Advantech RS-400-SF User manual

User’s Manual
RS-400-SF
4U Server

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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 improvements to the products
described in this manual at any time without notice.
No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied,
translated or transmitted in any form or by any means
without the prior written permission of the original
manufacturer. Information provided in this manual is
intended to be accurate and reliable. However, the original
manufacturer assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for
any infringements upon the rights of third parties that may
result from its use.
CE Notification
RS-400-SF and RS-400-SF-S4, developed by Advantech
Co., Ltd., have passed the CE test for environment
specifications when shielded cables are used for external
wiring. We recommend the use of shielded cables.

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Acknowledgements
zAWARD is a trademark of AWARD Software, Inc.
zIBM and PC are trademarks of International Business
Machines Corporation
zIntel Pentium 4 is trademarks of Intel Corporation
zWindows 98, ME, 2000, XP are trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation
zSiS is a registered trademark of Silicon Integrated Systems
Corp.
zITE is a trademark of ITE Corp.
All other product names or trademarks are properties of
their respective owners.
Part No. 2002040050
1st Edition Printed in Taiwan
July 2002

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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 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.
Because of Advantech’s high quality-control standards and
rigorous testing, most of our customers never need to use
our repair service. 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:

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1. Collect all the information about the problem encountered.
For example, 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 merchandise 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.

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Packing List
The following items should come with package. If anything
is missing or damaged, please consult with your vendor for
resolution.
z2 IDE HDD brackets
z1 Key for front panel
z1 key for mobile rack
z1 CD Title-Driver Bank
z1 Parallel cable
z1 Power cord
z1 Air filter
z1 Mobile Rack Manual
z1 IPC-610F User’s Manual
zRS-400-SF User’s Manual (in Driver Bank CD)
z1 Warrant Card
Technical Support and Sales Assistance
If you have any technical questions about the RS-400-SF
series products, please visit our support website at
http://www.advantech.com.tw/support
For more information about Advantech products and sales
information, please visit: http://www.advantech.com.

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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction --------------------------------- 11
1.1 Hardware Specification --------------------------- 13
1.2 Software Specification ---------------------------- 15
1.3 Environmental Specification --------------------- 16
Chapter 2 Placement and Installation --------------- 17
2.1 System Placement --------------------------------- 17
2.2 Board Layout --------------------------------------- 20
2.3 I/O Ports --------------------------------------------- 21
2.4 Jumpers and Connectors on motherboard--------- 22
2.5 Safety Precautions --------------------------------- 24
2.6 Installing Memory --------------------------------- 25
2.7 Memory Installation Procedures ----------------- 26
2.8 Cache memory ------------------------------------- 29
2.9 CPU Installation ----------------------------------- 30
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup --------------------------------- 35
3.1 Function Keys -------------------------------------- 36
3.2 Main Menu ----------------------------------------- 37
3.2.1 Standard CMOS Features ------------------- 38
3.2.2 Advanced BIOS Features ------------------- 43
3.2.3 Advanced Chipset Features ----------------- 47
3.2.4 Integrated Peripherals ----------------------- 48

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3.2.5 Power Management Setup ------------------ 57
3.2.6 PnP/ PCI Configurations -------------------- 62
3.2.7 PC Health Status ----------------------------- 65
3.2.8 Frequency/Voltage Control ----------------- 66
3.2.9 Load Optimized Defaults ------------------- 67
3.2.10 Set Password -------------------------------- 68
3.2.11 Save & Exit Setup -------------------------- 69
3.2.12 Exit without Saving ------------------------ 70
Chapter 4 Driver Installation ------------------------- 71
4.1 Install VGA Driver -------------------------------- 73
4.1.1 Driver Installation for Win98/ME --------- 73
4.1.2 Driver Installation for Win2K/XP --------- 74
4.1.3 Driver Installation for Linux --------------- 75
4.1.4 Driver Installation for FreeBSD 4.x ------ 75
4.1.5 Driver Installation for QNX R6.1 --------- 75
4.2 Install LAN Driver -------------------------------- 76
4.2.1 Driver Installation for Win98/ME --------- 76
4.2.2 Driver Installation for Win2K/XP --------- 78
4.2.3 Driver Installation for Linux --------------- 80
4.2.4 Driver Installation for FreeBSD 4.x ------ 80
4.2.5 Driver Installation for QNX R6.1 --------- 80

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4.3 Install PCI to ISA Bridge Driver ---------------- 81
4.3.1 Driver Installation for Win98/ME --------- 81
4.3.2 Driver Installation for Win2K/XP --------- 83
Appendix A Memory Approval List ---------------- 85
Appendix B ISA Add-on Card Approval List ----- 86
Appendix C Safety Instructions --------------------- 87
C.1 English --------------------------------------------- 87
C.2 German- Wichtige Sicherheishinweise -------- 89