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1. BIOS Setup Items Optimal Default Failsafe Default Other Options Quick Boot Enabled Enabled 1st Boot Device IDE 0 IDE 0 IDE 1 IDE 2 IDE 3 Floppy CDROM ATAPI ZIP LS 120 SCSI Network 2nd Boot Device Floppy Floppy IDE 1 CDROM 3rd Boot Device ATAPI ZIP ATAPI ZIP IDE 1 ATAPI ZIP 4th Boot Device Disabled Disabled IDE 1 CDROM Try Other Boot Device Yes Yes No S M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled Disabled Enabled BootUp Num Lock On On Off PS 2 Mouse Support Enabled Enabled Disabled System Keyboard Absent Absent Present Primary Display Absent Absent VGA EGA Mono Password Check Setup Setup Always Boot To OS 2 gt 64MB No No Yes System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Disabled C000 16K Shadow Cached Cached Enabled Disabled C400 16K Shadow Cached Cached Enabled Disabled C800 16K Shadow Cached Cached Enabled Disabled CC00 16K Shadow Disabled Disabled Cached Enabled D000 16K Shadow Disabled Disabled Cached Enabled D400 16K Shadow Disabled Disabled Cached Enabled D800 16K Shadow Disabled Disabled Cached Enabled DC00 16K Shadow Disabled Disabled Cached Enabled E ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP DEFAULTS BIOS Setup Items Optimal Default Failsafe Default Other Options Configure SDRAM Timing by SPD Disabled Disabled Enabled SDRAM RAS to CAS delay 3 SCLKs 3 SCLKs 2 SCLKs SDRAM RAS Precharge 3 SCLKs 3 SCLKs 2 SCLKs SDRAM CAS Latency
2. 12V and 5V 4 11 BIOS POST Check Point List AMIBIOS provides all IBM standard Power On Self Test POST routines as well as enhanced AMIBIOS 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 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 ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 19 BIOS Setup Information The following POST checkpoint codes are valid for all AMIBIOS products with a core BIOS date of 07 15 95 version 6 27 Enhanced Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompressed initialization checkpoint hex codes are listed in order of execution Code Description DO
3. Power Button Function This item is used to handle soft power on off regardless of time counting generally speaking it 1s 4 sec if you set it to On Off You can easily power on off system by pressing power button toggle switch directly This feature is only available on system with ATX power control interface If you use standard AT power supply this option will be ignored However choose the Suspend setting system will be forced into suspend mode when user turn it off unless you can consecutively press the power button for more than 4 second to get in Soft off function Ring Resume From Soft Off This item will be used to wake up system from remote ringing control under Soft Off condition If you choose Disabled setting the system will be not resumed by modem ring ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 14 BIOS Setup Information 4 8 PCI Plug and Play Setup This section describes configuring the PCI bus system PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect is a system which allows I O devices to operate at speeds nearing CPU s when they communicate with own special components All of options described in this section are important and technical and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users could make any changes to the default settings Plug and Play Aware O S Set this option to Yes ifthe operating system installed in the computer is Plug and Play aware BIOS only detects and enables PnP ISA adapter cards that are
4. BIOS Setup Information BIOS Setup Items Optimal Default Failsafe Default Other Options OnBoard Serial PortB Auto Auto 3F8h COMI 2F8h COM2 3E8h COM3 2E8h COM4 Disabled OnBoard IR Port Disabled Disabled 3F8h COM1 2F8h COM2 3E8h COM3 2E8h COM4 Auto IR Mode Select N A N A IrDA ASK IR FIR IR IRQ Select N A N A 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 IR DMA Select N A N A 0 1 3 OnBoard Parallel Port Auto Auto Disabled 378h 278h 3BCh Parallel Port Mode Bi Dir Bi Dir EPP ECP Normal EPP Version N A N A 17 1 9 Parallel Port IRQ Auto Auto 5 7 Parallel Port DMA Channel N A N A 0 1 3 OnBoard IDE Both Both Disabled Primary Secondary 4 4 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 Enter key to certify it Follow command keys in CMOS Setup table to change Date Time Drive type and Boot Sector Virus Protection Status 4 5 Advanced CMOS Setup Menu This setup includes all of the advanced features in the system The detail descriptions are specified as belows Quick Boot Set Disabled for normal booting or select Enabled to skip minor BIOS test items to obtain quick boot response ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 6 BIOS Setup Information Boo
5. FIR SIR interface 8042 keyboard controller with PS 2 mouse ports and FDD interface This parallel port supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP and Extended Capabilities Port ECP ROBO 698 User s Manual 1 6 Introduction In ROBO 698 it contains Watch dog Timer WDT enabled by jumper setting and triggered by software and DiskOnChip DOC for M systems Flash disk Besides an advanced feature is used on ROBO 698 to support detection of CPU temperature The CPU operation will be automatically forced to speed down when overheating happens The on board PCI device graphics display port powered by CHIPS 69000 graphics accelerator to support one VGA display and panel interface port Another on board PCI device LAN port powered by Intel 82559 10 100 Ethernet Controller supports Fast Ethernet interface through RJ 45 port All of detail operating relations are shown in Figure 1 1 ROBO 698 System Block Diagram ROBO 698 User s Manual 1 7 Introduction Celeron P II llI CLOCK GENERATOR Processor Socket 370 CTE E gt TERM Br MEMORY C amp T B69000 82443BX 4 SDRAM DIMM VGA PANEL DISPLAY 492 BGA Intel 82559 CKBF 10 100 BASE T CLOCK BUFFER PCI Bus Golden Finger ULTRA 33 Dual Channel TWO USB PORTS OF Bus Master S2371EB j TWO USB PORTS 324 BGA XD Bus ISA Bus LOGIC RTC DISK On Chip WDT KEYBOARD SUPER I O W83977ATF 2UART LPT FDD IR 128 PQFP MOUSE Figur
6. It could be enabled and programmed by reading I O port 0533H or 0543H to issue trigger continuously and disabled by reading I O port 0033H or 0343H A tolerance of 30 timer limit must be considered For instance if the time out interval is set to 1second the WDT trigger command must be issued within 700ms at least The below example gives you a reference algorithm for WDT programming via I O port 0533H and 0033H in your application program ROBO 698 User s Manual 3 6 System Installation Enable WDT MOV DX 0533H IN AL DX Re trigger WDT MOV DX 0533H IN AL DX Disable WDT MOV DX 0033H IN AL DX NOTE Please directly contact your technical specialist to get WDT programming information on super I O chip W83977ATF for long time out interval support from 0 5 minutes to 254 5 minutes ROBO 698 User s Manual 3 7 System Installation ROBO 698 User s Manual 3 8 BIOS Setup Information CHAPTER 4 BIOS Setup Information ROBO 698 is equipped with the AMI 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 698 communicates with peripheral devices and check its hardware resources against the configuration information stored in the CMOS memory If any error is detected or the CMOS parameters need to be initially defined
7. NMI is disabled CPU ID saved INIT code checksum verification will be started DI Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and going to 4GB flat mode D3 To start memory sizing D4 Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the stack next DS Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The INIT code is copied to segment 0 and control will betransferred to segment 0 D6 Control is in segment 0 Next checking if lt Ctrl gt lt Home gt was pressed and verifying the system BIOS checksum If either lt Ctrl gt lt Home gt was pressed or the system BIOS checksum is bad next will go to checkpoint code EOh Otherwise going to checkpoint code D7h D7 To pass control to interface module D8 Main BIOS runtime code is to be decompressed D9 Passing control to the main system BIOS in shadow RAM next Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint hex codes are listed in order of execution Code Description EO El The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized Next beginning the base 512KB memory test Initializing the interrupt vector table next E2 Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next E6 Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs Enabling internal cache memory ED Initializing
8. and color Single Panel Single Drive and Dual Panel Dual Drive standard and high resolution passive STN and active matrix TFT MIM LCD and EL panels It is designed to support high performance graphics and video acceleration for all supported display resolutions display types and color modes This PCI device 69000 can be configured to operate an analog CRT monitor and flat panel at the same time ROBO 698 User s Manual 3 3 System Installation Display Modes Supported The 69000 supports the modes which appear in the table below Resolution Color bpp Refresh Rates Hz 640x480 8 60 75 85 640x480 16 60 75 85 640x480 24 60 75 85 800x600 8 60 75 85 800x600 16 60 75 85 800x600 24 60 75 85 1024x768 8 60 75 85 1024x768 16 60 75 85 1280x1024 8 60 ROBO 698 utilizes on board CHIPS 69000 and optional panel display module to support 16 types of panels You can select one of sixteen LCD panel type by BIOS panel setting in Advanced CMOS Setup 3 4 2 LCD Panel Interface Kit The ROBO 698 provides one flat panel interface connector J17 see Chapter 2 to connect panel interface kit for VGA SVGA and XGA panel support This installation skill is very simple and easy Without any special tools you only have to do board to board connection and lock up the screw Please refer to the illustration below The LCD INTR ROBO is an optional kit and acted as an intermediate interface betwee
9. from system setup menu and restart windowsto re detect your network adapter again After you are sure that hardware installation is completed please go to Control Panel gt Network to set up your networking configuration This indudes DNS IP Gateway Appropriate protocols are required to carry your networking activities Please refer to your system administrator for additional assistance Windows NT 4 0 users N aus Please install your network adapter manually in Control Panel gt Network gt Adapter Drivers are required at this stage Proceed Binding after you load in the driver 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 Proceed again Binding after you complete the protocol loading Restart your system 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 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 Note Please visit us at http www portwell com for additional technical information that is not covered in this manual ROBO 698
10. 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 698 jumper JP3 For ATX power supply or AT power supply used for AT system JP3 needs to be at 1 2 Otherwise it needs to be at 2 3 Incorrect power setting will not allow you to power on the system 2 Double check if every connector is attached with the correct cable 3 If you have changed processor with different system dock please short JP2 CMOS clear Jumper power on the system to clear CMOS power off the system remove P2 jumper and power on again Q 1 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 698 does not have switch or jumper to configure CPU core bus ratio This is done through BIOS setting Please check in the CPU Speed Setting section of Chapter 4 4 12 to adjust this core bus ratio System default setting is x5 5 and hence you should always get a speed of 366 66M Hz FSB or 550 100M Hz FSB at boot up after load in the BIOS optimal default 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 config
11. is the next addition to the P6 micro architecture processor product lines The Intel Celeron processor like the Intel Pentium Pro and Intel Pentium II processor features a Dynamic Execution microarchitecture and also executes MMX technology instructions for enhanced media and communication performance However the FC PGA Coppermine 256 Pentium III processor provides twice of the Celeron L2 Cashe The North Bridge 82443BX provides a completely integrated solution for the system controller and data path components in a Celeron processor system It provides a 64 bit GTL based host bus interface optimized 64 bit DRAM interface with ECC to support two 3 3 V DIMMs at the maximum bus frequency of 100 MHz and 32 bit PCI bus interface to support on board PCI device The South Bridge 82371EB PCI ISA IDE Xcelerator PIIX4E provides a highly integrated multifunction PCI to ISA bridge solution for the best industry application It supports 1 channel dedicated Ultra DMA 33 IDE master interface full Plug and Play compatibility and Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APIC interface on ROBO 698 It also supports 2 port Universal Serial Bus USB and PCI 2 1 Compliance operation In addition it also provides XD bus via buffer logic control to support BIOS read write access and external Real time Clock RTC to maintain date and time of a system The Super I O chip W83977ATF which integrates two high speed serial ports one parallel port
12. need IRQ support PCI IDE BusMaster Set this option to Enabled to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI local bus has bus mastering capability Off Board PCI IDE Card This option specifies if an offboard PCI IDE controller adapter card is used in the computer You must also specify the PCI expansion slot on the SBC Single Board Computer where the offboard PCI IDE controller card is installed If an offboard PCI IDE controller is used the onboard IDE controller on the SBC is automatically disabled If Auto is selected BIOS automatically determines the correct setting for this option If you want to respectively control off board PCI IDE Primary Secondary IRQ resources you should set this option among Slot 1 to Slot 4 Otherwise all of these sub options will be not available and hidden Off Board PCI IDE Primary Secondary IRQ This option specifies the PCI interrupt used by the primary secondary IDE channel on the offboard PCI IDE controller The settings are Disabled INTA INTB INTC INTD or Hardwired for installing off board non compliant PCI IDE card PCI Slot 1 2 3 4 IRQ Priority These options specify the priority IRQ to be used for any PCI devices installed in PCI expansion slots 1 through 4 The settings are Auto AMIBIOS automatically Determines the priority IRQ IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 or 11 DMA Channel 0 1 3 5 6 7 These options specify 1f the named DMA channel is available for using on the ISA EISA bus
13. pin to 5 pin keyboard cable for backplane connection One 4 pin ATX power control cable for backplane connection One CD Title ROBO 698 to support CHIPS B69000 VGA display driver and Intel 82559 LAN driver If any of these items is damaged or missed please contact your vendor and save all packing materials for future replacement and maintenance ROBO 698 User s Manual 1 2 Introduction 1 2 Product Specifications e Main processor Intel Celeron processor and Intel Coppermine processor lt gt CPU bus clock 66 100 MHz lt gt CPU core bus clock ratio x2 to x8 e BIOS AMI system BIOS with 256KB Flash ROM to support DMI PnP APM and ACPI option e Main Memory Four 168 pin DIMM sockets supporting 3 3V SDRAM with parity ECC function up to 1GB e L2 Cache Memory 128KB L2 cache built in Celeron and 256KB in Coppermine processor e Chipset Intel 440BX AGPset e Bus Interface Follow PICMG standard 32 bit PCI and 16 bit ISA bus Fully complies with PCI bus specification V2 1 e PCIIDE Interface Support two enhanced IDE ports up to four HDD devices with PIO mode 4 and Ultra DMA 33 mode 2 timing transfer 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 option 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 Fast Standa
14. required for system boot The Windows 95 operating system detects and enables all other PnP aware adapter cards Windows 95 1s PnP aware Set this option to No if the operating system such as DOS OS 2 Windows 3 x does not use PnP You must set this option correctly or PnP aware adapter cards installed in your computer will not be configured properly Clear NVRAM This option is used to clear NVRAM and check or update ESCD Extended System Configuration Data data after system power on Set this option to No that will not clear NVRAM and the operation of update ESCD is effective in different ESCD data comparision If you select the Yes setting then the BIOS will update ESCD each time of power on PCI Latency Timer PCI Clocks This option is used to control PCI latency timer period follow PCI clocks Based on PCI specification 2 1 or later and PCI bus frequency in system user can select different timer to meet their PCI bus environment PCI VGA Palette Snoop Some display cards that are non standard VGA such as graphics accelerations or MPEG video cards may not show colors properly User can choose Enabled setting to correct this display mismatch problem and support any ISA adapter card installed in the computer requires VGA palette snooping ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 15 BIOS Setup Information Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA This option will be used to allocate IRQ for PCI VGA card In general some of PCI VGA cards
15. system will be only able to boot but deny accessing Setup ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 7 BIOS Setup Information Always Password prompt appears every boot up The system will not boot and deny access Setup with invalid password The best way is to clear CMOS or try to reload BIOS Setup to boot up system Boot To OS 2 gt 64MB You should set this option to Yes to support OS 2 environment System BIOS Cacheable Enables this option to enhance system performance by shadowing and caching system BIOS When disabled this BIOS shadow function will be ignored Video BIOS Shadow Select Cached option to get more higher display performance by shadowing and caching VGA BIOS If user chooses Enabled option only BIOS shadow function is active The Disabled option will ignore this BIOS caching and shadowing function Shadow Memory from address C000 DFFF 16K per segment Each of segments provides three options Disabled Enabled and Cached for faster adapter s ROM execution However this shadow function is Chipset oriented and dependent on system hardware feature In general C000 and C800 will be allocated for VGA BIOS and set to Cached to get higher display performance by shadowing and caching feature If user chooses Enabled setting only BIOS shadow function is active 4 6 Advanced Chipset Setup Menu This setup is very important to keep system stability If you are not technical person d
16. the floppy drive EE Start looking for a diskette in drive A and read first sector of the diskette EF A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A FO Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM file in the root directory Fl The AMIBOOT ROM file is not in the root directory F2 Next reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM file F3 Start reading AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster F4 The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct size ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 20 BIOS Setup Information Code Description F5 Next disabling internal cache memory FB Next detecting the type of Flash ROM FC Erasing the Flash ROM FD Programming the Flash ROM FF Flash ROM programming was successful Next restarting the system BIOS Uncompressed Initialization Codes The following runtime checkpoint hex codes are listed in order of execution These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM Code Description 03 The NMI is disabled Next checking for a soft reset or a power on condition 05 The BIOS stack has been built Next disabling cache memory 06 Uncompressing the POST code next 07 Next initializing the CPU and the CPU data area 08 The CMOS checksum calculation is done next 0B 0C Next performing any required initialization before
17. 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 For some OEM ODM products with the same hardware architecture for example RAS 01L the customers can refer to this user s manual also Introduction CHAPTER 1 Introduction The ROBO 698 all in one full sized single board computer is designed to fit a high performance Celeron based processor and compatible for high end computer system application with PCI ISA 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 The on board PCI bus supports two PCI devices VGA and LAN It s beneficial to build up a high performance and high data availability system for VARS or system integrators This single board computer can run with Intel Pentium II III Celeron or Coppermine processor and support DIMM up to 1GB DRAM The enhanced on board PCI IDE interface can support 4 drives up to PIO mode 4 timing and Ultra DMA 33 synchronous mode feature The on board Super I O Chipset integrates floppy controller two serial ports one FIR Fast Infrared port and one parallel port Two high performance 16C550 compatibl
18. two features will be enabled to monitor power of sub items Display Activity Serial port Parallel Port Floppy Pri HDD and Sec HDD independently It is also used to control CPU throttle running function All of sub items will be ineffective in selection of disabling Stand by Time out or Suspend Time out even if it can be choosed by user in BIOS setup menu Throttle Slow Clock Ratio This option specifies the speed at which the system clock runs in power saving modes The settings are expressed as duty cycle of the STPCLK signal This duty cycle indicates the percentage of time the STPCLK signal is asserted while in the throttle mode Display Activity This option specifies if BIOS is to monitor activity on the display monitor for power conservation purposes If set to Monitor and the computer is in a power saving state BIOS watches for video display activity The computer enters the full on power state if any activity occurs BIOS reloads the Standby and Suspend timeout timers if activity occurs on the specified IRQ lines If set to gnore video display monitor activity is not monitored Device 6 7 8 5 0 1 2 3 Serial 1 amp 2 Parallel FDD Pri Sec HDD When set to Monitor these options enable event monitoring on the specified hardware device If set to Monitor and the computer is in a power saving state BIOS watches for activity on the device with specified IRQ line The computer enter
19. 2 4 8 10 20 30 40 50 60 Min Suspend Time Out Minute Disabled Disabled 1 2 4 8 10 20 30 40 50 60 Min Throttle Slow Clock Ratio 50 62 5 50 62 5 0 12 5 12 5 25 25 37 5 37 5 50 62 5 75 75 87 5 Display Activity Ignore Ignore Monitor Device 6 Serial Port 1 Monitor Monitor Ignore Device 7 Serial Port 2 Monitor Monitor Ignore Device 8 Parallel Port Ignore Ignore Monitor Device 5 Floppy disk Monitor Monitor Ignore Device 0 Primary master IDE Monitor Monitor Ignore Device 1 Primary slave IDE Ignore Ignore Monitor Device 2 Secondary master IDE Monitor Monitor Ignore Device 3 Secondary slave IDE Ignore Ignore Monitor System Thermal Ignore Ignore Monitor Thermal Slow Clock Ratio 50 62 5 50 62 596 0 12 596 12 5 25 25 37 596 37 5 5096 62 5 7596 CPU Critical Temperature 75 CA6T F 75CA67F Disabled 45 C 113 F 50 C C 122 F F 55 C C 131 F F 60 C C 140 F F 65 C C 149 F F 70 C C 158 F F 75 C 167 F ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 4 BIOS Setup Information BIOS Setup Items Optimal Default Failsafe Default Other Options Power Button Function On Off On Off Suspend Ring Resume From Soft Off Disabled Disabled Enabled M PCI PnP SETUP DEFAULTS BIOS Setup Items Optimal Default Failsafe Default Other Options Plug and Pl
20. 3 SCLKs 3 SCLKs 2 SCLKs SDRAM Leadoff Cmd Timing Auto Auto 4 SCLKs 3 SCLKs DRAM Integrity Mode Non ECC Non ECC EC Only ECC H W DRAM Refresh Rate 15 6 us 15 6 us 31 2 us 62 4 us 124 8 us 249 6 us Memory Hole Disabled Disabled 512KB 640KB 15MB 16MB 8bit I O Recovery Time 1 Sysclk 1 Sysclk Disabled 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sysclk ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 3 BIOS Setup Information BIOS Setup Items Optimal Default Failsafe Default Other Options 16bit I O Recovery Time 1 Sysclk 1 Sysclk Disabled 2 3 4 Sysclk USB Passive Release Enabled Enabled Disabled PIIX4 Passive Release Enabled Enabled Disabled PIIX4 Delayed Transaction Disabled Disabled Enabled Spread Spectrum Control Disabled Disabled Enabled USB Function Disabled Disabled Enabled USB Keyboard Legacy Support Enabled Enabled Disabled CMOS RAM CLEAR FUNCTION Disabled Disabled Enabled LCD CRT Selection CRT Only CRT Only Simultaneous LCD Only LCD Type Type 7 Type 7 Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP DEFAULTS BIOS Setup Items Optimal Default Failsafe Default Other Options Power Management APM Enabled Disabled Green PC Monitor Power State Off Off Stand By Suspend Video Power Down Mode Disabled Disabled Stand By Suspend Hard Disk Power Down Mode Disabled Disabled Stand By Suspend Standby Time Out Minute Disabled Disabled 1
21. BO 698 User s Manual 3 2 System Installation 3 4 Installing the Single Board Computer To install your ROBO 698 into standard chassis or proprietary environment you need to 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 698 into the dedicated position in your system Step 4 Attach cables to existing peripheral devices and secure it Oooo NOTE Please refer section 3 4 1 to 3 4 5 to install display driver and setup your system 3 4 1 CHIPS 69000 Graphics Controller The following table will show you how to enable and disable on board C amp T 69000 VGA function by putting jumpers at proper position JP10 FUNCTION 1 2 Enable on board VGA 2 3 Disable on board VGA The on board graphics controller adopts CHIPS 69000 that integrates high performance memory technology for the graphics frame buffer Based on the proven HiQVideo graphics accelerator core the 69000 combines state of the art flat panel controller capabilities with low power high performance integrated memory It incorporates 2MB of proprietary integrated SDRAM for the graphics video frame buffer The integrated SDRAM memory can support up to 83MHz operation thus increasing the available memory bandwidth for the graphics subsystem to support high color high resolution application The 69000 supports a wide variety of monochrome
22. F OFF ON 3 5x ON ON ON OFF 4 0x ON OFF ON OFF 4 5x ON ON OFF OFF 5 0x ON OFF OFF OFF 5 5x OFF ON ON ON 6 0x OFF OFF ON ON 6 5x OFF ON OFF ON 7 0x OFF OFF OFF ON 7 5x OFF ON ON OFF 8 0x OFF ON OFF OFF Reserved NOTE For system stability do not arbitrarily set CPU to run over speed unless you can handle BIOS parameters Disk On Chip Jumper Setting JP8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Memory Address Window Short NC NC NC D0000 DIFFF x NC Short NC NC D2000 D3FFF NC NC Short NC D4000 DSFFF NC NC NC Short D6000 D7FFF Watch Dog Timer Jumper Setting JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 JP9 JP4 NC Enabled WDT function Short Disabled WDT function JP5 NC Allocate I O port 0533H 0033H for programming of H W WDT Short Allocate I O port 0543H 0343H for programming of H W WDT ROBO 698 User s Manual 2 2 Hardware Configuration Setting JP6 1 2 Connect WDT output to system reset 2 3 Connect WDT output to NMI JP9 WDT Time out Interval Twd settings 5 6 3 4 1 2 Time out Interval Twd Short Short Short 0 5 sec Short Short NC sec Short NC Short 2 sec Short NC NC 4 sec NC Short Short 8 sec NC Short NC 16 sec NC NC Short 32 sec NC NC NC 64 sec JP7 WDT Time out sources 1 2 initiated from hardware WDT by setting JP9 2 3 initiated from software WDT by programming super I O chipset W83977ATF RTC CMOS Clear Jumper Sett
23. IOS Standard CMOS setup menu pick up any one from Primary Secondary Master Slave IDE ports and 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 time system 1s 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 698 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 COM 1 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 COM 1 serial port to release IRQ 4 disable COM 2 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 IRQH Description IRQ 40 System Counter Floppy Disk Controller Printer Port Parallel Port IRQ Z8 CMOS Clock It is then very easy to find out which IRQ resource is ready for additio
24. PIN No N C T5V Keyboard Clock Keyboard Data ROBO 698 User s Manual 2 10 Hardware Configuration Setting B8 J27 Ethernet RJ 45 Interface Connector PIN No 4 Termination to Ground 5 Termination to Ground 6 RX 8 Termination to Ground WB J15 J21 Serial Port 2x5 Shrouded Connector Data Carrier Detect DCD 6 Data Set Ready DSR Receive Data RXD Request to Send RTS Transmit Data TXD 8 Clear to Send CTS 4 Data Terminal Ready DTR 9 Ring Indicator RI Ground GND B J26 VGA DSUB 15 Connector PIN No ROBO 698 User s Manual 2 11 Hardware Configuration Setting ROBO 698 User s Manual 2 12 System Installation CHAPTER 3 System Installation This chapter provides you with instructions on how to set up your system The additional information shows you how to install M systems Flash disk set up LCD display and handle WDT operation in software program 3 1 Socket 370 Celeron Pentium III Processor Installing 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 1s not easy or smooth don t do it forcibly You need to check and rebuild the CPU pin uniformly 3 Push down the lever t
25. ROBO 698 Single Board Computer User s Manual P N 861106980025 Version 1 0 Copyright O 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 EN 55022 N 50082 2 N 61000 4 2 N 61000 4 4 E E EN 61000 4 3 E EN 61000 3 2 E N 61000 3 3 1994 A1 1995 Class A 1991 1995 1996 1995 1995 1995 The following manufacturer is responsible for this declaration Portwell Inc Company Name Company Address Taipei R O C Place Date Legal Signature of Authorized Person Table of Contents How to Use This Manual Chapter 1 Introduction LT Check List ioni SLN 1 2 1 2 Product Specifications 1 3 1 3 System Architectute eset den 1 6 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration Setting 2 1 Jutmpetrs eerte ere 2 1 2 2 CO Ine cto Sc enr oi leali 2 5 Chapter 3 System Installation 3 1 Socket 370 Celeron Processor 3 1 3 2 Main Memory si m ei t mte etu
26. Setting B 35 38 IDE1 IDE2 Interface Connector PIN No PIN No RESET NC B Jii Fast amp Standard IrDA Header 2 FIRRX L6 NCE Bl Ji4 CPU Cooling FAN Power Connector PIN No Ground 1 Pull up 5V Reserved for fan sense ROBO 698 User s Manual 2 7 Hardware Configuration Setting B JG FDC Interface Connector 2 Density Select ES NZ di 6 NC 8 ndex 10 MotorENAf 12 Drive Select BH 14 Drive Select At 16 18 20 22 E 26 8 P 2 4 10 12 14 16 1 20 22 24 26 18 10 Acknowledge 2 Ground 11 3 Busy 24 Ground Paper Empty ROBO 698 User s Manual 2 8 Hardware Configuration Setting B J13 Standard PS Power Connector PIN No Signal Description Ime e a A red UC AMNEM so Ground Bl J18 PS 2 Mouse Connector 6 pin Mini DIN Signal Description 6 N C E J20 External PS 2 Mouse Connector 2 Mouse Data 3 Ne gt gt gt 4 Ground gt M 323 External USB Interface Connector io e 6 SBDI USBP1 8 SBDI USBPI Da INe B Ji2 ATX Power Button Interface PIN No Signal Description Power Button Control Signal ROBO 698 User s Manual 2 9 Hardware Configuration Setting Bl J17 Flat Panel Display Module Interface PIN No PIN No FLM Bl J24 External Keyboard Connector PIN No Keyboard Clock 2 Keyboard Data
27. User s Manual 1 4 Introduction e Power Good On board power good generator with reset time 300ms 500ms e Physical and Environmental Requirements 4 Outline Dimension L X W 338 5mm 13 36 X 121 5mm 4 78 Board Weight 0 92 Ib 0 42kg PCB layout 6 layer Power Requirements 5V 26A typ 12V 140mA 12V 30mA Operating Temperature 0 C 60 C 32 F 140 F 4 Storage Temperature 20 C 80 C 4 Relative Humidity 5 95 non condensing ROBO 698 User s Manual 1 5 Introduction 1 3 System Architecture The following illustration of block diagram will show you how ROBO 698 gives you a highly integrated system solution The most up to date system architecture of ROBO 698 includes two main VLSI chips 82443BX Host Bridge and 82371EB PIIX4E to support Celeron processor SDRAM with ECC PCI bus interface ACPI compliant power management option USB port SMBus communication and Ultra DMA 33 IDE Bus Master The on board super I O chip W83977ATF will support PS 2 Keyboard Mouse two UARTs FDC Parallel and Infrared interface Besides an on board PCI device VGA panel display will provide user more flexibility and reliability in a highly integrated application ROBO 698 built in Socket 370 to support Intel Celeron processor Plastic Pin Grid Array PPGA package and Pentium III FC PGA Coppermine processor for high performance and cost effective application The Intel Celeron processor
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29. ave current settings and exit Y N in main menu ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 1 BIOS Setup Information 4 2 Main Menu Once you enter ROBO 698 AMI BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from eleven setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to switch the items and press Enter key to accept or enter the sub menu AMI BIOS HIFLEX SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 21 C 1998 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Standard CMOS Setup Advanced CMOS Setup Advanced Chipset Setup Power Management Setup PCI Plug and Play Setup Peripheral Setup Hardware Monitor Setup Change User Password Change Supervisor Password Auto Detect Hard Disks Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings Save Settings and Exit Exit Without Saving Standard CMOS setup for changing time date hard disk type etc ESC Exit TJ Sel F2 F3 Color F10 Save amp Exit NOTE It is strongly recommended to reload Optimal Setting if CMOS is lost or BIOS is updated ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 2 BIOS Setup Information 4 3 CMOS Setup Reference Table This setup reference table includes all the Optimal Failsafe and Other options setting in each BIOS setup item It is very easy to cross reference If you want to go details you can directly refer to item description in sub section M ADVANCED CMOS SETUP DEFAULTS
30. ay Aware O S No No Yes Clear NVRAM No No Yes PCI Latency Timer PCI Clocks 64 64 32 96 128 160 192 224 248 PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Disabled Enabled Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes Yes No PCIIDE BusMaster Disabled Disabled Enabled OffBoard PCI IDE Card Auto Auto Slot1 Slot2 Slot3 Slot4 OffBoard PCI IDE Primary IRQ Disabled Disabled INTA INTB INTC INTD Hardwired OffBoard PCI IDE Secondary IRQ Disabled Disabled INTA INTB INTC INTD Hardwired PCI Slot1 IRQ Priority Auto Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 PCI Slot2 IRQ Priority Auto Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 PCI Slot3 IRQ Priority Auto Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 PCI Slot4 IRQ Priority Auto Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 DMA Channel 0 PnP Pnp ISA EISA DMA Channel 1 PnP Pnp ISA EISA DMA Channel 3 PnP Pnp ISA EISA DMA Channel 5 PnP Pnp ISA EISA DMA Channel 6 PnP Pnp ISA EISA DMA Channel 7 PnP Pnp ISA EISA IRQ3 PCI PnP PCI PnP ISA EISA IRQ4 PCI PnP PCI PnP ISA EISA IRQ5 PCI PnP PCI PnP ISA EISA IRQ7 PCI PnP PCI PnP ISA EISA IRQ9 PCI PnP PCI PnP ISA EISA IRQIO PCI PnP PCI PnP ISA EISA IRQ11 PCI PnP PCI PnP ISA EISA IRQ12 PCI PnP PCI PnP ISA EISA IRQ14 PCI PnP PCI PnP ISA EISA IRQ15 PCI PnP PCI PnP ISA EISA Il PERIPHERAL SETUP DEFAULTS BIOS Setup Items Optimal Default Failsafe Default Other Options OnBoard FDC Auto Auto Enabled Disabled OnBoard Serial PortA Auto Auto 3F8h COMI 2F8h COM2 3E8h COM3 2E8h COM4 Disabled ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 5
31. d power indicator J4 IDE active LED interface JS IDE Primary interface J6 Floppy connector J8 IDE2 Secondary interface J9 Parallel port connector J10 ATX power control interface Connect to Backplane Jil IrDA infrared port Support FIR SIR J12 ATX power button interface Connect to Chassis J13 Standard P8 power connector J14 CPU cooling fan power connector Support 12V J15 COMI serial port 2 x 5 shrouded J17 Flat Panel display module interface 2x20 pin header J18 PS 2 mouse connector 6 pin Mini DIN J20 External PS 2 mouse connector Connect mouse cable kit J21 COM serial port 2 x 5 shrouded J23 External USB interface Support two ports J24 External keyboard interface Connect to backplane J25 PS 2 keyboard connector 6 pin Mini DIN J26 VGA connector DSUB 15 J27 Ethernet connector RJ 45 U20 On board Flash disk DiskOnChip 32 pin DIP socket ROBO 698 User s Manual 2 5 Hardware Configuration Setting Pin Assignments of Connectors B Ji Reset Header PIN No Signal Description 1 Reset Bl J2 External Speaker Header PIN No Signal Description 1 Speaker signal B J3 Keyboard Lock Header Keyboard inhibit B J4 IDE1 Active LED Header PIN No Signal Description 5V 470 ohm pull up for HDD LED 2 HDD Active LED cathode terminal Bl 310 ATX Power Control Connector PIN No ATX Power Good Signal ATX 5V Stand by ATX Power On Control ROBO 698 User s Manual 2 6 Hardware Configuration
32. e 1 1 ROBO 698 System Block Diagram ROBO 698 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 698 are in the proper position The default settings set by 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 close or remove open it from the jumper pins according to the following instructions Refer to Figure 2 1 for jumper positions DIMM 1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 JP2 JP3 JPAJPSJPG JP7 m 113 Pr I 414 31 3 W83977ATF JP10 Socket370 1 JP11 82371EB al 8244 1 3 B69000 82559 3BX sw E 2 8 2 6 JP8 Mi 71 5 1 Figure 2 1 ROBO 698 Jumper Locations ROBO 698 User s Manual 2 1 Hardware Configuration Setting CPU Jumper Setting Table SW1 SW1 DIP switch settings for CPU core bus ratio SW 1 SW 2 SW 3 SW 4 CORE BUS RATIO OFF OFF ON OFF 1 5x OFF OFF OFF OFF 2 0x ON ON ON ON 2 0x ON OFF ON ON 2 5x ON ON OFF ON 3 0x ON OF
33. e UARTs provide 16 byte send receive FIFOs and the multi mode parallel port supports SPP EPP ECP function Besides two Universal Serial Bus ports provide high speed data communication between peripherals and PC The PICMG standard makes the ROBO 698 works with the legacy ISA ISA PCI or multi slots PCI bus backplane The on board 32 pin DIP socket supports M system Disk On Chip Flash disk up to 144MB Built in Watch dog Timer function monitors your system status Two 6 pin Mini DIN connectors are provided to connect PS 2 mouse and keyboard The on board Flash ROM is used to make the BIOS update easier A standard P8 power connector is reserved to directly get more power for embedded application and the additional 5 pin shrouded connector Is reserved for connecting keyboard interface on the backplane The high precision Real Time Clock calendar is built to support Y2K for accurate scheduling and storing configuration information One 4 pin header is designed to support ATX power function A feature of CPU overheat protection will give user more security and stability All of these features make ROBO 698 excellent in stand alone applications ROBO 698 User s Manual 1 1 Introduction 1 1 Check List The ROBO 698 package includes the following basic items accompany with this manual One ROBO 698 single board computer One Printer port cable kit One serial port cable to support two interfaces One FDC cable One IDE cable One 5
34. ee a mark with J10 at the left bottom corner of J10 header Connect the 4 pin power control cable with this J10 header Step5 Connect TOGGLE SWITCH with J12 connector on ROBO 698 J12 connector 2 pin is located just below the J10 header of ROBO 698 ROBO 698 User s 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 Press the switch button once will turn power on and press again to turn it off Q In addition to the above description is there anything to do to finish up an ATX system A Yes ROBO 698 needs to be configured to support ATX function for the above cabling Please move jumper JP3 to 1 2 short support ATX function Q How can build up an AT system using ATX power supply A Do not forget to move JP3 of ROBO 698 back to 2 3 short support AT function If the ATX power supply has a switch such as ORION 300ATX leave the jumper of backplane connector CN 4 in step 1 and usethe 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 CN 4 in step 1 However power supply switch needs to be moved to on if thereis one ROBO 698 User s Manual 5 4 Troubleshooting 5 2 Onboard hardware installation Q OK I have finished up hardware installation but I
35. em 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 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 and main memory M systems Flash disk or optional flat panel display interface module to get a safe installation and give you a programming guide of Watch Dog Timer function Besides it will introduce and show you the driver installation procedure about Graphics Controller 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 698 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
36. for the memory test next 43 Entered protected mode Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next 44 Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on Initializing data to check memory wraparound at 0 0 next 45 Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total system memory size next 46 The memory wraparound test has completed The memory size calculation has been done Writing patterns to test memory next 47 The memory pattern has been written to extended memory Writing patterns to the base 640 KB memory test 48 Patterns written in base memory Determining the amount of memory below 1MB next 49 The amount of memory below 1MB has been found and verified Determining the amount of memory above 1MB memory next 4B The amount of memory above 1MB has been found and verified Checking for a soft reset and clearing the memory below 1MB for the soft reset next Ifthis is a power on situation going to checkpoint 4Eh next 4C The memory below 1MB has been cleared via a soft reset Clearing the memory above 1MB next 4D The memory above 1MB has been cleared via soft reset Saving the memory size next Going to checkpoint 52h next 4E The memory test started but not as the result of a soft reset Displaying the first 64KB memory size next 4F Memory size display started This will be updated during memory test Performing t
37. g This option is used to control when the SDRAM command pins SRASx SCASx and Wex and CSx are considered valid on leadoffs for CPU cycles If you select Auto this timing will be automatically initialized and set by BIOS from CPU speed detection For Desktop platforms it might be set to 4 SCLKs In general another option 3 SCLKs will be set to meet Mobile platforms DRAM Integrity Mode There are three options Non ECC EC Only Error Check Only and ECC Hardware Error Checking and Correction in this feature The DRAM integrity mode will be implemented by the parity algorithm when this option is set to Non ECC ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 9 BIOS Setup Information DRAM Refresh Rate This option specifies the refresh rate frequency for the installed system memory SDRAM DIMMs If you have good quality of DRAM you can choose longer refresh rate to get better system performance Memory Hole This option allows the end user to specify the location of a memory hole for memory space requirement from ISA bus cards 8bit I O Recovery Time This option specifies the length of the delay in SYSCLKs inserted between consecutive 8 bit I O operations 16bit I O Recovery Time This option specifies the length of the delay in SYSCLKs inserted between consecutive 16 bit I O operations USB Passive Release When enabled this allows PIIX4 to use Passive Release to obtain better USB performance while transferring control informa
38. 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 starts with 640 x 480 by 16 colors display Please load in the display driver provided in ROBO 698 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 698 provides Direct C amp T 69000 on board display feature Service Pack 3 0 or above is required to activate this display feature Network setup Windows 95 98 users 1 Pleaseapply 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 Providethedriver and complete installation 4 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 ROBO 698 User s Manual 5 8 Troubleshooting Please remove this network device
39. he sequential and random memory test next ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 22 BIOS Setup Information Code Description 50 Memory testing initialization below 1MB completed Going to adjust displayed memory size for relocation and shadowing 51 The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Testing the memory above 1 MB next 52 The memory above 1MB has been tested and initialized Saving the memory size information next 53 The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved Entering real mode next 54 Shutdown was successful The CPU is in real mode Disabling the Gate A20 line parity and the NMI next 57 The A20 address line parity and the NMI are disabled Adjusting the memory size depending on relocation and shadowing next 58 The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit lt DEL gt message next 59 The Hit lt DEL gt message is cleared The lt WAIT gt message is displayed Staring the DMA and interrupt controller test next 60 The DMA page register test passed To do DMAH1 base register test 62 DMAt1 base register test passed To do DMA 2 base register test 65 DMA 2 base register test passed To program DMA unit 1 and 2 66 DMA unit 1 and 2 programming over To initialize 8259 interrupt controller TF Extended NMI sources enabling is in progress 80 The keyb
40. ide asymmetric bidirectional data transfer driven by the host device ECP The parallel port can be used with devices that adhere to the Extended Capabilities Port ECP specification ECP uses the DMA protocol to achieve data transfer rates up to 2 5 Megabits per second ECP provides symmetric bidirectional communication EPP Version This option is only valid if the Parallel Port Mode option is set to EPP This option specifies the version of the Enhanced Parallel Port specification that will be used by AMIBIOS O Parallel Port IRQ This option is only valid if the Onboard Parallel Port option is not set to Disabled This option sets the IRQ used by the parallel port ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 18 BIOS Setup Information Parallel Port DMA Channel This option is only available if On Board Parallel Port is set to fixed I O address and the setting of Parallel Port Mode is ECP This option sets the DMA channel used by ECP capable parallel port On Board IDE This option specifies the onboard IDE controller channels that will be used The settings are Disabled Primary Secondary or Both 4 10 Hardware Monitor Setup This setup describes current system status detected from hardware monitor controller The status showed on screen will include Current System and CPU Temperature Current CPU Fan Speed System operating voltage includes Vcore Vtt Vio 5V 12V
41. ing JP2 JP2 NC Normal operation Short Clear CMOS contents NOTE This CMOS clearing operation can be done under system power on if CMOS RAM CLEAR FUNCTION does not exist in Advanced Chipset Setup It also can be done under system power on or off However please make sure that the CMOS RAM clear option has been enabled in Advanced Chipset Setup before CMOS clearing happens AT ATX Power Supply Selection JP3 JP3 1 2 Select ATX power supply 2 3 Select AT power supply ROBO 698 User s Manual 2 3 Hardware Configuration Setting Onboard devices VGA Ethernet enable disable jumper JP10 JP11 JP10 1 2 Normal operation 2 3 Disable onboard VGA JP11 1 2 Normal operation 2 3 Disable onboard Ethernet ROBO 698 User s Manual 2 4 Hardware Configuration Setting 2 2 Connectors I O peripheral devices and Flash disk will be connected to these interface connectors or DOC socket located on this single board computer Li E nmn maiz Me E DIMMI DIMM4 Bn 21 i a 113 1 aa W83977ATF 115 00 EE me J21gmg Socken 82371EB n 112 82443BX E O U20 869000 EXE b 1 323 i 320 J18 ii Figure 2 2 ROBO 698 Connector Locations CONNECTOR FUNCTION REMARK Jl System reset J2 External speaker interface J3 Keyboard lock an
42. it states A5 Memory wait state programming is over Clearing the screen and enabling parity and the NMI next A7 NMI and parity enabled Performing any initialization required before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000 next A8 Initialization before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h completed Passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h next A9 Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control Performing any initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control next Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system configuration next AB Building the multiprocessor table if necessary AC Uncompressing the DMI data and initializing DMI POST next BO The system configuration is displayed Bl Copying any code to specific areas 00 Code copying to specific areas is done Passing control to INT 19 h boot loader next ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 24 BIOS Setup Information 4 12 Flash BIOS Utility Utilize AMI 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 698 User s Manual 4 25 Troubleshooting CHAPTER 5 Tr
43. ket Before locking make sure that the module has been fully inserted into card slot NOTE For maintaining system stability don t change any of DRAM parameters in BIOS setup to upgrade your system performance except for getting technical information 3 3 M systems Flash Disk ROBO 698 reserves one 32 pin DIP sockets for installing M systems Flash disk from 2MB to 144MB This operation structure is running with pure ISA bus without PnP Plug and Play function Before installing make certain that I O address jumper setting 1s set on right position to prevent unworkable system due to I O resource conflict Do remember to follow DOC DiskOnChip installation procedure Otherwise the Flash chip is possible to be burned out 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 to it If you want to boot from this Flash disk it is necessary to refer to the application note from M systems You can easily obtain relative information from M systems shipping package such as product manual or Web site http www m sys com RO
44. led to enable power management function and effective based on following parameter settings Green PC Monitor Power State This option is used to decide what kind of power states are effective There are three options Stand By Suspend and Off in this feature The Stand By option is to turn off light power by handling of Monitor signals The other Suspend mode is to turn off heavy power And the other one Off state is really to turn off the power of the monitor Video Power Down Mode This option specifies the power conserving state that the VESA VGA video subsystem enters after the specified period of display inactivity has expired Hard Disk Power Down Mode This option specifies the power management state that the HDD enters after the specified period of hard drive inactivity has expired It is the same as video power control If user chooses Stand By or Suspend it will depend on period of parameter Stand By Time out or Suspend Time out ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 12 BIOS Setup Information Stand by Time out Minute This option specifies the length of the period of system inactivity while the computer is in Full On power state before the computer is placed in Standby mode When this length of time expires the computer enters Standby Timeout state In Standby mode some power use is curtailed Suspend Time out Minute This option is the same as Stand by Time out function These
45. n ROBO 698 and LCD kit which is actually connected to LCD modules LCD INTR ROBO ROBO 698 User s Manual 3 4 System Installation There are two types of LCD Kits available for ROBO 698 panel application LCD KIT RS optional kit for TFT SVGA LCD panel LCD KIT RX optional kit for XGA LCD panel 3 4 3 Driver Support ROBO 698 provides one CD Title to support on board VGA device drivers in various operating systems This CD Title only includes one directory wga69000 Before installing the device driver please see the reference files in each sub directory You can not install driver from CD Title directly vga69000 supports NT3 5 NT4 0 WIN95 and Win98 environment Important Notice For the successful installation of VGA driver in NT3 51 environment you should build a diskette with the VGA drivers to support valid data path Diskl Please prepare one diskette and create a directory diskl under its root Copy all files under Ivga69000 NT 35 from the CD Title into diskl When the computer asks you for VGA drivers during the installation of NT3 51 the VGA drivers are all located in the diskette 3 4 4 Intel 82559 Fast Ethernet Controller The following table will show you how to enable and disable on board Intel 82559 LAN function by putting jumpers at proper position JP11 FUNCTION 1 2 Enable on board LAN 2 3 Disable on board LAN Drivers Support Please find 82559 LAN driver in Etherne
46. nal 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 698 User s Manual 5 7 Troubleshooting Booting Users may find quite a lot that Window s 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
47. nd color mode setting 2A Bus initialization system static output devices will be done next if present 2B Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configuration before the video ROM test ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 21 BIOS Setup Information Code Description 2C To look for optional video ROM and give control 2D The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the video ROM had control 2E Completed post video ROM test processing If the EGA VGA controller is not found performing the display memory read write test next 2F EGA VGA not found Display memory R W test about to begin 30 Display memory R W test passed Look for retrace checking next 31 Display memory R W test or retrace checking failed To do alternate display retrace checking 32 Alternate display memory R W test passed To look for the alternate display retrace checking 34 Video display checking is over Setting the display mode next 37 The display mode is set Displaying the power on message next 38 Initializing the bus input IPL and general devices next if present 39 Displaying bus initialization error message 3A The new cursor position has been read and saved Displaying the Hit DEL message next 40 Preparing the descriptor tables next 42 Entering protected mode
48. ne Floppy setup to be done next 91 The floppy drive controller has been configured Configuring the hard disk drive controller next 95 Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next 96 Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800 97 Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has completed The adaptor ROM check is next 98 The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the option ROM returned control 99 Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed Configuring the timer data area and printer base address next 9A Return after setting timer and printer base address Going to set the RS 232 base address 9B Returned after setting the RS 232 base address Performing any required initialization before the Coprocessor test next 9C Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over Initializing the Coprocessor next 9D Coprocessor initialized Going to do any initialization after Coprocessor test 9E Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next A2 Displaying any soft errors next A3 Soft error display complete Going to set keyboard typematic rate A4 Keyboard typematic rate set To program memory wa
49. o COM2 3E8h COM3 gt assign I O address 3E8h to COM3 2E8h COM4 gt assign I O address 2E8h to COM4 On Board IR Port This option control the resource assignments of on board serial port 3 The IR Mode Select has three settings IrDA ASK IR and FIR ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 17 BIOS Setup Information On Board Parallel Port There are four optional items Parallel Port Mode EPP Version Parallel Port IRQ and Parallel Port DMA Channel used to control on board parallel port interface while user select I O base address manually The following lists are available options of on board parallel port Auto gt user can not control all of LPT port I O resources Disabled on board parallel port function is ineffective and N A 378h gt locate IRQ7 for this default I O address 278h gt assign this I O address to LPTI 3BCh assign this I O address to LPTI O Parallel Port Mode This option specifies the parallel port mode ECP and EPP are both bidirectional data transfer schemes that adhere to the IEEE P1284 specifications This Parallel Port Mode includes four options Normal Bi Dir EPP and ECP The optimal default setting is Bi Dir Setting Description Normal Uni direction operation at normal speed Bi Dir Bi direction operation at normal speed EPP The parallel port can be used with devices that adhere to the Enhanced Parallel Port EPP specification EPP uses the existing parallel port signals to prov
50. o 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 5 Be sure to follow particular CPU speed and voltage type to adjust the jumper settings properly 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 3 2 Main Memory This ROBO 698 provides four 168 pin Dual In line Memory Modules DIMM to support on board main memory The maximum memory size for 3 32 V EDO DRAM or SDRAM is IGB Normally the DIMM used could be either 3 3V EDO Extended Data Out memory with speed less than 70ns or 3 3V SDRAM Synchronized DRAM with speed less than 100ns 10 If you adopt 100MHz system clock you need to use SDRAM with speed less than 80ns 8 It 1s better to use PC100 compliant memory chip on your system ROBO 698 User s Manual 3 1 System Installation For system compatibility and stability don t use memory module without brand You can also use the single or double side DIMM without parity check and ECC function Watch out the contact and lock integrity of memory module with socket it will impact on the system reliability Follow normal procedure to install your DRAM module into memory soc
51. o not attempt to change any parameters The best way 1s to choose optimal default setting Configure SDRAM Timing by SPD ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 8 BIOS Setup Information This option provides DIMM plug and play support by Serial Presence Detect SPD mechanism via the System Management Bus SMBus interface You can disable this option to manage the following four SDRAM timing options by yourself In addition SDRAM operating timings may follow serial presence from EEPROM content by setting this option to Enabled and all of SDRAM timing options will be not available and hidden SDRAM RAS to CAS delay This option controls the number of SCLKs SDRAM 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 2 SCLKs to obtain better memory performance Normally the option will be set to 3 SCLKs SDRAM RAS Precharge This option controls the number of SCLKs for RAS precharge If your system installs good quality of SDRAM you can set this option to 2 SCLKs to obtain better memory performance SDRAM CAS Latency This option controls the number of SCLKs between the time a read command is sampled by the SDRAMs and the time the North Bridge 82443BX samples correspondent data from the SDRAMs For a registered DIMM with CAS Latency 2 this option should be set to 2 SCLKs to acquire better memory performance SDRAM Leadoff Cmd Timin
52. oard test has started Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck keys Issuing the keyboard reset command next 81 A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard Controller interface test command next 82 The keyboard controller interface test completed Writing the command byte and initializing the circular buffer next 83 Command byte written Global data init done To check for lock key 84 Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next 85 The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing Setup next 86 Password checked About to do programming before setup 87 The programming before Setup has completed Uncompressing the Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup utility next 88 Returned from CMOS setup program and screen is cleared About to do programming after setup 89 The programming after Setup has completed Displaying the power on Screen message next 8B The first screen message has been displayed The lt WAIT gt message is displayed Performaing the PS 2 mouse check and extended BIOS data area allocation check next 8C Programming the Setup options next 8D Going for hard disk controller reset ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 23 BIOS Setup Information Code Description 8F Hard disk controller reset do
53. or PnP Plug amp Play ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 16 BIOS Setup Information IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 These options specify the bus that the named interrupt request lines IRQs are used on These options allow you to specify IRQs for use by legacy ISA adapter cards These options determine if AMIBIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of available IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS The available IRQ pool is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM If more IRQs must be removed from the pool the end user can use these PCI PnP Setup to remove the IRQ by assigning the option to the ISA EISA setting All IRQs used by on board I O are configured as PCI PnP 4 9 Peripheral Setup This section describes I O resources assignment for all of on board peripheral devices On Board FDC If user wants to install different add on super I O card to connect floppy drives set this field to Disabled Otherwise set it to Auto to call BIOS to automatically determine if the floppy controller should be enabled On Board Serial Port A Port B These fields control the resource assignments of two on board serial interfaces SIO1 and SIO2 The following lists show current options in On Board Serial Port A Port B Auto cannot set serial I O resources by manual operation Disabled gt indicates on board COM port function is ineffective 3F8h COMI gt assign I O address 3F8h to COMI 2F8h COM2 gt assign I O address 2F8h t
54. oubleshooting This chapter provides you a few useful tips to quickly get your ROBO 698 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 Backplane Setup Backplane ROBO 698 is a full sized SBC and therefore is able to run on any PICMG backplane active or passive ATX power ROBO 698 is designed to support ATX powering Please refer to the following instruction to apply ATX power on your ROBO 698 and backplane Demonstration model Backplane PBP 14P4 ROBO 698 Stepl 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 CN 7 ATX POWER CONNECTOR on the backplane Wii Win p um ROBO 698 User s Manual 5 Troubleshooting Step2 Connect 20 pin power cable of the ATX POWER with the CN7 ATX POWER CONNECTOR 20 pin connector on the backplane The CN 7 is located on theupper 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 Fon ROBO 698 User s Manual 5 2 Troubleshooting Step4 Please find the J10 4 pin header on the top right part of ROBO 698 in white color You will also s
55. pe 16 used to support LCD panel display function The final Panel Type will be decided by CMOS setting You can find out the supporting resolution on this table The default setting is Panel Type 7 Type Flat Panel Type 1 1024x768 Dual Scan STN Color Panel gt reserved 1280x1024 TFT Color Panel gt reserved 640x480 Dual Scan STN Color Panel gt reserved 800x600 Dual Scan STN Color Panel reserved 640x480 Sharp TFT Color Panel reserved 640x480 18 bit TFT Color Panel 1024x768 TFT Color Panel 800x600 TFT Color Panel 800x600 TFT Color Panel L BIOS reserved 0 CO AID MN BY BW to ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 11 BIOS Setup Information Type Flat Panel Type 10 800x600 TFT Color Panel L BIOS 11 800x600 Dual Scan STN Color Panel L BIOS gt reserved 12 800x600 Dual Scan STN Color Panel L BIOS gt reserved 13 1024x768 TFT Color Panel L BIOS gt reserved 14 1280x1024 Dual Scan STN Color Panel L BIOS reserved 15 1024x600 Dual Scan STN Color Panel L BIOS reserved 16 1024x600 TFT Color Panel Large BIOS 4 7 Power Management Setup Menu This APM Advanced Power Management determines how much power energy can be saved by setting below items to handle system power resource The following descriptions will specify the definition of each item in details Power Management APM Using this feature to control system power resources Set this option to Enab
56. rd Infrared wireless communication e Parallel Port Support SPP Bi direction and EPP ECP modes ROBO 698 User s Manual 1 3 Introduction USB Interface Support two USB Universal Serial Bus ports for high speed I O peripheral devices e PS 2 Mouse and Keyboard Interface Support two 6 pin Mini DIN connectors and one 5 pin shrouded connector for PS 2 mouse keyboard 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 LED interface e Real Time Clock Calendar Support Y2K Real Time Clock calendar with battery backup for 10 year data retention e Watchdog Timer 0 5 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 sec time out intervals by jumper setting or 255 intervals from 0 5 min to 254 5 min by software programming e DiskOnChip Feature Reserved one 32 pin socket for M systems Flash Disk up to 144MB e On board VGA Interface Adopt CHIPS 69000 HiQVideo Accelerator with integrated memory 2MB to provide high performance graphics and panel display capabilities e On board Ethernet Utilize Intel 82559 Fast Ethernet controller to support RJ 45 interface at 10 100BASE T speed e CPU Overheat Protection Auto speed down when CPU overheats OS independent amp Driverless e System Monitoring Feature Monitor CPU and system temperature operating voltage and fan status ROBO 698
57. s 3 1 3 3 M system Flash Disk aer a ERRE 3 2 3 4 Installing the Single Board Computer sess 3 2 3 4 1 CHIPS 69000 Graphics Controller 3 3 3 4 2 LCD Panel Interface Kit 3 4 3 43 Driver Support ax eed teet iie i 3 5 3 4 4 Intel 82559 Fast Ethernet Controller 3 6 3 4 5 On board LED Indictor ene eeeneee es 3 6 3 5 Watch Dog Timer Programming i 3 7 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information 4 1 Entering Setup iia 4 1 42 Main Menu Ls enr tae ecto tere ee Akrar nni 4 2 4 3 CMOS Setup Reference Table 4 3 4 4 Standard CMOS Setup Menu nono nono ncnnnonnnnos 4 6 4 5 Advanced CMOS Setup MenuU 4 6 4 6 Advanced Chipset Setup Menu i 4 8 4 7 Power Management Setup Menu sese 4 11 4 8 PCI Plug and Play Setup MenuU i 4 14 4 9 Peripheral Setup Menu 4 16 4 10 Hardware Monitor Setup Menu 4 18 4 11 BIOS POST Check Point List 4 19 4 12 Flash BIOS Utility necia eere tre Ene beca recede 4 24 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 5 1 Ba ckplane setup ciu eet adeste Er acre einn 5 1 5 2 BIOS setting iii emer n n ees 5 4 5 3 OS di gnostiess eee 5 6 How to Use This Manual The manual describes how to configure your ROBO 698 syst
58. s the full on power state 1f any activity occurs BIOS reloads the Standby and Suspend timeout timers if activity occurs on the specified device No monitoring activity occurs 1f the option is set to gnore The settings for each of these options are Monitor or Ignore ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 13 BIOS Setup Information System Thermal Set this option to Monitor for CPU thermal monitoring and speed down control The system will automatically supervise the CPU environmental temperature If the CPU surface temperature reachs the trip point set in Hardware Monitor Setup the thermal detection will be effective and CPU will run in throttle control manner The overall system performance will be reduced to half This option is a trad off of system performance and stability and configurable by user The default setting is Ignore You can choose Monitor setting to enable this thermal function Thermal Slow Clock Ratio This option specifies the speed at which the system clock runs in thermal trip point The settings are expressed as duty cycle of the STPCLK signal This duty cycle indicates the percentage of time the STPCLK signal is asserted while in the over heat mode CPU Critical Temperature Set this option to monitor CPU thermal trip point defined by user If the System Thermal option in CMOS setup is set to Monitor state and CPU surface temperature is over this critical temperature the system will automatically enter speed down mode
59. t Up Sequence This category includes six items to determine which drive computer searches first for the Disk Operating System DOS The default ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device emulation type 1s set to popular drive type LS 120 and ATAPI ZIP There are many choices of booting devices to boot up system User can select Disabled IDE 0 IDE 1 IDE 2 IDE 3 Floppy LS 120 ATAPI ZIP CDROM SCSI or NETWORK Boot Up Num Lock Select On to enable numeric function of the numeric keypad or Off to disregard it PS 2 Mouse Support Select Enabled to enable PS 2 mouse function or Disabled to release IRQ12 interrupt for other ISA bus I O devices System Keyboard This option will be used to neglect keyboard error while you choose Absent setting in your BIOS setup and system has no keyboard attached Primary Display Chooses Absent VGA EGA CGA40x25 CGA80x25 or Mono to meet your monitor type If you select Absent the CMOS Display Type Wrong message will be ignored regardless the mismatched display card Password Check This option enables the password checking when the system boots up or runs CMOS Setup It only takes effect after setting Change Supervisor Password Setup This option will force system to check password before running Setup if you have already entered the current user password in Change User Password By that time the
60. t directory of ROBO 698 CD title ROBO 698 User s Manual 3 5 System Installation 3 4 5 On board LED Indicator The ROBO 698 provides three LED indicators to show LAN interface status These messages will give you a guide for troubleshooting LEDI top LAN speed LED ON indicates 100Mbps activity OFF indicates 10Mbps activity LED2 center LAN active LED ON indicates Tx Rx activity OFF no activity LED3 bottom LAN Link Integrity LED ON indicates link is good in either 10 or 100 Mbps OFF link is bad 3 5 Watch Dog Timer Programming There are two manners to activate the Watch Dog Timer WDT function One is to utilize hardware jumper setting and programmed by software command After this feature is enabled a system reset will be generated unless a application triggers the timer periodically within time out period This allows the system to restart in an orderly way in case of any abnormal condition is found Another one is to program super I O W83977ATF chip to start WDT time out counting It is recommended to use first approach The second choice is comparatively difficult and complicated In addition you can also connect WDT output to NMI input by setting JP6 jumper to generate NMI event to support special interrupt service routine An optional two port WDT is provided on ROBO 698 This WDT comes with 8 possible ranges of time intervals from 500 ms to 64 sec which can be adjusted by setting jumper positions
61. the diagnostic program will prompt the user to enter the SETUP program Some errors are significant enough to abort the start up 4 1 Entering Setup Turn on or reboot the computer When the message Hit DEL if you want to run SETUP appears press Del key immediately to enter BIOS setup program If the message disappears before you respond but you still wish to enter Setup please restart the system to try COLD START again by turning it OFF and then ON or touch the RESET button You may also restart from WARM START by pressing Ctrl lt Alt gt and Delete keys simultaneously If you do not press the keys at the right time and the system will not boot an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to Press F1 to Run SETUP or Resume In HIFLEX BIOS setup you can use the keyboard to choose among options or modify the system parameters to match the options with your system The table below will show you all of keystroke functions in BIOS setup EDITING KEYS FUNCTION lt Tab gt Move to the next field EL Move the next field to the left above right or below lt Enter gt Select in the current field Increments Decrements a value lt Esc gt Close the current operation and return to previous level lt PgUp gt Returns to the previous option lt PgDn gt Advances to the next option lt F2 gt lt F3 gt Select background color lt F10 gt Show S
62. the keyboard BAT command is issued The keyboard controller input buffer is free Next issuing the BAT command to the keyboard controller OE 10 The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified Next performing any necessary INIT after the K B controller BATcommand test Next issuing the pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking commands 11 Next checking if the End or Ins keys were pressed during power on 12 13 To initialize CMOS if the initialize CMOS RAM in every boot is set or the End key is pressed Going to disable DMA and Interrupt controllers The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset 14 19 The 8254 timer test will begin next The 8254 timer test is over Starting the memory refresh test next 1A The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15us on off time next 23 24 Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configuration before initializing the interrupt vectors The configuration or setup required before interrupt vector initialization has completed Interrupt vector init is about to begin 25 Interrupt vector initialization is done Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on 27 Any initialization before setting video mode to be done 28 Going for monochrome mode a
63. tion or data for USB transactions When disabled PIIX4 will perform PCI accesses for USB without using Passive Release PIIX4 Passive Release Choose the Enabled option to help raise the available bandwidth of the PCI bus for acquiring higher PCI bus performance PIIX4 Delayed Transaction Choose the Enabled option to obtain higher PCI bus performance for I O controller and bridge in the system Spread Spectrum Control ROBO 698 User s Manual 4 10 BIOS Setup Information This option is for EMI test issue only USB Function This option will enable on chip USB function to support USB Universal Serial Bus peripheral devices if user chooses the Enabled setting USB Keyboard Legacy Support This feature will be automatically disabled and hidden if user chooses the Disabled setting from the foregoing USB Function option Otherwise enabling this option provides support for USB keyboard without auxiliary driver under DOS environment CMOS RAM CLEAR FUNCTION If your system supports Y2K RTC you should set this option to Enabled to support hardware CMOS clearing operation LCD CRT Selection There are three options CRT Only LCD Only and Simultaneous used to support display function If you want to obtain better display quality and flexible refresh rate you can choose CRT Only option The default setting is CRT Only LCD Type There are sixteen options from Type 1 to Ty
64. ured the two IDE devices as master and slave respectively ROBO 698 User s Manual 5 5 Troubleshooting 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 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 698 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 BIOS 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 1s 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 B

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