ADLINK Technology NuPRO-850 User manual

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NuPRO-850
Full-Size ePCI-X System
Host Board
Intel® Pentium® 4 processor
User’s Manual

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Manual Rev. 1.00: June 18, 2004
Part Number: 50-13045-100
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List of Tables and Figures •i
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction..................................................................1
1.1 Unpacking Checklist........................................................................ 2
1.2 Features.......................................................................................... 3
1.3 Functional Blocks and Main Board.................................................. 4
1.4 Specifications.................................................................................. 8
Chapter 2 Jumpers and Connectors.........................................11
2.1 NuPRO-850 Board Outline and Illustration................................... 12
2.2 NuPRO-850 Connector Pin Assignments...................................... 14
Chapter 3 Getting Started...........................................................25
3.1 CPU Installation ........................................................................... 25
3.2 Memory Installation....................................................................... 26
3.3 Connecting IDE Devices to the NuPRO-850................................. 27
3.4 BIOS Configuration Overview ....................................................... 28
3.5 Operating System Installation ....................................................... 29
Chapter 4 Device Driver Installation..........................................31
4.1 Intel® 875P/6300ESB Chipset...................................................... 31
4.2 Driver Installation .......................................................................... 32
Chapter 5 Watchdog Timer.........................................................35
5.1 Watchdog Timer............................................................................ 35
Chapter 6 ePCI-X Bus Details.....................................................41
6.1 NuPRO-850 ePCI-X Bus............................................................... 41
6.2 Global Signals............................................................................... 41
6.3 PCI-X Bus Signals......................................................................... 42
Warranty Policy ...........................................................................43

ii •How to Use This Guide
How to Use This Guide
This manual is designed to help users configure the NuPRO-850 Full-Size
ePCI-X System Host Board with Dual Xeon CPU. It is divided into five
chapters.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Gives an overview of the product features, applications, and
specifications.
Chapter 2 Connectors and Jumpers
Outlines all the connectors and its pin definitions.
Chapter 3 Getting Started
Summarization of what is required to setup an operational
system using the NuPRO-850. Hardware installation and BIOS
overview is discussed.
Chapter 4 Driver Installation
Detailed instructions on how to install the software drivers
successfully.
Chapter 5 Utilities
Explains the operation of the WDT, PXE booting, and Hardware
Doctor.

Introduction •1
1
Introduction
The NuPRO-850 is a full-size ePCI-X System Host Board (SHB) based on the
Intel® Pentium® 4 processor and 875P Memory Controller Hub / 6300ESB I/O
Controller Hub chipset. It features AGP4X/8X VGA, Serial ATA I/F, Gigabit
Ethernet, and USB v2.0 I/F. It supports two PCI/PCI-X busses via the Intel
6300ESB chipset (one PCI-X 64-bit/66MHz bus and one PCI 32-bit/33MHz
bus). The NuPRO-850 is designed to run under Windows 2000/XP and Linux
operating systems as well as in embedded real time applications.
The NuPRO-850 is a System Host Board with premium computing
performance powered by an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor. The CPU module
supports a front side bus (FSB) of 533/800MHz and a maximum CPU clock
speed of 3.4GHz featuring 64-bit/66MHz PCI/PCI-X bus with up to 4GB high
performance DDR host SDRAM support.
It provides input/output via RS-232, four USB 2.0 ports, Dual IDE Channels
with ATA 100/66/33, Onboard Gigabit Ethernet, and video interfaces for LVDS
Digital LCD Display and dual CRT displays. The NuPRO-850 is designed to
meet the needs of applications which require the highest computing
performance and highest reliability and is designed to run Windows 2000/XP
and Linux operating systems, as well as embedded real-time applications. It is
the ideal solution for telecommunications, internet, and industrial networking
applications.
This chapter is designed to give the user with an overview of the NuPRO-850
SHB. This chapter covers the following topics:
•Unpacking and Checklist
•Features
•Specifications

2•Introduction
1.1 Unpacking Checklist
Check the shipping carton for any damage. If the shipping carton and contents
are damaged, notify the dealer for a replacement. Retain the shipping carton
and packing materials for inspection by the dealer. Obtain authorization before
returning any product to ADLINK.
Check the following items are included in the package, if there are any items
missing, contact your dealer.
•The NuPRO-850 module (May be equipped with different speed or
capacity CPU, RAM, and HDD).
•This User’s Manual
•ADLINK CD
•Com Cable
•Dual Ports USB Cable with bracket
•1 set of Cooler kits
•2 x ATA-100 Cables
•2 x Serial ATA Cables
Note: The package of the NuPRO-850 OEM version non-standard
configuration may vary in function or contents according to
different configuration requests
CAUTION: This board must be protected from static discharge and
physical shock. Never remove any of the socketed parts except
at a static-free workstation. Use the anti-static bag shipped with
the product to handle the board. Wear a wrist strap grounded
through one of the system's ESD Ground jacks while servicing
system components.
!

Introduction •3
1.2 Features
•PICMG 1.2 Rev 1.0 Embedded PCI-X Specification compliant.
•PCI Local Bus Specification, Rev 2.2 compliant.
•Single Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with 1MB L2 cache,
533/800MHz FSB, Hyper-Threading Technology.
•Four 184-pin DIMM sockets, support single/dual channel DDR
DIMM. Up to four DIMMs of DDR 266/333/400 with ECC unbuffered.
Supports a maximum of 4GB of system memory.
•Intel® 82547GI Gigabit Ethernet Controller. Supports 1000Base-TX,
100Base-TX and 10Base-T (IEEE802.3, 802.3u, and 802.3ab).
•ATI Mobility M9/M10 with AGP4X/8X compliant, 64MB memory.
LVDS signal output connector supports LVDS Digital LCD Display
and dual CRT displays.
•AC'97 link Interface, AC’97 2.2 compliant with optional with ADLINK
DB-AC97 board.
•Supports all generic features include VGA, COM port, USB 2.0,
keyboard, mouse, and hardware monitoring.
•Built-in monitoring CPU temperatures, FAN speed, system
temperature, CPU voltage, and DC voltages.
•Supports Intel®Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE).
•2 x IDE channels, 2 x SATA ports.

4•Introduction
1.3 Functional Blocks and Main Board
The following topics provide an overview of the NuPRO-850 main features as
shown in the functional block diagram below and also the main board.
Functional Block Diagram
Figure 1: Functional Block Diagram

Introduction •5
Main Board Drawing
Figure 2: Main Board Drawing
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6•Introduction
1.3.1 Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor
The Intel® Pentium® 4 processor is based on Intel® NetBurst®
microarchitecture and built with Intel®'s 0.13-micron and 90nm manufacturing
process and featuring Hyper-Threading technology, a 1MB level two-cache
size. The Intel® Pentium® 4 has a maximum clock speed of 3.4GHz and front
side bus frequency of 400/533/800MHz.
The Intel® NetBurst™ micro-architecture and Hyper-Threading Technology is
designed specifically for multi-tasking environments and provides outstanding
performance for multi-threaded applications.
1.3.2 Video
The NuPRO-850 provides standard SVGA CRT analog output on a bracket I/O
panel. The video function is provided via an ATI Mobility M9 (AGP4X) or M10
(AGP8X) VGA chip with 64MB video memory. NuPRO-850 also supports dual
CRT output (via one onboard 14-pin header) and one LVDS interface. The
NuPRO-850 has one jumper to disable the onboard video and BIOS options
are used to select the resolution of the LVDS panel
1.3.3 Ethernet Interfaces
The NuPRO-850 provides one 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet interface via the
Intel® 82547GI Gigabit Ethernet Controller. The 82547GI is connected to the
CSA (Communicating Streaming Architecture) interface of the 875P MCH. The
Ethernet interface is routed to a RJ-45 w/LED all-in-one connector on bracket.
The LAN chip will be assigned one unique static MAC Address. LED drive
signals for Ethernet link status and activity are routed to the same connector.
1.3.4 Serial I/O
The NuPRO-850 has one RS-232 serial port with a 10-pin connector. The
16550 compatible serial port is provided by the SIU port on the Intel® 6300ESB
ICH.
1.3.5 Universal Serial Bus (USB)
The NuRPRO-850 supports four USB 2.0 ports, with two connectors (USB0 &
USB1) on bracket and the remaining (USB2 & USB3) routed to one onboard
9-pin header. USB allows for the easy addition of peripherals such as mouse,
keyboard, speakers, etc.
1.3.6 IDE and Serial ATA Controller Controller
The NuPRO-850 provides IDE and Serial ATA interfaces from the Intel®
6300ESB ICH. Two IDE connectors can support up to four drives Ultra DMA
100 Mode. Two serial ATA ports support up to two serial ATA devices for data
transfer rates up to 150Mbps.

Introduction •7
1.3.7 Software
The NuPRO-850 is compatible with all major PC operating systems. ADLINK
provides support, which may include additional drivers for ADLINK peripherals.
Software device drivers for the NuPRO-850 may be found in the ADLINK CD.
1.3.8 AC’97 Link
NuPRO-850 provides one AC’97 link 10-pin header, the AC’97 link is provided
by the 6300ESB ICH.
1.3.9 Serial I/O
NuPRO-850 provides one RS-232 serial port via one 10-pin connector. The
serial port is provided by the 16550 compatible SIU port in the 6300ESB ICH.
1.3.10 MiniPCI slot
NuPRO-850 provides one MiniPCI type III slot. The MiniPCI slot and ePCI-X
bus B share the 6300ESB PCI bus I/F.

8•Introduction
1.4 Specifications
Compliant Specifications
•PICMG 1.2 Rev 1.0 Embedded PCI-X Specification compliant.
•PCI Local Bus Specification, Rev 2.2 compliant.
Form Factor
•Standard Full-Size ePCI-X System Host Board, 338.6mm x 122mm
(13.33”x4.8”).
CPU/Cache
•Intel® Pentium® 4 processor. The socket supports CPUs manufactured
using Intel's 0.13-micron and 90nm manufacturing processes, FC-mPGA4
package (478-pin).
•The Intel®Pentium® 4 processor runs at a core speed of up to 3.4GHz,
with a Front Side Bus (FSB) speed of 400/533/800MHz, and on-die 512KB
or 1MB Advanced Transfer L2 Cache.
Chipset
•Intel®6300ESB I/O Controller Hub
•Intel® 82875P Memory Controller Hub (MCH)
Host Memory
•Four DDR DIMM sockets
•266/333/400MHz DDR DIMM modules
•Dual-channel or single-channel DDR interface
•Non-ECC and ECC, un-buffered DIMMs only
•Each socket supports up to 1GB of DDR DIMM
•128-Mb, 256-Mb, 512Mb technologies implemented as x8, x16 DDR
devices with four banks
•Up to 4GB system memory
•Registered DIMMs are not supported
DDR DIMM speed, type and size can be determined by the BIOS reading the
DIMM presence detect bits on the SMBus (System Management Bus). The

Introduction •9
DDR DIMM timing register, which provides the DIMM speed control for the
entire array, must be programmed to use the timings of the slowest DIMMs
installed. Note: DIMMs must be populated in identical pairs for dual-channel
operation
BIOS: Award / Phoenix BIOS advanced by ADLINK
•NuPRO-850 supports BIOS memory size up to 8Mbytes (Firmware Hub
I/F).
•Flash write protection will be implemented under software control. This bit
must be set to 1 before any write will be allowed to the BIOS Flash.
Gigabit Ethernet
•One 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet interfaces via the Intel® 82547GI Gigabit
Ethernet Controller. The 82547GI is connected to the CSA
(Communicating Streaming Architecture) interface of the 82875P MCH.
•Support 1000Base-T, 100Base-TX and 10Base-T (IEEE 802.3, 802.3u,
and 802.3ab).
•IEEE802.3x compliant flow control, support auto-negotiation and link
setup.
•Ethernet link status and activity LEDs on the RJ-45 connector.
Graphic Display
•ATI Mobility M9 (AGP4X) or M10 (AGP8X) VGA chip with 64MB video
memory.
•Standard SVGA CRT analog output on bracket I/O panel.
•Also supports 2nd CRT output (via one onboard 14-pin header) and one
LVDS interface.
USB Interface
•Supports four USB 2.0 ports, two connectors (USB0 & USB1) on bracket
and the others (USB2 & USB3) are routed to one onboard 9-pin header
IDE Ports
•Two IDE connectors support up to four drivers. Up to Ultra DMA 100
Mode.
Super I/O and WDT
•Built-in HanceRapids, support 2-stage WDT, programmable timer 1 - 255
seconds or 1 - 255 minutes.

10 •Introduction
•The NuPRO-850 edge connector uses three standard 32-bit PCI
connectors. These three connectors carry two busses, one PCI-X
64-bit/66MHz bus and one PCI 32-bit/33MHz bus. Both busses are
provided by Intel 6300ESB ICH.
Hardware Monitor
•The W83L784R provides temperature, fans, and voltage monitors. It has
analog to digital converters that allow software to monitor the voltages on
NuPRO-850.
OS Compatibility
•MS-DOS 6.2+, Windows 2000/XP, Red Hat Linux 7.3 or higher
•Other OS support available upon request
Environment
•Operating temperature: 5 to 55 °C
•Storage temperature: -40 to 70 °C
•Humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensed
Safety Certificate and Test
•CE, FCC
•All plastic material used onboard are all UL-94V certified

Jumpers and Connectors •11
2
Jumpers and Connectors
This chapter will familiarize the user with the NuPRO-850 with the interfaces and
connections available before getting started. The chapter also contains
information about the board layout, connector definitions and jumper setup as
well as the following information:
•NuPRO-850 board outline and illustration
•NuPRO-850 connectors pin assignments
•NuPRO-850 jumpers setting

12 •Jumpers and Connectors
2.1 NuPRO-850 Board Outline and Illustration
2.1.1 NuPRO-850 Top View
CN16
LAN1 CN13
CN3
CN6
CN4
CN7
CN9
JP1
CN10
JPY1
CN11
CN12
CN14
CN17
CN1
CN2
FN1
PN1
U12
FN2
DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3
DIMM4
ePCI-X bus A
ePCI-X bus B
CN18
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Jumpers and Connectors •13
2.1.2 Front View
Figure 4: View of Face Plate
Position Description
CN1 Case open pin header
CN2 Front panel pin header
CN3 COM1 connector
CN4 Secondary IDE connector
CN6 AC’97 link connector
CN7 Primary IDE connector
CN9 MiniPCI slot
CN10 SATA-1 connector
CN11 SATA-0 connector
CN12 VGA 2nd CRT pin header
CN13 VGA CRT connector
CN14 LVDS connector
CN16 USB-0 connector
CN17 USB-1 connector
CN18 USB-2/3 pin header
LAN1 Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 connector
FN1 VGA Fan power connector
FN2 CPU Fan power connector
DIMM1 DDR DIMM B1 socket
DIMM2 DDR DIMM B2 socket
DIMM3 DDR DIMM A1 socket
DIMM4 DDR DIMM A2 socket
U12 CPU socket
PN1 ATX 12V 4-pin connector
JP1 Clear CMOS jumper
JPY1 VGA disable jumper
CN17CN16
LAN1
CN13

14 •Jumpers and Connectors
Table 1: Description of Connector Locations
2.2 NuPRO-850 Connector Pin Assignments
A detailed description and pin-out for each connector is given in the following
section.
2.2.1 VGA CRT connector (CN13)
Table 2: VGA Connector Pin Definition
2.2.2 USB 2.0 connector (CN16, CN17)
Pin # Signal Name
1 VCC
2 USB-
3 USB+
4 Ground
Table 3: USB Connectors Pin Definition
PIN SIGNAL FUNCTION
1 RED Analog RED
2 GREEN Analog GREEN
3 BLUE Analog BLUE
4 NC No Connect
5 GND Ground
6 GND Ground
7 GND Ground
8 GND Ground
9 5VCC +5V
10 GND Ground
11 NC No connect
12 DDC_DATA DDC Data for
CRT
13 HSYNC Horizontal sync
for Monitor
14 VSYNC Vertical sync for
Monitor
15 DDC_CLK DDC Clock for
CRT