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1. GateA20 Active Choices Upon Request Always Option ROM Messages This item is used to determine the display mode when an optional ROM is initialized during POST When set to Force BIOS the display mode used by AMI BIOS is used Select Keep Current if you want to use the display mode of optional ROM Choices Force BIOS Keep Current ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 36 BIOS Setup Information Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function When enabled this BIOS feature allows the ROM BIOS of these host adaptors to capture Interrupt 19 during the boot process so that drives attached to these adaptors can function as bootable disks In addition it allows you to gain access to the host adaptor s ROM setup utility if one is available When disabled the ROM BIOS of these host adaptors will not be able to capture Interrupt 19 Therefore you will not be able to boot operating systems from any bootable disks attached to these host adaptors Nor will you be able to gain access to their ROM setup utilities Choices Disabled Enabled Boot Option 1 Choices Built in EFI Shell Network Device BBS Priorities Aptio Setup Utility gt Copyright C 2009 American Megstrends Inc Sets the system boot order Boot Option 2 IBA GE Slot 0200 Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select Change Opt General Help Z Previous Values Optimized Defaults t
2. Motor ENA NC Drive Select Af NC Direction Step Write Data Write Gate Track OH Write Protect Read Data Head Select Disk Change N Ground EN Ground KEY Ground Ground EY Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 2 4 Hardware Configuration J6 8 bit GPIO GMOO0 6 GPO 8 GPIO v O Signal Description KRY 6 8 PS2 Power PS2 Power og Mouse Clock 10 Keyboard Clock J9 HDD LED Pin Header Signal Description VCC pull up 330 ohm HD_LED J10 SUS LED Pin Header Signal Description 5VSB pull up 330 ohm SUS_LED ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 2 5 Hardware Configuration J11 TPM Pin Header 5 PLT RsT 6 VCC 7 LAD 1 A 9 weo o O 0 0 011 Emo BING BUZZER 14 Audio MIC Line in Line out Pin Header 1 MICwith Reference Voltage 2 AnalogGND 9 LineinLeftChannl 4 AnalgGND Line in Right Channel 6 AnalogGND 7 LineoutLeftChannl 8 AnalgGND 9 LineoutRight Channel 10 KEY O J15 Buzzer Pin Header 1 V3 3M pull up 330 ohm 2 82577LM_Active 93 82583V_Active 1 3 5 7 1 2 3 4 4 3V_DUAL pull up 330 ohm ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 2 6 Hardware Configuration J16 amp J17
3. 5 IO d Po 5 GPO0 P E IOe J 7 gno p POT GND fo WC All General Purpose I O ports can only apply to standard VCC3 3 3 5 signal level 0V 3 3V and each source sink capacity up to 8mA 3 6 2 ROBO 8210VG2AR GPIO Programming Guide There are 8 GPIO pins on ROBO 8210VC2AR These GPIO pins are from SUPER I O I18721 GPIO pins and can be programmed as Input or Output direction J16 pin header is for 8 GPIO pins and its pin assignment as following J6_Pin1 GPIO0 from SUPER I O_GPIO11 with Ext 4 7K PH J6_Pin2 GPIO1 from SUPER I O GPIO32 with Ext 4 7K PH Je Pin32GPIO2 from SUPER I O_GPIO12 with Ext 4 7K PH Je Pin4 lt GPIO3 from SUPER I O GPIO33 with Ext 4 7K PH Je Pin5 lt GPIO4 from SUPER I O_GPIO30 with Ext 4 7K PH Je Pin62GPIO5 from SUPER I O_GPIO36 with Ext 4 7K PH Je Pin7 GPIO6 from SUPER I O_GPIO31 with Ext 4 7K PH Je Pin8 lt GPIO7 from SUPER I O_GPIO37 with Ext 4 7K PH lt lt lt lt lt Be careful PinI GND Pinl0 VCC gt gt gt gt gt There are several Configuration Registers CR of IT8721 needed to be programmed to control the GPIO direction and status GPI value GPO 25h 29h are common global registers to all Logical Devices LD in IT8721 LDN 07h contains the Logical Device Number that can be changed to access the LD as needed LD7 contains the GPIO11 32 12 33 30 36 31 37 registers ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 3 10 System Installation Prog
4. ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 14 BIOS Setup Information Floppy Disk Controller Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Floppy Disk Controller Configuration Enable or Disable Floppy Disk Controller Device Settings Reset Required Change Settings Auto Device Mode Read Write b Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit Floppy Disk Controller Choices Disabled Enabled Change Settings Choices Auto IO23F0h IRQ26 DMA 2 IO 3F0h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 DMA 2 3 IO 370h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 DM A 2 3 Device Mode Choices Read Write Write Protect ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 15 BIOS Setup Information Serial Port 0 1 Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Serial Port 0 Configuration Enable or Olsable Serial Port COM Device Settings I0z3F8h IRQ 4 Change Settings Auto Device Mode Standard Serial 4 Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save ESC Exit Serial Port Choices Disabled Enabled Change Settings Choices Auto IO 3F8h IRO 4 IO 23F8h IRO 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 IO 2F8h IRO 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 IO 3E8h IRO 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 IO 2E8h IRO 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12
5. amp J18 USBx2 Pin Header PIN No Signal Description PIN No Signal Description 5V DUAL 5V DUAL DATA DATA 5 DATA 6 JDATA 7 oD 8 GD e 2 KEY M Gb v J30 Second SPI Pin Header 5 GE ND Le SMS J31 SM BUS Pin Header J34 CPU Fan Pin Header Signal Description 1 GND 2 12V PWM_CONTROL SENSE 36 SYS FAN Pin Header PWM_CONTROL 12V SENSE ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 2 7 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 set up onboard PCI device and handle Watch Dog Timer WDT and operation of GPIO in software programming 3 1 Intel i7 i5 P4500 PGA ROBO 8210VG2AR has equipped the most advanced Intel Core i7 i5 i3 series CPUs which has built in Intel HD Graphics Controller providing a total solution of multi purpose operation Further more the leading edge Intel Core processor delivers unmatched technology for intelligent performance on the most demanding tasks such as creating digital video and playing intense games With building into ROBO 8210VG2AR module it can be applied in many different uses depending on the function of carrier board CPU Intel Core i7 620M Support List Intel Core i5 520M Intel P4500 3 2 Main Memory ROBO 8210VG2AR provide 2 x 240pin Long DIMM soc
6. mov al 87h out dx al mov al 01h out dx al mov al 55h out dx al mov al OAAh out dx al mov al 20h out dx al inc dx in al dx mov bl al mov al 21h mov dx ADDRESS out dx al inc dx in al dx mov bh al cmp bx 2187h je L1 xor bx bx mov ah OEh mov al S int 10h mov al T int 10h mov al O int 10h mov al int 10h mov al F ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual default 21h cmp CHIP ID SIO in 4Eh enter MB PnP mode in 4Eh read the Chip ID to check the address of SIO default lt 87h default lt 21h 3 5 System Installation int 10h mov al a int 10h mov al i int 10h mov al 1 int 10h mov al Odh CR int 10h mov al Oah int 10h LF jmp stop LI mov dx ADDRESS set WDT state mov al 07h out dx al inc dx out dx al mov dx ADDRESS mov al 71h out dx al inc dx mov al 00h out dx al mov dx ADDRESS mov al 72h out dx al inc dx mov al 0C0h out dx al xor bx bx show the potion mov ah OEh mov al W int 10h mov al D int 10h mov al T int 10h mov al int 10h mov al T int 10h ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual System Installation mov al e int 10h mov al s int 10h mov al t int 10h mov al int 10h mov al s int 10h mov al t int 10h mov al a int 10h mov al r int 10h mov al t int 10h mov al Odh int 10h mov al Oah int 10h mov al 5 int 10h mov al int 1
7. Device Mode Choices Standard Serial Port Mode IrDA 1 0 HP SIR Mode ASK IR Mode ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 16 BIOS Setup Information Parallel Port Configuration Aptio Setup Utility gt Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Parallel Port Configuration Enable or Disable Parallel Port LPT LPTE Device Settings 10 378h IRQ 5 Change Settings Auto Device Mode Standard Paralle b Select Screen th Select Item Enter Select Change Opt Fi General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults t Save ESC Exit Parallel Port Choices Disabled Enabled Change Settings Choices Auto 1O 2378h IRQ 5 IO 2378h JRO 5 6 7 10 11 12 IO 2378h IRQ 5 6 7 10 11 12 IO2278h IRQ 5 6 7 10 11 12 IO 38Ch IRQ 5 6 7 10 11 12 Device Mode Choices STD printer mode SPP mode EPP 1 9 and SPP mode EPP 1 7 and SPP mode ECP mode ECP and EPP 1 9 mode ECP and EPP 1 7 mode ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 17 BIOS Setup Information Watchdog Timer Aotio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Watchdog Timer Enable KOT cController Device Settings Reset Required Change Settings WOT Disabled 4 Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit WDT controller Choices Disabled Enabled Change Settings Choices WDT Disabled 10 Secon
8. Installation mov ax bx ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 3 23 System Installation mov dx ax in al dx or al OF3h cmp al OFFh jnz L5 add bx 02h mov dx bx out dx ax go to gpio3 address in al dx and al 33h set high to input out dx al in al dx or al 30h cmp al 30h jnz L5 sub bx 02h mov ax bx mov dx ax in al dx or al OFCh cmp al OFCh jnz L5 jmp L4 L5 xor bx bx mov ah OEh out dx al mov al F int 10h mov al a int 10h mov al i int 10h mov al 1 int 10h mov al Odh CR int 10h mov al 0ah int 10h LF jmp L6 ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 3 24 System Installation IA xor bx bx mov ah OEh out dx al mov al P int 10h mov al a int 10h mov al s int 10h mov al s int 10h mov al Odh CR int 10h mov al Oah int 10h LF L6 Save the register value mov dx Address mov al 07h out dx al mov al 03h inc dx out dx al mov al 030h mov dx address out dx al mov al 001h inc dx out dx al mov al 0f0h mov dx address out dx al mov al 000h inc dx out dx al mov dx ADDRESS ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 3 25 System Installation mov al 02h out dx al ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 3 26 System Installation inc dx mov al 02h out dx al XOr ah ah int 16h Gasym mov ax 4c00h Gasym int 21h exitp mov ah 4ch int 21h return dos end pgm ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Man
9. Legacy Network Devices Launch Storage OpROM Enabled PCI Subsysten Settings ACPI Settings Trusted Comput ing 5 RTC Make Settings CPU Configuration SATA Configuration Intel IGO SHSCI OpRegion Intel TOT AT p Configurations US8 Configuration Super 10 Configuration H Monitor Thermal Configuration AMT Configuration Serial Port Console Redirection gt Memory testing F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit Launch PXE OpROM Enable or Disable Boot Option for Lagacy Network Devices Choices Disabled Enabled Launch Storage OpROM Enable or Disable Boot Option for Lagacy Mass Storage devices Choices Disabled Enabled ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 3 BIOS Setup Information PCI Subsystem Settings Rotio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc PCI Bus Driver Version V 2 02 01 In case of multiple Option ROMS Legacy and EFI Compatible specifies uhat PCI Common Settings Settings PCI Option ROM to launch PCI Latency Timer 32 PCI Bus Clocks VGA Palette Snoop Disabled PERRIK Generation Disabled SERRY Generation Disabled PCI Express Device Settings Relaxed Ordering Disabled Extended Tag 0isabted No noop Enabled Maximum Payload Auto 4 Select Screen Maximum Read Request Auto th Select Item Enter Select PCI Express Link Settings Change Opt ASPH Support 0152b1ed F1 General Help WARNING Enabling ASPM may cause some F2 Previous Values PCI E devi
10. SUS LED Pin Header PM Pin Header Buzzer Pin Header DDR3 CHA Slot Audio MIC Line in Line out Pin Header AN LED Pin Header 21 22 25 26 BATA CONNECTOR J23 ATX 4P CONNECTOR ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 2 2 Hardware Configuration 27 J29 AN CONNECTOR 30 econd SPI Pin Header 31 M BUS Pin Header 33 VI I Connector 34 CPU FAN Pin Header 36 YS FAN Pin Header Pin Assignments of Connectors JP6 LPC Debug Pin header Signal Description VCC3 PLT_RST gt LA 6 LFRAME 7 LAD 8 aox 9 KEY 0 GND J1 COM2 232 422 485 Pin Header PIN No Signal Description PIN No Signal Description RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 DCD MTX DATA 2 DSR IX DATA 1 3 4 RISK Er N C 5 TXDH ND DND 6 CISK N C Mi 7 Dun N C N C 8 RIX N C N C 9 GND N C RE 10 NC N C N C 2 COMI Port Pin Header PIN No Signal Description PIN No Signal Description DCD DSR RXD RTS 5 e CT SH 7 DIR amp JL 8 R 9 GND NC ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 2 3 Hardware Configuration J3 Parallel Port Pin Header PIN No Signal Description 2 7 19 Acknowledge 2 21 2 23 2 25 2 J5 FDC Interface Pin Header PIN No 4 10 12 14 16 18 0 2 4 6 d Signal Description IN No Signal Description Density Select 0 NC NC Index
11. Set 31h 00 mov al 07h Switch to Logic Device 07 amp LDN 07h out dx al nop inc dx out dx al nop mov dx ADDRESS mov al OE9h out dx al nop inc dx in al dx or al 20h out dx al nop mov dx ADDRESS mov al 25h out dx al nop inc dx in al dx or al 06h out dx al nop mov dx ADDRESS mov al 27h out dx al nop inc dx in al dx Or al OCFh ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual Set E9 bit5 1 Ihe GPIO11 GPIO12 be set GP function Ihe GPIO30 31 32 33 36 37 be set GP function 3 16 System Installation out dx al ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 3 17 System Installation nop mov dx ADDRESS mov al 0C0h out dx al set GPIO11 amp GPIO12 Simple I O function nop inc dx in al dx or al 06h out dx al nop mov dx ADDRESS mov al 0C2h out dx al set GPIO30 31 32 33 36 37 Simple I O function nop inc dx in al dx Or al OCFh out dx al nop mov dx ADDRESS mov al 0C8h out dx al set GPIO11 amp GPIO12 output 1 nop inc dx in al dx or al 06h out dx al nop mov dx ADDRESS mov al OCAh out dx al set GPIO30 31 output 1 nop inc dx in al dx or al 03h out dx al nop mov dx ADDRESS mov al OCAh out dx al set GPIO32 33 36 37 input 0 ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 3 18 System Installation nop ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 3 19 System Installation inc dx in al dx and al 33h ou
12. and 3 mode FDD Serial Ports Support two high speed 16C550 compatible UARTS with 16 byte T R FIFOs Parallel Port Support one parallel port with SPP EPP and ECP modes ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 1 3 System Overview USB Interface Support twelve USB Universal Serial Bus ports two USB ports on bracket that dedicated to keyboard amp mouse six USB ports on board and four USB ports via backplane for high speed I O peripheral devices PS 2Mouse and Keyboard Interface Support one 10 pin header for external PS 2 keyboard mouse connection Auxiliary I O Interfaces System reset switch external speaker Keyboard lock and HDD active LED etc Real Time Clock Calendar RTC Support Y2K Real Time Clock Calendar with battery backup for 7 year data retention Watchdog Timer Support WDT function through software programming for enable disable and interval setting Generate system reset On board VGA GMCH integrated graphics 400MHz core frequency share system memory up to 1GB for system with greater than or equal to 192MB of system memory On board Ethernet LAN Dual Intel PCI Express x1 interface based Gigabit Ethernet to support RJ 45 connector High Driving GPIO Support 8 programmable high driving GPIO Cooling Fans Support one 4 pin power connector for CPU fan and one 3 pin power connector for system fan System Monitoring Feature Monitor CPU temperature system temper
13. sample program that is written in Assembly language User can fill a non zero value into the Time out Value Register to enable refresh WDT System will be reset after the Time out Value to be counted down to zero Or user can directly fill a zero value into Time out Value Register to disable WDT immediately To ensure a successful accessing to the content of desired Control Register the sequence of following program codes should be step by step run again when each register is accessed Additionally there are maximum 2 seconds of counting tolerance that should be considered into user application program For more information about WDT please refer to ITE8721 data sheet There are two PNP I O port addresses that can be used to configure WDT 1 Ox2E Test 1 Register 2 0x2F Test 2 Register Below are some example codes which demonstrate the use of WDT model small 386p stack data ADDRESS dw OFFFFh code pgm mov ADDRESS 002eh I suppose 2Eh that is the address of SIO mov dx ADDRESS enter MB PnP mode in 2Eh mov al 87h out dx al mov al 01h out dx al mov al 55h out dx al mov al 55h out dx al mov al 20h read the Chip ID to check the address of SIO out dx al inc dx in al dx default 87h mov bl al mov al 21h mov dx ADDRESS out dx al inc dx ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 3 4 System Installation in al dx mov bh al cmp bx 2187h je L1 mov ADDRESSAeh mov dx ADDRESS
14. support AUTO option disables legacy USB Devices support if no USB devices are 1 Keyboard 2 Hubs connected DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications EHCI Hand off Enabled Device Reset timeout 20 sec b Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select Change Opt Fi General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit Legacy USB Support Set to Enabled if you need to use any USB 1 1 2 0 device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 1 1 2 0 driver installed such as DOS and SCO Unix Choices Disabled Enabled Auto EHCI Hand Off This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI hand off support The EHCI ownership change should claim by EHCI driver Choices Disabled Enabled Device Reset timeout Choices 10 sec 20 sec 30 sec 40 sec ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 13 BIOS Setup Information Super IO Configuratoin List all the option that can be set of Super I O Including Floppy Disk control Serial Port 0 1 Configuration and Parallel Port configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Super I0 Configuration Set Parameters of Floopy Disk Controller FDC Super IO Chip ITE IT8721F Serial Port 0 Configuration Serial Port 1 Configuration Parallel Port Configuration Watchdog Timer Smart Fan Control Select Screen F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit
15. the highlighted item Press Esc to exit the Help screen beneral Help Move select Value t A AN Generol Heip gt Previous Values Optimized Defaults 43 77 20 A Exit Setup k ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 1 BIOS Setup Information 4 2 Main Use this menu for basic system configurations such as time date etc Rpt ROVINE BIOS Information Choose the system default BIOS Vendor American Megatrends language Core Version 4 6 3 7 Project Version LABP2 0 15 x64 Bulld Date 09 28 2010 20 48 18 Memory Information Total Memory 2048 MB DORI 1066 System Date Fri 10 08 2010 System Time 15 28 43 Access Level Administrator Change Opt General Help Previous Values t Optimized Defaults Save ESC Exit BIOS Information Memory Information These items show the firmware and memory specifications of your system Read only System Time The time format is lt Hour gt lt Minute gt lt Second gt Use or to configure system Time System Date The date format is lt Day gt lt Month gt lt Date gt lt Year gt Use or to configure system Date ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 2 BIOS Setup Information 4 3 Advanced Use this menu to set up the items of special enhanced features Antio Setup Utility gt Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc dvanced Chipset foot Security Save REKLE Enable or Olsable Boot Option Legacy OpROM Support for
16. 0h mov al S int 10h mov al e int 10h mov al c int 10h mov al o int 10h mov al n int 10h mov al d int 10h mov al int 10h mov al w int 10h mov al i int 10h ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 3 7 System Installation mov al 1 int 10h mov al 1 int 10h mov al int 10h mov al b int 10h mov al e int 10h mov al mov al r int 10h mov al e int 10h mov al s int 10h mov al e int 10h mov al t int 10h mov al Odh int 10h mov al 0ah int 10h mov dx ADDRESS mov al 73h out dx al inc dx mov al 05h out dx al mov dx ADDRESS mov al 74h out dx al inc dx mov al 00h out dx al stop mov dx ADDRESS mov al 02h out dx al inc dx mov al 02h ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual CR 3 8 System Installation out dx al mov ah 4ch int 21h return dos end pgm ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 3 9 System Installation 3 6 GPIO The ROBO 8210VG2AR provides 8 programmable input or output ports that can be individually configured to perform a simple basic I O function Users can configure each individual port to become an input or output port by programming register bit of I O Selection To invert port value the setting of Inversion Register has to be made Port values can be set to read or write through Data Register 3 6 1 Pin assignment J6 8 bit GPIO PIN No Signal Description PIN No Signal Description 1 PO Bo GPIO32
17. 1 2 pins on JP3 to clean your password Note Please visit our technical web site at http www portwell com tw For additional technical information which is not covered in this manual you can mail to tsd mail portwell com tw or you can also send mail to our sales they wull be very delighted to forward them to us System Memory Address Map Each On board device in the system is assigned a set of memory addresses which also can be identical of the device The following table lists the system memory address used Memory Area Size Description 0000 003F 1K Interrupt Area 0040 004F 0 3K BIOS Data Area 0050 006F 0 5K System Data 0070 0E2E 54K DOS OE2F 0F6B 5K Program Area OF6C 9B7F 562K Available First Meg Conventional memory end at 624K 9C00 9D3F 5K Extended BIOS Area 9D40 9FFF 11K Unused A000 AFFF 64K VGA Graphics B000 B7FF 32K Unused B800 BFFF 32K VGA Text C000 CFDF 63K Video ROM CFCO EFFF 129K Unused F000 FFFF 64K System ROM HMA 64K First 64K Extended ROBO 8710VLA User s Manual 5 4 Troubleshooting Interrupt Request Lines IRQ Peripheral devices can use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the service required The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board IRQ Current Use Default Use IRQ 0 System ROM System Timer IRQ 1 System ROM Keyboard Event IRQ 2 L Unassigned Usable IRQ IRO 3 Syst
18. 210VG2AR User s Manual 1 5 System Overview 1 3 1 Mechanical Drawing mem 1 SN SSS e 2 Keep out zone Mi ZU VA AA V Component amp Trace free h wide ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 1 6 System Overview ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual System Overview 1 4 System Architecture All of details operating relations are shown in ROBO 8210VC2AR series System Block Diagram BLOCK DIAGRAM CHANNEL A Long DIMM Arrandale PCIe X16 or I8 Dual Channel Memory Buc LJ CHANNEL B Long DIMM Fox pu rr EH Tesa sss SATA 4 ports SATA 2 ports Ec ic Serial ATA Interface DVI D cu7218B omen M DVI I Speer II GbE 82583V RJ45 Lo MDI V GbE 82577LM MDI RJ45 B IBEX PEAK M PCH uum Mini PCIe Socket OM57 Ld e gone pues Internal Baader ch See Bracket ai SPI Interface SPI Flash 0 zs be S Backplane 9 S PICMG BP J PCI E X1 4 OR PCI E X4 1 Super I O Controller IT8721P 7 SDA INTERFACE PCIR Interface Serial Port x2 LPC Bus DII rs FDD port ROBO 8210VG2AR System Block Diagram Parallel Port ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual Hardware Configuration Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration This chapter indicates jumpers headers and connectors locations Users may fin
19. BO 8210VG2AR CD title The drivers support Windows XP Vista Win7 3 3 4 Audio Controller Please find Intel High Definition Audio driver form ROBO 8210VG2AR CD title The drivers support Windows XP Vista Win7 3 4 Clear CMOS Operation The following table indicates how to enable disable Clear CMOS Function hardware circuit by putting jumpers at proper position JP3 CMOS Clear Header Fonction 1 2 Open Normal Operation 1 2 Short Clear CMOS Contents 3 5 WDT Function The working algorithm of the WDT function can be simply described as a counting process The Time Out Interval can be set through software programming The availability of the time out interval settings by software or hardware varies from boards to boards ROBO 8210VG2AR allows users control WDT through dynamic software programming The WDT starts counting when it is activated It sends out a signal to system reset or to non maskable interrupt NMI when time out interval ends To prevent the time out interval from running out a re trigger signal will need to be sent before the counting reaches its end This action will restart the counting process A well written WDT program should keep the counting process running under normal condition WDT should never generate a system reset or NMI signal unless the system runs into troubles ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 3 3 System Installation The related Control Registers of WDT are all included in the following
20. Defaults USB Port Enabled F Save ESC Exit USO Port Enabled USB Port Enabled 0 L 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL USB Devices Choices Disabled Enabled EHCI Controller 1 Choices Disabled Enabled EHCI Controller 2 Choices Disabled Enabled RHM Support Choices Disabled Enabled Auto USB Port 0 3 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Choices Disabled Enabled ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 33 BIOS Setup Information ME Subsystem Configuration Aptio Setup Utility gt Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Chipset ME Subsystem Help Intel ME Subsystem Configuration ME Version 6 0 3 1195 End of Post Message Enab Led Execute MEBx Enabled Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select Change Opt General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults t Save ESC Exit ME Subsystem Choices Enabled Disabled End of Post Message Choices Enabled Disabled Execute MEBx Choices Enabled Disabled ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 34 BIOS Setup Information 4 5 Boot Use this menu to specify the priority of boot devices Aptio Setup Utility Copyright i o C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Boot Configuration Enables Olsables Quiet Boot option Fast Boot 01525 1ed Setup Prompt Timeout 1 Bootup NumLock State On CSM16 Module Verison 07 60 GateA20 Active Upon Request Dot Lon ROM Messages Force BI05 Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled Boot Op
21. Management Technology AMT 6 0 is feature that ROBO 8210VG2AR equipped This technology provides remote access capability via Intel amp Gigabit Ethernet controller The new technology is a hardware based solution that uses out of band communication for system management access to client systems Beside that the hardware and software information can be gathering by 3rd party software then storage in SPI interface EEPROM Therefore asset management could be done at the same time ROBO 8210VG2AR also supports iTPM Intel Trusted Platform Module function for applications ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 1 1 System Overview ROBO 8210VG2AR features Support Intel i7 620M i5 520M P4500 processors in rPGA988 package Delivers up to 8GB maximum DDR3 1066 800 on two DIMM sockets Support dual display by DVI I port on bracket Support iAMT 6 0 and external TPM via TPM module Highspeed dual Gigabit Ethernet based on PCI Express x1 high bandwidth I O interface nich I O connections such as FDD two Gigabit Ethernet serial ports parallel port USB 2 0 Four on board SATA ports support RAID 0 1 5 10 The PICMG 1 3 SHB is the best solution of applications such like flight simulation image processing broadcasting and so on that need performance of display and storage 1 2 Check List The ROBO 8210VG2AR package should cover the following basic items One ROBO 8210VC2AR single host board One dual Serial ports cable kit One single
22. Master Slave IDE ports and press Enter Setup the selected IDE port and its access mode to Auto This will force system to automatically pick up the IDE devices that are being connected each time system boots up ROBO 8710VLA User s Manual 5 2 Troubleshooting Improper disable operation There are too many occasions where users disable a certain device feature in one application through BIOS setting These variables may not be set back to the original values when needed These devices features will certainly fail to be detected When the above conditions happen it is strongly recommended to check the BIOS settings Make sure certain items are set as they should be These include the COM1 COM2 ports 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 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 further IRQ numbers ROBO 8710VLA User s Manual 5 3 Troubleshooting 5 3 FAQ Installation Problem Question I forget my password of system BIOS what am I supposed to do Answer You can simply short
23. O Programming Guide 3 10 3 6 3 1 o 3 11 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information e esse esse esse esse esse esse ereer enner neee enrere 4 1 4 1 Entering Setup Launch System Setup oe deett tede bere ged 4 1 CM ivive 4 2 e S REI ordi este tas otn NS a the ce CE cu cd 4 3 4A Xen EE 4 28 AD BODE M a aa okovi 4 35 EE 4 38 4 7 S ve E 4 39 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting nn 29s 126 72T 2552155252 nana nan nnna nan annnnna 5 1 5 1 Hardware Quick Installation ene 5 1 SPA oho ani pA 5 2 Di DUNG Sese TI eec aee oe deett es debe Qu utu sta lUud dp A dt 5 4 Appendix A Appendix B ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual Preface How to Use This Manual The manual describes how to configure your ROBO 8210VG2AR system to meet various operating requirements It is divided into five chapters with each chapter addressing a basic concept and operation of Single Board Computer Chapter 1 System Overview Presents what you have in the box and give you an overview of the product specifications and basic system architecture for this model of single board computer Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration Shows the definitions and locations of Jumpers and Connectors that you can easily configure your system Chapter 3 System Installation Describes how to properly mount the CPU main memory and M systems flash disk to get a safe installation an
24. Parallel port cable kit One FDD cable Two 7 pin SATA signal cables One DVI I cable One Installation Resources CD Title Optional One bracket with PS 2 keyboard and mouse If any of these items is damaged or missing please contact your vendor and keep all packing materials for future replacement and maintenance ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 1 2 System Overview 1 3 Product Specification Main processor Intel Core i7 620M i5 520M P4500 Processor e BIOS AMI system BIOS with SPI Serial CMOS EEPROM with easy upgrade function ACPI DMI Green function and Plug and Play Compatible Main Memory Support dual channel DDR3 memory interface Non ECC non buffered DIMMs only Two DIMM sockets support 1066 800 DDR3 SDRAM up to 8GB System Memory I2 Cache Memory Built in Processor Chipset Intel QM57 chipset Bus Interface Follow PICMG 1 3 Rev 1 0 standard PCI Express and PCI Support four PCI Express x1 can be aggregated as one PCI Express x4 through backplane Support one PCI Express x16 can be separated as two PCI Express x8 through backplane Support four PCI devices through backplane SATA Four SATA 300 ports on board and dual SATA 300 ports via backplane Support Intel Matrix Storage Technology based on Intel QM57 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
25. ROBO 8210VG2AR Single Board Computer User s Manual Version 1 1 Copyright Portwell Inc 2011 All rights reserved All other brand names are registered trademarks of their respective owners Preface Table of Contents How to Use This Manual Chapter 1 System Overview nana nana sienne en enne nnns neee neee neee eneon 1 1 LA Introduction cut eae at E Ge t UE PR IER EEG 1 1 TZ GI UB Tc H 1 2 1 3 Product Specification uid aetna aii eine ate 1 3 1 3 1 Mechanical Drawing essc rea uar neu toes ettet v e RURSUS ERE ses 1 6 14 System Architecturen e eon en erts Steet 1 8 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration nana nana nana ananasa ann nante ee 2 1 2L Jumper Seting ca eov Gre aede d vin ER ENE 2 1 22 Connecion A loda Oboe o ca dutem ee 2 2 Chapter 3 System Installation nana eenn enrere ennenen ennenen 3 1 3 1 Intel 17 15 P4500 PGA eege RH tee alien 3 1 2 2 Mam MEMORY EE 3 1 3 3 Installing the Single Board Computer 3 2 3 3 1 Chipset Component DEVE reti octies inest iret pais 3 2 3 3 2 Intel Integrated HD Graphics Controller 3 2 3 3 3 Intel Gigabit Ethernet E E 3 3 3 34 Audio Controller aec deep ieee 3 3 3 Clear C MOS Operators sui d n ttd etus 3 3 3 2 WDTEt ncti n ME 3 3 Cx GPIO T 3 10 2 0 LT ment ooo tax epi efte Dto e diei d oai i 3 10 3 6 2 ROBO 8210VG2AR GPI
26. Save ESC Exit ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 37 BIOS Setup Information Boot Option 1 2 Choices IBA GE Slot 00C8 v1336 IBA GE Slot 0200 v1336 Disabled 4 6 Security Use this menu to set supervisor and user passwords Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc mnoced Chigset foot Security aye REY it Password Description Set Setup Administrator Password If ONLY the Administrator s passuord Is set then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup If ONLY the User s password is set then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup In Setup the User will have administrator rights ser Password Select Screen tk Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit Administrator Password Administrator Password controls access to the BIOS Setup utility These settings allow you to set or change the supervisor password User Password User Password controls access to the system at boot These settings allow you to set or change the user password ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 38 BIOS Setup Information 4 7 Save amp Exit This menu allows you to load the BIOS default values or factory default settings into the BIOS and exit the BIOS setup utility with or without changes Aptio Setup Ut hinecpt Rey fiity Copyright C 2009 Americ
27. an Negatrendu Inc EC MEME Sove A Exit Exit system setup after saving Olscard Changes and Exit the changes Save Changes and Reset Discard Changes and Reset Save Options Save Changes Discard Changes Restore Defaults Save as User Defaults Restore User Defaults Boot Override Select Screen IBA GE Slot O0C8 v1336 11 Select Item Enter Select Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device gt Reset System with ME disable Mode General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save ESC Exit Save Changes and Exit Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS Pressing lt Enter gt on this item asks for confirmation Save changes to CMOS and exit the Setup Utility Discard Changes and Exit Abandon all changes and exit the Setup Utility Save Changes and Reset Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS then reboot Discard Changes and Reset Abandon all changes and exit the Setup Utility then reboot ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 39 BIOS Setup Information Save Changes Save all changes and continue with the Setup Utility Discard Changes Abandon all changes and continue with the Setup Utility Restore Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the SBC manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the SBC Save as User Defaults Save all changes and considers as User s default Restore User Default Restore the setting according to User s default Launch EFI Shell from f
28. ature and major power sources etc Bracket Support dual Ethernet port with 2 indicators dual USB ports and one DVI port Outline Dimension L X W 338 5mm 13 33 X 126 39mm 4 98 ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 1 4 System Overview Power Requirements 12V CPU 1 37A 12V Gystem 0 31A t5V 3 58A Test Programs BurnIn Test V5 3 Run Time Full loading CPU Type SBC BIOS Audio Driver Intel Core i7 CPU M620 2 67GHz L3 4MB Bus Speed 133 Realtek High Definition Audio Version 5 10 0 5043 Chip Driver Intel Chipset Device Software Version 9 1 1 1025 SATA HDD Seagate ST3808110AS 80GB CDROM LITE ON LH 20A1S DVD ROM Power Supply Sunpower SPX 6500P1 500W Back plane PBPE 13A8 Z201 Portwell Inc ROBO 8210VG2AR BIOS Rev R1 00 E0 07142010 Memory DDR3 1066 1GB ELPIDA J1108BABG DJ E VGA Card Onboard Intel QM57 VGA Driver Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD Version 6 14 10 5189 LAN Card 1 Onboard Intel 82577LM Gigabit Network Connection LAN Driver Intel 82577LM Gigabit Network Connection Version 11 5 10 0 LAN Card 2 Onboard Intel 82583V Gigabit Network Connection LAN Driver Intel 82583V Gigabit Network Connection Version 11 4 7 0 Audio Card Onboard Realtek ALC662 Audio Operating Temperature 0 C 60 C 23 F 140 F Storage Temperature 20 C 80 C Relative Humidity 5 90 non condensing ROBO 8
29. ces to fall F3 Optimized Defaults Extended Synch Disabled F4 Save ESC Exit PCI ROM Priority Choices Legacy ROM EFI Compatible ROM PCI Latency Timer Choices 32 PCI 64 PCI 96 PCI 128 PCI 160 PCI 192 PCI 224 PCI 248 PCI Bus Clocks VGA Palette Snoop Choices Disabled Enabled PERR Generation Choices Disabled Enabled ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 4 BIOS Setup Information SERR Generation Choices Disabled Enabled Relaxed Ordering Choices Disabled Enabled Extended Tag Choices Disabled Enabled No Snoop Choices Disabled Enabled Maximum Payload Choices Auto 128 Bytes 256 Bytes 512 Bytes 1024 Bytes 2048 Bytes 4096 Bytes Maximum Read Request Choices Auto 128 Bytes 256 Bytes 512 Bytes 1024 Bytes 2048 Bytes 4096 Bytes ASPM Support Choices Disabled Auto Force LO Extended Synch Choices Disabled Enabled ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 5 BIOS Setup Information ACPI Settings Antio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megstrends Inc Advanced Enables or Olsables BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration Enable Hibernation Enabled ACPI Sleep State S3 Suspend to R Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit Enable ACPI Auto Configuration Choices Enabled Disabled Enable Hibernation Choices Enabled Disabled ACPI Sleep State Choices Suspend Disabled S1 CPU Sto
30. d useful information related to hardware settings in this chapter The default settings are indicated with a star sign 2 1 Jumper Setting In the following sections Short means covering a jumper cap over jumper pins Open or N C Not Connected means removing a jumper cap from jumper pins Users can refer to Figure 2 1 for the Jumper locations s d TIT i p Figure 2 1 ROBO 8210VG2AR Jumper and Comission Locations The jumper settings are schematically depicted in this manual as follows JP1 COM2 RS232 422 485 Selection 6 9 11 10 12 15 17 16 18 Short RS 232 4 7 9 8 10 13 15 14 16 21 22 Short RS 422 1 2 7 9 8 10 19 20 Short RS 485 JP3 CMOS Clear Header JP3 1 2 Open Normal Operation 1 2 Short Clear CMOS Contents ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 2 1 Hardware Configuration JP5 PCI VIO Selection 1 2 Short VCC3 JP7 PCI Express X16 X8 Selection 1 2 Open 1x16 PEG 1 2 Short 2 x8 PEG 35 Auto Power On Selection 1 2 Open 1 2 Short 2 2 Connector Allocation I O peripheral devices are connected to the interface connectors Connector Function List COM Pin Header COM Pin Header
31. d provides a programming guide of Watch Dog Timer function Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information Specifies the meaning of each setup parameters how to get advanced BIOS performance and update new BIOS In addition POST checkpoint list will give users some guidelines of trouble shooting Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Provides you a few useful tips to quickly get your ROBO 8710VLA 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 The content of this manual and EC declaration document is subject to change without prior notice These changes will be incorporated in new editions of the document Portwell may make supplement or change in the products described in this document at any time Updates to this manual technical clarification and answers to frequently asked questions will be shown on the following web site http www portwell com ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 1 2 System Overview Chapter 1 System Overview 1 1 Introduction ROBO 8210VC2AR the PICMG 1 3 SHB Single Host Board combined with either the Intel Core i7 620M i5 520M P4500 processor The attractive Core i processor does not only posses amazing parallel computing power but also generates only 35W TDP Thermal Design Power That makes the system more powerful and reliable with smaller and quieter coo
32. ds 20 Seconds 30 Seconds 40 Seconds 50 Seconds 60 Seconds ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 18 BIOS Setup Information Smart Fan control Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Smart Fani Control Fan Start Teeperature Smart Fani Start 25 Fanl Full Speed 60 Smart Fan2 Control Enabled Smart Fan2 Start 25 Fan2 Full Speed 60 Select Screen 11 Select Item F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit Smart Fan1 2 control Choices Disabled Enabled Smart Fan1 2 Start Choices 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 Fan1 2 Fill Speed Choices 60 65 70 75 ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 19 BIOS Setup Information H W monitor Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Pc Health Status CPU Temperature System Temperaturel System Temperature2 CPU FAN Speed System FANI Speed Wore 1 5V 3 3V s12V 5V VBAT b Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select Change Opt Fi General Help F2 Previcus Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 20 BIOS Setup Information Thermal Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Advanced gt Intelligent Power Sharing ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual Platform Thermal Configuration opt ions Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Selec
33. e LOS Int LVOS Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select Change Opt General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save ESC Exit or 10n 2 20 1201 Calg Ed OOS ier te a Nevatrencs os Inc DVMT FIXED Memory Choices 128M 256MB Maximum IGD Boot Type Select the Video Device which will be activated during POST Choices VBIOS Default CRT LVDS CRT LVDS DVI CRT DVI LCD Panel Type Choices 800x480 LVDS 800x600 LVDS 1024x768 LVDS 1280x1024 LVDS Panel Scaling Choices Auto Force Scaling Off Maintain Aspect Ratio Backlight Control Choices PWM Intverted PWM Normal GMBus Inverted GMBus Normal Active LVDS Choices No LVDS Int LVDS ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 11 BIOS Setup Information Intel TDT AT p Configurations Inter Theft Deterrence Technology Configuration ptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Enable Disable TOT in BIOS for Intel Theft Deterrence Technology Configuration testing only TOT Recovery b Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select Change Opt Fi General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit TDT Choices Disabled Enabled TDT Recovery Choices 1 64 ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 12 BIOS Setup Information USB Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Advanced USB Configuration Enables Legacy USB
34. em ROM COM2 IRO 4 System ROM COMI IRO 5 Unassigned Usable IRQ IRQ 6 System ROM Diskette Event IRQ7 L Unassigned Usable IRQ IRO 8 System ROM Real Time Clock IRQ 9 L Unassigned Usable IRO IRO 10 Unassigned Usable IRQ IRQ 11 Video ROM Usable IRQ IRQ 12 System ROM IBM Mouse Event IRQ 13 stem ROM Coprocessor Error IRQ 14 System ROM Hard Disk Event IRQ 15 L Unassigned Usable IRO ROBO 8710VLA User s Manual 5 5
35. hic Adapter Select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device Choices IGD PCI IGD PCI PEG PEG IGD PEG PCI ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 29 BIOS Setup Information Graphics Turbo IMON Current Choices 14 31 VT d Choices Disabled Enabled PCI Express Compliance Mode Choices Disabled Enabled PCI Express Port Choices Disabled Enabled Auto IGD Memory Choices Disabled 32M 64M 128M PAVP Mode Choices Disabled Enabled PEG Force Gen1 Choices Disabled Enabled South Bridge Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Chipset SMBus Controller helo S8 Chipset Configuration Wake on Lan from S5 Enable Restore AC Power Loss Power Off SLP_S Assertion Stretch Enable Enable SLP_S4 Assertion Width 4 5 Seconds Audio Configuration Azalia HO Audio Enabled Azalia internal HOMI codec Disable High Precision Event Timer Configuration b Select Screen High Precision Timer Enabled 11 Select Item Enter Select Wakeup by Ring Enabled Change Opt General Help b PCI Express Ports Configuration Previcus Values gt USB Configuration Optimized Defaults Save ESC Exit ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 30 BIOS Setup Information SMBus Controller Choices Disabled Enabled Wake on Lan from S5 Choices Disabled Enabled Restore AC Power Loss Choices Power Off Power On Last State SLP S4 Assertion Stre
36. ide System BIOS Advanced SATA Configuration L SATA Mode as IDE AHCI RAID 5 2 BIOS Setting It is assumed that users have correctly adopted modules and connected all the devices cables required before turning on ATX power CPU CPU Fan 240 pin DDR3 SDRAM keyboard mouse floppy drive SATA hard disk DVI I connector device power cables ATX accessories 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 8210VG2AR 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 you can be sure the system is running with the BIOS setting that Portwell has highly endorsed As a matter of fact users can load the default BIOS setting any time when system appears to be unstable in boot up sequence Auto Detect Hard Disks In the BIOS gt Standard CMOS setup menu pick up any one from Primary Secondary
37. ilesystem device To enter the Built in EFI shell for further modification such as upgrade BIOS Reset System with ME disable Mode Reset the system with ME disabled ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 40 Troubleshooting Chapter 5 Troubleshooting This chapter provides a few useful tips to quickly get ROBO 8210VG2AR running with success As basic hardware installation has been addressed in Chapter 2 this chapter will primarily focus on system integration issues in terms of BIOS setting and OS diagnostics 5 1 Hardware Quick Installation ATX Power Setting Unlike other Single board computer ROBO 8210VG2AR supports ATX only and therefore is only able to run on PICMG 1 3 backplane To know whether your backplane is PICMG 1 3 backplane please contact with vendor or manufacturer Serial ATA Hard Disk Setting for IDE RAID AHCI Unlike IDE bus each Serial ATA channel can only connect to one SATA hard disk at a time there are total four connectors SATA1 4 port The installation of Serial ATA is simpler and easier than IDE because SATA hard disk doesn t require setting up Master and Slave which can reduce mistake of hardware installation All you need to operate IDE RAID 0 1 5 10 and AHCI application for system please follow up setting guide in BIOS programming Table 5 1 Hard Drive Serial ATA Power Cable Serial ATA Data Cable ROBO 8710VLA User s Manual 5 1 Troubleshooting Table 5 1 SATA Mode setting gu
38. imit Turbo XE Mode Processor TDP Limit in 1 8 W granularity 0 means using the factory configured value ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 9 BIOS Setup Information SATA Configuration The SATA Configuration the SATA devices such as hard disk drive or CD ROM drive Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Configuration IDE Mode 2 AHCI Mode RAID Mode Porto Present Porti Present Port2 Present Port3 Present Port4 Present Ports Present Serial ATA Controller o Compat ible Serial ATA Controller 1 Enhanced Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select f Z Change Opt General Help Previous Values Z Optimized Defaults Save ESC Exit SATA Mode This setting specifies the function of the on chip SATA controller Choices Disabled IDE Mode RAID Mode AHCI Mode Serial ATA Controller 0 Choices Disabled Compatible Enabled Serial ATA Controller 1 Choices Disabled Compatible Enabled ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 10 BIOS Setup Information Intel IGD SWSCI OpRegion These option contains all the Intel amp IGD setting for graphic output Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Select DVMT FIXED Mode Memory Intel IGO SHSCI OpRegion Configuration size used by Internal Graphics Device 160 Boot Type V8IOS Default LCD Panel Type 800x480 LOS Panel Scaling Auto Backlight Control PRH Inverted Activ
39. is menu controls the advanced features of the onboard Northbridge and Southbridge Aptio Setup Utility lt Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc ced Bienes Boot Secorioy Save RS TL Enable Compatible Revision ID gt North Bridge gt South Bridge gt ME Subsystem Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select Change Opt General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save ESC Exit ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 28 BIOS Setup Information Enable CRID Choices Disabled Enabled North Bridge Chipset Configuration fptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Chipset Memory Information 4 Lou MMIO resources align at 64NB 1024MB CPU Type Auburndale Total Memory 2048 MB DOR3 1066 Memory Sloto 2048 MB DOR3 1066 Memory Slot 0 MB DORI 1066 CAS Latency tCL RAS Active Time tRAS Row Precharge Time tRP RAS to CAS Delay tRCO Write Recovery Time tKR Row Refresh Cycle Timea tRFC Write to Read Delay thTR Active to Active Delag tRRD Read CAS Precharge tRTP 1 20 7 7 8 60 4 4 5 Low MMIO Align 64M Select Screen Initate Graphic Adapter PEG IGO 11 Select Item Graphics Turbo IMON Current 31 Enter Select VT d Disabled Previous Values PCI Express Compliance Mode Disabled Optimized Defaults Save ESC Exit PCI Express Port Auto IGO Memory 32M PAVP Mode Disabled Low MMIO Align Choices 64MB 1024MB Initate Grap
40. kets which supports 800 1066 DDR3 SDRAM as main memory Non ECC non register type of functions The maximum memory can be up to 8GB Memory clock and related settings can be detected by BIOS via SPD interface For system compatibility and stability do not use memory module without brand Memory configuration can be set to either one double sided DIMM in one DIMM socket or two single sided DIMM in both sockets Beware of the connection and lock integrity from memory module to socket Inserting improperly it will affect the system reliability Before locking make sure that all modules have been fully inserted into the card slots Single Channel DDR Memory Frequency Bandwidth 800 12 8 GB s 1066 17 GB s ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 3 1 System Installation Note To insure the system stability please do not change any of DRAM parameters in BIOS setup to modify system the performance without acquired technical information 3 3 Installing the Single Board Computer To install your ROBO 8210VC2AR into standard chassis or proprietary environment please perform the following Step 1 Check all jumpers setting on proper position Step 2 Install and configure CPU and memory module on right position Step 3 Place ROBO 8210VC2AR into the dedicated position in the system Step 4 Attach cables to existing peripheral devices and secure it WARNING Please ensure that SBC is properly inserted and fixed by mechanism Note Plea
41. ling fan The SHB adopted Intel OM57 chipset The OM57 embedded Graphics Media Accelerator HD is the latest generation Intel integrated graphics controller that can supports 3D multimedia capabilities including Microsoft DirectX 10 Shader Model 4 0 MPEG 2 and OpenGL 2 1 More than that user could utilize even higher end the latest PCI Express x16 interface graphics card via backplane Based on the low power high performance Nehalem micro architecture the processor is designed for a two chip platform as opposed to the traditional three chip platforms processor GMCH and ICH ROBO 8210VG2AR built with dual Intel amp Gigabit Ethernet Two DDR3 DIMM sockets support system memory up to 8GB Six SATA 300 ports dual ports via backplane support RAID 0 1 5 10 To meet bandwidth of storage and expansion cards requirement the ROBO 8210VG2AR was designed flexible with five PCI Express lanes via backplane Those PCI Express lanes could be one PCI Express x16 or two PCI Express x8 links from CPU and four PCI Express x1 links or one PCI Express x4 link from PCH Four PCI Express x1 links configuration can support more PCI Express x1 devices via backplane and one PCI Express x4 link configuration can support RAID card or special add on cards such as image processing board In addition the flexible configuration can be leveraged with bridge on backplane to support more PCI or PCI X slots that benefits industries with legacy support Advanced
42. p Clock S3 Suspend to RAM ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 6 BIOS Setup Information Trusted Computing Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Advanced TPM Configuration Enables or Disables TPM support 0 S will not show TPM Reset of platform is required Current TPM Status Information NO TPM Hardware Select Screen ti Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit TPM SUPPORT Choices Enabled Disabled S5 RTC Wake Settings Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Enable or disable System woke on alarm event When enabled Wake system with Dynamic Time Disabled System will woke on the hr min sec specified Select Screen Tl Select Item Enter Select Change Opt Fi General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 7 BIOS Setup Information Wake System with Fixed Time Choices Disabled Enabled Wake System with Dynamic Time Choices Disabled Enabled CPU Configuration These items show the advanced specifications of your CPU Read only Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Advanced CPU Configuration Enabled for Windows XP and Linux OS optimized for Processor Type Intel R Core TM 17 CPU Hyper Threading Technology EMT64 Su
43. pported and Disabled for other 0S 0S Processor Speed 2660 MHZ not optimized for Processor Stepping 20655 Hyper Threading Technology Microcode Revision Not loaded When Disabled only one thread Processor Cores 2 per enabled core is enabled Intel HT Technology Supported Active Processor Cores ALI Limit CPUID Maximum Disabled Hardware Prefetcher Enabled Select Screen Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled 11 Select Item Intel Virtualization Technology Disabled Enter Select Power Technology Energy Efficient Change Opt TOC Limit 0 General Help TOP Limit 0 Previous Values Optimized Defaults t Save ESC Exit Hyper Threading Choices Disabled Enabled Active Processor Cores Choices All 1 2 Limit CPUID Maximum Disabled for Windows XP Choices Disabled Enabled ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 8 BIOS Setup Information Hardware Prefetcher For UP platforms leave it enabled For DP MP servers it may use to tune performance the specific application Choices Disabled Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch For UP platforms leave it enabled For DP MP servers it may use to tune performance the specific application Choices Disabled Enabled Intel Virtualization Technology Choices Disabled Enabled Power Technology Choices Disabled Energy Efficient Custom TDC Limit Turbo XE Mode Processor TDC Limit in 1 8 A granularity 0 means using the factory configured value TDP L
44. ramming Guide For example LD7 CR25h Bt Pl Let Function select GPIO11 LD7 CRCOh Bit1 P1 Let GPIO11 as Simple I O Function LD7 CRC8h Bit2 P1 Let GPIO12 as Output LD7_CRCAh_Bit3 P0 Let GPIO33 as Input How to access IT8721 CR In ROBO 8210VG2AR the Test 1 002Eh and Test 2 002Fh Test 1 and Test 2 are 2 IO ports needed to access IT8721 CR Test 1 is the Index Port Test 2 is the Data Port CR index number needs to be written into Test 1 first Then the data will be read written from to Test 2 To R W IT8721 CR it is needed to Enter Enable Configuration Mode first When completing the programming it is suggested to Exit Disable Configuration Mode Enter Configuration Mode Write 87h to IO port Test 1 twice Exit Configuration Mode Set bit 1 of the configure control register index 02h to 1 to exit 3 6 3 Example model small 386p stack data ADDRESS dw OFFFFh code pgm mov ADDRESS 002eh I suppose 2Eh that is the address of SIO mov dx ADDRESS enter MB PnP mode in 2Eh mov al 87h out dx al mov al 01h out dx al nop mov al 55h out dx al nop mov al 55h out dx al ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 3 11 System Installation mov al 20h out dx al inc dx in al dx default 87h mov bl al mov al 21h mov dx ADDRESS out dx al inc dx in al dx default 21h mov bh al cmp bx 2187h je L1 mov ADDRESS 4eh mov dx ADDRESS mov al 87h out dx al mo
45. s Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit AMT Choices Disabled Enabled Unconfigure AMT ME Choices Disabled Enabled WatchDog Timer Choices Disabled Enabled ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 25 BIOS Setup Information Serial Port Console Redirection ptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Console Redirection COMO Disabled Enab1e 01sab1e Console Redirection Port Is Disabled Serial Port for Out of Band Management Windows Emergency Management Services EMS Out of Band Mgmt Port COMO Disabled Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Terminal Type Select Screen 11 Select Iten Enter Select Change Opt D ae F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit Console Redirection Choices Disabled Enabled Terminal Type Choices VT100 VT100 VI UTF8 ANSI ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 26 BIOS Setup Information Memory testing Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Memory testing settigs Mode of testing Memory testing Choices Disabled Enabled Mode of testing Choices Normal test Fast test ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual Enables disables memory testing Fast test Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select Change Opt General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults t Save ESC Exit 4 27 BIOS Setup Information 4 4 Chipset Th
46. sabled Enabled DIMM Alert Choices Disabled Enabled Intelligent Power Sharing Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Intelligent Power Sher ing MCH Turbo Enabled PPEC Config 0 IPS Policy DRIVER Sharing to function Core Temp Limit Disabled MCH Power Limit Disabled Processor Power Limit D153b1ed Core Power Limit Disabled Run Time Interface BIOS uses MMIO Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 23 BIOS Setup Information Intelligent Power Sharing Choices Disabled Enabled MCH Turbo Choices Disabled Enabled PPEC Config Processor Power Error Correction Choices 1 to 50 IPS Policy Choices DRIVER PROCESSOR BALANCED GRAPHICS Core Temp Limit Choices Disabled Enabled MCH Power Limit Choices Disabled Enabled Processor Power Limit Choices Disabled Enabled Core Power Limit Choices Disabled Enabled Run Time Interface Choices BIOS with MMIO EC uses SMBug ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 24 BIOS Setup Information AMT Configuration Aptio Setup Utility gt Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc fidvanced Unconf igure AMT HE Disabled Watchdog Timer Disabled OS Watchdog Timer 0 BIOS watchdog Timer 0 Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previou
47. se refer to section 3 3 1 to 3 3 4 to install INF VGA LAN Audio drivers 3 3 1 Chipset Component Driver ROBO 8210VC2AR uses state of art Intel amp M57 chipset It s a new chipset that some old operating systems might not be able to recognize To overcome this compatibility issue for Windows Operating Systems such as Windows XP Vista Win7 please install its INF before any of other Drivers are installed You can find very easily this chipset component driver in ROBO 8210VG2AR CD title 3 3 2 Intel amp Integrated HD Graphics Controller Unlike the other structure ROOB 8210 has integrated HD Graphics derived from Intel Core series CPU 15 17 It s the most advanced design to gain an outstanding graphic performance Shared 8 accompany it to 256MB system DDR3 SDRAM with Total Graphics Memory ROBO 8210VG2AR supports VGA DVI This combination makes ROBO 8210VG2AR an excellent piece of multimedia hardware With no additional video adaptor this onboard video will usually be the system display output By adjusting the BIOS setting to disable on board VGA an add on PCI Express graphic card can take over the system display ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 3 2 System Installation Drivers Support Please find all the drivers in the ROBO 8210VG2AR CD title Drivers support Windows XP Vista Win7 3 3 3 Intel Gigabit Ethernet Controller Drivers Support Please find INTEL 82577LM amp 82583V LAN driver in Ethernet directory of RO
48. t Change Opt General Help Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save ESC Exit 4 21 BIOS Setup Information Platform Thermal Configuration Aptio Setup Utility gt Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Enable Olsable ME SMBus SMBus Buffer Length 20 Thermal Reporting Configuration Thermal Reporting EC PEC Disabled Select slots with TS on DIMM TS on DIMM in SI PCH Thermal Device MCH Temp Read Enabled PCH Temp Read Enabled CPU Energy Read Enabled CPU Tero Read Enabled Alert Enable Lock Disabled CPU Alert Disabled MCH Alert Disabled PCH Alert 01525 Led Select Screen DIMM Alert Olsabled 11 Select Item Enter Select Change Opt Fi General Help F2 Previous Values Optimized Defaults Save ESC Exit ME SMBus Thermal Reporting Choices Disabled Enabled SMBus Buffer Length Choices 1 2 5 9 10 14 20 Thermal Reporting EC PEC Choices Disabled Enabled Select Slots with TS on DIMM Choices NO TS on DIMM TS on DIMM in Slot DIMMO TS on DIMM in Slot DIMM1 TS on DIMM in Slot DIMMO and DIMM1 MCH Temp Read Choices Disabled Enabled ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 22 BIOS Setup Information PCH Temp Read Choices Disabled Enabled CPU Energy Read Choices Disabled Enabled Alert Enable Lock Choices Disabled Enabled CPU Alert Choices Disabled Enabled MCH Alert Choices Disabled Enabled PCH Alert Choices Di
49. t dx al nop mov dx ADDRESS load the base address MSB mov al 62h out dx al nop inc dx in al dx mov ah al mov dx ADDRESS joad the base address LSB mov al 63h out dx al nop inc dx in al dx mov bx ax mov dx ax goto gpiol address in al dx or al 06h set high to input out dx al nop nop add bx 02h 0A42 mov dx bx nop in al dx or al 03h set high to input and al 33h out dx al in al dx read the gpio output and al OCFh cmp al OCFh jnz L5 sub bx 02h mov ax bx mov dx ax goto gpiol address ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 3 20 System Installation in al dx ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 3 21 System Installation and al 0F9h set low to gpio11 amp GPIO12 out dx al add bx 02h mov ax bx mov dx ax go to gpio3 address in al dx and al 0FCh set high to input out dx al in al dx read the gpio output or al 30h cmp al 30h jnz L5 mov dx ADDRESS mov al 0C8h out dx al set GPIO11 amp GPIO12 input 0 inc dx in al dx and al OF9h out dx al mov dx ADDRESS mov al OCAh out dx al set GPIO30 amp 31 input 0 inc dx in al dx and al OFCh Or al OCCh set GPIO32 33 36 37 output 1 out dx al mov ax bx mov dx ax in al dx or al OCCh set high to input out dx al in al dx read the gpio output or al 30h cmp al OFFh jnz L5 sub bx 02h ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 3 22 System
50. tch Enable Choices Disabled Enabled SLP S4 Assertion Width Choices 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 seconds Azalia HD Audio Choices Disabled Enabled Azalia Internal HDMI Codec Choices Disabled Enabled High Precision timer Choices Disabled Enabled Wakeup by Ring Choices Disabled Enabled ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 31 BIOS Setup Information PCI Express Ports Configuration All PCI Express Ports can be set as choices Disabled Enabled Auto Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Chipset PCI Express Ports Configuration Enable or Disable the PCI Express Ports in the Chipset PCI Express Port PCI Express Port PCI Express Port PCI Express Port PCI Express Port PCI Express Port PCI Express Port 4 Select Screen 11 Select Item Enter Select F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Oefaults F4 Save ESC Exit ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 32 BIOS Setup Information USB Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2009 American Megatrends Inc Chipset USB Configuration Enable Olsable All USB Devices EHCI Controller 1 Enabled EHCI Controller 2 Enabled RMH Support Autol USB Port USB Port USS Port USB Port USB Port USB Port USB Port USB Port Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled b Select Screen Enabled th Select Item Enabled Enabled USB Port Enabled USB Port Enabled USB Port Enabled F3 Optimized
51. tion Priorities 4 Select Screen Boot Option 41 IBA GE Slot 00C8 Th Select Item Enter Select Network Device BAS Priorities Change Opt Fi General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save ESC Exit ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 4 35 BIOS Setup Information Quiet Boot This BIOS feature determines if the BIOS should hide the normal POST messages with the motherboard or system manufacturer s full screen logo When it is enabled the BIOS will display the full screen logo during the boot up sequence hiding normal POST messages When it is disabled the BIOS will display the normal POST messages instead of the full screen logo Please note that enabling this BIOS feature often adds 2 3 seconds of delay to the booting sequence This delay ensures that the logo is displayed for a sufficient amount of time Therefore it is recommended that you disable this BIOS feature for a faster boot up time Choices Disabled Enabled Fast Boot Enabling this setting will cause the BIOS power on self test routine to skip some of its tests during boot up for faster system boot Choices Disabled Enabled Setup Prompt Timeout Choices 1 65535 Bootup Num Lock State This setting is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on Setting to On will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on Setting to Off will allow users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad Choices On Off
52. ual 3 27 BIOS Setup Information Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information ROBO 8210VG2AR uses AMI BIOS structure stored in Flash ROM These 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 8210VG2AR communicates with peripheral devices and checks its hardware resources against the configuration information stored in the CMOS memory If any error is detected or the CMOS parameters need to be initially defined the diagnostic program will prompt the user to enter the SETUP program Some errors are significant enough to abort the start up 4 1 Entering Setup Launch System Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST Power On Self Test process When the message below appears on the screen press Del key will enter BIOS setup screen Press Del to enter SETUP If the message disappears before responding and still wish to enter Setup please restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button It can be also restarted by pressing Ctrl Alt and Delete keys on keyboard simultaneously Press F1 to Run SETUP or Resume The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen The menu can be easily called up from any menu by pressing F1 The Help screen lists all the possible keys to use and the selections for
53. v al 01h out dx al mov al 55h out dx al mov al OAAh out dx al mov al 20h out dx al inc dx in al dx mov bl al mov al 21h mov dx ADDRESS out dx al inc dx in al dx mov bh al cmp bx 2187h je L1 xor bx bx mov ah OEh mov al S ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual read the Chip ID to check the address of SIO cmp CHIP ID SIO in 4Eh enter MB PnP mode in 4Eh read the Chip ID to check the address of SIO default lt 87h default lt 21h 3 12 System Installation int 10h ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 3 13 System Installation mov al T int 10h mov al O int 10h mov al int 10h mov al F int 10h mov al a int 10h mov al i int 10h mov al 1 int 10h mov al Odh CR int 10h mov al 0ah int 10h SLE jmp L6 L1 mov dx ADDRESS mov al 07h out dx al nop inc dx mov al 03h out dx al nop mov dx ADDRESS mov al OFOh out dx al nop inc dx in al dx or al 08h out dx al nop mov dx ADDRESS mov al 30h out dx al nop inc dx ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual Switch to LDN 03h Set FO bit3 1 POST Data Port gt Disable Set 30 bit0 lt 0 3 14 System Installation and al 00h Parallel Port Disable ROBO 8210VG2AR User s Manual 3 15 System Installation out dx al nop mov dx ADDRESS mov al 31h out dx al inc dx and al 00h out dx al mov dx ADDRESS

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