IEI Integration ROCKY-3786 User Manual
ROCKY-3786EV CPU Card
ROCKY-3786EV CPU Card
IEI Technology Corp.
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MODEL:
ROCKY-3786EV
PICMG Socket 370 133 MHz FSB CPU Card
with VGA, LAN, GbE, USB 2.0, Audio and SATA RAID
User Manual
Rev. 4.10 – 25 September, 2009
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Revision
Date Version Changes
25 September, 2009 4.10 Changed SATA chip to VIA VT6421A
28 September, 2006 4.00 Initial release
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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................ 12
1.1 ROCKY-3786EV CPU BOARD OVERVIEW.............................................................. 13
1.1.1 ROCKY-3786EV Model Variations.................................................................. 13
1.1.2 ROCKY-3786EV CPU Board Applications...................................................... 13
1.1.3 ROCKY-3786EV CPU Board Benefits............................................................. 13
1.1.4 ROCKY-3786EV CPU Board Features............................................................ 13
1.2 ROCKY-3786EV CPU BOARD OVERVIEW.............................................................. 14
1.2.1 ROCKY-3786EV CPU Board Connectors........................................................ 14
1.2.2 Technical Specifications: ................................................................................. 15
2 DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................ 17
2.1.1 Pentium® III.................................................................................................... 18
2.1.2 Celeron®.......................................................................................................... 19
2.1.3 VIA® C3........................................................................................................... 19
2.2 ONBOARD CHIPSETS................................................................................................. 20
2.2.1 Northbridge and Southbridge Chipsets ........................................................... 20
2.2.2 Intel® 815E Northbridge Chipset.................................................................... 20
2.2.3 Intel® ICH2 Southbridge Chipset.................................................................... 21
2.3 DATA FLOW.............................................................................................................. 24
2.4 GRAPHICS SUPPORT.................................................................................................. 24
2.5 MEMORY SUPPORT ................................................................................................... 25
2.6 PCI BUS INTERFACE SUPPORT.................................................................................. 25
2.7 10/100/1000MBPS ETHERNET.................................................................................. 26
2.8 DRIVE INTERFACES .................................................................................................. 27
2.8.1 SATA Drives..................................................................................................... 27
2.8.2 IDE HDD Interfaces........................................................................................ 27
2.8.3 Floppy Disk Drive (FDD)................................................................................ 27
2.8.4 Compact Flash Support ................................................................................... 27
2.9 SERIAL PORTS .......................................................................................................... 28
2.10 REAL TIME CLOCK................................................................................................. 28
2.11 INFRARED DATA ASSOCIATION (IRDA) INTERFACE ................................................ 28
2.12 USB INTERFACES ................................................................................................... 28
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2.15 AUDIO CODEC........................................................................................................ 29
2.16 POWER CONSUMPTION........................................................................................... 30
2.17 PACKAGED CONTENTS AND OPTIONAL ACCESSORY ITEMS..................................... 30
2.17.1 Package Contents........................................................................................... 30
2.17.2 Optional Accessory Items............................................................................... 31
3 CONNECTORS AND JUMPERS.............................................................................. 32
3.1 PERIPHERAL INTERFACE CONNECTORS..................................................................... 33
3.1.1 ROCKY-3786EV CPU Board Layout............................................................... 33
3.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors ..................................................................... 33
3.1.3 Rear Panel Connectors.................................................................................... 35
3.1.4 Onboard Jumpers............................................................................................. 35
3.2 INTERNAL PERIPHERAL CONNECTORS ...................................................................... 36
3.2.1 ATX Power Connector ..................................................................................... 36
3.2.2 ATX Power 5VSB and PSON connector .......................................................... 37
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3.2.3 ATX Power Switch Connector.......................................................................... 38
3.2.4 Audio Connector .............................................................................................. 39
3.2.5 CD In Connector.............................................................................................. 40
3.2.6 Compact Flash Socket...................................................................................... 41
3.2.7 CPU Fan Connector........................................................................................ 43
3.2.8 CRT Connector ................................................................................................ 44
3.2.9 FDD Connector ............................................................................................... 44
3.2.10 IDE Interface Connectors.............................................................................. 46
3.2.11 IrDA Connector.............................................................................................. 48
3.2.12 Keyboard Connector...................................................................................... 49
3.2.13 LAN LED Connector...................................................................................... 50
3.2.14 Multi Panel Connector................................................................................... 51
3.2.15 Parallel Port Connector ................................................................................ 52
3.2.16 SATA Drive Ports........................................................................................... 53
3.2.17 Serial Port Connectors .................................................................................. 54
3.2.18 Internal USB 1.1 Connector .......................................................................... 55
3.2.19 Optional USB 2.0 Connectors........................................................................ 56
3.3 EXTERNAL (REAR PANEL) CONNECTORS.................................................................. 57
3.3.1 Audio Line Out Connector............................................................................... 58
3.3.2 10/100Mbps Ethernet Connector..................................................................... 58
3.3.3 Optional 1Gb Ethernet Connector................................................................... 59
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3.3.4 Keyboard/Mouse Connector............................................................................ 60
3.3.5 VGA Connector................................................................................................ 60
3.4 ONBOARD JUMPERS ................................................................................................. 62
3.4.1 Clear CMOS Jumper........................................................................................ 63
3.4.2 BIOS Protection Selection Jumper .................................................................. 63
3.4.3 Keyboard Power Selection Jumper.................................................................. 64
3.4.4 CF Mode Selection Jumper.............................................................................. 64
4 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION ............................................................ 67
4.1 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.............................................................................. 68
4.1.1 Installation Notices.......................................................................................... 68
4.2 UNPACKING.............................................................................................................. 69
4.2.1 Unpacking Precautions.................................................................................... 69
4.2.2 Checklist........................................................................................................... 69
4.3 ROCKY-3786EV CPU CARD INSTALLATION .......................................................... 70
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4.3.1 CPU Installation.............................................................................................. 71
4.3.2 Socket 370 Cooling Kit Installation................................................................. 72
4.3.3 DIMM Module Installation.............................................................................. 74
4.3.3.1 Purchasing the Memory Module............................................................... 74
4.3.3.2 DIMM Module Installation....................................................................... 75
4.3.4 Peripheral Device Connection......................................................................... 76
4.3.4.1 Compact Flash Disk.................................................................................. 76
4.3.4.2 IDE Disk Drive Connector (CN1, CN7)................................................... 77
4.3.4.3 Floppy Drive Connector ........................................................................... 77
4.3.4.4 Parallel Port Connector (CN9).................................................................. 78
4.3.4.5 Audio Interface ......................................................................................... 78
4.3.4.6 COM Port Connectors [CN2, CN8].......................................................... 78
4.4 CHASSIS INSTALLATION............................................................................................ 78
4.5 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS ...................................................................................... 79
4.5.1 Ethernet Connection ........................................................................................ 79
4.5.2 Keyboard and Mouse Connection.................................................................... 79
4.5.3 VGA Connection .............................................................................................. 79
5 AW ARD BIOS SETUP................................................................................................. 80
5.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 81
5.1.1 Starting Setup................................................................................................... 81
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5.1.2 Using Setup...................................................................................................... 81
5.1.3 Getting Help..................................................................................................... 82
5.1.4 Unable to Reboot after Configuration Changes.............................................. 82
5.1.5 Main BIOS Menu ............................................................................................. 82
5.2 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES .................................................................................. 85
5.2.1 IDE Primary Master/Slave .............................................................................. 88
5.3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES .................................................................................... 90
5.4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES................................................................................ 97
5.5 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS..................................................................................... 101
5.6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP................................................................................ 106
5.7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATIONS.....................................................................................112
5.8 PC HEALTH STATUS ................................................................................................116
5.9 FREQUENCY/VOLTAGE CONTROL............................................................................117
6 SOFTWARE DRIVERS............................................................................................ 120
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6.2 ATI DISPLAY DRIVER ............................................................................................. 121
6.3 INTEL® CHIPSET DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................................................... 126
6.4 REALTEK LAN DRIVER (FOR GBE LAN) INSTALLATION ....................................... 130
A BIOS CONFIGURATION OPTIONS..................................................................... 134
A.1 BIOS CONFIGURATION OPTIONS ........................................................................... 135
B WA TCHDOG TIMER............................................................................................... 139
C EXTERNAL AC’97 AUDIO CODEC..................................................................... 142
C.1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 143
C.1.1 Accessing the AC’97 CODEC ....................................................................... 143
C.1.2 Driver Installation......................................................................................... 143
C.2 SOUND EFFECT CONFIGURATION ........................................................................... 144
C.2.1 Accessing the Sound Effects Manager........................................................... 144
C.2.2 Sound Effect Manager Configuration Options.............................................. 145
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List of Figures
Figure 1-1 ROCKY-3786EV CPU Board Overview..................................................................14
Figure 2-1: Data Flow Block Diagram.........................................................................................24
Figure 3-1: Connector and Jumper Locations...........................................................................33
Figure 3-2: ATX Power Connector Location..............................................................................37
Figure 3-3: ATX Power 5VSB and PSON Connector Location.................................................38
Figure 3-4: ATX Power Switch Connector Location .................................................................39
Figure 3-5: Audio connector Location........................................................................................40
Figure 3-6: CD In Connector Location........................................................................................41
Figure 3-7: CFII Socket Location.................................................................................................42
Figure 3-8 CPU Fan Connector Locations .................................................................................43
Figure 3-9: CRT Connector Location..........................................................................................44
Figure 3-10: FDD Connector Location........................................................................................46
Figure 3-11: IDE Interface Connector Locations.......................................................................48
Figure 3-12: IrDA Connector Location........................................................................................49
Figure 3-13: Keyboard Connector Location ..............................................................................50
Figure 3-14: LAN LED Connector Location ...............................................................................51
Figure 3-15: Multi Panel Connector Location............................................................................52
Figure 3-16: Parallel Port Connector Location..........................................................................53
Figure 3-17: SATA Connector Locations ...................................................................................54
Figure 3-18 Serial Port Connector Locations ............................................................................55
Figure 3-19: Internal USB 1.1 Connector Location ...................................................................56
Figure 3-20: Optional USB 2.0 Connector Locations................................................................57
Figure 3-21: ROCKY-3786EV CPU Board Rear Panel ...............................................................58
Figure 3-22: Ethernet Connector.................................................................................................59
Figure 3-23: Keyboard/Mouse Pinout locations........................................................................60
Figure 3-24: VGA Connector Pin Locations...............................................................................61
Figure 3-26: Jumper Locations...................................................................................................62
Figure 4-1: Install the CPU...........................................................................................................72
Figure 4-2: IEI Socket 370 Cooling Kits......................................................................................73
Figure 4-3: Install the CPU cooler...............................................................................................74
Figure 4-4: Installing the DIMM Module......................................................................................75
Figure 4-5: Locking the DIMM Module........................................................................................76
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Figure 4-6: Connection of IDE Connector..................................................................................77
Figure 6-6: ATI Software Setup................................................................................................ 121
Figure 6-7: ATI Software Setup Welcome ............................................................................... 122
Figure 6-8: License Agreement................................................................................................ 123
Figure 6-9: Select Components................................................................................................ 124
Figure 6-10: Hardware Installation........................................................................................... 125
Figure 6-11: Copying Driver Files............................................................................................ 125
Figure 6-12: Setup Complete.................................................................................................... 126
Figure 6-13: Chipset Software Installation Utility Extracting Files....................................... 127
Figure 6-14: InstallShield Wizard Preparation Screen........................................................... 127
Figure 6-15: Chipset Software Installation Utility Welcome Screen..................................... 128
Figure 6-16: Chipset Software Installation Utility License Agreement................................ 128
Figure 6-17: Chipset Software Installation Utility Readme File Information ....................... 129
Figure 6-18: Installing Chipset Driver...................................................................................... 129
Figure 6-19: Chipset Software Installation Utility Complete................................................. 130
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Figure 6-20: Realtek LAN Driver InstallShield Wizard ........................................................... 131
Figure 6-21: Realtek LAN Driver Welcome.............................................................................. 131
Figure 6-22: Realtek LAN Driver Ready to Install................................................................... 132
Figure 6-23: Realtek LAN Driver Setup Status ....................................................................... 132
Figure 6-24: Realtek LAN Driver Installation Complete......................................................... 133
Figure D-1: Sound Effect Manager con................................................................................... 144
Figure D-2: Sound Effect Manager Icon [Task Bar]............................................................. 144
Figure D-3: Sound Effect Manager Icon [Control Panel]....................................................... 145
Figure D-4: Sound Effects Manager (ALC655)........................................................................ 145
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List of Tables
Table 1-1: ROCKY-3786EV Model Variations.............................................................................13
Table 1-2: Technical Specifications............................................................................................16
Table 2-1: Power Consumption...................................................................................................30
Table 3-1: Peripheral Interface Connectors...............................................................................34
Table 3-2: Peripheral Interface Connectors...............................................................................35
Table 3-3: Onboard Jumpers.......................................................................................................35
Table 3-4: ATX Power Connector Pinouts .................................................................................36
Table 3-5: ATX Power 5VSB and PSON Connector Pinouts ....................................................37
Table 3-6: ATX Power Switch Connector Pinouts.....................................................................38
Table 3-7: Audio Connector Pinouts ..........................................................................................40
Table 3-8: CD In Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................41
Table 3-9: CFII Socket Pinouts....................................................................................................42
Table 3-10 CPU Fan Connector Pinouts.....................................................................................43
Table 3-11: CRT Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................44
Table 3-12: FDD Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................45
Table 3-13: IDE Interface Connector Pinouts ............................................................................47
Table 3-14: IrDA Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................48
Table 3-15: Keyboard Connector Pinouts..................................................................................49
Table 3-16: LAN LED Connector Pinouts...................................................................................50
Table 3-17: Multi Panel Connector Pinouts ...............................................................................51
Table 3-18: Parallel Port Connector Pinouts .............................................................................53
Table 3-19: SATA Connector Pinouts.........................................................................................54
Table 3-20: Serial Port Connector Pinouts ................................................................................55
Table 3-21: Internal USB 1.1 Connector Pinouts.......................................................................56
Table 3-22: Optional USB 2.0 Connector Pinouts.....................................................................57
Table 3-23: Line Out Connector Pinouts....................................................................................58
Table 3-24: 10/100Mbps Ethernet Connector Pinouts ..............................................................59
Table 3-25: Optiona 1Gb Ethernet Connector Pinouts.............................................................60
Table 3-26: Keyboard/Mouse Pinouts.........................................................................................60
Table 3-27: VGA Connector Pinouts...........................................................................................61
Table 3-28: Clear CMOS Jumper Settings..................................................................................63
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Table 3-29: BIOS Protection Selection Jumper Settings..........................................................64
Table 3-30: Keyboard Power Selection Jumper Settings.........................................................64
Table 3-31: CF Mode Selection Jumper Settings......................................................................65
Table 4-1: IEI Provided Cables....................................................................................................76
Table 5-1: BIOS Navigation Keys................................................................................................82
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List of BIOS Menus
BIOS Menu 1: Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility ........................................................................83
BIOS Menu 2: Standard CMOS Features....................................................................................85
BIOS Menu 3: Advanced BIOS Features....................................................................................90
BIOS Menu 4: Advanced Chipset Features................................................................................97
BIOS Menu 5: Integrated Peripherals...................................................................................... 101
BIOS Menu 6: Power Management Setup ............................................................................... 107
BIOS Menu 7: PnP/PCI Configurations.................................................................................... 113
BIOS Menu 8: PC Health Status............................................................................................... 116
BIOS Menu 9: Frequency/Voltage Control.............................................................................. 118
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Chapter
1
1 Introduction
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1.1 ROCKY-3786EV CPU Board Overview
The PICMG form factor ROCKY-3786EV Pentium® III CPU platform is fully equipped with
a high performance processor and advanced multi-mode I/Os. The ROCKY-3786EV is
designed for system manufacturers, integrators, and VARs that want performance,
reliability, and quality at a reasonable price.
1.1.1 ROCKY-3786EV Model Variations
The ROCKY-3786EV has two model variations shown in Table 1-1.
Model Name CPU Ethernet USB VGA CFII
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ROCKY-3786EV-RS-R41
ROCKY-3786EVGU2-RS-R41
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Socket 370 base 10/100Mbps USB 1.1 Yes Yes
Socket 370 base 10/100Mbps +
GbE
USB 1.1 +
USB 2.0
1.1.2 ROCKY-3786EV CPU Board Applications
The ROCKY-3786EV CPU board has been designed for use in industrial applications
where board expansion is critical and operational reliability is essential.
1.1.3 ROCKY-3786EV CPU Board Benefits
Some of the ROCKY-3786EV CPU board benefits include,
providing on-chip VGA which supports up to 1600x1200 resolution.
operating reliably in harsh industrial environments with ambient temperatures
Yes Yes
as high as 60°C
providing parallel port and IDE interface which are compatible with IBM PC/AT
architecture
1.1.4 ROCKY -3786EV CPU Board Features
Some of the ROCKY-3786EV CPU board features are listed below:
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Complies with PICMG 1.0
Complies with RoHS
Supports up to 133 MHz front side bus (FSB)
Supports up to 512 MB SDRAM memory module
Supports two SATA channels with transfer rates up to 150MB/s
Optional high performance gigabit Ethernet (GbE) controller
Optional USB 2.0 connectors
1.2 ROCKY-3786EV CPU Board Overview
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Figure 1-1 ROCKY-3786EV CPU Board Overview
1.2.1 ROCKY-3786EV CPU Board Connectors
The ROCKY-3786EV CPU board has the following connectors onboard:
1 x ATX power connector
1 x ATX power 5VSB and PSON connector
1 x ATX power switch connector
1 x Audio connector
1 x CD-in connector
1 x Compact Flash slot
2 x CPU fan connectors
2 x SDRAM slots
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
2 x IDE device connectors
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1 x IrDA connector
1 x Keyboard/Mouse connector
1 x LAN LED connector
1 x Multi panel connector
1 x Parallel port connector
2 x SATA connectors
2 x Serial port connectors
2 x USB 1.1 connectors
4 x USB 2.0 connectors (optional)
1 x VGA connector
The ROCKY-3786EV CPU board has the following connectors on the board rear panel:
1 x Audio Line Out connector
2 x RJ-45 Ethernet connectors
1 x Keyboard/Mouse connector
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1 x VGA connector
The location of these connectors on the CPU Card can be seen in
connectors are fully described in Chapter
2.
Figure 3-21. These
NOTE:
There are no configuration jumpers or connectors on the soldering side.
1.2.2 Technical Specifications
ROCKY-3786EV CPU board technical specifications are listed in Table 1-2. Detailed
descriptions of each specification can be found in Chapter
SPECIFICATION
CPUs Supported
®
Pentium® III, Celeron®, or VIA C3
Intel
2.
Chipsets
I/O Controller
Northbridge: Intel
Southbridge: Intel® ICH2
IT8712
®
815E
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Graphics Support
Memory
PCI Bus Interface
Serial A TA (SATA)
HDD Interface
Floppy Disk Drive (FDD)
USB Interfaces
Serial Ports
On Chip Intel® 815E
Two PC 100/133 SDRAM memory modules (Max.
512MB)
33MHz, Revision 2.2
Two SATA connectors support RAID 0, 1
(VIA VT6421A Serial RAID controller)
Two IDE channels supports four Ultra ATA 33/66/100
devices
Supports FDD
Two USB 1.1 connectors supported
Four USB 2.0 connectors supported (optional)
Two high-speed 16C550 compatible UARTs ports
Hardware Monitoring
Power Management
Infrared Support
Ethernet
BIOS
Physical Dimensions
Operating Temperature
Audio
Cooling fan, temperature and system voltages
Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
(ACPI) Specifications Revision 2.0
Supports Serial Infrared (SIR) and Amplitude Shift
Keyed IR (ASKIR) interface
®
82562ET 10/100Mbps or
Intel
®
Intel
82541 GbE
Award BIOS
380mm x 125mm (width x length)
Minimum: 0ºC (32°F)
Maximum: 60°C (140°F)
Audio Codec ’97 (AC’97) version 2.3 Realtek ALC655
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Table 1-2: Technical Specifications
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Chapter
2
2 Detailed Specifications
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2.1 CPU Support
The ROCKY-3786EV CPU card has socket 370 and supports the following CPUs:
Intel® Pentium® III (FC-PGA) processor, up to 1.4GHz
Intel® Celeron® processor, 700MHz – 1.2GHz
VIA C3 processor, 733MHz or above
2.1.1 Pentium® III
The Intel® Pentium® III CPU comes with the following features:
Available in 1.10 GHz, 1 GHz, 900, 850, 800, 750, 700, 650, 600E, 550E, and
500E MHz for a 100 MHz system bus
System bus frequency at 100 MHz and 133 MHz (“E” denotes support for
Advanced Transfer Cache and Advanced system buffering; “B” denotes
support for a 133 MHz system bus where both bus frequencies are available
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for order per each given core frequency
Available in versions that incorporate 256-KB Advanced Transfer Cache
(on-die, full speed Level 2 (L2) cache with Error Correcting Code (ECC))
Dual Independent Bus (DIB) architecture: Separate dedicated external
System Bus and dedicated internal high-speed cache bus
Internet Streaming SIMD Extensions for enhanced video, sound and 3D
performance
Binary compatible with applications running on previous members of the Intel
microprocessor line
Dynamic execution micro architecture
Intel Processor Serial Number
Power Management capabilities
o System Management mode
o Multiple low-power states
Optimized for 32-bit applications running on advanced 32-bit operating
systems
Flip Chip Pin Grid Array (FC-PGA/FC-PGA2) packaging technology;
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FC-PGA/FC-PGA2 processors deliver high performance with improved
handling protection and socketability
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Integrated high performance 16-KB instruction and 16-KB data, nonblocking,
level one cache
256-KB Integrated Full Speed level two cache allows for low latency on
read/store operations
Double Quad Word Wide (256 bit) cache data bus provides extremely high
throughput on read/store operations.
8-way cache associativity provides improved cache hit rate on reads/store
operations.
Error-correcting code for System Bus data
Enables systems which are scaleable for up to two processors
2.1.2 Celeron®
The Intel® Celeron® CPU comes with the following features:
300, 366, 433, 566, 733, 850 MHz, and 1.2 GHz processor speeds
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32K L1 cache (16K code and 16K data)
128K integrated L2 cache; 256K for 1.2 GHz
High performance floating-point unit
Intel® MMX™ technology
66 MHz Processor Side Bus (PSB) for 300 - 733 MHz processor speeds, and
100 MHz PSB for 850 MHz and 1.2 GHz
Compatible with 370 pin Socket specifications
Compatible with Intel® 815, 815E, 810 and Intel® 440BX chipsets (except 1.2
GHz)
1.2 GHz supported by Intel® 815/E, 810E2 chipsets
Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array (FC-PGA2) package (for 1.2 GHz)
Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array (FC-PGA) package (566, 733 and 850 MHz)
Plastic Pin Grid Array (PPGA) package (300, 366, and 433 MHz)
Built-in Self Test (BIST)
2.1.3 VIA® C3
The VIA® C3 CPU comes with the following features:
Padlock Advanced Cryptography Engine (available in Stepping 8 and higher).
Padlock Random Number Generator (available in Stepping 3 and higher).
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Plug-compatible with Socket 370 processors in terms of bus protocol,
electrical interface, and physical package
Software-compatible with thousands of x86 software applications available
MMX-compatible instructions
SSE-compatible instructions
Two large (64-KB each, 4-way) on-chip caches (2-way in Stepping 8 and
higher)
64-KB Level 2 victim cache (16-way)
Two large TLBs (128 entries each, 8-way)
Branch Target Address Cache with 1k entries each identifying 2 branches
Unique and sophisticated branch prediction mechanisms
Bus speeds up to 133 MHz
Extremely low power dissipation
Very small die-52 mm2 in TSMC 0.13μ technology (47 mm2 for Stepping 8
and higher)
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2.2 Onboard Chipsets
2.2.1 Northbridge and Southbridge Chipsets
The following chipsets are preinstalled on the board:
Northbridge: Intel® 815E
Southbridge: Intel® ICH2
The following two sections (Section
the Intel® 815E and the Intel® ICH2 chipsets. For more information on these two chipsets
please refer to the Intel website.
2.2.2 Intel® 815E Northbridge Chipset
The Intel® 815E northbridge chipset comes with the following features:
Flexible processor support ranging from the Intel Celeron processor - Ultra
Low Power at 300MHz to the Pentium III processor - Low Power at 700 MHz
2.2.2 and Section 2.2.3) list some of the features of
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and the Celeron processor at 566 MHz to the Pentium III processor with 512K
cache at 1.26 GHz and beyond with support for 66, 100, or 133 MHz
Processor Side Bus (PSB) speeds
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Increased I/O bus bandwidth through the use of Intel Hub Architecture which
allows better concurrency for next-generation embedded computing
applications
Support for 100 and 133 MHz SDRAM enabling cost effective high volume
memory
512 MB maximum memory
Low power sleep mode for energy savings
Dual (815) or Quad (815E) USB ports
Support for ATA/66 (815) or ATA/100 (815E)
Integrated AC '97 Controller for cost effective audio and modem solutions
Support (815E)
Alert on LAN 1.0
Intel 3D integrated graphics with Direct AGP expandability for vivid 2D and 3D
graphics
AGP4X upgradeable for increased graphics bandwidth allowing the highest
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possible graphics performance
Add-in Graphics Performance Accelerator (GPA) card to provide up to a 30%
boost for better 2D and 3D graphics performance over similar systems without
a GPA card
AC '97 Controller for better audio quality
Soft DVD MPEG-2 playback with HW motion compensation for life-like audio
and video
2.2.3 Intel® ICH2 Southbridge Chipset
The Intel® ICH2 southbridge chipset comes with the following features:
PCI Bus I/F
o Supports PCI at 33 MHz
o Supports PCI Rev 2.2 Specification
o 133 MByte/sec maximum throughput
o Supports up to 6 master devices on PCI
o One PCI REQ/GNT pair can be given higher arbitration priority (intended
for external 1394 host controller)
Integrated LAN Controller
o WfM 2.0 Compliant
o Interface to discrete LAN Connect component
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o 10/100 Mbit/sec Ethernet support
o 1 Mbit/sec HomePNA* support
Integrated IDE Controller
o Independent timing of up to 4 drives
o Ultra ATA/100/66/33, BMIDE and PIO modes
o Read transfers up to 100MB/s, Writes to 89 MB/s
o Separate IDE connections for Primary and Secondary cables
o Implements Write Ping-Pong Buffer for faster write performance
USB
o 2 UHCI Host Controllers with a total of 4 ports
o USB 1.1 compliant
o Supports wake-up from sleeping states S1–S4
o Supports legacy Keyboard/Mouse software
AC'97 Link for Audio and Telephony CODECs
o AC’97 2.1 compliant
o Independent bus master logic for 5 channels (PCM In/Out, Mic Input,
Modem In/Out)
o Separate independent PCI functions for Audio and Modem
o Support for up to six channels of PCM audio output (full AC3 decode)
o Supports wake-up events
Interrupt Controller
o Support up to 8 PCI interrupt pins
o Supports PCI 2.2 Message-Based Interrupts
o Two cascaded 82C59
o Integrated I/O APIC capability
o 15 interrupts supported in 8259 mode, 24 supported in I/O APIC mode
o Supports Serial Interrupt Protocol
o Supports Front-Side Bus interrupt delivery
1.8 V operation with 3.3 V I/O
o 5V tolerant buffers on IDE, PCI, USB Overcurrent and Legacy signals
GPIO
o TTL, Open-Drain, Inversion
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Timers Based on 82C54
o System timer, Refresh request, Speaker tone output
Power Management Logic
o ACPI 1.0 compliant
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o ACPI Power Management Timer
o PCI PME# support
o SMI# generation
o All registers readable/restorable for proper resume from 0V suspend
states
o Support for APM-based legacy power management for non-ACPI
implementations
External Glue Integration
o Integrated Pull-up, Pull-down and Series Termination resistors on IDE
and processor interface
Enhanced Hub I/F buffers improve routing flexibility (Not available with all
Memory Controller Hubs)
Firmware Hub (FWH) I/F supports BIOS memory size up to 8 MBs
Low Pin count (LPC) I/F
o Allows connection of legacy ISA and X-Bus devices such as Super I/O
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o Supports two Master/DMA devices.
Enhanced DMA Controller
o Two cascaded 8237 DMA controllers
o PCI DMA: Supports PC/PCI Includes two PC/PCI REQ#/GNT# pairs
o Supports LPC DMA
o Supports DMA Collection Buffer to provide Type-F DMA performance for
all DMA channels
Real-Time Clock
o 256-byte battery-backed CMOS RAM
o Hardware implementation to indicate century rollover
System TCO Reduction Circuits
o Timers to generate SMI# and Reset upon detection of system hang
o Timers to detect improper processor reset
o Integrated processor frequency strap logic
SM Bus
o Host interface allows processor to communicate via SM Bus
o Slave interface allows an external Microcontroller to access system
resources
o Compatible with most 2-Wire components that are also I2C compatible
Supports ISA bus via external PCI-ISA Bridge
360-pin EBGA package
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2.3 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
2.4 Graphics Support
The graphics features listed below are all integrated on the Intel 815E northbridge chipset.
Integrated Graphics Controller Multiplexed with AGP Controller
o 3D Hyper Pipelined Architecture
o Full 2D H/W Acceleration
o Motion Video Acceleration
o Supports 133 MHz System Memory while running in non-CPC mode
3D Graphics Visual Enhancements
o Flat & Gouraud Shading
o Mip Maps with Trilinear and Anisotropic Filtering
o Full Color Specular
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o Fogging Atmospheric Effects
o Z Buffering
o 3D Pipe 2D Clipping
o Backface Culling
Digital Video Output
o 85 MHz Flat Panel Monitor/Digital CRT Interface Or Digital Video Output
for use with a external TV encoder
Display
o Integrated 24-bit 230 MHz RAMDAC
o Gamma Corrected Video
o DDC2B Compliant
2D Graphics
o Up to 1600x1200 in 8-bit Color at 85 Hz Refresh
o Hardware Accelerated Functions
Arithmetic Stretch Blitter Video
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o H/W Motion Compensation Assistance for S/W MPEG2 Decode
o Software DVD at 30 fps
o Digital Video Out Port
o NTSC and PAL TV Out Support
o H/W Overlay Engine with Bilinear Filtering
o Independent gamma correction, saturation, brightness & contrast for
overlay
2.5 Memory Support
The ROCKY-3786EV CPU card has two 168-pin memory module (DIMM) sockets and
support PC100/133 SDRAM with the following specifications:
Maximum RAM: 512MB
DIMM Transfer Rates: 100MHz, 133MHz
2.6 PCI Bus Interface Support
The PCI bus on the ROCKY-3786EV CPU Board has the following features:
33MHz Revision 2.2 is implemented
Up to six master devices are supported
Maximum throughput: 133MB/sec
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One PCI REQ/GNT pair can be given higher arbitration priority (intended for
external 1394 host controller)
2.7 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet
The onboard Intel 82562ET controller (for ROCKY-3786EV) provides 10/100 Base-T
Internet connectivity to the system. The Intel 82562ET controller features are below.
IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX compliant physical layer interface
IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation support
Digital Adaptive Equalization control
Link status interrupt capability
XOR Tree mode support for board testing
3-port LED support (speed, link and activity)
10BASE-T auto-polarity correction
Diagnostic loopback mode
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1:1 transmit transformer ratio support
Low power (less than 300 mW in active transmit mode)
Reduced power in “unplugged mode” (less than 50 mW)
Automatic detection of “unplugged mode”
3.3 V device
48-pin Shrink Small Outline Package
Platform LAN connect interface support
The onboard Intel 82541PI controller (for ROCKY-3786EVGU2) provides GbE Ethernet
interface. The Intel 82541PI controller features are below.
IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T compliant physical layer interface
IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation and 100BASE-TX support
Power Save mode switches link speed from 1000Mb/s down to 10 or 100Mb/s
PCI clock suspension for low-power mobile design
Programmable host memory receive buffers (256B to 16KB)
TCP segmentation (LSO), TCP and UDP checksum off-loading
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Compliance with PCI Power Management v1.1/ACPI v2.0
Automatic link speed switching from 1000Mb/s down to 10 or 100Mb/s in
standby
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2.8 Drive Interfaces
The ROCKY-3786EV can support the following drive interfaces.
2 x SATA drives
2 x IDE devices
1 x FDD
1 x Compact Flash (CF) Card
2.8.1 SATA Drives
The ROCKY-3786EV CPU Board supports two first generation SATA drives with transfer
rates up to 150MB/s via VIA VT6421A Serial RAID controller. The two SATA connectors
also support RAID 0, 1.
2.8.2 IDE HDD Interfaces
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The ROCKY-3786EV southbridge chipset IDE controller supports up to four HDDs with
the following specifications:
Supports PIO IDE transfers up to 16MB/s
Supports the following Ultra ATA devices:
o Ultra ATA/33, with data transfer rates up to 33MB/s
o Ultra ATA/66, with data transfer rates up to 66MB/s
o Ultra ATA/100, with data transfer rates up to 100MB/s
2.8.3 Floppy Disk Drive (FDD)
The ROCKY-3786EV 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
2.8.4 Compact Flash Support
Standard CF-II cards can be inserted into the compact flash slot on the solder
side of the ROCKY-3786EV.
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2.9 Serial Ports
The ROCKY-3786EV CPU board has two high-speed UART serial ports, configured as
CN2 and CN8. The serial ports have the following specifications.
16C550 UART with 16-byte FIFO buffer
115.2Kbps transmission rate
2.10 Real Time Clock
256-byte battery backed CMOS RAM
2.11 Infrared Data Association (IrDA) Interface
The ROCKY-3786EV CPU Board IrDA supports the following interfaces.
Serial Infrared (SIR)
Shift Keyed Infrared (ASKIR)
If an IrDA port is need, COM2 must be configured as either SIR or ASKIR mode in the
BIOS under Super IO devices.
2.12 USB Interfaces
The ROCKY-3786EV CPU board has two internal USB 1.1 interfaces. The
ROCKY-3786EVGU2 has additional four internal USB 2.0 interfaces.
2.13 BIOS
The ROCKY-3786EV CPU Board uses a licensed copy of Phoenix AwardBIOS. Flash
BIOS features used are listed below:
SMIBIOS (DMI) compliant
Console redirection function support
PXE (Pre-Boot Execution Environment) support
USB booting support
2.14 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control
The maximum and minimum operating temperatures for the ROCKY-3786EV CPU Board
are listed below.
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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.
2.15 Audio Codec
The ROCKY-3786EV 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
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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
Two analog line-level mono inputs: PCBEEP, PHONE-IN
Two software selectable MIC inputs
Dedicated Front-MIC input for front panel applications (software selectable)
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
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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
2.16 Power Consumption
Table 2-1 shows the power consumption parameters for the ROCKY-3786EV CPU board
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when a Pentium® III processor with a clock speed of 1GHz is running with a 256MB DDR
module.
Voltage Current
+5V 7.6A
+12V 0.23A
Table 2-1: Power Consumption
2.17 Packaged Contents and Optional Accessory Items
2.17.1 Package Contents
The ROCKY-3786EV is shipped with the following components.
1 x ROCKY-3786EV single board computer
1 x ATA66/100 flat cable
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2 x SATA cable
1 x SATA power cable
1 x RS232 cable
1 x USB cable
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