ROBO-8771VG2
Single Board Computer
User's Manual
P/N: B8981520 Version 1.3
Copyright © Portwell, Inc., 2007. All rights reserved.
All other brand names are registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Preface
Table of Contents
How to Use This Manual
Chapter 1 System Overview.......................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 1-1
1.2 Check List ..................................................................................................................................... 1-2
1.3 Product Specification .................................................................................................................. 1-2
1.3.1 Mechanical Drawing......................................................................................................... 1-4
1.4 System Architecture .................................................................................................................... 1-5
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration ...........................................................................................2-1
2.1 Jumper Setting ............................................................................................................................. 2-1
2.2 Connector Allocation .................................................................................................................. 2-2
Chapter 3 System Installation....................................................................................................3-1
3.1 Onboard Intel
®
Celeron M Processor........................................................................................ 3-1
3.2 Main Memory .............................................................................................................................. 3-1
3.3 Installing the Single Board Computer ...................................................................................... 3-1
3.3.2 Chipset Component Driver.............................................................................................. 3-2
3.3.3 Intel
®
852GM GMCH Chip .............................................................................................. 3-2
3.3.4 Ethernet Controller............................................................................................................ 3-2
3.4 Clear CMOS Operation............................................................................................................... 3-3
3.5 WDT Function.............................................................................................................................. 3-3
3.6 SMBus ........................................................................................................................................... 3-5
3.7 On-Board USB 2.0 Controller..................................................................................................... 3-5
3.8 GPIO.............................................................................................................................................. 3-6
3.8.1 Pin assignment................................................................................................................... 3-6
3.8.2 PEB-8771VG2 GPIO Programming Guide..................................................................... 3-6
Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information............................................................................................4-1
4.1 Entering Setup.............................................................................................................................. 4-1
4.2 Main Menu ................................................................................................................................... 4-2
4.3 Standard CMOS Setup Menu ....................................................................................................4-3
4.4 IDE Adaptors Setup Menu......................................................................................................... 4-5
4.5 Advanced BIOS Features............................................................................................................ 4-6
4.6 Advanced Chipset Features ....................................................................................................... 4-9
4.7 Integrated Peripherals .............................................................................................................. 4-10
4.8 Power Management Setup ....................................................................................................... 4-16
4.9 PnP/PCI Configurations .......................................................................................................... 4-20
4.10 PC Health Status...................................................................................................................... 4-21
4.11 Frequency/Voltage Control................................................................................................... 4-22
4.12 Default Menu ........................................................................................................................... 4-22
4.13 Supervisor/User Password Setting ...................................................................................... 4-23
4.14 Exiting Selection ...................................................................................................................... 4-24
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting........................................................................................................5-1
5.1 Hardware Quick Installation ..................................................................................................... 5-1
5.2 BIOS Setting.................................................................................................................................. 5-1
5.3 FAQ ............................................................................................................................................... 5-3
Appendix A
Appendix B
Preface
How to Use This Manual
The manual describes how to configure your ROBO-8771VG2 system to meet
various operating requirements. It is divided into five chapters, with each chapter
addressing a basic concept and operation of Single Board Computer.
Chapter 1 : System Overview. Presents what you have in the box and give you an
overview of the product specifications and basic system architecture for this series
model of single board computer.
Chapter 2 : Hardware Configuration. Shows the definitions and locations of
Jumpers and Connectors that you can easily configure your system.
Chapter 3 : System Installation. Describes how to properly install the memory to
and provide a programming guide of Watch Dog Timer function.
Chapter 4 : BIOS Setup Information. Specifies the meaning of each setup
parameters, how to get advanced BIOS performance and update new BIOS. In
addition, POST checkpoint list will give users some guidelines of trouble-shooting.
Chapter 5 : Troubleshooting. Provides various useful tips to quickly get ROBO8771VG2 running with success. As basic hardware installation has been addressed in
Chapter 3, this chapter will basically focus on system integration issues, in terms of
backplane setup, BIOS setting, and OS diagnostics.
The content of this manual and EC declaration document is subject to change
without prior notice. These changes will be incorporated in new editions of the
document. Portwell may make supplement or change in the products described in
this document at any time.
Updates to this manual, technical clarification, and answers to frequently asked
questions will be shown on the following web site :
http://www.portwell.com.tw/
.
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Chapter 1
System Overview
1.1 Introduction
Industrial PC does not always looking for the fastest because applications need
different level computing power upon requirement and cost. ROBO-8771VG2 is
the one PICMG 1.0 SBC (Single Board Computer) that Portwell offered with Intel
®
Ultra Low Voltage Celeron M 600MHz processor. The ULV Celeron M 600MHz
processor built-in 512KB L2 cache that maintains support for MMX™ technology
and Internet Streaming SIMD instructions and full compatibility with IA-32
software. The on-die 32-kbyte Level 1 instruction and data caches and the 512
kbyte Level 2 cache with Advanced Transfer Cache Architecture enable excellent
performance.
One of the major reasons that ROBO-8771VG2 adopts the ULV Celeron M 600MHz
processor is thermal design power (TDP) - 7W which is best selection for fanless
application. Fanless single board computer means more reliability (moving parts
such as processor cooling fan shrinks the MTBF since that’s most unreliable parts on
single board computer) and quite (noise introduced by processor cooling fan was
gone with passive heat sink).
The SBC designed with Intel
®
852GM & ICH4 chipset and the GMCH, 852GM
equipped Intel
®
Extreme Graphics with DVMT (Dynamic Video Memory
Technology) that share system memory up to 64MB to support analog monitor with
pixel resolution up to 1600x1200 at 85Hz and up to 1920x1440 at 60Hz.
ROBO-8771VG2 is all-in-one SBC that features dual IDE ports, one floppy channel,
one parallel port, dual serial ports (one port is RS232/422/485 selectable) and six
USB ports. Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports also design on-board for communication
with devices or networks.
ROBO-8771VG2 brief specifications:
z Intel
®
ULV Celeron M 600MHz processor build-in 512KB L2 cache on-board
with passive heat sink
z Single 200-pin DDR2 SDRAM SODIMMM socket, support for DDR 266/200
DIMM, up to 1GB system memory
z Intel
®
852GM integrated GMA 3000 on-board graphics interface
z Equipped dual Gigabit Ethernet ports
z Watch-dog timer, 6 USB 2.0 ports (dual USB on bracket dedicated to keyboard
& mouse; four internal ports)
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1.2 Check List
The ROBO-8771VG2 package should cover the following basic items:
9 One ROBO-8771VG2 single board computer
9 One IDE cable
9 One FDD cable
9 One Parallel and one Serial ports with bracket
9 One 4-pin ATX power control cable for backplane connection
9 One Installation Resources CD-Title
If any of these items is damaged or missing, please contact your vendor and keep all
packing materials for future replacement and maintenance.
1.3 Product Specification
z Main processor
- Intel
®
Ultra Low Voltage Celeron M 600MHz Processor
- FSB: 400MHz
z BIOS
Phoenix (Award) system BIOS with 4Mb Flash ROM with easy upgrade function
ACPI, DMI, Green function and Plug and Play Compatible
z Main Memory
- Support signal channel DDR memory interface
- Non-ECC, non-buffered SODIMM only
- Single SODIMM socket support 200/266 DDR-SDRAM up to 1GB System
Memory
z L2 Cache Memory
512KB Processor
z Chipset
Intel
®
852GM GMCH and ICH4 chipset
z Bus Interface
- Follow PICMG 1.0 Rev 2.0 standard (32-bit PCI and 16-bit ISA)
- Fully complies with PCI Local Bus specification V2.2 (support 4 master PCI
slots)
z Floppy Drive Interface
Support one FDD port up to two floppy drives and 5-1/4"(360K, 1.2MB), 3-1/2"
(720K, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, 2.88MB) diskette format and 3-mode FDD
z Serial Ports
Support two high-speed 16C550 compatible UARTs with 16-byte T/R FIFOs
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z Parallel Port
Support one parallel port with SPP, EPP and ECP modes
z USB Interface
Support six USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports for high-speed I/O peripheral
devices (Dual USB ports on bracket dedicated to Keyboard & Mouse)
z PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard Interface
Support one 2x5-pin connector for PS/2 keyboard/mouse connection
z ATX Power Control Interface
One 4-pin header to support ATX power control via backplane
z Auxiliary I/O Interfaces
System reset switch, external speaker, and HDD active LED, etc
z Real Time Clock/Calendar (RTC)
Support Y2K Real Time Clock/Calendar with battery backup for 7-year data
retention
z Watchdog Timer
- Support WDT function through software programming for enable/disable and
interval setting
- Generate system reset
z On-board VGA
GMCH integrated graphics, 133MHz core frequency; share system memory up to
64MB for system with greater than or equal to 192MB of system memory
z On-board Ethernet LAN
Dual Realtek RTL8110SC Gigabit controllers to support RJ-45 connector
z High Driving GPIO
Support 8 programmable high driving GPIO
z Cooling Fans
Support dual 3-pin headers for System fans
z System Monitoring Feature
Monitor CPU temperature, system temperature and major power sources, etc
z Bracket
Support dual Ethernet port with 2 indicators, dual USB ports, and one CRT port
z Outline Dimension (L X W):
338.5mm (13.33”) X 122mm (4.8”)
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z Power Requirements:
Configuration :
‧+12V (System) @1.78A
‧+5V @3.96A
Test configuration:
‧CPU: Ultra Low Voltage Intel
®
Celeron® M 600MHz processor
‧Memory: DDR SDRAM 1GB
‧Primary Master IDE HDD: Seagate ST-340823A
‧OS: Microsoft Windows XP SP2
‧Test Programs: 3D Mark 2001 PRO for loading VGA and Burning Test V3.0 for
loading CPU
‧Connected Fans: Only CPU fan connected
‧Run Time: 10 minutes
z Operating Temperature:
-0°C ~ 60°C (23°F ~ 140°F)
z Storage Temperature:
-20°C ~ 80°C
z Relative Humidity:
0% ~ 95%, non-condensing
1.3.1 Mechanical Drawing
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1.4 System Architecture
ROBO-8771VG2 adopts Intel
®
Ultra Low Voltage Celeron M 600MHz with 512KB L2
cache processor with 852GM GMCH (Graphics Memory Controller Hub) and ICH4
(I/O Controller Hub) chipset. 852GM supports one 200-pin DDR200/266 SODIMM
socket on ROBO-8771VG2, and integrated 32-bit 3D core at 133MHz with Dynamic
Video Memory Technology (DVMT). ICH4 supports PCI bus which was used to
hook dual Realtek 8110SC Gigabit Controllers and four PCI external expansion via
gold finger; FWH (Firmware Hub) as interface of BIOS; LPC (Low Pin Count)
interface for Super I/O and some peripheries interfaces such as dual IDE channels,
six USB ports.
Super I/O provides interface such as PS/2 keyboard & mouse, Floppy channel,
Watch Dog Timer, Parallel port, Serial port and general purpose input & output.
Audio codec, Realtek ALC655 based on HDA (High Definition Audio) to provide 2channel audio function such as Line-in/Line-out/MIC via header on-board.
ROBO-8771 System Block Diagram
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Chapter 2
Hardware Configuration
This chapter gives the definitions and shows the positions of jumpers, headers and
connector. All of the configuration jumpers on ROBO-8771VG2 series are in the
proper position. The default settings shipped from factory are marked with a star
(
Ì).
2.1 Jumper Setting
Figure 2-1 ROBO-8771VG2 Jumper/Connector Location
JP2: COM2(J21) Interface Selection
JP2 Function
5-6,9-11,10-12,15-17,16-18 Short RS-232 Ì
3-4,7-9,8-10,13-15,14-16,21-22 Short RS-422
1-2,7-9,8-10,19-20 Short RS-485
JP1: CMOS Clear
JP1 Function
1-2 Short Normal Operation Ì
2-3 Short Clear CMOS Contents
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2.2 Connector Allocation
I/O peripheral devices are connected to the interface connectors on this Single Board
Computer.
Connector Function List
Connector Description Remark
J1 DDR SODIMM
J2 Battery Connector
J3 FDC Interface Connector
J4 On-board VGA CRT Connector
J5 Primary IDE Connector
J6 Senond IDE Connector
J7 Secondary USB Connector
J8 Primary USB Connector
J9 External USB Connector 0
J10 External USB Connector 1
J11 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector
J12 SMBus Connector
J13 IrDA Connector
J14 Hard Disk Drive LED Connector
J15 Power LED
J16 AC97 Connector
J17 External Speaker Connector
J18 External Wake On Ring Connector 0
J19 External Wake On Ring Connector 1
J20 COM1 Serial Port 1 Connector
J21 COM2 Serial Port 2 Connector
J22 Parallel Port Connector
J23 General Purpose I/O Connector
J24/25 CPU FAN (3-pin Smart FAN)
J26 System FAN (3-pin Smart FAN)
J27 PICMG 1.0 Gold Finger
J28 ISA Gold Finger
J30 LAN Active/Link LED 1
J32 LAN Active/Link LED 2
J33 Standalone Power Connector
J34 ATX Power Control Connector
J35 Reset Button Connector
J36 ATX Power Button
J38 Primary Ethernet RJ-45 Connector 1
J40 Primary Ethernet RJ-45 Connector 2
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Pin Assignments of Connectors
J2: Battery Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 Ground
2 Ground
3 +12V
4 Ground
J3: FDC Interface Connector
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No.
Signal Description
1 Ground 2 Density Select 0
3 Ground 4 N/C
5 Ground 6 Density Select 1
7 Ground 8 Index#
9 Ground 10 Motor ENA#
11 Ground 12 Drive Select B#
13 Ground 14 Drive Select A#
15 Ground 16 Motor ENB#
17 Ground 18 Direction#
19 Ground 20 Step#
21 Ground 22 Write Data#
23 Ground 24 Write Gate#
25 Ground 26 Track 0#
27 Ground 28 Write Protect#
29 Ground 30 Read Data#
31 Ground 32 Head Select#
33 Ground 34 Disk Change#
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J4: On-board VGA CRT Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 Red
2 Green
3 Blue
4 Monitor ID0 (MONID0) (5V I/F)
5 Ground
6 Ground
7 Ground
8 Ground
9 +5V
10 Ground
11 Monitor ID1 (MONID1) (5V I/F)
12 VGA DDC Data (5V I/F)
13 Horizontal Sync. (HSYNC) (5V I/F)
14 Vertical Sync. (VSYNC) (5V I/F)
15 VGA DDC Clock (5V I/F)
J5/J6: Primary IDE Connector (IDE1)
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No.
Signal Description
1 RESET# 2 Ground
3 Data 7 4 Data 8
5 Data 6 6 Data 9
7 Data 5 8 Data 10
9 Data 4 10 Data 11
11 Data 3 12 Data 12
13 Data 2 14 Data 13
15 Data 1 16 Data 14
17 Data 0 18 Data 15
19 Ground 20 N/C
21 DMA REQ 22 Ground
23 IOW# 24 Ground
25 IOR# 26 Ground
27 IOCHRDY 28 Pull-down
29 DMA ACK# 30 Ground
31 INT REQ 32 N/C
33 SA1 34 CBLID#
35 SA0 36 SA2
37 HDC CS0# 38 HDC CS1#
39 HDD Active# 40 Ground
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J7/J8: Primary/Secondary USB Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 5V Dual
2 USB03 USB0+
4 Ground
J9/J10: External USB Connector
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No.
Signal Description
1 5V Dual 2 5V Dual
3 USB2- 4 USB3-
5 USB2+ 6 USB3+
7 Ground 8 Ground
9
NC
10 Frame Ground
Note:
5V Dual is always available. It's supplied by either 5V VCC power source in normal
operation mode or 5V standby power source in standby mode
J11: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1
Mouse Data
2
NC
3
Ground
4
5V Dual
5
Mouse Clock
6
Keyboard Data
7
NC
8
Ground
9
5V Dual
10
Keyboard Clock
J12: SMBus Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 SMBus Clock
2 N/C
3 Ground
4 SMBus Data
5 +3V
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J13: IrDA Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 +5V
2 N/C
3 IRRX
4 Ground
5 IRTX
6 N/C
J14: Hard Disk Drive LED Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 +5V (470 ohm pull-up for HDD LED+)
2 HDD Active # (HDD LED-)
J15: Power LED
PIN No. Signal Description
1 5V Standby (470 Ohm pull-up for power
LED+)
2 Ground (For Power LED-)
J16: AC97 Connector
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No.
Signal Description
1 CLK_AC97 2 GND
3 12V VCC 4 ACZ_BIT_CLK
5 ACZ_SDOUT 6 ACZ_SDIN
7 ACZ_SYNC 8 ACZ_RST#
9 3V VCC 10 PC_SPK
J17: External Speaker Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 Speaker Signal Output (Open-drain w/
internal series 33 Ohm)
2 N/C
3 Ground
4 +5V
Note:
The pull-high voltage of external speaker is limited at 5V maximum.
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J18: External Wake On Ring Connector 0
PIN No. Signal Description
1 5VSB
2 Ground
3 External WOL Signal Input (Active low)
J19: External Wake On Ring Connector 1
PIN No. Signal Description
1 Ring Signal Input (Active low)
2 Ground
J20: COM1 Serial Port 1 Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
RS-232 RS-422 RS-485
1 DCD (Data Carrier Detect) TX- DATA2 RXD (Receive Data) TX+ DATA+
3 TXD (Transmit Data) RX+ N/C
4 DTR (Data Terminal Ready) RX- N/C
5 GND (Ground) GND GND
6 DSR (Data Set Ready) N/C N/C
7 RTS (Request to Send) N/C N/C
8 CTS (Clear to Send) N/C N/C
9 RI (Ring Indicator) N/C N/C
10 N/C N/C N/C
Note:
J21 (COM1) could be configurable as RS-232/422/485 with jumper JP1
J21 : COM2 Serial Port 2 Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
RS-232
1 DCD (Data Carrier Detect)
2 RXD (Receive Data)
3 TXD (Transmit Data)
4 DTR (Data Terminal Ready)
5 GND (Ground)
6 DSR (Data Set Ready)
7 RTS (Request to Send)
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8 CTS (Clear to Send)
9 RI (Ring Indicator)
10 N/C
J22: Parallel Port Connector
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No.
Signal Description
1 Strobe# 14 Auto Form Feed#
2 Data 0 15 Error#
3 Data 1 16 Initialization#
4 Data 2 17 Printer Select IN#
5 Data 3 18 Ground
6 Data 4 19 Ground
7 Data 5 20 Ground
8 Data 6 21 Ground
9 Data 7 22 Ground
10 Acknowledge# 23 Ground
11 Busy 24 Ground
12 Paper Empty 25 Ground
13 Printer Select 26 N/C
J23: General Purpose I/O Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 General Purpose I/O Port 0 (GPIO0)
2 General Purpose I/O Port 1 (GPIO1)
3 General Purpose I/O Port 2 (GPIO2)
4 General Purpose I/O Port 3 (GPIO3)
5 Ground
6 General Purpose I/O Port 4 (GPIO4)
7 General Purpose I/O Port 5 (GPIO5)
8 General Purpose I/O Port 6 (GPIO6)
9 General Purpose I/O Port 7 (GPIO7)
10 +5V
Note:
All General Purpose I/O ports can only apply to standard TTL ± 5% signal level
(0V/5V), and each source sink capacity up to 12mA.
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J24/J25: 3-pin Fan Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Fan Speed Detecting signal
Note:
The fan must be a 12V fan. And there is not any over current protection.
J26: 3-pin Fan Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Fan Speed Detecting signal
Note:
The fan must be a 12V fan. And there is not any over current protection.
J30 / J32: LAN Active/Link LED
PIN No. Signal Description
1 LAN1 Active ( LED+)
2 LAN1 Link ( LED-)
J33: Standalone Power Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 +12V
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 +5V
J34: ATX Power Control Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 ATX Power Good Signal (PW-OK)
2 ATX 5V Stand-by (5VSB)
3 ATX Power On Control (PS-ON)
4 Ground
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J35: Reset Button Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 Reset Signal Input (Active low)
2 Ground
J36: ATX Power Button
PIN No. Signal Description
1 Pull-high 1K Ohm to +5VSB
2 Power Button Signal Input (Active high)
J38/J40: Primary Ethernet RJ-45 Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 MDI0+ (MDI0P)
2 MDI0- (MDI0N)
3 MDI1+ (MDI1P)
4 MDI2+ (MDI2P)
5 MDI2- (MDI2N)
6 MDI1- (MDI1N)
7 MDI3+ (MDI3P)
8 MDI3- (MDI3N)
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Chapter 3
System Installation
This chapter provides you with instructions to set up your system. The additional
information is enclosed to help you set up onboard PCI device and handle WDT
operation in software programming.
3.1 Onboard Intel® Celeron M Processor
ROBO-8771VG2 contributes a low power consumption processor, which is based on
Intel Celeron M processor with 852GM north bridge and ICH4 south bridge.
3.2 Main Memory
ROBO-8771VG2 provides one DDR-SODIMM socket of memory interface. The
maximum memory size can be up to 2GB, memory frequency includes 200/266.
Auto detects memory clock, which is according to BIOS CMOS settings.
For system compatibility and stability, do not use memory module without brand.
Memory configuration can be either one double-sided DIMM in either one DIMM
socket or two single-sided DIMM in both sockets.
Watch out the contact and lock integrity of memory module with socket, it will
impact on the system reliability. Follow normal procedures to install memory
module into memory socket. Before locking, make sure that all modules have been
fully inserted into the card slots.
3.3 Installing the Single Board Computer
To install your ROBO-8771VG2 into standard chassis or proprietary environment,
please perform the following:
Step 1 : Check all jumpers setting on proper position
Step 2 : Install and configure CPU and memory module on right position
Step 3 : Place ROBO-8771VG2 into the dedicated position in the system
Step 4 : Attach cables to existing peripheral devices and secure it
WARNING
Please ensure that SBC is properly inserted and fixed by mechanism. Otherwise, the
system might be unstable or do not work due to bad contact of PICMG 1.0 PCI plus
ISA-bus slot.
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Note:
Please refer since section 3.3.1 to 3.3.3 to install INF/VGA/LAN drivers.
3.3.2 Chipset Component Driver
The chipset used on ROBO-8771VG2 series is relatively new which operating
systems might not be able to recognize. To overcome this compatibility issue, for
Windows Operating Systems such as Windows 2000/XP, please install its INF before
any of other Drivers are installed.
3.3.3 Intel® 852GM GMCH Chip
Intel 852 GME chipset is the result of new design approach to optimize the shared
memory architecture while maintaining the cost benefits of integration through
Direct AGP and Dynamic Video Memory Technology. With no additional video
adaptor, this onboard video will be the system display output. However, system will
automatically switch to off-board video adaptor if there is any. In this case, onboard
852 GME graphic features will be disabled. There is no way to disable this onboard
video function, unless one off-board PCI video card is applied onto the backplane. n
this case, the off-board video card shall be picked up first based on the default BIOS
setup (Initial Display First) in “Integrated Peripheral” Setup Menu.
Drivers Support
Please find Intel 852GM driver in the ROBO-8771VG2 CD-title. Drivers support
Windows 2000, Windows XP, OS2, and Linux.
3.3.4 Ethernet Controller
Drivers Support
Please find Realtek RTL8111B LAN driver in /Ethernet directory of ROBO-8771VG2
CD-title.
The drivers support Windows-XP/2000, and Linux.
LED Indicator (for LAN status)
ROBO-8771VG2 series provides two LED indicators to report Realtek RTL8110SC
Gigabit Ethernet interface status. Please refer to the table below as a quick reference
guide.
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Operation of Ethernet Port
8110SC Color Name of LED
ON OFF
Status LED Green LAN Linked & Active LED
Linked
Active
(Blinking)
100 Mbps 10 Mbps
Speed LED Green LAN speed LED
Green Off
3.4 Clear CMOS Operation
The following table indicates how to enable/disable CMOS Clear Function hardware
circuit by putting jumpers at proper position.
JP1 Function
1-2 Short Normal Operation Ì
2-3 Short Clear CMOS contents
To correctly operate CMOS Clear function, users must turn off the system, move JP1
jumper to short pin 2 and 3. To clear CMOS contents, please turn the power back on
and turn it off again for AT system, or press the toggle switch a few times for ATX
system. Move the JP1 back to 1-2 position (Normal Operation) and start the system.
System will then produce a “CMOS Check Sum Error” message and hold up. Users
may then follow the displayed message to load BIOS default setting.
3.5 WDT Function
The working algorithm of the WDT function can be simply described as a counting
process. The Time-Out Interval can be set through software programming. The
availability of the time-out interval settings by software or hardware varies from
boards to boards.
ROBO-8771VG2 allows users control WDT through dynamic software
programming. The WDT starts counting when it is activated. It sends out a signal to
system reset or to non-maskable interrupt (NMI), when time-out interval ends. To
prevent the time-out interval from running out, a re-trigger signal will need to be
sent before the counting reaches its end. This action will restart the counting process.
A well-written WDT program should keep the counting process running under
normal condition. WDT should never generate a system reset or NMI signal unless
the system runs into troubles.
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The related Control Registers of WDT are all included in the following sample
program that is written in C language. User can fill a non-zero value into the Timeout Value
Register to enable/refresh WDT. System will be reset after the Time-out
Value to be counted down to zero. Or user can directly fill a zero value into Time-out
Value Register to disable WDT immediately. To ensure a successful accessing to the
content of desired Control Register, the sequence of following program codes should
be step-by-step run again when each register is accessed.
Additionally, there are maximum 2 seconds of counting tolerance that should be
considered into user’ application program. For more information about WDT, please
refer to Winbond W83627 data sheet.
There are two PNP I/O port addresses that can be used to configure WDT,
1) 0x2E:EFIR (Extended Function Index Register, for identifying CR index number)
2) 0x2F:EFDR (Extended Function Data Register, for accessing desired CR)
Below are some example codes, which demonstrate the use of WDT.
// Enter Extended Function Mode
outp(0x002E, 0x87);
outp(0x002E, 0x87);
// Assign Pin 89 to be a WDTO
outp(0x002E, 0x2B);
outp(0x002F, inp(0x002F)
& 0xEF);
// Select Logic Device 8
outp(0x002E, 0x07);
outp(0x002F, 0x08);
// Active Logic Device 8
outp(0x002E, 0x30);
outp(0x002F, 0x01);
// Select Count Mode
outp(0x002E, 0xF5);
outp(0x002F, (inp(0x002F)
& 0xF7) | ( Count-mode Register & 0x08));
// Specify Time-out Value
outp(0x002E, 0xF6);
outp(0x002F, Time-out Value Register );
// Disable WDT reset by keyboard/mouse interrupts
outp(0x002E, 0xF7);
outp(0x002F, 0x00);
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// Exit Extended Function Mode
outp(0x002E, 0xAA);
Definitions of Variables:
Value of Count-mode Register :
1) 0x00 -- Count down in seconds (Bit3=0)
2) 0x08 -- Count down in minutes (Bit3=1)
Value of Time-out Value Register :
1) 0x00 -- Time-out Disable
2) 0x01~0xFF -- Value for counting down
3.6 SMBus
The System Management Bus is a two-wire interface through which simple powerrelated chips can communicate with rest of the system. It uses I2C as its backbone.
A system using SMBus passes messages to and from devices instead of tripping
individual control lines. With the SMBus, a device can provide manufacturer
information, tell the system what its model/part number is, save its state for a
suspend event, report different types of errors, accept control parameters, and return
its status.
The SMBus may share the same host device and physical bus as ACCESS bus
components provided that an appropriate electrical bridge is provided between the
interal SMB devices and external ACCESS bus devices.
3.7 On-Board USB 2.0 Controller
Drivers Support
Please find Intel® ICH4 USB driver in /USB20 directory of ROBO-8771VG2 CD-title.
The drivers support Windows-2000/XP.
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3.8 GPIO
The ROBO-8771VG2 provides 8 GPIO ports that can be individually configured to
perform a simple basic I/O function. Users can configure each individual port to
become an input or output port by programming register bit of I/O Selection. To
invert port value, the setting of Inversion Register has to be made. Port values can be
set to read or write through Data Register.
3.8.1 Pin assignment
J23: GPIO Connector
J23
H5x2
1
3
5
7
2
4
6
8
9 1
0
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No.
Signal Description
1 GPIO Port0 2 GPIO Port4
3 GPIO Port1 4 GPIO Port5
5 GPIO Port2 6 GPIO Port6
7 GPIO Port3 8 GPIO Port7
9 Ground 10 +5V
3.8.2 PEB-8771VG2 GPIO Programming Guide
Additionally, 8-extra Digital Output ports inversely amplified signals from GPIO
ports. There are open-drain buffers, which can offer greater driving capacity up to
100mA.
There are two PNP I/O port addresses that can be used to configure GPIO ports,
1) 0x2E -
EFER (Extended Function Enable Register, for entering Extended Function
Mode)
-
EFIR (Extended Function Index Register, for identifying CR index number)
2) 0x2F -
EFDR (Extended Function Data Register, for accessing desired CR)
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Below are some example codes, which demonstrate the use of GPIOs.
// Enter Extended Function Mode
outp(0x002E, 0x87);
outp(0x002E, 0x87);
// Assign Pin121-128 to be GPIO port 1
outp(0x002E, 0x2A);
outp(0x002F, 0x0FF);
// Select Logic Device 7
outp(0x002E, 0x07);
outp(0x002F, 0x07);
// Active Logic Device 7
outp(0x002E, 0x30);
outp(0x002F, 0x01);
// Select Inversion Mode
outp(0x002E, 0xF2);
outp(0x002F, (inp(0x002F)
& 0xF0) | ( Inversion Register & 0x0F));
// Select I/O Mode
outp(0x002E, 0xF0);
outp(0x002F, (inp(0x002F)
& 0xF0) | ( I/O Selection Register & 0x0F));
// Access GPIO ports
outp(0x002E, 0xF1);
outp(0x002F, (inp(0x002F)
& 0xF0) | ( Output Data & 0x0F));
or Input Data = inp(0x002F);
// Exit Extended Function Mode
outp(0x002E, 0xAA);
Definitions of Variables:
Each bit in the lower nibble of each Register represents the setting of a GPIO port.
Bit0 vs. GPIO port 1
Bit1 vs. GPIO port 2
Bit2 vs. GPIO port 3
Bit3 vs. GPIO port 4
Bit4 vs. GPIO port 5
Bit5 vs. GPIO port 6
Bit6 vs. GPIO port 7
Bit7 vs. GPIO port 8
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Value of
Inversion Register :
Only lower nibble is available for this function.
When set to a ‘1’, the incoming/outgoing port value is inverted.
When set to a ‘0’, the incoming/outgoing port value is the same as in Data Register.
Value of
I/O Selection Register :
Only lower nibble is available for this function.
When set to a ‘1’, respective GPIO port is programmed as an input port.
When set to a ‘0’, respective GPIO port is programmed as an output port.
Value of
Output Data / Input Data :
Only lower nibble is available for this function.
If a port is assigned to be an output port, then its respective bit can be read/written.
If a port is assigned to be an input port, then its respective bit can be read only.
Notes:
1) All the Buffered Digital Outputs are open-drain amplified form corresponding
GPIO ports.
2) Some other functions may occupy the high nibble of the registers. Altering any
content in high nibble will be undesired.
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Chapter 4
BIOS Setup Information
ROBO-8771VG2 is equipped with the AWARD BIOS stored in Flash ROM. This BIOS
has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system
configuration easily. This type of information is stored in CMOS RAM so that it is
retained during power-off periods. When system is turned on; ROBO-8771VG2
series communicates with peripheral devices and check its hardware resources
against the configuration information stored in the CMOS memory. If any error is
detected, or the CMOS parameters need to be initially defined, the diagnostic
program will prompt the user to enter the SETUP program. Some errors are
significant enough to abort the start-up.
4.1 Entering Setup
Turn on or reboot the computer. When the message “Hit <DEL> if you want to run
SETUP” appears, press <Del> key immediately to enter BIOS setup program.
If the message disappears before you respond, but you still wish to enter Setup,
please restart the system to try “COLD START” again by turning it OFF and then
ON, or touch the "RESET" button. You may also restart from “WARM START” by
pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys simultaneously. If you do not press
the keys at the right time and the system will not boot, an error message will be
displayed and you will again be asked to,
Press <F1> to Run SETUP or Resume
In HIFLEX BIOS setup, you can use the keyboard to choose among options or
modify the system parameters to match the options with your system. The table
below will show you all of keystroke functions in BIOS setup.
General Help
↑↓→ ←
: Move
Enter : Select
+ / - /PU /PD : Value
ESC : Exit
F1 : General Help
F2 : Item Help
F5 : Previous Values
F6 : Fail-Safe Defaults
F7 : Optimized Defaults
F9 : Menu in BIOS
F10 : Save
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4.2 Main Menu
Once you enter ROBO-8771VG2 series AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, a Main
Menu is presented. The Main Menu allows user to select from eleven setup functions
and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to switch among items and press <Enter> key
to accept or bring up the sub-menu.
Phoenix- AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
f Standard CMOS Features
f Advanced BIOS Features
f Advanced Chipset Features
f Integrated Peripherals
f Power Management Setup
f PnP/PCI Configurations
f PC Health Status
f Frequency/Voltage Control
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
ESC : Quit F9 : Menu in BIOS ↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type …
Note:
It is strongly recommended to reload Optimal Setting if CMOS is lost or BIOS is
updated.
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4.3 Standard CMOS Setup Menu
This setup page includes all the items in a standard compatible BIOS. Use the arrow
keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp>/<PgDn> or <+>/<-> keys to
select the value or number you want in each item and press <Enter> key to certify it.
Follow command keys in CMOS Setup table to change Date, Time, Drive type, and
Boot Sector Virus Protection Status.
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Standard CMOS Features
Item Help
Date (mm:dd:yy) Mon, May 14 2007
Time (hh:mm:ss) 10 : 20 : 30
f IDE Primary Master [None]
f IDE Primary Slave [None]
f IDE Secondary Master [None]
f IDE Secondary Slave [None]
Drive A [1.4M, 3.5 in.]
Drive B [None]
Video [EVG/VGA]
Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 252928K
Total Memory 253952K
Menu Level
f
Change the day, month,
year and century
↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
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Menu Selections
Item Options Description
Date mm:dd:yy Change the day, month, year and
century
Time hh:mm:ss Change the internal clock
IDE Primary
Master
IDE Primary
Slave
IDE Secondary
Master
IDE Secondary
Slave
Options are in its sub
menu (described in
Table of section)
Press <Enter> to enter the sub menu of
detailed options
Drive A
Drive B
None
360K, 5.25 in
1.2M, 5.25 in
720K, 3.5 in
1.44M, 3.5 in
Ì
2.88M, 3.5 in
Press <Enter> to enter the next page
for detail hard drive settings
Video EGA/VGA Ì
CGA 40
CGA 80
MONO
Select the default video device
Base Memory 640K Displays the amount of conventional
memory detected during boot up
Extended
Memory
N/A Displays the amount of extended
memory detected during boot up
Total Memory N/A Displays the total memory available in
the system
Note:
Ì
is indicating default setting.
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4.4 IDE Adaptors Setup Menu
The IDE adapters control the IDE devices, such as hard disk drive or CD-ROM drive.
It uses a separate sub menu to configure each hard disk drive (Master and Slave).
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IDE Primary/Secondary Master (& Slave)
Item Help
IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter
IDE Channel 0 Master [Auto]
Access Mode [Auto]
Capacity 0 MB
Cylinder 0
Head 0
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 0
Sector 0
Menu Level
f
To atuo-detect the HDD’s
size, head … on this
channel
↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Menu Selections
Item Options Description
IDE HDD Autodetection
Press Enter Press Enter to auto-detect the HDD on this
channel. If detection is successful, it fills
the remaining fields on this menu.
IDE
Primary/Secon
dary Master
(& Slave)
None
Auto
Manual
Selecting ‘manual’ lets you set the
remaining fields on this screen. Selects the
type of fixed disk. "User Type" will let you
select the number of cylinders, heads, etc.
Note: PRECOMP=65535 means NONE !
Access Mode CHS, LBA
Large, Auto
Choose the access mode for this hard disk
Capacity Auto Display your
disk drive size
Disk drive capacity (Approximated).
Note that this size is usually slightly
greater than the size of a formatted disk
given by a disk checking program.
The following options are selectable only if the ‘IDE Primary Master’ item is set to ‘Manual’
Cylinder Min=0, Max=65535 Set the number of cylinders for hard disk
Head Min=0, Max=255 Set the number of read/write heads
Precomp Min=0, Max=65535 **** Warning: Setting a value of 65535
means no hard disk
Landing zone Min=0, Max=65535 ****
Sector Min=0, Max=255 Number of sectors per track
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4.5 Advanced BIOS Features
This section allows user to configure your system for basic operation. The system’s
default speed, boot-up sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing and security may
be modified accordingly.
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Advanced BIOS Features
Item Help
Virus Warning [Disabled]
CPU L1 & L2 Cache [Enabled]
Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled]
First Boot Device [HDD-0]
Second Boot Device [CDROM]
Third Boot Device [Floppy]
Boot Other Device [Enabled]
Swap Floppy Drive [Disabled]
Boot up Floppy Seek [Enabled]
Boot up NumLock Status [On]
Gate A20 Option [Normal]
Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled]
X Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6
X Typematic Delay (Msec) 250
Security Option [Setup]
APIC Mode [Enabled]
MPS Version Control For OS [1.4]
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB [Non-OS2]
Report No FDD For WIN 95 [No]
Small Logo(EPA) Show [Disabled]
Menu Level
f
Select Hard Disk Boot
Device Priority
↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Virus Warning
Allow you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector
protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this
area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep.
Enabled
Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a
warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the
boot sector or hard disk partition table.
Disabled
No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access
the boot sector or hard disk partition table.
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CPU L1 Cache/L2 Cache
These two categories speed up memory access. However, it depends on
CPU/chipset design.
Enabled Enable cache
Disabled Disable cache
Quick Power On Self Test
Allows the system to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time
needed to boot the system.
Enabled Enable quick POST
Disabled Normal POST
First/Second/Third Boot Device
Select your Boot Device Priority.
The choice: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP 100, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-
CDROM, LAN and Disabled.
Boot Other Device
Select your Boot Device Priority.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
Swap Floppy Drive
If the system has two floppy drives, choose enable to assign physical driver B to
logical drive A and Vice-Versa.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Enabled tests floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
Boot Up NumLock Status
Select power on state for NumLock.
The choice: Off, On.
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Gate A20 Option
Fast-lets chipsets control Gate A20 and Normal – a pin in the keyboard controller
controls Gate A20. Default is Fast.
The choice: Normal, Fast.
Security Option
Select whether the password is required every time the system boots or only when
you enter setup.
System
The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the
correct password is not entered at the prompt.
Setup
The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the
correct password is not entered at the prompt.
Note:
To disable security, select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu and then you will be
asked to enter password. Do not type anything and just press <Enter>, it will
disable security. Once the security is disabled, the system will boot and you can
enter Setup freely.
APIC Mode
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
MPS Version Control For OS
The choice: 1.1, 1.4
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
Select OS/2 only if you are running SO/2 operating system with greater than 64MB
of RAM on the system.
The choice: Non-OS2, OS2.
Report No FDD for WIN 95
The choice: No, Yes.
Small Logo (EPA) Show
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
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4.6 Advanced Chipset Features
This section allows user to configure the system based on the specific features of the
Intel
®
852GM chipset for ROBO-8771VG2. This chipset manages bus speeds and
access to system memory resources, such as DRAM (DDR SDRAM) and the external
cache. It also coordinates communications between the conventional ISA bus and the
PCI bus. It must be stated that these items should never need to be altered. The
default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions
for the system. The only time user might consider making any changes would be if
you discovered that data was being lost while during system operation.
Phoenix- AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Advanced Chipset Features
Item Help
DRAM Timing Selectable [By SPD]
CAS Latency Tim 2
Active to Precharge Delay
6
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay 3
DRAM RAS# Precharge
3
DRAM Data Integrity
Non-ECC
System BIOS Cacheable [Disabled]
Vedio BIOS Cacheable [Disabled]
Memory Hole At 15M-16M [Disabled]
Delay Transaction
[Enabled]
Delay Prior to Thermal
[16 Min]
AGP Aperture Size [64]
** VGA Setting **
On-Chip VGA [Enabled]
On-Chip Frame Buffer Size [8MB]
Boot Display
[CRT]
FWH Write Protection [Enabled]
GPO OUTPUT
[Enabled]
USB Power
[Disabled]
Menu Level
f
↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
DRAM Timing Selectable
The choice: Enabled, Disabled
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System BIOS Cacheable
Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh,
resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this
memory area, a system error may result.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
Video BIOS Cacheable
The choice: Enabled, Disable.
Memory Hole At 15-16M
In order to improve performance, certain space in memory is reserved for ISA cards.
This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
Delay Transaction
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
Delay Prior to Thermal
The choice: 4 Min, 8 Min, 16 Min, 32 Min.
AGP Aperture Size
The choice: 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 MB.
4.7 Integrated Peripherals
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Integrated Peripherals
Item Help
f OnChip IDE Device [Press Enter]
f Onboard Device [Press Enter]
f Super IO Device [Press Enter]
Watch Dog Timer Select [Disabled]
Menu Level
f
↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
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OnChip IDE Device
Item Help
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled]
IDE Primary Master PIO [Auto]
IDE Primary Slave PIO [Auto]
IDE Primary Master UDMA [Auto]
IDE Primary Slave UDMA [Auto]
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE [Enabled]
IDE Secondary Master PIO [Auto]
IDE Secondary Slave PIO [Auto]
IDE Secondary Master UDMA [Auto]
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA [Auto]
IDE HDD Block Mode [Enabled]
Menu Level
f
If your IDE hard drive
supports block mode select
Enabled for automatic
detection of the optimal
number of block
read/writes per sector the
drive can support.
↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
IDE HDD Block Mode
If IDE hard drive supports block mode select Enabled for automatic detection of the
optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE
The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select
Enabled to activate the primary IDE interface. Select Disabled to deactivate this
interface.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO
The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields allow set a PIO mode (0-4) for
each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0
through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system
automatically determines the best mode for each device.
The choice: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4.
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IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA
Ultra DMA/33/66/100 implementation is possible only if IDE hard drive supports
and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a
third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and system software both
support Ultra DMA/33/66/100, select Auto to enable BIOS support.
The choice: Auto, Disabled.
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Onboard Device
Item Help
USB Controller [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]
USB Keyboard Function [Enabled]
USB Mouse Function [Enabled]
AC97 Audio [Auto]
Init Display First
[PCI Slot]
*** USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting ***
Menu Level
f
↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
USB 1.0/2.0 Controller
This entry is for disable/enable EHCI controller only. This BIOS itself may/may
not have high speed USB support built in, the support will be automatically turn on
when high speed device were attached.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
USB Keyboard Function
This item allows enabling USB keyboard function under POST, BIOS setup menu,
DOS, or Windows-NT with no USB driver loaded.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
USB Mouse Function
[Enabled] or [Disabled] legacy support of USB Mouse.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
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AC97 Audio
[Enabled] or [Disabled] legacy support of AC97 cordec.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
Init Display First
Setting display output sequence.
The choice: PCI Slot, Onboard/AGP.
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Super IO Device
Item Help
Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3]
UART Mode Select [Normal]
X RxD, TxD Active Hi, Lo
X IR Transmission Delay Enabled
X UR2 Duplex Mode Half
X Use IR Pins IR-Rx2Tx2
Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [SPP]
X EPP Mode Select EPP1.7
X ECP Mode Use DMA 3
PWRON After PWR-Fail [Off]
Menu Level
f
↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Onboard FDC Controller
This item allows enable/disable onboard Floppy disk controller.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2
Select an DDR and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports.
The choice: 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, Disabled, Auto.
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UART Mode Select
This item allows users to select Infrared transmission mode.
Normal
Disable Infrared function
ASKIR
Select ASKIR mode transmission
As Infrared transmission function shares onboard serial port 2, COM2 needs to be
enabled.
RxD, TxD Active
This item is to configure Infrared transmission rate. Four options are available :
Hi, Hi
High rate for receiving / High rate for transmitting
Hi, Lo
High rate for receiving / Low rate for transmitting
Lo, Hi
Low rate for receiving / High rate for transmitting
Lo, Lo
Low rate for receiving / Low rate for transmitting
IR Transmission Delay
This option will be available when IR is enabled.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
UR2 Duplex Mode
The available choices are full duplex mode and half duplex mode.
The choice: Full, Half.
Use IR Pins
The choice: IR-Rx2Tx2 / RxD2, TxD2. (Default IR-Rx2Tx2)
Onboard Parallel Port
This item allows you to configuring I/O DDR of the onboard parallel port.
The choice: Disabled, 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7.
Parallel Port Mode
There are four different modes for the onboard parallel port :
SPP
Switch to SPP mode
EPP
Switch to EPP mode
ECP
Switch to ECP mode
ECP + EPP
Switch to ECP + EPP mode
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EPP Mode Select
Select different version of EPP mode.
The choice: EPP1.7, EPP1.9. (Default EPP1.7)
ECP Mode Use DMA
Select a proper DMA channel for ECP mode.
The choice: 3, 1. (Default 3)
PWRON After PWR-Fail
This item allows user to configure the power status of using ATX power supply after
a serious power loss occurs.
On
System automatically restores Power back
Off
System stays at Power-Off
Former-Str
Watch Dog Timer Select
The choice: Disabled, 10, 20, 30, 40 sec, & 1, 2, 3, 4 Min.
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4.8 Power Management Setup
The Power Management Setup allows configuration of the system to most effectively
save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer
use.
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Power Management Setup
Item Help
ACPI Function [Enabled]
ACPI Suspend Type [S3(STR)]
Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume No
Power Management [User Define]
Video Off Method [DPMS]
Video Off In Suspend [Yes]
Suspend Type [Stop Grant]
Suspend Mode [Disabled]
HDD Power Down [Disabled]
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN [Instant-Off]
Wake-Up by PCI card [Disabled]
Power On by Ring [Disabled]
USB KB Wake-Up From S3 [Disabled]
Resume by Alarm [Disabled]
X Date(of Month) Alarm 0
X Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 : 0 :0
** Reload Global Timer Events **
Primary IDE 0 [Disabled]
Primary IDE 1 [Disabled]
Secondary IDE 0 [Disabled]
Secondary IDE 1 [Disabled]
FDD,COM,LPT Port [Disabled]
PCI PIRQ[A-D]# [Disabled]
Menu Level
f
↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
ACPI Function
This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration and Power
Management (ACPI).
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
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ACPI Suspend Type
To decide which ACPI suspend mode to use.
The choice: S1(POS), S3(STR).
Run VGA BIOS if S3 Resume
The choice: Auto, Yes, No.
Power Management
This category allows selecting the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly
related to “HDD Power Down”, “Suspend Mode”.
There are three selections for Power Management, three of which have fixed mode
settings.
Min. Power Saving
Minimum power management. Suspend Mode = 1 Hour,
and HDD Power Down = 15 Min.
Max. Power Saving
Maximum power management. Suspend Mode = 1 Min.,
and HDD Power Down = 1 Min.
User Defined
Allows you to set each mode individually. When not
disabled, Suspend Mode ranges from 1 min. to 1 Hour and
HDD Power Down ranges from 1 Min. to 15 Min.
Video Off Method
This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
V/H SYNC+Blank
This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical
and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to
the video buffer.
Blank Screen
This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
DPMS
Initial display power management signaling.
Video Off In Suspend
This allows user to enable/disable video off in Suspend Mode.
The choice: Yes, No.
Suspend Type
Two options are available : Stop Grant and PwrOn Suspend.
The choice: Stop Grant, PwrOn Suspend.
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Suspend Mode
When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU
will be shut off.
The choice: Disabled, 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 8 Min, 12 Min, 20 Min, 30 Min, 40 Min, 1
Hour.
HDD Power Down
When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard disk drive will be
powered down while all other devices remain active.
The choice: Disabled, 1 Min, 2 Min, 3 Min, 4 Min, 5 Min, 6 Min, 7 Min, 8 Min, 9 Min,
10 Min, 11 Min, 12 Min, 13 Min, 14 Min, 15 Min.
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN
This item allows users to set the time to remove the power after the power button is
pressed.
The choice: Instant-Off, Delay 4 Sec.
Wake-Up By PCI card
This option can be enabled to support Wake Up by PCI card.
The choice: Disabled, Enabled.
Power On by Ring
When select the default “Enabled”, a system that is at soft-off mode will be alert to
Wake-On-Modem or Wake-On LAN.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
USB KB Wake-Up From S3
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
Resume by Alarm
This item allows users to enable/disable the resume by alarm function. When
“Enabled” is selected, system using ATX power supply could be powered on if a
customized time and day is approached.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
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Date(of Month) Alarm
When “Resume by Alarm” is enabled, this item could allow users to configure the
date parameter of the timing dateline on which to power on the system.
The choice: 0 ~ 31.
Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm
When “Resume by Alarm” is enabled, this item could allow users to configure the
time parameter of the timing dateline on which to power on the system.
The choice: hh (0~23), mm (0~59), ss (0 ~59).
Primary/Secondary IDE 0/1
This item is to configure IDE devices being monitored by system so as to keep
system out of suspend mode if the associated device is busy.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
FDD, COM, LPT Port
This item is to configure floppy device, COM ports, and parallel port being
monitored by system so as to keep system out of suspend mode if the associated
device is busy.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
PCI PIRQ[A-D]#
This option can be used to detect PCI device activities. If they are activities, the
system will go into sleep mode.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
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4.9 PnP/PCI Configurations
This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or
Peripheral
Component Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds
nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special
components.
This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that
only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.
Phoenix- AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
PnP/PCI Configurations
Item Help
Reset Configuration Data [Disabled]
Resources Controlled By [Auto(ESCD)]
X IRQ Resources Press Enter
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]
Menu Level
f
↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Reset Configuration Data
Default is Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data
(ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system
reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
Resource Controlled By
BIOS can automatically configure the entire boot and plug and play compatible
devices. If set to Auto, IRQ DMA and memory base DDR fields can not be selected,
since BIOS automatically assigns them.
The choice: Auto (ESCD), Manual.
Watch Out!
When user selects “Manual”, the shadow segments of “IRQ Resource”
and “DMA resource” will be able to available.
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IRQ Resources
When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type,
depending on the type of device using the interrupt.
The choice: Press Enter. (Default setting is unavailable selection)
IRQ-3/IRQ-4/IRQ-5/IRQ-7/IRQ-9/IRQ-10/IRQ-11/IRQ-12/IRQ14/IRQ-15 assigned to.
The choice: PCI/ISA PnP, Legacy ISA.
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification,
PCI/ISA PnP for devices compliant with the plug and play standard whether
designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
4.10 PC Health Status
Phoenix- AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
PC Health Status
Item Help
CPU Warning Temperature [Disabled]
Current System Temp 3
9℃/102℉
Current CPU Temperature 39℃/102℉
Current System Fan1 Speed 0 RPM
Current System Fan2 Speed 0 RPM
Current CPU Fan Speed [Disabled]
+3.3 V 12.99 V
+5 V 5.26 V
+12 V -12.81 V
VBT (V) 3.20 V
5VSB(V) 5.40 V
Menu Level
f
↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
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4.11 Frequency/Voltage Control
Phoenix- AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Frequency / Voltage Control
Item Help
Spread Spectrum [Disabled]
Menu Level
f
↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Spread Spectrum
This item allows user to enable/disable the spread spectrum modulate.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
4.12 Default Menu
Selecting “Defaults” from the main menu shows two options which are described
below,
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
When <Enter> is pressed, a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to:
Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N
Pressing ‘Y’ loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance
system operations.
Load Optimized Defaults
When <Enter> is pressed, a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to:
Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N
Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal
performance system operations.
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4.13 Supervisor/User Password Setting
Either supervisor or user password can be setup, or both of then. The differences
between are:
Set Supervisor Password : can enter and change the options of the setup menus.
Set User Password : just can only enter but do not have the right to change the
options of the setup menus. When selecting this function, the following message will
appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.
ENTER PASSWORD
Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The
password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS
memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again
and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a
password.
To disable a password, just press <Enter> when prompted to enter the password.
A message will confirm the password will be disabled. Once the password is
disabled, the system will reboot and Setup can be entered freely.
PASSWORD DISABLED
When a password has been enabled, user will be prompted to enter it every time
user tries to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any
part of your system configuration.
Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to request
a password every time your system is rebooted. This would prevent unauthorized
use of the computer.
User may determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup
Menu and its Security option (see Section 3). If the Security option is set to
“System”, the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to
“Setup”, prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup.
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4.14 Exiting Selection
Save & Exit Setup
Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:
Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y
Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS – a special section of
memory that stays on after system off. During subsequnet booting of computer, the
BIOS configures the system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS. After
saving the values the system is restarted again.
Exit Without Saving
Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:
Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N
This allows user to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous
selections remain in effect. This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer.
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Chapter 5
Troubleshooting
This chapter provides a few useful tips to quickly get ROBO-8771VG2 running with
success. As basic hardware installation has been addressed in Chapter 2, this chapter
will primarily focus on system integration issues, in terms of BIOS setting, and OS
diagnostics.
5.1 Hardware Quick Installation
Backplane
ROBO-8771VG2 is a full-sized Signal Board Computer, and therefore is only able to
run on PICMG PCI/ISA backplane. To know whether your backplane is PICMG
PCI/ISA backplane, please contact with vendor or manufacturer.
P4 Power connector
ROBO-8771VG2 requires power drawing from one power connectors (J34),
depending on ATX power mode. The 4-pin (J34) connector is only required at ATX
mode due to the fact that 4-pin connector provides 5V Stand-by from the backplane
to the SBC. If J34 isn’t connected, it could also causes system failed to boot up.
5.2 BIOS Setting
It is assumed that users have correctly adopted modules and connected all the
devices cables required before turning on ATX power. CPU, CPU Fan, 200-pin DDR
SDRAM, keyboard, mouse, floppy drive, IDE hard disk, printer, VGA connector,
device cables, ATX accessories or 12V 4-pin power cable are good examples that
deserve attention. With no assurance of properly and correctly accommodating these
modules and devices, it is very possible to encounter system failures that result in
malfunction of any device.
To make sure that you have a successful start with ROBO-8771VG2 series, it is
recommended, when going with the boot-up sequence, to hit “DEL” key and enter
the BIOS setup menu to tune up a stable BIOS configuration so that you can wake up
your system far well.
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Loading the default optimal setting
When prompted with the main setup menu, please scroll down to “Load Optimal
Defaults
”, press “Enter” and “Y” to load in default optimal BIOS setup. This will
force your BIOS setting back to the initial factory configuration. It is recommended
to do this so you can be sure the system is running with the BIOS setting that
Portwell has highly endorsed. As a matter of fact, users can load the default BIOS
setting any time when system appears to be unstable in boot up sequence.
Auto Detect Hard Disks
In the BIOS => Standard CMOS setup menu, pick up any one from
Primary/Secondary Master/Slave IDE ports, and press “Enter”. Setup the selected
IDE port and its access mode to “Auto”. This will force system to automatically pick
up the IDE devices that are being connected each time system boots up.
Improper disable operation
There are too many occasions where users disable a certain device/feature in one
application through BIOS setting. These variables may not be set back to the original
values when needed. These devices/features will certainly fail to be detected.
When the above conditions happen, it is strongly recommended to check the BIOS
settings. Make sure certain items are set as they should be. These include the floppy
drive, COM1/COM2 ports, Parallel port, USB ports, external cache, on-board VGA
and Ethernet.
It is also very common that users would like to disable a certain device/port to
release IRQ resource. A few good examples are
Disable COM1 serial port to release IRQ #4
Disable COM2 serial port to release IRQ #3
Disable Parallel port to release IRQ #7
Disable PS/2 mouse to release IRQ #12,
Etc…
A quick review of the basic IRQ mapping is given below for your reference.
IRQ# Description
IRQ #0 System Timer
IRQ #1 Keyboard
IRQ #2 Unassigned
IRQ #3 COM2
IRQ #4 COM1
IRQ #5 Unassigned
IRQ #6 Floppy Disk Controller
IRQ #7 Parallel port
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IRQ #8 Real-time Clock
IRQ #9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
IRQ #10 Unassigned
IRQ #11 Unassigned
IRQ #12 PS/2 mouse
IRQ #13 Data Processor
IRQ #14 Primary IDE Controller
IRQ #15 Secondary IDE Controller
It is then very easy to find out which IRQ resource is ready for additional
peripherals. If IRQ resource is not enough, please disable some devices listed above
to release further IRQ numbers.
5.3 FAQ
Unboot problem
Symptom: SBC keeps beeping, and no screen has shown.
Solution:
In fact, each beep sound represents different definition of error message.
Please refer to table as following:
Beep sounds Meaning Action
One long beep with one
short beeps
DRAM error Change DRAM or reinstall it
One long beep constantly DRAM error Change DRAM or reinstall it
One long beep with two
short beeps
Monitor or Display
Card error
Please check Monitor connector
whether it inserts properly
Beep rapidly Power error warning Please check Power mode setting
Symptom: There is neither no beeps nor screen output.
Solution: Indeed, you can do the stand-alone to identify the root cause by isolating
the board from other possible system devices such as PCI device,
backplane, and so on. If the system still cannot boot up, please fill out
RMA from which is provides on Portwell website, and then send back to
Portwell as a RMA. Besides, you also visit RMA site
(http://www.portwell.com.tw/rma/login.asp) to check RMA report if
necessary.
Installation Problem
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Information & Support
Question: What kind of CPU supports Hyper-Threading?
Answer:
All FSB 1066/800/533 MHz series CPU support Hyper-Threading mode.
Question: Why cannot I install USB 2.0 driver?
Answer: If you are using Windows 2000, you need to update your Service-Pack
version to Service-Pack 4. If you are using Windows XP, you need to
update Service-Pack to Service Pack 1 at least.
Question: After installing ISA card, why isn’t it working?
Answer:
As a matter of fact, some ISA cards need to occupy shadow memory,
which might cause ISA card malfunction. In order to determine it is a lack
of shadow memory problem, please disable USB controller and on board
LAN. After disabling these two devices, ISA card works. The lack of
shadow memory could be a case.
To solve this problem, you can download BIOS from our website
http://www.portwell.com.tw/download.asp
If you cannot find BIOS that you need, please contact with Technical
Support Department to request a new BIOS to solve this problem.
Technical Support Department
Mailto: tsd@ portwell.com.tw
Question: I forget my password of system BIOS, what am I supposed to do?
Answer:
You can simply short 2-3 pins on JP1 to clean your password.
Note:
Please visit our technical web site at
http://www.portwell.com.tw
For additional technical information, this is not covered in this manual.
Appendix A
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System Memory Address Map
Each On-board device in the system is assigned a set of memory addresses, which
also can be identical of the device. The following table lists the system memory
address used.
Memory Area Size Device Description
0000 – 0003F 1K Interrupt Area
0040-004F 0.3K BIOS Data Area
0050-006F 0.5K System Data
0070-0E2E 54K DOS
002F-0F6B 5K Program Area
006C-9FBF 577K [Available]
= Conventional memory ends at 640K =
9FC0-9FFF 1K Extended Bios Area
A000-AFFF 64K VGA Graphics
B000-B7FF 32K Unused
B800-BFFF 32K VGA Text
C000-CCBF 51K Video ROM
CCC0-EFFF 141K Unused
F000-FFFF 64K System ROM
Appendix B
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Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ)
Peripheral devices can use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the service
required. The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board.
IRQ# Current Use Default Use
IRQ 0
System ROM System Timer
IRQ 1
System ROM Keyboard Event
IRQ 2
Unassigned Usable IRQ
IRQ 3
System ROM COM2
IRQ 4
System ROM COM1
IRQ 5
Unassigned Usable IRQ
IRQ 6
System ROM Diskette Event
IRQ 7
Unassigned Usable IRQ
IRQ 8
System ROM Real-Time Clock
IRQ 9
Unassigned Usable IRQ
IRQ 10
Unassigned Usable IRQ
IRQ 11
Unassigned Usable IRQ
IRQ 12
System ROM IBM Mouse Event
IRQ 13
System ROM Coprocessor Error
IRQ 14
System ROM Hard Disk Event
IRQ 15
Unassigned Usable IRQ
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