ICP ROCKY-4782E2V User Manual

ROCKY-4782E2V

User Manual

Version 1.5

SOCKET 478 PENTIUM 4 with

Dual LAN & SiS 315 AGP4X VGA SBC

February 19, 2004

©Copyright 2004 by ICP Electronics Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................4

1.1 S

1.2 P

PECIFICATIONS ..................................................................................4

ACKAGE CONTENTS..............................................................................6

CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION.....................................................................7

2.1 B

2.2 U

2.3 C

2.4 C

2.5 O

OARD LAYOUT AND DIMENSIONS.............................................................. 8

NPACKING PRECAUTIONS.......................................................................9

LEAR CMOS SETUP (JP2) .................................................................... 9

OMPACTFLASH MASTER/SLAVE SETTING (JP5)............................................. 9

NBOARD KEYBOARD/MOUSE SOURCE SETTING (JP7)................................... 10

CHAPTER 3 CONNECTORS .....................................................................11

3.1 F

3.2 PCI E-IDE D

3.3 P

3.4 S

3.5 K

3.6 E

3.7 USB P

3.8 I

LOPPY DRIVE CONNECTOR (FDC1)......................................................... 12

ISK DRIVE CONNECTOR (IDE1, IDE2) .................................... 13

ARALLEL PORT (CN4) ........................................................................ 14

ERIAL PORTS (CN5, CN8) .................................................................. 14

EYBOARD & PS/2 MOUSE CONNECTOR (CN19, CN23) ............................... 15

XTERNAL SWITCHES AND INDICATORS (CN9, CN10, CN17) ......................... 16

ORT CONNECTORS (CN3, CN11) ................................................... 17

RDA INFRARED INTERFACE PORT (CN7)................................................... 17

3.9 F

3.10 LAN RJ45 & S

3.11 VGA C

3.12 A

3.13 ATX 20-P

AN CONNECTORS (FAN1-FAN3) ........................................................... 18

TATE LED CONNECTORS (CN15, CN18, CN21, CN22)........... 18

ONNECTOR (J3) ...................................................................... 19

UDIO CONNECTORS (CN12-CN14, CN20) ............................................ 19

IN & ATX-12V POWER CONNECTOR (J1, J2................................ 20

CHAPTER 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP........................................................... 21

4.1 G

4.2 G

4.3 M

4.4 S

4.5 A

4.6 A

4.7 I

4.8 P

4.9 P

4.10 PC H

4.11 F

ETTING STARTED .............................................................................. 21

ETTING HELP................................................................................... 23

AIN MENU...................................................................................... 23

TANDARD CMOS SETUP ..................................................................... 25

DVANCED BIOS FEATURES .................................................................. 29

DVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES ............................................................... 32

NTEGRATED PERIPHERALS..................................................................... 34

OWER MANAGEMENT SETUP.................................................................. 37

NP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP............................................................ 39

EALTH STATUS........................................................................... 41

REQUENCY/VOLTAGE CONTROL ............................................................ 41

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4.12 D

EFAULT MENUS............................................................................... 42

4.13 S

4.14 E

UPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD ............................................................. 43

XITING SELECTIONS......................................................................... 44

APPENDIX A WATCHDOG TIMER ........................................................... 45

APPENDIX B I/O MAPPINGS................................................................. 47

APPENDIX C ATX POWER SUPPLY.........................................................49

APPENDIX D HOW TO USE THE WAKE-UP FUNCTION............................51

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Welcome to the ROCKY-4782E2V SOCKET 478 PENTIUM 4 Single Board Computer.
The ROCKY-4782E2V b oard is an ISA/PCI form factor board, which comes with a
high performance processor and advanced high performance multi-mode I/O,
designed for the system manufacturers , integrators, or VARs that w ant to provide all
the performance, reliability, and quality at a reasonable price.

In addition, the ROCKY-4782E2V provides the SiS315 AGP4X VGA on board. This
VGA chip is a 3D graphics chipset, which provides up to 2048x1536x16-color
resolution. The VGA on board has a 32MB SDRAM frame buffer.

An advanced high performance super AT I/O chip – W83627HF is used in the
ROCKY -4782E2V board. Both on-chip UART s are NS16C550-compatible. The parallel
port and IDE interface are compatible with IBM PC/AT arc hitecture.

The ROCKY-4782 E2V uses dual (ICH2 & INTEL 82559) 10/100 Fast Ethernet LAN
controllers. They combine to be a fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX LAN
solution with high performance networking and low power consumption.

The ROCKY-4782E2V uses the advanced Intel 845 Chipset, which is 100% software
compatible chipset with PCI 2.1 standard.

1.1 Specifications

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CPU

Intel Pentium 4 Process or, s upports 400 MHz FSB (PGA 478)

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Bus Interface

PCI/ISA bus, PICMG compliant

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Bus speed

ISA: 8MHz, PCI: 33M Hz

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DMA channels

7

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Interrupt levels

15

4

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Chipset

INTEL 845 (MCH)

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Real-time clock/calendar

INTEL 82801(ICH2)

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RAM memory

TWO 168-pin DIMM sockets su pporting SDRAM. Supports up to 2GB of memory



ATA/100 IDE Interface

Up to four PCI Enhanced IDE hard disk drives are supported. The ATA/100 IDE can
handle data transfer up to 100MB/s. Compatible with existing ATA-2 IDE s pecifications



Floppy disk drive interface

Supports up to two floppy dis k drives, 5.25”(360KB and 1. 2M B) and/or 3.5” (720KB,

1.44MB, and 2.88MB)

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Serial ports

Two RS-232 ports with 16C 550 UART (or compatible) 16-byte F IFO buffer. Support up
to 115.2Kbps. Ports can be in dividually configured to C O M1, COM2 or disabled.

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Bi-directional parallel port

Can be set as LPT1, LPT2, LPT3 or disabled. Su pports EPP/ECP/SPP.

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Hardware monitor

Built-in monitor power supply voltage and fan speed status

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IrDA port

Supports Serial Infrared (SIR) and Amplitude Shift Keyed IR(ASKIR) interface

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USB port

Supports 4 USB ports for future expansion needs



Watch-dog timer

Software Programmable Reset generated when CPU does not periodically trigger the
timer. You can use I/O Port hex 043(843) & 443 to control the timer and generate a
system reset.

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VGA controller

Built-in SiS 315 AGP4X 256-bit 3D graphics engine with 32MB SDRAM (Driver select
AG-32)
Screen Resolution: up to 2048x1536x16.

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Ethernet

Dual (ICH2 & INTEL 559) Fast Ethernet controllers, IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation
support for 10BASE-T/100B ASE-TX standard. Two RJ45 connectors are loc ated on the
mounting bracket for easy connection.

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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. For alternative application, a keyboard and a PS/2 mouse
connector are also available on board.

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Audio

AC’97 Audio CODEC

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Compact Flash

Used with a passive adapter (True IDE Mode ) in a Type I/II Socket.



Power consumption

Using a PENTIUM 4: 2GHz, 1GB PC133 SDRA M: +5V @ 4.46A, +12V @ 6.55A
A 350-watt power supply or higher is recommended

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Operating temperature

0° ~ 60°C (The CPU requires a cooling system with silicon heat sink paste applied)

WARNING!

1. Never run the processor without the heats ink(Cooler) properly and firmly
attached.

2. Please use ATX-12V Power Connector (J2) to provide power to the CPU.

1.2 Package Contents

In addition to this User's Manual, the ROCKY-4782E2V package includes the
follow in g it e m s :

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One ROCKY-4782E2V Single Board Computer

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One RS-232 x2 and Printer Cable with bracket

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One FDD cable

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One Audio cable

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One ATA/100 IDE cable

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One ATX-12V cable

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One 6-pin Mini-Din converts to two 6-pin mini-Din cables for keyboard and
mouse connection.

If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact the dealer from whom you
purchased this product immediately. Keep the shipping materials and carton in
case you want to ship or store the product in the future.

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Chapter 2 Installation

This chapter describes how to install the ROCKY-4782E2V. These instructions
include the layout and dimensions of the board and the unpacking precautions,
which we recommend you to read caref ully before you install the product. The
instructions for jumper and switch settings for the ROCKY-4782E2V's configuration,
such as CPU type selection, system clock setting, and Watchdog Timer, are also
included. Below is a table of jumpers that are found on the ROCKY-4782E2V board.

JUMPER FUNCTION

JP2 CMOS state setting
JP5 CompactFlash Master (short)/Slave (open) Setting.
JP7 Keyboard/Mouse power source Setting

Note: All shaded rows in tables of this manual are the default settings for the

ROCKY-4782E2V.

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2.1 Board Layout and Dimensions

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2.2 Unpacking Precautions

Some components of ROCKY-4782E2V are very sensitive to static electric charges
and can be damaged by a sudden rush of power. To protect it from unintended
damage, be sure to note these precautions:



Ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching the
ROCKY-4782E2V SBC. You can do it by using a grounded wrist strap at all times
or by frequently touching any co nducting materials that is connected to the
ground.



Handle your ROCKY-4782E2V SBC by its edges. Do not touch its IC chips,
leads or circuitry unless necessary.



Do not plug any connectors or set any jumpers while the power is on.

2.3 Clear CMOS Setup (JP2)

If you have to clear the CMOS Setup (for example, if you for get your BIOS password,
you should clear the CMOS and then set the password again.), you should short JP2
(Pin2 and Pin3) for about 3 seconds, then open it again. Setting the jumper on JP2
back onto pins 1-2 will set the system for normal operation.

 JP2 Clear CMOS Setup (Reserved Function)

JP3 DESCRIPTION

1-2 Normal Operation

2-3 Clear CMOS Setup

WARNING

When you change power between A TX to A T , be sure to clear CMOS (Power ON) first.
Otherwise, the CPU Board may not start up.

2.4 Compact Flash Master/Slave Setting (JP5)

JP5 DESCRIPTION

Open Slave
Short Master

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2.5

Onboard Keyboard/Mouse Source Setting (JP7)

JP7 DESCRIPTION
1-2 Vcc (+5V)

2-3 5VSB

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Chapter 3 Connectors

This chapter describes how to connect peripherals, switches and indicators to the
ROCKY-4782E2V board. A listing of the connectors on the board is shown in the
following table.

Table of Connectors

CONNECTOR

FAN1~FAN3 Fan Connectors

J1 ATX 20- P IN Power Connector
J2 ATX-12V CPU Power Source
J3 VGA 15-pin Female Connector

CN7 IrDA connector

CN10 AT X BUTT ON (Power ON) Switch

CN3, CN11 USB Connectors

CN4 Parallel Port Connector

CN8, CN5 Serial Port 10-pin Connectors

CN9 External Switches and Indicators
CN12 AUDIO LINE-IN
CN13 AUDIO CD-IN
CN14 AUDIO MIC-IN

CN15, CN18 LAN State LED Connectors
CN21, CN22 LAN RJ45 Connectors

DESCRIPTION

CN17 Backplane to Mainboard Conn ectors
CN19 External 5-pin Header Keyboard Connector
CN23 PS/2 MOUSE & KEYBOARD Connector
FDC1 FDC Connector

IDE2 Secondary IDE Connector
IDE1 Primary IDE Connector

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3.1 Floppy Drive Connectors (FDC1)

The ROCKY-4782E2V bo ard is equipped with a 34-pin daisy-chain drive connector
cable.

 FDC1: FDC Connector

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 GROUND 2 REDUCE WRITE
3 GROUND 4 N/C
5 GROUND 6 N/C
7 GROUND 8 INDEX#

9 GROUND 10 MOTOR ENABLE A#
11 GROUND 12 DRIVE SELECT B#
13 GROUND 14 DRIVE SELECT A#
15 GROUND 16 MOTOR ENABLE B#
17 GROUND 18 DIRECTION#
19 GROUND 20 STEP#
21 GROUND 22 WRITE DATA#
23 GROUND 24 WRITE GATE#
25 GROUND 26 TRACK 0#
27 GROUND 28 WRITE PROTECT#
29 GROUND 30 READ DATA#
31 GROUND 32 SIDE 1 SELECT#
33 GROUND 34 DISK CHANGE#

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3.2 PCI E-IDE Disk Drive Connector (IDE1, IDE2)

You can attach four IDE (Integrated Device Electronics) hard disk drives on these
two channels, which support Ultra-DMA100 IDE devices. We recommend the
non-DMA100 devices be connected to the secondary IDE connector.

IDE 1: Primary IDE Connector
IDE 2: Secondary IDE Connector



IDE1/IDE2 Interface Connector

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 RESET# 2 GROUND
3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8
5 DATA 6 6 DATA 9
7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10

9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11
11 DATA 3 12 DATA 12
13 DATA 2 14 DATA 13
15 DATA 1 16 DATA 14
17 DATA 0 18 DATA 15
19 GROUND 20 N/C
21 N/C 22 GROUND
23 IOW# 24 GROUND
25 IOR# 26 GROUND
27 N/C 28 BALE–DEFAULT
29 N/C 30 GROUND–DEFAULT
31 INTERRUPT 32 IOCS16#-DEFAULT
33 SA1 34 N/C
35 SA0 36 SA2
37 HDC CS 0# 38 HDC CS1#
39 HDD ACTIVE# 40 GROUND

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3.3 Parallel Port (CN4)

This port is usually connected to a printer. The ROCKY-4782E2V includes an
on-board parallel port (CN4), accessed through a 26-pin f lat-cable connector.

 CN4: Par allel Port Connector

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 STROBE# 2 DATA 0

3 DATA 1 4 DATA 2

5 DATA 3 6 DATA 4

7 DATA 5 8 DATA 6

9 DATA 7 10 ACKNOWLEDGE
11 BUSY 12 PAPER EMPTY
13 PRINTER SELECT 14 AUTO FORM FEED #
15 ERROR# 16 INITIALIZE
17 PRINTER SELECT LN# 18 GROUND
19 GROUND 20 GROUND
21 GROUND 22 GROUND
23 GROUND 24 GROUND
25 GROUND 26 N/C

3.4 Serial Ports (CN5, CN8)

The ROCKY-4782E2V offers two high-speed NS16C550 compatible UARTs.

 CN8 (COM1): 10-pin connector on b oard



CN5 (COM2): 10-pin connector on b oard

CONNECTOR PORT ADDRESS INTERRUPT

CN8 COM1 3F8 IRQ4
CN5 COM2 2F8 IRQ3

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

CN5, CN8: Serial Port 10-pin Connector

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 DATA CARRIER DETECT (DCD)
2 RECEIVE DATA (RXD)
3 TRANSMIT DATA (TXD)
4 DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR)
5 GROUND (GND)
6 DATA SET READY (DSR)
7 REQUEST TO SEND (RTS)
8 CLEAR TO SEND (CTS)
9 RING INDICATOR (RI)

10 GROUND (GND)

3.5
Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector (CN19, CN23)

A 6-pin mini DIN connector (CN23) is located on the mounting bracket for easy
connection to a keyboard or PS/2 mouse. The card comes with a cable to convert the
6-pin mini-DIN connector to two 6-pin mini-DIN connectors for keyb oard and mouse
connection

 CN23: 6-pin Mini-DIN Keyboard & Mouse Connector

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 KEYBOARD DATA
2 MOUSE DATA
3 GROUND
4 +5V
5 KEYBOARD CLOCK
6 MOUSE CLOCK

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For alternative application, a keyboard connector is also available on board, located
on CN19.



CN19: 5-pin Header Keyboard Connector

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 KEYBOARD CLOCK
2 KEYBOARD DATA
3 N/C
4 GROUND
5 +5V

3.6
External Switches and Indicators (CN9, CN10, CN17)

There are several external switch es and indicators fo r monitoring a nd controlling
your CPU board. These are accessed through the connectors CN9, CN10 and CN17.



CN9: External Switches and Indicators

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 +5V Speaker 2 Speaker +

Power LED

KEYLOCK

11 GND 12 Reset PIN2

HDD LED 13 HDD LED+ HDD LED 14 HDD LED-



CN10: 2-pin ATX POWER BUTTON Connec tor

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 BUTTON PIN1
2 BUTTON PIN2



CN17: Backplane to Mainboard Co nnector

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 5VSB

3 N/C 4 N/C
5 GND 6 N/C
7 KEYLOCK PIN1 8 Speaker ­9 KEYLOCK PIN2 Reset B utton 10 Reset PIN1

2 ATX-ON
3 GND

Power comes from Backplane with A TX Connector (Through Power Button & +5VSB)

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3.7 USB Port Connectors (CN3, CN11)

The ROCKY- 4782EV provide 4 built-in USB ports for the future expansion needs.

 CN3, CN11: USB Port Connectors

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 VCC 8 GROUND
2 DATA- 7 DATA+
3 DATA+ 6 DATA­4 GROUND 5 VCC

3.8 IrDA Infrared Interface Port (CN7)

The ROCKY -4782E2V’ s built- in IrDA port supports the Ser ial Infrare d (SIR) and the
Amplitude Shift Keyed IR (ASKIR) interfaces. To use the IrDA port, SIR or ASKIR
must be set in the COM2 settings of Peripher al Setup in BIOS Setup. The standard
RS-232 COM2 will be disabled.



CN7: IrDA Connector

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 VCC
2 NC
3 IR-RX
4 Ground
5 IR-TX
6 NC

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3.9 Fan Connectors (FAN1-FAN3)

The ROCKY-4782 E2V provides two CPU cooling fan connectors, which can supply
12V/500mA to the c o olin g fan . All connectors have the same pi n assignments and
there is a “rotation” pin in fan connector to transmit the fan’s rotation signal to
system for the BIOS to detect the fan speed. This feature is only supported with
certain cooling fans.



FAN1-FAN3: Fan Connectors

PIN DESCRIPTION

1 Rotation Signal
2 +12V
3 Ground

3.10
LAN RJ45 & State LED Connectors (CN15, CN18, CN21,
CN22)

The ROCKY -4782E2V is equipped with two built-in 10/100Mbps Ethernet controllers .
Yo u can connect it to your L AN through the RJ45 LAN connec tors. There are two LED
on the connector indicating the status of LAN. The pin assignments are as follows:

 CN21 (ICH2), CN22 (i82559): LAN RJ45 Connector

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 TX+ 5 N/C

2 TX- 6 RX-

3 RX+ 7 N/C

4 N/C 8 N/C

 CN15 (ICH2), CN18 (i82559): LAN State LED Connector

PIN DESCRIPTION

1-2 ACT/LINK
3-4 100TX

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3.11 VGA Connector (J3)

The ROCKY-4782E2V has a built-in 15-pin VGA connector directly connects to your
CRT monitor.

 J3: 15-pin Female Connector

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 RED 2 GREEN
3 BLUE 4 NC
5 GROUND 6 GROUND
7 GROUND 8 GROUND

9 NC 10 GROUND
11 NC 12 DDC DAT
13 HSYNC 14 VSYNC
15 DDCCLK

3.12 Audio Connectors (CN12-CN14, CN20)

The ROCKY-4782E2V has a built-in AC’97 AUDIO CODEC connected directly to your
MIC-IN & CD-IN & LINE-IN.

 CN20: AUDIO Headphone Jack (Output)
 CN12: AUDIO LINE-IN Connector (Input)
 CN13: AUDIO CD-IN Connector (Input)

 CN14: AUDIO MIC-IN Connector (Input)

PIN

CN12 CN13 CN14

1 LEFT LEFT MIC-IN
2 GND GND GND
3 GND GND GND
4 RIGHT RIGHT NC

DESCRIPTION

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3.13
ATX 20-Pin & ATX-12V Power Connector (J1, J2)

This connector supports the ATX po wer functions such as Modem Ring-on, Wake-up
on LAN and soft power off are supported by the ROCKY-4782E2V board. (Power
sourced from the ROCKY-4782E2V board)

 J1: System

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 3.3V 2 3.3V
3 GND 4 5V
5 GND 6 5V
7 GND 8 PW_OK

9 5VSB 10 +12V
11 3.3V 12 -12V
13 GND 14 ATX-ON
15 GND 16 GND
17 GND 18 -5V
19 5V 20 5V

 J2: CPU

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 GND 2 GND

3 +12V 4 +12V

Note: The power from J2 should support at least a 6.5A current for the use of the

P4 CPU. If the there is not enough power, the operation of CPU could be
abnormal. Be sure the power from power supply is enough, and e nsure the
power is not shared with other devices, such as hard disks. You can use
IEI’s special cable for connec t ion if y our power supply does not have a
suitable cable.

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Chapter 4 AWARD BIOS Setup

This chapter discusses the AWARD Setup program built into the BIOS. The Setup
progr am allows the user to configure the system, which is then stored in
battery-backed CMOS RAM so that the Setup information is retained after the power
is turned off.

4.1 Getting Started

The BIOS is immediately active when the system is turned on. While the BIOS is in
control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways:

1. By pressing <Del> immediately after switching the system on, or

2. By pressing the <Del> key when the following message appears briefly at the
bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self-Test).

Press DEL to enter SETUP

If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup,
restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the "RESET"
button on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing
<Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys. If you do not press the keys at the correct time
and the system does not boot, an error message will be displaye d and a prompt like
the following appears

PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, DEL TO ENTER SETUP

In general, you can us e the arro w keys to highlight items , pres s <Enter> to s elect,
use the <Page Up> and <Page Down> keys to change entries, press <F1> for help
and press <Esc> to quit. The table on the next page gives more details about how
to navigate in the Setup program using the keyboard.

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KEY FUNCTION

Up Arrow Move to the previous item
Down Arrow Move to the next item
Left Arrow Move to the item on the left (menu bar)
Right Arrow Move to the item on the right (m enu bar)
Esc Main Menu: Quit without saving changes

Submenus: Exit Current page to the ne xt higher level

menu
Move Enter Move to the item you desired
Page Up key Increase the numeric value or make changes
Page Down key Decr eas e the numeric value or make changes
+ key Increase the numeric value or make changes

- key Decrease the numeric value or make changes
F1 key General help on Se tup navigat ion keys- only for Status

Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup M enu
(Shift) F2 key Change color from total 16 colors. F2 to select color

forward, (Shift) F2 to select color backward
F3 key Calendar, only for Status Page Setup Menu
F4 key Reserved
F5 key Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for

Option Page Setup Menu
F6 key Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default table,

only for Option Page Setup Menu
F8 key Reserved
F9 key Reserved
F10 key S ave all the CMOS changes and exit

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4.2 Getting Help

Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use
and the possible selections for the highlighte d item. T o exit the Help Window press
<Esc> or the <F1> again.

After making and saving system changes with Setup, if you discover that your
computer no longer is able to boot, the Award BIOS supports an override to the
CMOS settings which resets your system to its defaults.

The best advice is to only alter settings that you thoroughly understand. In this
respect, we strongly recommend that you avoid making any changes to the chipset
defaults. These defaults have been carefully chosen by both AWARD and your
system manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and r eliability.
Even a seemingly small change to the chipset setup has the potential for causing
your system to be unstable, which would require you to use the override mode.

4.3 Main Menu

Once you enter the AwardBIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on
the screen. Th e Mai n Menu all ows you to sel ect fr om several setup funct ion s and
two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter>
to accept and enter the sub-menu.

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984-2001 Award Software
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
PC Health Status
Esc : Quit ↑ ↓ ← → : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type….

Frequency/Voltage Control
Load Fai l -Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

Note that a brief description of each highlighted se lection appe ars at the bo ttom of
the screen.
The main menu includes the following main se tup categories, listed on the next page.
Note that some systems may not include all entries.

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 Standard CMOS Feat ures

Use this menu for basic system configuration. See Section 4.4 for details.

 Advanced BIOS Features

Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system. See
Section 4.5 for details.

 Advanced Chipset Fe at ur es

Use this menu to change the values in the c hipse t registe rs and o ptimize yo ur
system's performance. See section 4.6 for the details.

 Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripher als. See section

4.7 for the details.

 Power Management Setup

Use this menu to specify yo ur settings for power management. See se ction 4.8
for details.

 PnP / PCI Configurations

This entry appears if your system supports PnP / PCI. See section 4.9 for
details.

 PC Health Status

Use this menu to monitor your hardware. See section 4.10 for more details.

 Frequency/Voltage Control

Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control. See
section 4.11 for details.

 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable
performance for your system to operate. See section 4.12 for details.

 Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for
optimal performance system operations. While Award has designed the
custom BIOS to maximize performance, the factor y has the right to change
these defaults to meet their needs. See section 4.12 for the details.

 Supervisor / User Password

Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Pa sswords. See section 4.13 for
details.

 Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup. See section 4.14 for
details.

 Exit Without Save

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. See section 4.14 for details.

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4.4 Standard CMOS Setup

y

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each
category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to
highlight the item and then use the <Page Up> or <Page Down> keys to select the
value you wan t in each item.

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Standard CMOS Features
Date: (mm:dd:yy) Mon, Jan 1 2001
Time: (mm:dd:yy) 16:19:20

 IDE Primary Master Press Enter 2557 MB
 IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None
 IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None
 IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None

Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in.

Drive B None

Video EGA/VGA
Halt On All,But Keyboard
Based Memory 640K
Extended Memory 64512K
Total Memory 65536K

↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6 :Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Menu Level 

Change the da
year and century

Item Help

, month,

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ITEM OPTIONS DESCRIPTION

Date MM DD YYYY Set the system da te.
Time HH : MM : SS Set the system time
IDE
Primary Master
IDE
Primary Slave
IDE
Secondary

IDE
Secondary Slave
Drive A
Drive B

Video EGA/VGA

Options are in its sub menu
(described in Table 3)
Options are in its sub menu
(described in Table 3)
Options are in its sub menu
(described in Table 3)

Options are in its sub menu
(described in Table 3)
None
360K, 5.25 in

1.2M, 5.25 in
720K, 3.5 in

1.44M, 3.5 in

2.88M, 3.5 in

Press <Enter> to enter the sub
menu of detailed options
Press <Enter> to enter the sub
menu of detailed options
Press <Enter> to enter the sub
menu of detailed options

Press <Enter> to enter the sub
menu of detailed options
Select the type of floppy disk drive
installed in your s ystem

Select the default vid eo device
CGA 40
CGA 80
MONO

Halt On All Errors

No Errors
All, but Keyboard
All, but Diskette
All, but Disk/Key

Base Memory N/A Displays the amount of

Extended
Memory
Total Memory N/A Displays the total mem ory available

N/A Displays the amount of extended

Select the situation in which you

want the BIOS to stop the POST

process and notify you

conventional memory detected

during boot up

memory detected during boot up

in the system

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

IDE Adapters

The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub menu to
configure each hard disk drive.

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IDE Primary Maste r
I DE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter
IDE Primary Master Auto 2557MB
Access Mode Auto

Cylinder 4956
Head 16
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 4955
Sector 63

↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help
Menu Level 

To auto-detect the HDD’s size,
head... on this channel

Use the legend keys to navigate through this menu and exit to the main menu,
and use the table on the following page to configure your hard disk .

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ITEM OPTIONS DESCRIPTION

IDE HDD

Autodetection

IDE
Primary
Master

Capacity Auto Display

Access Mode CHS

The following option s are selectable on ly if the ‘I DE Primary Ma ster’ item is set to ‘Manual’
Cylinder Min = 0

Press Enter Press Enter to auto-detect the HDD on this channel.

If detection is succes sful, it fills the rema ining fields on

this menu.
None
Auto
Manual

your disk drive
size

LBA
Large
Auto

Selecting ‘manu al’ lets you s et the remain ing fields on

this screen. Selects the type of fixed disk. "User

Type" will let you select the number of cylinders,

heads, etc. Note: PRECOMP=65535 means NONE !

Disk drive capacity (Approximated). Note that this
size is usually slightly greater than the size of a
formatted disk given by a disk checking program.
Choose the access mode for this hard disk

Set the number of cylinders for this hard disk.

Max = 65535

Head Min = 0

Max = 255

Precomp Min = 0

Max = 65535

Landing zone Min = 0

Max = 65535

Sector Min = 0

Max = 255

Set the number of rea d/write heads

**** Warning: Setting a value of 65535 means no
hard disk
****

Number of sectors per track

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4.5 Advanced BIOS Features

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Advanced BIOS Features
Virus Warning [Disabled]
CPU L1 & L2 Cache [Enabled]
Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled]
First Boot device [Floppy]
Second Boot device [HDD-0]
Third Boot device [SCSI]
Boot other device [Enabled]
Swap Floppy Drive [Disabled]
Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled]
Boot Up NumLock Status [On]
Gate A20 Option [Fast]
Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled]
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) [6]
Typematic Delay (Msec) [250]
Security Option [Setup]
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB [Non-OS2]

↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help
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Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning
feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector
protection. If this function is enabled and
someone attempt to write data into this area,
BIOS will show a warning message on screen
and alarm beep

 Virus Warning

Allow you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector
protection. If this function is enabled and some program attempts to write
data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and the alarm
is triggered.

OPTION DSCRIPTION

Enabled Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning

message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or
hard disk partition table.

Disabled No warning message will appear when anything attempts to acc es s the

boot sector or hard disk partition tabl e.

 CPU L1 & L2 Cache

These two categories speed up memory access. However, the performance
increase depends on CPU/chipset design.

OPTION DESCRIPTION

Enabled Enable cache
Disabled Disable cache

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 Quick Power On Self Test

This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power up the
computer. If it is set to Enable, BIOS will shorten or skip some check items
during POST.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.

 First/Second/Third/O ther Boot Device

The BIOS will attempt to load the operating system from the devices in the
specified sequence.
Options: Floppy, LS120, HDD0-3, SCSI, CDROM, ZIP100, LAN, Disabled.

 Swap Floppy Drive

If the system has two floppy drives, you can swap the logica l drive name
assignments.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.

 Boot Up Floppy Seek

Seeks disk drives during boot up. Disabling speeds boot up.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.

 Boot Up NumLock Status

Select power on state for NumLock.
Options: On/Off.

 Gate A20 Option

Selec t if chipset or keyboard con troller should control GateA20.

OPTION DESCRIPTION

Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls GateA20
Fast Lets chipset control GateA20

 Typematic Rate Setting

Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When
enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.

 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

Sets the number of times a second to repeat a keystroke when you hold the key
down.
Options: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30.

 Typematic Delay (Msec)

Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the
keystroke.
Options: 250, 500, 750, 1000.

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 Security Option

Select whether the password is required every time the system boots or only
when you enter setup.

OPTION DESCRIPTION

System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be

denied if the correct password is not entere d at th e
prompt.

Setup The system w ill boot, but access to Setup will be denied

if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

Note: To disable secur ity, select PASSWORD SETTI NG at Main Menu and then
you will be asked to enter password. Do not type anything and just press
<Enter>, it will disable security . Once the security is disabled, the system will
boot and you can enter Setup freely.

 OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

Select the operating system that is r unning w ith greater than 64MB o f RAM on
the system.
Options: Non-OS2, OS2.

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4.6 Advanced Chipset Features

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Advanced Chipset Features
DRAM Timing Selectable SPD
CAS Latency Time 3
Active to Precharge Delay 6
DRAM RAS# TO CAS# Delay 3
DRAM RAS# Precharge 3
Memory Frequency For Auto
Dram Read Thermal Mgmt Disabled
System BIOS Cacheable Disabled
Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled
Video RAM Cacheable Disabled
Memory Hole At 15M-16M Disabled
Delayed Transaction Enabled
AGP Aperture Size 64
Flash BIOS Disabled
Power-supply Type AT

↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10 :Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the

Item Help
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installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory
resources, such as DRAM and the external cache. It also coordinates
communications between the conventional ISA bus and the PCI bus. It must be
stated that these items should never need to be altered. The default settings are
designed for the best oper ating conditions for your system.

 DRAM Timing Selectable

This ite m a llow s y o u to sele ct t he va lue in th is f ield , d epe ndin g on whe the r t he
board has paged DRAMs or EDO (extended data output) DRAMs.
Options: SPD, Manual.

 CAS Latency Time

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency
depends on the DRAM timing. Do not set this field different from the default
value specified by the syste m designer.
Options: 2, 3.

 Memory Fr equency For

Auto: Auto-detection based on hardware.
PC100/133: 100MHz/133MHz

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 System BIOS Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh,
resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to
this memory area, a system error may result.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.

 Video BIOS Cacheable

Select Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS, resulting in better syste m
performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system
error may result.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.

 Video RAM Cacheable

Enabling this allows caching of the video RAM, resulting in better system
performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system
error may result.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.

 Memory Hole At 15M-16M

You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When this
area is reserved, it cannot be cached. The user information of peripherals that
need to use this area of system memory usually discusses their memory
requirements.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.

 AGP Aperture Siz e

Select the size of Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. The aperture is a
portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory
address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the
AGP without any translation.
Options: 8M-32M

 Flash BIOS

When enabled, you can update BIOS by software (flash utility).
Options: Enabled,Disabled.

 Power-Supply Type

This item sets the power supply type to AT or ATX.

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4.7 Integrated Peripherals

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Integrated Peripherals
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled]
IDE Primary Master PIO [ Auto]
IDE Primary Slave PIO [Auto]
IDE Primary Master UDMA [Auto]
IDE Primary Slave UDMA [Auto]
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE [Enabled]
IDE Secondary Master PIO [Auto]
IDE Secondary Slave PIO [Auto]
IDE Secondary Master UDMA [Auto]
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA [Auto]
USB Controller [Enabled]

USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support [Disabled]

Onboard LAN(82559) [Enabled]
Onboard VGA Device [Enabled]
Init Display First [PCI Slot]
IDE HDD Block Mode [Enabled]
POWER ON Function [BUTTON ONLY]
Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [Auto]
Onboard Serial Port 2 [Auto]
UART 2 Mode [Standard]
IR Function Duplex [Half]
TX,RX inverting enable [No, Yes]
Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Onboard Parallel Mode [Normal]
Parallel Port EPP Type [EPP1.7]
ECP Mode Use DMA [3]

PWRON After PWR-Fail [Off]
↑↓←→ Move Enter : Se lect +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

 On-Ch i p Primary PCI IDE

Item Help
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If your IDE hard drive supports
block mode select Enabled for
automatic detection of the optimal
number of block read/write per
sector the drive can support

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels.
Enable this to activate the primary IDE interface. Select Disabled to
deactivate this interface
Options: Enabled, Disabled.

 Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO

The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode
(0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports.
Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increa sed performance. In Auto mode,
the system automatically determines the best mode for each device.
Options: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4.

 Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

Ultra DMA-33/66/100 implementation is possible only if the IDE hard drives
support it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95
OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your
system software support Ultra DMA-33/66/100, select Auto to enable BIOS
support.
Options: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4.

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 Init Display First

This item allows you to decide to activate the PCI Slot or AGP for a VGA card
first.
Options: PCI Slot,AGP

 IDE HDD Block Mode

Block m ode is a lso ca lled blo ck tr ansfe r, multiple co mmands, or mult iple sector
read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do),
enable this for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes
per sector the drive can suppo rt.
Options: Enabled, Disabled

 Onboard FDC Controller

Enable this if your sy stem has a fl oppy disk co ntroller (FDC) i nstalled on t he
system board and you wish to use it. If you install and-in FDC or the system
has no floppy drive, disable this option.

 OnChip USB

This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board
and you want to use it. If you are using an add-o n U S B c ontroller, this nee d s
to be disabled.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.

 Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial
ports.
Options: 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, Disabled, Auto.

 UART 2 Mode

This item allows you to select which mode for the Onboard Serial Port 2.
Options: Standard, HPSIR, ASKIR.

 IR Function Duplex

This item allows you to select the IR half/full duplex function.
Options: Half, Full.

 TX, RX inverting enable

This item allows you to enable the TX, RX inverting for different hardware
requirements. We do not recommend changing this option as system errors
may result if the setting is incorrect.
Options: No, No/ No, Yes(Default)/ Yes, No/ Yes, Yes.

 Onboard Parallel Port

This item allows you to determine onboar d par allel por t co ntroller I /O addre ss
setting.
Options: 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled

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 Parallel Port Mode

Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port. Select
Normal, Compatible, or SPP unless you are certain your hardware and s oftware
both support one of the other available modes.
Options: Normal, EPP, ECP, ECP/EPP

 ECP Mode Use DMA

Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use during ECP mode.
Options: 3, 1.

 Parallel Port EPP Type

Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9.
Options: EPP1.7, EPP1.9

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4.8 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most
effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style
of computer use.

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ACPI function [Disabled]

ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)]

Power Management [User Define]
Video Off Method [V/H SYNC+Blank]
Video Off In Suspend [Yes]
MODEM Use IRQ [3]
Suspend Mode [Disabled]
HDD Power Down [Disabled]
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN [Instant-Off]

Power On by Ring [Enabled]

Resume by Alarm [Disabled]

↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General
Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

 ACPI Function

Power Management Setup

Item Help
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Menu Level 

This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration and Power
Management (ACPI).
Options: Enabled, Disabled.

 Power Management

This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is
directly related to the following modes:

1. HDD Power Down : When enabled and after the set time of system
inactivity, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices
remain active.

2. Doze Mode: When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity , the
CPU clock will run at slower speed while all other devices still operate at full
speed.

3. Suspend Mode: When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity,
all devices except the CPU will be shut off.

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There are four selections for Power Management, three of which have fixed
mode settings.

OPTION DESCRIPTION

Disabled (default) No power management. Disables all four modes
Min. Power Saving Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr. Standby

Mode = 1 hr . , Suspend Mode = 1 hr., and HDD P ower Down = 15
min.

Max. Power Saving Maximum power management -- ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SL

CPU’s. Doze Mode = 1 min., Standby Mode = 1 min. , Suspend
Mode = 1 min., and HDD Power Down = 1 min.

User Defined Allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled,

each of the ranges are from 1 min . to 1 hr. except for HDD
Power Down whic h ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and disable.

 Video Off In Suspend

When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in power saving
mode.

OPTION DESCRIPTION

NO Monitor will remain on during power saving modes.
YES Monitor blanked when the systems en ters the Suspend mode.

 Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

OPTION DESCRIPTION

V/H SYNC+Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical

and horizontal synchroniza t i on ports and wri te blanks to the

video buffer.
Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
DPMS Support Select this option if your monitor supports the Displa y Power

Management Signaling (DPMS) standard of the Video

Electronics Standards to select video power management

values.

 MODEM Use IRQ

This determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use.
Options: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, NA.

 Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

Pressing the power button for mor e than 4 seconds f orces the system to e nter
the Soft-Off state when the system has become unresponsive
Options: Delay 4 Sec, Instant-Off.

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 Wake Up Events

Wake Up events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from
entering a power saving mode or can awaken the sy stem fr om such a mode .
In effect, the system remains alert for anything that occurs to a device
configured as On, even when the system is in a power down mode.

 Power On by Ring

An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an
incoming call on the modem) and LAN WOL awaken the system from a soft
off state.

 Resume by Alarm

When Enabled, your can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time
clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode.

4.9 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer
Interconnect, i s a system that allows I/O devices to operat e at a speed cl ose to

speed the CPU. This sect ion covers some v ery technical i tems and it is stron gly
recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default
settings.

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PnP/PCI Configurations
PnP OS Installed [No]
Reset Configuration Data [Disabled]
Resources Controlled By [Auto(ESCD)]

x IRQ Resources [Press Enter]

x DMA Resources [Press Enter]

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]
Assign IRQ For VGA [Enabled]
Assign IRQ For USB [Enabled]
PCI Latency Timer(CLK) [32]

↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

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Default is Disabled. Select Enabled to reset
Extended System Configuration Data(ESCD) when
you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on
and the system reconfiguration has caused such a
serious conflict that the OS cannot boot

 PnP OS Installed

This item allows yo u to specify whether a PnP OS installed.
Options: Yes, No.

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 Reset Configuration Data

Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended
Syst em Co nfigu ra tion D ata ( ESCD ) whe n you e xit Se tup if yo u hav e ins tal led a
new add-on and the system reconfigur ation has caused s uch a serious conf lict
that the operating system cannot startup.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.

 Resource controlled by

The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of
the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. However, this capability
means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating
system such as Windows95. If you set this field to “manual” choose specific
resources by going into each of the sub menu that follows this field (a sub me nu
is preceded by a “”).
Options: Auto (ESCD), Manual.

 IRQ Resources

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type,
depending on the type of device using the interrupt.

 IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15 assigned to

Legacy ISA devices are ISA devices compliant with the original PC AT bus
specif ication , requ iring a specif ic inte rrupt (such a s IRQ4 fo r seria l port 1).
PCI/ISA PnP Devices are ISA and PCI devices supporting Plug and Play.
Options: PCI/ISA PnP, Legacy ISA.

 DMA Resource

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system DMA channel a
type, depending on the type of device using the DMA channel.

 DMA 0/1/3/5/6/7 assigned to

Legacy ISA devices are ISA devices compliant with the original PC AT bus
specification. PCI/ISA PnP Devices are ISA and PCI devices supporting
Plug and Play.
Options: PCI/ISA PnP, Legacy ISA.

 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Please leave this field disabled.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.

 Assign IRQ For USB

Enable or disable IRQ assignment for USB devices.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.

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4.10 PC Health Status

This screen displays some statistics on your system’s state, like temperature, fan
speed and voltage.

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PC Health Status
Current System1 Temp. 28℃
Current System2 Temp. 32℃
Current CPU Temp 32℃
Current FAN1 Speed 5336RPM
Current FAN2 Speed 5353RPM
Current FAN3 Speed 5353RPM

Vcore 1.75V
+3.3V 3.32V

+5V 5.01V
+12V 12.05V

-12V -12.19V

-5V -5.04V
5VSB(V) 5.02V

↑↓←→ Move Enter: S elect +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC : Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

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4.11 Frequency/Voltage Control

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Frequency/Voltage Control
CPU Clock Ratio [8X]
Auto De tect DI MM/PCI Clk [Disabled]
Spread Spectrum [Disabled]
CPU HOST/SDRAM/PCI Clock [Default ]

↑↓←→ Move Enter: S elect +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC : Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

 CPU Clock Ratio

This item allows you to select CPU clock ratio. (This item will not be useful if
the CPU clock ratio is permanently fixed)

 Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CLK

Item Help

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This item allows you to enable/disable DI MM/PCI Clock auto-detection.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.

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 Spread Spectrum

This item allows you to enable/disable the spread spectrum modulate.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.

 CPU Host/DRAM/PCI Clock

This item allows you to select CPU/DRAM/PCI frequency.
Options: Default, 133/33MHz, 136/34MHz……..

4.12 Default Menus

Selecting “Defaults” from the main menu shows yo u two options that are described
below
 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a
message similar to:

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N

Pressing ‘Y’ loads the BIOS default values f or the most stable,
minimal-performance system operations.

 Load Optimized Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a
message similar to:

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N

Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal system
performance.

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4.13 Supervisor/User Password

You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of then. The differences
between are:
 Supervisor password:
You can enter and change the options of the setup menus.
 User password:

Yo u can only enter the setup menus, but ca nnot change any settings except the
user password

When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the
screen to assist you in creating a password.

ENTER PASSWORD:

Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The
password entered replaces any previously entered password from CMOS memory.
You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press
<Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the operation and not enter a
password.
To disable the password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the
password. A message will confirm the password will be disabled. Once the
password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED.

When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to enter it every time y ou
try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part
of your system configuration.
Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also set the BIOS in the Security
option (see Section 3) of the BIOS Features Setup Menu to prompt for a password
every time your system is rebooted. If the Security option is set to “system”, the
password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If it is set to “Setup”,
a password is only prompted when you enter BIOS Setup.

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4.14 Exiting Selections

 Save & Exit Setup

Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:

Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y

Press ing “Y” s tores the sele ctions made in the menu s in CMO S – a specia l sec tion of
memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot your
computer, the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored
in CMOS. After saving the values the system is restarted again.

 Exit Without Saving

Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:

Quit without saving (Y/N)? Y

This allows you to exit Setup without storing any changes in CMOS. The previous
selec tions re main in e ffect. This exits the Setup ut ility an d rest arts yo ur compu ter.

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Appendix A Watchd og Ti mer

The Watchdog Timer is a device to ensure that standalone systems can always
recover from abnormal conditions that cause the system to crash. These
conditions may have resulted from an external EMI or a software bug. When the
system stops working, hardware on the board will perform a hardware reset (cold
boot) to bring the system back to a known state.

Three I/O ports control the oper ation of Watchdog Timer, which is described in the
following table.

I/O PORT ACTION DESCRIPTION
443 (hex) Write Set time-out peri od
443 (hex) Read Enable the refreshing of the Watchdog Timer.
043/843 (hex) Read Disable the Watchdog Timer.

Prior to enabling the Watchdog Timer, set the time-out period. The range of the
timer is 1 to 255 sec, set in increments of 1 second. Send the time-out v alue to the
I/O port 443H, and then enable it by reading data from the same I/O port. This will
activate the timer, which will eventually time out and check and monitor the CPU
board. This must be done within the time-out period that is set by the software.
For additional help, please refer to the example program. Finally, disable the
Watchdog timer by reading the I/O port 843H or 043H, otherwise the system will
reset unconditionally. Pl ease refer to the sample assembly program on the next
page for more details.

Note: A margin of error of at least 5% must be maintained to avoid unknown

routines in the operating system (DOS), such as disk I/O, which can be very
time-consuming. Therefore if the time-out period is set to 10 seconds , the
I/O port 443H must be completely read within 7 seconds.

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Sample assembly program

TIMER_PORT = 443H
TIMER_START = 443H
TIMER_STOP = 843H

;; Initialize Timer

MOV DX, TIMER_PORT
MOV AL, 8 ;;8 seconds
OUT DX, AL
MOV DX, TIMER_START
IN AL, DX ;;Start counter

W_LOOP:
MOV DX, TIMER_STOP
IN AL, DX

:

MOV DX, TIMER_START
IN AL, DX ;;Restart counter

;;Add Your Application/Implementation Here

CMP EXIT_AP, 0
JNE W_LOOP
MOV DX, TIMER_STOP
IN AL, DX
;;Exit the application

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Appendix B I/O Mappings



I/O Address Mappings

I/O ADDRESS

000-01F DMA Controller #1
020-021 Interrupt Controller # 1, M a s ter
040-05F System Timer
060-06F Standard 101/102 keyboard Controller
070-07F Real time Clock, NMI Controller
080-0BF DMA Page Register
0A0-0BF Interru pt Controller # 2
0C0-0DF DMA Controller # 2
0F0-0F0 Clear Math Coprocessor Busy
0F1-0F1 Reset Math Coprocessor
0F8-OFF Math Coprocessor
170-1F7 BUS Master PCI IDE Controller
278-27F Parallel Printer Port 2
2F8-2FF Serial Port 2
376-376 BUS Master PCI IDE C ontroller

DESCRIPTION

378-37F Parallel Printer Port 1
3B0-3DF SiS 315 AGP Graphic Adapter
3F0-3F7 Floppy Disk Controller
3F8-3FF Serial Port 1
443 Watch dog timer enable
480-48F PCI BUS
843/043 Watch dog timer disable

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 1st MB Memory Address Mappings

MEMORY ADDRESS DESCRIPTION

00000-9FFFF SYSTEM MEMORY
A0000-BFFFF VGA BUFFER
C0000-CFFFF VGA BIOS
E0000-FFFFF SYSTEM BIOS
100000 EXTENDED MEMORY

 IRQ Mappings

IRQ DESCRIPTION IRQ DESCRIPTION

IRQ0 System Timer IRQ8 RTC clock
IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ9 IRQ FOR PCI STEERING
IRQ2 IRQ Controller IRQ10 LAN
IRQ3 COM2 IRQ11 LAN
IRQ4 COM1 IRQ12 PS/2 mouse
IRQ5 AUDIO IRQ13 FPU
IRQ6 FDC IRQ14 Primary IDE
IRQ7 Printer IRQ15 Secondary IDE

 DMA Channel Assignm ent s

CHANNEL DESCRIPTION

0 Available
1 Available
2 Floppy disk
3 Available
4 Cascade for DMA controller 1
5 Available
6 Available
7 Available

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Appendix C ATX Power Supply

The following notes show how to connect ATX Power Supply to the backplanes
and/or the ISBC card. The cables used here are shown below:

 For backplanes wit h AT X Connec t or

1. Please disconnect the AC cord of the Power Supply fr om the AC source to
prevent sudden electric surges to the b oard.

2. Please, check the type of your CPU board. All CPU board listed on the here
support ATX power supply but has two types of power switch connections:

ROCKY-4782E2V (through Power Button & GND)

Connect the A TX power button switch to the CN10 (power button) and connec t the
power cable from Backplane to CN17 of CPU card as shown in the above diagram.

If you want to turn ON the system, just pres s the button once.
And if you want to turn off the power supply, please press the ATX power switch
button for about 4 seconds.

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 For the backplanes with ATX powe r supply connector

For some SBC without A TX power ON/O FF functio n, yo u can control the ATX power
supply through backplane’s PS ON connector. Please refer to the figure below:

For the backplanes with ATX connector, simply doing the following can make the
connection:

1. Connect the ON/OFF (ordinary one) switch to Pin 2 (PS ON) and Pin 3 (GND) of

connector CN2

You may now turn the power ON/OFF by the power switch

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Appendix D
How to Use the Wake-up Function

The ROCKY-4782E2V provides two types of Wake Up functions.
This page describes how to use the Modem W ake-Up and LAN Wake-Up.
Wake-Up f unction is working while you use ATX power supply,

 Wake-Up By Modem Ring On:

You must enable Wake Up On LAN/Ring in CMOS SETUP. The ATX power
supply will be switched on when there is a ring signal detected on pin “RI” of
serial port.

 Wake-Up On LAN:

You must enable Wake Up On LAN/Ring in CMOS SETUP. When your
computer is in power-down status, y ou can see LAN Link/Active LED is flashing.
This status indicates that the LAN chip has entered standby mode and waits for
Wake-Up signal. You can use other computers to wake up your computer by
sendin g ID to it.

ID

: ID is the address of your system LAN. Every LAN chip has a factory-set ID
that you can find from network information in Micro soft Windows in the format
xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx, like 00905C21D4.

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