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Fortress 9100 Online Manual Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions carefully. Save these instructions for future reference. 2. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 3. Do not use this product near water. 4. Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, or table. The product may fall, causing serious damage to the product. 5.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual walk on the cord. 9. If an extension cord is used with this product, make sure that the total ampere rating of the equipment plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the extension cord ampere rating. Also, make sure that the total rating of all products plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed 15 amperes. 10.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal condition. e. If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged f. If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance, indicating a need for service 13. Replace the battery with the same type as the product's battery we recommend. Use of another battery may present a risk of fire or explosion. Refer battery replacement to a qualified serviceman. 14.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual CD-ROM Safety Warning DANGER INVISIBLE RADIATION WHEN OPEN. AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual Caution on Lithium Batteries CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. 3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. 4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help. Notice 1: The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual About this Manual Purpose This user’s guide aims to give you the information you need to operate the system properly and tells you how to install internal components. Manual Structure This user’s guide consists of four chapters. Chapter 1 Fortress 9100 Housing (SV100) This chapter describes the housing and all its major components. It contains instructions for upgrade options and installation procedures.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: Text entered by user , , Represents text input by the user. , etc…. Represent the actual keys that you have to press on the keyboard. NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic. CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. IMPORTANT Reminds you to take specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual What’s in this manual FORTRESS 9100 ........................................................................................................................... 1 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................................ 3 CD-ROM SAFETY WARNING.......................................................................................................... 6 CAUTION ON LITHIUM BATTERIES ................................
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 1.2.5 LED/Switchboard Connector (CN15)............................................................................. 34 1.3 OPENING THE HOUSING PANELS ............................................................................................. 35 1.3.1 Opening the housing panel ........................................................................................... 36 1.3.2 Installing an expansion board.........................................................................
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.2 SYSTEM INFORMATION ........................................................................................................... 68 2.2.1 Processor ..................................................................................................................... 69 2.2.2 Processor Speed .......................................................................................................... 69 2.2.3 CPU/SDRAM BUS Frequency .................................................
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.3.1 Product Name............................................................................................................... 74 2.3.2 System S/N................................................................................................................... 74 2.3.3 Main Board ID............................................................................................................... 74 2.3.4 Main Board S/N............................................................
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.7 BOOT OPTIONS ..................................................................................................................... 98 2.7.1 Boot Sequence ............................................................................................................. 99 2.7.2 Primary Display Adapter ............................................................................................... 99 2.7.3 Fast Boot ..................................................................
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.10.3 Event Process........................................................................................................... 115 2.10.4 Threshold Event Control ........................................................................................... 116 2.10.5 Temperature Threshold Setting ................................................................................. 116 2.10.6 Voltage Threshold Setting ...................................................................
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 3.3.4 Boot Channel Options ................................................................................................. 136 3.3.5 Boot SCSI ID Options ................................................................................................. 137 3.3.6 Boot LUN Number Options.......................................................................................... 138 3.3.7 Boot LUN Number...............................................................................
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 3.7 WHEN TO USE THE EXTENDED TRANSLATION ........................................................................ 153 3.7.1 with DOS 5.0 and above ............................................................................................. 153 3.7.2 drives with mixed partitions ......................................................................................... 154 3.7.3 Using FDISK ..........................................................................................
Fortress 9100 Online Manual ECC (ERROR CHECKING AND CORRECTION)............................................................................... 159 EDO (EXTENDED DATA OUTPUT) MEMORY ................................................................................. 159 EEPROM (ELECTRONIC ERASABLE PROGRAMMABLE ROM) ....................................................... 160 EPROM (ERASABLE PROGRAMMABLE ROM) ............................................................................. 160 EV6 BUS..............
Fortress 9100 Online Manual POST (POWER-ON SELF TEST)................................................................................................. 164 RDRAM (RAMBUS DRAM)........................................................................................................ 164 RIMM ...................................................................................................................................... 165 SDRAM (SYNCHRONOUS DRAM) ..........................................................
Fortress 9100 Online Manual Chapter 1 Housing Instruction (SV100) 1.1 Introduction This installation guide describes the features of the SV100 housing and tells you how to install the basic system components such as disk drives, a motherboard, or expansion boards.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 1.2 Features 1.2.1 Front Panel Additional duplicate keys can be found at the back of the system.
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Fortress 9100 Online Manual 13 HDD error LED 14 Drive trays 15 Drive tray lock 16 Metal handle 17 USB ports (2 ports) 18 Slim type CD-ROM drive emergency eject hole 19 Slim type CD-ROM drive eject button 20 Slim type CD-ROM drive LED A Open 24
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Fortress 9100 Online Manual No. Item 1 Power supply 2 Power supply fan 3 Serial port 2 4 PS/2 mouse port 5 *Parallel Port (Optional) 6 Ventilation 7 Add-on card bracket 8 Very high density SCSI connector 9 LAN 2 RJ-45 port 10 LAN 1 RJ-45 port 11 USB ports 12 VGA port 13 Serial port 1 14 PS/2 keyboard port * If you system without a parallel port, it will be changed to a ventilation of fan.
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Fortress 9100 Online Manual Item Description BT1 Battery BU1 Buzzer CN1/CN6/CN36 IPMI connector CN2 ITP port CN3 ATX power supply connector CN4 Upper: PS/2 mouse connector Lower: PS/2 keyboard connector CN5 Serial port connector CN7 CPU1 thermal connector CN8 CPU1 fan connector CN10 Upper: Parallel port Lower left: Serial port 1 Lower right: VGA port A Open 30
Fortress 9100 Online Manual CN13 Housing fan connector CN14 UBS1 and USB2 connector CN15 LED/Switchboard connector CN16 LAN1 RJ45 jack CN17 LAN2 RJ45 jack CN18 NMI switch CN21 Primary IDE connector CN22/CN31 BMC DB connector CN25 CPU2 thermal connector CN26 LAN1/LAN2 status report connector CN27 Slim type CD-ROM connector CN30 USB connector CN32 Wide SCSI channel B connector CN33/CN34 External HDD LED connector A Open 31
Fortress 9100 Online Manual CN35/CN38 Wide SCSI channel A connector CN37 WOL connector CN39 Slim type FDD connector CN42 I2C connector CN43 IOCHRDY (For debugging) CN45 BPL1 fail LED CPU1 1st CPU socket CPU2 2nd CPU socket DM1 to DM4 DIMM slots JP4 Power LED & Reset switch connector JP5 Event clear connector JP6 SCSI terminator 1-2: Disabled 2-3: On A Open 32
Fortress 9100 JP8 Online Manual Password setting 1-2: Check password 2-3: Bypass password JP9 Speaker connector P2 64-bit/66MHz PCI slot U10 Server Works LE north bridge chipset U20 Intel 82559 LAN1 controller U21 ATI Rage XL video chipset U32 Intel 82559 LAN2 controller U66 Adaptec AIC-7899 chipset U92 Server Works LE south bridge chipset U93 BIOS chipset U99 SMC 47B277 super I/O chipset A Open 33
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Fortress 9100 Online Manual 1.3 Opening the Housing Panels Always observe the following ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) precautions before installing any system component: 1. Do not remove any system component from its packaging unless you are ready to install it. 2. Wear an antistatic strap before handling electronic component. Antistatic straps are available at most electronic component stores.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 1.3.1 Opening the housing panel A micro switch is allocated on the housing panel. It helps indicate whether the panel is removed or intact. To open front door: 1. Turn off the power to the system unit and unplug all cables. 2. Unlock two thumbscrews using your fingers. 3. Gently pull back the housing panel and detach.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 1.3.2 Installing an expansion board To install an expansion board: 1. Open the housing panel. See “Opening the housing panel” on page 39 for more information. 2. Remove the metal bracket from the housing by removing two screws. Save the screws for later use. 3. Gently pull out the metal bracket with the riser card from the motherboard.
Fortress 9100 4. Online Manual Remove the expansion slot bracket. Save the screw for later use. 5. Insert the expansion card into the riser card. 6. Secure the expansion board to the metal bracket with a screw.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 7. Reinstall the metal bracket with the riser card into the motherboard and secure it with two screws. 8. Reinstall the housing panel.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 1.4 Hot-swapping SCSI SCA HDD You can hot-swap (remove or replace) a HDD any time when it fails to operate (indicated by the yellow LED). Do not remove a HDD when active. This may cause undue damage to the HDD.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual Follow these steps to install a hot-swappable SCSI drive: 1. Unlock the drive tray with a hex key. 2. Use your finger to release the drive tray and then pull it out.
Fortress 9100 3. Online Manual Place a hard disk on the tray. Secure it with four screws as shown below.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 4. Insert the tray into the hot-swap cage with the lever still extended. Make sure that the drive is properly inserted before closing the lever. 5. Push the lever back until it close into place.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 1.5 Installing & Removing the CPU The Pentium III comes in a FC-PGA (Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array) 370-pin package. The FC-PGA package is designed for the new breed of sleek, high performance, small form factor PCs. Always observe the ESD precautions when installing or removing a system component. Refer to the section above. 1.5.1 Installing a CPU Follow the steps to install a CPU: 1. Remove the processor from its protective packaging. 2.
Fortress 9100 3. Online Manual Attach one side of the fan/heatsink metal bracket to the CPU socket (e) and then gently push down the other side of the metal bracket (f) until it locks in place (g).
Fortress 9100 4. Online Manual Connect the 3-pin and 2-pin fan /heatsink cables to the motherboard. Refer to “Motherboard Layout” on page 29 for the location of the fan/heatsink connectors. The heatsink becomes very hot when the system is on. Never touch the heatsink with any metal or with your hand.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 1.5.2 Removing a CPU Following these steps to remove a CPU: 1. Disconnect the 3-pin and 2-pin fan/heatsink cables from the system board. 2. Release the fan/heatsink metal bracket by pressing the hook (a). Unhook one side of the fan/heatsink metal bracket (b) and gently lift it before removing the other side (c and d). 3.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 1.6 Installing and Removing Memory Modules The four 168-pin sockets on board support SDRAM type DIMMs. You may install 128, 256, 512 or 1024MB (single and double density) DIMM for a maximum of 4GB system memory. The SDRAM should work under 3.3V only; 5V memory devices are not supported. This motherboard supports PC-100 and PC-133 SDRAM. However, they cannot be used at the same time in the system. Do not use both PC-100 and PC-133 SDRAM together.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 1.6.1 Installing a DIMM To install a DIMM, align it to an empty slot and press it in until the holding clips secure the DIMM in place. The DIMM socket is slotted to ensure proper installation. If you slip in a DIMM but it does not completely fit, you may insert it the wrong way. Reverse the orientation of the DIMM.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 1.6.2 Removing a DIMM To remove a DIMM, press the holding clips on both sides of the socket outward to release the DIMM. Place your forefingers on the top of the DIMM before you press the holding clips to gently disengage the DIMM from the socket.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 1.6.2 Reconfiguring the system The system automatically detects the amount of memory installed. Run BIOS Setup to view the new value for total system memory and make a note of it.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 1.7 Server Rack Installation (Optional) 1.7.1 Vertical mounting hole pattern The four vertical rails of a rack contain mounting holes arranged in a manner shown in this figure.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual The system occupies 1U in the rack. Count the U positions and hole numbers from the bottom up. The unit of measurement used in this document is “U” (1U=1.75 inches or 44.45mm). The total sum of the height of all components in the rack measured in “U” cannot exceed the height of the rack. For more information, please refer to the rack’s documentation. The distance from the center of two holes with closer spacing to the center of the next pair is equivalent to 1U.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 1.7.2 Installing cage nuts To install the system into the rack: The rails allow the system to slide in and out of the rackmount for maintenance purposes. Follow these steps to install the mounting rails: 1. Extend the component rail (a) from the mounting rail (b) until the component rail release latch clicks. Hold down the latch and slip the component rail out of the mounting rail. Do the same thing to the other mounting rail.
Fortress 9100 2. Online Manual Put the component rails aside.
Fortress 9100 3. Online Manual Attach the mounting brackets to the mounting rails. The mounting brackets consist of two metal bars to be attached on both ends of the mounting rails. a. Attach the mounting bracket to the front end of the mounting rail and align the screw holes. Look for an imprint that says front or rear on the mounting bracket. Install the mounting bracket on the appropriate side; otherwise, it will not fit correctly into the rack. b.
Fortress 9100 c. Online Manual Extend the inner sliding piece of the mounting rail until you can see the screw holes on the other end. Attach the mounting bracket to the rear end and secure it with two screws. The mounting rail in this end is adjustable.
Fortress 9100 4. Online Manual Attach the mounting brackets and the cable carrier to the rack with nine M6 screws. a. Install the left mounting bracket first using four M6 screws. The system occupies 1U. Count the U positions and hole numbers from the bottom up. Secure the mounting bracket on the 1st and 2nd holes of the 1st U using four M6 screws. Make sure that both of the mounting brackets are at the same level. Take note of the vertical rail hole pattern.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual b. Install the right mounting bracket with the cable carrier using five M6 screws. The cable carrier is installed on the rear as shown below. 1st U 3rd 2nd 1st && && 9 9 9 9 33 33 // // 8 8 8 8 1st The cable carrier allows you to tie-wrap all cables to and from the server. As you slide the system in and out of the rack, the cable carrier collapses and extends, keeping the cables untangled and attached to the system.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 5. Secure the front panel to the system with three M3 screws. 6. Attach the component rails to the system with eight M4x5L screws.
Fortress 9100 7. Online Manual Extend the inner sliding piece of the mounting bracket.
Fortress 9100 8. Online Manual Slide the system into the rack.
Fortress 9100 9. Online Manual Attach the cable carrier arm bracket to the rear of the system using two #6-32 screws. See the figure shown as below. 10. Attaching cable carrier to the cable carrier arm bracket using three #6-32 screws.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 11. Pull out the system to extend the cable carrier. Bundle all cables to the cable carrier with the cable straps. Route all cables from the cable carrier to the cable management bracket located on the rear of the rack. 12. Install two cage nuts (see page 54) and secure the system to the rack using two M6 screws.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Utility Most of system had already configured by the manufacturer or the dealer. There is no need to run BIOS setup program when starting the computer unless you get a run setup program message. The setup program loads configuration values into the battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM. This memory area is not part of the system RAM. If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may be bad.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.1 Entering Setup To enter Setup, press the DELETE key. You must press DELETE while the system is booting. key does not work during any other time. This The Setup Utility Main Menu appears: The system supports two BIOS Utility levels: Basic and Advanced. If you are an advanced user, you may want to check the detailed configuration of your system.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual Detailed system configurations are contained in the Advanced Level. To view the Advanced Level, . press The asterisk (*) mark indicates that the parameter appears only when you are in the Advanced Level. The parameters on the screens show default values. These values may not be the same as those in your system. The grayed items on the screens have fixed settings and are not user-configurable. Use the arrow keys Use and to move around the Setup Utility screen.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.2 System Information The following screen appears if you select System Information from the Main menu: The System Information menu shows the current basic configuration of your system.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual The sections below explain the parameters. 2.2.1 Processor The Processor parameter specifies the type of processor currently installed in your system. The system supports Intel Pentium II and Pentium III processors. 2.2.2 Processor Speed The Processor Speed parameter specifies the speed of the processor currently installed in your system. 2.2.3 CPU/SDRAM BUS Frequency This parameter specifies the currently FSB (Front Side Bus) frequency of the CPU/SDRAM. 2.2.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.2.5 Level 2 Cache This parameter specifies the second-level cache memory size that comes with the CPU. The available cache size is 256/512 KB. 2.2.6 Diskette Drive A This parameter specifies the system’s current diskette drive A settings. 2.2.7 Diskette Drive B This parameter specifies the system’s current diskette drive B settings. 2.2.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.2.10 Total Memory This parameter specifies the total amount of onboard memory. The memory size is automatically detected by BIOS during the POST. If you install additional memory, the system automatically adjusts this parameter to display the new memory size. 1st Bank/2nd Bank/3rd Bank The 1st Bank, 2nd Bank, and 3rd Bank parameters indicate the type and size of DRAM installed in DIMM sockets 1, 2, and 3 respectively.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.2.13 Serial Port 2 This parameter shows the serial port 2 address and IRQ setting. 2.2.14 Parallel Port This parameter shows the parallel port address and IRQ setting. 2.2.15 PS/2 Mouse The BIOS utility automatically detects if there is a pointing device connected to your system. If there is, this parameter displays the “Installed” setting. Otherwise, this is set to “None”.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.3 Product Information The Product Information contains the general data about the system, such as the product name, serial number, BIOS version, etc. This information is necessary for troubleshooting (may be required when asking for technical support).
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.3.1 Product Name This parameter specifies the official name of the system. 2.3.2 System S/N This parameter specifies the system’s serial number. 2.3.3 Main Board ID This parameter specifies the motherboard’s identification number. 2.3.4 Main Board S/N This parameter specifies the motherboard’s serial number. 2.3.5 System BIOS Version This parameter specifies the version of the BIOS utility.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.3.6 SMBIOS Version This parameter specifies the version of the SMBIOS version.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.4 Disk Drives Select Disk Drives to input configuration values for disk drives.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.4.1 Floppy Drives To enter the configuration value for the first floppy drive, highlight the Floppy Drive A parameter. or Press , key to view the options and select the appropriate value. Drive A/Drive B None These items select the floppy drive type. The available settings and types supported by the motherboard are listed to the left. 360KB 5.25" 1.2MB 5.25" 720KB 3.5" 1.44MB 3.5" 2.88MB 3.5" Follow the same procedure to configure floppy drive B.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual This option lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the master port of IDE channel 1/2. IDE Primary/Secondary Channel Slave This option lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the slave port of IDE channel 1/2.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.4.3 Device Detection Mode Device Detection Mode Auto (Default) User If you select “Manual”, you need to fill in all remaining field, such as Cylinder, Head, and Sector on this selected item. If the item “Auto” is selected, the items will remain “0”. And when the system boot up, system will detect the hard disk and configure it automatically. “None” means there is no device in the channel. None Device Type This parameter shows which type of IDE drive currently used.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual Sector This parameter specifies the number of sectors of your hard disk, and is automatically set depending on your Type parameter setting. Size This parameter specifies the size of your hard disk, in MB. 2.4.4 Hard Disk LBA Mode Hard Disk Block Mode This function enhances disk performance depending on the hard disk in use.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.5 Onboard Peripherals The Onboard Peripherals Configuration allows you to configure the onboard communication ports and the onboard devices.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual This page is the lower half of Onboard Peripherals submenu.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.5.1 Serial Ports 1 and 2 Serial Port 1 & 2 Enabled (Default) These parameters allow you to enable or disable serial ports 1 and 2. Disabled 2.5.1.1 Base Address Base Address Serial Port 1: This item allows you to assign address and interrupt for the board serial port.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.5.1.2 IRQ IRQ This function lets you assign an interrupt for serial ports 1 and 2. The options for serial ports 1 are IRQ 4 and 11. The options for serial port 2 are IRQ 3 and 10. Serial Port 1: 4 (Default), 11 Serial Port 2: 3 (Default), 10 The Base Address and IRQ parameters for each port are configurable only if the port is enabled. 2.5.2 Parallel Port Parallel Port Enabled (Default) This parameter allows you to enable or disable the parallel port.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.5.2.1 Base Address Base Address 378h (Default) This item allows you to assign address and interrupt for the board serial port. 3BCh 278h 2.5.2.2 IRQ IRQ 7 (Default), 5 This function lets you assign an interrupt for the parallel port. The options are IRQ 5 and 7. The Base Address and IRQ parameters are configurable only if Parallel Port is enabled.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.5.2.3 Operation Mode Operation Mode EPP (Default) Bi-Directional This item lets you set the parallel port mode. The mode options are Standard, Bi-directional, EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) and ECP (Extended Parallel Port).
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.5.2.4 ECP DMA Channel ECP Mode Use DMA 3 1 (Default) This item becomes active only if you select Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) as the operation mode. It allows you to assign DMA channel 1 or DMA channel 3 for the ECP parallel port function (as required in Windows 95).
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.5.3 Onboard Device Settings The Onboard Device Settings menu allows you to configure the onboard communication ports and the onboard devices.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.5.3.1 Floppy Disk Controller Floppy Disk Controller This parameter lets you enable or disable the onboard floppy disk controller. Enabled (Default) Disabled 2.5.3.2 IDE Controller IDE Controller Both (Default) Primary Set this parameter to “Primary” to enable only the primary IDE controller; “Both” to enable both primary and secondary IDE controllers; or “Disabled” to disable all IDE controllers.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.5.3.3 PS/2 Mouse Controller PS/2 Mouse Controller This parameter enables or disables the onboard PS/2 mouse controller. Enabled (Default) Disabled 2.5.3.4 USB Host Controller USB Host Controller Enabled (Default) This parameter lets you enable or disable the USB controller on board. When enabled, it activates the USB function of the system. When disabled, it deactivates the function. Disabled 2.5.3.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.5.3.6 Onboard Ethernet Chip 2 On-board Ethernet Chip 2 This parameter allows you to enable or disable the function of onboard Ethernet controller 2.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.6 Power Management The Power Management menu allows you to configure the system power-management feature.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual A parameter with an asterisk (*) mark indicates that the parameter appears only when you are using in the Advanced Level. See “Entering Setup” on Page 2.6.1 Power Management Mode Power Management Mode This parameter allows you to reduce power consumption. When this parameter is set to “Enabled”, you can configure the IDE hard disk and system timers. Setting it to “Disabled” Enabled (Default) deactivates the power-management feature and its timers. Disabled 2.6.1.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.6.1.2 System Sleep Timer System Sleep Timer Off (Default) 120, 110, 100…20, 15, 10, 5, 2min This parameter sets the system to the lowest power-saving mode after a specified period of inactivity. Any keyboard or mouse action or any activity detected from the IRQ channels resumes system operation. 2.6.1.3 Sleep Mode Sleep Mode Standby Suspend (Default) This parameter lets you specify the power-saving mode that the system will enter after a specified period of inactivity.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.6.2 Power Switch < 4 sec. Power Switch < 4 Sec. Suspend Power Off (Default) When set to ”Power Off”, the system automatically turns off when the power switch is pressed for less than 4 seconds. When set to ”Suspend”, the system enters the suspend mode when pressed for less than 4 seconds. 2.6.3 System Wake-up Event The system wake-up event allows the system to resume operation when the modem ring indicator is enabled. 2.6.3.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.6.3.2 PCI Power Management PCI Power Management This item allows you to enable or disable the PCI power management function. Enabled (Default) Disabled 2.6.3.3 RTC Alarm RTC Alarm Enabled This item allows you to set a certain time on a certain day to wake-up the system from suspend mode. Disabled (Default) Resume Day Resume Day This item is displayed when you enable the “RTC Timer” option. 1 to 31 Here you can specify what date you want to wake up the system.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual Resume Time Resume Time hh:mm:ss This item is displayed when you enable the RTC Wake Up Timer option. Here you can specify what time you want to wake up the system. 2.6.3.4 Restart On AC/Power Failure Restart On AC/Power Failure When “Enabled”, the system automatically turns on when the power comes back. When “Disabled” the system turns off and Enabled does not turn on when the power comes back.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.7 Boot Options This option allows you to specify your preferred setting for boot up.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.7.1 Boot Sequence This parameter allows you to specify the boot search sequence during POST. • • • • 1st. The system checks this drive first. 2nd. The system then checks this drive if it can not boot from the 1st specified drive. 3rd. If the 1st and 2nd searches fail then it boots from this drive. 4th. If the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd searches fail then it boots from this drive. BIOS will display an error message if the drive(s) specified is not bootable. 2.7.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.7.3 Fast Boot Fast Boot Auto (Default) This parameter allows the system to boot faster by skipping some POST routines. Disabled 2.7.4 Silent Boot Silent Boot Enabled (Default) Disabled This parameter enables or disables the Silent Boot function. When set to ”Enabled”, BIOS is in graphical mode and displays only an identification logo during POST and while booting. After booting the screen displays the operating system prompt (such as DOS) or logo (such as Windows 95).
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.7.5 Num Lock After Boot Num Lock After Boot This parameter allows you to activate the Num Lock function upon booting. Enabled (Default) Disabled 2.7.6 Memory Test Memory Test When set to ”Enabled”, this parameter allows the system to Enabled perform a RAM test during the POST routine. When set to “Disabled”, the system detects only the memory size and Disabled (Default) bypasses the test routine.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.8 Date and Time The real-time clock keeps the system date and time. After setting the date and time, you do not need to enter them every time you turn on the system. As long as the internal battery remains good (approximately seven years) and connected, the clock continues to keep the date and time accurately even when the power is off.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.8.1 Date or Highlight the items on the Date parameter and press to set the date following the weekday-month-day-year Date ww:mm:dd:yy format. Valid values for weekday, month, day, and year are: • • • • Weekday: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat Month: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec Day: 1 to 31 Year: 1980 to 2079 2.8.2 Time or Highlight the items on the Time parameter and press to set the time following the hour-minute-second format.
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Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.9 System Security The Setup program has a number of security features to prevent unauthorized access to the system and its data.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.9.1 Supervisor Password Supervisor Password This item can prevent unauthorized access to the BIOS utility. The “Present” setting allows you to set a setup password.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 1. Enable the Supervisor Password parameter in the System Security menu by pressing the ENTER key. The Supervisor Password windows will appear as shown above. 2. Type a password. The password may consist of up to seven characters. Be very careful when typing your password because the actual characters do not appear on the screen. 3. Press the ENTER key. Re-type the password to verify your first entry then press ENTER key again. 4.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.9.2 User Password User Password None (Default) Present This item can secure your system against unauthorized use. Once you set this password, you have to type it whenever you boot the system. This item is available when only Supervisor Password is set. 2.9.
Fortress 9100 Write Protect Boot Sector Online Manual Disables the write function only on the boot sector Hard Disk Drive Setting Description Normal Hard disk drive functions normally Write Protect All Sectors Disables the write function on all sectors Write Protect Boot Sector Disables the write function only on the boot sector A Open 109
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.10 System Event Log The system event log enables you to record and monitor events that occurs in your system like system temperature, fan stops, and others. This feature allows you to specify the appropriate settings for your system’s event handling.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual This page is the lower half of System Event Log submenu.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.10.1 System Event Logging This option allows you to record monitored events that occur during the operation of your system. 2.10.1.1 Event Logging Event Logging Enabled (Default) This item allows you to enable or disable the system event logging function. Disabled 2.10.1.2 Clear Event Logs Clear Event Logs Enabled Disabled (Default) This item allows you to enable or disable the system event logs clearing function.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.10.1.4 Total Number of Event Logs Total Number of Event Logs The currently number of events located in the event log area. 2.10.1.5 Available Space for Event Logs Available Space for Event Logs The percentage of space that is still available for logging system events. 2.10.1.6 View Event Logs View Event Logs Opens the system event log file for viewing.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.10.2 Events Control This parameter monitors the following events and logs them into the event log file if there is a change in status. 2.10.2.1 Temperature/Voltage/Fan Temperature/Volta ge/ Fan Enable or disable the monitoring of the system’s temperature, voltage, and CPU fan. Enabled (Default) Disabled 2.10.2.2 ECC ECC Enabled (Default) Disabled ECC or Error-Correcting Code tests the accuracy of data as it passes in and out of memory.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.10.2.3 PCI PCI Enabled (Default) Disabled PCI or Peripheral Component Interconnect is a 32-bit bus that can run at clock speeds of 33 MHz. This parameter monitors the activity of this bus when set to enabled. 2.10.3 Event Process 2.10.3.1 Action After Critical Event Action After Critical Event NMI (Default) This parameter allows you to select the action after BIOS finds a critical event. The critical events include multiple bits ECC error and PCI device error.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.10.3.2 POST Error Stop Post Error Stop Enabled (Default) Disabled BIOS checking the bad CPUs and memory modules during POST. When this parameter is enabled, BIOS will stop POST operation whenever it finds a bad CPU or memory. Otherwise, if disabled the system will continue running. 2.10.4 Threshold Event Control Threshold Event Control This parameter lets you enabled or disabled the threshold event control function. Enabled Disabled (Default) 2.10.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.10.5.2 System System This item allows you to set the system critical temperature value. User Input 2.10.6 Voltage Threshold Setting Voltage Threshold Setting This parameter lets you setting CPU core voltage lower critical threshold value.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.11 Load Default Settings Use this option to load the default settings for the optimized system configuration. When you load the default settings, some of the parameters are grayed-out with their fixed settings. These grayed parameters are not user-configurable. The following dialog box appears when you select Load Default Settings from the main menu: Select “Yes” to load the default settings. Select “No” to ignore the message and return to the BIOS utility.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 2.12 Abort Settings Change Use this option to disregard your changes to the BIOS and reload your previous settings. The following dialog box appears when you select Abort Settings Change from the main menu: Select “Yes” to disregard your changes and reload your previous settings. After reload, the main menu appears on screen. Select “No” to ignore the message and return to the BIOS utility.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual Chapter 3 SCSISelect™ Utility The SCSISelect™ utility allows you to change SCSI controller settings without opening the system or changing jumpers. The table below lists the settings that you can change using the SCSISelect™ utility and the default value for each setting. Some settings apply globally to the SCSI controller and all SCSI devices on the bus. Other settings apply individually to each device on the bus.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual Support Removable Disks under BIOS as Hard Disks Boot only Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives > 1 GB Enabled Display Message During BIOS Initialization Enabled Multiple LUN Support Disabled BIOS Support for Bootable CD-ROM Enabled Item Default BIOS Support for Int13 Extensions Enabled Support for Ultra SCSI Speed Disabled 121 A Open
Fortress 9100 Online Manual Individual Settings for SCSI Drives Item Default Initiate Sync Negotiation Yes Maximum Sync Transfer Rate 160MB/sec. Enable Disconnection Yes Send Start Unit SCSI Command* No Initiate Wide Negotiation Yes When to Use the SCSISelect™ Utility Use the SCSI Select utility if you need to do any one of the following: • • • * Change any of the default values listed in the SCSI Controller and All Devices Table.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 3.1 Running the SCSISelect™ Utility A screen message giving the option to access the SCSISelect™ utility appears after the BIOS and POST routine. To start the utility, press system reset: + A when the following message appears during power-on or Press for SCSISelect Utility! Your screen may show the key sequence as Key> instead of +
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 3.2 Utility Options When the SCSI Select utility detects that the AIC-7899 SCSI controller is in the system, it displays the following Options menu: Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.10 You have an AIC-7899 SCSI host adapter in your system.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 3.2.1 Configuring Channel A The following screens appear if you select Channel A: If you choose to configure Channel B, a similar SCSI Utility Screen will appear.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.10 AIC-7899 at Bus:02h Device:09h Channel: A Would you like to configure the host adapter, or run the SCSI disk utilities? Select the option and press . Press to switch between color and monochrome modes.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual to toggle the display between color and You can press monochrome modes. This feature may not work with some kinds of monitors.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 3.3 Configure/View Host Adapter Settings Menu The Configure/View Host Adapter Settings menu lists three settings under SCSI Bus Interface Definitions and three additional options.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.10 AIC-7896 at Bus:02h Device:09h Channel:A Configuration SCSI Bus Interface Definitions Host Adapter SCSI ID ………………………………..7 SCSI Parity Checking ………………………………Enabled Host Adapter SCSI Termination……………………..Enabled Additional Options Boot Device Options………….…………………Press SCSI Device Configuration……………………..Press Advanced Configuration Options………………Press BIOS Information Interrupt (IRQ) Channel………………………………..
Fortress 9100 Online Manual SCSI controller default settings are marked with an asterisk (*) throughout the selection submenus. 3.3.1 Host Adapter SCSI ID This parameter allows you to change the host controller SCSI ID. The following screen shows the available IDs used for the AIC-7899. The default setting is SCSI ID 7, which has the highest priority on the SCSI bus. We recommend that you keep the default setting since most system applications run only in this setting.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.10 AIC-7899 at Bus:02h Device:09h Channel:A Configuration 0 SCSI Bus Interface Definitions 1 Host Adapter SCSI ID ………………………………….7 2 SCSI Parity Checking ………………………………...Enabled 3 Host Adapter SCSI Termination……………………….Enabled 4 Additional Options 5 Boot Device Options……………………..……….Press 6 *7 SCSI Device Configuration…………………… ress 8 BIOS Information 9 Interrupt (IRQ) Channel………………………………..
Fortress 9100 Online Manual the device’s priority on the bus during the arbitration phase. The arbitration phase determines which device controls the bus when two or more devices request for the use of it. Using and then press to select the SCSI ID if you need to change it. Press at any time to return to the previous menu.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 3.3.2 SCSI Parity Checking Select this option to enable or disable the SCSI parity checking function on the SCSI controller. The screen below displays the selections. The default setting is “Enabled”. Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.10 AIC-7899 at Bus:02h Device:09h Channel:A Configuration SCSI Bus Interface Definitions Host Adapter SCSI ID …………………………………..7 SCSI Parity Checking ………………………………...Enabled Host Adapter SCSI Termination………………………..
Fortress 9100 Online Manual The SCSI controller always checks parity when reading from the SCSI bus to verify the correct transmission of data from the SCSI devices. You should disable the SCSI Parity Checking parameter if any of the installed SCSI devices do not support SCSI parity. Most currently available SCSI devices support this feature. Using and then press to select options. Press at any time to return to the previous menu.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 3.3.3 Boot Device Options This parameter shows the target ID of your boot device. The default setting is 0 (zero). We recommend that you keep the default setting since most system applications run only in this setting. Below is the Boot Device Configuration menu screen. Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 3.3.4 Boot Channel Options This parameter lets you choosing boot the system from SCSI channel A or B first. The default setting is A (zero). We recommend that you keep the default setting since most system applications run only in this setting. Below is the Boot Device Configuration menu screen. Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 3.3.5 Boot SCSI ID Options This parameter lets you choosing the SCSI ID of SCSI device to be a boot device. The default setting is 0 (zero). We recommend that you keep the default setting since most system applications run only in this setting. Below is the Boot Device Configuration menu screen. Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 3.3.6 Boot LUN Number Options Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.10 AIC-7899 at Bus:02h Device:09h Channel:A Configursation SCSI Bus Interface Definitions * 0 Host Adapter SCSIBoot ID …………………………………7 Device Configuration Select SCSI peripheral from which to boot. 1 2 To view peripheral by ID# select "SCSI Disk Utilities" from previous menu. 3 Boot Channel………………………………………… First Boot SCSI ID 4 0 5 BIOS Information 6 Interrupt (IRQ) Channel………………………………..
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 3.3.7 Boot LUN Number LUN (Logic unit number) can support more devices, like RAID box or RAID card. 3.3.7.1 SCSI Device Configuration This parameter allows you to configure details of each SCSI device on the SCSI bus. The screen shows a column of information for each SCSI ID, even if some SCSI IDs are not assigned to a device. To configure a specific SCSI device, you need to know which SCSI ID it uses.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.10 SCSI Device Configuration SCSI Device ID #0 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sync Transfer Rate (MB/Sec).160.0 160.0 160.0 160.0 160.0 160.0 160.0 160.0 Initiate Wide Negotiation………Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Enable Disconnection………….Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Send Start Unit Command…….
Fortress 9100 Using or Online Manual to move between options, then press to display a pop-up menu with a list of values. Using or to select a value, then press . 3.3.7.2 Sync Transfer Rate This option determines the maximum synchronous data transfer rate that the SCSI controller can support. The SCSI controller supports rates up to the Fast Wide SCSI maximum of 80.0 MB per second. The default value is 80.0. In most cases, you can use the maximum value of 80.0.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 3.3.7.3 Initiate Wide Negotiation This option allows communication between all devices (lower 8-bit or upper 8-bit) on the wide (16-bit) SCSI bus. When set to Yes, each device can connect on the bus. When set to No (disabled), communication can only occur on the lower eight bits of the 16-bit SCSI bus. The default setting is Yes. 3.3.7.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual device (most devices do not require this). Enabling this item reduces the load on the system power supply by allowing the SCSI controller to power up SCSI devices one at a time upon booting. Otherwise, all the devices power up at the same time. Most devices require you to set a jumper before they can respond to this command. When set to Yes, the Start Unit Command is sent to the SCSI device at system boot. When set to No, each SCSI device powers up in the normal procedure.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 3.4 Advanced Configuration Options Selecting the Advanced Configuration Options displays a screen as shown below. Do not change the settings of the items under this parameter unless it is absolutely necessary.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.10 AIC-7899 at Bus:02h Device:09h Channel:A Configuration Advanced Configuration Options SCSI Bus Interface Definitions Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization………………………………..Enabled Host Adapter SCSI ID …………………………………7 Display Message During BIOS Initialization………...Enabled Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives > 1 Gbyte…………Enabled Verbose/Silent Mode………………………………………………..
Fortress 9100 Using or Online Manual to select an option, then press . 3.4.1 Host Adapter BIOS This option enables or disables the SCSI controller BIOS. The default setting is Enabled. The SCSI controller BIOS must be enabled if you want the system to boot from a SCSI hard disk drive connected to the SCSI controller. Several SCSISelect™ options cannot be used unless the SCSI controller BIOS is enabled. 3.4.
Fortress 9100 • • Online Manual SCSI hard disks < 1 GB use a translation scheme of 64 heads, 32 sectors per track SCSI hard disks > 1 GB use a translation scheme of 255 heads, 63 sectors per track See the section Disk Drives Over 1 GB” in this chapter, for more information on this option. This option should be left disabled for most operating systems except DOS. 3.4.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual removable-media drive as if it is a hard disk drive. It does not mean that you can remove the disk media during operation. If a removable-media SCSI device is controlled by the SCSI controller BIOS, do not remove the media while the drive is powered-on or you may lose data! 3.4.5 BIOS Support for Bootable CD-ROM When enabled, this option allows you to use a bootable CD-ROM device to directly load an operating system. The default setting is Enabled. 3.4.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 3.5 SCSI Disk Utilities When you select SCSI Disk Utilities from the Options menu, the SCSISelect™ Utility scans the SCSI bus and lists all SCSI devices installed on the SCSI bus. The list shows the individual SCSI IDs assigned to each device on the SCSI bus. Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSISelect (TM) Utility v2.10 AIC-7899 at Bus:02h Device:09h Channel:A Select SCSI Disk and press SCSI ID #0: SCSI ID #1: No device No device SCSI ID #2: No device SCSI ID #3: No device SCSI ID #4: No device SCSI ID #5: No device SCSI ID #6: No device SCSI ID #7: AIC-7896 SCSI ID #8: No device Arrow keys to move cursor, to select option, to exit (*=default) Select a disk device to display a small menu window. Verify Media.
Fortress 9100 Using or Online Manual to move between options, then press to display a pop-up menu with a list of values. Using or to select a value, then press . 3.5.1 Format Disk The Format Disk utility performs a low-level format on disk devices. Most SCSI disk devices are preformatted and do not need to be formatted again. The Adaptec Format Disk utility is compatible with the vast majority of SCSI disk drives.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 3.5.2 Verify Media The Verify Media utility scans the selected device’s media for defects. If the utility finds bad blocks, it prompts you to reassign them. If you select Yes, those blocks will no longer be used. You can press Media utility. at any time to abort the Verify Disk 3.6 Disk Drives Over 1 GByte 3.6.1 Extended Translation Adaptec SCSI controllers have always supported the full range of disk drive capacities under all major operating systems.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 3.6.2 DOS 1 GByte Limit All current versions of DOS are limited to 1024 cylinders per drive. The standard translation scheme for SCSI host controllers, using 64 heads and 32 sectors, gives a maximum capacity of 1 GB. To eliminate the 1-GB limit, Adaptec’s extended translation feature uses 255 heads and 63 sectors, extending the disk drive capacity limit under DOS to 8 GB.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual 3.7.2 drives with mixed partitions Use standard translation (not extended translation) on drives formatted with two or more partitions for different operating systems. Partitions for UNIX and NetWare can be larger than 1 GB when using standard translation. 3.7.3 Using FDISK To install a new disk, or to re-partition an existing disk, use the FDISK DOS utility as you normally would. The cylinder size increases to 8 MB when you enable extended translation.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual Glossary AC97 Basically, AC97 specification separates sound/modem circuit to two parts, digital processor and a CODEC for analog I/O they are linked by AC97 link bus. Since digital processor can be put into motherboard main chipset, the cost of sound/modem onboard solution can be reduced. ACPI (Advanced Configuration & Power Interface) ACPI is the power management specification of PC97 (1997).
Fortress 9100 Online Manual AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) AGP is a bus interface targeted for high-performance 3D graphic. AGP supports only memory read/write operation and single-master single-slave one-to-one only. AGP uses both rising and falling edge of the 66MHz clock, for 2X AGP, the data transfer rate is 66MHz x 4byte x 2 = 528MB/s. AGP is now moving to 4X mode, 66MHz x 4byte x 4 = 1056MB/s.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual APM Unlike ACPI, BIOS controls most APM power management functions. AOpen Suspend to Hard Drive is a good example of APM power management. ATA/66 ATA/66 uses both rising edge and falling edge but doubles UDMA/33 transfer rate. The data transfer rate is 4 times of the PIO mode 4 or DMA mode 2, 16.6MB/s x4 = 66MB/s. To use ATA/66, you need special ATA/66 IDE cable. ATA/100 ATA/100 is a new IDE specification under developing.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) BIOS is a set of assembly routine/program that reside in EPROM or Flash ROM. BIOS controls Input/output devices and other hardware devices of motherboard. In general, to provide hardware independent portability, operation system and drivers is required to access BIOS without directly access hardware devices.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual DIMM (Dual In Line Memory Module) DIMM socket has total 168-pin and supports 64-bit data. It can be single or double side, the golden finger signals on each side of PCB are different, that is why it was called Dual In Line. Almost all DIMMs are made by SDRAM, which operate at 3.3V. Note that some old DIMMs are made by FPM/EDO and only operate at 5V. Do not confuse them with SDRAM DIMM. ECC (Error Checking and Correction) The ECC mode needs 8 ECC bits for 64-bit data.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual EEPROM (Electronic Erasable Programmable ROM) Also known as E2PROM. Both EEPROM and Flash ROM can be re-programmed by electronic signals, but the interface technology is different. Size of EEPROM is much smaller than flash ROM, AOpen motherboard uses EEPROM for jumper-less and battery-less design. EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM) Traditional motherboard stores BIOS code in EPROM. EPROM can only be erased by ultra-violet (UV) light.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual FCC DoC (Declaration of Conformity) The DoC is component certification standard of FCC EMI regulations. This standard allows DIY component (such as motherboard) to apply DoC label separately without a shielding of housing. FC-PGA FC means Flip Chip, FC-PGA is a new package of Intel for Pentium III CPU. It can plug into SKT370 socket, but require motherboard to add some signals on socket 370. That is, the motherboard needs to be redesigned.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual FSB (Front Side Bus) Clock FSB Clock means CPU external bus clock. CPU internal clock = CPU FSB Clock x CPU Clock Ratio I2C Bus See SMBus. P1 3 9 4 P1394 (IEEE 1394) is a standard of high-speed serial peripheral bus. Unlike low or medium speed USB, P1394 supports 50 to 1000Mbit/s and can be used for video camera, disk and LAN.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual PBSRAM (Pipelined Burst SRAM) For Socket 7 CPU, one burst data read requires four QWord (Quad-word, 4x16 = 64 bits). PBSRAM only needs one address decoding time and automatically sends the remaining QWords to CPU according to a predefined sequence. Normally, it is 3-1-1-1, total 6 clocks, which is faster than asynchronous SRAM. PBSRAM is often used on L2 (level 2) cache of Socket 7 CPU. Slot 1 and Socket 370 CPU do not need PBSRAM.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual PnP (Plug and Play) The PnP specification suggests a standard register interface for both BIOS and operating system (such as Windows 95). These registers are used by BIOS and operating system to configure system resource and prevent any conflicts. PnP BIOS or operating system will automatically allocate the IRQ/DMA/Memory. Currently, almost all the PCI cards and most ISA cards are already PnP compliant.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual RIMM 184-pin memory module that supports RDRAM memory technology. A RIMM memory module may contain up to maximum of 16 RDRAM devices. SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) SDRAM is one of the DRAM technologies that allows DRAM to use the same clock as the CPU host bus (EDO and FPM are asynchronous and do not have clock signal). It is similar as PBSRAM to use burst mode transfer. SDRAM comes in 64-bit 168-pin DIMM and operates at 3.3V.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual SMBus (System Management Bus) SMBus is also called I2C bus. It is a two-wire bus developed for component communication (especially for semiconductor IC). For example, set clock of clock generator for jumper-less motherboard. The data transfer rate of SMBus is only 100Kbit/s, it allows one host to communicate with CPU and many masters and slaves to send/receive message. SPD (Serial Presence Detect) SPD is a small ROM or EEPROM device resided on the DIMM or RIMM.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual USB (Universal Serial Bus) USB is a 4-pin serial peripheral bus that is capable of cascading low/medium speed peripherals (less than 10Mbit/s) such as keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, printer and modem. With USB, the traditional complex cables from back panel of your PC can be eliminated. VCM (Virtual Channel Memory) NEC’s Virtual Channel Memory (VCM) is a new DRAM core architecture that dramatically improves the memory system’s ability to service multimedia requirements.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual Troubleshooting Start Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove all of the add-on cards and cables, including VGA, IDE, FDD, COM1, COM2 and printer. Make sure if all jumper settings are correct.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual Continue Install the VGA card. Then connect your monitor and keyboard. Turn on the power Yes and check if the power supply and CPU fan work properly. No The problem is probably caused by power supply or motherboard failure. Please contact your reseller or local distributor for repairing.
Fortress 9100 Online Manual Continue No Check if there is display? Perhaps your VGA card or monitor is defective. Yes Press and key at the same time, hold them and then press to reboot the system. No Check if the system reboots? It is very possible that your keyboard is defective.
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