Advantech PCA-6277-B User manual

PCA-6277-B
Full-size dual socket 370
Intel®Pentium® III proces-
sor based PCI/ISA-bus
CPU card

Copyright notice
This document is copyrighted, 2004, by Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights
are reserved. Advantech Co., Ltd. reserves the right to make improve-
ments to the products described in this manual at any time without
notice.
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responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements upon the rights of
third parties which may result from its use.
Acknowledgements
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Part No. 2002627712 3rd Edition
Printed in Taiwan April 2004

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 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 frequently asked questions, you can easily find answers in your
product documentation. 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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Product warranty
Advantech warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its
products 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 installation. 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
manual, 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
warranty service.
5. Write the RMA number visibly on the outside of the package and
ship it prepaid to your dealer.

Initial Inspection
Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the follow-
ing materials have been shipped:
• 1 PCA-6277-B dual socket 370 Pentium® III processor-based single
board computer
• 2 Pentium® III processor with cooling fans (optional)
• 1 PCA-6277-B startup Manual
• 1 CD driver utility and manual (in PDF format)
• 1 SCSI driver disk (optional)
• 1 FDD cable, P/N: 1700340640
• 2 UDMA 66/100 HDD cables, P/N: 1701400452
• 1 printer (parallel port) cable & COM port cable kit, P/N:
1700060305
• 1 ivory cable for PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse (optional), P/N:
1700060202
• 1 SCSI cable (optional), P/N 1701060000
• 1 USB cable (optional), P/N 1700100170
If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your distributor
or sales representative immediately.
We have carefully inspected the PCA-6277-B 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-6277-B, 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 lo-
cal 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.

Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration .............................. 1
1.1 Introduction ........................................................................2
1.2 Features ...............................................................................3
1.3 Specifications ......................................................................5
1.3.1 System .........................................................................5
1.3.2 Memory .......................................................................5
1.3.3 Input/Output ................................................................6
1.3.4 VGA interface .............................................................6
1.3.5 SCSI interface .............................................................6
1.3.6 Ethernet LAN ..............................................................6
1.3.7 Industrial features ........................................................7
1.3.8 Mechanical and environmental specifications ............7
1.4 Jumpers and Connectors ...................................................8
1.5 Board Layout: Jumper and Connector Locations ........ 11
1.6 Safety Precautions ............................................................14
1.7 Jumper Settings ................................................................15
1.7.1 How to set jumpers.................................................... 15
1.7.2 CMOS clear (J1) .......................................................16
1.7.3 Watchdog timer output (J2) ...................................... 16
1.8 System Memory ................................................................ 17
1.8.1 Sample calculation: DIMM memory capacity .......... 17
1.8.2 Supplementary information about DIMMs ...............18
1.9 Memory Installation Procedures ....................................19
1.10 Cache Memory .................................................................19
1.11 CPU Installation ...............................................................20
1.12 Dual Processor Systems ...................................................21
Chaper 2 Connecting Peripherals .............................. 23
2.1 Introduction ......................................................................24
2.2 Primary (CN1) and Secondary (CN2) IDE Connectors 24

2.3 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3) .......................................25
2.4 Parallel Port (CN4) ..........................................................26
2.5 USB Port (CN6) ................................................................27
2.6 USB Ports (CN31 and CN32) ..........................................27
2.7 VGA Connector (CN7) .....................................................28
2.8 10/100Base-T Ethernet Connectors (CN8 and CN34) ...28
2.9 Serial Ports (CN9: COM1; CN10: COM2) ....................29
2.10 PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Connectors (CN11, CN33) ....31
2.11 External Keyboard Connector (CN12) ..........................31
2.12 CPU_1 Fan Connector (CN14)........................................32
2.13 CPU_2 Fan Connector (CN15)........................................32
2.14 Front Panel Conn(CN16,17,18,19,21,22) ........................32
2.14.1 Keyboard lock and power LED (CN16) .................33
2.14.2 External speaker (CN17) .........................................33
2.14.3 Reset (CN18) ...........................................................34
2.14.4 HDD LED (CN19) ..................................................34
2.15 ATX Power Control Connectors (CN20 and CN21) .....35
2.15.1 ATX conn (CN20)& soft pwr switch conn (CN21) 35
2.15.2 Controlling the soft power switch ...........................36
2.16 SNMP-1000 Remote Manager Connector ......................36
Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup ..................................... 37
3.1 Introduction ......................................................................38
3.1.1 CMOS RAM backup .................................................38
3.2 Entering Setup ..................................................................39
3.3 Standard CMOS Setup ....................................................39
3.4 Advanced BIOS Features ................................................40
3.4.1 Virus Warning............................................................40
3.4.2 CPU Internal Cache...................................................40
3.4.3 CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking .................................41
3.4.4 First/Second/Third/Other Boot Device .....................41
3.4.5 Swap Floppy Drive ...................................................41
3.4.6 Boot UP Floppy Seek ................................................41
3.4.7 Boot Up NumLock Status .........................................41
3.4.8 Gate A20 Option .......................................................41

3.4.9 Typematic Rate Setting .............................................42
3.4.10 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) ....................................42
3.4.11 Typematic Delay (msec) .......................................... 42
3.4.12 Security Option ....................................................... 42
3.4.13 MPS Version Control For OS [1.1] .........................42
3.4.14 OS Select for DRAM > 64MB ................................ 42
3.4.15 Video BIOS Shadow ............................................... 43
3.5 Advanced Chipset Features ............................................. 43
3.5.1 DRAM Clock ............................................................44
3.5.2 SDRAM Cycle Length .............................................. 44
3.5.3 Bank Interleave .........................................................44
3.5.4 Memory Hole ............................................................45
3.5.5 System BIOS Cacheable ........................................... 45
3.5.6 AGP Aperture Size .................................................... 45
3.5.7 AGP-4X Mode ..........................................................45
3.5.8 AGP Driving Control ................................................45
3.5.9 AGP Fast Write.......................................................... 45
3.5.10 Onboard USB ..........................................................46
3.5.11 USB Keyboard Support ........................................... 46
3.5.12 USB Mouse Support ............................................... 46
3.5.13 CPU to PCI Write Buffer ........................................46
3.5.14 PCI Dynamic Bursting ............................................46
3.5.15 PCI Master 0 WS Write........................................... 47
3.5.16 PCI Delay Transaction ........................................... 47
3.5.17 AGP Master 1 WS Write ......................................... 47
3.5.18 AGP Master 1 WS Read .......................................... 47
3.5.19 Memory Parity/ ECC Check ...................................47
3.6 Integrated Peripherals .....................................................48
3.6.1 On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE ......................48
3.6.2 IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO/UDMA Mode,
IDE Secondary Master/Slave PIO/UDMA Mode (Auto) ... 48
3.6.3 Init Display First ....................................................... 49
3.6.4 Onboard LAN1/LAN2 Chip .....................................49
3.6.5 IDE HDD Block Mode.............................................. 49
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3.6.6 Onboard FDD Controller ..........................................50
3.6.7 Onboard Serial Port 1 (3F8/IRQ4) ............................50
3.6.8 Onboard Serial Port 2 (2F8/IRQ3) ............................50
3.6.9 UART 2 Mode ...........................................................50
3.6.10 Onboard Parallel Port (378/IRQ7) ..........................51
3.6.11 Onboard Parallel Mode (ECP + EPP) ..................... 51
3.6.12 ECP Mode Use DMA ..............................................51
3.6.13 Parallel Port EPP Type ............................................51
3.7 Power Management Setup ...............................................52
3.7.1 Power Supply Type ...................................................52
3.7.2 ACPI function ...........................................................52
3.7.3 Power Management ...................................................53
3.7.4 PM Control by APM .................................................53
3.7.5 Video Off Option.......................................................54
3.7.6 Video Off Method .....................................................54
3.7.7 MODEM Use IRQ ....................................................54
3.7.8 Soft-Off by PWRBTN...............................................54
3.7.9 State After Power Failure ..........................................55
3.7.10 Wake Up Events ......................................................55
3.8 Wake Up Event .................................................................56
3.8.1 VGA ..........................................................................56
3.8.2 LPT & COM .............................................................56
3.8.3 HDD & FDD .............................................................56
3.8.4 Power On by LAN ....................................................56
3.8.5 Power On by Modem ................................................57
3.8.6 Power On by Alarm ...................................................57
3.9 PnP/PCI Configurations ..................................................58
3.9.1 PnP OS Installed ....................................................... 58
3.9.2 Reset Configuration Data ..........................................58
3.9.3 Resources Controlled By: .........................................58
3.9.4 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop ............................................ 59
3.9.5 Assign IRQ for VGA ................................................59
3.9.6 Assign IRQ for US13 ................................................59
3.10 PC Health Status ..............................................................59