Advantech PCI-6870 Series User manual

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PCI-6870 series
Socket370 Pentium®III/celeronTM
Half-sized CPU Card with High
Speed PCI Bus, VGA,Fast Enth-
ernet CompactFlash Type II card
User’s Manual

PCI-6870 User’s Manual ii
Copyright
This document is copyrighted, 2002. All rights are reserved. The original
manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the products
described in this manual at any time without notice.
No part of this manual may be reproduced,copied,translated or transmit-
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assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringerments upon the
rights of third parties that may result form such use.
Acknowledgements
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Machines Corporation.
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This manual is for the PCI-6870 series Rev.A2
Part No. 200K687002
4th Edition, Sep, 2004

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Packing List
Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following
materials have been shipped:
• 1 ea. PCI-6870 SBC
• 1 ea. Keyboard/Mouse cable(1700060202)
• 1 ea. COM port cable(1700100250)
• 1 ea. LPT cable(1700260250)
• 1 ea. power cable(1703080101)
• 1 ea. FDD cable(1703340400)
• 1 ea. IDE cable(1701400452)
• 1 ea. Startup Manual
• 1 ea. CD (driver & utility)
• 1 ea. Warranty card
Note 1: For detailed contents of the PCI-6870 series. please refer to the
enclosed CD-ROM or disk (in PDF format)
If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your distributor or
sales representative immediately.
Optional Devices
•1759209100 Fan/Heatsink module
• 9689000042 TrDA adapter
• 1703100260 USB cable adapter
• 1700160160 Audio cable
•CF-HDD-ADP CompactFlash 50-pin to IDE 44-pin adapter

PCI-6870 User’s Manual iv
FCC
This device complies with the requirements in part 15 of the
FCC rules: Operation is subject to the following two condi-
tions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received, inclid-
ing interference that may cause undesired operation
This equipment has been tested and found to aomply with the
limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection agaonst harmful interference when the equipment
is operated in a commerical enviroment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not insalled and used in accordance with the instruc-
tion manual, may cause harmful interference to radio commu-
nications.Operation of this device in a residential area is
likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will
be required to correct the interference at his/her own
expense. The user is advised that any equipment changes or
modifications not expressly approved by the party responsi-
ble for compliance would void the compliance to FCC regula-
tions and therefore, the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.
Caution!
Achtung!
There is a danger of a new battery exploding if it is incorrectly
installed. Do not attempt to recharge, force open, or heat the
battery. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent
type recommended by the manufacture. Discard used batter-
ies according to the manufacture’s instruction.

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Contents
Chapter 1 General Information ........................................1
1.1 Introduction ....................................................................... 2
1.2 Specifications .................................................................... 3
1.3 Features ............................................................................. 5
1.4 Board layout: dimensions.................................................. 6
Figure 1.1:PCI-6870 dimension (component side)........6
Figure 1.2:PCI-6870 dimension (solder side)................6
Chapter 2 Installation ........................................................7
2.1 Safety Precautions ............................................................. 8
2.2 Jumpers.............................................................................. 9
Table 2.1:Jumpers ..........................................................9
2.3 Connectors....................................................................... 10
Table 2.2:Connectors ....................................................10
2.3.1 Locating Connectors&Jumpers..................................... 11
Figure 2.1:Jumper & Connector location (component
side)...................................................................11
2.4 Setting Jumpers ............................................................... 12
2.4.1 COM2 settings for RS-232/422/485 (J3)...................... 13
Table 2.3:COM2 settings for RS-232/422/485 (J3) .....13
2.4.2 CMOS clear function (J4)............................................. 13
Table 2.4:RTC power and CMOS clear (J4) ................13
2.4.3 Watchdog timer config. (J5) ......................................... 14
Table 2.5:Watchdog timer (J5) .....................................14
2.4.4 Hardware Reset (J6)...................................................... 14
2.4.5 HDD LED (J7).............................................................. 14
2.4.6 Power LED (J8) ............................................................ 14
2.4.7 PS-ON(J9)..................................................................... 15
2.5 Installation Caution ......................................................... 15
2.5.1 IrDA Connector (CN1) ................................................. 15
2.5.2 VGA Display Connector (CN2) ................................... 16
2.5.3 RS-232 connector (COM1-CN3).................................. 16
2.5.4 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector (CN4) ................. 16
2.5.5 Ethernet Configuration ................................................. 16
2.5.6 ATX Feature Connector (CN6) .................................... 17
2.5.7 Parallel Port Connector (CN7)...................................... 17
2.5.8 RS-232/422/485 connector (CN8) (COM2:RS-232/422/
485)...................................................................................18
Table 2.6:PCI-6870 serial port default settings ............18
2.5.9 USB Connector (CN9).................................................. 18
2.5.10 EBX Power Connector (CN11) .................................... 18
2.5.11 CPU Fan Power Supply Connector (CN12) ................. 18
2.5.12 Primary EIDE Connector (CN15)................................. 19
2.5.13 Serial IRQ (CN16) ........................................................ 19

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2.5.14 Audio connector (CN17) .............................................. 20
2.5.15 Secondary EIDE connector (CN18) ............................. 20
2.5.16 Floppy Drive Connector (CN20) .................................. 20
2.5.17 CompactFlash Disk (SK1) ............................................ 20
2.6 Adding System Memory (DIMM) .................................. 21
2.6.1 Installing DIMMs ......................................................... 21
2.7 CPU installation and upgrading ...................................... 22
Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup.......................................23
3.1 Award BIOS Setup.......................................................... 24
3.1.1 Entering setup ............................................................... 24
Figure 3.1:Setup program initial screen........................24
3.1.2 Standard CMOS setup .................................................. 25
Figure 3.2:CMOS setup screen......................................25
3.1.3 Advanced BIOS Features.............................................. 26
Figure 3.3:Advanced BIOS Features setup screen........26
3.1.4 Advanced Chipset Features .......................................... 30
Figure 3.4:Advanced Chipset Features screen..............30
3.1.5 Integrated Peripherals ................................................... 31
Figure 3.5:Integrated Peripherals..................................31
3.1.6 Power management setup ............................................. 32
Figure 3.6:Power management setup screen.................32
3.1.7 PnP PCI configuration setup......................................... 33
Figure 3.7:PCI configuration screen..............................33
3.1.9 Frequency/Voltage Control.......................................... 35
Figure 3.9:Frequency/Voltage Control..........................35
3.1.10 Load Optimized Defaults.............................................. 36
3.1.11 Set Password ................................................................ 36
3.1.12 Save & Exit Setup......................................................... 37
3.1.13 Exit Without Saving...................................................... 37
Chapter 4 AGP SVGA Setup ..........................................39
4.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 40
4.1.1 Chipset .......................................................................... 40
4.1.2 Dual/simultaneous display............................................ 40
Figure 4.1:Selecting display settings.............................41
4.2 Installation of SVGA driver ............................................ 42
4.2.1 Installation for Windows 98 and 2000.......................... 43
4.2.2 Installation for Windows NT ........................................ 49
4.3 Further information ......................................................... 53
Chapter 5 PCI Bus Ethernet Interface...........................55
5.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 56
5.2 Installation of the Ethernet Driver................................... 56
5.2.1 Installation for Windows 98 and 2000......................... 57
5.2.2 Installation for Windows NT ........................................ 69

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5.3 Further information ......................................................... 84
Chapter 6 Audio ...............................................................85
6.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 86
6.2 Installation of audio driver .............................................. 86
6.2.1 Installation for Windows 98 and 2000.......................... 87
6.2.2 Installation for Windows NT ........................................ 94
Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer .............97
A.1 Programming the Watchdog Timer................................. 98
Appendix B Pin Assignments ..........................................101
B.1 CompactFlash Card Connector (SK1)........................ 102
Table B.1:CompactFlash card connector ...................102
B.2 IR Connector (CN1) ...................................................... 103
Table B.2:IR connector ..............................................103
B.3 VGA Display Connector (CN2).................................... 104
Table B.3:VGA Display Connector (CN2 ..................104
B.4 COM1 RS-232 Serial Port (CN3) ................................. 105
Table B.4:COM1 RS-232 serial port ..........................105
B.5 Keyboard and Mouse Connnector (CN4)...................... 106
Table B.5:Keyboard and mouse connector ................106
B.6 ATX Power Connector (CN6).................................... 107
Table B.6: ATX power connector ..............................107
B.7 Printer Port Connector (CN7) .................................... 108
Table B.7:Parallel port connector ...............................108
B.8 COM2 RS-422/485 Serial Port (CN8) .......................... 109
Table B.8:COM2 RS-232/422/485 serial port ............109
B.9 USB1/USB2 Connector (CN9) ................................... 110
Table B.9:USB1/USB2 Connector ............................110
B.10 EBX Power Connector (CN11).................................... 111
Table B.10:EBX Power Connector .............................111
B.11 CPU Fan Power Connector (CN12).............................. 112
Table B.11:CPU Fan Power Connector ......................112
B.12 CD-ROM in connector (CN14)..................................... 112
Table B.12:CD-ROM in connector ............................112
B.13 Primary IDE (CN15) ..................................................... 113
Table B.13:Primary IDE connector (CN15) ...............113
B.14 Audio connector (CN17)............................................... 114
Table B.14:Audio connector(CN17) ..........................114
B.15 IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN18) .............................. 115
Table B.15:IDE hard drive connector ........................115
B.16 Floppy Drive Connector (CN20)................................ 116
Table B.16:Floppy Drive Connector ........................116
Appendix D System Assignments .....................................117

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D.1 System I/O Ports............................................................ 118
Table D.1:System I/O ports ........................................118
D.2 DMA Channel Assignments.......................................... 119
Table D.2:DMA Channel Assignments ......................119
D.3 Interrupt Assignments .................................................. 120
Table D.3:Interrupt assignments ................................120
D.4 1st MB Memory Map.................................................... 120
Table D.4:1st MB Memory Map ................................120

1 Chapter 1 General Information
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General Information
This chapter gives background
information on the PCI-6870.
Sections include:
• Introduction
• Features
• Specifications
• Board layout and dimensions
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