Portwell ROBO-625 User manual

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ROBO-625
ISA VIA Half-sized CPU card
with CPU, VGA/LCD, and
Ethernet
Users Manual

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Copyright
This document is copyrighted, © 2002. All rights are reserved. The orig-
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ucts described in this manual at any time without notice.
No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmit-
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Acknowledgements
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Machines Corporation.
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This manual isfor the ROBO-625.
Part No. 21-6675
2nd Edition, Printed in USA Sept,2002

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Packing List
Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the following
materials have been shipped:
•1ROBO-625 all-in-one single board computer
• 1 startup manual
• CD-ROM or disks for utility, drivers, and manual (in PDF format)
•1 power cable
•1 PS/2 KB/M cable
•1COM port cable
•1Printer cable
•1 VGA cable
•1 FDD cable
•1 EIDEcable
If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your distributor or
sales representative immediately.

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Additional Information and Assistance
1.Visit the Portwell web site at www.portwell.com where you can
find the latest information about the product.
2.Contact your distributor,sales representative, or Portwell's customer
service center for technical support if you need additional assistance.
Please have the following information ready before you call:
• Product name and serial number
• Description of your peripheral attachments
• Description of your software (operating system, version, application
software, etc.)
• A complete description of the problem
• The exact wording of any error messages

Table of Contents
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Contents
Chapter 1 General Information ........................................1
1.1 Introduction ....................................................................... 2
1.2 Features ............................................................................. 3
1.3 Specifications .................................................................... 3
1.3.1 Standard SBC Functions................................................. 3
1.3.2 VGA/LCD Interface ....................................................... 4
1.3.3 Solid State disk ............................................................... 4
1.3.4 PCI bus Ethernet interface .............................................. 4
1.3.5 Mechanical and Environmental ...................................... 4
1.4 Board layout: dimensions.................................................. 5
Chapter 2 Installation ........................................................7
2.1 Jumpers.............................................................................. 8
2.2 Connectors......................................................................... 9
2.3 Locating jumpers............................................................. 10
2.4 Locating Connectors ....................................................... 11
2.5 Setting Jumpers ............................................................... 12
2.6 Clear CMOS (JP1) .......................................................... 13
2.7 LAN Vcc select (JP2)...................................................... 14
2.8 Watchdog timer configuration ........................................ 14
2.8.1 Watchdog timer action (JP3) ........................................ 15
2.9 Installing DIMMs............................................................ 15
2.10 ATX power control connector (CN1,CN15)................... 16
2.10.1 ATX feature (CN1) and soft power (CN15)................. 16
2.11 Printer port connector (CN2)........................................... 17
2.12 Floppy drive connector (CN3) ........................................ 17
2.12.1 Connecting the floppy drive ......................................... 17
2.13 Primary IDE connector(CN4) ......................................... 18
2.13.1 Connecting the hard drive............................................. 18
2.14 VGA/LCD interface connections ................................... 18
2.14.1 CRT display connector (CN5) ...................................... 19
2.14.2 Flat panel display connector (CN12) ............................ 19
2.14.3 Panel type selection (S1)............................................... 20
2.15 USB connectors (CN6).................................................... 20
2.16 Ethernet configuration..................................................... 21
2.16.1 100Base-T connector (CN7)......................................... 21
2.16.2 Network boot ................................................................ 21
2.17 Power connectors (CN8, FAN1) ..................................... 21
2.17.1 Main power connector, +5 V, +12 V (CN8)................ 21
2.17.2 CPU Fan power supply connector (FAN1)................... 21

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2.18 Power & HDD LED, Reset (CN9, CN19) ..................... 21
2.18.1 Power & HDD LED (CN9) .......................................... 22
2.18.2 Reset switch (CN19) ..................................................... 22
2.19 COM port connector (CN13,CN16)................................ 22
2.20 Keyboard and PS/2 mouse connector (CN20) ................ 22
2.21 Audio AC97 interface (CN18) ........................................ 22
2.21.1 Audio connector (CN18) .............................................. 22
Chapter 3 Software Configuration .................................23
3.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 24
3.2 Connections to Two Standard LCDs............................... 25
3.2.1 Connections to (640 x 480 TFT color LCD) ............... 25
3.2.2 Connections to (800 x 600 TFT color LCD) ............... 27
3.3 Ethernet software configuration ...................................... 28
Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup.........................................29
4.1 System test and initialization........................................... 30
4.1.1 System configuration verification................................. 30
4.2 Award BIOS setup .......................................................... 31
4.2.1 Entering setup .............................................................. 31
4.2.2 Standard CMOS Features setup.................................... 32
4.2.3 Advanced BIOS Features setup .................................... 33
4.2.4 Advanced Chipset Features setup ................................. 34
4.2.5 Integrated Peripherals ................................................... 35
4.2.6 Power Management Setup ............................................ 35
4.2.7 PnP/PCI Configurations................................................ 36
4.2.8 PC Health Status ........................................................... 36
4.2.9 Frequency/Voltage Control........................................... 37
4.2.10 Load Optimized Defaults.............................................. 38
4.2.11 Set Password ................................................................. 38
4.2.12 Save & Exit Setup......................................................... 39
4.2.13 Exit Without Saving...................................................... 40
Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup ............................................41
5.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 42
5.1.1 Chipset .......................................................................... 42
5.1.2 Display memory............................................................ 42
5.1.3 Display types................................................................. 42
5.1.4 Dual/Simultaneous Display .......................................... 43
5.2 Installation of the SVGA Driver ..................................... 44
5.2.1 Installation for Windows 2000 ..................................... 45
5.2.2 Installation for Windows NT ........................................ 50
5.2.3 Installation for Windows XP ........................................ 55
5.3 Further Information ......................................................... 61

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Chapter 6 Audio Setup.....................................................63
6.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 64
6.2 DOS utilities.................................................................... 64
6.2.1 VIA Sound Blaster Pro compatible set up program ..... 64
6.2.2 VIA Sound Blaster Installation..................................... 65
6.3 Driver installation............................................................ 65
6.3.1 Before you begin........................................................... 65
6.3.2 Windows 95/98 drivers................................................. 66
6.3.3 Windows NT drivers..................................................... 73
6.3.4 Windows 2000 Drivers ................................................. 76
Chapter 7 PCI Bus Ethernet Interface...........................81
7.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 82
7.2 Installation of Ethernet driver ......................................... 82
7.2.1 Installation for MS-DOS and Windows 3.1.................. 82
7.2.2 Installation for Windows 98 ......................................... 83
7.2.3 Installation for Windows 2000 ..................................... 86
7.2.4 Installation for Windows NT ........................................ 91
7.3 Further information ......................................................... 97
Appendix A Programming theWatchdog Timer ..............99
A.1 Supported Input Timing Modes .................................... 100
Appendix B Filler ..............................................................103
Appendix C Pin Assignments ...........................................105
C.1 Suspend 5V and ATX PS_ON (CN1) ........................... 106
C.2 Parallel Port Connector (CN2) ...................................... 107
C.3 Floppy Disk Drive Connector (CN3) ............................ 108
C.4 IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN4) ................................ 109
C.5 CRT Display Connector (CN5)..................................... 110
C.6 USB Connector (CN6) .................................................. 110
C.7 LAN1, LAN2, LAN3, RJ45 connector (CN7) .............. 111
C.8 Main Power Connector (CN8) ...................................... 112
C.9 Power & HDD LED Connector(CN9) .......................... 112
C.10 Flat Panel Connector (CN12)........................................ 113
C.11 COM Connector (CN13, CN16) ................................... 114
C.12 LCD Inverter Backlight Connector (CN14).................. 115
C.13 ATX soft power switch connector (CN15) ................... 115
C.14 Panel back-light VR connector (CN17) ........................ 115
C.15 Audio Connector (CN18) .............................................. 116
C.16 Reset Button Connector (CN19) ................................... 116
C.17 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector (CN20) ............. 117
C.18 CPU Fan Power Connector (FAN 1)............................. 117

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Appendix D System Assignments .....................................119
D.1 System I/O Ports............................................................ 120
D.2 1st MB memory map..................................................... 121
D.3 DMA channel assignments............................................ 121
D.4 Interrupt assignments .................................................... 122
Appendix EOptional Extras for the ROBO-625.............123
E.1 ATX Power Control Cable............................................ 124
E.2 Optional Audio module................................................. 124

1 Chapter 1 General Information
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General Information
This chapter gives background
information on the ROBO-625.
Sections include:
• Introduction
• Features
• Specifications
• Board layout and dimensions
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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Introduction
Portwell's new ROBO-625 is a new half-sized CPU card with onboard
VIA low power CPU, Ezra800. The VIA Eden processor uses
advanced 0.13µCMOS technology with 128KB L1 cache memory and
64KB L2 cache memory on die. This board with Eden400 CPU can oper-
ate without a fan at temperatures up to 60° C (140° F) and typically con-
sumes under 14 Watts while supporting numerous peripherals. This SBC
includes a 4X AGP controller, a PCI Ethernet interface, and 18-bit TTL
interface. Its design is based on the half-sized CPU card and supports ISA
bus expansion. Other on-board features include an FDD, LPT, 2 USBs,
and 2 serial ports. The SSD solution supports CompactFlash. cards. With
the optional adapter, ROBO-625 can support AC97 Audio.
This product uses a VIA VT8606"TwisterT" chip with Integrated
Savage4 2D/3D/Video Accelerator and supports 4X AGP VGA/LCD
interface and up to 32 MB frame buffer using system memory. The ROBO-
625 also supports one 10/100Mbps Ethernet connections withonboard
RJ-45 connectors.