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Chapter 3  Award BIOS Setup    21

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Award BIOS Setup

This chapter describes how to set the
card’s BIOS configuration data.

CHAPTER

Summary of Contents for PCA-6151

Page 1: ...PCA 6151 Half size Pentium CPU Card with VGA Controller ...

Page 2: ...ded in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable However Advantech Co Ltd assumes no responsibility for its use nor for any infringements upon the rights of third parties which may result from its use Acknowledgements Award is a trademark of Award Software International Inc IBM PC AT and VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Microsoft Windows and MS DOS are tr...

Page 3: ...se follow the instructions below carefully Technical Support We want you to get the maximum performance from your products If you run into technical difficulties we are here to help But please consult this manual first If you still can t find the answer gather all the information or questions that apply to your problem and with the product close at hand call your dealer Our dealers are trained and...

Page 4: ...ment materials service time and freight Please consult your dealer for more details If you think you have a defective product follow these steps 1 Collect all the information about the problem encountered e g type of PC CPU speed Advantech products used other hardware and software used etc Note anything abnormal and list any on screen messages you get when the problem occurs 2 Call your dealer and...

Page 5: ...n shipped 1 PCA 6151 CPU card 1 6 pin mini DIN keyboard PS 2 mouse adapter 2 Hard disk drive IDE interface cables 40 pin 1 Parallel 1 Serial port cable adapter 1 Floppy disk drive interface cable 34 pin If any of these items are missing or damaged contact your distributor or sales representative immediately ...

Page 6: ...er J29 9 COM2 setting for RS 232 422 485 J35 39 10 CMOS backup select 10 Buzzer enable disable 10 Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals 13 Enhanced IDE connectors CN4 15 VGA interface connection CN12 15 Floppy Drive CN8 16 Parallel Port CN5 16 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse CN14 17 Reset Switch J14 17 Hard Drive LED CN6 17 Serial Ports 17 RS 232 connection COM1 18 RS 232 422 485 connections COM2 19 Power connecto...

Page 7: ...SET features setup 28 Power management setup 29 Load BIOS defaults 30 Load setup defaults 30 Password setting 32 IDE HDD auto detection 32 Save Exit setup 32 Exit without saving 32 Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer 33 Appendix B Upgrading 35 Installing PC 104 modules 36 Installing DRAM SIMMs 37 ...

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Page 9: ...es background information on the PCA 6151 It then shows you how to configure the card to match your application and prepare it for installation into your PC Sections include Card specifications Board layout Safety precautions Jumper settings Installing DRAM SIMMs C H A P T E R ...

Page 10: ...ways acts as the arbiter between memory bus masters This system insures efficient memory allocation while substantially reducing the overall system cost On board features include one RS 232 port one RS 232 422 485 port one multi mode parallel ECP EPP SPP port a floppy drive control ler and a keyboard PS 2 mouse interface The built in high speed PCI IDE controller supports both PIO and bus master m...

Page 11: ...devices Supports PIO mode 4 and DMA bus master mode FDD interface Supports up to two floppy disk drives Parallel port Configured to LPT1 LPT2 LPT3 or disabled Supports multi mode parallel port SPP ECP EPP Serial ports Two 16C550 UARTs one RS 232 one RS 232 422 485 interface Watchdog timer Can generate a system reset or IRQ 15 Software enabled disabled Time interval is from 1 to 63 seconds jumperle...

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Page 13: ...ecting external devices to your card PCA 6151 Jumpers Number Function J2 CPU Power select J3 CPU Clock Ratio J4 CPU Clock Ratio J5 Clock select J6 Fan Power select J7 Watchdog timer invoke function J8 COM2 output select J9 COM2 output select J10 COM2 output select J11 COM2 output select J12 COM2 output select J13 CMOS Setup J14 Reset Input J16 Speaker connector PCA 6151 Connectors Number Function ...

Page 14: ...rush of power as you connect a jumper or install a card may damage sensitive electronic components 3 Always ground yourself to remove any static charge before you touch your CPU card Be particularly careful not to touch the chip connectors Modern integrated electronic devices especially CPUs and memory chips are extremely sensitive to static electric discharges and fields Keep the card in its anti...

Page 15: ...ard to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip often protected by a plastic cover that slides over the pins to connect them To close a jumper you connect the pins with the clip To open a jumper you remove the clip Sometimes a jumper will have three pins labeled 1 2 and 3 In this cas...

Page 16: ...to function properly the jumpers must be set to accommodate the CPU installed on the CPU card CPU type select J3 J4 J5 Pentium CPU J3 J4 J5 AMD K5 Cyrix M1 75 MHz 1 5 x 50 90 MHz 1 5 x 60 100 MHz 2 x 50 120 MHz 2 x 60 133 MHz 2 x 66 150 MHz 2 5 x 60 166 MHz 2 5 x 66 200 MHz 3 x 66 ...

Page 17: ...Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 9 CPU voltage select J1 J2 CPU voltage select J2 Voltage J2 3 3 V 3 45 V Watchdog Timer J7 Watchdog timer system reset IRQ 15 select J7 Reset default IRQ 15 J7 ...

Page 18: ...al COM2 settings for RS 232 422 485 J8 12 COM2 settings for RS 232 422 485 COM2 RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 J8 J9 J10 J11 J12 CMOS backup select J13 Battery Backup default Clean CMOS J13 Buzzer enable disable J16 Enable Disable J16 ...

Page 19: ... Single In line Memory Module sockets that hold the card s DRAM memory See the board layout diagram depicted earlier in this chapter You can use anywhere from 1 MB to 64 MB of DRAM with your PCA 6151 The card provides two 72 pin SIMM sockets that accept from 1 to 32 MB each The sockets numbered from 1 to 2 are arranged into two banks ...

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Page 21: ...als switches and indicators to the PCA 6151 board You can access most of the connectors from the top of the board while it is installed in the chassis If you have a number of cards installed or your chassis is very tight you may need to partially remove the card to make all the connections C H A P T E R ...

Page 22: ...ses you will simply need to connect a standard cable Warning Always completely disconnect the power cord from your chassis whenever you are working on it Do not make connections while the power is on Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by the sudden rush of power Only experienced electronics personnel should open the PC chassis Caution Always ground yourself to remove any static charge ...

Page 23: ...tion on the cable If you install two drives you will need to set one as the master and one as the slave You do this by setting the jumpers on the drives If you use just one drive you should set it as the master See the documentation that came with your drive for more information Connect the first hard drive to the other end of the cable Wire 1 on the cable should also connect to pin 1 on the hard ...

Page 24: ...iddle connects to the B floppy Parallel port connector CN5 The parallel port is normally used to connect the CPU card to a printer The PCA 6151 includes an on board parallel port accessed through a 26 pin flat cable connector CN5 The card comes with an adapter cable which lets you use a traditional DB 25 connector The cable has a 26 pin connector on one end and a DB 25 connector on the other mount...

Page 25: ...ED to connector CN6 to indicate when the HDD is active Marks on the circuit board indicate LED polarity Serial Ports The PCA 6151 offers two serial ports COM1 in RS 232 COM2 in RS 232 422 485 These ports let you connect to serial devices a mouse printers etc or a communication network You can select the address for each port For example 3F8H COM1 2F8H COM2 or disable it using the BIOS Advanced Set...

Page 26: ...Different devices implement the RS 232 standard in different ways If you are having problems with a serial device be sure to check the pin assignments for the connector The following table shows the pin assignments for the card s RS 232 port RS 232 connector pin assignments Pin Signal 1 DCD 2 RX 3 TX 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI ...

Page 27: ...2 RS 232 485 connector pin assignments Pin RS 232 RS 422 485 1 RLSD TX or DATA 2 DSR 3 RX TX or DATA 4 RTS 5 TX RX 6 CTS 7 DTR RX 8 RI 9 GND GND 10 NC NC Power connectors CN11 If you prefer not to acquire power through PCA 6151 s backplane via the gold H connectors CN11 also provide power input connectors for 5 V and 12 V Warning Before making the connection make sure the voltage is absolutely cor...

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Page 29: ...Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 21 3 Award BIOS Setup This chapter describes how to set the card s BIOS configuration data C H A P T E R ...

Page 30: ...AD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Time Date Hard Disk Type Setup program initial screen Award s BIOS ROM has a built in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This type of information is stored in battery backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when th...

Page 31: ...y and memory ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A5IFAK9 CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC Date mm dd yy Mon Oct 7 1996 Time hh mm ss 16 52 38 HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Primary Slave None 0 0 0 0 0 0 Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 15360K Other Memory 384K Video EGA VGA Halt On All Errors Total Memory 16384K E...

Page 32: ...nabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled External Cache Enabled CC000 CFFFF Shadow Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Disabled D0000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled Boot Sequence A C D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled DC000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Boot Up System Speed High Gate A20 Option Fast Typematic Rate Setting...

Page 33: ...normal POST procedures assumes Boot Sequence This function determines the sequence in which the computer will search the drives for the disk operating system i e DOS The default value is A C A C System will first search the FDD then the HDD C A System will first search the HDD then the FDD C CDROM A System will search the HDD CDROM then the FDD CDROM C A System will search the CDROM HDD then the F...

Page 34: ...lled by the keyboard controller or chipset hardware Fast Default Fast The A20 signal is controlled by Port 92 or chipset specific method Typematic Rate setting The typematic rate determines the characters per second accepted by the computer Typematic Rate setting enables or disables the typematic rate Typematic Rate Char Sec BIOS accepts the following input values character second for Typematic Ra...

Page 35: ...SWORD SETTING in the main menu At this point you will be asked to enter a password Simply hit the ENTER key to disable security When security is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely OS select for DRAM 64 MB This setting is underOS 2 system Video BIOS Shadow This determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM which is optional according to the chipset design When enable...

Page 36: ...rate 4 Ck DRAM Leadoff Timing 6 Ck Latency for CPU PCI 1 Ck MDLE Delay Timing ns 4 CPU PCI Burst Write Disabled DRAM RAS to CAS Delay 3 Ck CPU PCI Post Write Enabled RAS Active When Refresh 5 Ck VGA Shared Mem Size 1 MB CAS Delay in Posted WR 1 Ck VGA Mem Clock MHz 55 FP DRAM CAS Pr Timing 1 Ck Linear SRAM Support Disabled FP DRAM RAS Pr Timing 3 Ck EDO CAS Pulse Width R1 W2 Ck EDO CAS Precharge T...

Page 37: ...se Enable Standby Mode Disable IRQ13 Coprocessor Enable Suspend Mode Disable IRQ14 Hard Disk Enable PM Events IRQ15 Reserved Enable COM Ports Activity Enable LPT Ports Activity Enable Esc Quit Select Item HDD Ports Activity Enable F1 Help PU PD Modify PCI ISA Master Activity Enable F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color IRQ 15 Activity Enable F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults Power management Pow...

Page 38: ...P IRQ 14 assigned to Legacy ISA IRQ 15 assigned to Legacy ISA DMA 0 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 1 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 3 assigned to PCI ISA PnP Esc Quit Select Item DMA 5 assigned to PCI ISA PnP F1 Help PU PD Modify DMA 6 assigned to PCI ISA PnP F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color DMA 7 assigned to PCI ISA PnP F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Default PCI configuration Load BIOS defaults LOAD B...

Page 39: ...ch Master Secondary IDE Prefetch Disabled IDE Burst Mode Disabled IDE Post Write Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Esc Quit Select Item Onboard Parallel Mode ECP EPP F1 Help PU PD Modify ECP Mode Use DMA 3 F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Default Int...

Page 40: ...DE HDD AUTO DETECTION automatically self detect for the correct hard disk type Save Exit setup If you select this and press the Enter key the values entered in the setup utilities will be recorded in the CMOS memory of the chipset The microprocessor will check this every time you turn your system on and compare this to what it finds as it checks the system This record is required for the system to...

Page 41: ... Watchdog Timer The PCA 6151 is equipped with a watchdog timer that resets the CPU or generates an interrupt if processing comes to a standstill for whatever reason This feature ensures system reliability in industrial standalone and unmanned environments APPENDIX ...

Page 42: ... timer by rewriting the I O port 443 hex while simultaneously setting it When you want to disable the watchdog timer your program should read I O port 043 hex The following is an example of a program for the watchdog timer Step 1 Out 443h data REM Start and reset the watchdog timer Step 2 Your application task 1 Step 3 Out 443h data REM Reset the timer Step 4 Your application task 2 Step 5 Out 443...

Page 43: ...Appendix B Upgrading 35 B Upgrading This appendix gives instructions for increasing the capabilities of your CPU card It covers Installing PC 104 modules DRAM installation SIMMs APPENDIX ...

Page 44: ...nsity Solid State Disk modules PCM 3610 Isolated RS 232 422 485 module PCM 3640 4 Port RS 232 module PCM 3290 GPSmodule PCM 3660 Ethernet module PCM 3718 30 KHz A D module PCM 3724 48 channel DIO module PC 104 modules are produced by over a dozen manufacturers and the PC 104 form factor is being advanced as an appendix to the ISA bus standard If you want to make your own PC 104 module make sure th...

Page 45: ... bank assignment for the SIMM socket Bank SIMM socket s Size 1 SIMM1 72 pin 2 SIMM2 72 pin Youcanuse256KBx36 256KBx72 1MBx36 1MBx72 4MBx36or 4 MBx72 DRAM SIMMs Memory sizes The board accepts 1 MB 2 MB 4 MB 8 MB 16 MB and 32 MB 72 pin SIMMs The following table lists some of the different memory configurations for the PCA 6151 card SIMM 1 SIMM 2 Total 1 MB 1 MB 2 MB 2 MB 2 MB 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 8 MB 8 M...

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