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Title

ROCKY-6612 Intel® Pentium® M Socket 479 CPU board

Revision Number Description Date of Issue

1.0 Initial release July 2006

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Table of Contents

1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................... 15

1.1 ROCKY-6612 CPU B

1.1.1 ROCKY-6612 Model Variations....................................................................... 16

1.1.2 ROCKY-6612 CPU Board Applications........................................................... 16

1.1.3 ROCKY-6612 CPU Board Benefits.................................................................. 16

1.1.4 ROCKY-6612 CPU Board Features................................................................. 17

1.2 ROCKY-6612 CPU B

1.2.1 ROCKY-6612 CPU Board Connectors ............................................................ 17

1.2.2 Technical Specifications: ................................................................................. 18

2 DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................... 21

2.1 C

2.2 CPU SUPPORT.................................................................................................... 22

2.2.1 Pentium M........................................................................................................ 22

2.2.2 Celeron M ........................................................................................................ 23

2.3 ONBOARD CHIPSETS .......................................................................................... 25

2.3.1 Northbridge and Southbridge Chipsets ........................................................... 25

2.3.2 SiS661CX Northbridge Chipset ....................................................................... 25

OMPATIBLE IEI BACKPLANES .......................................................................... 22

OARD OVERVIEW ............................................................ 16

OARD OVERVIEW ............................................................ 17

2.3.3 SiS964 Southbridge Chipset............................................................................. 25

2.4 DATA FLOW........................................................................................................ 27

2.5 G

2.6 MEMORY SUPPORT............................................................................................. 28

2.7 PCI BUS INTERFACE SUPPORT ........................................................................... 29

2.8 GBE ETHERNET ................................................................................................. 29

2.9 DRIVE INTERFACES ............................................................................................ 30

2.9.1 SATA Drives ..................................................................................................... 30

2.9.2 IDE HDD Interfaces ........................................................................................ 30

2.9.3 Floppy Disk Drive (FDD)................................................................................ 30

2.10 SERIAL PORTS .................................................................................................... 30

2.11 R

2.12 SYSTEM MONITORING........................................................................................ 31

2.13 INFRARED DATA ASSOCIATION (IRDA) INTERFACE............................................ 31

RAPHICS SUPPORT ........................................................................................... 28

EAL TIME CLOCK............................................................................................. 31

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2.14 USB INTERFACES............................................................................................... 31

2.15 BIOS ................................................................................................................. 31

2.16 OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL ................................. 32

2.17 AUDIO CODEC.................................................................................................... 32

2.18 POWER CONSUMPTION....................................................................................... 33

2.19 PACKAGED CONTENTS AND OPTIONAL ACCESSORY ITEMS................................. 34

2.19.1 Package Contents........................................................................................... 34

2.19.2 Optional Accessory Items............................................................................... 34

3 CONNECTORS AND JUMPERS ......................................................................... 35

3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS .............................................................. 36

3.1.1 ROCKY-6612 CPU Board Layout.................................................................... 36

3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 37

3.1.3 Rear Panel Connectors .................................................................................... 38

3.1.4 Onboard Jumpers............................................................................................. 38

3.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS ................................................................ 38

3.2.1 ATX-12V Power Source Connector.................................................................. 39

3.2.2 Backplane to Mainboard ATX Connector........................................................ 40

3.2.3 CD In Connector.............................................................................................. 41

3.2.4 CPU Cooling Fan Connector .......................................................................... 42

3.2.5 Digital Input Output Connector....................................................................... 43

3.2.6 FDD Connector ............................................................................................... 44

3.2.7 Front Panel Connector .................................................................................... 46

3.2.8 IDE Interface Connectors ................................................................................ 47

3.2.9 Inverter Power Connector ............................................................................... 49

3.2.10 IrDA Connector.............................................................................................. 50

3.2.11 Keyboard Connector ...................................................................................... 51

3.2.12 Line In Connector .......................................................................................... 52

3.2.13 LVDS Connector ............................................................................................ 53

3.2.14 Mic-In Connector........................................................................................... 55

3.2.15 Parallel Port Connector ................................................................................ 56

3.2.16 SATA Drive Ports ........................................................................................... 57

3.2.17 Serial Communications Connector ................................................................ 59

3.2.18 Internal USB Connectors............................................................................... 60

3.3 E

XTERNAL (REAR PANEL) CONNECTORS ........................................................... 61

3.3.1 Keyboard/Mouse Connector ............................................................................ 62

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3.3.2 USB Connectors............................................................................................... 62

3.3.3 Ethernet Connector.......................................................................................... 63

3.3.4 Audio Line Out Connector ............................................................................... 64

3.3.5 VGA Connector ................................................................................................ 64

3.4 O

NBOARD JUMPERS ........................................................................................... 66

3.4.1 Reset CMOS Jumper ........................................................................................ 67

3.4.2 CPU Frequency Jumper................................................................................... 67

3.4.3 FSB Selection Jumper ...................................................................................... 68

3.4.4 LVDS Panel Voltage Selection Jumper ............................................................ 68

4 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION ....................................................... 71

4.1 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS ....................................................................... 72

4.1.1 Installation Notices .......................................................................................... 72

4.2 UNPACKING........................................................................................................ 73

4.2.1 Unpacking Precautions.................................................................................... 73

4.2.2 Checklist........................................................................................................... 74

4.3 ROCKY-6612 CPU CARD INSTALLATION ......................................................... 74

4.3.1 CPU Installation .............................................................................................. 75

4.3.2 Optional Cooling Kit (CF-479B-RS) Installation............................................ 77

4.3.3 DIMM Module Installation .............................................................................. 79

4.3.3.1 Purchasing the Memory Module............................................................... 79

4.3.3.2 DIMM Module Installation....................................................................... 79

4.3.4 Peripheral Device Connection......................................................................... 81

4.3.4.1 IDE Disk Drive Connector (IDE1) ........................................................... 81

4.4 J

UMPER CONFIGURATION ................................................................................... 82

4.5 CHASSIS INSTALLATION ..................................................................................... 82

4.6 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS ................................................................................ 83

4.6.1 PS/2 Connection............................................................................................... 83

4.6.2 USB Connection............................................................................................... 83

4.6.3 Ethernet Connection ........................................................................................ 83

4.6.4 Line Out Connection ........................................................................................ 83

4.6.5 LCD Panel Connection .................................................................................... 83

5 AMI BIOS SETUP.................................................................................................. 85

5.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 86

5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 86

5.1.2 Using Setup ...................................................................................................... 86

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5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 87

5.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes.............................................. 87

5.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar................................................................................................ 87

5.2 MAIN ................................................................................................................. 87

5.3 ADVANCED......................................................................................................... 89

5.3.1 CPU Configuration.......................................................................................... 90

5.3.2 IDE Configuration ........................................................................................... 95

5.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave ............................................................................. 99

5.3.3 Floppy Configuration..................................................................................... 104

5.3.4 Super IO Configuration.................................................................................. 105

5.3.5 Hardware Health Configuration .................................................................... 109

5.3.6 ACPI Configuration ........................................................................................111

5.3.6.1 General ACPI Configuration....................................................................112

5.3.6.2 Advanced ACPI Configuration ................................................................113

5.3.7 MPS Configuration .........................................................................................116

5.3.8 Smbios .............................................................................................................117

5.3.9 Remote Access Configuration .........................................................................118

5.3.10 USB Configuration....................................................................................... 121

5.4 PCI/PNP .......................................................................................................... 123

5.5 BOOT SETTINGS ............................................................................................... 129

5.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration........................................................................... 129

5.5.2 Boot Device Priority ...................................................................................... 133

5.5.3 Hard Disk Drives ........................................................................................... 134

5.5.4 Removable Drives .......................................................................................... 134

5.5.5 CD/DVD Drives ............................................................................................. 136

5.6 S

ECURITY......................................................................................................... 136

5.7 CHIPSET ........................................................................................................... 138

5.7.1 NorthBridge SIS661CX Configuration .......................................................... 139

5.7.2 SouthBridge SiS964 Configuration................................................................ 141

5.8 POWER KEY ..................................................................................................... 143

5.9 EXIT................................................................................................................. 149

6 SOFTWARE DRIVERS ....................................................................................... 153

6.1 AVAILABLE SOFTWARE DRIVERS...................................................................... 154

6.2 AGP DRIVER INSTALLATION............................................................................ 154

6.3 REALTEK AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION ......................................................... 157

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IS VGA UTILITIES DRIVER............................................................................ 161

6.5 SIS IDE DRIVER INSTALLATION ...................................................................... 165

6.6 LAN DRIVER INSTALLATION ........................................................................... 167

A BIOS CONFIGURATION OPTIONS ................................................................ 169

A.1 BIOS CONFIGURATION OPTIONS ..................................................................... 170

B WATCHDOG TIMER .......................................................................................... 175

C ADDRESS MAPPING.......................................................................................... 179

C.1 IO ADDRESS MAP ............................................................................................ 180

C.2 1ST MB MEMORY ADDRESS MAP .................................................................... 180

C.3 IRQ MAPPING TABLE....................................................................................... 181

C.4 DMA CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS ....................................................................... 181

D EXTERNAL AC’97 AUDIO CODEC ................................................................. 183

D.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 184

D.2 DRIVER INSTALLATION..................................................................................... 184

D.3 SOUND EFFECT CONFIGURATION ..................................................................... 185

D.4 SOUND EFFECT ................................................................................................ 186

D.5 ENVIRONMENT SIMULATION ............................................................................ 186

D.6 KARAOKE MODE.............................................................................................. 187

D.7 EQUALIZER SELECTION.................................................................................... 188

D.8 SPEAKER CONFIGURATION ............................................................................... 189

D.9 SPEAKER TEST ................................................................................................. 190

D.10 S/PDIF-IN & S/PDIF-OUT .............................................................................. 191

D.11 C

ONNECTOR SENSING ...................................................................................... 191

D.12 HRTF DEMO.................................................................................................... 193

D.13 MICROPHONE EFFECT ...................................................................................... 193

D.14 GENERAL ......................................................................................................... 194

E RAID SETUP ........................................................................................................ 195

E.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 196

E.1.1 RAID Support.......................................................................................... 196

E.1.2 What is RAID .......................................................................................... 196

E.2 RAID SETUP.................................................................................................... 196

E.2.1 Introduction............................................................................................. 196

E.2.2 Copy the RAID Driver ............................................................................ 197

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E.2.3 Install SATA Drives................................................................................. 198

E.2.4 Configure the SATA Controller in BIOS.................................................. 198

E.2.5 Configure the RAID BIOS....................................................................... 199

E.2.6 Install the OS........................................................................................... 202

INDEX.................................................................................................................... 205

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List of Figures

Figure 1-1 ROCKY-6612 CPU Board Overview .........................................................17

Figure 2-1: Data Flow Block Diagram........................................................................27

Figure 3-1: Connector and Jumper Locations .........................................................36

Figure 3-2: ATXPWR1 Connector Location ..............................................................40

Figure 3-3: ATXCTL1 Connector Location ...............................................................41

Figure 3-4: CD_IN1 Connector Location...................................................................42

Figure 3-5 Cooling Fan Connector Location ............................................................43

Figure 3-6: Digital Input Output Connector Location ..............................................44

Figure 3-7: FDD Connector Location ........................................................................46

Figure 3-8: Front Panel Connector Location............................................................47

Figure 3-9: IDE Interface Connector Locations........................................................49

Figure 3-10: Inverter Power Connector Location.....................................................50

Figure 3-11: IrDA Connector Location ......................................................................51

Figure 3-12: Keyboard Connector Location .............................................................52

Figure 3-13: Line In Connector Location ..................................................................53

Figure 3-14: LVDS Connector Location ....................................................................55

Figure 3-15: Mic In Connector Location....................................................................56

Figure 3-16: Parallel Port Connector Location.........................................................57

Figure 3-17: SATA Connector Locations..................................................................58

Figure 3-18 Serial Communications Connector Location.......................................60

Figure 3-19: USB Port Connector Locations............................................................61

Figure 3-20: ROCKY-6612 CPU Board Rear Panel...................................................61

Figure 3-21: Keyboard/Mouse Pinout locations.......................................................62

Figure 3-22: Ethernet Connector ...............................................................................63

Figure 3-23: VGA Connector ......................................................................................65

Figure 3-25: Jumper Locations..................................................................................66

Figure 4-1: Make sure the CPU socket retention screw is unlocked.....................76

Figure 4-2: Lock the CPU Socket Retention Screw .................................................77

Figure 4-3: IEI CF-479B-RS Cooling Kit ....................................................................77

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Figure 4-4: Securing the Cooling Kit.........................................................................78

Figure 4-5: Connect the cooling fan cable ...............................................................79

Figure 4-6: DIMM Socket Open ..................................................................................80

Figure 4-7: Insert DIMM Module.................................................................................80

Figure 4-8: Remove DIMM Module.............................................................................81

Figure 6-1: Starting Install Shield Wizard Screen ................................................. 155

Figure 6-2: Preparing Setup Screen....................................................................... 155

Figure 6-3: Install Shield Screen............................................................................. 156

Figure 6-4: Installing Screen ................................................................................... 156

Figure 6-5: Restart the Computer ........................................................................... 157

Figure 6-6: Audio Driver Install Shield Wizard Starting ....................................... 158

Figure 6-7: Audio Driver Setup Preparation .......................................................... 158

Figure 6-8: Audio Driver Welcome Screen ............................................................ 159

Figure 6-9: Audio Driver Software Configuration ................................................. 159

Figure 6-10: Audio Driver Digital Signal ................................................................ 160

Figure 6-11: Audio Driver Installation Begins ....................................................... 160

Figure 6-12: Audio Driver Installation Complete................................................... 161

Figure 6-13: VGA Utilities Welcome Screen .......................................................... 162

Figure 6-14: Select Setup Installation Type........................................................... 162

Figure 6-15: Select Folders to Copy Files ............................................................. 163

Figure 6-16: Review Settings .................................................................................. 163

Figure 6-17: Read ReadMe File ............................................................................... 164

Figure 6-18: Restart the Computer......................................................................... 164

Figure 6-19: Select a Language .............................................................................. 165

Figure 6-20: Welcome Screen ................................................................................. 166

Figure 6-21: Chipset Driver Readme File Information .......................................... 166

Figure 6-22: Chipset Driver Installation Complete................................................ 166

Figure 6-23: LAN Driver Welcome Screen ............................................................. 167

Figure 6-24: LAN Driver Installation Complete ..................................................... 168

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List of Tables

Table 1-1: Rocky-6612 Model Variations...................................................................16

Table 1-2: Technical Specifications ..........................................................................19

Table 2-1: Supported CPUs........................................................................................22

Table 2-2: Supported Pentium® M CPUs..................................................................23

Table 2-3: Supported Celeron® M CPUs...................................................................24

Table 2-4: Power Consumption .................................................................................33

Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors..............................................................37

Table 3-2: Peripheral Interface Connectors..............................................................38

Table 3-3: Onboard Jumpers .....................................................................................38

Table 3-4: ATXPWR1 Connector Pinouts .................................................................39

Table 3-5: ATXCTL1 Connector Pinouts...................................................................40

Table 3-6: CD_IN1 Connector Pinouts ......................................................................41

Table 3-7 Cooling Fan Connector Pinouts ...............................................................43

Table 3-8: Digital Input Output Connector Pinouts .................................................44

Table 3-9: FDD Connector Pinouts............................................................................45

Table 3-10: Front Panel Connector Pinouts .............................................................47

Table 3-11: IDE Interface Connector Pinouts ...........................................................48

Table 3-12: Inverter Power Connector Pinouts ........................................................50

Table 3-13: IrDA Connector Pinouts..........................................................................51

Table 3-14: Keyboard Connector Pinouts ................................................................52

Table 3-15: Line In Connector Pinouts......................................................................53

Table 3-16: LVDS Connector Pinouts........................................................................54

Table 3-17: Mic In Connector Pinouts .......................................................................55

Table 3-18: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts ............................................................57

Table 3-19: SATA Connector Pinouts .......................................................................58

Table 3-20: Serial Communications Connector Pinouts.........................................59

Table 3-21: USB Port Connector Pinouts .................................................................60

Table 3-22: Keyboard/Mouse Pinouts .......................................................................62

Table 3-23: USB Connectors......................................................................................63

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Table 3-24: Ethernet Connector Pinouts...................................................................63

Table 3-25: Ethernet Connector LEDs.......................................................................64

Table 3-26: Line Out Connector Pinouts...................................................................64

Table 3-27: VGA Connector Pinouts .........................................................................65

Table 3-28: Reset CMOS Jumper Settings ...............................................................67

Table 3-29: CPU Frequency Jumper Settings ..........................................................68

Table 3-30: FSB Selection Jumper Settings.............................................................68

Table 3-31: LVDS Jumper Settings............................................................................69

Table 4-1: IEI Provided Cables...................................................................................81

Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys...............................................................................87

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List of BIOS Menus

Menu 1: Main ............................................................................................................88

Menu 2: Advanced.......................................................................................................90

Menu 3: CPU Configuration [Advanced]...................................................................91

Menu 4: IDE Configuration [Advanced] ....................................................................95

Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave ............................................................................99

Menu 6: Floppy Configuration [Advanced]............................................................ 105

Menu 7: Super IO Configuration [Advanced] ........................................................ 106

Menu 8: Hardware Health Configuration [Advanced]........................................... 110

Menu 9: ACPI Configuration [Advanced]............................................................... 111

Menu 10: General ACPI Configuration [Advanced\ ACPI Configuration]........... 112

Menu 11: General ACPI Configuration [Advanced\ ACPI Configuration]........... 114

Menu 12: MPS Configuration [Advanced] ............................................................. 116

Menu 13: Remote Access Configuration [Advanced] .......................................... 117

Menu 14: Remote Access Configuration [Advanced] .......................................... 118

Menu 15: USB Configuration [Advanced].............................................................. 121

Menu 16: PCI/PnP Configuration [Part 1]............................................................... 124

Menu 17: PCI/PnP Configuration [Part 2]............................................................... 124

Menu 18: Boot Settings ........................................................................................... 129

Menu 19: Boot Settings Configuration [Boot]....................................................... 130

Menu 20: Boot Device Priority Settings [Boot] ..................................................... 133

Menu 21: Removable Drives [Boot]........................................................................ 135

Menu 22: Security..................................................................................................... 137

Menu 23: Chipset...................................................................................................... 138

Menu 24:NorthBridge Chipset Configuration [Chipset]....................................... 139

Menu 25:SouthBridge Chipset Configuration [Chipset] ...................................... 142

Menu 26:Power ......................................................................................................... 144

Menu 27:Exit ......................................................................................................... 150

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Glossary

AC ’97 Audio Codec 97

ACPI Advanced Configuration and

Power Interface

APM Advanced Power Management

ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device

ASKIR Shift Keyed Infrared

ATA Advanced Technology

Attachments

BIOS Basic Input/Output System

CFII Compact Flash Type 2

CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide

Semiconductor

CPU Central Processing Unit

Codec Compressor/Decompressor

COM Serial Port

DAC Digital to Analog Converter

DDR Double Data Rate

ICH4 I/O Controller Hub 4

L1 Cache Level 1 Cache

L2 Cache Level 2 Cache

LCD Liquid Crystal Display

LPT Parallel Port Connector

LVDS Low Voltage Differential Signaling

MAC Media Access Controller

OS Operating System

PCI Peripheral Connect Interface

PIO Programmed Input Output

PnP Plug and Play

POST Power On Self Test

RAM Random Access Memory

SATA Serial ATA

S.M.A.R.T Self Monitoring Analysis and

Reporting Technology

SPD Serial Presence Detect

DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module

DIO Digital Input/Output

DMA Direct Memory Access

EIDE Enhanced IDE

EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep

Technology

FDD Floppy Disk Drive

FDC Floppy Disk Connector

FFIO Flexible File Input/Output

FIFO First In/First Out

FSB Front Side Bus

IrDA Infrared Data Association

HDD Hard Disk Drive

IDE Integrated Data Electronics

I/O Input/Output

S/PDI Sony/Philips Digital Interface

SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random

Access Memory

SIR Serial Infrared

UART Universal Asynchronous

Receiver-transmitter

USB Universal Serial Bus

VGA Video Graphics Adapter

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1.1 ROCKY-6612 CPU Board Overview

The PICMG 1.0 form factor ROCKY-6612 Pentium® M CPU platform is fully equipped with

a high performance processor and advanced multi-mode I/Os. The ROCKY-6612 is

designed for system manufacturers, integrators, and VARs that want performance,

reliability, and quality at a reasonable price.

1.1.1 ROCKY-6612 Model Variations

The Rocky-6612 has four model variations shown in Table 1-1.

Model Name Pentium M Celeron M FSB

MHz

Rocky-6612-R10

Rocky-6612LVDS-R10

Rocky-6612-1GZ-R10

Rocky-6612LVDS-1GZ-R10

Table 1-1: Rocky-6612 Model Variations

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533

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1.1.2 ROCKY-6612 CPU Board Applications

The ROCKY-6612 CPU board has been designed for use in industrial applications where

board expansion is critical and operational reliability is essential.

1.1.3 ROCKY-6612 CPU Board Benefits

Some of the ROCKY-6612 CPU board benefits include,

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VGA LVDS GbE Audio SATA

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 providing access to multiple PCI and ISA expansion slots for easy system

expansion

 operating reliably in harsh industrial environments with ambient

temperatures as high as 60°C

 rebooting automatically if the BIOS watchdog timer detects that the

system is no longer operating

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1.1.4 ROCKY-6612 CPU Board Features

Some of the ROCKY-6612 CPU board features are listed below:

 Complies with PICMG 1.0
 Complies with RoHS
 Supports Socket 479 Intel® Pentium® M CPUs
 Supports a maximum front side bus (FSB) speed up to 533MHz
 Supports up to 2GB of 333MHz or 400MHz single channel DDR memory
 Comes with one high performance gigabit Ethernet (GbE) controller
 Supports two SATA channels with transfer rates up to 150MB/s
 Supports six USB 2.0 connectors

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1.2 ROCKY-6612 CPU Board Overview

Figure 1-1 ROCKY-6612 CPU Board Overview

1.2.1 ROCKY-6612 CPU Board Connectors

The ROCKY-6612 CPU board has the following connectors onboard:

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 1 x ATX 12V connector
 1 x CPU cooling fan connector
 1 x IrDA connector
 2 x IDE device connectors
 1 x FDD connector
 2 x RS-232 connectors
 1 x Parallel port connector
 1 x Front panel connector
 1 x ATX backplane power connector
 2 x SATA connectors
 6 x USB connectors
 1 x DIO connector
 1 x LINE_IN connector
 1 x CD_IN connector
 1 x MIC_IN connector
 1 x Keyboard/Mouse connector

The ROCKY-6612 CPU board has the following connectors on the board rear panel:

 1 x PS/2 connector
 1 x VGA connector
 1 x LINE_OUT connector
 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet connector
 2 x USB ports

The location of these connectors on the CPU Card can be seen in Figure 3-20. These

connectors are fully described in Chapter 2.

NOTE:

There are no configuration jumpers or connectors on the soldering side.

1.2.2 Technical Specifications:

The ROCKY-6612 CPU board technical specifications are listed in Table 1-2. Detailed

descriptions of each specification can be found in Chapter 2.

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SPECIFICATION

CPUs Supported

Chipsets Northbridge: SiS661CX

I/O Controller SiS964

Graphics Support SiS Mirage™ Graphic Engine

Memory Two DDR memory modules (Max. 2GB)

PCI Bus Interface 33MHz, Revision 2.3

Serial ATA (SATA) Two SATA channels with 1.5GB/s transfer rates

HDD Interface Two IDE channels supports four Ultra ATA 100 devices

Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) Supports FDD

USB Interfaces Six USB 2.0 connectors supported

Serial Ports Two COM ports

Real Time Clock 256-byte battery backed CMOS RAM

Hardware Monitoring Cooling fan, temperature and system voltages

Power Management Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

Intel® Pentium® M

Intel® Celeron® M

Southbridge: SiS964

(ACPI) Specifications Revision 2.0

Infrared Support One Infrared Data Association (IrDA) interface

Ethernet Realtek RTL8110S GbE

BIOS AMI flash BIOS

Physical Dimensions 38.0cm x 13.3cm (width x length)

Operating Temperature Minimum: 0ºC (32°F)

Maximum: 60°C (140°F)

Audio Interfaces One Audio Codec ’97 (AC’97) version 2.2 connector

Table 1-2: Technical Specifications

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2.1 Compatible IEI Backplanes

The ROCKY-6612 CPU card is compatible with all IEI PICMG1.0 backplanes. For more

information on these backplanes, please visit the IEI website or contact your CPU card

reseller or vendor.

2.2 CPU Support

Table 2-1 lists the CPUs supported by the ROCKY-6612 CPU board.

Mfg. Model Max. Speed L2 Cache Max. FSB Socket

Intel®

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Table 2-1: Supported CPUs

Pentium® M 2.26GHz 2MB 533MHz 479

Celeron® M 1.73GHz 1MB 533MHz 479

2.2.1 Pentium M

The Intel® Pentium® M CPU comes with the following features:

 Power Optimized 533/400 MHz processor system bus, Micro-ops Fusion

& Dedicated Stack Manager.

 SpeedStep® Technology improves overall system power management
 Execute Disable Bit technology prevents certain classes of malicious

"buffer overflow" attacks when combined with a supporting operating

system.

 Intel® Mobile Voltage Positioning (Intel® MVP IV) dynamically lowers

voltage based on processor activity to lower thermal design power.

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 Micro FCPGA & FCBGA packaging technology optimized for a range of

thinner, lighter designs including <1” thick.

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Table 2-2 lists the Intel® Pentium® M processors supported by the Rocky-6612 CPU card.

Processor Number Power Architecture L2 Cache Speed FSB Execute Disable Bit

780 Normal 90nm 2MB 2.26GHz 533MHz Yes

770 Normal 90nm 2MB 2.13GHz 533MHz Yes

765 Normal 90nm 2MB 2.10GHz 400MHz No

760 Normal 90nm 2MB 2GHz 533MHz Yes

755 Normal 90nm 2MB 2GHz 400MHz No

750 Normal 90nm 2MB 1.86GHz 533Mhz Yes

745 Normal 90nm 2MB 1.80GHz 400MHz No

740 Normal 90nm 2MB 1.73GHz 533MHz Yes

735 Normal 90nm 2MB 1.70GHz 400MHz No

730 Normal 90nm 2MB 1.60GHz 533MHz Yes

725 Normal 90nm 2MB 1.60GHz 400MHz No

715 Normal 90nm 2MB 1.50GHz 400MHz No

705 Normal 130nm 1MB 1.50GHz 400MHz No

Table 2-2: Supported Pentium® M CPUs

2.2.2 Celeron M

The Intel® Celeron® M CPU comes with the following features:

 Processor low-power states C1, C2 and C3 (Deep Sleep) lowers CPU

power consumption/dissipation to conserve battery life

 Micro FCPGA packaging technology optimized for a range of thinner,

lighter designs, including <1" thick

 Support for Intel® Mobile Voltage Positioning (Intel® MVP IV) dynamically

lowers voltage based on processor activity to lower thermal design power,

enabling smaller notebooks

 Lower core voltage – 1.356 V low-voltage operation and 24.5W thermal

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design power lower thermal dissipation enabling thinner notebooks

 Intel® Streaming SIMD Extensions accelerates 3D graphics performance
 Execute Disable Bit Technology prevents certain classes of malicious

"buffer overflow" attacks when combined with a supporting operating

system.

Table 2-3

Processor Number Power Architecture L2 Cache Speed FSB Execute Disable Bit

430 Normal 65nm 1MB 1.73GHz 533MHz Yes

420 Normal 65nm 1MB 1.60GHz 533MHz Yes

410 Normal 65nm 1MB 1.46GHz 533MHz Yes

390 Normal 90nm 1MB 1.70GHz 400MHz Yes

380

370

360J

360

350J

350

lists the Intel® Celeron® M processors supported by the Rocky-6612 CPU card.

Normal

Normal

Normal

Normal

Normal

Normal

90nm 1MB 1.60GHz 400MHz Yes

90nm 1MB 1.50GHz 400MHz Yes

90nm 1MB 1.40GHz 400MHz Yes

90nm 1MB 1.40GHz 400MHz No

90nm 1MB 1.30GHz 400MHz Yes

90nm 1MB 1.30GHz 400MHz No

340

330

320

310

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Normal

Normal

Normal

Normal

130nm 512KB 1.50GHz 400MHz No

130nm 512KB 1.40GHz 400MHz No

130nm 512KB 1.30GHz 400MHz No

130nm 512KB 1.20GHz 400MHz No

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2.3 Onboard Chipsets

2.3.1 Northbridge and Southbridge Chipsets

The following chipsets are preinstalled on the board:

 Northbridge: SiS661CX
 Southbridge: SIS964

The following two sections (Section 2.3.2 and Section 2.3.3) list some of the features of

the SiS661CX and the SIS964 chipsets. For more information on these two chipsets please

refer to the SiS website.

2.3.2 SiS661CX Northbridge Chipset

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The SiS661CX northbridge chipset comes with the following features:

 Host Interface

o FSB 800MHz w/ 2X Address and 4X Data Rate
o 12 Outstanding Transactions support
o Quasi-Synchronous/Asynchronous Host/DRAM Timing support
o Supports 2M/4M/8M/16M TSEG SMRAM
o Supports Dynamic Bus Inversion.

 DRAM Controller

o DDR400/DDR333/DDR266 supported
o Up to two un-buffered DIMMs DDR400 supported
o Up to 1GB per DIMM with 512Mb tech.
o Dynamic Clock Enable (CKE) control placing the Memory into

Suspend to DRAM state.

 SiS MuTIOL® 1G Delivering 1GB/s Bandwidth

o Proprietary Interconnect between Northbridge and Southbridge
o Bi-Directional 16 bit Data Bus at 800MHz Operating Frequency

2.3.3 SiS964 Southbridge Chipset

The SiS964 southbridge chipset comes with the following features:

 SiS MuTIOL® 1G Delivering 1GB/s Bandwidth

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o Proprietary Interconnect between SiS north bridge and SiS964

southbridge

o Bi-Directional 16 bit Data Bus at 533MHz Operating Frequency

 Integrated Serial Host Controller

o Provides 2 independent ports for SATA, compliant with Serial ATA

1.0 specification with transfer rate 150MB/s

o Supports RAID 0, 1 and JBOD

 USB 2.0/1.1 Host Controller

o One EHCI USB 2.0 controller
o Supports Total 8 USB 2.0 ports
o Supports USB 2.0 High-Speed Device @480 Mb/s transfer rates

 Fast Ethernet Controller with MII Interface

o Supports 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet with External PHY

 Supports six channels AC'97 Rev.2.3 Audio and V.90 Software Modem
 Advanced Power Management: ACPI 1.0b and APM 1.2 Compliant
 Dual IDE channels with ATA 133/100
 Supports up to six PCI Masters
 LPC 1.1 Interface
 Integrated Keyboard/PS2 Mouse Controller

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2.4 Data Flow

Figure 2-1 shows the data flow between the two onboard chipsets and other components

installed on the CPU board and described in the following sections of this chapter.

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Figure 2-1: Data Flow Block Diagram

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2.5 Graphics Support

The graphics features listed below are all integrated on the SiS661CX northbridge chipset.

 AGP 3.5 and AGP 2.0 Compliant

o AGP 4X mode support
o Fast Write support
o 1.5V interface support only

 DX9 S/W Compliant
 High performance 256Bit 3D/128Bit 2D Graphic Engine

o 2 pixel rendering pipelines and 4 texture units per cycle (2P4T)
o Up to 200 MHz ECLK

 SiS Ultra-AGPII™ Technology w/ up to 3.2GB/s Data Transfer Rate

o Successor of Ultra-AGPII™ Technology and doubles the bandwidth

up to 3.2GB/s with DDR400

 Advanced Hardware Acceleration for DVD playback
 Dual 12-bit DDR Digital Interface for Digital LCD/TV-OUT support

o NTSC/PAL TV-OUT
o LCD Monitor
o Dual view function support for LCD-TV,LCD-CRT or CRT-TV

 Built-in high performance 333MHz RAMDAC
 Graphics support mode

o CRT highest resolution mode: 2048x1536x32@75NI
o LCD highest resolution mode: 1600x1200x32@ 60NI
o TV highest resolution mode: 1024x768x32@60NI

 Onboard digital LVDS

o Supports dual channel LVDS 2x18 bpp for TFT Panels up to

UXGA/WUXGA

o Compliant with ANSI/TIA/EIA-644-2001 SPEC.

2.6 Memory Support

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The ROCKY-6612 CPU has two 184-pin dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets and

supports up to two un-buffered DDR DIMMs with the following specifications:

 Maximum RAM: 2GB (1GB module in each slot)
 DIMM Transfer Rates: 400MHz, 333MHz

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2.7 PCI Bus Interface Support

The PCI bus on the ROCKY-6612 CPU Board has the following features:

 33MHz Revision 2.3 is implemented
 Up to six external bus masters are supported
 Maximum throughput: 133MB/sec
 Master devices: Maximum of six with three implemented
 One PCI REQ/GNT pair can be given higher arbitration priority (intended

for external 1394 host controller)

 44-bit addressing using the DAC protocol supported

2.8 GbE Ethernet

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The onboard Realtek RTL8110S GbE controller has the following features:

 Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver
 Auto-Negotiation with Next Page capability
 Supports PCI rev.2.3, 32-bit, 33/66MHz
 Supports pair swap/polarity/skew correction
 Crossover Detection & Auto-Correction
 Wake-on-LAN and remote wake-up support
 Microsoft® NDIS5 Checksum Offload (IP, TCP, UDP) and largesend

offload support

 Supports Full Duplex flow control (IEEE 802.3x)
 Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
 Supports IEEE 802.1P Layer 2 Priority Encoding
 Supports IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging
 Serial EEPROM
 3.3V signaling, 5V PCI I/O tolerant
 Transmit/Receive FIFO (8K/64K) support
 Supports power down/link down power saving
 Supports PCI Message Signaled Interrupt (MSI)

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2.9 Drive Interfaces

The ROCKY-6612 can support the following drive interfaces.

 2 x SATA drives
 2 x IDE devices
 1 x FDD

2.9.1 SATA Drives

The ROCKY-6612 CPU Board supports two first generation SATA drives with transfer

rates up to 1.5 GB/s.

2.9.2 IDE HDD Interfaces

The ROCKY-6612 southbridge chipset IDE controller supports up to two HDDs with the

following specifications:

 Supports PIO IDE transfers up to 16MB/s
 Supports the following Ultra ATA device:

o Ultra ATA/100, with data transfer rates up to 100MB/s

2.9.3 Floppy Disk Drive (FDD)

The ROCKY-6612 CPU Board supports a single FDD. The following FDD formats are

compatible with the board.

 5.25”: 360KB and 1.2MB
 3.5”: 720KB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB

2.10 Serial Ports

The ROCKY-6612 CPU Board has two high-speed UART serial ports, configured as COM1

and COM2. The serial ports have the following specifications.

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 16C550 UART with 16-byte FIFO buffer
 115.2Kbps transmission rate

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2.11 Real Time Clock

256-byte battery backed CMOS RAM.

2.12 System Monitoring

The ROCKY-6612 CPU board is capable of self-monitoring various aspects of its operating

status including:

 CPU, chipset, and battery voltage, +3.3V, +5V, and +12V
 RPM of cooling fans
 CPU and board temperatures (by the corresponding embedded sensors)

2.13 Infrared Data Association (IrDA) Interface

The ROCKY-6612 CPU Board IrDA supports the following interfaces.

 Serial Infrared (SIR)
 Shift Keyed Infrared (ASKIR)

If you want to use the IrDA port, you have to configure SIR or ASKIR mode in the BIOS

under Super IO devices. The normal RS-232 COM 2 will then be disabled.

2.14 USB Interfaces

The ROCKY-6612 CPU board has six internal USB interfaces. The USB interfaces support

USB 2.0.

2.15 BIOS

The ROCKY-6612 CPU Board uses a licensed copy of AMI BIOS. Flash BIOS features

used are listed below:

 SMIBIOS (DMI) compliant
 Console redirection function support
 PXE (Pre-Boot Execution Environment) support
 USB booting support

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2.16 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control

The maximum and minimum operating temperatures for the ROCKY-6612 CPU Board are

listed below.

 Minimum Operating Temperature: 0ºC (32°F)
 Maximum Operating Temperature: 60°C (140°F)

A cooling fan and heat sink must be installed on the CPU. Thermal paste must be smeared

on the lower side of the heat sink before it is mounted on the CPU. Heat sinks are also

mounted on the northbridge and southbridge chipsets to ensure the operating temperature

of these chips remain low.

2.17 Audio Codec

The ROCKY-6612 has an integrated REALTEK ALC655 CODEC. The ALC655 CODEC is

a 16-bit, full-duplex AC'97 Rev. 2.3 compatible six-channel audio CODEC designed for PC

multimedia systems, including host/soft audio and AMR/CNR-based designs. Some of the

features of the codec are listed below.

 Meets performance requirements for audio on PC99/2001 systems
 Meets Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0 audio requirements
 16-bit Stereo full-duplex CODEC with 48KHz sampling rate
 Compliant with AC'97 Rev 2.3 specifications
 Front-Out, Surround-Out, MIC-In and LINE-In Jack Sensing
 14.318MHz -> 24.576MHz PLL to eliminate crystal
 12.288MHz BITCLK input
 Integrated PCBEEP generator to save buzzer
 Interrupt capability
 Three analog line-level stereo inputs with 5-bit volume control, LINE_IN,

CD, AUX

 High-quality differential CD input

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 Two analog line-level mono inputs: PCBEEP, PHONE-IN
 Two software selectable MIC inputs
 Dedicated Front-MIC input for front panel applications (software

selectable)

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 Boost preamplifier for MIC input
 LINE input shared with surround output; MIC input shared with Center

and LFE output

 Built-in 50mW/20ohm amplifier for both Front-out and Surround-Out
 External Amplifier Power Down (EAPD) capability
 Power management and enhanced power saving features
 Supports Power-Off CD function
 Adjustable VREFOUT control
 Supports 48KHz S/PDIF output, complying with AC'97 Rev 2.3

specifications

 Supports 32K/44.1K/48KHz S/PDIF input
 Power support: Digital: 3.3V; Analog: 3.3V/5V
 Standard 48-pin LQFP package
 EAX™ 1.0 & 2.0 compatible
 Direct Sound 3D™ compatible
 A3D™ compatible
 I3DL2 compatible
 HRTF 3D positional audio
 10-band software equalizer
 Voice cancellation and key shifting in Karaoke mode
 AVRack® Media Player
 Configuration Panel for improved user convenience

2.18 Power Consumption

Table 2-4 shows the power consumption parameters for the ROCKY-6612 CPU board

when a Pentium® M processor with a clock speed of 2.13GHz, an L2 cache of 2MB and a

FSB 533MHz is running with a 2GB DDR400 module.

Voltage Current

+5V 6.59

+12V 0.12

Table 2-4: Power Consumption

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2.19 Packaged Contents and Optional Accessory Items

2.19.1 Package Contents

When you unpack the ROCKY-6612 CPU board, you should find the following

components.

 1 x ROCKY-6612 system host board computer

 1 x ATA66/100 flat cable

 2 x SATA cable

 1 x SATA power cable

 1 x RS-232 cable

 1 x USB cable

 1 x Keyboard/ PS2 mouse cable

 1 x Mini jumper pack

 1 x QIG (quick installation guide)

 1 x Utility CD

2.19.2 Optional Accessory Items

The items shown in the list below are optional accessory items purchased separately.

 Audio cable

 FDD cable

 LPT cable

 CPU cooler

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3.1 Peripheral Interface Connectors

The locations of the peripheral interface connectors are shown in Section 3.1.1. A

complete list of all the peripheral interface connectors can be seen in Section 3.1.2.

3.1.1 ROCKY-6612 CPU Board Layout

Figure 3-1 shows the onboard peripheral connectors, backplane peripheral connectors

and onboard jumpers.

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Figure 3-1: Connector and Jumper Locations

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3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors

Table 3-1 shows a list of the peripheral interface connectors on the ROCKY-6612 CPU

board. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 3.2.

Connector Type Label

ATX 12V connector 20-pin header ATXPWR1

Backplane to Mainboard ATX Connector 3-pin header ATXCTL1

CD In connector 4-pin header CD_IN1

CPU cooling fan connector 4-pin header CPU_FAN1

Digital Input Output connector 10-pin header DIO1

FDD connector 34-pin header FDD1

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Front Panel connector connects to chassis

front panel power and reset buttons as status

LEDs 14-pin header F_PANEL1

IDE Interface connector (Primary) 40-pin header PIDE1

IDE Interface connector (Secondary) 40-pin header SIDE1

Inverter Power connector 5-pin header INVERTER1

IrDA connector 6-pin header IR1

Keyboard connector 5-pin header KB1

Line In connector 4-pin header LINE_IN1

LVDS connector 30-pin header LVDS1

Mic In connector 4-pin header MIC_IN1

Parallel port connector 26-pin header LPT1

SATA drive port (150MB/s) SATA disk drive port SATA 1

SATA drive port (150MB/s) SATA disk drive port SATA 2

Serial communications connector 10-pin header COM1

Serial communications connector 10-pin header COM2

USB connector for 2 USB devices 8-pin header USB23

USB connector for 2 USB devices 8-pin header USB45

USB connector for 2 USB devices 8-pin header USB67

Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors

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3.1.3 Rear Panel Connectors

Table 3-2 lists the rear panel connectors on the ROCKY-6612 CPU card. Detailed

descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 4.5.

Connector Type Label

Keyboard/Mouse connector PS/2 KB/MS1

Ethernet connector RJ-45 LAN1

Audio Line Out connector LINE OUT LINE_OUT1

USB connector USB Port USB_C0

USB connector USB Port USB_C1

VGA Connector 15-pin VGA connector VGA1

Table 3-2: Peripheral Interface Connectors

3.1.4 Onboard Jumpers

Table 3-3 lists the onboard jumpers. Detailed descriptions of these jumpers can be found in

Section 3.4.

Connector Type Label

Clear CMOS Setup 3-pin header J_CMOS1

CPU Frequency Selection 2-pin header J_FREQ1

CPU Voltage Selection 2-pin header J_VCCA1

LVDS1 Voltage Selection 3-pin header J_VLVDS

Table 3-3: Onboard Jumpers

3.2 Internal Peripheral Connectors

Internal peripheral connectors are found on the CPU card and are only accessible when

the CPU board is outside of the chassis. This section has complete descriptions of all the

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3.2.1 ATX-12V Power Source Connector

CN Label: ATXPWR1

CN Type: 20-pin header (2x10 pins)

CN Location: See Figure 3-2

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-4

This connector supports the ATX-12V power supply.

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 +3.3 VDC 11 +3.3 VDC

2 +3.3 VDC 12 -12 VDC

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3 Ground 13 Ground

4 +5 VDC 14 Power Supply On

5 Ground 15 Ground

6 +5 VDC 16 Ground

7 Ground 17 Ground

8 Power Ok 18 -5 VDC

+5 VDC Standby

9

10 +12 VDC 20 +5 VDC

Table 3-4: ATXPWR1 Connector Pinouts

Voltage (max 10mA) 19 +5 VDC

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Figure 3-2: ATXPWR1 Connector Location

3.2.2 Backplane to Mainboard ATX Connector

CN Label: ATXCTL1

CN Type: 3-pin header

CN Location: See Figure 3-3

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-5

Connects a power source from a backplane with an ATX Connector.

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 5VSB

2 ATX-ON

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3 GND

Table 3-5: ATXCTL1 Connector Pinouts

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Figure 3-3: ATXCTL1 Connector Location

3.2.3 CD In Connector

CN Label: CD_IN1

CN Type: 4-pin header

CN Location: See Figure 3-4

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-6

This 4-pin header connects to audio sources such as CD/DVD-ROM optical drives.

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 Left

2 GND

3 GND

4 Right

Table 3-6: CD_IN1 Connector Pinouts

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Figure 3-4: CD_IN1 Connector Location

3.2.4 CPU Cooling Fan Connector

CN Label: CPU_FAN1

CN Type: 4-pin header

CN Location: See Figure 3-5

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-7

The CPU_FAN1 cooling fan connector provides a 12V, 350mA ~ 740mA or 1A ~ 2.2A

current to the cooling fan. The connector has a "rotation" pin to get rotation signals from the

fan and notify the system so the system BIOS can recognize the fan speed. Please note

that only certain fans can issue the rotation signals.

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PIN DESCRIPTION

1 GND

2 +12V

3 Sense Pulse

4 Fan Control

Table 3-7 Cooling Fan Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-5 Cooling Fan Connector Location

3.2.5 Digital Input Output Connector

CN Label: DIO1

CN Type: 10-pin header (2x5 pins)

CN Location: See Figure 3-6

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-8

The digital input output (DIO) connector is managed through a Winbond W83697HF LPC

SI/O chip. The DIO connector pins are user programmable.

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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 Ground 2 VCC

3 Output 3 4 Output 2

5 Output 1 6 Output 0

7 Input 3 8 Input 2

9 Input 1 10 Input 0

Table 3-8: Digital Input Output Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-6: Digital Input Output Connector Location

3.2.6 FDD Connector

CN Label: FDD1

CN Type: 34-pin header (2x17 pins)

CN Location: See Figure 3-7

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-9

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The ROCKY-6612 is shipped with a 34-pin daisy-chain drive connector cable. This cable

can be connected to the FDD connector.

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 GND 2 REDUCE WRITE

3 GND 4 N/C

5 N/C 6 N/C

7 GND 8 INDEX#

9 GND 10 MOTOR ENABLE A#

11 GND 12 DRIVE SELECT B#

13 GND 14 DRIVE SELECT A#

15 GND 16 MOTOR ENABLE B#

17 GND 18 DIRECTION#

19 GND 20 STEP#

21 GND 22 WRITE DATA#

23 GND 24 WRITE GATE#

25 GND 26 TRACK 0#

27 GND 28 WRITE PROTECT#

29 GND 30 READ DATA#

31 GND 32 HEAD#

33 GND 34 DISK CHANGE#

Table 3-9: FDD Connector Pinouts

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Figure 3-7: FDD Connector Location

3.2.7 Front Panel Connector

CN Label: F_PANEL1

CN Type: 14-pin header (2x7 pins)

CN Location: See Figure 3-8

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-10

The system panel connector connects to:

 the system chassis front panel LEDs
 the chassis speaker
 the power switch

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 the reset button.

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PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 +5V 2 +5V

Power LED

PWRBTN

HDDLED

Table 3-10: Front Panel Connector Pinouts

3 N/C 4 N/C

5 GROUND 6 N/C

7 PWRBTN- 8 Speaker

9 GROUND 10 N/C

11 +5V 12 Reset

13 HDLED- 14 Ground

Speaker

RESET

Figure 3-8: Front Panel Connector Location

3.2.8 IDE Interface Connectors

CN Label: PIDE1 (primary) and SIDE1 (secondary)

CN Type: 40-pin header (2x20 pins)

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CN Location: See Figure 3-9

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-11

Two IDE connectors provide connectivity for four IDE devices.

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 RESET# 2 GND

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 GND 20 (KEY)

21 IDE DRQ 22 GND

23 IOW# 24 GND

25 IOR# 26 GND

27 IDE CHRDY 28 GND

29 IDE DACK 30 GND

31 INTERRUPT 32 N/C

33 SA1 34 P66DET

35 SA0 36 SA2

37 HDC CS0# 38 HDC CS1#

39 HDD ACTIVE# 40 GND

Table 3-11: IDE Interface Connector Pinouts

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Figure 3-9: IDE Interface Connector Locations

3.2.9 Inverter Power Connector

CN Label: INVERTER1

CN Type: 5-pin header

CN Location: See Figure 3-10

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-12

The inverter control connector enables power on/off backlight during the power saving

mode.

PIN

DESCRIPTION

1 N/C

2 GROUND

3 +12V

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4 GROUND

5 BACKLIGHT ENABLE

Table 3-12: Inverter Power Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-10: Inverter Power Connector Location

3.2.10 IrDA Connector

CN Label: IR1

CN Type: 6-pin header

CN Location: See Figure 3-11

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-13

The integrated IrDA connector supports both the SIR and ASKIR infrared protocols.

PIN

DESCRIPTION

1 VCC

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2 NC

3 IR-RX

4 GND

5 IR-TX

6 CIRRX

Table 3-13: IrDA Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-11: IrDA Connector Location

3.2.11 Keyboard Connector

CN Label: KB1

CN Type: 5-pin header

CN Location: See Figure 3-12

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-14

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PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 KEYBOARD CLOCK

2 KEYBOARD DATA

3 N/C

4 GND

5 +5V

Table 3-14: Keyboard Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-12: Keyboard Connector Location

3.2.12 Line In Connector

CN Label: LINE_IN1

CN Type: 4-pin header

CN Location: See Figure 3-13

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-15

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The line in connector is used for connecting left and right channel signals of an internal

audio device to the audio subsystem.

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 Left

2 GND

3 GND

4 Right

Table 3-15: Line In Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-13: Line In Connector Location

3.2.13 LVDS Connector

CN Label: LVDS1

CN Type: 30-pin header

CN Location: See Figure 3-14

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CN Pinouts: See Table 3-16

The LVDS connector allows for an 18-bit, dual-channel, low noise, low power, and low

amplitude high-speed data connection between the CPU card and LCD panel.

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

2 GND 1 GND

4 LVDSA_Y0- 3 LVDSA_Y0+

6 LVDSA_Y1- 5 LVDSA_Y1+

8 LVDSA_Y2- 7 LVDSA_Y2+

10 LVDSA_CLK- 9 LVDSA_CLK+

12 LVDSA_Y3- 11 LVDSA_Y3+

14 GND 13 GND

16 LVDSB_Y0- 15 LVDSB_Y0+

18 LVDSB_Y1- 17 LVDSB_Y1+

20 LVDSB_Y2- 19 LVDSB_Y2+

22 LVDSB_CLK- 21 LVDSB_CLK+

24 LVDSB_Y3- 23 LVDSB_Y3+

26 GND 25 GND

28 VCC3_LVDS 27 VCC3_LVDS

30 VCC3_LVDS 29 VCC3_LVDS

Table 3-16: LVDS Connector Pinouts

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Figure 3-14: LVDS Connector Location

3.2.14 Mic-In Connector

CN Label: MIC_IN1

CN Type: 4-pin header

CN Location: See Figure 3-15

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-17

This 4-pin header connects to a microphone.

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 MIC-IN

2 MIC

3 BIAS

4 NC

Table 3-17: Mic In Connector Pinouts

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Figure 3-15: Mic In Connector Location

3.2.15 Parallel Port Connector

CN Label: LPT1

CN Type: 26-pin header (2x13 pins)

CN Location: See Figure 3-16

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-18

The parallel port is connected to a printer or other parallel device with a 26-pin flat-cable

connector.

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 STROBE# 14 AUTO FORM FEED #

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2 DATA0 15 ERROR#

3 DATA1 16 INITIALIZE#

4 DATA2 17 PRINTER SELECT LN#

5 DATA3 18 GND

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6 DATA4 19 GND

7 DATA5 20 GND

8 DATA6 21 GND

9 DATA7 22 GND

10 ACKNOWLEDGE# 23 GND

11 BUSY 24 GND

12 PAPER EMPTY 25 GND

13 PRINTER SELECT

Table 3-18: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-16: Parallel Port Connector Location

3.2.16 SATA Drive Ports

CN Label: SATA1, SATA2

CN Type: 7-pin port

CN Location: See Figure 3-17

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-19

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The SATA drive ports provide connectivity to SATA drives with a maximum data transfer

rate of 150MB/s.

PIN

1 GND 5 RX-

2 TX+ 6 RX+

3 TX- 7 GND

4 GND

Table 3-19: SATA Connector Pinouts

DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

CAUTION!

Your SATA hard drives may come with both a 4P power connector and a SATA

power interface. Attach either the 4P connector or the included SATA power

cable to your SATA hard drives.

your SATA hard drives at the same time! Doing so will cause damage.

DO NOT attach both the power connectors to

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Figure 3-17: SATA Connector Locations

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NOTE:

1. SATA is supported by:

• Windows 2000 SP4

• Windows XP SP1

• Windows 2003, or later versions.

2. Older OSes, such as Windows 98SE or ME, do not support the SATA interface.

3.2.17 Serial Communications Connector

CN Label: COM1, COM2

CN Type: 10-pin headers (2x5 pins)

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CN Location: See Figure 3-18

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-20

The ROCKY-6612 offers two high speed NS16C550 compatible UARTs with 16-byte

Read/Receive FIFO serial ports.

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 DATA CARRIER DETECT (DCD) 6 DATA SET READY (DSR)

2 RECEIVE DATA (RXD) 7 REQUEST TO SEND (RTS)

3 TRANSMIT DATA (TXD) 8 CLEAR TO SEND (CTS)

4 DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR) 9 RING INDICATOR (RI)

5 GND (GND) 10 GND (GND)

Table 3-20: Serial Communications Connector Pinouts

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Figure 3-18 Serial Communications Connector Location

3.2.18 Internal USB Connectors

CN Label: USB23, USB45, USB67

CN Type: 8-pin header (2x4 pins)

CN Location: See Figure 3-19

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-21

Three 2x4 pin connectors provide connectivity to six USB 2.0 ports. The USB ports are

used for I/O bus expansion.

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 USB Power 2 GND

3 USBPX- 4 USBPX-

5 USBPX+ 6 USBPX+

7 GND 8 USB Power

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Table 3-21: USB Port Connector Pinouts

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Figure 3-19: USB Port Connector Locations

3.3 External (Rear Panel) Connectors

Figure 3-20 shows the ROCKY-6612 CPU board rear panel. The peripheral connectors on

the back panel can be connected to devices externally when the CPU card is installed in a

chassis. The peripheral connectors on the rear panel are:

 1 x PS/2 keyboard connector
 2 x USB connectors
 1 x RJ-45 GbE connectors
 1 x Line-out connector
 1 x VGA connector

Figure 3-20: ROCKY-6612 CPU Board Rear Panel

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3.3.1 Keyboard/Mouse Connector

CN Label: KB_MS1

CN Type: PS/2

CN Location: See Figure 3-20 (labeled number 1)

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-22

Figure 3-21 shows PS/2 Pinout locations

The PS/2 mouse and keyboard connectors are connected to a mouse and keyboard.

PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 KB Data 2 N/C

3 GND 4 +5V

5 Clock 6 N/C

Table 3-22: Keyboard/Mouse Pinouts

Figure 3-21: Keyboard/Mouse Pinout locations

3.3.2 USB Connectors

CN Label: USB_C0, USB_C1

CN Type: USB port

CN Location: See Figure 3-20 (labeled number 2)

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-23

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USB devices can be connected directly to the USB connectors on the rear panel.

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PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1

3

Table 3-23: USB Connectors

+5V 2 DATA-

DATA+ 4 GND

3.3.3 Ethernet Connector

CN Label: LAN1

CN Type: RJ-45

CN Location: See Figure 3-20 (labeled number 3)

CN Pinouts: See Table 3-24

Two 1Gb connections can be made between the Ethernet connectors and a Local Area

Network (LAN) through a network hub. An RJ-45 Ethernet connector is shown in Figure

3-22.

PIN

1 TXD+ 8 GND

2 TXD- 9 GRN+

3 RXD+ 10 GRN-

4 CT_TXD 11 YEL-

5 CT_RXD 12 YEL+

6 RXD- 13 S GND

7 N/C 14 S GND

Table 3-24: Ethernet Connector Pinouts

DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

Figure 3-22: Ethernet Connector

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The RJ-45 Ethernet connector has two status LEDs, one green and one yellow. The green

LED indicates activity on the port and the yellow LED indicates the port is linked. See Table

3-25.

SPEED LED ACT/LINK LED

STATUS

OFF 10 Mbps connection OFF No link

ORANGE 100 Mbps connection YELLOW Linked

GREEN 1 Gbps connection BLINKING Date activity

Table 3-25: Ethernet Connector LEDs

DESCRIPTION STATUS DESCRIPTION

3.3.4 Audio Line Out Connector

Connect an audio device to the line out connector on the rear panel (Figure 3-20 labeled

number 4).

PIN NO. DESCRIPTION

1 GND

2 Line-Out Left

3 N/C

4 Line-Out Right

5 N/C

Table 3-26: Line Out Connector Pinouts

3.3.5 VGA Connector

CN Label: VGA1

CN Type: See Figure 3-23

CN Location: See Figure 3-20 (labeled number 5)

The standard 15-pin VGA connector connects to a CRT or LCD display monitor.

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PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION

1 Red 9 No Connect

2 Green 10 Ground

3 Blue 11 No Connect

4 No Connect 12 DDC DAT

5 Ground 13 Horizontal Synchronization

6 Ground 14 Vertical Synchronization

7 Ground 15 DDC Clock

8 Ground

Table 3-27: VGA Connector Pinouts

Figure 3-23: VGA Connector

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3.4 Onboard Jumpers

NOTE:

A jumper is a metal bridge that is used to

close 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. To

CLOSE/SHORT a jumper means

connecting the pins of the jumper with

the plastic clip and to OPEN a jumper

means removing the plastic clip from a

jumper.

The ROCKY-6612 CPU Board has four onboard jumpers (Table 3-3).

Figure 3-24 Jumper

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Figure 3-25: Jumper Locations

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3.4.1 Reset CMOS Jumper

Jumper Label: J_CMOS1

Jumper Type: 3-pin header

Jumper Settings: See Table 3-28

Jumper Location: See Figure 3-25

If the CPU Card fails to boot due to improper BIOS setting, use this jumper to clear the

CMOS data and reset the system BIOS information. To do this, use the jumper cap to close

pins 2 and 3 for a few seconds then reinstall the jumper clip back to pins 1 and 2.

If the “CMOS Settings Wrong” message displays during the boot up process, try to correct

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the fault by pressing the F1 to enter the CMOS Setup menu, then do one of the following:

 Enter the correct CMOS setting
 Load Optimal Defaults
 Load Failsafe Defaults.

After you have done one of the above, save your changes and exit the CMOS Setup menu.

J_CMOS1 CLEAR CMOS

1-2 closed Normal (default)

2-3 closed Clear CMOS

Table 3-28: Reset CMOS Jumper Settings

3.4.2 CPU Frequency Jumper

Jumper Label: J_FREQ1

Jumper Type: 2-pin header

Jumper Settings: See Table 3-29

Jumper Location: See Figure 3-25

The J_FREQ1 jumper sets the CPU frequency. The default condition is without a jumper

for an FSB400 CPU frequency. Using a jumper sets an FSB533 CPU frequency.

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J_FREQ1 CPU FREQUENCY

Open FSB400 CPU (default)

Short FSB533 CPU

Table 3-29: CPU Frequency Jumper Settings

3.4.3 FSB Selection Jumper

Jumper Label: J_VCCA1

Jumper Type: 2-pin header

Jumper Settings: See Table 3-30

Jumper Location: See Figure 3-25

The J_VCCA1 jumper sets the FSB speed. Refer to the CPU technical documents that

came with the CPU you wish to install on the Rocky-6612. After determining the FSB of the

CPU, change the jumper settings in accordance with the settings shown in Table 3-30.

J_VCCA1 CPU FSB Select

Open 400MHz (default)

Short 533MHz

Table 3-30: FSB Selection Jumper Settings

3.4.4 LVDS Panel Voltage Selection Jumper

Jumper Label: J_VLVDS1

Jumper Type: 3-pin header

Jumper Settings: See Table 3-31

Jumper Location: See Figure 3-25

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This jumper allows the user to set the voltage for the LVDS panel. Before setting this

jumper please refer to your LCD panel user guide to determine the required voltage. After

you have determined the required voltage, make the necessary jumper setting in

accordance with the settings shown in Table 3-31.

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WARNING:

Selecting the wrong voltage will burn the LCD. Please check LCD technical

documents provided by the vendor for the correct voltage.

J_VLVDS1 LVDS Voltage Select

1-2 closed +3.3V (default)

2-3 closed +5V

Table 3-31: LVDS Jumper Settings

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4 Installation and

Configuration

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4.1 Installation Considerations

NOTE:

The following installation notices and installation considerations should be

read and understood before the CPU card is installed. All installation notices

pertaining to the installation of the CPU card should be strictly adhered to.

Failing to adhere to these precautions may lead to severe damage of the

CPU card and injury to the person installing the CPU card.

4.1.1 Installation Notices

Before and during the installation of the ROCKY-6612 CPU Board, please DO the

following:

 Read the user manual

o The user manual provides a complete description of the

ROCKY-6612 CPU board, installation instructions and configuration

options.

 Wear an electrostatic discharge cuff (ESD)

o Electronic components are easily damaged by ESD. Wearing an ESD

cuff will remove ESD from your body and help to prevent ESD

damage.

 Place the CPU Card on an antistatic pad

o When you are installing or configuring the CPU Card, place it on an

antistatic pad. This will help to prevent potential ESD damage.

 Turn off all power to the ROCKY-6612 CPU card

o When working with the CPU card, make sure that it is disconnected

from all power supplies and that no electricity is being fed into the

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system.

Before and during the installation of the ROCKY-6612 CPU Board DO NOT:

 Remove any of the stickers on the PCB board. These stickers are

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required for warranty validation.

 Use the product before you have verified that all cables and power

connectors are properly connected.

 Allow screws to come in contact with the PCB circuit, connector pins, or

its components.

4.2 Unpacking

NOTE:

If any of the items listed below are missing when you unpack the

ROCKY-6612 CPU card, do not proceed with the installation and contact

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the reseller or vendor you purchased the CPU card from.

4.2.1 Unpacking Precautions

Before you install the ROCKY-6612 CPU card, you must unpack the CPU card. Some

components on ROCKY-6612 are very sensitive to static electricity and can be damaged

by a sudden rush of power. To protect it from being damaged, follow these precautions:

 Ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching your

ROCKY-6612. You can do so by wearing a grounded wrist strap at all

times or by frequently touching any conducting material that is connected

to the ground.

 Handle your ROCKY-6612 by its edges. Do not touch the IC chips, leads,

or circuitry if not necessary.

Do not place a PCB on top of an anti-static bag. Only the inside of the bag is safe from

static discharge.

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4.2.2 Checklist

When you unpack the ROCKY-6612, please make sure that your package contains the

following items.

 1 x ROCKY-6612 system host board computer
 1 x ATA 66/100 flat cable
 2 x SATA cable
 1 x SATA power cable
 1 x RS-232 cable
 1 x USB cable
 1 x Keyboard/ PS2 mouse cable
 1 x Mini jumper pack
 1 x QIG (quick installation guide)
 1 x Utility CD

If one or more of these items are missing, please contact the reseller or vendor you

purchased the ROCKY-6612 CPU card from and do not proceed any further with the

installation.

4.3 ROCKY-6612 CPU Card Installation

WARNING!

1. Never run the CPU board without an appropriate heat sink and cooler

that can be ordered from IEI Technology or purchased separately.

2. Be sure to use the CPU 12V power connector (ATXPWR1) for the CPU

power.

WARNING!

Please note that the installation instructions described in this manual should

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be carefully followed in order to avoid damage to the CPU Card components

and injury to you.

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WARNING!

When installing electronic components onto the CPU Card always take the

following anti-static precautions in order to prevent ESD damage to your board

and other electronic components like the CPU and DIMM modules

The following components must be installed onto the CPU Card or connected to the CPU

Card during the installation process.

 CPU
 CPU cooling kit
 DIMM modules
 Peripheral device connection

4.3.1 CPU Installation

WARNING!

CPUs are expensive and sensitive components. When you install the CPU

please be careful not to damage it in anyway. Make sure you install it properly

and ensure that a heat sink and CPU cooling fan is properly installed before

you run the CPU card or else both the CPU and the board will be damaged.

To install an Intel 479-pin CPU onto the CPU card, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Is the CPU retention screw in an unlocked position? When shipped, the

retention screw of the CPU socket should be in the unlocked position. If it is not

in the unlocked position, use a screwdriver to position it in an unlocked position

(Figure 4-1).

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Figure 4-1: Make sure the CPU socket retention screw is unlocked

Step 2: Inspect the CPU socket. Make sure there are no bent pins and make sure the

socket contacts are free of foreign material. If any debris is found, remove it with

compressed air.

Step 3: Correctly position the CPU. Make sure the pin 1 mark matches the cut edge

on the CPU socket. Carefully place the CPU on top of the socket. When properly

placed, the CPU should be easily inserted into the socket.

Step 4: Insert the CPU. To insert the CPU into the socket, hold the CPU by its edges

and follow the instructions below: Step 0:

i. Correctly orientate the CPU with the IHS (Integrated Heat Sink)

side facing upward.

ii. Locate the pin 1 mark on the CPU.

iii. Gently insert the CPU into the socket.

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iv. Rotate the retention screw into the locked position. (Figure 4-2)

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Figure 4-2: Lock the CPU Socket Retention Screw

4.3.2 Optional Cooling Kit (CF-479B-RS) Installation

Figure 4-3: IEI CF-479B-RS Cooling Kit

IEI provides an optional cooling kit designed for socket 479 CPUs. (Figure 4-3) The

cooling kit is comprised of a CPU heat sink and a cooling fan.

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NOTE:

The CF-479B-RS heat sink comes with a sprayed layer of thermal paste.

Make sure you do not accidentally wipe away the thermal paste while

unpacking or installing the heat sink. Thermal paste between the CPU and

the heat sink is important for optimum heat dissipation.

To install the CF-479B-RS cooling kit, please follow the steps below.

Step 1: Place the cooling kit onto the CPU. Make sure that the CPU cable can be

properly routed when the cooling kit is installed.

Step 2: Properly align the cooling kit. Make sure its four threaded screw fasteners can

pass through the pre-drilled holes on PCB.

Step 3: Secure the cooling kit. From the solder side of the PCB, align the provided nut

caps to the heat sink screw threads that protrude through the PCB holes.

Without over tightening the nut caps, insert them onto the protruding screw

threads to secure the cooling kit to the PCB board. (Figure 4-4)

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Figure 4-4: Securing the Cooling Kit

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Step 4: Connect the fan cable. Connect the cooling kit fan cable to the CPU_FAN1

connector on the CPU card. Carefully route the cable and avoid heat generating

chips and fan blades. (Figure 4-5) Step 0:

Figure 4-5: Connect the cooling fan cable

4.3.3 DIMM Module Installation

4.3.3.1 Purchasing the Memory Module

When you purchase your DIMM modules, the following considerations should be taken into

account:

 Each DIMM module can support a memory chip with a maximum size of

1GB

 It is recommended that you use memory modules of identical brand, size,

chips, and speed.

 DIMMs must use the same density memory chips
 Both DIMMs must use the same DRAM bus width
 Both DIMMs must be either single-sided or dual-sided.

4.3.3.2 DIMM Module Installation

The ROCKY-6612 CPU Board has two DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets. To install the DIMM

modules, follow the instructions below.

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Step 1: Pull the two white handles on either side of the DIMM socket down (Figure 4-6).

Figure 4-6: DIMM Socket Open

Step 2: Align the DIMM module with the DIMM socket making sure the matching pins

are correctly aligned.

Step 3: Insert the DIMM module slowly. Once you are sure it is correctly inserted, push

down firmly. The white handles on either side of the socket will move back up

and lock the module into the socket (Figure 4-7).

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Figure 4-7: Insert DIMM Module

Step 4: To remove the memory module, push both handles outward, and the memory

module will be ejected by the mechanism in the socket (Figure 4-8). Step 0:

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Figure 4-8: Remove DIMM Module

4.3.4 Peripheral Device Connection

Cables provided by IEI that connect peripheral devices to the CPU Card are listed in Table

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4-1. Cables not included in the kit must be separately purchased.

Quantity Type

1 ATA 66/100 flat cable

2 SATA cable

1 SATA power cable

1 RS-232 cable

1 USB cable

1 Keyboard/ PS2 mouse cable

1 Mini jumper pack

Table 4-1: IEI Provided Cables

4.3.4.1 IDE Disk Drive Connector (IDE1)

The cable used to connect the CPU card to the IDE HDD is a standard 44-pin ATA 66/100

flat cable. To connect an IDE HDD to the CPU Card, follow the instructions below.

Step 1: Find the ATA 66/100 flat cable in the kit that came with the CPU Card.

Step 2: Connect one end of the cable to the IDE1 connector on the CPU card. A keyed

pin on the IDE connectors prevents it from being connected incorrectly.

Step 3: Locate the red wire on the other side of the cable that corresponds to the pin 1

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connector.

Step 4: Connect the other side of the cable to the HDD making sure that the pin 1 cable

corresponds to pin 1 on the connector.Step 0:

NOTE:

When two EIDE disk drives are connected together, back-end jumpers on

the drives must be used to configure one drive as a master and the other as

a slave.

4.4 Jumper Configuration

The Rocky-6612 CPU card has four onboard jumpers. They are,

 Reset CMOS (J_CMOS1)
 CPU Frequency Selection (JFREQ1)
 FSB Selection (J_VCCA1)
 LVDS Panel Voltage Selection (J_VLVDS1)

Before the Rocky-6612 CPU card is installed into a chassis, make sure the jumper settings

are properly configured. For more information about jumper settings and configurations,

please refer to Section 3.4.

4.5 Chassis Installation

After the CPU, the cooling kit, and the DIMM modules have been installed and after the

internal peripheral connectors have been connected to the peripheral devices and the

jumpers have been configured, the CPU Card can be mounted into a chassis.

To mount the CPU Card into a chassis please refer to the chassis user guide that came

with the product.

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4.6 Rear Panel Connectors

4.6.1 PS/2 Connection

The rear panel PS/2 connector provides easier and quicker access to external PS/2

devices such as a mouse or keyboard.

4.6.2 USB Connection

The rear panel USB connectors provide easier and quicker access to external USB

devices. The rear panel USB connectors are standard connectors and can easily be

connected to other USB devices.

4.6.3 Ethernet Connection

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The rear panel RJ-45 connectors can be connected to an external LAN and communicate

with data transfer rates up to 1Gb/s.

4.6.4 Line Out Connection

The rear panel line out connector can be connected to an external audio output device.

4.6.5 LCD Panel Connection

The conventional CRT monitor connector, VGA1, is a 15-pin, female D-SUB connector. It

can be connected to an external monitor. Pin assignments are shown in Figure 3-23.

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5.1 Introduction

A licensed copy of AMI BIOS is preprogrammed into the ROM BIOS. The BIOS setup

program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This chapter describes how

to access the BIOS setup program and the configuration options you may change.

5.1.1 Starting Setup

The AMI BIOS is activated when you turn on the computer. The setup program can be

activated in one of two ways.

1. Press the D

2. Press the D

appears on the screen. 0.

If the message disappears before you respond, you must restart your computer and try

again.

ELETE key as soon as the system is turned on or

ELETE key when the “Press Del to enter SETUP” message

5.1.2 Using Setup

Use the arrow keys to highlight items, press ENTER to select, use the PageUp and

PageDown keys to change entries, press F1 for help and press E

keys are shown in.

Key Function

Up arrow

Down arrow

Left arrow

Move to previous item

Move to next item

Move to the item on the left hand side

SC to quit. Navigation

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Right arrow

Esc key

Page Up key

Page Dn key

F1 key

Move to the item on the right hand side

Main Menu – Quit and not save changes into CMOS

Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu --

Exit current page and return to Main Menu

Increase the numeric value or make changes

Decrease the numeric value or make changes

General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option

Page Setup Menu

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F2 /F3 key

F10 key

Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys

Change color from total 16 colors. F2 to select color

forward.

Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

5.1.3 Getting Help

When you press F1 a small help window describing the appropriate keys to use and the

possible selections for the highlighted item appears. To exit the Help Window press E

the F1 key again.

5.1.4 Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes

If you are unable to boot your computer after you have made changes to the system

configuration, you must restore the CMOS defaults. Use the jumper described in Chapter

Chapter 3, Section 3.4.1.

SC or

5.1.5 BIOS Menu Bar

The menu bar on top of the BIOS screen has the following main items:

The following sections will completely describe the configuration options found in the menu

items at the top of the BIOS screen and listed above.

5.2 Main

 Main Changes the basic system configuration.
 Advanced Changes the advanced system settings.
 PCIPnP Changes the advanced PCI/PnP Settings
 Boot Changes the system boot configuration.
 Security Sets User and Supervisor Passwords.
 Chipset Changes the chipset settings.
 Power Changes power management settings.
 Exit Selects exit options and loads default settings

When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu (BIOS Menu 1) appears. The

Main menu gives you an overview of the basic system information.

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BIOS Menu 1: Main

 System Overview

The System Overview lists a brief summary of different system components. The fields in

System Overview cannot be changed. The items shown in the system overview include:

 AMI BIOS: Displays auto-detected BIOS information

o Version: Current BIOS version
o Build Date: Date the current BIOS version was made
o ID: Installed BIOS ID

 Processor: Displays auto-detected CPU specifications

o Type: Names the currently installed processor
o Speed: Lists the processor speed
o Count: The number of CPUs on the CPU board

 System Memory: Displays the auto-detected system memory.

o Size: Lists memory size

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The System Overview field also has two user configurable fields:

 System Time [xx:xx:xx]: Allows you to set the system time.
 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]: Allows you to set the system date.

5.3 Advanced

The Advanced menu (BIOS Menu 2) allows you to access CPU and peripheral device

configuration options through the following sub-menus:

WARNING:

Setting the wrong values in the sections below may cause the system to

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malfunction. Make sure that the settings you make are compatible with your

hardware.

 CPU Configuration (Section 5.3.1)
 IDE Configuration (Section 5.3.2)
 Floppy Configuration (Section 5.3.3)
 SuperIO Configuration (Section 5.3.4)
 Hardware Health Configuration (Section 5.3.5)
 ACPI Configuration (Section 5.3.6)
 MPS Configuration (Section 5.3.7)
 Smbios (Section 5.3.8)
 Remote Access Configuration (Section 5.3.9)
 USB Configuration (Section 5.3.10)

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BIOS Menu 2: Advanced

5.3.1 CPU Configuration

The CPU Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 3) shows detailed CPU specifications and CPU

configuration options.

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BIOS Menu 3: CPU Configuration [Advanced]

The CPU Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 3) lists the following CPU details:

 Manufacturer: Lists the name of the CPU manufacturer
 Brand String: Lists the brand name of the CPU being used
 Frequency: Lists the CPU processing speed
 FSB Speed: Lists the FSB speed
 Cache L1: Lists the CPU L1 cache size
 Cache L2: Lists the CPU L2 cache size

The following CPU Configuration menu items can be configured.

 Hardware Prefetcher
 Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch
 Max CUPID Value Limit
 Execute Disable Bit
 Hyper Threading Technology

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 Ratio CMOS Setting [18]

The Ratio CMOS Setting sets the ratio between the core clock and the FSB frequency.

The following configuration options are available:

 18

NOTE:

If an invalid ratio has been entered to this field, BIOS will restore it to the

previous state.

 Max CUPID Value Limit [Disabled]

NOTE:

If your OS is NT, this value must be set to enabled.



Disabled



Enabled

 Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]

The Execute Disable Bit configuration option is a hardware configuration feature that

protects the CPU from a buffer overflow attack. It is recommended that you enable this

option.

(Default) Disables legacy OSes that cannot support CPUs with

Enables legacy OSes that cannot support CPUs with

extended CUPID functions from booting up

extended CUPID functions to boot up

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Disabled

Enabled

Forces the XD feature flag to always return to 0

(Default) Does not force the XD feature flag to return to 0

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 Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]

The Hardware Prefetcher BIOS option allows you to set the CPU prefetching data feature.

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Disabled

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Enabled

 Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled]

The Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch BIOS option allows you to set the CPU prefetching

data feature.

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Disabled



Enabled

Does not allow the Hardware Prefetcher Disable feature to

be enabled or disabled.

(Default) Allows the Hardware Prefetcher Disable feature to be

either enabled or disabled

Does not allow the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch

Disable feature to be enabled or disabled

(Default) Allows the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Disable feature

to be either enabled or disabled

 Hyper Threading Function [Disabled]

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Disabled

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Enabled

 Auto Detect CPU and DRAM FREQU [Enabled]

The Auto Detect CPU and DRAM FREQU BIOS option allows you to enable the system to

automatically set the CPU and DRAM frequency or make these settings yourself.



Disabled



Enabled

(Default) Disables the use of hyper threading technology

Enables the use of hyper threading technology

(Default) You manually select the CPU and DRAM frequecy

System automatically detects the CPU and DRAM

frequecy

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 CPU Frequency Setting [200]

The CPU Frequency Setting BIOS option is not user configurable. The setting indicates

the frequency of the CPU. This setting will only be configurable when the Auto Detect CPU

and DRAM FREQU BIOS option is disabled.

 CPU/DRAM Frequency Ratio [1:1]

The CPU/DRAM Frequency Ratio BIOS option allows you to set the ratio between the

CPU Frequency Setting (CFS) stipulated above (previous configuration option) and the

RAM speed. This setting will only be configurable when the Auto Detect CPU and DRAM

FREQU BIOS option is disabled.

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

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1:1

2:3

10:9

3:4

3:5

4:5

5:6

8:9

2:1

3:2

5:2

(Default) The RAM runs at the same speed as the FSB

The RAM runs at CFS x 3/2

The RAM runs at CFS x 9/10

The RAM runs at CFS x 4/3

The RAM runs at CFS x 5/3

The RAM runs at CFS x 5/4

The RAM runs at CFS x 6/5

The RAM runs at CFS x 9/8

The RAM runs at CFS x ½

The RAM runs at CFS x 2/3

The RAM runs at CFS x 2/5

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4:3

5:3

5:4

6:5

The RAM runs at CFS x ¾

The RAM runs at CFS x 3/5

The RAM runs at CFS x 4/5

The RAM runs at CFS x 5/6

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 DRAM Frequency [200*2 MHz]

The DRAM Frequency is not user configurable but reflects the DRAM frequency setting

after the CPU/DRAM Frequency Ratio (described above) has been set. This setting will

only appear when the Auto Detect CPU and DRAM FREQU BIOS option is disabled.

 Clock Spread Spectrum [Disabled]

The Clock Spread Spectrum BIOS option can help to improve CPU EMI issues.

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Disabled

Enabled

(Default) The clock spread spectrum is disabled

The clock spread spectrum is enabled

5.3.2 IDE Configuration

The IDE Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 4) allows you to set or change the

configurations for the IDE devices installed in the system.

BIOS Menu 4: IDE Configuration [Advanced]

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 Onboard PCI IDE Controller [Both]

The Onboard PCI IDE Controller BIOS option specifies the IDE channels used by the

onboard PCI IDE controller. The following configuration options are available.



Disabled



Primary



Secondary



Both

 Onboard PCI IDE Mode [Legacy Mode]

Prevents the system from using the onboard IDE

controller

Only allows the system to detect the Primary IDE

channel, including both the Primary Master and Primary

Slave)

Only allows the system to detect the Secondary IDE

channel, including both the Secondary Master and

Secondary Slave)

(Default) Allows the system to detect both the Primary and

Secondary IDE channels including the Primary Master,

Primary Slave, Secondary Master and Secondary Slave.

The Onboard PCI IDE Mode BIOS option allows you to set the running mode for the PCI

IDE.



Legacy Mode



Native Mode

 Onboard PCI S-ATA Controller

The Onboard PCI S-ATA Controller option allows you to set the onboard SATA

controller. If you wish to use the RAID function (Appendix E) you must set this option in the

RAID mode.



Disabled

(Default) The PCI IDE mode will be the same as the IDE

The PCI IDE mode will be the native mode

(Default) The onboard PCI SATA controller is disabled

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Native Mode



Raid Mode

 IDE Master and IDE Slave

When entering setup, BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices. This displays the

status of the auto detected IDE devices. The following IDE devices will be detected and are

shown in the IDE Configuration menu:

The SATA controller is set as an IDE device with ID

at 0181h

The SATA controller is set as a RAID device with ID

at 0181h

 Primary IDE Master
 Primary IDE Slave
 Secondary IDE Master
 Secondary IDE Slave
 Third IDE Master
 Third IDE Slave

The IDE Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 4) allows you to set or change the configurations

for the IDE devices installed in the system. If an IDE device is detected, and one of the

above listed four BIOS configuration options are selected, the IDE configuration options

shown in Section 5.3.2.1 appear.

 Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]

The Hard Disk Write Protect BIOS option allows you to protect your hard disks from being

overwritten. This menu item will only be effective if the device is accessed through the

BIOS.

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

Disabled

Enabled

(Default) Allows hard disks to be overwritten

Prevents hard disks from being overwritten

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 IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [5]

The IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) BIOS option allows you to specify the maximum time (in

seconds) the AMI BIOS will search for IDE devices. This allows you to fine-tune the

settings to allow for faster boot times. The following configuration options are available.

 0 seconds
 5 seconds (Default)
 10 seconds
 15 seconds
 20 seconds
 25 seconds
 30 seconds
 35 seconds

The best setting to use if the onboard IDE controllers are set to a specific IDE disk drive in

the AMIBIOS is “0 seconds” and a large majority of ultra ATA hard disk drives can be

detected well within “5 seconds” (default setting).

 ATA (PI) 80Pin Cable Detection [Host & Device]

When an Ultra ATA/66, an Ultra ATA/100 or an Ultra ATA/133 IDE hard disk drive is used,

an 80-conductor ATA cable must be used. The 80-conductor ATA cable is plug compatible

with the standard 40-conductor ATA cable. The system must detect the presence of correct

cable so that the AMIBIOS can instruct the drive to run at the correct speed for the cable

type detected.

The ATA (PI) 80Pin Cable Detection BIOS option allows you to determine how the IDE

cable will be detected.



Host & Device

(Default) Both the CPU card onboard IDE controller and IDE

disk drive are used to detect the type of IDE cable

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Host

used.

The CPU card onboard IDE controller detects the

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Device

 IDE PIO Pre-Fetch Enable [Disabled]

The IDE PIO PreFetch Enable BIOS Option allows you to set the IDE controller to prefetch

IDE data.



Disabled



Enabled

The IDE disk drive to detects the type of IDE cable

used.

(Default) IDE controller cannot prefetch data

IDE controller can prefetch data

5.3.2.1 IDE Master, IDE Slave

IDE Master and IDE Slave configuration options for both primary and secondary IDE

devices are shown in the BIOS menu below.

BIOS Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration [Advanced/IDE Configuration]

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 Auto-Detected Drive Parameters

The “grayed-out” items in the left frame are IDE disk drive parameters automatically

detected from the firmware of the selected IDE disk drive. The drive parameters are listed

as follows:

 Device: Lists the device type (e.g. hard disk, CD-ROM etc.)
 Vendor: Lists the device manufacturer
 Size: The size of the device.
 LBA Mode: Indicates whether the LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a

method of addressing data on a disk drive is supported or not.

 Block Mode: Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing

the amount of data transferred. Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred

per interrupt if block mode is not used. Block mode allows transfers of up

to 64 KB per interrupt.

 PIO Mode: Indicates the PIO mode of the installed device.
 Async DMA: Indicates the highest Asynchronous DMA Mode that is

supported.

 Ultra DMA: Indicates the highest Synchronous DMA Mode that is

supported.

 S.M.A.R.T.: Indicates whether or not the Self-Monitoring Analysis and

Reporting Technology protocol is supported.

 Type [Auto]

The Type BIOS option determines the type of device that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot

from after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) has completed.

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Not Installed



Auto

Selecting this value prevents the BIOS from searching

for an IDE disk drive on the specified channel.

(Default) This selection enables the BIOS to auto detect the IDE

disk drive type attached to the specified channel. This

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CD/DVD

setting should be used if an IDE hard disk drive is

attached to the specified channel.

The CD/DVD option specifies that an IDE CD-ROM

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