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Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual Copyright© 2000 AOpen Incorporated All Rights Reserved. AOpen Fortress 9500/9300 User’s Guide Changes may be made periodically to the information in this publication without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes. Such changes will be incorporated in new editions of this manual or supplementary documents and publications.
Fortress 9500/9300 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 9500/9300 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 9500/9300 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 9500/9300 Online Manual CD-ROM Safety Warning DANGER INVISIBLE RADIATION WHEN OPEN. AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM.
Fortress 9500/9300 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 A 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 9500/9300 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 9500/9300 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 9500/9300 Housing (SV520) This chapter describes the housing and all its major components. It contains instructions for upgrade options and installation procedures.
Fortress 9500/9300 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 9500/9300 Online Manual What’s in this manual FORTRESS 9500/9300.................................................................................................................. 1 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................................ 3 CD-ROM SAFETY WARNING ......................................................................................................... 6 CAUTION ON LITHIUM BATTERIES ................................
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 1.3 OPENING THE HOUSING PANELS .............................................................................................37 1.3.1 Opening the front panel door .........................................................................................37 1.3.2 Removing the front panel door.......................................................................................38 1.3.3 Removing the side panels ...................................................................
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 1.9 INSTALLING AN EXPANSION CARD ............................................................................................66 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION..................................................................................68 2.1 OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................68 2.2 FEATURE HIGHLIGHT ......................................................................
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 2.6.1 CPU Installation.............................................................................................................79 2.6.2 CPU Fan (3-pins) & Housing Fan (4-pins) Connector ....................................................80 2.6.3 Thermal Sensse Connector ...........................................................................................81 2.6.4 JP10 CPU Terminator Jumper .........................................................................
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 2.6.18 JP8 System BIOS Password Check ..........................................................................100 2.6.19 Event LED Connector................................................................................................101 2.6.20 PC99 Color Coded Back Panel..................................................................................102 2.6.21 Low ESR Capacitor .........................................................................................
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.2.11 1st/2nd/3rd Bank ...........................................................................................................110 3.2.12 Serial Port 1 ..............................................................................................................110 3.2.13 Serial Port 2 .............................................................................................................. 111 3.2.14 Parallel Port...................................................
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.5.2 Parallel Port.................................................................................................................123 3.5.3 Onboard Device Settings.............................................................................................127 3.6 POWER MANAGEMENT .........................................................................................................131 3.6.1 Power Management Mode.........................................................
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.9 SYSTEM SECURITY ..............................................................................................................145 3.9.1 Supervisor Password...................................................................................................146 3.9.2 User Password ............................................................................................................148 3.9.3 Disk Drive Control ..........................................................
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 4.1 RUNNING THE SCSISELECT™ UTILITY ..................................................................................163 4.2 UTILITY OPTIONS .................................................................................................................164 4.2.1 Configuring Channel A.................................................................................................165 4.3 CONFIGURE/VIEW HOST ADAPTER SETTINGS MENU ...........................................
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 4.4.6 BIOS Support for Int13 Extensions ..............................................................................188 4.5 SCSI DISK UTILITIES ...........................................................................................................189 4.5.1 Format Disk.................................................................................................................191 4.5.2 Verify Media ..................................................................
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual APM ........................................................................................................................................198 ATA/66.....................................................................................................................................198 ATA/100...................................................................................................................................198 BIOS (BASIC INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM)...............
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual P1394......................................................................................................................................203 PARITY BIT ................................................................................................................................203 PBSRAM (PIPELINED BURST SRAM).........................................................................................204 PC100 DIMM..........................................................
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual ZIP FILE....................................................................................................................................208 TROUBLESHOOTING................................................................................................................209 PRODUCT REGISTRATION .......................................................................................................213 TECHNICAL SUPPORT .......................................................
Housing Instruction Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual Chapter 1 Housing Instruction (SV520) 1.1 Introduction This installation guide describes the features of the SV520 housing and tells you how to install the basic system components such as disk drives, a motherboard, or expansion boards.
Online Manual 1.2 Features 1.2.1 Front Panel Additional duplicate keys can be found at the back of the system.
Housing Instruction Fortress 9500/9300 No. Icon Online Manual Item 1 Event log LED 2 HDD access LED 3 Power/Suspend LED 4 Power button 5 3.5” FDD (Optional) 6 3.
Online Manual 13 BPL6 HDD tray lock (Optional) 14 Drive bay cover 15 Housing wheels 16 SCSI drive error LED 17 SCSI drive activity LED 18 SCSI drive power LED 19 Hot-swap redundant fan fail LED 20 Drive LED (Amber) 21 Media LED (Green) 22 Clean LED (Green) 23 CD-ROM drive activity LED 24 Headphone/earphone port 25 Volume control A Open 27 Housing Instruction Fortress 9500/9300
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Online Manual 13 Parallel port punch out hole 14 SCSI connector punch out hole 15 Serial port punch out hole 16 NMI switch punch out hole A Open 31 Housing Instruction Fortress 9500/9300
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Online Manual Connector or Jumper Description CN1 I2C buffer connector CN2 Front power LED connector CN3 SCSI 68-pin P connector - Out CN4 SCSI 68-pin P connector - Out CN5 For SAF-TE card use CN6 For SAF-TE card use CN7 SCSI 68-pin P connector - In CN8 SCSI 68-pin P connector - In Fan 1 to 3 Hot-plug fan-sink connector JP1/JP4 Terminator power source JP2 1. Short: Both from backplane and host 2.
Housing Instruction Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual JP3 Power connector Slot 1 to 6 SCSI hard disk slots SW1 Slot 1 ID switch*2 SW2 Slot 2 ID switch SW3 Slot 3 ID switch SW4 Slot 4 ID switch SW5 Slot 5 ID switch SW6 Slot 6 ID switch 1. For the SCSI backplane board’s loading requirement, please insert the independent power cable that don’t connect to other device to each power connector on backplane board. 2.
1.3 Opening the Housing Panels Online Manual 1.3.1 Opening the front panel door To open front door: 1. Insert the key, push, and then turn it clockwise. If you are using the chassis for the first time, you can find the key attach to the rear of the chassis. 2.
Housing Instruction Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 1.3.2 Removing the front panel door The door is attached to the main housing by screw-less hinges. Follow these steps to remove the door: 1. Unlock the door. 2. Open it up to a 45° angle. 3. Lift it up and pull out to detach.
Online Manual 1.3.3 Removing the side panels To remove the side panels: 1. Turn off the power to the system unit and unplug all cables. 2. Unscrew two thumbscrews located at the back of the side panels. 3.
Housing Instruction Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 1.4 Installing and Removing Device Drives The chassis has nine 5.25” drive bay. You can install additional storage devices like CD-ROM drives, digital audiotape (DAT) drives or hard disk drives on the empty bays. Turn off the power switch and unplug the power cord before installing or removing diskette drives. 1.4.1 Removing drive bay covers The drive bay cover protects the inside of the chassis when the drive bay is not occupied.
1.4.2 Installing and Removing a 3.5” Device Drive Online Manual The housing comes with a 5.25” plastic casing for installing 3.5” storage devices. To install 3.5-inch device drives: 1. Open the front panel of the housing. See “Opening the housing panel” on page 38 for more information. 2. Attaching the 3.5” storage devices to the 5.25” plastic casing with four screws. 3. Attaching the drive rail to one side of the plastic casing and secure it with two screws. Do the same thing to the other side.
Housing Instruction Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 4. Insert the casing into the bay. If the drive bay has a cover, remove the cover first. See “Removing drive bay covers” on page 41. 5. Secure the casing with two screws.
Online Manual 6. Connect the power cable and signal cables to the storage devices. 7. Reinstall the side panel.
Housing Instruction Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual To remove a 3.5” storage device: 1. Open the front panel door and remove the side panels. See “Opening the housing panels” on page 38 for more information. 2. Disconnect the power and signal cables. 3. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screws located on the right side of the plastic casing. Gently pull out the plastic casing. 4. Again, use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screws located underneath the storage device. Detach the 3.
1.4.3 Installing and Removing a 5.25” Device Drive Online Manual You may install a CD-ROM, digital-audio tape (DAT), hard disk, diskette drive or any other 5.25-inch device into the drive bay. To install 5.25-inch devices: 1. Open the front panel door and remove the side panels. See “Opening the housing panels” on page 38 for more information. 2. Attach the driver rail to one side of the plastic casing and secure it with two screws. Do the same thing to the other side. 3. Insert the 5.
Housing Instruction Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 4. Secure the storage drive with two screws. 5. Connect the power cable and signal cables to the external devices. 6. Reinstall the side panels.
Online Manual To remove a 5.25” storage device: 1. Open the front panel door and remove the side panels. See “Opening the housing panels” on page 38 for more information. 2. Disconnect the power and signal cables. 3. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screws located on the right side of the storage device. 4. Gently pull out the storage drive to remove. 5. Use the drive bay cover to cover the drive bay. Insert it into the empty drive bay and secure it with one screw. 6.
Housing Instruction Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 1.5 Installing a Hot-Swap Cage (Optional) The hot-swap cage occupied four drive bays. For more information about the backplane board, please refer to “BPL6 Jumpers and Connectors” on page 35, The BPL6 hot-swap cage includes the following components: • • • • • • One hot-swap cage (with back plane board attached) Six hard disk drive trays Three hot-plug fan-sink modules One SCSI terminator Two SCSI cables One I2C cable.
1.5.1 Installing a HSC5 Hot-Swap Cage Online Manual To install the hot-swap cage into the housing: 1. Open the front panel door and remove the side panels. See “Opening the housing panels” on page 38 for more information. 2. Attach two pairs of drive rails on each side of the hot-swap cage. Secure the rails with eight screws. 3. Insert the hot-swap cage into the drive bays and secure the hot-swap cage with four screws.
Housing Instruction Fortress 9500/9300 4. Online Manual Attach the following to the BPL6 backplane board and attach the other end of the connector cable to the motherboard (See “Motherboard Map” on page 73). a. Power cables b. SCSI terminator c. I2C cable (CN1, connect to motherboard) d. SCSI cable (Connect to motherboard) e. SCSI channel A to channel B connection cable We suggest you use the lower four 5.25” bays for better heat dissipation.
1.5.2 Hot-Swapping SCSI SCA Hard Disk Drive Online Manual The hot-swap cage supports up to six hot-swapping SCSI SCA hard disk drives. You can hot-swap (remove an replace) a hard disk drive any time when it fails to operate (indicated by the yellow LED). Do not remove a hard disk drive when active. This may cause undue damage to the hard disk drive.
Housing Instruction Fortress 9500/9300 Follow these steps to install a hot swappable SCSI drive: Online Manual 1. Use the hex key provided with the system to unlock the drive tray. 2. Use your finger to release the drive tray and then pull it out.
Online Manual 3. Place a hard disk on the tray. Secure it with four screws with the metal holder as shown below. 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 clicks into place.
Housing Instruction Fortress 9500/9300 1.5.3 Hot-Swapping the Hot-Plug Fan-Sink Module Online Manual The hot-swap cage supports up to three hot-plug fan-sink modules to keep it cool. You can hot-swap (remove and replace) a hot-plug fan-sink any time when it fails to operate (indicated by the yellow LED). Follow these steps to replace a hot-plug fan-sink module: 1. Insert your pointing finger and your thumb into the fan-sink module. 2. Squeeze the latch to release the fan and gently pull it out.
3. Online Manual Insert a new fan-sink into the hot-swap cage. Push the fan-sink until it locks into place.
Housing Instruction Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 1.6 Hot-Swapping Redundant Power Supply The power subsystem consists of two hot-swappable power supply module bays that allow the installation of two 337-watts power supply modules in a hot-swappable redundant configuration. A redundant power configuration enables a fully-configure system to continue running even if one power supply fails. The SV520 comes with one hot-swappable redundant power supply installed.
2. Online Manual Secure the power supply with a screw.
Housing Instruction Fortress 9500/9300 To remove a hot-swappable redundant power supply: Online Manual An orange colored LED indicates a failed power supply. 1. Remove the screw using a Phillips screwdriver. 2. Press the latch to release the power supply and gently pull it out using the metal handle.
Online Manual The power supply subsystem should supply a minimum of 337 Watts to the whole system. If you only have one power supply or if you have tow power supplies and are planning to remove both of them, remember to turn off the power first and disconnect the power cord from the electrical outlet.
Housing Instruction Fortress 9500/9300 1.7 Replacing the Power Supply Fan Online Manual To replace the power supply fan: 1. Open the front panel door and remove the right panel. See “Opening the housing panels” on page 38 for more information. 2. Insert your pointing finger and thumb into the power supply fan. 3. Squeeze the latch to release the fan and gently pull it out.
4. Insert a new fan and gently push it down until it locks into place.
Housing Instruction Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 1.8 Hot Swap Redundant Chassis Fan The chassis can house five cooling fans, however, it only needs a minimum of three cooling fans to operate properly. These fans are distributed inside the chassis to cool down the system (two in front and one at the back). The rear-cooling fan is fixed and not hot swappable. You have to shutdown the system before changing the rear-cooling fan. However, the cooling fans in front are hot swappable.
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Housing Instruction Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual Connector or Jumper Description JP1 Power connector JP2 Signal cable (4-pin) Fan1 to 4 Hot-plug fan connector 1.8.2 Replacing Housing Fans To change a rear housing fan: 1. Shutdown the system 2. Open the front panel door and remove the side panels. See “Opening the housing panels” on page 38 for more information. 3. Remove the fan cable from the motherboard. 4.
Online Manual 1. Open the front panel door and remove the side panels. See “Opening the housing panels” on page 38 for more information. 2. See which of the fan is defective. Refer to the LED located at the bottom side of each fan. 3. Insert your forefinger into the grasp hole and use your thumb to press the latch to release the defective fan. 4. Pull out the fan and replace it with a good one. Make sure that the fan is operating properly. 5. Close the chassis panel.
Housing Instruction Fortress 9500/9300 1.9 Installing an Expansion Card Online Manual The expansion card connects to the motherboard expansion slots. The number of expansion slots available depends on the motherboard that you want to install. However, the chassis can only accommodate a maximum of seven expansion cards. To install an expansion card: 1. Open the front panel door and remove the side panels. See “Opening the housing panels” on page 38 for more information. 2.
3. Align and insert the expansion card to the empty expansion slot. 4. Secure the expansion card to the chassis with a screw. 5. Reinstall the side panel.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual Hardware Installation Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Overview The AOpen DX3R Plus-U/DX3R-U is a PCI bus based dual processor motherboard built on an extended ATX baseboard. It comes with two socket 370 processor slots utilizing two Intel® Pentium® III processors integrated with the Server Works LE north and OSB4 south bridge chipsets. The dual channel SCSI architecture supports Ultra160 SCSI with bandwidth of up to 160MB/s for each channel.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual EPP/ECP feature, a diskette drive interface and two embedded hard disk interfaces.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual Hardware Installation 2.2 Feature Highlight CPU Supports single/dual Intel® FC-PGA Pentium® III 533MHz~1.4GHz with 100/133MHz FSB (Front Side Bus) designed for Socket 370 technology. FSB133 MHz Coppermine and Tualatin CPU are also supported up to 1.2GHz Chipset The Server Works CNB30LE chipset incorporated as a north bridge is in charge of the host bus interface and memory bus control.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual Expansion Slots SCSI On-board (DX3R Plus-U only) The dual channel Adaptec AIC-7899 chip host adapter delivers Ultra160/m SCSI data transfer rates which doubles the Ultra3 SCSI data transfer rate of up to 160MB/s. With two channels, it delivers a total of 320MB/s bandwidth. In addition, the AIC-7899 features a 66MHz, 64bit PCI interface that supports zero wait-state memory that also operates on 33MHz, 32bit PCI buses.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual Hardware Installation enhanced visual experience on your system. The on-board ATI Rage XL chipset comes with 4MB of video memory and supports up to 1280*1024 display mode at high colors with a maximum of 4MB video memory option. Intel 82550 LAN controller Another cost-effective feature for network solution is the integration of Intel 82550 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet controller that supports: 1. Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 1.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual Power Management/Plug and Play Super Multi-I/O The DX3R Plus-U/DX3R-U provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART2 can also be directed from COM2 to the Infrared Module for the wireless connections. A Open 73 Hardware Installation The DX3R Plus-U/DX3R-U supports the power management function that confirms to the power-saving standards of the U.S.
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Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual Socket Coppermine,Tualatin Hardware Installation 2.4 Block Diagram Socket Coppermine,Tualatin Front Side Bus @ 100MHz/133MHz Secondary PCI Bus (64b/33/66MHz) 100/133MHz CNB30LE Host Bridge Up to 4GB SDRAM Up to 1.
Fortress 9500/9300 2.5 Connectors and Jumpers Online Manual Hardware Installation The table below lists the different connectors or jumpers on the motherboard and their respective functions.
Fortress 9500/9300 Description Page CN29 50-pins Narrow SCSI Connector 81 CN30 2nd USB Connector 86 68-pins SCSI Connector 81 CN35/CN38 CN37 WOL Connector 84 CN40 FDD Connector 78 CN41 System Event LED Connector 92 CN42 BP (Backplane) Connector 88 CN46 External Speaker Connector 89 JP5 System Event Clear Jumper 92 JP6 SCSI Terminator Jumper 82 JP8 Password Check Jumper 91 JP10 CPU Terminator Jumper 73 Hardware Installation Connector or Jumper Online Manual A Open 77
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 2.6 Hardware Hardware Installation This chapter describes jumpers, connectors and hardware devices of this motherboard. Note: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drives, expansion boards, and other components. Always observe the following precautions before you install a system component. 1.Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it. 2.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 2.6.1 CPU Installation 1. Pull up the CPU socket level and up to 90-degree angle. 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a (golden) cut edge on the CPU upper interface. Match Pin 1 and cut edge. Then insert the CPU into the socket. 3. Press down the CPU socket level and finish CPU installation. Note: If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it may damage the CPU.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 2.6.2 CPU Fan (3-pins) & Housing Fan (4-pins) Connector Hardware Installation Plug in the CPU fan cable to the 3-pin CPU FAN connector and housing fan cable to the Housing Fan connector. GND +12V Sense CPU fan connector +12V Fan Off Fan Fail Sense Note: Some CPU fans do not have sense pin, so that cannot support fan monitoring.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 2.6.3 Thermal Sensse Connector Sense GND Thermal Sense connector A Open 81 Hardware Installation The Thermal Sense Connector (CN7 & CN25) provides you to use the thermal sensor to detect the temperature of the components on the motherboard.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 2.6.4 JP10 CPU Terminator Jumper Hardware Installation When you are using single Intel® Pentium III/Celeron CPU with DX3R Plus-U/DX3R-U, you must short the pin-1 and pin-2 to enable CPU terminator function.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 2.6.5 DIMM Slots Hardware Installation This motherboard has four 168-pin DIMM sockets that allow you to install PC100 or PC133 Registered memory up to 4.0GB. Note: The ServerSet™ III LE chipset only allows you using the Registered SRAM with it. DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 DIMM can be single side or double side; it has 64 bit data and 2 or 4 clock signals.
Fortress 9500/9300 recommend choosing 4-clock SDRAM for its reliability Online Manual Hardware Installation Tip: To identify 2-clock and 4-clock DIMM, you may check if there are traces connected to the golden finger pins 79 and 163 of the SDRAM. If there are traces, the SDRAM is probably 4-clock; otherwise, it is 2-clock. Tip: To identify single-side or double-side DIMM, check golden finger pin 114 and pin 129.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 2.6.6 ATX Power Connector +3.3V +3.3V -12V +3.3V COM COM PS-ON +5V COM COM COM +5V COM COM -5V PWR OK +5V 5VSB +5V +12V A Open 85 Hardware Installation The DX3R Plus-U/DX3R-U uses 20-pins ATX power connector. Make sure you plug the connector in the right direction.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 2.6.7 Redundant SPS Connector Hardware Installation The Redundant SPS connector provides the signal to hardware monitoring module if it had fail.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 2.6.8 IDE and Floppy Connector Pin 1 IDE Slave (2nd) IDE Master (1st) Pin 1 IDE Connector FDD Connector A Open 87 Hardware Installation Connect 34-pin floppy cable and 40-pin IDE cable to floppy connector FDC and IDE connector. Pin1 of cable is normally marked with red color. Be careful of the pin1 orientation. Wrong orientation may cause system damage.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual Hardware Installation As known, each IDE channel supports two IDE devices. In order to work together, the two devices on each channel must be set differently to Master and Slave mode. Either one can be the hard disk or the CDROM. The setting as master or slave mode depends on the jumper on your IDE device, so please refer to your hard disk and CDROM manual accordingly.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual Clock per 33MHz PCI Clock Count Cycle Time PIO mode 0 30ns 20 600ns (1/600ns) x 2byte = 3.3MB/s PIO mode 1 30ns 13 383ns (1/383ns) x 2byte = 5.2MB/s PIO mode 2 30ns 8 240ns (1/240ns) x 2byte = 8.3MB/s PIO mode 3 30ns 6 180ns (1/180ns) x 2byte = 11.1MB/s PIO mode 4 30ns 4 120ns (1/120ns) x 2byte = 16.6MB/s DMA mode 0 30ns 16 480ns (1/480ns) x 2byte = 4.16MB/s DMA mode 1 30ns 5 150ns (1/150ns) x 2byte = 13.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 2.6.9 68-pins Ultra160/50-pins Narrow SCSI Connector (DX3R Plus-U only) Hardware Installation The DX3R Plus-U provides two 68-pins Ultra Wide/Ultra2/3 and one 50-pins Narrow SCSI connectors for 8/16-bit or 16-bit differential SCSI devices.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 2.6.10 JP6 SCSI Channel Terminator Control (DX3R Plus-U only) Hardware Installation The JP6 allows you to enable or disable the on-board SCSI terminator control function.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 2.6.11 Front Panel Connector Hardware Installation Attaching such as power LED, speaker, reset switch, power switch connector, etc.… to corresponding pins.
Fortress 9500/9300 2.6.12 WOL (Wake on LAN) Connector Online Manual +5VSB GND LID A Open 93 Hardware Installation To use Wake On LAN function, you must have a Ethernet card with chipset that supports this feature, and connect a cable from LAN card to motherboard WOL connector.
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Fortress 950 0/9300 nd 2.6.13 Support 2 Online Manual USB Port USBPWR6 GND USBP2- USBPWR7 USBP2+ USBP3+ USBPWR8 USBP3- GND USBPWR5 A Open 95 Hardware Installation This motherboard supports four USB ports. Two of them are on back panel connector, the other two are on the left-bottom area of this motherboard. With proper cable, you can connect them to front panel.
Fortress 9500/9300 2.6.14 NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt) Switch Jumper Online Manual Hardware Installation Non- Maskable Interrupt used for event handling. When event is occurred, system will receive an NMI and execute a unique task. To disable this function, please short CN18 by jumper cap.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 2.6.15 BP (Backplane) Connector Pin 1 1 GND N/C I2C CLK I2CDA A Open 97 Hardware Installation The BP connector provides the signals of BPL6 backplane to ASM (Advanced Server Management) software monitoring program, such as storage category, HDD fault, fan present, fan fault.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 2.6.16 External Speaker Connector Hardware Installation If you want to use external case-mounted speaker instead of internal buzzer, the 4-pins external speaker connector can let you connect with external case-mounted speaker.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 2.6.17 JP5 System Event Clear Jumper Clear Normal (Default) A Open 99 Hardware Installation The JP5 allows you to clear the system event log record whenever the event log area is full. Please short the JP5 by jumper cap if you want to clear all of the event logs.
Fortress 9500/9300 2.6.18 JP8 System BIOS Password Check Online Manual Hardware Installation There is one jumper cap over pin2 and pin3 of JP8 for system BIOS password check. If you want to use the system without BIOS password check, please remove the jumper cap to short pin1 and pin2.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 2.6.19 Event LED Connector keep flash to warn you. Pin 1 1 To LED GND A Open 101 Hardware Installation The DX3R Plus-U/DX3R-U BIOS supports the system monitored event logs recording function.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 2.6.20 PC99 Color Coded Back Panel Hardware Installation The onboard I/O devices are PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, serial ports COM1, Printer, USB, and RJ45 LAN jack. The view angle of drawing shown here is from the back panel of the housing.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 2.6.21 Low ESR Capacitor A Open 103 Hardware Installation The quality of low ESR capacitor (Low Equivalent Series Resistance) during high frequency operation is very important for stability of CPU power. The location of where to put these capacitors is another know-how that requires experience and detail calculation.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual Chapter 3 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. BIOS Setup Utility 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 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.1 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: BIOS Setup Utility 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 9500/9300 Online Manual Detailed system configurations are contained in the Advanced Level. To view the Advanced Level, . press BIOS Setup Utility 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.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.2 System Information The following screen appears if you select System Information from the Main menu: BIOS Setup Utility The System Information menu shows the current basic configuration of your system.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual The sections below explain the parameters. 3.2.1 Processor The Processor parameter specifies the type of processor currently installed in your system. The system supports Intel Pentium II and Pentium III processors up to 1.4GHz. S370 Tualatin and Coppermine CPU are also supported up to 1.2GHz. BIOS Setup Utility 3.2.2 Processor Speed The Processor Speed parameter specifies the speed of the processor currently installed in your system. 3.2.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.2.5 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. 3.2.6 Diskette Drive A This parameter specifies the system’s current diskette drive A settings. BIOS Setup Utility 3.2.7 Diskette Drive B This parameter specifies the system’s current diskette drive B settings. 3.2.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.2.10 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 BIOS Setup Utility 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 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.2.13 Serial Port 2 This parameter shows the serial port 2 address and IRQ setting. 3.2.14 Parallel Port This parameter shows the parallel port address and IRQ setting. 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”. A Open 111 BIOS Setup Utility 3.2.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.3 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 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.3.1 Product Name This parameter specifies the official name of the system. 3.3.2 System S/N This parameter specifies the system’s serial number. BIOS Setup Utility 3.3.3 Main Board ID This parameter specifies the motherboard’s identification number. 3.3.4 Main Board S/N This parameter specifies the motherboard’s serial number. 3.3.5 System BIOS Version This parameter specifies the version of the BIOS utility.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.3.6 SMBIOS Version This parameter specifies the version of the SMBIOS version.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.4 Disk Drives Select Disk Drives to input configuration values for disk drives.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.4.1 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" BIOS Setup Utility 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 9500/9300 Online Manual This option lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the master port of IDE channel 1. IDE Primary Channel Slave This option lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the slave port of IDE channel 1.
Fortress 9500/9300 Auto (Default) User Online Manual 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 BIOS Setup Utility This parameter shows which type of IDE drive currently used. Cylinder This parameter specifies the number of cylinders of your hard disk, and is automatically set depending on your Type parameter setting.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual depending on your Type parameter setting. Size This parameter specifies the size of your hard disk, in MB. Hard Disk LBA Mode This function enhances disk performance depending on the hard disk in use. If you set this parameter to “Auto”, the BIOS utility automatically Auto (Default) detects if the installed hard disk drive supports the Block Mode function. If supported, it allows data transfer in blocks (multiple sectors) at a rate of 256 bytes per cycle.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.5 Onboard Peripherals The Onboard Peripherals Configuration allows you to configure the onboard communication ports and the onboard devices.
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Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.5.1 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 BIOS Setup Utility 3.5.1.1 Base Address Base Address Serial Port 1: This item allows you to assign address and interrupt for the board serial port.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.5.1.2 IRQ IRQ Serial Port 1: 4 (Default), 11 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 2: BIOS Setup Utility 3 (Default), 10 The Base Address and IRQ parameters for each port are configurable only if the port is enabled. 3.5.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.5.2.1 Base Address Base Address 378h (Default) This item allows you to assign address and interrupt for the board serial port. 3BCh 278h BIOS Setup Utility 3.5.2.2 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 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.5.2.3 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 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.5.2.4 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 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.5.3 Onboard Device Settings The Onboard Device Settings menu allows you to configure the onboard communication ports and the onboard devices.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.5.3.1 Floppy Disk Controller Floppy Disk Controller This parameter lets you enable or disable the onboard floppy disk controller. Enabled (Default) Disabled BIOS Setup Utility 3.5.3.2 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. Disabled 3.5.3.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.5.3.4 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 BIOS Setup Utility 3.5.3.5 USB Legacy Mode USB Legacy Mode Enabled Disabled (Default) This parameter lets you enable or disable the USB controller on board. When enabled, it activates the USB function of the system.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.5.3.7 Onboard Ethernet Chip On-board Ethernet Chip This parameter allows you to enable or disable the onboard network feature.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.6 Power Management The Power Management menu allows you to configure the system power-management feature.
Fortress 9500/9300 This page is the lower half of Power Management submenu. Online Manual BIOS Setup Utility A parameter with an asterisk (*) mark indicates that the parameter appears only when you are using in the Advanced Level.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.6.1 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 BIOS Setup Utility 3.6.1.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.6.1.2 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. BIOS Setup Utility 3.6.1.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.6.2 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. The system wake-up event allows the system to resume operation when the modem ring indicator is enabled. 3.6.3.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.6.3.2 PCI Power Management PCI Power Management This item allows you to enable or disable the PCI power management function. Enabled (Default) Disabled BIOS Setup Utility 3.6.3.3 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.
Fortress 9500/9300 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. 3.6.3.4 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 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.7 Boot Options This option allows you to specify your preferred setting for boot up.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.7.1 Boot Sequence This parameter allows you to specify the boot search sequence during POST. • • 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. BIOS Setup Utility • • 1st. The system checks this drive first. 4th. If the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd searches fail then it boots from this drive.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.7.3 Fast Boot Fast Boot Auto (Default) This parameter allows the system to boot faster by skipping some POST routines. Disabled BIOS Setup Utility 3.7.4 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.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.7.5 Num Lock After Boot Num Lock After Boot This parameter allows you to activate the Num Lock function upon booting. Enabled (Default) Disabled BIOS Setup Utility 3.7.6 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. 3.7.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.8 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 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.8.1 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 BIOS Setup Utility • • • • Month: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec Day: 1 to 31 Year: 1980 to 2079 3.8.
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Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.9 System Security The Setup program has a number of security features to prevent unauthorized access to the system and its data.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.9.1 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 9500/9300 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. Press the ENTER key. Re-type the password to verify your first entry then press ENTER key again. 4.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.9.2 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. BIOS Setup Utility 3.9.
Fortress 9500/9300 Write Protect Boot Sector Online Manual Disables the write function only on the boot sector Hard Disk Drive Setting Description 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 BIOS Setup Utility Normal A Open 149
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.10 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. Selecting the option displays the following screen: BIOS Setup Utility This page is the lower half of System Event Log submenu.
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Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.10.1 System Event Logging This option allows you to record monitored events that occur during the operation of your system. 3.10.1.1 Event Logging Event Logging BIOS Setup Utility Enabled (Default) This item allows you to enable or disable the system event logging function. Disabled 3.10.1.2 Clear Event Logs Clear Event Logs Enabled Disabled (Default) This item allows you to enable or disable the system event logs clearing function.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.10.1.4 Total Number of Event Logs Total Number of Event Logs The currently number of events located in the event log area. 3.10.1.5 Available Space for Event Logs BIOS Setup Utility Available Space for Event Logs The percentage of space that is still available for logging system events. 3.10.1.6 View Event Logs View Event Logs Opens the system event log file for viewing.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.10.2 Events Control This parameter monitors the following events and logs them into the event log file if there is a change in status. 3.10.2.1 Temperature/Voltage/Fan BIOS Setup Utility Temperature/Volta ge/ Fan Enable or disable the monitoring of the system’s temperature, voltage, and CPU fan. Enabled (Default) Disabled 3.10.2.2 ECC ECC Enabled (Default) Disabled ECC or Error-Correcting Code tests the accuracy of data as it passes in and out of memory.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.10.2.3 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. BIOS Setup Utility 3.10.3 Event Process 3.10.3.1 Action After Critical Event Action After Critical Event NMI (Default) This parameter allows you to select the action after BIOS finds a critical event.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.10.3.2 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. BIOS Setup Utility 3.10.4 Threshold Event Control Threshold Event Control This parameter lets you enabled or disabled the threshold event control function. Enabled Disabled (Default) 3.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 3.10.5.2 System System This item allows you to set the system critical temperature value. User Input 3.10.6 Voltage Threshold Setting This parameter lets you setting CPU core voltage lower critical threshold value.
Fortress 9500/9300 3.11 Load Default Settings Online Manual 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: BIOS Setup Utility Select “Yes” to load the default settings.
Fortress 9500/9300 3.12 Abort Settings Change Online Manual 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: BIOS Setup Utility 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 9500/9300 Online Manual Chapter 4 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 9500/9300 Online Manual Boot Device Option 0 (zero) Host Adapter BIOS* Enabled 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 Individual Settings for SCSI Drives * SCSISelect™ Utility It
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 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. Check and/or change SCSI device settings that may conflict with those of other devices.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 4.1 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 9500/9300 Online Manual 4.2 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 9500/9300 Online Manual 4.2.1 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 9500/9300 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 9500/9300 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 9500/9300 Online Manual 4.3 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 9500/9300 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 9500/9300 Online Manual SCSI controller default settings are marked with an asterisk (*) throughout the selection submenus. 4.3.1 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 9500/9300 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……………………..……….
Fortress 9500/9300 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 9500/9300 Online Manual 4.3.2 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 9500/9300 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 9500/9300 Online Manual 4.3.3 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 9500/9300 Online Manual 4.3.4 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 9500/9300 Online Manual 4.3.5 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 9500/9300 Online Manual 4.3.6 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.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 4.3.7 Boot LUN Number LUN (Logic unit number) can support more devices, like RAID box or RAID card. 4.3.7.1 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 9500/9300 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 9500/9300 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 . 4.3.7.2 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 9500/9300 Online Manual 4.3.7.3 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. 4.3.7.
Fortress 9500/9300 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 9500/9300 Online Manual 4.4 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 9500/9300 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 9500/9300 Using or Online Manual to select an option, then press . 4.4.1 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. 4.4.
Fortress 9500/9300 • • 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. 4.4.
Fortress 9500/9300 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! 4.4.5 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. 4.4.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 4.5 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.
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Fortress 9500/9300 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 . 4.5.1 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.
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Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 4.6 Disk Drives Over 1 GByte 4.6.1 Extended Translation Adaptec SCSI controllers have always supported the full range of disk drive capacities under all major operating systems. As disk drives have recently grown beyond 1 GB in formatted capacity, they have run up against the DOS 1024-cylinder limit. To continue its support for all SCSI disk drive capacities under DOS, Adaptec has included an extended translation scheme for the AIC-7896 SCSI controllers.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual If you have already partitioned a large hard disk drive with one translation method, conversion to another method erases the data on the drive. Be sure to back up your disk drive prior to any change in the translation method.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual 4.7 When to Use the Extended Translation 4.7.1 with DOS 5.0 and above NetWare 386 (version 3.0 and above) and some versions of UNIX that do not share the 1024 cylinder limit of DOS do not require extended translation to support large disk drives and should not be enabled. 4.7.2 drives with mixed partitions Use standard translation (not extended translation) on drives formatted with two or more partitions for different operating systems.
Fortress 9500/9300 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 9500/9300 AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) Online Manual 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 9500/9300 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 9500/9300 BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) Online Manual 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 9500/9300 DIMM (Dual In Line Memory Module) Online Manual 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 9500/9300 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 9500/9300 FCC DoC (Declaration of Conformity) Online Manual 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 9500/9300 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 9500/9300 PBSRAM (Pipelined Burst SRAM) Online Manual 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 9500/9300 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 9500/9300 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 9500/9300 SMBus (System Management Bus) Online Manual 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 9500/9300 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.
Fortress 9500/9300 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 9500/9300 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 9500/9300 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.
Fortress 9500/9300 Online Manual Continue During system rebooting, press to enter BIOS setup. Choose “Load Setup Default”. Turn off the system and re-connect IDE cable. Check if the system can reboot successfully? No The problem should be caused by the IDE cable or HDD itself. Yes Reinstall operating system such as Windows 98.
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