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NuPRO-900A Full-Size ePCI-X System Host Board with Dual Xeon CPU User’s Guide Recycled Paper...
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Table of Contents List of Tables....iii List of Figures................iii How to Use This Guide ..............iv Chapter 1 Introduction..............1 Unpacking Checklist................ 2 Features 3 Functional Blocks and Main Board ..........4 1.3.1 Intel® Low Power Xeon™ Processor........ 6 1.3.2 The Intel®...
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3.2.1 Memory Configuration Options ........26 3.2.2 Installing Memory Modules ..........26 Connecting IDE Devices to the NuPRO-900A....... 27 BIOS Configuration Overview ............28 Operating System Installation ............29 Chapter 4 Device Driver Installation.......... 31 Intel® E7501 Chipset ..............31 4.1.1...
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List of Figures Figure 1: Functional Block Diagram ..........4 Figure 2: Main Board Drawing ............5 Figure 3: NuPRO-900A Top View ..........14 Figure 4: View of Face Plate ............15 Figure 5: mPGA604 Socket ............25 Figure 6: DIMM Sockets ..............
How to Use This Guide This manual is intended to assist users to configure the NuPRO-900 Full-Size ePCI-X System Host Board with Dual Xeon CPU. It is divided into 5 chapters. Introduction Chapter 1 Gives an overview of the product features, applications, and specifications.
Windows 2000/XP and Linux operating systems, as well as embedded real-time applications. It is the ideal solution for telecommunications, internet, and industrial networking applications. This chapter is designed to give you an overview of the NuPRO-900A SHB. The chapter covers the following topics: •...
ADLINK. Check the following items are included in the package, if there are any missing items, contact your dealer: • The NuPRO-900A module (May be equipped with different speed or capacity CPU, RAM, and HDD). • This User’s Manual •...
Features • PICMG 1.2 Rev 1.0 Embedded PCI-X Specification compliant. • PCI Local Bus Specification, Rev 2.2 compliant. • Single regular or dual low power Intel® Xeon™ processors with 512KB L2 cache, 400/533MHz system bus, auto-selection of CPU frequency and core voltage. •...
Functional Blocks and Main Board The following topics provide an overview of the NuPRO-900A main features as shown in the functional block diagram below and also the main board. Functional Block Diagram Figure 1: Functional Block Diagram 4 • Introduction...
1.3.1 Intel® Low Power Xeon™ Processor The Intel® Xeon™ processor for dual-processing servers offers users several new system performance boosts, with the Intel Netburst micro-architecture on Intel's 0.13-micron manufacturing process, Hyper-Threading technology, a larger (512 KB) level two-cache size and the E7500 server chipset. The Intel® Xeon™...
COM1 and COM2 with ISA I/O base addresses of 3F8h and 2F8h respectively. This default configuration also assigns COM1 to IRQ4 and COM2 to IRQ3. The NuPRO-900A serial controller resides in the W83627HF Super I/O device.
1.3.12 Software The NuPRO-900A is compatible with all major PC operating systems. ADLINK provides support, which may include additional drivers for ADLINK peripherals. Software device drivers for the NuPRO-900A may be found in the ADLINK CD. 8 • Introduction...
Specifications Compliant Specifications • PICMG 1.2 Rev 1.0 Embedded PCI-X Specification compliant • PCI Local Bus Specification, Rev 2.2 compliant Form Factor • Standard Full-Size ePCI-X System Host Board, 338.6mm x 122mm (13.33”x4.8”). CPU/Cache • Dual Xeon architecture. The CPU socket supports the FC-mPGA2–604 package.
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Gigabit Ethernet • ® Two Gigabit Ethernet ports with Intel 82546EB Ethernet controller, based on 133MHz/64-bit PCI-X bus. • Support 1000Base-T, 100Base-TX and 10Base-T (IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, and 802.3ab). • IEEE802.3x compliant flow control, support auto-negotiation and link setup • Speed and Link LED on the RJ-45 connector Graphic Display •...
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OS Compatibility • Microsoft® Windows 2000, Windows XP, Red Hat Linux • Other OS support available upon request. Environment • Operating temperature: 5 - 55 °C • Storage temperature: -40 - 70 °C. • Humidity: 5% - 95% non-condensed Safety Certificate and Test •...
Jumpers and Connectors This chapter will familiarize the user with the NuPRO-900A with the interfaces and connections available before getting started, it will provide information about the board layout, connector definitions and jumper setup, This will includes the following information: •...
NuPRO-900 Board Outline and Illustration 2.1.1 NuPRO-900 Top View Refer to the table below for the description for each location CN11 CPU0 CN14 CN15 CPU1 CN10 CN18 Figure 3: NuPRO-900A Top View 14 • Jumpers and Connectors...
NuPRO-900 Connector Pin Assignments A detailed description and pin-out for each connector is given in the following section. 2.2.1 VGA Connector Signal Name Signal Name Green Blue N.C. N.C. DDCDAT HSYNC VSYNC DDCCLK Table 2: VGA Connector Pin Definition 2.2.2 CN7 USB Pin Header (2 Ports) Signal Function...
2.2.3 COM1/COM2 Pin Header SIGNAL FUNCTION Data Carrier Detect Receive Data Transmit Data Data Terminal Ready Ground Data Set Ready Request to Send Clear to Send Ring Indicate No Connect Table 4: COM1/ COM2 Pin Definition 2.2.4 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45) Connector LAN1 LAN2 SIGNAL FUNCTION...
2.2.5 Parallel Port Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Line printer strobe AutoFeed PD0, parallel data 0 Error PD1, parallel data 1 Initialize PD2, parallel data 2 Select PD3, parallel data 3 Ground PD4, parallel data 4 Ground PD5, parallel data 5 Ground...
2.2.8 Integrated PS/2 KBD/MS connector Both the keyboard and mouse can be connected at the same time using ADLINK’s Y cable SIGNAL FUNCTION KBDAT Keyboard Data MSDAT Mouse Data Ground KBMS5V Power KBCLK Keyboard Clock MSCLK Mouse Clock Table 10: PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Connector Pin definition 2.2.9 Floppy Disk connector Function...
2.2.10 Primary/Secondary IDE Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Reset IDE Ground Host data 7 Host data 8 Host data 6 Host data 9 Host data 5 Host data 10 Host data 4 Host data 11 Host data 3 Host data 12 Host data 2 Host data 13...
2.2.11 Front Panel Pin Header SIGNAL FUNCTION PIN GROUP Power WDTLED# Watch Dog LED Power LED Signal PLED Power LED Signal KEYLOCK Keyboard lock Key Lock Ground Ground No connect PWRON Power-on signal ATX Power +5VSB Standby Power Connector PME# Power (Optional) Management...
Getting Started This chapter gives a summary of what is required to setup an operational system using the NuPRO-900A. Hardware installation and BIOS overview is discuss. CPU Installation The NuPRO-900A CPU module supports single/dual FC-mPGA2 Intel low power Xeon processor with a front side bus (FSB) of 400MHz or 533MHz.
Please contact ADLINK dealers for suitable heat sink and fan assemblies Memory Installation This section details the procedure for installing system memory on the NuPRO-900A. Correct memory configuration is critical for proper system operation. 3.2.1 Memory Configuration Options The NuPRO-900 has flexible memory configuration options.
IDE device connectors onboard which support IDE devices running in any data transfer mode up to ATA-100. Each IDE connector supports two drives, a Master and a Slave. The drives connect to the NuPRO-900A with an IDE ribbon cable.
BIOS Configuration Overview This topic presents an introduction to the Phoenix/Award PnP BIOS Setup Utility. For more detailed information about the BIOS and other utilities, see the BIOS Manual. The BIOS has many separately configurable features. These features are selected by running the built-in Setup utility. System configuration settings are saved in a portion of the battery-backed RAM in the real-time clock device and are used by the BIOS to initialize the system at boot up or reset.
Operating System Installation For more detailed information about your operating system, refer to the documentation provided by the operating system vendor. Install peripheral devices. CompactPCI devices are automatically configured by the BIOS during the boot sequence. Most operating systems require initial installation on a hard drive from a floppy or CDROM drive.
Device Driver Installation To install drivers for the NuPRO-900A, refer to the installation information in this chapter. Basic driver installation information for Windows XP/2000 are outlined in this section. For installation information for non-Windows Operating Systems, refer to the extensive explanation inside the ADLINK CD. The drivers...
4.1.2 Hardware Configuration File Installation This section describes how to install the hardware configuration files into a system operating Windows 2000/XP. Check the System Requirements. Windows 2000/XP must be fully installed and running on the system prior to running this software. Close any running applications.
4.2.2 LAN Driver Installation This section describes the LAN driver installation process for the Intel 82546EB Gigabit Ethernet controller under Windows 2000/XP. The Intel® software utilities package include Diagnostics utility; Makedisk utility; and 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet device drivers. All drivers and utilities are stored in the ADLINK CD under the directory: X:\CHIPDRV\LAN\82546EB, where X: is the location of the CD-ROM drive.
X:\CHIPDRV\WDT\DOS\NP900 Watchdog Timer Overview The primary function of the watchdog timer is to monitor the NuPRO-900A operation and to reset the system if the software fails to function as programmed. The major features of the watchdog timer are: •...
5.1.1 Using the Watchdog in an Application The following topic is provided to help you learn how to use the watchdog in an application. The watchdog’s Reset function is described. The Watchdog Reset is controlled through the watchdog’s "Control and Status Register". Watchdog Reset An application using the reset feature enables the watchdog reset, sets the terminal count period, and periodically strobes the watchdog to keep it from...
Bus Details NuPRO-900A ePCI-X Bus The NuPRO-900A provides two PCI-X buses. Bus-A and Bus-B can run up to 64-bit PCI-X 133. The ePCI-X Bus pin assignment is compatible with the PICMG 1.2 ePCI-X specifications. In the following sections, we will describe the detail signal definition and the design guide for the backplane designer for compatible with the NuPRO-900A ePCI-X bus.
6.3.2 VIO Electrical Keying The NuPRO-900A SHB does not monitor the VIO keying signals. Because both Bus-A and Bus-B support PCI-66 or higher speed, the two PCI buses are all with 3.3V signaling. The devices on the backplane to connect with the ePCI-X buses must be 3.3V or universal PCI interface.
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