Advantech PCA-6166 User manual

PCA-6166
Full-size Super 7 Pentium®
MMX processor-based
PCI/ISA-bus CPU card

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• AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
• IBM and PC are trademarks of International Business Machines
Corporation.
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1st Edition Printed in Taiwan September 1999

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.

PCA-6166 Series comparison table
Model PCA-6166 PCA-6166E PCA-6166S PCA-6166F
CPU: Intel PentiumfiMMX 166 ~ 233 MHz
AMD K6-2, K6-3, 500 MHz and faster
üü üü
System chipset: SiS 530 üü üü BIOS: Award P&P Flash BIOS üü üü L2 cache: 1 MB üü üü
Max. system RAM: 384 MB (3 x 168-pin DIMM sockets) üü üü ISA High Drive: Up to 64 mA üü üü USB port üü üü
2 EIDE connectors üü üü
Solid state disk: Supports M-Systems’ DOCfi2000 Flash disk up to 144 MB üü üü
2 serial, 1 parallel ports üü üü VGA: AGP/VGA (built-in on chip) üü üü
LAN: 10/100Base-T Ethernet (Intel 82558 chipset) üü SCSI: 32-bit PCIUltra2 SCSI (Adaptec 7890 chipset) üü

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 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
following materials have been shipped:
• 1 PCA-6166 Pentium®MMX single board computer
• 1CPU, and 1 cooling fan (optional)
• 1 PCA-6166 User's Manual
• Utility disks/CD with VGA BIOS
• IDE disks/CD
• Ethernet driver disks/CD (PCA-6166E/F only)
• SCSI driver disks/CD (PCA-6166S/F only)
• 1 FDD cable
• 2 EIDE HDD cables for ATA66
• 1 printer cable and 1 serial port cable
• 1 ivory cable for keyboard and mouse
• 1 SCSI single-end cable (PCA-6166S/F only)
• 1 USB cable (optional)
• 1 ATX-to-PS/2 power cable
If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your distributor
or sales representative immediately.
We have carefully inspected the PCA-6166 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-6166, 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.

Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration.............................. 1
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
(PCA-6166/6166E/6166S/6166F only) .......................5
1.3.5 SCSI interface (PCA-6166S/6166F only)...................5
1.3.6 Ethernet LAN (PCA-6166E/6166F only) ...................5
1.3.7 SSD .............................................................................5
1.3.8 Industrial features .......................................................5
1.3.9 Mechanical and environmental specifications............5
1.4 Board Layout: Main Features ..........................................6
1.5 Jumpers and Connectors...................................................7
1.6 Board Layout: Jumper and Connector Locations ..........9
1.7 Safety Precautions............................................................10
1.8 Jumper Settings................................................................11
1.8.1 How to set jumpers ...................................................11
1.8.2 CPU clock and frequency ratio setting (SW1)..........11
1.8.3 Voltage regulator setting (SW2) ...............................13
1.8.4 CMOS clear (J1) .......................................................14
1.8.5 Watchdog timer output (J2) ......................................14
1.8.6 DiskOnChip®2000 Flash disk address select (J3)....15
1.9 System Memory................................................................17
1.9.1 Sample calculation: DIMM memory capacity..........17
1.9.2 Supplementary information about DIMMs ..............18
1.10 Memory Installation Procedures....................................19
1.11 CPU Installation...............................................................20

Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals ............................ 21
2.1 Primary (CN1) and Secondary (CN2) IDE Connectors22
2.2 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3).......................................23
2.3 Parallel Port Connector (CN4) .......................................23
2.4 SCSI Connector (CN5) ....................................................24
2.5 USB Connector (CN6) .....................................................25
2.6 VGA Connector (CN7) ....................................................25
2.7 Ethernet Connector (CN8) ..............................................26
2.8 Serial Ports (CN9: COM1; CN10: COM2)....................26
2.9 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector (CN11) .............27
2.10 External Keyboard Connector (CN12) ..........................27
2.11 IR Connector (CN13).......................................................28
2.12 CPU Fan Connector (CN14) ...........................................28
2.13 Front Panel Connectors (CN16, CN17, CN18,
CN19 and CN21) ..............................................................29
2.13.1 Keyboard lock and power on LED (CN16) ............29
2.13.2 External speaker (CN17).........................................29
2.13.3 Reset (CN18)...........................................................29
2.13.4 IDE LED (CN19) ....................................................30
2.13.5 ATX soft power switch (CN21)..............................30
2.14 ATX Power Control Connectors (CN20 and CN21).....30
2.14.1 ATX feature connector (CN20) and soft power .........
switch connector (CN21) ........................................30
2.14.2 Controlling the soft power switch...........................31
Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup ..................................... 33
3.1 Introduction......................................................................34
3.2 Entering Setup..................................................................34
3.3 Standard CMOS Setup....................................................35
3.4 BIOS Features Setup .......................................................36
3.4.1 Virus Warning...........................................................36
3.4.2 Boot Sequence...........................................................37
3.4.3 Boot Up Floppy Seek ................................................37
3.4.4 Boot Up NumLock Status .........................................38
3.4.5 Typematic Rate Setting.............................................38

3.4.6 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) .....................................38
3.4.7 Typematic Delay (msec) ...........................................38
3.4.8 Security Option .........................................................38
3.4.9 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop............................................39
3.4.10 OS Select for DRAM > 64MB................................39
3.4.11 Video BIOS Shadow ...............................................39
3.4.12 C8000-CBFFF Shadow / DC000-DFFFF Shadow .39
3.4.13 Cyrix 6 x 86/MII CPUID........................................39
3.5 CHIPSET Features Setup ...............................................40
3.5.1 SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay ....................................40
3.5.2 SDRAM RAS Precharge Time .................................40
3.5.3 SDRAM CAS Latency Time ....................................41
3.5.4 DRAM Opt RAS Precharge ......................................41
3.5.5 ISA Bus Clock Frequency.........................................41
3.5.6 Starting point of paging ............................................41
3.5.7 PCI Peer Concurrency...............................................41
3.5.8 Read Prefetch Memory RD.......................................41
3.5.9 Assert TRDY After Prefet ........................................41
3.5.10 AGP Aperture Size (MB)........................................42
3.5.11 Memory Hole At 15M-16M ...................................42
3.5.12 PCI Delayed Transaction ........................................42
3.6 Power Management Setup ..............................................43
3.6.1 Power Management ..................................................43
3.6.2 HDD Power Down ....................................................43
3.6.3 Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN...........................................44
3.6.4 HDD Ports Activity...................................................44
3.7 PCI Configuration Setup.................................................44
3.7.1 Resources Controlled By ..........................................45
3.7.2 Reset Configuration Data..........................................45
3.7.3 IRQ-xx assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP ...........................45
3.7.4 PCI IRQ Activated by ...............................................45
3.8 Load BIOS Defaults .........................................................46
3.9 Load Setup Defaults.........................................................46

3.10 Integrated Peripherals.....................................................46
3.10.1 IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO/UDMA Mode,
IDE Secondary Master/Slave PIO/UDMA Mode (Auto) 47
3.10.2 IDE Burst Mode......................................................47
3.10.3 IDE Data Port Post Write........................................47
3.10.4 IDE HDD Block Mode ...........................................47
3.10.5 Onboard FDC Controller ........................................47
3.10.6 Onboard Serial Port 1 (3F8H/IRQ4).......................47
3.10.7 Onboard Serial Port 2 (2F8H/IRQ3).......................48
3.10.8 Onboard Parallel Port (378H/IRQ7) .......................48
3.10.9 Parallel Port Mode (ECP + EPP) ............................48
3.10.10 ECP Mode Use DMA ...........................................48
3.11 Password Setting ..............................................................49
3.12 IDE HDD Auto Detection ................................................49
3.13 Save & Exit Setup ............................................................50
3.14 Exit Without Saving.........................................................50
Chapter 4 PCI SVGA Setup......................................... 51
4.1 Before You Begin .............................................................52
4.2 Driver Installation............................................................53
4.3 Windows 95/98 Drivers Setup Procedure ......................54
4.4 Windows NT Drivers Setup Procedure..........................58
Chapter 5 LAN Configuration..................................... 63
5.1 Introduction......................................................................64
5.2 Features.............................................................................64
5.3 Driver Installation............................................................65
5.4 Windows 95 Drivers Setup Procedure ...........................66
5.5 Windows 98 Drivers Setup Procedure ...........................72
5.6 Windows NT Drivers Setup Procedure..........................73
Chapter 6 SCSI Setup and Configurations................ 77
6.1 Introduction......................................................................78
6.2 Configuring the SCSI Adapter .......................................78
6.3 SCSI Terminators ............................................................79

6.4 Adaptec EZ-SCSI Utility .................................................80
6.4.1 Quick start instructions .............................................80
6.4.2 DOS...........................................................................80
6.4.3 SCSI device troubleshooting.....................................80
6.4.4 DOS device drivers ...................................................81
6.4.5 DOS ASPI managers.................................................81
6.4.6 DOS formatting utilities............................................82
Chapter 7 SiS IDE Driver Installation......................... 85
7.1 Installation for Windows 95 and 98 ...............................86
7.2 Installation for Windows NT 4.0 ....................................87
Chapter 8 On-board Security Setup .......................... 89
8.1 Introduction......................................................................90
8.2 Driver Installation............................................................90
8.2.1 Necessary prerequisites.............................................90
8.2.2 Before you begin.......................................................90
8.2.3 Windows 98 drivers setup procedure........................91

Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer....... 99
A.1 Programming the Watchdog Timer .............................100
Appendix B Pin Assignments .................................. 103
B.1 IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN1, CN2)......................104
B.2 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3).....................................105
B.3 Parallel Port Connector (CN4) .....................................106
B.4 SCSI Connector (CN5) ..................................................107
B.5 USB Connector (CN6) ...................................................108
B.6 VGA Connector (CN7) ..................................................108
B.7 Ethernet 10/100Base-T RJ-45 Connector (CN8).........109
B.8 COM1/COM2 RS-232 Serial Port (CN9, CN10)........109
B.9 Keyboard and Mouse Connnector (CN11) ..................110
B.10 External Keyboard Connector (CN12) ........................110
B.11 IR Connector (CN13).....................................................111
B.12 CPU Fan Power Connector (CN14) .............................111
B.13 Power LED and Keylock Connector (CN16)...............112
B.14 External Speaker Connector (CN17) ...........................112
B.15 Reset Connector (CN18)................................................113
B.16 HDD LED Connector (CN19) .......................................113
B.17 ATX Feature Connector (CN20) ..................................113
B.18 System I/O Ports ............................................................114
B.19 DMA Channel Assignments ..........................................115
B.20 Interrupt Assignments...................................................115
B.21 1st MB Memory Map.....................................................116
B.22 PCI Bus Map ..................................................................116
Appendix C DiskOnChip®2000 Installation Guide . 117
C.1 DiskOnChip®2000 Quick Installation Guide..............118
C.1.1 DiskOnChip®2000 installation instructions ..........118
C.1.2 Addtional information and assistance ....................119

Hardware Configuration
This chapter gives background informa-
tion on the PCA-6166. 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
CHAPTER
1

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1.1 Introduction
The PCA-6166 Series all-in-one industrial grade CPU card can use
the Intel®Pentium®MMX, AMD K6-2 or K6-3 processors. It also
uses the SiS530 AGP chipset. The card works with standard ISA or
PCI/ISA-bus passive backplanes.
The CPU provides 1 MB L2 cache on board. It has two PCI EIDE
interfaces (for up to four devices) and a floppy disk drive interface
(for up to two devices). Other features include two RS-232 serial
ports (16C550 UARTs with 16-byte FIFO or compatible), one
enhanced parallel port (supports SPP/EPP/ECP) and one USB
(Universal Serial Bus) port. The PCI enhanced IDE controller
supports Ultra DMA/33/66 and PIO Mode 4 operation. This provides
data transfer rates of over 66 MB/sec. System BIOS supports boot-up
from an IDE CD-ROM, SCSI CD-ROM, ZIP, and LS-120.
A backup of CMOS data is stored in the Flash memory, which
protects data even after a battery failure. Also included is a 63-level
watchdog timer, which resets the CPU or generates an interrupt if a
program cannot be executed normally. This enables reliable operation
in unattended environments.
The PCA-6166 series offers several impressive industrial features
such as a built-in VGA (AGP), a PCI Ultra2 SCSI controller, a
10/100Base-T networking controller, three DIMM slots for a total of
384 MB RAM memory, and an ISA High Drive. In addition, the
PCA-6166 series supports a solid state disk (SSD) using M-Systems
Corporation's DiskOnChip®2000 Flash disk, for up to 144 MB of
non-volatile, reliable memory that is not vulnerable to the hazards of
an industrial computing environment. All these make it an ideal
choice for applications that require both high performance and full
functionality.
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
• Socket 7 architecture
• Accepts Intel Pentium®MMX processors up to 233 MHz, AMD
K6-2, K6-3, 500 MHz or faster
• SiS530 AGP set, FSB 66/100 MHz
• Three DIMM sockets to support Intel PC100-compliant SDRAMs
up to 384 MB
• Award Plug and Play Flash BIOS, 2 Mbit
• Built-in AGP/VGA (on SiS 530)
• On-board Ethernet (PCA-6166E/F only)
• On-board SCSI (PCA-6166S/F only)
• Supports DOC®2000
• On-board ATX power control connector to meet ACPI requirements
• Two enhanced IDE ports, supporting Ultra DMA/66, PIO Mode 4
(BIOS enabled/disabled)
• Two USB ports
• Two RS-232 serial ports
• One bidirectional parallel port, supports ECP/EPP/SPP
• One floppy port and one keyboard/mouse port
• PCI V2.1 compliant
• PICMG 2.0 compliant
• CMOS backup battery life of 7 years
• HISA (ISA High Drive) up to 64 mA

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1.3 Specifications
1.3.1 System
•CPU: Intel®Pentium®MMX processors up to 233 MHz, AMD
K6-2, K6-3, up to 500 MHz and faster
•L2 cache: 1 MB on board
•BIOS: Award Flash BIOS, 2 Mbit
•Green function: Supports power management operation via BIOS.
Activated by keyboard or mouse activity
•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 DMA/66 (66 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, and 2.88
MB). BIOS enabled/disabled
1.3.2 Memory
•RAM: Up to 384 MB in three available 168-pin DIMM sockets.
Supports PC100-compliant SDRAMs
1.3.3 Input/Output
•Bus interface: PCI/ISA bus, PICMG compliant
•Enhanced parallel port: Configurable to LPT1, LPT2, LPT3 or
disabled. Standard DB-25 female connector provided. Supports
EPP/ECP/SPP
•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
•Keyboard and PS/2 mouse connector: A 6-pin mini-DIN
connector is located on the mounting bracket for easy connection to
a keyboard or PS/2 mouse. An on-board keyboard pin header
connector is also available
•ISA driver current: 64 mA (High Drive)

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1.3.4 VGA interface (PCA-6166/6166E/6166S/6166F only)
•Supports AGP 2X, 133 MHz
•Controller: SiS530 built-in VGA (AGP)
•Display memory: Share system memory area 2/4/8 MB
1.3.5 SCSI interface (PCA-6166S/6166F only)
•PCI SCSI: Supports 32-bit PCI interface and Ultra2 SCSI or legacy
single-ended devices; data transfer up to 80 MB/sec.
•Chipset: Adaptec AI C 7890
1.3.6 Ethernet LAN (PCA-6166E/6166F only)
•Supports 10/100Base-T Ethernet networking
•Chipset: Intel®82558
1.3.7 SSD
•Supports M-Systems' DiskOnChip®2000 Flash disk up to 144 MB
1.3.8 Industrial features
•Watchdog timer: Can generate a system reset or IRQ11. The watch-
dog timer is programmable, with each unit equal to one second (63
levels). The program uses I/O port hex 443h to control the watchdog
timer
1.3.9 Mechanical and environmental specifications
•Operating temperature: 0 ~ 60° C (32 ~ 140° F)
•Storage temperature: -40 ~ 60° C (-40 ~ 140° F)
•Humidity: 20 ~ 95% non-condensing
•Power supply voltage: +5 V, ±12 V
•Power consumption:
+5 V @ 5.59 A (for Pentium®MMX 233 MHz)
+5 V @ 6.08 A (for AMD K6-2 400 MHz)
+5 V @ 7.83 A (for AMD K6-3 450 MHz)
•Board size: 338 x 122 mm (13.3" x 4.8")
•Board weight: 0.5 kg (1.2 lbs)

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1.4 Board Layout: Main Features
CPU ZIF Socket 7
SiS530 chipset
PS/2 mouse and keyboard connector
COM2
COM1
DOC®2000
FDD connector
Parallel port
SCSI connector
3 DIMM modules
(up to 1.5 GB)
VGA connector LAN connector
EIDE connectors
USB port
Adaptec 7890
Intel 82558
Figure 1-1: Board layout: main features

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1.5 Jumpers and Connectors
Connectors on the PCA-6166 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
connectors. Later sections in this chapter give instructions on setting
jumpers. Chapter 2 gives instructions for connecting external devices
to your card.
Table 1-1: Jumpers
Label Function
J1 CMOS clear
J2 Watchdog timer output
J3 DiskOnChip®2000 address setting
SW1 CPU clock and frequency ratio setting
SW2 Voltage regulator setting

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Table 1-2: Connectors
Label Function
CN1 Primary IDE connector
CN2 Secondary IDE connector
CN3 Floppy drive connector
CN4 Parallel port
CN5 SCSI connector
CN6 USB port
CN7 VGA connector
CN8 10/100Base-T Ethernet connector
CN9 Serial port: COM1
CN10 Serial port: COM2
CN11 PS/2 keyboard and mouse
CN12 External keyboard connector
CN13 Infrared (IR) connector
CN14 CPU fan connector
CN16 Keyboard lock and power LED
CN17 External speaker
CN18 Reset connector
CN19 IDE LED
CN20 ATX feature connector
CN21 ATX soft power switch
CN22 ACPI LED connector (reserved)