Kontron PCI-953 User manual

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PCI-953 Single Board Computer
User’s Guide
Manual PN: 930-0027-00-D
April 2006

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³Contents
Safety Instructions
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
When Working Inside a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Preventing Electrostatic Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Preface
How to Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Customer Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Advisory Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx
Regulatory Compliance Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi
Guarantee and Warranty Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii
Guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii
Return Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiv
Limitation of Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv
Maintaining Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvi
Cleaning Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvi
Environmental Factors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvi
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvii
Chapter 1
Introduction
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
System Architecture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Chapter 2
Hardware Settings
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Clear CMOS Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Connector Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

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Chapter 3
System Installation
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Pentium 4 Processor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Main Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Installing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
INF Chipset Component Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Ethernet Driver Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Video Driver Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
On-board LED Indicator (for LAN status) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Chapter 4
BIOS Setup
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
The Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
The Legend Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
PCI/PnP Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Security Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58
Chipset Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
Power Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-65
Exit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-74
Chapter 5
Troubleshooting
On-board Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
BIOS Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Operating System (OS) Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Booting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Display Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Network setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

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³Figures
Figure 1-1. PCI-953 Single Board Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Figure 2-1. Example of a 3-pin jumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Figure 2-2. Jumper Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Figure 2-3. Connector Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Figure 2-4. System Interface Connector – Pin Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Figure 3-1. Mounting Processors – Exploded Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Figure 3-2. Heatsink Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Figure 3-3. Heatsink Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Figure 3-4. DIMM Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Figure 3-5. Securing the Board Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Figure 4-1. Main Menu – Screen Shot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Figure 4-2. General Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Figure 4-3. Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Figure 4-4. CPU Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Figure 4-5. IDE Configuration Control Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Figure 4-6. Disk Drive Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Figure 4-7. Floppy Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Figure 4-8. Super IO Configuration Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Figure 4-9. Hardware Health Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Figure 4-10. ACPI Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Figure 4-11. General ACPI Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Figure 4-12. ACPI Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Figure 4-13. Event Log Configuration Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Figure 4-14. ISA Bridge Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Figure 4-15. Remote Access Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Figure 4-16. USB Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
Figure 4-17. Gigabit Ethernet Configuration Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
Figure 4-18. PCI/PnP Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Figure 4-19. Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Figure 4-20. Boot Settings Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
Figure 4-21. Security Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59
Figure 4-22. Chipset Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62
Figure 4-23. Power Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-65
Figure 4-24. Exit Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-74

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³Tables
Table 2-1. Connector Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Table 2-2. ISA (8-Bit) Bus Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Table 2-3. ISA (16-Bit) Bus Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Table 2-4. PCI (32-Bit) Bus Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Table 2-5. PCI (64-bit) Bus Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Table 4-1. BIOS Setup Navigation Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

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³Safety Instructions
Contents
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
When Working Inside a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Preventing Electrostatic Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

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Before You Begin
³Before You Begin
Before handling the PCI-953, read the instructions and safety guidelines on the following pages
to prevent damage to the product and to ensure your own personal safety. Refer to the
“Advisories” section in the Preface for advisory conventions used in this user’s guide, including
the distinction between Warnings, Cautions, Important Notes, and Notes.
Always use caution when handling/operating the computer. Only qualified,
experienced, authorized electronics service personnel should access the interior
of the computer. The power supplies produce high voltages and energy hazards,
which can cause bodily harm.
Use extreme caution when installing or removing components. Refer to the
installation instructions in this user’s guide for precautions and procedures. If you
have any questions, please contact Kontron Post-Sales Technical Support.
WARNING
High voltages are present inside the chassis when the unit’s power
cord is plugged into an electrical outlet. Turn off system power, turn
off the power supply, and then disconnect the power cord from its
source before removing the chassis cover. Turning off the system
power switch does not remove power to components.

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³When Working Inside a Computer
Before taking covers off a computer, perform the following steps:
1) Turn off the computer and any peripherals.
2) Disconnect the computer and peripherals from their power sources or subsystems to
prevent electric shock or system board damage. This does not apply when hot swapping
parts.
3) Follow the guidelines provided in “Preventing Electrostatic Discharge” on the following
page.
4) Disconnect any telephone or telecommunications lines from the computer.
In addition, take note of these safety guidelines when appropriate:
To help avoid possible damage to system boards, wait five seconds after turning
off the computer before removing a component, removing a system board, or
disconnecting a peripheral device from the computer.
When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its strain-relief loop, not
on the cable itself. Some cables have a connector with locking tabs. If you are
disconnecting this type of cable, press in on the locking tabs before disconnecting
the cable. As you pull connectors apart, keep them evenly aligned to avoid
bending any connector pins. Also, before connecting a cable, make sure both
connectors are correctly oriented and aligned.
CAUTION
Do not attempt to service the system yourself except as explained in
this user’s guide. Follow installation and troubleshooting
instructions closely.

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Preventing Electrostatic Discharge
³Preventing Electrostatic Discharge
Static electricity can harm system boards. Perform service at an ESD workstation and follow
proper ESD procedure to reduce the risk of damage to components. Kontron strongly encourages
you to follow proper ESD procedure, which can include wrist straps and smocks, when servicing
equipment.
You can also take the following steps to prevent damage from electrostatic discharge (ESD):
When unpacking a static-sensitive component from its shipping carton, do not
remove the component’s antistatic packing material until you are ready to install
the component in a computer. Just before unwrapping the antistatic packaging,
be sure you are at an ESD workstation or grounded. This willl discharge any static
electricity that may have built up in your body.
When transporting a sensitive component, first place it in an antistatic container
or packaging.
Handle all sensitive components at an ESD workstation. If possible, use antistatic
floor pads and workbench pads.
Handle components and boards with care. Don’t touch the components or contacts
on a board. Hold a board by its edges or by its metal mounting bracket.
Do not handle or store system boards near strong electrostatic, electromagnetic,
magnetic, or radioactive fields.

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³Preface
Contents
How to Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Customer Comments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Advisory Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx
Regulatory Compliance Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi
Guarantee and Warranty Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii
Guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii
Return Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiv
Limitation of Liability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv
Maintaining Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvi
Cleaning Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvi
Environmental Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvi
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvii

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PCI-953 Single Board Computer User’s Guide How to Use This Guide
Preface
³How to Use This Guide
This guide is designed to be used as step-by-step instructions for installation, and as a reference
for operation, troubleshooting, and upgrades.
The following is a summary of the chapter contents:
Chapter 1, Introduction, presents the product specifications and system
architecture for the PCI-953 single board computer.
Chapter 2, Jumpers and Connectors, shows the definitions and locations of
jumpers and connectors that you can easily configure for your system.
Chapter 3,System Installation, describes how to properly mount the CPU,
main memory, as well as how to properly install the PCI-953 into a chassis.
Chapter 4, BIOS Setup Information, specifies the meaning of each setup
parameter and describes how to get advanced BIOS performance. The POST
checkpoint list provides a basic troubleshooting guide.
Chapter 5, Troubleshooting, provides additional information for troubleshooting
your system.
Note: Additional technical information, BIOS updates, and drivers are available on
our web site, www.kontron.com, under Technical Support.

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³Customer Comments
If you have any difficulties using this user’s guide, discover an error, or just want to provide some
feedback, please send us a message using the online form under “Contact Us” on our web site
(www.kontron.com) under “Technical Support.” Detail any errors you find. We will correct the
errors or problems as soon as possible and post the revised user’s guide in our online Support
Library. Thank you.
Note: You may also use the online form on our web site to submit comments or
concerns about our products, or request technical support.

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Preface
³Advisory Conventions
Four types of advisories are used throughout this user’s guide to provide helpful information or
to alert you to the potential for hardware damage or personal injury. They are Notes, Cautions,
and Warnings. The following is an example of each type of advisory. Use caution when servicing
any electrical component.
.
Disclaimer: We have tried to identify all situations that may pose a warning or caution condition
in this user’s guide. However, Kontron does not claim to have covered all situations that might
require the use of a Caution or Warning.
Note: A note is used to make helpful information stand out.
Important: An important note indicates information that is important for you to
know.
CAUTION
A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware and tells you how
to avoid the problem.
WARNING
A WARNING indicates the potential for bodily harm and tells you how
to avoid the problem.

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³Unpacking
When unpacking, follow these steps:
1) After opening the box, save it and the packing material for possible future shipment.
2) Remove all items from the box. If any items listed on the purchase order are missing,
notify Kontron customer service immediately.
3) Inspect the product for damage. If there is damage, notify Kontron customer service
immediately. Refer to “Guarantee and Warranty Policy” for the return procedure.