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PCA-6186
Full-size socket 478 Intel
Pentium® 4/ Celeron™
processor-based PCI/ISA
CPU card
User’s Manual
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Copyright Notice
This document is copyrighted, 2002, by Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights
are reserved. Advantech Co., Ltd. reserves the right to make improve-
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Acknowledgements
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A Message to the Customer
Advantech customer services
Each and every Advantech product is built to the most exacting specifica-
tions to ensure reliable performance in the harsh 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 your product will provide the reliability and
ease of operation for which the name Advantech has come to be known.
Your satisfaction is our primary 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 products. So if
you run into technical difficulties, we are here to help. For the most fre-
quently asked questions, you can easily find answers in your product doc-
umentation. These answers are normally a lot more detailed than the ones
we can give over the phone.
So please consult this manual first. If you still cannot 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 well
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.
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PCA-6186 series comparisoin table
Model PCA-
6186LV-
00A1
PCA-
6186VE-
00A1
PCA-
6186E2-
00A1
PCA-
6186VG-
00A1
PCA-
6186G2-
00A1
CPU: Single socket
478 Intel® Pentium® 4/
Celeron™
VV V V V
Chipset 845GL 845G 845G 845G 845G
Front Side Bus 400
MHz
400/533
MHz
400/533
MHz
400/533
MHz
400/533
MHz
System chipset:
Intel 845G
845GL V V V V
AGP4X X V V V V
USB Port 2 2 6 2 6
PS/2 KB &
Mouse Port
11 2 1 1
VGA: Intel 845G
Integrated
VV V V V
Dual 10/100Base-T
Ethernet LAN
Intel 82562 & 82551
X Single Dual X X
Dual 10/100/1000
Base-T Ethernet LAN
Intel 82540
X X X Single Dual
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Product warranty
Advantech warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its prod-
ucts will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for two years
from the date of purchase.
This warranty does not apply to any products which have been repaired or
altered by persons other than repair personnel authorized by Advantech,
or which have been subject to misuse, abuse, accident or improper instal-
lation. Advantech assumes no liability under the terms of this warranty as
a consequence of such events.
If an Advantech product is defective, it will be repaired or replaced at no
charge during the warranty 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. (For
example, 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 man-
ual, product, and any helpful 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 fully-completed Repair and
Replacement Order Card and a photocopy proof of purchase date
(such as your sales receipt) in a shippable container. A product
returned without proof of the purchase date is not eligible for war-
ranty service.
5. Write the RMA number visibly on the outside of the package and
ship it prepaid to your dealer.
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Initial Inspection
Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following
materials have been shipped:
• PCA-6186 Pentium ® 4/Celeron™ processor-based single board com-
puter
• 1 PCA-6186 Startup Manual
• 1 CD with driver utility and manual (in PDF format)
• 1 FDD cable, P/N: 1700340640
• 2 Ultra ATA 100 HDD cables, P/N: 1701400452
• 1 printer (parallel port) cable & COM port cable kit, P/N: 1701260305
• 1 ivory cable for PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse, P/N: 1700060202
(Y cable is not availasble for PCA-6186E2-00A1)
• 1 single-slot bracket, P/N: 1962159010 (optional)
• 1 USB cable adapter, P/N: 1700100170 (optional)
If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your distributor or
sales representative immediately.
We have carefully inspected the PCA-6186 mechanically and
electrically before shipment. It should be free of marks and scratches and
in perfect working order upon receipt.
As you unpack the PCA-6186, check it for signs of shipping damage.
(For example, damaged box, scratches, dents, etc.) If it is damaged or it
fails to meet the specifications, notify our service department or your
local sales representative immediately. Also notify the carrier. Retain the
shipping carton and packing material for inspection by the carrier. After
inspection, we will make arrangements to repair or replace the unit.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration .................................2
1.1 Introduction ....................................................................... 2
1.2 Features ............................................................................. 3
1.3 Specifications .................................................................... 4
1.3.1 System............................................................................. 4
1.3.2 Memory........................................................................... 4
1.3.3 Input/Output.................................................................... 4
1.3.4 VGA interface................................................................. 5
1.3.5 Ethernet LAN.................................................................. 5
1.3.6 Industrial features ........................................................... 5
1.3.7 Mechanical and environmental specifications................ 5
1.4 Jumpers and Connectors.................................................... 6
Table 1.1:Jumpers........................................................... 6
Table 1.2:Connectors ...................................................... 6
1.5 Board Layout: Jumper and Connector Locations.............. 8
Figure 1.1:Jumper and connecter locations .................... 8
Figure 1.2:Extension I/O daughter board (for PCA-
6186E2-00A1) .................................................... 9
Figure 1.3:Extension I/O daughter board (for PCA-
6186G2-00A1).................................................... 9
1.6 Safety Precautions .......................................................... 10
1.7 Jumper Settings ............................................................... 10
1.7.1 How to set jumpers ....................................................... 10
1.7.2 CMOS clear (J1) ........................................................... 11
Table 1.3:CMOS (J1).................................................... 11
1.7.3 Watchdog timer output (J2) .......................................... 11
Table 1.4:Watchdog timer output (J2).......................... 12
1.8 System Memory .............................................................. 12
Table 1.5:DIMM module allocation table .................... 12
1.8.1 Sample calculation: DIMM memory capacity.............. 13
Table 1.6:DIMM memory capacity sample
calculation ................................................................... 13
1.9 Memory Installation Procedures ..................................... 13
1.10 Cache Memory ................................................................ 13
1.11 CPU Installation .............................................................. 14
Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals .................................16
2.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 16
2.2 Primary (CN1) and Secondary (CN2) IDE Connectors .. 16
2.3 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3)....................................... 17
2.4 Parallel Port (CN4).......................................................... 17
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2.5 USB Ports (CN6, CN31, and CN32)............................... 18
2.6 VGA Connector (CN7) ................................................... 18
2.7 10/100Base-T Ethernet Connectors (CN8 and CN34).... 19
2.8 Serial Ports (CN9: COM1; CN10: COM2) ..................... 19
2.9 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors
(CN11 and CN33) ........................................................... 20
2.10 External Keyboard Connector (CN12)............................ 20
2.11 Infrared (IR) Connector (CN13) ..................................... 21
2.12 CPU Fan Connector (CN14) ........................................... 21
2.13 Front Panel Connectors (CN16, 17, 18, 19, 21&22)....... 22
2.13.1 Power LED and Keyboard Lock (CN16) ..................... 22
2.13.2 External speaker (CN17) .............................................. 22
2.13.3 Reset (CN18) ................................................................ 23
2.13.4 HDD LED (CN19)........................................................ 23
2.13.5 ATX soft power switch (CN21).................................... 23
2.14 ATX Power Control Connectors (CN20 and 21) ............ 23
2.14.1 ATX feature connector (CN20) and soft power switch
connector (CN21) ............................................................ 23
2.14.2 Controlling the soft power switch................................. 24
2.15 SM Bus Connector (CN29) ............................................. 24
2.16 Connecting to SNMP-1000 remote manager .................. 25
2.17 AC-97 Audio Interface.................................................... 25
2.18 Auxiliary 4-pin power connector (CN46 and CN47)...... 25
Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup.........................................28
3.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 28
3.2 Entering Setup................................................................. 28
Figure 3.1:Award BIOS Setup initial screen ................ 28
3.3 Standard CMOS Setup .................................................... 29
Figure 3.2:Standard CMOS features screen ................. 29
3.3.1 CMOS RAM backup .................................................... 29
3.4 Advanced BIOS Features ................................................ 30
Figure 3.3:Advanced BIOS features screen.................. 30
3.4.1 Virus Warning............................................................... 31
3.4.2 L1 & L2 Cache ............................................................. 31
3.4.3 Quick Power On Self Test ............................................ 31
3.4.4 First/Second/Third/Other Boot Device......................... 31
3.4.5 Swap Floppy Drive ....................................................... 31
3.4.6 Boot UP Floppy Seek ................................................... 31
3.4.7 Boot Up NumLock Status............................................. 31
3.4.8 Gate A20 Option........................................................... 31
3.4.9 Typematic Rate Setting................................................. 31
3.4.10 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) ......................................... 31
3.4.11 Typematic Delay (msec)............................................... 32
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3.4.12 Security Option ............................................................. 32
3.4.13 APIC Mode ................................................................... 32
3.4.14 MPS Version Control For OS....................................... 32
3.5 Advanced Chipset Features............................................. 33
Figure 3.4:Advanced chipset features screen ............... 33
3.5.1 DRAM Timing Selectable ............................................ 33
3.5.2 CAS Latency Time ....................................................... 33
3.5.3 Active to Precharge Delay ............................................ 33
3.5.4 DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay ..................................... 34
3.5.5 RAS# Precharge Time .................................................. 34
3.5.6 System BIOS Cacheable............................................... 34
3.5.7 Video Bios Cacheable................................................... 34
3.5.8 Memory Hole At 15M-16M ......................................... 34
3.5.9 Delayed Transaction ..................................................... 34
3.5.10 Delay Prior to Thermal ................................................. 34
3.5.11 AGP Aperture Size (MB) ............................................. 34
3.5.12 On-Chip VGA............................................................... 34
3.5.13 On-Chip Frame Buffer Size .......................................... 35
3.5.14 Boot Display ................................................................. 35
3.6 Integrated Peripherals...................................................... 35
3.6.1 IDE Primary (Secondary) Master/Slave PIO/UDMA
Mode, ............................................................................... 35
3.6.2 On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE........................................ 35
Figure 3.5:Integrated peripherals (1) ............................ 35
3.6.3 USB Controller ............................................................. 36
3.6.4 USB Keyboard/Mouse Support .................................... 36
3.6.5 AC97 Audio.................................................................. 36
3.6.6 Init Display First ........................................................... 36
3.6.7 Onboard LAN1 Control ................................................ 36
3.6.8 Onboard LAN2 Control ................................................ 36
3.6.9 IDE HDD Block Mode ................................................. 36
3.6.10 Onboard FDC Controller .............................................. 36
3.6.11 Onboard Serial Port 1 ................................................... 36
3.6.12 Onboard Serial Port 2 ................................................... 36
3.6.13 UART Mode Select ...................................................... 37
Figure 3.6:Integrated peripherals (2) ............................ 37
3.6.14 RxD, TxD Active.......................................................... 37
3.6.15 IR Transmission Delay ................................................. 37
3.6.16 UR2 Duplex Mode........................................................ 37
3.6.17 Onboard Parallel Port.................................................... 37
3.6.18 Parallel Port Mode ........................................................ 37
3.6.19 EPP Mode Select .......................................................... 38
3.6.20 ECP Mode Use DMA ................................................... 38
3.7 Power Management Setup............................................... 38
Figure 3.7:Power management setup screen (1) ........... 38
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3.7.1 Power-Supply Type ..................................................... 38
3.7.2 ACPI function ............................................................... 38
3.7.3 Power Management ...................................................... 39
3.7.4 Video Off In Suspend .................................................. 39
3.7.5 Modem Use IRQ........................................................... 39
3.7.6 HDD Power Down........................................................ 39
3.7.7 Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN .............................................. 39
3.7.8 CPU THRM-Throttling................................................. 39
3.7.9 PowerOn By LAN ........................................................ 39
3.7.10 PowerOn By Modem .................................................... 40
3.7.11 PowerOn By Alarm ...................................................... 40
3.7.12 Primary IDE 0 (1) and Secondary IDE 0 (1) ................ 40
3.7.13 FDD, COM, LPT PORT ............................................... 40
3.7.14 PCI PIRQ [A-D]# ........................................................ 40
Figure 3.8:Power management setup screen (2) ........... 40
3.8 PnP/PCI Configurations .................................................. 41
3.8.1 PnP OS Installed ........................................................... 41
Figure 3.9:PnP/PCI configurations screen.................... 41
3.8.2 Reset Configuration Data.............................................. 41
3.8.3 Resources controlled by:............................................... 41
3.8.4 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop ............................................... 41
3.9 PC Health Status.............................................................. 42
3.9.1 CPU Warning Temperature .......................................... 42
Figure 3.10:PC health status screen.............................. 42
3.9.2 Current CPU Temperature ............................................ 42
3.9.3 Current CPUFAN Speed............................................... 42
3.9.4 +5V/+12V/-12V/-5V .................................................... 42
3.10 Password Setting ............................................................. 43
3.11 Save & Exit Setup ........................................................... 43
3.12 Exit Without Saving........................................................ 44
Chapter 4 Chipset Software Installation Utility............46
4.1 Before you begin ............................................................. 46
4.2 Introduction ..................................................................... 46
4.3 Installing the CSI Utility ................................................. 47
Chapter 5 AGP VGA Setup.............................................48
5.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 48
5.2 Dynamic Video Memory Technology............................. 48
5.3 Installation....................................................................... 49
Chapter 6 LAN Configuration ........................................54
6.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 54
6.2 Features ........................................................................... 54
6.3 Installation....................................................................... 55
6.4 Windows 98/2000 Drivers Setup Procedure (Intel 82540
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and 82562/82551) ........................................................................ 55
6.5 Windows NT Drivers Setup Procedure (Intel 82540)..... 61
6.6 Windows NT Wake-on-LAN Setup Procedure............... 64
Chapter 7 USB 2.0 Configuration...................................68
7.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 68
7.2 Features ........................................................................... 68
7.3 Installation................................... 68
Chapter8Ultra ATA Storage Driver Setup...................76
8.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 76
8.2 Features ........................................................................... 76
8.3 Window 2000 Setup Procedure....................................... 77
8.4 Displaying Driver Information........................................ 80
8.5 NT Setup Procedure ........................................................ 81
Chapter 9 Onboard Security Setup ................................86
9.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 86
9.2 Windows 9X Drivers Setup Procedure ........................... 87
9.3 Windows 2000/NT Drivers Setup Procedure.................. 89
9.4 Using the OBS Hardware Doctor Utility ........................ 92
Appendix A Programming the watchdog timer...............94
A.1 Programming the Watchdog Timer................................. 94
A.1.1 Watchdog timer overview............................................. 94
A.1.2 Reset/ Interrupt selection .............................................. 94
A.1.3 Programming the Watchdog Timer .............................. 94
A.1.4 Example Program ......................................................... 97
Appendix B Pin Assignments ..........................................104
B.1 IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN1, CN2)....................... 104
Table B-1:IDE hard drive connector (CN1, CN2) 104
B.2 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3)..................................... 105
Table B-2:Floppy drive connector (CN3) 105
B.3 Parallel Port Connector (CN4) ...................................... 106
Table B-3:Parallel port connector (CN4) 106
B.4 USB Connector (CN6) .................................................. 107
Table B-4:USB1/USB2 connector (CN6) 107
B.5 VGA Connector (CN7) ................................................. 107
Table B-5: VGA connector (CN7) 107
Table B-6:Ethernet 10/100Base-T RJ-45 connector
(CN8, CN34).............................................................. 108
B.7 COM1/COM2 RS-232 Serial Port (CN9, CN10).......... 108
Table B-7:COM1/COM2 RS-232 serial port
(CN9, CN10).............................................................. 108
B.8 Keyboard and Mouse Connnector (CN11).................... 109
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Table B-8:Keyboard and mouse connector (CN11) .. 109
B.9 External Keyboard Connector (CN12).......................... 109
Table B-9:External keyboard connector (CN12)....... 109
B.10 IR Connector (CN13). ................................................... 110
Table B-10:IR connector (CN13) .............................. 110
B.11 CPU Fan Power Connector (CN14).............................. 110
Table B-11:CPU fan power connector (CN14) ......... 110
B.12 Power LED and Keyboard Lock (CN16)...................... 111
Table B-12:Power LED and keylock connector
(CN16) ................................................................ 111
B.13 External Speaker Connector (CN17)............................. 111
Table B-13:External speaker (CN17) ........................ 111
B.14 Reset Connector (CN18) ............................................... 112
Table B-14:Reset connector (CN18) ......................... 112
B.15 HDD LED Connector (CN19)....................................... 112
Table B-15:HDD LED connector (CN19)................. 112
B.16 ATX Feature Connector (CN20)................................... 113
Table B-16:ATX feature connector (CN20).............. 113
B.17 ATX Soft Power Switch (CN21)) ................................. 113
Table B-17:ATX soft power switch (CN21) ............. 113
B.18 H/W Monitor Alarm (CN22)......................................... 113
Table B-18:H/W monitor alarm (CN22) ................... 113
B.19 Extension I/O Board Connector (CN27)....................... 114
Table B-19:Extension I/O board connector (CN27)... 114
B.20 Extension I/O Board Connector (CN28)....................... 114
Table B-20:Extension I/O board connector (CN28).. 114
B.21 SM Bus Connector (CN29) ........................................... 115
B.22 SM Bus Connector (CN 29) .......................................... 115
B.23 PS/2 Mouse Connector (CN33)..................................... 115
Table B-21:PS/2 mouse connector (CN33) ............... 115
B.24 AC-97 Audio Interface (CN43)..................................... 116
Table B-22:System I/O ports ..................................... 116
B.25 System I/O Ports............................................................ 116
B.26 DMA Channel Assignments.......................................... 117
Table B-23:DMA channel assignments..................... 117
B.27 Interrupt Assignments ................................................... 117
Table B-24:Interrupt assignments.............................. 117
B.28 1st MB Memory Map.................................................... 118
Table B-25:1st MB memory map .............................. 118
B.29 PCI Bus Map ................................................................. 118
Table B-26:PCI bus map ............................................ 118
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CHAPTER
1
General Information
This chapter gives background infor-
mation on the PCA-6186. It then shows
you how to configure the card to match
your application and prepare it for
installation into your PC.
Sections include:
• Introduction
• Features
• Specifications
• Board Layout
• Jumpers and Connectors
• Safety Precautions
• Jumper Settings
• System Memory
• Memory Installation Procedures
• Cache Memory
• CPU Installation
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Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration
1.1 Introduction
Advantech's PCA-6186 full-size CPU card is designed with Intel 845G
chipset and supports socket 478 Pentium 4/Celeron processor (FSB 400/
533MHz) up to 2.4GHz and above. In addition to high-speed processor,
PCA-6186 supports up to 2GB DDR memory with 2 DIMM socket on
board. It provides maximum computing power and productivity which is
ideal for high-performance demanding application. Intel's 845G inte-
grated VGA provides superior 3D performance with AGP 4X. Dual Intel
82551/82562 10/100Base-T Ethernet controller or dual Intel 82540 10/
100/1000Base-T Ethernet controller are available in PCA-6186 series.
The high reliability and excellent performance provided by Intel Ethernet
controller are crucial for various network applications. PCA-6186 also
offers an exclusive feature of USB 2.0 and which provides high speed
data transfer rate up to 480 Mb/sec. In addition to onboard two USB con-
nectors, flexible I/O expension board allows customer to optimize their
need for additional four USB port.
A backup of CMOS data is stored in the Flash memory, which protects
data even after a battery failure. Also included is a 255-level watchdog
timer, which resets the CPU or generates an interrupt if a program cannot
be executed normally. This enables reliable operation in unattended envi-
ronments.
The remote management interface enables the PCA-6186 to be managed
through Ethernet when it is connected to the SNMP-1000 Remote HTTP/
SNMP System Manager..
Note: Some of the features mentioned above are not
available with all models. For more information
about the specifications of a particular model,
see Section 1.3: Specifications.
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1.2 Features
1. Fan status monitoring and alarm: To prevent system overheating
and damage, the CPU fan can be monitored for speed and failure.
The fan is set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds.
2. Temperature monitoring and alert: To prevent system overheat-
ing and damage, the CPU card supports processor thermal sensing
and auto-protection.
3. Voltage monitoring and alert: System voltage levels are moni-
tored to ensure stable current flows to critical components. Voltage
specifications will become even more critical for processors of the
future. Thus monitoring will become ever more necessary to ensure
proper system configuration and management.
4. ATX soft power switch: Through the BIOS, the power button can
be defined as the "Standby" (aka "Suspend" or "Sleep") button or as
the "Soft-Off" button (see Section 3.7.8 Soft-off by PWR-BTN).
Regardless of the setting, pushing the power button for more than 4
seconds will enter the Soft-Off mode.
5. Power-on by modem (requires modem): This allows a computer
to be turned on remotely through an internal or external modem.
Users can thus access information on their computers from any-
where in the world.
6. Power-on by LAN: This allows you to remotely power up your
system through your network by sending a wake-up frame or sig-
nal. With this feature, you can remotely upload/ download data to/
from systems during off-peak hours.
7. Message LED: Chassis LEDs now act as information providers.
The way a particular LED illuminates indicates the stage the com-
puter is in. A single glimpse provides useful information to the
user.
8. CMOS RAM backup: When BIOS CMOS setup has been com-
pleted, data in the CMOS RAM is automatically backed up to the
Flash ROM. This is particularly useful in industrial environments
which may cause soft errors. Upon such an error occurring, BIOS
will check the data, and automatically restore the original data for
booting.
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9. More:
• Power On by Alarm: Powers up your computer at a certain time.
• Virus warning: During and after system boot-up, any attempt to write to
the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive will halt the sys-
tem. In this case, a warning message will be displayed. You can then
run your anti-virus program to locate the problem
1.3 Specifications
1.3.1 System
• CPU: PCA-6186 supports Intel Pentium® 4/ Celeron™ up to 2.4GHz
and the above, FSB 400/533 MHz (PCA-6186LV-00A1 only supports
400MHz).
• Firmware hub: Provides security enhancements on computer plat-
forms by supporting Random Number Generator (RNG)
• BIOS: Award Flash BIOS (4Mb Flash Memory)
• System Chipset: Intel® 845G chipset (Intel 845GL for PCA-6186LV-
00A1)
• PCI enhanced IDE hard disk drive interface: Supports up to four
IDE (AT-bus) large hard disk drives or other enhanced IDE devices.
Supports PIO mode 4 (16.67 MB/s data transfer rate) and Ultra ATA
100/66/33 (100/66/33 MB/s data transfer rate). BIOS enabled/disabled
• Floppy disk drive interface: Supports up to two floppy disk drives,
5¼" (360 KB and 1.2 MB) and/or 3½" (720 KB, 1.44 MB). BIOS
enabled/disabled
1.3.2 Memory
• RAM: Up to 2GB in two 184-pin DIMM sockets. Supports DDR200/
266 SDRAM.
• ECC: DRAM not supported
1.3.3 Input/Output
• Bus interface: PCI/ISA bus, PICMG compliant
• Enhanced parallel port: Configurable to LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, or dis-
abled. Standard DB-25 female connector provided. Supports EPP/SPP/
ECP
• Serial ports: Two RS-232 ports with 16C550 UARTs (or compatible)
with 16-byte FIFO buffer. Supports speeds up to 115.2 Kbps. Ports can
be individually configured to COM1, COM2 or disabled
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• Keyboard and PS/2 mouse connector: One 6-pin mini-DIN connector
is located on the mounting bracket for easy connection to a keyboard or
PS/2 mouse. An onboard keyboard pin header connector is also avail-
able
• USB port: Supports up to six USB 2.0 and transmission rate up to
480Mbps. (Six USB ports are available in PCA-6186E2-00A1 and
PCA-6186G2-00A1)
• ISA driver current: 64 mA (High Drive)
1.3.4 VGA interface
• Supports AGP 4X
• Controller: Intel 845G chipset integrated
• Display memory: shared from system memory up to 8-64MB
SDRAM
1.3.5 Ethernet LAN
• Supports dual 10/100Base-T networking (or dual 10/100/1000Base-
T Ethernet networking)
• Chipset: Dual Intel® 82562 and 82551 chipset for 10/100Base-T LAN
or (Dual Intel 82540 chipset for GbE LAN)
1.3.6 Industrial features
• Watchdog timer: Can generate a system reset or IRQ11. The watchdog
timer is programmable, with each unit equal to one minute (255 lev-
els).
1.3.7 Mechanical and environmental specifications
• Operating temperature: 0°~60° C (32° ~ 140° F, Depending on CPU)
• Storage temperature: -20°~ 70° C (-4° ~ 158° F)
• Humidity: 20 ~ 95% non-condensing
• Power supply voltage: +5 V, ±12 V
• Power consumption: Typical: +5V @8.7A, +12V @310mA (Pen-
tium(R) 4 2GHz, 256 MB DDR266)
• Board size: 338 x 122 mm (13.3" x 4.8")
• Board weight: 0.5 kg (1.2 lb)
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1.4 Jumpers and Connectors
Connectors on the PCA-6186 board link it to external devices such as
hard disk drives and a keyboard. In addition, the board has a number of
jumpers used to configure your system for your application.
The tables below list the function of each of the board jumpers and con-
nectors. Later sections in this chapter give instructions on setting jump-
ers. Chapter 2 gives instructions for connecting external devices to your
card..
Table 1.1: Jumpers
Label Function
J1 CMOS Clear
J2 Watchdog timer output selection
Table 1.2: Connectors
Label Function
CN1 Primary IDE connector
CN2 Secondary IDE connector
CN3 Floppy drive connector
CN4 Parallel port
CN6 USB port
CN7 VGA connector
CN8 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet
connector 1
CN9 Serial port: COM1
CN10 Serial port: COM2
CN11 PS/2 keyboard and mouse connector
CN12 External keyboard connector
CN13 Infrared (IR) connector
CN14 CPU FAN connector
CN16 Power LED and Keyboard Lock
CN17 External speaker
CN18 Reset connector
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CN19 HDD LED connector
CN20 ATX feature connector
CN21 ATX soft power switch
CN22 HW Monitor Alarm
Close: Enable OBS Alarm
Open: Disable OBS Alarm
CN27 Extension I/O board connector
CN28 Extension I/O board connector
CN29 SM BUS Connector
PIN1: SMB_DATA
PIN2: SMB_CLOCK
CN31 USB 0,1
CN32 USB 2, 3
CN33 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse connector
CN34 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet
connector 2
CN43 AC-97 Audio connector
CN46 Auxiliary 4-pin power connector
CN47 Auxiliary 4-pin power connector
Table 1.2: Connectors
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