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ROBO-679 Single Board Computer User′s Manual

1. 6 SBD3 USBP3 8 SBDs USBP3 eine di ROBO 679 User e Manual 2 6 Hardware Configuration Setting J12 Reset Header PIN No Signal Description J13 External Speaker Header J14 Keyboard Lock Header J15 IDE1 IDE2 Active LED Header PIN No Signal Description 5V 470 ohm pull up for HDD LED HDD Active LED cathode terminal J16 Ethernet RJ 45 Interface Connector pT 4 TerminationtoGround 5 TerminationtoGround o OE ___ _ _ 8 TerminationtoGround J17 USB Interface Connector PIN No Signal Description PIN No Signal Description USBDO s p e Mew 7 oso s Uso Only one USB port pin 5 6 7 and 8 is available on the bracket by default ROBO 679 Users Manual Hardware Configuration Setting J18 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector 6 pin Mini DIN 2 KeyboardData 4a JOW o 5 MouseClok _ _ _ 6 KeyboardClok J21 Standard 5 1 4 disk power connector J22 External Keyboard Connector 2 Eerboard Dat 3 ve J23 VGA D5VB 15 Connector PIN No Signal Description Ground Ground Ground Ground N C Ground N C MONIDI HSYNC VSYNC MONID2 SININ AJIN ROBO 679 User e Manual Hardware Configuration Setting J20 68 pin PCI Connector ER EE KREE EE ER EC o ao Jo oo 59 ReservedforGNT 60 cnD Le roa
2. Cylinder Min 0 Set the number of cylinders for this hard disk Max 65535 Head Min 0 Set the number of read write heads Max 255 Precomp Min 0 Warning Setting a value of 65535 means no Max 65535 hard disk Landing zone Min 0 eee Max 65535 Sector Min 0 Number of sectors per track Max 255 ROBO 679 Users Manual BIOS Setup Information 4 5 Advanced BIOS Features This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation You have the opportunity to select the system s default speed boot up sequence keyboard operation shadowing and security E Screen shot CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Disabled Ll Cache Enabled L2 Cache Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled First Boot Device HDD O Second Boot Device Floppy Third Boot Device CDROM Fourth Boot Device ZIP100 Boot Up NumLock Status On Security Option Setup PS 2 Mouse Function Control Enabled OS Select For DRAM gt b4MB Non 0S2 HDD S M A R T Capability Disabled Item Help Menu Level gt TL Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail safe defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Virus Warning Enabled Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table Disabled No
3. LS120 ZIP CDROM 76h Reserved 77h Detect serial ports amp parallel ports 78h Reserved 79h Reserved 7Ah Detect amp install co processor 7Bh Reserved 7Ch Reserved 7Dh Reserved 7Eh Reserved 7Fh 1 Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported If errors occur report errors amp wait for keys If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue Clear EPA or customization logo 80h Reserved 81h Reserved 82h 1 Call chipset power management hook 2 Recover the text fond used by EPA logo not for full screen logo 3 If password is set ask for password 83h Save all data in stack back to CMOS 84h Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 85h 1 USB final Initialization 2 NET PC Build SYSID structure 3 Switch screen back to text mode 4 Set up ACPI table at top of memory 5 Invoke ISA adapter ROMs 6 Assign IRQs to PCI devices 7 Initialize APM 8 Clear noise of IRQs 86h Reserved 87h Reserved 88h Reserved 89h Reserved 90h Reserved 91h Reserved 92h Reserved 93h Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti Virus code 94h 1 Enable L2 cache 2 Program boot up speed 3 Chipset final initialization 4 Power management final initialization 5 Clear screen amp display summary table 6 Program K6 write allocation 7 Program P6 class write combining ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 39 BIOS Setup Information Code Description 95h 1 Program daylight saving 2 Update keyboard LED amp typema
4. SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay Auto Menu Level gt SDRAM RAS Precharge Time Auto System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Video BIOS Cacheable Enabled Memory Hole AT 15 1bM Disabled Delayed Transaction Enabled Display Cache Frequency 100 MHz System Memory Frequency Auto On Chip Video Window Size b4MB Onboard Display Cache Setting CAS Latency 3 Paging Mode Control Open RAS toCAS Override by CAS LT RAS Timing Fast RAS Percentage Timing Fast t lt gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults This chipset settings deal with CPU access to dynamic random access memory DRAM The default timings have been carefully chosen and should only be altered if data is being lost Such a scenario might well occur if your system had mixed speed DRAM chips installed so that greater delays may be required to preserve the integrity of the data held in the slower memory chips ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 9 BIOS Setup Information SDRAM CAS Latency Time This option controls the number of SCLKs between the time a read command is sampled by the SDRAMSs and the time the GMCH samples correspondent data from the SDRAMS The Choice 2 3 SCLKs SDRAM Cycle Time Tras Tre This option controls the number of SDRAM clocks used per access cycle The Choice 5 7 7 9 or Auto SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This option controls the number of SCLKs SDRAM
5. position The default settings shipped from factory are marked with a star 2 1 Jumpers In general jumpers on the single board computer are used to select options for certain features Some of the jumpers are designed to be user configurable allowing for system enhancement The others are for testing purpose only and should not be altered To select any option cover the jumper cap over Short or remove NC it from the jumper pins according to the following instructions Here NC stands for Not Connected Figure 2 1 SE OR III TTT TETTI CRD DEE ENEE ees oooooooaa aaga Se Dee Ze M ESEREEEEEEEEEER REES SE ZE EE ZC oooooooaa aaa ICI EEE oe EE EE reo ee emm DE me Socket 370 Figure 2 1 ROBO 679 Jumper Locations ROBO 679 User s Manual 2 1 Hardware Configuration Setting Safe Mode Jumper JP1 Function Disabled Note Enable JP1 will force system to run with X2 core bus ratio RTC CMOS Clear Jumper Setting JP2 Function Normal Operation Clear CMOS Contents AT ATX Power Selection JP3 Function 3 5 4 6 Select ATX Power Suppl 1 3 2 4 Select AT Power Supply ROBO 679 User e Manual Hardware Configuration Setting 2 2 Connectors I O peripheral devices and Flash disk are connected to the interface connectors and DOC socket located on this single board computer Fig
6. AT bus specification PCI ISA PnP for devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture The Choice Legacy ISA and PCI ISA PnP PCI VGA Palette Snoop Leave this field at Disabled The choices Enabled Disabled Assign IRQ For VGA USB To enable VGA USB IRQ assignation by selecting enabled ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 23 BIOS Setup Information PCI Slot4 1 2 3 IRQ Assign This BIOS option can assist users to assign IRQ numbers to particular slots The IRQ number availabled are 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 and 15 Auto is the default value for each slot ROBO 679 User s Manual 4 24 BIOS Setup Information 4 10 PC Health Status E Screen shot CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2001 Award Software Current CPU Temperature System Fan J10 Speed CPU Fan J19 Speed Vcore Vecl 8 Vcc3 3 5 V 12 V le V SV VBAT V SVSB V Current System Temperature PC Health Status 38 C 100 F 43C 109 F D RPM 5314 RPM 1 63 1 85 3 31 4 94 11 97 12 36 5 04 3 15 4 87 lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt Item Help Menu Level TJ Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 25 BIOS Setup Information 411 Frequency Voltage Control E Screen shot CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2
7. POST the system BIOS will display an error message describing the message and explaining the problem in detail so that the problem can be corrected During the POST the BIOS signals a checkpoint by issuing one code to I O address 80H This code can be used to establish how far the BIOS has executed through the power on sequence and what test is currently being performed This is done to help troubleshoot faulty system board If the BIOS detects a terminal error condition it will halt the POST process and attempt to display the checkpoint code written to port 80H If the system hangs before the BIOS detects the terminal error the value at port 80H will be the last test performed In this case the terminal error cannot be displayed on the screen The following POST checkpoint codes are valid for all AWARDBIOS products with a core BIOS date of 07 15 95 version 6 27 Enhanced Code Description CFh Test CMOS R W functionality COh Early chipset initialization Disable shadow RAM Disable L2 cache socket 7 or below Program basic chipset registers Clh Detect memory Auto detection of DRAM size type and ECC Auto detection of L2 cache socket 7 or below C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 amp F000 shadow RAM Ohl Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000 0 02h Reserved 03h Initial Superio_Early Init switch 04h Res
8. and answers to frequently asked questions will be shown on the following web site http isc portwell com tw Introduction CHAPTER 1 Introduction The ROBO 679 all in one single board computer is designed to fit a high performance Celeron Pentium III based CPU and compatible for high end computer system with PCI Local Bus architecture It is made to meet today s demanding pace and keep complete compatibility with hardware and software designed for the IBM PC AT It is beneficial to build up a high performance system for VARs or system integrators The on board 3D Graphics display and fast Ethernet interface will bring full functionality and high performance to all segments of the industrial PC market This single board computer runs with Intel Celeron Pentium III FC PGA amp FC PGA2 processor and supports DIMM up to 512 MB SDRAM The enhanced on board PCI IDE interface can support 4 drives up to PIO mode 4 timing and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 synchronous mode feature The on board Super I O Chipset integrates one floppy controller two serial ports one keyboard controller one hardware monitor one IrDA port and one parallel port Two high performance 16C550 compatible UARTs provide 16 byte transmit receive FIFOs and the multi mode parallel port supports SPP EPP ECP function Besides three USB Universal Serial Bus ports provide high speed data communication between peripherals and PC PCI type daughter board can also be compati
9. error halt condition in Setup to HALT ON ALL BUT KEYBOARD This will cause the BIOS to ignore the missing keyboard and continue the boot Memory Address Error at Indicates a memory address error at a specific location You can use this location along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips Memory parity Error at Indicates a memory parity error at a specific location You can use this location along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips MEMORY SIZE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT Memory has been added or removed since the last boot In EISA mode use Configuration Utility to reconfigure the memory configuration In ISA mode enter Setup and enter the new memory size in the memory fields Memory Verify Error at Indicates an error verifying a value already written to memory Use the location along with your system s memory map to locate the bad chip OFFENDING ADDRESS NOT FOUND This message is used in conjunction with the I O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem cannot be isolated OFFENDING SEGMENT This message is used in conjunction with the I O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem has been isolated ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 32 BIOS Setup Information PRESS A KEY TO REBOOT This will be displayed at the bottom screen when an error occ
10. memory If any error is detected or the CMOS parameters need to be initially defined the diagnostic program will prompt the user to enter the SETUP program Some errors are significant enough to abort the start up 41 Entering Setup Turn on or reboot the computer When the message Hit lt DEL gt if you want to run SETUP appears press lt Del gt key immediately to enter BIOS setup program If the message disappears before you respond but you still wish to enter Setup please restart the system to try COLD START again by turning it OFF and then ON or touch the RESET button You may also restart from WARM START by pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Delete gt keys simultaneously If you do not press the keys at the right time and the system will not boot an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to Press lt F1 gt to Run SETUP or Resume In HIFLEX BIOS setup you can use the keyboard to choose among options or modify the system parameters to match the options with your system The table below will show you all of keystroke functions in BIOS setup ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 1 BIOS Setup Information Keys to navigate within setup menu Functions Up Arrow Move to the previous item Down Arrow Move to the next item Left Arrow Move to the item on the left menu bar Right Arrow Move to the item on the right menu bar Move Enter Move to the item you desired PgUpkey ncrease the
11. time system is booted Improper disable operation There are too many occasions where users disable in BIOS setup a certain device feature in one application but do not enable it before manipulating with another application where the disabled device is needed Certainly users fail to detect this device feature and end up with system failure ROBO 679 User s Manual 5 6 Troubleshooting Please check in the BIOS setting that the devices or ports that you need are not disabled These include the floppy drive COM1 COM2 ports parallel port USB ports external cache on board VGA and Ethernet It is also very common that users would like to disable a certain device port to release IRQ resource A few good examples are disable COM1 serial port to release IRQ 4 disable COM2 serial port to release IRQ 3 disable parallel port to release IRQ 7 disable PS 2 mouse to release IRQ 12 etc A quick review of the basic IRQ mapping is given below for your reference It is then very easy to find out which IRQ resource is ready for additional peripherals If IRQ resource is not enough please disable some devices listed above to release more 5 4 OS Diagnostics What will be presented here is a brief guide to properly house in the driver for any Microsoft Windows 95 98 NT device For other operating systems please refer to OS manual guidebook ROBO 679 User s Manual 5 7 Troubleshooting Booting Users may find quite
12. 000 Award Software Frequency Voltage Control Auto Detect DIMM CLK Enabled Item Help System Spectrum Disabled _ CPU HOST PCI Clock PC133 Default Menu Level gt CPU Clock Ratio x 5 5 le Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Auto Detect DIMM CLK This item allows you to enable disable auto detect DIMM Clock The choices Enabled Disabled Spread Spectrum This item allows you to enable disable the spread spectrum modulate The choices Enabled Disabled CPU HOST PCI Clock PC133 This item allows you to select CPU Host and the corresponding PCI Clock Since CPU Host and PC133 will be automatically detected different combinations of CPU and DIMM will produce different option table Please refer to the following table as a quick reference guide Based on the FSB of the processor used default value of CPU Host will be automatically detected as 66MHz 100MHz or 133MHz PCI Clock default is always 33MHz Users are allowed to tune the CPU Host and PCI Clock from the default 66 100MHz 100 33MHz or 133 33MHz up to 83 42MHz 115 38MHz or 166 42MHz Unless PC 133 DIMM and 133MHz FSB processor are used at the same time PC133 will always be No since only PC 133 DIMM and 133MHz FSB processor is able to boost out a 133MHz memory clock Please refer to the following table as a quick reference table ROBO 679 Us
13. Assignments of Connectors J1 J3 IDE1 IDE2 Interface Connector fs Das 6 Das 7o Das s Dan o Daaa i0 Dan ROBO 679 User s Manual 2 4 Hardware Configuration Setting J PIN No mo ER mo m m5 LI 9 7 2 5 7 29 2 2 FDC Interface Connector PIN No 1 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 Read Data 31 Head Select Fa IN No Signal Description Density Select 0 N C Density Select 1 Index Motor ENA Drive Select B Drive Select A Motor ENB Direction Step Write Data Write Gate Track 0 Write Protect WIWINININININITE ER RLS AJIN NIOISIAIRINI OISIAN O J4 Parallel Port Connector e Daaa o com B Das n Com o Da7 2 com J5 ATX Power Control Connector PIN No Signal Description ATX Power Good Signal ATX 5V Stand by ATX Power On Control ROBO 679 User e Manual Hardware Configuration Setting J6 ATX Power Button Interface PIN No Signal Description Pull high 100 ohm to 5V Power Button Control Signal J7 J8 Serial Port 1 Port 2 Connector 2 x 5 shrouded header 6 DataSetReady DS 8 CleartoSend CTS og O Ring Indicator RI J9 Standard IrDA Header A RRX 6 OVCROFF Over Current Of J10 J19 Chassis CPU Fan Power Connector 3 Pull up 5V For tachometer sense signal J11 USB Interface Connector 2x5 Pin Header PIN No Signal Description PIN No Signal Description SBD2 USBP2
14. BIOS detects an error requiring you to do something to fix it will either sound a beep code or display a message If a message is displayed it will be accompanied by PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE CTRL ALT ESC OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP POST Beep Currently there are two kinds of beep codes in BIOS This code indicates that a video error has occurred and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by two short beeps The other code indicates that your DRAM error has occurred This beep code consists of a single long beep repeatedly Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST This list includes messages for both the ISA and the EISA BIOS CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been caused by a weak battery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISK BOOT FAILURE INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER No boot device was found This could mean that either a boot drive was not detected or the drive does not contain proper system boot files Insert a system disk into Drive A and press lt Enter gt If you assumed the system would boot from the hard drive make sure the controller is inserted correctly and all cables a
15. CONFIGURATION UTILITY ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 33 BIOS Setup Information The board ID does not match the ID stored in the EISA non volatile memory NOTE When this error appears the system will boot in ISA mode which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility FLOPPY DISK S fail 80 gt Unable to reset floppy subsystem FLOPPY DISK S fail 40 gt Floppy Type dismatch Hard Disk s fail 80 HDD reset failed Hard Disk s fail 40 HDD controller diagnostics failed Hard Disk s fail 20 HDD initialization error Hard Disk s fail 10 Unable to recalibrate fixed disk Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verify failed Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot BIOS ROM checksum error System halted The checksum of ROM address FOOOOH FFFFFH is bad Memory test fail BIOS reports the memory test fail if the onboard memory is tested error ROBO 679 User s Manual 4 34 BIOS Setup Information 4 16 BIOS POST Check Point List AWARDBIOS provides all IBM standard Power On Self Test POST routines as well as enhanced AWARDBIOS POST routines The POST routines support CPU internal diagnostics The POST checkpoint codes are accessible via the Manufacturing Test Port I O port 80h Whenever a recoverable error occurs during the
16. Clock from a row activate command to a read or write command If your system installs good quality of SDRAM you can set this option to 3 SCLKs to obtain better memory performance Normally the option will be set to Auto The Choice 2 3 SCLKs or Auto SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This option controls the number of SCLKs for RAS precharge If your system installs good quality of SDRAM you can set this option to 3 SCLKs to obtain better memory performance It is set to auto normally The Choice 2 3 SCLKs or Auto 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 ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 10 BIOS Setup Information Video BIOS Cacheable Select Enabled to enable caching VGA BIOS into L2 cache to get higher display performance Disabled will ignore this BIOS caching function The choice Enabled Disabled Memory Hole At 15 16M In order to improve performance certain space in memory is reserved for ISA cards This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB The Choice Enabled Disabled Delayed Transaction Select Enabled to enable delay transaction This will enhance performance for data transmission between different PCI bus The Choice Enabled Disabled Display Cache Frequency
17. E Screen shot CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2001 Award Software IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto Detection IDE Primary Master Access Mode Cylinder Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector Press Enter Auto Auto 20451 MB 39703 1b 39702 b3 Item Help Menu Level gt gt To auto detect the HDD s size head on this channel Te Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ROBO 679 Users Manual BIOS Setup Information E Menu seletions Item Options Description IDE HDD Auto detection Press Enter Press Enter to auto detect the HDD on this channel If detection is successful it fills the remaining fields on this menu IDE Primary Master None Selecting manual lets you set the remaining fields Auto on this screen Selects the type of fixed disk User Manual Type will let you select the number of cylinders heads etc Note PRECOMP 65535 means NONE Access Mode CHS Choose the access mode for this hard disk LBA Large Auto Capacity Auto Display your Disk drive capacity Approximated Note that this disk drive size size is usually slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program The following options are selectable only if the IDE Primary Master item is set to Manual
18. F ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 17 BIOS Setup Information 48 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use E Screen shot CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2001 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI function Enabled Item Help ACPI Suspend Type SL POS Power Management User Define Menu Level gt Video Off Method DPMS Video Off In Suspend Yes Suspend Type Stop Grant Suspend Mode Disabled HDD Power Down Disabled Soft 0ff by PWR BTTN Instant 0ff Wake Up on LAN Disabled Resume On Ring Enabled CPU Thermal Throttling 50 0 Resume by Alarm Disabled Date of Month Alarm DH Time hh mm ss Alarm Go Reload Global Timer Events zt Primary IDE 0 Disabled Primary IDE 1 Disabled Secondary IDE 0 Disabled Secondary IDE 1 Disabled FDDCOM LPT Port Disabled TN e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Function This item allows you to enable disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The choices Enabled Disabled Power Management This category allows you to select the type or degree of power saving and is directly related to HDD Power Down Suspend Mode There are three selections for Power Management three of which have fixed m
19. IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto IDE Secondary Salve PIO Auto IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto IDE Primary Salve UDMA Auto IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto IDE Secondary Salve UDMA Auto USB Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Enabled Init Display First PCI Slot IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled POWER ON Function BUTTON ONLY KB Power 0n Password Enter Hot Key Power On Gere Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto UART Mode Select Normal RxD TxD Active Hi Lo IR Transmission Delay Enabled UR2 Duplex Mode Half Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ Parallel Port Mode ECH EPP Mode Select EPP1 ECP Mode Use DMA 3 PWRON After PWR Fail off Watch Dog Timer Select Disabled DOC Memory Address Range D8000 DAFFF MN Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults OnChip Primary Secondary PCI IDE The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate the primary IDE interface Select Disabled to deactivate this interface The choice Enabled Disabled ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 13 BIOS Setup Information IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The four IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto
20. NNECTOR on the backplane ROBO 679 User e Manual 5 1 Troubleshooting Step2 Connect 20 pin power cable of the ATX POWER with the CN7 ATX POWER CONNECTOR 20 pin connector on the backplane The CN7 is located on the upper right side of the backplane with white color Step3 Use a 4 pin power cable to connect the CN4 ATX P S CONTROL CONNECTOR 4 pin connector on the backplane ROBO 679 Users Manual 5 2 Troubleshooting Step4 Please find the J5 4 pin header on the center part of ROBO 679 in white color You will also see a mark with J5 at the right top corner of J5 header Connect the 4 pin power control cable with this J5 header Step5 Connect TOGGLE SWITCH with J6 connector on ROBO 679 J6 connector 2 pin is located just on the right side of JP3 jumper of ROBO 679 KM KE Gr ROBO 679 Users Manual 5 3 Troubleshooting Step6 The figure below is the TOGGLE SWITCH which is used to switch the ATX Power on off for SBC Usually the TOGGLE SWITCH is located on the chassis front panel By pressing the switch button once the power will be on and press again to turn it off pr Q In addition to the above description is there anything to do to finish up an ATX system A Yes ROBO 679 needs to be configured to support ATX function for the above cabling Please move jumper JP3 to 3 5 short and 4 6 short support ATX function Q How can I build up an AT system using ATX power s
21. O chip W83627HF will support PS 2 Keyboard Mouse two UARTs FDC Hardware Monitor Parallel Watch Dog Timer and Infrared interface Besides Intel 82801BA ICH2 integrated LAN controller provides a competitive fast Ethernet function The CPU socket adopts the Socket 370 type to support high availability reliability and easy operation in general industry application The 82815 Hub provides an integration of memory controller and graphics capability AGP This delivers AGP class graphics performance to PCs at reduced cost It dynamically allocates and de allocates system memory for complex 3D textures preserving the benefits of standard AGP add in solutions Its 64 bit AGTL based host bus interface optimized 64 bit DRAM interface supports two 3 3V DIMMs at the maximum bus frequency of 100 133 MHz The 32 bit PCI bus interface supports 4 PCI masters for external backplane support The 82801BA Hub employs the Accelerated Controller Hub architecture which makes a direct connection from the graphics and memory to IDE controllers It supports 2 channel dedicated Ultra DMA 33 66 100 IDE master interfaces full Plug and Play compatibility APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller interface and internal real time clock RTC to maintain time and date of a system It also supports 3 port USB Universal Serial Bus feature and PCI 2 1 Compliance operation It fully supports Operating System Directed Power Management via the Advanced Config
22. ROBO 679 Single Board Computer User s Manual P N 861106790047 Version 1 0 Copyright Portwell Inc 1999 All rights reserved All other brand names are registered trademarks of their respective owners EC Declaration of Conformity To Be Added For the following equipment Product Name Model Name Trade Name is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89 336 EEC The equipment was evaluated and passed the test the following standards were applied EMC N 55022 1994 A1 1995 Class A N 50082 2 1995 N 61000 4 3 1996 E E EN 61000 4 2 1995 E E N 61000 4 4 1995 The following manufacturer is responsible for this declaration Portwell Inc Company Name 3F No 88 Sec 1 Nei Hu Rd Taipei Taiwan R O C Company Address Taipei R O C Oct 29 1998 Place Date Legal Signature of Authorized Person Table of Contents How to Use This Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Check ale iaia 1 2 1 2 Product Gpecfteations iii 1 3 1 3 System E 1 6 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration Setting 2 1 Jumpers Ded CONNECtOTS s enee Seeerei See SE 2 3 Chapter 3 System Installation 3 1 Socket 370 Celeron Pentium III Processor 3 1 3 2 Main Ee EE 3 2 3 3 M systems Flash Disk 3 3 3 4 Insta
23. This option allows users to configure the display cache frequency The default setting is 100MHz The Choice 100MHz 133MHz System Memory Frequency This option allows users to configure the system memory frequency The default setting is Auto The Choice 100MHz 133MHz and Auto On Chip Video Window Size This option allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data The Choice 64MB Disabled ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 11 BIOS Setup Information CAS Latency This option selects in units of local memory clock periods The Choice 2 3 SCLKs Paging Mode Control This option controls GMCH memory controller tends to leave pages open or pages close The Choice Open Close RAS to CAS Override This option selects in units of display cache clock periods indicates the RAS to CAS delay The Choice by CAS LT Override 2 RAS Timing This option controls RAS active to precharge and refresh to RAS active delay The Choice Fast Slow RAS Precharge Timing This option controls RAS precharge in local memory clocks The Choice Fast Slow ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 12 BIOS Setup Information 4 7 Integrated Peripherals E Screen shot CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2001 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Item Help On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Menu Level gt IDE Primary Master PIO Auto IDE Primary Salve PIO Auto
24. a lot that Windows 95 98 hangs in loading sequence Windows logo stays with no progress or simply no display is given Please restart your system and hit F5 when loading the Windows system and enter Safe mode Users will always be allowed to enter Safe mode with success to remove devices that are not properly running or installed Please proceed to do so and restart your Windows Removed devices will be automatically detected again and drivers will be loaded in if drivers have been copied in the system database or you will be asked to provide driver source for installation For Windows NT 4 0 users it is always not recommended to change your hardware configuration after your first installation However if such a change is needed please note that sometimes Windows NT 4 0 will stop loading and prompt you with a whole page of error messages Please note that reinstallation of this NT hard disk is inevitable You have to backup your data stored in this hard disk because it is almost impossible to switch back this system unless booting up with another hard disk If this NT hard disk is installed with FAT16 disk format please boot up your system with any Windows OS You will then be able to see this NT hard disk and retrieve any data you have interest in However if this NT hard disk is installed with NTFS disk format there is only NTFS that allows you to retrieve this NT hard disk again Display setup By default any Windows OS s
25. ash disk it is necessary to refer to the application note from M systems You can easily get relative information from M systems shipping package such as product manual or Web site http www m sys com ROBO 679 User s Manual 3 4 System Installation 3 4 Installing the Single Board Computer To install your ROBO 679 into standard chassis or proprietary environment you need to perform the following O Step 1 Check all jumpers setting on proper position O0 Step 2 Install and configure CPU and memory module on right position O0 Step 3 Place ROBO 679 into the dedicated position in your system O0 Step 4 Attach cables to existing peripheral devices and secure it WARNING Please ensure that your SBC is properly inserted and fixed by mechanism Otherwise the system might be unstable or do not work due to bad contact of golden finger and ISA bus slot It is recommended to apply 4 pin 5 1 4 IDE device power connectors from your power supply onto J21 to ensure a sufficient current supply NOTE Please refer to section 3 4 1 to 3 4 3 to install INF VGA LAN drivers 3 4 1 INF Chipset Component Driver Intel 82815 GMCH chipset is a new chipset that a few old operating systems might not be able to recognize To overcome this compatibility issue for Windows Operating Systems such as Windows 95 98 98SE 2000 please install INF Chipset Component driver before any of other Drivers are installed You can find very easily the INF chips
26. ation on screen display including Award title CPU type CPU speed 2Eh Reserved 2Fh Reserved 30h Reserved 31h Reserved 32h Reserved 33h Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 34h Reserved 35h Reserved 36h Reserved 37h Reserved 38h Reserved 39h Reserved 3Ah Reserved 3Bh Reserved 3Ch Test 8254 3Dh Reserved 3Eh Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1 3Fh Reserved 40h Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2 41h Reserved 42h Reserved 43h Test 8259 functionality 44h Reserved 45h Reserved 46h Reserved 47h Initialize EISA slot 48h Reserved 49h 1 Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page 2 Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU 4Ah Reserved 4Bh Reserved 4Ch Reserved 4Dh Reserved 4Eh 1 Program MTRR of M1 CPU 2 Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU amp program CPU with proper cacheable range ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 37 BIOS Setup Information Code Description 3 Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU 4 On MP platform adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the cacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical 4Fh Reserved 50h Initialize USB Sih Reserved 52h Test all memory clear all extended memory to 0 53h Reserved 54h Reserved 55h Display number of processors multi proces
27. bes configuring the PCI bus system PCI or Personal Computer Interconnect is a system which allows I O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings E Screen shot CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2001 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed No Item Help Reset Configuration Data Disabled Menu Level gt Resources Controlled By Auto C ESCD gt IRQ Resources Press Enter BIOS can automatically gt DMA Resources Press Enter configure all the boot and Plug and Play PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled compatible devices Assign IR For VGA Enabled If you choose Autos Assign IR For USB Enabled you cannot select IRA PCI Slot4 IRA Assign Auto DMA and memory base PCI Slotl IRA Assign Auto address fields since PCI Slot IRA Assign Auto BIOS automatically PCI Slot3 IRA Assign Auto assigns them Te Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PNP OS Installed Select Yes if you are using a Plug and Play capable operating system Select No if you need the BIOS to configure non boot devices Reset Configuration Data Normally you leave this field Disabled Select Enabled
28. ble to ROBO 679 The PICMG standard makes the ROBO 679 work with the legacy ISA ISA PCI or multi slots PCI bus backplane The on board 32 pin DIP socket supports M systems DiskOnChip 2000 product up to 288MB The Watch Dog Timer function can be used to monitor your system status One 6 pin Mini DIN connector with Y Cable is provided to connect PS 2 Mouse and Keyboard The on board Flash ROM is used to make the BIOS update easier A standard 5 1 4 drive power connector is reserved to directly get more power energy for big power applications and the additional 5 pin shrouded connector is reserved for connecting Keyboard interface on the backplane One 4 pin header is designed to support ATX power function All of these features make ROBO 679 excellent in stand alone applications ROBO 679 User s Manual 1 1 Introduction 1 1 Check List The ROBO 679 package should cover the following basic items accompany with this manual e One ROBO 679 single board computer e One Parallel Port cable kit e One Serial Port cable to support two interfaces e One FDC cable e One IDE cable e One Y Cable cable for PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse e One 5 pin to 5 pin keyboard cable for backplane connection e One 4 pin ATX power control cable for backplane connection e One CD Title ROBO 679 to supply Intel 82815 GMCH VGA display driver Intel 82801BA ICH2 integrated LAN controller driver If any of these items is damaged or missing please contact your ven
29. bled a system that is at soft off mode will be alert to Wake On LAN signal Resume On Ring When select Enabled a system that is at soft off mode will be alert to Wake On Modem signal The choices Enabled Disabled Resume by Alarm This item allows users to enable disable the resume by alarm function When Enabled is selected system using ATX power supply could be powered on if a customized time and day is approached Date of Month Alarm When Resume by Alarm is enabled this item could allow users to configure the date parameter of the timing dateline on which to power on the systm The choices 0 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm When Resume by Alarm is enabled this item could allow users to configure the time parameter of the timing dateline on which to power on the systm The choices hh 0 23 mm 0 59 ss 0 59 ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 20 BIOS Setup Information Primary Secondary IDE 0 1 This item is to configure IDE devices being monitored by system so as to keep system out of suspend mode if the associated device is busy The choices Enabled Disabled FDD COM LPT Port This item is to configure floppy device COM ports and parallel port being monitored by system so as to keep system out of suspend mode if the associated device is busy The choices Enabled Disabled ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 21 BIOS Setup Information 49 PuP PCI Configuration Setup This section descri
30. dopted ECC function is NOT supported while ECC SDRAM can act only as a normal SDRAM without causing any error 3 Due to Intel 82815 chipset limitation Buffered Registered SDRAM is not supported Buffered SDRAM will simply freeze up the system ROBO 679 User s Manual 3 2 System Installation ROBO 679 User s Manual System Installation 3 3 M systems Flash Disk ROBO 679 reserves one 32 pin DIP sockets for installing M systems Flash disk from 2MB to 288MB This operation structure is running with pure ISA bus without PnP Plug and Play function Before installing make sure that I O address BIOS setting is set on right position to prevent unworkable system due to I O resource conflict Do remember to follow DOC DiskOnChip installation procedure Otherwise it is possible to burn out the Flash chip due to incorrect installation Installing DOC Align the DOC with pin holes on the socket Make sure that the notched corner or dot mark pin 1 of DOC corresponds to notched corner of the socket Then press the DOC gently until it fits into place If installation procedure is correct the Flash disk can be viewed as a normal hard disk to access read write data WARNING Please ensure that your DOC is properly inserted Placing the DOC in reverse will cause severe damage Remember a new DOC chip is always a formatted disk You may simply plug the chip on the DOC socket and read write through it If you would like to boot from this Fl
31. dor and keep all packing materials for future replacement and maintenance ROBO 679 User s Manual 1 2 Introduction 1 2 Product Specifications e Main processor Intel Celeron and Pentium IIl processors CPU bus frequency 66 100 133 MHz CPU core bus clock ratio x2 to x8 Standard socket 370 for FC PGA FC PGA2 CPU No support for PPGA370 Celeron e BIOS Award system BIOS with 4Mb Firmware Hub to support DMI PnP APM and ACPI e Main Memory Two 168 pin DIMM sockets supporting PC133 PC100 SDRAM up to 512MB No ECC and Registered DIMM Support e L2 Cache Memory 128KB 256KB L2 Cache built in Celeron and 256KB 512KB built in Pentium lIII Pentium lll S processor e Chipset Intel 815E B step Chipset e Bus Interface Follow PICMG 1 0 Revision 2 0 standard 32 bit PCI and 16 bit ISA Fully complies with PCI Local Bus specification V2 1 support 4 master PCI slots e PCI IDE Interface Support two enhanced IDE ports up to four HDD devices with PIO mode 4 and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 mode transfer and Bus Master feature e Floppy Drive Interface Support one FDD port up to two floppy drives and 5 1 4 360K 1 2MB 3 1 2 720K 1 2MB 1 44MB 2 88MB diskette format and 3 mode FDD e Serial Ports Support two high speed 16C550 compatible UARTs with 16 byte T R FIFOs e IR Interface Support one 6 pin header for serial Standard Infrared wireless communication ROBO 679 User s Manual 1 3 Introduction e Parallel Port Support on
32. e parallel port with SPP EPP and ECP modes e USB Interface Support three USB Universal Serial Bus ports for high speed I O peripheral devices e PS 2 Mouse and Keyboard Interface Support one 6 pin Mini DIN connector and one 5 pin shrouded connector for PS 2 mouse keyboard connection through Y Cable and backplane connection e ATX Power Control Interface One 4 pin header to support ATX power control with Modem Ring On and Wake On LAN function e Auxiliary I O Interfaces System reset switch external speaker Keyboard lock and HDD active LED e Real Time Clock Calendar RTC Support Y2K Real Time Clock calendar with battery backup for 7 year data retention e Watchdog Timer Support 255 intervals from 0 5 sec min to 254 5 sec min by software programming e Disk On Chip DOC Feature Reserved one 32 pin socket for M systems Flash Disk up to 288MB DOS Windows Win95 NT bootable drivers and Utility supported e On board VGA Intel 82815 GMCH integrated graphics controller with 4MB memory e On board Ethernet LAN Intel 82801BA ICH2 integrated LAN controller to support RJ 45 interface at 10 100 Base T speed e On board 68 pin PCI device connector Support one additional PCI device daughter board e High Driving Capability Support 64mA high driving capability for multi slots ISA bus ROBO 679 User s Manual 1 4 Introduction e External Power Connector Support one standard 5 1 4 disk drive power connectors to enhance power d
33. ers Manual 4 26 BIOS Setup Information CPU Host PCI Clock PC133 Non PC 133 DIMM PC 133 DIMM 66MHz Processor Default Default FC PGA Celeron 67 33Mhz No 67 33Mhz No 68 34Mhz No 68 34Mhz No 70 35Mhz No 70 35Mhz No 75 38Mhz No 75 38Mhz No 80 40Mhz No 80 40Mhz No 83 42Mhz No 83 42Mhz No 100MHz Processor Default Default PIII 550E PIII 1 1G E 100 33Mhz No 100 33Mhz No 103 34Mhz No 103 34Mhz No 105 35Mhz No 105 35Mhz No 110 37Mhz No 110 37Mhz No 115 38Mhz No 115 38Mhz No 133MHz Processor Default Default PIII 667EB PIII 1 26G EB 133 33Mhz No 133 33Mhz Yes 137 34Mhz No 137 34Mhz Yes 140 35Mhz No 140 35Mhz Yes 145 36Mhz No Fe 145 36Mhz Yes 150 37Mhz No 4 150 37Mhz Yes 160 38Mhz No 160 38Mhz Yes o 166 42Mhz Y es 166 42Mhz N Only this CPU DIMM combination creates 133MHz memory clock Only Engineering Sample Processor is allowed to be configured with different system clock CPU Clock Ratio This item allows you to select the CPU core bus ratio The choices 3 8 ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 27 BIOS Setup Information 4 12 Default Menu Selecting Defaults from the main menu shows you two options which are described below Load Fail Safe Defaults When you press lt Enter gt on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance syste
34. erved 05h 1 Blank out screen 2 Clear CMOS error flag 06h Reserved 07h 1 Clear 8042 interface 2 Initialize 8042 self test ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 35 BIOS Setup Information Code Description 08h 1 Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super 1 O chips 2 Enable keyboard interface 09h Reserved OAh Disable PS 2 mouse interface optional Auto detect ports for keyboard amp mouse followed by a port amp interface swap optional Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips OBh Reserved 0Ch Reserved ODh Reserved OEh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R W able or not If test fails keep beeping the speaker OFh Reserved 10h Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD amp DMI support 11h Reserved 12h Use walking 1 s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry Also set real time clock power status and then check for override 13h Reserved 14h Program chipset default values into chipset Chipset default values are MODBINable by OEM customers 15h Reeserved 16h Initial Early Int Onboard Generator switch 17h Reserved 18h Detect CPU information including brand SMI type Cyrix or Intel and CPU level 586 or 686 19h Reserved 1Ah Reserved 1Bh Initial interrupts vector table If no special specified all H W interrupt
35. et component driver in INF directory of ROBO 679 CD title Please execute Setup exe to start installation ROBO 679 User s Manual 3 5 System Installation 3 4 2 Intel 82815 GMCH Graphics Controller Intel 82815 GMCH chipset is the result of new design approach to optimize the shared memory architecture while maintaining the cost benefits of integration through Direct AGP and Dynamic Video Memory Technology With no additional video adaptor this onboard video will be the system display output However system will automatically switch to off board video adaptor if there is any In this case onboard 82815 GMCH graphic features will be disabled Drivers Support Please find Intel 82815 GMCH driver in Graphics directory of ROBO 679 CD title Drivers support Windows 3 1 Windows 95 98 98SE Windows NT 3 51 4 0 Windows 2000 and Linux 1 Windows 95 98 98SE Please execute Graphics win9x Win9xm631 exe 2 Windows NT 4 0 Please install Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack 4 or above first then execute Graphics Winnt4 winntm631 exe 3 Windows 2000 Please execute Graphics win2km631 exe 4 Redhat Linux V6 2 Please refer to the release_linux pdf readme file in Graphics Linux directory for graphics drivers installation guide ROBO 679 User s Manual 3 6 System Installation 3 4 3 Intel 82801BA MAC Fast Ethernet Controller There is not any jumper available for disabling Intel 828101BA ROBO 679 does not require it
36. fe moms e roc e Uer ROBO 679 User e Manual System Installation CHAPTER 3 System Installation This chapter provides you with instructions to set up your system The additional information is enclosed to help you install M systems Flash disk set up onboard PCI device and handle WDT operation in software programming 3 1 Socket 370 Celeron Pentium Ill Processor Installing S370 CPU 1 Lift the handling lever of CPU socket outwards and upwards to the other end 2 Align the processor pins with pin holes on the socket Make sure that the notched corner or dot mark pin 1 of the CPU corresponds to the socket s bevel end Then press the CPU gently until it fits into place If this operation is not easy or smooth don t do it forcibly You need to check and rebuild the CPU pin uniformly 3 Push down the lever to lock processor chip into the socket 4 Follow the installation guide of cooling fan or heat sink to mount it on CPU surface and lock it on the socket 370 Removing CPU 1 Unlock the cooling fan first 2 Lift the lever of CPU socket outwards and upwards to the other end 3 Carefully lift up the existing CPU to remove it from the socket 4 Follow the steps of installing a CPU to change to another one or place handling bar to close the opened socket Configuring System Bus ROBO 679 will automatically detect system bus based on the type of CPU used However users may configure CPU core bus ratio
37. in BIOS setup menu for engineering sample processors ROBO 679 User s Manual 3 1 System Installation 3 2 Main Memory ROBO 679 provides two DIMMs 168 pin Dual In line Memory Module to support 3 3V SDRAM Synchronized DRAM as on board main memory The maximum memory size is 512MB ROBO 679 will automatically detect memory clock based on the processor and SDRAM used Please refer to the following table for details ROBO 679 Memory Clock Reference Table Processor FSB PC 100SDRAM PC 133SDRAM 133MHz 100MHz 133MHz 100MHz 100MHz 100MHz 66MHz 100MHz 100MHz For system compatibility and stability don t use memory module without brand You can also use the single or double sided DIMM with ECC feature Randomly installing DIMM in any one of the DIMM sockets is allowed You can install different size of DRAM module on DIMMI DIMM2 or all to make the system boot Watch out the contact and lock integrity of memory module with socket it will impact on the system reliability Follow normal procedures to install your DRAM module into memory socket Before locking make sure that all modules have been fully inserted into the card slots NOTE 1 To maintain system stability don t change any of DRAM parameters in BIOS setup to upgrade your system performance without acquiring technical information 2 Due to Intel 82815 Chipset limitation the type of SDRAM with ECC function is not supported In the event of ECC SDRAM being a
38. is item is to configure Infrared transmission rate Four options are available High rate for receiving High rate for transmitting High rate for receiving Low rate for transmitting Low rate for receiving High rate for transmitting Low rate for receiving Low rate for transmitting Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to configure I O address of the onboard parallel port The Choices Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 16 BIOS Setup Information Parallel Port Mode There are four different modes for the onboard parallel port witch to SPP mode witch to EPP mode witch to ECP mode witch to ECP EPP mode witch to Normal mode EPP Mode Select Select different version of EPP mode The choices EPP1 7 EPP1 9 ECP Mode Use DMA Select a proper DMA channel for ECP mode The choices 3 1 PWRON After PWR Fail This item allows user to configure the power status of using ATX power supply after a serious power loss occurs On System automatically restores power back Off System stays at power off System restores back to previous status On or Off Watch Dog Timer Select This option is used to enable or disable Watch Dog Timer The options are 10 sec 20 sec 30 sec 40 sec 1 min 2 min 4 min and disabled DOC Memory Address Range Force the system to use certain DOC Memory Address Range The range avaliabled are D8000 D9FFF DA000 DBFFF DC000 DDFFF and DE000 DFFF
39. lling the Single Board Computer ee 3 4 3 4 1 INF Chipset Component Driver 3 4 3 4 2 Intel 82815 GMCH Graphics Controller 3 5 3 4 3 Intel 82559 82801BA MAC Fast Ethernet Controller 3 6 3 4 4 On board 68 pin PCI connector i 3 6 3 5 Clear CMOS Operation 3 7 3 6 Watch Dog Timer Programming 3 7 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information 4 1 Entering Setup 4 1 4 2 Mati M tili uia aaa 4 2 4 3 Standard CMOS Setup Men 4 3 4 4 IDE Adaptors Setup Menu iii 4 4 4 5 Advanced BIOS Features 4 6 Advanced Chipset Features iii 4 9 4 7 Integrated Pertpberale erste 4 13 4 8 Power Management Setup u ii 4 18 4 9 PnP PCI Configuration Setup iii 4 22 4 10 PC DEE E 4 25 4 11 Frequency Voltage Control 4 26 E RE 4 28 4 13 Supervisor User Password Setting iii 4 28 4 14 Existing Selection 4 15 POST Messages 4 16 BIOS POST Check Point List 4 35 4 17 BIOS Flash Utility sssesasssssossssassevasveusssotessaosssessssasin ENEE ani 4 40 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 5 1 Backplane Setup ail 5 1 5 2 Onboard Hardware Installation 5 5 5 3 BIOS Setting filari 5 6 5 4 OS Litaemngetiog giereg Eesen 5 7 How to Use This Manual The manual describes how to configure your ROBO 679 system to meet various operating requirements It is divided into five chapters with each chapter add
40. m operations Load Optimized Defaults When you press lt Enter gt on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations 413 Supervisor User Password Setting You can set either supervisor or user password or both of then The differences between are supervisor password can enter and change the options of the setup menus user password just can only enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password ENTER PASSWORD Type the password up to eight characters in length and press lt Enter gt The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 28 BIOS Setup Information To disable a password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter the password A message will confirm the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED When a password has been enabled you will be prompted to enter it ever
41. mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device The choice Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 33 66 100 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA 33 66 100 select Auto to enable BIOS support The Choice Auto Disabled USB Controller This item allows you to enable disable USB Universal Serial Bus function The choice Enabled Disabled USB Keyboard Support This item allows you to enable USB keyboard function under POST BIOS setup menu DOS or Windows NT with no USB driver loaded The choice Enabled Disabled Init Display First This item allows you to select the first display port to be initialized The choice PCI Slot off board video adaptor Onboard AGP ROBO 679 User s Manual 4 14 BIOS Setup Information IDE HDD Block Mode This item allows you to enable disable IDE HDD Block Mode The function is to collect the data that is nearby the one being read and leave them in the system buffer Buffered data can be used with faster transmission rate so as to enhance system performance The choice Enabled Disabled Power On Function This item allows you to select different power on scheme using ATX power supply Keyboard 98
42. nfiguration Utility ERROR ENCOUNTERED INITIALIZING HARD DRIVE Hard drive cannot be initialized Be sure the adapter is installed correctly and all cables are correctly and firmly attached Also be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup ERROR INITIALIZING HARD DISK CONTROLLER Cannot initialize controller Make sure the cord is correctly and firmly installed in the bus Be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup Also check to see if any jumper needs to be set correctly on the hard drive FLOPPY DISK CNTRLR ERROR OR NO CNTRLR PRESENT Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller make sure the controller is installed correctly and firmly Ifthere are no floppy drives installed be sure the Diskette Drive selection in Setup is set to NONE ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 31 BIOS Setup Information Invalid EISA Configuration PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY The non volatile memory containing EISA configuration information was programmed incorrectly or has become corrupt Re run EISA configuration utility to correctly program the memory NOTE When this error appears the system will boot in ISA mode which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility KEYBOARD ERROR OR NO KEYBOARD PRESENT Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot If you are purposely configuring the system without a keyboard set the
43. numeric value or make changes PgDnkey Decrease the numeric value or make changes ke y ncrease the numeric value or make changes key Decrease the numeric value or make changes Esc key Mam Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu eneral help on Setup navigation keys F5key Loadprevious values from CMOS F key si oad the fail safe defaults from BIOS default table F7 key _ Load the optimized defaults El ke Save all the CMOS changes and exit 42 Main Menu Once you enter ROBO 679 AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup Utility you should start with the Main Menu The Main Menu allows you to select from eleven setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to switch among items and press lt Enter gt key to accept or bring up the sub menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F10 Save amp Exit Setup TIC4 Select Item Time Date Hard Disk Type lost or BIOS is updated NOTE It is strongly recommended to reload Optimal Se
44. ode settings ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 18 BIOS Setup Information and HDD Power Down 15 min Maximum power management Suspend Mode 1 min and HDD Power Down 1 min User Defined Allows you to set each mode individually When not disabled Suspend Mode ranges from 1 min to 1 hr and HDD Power Down ranges from 1 min to 15 min Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initial display power management signaling Video Off In Suspend This allows user to enable disable video off in Suspend Mode The choices Yes No Suspend Type Two options are available Stop Grant and Power On Suspend Suspend Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity all devices except the CPU will be shut off 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 Soft Off by PWR BTTN ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 19 BIOS Setup Information This item allows users to set the time to remove the power after the power button is pressed The choices Instant Off Delay 4 Sec Wake Up On LAN The options availabled are enabled disabled When select Ena
45. options IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub menu Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu of described in 4 4 Table detailed options IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub menu Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu of described in 4 4 Table detailed options IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub menu Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu of described in 4 4 Table detailed options ROBO 679 Users Manual BIOS Setup Information Item Options Description Drive A None Select the type of floppy disk drive installed Drive B 360K 5 25 in in your system 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Select which drive you would like to set to Drive A floppy 3 mode Drive B Both Video EGA VGA Select the default video device CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO Halt On All Errors Select the situation in which you want the No Errors BIOS to stop the POST process and notify All but Keyboard you All but Diskette All but Disk Key Base Memory N A Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Extended Memory N A Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory N A Displays the total memory available in the system 4 4 IDE Adaptors Setup Menu The IDE adapters control the IDE devices such as hard disk drive or cdrom drive It uses a separate sub menu to configure each hard disk drive
46. ower on by power Button ower on by keyboard 98 ower on using customized password string ower on using special customized key Power on using mouse left click Power on using mouse right click Power on using any keyboard key Ol ul old Keyboard Power On Password In the event of Power On Function being configured as Password this item will be enabled for tuning Press Enter key to enter a customized password and confirm again when being asked In the case that the confirmed password does not match the configured one the message of Password Disabled Press any key to continue will be prompted Hot Key Power On In the event of Power On Function being configured as Hot Key this item will be enabled for tuning The choice Ctrl F1 to Ctrl F12 ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 15 BIOS Setup Information Onboard FDC Controller This item allows you to enable disable onboard Floppy disk controller The choice Enabled Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Port 2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports The choice 3F8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Disabled Auto UART Mode Select This item allows users to select Infrared transmission mode Disable Infrared function Select IrDA mode transmission ASKIR Select ASKIR mode transmission As Infrared transmission function shares onboard serial port 2 COM2 needs to be enabled RxD TxD Active Th
47. power cable 168 pin SDRAM keyboard mouse floppy drive IDE hard disk printer VGA connector device power cables ATX accessories or P8 P9 power cable are good examples that deserve attention With no assurance of properly and correctly accommodating these modules and devices it is very possible to encounter system failures that result in malfunction of any device To make sure that you have a successful start with ROBO 679 it is recommended when going with the boot up sequence to hit DEL key and enter the BIOS setup menu to tune up a stable BIOS configuration so that you can wake up your system far well Loading the default optimal setting When prompted with the main setup menu please scroll down to Load Optimal Defaults press Enter and Y to load in default optimal BIOS setup This will force your BIOS setting back to the initial factory configuration It is recommended to do this so that you can be sure that system is running with the BIOS setting that Portwell has highly endorsed As a matter of fact users can load in the default BIOS setting any time system appears to be unstable in boot up sequence Auto Detect Hard Disks In the BIOS gt Standard CMOS setup menu pick up any one from Primary Secondary Master Slave IDE ports and by press Enter Setup the said IDE port and its access mode to Auto This will force system to automatically pick up the IDE devices that are being connected each
48. re properly attached Also be sure the disk is formatted as a boot device Then reboot the system DISKETTE DRIVES OR TYPES MISMATCH ERROR RUN SETUP ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 30 BIOS Setup Information Type of diskette drive installed in the system is different from the CMOS definition Run Setup to reconfigure the drive type correctly DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY Display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color This indicates the switch is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup Determine which setting is correct and then either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection DISPLAY TYPE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT Since last powering off the system the display adapter has been changed You must configure the system for the new display type EISA Configuration Checksum Error PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY The EISA non volatile RAM checksum is incorrect or cannot correctly read the EISA slot This can indicate either the EISA non volatile memory has become corrupt or the slot has been configured incorrectly Also be sure the card is installed firmly in the slot EISA Configuration Is Not Complete PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY The slot configuration information stored in the EISA non volatile memory is incomplete Note When either of these errors appear the system will boot in ISA mode which allows you to run the EISA Co
49. ressing a basic concept and operation of Single Board Computer Chapter 1 Introduction presents what you have in the inside of box and give you an overview of the product specifications and basic system architecture for this model of single board computer Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration Setting shows the definitions and locations of Jumpers and Connectors that you can easily configure your system Chapter 3 System Installation describes how to properly mount the CPU main memory and M systems flash disk to get a safe installation and give you a programming guide of Watch Dog Timer function Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information specifies the meaning of each setup parameters and how to get advanced BIOS performance and update new BIOS In addition POST checkpoint list will give you a guide of trouble shooting Chapter 5 Troubleshooting gives you a few reminding hints in building up a valid and working system with ROBO 679 in terms of hardware and software perspective Issues addressed are based on the customer application history collected throughout the years and are presented as the most frequently encountered problems The content of this manual and EC declaration document is subject to change without prior notice These changes will be incorporated in new editions of the document Portwell may make supplement or change in the products described in this document at any time Updates to this manual technical clarification
50. riving e Power Good On board power good generator with reset time 300ms 500ms e CPU Cooling Fan Support two 3 pin headers with wafer e System Monitoring Feature Monitor CPU and system temperature operating voltage and fan status e Bracket Support one Mini DIN one port USB one Ethernet port and one VGA port e Physical and Environmental Requirements Outline Dimension L X W 338 5mm 13 33 X 122mm 4 8 PCB layout 6 layer Power Requirements 5V 10A 12V 200mA 12V 30mA Test Configuration CPU Intel PHI 1GHz 133MHz FSB 256KB L2 Cache Memory PC133 SDRAM 256MBx2 Primary Master IDE HDD Seagate ST33232A O S Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition Test Program Intel HIPWR30 exe Operating Temperature 0 C 55 C 32 F 131 F Storage Temperature 20 C 75 C Relative Humidity 5 95 non condensing ROBO 679 User s Manual 1 5 Introduction 1 3 System Architecture The following illustration of block diagram will show you how ROBO 679 gives you a highly integrated system solution The most up to date system architecture of ROBO 679 includes two main VLSI chips 82815 GMCH Graphics and Memory Controller Hub and 82801BA ICH2 I O Controller Hub to support Celeron Pentium III FC PGA FC PGA2 processor SDRAM 3D graphic display PCI bus interface APM ACPI compliant power management USB port SMBus communication and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 IDE Master The on board super I
51. rs may turn off the system move JP2 jumper to 2 3 position this will not consume any power To clear CMOS please turn on the power and turn it off again for AT system or press the toggle switch a few times for ATX system Move the JP2 back to 1 2 position Normal Operation and start the system System will then produce a CMOS Check Sum Error message and hold up Users may then follow the displayed message to load in BIOS default setting 3 6 Watch Dog Timer Programming The enable and disable options can be selected in Watch Dog Timer Select of Integrated Peripherals of BIOS Apart from enable and disable options there are other options like 10 sec 20 sec 30 sec 40 sec 1min 2 min and 4 min There is one programming guide source code in Assembly language and test program in ROBO 679 CD title Please refer to the programming guide to create your own Watch Dog Timer application and feel the Timer by using the demo program ROBO 679 User s Manual 3 8 BIOS Setup Information CHAPTER 4 BIOS Setup Information ROBO 679 is equipped with the AWARD BIOS stored in Flash ROM This BIOS has a built in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration easily This type of information is stored in CMOS RAM so that it is retained during power off periods When system is turned on ROBO 679 communicates with peripheral devices and check its hardware resources against the configuration information stored in the CMOS
52. s are directed to SPURIOUS INT_HDLR amp S W interrupts to SPURIOUS soft HDLR 1Ch Reserved 1Dh Initial EARLY DM INIT switch 1Eh Reserved 1Fh Load keyboard matrix notebook platform 20h Reserved 21h HPM initialization notebook platform 22h Reserved 23h 1 Check validity of RTC value e g a value of SAh is an invalid value for RTC minute 2 Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack If CMOS checksum fails use default value instead 3 Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI amp PnP use If ESCD is valid take into consideration of the ESCD s legacy information 4 Onboard clock generator initialization Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI amp DIMM slots 5 Early PCI initialization Enumerate PCI bus number Assign memory amp I O resource Search for a valid VGA device amp VGA BIOS and put it into C000 0 ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 36 BIOS Setup Information Code Description 24h Reserved 25h Reserved 26h Reserved 27h Initialize INT 09 buffer 28h Reserved 29h Program CPU internal MTRR P6 amp PII for 0 640K memory address Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU Program early chipset according to CMOS setup Example onboard IDE controller Measure CPU speed Invoke video BIOS 2Ah Reserved 2Bh Reserved 2Ch Reserved 2Dh Initialize multi language Put inform
53. s attached with the correct cable 3 If you have changed processor with different system clock please move JP2 CMOS clear Jumper to 2 3 power on the system to clear CMOS power off the system move JP2 back to 1 2 and power on again Q I power on the system but the CPU speed is not correct Why A This applies to Engineering Sample processor ONLY If you have ever loaded the BIOS optimal default thank you for doing so However this will force the BIOS to pick up the default CPU core bus ratio as well It needs to be emphasized again that ROBO 679 does not have switch or jumper to configure CPU core bus ratio This is done through BIOS setting Please check in the Frequency Voltage Control section of Chapter 4 4 11 to adjust this core bus ratio Q I connect two IDE devices over one IDE flat cable but the system either does not start or hangs from time to time Why A Make sure that you have configured the two IDE devices as master and slave respectively ROBO 679 User s Manual 5 5 Troubleshooting Q I am using an ATA 66 hard drive how can I know that ATA 66 function is started A You need to use the 80 pin ATA 66 IDE flat cable to have this function ready During POST you can see ATA 66 message while hard drive is being detected 5 3 BIOS Setting It is assumed that users have correctly adopted modules and connected all the device cables required before turning on AT power CPU CPU fan CPU fan
54. s on board LAN device to be disabled to work with other add on LAN cards Drivers Support Please find 82559 LAN driver in Ethernet directory of ROBO 679 CD title as it also supports Intel 82801BA MAC Fast Ethernet Controller The drivers support Windows NT 3 51 4 0 Windows 95 98 98SE Windows 2000 Windows 2000 SCO OpenServer 5 0 2 SCO Unixware 7 0 OS2 and Linux In Windows environment Intel 82801BA MAC Fast Ethernet should appear as Intel R PRO 100 VE Network Connection On board LED Indicator for LAN status ROBO 679 provides three LED indicators to report 82801BA MAC Fast Ethernet interfaces status Please refer to the table below as a quick reference guide Intel Name of LED Operation of Ethernet Port 82801BA MAC ae ES LED LAN Link Integrity LED Good link in 10 or 100 Mbps Bad link LED2 LAN speed LED 100 Mbps 10 Mbps LED3 LAN active LED 3 4 4 On board 68 pin PCI connector ROBO 679 provides one on board 68 pin PCI connector that allows you to apply additional PCI devices such as SCSI or Ethernet If you have a compatible PCI device simply plug it onto the connector and secure it with two retention bars ROBO 679 User s Manual 3 7 System Installation 3 5 Clear CMOS Operation The following table indicates how to enable disable CMOS Clear Function hardware circuit by putting jumpers at proper position FUNCTION Normal Operation Clear CMOS Contents To correct operate CMOS Clear function use
55. sistance Windows NT 4 0 users 1 Please install your network adapter manually in Control Panel gt Network gt Adapter Drivers are required at this stage 2 Proceed Binding after you load in the driver 3 Change to Protocol label and load in the protocols that you have interest generally TCP IP Configuring IP gateway and DNS is required for TCP IP protocol 4 Proceed again Binding after you complete the protocol loading Restart your system 6 There is also situation that your installed network adapter is not working anymore for you or old network driver stays in the system after you change your network card Please remove then all the network adapters and protocols from network setup menu and redo the loading of driver and protocols again 7 Network setup within Windows NT 4 0 is not as easy as within Windows 95 98 Special familiarity and care are required to come out with a successful installation SI Note Please visit our technical Web site at http www portwell com tw for additional technical information that is not covered in this manual ROBO 679 User s Manual 5 9
56. sor platform 56h Reserved 57h 1 Display PnP logo 2 Early ISA PnP initialization Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device 58h Reserved 59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti Virus code SAh Reserved 5Bh Optional Feature Show message for entering AWDFLASH EXE from FDD optional 5Ch Reserved SDh 1 Initialize Init Onboard Super IO switch 2 Initialize Init Onbaord AUDIO switch SEh Reserved SFh Reserved 60h Okay to enter Setup utility i e not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility 61h Reserved 62h Reserved 63h Reserved 64h Reserved 65h Initialize PS 2 Mouse 66h Reserved 67h Prepare memory size information for function call INT 15h ax E820h 68h Reserved 69h Turn on L2 cache 6Ah Reserved 6Bh Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup amp Auto configuration table 6Ch Reserved 6Dh 1 Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices 2 Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to AUTO 6Eh Reserved 6Fh 1 Initialize floppy controller 2 Set up floppy related fields in 40 hardware 70h Reserved 71h Reserved 72h Reserved ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 38 BIOS Setup Information Code Description 73h Optional Feature Enter AWDFLASH EXE if AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive ALT F2 is pressed 74h Reserved 75h Detect amp install all IDE devices HDD
57. tarts with 640 x 480 by 16 colors display Please load in the display driver provided in ROBO 679 product CDROM to maximize the VGA performance If you are using a monitor that Windows cannot identify you will also need to set in the display setup menu a system monitor to correctly retrieve display output For Windows NT 4 0 users as ROBO 679 provides Direct AGP on board display feature Service Pack 4 0 or above is required to activate this display feature Network setup Windows 95 98 users 1 Please apply an ISA PCI network card over ISA PCI slot 2 Start Windows 95 98 and let Window 95 98 automatically detect your network adapter 3 Provide the driver and complete installation Restart your windows system is required 5 After you come back to windows please go to Control Panel gt System gt Device Manager and see if your network adapter has been installed properly A warning sign will be prompted if the network adaptor is not properly installed gt ROBO 679 User s Manual 5 8 Troubleshooting 6 Please remove this network device from system setup menu and restart windows to re detect your network adapter again 7 After you are sure that hardware installation is completed please go to Control Panel gt Network to set up your networking configuration This includes DNS IP Gateway Appropriate protocols are required to carry your networking activities Please refer to your system administrator for additional as
58. tic rate 96h 1 Build MP table 2 Build amp update ESCD 3 Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h 4 Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick 5 Build MSIRQ routing table FFh Boot attempt INT 19h 417 BIOS Flash Utility Utilize AWARD Flash BIOS programming utility to update on board BIOS for the future new BIOS version Please contact your technical window to get this utility if necessary NOTE Remark or delete any installed Memory Management Utility such as HIMEM SYS EMM386 EXE QEMM EXE etc in the CONFIG SYS files before running Flash programming utility ROBO 679 Users Manual Troubleshooting CHAPTER 5 Troubleshooting This chapter provides you a few useful tips to quickly get your ROBO 679 running with no failure As basic hardware installation has been addressed in Chapter 3 this chapter will basically focus on system integration issues in terms of backplane setup BIOS setting and OS diagnostics 5 1 Backplane Setup Backplane ROBO 679 is a full sized SBC and therefore is able to run on any PICMG backplane active or passive ATX power ROBO 679 is designed to support ATX powering Please refer to the following instruction to apply ATX power on your ROBO 679 and backplane Demonstration model Backplane PBP 14P4 ROBO 679 Step1 Remove the jumper on pin3 and pin4 of CN4 ATX P S CONTROL CONNECTOR 4 pin connector see the Figure below CN4 connector is on the lower left side of the CN7 ATX POWER CO
59. tional daughter board for further support The graphic device is the 815E built in Graphics Controller to support high end of graphics accelerator It is implemented by high performance SDRAM 4MB to support up to 1600 x 1200 with 256 colors All of details of operating relations are shown in Figure 1 1 ROBO 679 System Block Diagram ROBO 679 User s Manual 1 7 Introduction Celeron PENTIUM III PROCESSOR CLOCK GENERATOR Socket 370 lt HOST BUS 66 100 133 MHz gt 1 100 133 MEMORY x2 2 Display 82815 H SDRAMDIMM Cache Memory di GMCH 544BGA je Link ULTRA 100 Dual Channel 82801BA IDE Bus Master ICH2 lt PCI BUS gt IDE 1 IDE 2 360 EBGA MAC 3 x USB PORTS Phy 82802AB PC87200 FWH ai PCI to ISA LE Bridge 2UARTILPT FDD IR DiskOnChip BUFFER SUPER I O Keyboard W83627HF SKBUS Hardware WDT Mouse Monitor Golden Finger Figure 1 1 ROBO 679 System Block Diagram ROBO 679 User s Manual 1 8 Hardware Configuration Setting CHAPTER 2 Hardware Configuration Setting This chapter gives the definitions and shows the positions of jumpers headers and connectors All of the configuration jumpers on ROBO 679 are in the proper
60. to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add on card and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot The choice Enabled Disabled ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 22 BIOS Setup Information Resource controlled by The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices However this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows 95 Ifyou set this field to manual choose specific resources by going into each of the sub menu that follows this field a sub menu is preceded by a gt The choice Auto ESCD Manual IRQ Resources When resources are controlled manually assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt It allows you to determine the IRQ assigned to the ISA bus and is not available to any PCI slot Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification PCI ISA PnP for devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture The Choice Legacy ISA and PCI ISA PnP DMA Resources When resources are controlled manually assign each system DMA channel a type depending on the type of device using the DM channel Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC
61. tting if CMOS is ROBO 679 Users Manual BIOS Setup Information 43 Standard CMOS Setup Menu This setup page includes all the items in a standard compatible BIOS Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the lt PgUp gt lt PgDn gt or lt gt lt gt keys to select the value or number you want in each item and press lt Enter gt key to certify it Follow command keys in CMOS Setup table to change Date Time Drive type and Boot Sector Virus Protection Status E Screen shot Standard CMOS Features Date Mon Oct 2 1999 Item Help Time 16 51 13 gt IDE Primary Master None gt IDE Primary Slave None Menu Level gt gt IDE Secondary Master None gt IDE Secondary Slave None Change the dayn montha year and century Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Video EGA VGA Halt On All But Keyboard Based Memory b40K Extended Memory 2b0096K Total Memory 2b1120K TL Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults E Menu seletions Item Options Description Date Mm dd yy Set the system date Note that the Day automatically changes when you set the date Time Hh mm ss Set the system time IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub menu Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu of described in 4 4 Table detailed
62. upply A Do not forget to move JP3 of ROBO 679 back to 1 3 short and 2 4 short support AT function If the ATX power supply has a switch such as ORION 300ATX leave the jumper of backplane connector CN4 in step 1 and use the power supply switch as the system power on switch In all cases users may apply a 2 pin AT on off switch over pin 3 and pin 4 of the backplane connector CN4 in step 1 However power supply switch needs to be moved to on if there is one ROBO 679 User s Manual 5 4 Troubleshooting 5 2 Onboard Hardware Installation Q How do I connect my keyboard and mouse A Users may always adopt PS 2 keyboard and mouse over the PS 2 interface through Y cable J18 on ROBO 679 However it is also fine to adopt a standard keyboard over the standard keyboard connector on backplane if provided In this way users need to adopt a 5 pin keyboard connection cable to line up external keyboard interface J22 on ROBO 679 with the 5 pin keyboard connector on backplane Q OK I have finished up hardware installation but I got nothing when I power on the system Why A There are thousands of different reasons to produce this power on failure 1 Check ROBO 679 jumper JP3 For AT power supply or ATX power supply used for AT system JP3 needs to be at 1 3 and 2 4 Otherwise it needs to be at 3 5 and 4 6 Incorrect power setting will not allow you to power on the system 2 Double check if every connector i
63. uration and Power Interface ACPI specification In addition it is also linked via Firmware Hub Link bus to 82802AB Firmware Hub to support BIOS read write access Through the PCI bus PC87200 PCI to ISA bridge is built in as a highly integrated PCI to ISA bridge solution for the best industry application ROBO 679 User s Manual 1 6 Introduction The Super I O chip W83627HF integrates two high speed serial ports one parallel port SIR interface Watch Dog Timer WDT which is enabled by BIOS setting and triggered by software H W monitoring FDD interface and 8042 keyboard controller with PS 2 mouse ports This parallel port supports one PC compatible printer port SPP bi direction Enhanced Parallel Port EPP and Extended Capabilities Port ECP The PCI to ISA bridge supports a standard 16 bit ISA bus interface which is applied for all slower I O operations In ROBO 679 it supports DiskOnChip DOC for M systems Flash disk and ISA buffer driving for special I O applications and multi ISA slots Besides an advanced feature is used on ROBO 679 to support detecting and monitoring of system temperature operating voltage and fan status The 82802 Firmware Hub stores system BIOS and video BIOS eliminating a redundant nonvolatile memory component There is one on board PCI Fast Ethernet via RJ 45 Ports to support full functionality of ROBO 679 AIO SBC All In One Single Board Computer The on board 68 pin PCI connector supports addi
64. ure 2 2 J3 Jl Socket 370 J KI 19 8 J21 fl PC87200 Dope una Ss ooo 00000000 aaaaaaaaoo 0000000000000000000 aa a ISS EE EE D ja aggagggaso SIL a USR J2 J4 J5 Figure 2 2 ROBO 679 Connector Locations J10 J12 J13 J14 J15 J16 J17 J18 J19 J20 ROBO 679 Users Manual Q O yiajilm E zZ zZ tri O wn FUNCTION IDE1 Primary interface Floppy connector IDE2 Secondary interface Parallel port connector ATX power control interface ATX power button interface COMI serial port COM2 serial port IrDA infrared port Reserved for system FAN power connector Two port USB interface System reset External speaker interface Keyboard lock and power indicator IDE1 IDE2 active status report On board Ethernet Intel 82801BA interface connector One port USB interface One PS 2 keyboard mouse connector CPU FAN power connector 68 pin PCI Connector REMARK Connect to Backplane Connect to Chassis 2 x 5 shrouded header 2 x 5 shrouded header Reserve 6 pin for SIR 2x 5 pin header LED indicator RJ 45 6 pin Mini DIN 2 3 Hardware Configuration Setting Standard 5 1 4 disk drive power 4 pin connector connector pitch 0 2 inch External keyboard interface Connect to backplane On board VGA connector 2 x 5 shrouded header Socket 370 Celeron PIN CPU M systems Flash Disk DIP 32 pin socket DIMM socket 3 3V SDRAM Pin
65. urity is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely PS 2 Mouse Function Control Disabled prevents any installed PS 2 mouse from functioning but frees up IRQ 12 Enabled allows the operating system to determine whether to enable or disable the mouse OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Select the operating system that is running with greater than 64MB of RAM on the system The choice Non 0S2 OS2 HDD S M A R T Capability This option allows users to enable disable the PC to predict the future failure of hard drive The choice Enabled Disabled ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 8 BIOS Setup Information 4 6 Advanced Chipset Features This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the Intel 82815 GMCH chipset This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources such as DRAM SDRAM and the external cache It also coordinates communications between the conventional ISA bus and the PCI bus It must be stated that these items should never need to be altered The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered that data was being lost while using your system E Screen shot CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features SDRAM CAS Latency Time a Item Help SDRAM Cycle Time Tras Trc Auto
66. urs that requires you to reboot Press any key and the system will reboot PRESS F1 TO DISABLE NMI F2 TO REBOOT When BIOS detects a Non maskable Interrupt condition during boot this will allow you to disable the NMI and continue to boot or you can reboot the system with the NMI enabled RAM PARITY ERROR CHECKING FOR SEGMENT Indicates a parity error in Random Access Memory Should Be Empty But EISA Board Found PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY A valid board ID was found in a slot that was configured as having no board ID NOTE When this error appears the system will boot in ISA mode which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility Should Have EISA Board But Not Found PLEASE RUN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY The board installed is not responding to the ID request or no board ID has been found in the indicated slot NOTE When this error appears the system will boot in ISA mode which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility Slot Not Empty Indicates that a slot designated as empty by the EISA Configuration Utility actually contains a board NOTE When this error appears the system will boot in ISA mode which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility SYSTEM HALTED CTRL ALT DEL TO REBOOT Indicates the present boot attempt has been aborted and the system must be rebooted Press and hold down the CTRL and ALT keys and press DEL Wrong Board In Slot PLEASE RUN EISA
67. warning message will appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table ROBO 679 Users Manual BIOS Setup Information L1 Cache L2 Cache These two categories speed up memory access However it depends on CPU chipset design Enabled Enable cache Disabled Disable cache Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up Power On Self Test POST after you power up the computer If it is set to Enable BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST Enabled Enable quick POST Disabled Normal POST First Second Third Fourth Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items The Choice Floppy LS120 ZIP100 HDD SCSI CDROM LAN and Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status Select power on state for NumLock The choice Off On Security Option Select whether the password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter setup The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt ROBO 679 User s Manual 4 7 BIOS Setup Information Note To disable security select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu and then you will be asked to enter password Do not type anything and just press lt Enter gt it will disable security Once the sec
68. y time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration Additionally when a password is enabled you can also require the BIOS to request a password every time your system is rebooted This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer You determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup Menu and its Security option see Section 3 If the Security option is set to System the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup Ifsetto Setup prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup 4 14 Exiting Selection Save amp Exit Setup Pressing lt Enter gt on this item asks for confirmation Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Pressing Y stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off The next time you boot your computer the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS After saving the values the system is restarted again Exit Without Saving Pressing lt Enter gt on this item asks for confirmation Quit without saving Y N Y This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change The previous selections remain in effect This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer ROBO 679 Users Manual 4 29 BIOS Setup Information 415 POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST if the

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