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1. 21 Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 23 2 1 Primary and Secondary CN2 IDE Connectors24 2 2 Floppy Drive Connector CN3 25 2 3 Parallel Port CNA 25 2 4 SCSI Connector 5 26 2 5 USB Portt CN0 ss bnt Pese nocet eser arae ga 27 2 6 Connector CN7 27 2 7 10 100Base T Ethernet Connector CNS 28 24 8 Serial Ports CN9 COMI CN10 COMO 28 2 9 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector CN11 29 2 10 External Keyboard Connector CN12 29 2 11 Infrared IR Connector CN13 30 2 12 CPU Fan Connector CN14 30 2 13 Front Panel Connectors CN16 CN17 CN18 19 CN2Land CN22 erm 31 2 13 1 Keyboard lock and power LED CN16 31 2 13 2 External speaker 31 2 13 3 Reset CNTSY te e aq masaq 31 2 13 4 HDD LED 19 L u n aaa ua 32 2 13 5 soft power switch CN21 32 2 14 ATX Power Control Connectors CN20 and CN21 32 2 14 1 ATX feature
2. proders CBristory Cz X A E Address ca Control Panel Go lt L Q Control Panel Game Internet Keyboard Mouse Controllers Options System Provides system information and ET changes environment settings 88 E Windows Update Network and Phone and Power Options Printers Windows 2000 Support Dial up Modem m Regional Scannersand Scheduled Sounds and Options Cameras Tasks Multimedia E Users and Passwords Provides system information and changes environment settings Computer 2 6179 User s Manual 2 Inthe System Properties window select the Device Manag Chapter 5 LAN Configuration 71 3 In Device Manager screen follow the screen instructions to click on Properties s B DVD CD ROM drives ES Floppy disk controllers E Floppy disk drives IDE ATAJATAPI controllers 5468 Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices Properties 4 In the following screen to click on Update Driver Realtek RTL8139 A PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter Properties 72 6179 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 6 Following the highlighted item and click on Next Upgrade Device Driver Wizard Install Hardw
3. Power mode LED PS 2 power LED ATX power System On On On System Suspend Fast flashes Fast flashes System Off Off Slow flashes 2 13 2 External speaker CN17 CN17 is a 4 pin connector for an extenal speaker If there is no external speaker the PCA 6179 provides an on board buzzer as an alternative To enable the buzzer set pins 3 4 as closed 2 13 3 Reset CN18 Many computer cases offer the convenience of a reset button Connect the wire from the reset button to CN18 Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 31 2 13 4 HDD LED 19 You can connect LED to connector 19 to indicate when the HDD is active 2 13 5 ATX soft power switch CN21 If your computer case is equipped with an ATX power supply you should connect the power on off button on your computer case to CN21 This connection enables you to turn your computer on and off 2 14 ATX Power Control Connectors CN20 32 and 21 CN20 2 Bis Note Refer to the diagram on the previous page for the location of CN21 2 14 1 ATX feature connector CN20 and soft power switch connector CN21 The 6179 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 6179 s accessory bag 2 Connect the 3 pin plug of the cable to CN20 ATX f
4. 10 12 CPU Fan Power 14 Table 12 CPU power connector 14 Pin Signal 1 GND 2 12 V 3 Detect Appendix B Pin Assignments 111 B 13 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 that the 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 1234 C PNP KS RS Table B 13 Power LED and keylock connector CN16 Pin Function LED power 5 V NC GND Keyboard lock A O N GND B 14 External Speaker Connector CN17 The CPU card has its own buzzer You can also connect it to the external speaker on your computer chassis 1 2 3 4 Table B 14 External speaker CN17 Pin Function 1 5 Voc 2 GND 3 Internal buzzer 4 Speaker out 112 PCA 6179 User s Manual B 15 Reset Connector CN18 Table B 15 Reset connector CN18 Pin Signal 1 GND 2 RESETIN B 16 HDD LED Connector CN19 Table B 16 HDD LED connector CN19 Pin Signal 1 LED 2 LEDO LED B 17 ATX Feature Connector
5. 115 21 1st MB Memory Ma p 116 22 PCIBu s 116 Appendix DiskOnChip 2000 Installation Guide 117 C 1 DiskOnChip 2000 Quick Installation Guide 118 C 1 1 DiskOnChip 2000 installation instructions 118 C 1 2 Addtional information and assistance 119 Table 1 1 Table 1 2 Table 1 3 Table 1 6 Table 1 7 Table 1 8 Table 1 9 Table 1 Table 5 Tables HY Ic sama pR Na h aut Connectors CPU clock ratio setting SW1 14 Watchdog timer output 92 15 DiskOnChip 2000 Flash disk memory address jumper settings 43 17 DIMM module allocation table eee 18 DIMM memory capacity sample calculation 18 Table 2 1 Table 2 2 Serial port connections COM1 COMO 28 5 2 ATX power supply LED status 31 IDE hard drive connector CN1 104 Table B 2 Table B 3 Floppy drive connector Parallel port connector USB1 USB2 connector CN6 Table B 6 Table B 7 VGA connector ON ate po re ede acte Ethernet 10 100Base T RJ 45 connector CN8 Table B 8 1 2 R
6. CD driver utility and manual in PDF format e 4 SCSI driver disks optional 1 FDD cable P N 1701340703 2UDMA 66 HDD cables P N 1701400452 1 printer parallel port cable amp COM port cable kit P N 1700060305 1 ATX to PS 2 power cable P N 1700000450 livory cable for PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse P N 1700060202 SCSIcable optional P N 1701060000 USB cable optional P N 1700100170 If any of these items are missing or damaged contact your distributor or sales representative immediately We have carefully inspected the PCA 6179 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 6179 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 Introduction hasa 2 1 2 Udine 3 1 3 Specifications borne o etos ieu Proin aoo e 5 1 3 IAS ySteiti itp 5 1 3 2 ite rrt peo n ed dede 5 T 3 3 Input OUt
7. 6179 Full size socket 370 Intel Pentium processor based PCI ISA bus CPU card Copyright notice This document is copyrighted 2000 by Advantech Co Ltd All rights are reserved Advantech Co Ltd reserves the right to make improvements 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 in fringements upon the rights of third parties which may result from its use Acknowledgements 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 SYMBIOS is a registered trademark of Symbios Inc ATI is a registered trademark of ATI Technologies Inc VIA is a registered trademark of VIA Technologies Inc other product names or trademarks are the properties of their respective owners Part No 2006617903 3rd Edition Printed in Taiwan Jan 2001 Message to the Customer Advantech customer
8. 43 3 6 Integrated Peripherals 43 3 6 1 IDE HDD Block Mode 43 3 6 2 IDE Primary Master Slave PIO UDMA Mode IDE Secondary Master Slave PlO UDMA Mode Auto 44 3 6 3 Onboard FDC Controller 44 3 6 4 Onboard Serial Port 1 GF8H IRQA 44 3 6 5 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8H IRQ3 44 3 6 6 Onboard Parallel Port 378H IRQ7 44 3 6 7 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP 44 3 6 8 ECP Mode Use 45 3 7 Power Management Setup 45 3 7 1 Power 46 3 7 2 HDD Power Down eese 46 3 7 3 Soft Off by PWR BTTN 46 3 14 Wakeup Event te ete 47 3 7 5 IRQs Activity Monitoring 47 3 8 PnP PCI Conftigurations 48 39 PC Health Status 48 3 10 Frequency Control 49 3 11 Load Setup Defaults 49 3 12 S t PASSWOFP0 AEE T TAT 49 3 13 Save amp Exit Setup ccssssssssssssssssssssscsssssssssssssesss
9. Board weight 0 5 kg 1 2 Ib Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 7 ZH 556 0 dn lesdiu5 Weel VIA 0 1 104290002 159 1o199uuo2o Kay pue Features In Mai 1 4 Board Layout 1 12 YHA 1ol99uuo5 L WOO c WOO uod gsn uod 85 6 0 dn 10 2 519205 WINIA 99141 0002 90a 1012euuoo Figure 1 1 Board layout features PCA 6179 User s Manual 8 1 5 Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the PCA 6179 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 SW2 CPU type select reserved SW3 DiskOnChip 2000 address setting Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 9 Table 1 2 Connectors Label Function CN1 Primary IDE connector CN2 Secondary IDE connector CN3 Floppy drive connector CN4 Parallel port CN5 SCSI connector CN6 USB port CN7 VGA connector CN8 10
10. CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Power Management User Define HDD Power Down Disable Suspend Mode Disable Item Help Menu Level Enter Select PU PD Value 10 5 F5 Previous Values F7 Setup Defaults 3 7 2 HDD Power Down ESC Exit Fl General Help You can choose to turn the HDD off after one of the time intervals listed or when the system is in suspend mode If the HDD is power saving mode any access to it will wake it up 3 7 3 Soft Off by PWR BTTN 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 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 PCA 6179 User s Manual 3 7 4 Event CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Wake Up Events VGA LPT amp COM HDD amp FDD DMA master Poweron by LAN PowerON by Modem by Alarm x Date of Month OFF LPT COM Disabled Disabled Disabled 0 Item Help Menu Level x Resume Time hh mm ss 0 gt IRQs Activity Monitoring Press Enter Tloe Move PU P
11. Table 1 9 DIMM memory capacity sample calculation Socket number 168 pin DIMM memory Total memory 1 128 MB x1 128 MB 2 32 MB x1 32 MB 3 32 MB x1 32 MB Total memory 192 MB 18 PCA 6179 User s Manual 1 9 2 information about DIMMs Your PCA 6179 can accept SDRAM memory chips with or without parity Also note Ifthe PCA 6179 operates at 133 100 MHz only use PC 133 PC 100 compliant DIMMs Most systems will not even boot if non compli ant modules are used This is due to strict timing issues involved at this speed SDRAM chips are usually thinner and have higher pin density than EDO chips Chips with 9 chips side support ECC chips with 8 chips side do not support ECC Single sided modules are typically 16 32 64 or 128 MB double sided modules are usually 32 64 128 or 256 MB Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 19 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 i
12. 100Base T Ethernet connector CN9 Serial port COM1 CN10 Serial port COM2 CN11 PS 2 keyboard and mouse connector CN12 External keyboard connector CN13 Infrared IR connector 14 CPU fan connector 16 Keyboard lock power LED 17 External speaker CN18 Reset connector CN19 HDD LED connector CN20 ATX feature connector CN21 ATX soft power switch CN22 Reserved Default closed 10 PCA 6179 User s Manual 1 6 Board Layout Jumper and Connector Locations DIMM1 DIMIM2 DIMM3 CN14 Z CPU1 CN18 rDOC2000 ET SW3 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 sens
13. 3 6 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 Message LED Chassis LEDs now act as information providers The way a particular LED illuminates indicates the stage the computer is in single glimpse provides useful information to the user Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 3 4 8 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 check the data and automatically restore the original data for booting 9 More Additional metal bracket for CPU stabilization Power On by Alarm Powers up your computer at a certain time Standard IR supports optional remote control package for wireless interfacing with external peripherals personal gadgets or an optional remote controller Virus warning During and after system boot up any
14. 49 2 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 Enter 3 After pressing Enter 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 to secure your option in ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES 3 13 Save amp Exit Setup If you select this and press Enter 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 the system This record 15 required for the system to operate 3 14 Exit Without Saving Selecting this option and pressing Enter lets you exit the setup program without recording any new values or changing old ones 50 PCA 6179 User s Manual CHAPTER SVGA Setup The PCA 6179 features an onboard PCI AGP 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 d
15. DIN connector and to a PS 2 mouse connector 2 10 External Keyboard Connector CN12 CN12 JN In addition to the PS 2 mouse keyboard connector on the PCA 6179 s rear plate there is also an extra onboard external keyboard connector This gives system integrators greater flexibility in designing their systems Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 29 2 11 Infrared IR Connector CN13 CN13 00000 20000 This connector supports the optional wireless infrared transmitting receiving module This module mounts on the system case You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup see Chapter 3 2 12 CPU Fan Connector CN14 pe PIN 1 This connector supports cooling fans of 500 mA 6 W or less 30 PCA 6179 User s Manual 2 13 Front Panel Connectors CN16 17 CN18 CN19 CN21 and CN22 There are several external switches to monitor and control the PCA 6179 CN18 CN22 CN16 CN21 J1 CN19 CN17 3 A mmm na 990 meeo 2 13 1 Keyboard lock power LED 16 CN16 is a 5 pin connector for the keyboard lock and power on LED Refer to Appendix B for detailed information on the pin assignments 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
16. Floppy Drive Disabled protection If this Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled function is enabled Boot Up NumLock Status on and someone attempt to Gate A20 Option Fast write data into this Typematic Rate Setting Disabled area BIOS will show a x Tpyematic Rate Chars Sec 8 warning message on X Delay 250 screen and alarm Security Option Setup OS Select For DRAM gt 64 Non 052 video BIOS Shadow Enabled CB O00 CBFFF Shadow Disabled CCOO0D CFFFF Shadow Disabled DOODO D3FFF Shadow Disabled 4000 Shadow Disabled DBODO DBFFF Shadow Disabled DCODO DFFFF Shadow Disabled 11 Enter Select 4 PU PDO Value 10 5 ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F Setup Defaults Figure 3 3 Advanced BIOS features screen Note LAN Boot ROM If your boot device is LAN when system boot press lt F10 gt when screen shows Realtek RTL8139 X PXE RPL BootROM Press F10 key to change bootstrap selection Current Selection is Disable network boot Then the following message will be displayed PCA 6179 User s Manual Realtek Bootstrap selection menu 1 Disable network boot 2 Network boot using interrupt 18h 3 Network boot using interrupt 19h 4 Network boot using PnP BEV BBS 5 Network boot from RPL Int18h 19h Press 1 2 3 4 or 5 The ability to enable the RTL8139 X BootROM to boot from network depends on underly BIOS
17. Hard Drive Connector CN1 CN2 104 B 2 Floppy Drive Connector CN3 105 Parallel Port Connector CNA 106 SCSI Connector CNS 107 B 5 USB Connector CN6 108 B 6 VGA Connector CN7 108 B 7 Ethernet 10 100Base T RJ 45 Connector CNS 109 8 1 2 RS 232 Serial Port CN9 CN10 109 B 9 Keyboard and Mouse Connnector CN11 110 B 10 External Keyboard Connector CN12 110 B 11 IR Connector CN135 111 12 CPU Fan Power Connector 14 111 B 13 Power LED and Keylock Connector 16 112 B 14 External Speaker Connector CN17 112 B 15 Reset Connector CN18 113 B 16 HDD LED Connector 19 113 17 ATX Feature Connector 20 113 B 18 System Ports e eee eee eese ee eese sess sett 114 B 19 DMA Channel Assignments 115 B 20 Interrupt Assienments
18. Users Manual 3 7 direction only EPP allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed ECP allows the parallel port to operate in bidirec tional 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 8 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 DMA channel 3 or Disable Leave this field on the default setting Power Management Setup The power management setup controls the CPU card s ereen features The following screen shows the manufacturer s defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Setup Power Management Press Enter Item Help PM Control by Yes video Off Option Suspend Off Menu Level video Off Method SYNC4Blank MODEM Use IRQ 3 Soft Off by PWRETN Instant Off PWRON After PWR Fail off CPU Fan Off In Suspend Disable Wake Up Events Press Enter 11 Enter Select PU PD value FlO Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Setup Defaults Figure 3 6 Power management setup screen Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 45 46 3 7 1 Power Management This option allows you to determine if the values in power management are disabled user defined or predefined
19. a total of 1 5 GB RAM memory and an ISA High Drive In addition the PCA 6179 Series supports a solid state disk SSD using M Systems Corporation s DiskOnChip 2000 Flash disk for up to 144 MB of non volatile reliable memory that is not vulnerable to the hazards of an industrial comput ing environment these make it an ideal choice for applications that require both high performance and full functionality 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 6179 User s Manual 1 2 Features 1 status monitoring and alarm prevent system overheating and damage the CPU fan can be monitored for speed and failure The fan 15 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 ensure 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
20. attempt to 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 PCA 6179 User s Manual 1 3 Specifications 1 3 1 System CPU Intel Pentium III processor up to 9334 MHz FSB 100 133 MHz BIOS Award Flash BIOS 2 Mb System Chipset VIA Apollo Pro133A Green function Supports power management operation via BIOS Activated by keyboard or mouse activity 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 66 33 66 MB s data transfer rate BIOS enabled disabled Floppy disk drive interface Supports up to two floppy disk drives 514 360 KB and 1 2 MB and or 3 720 KB 1 44 MB and 2 88 BIOS enabled disabled 1 3 2 Memory RAM Up to 1 5GB in three available 168 pin DIMM sockets Supports PC100 PC133 compliant SDRAMs 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 Enhanced parallel port Configurable to LPT 1 LPT2 LPT3 or disabled Standard DB 25 female connector provided Supports EPP ECP Serial ports Two RS 232 ports with 16C550 UARTs or
21. 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 9 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 Enter to disable security When security is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely 3 4 10 OS Select for DRAM 64MB This setting is under the OS 2 system 3 4 11 Video BIOS Shadow This determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM which is optional according to the chipset design When enabled Video BIOS Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 41 3 5 Shadow increases the video speed 3 4 12 C8000 CBFFF Shadow DC000 DFFFF Shadow These determine whether optional ROM will be copied to RAM in blocksof 16 KB Enabled Optional shadow is enabled Disabled Optional shadow is disabled Advanced Chipset Features 42 By choosing the ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN men
22. services Each and every Advantech product 1 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 rea
23. support You should select 1 disable network boot If you like to disable RTL8139 X PXE RPL bootROM The Rt18139 X will operate normally but will not attempt to remote boot 2 Network boot using interrupt 18h If your BIOS does not support BBS but it supports network boot in the boot device re ordering list of the BIOS setup And then select network boot as the first boot device 3 Network boot using interrupt 19h If your BIOS older platforms does not support BBS nor network boot in the re ordering list Using Int 19h will force the RTL8139 X BootROM to be the first boot device over the Hard Disk and Floppy all the time 4 Network boot using PnP BEV BBS If your BIOS supports BBS And then select the PXE ROM as the first boot device 5 Network boot from RPL Int18h 19h If you like to remote boot from RPL server 3 4 1 Virus Warning While the system is booting up and after boot up any attempt to 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 run the anti virus program to locate the problem If Virus Warning is disabled no warning message will appear if Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 39 40 anything attempts to access the boot sector hard disk partition 3 4 2 Quick Power On Self Test This option speeds up the Power On Self Test POST conducted as soon as the computer is turned
24. 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 11 11 3 12 12 13 2 14 13 15 1 16 14 17 0 18 15 19 SIGNAL GND 20 21 DISK REQUEST 22 GND 23 IO WRITE 24 GND 25 IO READ 26 GND 27 1 CHANNEL READY 28 GND 29 HDACKO 30 GND 31 14 32 33 ADDR1 34 35 ADDR0 36 ADDR 2 37 HARD DISK SELECTO 38 DISK SELECT 1 39 IDE ACTIVE 40 GND low active PCA 6179 User s Manual B 2 Floppy Drive Connector CN3 33 31 3 1 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 34 32 4 2 Table B 2 Floppy drive connector CN3 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 FDHDIN 3 GND 4 N C 5 GND 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 Assignments 105 B 3 Parallel Port Connector 4 13 12 2 1 26 25 Table 3 Parallel port connector CN4 15 14 Signal Pin Signal 1 STROBE 14 AUTOFD 2 DO 15 ERR 3 D1 1
25. 2 In the System Settings change window select click on Yes System Settings Change 9 64 6179 User s Manual 5 5 Windows Drivers Procedure Note The CD ROM drive is designated as E throughout this section 1 Inthe Windows screen click on Start and select Set tings Then click on the Control Panel icon to select Net work 25 Control Panel x Edi View Help Options Programs O Display Fonts Keyboard Modems amp cui Multimedia ODBC PC Card PCMCIA Printers Regional SCSI Adapters Server Settings mt m Configures network hardware and software 2 Inthe Network window select the Adapters tab Then click on Add Network gt x Identification Services Protocols Adapters Bindings Network Adapters BJ 1 MS Loopback Adapter Remove Bropertes Dre ltem Notes Loopback Adapter Chapter 5 LAN Configuration 65 3 Inthe Select Network Adapter window click on Have Disk Select Network Adapter 3Com Etherlink Adapter also 11216 and 1 16 3Com Etherlink III IS amp PCMCIA Adapter EF 3Com EtherLink IIl PCI Bus Master Adapter 30590 BI 3Com Etherlink16 EtherLink16 TP Adapter 4 When Insert Disk window appears insert the utility CD into the CD ROM drive The correct file path is E PCA6179 LAN WINNT4 Whe
26. 4 pin flat cable connector On the other end are two sets of floppy disk drive connectors Each set consists of a 34 pin flat cable connector usually used for 3 5 drives and a printed circuit board connector usually used for 5 25 drives You can use only one connector in each set 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 drive Parallel Port CN4 LE 0000000000008 0000000000000 CN4 1 j 1 E n The parallel port is normally used to connect the CPU card to printer The PCA 6179 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 connec tor The parallel port is designated as LPT1 and can be disabled or changed to LPT2 or LPT3 in the system BIOS setup Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 25 2 4 To install the bracket find 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 of the cable is red or blue and the other wires a
27. 6 INIT 4 D2 17 SLCTINI 5 D3 18 GND 6 04 19 GND T 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 106 PCA 6179 User s Manual B 4 SCSI Connector 5 34 33 21 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 68 67 36 35 Table B 4 SCSI connector CN5 Pin Function Pin Function 1 0 12 35 0 12 2 0 13 36 0 13 3 SD 14 37 SD 14 4 SD 15 38 SD 15 5 SDP 1 39 SDP 1 6 SD 0 40 SD 0 7 SD 1 41 SD 1 8 SD 2 42 SD 2 9 SD 3 43 SD 3 10 SD 4 44 SD 4 11 SD 5 45 SD 5 12 SD 6 46 SD 6 13 SD 7 47 SD 7 14 SDP 0 48 SDP 0 15 GND 49 GND 16 DIFS 50 SENIN 17 TPWEX 51 TPWEX 18 TPWEX 52 TPWEX 19 NG 53 NG 20 GND 54 GND 21 SATN 55 SATN 22 GND 56 GND 23 SBSY 57 SBSY 24 SACK 58 SACK 25 SRST 59 SRST 26 SMSG 60 SMSG 27 SSEL 61 SSEL 28 SCD 62 SCD 29 SREQ 63 SREQ 30 SIO 64 SIO 31 0 8 65 0 8 32 0 9 66 0 9 33 0 10 67 0 10 34 0 11 68 0 11 Appendix B Pin Assignments 107 B 5 USB Connector CN6 Table B 5 USB1 USB2 connector CN6 1 0 Ole 210 O 7 310 8 4 9 5 10 USB1 Signal Pin USB2 Signal 1 5 V 5 V 2 UV UV 3 UV UV 4 GND 9 GND 5 Chassis GND 10 Key B 6 VGA Connector CN7 Table B 6 VGA connector CN7 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 RED 9 V
28. CN20 O a 3 2 1 Table B 17 ATX feature connector CN20 Pin Signal 1 PS ON 2 Voc 3 USB Appendix B Assignments 113 18 System I O Ports 114 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 0 0 Interrupt controller 2 0C0 0DF DMA controller OFO Clear math co processor OF 1 Reset math co processor OF8 0FF Math co processor 1F0 1F8 Fixed disk 200 207 Game 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 6179 User s Manual 19 Channel Assignments Table 19 channel assignments Channel Function Available Available Floppy disk 8 bit transfer Available Cascade controller 1 Avail
29. D Value Frl Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Setup Defaults 3 7 5 IRGs Activity Monitoring CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software IRQs Activity Monitoring Primary INTR ON Item Help IRQ3 COM 2 Enabled IRQ4 COM 1 Enabled Menu Level IRQS LPT 2 Disabled IRQS Floppy Disk Disabled IRQ LPT 12 Enabled IROS CRTC Alarm Disabled IRQ IRQ Redir Disabled 010 Reserved Disabled IRQ11 Reserved Disabled TRQ12 PS 2 Mouse Enabled IROl3 Coprocessor Disabled IRQl4 Hard Disk Disabled IRQl5 Reserved Disabled 11 Enter Select 4 PU PD Value 10 ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F Setup Defaults Figure 3 7 IRQs Activity Monitoring Chapter Award BIOS Setup 47 3 8 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations OS Installed No Item Help Reset Configuration Data Disabled Menu Level Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD x IRQ Resources Press Enter Select Yes if you are x DMA Resources Press Enter using a Plug and Play capable operating PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled system Select No if Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled you need the BIOS to Assign IRQ For USB Enabled configure non boot devices Enter Select PU PD Value Fl0 Save Fl General Help
30. F5 Previous Values F7 Setup Defaults 3 9 Health Status If you enable the OBS function you can view the temperature fan speed and voltage of your PC system The data will be displayed in similar fashion to the display shown in following CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software PC Health Status Current CPU Temperature 3570 95 F Item Help Current CPU Fan speed 4225 RPM CPU 1 629 Menu Level gt TRAns 1 537 CHIP VCC V 3 45V 5VW 97V 12 V 12 09V EAM 12 32V 2 xb Wo Cu 5 04V Tl5e Move Enter select PU PD Value 10 5 ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values Defaults 48 6179 Users Manual 3 10 Frequency Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Frequency Control Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Disabled Item Help Spread Spectrum Disabled Menu Level Tloe Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Setup Defaults 3 11 Load Setup Defaults LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS loads the values required by the system for maximum performance 3 12 Set Password To change the password 1 Choose the SET PASSWORD option from the Setup main menu and press Enter The screen will display the following message Enter Password Press Enter Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup
31. Lan wINg98 M Browse Cancel Chapter 5 LAN Configuration 61 7 Inthe following Update Device Driver Wizard window select The updated driver Then click on Next Update Device Driver Wizard Windows has found an updated driver for this device and also some other drivers that should work with this device What do you want to install The updated driver Recommended Realtek RTL8139 4 B C 81 30 PCI Fast Ethernet NIC of the other drivers lt Back Cancel 8 In the following Update Device Driver Wizard window click on Next Update Device Driver Wizard Windows driver file search for the device Realtek RTL8139 4 B C 81 30 PCI Fast Ethernet NIC Windows is now ready to install the best driver for this device Click Back to select a different driver or click Next to continue Location of driver i E NPCAB179NLANNWINSBNNETRTS5 INF Cancel 62 6179 User s Manual 9 Inthe Copying Files window the correct file path should be EAPCA6179NLANWINOS8 When you have the correct location click on OK E APcaB1793LanwINSB M 10 When the Insert Disk window appears insert the utility CD into the CD ROM drive Then click on OK Insert Disk x Chapter 5 LAN Configuration 63 11 When the Update Device Driver Wizard window shows click on finish Update Device Driver Wizard 1
32. N OFF OFF 9 OFF OFF ON OFF 9 5 OFF OFF OFF OFF 14 PCA 6179 User s Manual 1 8 2 CMOS clear 1 The PCA 6179 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 5 CMOS clear J1 Function Jumper setting 1 Keep CMOS 1 2 closed i Gp 1 Clear CMOS data 2 3 closed EB default setting 1 8 3 Watchdog timer output J2 The PCA 6179 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 6179 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 6 Watchdog timer output J2 Function Jumper setting IRQ1 1 1 2 closed 1 Reset 2 3 closed B default setting Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 15 16 1 8 4 DiskOnChip 2000 Flash disk address select SW3 The PCA 6179 includes a 32 pin socket for M Systems DiskOnChip 2000 Flash disk module This revolutionary solid state disk enables critical system information to be stored within an on board Flash dis
33. Press Enter1l3J567 MB IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None Change the day month gt IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None year and century e IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA VGA Halt All But Keyboard Base Memory 640 K Extented Memory 65472 K Total Memory 1024K 11 Enter Select 4 PU PD Value Fl save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Setup Defaults Figure 3 2 Standard CMOS Features screen Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 37 3 4 Advanced BIOS Features 38 The ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES screen appears when choosing the ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES item from the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu It allows the user to configure the CPU Card according 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 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features virus warning Disabled Item Help CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled Menu Level CPU 12 Cache Checking Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Allows you to choose First Boot Device HDD 0 the VIRUS warning Second Boot Device Floppy feature for IDE Hard Third Boot Device SCSI Disk boot sector Swap
34. S The red or blue line on a standard SCSI cable or the black line on one end of a multi colored SCSI cable designates pin one on the cable connector and must connect to pin one on the device or host adapter connector Refer to Appendix B to find Pin 1 of the connector Configuring the SCSI Adapter Access the SCSI BIOS by holding down both the CTRL and C keys when you see the BIOS banner message listing the driver name and the attached devices For example Symbios Inc SDMS TM V 4 0 PCI SCSI BIOS PCI Rev 2 0 2 1 Copyright 1995 1998 Symbios Inc PCI 4 12 00 Press Ctrl C to start Symbios Configuration Utility The SCSI Select screen will come up Instructions on how to move the cursor and select options are listed on the bottom of the program windows You can select either Configure View Host Adapter Settings or SCSI CD Utilities Chapter 6 SCSI Setup and Configurations 79 6 5 SCSI Terminators To ensure reliable communication the SCSI bus must be properly terminated Termination is controlled by a set of electrical resistors called terminators Terminators must be placed or enabled at the two extreme ends of the SCSI bus devices that lie between the ends must have their terminators removed or disabled Since the method for terminating a SCSI peripheral can vary widely refer to the peripheral s documentation for instructions on how to enable or disable termination Here are some general guidelines f
35. S 232 serial port 9 CN10 109 Table B 9 Keyboard and mouse connector CN11 110 Table B 10 External keyboard connector CN12 110 Table B 11 IR connector CN13 Table B 12 CPU fan power connector CN14 a 111 Table B 13 Power LED and keylock connector CN16 112 Table B 14 External speaker 17 112 Table B 15 Reset connector 18 113 Table B 16 HDD LED connector CN19 2113 Table B 17 ATX feature connector CN20 113 Table B 18 System I O 114 Table B 19 channel assignments a 115 Table B 20 Interrupt 115 Table B 21 1st MB memory map Table B 22 amp uuu a upaya oid t erit eo PEU qapa saya r tee Figures Figure 1 1 Board layout main features ansa Figure 1 2 Board layout jumper and connecter locations Hardware Configuration This chapter gives backeround informa tion on the PCA 6179 It then shows 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 J
36. User s Manual SCSI Setup and Configurations The PCA 6179 features an onboard SCSI interface This chapter provides basic SCSI concepts and instructions for installing the software drivers with the SCSI driver disks CD included in your package 6 1 Introduction 6 2 The PCA 6179 is equipped with a Symbios SYM53C895 single chip PCI to SCSI host adapter which provides a powerful Ultra2 multitask ing interface between your computer s PCI bus and SCSI devices disk drives CD ROM drives scanners tape backups removable media drives etc Up to a total of 15 SCSI devices can be connected to the SCSI connector through the Symbios SYM53C895 The SYMBIOS 53 895 is 16 bit LVD SE Low Voltage Differen tial Single Ended SCSI solution for your computer It can support both legacy Fast SCSI and Ultra SCSI devices as well as the newest LVD Ultra2 SCSI devices If you need to configure the SCSI the onboard SCSI Select configura tion utility allows you to change host adapter settings without opening the computer or handling the board The SCSI Select utility also contains a utility to low level format and verifies the disk media on your hard disk drives Note If any peripheral is attached to the Ultra2 SCSI segment and is running at SE mode one or more Ultra Ultra Wide peripherals will be attached to the Ultra2 SCSI segment and will cause the Ultra2 SCSI segment to run at speeds up to 40 MBytes sec instead
37. able Available Available B 20 Interrupt Assignments Table B 20 Interrupt assignments Priority Interrupt Interrupt source 1 NMI Parity error detected 2 IRQ0 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 Assignments 115 21 1st MB Memory Table B 21 1st MB memory map Addr range Hex Device F0000h FFFFFh System ROM C8000h EFFFFh Unused C0000h C7FFFh VGA BIOS 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 Device ID INT GNT pin Onboard LAN AD21 INT D GNT E Onboard SCSI AD20 INT GNT A PCI slot 1 AD31 PCI slot 2 AD30 INT GNTB PCI slot 3 AD29 GNTC PCI slot 4 AD28 INT A B C D GNTD Note In the 6179VS F SCSI dev
38. are Device Drivers device driver is a software program that enables a hardware device to work with an operating system Chapter 5 LAN Configuration 73 7 Click Have Disk Upgrade Device Driver Wizard Select Network Adapter Which network adapter do you want to install Realtek RTL8019 LAN adapter or compatible Realtek RTL8013 LAN adapter or compatible Legacy Realtek RTL8029 4S PCI Ethernet Adapter Realtek RTL8029 AS based PCI Ethernet Adapter Realtek RTL8139 A based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter 8 E Pca6179 Lan WIN2000 then click on OK Install From Disk E Pca6179 Lan wiN2000 ha 74 PCA 6179 User s Manual 9 To highlight the following item and click Next Upgrade Device Driver Wizard Select Network Adapter Which network adapter do you want to install Realtek RTL8139 B C CardBus Fast Ethemet NDIS4 win95_OSR2 driver 10 Click Next Upgrade Device Driver Wizard Start Device Driver Installation The device driver will be installed with the default settings Chapter 5 LAN Configuration 75 11 Click Finish to complete teh installation Upgrade Device Driver Wizard Completing the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard Realtek RTL8133 A B C 8130 PCI Fast Ethernet NIC Windows has finished installing the software for this device To close this wizard click Finish 76 6179
39. atchdog 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 task 42 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 Programming the Watchdog Timer 101 102 6179 User s Manual Pin Assignments This appendix contains information of a detailed or specialized nature It includes IDE Hard Drive Connector Floppy Drive Connector Parallel Port Connector SCSI Connector USB Connector VGA Connector Ethernet 10 100Base T RJ 45 Connector COM1 COM2 RS 232 Serial Port Keyboard and Mouse Connector External Keyboard Connector IR Connector CPU Fan Power Connector Power LED and Keylock Connector External Speaker Connector Reset Connector HDD LED Connector ATX Feature Connector System I O Ports DMA Channel Assignments Interrupt Assignments 1st MB Memory Map 1 IDE Hard Drive Connector 2 104 39 37 3 1 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 40 38 4 2 Table B 1 IDE hard drive connector CN1 CN2 Pin Signal Pin Signal
40. cc 2 GREEN 10 GND 3 BLUE 11 N G 4 12 SDT 5 GND 13 H SYNG 6 GND 14 V SYNG 7 GND 15 SCK 8 GND 108 6179 User s Manual 7 Ethernet 10 100Base T RJ 45 Connector CN8 B 8 Table B 7 Ethernet 10 100Base T RJ 45 connector CN8 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 XMT 5 2 6 RCV 3 RCV 7 4 N C 8 1 2 RS 232 Serial Port CN9 CN10 12345 54321 OOOOO 0000 E 109 8 7 6 Table B 8 1 2 RS 232 serial port 9 CN10 Pin Signal DCD RXD TXD DTR GND DSR RTS CTS RI O QI O N Appendix B Pin Assignments 109 9 Keyboard and Mouse Connnector CN11 Table B 9 Keyboard and mouse connector CN11 Pin Signal KB DATA MS DATA GND Voc KB CLOCK IN MS CLOCK B 10 External Keyboard Connector CN12 110 54321 Table B 10 External keyboard connector CN12 Pin Signal CLK DATA NC GND V CC PCA 6179 User s Manual B 11 IR Connector CN13 9 753 1 OOOOH OOOOO 1086 42 Table B 11 IR connector CN13 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5 V 2 3 FIRRX 4 CIRRX 5 IR_RX 6 5VSB 7 GND 8 9
41. compatible with 16 byte FIFO buffer Supports speeds up to 115 2 Kbps Ports can be individually configured to COM1 2 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 64 mA High Drive 1 3 4 VGA interface Supports AGP 4X 133 MHz Controller ATIRAGE 128 PRO Display memory 8 32 MB VRAM 32MB upon request 1 3 5 SCSI interface e PCISCSI Supports 32 bit PCI interface and Ultra2 SCSI or legacy single ended devices data transfer up to 80 MB sec Chipset Symbios SYM53C895 1 3 6 Ethernet LAN Supports 10 100Base T Ethernet networking Chipset Realtek 8139C 1 3 7 Solid state disk Supports DOC 2000 up to 144 MB PCA 6179 User s Manual 1 3 8 Industrial features Watchdog timer Can generate a system reset or IRQ11 The watchdog 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 1 3 9 Mechanical and environmental specifications Operating temperature 0 60 32 140 Storage temperature 40 60 C 40 140 Humidity 20 95 non condensing Power supply voltage 5 V 12 V Power consumption 5 Q 4 75 A for Pentium III Coppermine 600 MHz Board size 338 x 122 mm 13 3 x 4 8
42. connector CN20 and soft power switch connector CN21 32 CN20 32 2 14 2 Controlling the soft power switch 33 Award BIOS Setup 35 EX EN Infroduefionis 36 32 Entering 36 3 3 Standard CMOS Eeatures 37 3 44 Advanced BIOS Features 38 3 4 1 Virus Warning s nn sa a ua ener 39 3 4 2 Quick Power On Self Test 40 3 4 3 Boot Up Floppy Seek 40 3 4 4 Boot Up NumLock Status 40 3 45 Gate A20 Opton ere oet ess 40 3 4 6 Typematic Rate Setting 40 3 4 7 Rate Chars Sec 41 3 4 8 Typematic Delay msec 41 3 40 Security ODORE cep ep estate 41 3 4 10 OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB 41 3 4 11 Video BIOS Shadow eene 41 3 4 12 C8000 CBFFF Shadow DC000 DFFFF Shadow 42 3 5 Advanced Chipset Features 42 3 5 1 Memory Hole At 15 M 16 M 43 3 5 2 Aperture Size MB
43. creen will initially appear with the following text at the top Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration While this is on the screen before entering the initial blue screen press the F6 key Windows NT setup will allow a SCSI driver to be added before the second disk is requested Add the appropriate driver from a prepared floppy disk Follow the rest of the instructions to finish the installation Chapter 6 SCSI Setup and Configurations 81 82 6179 Users Manual APPENDIX Programming the Watchdog Timer The PCA 6179 is equipped with a watchdog timer that resets the CPU or generates an interrupt if processing comes to a standstill for any reason This feature ensures system reliability in industrial standalone or unmanned environments 1 Programming the Watchdog Timer 100 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 3F Time Interval sec 2 sec 3 sec 4 sec 63 sec PCA 6179 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 w
44. d DOS command for example SYS d b The DiskOnChip should be the only disk in the systems or would be configured as the first disk in the system c using the DUPDATE utility DUPDATE C S DOC104 EXB FIRST set as c DUPDATE D S DOC104 EXB set as d 118 PCA 6179 User s Manual 1 2 Addtional information and assistance F Visit M Systems website at http www m sys com where you can find the Utilities Manual data sheet and Application Notes In addition you can find the latest DiskOnChip 2000 software utilities Contact your dealer for technical support if you need additional assistance and have the following information ready Product name and serial number Description of your computer hardware manufacturer model attached devices etc Description of your software operating system version application software etc A complete description of the problem The exact wording of any error messages Appendix DiskOnChip 2000 Quick Installation Guide 119 120 6179 User s Manual
45. dy to give advice on application requirements or specific information on the installation and operation of any of our products 6179 00 1 Series comparison table so g o weas en esame esee eer L sess _ em lt lt lt lt L2 Cache 256 on CPU System 1 5 GB 3 x 168 pin sockets Eum Ju pe cu puce mm S AGPNGA x ATIRAGE128 PRO 4 XL LAN 10 100Base T Ethernet x x x chipset Realtek 8139C lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt 2 lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt 5 lt lt lt lt System 1 5 GB 3 x 168 sockets ISA High Drive up to 64 mA USB Port 2 EIDE connectors 2 serial 1 parallel ports VGA AGP VGA ATI RAGE128 PRO 4 XL LAN 10 100Base T Ethernet chipset Realtek 8139 Ultra 2 SCSI SYM53C895 gt VGA RAM 32MB Solid state disk DOC 2000 Initial Inspection Before you begin installing your card please make sure that the following materials have been shipped 1 PCA 6179 socket 370 Pentium processor based single board computer 1 Pentium III processor optional 1 cooling fan P N 1759205400 1 PCA 6179 startup Manual
46. e 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 patch 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 Del to allow you to enter the setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features PC Health Status Advanced BIOS Features Frequency Control Advanced Chipset Features LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS Integrated Peripherals Set Password Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup Configurations Exit without Saving Esc Quit Menu in BIOS 11 Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Figure 3 1 Award BIOS Setup initial screen PCA 6179 Users Manual 3 3 Standard CMOS Features Choose the STANDARD CMOS FEATURES option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN menu and the screen below will be displayed This standard setup 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 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date 40 Wed Jun 14 2000 Item Help Time hh mm ss3 9 53 1 Menu Level e IDE Primary Master
47. eature connec tor 3 Connect the power on off button to CN21 A momentary type of button should be used Note lf you will not be using an ATX power connector make sure that pins 2 3 are closed PCA 6179 User s Manual Warnings Important 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 power supplies may power on if certain motherboard components or connections are touched by metallic objects Make sure that the power supply can take at least 720 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 functian 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 Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 33 34 6179 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 RAM so that it retains the setup information when the power is turned off Entering Setup 36 Turn on the computer and check for the patch code If ther
48. ed with a high performance 32 bit PCI bus Ethernet interface which is fully compliant with IEEE 802 3 u 10 100 Mbps CSMA CD standards It is supported by all major network operating systems and is 100 Novell NE 2000 compatible An onboard RJ 45 jack provides convenient 10 100Base T RJ 45 operation Serial Ports CN9 COM1 CN10 COM2 28 B T 6179 offers two serial ports CN9 COMI and CN10 as 2 These ports can connect to serial devices such as mouse or printers or to a communication network Table 2 1 Serial port connections COM1 COM2 Connector Ports Address Interrupt CN9 COM1 8 3E8 IRQ4 CN10 COM2 2F8 2E8 IRQS default settings PCA 6179 User s Manual 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 2 9 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector CN11 The PCA 6179 board provides a keyboard connector A 6 pin mini DIN connector CN11 on the card mounting bracket supports single board computer applications The card comes with an adapter to convert from the 6 pin mini DIN connector to a standard
49. gy Star compliance PCA 6179 User s Manual User friendly installation for Windows 95 and Windows NT AGP 1 0 interface Supports SDRAm and SGRAM at up to 125 MHz memory clock providing bandwidth up to 2 GB S across a 128 bit interface Integrates superior video features These include filtered sealing of 720 pixel DVD content and MPEG 2 motion compensation for software DVD 4 3 Installation First insert CD drive Then follow the Icons for your PCA Series model number Click on the right driver for the auto installation If you are using Win98 or Win2000 please install AGP4x driver first Chapter 4 PCI SVGA Setup 53 54 6179 User s Manual CHAPTER LAN Configuration The PCA 6179 features an onboard LAN interface This chapter gives detailed information on Ethernet configuration It shows you how to configure the card to match your application requirements 5 1 Introduction 5 2 The PCA 6179 features an optional 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 96 Realtek RTL8139C Ethernet LAN controller fully integrated 10Base T 100Base TX Supports Wake on LAN remote control function Support
50. ices use GNT A signals via PCI slot 1 Therefore PCI slot 1 cannot be used for plug in bus master add on cards such as SCSI cards or LAN cards 116 PCA 6179 User s Manual APPENDIX DiskOnChip 2000 Installation Guide This appendix contains information on the DiskOnChip 2000 quick installation guide It Includes DiskOnChip 2000 Installation Instructions Additional Information and Assistance 1 DiskOnChip 2000 Quick Installation Guide 1 1 DiskOnChip 2000 installation instructions 1 2 Make sure the target platform is powered OFF Plug the DiskOnChip 2000 device into its socket Verify the direction is correct pin 1 of the DiskOnChip 2000 is aligned with pin 1 of the socket Power up the system During power up you may observe the messages displayed by the DiskOnChip 2000 when its drivers are automatically loaded into the system s memory At this stage the DiskOnChip 2000 can be accessed as any disk in the system If the DiskOnChip 2000 is the only disk in the system it will appear as the first disk drive C in DOS If there are more disks besides the DiskOnChip 2000 the DiskOnChip 2000 will appear by default as the last drive unless it was programmed as the first drive Please refer to the DiskOnChip 2000 utilities user manual If you want the DiskOnChip 2000 to be bootable a Copy the operating system files to the DiskOnChip by using the standar
51. ill feel some resistance as the pressure starts to secure the CPU in the socket This is normal and will not 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 When you install a new CPU be sure to adjust the board settings such as CPU type and CPU clock Improper settings may damage the CPU Important If you are using Inte BOX CPU with fan please replace the attached fan to Advantech s approved fan because of the dimension limitation Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 21 22 6179 User s Manual CHAPTER Connecting Peripherals This chapter tells how to connect periph erals switches and indicators to the PCA 6179 board You can access most of the connectors from the top of the board while it 15 installed in the chassis If you have a number of cards installed or your chassis is very tight you may need to partially remove the card to make all the connections 2 1 Primary 1 and Secondary CN2 IDE Connectors CN1 990000009090000000000n 000000000000000 0 CN2 You can attach up to four IDE Integrated Device Electronics drives to the PCA 6179 s internal 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 w
52. ires are gray Connect one end to connector CN1 or CN2 on the CPU card Make sure that the red blue wire corresponds to pin 1 on the connec tor 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 one 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 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 in the same way as described above 24 PCA 6179 User s Manual 2 2 Drive Connector CN3 2 3 ma 1 CN3 You can attach up to two floppy disk drives to the PCA 6179 s onboard controller You can use any combination of 5 25 360 KB 1 2 MB and or 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 3
53. itive to static electric charges As a safely precaution use a grounding wrist strap at all times Place all electronic components in a static dissipative surface or static shielded bag when they are not in the chassis PCA 6179 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 Table 1 3 CPU clock ratio setting SW1 Ratio SW1 1 SW1 2 SW1 3 SW1 4 2 ON ON ON ON 2 5 ON ON OFF ON 3 ON OFF ON ON 3 5 ON OFF OFF ON 4 OFF ON ON ON 4 5 OFF ON OFF ON 5 OFF OFF ON ON 5 5 OFF OFF OFF ON 6 ON ON ON OFF 6 5 ON ON OFF OFF 7 ON OFF ON OFF 7 5 ON OFF OFF OFF 8 OFF ON ON OFF 8 5 OFF O
54. k for virtually instantaneous data access You must specify the memory address you want to use for your DiskOnChip 2000 Flash disk module by setting jumper SW3 Available settings are as follows PCA 6179 User s Manual Table 1 7 DiskOnChip 2000 Flash disk memory address jumper settings J3 Segment SW3 1 SW3 2 SW3 3 SW3 4 CCO0h ON ON OFF OFF D000h ON OFF ON OFF D400h ON OFF OFF OFF D800h OFF ON ON OFF DC00h OFF ON OFF OFF E000h OFF OFF ON OFF Disable OFF OFF OFF OFF Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 17 1 9 System Memory The top left edge of the PCA 6179 contains three sockets for 168 pin dual inline memory modules DIMMs three sockets use 3 3 V unbuffered synchronous DRAMs SDRAM DIMMs are available in capacities of 16 32 64 128 256 or 512 MB The sockets can be filled in any combination with DIMMs of any size giving your PCA 6179 single board computer between 16 MB and 1 5 GB of memory Use the following table to calculate the total DRAM memory within your computer Table 1 8 DIMM module allocation table Socket number 168 pin DIMM memory 1 16 32 64 128 256 or 512 MB x 1 16 32 64 128 256 or 512 MB x 1 16 32 64 128 256 or 512 MB x 1 1 9 1 Sample calculation DIMM memory capacity Suppose you install a 128 MB DIMM into your PCA 6179 s socket 1 and a 32 MB DIMM into sockets 2 and 3 Your total system memory is 192 MB calculated as follows
55. n the socket 1 11 Cache Memory 20 Since the second level L2 cache has been embedded into the Intel Pentium processor you do not have to take care 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 KB PCA 6179 User s Manual 1 12 CPU Installation The PCA 6179 provides a socket 370 for an Intel Pentium 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 tE 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 w
56. n you have the correct file path click on OK Insert Disk EAPCAB178NLANSWINNTA 66 PCA 6179 User s Manual 5 Inthe Select OEM Option window click on Select ption Realtek RTL8 6 Inthe Duplex mode click OK Chapter 5 LAN Configuration 67 7 Inthe Network window select the Adapters tab Under Network Adapters highlight Realtek RTL8139CA B C 8130 1 MS Loopback Adapter esi Updates Realtek RTL8133 A B C 8130 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter 8 Inthe Microsoft 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 JONS WINS Address Routing O 2 Realtek ATLS139 A B C 8130 PCI Fast Ethemet Adapter 68 PCA 6179 User s Manual 9 Inthe Network Settings Change window click Yes Network Settings Change Xe we Chapter 5 LAN Configuration 69 5 6 Windows 2000 Drivers Setup Procedure 70 Note The CD ROM drive is designed as throughout this sectian 1 Inthe Windows 2000 screen click on Start and select settings Then click on the Control Panel icon to select system Control Panel Ele Favorites Tools gt
57. of 80 MBytes sec Before You Begin 78 SDMS software requires IBM compatible computer with an 80486 or higher microprocessor An understanding of basic operating system commands is assumed In addition users should have a general knowledge of the SCSI standard Before using the SDMS software you should configure the Symbios SCSI controller into your system taking into account the configura tion of other host adapters and system resources see Section 6 3 Symbios recommends that you back up all data before making any changes or installing any software including the Symbios SCSI controllers and software Failure to adhere to this accepted computer practice may lead to loss of data PCA 6179 Users Manual 6 3 Basic Rules for SCSI Host Adapter and Device Installation 6 4 You must terminate both ends of the SCSI bus Refer to the hardware manuals for the devices and the host adapter to properly terminate the bus Unless your system is SCSI Configured AutoMatically SCAM capable you must configure each SCSI device with a different SCSI ID number Refer to the hardware manuals for the devices to locate where the jumpers of dip switches are for setting SCSI ID numbers Usually the host adapter is ID 7 The devices are then set at IDs 0 through 6 plus 8 through 15 for Wide SCSI The bootable hard drive must have the lowest numerical SCSI ID unless you are able to use the BIOS Boot Specification BB
58. on When enabled BIOS shortens or skips some of the items during the test When disabled the computer conducts normal POST procedures 3 4 3 Boot Up Floppy Seek During Power On Self Test POST BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks A 360 KB type drive is 40 tracks while 720 KB 1 2 MB and 1 44 MB type drives are all 80 tracks Enabled BIOS searches the floppy drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS cannot differentiate 720 KB 1 2 MB and 1 44 MB type drives This is because they are all 80 tracks Disabled BIOS will not search for the floppy drive type by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360 KB 3 4 4 Boot Up NumLock Status The default is On Keypad boots up to number keys Off Keypad boots up to arrow keys 3 4 5 Gate A20 Option Normal The A20 signal is controlled by the keyboard controller or chipset hardware Fast Default A20 signal is controlled by Port 92 or the chipset specific method 3 4 6 Typematic Rate Setting PCA 6179 User s Manual The typematic rate determines the characters second accepted the computer Typematic Rate Setting enables or disables the typemat 1 rate 3 4 7 Typematic Rate Chars Sec BIOS accepts the following input values characters second for typematic rate 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 3 4 8 Typematic Delay msec Typematic delay
59. or termination Termination on internal SCSI peripherals is usually controlled by manually setting a jumper or switch on the peripheral or by physically removing or installing one or more resistor modules on the peripheral Termination on external SCSI peripherals is usually controlled by installing or removing a SCSI terminator On some external peripherals termination is controlled by setting a switch on the rear of the drive By default termination on the CPU card itself is automatic the preferred method Internal Ultra2 peripherals are set at the factory with termination disabled which cannot be changed Proper termination for internal Ultra2 peripherals is provided by the built in terminator at the end of the Ultra2 internal SCSI cable Most non Ultra2 SCSI peripherals come from the factory with termination enabled 80 PCA 6179 User s Manual 6 6 SDMS Drivers The SDMS device drivers translate an operating system I O request into a SCSI request Each Symbios SCSI device driver is operating system specific and is designed to work on standard Symbios chip implementations We provide PCI SDMS device drivers for the following operating systems MS DOS Windows Windows 95 98 Windows NT 3 51 and above OS 2 4 x Warp SCO UNIX Open Server 5 0 2 and above Novell NetWare 3 12 4 11 NWPA Note When you start the Windows NT installation with either a CD ROM boot or from the floppy disks a black s
60. pUt 6 1234 VOA anterface esee ederet 6 1335 SC SLinterface A 6 1 3 6 Ethernet LAN 6 1 3 7 Solid state disk eee 6 1 3 8 Industrial features ul sse 7 1 3 9 Mechanical and environmental specifications 7 1 4 Board Layout Main Features 8 15 Jumpers and Connectors 9 1 6 Board Layout Jumper and Connector Locations 11 1 7 Safety Precautions 12 18 Jumper Settings 1 ee eee ette 13 1 8 1 How to set jumpers eee 13 1 8 2 CPU clock ratio setting SW1 13 1 8 4 CMOS clear J1 15 1 8 5 Watchdog timer output J2 15 1 8 5 DiskOnChip 2000 Flash disk address select SW3 16 1 9 System 18 1 9 1 Sample calculation DIMM memory capacity 18 1 9 2 Supplementary information about DIMMs 19 1 10 Memory Installation Procedures 20 T 11 Cache Memory aono ev noia nose rne 20 1 12 CPU Installation
61. ped graphics data structures can reside in a graphics aperture The default setting is 64 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnBoard IDE Channel Enabled Item Help OnBoard IDE Channell Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Menu Level IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Primary Master PIO Auto Primary Slave PIO Auto Secondary Master PIO Auto Secondary Slave Auto Primary Master UDMA Auto Primary Slave UDMA Auto Secondary Master UDMA Auto Secondary Slave UDMA Auto Init Display First PCI Slot Onboard PCI SCSI Chip Enabled OnBoard SCSI Terminator Enabled Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3FB IROA Onboard Serial Port 2 2FB8 IRO3 UART Mode Select Normal XUART Duplex Mode Half xRxD TxD Active Hi Lo x IR Transmission delay Enabled Onboard Parallel Port 378 IR07 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP ECP Mode Use DMA 3 EPP Mode select 11 Enter Select 4 PU PD Value 10 5 ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous values F Setup Defaults Figure 3 5 Integrated peripherals 3 6 1 IDE HDD Block Mode If you enable IDE HDD Block Mode the enhanced IDE driver will be Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 43 44 enabled Leave IDE HDD Block Mode the default setting 3 6 2 IDE Primary Master Slave PIO UDMA Mode IDE Secondary Master Slave PIO UDMA Mode Auto Each channel P
62. r PCI Ethernet Controller Properties 2 x General Driver Oh PCI Ethernet Controller Provider Date No driver files are required or have been loaded for this device To update the driver files for this device click Update Driver Driver File Detail 4 Inthe Update Device Driver Wizard window click on Next Update Device Driver Wizard This wizard searches for updated drivers for PCI Ethernet Controller device driver is a software program that makes hardware device work Upgrading to a newer version of a device driver may improve the performance of your hardware device or add functionality Cancel 60 PCA 6179 User s Manual 5 Click Next Update Device Driver Wizard What do you want Windows to do Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now Recommended C Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location so you can select the driver you want Cancel 6 Inthe following Update Device Driver Wizard window select Specify a location Type in E PCA6178 LAN Then click on Next Update Device Driver Wizard Windows will search for updated drivers in its driver database on your hard drive and in any of the following selected locations Click Next to start the search Floppy disk drives CD ROM drive Microsoft Windows Update Specify a location E 1 79
63. re gray Make sure that wire 1 corresponds to pin 1 of CN4 Pin 1 is on the upper right side of CN4 SCSI Connector CN5 26 The PCA 6179 has a 68 pin dual in line connector for Ultra2 Wide SCSI devices Connection of SCSI devices requires special attention especially when determining the last drive on the SCSI chain Refer to Chapter 6 and your device s operating manual for detailed installation advice 6179 User s Manual 2 5 USB Port 6 2 6 1 CN6 The PCA 6179 provides one USB Universal Serial Bus interface which gives complete Plug amp Play and hot attach detach for up to 127 external devices The USB interface complies with USB Specification Rev 1 0 and is fuse protected The USB interface is accessed through a 10 pin flat cable connector CN6 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 Connector CN7 CN7 9 The 6179 includes SVGA interface that can drive conventional CRT displays CN7 is a standard 15 pin D SUB connec tor commonly used for VGA Pin assignments for CRT connector CN7 are detailed in Appendix B Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 21 2 7 10 100Base T Ethernet Connector CN8 2 8 p r The PCA 6179 is equipp
64. rimary 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 3 6 3 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 4 Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8H IRQ4 The settings are 3F8H IRQ4 2F8H IRQ3 3ESH IRQA 2E8H IRQI10 and Disabled for the on board serial connector 3 6 5 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8H IRQ3 The settings are 3F8H IRQ4 2F8H IRQ3 3E8H IRQ4 2E8H IRQ10 and Disabled for the on board serial connector 3 6 6 Onboard Parallel Port 378H IRQ7 This field sets the address of the on board parallel port connector You can select either 3BCH IRQ7 378H IRQ7 278 5 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 7 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port The setting SPP allows normal speed operation but in one PCA 6179
65. rivers and utility software you should read the instructions in this chapter carefully before you attempt installation The enhanced display drivers for the PCA 6179 board are located on the software installa tion 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 and the pertinent sections of your application software s user s manual before performing the installation Features 92 Built in ATI RAGE 128 PRO 4XL 128 bit 3D multimedia accelerator Supports AGP 4X mode with sideband addressing and AGP textur ing PC 98 compliant Superior 3D performance achieved through a floating print setup engine rated at 1 5 million triangles sec Integrated 250 MHz DAC allows 85 Hz refresh at 1600 x 1200 resolution Complete local language support Power management for full VESA DPMS and EPA Ener
66. s up to128 K bytes Boot ROM PCI Bus Master complies with PCI Rev 2 2 MAC amp PHY 10 100 Mbps interfaces Complies to IEEE 802 3X 10 and IEEE 802 3u 100Base T interfaces 3 3 V power supply with 5 V tolerant I Os Single RJ 45 connector gives auto detection of 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps network data transfer rates and connected cable types Supports CardBus The CIS can be stored in 93C56 or expansion ROM Enhancements on ACPI PCI power management Compliant to PC99 standard PCA 6179 User s Manual 5 3 Driver Installation The PCA 6179 s onboard Ethernet interface supports all major network operating systems The BIOS automatically detects the LAN while booting and assigns IRQ level and address No jumpers or switches are required for user configuration The drivers and installation instructions are located in the following directories of the utility CD Dos Drivers for DOS platforms nfo Installation instructions Nwserver Drivers for Novell NetWare Wfw Drivers for Windows 3 11 for Workgroups Please refer to the text files in the Info directory for detailed informa tion about installing the drivers Note Operating system vendors may post driver updates on their websites Please visit the websites of OS vendors to download updated drivers Chapter 5 LAN Configuration 57 5 4 Windows 9X Drivers Setup Procedure 58 Note 1 Note 2 If you are using Windows 98SE your sy
67. sessseces 50 3 14 Exit Without Savins 50 Chapter 4 AGP SVGA 51 41 Before You Begin 52 4 2 P 52 4 3 InstallatiOn recreo seen 53 Chapter 5 LAN Configuration 55 8 1 Introduction uy y Y e rente onto 56 5 2 ilr d 56 5 3 Driver Installation 57 5 4 Windows 9X Drivers Setup 58 5 5 Windows NT Drivers Setup Procedure 65 5 6 Windows 2000 Drivers Setup Procedure 70 Chapter 6 SCSI Setup and Configurations 77 6 1 Introduction 4254 4 en rana aan rro rese een 78 6 2 Before You Begin 78 6 3 Basic Rules for SCSI Host Adapter and Device Installa tion 79 6 4 Configuring the SCSI Adapter 79 6 5 SCSI 80 6 6 SDMS Drivers 81 Appendix A Programming the Watchdog 99 Programming the Watchdog Timer 100 Appendix B Pin Assignments 103 B 1 IDE
68. stem will find the LAN device PCI Ethernet Controller You must first remove this device from your system and then restart your computer Then you will be ready to install the cor rect driver by following the procedure below The CD ROM drive is designated as E throughout this section 1 Inthe Windows screen click on Start and select Settings Then click on the Control Panel icon to select System File View Favorites Help 5 20 Back Komad Up Cut Copy Paste Address Control Panel z Network ODBC Data Passwords Sources 32bit 1 3 Power Printers Regional Management Settings System amp Provides system System Telephony information and changes advanced settings Users 15 My Computer PCA 6179 User s Manual 2 Inthe System Properties window select the Device Manager tab Select View devices by type and navigate to Computer VOther devices PCI Ethernet Controller Highlight PCI Ethernet Controller and click on Properties System Properties Display adapters Floppy disk controllers amp Hard disk controllers Keyboard Monitors Mouse Network adapters Other devices PCI Ethernet Controller 7 Ports COM k LPT SCSI controllers e System devices Chapter 5 LAN Configuration 59 3 Inthe PCI Ethernet Controller Properties window select the Driver tab Then click on Update Drive
69. u the screen below will be displayed This sample screen contains the manufacturer s default values for the CPU Card CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features DIMM 1 DRAM Timing SDRAM 105 Item Help DIMM 2 DRAM Timing SDRAM 10 5 DIMM 3 DRAM Timing SDRAM 10 5 Menu Level SDRAM Cycle Length 3 Memory Hole At 15M 16M Disabled Memory Parity ECC Check Disabled P2C C2P Concurrency Enabled Fast R W Turn Around Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled AGP Aperture Size 64 Master l wS write Disabled AGP Master l wS Read Disabled Power Supply OnBoard USB Disabled x USB Keyboard Support Disabled CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled PCI Dynamic Bursting Enabled i PCI Master 0 WS write Enabled PCI Delay Transaction Enabled 2 Access 1 Retry Enabled Y ll5 Move Enter Select PU PO Value 10 ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous values F7 Setup Defaults Figure 3 4 Advanced Chipset features screen PCA 6179 Users Manual 3 6 3 5 1 Memory Hole At 15 M 16 Enabling this feature reserves 15 MB to 16 MB memory address space for ISA expansion cards that specifically require this setting This makes memory from 15 MB and up unavailable to the system Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16 MB The default setting is Disabled 3 5 2 AGP Aperture Size MB Memory map
70. umper Settings System Memory Memory Installation Procedures Cache Memory CPU Installation 1 1 Introduction The PCA 6179 Series all in one industrial grade CPU card uses Intel s highly acclaimed Pentium III processor together with the VIA Apollo Pro133A chipset The card works with standard ISA or PCI ISA bus passive backplanes The CPU provides 256 KB on CPU L2 cache eliminating the need for external SRAM chips It has two PCI 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 two USB Universal Serial Bus ports The PCI enhanced IDE controller supports Ultra DMA 33 66 and PIO Mode 4 operation This provides data transfer rates of up to 33 66 MB sec System BIOS supports boot up from an IDE CD ROM SCSI CD ROM LS 120 IDEHDD 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 The PCA 6179 Series offers several impressive industrial features such as a VGA AGP controller a PCI Ultra2 SCSI controller a 10 100Base T networking controller three DIMM slots for

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