WADE-8170 User`s Manual
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1. BIOS SETUP UTILITY North Bridge Chipset Configuration fiuto Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled 400 MHz 533 MHz Internal Graphics Mode Select Enabled 8MB PEG Port Auto PEG Force x1 Disabled Chipset Thermal Throttling Disabled DT in SPD Disabled TS on DIMM Disabled Select Screen ti Select Iten Video Function Configuration Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 CO Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc DRAM Frequency The choice Auto 400 MHz 533MHz Configure DRAM Timing by SPD The choice Disable Enable Internal Graphics Mode Select Select the amount of system memory used by the internal graphics device The choice Disable Enabled 1MB Enabled 8MB PEG Port This setting allows you to select whether to use the on chip graphics processor or the PCI Express card When set to Auto the BIOS checks to see if a PCI Express graphics card is installed If it detects that a PCI Express graphics card is present the motherboard boots up using that card Otherwise it defaults to the onboard graphics processor The choice Auto Disabled WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 24 BIOS Setup Information PEG Force x1 The choice Disabled Enable Chipset Thermal Throttling This Enables or Disables Chipset Thermal Throttling The choice Disable Enable DT in SPD The choice Disabled Enabled TS on DIMM The choice Disabled Enabled Video Func2. CNI7 PClExprss Connector WADE 8170 User s Manual 2 2 oja QIQIA Z Z Z DN Ory Z N d Z 00 C Repo Z i QM e d Q Z KA NI Hardware Configuration CNIS_ Front Panel System Comeckr CNI9 DCINComecor gt DIMM1 SoDimm O STATI Serial ATA Port 0 O STAT2 Serial ATAPort2 LUIS CFCamd 0 O Audiol AUDIO Connector o O Lineoutl EXT LineOutConnector MICI MIC Connector O Pin Assignments of Connectors CN1 COM1 amp 2 RS 232 Serial Port Connector 6 DataSetRedy 110 8 GlearToSend 9 Ring Indicator CN2 CRT VGA with DVI Port Connector 5 Grund 6 Grud ETA NG CRTLHS CRT_SCK _DDC ES CA 13 CRT HS 15 17 Es TUN EA WADE 8170 User s Manual 2 3 Hardware Configuration 23 TDC1 24 TDC1 NC 25 27 DVI5SV_ mE um DVI DET 31 TDCO 33 NC 2 TLC S CN3 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector Signal Description Keyboard Data NC Ground Hu m E Keyboard Clock NR o IC O pf Ground S O 5V WADE 8170 User s Manual 2 4 Hardware Configuration CN4 USB 0 1 100 Giga LAN Connector PIN No Signal Description PIN No Signal Description VCC5V USB2 VCCV 1 3 5 7 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 29 27 9 WADE 8
3. 10 0 107 1 2 3 4 vccv WADE 8170 User s Manual 2 8 Hardware Configuration CN16 Primary IDE1 Connector PIN No Signal Description PIN No Signal Description IDERST Ground PDD7 PDD8 PDD6 P P Ee DE M Lm CIEN o ma o PDH i mp o PD S 15 ppp X un mw i5 mbi 1 PDDM i ro s es 19 Gomd 3 NC a Pomo 2 Ground Pow Ground 2 Im 26 Gmowd Po 28 Ground 39 PDDACK 39 Gmud 2 4 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 1 3 5 7 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 2 NP E NE CN18 Front Panel System Connector PIN No Signal Description PIN No Signal Description RESET IR CRX RESET 21 23 24 11 13 15 17 19 Ea Oon OB Lo uq 7 EA 21 23 WADE 8170 User s Manual 2 9 Hardware Configuration CN19 DC IN ATX Connector PIN No Signal Description PIN No Signal Description 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V AUDIO Audio Connector PIN No 5 Green 6 Red LINEIN1 Front Panel Line in LINEOUT EXT Line Out Connector PIN No Signal Description WADE 8170 User s Manual 2 10 Hardware Configuration CN20 HDD POWER Connector PIN No Signal Description VCC5V WADE 8170 User s Manual System Installation Chapter 3 System Installation This chapter provides you with instructions to set up
4. Boot Device Priority BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Device Priority Specifies the boot kg from the available devices fi device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type Select Screen ti Select Iten Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit vu02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc 1st Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system First press Enter to enter the sub menu Then you may use the arrow keys to select the desired device then press lt gt lt gt or lt PageUp gt lt PageDown gt key to move it up down in the priority list The choice Network IBA GE Slot 00C8 v1324 Disabled WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 20 BIOS Setup Information Removable Drives BIOS SETUP UTILITY Removable Drives Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices Select Screen ti Select Iten Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc 1st Drive This setting allows users to set the priority of the removable devices First press Enter to enter the sub menu Then you may use the arrow keys to select the desired device then press lt gt lt gt or lt PageUp gt lt PageDown gt key to move it up down in the priority list The choice 1st FLOPPY DEVICE Disabled
5. This allows you to activate the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis amp Reporting Technology capability for the hard disks S M A R T is a utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline 32 Bit Data Transfer Enable Disable 32 bit Data Transfer WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 6 BIOS Setup Information Hard Disk Write Protect Disabled Enabled device write protection this will be effective only if device is accessed through BIOS The choice Disabled Enabled IDE Detect Time Out Sec Select the time out value for detecting ATA ATAPI device s The choice 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection Select the mechanism for detecting 80Pin ATA PI cable The choice Host amp Device Host Device Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure ITEB712 Super 10 Chipset fillous BIOS to Select AAA Serial Porti Base fiddresses Serial Port2 fiddress 2F8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Mode Norma 1 Restore on AC Power Loss by 10 Power Off Select Screen ti Select Iten Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v92 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Serial Port 1 Address Allows BIOS Select Serial Port1 Base Addresses The choice Disabled 3F8 IRQA 3E8 IROA 2E8 TRQ3 WADE 8170 User s Manua
6. and Delete keys Press F1 to Run SETUP or Resume The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen You can call up this screen from any menu by simply pressing F1 The Help screen lists the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item Press lt Esc gt to exit the Help screen General Help Select Screen ti Select Iten Change Option Field Enter Go to Sub Screen PGDN Next Page PGUP Previous Page HOME Go to Top of Screen END Go to Bottom of Screen F2 F3 Change Colors F Discard Changes F8 Load Failsafe Defaults F9 Load Optimal Defaults F19 Save and Exit Exit WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 1 BIOS Setup Information 4 2 Main Use this menu for basic system configurations such as time date etc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit System Overview Use ENTER TAB A or SHIFT TAB to AMIBIOS select a field Version 08 00 15 Build Date 03 10 09 Use or to ID 166000 configure system Tine Processor Genuine Intel R CPU N270 ER 1 60GHz Speed 1600MHz Count 1 System Memory Select Screen Size 504MB ti Select Iten Change Field 06 211 Tab Select Field System Date Fri 05 01 2009 F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit vu02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc AMI BIOS Processor System Memory These items show the firmware and hardware specifications of your system Read only System Ti
7. ma WDT count mode 0 Minute Mode default 1 Second Mode WDT Time Out Value Register Register Location CR 73h Attribute Read Write Size 8bit BIT BIT7 BIT6 BIT5 BIT4 BIT3 BIT2 BIT1 BITO Attribute Read Write 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 es Dog Timer Time out value 00h Time out Disable default 01h Time out occurs after 1 second minute 02h Time out occurs after 2 seconds minutes FFh Time out occurs after 255 seconds minutes WADE 8170 User s Manual 3 5 System Installation WDT Control Command Example Use DEBUG EXE program under DOS or Windows 98 Command WDT Note O 2E 87 O 2E 01 O 2E 55 O 2E 55 Enter Extended Function Mode O 2E 07 O 2F 07 Select Logic Device 7 O 2E 72 O 2F CO Second Mode O 2E 73 O 2F 05 5 seconds Specify Time out Value O 2E 02 O 2F 01 Exit Extended Function Mode 3 6 GPIO GPIO Programming Guide The motherboard provides 4 input output ports that can be individually configured to perform a simple basic I O function GPIO Pin Assignment CNS Pin Signal default Pin Signal default 1 5V 2 DI1 high 3 DO1 low 4 DI2 high 5 DO2 low 6 DI high 7 DO3 low 8 DI4 high 9 DO4 low 10 GND WADE 8170 User s Manual 3 6 System Installation GPIO Controller Register The control for the GPIO signals is handled through a separate 2 byte I O space DI
8. 1 1 1 4 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY no USE y d deu ge 4 con ected derr D pd Fi ab led bk e de EE Autol gt USB Mass S torage De vice Lo Fig irat ior 402 61 OC opyr sight 1985 2006 American Me gatre rends Inc 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 The choice Disabled Enabled Auto Port 64 60 Hand Off Enable I O port 60h 64h emulation support The choice Disable Enable WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 14 BIOS Setup Information BIOS EHCI Hand Off This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI hand off support The EHCI ownership change should claim by EHCI driver The choice Disabled Enabled Hotplug USB FDD Support The choice Disable Enable Auto USB Mass Storage Device Confuration Configure the USB Mass Storage Class Devices BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Number of seconds IX POST waits for the USB mass storage device after start Device 1 USB Hotplug FDD unit command Enulation Type Auto Select Screen ti Select Iten Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 51 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc USB Mass Storage Reset Delay Number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage device after start unit command The choice 10 Sec 20 S
9. following Beep sounds Meaning Action One long beep with one DRAM error Change DRAM or reinstall it short beeps One long beep constantly DRAM error Change DRAM or reinstall it One long beep with two Monitor or Display Please check Monitor connector short beeps Card error whether it inserts properly Beep rapidly Power error warning Please check Power mode setting Information Support Question I forget my password of system BIOS what am I supposed to do Answer You can simply short 2 3 pins on JP2 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 WADE 8170 User s Manual 5 4 Appendix A 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 for your reference Memory Area Size Device Description 0000 003F 1K Interrupt Area 0040 004F 0 3K BIOS Data Area 0050 006F 0 5K System Data 0070 0E2E 54K DOS OE2F OF6B 5K Program Area OF6C 9EFF 574K Available Conventional memory ends at 636K 9F00 9FBF 3K Extended BIOS Area 9FCO 9FFF 1K Unused A000 AFFF 64K V
10. nene tetor ete teren e nenen nete t n 4 1 4 1 Entering Setup Launch System Setup sss eee eene 4 1 E EE 4 2 ARANA ERO oet nee et ie mi e tee oett ses 4 3 Z4 AGA GA EE 4 16 DR DOO EE 4 17 4 6 Security a ath a br e e pe a i KA ae EH i 4 22 ATEO iaa edu Sheen etude menie 4 23 AS Ein ie enean tua ane eat pe PR n ID UD REOR D E ERR n pop 4 29 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting lt saassaaewa nawan anana nane crece 5 1 5 1 Hardware Quick Installation 5 1 5 2 BIOS Setting ien a AAA e Midian vie eaten denna Na tes 5 2 5 3 Ordering SETS tete teer toit pig ere Piero os ee eet i e UR e Eo ee a r n esi 5 3 DA PAO 5 4 Appendix A Appendix B Preface How to Use This Manual The manual describes how to configure your system board to meet various operating requirements It is divided into five chapters with each chapter addressing a basic concept and operation of Single Host Board 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 series model of single host board 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 Compact Flash to get a safe installation and provides a programming guide of Watc
11. t change any of DRAM parameters in BIOS setup to upgrade system performance without acquiring technical information WADE 8170 User s Manual 3 1 System Installation Memory frequency CPU FSB synchronization WADE 8170 supports different memory frequencies depending on the CPU front side bus and the type of DDR2 SO DIMM CPU FSB Memory Frequenc 533 MHz 667 533MHz 3 3 Installing the Single Board Computer To install your WADE 8170 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 WADE 8170 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 Please refer to section 3 3 1 to 3 3 7 to install INF VGA LAN Audio drivers 3 3 1 Chipset Component Driver The chipset on WADE 8170 is a new chipset that a few old operating systems might not be able to recognize To overcome this compatibility issue for Windows Operating Systems such as Windows 2000 XP please install its INF before any of other Drivers are installed You can find very easily this chipset component driver in WADE 8170 CD title 3 3 2 Intel Integrated Graphics GMCH Chip Using Intel 945GSE GMCH with Media Accelerator GMA 950 graphics integrated chip
12. 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 amp ATOM CPU VVADE 8170 onboard uses Intel Atom N270 CPU 1 6GHz processor Introducing Intel Atom processor a new microprocessor designed from the ground up for mobility with a mobile optimized chipset Intel mobile processor innovative design techniques allow faster execution of instructions at lower power 3 2 Main Memory WADE 8170 provide 1 x 200 pin SO DIMM sockets which supports 667 533 DDR2 SDRAM as main memory Non ECC Error Checking and Correcting non register functions The maximum memory size can be up to 2GB capacity 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 either one double sided DIMM in either one DIMM socket or two single sided SO DIMM in both sockets Watch out the contact and lock integrity of memory module with socket it will impact on the system reliability Follow normal procedures to install memory module into memory socket Before locking make sure that all modules have been fully inserted into the card slots CPU FSB Bandwidth 533MHz 42GB s Memory Single Channel DDR Frequency Bandwidth 667MHz 4 2GB s 533 MHz 4 2GB s Note To maintain system stability don
13. 170 User s Manual 2 5 Hardware Configuration CN6 EXT KB MS PIN No Signal Description PIN No Signal Description Mouse Clock Mouse Data Keybord Clock Keyboard Data DUAL_5V CN7 Power Fan Connector Signal Description Ground 12V SENSE COMS 8 Bit Digital I O interface Signal Description EXT_VDD ISO 11 ISO O1 ISO D ISO O2 ISO I3 ISO O3 ISO 14 ISO O4 EXT VSS OA O CO NV OV t IO NO m o CN9 HDD Power Connector Signal Description WADE 8170 User s Manual 2 6 Hardware Configuration CN10 USB 4 5 Connector 2 VCC5V USB4 USB4 USB5 6 USB5t MEE M 7 Ground 8 Ground CN11 LVDS Connector Description FE Description C N GND GND LVDS DATAAO 5 6 LVDS_DATAA1 LVDS DATAAO 7 8 LVDS_DATAA1 GND 9 10 GND LVDS DATAA2 11 12 LVDS CLKA LVDS_DATAA2 LVDS_CLKA GND 15 16 GND NC 17 18 LVDS DATABO NC 19 20 LVDS_DATABO GD 21 22 GND LVDS_DATAB1 23 24 LVDS_DATAB2 LVDS_DATAB1 LVDS_DATAB2 GND GND LVDS_CLKB NC LVDS_CLKB NC NC 12V NC 12V NC VDD LCD_BKL_EN VDD WADE 8170 User s Manual 2 7 Hardware Configuration CN12 TV Connector 1 2 3 4 E E ERE EE E E 1 A o8 NC CN13 USB 6 7 Connector PUB o 7 Grund O p 8 Ground oo CN15 HDD Power Connector po A GND ES ND _ 0 0 0
14. 8 bit 2048x1536 18 Dual Local Flat Panel Scaling The choice Auto Forced Scaling Disabled TV Connector The choice Auto Composite Component Composite amp RGB A Video SCART Composite SCART Compos amp RGB SCART Compos amp S Video SMPTE253 Compos RGB TV Standard The choice VBIOS Default NTSC PAL SECAM SMPTE240M ITU R television SMPTE295M SMPTE296M EIA 770 2 EIA 770 WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 26 BIOS Setup Information South Bridge Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY South Bridge Chipset Configuration USB 2 0 Control ler Audio Controller AC 97 Audio 1 PRO NIC Controller Enabled SMBUS Controller Enabled SLP S4 Min Assertion Vidth 1 to 2 seconds PCIE Ports Configuration PCIE Port 0 Auto PCIE Port 1 Auto PCIE Port 2 Auto PCIE Port 3 Auto PCIE Port 4 Auto PCIE Port 5 Auto PCIE High Priority Port Disabled Select Screen PCIE Port 0 IOxAPIC Enable Disabled ti Select Iten PCIE Port 1 IOxAPIC Enable Disabled Change Option PCIE Port 2 IOxAPIC Enable Disabled F1 General Help PCIE Port 3 IOxAPIC Enable Disabled F10 Save and Exit PCIE Port 4 IOxAPIC Enable Disabled ESC Exit PCIE Port 5 IOxAPIC Enable Disabled v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc USB Functions This setting specifies the function of the onboard USB control The choice Disabled 2 USB Ports 4 USB Ports 6 USB Ports 8 USB Ports USB 2 0 Controller This setting
15. Enable Disable USB device Wake from S4 mode The choice Disabled Enabled High Performance Event Timer The choice Disabled Enabled APM Configuration Select for AHCI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Management APM Enabled Throttle Slow Clock Ratio 5071 Keyboard 8 PS 2 Mouse MONITOR Power Management APM Enables for Power Management The choice Disabled Enabled Throttle Slow Clock Ratio The choice 12 596 25 37 5 50 62 5 75 87 5 Keyboard amp PS 2 Mouse The choice IGNORE MONITOR WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 12 BIOS Setup Information Power Button Mode The choice On Off Suspend Resume On Ring The choice Disabled Enabled Resume On LAN The choice Disabled Enabled Resume On PME The choice Disabled Enabled Resume On RTC Alarm The choice Disabled Enabled MPS Configuration Configure the Multi Processor Table BIOS SETUP UTILITY MPS Configuration Select Screen ti Select Iten Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 13 BIOS Setup Information MPS Revision This field allows you to select which MPS Multi Processor Specification version to be used for the operating system You need to select the MPS version supported by your operating system To find out which version to use consult the vendor of your operating system The choice
16. Exl PCI Exl D WADE 8170 System Block Diagram WADE 8170 User s Manual 1 6 RTL8111C EDA INTERFACE ALC 655 RTL8111C LOIS Idd Hardware Configuration Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration This chapter indicates jumpers headers and connectors locations Users may find useful information related to hardware settings in this chapter The default settings are indicated with a star sign A 2 1 Jumper Setting In order to customize WADE 8170 s features for users 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 and Figure 2 2 for the Jumper locations ERE PS Lineint CN9 ERR CN 10 Figure 221 WADE 8170 Top side Jumper and Connector Locations WADE 8170 User s Manual 2 1 Hardware Configuration JP1 LVDS POWER SETTING PIN No 3 3V Power 2 3 5V Power JP2 Clear CMOS PIN No Clear CMOS JP3 Auto Power On PIN No Non 2 2 Connector Allocation I O peripheral devices are connected to the interface connectors Connector Function List CNI COM12RS 232 Serial Port Connector CN2 CRT VGA with DVI Port Connector lt CN3 PS 2 Key Mouse Connector USB 0 1 100 Giga LAN Connector PAT O N9 CNIO USB4 5 Connector o O CNIS USB67commector CNI5_ HDD Power Connector gt o H6 Primary IDE1 Connector
17. GA Graphics B000 B7FF 32K Unused B800 BFFF 32K VGA Text C000 CEBF 59K Video ROM CECO EFFF 133K Unused F000 FFFF 64K System ROM HMA 64K First 64K Extended WADE 8170 User s Manual Appendix B 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 Unassigned Usable IRQ IRQ 3 System ROM COM2 IRO 4 System ROM COMI IRQ 5 Unassigned Usable IRQ IRO 6 System ROM Diskette Event IRO 7 Unassigned Usable IRQ IRQ 8 System ROM Real Time Clock IRQ 9 Unassigned Usable IRQ IRO 10 Unassigned Usable IRQ IRO 11 Unassigned Usable IRQ IRO 12 System ROM IBM Mouse Event IRO 13 System ROM Coprocessor Error IRO 14 System ROM Hard Disk Event IRO 15 Unassigned Usable IRQ WADE 8170 User s Manual
18. MA950 Graphics device Intel DVMT 3 0 supports up to 128MB video memory On board Ethernet LAN Dual Gigabit Ethernet 10 100 1000 Mbits sec LAN ports 6 High Driving GPIO Onboard programmable 8 bit Digital I O interface Cooling Fans Support one 4 pin power connector for system fan System Monitoring Feature Monitor system temperature and major power sources etc Outline Dimension L X W 170mm 6 69 X 170mm 6 69 Configuration CPU Type SBC BIOS Memory VGA Card VGA Driver LAN Card LAN Driver Audio Card Audio Driver Chip Driver USB 2 0 Driver SATA HDD Power Supply Portvvell Inc VV ADE 8170 BIOS Rev R1 00 W1 TO6 12252008 Mobile Intel amp 945 Express Chipset Family Version 6 14 10 4926 Seventeam ST 400EAG 05F 12V amp DigiPos Retail Blade PSU2000 System Configuration Intel Atom CPU N270 1 60GHz FSB 533 L2 512K Hynix 200 pin DDR2 533 MHz SO DIMM On Board Mobile Intel 945 Express Chipset Family On Board Realtek RTL8111C Gigabit Ethernet Realtek RTL8111C P PCI E Gigabit Ethernet NIC Version 5 708 1030 2008 On Board Realtek ALC655 Realtek High Definition Audio Version 5 10 0 5745 Intel amp Chipset Device Software Version 8 3 0 1013 Intel 82801G ICH7 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller Version 8 2 0 1008 Dual Seagate 160GB SATA II HDD WADE 8170 User s Manual 1 3 System Overview Programs for loading both CPU amp VGA Run Burnin
19. O DI3 Level for Input Register Register Location A22h Attribute Read Size 8bit BIT BIT7 BIT6 BIT5 BIT4 BITS BIT2 BIT1 BITO Attribute Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Read Read Read Read 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 XIXIXIX VVADE 8170 User s Manual A reflects the state of the input signal 0 Low 1 High default DI2 reflects the state of the input signal 0 Low 1 High default DI3 reflects the state of the input signal 0 Low 1 High default DI4 reflects the state of the input signal 0 Low 1 High default 3 7 System Installation DOO DO3 Level for output Register Register Location A21h Attribute Read Write Size 8bit BIT BIT7 BIT6 BIT5 BIT4 BIT3 BIT2 BIT1 BITO Attribute Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved RW RW RW RW 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 XIXIXIX Ls can be updated by software to drive a high or low value 0 Low default 1 High DO2 can be updated by software to drive a high or low value 0 Low default 1 High DOS can be updated by software to drive a high or low value 0 Low default 1 High DO4 can be updated by software to drive a high or low value 0 Low default 1 High GPIO Control Command Example C Language Command GPIO Note int iret 0 ire
20. WADE 8170 Mini ITX Board User s Manual Version 1 0 Copyright O Portwell Inc 2009 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 Over Vie Wenn 1 1 T Introductionis it iaa 1 1 TAC E EE 1 2 18 Product Specification id E dei 1 2 1 9 1 Mechanical Drawing nia ever dada 15 TA System Architect te in A ERST n te E RW ERG e Ed 1 6 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration ana nana anen nonen none eee rete teren e mee enen te teste ee sere mente teste nene none nennt nina 2 1 PA e 2 1 2 2 Connector Allocation 2 mee mE epe te n de ti eut 2 2 Chapter 3 System Installation uc anon nana nene ne seen se ne none tet s eee nese nese te tere ete nese nese nennt nnn anna nn teme t t n 3 1 En EE RT DEE 3 1 3 2 Malin Memory nr s vozit ind en dua eege eech e de a dh sadintiniaans 3 1 3 3 Installing the Single Board Computer ENEE 3 2 3 31 Chipset Component Driver eege bd eciam eee Ate tere ttes 3 2 3 32 Intel Integrated Graphics GMCH Chip 3 2 3 3 3 Realtek Gigabit Ethernet Controller NEEN 3 3 334 Audio Controller siti e al a eee ie 3 3 9 4 Clear EMOS Operatif ai foci tette ete qt ee e n erred autre 3 3 3 0 WDT Programming Guide dvd dr orte reete dee te ai 3 4 BiG GRIO asses 3 6 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information nana aaa nano neee nenen ene ee enen te t re eee nete
21. WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 21 BIOS Setup Information 4 6 Security Use this menu to set supervisor and user passwords BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Exit Security Settings Install or Change the A passvard Supervisor Password Mot Installed User Password Not Installed Change User Passuord Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Select Screen ti Select Iten Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit vu02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password Change Supervisor Password Supervisor Password controls access to the BIOS Setup utility These settings allow you to set or change the supervisor password User Password Change User Password User Password controls access to the system at boot These settings allow you to set or change the user password Boot Sector Virus Protection Boot Sector Virus Protection The choice Disabled Enabled WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 22 BIOS Setup Information 4 7 Chipset This menu controls the advanced features of the onboard Northbridge and Southbridge BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot gt North Bridge Configuration gt So uth Bridge Conf ig uration 19 Se lect Scree n TL Select Iten Enter Go to Sub Screen Fi General Help 462 561 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 23 BIOS Setup Information North Bridge Chipset Configuration
22. additional ACPI options BIOS SETUP UTILITY fiduanced ACPI Configuration Enable RSDP pointers gt gt gt to 64 bit Fixed System Description Tables Di ACPI APIC support Enabled ACPI version has some AMI OEMB table Enabled Headless mode Disabled Select Screen ti Select Iten Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit vu02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc ACPI Version Features Enable RSDP pointers to 64 bit Fixed System Description Tables The choice ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 ACPI v3 0 ACPI APIC support Include ACPI APIC table pointer to RSDT pointer list The choice Disabled Enabled AMI OEMB table Include OEMB table pointer to R X SDT pointer list The choice Disabled Enabled WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 10 BIOS Setup Information Headless mode Enable Disable Headless operation mode through ACPI The choice Disabled Enabled South Bridge ACPI Configuration The South Bridge ACPI related Configuration settings Use this section to configure additional ACPI options BIOS SETUP UTILITY E Options ji sabled v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Energy Lake Feature Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend The choice Disabled Enabled APIC ACPI SCI IRO Enable Disable APIC ACPI SCI IRQ The choice Disabled Enabled WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 11 BIOS Setup Information USB Device Wakeup From S4
23. ec 30 Sec 40 Sec Emulation Type The choice Auto Floppy Forced FDD Hard Disk CDROM WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 15 BIOS Setup Information 44 PCIPnP Advanced PCI PnP setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIP Boot Security Chipset Exit fidvanced PCI PnP Settings Clear NURAM during gt System Boot VARNING Setting urong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Plug amp Play 0 S Mo PCI Latency Timer 64 fillocate IRQ to PCI UGA Yes PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled OffBoard PCI ISA IDE Card Autol Select Screen ti Select Iten Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v92 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Clear NVRAM Clear NVRAM during System Boot The choice No Yes Plug amp Play O S No lets the BIOS configure all the devices in the system Yes lets the operating system configure Plug and Play PnP devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system The choice No Yes PCI Latency Timer Select value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register The choice 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 248 WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 16 BIOS Setup Information Allocate IRO to PCI VGA The choice Yes No PCTIDE BusMaster Enabled Uses PCI bus mastering for reading writing to IDE drives The choice Disabled Enabl
24. ed OffBoard PCI ISA IDE Card Some PCI IDE cards may require this to be set to the PCI slot number that is holding the card AUTO Works for most PCI IDE cards The choice Auto PCI Slot1 PCI Slot2 PCI Slot3 PCI Slot4 PCI Slot5 PCI Slot6 4 5 Boot Use this menu to specify the priority of boot devices BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings A during System Boot gt Boot Device Priority Removable Drives Select Screen ti Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 17 BIOS Setup Information Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Configuration fillous BIOS to skip certain tests while booting This will Boot on LAN1 Disabled decrease the time Boot on LAN2 Disabled needed to boot the Quiet Boot Disabled system AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Bootup Num Lock 0n PS 2 Mouse Support Autol Uait For F1 If Error Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled Select Screen ti Select Iten Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Quick Boot Enabling this setting will cause the BIOS power on self test routine to skip some of it
25. es and connected all the devices cables required before turning on DC 12V power 200 pin DDR2 SDRAM keyboard mouse SATA hard disk VGA 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 WADE 8170 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 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 eac
26. g Test V5 3 RUN time 10 30 Minutes Test CPU Intel Atom Processor N270 1 GHz Onboard Environment Power Supply Power Supply Seventeam ST 400EAG 05F DigiPos Retail Blade 12V PSU2000 24V V2002 Service Pack 2 V2002 Service Pack 2 Operating Temperature 0 C 55 C Storage Temperature 20 C 80 C O Relative Humidity 5 90 non condensing WADE 8170 User s Manual 1 4 System Overview 1 3 1 Mechanical Drawing m FA Fi Fa o o ra mA m m m m m o uw oe uw e wc o o Me oui enen ra 2 vn EA Om No DO wa ee ab nn To Ke Sewn o0 en sf Dier PASO en mean NM MI 00 E H Be E o DATA N OM DN 0 MW MOS N AF MOM qu ECH kel 04 SS c0 INS kel HM qu LO kel u 0 RATT 0 00 0 000 1 Em meg a 10 000 1 EI iA ANY 05 10 630 ar 0 850 A a PA AN ago 1 890 1 48 58 98 12 322 TAN iz 415 88 17 ANC 495 1 103 51 Ars 015 114 13 4 493 124 21 N 4 890 uw 122 30 4 815 JA 151 89 Ju 980 Tt 87 1125 JA 137 55 Bis is 3 Bt WADE 8170 User s Manual 1 5 System Overview 1 4 System Architecture All of details operating relations are shown in WADE 8170 series System Block Diagram Atom N270 CPU d CLOCK GEN 12V 24V DC INPUT CH7307 DVI CHANNEL A DDRII SO DIMM GMCH 945GSE VGA CONN S Video LVDS ATA CONN SPI BIOS SB CONN POWER LED BOARD HEADER IDE CF PCI
27. h 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 various useful tips to quickly get its running with success 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 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 tw System Overview Chapter 1 System Overview 1 1 Introduction Portwell Inc a world leading innovator in the Industrial PC IPC market and develop a new Intel amp Mini ITX board with latest Intel amp platform for embedded application The Portwell WADE 8170 the leading Mini ITX adopts Intel amp energy efficient processor based on current Intel amp architecture products Transistor comparison based on 45nm processors in production and compatible for high end computing applications with PCI E bus architecture to adapt t
28. h time system boots up 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 COMI serial port to release IRQ 4 Disable COM2 serial port to release IRQ 3 Etc WADE 8170 User s Manual 5 2 Troubleshooting A quick review of the basic IRO mapping is given below for your reference IRQ Description IRQ 0 System Timer Jsable IRQ iskette Event Jsable IRQ Jsable IRQ 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 5 3 Ordering Setting PER 4110R One slot PCI E x1 to PCI Ex1 WADE 8170 User s Manual 5 3 Troubleshooting 5 4 FAQ Symptom SBC keeps beeping and no screen has shown Solution In fact each beep sound represents different definition of error message Please refer to table as
29. l 4 7 BIOS Setup Information Serial Port 2 Address Allows BIOS Select Serial Port2 Base Addresses The choice Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port 2 Address Allows BIOS Select Serial Port2 Base Mode The choice Normal IrDA ASK IR Restore on AC Power Loss by IO This item allows user to configure the power status of using ATX power supply after a serious power loss occurs The choice Power Off Power On Last State Hardware Health Configuration Configuration monitor the Hardware Health BIOS SETUP UTILITY Harduare Health Configuration Enables Harduare A Health Monitor ing Device System Temperature JA C 93 F CPU Temperature sen Ot of ood Fanl Speed N A UD ima UO LA pt ceccc Select Screen ti Select Iten Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 1 e c SUS UBAT SE Sfe E 4 1 SS de mM TD E YN HI 1d NM 2 UNID cec v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc H W Health Function The choice Disabled Enabled WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 8 BIOS Setup Information ACPI Settings Select for Advanced ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY gt Advanced ACPI Configuration gt Chipset ACPI Ca Fiq uration mm NA 2006 American Megatrends Inc WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 9 BIOS Setup Information Advanced ACPI Configuration Advanced ACPI Configuration settings Use this section to configure
30. me The time format is Hour Minute Second 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 WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 2 BIOS Setup Information 4 3 Advanced Use this menu to set up the items of special enhanced features BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advance PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit vu02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 3 BIOS Setup Information CPU Configuration These items show the advanced specifications of your CPU Read only BIOS SETUP UTILITY TA 61 C Copyr ight 1985 2006 fmerican Me gatre nds Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled for Windows XP The choice Disabled Enabled Execute Disable Bit capability When disabled force the XD feature flag to always return 0 The choice Disabled Enabled Hyper Threading Technology The choice Disabled Enabled Intel R Speed Step tm Tech Disable Disable GV3 Enable Enable GV3 WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 4 BIOS Setup Information IDE Configuration The IDE Configuration the IDE devices such as hard disk drive or CD ROM drive It uses a separate sub menu to configure each hard disk drive Master and Slave ATA IDE atest Li egacy IDE C ani els Primary IDE Master gt Primary IDE Slave gt Se CO ndary IDE Master Ho ndary IDE Slav e Hard Disk Urite Pr
31. o today s demands and keep complete compatibility with hardware and software designed The onboard devices support one PCI slot for flexible expansibility of graphics interfaces integrated graphics onboard dual Realtek ALC8111C Gigabit Ethernet controllers It s beneficial to build up a high performance and fast transmission availability system for VARs or system integrators The WADE 8170 supports Intel Atom N270 Processor via Intel 945GSE and ICH7M chipset integrated GMA 950 graphics with DVMT 3 0 display memory up to 128 MB The board supports So DIMM up to 2GB SDRAM with dual channel DDR2 533MHz enhanced onboard two SATA with high speed data transferring at up to 300 MB s integrated Realtek ALC655 5 1 2 CH high definition audio codec The onboard Super I O ITE IT8712 chipset supports two RS 232 serial port interfaces Hardware Monitor function eight Hi speed USB 2 0 ports and two 6 pin Mini DIN connectors for PS 2 mouse and keyboard Besides one DC in 12V 15 24V through 4 pin connector designed to support ATX power function and a feature of CPU overheat protection will provide user more security and stability Combing with these outstanding features in the Mini ITX form factor WADE 8170 is definitely the most excellent choice for embedded applications like Network Point of Sales POS automated KIOSKs security products medical instruments and gaming machines WADE 8170 User s Manual 1 1 System Overview 1 2 Check Li
32. otect DEN NAO Copyr ight 1985 ATA IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Compatible ISATA Pri PATA Sec Mot Detected Not Detected Not Detectedl Not Detected LE AU Pd ES Host amp Devicel 2006 American Me gatre mds Inc The choice Disabled Compatible Enabled WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 5 BIOS Setup Information Primary Secondary IDE Master Slave While entering setup BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary IDE Master Select the type XII I of device connected Device Not Detected to the system Mode Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Autol PIO Mode Auto DMA Mode Auto S M A R T Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Select Screen ti Select Iten Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 CO Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Type Press PgUp lt gt or PgDn lt gt to select Manual None or Auto type You can use Manual to define your own drive type manually LBA Large Mode Enabling LBA causes Logical Block Addressing to be used in place of Cylinders Heads and Sectors Block Multi Sector Transfer Any selection except Disabled determines the number of sectors transferred per block PIO Mode Indicates the type of PIO Programmed Input Output DMA Mode Indicates the type of Ultra DMA S M A R T
33. rt Select Enabled if you need to use a PS 2 interfaced mouse in the operating system The choice Disabled Enabled Auto Wait For FI If Error When this setting is set to Enabled and the boot sequence encounters an error it asks you to press F1 If disabled the system continues to boot without waiting for you to press any keys The choice Disabled Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Set this option to Disabled to prevent the message as follows Hit Del if you want to run setup It will prevent the message from appearing on the first BIOS screen when the computer boots Set it to Enabled when you want to run the BIOS Setup Utility The choice Disabled Enabled WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 19 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 cap ture 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 The choice Disabled Enabled
34. s tests during boot up for faster system boot The choice Disabled Enabled Boot on LANT LAN2 The choice Disabled Enabled 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 WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 18 BIOS Setup Information 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 The choice Disabled Enabled AddOn ROM Display Mode 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 The choice Force BIOS Keep Current Bootup Num Lock 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 The choice Off On PS 2 Mouse suppo
35. set is aimed to gain an outstanding graphic performance Shared 8 accompany it to 128MB system DDR2 SDRAM with Total Graphics Memory This combination makes WADE 8170 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 by 1 VGA card can take over the system display WADE 8170 User s Manual 3 2 System Installation Drivers Support Please find Springdale GMCH driver in the WADE 8170 CD title Drivers support Windows 2000 Windows XP 3 3 3 Realtek Gigabit Ethernet Controller Drivers Support Please find Realtek RTL8111C LAN driver in Ethernet directory of WADE 8170 CD title The drivers support Windows 2000 XP LED Indicator for LAN status WADE 8170 provides two LED indicators to report Realtek RTL8111C Gigabit Ethernet interface status Please refer to the table below as a quick reference guide O tion of Ethernet Port 8111C Color Name of LED Status LED Orange LAN LAN Linked amp Active LED amp Active LED o Blinking LAN speed LED c Mbps Mbps Orange Green Green Off 3 3 4 Audio Controller Please find Realtek ALC655 Audio driver form WADE 8170 CD title The drivers support Windows 2000 XP 3 4 Clear CMOS Operation The following table indicates how to enable disable Clear CMOS Function hardware circuit by putting jumpers a
36. specifies the function of the onboard USB control The choice Disabled 2 USB Ports 4 USB Ports 6 USB Ports 8 USB Ports Audio Controller The choice Auto Azalia Disabled WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 27 BIOS Setup Information PRO NIC Controller The choice Enabled Disabled SMBUS Controller The choice Enabled Disabled SLP _S4 Min Assertion Width The choice 4 to 5 seconds 3 to 4 seconds 2 to 3 seconds 1 to 2 seconds PICE Port 0 1 2 3 4 5 The choice Auto Enabled Disabled PICE High Priority Port The choice Disable Port 0 Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 Port 5 PICE Port 0 3 IOxAPIC Enable The choice Enabled Disabled ASF Support The choice Enabled Disabled WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 28 BIOS Setup Information 4 8 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit Options Exit system setup gt gt gt after saving the changes Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults H Select Screen ti Select Iten Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Exit Saving Changes Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS Pressing Enter on
37. st The WADE 8170 package should cover the following basic items Y One WADE 8170 Mini ITX Main Board Y One Serial ATA cable Y One I O Shield bracket Y One Installation Resources CD Title If any of these items is damaged or missing please contact your vendor and keep all packing materials for future replacement and maintenance 1 3 Product Specification O Main processor Support Intel Atom processor N270 CPU bus clock 667 533 MHz Chipset Intel 945GSE and ICH7 M Main Memory Support signal channel DDR2 memory interface Up to 2GB DDR2 533 SDRAM on SO DIMM socket System BIOS AWARD BIOS Expansion Interface One PCI slot and one PCI Express x1 slot through riser card SATA Interface Two SATA ports Serial Ports Support two RS 232 serial ports IR Interface N A Parallel Port N A USB Interface Support eight USB Universal Serial Bus ports four at rear two on board for internal devices PS 2Mouse and Keyboard Interface Support dual 6 pin mini DIN connector at rear I O panel for PS 2 keyboard mouse WADE 8170 User s Manual 1 2 System Overview Audio Interface Connector of Mic in Line out Line in Real Time Cl ock Calendar RTC Support Y2K Real Time Clock Calendar Watchdog Timer Support WDT function through software programming for enable disable and interval setting Generate system reset On board VGA Intel 945GSE Integrated G
38. t inportb 0xA22 iret iret amp 0x01 if iret 0x01 hij Check DII status if bito 1 then DIT is high iret inportb 0xA21 iret iret 0x01 outportb 0xA21 iret Set DOI to high bit0 1 for DOI set to high WADE 8170 User s Manual 3 8 BIOS Setup Information Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information VVADE 8170 is equipped with the AMI BIOS 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 WADE 8170 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 to enter Setup Press Del to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt
39. t proper position Clear CMOS JP2 Description Normal operation Clear CMOS WADE 8170 User s Manual 3 3 System Installation 3 5 WDT Programming Guide The Watchdog Timer of motherboard consists of 8 bit programmable time out counter and a control and status register WDT Controller Register There are two PNP I O port addresses that can be used to configure WDT 2Eh EFIR Extended Function Index Register for identifying CR index number 2Fh EFDR Extended Function Data Register for accessing desired CR WDT control Register Register Location CR 71h Attribute Read Write Size 8bit BIT BIT7 BIT6 BIT5 BIT4 BIT3 BIT2 BIT1 BITO Attribute Reserved RW RAW Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved R W 6 5 1 0 X XIX X X EO status bit 0 WDT value is not 0 1 WDT reaches 0 WDT is reset upon a KBC keyboard interrupt 0 Disable default 1 Enable WDT is reset upon a KBC mouse interrupt 0 Disable default 1 Enable WADE 8170 User s Manual 3 4 System Installation WDT Configuration Register Register Location CR 72h Attribute Read Write Size 8bit BIT BIT7 BIT6 BIT5 BIT4 BIT3 BIT2 BIT1 BITO Attribute R W 1 Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved 7 6 1 1 XIX XX XX
40. 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 Discard Changes Abandon all changes and continue with the Setup Utility Load Optimal Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the SBC manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the SBC Load Failsafe Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 29 Troubleshooting Chapter 5 Troubleshooting This chapter provides a few useful tips to quickly get WADE 8170 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 DC 12V Power Input WADE 8170 supports DC12V input only Serial ATA and IDE Hard Disk Setting Unlike IDE bus each Serial ATA channel can only connect to one SATA hard disk at a time there are total two connectors J14 and J15 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 Serial ATA Power Cable Serial ATA Data Cable WADE 8170 User s Manual 5 1 Troubleshooting 5 2 BIOS Setting It is assumed that users have correctly adopted modul
41. tion Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Options I i Fixed Mode 128MB DUMT Mod Co bg Mode Autol Local Flat Pa Auto Die ks 1 uq IC n Standard 402 61 O Copyright 1985 2006 American Me g atre mds Inc DVMT Mode Select Inte s Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT allows the system to dynamically allocate memory resources according to the demands of the system at any point in time The key idea in DVMT is to improve the efficiency of the memory allocated to either system or graphics processor WADE 8170 User s Manual 4 25 BIOS Setup Information It is recommended that you set this BIOS feature to DVMT Mode for maximum performance Setting it to DVMT Mode ensures that system memory is dynamically allocated for optimal balance between graphics and system performance The choice Fixed Mode DVMT Mode Combo Mode DVMT FIXED Memory When set to DVMT FIXED Mode the graphics driver will allocate a fixed amount of memory as dedicated graphics memory as well as allow more system memory to be dynamically allocated between the graphics processor and the operating system The choice 64MB 128MB Maximum DVMT Boot Display Device The choice Auto CRT TV DVL CRT amp DVI LVDS CRT amp LVDS Flat Panel Tvpe The choice 640x480 18 bit 800x600 18 bit 1024x768 18 bit 1280x1024 18 Dual 1400x1050 18 Dual 1600x1200 18 Dual 1280x768 18 bit 1680x1050 18 Dual 1920x1200 18 Dual 1280x800 18 bit 1280x600 1
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