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ROBO-8714VG2A
Single Board Computer
User's Manual
P/N: B8980080
Version 1.0
Copyright © Portwell, Inc., 2005. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1 ROBO-8714VG2A Single Board Computer User's Manual P/N: B8980080 Version 1.0 Copyright © Portwell, Inc., 2005. All rights reserved. All other brand names are registered trademarks of their respective owners.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    3.7 SMBus..............................3-11 3.8 Display Output........................... 3-11 3.9 GPIO ..............................3-13 3.9.1 Pin assignment......................... 3-13 3.9.2 ROBO-8714VG2A GPIO Programming Guide ..............3-13 3.9.3 Example ............................ 3-15 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information ....................4-1 4.1 Entering Setup ............................4-1 4.2 Main Menu............................4-2 4.3 Standard CMOS Setup Menu ......................

  • Page 3: How To Use This Manual

    Preface How to Use This Manual The manual describes how to configure your ROBO-8714VG2A 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 : 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 board computer.
  • Page 4 (1996) EN 61000-4-4 (1995) EN 61000-3-2 (1995) EN 61000-3-3 (1995) The following manufacturer is responsible for this declaration : Portwell, Inc. (Company Name) 3F, No.88, Sec.1, Nei-Hu Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. (Company Address) Taipei, R.O.C. Place Date Legal Signature of...
  • Page 5 Preface WARNING Remove Processor Caution: Do not pull out processor without opening socket handle! High viscosity thermal grease between processor and cooler will lead the processor be pulled out from socket when taking cooler off. This action may damage processor socket, which will cause poor contact between CPU &...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 System Overview

    Gigabit Ethernet port, dual SATA port, 64-bit PCI & ISA bus expansion capability. Intel 875P and 6300ESB is the chipset that ROBO-8714VG2A adopts. The 875P not only supports 800MHz FSB processor but also features DDR 400 dual channel ECC memory and CSA (Communication Streaming Architecture).

  • Page 7: Check List

    System Overview Check List The ROBO-8714VG2A package should cover the following basic items: One ROBO-8714VG2A single board computer One dual Serial ports cable kit One Parallel port cable kit One FDC cable One IDE cable One Y-cable cable for PS/2 keyboard and mouse...
  • Page 8 - Bootable for no drives on primary channel On-board VGA - ATI-Mobility M9 graphic controller works in combination with a 64MB DDR- SDRAM - Support Dual channel LVDS interface - Support TMDS interface for DVI display - Support TV output ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 9 •Test Programs: Burning Test V4.0 for CPU loading •Connected Fans: Only CPU fan connected •Run Time: 30 minutes Operating Temperature: -5°C ~ 55°C (23°F ~ 131°F) Storage Temperature: -20°C ~ 80°C Relative Humidity: 5% ~ 90%, non-condensing ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...

  • Page 10: Mechanical Drawing

    I/O operations. There is dual on-board Gigabit Ethernet via RJ-45 Port to support full functionality of ROBO-8714VG2A AIO SBC (All-In-One Single Board Computer). One Gigabit Ethernet controller builds on CSA (Communication Streaming Architecture) that is twice bandwidth than PCI bus and the second Gigabit controller builds on dedicated PCI bus that sharing with no other.
  • Page 11 System Overview ROBO-8714VG2A System Block Diagram ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration

    Hardware Configuration This chapter gives the definitions and shows the positions of jumpers, headers and connector. All of the configuration jumpers on ROBO-8714VG2A is in the proper position. The default settings shipped from factory are marked with a star ( ).
  • Page 13 Hardware Configuration Figure 2-1 ROBO-8714VG2A Jumper/Connector Location JP1: AT/ATX Power Selection Function 1-3, 2-4 Short AT Power 3-5, 4-6 Short ATX Power Note: JP4 must be set 2-3 short first then Return 1-2 short to clear CMOS RAM if JP1 has been changed ever.
  • Page 14 Normal Operation 2-3 Short Clear CMOS Contents JP5: PCI / PCIX select Function Open PCIX Short JP6: PCI 33Mhz / 66 Mhz Function Open 66Mhz Short 33Mhz JP8: Watch Dog Reset Function 1-2 Short Reset button 2-3 Short ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Connector Allocation

    Audio CD-in Connector Audio MIC/Line-in/Line-out Connector External LAN2 Access LED Connector External LAN1 Access LED Connector Case-open Detection Connector SMBus Connector COM1 Serial Port 1 Connector Parallel Port Connector FDC Interface Connector COM1 Serial Port 2 Connector TV-out Connector ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 16 NMI Signal Input (Active low) Ground J3: Reset Connector PIN No Signal Description Reset Signal Input (Active low) Ground J4: External Speaker Connector PIN No. Signal Description Speaker Signal Output (Open-drain w/ internal series 33 Ohm) Ground ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 17 Ground Ground Note: To run system in standalone operation. Both J1 and J7 have to be connected. J8: ATX Power button Interface PIN No. Signal Description Pull-high 1K Ohm to +5VSB Power Button Signal Input (Active high) ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 18 Lower DATA2+(TXL2P) Lower DATA3- (TXL3N) Lower DATA3+(TXL3P) Lower CLOCK- (TXLCN) Lower CLOCK+(TXLCP) Upper DATA0- (TXU0N) Upper DATA0+(TXU0P) Upper DATA1- (TXU1N) Upper DATA1+(TXU1P) Upper DATA2- (TXU2N) Upper DATA2+(TXU2P) Upper DATA3- (TXU3N) Upper DATA3+(TXU3P) Upper CLOCK- (TXUCN) Upper CLOCK+(TXUCP) ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 19 Data 12 Data 2 Data 13 Data 1 Data 14 Data 0 Data 15 Ground DMA REQ Ground IOW# Ground IOR# Ground IOCHRDY Pull-down DMA ACK# Ground INT REQ CBLID# HDC CS0# HDC CS1# HDD Active# Ground ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 20 Ground TMDS DATA1- (TX1N) TMDS DATA1+ (TX1P) Ground Ground TMDS DATA2- (TX2N) TMDS DATA2+ (TX2P) Ground Ground TMDS CLOCK- (TXCN) TMDS CLOCK+ (TXCP) DVI DDC Clock (5V I/F) DVI DDC Data (5V I/F) Hot Plug Detect (HPD) ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 21 J25: Audio MIC/Line-in/Line-out Connector PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description MIC with Reference Voltage Analog Ground Line-in Left Channel Analog Ground Line-in Right Channel Analog Ground Line-out Left Channel Analog Ground Line-out Right Channel ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 2-10...
  • Page 22 PIN No. Signal Description RS-232 DCD (Data Carrier Detect) RXD (Receive Data) TXD (Transmit Data) DTR (Data Terminal Ready) GND (Ground) DSR (Data Set Ready) RTS (Request to Send) CTS (Clear to Send) RI (Ring Indicator) ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 2-11...
  • Page 23 Ground Drive Select B# Ground Drive Select A# Ground Motor ENB# Ground Direction# Ground Step# Ground Write Data# Ground Write Gate# Ground Track 0# Ground Write Protect# Ground Read Data# Ground Head Select# Ground Disk Change# ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 2-12...
  • Page 24 PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description Ground COMP/B SYNC J35/J36 : Ethernet RJ-45 Connector PIN No. Signal Description MDI0+ (MDI0P) MDI0- (MDI0N) MDI1+ (MDI1P) MDI2+ (MDI2P) MDI2- (MDI2N) MDI1- (MDI1N) MDI3+ (MDI3P) MDI3- (MDI3N) ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 2-13...
  • Page 25 Blue Monitor ID0 (MONID0) (5V I/F) Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Monitor ID1 (MONID1) (5V I/F) VGA DDC Data (5V I/F) Horizontal Sync. (HSYNC) (5V I/F) Vertical Sync. (VSYNC) (5V I/F) VGA DDC Clock (5V I/F) ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 2-14...
  • Page 26 Data 9 Data 10 Ground FAN1/FAN2/FAN3 : CPU/Power/System Fan Connector PIN No. Signal Description Ground +12V Fan Speed Detecting signal Note: The fan must be a 12V fan. And there is not any over current protection. ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 2-15...

  • Page 27: Chapter 3 System Installation

    (pin 1) of the CPU corresponds to the socket’s bevel end. Then press the CPU gently until it fits into place. If this operation is not easy or smooth, don’t do it forcibly. You need to check and rebuild the CPU pin uniformly. ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...

  • Page 28: Main Memory

    4) Follow the steps of installing a CPU to change to another one or place handling bar to close the opened socket. Configuring System Bus ROBO-8714VG2A will automatically detect the CPU used. CPU speed of Intel P4 can be detected automatically. Main Memory ROBO-8714VG2A provides ECC function for data sensitive application.

  • Page 29: Compactflash Card

    To maintain system stability, don’t change any of DRAM parameters in BIOS setup to upgrade your system performance without acquiring technical information. Memory frequency / CPU FSB synchronization ROBO-8714VG2A support different memory frequencies depending on the CPU front side bus and the type of DDR DIMM. CPU FSB...

  • Page 30: Installing The Single Board Computer

    Step 1 : Check all jumpers setting on proper position Step 2 : Install and configure CPU and memory module on right position Step 3 : Place ROBO-8714VG2A into the dedicated position in your system Step 4 : Attach cables to existing peripheral devices and secure it WARNING Please ensure that your SBC is properly inserted and fixed by mechanism.

  • Page 31: Chipset Component Driver

    3.4.1 Chipset Component Driver The chipset on ROBO-8714VG2A is new one that a few old operating systems might not be able to recognize. To overcome this compatibility issue, for Windows Operating Systems such as Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003, please install its INF before any of other Drivers are installed.

  • Page 32: Gigabit Ethernet Controller

    8714VG2A CD-title. The drivers support Windows 2000/XP, and Linux. LED Indicator (for LAN status) ROBO-8714VG2A provides two LED indicators to report Intel 82547 Gigabit Ethernet interface status. Please refer to the table below as a quick reference guide. Operation of Ethernet Port...

  • Page 33: On-Board Ac-97 Audio Device

    Intel HR 6300ESB embedded AC’97 Codec Controller supports this onboard Audio function. Driver Support Please find Sound driver in \Audio\Ac97\Realtek of ROBO-8714VG2A driver CD- title. The drivers support Windows 2000/XP and AC97 Utility. To disable this onboard Audio function, please configure the “Onboard Device” of “Integrated Peripheral”...

  • Page 34: On-Board Usb 2.0 Controller

    3.4.5 On-Board USB 2.0 Controller Drivers Support Please find Intel HR USB driver in /USB20 directory of ROBO-8714VG2A CD-title. The drivers support Windows 2000 and XP. Clear CMOS Operation The following table indicates how to enable/disable CMOS Clear Function hardware circuit by putting jumpers at proper position.

  • Page 35: Wdt Function

    Below are some example codes, which demonstrate the use of WDT. // Enter Extended Function Mode outp(0x002E, 0x87); outp(0x002E, 0x87); // Assign Pin 89 to be a WDTO outp(0x002E, 0x2B); outp(0x002F, inp(0x002F) & 0xEF); // Select Logic Device 8 outp(0x002E, 0x07); outp(0x002F, 0x08); ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 36 Value of Count-mode Register : 1) 0x00 -- Count down in seconds (Bit3=0) 2) 0x08 -- Count down in minutes (Bit3=1) Value of Time-out Value Register : 1) 0x00 -- Time-out Disable 2) 0x01~0xFF -- Value for counting down ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 3-10...

  • Page 37: Smbus

    SMB devices and external ACCESS bus devices. Display Output LCD Display Interface / Pin assignment Two LCD display TMDS & LVDS interfaces support. J10: LVDS Panel Control Connector PIN No. Signal Description +12V Ground Panel VDD Backlight-on Signal Output ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 3-11...
  • Page 38 Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description Ground COMP/B SYNC A connection to one of these three different interfaces will result different signal line impedance combinations. The selection will be made base on the different impedances combinations. ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 3-12...

  • Page 39: Gpio

    3.9.2 ROBO-8714VG2A GPIO Programming Guide There are 8 GPIO pins on ROBO-8714VG2A. These GPIO pins are from SUPER I/O (W83627HF) GPIO pins, and can be programmed as Input or Output direction. J18 pin header is for 8 GPIO pins and its pin assignment as following:...
  • Page 40 To R/W W83627HF CR, it is needed to Enter/Enable Configuration Mode first. When completing the programming, it is suggested to Exit/Disable Configuration Mode. Enter Configuration Mode: Write 87h to IO port EFER twice. Exit Configuration Mode: Write AAh to IO port EFER. ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 3-14...

  • Page 41: Example

    ; Read CR2A dx,al dx,2fh al,dx al,0FCh ; CR2A_Bit[7..2].P[1,1,1,1,1,1] ah,al dx,2eh al,2Ah dx,al dx,2fh al,ah dx,al dx,2eh al,07h ; Point to LDN7 dx,al dx,2fh al,07h dx,al dx,2eh ; Read CR30 al,30h dx,al dx,2fh al,dx al,01h ah,al ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 3-15...
  • Page 42 ; LD7_CRF0_Bit4.P0 dx,al dx,2fh al,ah dx,al dx,2eh al,0f2h ; Read LD7_CRF2 dx,al dx,2fh al,dx al,0efh ah,al dx,2eh al,0f2h ; LD7_CRF2_Bit4.P0 dx,al dx,2fh al,ah dx,al dx,2eh al,0f1h ; Read LD7_CRF1 dx,al dx,2fh al,dx al,0efh ah,al ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 3-16...
  • Page 43 System Installation dx,2eh al,0f1h ; LD7_CRF1_Bit4.P0 dx,al dx,2fh al,ah dx,al dx,2eh ; Exit Configuration Mode al,0AAh dx,al ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 3-17...

  • Page 44: Chapter 4 Bios Setup Information

    Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information ROBO-8714VG2A is equipped with the AWARD BIOS stored in Flash ROM. These BIOS has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration easily. This type of information is stored in CMOS RAM so that it is retained during power-off periods.

  • Page 45: Main Menu

    BIOS Setup Information Main Menu Once you enter ROBO-8714VG2A AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, you should start with the Main Menu. The Main Menu allows you to select from eleven setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to switch among items and press <Enter>...

  • Page 46: Standard Cmos Setup Menu

    Options are in its sub Press <Enter> to enter the sub menu of Master menu detailed options IDE Channel 0 Options are in its sub Press <Enter> to enter the next page Slave menu for detail hard drive settings ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 47 All, but Disk/Key Displays the amount of conventional Base Memory 640K memory detected during boot up Extended Displays the amount of extended Memory memory detected during boot up Displays the total memory available in Total Memory the system ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...

  • Page 48: Ide Adaptors Setup Menu

    Note: PRECOMP=65535 means NONE! Access Mode Choose the access mode for this hard disk Large Auto The following options are selectable only if the ‘IDE Channel 0 Master ‘item is set to ‘Manual’ ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 49 80GB size, head … on this channel Cylinder 38309 Head Precomp Landing Zone 38308 Sector ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 50 Min = 0 **** Warning: Setting a value of 65535 Max = 65535 means no hard disk Landing zone Min = 0 **** Max = 65535 Sector Min = 0 Number of sectors per track Max = 255 ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...

  • Page 51: Advanced Bios Feature

    MPS Version Control For OS [1.4] OS Select For DRAM > 64MB [Non-OS2] Small Logo(EPA) Show [Disabled] ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 52 <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu. ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 53 Technology). The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Quick Power On Self Test Allows the system to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. Enabled Enable quick POST Disabled Normal POST ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 4-10...
  • Page 54 The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Typematic Rate (Chars/sec) The rate at which character repeats when you hold down a key. The choice: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, and 30. ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 4-11...
  • Page 55 OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Select OS/2 only if you are running SO/2 operating system with greater than 64MB of RAM on the system. The choice: Non-OS2, OS2. Small Logo (EPA) Show The choice: Enabled, Disabled. ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 4-12...

  • Page 56: Advanced Chipset Feature

    DRAM Timing Selectable This option provides DIMM plug-and-play support by serial presence detect (SPD) mechanism via the system management bus (SMBUS) interface. The choice: Manual, By SPD. ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 4-13...
  • Page 57 System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 4-14...
  • Page 58 The choice: 4, 8, 16, 32, 64,128, and 256. Init Display First This item allows you to select the first display port to be initialized. The choice: PCI Slot & Onboard VGA. TV-Out Mode The choice: NTSC, PAL, PAL-M, PAL-N. DRAM Data Integrity Mode ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 4-15...

  • Page 59: Integrated Peripherals

    F7: Optimized Defaults IDE HDD Block Mode If your IDE hard drive supports block mode select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 4-16...
  • Page 60 Combined Mode PATA and SATA are combined. Max. Of 2 IDE drives in each Channel Enhanced Mode Enable both SATA and PATA. Max. Of 6 IDE drives are Supported SATA Only SATA is operating in legacy mode ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 4-17...
  • Page 61 This item allows you to enabled USB Mouse function under POST, BIOS Setup menu, DOS, or Window-NT with no USB driver loaded. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. AC97 Audio Users can disable on board AC97 Audio function. The choice: Auto, Disabled. ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 4-18...
  • Page 62 Power on using mouse left click Mouse Right Power on using mouse right click Any Key Power on using any keyboard key Button Only Power on by power Button Keyboard 98 Power on by keyboard 98 [Only power ON/OFF key] ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 4-19...
  • Page 63 High rate for receiving / High rate for transmitting Hi, Lo High rate for receiving / Low rate for transmitting Lo, Hi Low rate for receiving / High rate for transmitting Lo, Lo Low rate for receiving / Low rate for transmitting ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 4-20...
  • Page 64 Switch to ECP + EPP mode Normal Switch to Normal mode EPP Mode Select Select different version of EPP mode. The choice: EPP1.7, EPP1.9. ECP Mode Use DMA Select a proper DMA channel for ECP mode. The choice: 1, 3. ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 4-21...

  • Page 65: Power Management Setup

    Secondary IDE 0 [Disabled] Secondary IDE 1 [Disabled] FDD,COM,LPT Port [Disabled] PCI PIRQ[A-D]# [Disabled] ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 4-22...
  • Page 66 Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer. Initial display power management signaling. DPMS Video Off In Suspend This allows user to enable/disable video off in Suspend Mode. The choice: Yes, No. ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 4-23...
  • Page 67 When the CPU temperature reaches the preset standard. The CPU usage will be reduced to a selected level to avoid overheating. The choice: 75.0%, 50.0%, and 25.0%. Wake Up On LAN1 This option can be enabled to support Wake Up by on-board LAN1. The choice: Disabled, Enabled. ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 4-24...
  • Page 68 FDD, COM, LPT Port This item is to configure floppy device, COM ports, and parallel port being monitored by system so as to keep system out of suspend mode if the associated device is busy. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 4-25...

  • Page 69: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    Default is disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 4-26...
  • Page 70 Devices (S) using this INT: Multimedia Device – Bus 0 Dev 31 Func 5, Simple COMM. Cntrlr – Bus 0 Dev 31 Func 6, SMBus Cntrlr – Bus 0 Dev 31 Func 3. The choice: Auto, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15. ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 4-27...
  • Page 71 The choice: Auto, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15. INT Pin 8 Assignment Devices (S) using this INT: USB 2.0 EHCI Cntrlr – Bus 0 Dev 29 Func 7. The choice: Auto, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15. ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 4-28...

  • Page 72: Pc Health Status

    F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults CPU Throttle Temperature This item allows you to set a temperature above, whom the system will operate, in lower speed immediately. Default setting is disabled. The choice: Disabled, 56℃/133℉, 60℃/140℉, 66℃/151℉, 70℃/158℉. ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 4-29...

  • Page 73: Frequency/Voltage Control

    When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations. ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 4-30...

  • Page 74: Supervisor/User Password Setting

    Security option (see Section 3). If the Security option is set to “System”, the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to “Setup”, prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup. ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 4-31...

  • Page 75: Exiting Selection

    Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous selections remain in effect. This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer. ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual 4-32...

  • Page 76: Chapter 5 Troubleshooting

    Chapter 5 Troubleshooting This chapter provides a few useful tips to quickly get ROBO-8714VG2A running with success. As basic hardware installation has been addressed in Chapter 2, this chapter will primarily focus on system integration issues, in terms of BIOS setting, and OS diagnostics.
  • Page 77 This section would be more likely to introduce you how to set up ATX mode on your ROBO-8714VG2A. Please refer to the following instruction. Step 1: Remove the jumper on pin 3 and 4 of ATX P/S control connector on...
  • Page 78 Troubleshooting Step 4: Connect TOGGLE SWITCH with J8 connector on ROBO-8714VG2A (Figure 5- 4), which is used to power on ATX Power Supply. Generally, the TOGGLE SWITCH is located on the chassis of front panel. Figure 5-4 AT Power Setting This section will introduce you how to quickly and appropriately set up AT power on your system.
  • Page 79 PCI device, backplane, and so on. Please refer the following steps to make system at stand-alone status. Step 1: Please connect 4 pins power to J7 in order to make system stand-alone (See Figure 5-7) Figure 5-7 ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 80 Master and Slave, which can reduce mistake of hardware installation. All you need to do is to plug in two cables and enable SATA in System BIOS. (The Serial ATA hard disk of installation, please see figure 5-9 as below) Figure 5-9 ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...

  • Page 81: Bios Setting

    BIOS setting that Portwell has highly endorsed. As a matter of fact, users can load the default BIOS setting any time when system appears to be unstable in boot up sequence.
  • Page 82 IRQ #15 Secondary IDE Controller It is then very easy to find out which IRQ resource is ready for additional peripherals. If IRQ resource is not enough, please disable some devices listed above to release further IRQ numbers. ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...

  • Page 83: Faq

    PCI device, backplane, and so on. If the system still cannot boot up, please fill out RMA from which is provides on Portwell website, and then send back to Portwell RMA.
  • Page 84 Question: Why does my system crash while installing Win NT 4.0? How can I solve this problem? Answer: That’s because Prescott CPU isn’t supported by Win NT 4.0. Therefore, please go to BIOS menu and enable “Limit CPUID MaxVal” in CPU Feature of Advanced BIOS Features. ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 85 Troubleshooting Question: I am interested in integrating LCD Panel with ROBO-8714VG2A for my project. How can I get the support from Portwell? Answer: If you have no preference of LCD panel, please kindly contact our account sale, we will provide high quality, long longevity, and ready solution LCD Panel kits to you, which will reduce your effort and time.

  • Page 86: Appendix A System Memory Address Map

    Extended BIOS Area A000 – AFFF VGA Graphics B000 – B7FF Unused B800 – BFFF VGA Text C000 – CFFF Video ROM D000 – D3FF D400 – EFFF 112K Unused DA4A – DFFE High RAM First 64K Extended ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...

  • Page 87: Appendix B Interrupt Request Lines (Irq)

    Usable IRQ IRQ 10 [Unassigned] Usable IRQ IRQ 11 [Unassigned] Usable IRQ IRQ 12 System ROM IBM Mouse Event IRQ 13 System ROM Coprocessor Error IRQ 14 System ROM Hard Disk Event IRQ 15 VIDE-CDD Usable IRQ ROBO-8714VG2A User’s Manual...

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