Portwell ROBO-8710VLA User manual

ROBO-8710VLA
Single Board Computer
User′s Manual
P/N : B8980710 Version 1.0
Copyright © Portwell, Inc., 2002. All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents
How to Use This Manual
Chapter 1. Introduction
1-1 Introduction........................................................................................... 1-1
1-2 Check List .............................................................................................. 1-2
1-3 Product Specification ........................................................................... 1-3
1-4 System Architecture ............................................................................. 1-6
Chapter 2. Hardware Configuration Setting
2-1 Jumper Setting ...................................................................................... 2-1
2-2 Connector Allocation ........................................................................... 2-3
Chapter 3. System Installation
3-1 Pentium 4 Processor............................................................................. 3-1
3-2 Main Memory ....................................................................................... 3-2
3-3 M-systems Flash Disk .......................................................................... 3-3
3-4 Installing the Single Board Computer ............................................... 3-4
3-4-1 Chipset Component Driver...................................................... 3-4
3-4-2 ATI Mobility Radeon Graphic Integrated Chipset ............... 3-5
3-4-3 On-board Fast Ethernet Controller ......................................... 3-6
3-4-4 On-board AC-97 Audio Device ............................................... 3-6
3-4-4 On-board 68-pin PCI connector............................................... 3-6
3-5 Clear CMOS Operation........................................................................ 3-7
3-6 WDT Function....................................................................................... 3-7
3-7 SMBUS ................................................................................................... 3-9
3-8 Display Output ...................................................................................... 3-9
3-9 GPIO....................................................................................................... 3-10
Chapter 4. BIOS Setup Information
4-1 Entering Setup...................................................................................... 4-1
4-2 Main Menu ........................................................................................... 4-2
4-3 Standard CMOS Setup Menu............................................................. 4-3
4-4 IDE Adaptors Setup Menu.................................................................4-4
4-5 Advanced BIOS Features.................................................................... 4-6
4-6 Advanced Chipset Features ............................................................... 4-10
4-7 Integrated Peripherals......................................................................... 4-13
4-8 Power Management Setup .................................................................4-19
4-9 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup........................................................... 4-23
4-10 PC Health Status.................................................................................. 4-25
4-11 Frequency/Voltage Control ............................................................... 4-26
4-12 Default Menu ....................................................................................... 4-27

4-13 Supervisor/User Password Setting................................................... 4-27
4-14 Exiting Selection .................................................................................. 4-28
4-15 POST Messages.................................................................................... 4-29
4-16 BIOS POST Check Point List.............................................................. 4-34
4-17 BIOS Flash Utility ................................................................................ 4-39
Chapter 5. ATX Power Setting
5-1 ATX Power Setting............................................................................... 5-1

How to Use This Manual
The manual describes how to configure your ROBO-8710VLA system to meet
various operating requirements. It is divided into five chapters, with each
chapter addressing a basic concept and operation of Single Board Computer.
Chapter 1 : Introduction. presents what you have in the box and give you an
overview of the product specifications and basic system architecture for this
model of single board computer.
Chapter 2 : Hardware Configuration Setting. 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 M-systems flash disk 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 : ATX Power Setting. provides you a few useful tips to quickly get
this ROBO-8710VLA running with different power supply. As jumper
configuration has been addressed in the earlier paragraphs, this section will
basically focus on the ATX power setting.
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CHAPTER 1
1-1 Introduction
ROBO-8710VLA is built based on ATI-Mobility Radeon High performance
graphic integrated chipset and Intel fast Ethernet controller that support Intel®
high performance processor; Intel®478-pin Pentium®4Processor.
This single board computer runs with Intel®Pentium®4 processor, and
supports DIMM up to 2GB DDR SDRAM maximum. The enhanced on-board
PCI IDE interface can support 4 drives up to PIO mode 4 timing and Ultra
DMA/33/66/100 synchronous mode feature. The on-board Super I/O Chipset
integrates one floppy controller, two serial ports, one keyboard controller,
hardware monitoring, one IrDA port and one parallel port. Besides, three USB
(Universal Serial Bus) ports provide high-speed data communication between
peripherals and PC.
Its proprietary PCI extension connector provides aneasy way to add
additional function like U160 SCSI or 2nd LAN device in minutes. The
compact form factor with proprietary PCI connection interface makes it the
best and flexible daughter board solution for adding more function in limited
space.
The PICMG standard makes the ROBO-8710VLA works with the legacy ISA,
ISA/PCI or multi-slots PCI-bus backplane. The on-board 32-pin DIP socket
supports M-systems DiskOnChip 2000 product up to 512MB. The Watch-
Dog Timer function can be used to restart you system whenever system goes
abnormal. One 6-pin Mini-DIN connector (with Y-Cable) is provided to connect
PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard. The on-board Flash ROM is used to make the
BIOS update easier, ROM chip can be replaced quickly. All of these features
make ROBO-8710VLA excellent in many applications and one of the best
performing single board computer in the market.

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1-2 Check List
The ROBO-8710VLA package should cover the following basic items with the Quick
Installation Guide.
üOne ROBO-8710VLA single board computer
üOne Parallel port cable kit
üOne serial port cable to support two interfaces
üOne FDC cable
üOne IDE cable
üOne Y-Cable cable for PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse
üOne 5-pin to 5-pin keyboard cable for backplane connection
üOne 4-pin ATX power control cable for backplane connection
üOne CD-Title to support ATI Mobility Radeon High performance graphic integrated
chipset and Intel 82801BA MAC Fast Ethernet controller.
üCPU holder
üMultimedia cable
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
uMain processor
lIntel®Pentium® 4 processors
lPSB: 400MHz
uBIOS
lAward system BIOS with 512KB Flash ROM with easy upgrade
function ACPI, DMI, Green function and Plug and Play
Compatible
uMain Memory
lTwo DIMM sockets support non-buffered 200/266 DDR-SDRAM up to
2GB. ROBO-8710VLA supports ECC function without buffer or
register.
u•L2 Cache Memory
l512KB in Pentium-IV processor
u•Chipset
lIntel 82845 Chipset
u•Bus Interface
lFollow PICMG 1.0 Rev 2.0 standard (32-bit PCI and 16-bit ISA)
lFully complies with PCI Local Bus specification V2.1 (support 4 master
PCI slots)
u•PCI IDE Interface
lSupport two enhanced IDE ports up to four HDD devices with PIO
mode 4 and Ultra DMA/33/66/100 mode transfer and Bus Master
feature
u•Floppy Drive Interface
lSupport 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
u•Serial Ports
lSupport two high-speed 16C550 compatible UARTs with 16-byte T/R
FIFOs

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u•IR Interface
lSupport one 6-pin header for serial Standard Infrared wireless
communication
u•Parallel Port
lSupport one parallel port with SPP, EPP and ECP modes
u•USB Interface
lSupport three USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports for high-speed I/O
peripheral devices
u•PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard Interface
lSupport one 6-pin Mini-DIN connector and one 5-pin shrouded
connector for PS/2 mouse/keyboard connection through Y-Cable and
backplane connection
u•ATX Power Control Interface
lOne 4-pin header to support ATX power control with Modem Ring-On
and Wake-On-LAN function
u•Auxiliary I/O Interfaces
lSystem reset switch, external speaker, Keyboard lock and HDD active
LED
u•Real Time Clock/Calendar (RTC)
lSupport Y2K Real Time Clock/calendar with battery backup for 7-year
data retention
u•Watchdog Timer
lSupport WDT function through software programming.
u•Disk-On-Chip (DOC) Feature
lReserved one 32-pin socket for M-systems Flash Disk up to 512MB
lDOS, Windows, Win95, NT (bootable) drivers and Utility supported
u•On-board VGA
lATI-Mobility Radeon graphic controller works in combination
with a 16MB DDR-SDRAM.
u•On-board Ethernet LAN
lIntel 82801 ICH2 integrated LAN controller to support RJ-45 connector.
u•On-board 68-pin PCI device connector
lSupport one additional PCI device daughter board

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u•High Driving Capability
lSupport 64mA high driving capability for multi-slots ISA-bus
u•CPU Cooling Fan
lSupport three 3-pin headers with wafer
u•System Monitoring Feature
lMonitor CPU and system temperature
u•Bracket
lSupport one Mini-DIN, one-port USB, one Ethernet port with indicator
and one CRT port
uPhysical and Environmental Requirements
lOutline Dimension (L X W): 338.5mm (13.33”) X 122mm (4.8”)
lPower Requirements:
l+12V (CPU ) @2.7A
l+12v (System) @0.6A
l+5V @3.7A
Test Configuration:
CPU: Intel P4 1.8GHz/ 400MHz PSB, 512KB L2Cache
Memory: DDR SDRAM 512MBx2
Primary Master IDE HDD: Seagate ST330620A
O.S.: Microsoft Windows 2000 + SP2
TestProgram: 3D Mark2001
Burning Test V2.2
lOperating Temperature: 0°C ~ 60°C ( 32°F ~ 140°F )
lStorage Temperature: -20°C ~ 80°C
lRelative Humidity : 0% ~95%, non-condensing

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1-4 System Architecture
The most up-to-date system architecture of ROBO-8710VLA includes two
main Intel chips, Intel 845D chipset supports Pentium-4 processor, DDR-
SDRAM, 2D/3D graphic display, and its 82801BA ICH2 supports PCI bus
interface, APM, ACPI compliant power management, USB port, SMBus
communication, and Ultra DMA/33/66/100 IDE Master, and it also provides a
Fast Ethernet controller. W83627HF (I/O Controller) is responsible for PS/2
Keyboard/Mouse, UARTs, FDC, Hardware Monitor, Parallel, Watch Dog
Timer and Infrared interface.
The special pin configuration of the CPU socket adopts the 478 pins in total.
This new generation CPU provides better performance to many applications.
The PCI-to-ISA bridge supports a standard 16-bit ISA bus interface which is
applied for all slower I/O operations. In ROBO-8710VLA, it supports
DiskOnChip (DOC) for M-systems Flash disk.
There is one on-board PCI Fast Ethernet via RJ-45 Ports to support full
functionality of ROBO-8710VLA AIO SBC (All-In-One Single Board
Computer). The on-board 68-pin PCI connector supports additional daughter
board for further extension.

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IntelPe n tium4
P ro c es s o r/
No rthwood proces s o r
(UP )
CLOCK GENERATOR
2DDR MEMORY x2(u p
to 2GB intotal)
82845
MCH
HOS T BUS (400 MHz)
ATIMobility
Ra de on
82801BA
ICH2
(360 EBGA)
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Dis kOnChipBUFFER
ISABUS
Go lde n Finge r
SUPERI/O
W83627HF
MAC
WDTHa rdwa re
Mo n itor
ROBO-8710VLA Sys te m Blo c k Dia g ra m
IDE2IDE1
IDEBus Master
2ATA100 IDECh a n n els
3xUSBPORTS
LPC
2UART/LPT/FDD/IR
Mo use
Keyb o a rd
2
1
Ph y
LAN
DFP
LVDS Panel CRT
TV
16MB SDRAM (64 bit DDR)
AC’97 Modem
CODEC

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Chapter 2
2. Hardware Configuration
This chapter indicates jumpers’, headers’ and connectors’ location. Users may find useful
information related to hardware settings in this chapter. The default settings are indicated with a
star sign (ê).
2-1 Jumper Setting
The jumper settings are used to select options for different features. The adjustment aims to let
users customize ROBO-8710’s features. In the following sections, short means covering a
jumper cap over jumper pins; open or N/C (Not Connected) means removing a jumper cap from
jumper pins.
Users can refer to Figure. 2-1 for the Jumper locations.
Figure.2-1ROBO-8710VLA Jumper Location
CMOS Clear (JP1)
COM2(J8) Interface Selection (JP2)
JP2 Function
5-6,9-11,10-12,15-17,16-18 Short RS-232 ê
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
JP1 Function
1-2 Short Clear CMOS Disable ê
2-3 Short Clear CMOS Enable

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AT/ATX Power Selection (JP4)
JP4 Function
1-3, 2-4 Short AT Power
3-5,4-6 Short ATX Power ê
On-board VGA Enable/Disable (JP6 & JP7)
JP6 JP7 Function
N/C N/C Enable ê
1-2 Short 1-2 Short Disable
LVDS Configuration (JP9)
LVDS Backlight-On Signal Selection (Pin 1~Pin 6)
JP9 1~6 Function
1-2, 5-6 Short 5V, Active Low
1-2, 4-6 Short 5V, Active High ê
1-3, 5-6 Short 12V, Active Low
1-3, 4-6 Short 12V, Active High
LVDS Panel Power (VDD) Selection (Pin 7~Pin 10)
JP9 7~10 Function
7-8 Short 5V ê
9-10 Short 3.3V
LVDS Resolution Selection (Pin 11~Pin 16)
JP9 11~16 Function
N/C ID0 (Disable Panel) ê
11-12 Short ID1 (800*600, 18 Bits)
13-14 Short ID2 (1024*768, 18 Bits)
11-12, 13-14 Short ID3 (1024*768, 24 Bits)
Note:
To avoid any
harmful effect to
LCD Panel, the power up sequence and scheme on the
backlight and Panel VDD must be
controlled by following the LVDS jumper setting instructions.
If higher resolution is needed, please contact Portwell for this.

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2-2 Connector Allocation
I/O peripheral devices and flash disk are connected to the interface connectors and DOC socket on this single board computer
(Figure 2-2)
Figure.2-2ROBO-8710VLA Connector Location
Connector’s Function List
Connector Function Remark
J1 Case-open Detection Connector Connect to Chassis
J2 Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2)
J3 Parallel Port Connector
J4 External Thermal Sensor Connector
J5 12V CPU Power Connector
J6 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1)
J7 FDC Interface Connector
J8 COM2 Serial Port (RS-232/422/485)
J9 COM1 Serial Port (RS-232)
J10 General Purpose I/O Connector
J11 ATX Power Control Connector Connect to Backplane
J12 External USB Connector
J13 Standalone Power Connector
J14 LVDS Panel Control Connector
J15 Wake On Ring Connector
J16 ATX Power Button Interface Connect to Chassis
J17 Reset Button Connector Connect to Chassis
J18 External Speaker Connector Connect to Chassis
J19 Power LED and Keyboard Lock Connector Connect to Chassis
J20 Hard Disk Drive LED Connector Connect to Chassis
J21 IrDA Connector
J22 External Wake On LAN Connector
J23 TMDS Panel Connector
J24 Ethernet RJ-45 Connector
J25 Power FAN Connector
J26 Single-port USB Connector

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Connector Function Remark
J27 68-pin PCI Connector
J28 PS/2 keyboard/Mouse Connector 6-pin Mini-DIN
J29 Audio MIC/Line-in/Line-out Connector
J30 TV-out Connector
J31 Audio CD-in Connector
J32 On-board VGA CRT Connector
J33 External keyboard Connector Connect to Backplane
J34 CPU Fan Connector
J35 System Fan Connector
J36 SM-BUS Connector
J40 LVDS Panel Connector
Pin Assignments of Connectors
J1: Case-open Detection Connector
PIN No Signal Description
1 Case-open Signal (Active low)
2 Ground
J3: Parallel Port Connector
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description
1Strobe# 14 Auto Form Feed#
2Data 0 15 Error#
3Data 1 16 Initialization#
4Data 2 17 Printer Select IN#
5Data 3 18 Ground
6Data 4 19 Ground
7Data 5 20 Ground
8Data 6 21 Ground
9Data 7 22 Ground
10 Acknowledge# 23 Ground
11 Busy 24 Ground
12 Paper Empty 25 Ground
13 Printer Select 26 N/C
J4: External Thermal Sensor Connector
PIN No Signal Description
1Thermistor Pin 1
2Thermistor Pin 2
Note:
An external thermistor can be connected to these 2 pins for temperature monitoring remotely, such as chassis ambient temperature,
etc. Normally, the resistance selected for thermistor should be 10KOhm at 25 degrees centigrade.

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J5: 12V CPU supplementary Connector
J6/J2: Primary/Secondary IDE Connector (IDE1/IDE2)
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description
1RESET# 2Ground
3Data 7 4Data 8
5Data 6 6Data 9
7Data 5 8Data 10
9Data 4 10 Data 11
11 Data 3 12 Data 12
13 Data 2 14 Data 13
15 Data 1 16 Data 14
17 Data 0 18 Data 15
19 Ground 20 N/C
21 DMA REQ22 Ground
23 IOW# 24 Ground
25 IOR# 26 Ground
27 IOCHRDY 28 Pull-down
29 DMA ACK# 30 Ground
31 INT REQ 32 N/C
33 SA1 34 CBLID#
35 SA0 36 SA2
37 HDC CS0# 38 HDC CS1#
39 HDD Active# 40 Ground
J7: FDC Interface Connector
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description
1Ground 2Density Select 0
3Ground 4N/C
5Ground 6Density Select 1
7Ground 8Index#
9Ground 10 Motor ENA#
11 Ground 12 Drive Select B#
13 Ground 14 Drive Select A#
15 Ground 16 Motor 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#
29 Ground 30 Read Data#
31 Ground 32 Head Select#
33 Ground 34 Disk Change#
PIN No Signal Description
1Ground
2Ground
3 +12V
4 +12V

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J9/J8 : COM1/COM2 Serial Port 1/2 Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
RS-232 RS-422 RS-485
1DCD (Data Carrier Detect) TX-DATA-
2RXD (Receive Data) TX+ DATA+
3TXD (Transmit Data) RX+ N/C
4DTR (Data Terminal Ready) RX-N/C
5 GND (Ground) GND GND
6DSR (Data Set Ready) N/C N/C
7RTS (Request to Send) N/C N/C
8CTS (Clear to Send) N/C N/C
9RI (Ring Indicator) N/C N/C
10 N/C N/C N/C
Note:
J9 is fixed as RS-232
J8 is configurable as RS-232/422/485 with jumper JP2.
J10: General Purpose I/O Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1General Purpose I/O Port 1 (GPIO1)
2General Purpose I/O Port 2 (GPIO2)
3General Purpose I/O Port 3 (GPIO3)
4General Purpose I/O Port 4 (GPIO4)
5Ground
6Buffered Digital Output Port 1 (DO1)
7Buffered Digital Output Port 2 (DO2)
8 Buffered Digital Output Port 3 (DO3)
9Buffered Digital Output Port 4 (DO4)
10 +5V
Note:
All General Purpose I/O ports can only adapt standard TTL ± 5% signal level (0V/5V). Pin 1~4 can be either input or
output, while pin 6-10 can only be digital output.
The 4 extra DO ports are provided for the applications that need higher driving capability. Through invert amplitude
respected to GPIO port, each open-drain DO port can stand maximum fan out for up to 100
mA, rather than 12mA direct
driven by GPIO port.
J11: ATX Power Control Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1ATX Power Good Signal (PW-OK)
2ATX 5V Stand-by (5VSB)
3ATX Power On Control (PS-ON)
4 Ground
J12: External USB Connector
PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description
1 5V Dual 2Frame Ground
3USB2-4Ground
5USB2+ 6USB3+
7Ground 8USB3-
9Frame Ground 10 5V Dual
Note:
5V for pin1 and pin10 is always available. When the power scheme is in standby mode. The standby 5V supplies voltage
source to these 2 pins. 5V VCC will take over after the system wakes up.

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J13: Standalone Power Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 +12V
2Ground
3Ground
4 +5V
Note:
For system to run correctly in standalone operation. J3 and J5 both have to be connected.
J14: LVDS Panel Control Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1 +12V
2Ground
3Panel VDD
4Backlight-on Signal Output
J15: Wake On Ring Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1Ring Signal Input (Active low)
2Ground
J16: ATX Power button Interface
PIN No. Signal Description
1 Pull-high 100 Ohm to +5V
2 Power Button Signal Input (Active high)
J17: Reset Button Connector
PIN No Signal Description
1Reset Signal Input (Active low)
2 Ground
J18: External Speaker Connector
PIN No.Signal Description
1Speaker Signal Output (Open-drain w/ internal series 33 Ohm)
2N/C
3 Ground
4+5V
Note:
The pull-high voltage of external speaker is limited at 5V maximum.
J19: Power LED and Keyboard Lock Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1+5V (330 Ohm pull-up for power LED+)
2N/C
3Ground (For Power LED-)
4Keyboard Lock Signal Input (Active low)
5 Ground
J20: Hard Disk Drive LED Connector
PIN No. Signal Description
1+5V (270 ohm pull-up for HDD LED+)