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The Endeavor Plus

™

Single Board Computer

User’s Guide

Manual PN: 931-0000-03-A

February 2002

Summary of Contents for Endeavor Plus

Page 1: ...The Endeavor Plus Single Board Computer User s Guide Manual PN 931 0000 03 A February 2002...

Page 2: ...iability arising out of the application or use of the information or products described herein This document may contain or reference information and products protected by copyrights or patents and do...

Page 3: ...omputer xvii Rack Stability xviii Safety Standards xviii Regulatory Compliance Statements xix Guarantee and Warranty Policy xx Guarantee xx Limited Warranty xx Return Procedure xxi Limitation of Liabi...

Page 4: ...re 3 9 Flash BIOS 3 9 M systems Flash Disk 3 10 Installing DiskOnChip DOC 3 10 Watchdog Timer WDT Programming 3 11 Enable WDT Function 3 11 Initialize Re trigger and Stop WDT 3 11 Clear CMOS Operation...

Page 5: ...4 43 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Overview 5 3 BIOS Settings 5 3 Loading the Default Optimal Setting 5 3 Auto Detect Hard Disks 5 3 Improper Disable Operation 5 4 OS Diagnostics 5 6 ACPI Function in Win...

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Page 7: ...ure 1 1 Endeavor Plus 1 5 Figure 2 1 Endeavor Plus Jumper Locations 2 3 Figure 2 2 Endeavor Plus Connectors 2 6 Figure 3 1 JP3 AT ATX Power Select Jumper Pins 3 13 Figure 3 2 JP3 AT ATX Power Select J...

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Page 9: ...hen Working Inside a Computer xii Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge xiv When Operating a Computer xv Rack Stability xvi Safety Standards xvi Regulatory Compliance Statements xvii Guarantee an...

Page 10: ...x Preface This page intentionally left blank...

Page 11: ...amming guide for the Watchdog Timer t Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information provides definitions of setup parameters and describes how to get advanced BIOS performance and update the BIOS with the new rele...

Page 12: ...under Contact Us on our Web site www icsadvent com under Technical Support Detail any errors you find We will correct the errors or problems as soon as possible and post the revised manual in our onl...

Page 13: ...g any electrical component Disclaimer We have tried to identify all situations that may pose a warning or caution condition in this manual However ICS Advent does not claim to have covered all situati...

Page 14: ...rm t Use extreme caution when installing or removing components Refer to the installation instructions in this manual for precautions and procedures If you have any questions please contact ICS Advent...

Page 15: ...cting a peripheral device from the computer t When you disconnect a cable pull on its connector or on its strain relief loop not on the cable itself Some cables have a connector with locking tabs If y...

Page 16: ...unpacking a static sensitive component from its shipping carton do not remove the component s antistatic packing material until you are ready to install the component in a computer Just before unwrapp...

Page 17: ...from radiators and heat sources Do not block cooling vents or place chassis in a closed in wall unit t To help protect chassis from sudden transient increases and decreases in electrical power use a...

Page 18: ...or vibrated resulting in possible mechanical or electrical damage to the system or injury to personnel Safety Standards The product s described in this manual has met the safety requirements of Underw...

Page 19: ...quired to correct the interference at his or her own expense Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equi...

Page 20: ...receipt and in an as new and resalable condition The Return Procedure must be followed to assure a prompt refund Restocking Charges Product returned after 30 days and before 60 days of the purchase w...

Page 21: ...product s returned to ICS Advent for service or credit must be accompanied by a Return Material Authorization RMA Number Freight on all returned items must be prepaid by the customer who is responsib...

Page 22: ...t s liability shall in no event exceed the purchase price of the product purchased hereunder The foregoing limitation of liability shall be equally applicable to any service provided by ICS Advent or...

Page 23: ...Chapter 1 Introduction Contents System Features 1 3 Checklist 1 6 Product Specifications 1 7 System Architecture 1 10 System Block Diagram 1 12...

Page 24: ...dware monitor one IrDA port and one parallel port Two high performance 16C550 compatible UARTs provide 16 byte transmit receive FIFOs and the multi mode parallel port supports SPP EPP ECP function In...

Page 25: ...able 1 1 Endeavor Plus Family Feature Model Onboard 7892 Ultra 160 m SCSIHost Adapter Onboard 10 100 BaseT 82559 Ethernet Controller Onboard PCI to ISA Bridge DOC and ISA BUS support video 810 chipset...

Page 26: ...l 810E chipset Socket for Disk On Chip Floppy drive connector Two serial ports Parallel port connector Two IDE connectors SCSI connector optional Two 168 pin DIMM sockets Intel 82559 10 100 Base T Eth...

Page 27: ...SB connector filler panel t One Ultra 160 m SCSI 68 pin cable with SE LVD terminator VES model only t One CD with the 810e Graphic drivers supporting Windows 95 98 NT 4 0 Linux OS 2 Windows 3 1 LAN dr...

Page 28: ...ws PICMG standard 32 bit PCI and 16 bit ISA fully complies with PCI bus specification V2 1 t PCI IDE Interface Supports two enhanced IDE ports up to four HDD devices with PIO mode 4 and Ultra DMA 33 U...

Page 29: ...es one 32 pin socket for M systems Flash Disk up to 144MB t System Monitoring Feature Monitors CPU and system temperature operating voltage and fan status t High Driving Capability Supports high drivi...

Page 30: ...nts s Outline Dimension L X W 338 5mm 13 32 X 121 5mm 4 78 s PCB Layout Six layers s Power Requirements 5V 6 0A typ 12V 100mA 12V 30mA s Operating Temperature 0 o C to 60 o C 32 o F to 140 o F s Stora...

Page 31: ...extures preserving the benefits of standard AGP add in solutions Its 64 bit AGTL based host bus interface optimized 64 bit DRAM interface supports two 3 3V DIMMs at the maximum bus frequency of 100 MH...

Page 32: ...n and monitoring of the system temperature operating voltage and fan status The 82802 Firmware Hub stores system BIOS and video BIOS eliminating a redundant non volatile memory component There are two...

Page 33: ...k AIC 7892 ULTRA 160 m SCSI Intel 82559 10 100 BASE T PC87200 PCI to ISA Bridge BUFFER DiskOnChip IDE 1 IDE 2 TWO USB PORTS 82802AB FWH 82801AA ICH 241 BGA AGTL TERM 2UART LPT FDD IR Keyboard Mouse WD...

Page 34: ...Chapter 2 Hardware Settings Contents Overview 2 3 Jumpers 2 3 CPU Jumper Settings 2 4 Connectors 2 6 Pin Assignments 2 9...

Page 35: ...are designed to be user configurable allowing for system enhancement The others are used for testing purposes only and should not be altered Figure 2 1 Endeavor Plus Jumper Locations DIMM2 Socket 370...

Page 36: ...then configure the Watchdog Timer Controller option in BIOS Advanced Chipset Setup to determine when the first WDT trigger should be activated Please refer to Chapter 3 for details Note The FWH Firmw...

Page 37: ...e Enable Disable Short Enable NA Disable JP7 FWH Write Protection Short Disabled flashable NA Enabled non flashable JP8 SCSI Termination Short Disable NA Enable JP12 DiskOnChip Settings 1 2 D8000 D9FF...

Page 38: ...correct orientation Note red wires should be on opposite sides DIMM2 SCSI Interface J2 IDE 1 Primary J3 IDE 2 Secondary J6 Floppy Drive J4 Parallel Port J7 COM1 J9 COM2 J10 5 25 Drive Pwr J19 VGA J15...

Page 39: ...connector J8 Keyboard lock and power indicator J9 COM1 serial port 2 x 5 shrouded header J10 COM2 serial port 2 x 5 shrouded header J11 ATX power control interface Connect to ACPI compliant backplane...

Page 40: ...25 inch disk drive power Connector Connect to power supply J20 CPU Fan power connector J21 Chassis Fan power connector Monitors one tach fan J22 PS 2 keyboard connector 6 pin Mini DIN U28 Socket 370 P...

Page 41: ...14 38 LVDP15 39 LVDPHM 40 LVDM0 41 LVDM1 42 LVDM2 43 LVDM3 44 LVDM4 45 LVDM5 46 LVDM6 47 LVDM7 48 LVDPLM 49 Ground 50 SENSE_A Pull up 51 LVTRMPWR 52 LVTRMPWR 53 NA 54 Ground 55 LVATNM 56 Ground 57 LVB...

Page 42: ...6 9 Data 7 10 Acknowledge 11 Busy 12 Paper Empty 13 Printer Select 14 Auto Form Feed 15 Error 16 Initialization 17 Printer Select IN 18 Ground 19 Ground 20 Ground 21 Ground 22 Ground 23 Ground 24 Grou...

Page 43: ...ination to Ground J15 VGA DSUB 15 Connector Pin 1 R 2 G 3 B 4 NA 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 NA 10 Ground 11 NA 12 MONID1 13 HSYNC 14 VSYNC 15 MONID2 J16 External USB Interface Connector Pin...

Page 44: ...Power Connector Pin 1 Ground 2 12V 3 FAN_status pull up 5V J21 Chassis Fan Power Connector Pin 1 Ground 2 12V 3 FAN status pull up 5V J22 PS 2 Keyboard Connector 6 pin Mini DIN Pin 1 Keyboard Data 2 N...

Page 45: ...92 Ultra 160 m SCSI Host Adapter 3 6 Onboard Intel 810e Graphics Controller 3 7 Intel 82559 Fast Ethernet Controller 3 7 Onboard LED Indicator 3 8 810e Chipset ATA 66 3 8 Winbond Hardware Doctor Softw...

Page 46: ...e pin holes on the socket Make sure that the notched corner or dot mark pin 1 of the CPU corresponds to the socket s bevel end Then press the CPU gently until it fits into place If this operation is n...

Page 47: ...ove it from the socket 4 Follow the steps of installing a CPU to install another one or push the handling bar down to close the opened socket Configuring the System Bus Please note that the Endeavor P...

Page 48: ...nd lock integrity with the DIMM socket This will impact the system reliability Follow the normal procedure to install an SDRAM module into the memory socket Before locking the DIMM into place make sur...

Page 49: ...4 Attach cables to existing peripheral devices as appropriate and secure them to the chassis with the screw on the L bracket AIC 7892 Ultra 160 m SCSI Host Adapter The following table shows how to en...

Page 50: ...r the system will by default switch to an external VGA adapter if one is present The VGA driver is in the VGA directory of the Endeavor Plus CD t For Windows 95 98 use the installation files in Driver...

Page 51: ...the Endeavor Plus CD Note This driver only supports Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition Execute setup exe to complete the driver installation Also the 810e chipset supports the ATA 66...

Page 52: ...A warning message and beeping will occur if the current reading is outside of the upper and lower boundary values System information may be monitored and boundary values can be configured online thro...

Page 53: ...hip DOC with the pin holes on the socket Ensure that the notched corner or dot mark pin 1 of the DOC corresponds to the notched corner of the socket Press down on the DOC gently until it fits into pla...

Page 54: ...alize the WDT the system will reboot if no re trigger signal is given within a time out interval There are two methods to program the time out interval One is to specify it in the BIOS Advanced Chipse...

Page 55: ...the Clear CMOS function apply a jumper over JP1 This will not consume any power Then configure the Advanced Chipset Setup CMOS RAM Clear Function in the BIOS to Enabled Reboot the system to produce a...

Page 56: ...llow these steps 1 Select jumper pins 3 5 and 4 6 on JP3 AT ATX Power Select Figure 3 1 2 Connect JP2 ATX Power Button Interface to the momentary power switch on the chassis 3 Route ATX signals from t...

Page 57: ...e steps 1 Select jumper pins 1 3 and 2 4 on JP3 AT ATX Power Select Figure 3 2 2 Make sure that JP2 ATX Power Button Interface is not connected 3 Make sure that J11 ATX Power Control Connector is not...

Page 58: ...17 Advanced Chipset Setup Menu 4 20 Power Management Setup Menu 4 23 ACPI Standby State 4 23 S1 Sleeping State 4 23 S3 Sleeping State 4 23 PCI Plug n Play PnP Setup 4 27 Peripheral Setup 4 29 Hardwar...

Page 59: ...bort the startup Entering Setup Turn on or reboot the computer When the message Hit DEL if you want to run SETUP appears press the Del key immediately to enter BIOS Setup program If the message disapp...

Page 60: ...e next field to the left above below or right Enter Select in the current field Increases Decreasess a value Esc Close the current operation and return to previous level PgUp Returns to the previous o...

Page 61: ...Rights Reserved Standard CMOS SETUP Advanced CMOS SETUP Advanced Chipset SETUP Power Management SETUP PCI Plug and Play SETUP Peripheral SETUP Hardware Monitor SETUP Auto Detect Hard Disks Change Use...

Page 62: ...s Optimal Default Failsafe Default Other Options Quick Boot Enabled Disabled 1st Boot Device IDE 0 IDE 0 IDE 1 IDE 2 IDE 3 Floppy CDROM ATAPI ZIP LS 120 SCSI SetupNetwork 2nd Boot Device Floppy Floppy...

Page 63: ...riteBack WriteBack WriteThru Disabled L2 Cache WriteBack Disabled WriteThru System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Disabled C000 16K Shadow Cached Cached Enabled Disabled D000 16K Shadow Disabled Disabled Cach...

Page 64: ...y Closed Closed Open Memory Hole Disabled Disabled 15MB 15MB DRAM Tras Trc Cycle Time 5 7 5 7 6 8 Address Setup Time SCLKs 1s 1 0 CAS Latency 3 SCLKs 3 SCLKs 2 SCLKs SDRAM RAS to CAS delay 2 SCLKs 2 S...

Page 65: ...ay Cache Memory Enabled Enabled Disabled Paging Mode Control Open Open Close RAS to CAS Default Default Override CAS Latency Slow Slow Fast RAS Timing Slow Slow Fast RAS Precharge Timing Slow Slow Fas...

Page 66: ...n Mode Stand By Disabled Stand By Standby Time Out Minutes Disabled Disabled 1 2 4 8 10 20 30 40 50 60 Min Suspend Time Out Minutes Disabled Disabled 1 2 4 8 10 20 30 40 50 60 Min Throttle Slow Clock...

Page 67: ...ore Ignore Monitor Power Button Function On Off On Off Suspend Resume On Ring Enabled Enabled Disabled PME Function Support Disabled Disabled Enabled Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled Disabled Enabled RTC...

Page 68: ...d Serial Port A Auto Auto 3F8h COM1 2F8h COM2 3E8h COM3 2E8h COM4 Disabled Onboard Serial Port B Auto Auto 3F8h COM1 2F8h COM2 3E8h COM3 2E8h COM4 Disabled Serial Port B Mode Normal Normal IrDA 1 6us...

Page 69: ...Channel N A N A Auto Mouse Power On Function Disabled Disabled Left button Right button Keyboard Power On Function Disabled Disabled Any key Power Key Specific Key Specific key for Power On N A N A Pa...

Page 70: ...Priority Auto Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 PCI Slot2 IRQ Priority Auto Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 PCI Slot3 IRQ Priority Auto Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 PCI Slot4 IRQ Priority Auto Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 DMA Channel 0 PnP...

Page 71: ...EISA IRQ10 PCI PnP PCI PnP ISA EISA IRQ11 PCI PnP PCI PnP ISA EISA IRQ12 PCI PnP PCI PnP ISA EISA IRQ14 PCI PnP PCI PnP ISA EISA IRQ15 PCI PnP PCI PnP ISA EISA Table 4 7 PCI PnP Setup Defaults Contin...

Page 72: ...Auto detect BIOS Setup Items Optimal Default Failsafe Default Other Options CPU Ratio Selection 5 0x 2 0x Safe 3 4 5x 5 5 8x System Hardware Monitor Current CPU Temperature Current System Temperature...

Page 73: ...specified below Quick Boot Select Disabled for normal booting or for quicker booting select Enabled to skip minor BIOS test items Boot Up Sequence Six items determine which drive the computer searches...

Page 74: ...takes effect after changing the setting Supervisor Password t Entering the current user password in Change User Password will force the system to check the password before running Setup The system wil...

Page 75: ...dow Memory Each segment provides three options for a faster adapter s ROM execution Disabled Enabled and Cached This shadow function is chipset oriented and depends on your system s hardware features...

Page 76: ...pport for a USB keyboard without the auxiliary driver in the DOS environment DRAM Page Closing Policy This option controls whether the graphics and memory controller hub will pre charge one or all ban...

Page 77: ...memory performance Graphics Mode Select This option selects memory space that is used by the video BIOS for handling support of VGA when no GMCH graphics driver is present e g a DOS boot Display Cach...

Page 78: ...ts of local memory RAS Timing This option controls the RAS active to precharge and refresh to RAS active delay RAS Precharge Timing This option controls the RAS precharge in local memory clocks Watchd...

Page 79: ...hrottle Slow Clock Ratio placing the processor into the stop clock state The system clocks PCI and CPU continue to run during the sleeping state Any wakeup event should cause the hardware to de assert...

Page 80: ...rallel Port Floppy Pri HDD and Sec HDD independently It is also used to control the CPU throttle running function None of the sub items will operate when either Stanby Timeout or Suspend Timeout are d...

Page 81: ...Suspend timeout timers if activity occurs on the specified IRQ No monitoring activity occurs if the option is set to Ignore The settings for each of these options are Monitor or Ignore Power Button Fu...

Page 82: ...4 26 BIOS Setup Information Resume On RTC Alarm This option controls an unattended or automatic system power up t RTC Alarm Date t RTC Alarm Hour t RTC Alarm Minute t RTC Alarm Second...

Page 83: ...95 is PnP aware Set this option to No if the operating system such as DOS OS 2 Windows 3 x does not use PnP You must set this option correctly or PnP aware adapter cards installed in your computer wi...

Page 84: ...IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 and Auto AMIBIOS automatically determines the IRQ priority DMA Channel 0 1 3 5 6 7 These options specify whether the named DMA channel is available for use on the ISA EISA bus or...

Page 85: ...resource assignments of two onboard serial interfaces SIO1 and SIO2 The following lists show current options in Onboard Serial Port A Port B Auto cannot set serial I O resources by manual operation D...

Page 86: ...the Parallel Port Mode ECP and EPP are both bi directional data transfer schemes that adhere to the IEEE P1284 specifications This Parallel Port Mode includes four options Normal Bi Dir EPP and ECP T...

Page 87: ...d if the Onboard Parallel Port option is not set to Disabled This option sets the IRQ used by the parallel port Parallel Port DMA Channel This option is only available if Onboard Parallel Port is set...

Page 88: ...ting the Frequency Multiple here will have no effect This option sets the Frequency Multiple between the CPU s internal and external frequencies This must be set in conjunction with CPU Bus Frequency...

Page 89: ...e POST the BIOS signals a checkpoint by issuing one code to I O address 80H This code can be used to establish how far the BIOS has executed through the power on sequence and what test is currently be...

Page 90: ...ing memory sizing D4 Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the stack next D5 Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The INIT code is copied to segm...

Page 91: ...itializing the floppy drive EE Looking for a diskette in drive A and reading first sector of the diskette EF A read error occurred while reading the floppy disk in drive A F0 Searching for the AMIBOOT...

Page 92: ...yboard BAT command is issued 0C The keyboard controller input buffer is free Issuing the BAT command to the keyboard controller 0E The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified Performi...

Page 93: ...tem static output devices if present 2B Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configuration before the video ROM test 2C To look for optional video ROM and transfer control 2D The v...

Page 94: ...the total system memory size 46 The memory wrap around test has been completed The memory size calculation has been done Writing patterns to test memory 47 The memory pattern has been written to exten...

Page 95: ...size information 53 The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved Entering real mode 54 Shutdown was successful The CPU is in real mode Disabling the Gate A20 line parity and the NMI 57...

Page 96: ...size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing Setup 86 Password checked About to do programming before Setup 87 The programming before Setup has completed Uncomp...

Page 97: ...data area and printer base address 9A Return from setting the timer and printer base address Setting the RS 232 base address 9B Returned from setting the RS 232 base address Performing any required i...

Page 98: ...h A9 Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control Performing any initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control AA Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying th...

Page 99: ...ility to update the onboard BIOS for future BIOS versions Please contact ICS Advent to get this utility if necessary Note Remark or delete any installed Memory Management Utility such as HIMEM SYS EMM...

Page 100: ...Contents Overview 5 3 BIOS Settings 5 3 Loading the Default Optimal Setting 5 3 Auto Detect Hard Disks 5 3 Improper Disable Operation 5 4 OS Diagnostics 5 6 ACPI Function in Windows 98 5 6 Display Se...

Page 101: ...commended that you proceed to the boot up sequence by pressing the DEL key and entering the BIOS Setup menu to set up a stable BIOS configuration Loading the Default Optimal Setting When prompted with...

Page 102: ...ne of these two devices needs to be configured as a slave device to prevent a detection failure of the IDE devices There cannot be two IDE devices configured as the master devices at the same time Imp...

Page 103: ...Port Parallel Port 8 CMOS Clock 9 Nothing 10 Nothing 11 Nothing 12 PS 2 mouse 13 Data Processor 14 Primary IDE Controller 15 Secondary IDE Controller Note Onboard PCI devices will occupy resources as...

Page 104: ...ture Display Setup By default any Windows Operating System starts with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels and a 16 color display Please load the display driver provided in the Endeavor Plus CD to maximi...

Page 105: ...ility or to install a second network interface card NIC insert the NIC into the backplane or single board computer 2 Install the network adapter manually in the Control Panel Network Adapter directory...

Page 106: ...Appendix A WDT Programming Contents General Description A 3 Related CR for WDT Programming A 5 WDT Programming Guide A 6...

Page 107: ...configuration registers 3 Exit the extended function mode For instance 1 Enter extended function mode MOV DX 3F0H MOV AL 87H CLI disable interrupt OUT DX AL JMP 2 OUT DX AL STI enable interrupt 2 Con...

Page 108: ...with CR CR30 CRF5 t When LDNR CR07 00h you can program the CR30 CRF5 related to FDC feature t Logical Device 1 LD1 Parallel Port with CR CR30 CRF0 t LD2 UART A Serial Port 1 with CR CR30 CRF0 t LD3 UA...

Page 109: ...inutes FEh 253 5 minutes FFh 254 5 minutes When writing a non zero value to LD8 CRF2 this value will be loaded into WD counter and start to count down Read this register can not get the WDT time out p...

Page 110: ...Pxyh Program WDT time out period and start count down xy 00 No WDT time out and counting xy 01 WDT time out 30 sec and starts counting d Read CRF4 b0 if needed 0 WDT counting 1 WDT time out happened 3...

Page 111: ...08H AND AL 0FBH MOV AH AL MOV DX 3F0H MOV AL 2CH OUT DX AL MOV DX 3F1H MOV AL AH OUT DX AL CR2C b 3 2 P 1 0 MOV DX 3F0H MOV AL 07H OUT DX AL point to Logical Device Number Register MOV DX 3F1H MOV AL...

Page 112: ...3 Exit extended function mode MOV DX 3F0H MOV AL 0AAH OUT DX AL REMARK I O PORT 3F0h Index port for programming CR 3F1h Data port for programming CR LD8 CRF2 P02h Program CR index F2h of Logical Devi...

Page 113: ...1000 4 4 1995 EFT Immunity for AC and I O Lines EN 60950 1992 Safety of Information Technology Equipment The technical documentation required to demonstrate this product meets the requirements of the...

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