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Advantech PCA-6168 Manual

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  • Page 1 PCA-6168 Full-size socket 370 Intel ® Celeron processor-based PCI/ISA-bus CPU card...
  • Page 2 Copyright notice This document is copyrighted, 1999, by Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved. Advantech Co., Ltd. reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co., Ltd.
  • Page 3 A Message to the Customer Advantech customer services Each and every Advantech product is built to the most exacting specifications to ensure reliable performance in the harsh and demanding conditions typical of industrial environments. Whether your new Advantech equipment is destined for the laboratory or the...
  • Page 4 PCA-6168 Series comparison table...
  • Page 5 Advantech assumes no liability under the terms of this warranty as a consequence of such events. If an Advantech product is defective, it will be repaired or replaced at no charge during the warranty period. For out-of-warranty repairs, you will be billed according to the cost of replacement materials, service time and freight.
  • Page 6 ® • 1 Intel Celeron processor, and 1 cooling fan (optional) • 1 PCA-6168 User's Manual • 4 utility disks/CD with VGA BIOS (PCA-6168/6168E/6168S/ 6168F only) • 2 Ethernet driver disks/CD (PCA-6168E/6168F only) • 1 SCSI driver disk/CD (PCA-6168S/6168F only) •...
  • Page 7 As you unpack the PCA-6168, check it for signs of shipping damage. (For example, damaged box, scratches, dents, etc.) If it is damaged or it fails to meet the specifications, notify our service department or your local sales representative immediately. Also notify the carrier.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Specifications ..............4 1.3.1 System .................4 1.3.2 Memory ...............4 1.3.3 Input/Output ..............4 1.3.4 VGA interface (PCA-6168/6168E/6168S/6168F only) ......5 1.3.5 SCSI interface (PCA-6168S/6168F only) ....5 1.3.6 Ethernet LAN (PCA-6168E/6168F only) ....5 1.3.7 Industrial features ............5 1.3.8 Mechanical and environmental specifications ....6 Board Layout: Main Features ..........7 Jumpers and Connectors ...........8...
  • Page 9 Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals ......21 Primary (CN1) and Secondary (CN2) IDE Connectors 22 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3) ........23 Parallel Port Connector (CN4) ........23 SCSI Connector (CN5) ............24 USB Connector (CN6) .............25 VGA Connector (CN7) ............25 Ethernet Connector (CN8) ..........26 Serial Ports (CN9: COM1;...
  • Page 10 3.4.5 Boot Up NumLock Status .........38 3.4.6 Gate A20 Option ............38 3.4.7 Typematic Rate Setting ..........38 3.4.8 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) ........38 3.4.9 Typematic Delay (msec) ...........39 3.4.10 Security Option ............39 3.4.11 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop..........39 3.4.12 OS Select for DRAM > 64MB........39 3.4.13 Video BIOS Shadow ..........39 3.4.14 C8000-CBFFF Shadow / DC000-DFFFF Shadow .40 CHIPSET Features Setup ..........40...
  • Page 11 3.10.5 Onboard Serial Port 1 (3F8H/IRQ4) .......46 3.10.6 Onboard Serial Port 2 (2F8H/IRQ3) .......46 3.10.7 Onboard Parallel Port (378H/IRQ7) .......46 3.10.8 Parallel Port Mode (ECP + EPP) ......46 3.10.9 ECP Mode Use DMA ..........46 3.11 Password Setting ..............47 3.12 IDE HDD Auto Detection ..........47 3.13 Save &...
  • Page 12 Chapter 7 On-board Security Setup ......87 Introduction ..............88 Installation of OBS Devices ..........88 Driver Installation ............89 7.3.1 Necessary prerequisites ..........89 7.3.2 Before you begin ............89 7.3.3 Windows 95 drivers setup procedure ......90...
  • Page 13 Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer ..101 Programming the Watchdog Timer ......102 Appendix B Pin Assignments ........105 IDE Hard Drive Connector (CN1, CN2) ......106 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3) ........107 Parallel Port Connector (CN4) ........108 SCSI Connector (CN5) ..........109 USB Connector (CN6) ...........110 Ethernet 10/100Base-T RJ-45 Connector (CN8) ..111 COM1/COM2 RS-232 Serial Port (CN9, CN10) ..111...
  • Page 14 Figures Figure 1-1: Board layout: main features ............... 7 Figure 1-2: Board layout: jumper and connecter locations ......... 10 Figure 1-3: DIMM installation ..................18 Figure 3-1: Award BIOS Setup initial screen ............. 34 Figure 3-2: Standard CMOS Setup screen ..............35 Figure 3-3: BIOS features setup screen ...............
  • Page 15 Figure 5-9: Clicking the OK button ................70 Figure 5-10: Clicking the Next button ................ 70 Figure 5-11: Clicking Finish to close the Add New Hardware wizard ....... 71 Figure 5-12: Clicking Yes to restart your computer ........... 71 Figure 5-13: Double-clicking the Network icon in the Control Panel ......72 Figure 5-14: Clicking No ....................
  • Page 16 Tables Table 1-1: Jumpers ......................8 Table 1-2: Connectors ...................... 9 Table 1-3: CPU clock ratio setting (SW1) ..............12 Table 1-4: CMOS clear (J1) ................... 13 Table 1-5: Watchdog timer output (J2) ................13 Table 1-6: DiskOnChip ® 2000 Flash disk memory address jumper settings (J3) ..15 Table 1-7: DIMM module allocation table ..............

  • Page 17: Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration

    Hardware Configuration This chapter gives background informa- tion on the PCA-6168. It then shows you how to configure the card to match your application and prepare it for installation into your PC. Sections include: • Introduction • Features • Specifications •...

  • Page 18: Introduction

    VGA (AGP) controller, a PCI Ultra2 SCSI controller, a 10/100Base-T networking controller, three DIMM slots for a total of 768 MB RAM memory, and an ISA High Drive. In addition, the PCA-6168 series supports a solid state disk (SSD) using M-Systems ® Corporation's DiskOnChip...

  • Page 19: Features

    • Three DIMM sockets to support Intel PC100-compliant SDRAMs up to 768 MB; supports ECC • Award Plug and Play Flash BIOS, 2 Mbit • On-board AGP/VGA (PCA-6168/6168E/6168S/6168F only) • On-board Ethernet (PCA-6168E/6168F only) • On-board SCSI (PCA-6168S/6168F only) • On-board ATX power control connector to meet ACPI requirements •...

  • Page 20: Specifications

    • Bus interface: PCI/ISA bus, PICMG compliant • Bus speed: ISA: 8 MHz PCI: 33 MHz • DMA channels: 7 • Interrupt levels: 15 • Enhanced parallel port: Configurable to LPT1, LPT2, LPT3 or disabled. Standard DB-25 female connector provided. Supports EPP/ECP/SPP PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 21: Vga Interface (Pca-6168/6168E/6168S/6168F Only)

    PS/2 mouse. An on-board keyboard pin header connector is also available • ISA driver current: 64 mA (High Drive) 1.3.4 VGA interface (PCA-6168/6168E/6168S/6168F only) • Supports AGP 2X, 133 MHz • Controller: ATI 3D Rage Pro Turbo •...

  • Page 22: Mechanical And Environmental Specifications

    • Power consumption: +5 V @ 5.25 A (for Celeron 366 MHz) ® +5 V @ 5.04 A (for Celeron 333 MHz) • Board size: 338 x 122 mm (13.3" x 4.8") • Board weight: 0.5 kg (1.2 lbs) PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 23: Board Layout: Main Features

    Board Layout: Main Features Figure 1-1: Board layout: main features Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration...

  • Page 24: Jumpers And Connectors

    Jumpers and Connectors Connectors on the PCA-6168 board link it to external devices such as hard disk drives and a keyboard. In addition, the board has a number of jumpers used to configure your system for your application. The tables below list the function of each of the board jumpers and connectors.

  • Page 25: Table 1-2: Connectors

    Table 1-2: Connectors Label Function Primary IDE connector Secondary IDE connector Floppy drive connector Parallel port SCSI connector USB port VGA connector 10/100Base-T Ethernet connector Serial port: COM1 CN10 Serial port: COM2 CN11 PS/2 keyboard and mouse CN12 External keyboard connector CN13 Infrared (IR) connector CN14...

  • Page 26: Board Layout: Jumper And Connector Locations

    Board Layout: Jumper and Connector Locations Figure 1-2: Board layout: jumper and connecter locations PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 27: Safety Precautions

    Safety Precautions Warning! Always completely disconnect the power cord from your chassis whenever you work with the hardware. Do not make connections while the power is on. Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by sudden power surges. Only experienced electronics personnel should open the PC chassis. Caution! Always ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching the CPU card.

  • Page 28: Jumper Settings

    1 and 2, or 2 and 3. A pair of needle-nose pliers may be useful when setting jumpers. 1.8.2 CPU clock ratio setting (SW1) You must configure your PCA-6168 CPU card to the frequency of ® your Intel Celeron processor by setting jumper SW1.

  • Page 29: Cmos Clear (J1)

    Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration...

  • Page 30: Diskonchip 2000 Flash Disk Address Select (J3)

    1.8.5 DiskOnChip 2000 Flash disk address select (J3) ® The PCA-6168 includes a 32-pin socket for M-Systems' DiskOnChip 2000 Flash disk module. This revolutionary solid state disk enables critical system information to be stored within an on-board Flash disk for virtually instantaneous data access.

  • Page 31: Table 1-6: Diskonchip

    Table 1-6: DiskOnChip ® 2000 Flash disk memory address jumper settings (J3) Segment C800h CC00h D000h D400h D800h DC00h E000h Disable Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration...

  • Page 32: System Memory

    (16, 32, 64, 128 or 256 MB) x 1 1.9.1 Sample calculation: DIMM memory capacity Suppose you install a 128 MB DIMM into your PCA-6168's socket 1 and a 32 MB DIMM into sockets 2 and 3. Your total system memory...

  • Page 33: Supplementary Information About Dimms

    1.9.2 Supplementary information about DIMMs Your PCA-6168 can accept SDRAM memory chips (with or without parity). Also note: • If the PCA-6168 operates at 100 MHz, only use PC100-compliant DIMMs. Most systems will not even boot if non-compliant modules are used. This is due to strict timing issues involved at this speed.

  • Page 34: Memory Installation Procedures

    SRAM chips or SRAM modules. The built-in second level cache in the Celeron processor yields much higher performance than the external cache memories. The cache size in the Intel Celeron processor is 128 PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 35: Cpu Installation

    1.12 CPU Installation ® The PCA-6168 provides a socket 370 for an Intel Celeron processor. The CPU on the board must have a fan or heat sink attached, to prevent overheating. Warning: Without a fan or heat sink, the CPU will overheat and cause damage to both the CPU and the mother- board.
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  • Page 37: Chapter 2 Connecting Peripherals

    Connecting Peripherals This chapter tells how to connect periph- erals, switches and indicators to the PCA-6168 board. You can access most of the connectors from the top of the board while it is installed in the chassis. If you have a number of cards installed, or your...

  • Page 38: Primary (Cn1) And Secondary (Cn2) Ide Connectors

    Connectors You can attach up to four IDE (Integrated Device Electronics) drives to the PCA-6168’s internal controller. The primary (CN1) and secondary (CN2) connectors can each accommodate two drives. Wire number 1 on the cable is red or blue and the other wires are gray.

  • Page 39: Floppy Drive Connector (Cn3)

    Floppy Drive Connector (CN3) You can attach up to two floppy disk drives to the PCA-6168's on-board controller. You can use any combination of 5.25" (360 KB / 1.2 MB) and/or 3.5" (720 KB / 1.44/2.88 MB) drives. The card comes with a 34-pin daisy-chain drive connector cable. On one end of the cable is a 34-pin flat-cable connector.

  • Page 40: Scsi Connector (Cn5)

    The PCA-6168S/F series has a 68-pin, dual in-line connector for Ultra2 SCSI devices. Connection of SCSI devices requires special attention, especially when determining the last drive on the SCSI chain. Refer to Chapter 6 and your device's operating manual for detailed installation advice. PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 41: Usb Connector (Cn6)

    USB Connector (CN6) The PCA-6168 CPU card provides one USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface, which give complete Plug & Play and hot attach/detach for up to 127 external devices.The USB interface complies with USB Specification Rev. 1.0, and is fuse-protected.

  • Page 42: Ethernet Connector (Cn8)

    10/100Base-T RJ-45 operation. Serial Ports (CN9: COM1; CN10: COM2) The PCA-6168 offers two serial ports, CN9 as COM1 and CN10 as COM2. These ports can connect to serial devices (such as a mouse, printers, and so on) or to a communication network.

  • Page 43: Ps/2 Keyboard And Mouse Connector (Cn11)

    PS/2 mouse connector. 2.10 External Keyboard Connector (CN12) In addition to the PS/2 mouse/keyboard connector on the PCA-6168's rear plate, there is also an extra on-board external keyboard connector. This gives system integrators greater flexibility in designing their systems.

  • Page 44: Ir Connector (Cn13)

    This connector supports cooling fans of 500 mA (6 W) or less. 2.13 CPU Temperature Sensor (CN15) This connector supports hardware monitoring for CPU temperature, CPU fan speed, and system voltage. For details, refer to Chapter 7: On-board Security Setup. PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 45: Front Panel Connectors (Cn16, Cn17, Cn18, Cn19 And Cn21)

    2.14.2 External speaker (CN17) CN17 is a 4-pin connector for an extenal speaker. If there is no external speaker, the PCA-6168 provides an on-board buzzer as an alternative. To enable the buzzer, set pins 3-4 as closed. 2.14.3 Reset (CN18) Many computer cases offer the convenience of a reset button.

  • Page 46: Ide Led (Cn19)

    CN21. 2.15.1 ATX feature connector (CN20) and soft power switch connector (CN21) The PCA-6168 can support an advanced soft power switch function if an ATX power supply is used. To enable the soft power switch function: 1. Take the specially designed ATX-to-PS/2 power cable out of the PCA-6168's accessory bag.

  • Page 47: Controlling The Soft Power Switch

    Warnings: 1. Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your CPU card and expan- sion cards. 2. ATX power supplies may power on if certain motherboard components or connections are touched by metallic objects.
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  • Page 49: Chapter 3 Award Bios Setup

    Award BIOS Setup This chapter describes how to set the card’s BIOS configuration data.

  • Page 50: Introduction

    CPU. If there is no number assigned to the patch code, please contact Advantech’s applications engineer to obtain an up-to-date patch code file. This will ensure that your CPU’s system status is valid. After ensuring that you have a number assigned to the patch code, press <Del>...

  • Page 51: Standard Cmos Setup

    Standard CMOS Setup Choose the “STANDARD CMOS SETUP” option from the “INITIAL SETUP SCREEN” menu, and the screen below will be displayed. This standard setup menu allows users to configure system components such as date, time, hard disk drive, floppy drive, display, and memory. Figure 3-2: Standard CMOS Setup screen Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup...

  • Page 52: Bios Features Setup

    The “BIOS FEATURES SETUP” screen appears when choosing the “BIOS FEATURES SETUP” item from the “CMOS SETUP UTILITY” menu. It allows the user to configure the PCA-6168 according to his particular requirements. Below are some major items that are provided in the BIOS FEATURES SETUP screen.

  • Page 53: Quick Power On Self Test

    3.4.2 Quick Power On Self Test This option speeds up the Power-On Self Test (POST) conducted as soon as the computer is turned on. When enabled, BIOS shortens or skips some of the items during the test. When disabled, the computer conducts normal POST procedures.

  • Page 54: Boot Up Floppy Seek

    The typematic rate determines the characters per second accepted by the computer. Typematic Rate Setting enables or disables the typemat- ic rate. 3.4.8 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) BIOS accepts the following input values (characters/second) for typematic rate: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30. PCA-6168 User’s Manual...

  • Page 55: Typematic Delay (Msec)

    3.4.9 Typematic Delay (msec) Typematic delay is the time interval between the appearance of two consecutive characters, when holding down a key. The input values for this category are: 250, 500, 750, 1000 (msec). 3.4.10 Security Option This setting determines whether the system will boot up if the password is denied.

  • Page 56: C8000-Cbfff Shadow / Dc000-Dffff Shadow

    Fig. 3-4: Figure 3-4: CHIPSET features setup screen 3.5.1 SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This controls the latency between SDRAM active command and the read/write command. Leave this on the default setting. PCA-6168 User’s Manual...

  • Page 57: Sdram Ras Precharge Time

    3.5.2 SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to SDRAM. Leave this on the default setting. 3.5.3 SDRAM CAS Latency Time This controls the latency between SDRAM read command and the time that the data actually becomes available. Leave this on the default setting.

  • Page 58: Power Management Setup

    “suspend” mode. If the HDD is in a power saving mode, any access to it will wake it up. Note: The HDD will not power down if the Power Management option is disabled. PCA-6168 User’s Manual...

  • Page 59: Soft-Off By Pwr-Bttn

    3.6.3 Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN If you choose “Instant-Off”, then pushing the ATX soft power switch button once will switch the system to “system off” power mode. You can choose “Delay 4 sec.” If you do, then pushing the button for more than 4 seconds will turn off the system, whereas pushing the button momentarily (for less than 4 seconds) will switch the system to “suspend”...

  • Page 60: Dma-X Assigned To : Pci/Isa Pnp

    These default values are loaded automatically if the stored record created by the setup program becomes corrupted (and therefore unusable). Load Setup Defaults “LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS” loads the values required by the system for maximum performance. PCA-6168 User’s Manual...

  • Page 61: Integrated Peripherals

    3.10 Integrated Peripherals Figure 3-7: Integrated peripherals 3.10.1 IDE HDD Block Mode If you enable IDE HDD Block Mode, the enhanced IDE driver will be enabled. Leave IDE HDD Block Mode on the default setting. 3.10.2 IDE Primary Master/Slave PIO/UDMA Mode, IDE Secondary Master/Slave PIO/UDMA Mode (Auto) Each channel (Primary and Secondary) has both a master and a slave, making four IDE devices possible.

  • Page 62: Onboard Fdc Controller

    You can select either 3BCH/IRQ7, 378H/IRQ7, 278H/IRQ5 or Disabled. If you install an I/O card with a parallel port, make sure there is no conflict in the address assignments. The PCA-6168 can support up to three parallel ports, as long as there are no conflicts for each port.

  • Page 63: Password Setting

    3.11 Password Setting To change the password: 1. Choose the “PASSWORD SETTING” option from the Setup main menu and press <Enter>. The screen will display the following message: Enter Password Enter Password: Press <Enter>. 2. If the CMOS is good or if this option has been used to change the default password, the user is asked for the password stored in the CMOS.

  • Page 64: Save & Exit Setup

    This record is required for the system to operate. 3.14 Exit Without Saving Selecting this option and pressing <Enter> lets you exit the setup program without recording any new values or changing old ones. PCA-6168 User’s Manual...

  • Page 65: Chapter 4 Pci Svga Setup

    PCI SVGA Setup The PCA-6168 series features an on-board PCI AGP/VGA interface. This chapter provides instructions for installing and operating the software drivers on the display driver disk/CD included in your package. The information in this chapter applies to the PCA-6168/6168E/6168S/6168F.

  • Page 66: Before You Begin

    The enhanced display drivers for the PCA-6168 series board are located on the software installation disk/CD. You must install the drivers and utility software by using the supplied SETUP program for DOS drivers.

  • Page 67: Installation

    • User-friendly installation for Windows 95 and Windows NT • AGP 1.0 interface • 4 MB, 64-bit, 100 MHz SGRAM frame buffer interface with 800 MB/sec bus bandwidth • Integrates superior video features. These include filtered sealing of 720 pixel DVD content, and MPEG-2 motion compensation for software DVD Installation Disk 1 (or CD):...

  • Page 68: Driver Installation

    To change the color scheme, select the Control Panel from the Main window. Select the Color icon. You will be shown the current color scheme. Choose a new color scheme, and click the OK button. PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 69: Windows 95/98 Drivers Setup Procedure

    Windows 95/98 Drivers Setup Procedure 1. In the Windows 95/98 screen, click "Start". Select "Settings", and then click the "Control Panel" icon. Figure 4-1: Opening the Windows Control Panel 2. When installing Windows 95, an "Add New Hardware Wizard" window will appear. Select "Next". Figure 4-2: Starting the Add New Hardware wizard Chapter 4 PCI SVGA Setup...

  • Page 70: Figure 4-3: Selecting The Hardware From The List

    "Next". Figure 4-3: Selecting the hardware from the list 4. In the "Hardware types" list, select "Display adapters" and press "Next". Figure 4-4: Choosing Display adapters from the Hardware types list PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 71: Figure 4-5: Selecting Have Disk

    5. Select "Have Disk" and press "Next". Figure 4-5: Selecting Have Disk... 6. Click "Browse". Figure 4-6: Clicking the Browse button in the Install From Disk Chapter 4 PCI SVGA Setup...

  • Page 72: Figure 4-7: Selecting Macxw4.Inf And Clicking The Ok Button

    7. Select "macxw4.inf" and click "OK". Figure 4-7: Selecting macxw4.inf and clicking the OK button 8. Select "RAGE PRO TURBO AGP (English)" and click "OK". Figure 4-8: Selecting RAGE PRO TURBO AGP (English) and clicking OK PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 73: Figure 4-9: Clicking The Next Button To Start Copying The Driver

    9. Click "Next". Figure 4-9: Clicking the Next button to start copying the driver 10. Insert disk # 2 and click "OK". Figure 4-10: Inserting disk # 2 and clicking the OK button Chapter 4 PCI SVGA Setup...

  • Page 74: Figure 4-11: Inserting Disk # 3 And Clicking The Ok Button

    11. Insert disk # 3 and click "OK". Figure 4-11: Inserting disk # 3 and clicking the OK button 12. Click "Finish" to complete the setup procedure. Figure 4-12: Clicking Finish to complete the setup procedure PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 75: Windows Nt Drivers Setup Procedure

    Windows NT Drivers Setup Procedure Note: Before you install the VGA driver, make sure that you are using service pack 3 (or above). 1. In the "Control Panel" screen, select the "Display" icon and click "Display Type". Figure 4-13: Opening Display Type from the Windows Control Panel 2.

  • Page 76: Figure 4-16: Clicking The Browse Button

    3. Click "Have Disk". Figure 4-15: Clicking the Have Disk button 4. Click "Browse" to look for the driver program. Figure 4-16: Clicking the Browse button PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 77: Figure 4-17: Opening The Atirage File

    5. Select "atirage" and click "Open". Figure 4-17: Opening the atirage file 6. Select "ATIRAGE PRO TURBO AGP 2X" and click "OK". Figure 4-18: Selecting ATIRAGE PRO TURBO AGP 2X and clicking Chapter 4 PCI SVGA Setup...

  • Page 78: Figure 4-19: Clicking The Ok Button After The Driver Has Been Installed

    7. When the driver has been successfully installed, click "OK". Figure 4-19: Clicking the OK button after the driver has been installed 8. Click "Yes" to restart your computer and enable the changes to take effect. Figure 4-20: Clicking the Yes button to restart your computer PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 79: Chapter 5 Lan Configuration

    LAN Configuration The PCA-6168E/F features an on-board LAN interface. This chapter gives detailed information on Ethernet configu- ration . It shows you how to configure the card to match your application require- ments.

  • Page 80: Introduction

    • 32-bit Bus Master technology complies with PCI Rev. 2.1 • Plug and Play • Enhancements on ACPI & APM • Complies with PCI Bus Power Management Interface Rev. 1.0, ACPI Rev. 1.0, and Device Class Power Management Rev. 1.0 PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 81: Drivers Installation

    Drivers Installation The PCA-6168E/F's on-board Ethernet interface supports all major network operating systems. The BIOS automatically detects the LAN while booting, and assigns an IRQ level and I/O address. No jumpers or switches are required for user configuration. The drivers and installation instructions are located in the following directories of the utility diskette or CD: •...

  • Page 82: Windows 95/98 Drivers Setup Procedure

    1. In the Windows 95/98 screen, click "Start". Select "Settings", and then click the "Control Panel" icon. Figure 5-1: Opening the Windows Control Panel 2. Click "Next". Figure 5-2: Clicking the Next button to start the Add New Hardware wizard PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 83: Figure 5-3: Clicking The Next Button

    3. Click "Next". Figure 5-3: Clicking the Next button 4. Click "Next". Figure 5-4: Clicking the Next button Chapter 5 LAN Configuration...

  • Page 84: Figure 5-5: Choosing Have Disk

    5. Follow the instructions on the screen and click "Have Disk". Figure 5-5: Choosing Have Disk 6. Click "Browse". Figure 5-6: Clicking the Browse button PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 85: Figure 5-7: Choosing The Device Driver Net82557.Inf

    7. Select "net82557.inf" and click "OK". Figure 5-7: Choosing the device driver net82557.inf 8. Click "OK". Figure 5-8: Clicking the OK button Chapter 5 LAN Configuration...

  • Page 86: Figure 5-9: Clicking The Ok Button

    9. Click "OK". Figure 5-9: Clicking the OK button 10. Click "Next". Figure 5-10: Clicking the Next button PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 87: Figure 5-11: Clicking Finish To Close The Add New Hardware Wizard

    11. Click "Finish". Figure 5-11: Clicking Finish to close the Add New Hardware wizard 12. Click "Yes". Figure 5-12: Clicking Yes to restart your computer Chapter 5 LAN Configuration...

  • Page 88: Windows Nt Drivers Setup Procedure

    1. In the "Windows NT" screen, click "Start" and select "Settings". Then click the "Control Panel" icon to select "Network". Figure 5-13: Double-clicking the Network icon in the Control Panel 2. Click "No". Figure 5-14: Clicking No PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 89: Figure 5-15: Clicking The Add Button

    3. Click "Add" to add your new driver. Figure 5-15: Clicking the Add button 4. Select "Have Disk" to find the Network Adapters Driver program. Figure 5-16: Clicking Have Disk Chapter 5 LAN Configuration...

  • Page 90: Figure 5-17: Clicking The Ok Button

    5. Click "OK". Figure 5-17: Clicking the OK button 6. Select "Intel(R) PRO Adapter" and click "OK". Figure 5-18: Choosing Intel(R) PRO Adapter and clicking OK PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 91: Figure 5-19: Message Confirming The Network Adapter Is Installed

    7. You will then find the new network adapter "Intel 8255x-based PCI Ethernet Adapter (10/100)" in Windows. Figure 5-19: Message confirming the network adapter is installed Chapter 5 LAN Configuration...
  • Page 92 PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 93: Chapter 6 Scsi Setup And Configurations

    SCSI Setup and Configurations The PCA-6168S/F features an on-board SCSI interface. This chapter provides basic SCSI concepts and instructions for installing the software drivers with the SCSI driver disks/CD included in your package.

  • Page 94: Introduction

    Symbios recommends that you back up all data before making any changes or installing any software, including the Symbios SCSI controllers and software. Failure to adhere to this accepted computer practice may lead to loss of data. PCA-6168 User’s Manual...

  • Page 95: Basic Rules For Scsi Host Adapter And Device Installation

    Basic Rules for SCSI Host Adapter and Device Installation You must terminate both ends of the SCSI bus. Refer to the hardware manuals for the devices and the host adapter to properly terminate the bus. Unless your system is SCSI Configured AutoMatically (SCAM) capable, you must configure each SCSI device with a different SCSI ID number.

  • Page 96: Scsi Terminators

    Proper termination for internal Ultra2 peripherals is provided by the built-in terminator at the end of the Ultra2 internal SCSI cable. • Most non-Ultra2 SCSI peripherals come from the factory with termination enabled. PCA-6168 User’s Manual...

  • Page 97: Sdms Drivers

    SDMS Drivers The SDMS device drivers translate an operating system I/O request into a SCSI request. Each Symbios SCSI device driver is operating system specific and is designed to work on standard Symbios chip implementations. We provide PCI SDMS device drivers for the following operating systems: •...

  • Page 98: Utility User's Guide And Installation Instructions

    • DEVMGR95.HTM: Installing the SYMC8XX.MPD/ SYM_HI.MPD driver in Windows 95 • SCSITOOL.HTM: Installation guide for the Symbios SCSI tools for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT • WIN95.HTM: Installation guide for device drivers for Windows 95 and Windows 98 PCA-6168 User’s Manual...
  • Page 99 For Windows NT: • WINNT.HTM: Installation guide for device drivers for Windows • NEWASNT.HTM: Windows NT 4.0 guided installation for installing SYMC8XX or SYM_HI drivers • NTCONFG.HTM: Windows NT configuration utility (NTCONFIG) • NTDMI.HTM: Installation guide for the NT DMI 1.0 component instrumentation •...

  • Page 100: Building Driver Diskettes

    • \SYM895\DISKIMAG\SCSITOOL.EXE: SCSI tools for Win- dows 95 and NT • \SYM895\DISKIMAG\8XXNT95.EXE: Drivers for Windows 95/NT • \SYM895\DISKIMAG\NW_OS2.EXE: Drivers for NetWare and OS/2 • \SYM895\DISKIMAG\NTCONFIG.EXE: Configuration utility for Windows NT • \SYM895\DISKIMAG\DOSUTILS.EXE: DOS configuration and format utility PCA-6168 User’s Manual...

  • Page 101: Driver And Utility Installation

    Driver and Utility Installation The device drivers and utilities of the SCSI interface are provided in the \SYM895\DRIVERS, \SYM895\UTILITY and \SYM895\WINNT directories of the driver CD-ROM. The file names and paths of the drivers and utilities are listed below: For DOS and Windows 3.1: •...
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  • Page 103: Chapter 7 On-Board Security Setup

    On-board Security Setup This chapter explains OBS concepts and provides instructions for installing the relevant software drivers. This is done using the OBS driver disks/CD included in your PCA-6168 package.

  • Page 104: Introduction

    Introduction On-board security (OBS) functions monitor key hardware. They help you maintain your system's stability and durability. The PCA-6168 can monitor 5 sets of system positive voltages, 2 sets of system negative voltages, CPU cooling fan speed, and CPU temperature.

  • Page 105: Driver Installation

    Driver Installation 7.3.1 Necessary prerequisites The instructions in this manual assume that you understand elementary concepts of MS-DOS and the IBM personal computer. Before installing any driver or utility, you should know how to copy files from a floppy disk to a directory on the hard disk, understand the MS-DOS directory structure, and know how to format a floppy disk.

  • Page 106: Windows 95 Drivers Setup Procedure

    7.3.3 Windows 95 drivers setup procedure 1. Insert the OBS driver disk into drive A:. Type: A:\setup.exe Press <Enter> to run the driver SETUP program. Figure 7-1: Hardware Doctor setup - initial screen PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 107: Figure 7-2: Setup Under Win95

    2. If your operating system is Win95, you will see the following screen images after running the driver. You must then reboot your system, start the procedure from Step 1 again, and then proceed directly to Step 3. Figure 7-2: Setup under Win95 Chapter 7 On-board Security Setup...

  • Page 108: Figure 7-3: Restarting Windows

    Figure 7-3: Restarting Windows PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 109: Figure 7-4: Hardware Doctor Setup - Installation Screen

    3. Follow the screen instructions to install the software. Figure 7-4: Hardware Doctor setup - installation screen Chapter 7 On-board Security Setup...

  • Page 110: Figure 7-5: Hardware Doctor Setup - Completion Screen

    4. Complete the setup. Figure 7-5: Hardware Doctor setup - completion screen PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 111: Figure 7-6: Exploring - Hardware Doctor

    5. Using your file manager, click on "Hardware Doctor" in drive C:, and then click on "W83781". Figure 7-6: Exploring - Hardware Doctor Chapter 7 On-board Security Setup...

  • Page 112: Figure 7-7: Winbond Hardware Doctor

    6. It is recommended that you load the default values for all the OBS settings. However, if desired, you can establish new conditions for voltage, fan speed and temperature. Figure 7-7: Winbond Hardware Doctor PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 113: Figure 7-8: "Terminate And Stay Resident" (Tsr) Icon On The Right Side Of The

    7. "Winbond Hardware Doctor" will show an icon on the right side of the bottom window bar. This icon is the "Terminate and Stay Resident" (TSR) icon. It will permanently remain in the bottom window bar, and will activate warning signals when triggered by the on-board security system.

  • Page 114: Figure 7-9: Monitoring Config

    "Count 3". This will result in a warning message being delivered only after any monitored reading exceeds safe limits for a third time. It is recommended that you load the default settings for all the OBS functions. Figure 7-9: Monitoring Config. PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 115: Figure 7-10: Warning Display

    9. After completing the setup, all the OBS functions are permanently enabled. When a monitored reading exceeds safe limits, a warning message will be displayed and an error beep tone will activate to attract your attention. Figure 7-10: Warning display Chapter 7 On-board Security Setup...
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  • Page 117: Appendix A Programming The Watchdog Timer

    Programming the Watchdog Timer The PCA-6168 is equipped with a watchdog timer that resets the CPU or generates an interrupt if processing comes to a standstill for any reason. This feature ensures system reliability in industrial standalone or unmanned environments.

  • Page 118: Programming The Watchdog Timer

    The value range is from 01 (hex) to 3F (hex), and the related time interval is 1 sec. to 63 sec. Data Time Interval 1 sec. 2 sec. 3 sec. 4 sec. • • • • • • 63 sec. PCA-6168 User's Manual...
  • Page 119 After data entry, your program must refresh the watchdog timer by rewriting I/O port 443 (hex) while simultaneously setting it. When you want to disable the watchdog timer, your program should read I/O port 443 (hex). The following example shows how you might program the watchdog timer in BASIC: Watchdog timer example program OUT &H443, data REM...
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  • Page 121: Appendix B Pin Assignments

    Pin Assignments This appendix contains information of a detailed or specialized nature. It includes: • IDE Hard Drive Connector • Floppy Drive Connector • Parallel Port Connector • SCSI Connector • USB Connector • VGA Connector • Ethernet 10/100Base-T RJ-45 Connector •...

  • Page 122: Ide Hard Drive Connector (Cn1, Cn2)

    DATA 0 DATA 15 SIGNAL GND DISK DMA REQUEST IO WRITE IO READ IO CHANNEL READY HDACKO* IRQ14 ADDR 1 ADDR 0 ADDR 2 HARD DISK SELECT 0* HARD DISK SELECT 1* IDE ACTIVE* * low active PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 123: Floppy Drive Connector (Cn3)

    B.2 Floppy Drive Connector (CN3) 31 ..3 1 32 ..4 2 Table B-2: Floppy drive connector (CN3) Signal Signal FDHDIN* FDEDIN* INDEX* MOTOR 0* DRIVE SELECT 1* DRIVE SELECT 0* MOTOR 1* DIRECTION* STEP* WRITE DATA* WRITE GATE* TRACK 0* WRITE PROTECT* READ DATA*...

  • Page 124: Parallel Port Connector (Cn4)

    B.3 Parallel Port Connector (CN4) ..2 ..15 Table B-3: Parallel port connector (CN4) Signal Signal STROBE* AUTOFD* INIT* SLCTINI* ACK* BUSY SLCT * low active PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 125: Scsi Connector (Cn5)

    B.4 SCSI Connector (CN5) ..36 35 Table B-4: SCSI connector (CN5) Function Function SD+12 SD-12 SD+13 SD-13 SD+14 SD-14 SD+15 SD-15 SDP+1 SDP-1 SD+0 SD-0 SD+1 SD-1 SD+2 SD-2 SD+3 SD-3 SD+4 SD-4 SD+5 SD-5 SD+6 SD-6 SD+7 SD-7 SDP+0 SDP-0...

  • Page 126: Usb Connector (Cn6)

    B.5 USB Connector (CN6) Table B-5: USB1/USB2 connector (CN6) USB1 Signal USB2 Signal +5 V +5 V Chassis GND B.6 VGA Connector (CN7) Table B-6: VGA connector (CN7) Signal Signal GREEN BLUE H-SYNC V-SYNC PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 127: Ethernet 10/100Base-T Rj-45 Connector (Cn8)

    B.7 Ethernet 10/100Base-T RJ-45 Connector (CN8) Table B-7: Ethernet 10/100Base-T RJ-45 connector (CN8) Signal XMT+ XMT- RCV+ RCV- B.8 COM1/COM2 RS-232 Serial Port (CN9, CN10) Table B-8: COM1/COM2 RS-232 serial port (CN9, CN10) Signal Appendix B Pin Assignments...

  • Page 128: Keyboard And Mouse Connnector (Cn11)

    B.9 Keyboard and Mouse Connnector (CN11) Table B-9: Keyboard and mouse connector (CN11) Signal KB DATA MS DATA KB CLOCK MS CLOCK B.10 External Keyboard Connector (CN12) Table B-10: External keyboard connector (CN12) Signal DATA PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 129: Ir Connector (Cn13)

    B.11 IR Connector (CN13) Table B-11: IR connector (CN13) Signal Signal +5 V FIRRX CIRRX IR_RX +5VSB IR_TX B.12 CPU Fan Power Connector (CN14) Table B-12: CPU fan power connector (CN14) Signal +12 V Detect Appendix B Pin Assignments...

  • Page 130: Power Led And Keylock Connector (Cn16)

    B.14 External Speaker Connector (CN17) The CPU card has its own buzzer. You can also connect it to the external speaker on your computer chassis. Table B-14: External speaker (CN17) Function +5 V Internal buzzer Speaker out PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 131: Reset Connector (Cn18)

    B.15 Reset Connector (CN18) Table B-15: Reset connector (CN18) Signal RESETIN B.16 HDD LED Connector (CN19) Table B-16: HDD LED connector (CN19) Signal (LED+) LED0 (LED-) B.17 ATX Feature Connector (CN20) Table B-17: ATX feature connector (CN20) Signal PS-ON Appendix B Pin Assignments...

  • Page 132: System I/O Ports

    360-36F Reserved 378-37F Parallel printer port 1 (LPT2) 380-38F SDLC, bisynchronous 2 3A0-3AF Bisynchronous 1 3B0-3BF Monochrome display and printer adapter (LPT1) 3C0-3CF Reserved 3D0-3DF Color/graphics monitor adapter 3F0-3F7 Diskette controller 3F8-3FF Serial port 1 Watchdog timer PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 133: Dma Channel Assignments

    B.19 DMA Channel Assignments Table B-19: DMA channel assignments Channel Function Available Available Floppy disk (8-bit transfer) Available Cascade for DMA controller 1 Available Available Available B.20 Interrupt Assignments Table B-20: Interrupt assignments Priority Interrupt# Interrupt source Parity error detected IRQ0 Interval timer IRQ1...

  • Page 134: 1St Mb Memory Map

    GNT D Note: In the PCA-6168S/F, SCSI devices use "GNT A" signals via PCI slot 1. Therefore, PCI slot 1 cannot be used for plug-in bus master add-on cards such as a SCSI card or LAN card. PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 135: Appendix C Diskonchip

    ® DiskOnChip 2000 Installation Guide This appendix contains information on ® the DiskOnChip 2000 quick installation guide. It includes: ® • DiskOnChip 2000 Installation Instructions • Additional Information and Assistance...

  • Page 136: Diskonchip 2000 Quick Installation Guide

    DiskOnChip should be the only disk in the systems or would be configured as the first disk in the system (c:) using the DUPDATE utility. (set as c:) DUPDATE C /S: DOC104.EXB /FIRST (set as d:) DUPDATE D /S: DOC104.EXB PCA-6168 User's Manual...

  • Page 137: Addtional Information And Assistance

    C.1.2 Addtional information and assistance 1. Visit M-Systems' web site at http://www.m-sys.com where you can find the Utilities Manual, data sheet and Application Notes. In addition, you can find the latest DiskOnChip 2000 software utilities. 2. Contact your dealer for technical support if you need additional assistance, and have the following information ready: •...
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