ADLINK Technology NuPRO-A301 User manual

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Manual Rev.: 2.00
Revision Date: January 19, 2010
Part No: 50-13065-1000
NuPRO-A301
Full-Sized PICMG 1.0 SBC
Intel® 945GC/ICH7 Chipset
User’s Manual

Revision History
Revision Release Date Description of Change(s)
2.00 2010/01/19 Initial Release

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NuPRO-A301
Preface
Copyright 2010 ADLINK Technology Inc.
This document contains proprietary information protected by copy-
right. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be repro-
duced by any mechanical, electronic, or other means in any form
without prior written permission of the manufacturer.
Disclaimer
The information in this document is subject to change without prior
notice in order to improve reliability, design, and function and does
not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer.
In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, spe-
cial, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or
inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of
the possibility of such damages.
Environmental Responsibility
ADLINK is committed to fulfill its social responsibility to global
environmental preservation through compliance with the Euro-
pean Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) direc-
tive and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
directive. Environmental protection is a top priority for ADLINK.
We have enforced measures to ensure that our products, manu-
facturing processes, components, and raw materials have as little
impact on the environment as possible. When products are at their
end of life, our customers are encouraged to dispose of them in
accordance with the product disposal and/or recovery programs
prescribed by their nation or company.
Trademarks
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poses only and may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks
of their respective companies.

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Using this Manual
Audience and Scope
The NuPRO-A301 User’s Manual is intended for hardware
technicians and systems operators with knowledge of installing,
configuring and operating industrial grade single board computers.
Manual Organization
This manual is organized as follows:
Preface: Presents important copyright notifications, disclaimers,
trademarks, and associated information on the proper understand-
ing and usage of this document and its associated product(s).
Chapter 1, Introduction: Introduces the NuPRO-A301, its fea-
tures, applications, and specifications, including functional
descriptions and board layout.
Chapter 2, Hardware Information: Provides technical informa-
tion on connectors and jumpers as well as pin assignments for
configuring the NuPRO-A301 and any attached external devices.
Chapter 3, Getting Started: Illustrates how to install components
on the NuPRO-A301, specifically, CPU, memory modules, operat-
ing systems and drivers.
Chapter 4, Driver Installation: Provides information on how to
install the NuPRO-A301 device drivers under Windows XP.
Chapter 5, BIOS Setup: Describes basic navigation for the
AMIBIOS®8 BIOS setup utility.
Appendix A, Watchdog Timer: Presents information on under-
standing and configuring the embedded Watchdog timer.
Appendix B, System Resources: Presents information on I/O
mapping, IRQ routing, and resource allocation.
Important Safety Instructions: Presents safety instructions all
users must follow for the proper setup, installation and usage of
equipment and/or software.
Getting Service: Contact information for ADLINK’s worldwide
offices.

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Conventions
Take note of the following conventions used throughout this
manual to make sure that users perform certain tasks and
instructions properly.
NOTE:
NOTE:
Additional information, aids, and tips that help users perform
tasks.
CAUTION:
Information to prevent minor physical injury, component dam-
age, data loss, and/or program corruption when trying to com-
plete a task.
WARNING:
Information to prevent serious physical injury, component
damage, data loss, and/or program corruption when trying to
complete a specific task.

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Table of Contents vii
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Table of Contents
Revision History...................................................................... ii
Preface.................................................................................... iii
List of Figures........................................................................ ix
List of Tables.......................................................................... xi
1 Introduction ........................................................................ 1
1.1 Overview.............................................................................. 1
1.2 Features............................................................................... 1
1.3 Specifications....................................................................... 2
1.4 Mechanical Drawing ............................................................ 4
1.5 Block Diagram ..................................................................... 5
2 Hardware Information........................................................ 7
2.1 Rear Panel I/O Ports............................................................ 7
2.2 Board Layout ..................................................................... 10
2.3 Onboard Connectors ......................................................... 12
2.4 Jumpers............................................................................. 21
3 Getting Started ................................................................. 23
3.1 Installing the CPU.............................................................. 23
3.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink................................. 27
3.3 Installing the Power Connectors........................................ 30
3.4 Installing Memory Modules................................................ 31
4 Driver Installation............................................................. 33
4.1 Intel® 945G Express Chipset Driver.................................. 33
4.2 Display Driver .................................................................... 34
4.3 LAN Driver ......................................................................... 34

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4.4 ISA Driver........................................................................... 35
4.5 Audio Driver....................................................................... 36
5 BIOS Setup........................................................................ 37
5.1 Starting the BIOS............................................................... 37
5.2 Standard CMOS Features ................................................. 39
5.3 Advanced BIOS Features.................................................. 43
5.4 Advanced Chipset Features............................................... 46
5.5 Integrated Peripherals........................................................ 48
5.6 Power Management Setup ................................................ 53
5.7 PnP/PCI Configurations..................................................... 55
5.8 PC health Status................................................................ 56
5.9 Frequency/Voltage Control................................................ 57
5.10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ..................................................... 58
5.11 Load Optimized Defaults.................................................... 58
5.12 Set Supervisor & User Password....................................... 58
5.13 Save & Exit Setup.............................................................. 58
5.14 Exit Without Saving............................................................ 58
A Appendix: Watchdog Timer..............................................59
A.1 Sample Code..................................................................... 59
B Appendix: System Resources..........................................61
B.1 Memory Map...................................................................... 61
B.2 Direct Memory Access Channels....................................... 61
B.3 IO Map............................................................................... 62
B.4 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Map ............................................. 63
B.5 PCI Interrupt Routing Map................................................. 64
Important Safety Instructions............................................... 65
Getting Service...................................................................... 67

List of Figures ix
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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: NuPRO-A301 Board Dimensions (top view)....................4
Figure 1-2: NuPRO-A301 Block Diagram ..........................................5
Figure 2-1: Rear Panel I/O Ports........................................................7
Figure 2-2: Connectors and Jumpers Pt. 1......................................10
Figure 2-3: Connectors and Jumpers Pt. 2......................................11

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