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PCA-6278 User`s Manual

1. ses 85 Table B 18 System I O ports een 86 Table B 19 DMA channel assignments see 87 Table B 20 Interrupt assignments sese 87 Table B 21 1st MB memory map emen 88 Table B 22 PCI bus map tercie tene cii enel pen en eae ob cech 88 Figure 1 1 Figure 1 2 Figure 3 1 Figure 3 2 Figure 3 3 Figure 3 4 Figure 3 5 Figure 3 6 Figure 3 7 Figure 3 8 Figures Board layout main features ee eee eects eeeeeeeenneeeeeneeeeeeees 8 Board layout jumper and connecter locations 11 Award BIOS Setup initial screen cccceeeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeees 34 Standard CMOS features screen eese 35 Advanced BIOS features screen 1 eccessi 36 Advanced chipset features screen ceciren 39 Integrated peripherals sssssssssssseeeen 40 Power managememnt setup screen ssesseeeee 42 PnP PCI configurations screen ese 45 PC health status screen CHAPTER Hardware Configuration This chapter provides background information on the PCA 6278 It will show you how to configure the card to match your application and prepare it for installation into your PC Sections include Introduction Features Specifications Board Layout Jumpers and Connectors Safety Precautions Jumper Settings System Memory Memory Installation Procedures Cache Memory CPU Installati
2. 25 2 8 Serial Ports CN9 COMI CN10 COM2 26 2 9 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors CN11 27 2 10 External Keyboard Connector CN12 27 2 11 CPU 2 Fan Connector CN14 28 2 12 CPU 1 Fan Connector CN15 28 2 13 Front Panel Connectors CN16 17 18 19 21 22 29 2 13 1 Keyboard lock and power LED CN106 29 2 13 2 External speaker CN17 sss 29 2 13 3 Reset CN1S iier neret ere 30 2 13 4 HDD LED CN19 irsscescees eet teorie eet 30 2 14 ATX Power Control Connectors CN20 and CN21 31 2 14 1 ATX feature connector CN20 and soft power switch connector CN21 sssssssssseeeerennn 31 2 14 2 Controlling the soft power switch 32 Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 33 Sel Introduction ssvesiccscssssssiscssossssssasssensssssnessaessovesssesassacssseess 34 3 2 Entering Setup eese eese estes seen etes tenete natns sna sna 34 3 3 Standard CMOS Setup sssssisssessssssrsssvsssvsssvssssosvssessss sssass 35 3 3 1 CMOS RAM backup eeseeem 35 3 4 Advanced BIOS Features eere eee eeee eee ne 36 3 4 T Virus Warning ener peer rerit treten rta 36 3 4 2 CPU Internal Cache External Cache 36 3 4 3 CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking sse 36 3 4 4 First Se
3. 2 7 The PCA 6278 includes a VGA interface that can drive conventional CRT displays CN7 is a standard 15 pin D SUB connector commonly used for VGA Pin assignments for CRT connector CN7 are detailed in Appendix B 10 100Base T Ethernet Conn CN8 CN34 The PCA 6278 is equipped with one or two high performance 32 bit PCI bus Ethernet interfaces which are fully compliant with IEEE 802 3 u 10 100 Mbps CSMA CD standards They are supported by all major network operating systems and are 100 Novell NE 2000 compatible The RJ 45 jacks on the rear plate provide convenient 10 100Base T RJ 45 operation Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 25 2 8 Serial Ports CN9 COM1 CN10 COM2 CN9 CN10 The PCA 6278 offers two serial ports CN9 as COM1 and CN10 as COM2 These ports can connect to serial devices such as a mouse or a printer or to a communications network Table 2 1 Serial port connections COM1 COM2 Connector Ports Address Interrupt CN9 COM1 3F8 3E8 IRQ4 CN10 COM2 2F8 2E8 IRQ3 default settings The IRQ and address ranges for both ports are fixed However if you want to disable the port or change these parameters later you can do this in the system BIOS setup Different devices implement the RS 232 standard in different ways If you are having problems with a serial device be sure to check the pin assignments for the connector 26 PCA 6278
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5. CPULFAN 662 CPU2FAN 1055 NENNENNENENENENEENENNEENNNNNEN Moori APM p Temperature High Limit Status CPU1_TEMP 40 127 fe0 00 v t CPU2 TEMP 40 127 58 00 c Exit Load Default Resident 70 PCA 6278 User s Manual APPENDIX Programming the Watchdog Timer The PCA 6278 is equipped with a watch dog timer that resets the CPU or generates an interrupt if processing comes toa standstill for any reason This feature ensures system reliability in industrial standalone or unmanned environments A 1 Programming the Watchdog Timer 72 To program the watchdog timer you must write a program which writes I O port address 443 hex The output data is a time interval value The value range is from 01 hex to 3F hex and the related time interval is 1 sec to 63 sec Data 01 02 03 04 e Time Interval 1sec 2sec 3sec 4sec 63sec PCA 6278 User s Manual After data entry your program must refresh the watchdog timer by rewriting I O port 443 hex while simultaneously setting it When you want to disable the watchdog timer your program should read I O port 443 hex The following example shows how you might program the watchdog timer in BASIC 10 REM Watchdog timer example program 20 OUT amp H443 data REM Start and restart the watchdog 30 GOSUB 1000 REM Your application task 1 40 OUT amp H443 data REM Reset the timer 50 GOSUB 2000 REM Your application
6. Extended System Configuration Data ECSD if you have installed a new add on card and your OS won t boot and you need to reconfigure CMOS Setup Utility Copyright lt C 1984 2061 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Resources Controlled By Tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Load SETUP Defaults _ Figure 3 7 PnP PCI configurations screen 3 8 3 Resources controlled by The commands here are Auto or manual Choosing manual requires you to choose resources from each following sub menu Auto automatically configures all of the boot and Plug and Play devices but you must be using Windows 95 or above Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 45 3 9 PC Health Status 46 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright lt C 1984 2061 Award Software PC Health Status CPU Warning Temperature Disabled Item Help Menu Level b Tlee Move Enter Select PU PD Ualue Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Load SETUP Defaults Figure 3 8 PC health status screen 3 9 1 Current CPU1 Temperature This shows you the current CPU1 temperature 3 9 2 Current CPU 2 Temperature This shows you the current CPU2 temperature 3 9 3 Current CPUFAN1 Speed This shows you the current CPUFANI speed 3 9 4 Current CPUFAN2 Speed This shows you the current CPUFAN2 speed 3 9 5 VCORE1 This shows CPUI core voltage 3 9 6 VCORE2
7. CMOS data 2 3 closed a default setting 1 8 3 Watchdog timer output J2 The PCA 6278 contains a watchdog timer that will reset the CPU or send a signal to IRQ11 in the event the CPU stops processing This feature means the PCA 6278 will recover from a software failure or an EMI problem The J2 jumper settings control the outcome of what the computer will do in the event the watchdog timer is tripped Table 1 4 Watchdog timer output J2 Function Jumper setting IRQ11 1 2 closed a o O 1 Reset 2 3 closed B default setting PCA 6278 User s Manual 1 9 System Memory The top left edge of the PCA 6278 contains four sockets for 168 pin dual inline memory modules DIMMs All these sockets accept only 3 3 V registered SDRAMs Registered DIMMs are available in capaci ties of 128 256 512 or 1024 MB The sockets can be filled in any combination with DIMMs of any size giving your PCA 6278 single board computer up to 4 GB of memory 1 9 1 Sample calculation DIMM memory capacity Suppose you install a 128 MB DIMM into your PCA 6278 s socket 1 and a 256 MB DIMM into sockets 2 and 3 and 4 Your total system memory is 896 MB calculated as follows Table 1 5 DIMM memory capacity sample calculation Socket number 168 pin DIMM memory Total memory 1 128 MB x1 128 MB 2 256 MB x1 256 MB 3 256 MB x1 256 MB 4 256 MB x1 256 MB Total memory 896 MB Chapter 1 Hard
8. CN20 E 1 Table B 16 ATX feature connector CN20 Pin Signal 1 PS ON 2 Voe 3 VSB B 17 ATX Soft Power Switch CN21 o Table B 17 ATX soft power switch CN21 Pin Signal 1 5VSB 2 PWR BTN Appendix B Pin Assignments 85 B 18 System I O Ports 86 Table B 18 System I O ports Addr range Hex Device 000 01F DMA controller 020 021 Interrupt controller 1 master 022 023 Chipset address 040 05F 8254 timer 060 06F 8042 keyboard controller 070 07F Real time clock non maskable interrupt NMI mask 080 09F DMA page register 0A0 0BF Interrupt controller 2 0CO0 ODF DMA controller OFO Clear math co processor OF 1 Reset math co processor OF8 OFF Math co processor 1F0 1F8 Fixed disk 200 207 Game 1 0 278 27F Parallel printer port 2 LPT3 290 297 On board hardware monitor 2F8 2FF Serial port 2 300 31F Prototype card 360 36F Reserved 378 37F Parallel printer port 1 LPT2 380 38F SDLC bisynchronous 2 3A0 3AF Bisynchronous 1 3B0 3BF Monochrome display and printer adapter LPT1 3C0 3CF Reserved 3D0 3DF Color graphics monitor adapter 3F0 3F7 Diskette controller 3F8 3FF Serial port 1 443 Watchdog timer PCA 6278 User s Manual B 19 DMA Channel Assignments Table B 19 DMA channel assignments Channel Function Available Available Flop
9. Enable Disable Advanced Chipset Features 38 By choosing the Advanced Chipset Features option from the Initial Setup Screen menu the screen below will be displayed This sample screen contains the manufacturer s default values for the PCA 6278 as PCA 6278 User s Manual shown in Figure 3 5 Note DRAM default timings have been carefully chosen and should ONLY be changed if data is being lost Please first contact technical support CMOS Setup Utility Copyright lt C gt 1984 2001 Award Software dvanced Chipset Features System BIOS Cacheable Video BIOS Cacheable Menu Level gt Memory Hole At 15M 16M ISA IO Cycle Delay Tle Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS Previous Values F Load_ SETUP Defaults Figure 3 4 Advanced chipset features screen 3 5 1 Memory Hole 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 15M 16M Disabled 3 5 2 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 Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 39 3 6 3 5 3 Video ROM Cacheable Select Enabled allows caching of the video RAM resulting in better system performance However ifany
10. Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 41 This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port The setting SPP allows normal speed operation but in one direction only EPP allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed ECP allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the maximum data transfer rate ECP EPP allows normal speed operation in a two way mode 3 6 10 ECP Mode Use DMA This selection is available only if you select ECP or ECP EPP in the Parallel Port Mode field In ECP Mode Use DMA you can select DMA channel 1 or DMA channel 3 Leave this field on the default setting 3 6 11 EPP Mode Select This field allows you to select EPP port type 1 7 or 1 9 The choices EPP1 7 1 9 3 7 Power Management Setup The power management setup controls the CPU card s power manage ment features to save power The following screen shows the manufac turer s defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright lt C 1984 2081 Award Software Power Management Setup Power Supply Type i Item Help Power Management Menu Level Ld Uideo Off Method Video Off In Suspend Soft Off by PUR BTTN MODEM Use IRQ Suspend Mode HDD Power Down Primary IDE Primary IDE 1 Secondary IDE Secondary IDE 1 FDD COM LPT Port PCI PIRQ A D I Tle Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help
11. This shows CPU2 core voltage 3 9 7 VCC3 5V 12V 12V 5V This shows you the voltage of 3 3V 5V 12V PCA 6278 User s Manual 3 10 Load Setup Defaults LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS loads the default BIOS settings required by the system for reliable operation 3 11 Password Setting To change the password 1 Choose the Set Password option from the Initial Setup Screen menu and press lt Enter gt The screen will display the following message Enter Password Press lt Enter gt N If the CMOS is good or if this option has been used to change the default password the user is asked for the password stored in the CMOS The screen will display the following message Confirm Password Enter the current password and press lt Enter gt ios After pressing lt Enter gt ROM password or the current password user defined you can change the password stored in the CMOS The password must be no longer than eight 8 characters Remember to enable the password setting feature you must first select either Setup or System from the Advanced BIOS Fea tures menu Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 47 3 12 Save amp Exit Setup If you select this and press lt Enter gt the values entered in the setup utilities will be recorded in the CMOS memory of the chipset The microprocessor will check this every time you turn your system on and compare this to what it finds as it checks
12. Two RS 232 ports with 16C550 UARTS or compatible with 16 byte FIFO buffer Supports speeds up to 115 2 Kbps Ports can be individually configured to COM1 COM2 or disabled Keyboard and PS 2 mouse connector A 6 pin mini DIN connector is located on the mounting bracket for easy connection to a keyboard or PS 2 mouse An onboard keyboard pin header connector is also available ISA driver current Up to 64 mA high driving current 1 3 4 VGA interface On board PCI VGA controller Controller ATI RAGE XL Display memory 8 MB SGRAM 1 3 5 Ethernet LAN Supports dual 10 100Base T Ethernet networking Chipset Intel 82559 1 3 6 Industrial features Watchdog timer Can generate a system reset or IRQ11 The watch dog timer is programmable with each unit equal to one second 63 levels The program uses I O port hex 443h to control the watchdog timer PCA 6278 User s Manual 1 3 7 Mechanical and environmental specifications Operating temperature 0 60 C depends on CPU Storage temperature 40 60 C 40 140 F Humidity 20 95 non condensing Power supply voltage 5 V 12 V Power consumption Typical 5V 11 8A 5V 0 1A 12V 0 5A 12V 0 1A Dual Pentium III 1 GHz 384 MB SDRAM Board size 338 x 122 mm 13 3 x 4 8 Board weight 0 5 kg 1 2 Ib Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 7 Features Main 1 4 Board Layout EIDE Connectors Socket 370 Pentium Ill CPU up to 1 26 GB Four DIMM so
13. USB2 connector CN6 Pin USB1 Signal Pin USB2 Signal 1 5V 6 5V 2 UV 7 UV 3 UV 8 UV 4 GND 9 GND 5 Chassis GND 10 N C VGA Connector CN7 Table B 5 VGA connector CN7 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 RED 9 Voc 2 GREEN 10 GND 3 BLUE 11 N C 4 N C 12 SDT 5 GND 13 H SYNC 6 GND 14 V SYNC 7 GND 15 SCK 8 GND Appendix B Pin Assignments 79 B 6 COM1 COM2 RS 232 Serial Port CN9 CN10 80 12345 543241 OOOOO ooooo0 OOOO OOOOO eres 109876 Table B 6 COM1 COM2 RS 232 serial port CN9 CN10 Pin Signal DCD RXD TXD DTR GND DSR RTS CTS O IoINIDIAJIA JA RI PCA 6278 User s Manual B 7 Keyboard and Mouse Connnector CN11 B 8 2 1 Table B 7 Keyboard and mouse connector CN11 Pin Signal KB DATA MS DATA GND Voc KB CLOCK Oja F n5 MS CLOCK External Keyboard Connector CN12 Table B 8 External keyboard connector CN12 Pin Signal CLK DATA NC GND c1 2 shy V CC Appendix B Pin Assignments 81 B 9 IR Connector CN13 Table B 9 IR connector CN13 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5V 2 N C 3 IR_TX 4 GND 5 IR_RX B 10 CPU_2 Fan Power Connector CN14 E Table B 10 CPU fan power connector CN14 Pin Signal 1 GND 2 12V
14. User s Manual 2 9 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors CN11 The 6 pin mini DIN connectors CN11 on the card mounting bracket provides connection to a PS 2 keyboard and a PS 2 mouse by using the adapter cable P N 1700060202 available from Advantech 2 10 External Keyboard Connector CN12 CN12 In addition to the PS 2 mouse keyboard connector on the PCA 6278 s ear plate there is also an extra onboard external keyboard connector This gives system integrators greater flexibility in designing their systems Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 27 2 11 CPU 2 Fan Connector CN14 CN14 This connector supports cooling fans of with current up to 2A 2 12 CPU 1 Fan Connector CN15 co ii 4 m This connector supports cooling fans up to 2 A 28 PCA 6278 User s Manual 2 13 Front Panel Connectors CN16 CN17 CN18 CN19 CN21 and CN22 There are several external switches to monitor and control the PCA 6278 CN18 CN19 CN17 CN16 2 13 1 Keyboard lock and power LED CN16 CN16 is a 5 pin connector for the keyboard lock and power on LED Refer to Appendix B for detailed information on the pin assignme
15. configuration It shows you how to configure the card to match your application requirements 5 1 Introduction 5 2 The PCA 6278 features single or dual 32 bit 10 100 Mbps Ethernet network interface This interface supports bus mastering architecture and auto negotiation features Therefore standard twisted pair cabling with RJ 45 connectors for both 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps connections can be used Extensive driver support for commonly used network systems is also provided Features 5 3 Dual IntelR 82559 Ethernet LAN controller fully integrated 10Base T 100Base TX Supports Wake on LAN remote control function PCI Bus Master complies with PCI Rev 2 1 MAC amp PHY 10 100 Mbps interfaces Complies to IEEE 802 3 10Base T and IEEE 802 3u 100Base T interfaces Fully supports 10Base T and 100Base TX operation Single RJ 45 connector gives auto detection of 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps network data transfer rates and connected cable types Plug and Play Driver Installation 56 The PCA 6278 s onboard Ethernet interface supports all major network operating systems The BIOS automatically detects the LAN while booting and assigns an IRQ level and I O address No jumpers or switches are required for user configuration Note Operating system vendors may post driver updates on their websites Please visit the websites of OS vendors to download updated drivers PCA 6278 User s Manual 5 4 Windows NT Drivers Setup Pro
16. 10 Table 1 3 CMOS clear 11 rre ERR etre rei 14 Table 1 4 Watchdog timer output J2 ss 14 Table 1 5 DIMM memory capacity sample calculation 15 Table 2 1 Serial port connections COM1 COM2 eee 26 Table 2 2 PS 2 or ATX power supply LED status a nn 29 Table B 1 IDE hard drive connector CN1 CN2 eeeeene 76 Table B 2 Floppy drive connector CN3 sse 77 Table B 3 Parallel port connector CNA i iii 78 Table B 4 USB1 USB2 connector CN6 0 eee eeeeeee sees eeeeeeeeeeeeeeenteeeneas 79 Table B 5 VGA connector CN7 iristera 79 Table B 6 COM1 COM2 RS 232 serial port CN9 CN10 80 Table B 7 Keyboard and mouse connector CN11 eeessssss 81 Table B 8 External keyboard connector CN12 seeeeeeess 81 Table B 9 IR connector CN13 asoraire a emen 82 Table B 10 CPU fan power connector CN14 sseeeeeee 82 Table B 11 CPU fan power connector CN15 sseeeeee 83 Table B 12 Power LED and keylock connector CN16 sse 83 Table B 13 External speaker CN17 sss 84 Table B 14 Reset connector CN18 ssssee 84 Table B 15 HDD LED connector CN19 renina nnen 85 Table B 16 ATX feature connector CN20 ssese 85 Table B 17 ATX soft power switch CN21
17. 3 Detect 82 PCA 6278 User s Manual B 11 CPU_1 Fan Power Connector CN15 El Table B 11 CPU fan power connector CN15 Pin Signal 1 GND 2 12V 3 Detect B 12 Power LED and Keylock Connector CN16 You can use an LED to indicate when the CPU card is on Pin 1 of CN16 supplies the LED s power and Pin 3 is the ground You can use a switch or a lock to disable the keyboard so thatthe PC will not respond to any input This is useful if you do not want anyone to change or stop a program which is running Simply connect the switch from Pin 4 to Pin 5 of CN16 12345 60090 UC Table B 12 Power LED and keylock connector CN16 Pin Function LED power 5 V NC GND Keyboard lock GND 0O JA W N Appendix B Pin Assignments 83 B 13 External Speaker Connector CN17 The CPU card has its own buzzer You can also connect itto the external speaker on your computer chassis Ne AU No 12 34 Table B 13 External speaker CN17 Pin Function 1 5 Voc 2 GND 3 Internal buzzer 4 Speaker out B 14 Reset Connector CN18 o Table B 14 Reset connector CN18 Pin Signal 1 RESET 2 GND 84 PCA 6278 User s Manual B 15 HDD LED Connector CN19 o Table B 15 HDD LED connector CN19 Pin Signal 1 LEDO LED 2 Vcc LED B 16 ATX Feature Connector
18. 5 19 SIGNAL GND 20 N C 21 DISK DMA REQUEST 22 GND 23 IOWRITE 24 GND 25 IOREAD 26 GND 27 IO CHANNEL READY 28 GND 29 HDACKO 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 N C 33 ADDR 1 34 N C 35 ADDRO 36 ADDR2 37 HARD DISK SELECT O 38 HARD DISK SELECT 1 39 IDE ACTIVE 40 GND low active 76 PCA 6278 User s Manual B 2 Floppy Drive Connector CN3 33 31 3 1 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOe 0U OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 34 32 42 Table B 2 Floppy drive connector CN3 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 FDHDIN 3 GND 4 N C 5 N C 6 FDEDIN 7 GND 8 INDEX 9 GND 10 MOTOR 0 11 GND 12 DRIVE SELECT 1 13 GND 14 DRIVE SELECT 0 15 GND 16 MOTOR 1 17 GND 18 DIRECTION 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 WRITE DATA 23 GND 24 WRITE GATE 25 GND 26 TRACK 0 27 GND 28 WRITE PROTECT 29 GND 30 READ DATA 31 GND 32 HEAD SELECT 33 GND 34 DISK CHANGE low active Appendix B Pin Assignments 77 B 3 Parallel Port Connector CN4 13 12 21 OOOOOOOOOO000dH eoooooooooooo 26 25 15 14 Table B 3 Parallel port connector CN4 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 STROBE 14 AUTOFD 2 DO 15 ERR 3 D1 16 INIT 4 D2 17 SLCTINI 5 D3 18 GND 6 D4 19 GND 7 D5 20 GND 8 D6 21 GND 9 D7 22 GND 10 ACK 23 GND 11 BUSY 24 GND 12 PE 25 GND 13 SLCT 26 N C low active 78 PCA 6278 User s Manual B 4 USB Connector CN6 CN26 B 5 1j0 ole 210 Ol 7 3JOOl8 410 O 9 5 O 9 10 Table B 4 USB1
19. B C GNTC PCI slot 4 AD28 INTA B C D GNTD 88 PCA 6278 User s Manual Appendix B Pin Assignments 89 90 PCA 6278 User s Manual
20. CN18 Reset connector CN19 HDD LED connector CN20 ATX feature connector CN21 ATX soft power switch CN26 USB 2 3 CN34 10 100Base T Ethernet connector 2 10 PCA 6278 User s Manual 1 6 Board Layout Jumper and Connector Locations CN 12 CPU2 CPU1 CN 14 CN 17 I CN 19 CN 16 Figure 1 2 Board layout jumper and connecter locations Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 11 1 7 Safety Precautions 12 Warning Always completely disconnect the power cord from Caution your chassis whenever you work with the hardware Do not make connections while the power is on Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by sudden power surges Only experienced electronics personnel should open the PC chassis Always ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching the CPU card Modern electronic devices are very sensitive to static electric charges As a Safety precaution use a grounding wrist strap at all times Place all electronic component
21. Exit Without Saving eee eee esee tenete ntn ann 48 Chapter 4 PCI SVGA Setup 49 4 1 Before You Begin eeeeeeeeee esee ee eene enean enn sna nnn 50 4 2 Features sicsssssisssssssssdsessassesecsessssesssevsacasesonesscssessenestsassesbess 50 4 3 VGA Installation sisssicccissssssssssssonssecsessassecessosecosssscsonsteseess 51 Chapter 5 LAN Configuration 55 S l lntrod ctiOn eese rrt erento ae nin nina nett uini nevera ias 56 MEM Ti M 56 5 3 Driver Installation eese esee eren eerte eene en nennen 56 5 4 Windows NT Drivers Setup Procedure 57 5 5 Windows 2000 Drivers Setup Procedure 61 Chapter 6 Onboard Security Setup 67 60 1 Introductl li esce tir rere top rae orte ety eee t el bo Yea e ipn d das 68 6 2 Installation eere rene eboo oe ene eon to ru eo Pese ora ea sea en ovas 68 6 3 Windows 9x Drivers Setup Procedure 69 Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer 71 A 1 Programming the Watchdog Timer 72 Appendix B Pin Assignments 75 B 1 IDE Hard Drive Connector CN1 CN2 76 B 2 Floppy Drive Connector CN3 eere 77 B 3 Parallel Port Connector CNA eee 78 B 4 USB Conne
22. F5 Previous Values F Load SETUP Defaults Figure 3 6 Power managememnt setup screen 42 PCA 6278 User s Manual 3 7 1 Power Supply Type The Choice AT ATX 3 7 2 ACPI function This item allows you to enable disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The choice Enabled Disabled 3 7 3 Power Management This category allows you to select the type or degree of power saving and is directly related to the following modes 1 HDD Power Down 2 Doze Mode 3 Suspend Mode There are four selections for Power Management three of which have fixed mode settings Disable default No power management Disables all four modes Min Power Saving Minimum power management Doze Mode 1 hr Standby Mode 1 hr Suspend Mode 1 hr and HDD Power Down 15 min Max Power Saving Maximum power management ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SL CPU S Doze Mode 1 min Standby Mode 1 min Suspend Mode 1 min and HDD Power Down 1 min User Defined Allows you to set each mode individually When not disabled each ofthe ranges are from min to 1 h except for HDD power down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min and disable 3 7 4 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 DPMS This option only
23. N20 are closed Warnings 1 Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your CPU card and expan sion cards 2 ATX power supplies may power on if certain motherboard components or connections are touched by metallic objects Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 31 Important Make sure that the ATX power supply can take at least a 720 mA load on the 5 V standby lead 5VSB If not you may have difficulty powering on your system and or supporting the Wake on LAN function 2 14 2 Controlling the soft power switch Users can also identify the current power mode through the system s power LED see Section 2 13 1 32 PCA 6278 User s Manual CHAPTER Award BIOS Setup This chapter describes how to set the card s BIOS configuration data 3 1 Introduction 3 2 Award s BIOS ROM has a built in setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This type of information is stored in battery backed memory CMOS RAM so that it retains the setup information when the power is turned off Entering Setup 34 Turn on the computer and check for the patch code If there is a number assigned to the patch code it means that the BIOS supports your CPU If there is no number assigned to the patch code please contact Advantech s applications engineer to obtain an up to date pa
24. PCA 6278 Full size dual socket 370 Intel Tualatin Pentium ll processor based PCI ISA bus CPU card User s Manual Copyright notice This document is copyrighted 2003 by Advantech Co Ltd All rights are reserved Advantech Co Ltd reserves the right to make improve ments to the products described in this manual at any time without notice No part of this manual may be reproduced copied translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co Ltd Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable However Advantech Co Ltd assumes no responsibility for its use nor for any infringements upon the rights of third parties which may result from its use Acknowledgements e AWARD is a trademark of AWARD Software Inc IBM and PC are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Intel and Pentium III are trademarks of Intel Corporation MS DOS is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation SMC is a trademark of Standard Microsystems Corporation WinBond is a trademark of Winbond Corporation VIA is a registered trademark of VIA Technologies Inc Adaptec is a registered trademark of Adaptec Inc All other product names or trademarks are the properties of their respective owners Part No 2006627802 3nd Edition Printed in Taiwan Feb 2003 A Message to the Customer Advantech customer services Each and every Advan
25. al 6 3 Windows 9x Drivers Setup Procedure 1 Insert the driver CD into your system s CD ROM drive In a few seconds the software installation main menu appears as shown in the following figure Click on the WIN 9X button under the OBS DRIVERS heading WINSX wiIN2000 WINNT40 WIN9X WINNT Chapter 6 Onboard Security Setup 69 2 When you will see the following message make sure you have closed all other programs then click on OK OBS Hardware Doctor Setup E Welcome to the OBS Hardware Doctor installation program Setup cannot install system files or update shared files if they are in use Before proceeding we recommend that you clos any applications you may be Tunning 3 Click on Change directory to choose destination folder 4 After the setup is completed You can view OBS setting by running this utility 5 It is recommended that you load the default values for all OBS settings However if desired you can extablish new conditions for voltage fan speed and temperature E or Ele Configuration Help Voltage Low Limit a m High Limit Status cpu vcc ajaja 1 00 410 178 s M CPUZVEC ajea 100 r 430 173 s fagi V cHiP vcc 310 230 Ae 40 360 aj v XM we aes 400 L E amp m 535 fee V HN a f M y 140 39 s v AW TE v No pS s0 m a ae l V DRM Low Limit Status Unit
26. and changes environment settings IB my computer E 2 Inthe System Properties window select the Device Manager system Properties I General Network Identification Hardware User Profiles Advanced r Hardware Wizard The Hardware wizard helps you Hii uninstall repair unplug eject and configure your hardware Hardware Wizard m Device Manager The Device Manager lists all the hardware devices installed on your computer Use the Device Manager to change the properties of any device Driver Signing Devic m Hardware Profiles Hardware profiles provide a way for you to set up and store different hardware configurations Hardware Profiles Chapter 5 LAN Configuration 61 3 In Device Manager screen follow the screen instructions to click on Properties i Device Manager r Intel R PRO 100 Management Adapter 2 Ports COM amp LPT Sound video and game controllers System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers 4 Inthe following screen to click on Update Driver 62 PCA 6278 User s Manual 5 Click on Next Upgrade Device Driver Wizard Welcome to the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard This wizard helps you upgrade a device driver for a hardware device To continue click Next lt Back 6 Following the highlighted item and click on Next Upgrade Device Driver Wizard E Install Hardwar
27. and the pertinent sections of your application software s user s manual before performing the installation Features 50 Built in ATI RAGE XL 3D multimedia accelerator Superior 3D performance achieved through a floating print setup engine rated at 1 2 million triangles sec Integrated 230 MHz DAC allows 85 Hz refresh at 1600 x 1200 resolution Complete local language support Power management for full VESA DPMS and EPA Energy Star compliance User friendly installation for Microsoft Windows 98 NT 2000 8 MB 64 bit 100 MHz SGRAM frame buffer interface with 800 MB sec bus bandwidth PCA 6278 User s Manual Integrates superior video features These include filtered sealing of 720 pixel DVD content and MPEG 2 motion compensation for software DVD 4 3 VGA Installation First insert CD drive Then follow the Icons for your PCA Series model number Click on the right driver for the auto installation Below take Windows 2000 as an example VGA DRIVERS DRV_VGA RAGERL WIN9X wiN2000 WINNT40 Di WIN9X WIN NT Click on WIN2000 the VGA driver will start installation automatically Chapter 4 PCI SVGA Setup 51 52 You will see the welcome window and ask you to exit all Windows programs Click on Next to continue Click on AGP Drivers Auto for Auto installation LM x Welcome to the ATI Drivers Setup program This program will install ATI Drivers on your computer It is strong
28. ansfer rates of up to 33 MB sec System BIOS supports boot up from an IDE CD ROM SCSI CD ROM LS 120 IDE HDD SCSI HDD ZIP 100 LAN and FDD A backup of CMOS data is stored in the Flash memory which protects data even after a battery failure Also included is a 63 level watchdog timer which resets the CPU or generates an interrupt if a program cannot be executed normally This enables reliable operation in unattended environments Note Some of the features mentioned above are not available with all models For more information about the specifications of a particular model see Section 1 3 Specifications PCA 6278 User s Manual 1 2 Features l High performance PCI bus The ServerSet 30 LE chipset provides two PCI buses one 32 bit 33 MHz PCI bus is used for internal PCI devices such as Ethernet and VGA The other 64 bit 66 MHz high performance PCI bus is reserved for user s add on cards This high performance PCI is capable to operate at different speed 32 bit 33 MHz 32 bit 66 MHz 64 bit 33 MHz or 64 bit 66 MHz Fan status monitoring and alarm To prevent system overheating and damage the CPU fan can be monitored for speed and failure The fan is set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds Temperature monitoring and alarm To prevent system overheat ing and damage the CPU card supports processor thermal sensing and auto protection Voltage monitoring and alarm System voltage levels are moni tored to en
29. atches your hardware then click OK If you have an Ha installation disk for this component click Have Disk Network Adapter Intel R PR07100 S Server Adapter Intel R PRO 100 wfM PCI Adapter Intel R PRO 100 Alert On LAN 2 Adapter Intel R P 0 Dual Port Adapter Intel R PRO 100 Management Adapter Intel R PRO 100 Management Adapter with Alert On LAN Intel R PRO 1NN MiniPCl ni el Have Disk med 10 Click Next Upgrade Device Driver Wizard Start Device Driver Installation Se The device driver will be installed with the default settings ey The wizard is ready to install the driver for the following hardware device Bal Intel R PRO 100 Dual Port Adapter Windows will use default settings to install the software for this hardware device To install the software for your new hardware click Next Chapter 5 LAN Configuration 65 66 11 Click on Yes Digital Signature Not Found x The Microsoft digital signature affirms that software has been tested with Windows and that the software has not been altered since it was tested The software you are about to install does not contain a Microsoft digital signature Therefore there is no guarantee that this software works correctly with Windows Intel R PRO 100 Dual Port Adapter If you want to search for Microsoft digitally signed software visit the Windows Update Web site at http windowsupdate micro
30. atic rate is the rate key strokes repeat as determined by the keyboard controller The commands are Enabled or Disabled Enabling allows the typematic rate and delay to be selected 3 4 10 Typematic Rate Chars Sec BIOS accepts the following input values characters second for typematic rate 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 37 3 5 3 4 11 Typematic Delay msec Typematic delay is the time interval between the appearance of two consecutive characters when holding down a key The input values for this category are 250 500 750 1000 msec 3 4 12 Security Option This setting determines whether the system will boot up if the password is denied Access to Setup is however always limited System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Note To disable security select PASSWORD SETTING in the main menu At this point you will be asked to enter a password Simply press lt Enter gt to disable security When security is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely 3 4 13 Video BIOS Shadow Enable copies video BIOS to shadow RAM for performnace improving Choices are Enable Disable 3 4 14 EPA Logo Show Energy Star Log from Environmental Protection Agency Choices are
31. cedure Note 1 The CD ROM drive is designated as D throughout 1 Inthe Windows NT screen click on Start and select Set tings Then click on the Control Panel icon to select Net Work LN 9 Intemet Keyboard Modems Mouse Options 8 Multimedia Network ODBCDala Passwords Sources 32bit xs e 5 Printers Regional Sounds Settings 2 Inthe Network window select the Adapters tab Then click on Add CBs Bemwe Boe s MS Loopback Adapter LK ce Chapter 5 LAN Configuration 57 3 In the Select Network Adapter window click on Have Disk Select Network Adapter BY 3Com Etherlink II Adapter also 11 16 and I1 16 TP BY 3Com Etherlink III ISA PCMCIA Adapter Big 3Com EtherLink IIl PCI Bus Master Adapter 30590 EF 3Com Etherlink16 EtherLink16 TP Adapter 4 When the Insert Disk window appears insert the utility CD into the CD ROM drive The correct file path is Drv LAN D_82559 When you have the correct file path click on OK BIB 1 MS Loopback Adapter Intel R PRO 100 Management Adapter Bus 0 Slot 10 58 PCA 6278 User s Manual 5 Inthe Select OEM Option window click on OK Select OEM Option 6 Inthe Network window select the Adapters tab Under Network Adapters highlight 2 Intel R PRO 100 Management Adapter Then click on Close B9 1 MS Loopback Adapter Int
32. ckets up to 4GB SDRAM registered only VGA controller ATI Rage XL FDD Connector Parallel port COM1 USB ports COM2 PS 2 mouse and keyboard connector Intel 82559 Ethernet controller Figure 1 1 Board layout main features PCA 6278 User s Manual 8 1 5 Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the PCA 6278 board link it to external devices such as hard disk drives and a keyboard In addition the board has a number of jumpers used to configure your system for your application The tables below list the function of each of the board jumpers and connectors Later sections in this chapter give instructions on setting jumpers Chapter 2 gives instructions for connecting external devices to your card Table 1 1 Jumpers Label Function J1 CMOS clear J2 Watchdog timer output Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 9 Table 1 2 Connectors Label Function CN1 Primary IDE connector CN2 Secodary IDE connector CN3 Floppy driver connector CN4 Parallel port CN6 USB 0 1 CN7 VGA connector CN8 10 100Base T Ethernet connector 1 CN9 Serial port COM1 CN10 Serial port COM2 CN11 PS 2 keyboard and mouse connector CN12 External keyboard connector CN13 Infrared IR connector CN14 CPU 2 FAN connector CN15 CPU 1 FAN Connector CN16 Power LED and keyboard lock CN17 External speaker
33. cond Third Other Boot Device 37 3 4 5 Swap Floppy Drive esee 37 3 4 6 Boot UP Floppy Seek sse 37 3 4 7 Boot Up NumLock Status sss 37 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 4 8 Gate A20 Option pirrur serren aE E EE 37 3 4 9 Typematic Rate Setting esse 37 3 4 10 Typematic Rate Chars Sec sss 37 3 4 11 Typematic Delay msec see 38 3 4 12 Security Option sse 38 3 4 13 Video BIOS Shadow sse 38 3 4 14 EPA Logo Show seseeeeeeeenene 38 Advanced Chipset Features sccccsccecsssssssssesseesees 38 3 5 L Memory Hole eh rente eee ees 39 3 5 2 System BIOS Cacheable sss 39 3 5 3 Video ROM Cacheable sees 40 3 5 4 Memory Parity ECC Check sss 40 Integrated Peripherals eeeeee eerte ener ente 40 3 6 1 On Chip Primary Secondary PCI IDE 40 3 6 2 IDE Primary Master Slave PlIO UDMA Mode 40 3 6 3 Onboard USB i terri eee erre ee dee 4l 3 6 4 USB Controllet iier rer rtr nenne 41 3 6 5 Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8H IRQA 4l 3 6 6 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8H IRQ3 4 3 6 7 Onboard FDC Controller sss 4l 3 6 8 Onboard Parallel Port 378H IRQ7 4 3 6 9 Onboard Paralle
34. ctor CN6 CN26 ecce eee ee eerte enne 79 B 5 VGA Connector CN7 c eeeeeeeeeeeee eene ette seen nae 79 B 6 COMI COM2 RS 232 Serial Port CN9 CN10 80 B 7 Keyboard and Mouse Connnector CN11 81 B 8 External Keyboard Connector CN12 81 B 9 IR Connector CN13 ceeeeeeeee eren eren eee nnte 82 B 10 CPU 2 Fan Power Connector CN14 82 B 11 CPU 1 Fan Power Connector CN15 83 B 12 Power LED and Keylock Connector CN16 83 B 13 External Speaker Connector CN17 84 B 14 Reset Connector CN18 ceeeeeeeeerenee 84 B 15 HDD LED Connector CN19 eee 85 B 16 ATX Feature Connector CN20 ee 85 B 17 ATX Soft Power Switch CN21 esee 85 B 18 System F O Ports ss sssssssossssssossssvsvssssosrosssusovssssssssss ssvssss 86 B 19 DMA Channel Assignments eeeeeeeeeeee rennen 87 B 20 Interrupt Assignments eeeeeeeeee eene eene tn nnn 87 B 21 Ist MB Memory Map eeeeeeee eene nnne tnnt sona sn 88 B 22 PCI Bus Map eren een een etn aeta atta sense ta neta netta stes snae 88 Tables Table 1 21 J mbpets is seis ec 2 c aie E ea pue sa EL ed Ra su EER EE aE 9 Table 1 2 Connectors aoreet tee dee E A ite eed de
35. damage the CPU When the CPU is installed the lever should snap into place at the side of the socket Note To remove a CPU pull the lever out to the side a little and raise it as far as it will go Lift out the CPU 18 PCA 6278 User s Manual 1 13 Dual Processor Systems The dual processor function of the PCA 6278 is a special design for Socket 370 CPUs The PCA 6278 supports Intel SMP Symmetric Multiple Processor specifications It is equipped with two PGA 370 sockets with which you can install two Socket 370 processors Of course if desired only one Socket 370 processor need be installed A single Socket 370 processor can be installed in PGA 370 socket CPU 1 default setting To install two Socket 370 processors we strongly recommend you uses two identical CPUs i e same speed same core voltage and same cache size Otherwise your system may not operate properly For best performance you should use an OS operating system that supports multi processors The following OS can support multi processor functions Microsoft Windows NT 3 5x 4 x and 5 x Windows 2000 server Windows Advanced server SCO UNIX FreeBSD 3 0 or later and Linux This list is not necessarily exhaustive Check with your OS vendor for more information You can also use Microsoft Windows 3 1 95 or 98 However these do not support SMP specifications Therefore using two processors will yield the same result as using a single processor Not
36. e 1 The PCA 6278 cannot manage the SMP function by itself Therefore if you use an incorrect CPU or OS which causes the SMP function to fail you are likely to suffer damage to your hardware and or software Advantech cannot take any responsibility for damage in such circumstances Note 2 There are two types of Pentium III with speed 1 13 GHz and higher one with 512 KB L2 cache and the other with 256 KB L2 cache Only those with 512 L2 cache can support SMP Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 19 20 PCA 6278 User s Manual CHAPTER Connecting Peripherals This chapter tells how to connect periph erals switches and indicators to the PCA 6278 board 2 1 Introduction 2 2 You can access most of the connectors from the top of the board while it is installed in the chassis If you have a number of cards installed or have a packed chasis you may need to partially remove the card to make all the connections Primary CN1 and Secondary CN2 IDE Connectors 22 CNI CN2 You can attach up to four IDE Integrated Drive Electronics drives to the PCA 6278 s built in controller The primary CN1 and secondary CN2 connectors can each accommodate two drives Wire number 1 on the cable is red or blue and the other wires are gray Connect one end to connector CN1 or CN2 on the CPU card Make sure that the red blue wire corresponds to pi
37. e Device Drivers device driver is a software program that enables a hardware device to work with an operating system This wizard upgrades drivers for the following hardware device Hua Intel R PRO 100 Management Adapter Upgrading to a newer version of a device driver may add functionality to or improve the performance of this device What do you want the wizard to do Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended Chapter 5 LAN Configuration 63 7 Click on Have Disk Upgrade Device Driver Wizard Select Network Adapter e Which network adapter do you want to install NS Click the Network Adapter that matches your hardware then click OK If you have an installation disk for this component click Have Disk Network Adapter Intel 8255x based PCI Ethernet Adapter 10 100 Intel R PRO 100 Management Adapter Show compatible hardware Have Disk C Show all hardware of this device class lt Back Carcel 8 Keyin D Drv_Lan D_ 82559 then click on OK Install From Disk x Insert the manufacturer s installation disk into the drive ca selected and then click OK o9 Copy manufacturer s files from D Drv_LAN D_82559 64 PCA 6278 User s Manual 9 To highlight the following item and click Next Upgrade Device Driver Wizard Select Network Adapter Sm Which network adapter do you want to install ey Click the Network Adapter that m
38. ed other hardware and software used etc Note anything abnormal and list any on screen messages you get when the problem occurs 2 Call your dealer and describe the problem Please have your manual product and any helpful information readily available 3 If your product is diagnosed as defective obtain an RMA return material authorization number from your dealer This allows us to process your return more quickly 4 Carefully pack the defective product a fully completed Repair and Replacement Order Card and a photocopy proof of purchase date such as your sales receipt in a shippable container A product returned without proof of the purchase date is not eligible for warranty service 5 Write the RMA number visibly on the outside of the package and ship it prepaid to your dealer Initial Inspection Before you begin installing your card please make sure that the following materials have been shipped e 1 PCA 6278 dual socket 370 Pentium III processor based single board computer 2 Pentium III processor optional PCA 6278 startup Manual e CD driver utility and manual in PDF format FDDcable P N 1701340703 2UDMA 33 HDD cables P N 1701400607 printer parallel port cable amp COM port cable kit P N 1700060305 ATX to PS 2 power cable P N 1700000450 e 1 ivory cable for PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse P N 1700060202 e 1 USB cable optional P N 1700100170 If any of these items a
39. el R PRO 100 Management Adapter Bus 0 Slot 10 Chapter 5 LAN Configuration 59 7 Inthe Microsoft TCP IP Properties window select the IP Address tab Then select Specify an IP address Type in the IP Address and Subnet Mask details Then click on OK Microsoft TCP IP Properties 2 Intel R PRO 100 Management Adapter 8 Inthe Network Settings Change window click on Yes Network Settings Change 60 PCA 6278 User s Manual 5 5 Windows 2000 Drivers Setup Procedure Note The CD ROM drive is designed as D through out this section 1 In the Windows 2000 screen click on Start and select settings Then click on the Control Panel icon to select system Control Panel loj xi Ele Edt yew Favorites Tools Help tsak e 9 Ey Gsearch Gyrolders Bristory E GE X A E Address E Control Panel z es j Gu fe s m Go s Accessibilty Add Remove Add Remove Administrative Date Time Display Control Panel Options Hardware Programs Tools 3 System GR a5 amp G Provides system information and changes environment settings Folder Options Fonts Internet Keyboard Mouse Cortrolers Options Windows Update M Network and Phone and Power Options Printers Regional Scanners and Dial up Co Modem Options Cameras E e 4 amp Scheduled Sounds and System Users and Tasks Multimedia Passwords Provides system information
40. eripherals PCA 6278 User s Manual 3 6 3 Onboard USB This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board and you want to use it Even when so equipped if you add a higher performance controller you will need to disable this feature The choice Enabled Disabled 3 6 4 USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB keyboard The choice Enabled Disabled 3 6 5 Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8H IRQ4 The settings are Auto 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and Disabled for the on board serial connector 3 6 6 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8H IRQ3 The settings are Auto 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and Disabled for the on board serial connector 3 6 7 Onboard FDC Controller When enabled this field allows you to connect your floppy disk drives to the onboard floppy disk drive connector instead of a separate controller card If you want to use a different controller card to connect the floppy disk drives set this field to Disabled 3 6 8 Onboard Parallel Port 378H IRQ7 This field sets the address of the on board parallel port connector You can select either 3BC IRQ7 378 IRQ7 278 IRQS or Disabled If you install an I O card with a parallel port make sure there is no conflict in the address assignments The CPU card can support up to three parallel ports as long as there are no conflicts for each port 3 6 9 Onboard
41. l Port Mode ECP EPP 4 3 6 10 ECP Mode Use DMA seseeee 42 3 6 11 EPP Mode Select sssssssseeeee 42 Power Management Setup cccccccssscssscssscsssssessees 42 3 7 1 Power Supply Type ot ertet oi eee 43 3 7 2 ACPI function ettet 43 3 4 3 Power Management sei ia 43 3 7 4 Video Off Method sssssseeenen 43 3 7 5 Video Off In Suspend sse 44 3 7 6 Soft Off by PWRBTN eese 44 37 MODEM Use IRQ 5 iiim n te hd 44 3 7 8 Suspend Mode rrsieneross nre ea 4 3 19 HDD Power DOWN ctor m mun a rei 44 PnP PCI Configurations eesseeseesesoessesooroesseccossecoesossseeoee 45 3 8 1 PnP OS Installed wie iecccsesssecceecesesseeseeeceees 45 3 8 2 Reset Configuration Data sss 45 3 8 3 Resources controlled by ssssssssss 45 3 9 PC Health Status 4 erret r neuron ety ettet erre epar peds 46 3 9 1 Current CPUT Temperature ecserin 46 3 9 2 Current CPU 2 Temperature 46 3 9 3 Current CPUFANI Speed esses 46 3 9 4 Current CPUFANG Speed sss 46 3 95 VCORE Torsen Ei E E E E 46 3 9 0 VCORED pesn oneee mete N 46 3 9 7 VEC3HSVAI2ZVI AI2VIZSV assessed 46 3 10 Load Setup Defaults c eeeeeeeeeee eee eene ette 47 3 11 Password Setting eee eee eee eene tenente nana 47 3 12 Save amp Exit Setup eese eee eee eese tenent ann 48 3 13
42. ly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and intemational treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law In the license window click on Yes to continue Software License Agreement 1 xj Please read the following License Agreement Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement End User License Agreement PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE BY INSTALLING OR USING THE SOFTWARE YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE PROMPTLY RETURN THE SOFTWARE TO THE PLACE WHERE YOU OBTAINED IT AND YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED 1 License The software accompanying this License hereinafter Software regardless of the media on which it is distributed are licensed to you by ATI Technologies Inc for use solely in conjunction with ATI Technologies Inc hardware products purchased with the Software ATI Hardware You own the medium on which the Software is recorded but ATI Technologies Inc and if applicable its Licensors referred to collectively as ATI re
43. n 1 on the connector in the upper right hand corner See Chapter 1 for help finding the connector Unlike floppy drives IDE hard drives can connect in either position on the cable If you install two drives to a single connector you will need to set one as the master and the other as the slave You do this by setting the jumpers on the drives If you use just one drive per connector you should set each drive as the master See the documen tation that came with your drive for more information PCA 6278 User s Manual 2 3 Connect the first hard drive to the other end of the cable Wire 1 on the cable should also connect to pin 1 on the hard drive connector which is labeled on the drive circuit board Check the documentation that came with the drive for more information Connect the second hard drive to the remaining connector CN2 or CN1 in the same way as described above Floppy Drive Connector CN3 You can attach up to two floppy disk drives to the PCA 6278 s onboard connector You can use 3 5 720 KB 1 44 2 88 MB drives The card comes with a 34 pin daisy chain drive connector cable On one end of the cable is a 34 pin flat cable connector On the other end are two sets of 34 pin flat cable connector usually used for 3 5 drives The set on the end after the twist in the cable connects to the A floppy drive The set in the middle connects to the B floppy d
44. nts If a PS 2 or ATX power supply is used the system s power LED status will be as indicated below Table 2 2 PS 2 or ATX power supply LED status Power mode LED PS 2 power LED ATX power System On On On System Off Off On 2 13 2 External speaker CN17 CN17 is a 4 pin connector for an extenal speaker If there is no external speaker the PCA 6278 provides an onboard buzzer as an alternative To enable the buzzer set pins 3 4 as closed 12 34 Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 29 2 13 3 Reset CN18 Many computer cases offer the convenience of a reset button Connect the wire from the reset button B 2 13 4 HDD LED CN19 You can connect an LED to connector CN19 to indicate when the HDD Is active i 30 PCA 6278 User s Manual 2 14 ATX Power Control Connectors CN20 and CN21 2 14 1 ATX feature connector CN20 and soft power switch connector CN21 The PCA 6278 can support an advanced soft power switch function if an ATX power supply is used To enable the soft power switch function 1 Take the specially designed ATX to PS 2 power cable out of the PCA 6278 s accessory bag 2 Connectthe 3 pin plug of the cable to CN20 ATX feature connec tor 3 Connect the power on off button to CN21 A momentary type of button should be used Note If you will not be using an ATX power connector make sure that pins 2 3 of C
45. of either SRAM chips or SRAM modules The built in second level cache in the Pentium III processor yields much higher performance than the external cache memories The cache size in the Intel Pentium III processor is 256 or 512 KB depending on the type of CPU Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 17 1 12 CPU Installation The PCA 6278 provides a dual socket 370 for an Intel Pentium III processor The CPU on the board must have a fan or heat sink attached to prevent overheating Warning Without a fan or heat sink the CPU will overheat and cause damage to both the CPU and the mother l t board To install a CPU first turn off your system and remove its cover Locate the processor socket 370 1 Make sure the socket 370 lever is in the upright position To raise the lever pull it out to the side a little and raise it as far as it will go 2 Place the CPU in the empty socket Follow the instructions that came with the CPU If you have no instructions complete the following procedure Carefully align the CPU so it is parallel to the socket and the notches on the corners of the CPU correspond with the notches on the inside of the socket Gently slide the CPU in It should insert easily If it does not insert easily pull the lever up a little bit more 3 Press the lever down The plate will slide forward You will feel some resistance as the pressure starts to secure the CPU in the socket This is normal and will not
46. on 1 1 Introduction The PCA 6278 Series all in one industrial grade dual CPU card uses Intel s highly acclaimed Pentium III processor together with the ServerWorks ServerSet 30 LE chipset The card features a 32 64 bit 33 66 MHz high performance PCI bus providing four times more band width than traditional 32 bit 33 MHz PCI bus It works with standard ISA or 32 64 bit PCI ISA bus passive backplanes The PCA 6278 can operate with dual CPU or single CPU without adding a terminator The CPU provides 512 or 256 KB on CPU L2 cache eliminating the need for external SRAM chips The 4 DIMM memory sockets support up to 4 GB PC 133 registered SDRAM fullfiling the need of high memory capacity of many networking applications The PCA 6278 Series offers several impressive industrial features such as a VGA PCI controller dual 10 100 Base T network ing controller four DIMM slots for a total of4 GB RAM memory and a high driving ISA bus HiSA All these make it an ideal choice for applications that require both high performance and full functionality It has two EIDE interfaces for up to four devices and a floppy disk drive interface for up to two devices Other features include two RS 232 serial ports 16C550 UARTS with 16 byte FIFO or compatible one enhanced parallel port supports EPP ECP and four USB Universal Serial Bus ports The PCI enhanced IDE controller supports Ultra DMA 33 and PIO Mode 4 operation This provides data tr
47. on requirements or specific information on the installation and operation of any of our products PCA 6278 Series comparison table a RR EN Goce Ca 4 4 4 pumeem p e e ServerSet 30 LE peers y 7 7 L2 Cache 256 512 KB depend on CPU ES S S W TIT Max System RAM 4 GB 4 x 168 pin sockets VGA PCANGA ATI Rage XL Dual LAN 10 100Base T Ethernet Single Dual chipset Intel 82559 ae SISI SIIS SISISI IS SI SI SIRIS x Product warranty Advantech warrants to you the original purchaser that each of its products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for two years from the date of purchase This warranty does not apply to any products which have been repaired or altered by persons other than repair personnel authorized by Advantech or which have been subject to misuse abuse accident or improper installation Advantech assumes no liability under the terms of this warranty as a consequence of such events If an Advantech product is defective it will be repaired or replaced at no charge during the warranty period For out of warranty repairs you will be billed according to the cost of replacement materials service time and freight Please consult your dealer for more details If you think you have a defective product follow these steps 1 Collect all the information about the problem encountered For example type of PC CPU speed Advantech products us
48. or BIOS will recheck the data and automatically restore the original data for booting Note If you intend to update CMOS RAM data you have to click on DEL within two seconds of the CMOS checksum error display screen message appear ing Then enter the Setup screen to modify the data Ifthe CMOS checksum error message appears again and again please check to see if you need to replace the battery in your system Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 35 3 4 Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features screen appears when choosing the Advanced BIOS Features item from the Initial Setup Screen menu It allows the user to configure the PCA 6278according to his particular requirements Below are some major items that are provided in the Advanced BIOS Features screen A quick booting function is provided for your convenience Simply enable the Quick Booting item to save yourself valuable time CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C gt 1984 2661 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features CPU Internal Cache External Cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Processor Number Feature l p o choose Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Gate A2 Option Typematic Rate Setting n and alarm beep Menu Level Security Option MPS Version Control For OS Tle Move Enter Selec
49. program writes to this memory area a system error may result The Choice Enabled Disabled 3 5 4 Memory Parity ECC Check This item allows you to select between three methods of memory error checking Auto Enabled and Disabled Integrated Peripherals 40 3 6 1 On Chip Primary Secondary PCI IDE If you enable IDE HDD Block Mode the enhanced IDE driver will be enabled Leave IDE HDD Block Mode on the default setting 3 6 2 IDE Primary Master Slave PIO UDMA Mode IDE Secondary Master Slave PIO UDMA Mode Auto Each channel Primary and Secondary has both a master and a slave making four IDE devices possible Because each IDE device may have a different Mode timing 0 1 2 3 4 it is necessary for these to be independent The default setting Auto will allow autodetection to ensure optimal performance CMOS Setup Utility Copyright lt C gt 1984 2661 Award Software Integrated Peripherals gt IDE Function Setup Press Enter USB Controller USB Keyboard Support Menu Level Onboard LANI amp LAN2 KBC input clock Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Onboard IR Controller IR Address Select IR Mode IR Transmission delay IR IRQ Select IR Mode Use DMA Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA EPP Mode Select Tle Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Load_ SETUP Defaults Figure 3 5 Integrated p
50. py disk 8 bit transfer Available Cascade for DMA controller 1 Available Available Oj Ow1 o Available B 20 Interrupt Assignments Table B 20 Interrupt assignments Priority Interrupt Interrupt source 1 NMI Parity error detected 2 IRQO Interval timer 3 IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ2 Interrupt from controller 2 cascade 4 IRQ8 Real time clock 5 IRQ9 Cascaded to INT 0A IRQ 2 6 IRQ10 Available 7 IRQ11 Available 8 IRQ12 PS 2 mouse 9 IRQ13 INT from co processor 10 IRQ14 Fixed disk controller 11 IRQ15 Available 12 IRQ3 Serial communication port 2 13 IRQ4 Serial communication port 1 14 IRQ5 Parallel port 2 15 IRQ6 Diskette controller FDC 16 IRQ7 Parallel port 1 print port Appendix B Pin Assignments 87 B 21 1st MB Memory Map Table B 21 1st MB memory map Addr range Hex Device F0000h FFFFFh System ROM C8000h EFFFFh Unused C0000h C7FFFh VGABIOS B8000h BFFFFh CGA EGA VGA text B0000h B7FFFh Unused A0000h AFFFFh EGA VGA graphics 00000h 9FFFFh Base memory B 22 PCI Bus Map Table B 22 PCI bus map Function Signals DevicelD INT pin GNT pin 64 Bit PCI Bus Onboard LAN1 AD22 INT IRQ5 GNTB Onboard LAN2 AD23 INT IRQ6 GNTC 32 Bit PCI Bus PCI slot 1 AD31 INTB C D A GNTA PCI slot 2 AD30 INTC D A B GNTB PCI slot 3 AD29 INTD A
51. re missing or damaged contact your distributor or sales representative immediately We have carefully inspected the PCA 6278 mechanically and electrically before shipment It should be free of marks and scratches and in perfect working order upon receipt As you unpack the PCA 6278 check it for signs of shipping damage For example damaged box scratches dents etc If it is damaged or it fails to meet the specifications notify our service department or your local sales representative immediately Also notify the carrier Retain the shipping carton and packing material for inspection by the carrier After inspection we will make arrangements to repair or replace the unit Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 1 1 1 Introduction esee eee eee eese eene enses tenen setas ta anus 2 1 2 Features cccccccccccsscccssccsrocscccsccncccscccsscccesecsscesccesessocssoee 3 1 3 Specifications e eeeeeeeee eese eee een ette neta nennen tn nannn 5 LS 15 YStOM itane ire ieri ded nas 5 1 3 2 MEROLY iscritto i e o e Heide 5 1 33 Input Output i e erre euet t Feet reb averne ten 6 1 3 4 VGA IntetfaCe cess second ie erect eis 6 1 3 5 Bthertiet LAN 3 nce tette rites 6 1 3 6 Industrial features see 6 1 3 7 Mechanical and environmental specifications 7 1 4 Board Layout Main Features cccccsscssecssecseeeees 8 1 5 Jumpers and Connectors
52. rive Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 23 2 4 Parallel Port CN4 1312 21 Ooooooooou eoooooooooooo 26 25 15 14 The parallel port is normally used to connect the CPU card to a printer The PCA 6278 includes an onboard parallel port accessed through a 26 pin flat cable connector CN4 The card comes with an adapter cable which lets you use a traditional DB 25 connector The cable has a 26 pin connector on one end and a DB 25 connector on the other mounted on a retaining bracket The bracket installs at the end of an empty slot in your chassis giving you access to the connector To install the bracket find an empty slot in your chassis Unscrew the plate that covers the end of the slot Screw in the bracket in place of the plate Next attach the flat cable connector to CN4 on the CPU card Wire 1 ofthe cable is red or blue and the other wires are gray Make sure that wire corresponds to pin of CN4 Pin 1 is on the upper right side of CN4 24 PCA 6278 User s Manual 2 5 USB Ports CN6 and CN26 2 6 CN6 and CN26 im There are four USB ports accessible through two 10 pin connectors CN6 and CN26 The adapter cable has a 10 pin connector on one end and a USB connector on the bracket The USB interface can be disabled in the system BIOS setup VGA Connector CN7
53. s in a Static dissipative surface or static shielded bag when they are not in the chassis PCA 6278 User s Manual 1 8 Jumper Settings This section provides instructions on how to configure your card by setting jumpers It also includes the card s default settings and your options for each jumper 1 8 1 How to set jumpers You configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers A jumper is a metal bridge that closes an electrical circuit It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip often protected by a plastic cover that slides over the pins to connect them To close or turn ON a jumper you connect the pins with the clip To open or turn OFF a jumper you remove the clip Sometimes a jumper consists of a set of three pins labeled 1 2 and 3 In this case you connect either pins 1 and 2 or 2 and 3 A pair of needle nose pliers may be useful when setting jumpers Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 13 1 8 2 CMOS clear J1 The PCA 6278 CPU card contains a jumper that can erase CMOS data and reset the system BIOS information Normally this jumper should be set with pins 1 2 closed If you want to reset the CMOS data set J1 to 2 3 closed for just a few seconds and then move the jumper back to 1 2 closed This procedure will reset the CMOS to its default setting Table 1 3 CMOS clear J1 Function Jumper setting 1 Keep CMOS data 1 2 closed PES 1 Clear
54. soft com to see if one is available Do you want to continue the installation No More Info 12 Click Finish to complete the installation Upgrade Device Driver Wizard Completing the Upgrade Device D Driver Wizard Bg Intel R PRO 100 Dual Port Adapter Windows has finished installing the software for this device To close this wizard click Finish lt Back PCA 6278 User s Manual CHAPTER Onboard Security Setup This chapter explains OBS concepts and provides instructions for installing the relevant software drivers This is done using the driver CD included in your PCA 6278 package 6 1 Introduction 6 2 Onboard security OBS functions monitor key hardware They help you maintain your system s stability and durability The PCA 6278 can monitor 5 sets of system positive voltages 2 sets of system negative voltages CPU cooling fan speed and CPU temperature The positive system voltage sets which can be monitored include e CPU core voltage 1 3 V 3 3 V according to Intel specifications Transmission voltage from CPU to chipset typically 1 5 V Chipset voltage typically 3 3 V Main voltage 5 V 12 V The negative system voltage sets which can be monitored include Main voltage 5 V 12 V Installation 68 the following sections refer to the one that provides driver setup procedure for the operating system you are using PCA 6278 User s Manu
55. sure stable current flows to critical components Voltage specifications will become even more critical for processors of the future Thus monitoring will become ever more necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management ATX soft power switch Through the BIOS the power button can be defined as the Standby aka Suspend or Sleep button or as the Soft Off button see Section 3 7 6 Soft off by PWR BTN Regardless of the setting pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will enter the Soft Off mode Power on by modem requires modem This allows a computer to be turned on remotely through an internal or external modem Users can thus access information on their computers from anywhere in the world Power on by LAN This allows you to remotely power up your system through your network by sending a wake up frame or signal With this feature you can remotely upload download data to from systems during off peak hours CMOS RAM backup When BIOS CMOS setup has been complet ed data in the CMOS RAM is automatically backed up to the Flash ROM This is particularly useful in industrial environments which may cause soft errors Upon such an error occurring BIOS will Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 3 check the data and automatically restore the original data for booting 9 More Power On by Alarm Powers up your computer at a certain time Virus warning During and after system boot up any attempt to
56. t PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Load_ SETUP Defaults Figure 3 3 Advanced BIOS features screen 1 3 4 1 Virus Warning If enabled a warning message and alarm beep activates if someone attempts to write here The commands are Enabled or Disabled 3 4 2 CPU Internal Cache External Cache Enabling this feature speeds up memory access The commands are Enabled or Disabled 3 4 3 CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabling allows CPU L2 cache checking The commands are Enabled or Disabled 36 PCA 6278 User s Manual 3 4 4 First Second Third Other Boot Device The BIOS tries to load the OS with the devices in the sequence selected Choices are Floppy LS ZIP HDD SCSI CDROM LAN Disabled 3 4 5 Swap Floppy Drive Logical name assignments of floppy drives can be swapped if there is more than one floppy drive The commands are Enabled or Dis abled 3 4 6 Boot UP Floppy Seek Selection of the command Disabled will speed the boot up Selection of Enabled searches disk drives during boot up 3 4 7 Boot Up NumLock Status This feature selects the power on state for NumLock The com mands are Enabled or Disabled 3 4 8 Gate A20 Option Normal The A20 signal is controlled by the keyboard controller Fast Default The A20 signal is controlled by the chipset 3 4 9 Typematic Rate Setting The typem
57. tain title to the Software and related documentation You may gt Do you accept all the terms of the preceding License Agreement If you choose No Setup will close To install ATI Drivers you must accept this agreement lt Back Yes No PCA 6278 User s Manual Click on Yes Digital Signature Not Found x The Microsoft digital signature affirms that software has been tested with Windows and that the software has not been altered since it was tested The software you are about to install does not contain a Microsoft digital signature Therefore there is no guarantee that this software works correctly with Windows RAGE XL FCI English If you want to search for Microsoft digitally signed software visit the Windows Update Web site at http windowsupdate microsoft com to see if one is available Do you want to continue the installation No More Info The installaion is complete click on Yes to restart the system Setup Complete Setup has finished copying files to your computer Before you can use the program you must restart Windows or your computer C No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup Chapter 4 PCI SVGA Setup 53 54 PCA 6278 User s Manual CHAPTER LAN Configuration The PCA 6278 features onboard dual LAN interface This chapter gives detailed information on Ethernet
58. task 2 60 OUT amp H443 data REM Reset the timer 70 X INP amp H443 REM Disable the watchdog timer 80 END 1000 REM Subroutine 1 your application task 1070 RETURN 2000 REM Subroutine 2 your application task 2090 RETURN Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer 73 74 PCA 6278 User s Manual APPENDIX Pin Assignments This appendix contains information ofa detailed or specialized nature It includes IDE Hard Drive Connector Floppy Drive Connector Parallel Port Connector USB Connector VGA Connector Ethemet 10 100Base T RJ 45 Connector COM1 COM2 RS 232 Serial Port Keyboard and Mouse Connector External Keyboard Connector IR Connector CPU_AFan Power Connector CPU BFan Power Connector Power LED and Keylock Connector Extemal Speaker Connector Reset Connector HDD LED Connector ATX Feature Connector ATX Soft Power Switch H W Monitor Alarm SM Bus Connector Extension I O Board Connector PS 2 Mouse Connector System I O Ports DMA Channel Assignments Interrupt Assignments 1st MB Memory Map B 1 IDE Hard Drive Connector CN1 CN2 1 3 37 39 OOOOOOOOO 6e6O0O0O0O0O00O0000 24 38 40 Table B 1 IDE hard drive connector CN1 CN2 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 IDE RESET 2 GND 3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8 5 DATA 6 6 DATA 9 7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10 9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11 11 DATA 3 12 DATA 12 13 DATA2 14 DATA 13 15 DATA 1 16 DATA 14 17 DATAO 18 DATA 1
59. tch code file This will ensure that your CPU s system status is valid After ensuring that you have a number assigned to the patch code press lt Del gt to allow you to enter the setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright lt C 1984 2001 Award Software _ k Standard CMOS Features Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS Select Item Fi Save amp Exit Setup Figure 3 1 Award BIOS Setup initial screen PCA 6278 User s Manual 3 3 Standard CMOS Setup Choose the Standard CMOS Features option from the Initial Setup Screen menu and the screen below will be displayed This menu allows users to configure system components such as date time hard disk drive floppy drive display and memory CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2081 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date lt mm dd yy gt Item Help Time hh mm ss gt Menu Level gt k IDE Primary Master gt IDE Primary Slave Change the day month gt IDE Secondary Master year and century gt IDE Secondary Slave Drive A Drive B Video Halt On Tie Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fi Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Load_ SETUP Defaults Figure 3 2 Standard CMOS features screen 3 3 1 CMOS RAM backup The CMOS RAM is powered by an onboard button cell battery When BIOS CMOS Setup has been completed CMOS RAM data is automatically backed up to Flash ROM If conditions in a harsh industrial enviroment cause a soft err
60. tech product is built to the most exacting specifications to ensure reliable performance in the harsh and demanding conditions typical of industrial environments Whether your new Advantech equipment is destined for the laboratory or the factory floor you can be assured that your product will provide the reliability and ease of operation for which the name Advantech has come to be known Your satisfaction is our primary concern Here is a guide to Advantech s customer services To ensure you get the full benefit of our services please follow the instructions below carefully Technical support We want you to get the maximum performance from your products So if you run into technical difficulties we are here to help For the most frequently asked questions you can easily find answers in your product documentation These answers are normally a lot more detailed than the ones we can give over the phone So please consult this manual first If you still cannot find the answer gather all the information or questions that apply to your problem and with the product close at hand call your dealer Our dealers are well trained and ready to give you the support you need to get the most from your Advantech products In fact most problems reported are minor and are able to be easily solved over the phone In addition free technical support is available from Advantech engineers every business day We are always ready to give advice on applicati
61. the system This record is required for the system to operate 3 13 Exit Without Saving Selecting this option and pressing lt Enter gt lets you exit the setup program without recording any new values or changing old ones CHAPTER PCI SVGA Setup The PCA 6278 features an onboard PCI VGA interface This chapter provides instructions for installing and operating the software drivers on the display driver CD included in your package 4 1 Before You Begin 4 2 To facilitate the installation of the enhanced display device drivers and utility software you should read the instructions in this chapter carefully before you attempt installation The enhanced display drivers for the PCA 6278 board are located on the software installation CD You must install the drivers and utility software by using the supplied SETUP program for DOS drivers Note The files on the software installation CD are com pressed Do not attempt to install the drivers by copying the files manually You must use the supplied SETUP program to install the drivers Before you begin it is important to note that most display drivers need to have the relevant software application already installed in the system prior to installing the enhanced display drivers In addition many of the installation procedures assume that you are familiar with both the relevant software applications and operating system com mands Review the relevant operating system commands
62. ware Configuration 15 16 1 9 2 Supplementary information about DIMMs Your PCA 6278 can accept only registered SDRAM memory modules The register on the memory module secures reliable operation of high memory capacity under high speed Also note Please use only PC 133 PC 100 compliant registered DIMMS Most systems will not even boot if non compliant modules are used This is due to strict timing issues involved at this speed Youcan find two or three additional register ICs on a registered SDRAM These ICs are relatively smaller than the SDRAM ICs Registered SDRAM are usually with ECC function Modules with 9 or 18 SDRAM chips support ECC modules with 8 or 16 SDRAM chips do not support ECC PCA 6278 User s Manual 1 10 Memory Installation Procedures To install DIMMs first make sure the two handles of the DIMM socket are in the open position i e The handles lean outward Slowly slide the DIMM module along the plastic guides on both ends of the socket Then press the DIMM module right down into the socket until you hear a click This is when the two handles have automatically locked the memory module into the correct position of the DIMM socket To remove the memory module just push both handles outward and the memory module will be ejected by the mechanism in the socket 1 11 Cache Memory Since the second level L2 cache has been embedded into the Intel Pentium III processor you do not have to take care
63. write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive will halt the system In this case a warning message will be displayed You can then run your anti virus program to locate the problem 4 PCA 6278 User s Manual 1 3 Specifications 1 3 1 System CPU Dual Intel Pentium III processor with 512 KB or 256 KB L2 cache up to 1 26 GHz FSB 100 133 MHz BIOS Award Flash BIOS 2 Mb System Chipset ServerWorks ServerSet 30 LE T PCI enhanced IDE hard disk drive interface Supports up to four IDE large hard disk drives or other enhanced IDE devices Supports PIO mode 4 16 67 MB s data transfer rate and Ultra DMA 33 33 MB s data transfer rate BIOS enabled disabled Floppy disk drive interface Supports up to two floppy disk drives 5 360 KB and 1 2 MB and or 3 720 KB 1 44 MB and 2 88 MB BIOS enabled disabled 1 3 2 Memory RAM Up to 4GB in four available 168 pin DIMM sockets Supports PC100 PC133 compliant SDRAM registered only ECC parity DRAM only Modules can detect multi bit memory errors Correction of 1 bit memory errors Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 5 1 3 3 Input Output Bus interface PCI ISA bus PICMG compliant PCI bus supports 64 bit 66 MHz and 32 bit 66 MHz up to 2 slots 64 bit 33 MHz and 32 bit 33 MHz up to 4 slots Enhanced parallel port Configurable to LPT 1 LPT2 LPT3 or disabled Standard DB 25 female connector provided Supports EPP ECP Serial ports
64. writes blank to the video buffer Select this option if your monitor supports the Display Power Management Signaling DPMS standard of the Video Electronics Standards to select video power management values Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 43 3 7 5 Video Off In Suspend When enabled this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving mode The choices are Yes and No 3 7 6 Soft Off by PWRBTN If you choose Instant Off then pushing the ATX soft power switch button once will switch the system to system off power mode You can choose Delay 4 sec If you do so then pushing the button for more than 4 seconds will turn off the system whereas pushing the button momentarily for less than 4 seconds will switch the system to suspend mode 3 7 7 MODEM Use IRQ This determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use The choices 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 NA 3 7 8 Suspend Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity all devices except the CPU will be shut off 3 7 9 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 44 PCA 6278 User s Manual 3 8 PnP PCI Configurations 3 8 1 PnP OS Installed This features allows you to install the PnP OS The commands are ves or HO 3 8 2 Reset Configuration Data Note This is left Disabled Select Enabled to reset

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