Advantech PCA-6187 manual

PCA-6187 Full-sized PCI/ISA-bus socket 478 Pentium® 4/Celeron® processor-based CPU card User ’ s Manual[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual ii Copyright Notice This document is copyrighted, 2003, by Advan tech Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved. Advantech Co ., Ltd. reserves the right to make improve- ments to the products descri bed in this manual at any time withou t notice. No part of this m anual may be repro duced, copied, transl ated or transmit- ted in an[...]

iii 1.0.1 A Message to the Customer Advantech customer services Each and every Advantech pro duct is built to the most exacting specifica- tions to ensure reliable performance in the harsh and demanding condition s typical of industrial environ ments. Whether your new Advantech equipment is destined for the laboratory or the factory floor , you can[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual iv T able 1.1: PCA-6187 comparison table Model PCA-6187VE-00A1 PCA-6187VG-00A1 PCA-6187G2-00A1 PCA-6187F-00A1 VGA: Intel 865G integrated Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s USB 2.0 port 2 2 6 6 LAN 1: Intel 82562EZ 10/ 100Base-T Ye s N o N o N o LAN 1: Intel 82547 10/100/1000Base-T N o Ye s Ye s Ye s LAN 2: Intel 82541 10/100/1000Base-T No[...]

v 1.0.2 Product warranty Advantech warrants to you, the original purchaser , that each of its prod- ucts will be free from defects in material s and workmanshi p for two years from the date of purchase. This warranty does not apply t o any products which have b een repaired or altered by persons other than repair perso nnel authorized by Advantech,[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual vi 1.0.3 Initial Inspection Before you begin i nstalling your single board co mputer , please make sure that the following materials hav e been shipped: If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your distributor or sales representative immediately . W e hav e carefully inspected the PCA-6187 m echanically and el[...]

vii Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Co nfiguration ................................. 2 1.1 Introduction ............ ............................ ............ ........... ........ 2 1.2 Features .......... .............. .............. .............. .............. ........... 3 1.3 Specifications ......... .............. .............. .............. [...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual viii 2.4 Parallel Port (CN4) ............ ............... ................ ............... 19 2.5 USB Ports (CN6) ............. .............. .............. .............. ...... 20 2.6 VGA Connector CN7 ................. .............. .............. ......... 20 2.7 Ethernet Connector (CN8 and CN34) .....................[...]

ix 3.4.15 Security Option ........ ............. ............ ........... ........... ...... 32 3.4.16 APIC Mode ..... ........... .............. ........... ........... ........... .... 32 3.4.17 MPS Version Control For OS .... ........... ............. ........... 32 3.4.18 OS Select For DRAM > 64MB ........ ........... ............. .... 32 3[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual x 3.6.21 Parallel Port Mode . ............. ........... ............ ............. ...... 38 3.6.22 EPP Mode Selec t .................. ............ ........... ........... ...... 39 3.6.23 ECP Mode Use DMA ....... ........... .............. ........... ........ 39 3.6.24 PWRON After PWR-F ail ..... ............ ...........[...]

xi 4.3 Windows XP Driver Setup ................. ................. ............ 47 Chapter 5 VGA Setup ...................................................... 52 5.1 Introduction ......... ............................................................ 52 5.2 Dynamic Video Memory Tech nology................. ............ 52 5.3 Windows XP Driver Setup [...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual xii Table B.3:Parall el port connector (CN4) ..... ............. .. 102 B.4 USB Connector (CN6) ....................... .............. ............. 103 Table B.4:USB1/USB2 connector (CN6) ................... 103 B.5 VGA Connector (CN7) .................... .............. .............. . 103 Table B.5:VGA c onnector (CN7) [...]

1 CHAPTER 1 General Information[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 2 Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 1.1 Introduction The PCA-6187 Series all-in-one indu strial grade single board comp uter is a high performance and full-featured computing engine. It follows the PICMG 1.0 specification and meets mo st requirements for industrial applications. The PCA-6187 uses Intel's 865G chipset to[...]

3 1.2 Features 1. High performance: The PCA-6187 u ses Intel 865G chipset which offers high-bandwidth interfaces such as dual-channel DDR400 main memory , 800 MHz system bu s, integrated graphics controller with Intel® Extrem e Graphics 2 T echnology , Intel® Communica- tion Streaming Architecture feat uring a Dedicated Network Bus (DNB) interfac[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 4 • SA T A/EIDE hard disk drive interface: Supports up to two indepen- dent Serial A T A hard drives (up to 150MB/s) and two IDE hard disk drives or four enhanced IDE devi ces. Supports PIO mode 4 (16.67 MB/s data transfer rate) and A T A 33/66 /100 (33/66/100MB/s data transfer rate.) BIOS enabled/disabled. • Floppy dis[...]

5 1.3.5 Ethernet LAN • Supports single/dual 10/100Base-T n etworking or single/dual1 0/100/ 1000Base-T Ethernet netwo rking • Controller: • Single 10/100Base-T : Intel 82 562EZ • Single 10/1 00/1000Base-T : Intel 82547GI (CSA) • Dual 10/100/1000Base-T: Intel 82547GI (CSA) and Intel 825 41GI (PCI) 1.3.6 Ultra 160 SCSI • Provides dual cha[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 6 1.4 Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the PCA-6187 singl e board computer link it to external devices such as hard disk drives and a keyboard. In additi on, the board has a number of jumpers used to configure your system for your applica- tion. The tables below list the function of each of the board jumpers and con- ne[...]

7 Notice: The 4-pin ATX 12V power connector "ATX1" must be connected to the power supply to provide adequate power to the CPU card. Otherw ise system might be unstable. CN19 HDD LED connector CN20 A TX feature conne ctor CN21 A TX soft power switch (PS_ON) CN22 H W Monitor Alarm Close: Enable OBS Alarm Open: Disable OBS Al arm CN27 Extens[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 8 1.5 Board Layout: Jumper and Connector Locations Figure 1.1: Jumper and Connector locations[...]

9 Figure 1.3: SCSI daughter board Figure 1.2: I/O Connecto rs CN 9 CN 8 CN 7 CN 1 1 CN 31 CN 33 CN 34 CN 32 50 Pin for Ultra wide SCSI 68 Pin for Ultra 160 Adaptec AIC-7899 68 Pin for Ultra 160[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 10 1.6 PCA-6187 Block Diagram Figure 1.4: Intel 865G VGA port 2 ATA 100 ports 2 SATA ports 6 USB Ports Processor LAN1 Intel 82547/ 82562 DDR 266/333/400 DDR 266/333/400 DDR 266/333/400 DDR 266/333/400 Audio Codec BIOS Super IO Winbond W83627HF PCI to ISA Bridge ITE8888 LAN2 Intel 82541/ 82551 Hub Link 1.5 266MB/s Intel ICH5[...]

11 1.7 Safety Precautions Notice: Before install your PCA-6187 into a chassis, make sure that all components on both sides of the CPU card do not touc h any metal parts, especially the chassis wall and add-on card at the adjacent slot. Warning! Always completely disconnect the power cord from your chassis whenever you work with the hardware. Do not[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 12 1.8 Jumper Setti ngs This section provides instru ctions on how to configure your single board computer by setting the jumpers. It also includes the single board com- puter's default settings and your options for each jumper . 1.8.1 How to set jumpers Y ou can configure your single board com puter to match the needs[...]

13 1.9 System Memory The PCA-6187 has four sockets for 184-pin dual inlin e memory modules (DIMMs) in two separated memory chan nels. It can operate with single channel or dual channel modules. W e recommend to use dual channel mode to provid e optimized performan ce. All these sockets use 2.5 V unbuffered double data rate synchronous DRAMs (DDR SD[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 14 1.9.1 CPU FSB and memory speed The PCA-6187 can accept DDR SDRAM memory chips without parity . Also note: The PCA-6187 accepts PC2100 (DD R266), PC2700 (DDR 333) and PC3200 (DDR 400) DDR SDRAM, depen ding on the CPU front side bus frequency (FSB). Please refer below table for the relation- ship between the CPU FSB and me[...]

15 1.10 Memory Inst allation Procedures T o install DIMMs, first make sure the two handles of the DIMM socket are in the "open" position. i.e. Th e ha ndles lean outward. Slowly slide the DIMM module along the plastic guides on both ends of the socket. Then press the DIMM module right down int o the socket, until you hear a click. This is[...]

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17 Chapter 2 CHAPTER 2 Connecting Peripherals[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 18 Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 2.1 Introduction Y ou can access most of the connectors fr om the top of the board while it is installed i n the chassis. If you have a number of card s installed or have a packed chassis, you may need to pa rtially remove the card to make all the connections. 2.2 1st & 2nd (CN1, CN2)[...]

19 Chapter 2 2.3 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3) Y ou can attach up to two floppy disk dri ves to the PCA-6187's on board controller . Y ou can use 3.5" (720 KB, 1.44 MB ) drives. The single board computer comes wi th a 34-pin daisy-chain drive con- nector cable. On one end of the cable is a 34-pin flat-cable connector . On the other end are[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 20 1 of the cable is red or blue, and t he other wires are gray . Make sure that wire 1 corresponds to pin 1 of CN4. Pin 1 is on the upper right side of CN4. 2.5 USB Port s (CN6) The PCA-6187 provides up to six ports of USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface, which gives complete Plug & Play and hot swapping for up to 127[...]

21 Chapter 2 2.7 Ethernet Connector (CN8 and CN34) The PCA-6187 is equ ipped with si n gle/dual high-performance 32-bi t PCI-bus Ethernet interface, which is fully compliant with IEEE 802.3/u 10/100Mbps CSMA/CD and IEEE 802.3ab 1000Base-T standard s. It is supported by all major network o perating systems and is 1 00% Novell NE-2000 compatible. An [...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 22 2.9 PS/2 Keyboard/Mou se Connector (CN1 1/CN33) T wo 6-pin mini-DIN connectors (CN11 and CN33) on the card mounting bracket provide connection to a PS/2 keyboard and a PS/2 mouse, respec- tively . CN1 1 can also be connect ed to an adapter cable (P/N: 1700060202, available from Ad vantech) for connecting to bot h a PS/2 [...]

23 Chapter 2 2.1 1 CPU Fan Connector (CN14) If fan is used, this connector su pports cooling fans o f 500mA (6W) or less. 2.12 Front Panel Connectors (CN16, 17, 18, 19, 21&29) There are several external swit ches to monitor and control the PCA-6187 2.12.1 Power LED (CN16) CN16 is a 5-pin connector for the p ower on LED. Refer to Appendix B for [...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 24 2.12.3 Reset (CN18) Many computer cases offer the convenie nce of a reset button. Connect the wire from the reset button 2.12.4 HDD LED (CN19) Y ou can connect an LED to connector CN19 to indicate when the HDD is active. 2.12.5 A TX soft power switch (CN21) If your computer case is equipped wi th an A TX power su pply , [...]

25 Chapter 2 2.13 A TX feature connector (CN20) Connect to the CN1 on the Advantech backplane to enable the A TX func- tion, 5V stand-by . 2.14 AC-97 Audio interface (CN43) The PCA-6187 provides AC-97 audio through PCA -AUDIO-00A1 module from Advantech. 2.15 Serial A T A inte rface (SA0 and SA1) CN20 CN43 SA0 & SA1[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 26 In addition to the two EIDE interfaces (up to f our devices), the PCA-6187 features high performance serial A T A interface (up to 150MB /s) which eases cabling to hard drives with thin and long cables. 2.16 Connecting to SNMP -1000 remote manager Use the 6-pin to 8-pin cable to connect the single bo ard computer to SNMP[...]

27 Chapter 3 CHAPTER 3 A ward BIOS Setup[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 28 Chapter 3 A ward BIOS Setup 3.1 Introduction A ward’ s BIOS RO M has a built-in setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configu ration. This type of inform ation is stored in battery-backed memory (CMOS RAM) so that it retains th e setup information when th e power is turned o ff. 3.1.1 CMOS RAM Auto[...]

29 Chapter 3 3.2 Entering Setup T urn on the computer and press <Del > to allow you to enter the BIOS setup. 3.3 St andard CMOS Setup Choose the “Standard CMOS Features” option from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu, and the screen below will be displayed. This menu allows users to configure system components such as dat e, time, hard d[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 30 3.4 Advanced BIOS Features The “Advanced BIOS Features” scr een appears when choosing the “Advanced BIOS Features” item from th e “Initial Setup Screen” menu. It allows the user to configure the PC A-6187 according to his particular requirements. Below are some majo r items that are provided in the Advanced B[...]

31 Chapter 3 3.4.5 Quick Power On Self T est Allows the sy stem to skip certain tests while bo oting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. 3.4.6 First/Second/Third Boot Device The BIOS tries to load the OS with the devices in the sequence selected. Choices are: "Floppy", "LS120 ", "HDD-0", "SCSI&[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 32 3.4.15 Security Option Select whether the password is required every time the system bo ots or only when you enter setup. "System" The system will not boot, and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the p rompt. "Setup" The system will boot, but a ccess to Setup will[...]

33 Chapter 3 3.5.1 DRAM Timing Select able This item allows you to cont rol the DRAM speed. The selections are "Manual" or "By SPD". 3.5.2 CAS Latency Ti me This controls the latency between DDR RAM read command and the time that the data actually becomes av ailable. Leave this on the default setting. The options are "2&quo[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 34 3.5.7 System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h- FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. Howev er , if any pro- gram writes to this mem ory area, a system error may occur . The Choices: "Enabled", "Disabled". 3.5.8 V ideo Bios Cacheable Selecting E[...]

35 Chapter 3 3.6 Integrated Peripherals Figure 3.5: Integrated peripherals Figure 3.6: On-Chip IDE Device[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 36 3.6.1 IDE HDD Block Mode If your IDE hard drive supports bl ock mode select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of bl ock read/writes per sector the drive can support. This field is for systems with only SCSI drives. 3.6.2 On-Chip IDE Device IDE Primary (Secondary) Master/Slave PIO/UDMA Mode (Auto) Each[...]

37 Chapter 3 3.6.5 USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) con- troller and you have USB peripherals. The choices: "Enabled", "Dis- abled". 3.6.6 USB 2.0 Controller This entry is for disable/enable USB2 .0 controller only . The BIOS itself may/may not have high speed USB support. If the[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 38 3.6.12 Onboard FDC Cont roller When enabled, this field allo ws you to connect your floppy d isk drives to the onboard floppy disk drive connector instead of a separate controller card. If you want to use a dif ferent controller card to connect the floppy disk drives, set this field to Disabled. 3.6.13 Onboard Seri al Po[...]

39 Chapter 3 and at a speed faster than the maximu m data transfer rate. “ECP + EPP” allows normal speed operation in a two-way mode. 3.6.22 EPP Mode Select This field allows you to select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9. The choices: "EPP1.9", "EPP1.7". 3.6.23 ECP Mode Use DMA This selection is available only if yo u select “ECP[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 40 3.7.1 Power-Supply T ype Choose the power-supply type, the choices are "A T" and "A TX". 3.7.2 ACPI function The choice: "Enabled", "Disabled". 3.7.3 Power Management This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related to the following mo[...]

41 Chapter 3 3.7.9 CPU THRM-Throttling This field allows you to select the CPU THR M-Throttling rate. The choices: "75.0%", "5 0.0%", and "25. 0%". 3.7.10 Resume on LAN/PCI PME# T o enabled or disabl e the function to resume the system by PCI card or LAN. The Choice : "Enabled", "Disabled". 3.7.1 1 [...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 42 3.8.1 Reset Configuration Dat a Default is Disable. Select Enable to reset Extend ed System Configuration Data (ESCD) if you have inst alled a new add-on and system configura- tion has caused such a conflict that OS cannot boot. 3.8.2 Resources Controlled By The commands here are "A uto(ESCD)" or “Manual.” [...]

43 Chapter 3 3.9.4 Current CPUF AN Speed This shows you the curren t CPUF AN operating speed. 3.9.5 VCORE, +1.5V , VCC3, +5V , +12V , -12V , -5V , VBA T(V), 5VSB(V) This shows yo u the voltage of VCORE, +1.5V , VCC3, +5V , +12V , -12V , -5V , VBA T(V), and 5VSB(V). 3.10 Spread S pectrum Contro l Figure 3.12: Spread Spe ctrum Co ntrol scree n 3.10.1[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 44 Press <Enter>. 2. If the CMOS is good or if this option has been used to change the default passw ord, the user is asked for the password stored in the CMOS. The screen will display th e following message: Enter the current passw or d and press <Enter>. 3. After pressing <Enter> (ROM password) or the cu[...]

45 Chapter 4 CHAPTER 4 Chip set Sof tware Inst allation Utility[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 46 Chapter 4 Chip set Sof tware Inst all Utility 4.1 Before you begin T o facilitate the installation of th e enhanced display device drivers and utility software, you shoul d read the instructions in this chapter carefully before you attempt installatio n. The device drivers for the PCA-6187 board are located on the softwa[...]

47 Chapter 4 • Identification of Intel ® chipset components in the Dev ice Manager . • Integrates superior video features. These include filtered sealing of 720 pixel DVD cont ent, and MPEG-2 motion co mpensation for soft- ware DVD W indows 98SE W indows 2000 W indows Me W indows XP 4.3 Windows XP Driver Setup 1. Insert the driver CD into your[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 48 2. Click "Next" when you see the following message. 3. Click "Y es" when you see the following message.[...]

49 Chapter 4 4. Click "Next" when you see the following message. 5. When the following message appear s, click "Finish" to complete the installation an d restart W indows.[...]

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51 Chapter 5 CHAPTER 5 VGA Setup[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 52 Chapter 5 VGA Setup 5.1 Introduction The PCA-6187 has VGA onbo ard, you need to install the VGA driv er to enable the function. The Intel® 865G Graphics Memory Con troller Hub (the 865G GMCH) provides an integrated graphics accelerator delivering cost competitive 3D, 2D, and video capabilities. The GM CH contains an ext[...]

53 Chapter 5 DVMT dynamically responds to system requireme nts, and application demands, by allocating the pro per amount of display , texturing and buffer memory after the operating system ha s booted. For example, a 3D appli- cation when launched may require more vertex buffer memory to enhance the complexity of objects, or more texture memory to[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 54 installation procedure is for Windows XP . For other operati ng systems, please follow the on-scr een installation guide 1. Please click on "Next" to continue the installation[...]

55 Chapter 5 2. Y ou will see a welcome window . Please chick on "Next" to con- tinue the installation. 3. Click "Y es" when you see the following message.[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 56 4. Click on "Y es" to continue the installati on 5. Click "Finish" to comp lete the installation and restart the compu ter now or later .[...]

57 Chapter 6 CHAPTER 6 LAN Configuration[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 58 Chapter 6 LAN Configuration 6.1 Introduction The PCA-6187 features the 32-bit 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet network interface. This interface supports bus mastering archit ecture and auto- negotiation features. Therefore standard twisted-p air cabling with RJ-45 connectors for 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps and 1000 Mbps connections can [...]

59 Chapter 6 6.3 Inst allation The PCA-6187's onboard Ethernet inte rface supports all majo r network operating systems. However , the instal lation procedure varies with differ- ent operating systems. In the following sections, refer to the one that pro- vides driver setup procedure for the operating system you are using. 6.4 Win XP Driver Se[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 60 2. Select "I accept the terms in th e license agreement" and click "Next" to continue. 3. Click "Next" to continue.[...]

61 Chapter 6 4. Click "Install Software" to start the instal lation procedure. 5. The driver will be installed au tomaticall y and the LAN function will be enabled after the installation.[...]

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63 Chapter 7 CHAPTER 7 SCSI Setup & Configuration[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 64 Chapter 7 SCSI Setup & Configuration 7.1 Introduction The PCA-6187 is equipped with an Adaptec AIC-7 899 single-chip PCI- to-SCSI host ad apter which provide s a dual channel Ultra 160 multi- tasking interface between your comp uter .s PCI bus and SCSI devices (disk drives, CD-ROM drives, scanners, tape backups, remo[...]

65 Chapter 7 7.2 Underst anding SCSI SCSI (pronounced .scuzzy .) stands for Small Co mputer Systems Inter- face. SCSI is an industry standard computer interface for connecting SCSI devices to a common SCSI bus. A SCSI bus is an electrical pathway that consists of a SCSI interface installed in a computer and one or more SCSI devices. SCSI cables are[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 66 • If you are booting your computer from a SC SI hard disk drive con- nected to the SCSI bus, the Boot SC SI ID setting in the SCSISelect utility must correspond to the SCSI ID of the device from which you are booting. By default, the Boot SCSI ID is set to 0. W e recommend that you do not change this setting. • In W [...]

67 Chapter 7 7.5 Configuring the SCSI interface with SCSISelect SCSISelect, included with the CPU card, enables you to change SCSI set- tings without open ing the computer . SCSISelect also enables you to low- level format or verify the disk media of your SCSI hard disk drives. The following table lists the available and default settings for each S[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 68 Sync T ransfer Rate (MBytes/sec) 160, 80.0, 53.4, 40.0, 160 32.0, 26.8, 20.0, 16.0, 13.4, 10. 0 ASYN Initiate Wide Negotiation Y es, No Y es (enabled) Enable Disconnection Y es, No Y es (enabled) Send S tart Unit Command Y es, No Y es (enabled) Enable Write Back Cache2 N/C (No Change) N/C (No Change) Ye s , N o BIOS Mult[...]

69 Chapter 7 7.6 St arting SCSISelect Follow these steps to start SCSISelect: 1. T urn on or restart your system. D uring the startup process, pay careful attention to the messages that appear on your screen. 2. When the following message ap pears on your screen, press the Ctrl-A keys simultaneously (this me ssage appears for only a few seconds): P[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 70 SCSI Bus Interface Definitions • Host Adapter SCSI ID -(Default: 7) Sets the SCSI ID for the SCSI controller . The Adaptec SCSI contro ller AIC-7899 is set at 7, which gives the highest prio rity on the SCSI bus. W e recommend th at you do not change this setting. • SCSI Parity Checking -(Default: Enabled) When set t[...]

71 Chapter 7 • Enable Disconnection -(Default: Y es) When set to Y es, allows the SCSI device to disconnect from the SC SI bus. Leave the setting at Y es if tw o or more SCSI device is connected, changing the setting to No results in slightly b etter performan ce. • Send S tart Unit Command -(Default: Y es) When set to Y es, the Start Unit Comm[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 72 SCSISelect Utility by pressing <Ctrl> <A> after the SCSI card BIOS banner appears. • Extended BIOS T ranslation for DOS Drives > 1 GByte -(Default: Enabled) When set to Enabled , provides an extended translation scheme for SCSI hard disks with capac ities greater than 1 GByte. This setting is necessary o[...]

73 Chapter 7 • Disabled. No removable-media drives are treated as hard disk drives. Software drivers are requ ired because the drives are not controlled by the BIOS. • Boot Only . Only th e removable-media drive designated as the boot device is treated as a hard disk drive. • All Disks. All removabl e-media drives supported by the BIOS are tr[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 74 7.8 Inst allation under Windows 2000 If you are only using SCSI hard drives withou t any IDE HDD drive installed. Please follow these steps: 1. Insert W indows 2000 CD Disk. 2. Press F6 immediately when it di splays: “Set up is inspecting your computer ’ s h ardware configuration.” 3. Then it enter SCSI installatio[...]

75 Chapter 7 2. In the “System properties”, choos e “PCI SCSI Bus Controller .” Then click on “Properties.” 3. Click on "Update Driver"[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 76 4. Click on “Next” 5. Recommend to search for a better driver[...]

77 Chapter 7 6. If the SCSI driver is supplied in floppy disk, click on “Floppy disk drives.” Then, click on “Next.” If the SCSI driver is supplied in CD-ROM disk, click on “Specify a location:" then enter "E:Drv_SCSIAIC7899WindowsW in9X" 7. In the "Update Device Driver W izard" click on "Next."[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 78 8. The installation is completed. Cli ck on "Finish." 9. Click on "Y es" to restart the system.[...]

79 Chapter 8 CHAPTER 8 USB 2.0 Configuration[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 80 Chapter 8 USB 2.0 Configuration 8.1 Introduction The PCA-6187 is designed with Intel ICH5 which supports both U SB1.1 and USB 2.0 high-speed transmission. It still remains the compatibility with today's USB device. High-speed USB 2.0 provid es data transfer up to 480Mb/s which is 40 times faster than USB 1.1. It is [...]

81 Chapter 9 CHAPTER 9 Onboard Security Setup[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 82 Chapter 9 Onboard Security Setup 9.1 Introduction The PCA-6187's h ardware monitor is d esigned with Winbond W83782D. Onboard security (OBS) fun ctions monitor key hardware. They help yo u maintain your system's stabili ty and durability . The PCA-6187 can moni- tor 5 sets of system positive voltages, 2 sets of[...]

83 Chapter 9 9.2 Windows XP Driver Setup 1. Insert the driver CD into your system's CD-ROM drive. In a few seconds, the software installation main menu appears, as shown in the following figure. Click on the "Ins tall" button under the "OBS DRIVERS" heading. 2. Click "Next" when you see the following message.[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 84 3. Click "Next" when you see the following message. 4. Click "Next" when you see the following message.[...]

85 Chapter 9 5. Click "Next" to continue. 6. Click "Finish" when you see the followi ng message.[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 86 9.3 Using the OBS Hardwa re Doctor Utility After completing the setup, all th e OBS functions are permanently enabled. When a monitored reading exceeds safe limits, a warning mes- sage will be displayed and an error b eep tone will activate to attract your attention. OBS Hardware Doctor will show an icon on the right sid[...]

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89 Appendix A Appendix A Programming the W atchdog T imer[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 90 Appendix A Programming the watchdog A.1 Programming the W atchdog Timer The PCA-6187's watchd og timer can be used to monitor system so ftware operation and take correc tive action if the software fails to functio n after the programmed period. This section descri bes the operation of the watchdog timer and how to p[...]

91 Appendix A Unlock W83627H Select register of watchdog timer Enable the function of the watchdog timer Use the function of the watchdog time r Lock W83627HF[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 92 W atchdog Timer Registers Address of regis ter (2E) Attribute Read/Write V alue (2F) and description 87 (hex) ----- Write this addres s to I/O address port 2E (hex) twice to unlock theW83627HF 07 (hex) write Write 08 (hex) to select reg- ister of watchdog timer . 30 (hex) write Write 01 (hex) to enable the function of th[...]

93 Appendix A T able A.1: W atchdog ti mer registers A.1.4 Example Program 1. Enable watchdog timer and set 10 sec. as timeout interval ;-------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- -- Mov dx,2eh ; Unlock W83627HF Mov al,87h Out dx,al Out dx,al ;-------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- -- Mov al,07h ; Select [...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 94 ;-------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- -- Dec dx ; Set second as counting unit Mov al,0f5h Out dx,al Inc dx In al,dx And al,not 08h Out dx,al ;-------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- -- Dec dx ; Set time out interval as 10 seconds and start counting Mov al,0f6h Out dx,al In[...]

95 Appendix A ;-------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- -- Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al,30h Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,01h Out dx,al ;-------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- -- Dec dx ; Set minute as counting unit Mov al,0f5h Out dx,al Inc dx In al,dx Or al,08h Out dx,al ;-------- -[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 96 Out dx,al ;-------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- -- Mov al,07h ; Select registers of watchdog timer Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,08h Out dx,al ;-------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- -- Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al,30h Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,01h Out dx[...]

97 Appendix A Out dx,al ;-------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- -- Mov al,07h ; Select registers of watchdog timer Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,08h Out dx,al ;-------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- -- Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al,30h Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,01h Out dx,al ;-------- [...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 98 Out dx,al ;-------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- -- Mov al,07h ; Select registers of watchdog timer Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,08h Out dx,al ;-------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- -- Dec dx ; Enable the function of watchdog timer Mov al,30h Out dx,al Inc dx Mov al,01h Out dx[...]

99 Appendix B Appendix B I/O Pin Assignment s[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 100 Appendix B Pin Assignment s B.1 IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN1, CN2) T able B.1: IDE hard drive connector (CN1, CN2) Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 IDE RESET* 2 GND 3D A T A 7 4 D A T A 8 5D A T A 6 6 D A T A 9 7D A T A 5 8 D A T A 1 0 9 DA T A 4 10 DA T A 1 1 11 D ATA 3 1 2 D ATA 1 2 13 DA T A 2 14 DA T A 13 15 DA T A 1 16 DA [...]

101 Appendix B B.2 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3) T able B.2: Floppy dr ive connector (CN3) Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 2 FDHDIN* 3G N D 4 N / C 5 N/C 6 FDEDIN* 7 GND 8 INDEX* 9 GND 10 MOTOR 0* 1 1 GND 12 DRIVE SELECT 1* 13 GND 14 DRIVE SELECT 0* 15 GND 16 MOT OR 1* 17 GND 18 DIRECTION* 19 GND 20 STEP* 21 GND 22 WRITE DA T A* 23 GND 24 WRITE GA TE* 2[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 102 B.3 Parallel Port Connector (CN4) T able B.3: Parallel port connector (CN4) Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 STROBE* 14 AUTOFD* 2D 0 1 5E R R 3D 1 1 6I N I T * 4D 2 1 7 S L C T I N I * 5D 3 1 8 G N D 6D 4 1 9 G N D 7D 5 2 0 G N D 8D 6 2 1 G N D 9D 7 2 2 G N D 10 ACK* 23 GND 1 1 BUSY 24 GND 12 PE 25 GND 13 SLCT 26 N/C * low activ[...]

103 Appendix B B.4 USB Connector (CN6) B.5 VGA Connector (CN7) T able B.4: USB1/USB2 connector (CN6) Pin USB1 Signal Pin USB2 Signal 1+ 5 V 6 + 5 V 2 UV- 7 U V- 3 UV+ 8 UV+ 4G N D 9 G N D 5 Chassis GND 10 N /CA T able B.5: VGA connector (CN7) Pin Signal Pin Signal 1R E D 9 V C C 2 GREEN 10 GND 3B L U E 1 1 N / C 4N / C 1 2 S D T 5 GND 13 H-SYNC 6 G[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 104 B.6 COM1/COM2 RS-232 Se rial Port (CN9, CN10) B.7 Keyboard and Mouse Conn nector (CN1 1) T able B.6: COM1/2 RS-232 serial port (CN9/10) Pin Signal 1 DCD 2R X D 3T X D 4D T R 5G N D 6D S R 7R T S 8C T S 9R I[...]

105 Appendix B B.8 External Keyboard Connector (CN12) T able B.7: Keyboard and mouse conne ctor (CN1 1) Pin Signal 1 KB DA T A 2M S D A T A 3G N D 4V C C 5 KB CLOCK 6M S C L O C K T able B.8: External keyboard connecto r (CN12) Pin Signal 1C L K 2D A T A 3N C 4G N D 5 VCC[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 106 B.9 CPU Fan Powe r Connector (CN14) B.10 Power LED (CN16) Y ou can use an LED to indicate when the single board com puter is on. Pin 1 of CN16 supplies the LED's power , and Pin 3 is the gro und. T able B.9: CPU Fan Power Connector (CN14) Pin Signal 1 GND 2 +12V 3 Detec t T able B.10: Power LED and keylock conn (CN[...]

107 Appendix B B.1 1 External Spea ker Connector (CN17) The single board co mputer has its own buzzer . Y ou can also connect it to the external speaker on your comput er chassis. B.12 Reset C onnector (CN18) T able B.1 1: External Speaker Connector (CN17) Pin Function 1 Internal buzzer 2N C 3 Internal buzzer 4 S pea ker out T able B.12: Reset conn[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 108 B.13 HDD LED Connector (CN19) B.14 A TX Feature Connector (CN20) T able B.13: HDD LED connector (CN19) Pin Signal 1 IDE LED (LED-) 2V C C ( L E D + ) T able B.14: A TX feature connector (CN20) Pin Signal 1P S - O N 2V C C 3 VCCSB 1 1[...]

109 Appendix B B.15 A TX Sof t Power Switch (CN21)) B.16 H/W Monitor Alarm (CN22) B.17 AC-97 A udio Interface (CN43) T able B.15: A TX sof t power switch (CN21) Pin Signal 15 V S B 2P W R - B T N T able B.16: H/W mo nitor alarm (CN22) Pin Signal 1 Enable OBS alarm 2 Disable OBS alarm 1 1[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 110 B.18 SM Bus Connector (CN29) T able B.17: AC-97 Audio Interface (CN43) 1 VCC 2 GND 3 SYNC 4 BITCLK 5 SDOUT 6 SDIN0 7 SDIN1 8 AC-RST 9 +12V 10 GND 1 1 GND 12 N/C T able B.18: SM Bus Connector (CN 29) Pin Signal 1S M B _ D A T A 2S M B _ C L K 1[...]

111 Appendix B B.19 System I/O Port s T able B.19: System I/O ports Addr . range (H ex) Device 000-01F DMA controlle r 020-021 Interrupt controller 1, master 022-023 Chipset address 040-05F 8254 ti mer 060-06F 8042 (keyboard controller) 070-07F Real-time cl ock, non-maskable i nterrupt (NMI) mask 080-09F DMA page register 0A0-0BF Interrupt controll[...]

PCA-6187 User’s Manual 112 B.20 DMA Channel Assignment s B.21 Interrupt Assignment s T able B.20: DMA channel assignments Channel Functio n 0A v a i l a b l e 1A v a i l a b l e 2 Floppy disk (8-bit transfer) 3A v a i l a b l e 4 Cascade for DMA controller 1 5A v a i l a b l e 6A v a i l a b l e 7A v a i l a b l e T able B.21: Interrupt assignmen[...]

113 Appendix B B.22 1st MB Memory Map B.23 PCI Bus Map T able B.22: 1st MB memory map Addr . range (Hex) Device E0000h - FFFFFh BIOS CC000h - DFFFFh Unused C0000h - CBFFFh VGA BIOS A0000h - BFFFFh Video Memory 00000h - 9FFF Fh Base memory T able B.23: PCI bus map Function Signals Device ID INT# pin G NT REQ Onboard LAN1 INT E O n b o a r d L A N 2 [...]

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