CN7 are detailed in Appendix B.
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2.7 10/100Base-T Ethernet Connector (CN8)
CN8
The PCA-6179 is equipped with a high-performance 32-bit PCI-bus
Ethernet interface, which is fully compliant with IEEE 802.3/u 10/100
Mbps CSMA/CD standards. It is supported by all major network
operating systems and is 100% Novell NE-2000 compatible. An
onboard RJ-45 jack provides convenient 10/100Base-T RJ-45
operation.
2.8 Serial Ports (CN9: COM1; CN10: COM2)
CN10
The PCA-6179 offers two serial ports, CN9 as COM1 and CN10 as
COM2. These ports can connect to serial devices, such as a mouse or
printers, or to a communication network.
Table 2-1: Serial port connections (COM1, COM2)
Connector Ports Address Interrupt
CN9 COM1 3F8*, 3E8 IRQ4
CN10 COM2 2F8*, 2E8 IRQ3
* default settings
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CN9
The IRQ and address ranges for both ports are fixed. However, if you
want to disable the port or change these parameters later, you can do
this in the system BIOS setup.
Different devices implement the RS-232 standard in different ways. If
you are having problems with a serial device, be sure to check the pin
assignments for the connector.
2.9 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector (CN11)
CN11
The PCA-6179 board provides a keyboard connector. A 6-pin
mini-DIN connector (CN11) on the card mounting bracket supports
single-board computer applications. The card comes with an adapter
to convert from the 6-pin mini-DIN connector to a standard DIN
connector and to a PS/2 mouse connector.
2.10 External Keyboard Connector (CN12)
CN12
In addition to the PS/2 mouse/keyboard connector on the PCA-6179's
rear plate, there is also an extra onboard external keyboard connector.
This gives system integrators greater flexibility in designing their
systems.
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2.11 Infrared (IR) Connector (CN13)
CN13
This connector supports the optional wireless infrared transmitting and
receiving module. This module mounts on the system case. You must
configure the setting through the BIOS setup (see Chapter 3).
2.12 CPU Fan Connector (CN14)
CN14
PIN 1
This connector supports cooling fans of 500 mA (6 W) or less.
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2.13 Front Panel Connectors (CN16, CN17, CN18, CN19, CN21 and CN22)
There are several external switches to monitor and control the
PCA-6179.
CN22
CN21
CN19
2.13.1 Keyboard lock and power LED (CN16)
CN16 is a 5-pin connector for the keyboard lock and power on LED.
Refer to Appendix B for detailed information on the pin assignments. If
a PS/2 or ATX power supply is used, the system's power LED status
will be as indicated below:
Table 2-2: PS/2 or ATX power supply LED status
Power mode LED (PS/2 power) LED (ATX power)
System On On On
System Suspend Fast flashes Fast flashes
System Off Off Slow flashes
CN18
CN16
J1
CN17
2.13.2 External speaker (CN17)
CN17 is a 4-pin connector for an extenal speaker. If there is no external
speaker, the PCA-6179 provides an on-board buzzer as an alternative.
T o enable the buzzer , set pins 3-4 as closed.
2.13.3 Reset (CN18)
Many computer cases offer the convenience of a reset button.
Connect the wire from the reset button to CN18.
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2.13.4 HDD LED (CN19)
You can connect an LED to connector CN19 to indicate when the
HDD is active.
2.13.5 ATX soft power switch (CN21)
If your computer case is equipped with an ATX power supply, you
should connect the power on/off button on your computer case to
CN21. This connection enables you to turn your computer on and off.
2.14 ATX Power Control Connectors (CN20 and CN21)
CN20
Note: Refer to the diagram on the previous page for the
location of CN21.
PIN 1
2.14.1 ATX feature connector (CN20) and soft power switch connector (CN21)
The PCA-6179 can support an advanced soft power switch function if
an ATX power supply is used. To enable the soft power switch
function:
1 . Take the specially designed ATX-to-PS/2 power cable out of the
PCA-6179's accessory bag.
2. Connect the 3-pin plug of the cable to CN20 (ATX feature connector).
3 . Connect the power on/off button to CN21. (A momentary type of
button should be used.)
Note: If you will not be using an ATX power connector,
make sure that pins 2-3 are closed.
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Warnings: 1. Make sure that you unplug your power supply
when adding or removing expansion cards or other
system components. Failure to do so may cause
severe damage to both your CPU card and expansion cards.
2. ATX power supplies may power on if certain
motherboard components or connections are
touched by metallic objects.
Important: Make sure that the ATX power supply can take at
least a 720 mA load on the 5 V standby lead (5VSB).
If not, you may have difficulty powering on your
system and/or supporting the "Wake on LAN"
function.
2.14.2 Controlling the soft power switch
Users can also identify the current power mode through the system's
power LED (see Section 2.13.1).
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3
Award BIOS Setup
This chapter describes how to set the
card’s BIOS configuration data.
3.1 Introduction
Award’s BIOS ROM has a built-in setup program that allows users to
modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is
stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the setup information
when the power is turned off.
3.2 Entering Setup
Turn on the computer and check for the “patch code”. If there is a
number assigned to the patch code, it means that the BIOS supports
your CPU.
If there is no number assigned to the patch code, please contact
Advantech’s applications engineer to obtain an up-to-date patch code
file. This will ensure that your CPU’s system status is valid.
After ensuring that you have a number assigned to the patch code,
press <Del> to allow you to enter the setup.
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Figure 3-1: Award BIOS Setup initial screen
3.3 Standard CMOS Features
Choose the “STANDARD CMOS FEATURES” option from the
“INITIAL SETUP SCREEN” menu, and the screen below will be
displayed. This standard setup menu allows users to configure system
components such as date, time, hard disk drive, floppy drive, display,
and memory.
Figure 3-2: Standard CMOS Features screen
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3.4 Advanced BIOS Features
The “ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES” screen appears when choosing
the “ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES” item from the “CMOS SETUP
UTILITY” menu. It allows the user to configure the CPU Card
according to his particular requirements.
Below are some major items that are provided in the ADVANCED
BIOS FEATURES screen.
A quick booting function is provided for your convenience. Simply
enable the Quick Booting item to save yourself valuable time.
Figure 3-3: Advanced BIOS features screen
Note: LAN Boot ROM
If your boot device is LAN, when system boot, press <F10> when
screen shows:
Realtek RTL8139 (X) PXE/RPL BootROM
Press F10 key to change bootstrap selection.
Current Selection is -- Disable network boot
Then, the following message will be displayed:
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Realtek Bootstrap selection menu
1.- Disable network boot
2.- Network boot using interrupt 18h
3.- Network boot using interrupt 19h
4.- Network boot using PnP/BEV (BBS)
5.- Network boot from RPL (Int18h/19h)
Press 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5:
--> The ability to enable the RTL8139(X) BootROM to boot from
network depends on underly BIOS support. You should select
1.- disable network boot
If you like to disable RTL8139(X) PXE/RPL bootROM. The
Rtl8139(X) will operate normally, but will not attempt to remote
boot.
2.- Network boot using interrupt 18h
If your BIOS does not support BBS, but it supports “network
boot” in the boot device re-ordering list of the BIOS setup. And
then, select “network boot” as the first boot device.
3.- Network boot using interrupt 19h
If your BIOS (older platforms) does not support BBS, nor “
network boot” in the re-ordering list. Using “ Int 19h” will force
the RTL8139(X) BootROM to be the first boot device over the
Hard Disk and Floppy all the time.
4.- Network boot using PnP/BEV (BBS)
If your BIOS supports BBS. And then, select the PXE ROM as the
first boot device.
5.- Network boot from RPL (Int18h/19h)
If you like to remote boot from RPL server.
3.4.1 Virus Warning
While the system is booting up, and after boot-up, any attempt to write
to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive will halt the
system. In this case, a warning message will be displayed. You can run
the anti-virus program to locate the problem.
If Virus Warning is disabled, no warning message will appear if
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anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition.
3.4.2 Quick Power On Self Test
This option speeds up the Power-On Self Test (POST) conducted as
soon as the computer is turned on. When enabled, BIOS shortens or
skips some of the items during the test. When disabled, the computer
conducts normal POST procedures.
3.4.3 Boot Up Floppy Seek
During Power-On Self Test (POST), BIOS will determine if the floppy
disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. A 360 KB type drive is 40 tracks;
while 720 KB, 1.2 MB, and 1.44 MB type drives are all 80 tracks.
Enabled BIOS searches the floppy drive to determine if it is 40 or
80 tracks. Note that BIOS cannot differentiate 720 KB, 1.2
MB, and 1.44 MB type drives. This is because they are all
80 tracks.
Disabled BIOS will not search for the floppy drive type by track
number. Note that there will not be any warning message if
the drive installed is 360 KB.
3.4.4 Boot Up NumLock Status
The default is “On”.
On Keypad boots up to number keys.
Off Keypad boots up to arrow keys.
3.4.5 Gate A20 Option
Normal The A20 signal is controlled by the keyboard
controller or chipset hardware.
Fast (Default) The A20 signal is controlled by Port 92 or the chipset
specific method.
3.4.6 Typematic Rate Setting
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The typematic rate determines the characters per second accepted by
the computer. Typematic Rate Setting enables or disables the typematic rate.
3.4.7 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
BIOS accepts the following input values (characters/second) for
typematic rate: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30.
3.4.8 Typematic Delay (msec)
Typematic delay is the time interval between the appearance of two
consecutive characters, when holding down a key. The input values
for this category are: 250, 500, 750, 1000 (msec).
3.4.9 Security Option
This setting determines whether the system will boot up if the
password is denied. Access to Setup is, however, always limited.
System The system will not boot, and access to Setup will be
denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.
Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if
the correct password is not entered at the prompt.
Note: To disable security, select “P ASSWORD SETTING”
in the main menu. At this point, y ou will be asked to
enter a password. Simply press <Enter> to disable
security. When security is disabled, the system will
boot, and you can enter Setup freely.
3.4.10 OS Select for DRAM > 64MB
This setting is under the OS/2 system.
3.4.11 Video BIOS Shadow
This determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM, which is
optional according to the chipset design. When enabled, Video BIOS
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Shadow increases the video speed.
3.4.12 C8000-CBFFF Shadow / DC000-DFFFF Shadow
These determine whether optional ROM will be copied to RAM in
blocks of 16 KB.
Enabled Optional shadow is enabled.
Disabled Optional shadow is disabled.
3.5 Advanced Chipset Features
By choosing the “ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES” option from
the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu, the screen below will be
displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer’s default
values for the CPU Card.
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Figure 3-4: Advanced Chipset features screen
3.5.1 Memory Hole At 15 M ~ 16 M
Enabling this feature reserves 15 MB to 16 MB memory address space
for ISA expansion cards that specifically require this setting. This
makes memory from 15 MB and up unavailable to the system.
Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16 MB. The default
setting is “Disabled.”
3.5.2 AGP Aperture Size (MB)
Memory-mapped, graphics data structures can reside in a graphics
aperture. The default setting is 64.
3.6 Integrated Peripherals
Figure 3-5: Integrated peripherals
3.6.1 IDE HDD Block Mode
If you enable IDE HDD Block Mode, the enhanced IDE driver will be
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enabled. Leave IDE HDD Block Mode on the default setting.
3.6.2 IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO/UDMA Mode, IDE Secondary Master/Slave PIO/UDMA Mode (Auto)
Each channel (Primary and Secondary) has both a master and a slave,
making four IDE devices possible. Because each IDE device may
have a different Mode timing (0, 1, 2, 3, 4), it is necessary for these to
be independent. The default setting “Auto” will allow autodetection to
ensure optimal performance.
3.6.3 Onboard FDC Controller
When enabled, this field allows you to connect your floppy disk drives
to the onboard floppy disk drive connector instead of a separate
controller card. If you want to use a different controller card to
connect the floppy disk drives, set this field to Disabled.
3.6.4 Onboard Serial Port 1 (3F8H/IRQ4)
The settings are 3F8H/IRQ4, 2F8H/IRQ3, 3E8H/IRQ4, 2E8H/IRQ10,
and Disabled for the on-board serial connector.
3.6.5 Onboard Serial Port 2 (2F8H/IRQ3)
The settings are 3F8H/IRQ4, 2F8H/IRQ3, 3E8H/IRQ4, 2E8H/IRQ10,
and Disabled for the on-board serial connector.
3.6.6 Onboard Parallel Port (378H/IRQ7)
This field sets the address of the on-board parallel port connector. You
can select either 3BCH/IRQ7, 378H/IRQ7, 278H/IRQ5 or Disabled. If
you install an I/O card with a parallel port, make sure there is no
conflict in the address assignments. The CPU card can support up to
three parallel ports, as long as there are no conflicts for each port.
3.6.7 Parallel Port Mode (ECP + EPP)
This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port.
The setting “SPP” allows normal speed operation, but in one
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direction only. “EPP” allows bidirectional parallel port operation at
maximum speed. “ECP” allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the maximum data transfer rate.
“ECP + EPP” allows normal speed operation in a two-way mode.
3.6.8 ECP Mode Use DMA
This selection is available only if you select “ECP” or “ECP + EPP” in
the Parallel Port Mode field. In ECP Mode Use DMA, you can select
DMA channel 1, DMA channel 3, or Disable. Leave this field on the
default setting.
3.7 Power Management Setup
The power management setup controls the CPU card’s “green”
features. The following screen shows the manufacturer’s defaults:
Figure 3-6: Power management setup screen
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3.7.1 Power Management
This option allows you to determine if the values in power
management are disabled, user-defined, or predefined.
3.7.2 HDD Power Down
You can choose to turn the HDD off after one of the time intervals
listed, or when the system is in “suspend” mode. If the HDD is in a
power saving mode, any access to it will wake it up.
3.7.3 Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN
If you choose “Instant-Off”, then pushing the ATX soft power switch
button once will switch the system to “system off” power mode.
You can choose “Delay 4 sec.” If you do, then pushing the button for
more than 4 seconds will turn off the system, whereas pushing the
button momentarily (for less than 4 seconds) will switch the system to
“suspend” mode.
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3.7.4 Wakeup Event
3.7.5 IRQs Activity Monitoring
Figure 3-7: IRQs Activity Monitoring
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3.8 PnP/PCI Configurations
3.9 PC Health Status
If you enable the OBS function, you can view the temperature, fan
speed and voltage of your PC system. The data will be displayed in
similar fashion to the display shown in following:
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3.10 Frequency Control
3.11 Load Setup Defaults
“LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS” loads the values required by the system
for maximum performance.
3.12 Set Password
To change the password:
1. Choose the “SET PASSWORD” option from the Setup main
menu and press <Enter>.
The screen will display the following message:
Enter Password:
Press <Enter>.
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2. If the CMOS is good or if this option has been used to change the
default password, the user is asked for the password stored in the
CMOS. The screen will display the following message:
Confirm Password:
Enter the current password and press <Enter>.
3. After pressing <Enter> (ROM password) or the current password
(user-defined), you can change the password stored in the CMOS.
The password must be no longer than eight (8) characters.
Remember, to enable the password setting feature, you must first
select either Setup or System to secure your option in “ADVANCED
BIOS FEATURES”.
3.13 Save & Exit Setup
If you select this and press <Enter>, the values entered in the setup
utilities will be recorded in the CMOS memory of the chipset. The
microprocessor will check this every time you turn your system on
and compare this to what it finds as it checks the system. This record
is required for the system to operate.
3.14 Exit Without Saving
Selecting this option and pressing <Enter> lets you exit the setup
program without recording any new values or changing old ones.
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4
AGP SVGA Setup
The PCA-6179 features an onboard PCI
AGP/VGA interface. This chapter
provides instructions for installing and
operating the software drivers on the
display driver CD included in your
package.
4.1 Before You Begin
T o facilitate the installation of the enhanced display device drivers and
utility software, you should read the instructions in this chapter
carefully before you attempt installation. The enhanced display
drivers for the PCA-6179 board are located on the software installation CD. You must install the drivers and utility software by using the
supplied SETUP program for DOS drivers.
Note: The files on the software installation CD are com-
pressed. Do not attempt to install the drivers by
copying the files manually. You must use the supplied
SETUP program to install the drivers.
Before you begin, it is important to note that most display drivers
need to have the relevant software application already installed in the
system prior to installing the enhanced display drivers. In addition,
many of the installation procedures assume that you are familiar with
both the relevant software applications and operating system commands. Review the relevant operating system commands and the
pertinent sections of your application software’s user’s manual before
performing the installation.
4.2 Features
• Built-in A TI RAGE 128 PRO™ 4XL 128-bit 3D multimedia accelerator
• Supports AGP 4X mode with sideband addressing and AGP textur-
ing
• PC 98 compliant
• Superior 3D performance achieved through a floating print setup
engine rated at 1.5 million triangles/sec
• Integrated 250 MHz DAC allows 85 Hz refresh at 1600 x 1200
resolution
• Complete local language support
• Power management for full VESA DPMS and EPA Energy Star
compliance
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• User-friendly installation for Windows 95 and Windows NT
• AGP 1.0 interface
• Supports SDRAm and SGRAM at up to 125 MHz memory clock
providing bandwidth up to 2 GB/S across a 128-bit interface.
• Integrates superior video features. These include filtered sealing of
720 pixel DVD content, and MPEG-2 motion compensation for
software DVD
4.3 Installation
First, insert CD drive. Then follow the Icons for your PCA Series
model number.
Click on the right driver for the auto-installation.
If you are using Win98 or Win2000, please install AGP4x driver first.
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5
LAN Configuration
The PCA-6179 features an onboard LAN
interface. This chapter gives detailed
information on Ethernet configuration. It
shows you how to configure the card to
match your application requirements.
5.1 Introduction
The PCA-6179 features an optional 32-bit 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
network interface. This interface supports bus mastering architecture
and auto-negotiation features. Therefore standard twisted-pair cabling
with RJ-45 connectors for both 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps connections
can be used. Extensive driver support for commonly-used network
systems is also provided.
5.2 Features
• Realtek RTL8139C Ethernet LAN controller
(fully integrated 10Base-T/100Base-TX)
• Supports Wake-on-LAN remote control function
• Supports up to128 K bytes Boot ROM
• PCI Bus Master complies with PCI Rev. 2.2
• MAC & PHY (10/100 Mbps) interfaces
• Complies to IEEE 802.3X 10Base-T and IEEE 802.3u 100Base-T
interfaces
• 3.3 V power supply with 5 V tolerant I/Os
• Single RJ-45 connector gives auto-detection of 10 Mbps or 100
Mbps network data transfer rates and connected cable types
• Supports CardBus. The CIS can be stored in 93C56 or expansion
ROM
• Enhancements on ACPI, PCI power management
• Compliant to PC99 standard
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5.3 Driver Installation
The PCA-6179's onboard Ethernet interface supports all major
network operating systems.
The BIOS automatically detects the LAN while booting, and assigns
an IRQ level and I/O address. No jumpers or switches are required for
user configuration.
The drivers and installation instructions are located in the following
directories of the utility CD:
• Dos: Drivers for DOS platforms
• Info: Installation instructions
• Nwserver: Drivers for Novell NetWare
• Wfw: Drivers for Windows 3.11 for Workgroups
Please refer to the text files in the Info directory for detailed informa-
tion about installing the drivers.
Note: Operating system vendors may post driver updates
on their websites. Please visit the websites of OS
vendors to download updated drivers .
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5.4 Windows 9X Drivers Setup Procedure
Note 1: If you are using Windows 98SE, your
system will find the LAN device "PCI
Ethernet Controller". You must first
remove this device from your system,
and then restart your computer. Then
you will be ready to install the correct driver by following the procedure
below.
Note 2: The CD-ROM drive is designated as "E"
throughout this section.
1. In the "Windows" screen, click on "Start" and select "Settings".
Then click on the "Control Panel" icon to select "System".
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2. In the "System Properties" window, select the "Device Manager"
tab. Select "View devices by type", and navigate to:
Computer\Other devices\PCI Ethernet Controller. Highlight "PCI
Ethernet Controller" and click on "Properties".
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3. In the "PCI Ethernet Controller Properties" window, select the
"Driver" tab. Then click on "Update Driver...".
4. In the "Update Device Driver Wizard" window, click on "Next".
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5. Click "Next".
6. In the following "Update Device Driver Wizard" window , select
"Specify a location:". T ype in: "E:\PCA6178\LAN". Then click on
"Next".
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7. In the following "Update Device Driver Wizard" window , select
"The updated driver ...". Then click on "Next".
8. In the following "Update Device Driver Wizard" window , click on
"Next".
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9. In the "Copying Files..." window, the correct file path should be:
E:\PCA6179\LAN\WIN98. When you have the correct location,
click on "OK".
10. When the "Insert Disk" window appears, insert the utility CD into
the CD-ROM drive. Then click on "OK".
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11. When the "Update Device Driver Wizard" window shows, click
on finish.
12. In the "System Settings change" window, select click on "Yes".
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5.5 Windows NT Drivers Setup Procedure
Note: The CD-ROM drive is designated as "E" throughout
this section.
1. In the "Windows NT" screen, click on "Start" and select "Settings". Then click on the "Control Panel" icon to select "Network".
2. In the "Network" window, select the "Adapters" tab. Then click
on "Add...".
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3. In the "Select Network Adapter" window, click on "Have Disk...".
4. When the "Insert Disk" window appears, insert the utility CD into
the CD-ROM drive. The correct file path is;
E:\PCA6179\LAN\WINNT4. When you have the correct file path,
click on "OK".
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5. In the "Select OEM Option" window, click on "OK".
6. In the "Duplex mode", click "OK".
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7. In the "Network" window, select the "Adapters" tab. Under
"Network Adapters:", highlight "Realtek RTL8139CA/B/C(8130).
8. In the "Microsoft TCP/IP Properties" window, select the "IP
Address" tab. Then select "Specify an IP address". T ype in the IP
Address and Subnet Mask details. Then click on "OK".
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9. In the "Network Settings Change" window, click on "Yes".
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5.6 Windows 2000 Drivers Setup Procedure
Note: The CD-ROM drive is designed as "E" throughout
this section.
1. In the "Windows 2000" screen, click on " Start" and select "
settings". Then click on the " Control Panel" icon to select
"system".
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2. In the " System Properties" window, select the " Device Manager".
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3. In "Device Manager" screen, follow the screen instructions, to
click on "Properties".
4. In the following screen, to click on "Update Driver".
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5. Click on "Next".
6. Following the highlighted item, and click on "Next".
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7. Click on "Have Disk".
8. Key in "E:\Pca6179\Lan\WIN2000", then click on "OK".
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9. To highlight the following item, and click "Next".
10. Click "Next".
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11. Click "Finish" to complete teh installation.
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CHAPTER
SCSI Setup and
Configurations
The PCA-6179 features an onboard SCSI
interface. This chapter provides basic
SCSI concepts and instructions for
installing the software drivers with the
SCSI driver disks/CD included in your
package.
6.1 Introduction
The PCA-6179 is equipped with a Symbios SYM53C895 single-chip
PCI-to-SCSI host adapter which provides a powerful Ultra2 multitasking interface between your computer’s PCI bus and SCSI devices
(disk drives, CD-ROM drives, scanners, tape backups, removable
media drives, etc.). Up to a total of 15 SCSI devices can be connected
to the SCSI connector through the Symbios SYM53C895.
The SYMBIOS 53C895 is a 16-bit, LVD/SE (Low Voltage Differential/Single-Ended) SCSI solution for your computer. It can support
both legacy Fast SCSI and Ultra SCSI devices, as well as the newest
LVD Ultra2 SCSI devices.
If you need to configure the SCSI, the onboard SCSI Select configuration utility allows you to change host adapter settings without opening
the computer or handling the board. The SCSI Select utility also
contains a utility to low-level format and verifies the disk media on
your hard disk drives.
Note: If any peripheral is attached to the Ultra2 SCSI
segment and is running at SE mode, one or more
Ultra/Ultra Wide peripherals will be attached to the
Ultra2 SCSI segment and will cause the Ultra2 SCSI
segment to run at speeds up to 40 MBytes/sec
instead of 80 MBytes/sec.
6.2 Before You Begin
SDMS software requires an IBM PC/AT or compatible computer with
an 80486 or higher microprocessor. An understanding of basic
operating system commands is assumed. In addition, users should
have a general knowledge of the SCSI standard.
Before using the SDMS software, you should configure the Symbios
SCSI controller into your system, taking into account the configuration of other host adapters and system resources (see Section 6.3).
Symbios recommends that you back up all data before making any
changes or installing any software, including the Symbios SCSI
controllers and software. Failure to adhere to this accepted computer
practice may lead to loss of data.
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6.3 Basic Rules for SCSI Host Adapter and Device Installation
You must terminate both ends of the SCSI bus. Refer to the hardware
manuals for the devices and the host adapter to properly terminate the
bus.
Unless your system is SCSI Configured AutoMatically (SCAM)
capable, you must configure each SCSI device with a different SCSI
ID number. Refer to the hardware manuals for the devices to locate
where the jumpers of dip switches are for setting SCSI ID numbers.
Usually, the host adapter is ID 7. The devices are then set at IDs 0
through 6 (plus 8 through 15 for Wide SCSI). The bootable hard drive
must have the lowest numerical SCSI ID, unless you are able to use
the BIOS Boot Specification (BBS).
The red or blue line on a standard SCSI cable (or the black line on one
end of a multi-colored SCSI cable) designates pin one on the cable
connector and must connect to pin one on the device or host adapter
connector. Refer to Appendix B to find Pin 1 of the connector.
6.4 Configuring the SCSI Adapter
Access the SCSI BIOS by holding down both the CTRL and C keys
when you see the BIOS banner message listing the driver name and
the attached devices. For example:
Symbios Inc. SDMS (TM) V 4.0 PCI SCSI BIOS
PCI Rev. 2.0, 2.1
Copyright 1995, 1998 Symbios Inc.
PCI-4.12.00
Press Ctrl-C to start Symbios Configuration
Utility...
The SCSI Select screen will come up. Instructions on how to move the
cursor and select options are listed on the bottom of the program
windows. You can select either Configure/View Host Adapter
Settings or SCSI CD Utilities.
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6.5 SCSI Terminators
To ensure reliable communication, the SCSI bus must be properly
terminated. Termination is controlled by a set of electrical resistors,
called terminators. Terminators must be placed (or enabled) at the two
extreme ends of the SCSI bus. All devices that lie between the ends
must have their terminators removed (or disabled).
Since the method for terminating a SCSI peripheral can vary widely,
refer to the peripheral’s documentation for instructions on how to
enable or disable termination. Here are some general guidelines for
termination:
• Termination on internal SCSI peripherals is usually controlled by
manually setting a jumper or switch on the peripheral, or by
physically removing or installing one or more resistor modules on
the peripheral.
• Termination on external SCSI peripherals is usually controlled by
installing or removing a SCSI terminator. On some external
peripherals, termination is controlled by setting a switch on the rear
of the drive.
• By default, termination on the CPU card itself is automatic (the
preferred method).
• Internal Ultra2 peripherals are set at the factory with termination
disabled, which cannot be changed. Proper termination for internal
Ultra2 peripherals is provided by the built-in terminator at the end
of the Ultra2 internal SCSI cable.
• Most non-Ultra2 SCSI peripherals come from the factory with
termination enabled.
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6.6 SDMS Drivers
The SDMS device drivers translate an operating system I/O request
into a SCSI request. Each Symbios SCSI device driver is operating
system specific and is designed to work on standard Symbios chip
implementations.
We provide PCI SDMS device drivers for the following operating
systems:
• MS-DOS/Windows
• Windows 95/98
• Windows NT - 3.51 and above
• OS/2 4.x Warp
• SCO UNIX - Open Server 5.0.2 and above
• Novell NetWare - 3.12, 4.11 (NWPA)
Note: When you start the Windows NT installation with
either a CD-ROM boot or from the floppy disks, a
black screen will initially appear with the following
text at the top:
Setup is inspecting your computer’s hardware
configuration...
While this is on the screen (before entering the initial blue screen),
press the F6 key. Windows NT setup will allow a SCSI driver to be
added before the second disk is requested. Add the appropriate driver
from a prepared floppy disk. Follow the rest of the instructions to
finish the installation.
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APPENDIX
A
Programming the
Watchdog Timer
The PCA-6179 is equipped with a
watchdog timer that resets the CPU or
generates an interrupt if processing comes
to a standstill for any reason. This feature
ensures system reliability in industrial
standalone or unmanned environments.
A.1 Programming the Watchdog Timer
To program the watchdog timer, you must write a program which
writes I/O port address 443 (hex). The output data is a time interval
value. The value range is from 01 (hex) to 3F (hex), and the related
time interval is 1 sec. to 63 sec.
Data Time Interval
01 1 sec.
02 2 sec.
03 3 sec.
04 4 sec.
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3F 63 sec.
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After data entry, your program must refresh the watchdog timer by
rewriting I/O port 443 (hex) while simultaneously setting it. When
you want to disable the watchdog timer, your program should read I/O
port 443 (hex).
The following example shows how you might program the watchdog
timer in BASIC:
10 REM Watchdog timer example program
20 OUT &H443, data REM Start and restart the watchdog
30 GOSUB 1000 REM Your application task #1,
40 OUT &H443, data REM Reset the timer
50 GOSUB 2000 REM Your application task #2,
60 OUT &H443, data REM Reset the timer
70 X=INP (&H443) REM Disable the watchdog timer
80 END
1000 REM Subroutine #1, your application task
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1070 RETURN
2000 REM Subroutine #2, your application task
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2090 RETURN
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