Portwell ROBO-8914VG2AR User manual

ROBO-8914VG2AR
Single Board Computer
User's anual
Version 1.0
Copyright © Portwell, Inc., 2010. All rights reserved.
All other brand names are registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Preface
Table of Contents
How to Use This anual
Chapter 1 System Overview.......................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 1-1
1.2 Check List ..................................................................................................................................... 1-2
1.3 Product Specification .................................................................................................................. 1-3
1.3.1 echanical Drawing......................................................................................................... 1-6
1.4 System Architecture .................................................................................................................... 1-7
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration............................................................................................2-1
2.1 Jumpers ......................................................................................................................................... 2-1
2.2 Connectors.................................................................................................................................... 2-4
Chapter 3 System Installation ....................................................................................................3-1
3.1 Intel® LGA 775 Processor........................................................................................................... 3-1
3.2 ain emory............................................................................................................................... 3-4
3.3 Installing the Single Board Computer....................................................................................... 3-5
3.3.1 Chipset Component Driver.............................................................................................. 3-5
3.3.2 Intel Integrated Graphics G CH Chip .......................................................................... 3-5
3.3.3 On-board Fast Ethernet Controllers................................................................................ 3-6
3.3.4 On-board High Definition Audio Controller................................................................. 3-6
3.3.5 Intel atrix Storage anager Device............................................................................. 3-6
3.3.6 A T Function Installation ............................................................................................... 3-8
3.3.7 Intel Trusted Platform odule........................................................................................ 3-8
3.4 Clear C OS Operation............................................................................................................... 3-8
3.5 WDT Function.............................................................................................................................. 3-9
3.6 GPIO............................................................................................................................................ 3-10
3.6.1 Pin assignment................................................................................................................. 3-10
3.6.2 ROBO-8914VG2AR GPIO Programming Guide ......................................................... 3-11
3.6.3 Example ............................................................................................................................ 3-12
Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information ............................................................................................4-1
4.1 Entering Setup -- Launch System Setup ................................................................................... 4-1
4.2 ain enu ................................................................................................................................... 4-2
4.3 Advanced BIOS Features............................................................................................................ 4-3
4.4 PCI/PNP Resource anagement............................................................................................ 4-22
4.5 Boot Configuration Features .................................................................................................... 4-24
4.6 BIOS Security Features.............................................................................................................. 4-29
4.7 Advanced Chipset Features ..................................................................................................... 4-30
4.8 Exit............................................................................................................................................... 4-39
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................5-1
5.1 Hardware Quick Installation ..................................................................................................... 5-1
5.2 BIOS Setting.................................................................................................................................. 5-2
5.3 FAQ ............................................................................................................................................... 5-3
Appendix A
Appendix B

Preface
How to Use This anual
The manual describes how to configure your ROBO-8914VG2AR 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 to get a safe installation and provides a programming guide of Watch Dog
Timer function.
Chapter 4 : IOS 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-
8914VG2AR 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!
Heavy processor cooler may bend the SBC when SBC being held just on one side.
The bending may cause soldering or components damaged.
Notice
SBC Handling and Installation Notice

Preface
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:
4U chassis :
Use L type mental or plastic or rubber bracket to hold SBC.
2U 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-8914VG2AR, the PIC G 1.3 SHB (Single Host Board) combined with either
the Intel® Core 2 Quad processor, and with support 45nm Intel® Core 2 processor
family. The attractive Core 2 Duo processor does not only posses amazing parallel
computing power but also generates 65W TDP (Thermal Design Power). That
makes the system more powerful and reliable with dual-core processor with smaller
and quieter cooling fan.
The SHB adopted Intel® Q45 & ICH10DO chipset. The Q45 embedded Graphics
edia Accelerator 4500 is the 5
th
generation Intel integrated graphics controller that
supports DirectX 10, Shader model 4.0, and OpenGL 2.1. ore than that, user
could utilize even higher-end, the latest PCI Express x16 interface graphics card via
backplane.
ROBO-8914VG2AR built with dual Intel® Gigabit Ethernet. Four DDR3 long DI
sockets support system memory up to 8GB. Six SATA 300 ports (dual ports via
backplane) support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10.
To meet bandwidth of storage and expansion cards requirement, the ROBO-
8914VG2AR was 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. 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.
Advanced anagement Technology (A T) 5.0 is feature that ROBO-8914VG2AR
equipped. 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 3
rd
party software
then storage in SPI interface EEPRO . Therefore, asset management could be done
at the same time. ROBO-8914VG2AR also supports iTP (Intel Trusted Platform
odule) function for applications.

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RO O-8914VG2AR features:
Support Intel® Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Celeron processor in an LGA775
socket with 1333/1066/800 Hz Front Side Bus
Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRA DI socket, support for DDR3 1066/800
DI s, up to 8GB system memory
Intel® Q45 integrated G A 4500 that supports PEG-2 Decode, DirectX 10,
OpenGL 2.1 and Shader odel 4.0
Equipped dual Intel Gigabit Ethernet ports
Support iA T 5.0 and iTP function
One PCI Express x16 external expansion, one PCI Express x4 link (can be
configured as four PCI Express x1) and four PCI devices via backplane
The PIC G 1.3 SHB is the best solution of applications such like flight simulation,
image processing, broadcasting and so on that need performance of display and
storage.
1.2 Check List
The ROBO-8914VG2AR package should cover the following basic items:
One ROBO-8914VG2AR single host board
One dual Serial ports cable kit
One single Parallel port cable kit
One FDD cable
Two 7-pin SATA signal cables
One 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
Main processor
- Intel® Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo/Celeron Processor
- FSB: 1,333/1066/800 Hz
IOS
A I system BIOS with SPI Serial C OS EEPRO with easy upgrade function
ACPI, D I, Green function and Plug and Play Compatible
Main Memory
- Support dual-channel DDR3 memory interface
- Non-ECC, non-buffered DI s only
- Four DI sockets support 1066/800 DDR3-SDRA up to 8GB System
emory
L2 Cache Memory
Built-in Processor
Chipset
Intel® Q45 G CH and ICH10DO chipset
us Interface
- Follow PIC G 1.3 Rev 1.0 standard (PCI Express and PCI)
- Support four PCI Express x1 (can be aggregated as one PCI Express x4) through
backplane
- Support four PCI devices through backplane
SATA
- Four SATA 300 ports on-board and dual SATA 300 ports via backplane
- Support Intel® atrix Storage Technology based on Intel® ICH10DO
Floppy Drive Interface
Support one FDD port up to two floppy drives and 5-1/4"(360K, 1.2 B), 3-1/2"
(720K, 1.2 B, 1.44 B, 2.88 B) diskette format and 3-mode FDD
Serial Ports
Support two high-speed 16C550 compatible UARTs with 16-byte T/R FIFOs
Parallel Port
Support one parallel port with SPP, EPP and ECP modes
US Interface
Support twelve USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports (two USB ports on bracket that
dedicated to keyboard & mouse; six USB ports on-board and four USB ports via
backplane) for high-speed I/O peripheral devices
PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard Interface
Support one 10-pin header for external PS/2 keyboard/mouse connection
Auxiliary I/O Interfaces
System reset switch, external speaker, Keyboard lock and HDD active LED, etc

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Real Time Clock/Calendar (RTC)
Support Y2K Real Time Clock/Calendar with battery backup for 7-year data
retention
Watchdog Timer
- Support WDT function through software programming for enable/disable and
interval setting
- Generate system reset
On-board VGA
G CH integrated graphics, 400 Hz core frequency; share system memory up to
1GB for system with greater than or equal to 192 B of system memory
On-board Ethernet LAN
Dual Intel® PCI Express x1 interface based Gigabit Ethernet to support RJ-45
connector
High Driving GPIO
Support 8 programmable high driving GPIO
Cooling Fans
Support one 4-pin power connector for CPU fan and one 3-pin power connector
for system fan
System Monitoring Feature
onitor CPU temperature, system temperature and major power sources, etc.
racket
Support dual Ethernet port with 2 indicators, dual USB ports and one CRT port
Outline Dimension (L X W)
338.5mm (13.33”) X 126.39mm (4.98”)
Power Requirements
- +12V (CPU)@ 3.86A
- +12V (System)@ 0.22A
- +5V @ 6.44A
- Test Programs: BurnIn Test V5.3
- Run Time: Full loading
- Test configuration:
System Configuration
CPU Type Intel® Core™ 2 Quad CPU Q9400 @2.66GHz L2:6144k
FSB:1333 Hz
S C IOS Portwell,Inc. ROBO-8914 BIOS Rev.:R1.00.E0 (05072010)
Memory Apacer DDR3 1066 2GB (ELPIDA J1108BDBG)*4
VGA Card Onboard Intel® Q45 Express Chipset
VGA Driver Intel® Q45/Q43 Express Chipset Version 6.14.10.5248
LAN Card Onboard Intel® 82567L -3 Gigabit Network Connection

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LAN Driver Intel® 82567L -3 Gigabit Network Connection
Version 10.3.39.0
LAN Card Onboard Intel® 82574L Gigabit Network Connection
LAN Driver Intel® 82574L Gigabit Network Connection Version 10.3.42.0
Audio Card Onboard Realtek ALC662 Audio
Audio Driver Realtek High Definition Audio Version 5.10.0.5735
Chip Driver Intel® Chipset Device Software Version 9.1.1.1025
US 2.0 Driver Intel® ICH10 Family USB Enhanced Host Version 9.0.0.1005
SCSI Card Adaptec 29160LP
SCSI HDD Seagate ST39173W 19GB
SATA HDD Seagate ST3802110AS 80GB
CDROM LITE-ON LH20A1S DVD-RO
Power Supply FSP350-60GLC
ack plane PBPE-12A9 100
Operating Temperature:
0°C ~ 60°C (23°F ~ 140°F)
Storage Temperature
-20°C ~ 80°C
Relative Humidity
5% ~ 90%, non-condensing

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1.3.1 Mechanical Drawing

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1.4 System Architecture
All of details operating relations are shown in ROBO-8914VG2AR series System
Block Diagram.
RO O-8914VG2AR System lock 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-8914VG2AR are in the proper
position. The default settings shipped from factory are marked with an asterisk ().
2.1 Jumpers
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”.
JP1: ADD2/PGE Selection
JP1 Function
1-2 Short PEG 
2-3 Short ADD2

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JP2: COM2 Interface Selection
JP2 Function
5-6, 9-11, 10-12, 15-17, 16-18 Short RS-232 
3-4, 7-9, 8-10, 13-15, 14-16, 21-22 Short RS-422
1-2, 7-9, 8-10, 19-20 Short RS-485
#1
JP3: CMOS Clear
JP3 Function
1-2 Short Normal Operation 
2-3 Short Clear C OS Contents
#1
JP4: ME Selection
JP4 Function
Short Disable
Open Enable 

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JP5: PCI-E X1,X4 Interface Selection
JP5 Function
Short (1-2, 3-4)
PCI-E X4 (Support one slot)
Open PCI-E X1 (Support four slot) 
JP6: WDT ,ATX emulation AT mode Selection
JP5 Function
Short (1-2 ) WDT Enable
Open (1-2 ) WDT Disable 
Short (3-4 ) ATX emulation AT Enable
Open (3-4 ) ATX emulation AT Enable 

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2.2 Connectors
I/O peripheral devices and Flash disk will be connected to these interface connectors
Connector Function Remark
J1 S BUS Connector 5x1 pin header
J2 FAN 1 (CPU FAN) Power Connector
J3 FAN 2 (SYSTEN FAN) Power Connector
J4 Parallel Port Connector
J5 +12V Power Connector Connect to CPU
J6 CASEOPEN# Reserved
J7J8/J10/J13 DDR3 SLOT
J9 Floppy Connector
J11 CO 1 Serial Port 1 Connector
J12 CO 2 Serial Port 2 Connector
J14 External PS/2 Keyboard/ ouse Connector
J15 General Purpose I/O Connector
J16/J20 Internal USB Connector
J17 Front Panel Pin HDR
J18/J19/J21/J22
SATA Connector
J23 Ethernet RJ-45 Connector (LAN 1)82567L
J24 Ethernet RJ-45 Connector (LAN 2) 82574L
J25/J30/J31 External USB Connector
J26 IrDA Connector 6x1 pin header
J27 TP Connector Reserved
J28 VGA D-SUB Connector
J29 Audio Connector
J1: SM US Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 S B_CLK
2 N/C
3 Ground
4 S B_DAT
5 +5V
#1

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J2: CPU Fan Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Fan on/off output
4 Fan Speed control
#1
J3: System Fan Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 Ground
2 Fan speed control
3 Fan on/off output
#1
J4: Parallel Port Connector
PIN No.
Signal Description PIN No.
Signal Description
1 Strobe# 14 Auto Form Feed#
2 Data0 15 Error#
3 Data1 16 Initialization#
4 Data2 17 Printer Select IN#
5 Data3 18 Ground
6 Data4 19 Ground
7 Data5 20 Ground
8 Data6 21 Ground
9 Data7 22 Ground
10 Acknowledge# 23 Ground

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11 Busy 24 Ground
12 Paper Empty 25 Ground
13 Printer Select 26 NC
J5: +12V POWER Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 Ground
2 Ground
3 +12V
4 +12V
J9: Floppy Interface
PIN No.
Signal Description PIN No.
Signal Description
1 Ground 2 Density Select
3 Ground 4 N/C
5 Ground 6 DRVEN1
7 Ground 8 Index#
9 Ground 10 otor ENA#
11 Ground 12 Drive Select B#
13 Ground 14 Drive Select A#
15 Ground 16 otor ENB#
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#

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29 Ground 30 Read Data#
31 Ground 32 Head Select#
33 Ground 34 Disk Change#
J11: COM1 Serial Port
PIN No. Signal Description
1 DCD
2 DSR
3 RXD
4 RTS
5 TXD
6 CTS
7 DTR
8 RI
9 Ground
10 N/C
J12 : COM2 Serial Port 2 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

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8 RI (Ring Indicator) N/C N/C
9 GND (Ground) GND GND
10 N/C N/C N/C
Note:
J12 (CO 2) could be configurable as RS-232/422/485 with jumper JP2.
J14: External PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector
PIN No.
Signal Description PIN No.
Signal Description
1 ouse Data 2 Keyboard Data
3 N/C 4 N/C
5 Ground 6 Ground
7 PS2 Power 8 PS2 Power
9 ouse Clock 10 Keyboard Clock
J15: 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.