Portwell ROBO-8112VG2AR User manual

ROBO-8112VG2AR
ROBO-8112VG2AR-Q87
Single Host Board
User's Manual
Version 1.0b
Copyright © Portwell, Inc., 2014 All rights reserved.
All other brand names are registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Preface
Table of Contents
How to Use This Manual
Chapter 1 System Overview....................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Introduction....................................................................................................................1-1
1.2 Check List .......................................................................................................................1-2
1.3 Product Specification ....................................................................................................1-3
1.4 System Configuration ...................................................................................................1-5
1.5 System Architecture ......................................................................................................1-7
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration.......................................................................................2-1
2.1 Jumper Setting ...............................................................................................................2-1
2.2 Connector Allocation ....................................................................................................2-3
Chapter 3 System Installation.................................................................................................3-1
3.1 Intel® Haswell processor..............................................................................................3-1
3.2 Main Memory.................................................................................................................3-5
3.3 Installing the Single Board Computer ........................................................................3-6
3.3.1 Chipset Component Driver ................................................................................3-6
3.3.2 Intel® Integrated Graphics Controller..............................................................3-6
3.3.3 Intel® PROSet Gigabit Ethernet Controlle .......................................................3-7
3.3.4 Audio Controller..................................................................................................3-7
3.3.5 Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT)..................................3-7
3.4 Clear CMOS Operation.................................................................................................3-7
3.5 WDT Function................................................................................................................3-8
3.6 GPIO..............................................................................................................................3-10
Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information .......................................................................................4-1
4.1 Entering Setup - Launch System Setup ......................................................................4-1
4.2 Main.................................................................................................................................4-2
4.3 Configuration.................................................................................................................4-3
4.4 Security..........................................................................................................................4-27
4.5 Boot................................................................................................................................4-28
4.6 Exit.................................................................................................................................4-29
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting .....................................................................................................5-1
5.1 Hardware Quick Installation .......................................................................................5-1
5.2 BIOS Setting....................................................................................................................5-2
5.3 FAQ .................................................................................................................................5-4
5.4 System Memory Address Map ....................................................................................5-5
Appendix A
Appendix B

Preface
How to Use This Manual
The manual describes how to configure your ROBO-8112VG2AR series system to
meet various operating requirements. It is divided into five chapters, with each
chapter addressing a basic concept and operation of Single Host Board.
Chapter 1 : System Overview. Presents what you have in the box and give you an
overview of the product specifications and basic system architecture for this series
model of single host board.
Chapter 2 : Hardware Configuration. Shows the definitions and locations of Jumpers
and Connectors that you can easily configure your system.
Chapter 3 : System Installation. Describes how to properly mount the CPU, main
memory and Compact Flash to get a safe installation and provides a programming
guide of Watch Dog Timer function.
Chapter 4 : BIOS Setup Information. Specifies the meaning of each setup
parameters, how to get advanced BIOS performance and update new BIOS. In
addition, POST checkpoint list will give users some guidelines of trouble-shooting.
Chapter 5 : Troubleshooting. Provides various useful tips to quickly get
ROBO-8112VG2AR series running with success. As basic hardware installation has
been addressed in Chapter 3, this chapter will basically focus on system integration
issues, in terms of backplane setup, BIOS setting, and OS diagnostics.
The content of this manual is subject to change without prior notice. These changes
will be incorporated in new editions of the document. Portwell may make
supplement or change in the products described in this document at any time.
Updates to this manual, technical clarification, and answers to frequently asked
questions will be shown on the following web site : http://www.portwell.com.tw/.

Preface
Handling and Installing SBC
Caution: Do not just hold any single side of the SBC; hold evenly on both sides!
zHeavy processor cooler may bend the SBC when SBC being held just on one side.
zThe bending may cause soldering or components damaged.
Notice
SBC Handling and Installation Notice

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Fix your SBC in System
Caution: Suggest your S.I or vendor to use a metal bracket to hold/fix the desktop or server
grade SBC to avoid the vibration damage during transportation. Heavy processor
cooler may bend the SBC when systems are during transportation without any holder.
Example:
z4U chassis :
ÎUse L type mental or plastic or rubber bracket to hold SBC.
z2U or 1U chassis: a mental bracket on the bottom of chassis to balance and
support SBC from bending.

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Chapter 1
System Overview
1.1 Introduction
ROBO-8112VG2AR series, the PICMG 1.3 SHB (Single Host Board) supports the
Intel® 4th Generation Core i3/i5/i7 and Xeon E3-1200v3 series processors. The
attractive Core i3/i5/i7 and Xeon E3-1200v3 family processors not only posses
amazing parallel computing power but also support ECC /non-ECC memory . That
makes the system more powerful.
The SHB adopted Intel® C226 / Q87 chipset and Core i7/i5/i3/Xeon E3-1200v3
family processors. The 4th Generation Core i series /Xeon E3-1200v3 family
processors integrated Intel® integrated graphics engine that supports 3D
performance, DirectX11.1, Shader model 4.0, OpenCL 1.2 and OpenGL 3.2. More
than that, user could utilize even higher-end, the latest PCI Express x16 interface
graphics card via backplane.
ROBO-8112VG2AR series built with dual Intel® Gigabit Ethernet. Two DDR3 long
DIMM sockets support system memory up to 16GB. Five SATA 600 ports (dual ports
via backplane) support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10. Support triple display by DVI-I (DVI-D +
VGA) on bracket and HDMI port on-board. The SBC also equipped with Six USB 3.0
ports (dual ports on bracket). It can offer 5Gbps data transfer rate which is higher
than the current USB 2.0.
To meet bandwidth of storage and expansion cards requirement, the
ROBO-8112VG2AR series were designed flexible with four PCI Express lanes via
backplane. Those four PCI Express lanes could be four PCI Express x1 links or one
PCI Express x4 link by different bios support. Four PCI Express x1 links
configuration can support more PCI Express x1 devices via backplane and one PCI
Express x4 link configuration can support RAID card or special add-on cards such as
image processing board. In addition, the flexible configuration can be leveraged with
bridge on backplane to support more PCI or PCI-X slots that benefits industries with
legacy support. PCI Express x16 from processors can be one PCI Express x16 or two
PCI Express x8 or One PCI Express x8 + Two PCI Express x4 by jumper setting with
C226 chipset. It only supports one PCI Express x16 with Q87 chipset. Intel C226
chipset be very flexible for customer to adopt with server or non-server BP.
Advanced Management Technology (AMT) 9.0 is feature that ROBO-8112VG2AR
series equipped with Xeon E3-1200v3 family and Core i5/i7 processors (Core i3
doesn’t support AMT). This technology provides remote access capability via Intel®
Gigabit Ethernet controller. The new technology is a hardware-based solution that
uses out-of-band communication for system management access to client systems.
Beside that, the hardware and software information can be gathering by 3rd party

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software then storage in SPI interface EEPROM. Therefore, asset management could
be done at the same time.
ROBO-8112VG2AR series features:
zSupport Intel® Xeon E3-1200v3 family/Core i3 processors on ROBO-8112VG2AR
and 4th Generation Core i7/i5 processors on ROBO-8112VG2AR-Q87 in an
LGA1150 socket
zTwo 240-pin DDR3 ECC SDRAM DIMM socket, support for DDR3 1333/1066
DIMMs, up to 16GB system memory
zIntel® Xeon E3-1200v3 family and 4th Generation Core i7/i5/i3 processor
integrated graphic engine that supports MPEG-2 Decode, DirectX 11.1, OpenGL
3.2 and Shader Model 4.0
zEquipped dual Intel Gigabit Ethernet ports
zSupport iAMT 9.0 on some sku
zSupport five SATA 600 (dual ports via backplane)
zSupport six USB 3.0 ports (dual ports on bracket)
zOne PCI Express x16 external expansion, one PCI Express x4 link (can be
configured as four PCI Express x1 by bios) and four PCI devices via backplane
The PICMG 1.3 SHB is the best solution of applications such like flight simulation,
image processing, Medical, factory automation and so on that need performance of
display and storage.
1.2 Check List
The ROBO-8112VG2AR package should cover the following basic items:
9One ROBO-8112VG2AR single host board
9One dual Serial ports cable kit
9One single Parallel port cable kit
9One FDD cable
9Two SATA 600 signal cable
9One Installation Resources CD-Title
Optional: One bracket with PS/2 keyboard and mouse
If any of these items is damaged or missing, please contact your vendor and keep all
packing materials for future replacement and maintenance.

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1.3 Product Specification
zMain processor
- Intel® Xeon E3-1200v3 family and 4th Generation Core i3 Processor
on ROBO-8112VG2AR
- Intel® 4th Generation Core i7/i5 Processor on ROBO-8112VG2AR-Q87
zBIOS
- Phoenix system BIOS with SPI Serial CMOS EEPROM with easy upgrade function
ACPI, DMI, Green function and Plug and Play Compatible
zMain Memory
- Support dual-channel DDR3 memory interface
- ECC, non-buffered DIMMs only on ROBO-8112VG2AR
- non-ECC, non-buffered DIMMs only on ROBO-8112VG2AR-Q87
- Two DIMM sockets support 1333/1600 DDR3-SDRAM up to 16GB System
Memory
zL2 Cache Memory
- Built-in Processor
zChipset
- Intel® C226 /Q87 chipset
zBus Interface
- Follow PICMG 1.3 Rev 1.0 standard (PCI Express and PCI)
- Support one PCI Express x4 (can be as four PCI Express x1 through backplane by
different bios), default is one PCI Express x4
- Support four PCI devices through backplane via ITE 8892E PCIEx1 to PCI bridge
- Support one PCI Express x16 or two PCI Express x8 or One PCI Express x8 + Two
PCI Express x4 by jumper setting on ROBO-8112VG2AR
- Only support one PCI Express x16 on ROBO-8112VG2AR-Q87
zSATA
- Five SATA 300 ports on-board (dual ports via backplane)
zFloppy Drive Interface
- Support one FDD port up to two floppy drives and 5-1/4"(360K, 1.2MB), 3-1/2"
(720K, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, 2.88MB) diskette format and 3-mode FDD
zSerial Ports
- One RS232 port
- One RS232/422/485 selectable by bios
zParallel Port
- Support one parallel port with SPP, EPP and ECP modes

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zUSB Interface
- Support eight USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) ports (four USB ports on-board and
four USB ports via backplane)
- Support six USB 3.0 ports (dual ports on bracket that dedicated to keyboard &
mouse; two ports on board for high-speed I/O peripheral devices)
zPS/2 Mouse and Keyboard Interface
- Support one 10-pin header for external PS/2 keyboard/mouse connection
zAuxiliary I/O Interfaces
- System reset switch, external speaker, Keyboard lock and HDD active LED, etc
zReal Time Clock/Calendar (RTC)
- Support Y2K Real Time Clock/Calendar with battery backup for 7-year data
retention
zWatchdog Timer
- Support WDT function through software programming for enable/disable and
interval setting
- Generate system reset
zOn-board VGA
- Processors integrated graphics, share system memory up to 1GB for system with
greater than or equal to 192MB of system memory
zOn-board Ethernet LAN
- Dual Intel® PCI Express x1 interface based Gigabit Ethernet to support RJ-45
connector
- Built with Intel WGI217LM and WGI210AT Ethernet controller
zHigh Driving GPIO
- Support 8 programmable high driving GPIO
zCooling Fans
- Support one 4-pin power connector for CPU fan and one 3-pin power connector for
system fan
zSystem Monitoring Feature
- Monitor CPU temperature, system temperature and major power sources, etc.
zBracket
- Support dual Ethernet port with 2 indicators, dual USB ports and one DVI-I port
zOutline Dimension (L X W)
- 338.5mm (13.33”) X 126.39mm (4.98”)
zPower Requirements
- +12V (CPU)@ 3.56A
- +12V (System+Device)@ 5.29A
- +5V (System+ Device)@ 4.94A
- Test Programs: BurnIn Test V6.0
- Run Time: Full loading 30 Min.

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1.4 System Configuration
System Configuration
CPU Type Intel®Xeon®CPU E3-1275 V3 (ES) 3.50GHz L3:8M
SBC BIOS Portwell, Inc. ROBO-8112VG2AR Rev.:R1.00.W0 (04182003)
Memory WARIS DDR3 ECC UB-DIMM 1600 8GB*2 (hynix H5TQ4G83MFR)
VGA Card Onboard Intel(R) HD Graphics P4600/P4700
VGA Driver Intel(R) HD Graphics P4600/P4700 Version 9.18.10.3071
LAN Card Onboard Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network Connection
LAN Driver Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network Connection Version 12.4.36.0
LAN Card Onboard Intel(R) Ethernet Connection I217-LM
LAN Driver Intel(R) Ethernet Connection I217-LM Version 12.5.19.0
Audio Card Onboard Realtek ALC886 High Definition Audio
Audio Driver Realtek High Definition Audio Version 6.0.1.6873
Chip Driver Intel(R) C226 Series Server Advanced SKU LPC Controller Version 9.4.0.1017
USB 3.0 Driver Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Version 2.0.0.100
SCSI Card Adaptec 29160LP
SCSI HDD Seagate ST39173W
SATA HDD WD WD1002FAEX 1TB
Compact Flash N/A
FDD MITSUMI D353M3 1.44MB
SATA CDROM ASUS DRW-24B3ST DVD-ROM
Power Supply FSP350-60GLC
Back plane PBPE-11A3 (ZR0)
zOperating Temperature:
- 0°C ~ 55°C (23°F ~ 140°F)
zStorage Temperature
- -20°C ~ 80°C
zRelative Humidity
- 5% ~ 90%, non-condensing

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- Mechanical Drawing

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1.5 System Architecture
All of details operating relations are shown in ROBO-8112VG2AR series System
Block Diagram.
ROBO-8112VG2AR series System Block Diagram

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Chapter 2
Hardware Configuration
This chapter gives the definitions and shows the positions of jumpers, headers and
connectors. All of the configuration jumpers on ROBO-8112VG2AR series are in the
proper position. The default settings shipped from factory are marked with an asterisk
(Ì).
2.1 Jumper Setting
In general, jumpers on the single board computer are used to select options for certain
features. Some of the jumpers are designed to be user-configurable, allowing for
system enhancement. The others are for testing purpose only and should not be
altered. To select any option, cover the jumper cap over (SHORT) or remove (NC) it
from the jumper pins according to the following instructions. Here NC stands for “Not
Connect”.

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Jump Setting List
Ìis mean default
JP1: PCI Express Bifurcation Selection
PIN NO. Function
Short (1-2 , 3-4) 1 x8, 2 x4 PCI Express (Support Three slot)
Short (1-2),Open(3-4) 2 x8 PCI Express (Support Two slot)
Open (1-2 , 3-4) 1 x16 PCI Express (Support One slot) Ì
Note:
ROBO-8112VG2AR can support one PCIEx16 or two PCIEx8 or one PCIEx8 + two
PCIEx4.
JP2: CMOS Clear
PIN NO. Function
1-2 Short Normal Operation Ì
2-3 Short Clear CMOS Contents
JP3: TEST_SETUP_MENU
PIN NO
F
Function
1-2 Short TEST SETUP MENU ENABLE
1-2 Open DISABLE Ì
JP5: CONFIG / RECOVERY
PIN NO. Function
1-2-3 Open RECOVERY
1-2 Short Normal Operation Ì
2-3 Short CONFIGURE

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JP6: SPI OVERRIDE PROTECTION
PIN NO. Function
1-2 Short DISABLE ME
1-2 Open ENABLE Ì
JP8:ATX Simulate AT Mode Select
PIN NO. Function
1-2 Short ATX simulate AT Mode
1-2 Open ATX Mode Ì
2.2 Connector Allocation
I/O peripheral devices are connected to the interface connectors.
Connector Function List
Connector Function Remark
J1/J9 Internal USB3 Connector
J2 Parallel Port Connector
J3 HDMI Connector
J4/J11/J12 SATA 3 Connector
J5/J8 DDR3 Long SLOT
J6/J7 Internal USB2 Connector
J10 Floppy Connector
J13 External PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector
J14 COM2 Serial Port 2 Connector
J15 COM1 Serial Port 1 Connector
J16/J20 External USB3 Connector
J17 General Purpose I/O Connector
J19 +12V Power Connector Connect to
CPU
J21 Ethernet RJ-45 Connector (LAN 2)WGI210AT
J22 Ethernet RJ-45 Connector (LAN 1)WGI217LM
J23 SMBus Connector
J24 SYSTEM FAN Power Connector
J26 POWER 4P For USB Power

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J27 Front Panel Pin HDR
J28 Audio Connector
J29 DVI Connector
J30 CPU FAN Power Connector
J31 PICMG 1.3 SLOT
J1: Internal USB3 Connector
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description
1 5V Dual 2 USB3_RX4_DN
3 USB3_RX4_DP 4 Ground
5 USB3_TX4_DN 6 USB3_TX4_DP
7 Ground 8 USB2_DN3
9 USB2_DP3 10 Ground
11 USB2_DP2 12 USB2_DN2
13 Ground 14 USB3_TX3_DP
15 USB3_TX3_DN 16 Ground
17 USB3_RX3_DP 18 USB3_RX3_DN
19 5V Dual 20 N/C
J9: Internal USB3 Connector
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description
1 5V Dual 2 USB3_RX6_DN
3 USB3_RX6_DP 4 Ground
5 USB3_TX6_DN 6 USB3_TX6_DP
7 Ground 8 USB2_DN5
9 USB2_DP5 10 Ground
11 USB2_DP4 12 USB2_DN4
13 Ground 14 USB3_TX5_DP
15 USB3_TX5_DN 16 Ground
17 USB3_RX5_DP 18 USB3_RX5_DN
19 5V Dual 20 N/C

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J2:Parallel Port Connector
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description
1 Strobe# 2 Auto Form Feed#
3 Data0 4 Error#
5 Data1 6 Initialization#
7 Data2 8 Printer Select IN#
9 Data3 10 Ground
11 Data4 12 Ground
13 Data5 14 Ground
15 Data6 16 Ground
17 Data7 18 Ground
19 Acknowledge# 20 Ground
21 Busy 22 Ground
23 Paper Empty 24 Ground
25 Printer Select 26 NC
J6/J7: External USB Connector
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No.
Signal Description
1 5V Dual 2 5V Dual
3 USB- 4 USB-
5 USB+ 6 USB+
7 Ground 8 Ground
Key( no pin ) 10 N/C

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J10:Floppy Interface
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description
1 Ground 2 Density Select
3 Ground 4 N/C
5 N/C 6 N/C
7 Ground 8 Index#
9 Ground 10 Motor ENA#
11 Ground 12 N/C
13 Ground 14 Drive Select A#
15 Ground 16 N/C
17 Ground 18 Direction#
19 Ground 20 Step#
21 Ground 22 Write Data#
23 Ground 24 Write Gate#
25 Ground 26 Track 0#
27 Ground 28 Write Protect#
29 N/C 30 Read Data#
31 Ground 32 Head Select#
33 N/C 34 Disk Change#
J13: External PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description
1 Mouse Data 2 Keyboard Data
3 N/C 4 N/C
5 Ground 6 Ground
7 PS2 Power 8 PS2 Power
9 Mouse Clock 10 Keyboard Clock

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J14: COM2 Serial Port 2 Connector
PIN NO. Signal Description
1 DCD (Data Carrier Detect)
2 DSR (Data Set Ready)
3 RXD (Receive Data)
4 RTS (Request to Send)
5 TXD (Transmit Data)
6 CTS (Clear to Send)
7 DTR (Data Terminal Ready)
8 RI (Ring Indicator)
9 Ground
10 N/C
J15 : COM1 Serial Port 1 Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
RS-232 RS-422 RS-485
1 DCD (Data Carrier Detect) TX- DATA-
2 DSR (Data Set Ready) N/C N/C
3 RXD (Receive Data) TX+ DATA+
4 RTS (Request to Send) N/C N/C
5 TXD (Transmit Data) RX+ N/C
6 CTS (Clear to Send) N/C N/C
7 DTR (Data Terminal Ready) RX- N/C
8 RI (Ring Indicator) N/C N/C
9 Ground GND GND
10 N/C N/C N/C
Note:
J15 (COM2) could be configurable as RS-232/422/485 with BIOS Setting.

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J17: General Purpose I/O Connector
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description
1 GPIO0 2 GPIO4
3 GPIO1 4 GPIO5
5 GPIO2 6 GPIO6
7 GPIO3 8 GPIO7
9 Ground 10 +5V
Note:
All General Purpose I/O ports can only apply to standard TTL ± 5% signal level
(0V/5V), and each Fan
J19 :+12V POWER Connector
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description
1 Ground 2 Ground
3 Ground 4 Ground
5 +12V 6 +12V
7 +12V 8 +12V
J23:SMBUS Connector
PIN NO. Signal Description
1 SMBus_CLK
2 N/C
3 Ground
4 SMBus_DAT
5 +5V