Advantech PCA-6148 User manual

PCA-6148/6148L
Full-size 486 All-in-one
CPU Card with
Flash/RAM/ROM disk

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This document is copyrighted, 1996, by Advantech Co., Ltd. All
rights are reserved. Advantech Co., Ltd., reserves the right to make
improvements to the products described in this manual at any time
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No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or
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infringements upon the rights of third parties which may result
from its use.
Acknowledgements
AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Award is a trademark of Award Software International, Inc.
IBM, PC AT and VGA are trademarks of International Business
Machines Corporation.
Microsoft Windows®and MS-DOS are trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
UMC is a trademark of Standard Microsystems Corporation.
Cyrix is a trademark of Cyrix Corporation.
Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation.
Part No. 2006148010 2nd Edition
Printed in Taiwan March 1997

A Message to the Customer....
Advantech Customer Services
Each and every Advantech product is built to the most exacting
specifications to ensure reliable performance in the unusual and
demanding conditions typical of industrial environments. Whether
your new Advantech equipment is destined for the laboratory or
the factory floor, you can be assured that it will provide the
reliability and ease of operation for which the name Advantech has
come to be known.
Your satisfaction is our number one concern. Here is a guide to
Advantech’s customer services. To ensure you get the full benefit
of our services, please follow the instructions below carefully.
Technical Support
We want you to get the maximum performance from your prod-
ucts. If you run into technical difficulties, we are here to help. But
please consult this manual first.
If you still can’t find the answer, gather all the information or
questions that apply to your problem and, with the product close at
hand, call your dealer. Our dealers are trained and ready to give
you the support you need to get the most from your Advantech
products. In fact, most problems reported are minor and are able to
be easily solved over the phone.
In addition, free technical support is available from Advantech
engineers every business day. We are always ready to give advice
on application requirements or specific information on the
installation and operation of any of our products.

Product warranty
Advantech warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its
products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship
for one year from the date of purchase.
This warranty does not apply to any products which have been
repaired or altered by other than repair personnel authorized by
Advantech, or which have been subject to misuse, abuse, accident
or improper installation. Advantech assumes no liability as a
consequence of such events under the terms of this Warranty.
Because of Advantech’s high quality-control standards and
rigorous testing, most of our customers never need to use our
repair and replacement service. If an Advantech product ever does
prove defective, it will be repaired at no charge during the warran-
ty period. For out-of-warranty repairs, you will be billed according
to the cost of replacement materials, service time and freight.
Please consult your dealer for more details.
If you think you have a defective product, follow these steps:
1. Collect all the information about the problem encountered (e.g.
type of PC, CPU speed, Advantech products used, other
hardware and software used etc.). Note anything abnormal and
list any on-screen messages you get when the problem occurs.
2. Call your dealer and describe the problem. Please have your
manual, product and any other information readily available.
3. If your product is diagnosed as defective, obtain an RMA
(return material authorization) number from your dealer. This
allows us to process your return more quickly.
4. Carefully pack the defective product, a completely filled-out
Repair and Replacement Order Card and a photocopy of a
dated proof of purchase (such as your sales receipt) in a
shippable container. A product returned without dated proof of
purchase is not eligible for warranty service.
5. Write the RMA number visibly on the outside of the package
and ship it prepaid to your dealer.

Packing list
Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the
following materials have been shipped:
• 1 PCA-6148/6148L CPU card
• 1 6-pin mini-DIN keyboard & PS/2 mouse adapter
• 1 Hard disk drive (IDE) interface cable (40 pin)
• 1 Floppy disk drive interface cable (34 pin)
• 1 Parallel port adapter (26 pin) and COM2 adapter (9 pin) kit
• 1 Utility disk with system BIOS,VGA BIOS and SSD Setup
Utility
• 1 Utility disk with SVGA program and driver for Windows
(PCA-6148 only)
If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your
distributor or sales representative immediately.

Contents
Chapter 1: Hardware Configuration..................................................... 1
Introduction ......................................................................................... 2
Specifications ..................................................................................... 2
System............................................................................................ 2
Local bus VGA interface................................................................. 3
Mechanical and environmental....................................................... 4
Board layout ....................................................................................... 5
Jumpers and connectors .................................................................... 6
Safety precautions............................................................................. 8
Jumper settings .................................................................................. 9
How to set jumpers......................................................................... 9
CPU Jumper Settings ................................................................... 10
CPU type select............................................................................ 11
Watchdog timer (J5) ..................................................................... 16
COM2 settings for RS-232/422/485 (J15) .................................... 16
CMOS backup select.................................................................... 16
IRQ12 setting................................................................................ 16
SSD Device Select [ J14 (U12), J16 (U16), J19 (U28)] ............... 17
BATTERY Select (J7) ................................................................... 17
SSD I/O address select (J17, J18) ............................................... 17
Chapter 2: Connecting peripherals .................................................................. 19
PCA-6148 Jumpers and Connectors List ......................................... 20
Safety Precautions ........................................................................... 20
IDE connectors (CN3) ...................................................................... 21
Flat panel interface connection (CN1).............................................. 21
Flat panel display connector (CN1) .................................................. 21
Floppy drive connector (CN4) .......................................................... 22
Parallel port connector (CN5) ........................................................... 22
Keyboard & PS/2 mouse connectors (CN14, CN16)........................ 23
Reset switch (J1) .............................................................................. 24
Hard disk drive LED (DLE1) ............................................................. 24
VGA display connector (CN9) .......................................................... 24
Serial Ports ....................................................................................... 24
RS-232 connection (CN15) .......................................................... 25
RS-232/422/485 connection......................................................... 25
Power connectors (CON1) ........................................................... 27

CPU cooling fan power connector (CN2) ..................................... 27
Infrared Tx/Rx Header (CN8) ....................................................... 28
External Speaker (CN7) ............................................................... 28
Power LED and Keylock (CN6) .................................................... 29
Chapter 3: AWARD BIOS SETUP .............................................. 31
Entering setup .............................................................................. 32
Standard CMOS setup ................................................................. 33
BIOS features setup ..................................................................... 34
CHIPSET features setup .............................................................. 38
Internal Flash/ROM Disk .............................................................. 38
Video BIOS Cacheable................................................................. 39
System BIOS Cacheable.............................................................. 39
Power management setup............................................................ 40
Doze Mode................................................................................ ... 41
Standby Mode............................................................................... 42
Suspend Mode.......................................................................... ... 42
Important Notice ........................................................................... 43
Load BIOS defaults ...................................................................... 44
Load setup defaults ...................................................................... 44
Password setting .......................................................................... 44
IDE HDD auto detection ............................................................... 44
Save & Exit setup ......................................................................... 44
Exit without saving........................................................................ 44
Chapter 4: VGA Display Software/Hardware Configuration........... 45
Introduction ....................................................................................... 46
PCA-6148 Utility Disk ....................................................................... 46
VGA Display Software Configuration ............................................... 47
Chapter 5: SVGA Setup........................................................................ 49
Simultaneous display mode ............................................................. 50
Sleep mode....................................................................................... 50
Software support .............................................................................. 51
Driver installation .............................................................................. 52
Windows setup ............................................................................. 53
AutoCAD R12 ............................................................................... 56
Lotus 1-2-3 and Lotus Symphony ................................................ 58
VESA ............................................................................................ 60
Word ............................................................................................. 61
WordPerfect.................................................................................. 62

Appendix A: Flash/RAM/ROM Solid State Disk................................ 65
Memory devices................................................................................ 66
Drive capacity ................................................................................... 67
Drive configuration............................................................................ 67
Drive Selection ................................................................................. 69
Solid State Disk (SSD) Formatting: .................................................. 70
Formatting the Solid State disk .................................................... 70
Booting from the Flash/RAM/ROM disk............................................ 71
Inserting memory devices................................................................. 71
SSD Jumper Setting ......................................................................... 72
SSD Device Select [ J14 (U12), J16 (U16), J19 (U28)] ............... 72
SSD I/O address select (J17, J18) ............................................... 72
SRAM Battery Source (J7) ............................................................... 72
File copy utility .................................................................................. 73
Using a memory manager (EMM386.EXE) ...................................... 74
Appendix B: Programming the Watchdog Timer .............................. 75
Appendix C: Upgrading ........................................................................ 77
Installing PC/104 modules (CN12,CN13) ......................................... 78
Installing DRAM (SIMMs) ................................................................. 80
SIMM Configurations ........................................................................ 80
Supported 36 bit Memory Configurations (single bank) ............... 81
Appendix D: Detailed system information .......................................... 83
Parallel/printer connector (CN5)................................................... 84
HDD connector (CN3)................................................................ .. 84
VGA display connector (CN9) ...................................................... 86
Flat panel display connector (CN1) .............................................. 86
RS-232 connections ..................................................................... 87
Appendix E: POST LEDs ..................................................................... 93

Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration 1
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Hardware
Configuration
This chapter gives background informa-
tion on the PCA-6148/6148L. It then
shows you how to configure the card to
match your application and prepare it for
installation into your PC.
Sections include:
• Card specifications
• Board layout
• Safety precautions
• Jumper settings
CHAPTER

2PCA-6148/6148L User's Manual
Introduction
The PCA-6148/6148L is a full-size CPU card which allows the use of
VGA and other enhanced I/O interfaces. This card uses an 80486
series DX, DX2, DX4 or 5x86 CPU and accommodates up to 128 MB
DRAM. It also provides a secondary level 256/512 KB cache RAM.
The PCA-6148/6148L offers power management features to mini-
mize power consumption. It complies with the "Green Function"
standard and supports three power saving features: doze, sleep, and
suspended mode.
Its high performance VGA display supports an optional CRT and
panel displays with a display memory of up to 1 MB and a resolution
of up to 640x480 with 16.7 million colors. The VGA controller is a
VL bus C&T 65545/48/50, which comes equipped with a windows
accelerator.
The PCA-6148/6148L also offers several industrial features such as a
63-level watchdog timer with jumperless setup, a 1.44 MB Flash/
ROM disk, and a face-up PC/104 connection for additional functions
with PC/104 modules.
The PCA-6148/6148L is a highly reliable CPU card perfect for IPC
applications or machine control.
Specifications
System
•CPU:
Intel 80486DX/DX2/DX4 series
AMD 80486DX2/DX4 series, 5x86
Cyrix 80486DX2/DX4 series, 5x86
•BIOS: AWARD Flash BIOS, supports plug & play
•Chipset: VIA VT82C496G
•Secondary level cache: 256 (standard)/ 512KB (optional)