PCA-6289 Socket 604 Dual Xeon™/LV Xeon™ Full-sized Processor Card with PCI-X/DDR/VGA/ Dual GbE/400 or 533 MHz FSB User’s Manual
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Important Safety Information SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This device complies with the requirements in part 15 of the FCC rules: Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration ................................ 2 1.1 1.2 1.3 Introduction ....................................................................... 2 Features ............................................................................. 2 Specifications .................................................................... 3 1.4 Jumpers and Connectors.................................................... 5 1.6 PCA-6289 Block Diagram ...............................................
2.4.13 2.4.14 2.4.15 2.4.16 2.4.17 2.5 Advanced Chipset Features:............................................ 20 2.5.1 2.5.2 2.5.3 2.5.4 2.6 Figure 2.4:Advanced chipset features screen .............. 20 System BIOS Cacheable .............................................. 20 Video BIOS Cacheable ................................................ 21 Memory Hole at 15M-16M .......................................... 21 Delayed Transaction ....................................................
2.11 2.12 2.13 Chapter 3 VGA Setup ..................................................... 30 3.1 3.2 Chapter Figure 3.1:Installing VGA Driver ................................ 31 Installing Intel Chipset Software..................................... 34 5 LAN Configuration ....................................... 40 5.1 Chapter Before you begin ............................................................. 30 Installing VGA Driver.....................................................
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CHAPTER 1 General Information 1
Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 1.1 Introduction The PCA-6289 Series all-in-one industrial grade single board computer is a high performance and full-featured computing engine. It follows the PICMG 1.0 specification and meets most requirements for industrial applications. The PCA-6289 uses Intel's E7501 chipset to support dual Intel Socket 604 Xeon™/ LV Xeon™ processors with 533/400 MHz front side bus. The dual channel DDR 200/266 SDRAM interface provides bottle neck free memory bandwidth up to 4.2 GB/s.
3. Supports Hyper-Threading : This allows HT-enabled Xeon™ / LV Xeon™ processors to process two threads simultaneously. By building two logical processors into a single physical processor, the performance and utilization of the processor resource will both increase. Users can obtain a higher CPU performance while HyperThreading is enabled. 1.3 Specifications 1.3.1 System • CPU: Dual Intel® socket 604 Xeon™ / LV Xeon™ processors up to 3.06 GHz, FSB 400/533 MHz; suppports Intel Hyper-Threading technology.
• ISA bus: Support ISA high drive. PCI-to-ISA bridge: ITE IT8888. • AC-97 Audio: AC-97 2.0 output, 10 pin header x 1. • USB port: Supports up to four USB 1.1 and transmission rate up to 12Mbps; available through two-port USB Cable with Bracket or Front panel USB cable. 1.3.4 VGA interface • Controller: ATi Rage XL VGA controller. • Display memory: Graphic controller chip integrate 8MB frame buffer memory. 1.3.
1.4 Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the PCA-6289 single board computer link it to external devices such as hard disk drives and a keyboard. In addition, the board has a number of jumpers used to configure your system for your application. The tables below list the function of each of the board jumpers and connectors. Later sections in this chapter give instructions on setting jumpers. Chapter 2 gives instructions for connecting external devices to your single board computer. Table 1.
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1.5 Board Layout: Jumper and Connector Locations Figure 1.
1.6 PCA-6289 Block Diagram Xeon Processor 1 Xeon Processor 0 400/533 MHz FSB DDR 200/266 G-LAN1 : Intel 82545EM DDR 200/266 Intel E7501 DDR 200/266 Channel B DDR 200/266 64-bit/66MHz PCI-X DMA 33/66/100 4 USB Ports USB 1.1 Audio Codec AC-97 2.0 32bit/33MHz PCI Bus 2 ATA 100 ports 16-bit HI 2.0 8-bit HI 1.5 Backplane Intel P64H2 266 MB/Sec 64-bit/100MHz PCI-X Bus G-LAN2 : Intel 82545EM Channel A ICH3-S LPC Bus Super I/O iTE IT8712 BIOS Figure 1.
1.7 Safety Precautions Warning! Always completely disconnect the power cord from your chassis whenever you work with the hardware. Do not make connections while the power is on. Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by sudden power surges. Only experienced electronics personnel should open the PC chassis. Caution! Always ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching the single board computer. Modern electronic devices are very sensitive to static electric charges.
1.8 Jumper Settings This section provides instructions on how to configure your single board computer by setting the jumpers. It also includes the single board computer's default settings and your options for each jumper. 1.8.1 How to set jumpers You can configure your single board computer to match the needs of your application by setting the jumpers. A jumper is a metal bridge that closes an electrical circuit.
1.9 System Memory The system memory is provided by DIMM’s (Dual In-line Memory Modules) on the CPU board. The CPU board contains two memory banks: Bank 0 and 1, corresponding to connector DIMM1, DIMM2. The table below shows possible DIMM configurations for the memory banks. Please be noted that the PCA-6289 supports 8 GB DDR SDRAM. Configurations using different brands of memory modules are not recommended. Table 1.
DIMM3 (green sockets). If additional memory is to be used, another matched pair of DIMMs have to be installed in DIMM2 & DIMM4 (purple sockets). "Matched pair of DIMMs" means: same in speed (DDR200, DDR266), same in size (128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB or 2GB), same in chip density (128 Mb, 256Mb or 512Mb) and same in CSA latency. Any other memory configuration will result in single channel memory operation. 1.
Table 1.5: Installing the heatsink Step 1 Insert the fan in the CPU bed. Step 2 As shown in the picture, screw tight Step 3 Then get the fan connector connected.
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CHAPTER 2 Award BIOS Setup 15 Chapter 2
Chapter 2 Award BIOS Setup 2.1 Introduction 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-up memory (CMOS RAM) so that it retains the setup information when the power is turned off. 2.2 Entering Setup Turn on the computer and press to allow you to enter the BIOS setup. Figure 2.1: Award BIOS Setup initial screen 2.
Figure 2.2: Standard CMOS features screen 2.4 Advanced BIOS Features The “Advanced BIOS Features” screen appears when choosing the “Advanced BIOS Features” item from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu. It allows the user to configure the PCA-6289 according to his particular requirements. Below are some major items that are provided in the Advanced BIOS Features screen. A quick booting function is provided for your convenience.
Figure 2.3: Advanced BIOS features screen 2.4.1 Hard Disk Boot Priority Select hard disk boot device priority. 2.4.2 Virus Warning Enable virus warning, the commands are "Enabled" or "Disabled". 2.4.3 CPU L1 & L2, L3 Cache Enabling this feature speeds up memory access. The commands are “Enabled” or “Disabled.” 2.4.
2.4.7 Boot Other Device To boot another device, choose "Enabled" or "Disabled". 2.4.8 Swap Floppy Drive If the system has two floppy drives, choose "Enabled" to assign physical drive B to logical drive A and vice-versa. The commands are “Enabled” or “Disabled.” 2.4.9 Boot Up Floppy Seek Selection of the command “Disabled” will speed the boot up. Selection of “Enabled” searches disk drives during boot up. 2.4.10 Boot Up NumLock Status This feature selects the “power on” state for NumLock.
. Note: To disable security, select “PASSWORD SETTING” in the main menu. At this point, you will be asked to enter a password. Simply press to disable security. When security is disabled, the system will boot, and you can enter Setup freely. 2.4.16 APIC Mode This setting allows you to enable the APIC mode, the choice is “Disabled” or “Enabled.” 2.4.17 MPS Version Control For OS This reports if an FDD is available for Windows 95. The selections are "1.1" or "1.4." 2.
2.5.2 Video BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h, resulting in better video performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. The choices : Enabled, Disabled. 2.5.3 Memory Hole at 15M-16M In order to improve performance, certain space in memory is reserved for ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory. The choices: Enabled, Disabled. 2.5.
2.6.1 On-Chip IDE Device The system chipset contains IDE HDD Block mode, and a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE Primary (Master & Slave) PIO’s and two IDE Primary (Master & Slave) UDMA’s, and two IDE Secondary (Master & Slave) PIO’s and two IDE Secondary (Master & Slave) UDMA’s. Select Enabled to activate the primary and/or secondary IDE interface. Select Disabled to deactivate this interface if you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface. 2.6.
2.6.9 Onboard Parallel Port This feature allows you to select the I/O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port. The default I/O address of 387h and IRQ of 7 should work well in most cases. Unless you have a problem with the parallel port, you should leave it at the default settings. The choices: 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, and Disabled. 2.6.10 Parallel Port Mode The choices available include SPP, EPP, ECP and ECP+EPP. 2.6.
2.6.13 Power Supply Type The choices: AT, ATX. 2.6.14 ACPI Function The ACPI standard (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) allows the operating system to directly check the functions of energy saving and the PnP (Plug and Play) functionality. The ACPI functions are normally activated by the BIOS. The choices are: Enabled and Disabled. 2.6.
2.6.20 Soft-Off by PWRBTN (Power Button) Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft-Off state when the system “hangs”. The available choices are Delay 4 Seconds, Instant Off. 2.6.21 Wake up on LAN 1 When the system enters a Soft-off mode (Standby power exists but system is not working), it will wake up system when specific signals occurred. The BIOS monitors the system for “activity” to determine when to enable power management.
2.7 PnP/PCI Configurations. Figure 2.7: BIOS -- PnP/PCI Configurations 2.7.1 Reset Configuration Data Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on Card and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot. The choices: Enabled, Disabled. 2.7.
2.8 PC Health Status Figure 2.8: BIOS- PC Health Status After you have read the PC Health Status, press the key to go back to the main program screen. 2.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail-safe defaults for all appropriate items in the whole setup utility. Use this option if you have changed your system and it does not operate correctly or does not power up. 2.
2.11 Set Supervisor/User Password The Supervisor/User Password utility sets the password. The mainboard is shipped with the password disabled. If you want to change the password, you must first enter the current password, then at the prompt enter your new password. The password is case sensitive. You can use up to eight alphanumeric characters. Press after entering the password. At the next prompt, confirm the new password by retyping it and pressing again.
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Chapter 3 VGA Setup 3.1 Before you begin The PCA-6289 series comes with a driver installation CD-ROM that enables you to install VGA driver software, Intel chipset software, and LAN.
3.2 Installing VGA Driver Figure 3.1: Installing VGA Driver Step 1 Double click the folder of VGA. The menu will display. Select the folder of J5.30.0_CD09_ RXL_N-WDM for Windows 2000 operating system. Step 2 After the menu displays, select the SETUP icon. Step 3 Click NEXT to continue with the Setup program.
Step 4 To install ATI software, you must accept this agreement. Click YES to continue Setup. Step 5 Please select the component you want to install and then click NEXT. Step 6 An installation wizard will inform successful completion of driver software installation and ask you to restart your computer. Select "Yes, I want to restart my computer now," and then click Finish. After your computer reboots, VGA driver is already setup in your computer.
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Chapter 4 Chipset Software Installation Utility 4.
Step 3 Click Next to install INF.
Step 6 Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now. Then click Finish. INF is installed. Step 7 Click Yes to continue.
Step 9 Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now. Then click Finish. INF is installed.
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CHAPTER 5 LAN Configuration 39 Chapter 5
Chapter 5 LAN Configuration 5.1 Installation Step 1 After the folder of LAN driver displays, click it. Step 2 Double click the Autorun Icon Step 3 Click Install Base Driver.
Step 4 Click OK to continue Step 5 Click NEXT to continue Step 6 Click NEXT after accepting the license agreement.
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CHAPTER 6 USB 1.
Chapter 6 USB 1.1 Configuration 6.1 Installation Step 1 Choose the setup type that best suits your needs and then click NEXT. Step 2 Click INSTALL to begin installation. Step 3 Click FINISH to exit after the installation.
Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer 45 Appendix A
Appendix A Programming the watchdog A.1 Programming the Watchdog Timer The PCA-6289's watchdog timer can be used to monitor system software operation and take corrective action if the software fails to function after the programmed period. This section describes the operation of the watchdog timer and how to program it. A.1.1 Watchdog Timer Working Procedure Watchdog Timer (WDT) is a special hardware device that monitors the computer system during normal operation.
Table A.2: WDT Control Register Bit Definition A.1.3 Watchdog Timer Programming Procedure Power On or Reset the System The initial value of WDT Control Register (D3~D0) is zero (0), when power is on or the system has been reset. The following table indicates the initial value of WDT (00000000b ) : Table A.3: WDT Control Register Initial Value Bit Value Mean 3 0 Disable Watchdog Timer 2,1,0 000 Select 64 second A.1.
Note: This register writes to WDT configuration port. Set WDT Control Register to control the WDT working mode. The initial value of WDT Control Register is shown as follows: Follow these instructions to set the register: 1. Select the time-out intervals of WDT (decide the values of D2, D1, D0 in F2 ) Example: If D2~D0 = 0, the time-out interval is 64 seconds. 2. Enable or Disable WDT ( decide D3 value in F2) i.e. D3=0, Disables WDT i.e.
After finishing the above settings, you must output the Control Register’s value to WDT Configuration Port. Then WDT will start according to the above settings.
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Appendix B I/O Pin Assignments 51 Appendix B
Appendix B Pin Assignments B.1 Mainboard • J1, J2: Power Connector Pin 1 3 Definition GND +12V Pin 2 4 Definition GND +12V • J4, J5: Single Ramp System FAN Connector Pin 1 3 Definition Ground Sense Pin 2 Definition +12V • J7: External Keyboard Function Connector Pin 1 3 5 Description KCLK NC +5V Pin 2 4 Description KDAT GND Pin 2 4 6 Description MOUSEDATA VCC MOUSECLK Pin 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Description TXD_0N TXD_2P TXD_1N TXD_3N +VSBY3.
B.2 Daughterboard • J1: 2x13 2.
• J3: SIO2 Connector Pin Description Pin Description 1 DCD2#(Data Carrier Detect 2) 2 RXD2 (Receive Data 2) 3 TXD2 (Transmit Data 2) 4 DTR2#(Data Terminal Ready 2) 5 GND (Chassis Ground) 6 DSR2#(Data Set Ready 2) 7 RTS2#(Request To Send 2) 8 CTS2# (Clear To Send 2) 9 R12# (Ring Indicator 2) 10 GND (Chassis Ground) • J4: SIO1 Connector Pin Description Pin Description 1 DCD1#(Data Carrier Detect 2) 2 RXD1 (Receive Data 2) 3 TXD1 (Transmit Data 2) 4 DTR1#(Data Terminal Ready 2) 5 GND (Chassis Ground) 6 DSR1#(
• J8, J9: USB Single Upright Right-Angle Connector Pin 1 3 Description VCC USBP0 plus Pin 2 4 Description USBP0 minus GND • J12: Dual USB pin header for front USB interface Pin 1 2 3 4 5 Description USBV0 USBD0USBD0+ GND N/C Pin 6 7 8 9 10 Description USBV0 USBD1USBD1+ GND GND • J13: 1x3 2.54mm Pin Header for AT/ATX Selection Pin * 1, 2 Short 2, 3 Short Description ATX Mode AT Mode • JP1: 1x4 2.
• JP5: 1x2 2.0mm Pin Header for SMBUS External Connector Pin 1 Description SMB_CLK Pin 2 Description SMB_DAT • JP6: 1x2 2.54mm Pin Header for Reset Button Pin 1 Description GND Pin 2 Description Reset • JP7: 1x2 2.54mm Pin Header for Power Button Pin 1 Description Power Up Pin 2 Description GND • JP9: 1x5 2.
31 33 35 37 39 Interrupt 14 Disk Address 1 Disk Address 0 HDC CS100 HDD Active LED 32 34 36 38 40 NC DMA66 Detect Disk Address 2 HDC CS300 GND • CON2: IDE (Secondary) Connector Pin 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 Description Reset # Data 7 Data 6 Data 5 Data 4 Data 3 Data 2 Data 1 Data 0 GND DMA REQ IOW IOR IOCHRDY DMA ACK Interrupt 15 Disk Address 1 Disk Address 0 HDC CS100 HDD Active LED Pin 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 57 Description GND Data 8 Da
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